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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
AMERICAN RED CROSS HOSPITAL UNITS
FIRST TO ANSWER NATIONS CALL FOR
HELP ON EUROPE'S B|ATTLEFIELDS
Organized in Peace Times, These Groups Of Surgeons, Nurses
and Prvates Are Showing thu Allies That Uncle Sam Is
Prepared to Aid Them Fully in One Department at
Least-This Community Must Do It's Part-We
Must Give Our Time, Services, Money.

II the American Red Cross had never
done anything else than organize, equip
and supply the base hospitals which
are now backing our armies, It would
have. justified its existence. OF course
It has done, and still is doing, count
less great things for America and for
the world but Its accomplishment In
the line Of base hospitals is Just now
Of prime Importance.
AS briefly as II may be defined, a
base hospital is an institution which
cares for the sick or wounded soldier
from the time he is sent back from
the firing line, until he is able to be
removed to a hospital in his own coun-
try.
It is almost unbeli evable, but never
theless a fact, that until the American
Red Cross took hold of the task a
year ago, no nation In the history Of
the world had ever organized a base
hospital until after war had been de-
clared and the fighting begun, and the
wounded men lay wrlthlng on the
ground.
Always, Of course, there have been
a few army surgeons with each regi-
ment, who patched up the slightly
wounded and got them back into the
firing line as quickly as possible. Also,
Of course, there have always been In
all countries some sort of hospital sys-
tenn for the care Of the sick and
wounded when they got home.
But always the intermediate insti-
tuition, for the care and transportation
Of the sick and wounded between the
front and the home hospitals, was
miss This has invariably led to
a {, Q congestion of wounded on
the %battleields, where thousands sui.
fered n~eedlessly, lost arms and legs
that might have been saved, or died
when a little care would have pre-
served them.
Col. Jefferson Randolph KeAn, U. s.
A. Medical corps, director general of
military relief of the Red Cross, has
likened the former organization to q
bridge of which the end spans were
complete, but the middle span-the
base hOspitals-was entirely lacking.
When a man is wounded In battle
the method Of caring for him is this
modified, of course, by varying cOndi
tons:
He lies on the field In No Mans
Land between the lines, or in tn,
trench until he is able to drag himself
away, or the stretcher bearers car
reach him, and carry him to one o.
the little irst-aid stations. These are
always very neal to the fighting lines
sometimes I'm a part of the trench
where the men are fighting.
There an army surgeon shameless the
flow of blood, puts n dressing on the
wound to keep out Infection. binds Oh
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

splints in case of broken bones. and
makes it possible for the patient to be
moved to the little field hospital a
short distance from the fighting line.
This field hospital is usually n tent
sometimes n hut or IA barn or even
a space in the open air sheltered by a
hill or a clumP of trees. It is really
little more than an enlarged irst-ald
station. with II capacity for not more
than 1875 wounded, who lie on the
ground on tarpHulins. There are no
beds, and seldom any cots.
From the field hospital the wound
ed are taken, as rapidly as possible, to
the evacuation hospitals, still farther
from the danger zone. Each evacua-
ton hospital cares for the wounded
from three field hospitals. This, too,
is an emergency station, and has no
permanency. 1t is a collection station
for wounded, where the worst cases
may be given a little more attention
than has been possible before.
AS rapidly as the motor ambulances,
the hospital trains, the hospital ships,
or other agencies, are able to work,
the wounded are taken from these col
lecting stations TO the base hospital,
located at the army base some distance
to the rear.
Here, for the first time, the wound
ed man finds himself in a real hos
pital, in the hands of surgeons and
nurses who have the time to give his
hurts every possible care.
He is put into a real bed in a real
hospital, supplied with X-ray, bac-
THEOLOGICAL and pathological labora-
tories, a diet kitchen presided over by
skilled cooks. and with surgeons and
nurses drawn from Americas most
highly trained TO wait on him. If lac
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Government Ownership Would
Present Problem.
With a Tariff Like the Present one,
and Prohibition Of the Liquor
Traffic, Heavy Taxes Would
Have to BE imposed.

