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The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16

He is past master of the art of
telling story. He has humor, keen
sense of the dramatic, and n knack
of turning out happy ending just
when the complications Of the plot
threaten worse disasters"
Thus spake the literary editor Of the
New York Times about e. Phillips
Oppenheim, the popular English nov-
elist and author of 1.-THE Hillman,"
the new serial we have secured for
publication in this paper.
Mr.. Oppenheim Is without question
one of the most widely read authors
of the day.
1.-THE Hillman" is study Of char
acter development that is one of the
best things this writer has ever DONE
The plot is ingenious and the romantic
element strong and unusual.
THE Hillman," a new serial story.
will start in the New Era at an early
date.
The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16
y,,UIIIIr Aylu1r Ddns

Reuben Avritt was born q Pauis
valley. Okla. April s. 1889. and died
November I. 1917. At Des Aoines.
Ia. He was 80 yeaSs. months and :
days old. He leaves to mourn MS
loss his mother. Mrs. George Frants.
Of olney Springs. three brotheys and
three sisters, Gordon Of Oklahoma
CITY. okla, Walter OF Calumet. Okla. !.
Luther of Des Moines. Ia, Mrs. Q.
G. Collins, Mrs. James Jeffery and
Miss Efie Avritt, all of Olney
Springs. He was Of kind and low
Ing disposition, and gained many
friends wherever he went. The run
eral was held at the Christian
church in Ordway on Monday. NO
vember IL. Interment was made IN
the Ordway cemetery.
The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16
PARTIES DESIRING TO HAVE US

sell their lands or to purchase land
from the Twin Lakes Land and
Water company will kindly write us
personally, and we will give the mat
ter our prompt attention.
B. Fl. AND F. c. TALLMADGE,
744 First National Bank Building,
Pueblo, Colo.
The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16
E4CCyER APPEAL STO
| 5 FARMERS PATRIOTISM
tkrxp DrA5Rs Fooo ADMINISTRATORS
October 32.lsl7

ons vital problems confronting this
sufficient to meet the
Allied Nations fight
Ing production of in this
hsaa sphere limited degree
gu& rely producing
OF the needed supply. l.
faruer. situated to
country's this hour OF need. Without
cooperation task VIII
very the calls
upon commodity Will
eur.ai1ed. every beet
CT oee.s. 1t
privilege that tho extent
of Will permit,
effectively patriotism.
A~L.~Iz1z~.A
The Ordway new era., 1917-11-16

Sell it by advertising.
, 1917-07-19

District of Columbia. acting for and
by the direction of the president and
in accordance with said act of
and rules and regulations prescribed
pursuant thereto, shall apportion the
quota so apportioned TO such state. ter.
ritory or district and shall communi.
cate to each local board established
in such state, territory or district no.
tice of the net quota to be furnished
by such board, and such net quotas
shall ~thereupon be furnished by the re-
spective local boards as required by
said act of congress and rules and reg
ulations prescribed pursuant thereto"
In computing the number of men to
be required from the various states
the government put to the credit of
each state every man 1t now has In
the National Guard and every man 1t
has contributed since April l as II
var volunteer to the regular army.
Computation Method.
Placing on the debit side of the led
ger the national army of 10000, the
entire National Guard ut wal strength
and the number of war volunteers
needed on April / last, to bring the
regulars up to the wal strength, the
grand total was a%pportiOned according
to population.
This gave a gross quota for each
state, from which a net quota WIS COM
puted by checking off the number of
National Guardsmen available for fed.
eral service and the number of mer
given by the state to the regular army
since April l.
The apportionment was made on the
basis of an estimated grand total for
the United States and Its possessions
OF 105, 1866, 056 inhabitants.
This is a paper estimate, computed
from registration returns, which comes
within the law requiring distribution
of quotas by population, but which
equalizes in a great measure the bur
den that is to fall upon the 1859 ex
emption districts.
Total Of 1,152,es5.
Each will furnish under this appor
tionment the men its total registration
would indicate as a fair proportion
rather than the number the actual pop
ulatIon of the district would indicate
The total of these gross quotas is 1,
152,9S5 men.
Credit Is given to the various states
for II total of 465.9S5 voluntary enlist
ments In the National Guard and reg.
ulars, making the total net quota for
all states 6S7 900 men.
Illinois. which was the first big state
to fill Its quota for the regular army,
reduced its gross quota Of 1904 to
51,653.
, 1917-07-19

