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j 5ami^cn9^e^cr» t3?cla?c am i
| liebften I>cutfcf? lefen.
$mn Sdiauplapc
fetd curopaiidicn
Sijiftrtricjey.
£ie cm erften 3uli punft palb
S Upr morgens begonnene britijcpe
Crfenfice totE abfolut nidjt com
oled Db mepr ber EEangel am
ScHen ober dtbnnen fdjulb ift, last
ficp nupt fo opne roeitercs fagen. §e
bcmafl* ift aber ba§ leptere fiir ben
Gngldnber, ber jo gang unb gar nidjt
Segcifterung genug befipt, nm fein
teures CePen im oftcnen Sngrifj aufS
Spiel 3u jepen, ber $auptgrunb.
Sas SoEen fpielt naturlid) in anbe
ttacPt ber felbftfiicptigen Siplomatie,
toelcpc am liebiten anbere fur ficp
fdmpfen lafjt, mdprenb fie bie cige
ncn ftrdfte fdjont, eine micptige 9fe
benroQe.
Sebr fdimerjlicp ift ba§ SSerfagen
bes flitdjener’fdjcn itfiflionenpeere-5
nidjt nur fiir bie SBiierten, fonbern
bor aHem audi fiir bie anglo<ameri
fauifcben 'J?refjirabanten, melcpe fdjon
im PorauS fo laute JrinmpP
gefange auf ben in Susfidjtfiepenben
engliftpen Steg angefrimmt paben.
diadi monatelangen'CrapIereien tour
be am Sams tag, ben 1. $;uli, auf
brabtloiem unb brabtlidjen Sege bie
9i'adiridit non bem Seginn ber citgli*
fcpen Cffenfioe (punft Pf>8 Upr) mit
einem Selbftgefiipl in bie Scli Pin*
auspofaunt, als ob unfere papiernen
Sar Gppertett bie bcutjcpen Srrncett
bereits in ber Jafdje patten.
Sic Gr.ttdujcpung ift barum unt fo
groBer. Unt nun einigermagen bas
ant bem Spiele ftepenbc Snfepcn 311
retien. mug jept nadj altbcnxiPriem
Siesept ba§ Setter perPalten. So ift
bie cnglifcpe Cffcniioe fdjlieglitp bas
felbe, mas bie italienifdje Cffcnfioc
gegcn bie Defterreidjer mar, bet mel>
cbcr Gaboma’s Dfcgcnfcpirme sum
©aubntm ber Sell eine foldj fomi*
fdje 31oEe gefpielt Paben. Gbenfo
tauten naturlid) ben Gngldttbern gc
geniibrr aud) mieber bie preugijcpen
©arben cuf. SB ob es cine befon
berc GPre fei, anuatt non ben ge.
tooPnltcpen jvelbgrauen con bem
beutidicn „GIiie Gorp§" oerpauen 311
toerben. Un3 fann ba§ egal fein,
bie £anpifacpe ift, bag fie ipre Scpid
ge Pcfcmmen.
gmeirellos toirb bie beutfepe tpec
resmaept sur geit auf eine parte
iprobe gcitcEt. ©crabe im beiten
©ange mit bem fdjon felt EJtonatcn
mdprcitbeiiSr.griff auf SSerbun, bnrep
bas Sufpalten ber ruffifepen Sampf
tools? burep Gntfcnbung non Srnp
pen fclbit nadj Siib*©ali3ien in ?ln*
fprud) genotrtmen, toerbett jept non
b?n beutjtpen Sfrmecn gatt3 bejonbere
Ceiftungcn in '49efdmpntng ber engli
fepen unb franjofifepen -Cf fenfire per*
Icngt. Sob bie beutfepe J&eeresici
tung mid) biefer feproierigen Situa
tion getoaepfen ift, bas betoeifett bie
fount nennciBtoerten Grfolge be§
©egner?, ber suoor prapltc, 9?orb
franfreid) unb 9?elgien im ©iege§ju
gc bu repeilen su fonnen.
seas Jtampren an auen yronten
toadjft an §eftigfeii unb 9tu-3beb
nung. £er geinb bemiibt fid) liber
al!, friftbe Xruppen in ba§ beige 9tin
gen ju merfen, baS fid) mefjr unb
jnebr bem 'i!unfte ndbert, mo cine
meitere Sieigerung unmoglid) ift.
