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The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Patriotic Meeting

AT the ..Cur c-houSe auditorium
Nynday night was held meet
ing that will prove memorable in
the annals Of the county.
Early in the day hand bills
were Distribute d in town calling
for a patriotic meeting at the
court house at night to listen tc
patriotic addresses from emf
nent public speakers on the
burning issues of tie day.
The orators expected failed te
arrive. but the occasion was nc
less momentous, and it's effects
will prove no less far reaching.
The undercurrent significance
of the meeting was the realiza-
ton of the fact that ut last the
great European wal hlad been
brought to our very doors, and
that our boys had been summpp.
ed to buckle Oh tie ar@or andd
draw the sword in defense of the
rights of our country, and the
maintenace of republicanism
the world over.
In attendance at the meeting
from Lamar we're Hon. f.. j.
McGrath, of the Lamar land Of
flee, and Capt. E. d. Household
er and Sergeant Gleu Harvestou,
company D of tie national
quarts, also OF Lamar.
Earl Denney acted us chair
man. Judge Terral was the first
speaker, and fervently portray
ed the events that had brought
the war to our doors and that had
led up to the call for a Spring
field assembled expression OF
Loyalty and patriotism. Hon.
L. H. Alberti followed in al,
equally patriotic address. Rev.
Dittmar made a few striking
hits, after which Capt. House.
holder, Sergeant Harveston and
Hon. r. j. McGrath made stir.
ring explanatory addresses of
the needs of the hour and pur-
pose Of the meeting.
The recuiting officers and Re-
ceiver McGrath remained in
Springfield till Wednesday noon,
going from lere to Two Buttes
Wednesday night and from there
to Campo last night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Zion Chapel

Rather cold for garden.
A great deal Of corn already
planted around here.
One neighbor has corn up and
Jack Frost has had great sport
with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon Sundayeo
with the Arch Davis family.
a great many are losing stock
cold weather and scarcity of
feed.
News is scarce in this neigh
borhoOd this week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

Ten army rifles were received
by Capt. Hagerman last week,
with six thousand rounds of am
unition, there are about thirty
members of the. Springfield Rifle
club in good standing. The club
will now practice target shooting
at regular intervals, and will be
supplied with more ammunition
when needed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Rodley

There was a small crowd at
Sunday school, but the lesson
was interesting and the Lord
will reward the faithful, though
they be tiew.
Fern Nixon made a trip to
Elkhart the latter part of the
week.
Charlie Wilson and Freeman
Garrett, Nephew of Mrs. Hawk
ins and Mrs. Ballou, went to
Two Buttes sightseeing Sun-
day.
Shultz spent Saturday night
at II. H. Dickey's.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

We believe the time is ripe for
a creamery at Springfield. OF
course it would not be on d large
scale to start with, but with a
creamery here the county in
few years would be doing the
same dalrying business as sew
eral dry farming counties to the
north of us.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Diamond Ridge

We have had some winter. Good
bye to plants that have been
set out. and the fruit that is in
bloom.
Several of the boys are work
ing on the road in the East
canon.
j. Fl. Benson and Mr.. Bieson
bought twelve head of cattle the
other day.
G. l. Wray hauled a load OF
baled hay to Elkhart for John
Anderson last Thursday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
MooSeland

Joe Huston went to the cedars
Monday.
Oren Dunlap purchased a horse
from Tholnpson's.
Allphin's set out q lot OF trees
and bushes this week
Joe Dunn bought some good
milk cows last week.
Some are planting corh in this
vicinity.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

A no more significant day ever
passed into history than the one
on which Balfour. representative
and Ex-premier of England, and
Viviani, representative and eX-
premier of France, in the pres
ence of official representatives of
the United States, standing at
the tomb of Washington, after
appropriate eulogies of the dead,
placed bronzed wreathes tender.
ly on his tomb.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
EHdler

Coy Wood came in from La
mar Tuesday with freight for
johnson.
Chas. Collier made a trip to
the Welch ranch Tuesday
Mr.. StraSbaugh was in our
neighborhood this week on busi-
ness.
Chas Collier and family Sun
dayed with G. A. Inman's of
Horseshoe
Every body busy farming, a
number having planting corn
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

