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THEMOSBAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1916 EVENING EDITION. THREE lelgiaii Children Wear Shirts Of Coarse Meal Sacks TIMES9 M AGA ZINE PAGE 'iJtMm m'f --Amw ,"$ wmm V rtV l'" '""'-' 'A m J &;M fir 1 'fm&k$ 'BSE F V..K MfflH itill 4 -" 'v; SraaSIS I mwmn wmm k r 'zmmm m wdsasffiw 'K k ' te Mil 1 iPW ' iltii ; m1 it liil 5N" -ww - '- Jir WWffaUBTiWftST-'-'- ---- rT B .&' Itn' lit J IMP.ltlllm. CT., 9-tMmKMBVUmJW ' M MKHUiiiidvw - VP With a Belgian Relief Worker In the Northern Part of France H. Chadbourn Tells of the Workinjs of the Ger man Machine Behind the Fighting Lines In Occupied Territory. ct.h for i't'r Chad"rn-owr tor of tho fotlowlno article, wa. a dole- c.MlJr.. ,Hn,,,0n,0P ne"0f .'" De'0lUm '" th0 d,8trl0t of Cha-10-m. .. L. Ho. foVnd many unltluo opportunities to study tho Ger man war machlno In the North of Franco. .ii!Hr' ?h.udbJ!r :c.cont,y returned to America to take part In tho cam-ffi-ILeunSirth'rrar"0 POULTRY and EGGS LIVE STOCK HUSBANDRY Proper Methods of Slaugh tering Hogs By P. H. CHADBOURN. IT Is very lniiuwlvu for nu Araorl Cllll Who llllH llllll HOMO lillHlllL'SS uxiiorlvncu to conio In contact with (Icnniin mutltmls mill Byiitcnis buck of I ho IUIiik line. Wu rutliur gain the lnipivaslon In this country that wo load nil other nations In matters of organ- iziuion ami up to unto systems, but after HlinlyliiK (Jerniiin methods at close iiiiil'u one realizes that, whlln we hae iniiKiilllceiil oiKiinl.iitlons'hero and there, It Is looked upon from u nation wide point or view, sporadic and not nu liiKialued habit, as It is with the Germans. 1 remember one ovonlnj: tnkliiK din ner with tJeneral of the army. Wo were being entertained by thu gen eral and hh slair In a French chateau, and during the course of the dinner the general, who was a magnificent typo of manhood and u scholar, re niarUed: "Ves, Just as you people play football and baseball so we Just as natuially organize. It Is sport for us." After one leaves occupied Herman lerHory and emerges Into the outside world he gradually gets tho linpres- i siou l hat the prevailing opinion Is that I the German position Is very precarious In view of the numbers pitted against t'iciii and aNo on account of economic conditions In (iermany. Therefore this liersou would liatm-allv himiiiohc that ' the (lennans were entirely engrossed In the business of lighting and that all of their attention would be Used upon ways and means of holding their long and dangerous line. One, however, ie , col ves Just thu contrary Impression I when he views things llrst hand. To give one an idea of bow precarious the ' (icrmnus tlilnlc their position to be and i how HUely they are to be pushed back by thu French and Kngllsh I have ' only to nolo thu fact that they Import ed from Germany to the north of France traliiload after traluload of German treasure In thu form of live stock, to feed on tho lillu French pus- SfimillaflvCtn Amtt RrOMrtrt Learn Country'o Possibilities. UllllItMICitO Jr&h&y JUulDffliCOO Tll llwct :mt of thu French tur- lfc litory which they occupy has been Hys- The brilliant cvcr-rcpcatccl message of an Electric Sionffi caniDenusscD. its story is fiashsd insistently into the eyes : i"ier many corps of agricultural ex and minds of everyone for blocks un and down the street m'lH ,mt" u '"' ,IHml,uwl u, ,1",1,c,;!r- EVrYV norenn ,h o I mi.oT nr-a n in, o i , PA ' ' " K't wleiitllle ranch. The Electric ' Advertising iates Any Business SSLK'l,S1,0.,can rcatl' MUST READ-YOUR SALES MESSAGE WHEN TOLD BY Am Electric Sim winrSS ns?.ousy ll lnncnccs people, and draws them to BJifSAlteSGS?.. ELECTRIC SIGNS ARE THE OWE FORM OF ADVERTISING EVERYONE READS. tM&nm t0 instaH Oregon Power Co. i' i?i saKiasfflJMw z 6u&inm o lofMinf -ne of the things wo all do well is to forget. -Names that were household words yesterday are 9on3 today. -'lie world only looks to its tomorrow never its yesterdays. "'; - -Because people knsw your goods and vqur store ayearatjo it is no sign they do today. They forget easily. !' nn,stkGP yourself in the public mind by ad-. r