2Wan fegl aHe frrdfte ein, um eine
(rntf cbct bung fierbeijunibren.
3u einer enbgiiltigen Sfcurtcilung
ber ©efamtlage ift eg nocb su friib.
91 bet fo piel ftebt feit, bag bie £eui
feben bieber iiberaH bem feinblieben
Knfhtrtn ftanbgebalten baben. 23c
ber Triton, nodi Shtffen, granjofen
ober ^stalicner baben irgenbmo groge,
ober cntfdieibenbe Crrrolge errungen,\
mdbrcnb bie SJiittelmdditc, mo fie
311m Hngriff iibergegangen finb, mie1
in 23oIbpnien unb am jniefter, gute'
sfiefultcte ersiclten.
_I'er Sufunft barren mir -beebalb!
mit mbigem 2?ertrauen entgegen- j
feben, obgleidi mir un§ ber latfadfej
nidit berfdilicBen. bag bie HHiierten!
bie aufccriten 9Inftrcngungen matben
unb bie Sruppen ber 2RitieImad)te |
an alien Jvrcntcn mit an Sabi iiber
legener. Streitfraften befampfen. ©§
mirb beebalb nod) manebe bluiige
Sdjladjt 3U fcbldgen fein.
Scnberbare fiogif.
£er 27Iaitd)efter ©uarbian fdtreibt
in einem Sieitartif cl: 2Ber roiirbe
jetjt jugeben, bag man female mie
ber nut £entfd)Ianb 311 tun baben
moHc? 21 ber roer mod)te ernftiid) j
auf bie Zauerbaftigfcit biefee 23e
fd)Iuf ]ce bauen, bie beutfebeu 23a
ren 3u bopfotticrcn, menn (ritropa
mieber in ba§ cite ©leie bee £rie
bene 3uriidgcfel)rt ift? ©crabc jefct
mad)t ber ftrieg bie beutfdbcn ©runb
fdfce ebenfo popular mie Xeutfdjlanb
bcrbay. 23ir follen bie beutfdjc
iTiejipIin, bie bcutfcbe ©ering.
fdidbung bcr Perfonlidien greiheit.
ben beutfdjen 2)tiliiariemu§ unb jept
cud) ben beutfdjen Sd)itbjoE anneb
tnen, mtr um berocifen, bag mir
allee iCutfdbe beffen, unb um bie
llcbcrleaenbeit bee Briiifdien ©eiftel
tu Peranftfiaulidien. — 9IIfo man
foil ben £cutfdjen. ben man bagt,
fc meit afe mdglid) nadjabnteit.
Xie rafiifdj ■ japattifdjc SonPcatisn.
2 o f i o. gn Xofio ift bic 2In
fidjt borfjcrrfdjenb, baB bie Slonoen
tion iu erfter dtcibe ben S®ed rcr
folgt, eine tSuSbreihmg ber beutfAcn
gntereffetifpljare int gernen Often ju
perbinbern. Sie tnirb ben beibett
; SignaturmdAten and) (Megcnbeit
j gebett, fid) nitt ber i*age in Cijina
I irirffamer Pefaffen ju fbnnen.
Cnglanber unb granjofen bebaup
! ten, bafj ba; Suitflnbefommen ber
| Sfonueniion XeutfAIanb* @rofc
! mami*fuAt ttaA bent firiege enter.
Xampfer attffcBen unb bie dTCbgiiA
feit, baB China bie Urfadje eine*
neuen internaticnalen ftonflift; Ker
ben fbnnte, aulfAalten merbe.
