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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-06-06
ROMAN TIC LIFE
Of EX-SOLD|ER
AND INVENTOR

Ell PASO, Texas, June Glow a
young West Point cadet, who failed
in mathematics and resigned from
the academy, became a brigadier
general, made a fortune bv inventing
the Mills cartridge belt and became
known as the grand old man of FL
Paso,' is told in a book Just unfinished
by Brigadier General Arson Mills. re-
tired, for private circulation as gifts
to his friends throughout the United
States. The book is entitled "My
Story and is the memoirs of General
Mills long career in the army and in
public life. 1t will not be offered for
sale and each copy was autographed
by the author.
AS a boy the author worked at a
loom when clothing was made by
hand. He applied the knowledge he
learned tending the crude loom to the
problem of furnishing the American
soldier an ammunition carrier which
would be more comfortable and conf
venient than the old leather cartridge
box. The Mills belt was finally adopt
ed by the United States army At the
beginning of the Spanish-American
war, was later used by both Boes and
British in South Africa and bv many
armies of the world. The American
army uses the Mills belt and equip
ment, although General Mills retired
from the company manufacturing
these belts in 1905
The book also furnishes the first
permanent record of Ell Paso's early
history when this city was a frontier
town. General Mills, as the surveyor
who laid out the little border town,
tells how the name of Franklin was
changed by him to FL Paso (The Pass
because of the pass III the mountain
chain near here through which the
Rio Grande flowed to the gulf His
experiences in the wild fOrntier set
tIement as told in his memoirs, are
stirring
The authors story also includes
much of the early history of the Civil
war as it is related to the Southwest
After casting the only vote 9olled
here against the withdrawal of Texas
from the Union, General Mills vas
forced to leave the border and was
reinstated with his class and glva
a commission in the army at the 7
ginning of the civil war He va
promoted until he held the rank G
brigadier general at the time of hR
retirement
After the close Of the war Generl
Mills was stationed in the West Te
pursuit and capture of old GerOnim,
the Apache leader; the Indian figbs
of the old West and Revolutionary
events in Mexico are related by lie
author in personal way, as he Pr
ticipated in many of these string
events of the frontier days.
AS American commissioner on he
International boundary commissioner
adjudieating disputes arising over he
boundary line between Mexico and he
United States; as General NelsOnA.
Miles companion on a trip throgh
Europe and as the personal FRIEND of
national and international characters |
in Washington, General Mills obsered |
keenly national and international af |
fairs and includes many of his Der
sonal observations in his published
memoirs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
REPORT BUSINESS BRISK.

The Burris Garage at l11-l3-l5 Orange
street. reports business brisk in United
States Trucks. for which they are agents
for Delaware VIM ID. q Jas II Holds
worth and Samuel l.. Burrls are tho
proprietors. having taken over the
premises recently occupied by another
make of trucks.
Their storage facilities arc ample and
we'll patronlscd by truck owners, while thicr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
DRIVES 413 MILES DA|LY;;I
NOT TIRED BY CADILLAC !
Returned Soldier of New Bruins
wick Contingent Tells of His
Duty Overseas.

"The Cadillac which | drove in Eng.
land was the only car for the work / was
doing" writes William Mason, now q
garage man of Shediac, N. b., an expert
automobile man and a member of the first
contingent to go overseas from New
Brunswick.
Il was chauffeur to Major-General Sir
s. b. Steele, X. c. b., M. Y. o., G.. O. C.,
Second Division, later G., o. G. Shorn-
clifTc Command. My old Cadillac has
done the Shorncliffe to London trip three
times in one day, myself at the wheel
the whole day, and not bit tired, con-
tinues Mason.
"The journey from Shorncliife to Lon
don is sevcnty-two miles and my ordi-
nary running time was two hours, fifteen
minutes for the trip, but | have done it
in one hour. ffty-iIvc minutes with n
landauet body.
Having seen the work that Cadillacs
have done since the beginning of the
war | am convinced that there is 10th
ing To touch them in the motor world
For easy riding and feasibility they are
a JOY aud a comfort.
''My car ran l4.0S5 miles before | had
to change spark plug and the engine
had done ~, 500 miles before II was nee
cssarv to remove the carbon And be-
lievc me. we did not have the best Of
gasoline. as they reserved the best for
the aircraft engines
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
OPEN NEW ROAD.
Maryland Has Another Concrete Thor
OuphfaYc 10 Boast or


