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CHAPTER XX —Continued. As the situation tn which we found ourselves regarding artillery ammunition was approaching a cridia. It became necessary to lay the whole question before the Interallied munitions tHMird. After a full Investigation of their resources. both the French and British concluded that they could un dertake to mpet our requirements, With the distinct iimlersiantlina that their plants must be greatly Increased in cn-p.iv-ity and that We should furnish raw tuaterfais promptly. The late Gen. Tasker H Bliss chief of the War 'department general staff repr> sente.l ,i;s ;tt the allied conference and reported results arid agreements rea<he<k lie had brought tbe l:itc!>' date from home arid his knowledge concerning steel and munitions enabled film to give.vaitiaiih- ass stance to mj chief of ordnance in our efforts to find a solution to the difficult munitions problem. A .letter from Secretary of War ilaker, dated September Id. had only recently been re«ene<l. and cave me an. Idea of some of his problems. In part he wrote aS follows: • I utti especially concerned that our troops shouid nol be engaged In actu al tight Ing in France until they are there In sm h numbers and have ma le such thororigh preparation th.it their first upianir.imv will he encouraging iHith to thtir own morale and to the spirit of obr people here. I think it goes without saying that rhe, Henna nr will tnake( a very special effort to strike swiftly and strongly against any part of tli'e line which we undertake to defend. In order to be able to re port to their people encouragingly about our participation and aistt wltn the object of discouraging out soldiers ■tid our people as touch’ as possible. -In the matter of selecting corp* and division commanders 1 cuustaniK feel that 1 ought to have your advice and Judgment. Frotn all that you Have said, supplemented by all I have learned else where, the heed tor young arid physlpsily strong ipen is apimrent and 1 am (H-rfectly willing t<> go any limit in tpeeting this requirement. "It will, of ci'llfM-. tie* •**- late pass (ng over a substantial tnimlar of out older generals who are very, eager to • Ideas and ■ t bat. of I .he -country. . have certain i’iglit to Im* preferred. Hut <iieir occupation herein the training of troops is. ot course, a valuable con tributlotl to the cause and. whenever I f<Jl sure lit ti e selection of the younger man that tie actually tins the tent to justify. IPs being preferred to a man of greater experience I shall not hesitate.’* ■ Mobilizing of Army Delayed. irr view of the emergency that was no .|ec|v set forth by the Jhffre and ■ Halfitur imis-sions when they visited the United s and which was too firmed after my arrival In France and reported with al! cm; hasis 1 have never i>een able to umienrtund the unneceMOry delay caused by waiting six motitli’i ’ for the const rm t ion of large cnn.lonnients before calling out men and nssymri ng them for training. Os rouble it whs particularly urgent Ibat tise spec:al:sts. nnd laborers m-ed «d in France to build up our facilities sjic.uld jhnve beep, provided Ms. fast as they coufiii be prvtfitably employed, but Obthingahould have postponed tt.e immediate mobilization of the combat units ■ ' ’ _ ;iar army arid the 5a tioual Guard. CHAPTER XXI The units of tlie Twenty sixth dl vision. .Maj. (Sen. A'larence Edwards corismaijiing. began to arrive the tat ter part ot September, continued dur trig October and the early part of No vrmber. nnd were hytw a'M-nihied in the billeting area near Neufchateau. I Inspected the division Novembei 11. i'.tl'. and found the various or ganirritions presented a very creditable ap|>earHnre. The office's seemed alert and m htury and the . perKonnei looked strong and vigorous. Their In strtiition had t<«s-n carried out umlet the -direction of I’rigndier.'General'l r <•: < of tie !