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The Washington herald., 1917-10-04
Canada May Draft Americans.

Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. S-The Can
adian government il is believed, is
negotiating with Washington TO make
Americans living in Canada subject
to the Canadian draft laws. Cansdi-
ans in the United States would be
similarly affected by the American
draft method.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-04
MAY DITCH PETITION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ONb.
representative OF the majority furn-
ished no basis for casting them out
Of the legislative body except when
they are for reelection. II 1t is es-
tablished that they are acting as
agents for the Kaiser, a different
state of affairs exists. and their
treatment should be that OF any other
German hireling.
A Pretorian Guard for white House.
Any attempt to suppress the minor
ity from raising its gloomy voice
in protest, however, is a step to-
ward establishing in Congress a pre-
torian guard for the White House.
1t would eventually make it unsafe
for any criticism to be made, even
though justified, OF the wisdom OF
measures advocated by the admin
istration and would result in con-
cealment OF mistakes which are cer-
tain to be made.
The trainers OF the Constitution
viewed the existence Of a minority
as an indication of a healthy condi-
ton in the Senate, and adopted GER
tain provisions which were designed
to lend force to its voice. They real
lied that differences of views nee
essarily exist on all questions in a
country as large as the United States,
and a Congressman was neither a
simpleton nor a traitor because he
failed to align himself on the side
which possessed the greatest num-
Der Of votes.
In the House today. Representative
Mason. OF Illinois. formerly a SEN
srsA N-1, In. 81 l. 4.
jects OF the Heflin fire, convinced many
of his auditors that his war views
were inspired by sincerity and not
by love for Germany. Instead of
boots. he evoked tears from many of
those about him.
Mason Cites Patriotism.
He told the House that he had
had shown more patriotism than the
gentleman from Alabama ever had
or ever will" when he sent his only
son to the war to fight for the flag
which Hefiin had charged him with
betraying.
He defended his efforts TO have the
draft law changed and insisted that
in doing so he represented the ma
iority of the Illinois voters and did
not misrepresent them as Hefn in
sisted
Il told the people that they had
the right by the Constitution to
change any law" he said. If that
be treason. make the most Of II. In
stead of the people of my State be-
ing opposed to the bill more than 1900
persons who replied to the 500 let
ters 1 sent out asking about the bill,
favored it,"
There was a burst OF applause when
he told how he and his wife had
sent their son away to war in Febru-
ary. 1t took more patriotism to say
to him to go than it takes for any
man on this floor to rise and ques-
ton my loyalty to my country.
II hate the German autocracy or
any other autocracy as much as any
man can"
Hefiln to Present Suspicious Names
When he had concluded Mr.. Hefin.
who has clUng to his charges Of dis
loyalty as persistently as a dog to q
The Washington herald., 1917-10-04
LUCK SAVES u. S.
FLYER FROM FOES
Lands Safely Despite Damage by
Explosive Bullet.
BY NEWTON C. PARKE.


tional News Service.
American Field Headquarters In
France, Oct. 3.-Kenneth Marr. of San
Francisco, member OF the Lafayette
Escadrille. has just had a narrow es-
cape from death in an aerial combat
with two German machines.
An explosive bullet fired from one
Of the latter lodged directly under
Mars seat, cutting the cables COM
manding the rudder and the stabili-
zer In a miraculously lucky slide"
he managed to get down to earth
safely, behind the French lines. In a
previous air fight one of the wings"
of Marr's machine had been totally
disabled by a machine gun bullet.
Sergt. Raoul Lufbery, another Amer
lean flyer. has just shot down a Ger
man machine and is credited with
having driven another out of control.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27
GATHER SEED CORN NOW

