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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-08
Customers Are
Limited to $I.OO
Worth of Sugar

The unusual scarcity of sugar thru
,ut, the nation is having its effect in
Janon City. The merchants are per
unitted 10 buy but three hundred
pounds week from each of their
wholesale dealers and rs most of the
local gfocers do not deal with more
than three dealers this places an IN
usual Limit on their supply.
IN order to make the amounts al
Iotted them 20 around they have linn
tied the supply to each family ut s1.eo
worth insofar as this is practical.
Ranchrrs living miles away in the
hills. and who only get 10 town occz-
sionaliy. ind II difficult to get along
with only 81 90 worth and therefore
are allowed more in the discretion of
the deei~r
The~csist Is wholly without sugar
ssnd while the west is making a pien-
tful supply as far as the west is con
ctrred /, has been found necessary to
divide up this supply thruout the coun-
TRY so that the west win have no more
in proportion that the east. or south or
north
People will eoon be confronted with
the fac, tha. IL Is absolutely necessary
10 conserve sugar in every way pos
sible. The allotment per family may
+ possibly get as low as soc worth and
IL is not al all ont OF the question that
sugar tickets may be necessary, as is
the case in Europe
| The price OF sugar at retail in Can
on City has been around $3.50 bat this
! may possibly raise to ss.75, The price
20 the retailer Is set by the govern
ment food administration. she whole
salers agreeing to soli at abouf sSI 10
per hundred regardless N supply and
SdemanG The resaflcr is permitted 10
add fair profit to this price.
Up 10 this time the various sugar
firms have kept n supply of sugar in
warehouse nj Canon City and the local
dea'er had no freight to pay. Now,
however. the sugar company's are
N'eP+Ae SseiA sesoi hi ING ioiS ciOes
like Denver and Pueblo so that the
local retailer will have 10 pay the
!, freight from one or the other of these
roints. The amount will be around
CSC. which. of course. win be- added to
the retail price.
I Thanks to Mr.. Hoover and the pa.
triotic attitude of the manufacturers,
and wholesalers the price of sugar
will remain more or less reasonable in
price. despite the scarcity OF the pro
duct Sugar has been as high "a slIoO
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-08

We are going TO save it-save it to
save our pals. because that's what the
Allies are in this fight for.
We are going to make good on
ncle Sans promise that he would
furnish the 'erubstake- for this war
The Allies need more wheat. more
meat. more sugar II is either wheat
less and mea,less days for us or
wheatiess and meatless month for
them -.
And we are going to he'p-every
one of Us. There is no mistake about
tnat- We win make good on the
.'grub-stake" promise for the sake OF
the folks who trusted us and for the
sake OF our soldiers as well.
Just remember that they are bound
for France-the land where we are
sending the -grubstake."
We want no regrets after this war.
We have had ample warning Of the
conditions which awaits us. unless s,v-
cry American citizen responds to the
call of duty. You and want to feel.
when the regiments Of our boys return
from the battlehe,ds Of Europe, some
of them possibly broken. but all VIC
torions. that we have done our part.
even to the, last detail. and we may
rot have to lay upon our own con-
sciences the loss through our neglect.
Of single American.
U. 8. FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
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W. q. NEWTON LEFT
FOR OREGON.

W. d. Newton left this morning for
Portland. Oregon. where he will visit
his son Earl Newton and r,m.iy. Mr..
Newton expects to be gone month
visiting in the northwest
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-08

per hundred pounds in some portions
If the country when controlled by the
Law Of supply and demand. But now il
VIII reruHin ali a Fixed price rerardfess
of supply and demand
This is one good point for which the
Food Administration is directly re-
sponsible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Summary of the News