>rig ide <;>«••'. in.’erand si«em»s| tri Ih? well advajm ed. The prob.iliie situation tis to man power in which the allies would hnd IhrinSeio'S in t tie spring Was causing much solicitude. The. German* - had mpiured Higa in September. « Kefen sky s |s>wer was til an erid nnd the tmishevik government was cstnbltsbed with Lenin and Trotxky )in control The situation was such that Russia had 'become entirely negligible as fat as assistance to the allies was concerned. Aft analysis of the possible strength of the contestants showed that Germany would be able to spare a consid eralrie number of divisions from the Russian front. Careful study by my staff, in co-operation with the allied staffs, had led to the conclusion that her total number in the west by spring would be as many as 217. not counting the pirisiblllty of the added strength of forty-eight divisions from Austria The gaealest number the allies could muster, according to estimates, would" be divisions, counting two Amer! ■can. Italy could not be counted <>n to do more than barely hold her own. even with the help of the eleven allied divisions then on that front. Other American divisions might pos slbly be in Europe by May 1 if they should arrive according to schedule, which was doubtful, but they would be too late to participate In the exjiected early spring campaign. At the low rate of arrival we should not have more than half of the twenty-one di visions promised by the War department ready for service by June. Outcome Depended on America. Id this war. where the battle lines extended across entire countries, and <n which the qualities of the oppo

nents were about equal, the strategical aspect largely resolved Itself Into a consideration of the number and location of divisions, on either side. The 'situation was of such a character that it was a question which side could provide the superiority of forces necessary to success. In other words, the outcome would depend ujion the number of troops that America could send over. All eyes were on the eastern front To allied statesmen the collapse of Russia meant possible, grave consequences; to the hilled comman.il’ era It forecast the release of apprqxl mutely l't» divisions s|nd the increase in the enemy’s ranks in lielglnm an<l northern France to i| preponderance that could not tie overcome. To u- p indicated a race between America s (vest effort to pour our. fighting men into France arid Germany's best deter Pin It ion to cru*h Ihe -I. o-s before our soldiers could arrive In *uffl<-tent num Pers to dominate the (battlefield. Faced Defeat With Allies. Oar estimates of (the shipping for troops and supplies as set forth in the plan by which a d|te prop<»rth<ii of combat and line of communhiitlon troops were to form ij-uch incjeiiient «>f • would rfequlro’by .lune I for the shipment «>| twenty four di visions, a total of '«*• tons. No one seemed to (know where wt were to obtain the i 1.-Hni.tttttl tons of shljrplng in additloh to - the fino.tttiit tons we were then! aupp<»se*d to t>e using. ,s- .. j it appeared almost certain then that should rbsjister befan the allied aroifes that under these coixlitions we would lune to go down with them; I al Ways felt certain, however, that tonnage could be found for our purpose It .the riecess: *ry pressure were exerted to force it into use. Appeals were ma<le continuously and persistently in an effort t< get action on this vital question, hut ‘ several months elapsed before It rehlly came. Taken Ms a wbolev the apparently slow pr- of- dor .preparation In Europe al»o’ cauaew yonsi-lerable adverse <‘omment. If pot dismay, among the allies. Inquiries were made directly by the military and civil officials as to why we di|d not move more rapidly, to which ( the reply was atwage. ■" i-k of siiimiitm." . New 'Srittsh Offensive. Imtmrbrbnsl by tj.e mud,of Flanders, where British attacks had continued . iniermitteritiy frnnji tlie eml of July to ; . « qt November, wltb rather i ex. esstve tosses. (l|ie BrUisb command- ’ er tn chief turned to a more smitherly 1

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portion of his line for the final offensGe ot the jesir. (Choosing the Cam i brni front on whitti to launch the es fort, careful (irvparatimis. Including the cotirentrntilon of an unusual tiutul»r of tanks, were made to Insure a i break through the enemy's defense* The the infantry were to make an opvuijing through which the cavalry was pass and attack the fiauks o! the enemy Then French troops held In (readiness In the vicinity were to follow; As to the question of command .of these combined forces when both should become engaged It