lsnfJ. It is just as important to make old friends meniber it is to win new friends. tKb'thltiing doed- Both whm cos Bay Times Germans have ulao Imported tru.ii- loads of modern ngi (cultural machin ery, Including motor plows, etc., and with these facilities have planted thu north of Franco as she has never been planted before. Many of thu Fiench were astounded at thu tesults, having never even guessed what tho possibili ties of their country were. In eases where thu Fiench peasants weie wil ling to work at sowing and harvesting they were promptly engaged and paid cash down for their hcrvkci In actual money. Theru was no forced labor. Wheiu the peasantry did not choose to work for tho invaders tliti German si ldlery or Hussion prisoners did ev- crytblng. All of thu Krcncli land which wns planted was leased from tho owners or communes under n form of war con tract. Tho seed ctiiuo ftom Germany, and tho crop rwcrtcd. It was all gath ered up with marvelous easo and sent to Germany, wheio It was milled Into Hour. It was then shipped back to tho commissaries of thu various armies In tho west, .'to per cent being held out for the civil population. Where thuy ehosu to buy this Hour It was sold nt a ury low price. In sections where tho pco'plo took advantago of this offer the demands upon tho American commis sion for rations wero naturally reduced proportionately, thereby helping us out. In other dNtrlels where the peoplo would not buy the Gurmiin Hour the furnlidilug of Amorlcnu rations went on as before. Managing tho Money Question. In buying 'tho Hour from tho Ger mans tho civil population was allowed to use their local paper money, which In turn the Germans reemployed in paying for labor and other nocessa lies In that district. This would not M'om to bo an Item of actual Impor tance to the reader in this country, but because of the many districts where the national French currency, both pa per and silver, has completely dlsap peaied. These communes or towns have set their printing presses to work and slucothls stringency occurred have 'been turning out paper money nt u great rate. Of courso such paper mon ey is only backed by tho local credit of the commune or town Itself. Such credit, especially In places which hue felt more heavily tho burdens of the war, Is naturally very low and sometimes u minus ipiantlty. It there fore frequently happens that the paper money of ono town will not be accept ed In tho next town ns legal teuder. Consequently tho Germans overcnnio a great Hnanclal dllllculty ly agreeing to accept local paper money in ex change for SO per cent of tho northern Frame crop. Work of the Landsturm, Another phase of German occupation which impresses u htranger is tho work the landsturm are doing In the vil lages ami hamlets where they nro quartered. Of all the Kuropean coun tries In which I have traveled the nearest approach to chaotic conditions from the point of view of hygiene and general cleanliness Is found in tho .north or France. The villages and most of tho towns are filthy to a de gree. In many cases the landsturm while nway the time in the villages to which they lmvc been assigned by cleaning tin thu places as best they may. Comforts For Soldiers. In spinning through the country over the inagnlllceiit French roads with my Get man ollher companion In n high power Itenz many phases of the war not much dwelt upon In this country passed before our view. I remember having seen In dlirerent places artifi cial swimming pools, with spilnglng boards, rowboats, etc., also llttlu rest houses, 'with wicker chairs and other comforts. Then; arc used by tho boys ulin come out of the trenches for a few d,iys' rest. Hero they swim or loaf about before going back to the sham-hies. The railway facilities also Impress one, who would gather the Idea from the press of the outside world that the Germans were about to bo pushed back through lack of men. At many points, the names of which I cannot mention, hut very near the theater of actual lighting one can set his watch by a German train. Trains arrive and de part with the greatest punctuality and with great frequency. Thesu