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BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES.

We pomp Of many mythical yes
4 'rrdays-that is history. History
must be livcd-it cannot be written OK
cept by the Imagination Only poets
and great prose stylisiS should be al
lowed to record the adventures of man
Byrors, lIugos. CarIylcs, Gibbons,
llardys.
rs all the events of the past are sat
urated by the quality of the imagination
formed by personal and race bias, writ
ten history is nothing but the ANIMAL of
mems opinions. The Past is the one
thing we create at each minute The Flu
ture is irrrvocablc Each one of us has
his own private Napoleon and the stu
pendous events of 1914 have already
passed from the cable despatch stage
INTO the realm of legend and contro-
yprsy.
There are as many Robcspierres,
Iuthcrs, CromwclIs and Gcnserics as there
are minds that visualize them. The bat
tie of Waterloo is no more important
than You believe it IS. Cromwell was a
murderer or liberator-you are the
judge. In such Il complex and infinite
mass Of facts as History there are in
reality no facts there are only beliefs.
Is there history Of England7 No
there are llallam's England, Green's Eng
land, Froudes England, Macaulay's Eng
land, Mark Twain's England, Taine's
England, but no history of England.
Genseric, First Kaiser.
Poultney Bigelow is literary magician
therefore an historian par excellence.
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He possesses Imagination, poetic and
nsycIlol"glc insight, is master of style
and of the vivid, ep;c vision. He has
called Genseric, the King of the Vandals.
out of his dust and blown into that ter
riblc figure and the times in which he
lived the fires of life. Mr.. BigeIow has
the one thing necdiul-a migratory mag
nation. lie can put clothes on ghosts.
He is the tailor of n dead world-no
longer dead in tins book, since he links
up Gcnseric with the present Genscric of
Potsdam, creating, mconsciously maybe,
a new theory Of history based on the in
dcstructabiity of the karma. William
liohcnzolIern is Gcrsrric back III the
flesh
Mr.. Bigelow knows his Germany. He
was the playmate of the Kaiser and one
of his intimates until 1896. when the
mask began to peel off of tie rcincarna-
ton of the first of the Nandal kaiscrs.
Genscric The parallels that the author
draws between these two men are start
ling.
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admire distinguished foemen in their line
So RichthOfen, did. 1t is true that he
hugs himself boyishly when he thinks
how beloved" he must be growing in
enemy camps as his score mounts up, and
it is true that he writes about his hard
est fighting victims rather as game shot
about his lions and rhinos or an angler
about doughty salmon than rs D'Arta-
gnan would have written of the Man of
Meung, or Ivanhoe of the Templar. But
he gives them their full due for pluck and
skill.
On the other hand, he chuckles over the
obstinacy of Englishmen who, when he
has secured the fatal advantage of posi-
ton, prefer hopelessly defending them
selves all the way down and crashing and
dying, TO making enforced safe landings
and surrendering. And he is inclined to
be German about the "impertinence" of
others.
The hunting field allusion is the key TO
him. He loved shooting game, as a mat
ter of fact, and tells happily of good
times he had on leave, watching by night
for bears from forest trees or being
graeiously permitted by Prince Won Pless
to shoot a preserved bison bull. Riehtho-
fen was the son of country squire. As
boy he had wanglcd out of school work
when he could, and before the war he had
no ambition beyond life Of leisure and
amusement.
The butcher Shoots for fun. When
have shot down an Englishman my hunt
ing passion is satisfied for quarter of an
hour. Therefore l do not succeed in
shooting down two in succession
My brother Qothar v. Richthofen, also
an aceJ is differently constituted" The
brothers plunged together into melee
against an English squadron. "When
We met at home he asked me proudly,
How many have you shot DOWN. | said
quite modestly, One He turned his back
upon me and said, Il did two Thereupon
I sent him forward to find out the names
of his victims, &c. He returned late in
the afternoon, having been able to find
only single Englishman. He had looked
carelessly, as is usual among such butch
ers" The second, however, had fallen.
In general it is to be said for this
young fellow that his conceit is juvenile
and natural rather than the fostered Ger
man religion of collective ego worship.
AS to his all round personal capacity, he
could write pretty well; though some of
the books quality may result from deft
translation. Further, like his teacher and
idol Boelkcke Gan insignificant Lieuten-
ant at glance, as he describes him) and
for that matter like Guynemer, Richtho-
fen, with all his intrepidity, would prob
ably never have won much fame in any
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out of which later he made Belgium
and a Serbia.
He was preceded everywhere by his
bagmcn. His Vicreeis chanted his fame
ahead of him and his BolOs spread around
the silver His methods were as modern
rs his avatar's. William III. That he ear
ricd little Karl Rosner with him in his
butchers progress cannot be doubted. But
the Karl Of that time does not figure in
Mr.. Bigelow's book.
Frederick the Great of Prussia also
bangles on the line of the Hohenzollern
karma. 1t was he who said, my first
business is To grab can always find
enough professors to justify me after
ward"
Frederick the Frightful
"Fredcrick IL. was singularly like
William II. and Genseric,' says Mr.. Bige-
low, I'm that all three were famed for the
craft with which they cultivated pacifsin
in every country but their own. Each in
turn raided first, and declared war after
ward: each was Vandal in blood, yet
each masked himself in the insignia of
civilized monarchy. Each of these mon
archs had remarkable success for short
time. Genseric overran northern Africa.
Frederick II. figured as the greatest soldier
of Europe after the Seven Years war,
yet men who fought under him at Torgau
and Rossbach lived to see the whole of
the Prussian army chased like hares from
the fields of Auerstaedt and Jena. William
III. preached pacifsm until 1896 and is
now in the fourth year Of world war,
which he has provoked by the same arts
that characterized Genseric and Fred
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A Superhohenzollern.

