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thirty days. After this period the ses
sonal shortage In marketing VIII
set in.
ut is matter of regret that the
extent of our domestic storage capac
ity, the limited overseas and inland
transportation and port facilities 90
not permit of saving and moving the
whole of this temporary and abnormal
surplus to the Allies for use when
this heavy killing season has passed
On the other hand, the larger ana
cheaper supplies of potatoes and the
larger supplies of milk, together with
these further relaxed restrictions on
meat so that some portion is ayails
BILE each day should facilitate the en-
larged saving of breadstuffs OF which
we are so much deficient in Allied
needs.
Il am confident that this holiday
will not be taken advantage of by thS
producers to ask more than a fair
price and fair profit, and that the PACK
ers and retailers will have sense
enough to realize that this is not to os
q holiday of high prices.
Nor should the consumer take TINS
announcement as In any way ce-
parture from the general principles
of conservation of all foods when
the Food Administration breaches
The need of food on the other side
greater than ever-the need of econ
omy in America greater than ever
tSigned) Herbert Hoover.
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cumulated, which was offered the
American mills at a very low price.
Many carloads were imported, and
with the seed .came the pink boil
worm.
When it was discovered that the
seed was infected, every effort was
made to prevent its distribution. Even
legal measures were resorted to, but
one mill persisted in selling the seed.
The seed was traced, and a close
watch kept for the worm throughout
the growing season. In September it
was found at Hearne. Here the fight
commemorative greatest and most re-
lentless fight ever waged against any
vest in the worlds history. Every
cotton stalk in the infested area was
cut and burned. The fields were rak-
ed and hundreds of men on their
hands and knees went over the
ground. picked up every scrap of the
plant, which was piled, saturated with
oil and burned.
It is probably fact that the pink
ooll worm was in Texas at least a
year before the importation of the
infected seed. It's presence was not
suspected and perhaps it would have
gone undiscovered for some time but
for the campaign started by the plant
n gof the imported seed. Several
bales of Mexican cotton, all contain
ing more or less seed, were blown
ashore from the Galveston docks by
the hurricane of 1915. This was sal
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vaged, and, it is believed. introduced
tha worm in five counties

vaged, and, it is believed. introduced
the worm in five counties.
Stringent quarantine measures are
now in force againse foreign cotton.
The lint is fumigated at the port Of
entry. The lint Is fumigated at the
port of entry. The importation Of
Mexican cotton is absolutely prohib-
tied. In order to make cotton grow
ing safe In the United States, it will
be necessary to eliminate the boil
worms from the North American con-
tinent. Hence Congress appropriated
funds, and American experts and
money will clean up the fields in Mex
leo.
The Mexican planters, many OF
whom are Americans, are more than
willing to cooperate in every way and
the Mexican government has made no
objection Both countries have taken
the view point that to observe any ar
tifiicial boundary would be treason to
the human race.
The appearance of the ping boil
worm in the United States has In 1t
the elements of an economic tragedy.
There is, however, practical GER
tainty that tragedy will be avoided by
quick action. A liberal use of men and
money and a cheerful acquiescence in
whatever measure. science deems adj
visable will do the work.
In the absence of proper legislation,
it seems necessary that an organiza-
ton be formed, to cooperate with the
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500 New Members from
Pulaski County Alone

The membership campaign being conducted through
Arkansas from March ls to April Both named IN honor
of the Supreme Master Workman MI Narv1s OF Muscame
Iowa who will be here in Little Rock on April Both for this
tremendous class and incidentally the dedication OF mag
nificent new home Office building
We will have lOO new members for the Narvis Class from
the entire State BUT there will be than 500 mem
bers from Pulaski County ALONE!
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ELKS ATTEND
N. {. SERVICES
March To Church In Body To
Hear Rev. Miller
SIM TEXT OF SERMON
Three Accept Invitation To
Live Christian Lives;
Large Audience
SIM TEXT OF SERMON

