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Oh, the English an' the Irish an' the owlin Scotties.
too, - ' -
The Canucks and Austrilee-uns an the 'airy French
poilu . .
The only thing that bothered us In all our staggerin'
ranks
yras wot in 'ell would 'appen w'en the "Una 'ad 'It
' the Yanks. ..
HE United States of America is pre
paring an illustrated history of the
great war which will tell exactly
what happened when the Huns hit
the Yanks. . In the meantime con
gress has picked out a few sample
fighting Yanks and awarded them
the Medal of Honor, not for doing
their mere duty, but. for "conspicu
ous gallantry and intrepidity above
and beyond the call of duty." In
cidentally, this list could be .easily doubled and
trebled. Again: The names of American soldiers
vrho wear other American, British and French
decorations are logron ; six of the 12,000 Americans
vho fought with the Canadians were awarded. the
Victoria Cross, the British decoration correspond
ing to the Medal of Honor. One out of 15,400 sol
diers in notion received the Medal of Honor.
I Vou!d like to see the. official citations setting
lor&'tJie acts of supreme courage of each of these
78 medalists printed in full in every newspaper in
tie land. I would like to see these citations made
into a text-book and put Into the public schools.
Iam not bloodthirsty, but I approve efficiency,
ven in killing Huns. And I think such a book
Tould be an incentive to patriotism to every red
blooded American boy and girl our future citi
zens. A it Is, there is space for little here besides the
Maes of the medalists. Study the list and find
rat many interesting things for yourself.
Touwill note, for Instance, that 21 are officers
57 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
ith. their lives. New York leads with nine; Illi
nois Is second with seven, and California. Missouri,
Sew Jersey, South Carolina and Tennessee share
ttW honors with six each. T
Military experts have long regarded the Marines
uemost efficient fighting men of all the armies of
tt world. Nevertheless, 39 of the medals go to
tie men of theNational Guards; 23 to men of the
taive draft organizations, 13 to regular army
W marine units, 2 to the tank corps and 1 to the
to service.
By divisions, the Thirtieth leads with 12 medals;
Jis the National Gaurd organization of the Caro-
liaas and Tctinpsspo RonrmH hnnnrs (W tn the
jWninth division, which is the selective draft
! tinit Of Western ATinnrl TTincnc fJthrnskn. Colo-
jo, South Dakota and New Mexico. The third
J. tie Thirty-third or National Guard Division of
Illinois.
Fourth honors go to the famous Second
wwion of regulars, which includes the marines,
We fifth r,iacp i chnroi hv twn New York
Jisions, the Twenty-seventh and the Seventy-
uance Of Ttio firct n'o-i-n nfUla onmnonT re-
Rein?
l1"2 miU'Vlirw, , i " . i i j J TT. 1.111
-.mic-nuii nesis singie-nanaea. ne mucu
r-of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
" uidrr ou nrisoners. -
lieut.
enant Woodfill, also a regular, reduced
Parate machine-gun nests, killing at
l - of-the enemy with rifle and pistol and
,lyo with a pick.
ueUtennnt T ,,u i j.
Ht-i,. , 1 ij"vf, un eignteen-year-oia voiuuieci
IWi eu 18 enemy aircraft in u aays.
and forced to make a landing, he killed
I Mne i ictrm r. - ... .... .n
He ' pistol unm ne ieu.
aia?5 York was originally a sincere consci
objector. He was convinced from the Bible
toTe are the r,eacemakers." So he went
NwithP nmke peace- He kllled 24 of the
OK batt , rifle an(l Pistol, put a whole machlne-
Wx I out of business and marched 1S2
Every n the AmericQn lines.
taJf,s,slble kin(1 of courage was shown by
ed h Roberts. when his tank slid into7
hlsi hole deUbepately gave his life to
t nh!nner- Blackwell gave his life in a vol-
iull tO CPt thrnno-H honirv flra with ft
w "wtuesey iS the "Go to hell" "officer of
also the
Hle f vlctorla -Cross, Legion 6t Honor, the
lt fore V" e and the Crolx de Guerre ' .
