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The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12
Come to the Stock Show

Come to the Stock Show
During stock show week in
Denver. we are going tn make
big cut in prices OH our used
cars. We only have a few but
they are in perfect condition
throughout. All have electric
lights and starter. Make our
salesroom your headquarters.
See US before you buy.
GA Nohr & Bonney- Yager
1920 broadway. Phone Cham pa
3l68 Denver, Colo. -,
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-12

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~ >,-,onn -ciBss .dattsI.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
WHY COAL IS
SCARCE AND HIGH
Continued from page -

formed war council is now doing
much that the prchers are demanding
This council he plans to have do tie
task of a ministry of munitions and
to that end he has swept aside much
red tape, granting the council start
ling broad powers.
General Crozier, chief of ordnance.
bitterly attacked by gun manufacture
ers and others for lack of foresight in
supplying the American army with
guns and munitions; Quartermaster
General Sharpe assailed for failure TO
provide adequate clothing for soldiers
in training and others now in the
council. will remain there until proved
inefficient
Baker made this clear. adding that
these men bring to their work expert
ence in their own branches.
The war council will be the direct
ing head of the war department
Shipping Probe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2I.-Some of
the most powerful financial interests
in the United States were set UP in
the ship building business By the gov
eminent free, Assistant General Man
ager Bowles Of the Emergency Fleet
corporation admitted in the senate
shipping probe hearing today
The International Ship Building
company, New YORK backed by the
Stone and Webster interests OF Bos-
ton, the New YORK Ship Building Co,
and the NstioazE City hanG Of New
without putting ug capital OF its OWE
TE- cd
compaay's yard on the Delaware riT-
CT, Philadelphia. a. cost OF sci 000.-
coo, paid practically all the salaries
of supegiateafs1ts, toremen and EN-
ployes and furnished the materials
and payToIIs- The company furnish
ed the site.
RoEIes defended this form OF
agency contract" on the ground that
only through this virtual subsidy
could the large standardized fabricat-
ed steel ship output be obtained.
The senate probers directed their
fire also al the Sloane Shipbuilding
corporation, of Seattle, concerning
whose contracts Senator Jones said
there had been ugly rumors. BOwIe8
claimed he was unfamiliar az 10 hcE
this company had obtained its coz
tract as Il was "one OF the troubles"
he had inherited from his yvs1sces-
sors. He promised TO furnish t1s
committee with desired fafor-4Stat--,
BowIes prefaced hiz tsstfrsSEg ~
SAYING that since he had S5yEsrs@ Es~
fore the coEaEalEEs. D%EEss EafsE
more new shIla hare G~e- LzGsa%asfss
one a. Seattle. 2s3SG Esz-xS Sas st
Camden, I2,66S. sEl oas - New
York, 1000 tor.s,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

congregation. got him the place in
London because they were good ser.
mons.
That is just about what happen,
when any young man gets on in the
world. He does his small job SO IN
diligently and SO well that he is
promoted to bigger job in the same
institution or is called to some other
institution, If Mr. Newton had been
loafing in his work at Cedar Rapids
because the pulpit there was not the
most conspicuous in the country he
never would have been invited to the
City Temple. The man who neglects
the small job doesn't usually get a
chance at anything better.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

curity holders. Bankers pointed out
the move would greatly stabilize none
tary and investment conditions.
Selection Of Secretary McAdoo as
rail dictator has almost universal ap-
prevail in financial quarters. Typical
OF the comment of railway presidents
was that Of w. H. Truesdale of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western:
| ut seems to me fair, reasonable
and workable method Of taking over
the railroads. The proposed method
of compensation does not strike me as
being out OF the way"
Frederick Underwood, president of
the Erie said THE new plan will be
like plunge in cold water. 1t will
hurt at first, but after we are In 1t we
are going to like it. can't find any
fault with it."
President Charles E. Mitchell. Of the
National City company, put his stamp
OF approval on 1t this way:
THE appointment of Secretary Nc
Adoo is excellent The plan looks ex-
tremely sane and sound"
Charles H Sabin, president OF the
Guaranty. Trust company, added this
endorsement:
THE news from Washington is
splendid The plan strikes me as very
satisfactory"
Editorial comment here generally
approved the plan.
! No More De Luxe Travel.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 27,-Travelins
deluxe will become thing of the past
under government operation of rail-
ways. Under Director General Nc
Adoo's regime the last ounce of eff
cheney will be demanded out Of the
present equipment. The present pri-
vate car and extra fare specials al
ready have been curtailed. Dining
Ecoaches and club cars will be nen
among travel luxuries to go.
/ Millionaires' magnificent palaces on
wheels are now abolished. Need for
added track space and motive power
sounded their demise.
! or 1900 private cars in the nation
only. those are being used today In
which railroad officials are forced to
make quick inspection trips.
| McAdoo will give immediate atten-
| ton to further war time economies
| pullman cars are being taken off many
roads. Theatrical troupes and circus
performers are being forced more and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
He Made the Mos. Of His Job.

