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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF ' L ft !" HARVEST WAR CROP ffafflBUIII It Will Equal Two Bushels for Every Man, Woman and ' Child in the Land. STAPLE FOODS TO ALLIES ,Motto Thla Year Is "Eat an Apple and 8end a Biscuit" Unusual Need For Handling Crop May Be ' Short of Help. The United Stutcs Is about to hnr Vest Its gront wnr crop of tipples. It equals two bushels to every innn, wom an nnd child In the country. In order e to send ns much staple food ns possl- io to our lighting allies, Americans uro urged to use ns many apples ns possible. The motto this yenr Is: "Eat an apple and send n biscuit." War conditions nlso confront the apple growers, for there Is a scarcity of pickers, nnd enrcful preparations must now he made to see that this crop Is all safely harvested and put into storage. Now Is the time to be Sln organizing picking crews In every npple growing section. A survey of the situation shows that the farmer will need co-operation from business men In the towns nnd cities round about nt which ho trades, nnd' which have Just ns great nn Interest in this crop ns the farmer himself. This Is emergency organization work to be taken up Immediately by chambers of commerce, boards of trade, state nnd county councils of defense, nnd busi ness men generally. The labor supply to harvest this crop cxlstu right In the cities ndjacent to the apple orchards In most cases, but tho draft and demnnds of fac tories nnd railroads for labor have disturbed the normal supply of work ers upon which the farmer usually draws, nnd It Is necessary to recruit new kinds of workers. People who hnvo never regarded themselves as np ple pickers may this year be asked to go to the orchards and help get in the crop for patriotic reasons. The organization work should take the form of an Immediate survey of labor resources to see where n picking ' force is to be recruited. Stores and factories can often release clerks and workmen for this service If notified In time. Families who would like n week or two of vacation In the country with light, healthy outdoor work at satisfac tory wages, may nlso be Induced to join the picking nrroy. It has been sug gested that the schools might be open ed later this year so that boys and girls can be sent to the orchards, but this will not be necessary in all cases. One very good source of pickers can be found among the women's organiza tions of this country. Much Is heard about the scarcity of labor, but there Is not as great a scar city as most people imagine. Workers upon whom the farmer depends In or dinary times have simply been' shifted Into other occupations, and wnr condi tions demand that business men step in, locate other classes of workers who can be shifted to the orchards for this emergency and see that the farmer has plenty of help. The principles of careful fruit pick ing are very simple, and easily under stood. If the farmer con start with two or three experienced pickers and spend a little time explaining 'good picking methods to his volunteers ho should get excellent results, for these Toluntecrs, while new to the work, will also be people of good average intelli gence, and the war emergency will ap peal to their Interest so that they will be more than ready to help harvest the crop skillfully. Apple growers are advised to get in touch with the business organizations in their nearest town, ask that help be given in securing pickers and report the number of pickers needed by them selves. One of the greatest difficul ties in organizing harvest hands for any crop is that of gathering accurate Information as to how many helpers are ljecded on each farm and In each township. For lack of such informa tion it very often happens that one township will bo handicapped because It Is without sufficient helpers and u township twenty-five or thirty miles away will hnvo a surplus of workers. By ascertaining In advance Just how many workers will be needed In each locality, business organizations will be able to recruit a sufficient force nnd there will be neither scarcity nor sur plus In nny section. This year's apple crop calls for spe cial methods of handling. The size of the crop makes it ueccssary to send only the first-class fruit to market and to see that all seconds and culls are sold in bulk around home or worked up Into by-produca. There must be great care to see that apples are not exposed to the heat or outdoors after picking, but are properly housed In temporary storcgo places on the farm nnd carefully cooled. The scarcity of pickers will probably make it neces sary to pick and house the crop first and grade and pack'it nftcrwards. 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Davison, na tional director of the lted Cross, who was seriously Injured when his nlrplauo fell into Long Island sound. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Food Control Bill, Giving the President Extraordinary Powers, Now Is Law. GETTING AFTER PROFITEERS Government Predicts Record-Breaking Corn Crop German and Russian Ministries Re-Formed Elihu Root Returns With Confi dence In the Russian Republic. