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ground and across it is painted the appeal in heavy block letters. Many of the posters show a British soldier in action. Some show the soldier as a silhouette against light background leading charge. Others show him standing behind a pile of sand bags in an attitude of readiness for the fray.
 Not only are, there signs in the street cars but there are signs on the outside. Fender boards, canvas streamers tackled to the sides and even such words as "Y our King and Coun- try Needs You,'' are stenciled in white on the windows. This is favorite phrase and one finds it everywhere a sign can be placed. on the walls in railroad stations, in hotels and busi- ness houses of every description.
 A large percentage of the advertis- ing is of a general character and is is- sued by the Government, but the vari- ous battalions that are being formed are a close second in activity; indeed, it is probable that they have, been iA the lead. A militiaman gets his com mission and permission to form bat talion and, after gathering around him his staff, the work of getting the pri- yates begins.
 Lkreet Work.
 First money must be raised for a fund to carry on an advertising cam paign. This money is usually sub scribed in part by the officers and the remainder is contributed by friends or by active solicitation among the townspeople. Some battalions raised as much as s5.o00 in few days. Others found it much more difficult. The first step was the procuring of headquarters, some empty store, and this was decorated with flags, posters and placards. In the meantime space has been purchased in the newspapers and advertisements of the battalion read something like this:
 IBE A TIGER AND HUNT THE HUNS Join the 140th Battalion of Tigers and go overseas with us. to whip the enemy of our King
 and country.
 At first the adveeAssements, were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
Prof. 0. H. Benson, ofthe Department of Agrleul- lure, Advises How the People May Do Their Part In F eeding the Na- tion -- Possibilities of the "Back Yard Garden
Copyright, 1917, by The International ] -lt-- Syndicate.

Copyright, 1917, by The International
 Syndicate.
 TIT is the patriotic duty of every
 American citizen today to help
 feed the nation, or to fight for 1t" Thus Professor o. H. Ben son stated the case at his office in the States Relations Service of the Department of Agriculture. He had just returned from New York City, where he had addressed convention of hundred mayors of American cities who had met to discuss the question of feeding the nation and feeding its allies in this its time of war.
 "At this very moment America needs ships, brawn and food. in addi- ton to war and naval forces" said Professor Benson. That need is summed up in President wilson's re- cent message, in which he said: We must supply abundant food for our! selves. and for our armies and for our seamen, not only, but also for a large part. of the nations with whom we have now made common cause, in whose support and by whose sides we are now fighting.
 Without abundant food alike for the armies and the peoples now at war the whole enterprise upon which we have embarked, will break down and fall. The worlds food supply re- serves are low. Not only during the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

other devices to register the daily total. But all of these, great as they may seem at the time, shrink into in- significance as compared, with the campaign that has been waged in Canada during the past three years because not only all of these means have been adopted, but many more in an effort to complete the roster of half a million men.
 No business house fn the world could put on such an advertising cam ,paign on account of the enormous cost, but here is a propaganda that is backed not only by a nation. but by a large percentage of the individuals. and the money and time is furnished regardless in order that what they are endeavoring to do may be accom- plished.
 Posters On Every Side.
 The nomeptoone steps on Canadian soil the aim of the nation is inn pressed. On every side one sees bill- boards displaying posters 10 feet by 20 feet, and wooden painted signs of similar proportions bearing wording that dispels all. doubt. Here one J tice; Enlist Now" or Your King and Country Calls You.' In the street cars in every locality there are the usual advertising signs interspersed with the call to arms. "Why Don't Tou Enlist Young Man." reads one. 'eE|ery Man is Expected to do His Duty" reads another.
 In practically every store window in hamlets, towns and cities are printed cards and hangers and, in some in- stances, the phraseology is rather pointed. One depicts youth tipping his hat to a young lady who is carry ing a satchel. May I carry your grip 2" he asks. "You would look bet ter carrying a gun," she retorts.
 In the printing and painting of these signs and posters color runs riot. There are some striking combinations of red and black, black and orange and red, white and blue. Circus style is in vogue and every ruse to catch the eye is used. The Union Jack in colors is frequently used for a back
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
The Raising of a Volun- teer Army In Canada Was asOnlyAccomplished Through the Efforts of the Most Gigantic Ad- vertising Campaign In the History of the New World.
Copyright. 1917, by The International
 Syndicate.


