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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Germans Circulate "Whispering
Propaganda" Including At
tacks on President.
IS Directed FROM SPAIN
Mexico and South America Flooded
With Book Which likens United
States to vampire-Lies About
Rainbow Division.

Washington.-The German propa-
ganda was never buster in the United
States than at the present time. This
fact has been established by agents of
the government, and energetic meth
DDS to combat this sinister peril are
now being carried out. Not only is
the propaganda, which is operated
from headquarters in Spain, working
day and night to cause trouble in this
country, but it Is also working just as
hard to discredit the government of
the United States in Mexico and Cen
trail and South America, where there
has recently appeared for free distri-
button a book entitled "El Vampire del
COntinente," the vampire of the cohti-
nent referred to being this country.
An official of the federal govern
ment, one of whose duties brings him
into contact with German propagan-
da IN all parts of the world, said the
Germans were spending hundreds of
millions of dollars to spread discon-
Gated people in all the countries of the
allies, their activities including among
other schemes a concerted and vicious
attack, wherever possible, on Presi-
dent Wilson, Premier Lloyd George
and other high officials of the allied
governments.
Worked for Years on Scheme.
1--WE know that for years before the
outbreak Of war in 1914 the German
government worked to perfect It's
propaganda arm. In Germany they
called into the service of the state for
this purpose the great psychologists of
the country, the big newspaper men,
the university professors, trade eX-
perts, and even nOvelists and drama
fists. Agents were sent into every
country in the world to study the
people, until the government files in
Berlin contained complete data re-
garding the peculiarities and suscepti-
b.lities of all people with whom Ger
many had reason to anticipate a
clash.
Sup to few months ago the propa-
ganda concentrated against England in
an effort to isolate that nation. Every
neutral country in the world was flood
ed with false information regarding
England and her purposes in the war.
"Now the attack is switching from
England to the United States. Every
possible effort to poison the minds of
the people in certain parts Of the coun-
try is being resorted to, the effort be-
the country where the percentage Of
illiteracy Is greatest, and among the
negroes. The special story which is
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
SPEND MILLIONS
TO SPREADLIES

being whispered over the country
and we are the victims of what is
known as the whispering propaganda
is that this is war of the wealthy
classes. and that the president plunged
the country into the struggle to save
the millionaires' as well as to safe
guard Americas huge loans and cred
its to the allied countries.
1--WE have even established the fact
that the propaganda has penetrated
into the mountain Businesses of the
Carolinas and Georgia, where the
mountaineers have been led to believe
that another Civil war is imminent
Lies About Rainbow Division.
"The disaster story has also been
worked to a finish in all parts of the
country. The Rainbow division has
been picked out as the victim of this
phase Of the propaganda, because It
represents all sections of the country,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

cut-over timber lands of the North,
Northwest and South; second. the
more general and systematic raising
Of sheep on farms, where sheep rails
ing has been hitherto neglected large
ly because of frontier competition;
and third, continued use of the great
ranges Of the West to their full capac-
ity. 1t can be done. 1t is u question
Of education.
In 1900 we had In the United States
80 sheep per capita. In 1917, the fig
ure dropped to AZ per capita. In 1890
we produced 400 pounds of wool per
capita. In 1917 only 2.72 pounds per
capita.
We import now so per cent of our
wool consumption. We ought to pro-
duce that at home; and we can If we
will.
Sheep increase rapidly-from 30 to
100 per cent annually as compared
with the number Of ewes.
There Is every reason, in the 0pin-
Ion OF the committees. why. for the
sake of our economic welfare and In
dependence, we should act on the fact
that we Gun raise enough sheep IL we
will. and reap advantage and profit
In 80 doing.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
RAISE MORE SHEEP
Necessary for Sake Of Economic
Welfare and independence.
Steady Decline 10 Shown in the In
dustry In United States in Re.
cent Years.