Xie Seitungen bcgriiBen bie Cr
Keiterung be; japanifAen Cinfluf
j fe* im Crien. Xie „Xtme*" fAreibt:
! „@itglanb, granfreiA, iRusIanb unb
| gapan fbnnen al; 5>erbiinbete alien
! bcutfAen gntriguett fiir etttcit trei
[ tcren ftrieg bie 8pifce abbreAeii.
©IciAjeitig tnirb aber attdi bie ?luf*
, rcdjtcrbalruug be; griebett; im fer
tten Often fdjtncrcr benn jemal* ju
; nor anf ben 'Sdwltern gapan* nr.b
ffinf-lanb? ruben. 35?ir erfabreit,
| baft bie Cntcnte hefAloffen bat,
j Xeutfdtlanb in gufunft non ben ur
; fpriingliAen fiinf 3Jertrag;maAien
j inbejug anf China auSjufAIieften,
j unb baB femer ber tPefAluR gcfaBt
1 trurbe, bei amcrifanifdjen ginan$Icu
ten ansnflopfen, eb fie niAt geneigt
Karen, an finer diinefifAcn Slrtleibe
jtped* SReorganifierung ber fRepublif
teilgunehmen."
Tent 3fernehmcn naA ift ber 5?er
trag anf ^ebn gabre cbgefAIoffen.
Xitrriigcbaltrn trofc fdj[rd)tcr Crntc
in 1915.
Berlin. Xic „iRorbb. ?lEg.
Scihtng" neroffcntlidti jefet bie Crn
teftatiftff non 1915. Sir licben
Sfoggett unb SBeijcn jufammenge*
nommen — 1ft dRiEioneu Xonnen
gebabt gegen fait 17 dRillionen im
gabre 191ft unb 1G dRillionen 1912.
dlfo fcblien. abgefehen no A non ber
Cinfubr, iiber ft dRillionen am gc
roobttteu Crtrag. Xie Crntc non
1914 War ttodj nm 1*£ dRiEioneu
Xonnen bolter' al; bie non 1915.
tRoA riel grbficr roar ber gnttennit
te!au*faE: (> dRifiionen Xonnen ,pa
frr gegen 9 bi; 10 dRiflioncn lonitnt
1912 unb 1913. 2V. dRiEioiten
Xcnnen Sommcrgeruc gegen 3.7
SRiEionen 1913. Xie klce-Cntte.
bie jmeitfAleddefic, bic £euemte, bie
brittfdtleAteftc be; lepten gabnebnt;,
bic Iefitere tint 5 dRillionen Xonr.cn
gcringer al; 1913. Xctj Kir troft
bent burAgebalten baben, ift reft cir;
Xrciinng-Mrnnbcr. C; tnirb ciitem
hinterher nod) ganj beife bei bent
Ciebaitfen, trie bid)t trir an ber \'un
gergrense Karen. Cine* aber ifi
burd) bie; mubfame gabr gclpoimen:
ber benfbar ftarffte '-ScKei;, baB reir
niAt au*gcbungert Kerben fonuett,
cuA niAt bttrA bic Coalition, Xb
fperrung unb dRiRernic. Unb ittfe
fern Kerben nnfere geinbe bie Crntc
oiffern Kobl anA in ibre SfrtegsreA
tttmg einfeben ntiiffcn.
G? more luirHidj rin Segm.
