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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-03

For nearly four months american
engineers have been laboring on the
roads behind the British lines. but mill
itary requirements prccluded the men
ton OF this fact until it was announced
that the Americans had played an i'm
Dortant part in the drive. having had
"A large hand in the marvellous work
which resulted in tho pushing of the
vital railways up TO the front
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CABINET OFFICERS URGENT
IN DEMAND THAT WAR GO o

This suppos osition is strengthened by
every reflection of the Presidents at
titudc which IL is possible 10 gather
Cabinet officers. in private CONVERSE
tions within the last few days. have
been urgent in their demand that the
war must 20 on. To- day the accounts
OF the speech of the German Chancellor
We're closely scanned. hut thc2 brought
from high officials no indication that
il would affect the course in which the
United states has been set.
The burden OF the pamphlet issued
tonight is that the German ruling elc.
mcnt cannot be trusted when il makes
fair promises to the rest OF the world
while II advocates at home the cxpan-
sion Of the empire at ali costs
In view of the fact. il is generally
expected that rresidcu, Wilson Will. on
Tuesday. rcitcraic his demand for a
German government responsible TO the
mass OF tho German people before
reacc terms are even talked u: in this
country
The consensus Of opinion here among
American officials and entente diplo-
mats is ihat the German spirit never
will be c.cancd until the German Mill
tary machine has been thrashed In
this connection il is not expected that
tn" entente armies must march down
Inter der Linden TO make the victory
complete. Military information here IS
that a smashing defeat on the west
front Will break the German machine
1t * to that end that every resource Of
the United States is now being bent
II was for this purpose that the danger
TO Italy was too long neg lectcd. 1t is
for this that Congress is talking OF
doubling the size of the armies, that
the greatest destroyer notill:, in the
world is being hurried from tho ways.
and that complete coordination OF
The nations industrial and financial and
sought.
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AMERICAN PEOPLE
. DEMAND VIGOROUS
/. WAR PROSECUTION
RcassembIing Congressman
Bring Messages From All
Sections of Nation.
MEMBERS GATHERING FOR
SECOND EPOCHAL SESSION
Routine Opening To-Day, With
Presidents Address Sched-
uled for Morrow.
WILL CONSIDER PROHIBITION
declaration Against Austria, Bond
Issues and Transportation Qucs-
ton To BE Discussed.
MEMBERS GATHERING FOR
SECOND EPOCRAL SESSION
WILL CONSIDER PROHIBITION
rBy Associated prcys

By Associa ted Press
WASlilNt"rON. December Con
Hrcsa reasscrblcs Tomorrow at noon
for its second war session.
Most OF the senate and House mem
bers had arrived to-night and al ar.
rangemcntE were complete for what
promised To be another cpochal sos
SION. Increased determination OF the
American people for vigorous nrosccu-
ton OF the war was the message uni
rcrsally brought hy the returning
Members.
Brief and routine opening sessions
arc scheduled for tomorrow in both
Senate and House. Immediately after
conrcning and appointing committees
formally to notify rrcsiden, Wilson
and each other that the second session
OF the SiNty-ii!th Congress is In read
iness appointments VIII hc taken out
OF respect TO members who died dur
Ing the rcccss-Sc;.Itor Iiusting Of
Wisconsin,. who WAS accidentally shot
and Representative Martin. o: Illinois.
Another feature ot the opening day
VIII be receipt OF appropriation csti-
mates. aggrogatinc many billions Of
dollars. for war and general govern
mental purposes for the next fiscal
year.
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and Representative Martin. o: Illinois
Another feature ot the opening day
VIII be receipt or appropriation cs;i-.
mates. aggrogatinc many billions of
dollars, for war and general govern
mental purposes for the next fiscal
year.
PRESIDENT Will. SOUND
LEGISLATIVE kElNOTE:
The keynote OF the legislative pro.
gram. both in rs cncc; on war and
Domestic conc.rna. wil bc sounded
Tuesday by President wilson IL, his
opening address. To he delivered in the
House chamber at 1880 T. NJ. at Il join,
session. II vii! bc The Presidents tr.,
appearance before ConGrcHs since the
historic night meeting OF April >. at the
opening OF the special session called to
permit him to ask for the drclara-
tIon OF war against Germany.
Delivery oi the message is awaited
with unusual intcrcs, because of the
opportunity il presents for comment
or the war accomplishments and aims
of the nation in its relations with the
allies. the uphcavai ia Russia. the re-
verses OF Italy ana the immediate
policy as TO Gcrmauy's allies. The mes
sage is said TO hc unusually long. y
recommendation Tor II declaration OF
war against .tustria-iIuugury is not
generally expected. other messages
on special subjects during the session
are .NEccici tc follow the Presidents
i2-iiial statement.
ralcss the President recommends
furt'icr declarations Of war little husi-
ness is planned this week by congress
siona! leaders. y Weekend recess
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PROHIBITION
BEFORE HOLIDAY RECESS

