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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
MUST HAVE
SHIP WORKERS
DEMAND OUT WEIGHS ALL ORR.
Ell WAR ACTIVITY FOR TINE
Imperative Demand Explained ~
Chairman Hurley in Letter to Csa1-
y Council Of Defense This View.
Freight Tie Up and Coal Faniuo
Laid to Lack of Boots.

That the nation has at last begun
to wake up to the need, il not indeed,
the dire necessity of speeding up our
ship-building program is evident from
the pressure being brought to bear
upon this point by those in authority.
Instead of criticisipg Secretary Baker,
as has been done by ill-informed peo-
pie, it is question whether in ex-
cess of zeal he hasnot done too much.
We do not mean that his work in en-
rolling and training a great army has
not been splendidly done and exceeded
our hopes even. but it now develops
that better division of energy might
have been less army and more ships.
However, we will soon balance the
problem, now that America has walked
up. Here is an appeal directly from
Chairman Hurley at the head of the
great ship-building program. Read
what he writes to our County Council
of Defense this week. 1t will surely
interest you.
United States Shipping Board
Washington
February S, 1918.
Mr.. Clifford H. Stone, Chairman,
Gunnison County Council Of Defense
Gunnison. Colo.
Dear Mr. Stone:
Because of your official position, and
the vital importance Of the work Of en-
rolling the United States Shipyard
Volunteers, in which you are engaged,
! desire to lay before you q statement
outlining the p-building situation.
The information herein contained IL
placed at your disposal, for use as you
may see fit in obtaining the enrolment
Of the necessary men for the United
States Shipyard Volunteers.
Our ship-building program contem-
plates the construction Of six million
tons annually, but owing to the pres
ent want Of necessary skilled men, we
LAse. .aok, nnAeH.preeents seooiitiens n ;
position 70 turn out that tonnage.
The Shipping Board has the mon
ye. II has the yards. It has the ma
terial. The housing question IL be-
ing rapidly cleared up. All that il
needed is to obtain the necessary effici-
ent labor.
It should be brought home to en-
ployers and the employees of the in
dustries of the nation that their own
future depends on the construction Of
these ships. The fact is that the re-
cent order issued by Fuel Admins
TRAITOR Garfield, closing the factories
of the whole country, and the more re-
cent freight embargo issued by Sec
retary McAdoo, tying up all the
freight with the exception of food and
fuel, came not because Of falling
down on the part of the carriers them
selves, but because of the lack Of
ships. The reason for this is plain.
The speeding up of the American fac
tories piled in the Eastern seaports,
and packed into every railway siding
outside of the seaboard cities, thous-
andds of loaded cars of materials for
the war zone. The result was that
Continued on Fourth Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
WILL IMPROVE ROAD
THRU WAUNITA SPRINGS

Clarence Mcdonald, county commits
sioner, from Doyleville was here Tues
day. Mr.. Mcdonald tells us he plans
considerable road work in his district
this coming season. Among the plans
is for q better road to Waunita Hot
Springs and the other side to meet the
Monarch pass road, especially across
the nat at Camerons. This cutoff
WAS used . great deal last season, but
altho ON fair. grade, IL extremely mar
row. II will Be IN Improvement much
appreciated By tie tourists, and they
kefp TO spread tie fame Of tie Cunni-
soa country. At the heightA Of tie
season ~ high - . hundred autoes
passed Wsuntts q, Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
DEPTH BOMB VERSUS
UNSUITABLE SHIP
Submarine Menace Will Be Checked
If Either Prove Successful.

The "unsinkable ship" about which
SO much is being said nowadays was
outlined by the inventor Maxim near
ly year ago. 1t may possibly be the
solution, but more than likely will be
like the "fireproof'' business blocks
we read about. Let US hope, how
ever.
We are much more inclined to pin
faith in the wonderful Lewis depth
bomb, just invented. 1t Is small, in
expensive and can be made at once in
enormous quantities. 1t is SO made
that on being laid in the path Of sub
marine it sinks at once to Is feet un-
der water. Now this innocent little
bomb has an electro-magnet and when
any vessel with steel plates comes with
several yards, it moves quietly to the
plates and attaches itself. Instantly
the pressure releases . spring that
makes the magnet pull harder. It Will
turn loose . lot more electricity and
stick on several hours. With an or
binary vessel which may be deep
enough to touch it, this b Ill that
happens and when the magnet runs
down the thing drops of. But with q
submarine here is what happens.
Pretty soon the sub sees . destroyer
and dives or submerges for few min
utes to get a better chance Of shoot
ing q torpedo. The little burr stick
ing to its side~that the submarine
hasn't even felt has another spring to
go of when the water pressure reach
es density Of that at say forty feet
below the surface. Bangl goes the
bomb. Not a very large charge. but
enough to loosen the plates and sink
the U-boat.
Now, there is reasonable hope Of
this solving the sea menace and doing
it quickly.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
DIR. KELLEY TO SPEAK AT
WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK

DR.. J. H. Kelley leaves Saturday fol
Washington, d. C. He will speak at
the National Conference of Rural Edu-
cation which convenes in the nations
capitol. At the end Of the week DR..
Kelley will 60 to Atlantic City to At
tend the National Council Of Normal
School Presidents, on Feb. 1928. Lat
er comes meeting Of the Department
of Superintendents of the N. E. A., al
together keeping him absent two
weeks or more.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
COPPER KING AT
SPENCER LOOKING FINE;

JIG. Steiner was here Tuesday from
the Anaconda mine at Spencer, and
reports the ore body holding strong
and shipments steadily going down
the hill to lola. However, the sensa-
tional development Of the last few
days has been the very remarkable
body Of high grade ore being opened
on the Copper King. Louis Neale has
. contract for prosecuting to the ore
shoot, the cap Of which was struck
above. However, this cross cut 1t
water Level began TO cut shipping orc
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
LARGE EDITION OF NEWS
CHAMPION NEXT WEEK
Begins Great Continued Story Which
You Win Want to Read. Extra
Fine Advertising Medium. Too.

Look for an extra good edition of the
News-C Champion next week. In that
issue. We begin Empey's famous story,
"Over the Top" and expect to print an
edition Of 1900 copies
1t will be an extra fine advertising
medium for business, the larger circu-
lation and the importance Of this story
being only few of the features
II you are not . subscriber Of the
News-Champion, next week will be IN
excellent time to begin. The wonder
full description of life on the battlefield
is alone worth more than the paper
will cost you.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15

Much enthusiasm is being worked
up in the Colorado State Normal and
Gunnison County High School over the
National Week of Song" Three
chapel periods have been set aside for
singing and instrumental music. Most
of the organizations Of the school will
appear and sing special songs.
On Monday the orchestra and Ce-
Gillian Glee club occupy most Of the
time on Thursday and Saturday there
will be solos both vocal and instru-
mental and chorus singing.
Also, there will be heard some spec
ial musical numbers from the Male
Glee club, La France Literary Society,
Latin club and Domestic Science De-
partment.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
NATIONAL WEEK OF SONG
STARTS SUNDAY
Special Program by Grade Schools
Wednesday night. Lots Of Music
Every Day.

The National Week Of Song, starts
Sunday evening with special music
and address in the Gunnison churches.
Pupils in the grades will devote
q number Of the periods to singing and
to committing the national anthems
to memory. On Wednesday night .
-spacial -fraa spxoGrans y givaA<a n tha
N. e. church . which al the town
is invited.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
PRoGRAM

National Week of Song
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 20
METHODIST CHURCH
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
GLORY BEL DOES THIS ALSO
MEAN BROADGAGING? :?

Washington, Feb. 11:-The railroad
administration is planning complete
standardization Of railroad equipment
from bolts to locomotives, as part Of
the plan Of economy. They plan, II
It q possible, to continue direct stan
datdisation in case the roads return to
ths owners after the war.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
Fourth and Fifth Grades
The Land Where the Columbines Grow

COLORADO State Song)
School Chorus
Dance of the Nations -------
---- Fifth and Sixth Grades
The Old Flag ----- John B. Shirley
Fifth and Sixth Grades
One Land United ------ Paul Bliss
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
The Man Without Country 80
- Sixth and Seventh Grade Boys
The Battle Prayer ------- Himmel
Sixth and Seventh Grades
America Triumphant patriotic An
them) Demarest
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades
Songs Of the Allies - Eighth Grade
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15

