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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-19
Annual Report.

Secretary's annual report of bust
ness of the Farmers Fire and Light
ming Insurance Association of Win
neshiek County, Iowa, for the year
ending December 81, 1918.
Amount Insurance in
force January 1, 191S$5,S62,6 $500
Amount Of Insurance
written during year. 61,S63.O0
Amount of Insurance
cancelled during year 179,527.O0
Amount of Insurance
increase during year 6S2, 226.0O
Amount of Insurance in
force January l, 1919 6,544, 1893 90
Financial Statement.
Received from assess
ments and per cent in
policies for year. ...S 11,779.57
Cash on hand. ....... $500
Total receipts of 1918. 12,6l6.l7
DISBURSEMENTS 1890. 12,742.S3
Showing a balance of
Indebtedness January
LIST 1919. 1866
E. w. GOODYKUNTZ, Secy.
Children Cry
FOR FiETCHER'S
! G q STo RIA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
1000 Murdered
by the BOlSheviki

servants NJ the cAHr~h. which latter
Il ~as the sanenaeed intsntttsn u the
ealshsstsi Ia sxtegnais~tx. ...a
The ryiavaee discusses ssnsfsst un.
th'nkabis atrocities, A bi.rksualsh. bs
ecunansies. had attained shoe he
was reaatrAd to psy ass0 rna,les: be-
Cause be could not. b. was sha;. A
aaa was shus because he lived In d
brick hause. An attorneys and iartsts
were killed. ard de~tarx, whose seFsN
lces wsAfr ssos required FOE the maneaf.
were dlsgossi II In q similar manner.
A woman whose husband and two
sous had been setzcd applied 10 tbs
cCtnmlssar for information 50 60 their
fate, She MAS taad they had been
taken 10 Perm, Agtsf repeating her
sisl, seversl times she ars Informed
that II she bothered the cumsaisSar
agatu size w5ad be sSor, as r1ey hSts
.hten.
The body ~ d woman was exhumeti
sud Identified IN ths presence ~ the
Americans a. the Wife ~ general
through i9SulS sswed IN the lInlag NJ
) Lsss. s4sslA4ga, af -.slstaa rFAAlAyses we're
aware Another woman Was compelled
10 fetch n lamp and gasr upon her
mar!ervd sets for tbs asaas@Een, az
the siayers.
A ~itr required 10 pey i.u1 ruhios
for the rvlease 81 her husband Dor.
rowed 40 and paid IL over. later she
r~srped with the remainder. and then
was Informed that her hasta nd had
br~n shat. Ther were scores III Sinai
lar cassx All we're Killed ai,boas say
form Of trial.
The soviet called = meeting and pre-
pared lists q. those 10 die. The honsss
prescribed were visited by squnds the
toorw were smashed In. aad the vie
Tins dragged 60 the edge ~ the town
snA forrest to dig their own graves
Tho&e ~ho resisted wsfv shot In Tbs
ssr~~ss
~ H@sNHfFN fF~NHSN kts6t W" ffHW WIZ
men thrown lnta pi, and buried
alive. This testimony has b~~n etsn
f'rtne~i by bodies erhurDet,. The cienrhst
hands ~ 'wsfAh we're rsinrise ta +hs
muh Al the bottom ~ the fai.
Tn. only spark ~ humanity discov
able wns that In coanscatiag the 10.
ionglugs Of the residents In setne 10
stances where there Was a family NJ
small chl'dren. che family was iertnis.
ted 10 rwtaln one ecw Out af several
Ocrassenalf a peasant was SLOWED TO
krer his worst horse.
The bolshevlk attitude toward ths
church VAS uncwnpfnmlsing. Priests
were hunted numerically. The csi
s.ener showed that nea were xINin
whose ansy uSrnse MSS that they
worked SO Siiuns ~ cnFeiakers os
rhnrrhes
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