If the official name of "The
Springfield Commercial Club"
isn't good enough, it should be
changed officially and not by
some individuals, and to some-
thing having some meaning to
it. A Club of Commerce. is
on a par with "a Club of wo-
men," or, AN Assertion of
Good Roads" THE Springfield
Comm ercial Club" is the name
that was adopted, and that is
recognized in the clubs constitu-
tion.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

In a caucus last week Of the
democrats of the house it was
voted nearly two to one in favor
of Immediate national pruhibi-
ton as war measure. If the
war results in world prohibition
that will be some good to come
out Of this monstrous blotch or
civilization and Christianity.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

If the News published one
half of the free dope" it re-
ceives each week we would have
to enlarge the paper and leave
out all the local news and adver-
Using. The persistence of these
grafters gets our goat. Their
gaul is unlimited. -Cimarron
County News. Amen, Bro.
Thomas, amen.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
CLYDE

Edith and Luella Guiick visited
Mrs. a. r Clements one day
last week.
Pearce's went to Villas on bus
mess last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Smith took
Sunday dinner ut Kirkendalls.
Mrs. A. S. Hershner and
children are expected home this
week from Missouri.
George Madden has purchased
a car.
Pearce s and Mesdames George
and Floyd Kirkendall were coun-
ty seat visitors Thursday.
Everybody is busy farming
and some are planting.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

Notwithstanding its cry for
war and vengeance, the Pueblo
Chieftain is still running its "Puffs
from the Pipe of Peace." Bet
ter change that to "Scrapnell and
Shell from the seat of war.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

For the last year and more
there has been a greater search
ty of Ford cars, in comparison
with the demand, than there has
been Of food stuffs; and vet while
food stuffs have been kiting sky
ward, Fords have been reduced
in price. Comment is not nee
eSsary.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

AS it looks at this distance,
the Cause OF the allies. now In
cluding the United States, prob
ably will binge on the success OF
America in getting food to its
partners, ana keeping it away
from the other fellers.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

The Springfield Commercial
club tried to meeton the occa-
sion Ut its regular monthly meet.
ing Tuesday night but failed. A
special meeting was called for
tonight.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

As the indications are now
good for generally good crop
this year, the Baca County Fair
associ ton should reorganize it.
self and start the ball to rolling
for the fair this fall.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

A little variation is sometimes
a good thing-in correspond
ence as well as anything else.
Read our Mustang-Buster letter
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Who said "be ans?"

after Springfield has doubled
its present size, it will still
not have caught up with the
country around it-and Baca
county.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

The boxing match between
Two Buttes and Springfield
(speaking tiguratively) Thursday
night at the Lyric resulted in
the humiliation of Springfield.
Visitors were present from Two
Buttes and Villas.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
West Flat

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Campbell
went to Lamar last week to meet
her brother from Omaha, Nebr.,.
who is here with a view of locat.
ing.
The latest news from Mrs.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

contract no one should hesitate to
plant a full acreage of beans.
Cement men are making blocks
for the Curtis residence. Sever
al new contracts let for residen-
ces. Kempin Bros. secured the
contract for the building for
Ross Best.
Considerable blowing of sod on
irrigated land, and many build.
ings showing up. Looks like ir-
rigated land was booming.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04

Congress last week vetoed
Roosevelt's ambition to head q
division of volunteers for service
in Europe.
The Springfield herald., 1917-05-04
Pride
April 81.

