’ ■'

CAP* MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

Page Thrgg

THE

| An American lier Who Went

Arthur Guy Empey Machine Gunner, Serving in France

ooprncu mt. hr Anku q«7 zmprr

bahubi CHECKS INSECT MUCKS Bands Prevent Caterpillars, Cut* worm* and Other Pests From Attacking Trees.

STRIPS OF COHON BATTING

LEARNS HOW THE TOMMIES ARE FED IN THE FRONT-UNE TRENCH AND BACK OF IT.

ptlt, Kir.-I by Uw r'.nklnfc of the Lusitania, tvith the lotw of i. Arthur Guy Empey. tn Amortein living In Jerwyr City. I England and enll«U uk a private In the British army. After n " wiience o!» u recruiting oBirer In London, he Is sent to tralnn Prance, where he first hears the sound of big guns nnd M.e ncQunlntance of “cooties.” After a brief period of training R company la sect Into the front-line trenches, where he takes " a the fire step while the bullets whls overhead.

TER VI,—Continued. • I tried to wash out _j cold water and a rag. : another maxim of the t be done.’ I slyly f the older men from , dud was horrified to r Into his dixie four or idful* of mud. Then he t water, nnd with his e dixie Inside nnd out. s taking on awful risk. t cook should have seen • ap hour of unsuc- • I returned my dixie to t. being careful to put I returned to the billet. t cook poked Ills head d shouted: “Key. Tank, il clean your dixie!” had wasted a half- _ ttuly, nnd had used up saliilng shirt tn the at- . a look of disdain he exlow me. your shirt! Why t you use uiudT'' | word in reply I It'd busy j soon my dixie

Inlng.

non was spent by g letter* borne. I used > chop wood for the (rtth the quartermaster t< p»t bock Just In tln>!> to _ 1 meal, which coutistcd I rinsed out my dixie and o the cookhouse, and went f billet with nn exhilarated my day’s Inlior was done, fep oa the straw when e rook appeared In the rt with: "Bllmc roe. you Who la a-goln’ to r for the morula’ leaf ; I’m a-goln’ to? • W e left. I flUeo the dixie a old squeaking well, a lay down iu the Straw.

The corporal borrowed a Jackknife j Bt i cky substance Must Be Renewed

(corporals ore always borrowing), nnd sliced the cheese—each Miring brlnr log forth a pert remark from the onlookers ns to the corporal’s eyesight.

“Raisins, ounces, right ”

By this time the corporal's nerves had gone west, and In despair he aald that the raisins were to be turned over the cook for “duff" (plum pudding). This derision elicited a little “grousing." but quiet was finally restored.

“Biscuits, tins, one."

With his borrowed Jackknife, (he corporal opened the tin of biscuits, nnd told everyone to help themselves—nobody responded to this Invitation. Tommy Is “fed up" with biscuits.

“Butter. Uns. two.”

"Nine In one. ten In the other."

Another rumpus.

“Tickles, mustard, bottles, one." Nineteen names were put In a steel helmet, the last one out winning the pickles. On the next Issue there were only 18 names, as th» wlwner is eliminated until every roan In the section

How I envied him. But when the Issue commenced ray envy died, and I realised that the first requisite of a DOC commissioned officer on active service Is diplomacy. There were 19 men In cor section, nnd they soon formed a semicircle around us after the corporal

had called out. "Rations up.” The quartermaster sergeant had

given a slip to the corporal on which

was written a Ust of the rations. Sit-1 . .

ting on the floor. t^^n^oadM box ^ raffle „ clol ^ ly T , n , c ird. because

Tommy Is suspicious when It comes to

From Tima to Time—Fly Paper Sometimes Used—Other Ma-

terials Mentioned.