Calomsi raakxs yoa siwk: you lose q
days work. Caiosnsi Ii quicksilver
and u saIisates; eaisTnsi iajnsea y0ur
LIVER.
II you are bilious. feel lazy, slug
gisA and all knocked otIf.. II your bow-
sts are cvrnwsfpas*a aaa your had
aches or stomach Is sour, just take a
spoonful Of harmless Dodsons Liver
Tone Instead VI using aicksGiag, SAT-
waiting eaionsi. DofsOu'x Liver Tone
Ii real liver medicine. YUalI knew "
'nsxt morning beca ass yoa viii wake
mp feeling fin@, your tiyer will be serS-
iGg, your headache and dizziness gone.
your stomach win be- sweet and bow
els regular. You will feel like wnfk'
ing. Y0u'lk be cheerful fun vi vigor
and ambition.
Your druggist ~ dealer sells ron a
bottle Of Dodsan's Liver Tone for a
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
DAIRY COW IS ECONOMICAL
utiilses cesrss Mstsv.AlA iWsdihls -
kamsnA and Turns rhsm iets
Feed Material.

Two facts stand out prominently ~
fcaxnns for the increased rreduciIe~
and us~ ~ milk. Tbs nrM IN thas
milk ss purchased en- the marke,
usually supplies fecd material together
with The growthproducinT eiem~atx
more economically than either meat
or eggs. The seeund rea~on IN that
the dairy enw II the most economical
trfsfuc~F of sairsas fond. ~iaae, Ep~@s
Law NJ foea rcns~rvaitah IN 10 turn
inesiitie fesN.s into edible foads In
the cheapest possible mHrner Ths
dairy cow viii utilize coarse mate
RAILS inetlltle Ia hunnns-~suea ~
rr~s~. corn.saiks spd hay--and will
turn them into milk, Other farTs sni
rnsls also are eony~rtrr~ of coarnw
ruuahaw~ into edible feeds. hat sss
not 30 efficient ~ the dairy COW.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
Gernlany's New
Army Lacks Snap

sAs saersis aaas tasctEAine ~ ths s6w.
sfa1nsns trOepe have snnarvseA tFsa~a.
desssty nnrA 1 greet psrs VI Tine tnxs
ussr szssasaey u russorsA
Ospsnas am ps@es TsF~sA Am
CsrmAny1s srsny II Ia 4 ts~nxsssvv
state, What 10 with h~cauAs dsp1Nx11
upon the peaes ssrxaa she ts~rmAms
recognise. BEs thsrw has sstasasiy
been a change In sa~M 10 the x~verN.
sa~at. Esriy In the rssahssian EAsvt
fseiarcd hssseaf agssnsa . eunsexsgsNd
nsny. aasa Nestle ard R~anhara wen~
spfekas~a w s.sSansxs xosHRsseg- faxscxk
SERVING fas shssst p~rsodA To csfend
sAs new gey~rnHs@Ht- An uastar VI
tact the iruops used fur lnfssi0r d..
Tease are all yeauat~@s~, uostiy yeaag
nsn. sevviag tor thre~ or six aaonsAs
At good pay.
The policy es the Dew rspabslr viii
he axaiRst CONSUMPTION In shcary. de-
s,lar~s President Ebert. hsi th%re IN aeg
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
TINE. 70 IMPROVE Pastures


