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The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
U. S. employees
PLAN.TO PRESS
INCREASE FIGHT
Meeting Tonight to Bring
Out Department
Workers. -

That the public Is being treated tC
great doses Of confidence in the state,
ments from members OF the Senate
and House that the government EN-,
ployes are bound to get salary In
creases at the presnt session and
that the situation is not nearly as
roseate as has been depicted by
friends Of the movement. was de.
clared in a statement issued by the
organized Federal workers last night.
There is a healthy and powerful ele-
nent in Congress anxious to defeat the
increases, according to the Federal
Employees Union. which fears a ces-
Sation in the work of impressing Con-
I gress with their heeds, through over
confidence
cited as one official who is out In the
open as against the increases in so
far as they effect the employees OF his
department. He says:
The organized postal employees are
making many selfish demands and in
sisting that they shall not be re-
AhAA ~ VI ~ "Oth III SACcSS
Of the usual number of hours, that
their salaries may be permanently
increased. although they are justly
compensated. receiving more than
three times as much as those fighting
in the trenches
The workers statement further
says:
statistics show that wages in the
iron and steel industry have ad-
vanced 20 per cent during the year
between July. 1916. and July, 1917, and
during the same period IS per cent in
the automobile industry. % per cent in
the knitting industry, 2S per cent in
the wooden industry, 25 per cent in
the cotton industry. and % per cent
in the clothing industry. Notwith.
standing this fact and the fact that
the cost OF living within the same
period has advanced more than so
per cent. Mr.. Burbson says we are
making selfish demands and our or
ganizatiOns are dangerous when we
ask for % per cent increase for the
poorest paid people in the whole Uni
ed States.''
VIII Press Measure.
Regardless of what Congress does
in the matter of and 10 per cent
graded Increases or a higher schedule,
Representative Nolan, of California,
proposes to press his 50 a day mini
mum wage bill at the present session.
Chairman Maher. of the House
Labor Committee, favors the measure,
IS do the majority of the committee
men. and it Is certain to get a speedy
favorable report when it is referred
and placed on the House calendar
early in the session.
Tonight the employees of every
branch Of the government service.
represented through the Joint Re-
tirement Committee, will hold a meet
ing in the executive chamber OF the
A. F. of L. Building and launch the
campaign for retirement legislation.
1t is expected that the subject OF
salary increases will be discussed by
the Senators and Representatives
who have been invited to attend. They
include Senators Kenneth McKeIlar,
Josiah o, Wolcott, Key Pittman
Hiram W. Johnson. Representatives
Hannibal L. Goodwin, Edward Keat-
ing. Porter H. Dale. Harry T. Hull,
John l. Nolan. Frederick r. Lehlbach,
Peter F. Tague. Carl c. Van Dyke,
Daniel J. Griffin, James 4. Hamill,
Denver :. Church. John r. Farr also
Messrs. Samuel Gompers. Frank Nor
rison. Herbert D. Brown. DR.. ]. D.
Madrill. Arthur Z. Holder and Grant
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
oTHER TEMPERATURES,
CONDITION OF TIE w.rrp

Temperature and condition of w.t. L..
night: Great Falls-HsmpeTature g: .ondi.
tion, misty. Dalecarha Notwithstanding
%; condition at north connection, very clear !.
condition at south connection, yery rIear.
SeoIeetown distributing reservoir-Temperature
=, Sondinon az intlent Ratehouse. very clear
e0ndin0n ss etaq3t satshOuse. very clear.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Dstrict OF Columbia and Virginia: Fair to-
Gay and Saturday; not much change in tempera-
ture; moderate northeast winds, diminishing.
aryland: Fair today and Saturday; coutirt-
ued cold; moderate to fresh northeast winds
today.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
u u In

the new bever-
age, is a spark
ing, golden-hued
-cfrcShcr for the
Thirsty tasty
bracCr that
makes the throat
say. T h ank
sou and the in
terror depar rt-
mcntS glad.
Treat yourself
TO a bottle OF
NULO at the
nearest place
where drinkables
are dispensed
and tell your gro
Ger to send you
home a case.
NULO is a pure
n o intoxicant
cereal beverage
in a class bv
itself.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