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Tho senate last Wednesday adopted the conference report on the food con trol bill, the mensure was signed by Speaker Clark and President Wilson, and Is now tho law of the land, n law conferring on tho president tremen dous powers over the food nnd fuel supplies of the country, nnd designed to protect the people from extortion. Sixty-six senators voted for the bill and seven against it. Those who per sisted in their obstructionist tactics to the end were France, Gronnn, Hollls. Hnrdwick, La Follette, Penrose and Heed. Sherman nnd Gore both were paired against the bill. Tho law contains drastic prohibi tion provisions. Thirty days nfter the date of its approval It will be unlaw ful to use foodstuffs In the manufac ture of distilled beverages or to im port distilled spirits for beverage pur poses, and the president will be em powered to commandeer for military purposes distilled liquors now held In bond and to regulnte or restrict the use of foods In the manufacture of wino and beer. The senate also adopted the con ference report on the food survey bill, designed to stlmulato production and to give the country Information on food resources, and thus the adminis tration's food control program was at last completed. Coal Prices and Profits. Coal prices ore causing a great stir, especially In the Middle West, nnd In Illinois the state - council of defense advised Governor Lowden to seize the mines because the operators would not sell atwhat was considered a reasonable profit The governors and defense councils of 10 Middle West States were asked to meet in Chicago to confer on relief measures. President Wilson last week made a personal visit to the federal trado commission nnd the department of Justice to urge the hnstcnlng of ac tion to curb high prices, and made It evident that he intends to do every thing In his power to stop the exact ing of exorbitant profits. The war Industries board followed up .this by announcing that American producers selling war necessities to America's allies would bo permitted to make only reasonable profits, provided that tho allies must reciprocate In selling to tho United States and to ono an other. The president, moreover, has said that tho prices to the public must be made tho same as to the govern ment. Record-Breaking Corn Crop. Cheering news came out of the de partment of agriculture In the form of tho August crop report, which In dicates a corn crop of 8,101,000,000 bushels, the largest In the history of tho country. The prospects Improved during July to the extent of 00,000,000 bushels, and general rains over the corn belt since the reception of the data on which the report Is based en hance still further the expectations of tho farmers. The onts yield also will be n record breaker, but tho report on wheat Is a bit disappointing. Tho government already has under way a campaign for the raising next season of a crop of more thnn a billion bush els of wheat and 83,000,000 bushels of rye. Tho food control lnw authorizes tho fixing of fair prices for wheat and the sale by tho government to the ioMsfttaBm''nwr iii'ififarniririiiii farmers of nitrate of soda from Chile to be used as fertilizer. Kvery state Is asked to plant as large nn acreage In wheat and rye ns Is possible with out upsetting proper farm practice. The exports In Washington say thnt while fertilizer may be scarce, there will be no shortage of seed, farm r.m chlnery or transportation facilities. On Thursday Provost Marshal Gen eneral Crowder Issued tho regulations for calling the National army to the colors. The first 200.000 are to be called up to September 1 and sent to cantonment enmps by September f. The government wishes the first day of the mobilization appropriately cele brated throughout the country In or der that the citizen soldiers may be fittingly honored. Some Antidraft Riots. Taking the country as a whole, tho exemption boards are having mighty little trouble In carrying out their du ties In the drafting of the Natlonnl army. Part of Oklahoma and some districts In the Southeast, however, are glaring exceptions to this rule. Serious riots have occurred and bands of draft reslsters have- armed them selves nnd taken to tho woods. But they are being captured by the score and subjected to tho proper punish ment. Much of tho trouble Is stirred up by the I. W. W., nnd by certain un-Amerlcnn publicists who argue con stantly thnt American soldiers should not be sent nbroad to fight, but should be kept nt home to nwalt the Invading Germans nfter they have whipped tho entente allies. Among those nrrested Inst week by the federal agents was Dr. Fritz Bcrg meler, president of the'Volks-Zeltung of St Paul. On orders from Washing ton ho was put In Jnll on chnrges of making disloyal utterances, to be held until President Wilson directs his re lease. He is an enemy nllcn. Canada