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The Coconino sun., 1918-05-24

part of the line at any cost. They expect you to hold your end of the line here at home.
 They must face the shells, the shrapnel, the leaden hail of Gerr2an machine guns, the poison gas, the liquid fire, and every other savage horror of modern warfare.
 And you? Why, you have only to face mild and gentle Red Cross soli- citor on your own peaceful street. Your end of the line is the easy one.
 Do not explain to the Red Cross solicitor that you bought some Liberty Bonds and therefore feel that you have done your duty. You didn't give away anything when you took the bonds. You saved something. You loaned your money to the government at fair rate of interest, and you did not take single chance because that loan was backed by the best security on earth at the present time. Every dollar will come back to you, dragging interest behind it. You bought bonds, of course you did, but that was an in vestment, not gift.
 LOOk dt JHe ilSI Ol WOuHueu ana dead in the morning paper. Those boys did not loan their arms and legs and lives to the government They gave them to the nation.
 The time has come for you to give something. Give it with smile. Do not wait for the solicitor to explain how much your money is needed. Make out your check and carry it down to the Red Cross headquarters. Be thankful that you can thus take part in the greatest organized charity that the world has ever seen.
 Red Cross and red tape do not go together. You will get immediate action on every dollar invested. The work is in the hands of loyal Ameri- can men of affairs, who have closed their own offices until the end of the war in order that this job shall be hustled through. Your contribution will soon see active service, and your dollars vii be spent where they can do the most good.
 The boys on the other side are hold. ing their end of the line.
 Will you hold yours?
The Coconino sun., 1918-05-24

motor.
 "Oh, mine is pink. What is yours ?"
 "Mine," replied the man, lis brown with wide yellow stripes"
 "When young people come to asking each other the color of their bodies at a dinner party, it is time l left the room"
The Coconino sun., 1918-05-24
Ain't it Shockinp,

An elderly lady of very prim and severe aspect was seated next to a young couple, who were discussing the merits of their motor cars.
 "What color is your body? asked the young man of the girl at his side, of course, the body of her
The Coconino sun., 1918-05-24
OUR BOYS HOLDING
 THEIR END OF LINE
lBy Charles E. Van Loaml )

The second great Red Cross drive opens on Monday, and no better time could have been selected.
 It opens with our boys on the bat tie front in France, massed to meet another sort of drive--the desperate effort of the German troops to smash the line, cut the railway communica- ton and reach the coast.
 You expect those boys to hold their
The Coconino sun., 1918-05-24

I bought a Thrift Stamp yesterday, Today I've bought another; I've bought stamp for Sister Sue And one for my kid brother; I've bought stamp for daddy, too; The next one goes to mother, And some day when We cash them in They'll help to make life sunny, For don't you see, it really Will be like finding money.
 s. F. RISER.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
SANTA CLAUS BRINGS PEACE

AS far as we can tell, the peace
conference will be getting lined up
about Christmas.
You and l might have been born
In any epoch. We might have been
living in A. d. /, and have seen the
first Christmas. But we didn't.
We have at any rate the privilege
OF living in 1918, and seeing the
greatest of all Christmases except
one.
We must celebrate 1t as such. And
Christmas giving this year must be
more than a perfunctory exercise.
even though we combine discretion
with liberality.
Store-clerks In Burns have as good
a right as any TO share in the rejoic-
ings, and II is worse than churlish to
spoil the season for any of them by
making II unduly laborious.
Let us get our shopping done at
once, SO that they may be free to
celebrate.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
ALLIES ARE FED
BY SELF DENIAL
Generous Doing Without In
America Supplied Food
to Europe.

