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Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
ouR SERVICE FLAG
There's little tlas-the service

There's a little flag-the service
flag
Which hangs in our homes today,
With its stars of blue or its stars Of
gold, .-e
Which tell of loved ones away.
This little flag-this silent flag
Tells more than words can say
OF the solemn pride of the folks at
home,
Who can but work and pray.
o may these stars-these service
stars
Not change from blue to gold,
Yet well we know our country's pride
These boys will now uphold.
For love of that flag-that service
flag
There is work for each to do;
Let's all do our bit, let's all do our
best.
Is the motto for me and for you.
For love of our homes and our nat
i've land
Let each of us here decide
We will gladly respond to our gen.
erals call
Ffom'the front ON the other side.
For that service flag that priced
home flag
With stars of whatever hue.
Means our men are guarding our Ma
tion's flag, ..r..
The red, the white, the blue.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Easy solution Of pIffleuI.x.

A pompous old gentleman upon
reaching his home one evening found
the street blockaded and heap Of
earth piled against his doorstep. OBJ
serving workman welding his shovel
In a nearby ditch, he accosted a pass
ing policeman and complained that the
iaborer was trespassing upon private
property. firh .T T
"What do yez mean by throwing
dirt on tn gintleman's stepsT demand
ed the oflcer. I so -.1.
There's no other place e throw It r.
replied the workman indifterently.
swell. thin. in that case. yes had
better dig another hole an throw It In
therei"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
NO BRIGHT MONEY
Mrs. BiIItops Rises to Heigh: Of
SeIf-Sacrifice.
She Had q "0ood Thing" In Her Ar
ransement with the Partner OF !,
+. Her Joys and Sorrows, but
Patriotism Came First.

Something unexpected has hap
pened," said Mr.. Billtops. Something
quite unexpected.
"You know. for years have been CIV
ing Mrs. Billtops all my bright money
Whenever got bright dime or quar-
ter or half simply turned 1t over to
Mrs. Billtops. III
There might be weeks when I
would not get a single bright coin;
but there would be other weeks in
which would receive In change a
considerable number. Altogether these
bright coins provided for Mrs. b.
tidy bit Of revenue, and l am sure it
was as great a pleasure for me to turn
them over to Mrs. Billtops as 1t was
for her to receive them, though once
this bright money proposition did give
me little scare.
Il dropped into a candy store one
day to get some candy for Mrs. Bill
tops and there In change for $5 bill
l received two bright dimes and four
absolutely spick and span bright new
81 billsi 81
"Well, now. there was something to
make you stop and think. Under our
understanding was to give Mrs. Bill
tops all bright money 1t is true that
by that understood bright coins, and
had no doubt that Mrs. RilltOps did,
too, but the promise from me was Of
oil bright money and on. strict in
depreciation, which did not desire to
evade, there was nothing for me to do
but to turn over with the two bright
dimes those four bright dollars. Which
I did. US -e,@
"But Mrs. Billtops declined to re-
ceive them. . t.i
"'No. Ezra she said, mo. We both
understood bright money to mean
bright coins, and we will go not by
the letter of the contract but by the
spirit. Ezra, you keep the $4.'
(which did, and was always glad
she settled 1t that way, for the oppo-
site Interpretation Of my obligation
might sometimes have subjected me to
considerable Inconvenience.
Suppose / should some day have
gone into candy store and laid down
not IS bill but $1,000 bill and re-
SSA'SN AZ SAoh6S POOOs<V ul IA OElkuI
money. which by the contract I should
have been required to turn over to
Mrs. Billtops. Why, have seen the
time when handing over that amount
Of money in that way would have
cramped me quite some.
"But never have I failed to hand
over all bright coins. year after year
continuously, until yesterday, when
that something unexpected happened
when Mrs. Billtops said to me:
Ezra, no more bright money. I
have always. been glad to get 1t for
the sentiment Of 1t and for the use I
could make of It, but you need the
money more now and from now on you
keep 1t and use 1t as you would any
other money and I will deny myself
that luxury. No more bright money,
Ezra, from now until the end Of the
war; r,fs's 4 75 ar1
UNEXPECTED 1t certainly was, but
still 1t was only what you would have
expected her to do, II you knew Mrs.
BilltoIs."
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Patch Skull win Patient. own Ribs.