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Scientific investigation has punetured the often accepted statement that old-time houses were necessarily better built (than modern ones. Just because the Umbers were bigger and hand-hewn does not mean that they were more scientifically put together l p Impartial comparison of the work of old builders with that of thelt modern successors. made by Donal <1 G. Tarpley for the Woman"* Home Companion. gave the following interesting results: “Old houses did-not have Insulation In the outside walls. Flashing was not so good as It Is now. Plastering was Inferior. Metal lath was unknown, i Chimneys did not have metal throats and frequently several flues ran to- I . gether. Modern chimneys have terracotta flue , lining, which Is not only smooth but which In one-inch thickness Is equivalent to four inches of brick. s i “Floors were usually only one thl£kI ness. whereas now we use two layers of board with sound-deadening felt

was to be left to the senior general officer in the vicinity, who jnlght be either French or British. In going over these plans it seemed to me that their idea of securing co-operation after the French should begin participation was rather vague. During the day we first went to'.visit General Byng, commanding the Third army, who explained further details of the attack and the progress alreadv made. He and his chief of staff were busy receiving news from the front and .est that all was going well. British Victory Spurs Allies. The attack was made <>n a six-mlle front and the “tiriilsh had the advan tage from the outset. The sudden debouchment of the long line of tanks, closely followed by the infantry, ail withoht the usual warning of long preliminary artillery bombardment, completely surprised the. Germans. 1 The tanks broke wide gaps in the wire and subdued the machine-gun nests, aiding ' fantry through the defenses with a minimum of loss. The front was rather narrow, considering the depth of the objectives. A maximum gain of some four and a. half miles was secured the first day. and a greater result was prevented, it was said, by a serious check, to the tanks at Flesquieres. For some reason or other the French were not called Into action, hut presumably It was becatise the British cavalry, which was to precede them could not go forward as planned. The offensive continued for two or three •lays longer with varying success. It was. however, a decided victory, and. while not as great as the British expected. it gave encouragement to the allies on the western front and no doubt helped to offset temporarily the depressing effect of the serious defeat recently sustained by the Italian army. CHAPTER XXII , An American mission headed by Col. E. M Hoti*e arrived in France towar'i the end of Noveinber for an interallied conference. Other members of the mission were Admiral W. S, Benson; Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, chief of staff. Oscar T. Crosby, for the Treasury department: Vance McCormick, chairman of the war trade board; Rain bridge Colby shipping board; Alonzo E. Taylor. Thomas N. Perkins, war industries, am|, Paul Critvath. As the representatives of different nationalities gathered in Paris recent ! reports of decreasing losses of ocean tonnage and greater destruction of ( German submarines, with prospects <>f 1 still further improvement, seemed to

give more of h<q«ful!.»>«s -Ip the general situation and allied spirits, were somewhat revived. The British had won at Cambrai and were making satisfactory progress In their advance on Jerusalem, which, it was said, would be facilitated by the use of their new base at Jaffa. The Italians seemed to have recovered their morale tri a limited extent, with the stiffening of their lines by British arid French divisions, and had successfully held their own against the Austrian attack on the Plave. Not the least hopeful thing was rhe

between. The wide floor boards which were so appreciated in old houses were practical In their day because they were laid in houses which were not thoroughly heated. But in modern homes with steam heat wide boards are more likely to swell and open up They have to be put down by a differ ent process—xdneered and screwed in addition to being side-nailed.” Eggshell Colorings White-Shelled eggs are produced by chickens of Mediterranean origin, such as Leghorn. Minorca and Blue Andalusian ; whereas brown-shelled eggs are produced by the American-developed breeds, such as Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red and Wyandotte. Thinking They’re Thinkers / **Thiukiug is one of the most unpopular amusements of the human race,” asserts Dr. Nicholas Murray Fntler. Yet it Is truly remarkable how mr people think they thjnk.