ffs~p&ra hy thai unssaA AsAass nse~rs-
Meet at kxyscsfsuf~l
Srssnw Ia she sifwssHAse ttEne " ycsr
fSF the lnapxpvxas~s Ut pastures.
Large xr~ss ~ pegrnAa<@s pasture
wsald respaad b rF0s~x sssaAss6s Il
ispnFey~sasat wlAsa &axAs incsusAs th<
fvaaewiag.
ksee the pastures esa&m hy cutting
ez hrssh. hrsass end weeds. Large
xtnsasss stresses anA Grad .rHss sA~as6
sisa b. rrsaesed
Thase sF~as ufed sef rastHF~ sAal
w~uad p~ralt hasrvwiag and sssskinx
az ths time ~ rose~sssag. afaslytaa
iiae. fertilizers ard manure, sse., map
h~ greatly benefited, lin saame ss~saem4
terrassag may he psscsic~a vita ssEies
factory rrxnlsx.
The application Of lssas. acid fshws~
phate and maaure cRa always be re-
he'd ug~ai 10 nsest sevtaaas ss y aae@a&
Of asastiug the necessars Increased Ter
tilisy.
Rese~llng. particularly in hare
spotA 10 10 be recommended White
and Japan CLEVER, bermuda. hessss
grass. carpet grass aaf blue grass sa
fsveswd x-~asans are esasaaaaaals axed.
An rule rese~tsd pasturvs sheala he
lightly erased the fifsf pear, Al MI
times " In advisable 10 keep the cattle
on the grass IN the sssinw ansii we'd
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

m,skA - i yutsssx " sA~sxs snA,
slExek fsw II = Ra1asr& esls sAsx CIT
aamay wats viii rirs12ar sax'esesh wss.
- m EsssAAsx1as satssasi ~, iisaes
- Cs<sssns ID NH szxrS@s's tkhar neAxA'
- u 4spsna IN ssi.aseers. gaAss
iEs~ A1sIx waalE6 ~ - . ns~ 60.
mx1esssm ssa2s. sCS-s*sss5 sG6srt2s sesAs6,
M ms&ssed more afA&r Ne sws&n
shaA sAa sad Psws~A&A asras, Ts&
sAnsssG iGsx b isr~taax. eas N esasaa'
sf~1 i6sats&sie.
II G~rnaan asaAy Nc aatsriar ds.
isass. srAacA pxvA&ssy aasaA<ss sreaad
d hmn<tr~a shoasanA us~s. aw rsssAtay
d ts~ theasand rser~. N an exr@usavs
r,sopo~taiea. tos9ntsesr have 10 -
psa4 w~aa N kssT thsN frsa t.<aas
xss essx by sis sp@ssae~as. wtse oifss
snare snaa~T. F~sd and eaaipssssas n
xseA.
s. IAe nsx srmy has \ athes slarA
discipline. and naHs OF the old fruss
sian ssap h se~a when osssv~s aE-
pear. Familiarity aud sasassss saae-
lenew arw s~sn nn every hand Th~
sia<rasm tFeerer has changed ses VITA
The r~veiWssaa. ard II appearances ara
III NIL indicative. the geys~ns@sai
fere.s In 0esmaey to-day are BOT 10
b. feared outside tsrr@sas.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
CaIoreI Today! Sick Tomorrow!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Don't take nasty, dangerous calomAl when bilious,
conaipated headsehy. Listen to mel

few cents Waaisr my perSsnsi saHrsnr
tee that II will clean your sluggish
liver better than nasty cAions~i: II
@on't make y,yn siek and y0a eaa eat
mnythisg yva want without beiag ssls.
waited. Yoar druggist guarantees thar
each speeefsl will STARR yaEis liver.
clean your bowels slsd ssratgasen you
ap by uorning or yoa get your nic1ey
back. ChiitifeH giadly take Dodsens
Liver Ton~ because II IL pleasant tasf-
ins and doesn't gripe or erana1 "
make them sick.
arm yelling riiiinns of bottles Ut
Dodson's Liver Tone To peopis who
have found that this pleasant vege-
table liver medicine takes the place of
dangerous eatomel. Buy one bottle on
nv snund. reliable guarantee. Ash
-FOUR druggist about rne.~-Ady.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
GOOD FOR scoURs IN CALF
Nurture Of rsrmsiSshyss end Ws4ss
IL Reecmmsn6e6--cu Down tho
Amount Oh Min FED

!. THIS In roeri fev s~oHr~ In rS:vAM.
One ounce m formaliehyAe tHse ~
Ter gnt forrwidehydel, 10 eaar~s af
water. msf. give oae ten spooafaI f9r
each pound Of MILK fed 10 calf stir
In N" Milk Ont down ON th~
snoant n milk b*snw fed This for
two feeds Ia Generosity en6agh Fsl
low with s@p4snee dsaAs ~ csssar Sxf
n constire'e6.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