The Rising Sun-Porters' Bridge State
road was opened to travel this week, and
it is fine stretch OF concrete roadway
more than two miles in length The
Rising Sun end OF the road will not be
constructed until next year The road
was constructed by the Juniata Com
pany. Joseph Il. Richards, Jr, of CoIora,
having the work in charge. With the open
ing of the new road, there is now only
about one mile of unimproved road be-
tween Rising Sun and Baltimore, and the
one particularly bad spot on this section
is Pigeon Hill, in wet weather, with the
present method of dumping loose dirt on
it and calling it mended. Autoists can
testify TO what this method of patching,
does, ,stherc have been numbers of ma
chimes stalled on the hill, due to the red
clay placed upon 1T some time since
that rain made almost as slippery as
grease. The mail truck has had its
trouble on the HILL and the report is
current that the postal authorities have
ordered crushed stone dust placed upon it,
in order to make travel possible in wet
weather
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
100000 CARS IN USE.
What This Means In Gns, Oil and Up
keen

At nm average mileage of 1900, which
is low, the total mileage equals l5.O00oO0,-
600 miles per annum which multiplied
by an average of three passengers, means
that the total passenger mileage is a.
OOO,OOO,OOO.
The passenger mileage of automobiles
exceeds that of the railroads by over
10000 900, 900 miles. lin 1915 the official
railroad passenger mileage was -, ,3S4,
2i7 ,563
Automobiles, on basis of 300 days of
use and an average of only two passengers,
carried 5000 600, 900 persons, compared
with the railroads total of 1915, the latest
figures available, of 076, ,303, COP.
The value of automobile transporta-
ton at the railroad rate of two cents per
mile would have been 5000, 600.
The Seating capacity Of the 5,U0,0Q0
automobiles in use III the United States
is not less than 25,0000o0 people
The total seating capacity of railroad
cars, Of which there are 55, ,705, is about
$500, 900 people.
To carry the people now carried by
automobiles, an equal distance would re-
qulrc 10000 new passenger cars 81 600
cach) at n cost of SEQ eo0, coo, 1f.912
new locomotives $3.50 900 eaclll ut cost
of 1924 ,OoO, 900, and duplication Of pas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
To Run With Punctured Tu be.

The following Is Il very good make
shift when no regular repairs can be made
At the punctured spot, twist the tube
about Just as if it were a piece of cloth
being wrung out Wrap around this part
with string or any kind Of tape, making a
fright ligature on each side Of the puncture
and then wrap the place with rags, waste
or anything which will serve Ia round out
this part Of the air chamber to the same
size as the rest, then replace in the tire
as if il had been well repaired 1t IS
claimed by persons who have used tn
method, that the car can be very we'll run
home or to any suitable place for repairs,
living within reasonable distance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30

do YOU think your constituents will
stand by you?" That isn't what desire
replied Senator Sorghum Too many OF
them are showing symptoms of bcrom-
ing hsintcrcstcd bystanders " ash
ington Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
GETTING BALLOTS
READY FOR VOTER
Ofic ials Busy With Final Prepara-
tions for Tuesdays Battle
at Polls.