GENERAL NEWS 1-WiIson explains again why Amer len was compelled to enter war. Liberty loan Is near success. Complete list of cantOnment sites are now named. Aims of mission to Russia again explained. New Orleans gives warm reception to Italians. &EngIish continue to advance In Messines territory. Appeal Is made to newspapers to observe censorship. 3-Holland's letter. 0-FOod bill should pass by July l., says Gompers.
 LOCAL J-F'inc team work Ia cause of Bir- ming hams good showing in lib- erty loan. Negro shoots at cOnduetOr and is killed by passengers. Central market for handling of country produce. Big subscrlptiOn is made directly by Judge Gary. CivIc association to start cnmpaiSn for new members.
 FEAFURES. 4-Etljtorial comment. -society and Dolly Dalrympic. S-eportr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
NEW ORLEANS GIVES
 WARM RECEPTION ID THE ITALIAN MISSION
Twenty-Five Thousand of Italian Colony and Citi- zens in General Do
 Honor to Visitors

New Orleans, June H-The members or the royal Italian mission to the United States, and their party, now touring the south, were given a reception by the city of New Orleans and Its Italian col ony today, which the members individ- ually and publicly declared exceeded in enthusiasm friendliness and cordiality their highest conceptions of southern hos ptality From the moment of their ar rival shortly after 10 this morning until they departed for Memphis follow ing banquet tonight, the distinguished visitors were greeted with cheers, cordial handshakes and other evidences of friend Illness for themselves and the country they represent, as every affair in which they participated and in every section of the city where the programme arranged by the local citizens committee too them
 At the banquet tonight, which was at tended by about 400 prominent New Or leans citizens and many state and city officials, patriotic addresses were deliv- cred by Minister Arlotta and Signor Nitti, who declared that with America now in the war on the side of the allies they felt absolutely confident of the ultimate victory over the forces of the central powers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
AIMS OF AMERICAN
 MISSION ID RUSSIA
 AGAIN EXPLAINED
Ambassador Francis Issues Statement in PetrOgrad to Enlighten the People on
 Purpose of Visit

Petrograd, June 13.--(via London) David R. Francis, the American ann bassador issued to the press today long statement explaining the aims of the American mission, headed by E1ihu Root, which arrived in Petro- grad yesterday The statement Is thus summarized by the official news agency:
 The communicate states that the functions of the mission are to de- wise. in accord with the Russian gov ernment. effective means to aid Rus sia in her efforts to defeat the uni ,versal enemy of democracy, Germany and the German standpoint are the greatest foes to the democratic ideas now cherished by America and Russia in common.
 sia the aims followed by America, making it clear that America is in- spired by idealistic motives; also that she is devoting to the struggle all her material resources, the indications of which are the facts that the Amer- ican fleet now is operating jointly with the entente allies fleets. that 10,000000 Americans are registered. and the economic support which Amer ican can lend. Realizing that Russia must not only fight but live, America will try to reduce the burdens and privations borne by the Russian poo ple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
BRISTOL, TENN., IS DAMAGED S150,000 BY BIC C[0UDbURST

Bristol. Va.-Tenn., June 14-More than 900 damage was done to Bristol and s cinity today when Indian Creek over
 owed, following a cloudburst about lseven miles north of here. The business strict was inundated for several hours.
 Many persons residing along the banks F the creek had to flee for safety, leav- fn. their household effects. Water ran ac VII State street like river flooding e4 artment stores business houses. and stepping all traffic.
 hundreds of clerks were taken from stpartment stores in automobiles and pxf1er conveyances.
 e water began subsiding at o'clock Nn & afternoon and tonight the streets business houses in the flooded dis
 ts were being repaired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
ENGLISH DEMAND
 RISALS ON
 GERMANY FOR RAID

London, June 14-A large number of persons injured in yesterdays attack on London by German airplanes, suc- cumbed to their wounds during the night.
 London, June 14.-Yesterday's air raid on London, in which so many women and children lost their lives, has greatly strengthened the hands of those who SO long have advocated a reprisal against German towns. and the government, which heretofore has been opposed there- to. will again be urged in Parliament to take this step.
 London, June 14.-Sir George Cave, home secretary, announced in the House of Commons this evening that the latest reports of the casualties in Wednesday'1 air raid showed that 104 persons had boon killed and 154 seriously and 26S slightly Injured. Altogether. he said. 120 chtldren were Killed or injured. E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

