THE MORNING OREGONIAX. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, .1918. GERMANY 10 MILK CONQUERED LANDS Surplus Foods Over and Above Barest Requirements of Na tives to Be Commandeered. ARMY ONLY TO BENEFIT Importation of Rasalan Grain Will Be Monopoly Entirely In Hands of Syndicate t'n dcr State Control. ft crr.rt. pr.owx. Cesr-jNt. tat. ih 1-ra hwlhn r-. j4btt-4 fejr mma4CQal I li .i hTCR-KlloUt. rK tj Spclal ro-M tratey for lM still Includes rnUsm t?e conqsrrrd countries of all urptl foods over l4 abo th bar cat rriuirnirnll of th native; but !.& th difTrrrm thai thia year th unrvrtim quantities of grain and other f.itulT vthu-h mar b ohttn,1 In first I' from lEoutrtanla and I'oland ara rtrard aa plniul firri anu ira not ralrulatsd on except a part af th- last liaa of mrrifint reserve. Th balk of to food ratractvd from tm fni Into military ilonui-hl. 4rmanv doe not count on obtaining anv lmportnt tonnac, of foodwtufls frcn neutral onn-t in 1919. aa Amer ra nbars and 11 nutrals' own acrd' hava choclisd Ih flow of food into t;rmanv and virtually ald Gr budii wlral bordrra against lak aaa af Imntn dairy product. Sia rftoa-olata. orwKtaa tao. and Luttb acM'laltl. Not taken Into th anarlfle calcula tion for 1M. bnt nrtnI-a agrrly hoped for. la food from Kussi. parttru Lar:r rora aad ihsr rati! fsed. Th aaara negotiations at fires. Ultovak bad hardly tign when orfu-iala of th Ira psrtal tVenomte Isrpartmvnt and Isad ara of th grain, trad htd ronfrnca to ichtmt vaa for laying banda on Itasata a grain at tha artiat poaalbl momtnt. Tb Importation of Kuaatan gram will a a. monopoly antircty In tb hand of ayadicat ondr alat CuaUoL t-a-ad Talk. r4.Wte. Tntrttrc novcltlaa In food tactics ara to b oid in 1M. Th moat rurt- aa la an official instigated "food pt mun" propaganda, particularly regard Ina potato, tb ooJct being to dlsll- I'taion tb public of th widespread Idr that lb potato crop waa ao brtliiant tbat a Uritt ratio could b given If bureaucracy but would, wherea tb policy hrtofor baa alway ben to paim tb food aituatlon slightly mor roy than It actually waa. Tb popt ar today told tbat wbll not bad. lb potato crop waa not M food cither aa popularly aaaumd. A significant tactical novrlty waa tb Introduction of th "speed prtmlum" of 91 prr ton for early delivery of arrain. In addition to a bono of SIT.& per ton for early threshing. That auch inducements. In addition to already high nvaatmarn prtca. moat be mad to th agrariane In order to cover tb moet aralng ned of th army and th pro fit during tb critical tranaitton from ti old food year into the nw ipraii lofiQtly for th lrndrnj-a of Ih f'loU margin on which liTiriny la war- fine. in addition to rah Incentive, thrr la highly ortramaed help from the nthtary autborltlea to arrelerato the arly and copioua flow of grain. Ilarab ! Learaie). Tia mo l Important Innovation l the chanr from tb ao-calted compulitory apportionment to th ayatem of delivery contracte lor potatoea In lt. aa a re- ault of th barvb leaaona learned from th tailur of laat year a acbcoi of po tato auppty. All tiermany 11 dividedl Into producer communttlee and ronauirrr common! tiea. and ttmler Ih old achmo of com pulsory apportionment netthrr had a wor to aay. neither could com Into the market and buy or ll where they Th Imperial rota to Ilarran Imurd Ironclad order to th pro.lu.er com n.unitlr to Mp tbeir quota of pota to to apecilied consumer rnmmuiiiliri th flved !itimum prlcea and the latter la turn couM Obtain only aucft potato aarplie a tb Imperial Pnt.vto rinreao or.Ured routed ti them. Triu certain communltle would be compelled to ritp their entire potato production W HrrUfi, another to t'oloarne. and o on. fatal weakneea lav in th machine. I k rigidity of tcia barvaucratic tets. a feral llfadee-a TevelOk. AntorraEIc rompulrr apnorttonment 1eie!opd uch waateful blunder, en- tktllnc. amona; other trrinv. an over- k.ini.ninar ol th rallroa.lv aa com-p-tliriiX prod'icer comrnunttiea hundred of mii away to aft p trteir pta:oe to rrlia and other uiatant rilie. pro- ducina communtcie near Herli-i in turn Peine rrdrre.1 to ahip thtr potato to th-r ririejv