The replacing Of destroyed portions
Of skull with layers Of cartilage taken
from the patients own ribs Is one
of the latest methods Of healing war
injuries. H. Warren WOodroffe, sur
geon Of the Ulster Volunteer hospital
in France, describes the method which
has been successfully tried on num-
Der Of severely wounded men.
Cutting down to the ribs parallel to
the breast bone, the surgeon slices of
thin layers of the cartilage which at
taches the bony ribs to the breast
bone. These are held In the gap
caused by the destruction Of the skull
after the scalp has been turned back.
The scalp Is then stitched back In place.
Within few weeks, instead Of having
no protection to the underlying brain.
hard layer Of cartilage, firm though
slightly elastic, II formed.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
THE LAST OF THE voNs

And it came to pass that one Won
Hindenburg who had grown to mans
estate ''Unter den Linden" and fat
tened by sauerkraut and weiners, con
ceived that he was appointed by Me
und Gott to lead mighty armies in
battle against the christian.
This prodigal from youth had been
trained in the art of Hun savagery
as well as his trusty lieutenant Won
Ludendorff and felt equal to the car
rying out of the orders of one Villum
the second and when this mighty
monarch commanded them to 20 down
into the Antwerp valley and lay
waste the Belgian harvest and des-
troy all that might sustain human
life they with one accord said aye,
aye. and 1t was done.
He then commanded a second time
to go down upon the fertile Reims
plain and butcher without stint all
those who had not the sauerkraut
features. and they. likewise obeyed
And 1t came to PASS, that when all
this had been done, wilhelm COM
manded that great feast should be
held thruout all the land, and a
mighty feast was held in commemor-
alton of the event, consisting of boil
ogna and lager beer, of which they
made merry.
He then commanded them to march
upon the ancient capital of Gallia and
destroy the work of centuries Of art,
but in this he was foiled by the des-
cendants of the armies, led by the
little Corsican.
And while the spires Of that an
cient city loomed in the distance it
was decreed that his goal should
never be attained, as an aged French
general checked his ravenous horde
at the Marne and sent them retreat.
ing in search of a fresh supply of
kraut.
While his reign of terror was at
Its heighth and this ruler dreaming
OF conquered nations, the quiet and
peace-loving republic from across the
sea spaketh and saith to the vons,
desist l say or you'll rue the day,
as America. with its millions of
peace-loving people will not longer
tolerate this butchery by a fiend in
carnate, but they heedeth not
Then 1t came to pass that this
great. nation assembled the mil.
lions of its young men and placed
them in training for battle as we'll
as builded Its thousands Of ships and
sent them over the water to wipe
from the earth this ruler and his wal
council, that there might not remain
a trace OF such vile creatures as the,
who have wilfully destroyed the lives
Of thousands of women and children
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Heretofore the deceitful Prussian
when brought to lay. raised both
hands, with grenade In each, ex-
claiming. Don't shoot. kamerad"
and at the opportune time hurled
them at his foe. When. they greet
The Sammies thusly they will get the
tayonet in the region of the solar
plexus that will give tht IN abdominal
cramps forever.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

When you lend your money to the
government 1t is for the purpose of
keeping Kaiser Bill out of this coun-
try. 1t is far better to whip that
tyrant into submission ON foreign
soil than to allow our cities and
towns along the seaboard to be des-
troyed by his submarine flotilla. Buy
bond and prevent this catastrophe.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Which do you prefer-lending your
money to Uncle Sam and drawing
4A% interest or pay 1t to Germany
later on for indemnities without
ever receiving principal or interest!
Buy bonds.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Kaiser Bob. as the Denver "side
light" chooses to term him. is show
ing himself to be 1000 loyal when
he recommends that all those who are
able to buy bonds and don't. be pro-
hibited from buying flour, sugar, etc.
All consideration to those who would
buy If they could, but none to those
who can buy and won't.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

The time was when the New York
Tribune was considered a power in
politics, but its persistent loyalty to
protective tariff shipwrecked it on
the coast Of oblivion. 1t is now try
ing to gain some notoriety by renom-
mating a defunct ex-president in
1920.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
Tho.e Rope.FIIIed smokss.

