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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-27
DIR. Roberts Gets
Army Commission

DIR. Stanley ]. Roberts has received
a commission as first lieutenant in
the dental section, Officers Reserve
Corps. His commission dates from
August 31st.
Lieutenant Roberts has been or
dered to hold himself in readiness to
move as soon as definite instructions
are received.
Lieutenant Roberts has been in
Canon City about year and he and
his wife have made many friends he 1
during that time who will be glad to
hear of the distinction bestowed up
on him. He volunteered his services
and passed a creditable examination
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Brother of
". G.. Watson
Is In France

Carl O. Watson, brother of w. G.
Watson of Orchard Park. enlisted in
the engineering corps of the United
States army at Joplin, Missouri. sew
eraI months ago and is now with the
American expeditionary force some
where in France" AS he has a num-
Der of friends and acquaintances here
the following extracts from letter
recently written by him to his parents
will be of interest. He says
II am writing to let you know that
we arrived on European soil all o. X.
We had fine trip across with very
pleasant weather and are in good
health and spirits. The voyage was
without special incident and because
of the calm surface of the ocean none
OF US were seasick. l am only one OF
many thousands of foreign soldiers in
France and it behooves us as Ameri-
cans TO bear the separation from
home bravely. ] realize that you are
the ones who suffer most. So be
cheerful and do your share and in a
comparatively short time we will be
together again. ! would like to have
a newspaper printed in the good old
u. S. A. fashion for this French lingo
is an unknown tongue to me at pres
ent, but watch me learn it. Would
not make fine Frencbman? These
people have suffered a great deal
from the war and you see in the
streets only old men and women and
those who have been disabled on the
battle line. but they show a brave
front and go about their work un
complainingly. Well, folks, will have
TO close and hit the bunk as it is get
ting late. Don't expect me TO write
as often as l did in the States, nor
tell you as much as l did there, for
the censorship is very strict
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WANT SMOKE FROM THE
BRICK PLANT ABATEO

AT the regular meeting OF the city
council Monday night the following
petition was presented by Miss Fanny
Morrison. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nltchen.
John Hamilton. Mrs. Lorentz Ritz
man and Miss Ritzman on behalf of
fits signers:
We. the undersigned residents and
citizens or Canon City, Colorado. re
spectfully petition your honorable
body to take some action towards
abating the smoke nuisance originat-
ing from the brick kilns of the Jewet.
Fire Brick company on South Eisv-
enth street The smoke from this
plant is so dense, and the coal gas
and fumes are 70 Irritating. as to be
detrimental to the health of the com.
munity and renders the neirhborhood
where the plant is located undesir.
able as place of residence"
The petition. which was signed by
thirty-one people. was discussed at
length by the members Of the coun-
ell. and. on motion. the mayor ap-
pointed IA special committee OF three
aldermen to make an Investigation OF
the causes set forth in the complaint
and report its findings TO the next
meeting OF the council. The commit.
Tee. which was instructed TO act in
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"A Fine Tribute to
Lieut.. McC cCandleSs