rcniumr comrn un 1 1 tr . t r.dcr th new avtm or delivery contract a trnall aavmc element of fre commrfr ba aaain bn 'r)cted Irt th prMm of p.ktato diatriUu- t:o. Th rltl and other consumer romraomttr are now able to make tleir on contract direc with ohal- r pr.d'icr rornmunltf they p!ej. :Mct only to th ratification of the Imperial atatt:iral bt.reas. -abUl it tb cttte do not contract roe mor tijaa tn abaol-ite re iuirc mc n ta of their rationed population. '"PPly avd demand aatn bavlnc a t'mtted arnoimt of frr play, th f'ow of potato from th co-mtrv to the tie ten.l to reulr th mor ror. rrai channe!. to th not lnieni,rrl rlf of tb railroad Alt th cltte if r-nanv ar t n-tiy fully covered In p-ttto until Sprina:. an I even for Hr m tir can b no danscr pf a $ ta;o akortax aa iat yar. Half fw aopplaol Wl.lu ll mint mik cow can be Iturvrj t irn-in int. ! riprlna; bo lmun el- port i. rtatt enoua.t to prophe. but ! certain tltat milk. too. will b a i tr.'nua i:-itity. a far a th publ.r 1 I concerned tlfft.-tal food atratecy ba fareaeea ti!a peril and baa worked out dramatic eoun f ermov th iWnua ror! ar to drink malt eatract to- trad of ml... I'athet.c. too. la th fat of th C.rr iaa hrr.. Ther ar no trena:th-aiv- Ina oricial ration for barnyard fowl, and ica chickrne aa till live ar not Uiini. Tn ric aapply ha broken dor cornpletely. Aa lh tsr ration t a In the paat been on ftt In two or three k. t fonj.bl'.l. it of Ih iatr can b lniiclnt'L Th rra'jtntrttiot-i of horaea. both rrll- Jary and rlvtln- haa been railed a "d chapter" of food hi3tory. terman War corrpo-dcnta have chronicled the emaciation of th hnrvea trial par- t .'inated tn tha Fall offenalv aaainat Italy, wbll tn He rim cab hora con- t-auca to live from her forra of habit. ior a in official poei'iona ar littl better of?, tn rl-;f of tb Herlln fir departeaant decUrtna tttm nutrition of tn hor ao tad that out of aca four f'ecea of ap?-wtu or.ly thrr could viMnd to a fir. la tergal. ara tonaxj t& poor lWM la th Inerltable reaalt. and her, too, Berlin ha led the way by bulldlne; at tha tiptnit of 1:34.000 a municipal In (tltatn for home feed, where a newly patented "Erjatx" I manufactured for rationed war horaea. Wood pulp la aid to bo It principal lnsredlent- There la. howeTer. good newa for turferlnf- an 1 ma la. If tbey live Ion a; enouarh, for there haa been recently founded the Kalier Wllhelm Club for Animal Feed Into whose purpoee is the reform In feejinar Aiethod on the baals of exact aclentlflc rearO together with the emancipation of Germany's livestock from Imported feeds after the war. thus effecting an annual saving of :io,oo,coo. See-tlawa Ble ed. A know led ce of the new food reor raphy la uaeful In Germany today. In aeneral. the food atmosphere of South iermany is frndller and more- salu- brtoua than that of -North tiermany. nut there are some Important exceptions. ilecklenburic-Schwerln is probably the richeat food section In Germany, and her an abundance of meat, rich blood sauaaarea and other varletlea, butter and milk are to be it leaned. East Trus la. West rruta. hileala and Poniera- nla. too, are In splendid food condition, In lb order named. Kast and rVrat I'ruMia ar particularly bleaaed with dairy products and meat: tlela 1 famous for Its la re herda of disci plined reea. which may frequently be on from the train window, goa alepnlnr to market. These are the brltcht food spots nnrlh of teermanv a Mason and Iixon line. To the south, tbe country dmtrlcts of Havana are esteemed the preferred food paradtaa by hnowln-t one. The country district of Wuertiembera- pre sent almost aa frlendlv a picture a fiavarta. Wuertteniberfr. famous Ihruujrhout Germany for lis fruit crop. which uertteml-erc by a wise embar go haa kept for Itself and Its friends in th south. Th Uuchy of Itaden. too. I anythina- but starvlnr. liararia. Wuerttembera: and Maden form a clo r.Mwl community of Interest. They work hand In a love, often asalnst th com mon food "enemy." Prussia, and with Ih utmost Jealousy cuard their sur plus food. Their food cards are Inter ibaneeaMy sood In ail three countries. Berlin Vor-M Off far rood. Good place for a