Kansas City Star: DR.. Burris Jen-
kins tells in the Star of finding a
minister from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. in
charge of the most important Non
Conformist pulpit in the world-that
of the City Temple, London How
did it happen that London should
have gone to Iowa for a preacher
1t is lesson that any young fell
low starting in any lire of business
might well consider. Briefly. Joseph
Fort Newton, in his small Cedar
Rapids pulpit. was preaching the
sort of sermons that an audience
anywhere in the world would vel
come. So it fell out that when by
chance he was asked to send SER
mon for publication in London
church paper. it attracted attention
and he was asked for more. These
sermons, preached for Cedar Rapids
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
CHICAGO Cash Grain.


CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Corn-No. 3
s165@1.7O; No. yellow, s145@
1.6O; No. yellow, s1.45@159: No.
s white, $15S; No. white, $3.50
15S; No. mixed. s1.s0@185; No. 5
mixed. s147@I5S; No. 6 mixed,
s1,40@1.53.
oats-No. 8 white. 79@s1c; No. 4
white, 7S@79kc; standard, 800
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, H., Dec. 27.-Corn-Mar.
ket 7@13c higher. No. 4 yellow,
1856 bid, S175 asked; No. mixed,
sl6201.65; No. 3 mixed, $1.65 bid:
No 4 mixed, s1.62@1.65; No. s mixed
$1.61.
oats-Market unchanged. No Q
! white, Sic; No. 3 white, 80hc;
standard, soAc.
Chicago Live Stock
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Hog receipts
1900; market slow, 5m10c lower.
Mixed and butchers. s16.60@172O
good heavy, s16.90@17.20; rough
heavy, s16.55@16.70: light, $4,000
l17.10; pigs. s12.o0@15.9O.
! Cattle receipts 21,0Go; market
weak, 10c lower. Beeves. 1880
14.25; COWS and heifers. $4,000 80;
stockers and feeders. $6.60m10.20;
! calves, SS.50@15.75.
Sheep receipts 10000; market
steady. Native, $9.00@12.50; western
(! s9.35@1310; lambs, $12.60@16y35;
western. $1350@16.4o; ewes, 5000
| 11.90.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27.-Cattle
receipts 4,000 market steady. Steers,
s7.006145O; cows and heifers, $500
@10.50; stockers and feeders, $1,000
11.25; calves, s6.75@13.00.
! Hog receipts 1000; market strong.
Bulk, S16,50@1710; heavy, $4,000
1925; medium. s1650@17.10; light,
! $16.00@17.00.
Sheep receipts 1000; market
| steady Lambs, $15.25@16.15: ewes,
I S9.00@11.50; wethers, $7.00@15.00.
Omaha Live Stock
| OMAHA, Dec. 27-Cattle receipts
J $500; market steady, 10c lower.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
What Is ijfe2

Cedar Rapids Republican,: But
what is life, after all? Is it length
of days? II it is mum bered in years,
why, then, at it's longest it does not
amount to much, for seventy and
eighty and even ninety and a hun
dred years are not long and il they
are the measure of life then the
measure is neither long nor great
Living, doing, achieving, these are
life and it is possible for a man to
live more in few years than others
live in many. Old age is blessed and
we honor it, but it is often the least
desirable part of life-the waning
powers are burden. Nor is the
prayer to be delivered from sudden
death a good prayer, always. Often
the sudden death is the best death
to die. Nor is even violent death
to be condemned-if the violence is
in doing something that is worth
while, something that is great and
heroic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
HAMILL'S
STEEL CUT
COFFEE
CLEVER PIECE
OF STRATEGY
Continued from page L.

