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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-11
RAILROADS MAKING A
RECORD IN TRAFFIC

Chicago, Aug. 5-Oficial statist-
les just compiled shov' that never in
the history of American railroads
was so much freight traffic moved as
in last May
Returns from roads having 49,
105 miles of line show that in May
last they gave service equivalent to
carrying 29,522. 2.S70,109 tons OF
freight one mile. In May, 1916,
when business was considered heavy,
the same roads carried 25,425, ,S45,-
OO1 tons of freight one mile.
Even more striking than the es-
tablishment of q new freight carry
ing record by American railroads is
the fact that, with an increase of on
ly one-half of one per cent in loco
motives in service and of only g
per cent in the number of freight
cars in service, there was over 16
per cent more freight handled in
May, 1917, than in May, 1916.
This result was possible only
through the methods instituted by
the Railroads War Board to increase
the efficiency of the roads. with the
co-operation of shippers and receiv-
ers of freight, and the public gener-
ally.
Last May railroad locomotives ran
an average of 71.3 miles day, and
freight cars 29.6 miles a day, while
in the same month of last year loco
motives averaged 65.6 miles and
freight cars 2S.3 miles day. The
increase in mileage per day was .
per cent. and there was an increase
of 9.5 per cent in the mileage Of
cars moving under load.
The number of freight cars in the
shop or waiting repairs in May, l9l1
was 1O4O61 against 3,l47 cars in
May, 1916.
Letters received from Public Ser
vice Commissions in all parts of the
country indicate that a most en-
couraging response is being made to
the recent plea of the Railroads
War Board urging on the part OF
public authorities cooperation with
the railroads in a suspension, during
the period of the war, OF all eiiorts
not designed to help directly in WIN
ming the war.
The present emergency has i'm
| posed upon the railroads very uh-
| usual strain in transporting men
food, coal, munitions and materials
in augmented quantity. This bur-
den, while cheerfully undertaken
reouires every ounce of energy
every unit of rolling stock, every
dollar of capital. every bit OF sup
niles and coal which the railroads
| can command.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-11
BY EDWARD KEATiNG
congressman fro" the Third Colo
rodo DistricD.

RADIO Dlstfi'j'
washington, D. C.-Surgeon Cen
-, william G. Gorgas of the army
.,apds at the head of his profession.
professionally he is as well known
/ rondon. Paris and Berlin as he is
. washington. This fact gives ad-
4 ,;tional weight to the following
statement which he has just issued;
ave intend to make our new mil
,,or, contonments as safe as science
can make them.
"a million men-as sound of mind
v md hodv as we can choose out of the
nations youth-will soon be moving
into camps and barracks under gov
arnment supervision.
Eve want the soldiers folks at
home to feel that he is going to stay
sound that he is not going to sicken
Il +, camp without the privilege of
striking a blow for his country. This
is not mere sentiment. 1t is good
economics
."The rule of our medical forces in
Zach cantonment will be watch,
watch, watchl Just as we are keep
ing liquor and vice as far as possible
away from our new troops, so too,
we must declare no admittance' to
all the germs which of old wrought
havoc with the armies
It is evident that General Gorgas
intends to prevent repetition of our
experience in the Spanish American
war, when for every man killed in
battle we lost ten through death
from disease.
Prohibition Line Advances
The Senate has ratified national
prohibition by a three-fourths vote.
The House will follow as soon as it
Y is given an opportunity. The food
control bill, which we have just
passed, makes it possible for Presi-
dent Wilson to give us Wartime pro-
hibition whenever he sees fit. A
large majority of the members of
both houses did not want to saddle
the president with this responsible
ity, but the "wet" senators threaten
ed to talk indefinitely if we attempt
ed to adopt a clean-cut prohibition
provision. So compromise was
agreed to. Demon RUNS execution
has been temporarily postponed, but
4 his fate is sealed.
In closing the debate on national
prohibition. Senator Kenyon made
one of the best ten minute speeches
have ever heard. Here are some
of his epigrams:
IF booze is bad thing for the
boys in the trenches, why is it a good
thing for those at home?
When they are willing to die for
us, should we not be willing to go
dry for them?
will a sober nation not win the
war quicker than drunken nation?
If more foodstuff goes into beer
'han into whisky, why do we prevent
ioodstulf going into whisky and per-
NIT it to go into beer?
II the beer drinkers are going to
repel unless they get their beer, will
'he temperance people rebel unless
'hey get temperance? Does the rule
work only one way?
Are We willing to sacrifice every
'"'hs IN the country to win the war,
except beer?
i Inc American saloon has no CON
science 1t never did a good act or
tailed to do bad one.
1t is trap for the youth; a des-
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-11
Good Luck to Hoover

