The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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BLACK
DISPATCH
AMERICAN SOUP KITCHEN IN ITALY , jjj[[S FOR PALESTINE' BEGINNING TO TURN OUT AMERICAN HEAVY MACHINE GUNS
[Western Newspaper Union*?:
Civilian Commission Will Make
Recommendation.
The canteen service of the American lied Cross has given a number of
portable kitchen trucks to the Italian government. The photograph shows
one of the new trucks.
BRITISHER HAS
CROP DOUBLER
Farmer Proposes New Method to
Increase the Yield of the
Soil.
CLAIMS MANY ADVANTAGES
Proves Successful In the Experiment-
al Stage—British Government Ex-
ports Are Much Impressed
With Possibilities.
London.—In these days of cereal and
fodder shortage the farmer who suc-
ceeds In growing two bludes where
one grew before would be looked upon
as a public benefactor, but uu English
farmer lias succeeded in going one
better and writes to the Tlmos to give
details of the new method.
He suggests that if his plun is adopt-
ed there will be more grazing this
year, more beef next winter, more oats,
•wheut and hay In 1919, and more graz-
in 19ia If the new method is as suc-
cessful over a large acreage as it has
proved to be in the experimental stage
It may rightly be termed a discovery
in agriculture.
The new method is as follows:
In July, by the use of a specially
devised drill, a winter cereal and au
artificial fertilizer are simultaneously
drilled through any grass land Intend-
ed for haying the following year. By
September or October the cereal will
have made a top growth of from eight ■
to ten Inches. This Is then grazed oft
with the grass by whatever live stock
Is turned out upon it, and the grain,
nominally an annual, Is thus turned
Into a biennial by virtue of Its yield
of valuable grazing In the autumn pre-
ceding the year of the normal grain
harvest.
Double Crop.
The autumn grazing encourages and
strengthens the roots of the cereal.
Owing to the protection from frost
given by the covering of turf, normal
spring growth begins earlier, more j
heads are thrown up, development Is |
more rapid, and the grain ripens at the
same time as the hay, both being har-
vested together. The harvesting la
"done by means of an ordinary mowing
machine fitted with nn extra knife at
the proper height above the grass to
cut the heads of the grain. The low-
«r knife cuts the hay as usual and the
upper knife acts as a header.
A carrier behind the "hender" knife
deposits the grain In a separate
swath.
Many Advantages.
The advantages claimed for this
method are many, among thein being
the following:
The productive cnpacity of the land
la doubled. Old and valuable grass
lands are not only not destroyed, but
are Improved. Economy of labor
throughout; plowing and harrowing
are not needed; both crops are gath-
ered together, planting and rolling are
done at the same time, and the grain
crop is gathered with ease and cer-
tainty, as there is no green growth
with the grain to be stood in the sun
to dry. Economy of fertilizers. A
saving of one-half of the seed usually
needed. The autumn grazing is of a
fresh nitrogenous character. The pas-
sage of the drills through the turf im-
proves the surface drainage. The
equal mixing of straw with the hay for
fodder. The great convenience of July
pluntlng for the farmer.
Saves Permanent Pasture.
It is asserted that under this method
no permanent pasture need be broken
up, rather that the larger part of the
arable land might bo put down to per-
manent pasture. The permanent pas-
tures are in liny and corn one year and
grazed the next. In the spring of the
grazing year seeds of annual legumes
can be planted through the pastures
with the same machine as Is used
to drill in the grain, not only 011 ac-
count of their feeding value, but also
to Increase the nitrogen in the soil for
the following cereal crop.
The drilling of the seed through the
turf Is accomplished by a small knife i
bladed foot that can be attached to |
any drill In place of the disk.
Government experts have been so
Impressed with the possibilities of the
method that priority certificates have
been granted for the manufacture of
the fittings or the Import of nny parts
which may be necessary If they can-
not be obtained here in time for this
season's plunting.
Aforestatlon and Improvement of Wa-
ter Supplies Greatest of Coun-
try's Needs.
London,—Two principal recommen-
dations which the civilian commis-
sion now in 1'alestlue will make for
the reconstruction of that country
will be a scheme for beginning afores-
tatlon, and u proposal for the conser-
vation of water supply by storage und
by opening up old springs.