also is to hnve u drafted army, tho Canadian conscription bill having been passed by tho dominion parliament. Under Its provisions 100, 000 men between the ages of twenty nnd thirty-two years will be drafted, nnd it is the expectation pf the au thorities that they will be In training by autumn. German Ministry Changes. Chnncellor Mlchnells remolded the Imperial and Prussian ministries to his desire, or thnt of his masters, hut the many chnnges nroused no semblance of. enthusiasm In tho empire. On the contrary, they are commented on by the liberal and radical press with dis trust nnd dissatisfaction, nnd no one who has talked for publication has given them his approval. They offer no hopo for parliamentarism or any other marked chango in Internnl pol icies, nnd so far us can be seen, the wnr policy of Germany Is not likely to be altered. Doctor Kuehlmann, who has succeeded Zlinmermnnn ns foreign secretary, Is supposed to be opposed to ruthless submarine warfare, but Doctor Helffcrlch Is retained as the representative of the Imperlnrchnncel lor, and ns he Is ambitious nnd power ful It Is feared he will more than coun terbalance Kuehlmnnn, Germnny's lntest pence suggestions having met with the disdainful recep tion they deserved, It Is unlllcely that any more such proposals will cmnnnte from tho kaiser for some time. Seventy-eight professors of Bonn univer sity have signed a petition urging the German government never to make an other pence offer. Root Has Confidence in Russia. Premier Kerpnsky last week succeed ed in completing his coalition cabinet nnd obtnlned the pledges of all fac tions that they would support him. He has promised many reforms, nnd also has assured Russia that discipline nnd authority must first be restored. That he and his colleagues will win out nnd thnt Russia will continue In the wnr until Germany Is whipped Is the confi dent nssuranee of Elihu Root who has Just returned from his mission to Petrogrnd. The disorders there, he says, are not alarmingly serious nnd are not typical, and the loss of morale In tho nrmy ho Is sure Is only tem porary. Already the resistance of the Russian troops to the advance of the Germans and AuBtrlans in Gallcln nnd Bukowlnn is stiffening, and though in general the retreat continued, it ceased to be a rout and In some Instances the Teutons were thrown hack. General Kornlloff, who succeeded Brusslloff as generalis simo, says the first stage of the wnr Is over and the second stage has opened, nnd Intimates that the Russian armies will yet give an excellent account of themselves if British nnd French offi cers nre sent to help drill the mil lions of men under itrin. They will need this help, he says, if they must meet the massed Germans Instead ol the comparatively weak Austrians. On the Western Front. Activities In Flnnders during tho week Indicated thnt the allies wero following their usual course attack, consolidation of positions won, nnd preparations for another attack. Tho heavy rains hampered operations con siderably, but tho British made many trench raids and townrd the end of the week their nrtlllery fire Increased to n tremendous volume. Meanwhile, the Canadian troops pushed up closo to Lens nnd had that Important coal center nearly surrounded. Tho Germnn resistance In the constat region Is powerful, for the commnnd ers of course realize how dangerous to them Is tho turning movement. Along the Chemln des Dnmes the crown prince continued bis attacks, all of which were beaten off by tho indomit able Frenchmen. In the Asian fields of. combat there was little doing last week, but it was reported that General von Falkenhnyn, now Germnn commander In Turkey, Is planning nn attempt to recapture Bag dad. General Maude's Mesopotnmlan nrmy, however, is now bo strongly en trenched thnt It has little to fear, and the same may be said of the. British forces In Slnnl, which nlso have the support of the fleet. . European dispatches say that the high military authorities in France be lieve the wnr will last through tho winter nnd spring, nt least, and thnt the policy of the allies will be to ham mer nwny nt the Teuton lines contin ually nnd wenr the enemy down ns much as possible until America gets on the field In full strength. Then the advantage of numbers will he with them to so grent extent thnt victory by force of arms will bo In sight American Troops to Russia? Senator Lewis of Illinois declared last week that the next big contingent of American troops would be sent to Russia, which would be surprising 'In view of tho fact that Russia now has under arms more men than she can handle effectively. Tho Sammies now in France nre proving themselves quick pupils nnd have won the praise nnd ad miration of tho British and French offi cers who nre Instructing them In the methods of modern warfare. They are happy and eager to get into action but are wnlllng for American tobacco. In England Is another big contingent of American troops mnde up mostly from the operating nnd construction divisions of American railways. They