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step just taken toward uplty of command in the creation of the supreme war council. But the-decisive factor in the whole situation, if it could t»e utilized in time, was the tremendous economical and physical power of ttie United States. To nnike that avail able before it was t<«» late was the problem uj>on tlie solution of which depended the success of the allied cause. Would the allies see it ami would they work together to solve it? When all were seated around, the table in the assembly room at the ministry of foreign affairp Prime Minister Clemenceau, who presided, spoke I briefly, setting forth the importance , of the gathering and the necessity of translating the noble spirit of the alliance into action. No attempts at oratory were In evidence] por was there prolonged discourse <in any subject. Naturally questions concerning available man power. shi| ping, munitions I and supplies were met Honed, but only in a general way. The conference did little more than agree that the study , of the various subjects should he left to committees composed of interallied representatives. It was very clear that everybndv , was looking to America to provide the ( additional man powej needed to give tl.e aibes superii't ity. : .\--ne was jii'-re, j eager to increase oar < forces tbarfonr- : selves, but on my part every jvossible argument to procufje shippine nad. been presented to the! allies and to our , War department, so when the conference urged the expedition of our forces it made the Strongest kind ot a case in favor of Inunediate increase of allied aid in tonijage. For some time reliance upon the allies for any considerable amount of tonnage had seemed almost in vain, and it looked as though we should have to depend uporj our own limited resources for most <|<f IL The British were giving some assistance tn the transportation of meh. American ships had carried up to November 1, 67.218 and the British 54.731. The results of the British success at Cambrai were not to be permanent, as the Germans quickly retaliated General von Marwitz hastily asset idled a force of some fifteen divisions, and .November 30 suddenly launched a violent counterattack, i The British were short of reserves, arid before Von Marwitz was stopped his troops had regained most of the (lost ground.. It was in this operation that a detachment <>t our Eleventh regiment of engineers became engaged while serving with the British. The men. to the number of 280. were at work in the Gaiizacourt railway yard when the German? attacked. One officer and nine, men were wounded, and the detachment withdrew. They were then given arms and fought with the British. . War Council Meets Again. The second conference of Ake supreme war council was held aft Versailles December 1. ,Our represfcmtatives. political and military, at Ithis meeting were Mr. House and Geiteral Bliss, respectively. At the opening session M. t’lemenceau drew attention i to tlie genera! situatlo.it referring espe--1 daily to the coilapse of Russia, the

I probable release of enemy troops from I that front, the adverse situation in Italy, the depletion of allied man power.' and the reliance of the allies on American assistance. The premier enjoined the military representatives “to bear in mind that their function is to advise the supreme war council as a whole and not merely as representatives of their respective nations on the council, and that they should view the problems confronting them not from a national standpoint but from that of the allies as a whole." The military representatives at this conference were instructed to examine the military situation and report their recommendations as to the future plan of operations: to study the Immediate situation in Italy from the offensive as ’ well as from rhe defensive point of view, and to iteport on the utilization of the Belgia|n army. It was evident that this body" was to i become a kjind of super-parliament not only for the discussion of resources. aims and purposes, but for the determination of policies looking to concert of| action in support of the military efforts. The spirit In which the problems} were approached at this meeting made it clear that the supreme war council would sensibly promote co-operation among the powers. , The second meeting of the Interallied conference December 3. closed its sessions. None of the questions brought before the first session could be settled, (but they were taken up by the more permanent body, the supreme war council, which, as time went on. undertook to co-ordinate the work of the various committees that had been forced to handle the prob lems involved. (IQ BB CONTINUED.)

