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The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
TAYLOR'S BILL IS
APPROVED BY Lane

bring under cultivation the lands of
their neighbors.
If the farmers are organized in this
way, with proper machinery at the.
disposition, l can see no need of a short
age in farm labor. The well-todo
farmer who has tractor should see
that that tractor is turned into com
munity machine. By proper organiza-
ton farm work can be done just as
Systematically as the work of road
building and trench fighting. We
should have at our disposal enough
money to pay wages and buy seed. The
mass of the farmers in the corps could
be repaid for the work by having their
own farms cultivated. The men could
be moved with their machines from
farm to farm in camps after the west
ern fashion in harvesting time, or they
could be brought to and from their
work when at long distances by auto
mobiles. Instead of having farmers
compete with each other for their farm
labor and for seed, by this means each
project can be organized into co-opera-
tive commonwealth for the purpose of
producing the greatest possible amount
of food with which to support our own
people and help those who are our
allies. Such an organization should lie
maintained throughout the season.
Harvesting should be done in the same
way.
The first step after organization
should be securing of the right to use
all such private land as is unused.
Compensation for this should be paid
on the basis of a percentage of the
yield, whatever the standard for such
return in the neighborhood may be.
Each man might bear upon his arm
some evidence Of the public work that
he is engaged in, perhaps ribbon on
which was printed "U. 8. Maintenance
Corps.'
This war has taught that these are
two kinds of co.operation-one that 's
forced by the state, and the other that
is voluntarily effected by intelligent
men who have . knowledge Of what
they want and the means Of getting it.
One represents compulsion by law, and
the other compulsion by public opinion
and far-seeing self-interest To avoid
the former We must make successful
the latter. There need be no shortage
Of farm labor II farmers VIII unite, So
cure competent expert guidance from
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
Americas First Shot in the
War Sends U-boat and
Crew to the Bottom
WAS A decided HIT"

London, April 25.-Captain Rice Of
the American steamship Mongolia, az
irving at British port today, told the
Associated Press that the Mongolia
had fired the first gun of the war for
the United States and had sunk Ger
man submarine on April 10. The naval
gunners on board made clean hit at
1000 yards. The periscope of the sub
mersible was seen to be shattered and
the craft disappeared from sight.
Captain Rice paid high tribute to
the gunners and the manner in which
they were handled by the commanding
lieutenant. "For five days and five
nights preceding the sinking of the
boat, I had not removed my c1othes.''
he said cit was $3.50 clock in the
afternoon when we sighted the. sub
marine.
THE officer commanding the gun~
ners was on the bridge with me, where
in fact we had been most of the time
during the voyage. We had just taken
sounding, for we were getting into
shallow water, and we were looking at
the lead when the first mate cried.
:" There's a submarine off the port
bow
"Fhe submarine was close to us, tpo
close in fact for her purpose and she
was submerging again in order to
maneuver into better position for firing
"a torpado at us when We sighted her..
We saw the periscope 60 DOWN and
the swirl of the water. ] quickly or
dered the man at the wheel to pull to
starboard and we swung the nose OF
the ship to the spot where the submnr-
inc had been seen. We were going full
speed ahead and two minutes after we
first sighted it, it merged again 1000
yards off. The intention was to catch
us broadside on, but we had the stern
gun trained full upon it.
"The lieutenant gave the command
and the big guns doomed. We saw
the periscope shatter and the U-boat
disappear We did no. stop after tho
incident, but steamed full speed ahead
as it was probable that another sub
marine was nearby.
1.-The one we got was undoubtedly
lying on the bottom at this point wait
ing for ship to come along, when nur
propellers We're heard
hot oI ,1I z.
story except that the gunners had
named the guns on board the Mongolia
and the one that got the submarine w,ss
named Theodore Roosevelt SO yon
see that Teddy fired the first gun of
the war after all.'
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28

