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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-02

Flour. wheat 241a ib sack....S1.55
Flour, wheat 49 ID. Sack. 800
Corn flour, white, per lb........ .Os
Corn flour, yellow, per lb....... .OS
Rolled oats Observation-Disclosures. .OSh
Oat flour .091a
R1ce flour NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
Rice, fancy head package e.. .17k
Rice, unbroken (bulk) ......... Is
Corn meal, white -.,,-,-.......-.,.,.. .O7A
Corn meal, yellow ...................... OF
Broken rice, bulk. None in town
Hominy, bully ..-.....--......,,....... .OS
Beans, navy, bulk ...-................ .17h
Dry onions, bulk ..................... .OS
Corn starch, / lb. pkg Is
5 10. can lard (best grade) ...... 1.75
White sugar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .10h
Brown sugar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .1OR
Butter, dairy (best grade) ......-. 40
Butter, creamery, (best grade) .55
Cooking oil, per gallon. 300
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-02

BILL b.
Lieut. W. E. Belzer, Esquadrille Br.
No. 221, Section No. 125
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-02
BILL BELZER MAKES
FRITZIES A VISIT
Likes Aviation Game and Says
It's Quite as Exciting as
Motorcycle Racing.

The following letter of interest.
written by Lieutenant w. E. Belzer.
was just recently received by Mr..
Hooking:
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-02

Without federal assistance 1854 of
these farmers reporting will put in
a wheat acreage of 177,O70, but with
federal assistance they will put in
st1,678 acres. Without assistance L.
$50 farmers will put in 27,244 acres
in rye and with assistance 4.44O farm
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24

The following important facts should
DO generally known:
!. That the organization was formed In
2. That leading educators ali over the
and its activities.
81; That President Wilson has issued a
join IN this patriotic work.
=, That Junior membership is open to
an boys and girls of school age attending
public, private or parochIal schools. or
attending other organized educational
centers: but only to such student bodies
s. That Junior membership is open to
contemplates complete organization later,
but not to individual pupils.
s. That junior membership is granted
when z sum equa! to 20 cents for each
TO- the chapter school fund or when the
school Is pledged to prepare Red Cross
supplies Or engage in other Red Cross
york approved and supervised by the
I. That all money raised Is to be spent
for materials which will be used by the
school for its Red Cross work. No part
Of the school fund IL used for local Red
Washington.
Red Cross activities for boys and girls
have been classified as follows:
Gun wips.-cSt one-ineh squares of
flannel or flannelette or any wooden ma.
terial and thread 50 on q string.
: Gun-Cleaning Rags-Cut IL to Il inch
81 square from soft material. Do not
Wash Cloths-Knit or make from tow
cling. with crochet edges.
Baby Afghans-Knk,-o or crochet five
Inch squares Of blue. pink or white wool.
five for width.
Group 2-chIfdren 10 to II.
Sleeveless Sweaters. Wristlets or Muf-
Ners-Knit according to directions In A.
r.. G. 400.
Baby Afghans -(See directions in first
group.)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
THE ElRTH OF AMERICAN THRIFT

Under the general grouping CT M
tional assets which can be thrown into
The struggle against Germany, there Is
none more important than the capitol
which may be created out of current
earnin IS.
They who with golden weapons fight
Are Pretty sure to prove their right
"Thc golden weapon which can carve
the greatest success out of the oppor.
tunity is the Partial Payment Plan.
Long before we entered the war
Germany, secretly in fear of the Amer.
lean dollar in Inc scale against her,
sneered at the millionaire's gold. It's
the gold of the millionaire and of the
millions that is o weighing against
her. Not only that, it's the constant
flow OF the savings of the millions to
the war chest of the nation.
Germany and England had their
savings invested when the wal broke
out. They secured the funds immedi-
ately necessary by liquidating their
Investments by selling the securities
to the wealthiest neutral, the United
States. We had II savings invested
when we entered the war. We could
not liqlidate our investments because
we had no wealthy neutral or ally to
sell to. We were forced to raise the
funds otherwise. We decided to raise
them out of current savings.
$50 Thrift became a necessity. And
the necessity of Thrift taught us the
blessings of Thrift. Current savings
pouring into the Treasury made, the
first Liberty Loan a success.
"a very large part Of the 4,0O0,0 900
people subscribed on the basis of pay
ing on instalments-on the Partial
Payment Plan. When they subscribed
to the loan they subscribed. in effect.
to a pledge to save money.
"Now let us see what this new Thrift
is. It is the modern American Thrift.
whic', has been unconsciously and in
dissrn 'hly linked with the handling of
the Liberty Loan, which differs from
the European idea of Thrift--mere
hoarding--which is intelligent. which
simultaneously invests and saves and
then compounds, and which. in its
adaptation to the Partial Payment
Plan, points the easy and perfected
way to u a c0mpetence."--John
Muir In The Birth Of American Thrift.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
WHAT VICTORY MEANS

