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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24

administering the funds and also the
extra hazard caused by the war, the
rate Of eight dollars per thousand be-
ing normal rate in peace time and
an entirely inadequate rate for war
risk.
The workmen's compensation laws
and the experiences of insurance COM
panies in this country and the laws
and experiences of other countries
have been studied and used in the pre-
paration of this bill.
Secretary McAdoo emphasizes the
justice and rightfulness of such
function of the government by citing
the fact that in this war we are not
relying upon the volunteer system
but are drafting American men and
compelling them to undergo danger
and, if necessary, make the supreme
sacrifice for their country. A higher
obligation, he says, therefore rests
upon the government not only towards
the fighting men but towards those
dependent on them and a just, gene
rous and humane government should
see to it that so far as is practicable
they should be given this protection,
not as a matter of mercy or charity
but as a matter of right. And that
they should enter into the service of
their country with the certain knowl-
edge that if death or misfortune
comes to them they and their depend
ents are protected by insurance afford
ed them by their government as a
part of the compensation for the SER
vice they are rendering their country.
In conclusion Secretary McAdoo
points out that while this plan may
call for considerable expenditures at
present, yet the eventual cost to the
government of this plan will be very
much less than that which would re-
suit from the adherence to the pres
ent pension program of the country,
and, further, that the pension system
will not provide the same benefits nor
cover the subject in the same compre-
hensive, humane and equitable way.
There is no use to which the funds
derived from the sale of Liberty Loan
Bonds can be put which will be more
cordially approved by the people of
the country than to provide this just
and deserved protection to the men
who are Drawing all the dangers of
this war on land and sea in the service
Of their country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
TELL THE PEOPLE THE FACTS!

"To make the world safe for de-
mocracy"-the high-sounding aim of
the United States in the war, laid
down by President Wilson'S a true
expression of the idealism back of our
entrance into the great world conflict,
but it is not battle-cry. 1t is not a
clarion call to harden mems hearts
and steel their arms.
The people of this country are COM
mencing to realize that if we are 60
ing to win the war we must FIGHT!
and America is NOT fighting today.
Her government is at war but her
people are not FIGHTING. A Middle
West Senator, who is not La Fol-
lette or a Gronna, or Stone, told a
friend the other day that if plebes-
cite was taken in his state on the war
the people would vote four to one
against it. Throughout the length and
breadth of the country this feeling eX-
lists to a certain extent, fostered by
the pacifists, the socialists and other
deliberate or unwilling agencies of
.Kaiserism. As S. Stanwood Menken,
President of the National Security
League, said in his opening address at
the great patriotic education confer
ence held under the auspices of the
League at Chautauqua, N. W., early
in July, "The people are asleep! They
do not realize that their individual in
terests, their homes and their very
lives are threatened"
The meaning of making the world
safe for democracy" passes over the
head of the average man. He will not
FIGHT in response, and FIGHT he
must if America is going to win the
war! His personal, individual rela-
ton to the war; what the difference
of victory or defeat will mean to
HIM, must be explained. He must
be told that German aggression in
Middle Europe means German aggres-
sion in NORTH AMERICA and that
the dumb subservience of peaceful,
home-loving Germans to the power OF
arson and rape means HIS dumb sub
serviencei
The National Security League and
other agencies are engaging in the
task Of bringing a realization of these
things to the people. Power to them!
There is plenty of patriotism and
plenty of fighting blood in this coun-
try. But it will only be brought out
by the FACTS! Tell the people the
facts! Make them Madl Then they'll
FIGHT!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
INSURING OUR FIGHTING MEN