Blister canker is reproduced through
the medium of spores, which, as far as
we know, r not able to enter the
healthy bark of a tree. 1t is only
through occasional wounds, or abra-
sions, hat the spores can penetrate.
The spores are carried about by the
wind and rain and go hurtling over
the orchard seeking an injury where
they may fasten themselves to the
ultimate undoing of the tree.
The roughened and charred appear
ance of an infected spot readily be-
trays the presence of the disease, sup
%plemented by numerous riffs and
cracks in the bark. The bark itself falls
away in irregular patches and the
patches that hold the spores remain
firmly fastened to the heart wood.
Since 1t is only through the wounds
Of a tree that 1t can be infected, one
must take pains to dress all wounds.
Pure white lead and linseed oil, or
some other material> that will cling
well and will keep out the moisture
must be used.
The taking away and burning Of
brush and general orchard sanitation
will help materially in the prevention
of the trouble. Pruning tools used In
the treatment ought to be carefully
disinfected after use. If the infection
is noticed before 1t enters the heart
wood 1t may be cut out promptly and
then the wound, with proper painting.
will heal. The safest plan is to re-
-.a-o tha IzRaatnA lIrnh a1.Aantha.
making the nj close to the mother
limb or trunk. The safe thing to do
in all orchards is to give prompt treat
ment to all wounds just as soon as in
spection shows their presence.
, 1917-07-19

lBy G. F. NIVEN. Clemson Agricultural
College.)
The usefulness of the trees depends
largely on the methods of handling for
the first few years after planting. 1t
ihas been the custom to plant out the
orchards and leave them to take their
course or else they have been placed
directly in cultivated fields where
crops of all kinds are grown. The re-
Lllt in either case has generally been
disappointment. Practically no farm
Ef the state Is too small to allow an
3hcre for the orchard. This being done,
Fhe trees IA be cared for properly at
Pill times. One of the secrets of sue
fess is to see that the trees are kept
growing all the time from the very
frst. A stunted tree, or one that stops
growing for a time on any account,
bever proves as successful in the fu-
fure. 1t is therefore necessary that
fhe young trees be well cultivated ac-
fording to some well-devised plan.
Methods of cultlvatina.
The plan which seems to meet with
|the greatest degree of success is to
blow deeply and thoroughly early in
spring. This, of course, is done after
fhe ground is thoroughly dry. This
blowing is to be followed Immediately
with the harrow in order to smooth
fhe surface of the soil. About all that
> necessary afterwards is to har-
pow frequently or cultivate lightly in
{jrder to keep the weeds and grass
Flown, and form a mulch to save mois-
flre. About the middle of July, Guilt
patton should cease. In early fall.
tbout September 1 to 10, the orchard
ban be seeded to some cover crop
Eelther burr or crimson clover or rye
End vetch is good) which helps to
, 1917-07-19
QUOTA EACH STATE MUST RAISE
BY DRAFT FOR NATIONAL ARMY

Anotmen b y states OF quotas to be raised by selechved draft for Uncle
"ams hauonai rmy n announced by the w r department.
quotas assigned are n a basis of proportonate population of each
sute 10 he population OF the nation a recently fixed by the census bureau. In
ue allotment each state is given credit for its total enlisted National Guard
eng pms the men enlisted in TIL regular army between April 2 and June
80, 1917.
The following table gives the war department allotment gross quotas net
QUOTAS n Nations Guard and regular army credits-the total of the latter
W appearing in the final column of the table:
, 1917-07-19
FORMAL DRAFT
ORDER ISSUED
BY PRESIDENT
Wilson Rallies 1,262,985 Men
Around the Flag.
$4,000 ON THE FIRST CALL
Official Allotment Shows What Part
Of Total Must Be Furnished by
Each State and Territory
in the Union.

