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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
CHAPTER &XIV

The progress of our preparation at
home at this time December, 1910
was far from being satisfactory. as
tests of newly arrived troops showed
their instruction was not up to our
standards in France.
1t was evident that my recommends
tons were being disregarded. This
faulty training at home threw an
extra burden upon US of training Off
GERS and men after their arrival.
had urged that we should follow
our own conception of training, en-
phasizing the rifle and bayonet as the
supreme weapons Of the infantry SOL
der. and insisted upon training for
open warfare.
The training of officers for the gen.
eral staff, which also necessarily had
to be undertaken in France, was well
under way at the general staff school,
at Langres, forty miles south of Chau-
mont, under the able direction of Ma
jor General McAndrew. The three
months course of instruction was
based upon our staff organization and
was conducted by our own instructors.
with two or three French and an
equal number of British officers to as
sist as lecturers. The difficulty was
the scarcity of officers available for
detail as students.
We were confronted with the task of
building up an army of millions that
would require as many trained staff
officers as we had officers in the whole
regular army at the beginning of the
war. To meet this urgent demand
Washington was asked to send over
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Dairy Calves Will Wear
MuZZles to Avoid ScOurS

Piecing between meals is taboo for
the calves in the Cornell university
dairy herd. There, the young calf is
muzzled for the hrst three or four
weeks and it eats only at the regular
feeding time, reports Charles 81. Craw-
ford of the New York State College
Of Agriculture.
Colon bacteria, which causes most
cases of calf scours, are present in
dust, hay, straw, and grain. The muz-
zles prevent the calf from munching
these coarse materials, in which dam
ger may seem Insignificant, and which
sometimes start stomach pains or 9th
er slight irritation. Such an irritation,
aggravated by material hard to digest,
together with the millions Of bacteria,
works to cause calf scours, he ex-
plains.
Since adopting the muzzling method
three years ago, little difficulty has
been experienced with calf scours. A
large breeding establishment in New
York state at that time was losing
most Of the calves with scours and
related complications. After adopting
muzzles they have lost but few calves.
Where little or no trouble is eXpe-
rienced, Mr.. Crawford says, such a
strict system of management is un-
warranted. But where valuable stock
is grown, and diseases make losses,
the system deserves a trial and it is
good economy to observe every detail.
A strict sanitation program outlined
by DR.. D. 81. Udall of the New State
College of Veterinary Medicine Is
available on request to the depart
ment of animal husbandy at Cornell
university.
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Timely Suggestion for
Obtaining Quality Milk

Bulletin 107 of the agricultural ex-
tension service of the Ohio State uni
versity very thoroughly discusses the
subject of producing good milk. The
outline suggested for washing and
sterilizing milk utensils is briefly list
ed below:
1. Rinse with clean, cold water i'm
mediately after the utensil is used.
This rinsing removes a large amount
of the milk before it dries.
2. Wash in hot water containing a
dairy washing powder. Use brush,
and not a cloth.
8. Rinse with clean, hot water.
4. Sterilize with steam, boiling wa
ter, or a hypochlorite solution.
Copies of Bulletin 107 may be OBJ
tanned by writing the Ohio State uni
versity. Columbus, Ohio.
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Nee "
DAIRI
CHEAP SOURCE OF
FEEDS FOR DAIRY
Good Pasture and Liberal
Supply of Legume.

Good pasture and plentiful supply
of legume hay are the two cheapest
sources of dairy feeds, especially when
these are economically produced.
Records kept on four herds OF 123
cows in Guilford and Forsyth coun-
ties show the average monthly feed
cost COW during the six non-pasture
months to be $12.21," says John A.
Arey, dairy extension specialist at the
North Carolina state college. Dur
ing the six pasture months, this aver
age feed cost for each COW was only
$500 The difference of $7.19 was q
saving due to pasture"
But, Mr.. Arey also says more milk
was produced during the pasture sea-
son than during the non-pasture sea-
son. The value of the extra milk was
Sill COW per month. The total In
crease in the income from the 123
cows during the pasture season was
$6,724. This money, says the dairy
man, represents the savings In the
feed bill made possible by the use OF
pasture together with the small in
crease in income from the extra milk
produced.
The area grazed by each COW &C
cording to the records was approx
mately one and one-fourth acres. The
seasonal return per acre, therefore.
was $44 reckoning the milk sold at
80 cents a gallon.
Mr.. Arey says the United States
bureau of dairying has conducted GER
tain tests showing that milk may be
produced economically on pasture and
good roughage alone. The rOughage
used in the tests, however, was good
alfalfa hay and corn silage. An aver
age production of 13,056S pounds OF
milk and 461.S pounds Of butter fat
was secured from the ten cows used.
Many North Carolina dairymen will
be skeptical of these results, Re says,
because grain is fed literally in this
state and hay very sparingly because
so little is grown. The absence of pas
ture and homegrown legume hay is a
handicap to successful dairy farming
in North Carolina, Mr.. Arey believes.
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In view of the numerous suggestions
that had come to me regarding vari-
Gus plans for training our troops with
the French and British:
"Both English and French are press
ing upon the President their desires to
have your forces amalgamated with
theirs by regiments and companies, and
both express the belief In impending
heavy drive by Germans somewhere
along the lines of the western froIt.
We do not desire loss of identity of
our troops. but regard that as second.
airy to the meeting of any critical stu
alton by the most helpful use possible
of the troops at your command The
difficulty of course is to determine
where the drive or drives of the enc
my will take place; and in advance OF
some knowledge on that question any
redistribution of your forces would be
difficult.
1.-THE President. however, desires
you to have full authority to use the
forces at your command as you deem
wise In connection with the French
and British commanders In chief. II
is suggested for your consideration
that possibly places might be selected
for your forces nearer the junction of
the British and French lines. which
would enable you to throw strength In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
FELLOWS
SYRUP
Achievement Is Easiest
In Field of Education