With about so lGlks present togeth-
er with an exceptionally large con
gregation, the Rev. II. II. Miller
preached strong sermon on SIN
Will Find You Out" Friday evening at
the NJ. L. church again reiterating MS
appeal of the preceding nights Tor
people to live a better life.
The Rev. Mr. Miller based his ser
mon on instances where the sin OF a
man has disclosed his true character
and how it was only the sinner, and
no one else. that suffered from it's ef-
fects.
When invitation for converts was
extended three came forward to sig
nifty their intentions of living Chris
tian life.
Rev. +. c. Anderson, pastor OF the
church. made the opening prayer and
following the sermon, solos by G. b.
Shaw and Mrs. Miller were rendered.
All of the regular Sunday services
tomorrow will be at the same time,
but will take on an evangelistic hue
and the Rev. Mr.. Miller will speak to
the Sunday school just preceding
church.
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at the present time but II Is thought
that the main event will he two.milc
contest There is n rule at the United
States Naval Academy which limits
the Navy crews to races not 10 OK
ceed one mile, 500 yards. The majori.
ty Of the other institutions entered
however, have adopted the two mile
distance as standard for all prclim
mary season races aud IL is thought
that the Naval Academy rowing au.
thoritles will not object to lengthcn-
to two miles. under the circumstances.
A feature never before attempted
upon so large scale is that every
one OF the visiting crews will row the
races in borrowed shells which will
he drawn for by lot day or two be-
fore the race. Owing to the demand
IL Is almost impossible to ship rae.
ing shell to distant points with any
certainty that the craft will be deliver.
ed in time for scheduled date This
was one OF the difficulties which was
overcome by staging the regatta at
Annapolis. \ number OF eight cared
racing shells belonging to the Naval
Academy and the Baltimore rowing
clubs will be available for the invad-
ing crews and these will he awarded
by lot.
The various college crew coaches
will arrive at Annapolis several days
in advance Of the races in order to rig
the borrowed shells in accordance to
the requirements of their respective
oarsmen. The members Of the crews,
bringing their own oars, will not reach
the scene of the regatta until the day
before the contests and will spend
Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing padding about the course and be-
coming familiar with the particular
racing lane which they secured in the
blind draw. There are unlimited facil-
ties for staging big regatta upon the
Severn. Two courses are available
and are know1jas the inner and outer
courses. In blustery weather the form.
er Is used as owing to its protected
waters there is little interference with
the progress OF the races.
Not since the early seventies has
there been an intercollegiate boat race
with as many as eight entries. The
nearest approach was the Poughkeep-
sic regatta Of 1907 when seven 'varsi-
ty eights finished the four mile row
down the Hudson in the following or
der: Cornell, Columbia, Navy, Penn
sylyania. Wisconsin, Georgetown and
Syracuse. Very early in the history
( OF American college rowing there
were. regattas at Saratoga and Spring.
field in which the entries ran into two
figures but that was so many years
ago that the rowing records of some
of the colleges which supported crews
in those days. have become dim tra
ditions.
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BLOCKADE HELD
Sc GRE I Of AN
ALLIE D VICTORY
Italian Physician, Prisoner In
Austria, Gives His Views
On The War.
AUSTRIANS WANT PEACE