Before the holiday recess. which
81 cakcr Clark and others favor aban-
doning. disposition OF the national pro-
lbition question is TO hc pressed.
revenue Legislation will not be taken
ur Immediately. but Il deficiency appro-
priation bill. before the holidays, to
cal G for unexpected war expenditures
is probable The Senate Democrats
steering committee and House Ways
and Means Committee may meet this
week TO discuss tentative legislative
programs, but no party caucuscs or
conferences for that purpose are
planned.
Early activities Will include consid-
Grafton by Senate committees OF Sem
ator La Follettc's much ch-discussed st.
Paul speech and railroad transporta-
ton problems. The Senate Privileges
and Elections Committee will meet to-
morrow to extend the time for it's sub
committees investigation Of the La
Toilette speech. Chairman Pomerene
to-day arranged with former Secretary
Bryan to testify December II. Mr.
Bryan Is expected to repeat his denial
OF Senator La 'ollctte's assertion that
he knew ammunition was loaded on
tie I.usitania and pleaded with Pres
iicnt Wilson to prevent her sailing.
Transportation questions will be
considered Tuesday, when the New
lands joint congressional committee
resumes its inquiry into general rail-
road matters, including government
ownership.
I-AVORS NEW HOND ISSUES
TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS
In fiscal legislation Congress is
awaiting suggestions from President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo. The
administration is reported disposed to
rccoiamend new bond issues, rather
than taxes, to meet immediate needs.
T. Representative Kitchin. Democratic
leader in the House. to-day announced
TC0nfjnuod On Socon6 DO COY
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
Arapahoe Celebration


We took off q couple of hours
in the afternoon yesterday and
went to Arapahoe, to see how
they were getting along with
their celebration. by. the time we
arrived there we found the races
already on--and such a crowd
Arapahoe never saw such a large
gathering in its town before. A
count of the automobil s on the
ground showed there were 230.
which would indicate that the. e
were one thousand on the ground.
They came from Weskan, Sharon
Springs, Goodland, kanora1o,
Burlington and Cheyenne Wells.
and we do not know how many
other points. The different
sports were pulled off in fine
shape, and everything was har-
monious, not a jar or a ripple
was seen, and the committees in
charge are to be commended in
the manner in which everything
was handled. Arapahoe can cer-
tainly feel very proud of her
Fourth of July celebration.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
B BEW ARE

We are informed that parties
have been travelling in the north
eastern part of the county taking
oil and gas leases on land and
giving people to understand that
they were agents for the Chey-
enne Oil Company. also they had
a party with them that claimed
to be the president of the Chey-
enne Oil Company, which is a
fake. as we positively know that
Mr.. Coleman was in Denver at
that time, these parties have no
authority whatever to take leases
for the Cheyenne Oil Company.
They do not use the leases of the
Cheyenne Oil Company and their
leases are so arranged that they
tie your land up from 18 months
to eternity, if they so choose.
Do not lease your land to stran-
gers no matter what kind Of a
spiel they pat up. unless you pos
itiyely know what you are doing.
or they can show good credentials
This paper does not believe in
letting the peoble be gulled by
such people, nor do we believe in
helping to boost a company which
does not intend to do an honest
and legitimate business. But we
have explicit faith in the Chey-
enne Oil Company and think that
they are going to he in here in a
short time and commence opera
tions. So we say, BEWARE of
these parties who are travelling
through here at present trying to
take leases on yonr land. If you
know of any such trying to oper-
ate in your community. il the
name of the Cheyenne Oil Com
pany let US know at once, and
we will take the matter up with
the company. Do not be in any
hurry to tie up your land by
leasing, as there viii be p'enty
of time after they get their ma
terial here, and they will lot
overlook you.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
SUNNY SIDE