Washington.-The sheep industry in
the United States must either adjust
itself to the changed economic con-
ditions Of this day or continue the
decline which has been Its portion In
years past. Such Is the conclusion
reached In report issued by the sheep
and wool industry by the committee
on statistics and standards of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
The principal remedies suggested in
the report to arrest the present steady
decline In our production of sheep
are, first, the use for sheep grazing of
) me Alphabetically worthless and cheap
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08

and q disaster which overwhelmed tina!
command would have tn erect I'D an
PARTS of the nation, and not III soin0
particular section.
"This is the source of all those mys-
terious rumors to the effect that tni'
or that regiment in the Raillpo"
vision has been annihilated.
"South America at this moment 10
swamped with a pamphlet ehtitieu III
Vampire del Continente,' when Is pei
hans the most vicious attack on na-
ton ever published, and the ha'io' "
this instance is the United States
"Some months ago there was Sent W
South America for circulation NJ,
officially prepared document ehtll'e,
why America Went to war inS'e"u
of making friends for us the pook io''
them. and an investigation was or'
dered. This investigation led 10 tiie
discovery that the Germans had so'
hold of the genuine documents, aiter
which they proceeded to SUBSTITUTE an
edition of their own. The spurious
edition was the same as the Aheri'
can. with the exception that the Ter
mans inserted a preface.
1.-THE preface was cleverly written,
and TO the ordinary person read as IL
II had been prepared by our govern
ment. But the statements in the prei-
ace did not bear out the facts IN .ne
rest of the book and so instead OF De-
lieving what we said thousands OF peo-
ple who read the book came to the
conclusion that we were lying. Proper
steps are now being taken to counter
act this work of the enemy propa'
ganda.
in the South American countries
the Germans have bought up huiher
Gus newspapers, which they employ u
spread their propaganda.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
War Expenses Increase Each
Month and Prices of
Food Soar.
PR0F|TEERS GO UNCHECKED
Menace to Morale of Nation Seen II
Spectators Are Not Curbed Soon
Revelations of Press Cause
Sensation.

R0me.-The war is costing Italy
S149,OOO,000 a month or, in. round
numbers. about 100000 IA day. In
estimating the cost of the war the ex-
penditure incurred during the ten
months of Italy's neutrality for war
preparations as well as the money
spent during the 33 months of war up
to the end of last February are taken
into account. The estimate is only ap-
proXimate, because besides the money
actually spent for war expenditure
payments made by the war Office and
penditure due to the war are included
in the calculation.
On the other hand the increased ex-
penditure and the payments made by
other government departments during
the period from August /, 1914, to Feb
ruary 2S, 1913, are not taken into ac-
count. Only the expenditure of the
three ministries of war, of the navy
and of munitions Is added together In
order to afford an indication of how
much the war is costing Italy.
Cost of Warfare Grows.
The total extending over a period Of
two years and nine months when d.
vided into shorter periods reveals that
war expenditure is increasing. Thus,
while during the first quarter of Italy's
intervention, from June to August,
1915, $97. 100000 were spent every
month, during the last quarter, from
December, 1917, to February. 1918, the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
MEMORIAL TO CARRIE NATION
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
viii Erect Drinking Fountain
at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan.-The Kansas Won.
ans Christian Temperance union will
erect drinking fountain here nee !.
the Union station as memorial to the
late Carrie Nation. The State asso-
citation has voted $1,000 to be devoted
to that purpose.
The city commissioners have agreed
to accept the fountain in the name of
the city. and to maintain the water
supply. 1t was In this city that Mrs.
Nation began her nationwide cam.
paign of saloon smashing. many years
ago.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
German Books DESTROYED.

Shell Lake. Wis. - Although the
school board refused to abolish the
teaching Of German In the High sch ,ol
classes In that study may have to be
abandoned temporarily ut least. as IN.
known persons entered the school srd
destroyed all the German text books Il
the building.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
President OF Panama Dead.