Exports from this country since II
entered the war have kept starvation
from Allied Europe and have main
tanned the health and strength of those
who have been bearing the brunt of
our battles, so that they could hold
out to victory. Now that hostIlitles
have ceased we must assume the add
ed burden OF keeping starvation from
Increasing It's toll upon the millions
who have been liberated from the
Prussian yoke. Famine would undo
the work which has been accomplished
in freeing the world for democracy. No
stable government can be established
and maintained by a nation harassed
by hunger. A starving people turns
to rioting and anarchy. Food has
given strength and courage to the ma
tions fighting for democracy; IL must
now give the nations strength and
tranquility to re-establlsh themselves
In freedom and democracy.
without our help II would have been
absolutely impossible for the Allies to
maintain a living ration. Since our
entry into the war we have been con-
tributing largely TO the support of one
hundred and twenty million people
whose normal food supplies have been
cut off, whose production has fallen
almost TO the vanishing point, whose
fields have been devastated by Ger
many. The food exported from the
United States in the past year has
been sufficient TO supply the complete
ration of twenty-five million people
1t is hard TO grasp the magnitude
and significance OF the assistance
patriotic, voluntary service OF the
American people. The food we sent
abroad last year would have been suf-
ficient to feed one-flfth of our popula-
tion. And this was done In spite of
the fact that we entered the year with
short crops Our surplus was practI-
cally nothing. An overwhelming pro-
portion of the food that left this coun-
try last year was saved out OF the nor
mai home consumption of our own
people.
In spite of difficulties met In Inter
nal transportation and shortage Of
ocean tonnage our food exports last
year amounted TO figure that few
years ago would have been unbelieva-
bic. Even the most optimistic element
Of our population faced with anxious
CONSERVATION the prospect which
opened before us with the beginning
of the 1917 harvest year.
The American people have not been
compelled to save. They have been
appealed 10 on the basis of humanity
and of patriotism. They have re-
sponded voluntarily.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
TO ORGANIZE STANDARD CLUBS

Organization OF standard clubs In
girls and boys club work in oregon
is'a new policy announced by II. G.
Seymour, state club leader. To
qualify az standard club ut Ieast
five members must work on the
same project, and the club must have
local officers and an adult leader
and hold at least six meetings and
one local exhibit within the year.
One demonstration team must give a
denomination in the community, and
a judging team must be provided.
Seventy percent OF the members must
file final reports with the state club
leader. Standard club charters and
national seals OF achievement will be
given all clubs that meet these re-
quirements. Approximately $4,000
club members IN the state are af-
fected by these rulings.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
AMATEURS RUN WILD.

Plumbers are useful; but you
don't take sick tooth to a plumber.
There are watchmakers who are
almost magicians. The experience OF
lifetime has given them dexterity
approaching the supernatural. Yet
we perversely send for a gasfitter
when we want gasplpe fixed.
Political revolutionaries OF the
more radical kind are less method
ical. One would imagine that the
right person to discuss the needs of
the working man would be one who
had worked at some kind of trade
himself. You can be a good brick
layer. and still possess capacity for
organization; but bolsheyists don't
recognize this. To be a leader Of
their ranks II Is generally quail
fication to be ignorant OF all trades.
They usually pick man who has
never worked at any useful job In
his life.
He is often a literary failure. He
may have tried TO teach school at
some time or he may be "A discarded
college professor. He is hardly ever II
competent machinist. painter. plast-
erer, carpenter or boilermaker; but
he knows Tot OF long words.
II Trotzky or Lenine have master
cd any trade to the point of qualify
ing for union wages tie name Of II has
not been made public. But Heaven
knows they can talk.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07
LABOR PARTY IN POLITICS,

Organized labor has proposed to
form an Independent political party
The principle of labor-unionism
Is excellent. but the advantage to
any nation OF separate labor party
Is dubious. It's presence involves
class-legislntion.
II bankers and stockholders or
ganized separate political party
to get special privileges for financi-
ers the effect would be mischievous.
II would mean an attempt to get
legal privileges for favored class,
Organized labor is favored class.
Its members get far higher wages
than book-keepers, stenographers,
store-clerks. sewer-diggers, farm
iaborers, and many other grades OF
employed help.
Labor unions are no novelty.
They had them In Solomon's time.
When Hiram. king OF Tyre, sent
mechanics TO help Solomon build
his temple they organized In lodges
and federations. And before Shak-
spere's time In England the different
crafts were classified according to
guilds. A labor party IN politics is
a more modern conception, but they
have had one In England for fifteen
years. and during the war II has done
a good deal toward holding up muni-
tion supplies and lengthening the
struggle.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