In most of the Colorado corn-pro-
ducine sections, corn is about as ma
ture as frost conditions will permit
for 1917. Consequently it is time now
to gather seed corn. A relatively
smsll amount of corn will plant very
large acreage. Consequently the la
Dor of gathering the seed corn is small
in comparison with the acreage of the
crop. The only way to gather seed
corn is before harvest, preferably be-
fore frost.
Pick out good mature ears from
good stalks, as they grow in the field
These ears should be husked and by
means of binder twine suspended un-
der cover in a dry place where they
will thoroly dry out before freezing
weather. OF course, it is profitable
to have a seed corn patch and to Sc.
lect by the ".ear to row" method, but
even where that method of selection
is followed, the seed corn should be
selected from the seed patch in the
field in the fall in the same way as
above indicated.
The main points are to select the
seed, pick out mature ears of desir.
able qualities grown on good stalks
bring the seed in, thoroly dry it out
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27
HOLDING THE WINTER MOIST
URE WILL BRING RESULTS

The time is here when the farmers
should be plowing in preference to
waiting until spring to do this work.
Some recent rains like those that
have fallen make this possible. The
successful man is the fellow who al
ways does things Immediately and
never puts them off into the indefinite
future those that he can do now.
He knows fall plowing adds inesti-
mable value to the productiveness of
the soil Even late fall blowing has
many distinct advantages over spring
plowing for our dry western soils and
climatic conditions. In order to OBJ
tain the maximum termination of
practically all farm seeds and tc in
sure a proper state of growth after
termination the seed bed must be
compact.
In such seedbed seed when plant
ed is surrounded on all sides by soil
particles, insuring the best supply of
moisture in favorable seasons, use
full air supply and satisfactory tenn
perature. Large yields under average
conditions can only be procured when
the seeds germinate quickly and start
in growth rapidly and properly. An
open seed bed means slow termination
and weak plants. We saw lot of this
condition last spring when the work
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

accuracy. An exact replica of an AZ
rican diamond mine was constructed
under the supervision of the superin-
tendent, who was formerly manager of
mine near Kimberley. Great guam
titles of clay were placed in the mine
in which the workers were supposed
to search for diamonds. A very good
quantity of clay was secured, but it
did not suit the mine superintendent
who wanted the famous blue clay in
which the diamonds are generally
found. When he was told that the
ordinary clay would do, he got on his
high horse and said, II have been hired
with the ton or two of mud, when the
camera-absolutely perfect and unless
l have instructions to make this dia-
mond minepany was just about ready
to dye some of the blue clay cannot
do So" The comman had happy
thought; the lighter clay would photo
graph bluer than if it was dyed. A
Photographic test was made of piece
of the dyed clay and piece of the ord
mary clay and the superintendent was
appeased
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Within the past week two very pref
ty weddings have been solemnized at
the Methodist Manse with Rev. Cat
ley officiating.
On Sept. Is, Mr. Clarence McCone
and Miss Edna McAdams were mar
ried in the presence of their relatives
and a few intimate friends. After
the ceremony the couple started in a
car touring the state.
On Sept. Goth, Mr.. McLain Morgan
and Miss Edna McAdam were mar
united in marriage in the presence of
their friends and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Oliver After the ceremony they left
on the evening train.
The church work for the new year
is starting off splendidly. The Lad
les Aid elected officers at the last
meeting as follows: Pres, Mrs. c. V.
Parker; Vice Pres, Mrs. T. J. Har-
rison; Mrs. w. NJ. Hileman and Mrs,
j. c. Wagner; Sec'y. Mrs. A. J. Wal
rath; Treas, Mrs VIM. Labaree; So
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