Panama.-Dr. Ramon Valdez, presi-
dent OF the Republic OF Panama, died
June 3. DIR. Valdez apparently was in
good health just prior to his death
and 1t Is thought that probably he was
stricken with apoplexy.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
FATHER OF VICTIM ON
THE CYCLOPS ENLlSTS

Birmingham, Ala.-"My name
is J. p. Baggs. l am the father
of ii. T. Baggs, who was one OF
the boys lost on the Cyclors.
want to do something for my
country" The speaker, a heavy
set man wearing spectacles'
stood before one of the draft
boards as he spoke. An investi-
CATION revealed that he was
skilled mechanic. He was sen.
TO one of the United States ship
yards.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Kaiser Tolerates Shakespeare

Amsterdam.-The German EMPEROR
as patron of arts, has ordered the
production of great national educa-
ton" Of the works of Shakespeare.
whom the Germans profess to regard
as more German than English.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Italy Spending 5 Millions Daily

average monthly expenditure increased
to $3.50. 60O0 900, and 1t is therefore cal
culated that at present the war is
costing Italy S10,OO0,000 a day.
So far no serious attempt has been
made to improve the food situation in
Italy, which is gradually getting worse
not so much on account of acute short
age as to dsorganized distribution and
increase of prices due to the
speculatiOns of middlemen and to ex-
tensive boarding. Sensational revela-
tions are being made in the local press
about the profits of middlemen espe-
cially in respect to animal food. For
instance, 1t has been ascertained that
the lamb market has been cornered by
middlemen, who are buying lambs at
II cents pound and selling them 10
retailers at over SLIGO, with the re-
suit that the market prices of lamb
have risen to almost 81 pound.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Proflteers Unchecked.

Strangely enough no action has yet
been taken against the denounced mid
dlemen while boarding is being re-
pressed in half-hearted way, despite
the fact that all the shops and restau-
rants raided afforded convincing proof
that cheese, fats and foodstuffs Of
every description are being hidden and
sold at fancy prices. A few arrests
have been made. but the measures so
far adopted are inadequate to improve
existing conditions.
AS the patience of citizens is we'll.
nigh exhausted, II is feared that popu-
lar dissatisfaction and resentment will
lead to disorders and thus weaken ma
tional resistance at time when the
situation Is apt to become serious ow-
Ing to an impending offensive on the
Italian front. Radical and energetic
measures are therefore imperative.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Nine Pounds of Liberty.

Chlcago.-Dr. and Mrs. w. Moore
Thompson of this city claim the first
Liberty child. She was born April 26.
Liberty day, and they named her Lib
erty. She weighed nine pounds, too.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-08
Utahn Falls Dead in Field.

Springville, Utah,-James II. Dow
dem, prominent farmer of this
place, fell dead while working In
field near here Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
IA WI N<IJ !iS!Y
~ a(|s(ke
SYRUP OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVER|SH CHILD
If little stomach is sour, liver
torpid or bowels
clogged

Mothers can rest easy after giving
california Syrup of Figs because IN
a few hours all the clogged-up waste.
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you have
a we'll, playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from
play to empty their bowels. and they
become tightly packed, liver gets slug
gish and stomach disordered
When cross. feversh. restless, see #
tongue is coated, then give this deli
cious fruit laxative" Children love It,
and it cannot cause injury. No differ
ence what ails your little one--if full
of cold or a sore throat. diarrhoea
stomach ache. bad breath, remember
gentle inside cleansing" should al
ways be the first treatment given. Full
directions for babies. children of all
ages and grown-ups are printed on
each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" then
look carefully and see that 1t is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany" We make no smaller size. Hand
back with contempt any other fig
syrup-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
ALEE GRAY

Impressive funeral . services were
held over the remains of Alec Gray.
who was instantly killed Tuesday
morning while at work at woodward
furnace, by the Bessemer Boy Scouts,
troop No. 4, of which he was mem
Der. The services were held at the
Brighton Methodist church and follow
ing the remarks of the Rev. w. Nj.
Mcdonald and the Rev. A. c. Swindle
OF East Lake, who assisted. the scouts
took charge under the leadership of
Scoutmaster Shook and followed the
corpse to the cemetery, where the
funeral rites were read. The bugle
call was sounded and the scouts paid
their last tribute to their absent broth
er. The active pallbearers were Rob-
ert Fischer, Marbut Kidd. Truman
Eastis. Wade Gutherie, Mckinley ALL
away, Mark Fischer and Cecil Pegues.
Many lovely floral offerings showed
the love and esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. Interment was made
at Brighton cemetery.
The Bessemer board of education
held meeting last night at the high
school auditorium, when it was de-
cided to adopt the regulation cap and
gown for the graduating classes O.!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
Local Banks Show
Deposits of $44,402,8 21

