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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
IDEAL SERVANT PROVED
TO BE GERMAN SPY

PARIS, Sept. 3.-(By Mail. y
Model domestics are as scarce in
France as in most countries SO tho Sc
fortunate employers who have found
ideal servants naturally hold on to
them. That was the case of the wife
Of mobilized chauffeur in Gap, a
small provincial town.
But one day Sherlock Holmes, or
one of his disciples, came to Gap, in
the uniform of policeman. Hear
ing about the model servant, he fell
wondering at such exceptional
qualities in hired girl. He under
took a private investigation. These
were evidently of drastic nature.
for the mistress of the model servant
recounts that the policeman began by
seizing her servant by the hair, which
to her amazement, came off in his
hands and turned out to be a wig.
The outer garments followed and
what was left was German spy, who
for four years had been collecting
useful information in the neighbor-
hood.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24

wisdom of going to war, but the dis
cussion is closed when congress acts.
After that no one should be permit
ted to cloak attacks upon this gov
ernment or aid the enemy under the
claim that he is exercising freedom
of speech.
mo sympathy, therefore. will be
wasted upon those who have been ar
rested for unpatriotic utterances.
They abuse free speech and this ap,
plies to attacks upon the allies as
well as attacks upon the United
States. We can no more allow our
allies To be crushed than we can Of
ford to be crushed ourselves. The
defeat Of our allies would throw the
whole burden of the war upon US.
We must stand together and fight
it thru. There are only two sides
TO a war. Every American must be
on the side of the United States"
There are, as MIR. Bryan says,
only two sides to war, and in this
war there is only one side for an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tribune.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
(By United Pressl
RED CROSS ASSIGNS
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES

Fifty public health nurses have
been assigned for duty by the Ameri-
can Red Cross to the zones around
the National army cantonments.
National Guard camps and Naval bas-
es. The nurses will work under the
Red Cross sanitary directors in CO.
operation with the local, state and
federal health authorities.
Nurses have already taken up their
work in civil districts around the
cantonments at Hattiesburg, Miss;
Fort Riley, Kansas; Des Moines. I'd.
Louisville, Kentucky; Little Rock,
Ark; Aver, Mass; Chillicothe, Ohio;
Atlanta, Ga; Newport News and
Petersburg, Va.
Besides the special work in camp
zones, Red Cross nurses in the town
and country nursing service are at
work thruout the country, largely in
rural and mining communities.
Ninety-four women are so engaged
in nursing and teaching the care
and feeding of infants, first aid and
home dietetics, and assisting in the
fight against tuberculosis. 1t has
been estimated that 4S per cent of
the Union troops in the Civil war
came from the country districts.
While the percentage will not be SO
large in this war, the Red Cross has
undertaken to see that their families
and homes are kept well and safe
against the day Of the country SOL
rier,s return.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
WIRES
LINK WASHINGTON
WITH ARMY CAMPS
(By George Martin.l

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 22.-
This city is the busy spider in the
mammoth web of telephone and tele.
graph wires woven as if by magic
since war was declared, linking w
camp cantonments and war organiza.
tions thru out the country direct with
headquarters here.
Thru this monster system of COM
mumcations Secretary of War Bak.
er could get the commanding off
GERS at all the cantonment CAMPS in
the country on the wire and talk to
them as tho they were sitting beside
him in Washington. Or camp COM
mander on the Pacific coast can sit
down and talk things over with a
camp commander on the Atlantic
coast
1T is striking tribute to the
science of communication" said
Chairman Daniel Willard of the Coun-
ell of National Defense today, "that
country so vast can be kept so
closely together as the United States
is at prevent with its war emergency
system ,f telephone and telegraph
lines.
"The work Of the companies is the
more remarkable because it has been
accomplished in the face of a great
ly increased demand for commercial
service. Despite obstacles which at
times seemed insuperable the gov
ernment's requirements have been
met.
"As soon as the location Of all the
National army cantonments had been
decided on, the work of providing
adequate telephone facilities, with
suitable stock of switchboards, load
ing coils, cable and other material,
progressed swiftly.
Because the camps are in most cas-
%, several nilss fssn IA asasss'
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
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PROMPTNESS PAYS.