II the principal of government own
ershlp should ever be established after
national prohibition arrives, the gov
eminent win need a magic wand to
raise revenue. Accompanied by a
tariff law that does not raise revenue,
prohibition and government ownership
would virtually leave the government
destitute. The only recourse would
be direct and heavy taxes upon all
individuals, regardless of their earn
lngs.
The most serious phase of this sit
u0tiOn Is government ownership. The
corporations Of the country are paying
the bulk Of the taxes. One of the lar
gest railroad systems I'm the country
reports that last year its taxes in
creased 10 per cen and in the last ten
years 100 per cent. Taxes now take
IA cents out Of every dollar of operat-
ing revenue, compared with 8 cents ten
years ago, when complaint was already
made against excessive taxation.
The interstate commerce commission
reports that In the ten years from
1905 to 1915, inclusive, the taxes of
all railways increased from $74, 7s5, 615
to $141, 23S, 4SS. The Increase Of taxes
alone was more than the increase
asked for in the advanced freight rate
case, of which only a fractional pOr-
tiOn was allowed. If the government
should take oven the railroads, how
could these revenues be replaced by
the states and the natlon2 The flnan'
cial problem Of the government is
growing more complex. 1t is a prob.
lem that cannot be met day by day
but which can only he solved by evolv.
Ing a general and comprehensive pro
gram for the future as well as the
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Arizona.

Active development is being contin-
ued at the Navajo mine north Of Vicks-
burg.
Manager Delay is pushing the drift
along the main vein at the Navajo
mine in Salome district with all pos
sible speed.
The winze being sunk in the inter
mediate tunnel at Pinal Development
Is now In ore all the way across The
ore, which runs about 20 per cent
copper, is growing wider with depth.
Things are booming at the Success
mine Of the Gold Hills Mining Com
pany, situated three and one-half miles
southeast Of the famous Guadalupe
mine and twenty-five miles southwest
Of Vicksburg.
Systematic effort will now be made
to o the rich gold values known
to exist in the bars along the Colo
RADIO river, a short distance below the
mouth of the famous Grand Canon Of
Arizona In the northern part of Mo-
have county.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Short. Sighted Tariff Policy.

The protective tariff system, under
which the Industries of the United
States were built and this market
made the richest in the world, was not
a h%aphaZard affair. 1t took full ac-
count of the relation between raw ma
terlals and manufactured goods. When
a raw material was free listed there
was corresponding attention to the
manufactured product. The rather
small free list of the protective tariff
was enormously enlarged by the I'm
derwOod bill. and duties on manufac-
tured product were reduced accord
ingly. The country was able to adjust
itself to the new condition only after
the European war began, and there
was an attendant degree of protection
through the war embargOes and war
ntereferences with trade.
Now, in the most OffhHnd way, the
ways and means committee upsets it's
W tariff law by making nm arbitrary
increase In the duties on raw ma
terlals. The Increase will not put the
tariff on n revenue-producing basis.
1t will bring In some revenue, but the
10 per cent increase should be con
sidered I'm It's relation to all the duties
which are not affected. There should
be n similar increase of duties on man
ufactured goods If an arbitrary and
Horizontal, increase is to he made, or
the whole law should be revised so
that each article may be considered In
It's relation to other articles.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
presIdents Weak cabInet.

1t is unfortunate that president VIII
son has surrounded himself with men
Of small caliber. In the Democratic
party there Is a paucity Of good ma
terial The president declines to go
outside The ranks Of his political sup
porters TO seek advisers, and there is
a grave doubt whether his cabinet Is
composed Of the highest intellects that
the Democratic party affords. His
present cabinet members are recalled
to our memory only by their blunders.
This may be the a that the presi-
dent advises with them 50 little
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Eor AmerIean Mercantile Navy.

