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The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
SECRETARY LANE DECLARES
AMERICANS MUST FIGHT
ABROAD NOW OR AT
HOME LATER.
HEAVY SHIPPING LOSS
WARNS THAT GERMANY is A
STRONG ENEMY AND WAR
WILL LAST YEARS LONGER.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, May 3.-"We might as
well wake up to the fact that the stu
alton is serious"
Thus spoke Secretary of State
Lansing in the course of discussion
of the plight of the allies whose Sc
curity is menaced at sea by German
submarines and on land by shortage of
fighting men.
Secretary Lane told the governors
comforting here with the Council OF
National Defense on the part state
governments will take in the war, that
the federal government had heard
100000 tons of shipping had been sunk
in the last week by German subma-
rines.
The destruction, Secretary Lane
said, was not only threatening the ex-
istence of England and France but
was alarming the United States.
Study of inventions to combat the
submarine menace is being diligently
pursued in the Interior Department, he
said. The United States must build
ships as rapidly as possible, he told
the delegates.
"If we don't fight the war on the
other side" he added, 1--WE shall have
to fight it on this side of the Atlantic"
Secretary Lane declared he believed
the war would last several years and
that every resource of the country
must be brought into play to bring it
to a successful conclusion.
MANY persons thought" said the
secretary, that all we had to do was
to issue bonds, and that Germany
would bow her head in submission.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth. We do not know when this war
will end. 1t may not be one-year war.
PERSONALLY l believe it will last sew
eral years. Herbert c. Hoover has in
formed this government that Germany
has food enough to last two years, per-
haps longer.
Germany has put up the greatest
fight of history and she has the ad-
vantage of now fighting a defensive
warfare. Don't go back home and in
spire your people with the thought
that immediate action can bring this
war to an immediate end. You people
must look to this years crop and next
years crop, and the next after that.
I'VE can't afford to fail in this war.
Every man in this country is involved
in this work and every man in this
country is a soldier"
Secretary of War Baker told repre-
sentatives of the state councils that
state and federal governments must
work in the closest cooperation in the
nations history if the nation is to be
successful in the greatest of all wars.
The French commissioners were
given assurance that the American
government is willing to send troops
to France-one of the urgent recon-
mendations they brought to this coun-
try-when the allies believe they can
afford to spare the necessary ships
for transporting an army and its
equipment across the Atlantic.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Will Increase Food Supply.

Comprehensive plans are being
formed for the organization of every
county in the state for the purpose of
producing the immediate planting Of
food crops to combat the worldwide
pending shortage in food supplies. 1t
is the purpose of the State War Coun-
Gil, headed by Governor Gunter, to
have Colorado no laggard in response
to the appeal of President Wilson for
a united nationwide effort to increase
the production of foodstuffs. The
world is facing the most serious men
ace of modern times, as expressed in
President Wilson's proclamation when
he said: "The worlds food reserves
are low Not only during the present
emergency but for some time after
peace shall have come, both our own
people and a large proportion of the
people of Europe must rely on the har-
vests of America The time is short.
1t is of the most imperative Import
ance that everything possible be done
and done Immediately to make sure of
large harvests." A direct appeal is
being made to bankers, merchants.
business men and all other patriotic
citizens in the state to cooperate in
the formation of a complete organiza-
tion, both local and county, for the
purpose of getting immediate action
in the production of additional food
crops for the ensuing season.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Pushing Land Modifying Plan.

The state ways and means commit
tee is mobilizing in the campaign to
increase the output of the farms OF
the state The movement is to be car
ried on through the medium of "agri-
cultural preparedness specials" to be
run over the four lines of railroads
traversing the state. each carrying a
corps of speakers to talk on the neces-
sity of organization, enlisting in the
National Guard, conserving the re-
sources of the state, protecting the
health of the inhabitants and doing
necessary relief work.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Eighteen of vacuum's Crew Safe.
Liverpool Eighteen survivors o
the Vacuum arrived here.
MILLION GERMAN WORKERS OUT
"Peace and Bread" Is Cry of Social
lists Through Vienna Streets.

