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New-York tribune., 1918-01-28
Huggins Has Courage of Convictions

the opinion of many supposedly wise Huggins paid
mighty sum price for the dsgrunted Browns guardian
be mat as 1t may Miller willing
en tie deserves credit least pursuing relenessy
successful conclusion deal which his
sumed he managerial rens of the Yankee
HAVING plugged the gaping of his
Vnc an ned worthy the major league Huggns
ing MS attention to the ouhed He hopes land veterans
at least before the opening These will he bought
money will buy Them For Colonel Rupert Hugg
need nave no hesitancy in going the limit general Yankee
upl Colonel Rupert showing proper spirit If Tiusns
fails he will have but himself to blame.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-28
Huggins's Patience Rewarded at Last

M lLLER HUGGlNS of the Yankees, fnsl
AvA secured in Derr player he regards of vital
teres TO next years pennant Higgins has
portuny study the Browns at close range
many city championships contested by the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-28
ENGLISH LEAGUES
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New-York tribune., 1918-01-28

Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-21
AI3OYa
SCOUTS
-(conducted by National Council OF tho
Isov Srorta ~ Amer.c>Al
FRANCE SENDS scouT CABLE

Foreign Minister pichon has sent
this message to the Boy Scouts OF
America:
"rrench boy scout organizations
are now united In a federation. We'd
ncsday 1 presented u message to the
federation. In his address General De
Eerckhem said our officers and sol
diers show the result of scout train
ing; their strength comes from their.
spirit. They would like TO have our
soldiers act here MS scoutmasters In
towns where they are located. BOY
scouts here are always on duty and In
uniform. Government Is preparing
general system of physical aud moral
training along scott lines. Meeting or
dered the following message to be en-
bled you: -,
"Les Eclaircurs de France and Les
EcInlreurs Unionistcs de France Fed
Grated have been thrilled by the mes
sage conveyed to them by Mr. Mac
farland In behalf OF the Boy Scouts OF
America. Thankful from deeply moved
hearts they send you their greetings
and respond with the cry. America
and France onward together until final
victory General de BerckheIm, pres
ident de Ia Federation Franchise des
Eclalreurs' Minister Of War sent
Commnndant Royal as special repre-
sentative 20 meeting"
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INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC is
RAGING IN cREEDE

Regarding the epidemic Of Spanish
influenza which at the present time
has firm hold in creede, The Candle
publishes the following, which 10 say
The least IS alarming:
IAN epidemic of Spanish influenza
IS raging here this week. aad though
every effort is being made to check f..
the morality list increases. Mineral
county chapter of the American Red
Cross have fitted up the building for
meriy occupied by the Amethyst Mer-
camille Company as hospital. and at
the present time IL is full Of patients
and no room for more. Nearly every
house in town is private hospital and
some whole families have the disease.
It is estimated that over 20 per cent
Of the population OF this city are down
with the disease or just getting over Il
In answer to a call for help sent ou.
the FIRST OF the week, Dr. Toon and
Miss Beasley, nurse. both OF Denver.
responded and arrived here Wednes.
day to aid DR.. McKibbin and the local
nurses. 1t is understood more will be
sent as soon as they are Available.
without doubt. in proportion TO the
population, Greed has been hit harder
than any other town in the state. and
the disease here seems to have as
sumed peculiarly ma ienant form
and those who develop pneumonia
quickly succumb. Everything possible
Is being done to prevent the disease
from spreading. but at present Writing
more new cases are being reported
daily. Ten cases have proved fatal
in the past week.
"auch credit is due to the people OF
the community for the remarkable
calm manner in which they have crap
pied with 50 serious a situation. Every
one who possibly could has dons his
or her part in nursing and caring for
the sick ones"
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VAN WILSON WRITES FROM
FAR AWAY SIBERIA

Mrs. Van C. Wilson has letter
from her son, Van Wilson. who
is with the American forces in Siberia.
Van says. I'VE have Just finished six
days hike. At present we are living
in pup tents. but will have quarters
before winter sets in. There is no
danger Of starvation In this part of
Russia. One can see nothing but
fields of grain, all kinds OF stock and
small garden stuff. Al present we are
in camp in small town on the Trans
Siberian railway, but we are expecting
to move before long. where. Y don't
know
Mr.. Wilson's address is Private Van
G Wilson, Company A. 27 U. S. Inf,
A. E. f.. Siberia.
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Russ Prisoners
Used Like Dogs
BY JOSEPH sHAPLEN.

