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Show I 4 THE- - WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVILLE, UTAH Costs Less ALLIEI i&ene n'n v b. Moallorv more, aaye money. 24 Tablet for 15c. At Aay Drug Star 200,000 crop of over the last year, but bales this Is 4,500,000 bales less than the record-breakin- g crop of three years ago. Two new conditions la American agricul- tural life are responsible In the main for the failure of this years the slogan of the forces engaged in en-U v throning still more flrinly the South The chief agricultural product. South has been thrilled with the vision of a farm crop which cannot only clothe the world and provide the base for huge quantities of powerful explosives but can supply food as well. Everyone knows the Important part cotton Is playing ln tho making of the high 'explosive needed to win titanic battles on land and sea. In recent years an ever Increasing number of Important uses have been found for cottonseed and other waste. Cottonseed meal has been used for years ln the preparation of food for animals and. In the making of rooking compounds, but experiments made recently In Oklahoma and in other parts of the South have demonstrated that cottonseed meal when properly combined with other materlntmakes an acceptable flour, and can also serve as a substitute for meats, owing to Its rich- neas In protein. The hulls are now being used In preparing feed for live stock, and are consumed ln w COTTOXf Almost everyone recalls the Blump In cotton which followed the opening of the war and how, with cotton selling as low as five and seven cents a pound, the South arose as one man In an organized' cotton" campaign which enabled the cotton producers to tide their industry enormous quantities. . over the financial doldrums which resulted from which Is serving the country Apother the chaos of war. The manner In which cotton welt at this time Is llnters, the short lint removed ' rebounded from this low mark makes It one of the from the seed ln the course of Its preparation for huskleet war brides Tn America, with the possible eating purposes., Llnters are almost pure celluexception of the munitions and allied Industries. lose, which Is the base of one of the high exploWhen cotton had reached 18 cents last year sives used In most of the armies and navies of there were certain optimists who were predicting the world. And pound for pound, cottonseed will cotton, and they did not have to wait long provide n much lard as any hog, the seed from , for that miracle to come to pass. When King a lmle"of cotton yielding ns much lard Cotton passed the mark recently It marked as five average bogs. the highest level of prices since the days ImmeThe enormous Increase In the demand for cotdiately following the close of the Civil war, when ton, combined with conditions ln America and Southern planters were able to obtain almost any oiher parts of the world which have reduced the price they asked for their cotton. available-Bupply- , assures the South a period of It Is believed that this prosperity will continue prosperity. When newspapers printed stories relong after pence Is restored. Until the worlds cently regarding the spectacular feat of cotton greatly depleted supply of cotton Is replenished In climbing to 27 cents, the highest point since at least there should bt no material change In the 1S7I, they gave but a hint Of the prosperity which situation. The latest available estimates as to has been brought to the South by Its war bride. this year's crop show an Increase of approximately -- "Buy-a-bale-- 25-co- nt high-grad- e 27-ce- ht cotton crop to meet or even pass the record of 1914. Perhaps the one felt more commonly throughout the South has been the acute shortage of labor, due to the fact that many thousands of negroes have been enticed North Into the munitions plants and factories by the lure of higher wages. It Is obvious that any general at--, tempt to increase the cotton acreage would have resulted in an even more serious predicament for the cotton planters during the summer season. Another reason for the decline In production has been the strong pressure brought to bear upon tha South to practice diversified farming. This has resulted In some states in 6 considerable decrease ln the cotton acreage In order that more corn, wheat, onts, hay and other food crops might be grown, though these conditions are more or less local. The government is engaged ln a campaign td Interest the South In feeding Itself, and many thousands of farmers who planted cotton almost exclusively have embarked in diversified faming in the last two years. The idea back qf the diversified faming movement In the South Is to make cotton the moneymaking crop, and to utilize corn and other staple