When tho calf Ia ehsnstA fryaa
whoie milk n saEm snlis. II win h.
gin to 81, srain- fisr~ . nth.
grain IN Its mouth AFTER esch fe~fsng
Of milk II will xs.on is#rn so eat sk~
grain without sxsastMne~ The grain
shGvid ntsi hs fss! with The taaIk. Th~
calf should ke allowed To naassients
the grain
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
Aliens Quit Country

Nye In RE nsffwe tanff In greater esse
'hsa he sses eaSYsS before sn0e
sprii : sht.a all eafSalGE - ss*asr~<
serrp feTrei t. g&y th"Ir iBcafne 'atrs
assorn leaving. nAyrv thar SSssa hls
hevSa tr3lestet
Byron Il. $eataa- cetls~f0- * re
tart. whn NsS t-e~n sskrl ~ ras'rAe-rs
x the tnE'el S.Rres senate ant hnuss
lTaent rratiua ct,gn Hsl'te~ Ia rss.ae@ 'ha
exsss1s 10 STATISTICS. sati te-say rs@rw
Ian - per ccnt Il Tire asIeTs are
Etzliayx aud thhs ~Nsrneth.az ought 20
~ egAgsa "a rhsSk. iha outhag
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

i.awten Okla ~ n Msntnaih
ts~atS two. q vslt-apopn Young far.
r,..r nrar hsrs. ~ss instantly killed
whpn mig csn several tsSrs wrrs
using - boiler exploded Some
boys we're szsstG the mSlA ear VI.
,hr boiler 81 M IHlpresisei engine
syass Mr. MshtantA s.uSsEnsi +, ia ware
yhrH iha' thry hsd Too m1rh A,~am
up Jus; then the t-itset let 80 Tn.
hag cah. weighing thirty pounds, hit
hiIa he'txeea tbs eyes
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

sAewr ~ Ire far ihrt f~ere t'san Goo
frwncA wDroHn Asr~ esesn " oyssy} ard
vea IS Amer rsn SNle'ers u+thtp ans
yssr The nYa Sy-tfy ~ sila F-s--s. n
x2r}. aha asrs te.~azYe Aagari4 = O.
.arazsa tnarrYlgag ssreF+4fm rftc~rs
4nd rssvn a-s ~ frsfA<-g yA~-x ss ss~sTrf.
's-schse-s sta sTyrfnEtins - E~z Sarst
gsy4s ard 'iafssa = tfse Niassli@ eaAG~ ~
f.tyfrxee9s='; 7 Ne sssgFs&aet- Sre In lsnS
a. sci Te-J SsE4ss.z
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

Old ARMY has DISAPPEARED
Aosws 71.oo0 Men ceWs~andeA by hin.
d4ec1ra Abevt Al That assnxsns
VI Great ~ssf---Hssuissaon
Charges German rreoFA


