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The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Home Output of Peanut Oil
Is Now Only Second to That
Of linSeed and CottonSeed

The war has brought the peanut
into it's own. Before 1914 peanut oil
was almost unknown as an article Of
domestic manufacture and thousands
of gallons were imported every year
from countries that grew no peanuts,
although the South was producing mil
lions Of pounds and capable of in
creasing that production almost in.
definitely. But in 1917 the output OF
peanut oil had so increased that it
rankc! third aninng all the vegetable
oils made from home grown products,
being exceeded only by cottonseed oil
end linseed oil. Peanut oil, it is point
ed out by experts in aiment, serves
practically the same food purposes
as does cottOnseed oil, and has the
advantage that it can be obtained
by cold pressing like olive oil, and
becomes thereby a superior table oil.
1t has the advantage over cottonseed
OIL also in that the cake, after the
on is pressed out, forms a palatable
lun1an food very high in protein.
A survey by the federal bureau of
markets shows the great gain i'm the
production and use of peanuts. not
cniy for oil but for peanut butter,
ana as a substitute for more costly
nuts or as a component part in con-
fcctonery.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Lung Diseases Lead Army Ills
Estimated Th.. There 100000 Cases Which Will Require Supervision

Out Of discharged disabled army and
whose have been passed upon by the risk insurance
bureau and who therefore eligible for free vocational retaining by
the federal board for vocational education, 29 362 per have
tuberculosis or lung complaints.
The federal hoard stated that will
be between thirty thousand and forty thousand tuberculosis Not
all of them will require vocational retaining but the number expected
is large
These will be handled basis from the rest the
and disabled and will constant and med
M attention to insure the arrestng Of the disease and complete resoa-
ton to health.
This primary considerations training will be only such dur
this period furnish enough occupation to keep the patient busy
contened and hopeful
Canada has been successful dealing with her ubercous army
Canadian system WILL many particulars be followed by
the federal board with of the United States forces.
The old idea that recovered from tuberculosis should do moth
but out-odoors work exploded and according to the federal board
great variety indoor occupations he follow with perfect
safety provided his living and working conditions proper
According official advces the total of "major amputation
1884 of which 2,0S and
these approximately 600 amputaton and 7oS
ampuaons The remaining 2G hands, feet and two or more
fingers.
Not all of these special training to enable them to make
living the federal board for vocational education points OUT TACT
the smaller than wond imagine lawyer DOCTOR
craftsman bookeepe dentist senographer office man or salesman
affected unavoray making living by OF having
lost Leg loss of be very serious matter
who tile main require reeducato accounto leg or arm
amputations farmers artisans whose trade required great activity
such as carpenters structural iron workers and the like
fast rules and cannot be- for each must
bc indeed on it's own merits that of professional
lis who having joint of his left hand found his
ton utterly gone had to learn do something else for living
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
CHARLES w. WHlTTLESEY,
Major, 3O8th Infantry.

Major Whittlesey, the hero of the
ego to hell" refusal to surrender, was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity in action with the ene-
my northeast of Binardville, in the
Forest d'Argonne, France, October =
Z, 1918. Although cut off for five days
from the remainder of his division,
Major Whittlesey maintained his posi-
ton which he had reached under Or
ders received for an advance and held
together his command consisting orig
inally of 463 officers and men OF the
3OSth infantry and Company X of the
3O7th infantry, in the face OF SUI
perior number Of the enemy during the
five days. Major WhittleSey and his
command were thus cut off and no ra-
tons or other supplies reached him in
spite of determined efforts which were
made by his division. On the fourth
day Major Whittlesey received from
the enemy written proposition to
surrender which he treated with con-
tempt, although he was at that time
out of rations and had suffered loss
Of about so per cent of killed and
Wounded of his command and was sur
ned by the enemy. His home is in
Aeld, Mass.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Motor Fuel Adds Ten Miles
an Hour to Airp'ane Speed

Development too late for use in the
war of a motor fuel which adds ten
miles an hour to the speed of airpanes
and has possibilities for use in auto
mobile racing was announced by the
bureau of mines. The liquid, combi-
nation of benZol and cycloheNane,
so while of military value, it is not re-
garded as practical for commercial
purposes at present. Another combi-
nation developed by the bureau, con-
sisting OF benzol and gasoline, has
been found to be more powerful than
gasoline alone and is expected to prove
of value in industry The comparative
scarcity of benZol, however makes It's
production to supplant gasoline on a
large scale improbable in the imme-
date future.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Eucalyptus Fastest Growing
of Any Of Hard Wood Trees