Besides such incidental benefits as
the improvement In figure and health
tina: We've reaped from our meatless,
had out OF them--the new crop of
jokes, jibes, topical songs and car
toons to replace the mOther-in-law
joke and the boost to our reputation
for ready humor!
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

The proposal presents too many
OF the features and aristocratic
government to be really democratic
II suggests the sacrifice OF the nation
for the benefit OF the party.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

Many IA young soldier who set sail
for Europe in al ordinary transport
will embark for home In a transport
OF delight.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

After the surrender OF Germany's
allies It did not take long for the
German army to become an also
ran" And II ran fast.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

Out Of empty granarIes TO draw 141.,
100000 bushels for export--the viii OF
n free people accomplished that mar
sci.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

The benefits OF our food-sayIng
campaign that was vital factor In
the winning OF the war were nov all to
these we fed. We have at home . new
appreciation Of food that Will prevent
II ever being wasted again, by those
that have come to understand the re.
llgion Of saving and the place that
food occupies IN our new, worldwide
human relations.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-07

DO your Christmas shopping early.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
MAY COMMANDER
Big WAREHOUSES;
BUILDINGS OF EIGHT COMPANIES
IN THE CAPITAL CITY
INSPECTED
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items OF Importance Gatn'
cred From All Parts
OF The State

Atlanta.-Maj. John M. Thompson
of the quartermaster's department at
Washington arrived in Atlanta to make
arrangements for additional warehouse
space in Atlanta. With four new
camps in this vicinity there are ap-
proximately one hundred and htty
thousand more men to be kept IN sup
plies, according to Colonel Gray of the
local quartermaster's staff, and the
Gambler warehouse is not ample Tor
the needs of the government. Just
how many buildings will be taken over
Colonel Gray said could not be an
nounced, as it is matter wholly with
in the jurisdiction of Major Thomp-
son. 1t is known that Major Thomp-
son on recent visit here Inspected
eight large commercial warehouses on
Whitehall street in the proximity OF
the Gambler warehouse, and after his
return to Washington request came
to the various companies owning these
houses for a copy of these leases.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
HAD NOT BROKEN PROMISE
Surely Small Boy Was Not to Blame
Because Others Thought the
Poker Was Hot.

A farmer, hearing commotion at
the back of his house, hurried out to
find his little boy, armed with q red
hot poker, enjoying himself immensely
by chasing some frightened farm Ia
borers around the yard.
After a severe lecture from his IA
ther the youngster promised that he
would lever do it again.
A day or two later the same COM
motion was heard and the same youth
was found causing havoc with the
selfsame poker. 4.~
GLOW dare you?" said the irate pa
rent.
But, father p Interrupted the
young culprit.
Don't but father me- STRIP
The youngster, however, convinced
of the satisfactory nature of his ex-
PLANTATION, would not be silenced.
But, father" he said, sits only
painted this time London Tit-Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
1888 Stills Raided During September

1ss stills Raided During September
Atlanta.-A report compiled by In
ternal Officer ID. ]. CAN'T, gives 1888 as
the number of distilleries destroyed by
agents working under his direction
during the month of September. With
those taken during July and August
this makes a. total OF 545 illicit distil-
leries destroyed In the Atlanta revenue
agents division, which includes the
states of Georgia and Florida, since
July /, 1918. Sixty arrests were made
by the department during September
and nine automobiles, two mules, one
horse and two wagons that were being
used for the purpose of transporting
moonshine whisky were captured. In
ternal revenue officers are making an
effort to cooperate with the food
administration in preventing food
stuffs from being used in the manu-
facture of moonshine whisky, but with
all of their efforts and those of the
food administration, large quantities
of sugar and other prohibited food
stuffs are being used having been Sc
cured through illegal channels, for the
purpose of manufacturing moonshine
whisky. The officers expect to be I'M
usually active during the months OF
October and November, as an unusu-
ally good corn corp and sorghum crop
is reported in the principal blockade
whisky sections, which crops, the off
GERS believe, were planted with view
to converting same into whisky.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
To Protect Live Stock