5n Saurcl, Sa., groang cine gran
■^aroen iprace ben SRebaftcur ber bor*
tigen iEtnieS, Glincr 2. §trfri§, bie
feiner 3cinmg nor itjrcn 21u
gen aufgucfjcn, meil fie cliten ?lrtifel
entbiclt, ber fie in ibren ©cfiiblcn
gefrcinft batte. Dfatiirlicb batte ber
Stebafteur bie? nidjt obne rocitereS
getan, menu bie fireitbare Same ibm
niebt cinen IRenolner untcr bie iJtafe
gebnlten unb ibm bie 83abl groifdtcn
ScitungSpaoicr unb Slei im 3T?a
gen gcla’ien batte. Gin SSerfjfelblatt
meint, bag cS cm grower 3egen fiir
ba§ 2anb roiire unb niel gur morali
fcficn ©fiubcnmg ber omerifanifd)en
Sreffe beitragcn roiirbe, menu man
bie iRebaftcure ber probritifeben
^epbliitier groingen fiintc, aucb
nur ben Imnbertucn Jeil ber
giftigen antibeutfrfjen Siigen gu
freffen, bic feii bem SluSbrucb
be? ftriegeS in ibren 3citungen ge
ftanben baben. XaS roiire aller
bingS Iieblid), benn felbft am iem
feubften 3>il erlittcn bie perron niel
grof-,ere 2Uagenbcid)»erben alS ber
neutrale Sefer bcim Sefen ber Gr
giiffe jencr jpegbliittcr.
cfroinboli toirber m Sdtigfrif.
c f f i n a, iiber 3?om. $er Sul
fan Strombuli roar roieber in Grun
tion. Scbleppcr finb in bie ftaribbar
fepaft ber 5m>l geianbt roorben, um
bie Seroobner gu retten.
Strombuli ift eine ber 2iparifdjen
5nfclit on ber iRorbfiifte non Sigi
lien. $er 3Mfan ift feit gtocitau
fenb 5abrcn ben grbfttrn Xeit immer
fort tatig geteefen. 5nt Icpten Dio
nember fanb ein roiitenber SluSbmd)
ftott, obnc baft jebodb ein SDfcnfdjen
Iebcn nerlorcn ging.
Gine engliidfe SPrigabe marfdnerte
4000 'IRann ftarf in bie Sdiladbt bei
2oo§ unb nur fiinfbnnbcrt febrien
3uriicf. Hub ©cncral j}rendj mclbete
einen Sieg.
} BEST AVAILABLE BREEDING MATERIAL
College Dale, Bred and Exhibited by Kansas Agrisultural College.
(By FRANK D. TOMSOX.)
There is a growing inclination or
the part of various Oklahoma oil pro
(iueers whose daily incomes have
reached large proportions, to invest a
portion of their profits in purebred
beef cattle, for they have proved lib
eral bidders in the various sales where
they have been represented.
It is generally known that the beel
producers of Argentina and otliei
South American countries are looking
to the United States for their supply
of breeding stock. I'or many years
they depended almost wholly upon the
British Isles for their seed stock, but
gradually they have turned their at
tention to this country, and the vari
ous breed associations, particularly
j the Shorthorn association, have co-op
! rated with them and have filled large
j orders during the past year.
At a recent Iowa Shorthorn sale in
I which 4S Shorthorns were sold at an
average of $1,074 per head, the Okla
i hoina oil men and Francisco V. Maissa.
I Buenos Aires, Argentina, competed for
various high class entries with the re
sult that prices gradually mounted up
ward. as indicated by the average of
: over Sl.tVHt. It should be understood
| that the representatives of these large
; interests are most discriminating in
__
; their selections and are not offering
liberal bids merely to get rid of their
money, but, on the other hand, are de
termined to secure the best representa
I tives of the breed, considered from
I both the standpoint of individual mer
; it and the strength of the pedigree.
, They draw marked distinction between
i seed of a high order and the ordinary
standard. This is a day when good
seed is at a premium because knowl
edge of the reproductive powers of
good seed is more widely disseminat
ed than ever before
The cattle breeder who has bred his
herd along intelligent lines with this
fact clearly in mind is today reaping
his reward and apparently we are only
at the threshold of a period of dis
crimination and broad expansion. It
is a wholesome fact that in all of the
; more important sales, the more dis
criminating breeders are competing
sharply with the Argentine buyers and
the representatives of the oil inter
j ests, and it is to their credit that
many of the most desired breeding an
imals retain their home in the old
established breeding ground of the
central West—a source from which
our people may continue to obtain the
best available breeding material.
