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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

Tie chief occupation Of Belgians seems TO be paying
German fines making haste 10 pay the Irst line before
The sesond IS assessed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

Fnsby Hancock says the learned
men can figure on economical affairs
and talk a heap about efficiency and
such, but that they never in the world
could put an owl on a paying basis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

Sometimes It looks to a person ike
he viii eventually pull through and
amount to something big; then, on
other days he finds himself sitting
away down IN his chair with the feel
ing that he VIII be doing vel if he
makes Just a common, ordinary scrub
OF a citizen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

Baseball fans say the hardest feat is staging ro-ht
-ame. Not If played by armed merchantmen and
ublarine five miles apart.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

An / " ". cursed the American flag and national
uar6sman 6ayoneted him. Il what might Be called
cutting retC-t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-08

When the Germans do d nice bit lighting, Hin
medals
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
THE EMPTY CELLHoUsE
r ON lyman, warden of the state penitentarv anno
cpllhOuSa a1Ihin 100

ON lyman, warden penitenarv announces that
eholse which contained POO prisoners closed This
PE announcement made possible because abolished
the saloon january 1915 the close partner of
our as charitable institutions unatic asyums penentiaries
lhe people believed that the fact proved 70
them.
Mayor Jim Dahlman Omaha opposeG state vida nr,.
hiolton IN Nebraska that he again oppose it AL
though Nebraska has been ''dr year the blessings of
Pooo morally and economically have become pronounced
as to win its opponents
when state goes "dry 10 a wet regime
Citizens Colorado who enemies
hibion supporters Why They not only
see the population of jals insane asvns
decreasing but they have before them the established the
closing of the saloons Immediately helped every
Line of legitimate business and industry. No sound
without financial
investment When manhood regeneraed and
STRICKEN sorrowing homes changed
both
show why again curse this stte TN.
empty dollhouse at Canon City the
effective fashion-Bouder News
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
A GOOD APPOINTMENT

z DWAD D. Foster editor of The Weld County per-
peator of penny Ante humorous column which has be-
famous all Colorado has been appointed immigration
commissioner
The appointment of Mr. Foster this will with
approval from the newspaper
parties all Colorado whom he widely known and
orally well liked and esteemed
We always gatfied when worker for
his reward Mr. Foster has been of the
consistent fearless and ntrng workers the Democratic
his profession Fort Collins
eight Always doing his bt when the time
regardless of whether material reward probable his has
been in the Democratic forces and his has always
highest ideals political faith of its editor
The position salary and Mr. Foster will enter
duties That he will make efficient
commissioner without saying when talking to the newspaper
Colorado will be good them well to the
portion of the population of Weld county. to know thai
Penny Ante will continue appear The Weld County News
Mr. retaining his ownership in that paper.
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
ALIENS TIGHTEN EMBARGO

Washington. Oct. 17.-Neutral na-
tions, and particularly those in Europe
must be prepared to share even great
er privations and burdens made neces-
sary by the war under the decision of
the recent allied conference at London.
Details of the conference are begin
ming to reach Washington through Of
ficial channels. They show that the
allies are determined to support their
armies in the field by cutting off as
far as possible all supplies for the Ger
man army from neutral sources
through tightening of the blockade.
Attention was called at the confer
ence to the necessity of preventing
Sweden from supplying Germany with
metals, and the general opinion was
that hereafter the neutrals should be
compelled to furnish the allies with
goods of their own production which
they cannot consume, in exchange for
supplies from the allies. Further, they
viii be required to use their own ships
for this trade
Such is the new blockade formula,
which must be strictly applied and
which will make it impossible for Ger
many to continue the struggle said
one declaration of the conference.
The extent to which the United
States will he influenced by the decis-
ions of the London conference has not
been revealed, but that this govern
ment is in accord with them is eviden-
ced by the rigid restrictions placed
upon exports to the European neutrals
from this country.
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
THAT NEW" PARTY