ROME, Feb 2S-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press): THE AL
lies can win this war only by holding
on, by the exertion of economic pres
sure on the Central Empires and by
rigid economy at home" is the opinion
of DR.. Massimo Pantaleoni of the ltal-
ian army, who has just been eXchang-
ed after twenty months as a prisoner
in Austria and Hungary. DR.. Pantal-
eoni, although Italian by birth has
many relatives in the United States.
The secret of winning the war"
said Dr. Pantaleoni, remains in the
blockade and in the allies at home eX-
ercising the greatest economy but so
organizing that economy in the way
of limitation of consumption of foods
and fuels and clothes that people will
not be compelled to lose several hours
of their time each day searching for
coal, or bread, or such articles.
ut Is like passing from darkness
into day light on leaving Austria,
where the stores are empty of all use
full articles. cloth sells at about the
equivalent of $26 yard, where leath-
er shoes sell for 120 kronen the pair,
where there is no sugar at all for
sale. where the bread rate for the CIV
il population is two and half ounces
for each person per day, where the
fat ration Is one quarter of an ounce
and where potatoes sell for twenty
cents pound instead of two cents a
pound before the war.
I'm Austria mortality has increased
very much since n year ago because
Of poor or no nourishment leading to
rheumatism and dysentery, and when
people die there are no coffins in
which to bury them. Instead, their
shrouds and good clothes are replaced
by rags and in these they are buried.
Living conditions have not been
improved by the taking of Rumania
while in Hungary attending Italian
prisoners, who had been sent as far
away as possible from the Ison2o front
so that they could not escape and go
home, Rumanians told me civil con-
ditions had been such in Rumania
that the fields had not been worked
and therefore the crops had been
poor.
"As regards the entrance of the
United States into the war, both Ger
mans and Austrians said the effec.
tive result would be more in money
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and materials furnished than in fight
ing units, dhe to difficulties of troops
transportation. They say that It is
hardly worth while attempting TO cap.
ture or destroy enemy artillery he.
cause new cannon will he forthcoming
from the United States.
"Thc Austrian people have been in.
different about the war for a long
time. They want peace. any kind OF a
peace. and the longer the war lasts
the less they have 10 keep the war
going. The Germans are still posscs.'
sed Of the mOnomania Of domination.
of wishing to grab all they see. TO
take. take. take; but time Is sure to
BRING them 10 their knees. to cut down
their lighting materials. while that of
the Allies keeps on growing. and this
Is why mointain,th that the Allies must
win If they resist, IT they exert econ.
omic pressure on themselves. and re.
fuse to patch up peace.
THE Germans now are seriously
afraid Of the English and French. be.
cause they realize their superiority
in lighting materials
All that has been said ahont the
ill'treatment OF the prisoners is true.
They are 50 poorly fed that if they fall
Ill they are sure 10 die, as their bodies
have no resisting power. Most Of
their Illnesses are in the intestines or
OF bronchial nature leading to tn.
berculosis Their food consists. in
the camps, OF soup made OF beets in
the proportion Of one half pound q
day for each man, with sometimes .
potato and two ounces of meat once
a week. In the hospital of Sigmunds.
herberg where / served. a hospilal ar.
ranged for 5000 men. the death roll
mas risen from one man every two
days to three and four day.
Prisoners put on government work
last about two months. The phrase
prisoners step has passed into the
language, so feebly do the gangs shuf.
lie along. without power to lift their
ieet from the ground. Also. the Aus.
trlan soldiers are very cruel. shoot.
ing or bayoneting prisoners for the
slightest infraction Of rules"
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SLADE HEADS /.
OHIO CHURCH
Local Elder To Lead Delega-
ton To Conference
ADvENTIsTS MEET SOON
Worlds Meeting OF Seventh
Day Believers Occurs ~.
In California

Elder E. K Slade of Academia,
president of the Ohio conference Of
Seventh Day Adventists; will be the
chairman of the Ohio delegation at
the world conference of that denomi
nation, which will be held lin Sab
Francisco, Cal, from March 20 to
April H., according to announcement
received here Saturday. ..
Every church Of this denomination
in the United States viii be repre'
sented at this conference as well as
will many churches in foreign coun.
tries. Prof. n. S. Ashton, principal
of the Mt. Vernon academy, will be q
delegate from the local church. 1t Is
said that many Adventists from Eu-
ropean churches where this denomi-
nation has made great progress viii
probably be unable to attend the con.
ference owing to. the war.
1t is expected that big feature Of
the conference will be Il discussion of
plans for the missionary work of the
church.
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HORSE RUNS AWAY

A horse, tearing loose from where
1t was tied on North Main street Sat.
urday morning, caused pedestrians
about the northern part of the square
a sensation OF impending happenings
namely, the damaging of the buggy
to which the horse was hitched or in.
jury to the animal. The horse. how
ever, made all OF the corners as fl
turned down West High street and a,
the b. & o. station was caught. No
damage was done and the animal was
uninjured No one was in the bug.
gy.
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RED CROSS IS
GROWING HERE
Local Chapter Gets Two New
Chapters
AUXILIARY ALSO FORMED
Brandon, North Liberty And
Lock Are Now Represent
ed In The Work

Recognition Of two new branches
of the Knox county chapter OF the
Red Cross and one auxiliary was Civ.
en- by the executive committee OF the
Knox county chapter at the regular
February meeting OF that committee
held at Red Cross headquarters Fri.
day evening.
The two now branches Of the chap
ter were the North Liberty branch
and the brandon branch. The auxil-
iary recognized was that Of the Lock
branch
The North Liberty branch has Sc
lected the following officers:
Chalrman-ltey. H. n. Grossman.
Vice Chairman-Ray Conard.
Treasurer-7Mrs. Charles Simpkins
Secretary-E. l.. SpOhn.
The Brandon branch has these Off
GERS:
Chairman. f. Ward
Vice Chairman. r. Johnson
Treasurer-W. +. O'Rourke.
Secretary-Jessie Shufelt.
The auxiliary OF the Lock branch
has elected the following officers who
were recognized with the auxiliary
Friday evening:
Chairman-llattie Chrisman.
Treasurer-Bessie Hawkins.
Secretary-Helen Shuff.
The routine business OF the com
mittee was disposed of and tho time
given 10 a general discussion of the
policies OF the Red Cross, after
which the meeting was adjourned un-
til next month
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SEVEN COLLEGES
7 O COMPETE IN
A BIC REGATTA
Event On The Severn At An
napolis, Md, Promises To
Be Remarkable.
DISTANCE NOT SETTLED

