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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

tHItATO. eb. =
WHEAT-No. 3 northern spring SI.71
No 4 northern spring. S1.JOd1 GG
GORN-NO. mixed. Sl.01La: No .
white, S101 2dl02: No. yellow. S101L .
99cdSIO1I4 No , yellow. S1OOd1.OIi :
No ( mixed. 9JiaM9Siac. No. I white.
96l2G9Slsc; No. { yellow. 9Gd994c
OATS-No. mixed, size: No .
white, j9i4c. No. . mixed. j7isc: No 3
white, jIa5Sf4c: No. white. 81 a@5Sc ;
standard. ISL n J9c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
IRENE TRUAX.

Funeral services for Irene Truax.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
TruaX, 1919 Ninth St. were held
at the residence Wednesday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, Rev. John $.
Burns OF the Trinity Presbyterian
church officiating. Burial in River
view cemetery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
PIrTSBl Ron LNE sTOCK.

PiIrSBt RglI Pa. Feb - CATTLE
supply light. market steady. prime,
Slu0u HOO good. 50 IIn 1913. tidy
butchers. S9oOeTa -: fair. SS.p0q = g.
common. S1-UON1.15- common to EDoa
fat bulls 5000 20. common Co guaf
TAT COWS. $1,000 = 90. heifers. S6ooGl % -
fresh COWS and Spriugers. SO Wfa - UH f.
veal calves. 2op9I $3.50. heavy aud thin
calves. Sf00d9po
SHEEP AND LAMBS supply light
market strong prime WetherS. Sll JOff
I'D: good mixed. $40 50ETII -. fair
mixed. - -JH lO35. culls and commuu
NfVuQ 6-IN. heavy ewes S6n0n 300 -
spring lambs. S11 GOA 4-n
Hogs Receipts. 10 double decks. mar
act active and higher. prime heavy hogs
Nl3 t50 1880. mediums. SD 1JH1 Is ~
heavy Workers. SI3 70W13.1j; light York
ers. SlauoM 1870 pigs. Al2OOd l. ~ .
roughS $1,000 l215. stays. $1,000 III 0O +;
heavy mixed, S13.1Jei 1850.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
FRED SCHULTZ

Funeral services for Fred Schultz.
127 \. Lafayette St. who accidently
shot himself while working at the
Studebaker garage last Friday
night. will be held at the Russell
chapel Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. II. +. Mueller of the
German NJ. +. church will oficiate
Burial Will be in Riverview ceme-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
WRECK EIGHT AIRPLANES
ported by Berlin.
nternatIanaI - Servi.e !.

International News Service
BERLIN. via Sayville wireless.
Feb 2S.-German flyers ON Mon
day shot down eight enemy aero
planes. IL was officially announced
today SIX of them were destroyed
on the western front. one on the
Macedonian front. and the other
was brought down when il attempt
ed 10 attack Sargemund
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
FIsII

Corrected Daily By The Eastwood Fish.
Poultry and sea Food Market,
". Washington Ay.D
Dressed white fish, lsi2C TO-. trout.
l9i2c 10: perch. 1Giac, fresh black bass.
Zsc; halibut, whole. 1siac, halibut me
dium, frozen. - &c; extra cuts -.
Black DIAMOND Draud 5yu-teHa c0dfiaR
DC 10. smoked chinook, salmon. 30
smoked white fish. Do; skinned cat hsL.
ZOi3c, fail salmon, l6izc. smoked halibut.
30c. bul heads, poe large clans. 20 loz.
bluepoints in shell, 2Oc dOz smoked
imam hattie, 2Oc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
POUITRI Am MATS.

