TUB qcMIWCri V TRinilMP NOHTM PI ATT NPRRARKA.
HINDENBURG AT
HEAD OF REVOLT
FRED W. MULKLEY
EATTY
GEORGES LAYGUES
IIdSiFLEET
Helping the Meat and Milk Supply
To Form New Front Six Miles
Behind Zone Fixed by
Armistice.
PnmmnHfJnw nf (hn Dt.ilint- Mniru
(Special Information Service, United States Dcpnrtmont of Agriculture.)
BETTER DAIRYING THROUGH BULL ASSOCIATIONS.
I uuiiiinuiiuui ui uic uiiuau wavy
Praises Work of Americans
in North Sea.
GEPIERALS JOIN MOVEMENT
FOE'S SURRENDER "PITIFUL"
MIRAL B
LAUDS
German Government Has Asked Mar.
shal for Explanation but No
Reply Has Been Re
ceived. Paris. Doc. ftl. Field Marshnl Von
Illndenburg -Wis telegraphed the Her
Hn government ndvlslng It of his In
tention to form a new front six ingles
behind (ho 1'iitnil zono fixed by Hie
(armistice, according to a dlsjmtch to
Le Journnl from Zurich todny.
j The govcrnvient Jins asked the ficM
jmnrshal for an explanation, adds thV
(dispatch, but Jias not yet received a
reply.
It k also nnnounccd that two regl
.inents of the active army will be Kent
!to Frankfort on the Main at an early
date.
The correspondent afllrms that Mnj.
Gen. Sehcuch, the Prussian war min
ister; Field Marshal von Illndenburg
and General Le(pial (probably I.leul.
Gen. Lequls, former governor of Metz),
who Is In command of the active
troops In Merlin, are behind a counter
revolutionary movement.
lie declares the existing governnx'iit
is manifestly incapable of preventing
the realization of their scheme.
Copenhagen, Dec. 2!. Dr. Gustavo
Strcsemann, lander of the national
liberty party iw Germany, has an
nounced that tlse German people's rnjr
jty. In which he has been active since
the revolution. Is absolutely opposed
,to a social democracy and will fight
the socialist jrulers, according to Ber
lin newspaper:? received here.
. The center party lias bee sum
moned to a conference at Fraukfurt on
December 3($,
London, Dec. 2.'1. "A people's
league" has been organized In Berlin,
jsnys a Central News dispatch from
Copenhagen. The league's committee
included Prince Maximilian of Baden,
former German imperial chancellor;
Hugo Haase, Independent socialist;
Count Bernstorft.', former ambnssador
to the Unted States, and Mathlus Erz
berger, the centrist leader. Doctor
Solf, former German foreign minister;
Prince Ilohenlohe-Schllllngfuerst, the
Austrian timbassador, and Cardinal
Von Hartmniw, archbishop of Cologne.
Reports from Copenhagen state that
the German cabinet, headed by Fried
crich Ebcrt, has resigned, but there Is
no confirmation of them as yet.
London, Dec. 23. The German mili
tary leaders ae planning n sensation
al now stroke, the Dally Express
learns from Its Amsterdam correspond
en. The dispatch nsserts that Indica
tions nre that Doctor Ebert will have
n majority of 320 In the national as
sembly. The Sllesian coal mines hnvo been
Sosed.
General LudendoriT, former German
quartermaster general and virtual dic
tator, is said to be In close touch with
bolshevik ugewts In Sweden.
CHANGES POSITION OF YANKS
Marshal Foch Orders New Distribu
tion of American Troops Illinois
Men Stay in Luxemburg.
With the Americnn Army of Occu
pation, Dec. 23. Marshal Focli or
dered further changes in the distribu
tion of troops in the American zono of
occupation, reducing the Third army
to eight divisions.
As a result the Thirty-third division,
made up of troops from Illinois, will
be transferred to the Second army and
will not enter Germany, but remain In
Luxemburg.
The cluing necessitates an exten
sion of the positions taken up by tho
Eighty-ninth and Ninetieth divisions
In the rear area of the occupied ter
ritory. $16,000,000,000 IS LEFT OVER
This Sum Remains Unexpended From
' War Appropriations, Con
gress Is Told.
Washington, Dec. 23. More than
510,000.000,000 of cash appropriations
jmd contract authorization voted by
congress for war purposes will bo un
expended, Representative Shorley of
Kentucky, chairman of the house ap
propriations committee, nnnounccd.
Total expenditures and authoriza
tions vdted during tho wnr amount to
about $57,000,000,000, Including $10,
000,000,000 of authorization for war
tlmo loans to foreign governments.