Omitted Press Stan Correspondent.)
New York. Nov. 16- Despite the
as- cement between Germany and The
Bolshevilsi for an exchange OF war
prisoners. Germany is OBTAINING most
OF the Russian captives for work in
Germany. at the Western front and
in the Ba tic provinces.
Russians who managed 10 make
their way from the latter region 10
pelrograd dssiare that thousands or
Russian soldiers have been sent to the
Baltic provinces 10 work on the estates
OF The pro-Gerrnan Baltic barons They
work under guard OF armed German
soldiers and under a discipline a.
rigid rs thar Of tie prison easnp. The
Germans do not hesitate TO use clubs
and The butts OF their guns ON the Rus
SLAMS.
The no ses are better taken care OF
Than the Russiars As result. many
OF the Russians are suffering with
tuberculosis and other diseases AMI
are dying by hundreds Natives OF
Central and Siberian Russia are those
chosen for work in the Baltic pro-
yinoes The Russians captured b. the
Germans in Estlionia and Ligonia have
been sent into The Interior OF Russia
the soldiers for field work and The red
guardsmen for digging Trenches
no sooner id the Germans begin
to feel themselves masters Of the ait
uation than they levied severe ta.xes
upon the Russian population aud the
,roletarian population in general a
separate passport tax also was levied.
II a civilian Russian desires to leave
for Russia he must pay as high as 100
rubles for a passport Taxes have
been levied on windows. window cur
tains. beds and pillows.
The population of the region Is liv-
ing in a state OF terror Instead OF
tie promised autonomy ii has been
given the most outrageous form OF
despotism. petty and large. AS a re-
suit, thousands sought to fee, espe-
cially from Liyonia.
The big centers are depopulated. In
Riga. for example. there are no more
than 100000 of it's population Of 3oo.-
900 left
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PINTO PRODUCERS PROSPER

Recently the O. S. Food Admins.
tration Grain Corporation had the
placing OF an order for ten million
pounds Of beans Tor a European ma,
ton
Plain Mr.. Pinto Bean Of Colorado
won this big order 10 be delivered IL
New York city December 18th.
The price which will he paid ia 7
cents net AT Colorado shipping points.
100000 being gained for the pinto
bean industry in Colorado from thi;
one order.
To Gear up MISUNDERSTANDING as 10
why pinto beans bring instead OF u
cents this year. the United States
Food Administration for Colorado
states that last year the government
bought the crop outright at a forced
price TO enoenfaee the young indus
try--an emergency measure only.
This year. pintos must compete in
price with japanese grown beans. Of
fered handpicked and in perfect CON
dition at s5 per hundred. delivered at
Coast points.
California pinks bring only So: ceuts
a pound With the exception OF Michi.
gan nayies. pinto beans lead the field
In price paid.
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NEW OPTICAL OFFICES
TO OPEN HERE

K c. Roberts, optometrist and man
ufacturine optician, who for the past
three years has been practicing optcm-
etry at Greeley. Colo, is equipping
an up-to-date optical office in Canon
City. at GIT Main street The Office
is TO have all the latest equipment for
sight testing. also a complete lens
grinding and repairing plant Mrs.
II. c. Roberts will be in charge Of tie
clerical work. Mr. Roberts coniin
his practice to optometry as taught in
Columbia and the Ohio state unive 81
ties. which consists in testing the Wis
ion with modern Instruments. which
do away with the supposed use of
drugs and drops for testing.
Mr.. Roberts sold his practice IN
Greeley last spring ard spent the
summer months as assistant manager
OF the silver state Optical Cozipany
Of Denver. After spnedng great
deal OF time in looking for a locatioa
he and Mrs ROBBERS decided Canon
city was superior IN every way 10 any
Of The towns they had visited. SO they
planned 10 make 1t their home.
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FRUITMEREA AND
FOUR MILE NEWS