wartime tramp to keen away from ar moat of tiaxony, the. lodustrlallved llhln province of I'rtiaaia and the Industrial section of Westphalia, and above all Berlin and h whol bleak Mark of Krandrnhurs:. These the hypothecated hobo. If b doesn't happen to be a war profiteer. would find moat Inhospitable and unin viting from the food point of view, of ferine very lean plrkinaT to th d ervtna poor and noneat middlc-ciaas buraher alike. leookins: them oyer by cltlea. Berlin enlovs the distinction of alway bay Ina bad. durlne the war. and still bav in; th worst food condltlone, with lredea and Zerlpsia: contendlnc for e-ond place and Hamburg runnlna fourth. Iiy reason of It acrlrullural hinterland. Munich still enjoy food conditions that must be labeled at least tr. thouxh by comparison with Derlln. they ar decidedly srood. For the same hinterland reason, food condition In -Htutlaart. the capital of WurttmberK. ar likewise still fair, rolorne. by rea son of Its proximity to Iteislum ' and Holland, la better off In th matter of food than one would logically expect of a city Ita six. Most other cities vary silently from indifferently fair to mod erately brlcht, exceptions beina some of th malir cities In lood-producing province. (Continued tomorrow. llinnnTfl inr n fJpr,,natIl6cauKht the mouse alive and cut lUlr ilM I !1 Unr rflnrlll Th'8 orga'nixatlon has been operating I in i uuiu iiiii. i mil. u Barring Non-essentials Adds 1,500,000 Tons to Fleet. LUXURIES ARE ELIMINATED Jewelry, Art 'Vorkf Bice, Billiard Balls, Musical Instruments, Per fumery, Malt Liquor. Wines Are on Proscribed List. RED GROSS IS ACTIVE RKTORT MIOV9 i:ORMOrX WORK BJU DOR 1 FRAME. CMiUrti War mm4 AJ-ard la Maaj Other Waya. rAr.13. TVeilnejtday. March 2. Pome- thtnv of the scop of th activities of the American Red Crosa tn France may be jtatheri'd from tha official total nhowtns tha work done durtnc ipd ruary in hlpin aoldtera and exclusive of civil affair. Canteen In the metropolitan dtntrici upplted foot! and ffrtnk to 4.0f0 men: tra ltrn canteens at tha front sup- Dhed 4'3.iu rinnks. while seven can- a-ens on the Frenrh lin of communl- ration sut'Dhed JZi.A m-ala. Th hos pital upply eervlce furnished 14i& hoe pttat with cases containing XI article. The bureau of home communication found - men of the American expedt tlonarr force who were reported ml kne nd obtained Information concern- tra ill other. Th bureau aino wroie II -4 totter to relative of soldiers killed r wounded In rance. Iitributlona bv tha mllltarr supply ervu totaled ! pair of aocka, 331 a4fa.ter. l.0 iHnrho. -$000 pair of rlove. Ill mufflers and 11.000 com fort baa. The bureau of donation to hoepltaU for American aoldlera aupplted ! patra of flannel pajama. 1,.00 pair of tnultn pa jama. ;.. nancmrr- rhtf. 1J'. pair of sock, il.000 -whtrte. and 1040 rase each containing i2 rrion of tobacco and cues ret tr wrr distributed among tha American oMira. Tlree rt stations were opened by the Itrd 4'roe on the lines oi tomroani ration. K. i station Is fcrdinj 00 men daily. W A P T rrXG TO 1. March 22. Tha first list of Imports to be prohibited entrance into thla country in an effort to con serve tonnage for prosecuting tha war wan made public tonight by the War Trade Hoard under authority of Presi dent w ilson's proclamation of Fcbruary 14, which put all imports under license. By denying permits for the Importa tion of certain metal, foodstuffs and luxuries, which can be obtained here or can be sacrificed to the greater need of putting ships Into war bui-ilnens. the board expects to add 1.600. 