'The loans actuolly made now total
Hbout $8,000,000,000.
Law to Halt Immigrants.
Washington, Dee. 23. Proposals for
tlrnstlc legislation to prevent a rush
of aliens into tho country with tho
conclusion of peace wero discussed by
the house immigration committee, and
it was decided to meet again.
Bank Is Robbed of $35,000.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Five bandit held
up employees of the Summit State
lmnk and escaped with cash and Lib
erty bonds between $25,000 and $35,
000 In value, This Is the third time
the bank Ms been robbed
Fred W. Mplklcy of Oregon has been
"pinch hitting" for the second time as
a short-term senator. In 1007 ho
served -13 days of an unexpired term,
lie wns elected this time to succeed
tho late Senator Lane. lie was sworn
In December 10 and resigned Decem
ber 15 under an arrangement by which
the governor of Oregon was to appoint
Senator 'McNirry to tho ofllce. Sena
tor McNnry was elected to the long
term beginning tho fourth of next
March.
MAY SINK HUN NAVY
U. S. AND GRr.AT BRITAIN AGREE
TO END PERIL.
Action Would Resultvlri Avoiding Con.
tention an! Support the PresI
dent's Declaration.
Paris, Dee. 20. The American del
egates to the peace congress hnvo re
solved to advocate the sinking of tho
surrendered enemy warships and resist
any proposition to distribute them on
tho basis of ntvul losses.
Tills announcement Is made by those
in close touch with tho American rep
resentatives, who, It is added, feel that
such a position would result in avoid
ing contention and nmtcrlnlly support
President Wilson's declaration that tho
war was. not bused on aggression or
the acquisition of property.
England, through Sir Eric Goddes,
first lord of tjie admiralty, had pre
viously acquiesced In tho American
plnn to destroy the captured or sur
rendered warships, and, it Is declnred,
will continue to support the UuJted
States, nlthough it Is expected that
some of the lesser naval powers will
demand that the prizes bo distributed.
Washington, Dec. 20. A resolution
asking th6 state department to Inform
the senate whether the Americnn
peace commissioners are ndvocating
destruction of German warships or
other enemy property, and, If so, by
what authority, was Introduced by Mi
nority Leader Lodge, and, without dis
cussion, was left on tho table.
FIND BLOW KILLED "BRIDE"
Mllo H. Piper Is Nervous as Remains
of His Alleged Victim Arc Exhumed
to Learn Cause of Death.
Muskegon, Mich., Dec. 20. Frieda
Wolchmun Piper met a violent death.
She was murdered by blows on tho
head administered by a dull weapon.
This wns the verdict of three physi
cians who exnnilned tho body here
after Assistant Prosecuting t Attorney
Harry W. Jackson ordered It exhumed.
While tho body was being taken
from its wicker casket, where It had
lain since May, 1917, Milo II. Piper, sus
pected bigamist-murderer, wns nervous
ly pacing his cell. lie has been accused
of the crime that brought such a tragic
ending to tho romance of the former
Chicago tennis player.
The verdict of murder, In the opinion
of the authorities, Is the most Im
portant link in their chain of evidence.
This was the first autopsy of the body.
It Is believed the crime wns com
mitted in September, 1010. The body
was not found until May of tho follow
ing year. Identification was mndo sev
eral weeks ago by Mrs. F. W. Kllnkc
of Hinsdale, an aunt.
RUSS PEASANTS FIGHT REDS
Volunteers Between Ages of 18 and 45
Drive Out Bolshevik) East of
Archangel.
Purls, Dee. 21. Ilusslan volunteer
forces have driven tho bolshovlkl from
the region of IJinu, located east of
Archangel, according to a report from
Archangel. Tho peasants In that re
gion, between the ages of eighteen nnd
forty-five, hae organized, and are said
to be fighting valiantly against the bol
shovlkl. Tin; peasants hnvo sent an
appeal to the populations of northern
Russia Inviting them to mobilize all
their forces against the bolshevlkl.
Senate Ratifies Guatemala Treaty, j
Washington, Dec. 23. Tho senate
ratified a trade treaty between this
country and Guatemala similar to one
rccoiitly concluded with Uruguay. The
convention is designed to aid in the
development of commerce.
Hun Dead Total 2,000,000,
New York, Dec. 23. When the total
German casualties are published the
number of dead will be about two mil
Hon, according to the Cologne Gazette
of November 2."i, a copv of ulmh has
been received hero,
Always Feared Germans Would Not
Come Out and Fight Delivers '
Farewell Address on Battle
ship New York.
