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The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

The estimated value of 1918 crops
for the state Of Colorado is sl70,000.- :
900. an increase of $50 900 900 900 over
1917.
The increase for 1913
100000 bushels wheat.
l25,0OO bushels corn.
225 900 tons hay.
The decreases for 1915
l25,OOO bushels oats.
22.OOO bushels rye.
100000 bushels potatoes.
And a considerable decrease in sugar
beet acreage, but with higher prices.
the net being larger than s13.000.0
return of this. crop for 1917.
Livestock estimate for 1918 is s140,-
100000.
1917 showed a s25, 900 900 increase
over 1916.
The value of 1918 coal production is
s33, 100000.
Increased value of privately owned
agricultural land is s1O0,OOO,0OO.
War contracts, s33,0OO,000.
1918 estimate of total value of man.
ufactured good is s240,000,000.
1917 figures s20O,00O,0O0 against
s136. 900, 900 last last previous esti-
mate of 1914.
Increase of $4,000 automobiles in the
state-conservative value $4,000, 900
Treasury certificates taken by Colo
RADIO banks first four calls s12,S46, 800
or 4 1-3 per cent of total resources of
s294, ,645. 900. Secretary Of Treasury,
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18
Just an Egen Hundred Short of The
Governments Estimate for
The County.
MILITARY REGISTRATION

The government authorities basing
their figures on the previous registra-
ton and the supposed percentage Of
increase for the greater number of
years included in the new registration
estimated that Prowers county should
have registered 1901 men last Thurs
day. The figures, however, were just
an even 1901 and are published in this
issue of The Register. As on each of
the previous registrations this county
has gone above the government esti-
mate it demonstrates conclusively that
this is a young mans county and the
percentages of population will have to
be revised so far as this section of the
west is concerned. 1t also accounts
for the fact that in proportion to total
larger percentage of our total popula-
ton to the army and navy.
Our first registration was a little
over fourteen hundred and more than
fifty-five per cent of that number have
gone from the county to the army or
navy. If the same proportions had
existed all over the country there
would now be about 100000 men in
the army and navy, and no need for
the new draft. The large number OF
volunteers who did not come in the
draft ages fixed before probably in
part accounts for falling short of the
government estimate last Thursday.
The work was done quietly all over
the county, and with no trouble or
delay, and was hardly noticeable out
side the registration places. There
were l777 registered at the various
precincts of the county by the regis
trars, and "a sent in from outside
points in the course of the following
days. There may be a lew hddeu
yet.
The compilation by Secretary Mark
ham shows that there are only four
negroes of military age in the county
under the present registration. Mexico
supplied the largest number of aliens
and Russia came next. Below will be
found the -comuilations made by the
Secretary of the local board. and they
will prove of general interest:
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

The estimated value of 1918 crops
for the state Of Colorado is Sl70,000,-
900, an increase of s2O.OOO. 900 900 over
tat-
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

On Saturday, September 2oth, and
during the week following, citizens of
Lamar's banking territory will be priv
ileged TO subscribe their dollars in an
other u. $. Government Liberty Loan.
Lamar's exact quota has not yet
been announced but it will probably
be twice as large as our quota in the
3rd Loan, since the size of the loan
q. 900, ,O0O, ,O00-is twice as large as the
total asked for in April. Whatever it
is, we will meet it, if it takes every
last dollar that every last one of US
can rake and scrape together.
The work in Lamar will be handled
by an "army" Of workers, under the
direction of Cora X. Strain as local
captain. The District organization
consisting of Prowers, Baca, Bent,
kiowa and Otero counties is under the
chairmanship of n. N. Mclean of La
mar, as in the previous loan, and as
was the case last time, Floyd NJ. Will
son will serve rs county chairman and
Roswell Cochran as county secretary
and publicity manager.
The county executive committee is
comprised of representatives from the
various banks and other leading busi.
ness men, among them Arthur Cor
don, A. N. Parrish, X. L. Christy, ID
b. Novels, j. NJ. Williams, C. Ray
Strain, and Ray Adams of Lamar.
II has been said that the time for
preaching and eNhortation has passed,
and the 4th Liberty Loan drive will
be carried out with that idea in mind.
Public meetings will perhaps be held
especially if we are able to get some
Returned American Soldiers as speak
ers. But public meetings will be in
the minority; begging" and "argu-
ing solicitation" should be necessary
rarely if at all. This 4th Liberty Loan
is a Business Proposition. Every 100
per cent American must and will sup
port it-not because he is persuaded
to do so; not because he is afraid not
to; but because he realizes that it Is
his duty and is a dollar-and-ccnts ne
cessity. as well. The time may have
been once when this was "the other
fellows war" Today it is OUR war
with our boys playing a leading part
in winning it-with our whole nation
and our entire resources back of those
same boys.
cantcmher 2gth Is the opening date
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18
(By The Prowers County Council of Defense)