Corrected Daily by .Gimmie's Market
I2s r.. jefferson Blvd
POULTRY Paying. lJHl1 selling
22Q2Jc.
NEAL-Payiug. &c, selling, 1JI Soc
Bell hUasI ID bUunuE tZtzt, Dor
terhouse. 3Jd 4Oc; sirloin. BOQ Sc
HAM Paying. pc
LARD-Paying 19c- selling 90
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

UNION STOCK YARDS, H.. Feb 2S
HOGS Receipts. 10000: market II TO
30c higher. mixed and butchers. SD OFI
1880: good heavy. S1330d 13.JO: rough
heavy. S1300d132j. light. S12G5M1345:
pigs $40 1JH 1235: bulk. S13 2OGT I345
CATTLE Receipts, 1000: market 10
10 1Jc higher: beeyes. 81 Sjn122j. cows
and heiferS - 7j0i O.SO. stockers and
feeders. S6-SJd9.4O: Texans $500 10 %:
calves. 5000 100
SHEEP - Receipts. 1900. market
steady. native and western, s. CALICO;
lambs. Sl1 60d14.GO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

IVLF.IIV. u IpH- TT TIIINI.
WHAT Cash. S1a5- May. Sl9Sii
July. 81 J9a
corn Cash. S1U1is. MAY SfO4al
July. S1O8at
OATS-Cash G2ldGgr. Nav. G01tr.
July. IS
RNE-No - S14S
CLOVER SEED - Prime cash and
Feb. Sl1 -. March SIlIJ bid. AprT
SIT O1ia. oct - a0
kE-primp cash and March.
S11.7O asked.
TIMOTHY Prime. cash and March.
50 p April. S2I5 bid sept - S2f
bid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
INDIANAPOLIs LIVE sroCK.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 2s.-HOGS
Receipts. : 600: market 1Oc higher
best hogs. S13Te. heavieS 81 GOA IL 40 /:
pigs 80 j0d12O0, bulk OF sales. Sl3 JOd
1900
CATTLE ~ Receipts roo: market
steady choice heavy steers $1,000
II -: light steers. S750nIO0O. heifers
SG00G9 -. cuws. SGOOH SO: bulls. s. 30
NQO0: calves SG-0OHiL50
SHEEP AND LAATBS- Receipts. go.
market steady. prime sheep. LlEO:
lambs S1OOOl1425.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
Join MEYER.

Funeral Services for John Meyer,
205 Miami St, were held at the
residence Wednesday afternoon at
> o'clock. Rev. II. +. Mueller Of
fciating Burial in the city ceme-
terry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
TALLOW AND HIDEs.

Corrected Daily by :. W. Lippman, 2Ia
n. Main ST.
TALON Rouge ~. rendered. No
l. sac. No 2. 3G5c.
WOOL 90 80 per 20.
HIDES-Green. No. /. l0dlsc. calf skin
lUH5Oc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
Provisions

Corrected Daily by r. ". Mueller, zi0
r. Jefferson Blvd
kIiI-yranEes case 40. So. ling
200 JOc per dozch lemons. per case s. 81
selling. 4Oc per dOZ apples. paying 81 ~
az per bu.. selling J0n7Jc per PEEK
VEGETABLES - Cabbage. paving. q .
selling II per H., potatoes. paying. - ~ .
selling 100 per pk.
BUTTER AMI EGSS-CouItry Butter
paying 2OG32c. selling 25G40c. Cream
cry butter. paying ~. selling f1e Egg
strictly fresh. paying. co.. selling i5I
-Oc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
South Bend Markets
GRAIN AND FEED.
Corrected Daily b. W. b. starr. starr
Mills, Hydrolic Av.D

WHEAT Paying S115 per bu.
OAfS-Payiug 55c. selling 6Jc per bu.
CORN-paying, 500: selling. 81 10 per
bu
RYE-Paying. Sl.35 per bu
BRAN-Seling. 81 ~ per bu
MIDDLINGS-Se Selling. $50 perc VT
CHOPPED FEED-Selliug 500 per
cWt
GLUTEN 200 per c-Wt
SCRATCH FEED-Seiliug $3.50 per
ewt
CHICK FEED-selling s2.2O4S2 20 per
cwt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
LIVE STOCK.