Atlanta.-A campaign looking to-
ward the prevention of live stock loss
through railroad accidents, has been
inaugurated in this state as the result
of a meeting held in the senate cham
Der at the state capitol. Judge Price
Gilbert, chairman of the central COM
mittee of the Georgia state council of
defense, presided at the conference,
which was attended by many railroad
men and live stock raisers from the
various sections of the state. 1t is
proposed to conduct the campaign in
such a manner as to impress upon the
farmers and stockmen the necessity
of keeping cattle off the railroads
rights of way. The annual loss of live
stock through this sort of accidents
was brought out at the meeting and
emphasis put upon the need for con-
servation of beef and leather for war
purposes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WHAT HAS OCCURRED DURING
WEEK THROUGHOUT couN-
TRY AND ABROAD
EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
Gathered From All Parts OF The
Globe And Told In Short
Paragraphs


DULEtCCtAS
After terrorizing fifty miles OF the
countryside for almost twenty-four
hours and killing from fifty to TWO
hundred persons, and making thou-
sands homeless, intermittent explo-
sions and fires at the great Gillespie
munitions loading plant at Morgan,
NJ j.. were reported under control.
In New York traffic in the tubes under
the rivers was stopped until all dan
ger was over. Subway expresses stop
ped running and traffic over the
bridges spanning the East river was
suspended Thousands OF persons
were held in suspense in downtown
New York, unable TO reach their
homes, excitediy waiting for the big
blast"
Estimates of the dead at Morgan, N.
J.. as result of the big explosion run
all the way from so to 200. The num-
Der Of injured is said to total almost
one thousand. 1t is estimated that
about one hundred thousand persons
have been made homeless by the trag-
edy.
Capt. Gardner Green, prominent Ala
bamian, company C, 167th infantry,
Rainbow division, has been killed IN
action in France. He was killed
September IL at the battle of st. MI
,hiel. He had previously been gassed, re-
covered and returned to the fighting
line.
The total subscriptions to the fourth
Liberty Loan amounted to $626, 5O6,OOC
on october 8. Secretary McAdoo says
that bond sales must average $315,OO0,
I 900 day for the nineteen working
days from that time, if the goal is to
be reached.
Twenty-six men, all from Cleveland
Ohio, are known to have been killed
and several injured when a Pennsylva
mia flyer, from Columbus and Cleve
lancl, ran through a crowd of workmen
at tine Interstate Engineering plant
at Bedford, Ohio, as they were board
ing a wtprkmens special train to &c
to their homes after working.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11

The Teutons have been ordered to
get out of Bulgaria. Most of the Aus
tyians have left. and the Germans are
rapidly leaving.
In Washington there is no dissent
from the view that an armistiee VIII
defeat all that America and the allies
have been fighting for.
The American Browning machine
gun has proved so successful in action
that the British and French govern
ments have asked that they be given
and surplus produced for the use of
their troops The Browning gun is
now being delivered in large duanti'
ties to the American forces.
King Boris Of Bulgaria, who has
Just succeeded his father on the
throne, in accordance with the terms
of the armistice, has signed an order
for the rehabilitation of the Bulga-
rian army.
The Moscow, Russia, government,
controlled by the Bolsheviki, has de-
nounced the Brest-Litovsk treaty with
the central powers because of the oc-
cupation of Baku by the Turks.
Sir Erie Geddes, first lord of the
British admiralty and the members of
the admiralty board, arrived at an At
lantic port, and will come to Washing
ton to confer with government off
Gals 1t is the first time in history
that his flag has been displayed out
side of British home waters.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
DON'T BE FOOLISH

and buy an imitation; get the original
VACHER-BALM.
1t is better than any of the substi-
tute "Balms" for quickly relieving
Coughs Colds, Group, and all kinds Of
hurts and soreness.
The many limitations are proof that
it is an unusually good thing.
The price is only Csc per Jar or
Tube. Surely it is worth that to get
rid of a Cough or Cold, or your child's
Group. If your druggist will not sup
ply you and we have no agent in your
locality, write for the agency.
Every family needs Vacher-Balm,
and we supply samples Free, to start
the demand. E. w. vACHER, Inca
New Orleans, La.-Adv. ~
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIcsw
CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
THEY LOVE 1T.