(By Associated Press to The 3annerl
NEW YORK, March S-Details are
rapidly being completed for the hold
ing of the National Patriotic Regatta
on the Severn at Annapolis, Nd, Sat
urday. May IS and there are grounds
for the belief that the event VIII be
the most remarkable intercollegiate
rowing contest in the history OF the
sport in this country. Not alone In
the number of entries but in the con-
ditions which will surround the re-
gatta does the event stand ont as one
of the unusual importance. In addi-
ton, the competition may have far
reaching result upon college rowing
in years to come when national and
international conditions have returned
to a normal state.
Seven eastern college crews are vir'
tually assured for the socalled 'varsi-
ty race and if Syracuse University ac'
cepts the invitation, as appears like
ly, there will be eight starters for
main events. The entry for the fresh
man contest is not expected to reach
this number but it appears certain that
three to five OF the first year combin'
ations will take the water in a race
preliminary to the varsity battle of
cars.
No definite decision regarding the
distance of the race has been reached
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PROJECT|LES A
WAY Of: SENDING
WAR COMMANDS
Urgent Messages To Troops
Of First Line Dispatched
By The Germans.

PARIS. Jan Correspondence
of The Associated Press): Transmits
sion of urgent orders, to troops in the
first line and the sending of interest
ing information to the rear by projec-
tile is one of the new developments of
trench warfare, according to the
monthly review, La Science Et La Vie.
One of the instruments employed for
this purpose by the Germans was cap
tured in recent successful attack
made by the French at Moronvilliers.
It consists of a tin cylinder about fif
teen inches long and an inch and a
quarter in diameter at the mouth of
which is placed a box containing the
message.
The cylinder and message box are
placed in grenade thrower, which
launches it in much the same way as
aerial torpedoes and grenades are fir
ed from a trench mortar.
The extreme range of these new
engines is about thirteen hundred
yards which is generally sufficient to
cross the zone of French curtain fire.
The utility of such system became
apparent with the development of bar
ring fire that made the carrying of
messages by despatch bearers always
hazardous and frequently impossible,
and with the wholesale destruction of
telephone lines by intense destructive
artillery fire.
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INDUSTRIAL MEETING
TO BE HELD HERE TO
DISCUSS WAR STAMPS

Arrangements are being made by
the Knox county war savings COM
mitee to hold a meeting Of the indus
trial unit of the county ut the Y. M.
C. A. on March IL at o'clock In the
evening, according to announcement
made Saturday Everyone connected
with Knox county's industries are In
vited to attend this meeting to dis
cuss with the committee ways and
means of further organizing the local
Industrial unit.
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.TELECRAPHERS AT
B.a& 0. GET ORDER
CHANGING LOCATION

Telegraph operators at the Balti'
more & Ohio station here have re-
ceived notice that they are to be sta
toned at the tower In the yards near
the "Slidey" bridge, commencing
with next week. The. operators af'
fected by this order are James Lett,
Robert White and Amos Richardson,
George 1Stropg and William Lemley,
who have been stationed at the tow
er, win be sent to Plymouth.
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EntertaIns Aid
Society 'f

The. Ladies' Aid society of the
Ebenezer church was entertained at
the home of Mrs, .Silas r. Weaver
Thursday The following program
was given during the afternoon:
Song-ln That City.
seriptureNreading. t
SongEJust As Am.
Prhyef by Mrs. clearinghouse.
Song-Take Each Earthly Joy.
Reading, "Do It Now"-Mrs. II. L.
Parrish.
Reading, "E Battery"-Mrs. Floyd
Paige -
SoloENIrs. Boltinghouse,
Reading, 1.-The Difrerence"-Mab
johnson.
Reading, "Ilitherto - Mrs. Earl
McDerpott.
Reading-Mrs. Sterling Braddock.
Reading, "She Would Not Lie
Mrs. G. w. Braddock.
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PENNSY TO WORK
OVERTIME TO A|D
TRANSPORTATION
Local Shops Go On So Hour
Per Week. Working
Schedule