Charlie Gage has accepted posi-
iion with the Bell Telephone compang
OF Denver.
Albert wood and family OF Ta in.
hasscc have moved 10 Pear street
Mr. and Mrs. Henry rthoades Of Del.
hart. Tex. are the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. E. r. Pi,tmsn.
Ray HASTINGS bas returned after I
visit AT the stirfup danch
Mrs. E. L. f.anbuth has returned
after few weeks vacation in the east
binging with her nephew. Muster
Forrest Campbell. who win make his
home with his aunt Master Camp.
bells father died few weeks ago.
Don't float your Stars and Stripes
from your front window and waste
food In your kitchen. just because
the war seems 10 be at an cnd is =
good reasen why We should try and
save more
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-21
Mrs. H. w. Combs
Gets Letter
from France

Mrs. Harry w. Combs is in receipt
of an interesting letter from her
brother, Corporal lie Quite, who has
been with the marine corps in France
since the first of the expeditionary
forces were sent over seas under Gen.
Pershing. In the course of his letter,
which recounts his experiences in the
trenches and being wounded by the
enemy while in action, he says:
81 would have written you sooner.
but this is the first chance have had
in long time. We have been rather
busy here of late, as you know, chas-
ing the Huns ] received letter from
Harry Jr., just before went over the
top the last time, but have not yet had
an opportunity TO answer il. ! intend
to write to him right away though. so
please tell him he will hear from me
in short time. He wrote a dandy let
ter. He told me what he had been do
ing and what you were doing and
where to address my next letter to
81 was wounded couple of days
ago ana am now III an emergency iNeu
Cross hospital for treatment. | am
getting along fine. but deliver me from
ever having to smell ether again. 1t
is altogether too sickening. | have
been over the top six times but this
last time had them all beaten by big
margin when it comes to good. hard
fighting. | thought | had been in some
mighty tough places before. but this
last time it seemed as If was getting
into place just a little tighter every
minute. but we kept right on smash
ing and pushing them back We cap
tured their machine guns as fast as
they set them up and made clean
sweep of things. but we paid the price
for it in casualties
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war WORK
CAMP PAIGN
EXTENDED
TWODAYS

Orders have been issued from head
quarters in Denver that the time VI
the campaign for funds is 10 be ex-
tended to Wednesday, evening. The
state was short over 100000 ON Sat-
urday evening. and the work was ~
ing very slowly. There have beps5
many obstacles TO overcome in this
drive. First of all. the influenza
scourge. which has been sweeping the
country. has made il impossible TO
reach all the people. Secondly. peo-
pie cannot seem 10 understand that.
though the fighiing has ceased in
France. yet tine war Is not over. They
cannot realize that the war is not over
so far as the boys are concerned. and
the work OF organizations concerned
in this drive. until the boys come
marching into their home towns.
Unless the country comes up 10 its
quota in this drive and really goes
over the top the results wifi not be
a thark onering but knock down and
drag out from an unwilling country
We are grateful TO say that Canon city
may proudly take It's stand among
those towns which really have given a
thank Offering. We have gone spien.
didIy over teh top. There are some
people who have been unasoidabiy
missed in this solicitation. Bnt that
is no excuse for missing this oppor-
unity OF showing the boys what We
think OF them While the active so
iiciratlon VII probably cease after to-
'day, jet the headquarters will b.
open until Wednesday night. Some
people have come in and paid their
subscriptions voluntarily. and We hope
that more win do So Canon city Is
on The honor roll. are you; There ars
only two Tolls. the honor ROLL OF pa.
triotic. Americans and The other. tho
Stacker 70 !. or lovers OF Germany.
Which is sour class There ARE might
few on the latter roll In Canon Gus.
and It is not too late yct for every
one to be on the roll OF honor. wh.cn
viii be pubiinhed later. on.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-21
Canon Boy is
Winning New
Honors as Singer

Canon City's famous baritone singer,
who has been filling engagements for
the Schuberts in the larger cities of
the east for the last four years. is win
ming new eperatic iaurels this season
OH the metropolitan stage. Mr.. Rich
ards is at present starring in the role
of ''Dr. Moore. the leading masculine
character in revision of "The Melting
of Molly" popular musical comedy.
"The Melting of Molly was present
ed at the Balance theatre in Washing
ton. d. c.. the evening of November g.,
and the Post and Star OF that city of
the following day each contained high
ly fiattering notices Of ii; Mr.. Rich
ards. OF course. coming in for his full
share of praise for his masterly work.
The Post In Its account of the even
ing's production says: isabelle Lowe
in the role OF Molly is ingenious and is
to be commended upon the fidelity with
which she snstains pecularities OF Voice
and manner throughout the numer-
Gus acts of the play. In the opposite
role of the doctor, Tom Richards dis
plays one of the most resonant and
genuinely pleasing baritone voices
heard in the Capitol ely in recent
years"
THE Melting of Molly" will open
an engagement in New York next
Tuesday evening. Later MIR. Richards
will sing in Boston. Philadelphia and
other musical centers.
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FOOD PLANS UPSET
BY PEACE PACTS
WHEAT PLENTIFUL = MAY NOW
ES FED AN M a L S = But
WORLDS uAROER OTHER
WISE SHORT.