I A preliminary statement from a
| member of the committee says: "The
greatest of all Palestine's needs Is
aforestatlon. For centuries the land
has been denuded of its trees, with
most disastrous consequences. l>'or
the heavy rains at certain seasons, In-
stead of benefiting the soil, over more
than four-fifths of the area carry uwtiy
in rushing torrents much of the little
soil that remains on the high lands
and valley slopes.
"Palestine has not always been tree-
less. The ltoman emperors had valu-
able forest In the country, nnd Absa-
lom was caught by the hair among the
trees, but today one might gallop from
Dan to Beershcba without having to
duck one's head to avoid a branch.
"Trees of rapid growth will be plant-
ed, and for the more cultivable dis-
tricts fruit-bearing trees will be util-
ized.
"The storage of water In lakes nnd
reservoirs is comparatively simple. By
erecting small dams across certain
Ways, a series of small reservoir! can
be constructed at little expense, cre-
ating a supply that will last through-
out the dry season. In southern Pales-
tine hundreds of natural sj rings can
be opened which under centuries of
misrule have been allowed to choke
up and fall Into disuse.
"Palestine today possesses an ad-
vantage It never had before in a first-
class railway connection with Egypt.
All the surplus crops will find a ready
market In the growing Egyptian
cities."
18, WEDS OCTOGENARIAN
' 'Photo by
W«t(«rn Newspaper Union
Ihls photograph shows 140 Browning-Colt machine guns, heavy type, awaiting shipment at the factory of the
proof'tfred an7lU?oettrU,!f'°" C0Inp",15r' """Kcport. Conn- 011 May 10, 1018. All of these guns have been
manufactured hros.'i,!", co",p.lete' 'n the Photograph, except for tripods nnd ammunition boxes, which wer«
mam.ta.ii.rod but are shipped separately. These guns were manufactured on a quantity basis by machine processes
SCENE IN BAKU, WHERE BOLSHEVIKI AND TURKS FIGHT
o o o 0 0 co o o-o o o
Willing to Give All,
but Sought No Bond
Franklin, Pa.—An old woman
entered a bunk here and, pro-
ducing a sum of money, snld:
"1 don't want a Liberty bond. I
hear my country needs the
i A money and I want to give it. It
X is all I have, but Uncle Sum shall
T take It."
0 The matter was arranged to
j A her satisfaction, but she has a
j I Liberty bond unknown to her.
0 o 0 0 o o 00 o o o 0 0 o
FIND TOOTH OF MASTODON
Railway Workers Dug It Up in Penn-
sylvania and Are Looking
for More.
Sharon, Pa.—That the monsters of
the mnstodon family roamed over this
part of Mercer county In prehistoric
ages is evidenced by the uncovering
of a monster grinder tooth nnd part
of a bone by workmen of the Besse-
mer & Lake Erie engaged In building
a line through Otter Creek valley, two
miles north of Mercer.
The molar Is of great size, some
eight or ten Inches across the top,
with three pronged roots nearly a foot
long. Near by was found the socket of
a joint. The bone Is nhout 30 Inches
long, nnd the diameter of the socket
14 Inches. Foreman Andy Nnrly was
in charge of the forces when the
find was made. Strict orders have
been Issued to the workmen to be
on the lookout for more fragments of
teeth or bones.
Tj Tr n , , le ?,re,Bt 011 ce"l,'r on the Uasphin sea, recently told of the capture of the city from the
Turks by the Russian bolshevik forces. Later dispatches said the rlvnl armies were fighting a bloody battle there.
The photograph shows the factories and oil Industries In ruins nnd Prince Worontzof-Dachkof. viceroy of the Can.
*_ 1g r,'- n '"'tween the Armenians nnd the Tnrtnrs.
HORSE AND SIDE-CHAIRS FOR THE WOUNDED
Mrs. Catherine Wolf Hart is the
eighteen-year-old bride of James Har-
vey Hart, a wealthy retired jeweler
of Brooklyn, N. Y„ eighty-six years
old. The elderly bridegroom met his
bride while she wns employed as n
manicure In a Brooklyn barber shop.
Mr. Hurt's children threatened to have
the marriage nnnulled. He has three
grandchildren.
"HERBS" CAUSE HIS DEATH
Elderly Patient Swallows Concoction
and Dies—"Poisoned," Says
"Regular" Doctor.