 ~ ANADA is raising her contingent of 500,0O0 men for the Mother Country by the volunteer sys- ~ tenn and while the number is nearly complete the method has cost millions of money and untold effort g. struggle in which 1t has been nec-. essary to use practically every known device for attracting the attention of recruits, cabling, brow-beating and almost threatening them to join the colors. I.
 Few Canadians will say that the volunteer system is a success; in fact the Government has frequently been, appealed to to put enlisting on a con scription basis, but to no avail The authorities are determined to stick to the volunteer system just as long as they can and how the work of raising this army is being carried on is one of the most interesting chapters in New World history.
 Huge Advertising Campaign. I First 1t is being accomplished by means of the largest advertising cam paign ever carried on on this con- tinent-, Americans, or rather the peo- pie of the United States are accus- toned to great commercial advertis- ing campaigns, the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to introduce soaps. razors. chew ing gum and what not; city-wide cam paigns to raise big sums of money for this or that charitable institution The employing of window displays, pages of newspaper space, billboards. street cars, letters. postals, blotters and personal solicitation toget1er with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

ANADA is raising her contingent
 of 500,000 men for the Mother i, Country by the volunteer sys- tenn and while fha nI1nher iH
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Especial to The Times.)

Especial to the T1meS.)
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. a.
Women as chauffeurs, elevator
operators, car conductors and mo-
tormen are results of the world
war, but there's only one woman
steamboat captain and engineer.
On q trip to New Orleans from
up the picturesque bayous and
down the Mississippi river Mrs.
Numa G. Elfer has been discov-
cred.
Her crew consisted of two negro
deckhands and these as able-bod-
led sailors: Heloise Elfer, aged
Ia; Nance Elfer, 10; Laurel Elfer,
8; Clemens Elfer. 6 and Bruce FL
fer, 4. They are Mrs. Elfer's chill
dren.
Mrs. Elfer has an engineers IL
cense, gained while making the
trips for many years with her hus-
band, Capt. Elfer. The steamboat,
Heloise, named for the eldest
child, b their home.
While Elfer handles the en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22
LA TOILETTE
IS SCORED BY
UNION CHIEF
Especial to The Times.)

SEATTLE, Oct. %. - ANY
American who has the money and
fails to invest in the Liberty bonds
is the worst kind of Stacker" last
night said c. o. Young, widely
known organizer of the American
Federation of Labor, at the Airing.
ton.
Referring to the fact that a few
Seattle and Tacoma labor leaders
have been trying to bring the Wis
consin senator to the coast on a
speaking tour under labor's aus
pices, Young said:
1--WE appreciate all that LaFol-
lette did for labor in the past, but
that isn't the quetsion now. Is
he far the government or against
the government? What is he do
ing now? What a pity that men
usually sane cannot stay steady
on their feet In a crisis like the
one that conlronts our nation! l
shall oppose>any action that tends
to endorse his course"
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SEEMS EVERYONE
HEARD ABOUT IT
All want to try new drug that
dries up cOrns SO they
lift out.

Good news spreads rapidly and
druggists here are kept busy dis
pensing freezone, the recent dis
covery of Cincinnati man, which
is said to loosen any corn SO 1t
lifts out with the fingers.
A quarter of an ounce costs very
little at any pharmacy, but is said
to be sufficient to rid ones feet
of every hard or soft corn or cal
lus.
You apply just few drops on
the tender, aching corn and in
stantly the soreness is relieved,
and soon the corn is so shriveled
that 1t lifts out without pain. 1t
is a sticky substance which dries
when applied and never inflames
or even irritates the adjoining
tissue.
This discovery will prevent
thousands of deaths annually from
.lockjaw and infection heretofore
resulting from the suicidal habit
OF cutting corns. adv.
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ENGLAND STRANCLEs
FOOD. PROFlTEERS!