Congress passed the food control
Dill practically as the president and
Herbert Hoover wanted it. An en-
tire month was wasted in the Senate
and that delay will seriously inter
fere with Hoover's plans. He had
hoped to begin operations by July
lst, and, as | have stated in these
letters if he had been given his way
he would have secured firm grip on
the nations food supply before the
spectators could have tied up any
considerable portion of it with con-
tracts.
From the beginning the House has
had faith in Hoover and the Senate
has antagonized him. The House
finally had its way and compelled
the Senate to back down on every
amendment which was designed to
hamper the food administrator.
Now it is up to Hoover Can he
force down the cost of living without
injuring the producer? He thinks
he can and the president shares his
confidence The rest of us can well
afford to wish him luck.
He has tackled the biggest job
ever assigned any American citizen
by the chief executive of the nation.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-11
limited STATES WILL TAKE CARE OF THEI
HEALTH OF OUR SOLDIER BOYS IN CAMP

troyer for the old; a foul spawning
place Tor crime; corrupter of poll
tics; knows no party; supports those
men for office whom it thinks can be
easiest influenced; has no respect for
the. law or the courts; debauches
city councils, juries and everyone it
can reach.
1T has ruined more lives, wild
owed more women, orphaned more
children, destroyed more homes,
caused more tears to flow. broken
more hearts, undermined more man
mood and sent more people to an
early grave than any other influence
in our land!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
WOMEN AS COOKS
 ARE MAKING GOOD
 IN BRITISH CAMPS
Innovation Proves Most Successful, and Greatly
 Reduces Expenses.

Associated Press Correspondence) Headquarters of Women's Auxili- ary Corps, Behind British Lines in
 France, Aug. 20.-One of the revolu- tions which the war has wrough in the British army has been the admis- sion of women cooks to the camp kitchens everywhere except in the fighting lines.
 One of the great troubles of the
 Kitchener armies in the early days of the war was the inefficiency of the cooking arrangements. Under the old regulations cooks had to be drawn from each unit. but owing to the in experience of most of the citizen sol- diers in this art, the food in most units, although plentiful and good, was badly cooked and badly served, and the kitchens frequently dirty and slovenly. In consequence, at time when young soldiers especially need ed appetizing food to strengthen them in their unwonted labors, many suffer- ed severely from the monotonous and indigestible meals put before them. Moreover there was great deal of waste.
 The first women cooks in the Brit ish army were empolyed in August,
 1915, at a convalescent camp, and six months later the formal recruiting of women for this work was initiated Today there are more than 5000 cooks and waitresses in 200 camps in Eng land alone. Women have also taken over the kitchen service in all the Canadian and Australian hospitals, and women instructors are being employed in the regular army schools of cook cry. One woman who enrolled as a cook two years ago and who is now only p years old has risen to the rank of superintendent and is respons- ible for the whole serivce in camp of 22,000 men.
 The economy resulting from the em- ployment of women cooks has been very marked. In one large officers camp the daily messing charge was ra- duced within a few weeks from 65 cents a day to 31 cents and in adtli- tion fund of $500 was saved for mis- cellaneous camp purposes. The rate at this camp is now reduced to Is cents day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
MARRIED MEN EXEMPT FROM ARMY SERVICE,

