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The evening world., 1917-03-12
German suspect Arrested In ChI.
cHHO IL Released,

CHICAGO, March l2,-Trtz Wulf,
believed to bo an escaped German
sailor, and who was arrested here last
Friday. has been released. Wulf Is
said to be the son OF an editor on the
Derlingcr Tagehlatt and an officer on
one Of the cruisers intcrncd 1T Phila-
dgluhi4
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Gov, johnson 10 give Ala In senate
In Nations Crlsis.
SACRAMENTO.

SACRAMENTO. March IE-FoV'
johnson said to-day: IT shalt resign as
Governor Thursday. March 10 at noon.
Our nation now confronts a great in
teTnatioual crisis In which California
sion of Congress renders IL imperative
that every representative should lend
his presence and his aid in this crisis"
The evening world., 1917-03-12

week, u pound OF potatoes por day, I
pound whots turnips or carrots per
day, 800 grams OF corn meal. barley,
4e., per week.
Sugar In almost unknown in Ger
many to-day. Although Germany
exported somo 100000 tons OF sugar
beet each year before the war her
sugar supply is now largely being
converted into explosives. glycerine
claiming the greater share OF the
supply.
FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL
PAY TIE TOLL.
one OF the most interesting devel-
opmonts OF the German food situa-
tion Ia the small amount Of food actu-
ally necessary for the pre8crvation OF
human life. All the old rules OF physi-
ology have been knocked sky high
and the books on hygiene will have
TO be rewritten.
American physicians who have been
engaged ia hospital work In Germany
or who have been inspecting prison
camps throughuut the empire and
who returned with Ambassador Der
ard arc OF the opinion that great
many Germans have benefited by the
cutting down OF their food supply.
They will shortly inform the medical
fraternity OF tho United states Of
some startling facts regarding the
| amount of food necessary To- sustain
human life and permit Of humans fol-
/ lowing their usual occupations.
There has also been a marked de
crease in general disease including
tuberculosis during the last year. Ac-
cording TO report recently issued bS
Surgeon General Won SchJerning IN,
reductions In general disease amount.
ed 10 fully 90 per cent. Tho Amcri
can physicians substantlato thli
statement But the shortage Of foo,
and consequent lack OF proper nour
iShment has led TO a decided inersss
in infant mortality and a considerable
growth in ehildrsn's diseases. accord
ina TO American medical Investiaa
tors.
Rachitls. commonly known a
NANh'NHs u hia'aHN NHAN lNbhlNh III In
, softoning OF the bones. Is bocomlnI
quite prevalent throughout the Ger
man Empire; this Is an affllctloi
brought about 10y malnutrition an,
. is discovered In children up to tn
age OF seven years
The milk In Germany, such as 4
obtainablc, is not up to standard an
Is diluted. rms lack of proper nour
. ishmont Tor the children has rcsultc
in marked Indications OF anaeml
J throughout the land. This 10 not con
fined to children brought up on III
" bottle alone, but also 70 the nurI
ing children, for mothers unab
;, 60 secure proper nourishment eRnnt
p the babies born during the war Al
!, undersiIe and physically trail. II
l. war will leave a terrible imprint Q
8 the succeeding generation.
s. MANY DEATHS 'LREApY FRO
q STARVATION.
The tact remains that great mar
10 deaths have already resulted fro
n starvation, The American physician
II point out the larger number Of dealt
from lack OF nourlshment were amor
u the aged or those already in DO,
health in Germany.
. II 10 now q question Of the aurViV
-, OF the Gittest ard tho wsakling hi
swift A COmphny's sales Of Beef In NJ
q York CIV FOR me worH oUdiDg Bafuri
- Ns-eh 20 HyvraEed 40 0hoNs pomesl
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Missing BoRtIOadS Of stOrstAd Sur.
NlvOrs In Port,

LONDON, March l2.-The two miss
Ing hoatloads OF survivors from the
NOrVegian steamer Storstad. tOrpedocd
and sunk by a German submarine, ar
rived safely in port ON the Irish Goa It
early to-day,
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say vIIa Did Not Capture Dsranso

LAIEDO, TeNr March l4--THSsen-
gers arriving here to-day from Tor
reon report that villa has not cap
tured Durango, as reported in border
doEpatches SATURDAY. The TAilTosd be-
ween Torcon and Durango is Intact,
according 10 these passengers, and the
bandits had not been reported In that
vicinity when they left Torreon.
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johnson ia ResiEn Rs Governor
Next Thursday.