was delayed by the late season and the
crops planted after this fashion have
not yet caught up. Late fall plowing
naturally gives the soil sufficient time
to become compact before seeding time
in the spring. Another point in favor
If turning the soil during the fall
months is that the harvest is over,
man has more time and the work is
a.ore pleasant then.
Spring piowing on the other hand
leads to loosely-packed, open seed
bed unless large expense is incurred to
compact the soil after plowing. The
Lord only knows how hard it is simply
to get the plowing alone. We must
utilize all the Unnecessary labor ex-
penditure in more profitable lines.
The farmers on the plains above all
others should prepare for dry seasons
for their moisture does not come when
needed These words sound natural,
don't they? Three years ago if we
had been warned of the results OF dry
weather and urged to prepare for it,
we would have given it not even sec
ond thought. Now that we have had
three seasons good steady work in the
school of experience, we ought to take
heed.
To prepare for such seasons there
is only one proper method and this is
to h, Id TIE winter moisture produced
by rain or snow. This car only be
done by deep fall plowing. An open
field will absorb and retain much of
the moisture, while compact, un-
plowed field permits the surface drain
age to carry practically all of it off
to the creeks and streams and leave
the field in no condition to withstand
drouht. Fall plowing opens up the
soil, the water passes to the lower
layers where the moisture is held and
then the ground is in fine shape for
the following season. You. Mr.. Set
tier have got to do this to get the best
results.
Medium and late spring blowing en-.
courages the greatest of i'll results
from dry weather, because it means
that the crop planted in field SO pre-
pared must began life and continu,
growth on the moisture falling dur
ing that period. If you will try thu
latest scientific method of fall plowinf
for conserving the needed moisture
you will be surprised at the large
amount of water that can be storet
during the winter and early spring
1t is the same principle as keeping th'
top on the rain barrel or leaving i
off when it is raining. Then of cours'
surface cultivation for holding tn
moisture secure must be practicet
during the spring.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

cial Committee, Mesdames Wagner,
Carson and Eastlack. Leader of first
division is Mrs. c. NJ. Robson and of
the second, Mrs. w. T. Bower. The
Aid meets every End Thursday of the
month.
On next Thursday afternoon. the
Womans' Foreign Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Hannah Spillman.
The Epworth League will entertain
at the church on next Friday evening
and most cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all of the church and congre-
cation. In this invitation young
means everyone that feels young.
We especially invite all new resi-
dents of the town to come on that
evening and get acquainted with the
people.
There will be an interesting pro-
gram followed by the social hour and
refreshments will be served.
The Sabbath School is well organ
lied and doing splendid work. All
Earents who have children in the Pri-
mary or Junior departments should
visit those classes and see the interest
ing work being done.
The first Sunday in October will be
Rally Day for the entire school. Let
all children bring their parents and
all parents bring their children to this
special service.
On last Sunday morning Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Templeton united with the
church and dedicated their son-Har-
ley Dye to the service of the master
in baptism.
Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Austin also de-
dicated their children in the same sac
red rite. Harlan Vance, Kathryn
Clarinda and Donald Eaton Austin
! were baptized.
| ! Mrs. Kenfield of Albion, Nebr. was
also welcomed into the church fel-
lowship. Her husband and two daugh-
tiers will be received and welcomed as
soon as present.
Regular services next Sunday. Let
US do our duty to all good secular
causes but let us make God and the
church first.
w. T. galley, Pastor.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27
DEVIL QUITS HIS JOB
Especial from Hades)

The Devil sat by the lake of fire
On pile of sulphur kegs.
His head was bowed upon his breast 4;
His tail between his legs.
A look Of shame was on his face
The sparks dropped from his eyes.
He was sending his resignation
To the throne up in the skies.
"Im down and out" the devil said
He said it with sob.
"There are others that outclass me
And | want to quit my job
Hell isn't in it with the land
That lies along the Rhine.
I'm old and out of date
And therefore l resign.
One Krupp munition maker
With the bloody shot and shell.
Knows more about damnation
Than all the imps of hell.
Give my job to Kaiser Bill
Or to Ferdinand, the Gar
Or to the Sultan Abdul Hamid
Or some such man of war.
l hate to leave the old home
The spot l love so well.
But feel that I'm not up to date
In the art of running hell"
And the devil spat squirt of steam
At birthstone bumble-bee.
And muttered "I'm outclassed by
Hohenzollern deviltry."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

The Lickdab Lickspat this week con-
tanned these social items: "A mischiev-
Gus boy of Buffalo Wallow threw
stone and hit Mr.. Piker in the alley
last week"
"John Doe climbed on the roof of
his house last Thursday looking for a
leak and fell striking himself on the
porch"
"While Harold Green was escorting
Miss Violet Wise from the church
social last Saturday night q savage
dog attacked and bit Mr.. Green on the
public square"
Isaiah THINNER of Running Greek
was playing with cat last Friday,
when it scratched him on the veranda.
"Mr. Fong, while Harvesting bron-
cho last Saturday, was kicked just
south of his corn patch"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