ably, plenteously-and, what
more, CI/DAPLY.
Thru system Of fixing Of
maximum prices which was
begun in June with potatoes
and beans, the government
now controls retail prices Of
all the principal foods. There
y are mighty few British no
tailers, or middlcmen, or pro-
ducers who dare to attonpt
profiteering against the gov
eminent.
There is a penalty of $500 fine
or six months Imprisonment, OF
both. And the British food adj
mlnistration isn't backward about
obtaining convictions.
One farmer was recently fino4
$25, 900 for violation of the gov.
ernment's regulations. No vio-
lators have yet been actually pue
in prison, but Lord Rhondda, food
dictator, threatens Just such pun
ishment very soon.
The government has adopted
the general rule not to fix maxi
mum prices in any food commo6
ity until It is in position to con-
troll the whole supply, from the
field of production to the coun'
ter.
Just such control is now Of
fective over bread, flour, meat.
potatoes, sugar, tea, butter,
cheese, peas, beans and corn and
oat products.
Attic London's food prices to-
day average 120 per cent over
those in effect before war, they
would undoubtedly have made IN
even more tremendous Jump, II
there had been no governmental
The British public b generally
cheerfully to the food
ministry's appeals for voluntary
rationing in order to avert com
pulsion.
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BY LOWELL MELLETT.
UNITED Press Leased Wire.D

LONDON, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Brit
ish Housewife makes her pur-
chases for the family table these
days with the comforting knowl-
edge that no food pirates are
wringing extortionate profits out
of her family purse.
The British government Is grad
ually getting a strangle hold on
the food profiteers. Before long
the breed will be utterly extinct.
All of which explains why 1t Is
today that England-the same
England that Germany is trying to
make her people believe is being
starved out" is living comfort
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ALLIES MAKE MANY
LOCALIZED ATTACKS

British artillery has been exceed
ingly active in this sector, indicat-
ing resumption of Haig's Of
fensive.
The assault reported early to-
day, however, was specifically
identified by Haig as a series Of
local attacks" in contradistinc-
tion of a general offensive blow.
1t was believed here, however,
that this series of attacks are the
preliminaries to another terrific
drive over this whole sector.
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'CAsCARETS' SET
YOUR LIVER and
BOWELS right
They're fine! Don't re-
main bilious, sick head
achy and constipated.
Best for colds, bad breath,
sour stomach-children
love them.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get LUCENT bOx now.
Be cheer /! Clean up inside
tonight and feel fine. Take Cas-
carets to liven your liver and
clean the bowels and stop head
aches, a bad cold, biliousness. Of
fensive breath, coated tongue,
sallowness, sour stomach and
gases. Tonight take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest, gentlest, liver
and bowel cleansing you ever ex-
perienced. Wake up feeling grand
-Everybody's doing It. Cascar-
cts best laxative for children also.
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gines, altho Mrs. Elfer can do the
job as we'll, the wife handles the
pilot wheel.
Rain or shine, she makes the
trips.
The children were all born on
the steamboat.
Imagine having to pilot
q steamboat onto the river
bank and tie mp for half an
hour or more while your i'm
FAINT is given its bottle!
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Omitted Press I.ensed wire.)

LONDON, Oct. 22.-French and
British forces in cooperation
early today struck on both sides of
the Ypres-Staden railway in a
wide series of local attacks, Field
Marshal Haig reported.
Our progress was satisfac-
tory" the British commander-in-
chief reported.
The French forces co-operated
in the attack to the left of the
British. For five or six days
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22
REVIVAL TONIGHT

Mrs. Faith Randall, evangelist,
will speak Monday night at the
revival services at st. Paul's Meth
odist- Episcopal church, South 43rd
and l., on the subject, "Naaman."
The services will be held every
evening during the week except
saturday.
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MEN ON ANTILLES
STOOD BY POSTS

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. %.
War department authorities an
ticipated today that a check Of the
list of casualties on the torpedoed
American transport Antilles
would be forwarded at once by
Gen. Pershing. Arrival of the
survivors at French port made
it possible to tally the muster
rolls in France.
Incidentally, families of the
dead win benefit by the new SOL
diers' insurance law. The pay
ments will be at the rate of $25 a
month for 240- months, widows
receiving an additional $25 month
ly compensation.
Men of the Antilles upheld the
best tradition of the service,
standing by their posts until the
ship went down. Others we're
killed in their hunks and died
with never a chance of fighting.
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A process for freezing fish in
boxes lined with oiled paper has
been patented by a Minnesota
man, the object being to ship the
fish by mail.
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KICK BOTH WAYS,
BILLY'S ADVICE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. %. =
Make your dollars hit the trail"
was the call sounded by Billy Sun
day, baseball evangelist today,
when he addressed meetings in
Oakland and San Francisco in be-
half of the second Liberty-loan.
kick in with the coin and kick
out the kaiser" he told thousands.
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GERMAN ADMIRAL
RESIGNS; NOT OUT