April 81.
There has been a good deal of
sickness among children in this
neighborhood, but nothing seri.
Gus.
Ira johnson and Charlie REQ
digger are breaking sod on Mr..
Johnson's place this week.
Chas. Carr. Sam Browning and
Claude eager went to Guymond,
Okla, Wednesday.
Lloyd Shurman is at work for
Frank Streeter.
J. w. Harmon made a trip tc
Dalhart, Tex. this week.
There will be an intertainmen,
at Pride school house on Satur.
day night May -, that being the
close of school. Everybody Wei.
come.
Fred Collins and wife called al
Will Mitchell's Sunday after
noon.
From thirty to sixty men are
wanted from Baca county, anc
unless they are volunteered they
will be taken by selective con-
scription.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

DISTANCE FROM BALTIMORE is
6O9 MILES. WITH A FREIGHT
RATE OF 53.5 CENTS.
The distance from New York to
Chicago is eos miles, with a freight
rate of 1873 cents. The distance from
Philadelphia is 81 miles, with a
freight rate OF 72S cents. THE
DISTANCE FROM BALTIMORE is
1852 MILES. WITH A FREIGHT
RATE OF 70.S CENTS.
This is a definite demonstration of
Baltimores commanding superiority
as a distributing point In so far as
the great West is concerned.
1t can be seen, then, that, with sub
stantially lower rates to all of the
South and all of the West, and with
equal rates to most of the points In a
large area OF the East at the same
time that she has lower rates to a
substantial portion of the East, 1t be-
comes absolutely indisputable that as
a distributing port Baltimore holds a
supremacy which no other Atlantic
seacoast city can dislodgc.
Has Advantages In Ocean Trafiic.
And Baltimore is equally as won
derfully situated when it comes to the
ocean side OF her life.
The average man little realizes how
far to the eastward the continent OF
South America lies. AS consequence
1t is difficult for one to understand
that Baltimore stands In an almost
direct northeriy line from the east
entrance to the Panama canal. This
puts us in a splendidly advantageous
proximity to that important trade
route. We are closer TO the Panama
canal than New York or Philadelphia
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

are. We are 1900 miles closer to the
Pacific entrance to the Panama canal
than even San Francisco is. Goods
bound from Chicago to Valparaiso,
Chile, would find a much shorter route
If shipped by way OF Baltimore than
il shipped by way OF San Francisco.
AS a matter OF fact, Baltimore is $50
nautical miles closer to the great
Chilean port than San Francisco is.
At the same time we enjoy equal ad-
vantages with our Atlantic coast
routes when II comes to the eastern
cities OF South America.
So much for location. How about
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

the other facilities needed for trans
portation? Baltimore has three trunk
line railroads.&c. Baltimore and
Ohio, the Pennsylvania and the West
ern Maryland. All three have the
most modernly developed terminal ia
cilities. The three systems have Inn
mense piers, where ocean steamers
carrying cargoes intended for trans
shipment to each respective line can
use the piers without wharfage costs
or rents.
All three of these systems are in
terlinked by the municipal railway
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
BEST DISTRIBUTING SEAPORT ON THE ATLANTIC
ALTLMORE UNEXCELLED
AS DISTRIBUTING CENTER
ltion OF The City Gives 1t Advantages Over All Other
Ports On The Atlantic Seaboard-Figures
Given To Prove Case
BY A. s. GoLDsBoRoUGH.

or Civic
Association.
hmore unqueonaby the distributing
asst
bis statement positive provable
viewpoint examined
rgiy convincing
has all Of the advantages possessed by other Atlantic
exceptionally valuable
enjoyed Baltimore which duplicate
enriched her with advantages which initiate That
aInoes superores for distribution
Of presntday they both
ind
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
ENJOYS THE ADVANTAGE OF LOCATION