Bertha --- 1usieF the new regahite che
departments ~ the array aa1t AnaSy
Ar~ 90 mprw. la nanse as lsast I'he
republics aame for them rs defense,
and thsy ARK played andvr chargs vi
Gustav SoSke. murh trusted by the
government for his prasant aesson In
emergencies. and 'iach hated by the
Sssrtacans foe Bis rvIen'iess o5pssi.
ltoa when Disorders break oas.
S0sks's app"iutaaent As head NJ the
navy. as we'll as the army. was regard
I'D haAe Eep seriously, by Nuske hsn.
self. at least Whea asked by a news.
paper sHan what he expected ~ do
about he naval affairs os Germany iii
the failure. soske laughed aud replied
why worry about naval affairs, whsa
We haseal ans nayyr'
Thsre are ssilf ssiiass In big rum
b~rs In Germany. however. and they
have been a prublem During the revo-
luton thu sailors played an Important
Part, and most ot Harm developed such
Hiking Ia land duty ia berlin add the
other big elites that they have refused
20 leave for kI.i OF ans OF the har-
bors, Now the sailors ara used I'm the
guard regiments all over Germany
along With soldiers,
Dig Army Disappears.
The German army Is IN proves II
reorganization Immediately after the
artaistice the army almost disappeared
as aa Organised unit. asI Though shere
were millions of men til uniform scat,
'taE-ssA ssi ~sslr's bar, ks.lst s.essa ,,uHs r
spen>ihle TO anyone. and officers wefe
NOT safe Ia uniiaFm. IN localities the
soldiers jo,urd Red guar" groups,
and some served aud others misusssi
their privileges. Thus tie army as IL
Vas kno@n Ia the old days practically
.,ssa!ahFsl pxeNAt .-tn{ "A ttN us4sys4tsA
under liiHdeuhutE. canitytt behind the
Rhine, and the troops aloHs The Polish
border
Now the only army @! the Geld that
Germany has Is IN the east ~ guard
mgr INST the Poles Il "a commanded
by Hindeub0sg snd Is supposed to be
NOT more than D,nn or .U,010 mea.
II II numbers that many, However,
government trnspS' are scattered over
the country in every big city and 10
industrial centers. to guard against
disorders. The big problem Is Keep
Ing these troops faithful and salts
Hed. whea Spaytacau propaganda and
moncy Is at large tadsr Soske and
the minister Of var. Colanei Reinhasd,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
Less Than 1000 Tanks
Lost Arms or Legs.

NashiartGn. n e 49, Nearly 4.
6ssa officers an4 erllste$i ntap 10
the American extnsF tsansrs
'o~r@S lass SITES ag less n she
war with Gev~saaf arrysYyfirr 10
statistics furnished hT the hm-
rrsa q var rssk s'sssrwn~s.
ntirh ls naw interested 81 hrsr..
tng Ahngi chssTss 10 fhs .aw AZ.
ins r1g yeTbSa tilpa fas rssaiFaesi
@as ssnrs.-ssgio-x aHa faariass
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
TO PREVENT DISEASE GERMS


To rwv~ns THE s@,rsar~ ~ aa@~@rr
rerns into milk. healthy. tsA~rc@sta-
is~s@s ~Fxs. FRYE fr~I mny ssaslx -
nArsrstion ~ wsfget. srs fhe afxs 80
ssSsisis- Healthy rs@n, snd pure ~ssss
frsssn q Frntc~T@f rws. rx @srsAs are
n s<<N5e ifsrsasta1~s. Tss&E zsenzssx
covered pals md rseas caTs o0@4~
sert-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

Theft az time VIII repay ron h.
atter NE With a usary ~ PROFIT ~
Nuud Your umst Angutnc drcauis.--
Gladstone
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

THIS 90 'asslsr Il m+atets.s aav. asst zee,
Aisp arrsi by Hc tern sstrRHe ~ Spftat
n,rlEs#aa Arf.sYs lnaksa Nsgstaale rtis
have N#A 8pftvsNsa m.FAt fer ~ ysar~ ~~As
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
california Syrup of Figs"


Tell your drusSisi you sant genuine
California Syrup Of Figs" Full tirectons
ara desc tcs e.sics and Children Of I'll ayes
Who are cons,ipat.d. eiliouN tevensh tonEue>
coated. or full Of eoi3, are esialy printed On
the eottl. Look fcr TIE name California"
and 2ccsp, co otAe: Fig Syrup"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16
U. S. Red Cross Agents Tell OF
Reds Atrocities In
Siberia.
DIG own PITS; BURIED AllvE
Mgrn srs Were Without prosccatior
ard the Victims wss Largely Of
Thrifty or Intelligent ciasses
or Servants of Church-