will be rendy to rebuild and operate the roads In France and to fight, too, if necessary, and In preparation for this nre receiving Intensive training In a peaceful English vnlley. The navy department has made an other chnnge of policy, dropping the construction of the small U-boat chas ers and concentrating on the produc tion of destroyers, which nre to be turned out in great numbers. They seem to be the most efficient enemy of the suhmnrlne. Argentina, dissatisfied with the prog ress of negotiations growing out of the sinking of the Argentine steamer Monte Protegldo by n German submarine, has sent a peremptory note to Berlin, de manding a clear and final reply within n reasonable time. Liberia, which some time ago severed relations with the central powers, has now declared war against them. This, like the ac tion of Slam, means that the diplomat ic representatives of tho small nations have made up their minds as to which group of belligerents will gain the ulti mate victory. What perhaps has an gered Argentina most is the recent dis covery of on extensive German espion age system. Chlnn, too, has decided to cast In her lot with tho allies and the cabinet resolved to declare war on Germany und Austria-Hungary; the assistance of the great oriental nation l Xar iron negligible. He Didn't Care. A man pushed his way hurriedly Into the subway nt Brooklyn bridge In New York. In his haute he collided with another man, who was not too hot to fight. "Look where you're going," shouted tho militant ns he grabbed the other. "I'm going to knock your block off." "I should worry. I was caught In the draft," said the other with an nlr of resignation." The man who wanted to fight laughed, while everybody In the car Joined In. CUTICURA KILLS DANDRUFF The Cause of Dry, Thin and Falling Hair and Does It Quickly Trial Free. Anoint spots of dandruff, Itching nnd irritation with Cuttcura Ointment. Fol low nt once by n hot shnmpoo wlt'i Cutlcurn Soap, If a man, and next morning If n woman. When Dandruff goes the hair comes. Use Cutlcurn Soap dally for the toilet. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcurn, Dept L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Did He Get the Handout? Housewife Shall I have to ask my husband to coineV Hobo Lady, If 1 was married to a peach like you, you'd have to ask me to May away. -Judge. Minding one's own business is u good method of developing the brain Honest Advertising THIS is a topic we all hear now-a-days because so many people are in clined to exaggerate. Yet has any physician told you that wo claimed unreasonable remedial properties for Fletcher's Castoria? JuBt ask them. We won't answer it ourselves, we know what tho answer will be. That it has all the virtuos to-day that was claimed for it in its early days is to bo found in its increased use, thorccommcndotionbyprominentphyBicians, and cur assurance that its standard will bo maintained. Imitations are to bo found in somo stores and only because of the Cas toria that Mr. Fletcher created. But it is not the genuino Castoria that Mr. ' Fletcher Honestly advertised, Honestly placed beforo tho public, and from which ho Honeatlv exnects to receive Genuine Castoria always beam the Raise High Priced Wheat on Fertile Canadian Soil IPiirl MTa.vsB.at'w Saskatchewan and Alberta. This year wheat is higher but mm 1113 Canadian land just as cheap, so the opportunity is more at tractive than ever. Canada wants you to help feed the world by tilling some of her fertile soil land similar to that which during many years has averaged 20 to 45 buahela of wheat to the acre. Think of the money you can make with wheat around $2 a bushel and land so easy to get. Wonderful ILaaWlAWawBKaBlHafl iH The University of Nebraska OPENS First Semester Wednesday, September 1 2. Second Semester Thursday, January 31. Summer Session First week in June. All colleges and schools will be open as heretofore. On any point of information, address THE REGISTRAR Station A. - - Lincoln Her "Meatless Day." The day nfter Prosecuting Attorney Horace O. Murphy und his deputies nnd constables mnde n Sunday morn ing rnld on a Muncle "blind tiger" nnd nrrefded f9 persons found there, muny of the men going to Jull on various 1 charges, the wife of ono of those whose fate It was to be locked up, wns con fiding In Billy Blarney, the elevator man nt the Wysor building, In which Murphy hnR his office, says the Indian npolls News. "I'm considerably worried," she told him, "about my Sunday dinner yester day nnd thought Mr. Murphy might straighten things out. You see, my hus band Btnrted nwny from home nbout ten o'clock In the morning to get some meat for dinner nnd wild he Intended to stop In lit the club (nil "tigers" nre clubs in Muncle) and get n bottle of beer on the wny, like be nlwnys does, Sundays. Well, he hnsn't brought thnt meat home yet, nnd meat nowadays costs too much to waste." A True Optimist. "Terribly rainy weather." "Yes. Jt's n relief to' ray mind. 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