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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
PRESIDENT ASKS
PEOPLE TO Save
Requested to Buy Only Things
Necessary to Health
and Efficiency.
THRIFT PLEDGE ALSO ASKED
All Citizens Must Be Economically
Adjusted to War Conditions IL
Nation 10 to Play Its
Part In Conflict.

Washington, D. C.-TO save mate
rails and labor for necessary war pur-
poses, President Wilson appealed to
Americans "to buy only those things
which are essential to the Individual
health and efficiency" and to volun-
teer on or before June %. National
Thrift day. to invest Systematically In
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, or
other government securities.
"Thls war Is one of nations-not Of
armies" said the president. "and all
Of our 1O0,OOO.OOO people must be
economically and industrially adjusted
to war conditions II this nation is to
play Its full part In the conflict.
Pledge 10 Sought.
"The problem before US is not pri-
marily financial problem, but rather
q problem Of increased production OF
war essentials and the saving Of the
materials and the labor necessary for
the support and equipment OF our
army and navy. Thoughtless expendi-
ture Of money for nonessentials uses
up the labor Of men. the products OF
the farm. mines. and factories. and
overburdens transportation. all OF
which must be used to the utmost and
at their best for war purposes.
''The great results which we seek
can be obtained only by the participa.
ton Of young and old in national
thrift movement. I therefore urge
that our people everywhere pledge
themselves. as suggested by the secre-
tary Of the treasury. to the practice OF
thrift; to serve the government to
their utmost in increasing production
In all fields necessary to the winning
Of the war; to conserve food and fuel
and useful materials Of every kind; to
devote their labor only to the most
necessary tasks, and to buy only those
things which are essential to individ-
ual health and efficiency.
"euy More v. s. Securities"
1.-THE securities issued by the treas
ury department are. SO many Of them.
within the reach Of every one that the
door Of opportunity in this matter Is
wide open to all Of us.
II appeal to all who now own either
Liberty bonds or War Savings stamps
to continue to practice economy and
thrift and to appeal to all who do not
own government securities to do like
wise and purchase them to the extent
Of their means. The man who buys
government securities transfers the
purchasing power Of his money to the
United States government until after
this war, and to that same degree does
not buy In competition with the gov
ernment.
II earnestly appeal to every man,
woman and child to pledge themselves
on or before June % to save constant
ly and to buy as regularly as possible
the securities of the government.
1.-THE 2Sth OF June ends this special
period Of enlistment In the great vol
unteer army of production and saving
here at home. May there be none un-
enlisted ON that day."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
FIND POTASH IN cOL0RAR0
Richest Vein Ever Discovered In
United States Uncovered by
Trapper.

Longmont, Colo.-What geologists
say Is the richest vein of potash ever
uncovered in the United States has
Just been found In the foothills a few
miles from this city. The strata was
discovered by trapper. 1t crops out
Of rocky fault in the hills, is four
feet thick at the surface and can be
traced for almost half a mile. The
depth of the vein has not ben deter
mined. An assay shows the substance
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07

Tho Union Jack Of the United States.
Or tho American Jack" il the upper In
side corner Of the American hag-the
white flve-pointed stafs, each denoting .
state, on Q blue fleld. It 10 distinctly .
naval nag, and - without the ny" or
that part Of the American nag composed
Of the alternate stripes Of red and white.
Our Union Jack 10 nown at the PROV OF
every United States warship. while the
snsdgn or ''Stars and Stripes" y DOWN a&
the stern Of each vessel
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
First Fight
Under Stars
and Stripes
BY BERNARD J. cleRANo.

