French Lieutenant Recalls Escape With Family From German Line
An officer in the French Foreign Legion recounts a night raid after Laneville retreat. He was shot in the forehead and shoulder, carried a baby, and led a civilian group through Moselle woods while under fire, escaping to safety with a wounded mother and two children.
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International News Service
Paria
French Foreign Legion
Laneville
Leutenant
Serves
Lanevile
Rue Jollivet
Bayou
Moselle
Parroy
Shakertown Trustees Appoint Manager for Dwindling Colony
In Lexington Kentucky four elderly infirm occupants remain in Shakertown once a thriving Shaker town with factories and farms. The immensely valuable property, now sparsely settled, is controlled by a trustee appointed to manage colonial affairs as the colony dwindles.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Bees Sting Jersey Cow to Death at Monmouth Campus
A Jersey cow owned by C. A Wolverton, postmaster of Monmouth, Oregon, died after being stung by thousands of Italian bees. The animal rested on a campus lot near 75 bee hives as the swarm grew from a few stings to a massive attack, making rescue impossible.
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Monmouth
Ore
Jersey
C. A Wolverton
Normal
Possie
Soldiers of the Czar Interpreting Maps With Superstition
Reichenberg Bohemia A wartime piece notes an Austrian ambulance officer visiting a vast prisoner camp housing over forty thousand Russian soldiers. The camp grows daily as trains bring more prisoners and barracks rise. Soldiers distrust German staff and view military maps as devilish. Cossacks display heightened superstition and hostility to Russians, while most prisoners are compliant, hungry, and simple in needs, living on sparse rations.
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Hugo Bettauer
International
Reichenberg
Bohemia
Courland
Livland
Volga
Ahab and Benhadad Battle Under Temperance Lesson
Acting director O. F. Sellers presents a Moody Bible Institute lesson on I Kings 20, arguing that Israel’s victory over Benhadad stems from Jehovah’s justice and righteous leadership, with temperance as a natural allied virtue. The piece highlights Ahab’s predicament, God’s prophet, and the crucial role of young men in decisive action.
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Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Ben-hadad
Jehovah
Ahab
Israel
Hen-badad
Benhadad
Lincoln
Abib
Bembaded
Gideon
Jarael
Benbadad
Starting and Building Up Dairy Herds
This article by John Michels discusses core steps for beginners: use good grade cows as a foundation with a purebred dairy bull to accelerate grading up, favor Jersey blood for herd continuity, and stress careful bull selection. It warns that purebreds are costly and advises gradual infusion of pure blood. It also covers pedigree factors to evaluate a dairy bull and notes risks of introducing contagious diseases when adding cows.
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John Michels
Preventive Feeding Changes for Cattle Turning
The guide outlines gradual diet changes for cattle when turning onto clover plus dew-fed forage. Start with short feeding periods, extending up to 20 minutes on first day, then lengthen until cattle adjust. Alternative method uses rye or other feed before switching to clover to ease stomach adaptation.
Corn Cotton Stalk G Machines In Use With Limits
Report notes the use of stalk cutting machines in the country mainly where insects are a problem. Some use exists for real country work, but deployment is limited by crop timing and available input. Machines grip and cut stalks as they move along rows, leaving straight stalks ready for plowing.
Sudan Grass as Feed Fodder Replaces Wheat for Stock
Farmers report Sudan grass cut for hay replaces ordinary binder wheat in stock feeding trials. Affected yields show promising forage quality, with livestock consuming the fodder with good acceptance.
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Forest of Argonne
Sica
Sentinel
Shakertown
Insecta
International Sundysc
Kings
Sudan
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