CPrrMred by the United States Depart- ^ n^nt of Agricultural Bands of sticky material, 4 to 5 (Bch.-s wide, applied around tree trunks sometimes may be used to advantage to prevent caterpillars, dl'-flb-tng cutworms, nnd certain other lotects from climbing trees. These bands are also employed to prevent nonflying and wingless moths, such as the gipsy ipoth. cankerworm moths, tussock jKJths, etc, from ascending trees to ieposlt their eggs. Cotton batting and wire screen also are used In making

protective bands.

Resln-Castcr Oil Mixture.

This may be made according to the

following formula:

[CHAPTER VII.

yes he Is one «lrgre» hove

me to go with him n. 1 r the next day’s rations, o take my waterproof.

<*•'-»« "j rsrs.i'i'SJS,

ion. a lance rtirponil

as a table, the Issue commenced, the left of the corporal the ration* were piled. They consisted of the fol-

lowing :

Six loaves of fresh bread, each loof if a different r.ze. perhaps one out of the six bring as flat at a pancake, the result of nn army service corps man placing a box of bully beef on It dur-

ing transportation.

Three tins of Jam. one tpple and the

other two plum.

Seventeen Bcnauda unions, all dif-

ferent sixes.

A piece of choose In the shape of a

wedge.

Two one-pound *ln» of butter. A handful of raisin*. A tin of biscuits, or as Tammy calls them “Jaw breakers." A bottle of mustard pickles. The “bully beef." spud'- condeo'-ed milk, fresh meat, haevm and “Maconoohlc rations" (a can filled with meat. vegetables jnd greasy water), had been turned over to the company cook to make a stew fot next day'." dinner. He also received the tea. sugar, salt, pepper and flour. Scratching his head, the co- al studied the slip Issued to him b> aie quarter. Then In a slow, mystified voice he rend out. "No. 1 section. 19 men. Bread, loaves, six." He looked puzxled and soliloquized In a musing

voice:

“Six loaves, nineteen men. Lc that’s three In n loaf for fifteen wcli. to make it even, four <if you'll have to muck In on one loaf.' The four that got stuck made a howl, but to no avail. The bread was dished out. Pretty soon from a far corner of the billet, three Indignant Tommies accosted the corporal with: “What do you call this, a l«wf of bread? Looks more like a anlplng

plate."

The corporal answered: “Well, don't blame me. I Cc.iT 1'flm

gambling with his rations. At the different French estnmlneta In the village nnd at the canteens Tommy buys fresh eggs. milk, bread nnd pastry. Occasionally when he Is flush, be Invests In a tin of pears or npriHls pay It only a shilling a day. 24 cents, or a cent an hour. Just Imagine. a cent an hour for being under Arc—not much chance of getting rich

out there.

When he goes Into the fire trench (front lino). Tommy's menu takes a tumble. He carries In hi* hnverspek what the government calls emergency or Iron rations. They are not supposed to be opened until Tommy dies of starvation. They consist of one tin of bully beef, four biscuits, a little tin which contains tea. sugar and Oxe cubes (concentrated beef tablets). These are only to be used when the enemy establishes a aurtnln of shell Are on the communication trenches, thus preventing the “carrying In" of rations, or when In nn attack a body of troops has been cut off from Its base

of supplies.

The rations are brought up at night by the company transport. This is a M-etlon of the coni pony In charge of the quartermaster sergeant composed of men. mules and Umbers (twon heeled wagons), which supplies Tomwants while ‘n the front lln:

place the resin and castor oil In a pot and heat slowly until the resin Is Belted. Add more oil If too thick. These sticky bands are sometimes Injurious to the tree, but Injury rosy be uvo'-ded by spreading the adhesive on a strip of heavy paper encircling the tree trunk. A form of band that has given satisfactory results Is made from cheap cotton batting and single-ply | tarred building paper. The cotton oleiuld be cut Into strips about 2 Indies wide and wrapped around the tree trunk so as to fill aU the crevices of the bark. Over the cotton Is placed a strip of tarred paper about 8 Inches wide, drawn tightly and securely tacked where It overlaps. The sticky material Is then spread on top of the I*aper. • The sticky substance must be re- ! n.-wed from time to time, since when ! It dries out or becomes covered with j dust or Insects It falls ss a barrier to crawling Insects. If a combing instrument Is occasionally drawn over the band it will serve to lengthen It* usefulness by bringing some of the sticky

portion to the surface.