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22.-Knieox
Wilhelm has not yet accepted IN
resignation Of Admiral yCn c.
pelIe as minister OF marine, ~
cording to the Berlin volks -
tung today. u ( !.
Admiral Won Capelle .ro1l1n1
about 10 days ago following NJ
t.srness aroused IN tile in ~
over the charge that be r(1o1
the news OF . German naval E
tiny Tor political pnrbossz
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DROPSY

Treated One Week Free
Short breathing relieved in . few
hours--swelling. water and uric
acid removed In . few days--reg-
ulates liver, kidneys and heart.
Write for Free Trial Treatment.
COLLUM DROPSY REMEDY CO..
Dept. Sc. ATLANTA, GA.
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That there is more food value in
)ne acre of beets than in four of
wheat is the contention of German
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Resinol Ointment Is %
nearly flesh co,orsd that
Il can be ueed on exposed
surfaces without attract
ing undue attsntlou. COP
tains nothing that could
irritate the tsudeyest skin.
1t comes In two sizes tsoc
and ti). ssosv ~ bull.
All druggists sell Resi-
mol Ointment and X esinol
Soap. You'd better ny
themi
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08

+, Doty stopped in Raymer short
time yesterday on his way home from
Nebraska.
Mr.. Scott and Harold are the owners
of a new tractor, Waterloo Boy. which
arrived Tuesday.
Mr., Cayis and little daughter came
up from Sterling Friday to spend few
days with relatives.
Mesdames Pischel and Smathers are
confined to their homes this week af-
filcted with lagrippe.
Mrs. Mailer, who has been visiting in
Iowa for the past two months. is ex-
pected home next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Kneebone of Lafayette,
arrived here Saturday for a visit with
a brother living near Avalo.
Floye and Glennie Allen left Satur-
day morning for Denver to visit their
parents and sister, Lyla, short time.
Frank and Gottlab Fritz came in
town Tuesday to meet their sister
and family who have come to make
their home near Raymer.
Miss Fern Bailey came up from Ster-
ling yesterday morning 10 visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman who
were formerly Sterling neighbors.
Mrs. Melissa Francis of Morgan, who
has been visiting relatives here the
past week, left yesterday for her home.
She is contemplating selling her farm
and home in hopes of going to New
York to live with one Of her daughters.
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FOR SALE
LOST AND FOUND

For Sale-one Pole Angus Bull, 3.yrs
old. c. A. Strohmeyer.
Plenty of money to loan on choice dry
farm at per cent. Paul B. Walker.
Fl. Morgan, Colo. 36-6t
PIANO FOR SALE We have a new.
high-grade piano located near New
Raymer which We will sell mighty
cheap. Liberal terms to a respon-
sible party. Some one will get fine
piano and real bargain. Write The
Denver Music Company at Denver,
Colorado, at once foe particulars.
Alfalfa Seed for sale:-About 400 lbs
clean dry land seed, 25 cts pound
in lots Of 100 pounds or over 23cts.
Frank kunkle, 8 miles southeast of
Raymer. Address Stoneham, Colo.
L0ST:-A pocket book with some sill
yer, couple of checks and an auto
key. Return to bank, receive reward.
FOR SALE West half Sec. II, 100
acres cultivated; $500 an acre, $500
down, easy terms. Melissa Francis,
Raymer, Colorado.
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School Notes
WRITTEN BY oRylLLE NoRTHUP

Thomas Hutton spelled his room
down last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Hewitt taught the primary
room Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week.
The r. H. S. basketball game with
Grover has been postponed from Satur-
day, Feb. 10th, to Saturday, March 3rd,
at Grover.
Emory loves to skate along the track
on Saturdays and Sundays. | wonder
why?
Don't forget to see the basketball
schedule this week.
The girls of X. H. S. play keota II.
s. Feb. 18th, at keota. Don't miss
the game.
Quite large crowd of spectators
witnessed a game between the II. 5.
girls and the sth grade girls last Friday
afternoon. The score was 3 70 . IN
favor OF the Sth grade team.
Bob Graham is back with the pranks
of the day after weeks illness
Roy Fowler went visiting Sunday.
He took dinner with Sol Rodkin at the
Allen home.
We want to pull off another victory
at Johnstown Feb. 10th, between X. ii.
S. and Johnstown ii. S. at Johnstown
town. Don't miss it.
The next regular meeting of the
literary society OF the II. 5. will be
held Friday afternoon Feb. 10th.
The H. S. had another good practice
last Thursday.
Mrs. Hewitt is assisting in teaching
the songs for the school cantata, "The
Childhood of Hlawatha," " which will be
given soon.
The fifth and sixth grades wrote let
tiers to pupils in Lubec, Maine, for
language work and have received an
answer and postal view of the shores
near Lubec.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1917
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST
0oings Of the People Of Rymer and Vicinity Tor Past
Week told 10 Bret