SiXty-nine working hours q week Is
the plan adopted by the Pennsyk
vania lines in their shops to aid the
government in repairing the rolling
stock of the railroad. according to an
nouncement made by ]. Q. Porter OF
the locM shops Saturday morning.
Previous to this new order of the
railroad, the men have been putting
In 80 hours weekly, working only five
hours on Saturday. The new plan
provides for the entire forces work.
Ing ten hours on Saturdays and three
hours each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday night.
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MRS. LETITIA WHITNEY
DIES; I'LL SHORT TIME

:. Mrs. Letitia Whitney, aged 73 years,
died at her home, 5OS East Ohio aven'
ue II $3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon.
She had been Ill only about one week.
Mrs. Whitney leaves one sister, Mrs.
Alva Davis OF Danyille, two daugh'
ters, Mrs. John .Baitzell Of this city
and Mrs, Marie: Taber of Metropolis
H.. and one son, w. c. Whitney OF
this city.
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The Misses Lucille and Margaret
Ashbaugh of Centerburg are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs, G..
J., Bostwick of this city.
Mrs. Barbara Garlic has returned
TO her home in this city after an eX-
tended visit with friends and rela-
tives In Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rine of West
Burgess street went to Columbus Sat,
urday where Mrs. Rine will enter the
AIT. Carmel hospital.
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pratt-French
WeddjnQ

Mi" Charles Howard Pratt of Ak
ron, and Mrs. Mabel Mitchell French
OF this city were quietly married at
1890 o'clock Saturday morning by
the Rev. Foster G. Anderson at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Campbell,
North Main street After short
trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt will make
their home in Akron where Mr.. Pratt
is .oppneated with the Standard Mort
gage Co. Mr.. Pratt was formerly of
New York City,
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Samaritan Glass
Has, Meeting

The Samaritan class Of the NJ. p.
Sunday school was entertained Thurs.
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Shellenbarger in East Burgess street
Following business session a pro.
grarh OF musical selections and read.
ings was given. the following persons
taking part: Mrs. X. c. Jones, Mrs.
Florence McPeek,~ Mrs. Elliott. Mrs.
Top, Mrs. A. =. Taylor and Miss Sa.
rah Taylor. 4 +M
The class will meet in two weeks
with, Mrs, A. p, Taylor.
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NORTHERN LIGHTS e &
VISIBLE IN THIS
CITY THuiR q Az

Perhaps the most remarkable dis
play OF northern Lights that has ever
been visible in Mt. Vernon gave the
northward sky beautiful appear
ance over a period of several hours
Thursday night The lights gave the
sky bright red Appearance with
patches and strips Of orange, yellow
and white light.
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HuPP is ACQUITTED

CLEVELAND, March s. Elmer
Hupp was last night acquitted of the
murder of Charles l.. Joyce. The
charge wac second degree murder. 1t
is said that Hupp may sue for divorce
from his wife.
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RECEIVERS FROM FALL

Miss Iona Colley, West Gambler
street. has recovered from the effects
OF a fall which she sustained Thurs
day on slippery ice at the Pennsyl-
vania station.
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LIEUT.. CONARD LANDS;
IS. SAFE IN FRANCE;
PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED
Former Local Physician With
" Aviation Unit Joins
!, L.. Army Abroad

DR.. and Mrs. C. X. Conard of East
Vine street received a card from
News York Friday announcing that
their son, Lieut.. G. D. Conard has ar
rived if France with an aviation unit.
Lieut. Conard was stationed at Mt.
Clemens. Mich. prior to his sailing.
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DOCTORS CARS COLLIDE

A collision at the end of South
Blackberry alley between the cars
belonging to DR.. c. X. Conard and
DR.. James f. Lee did slight damage
to tho Conard car Friday afternoon
when front fender was bent IL lit
tie.
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SAWS SISTERS FINGERS
OFF; HARRIET BEcK'S
HAND IS MANGLED

Harriet, the two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beck OF East
Vine street, suffered the loss OF the
ends of her middle and ring fingers
OF one hand Thursday when her old
er brother, with whom she was play
Ing. accidentally ran a saw over the
members.