THE 8EMUWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
ALL MUST BE FED
Practically Every European Coun.
try Short of Foodstuffs.
Agriculturists on This Side of th
Water Are Called on to Save the
World From Starvation West
ern Canada's Great Op
portunlty.
Considerable discussion In taking
place In the pnpern ns to the ntnourit
of money thnt the United Stnle.s will
linve to pny for Its gunrnntco of tho
price of wheat for 1010. The Indica
tions at present uro that the treasury
will not he affected. Instead of wheat
ColnR down the outlook now Is that It
will ro considerably above the pres
ent guarantee. It Is not only the opln
Ion of a man of tho experience of Mr.
Hoover that gives weight to this as
sumption, but we have the glnrlng fact
that there will be more mouths to feed
for this year, and the next yenr or bo,
than there were In 1018, nnd the quan
tity of food will bo little, If any,
greater.
The assumption Is based on the fact
that Gcrmnny, Austria and Poland,
and others of the fighting nations, uri
nblo to secure food enough In the past
two or three years, and still unable to
supply It within' themselves, will re
quire to be fed. The food can now be
tnccn to them. For some time the sol
diers will require to bo fed; Italy will
have Its demands. There will be ad
ditional shipping, some of which will
be needed for requirements of India,
but It will nlso make ocean transport
easier. Mr. Hoover Is possibly better
acquainted than any other Indlvldunl
observer with both the world's food
needs and Its prospects of supplying
them.
lie Ib naturally very closely In touch
with conditions on this continent and
his position ns virtual dictator of the
distribution of American-grown food
in Europe has given him n possibly
unique Insight Into European needs.
Mr. IJoover says thcro will bo no
surplus from tho 1018 crop to enrry
over Into 1010. Even under normal
conditions this would bo a sufllclently
precarious situation, for there natu
rally never Is nny posslblo guarantee
that ono or more of tho great wheat
producing countries In Europo mny
not experience n crop failure. Under
present conditions, however, such lack
of surplus Is distinctly dangerous, for
tho very Europen'n nations upon which
that continent could normally rely for
tho grent bulk of Its wheat, that Is to
say Russia, Uulgarln, Serbia and Rou
mania, will for obvious reasons be un
able to supply their own demands for
tho coming yenr. In addition to this.
Mr. Hoover points out that famine In
Indln will call for a substantial pro
portion of tho Australian surplus, nnd
that, moreover, a considerable part of
the Australian supply, which for lack
of shipping has been accumulating In
that country, has spoiled.
And the demand Is by no means
only for wheat. Mr. Hoover esti
mated that he would ho able to fur
nish Germany 180,000 tons of grain
during the month of April. But It 1
asserted that tho German stocks of all
kinds of groin and of potatoes and
vegetables will surely be exhausted
before Juno.
Mr. Hoover has nlBo expressed the
belief that It is questionable whether
under tho circumstances food enough
can be supplied to tide Germany over
until tho next harvest.
It Is quite clear from all this that
tho world Is going to depend more
than ever upon this continent to keep
the wolf from tho door until tho war
devastated and nnnrchy-fldden coun
tries In Europe can onco ngalu feed
themselves. Already wo read of the
protests of Drltlah soldiers occupying
Germany against allowing German
women nnd children to perish of star
vation ns they are beginning to do. If
these conditions prevail In Germany
what must bo tho state of affairs else
where In Europe among nntlons which
tanvo fought with us during tho last
.four years?
To sum up, It mny bo stated with
confidence that the demand for every
product of the farm will ho unprece
dented, and that the agriculturist will
receive tho highest prices on rocord
for all that ho has to sell.
The duty of Canada, therefore, Is to
keep up Its work of assisting In sup
plying the need. It can do so. It has
tho land available at low prices; the
xnarkot Is there; railroad facilities are
good, tho climate and the soil produce
tho best wheat In tho world. Western
Canada offers the opportunity nnd the
pnccnolng flow of fanners Into the
country Indicates the fact that ndvnn
tage Is being taken of It Advertise
ment Unfortunate.
Lndy of House If you love work
why don't you find It?
Begging Mill Alas, lady, lovo Is
blind.
ror true blue, use lted Cross Bali
Blue. Snowy-white clothes will be
uro to result Try It and you will al
ways use It All good grocers have it
Thcro may be nothing new under
the 6un, but tho Imitations frequently
ourpass tho original.
Order Is neaven's first, law. Pope.
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J p U JP Eyes inflamed by expo-
' Eyes inflamed by expo
sure to San. Dei! an,! Wlni
Eyes
sure to ou, ubsi ana vrins
quickly relieved by Murine
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but Rvr rVimfnr li
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By JULIAN QRANDE.
On tho Now York Tlmos.)