Otnsk ~-inJispatahie evidence Of The
massacre by the boishey,ki u more
than -csp civilians ia aad near tbc
town VI uSa has pe~n obtained b.
sf;.sStse sssastssess4s@ 4A4 Easrsaa and
pg. Rudolph TeGsier OF thu American
Red Gross. who have Jus. returned
FROM Perm. ttsa and other Fe-occurisd
RUSSIAN territory. approximately As
persons were k,il~si 8, osa sud i.Sp
Ia ihs surrounding districts.
's-tSssf. sf1gis ,tsss ~ fasgspsa'.aa ~. 49,
au. was 49, dsmndesi VI males by the
lasisheyikl thai General Casagrundc,
upon the occupation Of the town, was
Obliged 80 telegraph 90 Eka.ertnhars
for meu 10 administer ciyIc aTalra
pees DIG Up Bed'sa
In addition To securing verbal antl
documentary evidence the American
Red Oro~s officials Witnessed ID. ct
hus,nng OK scores OF victims from
trenches, where they were buried
sometimes several deep In graves ~
veaiad by the digging % dogs.
The nnrders were without provoca.
tlen, anal the victims were largely o!
the thrifty aud lnteiiigeo, classes ~
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

Spar, tre rod and you miss half ua5
plsN Surr ~ H~hln-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-05-16

started Closer grazing during ths
rest of the season may he prae.icsd
wher. This has been done. II Ia also
advisable to turn cattle on Tho pasture
earlier 10 the fail than IL commonly
praciicvd
Williston graphic., 1919-01-02
BUSY MONTH At
LOCAL LIBRARY

December was busy month at the
library. In the three weeks since it
opened for business once more 1,472
books have been sent out, an aver
age of 490 each week. Ninety -one
names have been added to the roll of
borrowers, an average Of thirty each
week. ~
New books added include Getting
the Most out of Business, by Lewis,
discussion Of "Efficiency't: Relig-
ious Education and American De-
mocracy, by w. S. Athearn, the latest
word on the place of the Sunday
School in the educational system: The
Art Of the Singer, by one Of Amer
ica's leading musical critics, W. J.
Henderson: Home and Farm Food
Preservation, bv Prof. Cruess Of Cali
fornia, sensible all-round treatise on
Conservation"
Books are coming in for the SOL
d;ers' and sailors libraries but more
are needed to make up . shipment
worthy of sending to our boys. This
will be the last time this reauets will
be made Of the public. Williston has
done herself proud on the two pre-
vious opportunities to help. May she
continue to live up 70 that standard.
....E-
Williston graphic., 1919-01-02
W|LL|SI0N BOY
HOME. FROM NAVY

Rush Blankenship arrived in Will
liston Wednesday for = two weeks
visit with relatives here before re-
turning to Navy life again. Mr.. Blan-
kenship 10 Chief Carpenter on the U.
S. Battleship New York and has seen
about three years service. The New
York 10 one Of the Navys finest bat
tleships being about $50 feet long,
with about 96 foot beam.
During his service on this battle
ship Mr. Blankenship has had some
wonderful and thrilling experiences
one Of the grestest being the sur
render Of the 72 German battleships
which took place recently and which
was witnessed by those on board the
New York.
The New York did active work thru
the war and was consigned as part
Of the English fleet along with sew
eral other U. S. battleships. On the
way over to join the English fleet Mr..
Blenkenship had some thrilling ex-
periences. Shortly after leaving the
u. S. shore and bound for Europe on
the northern route the ship ran into
a severe storm which wrecked the
wireless outfit so no help could be
summoned. The ship then took on
about 600 tons of sea water as ballest
and this water broke out and ran into
the paint room of the ship. The paint
became mixed with the water and
when the pumps were started the
paint in the water clogged the pumps
and made them useless Finally after
much trouble and a narrow escape
from swamping the ship they man.
aged to draw of the water by the
ciphon system and the ship was able
to make the other side.
This storm lasted for nearly 72
hours during which time the sailors
were unable to get any sleep and had
no time to obtain food.
Williston graphic., 1919-01-02
BY D. F. Houston
United States Secretary of the
Agriculture.
Written Specially for the Graphic.