this emergency?" Every one s assist
ance will be needed to meet the pres
ent emergency.
An appeal is being made toseach and
every cattleman and sheepman on the
Holy Cross to cooperate in every con-
ceivable way with the forest service in
distributing this excess number of
stock on the range without materially
affecting the forage crop. This can be
done by every one interesting himself
in utilizing all small and inaccessible
areas, the placing of salt in the most
advantageous locations. and keeping
the cattle well distributed over the en-
tire range. In other words. the service
and the country are looking to you to
cooperate 20 your best ability in the
production of the meat supply of the
nation.
Your whole hearted cooperation
should mean that, although the number
of stock under permit on the forest is
III eACtsS Ol Wlldl HAS
heretofore been grazed, the overgrazed
areas will be kept down to a minimum.
1t is to your own personal interest to
see that this is done. Otherwise, it
may be necessary to very materially
reduce the number another season, even
though international developments
might warrant an increase similar 10
this year, in order that the range may
not be irreparably damaged.
This appeal is being made to each
and every cattleman and sheepman on
the above basis, and your response TO
the appeal will be watched with inter
est by the service and the whole coun-
try.
Very truly yours,
HARRY Fl. FRENCH,
Forest Supervisor
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28

Congressman Taylor bill recently in
troduced in congress, being intended to
encourage and stimulate the production
of food products, is recommended by
Secretary of the Interior Lane, who
writes Mr.. Taylor his views, as foi-
lows:
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Washington, April II, 1917.
My Dear Mr.. Taylor:
l beg to urge upon you the early
consideration of house bill 2913, enti-
tied "a bill to stimulate the produc-
ton of food upon private and public
lands within the reclamation projects,
and for other purposes. We have, as
you doubtless know, little more than
100000 acres of land within our
reclamation projects upon which water
may be placed this season. The pro-
posed bill is one by which all the pri-
vate and public lands upon the reclama-
tion projects can be utilized. This I
hope can be done in wholesale way,
by the creation of an equipped AMI
mobile organization Of farm labor In
every one of our projects-as in every
county in the United States-there are
considerable bodies of idle arabic land.
Some of these tracts are lying idle be-
cause of the constant and growing
shortage of farm labor. Others are idle
because of lack of farm implements
and capital.
Our hope is that all of these acres
may be impressed Immediately into pub.
lie service, and that on each project
there be oragnized at once war main
tenance corps, the business Of which
it will be to see that all farm labor
acts SO far as practicable as unit.
Each company in this maintenance
corps should have as many gang plows
and harrows and seeders as can be
bought or borrowed.
Around these implements the farmers
should be organized just rs they are
organized around q field gun, and each
Of these companies should move from
field to field until the land allotted
to 1t in the project has been plowea
and planted. In this way, with ade.
quate machinery and competent farmers
one man can do the worl, Of twenty or
more in day. The farmers who have
been doing their own plowing and
planting with such corps, not only have
their own lands cultivated, but can
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28

among their own ranks, and have mod
ern machinery with which to work
And there need not be an unproductivc
acre of land that is susceptible of cul-
tivation under such system.
Your bill represents the beginning of
campaign against the holding of Ian Is
out of use. With little money and
enterprise this campaign can be made
effective, not only against idle lands on
our reclamation projects, but as against
the idle lands of the country
| am pleased to advise you that the
water users upon the Orland project in
Sacramento valley have already under
taken to secure the cultivation of 1000
acres of uncultivated land on that pro.
jiect in the hands of on-residents and
of large owners not qualified to make
water right application under the law.
Similar efforts are being made on the
Williston project and on the Lower
Yellowstone project.
Cordially yours,
(signed) FRANKLIN x. LANE,
Secretary
Hon. Edward T. Taylor,
Chairman, Committee on Irriga-
tion of Arid Lands.
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
JUNIOR BANQUET
A GREAT SUCCESS

The Junior banquet given Saturday
night was most delightful event. TRf
spacious parlors and dining rooms of
the Williams were most elaboratelv
decorated with flags, bunting ani
flowers.
Miss Gladys MacRae as toastmistrsss
of the evening presided with charming
dignity Superintendent Underwood'S
subject was ''The School, Miss Gene
We've Dickson complimented "The Sen-
iors,' and Vincent Holland toasted
The Faculty. .r
At the conclusion Of the banquet ALI
adjourned to the parlors where music
and games were enjoyed until a lata
hour. Miss Marie Keck and Gladys
MacRae gave a piano duet entitle7
" Clarion and Fife" (Reveil Militairs),
Miss Genevieve Dickson rendered
"Chopin 3 Polonaise,' military num-
Der, and Miss Villa Clanton sang "Lst.
Us Have Peace" by Ball. s.
The United States ind Germany ncA
in battle in = human checker game
which resulted in . decided victory for
Uncle Sam, tProf. underwoed) AMI the
utter annihilation Of the German msn
under the kaiser Prof. eims).
Chorus singing closed the everinsas
Entertainment which reflected eszA
credit ON the generalship Of tho JpAfse
class of 1917. a..s,a 80 u,.,saa
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
MARauD IN MONTANA

