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Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
WAR PROHIBITION LAW.
Legislation Proposed As a Substitute
For Pending Amendment to the
Agricultural Bill.

Observation-Disclosures to prohib.
II the sale OF distilled liquor, wine or
beer after Jan. /, 1919. and to prohibit
the manufacture OF wine and beer
after Nov. next, was agreed upon
by the senate agricultural committee.
The Legislation is proposed as a sub.
stItute for the pending Norris amend.
ment to the emergency agricultural
appropriation bill, which would stop
the sale OF distilled liquor and wine
June 30, 1919, and prohibit the manu-.
facture OF beer three months after the
bill becomes law.
Provisions for the expectation OF
liquors already produced were consid.
cred by the committee and probably
will be reported In some form before
the senate acts on the amendment.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
AUSTRlANS LOST 25O,OO0
Prisoners Report That Corporal Pun
ishment Has Been Re-established
In Austrian Army.

Italian Army Headquarters. Ey!'
dence secured from Austrian prison.
ers indicates that the Aus'ro- Hungar
ian losses during the recent offensive
we're in the neIghborhood OF 100000
The prisoners say that corporal pun.
ishment in the Austrian army. which
was abolished last year by Emperor
Charles has been re.establishcd In
practice Other reports made by cap.
tiyes tend to confirm accounts OF poor
wheat and potato crops in Austria Tho
condition OF these crops Is said to be
particularly bad In bohemia In the
region OF Pilsen.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
TWO ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Flyer and Mechanic Strapped in Seats
and Were Unable TO estrieate
Themselves.

Ardmore. Okla Lieut. T. b. Sulli.
van and Mechanic Doyle. OF Barron
Field. Fort Worth. Tex. were burned
TO death near here when their ma.
chine fell into nose spin while as.
cending Lieut. Sullivan and Mechan'
ic Doyle, in one machine. with an
army aviator in another, came here
on a practice flight.
The other machine had just passed
out OF sight on the return trip when
Sullivan attempted TO rise against a
brisk wind. He was about 100 feet up
when the machine took nose dive
and fell. Flames Immediately burst
out, covering the machine, which
burned flercely Tor twenty minutes.
The men were strapped to their seats
and unable TO extricate themselves.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
AusTRlANs EAT HORSE FLESH.
Information Is Given BY Huns Cap
turcd BY Italians.

London From many Austro Hun.
garian prisoners captured by the ltal.
lans In the course OF the recent op.
erations interesting information has
been CLEANED OF conditions on the bat.
tie front as well as In the dual mon.
archy itself Officers, noncommis.
stoned officers and men agree that
things along the front line are going
badly. and that, although the officers
and men are not actually starving
they are always hungry" Horses
dying from exhaustion or wounds are
at once cut up and eaten by the troops.
According to Information received
from prisoners, both Austrians and
Hungarlans are desirous OF peace
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
INQUIRY IS BEGUN ON
n, c. 3 ST. |. WRECK
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM.
MISSION ASSUMES CHARGE
OF INVESTIGATION.
Collision, Worst in History OF Road.
Cost 80 Lives, With rs Injured, and
the Mortality List Is Likely to Go
Higher.

Nashville le--Preliminary official in
vestigation Of the actual cause of the
disastrous wreck which occurred on
the Nashville. Chattanooga 4 st. Louis
railroad at Dutchman's Grade, killing
80 people and injuring Is. was begun
here by three representatives OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission, i.
c. Craig, Dan F. Johnson and J. b.
Ford. While the three representa-.
tiyes are acting under the accident in
yestigation law of May. 1910, reQlir'
ing the Interstate Commerce Commis.
Sion to investigate --siffi' -t1ii= eR's+' de-
railments or other accidents resulting
in serious injury to persons or prop
erty of railroad occurring on the line
OF any common carrier, their findings
in the cause for the wreck will be in
corporated with that OF George l..
Loyal, assistant to the regional d.
rector of the south under the federal
railroad administration, who was
scheduled to make the government in
vestigation.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis officials have offered their co.
operation and have furnished all data
asked by the investigators
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
COUNTER REVOLUTION STARTED

London Fragments of news from
various sources indicate tha, the A.
sassination Of Count Won Mirhach. tho
German ambassador to Russia. was ac.
companied by a formidable uprising
against the Bolsheyiki in Moscow
A Russian wireless dispatch claims
that the uprising has been completely
suppressed and the tone OF the mes.
sage Indicates tha, the suppression
was accomplished with sanguinary
violence the orders being that all who
showed resistance to the Bolshcylkl
had been shot on the spot"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
ITALIANS CONQUER ADVANCE.
Eight Austrian Airplanes Destroyed In
FIGHTS.

