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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
FOREST FIRES FEARED
IN THE NORTHWEST
Dry Weather For Months Has
Made Conditions Dangerous.

ton.-EXtraordinary precau-
lions are being taken by the United
States forest service to prevent the
spread of fierce forest fires in the ma
tional reservations, especially in those
of the northwestern states. There was
such little snow last winter, and the
rainfall has been below normal in the
mountainous countries, that the woods
are dry as finder. Field agents and
forest riders have reported to the serv-
ice here that not in years have condi-
tons been SO dangerous.
August, September and october are
the most dreaded months, and it is in
this comparatively short space of nine
ty days that millions of dollars in
trees In the national forests are ready
to flame into infernos when lightning
flash or a spark from a careless camp
er's fire furnishes the excuse.
Forest service officials, while admit
ting their anxiety. said they were bet
ter prepared this year than ever be-
fore During the past twelve months
hundreds of miles of trails have been
built through the forests, and the tele-
phone system has been greatly in
creased and improved. The service
also has drilled its men after new
fashion, so that systematized fire fight
ing hereafter will take the place Of in
dividual effort.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE pANAMPAcFc EXPOSITION ZONE
$4,000 LIBRARIES IN U. S.
HAVE 100000 VOLUMES.
Number OF Books Has Increased 20,-
100000 Since 1908.

New York. There are $4,000 establish.
ed libraries in the United States. con-
tanning more than 100000 volumes,
according to statistics just compiled by
the United States bureau of education.
The number of volumes is an increase
of 100000 since 1908.
Of the 2,S49 libraries containing 5000
volumes or over l ,S44 are classified as
public and society libraries and 1,005
are school and college Libraries. Pub
lie and society libraries have an aggre-
gate of over 100000 volumes. with
100000 borrowers cards in force;
1,446 of these libraries were entirely
free to the public.
Libraries reporting from 1000 to
5000 volumes numbered 5,453, of
which PISS were public and society
Libraries and 1926 school libraries.
These libraries contained 11,6S9,942
Volumes Another group of still small
er libraries. comprising those that re-
ported from 800 to 1000 volumes. in
creased the total by 2,901,007 volumes.
The distribution of library facilities
is still uneven. OF the 1874 public
and society Libraries reported for the
entire United States more than half
were in the north Atlantic states. and
they contained 24,627,921 volumes out
of the total of 100000, and of the
100000 volumes added to library col
lections for the year 1913 almost one
half were for the same section.
New York state had 7,S42,621 vol
umes in her PA libraries; Massachu-
sets. 7,3SO,024 in 28S libraries; Penn
sylyania, 3,72S070, and Illinois, 3,16S,-
7G5 volumes. Four-ffths of the Dor
rowers' cards in use were in the north
Atlantic and north central states.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
JOAN SAWYER DANCES
TO AID THE CAUSE"
Tours Continent In Automobile
to Help Woman Suffrage,

New York.-From dancing for the
delight of the public to touring the con-
tinent in a decorated automobile for
the cause of womans suffrage is Joan
Sawyer's recent change in vocation.
In car presented by Mrs. o. III. P.
Belmont, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
and Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, with
gay suffrage banners floating over it.,
this modern dancer left New York for
San Francisco, bearing a message of
good will and congratulation from the
eastern suffragists to their sisters in
the west.
In every town she dances for the
crowds which always gather about her
little car, and in many cities the ma
chine blocks all traffic.
81 have never been able to do any
thing for suffrage before" she says,
because l have always been busy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
HENRY FORD CRIES
FOR WORLD PEACE
viii Devote Life and Fortune
TO Cause of Amity.
WAR USELESS SLAUGHTER.

Asserts That isolation of United States
Is Sufficient Insurance Against In
vasion and Warns Country Against
Preparedness, Which He Calls the
Root of All War.
Detroit, Mich.-Henry Ford's wealth,
gained in the pursuit of the things of
peace, will be offered to the world to
aid in its effort for an amending peace,
to oppose the spirit of militarism in ev-
cry form and to challenge the Ameri-
can who cries for more armament for
his country.
81 will do everything in my power to
prevent murderous, wasteful war in
America and in the whole world; will
devote my life to fight this spirit which
is now felt in the free and peaceful air
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stereoscopic Surveying.

