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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-12-25

ter from France to Ed. NatWick, Of
this city, His Former Employer.
Nov. Both, 1918.
Friend Ed, ..s lSz@ -s*
How is everybody. I am fine and am
taking life quite easy nowadays. We
drill few hours each day. We have
breakfast at $50, dinner at IL 30. sup
per at 4 o'clock. 1t gets dark here at
four o'clock: We go to bed here about
seven o'clock nearly every night
rather early. We sailed from New
York Sept 9 and landed in Liverpool,
England, Sept 22nd. We stayed at a
rest camp called Knotty Ash a couple
Of days, then We got on a train there
and went to South Hampd len. There
we got on a boat gain and crossed the
English Channel and landed in France.
Then we got On the train again in box Y
cars and r6deyfof about two days and
nights We got OFF at Bordeau, France.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-12-25
Corporal Perry T. Wood Sends Greet
ingS.

A greeting card that reads as follows
has been received by the editor e
+. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ~
To all the Folks Back Home in thu
Good Old U. s. A. g
Corp. Perry T. Wood,
Hdq. Co., 158th Inf,
American e. F., France.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
EN- OVER
HOW SOME OF DENVER UNIONS
SUBSCRIBED FOR BONDS.
Report of Union Labor Team in Lib
erty Loan Army, Tho This Does Not
Purport To Be a Complete List.

Among the Denver labor organiza-
tions which reported subscriptions to
the third Liberty loan thru the union
team of the Liberty loan army dur.
ing the week of the intensive drive
in addition to those printed last week
were the following:
Musicians, $4,000; Plumbers, s4,050;
Walters, S2,700; Typographical, s15,-
$50; Stationary Engineers, $500;
Carpenters No. 55, s17,300; Railroad
Iardmen of c., B. & Q. system, $751;
$50; Janitors, $50; Boot and Shoe
Workers, 5000; Leather Workers,
900; Machinists, $4,000; Pressmen
No. 40, $50; Butcher Workmen No.
Gal, $3.50; Press Assistants, 5000;
Drug Clerks, $500; Laundry Workers,
$500: Stage Employees, $500; BARRIERS,
$3.50: Electrical Workers No. Ill,
sl,400; Iron Molders, s2,1o0; Garment
Workers, S6,400; Bakers, $1,000; Ash
Haulers, 5000; Structural Iron Work
ers, $500; Teamsters, $4,000; Electri-
cal Workers No. 6S, $3.50; Retail
Clerks, 500; Steam Filters, $3.50;
Meat Cutters No. 634, 81 1850; Ash
Haulers, S700; Brotherhood Railway
Trainmen No. 80, $3.50: Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers, $500; Painters
No. 70, $500; Sheet Metal Workers
No. 9, $500; Carpenters No. 1874,
S400; Plasterers. $500; Coopers, $3.50;
Lithographers, $3.50; Tailors No. 5,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
MOB AT HAXTIJN FAILS TO ROUT THE
NON-PARTISANS IN PHILLIPS COUNTY
Raises Ire of the Farmers and They Travel in Large Numbers
Attend Mass Meetings Held There Tuesday After
Addressed by Speakers Invited
Come Up From Denver

When C. W. Raywalt, former men,
Der of the Colorado legislature, ap-
peared TO speak in HaNtun, Phillips
county, located on the Nebraska state
line, northeast, two weeks ago to
represent the Non-Partisan League,
he was set upon by a mob of seven
teen so-called business men and or
dered out of town. The mob escorted
Raywalt from the Central hotel to his
automobile, which had been given a
coat of yellow paint, and taken across
country to Sterling.
This was done in the name of pa
triotism." Shortly thereafter notice
was served upon Vance C. Monroe,
proprietor and editor of the HaNtun
Herald, to make tracks out of town
because his paper had favorably COM
mented upon the fact that 400 prog
ressive farmers in Phillips county had
formed a local branch of the Ma
tional Non-Partisan League. Monroe
didn't make for the prairie, but re
manned in his office and told the ku-
kluxers to come and get him if they
could. They didn't come.
Farmers of the county were in
dignant over this action and great
mass meeting under auspices of the
Non-Partisan League was announced
for Tuesday afternoon of this week
in the Gayety theater in Haxtun, the
largest assembly hall in the town.
State Manager F. w. Morser and
the leagues attorney, Thomas Her
rington, and Ed Anderson, secretary
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