into the heart of Asia, rejecting the idea of solidarity of races and the choices of peoples, MT. Wilson spoke of the new intrigue for peace now appearing in many guises at the behest of the Berlin government.
 DARE NOT GO BACK
 Tt cannot go further; it dare not go back" he said Tt wishes to close it's bargain before it is too late and it has little left to offer for the pound of flesh it will demand"
 Several hours before the President spoke Washington had been drenched with rain and pelted with hail. All through the speech rain came down softly and a secret service man held an umbrella over the Presidents head, while hundreds of umbrellas hid the faces of most of the hearers. Tn spite of the unfavorable conditions, the crowd was large and applauded vigorously. Secre- tary Lansing introduced the President tarld most of the members. of the cabinet and others promnet in official life were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Pershing's Arriual
 m France Enthuses
 Citizens and Troops

Invalides by General Nioax, the mill ument. and General Malterre.
 As the American party entered the spacious grounds leading to the build ing they encountered number of veterans of the French war who have their home at that institution. One of these was a grizzled soldier of the Crimea, who still wore the ancient uniform and carried on his breast veteran saluted General Pershing the general stopped and extended his hand. saying:
 Tt is a great honor for a young soldier like myself to press the hand of an old soldier like yourself who has seen such glorious service"
 ANOTHER SIGNAL HONOR
 Passing into the Invalides General Nioax conducted the American oon- mander to the vast rotunda with it's walls hung with battle flags and thence the party proceeded below to the crypt where the sarcophagus of Napoleon reposes. Entrance to the crypt is vigorously limited and it is seldom that anyone IS aumltted eA- cept crowned heads or a former ruler as in the case of eX-President Roose- welt, when he visited Paris.
 General Pershing stood for some moments gazing at the impressive
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TEXT OF SPEECH

not do that their agents diligently spread sedition among us, and sought to draw our own citizens from their allegiance-and some of those agents were men connected with the official embassy of the German government itself here in our own capital.
 USED VIOLENCE
 They sought by violence to de- stroy our industries and arrest our commerce They tired to incite Mex ico to take up arms against us and to draw Japan into hostile alliance with her-and that not by indirection, but by direct suggestion from the foreign office in Berlin They inn pudently denied us the use of the high seas and repea tedy executed their threat that they would send to their death any of our people who ventured to approach the coasts of Europe. And many of our own people were corrupted. What great nation in such circumstances would not have taken up arms? Much as we had de- sired peace, it was denied us, and not of our own choice. This flag under which we serve would have been dis honored had we withheld our hand.
 But that is only part of the story. We know now as clearly as we knew before we were ourselves engaged that we are not the enemies of the German people and that they are not our ,enenies They are them selves in the grip of the same sin ister power that has now at last stretched it's ugly talons out and drawn blood from us. The whole world is in the grip of that power and is trying out the great battle which shall determine whether it is to be brought under it's mastery, or fling it. self free.
 NO REGARD OF NATIONS
 "'Ihe war was begun by the military masters of Germany who proved to he also the masters of Austria Hungary. These men have never regarded nations as peoples, men. women and children of like blood. and frame, as themselves, for whom governments existed md in who governments had their life. They have regarded them merely us scrviceable organizations which they could by force or intrigue bend or corrupt to their own pur- pose. They have regarded the smaller states in particular and the peoples who could he over whelmed by force as their natural tools and instruments of dOmina- tion. Their purpose has long been avowed.
 "1'hc demands made by Austria upon Servtn were n mere single step in n plan which encOmpassed Europe and Asin. from Berlin to HardHd. They hoped those de- mands might not arouse Europr. h"t they meant to press them whether they did or not. for the, thought themseIves ready for the final issue of arms.
 GERMANY'S PLAN
 "Their plan was to throw n broad belt of German military power md political control across the very. center of Europe. and be- yond the Mediterranean, in the heart of Asia, and Austria Hum gary was to be as much their tool and pawn as Servia or Bulgaria. or Turkey or the pondcrous states of the enst. Austria Hungary. in- deed, was to hecoIne part of the central German empire, absorbed and dominated by the same forces and influences that had originally
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
COMPLETE LIST OF
 CANT0NMENT SITES
 ARE NOW NAMED
Military Towns to Be Built for the First New Army. Guard Camps Also
 Announced

