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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
BUYS Is CARS BEANS
HIGH As TEN CENTS

Roy, N. M, Oct. &C. L. Wensell
Of the Roy Trading company secured
a contract last week which enabled
him to buy up Is car loads Of beans
at 8 IL and 10 cents per pound. This
chance opportunity was eagerly grab
bed by the bean raisers Of this vicin-
ity who expect the Hoover price to
be below that figure when 1t is estab-
lished. 1t is co~nservatively estimated
that this mesa will have so carloads
Of beans to spare this fall.
Fred Fluhmann delivered a load OF
beans to the Roy Trading company
and took home a check for $506.09
for it. That was some load of beans,
says the Spanish,American, and he
will haul in many more loads like 1t
before he is through.
A number of Red Cross ladies drove
out to the W. H. Guthman farm in
their cars and pulled the five acres
of beans which Mr.. Guthman gener-
ously donated to the Red Cross cause.
The Noersheim Mercantile company
closed a deal with the Wilson com
pany OF Mills, by which they gain pos
session of the new grain elevator in
Roy. This will result in a wonderful
Improvement in handling the balance
of the wheat crop. Many cars have
been loaded already with scoop sho-
wells, a hard and wasteful method.
Hereafter the dump at the elevator
will be used for handling wheat and
beans.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
SUGAR FAMINE AT CRUCES

Las Cruces, N. M, Oct. 23.-For the
past three days Las Cruces has been
In the throes of a sugar shortage. Sew.
eral well-known grocers refuse to sell
more than five pounds to a customer
at time. The dealers here insist
that there Is no actual shortage OF
sugar in the country, but the whole.
salers have been holding off buying,
expecting that the government would
Xix the price, until they are without
sugar with which to supply their
trade, hence the shortage among the
retailers here.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
COWBOYS ROPE
A HUGE BEAR

Roswell, N. NJ, Oct. 22.-While
herding some steers for shipment, the
Block ranch cowboys had an exciting
and successful chase after a big bear
that had come down from the high
hills to pilfer the corn fields, says
the Star.
John Lacy roped the animal twice
but the rope didn't tighten 500,
enough and Mr.. Bear slipped out.
Then came up Jim Gaines and
while in the brush threw the lariai
which landed the big game.
The boys skinned the animal and
went on their way.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
$50 CARLOADS
OF APPLES FROM
PECOS VALLEY

Roswell, N. NJ, Oct. 22.-The apple
crop Of eastern New Mexico proved
to be much larger than was antici.
pated last summer. There have been
shipped out OF this valley, including
the Hope country, at least $50 car
loads The quality of The fruit, too,
war first class.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
HOC-RAiSER OF
CHAVES TO SHIP
SEVEN CARLOADS
(Roswell STAR

Who said Chaves county was not
getting to be a regular hog country?
]. e. Blythe, n OF the prominent
hog men Of the Hagerman country
On Friday of this week will ship
seven car loads to the markets, and
those who have een this shipment
say they r beauties.
1t is said these hogs will weigh on
an average--250 pounds each, and il
the porkers top the markets, which
indications show that they will, they
will bring an average of $4,000 each,
or $29,4O0 for the seven car shipment.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
TRAINLOAD OF
APPLES FROM
THE SAN JUAN

Durango, Colo, Oct. ga train
of apples from San Juan county, New
Mexico, is in the local yards await.
ing narrow gauge cars in which to
take them to Alamosa to be again
transferred to the standard gauge,
There are rs carloads In the local
yards. The congestion Of freight late,
ly is a fright. Five carloads came
up last night and four more we're left,
because of heavy tonnage. Last
nights train was a/heayy one.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
EVANS WON'T ENTER ARMY

TT. Sumner, N. M, Oct. 22.-Dr. A.
J. Evans. register of the United States
land office at Fort Sumner, has re.
considered his application to enter the
medical corps OF the army, and is
again attending to duty in the land
office. This move ON the part of the
genial doctor, says the Leader, GER
tainly gave a lot OF candidates for
the office a lot Of very strenuous Ok
erciee, hustllng endorsements for the
appointment.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
FALL PROVES FATAL

Clovis, N. NJ, Oct. 22.-J. i. Bonn
barger, for the past IL years a
resident Of the Grady neighborhood,
lost his life when the platform of a
windmill tower on his place gave
way with him, letting him fall 20
feet to the ground. Mr.. Bombarger
was we'll known owe the county and
highly respected.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25

tDes Moines swastika)

w. A. Bryson Of the Lakeview
district brought us eight potatoes
last week that weighed six and one
half pounds, He states that he has
5000 pounds on a little over one
acre Of ground. w. A. stated that
all his potatoes were not as large
as the ones he brought us, but that
some were larger. He also says
that practically everybody in his
settlement has raised good pota-
toes this year. The same story is
told by practically every settlement
in north Union county.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
5000 LAMBS LOADED