With ocean lanes to all markets OF
the world open again, the food situa-
ton has been overturned and en- relS
new cond tions set up.
As q consequence the issuing OF the
1919 Hoi-e card announced by the
Food Administration has been aban-
doned a new inventory of the world 5
food supplies is now being taken, ana
Herhe Hoover plans to announce to
America very shortly an entirely new
and amazing food program.
Indications are that. with plenty OF
wheat now available from India. Aus
tralia. Baltic ports, and the Argentine.
no further wheat saving will be asked,
but tnat on every other food product
particularly fats and sugar--the lid
will tighten firmer than ever.
Wheat may now be fed to animals
without the customary permit from
the Food Administration, the rules
formerly forbidding the sale of wheat
as feed having beer repealed, accord
ing TO word received by the Colorado
food board.
Whel. definite reports from the con
ruered peoples come in on the con
dition OF their food supplies and the
needs OF their respective countries
America will find that she must SUP
ply not only the anticipated 1T,550,OVs
tons-and MOR1-of food s;uffs. bul
must share her dairy herds, swine
beef cattle and poultry to restocF
European farms. is the belief Of the
Food Administration.
Holland. for example. has already
put in an order for $4,000 head o
dairy cattle
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-21
CHARLES REEVES HEARS
FROM c0N NtRctf

c.. e. Reeves has letter from his
son Virgil from some where in
France" under date of October 10.
Like most OF the letters that come
from France. this letter is written on
Y. NJ. G. A. stationary. which indicates
that our boys in France are getting the
benefit OF the y$M. G. A. work our
folks in Canon City are helping to
provide SO liberaIly.
Virgil says; Il am getting SO that
/ can speak quite little French.
suppose you have seen that pay TO
Hell With the Kaiser Well. we have
that over here every day. Tell the
boys who are still there that they had
better hurry and get over here or the
fun wifi all be over Mr.. Reeves ad-
dresu is Company A, 313 Military Po-
lice. American H'xpeditionary Forces.
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BOY SCOUT DolNcs.

Scouts of Aurora, Ill.,, removed
stones md other obstacles in the paths
OF tourists.
The boy scouts In n camp near
Akron, Ohio. hearing Of the shortage
of farm labor, picked mnny bushels Of
stfLwberries thnt would otherwise
hnve gone to waste.
Boy scouts 6f Dayton. o., are doing
guard duty throughout the city owing
to the immediate need. They are At
their p6ets fyom 3 4 m. until s ,. n,
TAey ara doing exesllent werk. ss,.s
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DISCHARGED
FROM THE ARMY

Acting under instructions from the
provost marshal of Colorado the Ere
mont county board Of military exemp
tions on Wednesday sent our notices to
the 73 men recently summoned to the
colors and who were called back from
Pueblo after having entrained foI
Camp Pike. Ark, that they We're tenn
porarfly discharged from army service
They were Informed, however. that
they were subject to call at any time
under their old serial number. and that
their military. status was Unchanged
by the discharge. They will be for
mally mustered out when the order OF
Rehabilitation is issued BY the Mar
Department.
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JURORS FOR THE
DECEMBER TERM OF COURT