The new ruling of Provost Marshal General Crowder that boards shall grant the claims for exemption from service in the army all men with de- pendents except in cases where rela- tives of the wives of married men voluntarily come forward and offer to support the wives, means that practi- cally all married men will be exempt.
 All cases are to be re-opened by the exemption boardsy and reconsidered under the recent ruling of the provost marshal general, and, according to The Graphic's understanding of the order, all married men, excepting those with wives whose relatives vol untarily come forward and offer to support to the dependent of depend ents will be exempted from service. This, irrespective of whether they have filed claims for exemption.
 One effect of the ruling in Pine Bluff will be to necessitate the calling out of additional men. The first call was for 33S from which it was ex- pected to fill the city's quota of 169. One hundred and twenty-throe were secured. To obtain the remaining 46 it is probable that at least 150 more men will be summoned from the regis tration list in the order of their lia- bility of service.
 It is possible that the country's quo- ta of 314 will be filled from the 62S men summoned on the first call, and that a second call for this quota will not be necessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
"OUR FIGHTING MEN," Lieut. Col. EnOchs.

Lieut.-Col. Berkeley Enochs, the new commandant of Fort Smelling, Minn., and of the national guard train ing camp located there, is the young est officer to be named by the war department to have charge of a train ing camp. He was born in Massachu- setts in 1875, and graduated from West Point in 1898. He attained the rank of captain in 1903, and during the same year served on the general staff. In 1915 he was made mili- tary observer and attached to the em- bassy in Vienna. In this position he witnessed much of the heavy fight ing between the Austro-Garmans and the Russians.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
NOTABLES BORN THIS DAY.

Jose N. Gutierrez, the new presi- dent of Bolivia, born AS years ago to- day.
 Archduke Charles Stephen, the com mander of the Austrian navy, born at Gross-Sellowitz, 57 years ago today.
 Tobias Crawford Norris, premier of Manitoba, born at Brampton, Ont, 56 years ago today.
 Charles F. Reavis, representative in congress of the First Nebraska dis trist, born at Falls City, Neb., AT years ago today.
 Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster Episcopal bishop of Connecticut, born at Windham, Con-, 69 years ago to-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
STANDARD OIL TACTICS.

In the St. Louis Globe Democrat of August 31 is three-column adver- tisemcnt for the Standard Oil comp any of Indiana, offering motorists "Red Crown" gasoline at 27 filling stations in St. Louis county at 20.4 cents per gallon. The advertisement claims this gasoline is of the highest quality.
 At all but one filling station in Pine Bluff gasoline is now being sold at 26.50 per gallon. One filling station continues to sell gasoline at 25.50 per gallon. At that, the retailers are earning only meagre profit,as those selling at 26. 50 a gallon are charged 25.5O by the oil companies, and the one selling at 25.50 is charged 24.50 per gallon.
 Even at this price Pine Bluff motor ists and users of gasoline are buying their fuel for less cost than it can be obtained in Little Rock, where filling stations are charging 27.50 cents per gallon.
 But the fact that gasoline can be sold in St. Louis for and 6 cents below the price charged in Pine Bluff indicates that there must be close bonds of sympathy between the big oil companies of the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
RAILROAD TO BE SOLD.

Marshall, Texas, Sept. 4.-By order of the federal court, the Marshall and East Texas railroad is to be out up at public sale today. The road is 92 miles long and extends from Win nsboro to Elysian Fields. It is ex- pected the property will be bought in by the present owners, a syndicate of St. Louis men, and after reorganiza- tion steps will be taken to extend it to a connection with the New Iberia and Northern Railroad in Louisiana in which the same parties are inter- ested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous by morning. I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone is de- stroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; entirely veg etable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick.
 I guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and consti- pated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miser- able. l guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver. Tone will keep your en- tire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It is harm less; doesn't gripe and they like it's pleasant taste.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
Just Once! Try Dodson's Liver Tone! Take No Ca|0meI! Listen To Me! 1t bilious, constpated, headachy sick, guarantee relief without taking dangerous calomel
 which sckens and salivates

Stop using calomel! It makes you sick. Don't lose a days work. If you feel lazy, sluggish, bilious or consti pated, listen to me!
 Caiomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile, crashes into it, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are "all knocked out," if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated or you have headache, dizziness. coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour, just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
 Here's my guarantee - Go to any drug store and get a 5O-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take spoon- ful tonight, and if it doesn't straighten
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
MARK OF PROGRESS.