trains are always Jammed to thu doors with Geinuiu soldiers and olllcers either on their way to a new post or going home on leave. Railroad Orldao Destroyed. During the great French retreat In the early days of the war, when the Geriifiins weru driving toward l'aris. the French In the district of de stroyed about eighty-live Important bridges, most of which were railway bridges. Thu valley of thu Meusu Is In many places very deep, sometimes resembling, a-gorgc-aud therefore rail way brldgesiire very, high and dllllcult to construct.. Frequently the railway euiergis from a tunnel through thu rocks Immediately upon thu brldgu It self. The Fiench did n thorough Job In their destruction of thu bridges, not only the superstructure, but the stone tilers, were absolutely obliterated. Within an Incredibly snort Jlnie the I bridges were replaced by tho Germans with temporary tiestlo work necessary for the manipulation of troops. Hut It was not long after this preliminary Htago that tho bridges were replaced ly permanent structures, In many In stances better than their predecessors, with splendid stouu piers, and all tho new superstructure, which arrived In parts from Germany, went together ilku clockwork and took form like a miracle. "Lille to Warsaw" Express. Many tunnels wore also blowit up from tho center by tho French, but these have all been repaired by tho Germans. In cases of foreign lines of railway thu Germans Industriously set to work double tracking and did It In a most permanent manner with rock ballast and all tho appurtenances which Insure permanency. One can take a train now from the Gorman headquarters In tho no'th of Franco to Ilrussels or Ilerllu, with Its sleeping curs and dining cars. There is also tho Lille to Warsaw express, tho namo of which Is food for tho Imagination, since this train Inscribes it long diag onal Hue across tho full breadth of the German empire and (ho conquered territory nt each extremity. Clothing Must Be Obtalnod, The Germans Hud time to log and mill hardwood from some of tho old forests of tho neighborhood, which is shipped to Germany to bo made Into ride stocks or other Implements of war. The feeding of the dcstltuto in Ilclgl inn and northern France has now been systematically organized, and the ad ministration of the work seems to pro. coed with very few serious hitches. Hut there is another aspect of the work which has not bcoudulycmphuslzcdaud TURKEYS FOR BREEDING. Selection Should Bo Mado In Fall Be foro Markotlng Time. Tho future breeders should nlwnys be selected from tho turkey flock In ho fall before any have been market ed, at which time tho choicest birds can bo picked out, says the Iowa Ilpmo itead. These selected specimens prob ably would bring n little moro money than some of those mnrketed, but they aro also worth moro as breeders than thu poor birds. Strong, active, healthy birds tboso that have never been af Dieted with a serious disease aro wanted If tho future turkey crops nro to provo profitable. If tho beginner ! ' ? " A s ' vjBiJHPPBfwBR(iBw!5 1 ttPrtret! by t'nIWxl States department of ogrloultutc A well selected uutulicrliig outfit and n convenient place for working are im portant considerations at hog killing time. To aid In this work demonstra tion tpuvlullm of tho department sug gest a hnndy and complete "kit." This constats of two butcher knives, two "bell" or "candlestick" scrapers, u meat taw and a nharpeulng steel. The meat saw Is for .sawing down tho bnckbono ni:d cutting up tho carcass. Tho "can illrxtlc" scrapers hnvo detachable han dles and aro used to remove tho hair and scurf from the hogs. A long wa terproof apron, which will protect tho clothing, can be luul nt small cost. Preparation of Animals For Slaughter. A twenty-four to thirty-six hour fast, plenty of w'atcr. careful handling and rest beforo slaughter aro nil Important i"t "J "txj) 't "? $ $JJ) y j3 't' .ft i .? ; ? Tlio tnrltey food hopper shown In tho accompanying picture nut ves tho piublem of liocpliiu tho chick ens from KvttliiK (ho tuikeyi' feed. At fulli'iiliiK than tho turkey rais er wlnheM to keep corn always ho foro his big birds to plump them for market. Tho hopiicr uliown Is Dimply n trough on Ioks na hlnh on a turkey reaches to feed, mid two IjoiinlH form n comb over It to keen J out rain uml chickens that may lly i on top. ?