Before the war this country had d.
rect shipping services to all the world.
But these services were rendered by
foreign shipping companies who had
complete control Of the services and
rates we enjoyed. When war broke
out half the shipping companies serv-
ing us, the Germans, We're chased or
the seas. The other half, the British
ships, were subject to call of their
admiralty. What they do not need, re-
main to serve us. It must never hap
pen again.
Now we want these direct services,
after the war, renewed and extended
by American lines with American men
aboard the ships that carry American
products.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

"Conscriptlon has, maybe, saved the
country" growled the strapping young
soldier, but what l object to is the
company it drives II man into. am o
practical plumber by trade, an honest
workman, yet I'm compelled to suffer
the society o. sich professionals as 8
lawyer, n minister, and an a~uctioneer.'
Not n bad selection, jock re-
marked his friend.
"Oh, maybe no in II way but when
the minister and the lawyer start an
argument on Egyptian law in the mid.
die o the night across half a dozen
beds, with the blessed auctiOneer as
umpire, what chance has even a prac'
teal plumber o stoppln' the gas leak?'
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
W0IUllIIIl

troubled with crampg and feeI Ike q
different woman. l cannot praise
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Mound too highly and I am recommend
ING It to my friends who suffer as l did.
Mrs. GEORGE r. NAYLoR, Box ",
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-dOwn sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
lydia K. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fdentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Wyoming.

Ed. R. Wynn states that he has dis
covered a ledge Of mica in the hills
south Of Hudson which he is develop
ing.
The "oil gladness" has struck the
vicinity Of Lost Springs and compan-
les Of local men are in process Of or
g%anization.
Drilling operations have been re.
sumed by the Cheyenne River OIL
Company on It's lease in the Cheyenne
River basin about forty miles north.
west OF Douglas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
SEA SOLDIERS GOOD SHOTS
There Is a Story From Vera Cruz That
Tells Of the Workmanship Of
Uncle Sans Marines.

The marines know how to handle a
rife 30 per cent of the force are quail
flied, listed shots. There is n story
from Vera Cruz that tells of good
shooting and a sure eye, Henry Reu-
terduhl writes in the Youths Com.
panion.
our bluejuckets We're marching up
the street from the plaza between rows
of low two-stOry house. A we'll
dressed Mexican, with a newspaper
Owe his knee, was sitting on the bal
cony of his house, apparently Intent on
watching our sailors advance; but hid.
den under the paper he held n big re-
volver, and as our men went by he
fred. The bullets were striking, but
our officers could hardly suspect a
well-dressed Mexican, reading a paper
and looking peacefully On from his
W house, of being the sniper.
Dropping his paper, the Mexican
went inside to reloud. When he came
mi again on the balcony the CLINT OF
the gun caught the attention of Lieu,
tenant Colonel Neville on horseback IN
the plaza, 1000 or more yards away.
Through his elght-power heldglass the
colonel saw plainly the flash of thu
shots under the newspaper.
Get him." he said, turning 10 his
orderly.
The man raised his rifle, pressed the
trigger-and the Mexican fell out OF
his chair.
Got him, sir" said the marine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Recess Was Called.

A real estate agent was testifylng In
court recently In a case involving the
exchange of n picture show for II farm
II was contended that the theater IA
not worth what 1t was represented,
owing to its locality. The attorney
asked the witness to state what the
surroundings Of the theater were
"Next door to II was a shoe shining
place" he answered, "then came II
garage, and next was a saloon, and
that's as far as l got" When the ex-
element subsidized, the judge observed
that that was a good place TO stop, and
the customary midsesslon recess was
Embellishments News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

After wounded soldiers receive first
aid in the trench dressing stations they
are carried back at night usually by
Red Cross stretcher-bearers under fire
TO waiting Red Cross %ambulances two
or three hundred yards to the rear,
They are conveyed then to the field
hospital several miles back, and as
soon as conditions permit, the patients
are removed TO n base hospital 40 OF
so miles behind the firing line.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

Now Is the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Spota.