Corrected Dar-s ry Major Bros, :. Lo-
gan It, MishaWaka.b
HEAVY EAT STEEkS-Fair 10 good.
lQNc prime. sd9c
HOGS 11Od120 lbs. 1Ozc. I2O1l3l
lbs. IO4sc H., 150M 100 lbs. 1II.C 10. 10
a $50 lbs. 1880, 200 los. and over. f2C
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

Corrected Daily by Warner Bros, seed
store, ia o. Wsyne ST.
TIMOTHY -$ZJG43DO pei bu.
RED CLUHEk-SJJOQl 200
WHITE CLOkEE-S2s 10 per DO.
ALSIkE S10lOOQ12 co
ALFALFA-S9 VuS 11Oo
SWEET CLOVER f9OOHSl % per pa
cow PEAS s. 00G - % per bu.
SOY BEANS-$Z O0d3OO
BLUE GKASS-SZ - per bu.
FIELD PEAS-S3J0 per bu.
AILLEI-SlI per on.
GERMAN MILLET-SL7 per bu.
JAPANESE MILLET- Sl.75 per ba
HUkGARIAN HfTLLEI--S3 o. per bu
EETCH- 5000 1000
MAMMOTH CLOYER-S9 JOQl20O bu
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
BIRTHS.

Hoover. 1885 y. olive ST.. a son
Feb y.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
NEW YORK STOCKS.

International News Service:
NEW YORK, Feb. Is. - Closing
prices on the stock exchange today
NNnrn.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
Ms.ous Want Records
et Members IN Army,

The Grand Lodge a! Free
Masons Of the state vi Missouri
Is anxious to obtain information
/. regard tn the members OF
that fraternity aud their soGs IN
the United States military
service,
Pursuant to tho order Of the
grand h d.e. Masons arc asked
" furnish this data and mail 70
the office q. the Missouri Free.
mason. als Times Building St.
Louis, at the earliest moment.
There are . number OF local
MSsoAs In the service and their
brethren should see t. it at once
that their names and data regard.
ing them is supplied In order
that the order may have Z con-
ple,e record Of ia mem bers-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

The Boston. Herald Of Sep.
tanibcr -, quotes from an nd
dress made before the men of
tho new national army at Aver
lhe following words Of Mai. x. h.
Barlow,
We've got TO make these men
dirty fighters. We've got to
make them dirty in mind ana
action, They've got 70 he dirty
in their facial expression. In
their every aspect they've got to
be dirty They've got to have
the vicious look that shows y
a purpose to kill, xiii. kill"
We find the above paragraphs
in Our Dumb Animals, which, in
comment upon this ot,ioer's re-
mark, says i. cannot believe that
this 10 the spirit that the officers
Of our army desired to beget in
our soldiers. We. too, would
tain believe that the army train.
ing our soldiers arc receiving is
not intended 10 make them soul
less, conscieasloss murdsroua
brutes. Yet that officer spoke
In the true spirit Of m,lisaris m,
and his words show that racial
qualities make little difference
in the manner Of war. We have
set out ~ crush tho spirit Of
miliSarism in our foe, but
Major BARLOW has voiced
frank acknowledgment Of tho
means to that end. The busi.
ness Of war Ii 70 hin, 70 destroy.
but notwithstanding Mis- iaoou.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

Many Of the governmental re,
stralnts ,ha, are being imposed
upon tho American people as 4
war necessity will remain after
the war il over, This govern
mental policy will bear upon la
bor to larger degree than in
other directions. it will bo seen.
The lshnr unions will not be per.
mitted to suspend the function
OF prod duc.lon or distribution
while lighting wage questions or
the question uf shorter hours,
but will be required Ia remain
at their ,asks. under corupulsion
when tho need drives, and ihs
government will regulate ihes.
things by law.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
New Parcel Post Reeulatisss.