E. |. Seavy returned to Sterling the
fore part of the week.
A. l.. Gill and family moved back to
their homestead last week.
Roy Crabb came up from Sterling
Tuesday for few days visit.
Outside Butehering will be done al
the local slaughter house Wednesdays
international Stock Food, the world 5
best live stock feed, feeds for 1c at
the Raymer Pharmacy. 35tf
Roy Fowler was a dinner guest Sun
day at the l.. Allen home.
viii Salmon was down at Sterling
last week on business.
Will Knoble has returned to Raymer
but will leave soon for Chicago.
New line Of Collars. Sweat-pads and
Harness just received. Schmeeckle
Bros. 3Stf
Lloyd Fowler accompanied John
Graves to Morgan last Friday after
noon.
Miss Hulda Fades, who attends school
in Morgan spent Saturday and Sunday.
at home.
f. J. Conard returned home from
Cheyenne Tuesday after spending
few days there.
Dick Hobbs left Tuesday for Gillette,
Wyoming, to look after the affairs Of
their homestead.
The Ladies Aid met at the Graves
home Tuesday afternoon. A pleasant
time was spent by all.
Shoe and Harness repairing Leave
them at the lumber yard will call
for toem Wednesdays and Saturdays,
prices reasonable. j. Weseoatt
Mrs. st. Clair. mother Of Arleigh ST.
Clair, arrived home Wednesday from
Morgan. where she had been to help
care for her little granddaughter who
has been very i'll.
Word has been received from the
Schmeeekle brothers that their father
was some better and probably some Of
them would be able to return soon.
Postmaster F. c. Tighe left Saturday
via Morgan for Lincoln, Nebr.. to visit
his parents few days and also to have
dental work done. While he is away
the postmistress will run things to suit
herself
j. II. Beson is looking after things
at the Schmeeekle Bros store during
the absence Of the proprietors, who
were called to Nebraska the latter part
of the week on account of the serious
illness Of their father.
Mrs. Martin Dunbar, who has been
seriously i'll the past week, is reported
much better. Mr.. Dunbar was sum
moned home from Haxtun Friday.
Later Mrs. Martin Dunbar is very
low. Charlie and Abner came home
Monday night and other relatives have
been telegraphed for and are expected
any time.
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Additional Locals

The highschool girls defeated the
grammer school girls at basketball last
Friday afternoon by safe score.
Lotus Bond writing tablets on sale at
the Raymer Pharmacy. S5tf
Come in and see our new ranges be-
fore buying elsewhere. Schmeeckle
Bros. 8stf
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fouts came up
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School Census

The time for taking the school CEN
sus is at hand again. We should have
the name of each and every child in
the district between the ages of six and
twenty-one years, on or before Fehru-
aIy 10th. We want the names, and il
you will give us the names when in
town. 1t will help US, as we do not
wish to miss any. &C. r. Graves, Sec.
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Schedule
RAYMER BASKETBALL CLUB

Friday, Feb. 10th - Johnstown II. s.
VS.. Raymer H. S. at JchnstoWn.
Saturday, Feb. 18th keota II. s.
girls VS.. Raymef H. S. girls at Keota.
Friday, Feb. 23rd r .Iohnstown n. S.
VS. Raymer IL. S. at RayGler.
Saturday, Feb. 2lth-keota H. S.
boys VS.. Raymer II. S. boys at Keota.
Saturday. March 3rd-Grover H. s.
VS.. Raymer II. 5. al Grover.
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from Sterling Friday.

| will ship hogs Monday. The market
is uncertain, but the highest prices pos
sible will be paid. A. +. Pische.
Buy your farm machinery early and
avoid paying the advance prices.
Schmeeckle Bros. 3stf
Word was received the past week of
the arrival of twin boys to Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner Dunbar at Haxtun on Feb
ruary lst, We congratulate the happy
parents.
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No Dancing Here

The dance scheduled for tomorrow
night at the auditorium has been post
poned through respect for the relatives
and friends Of the late Mrs. Fred l..
Knapp.