Audience and School Chorus
Opening Address - H: F. Lake, Jr.
Drill ------- What the Flag Means
Flag of Our Native Land -------
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-02-15
JU M E N T

within few feet Of the shaft bottom.
This was entirely unexpected. No
one knows yet, how large the new ore
bsdy is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

uses. It Is used to saw miters, or
angles of 10 degrees. such as the
joints for a picture frame.
To use as a shooting board. turn the
device over and reverse ends so the
inter box rests against the bench top.
In this position it can be used to plane
ends of pieces square. or to plane
edges and surfaces of small pieces in
making toys. To use. the piece of
stock is placed against b. and the
plane Is turned on its side. resting on
the ledge. BY permitting the stock
TO extend slightly beyond the end of B.
and moving the plane forward and
backward on the ledge. very accurate
work can be done.
To make the bench hook AC-
CURATE WORK IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY. Every piece must be
made TO the exact Dimensions. all
corners must be perfectly square and
the pieces must be located accurately
with relation TO each other. The de-
vice Is something that will last a long
time IL given good care and It will be
found to be OF great service TO you in
your work. Make up your mind TO
do a good Job or do not attempt II at
all.
Hardwood. such as oak. is the best
material to use. Get out all PIECES to
the dimensions indicated on the draw.
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

"How'd'ye do! Glad to see you'll"
he said. ST was splitting some wood
for Mumsey. Maybe you wouldn't
mind coming out back while finish
splitting. You see. since Dads away
I have to help a lot"
Oracle went out willingly and sat
on the steptadder while Karl split
wood.
Karl" she said. ct came to see you
eau I'm sorry for you"
did your" said Karl, bringing his
axe down. We'll. it is hard to have
Dad gone off to war. but then It's right
he should fight for his country, and
Mumsey wanted him to go. So did l,
cause I'm too young to fight my
self"
Oracle felt very uncomfortable.
Gone TO war;" she exclaimed in a
scared voice. She was thinking: MY
gracious! 1 hope he isn't fighting
against American
Yes" Ka>l replied. HE belonged
to the National Guard and when war
broke out they said they'd excuse him
on account of Mumsey and me. but
we told him to go on. we would get
along all right. So ne went and he's
been wounded and got a medal for
being brave. but he's well and at the
front again. Mumsey got fine letter
from General Pershing. praising him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

boy" but Billy said: at hate tat
tling!"
Meanwhile Oracle. Bflly's sister
who was the warmest-hearted little
girl that ever was. walked slowly along
trying to screw up her courage. At
last she decided to do what was in her
mind. She turned up a little lane
and knocked at a very modest door of
a very tiny house. A lady, KarPs
mother, opened the door.
i've come to see Karl" said Oracle
timidly.
Come in" said Karl's mother
kindly I'm glad to see you. my
dear! Karl doesn't seem to make
friends easily. Not one of the chill
dren has come to see him or invited
him to play. Karl's a little shy.
guest"
In came Oracle. her heart going pitt
a-pat, but Karl's mother was pleasant
and quite pretty. She called Karl and
then she brought out some ginger
snaps.
IF you aren't allowed to eat between
meals" she said. Just take a pocket
full home with you"
Oracle thanked her and took two
They looked very nice. She noticed
how small and poor the house was.
but neat and clean and homelike.
Pretty soon Karl came.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
THE 'GERMAM Boy

as much as anybody"
Karl had come from another town
only short time before. He had
solemn. round, blue eyes and a shy
manner. but he was polite. Dick said
all foreigners were polite. and Billy
said he was just pretending he was
shy. Dicks uncle and Billy's brother
were fighting Germans in France, so
the other children felt they ought to
know all about German spies.
The children went to work with a
will and soon had their cards all filed
They asked everybody they met to
buy stamps and 'some of them, who
had pennies saved up. bought stamps
themselves. Bufy said:
My! 1 wish I had a million dol
lars so l could put 1t all in Stamps
TO help the old U. S. A.
But he had only fifty cents.
Meanwhile the German boy" as
the children called Karl, hardly sold
any Stamps. He was a stranger in
the town and his folks were poor.
One day he asked Miss Annie If he
could be excused the next day.
''Why2" asked Miss Annie.
I Il gotta go away on business" said
Karl.
So Miss Annie said all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