beginning December l wal
tax stamps must be placed on all
parcels on which the postage il
..oc. lc tax; parcels 26c to 5oc
postage, &C tax; Sic 10 75c post.
age, &c.
internal revenue stamps must
De used III paying this tan. Or.
dlnayy pos .age STAN ps will NJ,
do.
Parcels for soldiers should 10
securely wrapped. and iu tin,
wooden or double walled eorru.
gated cardboard containers. Or.
dlnA.y boxes are quickly crashed
on account OF the vas. amount OF
parcel matter going into the
various can:onment
Hareaft-r postmastsrs will
not be permitted TO receive
perishsb,e articles that are ike
y to spoil before delivery.
And here are some late repula.
tons regarding parcels for sol.
d!ers in France.
!, Parcels for soldiers in
France mus. not weigh more
than ! poands The parcs! rate
10 France is Iac per pound.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

A ship at sea Is constantly changing
ita position On the earth's surface. and
II requires some skill 10 keep II in its
prrsrrihed path to iss destination. The
eldest navigators we're the fAeuieians
Th~s~ hardy vcyas~rs ssiied frusn cue
cad of the Mediterranean - to the
other and ous iato the epsa Atlantic
without campsss cs chart. gnid~i BY
th~ san ~ day and ~ ~ 0sesi mp
pr as aisht. In thcss dass ths Dip
pr was msrA nsar~r tAs po,e tAaa u
10 sew and isAscass1 IL trvs osssh
eA1s1y welA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

soon as ) has been thus invested
an interest bearing certificate OF
the United States Government
can be secured.
The stamps and certificates
can be obtained from post Offices,
banks, or trust companies, at
most railroad stations, stores.
factories, and many other public
places.
Having the entire wealth OK the
United States back OF them, and
beng redeensble as above stated.
there is no danger OF any depre,
citation in value of the &C rH!ieates,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
Farmers Doing Their Part.

A tendency has Developed, on
the part o; some persons who
are given TO hasty judgement. to
crilicise the attitude of farmers
In the present crisis. Tho far
mers have been charged With
Indifference and with not doing
their share toward winning the
war. No other man 10 in better
position TO knov vba. the far
ulers are contributing toSard
national sste,. than Dean F. b
Mumtord of tna uuiv-rs,y of
Missouri College OF Agric ulture.
As Dean of Missouri's College o!
Agriculture, as Chairman Of the
State Council Of Defense ana %
Federal Food Administrator Of
tho sts.c, he comes in direct con
tact with th. activities OF farmers
In a recent talh before ,ha Miss.
ouri Livestock Producers Asso'
cia.,on he said that che farmers
Of Missouri are doing AS much
as and probably iacrs than any
other class Of people, Tho far.
more responded TO tho appeal for
Increased production with one
Of the largas. potato crops in the
history of the stats. In addition
they have produced q .s-.o11. otp
hushel crop OF corn. This Is
1856, ,ooo, 900 bushels moro than
the product,on in 1915. The
increase in tho corn crop Is
greater than IN any other state.
Furthermore. Missouri farmers
have increased the wheA, acre,
age sown this fall. and when the
final statistics have hsen comp,l.
ed. ID will bc found that they
have done their share toward
meeting the demands.
In speaking Of the necessity
fer increased livestock procnc.
tion Dean Mumtord said ,hx, the
farmers bad always responded.
that they had never failed ami
that they would not fail this time.
The farmers are going to pro.
ducs livestock because IL 10 need.
Cd" said Dean Mumford.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
IRRITABLE
NERVOUS
Was Ceodit;an Of lpd;aaa L,dy
basre Beginning to Take
Card-si, tie Wouas's
Tonic.