SACRNNENTO, CaI, March q
Hiram johnson announced to-day that
he Will resign az Governor ncNt Thurs-
da, lIr VII then take his place in the
Unlled states Senate
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The members Of Mr.. 0erard's party
who have been in every part OF the
German Empire feel that Germany
will be able TO survive the next four
months. They say the suffering will
be sstrsms and that hundreds upon
hundreds will die for lack Of nourish'
rnsnt. but that tho nation will squeeze
through until the harvest, which
means her salvation,
EVERY AVAILABLE INCH OF
LAND CULTIVATED.
Although Germany has by far a
greater amount OF land under culti-
walton than heretofore, II must be
taken into consideration that the soil
10 not as productive as In the past.
Germany has exhausted hor supply OF
fertilizers, and tho substitutes are not
nearly as eracicnt Embassy &
taehes who have travelled through
out the farming sections OF Germany
have been told on every hand thai
twice the amount OF land must b'
titled TO day TO produce the crops o'
tho past.
WITH regard ~ I've stock. GcUrany
Is IN almost ~ good shape ms at the
outbreak OF tho war: In fact tho Gov
erument statistics show that sho has
more live stock than before. but II
must be taken in.o .nsldcration that
tho stock is not OF the quality OF the
past
IL is the cities OF Germany which
arc the hardest hit by the shortage OF
food. In many OF the country dis
tr,cts there has been no real suffering
ns vet Tho country folk are able 4
grow food and many of the farmers
unknown to the food supervisors
have kNpt animals hidden ava!
which are killed from lime TO time
In The cities. however, tho suffering
10 becoming more and more acute.
The poorer classes Of the cities ar
living largely on black bread. pota
toes and turnips. During January an
February thero was a decided reduc
ton in tho amount OF potatoes distri
buted and the turnlp ration was In
creased. Beginning with April IN
potato ration will be increased an
no turnips will b. supplied,
$4,000 IN BERLIN EAT IN sou
KITCHENS,
The soup kitchens are caring tc
more and more persons. The ls'
GaureS ohtainable in Berlin shows
that over $4,000 persons in that ei'
alone were depending upon the sou
kitchens for their food similar cor
d,tions obtain in nearly all the larS
cities Of the empire.
During the latter part OF Janual
several reductions were made
foodstuffs issued to the populato
Butter was reduced from 30 gran
per person per week TO 60 gram
the reductions being almost all col
fined 10 fats and sugar. On the 9th
hand several increases were recordC
For several months only one egg W
allowed each person each ten day
Now that the egg supply In comil
in. one egg a week Is pcrmltte
within the last few weeks the su
ply OF meat has been increased fro
200 20 500 grams per week Fo'
and hsh are not included In the me
rations.
The ration allowed per person fo
follows; 100 grams Of meat per wee
500 grams of bread per day,
grams OF butter per week. one o.
each week, 400 grams Of flour .
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$500, 900 More Gold for Morgan
a 90.

An additional Ss5OOOO in gold re-
ceived to-day from Canada Tor the ac-
Ss"t ,Se total Of cold Old 1mnoSts inn . from ,ouhni an
sources for the year 10 S2i3,5O0,O0
The evening world., 1917-03-12
Won BcrnstorT Leaves Norway for
Denmark

CHRlSTlANIA (via London), March
l2--Thc steamship Frederik VIII left
Bgrnstorff. former German Ambassador
10 the United States. and his party.
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GERMANY FACES STARVATION;
FAILURE Of THIS YEARS CROP
MIGHT MAKE HER SURRENDER
Gerard's Suite Says Hope Is Enter
tanned for Big Crops, With Which
They Do Not Believe Nation Can
Be Crushed by Allies.

report oondL
In interest
relations Jeop 10Th M Gdrd on the Indnfd
Ross d. WhVook OF The Evnno
reflection Of the Ucws OF
the high officials Of the ooVerHme"
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| cls.ninf fluid AN1
0ssns wi,its and fanny - NUS|
colcrsd kid shoes II a.-..
tpEsstpss All pruffs,s ssf.%
DIED,