Improved Uniform International Sunday School * Lesson' (By REX r . P. B. FITZWATER. D. D„ Member of Faculty. Moody Bible ’ Institute of Chicago.) (©. 19SI. Western Newspaper t’nlon.) Lesson for June 14 THE RESURRECTION AND THE ASCENSION GOLDEN TEXT—Who is he that condemnsth? It is Christi, that - died, yea. 'rather, that is risen who is even at the right hand of God. who maketh intercession for us. LESSON TEXT—Luke 24:25-51. PRIMARY TOPIC —Jesus Living Now. JCNIOR TOPlC—Jesus Living Now, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—Our Living Lord. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—The Meaning of tfii Resurrection. The resurrection of Christ is one of ! the foundation truths of Christianity, j j it is the grand proof that Christ was what he claimed to he —the Messiah. I ! the Son of God (Matt. 12:39, 40; John | 2:19-21). I. The. Empty Tomb f-vv. 1-12). I Luke does not enter into a description of the manner of the resurrection of Christ or offer any proof of the fact other than that the tomb was empty. He does, however, indicate the process by which the disciples had be- ( come convinced of Its reality. 1. The testimony of the men in shining apparel (vv. 4-6). The women who had come to tlje sepulcher i bringing spices found the stone rolled , away and the sepulcher empty. While they were in a state of perplexity these • men in shining garments In- ! formed them that Jesus had arisen I and called to theiri remembrance the ( declaration of Christ concerning his crucifixion and resurrection. 2. Tlie report of the women to the disciples (w. 7-11). The women believed the announcement made to them because they found that it was In agreement with what Jesus had prophesied. They 'mmediately reported the fact of the empty tomb to the disciples. 3. Peter investigating (v. 12). Peter was so impressed with rhe news brought by the women concerning the ! empty tomb that tie rah to see whether the report was true. He was convinced .that the tomh was ?mpty. but was perplexed over the matter. If he had believed the words of the Lord his personal investigation would have cleared ! the matter in. his mind. 11. Two Discouraged Disciples (vv. 13-35). [ 1. The walk to Emmaus (vv. 13-15). Emmaus was seven and a half miles northwest of Jerusalem, The topic j of conversation was the tragedy of ( the cross nnd the resurrection rumors. So little had the Lord's teaching abont i his resurrection impressed the dis- [. ciples that the Reports which the worn ( en brought were to them as idle tales. 2. An unrecognized companion (vv. 16-24). a. Who he was (v. 15). While they reasoned together on the wonderful events of the last few days. Jesus joined them. Even when he questioned them concerning their sadness they did not recognize him. b. His question (v. 17). t’ereeiv--1 Ing their sadness and perplexity he | sought to help them by call’ng forth an expression of their grief c. Their answer (vv. 18-24). His question so surprised them that they thought him a stranger In Jerusalem: for the condemnation and crucifixion were so recent and notorious that no one that had lived in Jerusalem could be Ignorant of them. 3. The Scriptures opened (vv. 2531). a. His rebuke (vv. 25-3'l). Jesus did not rebuke them for not believing the strange stories they bad heard, but for ignorance and lack of confidence in the Old Testament Scriptures. the very center arid heart bf which have to do with the death and resurrection of Christ. b. Jesus recognized (vv. 31-35). While sitting at meat with the dis-. ; ciples they perceived him as rhe Lord when they saw him bless the bread/' and distribute itrThey were so filled with joy over this revelation of the Savior’that they hastened back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples of his resurrection. HI. Jesus Stands in the Midst of the Eleven (vv. 36-47). 1. He said. "Peace be unto you" (vv. 36. 37). Instead of receiving ! peace from him, they were terrified I and affrighted. 2. He showed them his hands and his feet (vv. 38-46). He gave them i tangible evidence that he was not a ' mere spirit. 3. He ate before them (vv. 41-15). I 4. He commissioned them to evangelize the world (vv. 46-49). They were to testify concerning his shed i blood and resurrection and on this i ground they were to preach repentance and remission of sins to all nations. IV. Jesus Ascends Into Heaven (w. j 50. 51). Having given them the parting message to evangelize the world, he i ascended into heaven. The Lord’s Return Oh. that believers had not lost their bright hope of the Lord's return while they faithlessly and continually talk of death as their portion! Trie, we may "fall on sleep.” and no man | knoweth the hour of Christ’s coming. I save the Father; but the one bright ■ hope of faithful Christian hearts Is ' ever this—the Lord himself shall come.—G. Campbel! Morgan. j Our Christ j When Christ died on the cross our I hopes began; when he rose ttu-y were , confirmed; when he went up <>n high ! they began to be fulfilled; when he ( comes a second time they will be realized. —Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. When Asking God for Aid Let us open wide our mouths when we have to plead with God. Our "needs 1 are great, let our -asking t>? great, and the supply shall be grea; ton. — Spurgeon.