Washington, June 14.-Four sites for proved today, completing .he list of 1e points at which military towns are to be built by September 1, when the first troops will be called to the co;ors.
 At each cantonment full division will be given it's preliminary training before being sent to Europe for final instruc- ton behind the fighting lines. They will be located as follows: Aver, Mass; Yap- shank, Long Island, N. Y; Wrightstown, N J.; Annapolis Junction. Md. Peters burg, Va; Atlanta Columbia, s. C.; Chillicothe, O.; Louisville, Ky. Battle Creek, Mich. Little Rock, Ark. Rock ford, Ill; Des Moines la; Fort Riley, Kan; Fort Sam Houston, Tex; Ameri- can Lake, Wash.
 GUARD CAMPS NAMED
 In addition to these, the following six of the IS camp sites for division of the National Guard have been formally an- nounced: Fort Worth. Tex. Waco, Tex; Houston. Tex; Fort Sill, Okla; Deming, N. NJ; Linden Vista, Cal It is probable that seventh National Guard camp will be established in conjunction with the national army cantonment at American Lake. Wash, but the war de- partment has not said the final word on this point as yet. A start already has been made on the enormous construction task ahead of the war department and the council of national defense. Con tracts for the American Lake canton ment, the fifth to be awarded, were let today to Tacoma firm, and all others will be awarded in few days Contracts previously announced wer efor Aver At. lanta, Columbia and Wrightstown
 CONSIDERING OTHERS Location ofssthe remaining National Guard camps is now under considerat ton. All probably will go into the southeast ern or southern departments, as they will be canvas camps, unsuited to severe climates. officials said today that trans portation would govern all selections. as the distance which troops must be trans ported4and the available railroads would be the first question taken up.
 WORK ALREADY PLANNED Cons<1cting quarterma sters already have been assigned for all the canton (Continued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

Washington, June 4.-Secretary Baker said in formal statement issued late today that General Pershing's arrival in Paris signalized Americas participation in the war{''to enforce peace with justice,''
 ''The arrival of General Pershing and his staff in Paris, he said. marks the beginning of America active partici- patton in the war. The splendid reception given these American officers, as we'll as the officers of our destroyer squadron in England and France. shows the harmony of spirit with which three great peoples bined armies from now on will represent a league to enforce peace with justice,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

Fellow Citizens: We meet to eefeE1 e Flag Day because this flag aAich ge honor, and under which we srs the emblem of our unity, of a m yer; our thought and purpose
 stion. It has no other charac- ter than that which we give it from generation to generation. We celebrate the day of it's birth until now it has witnessed great history, has fioated on high the symbol of great events, of great plan of life worked out by great people.
 We are about to carry it into bat tie, to lift it where 1t will draw the fire of our enemies We are about to bid thousands, hundreds of thousands, it may be millions of our men, the young, the strong. the capable men of the nation to go forth and die be- heath it on fields of blood far away for what? For some unaccustomed thing. For something for which it has never sought the fire before? American armies were never before sent across the seas. Why are they sent now? For some new purpose for which this great flag has never been carried before, or for some old, famil- far. heroic purpose for which it has seen men, it's own men, die on every battlefield upon which Americans have borne arms since the revolu- ton.
 NO OTHER CHOICE
 These are the questions which must be answered.
 Tt is plain enough now how we were forced into the war. The extra ordinary insults and aggressions of the imperial German government left us no self-respecting choice but to take up arms in defence of our rights as free people and of our honor as a sovereign government. The military masters of Germany denied us the right to be neutral. They filled our ,unsuspecting communities with vicious spies and conspirators and sought to corrupt the opinion of our people in their own behalf.
 When they found that they could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
PERSHING PRAISED