Hard, fine grained, durable wood
usually grows slowly. A most remark
able exception is the eucalyptus, and
this gives the tree its great value in
reforestation. 1t is said that the euca-
lyptus grows five times as rapidly as
any other tree. Seedlings have been
observed to make an average growth
of six inches day, and one tree at
tained a height of 125 feet and di-
ameter of 36 inches in nine years.
The eucalyptus will not thrive where
there are frOsts, but in the South it
promises to go long way toward
filling the place once occupied by other
hardwoods which have been greatly
reduced by demands for furniture ana
cOoperage stock.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01

isn't it better to be kind to a dumb
animal who does his part than to be
little bit more stylish? l would like
have their heads held way back. Yes,
l would like to ask them that.
"And l would like to ask masters
never to put frosty bit in horses
mouth without first warming it and
seeing that it was comfortable. How
would they like to have it put in their
mouths when it was half frozen?
II would like to beg masters not to
sell the horses which have worked SO
hard for them for years and years to
any old person at ALL but as reward
for their good work to send them to a
farm or to have their lives ended hui
namely.
"When our best working days are
over and when we have done our best
it isn't fair to turn us out with any
sort of q master and to lead any sort
of life which would be slow, hor-
rible death for us.
81 would ask masters never to kick
to cut off the name or tail of Il horse
so he couldn't get at flies or mosqui-
toes.
II would like to say that masters
wouldn't like it if mosquito landed
on one of them, not to be able to
drive it away.
II would like to ask masters to exam
inc the teeth of their horses. They
know what toOthache is like. and a
horses teeth should be kept in good
condition as we'll as a human beings.
ooh, l would like to ask masters to
he kind and good as we are kind and
gentle and good I would like to ask
grownups and children to do what they
could to see that there were humane
societies where they lived and to see
that horses We're well looked after and
cared for and that there We're no cruel
ties.
eff anyone should be cruel to a
| horse. he should be punished.
"Just because / have such lovely
home wish all horses had. I wish so
many things but most Of all wish for
the power of speech
81 wish you had it," said the other
horse, "but let us hope that some day
everyone will see that your wishes are
| but fair and right, and that in the
meantime everyone does all he or she
can do to see that dumb beasts are
| rightly treated"
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Simplest Remedies Found
To Be Best DisinfeCtants
During Severe E pidemics

Years ago Marseilles was visited by
Il great plague. Rich and poor died
in their hundreds, and to rob the for
mer four men invented aromatic vine
gar. which, used as disinfectant, en-
abled them to rifle the dead without
fear of infection. During the great
plague of 1865 those who We're deputed
to bury the dead always carried a
phial of aromatic vinegar, and his
tory tells us that whenever Cardinal
Wolsey had cause to go among the
poorer members of his flock he inva-
1;ably held to his nose a golden orange
filled with the same preventative
Canary wine, too, was used in 1865
aS a diSinfectant. Doctors carried lit
tie caSSOletteS on the top of their
canes. which they shifted when visit
ing the stricken, and in the affected
houses the smoke of juniper was used.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
New York's Tunnel Strangest
City Street in United States

The strangest city street in the
United States is New York's Tunnel
street, which was cut through the hill
at One Hundred and Ninety-6rst
street and Broadway in Washington
Heights more than four years ago,
The tunnel. which is now Il street.
cost $4,000. Persons living at the
western end use it to reach the subj
way station at One Hundred and
Ninety-tirst street and ST. Nicholas
avenue and elevators ut One Hundred
ana Ninety-tirSt street are at the dis
posal OF those who wish to reach St.
Nicholas avenue, MANY feet above the
level of Tunnel street.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
DADDY,} EVENING
ufAIRY TALE e.
1YnARY @AllAn BONNER
OL> He Author
THE HORSES WISHES.
0% Me AuTHoR