The following is lis, OF Jurors sum
0moned for the trial OF cases at the De-
ccmber ter moi the Fremont county
district court, They have bern sub.
poencd for 10 o'clock Monday morn.
ing. December IS: J. A. Henderson.
Canon City; Charles A. Lamb. coto-
pnxi; r.. II. Baird. Penfoae: II. c.
Mosher. Florence. Walter II. conmais.
penrose; Harry W. Bryant. Hillside;
Arthur Hubbcli. Lincoln Park; w. n.
Pritchard. Florence: H. c. cat'ln.
Canon City; William clemcns. Con
crete; II. II. Mortensen. .Ir,, Pcrrose;
Jesse Jones. Florence; Eugene Beck.
penrose; Ira ]. faiiea, Canon City.
Tony Hauah. Chandler: waiter G:ii.
Florence; Lafayette Morgan, Howard:
II. II. McQuown. Canon City: Charles
Thornton, Canon City; II. W. Bondur.
ant, Canon City; George Columbia.
Florsncc;; l.. ~ Litz. Canon CITY: d.
d. Dodds. Canon ci,y; j. NJ. Farley.
Florence; D, w. Sprinkle. Canon City;
Fred Lenous. Goa dale; 4; !. A. Pattcr.
son, Florence; Ray n. Bottonneid.
Canon City; ]. s. Ampter. Florence;
c. A. Jones, Rockynle; w, II. Mitch.
ell. Florence
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CANADA scours VISIT U. 8.
Four Patrol Leaders Tour East on 81
cycles and Camp Out

Four Canadian scouts. all belonging
TO Troop No. s of Ottawa. are In New
York city on well-earned sightseeing
trip. They came all the way on their
bicycles. except for the boat trip down
the Hudson. The scouts made the
money for their journey by their farm
work In the Ontario fields.
They left Ottawa at . D. m. on Tues
day. August 20. and arrived IN New
York Monday. August 20. and the first
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pIEp LAST WEEK
. AT PORTLAND. ORE.

John Osborne died last week al
Portland. Ore, and the remains were
taken TO his old home at Richlard.
Mo for burial. The deceased 1t one
time resided ut s12 Bennett avenue,
south Canon. and VIII be remembered
by many Of the young people Of the
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thing they wanted to see was the trans
ports that are taking the American
forces across. They returned to OF
fawn by way OF Boston and ogdens-
burg. The scouts are Troop Lender w.
Rupert Esdnlc, Arthur @. Pennington,
II. Robert QuInney and Thomas NJ.
Cramp, the three latter being patrol
leaders. The Canadian scouts NIL had
the red 1914 bndge for having taken
active pnrt In war work. Their sleeves
were covered with merit bndges and
their shirts with badges showing their
rank.
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ALL COLORADO MENUS
ON THANKSGIVING DAY

Colorado restaUranteurs are
planning unique Thanksgiving.
The feature will be ar ALL
HOMEGROWN DINNER com
plete from mushroom soup aud
Colorado turkey with home
raised trimmins $ 10 Pride OTne
West pumpkin pie.
In Colorado restaurants oil
that day oysters will be elimin-
ated as foreign product,
sweet potatoes Will be replaced
I by Colorado ''spuds" and by
baked carrots-ever try EN-?
delicious,--and baked squash.
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MR.. POWELL HAS
RETURNED FROM DENVER

Mr.. Powell, OF the Poweli-sInger Mo-
tor Company. sas just returned from,
Denver with new model 80 Overland
car. The new iirm now havc
ON display tSrss Of the latest nlodels
It their salssrooms, $40 Main s>re6
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REMAINS TO De
SHIPPED 70 MissouRl
Mrs. HerkIina linton died At her
home. 3l4 Rudd avenue on Sunday.
ased 2s years: The body win be
shipped % Lsenard. No, TOR karis,.
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Ono Wax.

$50 this IS sngebrush7 ! don't rec
how man makes a living in such 1
desolate place..
.weiI, there's politics everywhere,
NJ friend"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-06
THE RED CROSS GORDON.

An American Red Cross worker who
uuoUg those NOiunteerin- SO help
in the hospitals and at the station
where the hospital trains arrived, over.
heard some ot the wounded talking
about the American Red Cross.
Gee! We'd a starved II It hadn't
been for the Red Cross 20 said one boy,
ind then, laughing at his own eNagger-
alton, he went on to explain the cir.
rumStances under which the Red Cross
representative with his division had
lone some timely service. The Ger
mans, Of course, were TO blame for
they rctrcated 50 rapidly thar It was
practically impossible for the supplies
10 keep up with the pursuing Ameri-
caus.
we cleaned mp seven kllomelcrS in
less than two hours another reclining
figure explained, and they were still
going when / was knocked out. For
three days | had had nothing tn eat
hut hard tack, and for some days be-.
fore the food had been monotouous
10 put it mildly SO you can imagine
what It meant to Ms boys to have the
Red Cross Gordon cume up with a sup
ply Of chocolate. canned peaches and
other good things. 1t was Il fe-Siver.'