AING protest existing political parties and with
~ view huing certain progressive principles into laws
the nation Liberal party is about to be launched
has yet The leaders know that they number oE
things and believe that the political of the day
ford opportunity to their ideas Their chief reliance
being placed the Of the and this because be-
eved that section liberal craftsmanship
These leaders point to Kansas which Wilson plurality
California where Wilson had less than 1000 plurality
Progressive received 100000 growing
political independence
Among other items in their propaganda will
ship OF public utilities including telephone railroads and
coal MINES 1t will demand such transportation and
marketing OF food products will producer
and eliminate the mddeman Federal incorporation
DOING interstate business included Taxation of land o
WI" be asked National prohibition and
intoxicating liquors has universal suffrage
representation that the minority shall
sentatlon legislatures will be plank international affairs will
@ BY de mandng the abolition
discussion OF treaties open senate of the Jnt
States. ~
this propaganda does other thing reegate some Of
the advocates Of certain of these seats will do ooo
ng or the country If utterly question of the
WHEN ana now OF peace the which engaged will
remove susclou OF its origin But it pushing its party inst
no" order to take advantage of the from with
cut Will dlsasrousy fall and ought only one
he IN the ar on the earth and under the Just now
If it scheme osting inexperienced and ;ncomnets,
oncas into office it also country is HAVING
OF what can be done when of time
" us oghtest minds to the saving and its
government The people will such contribution n
the success of cause
If is machnation divide interest or divert attention from
the central fact and the commanding requirement the hour is
proerman device The does declare to other
nations that woman suffrage prohibition tax or any of these
othe matters requisite for prosperousy nnder
democracyJwPuebo Star-Journal
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
SUPPORT THE LIBERTY LOAN

HE following appeal for the of the Liberty Loan
people Colorado by the Colorado Council OF
nation the midst of the great will
battle line Among them brave Colorado
will uphold honor the extreme of human
effort and sacrifice.
support these valiant soldiers of liberty and democ
aid of the nations strainng ae the Republic IS
subscribe second issue of Liberty
Bonds
responded Colorado must not ask them
give lives unless home willing to maks every
necessary sacrifice insignificant in comparison Liberty BOND
is within the of each and all of
Therefore, the Colorado Council of Defense
every loyal Colorado citizen hereby urged to invest IN the
Liberty of his ability that Colorado do htr
full share peace and justice to the world.
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR
IN EUROPE

The following letter was received
from Congressman Edward T Taylor
in reference to his contemplated trip
to view conditions at the. WAT front IN
Europe, from which it appears that Mr..
Taylor at the last hours of the session,
concluded the interests of his constitu-
ents and the country could be best
served by his joining party on trip
to Europe:
Washington, D. c. Oct. II, 1917
Mr.. A. J. Dickson,
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
My dear Sir:
1t has been my intention to return
to Colorado as soon as congress ali
journed, getting into every section of
my district, and consulting with, our
people as to conditions at home and
the effect of war legislation upon our
state. This has always been my cus-
tom, and if this nation were not at war,
or if the end of the war were in sight,
| should 90 home as usual.
The fact is that with hundreds of
thousands of our boys abroad or short,
ly going across, ] feel that | can be
of more real service by taking this
brief recess to obtain first hand infor-
nation as to the situation at the front.
/ may be influenced in this by the
fact that my own son expects to be in
the trenches in the near future: but
in any event ! want to know more of
the actual conditions over there, and
for this reason l am sailing within Il
few days with party of about ten
congressman who are of like mind in
this matter.
The ship chosen is good American
ship of an American line, and if noth-
ing unforeseen occurs, our party ex-
poets to spend n few days in England
and Belgium and the remainder of the
time in France and Italy, getting as
near the actual seat of war as it j.
safe to do, and learning everything
we can, including something of this
work of rehabilitation now taking
place in the devastated districts of
France. If ] return in time before
congress rcconvenes, December 3rd,
shall make n short visit home, and am
sure that my personal observations
will be of great interest to all loyal
citizens, and do much l hope to recon
cile them to the great burden of tax
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
WILSON KNEW