500 apiece for railroad fare Now
that makes S1,200,000," says Chair
man Kenehan. Now take half of that
to fix up Fort Logan and you still
have 100000 left to train and feed
your men. Also. 100000 have gone
thru Denver, making an expense of
S10,000,000. Take half of that and
add it in improvements to Fort Logan
and you have S5,000,000 saved to feed
and train the men.
"Then, too, we have the most CEN
trally located city of the country, with
every possible railroad facility. In
twenty-four hours we could have
troops on the Mexican border or on
the Canadian border, If necessary.
In the same length of time they
would be near the Pacific coast on
the west or past Chicago on the east.
That is great saving in the trans
portation problem and besides there
is everything here in the way of food
n lot cheaper than can be had in most
any other American city"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

of the Colorado State Federation of
Labor, were invited to come up from
Denver and address the farmers. They
went, but the mob did not show itself
on this occasion.
Work on most of the Phillips county
ranches was suspended Tuesday after
noon, the farmers and the farm hands
coming into town in their automobiles
by hundreds from all points of the
compass. There were half dozen or
more Non-Partisan League organizers
there, yet self-annointed patriots" of
the town didn't protest. Scores of new
members Joined the league on that
day and paid the initiation fee and
years dues, amounting to sic for
each new member. In less than five
minutes n collection taken up for the
Red Cross amounted to S1S7.
The Gayety theater could not ac-
commodate half the number who de-
sired to hear the speakers from Dem
yer, and overflow meetings were held
in the streets. Yet the mob of few
days previous did not appear nor was
there even suggestion that anyone
should be driven out of town.
As a matter of fact, the Non-Par-
tsan League, loyal to the core, is
much stronger. numerically and po-
litically, in Phillips county than be-
fore the HaNtun mob started out to
clean things up"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
HERB IS FIRST AID TO THE KAISER
DENVER, Colo, May I, 1913

DENVER, Colo, May I, 1918.
Editor The Denver Labor Bulletin:
The Teamsters Chaueurs Stablemen, Helpers and Furn
Packers Local Union No. Denver Colo composed
having contributed subscribed until
all forward marching campaigns of the United States
and show and
members thereof have noted the
Hun-adng attributes of Herb George We thru
experience heartily the
this undesirable citizen He has DONE and is continuing do
all in his between and
double both employers and employees He
in Denver who makes living by engenderng dis
submitted you that it the k of Herb
George who sit awake nights fomentng strikes keep them in
moochng jobs who should be against before
firing squad Indeed kaiser paid big money just
of work Herb George is doing in Denver
Yours very truly
DENVER TRANSFERS AND CHAUFFEURS UNION.
James G. Bonnel, Secretary
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
REACTIONARIES ATTACK WILSON
BECAUSE THE LABOR DEPARTMENT
INSISTS ON JUSTICE FOR WORKERS

$3.50; Cement Finishers, $500; Silver
State Lodge, B. R. T, $3.50.
In addition to the above the follow
ing women's auxiliaries subscribed
thru the union labor team, but
amounts were not furnished to The
Bulletin: Order Railway Conductors
No. %, Brotherhood Locomotive En-
gineers No. 1874, Brotherhood Freight
Engineers No. 319, Brotherhood
Freight Engineers No. 81, Bindery
Women's Union No. SO, sinters and
Decorators No. 10, Stem. typers and
ers No. 139.
1t should be understood this report
is incomplete, as many labor organi-
cations subscribed directly thru the
banks.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
WOODMAN Is HERE