Those officials whose business it is
are getting the ballots ready for the
battle Mt the poles on Tuesday.
Under the new law 1t is necessary to
have printed eight ballots for every voter
Registered in the state As there are
about $4,000 voters registered in the
city and about l0.0O0in the rural county.
it was necessary to have printed $4,000
ballots for the city and 10000 Tor the
county.
The law requires that two ballots
for each registered voter be delivered
to the headquarters of each of the prln-
cipal political parties. This was done
Yesterday when the clerk OF the peace
had the ballots delivered to Republican
and Democratic headquarters The clerk
of the peace is also required to keep IN
his Office two ballots for each registered
voter.
The law further provides that the
inspectors of each election district IN
the county outside of Wilmington cali
at the clerk of the peace office by 8 O'Clock
In the afternoon the day before tho
election to get the ballots, envelopes
instruction cards, pencils, etc. Each
Inspector is given tw1c the number OF
ballots rs there are voters registered
in his district This material for the city
districts is delivered bv the Department
of Elections on the day before the election.
Under the old law the ballot itself
was the secret part and check on the
voter BY the new law the ballot Is not
held in such reverence, but il is the en-
vcIop in which it h to be placed that
is the safety guard
The ballots from now on can be Sc
cured from the headquarters Of either
political party and in fact the voter
could get 4 ballot at this time, mark
il as he desires to vote and vote that
particular ballot on election day The
envelope, however which Is not dc
livered until the day before the election,
is all important under the present law.
The principal safeguard placed around
the envelope to stop fraud Is the fact
that each ballot has TO have on II the
initials of the clerks n the particular
polling place where the ballot, which is
placed inside the envelope after beng
marked by the voter. IS voted The clerks
are not named until the morning Of the
election
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Stomach Misery
Get Rid OF That Sourness,
Gas and INDIGESTION

when your stomach is out of ordcr or
run down. your food doesn't digest IL
fermcnts in your stomach and forms gas
which causes sOurness. heart burn, foul
breath pain at pit OF stomach and many
OF her miserable symptoms
Mi-o-na stomach tablets will give Joyful
relief in five minutes II taken regularly for
two weeks they will turn your tahby sour
tired out stomach into sweet energetic
perfect working one
You cant be very strong and vigorous
if your food only half digeSts Your sp-
petite will go and NAUSEA. dizziness. bilious
ness. nervousness. sick headache and con
stipation will follow
Mi-O-na stomach tablets arc small and
easy TO swallow and arc guaranteed TO
Danish indigestion and any or all of tho
above symptoms or money back For sale
by y. b Danforth and all leading drug
eiSts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
SIGNS OF THE TIME :.

Manager c. S. Avery Of the White
Brothers Auto department. believes in
making hay while the sun shines, and
painting signs in dull weather 1t woulds en-
at all events, his willingness 10 tell the
world where bort and kissell cars and
international Trucks. may be had for the
asking if accompanied by certified check
is evidenced by bright new signs over the
Orange street buildings which are devoted
to his end Of the business
Signs and Every Evening advert ising
makes a good combl ion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
STANDARDS IN PARTS.

The tendency toward standardization
az the various component parts Of modern
lltomopileS was alluded 10 recently. by
Andrew johnson, of the French Street
garage. Several makes Of cars employ
the same engine, with perhaps a few
variatin1s in outer form 10 alopt them TO
details Of chassis or equipment Signals
and cthcr accessories all snow similar
nfcncy. even carorretors joining the
procession notably the "Raytield in its
recent refncments, which Is standard on a
majority e cars and adapta lc 10 any.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Coughed So He Couldn't Sleep.

Bronchial coughs, tickling IN throat and
asthmatc spasIns break one rest and
weaken one so that the system is run
down and serious sickness may result
A severe cold this fall and coughed con-
tinuously at night; could hardly sleep.
The first bottle OF Foiev's Honey and Tar
relieved me, entirely curing nv cough. :"
It covers rritated membranes with a heal
ing and soothing coating, loosens phlegm
and clears air passages n R Danforth.
Second and Market streets ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
EODGE POPULAR CAR.

Cahill and Co of Second and French
streets report good demand for Sedan
models in Dodge PASSENGER cars, consider
ing conditions They are also busted with
the special line of cars for farmers use put
out by the Dodge factory, whose product
they handle in this city Although there
arc other cars whose first cost y less. the
comparison on the hfsis OF two and three
years is all in favor of the model In quest
ion. quite outside of the attractive lines
and finish, meat out not gaudy, that
characterize II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30

senger tracks, dcpots, and employees at an
expense impossible TO calculate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
"Old Times. Come Again. "

Jacob German was the first man
arrested in New York City for exceeding
the speed limit in motor vehicle On
bright spring morning in MAY. 1899,
liornan drove down Lexington avenue at
the terrific speed OF u miles an hour and
wound up in nice cool cell in the police
station
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Garapette ir Evidence.