THE of audatoy editorial concerning the dplo
this administration, prominent nonpartisan
ong the final break with Germany
Cured president inevitable The interesting and
important question is How
days of April 1917 In the early days of November 1916
before President Wilson seeking reelection
the plea that he had kept out of war; and that the eee
Republican precipitation the nation into
had been and half and in which
sinking of early incident period ong
before the break would to extend pretty close to the time
Of the people the
election continued In event. the
ong would the time when the president
that the allies and Germany fighting for the ends
should be peace without Tribune
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20

alton and many sacrifices that this war
has brought in its train.
While our party is not an officially
appointed government commission, ws
are duly certified by our passports, the
secretary of state and the speaker of
the house of representatives, as United
states congressman making this trip ia
the interest of our country and for tho
fhrtherance of the harmonious rela-
tions existing between the United
States and her allies. During my ab-
sence my secretary will remain here at
my office in Washington and will glad
ly attend to all matters that he can.
With my kindest regards and trust
ing my course will meet with the ap-
proval of my constituents, remain as
ever,
Very cordially yours,
EDWARD T. TAYLOR
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
ODD FELLOWS DO THEIR BIT

(~OlORADO Odd Fellows the ftieth of thc
~ grand lodge. held advance in
fraternity thus that the charity which they
hmanaansn which they profess empty names that
these qualities part of the and wool of this
ternal organization
After inspiring patriotic address by Grand Sire Goudy
grand lodge law carried
providing members for the raising of sol
der fund be used relief
the order this who enlisted soldiers sailors
The fund will
sessmen be kept during the world wide
for thereafter every
the than three hundred the
while cheers throughout the building happy
men for Grand Sire Goudy and his associates who had hamponef
this great
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
BUY A BOND
Secretary Lane,
EFT us consider the cost of the war moment. 5

EFT us consider cost Of the moment ecre's S
] in a speecha a Denver recently, said:
''This war is costing not less than $loooooV" uay'
but this is the its COST said Secretary Lane
ssThere are 5000 900 hospital beds Europe Ihose Deos
have been filled three times since this war began rheen
million men, the salwarts of Europe have passeo over
them and 100000 blind shattered wrecks ana
remnants of men will Europe for years to come 10
testify to horrors of this
'Nine million men, three times the number OF men tne
North and South sent into Civil have been killed.
And all because who masters OF Germany
determined Germany vast be master OF the world
strange that there are those WHO
pead degree of poverty will prevent them taking Liberty
Bond when merely involves the oanng TO the gov
nmen for less than year-ano every collar
this to relieve our battle field or IN hos
and pu an end to vicious autocacy that would
dominate he regardless of right
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20

YER Pueblo the single takers busy trying to put
~ their single propaganda and the singular thing
about actually adherens intelligent
people One would naturally suppose that the single tax had been
sufficiently exploded that people could not be duped into listening
the would exploit the people the
of miserable aacy. appears that the single tax
still able audience and it feared by
that at the election be held the subject the fadds Will
considerable 1t to be hoped
Pueblos future welfare the
of busy city will deuded with the siren OF the
impractical element that would deprecae real estate and dscon
age a from owning lot in the CITY,
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
LET US VISIT OUR NEIGHBoRs

NEXT precise next Saturday OCTOBER ~ our
~ neghbong sister Valley will play the part OF hostess
Mesa a fair and display OF farm and
orchard products the Grand Valley country can pro-
uce The of Grand Valley and the surrounding country aer
citizens who have not visited
scarcely realize how extravaganty Nature mas
blessed usbndrmen that section The fields and orchards
have given forth abundantly fitting that make the
Grand yaeyes and participate with them cs
they rejoice lavish OF year OF toll
They are good people, hoibe fault and they will surely
make YOU among them Let's all down and see
them and enjoy the day with them 90.
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
BARON PRA1sEs RED CROSS

n ARON Moot, who is in America special mission
Belgium, during visit to the Red Cross headquarters
made the following statement regard to the work
ings of the Red Cross
'Amercan in the little strip of Belgium sE
held from German clutches constantly under shefre heS
thinking Of medals but Of the god they can do
personally of herolsm of the American
public knowledge They
anty under hef and sections OF the Ypres sector
within the fire guns They working for humanity
not for personal honor
Urging the American aid the Red Cross he sad 1T
the sacred duty of give hour she
the Red making bandage and other such labor
as the local chapter direcs''
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20