kokomo. Ind-Mrs. n. Hank-mesey.
ot this to~n. says; II lock SO well, aad
IN 70 vel. tazs il does oct seem 7s ii
eves seeded Cardui. Est WIS ncs A.
ways thus way think | t-sv- sakea 4
doxen bottles -. before my Little gui
came.
was feeling dreadiuily bad, had head
ache, haekache. sick at ny stomach. 10
enerU -. ! was very irritable, too. and
nervouk
lbegan taking cardui abor. 6 noaths
before my baby cane. Is a resal, all
those bad feelings left ne. and jus; te.s
grand, just IS il netting a, all was .he
matter, and when the end cane WIS
hardly sick at all.
Since thai ! have never taken Cardai
At all -. Il has done IN. good, and |
know il will help otaers. il they viii only
hyR"
May women have written grateful .es-
sefs like the aboye. teiisng ef ,he good
that Cardui has done ,aetn. Why stsoas4
Il not help you. toe? liyoa sz4.sez srum
ANY Of the ailments SO eoz:r.ca to wut,sn,
and feel the need es 4 sale, reliable.
Strengthening teak, We urge you 10 os-
gin todsy and give Csrdas tair raal.
Your dealer sells Csso-u-i- EHlo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
ALL AIRCRAFT oUTRivAlEO
Ancient Bird. the ptersesesys. Had
Tw<rsy-Five Fast WirSs. Weighed
About T~er,r.Fsss peurax

Whene< d. the angels stssFfte tAelr
wiass~she saseSs, sa4t Is to say. Ut
Y<aiatins and sSs.lIsarsi art1 frutn
~hst ssar~~. Is the agevpEsSa a1s.trl fur
these spss.ss,sag~s DERIVED
II Is rather tsltscsilt IL say, arcorss
i1x 10 the railacelph.a Public Ledger
Hut spiarensty the wings essassatssas
ally wern by xhgyts are saxssas sss the
slna.russ. Al all e,snts athSsrssss
wtnSx ccrrespoad mest nearsy 10 tAs
pstterr&
The xssstrcSs weighs about Is
pounds and has Wing spread cf liz
feet. zach % its wiaSs has an arsa Of
seven SQUARE feet. With wing ssareasi
fssos.arsieax,e 10 size, an xnsel as well
equipped for aixa, as the alhstuss
suEhs 10 he xhle TO sy very well.
TIE transstsr swan. which ts Ms
greatest weikhtSa rrser of all lonk .das-
sanes flyers would be ut u essasisan-
saxe as compared with IN angel II
w~sxhs sS p,saeis and has Z wins
spread II c0iy eight feet.
But NO xaxei or rssastern bird could
csmpare as . nyer with the peero-
daesyi cf 6sasAaO YEARS or 80 aga,
which. weighing perhaps - Pounds.
had . wing spsead Of - feet. Its
bones were ahnees raperilke ard Its
ee<iy harsity raerc than an appendage
10 tss ~tasA VITA head thar ~as
pxiaetpally a daxgeriike hsak. and u
pssucA ike that u u peliean- IT ftu,-
tered nashiike tiookinx for eshl along
the sAos~s u the Cr~saceeas scs that
exteo0ed noethward fsom tiss present
0eN u Asxieo to and over Kansas
He vas ~sofne" ny~r. the -psersno-
asa" tas nAsurslists esll this speeses
of peerodaesyD ; cur nasAera tying xA-
chimes have yxs u rival his peefonn-
snesA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
HAPPINESS INDUCES OLD aiE
Human eedy Demands Eajsy-rak,
ard Like Ross. VIII ttse Thssp@
In SAa2oW.