The plan Of Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo for life and indemnity
insurance for the soldiers and sailors
of the United States, after discussions
by representative insurance men and
report on by advisory committees, mas
been put in definite form and submit
ted to President Wilson.
The Presidents comment was as
follows:
81 have examined the enclosed pa
pers very carefully and take pleasure
in returning them with my entire ap-
provel"
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress along the lines suggested by the
Secretary of the Treasury and ap-
proved by the President.
In essentials it is proposed that the
government furnish at cost to the SOL
Giers and sailors of the United States
life and indemnity insurance.
The main features of the Secretary's
plan are that the government shall
bear all the cost of the administration
of the insurance plan and that no eX-
pense of any kind shall be a charge
on the funds created by the payment
Of premiums by the soldiers and sail
ors. Relieved of overhead charges,
eight dollars a week for every thou
sand dollars insurance will be an ade-
quate charge, under the plan, and this
figure will put the maximum insurance
of ten thousand dollars within the
reach of practically every private sell
der or sailor. Insurance in private
companies would cost many times this
sum for men actually engaged in war;
fare.
After the war the insurance may be
converted into other forms. The in
surance is to be payable in INSTALL
ments, is non-assignable and free from
the claims of creditors of the insured
or of the beneficiary, and is limited to
the wife, children, and other specified
kindred.
If total disability results or disease
is contracted in the course of service,
the compensation is to be based on
percentage of pay, with a minimum,
however, of from forty to seventy
five dollars a month, according to the
size of the family. Partial disabili-
ties are to be computed on a basis of
percentages of total disability.
Medical, surgical and hospital treat
ments, supplies and appliances are to
be given. Rehabilitation and re-edu-
cation of the injured soldiers and sail
ors, fitting them for lives of activity
and usefulness is part of the plan.
The plan also contemplates free al
lowances to the families of soldiers
and sailors the government supple
menting the sums set aside by the SOL
diers and sailors out of their wages.
The insurance is not to be a gift of
the government but is to be paid for
out of the pay of the insured men.
The government, however, is to take
upon itself tie cost of collecting and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
Summer Complaint.

During the hot weather of the sum-
mer months some member of almost
every family is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural looseness of the
bowels, and it is of the greatest inn
portance that this be treated prompt
ly, which can only be done when the
medicine is kept at hand Mrs. F. F.
Scott, Scottsville, N. Y, states, 81
first used Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy as much as five
years ago. At that time had Sc
we're attack of summer complaint and
was suffering intense pain. One dose
relieved me. Other members of my
family have since used it with like
results" -Obtainable everywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
Is the Great
Problem Solved =?

More thrilling than trench capture!
More important than wheat! More
romantic than air duels, More en-
crossing than these and all the rest,
because it is still a mystery.
What is the mysterious, secret IT.
vention Edison, Americas wizard, mas
perfected to destroy the U-boa-s !
This is the big question mark Of the
entire world war.
Here are The facts:
Almost a year ago It was wide
~ announced that Americas electric
genius had q marvellous scheme by
which electric rays would set of eN-
p.osives at great distance.
2-Several months ago q prominent
member of the Naval Consulting
Board of experts announced American
inventive genius was about to turn
against Germany a mysterious de-
srEuctive agent that would rid the
seas Of U-boats.
3-July Il Edison himself, in one Of
his rare statements. issued TO his sub
ordirates, said graphically: Eve now
have all the rebellious elements under
control. Today will be remembered
as the time when we removed the last
jinx from the record"
July 20 the Navy Department
permitted the announcement that q
device to detect U-b0ats 10 miles away
was nearly perfected,
5-A high government official said
only few days ago that Edison had
just completed task that would make
him the greatest man in the world.
G-The Westinghouse Company is
said to be enlisting 1000 men willing
to be absolutely locked in from the
outside world, holding no communi-
cation with it for ten months, making
''war munitions"
Edison, white-haired, had been
working for months, sixteen, eighteen,
twenty hours a day, on the submarine
problem before he made his announce
ment.
8-No government official will say
a word.
Now what is the conclusion?
WAS the announcement of the
new rays Of remarkable power some
body's dream?
2-Was the Naval Consulting Board
expert either liar or a maniac? The
board is not made up of that kind of
men. Furthermore, his statement was
not denied.
Bid Edison boast wildly when he
said he had solved the last war puz-
zle? Well-you can number 100 mag
ical inventions from Edison's brain.
Can you number one boast?
5-Is the high government official
who said Edison had finished a job
that would "make him the worlds
greatest man" crazy?
els the Westinghouse Company
turning itself into a prison because it
believes that will attract labor in
these times of labor shortage?
Why doesn't some high official
put these speculations to rest by an
official denial of them all?
Isn't it plain that, instead Of more
than facts being revealed, there ex-
lists more facts than even have been
limited at?
Jules Verne predicted the U-boat.
John P. Holland built it.
H. G. Wells in his "War of the
Worlds" told how the invading inhab-
itants of Mars used against the earth
folk a powerful light ray that burned
everything in the path it swept.
Is Edison ready, through West
inghouse-made machine, to turn this
ligth ray on the German sharks p
St. Louis Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