FTER all we and heard of the great death toll the
N war Europe claiming it is bit ressuring to learn thai
acs Spanish Boer and the Russoapanese wars
snow that 90 men out every engaged returned to civil life
will probably be higher for those nations
engaged the start but certainly not for
you exactly ige tell the boys goodbye for
of % will home
and friends of them wounded to be and bearing
the of battle but they will return just the You
look for the boys when the overbu boys
longer They will be everything that to make
Mancos Times
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20
COLORADO IN THE WAR

OIORADO prompt the dot meeting the nations
~ calls for under the universal service law.
Marshal John Evans has reported to the Colorado Coun
per Of Coorado total quota for the new
national Camp Funston and that the remaining 10
selected and ready The state among the ie
in furnishing its with prompitude
Camp Funston 4OOo Colorado men Aooo1
H. when the date definitely fixed by the war
745 more completing the states quota of 4753 In the
will be II coored who will be order
ed to another by the department.
be to Thomas B. Stearns national
T. food departments being
to upon Governor Gunter to make the
recruiting campaign from October y to ~ sue
in this state council of defense has approved the
action nd S leading its aid heartily.
The Glenwood post., 1917-10-20

ROM on kasers The
l. revolt the members of the reichag talk of nothing but
peace Hag Hndenburg line
path.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01
HENRY LAVOE OF LOCAL PAINTERS IN
RACE FOR FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT
Be Held Saturday December 8; Lavoe's Campaign Com
mee Issues Circular to Unions
Within the Jurisdiction o Conference.

/ The Brotherhood of Painters, Dec
orators and Paperhangers of Amer
I lea will hold a referendum election of
general officers Saturday, December
| g. Spirited contests are on for sew
eral places, practically all the pres
ent officials being candidates for re-
election.
Denver Painters Union No. 10 has
a candidate for fourth general vice
president in the person of Henry La
voc, who has been generously en-
dorsed by unions thruout the national
] jurisdiction. The local committee is
making an energetic campaign and
/ hopes to put the Denver candidate
over to victory.
The following circular letter in La
woes behalf was this week mailed to
all unions of painters.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 27, 1917.
Greetings to Brother Locals:
We are out to elect our candidate,
Henry Lavoe, for Fourth General
Vice President of the Brotherhood
in the coming election, December
Sth, and we are confident from the
assurance already received, that he
will be elected. Brother Lavoe stands
on progressive platform all the
way through and is unanimously
backed by Local Union No. 70, the
second largest Local Union in the ter.
ritory covered by the Fourth General
Vice President, also by the Colorado
State Conference of Painters.
Brothers, shall we allow one man
or one set of men, for that matter, tc
hold an elective office for life and
stifle the ambitions of all the rest OF
US. or shall we do as all up-to-date and
progressive organizations do, make a
change and let new life and blood into
our Brotherhood?
The West needs a live. honest, COM
petent. energetic man, one who under
stands the labor movement, more now
than ever. We offer YOU the man
will YOU help to elect him? If you do
and after you have elected him, and
If YOU find that he is not all and more
than we claim for him, just remem-
Der that he has placed his resignation
in the hands of Local Union No. 7e
TO be executed at any time that he
neElects OF misuses his office.
Brother Henry Lavoe's record is toe
long TO print here. Suffice to say he
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01
PAYS TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM JARDINE

county and held up high the banner of
the United Mine Workers when ma
tional brothers stood back afraid of
gun thugs imported into the southern
coal fields. 1t was he that again suf-
fered in the bull pen and prison that
our Union might live in Colorado.
l say, with hundreds of brothers,
their wives and children, God bless
Brother Jardine and keep him to do
further good for our noble Union. He
is always found doing his bit with
those he loves, who make their living
by the Pickering rays of the miners
lamp, and his paens on labor are sung
in every mining camp in southern Col
orado with due regard for the author,
Yours respectfully,
E. L. ANDERSON,
Walsenburg.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01
ONE GERMAN-A AMERICAN
BY JONATHAN BANG of The vigilantes