Sticky fly paper Is used sometimes In place of the sticky bands. This may

dntired oily surface. If too soft add more rosin oil and lime; it too hard, use tao.-e neutral coal-tar oil. This material should be applied on tarred paper strips over cotton bands. Axis Grease, Fish Oil, and Rosin Banding Material. A tree-banding material used In Europe. reported as effective. Is male as follows:

Axle crease pound.. 1 Fish oil Pint.. 1 Powdered rosin pounds.. , Heat the axle grease, to remove all of the water •■'auilned therein. In a cooking vessel having a capacity of at leas! one gallon. Then stir In tbr fish oil and fln-.Uy the powdered ro-dr _ little at n time. When t«e latter 1» dissolved, remove from the fire and the mixture Is ready for use the next day Apply to tarred paper bands as already

described.

Several other sticky substances home-made and proprietary, are used Printer's Ink. Printer's ink usually consists of ref use Ink and Is cold as “tree Ink." ant’ should be mixed with a heavy oil tf prevent Its drying out too quickly. Ap ply as described for the new tree-band Ing material. The Indiscriminate use of the*' band*, n* well as mechanical barriers Is to be discouraged. Their use It parks Is sometimes noted on tree) which are not subject to attack by. in sects against which they would havi value. As a rule. It is advisable to oh tain advice as to their use from ento

roologlsts.

Barriers, other than sticky bands are sometimes used to prevent Insect'

from crawling up trees.

Cotton Batting.

Bands of cotton batting about 6 to f Inches wide are effective as long as th< cotton remain* fluffy. Wrap the bend around the tree trunk and securely tic the bottom edge by means of stout

! THE IKITCriEN I CABINET

It ro« and X Ju»t you. and I tthouM InncH instead aT WroOrjr; If we should grow Just you and I Kinder and >wr«ter hearted. Perhaps In aome near hy and by A good time mlcld ge* started. Then what a happy w..r!d - t would be For you and me. tor you and me! LITTuE ECOHOMIEfi. Ic is a mailer of pride with the average housewife today, because of loy Ally, tuttriotl'cm and a wl*h to take her elmre of the burden of war. to lie os saving of nil materials, of l-oth food, rlothinr and fuel, as i»o»slide. We cannot do a* usual In any Hue of work; buidness does not go on n» usual, we -unnnt buy staple food* In large quantities as we have done In the past: hut we are oil willing without romplnlnt or fault-finding to bear our burden of the Inconvenience of this war. because wc know that even our little, multiplied by a hundred million, will supply the needs of our array outl onr allies. Poverty 1* no disgrace and. if poor, all the more need to mix brains with all of the household processes. ThF loyal woman wl»o has signed the food pledge with the conference and help of her family will be glad Hnd| willing to study to moke those meulsi substantial and satisfying if she 1* en-| couraged by them to do her best. The constant fault-finding In the home will make a woman a real martyr If she l* conscientious nnd determined to keep her pledge. Frosted cake should be unseen on our table* while our people across the water are starving for sugar. Cake or candy 1* too great a luxury these days to be Indulged In at nil often. A tesspoonful of sugar a day saved of each person’s supply would furnish plenty of sugar to keep our soldier boys lists py and well fed. We are prone to forget that our little, multiplied by one hundred million, innke* an nmazi.g amount. We are not accustomed to think In millions. Bread Crumb BiscuiL—Soak n quart of bread crumbs In n qu.irt of milk three hours. Add a half cupful of melted shortening nnd enough flour with two tea spoonful* of baking powder to make n drop batter; add n tenspoouful of salt and a toaspoonful of sugar nnd two well-beaten egg*. I>rop In well-greased gem |«ins nnd bake In a hot oven.

h out these Kinkin' r

i the

i- didn’t

I Jat“-

a. the qnartrrma-ter ! "-»nm. three tin—apple one. I rerriv.-* dally from 1 lw«. Nln-treo «••• '> lhrr * (cart-in’. «Are) z ' In «- tin makes twelve men for .wo nuuA. r of men cn seven In t!.'-remaining tin. tbere U chance He passed around the Jam. s • .n-vr .<1 him. kjnnr there was another riot.

