THE FARMERS’
HAS ACCEPTED POST AS
AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
COLUMN|
Some Practical Suggestions Well
Worth Knowing From the De-
partment of Agriculture.
FACTS FOR DAILY USE
EARLY HATCHED CHICKENS
THE MONEY MAKERS.
Farmers and all others growing
chickens either for market or as eg«
producers are strongly advised to
hatch chickens early, by W. Theo
Willman, poultry expert and one of
the farm advisers and demonstrators
of the State Department of Agricul
ture.
Mr. Wittman says: “Barly means
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, and
Rhode Island Reds, the months 9
March and April for Leghorns and
perhaps the first part of May. Therg
is such a thing as having chickens
out too early. This is especially truc
of Leghorns intended for laying—
the only thing that Leghorns are
good for anyway. If Leghorn pullet:
are hatched anywhere in Pennsylva
pia before April 1 and are properly
fed and handled they are sure Lo
moult in the succeeding fall and stop
laying the very season of the year
that now-a-days is the season of high
priced eggs, late fall and early win-
ter.
It is now a well-known fact that no
hen hatched later than May 1st or
possibly May 15 according to the sea-
son, ever turns out to be a high pro-
ducer or in other words a good layer.
This fact is sO generally recognized
that all the big egg farmers of the
State aim to have all of their chicks
hatch in the month of April. This
means @ uniform flock of pullets in
the fall of one age and of one size
and all starting to lay in the month
of October. Farmers can do nothing
that will tend to make their own
poultry better layers and money ma-
kers than to copy this practice mak-
ing this exception if they have the
so-called general purpose breeds, the
Rocks, Red, or Dottes that they move
this period ahead two to four weeks.
WHEN THE BUTTER
WILL NOT COME.
Numerous complaints of the failure
of butter “to come” after hours and
hours of churning have reached the
department ofAgriculture and L. W.
Lightly, expert in dairying and ani-
mal husbandry, comes to the aid with
some timely and valuable advice on
churning. He says:
“Phere are a number of reasons for
this complaint. The cream may be
too cold. Use a good dairy thermom-
eter, and if you had trouble the last
churning, warm the cream up about
five degrees higher and if that will
not do, go still higher. Occasionally
cream must be nearly to seventy de-
grees before it will churn, but then
the chances are that the butter will
not be very good.
«Another common trouble is that
the cream is not properly ripened.
The cream should be kept sweet and
in good condition until we are ready
for churning but it is not well to keep
cream longer than three days. To get
the cream ready for churning put it
all in one vessel and set it into warm
water and stir frequently until the
SA A le
ROAD BUILDERS IN SESSION
Photo by American Press Association.
DAVID R. FRANCIS.
Thirteenth Congress Meets In Expo:
NEW ATTEMPT NEARER PARIS
ONE OF PRESIDENT’S
ABLEST ADVISERS
TEUTONS SLACKEN |
IN VERDUN BATTLE
Five Attempts of French to Re-
take Douaumont Repuised
|
Teutons’' Drive Has Reached Within
Five Miles of Verdun Proper, Say
Berlin Reports—French Optimistic.
Reports from Verdun, where the
big battle has been raging for a week, >
indicate that the German attack has
shifted to tne east and southeast of
Verdun. Heavy artillery fighting con-
tinues on tle east bank of the Meuse,
where, according to the German state
ment, the French forces have been
driven entirely out of the Meuse
peninsula, formed by a loop in the
river just north of the Verdun forts.
West of the Meuse the German
bombardment has decreased in in
BE
Submarines Will Sink Armed
0.5. CONTENTION
Ships Without Notice
ce.
WANTS AMERICANS WARNED
Foreign Office Ready to Discuss Ques-
tion With Washington, But Will
Put Program Into Effect Wednesday
Count von Bernstorff has received
from his government an outline of
Germany’s position regarding her an
RLIN REJECTS [f
As well as
Mother
nounced intention of torpedoing all
armed enemy ships without warning
after Feb. 29.