Now IL the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly spots.
There's no longer the slightest need oil
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. as the
prescription othine - double strength - IL
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-doubla
strength-from your druggist. and apply 9
little OF II night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst frecklea
have begun to dlsappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com.
pletelY clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear compile ion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this lie sold under guarantee Of
money back II It fails to remove freckiSa-
Adv
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

WOulu nave 70 stay
in bed several days
e month. /
tried all kinds Of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
/ read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what 1t had done for
others. l tried Il
and now I am never
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06

The Red Cross noS has more than
1900 regularly organized chapters IN
the United States, with considerably
o than 2.OO0.OOO members.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
HAYWOOD HOT SPRINGS.

for Rheumatism, Stomach Trouble,
Kidney Ailments, infamatlons, Ar
terial Hardening, Locomotor AtaXia,
Nervous Breaking etc. Perfect Treat
ment, Perfect Climate, Health, Plsa-
sure, Large Modern Hotel. Booklet.
7. q. MODRRMOFP.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

MarvsviIle, Pa-"For twelve years
7 guffered with terrible crampe. /
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
wsstern Newspapsr Union News servIes.

Metal Market Prtceas
New York.@Lead-Spot, 11%c.
Bar Silver-7Shc.
st. Louia-Spelter-f9.2 "a.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 609d,
4l1.OO per unit. Crude ores, 500, S15.0Oi
unit.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
KAISER'S LATEST ORDER
PUTS WARS LENGTH
UP TO ALLIES.

Amsterdam, via London. - A
Berlin telegram says that the fol-
lowing order of the German EN-
peror to the army and navy has
been officially published:
Conformity with the allied
Central Powers) rulers / pro-
posed to our enemies to enter
forthwith into peace negotiations.
Our enemies refused my offer.
Their hunger for power desires
Germany,s destruction. The war
will be continued Before God and
humanity l declare that on the
governments of our enemies alone
falls the heavy responsibility for
all the further terrific sacrifices
from which | wished to save you.
with justified indignation at
our enemies arrogant crime and
with determination to defend our
holiest possessions and secure for
the Fatherland a happy future,
you will become as steel. Our
enemies did not want the under
standing offered by me. With
Gods help our arms will enforce
it. WILHELM l. R."
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
SEEKING OIL AND GAS LANDS
Uncle Sam Has Biologists at Work on
Investigations for the Benefit of
the Public.

Uncle Sam now has a corps OF
trained geologists working throughout
this country to obtain information that
will assist in developing the oil and
gas resources but their work, unlike
that of the geologists in the employ of
oil and gas companies, is done for the
benefit of the country as whole, ard
the landowner as well as the Oil man
can make use of the information it OBJ
tains.
1t is now generally conceded that the
work of locating places where oil and
gas are likely to be found by drilling
is task for painstaking and scientific
geology. Although geologists do not
brag that they can positively deter
mine whether oil and gas can be found
In any special region, they can locate
the geologic structures-the rock
arches and domes-which have great
influence on the accumulation of oil
and gas. For this reason most of the
large oil companies are now employ
ing biologists to guide them in leasing
and IN locating exploratory wells
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
PEACE NOTE
LEAK INQUIRY
Flood of Subpenas Follows.
Woods Statement.
TUMULTY DEMANDS APOLOGY
Sensational Tale Reeited Before House
Committee and Based On Letter
From Alleged Broker Brings
Emphatic DeniaIs.

Washington.-Sens rumors of
| leak" to Wall street in advance OF
President Wilson's peace note were re-
lated to the House Rules Committee
by Representative Wood, of Indiana. in
support of his resolution for an in
quiry. He prefaced his testimony with
the statement that he had nothing but
hearsay to offer and vainly protested
against an open session of the commit
tee.
Names and rumored details of the
alleged leak" came thick and fast
when Mr. Wood began his story. He
mentioned Joseph P. Tumulty, secre-
tary to President Wilson; R. w. Boil
ing, brother-in-law of the President;
Bernard Baruch, of New York, and
various brokerage houses, cred1tlng
most of his information to letter re-
ceived from "a. Curtis" of New York.
This letter, produced later, was writ
ten on plain paper, without the
writer's address, and Kenneth Rom
ney, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
House, in New York searching for A.
Curtis, has been unable to find any
trace Of him.
TumuIty Demands Apology
Statements were issued after the
committee meeting by Secretary
Tumulty and Mr.. Boiling fatty denying
the reports regarding them and Mr..
Tumulty demanded that Representa-
tive Wood publicly apologize for men
tioning his name. Mr.. Wood followed
with statement pointing out that he
had desired to testify in private, but
declaring that those whose names
were the subject of rumor should court
the fullest investigation.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
STAGES INTO DISCARD
Automobiles Replace Horses in
Yellowstone Park.
Uncle Sam Decides That Picturesque
Vehicles Must Give Way to More
Modern Transportation.