Heme. During the war 1 have been
several times In England, France and
Italy, but since the annlitlco I hnvo
been obliged to remain here, In tho
heart of Europe. Consequently I can
not say how tho war seems to have af
fected the people cither In my own
country or in those of our allies or In
the United States. If, however, I were
asked how It has affected' penplq on
the continent generally, I should say
that It bus made them more nervous,
and Homo of thorn even nervous
wrecks.
I'crhnps nowhere was this more no
ticeable than at the meetings of the In
ternational Socialist Labor congress,
attended Iry delegates from 27 coun
tries. 1 have spoken to delegates from
most of these lands, and there was not
a single one who did not show signs of
extreme nervousness. Either he wns
constantly clasping and unclasping his
Angers, or ho was fidgeting In his
chnlr, or constantly blinking his eyes.
Moreovor, If I asked one or other to
Jot down something for ine on paper, I
noticed that his hand positively trem
bled as ho wrote; and when n delegato
addressed tho congress he usually ex
hibited still more marked signs of
overstrained nerves. Several delegates
to whom I spoke volunteered the In
formation that they slept very bady nt
night, and this testimony was quite
Independent, for not one knew what
the others had been suylng to me. To
somo I suggested that perhaps they
were doing too much mental work.
"No," was tho reply, "even the laboring
classes In our country aro not sleeping
well Just now."
Sobbing Sickness.
In Austria, for Instance, the people
are suffering from what may be called
a sobbing sickness, which Is the result
primarily of nervousness. Both men
and women suddenly begin to sob, and
very often continue sobbing even In
their sleep. Rome doctors seem to
think this malady Is due to unwhole
some food, which causes stomach dila
tion; others attribute It to nervous
ness nlone. In some cases this nerv
ousness has become so uctite that peo
ple have- attacks In the night not un
like nn epileptic fit. The sufferer be
gins by feeling a choking sensation,
then cries out, and Anally becomes
quite unconscious, very often remain
LITTLE NEMO HOME
Sorgt. Uobert Wlnsor McKay, Jr.. son of Wlnsor McKay, the cartoonist
and creator of "Llltlo Nemo," has returned from Franco with tho British
military medal won during tho smash of the Twenty-seventh division on tho
Hludenburg lino last September. Sergeant McKay, who was the Inspiration
for his father's curtoon character some yearn ago, was a member of tho head
quarters troops of tho Twenty-seventh. He returned tho other day ou the
Lovlathun and Is hero shown with his proud father.
PREMIER
Paris. "While clothes arc so ex
pensive I am not going to Indulge In
tho luxury of n new overcoat. Just be
causo n fool shot a fow boles In my
overcoat," Premier Cleinenceau Is re
ported to have said.
Tho "Tlgor's" Jacket nnd overcoat,
both showing bullet holes, were pieces
of evidence that had to bo produced
at the trial of his would-be murderer,
Entile Cottln. M. Clomenceau, how
over, happens to bo particularly fond
of those garments, nnd ho asked M.
Ignace, undersecretary of state for
war, to let him hnvo them back quick
ly. M. Ignace repHed In tones of gen
tle reproof that the artlclus were In
tho hands of the Judiciary and that
under the rules It would bo quite Im
possible to part with them until tho
case was past the appeal stage.
Then M. Clcuieneenu, who Is an enemy-of
red tape, did what In French
Is described ns an "ollleaclous act," tho
nature of which Is not specified, hut
may be surmised. His garments came
Jobs
Soldiers
ing so for L'O minutes or even half nn
hour, after which he falls Into n deep
sleep. Afterward be remembers noth
ing whatever about what has happened
to him. Tho result of this sobbing
sickness and these attacks Is, oL
coiirso, still further to weaken n peo
ple nlready very greatly enfeebled.
Another offenf of tho prevailing
nervousness Is naturally to muko peo
ple far tnoro Irritable than usual; and
the physical weakness combined with
the overwrought state of their nerves
also makes them disinclined for effort
or exertion, llellglnn, It Is significant,
seems to have lost all Inllucnco over
them. Not only havu adults become
careless and Indifferent with regard to
morality, as Is proved by the grave In
creases of certain diseases, with which
the medical authorities no longer know
how to cope, but tho condition of tho
children In the cities nnd towns, par
ticularly of Austria, Is distressing be
yond words, For example, the number
of offenses against tho law committed
by children and young persons under
eighteen in Vienna nlone wns, In 1013,
7,88.'), but In 1017, 14,0-MJ a nearly 78
Sobbing Illness
Result of War
Washington. Organization of a spe
cial field corps In connection with the
emergency employment committee for
soldiers nnd sailors of the council of
nntlonal defense wns announced by
the wnr department.
