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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-05
POLITICAL CONTESTS
OF IMPORTANCE TO
Be FOUGHT TUESDAY
In Several States and Many Large
Cities Big Problems Are In
volved in Tomorrow Election ;
Suffrage Up in New York.
Special Correspondence 60 The Herald

special Correspondents 60 The Herald
Washington, II. c., Nov. 3. 80 Many
political contests OF Importance are
TO he decided In the elections tOmor-
row, In Massachusetts, and Virginia
"a governor and other state Officers are
To be- chosen. IN New York. Pennsyl-
Vanid. Maryland, Kentucky and one
or two other states the voters will
choose minor state officials In Mary
land and New Jersey the election OF
new legislatures will be of particular
interest because OF the possible effect
ON the prohibition ISSUE In New York.
Pennsylvania, ohio, Utah, Californis
and several other states municipal Of
ficers are 10 hc selected. while IN
New York county a number Of judges
and a sheriff are "a be voted for.
New York viii vote on a cons,itu-
tioninl amendment giving suffrage to
women Sta.s wide prohibition and a
proposal a. extend presidential SUI
frHge 10 women will be involved In
referendum votes TO be taken in Ohio,
New Mexico viii pass ON a proposed
constitutional amendment providing
for statewide prohibition.
Massachusetts voters will decide
the fate OF -four proposed constitu-
tionnl amendments, known as the alb
scntee voting, anti-lid public trading
and education amendments. The abb
sontoe voting amendment would al
low the Legislature 20 provide the
necessary machinery for absentee vot-
ing, the auti-aid amendment would
withhold public aid from an instltu-
, lions, sectarian OF otherwise, not un-
der public control; the public trading
amendment would allow the legisla-
ture to authorize the buying and SELL
ing Uf necessaries Of no, by d., state
and municipalities boz time ot emcrs
ency, and tho education amendment
would authorize the legislature 90 CON
ttnuc the state policy of tNemptiug
from taxation religious charitable ana
; educational institutions.
, Tho legislative election iu New jcr-
scy Is %attracting attention because
, ~ the pledge Of the republican party
; that 1t VIII pass a local option meas.
IRE at the next session II it gains
' control of the Legislature.
In Massachusetts, Governor samuel
W Mccall is the nominee of the re-
i, puhlicaus Tor a third term. lie h op'
posed hN Frederick W, Mansfield as
the democratic standard bearer In
= Virginia the election ~ the entire
F, democrats, ticket h predicted.
\ special election VIII be held IN
the twenty -ciEhth district of Pcnnsyl'
Niuia Co. ul the Vacancy caused b,
, the forced resignation OF orrin -
Bleakle! IN tho 9TH cynsressiVna
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rert IA Turkey were by % compelled 60
fec to h Caucasus. II also caused
me evacuation 81 tho city Of Van by
INC Russians. This city had been de-
Tended ia April and MAY by he ~
menian population 1ealust a strong
Turkish army ltussian aid had arrived
Just D." time 20 save % and the Turk.
ran away, but when the Russians
heard ui the Turkish advance toward
AlaShReri fearing their line Of retreat
might be- cat of they evacuated Van
and rctrcated 10 the Caucasus. taking
with them an the Armcninus md So
rams there.
lairg" InfIuN ~ Refugees.
This was hv far the largest influx
Of refugees The, were attacked ay
hurds on the way aud 1000 were
killed About 10000 died uf cholcri.
.typhoId and typhus after reaching
Russia The total number Of refugees
from Van and vicinity was about goo -
900. In these way some 300. 900 8. DE-
pie vtmc 20 the Caucasus ln great De.
tiUd~tiunt,uatiun, after losing large
numbers, especially Of men. and all
their possessions
Relief work hy the American com
mtttec for Armenian and syrian re.
lief began in January. 1916, and II
still going on and growing IN extent
and importance. The Russian govern
m,ut has helped the refugees geper-
DUSTY. having given them up 10 tn"
present nearly tlo.0 uo 900 This sup
plicd them with food. paid their rent
and made % possible 90 provide Tor
5000 orphans, but owing to the finuu-
cidy difficulties ~ the government this
AID is now cut of
10000 Given Assistance.
"ThC American committee has given
clothing and bedding tu $4,000 OF the
most needy refugees aud has also proc
Nidcd large quantities Of ten, sugar.