Awaiting herself of her ecclesiastical
privileges, the preachers wife asked
questions, which from anyone else,
would have been thought impertinent.
81 presume you carry a memento in
that locket you wear?" she asked.
Eyes, ma'am," replied Mrs. Grapevine,
ait is lock of my husbands hair. y
But your husband is still alive" the
women exclaimed. ayes, ma'am, but
his hair is gone"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

The Production, "The Years of the
Locust" by Albert Payson Terhune,
which will be seen at the Hipp The
atre on Wednesday night, Oct 3rd,
with the beautiful Lasky star, Fannie
Ward, in the leading role. was delayed
several days by the diamond mine
superintendent too great desire for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

and keep it in the dry thru the winter.
Cold weather will not injure thoroly
dried out seed corn, altho it nearly,
ruins corn that is damp or full of
moisture. Seed corn gathered and
cared for in this way will give field
termination surprising to the grower,
even in the face of adverse conditions.
Alvin Kezer, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

"You know when l was living here
in Bucksnort some years ago." re-
marked the man who had just dropped
in. "You had little boy about six
years old who you thought was the
brightest kid in the world" "Yes, l
remember" was the reply, "but he's
been through college since then"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

The business Of promoter is to
persuade your money into his pock-
ct.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27

A grain of common sense is always
at par in the market of the world.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-09-27
DR.. K. Sapero

is too we'll known to need any intro
duction. His references are his pa
tients-your neighbors and friends.
Hundreds of patients in this vicinity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09
THURSDAY, AUGUST o, 1917
T. r. ON PREPAREDNESS

"A million men between sunrise
and sunset" was Americas foremost
pacifist's argument for unprepared-
ness when he was in the high Office of
Secretary of State. What a mockery
of fact! That the American people ev-
en- tolerated such a doctrine-now
that it realizes the bitter TRUTHS
one of the wonders of 1917.
Think where we should be today
if, with the world at peace, we should
have clashed alone with the military
might of Germany. AS it is, our
shores are defended and our hearth
stones guarded, not so much by our
splendid feet, but by England's; for
ours is only a little more than half
the size of the kaiser's while the Brit
ish fleet in itself outmatches the Ger
man by equal or greater ratio. We
have prided ourselves that we were
invincible, that we could lick all
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

The local weather observer gives
yesterdays temperature as Sc maxi
mum and SO minimum, with a NEAR
temperature of SO.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

ener has announced her belief that
the former leader Of the British army
is not dead, thus reviving the rumor
Of a year ago that he is q prisoner IN
q German camp. She gives no evil
dence in substantiation of her state
ment. Undoubtedly the world believes
that Lord Kitchener was lost at sea
when the cruiser on which he was
bound for Russia was summarized.
A number of canards have featured
the war and the faith with which
they were accepted shows how rapid
ly rumor spreads. Great Britain an
nounced officially that Kitchener was
lost and it is entitled to more credi-
bility than vague gossip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

THE German press in this coun-
try has made much of the claim that
British money was attempting to in
tluence public opinion in the United
States. The fact is, however, that the
Germans are East masters in the
science of counting public opinion in
every nation. Tons of literature of a
seditious character, printed in many
languages and intended for circula-
ton in neutral countries, have just
been seized and condemned In Lon
don as part of the gigantic pro-Ger-
man propaganda. More than 1900
bags containing thousands Of pam
rhlets, were taken from three steam
ers recently. The German system is
thorough and omnipresent. Even to-
day the pro-German propaganda is
being spread in this country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