Contributed by AGNES REPRLIER
to the National Security Leagues
campaign of Patriotism Through Ed
ucation.)
1t would be we'll II every American
would dispossess his mind of two pop.
ular and pleasing ~fallacies. First, that
the United States took up arms as a
knight Grant to right the wrongs OF
France and Belgium. Second, that OUT
impressive entrance into the war must
tnevita bly,. and Of itself, decide the is
sue. We are fighting as a free people
for our W safety. and we must fight
hard and well, or suffer a shameful
defeat. Germany denied us the seas
because she thought we would accept
our fate from her hands. She permits
herself now a profound contempt for
our army. Unframed men with defec.
tive ammunition are about as terrible
in her eyes as prairie dogs would be
in ours. Size boasts happily that We
will pay her the indemnity which 10
essential for her reconstruction.
Meanwhile, to make sure OF our
downfall. she plots reasonably in
every state of the Union. Perhaps, ii
she wins the day, she will recompen5e
such men as Senators Stone and La
Toilette. and Mayor Thompson of Chi.
Gag More likely she will fling them
on the sc%rap-heap. But loyal Ameri.
cans may we'll understand that unless
this nation puts forth all its strength,
without reserve, without fatigue, with.
out self.pity; unless we crush the trai.
tors at hone, and defeat the enemy
abroad, a bitter future awaits us. At
best, we shall be Inundated, lmpove-.
ished. and crippled In our foreign
trade for many years to come. At
worst. we shall see in Jul land the
blazing homes. &c ravished women.
the %butchereG children the unutterable
shame and horror which ma k the
wake of 4 German army Of invasion
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
"True Adventures of the Great War;
6 Volumes Free!

Tho Redrw IT. Reviews has collected these two hundred snd nnrs
stories AZ sis handsome voluns.. containine altogether lgeS pasel pro-
IT, the facts related: every one Of them Il toM In the words q he psrs0a
who 10 the hero or heroine 81 the exploit. And now. for q limited time.
ssA with . sSo.Jear Thscrirtion 70 ts Rs,ioW Of nsts.a
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24

Members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission:
"As President of the Railway In.
vestors' League, l appear before you
representing the small investors, the
mel (and too) of moderate
means who. with spreading IDEAS OF
American thrift, have selected the
railroads OF their country as being
worthy of their investment confidence,
and are now wondering II they have
made a mistake.
''In what ] say to you / will aim to
be BRIEF. Permit me for a moment to
open the transportation book OF the
past and give you a leaf from its rec
ord. 1t will show you how rates were
made two generations ago co~ntrasted
with the present of overcau.
tious treatment.
NEARLY half a century ago. l made
the rates over the Kansas Pacific
Railway for the great states of Kan.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
Gear Wheels Made Of Cotton.

Gears are now being made of Or
binary cotton which Outwear those
made from the finest steel. 1t seems
incredible, but 1t Is true, says Popular
Science Monthly.
The very hardness Of the metal
gears causes the teeth surfaces to
scrape over each other when they
mesh, producing hideous screeches and
groans. Everyone of these scrapings
means a certain amount Of wear.
Teeth made out Of compressed cot
ton yield. They are, therefore, noise
less. Compressed with the metal gears,
they are in~destructible. To make
these fiber gears a large cylinder builr
up Of cotton disks is compressed to but
one.sixteenth Of its former length
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24