Rome.-Italian troops have advanced
their front line in the region OF Col
la Prible. In the Monte Grappa re.
gion the Italians gained further
ground northward OF Massik Eight
enemy planes were destroyed In air
Italian and French troops in Albania
began an operation between the coast
and the Tomorica valley, The Italian
war office announced The operation
still Is in full and satisfactory develop.
ment. the statement adds More than
a thousand prisoners so far have been
taken by the entente allied forces.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
BOTH ENGINE CREWS DEAD.

Nashville Engineer Wm. ,. Loyt
and Fireman Tom Kelly. Of 80 Z, both
Of Nashville. and Engineer Dave O.
Kennedy and Fireman Luther t..
Meadows. of No !. both Of Nashville.
were killed In the wreck on the Nis1
vile. Chattanooga a ST. Louis railpa,
near here Kennedy had been In the
seryice Of the road % years lie VIZ
found under the boiler ~ locomotive
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
BANDITS ROB TEXAS
SPECIAL AND ESCAPE
MANAGE TO EtUDE A SEARCHING
PARTY OF TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MEN.
Believe That Looted Cars Yielded
Only Trflin9 Amount-Four Per
sons on Train Wounded During Ter
rorizlns Shooting.

Paola, Kas.-Atter several hours
search through the brushwood border
ing the Marais De Cygnc river. nome
guards, sberiii's posse and volunteer
villagers numbering about $50 men re
turned TO their homes without having
found trace of the bandits who con
Quoted the spectacular midnight rob
berry near here OF the Texas Special.
fast passenger train OF the Missouri
Kansas Il Texas railroad.
Some OF the searchers expressed the
belief that the bandits. who escaped in
,a.ipe'sF gag lad .Grahahly reached Kan.
sas City The Kansas City police have
been asked to watch for them.
A merchant who lives on the JET
ferson highway. which runs near the
scene OF the holdup, reported that a
motor car loaded with men stopped In
front OF his home early In the morn
Ing. He said the occupants were going
toward Kansas City and seemingly
were lost.
According to postal and express com
pany employees. the mail and express
ears which the bandits detached from
the train and later ransacked, yielded
them only trivial amount
Four persons on the train were
wounded during the shooting, which
apparently was INDUCED in by the rob
bers in order to intimidate the passen
gers. The injured were taken TO a
hospital al Par:ons. II was though,
all OF them would recover.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
YANKs STOP THE HUNS,
American ounners Shell German 70.
sitions on River.

With tho American Army ON The
Marne "A German Jaeger division
CChasseursl has been placed In tho
front or...a. ia. iAe a AmcLlG4u Limos east
OF Chateau Thierry Several Jnegers.
clad In the distinctive German uniform.
attempted TO cross the dam ON the
Marne. south Of Mont St Pere, but tho
American machine gunners, always on
the alert. swept the dam with fire,
frustrating the enemy enterprise
The Americans have fired several
mustard gas shells across the river,
causing the Germans to wear gas
masks continually.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
AMERICANS ARE FIGHTERS.
Huns At Last Recognize Them As
Real Adversaries.

with the American Army In Franco.
An indication of what the Germau
army thinks OF the fighting ability Of
Americans is given by copy Of an iu.
tclligence report OF the tdeleted) -
German army. which has just been OBJ
tanned. The report, describing the
fighting on the Marno, refers TO the
(deleted) American division as a very
good one. almost an attacking diva.
ion,," and adds that the nerves OF thu
Americans have not vet been shaken.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
oupont empIore, VIeiIm.

Memphis A large number OF tue
dead and injured In the Nashville
Chattanooga a ST. Louis railroad
wreck are believed 10 have been Ia.
borcrs sent from Memphis to work IN
the Dupont powder plant
These workmcn occupied coachc,
ahead OF the Pullman slccpers. and
II. NJ. Baugh, secretary to Superin.
tendent T.. VI Wrcnn at Nashville.
said over long distance telephone that
30 per cent OF the deaths and lnjurie.
occurred among the laborcrs and Ia
tbs day coaches.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
KAISER is ANGRY.
Orders All Negotiations With Ru,,i,
Broken on.