farm crops to pay the expenses of operating the farm and to enable the South to produce enough foodstuffs to feed Itself. Thus, a tenant fanner .who has 40 acres ln cotton would, provided he practiced diversified faming successfully, make from $2,500 to $3,000 a year, all from the sale of his cotton. This would be net profit, but would not, of conrfee. Include the Increased value given the land through the enrichment of the soil by the plan. The average tenant farmer who practices crop rotation well can double his cotton production within two or three years, It has been demonstrated. This gives food for speculation ns to the possibility which would follow 'the general adoption of crop diversification throughout the South. The average tenant farmer can grow' barely more than one bale of cotton to the db-e- , though with proper farming and fertilization he can increase this yield to three bales an acre, according to farming experts. However, not all of the Southern cotton fields are soil Impoverished and It would be doing the better-clas- s cotton planter an Injustice to say that by proper faming he could double or triple bis cotton crop. Of the 83,000,000 acres planted ln cotton this year, a large percentage of the acreage could be so In, creased In fertility as to double the yield by 1919, provided crop rotation was followed out modern lines along- With better faming the South will thus be able to make Its 85,000,000 scres or more do the work of from 45,000,000 to 50,000,000 acres under the old plan. Any Important eduction ln acreage, therefore. Is not to be looked upon with alarm for there Is certain a consequent Increase e In production, barring unforeseen weather calarar-ties. To .this increased production must be added the millions of dollars added to the wealth of the South by the other farm products grown in Increased quantities. The slogan, "The South 'Must Feed Itself," Is the outrwth of this campaign for crop rotation as practiced ln ftie North and West The realization of this dream would add hundreds of millions of dollars to the wealth of the South alone, for almost all of the states will be- eouie prtulueers - Instead of consumers. ' Despite the enviable climate and the good soil psssessed by Alabama there are many counties which spend one million dollars or more each year in Importing outside foodstuffs. With the practice of diversified farming It will be possible for every county in the state to export, as much corn and other farm crops as It now Imports. Some observers have taken the view, especially since the entry f the United States Into the war has resulted In Increased activity In the diversified farming campaign, that a serious blow Is intended at King Cotton, but such Is not the case, rhe whole idea of, the.campalgn Is not to uproot the chief Southern crops for the Northern crops, but to rotate such crops as have values, so as to .enable the Southern soil to produce even greater cotton crops. Because of its revolutionary-characterrthaTversS-fle- d farming campaign has not made much progress except In Alabama, Georgia and neighboring states, which have been adding tens of minions of dollars to. the yalue of their .farm- products 'each' year In recent years. When the, war sent corn and wheat to prices along with cotton. It proved much castor to enlist the sympathies of the Southern farmer, and many thousands of farmers are making more money growing corn and wheat than they did in growing cotton. This is due chiefly to the relief given the soil by crop rotation, and such conditions will be even more common next season, when the soil rebuilding by nature Is given time to get rrocessdopted well 'findcTvv sy. Impetus has alone been given crop diversification by the shortage of labor. The most of theie crops require less labor than cotton and can bo tended more efficiently than cotton -- crop-rotati- Hotels ' Copy Army Meal: ; few weeks ago the quartermaster generals department, faithful to Its complicated task of supplying everything from shoes to sugar to a rapidly forming army of more than one million ' men, telegraphed an appeal to 58 leading hotel 'proprietors throughout the country asktng the lonn of 3,810 chefs and expert cooks to teach the science of gastronomies to the kitchens of our 10 .. new cantonments. Now, the "browmed ln the oven old mess serof geants of our regular army cooking schools iwhlch four have flourished for many year are willing and anxious to sit at the feet of the capable wizards who have fed Fifth avenue and street ; but so great lsthe faith of th mess sergeant ln the "Manual for Anny Cooks, Issue of 1910, that they pause reflectively In thclf Brtentlflcally arranged pantries and allow quite unofficially that maybe a few of those fancy chefs will go back to their