Lord Northcliffe, head Of the British
mission in the United States, came to
this country on business-big, grim
business. He had been here scarcely
thirty hours when he was in the midst
Of his tremendous task. He established
hie headquarters at the Hotel Gotham,
New York, and will maintain them
there while he is engaged in ths task
Of co-ordinating the work Of the Brit
lib and American war movements.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

tarnation" with shotguns and pitch
forks, and now we know better.
As usual it remains for Col. Roose-
welt to paint q clear picture Of our
national condition, and no man Is
more entitled to criticise our unpre-
paredness, for he has been the arch
apostle of adequate preparation for
war.
In an address a few days ago the
colonel summoned up what America
had accomplished since the declara-
ton of war by saying the United
States did not have a single airplane
fit to send across the German lines
and that months must pass before one
can be manufactured; that America
has no heavy artillery and that PERISH
ing and his soldiers will have to trust
to French and English guns. Our
submarine chasers abroad, he assert
ed, constitute only tiny fraction of
the British force, and he added that
it would be a year after the declara-
ton of war before America could
have a fair number of cargo ships.
1--WE are fighting for humanity"
said the ex-president, but we are al
so, and primarily, fighting for our
own vital interests. Our army in
France will fight for France and Bel
GUM; but most of all it will fight
for America. Until we make the world
safe for America land incidentally
until we make democracy safe for
America) it is empty rhetoric to talk
of making the world safe for democ-
racy."
The colonel incidentally laced into
those who arg responsible for our
lack of preparedness.
There was some excuse, although
no real justification, for our unpre-
paredness prior to the breaking out
of the world war~three years ago."
he said. "But when once the giant
letters were written in flame and
blood across the whole horizon 1t
seems literally incredible that we
should have behaved with such utter
faulty as to say that there was no
need of preparedness and the war did
not concern us, and that no issue at
fecting our interest or our conscience
was at stake. For two years and a
half we followed the clamor of the
professional pacifist who shrieked
that unpreparedness would keep us
out of war; and the colonel add
ed that If we had begun to prepare
even after the Lusitania was sunk we
would have been able to put 2,000,-
900 men in France three months ago,
but he expressed the opinion that pre-
paredness itself would have kept us
cut of war.
All this led up to the assertion
that relatively to the other great ma
lions of the world we have exhibit
ed ourselves a miracle of inefficiency"
and that we shall be inefficient dur
ing the first vital months of any war
until we learn to prepare in advance.
The colonel deplored the fac. that no
permanent policy Of preparedness
has been adopted but that the gov
eminent is now working on a make
shift system, intended only for the
present emergency.
CTCTEP ~ tho late 7 ord Kitch-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

M. J. Callaghan returned yesterday
from a trip to down-soupd points.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

A new line of brass picture hooks,
drawer pulls & hinges at Rudolph g. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

Try that New Roof Paint that just
arrived at Rudolph's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

A SISTER of the late Lord Kitch-
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

The Moose Band will practice to-
night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

Scientific hair dyeing Ieaves the
hair soft and glossy. does not fade
or wash OF, guaranteed harmless. at
the Vanitie Shop. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

THE Order Of Alaska Moose will
bold their regular weekly meeting to-
night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

BUY your courtplasters from res
ponsible persons of firms, is the gist
of the advice given out by authority
of the government from Washington
as a result Of the discovery that
courtplaster sold in various parts of
the country contains tetanus bacilli.
The diabolical plot 10 poison Ameri-
cans by this ingenius method is
charged to certain Germans in the
United States and the department of
justice is on their trail. Short work
should be made of them II they are
caught and convicted.
M. J.. Callaghan returned yesterday
from a trip to down-sound points.
Try that New Roof Paint that just
arrived at Rudolph's. If
The Moose Band will practice to-
morrow night.
A new line of brass picture hooks,
drawer pulls & hinges at Rudolph g. tt
THE Order Of Alaska Moose will
bold their regular weekly meeting to-
night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

The local Signal Corps bulletin re-
ports clear and calm from Fairbanks
to the Summit; Workman reports
cloudy and calm.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

Shampooing makes your hair more
beautiful when curled by the perman
ent wave. Demonstration at the Van
lite Shop. tr
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-09

Many large strings of fine trout are
being brought in by fishermen from
the streams around this place.