Kerosene ana fuel where most needed.
During the summer OF 1915 the worn
ut repatriation wBs undertaken and
hundreds az farmers were returned
to their homes In the province u
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Van and supplied with oxen. piows
seed aud SO forth This most promis-
ng work however. was Interrupted
by the evacuation OF that region Ok
the Russians In August 1919. and the
committee hiss decided that the time
Tor repatriation on q large scale VIII
be only after final victor, over the
Turks has been won.
Among the refugees are
lively few men as moro OF then, than
Of women and children fell la the mas
sacfcs As q result there are in the
Caucasus today 1000 fathcrlcss chill
dren in need Of immediate aid. Uf
these the American committee is al
ready helping 5000 BY giving them a
small monthly grant Tor food IN their
homes.
Fifteen thuus1ud more appeal FOR
similar help but no funds are aVaila Bile
az present. The committee h. now uT
gdniling an urphauage for 800 boys IN
Erivan Boys 10 good intelligence and
sound physique viii be taken in with
q view To quick training In tradcs.
farming and education. These boys
viii be prepared to act ~ leaders along
these lines and fitted to take the
place OF the artisans. Industrial leaders
and teachers who were killed
25n,0oO Depend On CinTity.
"bf the 500, 600 refugees In the
Caucasus and the conquered provinces
Of Turkey. $4,000 are without en-
ployment aud dependent on charit.
The committee has begun work N
spinning and weaving, giving employ
mcnt e. about 1000 mostly women AM
girls The moral effects 90 work are
VERY noticeable. The life of a refuge
with nothing To do bGt stretch out his
hand tor charity * extremely demor''-
lziu and discuuraEing, Many of the
women to whom the committee ~
giving work come ON foo from places
as distant as 10 to- 10 miles and say
what they vllu, most Is not the money
thcy earn hut the mental and spiritual
relief employment brings them
Great gratitude rs expressed for th'
laid sent from America. II seems "
them very wonderful that a country 81
far away aud "a entirely without az,
political aspirations in those regions
should make such large contribution
Ito relieve their suffering. The pres
tiro Of America hus been enormously
increased Is ythis di-interstd philan'
thrupy
''Th, American committee has Al
mo- time taken up the question OF the
political future OF Armenia but II th'
statesmen who have To deal with I'M
| question after the war secure Tor 'h'
Armcuians ana Syrians n uth'I
small nations such a degIee ~ hocrtN
~ viii insure safety 10 life. noun
and property they Will have done more
hmm simple Justice demands
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The nag 81 the big department.
store stood stock still outside the 1T
II, hoN-ikc chamber which held the
tclcphonc uf the establishment, for
hr was q very startled manager, IN,
deed within the chamber he could
hear Miss Jones. the stcuosrapher'
speaking. and this If a scrap OF the
conversation the startled man over
heard
love YOU dear and oniN You
I'm weeping nay heart away. YES
m, dpruug speak tu mr once more
love YOU. dear. I iuv YOU So
The Young woman rams OF ana
siepped out 81 the cabinet I" con-
front the angry manager
Miss Jones. he said, That trle-
phnuo has been fixed where IT. II toi
The purpose Of convenience in cun'
duetine business and not Tor love
making in Office hours IN sur
prised "a Won Don't let Il occur
again
The young woma frog' him VIII
"a glance"
Il was ordering some new sons'
for 10 , department -h" explained
icily
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Want to trade hat mule Tor a gas
wagon Try tho VAST Al way
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Evcrv day HERALD WAIST ADS
DO Iongor needed rent houses, fla'''
find help: secure positions; sell articles
apartments stor,r and real estate; fnl
the lost: sell houses lots aud farms
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01

over maps and issuing one order after
another, yet he is never too busy to
listen to his men. one Of his IRON
clad rules is that when an officer
makes o. report condemning some act
or movement Of troops he makes 1t a
point to pay no attention to the
knock" unless the one reporting it
can suggest remedy.