hotels with one or two choice recipes well worth trying on the fellow who- always gets by the plush rope -- and calls the head waiter by his first name. As a matter of fact, M. Panchard, famous chef Hotel McAlpln. New York, was "lent a 'of the back In order to gain sufficient knowledge while kltch-!en- s of array cookery to Instruct National Guard Panchard armories. In various New York where he .spent two days at Washington barracks, he went men; enlisted for cuisine the studied (back to New York with his observations, together (with a Copy of the months menu. The day of Civil war hardtack and Spanish war embalmed beef Is "long gone." Emergency rations. of course, the soldier must carry to tide him 'over bad situations where the enemy fire is hotter than the bake ovens behind the line. But for Uncle ifeedlng his armies in barrack and trench. thinks -sclentistwho domestic a become Sam has ln terms of nutritive nlues and a psychologist who realizes that the stomachs digestive Juices will not respond unless the palate telegraphs its , approval to the brain. In the months to come, when our American out of "rolling kitchens are perched reasonably 'range on a scarred field somewhere ln Ffance and our boys from home are" enlptyftig thetf pTates bf a generous helping of "El Rancho stew, they helmets to the printed may lift their bullet-proo- f which has followed i friend consoler, comforter and them to the trenches the "Manual for Army ' Cooks, Issue of 191C. the present volume of As a matter of history, dozen a years old J It has. Is about official rec4pe wise ibeen collected from many sources by many gen-erbacked by and ...men adorned wlth. uniforms orders T but Its choicest and best originated of Aunt la the instinctive Inimitable methods waffles by Diana, who concocted her champion "jes tartlnV and fine la fact, a large majority of the good Sammies menu for his Saras Uncle in daily point is duetto an old commissary sergeant ofoneFort of he was Riley. Ills name was Dunne, and same the has those "born to the griddle, who to kitchen advantage over the ordinary aspirantover the litbirth from had Kubelik honors that tle girl next door, y in the lie was not a man of educationhe was a first- but the word, of acceptance class armyook. On scraps of wrapping paper or old bills he kept a copy of every recipe he had ever tried. These were edited by Colonel Holbrook, then In command at Fort Riley, and published in a little book called "Methods of Handling which was developed Into the Army Rations, "Manual for Army Cooks the textbook ln the army schools for cooks and bakers started In 1900 by General Sharpe, now quartermaster ge- A nt ed - -- nital. There Is a legend to the effect that there are several amusing musical diatribes against the. army food, but questioning of officers and men at the Washington Barracks school does not reveal them. One sergeant one of the three "noncoms ln line for their commissions said that when the food was bad the men "got the growl" and wouldnt sing at all, and when It was good they "felt fine and sang the prettiest songs they knew." It Is rather heartening to think that the men can have the same food la the field as they ao ln barracks- - This Is accomplished by the bakeries," which are portable," easily taken down and set up, and by the very remarkable rolling kitchens," which cook a meal as the army marches, having lunch or supper ready, when the order comes to pitch camp. All of these kitchens have stoves lor burning oil and also arrangements for the use of coal or wood. One model, of which the government has ordered a great many, has two double boilers, where oatmeal, for Instance, may be 'cooked as the big stove on wheels trails ou supply wagon or truck. . Also there are direct heat bolK ers where coffee may be made, or one of the many delicious stews, the familiar Irish, the savory "El Rancho" (containing everything eatable on a ranch), or the very delectable American stew, on the Mexican border and the first fa vorlte at Sammies table. There Is also an oven where a roast may be brought to a turn, and, s a surprise to you, a big, smooth plate where flapjacks come to life. One com-- , ' kitchen w 111 feed 200 men. a to men It. need three will and It operate pany, Trailing each kitchen Is a tireless cooker with ed war-streng- th now-fou- a! er , r-- four large compartmeatsIbese lent in that the tin receptacles fit either the stove or the tireless department aud can be transferred without the bother of emptying of food from one vessel to another. r" There-ar- e regular schools for array cooks at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; Fort Riley, Kan.; Monterey, CaL ami Washington barraeks. The cautonments Increased" these schools many-- . foldL. . It , takes about .four month