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The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
SHORTAGE OF FOODSTUFFs

NCI.E SAM has been making effort to
avoid wastage of foodstufs and thus shortape
sired people economze the cutting out
Injuries That is certainly not the meaning Uncle Sans in
rucons. People should buy just they have always bought
They should indulge in the things which make life peas
ant and happy but they should eXtravagant to the e
tent waste of foodstufs There money the country
Times good and why conne oneself bare
necessities Such system would bring panic Sam
He wants you all bread you bake and
cauonng against allowing of the spoil He wants
YOU all you need of everything but he you to
allow single potato single other vegetable
or a of fruit to spoil
illustrates the which Uncle Sam
endeavorng to avoid Last Saturday night
wanted to buy Her merchant did
but that was case where
buyers had the The merchant selling eggs
marke price, He willing sell at
the willing to pay that price for they
money! but there Now had these stined
themselves during the week and had avoided buying ice
done without other little article which
out of the class Of real necessities it would
women allowed eggs spoil for the
then directly contributing to the thing Uucle Sam endeavor
ing o have you avoid
thing may happen to wheat from which -four
enough of such stuff wasted and thrown into the
garbage done in this country each to feed 2O
soldiers day. then the people doing the thing that
bring grave shortage entire famine food
products.
Sam wants you to live He wants you to be good
liver but he cautions avoid wasting food products You
have money buy but there to
egg In Germany bread is still five
loaf In Germany the people have the to buy
the bread. but there is practically no bread to buy
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
Exemption Pointers

Registered men for the army
draft should not expect the local
board to hand over exemptions for
their exemption powers are limited.
There will be no class exemption
whatever and as for physical ex-
emptions that will not be promiscu-
GUS. In the examinations made by
DR.. f. O. McCleary. the examining
physician, one member of the board
must be present. II for any physi-
cal reason the applicant is not pass
ed he must appear before another
physician who makes examination
in the presence Of the other member
Of the board who was not present at
the first examination. II there is any
doubt on the part of the first board
examining physician he must pass
the applicant as being eligible and
the district examining board will
pass on the case.
Exemptions claimed for any rea-
son for farm work or the like must
be made to the local board which in
turn passes it on to the district board
Such claims of exemption must be
accompanied by affidavit and by the
claim of the head of household in
the same vicinity of the applicant
and his claims accompanied by af-
fidavit
Those who are summoned to ap-
pear must do so within ten days af-
ter they have received their notices
If sick they must make affidavit to
that effect.
The rules given more in detail are
to be found in columns and 4, on
page of this issue.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
OLNEY STRINGS NEWS

DR.. f. e. McKeeby was in Pueblo
wednesday looking after some busi-
ness interests.
Homer j. Kendall, connected with
the Railroad Savings and Building
Association, OF Pueblo, was in Olney
last Thursday and Friday.
Miss Alice Hanen came home Sun
day morning from ten day visit
with friends in Rocky Ford. Mr..
and Mrs. Cressy and Miss Maude
Cressy accompanied her home and
spent pleasant day at the Hanen
home
June Work and. family spent the
Fourth with Mrs. Works parents in
Florence. Colo.
The Misses Edna and Fay Shaffer
went to Fountain and to Woodland
Park for few weeks Friday.
o. w. Colgate teacher in the
schools of Canon City spent the week
end as guest of the Montgomery
families in Olney and gave an inter-
esting lecture Our Birth Right" in
the church Sunday evening after the
regular song service.
F. M. Montgomery, son of r. f.
Montgomery, of Olney came dawn
from Denver Monday evening with
his wife and babies for a short visit
Gardner.
Mrs. o. f. Comstock has been
quite ill for the past few days.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
HAVE WILLING HANDS

Mrs. A. ]. Hawkins, president of
the J. r. club, an organization of
women in the northwest part of the
county, wrote the local chapter of
Red Cross few days ago asking
what aid they might give the Red
Cross. In her letter she says: I'VE
haven't much means but we have
plenty of willing hands"
The secretary of the Crowley
county chapter has taken the matter
up and the club will probably or
ganize an auxiliary chapter.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

A r. Bouldin and family motored
to Lamar for the Fourth and visited
in the homes of c. N. Bouldin and
C. S. Clifton. They arrived there
just few minutes before terrific
hail storm which completely ruined
the grain crops in that immediate
section. C. N. Bouldin had rs acres
of wheat and barley ready to cut
within few days which was total
loss and with present prices on
grain will mean quite loss.
In the month of June A. r. Boul-
din covered the northeast part of
the state by auto visiting all towns
between Ordway and Denver and he
says the crops are looking fine. So
when anyone begins to tire Of Ord
way just travel over the country for
a month and when you return Ord
way will look good.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
SUGAR CITY ITEMS