. As hitherto forecasted, the memo-
randum may open the way for a dis-
cussion of the whole question of the
distinction between merchant ships
armed for defense and those armed
for offense; but, contrary to expecta-
tions of the state departraent and the
Its smooth ranning, rol-
ler bearing and rubber
tired wheels make it one
of the easiest running
cleaners on the market.
And vet it will take out
as much dirt from the
carpet as when father
temperature of the cream is seventy-
eight degrees. Now add a starter.
Any dairy supply house will sell you
starter to ripen cream and the direc-
tions for use are on the package. It
is just as necessary to use starter in
your cream to ripen it, as it is necess-
ary to get fresh yeast when your
bread fails to raise. After the starter
is added alow the temperature of
the cream to come down slowly until
it hias reached seventy degrees. In
twelve to sixteen hours the cream
will be ripe, or in other words, it will
be ‘the right degree of sourness, 80
that butter will churn readily and
have a fine flavor after churning.
Sometimes butter will not come
because the cows are half starved anid
the milk they give is abnotmal. The
remedy is to feed the cows a full and
balanced ration and in several days
the milk will be normal and the cream
will churn.
“Again the butter fails to come, be-
cause the cows are plastered with ma
nure, the milker is careless and the
filth that gets into the milk will cause
a frothy fermentation causing the
cream to froth up and not churn. The
remedy here is plain. Be decent.
ei ———————
B. & O. USED LOTS OF
PAINT LAST YEAR
In painting stations and other build-
ings, freight cars and bridges, the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad used
9.232.371 gallons of paint during the
three years ended December 31, 1915.
A standard color scheme for build-
and bridge structures was
the en
, cars
sted. so that throughout
ty of the
& Ohio i nly painted.
wih sition Vigil; PlSteburg, ning tensity, while along the railway run embassy, the communication does not |g
— RE irsition Lung: | foe sonny throes! I A a. 7 Ameen Press Assoviation, | 007 10 suspend lle premenon of the |¥ puts his strong muscles
te .otier an Wi 1 Lo (between Verdun an Etain) a new FRANKLIN K pew submarine campaign pending this | g Yebi dit
ty Fen, ater an informal ge attack has developed with some suc- LI . LANE, discussion. g behind 1t, ;
gethe i Memorial hall, the thirteenth | cess, according to German reports. Secretary of Interior. In form the memorandum, it is 5 5 i sen ;
nam jSopgness of the American i gome twenty miles west of Verdun, learned authoritatively, is merely an |g Strength 1sn’t necess- &
pa. re’ association egen ‘in the Champagne district, the Ger- answer to an observation made to 3 ary to operate one of these &
Jor sessions, to coacinde bri ay ' mans began an attack which gained A GENERAL SURVEY OF the ambassador eleven days ago by | & 2
Zfternooh, . : \ for them a wile of French front nor.h Secretary Lansing. On that occasion 3 ; mn )
Congressman Dorsey W. Shackle ¢ Souain and about 1,000 prisoners. - Mr. Lansing received from the ambas- | g 2 : k
ford of Missouri, chairman of the . : : : , * eeping C
oD ES ’ An offensive in this region, when con- i sador two documents, one a memoran- | ff Nalin ACS Y dal, conf
house copa tee on roads, was the . gjgered in conjunction with the heavy dum from Berlin agreeing to a setile- | & r= 3 and is ro
priticipal speaker 1a8t hight.’ He de- | german attacks east of Verdun, ment of the Lusitania controversy % and get ood results. . Molly b
scribed the pending appro riation of | indi ,
or : £ pp op n Of i seems to indicate that Count von An official Petrograd statement «gubstantially,” on the terms laid | ¥ . ; . 3 Yous fea