A young Kentuckion has lost a big
fortune by being 20 minutes late in
keeping an engagement.
The cheerless old fellow with the
scythe always gets all that is coming
to him. And there is many bad scar
on our fortunes where he has had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time is cheap, and we are apt to
think we can filch it at will. But It
is always ourselves we rob, not time.
Maybe you can waste your own
time by baing late in keeping engage
ments and feel that the loss, if any,
is your own affair. But it Is also
the affair of the man you keep wait
ing. You waste his time too. If
your time is worthless, maybe his
is not. He may conclude that his
time is worth more to him than you
are.
In many cases it may not matter
much. But one never knows until
afterward whether it matters or not.
And thru false politeness we are u.s.
ually assured that it does not matter
even when it does.
Only the idle and careless, whose
time is of the least value, can af-
ford to vast it by looseness in
keeping engagements.
1t may be hard to acquire the fix
ed habit Of always being on time,
but it can be done, and it is worth
while to do it.
Great business men have this hab-
it. Men of great affairs, whose time
is most completely taken up, are u.s.
ually on time. 1t is they who know
best the value Of time and the i'm
portance Of saving 1t by being al
ways prompt-Christian Herald,
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
COLORADO DOING HER BIT
TOWARD u. s. FOOD SUPPLY
(By d. W. Thomas.)


(Secretary of Agricultural Bureau.)
Forecasting crops is great indoor
sport wherein one mans guess is ap-
parently as good as another's but
from a careful study of all available
sources of information it appears
that conditions in Colorado are gen.
orally very favorable.
Wheat.
The winter wheat for the state Is
short but is more than made up by
spring wheat, and Colorado will in
crease its last years production by
over a million bushels. Threshing is
under way in most sections and the
yield is holding well to the ten-year
average of twenty-three bushels per
acre. This yield, by the way, is eight
bushels above the average for the
United States.
Condition is slightly above ten-year
= average and production for the year
is increased by a million and half
( bushels.
Barley
Condition about normal and pro-
duction increased by 100000 bushels.
Rye
The quality Il normal. average
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
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APPROVING MR.. BRYAN.

We dc not often have opportunity
to quote Mr.. Bryan with hearty ap-
proval of his utterances. It is there
fore, particularly gratifying to be
able to reproduce from him a state
'ment with regard To the war which
has not been improved upon in many
instances. 1t ;s - follows, and il
taken from the Commoner:
before our nation enters . war II
is psrfsctly pzvpsr y dissaas ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
(By United Press)
FOR SOLDIER BOYS.

The campaign to provide funds
for libraries at cantonment camps
and hospitals for our soldier boys
vii, be launched next week. The Ii.
braries are of interest 70 every pa
triotic persons, and those who have
the welfare Of our citizen soldiers at
heart will consider it a privilege as
well as duty to contribute to the
fund. The Durango Public library
has been asked to raise 5000 toward
the movement. Arrangements are
being perfected to do this by means
of "Tag day" sometime during The
FAR Those who have expressed
their willingness to assist IN the good
work by selling flowers on this oc-
casion are the Misses Marguerite
Jackson, Lillian Miller, Johanna Shof-
fer, Teresa Real, Nellie .acCloud,
Bertha Biggs, Florence Salabar.
Cc.d'e Hooker, Sara Cody, Helene
Searcv Helen Burdick, Maria WIN,
Helen Fritz, Alice Dobbins, Sadie
Sullivan, Ruby Alexa l.r and Jose-
phine Pu]liam and ths Mesdames
-'ickerill, Ayres and Ritter.
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Much Of this expert talk ID old CON-
mon sense IN new at*irs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24