Autnorlty on american HeraldryO
F THE question were asked, What
Is the greatest sentence in our ma
tional existence2 the reply would
likely be the one taken from the
Declaration of Independence: I'VE
hold these truths self-evident, that all
men are created equal" That was the
essence Of an ideal or a principle, but
to give that statement living truth
the following words stand out as the
power of the nation:
Saturday. June IA, 1777. Page 243.
Records of the day:
"Resolved-That the Flag Of the
united states be 13 stripes alternate
red and white, that the Union be 13
stars white in blue field represent
ing a new constellation"
Famous Committee In Charge.
The committee having the flag prob
lem in charge consisted Of George
Washington, Robert Morris and George
Ross.
1t Is evident that the resolution, as
originally penned by Charles Thom-
son, secretary Of the continental con-
gress. was not adopted, but that cor
rections were made. I have been un-
able to decipher just what the original
reading matter was. Curiously, Sec
retary Thomson did not cross single
one Of the II "t's" which occur In the
sentence. The 'I's" are all dotted,
and a single comma Is the extent Of
the punctuation Of this great word
picture-our flag. Strangely enough,
he did not have the modern idea well
in hand when he wrote the words
United States, without capitalizing the
name, while Flag and Union are made
important items in the line.
The old German long "s" is in evi-
dence, and the numerals 13 are figures
and not spelled out. Thus brief and
without comment is the history we
have Of the edict which gave us "Old
Glory"
Honor for Fort stanwix.
The first flag constructed as a mill
tary emblem, and carrying these heral-
die ideals, appears to have been con-
structed in a rather unique manner.
The first flag which was patterned
after the resolution was adopted, and
which saw actual fighting, must be
credited to Fort Stanwix Of New York.
News Of those days travelled slowly,
and while the resolution was adopted
by the continental congress on June
IA, 1777. the improvised flag was not
made until the latter part Of July, and
on the second day Of August, 1777, 1t
foated over the fort (Stanwix, later
Fort Schuyler). Amid loudest cheers
and military salutes 1t was emblaz-
oned in the sky to remain the emblem
Of justice and liberty.
But you ask: "What was there
unique about its construction Well,
when the news came that the continen-
tai congress had finally decided upon
a banner the fort was without a proper
flag, and 1t was too late to depend
upon congress to get one fashioned.
Problem for the 0arrison.
Immediately the ingenuity Of the
colonial or continental garrison ar
ranged to improvise a standard as de-
creed BY congress. Henry B. Dawson
Of New York has left a description
which had fallen into his hands In
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
''Old Glory"
the Oldest
of Ensigns

ROBABLY few Americans real
ize that when their country's
flag Is referred to as "Old
GIorvo tho odjactiuo 10 mt
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07

and clean- Laying hens require great
deal of water. and it should be fresh
and clean. Do not place the water
receptacle where litter can be scratched
into 1t. Wash it frequently enough to
prevent the accumulation of green
scum on the inner surface. Preferably,
for summer, keep ii outside the house
and In the shade.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07

Made From English Bunting.
The original flag was made in Phila-
delphia from bunting imported from
England in 1776 just before the
Declaration of Independence was pro-
mulgated.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
His Habit.

"That barber Is a surly old fellow.
Often he won't speak to me when
meet him on the street."
"That's only the force Of habit.
He's 10 used to cutting old acquaint-
ances."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
Hens and tho ,ioma

What do you do with the table
scraps7
Don't let them 60 to waste.
They make fine feed for fowls. and
fowls make fine feed for you.
Tarmers' Bulletin $50. BACKYARD
Poultry Keeping" tells how. Free on
request.-U. 9. Department Of Asri-
culture.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
, The Unvvsrsal Excuse.

"How did you come to put anything
20 compromising as that down In black
and whiter
n didn't. Ny mother-in-law wrote
It In my letter when ! wasn't look.
Ing"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-06-07
First Union FLAG.

fJf6I UNION fI9ps
The first union flag was unfurled on
the LIST Of January, 1776. over the
camp at Cambridge. It had 13 stripes
of white and red and retained the Eng
ush cross in one corner.
The Press., 1918-10-31