C. w. woodmau of Fort Worth,
Texas. representing the United States
department of labor, arrived in Den
yer Friday morning just as the
Teamsters went on strike and offered
his services as federal mediator. He
is visiting industrial centers of the
Western states outlining the labor
policy of the government, and expects
to be in Colorado for some time,
speaking in the various industrial GEN.
ters of the state.
Mr.. Woodman is editor of the Fort
Worth Banner, a member of the Typo
graphical Union and for several years
efficiently filled the office of state labor
commissioner of Texas.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
ASSEMBLY PLAN TO ENLARGE FT. LOGAN
FOR TRAINING CAMP MEETS WITH FAVOR
Civic and Commercial Real Estate Exchange
State War Council Join the Movement; Option Add
tional Land Being Negotiated Care for From
National Army Soldiers.

The movement inaugurated by the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
to have the war department enlarge
Fort Logan so as to make it a train
ing camp for soldiers drafted in the
Rocky mountain states has gained
considerable headway during the past
week. The Civic and Commercial
Association and the Real Estate Ex-
change, as well as state war council,
are now giving cooperation. Roady
kenehan. chairman of the Trades As
sembly committee, appeared before
these bodies and outlined the program,
at the same time giving his reasons
for believing it will meet with ap-
proval in Washington.
In pledging support and encour-
agement, the Civic and Commercial
Association named n committee con-
sisting of Cass +. Harrington, John C.
Mitchell. +. ]. Chamberlain, H. X.
Brown and w. V. Hodges. A similar
committee has been created by the
Real Estate Exchange, appointed by
President J. S. Flower, comprises, be-
sides the president, Henry Van
Kleeck, George Van Law. Armour c.
Anderson and A. ID. Wilson.
An option on additional land ad-
iacent to Fort Logan is being nego-
tiated. Roady Kenehan will probably
go to Washington soon to lay the
matter before Secretary of War Baker.
Twelve thousand men have gone
from Colorado to other states for
training Mt cost Of approximately
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
U.S.LABOR SUPPLY
LARGE NUMBERS OF BUILDING
TRADESMEN UNEMPLOYED.
Common Labor and Farm Labor Show
No Shortage, While There Is a
Surplus of Women Workers.

The employment survey of the
United States employment service for
last week shows that while the build
ing trades situation has shown some
Improvement, great numbers of house
carpenters and other workers in the
building trades still unemployed make
the situation still serious, the depart
mcnt of labor announces. The latest
survey shows that thirty-three cities
have n surplus in building trades,
while normal conditions prevail in
thirty-four and shortage in four.
During the previous week, thirty
seven cities had surplus, while
twenty reported an exact balance of
supply and demand, and eight cities
had n shortage.
A slightly better equalization of
supply and demand in the divisions of
mechanics and skilled trades is shown.
Twenty-eight cities report shortage
of mechanics, nine surplus and thir-
ty-two normal conditions. A shortage
of workers in skilled trades is indi-
Gated in thirty-siS cities, while four
have n surplus and thirty three nor
NAL conditions.
Little change appears in the COM
mon labor and farm labor situations.
AS against thirty-eight cities need
ing more common labor, eight report
surplus. and twcnty-one an even
supply and demand. Farm labor is
being sought in greater numbers by
thirty-one cities, while ten others
haye surplus of workers and thirty
two normal conditions.
Four cities show surplus of wom-
an labor. as against only one the pre-
ceding week. Forty-fve cities, how
ever, want more women, chiefly for
domestic work, and eleven report nor
NAL conditions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