bic first place, Baltimore enjoy
pvantage OF location. Lying al
pcs on the upper shores OF the
peake tributaries, she lies far
Eastward in the matter Of longi'
pan any other Atlantic port. IL
le she Is about midway OF thu
She Is nearer the North thar
cher Southern city; she is near
South than any other North.
~. Her placement on degree
kitude west OF New York. Phila.
q or Boston gives her a closer
pity TO the big markets OF the
how this works out In figures
wants 10 ship goods from an
lc seaport 10 the South, the
likely shipping ports would be
u. New York, Philadelphia on
bore. Suppose the goods arc
I'd for Atlanta. IL shipped from
q the distance would be 1883
with a freight rate or sf.1s per
punds. IL shipped from New
4he distance would be $40 miles,
y freight rate OF s1.14 per 100
y. IL shipped from Baltimore
stance would be $50 miles, with
sht rate OF $l.07 per 100 pounds.
onts, therefore. from Baltimore
anita are z cents. per 100 pounds
than they would be from New
Ind IL cents per 100 pounds low
IN they would DO from Boston.
rate from Philadelphia is tho
ns the rate from New York.
gives some definite idea as to
stributing advantages accruing
timore by virtue OF being closer
! South than any other big
Tic seaport.
how about the East? Can Bal
4 compete in distances and
rates with any OF that large
ch area north OF Mason and
n line and east OF Ohio?
The Answer Is Simple.
7answcr TO this is simple and
BILE. All that is needed is to
clear and understandable inn
Ia as to Baltimore's exact geo
eal location. Maybe this can
.entuated by one special ques-
DO you know which city. Bal
or New York, Is closer to the
4 Buffalo7 The answer to this
5n will be a revelation. As a
y of fact. BALTIMORE is i6
n CLOSER no BUFFALO
\ NEW YORK is. Baltimore
Dip freight to Buffalo at pro-
THE same rate as New YORK.
Sip It. In both cases tho rate
cents.
is be true about Buffalo, IL be-
Ievidcnt TO all that a large and
live surrounding territory nec-
n presents itself to Baltimore
East. The facts demonstrate
Baltimore has distributing adj
kes In the very sections OF the
y where New York and Phila-
3 are presumed--but falsely
aed---to have the mastcrship.
Figures Best Testimony.
Ilgures are the best testimony.
pick a few of the conspicuous
In the East and see how Baltl-
compares with New York were
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
Climate Approaches Ideal.

The Government records show that
Baltimores average" climate more
closely approaches the ideal climate
of certain well-known sections of
California than does any other city
east of the Rocky mountains.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02
d ATLANTIC COAST; CLOSER THAN SAN FRANCISCO TO PANAM

tracks in one section OF the city and
by the Canton Railroad in another.
All three systems give free lighter
age service for carload lots TO all
shippers from any point in the har-
Dor.
Harbor Is Superb.
Baltimore's harbor is superb. 1t
can shelter an immense fleet. The
channel is 80 feet deep. and that
depth extends right up 10 the piers
of the transatlantic liners. That
means that cargoes can be loaded
and unloaded directly from boat TO
cars and from cars to boat. And this
loading and unloading can be con-
Quoted under especially favorable
conditions. The tide variation is so
slight that a boat once adjusted at
its wharf does not have to be dis
turbed until it is ready TO start on its
Journey The tide variation approxi-
mates u inches. 1t must be an ex-
traordinary movement TO make it
reach Is inches.
And the climatic conditions Of Bal
timore are such that water shipments
are seldom, il ever. seriously checked
by winter cold. Only on rare occa-
sions is ice I'm the harbor so thick a.
TO stop ocean service.
Steamship service connects Balti-
more in normal times directly with
the following ports: London. Havre.
Antwerp. GLASGOW. Leith. Hamburg.
Rotterdam. Liverpool, Belfast, Bre-
men, Copenhagen. Havana, Jamaica.
Colon and Buneos Aires. That means
that Baltimore is linked to the leading
ports Of Europe and to many on this
side of the Atlantic.
Heavy port charges and severe ter
minal costs in other big Atlantic sea-
board cities are making shipments
from those cities almost prohibitive.
Baltimore, on the other hand, by
reason of her abundant room and
splendid facilities is admitted TO be
the most promising seaport city In
this section of the world.
No Port Charge Here.
Baltimore is the only Atlantic sea-
coast city which imposes no municipal
port charge, and it is conceded by sea
captains that Baltimore is the best
and cheapest port in which TO at out
Il NeSSGl lol IL SuSCCSoAul wy ooNs
The above shows that Baltimore
possesses all the elements needed TO
make her a great distributing port, II
matters not whether goods are con-
signed landward or oceanward. She
has superiority of location, she has
superiority of climate, she has SUI
periority of channel, she has SUI
periority of freight rates, she has SUI
periority of cheapness in the loading
and transshipment of goods, she has
superiority in availability of land for
further terminal expansion, she has
superiority in the status that her rail-
road systems are all interlinked.
In fact, Baltimore has everything
needed to make great distributing
port. She has all that the others have;
she has much that is valuable which
the others can't get. That is why she
is superior to them all. That is why
she should be ranked as FIRST"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

