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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

Cashier A. c. Raithel Of the Bank
Of DeminR was in Fl Paso the first
Of the week attending the meeting Of
the bankers Of the Dallas federal re-
serve district, which convened there
Monday.
The meeting was a special one
called for the purpose cs consider
ing the recent call Of Secretary Nc
AdOo for the handling BY the banks
Of the nation Of temporary certifi-
Gates Of Indebtedness to be issued by
the government pending the call for
the next Liberty loan. His request
was that every bank in the district,
which comprises Arizona, New Mexi-
co and western Texas, handle ten per
cent Of its capitalization in certifi-
Gates, distributing over q period Of
ten weeks, or one per cent a week
The convention did not actually bind
itself to the figures suggested BY Mr.
McAdoo, but sent a wire TO him as
suring him that every possible steT
would be made 10 comply with bis
request.
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tabernacle Notes

The first week in "The Tabernacle
was a most successful one. Many
soldiers and civilians have already
learned to take advantage Of the Op-
pOrtunities which this building af.
fOrds,
Sunday night there we're ten diff
ferent denominations represented in
the Christian endeavor meeting. Sol
diers and civilians alike showed great
interest in the meeting.
About 1875 soldiers were present at
the Wednesday night social. We
are anxious that more Of our civilians
should take advantage Of the oppOr-
tunity to meet the soldiers.
Schedule for week beginning Feb
ruary 18th:
Sunday-6:45 p. m., Christian en-.
deavor; Z 80 p. m, praise service
500 p. m, sermon. Rev. John L. Bar
ton.
Monday-0pen house.
Tuesday-Praise and song night,
Wednesday, 90 p. m, union
prayer meeting; 500 p. m, good
time night.
Thursday-3OO p. M, reception
for all sOldiers's wives; Z 90 p. m.
Bible class and social hour.
Saturday-0pen house.
Friday-Entertainment night.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
.nTT CREATES HEALTH DEPARTMENT
n. r. Chapman, Sanitation Authority,
Is lie Head

In compliance With the suggestion
Of Major Peterson, camp sanitary
officer, at last weeks meeting Of the
council, the city has established u
permanent health department, with N.
+. Chapman at It's head. Mr.. Chap
man received his appointment last
Friday and Immediately went to work
on his new job.
City and camp are now co-operat-
ing in the cleaning up Of the city
and its envirOns against the coming
Of fly-time, and Mr.. Chapman reports
that the job lis going ahead with
good speed and entire harmony be.
tween the two forces at work.
The place he now holds is not a
strange one to Mr.. Chapman, who was
at one time at the head Of the sani-
tary department Of the state Of Ar
kansas. lie has also written more
than one treatise on the subject Of
sanitation and is a man who knows
that subject thoroughly, from both
theory and actual practice. 1t looks
as if Deming is very fortunate to
have him available for the place. lie
has been in government employ for
some months past, on the forest
range near Silver City, and only one
day before his appointment here
dropped into town for a brief visit
with his family, expecting to return
to the range within a week. The gov
emment has lost a good range man
to Deming's gain, il present indica-
tons are to be iaken at face value,
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Noted Woman Writer Herr

Peggy Hull, who was with the al
lied armies in France for several
months last summer and fall as cor
respondent for the Fl Paso Times,
was in Deming from Friday to Tues
day visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. HOerath, Of South Platinum
avenue. Peggy achieved no little
fame by her thrilling stories from the
front and her interesting lectures at
Fl Paso and elsewhere since her re-
turn; and an attempt was made to
have her address a Deming audi
ence, but she preferred to rest dur
ing her stay here. Peggy is not a
Deming girl, having been born and
reared in Kansas, but her parents
moved to this place nearly a year
ago, so now she calls DeminR
'hOme," though her newspaper work
permits her to spend very little time
here.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
Ask Vaccination Against Smallpox

The county and city health de-
partments have posted notices ask
ing all citizens who have not been
successfully vaccinated against
smallpox in the last two years to be
vaccinated at once as a preventative
stamp against the appearance Of the
cOnteaiOn in this city. Several cases
of SMALLPOX have been reported late
ly from outlying points IN the cOun-
ty, but thus far none have made their
appearance here. The prompt ae-
tion Of the health departments may,
and probably will, head it off en-
tirely at this point.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
WARNING. Mr.. FLYl
Demlnu and Camp Cody Arc Organ
Izlnu 10 Get Your Scalp.