London, Dec. 20. Tho American
battleship squadron attached to the
British grand tleet displayed a spirit
of true comradeship throughout Its
period of service, declared Admiral Sir
David Beutty, the commander In chief
of the grand licet, In a farewell address
on board the fj. S. S. New York on
December 1, the day tho squadron was
detached from the grand tleet. All
hands had been called to muster on
the forecastle to hear Admiral Beatty.
"I could not let the Sixth battle
squadron go without coming on board
tho New York and saying something of
what I feel nt this moment of your de
parture," said Sir David. "What 1 say
I hope you will understand conies from
the bean, not only my heart, but tho
hearts of your comrades of the grand
tleet. 1 want first of all to thank you,
Admiral Itodman, and the captains and
officers and the ships' companies of
this magnificent squadron for the won
derful co-operation and loyalty you
have given mo and my admirals and
tho assistance you have given us In
every duty you have had to under
take. "The support which you have shown
Is that of trues comradeship and In
time of stress that Is worth a very
great deal. I want to congratulate you
for having been present upon n day un
surpassed In the naval annals of the
world.
"I know quite well that you, as well
as your Brltjsh comrades, were bitterly
disappointed at not being able to give
effect to that efficiency you hnvo so
well maintained.. It was a most disap
pointing day. It was a pitiful day to
seo tlioso great ships coming in like
sheep being herded by dogs to their
fold without an effort on anybody's
part.
"I have alwoys had misgivings and
when the Sixth battle squadron been in o
part of tho grand fleet, those misgiv
ings were doubly strengthened and 1
knew then they would throw up their
hands. Apparently the Sixth bnttlo
squadron wns tho straw that broke tho
camel's back,
"During tho last 12 months you have
been with us we hnvo learned to know
each other very well. We have learned
to respect each other. I' want you to
take back a message to tho Atlantic
fleet that you have left a very warm
place In the hearts of tho grand licet
which cannot bo filled until you come
back or send another squadron to rep
resent you. You have given us a sam
ple of the Atlantic fleet, which, I think,
the Atlantic lleet, efficient as It Is, will
find It very hard to reproduce.
"I thank you again and again for tho
great part tho Sixth battle squadron
has played In bringing about the great
est naval victory In history. I hopo
you will give this message to your
comrades: 'Come back soon.'
"Good-by and good luck."
HAD 25 RADIOS IN MEXICO
i Marconi Man Tells Houoe Committee
I Germans Ran Many Wireless
i Plants There.
Washington, Dec. 10. More than
twenty-fiv'o wireless stations In Mexico
were under German control during tho
wnr, Edward Nally, vice president of
the Marconi Wireless Company of
America, told the house merchant ma
rine committee while testifying In op
position to tho bill proposing govern
ment monopoly of radio stations In tho
United States.
ALLIES SHELL YOUNG TURKS
Situation at Smyrna Is Called Critical
Armed Bands Posted by
the Enemy.
' Athens. Dec. 10. The, situation In
, Smyrna is extremely critical, accord
ing to newspaper dispatches from
Mltylene. Young Turk official hnvo
posted armed bonds nt various places
about tho town and these havo been
bombarded by the allies' fleets.
Hun Prisoners Join Holshevlk Army.
Stockholm, Dee. 20 -F.'vo thousand
Austro-German prisoiurs of war in
llussla havo been enroled In the bol
shevik army ; 2,000 timers, especial
ly trained In bolshevik propaganda,
havo been repatriated, said a dispatch
from Poirogrnd.
Five Die In Auto Crach.
Atlantic City, N. J.. Dec. 23 Fivo
persons were killed when a touring
car skidded on the frost coated planks
and plunged through the wuodi-.ii mil
ing of the second drawbridge on the
Motulnv. boulevard.
Seize Crown Lands,
Copenhagen, Dec. 23. -Th- Austrian
iilllinliul OHIIM-II bus decided n, ,.
llsciit. all tile i-rov.li lands, tu ciinlii y
to dt'-pali'h's rceched hen The im
perlal castle will be cwm m 1 un. a
thlldn m'h hour'
Gem ni's Luygues is tne French mill
Ister nt marine, and was one of the" offi
cials who met President Wilson nt
Brest.
PUTS CURB ON HUNS
FOE'S CRITICISM OF U. S. HALTED
BY CENSORSHIP.
Gen. Dlckman Abruptly Stops German
Propaganda In District Occupied
by the Yanks.