eighteen and a half million dollars.
In the 4th Loan it is hoped to double
this sum. Secretary Daniels recently
flashed message to every ship and
every station in the navy, asking the
men to buy bonds to the limit of their
ability.
These men have given up their homes
and their business and their salaries,
for the $3.50 and up" of sailor. Yet
thcy-almost without exception-buy
Liberty Loan Bonds. Surely we at
home will not do less than our BEST.
Uncle Sam recently used several
hundred thousand of your Liberty
Loan dollars for the relief of the boys
actually in the Front Line Trenches.
100000 emergency rations have
just been bought by the guartermast-
ers' department.
This emergency ration" consists of
ground meat and wheat compressed in
to a cake, and cake of sweet choeo-
late.
Have you filled out and returned
your "War Record Card" recently
mailed you by the Liberty Loan Com
mittee and the County Council of De-
fense?
If not, get this in right away please.
Otherwise you will be throwing sand
in the wheels of the 4th Liberty Loan
Organization. The time has come
when every mans record should be an
open book, at least to the men and
women in charge of these war drives.
They have full authority to get any
information regarding you or any
other person, that they may need. But
it is hoped that no loyal citizen Of La
mar will make this necessary.
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

The week of September 23-30 has
been set aside by the American Red
Cross as USED CLOTHES WEEK"
and donations of used clothing will be
received for the Belgians. See your
local Red Cross chairman in regard
to this
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

Whites, 1897; negroes, 4.
The following gives the number reg
istered under each age from Is to 40
years, inclusive:
Is years, III; 10 years ia; 20 years
lO3; 21 years 22, % years Is, % years
Z; "a years z; 25 years IA; 26 years
9; q years IA; 2S years IL; 20 years
a; 80 years 9; 81 years Z; 80 years
n; 33 years 129; "a years 1876; 30
years 1874; SO years 129; 81 years 81;
IS years 115; 80 years SO; 40 years
"a: Al years So; AZ years 80; 43 years
20; A years 80; 45 years 80.
Alien Registrants.
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

In the Srd Loan campaign. the U. S.
Navy bought bonds to the extent OF
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

Don't forget the test of 100 per cent
Americanism: Liberty Bonds speak
louder than words"
The Lamar register., 1918-09-18

Read the big Liberty Loan Adver-
tisement on another page of this paper
it is genuine, 1t was actually writ
ten by Lamar and Prowers county SOL
diers and sailors. II your boys let
ter is not there, it means that he could
not be reachcd-perhaps he is in
France-pcrhaps he is on the Atlantic
he is, you may be sure
that the sentiment of the other boys
expressed in this advertisement, is
HIS SENTIMENT as well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Preparation Under Way to
Establish New Rule in
Siberia.
SOLDIERS AND GUNS
BEING ASSEMBLED
Plan is to Send Army Of Occupation
Eastward Along Siberian Railway
Japan Reported to Be Cooperating
New Army Also Being Formed in
Great Russia to Accomplish Over.
throw Of BoIsheviki.

Packing, March 9.-Plans for the
restoration Of popular government in
Siberia under Admiral Kolchak. former
commander Of the Russian Black sea
to cooperate with General Seminof.
the leader Of the anti -bolsheviki gov
ernment in Siberia, now are in prepar-
alton, it is learned here. Already a
newly formed organization Of Russians
has begun enlistng men and yesterday
four field guns and fifteen machine
guns were forwarded to the general on
the Manchurian railroad.
The new organization is under the
leadership of Prince Nicholas Koudach-
eff, Russian minister to China: Lieut..
Gen. Horvath Saskhorvath, former chief
of the Russian railway administrations;
NJ. Russanoff, provisional commission
al commissioner for the province OF
Amurand; NJ. Lafruff, provisional COM
missioner for the province of Irkutsk.
Admiral Kolchak, who is a veteran OF
the Russian naval commission that Wis
tied the United States last year, is now
at Shanghai.
1t is proposed that the command
shall advance from town on the ANN
churian railroad as far east as Irkutsk.
some 500 miles distance on the trans
Siberian railway There he is to await
Japanese support in money and men,
which it is declared has been promised
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Russo. .Roumanian Peace.