Deming will probably 20 after the
fly in much the same manner as
Los Angels, which city had such
success in combating the fly nus
ance that its plan has been gener-
ally adopted all over the country, at
least in its main features, ]. c.
Barr, of the firm of Wiley, Newell
& Barr, was q resident Of that city
and took an active part in the cam
paign that has almost rid the
coast metropolis Of flies, and he will
cooperate with City Sanitary Off,
Ger Chapman and Major Peterson
camp sanitary officer, in the local
campaign.
The plan 10 be followed has as il
main feature the enlisting Of the
children in the work, making them in
some cases, deputy sanitary officers,
Experience has shown that no adult
can equal the "kids" when it comes
to digging up violations Of the sani-
tary law, and also that they are un-
surpassed at getting the necessary
corrections made.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
MURRAVIAVE WAREHOUSE FINISHED
isw Business Acquisition Is q MlIlIoa
Dollar Concern

Those who take satisfaction il
noting worthwhile pteps in Deming's
business growth should 70 out toEail-
road and Zinc and take a look at
the substantial, commodious ware
house recently completed by the Mur-
ray 3 Layne company, one Of the
finest Of its kind i. the southwest.
The building is Of reinforced con-
crete and apparently no pains or ex-
pense have been spared TO make Il
modern and complete in every re-
spect. II is 20Ox75 feet, with full
basement, and seems as fireproof as
a segment Of the Rocky mountains.
To protect the merchandise a COM
plete sprinkling system has been in
stalled. with a 26,O00-gallon water
tank elevated rs feet above the roof.
A big yefrigeratine plant has been
installed with six cooling rooms ca 4.
pable Of holding ten cars Of pro-
duce.
Wholesale groceries. tobacco, Ci-
Rars and confectionery and all kinds
Of produce will be handled for the
benefit Of the firms customers all
over the southwest. A mammoth
stock Of goods is already on hand
and the firm, which, by the way, is
a milliOn-dOllar corporation, and one
Of the important commercial bodies Of
the state, is anticipating the arrival
Of something like 35 carloads to
supply its trade territory.
". S. Love is general manager and
F. L. Gilmore credit man.
Auto trucks attend 10 the local
trade and direct railway shipments
supply outside customers.
Deming is proud 10 welcome a bust
ness of the fast-grOwing commercial
Importance Of the Murray q Payn
company.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
TO BUILD FINE TABERNACLE
MethOdlsts Let Contract Monday for
Structure at hemIOCk and Copper.

A fine new tabernacle, capable Of
seating more than half a thousand
people and filling a large part Of the
need Of more church and club accom-
modatiOns for the soldiers. will be
standing, complete and ready foI
dedication, on the lot just south Of
the NJ. E. church, at Hemlock and
Copper, If a contract let by the
Methodist church organization last
Monday is fulfilled to the letter. II,
7. Foster is the contractor.
The new tabernacle is 10 be 56xSS
feet and will be frame structure. Il
will face west on Copper avenue. il
will have cloak rooms, reading room,
kitchen and other accommodations,
besides the big auditorium which is
intended to seat a minimum Of 500
people. It's cost. as called for BY
the contract, will be $2,64S.
Work started on the new taber-
nacle Tuesday at noon, and Contrac-
tor Foster says the building will be
ready for use on the day specified
unless absolutely unforeseen Difficult
ties arise.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
Real EIawaIIans at Teal Theatre.