H. F. Aldrich returned from visit
in Pueblo Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Rice and Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Snow. of Canon City,
spent several days at the home Of
their son and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Rice.
Misses Margaret Schmitt and Jen-
ME Hasselman, Of Pueblo. are spend
ing the week in Sugar City as the
guests of the latter's father, Mr.. Her.
man Hasselman.
Miss Zita Roberts, of Herndon,
Kan, is the guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs P. G. Frandson.
G. A. McHarg was a Walsenburg
visitor Sunday.
Messrs Andrew Carey, of Balti-
more, and Edward Shobert, OF Colo
RADIO Springs, arrived Friday for a
visit in Sugar City.
Mrs. c. NJ. Jones, of La Junta, is
visiting at the home of her son, E.
E. Jones and family.
Edwin Hami II returned to his
weeks VISIT at the home of Supt
Coggeshall and family.
o. E. Eagleton and L. H. Frazier
each purchased Chevrolet car this
week thru the local agent, VIM. Pike.
Miss Nellie Enloe returned from
Ordway Monday where she has spent
several months at the Foley hotel.
Ray Keator, of Ordway, was a Wis
itor in Sugar City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Berger and son
Ormand, and Miss Lottie Siron, spent
Sunday in Colorado Springs.
Arthur Reno, who enlisted in the
End Colorado Regulars, left yester-
day for Pueblo and later will go to
Fort Riley.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
THE EXTRA LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Governor called the members Of the egislature
into July ls ne e. mas e
be Each Of these eight purposes have merit ana y no
that when these hey business It
morse and pettypoltics and get down 70 tho
sake them but few days transact all the business '
nor has asked them to do.
There thing the Republican o. b ans thrown
should beware 81 and ha& the tempting pa 70 ~ would
ou BY he DennocNc members Of that noay nrov
smoarras the with t house They
w be foolsd III nm H 4 believed that Goyslnc[t t the
~. ss sss ~Ae =
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
"WHY DOES NOT GOD
KILL THE DEVIL"

Next Sunday at the Christian
will preach two sermons. One at
II a. M. and the other at p. m.
Rev. Hilton has announced as his
subject for Sunday morning, "The
Mission of the Church" At night,
why Does Not God Kill the Devil'
will be his subject and it promises
to be an interesting one. Rev Hill
ton is a strong man in the pulpit
and his audience will be given some
things worth while.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
IN APPRECIATION

I take this means of thanking
my many friends for so kindly con-
tributing to fund recently for the
purpose of paying for an artificial
limb for me. This was done entire
ly without my knowledge and it is
appreciated beyond my expression in
words.
JOE GRILL
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

E. E. Hosler and family will leave
Saturday for Arizona where they will
remain during the cantaloupe har-
vest there. Mr.. Hosler and Fred
Hilvert have a large acreage of mel
ons in the cantaloupe district Of Ari-
zona. The crop is good and the pre-
sent prevailing prices are attractive.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

o folds Of white and scarlstl Q blue
aald with your silver starsl May fend
eyes wslcems you, willing test sssssw
vou. strona hands defend yeu, warm
hearts cherish you, and dying lips
awe YOU their blsssinsl Ours ~ IN
herItancs, ours BY aIlsSlanoes ours ~
afssotlen-lens may you nest 81 fNe
sree vy,nds 81 heavsn, ths est6sesn -
sibsrty, tl.e hses ~ M yscradi- 49, -
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

One-third greater return can be
secured from the land when the crop
is put in the silo than when it is
cured in the ordinary way.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
BOYS BEING CALLED

Among those who recently applied
for enlistment in army service and
who have been called to report are
w. c. Walker, cashier of the Citizens
State bank, and DR.. w. H. Baker.
Mr.. Walker went to Denver yester-
day
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
QUARTER INCH OF RAIN

A quarter of an inch of rain fell
here last Sunday. The rain was in
streaks but several vicinities got a
good lot Of moisture
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

E. I. Oliver and son George
motored to Pueblo the first OF the
week to attend to business matters.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
ATTRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT

France the people have given Uncle Sans soldier
boys the Teddy They call them Teddes and in this
application they have paid COL Theodore Roosevelt
tribute The French people great admirers OF Col
Roosevelt the people who admired Teddy
fear him. Had Col Roosevelt been permitted to head an
France it would have caused weakening among the
German soldiers which would have been to an
line of trenches far the effect
In this might be fitting to publish pit OF
poetry written number of years as II the kaiser OF
many speaking headed Teddy Unit Me- Unit
Gott' and appeared in Harper's Weekly
Teddy Unit Me, Unit Gott
Der Kaiser of dis Vaterandt
Unit Gott on high all dings commando
Eggsept of course you understand
Dare's Teddy
It used to be dot me unit Gott
Could run vordt as veil as not,
But of help We get a lot
From Teddy
Who told us two two makes four
Unit neffer either less more
Unit all about our ancient lore!
w. Teddy
Who salt to me. 81 like you Bill?
Who helped not to keep right still
Unit talk of animals to kill?
Dot Teddy
Who told me vat mein army needs
Unit how words doesn't count init deeos!
Who walks unit talks der vile he reads?
Dot Teddy
Who told me dngs nefer knew! E
Who told me vat ought to do:
Unit how to say "Dee-lighted! too!
Dot Teddy
Dare is no bleak or lonesome sp9t.
Vich We don't cheer-I tell you DOT
Der vorldt iss bossed by me unt lou"
Unit Teddy.
q = &
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

He who loathes war, and will
do everything in his power to
avert it, but who will, in the
last extremity, encounter its
perils, from love of country
and Of home who 10 willing
to sacrifice himself, and all
that 10 dear to him in life, to
promote the well.beins of his
fellowman, will ever receive
Q worthy homage.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
JOE GRILL

Mrs. A. F. Kitch. of Rocky Ford,
visited Saturday and Sunday with
her sister, Mrs Chas. C. Wool
bridge.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

More livestock can be kept with
silage than without 1t.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

You will like our Ice cream be-
cause 1t ID made IN our own shop from
pure Jersey cream. The u Rue.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
HERE'S TO OLD GLORY, Col
BLESS HER!

II anyone attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot.-John A. Dix.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

BY the use Of silo one car store
lots OF feed In small space.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
REPORT ISSUED BIZ 10l6-l7
CHAUTAUQUA COMMITTEE

The committee of hve which hand
led the executive work for Ordway's
first two chautauquas, the ones of
1915 and 1917, has issued its annual
report. It shows that from the two
chautauquas there was balance on
hands of $68.5O which has been
turned over to the local Red Cross
chapter. The report of the commit
tee follows: ..
RECEIPTS
Balance from 1916 chau-
Total season ticket sale for
1917 1850
Total 728.4
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
Total expense -----------$ $3.50
Paid to Redpath-Horner - 603.92
To local Red Cross society," $3.50
Signed by the executive committee
VIM. EDGAR, Chairman,
L. I. GIFFIN, Secretary,
MARTIN T. NELSON, Treasurer,
F. w. PIMLOTT,
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

We make our own ~ cream with
pure Jersey cream. rhe N Hue. ~
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

A silo provides substitute for pas
ture in winter.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13
HOW TO FILL A sILO

Cut feed in short pieces.
Tramp solidly, especially at edge.
Add water If 1t is dry feed.
LIVESTOCK ON THE FARM MEANS
Enriched soil.
Larger yield Of crops.
Larger profits.
Money all the time.
Prosperity, independence, and con-
tentment.
NO LIVESTOCK MEANS
Depleted soil.
Small yield of crops.
Few, II any, profits.
Small amount Of money, II any, all
the time.
The Ordway new era., 1917-07-13

DR.. F. e. McKeeby was in Pueblo
wednesday looking after some busi-
ness interests.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
no BE CONTINUED
MONKEYS LOVE FOR YOUNG
Mothers Practically Devote Entire
Lives to Their Babies and Fond.
ness Knows No Bounds.

Monkeys are born in almost as help
less a condition as are human beings.
For the first fortnight after birth they
pass their time in being nursed. in
sleeping and in looking about them.
During the whole of this time the care
and attention of the mother are most
exemplary. The slightest sound or
movement excites her immediate no
tice, and. with her baby in her arms,
she skillfully evades any approaching
danger by the most adrolt maneuvers.
At the end of the first fortnight the
little one begins to get about by itself,
but always under its mothers watch
full care. She frequently attempts to
teach it to do for itself, but never for
gets her sOlicitude for its safety, and
at the earliest intimation of danger
seizes ii in her arms and seeks place
Of refuge. When about six weeks old
the baby begins TO need more substan-
tial nourishment than milk and is
taught to provide for itself. The moth
er's fondness for her offspring con-
tinues; she devotes all her time to its
comfort and education, and. should IT
meet with an untimely end, her grief
is so intense as frequently to cause her
own death
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
Statistics Show Huge Preponder-
ance in Favor of the
Entente.
WORLD HAS A GREAT TASK
To Nullify the Plans of the Kaiser Is
q Large order-Strength in Wealth
and Man Power Of Nations
at War Compared.

