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The Vienna News
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MISS EMILY WOODWARD
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WEEKLY WAR NEWS DIGEST
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 3,1918
us to set ourselves more assiduously
to the work of assistance that must
be given in order to make the final
scene in this great tragedy one that
win merit ihe applause of God and Stories. of Activities a-.jd Conditions Throughout the
righteous men everywhere. j United States and on the Battle Fronts,
The South has wrought well in the j ^ . * .
year yjuat past, may she do a still j * From Washington, D« C.
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Trade at home in 1918.
greater work in 1918.
There 13 much to bo said in favor j Test Plan to Deliver
of legalizing the uso of prison-made j Army Truck* to Port*
goods in the army and navy. Thg.1 Under their own Power
desirable rcfdrm in old-time methods Army trucks for use in ’France are
With Uncle Sam as engineer watch
the railroad service improve.
A happy and prosperous 1918 to ev
ery reader of the News—and the
same to those who arc not readers.
of 1 prison slavery and the demand of
tho unions that free labor shall not
be 'forced to compete with prison la
bor have too greatly restricted the
industrial output of penetentiaries
and jails.^ Convicts ar^better off both
morally and physically at any time,
if their heads and hands are contin
uously occupied, and now that the
country at war needs the product of
their labors an additional argument
is furnished in favor of such contin
uous occupations under wise direc
tion.—Valdosta Times.
Thus far tho war hdfc brought about
tho deposition of six kings but there
is one yet to be disposed of whose
transgressions are greater than all
nix of these.
To Win the War i3 a good resolu
tion for every American. And every
good American is going to begin the
New Year with the determination to
do his part toward the prosecution of
the war and keep it up until the end.
HOOVERISMS
try
That income tax—don’t
dodge it. • Vou cannot do r.o no mat
ter how-much "yc~ wonhl like to but
to show the. disposition to want to
evade it serves to indicate ‘that you
nre lacking in loyalty to the govern
ment.
ild Father Time(tias just closed the
t voluminous record he has ever
t ai'o ■ icled in any period \o£ twelve
months. If the events that transpire
in 1918 exceed those of the year just
passed, a p:*:-rr shortage may be look
ed for in the market that this vcncr-
* able gentleman patronizqs.
Atlanta; Ga.—'fhe following food
conservation items from the world
generally, and of interest to the peo
ple of the State have been collected
by Dr. A. M. Soule, Federal Food Ad
ministrator fpr Georgia.
Formerly it was good manners ^to
leave a piece on the pl&te. Now to be
patriotic we must follow the doctrine
the clean plate. The Food Ad
ministration .wants the American peo
ple to greatly reduce its consump
tion of wheat flour by the increased
'isc of corn meal. Corn meal cannot
; >e shipped to our soldiers and our al
lies.
Switzerland is a neutral country,
but it is none less enduring the usua^
food shortage prevailing in war-
stricken Europe. The people there
are now being rationed at one pound
of sugar per month, one pound
rice per month, the bread card alb
onfi half pountl of bread per per
| per day and this-includes biscuits ;
cakes, only one pound of flour
month is allowed.
being deliveed to ttie Atlantic Sea
board from interior storage depots
under their owi\ power.
If the plan is successful, the deliv
ery of the 30,000 war trucks under
construction under their own power
will release 15,000 freight cars which
would be required to transport them
by rail. . It will also povide adequate
opportunity for the training of an efr
fective corps of transport drivers and
officers, who will reach France with
a minimum of taining to.be required.
Wear and tear on the trucks will be
slight compared with the benefits de
rived from their use.
Many in New York
Can Not Buy Bread
in Pound Lota
The Food Administration changes
its rule prohibiting bakers selling less
than a pound of bread to consumers
to prevent working a hardship on the
poor of New York. These people,
many of them foreigners, buy bread
frbm big loaves by the penny and
two-penny slice, and have not the
money, to/buy in larger quantities.
The weight requirements for baking
aren ot changed.
Rolls arc limited to not less than
1 ounce nor more than
and steamship' companies have been
requested to instruct employees to
render all assistance to aviators who
may be forced to land in remote
places or in the water.
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109 German Ships >
Damaged by Crew* Now
Service for the Nation
Sailing under American names
the service of the United States are
109 German ships damaged by their
ews prior to their seizure by the
Govrenment when war yras declared.
They add more than 500,000 gross
tohnage to the transport and cargo
fleets in war^service for the United
States.
There is evidence that a German
central authority gave orders for
damage to these ships, so that none
could be operated in less than 18
months, and documentary proof that
the enemy believed much of the dam
age to be irreparable. In less than 8
months all the ships were in service.
The former German liners, sailing
under distinctly American names, are
now fitted as troop and cargo ships.
Each is convertablc to a completely
equipped hospital ship for return-
voyage service.
We hope the DeSoto has con-
triuuted to your pleasure during
the past year. Your patronage
has certainly been very much ap
preciated by the management.
Our purpose is to make our
1818 program pleasing and in
structive from first to last. May
we ask that you favor us with
your presence often ?
Tiie DeSoto Theatre
Is it impossible to operate Ameri
can munition plants without the us*
mstance of Germans? No mutter howf
naturalized they muy 1?p,
that.it would bejj^itpr for- thci
he gtvorLTiv-^Toyment wTTfTrTTho tem-
TrtTTttlm to aid their mother country
less great.
There is not much difference be
tween tho holicr-thar.-thou Christian,
thp holiet-than-thou patriot, or the
holier-than-thou man in any lino
activity. They arc too often hypo
crites.—Dawson News.