"Peace and Bread" Is Cry of Social
lists Through Vienna Streets.
London-Work stopped complete
ly throughout Austria Hungary on
May day, according to wireless dis
patches from Berne. All of the Vienna
munitions factories were left idle
while the workers gathered at sixty
mass meetings, where the food ques-
ton and the need of immediate peace
were the chief topics.
Identical resolutions were passed at
all the meetings demanding peace
without annexations or indemnities.
One resolution glorified the Russian
revolution and appealed to Socialists
of Russia to conclude peace with their
German and Austrian brothers.
In Hungary holiday was observed
in all the towns. Socialists paraded
in Budapest, singing labor songs with
frequent shouts for peace and bread
A Central News dispatch said thirty
women workers were killed by an ex-
plosion in a German munitions factory
at Troisdorf, near Cologne.
Another dispatch gave the number
of strikers in Germany at 100000,
mostly women and munitions workers.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED.
Total of $4,000 Sliced Off 100000
for States Expenses.


for States Expenses.
Denver-On the last day for action
on bills passed by the Twenty-first
General Assembly, Governor Gunter
signed three important bills, and ve-
toed five others. He vetoed two other
bills some days ago, making a total
of seven out of 159 passed by the
Legislature.
The bills signed were:
H. b. No. 20S, by Ardourel, appro-
priating about $2,0OO,0O0 for the gen.
eral expenses of the commonwealth
for the biennial period
s. B. No. 2S1, by Lewis and Cand-
lish, amending the 1915 workmens
compensation law.
H. B. No. 164, by Horton, concern
ing intoxicating liquors.
The bills vetoed were:
s. B. No. 10, by Starkweather, con-
cerning school teachers tenure Of
services.
H. B. No so, by Anderson, provid-
ing for public defender in Denver.
H. B. No. 1O4. by Herzberger and
Harris, relating to fraternal insurance
s. B. No. 3S1, by Hattenbach, relat-
ing to mutual fire insurance COM
panies.
s. b. No. 134, by Eaton, appropriate
ing $4,000 to refurnish the Supreme
Court library.
The long appropriation bill, calling
for the expenditure during the bien-
nial period of approximately S2,000,-
900 for the ordinary expenses of the
commonwealth, was reduced by about
$4,000. Under the law the governor
is empowered to eliminate certain
items and reduce others, at his dis
cretion
Following are the most important
reductions made in appropriations:
immigration Bureau $15,700; Game
and Fish Department, 100000; Grand
Junction Indian School, $4,000; Util-
ities Board, $4,000; Industrial Commis-
sion, s2,500; auditors office, $4,000;
secretary of states office, $1,S00.
Senate bill No. 2S1, by Lewis and
Candlish, received executive approval.
The bill reduces the waiting period
following injury of an employee before
the compensation benefit begins, and
increases these benefits about % per
cent The death benefit is also in
creased.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Commission to Check on Insurance.

Commission to Check on Insurance.
A representative of the State Indus
trial Commission went to the Hastings
mine near Trinidad to check up the
list of dead and prepare for the ad-
justment of nearly 100000 in insur-
ance that was carried in the coal mu-
tual company under the state work
mems compensation act. If of the
bodies brought out of the mine are
any that cannot be identified there
will be a big task before the State
Commission.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
DaIrympIe Renamed Mine Inspector

While James Dalrymple, state coal
mine inspector, was battling with the
flames az the Hastings mine in vain
attempt to rescue alive the 120 men
lost there, Gov. Julius C. Gunter
placed the seal of approval on the
work that Mr.. Dalrymple has done for
the miners of Colorado by reappoint-
ing him to his present position. 1t is
his third term. The governor also
named the following to be members
of the State Mine Inspection Board;
o. F. Nigro, Crested Butte; Frank
Smith, Firestone, and E. II. Witzel of
Trinidad.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Governor Names Race Commission.

With the appointment by Governor
Gunter of State Racing Commission,
it is understood that an attempt will
be made to revive the summer race
meetings. The members of the COM
mission are Wellington Fl. Gates and
A. l.. Simonson of Denver and ID. w.
Thomas of Longmont. The board will
act on applications to conduct race
meetings over the state.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Tragic Details of vawter Case.

