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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1918 _ North Shore Sculptress GARDENS AND WAR By E. W. Wortley Winnetka heard many useful hints about War Gardens at a Patriotic meeting on Faster Sunday evening, at Community House. After the Invo- cation by the Reverend March Chase, the chairman, William Miller, read a letter from the French Food con- troller to America's Four-Minute Men, on the Allies' need of our food supplies. The practical means of doing this is by planting War Gar- dens. The method was ably explained by J. H. Prost, Director of the Garden campaign of the State Council of De- fense, The important points are: 1. Location. General: rood should be produced near the point of cof- sumption to avoid using car space. Plant your garden where the light and drainage are good. 2. Plan your garden not only vield food but to be ornamental. 3. Soil. Winnetka soil needs more humus (decayed vegetable matter). Conserve your drainage, garbage and manures to make "compost", and grind up your leaves to make fer- tilizer, instead of burning them. 4. Tilling. Plow to a depth of 10 inches, a week before planting. Our best time for planting is about May 1. 5. Seeds. Plant what you like best, for this climate suits mostvegetables. Permanent beds of asparagus, rhu- to barb and strawberries are recom- mended, and should lie in an un- disturbed part of the garden. 'Root crops are also advised. 6. Cultivation. Mulch (covering of straw, etc.) is desirable to prevent surface evaporation, the moisture will be drawn off mainly through the plant, which is necessary for its health. Cultivate between the rows. Water in the morning, for fungus diseases develop over night, especial- ly on top vegetables (tomatoes, etc). Be careful not to wash off pollen from flowering vegetables by a heavy stream, for this prevents fertiliza- tion. Director Prost concludes his valu- able lecture by showing pictures of gardens, and suggested that children plant fruit trees on Arbor Day. Miller that the plan of the War Emergency Union for the Gar- den campaign is this: said Kf AH "and available wfor--sarens is to be used. 2. Anyone wishing to work a gar- den may thus secure land. 3. The produce will belong to the | producer. 4. "Get-together" meetings of the gardeners will enable them to "swap" experience 5. The Villa the will be districted for campaign. Duncan-Clark Speaks A jackie sextet entertained before the program. The chairman asked | owners of baseball gloves, bats, etc., | to send them to Camp Grant. He than introduced a most effective and brilliant speaker, S. J. Duncan-Clark. whose daily "Analysis of War News" 1s familiar readers of the Chicago Evening Post. He "brought down" the house by announcing that the last dispatches of Easter news show that the tide is turning on the western front. The offensive proves that Germany, contrary to our ex- pectations, does wish a military de- cision, not merely a military demon- to stration. The Kaiser himself is in command, which argues expectations of victory. The drive at the junction of the British and French lines, pre- sumably the point, has in- deed "broken through the line"--but only the line of defenses, never the human line. So long as the human line holds, victory is impossible to the Hun. "The advice of our military experts weakest was the final argument for the establishment of a supreme military council, he declared. "The 'army of maneuvre', provided for by this council, may at any time be launched against the foe. General Pershing's offer of his army to General ability of appointing a generalissimo with authority comparable to von Hindenburg's. General Foch's bril- liant record qualifies him for this trust. Thus it is on America's plan that we fight. And consequently America owes a heavy obligation to win on that plan. The civilian's obligation is no less important than the soldier's--is to combat the "psychological sub- marine" or enemy 'propaganda by keeping informed, by reading, not headlines, but books. "The only pro- tection against mental as is know- ledge". Knowledge of the methods of German diplomats notably the three chancellors and Count Czernin, will guard us against supposing that Vienna could or would break with Foch i last week ended a parleyon the advis- | Boys "Over There" Made Happy through Work of Miss. Grace Gassette From a former Wilmette resident, the mother of Grace Gassette, sculp- tress, who dropped the chisel at the call of war, and directed her genius to the making of surgical appliances for wounded soldiers, comes a letter written to local Red Cross workers, that reveals a spirit as tireless in the cause of humanity as that of her daughter. "We are so proud of our country," she writes. "Not a day passes that some French person does not con- gratulate this country and us, upon the coming of the new Ally to whom we are all looking to say the last word and strike the last blow for the world's salvation. I tell you that American 'stock' has no fluctuation these days--it is at the highest point and stands stationary. Comfort U. S. Men "So much has been said and writ- ten. about our American boys being homesick and for the want of better company seeking out undesirable companions, that we decided to try an experiment and give them a chance to meet really nice French and American girls and have a free and enjoyable time. This experiment Brings Joy to U. S. Men! endorse it; never, I suppose, in the history of the world have such great numbers of human bodies been left spending our days in poilus, most of whom have fought C. all the battles they ever will fight, and we want also to do something for our very own, who are coming to take their places." The Gassettes formerly were resi- dents of Wilmette, and many former friends on the north shore are watching with keen interest and pride, the work of the sculptress among the war sufferers and soldiers In France. the and mutilated. We are helping our torn Woods, six-cylinder touring car on Tuesday. Get New Reo Cars S. M. Field, 124 Fourth street, is purchaser of a new Reo six- cylinder touring car, delivered to him recently. E. Burkhardt, of Hubbard was delivered a new Reo EMBROIDERY, PLEATING, BUTTONS HEMSTITCHING 10c a yard---all colors BRING YOUR WORK IN BEFORE SHOP- PING, READY WHEN YOU GO HOMER Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention LOUIS J. WROBLE 135 So. State St., corner Adams Over Peacocks Phone Randolph 6975 nmin Hn NORTH SHORE GARDENS Garden Workers JOHN TIPLADY, MANAGER has been successful and we shall continue as long as there seems to' be a demand for it Being in the studio it is much less formal than in a home and the boys feel at ease . . . You may assure any soldier coming over, of a hearty welcome ... We are keeping a register of the boys, with their personal home address, as well as their military address. Thus we may some time be a medium of communication between them and their friends at home. Work becomes Popular "This corrective branch of service (referring to her daughter's ap- pliances) is every day being more valued and recognized, and is already placed second to none in its import- ance by the French government. We hope that when our American sur- geons begin to need it, they too, will Berlin -and make a separate peace. After-the=ilure of the military drive we may certainly expect an apparent- ly plausibble peace "drive". But the | only answer to German diplomacy, men and women, is answer of the men in khaki!" "It will be time to talk peace when Pershing goes to Potsdam I" Notice: the There will be a Pat- the entrance of America into the war. 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