The public reception given by the
citizens of Florence at Celtic hall on
Thursday night complimentary to
Lieut., Commander Byron McCandless
of the United States navy, was mag
nificent tribute to one of the most dis
tinguished of the younger officers in
that branch of the federal service.
The reception was planned and car
ried out under the auspices of the
mayor and city council and was
community affair. Celtic hall was
crowded to its capacity by men and
women from all over the county who
desired to do honor to Hieut Com
mander McCandless and show their
appreciation of his worth as citizen
and his advancement in the naval SER
vice.
A program of music and speech
making occupied the evening and
made the affair one of exceptional en-
joyment to all. Mayor T. NJ. Howells
presided and announced the features
of the entertainment.
The hall was elaborately decorated
with the national colors and present
ed very pretty appearance. On the
platform with the guest of honor sat
President Isaacs, of the Chamber of
Commerce, Senator ]. G. Johnston.
Mayor T. NJ. Howells and Aldermen
]. A. Sweet, S. G. Kelso. C. B. QuinIey.
ii. E. Hughes, W. D White and ]. F.
Westfall
The first number on the program
was a cornet solo, Loves Old Sweet
Song" by County Commissioner ].
Victor McCandless, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. G. L. Severcool.
Other numbers were a vocal selection
by the Florence Portland Male quar-
tet consisting of Messrs. Thomas Ev-
ans. w. B. Banks. w. A. Wild and E.
B. Wood; an address by Dan Isaacs
on Patriotism; second selection
by the F1orence-Portland quartet: the
singing of "The Star Spangled Ran.
ner" by Mrs. T. M Howells; an ad
dress by Senator ]. G. Johnson. in
which tribute was paid to Lieut.. Nc
Candless and response by the latter.
Just before the meeting closed Nav
or Howells stepped to the platform
and sprung the real surprise of the
evening when he presented Lieuten-
ant McCandless. on behalf of the city
council and the citizens of Florence
in particular. with a handsome silver
loving cup. handsomely engraved with
the following inscription, Presented
TO Lieutenant Commander Byron Nc
Candless. U. S. Navy, by the City of
Florence, September 20. 1917, at Flor
ence. CoIo.''
Mrs. McCandless. wife of the lieu
tenant commander, was presented
with handsome boquet of Liberty
rcd roses. which she acknowledged in
a most gracious and charming man
ner. The guests tben formed in line
and greeted Lieut.. McCandIess and
wife with a hearty handshake and fit.
ting words of welcome.
Those in attendance from Canon
City were County Treasurer Blake
Rogers, Mrs. George P. Nix, Mrs. Matt
N. Lines and daughter. Mrs Boyd
Gatewood of Santa Barbara, Califor-
mia.
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Tobacco Famine
Is Sore Trial for
Soldiers Abroad


the American soldiers lover there
and that every man. woman and child
should send in contribution to The
Daily Record Tobacco Fund at once,
is shown by the following paragraph
taken from dispatch from General
pershing's field headquarters:
Fabulous Prices During Famine
"a small number of foresighted
American fighters made good-sized
cleanup whe nthe tobacco famine
hit the camp a couple of weeks ago.
They had laid in reserve stocks OF
'makings' and 'tailo-made' and found
quick sales at ridiculous prices
twenty francs 70 ra sack of alfalfa.
and as hish as dollar apiece for
cigarettes
The payment OF such fabulous
pices for smokes may be taken as
an indication of how keen the khaki
clad boys are about their smokes
Smoke Famines Occur.
The dispatch from France shows
that tobacco famines occur in the
American soldiers camp.
Alvey A. Adee. Second Assistant
Secretary of State. who has made a
number of tours of Europe on his
bicycle tells readers of The Record
that his experience with foreign to-
bacco makes him strongly sympa-
thetic with the movement to send
American tobacco TO American sol
diers overseas.
Here is bit OF arithentic which
| may interest you.
What High Prices Mean.
When the American soldier pays 20
francs or about $3.50 for a single bag
Tobacco he spends as much as IL
would cost you to keep him ade-
quately supplied with smokes for If
teen weeks.
BY contributing 1915 or fifteen
quarters to The Record Tobacco Fund
you can send 10 on american soldier
/ fifteen packets of tobacco each CON
tanning the following standard size
articles:
One package OF tobacco.
Four books OF cigarette papers.
Three pounches of tobacco.
Two packages of cigarettes twenty
cigarettes TO the package.
Return postal card on which the sol
dier will write his thanks to you
72o Smokes Cost 81.
When the soldier pays 81 for =
''tailor-nade" cigarette, he spends as
much as you would have to pay for
no less that 72e smokes for him.
There are at least $50 smokes in each
packet which you can send for IS
cents. Your dollar woud buy four OF
these packets. or 72O smokes.
One of the questions you will have
to decide for yourself is How much
longer am / going to withhold my
contribution from The Record Tobac-
CO Fund and force the American SOL
diers fighting my battle overseas to
pay such outrageous prices for his
smokes?"
Think II over and when you have
finished cogniiating. send or bring
your contribution 10 any of the sol-
lowing places and make the check or
cash donation as big as you can:
Here are the places where you can
leave your money:
The Record Office.
Corner Drug Store No. /.
Mitchell & Egbers.
Corner Drug Store No. 2.
The Fremont Cigar Store.
The Canon Cigar Store.
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NelUs From
Camp Gunter
Pueblo Colo.
By Corporal Bryan Gresham
September Is. 1917.