No end of misery and actual suf-
fering is caused by disorders of the
stomach and liver, and may be avoid |
ed by the use of Chamberlain's Tab
lets. Give them trial. They only
cost quarter.-Obtainable every
where.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24

If Germany stuck to her promises
as closely as she tries to execute her
threats, history would show no rec
ord Of the current war.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24

Germany is entirely willing to make
another peace if somebody will kind
ly furnish the scrap paper.
The door of a prominent govern
ment official at Washington bears the
legend, "enter without knocking. but
in the case of this particular official,
how could one?
1t begins to look as though the on
ly thing that would bring 50 wheat
and the scent loaf of bread together
is the elastic currency the financiers
are always talking about.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-24

The German agents who are fnanc-
ing the strick of polishers at Bridge
port ought to be promptly polished off.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

ed that the supplies of bandages and
splints and wound pads and gauze in
base hospital last through just
about four days Of heavy fighting.
Then, unless there is great store Of
supplies to draw from, the hospital
would find itself with 500 wounded on
hand, and no dressings for their
wounds.
Here, again is work for the Red
Cross. All over the land, wherever
supplies were made for these SO base
hospitals, are women trained in max
ing hospital supplies. 1t is for these
women not only to stand ready to fur
nish other supplies, but to train still
other women to take up the work;
for when the Americans begin b
fight there will be no stopping the
stream until the war is won. And the
Red Cross cannot afford to let sim
gle fighting man dies for lack of band
ages or splints. Is our community
doing its part
In France right now the supply Of
gauze and linen is so low that they
are reported to be using old newspap-
ers to stanch bleeding wounds. That
must never happen to American
soldier. And unless the American
people get behind the Red Cross with
all their strength and in all their num-
bers, and train themselves to turn
out supplies for their hospitasl, it may
happen.
1t would be the irony of faith if a
your own family or mine-were to get
gangrene in his wound, perhaps lose
an arm or leg or even his life, be-
cause we folks here had failed to fur
nish the dressings for his wounds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05
STOCK PAGES
At SOUTH 0louu
flt cattie Sloy --- vlk 70
Ne-&. ley0
uoes SELL A ONE lelfR