A traveller who believed himself to be the sole survivor of a shipwreck upon cannibal isle. hid for three days, in terror of his life. Driven out by hunger, he discovered thin wisp of smoke rising from clump of bush es inland, and crawled carefully to stpdy thetype of savage about it. Just as he reached the clump, he heard a voice say: "Why in hell did you play that card?" He dorpped on his knees and, devoutly raising his hands, cried:
 "Thank God, they are Christians" l" Everybody Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

The married men are getting just a little the best of it under the ruling of the provost marshall general.
 There are others with dependents as much entitled to exemption as some married men. For instance, The Ora phic knows of one young man who has educated one of his sisters, and regu- llarly each sends money to another sis ter. His father is too old to main tain the family. Another case is that of a young man who has been sup
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
FOR WHITES ONLY.

In a small southern city the first airship exhibition was about to be held. A large crowd was on hand, among them being an old negro man. The aviator inspected his machine for the last time. took his seat, started his motor and was soon soaring above the crowd. The old negro gazed upward very thoughtfully for a minute and then was heard to eXclaim:
 "Sho thing dey won't need no Jim Crow cars on dem things!"-Every- body's Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
HOBO HELPS ORPHANS

"The members of both local exemp- The following statement was issued yesterday by the two local boards: The Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Company of Singer, La., has favored the orphanage with several cases of Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy, and it is with delight that we record the cure of several children from soil ing their beds at night. We thank you.
 J. N. SHELLY,
 Supt. La. Baptist Orphanage. If your child is suffering why wait. Get bottle today from your druggist or send direct to us for it-$1. .OO. Six bottles $5.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

President Wilson has ordered that one of the big paper companies sup ply the government with news print for the Official Bulletin at 12 cents per pound. The newspapers are pay ing 8 1-2 cents up. The president should force the paper trust to give all square deal-the weak as well as the strong.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

porting his mother. Expecting he would be drafted, this boy enlisted in the Pine Bluff Motor Truck company. Neither of these young men con- sidered filing claim for exemption. Yet both are as much entitled to ex- emption as many married men who will be exempt under the new ruling of the provost marshal general.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
CARNIVAL IN COLORADO.

Fort Morgan, Colo. Sept. 4.-Fort Morgan's third annual Frontier Days carnival and celebration was opened today under most favorable condi- tions. Hundreds of visitors arg eX- pected to attend the three days fes- tivities. An offer of more than S1O,- 900 in prizes has attracted riders and hroncho busters from all over the West.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
BIG BICKWHEAT CROP,

A 20,OO0,O0O bushel buckwheat crop is the latest forecast of the bureau of crop estimates of the United States department of agriculture This is an increase of S.G00,000 bushels over the estimate of the crop for Decem- ber. 1916, ard is slightly above the five year average crop up to 1916.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

If you must flirt with uniform girls, do so with one filled by Pine Bluff boy. It is a whole lot safer. And you know this is the age of "safe- ty first"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

Udy.
 Napoleon Lajoie, former American league baseball star, now manager of the Toronto International league club, born at Woonsocket, R. l., Az years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

Our Motor Truck company boys make fine appearance in their new uniforms. Don't you think so, girls :?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1S17-William A. Newell, first Re- publican governor of New Jer-- sey, and later. governor of Washington territory, born at Franklin, o. Died at Allen town, N. J.. Aug. 8, 1901. Seventy five Years Ago Today. 1S42-Jo ohm w. Senator. United States senator from Virginia and q noted Democratic leader, born at Lynchburg, Va. Died there, June 29, 1910.
 Fifty Years Ago Today. 1S92-Labor Day was generally ob- served in the cities through out the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
Near Sighted?