$ ( S).'J)J)JirtJJ.JJ It Is an Item of vital Importance there, brought to the notice of tho peeolo In this country, and that Is tho dlt t lack of sutllcleut clothing to see tho . siple through tho winter, It Is nlsv most desirable that large numbers of the population should bo kept occupied. With this us Its desideratum, the com mission Is now making strenuous ef forts to secure clothing materials in bulk to bo .Imported to tho north of France, wbero the peoplo themselves will work them up Into clothing in tho designs and fashions to which they are accustomed anil which they prefer. Help the Poor Kiddies. .Surrounded as wo aro In this coun try by prosperity nnd plenty, wo do not want to think of any kiddles In the north of France, whose fathers nnd brothers nro lighting In tho army or lying dead In somo unmarked mound or concealed thicket, running about this winter without shoes to their feet or sullkient clothing for their meager little bodies. "If a man has two couts let him give cue to his neighbor.1' in turkey raising wishes to start opera tions with stock rather than with eggs the full Is the best time to obtain such stock. The birds will then have amnio tlmo to hecornft acquainted with their surroundings before thu opening of the breeding season. The breeders should be separated from tho turkeys that nro to be marketed beforo fatten ing commences, as the breeding stock Is easily Injured by getting tho birds overfat. If necessary to conllne any of the birds during tho fattening perl- oil let It be the breeders. Up to their filth year turkeys nro i prolltahlo ns breeders, though It Is a good plan to change gobblers every year, especially If roiiio of the young females aro retained as breeders. TJio I male should never bo related o any of tho hens. Hens are not fully matured . until two yearn old. and they are at their best dm lug tho not two or throe years. During the mating season the proper pioportlon to divide the soxes Is from six to ten bens with ono gobbler, although successful hatches aro often obtained when a larger number of fe males are allowed to each male. When turkeys are properly mated tho eggs aro usually very fertile. The breeding Mock should recolvo good eare during tho winter mouths. Without proper care and attention ns well us suitable qtmiters the turl.oys will not go through the winter In goo.l health, and consequently they will not be In good condition for thu breeding season, and that means poor hicccss with tho young. 'J ho young turkeys that are bred from healthy stock are hard enough to raise without tho extra handicap of nouo too healthy breeders. Turkeys do not want damp. biulTy j quarters lu winter. A well lighted open shed or loft that is fitted up so ns to prevent direct drafts, but which pro-1 vldes good ventilation nt all times, I imikes a good place to keep them. Tur keys can stand a good deal of cold, but they cannot stand foul smelling quar ters. Fix up some broad perches n couple of feet roni the Moor lu tho tur keys' shed, provldo troughs for grit and water and In real cold weather put some straw or other litter on the Moor, Feed corn uml other grains regularly and during sot ero cold weather give un occasional feed of warm mash. Theie are soven recognized breeds ol turkeys, but the Ilronze, the Uotirbon Ited and tho Whlto Holland aro the most popular. Tho Xurruguusctt nlso prevails In somo sections. Where there Is plenty of raugo and tho largest birds are wanted the Hroir.'