September Is, 1917.
Commanding Officer Colonel North
cutt has mapped out sixteen weeks
course of training and 1t sure keeps
a person busy from $50 a. m. till taps
at $3.50 p. II. We drill eight hours q
day Part of the time is devoted to
lecturing on hygiene and The Articles
of War.
Yesterday afternoon the lecture
was on 1.-THE Rights of Soldier" by
Major Cooley.
The regiment has been changed a
little since / last wrote. Major Martin
now commands the First Battalion
composed of companies A, B. c. D.
Major Cooley the Second Battalion,
companies f. F, C, H.
Four men of Company f have re-
ceived appointments. They are j. II.
sherman, TO company clerk; Roy
Roath of Florence. to corporal; Bryan
Gresham to corporal and a man that
enlisted in Pueblo to corporal
Churchill McDaniels has been select
ed as orderly for Major Cooley. That
is considered as an honor in the army.
First. Lieut.. Ragsdale has been sick
for the past two weeks but is now
able to be out again and the boys are
certainly glad as he was greatly
missed
Captain McGovern of Co. F received
an appointment to 60 to Fort Sill, Ok
!ahoma, 10 attend the school of mus
kerry. In the future he will be an in
structor along that line in the Second
Regiment. He leaves for that place
today and will be gone about three
months. The boys have planned a
yell with which to give him Godspeed
Lieut.. Criswell is now the drill mas
ter of Co. F. He is our Second Lieut..
There has been % federal officers
sent here to give instructions to the
regiment. They have been equally
divided among the companies. Among
the new officers are four captains.
four first lieutenants, and the rest
are second lieutenants. They are
from Camp Leon Springs. Texas
They are sure putting the boys thru
the different drills. too.
Schools have been arranged for the
officers ana non-commissioned offic.
ers and they are held every night ex
cepting Wednesday and Saturday
They will be held on those two nights
II the students do not pay close at
tention TO their lessons and study
The Lieut.. Colonel made the an.
nouncement in school last night that
IL the non-coms. would do the right
thing that in the near future some of
them would be commissioned officers
Charlie Edwards. Canon boy, has
enlisted in Co. H.
TIE regiment will move to Califor-
MIA by October first according to or
ders received a day or two ago.
Sanitary cots have been provided
for the men and they sure as a great
help when it comes to sleeping-only
we don't get long enough time to use
them.
Co. + has been moved to new quar-
tiers. We now have a good quiet place
for our barracks. They are the old
stalls used for horses at the Fair
grounds but they have been thoroly
cleaned and new floors put in them
Three men are quartered in each stall
The men have them fixed up SO they
look real comfortable.
The ladies of Pueblo made comfort
kits and presented them to the boys
and they certainly are a nice present,
and one that the boys will keep-no
doubt, much longer than they did
their ten dollar gold pieces.
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Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House For Seven.
Tennle GaI want to tell how much have been benefited
Lydia Pkhas Vegetable Compound About eight agoI
such low state Of health unable keep house
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
time and could scarcely sleep at all The doctor
of liberation and without operation
invalid but told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised husband get Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured Now keep house for
in the garden am thankful this
it Life and have
they have been benefited Airs LINDSEY, r r. Tennl
you special advice write Pinkha Mcdi-
will be opened.
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GOO sick
go Mork
Many Women in this Condition Re
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof of This Fac.

Ridgway, Penn. : u suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for
seven months SO could not do any of my work.
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia K, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health 80 ] now do all of my housework which il
not light / have little boy three years old"
Mrs o. NJ RniNEs Ridgway, Penn.
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cost of blah LlxIno.

The nccessaries Of life nre lot
higher than they were n few years
ago." "Yes. and Just think how many
more there are NJ them"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
CONGRESSMAN WILL
ADDRESS REUNION

Congressman John r. Miller Will
arrive from Washington. d. c.. Fri
day 10 visit his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. !. y. Miller of New Carlisle.
Congressman Miller is serving in
congress from the Seattle. Wash,
district. having been elected on the
republican ticket by a substantel
majority even though his state re
turned q majority in favor of Pres't
Wilson.
The NInler-Zigler family reunion
which will be held at Hudson lake
Thursday. Aug. l6. will be address
ed by Congressman Miller. who
brings the latest news of the war
preparations direct from Washing
ton
Eldon Miller. Homer J. Miller,
and Charles L. Zigler. the officers
of the family reunion organization.
announce that all friends OF Con-
gresham Miller are cordially in
vited To- attend the reunion. Mr..
Miller will address the reunion il
the afternoon.
Horace G. Miller and William
Ritter. post commander OF the q. A.
r.. are uncles OF Congressman
Miller.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
NEIGHBORHO0D "SCRAP"
IN THE CITY COURT