Christiansburg, Va.-All the tragic
details of a husband offering his wife
for money to the man he later killed
because he asserted he ruined his
home were brought out in the trial OF
Prof. Charles p. Vawter, charged with
the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
FRESNOY AND BuLLECOURT ARE
TAKEN BY ALLIES IN AN AS
sAULT ON 12-MILE FRONT.
1000 Av|ATORS To WAR
AMERICA DETERMINED TO DRIVE
GERMANS FROM AIR ON THE
WESTERN BATTLEFRONT
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, May 4.-Following a long
and heavy bombardment, the British
infantry went into action Thurs
day morning just before dawn on
front extending from Vimy to
Croissilles, southeast of Arras. This
third battle of Arras is on wider
front than last Saturdays battle. The
British met with brilliant success in
sweeping forward on the German lines
from the start but they were forced to
take exceedingly strong defenses north
and south of Oppy.
Fourth period of intensive fighting
since the spring offensive began has
started on the French front, the Brit
ish reporting important gains on II
mile front, including the capture OF
Bullecourt and Fresnoy, positions at
the extreme points of the Hindenburg
line.
All captured positions held, in the
face of whitening machine gun fire and
desperate counter attacks, according
to the British statement.
Berlin says attempts of the British
to break through the Hindenburg line
failed at all points, entente losses de-
scribcd as tremendous.
Capture of Fresnoy, which is four
miles beyond the Vimy ridge, fell to
the Canadians, giving these troops
the added distinction of having cut
their way through the Hindenburg
line.
Erarcb drive another salient into
the German front east of Mont Haut,
capturing more than 200 men. German
trenches in Avocaurt wood, Verdun
sector, also invaded.
Washington.-The vanguard OF the
American army will be on French
soil before the end of the summer
This was the prediction made by
member of the cabinet after discuss
ing with the President the question OF
dispatching American troops to the
firing line as soon as possible ana
other major problems of the war.
Here is the Administrations contem-
plated plan for the initial movement
of the army to France:
The dispatch within next month of
1000 American doctors as medical
unit of the regular army.
The dispatch by midsummer of 25O
aeroplanes and 1000 aviators and me-
chanics.
The dispatch before the end of the
summer of a division of soldiers COM
posed of regulars and picked national
guard units.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Governor Urges Health Conservation.

Governor Urges Health Conservation.
The State Board of Health has sent
to Governor Gunter an outlined plan
for health conservation in the state
to be undertaken in conjunction with
the war council which is preparing
plans for better crops and better
handling of the foodstuffs of the state
in connection with it's other work.
The letter calls attention to the cry
for more men. 1t says that with the
busy preparations for war men will
neglect their health and that the state
should start an educational campaign
for health preparedness in line with
its other work.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
"a Americans Missing From Vessel.

London.-Thirteen men of the crew
of the American steamer Rockingham
torpedoed and sunk by German sub
marine, were missing when a patrol
vessel brought in word of the tragedy
through testimony of thirty-three sur.
vivorS.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
White Figures for 1918 Auto Tags.

The Colorado automobile tag for
1918 will be of black enamel with
numbers and letters in white.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
American Sailing Vessel Destroyed.

Washington-The American sailing
vessel Margaret was destroyed off the
Irish coast on April 9th by q subma-
rine. being set on fire.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Munitions Blast Kills 551 Germans

Basel, Switzerland. = The powder
factory at Furth, Germany, exploded
killing 521 persons, and a similar ex-
plosion at Troisdoorf killed thirty, ac-
cording to reports received here by
wireless.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
paIy Named on State Board.

Thomas F. DAILY of Denver was
named to be a member of the board
for the State Home for Mental De-
fectives, to fill a vacancy.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Put 5000 900 Fish Fry in Streams.

Application has been made to the
United States Bureau of Fisheries by
the local forest headquarters for ap-
proximately 100000 fish fry to be
placed this summer in the lakes and
streams on the national forests of
Colorado and Wyoming. OF this num-
Der it is expected that the federal
hatchery at Leadville will supply q
100000 fry for Colorado waters and
the hatcheries at Spearfish, s. D., and
at Saratoga, Wyo., nearly 100000 fry
for the lakes and streams in Wyo
ming.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Would Pool War Insurance.

ashington.-Pooling of American
war risk insurance with the allies is
proposed in an administration bill.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Capitol superintendent Named.

James Merrick has been appointed
superintendent of the state capitol.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05
Portion of Examination is Waived.