There is in use stereoscopic method
of photographicsurveying. Photographs
are taken at two points with survey.
ing camera. the plates being exposed in
the vertical plane passing through both
stations. The developed plates. or pos
ltiyes from them, being then placed In
stereoscopic measuring machine that
combines the pictures brief calcua.
ton gives the exact position of any de.
sired point. The effective range of the
instrument is put at about five miles.
and the method is said to be of particu
lar advantage in mapping large areas
of mountainous country.
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UNITED STATES CASH NOW
SETTING WORLDS STANDARD
Eagle is the Ruler as Exchange Falls
to Lowest Level.

New York-The American dollar is
ruling the world today with an iron
grip Pounds sterling, francs, lires,
and virtually all foreign exchange
have gone down to new depths in a
torrent of bills that poured into the
exchange markets from American
manufacturers seeking pay for the big
war contracts of munitions and other
supplies purchased here by the war
ring nations of Europe.
Coincident with the startling decline
in exchange rates comes the assertion
from an unimpeachable source that
every contract made by the American
manufacturers for supplies sent abroad
called for payment in American dol
lars and not English pounds sterling,
which heretofore have been the stand
ard of finance the world over. The
immense losses, therefore, due to the
decline in foreign exchange rates will
be borne by the foreign buyers and
will not be sustained by the Ameri-
can manufacturers.
What to do to remedy the situation
engages the attention of bankers with
international connections. 1t was de-
cided to do nothing, chiefly because
the remedy lay across the ocean with
the foreign buyers.
1t was generally believed that the
present abnormal situation would not
be permitted to continue long. The
obvious remedy seemed to be to sell
American securities held abroad. Es-
adjustment here Of big foreign cred
it, estimated conservatively at $780,
100000, was thought to be absolutely
necessary if exchange rates are to be
restored to anything like normal fig
ures.
The amount of war contracts on
which full or nearly full payments will
be due on or before Oct. l approx
mates $4OO,OO0,O00 to $500,000,000.
This is in addition to the huge total
of more than $1,O00,000,000 owed by
Europe to the United States at the
close of the fiscal year, June 30.
An optimistic feature of the situa-
ton was the general belief that sec
ond large shipment of gold is on its
way to New York.
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Photos by American Press Association.
MISS JOAN SAWYER AS SHE LEFTNEw YORK.
But felt If this pilgrimage would help
in any way was perfectly willing to
undertake It,"
Miss Sawyer carries. her pilgrim
scrip. 1t is signed by Mrs. James Lees
Laidlaw, chairman of Manhattan Bor-
ough Woman Suffrage party. It fol-
lows:
We are intrusting to Miss Joan Saw
yer Nov. New York state victory ban
ner and are sending by her message
to our voting sisters across the continent
to help In every way possible In New
York state. We ask you who have obtain
ed the franchise to send some Of your
splendid women TO the east to tell our
voters what you have done and what you
plan to do, and how much more effective
your womanhood. wifehood and comrade-
ship are since you have become enfran-
chised
Our chance for winning In New York
state grows brighter every day We feel
that victory Is certain. but want you all
to help make assurance doubly sure.
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GIVE MECHANICS TO BOMBS.
Allies Have abe "Hairbrush" and the
"Cricket Ball."


London.-The various kinds Of bombs
now used in France and Flanders are
described by an English officer in a
letter from the front There are, he
says, four main types-the hair
BRUSH" the cricket ball. 1.-THE police
mans club" and the Jam tin" Bomb
throwers are known In trench slang
as anarchists"
THE hairbrush," explains the writ
er, sis very like the ordinary hair
brush, except that the bristles are re-
placed by solid block of high explo-
sive. The. policeman's truncheon has
gay streamers of tape tied to its tail
to insure that it falls to the ground
nose downward Both these bombs ex-
plode ON impact, and 1t is inadvisable
to knock them against anything-say
the back of the trench-when throwing
them.
1.-THE cricket ball works by a time
fuse. The removal of a certain pin
releases a spring, which lights an inter
nal fuse timed to explode the bomb
in five seconds. You take the bomb
in your right hand remove the pin and
cast the thing madly from you. The
jam tin variety appeals more partic-
ularly to the sportsman, as the ele-
ment of chance enters largely into its
successful use. 1t is timed to explode
about ten seconds after the lighting
of the fuse 1t is, therefore, unwise
to throw It too soon, as there would
be ample time for your opponent to
pick it up and throw it back. On
the other hand, it is unwise to hold on
too long. as the fuse is uncertain in its
action and is given to short cuts"
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Naturally So.