Nand th the cnrt00n m which the one-armed
t.w.. e Potential hem whn nvpr o-nt to the
Wveaoh suying "You lucky guy!" And
( I 6" tilt T.f-.if.! . . i
- 'yicuuai neroes. xneir neana
- woken
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The Complete List. - .
trv 08ePh B.. sercennt nomninv n. 119th
XVaJ1 dlvis5on. Atoka, Tenn.
Yin a y iai' company H, 131st Infantry.
lu vv ash. -:
Anderson, Johannes S., sergeant, Company B,
132d Infantry, 33d division, Chicago.
Barger, Charles D., private, first class, Company
L, 354th infantry, 89th division. Stotts City, Mo.
Barkeley, David B., private, Company A, 356th
infantry. 89th division, San Antonio, Tex. Deceased.
Barkeley, John L., private, first class, Company
K, 4th infantry, 3d division, Blairstown, Mo.
Bart, Frank J., private, Company C, 9$h Infantry,
2d division, Newark, N. J.
BlackweH, Robert L.t private, 119th Infantry.
30th division, Hurles Mills, N. C. Deceased.
Call, Donald M., second lieutenant, tank corps,
Larchmont, N. Y.
Chiles, Marcellus H., captain, 356th infantry,
89th division, Denver, Colo. Deceased.
Colyer, Wilbur E., sergeant, Company A, 1st en
gineers, 1st division, Ozone Park, L. I. Deceased.
Costin, Henry G., private, Company H, 115th in--fantry,
29th division, Cape Charles, Va. Deceased.
Cukela, Louis, first lieutenant, 5th" regiment ma
rines, 2d division, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dillboy, George, private, first class, Company H,
103d infantry, 26th division, Boston, Mass.
Dozier, James C, first lieutenant. Company G,
118th infantry, 30th division. Rock Hill, S. C.
Eggers, Alan Louis, sergeant, machine gun com
pany, 107th infantry, 27th division. Summit, N. J.
Ellis, Michael B., sergeant. Company C, 28th in
fantry, 1st division, East St. Ipuis, 111.
Forrest Arthur J., sergeant, Company D, 354th
infantry, 89th division. Hannibal, Mo.
Foster, Gary Evans, sergeant, Company F, 118th
Infantry, 30th division, Inman, S. C.
' Funk, Jesse N., private, first class, 354th in
fantry, 89th division, Calhan, Colo.
Furlong, R chard A., first lieutenant, 353d In
fantry, 89th division, Detroit, Mich.
Gaffney, Frank, private, first class, 108th in
fantry, 27th division, Lockport, N. Y.
Gregory, Earl D., sergeant, headquarters com
pany, 116th infantry, 29th division, Chase City, Va.
Gumpertz, Sydney G., first sergeant, Company E,
132d Infantry, 33d division, New. York city.
Hall, Thomas Lee, sergeant, Company G, 118th
Infantry, 30th division, Fort Hill, S. C. Deceased.
Hatter,' M. Waldo, sergeant, Company B, 356th
infantry, 89th division,' Neosho, Mo.
Hays, George Price, first lieutenant, 10th field
artillery, 3d division, Okarchee, Okla.
Henot, James D. corporal, Company I, 118th In
fantry, 30th division, Providence, S. C. Deceased.
Hill, Ralyn, corporal, Company H, 129th Infantry.
33d division, Oregon, III.
Hilton, Richmond H sergeant, Company H,
118th Infantry, 30th division, Westville, S. C.
Hoffmen, Charles F., gunnery sergeant. 5th regi
ment marines, 2d division, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Johnston, Harold I., sergeant, Company A. 356th
infantry, 89th division. Denver, Colo.
Karnes, James E., sergeant, Company D, 117th
infantrv. 30th division, Knoxville, Tenn.