of rigorous Infirst-clas-s a struction to make army cook, but uu-dthe Intensive method the cantonment cooks will be educated lu half this time. There are many very delicious and exceedingly efficient recipes ln the "Manual for Army Cooks," and Uncle Sam gives his boys all three of their excellent meals for' an average of 40 cents a day. If the economy of 40 cents a kitchen could be brought Into all American homes we would hear little of food conservation for the ntilization of - every edible molecule Is nothing short of marvelous, as Is the system of accounting for every in- -' gredlent that comes out of the storeroom. Wallace Irwin la Louisville Courier Journal. the-mo- Wnshington. Apparently the of the Italian troops guarding in country hill nave line and the alTeutonic the northern Italy against numbers of lies is at an end Urge -- reinforcement British ami. French have arInfantry and artillery at last rived upon the scene, after days of anxious waiting, In which the Itullans have borne the brunt of terrific fightown ing on both fronts solely on their enemy the back, and shoulders kept 3 ene- from a further Invasion of the tian plain. suAlthough faced everywhere by the perior numbers of men and guns, Italians have valiantly defended every foot of ground ln the hills and along the Have and in the former region in recent days actually have taken the offensive against the Invaders and pushed them back from strategic almost points of vantage they had lives. of sacrifices terrific under gained March. Had Long For eight days the allied reinforcements marched to the rescue, bring-- , of lng along with them large numbers All the trains. guns and huge supply fettle troops are declared to be ln fine and eager to test their strength against the enemy. Just where the British and Trench forces will be thrown Into the fray has not been made known, but doubtless large numbers of them will be used to strengthen the Italian front on the north, from Uke Garda eastward to the Piava, where the have been making their, strongest efforts to pierce the Italian line. At last accounts General Byngs British troops before Cambral were holding in their entirety the Bourlon positions west of Cambral. Since their repulse of Sunday the Germans had failed to renew their counterattacks. Only minor operations have taken place on any sector of the front where Byngs men last week carried out their swift and spectacular operation which resulted in the smashing of the famous Hinderburg line. Germans Repulsed at Verdun. and. in-Along the the Verdun region violent artillery duels are ln progress between the French and the Germans. In the latter sector the Germans several times essayed attacks with the purpose of re-capturing ground taken from them on Sunday, but were met with repulses, This ground, which Is situated to the north of the famous Hill 344, for the possession of which so ratTny sanguln-ar- y battles have been fought. Is ln the process of consolidation by General . Petaius meu. Dally the operations of the British having for their purpose the Investment of Jerusalem are being pushed forward. Southwest and west of the' city British cavalry have taken re- spectively Bittlr station and six miles and three and a half miles from the citys gates. Just outside the city to the west and to the north strong contingents of Turks are assembled to oppose a further ad- vance. nrsrfimtssminmm fcrmta. aUabht( by ' a4t4 awa, Austro-Germa- -- to-b- -- e . sky-hig- h high-price- d (MCSOM Way hr ainarf V vf , I J vaaalaa (all. Write tor booklet MdteftbMtialt. ' at kg. Blackleg Sills, ft. 00 S0-4Mack! HU. $4.00 pk. Vaaaay Macaw, but Cotter aiaplM tad Wrooynt. Tba aipcriortty oi Cotter product it duo to over i) tpecMtdaf ta oaccinks And seat M trie dlract. ON Cun AM'S. Tk Cuttar Ubsrstonr, U rt!v, ,, Csllfoml PARKERS-HAI- R BALSAM A toll Help preparation of merit. ta eradicate dandniS. Far Raatoriac Color and Faded Hair. BaaotytaGrayor ftOo. and (t 60 at Drarri-t- a W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 48-19- 17. Perish the Thought Everybody admits that It is foolish to cry over spilt milk, but most of us go round with long faces over something that happened, yesterday that We couldnt avoid. Exchange. ,W0.V.EN SUFFERERS NEED MAY SWAMP-ROO- T Thousand upon thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect It Womens complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidnev trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not ln a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. Pain in the back, headache, loss of ambition, nervousness, are often times symptoms of kidney trouble. Dont delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Roo- t, a physicians prescription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Get medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv, ns Chemln-des-Dam- a yoa4 ONLY. Ilikin 1 -- a Difference. be able to convince a " You mayItThere' to Is sons er that her duty mothgo to war, but youll never be able to convince her that the girl die has picked out to marry Is good enough for him. Exchange. j FIERY RED PIMPLES Itch and Bum Are Usually Eczematou Cutlcura Quickly Heals. That It needs but a single hot bath with Cutlcura Soap followed by a gentli application of Cutlcura Ointment tc the most distressing, dlsfigurlnj eczemas, ditchings and burnings to prove their wonderful properties. Thej toilet use are also Ideal for every-da- y Book. with Free sample each by mall Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept I Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Ain-Knrl- Recollections. can "remember the time when" rhe proprietor of the shoe store would. have to ask you to wait while he vis-t she neighbor dealers on a search for change If you handed hlni a twena ty dollar bill. Now If you hand him of out car fare" If you gel yellowback it youre lucky. Exchange. 'You st - ratet -- czrmgfJivt7' the South , it has becothe one of this nation's most profitable war brides " Tre-rao- Tk atandard cold cut foe 20 year aafe, aura, do opiate caw cold ta 24 home ln back if it fail.pip Get the day.in Money boa with Red top and H, genu Hiile picture oa St. Coeta Icta, give la tablet Iona the peril beastnAgoldnmefor him Jjycome AND With The Allied Reinforcement Bring and Gun Them Large Number of and Huge Supply Train for Fray. Are Eager oonvirsAiXD . CASCARAff QUININE FRENCH TO AID ITALIAN TROOPS IN REPULSING THE HUNS. BRITISH Government experimenters have found it has high food value for both man and OU ran" eat cotton That Cold IDE 1TAUAII FRONT Eton Ro6ert and Kills coast, advanced patrols of the British four miles north of Jaffa have been forced to give ground before a Turkish attack. Bomb Discovertd on Liner, New York. A bomb was discovered on board the Red D liner Canacas by Carlos Mazzasa, a coal passer. When the bomb was taken to the Brooklyn police headquarters. Detective Bridgets dipped it In . h of water, unscrewed the top and put some of the powder contained In the Infernal machine on a piece of paper. He lighted the paper and nearly lost his hand as State of Ohio, CKy of Toledo. Lu . County m. ' he Frank J. Cheney make oath that Jsenior partner of the firm of F. Cheney A Co., doing business ln the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and tnai said firm will pay the sum of OK B HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catena that cannot be cured by the use HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE, j FRANK J. CHENET. Sworn to before me and subrrlbea my presence, this 6th day of December, JStraLJS theresult. A u 18S& ' (Seal) A. VT. Gleason, Notarv PuM'& HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is Kahn Proposes Universal Training. sn internally and acts through the mo Surfaces of the Svstem. San Francisco. Before leaving for on the Mucous free. Druggists, 75c. Testimonials Ohio. Washington, Congressman Julius Kahn, F..J. Cheney A Co-- Toledo. father of the draft act, announced that he will offer a universal training meas- ' , No Wonder She Knew. ure when congress convenes DecemMan Tommy, doe your mother ber 3. He predicted that the coming know that the buttons are off Jour session will not adjourn (until the coat? close of the vv ar. Boy Yes She knows where they are, too. Where are they? S, , Man Sentenced for Passport Flo.L.- Boyi On fathers trousers. New York. A prison sentence of one i year and eight months in the federal . Important to Mother at penitentiary Atlanta was imposed In Examine carefully every botue the United States district court on that famous Idr eiafidJu Franz- - Rint)rn,'C,ofman' agent' upon for infants and children, and see that his plea of guil-- y to conspiracy in conBears the nection with fraudulently obtaining a Sljpiaturq passport. In Use for Over 80 Years.' Children Cry for Fletchers Caston Utahn Killed in Action, Ogden. An official message was rei The man with a good umbrella ceived here Monday by Mr. and Mrs. sil Alex. Undell, stating that their son. able to1 appreciate the clouds George Kenley Lindell, has been killed lining. ln action "somewhere ln France, Noat vember 10. The fanner has the best dance, ta behind ter all the turkey-tro- t Brother, of Czar Arrested. plow. London. Grand Duke Michael - p-- i - Alex-hnJrovife- h, brother of the former ein-oero- according to a Petrogrnd dis vafch to the Times, has been arrestee 'el 'r.ipri'i jitd ii 8n olny in!i',utf Nhe. LI - r, V.ficn Year Cvzs t ::;d Csre Jtu Comfort Inwl9t r mail. Writ for ri W, utikiNEEinKSHEinr Vo Smarting co-.cux- -- |