The five banks of Birmingham
have total deposits of S44,402,S 2f,
according to the reports of the
banks under date of March A,
which has just been published as
follows: First National, $21 .S2s.-
933, Birmingham Trust, $1O,2S5,-
S4S; American Trust, $7.649. 06S,
Traders National @2,517 ,432; and
Bank Of Ensley, $2,128,543.
The following data will show the
Individual banking grOwth' First
National, in January, 1916, depOs-
its were S12,318,OO0, in January,
1917, they were $16,401. 900; In Sep
TENDER. 1917, they were $1S,246.-
600 and. now they are $21 ,623, 03S,
while the deposits of the Birming-
ham Trust In January, 1915. were
S6,607 900, in September. 1917, they
were eS,621 600 and now are $10.-
2S5,OOO. All other banks In Bir-
minxham have increased deposits
In a similar manner and the total
deposits of all banks in January,
1916, were $4,000, 900, In January,
1917, 1856 900 900 and Mt present arc
44,4O2.O 900.
Increases are also reported by
building and loan associations and
other financial institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
DO SOMETHING
FOR THAT COUGH
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Hcney will
prove ideal treatment

A neglected cough may lead to such
dangerous bronchial or lung ailments,
that proper attention with Or. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey cannot be begun too
promptly
You can absolutely depend on this
remedy. as it has proved effective in
thousands of cases where a hacking
cough, difficult breathing, inflamma-
ton or hoarseness were. Its balsam
and healing ingredients soothe
the throat. loosen the phlegm, the an
tiseptic properties check the cold germs
and feverish or grippy feelings are
promptly allayed
Take DR. Belrs Pine-Tar- Honey at
once, not only for quick and gratifying
relief for all distressing symptoms, but
to prevent serious after-effects. Still
sold at 25c by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
PIPE ORGAN MAKES
BIG HIT AT L0EW'S
$4,000 Instrument Recently
Installed Proves Musi-
cal Marvel

Loew's Bjou will offer their patrons
a new and entertaining attraction today
in the nature of the music from their
new $4,000 pipe organ that has just been
installed and is now in operation at
each performances
This organ was purchased just after
Christmas and it was received and in
stalled this week. The combination OF
music offered, when all of the various
musical contents are loosed, is equal to
any orchestra or brass band. There are
drums, tamborines, symbols, horns, vio-
lins, mandolins, in fact almost any kind
of instruments and attachments conceiV-
able in this wonderful musical instru-
ment The organ was Played for the
first time yesterday, and as tire patrons
would open the door and stick their
heads into the door. they would sigh
s'Oh, my; amt that grand! Isn't it
superb; Just to think of staying here an
hour or two and hearing that wonder
full music! we don't care whether
there Is any show or not, one lady re-
marked.
The expert operator Mrs. III. w. Stew
art, manipulates the keyboard just as
easy as falling off log. but let some
one who does not know how to operate
this riot of music get hold of the keys
and you will have more fuss than you
ever heard before, and less music.
1t takes musician to play a
pipe organ, but more than that,
it takes someone with knowledge Of the
organ, too. All Of this one will easily
notice as soon as they walk into the
Bijcu and hear the big organ In
high tearing off rag. or sobbing away
at a dirge, or perhaps stepping to a
frisky patriotic march.
Manager Keene Is about as happy over
his new charge as he was over his
first pair of trousers. He smiles and
talks about the organ in great glee-
and you won't blame him when you hear
the organ,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
GRAVES SMITH HAS
WON EMBLEM OF
". S. S. CAMPAIGN
First Local Boy Scout to
Win This Distinction-De-
mands Being Made for
Speakers
Graves Smith of Troop 1s is the first