Among all the callings and profess
sions available to young men. teach
ing offers the shortest and easiest
road to a place at the top of the lad
der, according to computations made
from a study of "Who's Who" by
Freling Foster.
"My purpose was to find an index
to the opportunities for real achieve
ment existing in different kinds Of
work." he explains in Golfers Week
ly. Therefore l tabulated the vary
ing number of years that elapse be-
tween graduation and inclusion in
Who's Who. for the various recog-
nized occupational classes"
His final figures show that educa-
tors require an average of eighteen
years to be recognized. The similar
period for scientists is twenty years,
writer's twenty-five years. editors
twenty-four years. physicians and
surgeons twenty-five years. artists
twenty-six years, lawyers thirty
years, and business men thirty-one
years.
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Odd Forms of Currency
Used During World War

Many curious expedients were re.
sorted to during the World war il
order to prevent people of some war.
ring nations from resorting to indi.
vidual barter. The baser metals
were used sometimes in place OF
gold and silver, often being gilded
in order to carry out better the illu.
sion of value. Printed wood was
employed in Germany and Austria
also compressed pulp. Silk. linen
and velvet were among some of the
novelty fabrics used. Stamped leath.
er was used, and postage stamps
were encased in transparent cases
and circulated as currency.
For small change, shoe nails were
sometimes used as makeshift money
these being issued by local post of.
fees here and there in some Euro.
pean countries.
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whichever direction seemed most
necessary.
This suggestion is not, however,
pressed beyond whatever merit it has
in your judgment, the Presidents sole
purpose being to acquaint you with
the representations made here and to
authorize you to act with entire free
dom to accomplish the main purposes
in mind. 1t is hoped that complete
unity and coordination of action can
be secured in this matter by any con.
ferences you may have with French
and British commanders and line of
action that may be agreed upon"
French Show Dissemination.
The following cable also was re-
ceived from Washington. which showed
the determination of the French to
carry their point:
1.-THE French ambassador called on
the secretary of war today and read
him dispatch from NJ Clemenceau to
the effect that General Pershing and
General Petain had conferred as to
the wisdom of seasoning American
troops by attaching their regimental
units to the French division before
committing a part Of the line to an
American division made up of troops
not accustomed to actual front con-
ditions.
IN. Clemenceau's cablegram stated
that General Pershing had reported
himself and General Petain in substan,
tial agreement after conference on the
subject, but General Petain conveyed
to M. Clemenceau the opposite opin-
ion. Apparently some misunderstood
ing has arisen which the secretary Of
war will be glad to have General
Pershing endeavor to clear up by
placing himself in communication with
Nj. Clemenceau and reporting the re-
suit of the interview.
1.-THE French urge action as outlined
above as being safer for American
troops than it would be to give them
at once an independent place in the
line, and urge very strongly that the
secretary of war here accept their
view and commend it to you. This the
secretary of war is not willing to do,
desiring to leave the matter wholly
within your discretion after full con-
sideration of the important elements
of the matter"
The following extract from my cable
of January s conveys the main points
of my reply:
". The French have not been
entirely frank, as unofficial informa-
ton indicates they 'eally want to
incorporate our regiments into their
divisions for such service in the
trenches as they desire. AS to our in
struction. certain amount of work
with French troops is beneficial. and
this we are having and expect to
have Have expressed a willing
ness to aid in any way in an emer-
gency, but do not think good reason
exists for US to break up our divisions
and scatter regiments for service
among French and British, especially
under the guise of instruction"
tTO BE CONTINUED,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Harmful Bacteria