Right you are. When a fellow is
eternally calling attention to his <
virtues in any line and pointing out
tho absence of such in his neighbor, it
is safe then to doubt his sincerity.
Salt w moving- f o Georgia now and
Utng has been under way. The
State will need more hogs next year
an wo will kill this year. The htync :
own meat supply is greater this
-nr than last, but hogs are more'
ofitaMc than they have ever been
before. They will make a handsomely
paying crop next year.
is king- in America today.
There is enough corn to “do us,”
more than three million bushels. Yet
Europe starves' while wc sit in the
midst of this golden plenty.
Wc have 30 bushels apiece and eat
during the year less than a bushel
api
THE SOUTH DOING h£r BIT
Now that the year 1917 is history
it is interesting to consider the mar
velous. progress that has been made
in the farming industry throughout
the South. When the appeal came to
the South to apply the spurs to her ac
tivities fpr thfc production of food
stuffs, 3he buckled down to the task
and the change that has been wrought
is almost too stupendous for the av
erage mind to comprehend. When a
section’s agricultural condition
healthy, thrift in nil its other business
enterprises is an inevitable result
Tho United States Chamber of Com
morce bas recently made public i
review of the nation's business activ
ities during the past year. This ex
cerpt from ihe review refers to the
very important part tho South has
had in putting the nation on a more
firm and solid basis for the beginning
of a year that gives promise of being
ono of the most, momentous in his*
tory, ono that will bring duties to be
performed which will tax the ener
gies, wealth and ingenuity of the en
tire nation: k
"The transformation within
twelve-month of certain bections
South in agricultural and business
conditions aeems almost unbelievable,
with the exception of Texas and Ok
lahoma, Southern States have raised
more than enough corn for their own
needs and are in a position to ship it.
“Throughout tho country, the ex
traordinary 4hd abnormal demands
made upon every one from farm boy
to corporation head have left tho na
tion steady with heavy reserves com
ing up for the new year.”
And with the coming of the new
year when we as a nation are just
taking our place on tho stage of ac
tion in the greatest tragedy that the
world has cv#*r seen enacted, it is not
a time to relax because we can look
back upon a year of splendid achieve
ment but on the other hand with
beginning to auspicious it behooves
Four fifths of all tho farmers in
America grow corn.
Wo will double the amount of corn
meal we ea* Ye*; treble the amount
wc cat, and release the wheat for you.
Let this be your answer to the plea
of heroic France for bread. Let this
ho our answer to the men who have
held the line against our common ene
my for three years. Let this be our
answer to the women who have, stood
beak of those men and held the sec-
nd line. Let this be our answer
the little ones who stretch their fee
ble arms to us crying for bread.
foimances have been give
•dings, which are supervUn,
War Department Commisss
Training Camp Activities, a
feet wide and 179 feet long', made of
pine boards, unpainted, but face<
with heavy building r"
makes the sides air-tight. Complete
ventilating systems'have
stalled and heat is supplied by
and small stoves.
There are five large entrances *
15 exits, and the theater, seating
000 men, may be emptied in about
The stage is 05 feet ^fde.
floor of the auditorium is
shaped and sloping, so every seat pro-
-clcar view of the stage. The
seats are benches fitted with com
fortable baefys, and sections will be
reserved so tickets may be purchased
in advance. The “smilage** bookt
soon to be placed on sale, will be good
for all these theaters, as well as Chau
tauqua tents.
Tho motion-picture booth, housing
two machines, is asbestos lined. The
stage has an asbestos curtain. Light
ing effects are similar to those of
standard city theaters.
The theater is placed on the highest
point of ground in each camp, and in
many camps the post office, main li
brary building, and hostess houses
are nearby, making a sort of town
center where large numbers of men
gather each night.
The tower on top of the stage loft
about 75 feet from the ground, serves
as a signal tower for wig-wagging.
Industries producing animal feed
and poultry feed will shortly come
yndcr the regulations of the United
States Food Administration. They
will be required to secure licenses
and make regular reports, the same
as the dealers In human food prod
uct*. •
DRY CURING METHOD
USED TOSAVE MEAT
0Ivm Standard Product That Sella
! V •' .
Dr, curad meat has On# Quality and
tails at a good price In market
To dr, cure prepare a mixture of
Itoe pounds of salt, two pounda ot
granulated sugar and two ounces ot
saltpeter for every hundred pounds
of meat. Mtx this thoroughly and dl-
Tide Into three portions each ot which
to be rubbed Into the meat on
three succeselre days. It la wall to
hare the meat packed In a barrel or
tight box and to havo enough recepta
cles so thst the meats may be trans
ferred from one to the other after
rubbing. After the last rubbing with
ths mixture let the meet remain In
the box-for about ten days and it Is.
then ready for smoking. Larger cuts
ot meat require a longer time to care
then small cuts., A cool, moist place
glees ths best conditions tor coring.—
Dr. W. 11. Burton, State College ei
Agricallum
Police Aro Requested
to Protect Airplane,
in Absence of Army Guard.
Regulations made public by the air
craft board corresponding to those
obtaining in Great Britain provide
that Should a military aviator make
a forced landing, the public, after as
certaining that *the aviator is not in
jured, shall keep clear of the machine
to minimise danger from Inexper
ienced handling-of control wires and
instruments. , ^
When there is no military post or
encampment near* the scentv from
which o guard may be sent thc'police
from the nearest town are requested
to provide guard at once. Railroad
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