city, it has been necessary 10 plan
for large increase in the trunks OF
the nearby city.
.'ln addition to all this permanent
work, temporary telephone facilities
were furnished the contractors en-
gagged in construction work. About
3OJ miles Of wire was placed at the
disposal OF contractors or other In
di7.duals engaged in the building Il
cantonments or similar war activities
aud extraordinary efforts were re-
quired to replace Immediately the
facilities which had been taken from
commercial service.
''The same story Of emergency
work in record time can be found in
sports on the communication work
for aviation training fields, for
guards at bridges, water supplies and
other public works, and for plants in
solved in war activities, where SER
vice had to be installed without delay.
Particular attention has also been
given to telephone requirements of
the railroads to enable them to
handle efficiently transportation Of
large bodies Of troops.
The work Of the Coast Guard
telephone lines is being continued ac-
lively. Hundreds of miles of armor-
ed submarine cable are being used
in coast guard projects along the
New England coast and the work of
constructing land lines to connect
with the submarine cables is well un-
der way"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
ITALIAN AEROPLANES
VISIT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 22.--
Three powerful Italian aeroplanes
gave Washington the first sight of
war flying. They flew from Newport
News to the Capital in little over
an hour and q half. Lieutenant
Franklin Lane, son of Secretary Lane,
was passenger.
On the return Secretary Lane and
Rrigadier General Squires, head of
the aviation bureau, will be passen-
gers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
ROOSEVELT is NOT
ASHAMED TO ROOT

A picture of the reviewing stand in
New Yory city, before which the
drafted men marched, shows Colonel
Roosevelt and a number of other dig
nitaries. as %AE
In characteristic Rooseveltian fash
on, the former president is seen wav-
ing a soft felt hat frantically above
MS head, while the appearance of his
mouth would indicate that lusty
cowboy yell is emanating therefrom.
In contrast to the colonel is the de-
picted actions Of the other occupants
of the box. Men in high silk hats
are seen politely clapping their hands
whilst a smile overspreads their fea-
lures. They are pleased, no doubt,
and impressed with the sight before
their eyes. But they are not moved
to break down the dignified reserve
that is theirs thru years Of train
ing.
We need little more of the Roose-
velt emotion when the soldiers go by.
Hats waved aloft and voices raised in
school boy fashion are what the SOL
diers want. II the ex-president can
root for the men who are going
to th. 'front.', there isn't anybody who
need be ashamed Of cutting loose" at
the sight Of the boys in khaki.-Des
Moines Capital.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24

EVIDENCE
PROMISED
(By United Pressl

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 22.-
Definite evidence that Bernstorff
paid out large sums of money to GER
tain publications is in the hands of
Senator King of Utah.
Senator King told the senate he
has Photographic copies of checks
and receipts for money paid by Bern
storff to the Fairplay Publishing
company and Editor Marcus Braun,
among others. He also has copies of
papers showing payments by the Aus
TRAN embassy to foreign language
newspapers. The data is known to
be absolutely authentic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
REPORTING FOR DRAFT DUTY,

Two of the registered men who
failed to appear for examination re-
ported in person to the board today
and others have sent word they would
be here not later than Monday. Sew
eral of the number were out in the
hills and the order to appear did not
reach them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight and Sunday fair. Not
much change in temperature.
Plan New Attend the Big Colorado-New Mexico Fair