Washlngton.-A formal order by
President Wilson, drafting 6ST 900 into
the military service under The selec-
tive CONSUMPTION law, was promult
gated by the war department, together
with an official allotment showing what
part Of the total must be furnished by
each state and territory.
The only steps now remaining are
distribution by the governors of
state quotas among the local exemp-
ton districts and the great lottery.
which probably will be held next
week and which will establish the
order in which registrants are TO pre-
sent themselves for service or exemp-
ton.
The men summoned for service will
be used to fill the regular army and
National Guard to war strength and
to organize the first 100000 OF the new
national army.
Total Il BE 1,2e2,ss5.
The total Of these three forces will
be 1.262, 9S5 men.
Later another 100000 will be called
out. supplemented by sufficient men
to make up losses and maintain re-
serve battalions.
Following is Secretary Of Wal
Bakers announcement of the order:
by virtue OF the authority vested
In him by an act of congress, entitled
An Act to Authorize the President
t o Increase Temporarily the Military
Establishment of the United States
approved May 10, 1917, the president
of the United States has ordered the
aggregate number of 6S7,000 men to
be raised by draft for the military
service of the United States In order
to bring to full strength the organ
izations of the regular army and the
organizations ~embodying the men,
hers of the National Guard drafted
into the military service OF the United
States and to create the national army,
and u caused said aggregate
number to be apportioned to the sew
eraI states and territories and the
District Of Columbia as set forth in
the schedule hereto appended.
'The governor of each state and ter
ritory and the commissioners OF the
, 1917-07-19
WAsTEFUL EXCESS OF LIME
Only Slight Amount Over That Neces-
sary to Correct Acidity Of Soil
Should BE Applied.

Field experiments recently complet-
ed at the Pennsylvania station indl-
cate that a large excess of lime or
limestone is wasteful, and that only q
slight excess over that necessary to
"sweeten" the soil or n%eutralize acid
ity should be applied. For the aver
age acid soil with Pennsylvania coEdi-
lions one ton of burnt lime or twice
that amount Of ground limestone per
acre is sufficient for an initial applica-
ton.
, 1917-07-19
To Dry c%auIihower.

Clean. divide In small punches,
blanch six minutes, and dry two to
three hours at ITO degrees to 145 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Caullflower will
turf very dark when drying. but will
regain part Of the color in soaking and
cooking. Dried caullfiower is especial
ly good in soups and omelets.
Brussels sprouts may be handled In.
a similar way. but add a pinch Of soda
TO the blanching water.
, 1917-07-19
Treatment
FOR BLISTER CANKER
liter Millions of Trees Have Been
Killed Authorities Begin
to Take Action.
(By L. M. -BENN1NGToN.)

10Y L. N loN.J
Wide attention is being given to the
Question of blister canker. After mill
Ons of apple trees in Kansas, Missou-
and in the central sections have been
filled the authorities are beginning to
bike some intelligent interest in the
fouble. The ravage is sometimes
nown as the Illinois canker.
1t first began to come to notice
bout seventeen years ago. Most of
Pie Kansas and Missouri trees have
assed the time when they have the
haximum of resisting ability and they
IRE thus susceptible more than ever
the trouble. The recent spread has
leen rapid and costly. The apple In
3ustry of the entire Missouri valley
l4s suffered, and diseased branches
I'VE been found on apparently healthy
Fees.
Ben Davis and Gano trees to
Il the easiest victims of canker. Some
mes the trees Of these species are
ntirely killed two or three seasons
fter it appears among them. Fameuse,
pumpkin Sweet, Cooper's Early White,
enoni, Kinnaird's Choice, Rambo,
mith's Cider, Domino. Stark, White
learmain and Yellow Bellfower are
nong the other varieties that have
zen reported as easy prey for the
bubble.
Other branches of the apple family
not seem to pick up the infection so
badly nor to succumb to it easily once
fey do get 1t. The Missouri Pippin,
bnathan, Grimes Golden and York
hperial have presented the best re-
sting powers. Several years after
be canker has killed other varieties
Aese have been observed to produce
fuit and still carry the signs Of the
5sease that will eventually get them.
While the resistant types show that
e disease is a slow-working element
bring the first years, when they do
gin to fail they go galloping and,
hder the more aggressive form OF
= attack. 1uicklv die.
, 1917-07-19

maintain the fertility of the soil when
turned under early in spring at the
first cultivation.
c%uItivating Bearing Orchard.
The trees when grown and bearing
crops of fruit each year need cult
waiting as much as when young. Farm
ers sometimes object to cultivating old
bearing trees because of the injury to
large roots. If this cultivation is
started while the trees are young and
continued each year there will be no
injury to the roots. The roots will
grow deep enough to be out of the way
of the pillow. OF course, the cultivation
of an old orchard is more difficult in
view Of the fact that the branches are
In the way, especially on low-headed
trees. This should not, however, pre-
vent cultivation. If the trees are
planted in checks, they can be plowed
both ways, followed by the harrow,
which will leave only a small space
directly under the trees that is not
cultivated.
Protect Young Trees.
Cultivation, fertilizing, etc., are not
the only things to be considered. The
trees must be protected. One injured
tree often results in the loss of the en-
tire orchard. When %cultivating, care
should be used not to allow the har-
ness Dr. the cultivator to bruise the
trees. A bruise provides a good en-
trance for the bark beetle, which when
once started there is not much chance
Of stopping until the entire tree is re-
moved. Keep them sprayed regularly
to keep down insect pests and fungus
diseases. A good rule is to protect the
tree as you would your horse. When
this is done, good results are sure to
follow.
, 1917-07-19