Kaufman, Benjamin, first sergeant, Company K,
308th infantry. 77th division. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Katz Philip C sergeant, Company C, 363d in
fantry ' 91st division, San. Francisco, Cal.
Kocak, Mate, sergeant, Company C, 5th regi
ment marines, 2d division, Albany, N. Y.
Kelly, John Joseph, private, 6th .giment ma
rines, 2d division Chicago. ' t
Latham. John Cridland, sergeant, machine gun
company, 107th infantry, 27th division. Westmore-
la.lmert first sergeant, Company H, 119th
inWrr 'seth division, Grossvllle, Tenn. '
'IS, merger, private. Company H. 132d In
fantfy. S3d division. Chicngo a ; . -
Luke, Frank, Jr., ueuicuw .
Pboenlx. Ariz, . Decease!.,
Mallon, George H., captain, 132d infantry, 33d
division, Kansas City, Mo.
Manning, Sidney E., corporal. Company C, 167th
Infantry, 42d division, Flomaton. Ala.
Mestrovilch, James I., sergeant, Company C,
11th Infantry, 28th division, Fresno, Cal.
Miles, L. Wardlaw, captain, 308th infantry, 77th
division, Princeton, N. J.
Miller, Oscar F., major, 361st Infantry. 91st di
vision, Los Angeles, Cal. Deceased.
McMurtry George G., captain 308th infantry, 77th
division. New York city. ;
Neibaur, Thomas C, privateCompany M, 167t!,
infantry, 42d division, Sumner City, Idaho.
O'Shea, Thomas E., corporal,-machine gun com
pany, 107th infantry, 27tb division, Summit, N. J
Deceased. -X
Peck, Archie A., private, Company A, 307th in
fantry, 77tjl division, .Hornell, N. Y.
Perkins, Michael J., private first class, Company
D, 101st infantry, 26th division, Boston, Mass.
Pike, Emery J., lieutenant colonel, division ma
chine gun officer, 82nd division, Des Moines, la.
Deceased.
Pope, Thomas A., corporal, Company E,. 131st in
fantry, 33d division, Chicago.
Pruitt, John H., corporal, 7Sth company, Qth regi
ment of marines, 2d division, Phoenix, Ariz. De
ceased.
Regan, Patrick, second lieutenant, 115th In
fantry, 29th division, Los Angeles, Cal.
Robb, George S., first lieutenant, 369th infantry.
93d division, Salina, Kan.
Roberts, Gerald W., corporal, tank corps San
Francisco, Cal. Deceased.
Sampler, Samuel H., sergeant,' Company M, 142d
infantry, 36th division, Mangum, Okla.
Sandlin, Willie, private, Company A, 132d in
fantry, 33d division, Hay den, Ky.
Sawelson, William, sergeant. Company , 312th
Infantry, 78th division, Harrison, N. J. Deceased.
Seibert, Floyd M., sergeant, Company F, 364th
infantry, 91st division. Salinas, Cal.
Sklnker, Alexander R., captain 138th infantry,
35th division, St. LouiSi Mo. Deceased.
Slack, Clayton K., private, Company E, 124th In
fantry, 31st division, Lampson, Wis.
Smith, Frederick E., lieutenant colonel, 308th in
fantry, 77th division, Portland Ore. Deceased.
Talley, Edward R, sergeant, Company L, 117th
infantry. 30th division. Russell ville, Tenn, r
Turner, Harold T., corporal. Company F, ,142d
infantry, .36th division, Seminole, Okla. Deceased.
Turner, William S., first lieutenant, 105th , in
fantry, 27th division, Dorchester Mass. ,
Van lereal, Louis, sergeant. Company M, 9th in
fantry. 2d division, Newark, N. J.
Villepigue, John C, corporal, Company M, 118th
infantry. 30th division, Camden, N. C. '. .
vWaalker, Reider, sergeant, Company A, 105th
Infantry, 27th division, Noreland, Norway.