Bill-Give some men rope enough
and they'll hang themselves.
Gill-Oh, I don't think it's ~ bad a.
all that.
"What do you mean BY bad ~ all
thatf"
'Why, you've given me . number
Of those cigars you smoke and they've
made me feel bad, but not bad enough
to hang myself"
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

The question uppermost in many
minds is where are the allies to col
onize the Hohenzollern family and
the Prussian war council after the
war. The earth does not need them
and the devil won't have them.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

We see by the papers that George
Creel flew in an airpiane over Wash
ington and looped the loop and per-
formed other stunts. George is used
to acrotatic Ierforn ances as is
known by those who watched his car.
eer while he was a resident Of Den
yer a few years ago.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Enough American soldiers in
France will 'go over the top" and
drive Fritz from his entertainments
and subdue him in the open and
bring civilization and ccntentment to
that illusionary people. Buy war
bonds and aid in this reformation.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

With Glass as governor, Noland,
secretary of state; Leckenby, treas
urer. and Hubbard, attorney general,
surely Colorado would have band of
state officers that would be the peer
OF any state in the union.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

The Kaiser is now experiencing
some Of the nerve-wrecking tortures
due to blasted hope. A little later
in the season some Of the state ed
itors will be in like condition when
the wires proclaim to the world that
Colorado has reelected her loyal sons
to congress. b,
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Since orders have been given that
all news from the American battle
front should come thru Gen. PERISH
ing, where does George Creel come
In? We have ton the pay roll.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
FOR SAlE-A SNAP

~ interest in Fannie lode, Enter.
prise mining district for 100000.
3t Fl. j. HAWLEY.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

Your money cannot be neutral. II
10 either for or against your govern.
ment-which 10 Il?
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
MlBR COLORADO Editorial ASSOCIATION
THURSDAY, APRIL 2sth, 1918.

No Colorado Democrat is foolish
enough this year to stand for nomin-
alton against the loyal men that are
now in congress.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25

ist pub. Mich. IA; last Apr. IS, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Union Head Makes
Protest Against
Further Lockouts

CHICAGO, July Us. J. Konenkamp,
president of the Commercial Tele-
graphers' Union of America, tonight
sent the following telegram to Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson in reply to a
message requesting that the strike
against the Western Union, set for to-
morrow, be deferred:
"Your telegram has been received
and would say that the commercial
teiegraphers have been most anxious at
all times to do everything within their
power to avert a strike, and your re-
quest, under the circumstances you
piled with, but desire to point out the
great danger of further lockouts by the
Western Union as the result of to-
days meetings, which, if attempted,
may destroy all our efforts to cooper
ate with the government"
Mr.. Konenkamp at the same time
sent the following telegram to Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who also had
urged the postponement of the pro-
posed strike:
II have your telegram and, acting
upon your recommendation, instruc-
tions have been sent to all points to
postpone strike action. The CONNER
cial telegraphers, while insistent upon
their rights as American citizens, stand
ready to cooperate with the government
at all times, as we'll as to be guided by
your advice in this critical hour. Your
interest in our behalf is so we'll known
that we have the fullest confidence in
your judgment. The greatest danger
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08