made by England for retention of GER
tain protective areas in South Africa.
The demand for reparal.on is one
on which the allies will insist as basic.
The Anstro-Hung arian minister
suggested that withdrawal of troops
from occupied regions could be ar
ranged in peace treaty in event OF
failure to agree on certain points be
fore it was signed"
1.-The return of the German colonies
taken by force constitutes an essen
tial part Of German demands from
which we will never desist," he con-
tinued. The Russiae demands for
evacuation of occupied territory cor
respond to Germary's Intentions"
The Evening News today character
1zed Germany's reply as IAN adroit
general peace feeler."
'It means" the editorial said, that
Alsace-Lorrafne, under the Teutonic
plans, could not be liberated; that
belgium could be given no repa-a-
lion; that Trentino would not be re-
deemed; that Britain must eyacuate
Mesopotamia and Palestine; that
Germany would be free TO establish
her mittel Europa and her DONNA
ltion in the east. 1t would mean the
ruin of the British empir-in short,
"a German peace would be German
Victory"
No official comment was fOrthcom-
fng today on the Germans terms. Prf-
Tately, however, the complete o-nis-
sion from the Teutonic declaration
of faith" of any mention OF the res
aorauons, restitutions and securities"
demanded by Premier Lloyd-George
was held to be an insuperable barrier
TO any consideration OF the whole
matter.
The fact was also emphasized that
while Serbia, Rumania and Russia
might not be physically annexed TO
Germany, nevertheless the Injunction
could be made just as" close through
economic annexation" The state
ment also does not specify whether it.
Is proposed to restore Armenia and
Turkey.
There seemed scant likelihood that
the British laborites-the radical rar-
ty in British politics-would swallow
the clever German bait
Arthur Henderson. leader Of the
party, told the United Press:
RESERVATIONS and restitgtierss'
are beyond the pale Of discussion.
WITHOUT LHeSe, not even TIE most
Rvowed pacifist in England Daos.Id
talk OF peace terms.
THE terms as indicated tz Ger.
min mean that Germany would be ac-
corded freedom to carry ont her plans
to subjugate central E1orpe
Mount Czernin's language on the
stipulation for joint acceptance OF
all the allies OF the terms offered
BY Germany was as follows:
1T must be expressly pointed out
that all powers now participating in
the war must within a suitable period
without exception or any reserve
bind themselves to the most precise
adherence to the conditions bindin g
all nations"
Continuing, Czernin pointed out
that it would not do for the quad
ripple alliance negotiating with Rus
STA in one sided fashion to pledge
themselves to these conditions with
out guarantees from the Russians and
their allies that they will recognize
and carry out the conditions honestly
and without reserve as regards the
Quadruple alliance"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Stock Market Notes.

Stock Market Notes.
United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-The~ ssee1s
market opened strong with rairoadf
shares showing decided advances to-
day, following announcement of gov
eminent control of the transportation
lines of the country.
New York Central was UP IN
points at II. New Haven opened at
20, up rs. Erie was up 2as at 16.
The general list followed the rail-
way advance.
General Electric opened at 1241s.
up a. American Smelter opened at
71k, up 11a.
Among the other railways, South
ern Pacific opened at "a, up 81.
Union Pacific was up 8A at 112.
Southern Railway was up 21s at "a.
Reading opened at 701, up 25s; st.
Paul 48, up IFS Penn up at 45A
Atchison S74, up 91a; Delaware and
Hudson 100, up 8; Canadian Pacific
1874, up A; Louisville and Nashville
1091s, up 3H; Norfolk and Western
1O4, up 7As; Ontario and Western
21A, up Ia.
U. s.. Steel opened with a sale of
5000 shares at Sc and 200 at 861a
and s5h. up 21s to 2ss.
American Can opened at IS, up
11s; Missouri Pacific 23A, up IL;
American Telephone and Telegraph
10M, up /; Westinghouse 1855, up
rs; Baldwin Locomotive SIN, UP
az; Crucible Steel so, up 1 Beth
lehem B 7Oh, UP rs,
The market generally regarded I'll.
news of federal control of the rail
roads, the best that had reached here
in months. 1t was pointed out that
with the government guarantee OF
the railroads profits, the lines will
be in better shape if the control CON
tinues to the end of the war than
ever before.
Possibility that railway issues
might be withdrawn from trading on
the stock exchange was not enter.
tanned by officials. They declared
that security holders must have some
market should they desire to liqui-
date their holdings and the fact that
the government would be in control
of lines would have no effect on trad
ing in the issues.
With favorable opinions expressed
in every quarter on the Washington
announcement, there was wild
scramble for stocks Immediately the
market opened.
During the first few minutes OF
trading Delaware and Hudson adj
vanced IA points to los. 81 Paul
Common went to 40, up 1875; Chesa-
peake and Ohio sold up 10 a.. III
advance of SIS. and Union Pacific
went to 112. B. o. common sold at
SIS, up 15A.
The market continued to fairly
boil during the first hour. Prices in
some issues ran wildly up and down
without any apparent reason. There
were differences of five and six
points between some sales of the
same issue ST. Paul comm on dropped
from 40 to 441s B and 0 went from
81 to Sly, only to recover later.
While industrials were higher they
were generally overlooked in the
wild buying Of rails.
In the second hour the following
issues had advanced above their
openings: Erie first preferred, Ches-
apeal1e and Ohio, Great Northern
preferred, all Rock Island issueA.
Wheeling and Lake Erie, and Reading.
A thirteen point gain was made by
Rock Island skies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Late Market Quotations