ooh, neigh, Neigh" said the horse
named Johnny to the horse in the next
stall, II wish l could talk
''Why do you wish you could talk?"
asked the other horse. ''You have
good, kind master, as l have. Why do
you wish you could speak?'
"Ah," said Johnny, 80 l could talk
to other masters who do not treat their
horses as we are treated"
II would say to them. Men, don't
you know we have feelings? Don't
you know that in the summer we want
water, plenty of it? Do you ever stop
to think how much you drink, and how
thirsty you become? And don't you
know that men and women have to
work for these things in the city. Peo-
pie must give to help such causes.
Horses work for them, won't they in
turn do their part for horses? You
should have water buckets, drinking
fountains and people to look after them
in the cities. And every master should
treat his horse as we are treated That
is what I would say
WISH yCu say IL, uClSlCu Zig
other horse.
"Oh," said Johnny, II would give
anything if could say too that every
horse needed nice stall with
comfy bed, a nice warm blanket for
the cold, cold weather. when everyone
knows what a hard job it is to kee,.
warm. Every horse needs blan'.t
when he is standing in the cold after
he has been working.
"A horse works better, he can do
more for his MASTER if his master gives
him good meals, enough nice food to
eat, enough water to drink, a good rest
ins place at night, work, but not too
much work.
1--WE need holiday in the summer
when we don't work at ALL a good rest
such as our masters have.
'And if they think so much of money
l wish l could tell them that we would
save them money if they took good care
of us.
"On, how 1 wish / could say that
check reins do hurt horse so, and
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Amusement Tax in Vogue
More Than $50 Years AGO
Declares London Writer

The entertainment tax of the pres
ent day was anticipated over $50 years
ago by the inventive genius who pro-
posed that all places Of public diver
sion, including playhouses. operas,
masquerades, Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Sad
'er's Wells and Astley's-the IA
nous resorts of the fair and fashion
able of his day-should be taxed. saws
writer in London Tit-Bits. An
other proposal was that the very
statues in the garden-and the lakes
ana the groves. the grottoes and the
temples of those days, were thick set
with statues of heather gods and
godheSSes-ShOuld have a price put
on their heads. Time was when taxes
were put on the watches attached to
the seals that dangled from the fohs
or the beaux or hung on the girdles
that encircled the waists of the bellies.
Those who owned clocks were also re-
garded as fit subjects for special taxa
ton.
The "guinea-pig" tax-the tax a
householder had to pay for every per-
son in his household who wore a pig
tail and covered his hair with powder
had it's day and passed away. So,
too, had tax on soap-the impost
that gave Lord North his nickname of
"Old SOapsudS'-and Il tax on salt.
Gloves and mittens were once taxed,
and so also We're scores of other arti-
Giles and the shops in which they were
sold
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Preventive Measures Save
Loss of Money and Health

Loss of time, money and health
often can be prevented by the use of
some simple, inexpensive preventive
measure, says Thrift magazine. At
all times, especially during these days
of influenza, you should never allow
yourself to remain in rundown phys
ical condition. If attacked by dis
ease while your resistance is low you
may pay for it with long illness
or possibly with life itself. Most peo-
pie think doctors only use is to be
sent for in case of emergency, like ii
fireman, and be brought running with
his pillbOx in hand just in the nick
Of time
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01

The cold language of the official
records cannot conceal the thrill
t.ot is to be found IN every line of
each Of the little stories that appear
Jg7om. These stories describe IN
plain, ma'ter-of-fact language feats
of the most unusual heroism per-
formed By members of the Ameri-
can array IN France. They are the
most notable of thousands of cases
Of exceptional bravery for phich the
Distinguished Service Cross mas
awdrdea on recommendation of Gen
eral Persh!ng.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
ANIELLO SPAMANATO,
Private, Company L, 357th Infantry.