InTtIe."
sas and Colorado. Where are now
thriving cities and villages, then there
was the boundless prairie covered
with teeming multitudes of buffalo
For a long time they were our freight
salvation. The carriage of buffalo
products, from meat and hides to
bones, gave US a tonnage which for a
time STAYED off receivership. Kansas
City had 10000 people; Denver. 1000.
The Atchison was a branch road OF
200 miles feeding our line at Topeka.
We were hard pressed to pay fixed
charges. We made rates on the theo-
ny of charging all the traffic would
bear. Without regard for. ship ers'
rights, large and indiscriminate re.
ba,es were paid. Great injustiles
were committed. With enormous
rates, little competition and less ton
mage, we couldn't make it pay. Re-
ownership became inevitable.
Gould Rates and Those Of I. c. c.
Jay Gould, then controlling the Un-
ion Pacific, came out, looked over the
road and made up his mind to get it.
He entered into an agreement with
the Iowa lines whereby by giving $3.50
from Chicago to Omaha, he had the
authority to name through rates from
Chicago to Denver, via Cheyenne. Our
rate from Chicago to Denver, via
Kansas City, vas, on lumber, for n
stance, $3.50 per a OF ten tons. The
rate W e~had to pay our eastern con.
nection a $50 per car Jay could
made the rate. Chicago to Denver, $25
per car. The east of Omaha proper.
ton was $S.75 per car. In very short
order the Kansas Pacific was a Gould
road. Its stock ono week was 81 per
share. The following week 1t becam,
the Eastern Division of the Union Pa.
cific and its stock was quoted at par.
jay Gould made the rates then.
You gentlemen make them now.
Wrecking and recklessness were the
order of the day; a reck:essness for
we now suffer; a recklessness
which has 10 butt up\a spirit OF
o%vercaution which, In turn, represses
and restricts the bounds of cons'd.
crate treatment upon which only big
business can thrive. Gentlemen, the
Good Book counsels US 20 Beware OF
Withholding that leadeth to pow.
Growth Of American Investment Army
For more than ten years past. tn
small investors, these thrifty people,
have been increasingly investing
heir savings In the transportation ave.
Of the country. Sixteen years ago,
he Pennsylvania, Atchison, st. Pail.
Great Northern, Baltimore & Ohio
md Southern Pacific had a combines
stockholders list tota.ling less than
$1,000. Today the number Of stock
loders of the same roads exceeds a
OF "A MILLION. The good iuds-
OF these thousands of though.
vi thrifty people says, We believed
our country. II our country is
prosperous. what be, .er investment
han in its leading transportation sys.
ems? Therefore with prosperity
throughout the land, our railroads
with tral!c. why are our i'll
'estments now 4el!ng ut panic
Are we getting fair play?
IF you will allow me the privilege ,
am going to take the liberty of STAT.
ny a conclusion before | give you TIE
acts ulon which this c%onalusion, Is
,ased. In tb!s, way l think 1t viii be
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
Closeup of the War

Newspapers and magazines treat the war along broad. general
inss-they speak Of nations and armies. But these stories
MENI:indiyiduals They tell of exploits which even now
you think never could happen. No professional author in
the history OF literature gould tell such stories, for no mans
Imagination could think them up. Yet each of these stories is
wonder. They would thrill q man with blood a. cold n I 6sh.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
TRADE BODIES
COMMEND WAR
ADMINISTRATION
Nation Wide Approve! Of National
Security Leagues Re :oiution
lndors:ng Work Of Con Jress.

An encouraging relief in these days
Of charges Of d~islcya.ty and criticism
Of public officials is supplied by the
National Security League In a resume
OF resolutions commendatory Of the
work Of the Special War Congress, the
President, the Cabinet and the Coun-
Gil OF National Defense passed by
trade associations, chambers Of COM
Mcrce and other commercial bodies in
all parts OF the country. This action
BY nonpartisan organizations, repre-
senting practically every branch of
business In the United States, is being
taken in response to their circulariza-
ton by the Security League following
the passage Of a resolution along the
same lines by its Managing Commit
tee. The Endorsement of the acts OF
the various agencies Of the national
and efficient prosecution Of the war in.
cluded in the Security Leagues resume
comes from Texas, North Dakota,
Montana-practically every state in
the Union-apd from organizations
ranging from the Illinois Grain Deal
ers' Association and the National
Leather Association to the Chambers
of Commerce of Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich, and Port Arthur, Texas.
The Security Leagues letter to the
commercial bodies reads:
The Managing Committee Of the
National Security League has passed
the following resolution, to, which we
invite your special attention:
"Keen Appreciation"
"'Resolved, That we urge the
branches of the National Security
League and all public bodies to express
to Congress a.keen sense of %apprecia-
tion OF the splendid constructive work
done by our senators and representa-
tives in enacting legislation to pro-
vide for the effective conduct of the
war.
"And be it further resolved. That
we point out that the remarkable
record of Congress in this regard,
together with the wonderful work
being done by the President and
Cabinet and Council of National De-
tense IS such as to merit the gratitude
Of the pubic and in fact of all liberty
loving peoples throughout the world.
1t is bat fair that opportunity be taken
to fully convey to them these senti,
ments of the American people. Those
who know their work will be insphei
by the splendid example of their OF.
cial II 2resentatiyes to ronder the larg-
est .asure of individual effort aud
sacrifice. The quality and unity o.
service that has been rendered to TIE
nation during the past few months
regardless of PARTY lines. Is unparal.
eled IN history
xii Oily permit US to suggest thai
approval by your organization Of til
ion would be a distinct publ
at this time when the govern
ment md every one allied With 1t nHcG
and deserve the sincerest support IN
co.ope ration of all citizens. WIN 20
'nforrl us Of the PASSAGE by your body
of this or a similar resolution"
S. J. Small. mancgor Of the Chomho'
Of Commerce of Lewistown. Mon;
writes that he bones :br League wi
"plac" this resolution where it will &C
the most good"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24