I11 1898 during the Spanish-An1eri- can War, Theodore Roosevelt, then nominee for Governor 0fNeW York said:
 Remember thatwhether you will or not, your votes this year will be viewed by the nations of Europe from, one stand point only. They will draw no fine dis functions. A refusal to sustain the Presi- dent this year will, in their eyes, be read as a refusal to sustain the war and to sustain the efforts of cur peace Commis- sion to secure the fruits of War.'
The Press., 1918-10-31

free by the "Y." Physical directors or the "Y" teach and spread mass ath- Ietics, using material furnished free by the organization.
 The '. W. c. A. does similar work ln war work oTerseas-signal corps telephone operators, nurses and French munItion workers. It provides eafeterias, rest and recreation centres, entertainment and reading for these women and girls.
 The I. ". c. As outstanding con- tribution to soldier welfare work in training camps was the establishment of Hostess Houses, where the soldier or sailor may receive his mother, wife, sister or sweetheart in the surround Ings and atmosphere of the best homes.
 The National Catholic War Council co-ordinates all Catholic welfare work in support of the government and through the K. of O. provides club houses for our fighters In all Amerl- can training camps, as we'll as having seventy-fve centres in France and three in England. In their huts the K. of c. provides entertainingment, movies, boxing bouts, educational work, religious services, free station cry, reading matter and writing rooms. In France their rolling canteen ac- companies the American army, their secretaries march with the troops, giv- ing away cigarettes, cookies, chocO- lates. soap and towels.
 The K. of c. had 800 workers in France at the beginning of autumn, with 450 more passed by the govern ment and 200 others signed up. At the same date they had 46S secretaries in American training camps, 15O build ings, ffty-six more In the course of erection and contracts let for fifty more.
 War Camp Community Service functions exclusively In America, It's special mission being to surround the camps with hospitality" In place of leaving the soldier or sailor to the promiscuous companions and diver sions formerly his lot, the organiza- tion obtains for him the best to be had in communities adjoining camps or through which he passes.
 w c. c. s. obtains for him invita- tions to dine, bathe or spend the day fin the best homes. It introduces him to the best women and girls at social gatherings, church entertainments, theatre parties. It arouses cOmmuni- ties to provide concerts, athletic con- tests and other wholesome diversions for the soldier, and to drive out or discourage the vicious elements which have been historic camp followers
 The Jewish Welfare Board Is core Iating the strength and purposes of 100000 Jewish soldiers, sailors and marinea with. that of the Gentle sol
The Press., 1918-10-31
5S JEWISH WORKERS
 GOING "OVER THERE''
Col. Barker Bids GOdSpeed to the Graduates of Train
 ing School.

The whole-souled cooperation be- tween the seven great organizations working for the happiness and welfare of our soldiers and sailors was re- gently Illustrated at the graduation exercises of the tenth class of the Jewish. Welfare Boards Training School in New York. Col. William $. Barker, who went to France represent ing the Salvation Army with the first contingent of our troops and has been lover there" fifteen months, was the principal speaker and wished the fifty eight Jewish workers of the class God speed, while Louis Marshall, the prOmi- nent Jewish attorney and philanthro- Dist of New York, lauded the work of the Salvation Army among the boys at the front
 What our fighting boys need Is in- spiratiOn and heart and character in those who are there to help them, " declared Col. Barker. You will rep resent In the camps and overseas the ideals and standards of the Jewish faith, and 1t is up to you above all things to be consistent in your re- ligiOus practices. Practice what you preach. That, am sure, has been the secret of our own success. If you live up to the principles of your faith and give what you have to give from a heart big with love, the boys will re spect you, whether they be Protestant Catholic or Jew"
 The newly graduated field workers will make a total of 260 men doing field work in our camps and naval training stations under the auspices of the Jewish Welfare Board. The Board has about fifty "huts" in the various camps and maintains centers in all large cities where soldiers and sailors of all faiths are welcomed. 4 headquarters has recently been estab l lished in Paris, and 100 men are being recruited here for overseas work There are now nearly 125,0OO Jews serving in the army and navy.
The Press., 1918-10-31
THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
 November 3, 1887.
Items Of local interest taken from the column
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.