Very li@itsd Rsesipts - oheee end
Lassbs and . sisw. Uasvsa oesskst
Lamb Prices Show . Somewhat
Lower Tendency. while ASst oasep
Are ouetabiy Steady.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha.
July 8, l317.-Cathe receipts were
fairly liberal for the opening day of
the week, about 800 head. and near
~ third Sf these were Pacific coast
grassers. The market WAS slow. weak
to 1OQl5c lower than. the close
Of last week, hest heavy beeves bring
ing $3.50 and best of the yearlings
$l2.S5. Grass cattle were dull and
decidedly lower and so were cows and
heifers. Business in stock cattle and
feeding steers was light and the
trend of values down.
Quotations on cattIe-GOOd to
choice beeves, $l2.25Q 1928: fair to
good beeves, $ll.IOQl2::5; common
to fair beeves $500 ll.',O; good to
choice yearlings, $l2.OO0l3.OO: fair
to good yearlings, $ll.OO4l1.7J; cOm-
mon TO fair yearlings. $9.jO0lO.75;
good to choice heifers, $lO.O0l1.OO;
good to choice COWS. Ss.50V9.JO; fair
to good cows, $7.5U9 SO; cunners
and cutters. $5.OO97.JO; veal calves,
$1,000 1880; beef bulls, $3.50 1000 !;
bologna bulls. S5.lO9S.UO; good to
choice feeders. Ss.IJQJ.JO; fur to
good feeders. $7.75@S.:O: good to
<t,., 60
good stockers. S7.5OV $50; common to
fair grades, $6.15@7:,O: stock heif-
ers, Ss.O0095O; stock cows. $1,000
900: stock caves. SI.5OII95O.
A 10c Advance On Hogs.
The run of hogs was comparatively
light, about 1900 head. and with IL
vigorous demand from both packers
and shippers the market was active
and fully dime higher than Satur
day. Tops brough, $1o.2j and the
bulk of the Uading was around
$14.SO4 On the previous Mon
day the top was Sl1.6O and the bulk
of the trading around s14.09l5:3O.
Lower Market for Lambs.
Although supplies of sheep and
lambs We're light for the opening day
of the week, about 2tn head, the
packers We're apparently not nnNions
for them and the trend of values was
lower. Best native lambs sold ut
$17.OO@17.1O. Aged sheep were
scarce and generally steady.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
lambs, shorn. handy. Sl3.25G 400;
lambs. shorn, heavy. Sl2.50Q 1850;
spring lambs, $15.50017.1O; spring
lambs, culls S12OO@15.OO; lambs,
feeders, Sl4.0O@l5.25; yearlinss,
shorn. S1l.W912.OO: wethers. >horn,
$1OOO@1O.7J: ewes. shorn. SS.3O0
$50; ewes. cullS. shorn, S6OO@S.D.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05
Mothers Need Not Worry

ship or unit of the American army
was headed for Europe. Thirty-six
of these hospitals-enough to care for
wounded of army Of million men
have been made ready to the last
strip of bandage and the last enrolled
stretcher bearer. Several of them are
now in France, helping to care for the
wounded of the allies, and ready to
care for the American soldiers who
are sure to fall into their hands before
many weeks.
Each of these base hospitals calls
for the services of % surgeons, dent
lists, rs Red Cross nurses and $50 pri-
Yates, including orderlies, ambulance
drivers, stretcher bearers and clerks.
The permanent minimum equipment
of each hospital consist of three car
loads of beds, mattresses, scientific
apparatus, operating room parapher-
MALTA, and utensils. Units going to
Europe these days, however, are TAX
ing double or triple equipment.
The consumable supplies of each
hospital consist Of 85 crates of band
ages, wound pads, splints, fracture
pillows, dressing and hospital supplies
Of every kind to the number of AZ, 2,4S2,
all made up to army standard packed,
boxed and labeled so that surgeons
and nurses can put their hands on
them in a moment.
Now from this it might seem that
the Red Cross has done everything
needful, and that there is nothing
more to do for the base hospitals but
to wait until the wounded begin to
stream in, and give them the benefit
of all this foresight
Not SO. It mas been establish
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

try" holds its Golden jubilee and
twenty-first Frontier Days eslshrat-
ion. One-half of the proceeds frsm
Frontier Days always has gone to the
City Of Cheyenne for public purposes
and one-half of the fund for future
Frontier Days. The Cheyenne COM
mission. inspired by patriotic appre--
citation of the noble work which the
Red Cross will do for American sold
iers wounded on European hsttlefields,
has decided that every penny of the
clty's share of the proceeds from the
1917 Frontier Days shall be given to
the American Red Cross society,
which means that this year Frontier
Days will not be given for the bene-
mt of Cheyenne but for the benefit of
the nation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Mrs. F.M.Brown, of Denver, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs Roy
E. Stevenson for several days, left for
Gering, Nebraska Monday morning,
where she will visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. French arrived
here Sunday night to accompany Mrs.
Brown to their city.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05
WORLDS BIGGEST WILD WEST
SHOW FOR RED CROSS FUND

