WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917
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The Kaiser put it in writing.
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Whenever anyone gets out of a job, he writes a book.
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Vice-President Marshall knows a good town; so he is
coming to La Grande on November 5.
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These are the days when the fisherman catches the fish
and tells about it, and the fish keep on growing after they
are out of the water.
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The Home Guards will be organized tonight. They will
take the place of Company M and the Hospital Unit, when
the latter are called away.
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' ; , ' The K. of C. War Aid.
they are either too large to dry quickly or are covered
with a skin to prevent drying.
Jn drying by artificial heat, expose the food first to
a gentle", then "to a greater heat. This prevents the cut
surfaces becoming scorched and hard, thus covering the
juicy interior and preventing drying. Don't subject the
food to a greater temperature than 143 degrees Fahren
heit. Get an oven thermometer to keep track of this. It
is very important and must be watched closely as the
temperature in a drier rises quickly.
The time required for drying varies. Some vegetables
can be dried in two or three hours. Turn the food being
dried several times to secure uniform dryness.
When the food is sufficiently dry it should be impossible
to press water out of the freshly cut ends. It should not
show any of the natural grain of the product on being bro
ken, but it should not be dry enough to snap or crackle. It
should be leathery and pliable.
Don't use a closed box. It will retain the evaporation
from the food and cause mold.
Certain products, especially raspberries, should not be
dried hard, because if too much moisture is removed from
them they will not resume their original form on being
soaked in water.
On the other hand, dry the products sufficiently or they
will not keep, but will mold. Don't bake it or scorch it,
but dry it uniformly, through and through.
This point cannot be stressed too much.
It is advisable to "condition" practically all fruits and
vegetables after they have been dried. Do this by pour
ing them from one box to another every day for three or
four days, to give them a uniform moisture.
If the material is found to be too moist it should be re
turned to the drying trays for a short time.
WHY BRITISH LABOR SUPPORTS THE WAR
The effort of the Knights of Columbus to establish so
cial centers for the Catholic soldiers at the various train
ing camps is worthy of all praise, and should receive the
enthusiastic support of the whole Catholic public. The
experience gained by the K, of C. organization on the
Mexican boundary in a similar work will undoubtedly
prove of great value in providing for the larger needs of
the present. The society is to be congratulated on its
public spirit and is entitled to the generous co-operation
of Catholics everywhere. . . ,
It is highly desirable that the work of aiding the soldiers
in camp be unified as far as possible in order to get the
best results. The Knights of Columbus through their nation-wide
organization offer the best chance of unifying
Catholic effort and eliminating waste. Let them be hearti
ly supported. The Catholic Sentinel.
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF FRUIT AND
: VE G ETA B LE DRYING.
(By George Martin, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, August 7. It is important that you read
this article carefully because in it Uncle Sam tells you
how to avoid failure and disappointment in your war con
servation food drying.
There are three ways to dry fruits and vegetables: sun
drying, drying by artificial heat and drying by air blast.
You may combine all three.
To be dried quickly and properly all fruits and vege
tables must first be cut into slices or shredded because
Supporting' the
Government
This is a time for every citizen to support the
United States Government and many are doing so
at considerable cost or sacrifice to themselves.
Wo have joined the Federal Reserve Banking Sys
tem established by the Government to give greater
financial stability and strength 10 the member banks
and protection to their depositors.
You can give your support to this great Govern
ment enterprise and also obtain its protection foe
your money by becoming one of our depositors.
Member
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System
La Grande National Bank
BY J. A. SEDDON.
Introductory Note: Mr. J. A. Seddon is one of the best known and
most 'influential of British labor leaders, lie has served as President of
the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants a union which he
helped to organize as Chairman of the Parlimentary Committee of 'the
Trades Union Congress, and as President of the Trades Union Congress.
This last office is the supreme honor organized British labor can. bestow.
From 1906 to 1910 he was Labor Member of Parliament for the Newton
Division of Lancashire.
At the outbreak of war, in Aupust, 1914, Mr. Seddon promptly and
unhesitatingly took up the national cause. He has since done notable ser
vice. Previously he had been an outspoken opponent of militarism in any
form.
In the following he shows how the same fundamental principles which
once made him a pacifist love of liberty, love of justice and a desire for
the well-being of mankind today make him, and the overwhelming mass of
British workers, stern supporters of war.
I undertook a series of recruiting meetings on mv re
turn to England. Time after time, when I described
what had happened to the people of Belgium, whole audi
ences were stirred as they had been stirred by nothing else.
Men sprang to their teet volunteering to enlist 'and go to
fight. They did not even wait to go home and talk it over
with their wives. They were willing someone else should
tell the Missus.
The Englishman loves a scrap. That is part of his
racial inheritance. "He is never against joining in a rough-and-tumble.
But it was not love of a scrap that led him
to join up now. He had had a rude awakening. A situ
ation had arisen undreamed of in his philosophy. His
dream castle of peace had tumbled about his ears. His
sense of nationality, his sense of justice, his hatred of
wrong united to arouse his slumbering passion.
I t was in those days that British labor made up its mind
that no sacrifice was too great, no struggle too long, no
effort too mighty to settle this menace to the world.
Everything that has happened since has srengthened our
conviction. Prussian militarism must go or freedom must
go.
I may be told that British labor is not unanimous.
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the labor struggle in South Wales?" I may be asked.
These troubles were comparatively small, and were the
work of a few well-known mischief-makers. Some of us
would deal with these mischief-makers in much more dras
tic fashion that our authorities do. I would send them
to the trenches, under escort, to learn what war is.
The trades unions did not recognize the strikes, and did
their best to end them. Some of the men in them did not
understand what they were doing. It is not always easy
for a man working closely, over forge or in a mine to re
alize the actualities of war conditions. I went to some of
the men on strike. "You have sent your sons to fight,"
I said. "Are you going to leave them in the trenches with
out cartridges or shells, to be shot down by the enemy?
For that is what your striking means. Are you going to
let them be put up to be potted without having a shot to
send back?" "Ah!" said one man, "I didn't think of it
that way!"
The trouble-makers haven't had much success. The
strikes have not lasted long. And surely the fact that
there have been so few strikes, and for so short a time, is
the best evidence of how British labor as a whole has
worked for the war.
What of the conscientious objectors the C. O.'s? What
of the people in England who refuse to fight? There are
not many of them, but there are a few. We trades union
ists regard the conscientious objectors as national black
legs. They accept the'protection provided by the nation,
and the security established by our fighting men. They
receive the benefits of our national organization, and are
trying to escape from paying their fair dues. Trades un
ions get rid of blacklegs. I would clear these national
blacklegs out of the land.
The course of the war is bringing about far-reaching
changes in British labor, changes the full effects of which
are as yet scarcely realized. All classes have commingled
in the trenches, and have perhaps learned to understand
one another better. The men of the Overseas forces, who
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have come among us in their hundred thousands, have
helped the British worker to realize the Empire. Men
bom in Toronto and Melbourne have fought side by side
with men born in Liverpool and- Sheffield.
(To Be Continued.)
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Your Kindness
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Being human, they appreciate kindness and cour
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Kindness begets kindness, courtesy creates cour
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