Magdalena, N. M, Oct. 22-This
week the Montosa Sheep company
loaded three thousand lambs at this
station for Colorado feeding points.
This is the first shipment of lambs
from this section this eason The
animals were in good shape and net
ted the shipper about is cents a
pound at this station.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
COAL N RESUME

Springfield. ILL.,. Oct. 24,-Every
coal mine In Illinois, idle as a result
OF the strike for wage increases, was
working full blast today, according to
reports this morning to the office OF
Walter Nesbit, secretarytreasurer OF
the United Mine Workers of illinois.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
Grazing Outlook in
Carrizozo Is Excellent

Carrizozo, N. M, Oct. 23.-Wfnter
range conditions are expected to be
excellent, cattlemen from the Lincoln
county range who come here to their
trading predict. The fall rains have
made the grass good in the mountain
districts and cattle growers predict a
record winter for grazing on the
prairie and in the mountain valleys.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
800 POUNDS
PER ACRE OFF
HIS BEAN PATCH

Mountainair, N. M, Oct. 22.-Tom
Spring has threshed the beans grown
on his home place, averaging about
300 pounds per acre, There we're be-
tween 30 and IS. acres Of these. He
is threshing HIS crop on the Cooper
place. where he has a hundred and
ninety acres. These r turning out
something less, probably about 500
pounds per acre.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
SANTA II Man VICE
PRESIDENT Or SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
W. N. SCOTT ELECTED; WAGNER
AND ROBINSON ON EXECUTIVE
coMMlrrEE; srRoNo Rsse.
LuTioNs PASSED

W. I'M. Scott of Santa Fe, was elect
ed vice president OF the New Mexic.
Sunday School association. and Prof
j. III. Wagner and "A. e. p. Robinson
also OF this city, we're named mem
bers Of the executive committee. a
the annual convention in Albuquer
qua The following Ia the full list O
officers,
President-W, H. Mccoy, Albuquer
que.
Vice president--W M. Scott, Santa
Re.
Recording secretary-+Miss Blanct
Porterfield, albuquerque.
Treasurer-W. III. Chrisman. Albu
querque. (
General secretary - p. ID. Raley,
Phoenix.
international committeeman--D. A.
iPorterfield, Albuquerque.
members of the executive commit
tee:
WI G. Ogle, East Las Vegas.
Rev. j. H. Reasoiner, Tucumcari.
Rev. A. Toothaker Albuquerque.
Mrs. n. r. Jewett. Carrizozo.
o. r. Billbro, Hurley.
Rev. ]. A. M. Zeigler, Belen.
George Robinson, Deming.
Mrs. Cora u. A~mundsen, Amistad.
DR.. George C. Roberts, Ration.
Prof. J. H. Wagner, Santa Fe.
"A. r.. P. Robinson, Santa Fe.
L. T. Deck, Chamberino.
Superintendents of departments:
Nerientary-Mrs. l.. L. Shields,
Jemez Springs.
Secondary-Mrs. G. Ross Payne, AL
buquerque.
Adult-lMrs. J. III. johnson, Roswell.
Teacher training-Mrs. R. G. South
Albuquerque.
Home visitation--Mrs. w. H. Her.
rick, Socorro.
Missionary-Rev. j. ". WindAr, Al
buquerque.
Temperance-Miss Harriet Hen
East Vaughn.
Spanish-S. b. Garcia, Albuquerque.
Stewardship-Rev. y. Clyde Keegan.
Santa Rosa.
Prohibition and Conservation
Resolutions adopted by the conyen-
lion contained the following:
AS those charged with the spiritual
care of the young, we cali upon the
people of New Mexico to-
awake and give themselves whole
leartedly and unitedly to the crea-
lion of sentiment and the arousing Of
enthusiasm for the carrying of the
amendment on November
!. To this end let every voter see
hat his name is on the registration
book as we'll as his neighbor and that
lis vote and his neighbours vote is in
he ballot on election day.
THE New Mexico State Sunday
School convention heartily commends1
he measures taken by the govern
nent for the conservation of the food
through the closing or n dist
illeries and for the protection of
he soldiers by the creation Of saloon
ess zones about our military canton
nents, and we express our earnest
Iesire that the president may use his
over to stop the manufacture OF
malt and vinous liquors and thus
ring about complete prohibition as
war measure.
"That we send cheer and courage to
he men who have gone from our
hurch and Sunday school homes into
Military training and urge the adop-
ion by their home schools OF some
1eans whereby the line of communi-
be kept open between the
'hristian home base and the sons,
tho for God and country's sake are
lduring the rigors of a soldiers life
nd offering themselves upon the
ltar of duty"
Outlook in
II
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25