Anderson, S. C.—Milton R. Oarrett.
seventy years old, felt indisposed nnd
called 011 an "herb doctor" who gave
him a concoction which the doctor con-
tended wns "purely vegetable." Gar-
rett took a dose of it. His Indisposi-
tion increased to excruciating pain.
Then he called a "regular" doctor.
The physician advised Garrett he had
been poisoned nnd a short time later
the patient died.
II
An artillery horse and side-chairs are Impressed Into the service of trans-
porting wounded Tommies to the rear.
RIVETING GANG CLAIMS THE U. S. RECORD
MAIL FOR SOLDIERS
New Service Is Installed
Pershing's Men.
for
Military Postal Express In France
Similar to the French
8ystem.
With the American Army In France.
—A general order Just issued estab-
lishes for the American expeditionary
forces a military postal express serv-
ice similar to the French system.
Under the adjutant general's office,
Lieut. Cot. Thorndlke D. Howe will
receive ail mail for the American
forces, supervise Its distribution and
attend to the collection and delivery
to postal agents of outgoing mall.
The director will establish his own
regulations as to size and weight of
packages and will have close relations
with the allied postal authorities. A
antral military post office will be es-
I tablished at the headquarters of the
1 supply service.
The various military units will have
their own orderlies to care for the
mall. The general post office will
keep records which will make possible
the speedy redirection of letters in-
correctly addressed. Branch offices
will be established to take care of
the mail to and from troops attached
to the British and French forces.
Other branches will be set up for
troops as they arrive in France.
enn be held. The nttorney general has
supported the ruling of the election or-
flcials.
O-O-OO-O-O-a o
Naming Dobbin Kaiser 0
Gets Owner in Trouble 6
FORGET TO HOLD ELECTIONS
Two Towns in Oklahoma Overlook lm-
portant Event and Officials
Will Hold Over.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Two Okla-
homa towns, Edmond and Marlow,
"forgot" to hold city elections this
year, and as a result, the present city
officials will hold over, according to a
ruling by Joseph Morris, secretary of
the state election board.
Tie omission of primaries by both
trwras was an oversight, the officiaia <
declared. and as a result, no elections >
Oaklnnd, Cai.—Naming his
horse "Kaiser" caused John Men-
donca of this city considerable
trouble. John was talking rath-
er loudly to the animal when he
was overheard by his neighbor.
Hans Peterson.
Hans got the Idea that John
was referring to him, a loyal
American, as "Kaiser." He
pulled Mendonca olT his wagon,
beat him and knocked him Into
the gutter. The Injured man had
his assailant arrested on a
, charge of battery.
French postal authorities are experi-
menting with American autoimUc and
semiautomatic tclepfcaoea.
BIG GERMAN AERO BOMB
By some freak of fortune this glan«
aero bomb, dropped into the city ot
Nancy from a German airplane, fallefl
to explode. It U shown here standing
nose down as it fell, dwarflug the rath-
er tall French officer standing beside
It. The odd-shaped arrangement at
the tall Is the rudder, which keeps th«
bomb straight as It falls.
The remarkanle precedent set by the builders of the Tuckahoe has stimu-
lated a general spirit of competition In the shipyards of the country. Rivet-
ing gangs are everywhere being encouraged by bonuses and by their own seal
to make record marks. This riveting gang of tha BethJehe-n Shipbuilding
corporation. Fore Itlver shipyards. Qulncy, Mass., claims tha United States
record for riveting, having driven 1,800 firsts In nine houra.
What He Wanted.
A stranger dropped Into a green gro.
We the other day and Inquired of tha
shopkeeper If he had any nuts.
"What kind do you want?" "Htil tha
man.
"I don't know. Just name than
to me. will your
"Well, we have Brazil nuts, walnut*
almonds, cobnuts," and ha rattled off
a number of other varieties, but thn
stranger ahook his head.
"Filberts T" suggested ths
"No, not Alberts."
"Chestnuts?"
The stranger smiled. -That's it
thsnk you." *
"How many do you want?"
"I don't want any. Pvs been trying
to think of the name of Uat street fa*
aa hour and thought that would be a
food scheme to help me out I wast
t get to Chestnut street How da 1
fst there T—London Tlt-Blta.
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