Promotion Rapid.
At the beginning of tho war he was
plain Colonel Nivelle, but the Incl
dent of the Aisne made him Briga-
der General over night. When hos
Titles began he was in command Of
an artillery regiment which complete
ly destroyed German artillery group
in Alsace and captured fcrty-four
guns. His great work. however, came
at Aisne when the Germans were at
lacking the French in serried ranks
Then Colonel Nivelle decided to try
unheard Of tactics and put his regi-
ment OF artillery In advance--an
astounding change in military tactics,
for rarely, If ever, does the artillery
go before the infantry in war. The
Germans were astonished at the aud1-
city of the thing and charged forward
only to beat a hasty retreat leaving
many dead and wounded on tho field.
Colonel Nivclle then Gttached horses
to his guns and followed up tho &C.
treat with artillery. The next day he
was promoted to the rank Of Brga-
der General. 1is next exploit came
in January, 1915, at Scissors when the
German offensive began on the Marine.
In that attack the men under him
practically wiped out two German
regiments.
His sudden changes in military tao
tics several times proved a surprise 10
the German forces and won victories
so unexpected to the French that he
was given higher commands and was
sent to assist General Petain at Yer
/ dun. Later he assumed command and
after weeks Of fighting succeeded in
checking the army Of the Crown
Prince and being given the sobriquet
Of the Victor of Verdun"
Although military operations Mt this
point began months before. the time
from October oath TO November 2nd
was one of indescr!bable fury, when
men of both armies were moved down
by great guns like wheat before a
reaper, and the world stood aChast az
the slaughter OF mon. Later. the
fighting was slower and the French
captured Douaumont. General Nvellc
in making his report on October 17tf
wrote the following:
"Twenty-scven months OF war, eiCh
months of fighting at Vordun have
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Of the family. The fact that he Is
partly English makes his appointment
particularly acceptable to the British.
General Nivelle speaks English huently
and is fond of Americans and has been
especially civil to the American cor
respondents who have visited him at
HEADQUARTERS, and always reminds
them of the thankfulness of the
French for the American Ambulance
Corps and the splendid work they
arc doing for his country. A widely
Travelled man he has learned to judge
human nature and soon learns the
limitations OF the men under him and
acts accordingly. He also knows the
men of the French colonies as well
as the men at home. and how to
bring out the best that Is in them on
the battlefield.
While 70 Is a man OF iron VIII ere
orders are concerned he Ia much be-
loved by his men who have implicit
faith in his ability to win. He af-
fectionately calls them his children
and his little braves" and compa res
his army at Nerdun to the Old Guard
of Napoleon. When at headquarters
he never seems to have an idle mo-
ment, for there one finds him bending
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01

ries. citrus fruits, pineapples, maple
syrup. cane syrup, honey, nuts, eggs,
butter assorted vegetables. meat and
poultry. The work done In expert
mental shipping of farm products In
dicates that It is quite possible 10 ship
almost any commodity by parcel post
when packed end handled according
to postal regulations.
The Department OF Agriculture is
giving special attention to the market
ing of dairy products, including
butter, cheese and milk, mainly in the
direction of inauguratmg moro offl-
Client, economical, and equitable
methods of marketing. \ general
survey Of the butter markets of the
South has been completed and sup
Elementary study has been made Of
the keeping quality OF Southern
creamery butter in storage.
Tells Farmer Tn Best Markets.
The regulation of distribution tends
TO prevent wide nuctuation in retail
prices. and one OF the most recent
and valuable agents of the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture in the elim!nH-
lion OF waste in pershahle products
is the market news service which
emanates daily from tho Olnce of
Markets and Rural organization.
This Office found that although well
planned production and careful prop
nration ~ perishablo farm products
might lie of great Importance as fac
tors in successful marketing, their
value is dependent entirely on the
choice of an advantageous market.
