War News and Home Front Struggles Across the Atlantic
Berlin reports warned the coasts of the United States Canada and Cuba may enter war zones as U S naval expansion proceeds with a $1 150 400 000 program spanning vessels from superdreadnoughts to submarine chasers. About 500 coast wise and ocean ships of 2500 tons plus have been seized. four fifths are cargo ships. An American crewman was killed and others wounded as German subs attacked ships near a torpedoed steamer. Reports of mutinies in the Austrian navy and German submarine fleet clash at Pola surface, amid rising anti Liberty loan activity. Admiral Sims notes a destroyer was torpedoed with casualties. propaganda against the loan intensifies. Wisconsin Minnesota and other states face efforts to block bond handling. Alfredo Cocchi is denied extradition for murder in New York. Fires at South Omaha stockyards and a major Kansas City fire destroy pens and livestock, with a large loss suggesting incendiary origin.
Akron Mayor Seizes Coal Cars to Relieve Shortage
Mayor W Lund of Akron seizes 100 coal cars consigned for delivery to ease a severe coal shortage. The move comes as cities across the region grapple with fuel supply disruptions and rising prices amid a harsh winter.
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Akron
Ohio
W. Lund
Washington notes on fuel seizure and draft exemptions
The fuel administration plans to seize temporarily 1,000,000 tons of excess hoarded at Ohio and Pennsylvania points, later replacing it. Provost Marshal Crowder maps a plan for selective service exemptions for dependents and diminished war value workers. Only one in twenty exemptions on industrial grounds is approved. About a000 appeals have been received but few decided. Hoover says food prices have peaked and shortages easing, with reductions expected through year end. Government spending nears $3 billion since July 1, with receipts lagging. McAdoo asks bankers to report intimidation tied to liberty loan subscriptions. Fuel admins urge communities in need to access government prices, with supply tripling to meet demand. Eastern states face no sugar shortage. relief expected after November with crop arrivals. TheFood Administration calls for reduced candy and sweet drink consumption.
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the Fuel Administration
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Food Administration
Clean Healthy Wheat Seed Essential for Next Year
The United States Department of Agriculture urges sound seed as the first step toward a larger wheat and rye harvest next year. It recommends cleaning seed with a fanning mill, treating it to prevent smut and scab, buy locally near the area, and storing seed properly to guard against rats, mice, and insects.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plowing to Control Pests in Cornfields
Fall and winter plowing and crop rotation best combat corn pests such as the corn-root louse rootworm grubworm and wireworm. Breaking ant nests and destroying eggs through winter plowing reduces infestations, with winter work highly effective if weather allows.
Disposition of Dead Hogs and Cholera Spread
The article warns hog disease spreads when farms bury carcasses or leave unburned remains for dogs to carry to hogs. It urges burning every dead hog completely to prevent infection, noting ashes leave no trace for disease transmission.
European War News Summary: New Allied and Axis Naval Actions
The Champagne cruiser was torpedoed and sunk with five officers and fifty-one men lost. Tassia reportedly sank at least six German vessels in the Baltic as German conscription expands to men 47 and older. French warships destroyed two German submarines in the western Mediterranean. Forty German and Austrian divisions reportedly shifted from the Russian front to reinforce Austria against Italy. Berlin imposes controls on iron and steel for war use. Nineteen British vessels were sunk in the week ending Oct 18, including merchant ships and a fishing smack. The Russian battleship Slava appears sunk in a naval battle near Riga gulf as Tunisian warships blocked the German fleet entry.
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Tassia
Baltic Sea
Petrograd
Germany
Riga Gulf
Advantages of Fall Colts
A discussion notes many colts are spring foaled but fall foaling offers a start before winter. It suggests weaning in spring, using pasture to maintain condition, and questions the full benefits of exclusive spring colt raising.
Fattening Food For Ducks
A suggested duck fattening regimen uses three parts cornmeal one part wheat bran and one part high grade beef scraps mixed with milk or water fed at morning and noon. Evening feed is cracked corn. Do not overfeed. remove troughs after the ducks clean a meal.
TEACH COLT TO LIKE GRAIN
The article advises teaching a colt to eat grain before weaning and after weaning to provide a liberal ration of alfalfa or clover with other roughage such as corn fodder cane hay and straw.
Insect Control for Stored Grain Using Carbon Bisulphide
Instructions recommend using five to eight pounds of carbon bisulphide per thousand cubic feet in airtight grain bins with temperatures above a threshold. Burlep sacks or cotton waste saturated with aquid can be thrust into the grain, or the gas can be sprayed through a small side opening. The gas eliminates weevils within 86 hours.
Growers Urged to Save Potato Crop
Washington. Lon D. Sweet head of the potato division of the United States food administration outlines proper storage methods for small growers to reduce losses. Key points include ventilation to prevent sweating, drying tubers before storage, protecting from frost, sorting out diseased tubers, and storing seed potatoes at 84 to 40 degrees with light and ventilation.
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Washington
Lon D. Sweet
Potato Division
Unied States Food Administration
French grenadier rebuilds life after grenade loss
London Tit Bits profiles Jean Ledraus a French peasant mobilized in the artillery. He trained recruits in bombing when a grenade exploded killing six and costing him hands and an eye. After recovery his fiancée married him and he learned to write and work again using self devised devices.
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London
Jean Ledraus
Ledrun
France
Milk types and infant digestion in dairy cows
The article explains Jersey and Guernsey milk is fat rich and less suitable for infants. It argues Ayrshire and Holstein milk digest better because their casein is more deoculated and curdles less in the stomach, making it easier for children to digest.
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Jersey
Guernsey
Improvements Not Taxed In Western Canada Farm Lands
Owners of uncultivated lands in Western Canada protest sur tax on wild land while cultivated farms escape tax. The piece argues buyers can obtain land cheaply, engage settlers, and profit from high wheat yields under favorable market conditions. It promotes settler tourism and moving arrangements in winter for spring occupancy.
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Western
Canada
Western Canada
United States
Learn Every Day Life Is Educational Motto
The note emphasizes daily learning as essential to growth and wiser methods, urging persistent study and self improvement. It frames learning as a lifelong pursuit and a path to practical wisdom.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Promoted As Trusted Remedy
Advertisement urges the use of Dodd’s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and Bright’s disease. It highlights three D’s in the name, warns against substitutes, and notes a money back guarantee with a Philadelphia emphasis.
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Dodd’s
Bright
Begin
Dodd
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