, Baltimore used as the shipping or
distributing point.
Baltimore can ship TO the following
cities at rates just as low as New
York can do II: Buffalo. Rochester,
Syracuse, Scranton, Wilkes Barre and
WiIliamsport.
BALTIMORE CAN BEAT NEW
YORK IN RATES 10 Reading. At
lantic City. Harrisburg, Altoona and
York
II Baltimore is on an equal plane
with New York as far north as Ro-
chester and as far east as Syracuse
and Scranton, IL can be seen very
readily that Baltimore, as a distrib-
uting port, is bound to beat New
York in rates throughout all of that
vast portion OF New York State and
Pennsylvania which are south OF Ro-
chester and west OF Syracuse.
Boston cannot compete with Baiti-
more, except in the New England
States.
How about Philadelphia? Can Bal
timore present as good a case in
freight rates on a rivalship with Phil
adelphia?
These are facts: Baltimore freight
rates are just as low as Philadelphia's
rates TO the following points: Buffalo.
Rochester, WATERFOWL, Ogdensburg,
Utica, Syracuse, Albany, Scranton,
Pottsville, Columbia and Harrisburg.
BALTIMORE RATES, HOWEVER,
ARE LOWER THAN PHILADEL-
PHIA'S to the following points: Al
toona, Pittsburgh, Jamestown and
York
II is thus seen that Baltimore can
ship to the major portion of the great
eastern territory Just as cheaply as
New York. and Philadelphia can do,
and there is a very large, rich and de-
sirable eastern area into which Balti-
more freight rates are lower than
those of her principal rivals.
SO much for the South and the
East
HAS All Atlantic Seaports Beaten.
How about the West?
Baltimore has all Atlantic seaports
beaten In this territory. From Maine
to Florida there Is no Atlantic coast
city whose freight rates are compare
BILE to Baltimore.
Only q few figures are needed TO
carry conviction on this point.
Let us start with Pittsburgh. which
is the eastern portal TO the great and
glorious West. The distance from
New York to Pittsburgh is AL miles.
with freight rate OF 47.S cents per
100 pounds; the distance from Phila-
delphia is 34s miles. with a freight
rate of 4l.3 cents. THE DISTANCE
FROM BALTIMORE is 314 MILES,
WITH A FREIGHT RATE OF ss.s
CENTS.
This shows that Baltimore is closer
TO Pittsburgh than Philadelphia is,
despite the fact that both OF said
cities are in the same State.
The disparity widens the farther
west we go. The distance from New
York TO Detroit is e3s miles. with a
freight rate OF 61.5 cents. The dis
tance from Philadelphia is $50 miles,
with freight rate OF 55.5 cents. THE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-02

1lgures are the best testimony.
u pick a few of the conspicuous
Tin the East and see how Baitl-
Aompares with New York were
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-13
U-BOAT CAPTAIN, SLAYER OF
SWEETHEART, IN ROMANTIC
TRAGEDY OF UNDERSEA WAR

An Atlantic Port, Aug. LIARS
Larsen, an elderly man, but still Wig
orous and erect, who arrived here
aboard a small cargo steamship. told
story of U-boat romance which for
dramatic interest, is perhaps unpar-
alleled by anything ever narrated
concerning the submarine warfare of
atrocity.
Mr.. Larsen was an officer aboard
the Swedish steamship Ada. which
was sunk on June - last, while she
was on her way from Gothenburg,
Sweden, to Hull, England. At first
Mr.. Larsen parried questions in re-
gard to his experience with submar-
ines, by saying that the memories
were too bitter. and he was trying
hard to Danish them from his mind /;
but finally, he consented to speak.
Following is his story
Before the war began a handsome
young German became acquainted
with my son Sven, and, before long.
was frequent caller at our home in
Stockholm. He fell in love with my
daughter Minna, who was sixteen
years old and considered very beau
tiful. The German, Hans Won Tue