HURLEY.-March 10. MARY HURLEY
tnss Mccarthy, aged al years. be-
loved wife OF the late Mathew Hurley
ana mother Of Patrick e. and Edmund
J. Mccarthy.
Funeral from her late Tesidsnee. a1t
Leland aV., Chicago, H., Tuesde y
March -, 10 o'clock: thenoe 20 ou1ssl
OF Angels Church. whore a high uaGl
will be celebrated. lntsrmsnt Caivary
Cemetery, Chicago.
The evening world., 1917-03-12

bWin A COmpanys sales Of Berf In New
YORK CITY for mo worH oUding ha'urd dhF.
Ns-ch 10 HNsraEvd 40 .uIluws Domestic
The evening world., 1917-03-12
MANY DEATHS 'LREApY FROM
STARVATION.

The tact remains that a great many
deaths have already resulted from
starvation. The American physicians
point out the larger number OF deaths
from lack OF nourIshment were among
the aged or those already in poor
health in Germany
II 10 now q questlon Of the survival
OF the 'ittest ard tho wsakling has
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10
Peter Does n Favor.
TH0RNLDN " u RGtSs.
copyp!sht ,lsi7. BY 7, W Burgsosj

certainly" replied Peter. looking
Then wonder IL you will do me
"A favor" replied Mrs FILTER
"Im always glad 90 do any one "a
favor" returned Peter promptly
what can DO for you
lust keep an eye on these babies
~ mine while Filter and nuish
catching our supper, said Mrs. Fiji
ter. "of course they viii be perfect.
Ia safe hanging herc while We are
gone. but 1 VIII feel better 20 know
that n friend be- near and hes an eye
on them WAT YOU do itg'
"Of course. Peters rerly. was
very prompt I'M be delighted 90
do n n / sse anything that looks
like danger for them I Will thump
with all my might and n you are
not very far away guess you can
hear me-
perfectly splendid Of you" replied
Mrs Flitter as she and Filter dart
Cd away and were lost among tho
Black shadows
And 80 ~ came about that Peter
Rabbit found himself M one or INC
funniest aiiuatiuns he ever had been
in tie was keeping guard over Two
babies hanging above hts head "hef.
he couldn't reach them u nc wanted
to. aud whom he couldn't wen So.
tho no wouldn't have admitted this
little Bats hanging among she leaN
were ga lIkc them IN the dusk thai
Peter couldn't for the life ~ him
be sure which were the babies ana
which were the leaves.
So he kept watch and thot over
tho things he had learned and won
dprsd how IL would seem 10 ny au'
for a time was almost enXlohr OF the
FTTTTsTS Then ne remembered now
uselesa are their leEs for waking
and how impossible ~ Is for them 20
run and jump.
..NVe cant all have cyerything, ana
I'm satisfied 10 stay riGht on 'h'
ground" he declared aloud
a wise decision e rrrv
cfston peter chuckled Ihtter.
swoopiug down Just over feter =
head I'VE ere much obliged 10 YOU
for keeping watch over our paples
ha added h. 'Now ~ is time for as q"
be going hack home
Mrs FILTER new down wher" nor
bables hung They scrambled on 70
fs7 TnT Wfff a squeVfY Eood-UF
the family new on toward Farmer
Brown born.
Next story The Beechnut Picnic.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10
Society

william r. Bolles. No 800 War.
ren-ave. west, has returned from
Oldsmar. Fla.
o
The annual meeting OF Providence
auxiliary viii take place Thursday
morning. ~ IL O'Clock. in the House
OF Providence,
Mary p. rAthrop W. c r. u. viii
meet Thursday afternoon, In the
home or Mrs Joseph Il. Roberts,
80. 1l9 Commonwealthaye.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. S r. Clark, No. 2l6
Chicago blvd, announce the en-.
gagement OF their daughter. Miss
Mary West Clark. 10 Grand Bedding
Canheld. Mr. Garfield is a member
OF Co. b. Michigan Signal corps
stationed al Waco. Tex.
o
For the purpose OF raising a fund
with which % help furnish the new
Salvation army Rescue. Some, Fort
ST. and West Grand-blvd.. the ladies'
auxiliary will give bazaar Friday
and Saturday. Oct. 26 and 81. in the
Hotel Statler ballroom. q
Miss Mona Redman will give a
piano recital Friday evening. Oct
~, in the Twentieth Century build
ing. Miss Redman returned a few
months ago from Europe who're she
studied in Berlin with Josef Leh-
WHINE. the Russian pianist. This
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10