Gcnscric was Il Prussian.. His birth
place was in the vicinity of the Potsdam
of to-day. In his brain was the same
dream Of world conquest which at that
time was looked on as a legitimate enough
dream. Every epoch has its own peculiar
national sport.
He gumshoed through the world at
peace with him with spies and pacifists,
preparing the way for the sword. Gen
seric had his Dernburgs, his Bernstorffs,
his Vierccks and his Luxburgs distributed
BY the thousand in Rome and Carthage,
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GENsERIC, KING OF THE vANDALS
AND FIRST PRUSSIAN KAISER. By
PoULTNEY BIGELow. G. p. Putnam 5
Sons. $l.50.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
NUNIA NEWS

C. r. Mattingly and family are
spending the week in Manitou.
Miss Mabel Schroeder visited in
Pueblo Friday and Saturday.
The Numa Mothers club will meet
all day next Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Broadbent. Each one is to
take a lunch. and anyone interested
in Red Cross sewing is invited to
these meetings.
The p. l.. Beard, Rev. A. G. Miller
and Henry Baker families spent last
Sunday in Rocky Ford.
Mrs. Alex Pedigo and Miss Jewell
Strever were Rocky Ford visitors last
Sunday evening.
Sam Woodruff and family went to
Manitou Thursday of last week for
a vacation visit.
Henry Peters lost horse the past
week. The animal had run a nail
into its foot.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
New Depot To
Be Nice Building

Ordway's new depot, which the
Missouri Pacific Railway Co., is build
is going to be one of the most attrac-
tive small town depots in the state.
1t will provide all ,he conveniences
of passenger traffic as well as excel
lent facilities for handling the ex-
press and freight business. There
will be a general waiting room, mems
waiting room, two large toilet rooms,
good sized freight and express room
and big comfortable and up to date
business room for the depot force.
Plenty of platform rooms will be pro-
vided for the passenger traffic and
for unloading and handling all ex
press and freight. To the west end
of the depot will be platform and
pavilion and persons may go to the
trains either thru this pavilion or
thru the depot waiting rooms. The
building is not a mammoth structure
in size by any means, but size does not
always count, so long as the accom-
modations are provided. however, 1t
will be sufficiently large to take care
of the business in an admirable man
'ner. To the east of the depot 500
foot loading and unloading platform
will provide for all freight business.
This track will be between the main
line and the house track. On the
east end of the depot and on the north
side of the long platform is a big
unloading platform high enough for
wagons to drive up to or back to and
unload on level with the wagons or
trucks.
Work on the foundation of this
building has been under way and the
concrete work has now been started
No time is set for completion of the
building but the work will be pushed
along as it is the desire of the com
pany to complete the work as soon
as possible.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Starett Hodge Is
Killed at Norfolk