An advertisement from New York
daily is significant Of the times in more
than ono why The proprietor is woman,
and Adead storage is offered for $3.50 per
month, with privilege Of taking car out
whenever desired at one dollar per time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
MESSAGES GIVE IMPETUS TO DRIVE

~ The following morning to the United
ca club headquarters Bismarck:
~ CARDINAL GIBBONS . -. #&: a..
~ Stacker our efforts now or to lessen generosity
gers tor 1se and bringing conclusion
An AM Amer can who not give all he unworthy
think that
welfare Of soldiers and sailors
Cardinal Gibbons. - -'' 49, -
SECRETARY McADoo -: ..... ! 80
THE United gone and
shared the dangers hdsips Of
their tres thouohulness
comfort and assistance and they
Of American. nnued the
th hope and love reality who fighting huaony
to the point foregoing things that
Adoo ~ ~
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
the close Of the and rehabilitation period
at the front will thing
ion those for which this drive is undertaken would
ana save our soldiers to believe that forget them
ceased
the 'front.' and unless oversubscribe the
allied work council will have hamefuy
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
oneouh Of the Fargo voluntarily subscribed
drive opened. 49, ~ - 50 -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
CASH AND CARRY
PLAN is SAVING
BISMARCK MONEY
County Food Administrator O.
W. Roberts Finds Public
Generally Approves.

The cash and carry prices establish
ed by the Burleigh COUNTY fair price
committee and adjusted weekly are
meeting with general approval, finds
0. w. Roberts, county food admins
traitor, who today Used. the following
statement - ~. ...r,s ~
every. rule or regulation ever pro.
mulgated has at some time or another
worked a hardship upon some one.
The federal food laws, and regulations
are no exception, but like all other
laws are intended to be, OF IT,, great.
est good to the greatest number. At
the present time few. complaints
are received relative to the non
delivery Of ~ milk: The snRqb.aEnment
has asked that deliveries Of ali Kinds
be reduced to minimum and the
maximum charge for delivery is
placed at ten per cent of the amount
of the purshase. There is no regula-
ton, however, which prohibits mer-
chant from charging less than ten per
cent for delivery or charge or both;
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

tive to this proposition 81 are
many of the other problems Of reconstruction.
Peace is a God given blessing, granted because
we sacrificed and fought for the right without
selfish aim. The Almighty had not only enabled
us to stop the frightfu destruction and suffering
but he gives peace glorious opportunity for
progress. Let us rebuild our American house
with the determination that it's foundation shall
be equality. Let us try every new sill and joist
with the pumbline of exact justice. Let us plane,
sandpaper, and paint as copartners in patriotism.
Let us partition for apartments for the whole
family with private parors for none. Let us put
about it all the beautiful flowers of brotherly love
we possibly can. And that house will endure, It
will endure as the highest example of human wis
dom and civilization. 1t will stand as a radiant
to our dear ones who laid down their
lives or their careers in the cause of freedom for
all, forever.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
WAR LABOR BOARD w.
WILL TAKE UP NEW =.
DOCK WAGE DEMAND

If the striking dock laborers at
Duluth and Superior will return , to
work, the federal war labor board will
Immediately take up their request for
further wage increases, supplement.
ing wage increases awarded October
"a, U. S.. Administrator Garfield ad-
vises apt. l. p. Baker, federal fuel
administrator for North Dakota DIR.
Garficld's, message is in response to
advice from Capt. Baker to the ef-
feet that North Dakota, with only so
per cent Of it's anthracite allotment
delivered, must have coal at any
cost. Garfield states the war board
will consider the dock laborer's de-
mands only in case they Immediate
ly return to work,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