ANDERSON-William H., aged 81. beloved
nephew of William II. Anderson, on July
o. 1919. Funeral. p. m. Monday, at his
5aee residence. 625 East 2Sth st. Flatbush.
lnterment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
BEACH-At Catskill, N. Y, Friday. July r.
$ 1918, George Howard Beach, in his ed
year.
BlLLS-Entered into rest, July ;. James
Freeland Bills, in the Saith year Of his
age. Funeral services at the Chapel of
the Brick Church, 9th av. and 37th St,
Monday. July 8. at / a. m.
BOYHAN-on Saturday, July 6. Mary G.
boyhan beloved wife of William j. Boy
han. Funeral from 2l9 North ocean ay..
Patchogue, Long Island. on Tuesday, July
>; viii leave on :23 a. m. train for
East 3fth St, New York City, where a
solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated
for the happy repose of her soul, at 10
a. m. lnserment at Calvary. Rochester
papers please copy.
CARR-Margaret, at her residence. 339 East
3lth st, on July 4. 1918. Funeral on
Mon&ay, July 8. to st. Gabriei's Church
at 80 a. m. Relatives and members of
the Women'e C. p. L.. Holy Rosary Coun-
Gil II. are respectfully invited. =
CUNNINGHAM-On July S. Agnes. beloved
wife of the late Arthur Cunningham
Church. Lexington av. and Goth ST. Mon
day morning. 10 o'clock. Interment
Greenwood Cemetery.
DARLlNG-At his late residence, 3o3 18th
ST.. West New York. n. J.. Friday. June
8. 1918, John S.. beloved husband of Abi
gail Darling (nee Crossley). Funeral ser
vices Monday. July 8. at 3 p. M, at Trim
ity Reformed Church. 10th st. and Pail
sade av.. West New York. N. j. Inter
ment Fairview Cemetery.
DOUGLAS-Edward Donaldson. At AT Park
av.. on the 5th inst. In his sgd year.
Edward Donaldson Douglas. of Rye, N Y.
son Of the late George B. and Henrietta L.
Douglas. of Brooklyn. New York. Funeral
services will be held at the chapel of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. 55th 81.
near 5th av.. Monday. July 8. at D. m.
DUREN-S Suddenly. at PHILADELPHIA. Penn.
on Friday. July 5. 1918. Walter, son az
Mary Z. Newbury and the late George r.
and interment private
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Will Discuss Housing
Building and Loan Bodies to
Meet July "a and Is

The Importance of the housing ques-
tion in centres of great industrial ac-
tivity, and government aid in wartime
America, will be two of the many ques-
tions Of national scope that will be
discussed at the twenty y-sixth annual
convention of the United States League
Of Building and Loan Associations, at
the Robert Treat Hotel, in Newark, on
July "a and 25. About $50 delegates
representing every section of the coun-
try, are expected to attend the conven-
ton.
The New Jersey State League Of
Building and Loan Associations, it is
stated, also will participate in the
convention: Following the second
days session of the convention, the
sshipyards at Port Newark will be vis-
tied. l.. L. Rankin, president of the
league, will preside Mark w. Rider,
of Chicago, will discuss the housing
question Professor James Ford, Of
Harvard, will speak on government aid
in war time.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
ENGAGEMENTS

ARENS-MAYERS-- Mayors to Jonas
Arens, Of Brooklyn,
COLLINS-ROBERTS-M and Mrs. Jacob
Hayward Roberts, at Hampstead, L. l.. an
nounce the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Marion Mckay Roberts, to Lieutenant
Lyman Pelton Collins, Engineers, N A.,
u. S. A., son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pelton Collins, also of Hampstead =
KY-AUSLANDER-M and Mrs
Jacob Auslander. of $50 West End av. an
nounce the engagement of their daughter.
Felice. to Corporal Nathan P. Dworetzky.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Dworetzky, of
500 West 141st st. Corporal Dworetzky in
the Ordnance. Department. is at present
stationed at Camp Hancock, Ga.
GARLOCK-sLOTE--M and Mrs. H. slote
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Rose, to John H. Garlock, Medical Re-
serve Corps. New York City.
GOLIED-HIR and Mrs Jacob
Hlrsch, of 288 West 92d St.. and Hilsdale,
~ j.. announce the engagement of their
daughter. Sadie. to Mr.. Samuel l. Golied .
GoTTLIEB- LEVIN and Mrs. NJ.
Levin, of 1913 President St. Brooklyn.
N. Y, announce the betrothal of their
daughter, Florence Lang, to Mr.. William
Gottlieb. Brooklyn. N. Y. :
-JACOB-Miss Elsa B. Jacob. of
Honnesdale Penn. to Mr. Herman Lesser.
OF New Rochelle. N. Y.
R9sENTHALm L., LEVITT - Mrs. Veronica
H.
gagement of her daughter, Estelle. to Mr..
1. Rosenthal of San Francisco. Cal.
SACHS -TAPOLOw-Mrs. Esther Tapolow,
Of 769 Halsey ST.. Brooklyn, announces the
betrothal of her daughter, Murel, to Lieu
tenant Jacob Sachs, NJ. r. c., of Roches-
ter. on July 2. 1918
SlNGER-SIMON-M Sarah Simon has
the pleasure of announcing the betrothal
Of her daughter, Miss Frances Simon. to
Mr. Samuel Singer.
SOLOMON-POLITZME and Mrs. M
j. Politzmer wish to announce the engage.
ment of their daughter, Sophie, to Mr.
Samuel B. Solomon.
SULLlVAN-SULLIVA Teresa C.
Sullivan, sullivan of S25 West l7sth St, New Yorl,
City. announces the engagement of her
daughter, Marie -Roze, to Lieutenant Ed
mund Bernard Sullivan, NJ R. c., of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, now stationed at Camp
Meade. Admiral. Nd, in the U. S. Army
Base Hospital.
TUOMEY-DOHERTY- Henrietta C.
Doherty. of 100 West 119th st., announces
the engagement of her daughter. Annette
to T. Douglas Tuomey, son of Mr. and Mrs
Thomas j: Tuomey. of New York and Bay
Shore. L. l. N'
WELTMAN-BARDEN-Mr and Mrs. T
barden announce the engagement of the;,
daughter, Fannie, to Mr.. Cyrus Weltman
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08