the patriotism Of our people d all that
10 necessary to get all the dollars and
al The materials and resourcss the
nation needs to brInp about the victory
for democracy" /
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
BELATED REPORT
OF LOST VESSEL

New York. May 10. Ninety lives
were lost on April "a In the torpedo
Ing OF the 7.7S2-ton British liner
Abosso. on Fastnet. according to
stories OF passengers here today from
Europe.
The ship was torpedoed without
warning. Forty-slx passengers were
lost and a OF the crew. The Abosso
was unable to stop her engines after
the torpedo struck and tho hull
smashed into three Of the life boats,
crushing those aboard or drowning
them. She was bound from Nigeria
to Liverpool.
More than week ago tho Lon
don Chronicle printed story de-
manding to know why the British ad-
mlralty concealed the torpedolng OF
n certain big ship" with loss OF
more than 70 lives" The Chronicle
probably referred to the Abosso.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
STATES ExECUTIvE SPENDS DAY
IN ROUND or ENTERTAIN.
MENT AND SPEAKING
MAKES TWO STRONG ADDRESSES
Proud ~ Orcgon's Response In M
tionai Crisis and Appeals for
United Action

Southern Oregon put on one OF her
characteristic smiles OF welcome TO
greet the states executive yesterday,
Tho governor spent the morning
In visit 10 the sugar factory aud
chatting with numerous friends
among the business men OF the city,
He was entertained for luncheon at
the Twohy club,
Al 4 o'clock In the afternoon the
governor attended meeting OF all
the city's school children gathered
In the opera house. In II splcnde
talk he told the children OF the great
crisis which the country is facing
He told OF the meaning of the flag
and the freedom for which Il stood,
Not only we're those who went to the
front to fight. to be commended as
patriots. hut those who did their bit
at home. Including the children who
worked garden and helped the ma
tion feeds lts armies, were deserving
Of highest praise.
The children sang the Star Span
glcd Banner and America. and the
governor was 80 pleased with the
way the latter song was sung. he
nsked them to repeat verse OF II.
Some time ago" said he. II heard
some German children singing their
national air. and | said then that |
hoped American children would sing
their country's songs with as much
evidence OF meaning what they said
ms did the little Germans |
want TO say to you little rcd-blooded
Americans that you have those Ger
mans badly beaten"
The chiidrcns' meeting was under
the auspices OF the Parent-Teacher
association.
Following the talk TO the children,
Governor Withycombe was taken In
hand by rs young ladies OF the Girls
Honor Guard and given 20 mile
auto ride circling Tokay Heights and
down the lower valley and back. In
his address at the Chamber OF Com
merce. the governor referred to this
ride as "the gem Of many. many en-
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
ROOSEVELT FORCE IS
UP TO PRESIDENT

Washington. May l5.--The Roose-
welt division amendment Ia now a
clause In the selective draft bill.
House and senate conferees today
wrote into the measure the amend
ment offered In the senate by Sen
ator Harding. Ohio, which authorizes
but does not dlrect--the president
to raise n volunteer force of picked
troops. the presumption being that
they will be led into France by Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
The conferees will report their
agreement In both senate and house
today and both branches OF congress
are expected quickly TO acQuiesoe In
the report. The bill should 30 before
the president for his signature or
veto some time tomorrow. unless
there Ia another unexpected hitch.
The general army stan ls said to
favor u veto, as II now stands. but
II was pointed out there Ia nothing
In the bill which makes II compulsory
that the president should raise the
divisions authorized. He may avoid
the seotion entirely II heNdesires,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
HOME RULE NEARS
REAL SETTLEMENT