Excellence of condition will not sell
produce in market in which there
IS no demand for ii.
II farmer ships I'm haphaZard
way to amy market point that hap
pens to strike his fancy or happens
TO suit his convenience, he may tlni
from losses, whom # Is too late, that
the point chosen was already fully
supplied with commodities like his
own or that for other reasons there
il none but an Improbable sale for
his wares, Instead of being Il matter
TO be guessed at. the finding of ;
profitable market Is the central and
dominant problem in all distribution.
To help this situation the market
specialist of the Department of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01

Polytechnic schools at Fontainbleau
aud oamur, besides the War College.
Hc has had a long and successful
military career AID is somewhat Of Il
diplomat as wen as WAS shown in his
work when he was sent upon an i'm
pOrtant mission to the Emperor Of
Korea. lie served IN the lndo-China
campaign and later in the French
Colonial Wars-notahly in Algeria,
where the greatest tact WAS required
in handling delicate situations. In
this he became known as the man
with the velvet glove and hand Of
steel" so polite and firm was he in
his demands. The General IS a fine
horseman-an accomplishment that
serves i n well at pr nj. He is
the holder of 4 number Medals for
superiority in riding, several of which
were vrcsted from his German, Eng
lish and italian competitors at mill
tary riding meets.
Partly English.
His ancestry is partly English, his
mother having belonged to a Kentish
military family who were literally
brought mn in tho service. and he
seems 10 have inherited this love Of
military life from tho maternal side
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Agriculture last year inaugurated
general daily market news service
covering practically all pershable
products.
The aim of this market news serv-
ice is to furnish information in re-
gard to as many of the factors AZ
focting marketing as practicable to
all persons and all organizations in
terestcd in tho perishable products
reported The machinery Of the
Once of Markets and Rural Organ
ization for collecting and distribut-
ing this information consists of a
staff OF representatives in the prin-
cipal producing areas, another staff
in several of the chief market centers
and central office staff in Wash
irgton.
Distributed Through Field Staff.
ono of the most important fea-
lures in the operation of this news
service is the assistance rendered by
division supcrintendeuts of railroads,
who telegraph to Washington infor-
nation in regard to the shipments OF
perishables originating on their divi-
sions and covered by the news serv-
Ice.
Reports on carlot shipments OF
perishables begin arriving at the
Washington headquarters OF the news
service shortly after 7 o'clock each
morning \ group of clerks decides
the n:1ssagos and complies tho data
they contain. rhis work is completed
by . O'Clock, and the information Is
sent cut Immediately by the Office OPP
orators to groups of market afd Geld
agents connected on telegraphic cir
cults.
AS soon as IN shipping Informal
ton has been sent out messages begin
arriving In the Once of Markets an.
Rural Organization giving the morn.
ing quotations and other information
from the 81 markets covered by the
news service. These messages arc
decided ana the information con-
tanned IN them Is tabulated and sent
out early IN the afternoon to tho
market correspondents and the repre-
sontatiVos of the oiice in tho produce
ing sections. rs we'll as telegraphed ~
interested individuals and associa'
tons.
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affirmed and confirmed every DAY the
superiority OF the French soldier over
the German soldier. Artillery Of ex-
cept!onal power will master the
enemy's artillery and open the road
FOR tho attack. The preparation in
every detail is perfect--as perfect as
possible"
General Nivele won, as he said 1t
could be done. After the fall of
Douaumont a captured German officer
was brought before General Nivelle to
be questioned. you may have cap
tured Douaumont but you will never
take Vaux." said the German. Gem
eral Nivelle looked at him for a mo-
ment with his cold. gray eyes and then
he set about his maps. Later he did
take Naux and battered down the Ger
man offensive to such an extent that
the Kaiser's men were driven back to
where they began their first charge
eight months before.
Popular With French Colonials.