ference, similar TO the temporary body
containing representatives of labor
(union and non-union), consumers and
employers-under whose auspices ma
chinery shall be created for settling
labor controversies:
First-By conciliaton;
Secondly arbitration.
To bring together parties to labor
disputes, committees of investigation
are authorized TO hear the merits of
the dispute. If these conciliators fail,
the disputed matters are to be left TO
an umpire. If the national board is
unable to agree unanimously on an
umpire, his name shah be drawn by
lot from the list of ten persons nomi-
mated by the President of the United
States
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
DENVER COMMERCIAL WIRE MEN
ORGANIZE UNION AND PRERARE TO
JOIN In NATIONAL WAGE DRIVE

duty to the government in this world
crisis by complying with the govern
ment's rule that all workers shall be
free and untrammeled in their just
rights to organize in a trade union
for collective bargaining as to wages,
hours and conditions of labor"
The national war labor board has
wired the heads of the Postal and
Western Union telegraph companies,
asking that they discharge no more
operators pending the outcome of ne
gotiations for settlement now being
conducted by the board. The wire also
requested that the two companies
send representatives to present their
side of the controversy to the board.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
500 TRANSFERS
OUT ON STRIKE
FRIDAY MORNING

Transfers and Chauffeurs en-
ployed by the transfer companies
and drivers for wholesale grocers
in Denver went on strike Friday
morning and reported at unicn
headquarters in tie Club build
ing.
/, BY 10 o'clock about 500 men
had quit work and that many
more were expected to join the
strikers Saturday morning.
The employees had refused to
agree to a wage demand of Sac
and Sag per week and recognition
of the union.
AS The Bulletin goes to press
the transfer business of the city
is being rapidly suspended.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
NEW YORK DRUNKS DECREASE.

A press dispatch from New York
this week says: Reckoned on the ba-
sis of records for the first quarter of
1918 public intoNication in New York
City will show a decrease of so per
cent this year, according to report
compiled by city statisticians, just
made public ut will be of great in
terest to note already how falling off
in cases of public intoxication affects
the number of arrests for other Of
fenses," said the report. It did not
speculate on the reasons for the de-
creased number Of persons arraigned
for intoxication.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
LABOR PROGRAM
IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE WAR
WORKERS NOW HAVE A
PLACE IN THE SUN.
ellison Gardner Summarizes a Few of
the Rights Granted Wage Earn
ers of the Nation as Essential
to Winning the War.
(By Gibson Gardner.)


WASHINGTON, April 30.-Noth-
ing more important has happened in
the United States since war was de-
clared than the formation of our labor
program Labor is becoming more
important every day in the winning
of the war.
In England an industrial revolution
is being quietly brought about by or
ganiZed labor.
An industrial revolution of the vio-
lent sort has taken the road at a
runaway pace in Russia.
There are fundamental and sweep
ing industrial changes in France
touching labor and its problems.
Unions Are Recognized
Our labor program, as announced
by Secretary of Labor Wilson, con-
sists of a declaration of principles and
n no less important announcement of
machinery for adjusting labor dis
putes.
The principles to be officially recog-
nized by the government, if the pro
posed plan is made official, begin with
recognition of the right Of workmen
to organize and to standardize and
raise wages.
Where unions exist they shall be
continued, is the first proposition.
In establishments where both union
and non-union workers are employed
and the employer deals with the indi-
vidual, the continuation of this status
shall not be regarded as a grievance.
This is n concession to the employer.
II is declared additionally, however,
that the workers shall have full and
free opportunity to form the morgan
lied workers into unions.
Fix Wages and Hours.
The basic eight-hour day is recog-
nized as applying in all cases in which
existing law requires it, and hours
shall be settled with regard to the
welfare. health and comfort of work
ers, as well as government necessi-
ties. The declaration of principles
also contains this:
/. The right of all workers, in
cluding laborers, to a living wage is
hereby declared.
2. In fixing wages minimum rates
of pay shall be established which will
insure subsistence of the worker and
his family in health and reasonable
comfort. This is a recognition of the
principle of minimum wage.
Provides for Mediation.
The temporary conference recon-
mends creation of permanent con-
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
s HOURS ACCEPTED
BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY
AGREES TO REFORMATION.
Trade Unionists No Longer To Be
Yictimized and Organizing Cam
paign Is On by A F. of L.