Echoes of ''ueighborhood
scrap We're heard i'm city court
Thursday morning. Emery Walters.
1871 f.. Sorin ST.. was charged with
assault and battery by Minnie
breckenridge. who lives at 1903 +.
Sorin. and Mae Walters. Emery's
wife was charged with provocation
10y the same complainant. a cOun-
ter charge of assault and battery
against Minnie Breckenridge was
entered hy Mae Walters The trio
entered pleas of mot guilty" and
the cases were continued TO next
Tuesday.
Blose Eeszewski. alias Grip" -
who operates a newsstand at the
corner of Michigan and Washing
ton-was charged with petit larceny.
and the case was continued on his
plea Of not guilty GRIP" is said
90 have taken a Ford wheel and
tire from the New York Central
John scott who pleaded guilty to
operating am automobile without a
licenses, was given "a suspended fine
of 81 and costs. while Stanley Cir
MAX found guilty of running a mo-
tor vehicle without a chauneur's Ii
cenSe. was given similar sentence
The charge of prostitution against
Sarah Hollands was dismissed. as
was the charge ~ association
a-alust Christ Cashakis. the charge
of neut larceny against leo Rankin.
and the charge of child desertion
against Frank SmicEielski
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
MILK PRODUCERS
DEFY RETAILERS
Pay rs Cents a Gallon or Do
Without is UItimatum of
County Association.

Twenty cents a gallon. or no
milk"
This is the ultimatum fired at the
South Bend Milk Dealers associa-
ton Wednesday night as the result
of a meeting of 60 members OF
the st. Joseph County Milk Pro-
ducers' association, representing an
output of 1900 gallons of the
product daily.
Retailers who two weeks ago in
creased the price of milk TO the
consumers 10 II cents a quart. it is
said. baked when the farmers. at
meeting Saturday night. raised
the wholesale stipulation from -
Gin some cases 1St cents a gallon.
They declared the price had been
elevated because they made no profit
on the 22-cent milk. Now. with the
wholesale price % cents it is prob
able that added contributions from
the consumer will be required.
Boost of Other Markets.
The wholesalers assert il is use
less for them TO attempt 70 supply
the local markets under % cents a
gallon. because there is no profit,
and markets in Chicago and else
where are glad 10 handle any
amount at % to p cents. Their
main reason for the increased price.
they say, is the high cost of feed
since the war began.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
KEASEY ST. WOMEN
BAKE PIES FOR 1876
NATIONAL SOLDIERS

Keasey st. is again out for dis
tinCtiOn as South Bends most pa
triotic street. This time il is not
flags. but pies.
Sergt Earl Britton of the head
quarters company. third regiment,
l. y. @. Thursday received pies
enough for 135 men. baked and pre-
scented 10 the militiamen by Keasey
81. women.
Shortly after the declaration of
war when Old Glory was unfurled
TO the breeze in so many place no
street offered more profuse dis
play OF flags than did Keasey.
The boys Of the third regiment
are emphatically Of the opinion that
there are other method of display
ing patriotism besides flying the flag
and baking pies is one of them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
BOARDS TAKE UP
MANY CLAIMS
Men With Defective Teeth
Ordered to Have Them
Fixed by Sept. l..

Following the completion of the
physical examinations Of the 500
men from South Bend called TO til
the quotas of the new army, the
two city selection boards began the
consideration of physical discharges
and claims for exemptions Thursday.
The task OF passing on the claims
Tor exemption viii not be finished
until the end of the week
I'm determining the discharges
granted ON physical grounds. the
boards i'm the majority of cases will
issue temporary discharges only.
a temporary discharge is not ef-
fective after the cause Ior which il
was granted ceases To exist. The
county selection board at its meet
ing Wednesday notified six men
found with defective teeth 10 have
their teeth fixed by Sept. /. on which
date the temporary discharge will
be revoked.
No announcement Of the num-
Der Of men needed TO hll the quotas
from the city districts could be
made Thursday morning Board
officials stated that the work OF
completing the records of the men
answering the first call must be
finished before the number of addi-
tional men needed could be fixed.
Transfers 10 other districts for
examination were granted TO Milton
r. Wurster. lS2S =. Main St. Dean
u, Annis, $50 +. Bowman St. and
Peter Martin. all of district one.
Several transfers from out of the
city appeared for examinations be-
fore city board No. Thursday
morning
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
MRs. THELENA RARCOME.