Life and Habits of Pocket Gopher The Growing of Leguminous Crops Make Life Easy for Little Rodent. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.)—WNU Service. "Habits and Economic Status of the Pocket Gophers” is the title of a new technical bulletin just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The author, Theo. H. Scheffer. Is an associate biologist of the bureau of biological survey stationed at Puyallup. Wash., and has had many years' experience making scientific observations Os pocket gophers and other rodents. especially in their relation to agriculture. Rodents Widely Distributed. “The extent to which pocket gophers affect the interests of agriculture is becoming more apparent each year.” says the new bulletin. "Scarcely any group of native rodents is more widely distributed in the United States, and certainly none has shown more readiness to adapt itself to the changed conditions-introduced in its habitat by the farmer. The growing of sitch crops as alfalfa and clover has made life easy for the pocket gopher, since these plants furnish an abundant food supply Ju their roots and are usually maintained On the same ground for a period of years. Reclamation of desert lands also has furnished new food supplies and harbor for these rodents and has assisted their local wanderings." Such changes have favored the pocket gopher’s «:ipld increase in many agricultural sections until, according to the bulletin, it has become ope of the most destructive mammal pests of the country. The bulletin discusses the appearance and general habits of pocket gophers, their disposition and senses, the vsounds they make, the burrows they dig and the inouhds they pile up. their active seasons, and their breeding habits. Sections also are devoted to the food of these rodents, their natural enemies, and their damage to agricultural crops, including alfalfa and clover, natural grasses, root crops, horticultural crops, irrigated crops, and pasture and range forage. Control of Gopher. As for the control of the pocket gopher, the bulletin suggests that this is not extremely difficult but requires persistence and co-operative effort. Details of control methods are not discussed, but it is stated that the methods tested and variously employed include fumigation of the burrows of the pocket gopher, trapping with especially designed traps, shooting and poisoning, ail either individually on single premises or in general campaigns of community co-operation. Copie of the new. publication. Technical Bulletin 224-T, may be obtained at 10 cents each from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C. Pure Bred Sire Signs Popular With Stockmen In conducting Lhe "Better Sires — Better Stock” campaign in co-opera-tion with the states for the improvement of domestic live stock, specialists in tlie United States Department of Agriculture have observed the evi- 1 dence of unusual interest of farmers I and stockmen in the lithographed barn ! signs being offered to persons who are improving their herds with pure-bred sires. The department regularly grants ( certificates o( recognition to these pro- ! gressive stockmen, arid, on request, , also furnishes a barn sign, measuring 10 by 14 inches, hearing the words "Pure Bred Sires Used Exclusively on This Farm.-’ Enrollments received in the campaign in March showed that 71 per cent of the stock owners requested these signs in addition to the regu- • lar certificates. The sign is printed on heavy weather-resistant cardboard . and is lithographed to resemble a bronze tablet. A recent development in the cam- ( paign for pure bred sires is the interest I which several county agents and live stock specialists have shown in hold- | ing meetings arid distributing the i signs to stock owners qualifying for ; them. Trap Japanese Beetle When Infestation Light In the summer of 1929 approximately 17,500 Japanese beetle traps baited . with geraniol were used by tlie United States of Agriculture in | lightly infested areas, and in 1930 the number was increased to 25.583. The ! department recommends trapping only where there is a light infestation. The i baited -traps attract beetles from a great distance and if used in heavily infested areas would draw abnormal ( numbers from neighboring properties ( to the property where the traps were ! used. The cost for bait and for bper- ( ating the traps was 51.66 per trap In 1929 and $1.63 in 1930. Blueberry Crop Blueberries are much less perishable ; than any of the bramble berries or strawberries. They do not have to be ( picked oftener than once a week arid can be shipped long distances without refrigeration. So far the large-sized cultivated berries have sold at attractive prices. To a certain extent this is due to their scarcity and novelty. Picking costs are somewhat less than with wild fruit due to the large clusters. Ordinarily they will be grown nearer a supply of pickers, an advantage over the wild fruit. Strawberries Lacking It is a matter of surprise when one actually sees the scarcity of fruit among some farmers. Their tables are well provided with milk and cream, with pork and poultry, also bread and pastry, but as to fruiL they seem to be content to go without. A few rows of strawberry plants In the garden, the fruit of which when well smothered with of which farmers have a rich abundance, would give them three times daily a dessert for the gods.