6eSUW q 68yLvUK
intelllsent Amcricon rnl nesd ths fsriss 81 Rssisxs. ne
world Is On ths verge. Il u In the thross Of social industrial
opinions on these revolutionary evsati. one cannot base his aets
inielilseutS upon thsm-ons cannot undsfstand The real var
situation. uneu ths facts Ill ths facts are known. II Il A
genuine patriotic duty In these eonins days d trial fur
srery citizen to know onprshenstysty what u hapOshins
In tho world aNund him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
Always Unusual.

"How do you account for the re-
markable weather."
"IIaven't tried. To be perfectly
frank, I don't believe I recall more
than a few months in the past ten or
fifteen years when the weather wasn't
being described rs ~rcmarkaSlc."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24

Afghans for soldiers-Knit from any
color wool seven-incll SQUARES Twelve
squares FOR length and SIX for width.
Substitute Handknrc:lrfs--Mgk Is
Inch Squares from soft but strong linen
or cation. he'g
Hand Towels Of Linen Crash-lienmed
usual size.
Group 3-t,;uh School.
Hospital tiai ,ncnts--tSee a. II. c. 405.)
Al Knitted Articles--tsee a. II. c.
Comfort K!ts--t;;e- 4. II. G. 4D..)
Patterns for iitan's' iay"ttes may be
obtained thr"lel, Local chapter from Blu
resu OF Supplies. l-oo Olive s,Ieer ST..
Surgical. Dr-ssings--Crnat!v needed.
For directions see a.. y. G. 49l. also sur
stcal dressings, this is sue: these should
all be made under supervision Of an in
struct0r.
Work for Boys.
High School,: 1-.I.oxes for Red Cross
shipping purposes. z feet by " feet by 2
feet. olteidr measurements. OF N-inc,
lumber. 2--Worh room furniture. for 10
ssa,e chapter et Or 10 be sold, tables. .c siha1ir,ii
work. typewrittns. multisraph,ng, etc,
for local chapter.
Grade Schools: Knitting needles. for
Use Of local chapter or scto'l children.
These are made J. inches long. Of hard
wood cut from dywels occurred from "A
cabinet maker, ~siarpen"' n 9th ends
with pencil sharpcnn". sandnoperc'l.. then
rubbed In floor wax until perfect,
smooth. 2-Knitting frames; a flat wood
en- ring 10 inches in diameter or larger.
with PEGS one inch apart; to I've used by
small children IN wearing scnrfs
All Grades Service in loca' Red Cross
worN--collert'ny newspapers to sell
helpins In Rcd Cross campaigns. Liberty
Loan can pairns. nv distributing posters.
running pyramids. etc.
For further Information addrnss
Mrs. r. r. KROEGER.
Director Junior Membership. Southwest
ern Division A.. Il. c.. lGi7 ailway Ex-
change, st. Louis. Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
BIG WAR CONGRESS
National Security League to Hold
Convention Of National Serv.
Ice" In Chicago.