That's queerI" thought Billy.
Wonder what he's up to now!"
Well, two days later Karl came to
| school, looking rather tired. The
children felt there was mystery In
the air, and what was their surprise
when Miss Annie got up and said:
II want to tell you all about some
thing very fine and patriotic. One
little boy in the school, who happened
to come from another town, found he
couldn't sell many thrift stamps here,
so what do you think he did? lie
had no money to travel, so he coaxed
a delivery man who was going that
way to give him lift about half way.
then he walked five miles to his old
home town and sold-guess how many
stamps"
The children couldn't guess.
lone hundred dollars worth" said
Miss Annie. Then his friends paid
his fare home. Think of that!
Doesn't that make you proud of Amer
lean boys?"
The children looked at Karl. be-
cause. of course, they knew 1t was
Karl. This is very queer" they
thought. Maybe he's sorry he's a
spy"
Billy and Dick talked 1t over later,
and Dick said maybe they ought to
warn Miss Annie about the German
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
WHAT CAN 1T BE ?

.T don't know what's come over me
Il I'm just as lazy as can be.
There nothing that I'm 'sposed to do
That l get more than half way through
Before I'm tired most to death.
And have to stop to get my breath.
My Grandma calls me "lazybones.
Dad says I'm Collaborating
Jones"
NV teacher claims I've no ambition.
And my reports in fierce condition.
NV Mother says. Poor baby jim!
There must be something wrong with
him.
He always was SO quick and sunny
This drowsy spell looks very funny.
And Doctor Brown. who came to see.
Pronounced a word too hard for me.
And gave me twenty purple pills
Enough to cure a dozen ills.
But brother Ted say. "Tommy-rotl
It's plain Spring Fever that kids got.
And when vacation days have come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

First assemble tbs tier box, OBJ
serving the directions on the drawing
concerning the location of the screws.
We have now a problem in laying out
an angle OF As degrees. The following
method will be found practical and
not hard to understand. On the bot
tom of the box lay out VERY AC-
CURATELY|a square OF a size equal
TO the width of the box. commencing
at a point one and one-eighth inches
from one end. Carry the locations
of the corners thus esta blished. by
means of a try square. across the sides
of the box to the upper edges. Saw
from corner TO corner VERY CARE.
FULLY and the result should be an
accurate mitcr.
Next fasten parts c and d together.
Part b may next be fastened in place.
and finally the inter box should be
fastened to hts position on c.
Part should be cut so the end
grain of the piece will be next to the
end OF the inter box. AS the length
OF a piece is always measured length
wise OF the grain. you will have in
this case piece wider than II is long
Fasten A in position so the space be-
tween II and the inter box viii be
equal to the thickness OF a saw.
Finally bore a hole in the place in
dicated This Is to use in hanging
she bench hook up out OF the way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

for being brave!"
why KARL" exclaimed the |ittle
girl
You see." went on Karl. The fought
in the Spanish war under Teddy
Roosevelt My grandfather fought for
freedom too under General Grant. so
Dad he just felt he oughter go to
France. and so did Mumsey and SO
did l."
Why KARL" was all Oracle could
say
III show you his picture!" said
Karl, running into the house.
He soon came out and handed his
little visitor a photograph of a very
soldierly looking man in khaki.
That's my Dad" he said so quietly
and proudly. Oracle almost felt like
crying.
IF you lend me this TIL bring It to
school tomorrow and give 1t back. g"
said Oracle at last
Then she went home and found her
brother Dick and two other boys sit
ting on the front porch.
Hello, Sis!" said Billy.
"I've just been to see Karl" Oracle
said.
"whatW cried her brother Been
to see that old German!"
Hes mott" cried Oracle. "a per-
son can't help his name! He's a true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
THE ORPHANED ROBINS

robin any good to cry, let's see if w
can't do something for his family
Where did you find him?"
The girls showed her and she wen
with them to investigate. And sure
enough! Right over head in that ap
pie tree was~a robins nest and a poor
mother robin crying and calling a
hard as ever she could.
II think a cut has killed that robin.
said the girls mother. and that poor
mother robin is going to have all She
can do to raise her family by herself
Suppose we help her?"
Molly and Jane were much pleased
with that idea but they couldn't guess
how they were to help raise orphan
robinsl But they soon found out
Mother showed them how to tie strings
of grain on the nearby bushes for
mother robin to finland she found
them too, right before Molly's and
James eyes! And then the girls got
out their gardening tools and spaded
I'D some earth close by so that the
mother robin could find plenty OF
worms without going too far ava
from her babies.
do you know" said Molly as she
and Jane put away their tools before
going in to lunch. I'm not glad that
robin was killed. but If he was killed
I'm glad it was at our house. because
taking care of robin babies is such
fun. I'm going to do it all the time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