New York. The comparative
strength of the allies and the central
powers is graphically shown by "The
Balance Sheet of the Nations at War"
which has just been compiled by the
Bankers Trust company.
THE world has a great task still
before II in order to nuIlify the plans
of the Hohenzollerns," says the intro
duction. "rhe task must not be BELT
tied, but 1t is at least interesting to
see resources existing successfully to
accomplish this task, provided that
the nations of the world now opposed
to Germany continue TO cooperate In
telligently and Loyalty until Germany
and her allies have been absolutely de-
feated and their plans Of world domIn-
Ion rendered permanently ineffective"
Figures showing. for both sides, the
combined area, income aud interest
charge. and cost of the war in treasure
and men. are presented with the expla-
nation that they have been gathered
with great care from the best avail
able sources" and are believed to ere
fleet with substantial correctness the
relative economic strength of the op-
posing groups of nations" although it
is impossible to vouch for their ahso-
lutte accuracy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
The Son of Tarzan
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
c~ydnty nankAMa

witch. But here In savage Africa. far
from home and friends, what would
they do to him and his faithful ape1
The lad knew that the penalty OF
murder was death. He even knew that
an accomplice might suffer the death
penalty with the principal. Who was
there here who would plead for them
All would be against them. 1t was
/ little more than half civilized com
munity, and the chances were that
they would drag Akut and him forth
| in the morning and hang them both to
the nearest tree. He had read of such
! things being done in America, and
| Africa was worse even and wilder
than the great west of his mother s
native land.
Yes, they would both be hanged in
/ the morning.
| Last evening he had been determined
to start for home at the first OppOr-
/ tunity TO beg the forgiveness of his
| parents for this mad adventure. Now
he knew that he might never return
was upon his hands. In his morbid re-
/ Election he had long since ceased to at
tribute the death of COnlon to the ape.
The hysteria of panic had fastened the
guilt upon himself.
Now he turned toward Akut.
Comet" he said in the language of
the great apes. Forgetful of the act
that he wore only a thin pajama suit,
he led the way to the open window
Thrusting his head out, he listened at
tentively. A single tree grew a few
feet from the window.
Nimbly the lad sprang to its bole,
clinging catllke for an instant before
he clambered quietly to the ground be-
low. Close behind him came the great
ape. Two hundred yards away a spur
of the jungle ran close to the stray
Cling town. Toward this the lad led
the way.
No one saw them. and a moment
later the jungle swallowed them, and
John Clayton, future Lord Greystoke,
passed from the eyes and the knowl-
cage of men.
1t was late the following morning
that native house man knocked upon
the door of the room that had been as
signed to Mrs. Billings and her grand
son. Receiving no response, he insert
ed his pass key in the lock. only to dis
cover that another key was already
there, but from the inside.
He reported the fact to Herr Skopf,
the proprietor, who at once made his
way to the second floor, where he, too,
pounded vigorously upon the door.
Receiving no reply, he bent to the key
hole in an attempt to look through
into the room beyond. In so doing,
being portly, he lost his balance, which
necessitated putting palm to the floor
to maintain his equilibrium.
AS he did so he felt something soft
and thick and wet beneath his fingers.
tie raised his open palm before his
eyes in the dim light of the corridor
| and peered at it. Then he shuddered.
for even in the semidarkness he saw a
dark red stain upon his hand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
WINS BRIDE ON SOUP RECORD
Cook in Ohio Regiment Finds Way to
Soften Heart Of Alabama
Girl.