Friends Of Mrs. Mamie Hill have re-.
ceived word Of her marriage to Mr..
Merritt Conley at Great Falls, Mon.
tana. Until recently Mrs. Hill was
employed as bookkeeper at the Farm
ers' Milling company. Mr.. Conley is .
contractor in Great Falls where they
will make their future home.
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
G|enwood People Will Aid in
the Good Work Of This
Splendid Organization
COMMITTEES NAMED

Through the persistent efforts of Mrs.
H. W. Smith, wife of Postmaster Smith,
and ct the solicitation Of ten of our
leading business men, permission, was
given for the forming of chapter of
the Red Cross in this city and on Tues
day evening of this week half hun
dred or more of our citizens met in the
rest room and completed the formation
of the Glenwood Springs Chapter Of
the American Red Cross.
Father J. P. Carrigan, acting as tenn
porary chairman of the meeting, ex-
planned in few words something of the
workings of the Red Cross and of the
needs and helps of such an organiza-
ton, not only in times of peace but in
the dire stress of war. He recommend
cd that those present be considered as
having made application for member
ship. and upon motion his plan was
adopted. thus all present were given
voting power in the matter of perma-
nent organization.
Charles w. Taylor was chosen chair
man, Charles R. Mccarthy treasurer.
and Charles c. Canady secretary of the
local chapter, and they have already
begun their work of formulating and
carrying into effect their duties. 1t
was decided that the executive commit
tee of the chapter should be composed
of six vice chairmen to be chosen from
the local chapter and of the chairmen
of any and all branches which may
be formed in other sections of the
county, it being understood that all
such branches work through the chapter
here. The following chairmen were
chosen: Mrs. Fl. W. Smith, Mrs. W.
s. Parkison, Mrs J. W. Cummins, Mrs.
]. T. Shumate, Mrs. Carrie st. Clair
Napier and Dr. c. NJ. Stewart.
That new members may be obtained
and record chapter be established in
this city, Mrs. a.. E. Brown as chair.
man and Mrs. J. G. schwarz and Dr.
J. P. Riddle were named as special
membership committee. Perhaps these
parties have already seen you, but if
not, they will and it is to be hoped
that every man and woman in the city
become member of the local chapter
Various department heads are to be
chosen and the chapter decided tina:
Father ]. P. Carrigan, DR.. j. P. Riddle
and Judge Shumate should recommend
such heads Of departments to be rati-
fled at the next meeting which will b.
held subject to the call Of Chairman
Taylor.
The local chapter officers are already
in Communication with the Mountain
division headquarters in Denver regard
ing supplies, pamphlets, etc., and 1t is
believed that within few days every
thing will be in full working order and
this city win have a chapter Of tha
Rad Crcss which win give her . namc
for being up and doing.
toontinued on psss s
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
FIVE GUARDS KILLED

1t is reported in reclamation circles
that five guards detailed to watch the
Elephant Butte dam, one Of the largest
of the government projects, have bean
killed, mysteriously, supposedly by
German spies. The project guards here
are all the more al@t.
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28
FOR MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS

The following telegram received by
DR.. Frank, speaks for itself and shows
that preparedness is extending to ali
lines:
Denver, Colo, April 81, 1911.
DIR. W. W. Frank,
q, Secretary Garfield County Medical
= .., Society,
, ,Glenwood Springs, Colo.
An urgent appeal from thu surgeon
general Of the army and the national
committee of medical defense directs
the Colorado state committee to arrange
special meetings of the county medical
societies of the state where applica-
tions for membership in the officers
medical reserve corps and the medical
corps of the army will be received and
examinations made. We have appoint.
ed DR.. S. Cuthbert Powell and A. }
Markley who will meet your society
in the very near future to carry out
this work. 1t is imperative that you
arrange special meeting Of your So
cicty for that purpose. Notification OF
the date of their visit will reach yon
in a few days.
STATE COMMITTEE FOR MEDICAL
PREPAREDNESS
W. H. GRANT, Chairman.
O. NJ. SPEER, Secy.
The Glenwood post., 1917-04-28