She's been so conceited since they
managed to get player piano"
well, dear, player piano owners do
ms general thing put on airs"-Bal-
timOre American
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10

of the United States-the spirit of mil
itarism, mother to the cry of Prepared
ness, the root of all war;
These words, uttered by Henry Ford,
mark the beginning of what henceforth
will be the life work of the man-to
strike with everything he commands
cause of all war and all national an
tipathies that breed war-prepared-
ness.
81 would teach the child at its moth
er's knee" said Mr.. Ford, what a
horrible, wasteful and unavailing thing
war is. In the home and in the schools
of the world l would see the child
taught to feel the uselessness of war,
that war is a thing unnecessary, that
preparation for war can end only in
war.
81 have prospered much, and l am
ready to give much to end this con-
slant, wasteful 'preparation'-not by
building peace, not by inspiring fear
full peace by powerful armament, but
by teaching the men. women and chill
dren of America that war does not
threaten us, that war will not reach
us, and that the fullness of peace is
their inheritance. not the burden of
militarism.
"They have called in Thomas Edison
to help their war plans. Let me say
that Mr.. Edison never has had and, in
my opinion, never will use his great
brain to make anything which would
destroy human life or human property.
He could destroy nothing. His mind
is a constructive mechanism that alb
hors destruction, and war is destruc-
ton. He is q man of peace, for he
realizes the true meaning of war-wan-
ton, unnecessary and unreasoning de-
struction. death and disruption of all
that peace has builded.
1--WE build a vast naval machine to-
day. A few months hence it is sur
passed by that of another country and
is practically useless. We give our SOL
diers death dealing rifle. Tomorrow
another nations soldiers have sweap-
on tnat SufpaSSeS ours.
THE United States has spent more
than a billion dollars on navy and
army that were to cope with an inva-
sion that never occurred and never
will occur. And yet the very war ex-
perts' who are responsible for that bur-
densome army and navy admit that
our army and navy would never have
been able to meet with any hope of
success those of other so called pow
ers."
Il could today make vast sums from
warfare II so chose. but 1t would be
better to die pauper than that any
thing have helped to make or that
any thought, word or act of mine
should be used for the furtherance of
this slaughter
"I know Of nothing to which l would
rather give my life, nothing that would
give me a more certain feeling that l
was doing a mans work. nothing that
would make me feel more content in
the knowledge that | had done great
duty that had been placed before me,
than 10 use that which ! have to help
bring to an end COCO years Of this I'M
justified hatred. ruthless waste. de-
struction and muir Ter"
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Cause and Effect.

When | sing gets tears In my
eyes. What can do for this?"
STUFF cotton in your ears" Chicago
Tribune.
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Her Idea.

The spelling books all wrong, NAM
ma"
why So Ethel?"
Because 1t don't look right for lit
tie thing like kitten to have six let.
tiers and big cat to only have three
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-09-10

The one prudence of life is concen.
tration; the one evil is dissipation
Emerson.
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A Real Grievance.

Magistrate-How comes 1t that you
dared to break into this gentleman's
house in the dead of night? Prisoner
reproached me for stealing in broad
daylight. Amt J to be allowed to
work at all?-London Telegraph.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

pensive extravaganza. That same
merchant will spend nours telling of
the unfair" competition Of the mail
order houses who are mos: aggressive
and dangerous competitors, yet the
methods employed by the mail order
houses which succeed are the very
ones which the merchants refuses to
use. The mail order house first of
all is an advertiser. Advertising Is the
life of its business. Every magazine
that enters the small town and rural
home carries the ad of mail order
house. Expensive catalogs are print
ual articles. Occasionally sheets are
scattered broadcast over the country
rs a special "come-on" for the bargain
hunter. Instead of doing these things
in a small way thru the coluns of his
local paper, the merchant who cant
afford to advertise sits down and
"cusses" his tough luck and wonders
why he cant get the business. He
never thinks he has better oppor-
tunity to reccll the people in his neigh
borhood than the mail order house haA
1t doesn't cost him as much as it dOe4
the outsider; he can draw the people
to his store and show them the actual
article he is advertising, and when
they buy, they can take their purchase
home with them instad of having to
wait several weeks for it. Advertis-
ing is an investment 1t should be
charged to your selling cost. Figure
what percentage you have to pay to
advertise. then base tifty-two weeks
campaign on the computation. You
can't lose You cant afford no to
cant lose, You can't afford not to
a.. For Rent
Small cottage, one block from high
school Enquire of A. J. Walrath,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