C, |be like •[•pie. While other* who received

. „ |.tjt j plum were iwrllat to apple. After a ^ orrr a

. i-.tm '-et Totuiav ' wfcUr dlffsreorea were adjusted and ^ -Tommr’t

.■ Ms >4. br«sB-- j the h"®’’ w, nt , I (A firm In Blighty widely advertise* ... o, »-•*-' • "» •» lb tnmtb*. o.mbl, twi'

t M.,1 k- Ok! «'« “ 0 umb-jjp u-m t. lb. Tonm!,-

, whrR Imrocdlntrly ui-m recrlpi of aotmthrow- them over the parapet. Borne

j times a Tommy falls for the ad. and

be attached to the trunk by means, of .

heavy trine tied tightly around the Barrier of Sticky Material to Stop Inepper and lower edges, nnd properly sect Pests, should he put over a strip of cotton as j ^ upjw ^ fchou , d th( , 0 ^ described above. , down aver the string, forming flew Tree-Eandlng Material. i # ot lowlt . ootton all around the

The material described below, ap-;

They are constantly under shell fire. Ued M n bnnd oroun( i the trunk ..f ; wir « Screen. The ration* arc unloaded at the en- has lM ,, n reported as a aatlsfae- moth . trance to the communication trenches karrier In preventing the ascent 1 Cankerworm “o h*. tussock mntoM, ... i~i tor * t4ttT ‘.' r 1U 1 gipsy moths, and other nonflying moths

of caterpillar*. t *. prevented from crawling up Materials for Making. [hp S)Torn (ordinary The substances uw-d for making this flr WT| ^. n j, rot-slie* to the Inch) tack-tree-bandinc material are: (1) Soft 1 ^ aniUn d the tree trunk. Cut the coal-tar pitch; (2) high-boiling neutral wln . ln , 0 ^rips 12 Inches wide roal-tar oil (density about LIS at « and KUfariptlt iy long t o encircle the degref-s K.): (8) rosin oil (first run tnink _ Ta-k the upI"T edge of the • kidney" oil): and (4) stone lime. j go n fits snugly to the bark Method of Making. ( and n || ou - , b< . lower edge to extend out The method of making may be dl- ^ B distance of 1 to 2 Inches from the Mo two parts: | trunk. The moths will crawl up Into Part l. Stock Mixture. the screen trap and may be crushed Place a weighed amount of the coal- dally by hand. This device, however, tar pitch In a suitable cooking vessel does not prevent the ascent of trees am) beat until thin enough to run. by Bn y young larvae hatched from eggs Then add tnc neutral coal-tur oil. using deposlt.-d by the captured moths be twice os much by we*ght as ol the low the harrier, and hence the sticky

and tt.-c “carried in” by men detailed for that purpose. The quartermaster sergeant never goes Into the front-line trench. He doesn't have to. and I have never heard of one volunteering to

do so.

The company sergeant major oorts the ration* and sends them In. Tommy’s trench rations consist of all

the bully beef he can eat. biscuit* cheese, tinned butter (sometimes 17

men to a tin). Jam or marmalade, and Tided Into two parts:

; occasionally fresh bread (ten to a loaf). Wlien It is possible he gets tea

, and s

When thing* are quirt, nnd Fritz Is behaving like a gentleman, which seldom happen*. Tommy hns the opportunity of mtiklng dessert. This I* “trench pudding." It Is made from broken biscuits, condensed milk. Jam— a Iltth- vi liter added, slightly flavored with mud—put Into « canteen and

• a little spirit stove known

onion, and ,

e your breath smell, sojbw them-Alp them

F^sed l WUUld do Without one ti rorpoml looked his giatltude.

bresr. pound*, two."

the cooker Hi a dugout to the di* gust and discomfort of the other oc-

cupant*.)