During the period since we entered
the war, the farmers Of the nation
have responded magnifcently to the
appeals for increased production and
all the people have complied with the
urgent requests for fuller conserva-
tion.
During this past fall season, our
farmers planted an increased wheat
acreage and large acreage in rye.
It is too early now to make detail
ed suggestions for the spring plant
ing season. We do not know how
the fall grains will come through the
winter and we are not now able to
forecast the demands and the condi-
tions which will prevail after the first
of the year.
This department, the agricultural
colleges, and other organizations viii!
continue to give definite thought to
all the problems, and, at the proper
time, will lay the situation before
you.
Williston graphic., 1919-01-02
!. S. GOVERNMENT
SAYS HOLD SECURITIES

In conjunction with the keep your
Pledge" campaign there is also be-
ing conducted q Hold your Govern
ment Securities" campaign. Many re-
ports are coming into headquarters
to the effect that large number Of
people are seeking to cash or trade
their Liberty Bonds and are, asking
redemption on their Thrift and War
Savings Stamps. This 10 deplorsd by
all interested in the work Of financing
the Government. The disposinE Of
Stamps and Bonds at this time, IN
less It il compelled by absolute nec-
essity shows . lack Of appreciation
Of the full duty required Of loyal
Americans at this time, and will re-
suit in an added burden for the Gov
eminent now and later.
The following appeal to Americans
on this subject 10 made by w. G. Nc
Adoo, Secretary Of the Treasury dur
ing the War:
"Hold your Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Certificates.
"Hold them first, because they are
the best investment in the world,
backed by every resource in the Uni
ted States.
"Hold them because you have made
sacrifices in order to buy them. Why
pass on to some one else the con-
tract you have enetered into with
your Government?
"Hold them because, even though
the war is over, it has not yet been
paid for. The Treasury Department
must soon issue more Bonds. Every
sale now made by you makes future
Government issues more difficult and
fore expensive. This expense can be
borne only by the people of the Uni
ted States, therefore. why add 70 the
already large burden.
"Hold them because the time may
come when such an investment will
prove to be a true friend in time Of
need; q guaranty against the fear Of
debt and an insurance against real
hardship.
"Hold them because the need for
saving is not over. Government ex-
penses are larger today than at any
time during the war. Our boys in
France and Germany must be paid
and fed and clothed, and when their
work is over, they must be trans
ported home.
Williston graphic., 1919-01-02
SOLDIERS N HOSPITAL
NEED MAGAZINES
Don't Stop Putting One Cent Stamps
on the Periodicals You Have Fin
ished With - They Are Badly
W~~tnA

s' on the Periodicals You Have Fin
ished With - They Are Badly
Wanted.
Wounded men in hospitals and SOL
diers in cantonments awaiting de-
mobilization need magazines more
than ever, according to reports re-
ceived by the American Library AS
sociation from its camp and hospital
librarians. From the same source
it is reported that the supply Of mag
azines contributed by the public has
fallen off materially since the sign
ing of the armistice.
Whenever you put one cent
stamp on q magazine and drop it
into mail box, it quickly gets into
the hands of these men, who need
this sort of reading matte very
much. Every sort Of periodical is n
demand, so long as they are recent
issues. Humorous, fiction, business,
literary-every sort of weekly and
monthly publication is eagerly read.
Trade and technical periodicals are in
demand.
It is such a very little thing for
anyone to do, just to put one-cent
stamp on the notice which is printed
on the cover of every periodical pub
lished in America and drop it in the
postoffice. The only apparent reason
why the supply Of these magazines
has fallen off seems to be the general
impression that all of the men in uni
form are to be immediately sent back
home. But we shall have a million
and more men in camps for many
months to come and tens of thou
sands in the hospitals, and, as the
camp librarians point out, they have
more time for reading and reading is
more necessary to their happiness
and well-being than it was while all
were keyed up to the heights Of en-
thusiasm.