000 dead weight tons to the fleet carrying men and munitions to Europe. Prohibition on the Importation of tha artirlea listed Is not absolute, even for sea-borne traffic, owing to certain conditions of commerce which will per mit importation at times without hind rance to the war programme. Return cargoea from Kurope may bring pro hibited article, provided they van be loaded expeditiously and If there is cargo space. Prohibited article also can be Imported by rail from Canada or Mexico, when originating in those countries or In others where auch suuds are licensed or export. AHt 13 la Malt. Th reatrtctlona ara not effective on goods shipped prior to April IS. Only those foodstuffs were listed which can bo dispensed with and In many casea retained mora advan- taffeounly in tbe country of origin, obviating a further drain upon tonnage to transport substitutes. Breadstuff, except wheat and vsheat flour, all fruits except bananas and pineapples, all nuts and vegetables, except lentils, beans and peas, are on the list. Luxuries which tha public mutt forego li.clude Jewelery. art works, dice, billiard balls, poker chips. musical instruments, perfumery and feather. v Following la tha list of the restricted Imports: Agricultural lmptenent; animal, live. erpt for brvdin purpo-pra: art works; aa- tato: bead and ornamenta; blacktna; and II prvparationa fir cIcajHna; and poJialtln hoa . manuf acturee of bone aod hum; all brMilTtuff virepc wheat and whaat flour. Inriudtn import from Kuropr; broom corn. ndl pitch, palm and oilier .esetaole Maann : car, currtavea and other vehicle; at I act da, anuria t of ammonia; all coal tar dirtll.at-s aac-apt aynthaUti Indleo; fua oil or amyltc alcohol; citrate of lluia; all aslta of auia kc-pt ourmte of soda and ryanlda of aoda; eamao. around or unsroond; chic ory root, raw oi roaatel; cto k and watchc and parte therwf; rocoe, and cnocoiate pre paired or maaulacturvd. Ivaporteel Dice Barred. Manufactures of cotton ; cryolite, except not to cunvd lb! Ionic tons Cor tha year 111: diala. dtca. dra ishta. chess men. bil liard balia. poker chips, EX of poultry. eUctfie lamps, e&ploaivea, -vc. pt fulminate and sunpwwder; fvathsra. natural and arti ficial; manure salts; manufactures of V' se ta bie ftbsrs and textile araasvs. axi-ept Juto; ftn hooka, rods and recta, artificial bait; flour spar, all fmtta exc pt pineapples and im. ail nuta. except cocoanuts and prolu-ta tbwreof; vlittlns and mnnufnrturti ihrof. Inciudinv all from Kurope; in Id and ailr meitufatrturra. includlnc Jewelry; sui- phsr oil or oli foot irreaa-c; buy. honey. hops, infuanrial and dtatrmaeeous earth and tnp'll ; mantles fur gas tturnera; matches. friction ana luctfer; freah meats; nieer srhaum. crud or inanufarturad; musical In mments and parts ,U-r-ui ; nickel : oil- cik a : oilcloth and luio.eum fur floors; all nprasei veeetabls oils from Kurops only; kmon oil. noa-mlneml paints and varnlahem pwist'lls and pencil leads; penholders and Perfumery. roanietlcs and toilet preparations; phonograplis. cramaphones. s-rrphophonea and purts thereof; photo- acapliic irooda, plia and amokers articles; plants, treea. shrubs and vines; plat a. tilrc- trutpe. siereotype and llthosraphlo t n- I (rattU, plumhaso or graphite tuntil July 1. H'l. thereafter not eivrcdin HHM Inns tons for remainder of J I p : pyrit a, exo-.pt not rxcedina l.tKai lung tons to October lull; rannsta; artificial ailk aad nuuiu- factuiaa thereof; soap. IJqwn Are Prohibited. Malt llnuor. Including all from Kurope; wlnea; other bevrrarea, Includlns all from F.urope; candy and confections. Including all from Kurope: tar and pitch of wood; toys, unihrvllaa pamaolit aunvhndes and Micks for same: lunula; dried peas from Kuropa only; sl Teretablr rxrept beaaa and len- la an paaa either la tlflr natural state pi-eparv-d or prvaervd. Includlna ell from Kurut; vinrgar: whalebone, nnmanufar- tur-d; manufa;turss of wool: manufactures of bAlr of oat. camel and alpaca; sine. for about three weeks and the only reatwn that the membership is limited, is because the supply of mice about the regimental headquarters Is somewhat depleted. The ritual and lodge work of the or ganization is secret. The head officer i a sheik and rules with the same autocratic power as does the head of desert tribe in Arabia. s s Although the 91st Division Is practi rally lOu per cent insured, the' work of the war risk insurance department is to be continued along aggressive lines. No man will be permitted to allow his insurance to lapse unless h is able to satisfy the division insurance officer that be has sufficient reasons. A bulletin issued this morning by Major-General H. A. Greene, com mander of Camp Lewis, reads: A great work has been