A wonaan has declared tAaf as zoo
hundred s..4 SIT she is In better k~aash
ant a@.s9spr ttsau ut any pr<yfnw tfns
In her life. sceorytsnx to tAe Ckrssaxn
j Herald.
Sarssy wvanaa xto h hasIthy n
ere hg1as'ra.i srsd SIX ought te b. IN ICY.
She woGh have to Be Asprg tn -
healthy.
Note bat happy dfspaa1s1su eousd
carry cn@ fArsuxA 70 UnxH yxaxA. 4,
gloomy temperament veuld ssrsnxsx
life ost cs TIE body iosg befuEe - xss
os ore haaared and Esx
The hgraan body can ~ earo thrive
I'm stsa4ug tkaa eaE 4 suos.
We Are by desire 70 nva. EaspS.
'ssest OF and xsxs In Afs ars q euossaae
ss9rcs Of life supsy.
taa age ought to b. u Aapraas1
period q life. particularly fse . vam.
an II sae bas kspt A<r nanA active
sat has wisely refused 10 srssis into
the dull ~, that people aivsys have
r'eady fnr Der. she cxn begin b cd age
TO satay life In earnest
In oai sxe tnss~ II ~ unosv woryr
ssesas the ssas'gs.x 90 nsasp suRestsx foa
others. The chl.es~a ar~ xrcwn 10.
and. Il her part han b<<n wssl 8oa>.
they sf~ = rrap and = sslaes to h<s.
GTnndchiltsr~n arw = delight vtsAoue
the hitter, eensfanf vueTy.
TIE w0&ssan grown Cd h ysAr3
#tssssita he Ut her best aaensxlly. Ehs n
fr~~ To inssaise her tastes. snjoy I xsssd
asssS and the eouvessattoa It genial
nsiG4ss.
Won,en ressin sh<ar vttalssy md srass
sts soa1er than Eseo Ia. TAs harslsxso
n ate fsli srcm them psAnsaiy. aud
thv s~nae~ IT restr~rn<ne ffusa setiye d.
HsS eosss~s utsn th~m hstie by little
sfai alifAsss iHap<ec<p<ihly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

Hsps,y In the naan or wcnan who eaa
lay aside the cares and sssyows VI TO
rushed and crowded tS<.ay and rcviste
the se-ees of yesterday. Happy, too.
h the nsan or womsn wAe llves IA Tho
,sssorrox: that tuancsrev vAsee sn u
fair aud brtghts that tpsnogro~ b
which We are eolns b d nehss and
hessesu, deeds, eAd 10 win fAna ansf sase
taHe: tkat tosnorfow In which We sxo
giving TO more the world uii11Oa pilao
nearer to heavsn. mailing Il . bsftsgs
issaee for our fsiiowussa b wAirh q
1--we; that Gicr,oes tonasRvv Il whse1
cur slrearas ar~ to euale tyuo 4 pray
~rs xad conseisnticus senrts ennns tn
srshs In bringing them - paAA NnH
give up your dreamA puur dsay yo1es
sell this bit ce lappinasA bne encA
beautiful. inspiring dRsan nealeua
your heart and wtdnas yoa9 Denkn1
korizun--ExchaneA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

hussia, wanting peace, ~ SO
torn between external contend
ing influences that she ~ now
lighting herself. There Is a
lesson in this for the United
States cannot be divided,
wanting war aud peace at the
same time. We mus. be for one
or the other wholly, or soon
come 10 blows among ourselves.
President Wilson, speaking for
the government, has just made it
clear tina, there will be no peace
until the war has been fought
out, and as it In inconceivabie for
Americans TO entertain til g
though, Of defeat, We mnst Aght
1t all cost, until victory Is
>au !he enemy pleads
"a time to con
"'as and
slider It. Oar personal ia.
dislikcs of war, of the party in
power, or our dread OF the cost
Of the war in blood and treasure.
should not influence US to re.
strain the hand OF the govern.
tnent in its operation of the Sc.
rions task it has set for ITSELF nnd
for the people for whom i, aots.
That the people are now awake
20 slls duty is shown in their
reconciliation 10 the draft, in
their response to tho call of the
government for financial support.
n their liberal contributions to
bose institutions whose mission
I Ia 10 amcl.orate an much as
.hay can the horrors and evils
hat come with war. and last, but
lot least. their goodnaturcd &C.
,rptance Of the many petty taxes
Tor war revenue.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