The old slow-going, picturesque
horse-drawn stages have passed for
ever from the Yellowstone National
park. They will be Supplanted by
comfortable, ten-passenger autoEo-
biles, which will run the visitor rap
idly through the long stretches of
lodge-pole forests that intervene be-
tween the spots of special interest.
The hurried visitor may then spend a
minimum of time in travel and have
more time at the geysers. the lake
and the canyon. The leisurely visitor
may linger as he pleaseS at the points
which command his special interest.
But one may, if he chooses, hire a
hOrSe-drawn surrey.
The passing of the horse is one of
the result of an entire reorganization
made by Uncle Sam of the living and
transportation facilities of Yellowstone.
BY agreement of the concessioners,
three new companies will supplant the
half-dozen or more which have existed
heretofore. A new transportation com
pany has been organized to furnish
motor service for the entire park. The
hotel company will also reorganize on
a broader basis, and the camps will
combine on a basis which, with new
equipment and increased facilities. will
give the public greatly bettered serv-
ice.
The passing of the horse-drawn
Il .n,,k
ment to SO simplify the schedules that
the private motorist will have as much
freedom in the park, within reasonable
regulations for the public safety, as
upon the common highways without.
With these sweeping constructive
changes the department believes that
the Yellowstone National park will en-
ter upon period of extraordinary pub
lie usefulness and comfort.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
COMPENSATION
BOARD IS NAMED
Wilson Announces Selections
For Workmen's Commission.
WOMAN AMONG APPOlNTEEs
Personnel includes Or. Riley Mcmillan
Little, OF swarthmore, Pa, Stu
dent OF Social Insurance, Who
Will Serve For Six Years.

Washington - President Wilson
nominated the following members OF
the Workmen's Compensation Com.
mission to administer the Federal en-
ployes liability law:
Dr. Riley Mcmillan Little, of Swarth
more, Pa, Republican, for term of
six years.
Mrs. Frances c. Axtell, of Belling.
ham, Washington, Progressive, for
a term of four years.
John J. Keegan, of Indianapolis, a
Democrat, for term of two years.
DR.. Little was born in Ohio, reared
on farm, was at one time a harness
maker and later graduated from Mon.
mouth College in Illinois, and taught
school. He studied for the ministry
in the United Presbyterian divinity
school of Pittsburgh and since that
time has been engaged in church work
He has studied systems of social in
surance in European countries, par
ticularly in Germany and England.
Mrs. Axtell, formerly a member OF
the Washington State Legislature, was
born in Illinois, is graduate Of De
Pauw University, and has been active
ly interested in social and industrial
reforms, universal suffrage and pro-
hibition. She served on the commits
sion tc establish minimum wage for
women in Washington cities.
Mr.. Keegan, born in Delaware and
educated in the public schools, was
a nnachinist for several years and later
served in various capacities for the
International Association of Machin
lists. Then he was manager of the
Indiana Telephone Company for three
years and a member of the Indiana
Legislature for two terms, introducing
Indiana's first workmen's compensa-
tion bill, which was passed. In Feb
ruary, 1916, he was appointed commits
sioner of oonciliation in the depart.
ment of labor and has taken part in
the; settlement of various trade con-
troversies.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
FOR UNIVERSAL TRAINING.
Over 100 Faculty Heads Unanimous In
Their Approval.

Washington. = Unanimous indorse-
ment of universal military training
and service was given in resolution
i adopted here by more than a hundred
faculty heads of medical schools and
Alleges throughout the country, as
bled at the call of the Council of
onal Defense, to discuss prepared
psasures as affecting the medical
= lon. The doctors in their reso-
Ill pagreed that universal training
woU be in the interests of the
Health, development and efficiency of
the youths of the country" and urged
that when universal service legislation
is enacted by Congress adequate pro-
vision be made for the training of
medical officers and others connected
with relief work for the army and
navy.