accom plished in insuring practically every man of this division. The work of the organization !n fa ranee officers Is by no means com pletcd. They are directly Charged with the responsibility of seeing that the men will not lose interest and that they keep the insurance in force. Be fore any man is allowed to let his in surance lapse, ho will be sent to division insurance officers to be per sonally interviewed. a a Owing to an advance in the price of blue print paper, tbe price of maps of the cantonment has been raised to ft. 60, Ten men were granted exemptions at Camp Lewis this morning by the cx emption board. There are few cases left and the board Is cleaning up the first draft in order to be ready for the second All Roman Catholics in Camp Lewis are to be permitted to attend Good Friday services in the Knights of Co lumbus Hall & week from today. a a s The headquarters detachment of the l6th Field Artillcrv Brigade enter talned lh the barracks last evening in honor of Privates Lester Berrimau, ,E. J. Boeten and Martens, railroad men. A jazx band furnished the music and Indian and Chinese songs were given by K. A. Kahrenfeld. Talks were given by Sergeant L. Jean Geant. of the French army; Sergeant-Major Maxwell and Fir.t .Sergeant Russell. After din ner the boys went to the Liberty The ater, POLAND SOCIETY FORMED ro 11 Residents AetlTe In Various Branches of War Service. CENTRAL! A, Wash, March SI. (Special.) The Free Poland War Sav. Injrs Society was ortranised Tuesday at a meeting held in Te E1L J. J. Trseantswsk! was elected president and John Kustln secretary. Many Polish residents of Pe Kll are enrolled In the orfranlxAtton. Employes of the Walville Lumber Company's mill Tuesday organised a war savins- society, electing Archibald Wilson president and L It. ilarkhatn secretary. Emjijoyes of the company's camp formed Ih I.oyal War Savlnsrs Boys' Officers' Caps J1.I5. J1.75 Middy Bats $1.30, 1.5 Boys' Hats and Caps 50c to $2.50 Boys Shirts and Blouses 75c- Want Your Boys on Saturday! This is what I will show them an array of Boys' Apparel not equaled in Portland. Norfolk Suits, with two pairs of knickerbockers; new Spring color combinations in handsomely tailored fabrics," $5 to $20 " Steel-Fiber "Niks" Suits, with one pair of trousers with double-woven seat and knees, $8.50 Military and Man-o'-War Suits, $3 to ?12.50 -J Boys' Spring Overcoats, $20 Children's Spring Reefers, , . 15 to $12.50 Second Floor Ele-vator. u GflSellm Morrison at FbHrtli Society, with F. W. Thombers; as presi dent and J. Gordon Smith secretary. The ladies of Walville perfected an oricanlaatlon the same day. Mrs. Fred Beal was elected president and Hannah fci. O'Mora secretary. Hood River County Responsive. HOOD RIVER. Or.. March 22. (Spe cial.) The call of the United States Navy for binoculars and field frlasses has met with a hearty response in Hood River County. E. O. Blanchar, in charge of the "Four-Minute" men's campaign .says 100 pairs of glasses have been loaned to the Government by Hood River citizens. Ri(lK flcll Plans Benefit. RTDGEF1ELD. Wash., March 22. (Special.) A Red Cross benefit will be frivn her tomorrow eveninc- in the Higrh School auditorium. The enter tainment for the evening: will be "Dea con Dubbs," a three-act comedy, which will be presented by Pioneer players. 78 4 Grays Harbor Boys In Class A-l. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 22. (Spe cial.) In the Aberdeen-Hoquiam ex emption district 764 fall in class Al. This is about 25 per cent of the total number registered, which Is 2779. Row Germany Devours a TJ TV TT a aittle IMi Th e Camp Lewis Notes. CORVALLIS PIONEER DEAD laIJ A-hpauch Cwwil 1'lalns and Iax-aird la Orrcwn in 1832. CCnVALI.t. Or, Martrh 22. (Spa rial.) !vtJ .Vshpauh. Bnton County pio-irer. dtrd at hi horn hrr today at tn aa of He ram to this part f iTccon in I? In a rover d maaon. n. tn th follow tnc year married Xtsa Marnrt aundsrland. of lbanon. a ho rr'i here la the same Immigrant train. Aftrr livtnc here a rtnmbrr of years thrr rnt to Walla Walla. rhrr they rrstdrd lor rar. niovlnr back to i. ..rial:: ahoit four jrara a a fx !