Graves Smith of Troop 16 is the first
Boy Scout of Birmingham to win
the lace emblem offered by the United
States treasury department for gal
liant and meritorious service in the ma
tion-wide campaign which the Boy
Scouts are making for the sale of war
savings stamps and thrift stamps
To win the ACE emblem" which is an
adaptation of the badge of distinction
first conferred by France upon the daring
aviators. scout must sell stamps to the
value of $3.50 to 26 individuals. Scout
Graves Smith exceeded this requirement
by selling in eight hours work 1896 so of
stamps to 26 men, women and children.
Yesterday afternoon his sales were only
$13 short of the amount necessary to win
the palm the highest emblem prize,
and he stoutly affirmed that he would
be over the line before his head connected
with the pillow.
The Boy Scouts exhausted their sup
ply of red cards Saturday afternoon when
the tank made it's first appearance on the
streets OF Birmingham. A Geographic
request was sent to scout headquarters in
New York city for an additional supply
of 10000 cards. They arrived Wednes-
day morning and all day there was an
unbroken stream of scouts into the CEN
trail offices in the Jefferson County Bank
Du1lulnR CldInOTllS IOI d. dlfNS w lLC
cards AS fast as a scout received his
share he went out into the streets and
got busy. City mail carriers saw the
result when they robbed the mail boxes
late Yesterday afternoon and gathered
in cards by the handful.
TANK ON STREETS AGAIN
1t Is understood that the tank will be
on the streets again Saturday, and it
is predicted it will get royal recep-
ton.
1.-THE gunfire of the tank has unques-
tionably gone strongest into the hearts
of Birmingham" said one of the work
ers at w. S. s. headquarters. I'VE have
reason to believe that this clever idea OF
the Birmingham boys will be reproduced
in many of the leading cities of the
United States. Score again for this live
old burg
Crawford Johnson, state director Of the
national war savings campaign, left for
Mobile yesterday afternoon, where ne
the W. S. S. committee in Mobile county.
On the way to his train Mr.. johnson
said: THAT was a splendid send-oft
which the Rotary club gave w. S. S. to-
day. / am prouder of the Rotarians than
| ever"
SPEAKERS NEEDED
| State w. S. S. headquarters report an
urgent request for speakers from all
over the state. The people seem to be
| hungry to hear first-hand facts about the
war and the thrift campaign. The state
COMMITTEE is doing all it can to supply
the demand and is calling for volunteers
| The coming of Senator Kenyon is
awaited with much interest at state
headquarters. and qualification Is OK
pressed at securing the ample auditorium
| of the First Methodist church for the
senator's appearance here next Wednes-
day at an hour of which due notice will
be given.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
MINING CONGRESS
MAY BE HELD HERE
Blanks Everett Goes to Washington
to Arrange Details of the
Meeting

Blanks Everett general manager Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. left last night
for Washington. where he will confer
with ]. F. Callbreath, secretary of the
American Mining association, relative to
holding the next American mining con-
gress in Birmingham Mr., Callbreath
notified Mr.. Everett that the congress
would be glad to accept Birmingham 8
invitation If certain details could be ar
ranged and asked Mr.. Everett to meet
him in Washington.
While in Washington Mr. Everett will
also confer with the secretary Of the
Southern Sociological congress which will
meet in Birmingham April 16, II, IS and
49, in reference to the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
The New Calomel Is
Harmless and Delightful
All Sickening and Dangerous
Qualities Removed--Medici-
nal Virtues Vastly I'm
proved-New Variety Called
"Calotabs.

Science has given us smokeless pow
der, colorless iodine and tasteless qui-
nine---now comes nausealess calomel. a
new variety known as Calotabs. that is
wholly delightful in effect, vet more
effective than the old style calomel as
a system purifier and liver-cleanser.
Your doctor prefers calomes above all
other medicines, as it Is the best and
only sure remedy for biliousness, indi-
gestion and constipation. Now that
calomel is delightful to take. every
body is asking for the new variety,
Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime, a swal-
low of water--thats all. No nausea. no
gripping, no danger. Next morning you
wake up feeling fine, your liver
cleansed, your system purified. Eat
what you. please-no restriction Of
habit or diet.
Calotabs are sold only In original
sealed packages, price thirty-five cents.
Your druggist recommends and guar
antees Calotabs.-Adv