Steers, s700Q14,O0; cows and heif-
ers, $5.50@1O.50; stockers and feed
ers. $6.00@10.75; calves, $1,000
1875; bulls and stays, $5.25@S.5G.
Hog receipts $500: market 5@10c
lower Bulk, s16.60@16.7O; top,
s16.85.
Sheep receipts 1850; market
slow. steady. Yearlings, s11.5o@1325;
wethers. $11.O0@12.50; lambs, $14.00
@16.00; ewes. $9.75@11.25.
Kansas City Live stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec, 27.-Cat.
tie closed active to steady. Cows
were strong to Is cents higher with
stockers scarce and firm,
Hogs closed steady to 10 to Is
cents lower with bulk at $3.50 10
$500.
Sheep closed steady to 10 cents
lower
St. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. 27.-Cattle
receipts $500; market steady. lower.
Texas receipts 100; native beef steers,
sS.00@14.25; yearling steers and heif-
ers, $7.00115.50; cows, $5.03@11 90;
stockers and feeders. s6.50m11.00;
calves, s5.75@16lOo; Texas steers.
s6.T5@10.50; COWS and heifers, s6.009
1000.
Hog receipts 10000; market &C low
er. Mixed and butchers. $1,000
1890; good to heavy. s17.20m17.40;
rough. $4,000 1925; light, Si6.90@
1920; pigs, $4,000 1900; bulk, $500
@17.35.
Sheep receipts 500; market steady.
Ewes, $10.0O@11.50: lambs. $4,000
1910; Gamers and choppers, $4,000
900; wethers, $11.00@12.50.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Butter-Ex-
tras, 4Skc; frsts, 4sc; dairy extras,
42k@47c; dairy firsts, 39@401ac.
Eggs-Ordinary firsts, 44@47c;
firsts. 5O@52c.
Cheese-Twins 22h@2ac; Young
Americas. 26@26kc.
Potatoes-Receipts II cars; Wis
consins and Minnesotas, s19O@2.1O:
fancy westerns, $2,0O0215 per cwt.
Live poultry Fowls, 19@23kc;
ducks, 19@24c; geese, 18023c;
spring chickens, 221kc turkeys, 24@
Csc.
New York Produce.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 227-F1our mar
het unsettled, nominal.
! Pork market easier Mess, s51 .5O@
$500
| Lard market unsettled. Middle
west spot. s24.70624.sO
Sugar. raw. market quiet Centrifu-
gal test. s5.92.
Sugar, refinel. market quiet. Cut
loaf 1855; crushed, 39.4O: powdered
$S-40@S.55; granulated. sS15@S.35.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, Sc.
! Tallow market firm. City, lie;
special, 17Ac.
Hay market quiet No. 1, $1,000
1.45: No. 3, s1.0091,15; clover, $1.Oo
| @1.35.
Dressed poultry market steady. Tur-
keys, 25G40c; chickens, 201a a 36c:
fowls, 1S@27kc; ducks, 25@28c. :
| Live poultry market fairly active
! Geese, 24@25c; ducks. 24@25c; fowls,
% @26c; turkeys, 32c; ROSTERS, 1sc;
chickens. 24@25c.
Cheese market firm State milk
common to special, 17625c skins.
common to specials, s@19hc.
Butter market steady. Receipts s.
533. Creamery extras, 49649hc:
| dairy tubs, 38@49c; imitation cream
cry firsts, nominal.
| Egg market firm Receipts 6.497.
| Nearby white fancy, 70072c; nearby
mixed fancy, 57@62c; FRESH, 5S@62c.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
Heavy draft. extra. $50. $160@200
Eastern chunks ..,........ 75M125
Southern horses, choice.... 120@165
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Boosters of Greater Philadelphia
plan n vast increase of municipal
territory, reaching into parts of four
adjoining counties. The parts mapped
for annexation have population of.
100000, which would put the city in
the 100000 class.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
lets remove the cause. There is
only one "Bromo Quinipe', z. w
GROVES signature on box. 3Oc.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Grain Review.