An entire departure from the regu.
lar class Of plays presented by the
Raymond Teal company at the Tea
theatre will take place next Sunday
afternoon when "0n The Beach Hl
WAIKIKI" will receive its first pre-.
sentation. The play is strictly Ia.
waiian. There will be Hawaiian
scenery, Hawaiian music. Hawaiian
costumes, and for the occasion q
troupe Of genuine Hawaiians have
been specially engaged to take part
in the play, as well as sing and play
their native songs.
ION the Beach at WAIKIKI viii
continue until and including Wednes.
day night. to be succeeded by anoth
er rural comedy entitled Hiram"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
IOsth Engineers Comfort Committee

The comforts committee Of the
Tooth Engineers regiment have just
received from the ladies' Of Sher-
burne and Bath, N. Y, l32 trench
caps and wristlets. These articles
were made in less than five weeks.
Mrs. W. R. Thompson, Of this city,
organized units in Sherburne and
Bath and gave instructions in the
making of trench caps. The articles
received we're contributed BY these
ladies through the efforts of Mrs.
w. II. Wild, a friend Of Mrs. ThOmp-
son.
The Comforts committee is very
grateful to these generous patriotic
ladies for these articles. which prac.
tically equips the lO9th regiment.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
FEFTY-FIFTY ON THE WHEAT
OR GET no WHEAT AT ALL
CODY 100 PER CENT INSURED.
Domlnn Canionmsut Practically Csr-
tain to Lead AIl Others.

The government insurance cam
paign among the soldiers at Camp
Cody had a triumphant close Tues
day with the camp 50 nearly 100 per
cent insured that Cody is practical
" certain to lead all other canton
ments in insurance. In fact, count
ing those who are absent at the Of
ficers' training CAMPS and on de-
tached duty, the insurance reported
from this camp is about 1O3 per cent
for the present force in camp.
SO few Of the soldiers failed to
take insurance that their number il
almost negligible. The l26th F. A.
list Iowa), the l34th Inf. 18th Neb. J
and the 127th machine gun biIttaliOn
made perfect score with every man
insured for the full $4,000.
The result is a great feather in the
cap Of 1t. Ira N. Speaker, who has
been in charge Of the campaign. Div.
Adit. Major II. N. Nelly, who has
been very active in pushing the in
surance plan among the men.
The total insurance written at the
camp was $24O,646,5OO. with quite
a number who are temporarily absent
from the camp yet to hear from.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
The War-Camp. Community Board.

"The Deming War Camp Commun-
ity Board" is the new title Of the
organization whose headquarters are
at the armory building, instead Of
the War Service Board, as hereto
fore. The change is Q matter Of
name only and does not affect the
organization or activities Of the
board. Il was made last week as
the result Of a move BY the govern
ment to avoid the confusion that has
attended the keeping !,sS or the work
Of so many organizations Of similar
purpose but different names, and the
name adopted is the one suggested
by the Washington authorities. N.Y.
ron Kesner remains as secretary OF
the board and the new order Of
things had no effect upon his duties
except that be has to have some new
stationery printed.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

Mrs. Sarah A. McGnn passed
away at the home Of her daughter
Mrs. S. s. McAdams, eight miles
southeast Of Deming, on Monday
Death was due 10 senility.
Funeral services were held at the
family home BY Rev. John Bell, past
or Of the Methodist church. on Tues
day, at 2 p. m.
Miss Mary B. McGnff. an efficient
instructor in the Deming public
schools, is a daughter Of tho lat'
Nm. McGnff.
The bereaved relatives have th'
sympathy Of everyone in this com
munity.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

W. II. Graham, s. P. agent al
LOrdsburg for two years past, has
relieved G. c. Kelber as agent at
this place. beginning his new duties
last week. The change is very much
in the nature Of promotion for Mr.,
Graham, as Deming Is now one Of
the big charges Of the kind on the s.
p, not to speak of the other lines
touching here. Mr.. Kelber, who re-
signed last week. has gone to Cali.
fOrnia for a short STAY before TAX
ing charge Of his mothers ranch in
Washington.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
New Books al Public Library.

The following new books have ar
rived at the Deming public library
on West Pine street, and are on the
shelves ready for the public use:
"Carry On" Comingsby Dawson.
"Under Fire." Henri Barbusse.
"The Red Planet" VIM. J. Locke
Beyond" John GalswOrthy.
Three works Of fiction have beer
given the library by Mrs. Jas. Stew.
ems.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
@Draft 25sH at Isis AuaIn.