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue Is
coated; this is a sure sign the little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full Of
cold breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhGa, remember, gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals california Syrup Of
Figs for chiIdren's ills; give a tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you
have well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless, deli
cious ''fruit laxative" and it never
fails to effect a good "inside" cleans
ing. Directions for babies, children
of all ages and grown-ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A little
given today saves sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for bottle Of california
Syrup of Figs" then see that it is
made by the California Fig Syrup
Company.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
Another Discovery.

Among the visitors at Atlantic City
yesterday were 1900 husky soldiers
from the southwestern states, training
at Camp Dix. Two big Arizonians in
the group, wandering along the board
walk. were getting their first near
glimpse of the ocean.
They walked down the steps to the
beach, watched the waves for mo-
ment and approached the waters
edge. There they leaned over, dipped
their fingers in the water and put the
fingers in their mouth.
by cracky!" said one, ut is salty
isn't IT."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-11
Washington

Surgeon General Blue of the United
States public health service sends out
the followir@g: Public health service
will mobilize with aid volunteer medl
cal service c#orps all outside medical
aid acQnrd- ~ comparing .nresf.I& -
fluenza epidemic. Red Cross upon
specific request from this service will
mobilize nursing personnel and fur
nish necessary emergency hospital
supplies which cannot be obtained 9th
erwise Whenever necessary public
health service will establish district
officers to cooperate with state Off
cials and distribute medical and nurs-
ing personnel.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
resigned as chief of the German gen
eral staff, following violent encoun-
ter with the emperor anent the re-
treat on the western front
A French naval division operating
off the coast of Syria has entered Bel
rut. capital of the Villayet of the same
name, which is the chief seaport of
Syria. The enthusiasm of the populace
Is reported indescribable Two-thirds
OF the people are Christians,
Immediate rejection of the German
and Austrian proposal for an armis-
tice and peace negotiations was de-
manded in the senate by leaders
voicing the common sentiment of the
membership,
Prince Macmillan of Baden, the
new German imperial chancellor an
nounces that he has sent note via
the Swiss government to President
Wilson, In which he has requested
Mr.. Wilson to take un the question of
bringing about peace and to commun-
icate with the other belligerents re-
garding the subject.
THE German government requests
the president Of the United States to
take In hand the restoration of peace.
acquaint all the belligerent states of
this request and invite them to send
plenipotentiaries for the purpose Of
opening negotiations. 1t accepts the
program set forth by the president Of
the United States in his message on
January s and in his later pronounce
ments, especially his speech of Sep
TENDER q. as basis for peace nego-
tiations. With a view to avoiding
further bloodshed, the German govern
ment requests the immediate conclu-
sion of an armistice on land and wa
ter and in the air" This is an epit-
ONE of the text of the note forward
ed by the imperial German chancel-
lor to President Wilson. 1t is an
nounced that Turkey viii take SINH
lar step.
1t is announced that the troops of
the central powers now in Bulgaria
are leaving.
The long planned centralized con-
troll of all the economic forces of the
nations fighting Germany is at last a
fact 1t applies the principles of the
unified military command to raw mate
rails, manufactured products, shipping,
finance, food and the export and i'm
port relations of the United States and
the co-belligerents.
The allied commander-in-chief on
the Macedonian front says the allies
will soon strike terror to the heart
of the unspeakable Turk, as a blow
will be struck at Constantinople that
win catapult the already vanQuished
Turk back into Asia where he belongs.