Tho corps Is composed of approxi
mately .'15 army olllcers specially se
lected and assigned to the work by the
war department, and will be under
tho direct supervision of Col. Arthur
Woods, spednl assistant to the secre
tary of war and chairman of the
emergency employment committee. It
hns been organized to carry out In
ho Held the plans of tho war depart
ment nnd of the committee for the re
employment of soldiers, sailors nnd
marines nnd their readjustment nnd
absorption Into civil life and peace
time conditions.
The work will consist largely of
gathering Information concerning pres
WITH WAR HONORS
IS THRIFTY
back the samo day.
The French lire a thrifty race and
expert clothes menders. The bullet
holes can be "stopped" so as to defy
detection, and the coat will bo as good
as ever. This Is M. Clemenceau's opin
ion. Some Boss, This Man.
New York. "Blow yourselves, then
como bnck to your Jobs," the "boss"
of tho United Stntes Gypsum works,
Oaklleld, N. Y wired Charles Dean
and Anthony Oeorgo, A. E. K. vot
ernns, along with $100 gifts. They
did.
orn In Subway.
Now York.- Mrs. Ann Rogers, 111 on
tho subway, whispered to a woman
passenger. She whispered to tho con
ductor, who, In turn, whispered to
"men passengers." Thoy cleared out.
Both mother and baby uro doing
ulcely.
per i ii iiicieasc. And now It Is scarce
ly possible to keep count of tho mini-
,l)ur of thefts and other misdemeanors
of which even young children aro
guilty.
Again, the children often cannot bo
madi to attend school, and the youths
Cannot be Induced to do any work. Tho
children play truant for dnys and
weeks together, and the youths lcavo
their work for any trivial reason or
none.
Children nnd young people nre con
stantly quarreling until they come to
b!o: they have no respect for their
tenchers, parents or elders; they insult j
it rid abuse older persons and even splti
at them sometimes and threaten them;
with violence. Thieving, however, is
tho commonest offense.
Few Children Survive.
In Poland nervousness and nervous
prostration have become so appalling
thnt wry few mothers give birth to
children capable of surviving. Thus,
at the maternity hospital of Lembcrg
In ( months only one Infant sur
vived ut of 01 born and people aro
dall perishing from hunger. This In
teresting old city with Its cathedrals,
and universities has now become for-i
lorn nnd desolate, and what Is true of
It Is true of the rest of Poland nnd
Austria.
T add to the scourges of nervous
ness and sobbing sickness, Infnntlle
flcurv v. caused by bad milk, ls'grently
Increasing among young children in
Austria.
cut existing government employment
iigen-les, as well as agencies cstnl
llshed and mnlntalned by prlvnte or-)
gnuizntlons nnd Individuals, and of
finding out Just how the wnr depart
ment and the committee can by co
operating with the community fulfill
the nation's obligation to the men now
returning to civil llfe They have
been Instructed to Inform each com
munity which they visit thnt the gov
ernment nnd all Its departments rep
resented on the emergency employ
ment committee stnnd ready to co-op
erate to the. fullest extent with uny
and all local effor.ts connected with re
employment or welfare of men dis
charged from the service.
The corps bus been divided into
three divisions.
It was announced thnt It was not
uny part of the work of tho corps tc
utteinpt to crente any substitute em
ployment machinery where such ma
chlnery exists. Its function Is to fini
out how the government nnd the emcr
geney department committee can best
supplement nnd support the work o
the federal employment service and tc!
encourage -cities nnd towns, through
riihllc nnd private contributions tq
carry on tho burenus for returning
s-oldlers and sailors, and to establish
similar bureaus where they do not ex
i-t. These bureaus are operated un
der the supervision of the federal em
ployment service.
Stranded Men a Problem.
"Tho appeal of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United Stntes to Its con
tltucnt commercial organizations to
get behind tho bureaus for returning
soldiers nnd sailors," said the an
Miuncement, "will very considerably
fneiiltate their work. The chambers
of commerce in many towns and cities,
niready are contributing to the main
tenance!' of employment service ofllces
nod soldiers' bureaus. The greatest
effect of the action by the national
commerce chamber is expected to bo
In tho number of Immediately avail
able employment openings which emJ
plnycrs will register with the federal
" niploynient ofllces and soldiers' bu
lenus.
"Ono of the chief problems Incident
to unemployment of the soldier Is tho
stranded men In the cities. Employ
nient for the majority of these men
can be secured In their home towns,
but through lack of funds they are
unable to avail themselves of It. liar
n A. Wheeler, president of the Chain
l.er of Commerce of the United
States, has Issued an appeal to each
member of the natlonni chamber urg
ing that they get In touch with non
resident soldiers Becking employment;
in their town; find out where he be
longs; communicate with the cham-t
her of commerce In his home city,
ami on receiving assurance thnt It will
take care of htm, provide funds for
bis transportation home."