Responding to a great popular de-.
mand. Manager Hawkins has re-
booked the thrilling war scenario.
Draft 25s," for the Isis today and
tomorrow This attraction was as
great q hit in Deming as it was in
the larger ceniers Of population, and
has been a particular magnet to the
soldiers, which is sufficient COM
mentary on It's truthfulness to life.
Go to see il il Won have not already
seen It, for il IS wen worth your time.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15
Federal Food Administrator r. c.
ely h Solemn and DlsconeaFl-
lnv Warning 10 People Of
New Mexico
Hanging Cards n Windows Does no
Good II Wheat Gives Out
Threatens Drastic AclIon
Il DIsregarded

The people of New Mexico win
have to eat fifty per cent less wheat
or 90 without. That sums up a
situation. that vitally affects every
home in the state. II isn't merely
question Of patriOtismi II Is a
question Of wheat. Half a loaf is
better than no bread.
This is the burden of statement
issued by Ralph c. Ely. food admin
istratOr for New Mexico, this week.
Ills message is an eye-opener to the
fact that we are in a war and can
not afford for q minute to lose sight
Of the fact If we do so, he points
10 some very dire consequences,
which he says are inevitable. Here's
his message:
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

W. J. Evans has taken charge Of
the Deming- Columbus stage line,
succeeding bis brother, A. J. Ev-
ans. who has gonei nto the garage
business at Columbus. The stage
now leaves Deming at II 80 a. m, in
stead Of 7:45 D. m, as formerly, and
starts back from Columbus at 2:SO
D. m. instead Of 4;45 p. m. under the
old arrangement
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

Gladys McForse died Thursday
morning at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen. north Of town.
She had been in poor health FOR
some time and her death was not
unexpected.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

Mrs. o. N, Whiiohin returned last
week from Los angeles where she
had been during the illness and death
Of her mother.
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llIss Sirunn LaaYls Ior BaItImors

Miss Edith Strong, a graduate Of
the WOman's Hospital in New York
City, who has lived here the past
year pursuing her profession, left
Tuesday morning for Baltimore,
Maryland. Miss Strong win enter
the Johns Hopkins university at a
salary Of 800 a month and ex-
penses. Her many Deming friends
congratulate her upon her success.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-02-15

merchants find substitutes and to aid
our millers in securing prompt ship
ments Of corn and barley 10 grind foI
our people.
RALPH c. ELY.
U. s. Food Administrator fOI
New Mexico.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09
.FIENDISHNESS OF HUN CITED BY
 GENERAL HAN
Assistance of Devil Not Sufficient for Germans in
 This War;" He Says.

T am now convinced that every one must do his utmost. not his bit, to overcome these fiends we have to deal with"
 This is the conclusion reached by Major General W. G. Haan, U. S. A., commanding the Thirty Divis- ion, after six months acquaintance with the methods of German mili- tarism and its tools, He cites an act of fendish wantonness, which came under his observation during an ad- vance by his division in France. He says:
 The weight that our soldiers are putting into the fight is beginning to tell, and the assistance of the devil in this war is not sufficient to carry out theri (the Germans fendish de- signs.
 "In a certain part of French terri tory, out of which my division drove those flends, they had. after the French army had been obliged to withdraw from there, collected in one village the French refugees who could not get away-about 100 in number consisting of old men and old women, too old and feeble to get away quickly enough. They drove these old refu- gees, men and women together, into a church, then took off all their cloth ing in the presence of German SOL diers; they then searched this cloth ing for gold and stole all that they
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09

demic have been an acute onset often very sudden, with bodily weakness and pains in the head, eyes, back, and elsewhere in the body. Vomiting may be a symptom of onset and dizzi- ness is frequent. Chilly senHations are usual, and the temperature is from 100 to 104, the pulse remaining comparatively low. Sweating iS not infrequent. The apetite is lost, and prostration is marked. Constipation is the rule. Drowsiness and photo phobia are common. The fever usu- ally lasts from three to five days; but relapses are not uncommon, and com plications, particularly pulmonary, are to be feared. The death rate is usually given as extremely loW; but in the latter periods of an outbreak an increased number of deaths, pre- sumably due to complications has
 been reported in Spain and iH the United States. Besides bronchitis and pneumonia, inflammation Of the
 follow the disease.
 ''The short course of the fever Gal
 ways less than seven days) in uncom- plicated influenza is an aid in diag- nosis. All ages are attacked, young
 active adults being especially sus- ceptible. In Germany there has been such a preponderance of cases among the young that 1t is supposed that
 the 1889 epidemic conferred an i'm
 munity on most of those at present over 30 years of age. This has not been observed elsewhere"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09