Private Spamanato was decorated
for conspicuous galantry in action
near MOntfaucon. France, October %
1918. Private Spamanato was on pa.
troll with three other soldiers when
they We're fired upon by a hostile ma.
chine gun fifty yards in advance of the
line. After several hand grenades had
been thrown at the machine gun nest.
one of the crew was seen crawling
away. Private Spamarato killed this
man with his rifle and then rushed the
nest alone. capturing the gun and the
three surviving members of the crew,
two others having been killed by the
grenades. Private Spamanato's wife
lives in Semitic province, Caserte
Italy.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
JOHN c. LATHAM,

Sergeant, N. G. Co., 10Th Infantry.
Sergt. Latham was decorated for
conspicuous gallantry in action near
lie Catelet, France, September %, 1918.
Becoming separated from their pla-
toon by smoke barrage, Sergt. La
than, Sergt. ALAN L. Eggers and Corp.
Thomas f. O'Sl6k took cover in a shell
hole we'll within the enemy's lines.
Upon hearing a call for help from an
American tank, which had become dis
abled thirty yards froA them, these
three soldiers left their shelter and
started toward the tank under heavy
fire from German machine guns and
trench mortars. In crossing the fire.
swept area, Corp. O'Shea was MORALLY
wounded, but his companions, unde-
tered, proceeded to the tank, rescued
wounded officer and assisted two
wounded soldiers to cover in the sap
of nearby trench. Sergt. Latham
and Sergt Eggers then returned to
The tank in the face of the violent fire,
dismounted a HotchlliSs gun and took
it back to where the wounded men
were, keeping off the enemy all day by
effective use of the gun, and later
bringing it, with the wounded men,
back to our lines, under cover of dark
ness. His home address is Knots
n, Windermere, Westmorelanu.
e]and
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
FREDERICK M. LINTON.
First Lieutenant, 104th Infantr,


Conspicuous gallantry in actiSn near
Marcheville, France. September 25 and
70, won the Distinguished Service
Cross for Lieutenant Linton. He vol.
unteered and carried message from
his line to the resr at time when
heavy barrage End terrific machine
gun fire of the enemy had made ac.
cess almost impossible. When return.
ing he brought up with him a pla.
toon Of re-enforcefnerts and led them
thr"lgh the bombarded area. Know.
ing that the town Of Marcheville was
in the hands of the enemy, he unhesi.
tatingly assumed the command of n
patrol, and led it in counter-attack
against the town. recapturing it, and
after being wounded retained control
and held his ground until his platoon
was rescued under cover of darkness.
1t was while defending his position
that he received second ana fatal
wound.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Finger-Print Love Note Is
LateSt-and Means Business

Wisconsin finger-print expert, who
has aided the police many times on
difficult cases, is out with letter. ex-
planning how girls can make sure that
their young men mean business. "If
I were a girl" explains the expert,
land fellow wrote to me without
signing his finger print to the letter.
I'd have nothing to do with him. It's
only trifler who would sign his name
That don't prove anything at all. But
If Il man declares his love over a fin
ger-print, you can bank on it he means
business"
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01

tured the gun and five Of the enemy
ana shot down the sixth, who endeav-
ored to escape. BY this gallant act
Corp. Weeks prevented the enemy
from enfiladiAg our position and there
ny saved the lives of many of his
comrades. In a later advance while
leading his men in an attack upon an
enemy machine gun nest, Corp. Weeks
was Killed. His home was at Col
Teton, s. C.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
GRANNIS |. SYVERSON,
Private, Company c, Sixth Machine
Gun Battalion, u. S. M. c.

Private, Company c, Sixth Machine
Gun Battalion, U. S. M. c.
Private Syverson was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross for eA-
traordinary heroism in action near st.
Etienne, France, October 3, 1918. When
our advance infantry was forced to
withdraw, Private SyversOn's machine
gun crew refused to withdraw, but
calmly set up their machine gun. The
gun was upset by a bursting hand
grenade, which also injured two mem
bers of the squad. Despite these in
juries they Immediately reset the gun
and opened fire on the advancing Ger
mans when twenty feet distant, caus-
ing the Germans to break and retreat
in disorder. Private Syverson's home
address is 1903 Sullivan street, Seat
tie, Wash.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
HENRY S. BOGAN,
Sergeant, 18th Co., Sixth Regiment
u. S. M. C.,

For extraordinary heroism in actor
near Blanc Mont. France. October 3
1918, Sergt. Began was awarded ,
Bar, to be worn with the Distinguished
Service Cross that had previously beer
awarded to him. During the attack
on Blanc Mont, Sergt. Began, with
out aid, captured three machine CUR
nests, and after being wounded took
thirty prisoners. He himself escort
ed these prisoners to the rear rather
than have the line weakened by tax
ing men for this duty. His home is
with his mother, Mrs. Sallie Began
Franklin, Ky.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
Honeybee as Fertilizing
Agent During Fruit Bloom

The value of the honeybee as fer
tilizing agent during fruit bloom, and
the dependence Of apple growers es-
pecially upon the activities of 1.-THE
busy bee" are facts which are not
well enough known. The work Of
the experiment stations in all parts
of the country is proving beyond doubt
that fruit culture and bee culture are
mutually interdependent upon each
other for the best results.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
WILLIS p. SNYDER,
Private, Company D, 15oth M. 6.