Germans are using a skyrocket TO
blind enemy aviators.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Mr.. Reynolds, manager of the Hol-
ly Meat Market, has been busy this
week overhauling the shop, putting
down some new linoleum and erect
ing shelves, and tells us that in the
future the Market will carry COM
plete line of vegetables and canned
meats in connection with their
fresh and salk meats. He proposes
to give Holly one of the swellest lit
tie shops in this part of the state.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Milo Lark was in from his farm
in the Duer neighborhood the first
OF the week and reports heavy
rain in his locality the latter part
OF last week. He says that he is 60
ing to have enough beans to feed
the whole burned army" if moth
ing happens
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
Chronic Constipation

1t is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets and comply
ing with the plain printed direc-
tions that accompany each pack
age.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

:
For Sale Young Holstein cow, at
reasonable price. See H. L. Johnson.
Wanted-Girl to do general
housework. Telephone Mrs. Leon
ard at the Model Dairy.
Wanted-a place to work for
board and go to school, apply to
Joyce F. Miller, Holly, R. F. D. No. 1.
Several from here are counting on
going to Pueblo tomorrow to take
in the big Ringing Brothers circus.
Philancy B0rstner is spending
the week with her sister, Miss Helen
Robinson, in Denver, and enjoying
the fresh mountain air.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Editor Ross, of the Syracuse Re
publican-News, was in Holly the
first of the week attending to some
business matters and visiting with
friends. This office acknowledges a
pleasant call from the gentleman.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

A Pueblo man claims that in ad-
dition to having a wife to support
he has glass eye" which he prays
will certainly be grounds enough
for exemption-and we reckon it
will.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Ted Fortney took a little turn
out through the southside country
last week to see what the chances
would be to buy g. few hundred
thousand bushel Of beans from
sOuthsiders this fall He says that
the beans are doing nicely and are
really standing up better than any
of the other crops.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Mrs. Ivan Lewis is visiting with
relatives and friends in Rocky
Ford, this week.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Croquet cotton, Clark's and G. M.
G. for ten cents at the Bargain
store.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Late dispatches state that two
hundred thousand of the drafted
men will be called for the big army
during the first few days of Septem-
ber.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10
For ce-Telephone ll6-W.

The weather is little hot and
the sun shines pretty bright-but
just the same Colorado is one OF
the banner states of the Union.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Chas. A. Griffith writes to have us
send the Chieftain to him in the flu
ture at Ft. Logan, Colorado, where
he is stationed with the First Infan-
try Band.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Stanley Maxwell and Ted Fortney
coaxed their wives to 60 to the
mountains for vacation the first
of the week and while we do not
want to arouse the good wives su-
spicions at all it seems only fair to
state here that the boys are also
enjoying a-vacation.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

The "big guns up at Washing
ton are still quarrelling about the
Food Bill which causes us to
wonder if those "gieks' really think
they are going to do the general
cause any good.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

Oil Stoves from $1,000 up at The
W. F. McCue Mercantile Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

will certainly be grounds enough
for exemption-andw we reckon it
will.
The big guns" up at Washing
ton are still quarrelling about the
Food Bill" which causes us to
wonder if those "gieks" really think
they are going to do the general
cause any good.
The Colorado legislature decided
to pay all our soldiers a ten dollar
gold piece as sort of memento OF
this states appreciation of their
loyalty. An extra appropriation
was allowed for the work.
We never knew before how many
OF the young men and boys OF this
nation were ailing, but judging
from the exemptions filed with the
local boards over the United States
there is something wrong with
most of 'em.
The miners of Pittsburg, Kansas.
have issued an ultimatum to the
governor of that state that they will
not work without beer-and the
chances are about equal that they
would not work, with beer-so
there you are.
Mrs. Art Knuckey received word
the first of the week that her moth
er, Mrs. Sucker, was dangerously
i'll at the family home in Stanton,
Nebraska. Mrs. Knuckey left at
once to be present at the bedside
and word received from her yester-
day conveys the information that
her mother is still very low.
Hartman continue to enjoy some
distinction on account of their up
to-date simming pool Holly should
not overlook the opportunity an
other year to have a good pool on
the Santa Fe Trail. There is a bust
ness man in this city who will do
nate the ground for the use of
pool and there should be little
trouble in putting such an ented-
prise across.
Chas YOe, one of the old time
newspaper men of Kansas was in
Holly the first of the week visiting
with relatives Mr.. Yoe has been in
the newspaper business at Inde
pendence, Kansas for the past for
ty-nine years and is one of the most
widely known newspaper men of
the state. He is editor of the South
Kansas Tribune one of the rock
ribbed Republican papers of south
eastern Kansas, and expresses un-
dying faith in the cause
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