London AS soon as Emperor Wi.
Ham heard Of the assassination NJ
Count Won Mirbach. the German am.
bassador to Russia, according I, An
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam, he ordered Foreign Sc
retary Won Kuohlmanu 10 break OF,
negotiations with the Russian de'c.
gates In Berlin.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
GALL NEW REoisTRANrs.
crowder Issues Order Touching Draf
tees In Glass one-EHeetive
Immediately.

Washington. State draft executives
were directed by Provost Marshal
General Crowder TO have local boards
call up for physical examination i'm
medlately all new rogistrants under
the selective draft law who have been
placed In Glass One
District and local boards and med.
ical advisory bodies will be instructed
TO speed their work. so as to have
new Class One men available for call
~ 40 ooio.- IN A"s"s.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

Ensign Stephen fu,,vr. tnTe
States Naval Reserve force. killed il
action with German planes April >,
last, was the first American naval avi
ator 10 shoot down and destroy Il Ger
man seaplane, according to navy de-
partment statement.
The report states that on March 10.
1918, a long-distance reconnaissance
OF the German coast was made by
large American flying boats operating
from British Royal Air force station.
Ensign Potter was one of two Ameri-
can naval aviators accompanying this
expedition and Potter was successful
in shooting down a German seaplane
which attacked the reconnaissance for.
nation. A second enemy seaplane
found safety in running away.
Potter's death reflects credit on his
courage He was killed In a fight with
seven enemy single-seaters. He was
second pilot to British air force cap
tain, who was with him when he shot
down the German plane in March.
Two British planes had flown TO a
point six miles from Hinder light,
when two enemy planes headed toward
them. The British planes closed on
the nearest German and opened fire.
Two more hostile planes then appeared
overhead and attacked vigorously
while three other enemy planes passed
astern. The two British planes dived
and speeded westward under continu-
Gus volleys from the rear. One of the
Germans disappeared.
OF the seven Germans in action four
were attacking Potter, who fell behind
his companion and began TO zigzag.
Potter lodged, but was broadside to
all the enemy machines and under
their fire only 80 feet from the water.
His companion, go feet above, saw
Potters machine burst into flame,
come part Of the way under control,
then crash on the port wing tip. Pot
ter was seen last on the surface Of the
water amid flames, which turned sud
denly to huge cloud of smoke. When
the pail had cleared not even wreckage
was visible and the clrcling enemy dis
appeared.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
hos,I.al 10 Be comple,ed Soon

Atlanta. a.-The new United States tu.
berculosis hospital for soldiers being
built at Azalea. N. C., will be com.
ple:ed and ready for operation Aug. 1.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18
Take Over Hospitals,

London.-The British army council,
the American Red Cross announces,
will take over two Of the London hos.
pitals for the exclusive use OF Amer.
lcan wounded.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

German timidity before American
pistol fighters armed with American
45-caliber automatic pistols has
brought about a change in the equip
ment of the American EXpedltionary
forces by the war department and the
ordnance department Is rushing pro-
duction OF these weapons. About 5000
are turned out daily and production IL
increasing. The impression exists that
a shot from ar Arneri s7rrr' .i5 takes 2
man out OF action completely. Men
hit from the smaller German pistols
frequently continue In action effec-
lively. The AZ caliber was adopted
by the United States army in 1911.
Despite the heavy increased demand
for these pistols the ammunition
branch Of the ordnance department
has effected a saving during the past
two calendar months OF nearly $1,000
900, mostly on small-arms ammunition
The total savings by the ordnance
department for these two months
through salvage, waste prevention and
the utilization or sale OF discarded ma.
terials have aggregated sS,757 ,025.
Cost Of vickers machine guns has been
reduced $922.35 each: Colt machine
guns, S2S418 each: Lewis machine
guns, $22 each. Government rifles
now cost 500 each, a reduction Of SlS
each.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

The division headquarters at Camp
Lee is within n stones throw Of the
spot where the house stood TINT housed
Grant and his stan during the siege oi
pssarshnrs.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