325.000.800 aniually for State 3 > | Haesler has given up a frontal attack | cays that at the capture of Erzerum down by the United States. The y That's why hundreds of ¥ : ht an
highway construction. Philander GC. op the Verdun fortress and instead is thin siope ! other was the copy of a circu | 8 w h d 8 :
Knox was another speaker, dwelling : . the Russians took prisoners 235 of , g women who never could § i i
ES r. 5p! ’ endeavoring to break the French line | g ors and 12,735 men. They also cap- lar warning sent out by Germany to | § tand th hard Kk x
on the importance of improved roads. | both east and west of it in order to| {urea 323 sans Voce Sanderds and all neutral governments advising | 8 stan t e ar Wor of 3 »
James, Francis Burke was chairman | ¢yrp the position. large stores of munitions and pro- them that after Feb. 29 German sub |& SWeepINg with the old 8 d Srisy
of ihe meeting and W. S. Brown, | his is the same plan precisely as! yigi marines would be directed to torpedo | &8 fashio d b h . i
chairman of the chamber of commerce : visions. : g lashiocne room, ave & RI
¢ 1a pink J used by the Germans in their advance Russian transports in Black sea all armed enemy merchantmen with | & b bl ith th » t
entertainment committee, introduced on Paris before the battle of the|jandeqd army for the drive on Trebi- out warning. g been able with the use i
he forme Spree, Precedine | Marne and which did not them suc-| gong | Mr. Lansing observed to the ambas 3 of a Torrington Princess & :
he speakin ere was a musica T0- t . 2 ; : :
a ih Ee OE Pe | ceed particularly because of the German aeroplanes raided Kent and sador that, this circular notice appear 3 to keep the carpets and & { “I'm
ne iH y | strong French defensive on the} iaq three persons ing to be inconsistent with past as- |g . 1 . aiti x 1 a
capacity of Memorial hall was Pres: | peights east of the Meuse known as e : surances given by Germany, that|® rugs in apple pie condition aughed
t i ; German attempt to cross Yser canal % list is re
ent. the Cotes Lorraines. : failed “liners would not be attacked with p the year round 8 A200
The situation ‘at Fort Douaumont, Fr if Sa a : _. out warning and without measures x 5 av
ench six b yked x .
BRIDEGROOM ROBBED which has been obscure owing to con-| Dy I A A a being taken for the safety of non- 5 x 1 care f
Robbers Get $128 From Clarksbur | flicting statements from Berlin and planes : combatants on board, provided these | ; 1 only
(W. Va.) Man 9 | paris, is made clear by the French English house. of commons votes liners did not attempt to resist or es- 2 re for |
Ne rot te communique which says the fort is ! ; 8 cape capture,” he desired to inquire |g : “It “ou
Although the community has been | : $2,100,000,000 for war. ’ plied Bc
| closely encircled, meaning, of course, : of Germany whether she was prepared :
searched thoroughly and bloodhounds | : The Turks abandoned Bitlis. manner
ut on a trail, Clarksbur (W. Va.) that it is held by the Germans. The President Wilson has rejected pro- | to stand by her past assurances. He :
bu >; g AW. -) | village of Douaumont, however, which e : d Pro- | .qded that pending a settlement of : 3 cut eac
officers have failed to find highway- : "| posal of congressmen to prohibit | [= ; | ; “There |
men who held up and robbed Ww. H lies north of the fort, is in the hands Americans from traveling on armed this point he would hold the Lusitania | & :
Costello, aged A -one n "em: of the French, and this indicates that | 1 chant vessels : = * matter open. 5 car syst
\o a i gos Rabin] Coal itae the German troops who stormed the German prize I brought British In the memorandum the Berlin for- | & eo M Not «
Poy = fo was ne a hill in fort are surrounded. The French| . .. .;:, Westburn and crews of eign office directs Ambassador Bern- | $ : te arley.