London March 9.-Conclusior of
peace between Russia and Roumania is
ANNOUNCED in Russian wireless dis
|pAtch received here today. Roumania
EaTreed to evacuate Bessarabia.
IN Russia and Rouman'a have been at
odds for several months and num-
sber of battles have been fought bv
the former allies. Roumanian troops
disarmed Russian forces left in Rou-
mania after the conclusion OF peace
With Germany.
Roumanian troops were sent into
sHessarabia. saving they were needed
10 restore order.
Other provisions Of the treaty arc:
4 esEhe evacuated places are to be oc-
Hcupled permanently by Russian troops.
N1ocal authority would he invested In
A6cll sel4 governing bodies.
kss - every town militia will bs formed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
U. S. Casualty Lists
Barred to Newspapers
il, New Censorship

Washington March 9-Publication
Of casualty lists of American soldiers
killed, wounded, or dead from natural
causes in France was suspended yes
terday>
George Creel director of tho commit
tee on public information, announced
suspension of the casualty lists in the
following mote to correspondents"
Hereafter the committee on public
information will not issue. casualty
lists. Correspondents, editors, and the
public should apply in the future di-
rectly to the war department for all
information concerning casualties.
Requests for an explanation were re-
ferred 10 the war department. On be-
half Of the war department, Adjutant
General Mccain announced that If the
newspapers desired them they would be
furnished the names Of soldiers killed.
dying, or wounded in France, but not
their home addresses or the names OF
next of kin.
Decision to confine announcement OF
casualties to tho bare names, General
Mccain said, was a measure Of mill
tary precaution dictated by desire to
withhold information of value to the
enemy.
The order was issued by Major Gen.
Peyton March, acting chief of staff, and
approved by Acting Secretary Of War
Crawell.
Cree! vigorously opposed the new
order, and when overruIed, told General
Mccain that casualty lists Containing
only the names Of soldiers would be OF
no value to tho press Of the country or
the people, and, consequently, that he
would have nothing further to do with
their publication.
Staff officials said that the new CEN
sorship order was inspired by General
Pershing, who recommended that tho
dates o. actions and the rames OF next
Of kin and emergency addresses OF
killed or wounded be withheld from
publication.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
ENGLAND's TRIBUTE
TO IRISH LEADER

Government OFFICIALS Ateenu Funera'
Services at Wsstminister-Body to
Be Taken to ireland for Burial
Queen. Send Sympathy.
London, March s.-The body Of John
Redmond was taken to Ireland last
night. Interment probably will be made
Sunday in the family vault at Wexford.
Messages of sympathy from Queen
Mafy and Queen Alexandria were
among those received by Mrs. Redmond
Yesterday. Queen Alexandria said his
death was an irreparable loss which
we all share"
Some 1000 persons attended a solemn
requiem mass in Westminster cathedral
Friday morning for Mr.. Redmond.
Premier Lloyd George Andrew Bonar
Law. Sir edward Carson. viscount
Bryce, Attorney General Smith. Sir
George Cave, home secretary ) and
many political colleagues Of the ma
tionalist leader attended.
Cardinal Bourne assisted by high
chufch dignitaries, celebrated the mass,
after which the cardinal delivered a
short address. The casket was placed
on a bier surrounded by floral tributes.
At the entrance Of the cathedral the
union jack and the papal flag few at
half mast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Every School Asked to Raise
regiment" of Troops
For Home Gardens.
CAMPAIGN TO ENROLL
5000, 900 WORKERS
Each Community Asked to Produce ito
Own Vegetables, Small Fruit and
Esss-Movement to Conserve Food
and to Assist Railroads in Moving
Supplies for Shipment to Europe
Shows Importance Of Work.