Nearly 100000 girls and boys have
volunteered FOR the United States gar.
den army in the department Of the
interior. Their service flag bears a
crossed rake and hoe with the letters
U. 8. 8. q. In blue on q field OF white
with q red border. The enlistment
entails a pledge on the part OF the
child TO use efforts 10 increase food
production by cultlvating one or more
crops under garden supervisor or
teacher chosen for this work and to
make such reports as may be required.
The success Of the garden army plnn
II most gratifylns
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

Health of women workers in NUM-
ton plants will be looked after By
woman health officers who are TO be
trained under the direction Of the
women's division Of the industrial
service section OF the army ordnance
department.
An eight weeks course Of study for
carefully selected woman health Off
GERS has opened at Mount Holyoke col
lege, Massachusetts,. The course Is
under the general direction Of DR..
Krlstine Mann. health supervisor OF
the women's branch OF the ordnance
department. The stan OF lecturers
and instructors includes well-known
specialists In physiology and hygiene,
physical education, factory organ!zn-
tion and labor.
Women taking the course are college
graduates or OF equivalent technical
education. Almost all Of them have
had experience in dealing with work
ing women. First requirement for nd
mission to the course is perfect health
and only those were selected who will
inspire wholesome living among the
munition workers.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-18

The army has sufficient veterina'
rims, Surgeon General Gorgas an
nounces. Examinations for commits
sions In the veterinary corps have
closed. There 10 a waiting list OF
those eligible to commissions and un'
I'll this list is exhausted there will be
no more examinations. The corps has
LOO officers and 10000 enlisted men
on active duty.
Veterinary graduates called by the
draft will enter the army service ms
privates. Later they will he allowed
to take examinations for veterinary
officer commissions TO All vacancies
Men over the draft age and under
,rty may enlist as privates and secure
IN equal chance with selected men for
commissions. One hundred men are
graduated ench month from the train
Ing school for commissioned veterinar,
officers on active duty Mt Camp Green
leaf, Chickamauga Park, Ga.
The department OF labor reports ad
justment OF 20 industrial disputes dur
ing n recent week. This 10 a record
Eleven strikes and two threatened
strikes we're adjusted. Included In Tho
strikes settled was that Of machlnist'
at the Curtiss Airplane company plant
Buffalo. where 300 men quit aud 15.oo(
were affected Indirectly.
The division headquarters at CAM
Lee is within n stones throw Of th'
spot where the house stood Tint house'
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
Scale Of Wages
Fixed for Farm
LabOrers in the
Arkansas Valley

X. r. Jefries of this city and o. d,
Satterlee of Penrose, returned home
on Thursday from Rocky Ford. where
they went the first OF the week as
delegates from this county TO attend a
meeting to fix a scale OF wages for
farm laborers In the Arkansas valley
for the current year. There were
representatives in attendance at the
convention from Fremont, Crowley,
Bent, Prowers and Otero counties. d.
W. Thomas of the United States De-
partment of agriculture and A. E.
Loyett OF Fort Collins. representing
the Colorado States Agricultural col
lege. we're also present at the meet
ing. Mr.. Thomas explained what had
been done in the matter OF setting a
wage scale in other parts of the west
and of the necessity of such scale in
every section of Colorado.
After an exhaustive discussion of
the subject by the delegates and the
farmers present a; committee was ap-
pointed to draw up scale of wages
to be paid for all kinds of farm labor
in the Arkansas valley during the
coming season. The following rate
of compensation recommended by the
committee in its report and was
adopted by the convention; sixty-five
dollars month and free house rent
for married man; thirty cents an
hour. without board, or twenty cents
an hour with board. Besides this a
bonus. to be agreed upon between en-
ployer and employee. is to be paid at
the end of the season. A contract
price of from nineteen to 23 cents
an acre for thinning. topping and hoe
ing beets was adopted. A maximum
price of one and a half cents a box
for cherry picking was decided upon.
eThe committee also recommended
that steps be taken to improve the
living and working conditions of all
farm help. In referring to the work
of the convention on his return home
Mr.. Jeffries said:
"Other sections OF the state have
adopted a wage scale very similar to
the one agreed upon. at Rocky Ford
and II Is hoped that the farmers OF
Fremont county will zee that it is to
their advantage to pay all help sc-
cording to a fired schedule"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
SOUTH CANON