he southern limits of ing communique says that the Germans seven vessels to Santa Cruz de Tene- storft to inform the American EOVert | g 5 : Sol sh :
The hi hwa it) who were sacked made several unsuccessful. attempts | ue 1ater the Germans scuttled the | ment that Germany 1s prepared to ; 2 ’ jae : )
held ro In the faces of Costello: 1° Jive them from this village. ¢ chip outside the harbor ‘ > stand by her past assurances and ip : ike mal
and his brother Robert and took $128 West of Douaumont the Gefga#n® : In the fiercest battle gince 1914 . does not regard her coming campaign ; Made by 1h
ert, report progress in the direction hel geo h ocd Back F 4! against armed enemy craft as nulli. | i THE NATIONAL SWEEPER CO @ declare
from the former and $6 from the lat-| \ o.oo vVachereauville an WS ry ] pve . orce 4 ac : Li fying these assurances. : Torrington, Conn. 2 _narrowl;
Yer. Ww H. Costello was on his Way | qq villages lie south of the ote! ne $0 within t¥o miles © grayn The attention of the American gov- | FOR 4 - Jority st
to Fairmont, where he was to be 4 Ts fortress. . . J SALE BY wy
rried 2 de Poivre, which 1s held by the Portugal has seized thirty-six iv: ernment is called to Germany's un- LUKE H AY Se
JoR : : French. In this neighborhood hel. ;.q cn gba ; derstanding that the Lusitania con- |g A YX, 18 Jo
French war office tells of severe hand | “5 : ; troversy in no way dealt with armed |& 413 Main Street. hI be!
PORK PRICES RAISED to‘hand fighting with the repulse of a eT I liners; that the first American note
Berlin Butchers Can't Get Hogs at small force of the enemy who had successfully stormed and captured by on the Lusitania case, dated May 13,
Fixed Figure succeeded in gaining a foothold in a the Russian armies, according to 4 1915, specifically referred to the ship
: : redoubt. : ? as being “unarmed.” On the other
The magistracy of Berlin has raised . ; Petrograd dispatch. hand, the ambassador is directed to “RR . 0
the maximum pork prices at request Italian Hospital Ship Sunk. The Rome correspondent of the Ex- : x : N
i i : say, Germany's position consistently
of the butchers, who are unable to se- The sinking of the hospital ship | change Telegraph London, states that |
y : 3 sa: 4 ! 4 has been that merchant vessels have 1h ht 1 d: f No. |
cure swine at existing prices. The new Marechiaro near San Giovannl di Me-| word has been received from Zurich no right (0 arm, mere ei iCtions oF ave gought a car load,0 0. studying
prices run from 80 pfennigs a pound dua, Albania, is reported in a dispatch | that a cholera epidemic is spreading | io ry Lio} armument affording Galvanized Roofing andgwill sell at terested]
for a head without jowls to 160 | from Rome to the Exchange Tele- through Croatia. Thousands are | ,. guarantee that ships armed for the lowest possible figure and guaran- “Not
pfennigs for fresh hams, 160 pfennigs graph company. The vessel is said to| stricken with the disease. Most of defensive purposes only will not be th . . . : “Ind !
for belly, shoulder and similar cuts, have struck an Austrian mine. It is| the victims are women and children. Sy offensive pUIPORes Suder dor tee the prnce till this car is sold, should a €€
and 240 pfennigs for tenderloin and reported there were numerous vie- _— tain an p it drop before March 1st, the cus- - =n i
cutlets. Portions of dressed hog | tims. HUGHES NOT A CANDIDATE Tn “ibis connection attention is tomer shall have the benefit Also .
which may be converted into sausage, The Italian steamship Marechiaro, —_— called to the communication of the || the b : N om
have been further reduced. 412 tons gross and 176 feet long, was Justice Refuses to Enter Political | Goo “soreign office of Oct. 16 1914 the pest price on INo. 1 Bangor or 7 mer.