Cohhnz, Dec. 21. German propa
ganda and the tendency to criticism of
eonditlc us In the district occupied by
the American forces have been abrupt
ly checked by tho establishment of a
censorship by .Major General Dlckman
upon the newspapers and the theaters.
Ills act was Hie first Indication that
tho Americans purposed tightening
their grip on local affairs.
The regulations governing the press
formally were made public, but those
which apply to the theaters were com
municated verbally by Col. It. II. Wil
liams, chief 'o the Intelligence depart
ment, who also explained personally to
tho newspaper owners what was ex
pected of them.
Tho managers of the theaters, rang
ing from opera to movlng-pletiire pio
ductlons were Informed that there was
no objection to their giving perform
ances, except In cases where attempts
were made to Inject propaganda or
criticism, either directly or by Inuen
do, Into the productions. Not even ap
parently friendly comment, If it were
otherwise undesirable, would be tol
erated, It was explained.
To the newspaper owners It wns
pointed out that the question of wheth
er they offended or not Iny with them
that the Americans would not bo
bothered with censoring the publica
tions before they wero Issued, but that
the first six copies from the press
should bo delivered to American head
quarters. Meanwhile the running oft
of tho edition could be continued. If
It were then discovered that tho regu
lations had been violated, prompt pun
itive action would be taken.
1,400,000 FRENCH KILLED
Statement in Chamber of Deputies
Reveals Number of Frenchmen
Slain in War.
Paris, Dec. 21. French soldiers to
the number of 1,100.000 wero killed
during the war, according to a state
ment by the socialist deputy, Luclen
Violin, in tho chamber of deputies,
I during an Interpellation of the gov
ernment on demobilization.
Tho .loll In dead, wounded and miss-
lng paid by the six largest nations In
, the great war Is estimated In excess of
'20,000,000 men. Figures so far as ob
tainable are based on seini-olliclal es
timates. The figures of the six na
tions follow:
Woundoil nnd
Demi. Mlntiig. Total.
France 1.400,000 1,100.000
Hrituln l.OOO.OeO 2.032.122 3.032.123
I hniy coo.otio 1,000,000 1,500.000
U. 8 00,422 176.388 231,807
Oonnpiy 2,000.000 4,W5,7I G.QCG.Wi
llussla. ,3,000,000 CO00.O00 8,000,000
Griinrt total 20,230.008
No report.
Tho Ilusslan figures are entirely
bnsed on estimates.
AUTO BANDITS GET $12,000
Six Men Hold Up Paymaster of Elec
trie Company at Everett, Mass.,
and Escape.
Everett, Mass.. Dec. 21. Six men
In an automobile held up Frank Brown
of Lynn, paymaster of tlie steel foun
dry of tint General Electric company,
shot and seriously wounded hlin.utid
escaped with tlie week's pay roll, re
hinted to amount to $12,000. Bi-ou-n
was taken to the Massachusetts Gen. i
ernl hospital In Boston.
Here's Genuine Hun Wail.
London. Dec. 21, "Germany is ru
ined for generations, politically, Indus
trially nnd economically," Dr. Walter
nntlxiiiun, president of iho Gorman
Getii nil Electric company, Is quoted
lis declaring.
Adepts New Zone System,
Wi hliigt'in. Dec. 21.- -Tlie senate
inlop d. 31 22, the committee
nun line to 'he war revenue bill
pr ln for repeal of the present
zoi.. t' sum of ,i i mid class postage
r.i'i
Cows on the Right (101, 102 and 103) Arc Daughters of a Good, Tried Bull
Used In a Co-operatlvo Association. In One Year They Showed an Aver
age Increase of 47.9 Pounds of Butterfat as Compared With Their Dams,
Shown at tho Left (Cows 1, 2 and 3).
URGENT NEED OF
P1E-B
Co-Operative Associations Are
Especially Valuable to Own
ers of Small Herds.
ORGANIZATION IS HELPFUL
Makes It Possible for Dairymen Who
Could Not Afford to Own Htgh
Class Animal to Use Regis
tered Sire Cost Is Low.
Tho history of the co-operatlvo bull
associations shows that they aro espe
cially adapted to small herds where a
valuable bull for each herd would con
stitute too large a part of the total In
vestment. Through theso associations
farmers 'or dairymen who have only a
few cattle can havo Joint ownership,
uso and exchange of pure-bred bulls.
The cash purchase and cost of main
tenance of the bulls belonging to tho
members of the association Is dlGtrlb
uted according to tho number of cows
owned by each member, thereby giv
ing the farmer an opportunity to build
up his herd at a minimum expense.