Mrs. Theleua Barcome died We'd
nesday night at the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. Peter Leveque 1902
J.. Madison ST.. after an illness Of
five days. Mrs. Barcome was so
years old and had been resident
OF this city Tor the past six years
Surviving are the following chill
dren. Mrs. Peter Leveque, Mrs.
Frank Klein, Valparaiso. Ind. Mrs.
James Wiley. Detroit. stephen Bar
come of this city One brother.
Leithe Bouchard of Des Moines. Ia.
also survives. The funeral viii be
held Saturday morning at St Jo-
seph's church. Father =. J. Carroll
officiating The body will be taken
To Valparaiso for burial
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
son OF MENNONITE
PASTOR IN ARM.

John A. Singer, 31S Stanley
St. is the pastor Of the Mennon-
tie church, a religious sect con-
scientiously opposed to war. But
his son is in the army doing his
Bit.
we worry about him a good
deal said Rev. Singer. but his
letters home are always reassur-
ing. His mother and / can only
put our trust in God. knowing
that our son will do his duty as
an American boy"
Young Singer is a member of
the coast artillery corps, and is
at present stationed at Newport,
r. l., though he expects TO be
ordered to France soon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
RACE SCHEDULE
IS APP ROVED
County Fair Directors An
nounCe Program For Inter
State Track This Fall.

Fifteen races with purses ranging
from $3.50 TO $4,000, comprises the
schedule passed upon by the direc-
tors of the 81. Joseph County Fair
association at a meeting Thursday
morning at the American Trust
building.
Several features are TO be added
10 the regular race program, which
will make it one of the best ever
staged in this section of the country.
Plans are being made 10 bring some
OF the fastest horses and most eX-
perienced drivers in the game, to
this city for exhibition races.
INTERMITTENT EARLY CLOSING
PURSES.
2:24 trot. Northern Indiana Rail-
way, purse $1,000.
PIG trot. south Bend Merchants,
purse $4,000.
2:12 trot. Studebaker Manufactur-
ing company, purse, $4,000.
2:24 pace, Kable's restaurant
$1,000.
2:24 pace. South Bend Chamber
Of Commerce. purse, $4,000.
Free for all pace, Mishawaka
.rchants < Manufacturers. purse
$1,000.
LATE CLOSING PURSE PAGES.
2:27 trot, purse $500.
2:2O trOt. purse $500.
2:17 trot. purse $500.
2:27 pace. purse $500.
2:17 pace, purse $500.
2:O9 pace. purse $500.
Consolation trot or pace. purse,
$500.
$50 county trot, purse $3.50.
2:3O county pace, purse $3.50.
The purses are 10 be divided in
the following order.
First horse. As per cent; second
horse. 25 per cent; third horse. 13
per cent: fourth horse, eight per
cent: fifth horse. five per cent; sixth
horse. three per cent. The deduc-
tons from the winners are: First
horse. five per cent; second horse.
four per cent; third horse. three per
cent: fourth horse. two per cent;
NTH horse. one per cent; sixth horse,
nothing.
The schedule as 20 the days on
which the various races Will be run
will not be drafted until after sept
I. which is the date set for the
closing OF the entries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-09
COPPER STOCKS
OPEN WEAK
General Motors Drops on IT.
regular Market-GainS Re-
ported Late in Day.
international News Service /:

International News Service:
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-The stock
market had an irregular opening
today. Steel Common sold at 1885
a gain of nearly I point, and gains
of y 10 nearly 1 point We're made
in Bethlehem Steel b Crucible,
Republic and Baldwin.
The copper stocks were weak,
Anaconda and Utah sustaining loss
es Of about = point. General Mo-
tors was also weak, falling 1 "a at
the opening 10 11214, while Indus
trial Alcohol advanced Is to 1914
The railroad shares were frac-
tionally higher.
Before the END Of the first Il min
.utes practically everything on the
list made substantial gains with the
majority of leading stocks ruling
well above yesterdays final prices.