_ built at Ancona in 1912 and was Discussion. CL stnutoan gov S nmort. tens Sea Green Slate as cheap as shingles. Ion
MARKET QUOTATIONS owned at Naples. . In a letter to Henry A. Wise Wood | mitted through Ambassador Gerard at || Spouting, Ridging, Nails and Valleys. “Game
EERE The bodies of eight sailors and the| of New York, Justice Charles BE. :
: Berlin, protesting against permission 4 % o “I met
Pittsburgh, Feb. 29. captain of the Wilson liner Dido, | Hughes reiterates his declaration | peing granted by the United States Write for Delivered Prices
Butter—Prints, 38@38%¢c; tubs, 37] which was sunk on Feb. 26, were] that he is not a candidate for the | gor the arming of merchantmen of a to any Railroad Station y denen
@37%. Bggs—Fresh, 26c¢. washed ashore at Donna Hook, Lin-| presidential nomination. Mr. Wood : : : fompan)
; : belligerent country clearing from All Work Guaranteed and Done to Order appa
Cattle—Choice, $8.40@8.65; pie, colishire. had requested a statement as to Jus | any of its ports as a private ship > rn
$8.10@8.35; good, $1.75@8; Sey tice Hughes’ position on preparedness. In support of the German conten % hehe
butchers, $7.35@7.85; fair, $6.60@ MINE AGREEMENT NEAR Justice Hughes replied in part: tion that the character of J WENGERD a
; $5.50@6.25; choice S ! on that the character of armamen. 1 it's any
7.155; common, Ion 5Ed, Tat er E£ h In view of my judicial office I 40 | on merchant vessels does not insure R.D 2 ' onl
heifers, $6.50 @ 7.50; common Wi oir Operators and en Expected to Reach | pot feel that I have any right to take | its use merely for defense, Ambassa- MEYERSDALE, i PENN'A. a) va
heifers, $4.50@6; common to good fat Decision This Week. part in any political discussion or to | dor Bernstorff is directed to lay be Pa to 1
bulls, $4.50@7: common to good fat Developments that will go far to- make statements of the sort that | fore Secretary Lansing two sets of ATE CE By (
COWS, $3@6.50; fresh cows and spring- | ward removing the uncertainty in! would be expected from candidates | evidence. The first includes alleged 1 ° 1 L . thized T
ers, $35@75. oy : the coal mining industry of the coun-| for office. 1 am not a candidate, ac- | circumstances in about twenty-five Lino eum 0ogi1cC sud flee
Sheep. and Lambs—I in Sn try are expected this week when con-| tively or tacitly, and as I do not wish | cases investigated by the German au N 1 8.
$8.75@9; good mixed, $8.25@8.65; fair | ferences to arrange wage schedules | to do anything ‘which would justly be | thorities showing where enemy mer- 0. I dor
mixed, $7T@8; culls and common, i in bituminous and anthracite fields | regarded as an attempt to obtain po | chantmen have used their armament that ab
§:50; lambs, $1@11.75: youl bi ves, | will be resumed. litical support I must ask to be eX-| to attack German submarines and No More tirely v
§11.50@12; heavy and thin calves, $7 The most serious obstacle to an| cused from answering your inquiry.” | other German war craft on sight or with m
@8. : agreement in western Pennsylvania, EE after warning had been given the Backache would ¢
Hogs—prime bea bos hey Ohio, Indiana and Illinois has been CONSTABLES ARRESTED merchantmen to haul to and submit hurt me
mixed, mediums anc heavy or 4 | the demand of the United Mine Work- to visit and search. Take the backache And
$9.10@9.15; light Yorkers, $8.40@ 1 ers for the adoption of the run of| Armed With Warrant For Liquor, ee out of house-clean- him a |
8.50; pigs, $7.75@8; roughs. $8@8.25: ! mine system of paying the miners. Stopped by Revenue Officers. SPAIN BUYS CARTRIDGES portunit
5 5 "5 | ing. Use “
stags, $6.50@6. 3 | Western Pennsylvania coal com-| A car of whisky consigned from rs / li I wo
site i Cleveland, Peb. 29% : panies were strongly opposed to it.| Vinton, O. over the Kanawha and Order For 250,000,000 Rounds Placed Red inoleum turned
Cattle—Choice fat steers, $7.50@ ! put have decided, it was said, to ac-| Michigan railroad to the W. R. John- With Alton Firm. Nd YY 8 for floors. enough
pu) 2 od 10 ee Dutener Se cept it with provisions such as are| gon Coal company at Smithers, W.|. Spain has placed an order for 250. ; wi
107.60; Tair 10. 2001 gre in effect in Ohio, which will guaran-| va, was entered by several deputy | 000,000 eleven-millimeter cartridge: | A pm . 072
$607; 2opd 10 ghoice hojfers 36@ tee them clean and merchantable coal.| gheriffs and constables of Fayette with an Alton (IL) cartridge com strong’s Linoleum Mr. M
7.25; good to choice butcher bulls, $6 | The Indiana miners want the mine| county, who had in their possession | pany, estimate to cost $1,500,000 | is made in pattems for the parlor as well as “discreet
@7; Food 10 cnoies ows, run basis with the standard of rates| a warrant for the contents, issued by | (Three Spanish government represen ape Tig the needs of the bathroom “f th
S28! Jair DO oa $4.50@5.50: | now in effect in the Danville (Tl) } a justice of the peace. tatives bave completed negotiations , “Mr. M
a tons rg a io choles district. United States deputy marshals had | for the order, which supplements a It is clean, sanitary, durable 4 | -of the
Spe ts 1 30 o eho; With the mine run question out of| hidden in the car to learn the identity | large order recently filled by the same and economical. own?”