Dr. A. h: Hepier Of New castl gsA
in the city Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

protection. 1t was assumed that the Texas organization probably would be used for border protection, relieving approximately an equal number of regulars for duty elsewhere.
 SUBMARINE CHASERS
 Orders for submarine chasers are being placed in great numbers by the navy department, but details arc with held for military reasons. It was of- fically stated today that with the designation of Captain Wilson to com mand the new fleet all arrangements for organization of the patrol forces had been completed in detail, with more than score of points alonx the Atlantic and gulf coasts designed as patrol bases and supply depots
 More than 50 small builders sub- mitted plans today for the construc- tion of chaser and patrol boats of the no and 5O-foot types. Secretary Dan- iels said the proposals assured the de- partment it would be able to get aIl it wanted within the shortest pos- sible time
 The plans of the defense council for industrial mobilization have been worked out in weeks of consultation with the countrys captains of in- dustry and are regarded by all off cials as among the most important measures in the entire defense pro- Gramme. Details have not been per- mitted to become public. But 1t is understood that the steps taken to se- cure a united nation behind the Presi- dent in the event of war and to make the most of every industrial resource are exhaustive and specific. Even ten- tative suggestions for legislation which might be necessary in case of prolonged hostilities are said to bs ready.
 While the national policy is being determined in Congress next week the council and the advisory commission will be in the capital prepared to take care of any situation which may arise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
TODAY'S tAGE-HERALD
SECTION A.

SECI1ON A. 1--War sentiment sweeping country. Department calls out 1000 additional troops. Signs of the hour and psychology tell that war is near Eleven vessels are reported sunk by raider in the South Atlantic. Americans known to be victims of U-boats. East and west unite in great loyal meetings. Anglo French continue their onward sweep. 2-James R. Mann is named candidate to oppose Clark 3-Frank Carpenters letter. 5--Sher;ff Batson issues statement. High honor at Annapolis won by Bir- mingham boy. Nearly 200 added to Y. M. c. A. in two days of campaign. Parsons makes no announcement of definite nature. 6-Boll weevil fight in Alabama will be- gin in time. 7-Game wardens of Mississippi will hunt other jobs. s-will re-energize sloss company to get best results. 9-A visit to the markets on Saturday
 SECTION B. 1-Sports 2-News of interest to autoists. 3-Poultry page. S--Amusements. 9-Movies
 SECTION c. 1. and 5-Society. 4-Editorial comment Ned Brace talks about conspirators here who may be planning violence. 6-Dolly Dalrymple. 7-Aarkets.
 SECTION D. Comic Supplement.
 SECTION E. Rotosravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

of the administration for providing men, money and supplies for war purposes await action by Congress on the main question of whether a declaration of a state of war is to be adopted. Careful to observe the war making prerogative of Congress, the President and his ad- visers are desirous of doing nothing to be construed as an act of war beyond maintaining a state of armed neutrality and making ready for war if 1t comes
 PROTESTS ARE BUSY
 Plans of pacifists for attempting to keep Congress from declaring state of war attracted some attention, but most of the reports to the administration indi- cated that the nation as a whole believes that the time for war has come. state ment today by Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign relations committee that he would vote against war, but would support the government in any policy de- cided upon was the most noticeable anti, war development.
 Outside the main question to be decided, chief attention within the administration is directed to guarding against possible disturbances in the United States. That such a danger exists was generally ad-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