How much could you do if you were unable to see to read clearly! Fits-U Spectacles adjusted according to the results of our scientific examinations may be just what your boy needs to help him in his studies. It is worth while to find out. st::.
 K. \. STEARNS X co.
 Jewellers and Opticians.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

One Year Ago Today in the War. Sept. 5, 1916-French captured mile of German trenches on Verdun front; Bulgarian and German forces led by van Mackensen captured bridgehead of Tutrakan, 50 miles from the Ruamnian capital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
WORTH REMEMBERING.

The waving and golden har- vests of autumn shall extend over thousand miles and stretch along a thousand val leys.
 Daniel Webster.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise credited in this paper an dalso the local news published herein All rights of republication of special dis patches herein are also reserved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statement of facts. CT to an3- error concerning any man 0. thing. correction will cheerfu.iy be made. .|i .lWN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10

week, NJ which time ffty Of the beHoA
will take international bibls study exs
aminations. N. # " u
Social meetings during the wtntoFS
have reached practically every boy ~
the city. whether n member Of the 60
ISOLATION or not. A total Of 3.ESl beyel
attended the socials given. a father
and son banquet and u mother and eoAs
meeting were two other gatherinGoH
which brought many boys and their
parents together. In count made
during the winter ar to the number Of
boys using the privileges Of tho de-
partment 1t was found that upwards Of
1000 boys used the department evcry
month
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10

A year ago now the boys membership
was 2l0. while at present 1t stands at
320, an increase Of over so per cent.
This has been steady growth, with no
membership campaigns. Foremost
among the activities OF this depart
ment has been the bible study work
The local boys department stands
alone in the state In this work. Since
the starting of the classes In Novem-
ber and during the winter a total of
3.036 boys have attended the classes
with meals being served to every boy.
Both junior and high school boys have
taken up this work with interest. The
junior boys will close their work next
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
! about the same. His condition

is about the same His condition is
only fair
John Boles, OF Toledo, who has been
at the Deaconess for some weeks fol-
lowing the amputation Of his leg,
showed signs of slight Improvement
today.
Theodore Felo, who has been at the
Deaconess following an operation for
infected glands of the neck. had his
tonsils removed this morning,
Mrs. Carl Heitshu, who has been at
st. Thomas following an operation for
appendicitis, returned home today.
Caroline. the S-year-old daughter of
j, An Speer of Bangor, had her tonsils
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10

Deaconess Monday night Her COM
dition IL good.
e. NJ McBroom, OF Laurel, Is at the
Deaconess receiving treatment for an
Infection OF the head
Mrs. ). b. Jensen, of Wellsburg, is
receiving treatment at the Deaconess
II. b. McAliller. OF the Old Reliable
Drug Company, is at st. Thomas hos
pital for treatment.
Mrs. Asa Rodd, Of Eldora, who is at
the Deaconess following an extensive
operation, is getting along satisfactor-
|il;,
Altman Brucklacher, of Dillon, who is
at the Deaconess i'll Of Bright's disease
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Crossan, OF
Rockford. Ill, were in the city Monday
on their way to Eldora to visit the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
crossan. While in this city they Wis
tied Mr. Crossan's sister. Mrs. Asa
Rodd, who is a patient at the Deacon
ess. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Crossan
were also here Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10

Mrs p. n. Maley left this morning
for Clarion to attend the funeral Of
william F'alsey, formerly resident Of
this city, who was killed accidentally
while working in Mason City. Mr..
Falsey was formerly boilermaker in
tho local NJ. & st. l.. shops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
BOYS DEPARTMENT GROWS.
End Of Winters Work Shows Great
lncreAse 0urino War

With the end of the winters work in
the boys department Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
and the beginning of the summers ac-
tivites, a brief review of some of tho
of the winter shows
surprising results. According to the
report OF Il. II. Micklewright, boys
secretary, the boys department. has
had an unusual growth.