.o is the most profitable breed for the farmer. lSk ,f , A'W .; $$g4j Causes of Poultry Lossej. Many of tho diseases commonly found umong fowjs ure easily prevented by c re and watchfulness. Here follows a list of bomu of tho things that Invito, diseases on tho farm: Crowding ton many In one space, 111 adapted food, feeding too long jui ono kind of thing, bad housing, dampness, not enough green stuff, not enough niwity mutter, too little exercise or lice and mites. Potatoes For Fowls. When potatoes are used for fattening we advise tho ration us follows: Threo measures of cooked potatoes, two meas ures ground oats, one measure barley meal. The potatoes should be cooked with a lump of fat If possible; then mix liquor and all with Lie meals. When grouou ouis cauiioi no uuiauieu uu lino pollardJ or middlings. Western Poultry Journal, now or mini kilmu hook. In securing meat lu the best condition for use, either fresh or for curing pur poses. Food lu thu stomach decom poses very rapidly after slaughter, and where the dressing Is slow thu gases generated often nfTcct the flavor of tho meat. Water should bo given freuly up to the time of slaughter, as It keeps the temperature normal. It Is highly Important that the ani mals be not excited In any way suf ficiently to raise thu temperature of the body. If the animal becomes heat ed It Is better to allow It to rest over night before killing than to rink spoil ing the meat. It Is also ussentlal that the bog be carefully handled so as not to bruise Its body. Points on Killing. It Is cuiitomury on tho farm to stun hog-i before sticking them, although in some localities this Is not done. An other method Is by shooting the hog through tho bend with a rllle. How ever, extraordinary care should bo ex ercised In using u rlltu urouiul farm bull&tigj. After stunning by a heavy blow on the center of the forehead Im mediately nbove the eyes with a polo nx tho eight Inch straight blnded knife Is inserted Into the hog's throat in thu under portion of tho neck to a point Just In front of the chest cavity, but not Into this cavity. The knife Is given n twist and sldoward motion to sovcr tho blood vessels and ullow tho blood to Mow. lly laying tho bog on one nldo und elevating the linm cud the blood will gravitate freely. Proper Temporature of Water For Scalding and Scraping. A barrel is tho receptacle commonly used for scalding. If It Is Hot at the proper slant, with tho open end against n table or platform of'.lro prover height and the bottom securely fastouod, there is little da user of accident. A strong tnblo built for tho purposo would bo'u very desirable thing on which to work, though It Is not nh lutely necessary. A box often serves very well. Tho wafer for scalding should bo heated to the boiling point This will allow for u reduction of trru pern t nro when the witter Is put Into u cold barrel, the best temperature for scalding the hogs being from 145 de grees to J 50 decrees, lie carofnl not to hnvo the water so hot us to cook the sl;ln of the hog. If the water is too hot tho hair is likely to set. A muiiII shovelful of hardwood ashes added to1 tho water nlds materially lu removing! the scurf from the body, though it hns . no effect In loosening tho hair. A lump of lime, u handful of soft son;, a little plue tnr or a t.iblcspoouful cC concen trated lye has tho same effect. How to Scald a Hog. The hog should not bu scalded beforo life is extinct, or tho blood vessels uear tho surface of thu skin will bu cooked, giving a reddish tinge to the carcass. Whllo being scolded the bog hhould be moved constantly to avoid cooking the skin. Occusl Milly It should bo drawn out of the ' r to air. when the hair may be ,tr- As soon ns the hair and scurf blip easily from tho surface scalding Is complete. If It N suspected that tho water Is too hot scald (he bind Mid of the hog llrst. If the water is too hot and you oversea Id tho head you will bo adding to the trouble of scra tug the part most dllllcult to dean. When he wnter Is about right liegln by scalding the head. The scraping nnd cleaning of the hog's skin should be done us soon us !obslb!o after removal of the anlinnl from the scalding vat. Scraping n cold hog Is dllllcult. "if cot nu Impossible task. Where It is nt essary to reverse the position of the ' i'A in the barrel to complete soaldlii.' J a portion scalded tdiuuld Int clrnucd i.eforo attempting to Kcald the other end of the hog, When tile hair starts readily remove the nuluiul from the water and begin scraping. The "bell" acruner should be used with luug, s'.voeplug - .ivemeut :or lemunifg