"That dog of yours bit a piece right
out of my leg"
"Well, you're never satisfied. You
we're only telling me the other day
that you wished you could lose some
flesh"
, 1917-07-19
Too Small For Some Purposes.

Nearly all the newspapers are be-
ing reduced in size, l notice"
Yes; 1t seems to be a lucky thing
that bustles are no longer fashion
able"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20
POWERFUL GERMAN FLEET
FACED RUSSIANS in BALTIC

Petrograd, Oct. 20-Prenfer Ker-
ensky, it is announced officially, has
left Petrograd for the fighting front.
The Russian Baltic fleet in it's en-
tirety could not face the Germans in
the gulf Of Riga without abandoning
the responsibility for the defense of
the gulf of Finland, according to
Count Kapnist, Of the Russian admir-
atty.
'aThe Germans" he said, reflected
landing operations on Oesel island
with L. transports, escorted by ~ bat
tleships Of all types, five cruisers an
enormous number of auxiliary vessels
and 80 destroyers. 1t was impossible
for our entire Baltic fleet to meet the
enemy without abandoning RESPONSE
bility for the protection Of the gulf
of Finland
The count cited the battle of Jut-
land as a precedent for the impossi-
bility Of using submarines to advan-
tage., He added that the Germans
are using the same troops that took
Oese1 island to attack Dago island,
thus showing that the Germans were
carrying out their operations with a
minimum force.
The Russian ministry OF marine has
issued the following statement regard
ing the naval battle Wednesday in the
gulf Of Riga:
Thursday night an enemy squadron
of 20 ships penetrated the gulf Of Riga
and at o'clock the next morning was
discovered making its way through
the channels south of Moon Sound,
The squadron included two battleships
of the Koenig type. Our detacfments
A 70 a
his flag on the cruiser Bayan, accom-
panied by the battleships Grjanin and
Slava, steamed from the eastern, part
of Noon island to engage the enemy
preceded by torpedo boat patrols
which withdrew before the enemy.
AT $3.50 o'clock the enemy opened
fire on our torpedo boats and our de-
tachment. issuing from the channel
took up battle formation in a radius
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20
LOCOMObILE co.
EMPLOYEES ARE
NOT SATISFIED

An organization meeting of the en-
ployees of the Locomobile Co. will be
held at the Lyric theatre on Wednes-
day night of next week at which time
the matter of a demand for a ten per
cent. increase in wages will be con-
sidered.
At the last meeting held at the
Lyric theatre last Tuesday evening
many of the employees of the Loco
mobile Co. wanted to go on strike but
the matter was temporarily deferred.
In their demands for increased
wages the men will contend that their
rate of wages has not been adjusted
for the past two years and that living
conditions since the last adjustment
have so changed that they are unable
at the present time TO live properly
on the old scale Of wages.
Should the desire of the employees
of the Locomobile Co. be so strongly
expressed that it would seem to be
expedient to declare a strike, accord
| ing to Business Agent Levitt, such an
action will be taken. But If the num-
Der of men in attendance at the meet
ing on Wednesday is not<large enough
to indicate a reasonable assurance of
success the matter of a demand for in
creased wages will be postponed until
such time as the employees of the fac
tory are we'll enough organized to
carry out the plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20