Marteille, Vermand and Soyecourt, six to eight miles northwest of St. Quentin, were occupied with little opposition from the Germans. but British artillery drove the defenders from the village of St. Emile, east of Villers-Favoon and on the railroad running south from Mar coing. Along the Cologne river. a small stream, the British advanced and cap- tured Jeancourt Hervilly and Heudicourt. Berlin officially admits that the British advance reached Heudicourt and St Emile. but declares that British attack north of Metz En-Couture, north of Heudicourt, was repulsed.
 FIGHTING FURTHER NORTH
 Further north, in the region southeast of Arras, there has been bitter fighting The British report the capture of Hende- court and the destruction of several posts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

lSnl lIOlll Iuc peOI'lc OA luc WCo
 The patriotic rally was one of the greatest and one of the most enthusi- astic ever witnessed in this city. From the four corners of Philadelphia work men and others by thousands marched to Independence hall. The mass of people assembled there was so great that at one time the police almost lost control. Dozens of persons were car ried out of. the crowd fainting or ex- hausted to emergency tents where first aid was administered.
 During the meeting message was sent to the Virgin Islands which today came under the protection of the flag of the United States, and pledge of loyalty taken.
 Mayor Smith opened the meeting and Edgar r. Smith, provost of the Uni yersity of Pennsylvania, presided The speakers included c. Stuart Patterson, formerly president of the Philadelphia Union league Senator-elect Johnson, sen ator Boies Penrose and Lieut.. Gen. $. B.. M. Young. retired.
 SPIRIT OF AMERICA
 MT Johnson spoke of the spirit of America and the triumph of democracy. It was the spirit of America that ami mated the people of New England he said when they fired the first shots in the American revolution; that spoke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01

News of the activities of the raider was brought to Rio de Janeiro by the French bark Cambronne, which ar rived here yesterday. She had on board 285 men from the crews of vessels sunk by the Seeadler.
 The Cambronne encountered the raider on March at latitude 21 south longitude ', west, a point in the Atlantic almost on a line with Rie de Janeiro, and about tvo-thirds of the way to the African coast. After survivors had been put on the Cambronne she was ordered to nroceed f J the coast of Brazil, voyage of P days.
 The thoroughness with which the Ger mans carried on their work of destruc- tion is shown by their treatment of the Cambronne On deciding to send this vessel to Brazil, with their prisoners they cut away part of her masts and destroyed some of her sails with the idea of delaying her progress to Brazsl ana keeping secret as long as possible me nresence of the raider in the South At lantic. All papers on the cambronne were seized and large part of her cargo was destroyed.
 SHIPS SUNK
 Eleven ships were sunk by the raider before the Cambronne was sent to Rio de Janeiro with the crews. The vessels destroyed were:
 Antonine, French, sailing vessel SVu tons: owned in DunkirlS s1 men on board. British Yeoman, British sailing vessel, ,oss tons. owned in Victoria, B. C., Fl men. q Rnenos Ayres, Italian sailing vessel, rsl1etons, owned in Naples. 2l men.
 Charles Gounod French sailing vessel 2l5o tons. owned in Nantes 2i men,
 pupleix. French sailing vessel, 22o6 tons \ owned in Nantes. P men.
 Gladys Royle. British steamship. s2eS toe. owned in Sunderland. 26 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
SIGNS 0F THE HOUR AND PSYCHOLOGY 0F THE MAN TELL THAT WAR IS NEAR No Word Has Been Spoken, Yet People Feel Sure
 of Course
PRESIDENT WILSON IS KEEPING SPHINX-LIKE SILENCE ON ATTITUDE
Even Congress Does Not Know What He Will Propose, But Is Ready to Act if No Dilatory
 Plan Is Suggested
By HUGH w. ROBERTS


 Wa shin gton, March 31. Especial. )-The psychology of the hour and the psychology of the man indicate that President Wilson, in his address to Con- gress next week, will sound a startling note of war.
 However, the fact that the people of the United States so believe is not traceable to any word or act or intimation com ing from a source of absolute dependence. Mir. Wilson has not taken Congress, through a single leader thereof, into his confidence.
 Senator Hitchcock, who this week conferred with the President, declared that the mind of the executive was "still open" The senator, speaking his own conviction, permitted the suggestion that the President had not entirely completed his programme of procedure. At It is believed that the President adopted the policy of silence in the hope that before time for action on his part arrived Germany would in some positive manner indicate a willingness to recede from it's policy of frightfulness. Germany has given no such indication.
 UNBELIEVABLE, IGNORANCE
 SHOWN BY CONGRESS
 Everything that has been spoken or written has been positively of a speculative nature. Every effort on tlse rart of newspaper correspondents. members of Congress and public of- ficials generally to acquire authorita- tive Knowledge as to what the Presi- dent will recommend to Congress whether he will ask for declaration of war. a recognition of d state of war or some measure of national de-
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