Paul Narcotics has bought out Towards East Main street meat mar ket. MT. Rounds will remain with him.
 Dea. Orwell Dimock has bought the house and land of Henry Luf1er. MT. Lufler will move into the D. E. Whit on house. J. M. Carpenter has been admitted to a partnership in the firm of B. A. Buck & Go. MT. c. was formerly with the firm as bookkeeper.
 The remains of the late Wade Grant, who was killed out west in jumping from the cars, while a dis aster was eminent. were buried in West Ashford. Wade left about $500, which was nearly used up by the undertaker's charges and cost of transportation of the body hither.
 A. L. Howard, for many years en- gagged in the meat business in this borough, will next Monday enter the employ of Ridwell & Co.,, where he haS fOrmofly WOrKoQ.
 At the annual meeting of the liar mOnial Progressive UniOn," held in Spiritual hall, Oct. 18th, '87, the fol- lowing officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Secretary and treas urer, Milton G. Puffer; prudential committee, Mrs. Rufus Weston, Mrs. L. A. Lawrence, s. E. Dwight; core spending secretary, Mrs. M. F. Dwight
 At the annual meeting of the La dies Society of the Congregational church, held Oct. 18th, Mrs. M. A Smith was chosen president; Mrs. G , H. Baker, vice-president; Mrs. J. V Squier, secretary and treasurer; Mrs Frank Spelman, solicitor; Mrs. A Adams, collector; Mrs. Charles But terfeld, Misses Edith Baker, Mary Newton, Katie Beckwith, Emma Al den and Minnie FentOn, committee or entertainments.
 Born-Stafford Springs, lst, son tC w. H. Cooley.
 Stafford, Oct. 31st, son to Willis E } Winter; Nov. 2d, son to Ava J Brown
 Stafford Springs, Oct. 25th, sol (James Henry) to Evain Henry Bro niette.
 Married Stafford Oct. 3Oth, b! Rev. F. L. Batchelder, William H Grover of Holland, and Ida J. Curtis of Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1918-10-31
First Victory Boys Work,

"Say, Pm wiAr to you, all right" a Western Union messenger boy whis- pered to one of the directors of the United War Work Campaign in the New York headquarters. The direc- tors desk had only just been moved in and the work of the big drive had hardly begun.
 'Tm onto your stunt" the boy went on as he swung a grimy fist over the desk you're goin' to give us fellows that ain't old enough to go to war chance to earn an give to back up fighter an help win the war. Listen; I'm in on this"
 The crumpled $5 bill he dropped on the desk made him the first of "a mil lion boys behind a million fighters" who are to be lined up as Victory Boys during the week of the drive.
 There will be a division of Victory Girls, too, and every boy and every girl enrolled will have to earn every dollar he or she gives to the war work fund.
The Press., 1918-10-31
WELD SEVEN WAR
 WORK AGENCIES
 INTO RELIEF ARMY
Great Organizations Which Are Helping to Keep Up the Morale of Fighting Millions Unite in Campaign for $170,5Oo, ,0oo

With millions of American men on war fronts. in training camps and on the seas and with thousands of Ameri- can women on foreign soil, all engaged In the stupendous task of making the world safe for democracy, a great duty devolves upon those who remain In the United States,-the duty of send tng Home to those who have put Home behind them for the period of the war. The agencies through which this can be accomplished are joined in the United War Work Campaign.
 From being given the cigarette or chocolate bar, with which he stays his hunger in the fury of battle, to the theatrical entertainment or the ath- letic games. which relax him into nor nal comfort after weeks of terrific combat, the American fighter Is de pendent upon the continued efforts of the Y. M. O. A, the Y. W. c. A., the National Catholic War Council and K of C., the War Camp Community Serv- ice, the Jewish Welfare Board, the American Library Association and the Salvation Army. To carry on this work the combined welfare OrganiZa- tions are seeking a fund of $11O,5OO,' GOO.
 The Y. NJ. 0. A. provides 5Ss huts in American training camps and more than 800 in the war zone as centres which the fighters can use as clubs, schools, theatres, stores, churches, It. brnrIes and writing rooms. More than 1000 men and women had been sent overseas or approved for overseas work by early autumn and S,s22 were serving in American camps at home.
 Y. M. c. A. huts are the canteens Of the American Expeditionary Force and are the theatres where the American entertainers. sent over by the "Y," ap- pear. Noted American public men and clarxymen speak in the hutA Classes are conducted there. Millions of letters a<m wEittsn thare a RMRar nE@SAasc
The Press., 1918-10-31