The Colorado legislature decided
to pay all our soldiers ten dollar
gold piece as sort of memento OF
this states appreciation OF their
loyalty. An extra appropriation
was allowed for the work.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

G. w. Stevens writes back that
'the weather is too temptin and
the air too fresh" up in the noun
tains for him to venture back to
the Valley for few days However,
if the present cool weather keeps
up he is expected back most any
day.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-08-10

For Sale-a bunch of good milcll
cows. Some fresh recently, all giving
milk. Ten miles north OF Towner
W. II. Skinner.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
CHANGE. or MEN.

Contingents of men are fire.
quently leaving Camp Meade for
southern camps. Last week sew
eral hundred of our boys went to
Camp Greene. Charlotte, N. c.
We have contributed a large num-
Der of soldiers to fill up required
quotas of Army camps in the
south. We have lost few, too,
among the selected men who vol
unteered to do special work in
France by reason of their being
especially equipped to perform
some particular service.
Consequently, Camp Meade is
undergoing a continual change as
to the personnel of the force here.
New soldiers are coming in to
take the place of those who leave.
Before one gets acquainted with
the men it seems they have made
their departure for some distant
point. And the hard thing about
it all is that one does not know
when they are going to leave.
They do not know themselves un-
til the very last minute.
We wish it. were possible to
make more of family circle Of
the soldiers. to get better ac-
quainted with them, to know them
as real. friends. But that is inn
possible under this present sys-
tenn of sending frst one company
away. and then another, whose
place in the cantonment is taken
by new men. S.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
REMEMBER THE SOLDIERS.

/ Not one of It's who is under
sixty can recall another Christmas
when we had a million men in
arms. Many of them will be in
France this year. How many do
you think? A hundred thousand?
IA quarter of a million? Maybe
so; or even more, - i,
We shall not know Beforehand,
and may not even know precisely
even when Christmas comes. But
there is every prospect that we
shall have a considerable. repre-
sentation Of men in France, and
some at the front, and some no
doubt in hospitals.
Here at home we shall have the
National Army and some of the
state troops in a score of big
camps, and it is about these sol
diers that we should be thinking
most, doing what we can to make
Christmas merry for them, and
going to visit them if we can make
out to do it.
And then their families? Our
soldiers average pretty young, but
a good many of them have wives
and children, some of whom will
need substantial attention, and all
will need friends to lend a hand
and keep them company. This
should be busy Christmas; less
swapping of gifts in families than
usual; more pouring out of affec-
tionate remembrance to the alb
sent and those they left behind
them.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
CHRISTMAS AT MEADE.

Christmas will be celebrated
this year under conditions which
it was thought could never exist
as far as our country is concerned.
It will be war Christmas, with
man, of our soldiers already IN
France, ,nd with many more in
training IL the Army camps
throughout the United States.
To the soldier away from home
and friends this will be a new ex-
periehce, a time when it will be
hard indeed to keep the thought
of loved ones, freside reunions
and yuletide rernembrances from
crowding in upon memory.
But he will not be forgotten by
the folks back home. Every man,
woman and child is his friend,
too. Big-hearted people every
where. inspired by motivesto help
their country, will do all they can
in all ways allowed them to bring
cheer to the men who afe fighting
their battles. "
Here at Camp Meade the well
fare organizations, including the
" M. G. Al, the American Red
Cross, the Knights Of Columbus
and the Jewish Welfare Associal--
ton, have planned in many ways
to brighten Christmas day: for the
solder boys. The American Red
Cross will distribute a gift to each
man In camp. The other organiza-
tons will have Christmas. trees at
their respective buildings, with
music and entertainment. II.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
OBSERVE THE RULES.