printed in Springfield. H., scolded
Mr. Kern because he did not stand up
for the kaiser. This is what Mr..
Kern retorted:
Where did this poor deluded man
get into his head that we owe any
support or encouragement to the kaiS-
err
I'VE are first, last and all of the
time an American, not of the divided
allegiance, even though of German eN-
traction.
THE Hohenzollern outfit drove our
ancestors out of Germany, and they
exercised the good judgment of Sc
lecting the land of the free and the
home of the brave as the country for
their children and their grandchildren
to be loyal to,
"They renounced Germany when
they bade goodbye to her shores.
America is fighting the battle now
which our forefathers so nobly began
in lSIS.
1--WE have far more interest in the
outcome of the present war than the
American with no Teutonic blood
coursing thru his veins.
1--WE want to see the land of our an
cestors restored to liberty and justice.
"We want to see the militaristic
parasites who have sapped the life
blood out Of the people of Germany
for centuries licked and licked to a
frazzle."
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01

There is n German American out in
Belleville. Ill, who won't get the Iron
Cross from the Kaiser. His name is
Fred j. Kern. He has been n member
of Congress, a mayor of his City and
President of the State Board of Ad-
ministration of the State of Illinois.
Just now he is expressing his views
and judgments as the editor of the To-
cal newspaper, the News-Democrat.
After explaining that he has moth
ing but the purest Teutonic blood
flowing in his veins" he goes on to
give his views of what a German
American should be This was in re
ply to n man who asked him whether
he thought it was disgrace to be n
lGerman.
"Our prompt reply says Mr.. Kern,
was. No. emphatically no. and no
again, and thousand times over
again, no, no, not by damn sight
What is n disgrace is for man of
German origin, or of any other ma
tionality, to live in the United States,
to be voting citizen of the United
States, to enjoy the benefits of free
institutions of the United States, for
such n man to be unfaithful to the
United States, for him to be n kaiser
booster, and n knocker, traitor, a
copperhead. sneak, an migrate and a
dirty cur against the United States.
in the hour of war and trouble"
1t appears that the Staats-Wochen-
blatt, u German language newspaper
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01

Walsenburg, Colo, Nov. 25, 1917.
Editor Denver Labor Bulletin,
Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir-I wish, thru the columns
of your paper, to openly thank a
brother for his untiring efforts for
the uplifting of his class, as miner.
for his noble fight TO restore again
the charter to this district, and as a
local brother without money and with
out price has made more true United
Mine Workers locals in southern Col
orado than all the paid organizers
ever imported into this state. His
kindly talks of encouragement put
good cheer in many sad hearts during
the coal strikes of 1903 and 1914.
1t was he, Brother William Jardine,
of Walsenburg who broke forever the
kingdom of Jeff Farr in Huerfano
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01
BARRETT is AGAIN PRESIDENT
National Farmers Union Peldge Sup
port to Government

The Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union of America at its
thirteenth annual convention held in
Jonesboro, Ark. reelected C. S. Bar
rett, of Union City. Ga, president and
adopted resolutions pledging the gov
ernment its support in the present
war. but protesting against the main
tenance of large standing army in
times of peace, or any form of uni
versal military service"
A. V. Swift, of oregon, was re
elected vice-president, and A. c. Davis
of Arkansas, secretarv-treasurer,
The resolution opposing large
standing army charges that new
movement is on foot to fasten upon
the people of the United States the
hated Prussian military system
Other resolutions adopted indorsed the
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-01

has held all the high offices in No. 79
that have been in the power of this
Local Union to grant, having been our
Business Agent for five and one-half
years and President for the past four
years, which position he now holds
also delegate to all central bodies, and
is now President of the Denver Labor
Temple Association. Therefore we
are earnestly asking your Local Union
to vote for Brother Lavoe.
We wish to thank all Local Unions
and members in general for the sup
port given our candidate for Fourth
Vice President and earnestly ask you
TO cast your votes for the winning
candidate, Henry Lavoe.
Yours fraternally,
E. S. GREENOUGH,
W. D. NELSON,
r. A. BASS,
A. c. FOWLER,
H. F. SWIGART, Secretary,
Campaign Committee.