In a letter to the New Era from
]. w. vaniman, of Wichita. Kans..
ard former resident of this county.
he tells of the death of Sterett Hodge,
who until two years ago. resided in
Crowley county. Mr.. Vanimau says:
'Hammett Hodge has just received
telegram from tho navy yards, at
Norfolk, Va, stating that his brother,
Sterett Hodge. while cleaning Colts
revolver was accidently shot and kill
ed instantly, the bullet taking effect
just over the right eye.
Starett Hodge enlisted in the navy
from Colorado. The two boys lived
at Crowley for six or eight years. and
are friends to a great many citizens
in and around Ordway and Crowley.
The body will be returned to Wichita,
Kansas, thru the Red Cross agency,
and will be given military burial.
Starett carried $40, 100000 military
insurance, with one-half made pay
able to Hammett, his brother, and
the other half to Mrs. Pieneer, his
only sister.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
BLUFF SPRINGS NEsw

Mr.. Totten is working in the hay
near Olney this week.
Chas. Mcdonald and family. of Pu.
eblo. were over night guests at thi
Stewart home Saturday.
w. A. Root is working with a
tractor company in Denver.
Mr.. Sleeper and family and Mr..
Hollar and Mrs. NJ. F. McCaffrey
we're in Fowler Saturday.
j. C. McCaffrey visited home folks
over Sunday, returning to Pueblo
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Williams visited
east of Sugar City Sunday. While
there they visited the lakes.
Fred Whitney returned from the
Kansas harvest last Saturday.
Mr. Williams and Mrs. Stewart
visited near ManZanola Wednesday,
Oral Jones had the bones in his
arm badly bent by cranking their
Ford. 1t is doing nicely at this time.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Letter From j. c. Bourne

John Bourne, former resident of
this county. is new in France where
he is doing service and in letter
10 e. F.. Greene he sends greetings
to his old friends here. His letter
follows:
France, June 23, 1918.
Mr.. f. F. Greene.
Ordway, Colorado.
Ny Very Dead Friend:
No doubt upon receipt of this you
will be surprised at my being In the
big struggle. In fact. would have
been in it much sooner but I was
rejected five times, which kept me
out.
There is saying that once resid-
ing in Colorado, q person always re-
turns. I returned. but only for
very short while. l was in Ordway
too. but left for Denver and was en-
ployed in the Great Western Sugar
Company. had good position, with
chance for advancement. but couldn't
control my; feelings enough to keep
my fighting spirit down. So quit
them in the middle of their season.
ard enlisted with the Canadian forces,
in London, Ontario.
shall always remember with a
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
The Kaiser Met The Devil


The kaiser met the devil in an
agitated way, and the devil stopped
his prodding just to hear what Bill
would say. Bill approached him quite
contritely, for he wanted something
done; he would make his last en-
deavor to enlist him with the Hun.
So he said. My dear good Satan, I'm
in trouble, I'm afraid; IL we do not
work together, sure as hell my grave
is made. / have worried and I've
wondered, and the Huns stand in
dismay, when they hear the prepara-
tion over in the U. s. A.
had thought that Gott was with
me, but of late he's hard as bone so
I've come for your assistance and
we'll oust him from his throne. Now
dear Satan, won't you help me?
We're a team that would work well.
and when the awful war is over we'll
own Heaven, Earth, and He'll. / sure
ly am disgusted with Gott up in the
skies, instead of helping me he is
helping the Allies. Just say the word
and III abide: you come along but
I'll decide, and tonight at just eleven,
I'll call out a string of Zepplins and
we'll make a raid on Heaven. t
All this while old Satan wondered,
scratched his head and then he pom
pered. When he had found his
equilibrium, after Bill had gotten
thru he addressed old Bill Hohen-
Zollerin these words severe but true;
You're a dirty, lowbrow, ingrate;
you're the worst / ever knew; you
are dippy. fiighty, and to win your
greatest blunder you would wreck
your god almighty.
You for years have had a notion
that you had a regular call, and some
day you would rule In Heaven, but,
oh, Bill. you'll get fall. And this
fall is not far distant; it is coming as
sure as hell, for the Allies have
your measure and they'll fix you
good and well. You have stoop-
ed to the lowest level: you have
broken every rule all the world is
now against you, you're a great big
Jack Ass Fool. 1 don't like your
talk and methods; I'm the Devil that
is true, but you've wronged and but
chered millions, and I have no use
for you. Look at Belgium, poor
bleeding Belgium; look at France
and England too; all because you had
a notion that the world you could
subdue. For furnishing, I have
reputation, but I've watched you all
the while and for DOWNRIGHT ornery
meanness, you have the devil skinned
a mile. All the fire and the brim-
stone, all the groans and shriekes of
hell you have equalled and surpassed
them. and you know it mighty well.
Now. kaiser. Wilhelm, listen you'll
not finish what you've started; the
Hohenzollern family and throne will
soon be parted. You heard from Presi-
dent Wilson; he told you what he'd
do but Won thought he was only hin ff-
ing, now you know he is coming thru.
Over there they are training soldiers.
and oh, my god how they can fight
They'll get your dirty carcass because
they are fighting for the right When
the bugle call is sounded. you will
have no time to pray; for they're
coming on in millions and they hail
from u. s. A.
BY WRIGHT NJ. COONEY.
The author of the above contribu-
tion is with Oran Belveal in the SER
vice and Oran sent copy of it to
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Bel
veal
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02