BEST TIME TO PICK
PIGS FOR BREEDING
To Improve Swine Herd. Select
Stock From Offspring of
Very Best Sows.
The best time to pick out the pigs
j that are to he used for future breed
i in^ is when they are still running with
I the sow. To improve your herd choose
i stock front the offspring of your best
| sows. If you wait until the pigs are
! grown and running in one herd you
| will have lost track of the different
| litters, unless you mark all of the pigs.
! When you make the selection while
the litters are still separate you need
! to mark only the future breeders.
It is best to select from the largest
litters, other things being equal. The
pigs from such litters tire likely to in
herit their mother's prolificacy. Pick
I the strongest and liveliest members of
! each litter. The ones that shoulder
their way to the front teats where the
richest milk is are likely to be the
best doers.
It is well to select and mark more
pigs than you are going to need for
breeding. Some tire fairly certain to
die. or be injured or fail to make good
the promise of infancy. Make sure
that the sows selected have the full
number of sound teats—at least ten—
for this not only indicates good moth
ering ability, but is considered a sign
that a sow will have large litters.
CHOLERA OUTBREAK
FOLLOWS NEW CORN
Disease May Gain Foothold If
Hog's Resistance Is Reduced
by Unwise Feeding.
(By E. R. SPENSCE. Missouri College of
Agriculture.)
Hog cholera is not a direct result of
feeding new corn. It may gain a foot
hold more readily if the hog’s resist
ance is reduced by unwise feeding, but
ihe disease itself can result only from
infection with a specific, invisible
germ, obtained directly or indirectly
from other bogs.
If the herd is thrown off feed by
eating too much green corn, or by eat
ing corn that is immature, the disease
will be more readily contracted, and it
is often noted that a new outbreak of
cholera follows the first use of new
corn for hogs.
Avoid danger by changing the kind
or amount of feed gradually. Heed the
hogs some new corn for a while be
fore turning them into the field.
Young shoats may be turned into
corn that is hot down too badly with
less preliminary feeding than the older
hogs that can break down corn more
quickly.
Cow Must Be Contented.
That a dairy cow must be contented
in order to do her best work at the pail
is generally understood amongst milk
ers and dairy owners, and it is getting
to be understood also in other quar
ters.
Geese for Business Breed.
Choosing a breed of geese for busi
ness ought not to be such a difficult
matter as choosing a hreed at fowls.
Fresh Water for Calves.
Pure, fresh water should be given to
calves as soon as they have learned
to drink.
Spray for Bean Vines.
Saltpeter water—one ounce of salt
peter to a gallon of water—is a good
spray for rust on bean vines and
bushes.
i
WEED OUT ALL THE
UNPROFITABLE COWS
Selection on Dairy Records VViil
: Give Accurate Resuits—Easy
Matter to Weigh.
The old saying has it “there is no
time like the present.” That this ap
plies with telling force to the selec
tion of good dairy cows will be ad
mitted by every thoughtful dairyman.
Selection may be made on the evi
dence of certain well-known external
indications of good milking qualities,
with special attention paid to the ud
der, loin, skin, barrel, etc.
But no matter how skilled the ex
pert judge of dairy “quality” in a cow
i may he. lie is not infallible as to the
! amount of hard cash tnat anyone cow
in the herd will earn in a year. He
may l>e, as well as the ordinary dairy
fanner, considerably mistaken in his
judgment. One system will give ac
curate results, that of selection on
dairy records. It is easy to weigh
and sample; it is easy to add up a few
figures for each cow; it is easy to
I compare such totals, and it is eminent
ly satisfactory to know for certain
which cows are best to keep and breed
from.
Now is the time to act, prepare to
: keep records all reason.—From bulle
tin of the Canadian Department of
Agriculture.
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GIVE YOUNG HORSES
BEST OF ATTENTION
j
Furnish Ample Shelter and Dry
Bed—Clover and Alfalfa Make
Good Roughage.