Ward, Calvin, private. Company D, 117th in
fantry, 30th division, Morristown, Tenn.
West, Chester H first sergeant. Company D,
363d infantry, 91st division Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Whittlesey, Charles W., lieutenant colonel, 308th
infantry 77th division, Pittsfield, Mass. V
Wickersham, J. Hunter, second lieutenant, 353d
Infantry, 89th division, Denver, Colo. Deceased.
Wold, N el , private. Company L 138th Infantry,
35th division, Mcintosh, Minn. Deceased.
; ' Woodfill, Samuel, first lieutenant (now captain),
64th Infantry, 65th division. Fort .Thomas, Ky.
York, Alvln sergeant. Company G, 328th in
fantry. 82d division. Pall MalL Tenn. ;4
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SERIOUS DAMAGE
BY CLO VER WORM
1 nAirrritiiiiaiip
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FARM EXPERIMENTS
Alfalfa Crop Suffers. Much Injury
in Eastern , Part of the
United States.
BEST MEASURES OF CONTROL
When Outbreaks Are Particularly
Severe Use of Hopperdozer Is
Advisable Caterpillar Feeds
on Different Plants. -
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Serious damage to alfalfa by the
green clover worm has been reported
to the United States department of
agriculture from several parts of the
eastern half of the United States,
where this pest is distributed general
ly. Although for many years it has
been known to occur commonly on
clover 'and has received its popular
name -from this fact, its injury to thfs
crop. has rarely been sufficiently seri
ous to justify control measures. It
usually confines its attacks to legum
inous crops, such as alfalfa, clover,
soy beans, cowpeas. and vetch, but
sometimes feeds on strawberries and
blackberry plants and some common
weeds. ,
Best Control Measures.
The best control measure consists In
timely cutting of the alfalfa crop, so
as to remove the food supply when
the caterpillars of thiSxinsect are most
abundant. - Clean culture is also rec-
4
Several J Important Results Qb
. -tained on Idaho Ranch. '. .i
XT- MUM
b iSllllllk ,
Alfalfa Is Highly Regarded as a
Forage Crop.
ommended, and when outbreaks are
particularly bad the use of the hopper
dozer is advisable.
There are three or four generations
of the green clover worm a season, ac
cording to the bulletin, which allows
ample time for the Insect to increase
greatly in a summer." The caterpillars
are killed in considerable numbers by
natural insect enemies, but this
method of control can not be relied
upon for protection of the alfalfa
crop. The alfalfa should be mowed
when the insect is in the caterpillar
or worm stage from ten days to
three weeks after the time of the ap
pearance of the moths in great abun
dance. To Insure success the field
should be left as clean and bare as
possible in order to remove the food
supply, and any shelter protecting
them from the direct rays of the sun,
which hastens their destruction.
Clear Fields of Insects.
If these measures can not be carried
out without Injury ta the alfalfa,
either from premature cutting or too
prolonged delay, wait until the alfalfa
Is ready for another cutting. It ought
to be possible, however,, before the
summer is passed, to clear the fields
of this Insect in this manner.
In the eastern states premature cut
ting often results in permanent injury
to alfalfa, especially while it is young,
and for this reason the cutting of this
crop much in advance of the normal
period Is not recommended.
As the caterpillar feeds on many
different plants, ditch banks and fence
rows should be kept free from weeds.
The caterpillars have been caught
readily by dragging a field with a hop
perdozer, such as is used for grass
hopper outbreaks. It does not hurt the
alfalfa when not used to excess, and
will catch many injurious insects. -
Flock Handled In Same Manner as Ara
AIT Similar Bands In Hands of Li '
Wyoming Stockmen Work V : '
to Be Extended. ;r V
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Several results of importance to
western sheep men have been ascer
tained by experiments at the govern
ment sheep ranch near Dubois, Idaho
which has been in operation two years, ,?