Grain Review.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service!
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Free selling
by longs today sent oats prices down
Is to LIS cents under yesterdays
closing prices.
December oats opened u higher at
so but later lost rs. January opened
at 10. down s and subsequently lost
~. May opened Is lower and later
lost to 75k
Corn prices were practically I'M
changed, owing to light trading. De-
cember opened ls off at $1.27h, but
later gained the same fraction. JAN
uary opened II down and later lost
the same fraction to $1.26. May open
ed u off at S1.245s and continued at
that figure.
Provisions were lower on a lower
hog market.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO. H.. Dec. 81
H,,N ich ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

During August, September and o.
tober. this year 485,000 officers and
men arrived in England from the
front on leave. The number OF leaves
granted for the same period last year
was $1,000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Bankers are pleased.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Eastern rail
heads and New York bankers were to-
day highly pleased with President Will
sons decision to take over the ma
tons railroads.
The guarantee plan was especially
praised as insuring justice to the Sc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
THE WEATHER..
weather Forecast.
rC. 2. Department Of Agriculture
Weather Bureau

6sS1eC FCScSSsL
RI. z DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
FIR Hegzuk and vicinity: Cloudy
as9 EzEea colder tonight and Friday.
gor Iowa: Cloudy and much colder
eIgalgnt with cold wave; Friday prob
ably fair; colder east portion.
For Missouri: Unsettled and colder
tonight; cold wave northwest and
extreme northeast portions; Friday
cloudy and colder.
For Illinois: Unsettled and colder
tonight with cold wave northwest
portion; Friday cloudy and colder.
Weather Conditions.
The weather is mostly cloudy in
all sections this morning, with snow
along the northern boundary from
Montana to the upper lakes.
Temperature is low in the eastern
states, and milder In the Mississippi
valley.
An area of high pressure in the
northern mountain region is advanc-
ing with much colder weather, and
mild temperature with rain prevails
on the northern Pacific coast.
Local Observations.
Dec. Bar. Their Wind W'th'r
26 p. m.-3O42 81 Sc PtCPdy
27 a. m.-30.24 80 Sc Cl'dy
River stage at a. m, IL feet be-
low low water
Change in "a hours, rise 3.
Mean temperature 26th, %.
Highest, 81.
Lowest, 13.
Lowest last night 80.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
more to use regular passenger equip

more to use regular passenger equip
ment.
A movement has been started by the
Patriotic Education society to curtail,
IL not stop, the transportation of race
horses.
Saving OF fuel, track space, equip
ment and motive power already effect
i've Is enormous and McAdoo will press
further upon people that nonessential
luxuries must be abandoned for the
war.
What to DO With Steamboats,.
WASHINGTON, Dec 27-The dis
position Of railroad owned steamboat
lines which the Interstate commerce
commission ordered divorced from
the railroads under the Panama canal
act, was one of the many legal prob
lens looming today from government
railway control
The separation OF the Lehigh Val
ley from it's great lakes boat lines
ordered by the commission, but not
yet put into effect, and the case of
the New Haven and the Southern
Pacific systems will come up for
consideration in this connection.
At the commissions Office it was
stated such questions will have to be
worked out subsequently according
to developments and considering
what is best to be done under the
circumstances The presidents
proclaim alton placed all railway
owned or controlled systems of coast
wise or inland water lines under gov
eminent control.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
pledges of Support.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 27.-Pledges
Of support in any action the govern
ment takes regarding the railways %
the country, and unanimous approval
of the appointment of Secretary Nc
Adoo as director general of the rail
WAYS were voiced here today by the
officials Of western roads.
THAT portion of the announcement
which explains that Mr.. McAdoo is
to direct the unifcation and opera
ton of the roads through their pres.
ent arrangements impresses me as
being of exceeding Importance de-
clared Frank A. Wadleigh of the
Denver and Rio Grande,
B. B. Greer, president of the Colo
RADIO and Southern said:
"The c. and S. will continue to CO.
operate as it always has in any
measure which the government sees
fit to inaugurate.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-27
Railroad Men Ready.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. N.-Rali-
road men are ready to do their
duty under any plan or policy that
may be determined upon to achieve
the purpose of the nation In this
time of war" said VIM. Sproule,
president of the Southern Pacific in
a statement today.