sunday School-Mrs DR.. Cook Ola
Jeffers c. " Parker
Temperance-R. f. Barrett H. Brock
Otis Stratton
Par. and Fur-Mrs Harris Mrs. Clay
ton Mrs. Thistle Mrs. Wagner Mrs. f.
Dye.
Music-Mrs. Clayton W. c. Labaree
Earl Harris Geo. Jones ]. o. Thistle.
Estimating-E. F. Clayton Wm Lab
arce, Finley Dye r. E. Barrett Chas
Lent.
Auditing-Roy T. johnson, C. NJ Rol-
fsCn.
DR.. Myron l.. Babcock the eye. ear,
nose and throat specialist will be in
his old Office in Julesburg one day
Sunday Sept 5th.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26
Done on Advertising

The other day merchant said he
couldn't afford to advertise in his
slome newspaper. If the mans views
were not distorted kc would see that
he couldn't afford not t. advertise
Refusing to advertise is the most ex-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

Mr. an Mrs. Erickson are Mrs. Howard
Virgins parents and this paper en-
tends to them most hearty welcome
to Julesburg and feel sure that they
will have no egrets in moving here.
If you haven't time to haul out the
manure from the barns and corrals
and spread it in the old-fashioned
way with q pitch fork, buy manure
spreader and DO it right If you will
use 1t judiciously the increased yield
in crops will more than pay the cost
within two seasons, and the spreader,
well cared for, will last for many
years. You cannot become an eff
cient farmer and realize the maximum
returns from your time and labor with
but good implements.
McLain Morgan the Chiropracter is
back from his northern Minn. trip and
unites all who are ailing to call on him
at the Brown hotel any afternoon, con-
ested in good homestead where the
land drained instead of irrigated
drain bitches already in he will tell
you about them. Deep rich soil, fine
crops seldom has hail or electric
storms. Also some good buys sam
pels of grain and pictures taken on
this trip at his home Office in Sedgwick
Advertisement.
A little more pep shown by some of
Brush's merchants, would probably
bring thousand of dollars worth of
trade from the, South Beaver country
into Brush Much of this busines that
rightfully belongs to Brush is being
diverted to neighboring towns by mer-
chants who go out and get acquainted
with the ranchers and invite them to
visit their towns We seem to "bc
asleep at the switch. Brush Repub-
lican.
The above may well be said of Jules
burg merchants who are allowing
trade to go to our neighboring towns.
Julesburg has absuletly done moth
ing this year toward bringing trade to
their stores either by celebration
effective advertising. booster trips, or
attractive prices, Better wake up.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

Sunday
Mrs. Virgins OF Gothenburg came
up Friday night for visit with her
son H. o. Virgins
Henry kinsman left for Sidney Mon
day morning where he will visit his
son.
Jessie Carlson and Florence Lun-
del have returned from there trip to
Denver.
Misses Laura Labaree, Tela Scott,
and Pearl Zorn left Sunday for Osh-
kosh where they will attend institute
Walter Bower and family of Osh-
kosh were visiting at the VIM Bowers
home Sunday.
The Butcher shop of Bower and
Gould is receiving a fresh coat of
paint on the interer
Miss Emma Carlson returned from
her California trip Saturday and re-
ports that she had an excellent time.
Denver Wilson left Friday for Cold
en- Colo, where he will visit with the
W. d. Waller family.
Mrs. b. d. Parker, Jr., Miss Alice
Parker and Miss Lucy Parker left on
Monday for week outing at Denver
and Colorado Springs.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