W. II. Trout purchased n new
Franklin car last week
Mr. wni EIdred OF Victor spent
Sunday with ais parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. l. Z Eldred on South First ST
MisA Cora Clark who has been con
fined TO her bed for some time with
IN abscess. is able 10 return TO her
school duties this week.
Mrs. Mary bowling returned TO her
home in East Canon Wednesday. aft
or spending several days with Mrs.
A. Vaughn. OF South 9Th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Trout and
daughter Helen and niece Gladys
Trout. went TO Pueblo Tuesday.
Mr. Miller OF Park Ave. Is expected
home Friday. from two weeks busi-
ncss trip thru Indiana. Michigan and
parts of Canada
Irwin Rutherford who has been In
breckenridge. Colo. dufinS the win
ter. is home for n two woeks' visit
with his mother. Mrs. l. Rutherford.
on Chestnut Avenue.
The modern Priscilla club met at
the home OF Miss Cora Terry. Friday
afternoon. ten members being present
The afternoon was spent In doing
needle work; during the afternoon
the hostess served delicious refresh
ments consisting OF sandwiches. tapio-
ca pudding and cake.
Miss Irene Trout who was operntcd
on for appendicitis nj the Holmes hos
pitai. was able to return to her home
at Hillside. Monday.
Irwin Rutherford is spending the
week with friends in wsisenburg.
Mrs. J. A. Jefferson went to Den
yer "wednesday to be present at
birthday celebration given in honor of
Mrs. Binns. mother of Mrs. Jeffer-
son. All her children being present
but one daughter who was unable TO
be there. Among the grandchildren
present were Sydney and Clara JeH-
crson: the former loft Saturday for
Fort Dcming. N. NJ. where he VIII 'go
In training; the latter student at Fl
Collins Agriculture College.
Miss cicona Elliott OF this city has
received official notice Of her appoint.
ment to clerical position in the War
department at Washington. ID. c.. as
the result Of civil service examin.
alton. She will leave for Washington
next Tuesday to enter upon the duties
Of the position.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
Canon Boy Finds
Things Pretty
Lively in France

Canon City isn't very far from the
battle line in France, after all. On
March the 27.h. Mr.. o. ]. Rundahi got
a letter from his son Earl. whc is
some where in the southeast part of
France This letter was written on
March the 4th. Only % days before
and 1t was an answer to letter that
Earl had received from Canon City.
dated on February the 9Th. ngain 20
days before. So It is only about three
weeks from Canon City to the French
battle field.
Mr.. Earl Rundahl says, work has
picked up now to such an extent that
I have had to abandon my horse and
take to motorcycle. Believe me.
things are humming in this neck of
the woods-trains. trucks. horses and
vehicles of all description. make one
big parade all day long. The mills
work day and night, but the output
is only handled in the day time.
81 see Dad. where you made mis-
take again of calling the Atlantic a
pond" Believe me. III carry mem
ories Of the size OF that pond and inn
agine submarines into the next world.
II get a little peeved once in awhile
because OF having to stay here in the
background. but guess it is ali for
the best-however. am going to see
those trenches If have to desert TO
do it.
"You speak of the fact that Bud
Davis and never have anything to
complain of Bud would have an ex-
cuse to complain perhaps. but ought
to be shot. were 1 to complain. Alb
solutely safe and sane here with pien-
ty to eat. and you know me-"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04
AUTO DRIVERS AND MECHANICS
WANTED FOR Y. M. c. A. SERVICE

The following men are wanted for
overseas work by the National War
Council: rs first class mechanics and
service men; GO first class drivers; so
first class foremen and repairmeh to
manage base garages.
These men must be above draft
age or If of draft age they should be
near 80 or 81 81 years of ass and in class
four or five. A man in the draft must
be permanently and plainly physically
disqualified. II a man has bad limb
or some injury which is easily seen or
readily seen the soldier with whom he
will have to work will ask no ques-
tions.
These men must be an expert in
every respect. not man who thinks
he is a mechanic or has worked two
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04

or three months as helper around a
garage or has taken care of his own
car for year. He should understand
the ''scraping in of bearings: the
lifting in" of brshings and the black
smithing necessary to straighten an
axle He should understand the trou-
bles of starters and carburetors and
their adjustments.
These men wear Red Triangle
and must. therefore. understand that
the high character and moral standard
must be adhered to.
Any men who feel qualified for
work of this nature may get definite
information from the local recruiting
committee by applying to l.. w. Felt-
er or to the Secretay of the Y. N.
C. A.