(By D. J. KAYS, Ohio Experiment Sta
tion.)
With the demand for good draft
horses advancing, the young colts
, should receive the best of care to in
sure rapid and complete development.
Many colts will be taken from pas
: tures with a goodly store of fat, only
| to be turned to a strawpile for feed
j and shelter. On the other hand, a few
! <'olts may be ruined by heavy feeding
in the stalls, where they cannot take
exercise.
The ideal shelter for eolts is a tight
ly built shed open to the south, where
the animals may go in or out at their
own pleasure, and where they may
have the run of a lot for exercise!. A
dry bed and a protection from cold
winds and rain is all that is needed.
Clover and alfalfa make good rough
age for colts, with a grain ration of
two parts oats and one bran added.
There is little danger of overfeeding
a colt if room for proper exercise is
given. Growth can be made more
cheaply during the first year than at
any other time, and feed should not
be spared.
Loss by Old Machines.
The worn-out separator or the ma
chine of poor make often causes
enough loss in one season to more
! than pay for a new machine of a rep
I utable make.
Keep Litter Out of Orchard.
Do not allow pruning to litter the
yard and orchard. Be sure to bum
and return the ashes to the soiL
Pail for Calf Feeding.
Each calf should be fed by itself out
of a clean tin pail, and the pail scoured
and scalded the same as a mllk-paU,
each time it is used.
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Drainage for Potatoes.
Good drainage Is absolutely essep
, tial to the successful growth of pota
toes.
ANNAMESE TROOPS FIGHTING FOR FRANCE
Aunmuese troops are now lighting with the allies at Snloniki, having been called into the war by France. Their
equipment is modern, excepting their hats, which are made of woven bamboo fiber covered with khaki. Annam is a
French protectorate and the soldiers now fighting for the allied cause are well trained. They are near relatives to the
Chinese.
GERMAN PRISONERS ARRIVING AT SOUTHAMPTON
A large number of German prisoners, captured by the British during their great drive, arriving at Southampton.
England.
THIS MAY SOON BELONG TO UNITED STATES
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a ■ ■■;^zt^mmseasm
View of Charlotte Amelie, one of the chief towns of the Danish West luclies tlie sale of which to the United
States is being negotiated. The three islands. St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, lie about fifty miles off the
east coast of Porto ltieo. They are 142 square miles in area and support a population of 271,000 persons. Near*
ly al lthe inhabitants of the islands are negroes who live by the cultivation of sugar cane.
KUCHIN KEEPING COOL
iiot-weuther snapshot of Claude
Kit chin. majority leader in the house
of representatives.
Removing Match Scratches.
Marks made by scratching matches
can be removed by rubbing with lemon,
then Washing with a clean rag dipped
in water. This of course, applies only
to surfaces that will stand washing—
painted woodworks, for example—and
not to wallpaper.
Only Half a Compliment.
"I really don't believe," said Gladys
coyly, “that you particularly wanted to
hear me sing.” “I did, indeed,” her ad
mirer protested. “I had never heard
you.”—Puck.
LEADER OF THE RUSSIANS IN FRANCE
General Lolmtsky, commander of the Russian troops that are now fight
ing in Prance, on the Champagne front.
BITS OF INFORMATION
Platinum prices now stand at from
$51 to $55 an ounce.
Electric drills have been invented
for operations on the skull.
Argentina is progressing more in ten
years than Iowa and Illinois in 50
years.
An Austrian countess has contrib
uted 5,000 cork legs to wounded sol
diers. Jean de Reszke. the famous
tenor, has given 50,000 cigarettes to
the wounded allies.
-—WWW W 111 » w
Efforts are being made to produce
textiles from the strong fiber of the
silk grass that grows wild throughout
Honduras.
In a new base for desk telephones
is a spring actuated reel to take up the
slack in the wire and prevent it Inter
fering with other articles near the
instrument.
One of the new furniture combina
tions is a dining table in which the
leaves slide into the top and are con
cealed by it so It can be used as a,
library table.