Paris, June 14.-Although this was one of the days when the popular Paris 1-cent newspapers are restricted to two pages, to economze on paper, they devote the greater part of one of these pages to descriptions of the arrival of Major Gen eral Pershing and his staff
 Every fact obtainabe about the general is set forth His military record is dweIt upon. his family record traced and his personal appearance described, reinforced by his photographs
 Typical among the graceful introduce tions to such articles is that by Maurice de Waleffe in the Journal
 There are no longer any Pyrenes said Louis XIV when he married Span ish princess. There is no longer an ocean, General Pershing might say with greater justice as he is about to mingle with ours the democratic blood of his soldiers. The fusion of Europe and ArrS ica is the enormous fact to rofe a'ence4 forth there is but one hun ase M the old world as in the new md VIC can repeat the words of Goethe ae hattk% of valmy: From today a nt order of things begins!
 General Pershing attended We 4ttHr- noon's sessiony of the Chanbe lf nesANs tes When he entered the 5pts gf4 < gallery with Ambassador Sh, ai he deputies arose and cheered 9tes he general had bowed his ackno dsMasslA Premier Ribot made staternF ai lse abdication of King Constantir and M viviani addressed the chambes Qn tAA rasIIlts If the French mission tt xha f5444a ted States
 IMPRESSIVE SCEN
 1t was an impressive scene Gen eral Pershing stood this morna& V ziI uncovered head at the tomb Vf Na poleon and paid silent tribute r pnN of the worlds greatest conn stf \. General Pershing,. accompanied ft staff. was received at the Hd ES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
FORT SAL|FF ON RED SEA CAPTURED
 BY BRITISH SHIPS


 London. June 14Fort Saliff, on the east shore of the Red sea. has been cap tured by British warships, it was official ly announced this evening.
 London, June A.-The announcement says:
 'The commander-in-c chief in the East Indies reports that Tuesday morning his majesty's ships, under his command, cap~ tured the fort at Saliff, after resistance of three hours.
 The fort is situated on the eastern shore of the Red sea in the Kamaran anchorage. 1so miles north of Perrin. be- tween Lohelya and Hodeida, < "Ninety-four prisoners, three machine guns and two mountain guns and military stores. camels and the harbor plant was capture6.
 sons Britisher was killed.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

Now that America has been forced to war, declared the President, she bids her young men go forth to fight on fields or 'scS far away for the same old fla nila eroic purpose for which it has sapa men die on every battlefield ran ich Americans have borne arms revolution-democracy A sim
 CT, he said. which has the Ger pie themselves In it's grip, now t has stretched forth it's ugly aas aad drawn blood from us.'
 WORLD AT WAR
 whole world Is at war" he aaasa because the whole world is in aa of that power and Is trying out tse Eisat battle which shall determine Tiiet1 it is to be brought under it's
 Or fling itself free.'
 ng warning that the Germans have farfted into execution their throw broad belt Of military cross the center of Europe and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

The last 24 hours work Is going to show big in the final count according to these reports. Before noon tomorrow, officials hope every man in the country who can subscribe will have done so At the clos ing hour tonight there was no telling where the total might lead, no basis for forecasting the final figures.
 2,500,000 SUBSCRIBERS
 It seemed certain, however, that at least 2.5oo, 900 persons will have subscribed be- fore the books are closed at noon tomor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Liberty Loan On
 Home Stretch Is
 Nearing Success
Oversubscription is Now Indicated, But People Are Urged Not to Allow Let-up on Last Day of Great Financial Drive-There is Yet
 Time For Small Investor to Buy Bonds

New York June 14The New York federal district had subscribed for s95OO0O worth liberty loan bonds at the close of business tonight estimated by the liberty loan committed Confidence expressed that when the books close the total will be we'll beyond the S000000000 mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Nation Awake From Coast to COas

Washington 14-The liberty loan campaign entered home stretch today with every indication that the remend trehday drive throughout the nation would result in going well beyond the $2000,000,000 goal  of olng bells the continent marking the last day of the
 
  0 of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

row. Measuring the total by the number of liberty loan buttons which have gone cut from headquarters. the number of subscribers should exceed 100000. New York, Philadelphia and Boston reserve districts alone have received-and 1t is believed have placed high percentage of them-2 500 900 of the buttons. More than 100000 will have been distributed by the three chief button factories of the coun-
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