Peaches Peaches Sept. Is.
Lou Valentine of Big Springs is
visiting at the Cal Wilson home.
Lou Harrison was down from his
claim near Sedgwick las week.
See Lanning and Wright for peaches
September 18th.
Joe Clary who has been visiting
with Miss Deal left for Ogallala Mon.
Oscar Corpe and family returned
Tuesday from an outing at Estes Park
Denver and intermediate points.
Vivian Rood who has been visiting
in Denver returned to Juiesburg last
Saturday.
Bruce Campbell's car has received
new coat of paint and new seat cover.
ings
MIR, Harry Olsen is visiting TN" -
son home few days and then will go
or to Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Petersen and Miss
Evelyn returned from their St. Joe
trip Friday
VA. E. Lanning left for kimball Sat
urday where he will look after a car of
peaches of Lanning and Wright.
Glen b. McKinstry and fa-,ily Of
Sedgwick visited at the Carlson home
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26
district, County and City O6eIsls

District Judge.
Hon. II. p. Burke. Sterling.
District Attorney.
Irving Van Bradt. Fort Morgan.
Clerk of District Court.
Mrs. Grace l.. Rood. Julesburg.
County Clerk and Recorder,
Mrs. Lily z. Labaree. Julesbura.
Treasurer.
Jas. II. Parker. Julesburg.
County Judge.
G. II. Austin. Julesburg.
Sup't OF Schools.
Miss Bess II. Law, Julesburg.
Sheriff.
o. S. Thunderstorm. Julesburg.
Board of County Commissioners,
J. w. BrOadhead. Sedgwick.
F. n. Austin, Holyoke.
Edward Fischer
County Attorney,
A. F. Perrier, JulesburE.
Assessor,
Buford Hargrove, Ovid.
County Surveyor.
]. o. Thistle. Julesburg.
Coroner,
W. o. Carson
Mayor,
W. NJ. liileman
'ity Councilmen.
l.. W. Eversman
Z. +. Clayton
II. T.. Barrett
Frank Deich
G. II. Austin
Robert Dye
Treasurer.
Chas. Petersen
'lerk.
J. c. Wagner
attorney.
G. f. Hendricks
Marshal
Noah Harrison
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26

proud parents of baby girl which
, was born Friday Morning.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Next Sunday will close the confer
ence wear. The following day the pas
or will take the train for Denver
where the fifty-third session OF the
Colorado Annual Conference will be
held.
At the fourth quarterly Conference
last Tuesday vote was taken favor
ing the return of the pastor Tor an
other year. The spirit in which the
resolution was presented and the words
in which it was couched were highly
appreciated by the pastor. Julesburg
leads all the charges served by the
pastor in brotherly feeling and appre-
citation of effort
Though there is some money yet 10
he raised the reports of the financlal
condition made better showing thah
for wears. If you are still delinquent
n,ease settle before Sunday.
The following list Of officials were
elected for next year.
Trustees-E. F. Clayton, X. ). Dye
Wu Iabaree. c. NJ Harris, 7. " Gran
than. T. j. Harrison.
Stewards-Wm Labaree D. S, +. r.
CLAYTON, Sec, II. S. Dye, FINLEY Dye
T Franklin G. Fl. Austin, Geo. Jones
Annie Labaree,, Earl Harris, Luxe
Williams. Chas Lent, Clyde bro"hlee
Robt Barrett. T. W. Jenkins }. y.
thistle, Peter Brown, II. H. Hodges
Mrs McCart, Mrs. Walrath, MIS-.
Wagner and Mrs, Hendricks
For. Miss Mrs Lowery, Miss }. VIII
son Mrs. Robson Mrs. Englehardt.
Home Miss Mrs Jones, Mrs. Sheafer
Mrs. Thos. Flora.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26
You are Cordially Invited

Chris Johnson met with a painful
accident on last Thursday. He was
riding a horse and fell hitting on his
mead and shoulders.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26
u. Z. CHURCH
.
Frank W. BretnaIi. ID. d. Pastor

1000 a. m.-Sunday School
Mrs. B. Franklin, Superintendent
11:OO o. m. Morning Worship
2:3O p. m. Junior League.
200 p. IL. Epworth League.
1880 p. m. Public Worship.
Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting
You are Cordially Invited
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-26
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. ]. 4. Lsng, Pastor

HkS. ]. 4. Long, PAKt0f
600 a. m.-Bibie ScnOoi
II 90 a. m. Public Worship
G:30 p. IN. Young Peoples meeting.
1880 p. m. Public Worship.
Wednesday 7:l5 p. m. Mid-week pray
er resumed at church.
A Cordial lnSitstIan to All