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 5--The worlds
biggest wild west show and the great
est military spectacle ever staged in
the West will take place for the bene-
fit of the American Red Cross society
at Cheyenne the week Of July 1928,
when the old capital of the "cow coun-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Daugherty who
live about fifteen miles north of Jules
burg, are the proud parents of an 8
pound baby girl, born last Thursday
night.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Miss Juanita Gleason of Central City
Nebr., arrived here last Monday night
for visit with Miss Ruth Dye.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Geo. McCone tells us that he has
something out of the ordinary out to
his farm-that of twin colts, and says
that both of the little animals are do
ing well, which is indeed an unusual
occurrence.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Mort johnson of Sedgwick was
down to the county seat last Monday
attending district court.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Vincent Dye, who is working at
Holoyoke, spent the 4th here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Dye.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Billy Sunday said recently in one
Of his sermons that you could turn
He'll upside down and find made in
Germany" on the bottom.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Miss Blanche Brown and Bell Quinn
returned from a trip to Denver last
friday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Now that the Chautauqua and the
Fourth of July have passed, the next
event to be looked forward to is the
fair. We cannot commence to make
arrangements too soon for this big oc-
casion, and maintain the reputation of
our city in doing things right. Who
will start the ball to rolling, that we
may be assured of a most successful
fair this fall? Let's get some real
"Pep" into this occasion.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Miss Ruth Lungrum of Denver, ar
rived in Julesburg last Friday evening
for visit with Mrs C. w. Rozell and
and to attend the Fourth of Juy cele-
bration.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05
Hproism Extraordinary.

"It's brave man who always takes
his wife's advice" says the Albany
knickerbocker Press, but for down.
right desperate heroism give US the
man who refuses to follow it.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05


Mrs. G. Hogan visited at Aliens
Monday.
Willie Gilchrist had his horses leg
broken at the end of the bridge Sum-
day evening by being run into by a
car.
R. C. McNally visited at Charley
Stones Sunday.
Baileys and McNallys attended the
chautauqua Saturday evening and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannell were in town
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Richards are here
visiting MIR. j. B. Richards. They live
in Illinois.
Mr.. Lauderback ran out of oil for
his car while going to Julesburg Sum-
day.
Geo Hogan was Julesburg visitor
last Monday.
Joe Bailey is having trouble with
his car lately.
Lloyd Hogan's are in Corona, Colo,
this week.
Mrs. Cannell and Mrs. Hogan were
Julesburg visitors Monday afternoon.
J. A. Richards is buying a new
Ford.
Mr.. Camel dad callers from Aurora,
Nebr. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Hogan arrived
home Monday evening.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

J. J. Harrington of Sedgwick, visit
ed in this city last Monday, being en-
gagged. as a juror.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Mrs. Clarence Chapman, and daugh-
ter, Sarah Eta, returned last Friday
from an extended visit with relatives
ands friends in Gallatin and Weather
by, Mo.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Best line of Fruits and Vegetables
in the city at WINTERBOTHAM'S.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

c. F. Edwards who lives near Sedg-
was Julesburg visitor last Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

E. C. Newman who lives about IL
miles southeast of Julesburg, was a
business visitor here last Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Otis Kissack of the south tabl,
land was a Julesburg last Monday
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05
SOUTH TABLE NEWS

R. E. McNally is helping Joe Bailey
stack Alfalfa tday. (Monday)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Chester l.. Greedy, formerly Assist.
ant Cashier of the First National
Bank of Ju!esburg, but now located
at Casper, Wyo., arrived here last
Sunday for visit with friends.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

G. Paulsen, August Bjorklum, Wal
ter Eckman, Gunner Walstrum, and
families of Fairfield, Colo. were sight
seers in Julesburg, Friday. The party
which was composed of four auto
loads took dinner in Julesburg after
touring in and around our city and ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased
with the prosperous conditions in this
section.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Bert Davis was down from Sedg-
wick the first of the week attending
district court.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

Mrs. G. Hogan visited at Allen
Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

D. M. Donaldson from south of
Sedgwick, visited this city the first of
week.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-05

w. w. Maroney, of Denver arrived
in this city Sunday night to spend a
two-weeks visit with his wife and
and mother-in-law, Mrs. Luella Rit-
tenhouse.