London. May l5.-Premier Lloyd
George win transmit terms OF set
tlement OF the Irish question devised
by the government to Irish leaders
tomorrow. Chancellor OF the Exche-
Qucr Bonar-l.aw announced In the
house OF commons today.
Although the government has de-
vised proposals which It thinks Will
effect settlement OF the controversy.
those In touch with the situation to-
day said II was not certain the
proposals would be acceptable to the
Irish nationalists. But they look TO
an ironing out OF the difficulties by
further concessions on both sides
when the governments plans have
been made public.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
OVER TAXING STRENGTH PROVES
FATAL no FORMER AA1BAssA.
DOR JOSEPH n. CHOATE
RIPE N YEARS AND AOnOS
As Diplomat, Peace Advocate, Jurist,
Orator, He Ranked Among Most
Distinguished Americans

New York, May 15.-The war to-
day has claimed Its first distinguish
ed American. As numerous leaders
in European countries have died
since the outbreak OF the conflict.
from overtaxing their strength. 30
Joseph Fl. Choate, former ambassa-
dor to the court Of st. James and
dean OF the American bar, died at
his home here last night.
The end came suddenly at 1880
p. m. with no physician in atten-
dance and with only the widow and
Choate's daughter Mabel at the bed
side. Mrs. Choate is in a serious
condition.
Choate was s5. He took lead
ing part In New York's receptions
to the British and French war COM
missions here last week and the
strain was too great. Angin pectoris
was given as tho cause of death.
Choate's last public appearance
was with British Foreign Minister.
Balfour at the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine last Sunday. He had
been with the British envoy almost
constantly since his arrival here.
The last Of Choate's many brilliant
after-dinner speeches was made at
the Waldorf-Astoria at the banquet
to the allied commissioners Friday
night. Yesterday morning. accord
ing to members of the family, Choats
complained OF feeling depressed. His
physician ordered him to remain in
bed. At 10 p. nj, Choate-sitting up
in bed-said to his wife and daugh-
ter:
II am feeling very i'll. I believe
this is the end.
Physicians were summoned. but
he died before they arrived. His son.
Joseph H. Choate Jr.. was inform
ed of his fathers illness and rushed
70 New York from Mount Kisco, ar
irving too late.
Choate was appointed British am
bassador by Mckinley in 1899. He
also took leading part in the peace
conference at The Hague. Before
becoming ambassador. Choate was q
distinguished member Of the Ameri-
can bar.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
RUSSIANS SENSE PERIL
IN DIVIDED AUTHORITY.
Delegates Representing Soldiers and Werkmen Becoming
Cooler Headed and Reconsider Matter Of Coalition
Government, also Selection Of Strong Leader

Petrograd. May i5.--With free
Russia crumbling In the blaze OF a
too-fervid flame Of democracy. the
executive committee Of the soldiers
and workmen's delegates began to
see the peril Of the situation. The
committee reconsidered Its vote OF
last week. when coalition In govern
ment with the duma members was
rejected. The vote OF a3 TO 22 was
held indecisiye and II was announced
a meeting OF the entire delegation
will be held tonight. when the same
question will be passed upon by all
two thousand representatives OF the
soldiers and workmen now here.
At the same hour what Is left OF
the provisional ministry will meet at
the home Of Prince Lyon. premier.
20 discuss some form OF coalition
which may yet save Russia from
disintegratlon.
Tomorrow. the provisional lead
ers. as a last desperate measure.
will dispatch Foreign Minister Mil
ukoff to the battle front. His mis-
sion is TO meet with the soldiers. to
plead with them to show n united
front to the enemy and stand firm
for the republican government at
home.
These steps show the seriousness
OF the situation and the courage
with which the duma leaders. now
fully awake to the peril. are fight
Ing to avert disaster. Milukon was
the man who was recently attacked
by the soldiers and workmen's COM
ptttee in Petrograd for his state
ment approving compacts with the
allies entered into by the old auto
cratic regime. A storm was raised
against him by representatives OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
BRINGS MEN FROM RUSSIAN FRONT
TO HURL INTO GREAT WESTERN OFFENSIVE

Washington, May i5.--Members OF
the general stan OF the army believe
Germany Is planning one OF the
greatest offensives even the kaiser's
forces have yet undertaken, II is to
be hurled against the western front
Military men here say all signs
point to such a plan. Russia, they
believe. at least for many weeks to
come. 10 virtually eliminated as a
military factor. Therefore. Germany
has completely switched her military
plans,
The new plans already are being
carried into execution. They call for
thinning OF the Teuton lines on the
eastern front from Riga to tho Bal
tic, and massing troops drawn away
from the east front against the Brit
ish-French front.
With Russian and Teuton soldiers
,fraternizing on the eastern front and
tho Russian interna, situation he
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
wilson WILL Use
WHIP ON congress