1iels. inc board teaches the English language, American civics and ideals to thousands of young Jewish men who were inducted into service after only a few years residence In this country. While safeguarding his re- ligious rites, the board assists in the process of welding the Jewish soldier into the solid American unit and in bridging over the differences between him and the others.
 The American Library Association is providing reading matter for every American soldier, sailor, marine and prisoner of war. In addition to gath. ering and forwarding three mtllior books contributed by the American people the association bought 56O,27l books, mostly technical, of which 198,- 26T were sent overseas. More than 1, ,5OO,OOO books of all kinds have been assigned to libraries in Y. NJ. c. A, K. of c. or Salvation Army huts in the war zone, a similar number being dis tributed In American training camps, while half a million are on warShips or transports The association has erected and operates fOrty-One library buildings.
 The Salvation Army, with 1,2lO workers, principally women, overseas, has won the affection of the fighters. Its 5O1 huts, rest and reading rooms are popular gathering places for the soldiers. The dOughnuts fried by Sal vatiOn lassies in huts or trenches and given to the men have become famous around the world. The Salvation Army gave fOrty-four ambulances to the American and Allies armies and in many other ways gives constant un- selfish service
The Press., 1918-10-31
rn PolINfox.

Put down a red mark to the Senate'S redit for introducing the word polly fox" Here we have pussyfOOting with characteristics more subtle even than silence If one pussyfoots, we'll and good; he does not disturb, and it may reasonably he argued that only those engaged in evil doing or suffering from nerves object to those who come upon one nniselessly.
 The pussyfOOter may have no Ob- iectionable purpose in pussyfoOting. He may even be amiably determined not to distract one engaged in ponder ing a painful problem, as whether 1t is better to earn an income and be taxed, or to escape both and play golf. But, as we understand it, to pO1lyfOx implies sly purpose. An angel child possessed of a chunk of ice, with it's lovely orbs fixed on the inviting space between its papa's neck and collar, will pollyfox even if it never heard of l the word.
 There is much in the contemplation of politics which makes to welcome the verb ito pollyfox."
The Press., 1918-10-31
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The Press., 1918-10-31
SERVICE THAT WINS
 THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred LOckIey, Y. M. C.. A., Tells of the Gratitude of the Boys
 at the Front.

"One of the discoveries men are making over here," Fred l-ockley, or the Y. NJ C. A. and of Portland, Ore gOn, writes from London, 'iS that more pleasure can be had out of giV- ing than getting. Many a man who has spent money freely in the old days to buy pleasure is finding that he gets more pleasure over here by the spend ing of ones self in the service of others.
 "A few months ago l went out with a fellow Y. NJ. c. A. secretary to hunt up out-Of the-way detachments of troops. A stable guard here, ma chine gun company there, a platoon somewhere else We carried our goods in an automobile. We had plenty of writing paper and envelopes for free distribution, and chocolate, cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades, tooth paste and things of that kind for sale American war service workers were busy everywhere. We found Sal vation Army lassies making dOughnuts for the boys and K. of C. secretaries giving help. Books furnished by the American Library Association were to be seen on all sides.
 "Hearing firing at a distance, we drove down the road and found a score or so of men at machine gun practice The officer gave the men half an hour recess to buy goods. "At another place we came in sight 1 of lieutenant drilling a platoon. l said to the lieutenant: How soon be- fore you dismiss the company? We have Y. M c. A. goods for sale He said: Right now. Sergeant, dismiss the company !
 And ten seconds later the company was in line waiting to buy goods from | our travelling " Grateful is no name for it. The men cant do enough to show their gratitude"
The Press., 1918-10-31

Today that situation is reversed The President hap pens to be Democrat Thomas Spellacy happens to be Democrat. He is nominee for governor just as Theodore Roosevelt was in 1898
 Yet if what Roosevelt and Harrison said true in 1898, it is many tHnes truer today when the fighting
The Press., 1918-10-31
Want Home Iron Plants.

New Zealand imports iron and steel products at present at the rate of about $2O,OOO,OOO year, and demand is increasing. It is proposed now to attempt the development of a home iron industry. Iron deposits at Para para, in the Nelson district, are esti- mated to contain from 50,OOO,O 600 to O.. GOO. GOO tons and there are coal deposits near at hand. *+
The Press., 1918-10-31

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