The Bethlehem Steel Company has
agreed to obey the federal law which
provides that government work after
eight hours shall be paid at the rate
of time and one-half. 1t also agrees
not to victimize trade unionists and
to receive shop committees
These additional proofs that the
world do move" were made possible
by machinists who suspended work
when the company attempted to put
in operation two shifts as follows:
One of ten hours and twenty-five min
utes and one of twelve hours and for
ty-five minutes.
Enraged at these inhuman hours,
the machinists quit and adjourned to
hall where they discussed the mat
ter. 1t was then decided to return to
work until such time as some salts
factory settlement could be secured.
The men reported for work, but found
the gates locked and admission denied.
When the other workers learned of
this situation only the pleas of trade
union organizers checked a general
strike. Thru federal and state me-
diators an agreement referred to
above, and which affects thousands of
workers, was reached.
This is the first time since 1909 that
the company has paid for overtime.
1t never paid for overtime after eight
hours.
The A. F. of L. is conducting an
organizing campaign among these
workers, who are joining their re-
spective unions in large numbers.
For home consumption Great Brit
ain imports about 10000 900 pounds
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04
YOUNG HYDER is MAKING GOOD

Thomas NJ. Hyder, son of the late
Thomas M. Hyder, is a sergeant in
the machine gun. company of the
157th infantry at Camp Kearny, Cali
fornia. He is Is years old, and pos
sibly one of the youngest non-coms,
in the service. He attended East Den
yer High school.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

Country women's councils of de-
fense have now been formed in all
but eight counties of the state, the
woman's council of defense for Colo
RADIO reports.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

Haven't you noticed that ancestral
pride always traces its descent 2"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-05-04

For home consumption Great Brit
ain imports about 30,000,OO0 pounds
of coffee annually.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-07
Wrote His Letter.

give it to anybody but Bobby, saying
that Santa Claus required him to give
any letters marked "from Kris Krin-
gle" to the child to whom it was ad-
dressed and to no one else. Bobby
opened 1t and read:
Dear Bobby:
II have received your Letter and will
bring you the finest Christmas present
you ever received Ia your liz.
SANTA CLAUS"
Bob Of course was delighted with
this, and he noticed that from the
time of it's receipt everything about
the house seemed to take ON certain
cheeriness. Bobby laid in wait for Pc
ter when he came again and asked him
a lot of questions as to how and where
Santa Claus gave him the letter. Pc
ter said that he was not permitted to
tell children anything about Santa
Claus. They must hang up their stock
lpgs and wait for him to ill them.
THIS was three days before Christ
mas. Bobby who was very watchful
detected his mother smuggling in GER
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-07
RAT IS FRIEND OF MINERS
trophe When the Rodents Leave
Tunnei-Are Fed by Men.

Investigators VI mining conditions
and the peculiar dangers TO which
miners are subjected recently have
taken much interest In the practice
of Western gold miners to make pets
of the rats which c,ymmonly infest
mines. On the mother lode of Cali
fornia It has been found that the
miners invariably feed the rats and
take care OF them. believing that the
rodents are Il source Of protection
against accident, says Our Dumb AMI
mails. This is due, the men say, TO the
instinct of the rats. which warns them
when a tunnel is unsafe. And when
the rats leave tunnel II Is almost inn
possible to get the miners to work
there. This recalls the belief among
sailors that rats will leave ii doomed
ship. The miners also have found that
rats are much more susceptible than
humans to the dangerous gases that
so often cause loss Of life in the mines.
Long before the miners themselves are
affected by these gases the rats be-
come sick and show symptoms of dis
tress. SO the men keep close watch
of the rats good health.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-12-07

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