A number of French colonial troops
took part in the capture Of Vaux and
General Nivellc was particularly proud
Of their work, and after it was found
that The Germans had deserted the
place he called these men, who were
under General Magin, together and
made one of his characteristic
speeches to them:
"Oflcers, sub officers and soldiers Of
the Magin group" he said, Elm a few
hours OF magnificent assault you have
taken from your powerful enemy at
n single blow the ground covered with
obstacles and fortresses northwest Of
Nerdun, which It had taken him eight
months - occupy little by little at
/ the cost of desperate efforts and con-
siderable sacrifices. You have added
new and dazzling glories to those
which cover the banners of the Army
thank vou--you have merited we'll
| the fatherland."
All through the campaign he was
continually praising the work of his
men and encouraging them to stand
for La Patrie. His men obeyed him
with a dog-like devotion. Their be-
liei in his knowledge of things mill
tary gave them an abiding faith that
| he would lead France to victory. So
the battle was won and the victory at
Verdun stands out today as a marvel
Of coordination. and the credit for
bringing this state of affairs about Is
given to the man who Is now in COM
mand Of the entire army. There is
n feeling among tho Allies that Cen
eral Nivelle will again do something
big and drive their enemies from
French soil.
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Loss In FOOdStuffs In Transit.

Extensive and thorough investiga-
tions are being made concerning the
met hods of harvesting, handling,
grading, packing. inspecting and load
ing strawberries, peaches, tomatoes,
boxed and barreled apples, Irish po-
tatOes and Texas and Bermuda onions,
with 4 View to advising growers con-
corning the best methods of prepar-
ing these products for market, and
to make possible the preparation and
issue OF bulletins on the commercial
grading and packing of several crops.
The economic loss of foodstuffs in
transit is increasing constantly, there
by adding to the high cost of living
Much of this loss Is due to defective
methods Of harvesting, packing and
loading, and 10 the use OF insecure
and improperly constructed contain
crs Some of it Is caused by ineffl-
cicnt refrigeration in transit and 9TH
or faulte Of the present system of
transportation. Much of this waste
can and should he eliminated and the
department of Agriculture is making
Investigations and issuing informa-
ton to that end.
Within the past year the appoint
mont Of a specialist in storage has
been made by tho Department of
Agriculture and the work of dissent
mating information in regard to but
ter. eggs, cheese and other dairy
products has been started so that
producers and purchasers may have
rcPular and accurate information in
regard to the cold storage holdings
Of as many products as possible.
Farm ro-Tablc Campaign.
TO further assist in the elimination
of loss in the transportation of food
stuffs direct from producer to con-
sumer the Department of Agriculture
has been conducting n farm-to-table
campaign in the interest of fostering
and promoting direct marketing by
parcel post. Experimental shipments
to the number Of 1,S25. aggreeating
a weight OF almost 5000 pounds,
were made by parcel post and eX-
press over distances totaling 630,75G
miles.
Tho commodities shipped included
> nnles. peaches. pears. plums. cher
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Copyright, 1917, by The

II is evident that the Allies do not
n believe in the old adage Never
swap horses in the middle of a
y stream" for three countries have
changed their commanders during the
greatest campaigns of the war. Early
In the conflict Russia deposed her lead
ing general and placed a new officer
in charge Of the Cars forces, and
less than a year ago the English
ordered Sir John French to step down
and out in favor Sir Douglas Haig.
Now General Joffre has been retired
by France and the army put under
the leadership of General Robert
Nivelle, the man who is given credit
for the holding down of the Germans
at Nerdun.
This move has been expected for
some time by those who have studied
the European situation closely. The
change did not come because the
Government considered that Joffre
had failed in his duty to his country
but because they felt that he was
playing too much of waiting game
and from the fact of his refusal to
sacrifice his men when other military
men thought that great drives should
be made even at the risk of lives.
Ever since the beginning Of the
war Papa" Joffre, as he Is affec-
tionately called by tho French, has
been regarded as the real brains Of
the Allied armies and he is today the
dol OF France. He will retire with
fame for he is to be made Marshal Of
France--an honor that has not been
conferred upon any person since the
days OF Napoleon III. A number of
French literary men and dinlOmntS