J. L. Ambrosier helped Vern
and Fay Norton build fence few
days last week.
Alfred Agnew's children are
sick with the measles also Frank
Nolans children.
Berdilla Bogert returned home
last Sunday evening after speno-
ing a week at the home of Mrs.
Sherm Smith.
Jim Blodgett and family of
Weskan. Kans. and j. L. Am,
brosier and family visited in the
Norton home last Sunday. a good
dinner was served also all the ice
cream you could eat.
Those who attende ! the picnic
at Pauls Grove last Sunday from
this neighborhood were Joe Mes
bitt and family. Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Smith. Mrs. M. E. Church and
sons Jim and Hugh, anl Lester
Beveridge and family. and Jim
Hunter and family.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
PROSPECT HILL

The social graces are better
made by cultivation. This was
fully realized last Friday night
at gathering of the Masons and
their families at their lodge room
Let joy be unconfined when
youth and pleasure meet" was
Lord Byrons view of it. Here we
have young men and maidens,
children, middle aged and the
''aged and gray. A good mix.
Youth manhood and age". Var
ious amusements were INDUCED
in. Those with ol otoical Talent
talked, the jovial joked. All of
us were moved by the concord of
sweet sounds when music was
richly rendered by the gifted
singers and performers. We had
them. Ideal ice cream and cake
were served. The Masonic So
cial was unique. Two brides and
grooms were guests of honor. c.
C. Reese and wife an1 China
Rich and wife. Now this is strict
ly on tia 81 la'e. as m.,-ihy; OF
Masons always are.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grandson Nor
ton, have for their guests Miss
Carry Osterhot of Middleton New
York. who arrived on the n o n
ing of the Fourth. She is ex.
pected to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Snider last
Saturday got aboard their Chew
rolet car and made a flying run to
Bristol Colorado. a distance of 90
! miles whica they made in 8 hours
without stop. They visited over
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

Mrs. Alfred Parker county
chairman of the Woman's Ser
vice League. and Advisory Coun-
Gil to Gov. Gunter's State War
Relief. Woman, s Department has
appointed the following women
to work with her when necessity
arises during the term of this
war:
Cheyenne Wells; Mesdames;
Weir. Hamilton, Trumbor, Will
Jams, Wells. Hollenbaugh and
McGinty.
Kit Carson, Mesdames, Parker
Kirk Scott, Welton, Rhodes. Wag
ner. LaSalle, Pete Meier. Hadsell
Eubank, Miss Mayme Eubank,
Comfort and Townsend.
Sorrento, Mrs. Chas Collins.
Wild Horse. Mrs. Fox and Mrs
Goodyear.
Arena, Mrs. Sears, Allison,
Huffaker and Bodwell.
Arapahoe open vii! appoint
soon.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
ters car.

ters car.
c. J. Stock is the agent who is
temporarily filling the position
for D. Q. Homedale. the regular
agent being away on honey
moon trip. There seems to be
something strange about the y.
P. agency here. as out of the last
four agents on the job, three
got married while here, and the
fourth Cunningham got mar
ried within thirty days after be-
ing transferred to another point,
The Chas. Dagger sale brot
out crowd Tuesday afternoon
but some were frightened away
early by the pending storm when
the storm struck it left many
machines and beams stranded
that could not reach home on ac-
count of the water in the creeks
and roads. 1t seems that every
house and barn in the vicinity
was flied with people that night
who could not reach home. But
the waters subsided enough dur
ing the night that most of them
conld travel at daylight.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
FIRST VIEW NE WS

Ait.ur Mansfield spent Sunday
with Ray Hull.
Mr.. Clarence Etter purchased
a Saxon runabout.
S. N. Hull visite his son Vir-
gil at Arapahoe last week.
John Halde and John Pauls
worked for Guy Robinson last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Worth Kerr and
family returned to Sharon Spring
Thursday.
MIR. Nels Ellis of Holbrook Neb
autoed to thehone Of his nephew
John for visit.
The Hayes Etter and Crane
families expect to Auto to Eads
to spend the 4th.
]. B. Hassman and Jake Arm
old drove Mr.. Arnolds Ford to
Rocky Ford, Sunday.
The Joe Re:del family, mother
and Miss Matilda att ended mass
at First View Sunday.
We learn with regret of the ILL
ness of Miss Marguerite McKeev
er. Its ''Measley" way to cele-
brate.
r. E. Frank succeeded in get
ing water at the depth of 21O ft.
Mr.. Frank certainly deserves this
good fortune. as it is his third at
tempt.
Guy Robinson, Joe Dwyer; Mrs
Fredricks. and Mrs. Tom Dwyer
were Cheyenne Wells visitors
last week.
A serious accident that might
of resulted fatally took place at
the Ellis Ranch last week. Mr.
Cummings and son Leo. were
cleaning a well for Mr.. Ellis whe n
in some unacountable manner Mr.
Cummins lost his hold on the
windlass when elevating a large
pail full of dirt. BY some strange
good fortune the son saw the de-
scending bucket in time to a soid
it. Mr.. Cummins was hit in the
head and at this writing do not
know j1st how seriously his in
juries are yet to be ascertained
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
ARAPAHOE
Too late foe last W eek