Soldiers who deliberately vio-
late camp rules are being dealt
with severely. Recent findings Of
the court-martial at Camp Meade
regarding cases where men over
stayed their leave of absence or
left the camp without authority
show that Army rules and regu-
lations are not to be treated light
ly; that, the military officers mean
business, and that they will stand
for no trifing. Twenty years of
hard labor and dishonorable dis
charge was the penalty imposed
on a private of the I54th Depot
Brigade for 'desertion.
This is, q warning which should
be remembered by every man.
After this, flimsy excuses cannot
be offered with the idea of obtain
ing leniency from the court-rnar-
:tial. Soldiers who stay away
after the time limit of their passes
expire and then return to camp
and expect to enter upon their
duties again, receiving merely a
rebuke for their negligence, will
be informed that they have COM
mitted a very grave offense.
! Discipline is fundamental
principle of a military camp.
Without it there cannot be an eff
fcient soldiery. Where there is a
large body of men massed to-
gether to be trained for effective
fighting rigid rules regarding
their conduct must be observed.
Unless this is done, unless -obedi-
ence is demanded even to the
smallest detail of the regulations,
Reorganization would be the re-
suit, with the consequent failure
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
For Fitneas Cor Foreign service,

The. process Of examining officers to
find IL they are 1T for service abroad is
still under way here. It has been ex-
planned that the conditions of foreign
service are severe and require not only
that man be well grounded in milf
tary science. but that he be physically
and mentally alert to acquire rapidly
the new lessons which the new form Of
warfare requires. Medical boards and
Eef1iciency boards will both act on sioukf-
full cases The findings of the boards
will be passed on to higher authorities
for approval, and it has been explained
that disqualification does not imply any
reflection upon the present real or paet
usefulness Of the officers. That heavv
artillery will not be entirely motorized
became evident today, when horses be-
gan to arrive for the heavy artillery
regiment.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

in accomplishing the purposes OF
the training.
There have been but few cases
known as fragrant violations,
that is, where a soldier intention
ally refuses to return within the
required time of his furlough.
The general disposition of every
man seems ODE in strict harmony
with the military life, making, all
effort to conform to the pre-
,scribed system under which they
are living.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
Doings in tke o-plock z. N. g. a.

EXECUTIVE Secretary Pike Is home on
sick leave and Secretary II W. Ben
edick, formerly OF the headquarters re-
ligious stars is acting executive. Sec.
Rotary BehediCk also wifi carry on the
religious work in the o section. which
Secretary Albert Witwer has so ,suc-
cessfully conducted for the past month.
home church IN phi,aS seHiphink carries e nss
fronf the the many friends he has made
and the artillery regiments.
q al. Every TridaY evsning from s;4k to
Sn SS. - 0ncesI nisnE. aS the puii6inE.
tainment are arranged for this time,
and the hour serves as. q good social
and get-together period for the officers.
The members. of the 2sd Engineers
are very much interested in a big reg.
the bulletin board in the o Suild}ns.
The data upon the register consist Of
the name. company. town, state. school
four states. Alaska and Canada are rep
ssss e aso sEs fSSs fa as esS.
with 81 registered: Illinois comes seq
ona with 81, The next ten states in
Sanie: q; casifornia. Fl: MassacS SSSsSi.
Al; Washington, IS; Ohio. %; Mime
sofa q: Mohtsna. 49, Wisconsin,. IL.
Company E1Of the 23d Engineers has
the banner French class in the regi-
ment, with regular attendance or
thirty-four members. l...5a-e . :.
Arrangements are under way at the
homelike time at Christmas The
building .wili-be appropriately decorated.
Christmas eye services and carol sing
ipg will be in the program. Friends sc
the soldiers will be most cordially
welcomed on Christmas day. and an
entertainment viii be provided for that
evening. s. : = -
All men Of the s1Oth, s11th and sf2th
Field Artillery, respectively and OF the
23d Engineers who are interested in
basket ball ORGANIZATIONS. please con-
gule with Secretary FELTON, at the O
Y. n. c.. A.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
AMERICA SPELLS LIBERTY.

with the rattle aAA the chatter
- Ard the beating Of the drum
Az yen stAna vita breeth. abated
Your glib tongue stricken dumb.,
How II cheers you, how it thrills you,
How it ,wweeps into your toes.
TIL you step with h0yieh pleasure
AS Sop hear the bagses blow!
with. the Atepplngs and the faelngs
Aud the seOlnmns right and left,
while the. hills resound With music
= And echo back the step.
They come mingled with the voices
: OF the DeJgians cross the sea;
How they eEhe and re.eeho
- Through the hearts Of you and mel
Do you watch us with surprise
As we swing int0 ouR plaese:
And sing. I'VE ere going over
With smlle upon cur faces?
We are coming. France and England,
FFom far aeF0sp the sea;
We are coming, braxe Belgium,
10 give you hbeRty.<
10 yeu hear our anthems ringing
40 our vessels cross yonr bar
iris TIE air that leads 10 Victory,
: The song rAmeFiea. ~ -r-- I
BY HENRY J. MOORl
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
23D ENGINEERS PROVE q
EFFECTIVE RIFLE SHOTS
Their Work Reported to Have Put
Camp Meade in Lead Among
Army Cantonments.

That Americans are natural rfne
shots appears to be more than an Army
tradition. for the 23d Engineers have
proved the last fortnight that the
modern rife and a keen-eyed Sammee
have much in common. <
Officially the censor is saying nothing
in regard to the shooting Of the di-
vision, but from private souTces-and
these sources are mighty close to the
big chiefs in Washington-it has been
learned that the rife work of the engi-
neers has put Camp Meade in first
place among National Army canton
ments. For three weeks the engineers
have been working on the rife range
at Annapolis and bowling up scores
with their Springfelds that have won
all sorts of praise. Men who were raw
recruits but ten weeks ago have quali-
fed as sharpshooters and many have
won the coveted bar expert rifieman.".
To tougher the men they have been
fmarched over the muddy roads to the
little coast town twenty-six miles from
the camp, and as an added dose have
been quartered in tents and subjected
to conditions that would test the met
tie of regulars The men stood up re-
markably well and felt rewarded for
their work when given a chance to
bang at the rife targets.
The men were marched to Annapolis
in battalions of 600 and. while little in
formation Is forthcoming in regard to
their work on the ranges. it can be
stated that their marksTna nship was
miles ahead of expectations. At 500
yards majority of the men proved
that they could send four bullets cut
of every i've through an eight-inch
bowl, while at 600 yards they registered
scores on a twenty-inch target that
caused officers to write the word
good opposite the names of IS per
cent of the men.
This outfit will be the first to leave
Camp Meade for France and, while
nothing Official CONCERNING the date of
it's departure has been received. IL is
generally believed that within a
month the regiment " Ill sail.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
The Colored Soldiers Hymn.

Brave France, thy cell has cone 20 40,
WhOse. eyes are ever tueme9 60 thee
Ia alteration: hearts. that burn
With love Of peace and liberty
Are pa ssioE- torn for thee, in this,
The hour Of thy sad souls travail.
Our ardent wish, our hope. our prayer,
IL but that fate may kindly smile
And grant to rs. while now we may.
To see that land where deapot tread
Has crushed the lily on itB stem.
Has crushed, de1led. polluted, killed.
To see that landau. yes, but this
Were greater boon. that we may join
The host Of nohlemen In arms
And dare to place cur lives. our all,
Upon the altar Of our faith
In thee, and giving, count IL gain.
-B. b. CHURCH