When Congress meets again
next month 1t 10 going after
greater war revenue throuyl.
further immediate taxation, and
suoli being tho intent, we trus,
1t will not again oycrlook tho
great proiitecrers. Ever since
our entrance Into tho great and
expensive wer tho Rockc!el!ors.
Morgans, Schvabs. Dn Points
and all the rest OF their kind
have discretcly dropped out OF
public notice. When taxes are
being levied they are pleased
70 be forgotten. and. were the
truth known, have ordered their
temporary oblivion themselves.
Even the Great John D. turn
npon the golf green. an item the
daily papers rarely missed in
former times. now gets no men.
tion whatever. II the Repubh.
can members OF Congress care
to raise themselves and their
party in public favor, their op.
portunity lies in dragging these
notorious profit arabbers back
into public view and exposing
their hoggish gains, and demand.
ing that the larger part Of the
loot shall 60 towards winning
the war. instead Of allowing II 20
pile up in individual private for.
tunes mounting to billion dollar
attitudes. We can only get this
wealth for war revenue by tax.
ing II. and We feel sure that the
majority sfths people agree with
N that tho duty oi Congress 10
clear On that point.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21

Senator Han" Lewis OF II,
linois has inst busted oa. again
under the apprehension that un-
less we got the Kaiser licked
speedily the Kaiser will be over
ii lick us. i,ut the Senator
t,,,. - explain why il would be
.o nm. y easter for the Germana
Il, GO, nj: u, - than it Is for US 10
re. a, Germ. Ny. \" one from
the othep side Of th, "t s"''N
has licked us yet, ard VT
will have to see 1. done before
". will believe i, can be done.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1917-11-21
The War-Saviss Plan Summarized

uc NaF savings piAN FToSIO0u
for the last bond act. of Septem
Der -. 1917, has been formulated
and announced by che Treasury
Department and goes into opera
ton on Monday. Decen her 3.
The plan puts it easily in reach
OF every American citizen 10 save
money and at the same time AID
the Government by supplying It
with the sineWs Of war.
Stamps which are the Govern.
''s certificates OF indebted
=" be sold In two
,a.,;.,; q, -''t stamps,
which cos. - cents each,
war savings stamps. which cost
from $il22 TO $ioo3 each accord.
ing to tho month in which they
are purchased.
With ,ha Grst thrift stamp the
purchaser is given a thrift card
with spaces Tor Ii stamps.
When III thritt stamps have been
purchased and affixed the thrift
card can he exchanged for WAY
savings stamp by paying the
difference between the 81 the
thrift stamps represents aud the
current value cf a war savings
stamp. which in December. 1917.
and January, lal>, viii be $,l2,
and thereafter l cen. for each
succeeding month during the
year lols.
With the first war savings
stamp obtaiued BY purchase or
exchange tho owner 10 given \
war savings certificate contain.
ing spaces for 70 war saving
stamps. II fthe 70 spaces are I'LL
cd during December. 1917, or
January, lolS. the cost to the
purchaser will be $i.l2 for each
stamp. or $s., 10 for the full ser'
,iticate, and en- the lst day OF
January 1923. the Government
viii! redeem the certificate at
500. giving the holder ne. profit
OF $3.50 for the use Of his
money.
Although these Investments
do not mature until January !.
1923. provision is made whereby
upon 10 days written notice after
January !. 1918. sash certificates
will be redec cnsd by postmsssers
ut their cost to the purchaser
plus | cent q month on each var
savings stamp on the certificate.
The thrift stAnps do not bear
intrest, bat ths warsavings
stamps bear 4 per cent CON-
pounded quarterly. The Ger
tificatss will be dated January :.
1918, aud mature January 1. 1898,
Under che plan 40 amount ~
amail 10 IS cents can be ihvestcd
In q Govsrnussss security. and -