Too late Zoe last W eek
John Owens, who is an organ
izer for the Nom Partisan League
is visiting at home at the present
T. E. Howard and w. E. Will
liams have gone 10. the northern
part Of the state on a business
trip. driving through in the lat
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

ngs his half section of land.
Mr.. Bacon purchased 38 head
of young stock from Chas. Daig-
ger.
Charlie Dagger and family
left Saturday for their new home
in Mo.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

night with Mr.. and Mrs. Meek
who were OLE, Clark Co. Mo. and
Lee county Iowa friends. Mr..
Meek is a Banker in Bristol. and
has l,een in Colorado a couple Of
years.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

C. C. Reese and wife left this
Thursday for their new home in
Greely. We are sorry to lose
these young people from our
midst. 1t is our sincere wishes
that prosperity go with them.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

things. He is a great business
man banker and railroad presi-
dent. He knows whereof he
speaks.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
ROLL OF HONOR

The following parties have re
newed their subscriptions to the
RECORD since our last issue:
P B Hoff Apr II
A Dinkel Mar l8 18
Thos Morris 18
VIM Rich July 13 18
] R Hancock Apr l 18
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
Washington Letter
By Edward Heating

Public sentiment sometimes be
comes so potent and we'll organ
ized in his country that it sweeps
away all barriers. That has been
the case with the Lever food con
troll bill. The special interests
which planned first to defeat it
and then to emasculate it have
been driven to cover. They dared
not face an aroused citizenry.
At this writing the bill has not
come back to the House from the
Senate, but in all probability it
will be strengthened instead of
weakened in that body. AS it
passed the house it dealt with
food, feed and fuel. The senate
will add steel oil copper and many
other items, including farming
implements and fertilizer. Most
important of all, instead of posi-
poning action until September 1st
whe7 the food pirates would have
ent,enched themselves behind
contracts, the measure will prob
ably be signed by the president
early in July.
While the bill was being con-
sidered in the House the Prohibi
tionists won a smashing victory
and If we can hold our advantage
we viii probably have dry"
nation. at least for the period of
the VA. The liquor fight was
waged under the most adverse
conditions. One dry" amend
ment after another was ruled out
ON points of order. amid the vets
Finally, Barkley of Kentucky
framed an amendment which
could not be questioned and we
succeeded in securing a real test
of strength. That was all we de
sired, for we knew we had the
votes if we could only get by the
barricade of technicalities.
BILLIONS FOR A FEW
The need of giving the govern
ment the power to fix the prices
of steel and coal is shown in re
markable letter which John Skei
ton Williams Comptroller of the
Currency recently wrote to a
gentl. man in this city and a copy
of which is before me,
Speaking of the success of the
Liberty Loan Mr. Williams says:
But how far will the proceeds
of these bonds go towards paying
the bills of this and other nations
for the enormous volume of sup
plies and munitions which are be
ing purchased every day? For
the principal articles purchased
we are now being required to pay
from twice to four times the
sprices which prevailed less than
three years ago. Therefore. in
order 10 obtain these supplies. we
are doing what is equivalent to
selling the Liberty Bonds at 25
eents ON the dollar. in buying
steel st four times the equivalent
of 50 cents on the dollar. when
We invest their proceeds in coal
or wheat at three times the price
we paid in 1914.
This simply meaEs, of course
that three billion dollars of Liber
ty. Bon ds at 1917 prices will buy
only ere billion dollars worth. or
less, of supplies at 1914 prices.
wAGEEARNERsG GET LITTLE
Let us now see to whom the
Government and the Allies are
paying the extra four or five bill
lion doIIlrs. which represent the
advance which has taken place m
two and one-half years in coal
and 4 portion of our steel pro-
ducts
Il have given some thought
and study TO this question, aud
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