between the Werden and Weiland
lighthouses, near Moon island. While
approaching the enemy the cruiser
Bayan was attacked unsuccessfully by
a hostile submarine.
Sat 1890 O'Clock our detachm ents
engaged the enemy squadron. The
fire OF hostile dreadnaughts was di.
rected from a distance often beyond
the range Of our old type vessels. At
noon In view of the enemy's superior
ity and the appearance of new enemy
warships, Admiral Kakhireff ordered
the detachment to retire into the in
terror of Moon Sound. Our ships then
turned northward and withdrew from
the fighting.
The battleship lSlava, the last Of
the line and which had been damaged
severely under the water line, finally
sank by the head and foundered in
the deep entrance of Moon sound The
remainder of the squadron entered
this channel. Part Of the enemy
squadron began to fire on the Moon
and Werder batterfes> and silenced and
destroyed them. Our vessels suffered
some damage. After Smelling the bat
teries the enemy entered the southern
part of the Kuiwast roadstead Dur
ing these movements the cruiser Ad-
n1iral MakaroT and some gunboats
and destroyers in inner Moon sound
protected the channel and the north
Of Kassar bay, between the islands OF
Dago. Oesel and Moon. Some OF the
| ships remained throughout Tuesday
I'D night near the coast of Oese1 is
land and repeatedly aEte0pted to make
their way into the eastern portion OF
Kassar bay"
The rest OF the statement Is rope
tiuon of the official statement issued
yesterday in which it was announced
that two trawlers had been sunk by
| the Russian fire and that two enemy
torpedo boats had been sunk by strik.
ing mines in the Moon sound regior
Thursday, It adds, however, that the
yGerman torpedo boat eecorting thu
main squadron ran into Russian
mine and sank, --.1l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20
OFFICE CAMPAIGN
FOR LIBERTY LOAN

Captains for teams to canvass the
office buildings OF the city were APP
pointed today and the actual work
of the campaign In the business sec
ton Of the city started. Only two re.
ports were received up to press hour.
In the Sagal building $1,000 was rails
ed, and In the Warner building 1000.
The following are the captains of the
teams:
Security building, Clarence r. Hall;
First National bank build
ing, DIR. r. H W. Strang, City Savings
bank building, William Al. Redden;
Warner building, w. B. Coleman; Cit
liens building, John A. Cornell: Sagal
building, Walter N. North; Fidelity
building, ssJohn s. Pullman; odd Eel
lows building, n. E. Richards; Post
Office Arcade building. F. H. Beck
with; Taylor building Cannon street(
E M. Butler; Taylor building (Broad
street), Homer c. Godfrey; Newfield
building, John w. Moore; Meigs
building. H. E. Wagner; City Hall
Robert M. Jones; Staples bank build
ing, E. A Doan; Franklin block,
Charles A. Edwards; Conn National
bank building, J. p. Heron; Sratfleld
building, Robert g. Whitney; miscel-
laneous Office buildings. A J Edgar;
miscellaneous office buildings, Cast
Brtdgeport), A J. Endean.
Professional Group Captains -
Physicians and Surgeons. DR.. George
H Warner; clergymen (Protestant)
Rev. E. A. Burnes; clergymen (Catho-
lic), Rev. J. B. MILL; nurses, 3. A
Doan- III aseEhNs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20
GAS, HEATERS FOR
LODGING HOUSES

Fearing they will be unable to Sc
cure coal to run the central heating
plant, some of the lodging house
keepers of the city have planned to
use individual gas heaters in the vari-
Gus rooms, and one plumber has
equipped several in the last few
weeks. Outlets for the gas pipes are
made at the base boards, and gas heat
ers are connected in the usual way
with tubes.
Whether this will prove satisfac-
tory has not yet been demonstrated.
1t is likely to prove most costly than
coal. but its object is to provide heat
where coal cannot be obtained The
gas filter who made the changes Is
not very optimistic regarding it's sue
cess during severe weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-20
oux. or BRIDGEPoRr
SEWER PROPOSALS

" Proposals VIII be received by the
1rMw1ng and Sewer Commission Of said
&o1u, IT office OF Secretary, Room No.
|14. CITY Hall. until Wednesday, Oct.
~. 1917 at ESQ O'Clock p m for the
Ip1nntxuctdon Of sewers according to
Imaps, plans and specifications Of City
Engzneer. In the following named
In<Doo<Bs-
Deacon street, about $50 feet
Rnxrptx avenue, about 1f5 feet
TAN avenue. About ESQ feet.
Guooess avenue, about 500 feet
Bronx avenue, about $40 feet
UItgwor<h Bfreot, about $50 feet
4 6Iomnn. Bryant a Hubben
ukrDn<A about $500 feet
4 a oerftfed check for ten percent.
ok axnount OF bid. must accompany
propoml
n I1e Commission reserves the right
- rg5ect any or an proposals.
PAVING 4 SEWER
COMMISSION,
Bernard Heating. Secretary.
Room NO. Is. City HALL
G 20 BE-