This roes* t* stirred op In a tin and ullourd to simmer over the flann from the cooker until Tommy deebb that It has reached > -aflirier.t (gtoclil.' ; consistency. He take* 1.1* bayonet an by mean* of the bundle enrric* tbme-- rp In the front trench to n-' After It ha* cooled off he tn--*. to etl

vyrup :

Barrier of Cotton Batting on Tree Trunk to Prevent Ascent cf Cater-

pillar*. Winglee* Moth*. Etc.

‘oal-tar pitch, and stir thoroughly. Tb<result should te- a mixture which can be poun-d and worked after cveJlng.

Part II. Finished Product a. Stock mltiur* ipbcb-D.utr.1 real

CUTTING BACK OF BHANCHES Prevents Trees From Growing Too Tall, Condition Making It Hard to Gather Fruit. (From the United States D-pirtment of

Agricult urr. i

Frequent cutting back of the branches uf the tree while It l* young pre-

vent* the long, bare lirancbt-a which — are so <TiarartcrUPc nf (4d orchard i .-upful of ► ire,*, it also prevents the tree from | i.f -alt. ( growing I«hi tall—n condition which j milk, to ’ mak.-s it difficult to gather the fruit or ■hoeolnte 1

tr tree. With the low-beaded .f milk, i pre.p|4gg is necessary than -dd a half

with trees having long framework out* with branches. The load of fruit l* carried | Mold and nearer the trunk, and the main strut- j top mil tural branches being larger In pr*, , Wisconn portion to their length are- therefore j ( u | ,,t t..: lM-tter able to carry any load of fruit (r..ni trylu

■> hich the tree may develop.

Unquiet meets make Itl dlgF*tt«a*. MORE CORN COMBINATIONS. Corn flonr make* very palatable {riddle cake* using the usual pre>|>or-

tions with an egg Steamed Barley and Corn meal Pudding. — Tnke one cupful each .if niola-se*. sour milk, raisin* nnd tiariry. Threefourths of n mp-

ful of comment, one-fourth of a ten•poonful of snlt. m.e egg. one tensiMMToful «f -sh. iHsaolved in a si*-.n-ful of water, r-nl the egg. rtld the molns-e*. milk, end soda. Sift com until, find hurley tog.-tl.er nod combine with the first mixture. Add the raisins chopped ncl pour Into well creased tiaklig t«>wi!*t tin*. Steam two hours. Serve wit?! any good

Popcorn Ball*.—T*e I*erfeet iemrt*

removing all tb<- hard on-*, |•r.'pn^e

, *v mp hy boning two cupfuls

i tablcsp

onful

fat untfl it threads. Pour - the corn ullrrlng to get It ' Fhlll the hand* and fonn quickly before the syrup

hard.

Chocolate Pudding.—Mix

-pray t

Why ncl 2 Ike on a ♦

SAVE A LITTLE SUGAR

TODAY.

Why Ice Your Cake?

Icing i» not needed. Why i

leave it oft? Putting eake or. _ ^ war bans !» another way *® 4 save sugar without hardship. • Thick treating involve-. th« use 2 ot sugar needlessly at thle tima. | Furthermore, many recipe* call 4 for eaoesaive amcunte of ougar J Try emallcf quant'Uee in your 4 cake rst.pes. etc-, and ^ive P *f- 7

crcnce te cahee which arc sweet

ened wHfc molasses or errup. ( * Heusekeeperw who have a stock j

Not Worth Anything I

and then transfer

ine Fion: