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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
HUNS HAVE NO STANDARD
FOR ARMY DIVISIONS

COBLENZ, May 81. Correspondence
Of the Associated Press)-There Is no
longer any set standard for the strength
Of a division in the German army, say
American experts, This is regarded as
important In view Of the fact that dele
gates at the peace conference not long
ago suggested that the German army BE-
limited to six divisions, At the beginning
Of the war a German division comprised
about 16, 900 men. In the latter part OF
the war the divisions consisted OF three
infantry and one artillery regiments,
with pioneers, signalmen and various
other technical troops numbering APP
p~roXimately 5000 men, At present, it
liz declared, no division in he German
army has 5000 men and there are prob
ably divisions with less than 1000 men,
In rehabilitation II has obviously
been the policy to make the regiment
the prime unit, but to retain IN exist
ence all divisional stats of divisions
which existed In July. 1914, 1t Is prob
able, according TO the experts with the
American army Of occupation, that
there still exist in the German army
100 or moro divisional staffs in more or
less skeleton forms, These divisions are
"~demoholi2ed" but not dissolved. APP
parently It has been the purpose to re-
| tain n considerable number of stats in
skeleton form until the future OF the
German army Is definitely decided by
the national assembly In Weimar.
Taking these facts into consideration.
tho American officers who have made a
careful daily study OF the rehabilitation
OF the German army Ms well as all other
activities Of the enemy troops say that
the term division In connection with
the present German rmy has no stand
ard meaning. In connection with tho
future arm of Germany the Americans
assert that the term division requires q
defining clause such as a division or
prewar establishment" or n division
on establishment basis existing Nov. IL.
L 1n1Q
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
PEACE WITHOUT LEAGUE
IS FAILURE, SAYS PAPER

LONDON, May SIN the last
phase OF the Paris congress the issue
OF whether the adoption Of a league OF
nations shall he definitely incorporated
IN the preliminary peace. the Observer
remarks:
President Wilson's stand for that
method Is one Of the strongest things
in his career" SAYS this weekly. His
attitude is fun Of moral shrewduess.
II he is 10 give some OF the allies what
they most want-Ameriea's signature
to a guaranteed peace-the allies must
give him what he most wants-the
league and the main articles In its
covenant.
There is no question that he is right.
No league-no peace for long. without
some new principle OF association be-
tween peoples the settlement as usually
projected would not last five years. II
becomes more and more evident, in our
Judgment, that President Wilson speaks
ior an increasing majority OF the Amer
lean people.
Much mischief and futility would
nave been saved had 1t been plainly
realized months ago by the allies. with
out exception, that either Europe must
go thoroughly with the United States
into a new nlan for a better ordering
and maintenance of peace in the whole
world or the United States win wash
its hands OF Europe. And that would
mean return, sooner or later, Of German
ne. nog" on the continent.
The instant question for the asso-
% "ts Is To make up their minds
about what to do with Germany. As
surely as arrogant spoliation by Ger
many In 1871 was punished in 1919 so
surely will abuse OF victory recoil at
some future day upon the head OF
France,
No political lunatic is now so dis
tempered as to suppose that Germany
can pay the whole cost Of the war or
for that purpose a be kept in a state
OF tribute and serfdom for so or 100
years"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
IS ENEMY
OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

PHILADELPHIA, May 3t.-That the
airplane in its quick flight to CONNER
cial uses Ia now recognized rs a men
ace to game and game birds Is the be-
lief OF Peter p, Carney, editor Of the
National Sports Syndicate.
Mr., Carney is OF the opinion that tho
bill In the New Jersey general assem-
bly, backed by the New Jersey fish and
gamo conservation league, which pro
hihits hunting with or from a flying
machine" should meet the approval Of
the legislators, as 1t does OF all sports
men,
MIR, Carney says; THE introduction
Of this bill certainly Is taking time by
the forcloCk, although the story Is on
record of Latham, one OF the pioneer
flyers who lost his life crossing the
English channel. shooting ducks from
his air ship.
Unrestricted shooting Of wild fowl
from alrplanes would cause n serious
depletion, II not absolute determination,
of many game birds. whereas the ten
deuCy Of hunting legislation for years
has been toward the protection and
propagation Of game,
Moreover. without restriction the
hunting Of wild fowl would become IA
sport in which only aviators could en-
gage, giving a comparatively few q
monopoly, as the planes would drive
the birds away from the haunts In
which tho ordinary hunter could get a
hot at them,
Tho director Of military aeronautics
United States army, has forbidden tho
use OF aIrplanes for hunting purposes
and 1t Ia more than likely that the
game commissions OF other states alonS
tho Atlantic seahOard win take actor
similar to that OF the New IcrRey fisl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
P0ILU GIVES WAR CROSS
TO PREMIER CLEMENCEAU

PARIS, May 81. Correspondence of
the Associated Press. premier Glenn
enceau vas opening his mail one morn
ming, hurriedly as is his custom, merely
glancing at some letters, making short
annotations on others, in a fair way to
dispose of his courier in the usual few
minutes. Suddenly, upon opening a
somewhat soiled and cheap envelope,
the contents fell to the floor with a
metallic sound. The premier picked
them up, read the letter slowly, then
read 1t again, and the. sat there star
ing at the paper with tears filling his
eyes in spite of his efforts to suppress
them. The letter read:
They have not given you the war
cross; here Is mine. 1t has only two
stars while you deserve two palms but
1t is the best | can OFFER; here ii is"
1t was signed: "An old poilu."
And the grand old man of France.
who with dry eyes has looked upon the
horrors of two wars, picked up the little
rusty piece of metal, the ribbon Of
which is soiled by the rain of the
trenches or despatched with the blood
of its former owner, and wept.
1t might have been given to me by
the president of the republic or by n
marshal Of France with great pomp at
the lnvalides. Coming from this hum
BILE "noilu" ! shall treasure it forever"
he said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31

coming more and more to be appre-
ciated as a valuable source of edible
oils. 1t is claimed by some to be supe-
rior to cotton seed oil.
During the fiscal year ending in June,
1914, the United States imported nearly
1000, 900 worth of peanut oil. This for
eign product, It is said, Is decidedly in
ferior in quality to the homegrown
product, Why should we go abroad for
peanut oil when we can produce a grade
of it here at home that is it's superior
A by-product OF the oil is peanut
cake which can be utilized as a feed
much the same as cotton seed cake.
Or, II farmers prefer, they can feed the
whole peanut to hogs and get good re-
suits. Hogs can be turned in to do
their own harvesting and make rapid
growth on them. A short period Of corr
feeding, however. will be necessary In
order that a good quality Of pork may
be produced.
A fact not generally known is that
peanut meal is almost as good a fer
tilizer as cotton seed meal, with the
possible exception that the potash and
p~hosphoric acid content is slightly
lower. in all other respects" says
a & Co., chemists. of Atlanta, Ga,
peanut meal is equal to cotton seed
The oil men Of the state have shown
WV Jill ~ NISy HdNc ll lIlC DEahuA
as an oil crop by shipping 30 cars col
Seed peanuts-Spanish v~ariety-into the
state. They come in sacks of 10C
pounds, which is a little more thar
three bushels, and ear be bought for
$3.50 per sack, or about $2.25 pei
bushel.
A large per cent Of the usual farm
crops has not yet been planted and
poor stand, but to bad weather, has
been the result with those already
planted, The peanut can be used as the
re-plant In the case of bad stands anc
is a good substitute for other crops
whose planting would be too late
to make profitable production. In fact
from now until June 10, is the best
some Of the eminent reasons why
farmers al well afford to plant a few
hundred pounds of peanuts this spring.
1t is earnestly suggested that farmers
!. who have not grown peanuts hereto
fore should do so In a cooperative
way as much as possible, since In this
way they will be In a position to work
together and have all the advantages
for marketing that result from such CO.
operation.
The reason for growing peanuts may
be said in a few words. They make a
good feed for live stock, a satisfactory
lard substitute for human consump-
ton in the form Of an edible oil, and
they are highly desirable as a nitro
genous fertilizer. The oil men of Ar
kansas have made a market for all of
the crop that will be produced, hence
they are very desirable at this time
for value as a ready revenue producer.
The peanut as a money crop is ahead
of cotton. 1t is not advised that pea
nuts take the place of the cotton crop,
but it certainly will not be an unwise
plan to grow a few acres of peanuts
and In this way have a Comeback
in the event Of a failure in cotton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
SODA FOUNTAIN INVADES
STREETS OF OLD LONDON

LONDON. May 3l.-The soda water
invasion In about to begin, and 1t IL
expected that n dozen or more modern
fountains soon viii be operating within
half q mile OF PiccadiIly circus, while
others will be going rull blast In the
suburbs,
This happy promise for the Amerl-
cans living here came through the eff
forts of an American manufacturer
who happened to be in London on other
business, Inquiry developed that there
were few fountains In the city, and
these We're far from modern. 80 ne
set out to sell his wares, and within n
week had sold II bin which counted
far into the thousands.
The iced drink business has suffered
a setback since tho war began. Lack
Of sugar, fruit Hyrups and milk was no
severely felt that the poor imitation
Of American sodawater did not appeal
to the Iondoner. with the installation
of new fountains and Il plentiful supply
Of fruits and milk, 1t IL believed the
drink viii become popular this sum
mpr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
EDITOR IS NOW
TRADE COMMISSIONER

WASHINGTON, May 3t.-V. A. Ger
niger, OF Chicago, editor Of the Bohe-
MA Daily Svernost, and managing
editor OF a number Of other leading Bo-
hemian papers. has been appointed
trade commissioner to the republic OF
..zecho-~ Slovakia. 1t is announced by the
bureau Of foreign and domestic com
mercc, department Of mmerce that
the new trade commissioner will study
and report on industrial and economic
conditions In that country as a basis
for the development Of close commercial
relations between the two countries
Trade Commissioner Geringer Will sal
about April 20. and in the meantime
manufacturers and exporters interested
In the commercial future OF Czecho-
Slovakia may address him at $500 South
Crawford avenue. Chicago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
PEANUT IS BEST
SUBSTITUTE CROP
FOR LOST COTTON
LegumeS Bring More Money
to Acre Than Cotton, Says
John E. Casey, Agricultural
Expert of Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 81 (Spl.)
The unusually late season and rainy
weather Of this spring will make ex-
elusive cotton growing a perilous prac-
tlce TINS year; for with late planting
of cotton are intimately associated the
serious effects of insects, especially the
boil weevil. which attack the cotton
crop. II Is now a matter of reliable in
formation from experts that early
planting of cotton is one of the most
effective remedies for correcting the
ravages OF the boil weevil. But planting
early varieties late in the spring will
not attain these results; at least, it is
not a safe plan when a crop better
adapted to late planting can easily be
substituted.
Peanut Best Hope.
The peanut is the one crop which can
at the present time be thus substituted.
And according to a report from the
bureau Of crop estimates of the United
states department of agriculture, it is
a better money crop, so far as per acre
age production is concerned. The aver
age value per acre Of cotton for 1917
and 1918 was $47.33 and that of peanuts
was S55.07. This is a difference of STA
ner acre in favor of peanuts as a money
crop. These figures overcome the OBJ
lection often raised with reference to
tenant farming. 1t is claimed that ten
ants prefer to grow cotton to most
other crops since they usually do not
stay on one farm long enough to follow
a more permanent system of farming
such as live stock growing, and on this
account grow cotton for the more ready
returns it brings.
Peanuts will do this and more. They
will enrich the soil by leaving a large
store of nitrogen which the roots gather
from the air, They produce, aside from
the pea itself, from one to two tons OF
hay to the acre valued at rs cents a
bale. This hay is almost equal in feed
ing value to the best clover hay.
Market Is Ready.
Another good reason for growing pea
nuts this year is that there will be a
ready market this fall for all the pea
nuts we can produce. The Arkansas
Crushers' association has gone on
record as saying that the cotton oil
mills of the entire state will take all
the peanuts the farmers raise this year.
The price to be paid cannot be foretold,
but for the past two years the average
selling price per bushel' was $3.50 and
the average yield per acre for the same
period was 30hs bushels. 1t can be
seen, therefore, that the gross income
from an acre of peanuts the preceding
two years. was enough to justify the
trouble. Since the oil men will handle
peanuts this year, and since last years
production Melted a reasonable return,
it certainly is not a blind proposition to
go into.
1t may be said that the peanut is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31

Friday night a large crowd gathered
at the tabernacle at the corner OF Fax
on avenue and Waldran boulevard to
hear Evangelist G. A. Klein In his
sermon on the "Crucifixion."
The large choir led the congregation
in an inspiring song service and Mr..
and Mrs. Baker sang an appropriate
duet preceding the sermon.
Saturday night the boosters chorus.
which has been carefully trained, Will
give a rogram Of one-half hour pre-
ceding the sermon. The work Of these
little folks has been greatly appreci-
ated In all the revivals held by Evan
gelist Klein and his helpers.
There will be three services at the
tabernacle Sunday. Especial attention
Is called 70 the service for men only
at 3 p. m. Boys 10 years and over are
invited to be present. The evangelist
said he wanted 1000 men and boys to
hear him Sunday afternoon. He will
speak on THE Social Evil" Special
music by the quartet has been arranged
for this service. At the same hour at
Epworth church Mrs. Baker will speak
to the women.
Services will be held every day next
week at l0:so a. m. and s p. m.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
HUSBANDS BURIAL URN
GIVEN TO RED CROSS

SPOKANE, Wash, May s1,-There
may be limits to the patriotism of
Spokane women, but II so they haven't
neen reached vet. In witness whereof
the Spokesman Review is authority
Tor the statement that the widow of a
once prominent lumberman donated 70
the salvage department. of the Red
cross the bronze urn which had CON
tanned the ashes OF her husband, The
widow, however, denies that there were
any Of the ashes remaining in the urn
when 1t was presented to the Red Cross.
II scattered them long ago" h saws
In explanation, 'and ] thought 1t was
a shame to waste so much good metal,
SO ! gave 1t to the Red Cross"
No. she has not remarked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
ENGLISH BISHOP ASKS
M%ETH0DlSTS TO- UNITE

LONDON, May 31.-DefinIte pro-
posals for a union Of the Wesleyan
Methodist church with the Church of
England are made by the Rt, Rev. DR..
Arthur f, w, Ingram. bishop of Lon
don, The bishop suggests that Anglicans
and W~esleyans should unite because,
he says, mo religious body was eve
closer to the church than tho Wes-
leyans,"
Under his plan. bishops would be
present at the ordinations Of the Wes-
ieyan Methodist church, which would
become an order within the Church
Of England, but would retain its own
practices, Wesleyan pastors would, II
they preferred, be ordained by Wes-
leyan bishops,
when the principle OF union was es-
tablished, the bishop Of London would
favor exchange Of pulpits, but he de-
clared that he would reserve judgment
on the question OF confirmation, AS he
regarded IT as an open question.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
ENGLISH MIDDLE CLASS
AGAINST BOTH ENDS

LONDON, May 81, Correspondence
Of the Associated Press, Members OF
the great middle class Of England at
last have taken steps to organize to
protect their own interests against the
agRressions OF capital on the one hand
and increasing wages Of workmen ON
the other. Leaders OF the middle class
declare that only by organization can
they escape an unfair share Of the bur
dens of life.
English people Of education and mod
crate incomes have felt for some time
that they were being ground between
tho upper and neither millstones Operat-
ing in the social mill. Profits Of capt.
tallsts from war contracts have in
creased and the wages of workmen
steadily advanced. But nobody had TO
have the services OF the professional
man, the small business man nor the
sChoolmaster.
They felt that they simply made up
n large part Of the population whose
public duty, It seemed, was to meet
constantly increasing costs of living and
tax rates without any corresponding IN
crease In income. 1t was not until now
that they summoned sufficient COURAGE
to give their protests weight by event
ually have TO reckon,
A preliminary meeting was held un-
der the craftsmanship Of Mai, J, r
I lNNN lllhi 1N'N llhlr IlNlhpNi VI Ihi NV
ment. 1t was decided to call the organ
ization the Middle Class Union
Among the purposes Of the union are;
"To remove undue burdens upon the
middle class, including the cost OF
living.
ITO protect the middle class againsI
bureaucratic and Industrial tyranny.
ITO combine for common protector
| OF those members Of the communit,
who nave no organization to Safeguard
their interests."
Letters appearing In support Of tn
union show that many army officer
and other soldiers are deeply interested
in the movement. One soldier wrote;
Unless we of the middle classes or
| gani2e and combine to thwart and de-
stroy the anarchical aggressiona Of Ger,
tain communities In the Industrial w0rlC
we will sooner or later be Bolshevikec
| out OF existence
How the Middle Glass union will be
received in the political field by, the cap
italists and the trade unions which now
monoDolize 1t, remains to be seen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
SL0VAC Y. M. @, A.