A large number of different species
of bacteria find their way into milk
from various sources. The most COM
mon species in milk, however, are
the Tactic acid bacteria, all of which
act upon the milk sugar. changing ii
to Tactic acid. When enough Tactic
acid has been formed in a given guam
tity Of milk. the latter curdles. When
milk curdles, its casein has been rem
dered insoluble by the Tactic acid, and
therefore, separates out from the
water
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in advance small percentage of Off
GERS from each division for instruc-
ton, but only a few ever came.
My diary notes the following:
Chaumont, Wednesday, Jan. 2,
191S.-Both French and British
pressing US for amalgamation.
Went to Marshal Haig's head
panied by Colonel Wagstaff, and
spent the night. Motored through
heavy snowdrifts out from Etaples;
gangs of conscientious DIRECTORS
opening up roads. Discussed with
Sir Douglas possible shipment by
and training Of American troops
with British.
Visited king and queen of Bel
GUM and their army at Adenkirke
on Saturday.
AS we have seen, there had been
some talk of the British providing
shipping to bring over American troops
for training behind their lines. Dur
ing the evening spent with Sir Doug
las Haig, as noted in the diary, he pre-
sented his plans for training our
troops. His idea was to place the bat
talions as they arrived, one to the bril-
gade, in selected British divisions.
preferably those serving on the south
ern part of their front. and then
gradually to increase the number of
battalions until the division should be-
come wholly American.
Hoping to commit the British def
nitely on the question of tonnage,
which up to. that time we had not
succeeded in doing. did not offer seri-
Gus objection to the plan and even
approved some of the features. espe-
cially those pertaining TO the earlier
part of the proposed training, and for
the moment the question was left open
for further conference.
Causes King to Wait.
l left British headquarters the next
morning en- route to the Belgian front
to pay my respects to the king and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
New Uses for Mercury
Worlds Pressing Need

There is good. big reward for
anyone who will think up some new
uses for mercury. During the World
war the production of mercury was
speeded up to the limit and ut that
there was not enough to answer the
demands. Since that time mercury
has been manufactured and has ac-
cumulated until there is a surfeit
and some new uses must be found
for it. 1t is stated that the surplus
amounts to 5000 TASKS year, and
as each flask contains about IS
pounds. this means a total of about
100 tons. A very attractive prize,
amounting to $4,000. mas been Of
fered by the French bureau de rep
aration for suggestions for new uses
for mercury, but the ideas submit
ted must be new.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Facts Nobody Knows

Among facts nobody knows" as
sembled from all parts Of the world
weekly by Golfers, the following
get first place for the month:
Radium is the costliest thing in
the world, because only one gram
can be extracted from 100000
grams of rare ore.
The only woman who sits on a
state Supreme court bench today is
Judge Florence e. Allen of Ohio.
Uncle Sam now has 100000 fin
gerprint cards on file with the De-
partment of Justice in Washington.
The shortest people on earth are
the African "negrillos," who average
n pounds in weight and Az feet in
height.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Wealth Awaits Salvage
bv Treasure Hunters

The value Of the eight thousand
vessels sunk during the World war
is estimated at six thousand million
pounds, a sum calculated to stir all
the resources of adventure ancient
or modern. The recovery of all this
treasure Is open to anybody who can
provide the means and the enter
prise. With the progress of under
water science. it is not stretching
probability too far to anticipate
that very real industry will one
day start in the form Of treasure
hunting under the sea.
Among the principal wrecks that
await the diver are those of Will
helm der Zweiter wrecked off the
coast of Africa. with 3,700 bars of
silver. the Florencian in the bay of
Tobermory, with bullion valued at
f3,O00,000. the Lizard. sunk near
Cornwall, with cargo of gold val
ued at f14,OO0,OOO, the Thunderbolt,
with f4.4O0.OO0. the Honcoop. with
2.200 tons of copper, off the coast Of
Africa, the San Pedro. in Margerita
channel, off Central America. with a
cargo Of golden images and precious
stones valued at f6.000.O00. the Mer-
ida, off the Virginia coast, with prec-
ious metals valued at 100000. and
the Lusitania. off the South Cork
coast, which is reputed to contain
close on three million pounds worth
of gold and valuables. There is also,
among many others, the Arabic with
treasure of about f1,O00 ,00O.-Mont-
real Family Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Money in Old Autographs

Valuable autographs occuI in the
most unexpected places. and it pays
to keep ones eyes open. Recently
an invalid, going through an old vol
ume, found letter bearing the sig
natures Of number of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence.
This letter also brought independ-
ence to its finder, as he sold it for
the tidy sum of S51, 000.-St. Nicho-
las Magazine.
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w. N. u, Minneapolis, No. 24--1931.
The Cost