think IL was the cessation 81 my
voice that awakened DICK Tor y.
started va and looked az me WIN
rather shame faced "hpressluu
once ! would have taken his turtE
wfnke very serinuslyi as ~ Wa,
laughed aud Dick smiled and reached
for my hand
'ewherc vac HE nibs Margie. when
| dropped on 10 sleep he asked
f'H0w can I toll dear ! answered.
81 ala not even dream 81 his soda
tive tendencies until looked up
and found you sleeping quietly While
was reading e. YOU the outpourinsS
az tho soul ~ one ~ your fnllOWH
well. at that. the man "a right
said nick and ] am much Interested
Read me tho last page ~ that Nplu-
naln0ur hook be calls letter ana let
mo L-uaaa- AAu- " enlA-
II shall a. nothing ~ the kind.
neither shall YOU 20 20 sleep whhe l
am reading the remainder ~ ~. TOY
/ want YOUR unbiased opinion nf %.
7 want you To tell me truly u YOU
think he rs real man and n he got
what was coming 90 him
NO man should get what he de-
serves. Mgrgte,t said bick with a
grin Pate seems 10 love the male
Sew for she certainly rewards all
its members far beyond their merits. -
For the love 90 me. DICK. don't be
so hunt BILE" ] demonstrated laughing p
~. III you keep this mp ! Will begin
y" " IN 3'e ~ 49, ~
Would you grieve much7"
why Dick. why do you SAY that
10 me- Don't you feel as well az
II am feeling better than usual.
dear, and J did not mean 90 ask that
question which was uncsiled for and
ideas his nihs has 10 offer on the sub
ject 81 man and woman and their
relations 20 each other,
We'll YOU sec. Pick. at the place
where 7 left on. the man was agree
Ing with a famous cafNonist a. well
AZ our old friend job. IN saying. It's
ell wrong fe4ferS all wrong
Ibid you leave on whore he was
quoting that couplet from BYRON
about the many apartments in mans
life that are given 10 love and tho
affirmation that women gives her
whole existence 90 IL"
Now. Dick. aren't you ashamed 20
make the poor dear who wrote such
wonderful love poems and acted hts
grave But that IL just where did
leave on. where the man seems TO
think that Notwithstanding women
are beginning 20 think for them
selves. instead Of letting some man
tell them what he thinks they should
think. there Is much room for i'm
prOvement"
'T'li bet he got stung In his wife"
said Dick suddenly.
asked
Because no man ia ever bitter
against the sex or even begins to
analyze its shortcomings until 10 IL
a personal matter"
= am not sure that he was mad
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Dicks Opinions.

Nsrtantfy stung az you call II, at
LEAST he was as much - blame Tor
marrying the woman "a she was Tor
marrying him. A man with any sense
must know that diseased lung ana
no visible means 81 support ehonld
~ n1TassaTT6 bars % marriage.
That's just A. Margie. there are
millions ~ impossible bars 20 mar
riaRe but not one 20 love when a
man falls in love with a woman. there
is only one thing 10 sight---poHses-
sion This Ia natures greatest law
and the immoral creature makes no
provision for anything after. She
goes merritv on her way making
other perfectly irresponsible beings
and leaves the poor strangers that
she has married 20 work ~ all out
Tor themselves
And 20 think that no one Is ever
prepared 10 word u out said DICK
almost 90 himself
TO be continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10

Lewis Weary will give one OF HIS
delightful and entertaining pro
grams OF readings. music and songs
with Mrs Weary at the piano, We'd
nesday evening. in the lroquois-aye.
Lutheran church. under the auspices
of the mems club OF the church
Miss Ida Denk. contralto and Ed
ward Schachcrn. tenor will assist
on the program.
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A favor gladly done youll ind
Your friends viii closer 20 you blnd
Lea the discovery Of how II was thei
the babies of llitter the hat, though
too Young Go ms and una BILE 90 Walk,
could still lenNc the home in "A cram
ny in the roof Of Farmer Brown =
barn Peter Rabbit forgot that he was
beginning to feel a little cross be-
cause OF the teasing by Flitter You
remember that Mrs FILTER had Just
told Peter that she carrics her eo hi"s
about with her that while she lies
this way and that way hunting her
meals mo babies cling Co her fur
Aren't YOU afraid they VIII Tor
Get and let 40 nn1- so get dreadful
a. D." asked Peter
con no." replied Mrs FILTER -
don't have 10 worry about that why
sometimes ~ Is hard work 20 make
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10