EKATERINBURG, Russia, May al
Two successful American Young Mems
Christian Association clubs, accommo-
dating 5000 Russian ana Czecho- Slovak
troops, are In operation at Ekaterin-
burg, and are proving exceedingly pop
ular They are in charge of Harold
Alpin, formerly OF Boston, and A. f.
Alexander, of Chicago. The clubs are
provided with library and reading
rooms, moving picture shows and can
teens and are making the United States
and the American people very popular
among tina soldiers and civilians,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
PALESTINE DEMANDED AS
NATIONAL JEWISH HOME

NEW. YORK, May 81. (spl)-Two
hundred and nine leaders Of every walk
OF life in England have Joined in a petit
uon to the peace conference that it
make such provisions regarding Pales-
tlne as shaH secure to the Jewish peo-
pie the fullest rights and the opportu-
nlty to reconstitute Palestine as its
national home" Among the distin-
guished signatories are Sir oliver Lodge,
Field Marshal Wood, Lord Hugh Cecil,
Earl Brownlow, Neville Chamberlain,
bal Game, the bishop OF London, the
Catholic archbishop Of Liverpool, Sir
Conan Doyle, Editor Steed Of the Lon
don Times, Prof. Gardner, editor Of the
London Daily News, and Gilbert X.
The Zionist Organization OF America
already tabulated 512, 900 signatures
lating.
Although only Jews are being asked
q sign this petition, several thousand
CHRISTIAN signatures. including the en-
IRE membership of a large number of
churches. have been received.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
LACK OF DRESS JEWELS
MARKS LONDON SHOWS

LONDON, May 31.-A characteristic
Of the opera season IL the almost entire
absence Of what may be termed dress
Jewels" usually worn by the women.
On tho opening night the queen of Ru-
mania wore an imposing diamond coro-
net, but she is a queen. Other women,
tho women who before the war would
have glittered with diamonds at Covent
Garden, are going to Drury Lane with
wreaths of flowers or leaves In their
hair, and only n string or two OF pearls
to remind the world they still have
jewel cases.
The dearth OF Jewels, however, does
not prevent a dazzling spectacle. SO
many OF the dresses are composed OF
cleaning gold or silver tissues. of gilt
tering brocades, OF scquins and dia-
mantle and metallic fringes. The less
there Is Of them the more costly they
are as a rule. Feather fans, high priced
ones, are immensely popular again,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
HUNDREDS OF MISSING
ARE TURNING UP DAILY

WASHINGTON, May 31.-From out
Of the Port Of Missing Men" hundreds
Of fighters believed lost by their fam
lilies are coming back to make the home
circle complete INC again.
In 80 newspapers published at de
barkation and reconstruction hospitals
for the benefit Of returning soldiers,
there is printed in every issue a col
umn Of inquiries from relatives, which
Ia known as the Port Of Missing Men, 81
because 1t deals with those whom the
currents Of war carried beyond the
reach Of family and friends, More than
10000 such inquiries have been received,
The column Ia scanned daily by thou
sands Of readers, eager to give the lat
est knowledge OF missing comrades. The
Port of Missing Men" column Is open
to relatives without charge for inquiries.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
CANADIAN LAD JOINS
MARINES NEAR C0BLENZ

COBLENZ, May 3l,-Maurice Bailly,
l6 years old, Of Quebec. arrived In
Cobleuz recently from France to "tbin'
the United States marine Rhine river
police patrol, Until recently Maurice
had been with the 26th division as a
mascot. Young Bailly wears two SER
vice stripes and one wound stripe and
says he was gassed three times In the
engagements of the z6th.
In 1917 Maurice left home with his
father. Victor Bailly, the two going to
New York, where the elder Bailly. who
was born in keene, N, II. became a
member OF the 42d division, Soon af-
terward the father and son were sep
arated and never saw zach other again.
Recently the hoy received news that
his father had been killed last summer
while fighting IN the Marine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
LAB0RING WOMEN ASK
FOR SHORTER HOURS

WAKEFIELD, Eng, May 3i,-The
women's section of the labor party in
Wakefield, Normanton and Rothwell.
nave adopted a resolution declaring that
no government scheme Of reconstruc-
ton would be acceptable to the women
unless 1t recognized the need of light
enlng the hours of work for women in
their homes.
DR.. Marion Phillips declared Ehat the
government should insist that the hours
OF -earners should be r%earranged
to conform to normal family life. She
except for the maintenance of the pub
lie services,