Orders to temporarily waive the
mental examination to applicants for
the officers reserve corps have been
received by Col. r. M. Getty, in COM
mand at Fort Logan.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-05

Federal Law Makes State Bone Dry.
Colorado will be bone dry" after
July 1st, says United States District
Attorney Harry B. Tedrow.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Soaked" Peas and B cans.

Reports received by officials in
charge of the enforcement of the Food
and Drugs Act reveal that owing to
the great demand and consequent
high prices for canned peas and beans,
many canners are putting on the
market products n ade by soaking
dried peas and beans and then can
ming them. The process of soaking
gives the peas and beans much the
same appearance as the fresh article.
Products made in this way may be
wholesome, but, it is pointed out,
they are generally less desirable than
those prepared from fresh peas and
beans. Furthermore, if the consum-
er desires the dried product it is much
cheaper to buy the dried peas and
beans directly from the grocer and
soak them at hone. In this way the
same aftlclt Is 81 lNNu III liluCu lcSo
cost.
The Food and Drugs Ac, does not
prohibit the sale in interstate or
foreign commerce Of ca d soaked
peas and beans, provided the label
ON the cans indicates plainly and
nonspicuously that the contents are
made from the soaked, dried pro-
duct. ConsunI' r. can learn hy care
fully reading label, Nhrt',rr they are
getting IA product that was made from
the dried or from the fresh peas and
beans. Weekly News Letter.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Had Use for Dunntnu Letters.

A large manufacturing concern sent
frequent and urgent demands to GER
tain delinquent dealer, and, being un-
able to get so much as response, sent
representative to personally wait up
on him.
"Why haven't you paid your account,
or at least written us concerning the
matter?" the representative asked.
"My dear SIR" responded the delin
uuent, smilingly, "those collection let
terS from your firm are the best have
ever seen. have had copies made and
nm sending them out to the trade, and
it's wonderful the number Of old ac-
counts I have been able to collect. /
haven't paid my bill, as felt sure there
was another letter in the series. l have
some hard customers to deal with and
| need the last letter."
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Accidentally Shot.

Edwin Gould, Jr., % years old
was killed Sunday last 10y a charge of
shot from his own gun. Young
Gould in company with his friend
Noy"s Reynolds Of New York. The
two were coon hunting ON the Gould
game preserve about two miles from
Jekyll Island, Ga, when Gould came
upon coon fast in one of their traps
and began clubbing it with the stock
of his gun. 1t is thought the ham
mcr caught some object and caused
the discharge. The load entered his
groin and caused death almost i'm
m,diatcIy. His body was sent to
New York.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 ORIA
Immense Floating Workshop.

A floating worshop has been launched
ut Calcutta. The "Abydos," however,
is not boat with some workshop quail
ties; she is workshop with some boat
qualities. Only in the leading iron
foundries in Great Britain would any
thing bigger or better be seen than her
machinery hall. All sense of being
cramped on board ship is lost In the
midst of this spacious and lofty cham
Der, with Its steel shafting running
from end to end on either side and pro-
pelling by numerous connections Of
betting every imaginable kind of metal
working machine. To produce this
"hall" three decks (or what would be
three decks in an ordinary ship have
been thrown into one, two decks for the
body space Of the hall, and one deck
for the dome space. She carries a
swinging crane capable of lifting 30
tons. Her complement consists of q
crew of 100, about $50 unskllled labor.
ers, and 300 skilled Chinese artisans,
each man individually picked. These
are controlled by staff of English en-
gineers, and each officer is mechan-
ical or electrical engineer Of high status
In his own line of work.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01