yield per acre about one per cent
less, and total production increased
by 10000 bushels.
Flaxseed
Condition is above normal and to-
tai state production increased by
10000 bushels.
Colorado acreage is increased 447
per cent, more than any other state
in the Union. Harvesting is now on,
the condition Of the crop is good and
the growers are happy in the knowl-
edge that the government commits
sary will recognize their product by
pro rata purchasing.
Potatoes
The state yield has increased over
a million bushels. The condition is
six per cent higher than the average
for the past ten years. Some fu-
sarium has appeared in sections of
the state, but not in sufficient guam
tity to cause alarm. The market is
not as strong as is fair to the grow
ers, but it may improve.
Corn
Colorado is not a corn growing
state, but several varieties are being
developed which give promise of sue
cessful acclimatization. Practically
all of the grain grown is for feeding
with a major portion going into silos.
Early frost is a constant menace, but
the present prospect is for large
tonnage put up for winter.
Peaches
The harvest of practically a full
crop is about complete in the Grand
valley, with quality good and prices
firm for the grower and not too high
for the consumer.
In Delta county peach sections
labor conditions are unsettled. The
peach crop, due at its heighth about
the goth, is coming along slowly and
heavy loss by early frost is immin-
ent
Apples Z
Orchards occur in practically all
sections of the state and for that
reason there is bound to be some loss
to many growers with small guam
tity and insufficient market facilities
The commercial growing sections re-
port almost full crop, however,
with quality generally good, tho ade-
quate transportation facilities are
causing a great deal of worry to the
orchardists.
Livestock
The livestock situation is receiv
ing the limelight at present. Re-
ceipts of cattle at the local stock !
yards have increased $1,000 for the
year to date, sheep have in |
creased nearly $4,000 in the same pc
Rod, and hogs have fallen off $4,000.
There is no doubt but that the hog
supply is falling dangerously short,
but serious question has arisen as
to whether the increase in cattle and
sheep is due to increased production /
or the inclination of the growers to
sell under the pressure of high feed
and labor costs, with the latter more
apt to be the case. High market
prices are attractive, but there exists
a doubt in the minds of the growers
they compensate for the risk
and high cost of roduction.-Den
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PROMPTNESS PAYS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
(By United Pressl
MINING ITEMS FROM
SILVERTON MINER

The Silver Lake custom mill is
pounding away day and night with
three shifts, two being engaged in
the milling Of ore that is sent there
for treatment and the other making
the necessary repairs on machinery.
- -
The Plata Rey Leasing company,
which has a lease on the Margie and
Silver King claims Of the Telescope
Mining company, this week shipped a
car Of high-grade silver-lead ore.
The ore shipments for September
up to the 10Th, from all roads, are
199 cars.
Silverton and the entire district
was never more prosperous in its his
tory than it is today.
There is not an idle man within the
district who cannot get work if he
SO desires. in fact, there is always a
call being nade at the mines and
mills, which also speaks for the
flourishing condition in which the
outside public finds US at this time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
AVIATION STUDENT
INSTNATLY KILLED
(Bz United Prsss)

MOUNT CLEMENTS, Mich, Sept.
22.-Wilbur D. Mong, a student at
the Selfridge Aviation field, was In
stantly killed when he fell 1900
feet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
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What you intend to do = less i'm
portancs than what you d.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
GERMANY
PLAYING
SLICK GAME
(By United Press)

The Teuton'sanswer to the pope's ap-
peal for peace has no influence on
the war situation as far as this gov
ernment is concerned, it is officially
announced.
The United States will prosecute
the war on the basis that the strug-
gle must continue until Hohenzol-
lernism is eliminated.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 22.-
Germany's and Austria's acceptance
of the pope's peace proffer fails to
swerve the United States and the an
nounced intention to make no peace
while kaiserism lasts.
The authorities declare war prep
arations will continue, and the strug-
gle will likewise continue despite the
Teutonic replies, pointing out that
the Hohenzollerns always talk peace
with their mouths, while with their
hearts they plot murder and intrigue.
The Bernstorff plot to influence con-
gress is held up as an eamxple.
The international experts sum up
the effect as follows:
The German government vii lagain
go before its people with a plea it
accepted the peace offer while their
enemies scorned it, therefore the war
is one of defense" thereby solid
flying the people behind the govern
ment.
Second, the Teuton acceptance will
tend to reinforce the cutters and
other pacifists in other nations. The
effect on Russia may be unwholesome
and will likely give the American
quitters more ammunition, but will
not alter the general situation.
Third, the replies indicate to the
warning elements that victory is
nearer than they suppose, for the
answers show that Germany des-
perately wants peace before the losses
become overwhelming.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-"An interest
ing discussion as to the future of in
ternational relations which does not
touch the present situation and not
approach the question of ending the
war" summarized the British view
of the Teutonic reply to the pope's
appeal for peace.
Officials declined to be interview
ed, but privately said that Germany
has again lodged the question.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. o.
Bplgaria wants peace, according to
ugarian Minister Stephen Panare-
toff.
He says he is unable to communi-
cate with his government officially
but he knows there is an earnest de-
sire for peace among all the central
powers"
He cannot say, he declares, whether
the sentiment is strong enough for
separate negotiations.
"a "a m n
COT nPAnO nOJNC HE'D pit
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24
BRITISH
HOLD NEW
POSITIONS
(By United Press)