Senator La Toilette was talking
in Madison about the Snia Viscosa
scandals in France.
"You find dishonesty all over the
world" he said. "And when it's rich
mems dishonesty, as in this Snia
Viscosa case, everybody is apt to
get off lightly.
"a millionaire, one of those mail
order-hoax millionaireS, motored q
friend out into the country to see
his new home.
''The friend stared at the vast
gray pile in wonder. Then he said:
".Holy smoke. Bill, what did this
cost you?
"'SiX months in ALL said the mil
lionaire. "-Springfeld Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

OF certain varieties of palm to the con-
sistency of powdered glass. A small
quantity of this powder they invari-
ably carry with them, just as an
American gunman carries "gat." and
when they encounter anyone against
whom they hold grudge they blow it
in his face. The sharp particles. being
inhaled. quickly affect the lungs and
death almost invariably ensues. the
victim usually dying in intense agony.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Uses Own Judgment

In order to determine what price
can be paid for feed and which feed
will be the cheapest to buy, the dairy
man must appreciate what type of
feeds he has on hand and what type
of feeds he needs to balance them.
Feeds should be purchased not by the
price per ton but by the price per
pound of the neces sary digestible feed
elements. Unfortunately the feed
store man merely tells US the price per
ton or per bushel and the dairymaD
must use his judgment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Higher Education

Why should the energetic and am
bilious boy or girl stay at home, out
of job. and not take the highroad to
fortune? He or she may now take a
home correspondence course in uni
versity on janitor service or beekeep-
ing.-Columbia State.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Speedy Pigeon Honored

AS mark of honor the pigeon
which won the race of the $50 miles
from Harwich. England, to Vienna,
Austria, was given a special cage
framed by fir tree branches at the
recent pigeon exhibition at Dreher
park, Vienna. The bird also made
world speed record. Six other pi-
geons took part in the race. The
sport of carrier pigeons is again
coming into vogue i'm Austria.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
All Their Fault

Prospective EmplOyer-Why did
you leave your last post?
Chauffeur-My guv'nor and his
wife fell out, sir.
But why leave for that?"
swell, if you must know, sir, they
fell out of the car STRAY Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Lipstick

Lipsticks for men are announced.
Wouldn't that bring the blush to the
manly cheek! With women acquir-
ing all our other appurtenances, they
must not expect us to be idle. But
we draw the line on dresses-except
In lodges.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Moving Cityward

In 1900 there were only six citiea
in the United States with popula-
tons of more than 5000. and only
4 per cent of the population resided
in them. Today one-tenth of the
total population resides in the three
cities of New York. Chicago and
Philadelphia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

and everybody in America admires
you" l explained to him that our con-
gressmen were more or less privileged
characters at home and that they only
meant to be friendly. AS matter of
fact, l think their familiarity did not
offend him at all.
During my brief visit l was particu-
larly impressed by the extreme SIM
plicity Of the home life Of the king
and queen,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
lnconsisfent

my husband has no sense of hu-
mort" she exclaimed.
What makes you think SOP"
HE says the prices l pay for
clothes are ridiculous and then re.
fuses to laugh!'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
A Sucker

"Papa, 1 want you to understand
that George is a perfect young man.
He has no shortcomings"
II can well believe he has no
shortcomings. That is apparent by
lis long visit."-Vancouyer Province.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
A Young Webster

"What is ignorancer" asked John
ly's teacher.
''It's when you don't know some
thing, and somebody finds it out,
came the immediate reply.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
CHAPTER XIV

Returning to my headquarters at
Chaumont December 81, 1917, was
not surprised to receive the following
cable from Secretary of War Baker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Ha. Been Known 70 Hammer

Tonks-It's not the cost of the car
hat worries the average motorist.
It's the upkeep.
Banks-And sometimes the turn
over.-Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
No Telling

Another thing: you never can tell
how much the average man can re-
member until he is called as a wit
ness.-Winchester Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19

If bright woman with three chill
dren would keep diary about them,
it would be fascinating reading 80
years after.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-19
Old Too Soon

PITY the poor men and women who always
feel tired and sluggish-who grow old too
soon-never knowing the real thrill of
complete health and vitality.
Recapture that old time zest in life. that
keen appetite, stamina. and sweet sleep at
night. Take Fellows Syrup. the wonderful
tonic for weakness, NERVES" and run
down" conditions. 1t replenishes the sys-
tenn with the valuable elements demanded
by Nature. 1t aids you to regain youthful
energy and vitality and-doubles your
pep"
These benefits. and awakened interest
in living, are quickly evident after the
first few doses. Be sure to ask your drug
gist for the genuine Fellows Syrup, which
doctors prescribe.
Weekly herald., 1931-10-04

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