The National Security League will
hold its ext annual convention In
Chicago, Feb qary FL. 22 and %.
Sponsored by Invitation committee
including men women Of the high
est prominence . all walks OF life in
the country, the League expects fully
ten thousand delegates to assemble
at Chicago for %deliberation on the pro-
gram OF. war problems which It. has
outlined.
The gathering will be styled "A Con-
gress OF National Service" and will be
more upon popular educational lines
than any Of the previous conventions
OF the Security League. The invita-.
ton is signed by the following noted
persons:
Thomas R. Marshall. Vice-President Of
the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt, former President
Of the United States.
William Howard Taft, former Presi.
dent Of the United States.
His Eminence James Cardinal Glib.
bons.
Samuel Gompers, president OF tie
American Federation of Labor.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, former Secretary.
of War.
Judson Harmon, former Attorney.
General Of the United States.
DR.. John Grier Hibben. president OF
Princeton University.
DR.. Edmund J. James, president Of the
University of Illinois.
DR.. Harry Pratt Judson, president OF
the University Of Chicago.
Samuel w. Mccall, Governor of Mas.
s~achusetts.
Samuel Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
Z. T. Meredith, publisher of Success,
full Farming, Des Moines. la.
John Purroyr Mitchell, Mayor Of the
City Of New York.
Mrs. Philip North Moore, president OF
the National Council of Women.
Il. w. Nicnols. superintendent Of
Virginia Military Institute, Licking.
ton. Va.
DR.. Frank Mason North, president
Federated Council Of the Churches
Of Christ In America.
Charles Edward Russell. editor and
>publicist.
Mrs. Cordenio A. Severance, St. Paul, :
MINI.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman
Women's Committee. Council Of Ma
tional Defense.
Philip B. Stewart. Colorado Springs,
Col.
Frank 8. streeter. Concord, N. H.
Booth Harrington.
H. st. George Tucker. Washington and
Lee University, Va. ,
Festus ]. Wade, president Mercantile
Trust Company, st. Louis, Mo. &,
Henry Watterson. editor Of the Cour'
%ier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Miss Maude Wetmore, National
League for Woman's Service. 4
H. A. Wheeler. Chicago, former presi
dent Of the Chamber OF Commerce
OF the United States.
Luke e. Wright, former Secretary Of
War, Memphis, Tenn. /
NEW PROBLEMS.
The invitation reads in part:
The war has forced Q social
political and economic problems on
America. 1t is necessary that these
should be clearly and fully presented
to the people. The nation must be
awakened through the united efforts
of patriotic workers to the effect OF
the solution Of these problems on the
existence of the republic, the success
Of democracy. and the preservation OF
the rights Of man throughout the
world"
The headquarters of the convention
will be in the La Sale Hotel. Chicago
In addition to the regular meetings Of
the delegates and reports OF commit
tees there. a big meeting will be held
outside the hotel, probably at Msdinas
Tempe, on Washington's Birthday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
Cold Comfort.

II was arguing with a fellow about
politics the other day and I'm blest
If he didn't advise me to consult an
alienist" exclaimed the contentious
man.
"NellI Wellw
II suppose he thought that a fne
piece of sarcasmT
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe lie meant
It."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
RATES
FOR 1917 ARMY
Of INVESTORS"

Testimony Before Interstate Com
merce Commission In Railroad Rat
hearing John Muir, President oil
Railway Investors League, Makes
Vigorous Plea For Aid For the
Roads.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-24
WHAT THE EN
RED DE- CROSS 20! ID
M is DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
~

Junior Membership has developed in response to an earnest
desire of pupils in many states to render patriotic service in this
tune OF need. 1t was natural that the school children should wish,
to become a part OF the great Red Cross movement for war relief.
Planned and administered by educators. Junior Membership can
not tail to be OF value in vtalzng the work Of the schools, while
their total product will be of great service to the Red Cross.
The Press., 1918-08-22
TELL OF LOND0N'S HISTORY
Collection of Wonderfully Interesting, Relies In the WhitechapeI Art
 Galleries.

In a small space in the Whitechapel art galleries there is a fascinating col lection which recOnstitutes the history of London from the days when the BritOns watched the galleys of the RO- mans sweeping up the Thames river. There are bits of Roman pottery found in the Thames mud. Photographs and prints show how bits of the old Roman wall may still be touched by living hands. And so throughout the long story of the great old city there are re- membranes of its varying phases, of it's ceaseless change: beautiful piece of carving by Grinding Gibbons, or one of his school, in St. Paul's grOtesquely carved brackets of wood that once supported the beams of Tu- dor houses; iron brackets beautifully wrought by ancient craftsmen; leather jacks, out of which some Falstaff Quaffed his sack; clay pipes, smoked in Queen Elizabeth's day by men who sailed the Spanish main; the old Whitechapel parish register, telling of citizens who died of plague, or born and married in the days before the great fire, and when bells of old St. Pau's rang for joy and sorrow.
 These, and many other relics, bring back the spirit of Oldtime London to men and women who go to the quiet and restful place from the rush of modern life in Whitechapel.