LONDON, Sept. 22.-Powerful Ger
man counter attacks at dusk yes
terday penetrated Haig's new posi-
tions on the Ypres in the sector east
of st. Julien, he reports.
The German gains were short liv-
ed, however. The British made local
attacks which successfully ousted the
enemy. Today Haig reports every
inch Of the new territory intact.
The net gains of the British drive,
summed up, are eight square miles
of territory, 5000 prisoners, heavy
casualties on the enemy and an I'M
pressive demonstration of the artillery
superiority.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 22.--The Teu-
tons have started another offensive
in the Riga section, forcing the Rus
slams back.
The official statement says, South
west of Admina Jacobstadt the en-
emy occupied parts of our line after
piercing our positions. Some posi-
tions were also captured. Two miles
from Dvina we retired To the right
bank Of the Dvina river in the Riga
region proper.
"The enemy attacks in the direc-
ton Of Sissegale broke down"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-09-24

Much Of this expert talk ID old CON-
mon sense In new attire.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
Visions And Dreams
Why Do We Hide Them AS If Asham-
ed, When Without Them We
Would Achieve Nothing?

strong enough to break away in
spite OF bolts and bars and assert
their mastery over practical facts,
and then the world calls the vision
ridden person q poet. q painter, q
musician. . sculptor, or q madman.
as the case may be.
For the only kind OF visions this
practical world will tolerate at all
are those that can be set down in
black and white or spread out on
q canvas. or Imprisoned In stone.
II you can catch your hsetinS fancy
and stick II on q pin like a butterfly
and point cut Its delicate eolorinE.
trace Its may lines. explain where
its sheen comes from. and even
point out to an inquiring mind
where he might fnd Its stomach
and lungs. you may pass for q gen
ius. II you can't do that you will
quite likely pass for . fool.
Crestures Of Visions.
Yet this seems like q sneakinx
way to treat the best part of Us.
doesn't it1 It's alomst IKE being
ashamed OF ones own father and
mother. We are what we are be-
cause OF our visions. yet we dis
own them at every turn.
Isn't It queer, too, that the very
things We are most ashamed Of In
ourselves we are most eager to see
in others? Try to entertain q group
of middle-aged knlttera. who have
married. raised famalies, and have
now> Joined the rocking chair bril-
gade, with accounts Of your tTav
els. an outline Of your favorits
book, your predictions OF the wealth
er, or your opinion Of the nsbular
hypothesis-and you win be lucky
II, they do not 80 to sleep on your
hands.
However, start to tell them about
your neI6hbo daughter, who has
eioped with her ideal. the village
ne'er-do- well, and they viii prick
up their ears, their eyes win CLEAN,
with Interest, and on all sides you
vii be greeted with. that nattering
attitude which says more plainly
than words, 60 on! Go orr
II Isn't curiosity. IDLE curiosity,
either. It's deep calling unto deep.
We are most Interested In what we
understand best Even II we
haven't strength enough to LIN cur
own wings, even though We pretend
to be amazed At the Eigzag. mete-
oric soul, even though we venture
some soul. even though we exclsin
piously, "How could sheF'-as a
matter Of fact We do all understsnd
perfectly. for we have the same
fre within ourselves, only We have
Kept II Amoulderins, fortunately or
unfortunately as the case may be.
while with this othar one II has
burst into q co1haSration-