care nickel that she's back some
years from the reigning styles; but !
don't suppose there's man here that
would take her out anywhere
The elder man looked at him curl
ously. They had only met about half
an hour before, they did not even know
each others names, but had spoken as
men will on hotel piazza when both
are smokers, and one wants light.
"Do you think" asked Rankin, men
are all like that?"
I'm afraid they are"
"But you-you have just said you'd
like to know that kind Of girl"
II would"
but you wouldn't take her out "ny-
where?"
The young man stared at him in Il
perplexed way. He suddenly found
himself confronted with problem he
had not thought about.
"Well," he hedged "well-I don't
know" Then, as though seeing he
must be honest 'No, don't SUPPOSE
| would
II thought not. There, you see, is
the whole rotten sham of the en,ire
fool business they call society" He
spoke emphatlcally, and looked The
younger man squarely in the face. ITS
sorry time for the young people Of
this day when the whole social fa''"ic
has to be built on such poor, wob5ly
thing as clothes"
II wouldn't 60 quite as far as that"
protested Bailey.
II wouldn't have gone that far be-
fore; but you surprise me-you, a
young man thought with a pretty
good mental equipment-at least lit
tie above the average-y0u, by your
own confession, believe people are all
sized up by their clothes. It's some
thing Of jOlt-though / suppose l
ought to have known. You see, Eve
been living in a rather small world.
The few people care for do not meas
ure their friends by their clothes.
But when you're young, | suppose you
must get into the game, and that girl
you spoke Of-she's young, and it isn't
quite right for her to be entirely out
of 1t. She probably has more brains
In her little finger than most of the
women hefe have in their whole make
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
735e
Out-Of-D f-Date
Girl
q:
BY MARY PARRISH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Copyright, 1917. by w. G. Chapman)
"ThOse women look to me like jum-
BILE of cartoons rather badly drawn
and crudely painted"
The speaker, an elderly man with a
fine, broad brow, hollow cheeks and an
angular frame, looked from the hotel
piazza toward the troop of prOmenad-
ers in the afternoon parade at sum-
mer resort. The other man, quite his
opposite in every way except for the
intelligence and quiZzical humOr of his
expression, was young good-looking,
we'll "set up" in the muscular turn of
shoulder and limb, and fashionably
clothed. He smiled at the others com
ment, but seemed to agree with him.
"Yes," he answered that's just
about what they look like. Those
freakish, angular things with all kinds
of astounding things for decorations,
they call hats; those furs mufIled up
to their ears, with mercury in the
eighties, and skirts far far above the
ankles What will they say some years
from now when they look at the pic
lures of this period? Scott! I'd give
something to be able to hear what they
will say"
'They will say" rejoned Arthur
Rankin, "that it was only an eXcep-
tional few who made those caricatures
of themselves, instead of which it is
the exceptional few who do not"
True" assented young Bailey. 81
think I'd like to know that kind of
girl"
81 know one" said Rankin.
Really"
"Yes."
1T must take courage" mused
Bailey
ut does, and lot of common
sense"
"Now there, for instance, that girl
with the dark blue skirt that comes
down to her feet--the one with the
white waist and straw hat"
Eyes, | see" said Rankin.
II saw her around the hotel the first
time yesterday. She doesn't seem to
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Snow Slide Kills is.

An avalanche swept down on the
buildings of the North Star Mine, II
miles northeast of HALEY, idaho,
February 25th, drmolishing the com
pressor house, warehouse and bunk
house, smothering and crushing the
sleeping men in the snow and debris.
The bodies of nine miners were re-
covered. Six were missing and pro.
baby dead and Is were injured, some
seriously.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Holland Alarmed.

Due to the destruction of seven
Dutch vessels last week all of which
carried fodder, it will be necessary to
kill many cattle in Holland. These
vessels were torpedocd by the German
submarine U-3.
Detention at foreign ports of Dutch
vessels laden with Chilean saltpetre
and other fertilizers is causing alarm
it being feared that this years har-
vest will he retarded seriously.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Substitute for Gold.

A substitute for gold Is obtained by
combining 94 parts of copper with @
parts of antimony and adding little
magnesium carbonate to increase the
weight. 1t is said that this alloy can
be drawn, wrought and soldered very
much like gold, and that it also re-
ceives and retains a golden polish. 1t
Is worth something like rs cents a
pound.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
His Misfortune.

"What brought you to this place, my
good friend?" inquired visitor at the
prison of convict.
"A mere matter of opinion got me
here sir"
'Impossiblew
"No, sir. I expressed my opinion
that l was innocent, and the jury ex-
pressed the opinion that I wasn't. It's
hard world sir"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-03-01
Stale Bread For Paris Now.

Diners in Paris restaurants were
served last Saturday night with fancy
bread from the ovens, the last they
will get, in all probability, for a long
time. Sunday only stale whole meal
bread was on sale, in accordance
with the new Government regulation.