TT'Vdte, company y, 7oUth M. q. B.
Private Snyder won the Distin
guished Service Cross for conspicuous
bravery in action near Reims, France,
July Is, 1918. After all the other
members of his detachment had be-
come casualties while defending a po-
sition in front Of an infantry COM
pany, Private Snyder continued to OPP
crate machine gun alone against an
attacking party of Prussian Guards,
and succeeded in driving them off.
He then returned to our lines, attempt
ing to carry back his wounded COM
rade with him. until he was himself
wounded. Private Snyder's home is
with his mother, Mrs. Kate Snyder
1897 Cotton street. Reading, Pa.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
WILLIAM SAWELSON,
Serueant, Company M, 312th Infantry

Sergt Sawelson, whose home was
at Harrison, N. j., was killed while
seeking to aid a wounded cOmrade at
Gram-Pre, France, October 26, 1918
He was awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross. Hearing a wounded
man in shell hole soGle distance
away calling for water. Sergt. Sawel.
son, upon his own initiative, left shell
ter and crawled through heavy ma.
chine gun fire to where the man lay,
giving him what water he had in his
cGhteen. He then went back to his
own shell hole. obtained more water
and was returning to the wounded
man, when he was killed by ma
chine gun bullet.
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JAMES EARNEST KARNES,

Sergeant, Company D, 117th Infantry.
Sergt Karnes, whose home is with
his mother. Mrs. Emily Karnes, 25O1
North Broadway, Knoxville, Tenn,
was decorated for extraordinary hero
ism in action near EStrees, France,
October s, 1918. During an advance,
Sergt. Karnes' company was held up
by a machine gun, which was enfilad-
ing the lines. Accompanied by an
other member of his company, he ad-
vanced against this position and sue
ceded in reducing the nest by killing
three and capturing seven Of the enemy
and their guns.
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YOUMAN z. WEEKS,

Corporal, Company r, 18th Infantry.
Corp. Weeks was decorated for ex-
&Iaordirary heroism in action near Bel
lNGurt, France, September so and DC
tober 8, 1918. Corp. Weeks, on the
morning of September 80, when two
enemy machine guns were making a
part of the line untenable, advanced
across open ground upon one Of these
guns, rushed the position alone, cap
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-01
HENRY w. PHlLBLAD,
Corporal, 18th Co., 9th Regiment, U.
S. M, C.

Corporal Philblad (deceased) was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry in
action at Blanc Mont, France. October
3. 1918. Corporal Philblad advanced
alone on two machine gun nests, which
he captured, killing several of the
crew with his pistol. Two hours later
he again went forward with two other
soldiers and was attacking another
machine gun nest when he was killed
by shrapnel. His home was in Knox
vile, Ill.
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JOHN II. PRUITT,
Corporal, 18th Company, 9Th Regi.
ment, u. S. M. c.

Corp. Pruitt, whose home was with
his mother, Mrs. Belle Pruitt, Ray,
Ariz., was decorated for conspicuous
gallantry in action with the enemy at
Blanc Mont Ridge. France. October 3,
1918. Corp. Pruitt, single handed, at
tackled two machine guns, capturing
them and killing two of the enemy.
He then captured forty prisoners in
a dugout near by. This gallant soldier
was killed soon afterward by shell fire
while he was sniping the enemy.
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HERE AND THERE

Some persons idea of fOOling
away their time Is to attempt to
write poetry.
Make the best of your sur
roundings. The duck pond is an
ocean to the tadpOle.
A credulOuS woman is one
who believes dentist when he
promises not to hurt her.
It matters little II you are ig-
norant, for you will meet people
daily who know it all.