Washington. March president
Wilson In a letter TO Secretary Lane
expresses the hope that every school
"will have regiment OF troops in the
home garden army
The presidents letter said
Il sincerely hope that you may be
successful thru the bureau of educa-
tion in arousing the interest OF teachers
and pupils in the United States in the
institution OF home gardens. Every
boy and girl who sees what the war
garden means will enter into the pro-
ject with zeal. They know that America
has undertaken to send wheat and -four
and other foods for the support OF the
men who are doing the ighting. and
the men and women who arc making
the munitions and that we must also
feed ourselves while we are carrying on
this war
The movement, therefore. is just as
real and patriotic an effort as the
building of ships and the firing OF can
non. hope that every school this year
will have volunteer regiment In the
home gardens.
Would Enroll 10000 Workers.
1T Is Secretary Lanes idea that il
being worked out thru Commissioners
Ciaxton. OF the bureau OF education. to
have 100000 boys and girls OF the
schools in every city. town and village,
captained by 40,0 teachers produce
as nearly as possible all the vegetables.
small fruit and eggs for home con-
sumption. To the extent that each
district. Is able to supply itself with
these foodstuffs the railroads will be
relieved of transporting them and, the
allies OF the United States and our own
soldiers on the battle front will get
that much more food"
Ask $4CO, 900 For Big Guns.
Congress was asked today by the
army ordnance bureau for an urgent
deficiency appropriation of S40O. .OO0, 900
FOR the manufacture OF ordnance, prin-
cipally heavy guns.
The request was from the acting
chief OF ordnance. but senate leaders
were disposed to delay action and have
the appeal take its usual course thru
the house.
The appeal was said to be urgent
that contracts might be let Immediate
lly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
The Weather.

Sun rises March 10 at 6:23, sets AT
1owa-Rain turning to snow q '
colder tonight: Sunday unsettled .
colder in east portion: shifting ga .
diminishing Sunday.
Weather predictions for the week
ginning Monday for the upper Missis-
sippi valley: Rain or snow over north
ern, with rain over southern district
by Monday, with rising temperature.
followed by generally fair thereafter,
with somewhat lower temperatures
Tuesday or Wednesday and scasonable
Temperature thereafter.
Range of temperature at Marshall
town: Friday. 30 and 80; Thursday. AZ
and 25; March s, 1917, SO and is. At Z
this morning, 81; yesterday, 30. Trace
OF rain fell Friday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Organization OF
First Great Field
Army Under Way

Washington. March with men,
material and supplies moving forward
to General Pershing in full accordance
with pre- arranged schedule, the war
department has taken up the organiza-
ton of the first field army, the largest
tactical unit used in modern warfare.
Until General Pershing has under his
command a complete field army. no
further organization Of fighting units
will be started
1t was originally the intention OF the
department to form the typical field
army by combining three army corps,
but it is understood that this plan has
been abandoned for one which calls
for five or six.
The purpose of this is to reduce the
number of men required for organiz-
ing the army troop--thc special units
attached specifically to the field army
for use in controllin the lines OF com
munication from the port of debarka- :
ton to the army corps rail head.
The army troops include also the
great artillery reserve of s, 10 and IL
inch guns. both OF fixed emplacoment
and mobile type, the anti-aircraft guns
and the other units which the COM
mander in chief is given to throw
against an enemy offensive.
An army corps under ordinary con-
ditions of terrain can be expected to
hold sixteen mile front Of trenches
or about nine miles Of geographical
front. The first American field army
therefore may be able to take over a
front OF 100 miles in the French line.
II the present schedule is maintained
it is safe to say that by Jan. 1919. or
earlier American troops will be holding
a longer stretch OF front than was held
by the British after two years of war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
PAGE ON e.

Teleeraphio News:
Trotzky Resigns as Bolsheviki Boss
Forced Out By Peace Blunders.
New Army Being Formed to Estab-
lish Government.
Russians and Japs Cooperating In
Siberia.
Lone American Routs Forty Huns.
Attack in Force on British Line Re-
pulsed.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News
Student Teachers Barred.
Basketball Tournament Results.
America Too Confident
Iowa Heeds Call For More Wheat.
Review Of Sports.
Story. Over the Top.
PAGE FOUR.
War News and Comment:
Berlin Undertakes Italy's Strength.
Japan Delays Action in Siberia.
The War This Week
PAGE SIX.
Editorials,
A Republican Party Cornerstone.
Will the Trained Nurse Hear the Call ?
Sow Ten Acres OF Wheat and For
get Her.
Topics and Iowa Opinion
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN
ELEVEN.
City News:
Red Cross Benefits by Shorthorn
Sale.
County Breeders Auction Big Sue
cess.
Dealers Organize to Secure Eastern
Coal.
r.. L. Jones Seriously Injured
Death Breaks Five Generation Chain
Local Comment
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Storm Makes Corn Firm
Fresh Upturn in Oats.
Cattle Weak.
Hogs Advance.
Rye Flour at S3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED.