t Machines That Are | < Almost Human b E. C. TAYLOR f The Robot Plowman Scientists, in bunding robots, those soulless machines designed > to free men’s hands from the bondage of labor, have not neglected the farmer. The farmer, of course, benefits along with the rest of humanity from the radio and similar machines of tills age of mechanical wizardy, but a new device has been built for his especial benefit. Os course it has only been demonstrated as yet, and it may be many years before it will be seen on the farms qf the country, but It has been shown to the public, and it worked. . • It is the robot plowman. Imagine having a mechanical man to perforin that most tedious of farm tasks, the spring plowing. At the University of Nebraska college of agriculture there recently was demonstrated a remarkable tractor : that ran by itself and successfully plowed a 20 acre field. The operatoy guided it once around I the field, leaving a furrow around the [ outside edge of the field to be plowed, j Then he started the engine of the tractor, with one front wheel of the tractor in the furrow already plowed, and a metal guide on the front of the tractor did the rest. The robot tractor chugged along the constantly diminishing area, and did not stop until the whole field was plowed. Then it came to rest in the center of the field, and the operator went out and drove his robot plowman into the garage. This mechanical plowman lifts a device attached to it that prevents accidents. An automatic cut-off stops the tractor instantly in case the plowhits a rock or other obstruction while the machine is in operation or whenever the front wheel leaves the plowed furrow that guides it around the field. The device used to operate the robot plowman was similar to that used to operate ships, trains and airplanes without a human being aboard them. ! The robot, through the levers that serve as arms and hands, starts, stops and steers this wonderful machine, while sets of wheels, magnets and electric cells inside it supply the energy for it to perform its task. This particular mechanical plowman was started by the operator pulling a lever. It could easily be made to start at a command by spoken words. Science could build a machine I that would do the plowing while the ( farmer sat on his porch and shouted ! his orders to the robot across the I field. Huge harvesters, threshing ma- ! chines, reapers, corn cutters and i shockers and other farm implements ( could be operated by this robot Just ( as easily aS the tractor was operated I in the demonstration at the University I of Nebraska. i Farm engineers have produced special electric headlights for tractors and flood lights for the fields to en- ■ able farmers to work after dark’ dur- | Ing their rush season, but this de- | vice merely makes it possible for the farmer to do his own work for more hours each day. The robot, however, when the age of mechanical men i comes into its own, will do the work ( for him. Scientists are constantly at work ! to lighten the burden of farm tasks and to increase the yield from the ( soil. New devices that produce almost I miraculous results are now in use, and more are foreseen as scientists 1 continue their experiments. The use of the ultra-violet ray, that source «of mysterious power, is con- ■ stantly.’being broadened on the farm. Machines spreading “artificial daylight" in poultry houses make the . hens lay more eggs, and increase the growth of poultry for the market. The use of these, rays directly, or indirectly by subjecting fertilizers to I them, is speeding up productivity of I the soil, doubling the size and number of the crops. ( (©. 1931. Western Newspaper Union.) “Everybody Works but Father” Sonny had just been taken by his > father oti a tour of inspection through I the factory where the father is proi duction manager. They had seen hundreds of men and women busy at various machines. Others were engaged 'in manual labor in- : volving little skill, but much muscular ' effort. ' Finally the tour ended and Sonny sat down in his father's, office while the parent scanned some papers. The ( boy watched the apparent inactivity for several minutes and then said: ‘•Papa, why don’t you work, too?”--Indianapolis News. Vary Sleeping Position It seems it is not restlessness which i makes people turn and twist -when they art* sleeping, hut a healthy and neutral protective instinct which thus ! prevents bad circulation of the blood ; in any one part. Tests made by the science experts of Country Home show that a normal person should change position every few minutes when sleeping most soundly and healthfully. ' No Jealouxy There “Two women run me,” says Bruce Barton in the American Magazine. "They are my wife and my secretary i and' they are good friends. It must be tough when a wife and a secretary are at loggerheads. But when they are a team they are wonderful.” Penn’s Inheritance William Penn -inherited from Admiral Penn, his father, a claim against the crown of 16.000 pounds. King Charles II gave him the land, practically the present state of Pennsylvania, in settlement of the claim. Loss by Forest Firea In one year forest fires in th® United States caused a loss estimated at $82,934,220, or nearly 75 cents for every man, woman and child in th® country.