v-~~—■—■—" - 1 ■ - ■ ' • ■ ■ ‘ Dicfe 21bteilung ift fiir bie 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 anglo8 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. i __ 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. -— 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 # • 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.