FOR RENT-The room now oc-
cupied by the Pool Hall Inquire
of Fred Dutton Cheyenne Wells
Colorado. 15tf.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

tcOfpOTaClOnS ana truSCS, acQ TO
spectators and middlemen who
are eiI waxing fat beyond their
fondest hopes or their widest
dreams.
l have some knowledge of the
Coal situation. Some years ago,
as the chief executive of a cer-
tain large enterprise, I was ac-
customed to purchasing a million
or so tons a year at prices rang
ing from 70ct.- to a dollar a ton;
and these prices prevailed up to a
recent period. Since then there
has been some advance in wages
but this advance in wages prob
ably does not average more than
somewhere between ten and
thirty cents per ton, varying in
different localities.
''Fhe price of coal at the mines
has jumped from Is cents or a
dollar a ton to 81. SIS, Sc, and 81
per ton. In other words, for
every one dollar of increase in
cost due to an advance in wages,
there have been about twenty
dollars added for other causes
principally the operators. greed
and profit.
The production of coal in this
country last year was about GOO
million tons. and this years pro-
duction will be probably greater.
Therefore, if we assume an aver
age advance in the price of coal
of S4 per ton at the mines, the
increase in our Coal bill would be
81, 400. 600, 600.
ADVANCE IN STEEL.
In 1918, steel billets were quot
ed at $40 a ton. This country
made last year approximately 40
million tons. The Steel Trust and
other steel concerns, working in
perfect harmony, are now de-
manding $50 to $50 a ton for
steel billets at Pitsburg.
The principal steel makers own
| vast deposits of practically all of
the ingredients required for the
productions of steel. There. fore,
in order to produce a ton of steel
the only extra cost to them is the
wage increase. A few dollars
ton would cover this increase in
wages paid to their men; but for
the same steel that they were
glad to sell at $40 or 500 per ton
III 1913 aid 1914, they are asking
an advance of-not a few dollars
a ton to cover any increase in
wages, but an increase of $50 or
$40 ton-more than 400 per cent
in gross cost.
IF the Steel companies were
making 81 a ton profit by selling
their steel at $40. their present
profit at $85 or $50 is probably
close to $50 a ton or thirty times
as great per ton as they former
ly received-an increase in net of
8, 900 ton!
This country made last year
about 40 million tons of steel in
gots. The production this year
will probably be greater. If the
purchasers are to pay an advance
of $50 per ton, it means that the
Steel will cost the buyers and
users in excess of what the same
quantity would have cost on the
figures of 1914, say, S. 100, 900,
COO.
Who are the beneficiaries of
this enormous advanc. in the
price of steel? The answer is lar
gely the same as in the matter of
coal the profits are going princi-
la!ly into the pockets of the
Steel makers the United States
Steel Corporation and the other
big corporations; it is not being
distributed among the people.
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
FREE LUNCH AT NOON

TERMS-Sx months time will be given all s10
over bankable security interest All
$40 cash. No property be removed until settled fer.
r. A. BACON, Owner
BEN BROWN Auct. j. E. HAYES. Clerk
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
HORSES AND CATTLE
SIX HEAD OF HORSES. ONE M

SIX HEAD OF HORSES. ONE MULE
100 head of cattle consisting of 81 head of 35 head of these
mlch from DID, yearng sseers 80 head
calves 2 Hereford buls 3yr old and yearling
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

sun RISE ITEMS.
Mrs. Andersen n spent Sunday
with Mrs. Hedcn.
e. Z. Johnsons father is fenc
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05

FARM MPLEMENTS-15 5secton steel harrow. disc harrow
sulky plow, walking pow sod pow moving machine,
bull rake planter loft back geared wind mill wagon
Cheyenne record., 1917-07-05
Public Sale

will sell my place. 13 miles Cheyenne Wells
miles south of Burlington IL IL Al the described property
MONDAY JULY 8, 1917
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-06
71o1unLey and His a.: .. ~. :... 4. .' 90
-,:~- Disloyalty Meeting
~ IN Minnesota E. yes

ton, and gives evidence of having a
set of officers who are traitorous, to
say the least. o.
Fairmont Sentinel: In considering
the Nonpartisan movement in Mime
scta, the question that will brook no
doubtful uncertainty is the one of it's
loyalty and patriotism. There must
1e no doubt or quibbling in its posi-
ton. 1t must be 100 per cent Ameri-
can. Otherwise disgrace and oblivion.
Red Wing Republican: Mr.. Town.
ley of North Dakota is trying to con-
fuse the public mind by making it
appear that 1.-The farmers of the north
west and the Nonpartisan league are
5, nomymous. Oh, no, Mr.. Townley, it
won't work. The very large majority
OF the farmers Of the northwestern
states are intensely patriotic.
Mortified News: Resorting to the
practice Of the coward Mr.. Townley
attacked the newspaper men, charging
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-06
CITY NEWS

Drieso,, Visitor.-M. B. Finseth Of
Driscoll, is spending few days here
on business.