-.n rhliilrrn and th aidnw aur. ttif. Tb rhtldrrn ar: I t. Ash ptuih and Mrs. 1. H Mmlth. of l'ort ;ni; Mrs. W. J. Klrklatid. of Albany; lr. t- alndcr. Athrna: R. U- Ash pauch. Arlmcton; A. W. Aahpaush. of i.btniiiin. an4 Miss Lulu Aahpaufih. of Curvaiila. CAMP I.KWIS. Tacoma. March 22. Private I'aul fliddlnas. who came to Camp Lewt from Pasadena, Cal., and vrho maa recently made an orderly and a French Interpreter for the i47th Field Artillery lCalifornla headiiuarters. suffered a broken riRht arm laat Wednesday when he waa thrown from his horse. lie is receiving; treatment at Ih baa hospital. The animal Uld diiiK was ridine; was frightened by an automobll and bolted. Giddlnics. a novice, was thrown to the around and was badly bruised, besides suffering the broken arm. It Is expected that abont 400 couplro will attend the but dance ajiven to nisht at the 27th Field Artillery as- rmblr hall. While the buildlna: was erected by Uncle Ham. the men of the I oraantaatlon hav furnished it out of the ora-anlxation funds with a piano, larare r.alural stone fireplace, writing room, toiy chairs and the lounging place.. Kathrr I-o I .a Comb, chaplain, who ram to Camp Jwls recently from San Francisco, had charge of the furnishing of Hi buiMinir. The Arabs secret service orcanlza- tloii. which is composed of between BO i and men of the 247th Field Artli-1 Irry haa for It Initiation fe the ear' of a mouse raushl alive by th candi- date. l'nl the candidal ran prove While the Turidsh partner turns again to the wholesale murder of Armenians, the Kaiser, contemplating with satisfaction the heavy bag of little nations that is the reward of his sportsmanlike prowess, permits himself to "live again one of those great moments in which we can reverently admire God's hand in history." Moreover, "with gratitude toward God" in his heart, he faces the future "firmly trusting in the sword." The phrase, "no annexations and.no indemnities" was still on its lips when Germany closed its mailed, fist over Russia's Baltic provinces, Finland, Poland, the Ukraine, and Roumania, and now the same clutching menace seems to be moving toward Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Will Germany be able to digest what she is devouring? Read THE LITERARY DIGEST this week for a full account of Germany's ruthless seisure of nations and peoples and the opinion of America, as presented by its newspapers, on her action.. ' . " Other articles in this exceedingly interesting number of "The Digest" are: How the United States Navy is Reducing U-Boat Damage American Navy Doing: Its Part Toward Making Good the British Prophecy That the U-Boat May Be Conquered by August Germany's "Free Route to India" Another Partition of Poland No Russian Food for Germany Making Shoes From Strange Skins .When the Sun Explodes A Power Plant at a Mine -mouth Gutting Out the Mentally Unfit . .Postering the Third Liberty Loan Important News of Finance and Commerce American Soldiers in Poetry La FoIIette Condemned at Home Odin or Christ? "Smoldering Fires" in Prussia Premature Joy for Bulgaria Niagara Already Spoiled A Giant Tube to Test Submarines Leaf -buds and Fruit -buds School, Community and Home Gardens (Prepared by the U. S. Food Administration) A Grim Operatic Satire on Russia Religion of the Recruit Many Fine Illustrations, Humorous, Educational, and Artistic "The Digest" For People Who Are Not Afraid of the Truth J-Me lUnjland Wlna Medal. ror.VAUl.I. Or. March (Spe cial Tha County brmor'it mold i-n.!al contest was held In Philomath tasl nlhl and was won by Miss Jessi KingEtand- of that plac. There were mix contestants Florrnr Vane. KUa Mihsen. t-rr K tlpatrlrlt. lona Push, Vtrcarrt Urllatly and Jessie r.inaland. Tho judco wer Mrs. M Gace. of t'hilomath; W. F. LalUrly aad C E. lce-alle. of t'orvallls. VICTROLAS Patriotic Mc-rtinir I'lannrd. ntlalFnrLJX Wash, March ir. fSreial. Thr Is to be m scries of patriotic mrtlncs la th districts of Clark County durtnc th Sprlni and Summer to promot th production and prr atlon of food. Tha first of thee mratlnas Is to b held hr tomorrow evening, air. Newhooa. 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