t::t-en-n mm rrtm 119m tho Hat surfaces and as much as pos sible from the other parts and finish the cleaning of the entire qarcnss, 1(5 movlng all hnlr, scurf nnd du-t by rins ing with hot wnter and shaving with tho large knife. Cut the skin on tho side of the ten dons below tho hock to expose tho ten dons so that u gambrel. btlck may be Inserted. The next step Is to bring the hog by his hind legs by means of the gninbrol stick high enough so thnt hla head clears the ground. Wash down with hot water, Bbavo over any unfin ished patches nnd wash the cntlro car cass ngaln to remove nil loose hair and scurf. Occasionally n hog Is killed that la too largo to scald In n bnrrel. If It la covered thickly with blankets of with sacks containing a little bran and hot water poured over It the hair will bo loosened readily. In somo localities .togs nrc skinned, but scalding is fitr moro satisfactory. Directions For Removing Entrails. In removing the entrails llrst upllt the hog between the hind legs. cpa rating the bones with the knife. Thin can ciiBlly bo done If the cut Is uindo directly through the union of bones be tween the linuis. ltun the knlfo dowu the center of the belly, shleldlnK tho point with the fingers of tho (eft hand and guiding It with the right. There Is llttlu danger of cutting Uto Intestine lu this wuy. Split the breastbone with the knife or an ax nnd cut dowu through the sticking place to Jbe chin. Cut urouhil the rectum mid pull It down until the kidneys nro reached, using tho knlfo wherever necessary to never tho cords attaching It to tho "bed." He movo the sexual orgaiiH; then cut across the nrtery running down the backbone, cut around the diaphragm (skirt) and remove the Intestines, stonmch aud "pluck"-that Is, heart, liver and luutfs -with a backward and downward pull. Grasping tho nines of organs near the union to the bnckbono ntfd diaphragm, sever attachments with n knife where necessary, lu this operation tho wind, plpo down to the head should be re- oLssIshsssHHPsi Sfr3BTTifes'-sw'-viist'jitT-iifBl. ' 'stjKlsjpjJJJp5Hw A YOUNO rOllKElt. moved with the pluck. Do not disturb the kidneys or the leaf fat, In cnr.cuoxes to bu Ahlpjicd except lu warm Wctitiier. when the "leaf" may be removed Jo Al low quicker, and more thorough cool lug. If the hog Is to be cut up ou the farm and not Intended for shipment lu carcass form It Is advisable to Jooseu Lho leaf fat from the nbdumlnnl wall, allowing It to remain attached to the carcass nt tho bam end. Open tho' Jaw nnd Insert u small block tl 'allow frt'o drainage; then wash out all bloJd wllh cold wnter and spenjje out w.lflina coarse cloth. In hot wcathor thcbac,k bono should be split to facilitate rool liv;.'. It is good practice to Jo Ihh ;iljSo whore the hog Is to be cut up 'oil the farm mill not Intended for shipment. Tho fat Should be removed 'from' the Intestines beforo they gel euld. - Bnce It Is strong In flavor It should. not bo mixed with the leaf fat lu, r.onderUij. Beautify Your Home An easy rlinlr or an extra rocking clinlr often adds' so much to tho appearance of tho sitting room or pivrlor. JUwIdes tho nppearnnces, It increases tho comforts of tho homo. Coni.) in and let us bbow you our largo lino. It will mioii bo tlmo for the spring lioiisecleitnlng nnd you had better flguio on tho extra furniture or new plecvn you will need to nuiko the changes you desire. Going & Harvey Company North Front St., Phone 196 NOTION TO CHKUITOHS Notico 1b hereby given that thq un--Jcrslgnod has boon duly appointed ad, mlnlstrator with tho will annoxed of tho cstato of William C. UartloU, dp. ceased, and that all persona huvliig claims against said estate aro hereby required to present thorn with tho proper vouchers and duly vor't'ed to tho uudorfllguod at tho qf(lco of J, A. Llljoqvlst, 307 Coke Hldg., Marati fiold, Oregon, within nix months from tho duto of this notico, Dated this Sth day of February, A. I), 1910, NO HIS JRNSKN Administrator with will annexed ot tho Hstuto ot WUJluni 0. Uartlett, de ceased. (First publication on February 3, 1910. Last publlcaton March 7, 191C.) j I TIMES WANT ADS t GET RESULTS X'