Montgomery, Ala.-Robert Fisher
Of Company c of Linn. Second Ohio
infantry, knows the way TO woman's
heart He met Miss Lille Belle Sweat
of Greenville and won her hand upon
proving TO her that he was the best
soup-maker In the Ohio guard lie
proved his worth as a citizen by hav-
ing the mayor of Lima and the chief
of police of that city, as well. wire to
the young lady that he was regular
fellow, and held down the position Of
second cook at the Manhattan hotel
Lima. He is AT present second cook OF
Company c, and has promised his
bride to save for her each day a pOr-
ton of the soup made for the Lima sol
diers at the camp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
Ohio Girl Real War Bride

Mineola. n. "A real wartime wed.
ding was sOlemnized at the camp Of
the rainbow division when Sergt. Wal.
ter Valentine Of the 166th infantry
formerly the Fourth Ohio. WINS mar.
ried to Miss Mary Winter of Delaware.
Ohio. Mt an outdoor altar by Chaplain
Duffy Of the 165th infantry. Sergeant
Valentine and Miss Winter marched
across the field. escorted 10y 800 sol.
also escorted them to their automobile
when they left camp on an 1S-hour
wedding trip.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
STRENGTH OF THE
WARNING POWERS

The aggregate national income Of
the allies is placed at $50, 100,000.OOO
and the interest charges each year at
1891, 900 900, which is 4.6 per cent of
the income, while the combined In
come of the Teutonic alliance is esti-
mated to be SIG. 600. 100000. and inter
est charges S1.970000,000. which is
11.S per cent of the income.
Regarding the cost of the war Ia
BILE is presented showing that the al
lies have spent 81, zoe, 00c 900, or GAL
per cent of the total cost of all warrir
nations while Germany and her allies
have spent 500. 500, 900 900. or 35.9 per
cent.
lii killed, wounded and missing the
conflict has cost the allies S,992,9o6
men, or 5S.7 per cent of the total hui
man losses, while IL has cost the cen
trail powers 6,301, 773, or Alb per cent
of the total of 1924 29 for last Sep
tember.
In the introduction TO the balance
sheet II is pointed out that, while the
exact figures are not available. II Is
n well-known fact that the surplus
food producing sections of the world
are practically controlled by the en-
tente allies, either directly or through
their control of the seas. The same is
true. to a great extent, of territories
producing metals and coal.
Japan has not yet been an active
factor n the European theater of the
war" comments the pamphlet. ut
has, however. effectually guarded the
Pacific ocean. 1t has enrolled in IFS
army about 100000 men. out of an
effective man power of l0,500,OO0. The
entire army and navy, as well as the
unenrolled man power. may be said 10
be still in reserve.
"While Russia has nominally about
100000 men enrolled In its army and
navy, ii still has an enormous reserve.
as the total number of men available
for military purposes aggregates
around 10000. 600
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
Controlled by Allies.

The allies, including the United
States, are shown, by this tabulation,
to control 19,526000 square miles of
the earth's surface. or 94.1 per cent of
the total area held by the nations at
war. as compared with l .222000 square
miles, or only 80 per cent held by
the TeutOnic combination. The ag-
gregate population Of the allies. exclu-
sive of the large Asiatlc population
tributary TO the British empire, reaches
the huge total of 73,250000. or 1853
per cent of the total of warning peo-
Piles, while that of the central powers
is but 147.000,O0O. or 237 per cent
Without counting Asiatics and Afri-
cans, the allies have available for mill
tary service 91.700.00O men, Or 7s.5 per
cent of the total possible fighting men.
while the Teutonic powers can com
mand but 25050,000 or 21.5 per cent.
The number of men actually enrolled
in the armies and navies of the allies
is 81, 100000. or GO per cent of the to-
tai. while The enrolled military
strength of the Teutonic allies is H.
100000, or "a per cent, as shown by
the following table:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
DOG Travels 400 Miles.

Asheville. y. C.-Makiug bis way
over 400 miles Of territory and cross
ing two large rivers on the way. a
black shepherd dog belonging 10 John
Smith recently returned home after
travelling from Tarboro, Ga. The dog
WIS sold to +. A. J. MacCasthy of
the Georgia town and was shipped by
express He seemed to be doing we'll.
bur escaped. The next heard from
him was when he scratched at the
door Of Smiths home and wagged him.
sell all over the place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-28
CATS ARE UNPOPULAR HERE
Kankakee People Make ReprisaIs on
Milk Dealers by Turning
Felines Over to Them.

KankaRee, H. ~ Kankakeeans are
getting rid Of their cats, and incident
ally making reprisals on members Of
the Milk Producers association in this
district because Of the price Of milk
being raised two cents quart.
The citizens declared that they
could not afford to feed the cats on
milk. 50 they took the felines to the
farmers, who are members of the milk
assOcii tIon. to feed.
One farmer had eight cats left at his
door recently