Lieut.. Leslie Chandler, Of Illinois,
Meets Death at Kelly Field.
San Antonio. Tex March 9.-Lieut
Leslie Chandler Hinsdale, ILL.,. was
killed in an airplane accident at Kelly
field at 8 o'clock last night.
Cadet Henry X. Huber, in the plane
with him, escaped with only slight in
juries.
The alrplane in which Chandler and
Huber were flying ,"side slipped" and
crashed seventy-f1ve feet to the ground
when the motor stopped.
Lieutenant Chandler came here from
the University Of Illinois ground field.
Chandler's death is the sixth al
Kelly field since its establishment near
ly year ago. His body was sent to his
home today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
TO OVERTHROW aoLsHEvIK,
New Army Being Formed in Russia to
Establish New Government.

New Army Being Formed in Russia to
Establish New Government.
London, March 9.-The social re-
revolutionaries have decided to organ
ize a national guard to over throw the
bolsheviki regime in Russia, according
to DR.. Eleff, Of Moscow University, who
Is quoted in a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company as
saying the decision was reached at a
recent conference in Moscow. A great
army now is being organized in the
Don district supported by Cossacks
and it is also planned to introduce a
republic in Russia with a coalition gov
crnmcnt which would not accept the
German peace.
The news Of the new movement has
been surpassed by the bolsheviki news
agency.
Japs Reported in Vladvostok.
Details OF an alleged landing Of Jap
anese troops at VlaHvostok in January
are given in the Petrograd newspaper
been received here. The paper says
that the Japanese cruiser Mikado ar
rived on Jan. - and was followed by
two more cruisers on Jan. ID.
Four thousand soldiers were landed
and numbers OF officers continued to
arrive in Vladlvstok daily, according to
the newspaper. The Japanese admiral
assured the local workmen and SOL
diers' council that the arrival OF ships
and troops should not be considered as
military operations but they were
there to protest Japanese subjects.
[The Japanese embassy at Petrograd
on Jan. 20, denied Japanese forces had
landed at V1adlystok.]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
WAR MOTORS SOON READY
Ninety Factories working on Standard
lied Parts Of Liberty Trucks.

Ninety Factories working on Standard
lied Parts Of Liberty Trucks.
Washington, March 9. Reports re-
ceived today by Brig. Gen. Chauncey
Baker, head Of the war department mo-
tor transport division, shows ninety
factories are working to capacity on
the standardized parts Of the liberty
truck and that the entire program
will be completed before AUG. /. Five
hundred OF the type-A trucks will be
delivered this month. 1900 in April.
$500 in May. 5000 in June and the re-
mainder in July.
The type-A truck has a capacity Of
three tons. Plans and specifications.
of the type-B truck Of one and one
half tons capacity will be completed
shortly. It is estimated that thousands
Of motorcycles and bicycles will be
needed and the plans for these mach
ines will be ready soon.>
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
,Roumania May Get Bes.arabia.

1Hl1LSteTudlll, NV-ltICII 5.--OUlHlIIeItIHS
on the treaty with Roumania, the Ber-
lin Tageblatt says the quadruple alli-
ance has taken the standpoint that the
Bessarabian question must be settled
between Roumania and Russia, but
that the alliance has intimated that
the union Of Ressaraba with Roumania
would receive its approval.
Roumania, therefore. the paper
adds, must win and hold Bessarabia-
and keep sufficient troops modified
until she has conquered Bessarabia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
SEARCH WARRANT oUASHEp.
Technical Errors Prevent Examination
of Packers Letter Elias

Chicago, March a-The United
States circuit court OF appeals today
cuashcd the search warrant issued by
Judge Lands to permit examination of
the letter files in the office of Henry
Vecder. counsel for Swift & Co. by the
government. The decision was with
out bar to further proceedings"
The search warrant was sworn ou.
by Francis ]. Hency. attorney for the
federal trade commission. which is corr
Quoting sweeping investigation Of the
packing industry. It was snId the re-
vcrsal was based on technical errors In
the Hency nrfidavits
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-09
Alien Enemy Given parols.

Des Moines, March 9--John C.. Ebert,
German allen enemy. who was arrested
Mt Camp Dodge four months ago for
being within the military zone Of a
cantonment without n permit, was pa
rolled by federal authorities today. He
has been in tho county jail since his
arrest.