Formerly it was customary for range
sheep men to discard ewes which, did
not bear lambs when two years old.
Extensive investigations by the depart
men of agriculture have developed
that such ewes are just as valuable for
future breeding as those which bear
lambs as two-year-olds. , '. .:
Individual records are kept on the
government sheep ranch relative to! the
weight of fleece, length of fleece, char
acter of fleece, fineness of fiber and
mutton quality of each animal, while
detailed account is maintained of the
offspring of each ewe. The particular
utility of the results obtained arises
from the fact that the flock is handled
just as are all similar bands of sheep
in the hands of Wyoming stockmen.
Experiments are being conducted t
develop a type of sheep more suitable
to the western range conditions than
the types now prevalent. It is hoped
to extend this work in both mutton
conformation and length and weight of
fleece.
There are at present about lOO
head .of purebred Ramboulllets, Lin
coln Ramboulllets, Cotswold Ram
boiiillets,2 Leister Ramboulllets and
Romney Ramboulllets on the govern
ment ranch. Crossbreeding experi
ments are being conducted with ail
these breeds and crosses, as well as
the use of purebred Corrledales, which
have been mated with crossbred ewes.,
RAISE MORE BREEDING SOWS
Remarkable Evidence of Expansive?
Power of Swine Numbers In
Practical Farming.. S i
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Even greater than the ' record num
ber of breeding sows on farms in. the
United States a year ago, the number
on April 1 this year reached the nn- l
precedented total of 9,970,000, accord
ihg to the bureau of crop estimates.
United States department of agricnl- -ture.
: While the average gain for the
whole country over last year is only
0.3 per cent there were gains greater
than this in most of the states and as
high as & per cent In California. Di
minished numbers in the great swine
states of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska,
Louisiana and Oklahoma are sufficient
to leave barely a gain to the United
States as a whole.
Under the pressure of the necessi
ties of the war the breeding sows oa
farms April . 1, 1918, : had been raised .
9.5 per cent over 1917, a remarkable
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EARLY FRUITS MOST DESIRED
Light Soils With Southern Exposure
Are Best Adapted for Purpose
Liable to Injury.
"Early fruits are usually most de
sirable, and light soils, with southern
exposure, are best adapted for that
purpose: Light soils, however, require
heavy fertilizing and more mulch In
summer. They ! are also more 1 liable
to injury to drought. As a rule, they
produce lighter crops. If clay soil Is
used for early berries, it must be well
drained, is more difficult to prepare,
matures later crops, and is not so fa
vorable for winter protection. If earli
ness is not a consideration, then one
should not hesitate to use ani soiL
provided it can be made rich, . -
evidence of the; expansive power ol
swine numbers in practical farming'
operations and. that this extraordi
nary Increase in one year should iudre
been held the next, and even a little
exceeded, is a -notable fact in swine
history. , r- '
KEEP MANURE UNDER COVER
Amount of Moisture In Pile Can Bo
Regulated Much Without
Danger of Leaching.
The advantage of keeping manure
under cover, whether piled on I the
ground or In pit, is that the amount of
moisture in the pile can be artificially
regulated and with less danger of
leaching than if it lies on the ground.
In the open pit, surplus of moisture
can not result in loss through leaching;
but unless water or liquid manure Is
pumped frequently over the pile ft
will fire fang through heating. With
both leaching and heating guarded
against, manure can be kept for con
siderable periods without serious de
terioration in fertility. However, It 4s
always best to get manure onto the
fields and under the surface as eoon as
practicaL The best place for manure
to rot Is in the soil.
RYE IS READILY PRESERVED
Resulting Silage Is Not Satisfactory
Because Plant Is Not Highly
Palatable.
Rye may be preserved readily In th
silo, but the resultlne silaee la not
very satisfactory on account of its nol
being palatable. For best results it
should be put into the silo in the blos
soming stage or even earlier. In feed
ng: value It Is somewhat below, tbet
ef corn silage.
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