WHEN IRVING HAD $13 WEEK
Old Pay Roll Unearthed In London
as Stage Hands De
mand $15.
London. In view of the movement
among tlicater employees for a ml
iiiiini wago of SlfS a week and nnv i
- -
tehearsals some one has unearthed
the pny rou or tno Queen's theater
na ir a cenuiry ago anil, given It to
tli
public for comparison.
In It Sir Chnrles Wyndhnm Is show-
'n
as receiving $jd n week, while
Henry Irving received less by
Toole, tho leading star. cat snri.
Sir
52.
nnd
Miss Ellen Terry, the lending lady,
was put down nt yjo.
Money No Object.
Hocklnnd, Maine Money hns
no
charm for tills lad. Peter do Simons,
a harbor hero, refused a fortune
S10.-100 because ono of tho renul
nients of the will was that he would
have to'resldo In Italy.
Tho blush of u queen Is a royal
I
DESTROY LICE ON CHICKENS
Sodium Fluorld Rids Fowls Quickly of
All Parasites Dipping Is Most
Economical.
Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
One application of sodium fluorld
will kill all lice of chickens, entomolo
gists of the department of ngrlculture
have discovered. Tills inexpensive
white powder, they find, will rid n
flock of nil the seven common species
of chicken lice In a few dnys. Ono
pound, costing only -10 or CO cents nt
the time of this writing, Is enough to
treat 100 fowls, if dusted on. If dis
solved In water and used ns a dip, the
same amount will go three times ns
far. It Is easily applied, economical,
gives Immediate results, and does not
Injure the fowls or the poultrymnn.
The complete effectiveness of tho
sodium fluorld remedy and methods of
using It nre discussed In Farmers' Bul
letin S01 of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, "Mites and Ltco
cm Poultry," by F. C. Blshopp and H.
P. Wood. The bulletin deals also with
nltes, the night pests of chickens,
which require a different treatment.
Lice nre biting Insects that work by
day and aro a serious foe In neglected
small flocks of general farms and bnck
yards.
Sodium fluorhi say It plainly to tho
lrugglst or you may get sodium chlo-
rid, common salt, which It not only re
sembles in name but In appearance;
may be obtained at most inrge drug
stores. The finely powdered commer
clnl form Is cheaper and more easily
applied by the dusting method than
the fine, crystallized sodium fluorld.
To apply the material in dust form,
plncc it in an open vessel on a table,
and with one hand hold the fowl by
the legs or wings. With the other
hand place the chemical among the
feathers next to the skin, according to
what Is known as the "pinch" method,
which proceeds as follows: One pinch
on the bend, one ou tho neck, two on
Dusting a Hen With Fluorld, a Very
Effective Lice Killer.
the hock, one on the breast, one below
the vent, one on the tnil, one on either
thigh, nnd one scnttered on the under
side of each wing when spread. JJach
pinch can be distributed by pushing
the tlitinib and fingers among the feath
ers as the material Is released. If the
chicken Is held over the vessel, the ma
terial which falls from the fowl dining
the operation Is recovered.
The material also mny be applied
by means of a shaker, but, this method
hns some disadvantages as compared
with, the "pinch" method. When this
method Is used the amount of sodl
urn fluorld may be reduced by adding
four parts of some finely powdered
material, such us road dust or flour, to
each part of fluorld. The dust, whllo
not poisonous, is somewhat Irritating
to the nose and throat. If allowed to
remain on the skin In nny quantity for
any great length of time, It may cnusp
slight local Irritation. For these rea
sons, those dusting n large number of
chickens would do well to cover nose
nnd mouth with a dust guard or damp
cloth and to wash their hands occa
sionally. The dipping method Is more econom
ical, but among many poultry raisers
there Is a general sentiment against
the practice of dipping fowls, largely
because most of the dips contain ma
terials which discolor the feathers.
The sodium fluorld dip, however, is
hnrmless, and as compared with dust
ing Is more enslly done. As It Is neces
sary that the fowls dry quickly, dip
ping Is most applicable. In the Southern
states and to summer treatments In
the North. For lice on young chickens,
young turkeys, nnd, In fact, all newly
hatched or sick fowls, the application
of sodium fluorld In the dust form Is
recommended,
Most digestive disorders nnd ovarian
troubles come from benvy feeding in
winter without sufficient exercise.
When eggs for tnble use or to
sell In tho market lire the require
ment, It Is not only unnecessary but
unadvlsable to keep tho males with
the hens, nnd they may well be dis
pensed with.
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Try Freczone I Your druggist sells e
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corn, or corn between the toes, and'
calluses, without one particle of pain,
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