Since the pinch of the sugar
shonage pressed in upon the
sweets-foving American populace,
every one who has had part OF
his regular sugar rations cut
down has asked, either himself or
some one else "Whyf"
In the past France. Italy and the
Low countries raised their own sugar.
England received over one-half of her
supply from the Teutonic Empires. i'm
ported largely from lava. One-half Of
Americas sugar supply Is obtained
from Cuba, one-seventh from the sugar
beet production of the United States.
one-eighth from Hawaii. one-twentieth
from Louisiana. and the rest from
Porto Rico, and the Philippines.
Factories Destroyed.
Because OF the destruction of the
greater part of their factories. the pro-
duction OF both Italy and France has
been cut down to one-third. The Cen
trail Powers-their regular source of
supply-has been cut off. They must.
therefore, depend almost entirely upon
America.
There is vast quantities of sugar
stored in Java, but neither time nor
ships can be spared while sugar can
be obtained elsewhere by one-third
the haul.
Why savef
Why are Americans urged to saws
sugar?
They must meet the Allied shortage;
they must release ships formerly used
in the sugar trade to carry soldiers
and supplies to Europe: they must
make up the loss OF beet sugar lands
and factories captured or destroyed
by the Germans in Northern France
and Italy. Ships which would have
kept up the flow of sugar have been
sunk. Twenty-six thousand tons of
sugar were lost recently in submarine
raids upon Americas Atlantic coast.
Fifty thousand tons of sugar carrying
shipping were transferred to meet the
requirements of Belgian relief.
Civil War Price.
In spite of the shortage, sugar IL
selling all over the United States at
S1t cents to 10 cents a pound. During
the Civil War. when no shortage
threatened. sugar sold for a5 cents a
pound owing to speculation which was
rampant and which. in this war. has
been checked by the United States
Food Administration regulations.
Therefore Americans are asked to
save sugar because others need r; not
to hoard It because boarding Is selfish,
cowardly and unpatriotic and because
the Food Control act provides fines Of
not moro than $4,000 and imprison-
ment for hoarders.
Save sugar.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
A. r.. G. NOTICE

Just a month more to fill our or
der for 45O pairs of socks. rs pairs
have been turned in. The other 425
pairs anxiously awaited. Can we
speed up? If we cant Ego over the
top" we want to get in sight of it,
Recent dimensions call for tmaller
socks than the first dimensions. Those
who have white yarn find Sc stitches
plenty. 20 on each of needles. and
16 on the third.
For gray yarn, Sc for purling and
so for the leg. Assistance will be
given every afternoon at Red Cross
headquarters.
II those who have more yarn than
they can finish. in the month will
return same, it may be placed with
other knitters. Knitters are request
ed to wash and press their work.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
BOB CREEK NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Castledine were
guests in the Leach home Sunday.
Quite a number of the Bob Creek
folk attended the celebration of From
tier Day at Cheyenne, Wyo., last
week Among them were w. w.
Wright and son, Robert, Tom q.
Smith, L. w. Leach, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher Warren and children, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Price Leach and Miss Wanita Scott.
Mrs Jim Jeffery and sister-in-law
Mrs. Bodle, of Kansas, are visiting
in the Frantz home this week.
Mrs. Adams and son, of Ordway,
Friday at the Collins home.
Coleman Shinnick, of Pueblo, for
mer bookkeeper of the Crowley AL
falfa Mill, spent Sunday at the Dres-
cher home. He expects to be called
to the colors soon as he was examined
Miss frankie Baker is employed in
the T. Y. Smith home for Il few weeks,
Walter Durham, of Arlington. is Wis
iting this week with Robert Wright.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02