The typlcnl co-operative bull associ
ation, as organized in this country, is
comjiosed of from 15 to !!0 farmers
and jointly owns five bulls. Its terri
tory Is divided Into five "breeding
blocks," one bull being assigned to
each block. As many as BO or 00
cows may -belong to the farmers In
each block, and the bull in tlie block
should be kept on a farm conveniently
situated. To prevent Inbreeding earh
bull Is moved to the next block every
two years. If all the bulls live, and If.
ull are kept until ench has made one
complete circuit, no new bulls need be
purchased for ten years. In this way
each member of tlie association has
tho use of good pure-bred bulls for
many years, at a cost of only a small
part of the purchase price of one bull.
Ordinarily the purchase price and the
expense of supporting the bulls are
distributed among the members of the
association according to the number
of cows owned by euch.
Low Cost of Co-Operation.
That tho need of pure-bred hulls ts
urgent In many parts of the country Is
evident from the facts brought out by
the United States department of agri
culture's study of eight districts In
the states of Iowa, Minnesota, and
Massachusetts lu which there were no
associations. In this survey Informa
tion was obtained regarding 1,211)
farmers owning 817 bulls whose aver
age value was $70. Had the owners
of these cheap bulls been properly or
ganized the same Investment would
have purchased the necessary hulls of
an average value of $2811. On the
farms mentioned nearly four times as
many bulls were used as would have
been required under proper organiza
tion. Tlio farmers were therefore
feeding four bulls when they should
have been feeding only one.
Actual first-cost figures from other
co-operative bull associations are more
encouraging, lu one association hav
'ng more than 100 members the ori
ginal cost to each member was only
?2.'i, The members already have had
the use of good pure-bred bulls for
four years and probably will have
heir use six years longer without ad
lltlonal cost other thun maintenance,
nether luiaocliitlou with more than
RED BULL
no members has hail the uso of good
pure-bred bulls for more thuu seven
years at an uverago Investment of less
than $25 u member, with prospects ol
being able to use them for three ot
four years more. Practically all dairy
men desire to raise pure-bred cattle,
but comparatively few can afford In
dividually to purchase such hulls as
are needed to develop a profitable pure
bred herd. The bull association over
comes tin; difficulty, and tho inonej
saved can- he used toward the pup
chase of registered females.
Quick Returns on the Investment
When questioned regarding thf
valueif co-operutlvo bull associations
ir0 farmers lu Maryland, Michigan
and Minnesota estimated that tho ust
of bulls belonging to the organlzutlou
Increased the valuo of the offspring lu
tlie first generation from 30 to 80 pel
cent, with tin average of 05 per cent.
Usually In business transactions Id
which there Is u probability of henvj
gain there Is a possibility of heavy
loss, but In the. bull associations the
chances of profit are excellent, with,
little probability of loss. The Invest
ment Is so small and the chanco foi
herd Improvement so great that the
net returns greatly exceed the small
original Investment.
How to Organize a Bull Association,
Success In the operation of a co
operatlvo bull association depends n
great deal on tho curu that Is used In
Its organization. Those Interested
should obtain as much Information ns
possible regarding tho plan of opera
tion and should consult with the
county agricultural agent. He may be
able - to give valuable Information
fronrexporleneo, or nt least will know
where such Information can be ob
tained, nnd he can help greatly In
starting the organization. If a county
agricultural agent Is not available,
write to tho state agricultural college
or to the dairy division of the United
States department of agriculture at
Washington, either of which will be
glad to give advice and assistance. It
is advisable, If possible, to visit some
nearby bull association In order to
study tho methods of operating, for
the more Information that is available
the better will be the prospects for u
well-organized and successful associa
tion. BETTER PRODUCERS J
Few organizations have been !!
In operation Jong enough for the j;
producing daughters of an asso- .
elation bull to be compared with
their dams. The following fig-
ures, however, received from an ,
association at New Windsor,
Md show the improvement duo )
to the sire:
Average butterfat production
of daughters of association
bulls compared with that
of their dams. T
Fat avuruco
Bull No. 1, (pounds;.
7 diiUKliturs 270.0
7 damn , 20S.3
Increnau
Bull No. J.
7 ilnUKhter.i '.281.6
7 (Ilium , 226,4
Inc-rcave ., fiS.S
Hull No. .1.
2 daughters 360.5
2 Jaiiiu. 261.1)
liifi-i-ase.
....115.5
Fourteen out of 10 duughters
excelled their dams, tho average
Increase of the daughters over
(iani'i being !50 per cent.
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