bs 1a 175 he Ee a the way, the d-mands calling for| of those who claimed the liquor. The company for Spain. Plniy of patterns oo pick from—nearly ® “T'weo
bhi ge oe ph $10 wage incr of 10 and 20 per cent | eounty officers were placed under ten- rien ry ones that are decidedly out-of¢ twenty-
4 I 5 J 39 Zhe Oe ae for the | classes of workers | gative arrest, but liberated until pro- WOLVES IN OHIO I, show then and you Reed non Bes Ht
in t usd , » will be con dered ceedings charging conspiracy are be- ; re Organize to Exterminat do more than look. oa
wily Y > ir i == - arme ate ;
Calves—Good to choice, $11@11.60; gun in the federal court. 9 Pack. er n
fair to good, $9@11; heavy and com Farmers of Hocking and Ross coun- woul
men, 3609. EST SLAYS WOLF WITH KNIFE ties, O., have organized a posse to kill : the | pa
hi gee i Michigan Man WIIl Recelve §25 Wolf | a packs of five wolves whieh have ap-| THE HOME FURNISHERS | stocklio
S, $0.9, , 90.(0GEH5. ’ S, : . fg
a: as. $7.75; sto o $5 75 Bounty. peared there and terrorized the en: Complete From Cellar to Atti | emerge:
380 aE Rs Fob 2 | | A wolt which sprang from bushes | Ur neighborhood. At least two farm. 0 ALC § Not
11cago, o . + ' > ee
Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $8.35@ | | on the side of the road and snapped | °T® have been attacked and residents | 150 Center St. Meyersdale 5 Natur:
ne : eo ERR : { | at the leg of a horse driven by are so badly alarmed that they will ¢ blamed
75: good heavy, $8.55@8.70; rough Be z homas Carey near Ralph Mich, | no longer leave their homes at night. s ular at
vy, $8.30@8.45; light, $8.15@8.70; 12 13 “is 16117 Thomas Carey I > Lh. © Roar
90. |B J | | | ya Yoana hi a oh the Asphyxiated by. Gas Stove. ITCH! ITCH! ITCH! “Fussir
Natives, $8@8.40; western, [40 0g ory! ands of one of two men who Were | Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Carter of Port SCRATCH Yow
lambs, $9.25@11; western, 192021222324:25 with Carey. Carey then cut the | pgron, Mich. were found dead in 1 SCRATCH! SCRATCH Ts
: fe OA hori animal's throat with a pocket Knife.| pigua, O., of gas poisoning. They hag | The more you scratch, the worse Scott.
| Lor , 2627 2829 30 31 i | Carey. Will revelve 3 wolf bounty | spent the night in m where a ithe itch. Try Doan’s Oictment. For more o
ab ated bee | of $26. | natural gas fire wa ing. | ecsema, any skin itching. 50c a Bex,
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