blue American and so was his grand
father i meant to tell him what you
were saying about him and advise him
to up and deny It II It wasn't true. but
somehow I didn't"
"what'd you say7" asked the boys
breathlessly.
Nothing" Oracle replied. "But he
said a Iot-net Dragging or anything.
He told me about his father who's IN
France fighting for the dear U. s. A
and here's his fathers plcturei"
The boys eagerly seized the photo
graph and finally Billy gave a long
whistle.
"Gee!" he exclaimed. ct guess Wen
have to own we've been wrong! None
of us has a father at the 'front.'"
"Come ont" cried Dick, hopping up.
Lets go around there! I guess may
be a fellow whose father Is at the
front would need a little cheering
up-eh3"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

EAA OILY AND HER LITTLE
Y b "a sister Jane took their dolls
q n and went out into the back
q q yard to play house" under
the big apple tree. 1t was one OF their
very favorite plays and they set to
housekeeping in high glee.
"You have this side of the tree LOT
vour house." said Molly as she lad
down sticks to mark off the rooms
"and XII take the other side. There
,o,vr There's two rooms and a porch
that's enough to begin with. You
car make more If you like while I'm
Getting my house ready" And she
vent around the other side of the big
tree trunk where her house was to be.
And right there at her feet-Just
where the living room OF her house
was to he-she found dead bird!
A beautiful big robin, dead.
"Oh. janet" she cried, I'VE can't
play house today! Look!"
Jane stared at the dead bird-she
had never seen one before.
Cant you take it away?' she
asked
yes" answered Molly. well take
if to the. house Mother will know
what to do" And she picked up the
little singer and carried him into her
mother.
TOO bad. Too bad!" said the girls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04

H BENCH HOOK, inter box and
A2 shooting board are things that
every boy should have in his
- y equipment Usually these are
made separately, but here is one de-
vice that combines all three. The
idea Is not entirely new with me, but
the one from which 1 received the
suggestion was so poorly arranged as
TO be almost of no practical value.
The value of a properly constructed
implement was unquestioned how
ever, and 1 started experimenting to
see If 1t could not be worked out.
The result OF these experiments Is the
combination bench hook shown in
this article.
The small sketch shows the device
in position for use as a mlter box and
bench hook. For use as a shooting
board, 1t should be turned over. re-
versing ends.
As a bench hook the device is used
for saving the end of boards squaEe
To use in this way. lay it fiat on the
bench as shown in sketch. The board
IS placed against the inter box which
acts as d stop. and the saving is done
in the groove between the miter box
and the small piece A Part Il rests
against the bench top. thus holding
the bench hook solid.
The miter box is not a large one
but Is large enough for a great many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
TONGUE TwIsTERs.
Repeat these lines quicklya

Repeat these lines quickly~
Six little thistley sticks cease to
stay put.
Susan shineth shoes and shoes shine
on Susan's socks.
Thou wreath'dst and muzz'dst the
far-fetched fox. and imprison'dst him
in the volcanic Mexican Mountain Of
Popocatapetl In CotopaxL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
ANSWERS

PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE-1. FIN
more 2. Grant. 3. CIeUeldnd. 4.
johnson. g. Ltnk-oH. (Lincoin-) G.
Tailor Taylor.
FRACTIONAL BIRDg-1. NIGHT
W.; ING-ress; ALE-Tt. 2. PENSfUe,-
GU-nnyy IN-got. 8. BUSY TAR-ry;
D-iUeTge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-04
e OURPUZZLE
CORNER
PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLE.

HhESIDEN HAL l@GLLlE--
each space is TO be filled with the
anne of a President of the Z. S. Al
l. Do you think these flowers will
. . than one basket
2. 1t gives me much pleasure to
- your request
8. Most of her time in Ohio was
A. Married on the 26th. Jane.
daughter of William Bones, to -.
- of William Jones.
5. My neck chain Is too small. It
needs another .
s. James did not keep his appoint
ment with his - yesterday"