Washington. May l5.-President
Wilson today decided to apply the
whip to congress.
He is said by close advisers to be
out OF patience with the dilatory,
tagging, dragging methods OF con-
gress during the past six weeks. He
is particularly displeased with injec-
ton OF wholly extraneous matters in
to the various pieces Of war legisla-
ton, which the administration has
decided after consultation must be
put through II America is really TO
aid the allies.
The first step to speed matters at
the capitol will be series of con-
ference with leaders OF both parties
and both houses. The presidents
closest advisers say he intends to
mince no words when he talks to the
legislative leaders.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
PETA|N LEADS
French ARMY
6tratcgist Of Maxne Becomes Chief
Of Star In General Shift of
French Commanders

Paris, May 15.-General Petain
was today named generalissimo OF
the French armies. with supreme
command OF the forces in the field.
General Foch. one of the heroes OF
the Marne. who commanded the
French center at that memorable
battle. was named to succeed Petain
as chief OF staff. General Nievelle.
who has been in command OF the
French field forces. will have COM
mand Of certain army groups.
The sweeping change in the COM
mands Of the French forces was de-
cided on at a session of the council
of ministers.
General Foch's strategy was d.
rectly responsible for the blow which
eventually won the battle Of the
Marne and forced the Germans back
from Paris in the early days Of the
war. With his line menaced by the
German onslaught. Foch tried a new
move in military strategy. He drew
troops from the weakest spot in his
line and shifted them to a strong
section. Before the Germans could
penetrate the weak spot, Foch threw
his massed forces in tremendous
blow against the German flank. fore
ing o retirement all along the line.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
Liner BALTIC HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE

New York, May IA torpedo
fired by a German submarine At the
White Star liner Baltic April ~
missed the great liner by bare ten
feet. according to Information OBJ
tanned today from travellers arriving
in New York.
This was the second attack made
on the Baltic In two days. The Arst
attack was made on April IS and
the wake Of the approaching torpedo
was seen in time to switch the Bal
tic suddenly from her course. Thur
days attack was much closer. tho
torpedo missing BY q scant ben feot
On neither occasion did the Baltic
sight the U boat which fired the tor
pcdo.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15
DRY FIGHT WILL
Be PUSHED HARD
Many Congressman Determined Ma
lions Grains Shall Not Be wasted
In Liquor Making

Washington. May 1.-THE fight
for war prohibition" has only start
I'd In congress. Striking from the
Gregory espionage bill late yesterday
OF the Cummins' partial prohibition
amendment was done merely on the
grounds thai the measure. an II
stood. was unconstitutional. and did
not properly belong 10 the spy bill.
The drys today are determined TO
force prohibition as a war measure
and several bills are awaiting intro
duction. The next effort will be
made In an attempt to add a pro.
albition clause to the food conserva-
don. Failing In that. the drys will
put mp a separate bill and demand
action.
Many senators friendly to this leg
islation. Voted against the Cum
Minis amendment yesterday. because
they thought II out OF place. They
will favor adoption OF q measure
similar to that offered by Senator
Gronna. which would conserve all
food during the war by prohibiting
their use In manufacture OF liquors
OF any kind. According to present
plans. the authority for shutting OF
these foodstuffs used for making bev-
erages. viii be left to the discre-
tion OF the president,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-15

the workmen. He goes to the front
presumably TO face his enemies. or
at least his accusers. and strive to
win them back TO unity Of action.
Today. with Petrograd a buzzing
hive OF rumors. few OF the cooler
heads OF the leaders we're discussing
the possibility that the move which
might save new Russia would be a
return. In part at least, to dictatorial
Methods despot raised by the
people themselves to exercise con-
troll specifically lodged with him by
the people The newspaper Reich
made the suggestion. Some ele-
ments agreed that strong man
might by force restore complete or
der.
IL am afraid we are returning to
the old regime, where power did not
carry responsibllity-and II so. the
same thing will happen to such an
organization as happened to the old
regime" was a phrase from a speech
by former Minister OF War Gutch-
koY. frequently quoted today. Gutch-
koff made the declaration In spAech
yesterday to soldiers delegates ex-
planning his resignation.
The provisional council today is
sued another appeal to the army to
fight ,vissseusly against the enemy.
declaring Germany and her imperial
istlc rulers are seeking TO destroy
Russia. The appeal warned against
continuing TO fraternize with enemy
soldiers. One instance was cited
where German officer, disguised as
common soldier accompanied his
men to the Russian lines for fra
ternal meeting and obtained valuable
information from Russians seeking
brotherhood with the enemy.