them let ga when want them to-
think they rather enjoy these rides.
Anyway they ARE alwRyr ready toe go,
But 4 must c0nfePs that II does get
IA hit ttrrsofnr cwrrying them aoout
and that Be- why ! sometimes leave
them hanging 90 the twlg ~ tree
fId1Cn among tNe IeaNes, aIfhn J am
more anxious about them thon than
whCr they are with me Are you
going 20 stay here FOR little while,
Peter 20
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which viii be served 10 all the
guests Miss Marguerite Sullivan is
general cnairmcn OF the bazaar.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-10

Where are you going my pretty
maid?" almost anyone would inquire
Of lovely lady attired in this
charming costume. whose fine points
are the mum and stole OF Kerami
mole This set is especially de-
signed 10 add zest TO miladfs after
noon stroll and IL ought 10 sue
coed for two reasons-it IA becom
ing. II is inexpensive.
The mum and stole in the picture
are real wartime furs, for they can
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
DemiEg Doctors Aid in Selectve
Draft Work

Capt. Il &. Reid, federal dl>bms-
my officer. has announced the names
of doctors serving on the new medi-
cal advisory boards in New Mexico,
to assist in the selective draft work.
The appointment were made br
President Woodrow Wilson The cen
trad medical adyi~ory board is loc0l l.
cd 40 Nbuqucrquc, with the follow
ing physician, serving:
MhuQurruuc-Dr T.. q. Cornish
Dr. i. \. ReidN. DR. John Il. Van At
.a, Dr.. Frank T.. Tull, DR.. LelIov ;
Peters. DR.. Lucicn g. Rice, DR.. For
est +. Fadclcy, and Dr Harry W.
Smith. ot La Vega.
The medical advisory beard f"I
Luna county j. ne follows:
DR.. John G. Moir, DR. Fred +, Wick
rr-. Dr Ripley G. Hoffman.
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
Dentists Serving on Advisory Boards

The examination Of the teeth OF
-oldicr- to-bc ha- been emphasized
nv medical au,horilie- in France, II
has been found that wounds received
in battle healed much more quickly
when defective teeth of soldiers were
properlv filled or extracted. The
United States Government has seen
fit to select dentists la serve with
phvsiciau- on the medical advisory
boarl- luna county will be repre-
-cnted bv D. W. !. Moran.
Memhcr- OF the legal advisory
boards for New Mexico, To assist IN
the work connected with the ~clcc-
tive draft have been appointed b,
President Woodrow Wilson. Those
scrying Luna County are;
Attorney Carl A. Snyder Fred
sherman and \. ". Pollard.
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
Noted Architect Locates Here

RAYMOND {. Low, formerly hH'l'-
inc superintendent of Los Anee''>
c,unly, calf. has decided that Dem
inc /, the place for him 1" herman
emily reside AID practice m~ pfoi''-
sion. Mr. Low can s'c "'r h'no'n-
octiyilies this wear approaching 'he
half million mark aud has wisely
concluded 10 gel in while the getting
is good.
lie ha, erected neat little home
at 5l2 Lead avenue and i taxing u"
hi share of New Mexico sunshine
and Deming prosperity. 'liS hahdl-
work has ALREADY been shown III IN,
Clark building and enlargement oil
the Catholic church aud he l. sur,
tha, hi. faith in peming Is well
I founded
His father was formerly county
architect of Los Angeles county,
Welcome to our fair city.
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
Twenty Years Anc