in a fact merchant, be he mllkman.
grocer. drygoods merchant; or in
other lines, may if he chooses, make
free delivery Of his products. The
prices appearing in the newspapers
of the county are~for cash and carry
service. and are the maximum. that
may be charged for that service.
Complaints, therefore, relative to the
non-delivery Of milk in Bismarck at
the present time should not Ebe laid
against the food administration: For
every complaint for nondelivery that
is received by the county admins
traitor, dozens Of complaints are re-
ceived on the cash and carry price
of milk on November g. was justified
by the increase in the wholesale
price. of milk from twenty.fv cents
per gallon SIC per quart.)to thirty
cents per gallon (7kc per quartz
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
mothers, DO. THIS:
When the Children Cough, Rub
% Mustero,e on Threats
s.. and Chests "a

No telling how. soon the symptoms may
develop into Group, or worse. And then's
when you're glad you have jar of Mus.
tetoles at, hand. to give prompt. sure re.
lief. It does not blister. 4Sf -.
/. A. first aid and a. certain remedy.
Musterole is excellent. Thousands OF
mothers know it. You should keep a
jar in the house. ready for instant use.
Z It b the remedy for adults, too. Re-
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitiS
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head.
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of back OF
joints, sprains, sore muscles, chilblains,
frosted feet and. colds of the chest lit
often prevents pneumonia). y
- = md 60c Jars; hospital size $50.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
THE SUNSHINE OF PEACE.
PEACE!

The world has been upside down. Mankind has
been killing off it's best lives instead Of conserving
them 1t has been shooting its wealth away in the
roar of guns and bombs It's hands have been de-
voted to destruction It's wheels Of progress have
been stopped It's attitude toward almost every
thing in this life has undergone tremendous
changes Even it's thoughts have been twisted
and warped
Peace finds the world in chaos. Before us is a
new beginning, with revolution, in large or small
degree probsble in every one of our economic, in
dustrial, and social relations, and Solomon himself
would fail successfully to predict where and how
far we will go.
But through the confusion and uncertainty our
duty appears clear. We must rebuild the house
in which we live more wisely and permanently.
We must have house to fit all Of a common fam
lily, not so cramped by caste architecture that
large part of the family must sleep and eat out
in the woodshed We must scrub the blood off our
doorstep and sweep the garbage of hate from the
corners of our rooms Where the battesmoke has
blackened the windows, doors, and furnishings, We
must repaint in colors of beauty. And we must
dedicate the house to the boody demonstrated
principle that right is might and shall prevail, in
peace or war.
America pays her share of the price in thou
sands Of precious lives and enormous treasure.
Yet, although peace finds our land undevastated,
there are very few other nations among the late
belligerents that are confronted today by greater
problems. Nations like Germany, Belgium, Aus
tria and Serbia, for instance begin the new order
with little or nothing. Common misery produces
9 commonaty in the human animal as well as
in others. We begin with political, economic,
and industrial factions practically intact, awake,
and vigorous. But the great war efforts in COM
mon have brought US closer together and we will
settle every one of our problems right if we hold
fast to the fundamental principle that all men
are equal, equally entitled to consideration and
opportunity.
Clearly our first problem is to redemocratize
America.
No peace time president should hold the auto
cratic power wisely and justifably granted Pres-
dent Wilson vital necessity in the prosecution
of war business. It was test of democracy to
seek to draft twelve to fifteen million men, 1t was
test of democracy to empower board to say
how little sugar and how much bran hundred
millions of people should eat 1t was test of
democracy to draw death zones around free
press and free speech, and bound up in, or rea-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

Women are now employed in the manufacture of
bricks. Our code of occupational ethics for the
gentle sex is undergoing some "mortarfying'
changes!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11

Washington D. c.. Nov. 11-President Wilson issued
proclamation at 10 o'clock this morning announcing
that the armistice with German had been signed
1t follows:
my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"The arnistice signed this morning Everything
will now be fortune of duty to assist by example by
sober friendly counsel and by material aid inhe establish
ment OF just democracy throughout the world
"@+2f>s.. e.: "WoodroW Wilson,"