sumo control of the lines Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Z,-Ihat the President of the United
States be urged to exercise such power if
granted.
S.-That the calling of the strike AGAINST
the Western Union Telegraph Company be
deferred pending the action of the Senate
and the President of the United States.
Konenkamp to Delay
The resolution was passed following
the receipt of message from Presi-
dent konenkamp, which declared he
had not decided on any change in the
original programme, but that he had
been advised that it would be we'll to
suspend the strike until Congress had
decided whether or not to take over
the wires. He declared he objected
to procrastination, but would make his
final decision late Sunday night.
Deputy President Thomas, in prefac-
ing the resolution, declared that COM
mercial telegraphy belonged to the
people and should be managed by the
government. He said in part:
TO ruin an industry is not the pur-
pose of the union. We wish to con-
struct, not destroy. 1t is nonsensical
to say that operators in the service of
the nation would be more apt to re-
veal the contents of kilograms than if
IN the service of the Western Union
In the service of their country they
would be more apt to arrest those
whose performances were criminal.
Demands an Investigation
~ think the people of this country
are absolutely against the Western
Union system. Congress should inves-
ttiigate it.. l think it just to the pub
lie that it should know what proper
tion of the company's surplus is due ia
its practice of transmitting telegrams
by train messengers, and how long this
practice has been in effect, as
to its delivery of confidential kilograms
over the telephone through third par.
ties without the knowledge or consent
of the sender, as to delay in govern
ment business and errors in transmits.
Sion."
Another resolution called on Presi.
dent Wilson and Congress to place the
telegraph lines under the railroad ad-
ministration instead of Postmaster
General Burleson,, who is, opposed tc
unionizing of Federal employees. The
suggestion was made that a Director
| General of Telegraphs be created, anc
SO we'll did the delegates think of the
idea that they offered the names o1
several men prominent in telegraph
and Congressional circles, including
W. P. Phillips, David J. Lewis and W
]. Cary.
Meeting Changes Vote
The storm was raised when Jack
Rutter, brokerage telegrapher, movec
that the strike be carried out as
scheduled, and that brokers' telegra-
pliers go out also. When this amend
ment was adopted, Chairman Thomas
declared the action unfair to brokers,
against whom telegraphers have nc
bs ana w Sdfed suh saaa move me- h
considerable excitement, delegate
called for a reconsideration, the Of
Tending amendment was tabled, and the
original resolution to wait for Presi.
denial action was adopted.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Pro6teering Charge
Is Denied by Packers
Five Largest Concerns Saw
Facts Were Presented in
Misleading Lipht

The "big five" of the packing indus
try rose to remark yesterday that
packers were neither profiteers no,
monopolists, the report of the Federal
Trade Commission to the contrary not
withstanding. In statement, signed
by Armour & Co., the Cudahy Packing
Company, Morris G. Co., Swift & Co,
and Wilson & Co., it was declared the
government had presented its facts
concerning war profits in a misleading
light and that its assertion that the
packers constituted monopoly was
unaccompanied by any proof
Profits Of $140,000, 900 for the three
war years were charged to the packers,
say the big FIVE, and compared with
$19,000,o 0,o00-the profits of single
peace year-wthout any regard to the
volume of sales. The three-year profit
it is asserted, was made on sales ag-
gregating more than S4,5O0,0 100000,
and simmered down to about three
cents on the dollar, or a fraction of q
cent pound of meat.