Ladies wore hu-llcs.
Operations we're rare.
Nobody had seen u >il".
Nobody -waticd the fly.
Nobody had appendicitis.
Nobody SPRAYED orchards.
Nobody wore white shoes.
Cream was five cents pint
Canialoupc~ were muskmelonS.
Milk shake wa, u favorite drink.
Advertisers did not tell the truth.
You never heard of "tin Llzzic.
Doctor, wanted to see Your tongue.
The hired airl drew one-fifiv rcr
week.
Nobody "li-lcnrd in" on - tcl"-
phone
Farmer, came :" town for their
mail.
Nobody cared for the price Of gus
oline.
Folks said pneumatic tires were .
Joke.
The butcher "lhrcw in" - chunk OF
liver.
Strawslack- were burned instead
of bailed.
People thought English sparrow~
were birds"
There wcgr no sane Fourlhs, n'r
electro meters.
jules Verne was the only convert
to the submarine.
Publishing county newspaper WIS
not n business.
/ You stuck tubes in Your ears t'
hear = phonograph and II cost
/ limo. Pike county. ILL.,, kcpuhllc'h
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
Licensed 10 Wed

The following pnrl.e~ have taken
e. % iccLSc a. ,al on the matrimDn-
ial ,e1 of lifs since the first ol De
cember:
Mencl Sanchez Demne. ralla !
harpucl. bening.
RanA"lnh ,hambcr-. Columbus
T. cl Collins. Columbus.
litnry Cuifey. Columbu- Brliian-
tine Namaels. Columbus.
Charlie j. Booth. Jr.. Columbus;
Josie Il. Taylor, tolumbu7.
Ernest Hart. Columbus. Iowa Dav-
'r~on. Columbus.
Dorsey Battles, Columbus; Cert
rude King. Columbus.
furiuuc fiorel. Santa Rita. MARTA
Narela, Dcmine.
lIeniamln r. Thompson, Columbus; !;
Alberta Hale. Columbus.
/ Clarence Blhps. Columbus; Dor
,ha Holmes, Columbus.
Il. ID. Robinson, Eldon. Ia; Wan
ia Gabhert. Deming.
! William ". Swingle, Winkelman.
Ariz.: Clara Acton. Winkleman. Ariz.
Verne Mccartney. Dcming: Mil
drcd l.. Ruth. Dcming.
William \. Schuyler, Deming; An
na Marie Squlres, Deming
Walter Forest Fairmont. Hazel
Gill, Deming.
Henry Brock. Tucson. Ari2.; lie.
lia Mae Groom, Tucson. Ariz.
Harold r. Given. Parsons, Kan.
. Veronica Barney, Deming.
Claude Lockwood. Columbus; Lc
ma Dcmerest. Concord. Mich.
James Russell. Columbus: Pri~cil
ln Fischer Columbus.
Mack Anderson. Columbus: Malll
I Wclcl, Columbus
? Bernard \. Harrington. Phoenix
Cora Doughicrty. Phoenix.
Thomas NJ. Lypch, Deming: Major
\ ic Grill. Dcming.
chnrlc~ \. Emerson. Douglas: lilI
hp Roche. Douglas.
Frank Il. Van Horne. Deming; llo
lrl W. Carter, Dcming.
-. Charles Il. Cad, Deming; Louis
!, Jenkins. Deming
- George +. Davis, Columbus: flol
., cncc Weston. Columbus.
- Ralph $. Geiger. Dcming Marie
= ONcill, Deming.
/ Ira II, Eskridge, Dcmng; El'
Phillips. Deming.
=. James +. Lewis. Columbus; Scrcl
h, NcCrav, Columbus.
= Ernest Mcdaniel, IInchlta; Muri
=, G,rlend. lIachita.
Deming graphic., 1917-12-14
tamp Conditions Show Improvement

Although health conditions gencr-
ally i'm the national army and nation
Il guard camps showed Improvement
during the week Just closed, the nun
/ er of deaths materially increased
The report Of the division OF field
,anitation, made public shows that
there were l65 death, among the
puardsmcn as compared with % the
preyious week and - among the draft
men u, against 60 the preceding
week.
One hundred and thirty four "i the
puardsmen and 90 of the draft men
died from pneumonia and nmc oI
,h, former and H. or the latter dird
from meningitis.
Only two divisions, the sam
Cruord) and S7th uational army
reporicd IN increase in eases "'
meo lie. and the number was small
In the division where there has beer
an epidemic of ucasle, the disease
,nnnrently ha, been brought under
control, -.
R,nort- from all but one of the d
vision. IN which pneumonia has he
prevalont how u decrease III u"
number of new eases.