great deal of pleasure. my connection
with the Ordway baseball team, while
you were manager. Since leaving
Colorado, I have had considerable
outside experience. having been over
nearly all of the South. Old Mexico.
Panama and Louisiana, and was in
charge of a number of plantations.
am proud to be able to say that
1 always made good and can return
to any of them at any time. l con-
slider that the good advice and friend
ship of yourself and Mr.. Jesserum
very largely to my sue
cess in my various occupations.
Tell the members of the Ordway
Masonic lodge that l am doing my
bit and I want to assure all my
friends that l am here to carry on
and do my bit to the best of my
ability.
With best personal regards for
yourself and family, 1 remain,
Very truly yours,
Private JOHN C. BOURNE.
No. 2.355.866, 47th Inf. Bat.
Canadian, B. e. T.. France.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Light Up the Town
Says ]. C. McIver

To those who have viewed the
bright lights in Rocky Ford and La
Junta the streets of Ordway, Fowler
and other towns less lighted look
rather dark and uninviting. A few
nights ago ]. C. McIver had an op-
portunity of taking good look at
the lighted condition of La Junta in
a drive about town, and also to see
the well lighted streets of Rocky Ford
the same evening. He noted the great
difference in the looks of things and
like others is of the opinion that the
Main street of Ordway should have
light posts and lights sufficient to
make a respectable white way" on
Main street. He states that with the
coming of the new depot and other
modern improvements in Ordway that
the light question should be given
every consideration.
"It is" says Mr.. McIver, "a good
advertisement for a town to be well
lighted, and attracts attention to a
town which will result, at least in
directly. to financial benefit of both
the town and country property. Be-
sides it gives better protection and
lessons the chances of losses to mer-
chants which has happened only re-
Gently In a neighboring town which,
like Ordway. is with very poor light
ing service"
The matter of white way" has
been discussed from time to time
and there are many advocates of the
plan, and doubtless some time in the
near future Ordway will be in the
class where 1t belongs.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Special Call

Applications will be received by
the Local Board until August 6, from
registrants of the Glass of 1917, and
1918, who have at least grammar
school education, and who have some
aptitude along mechanical lines, to
report to the commanding officer,
Fort Collins, for instruction as auto
mechanics, concrete workers, general
mechanics. horseshoers and radio
operators. This is an exceptional op-
portunity for energetic, ambitious
men.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Enrmcr Pnstor Hero

Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Spangler were
In Ordway Wednesday of this week
en- route to Simla where Rev. Spang-
Ter will be stationed as pastor of the
Evangelical church. They were driv-
ing thru from Newton. Kans.
Rev. Spangler was located here for
year up until last spring, and since
going to Kansas was married to Miss
Ida Larue yesterday, of Parsons.
Kans. The marriage took place at
Newton last June s.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Looks After Property Here

Rudolph Boetger and son, of Nc
Lean, Neb., and another son, Henry
Boetger, of Limon. were here this
week looking after business interests.
Mr.. Boetger owns the Helms farm of
so acres located just west of Ordway,
having purchased the place several
months ago. The land is under lease
to John Bauer who Is farming it this
season.
Mr.. Boetger and sons made the
trip by auto and this is the first time
he has been here since buying the
land. He likes the looks of Crowley
county and is pleased with his place.
1t Is probable that one of his sons
will move here and handle the pro-
perty next season.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
LANDS FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE!

We have land with full water
rights in the Colorado Canal, Twtr
Lakes and Lake Meredith (three wat
er rights) for sale on very small
cash payment down to farmers who
will improve and cultivate 1t, and the
balance can be paid off in eight an
nual payments.
We prefer to sell our lands on easv
terms and allow part of the crop rails
ed to be applied on the payments
rather than to rent the same.
II Interested. inspect the land you
want and either write. phone or come
to Pueblo and see us. FLOYD G
The Twin Lakes Land
& Water Co., Pueblo, Colo, 744 First
National Bank Bldg. Phone 1896.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Baptist Church

Baptist Church
Lords Day Services;
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
S:15 p. m.
Mid-week ,service:
Bible study and prayer, Wednes-
day evening at 8:15.
We believe in the gospel of Christ.
Give US a call. Everybody welcome.
HARRY S. HAMMANN, Pastor.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
SUGAR CARDS OUT

John H. Cowden. county food ad-
ministrator, has distributed sugar
cards to all the dealers in the county,
and 1t is advised that the people
get their cards right away. The al
lotment is not to exceed two pounds
of sugar per month for each person.
For canning purposes household can
sign a pledge and get as much as
25 pounds but the sugar must be
used for canning and for no other
purposes.