One of the most thrilling adventures of the war was recounted by Private Jack Evans, of the Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles. at the headquarters of the Fourth Liberty Loan, in whose behalf he is now speaking daily. Cap tured by the Germans at the third battle of Ypres, he underwent un- speakable hardships and made four attempts to escape before he finally succeeded in making his way through the enemy country to Holland. T was wounded and gassed at Ypres on June 2, 1916" said Evans. "Our battalion of a thousand men was almost wiped out, leaving only 59 survivors. This happened because we didn't have enough ammunition. We were taken prisoner, lined up and started for the rear of the Boche lines. Going through a Belgian will lage, Belgian girl offered one of our men some water. -hIan struck her on the head with his lance and she dropped, blood streaming from her head. don't know if he killed her, as we were hustled on.
 Our men were fainting right and , left from loss c blood and the need of water. They wouldn't give us a drop. When a man fell down, they kicked him, heaved him up, threw a little water in his face and showed him , into the line again.
 That day they tried to get infor- nation from us-wanted to know where our batteries and reserves were. The men refused to tell-said they didn't know. I saw five of them bay onetted to death by the Boche beasts, but they didn't get the information.
 "Forty-five of us that were left alive were loaded into cattle trucks and sent into Germany. At a Belgian village where we stopped one of the boys crawled to the grated door and begged for water from German Red Cross nurse. She answered him in English, "Why, certainly" fetched a jug of water and when he reached for 1t, she spat in his face.
 After AS hours spent in trucks, we were unloaded and marched through a German village as exhibits of what the brave Roche had captured. The people were allowed to spit on us and kick us. A man falling down from sheer exhaustion got a gun butt in the ribs, yank to his feet and a shove into line again.
 ''We were sent then to Dulman prison camp, where such of us as had to be operated on were held down and cut without anaesthetics. Twenty of our 45 died in hospital and from the prison treatment. If we had been given. the same treatment accorded by us to Boche prisoners, all of us would have lived.
 Tn prison we had coffee for break. fast without sugar or milk. Nothing else. Noon brought turnip soup. Oc-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09
TT OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S
 REPLY GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

The text of President Wilson's reply the of Chancellor armsttce Switzerland yesterday, foIows
 
  to following Chancellor;- making and that that reply shall be candid and straight
 
 
  mean   practical details of their application? President feels bound with 0 8 of of of 
  Chancellor speaking the empire who have far conducted the He deems the to questions every point of of myhi
 LANSING"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-09
PRIVATE JACK EVANS OF CANADIAN
 MOUNTED RIFLES ESCAPES FROM HUNS
Tells of Brutal Treatment While Prisoner and Hard ships Suffered After Unsuccessful Attempts to Escape

casionally 1t had meat in it, but noticed a queer taste to it. One of the long time prisoners said they used dog meat. I went back to the kitchen and asked the cook, who was also prisoner. He reached down into the mass with a ladle and fished up the paw of a dog. But we had to eat that soup or starve. One of the boys who wrote home asking for food and say ing it was bad in the prison got 28 days in the black cells.
 After two months in prison, the officer in charge told use we were going to a farm. It was not farm. It was what is known to the pris- oners of Germany as "The Black Hole" It is a coal mine. We had to be up at a. m., when we were given bowl of coffee. We were put to work at 6. We had to load 40 tons of coke a day. If man hadn't loaded his quota by that night, he had to stick at 1t, if it took till 6 the next morning, when he had to begin inn mediately another day.
 Any man refusing to work was made to stand at attention before the coke ovens till his face bltstered. A pal of mine was clubbed to death for refusing to do enough work. Finally we refused to work more in the mine and were stood at attention at 6 o'clock that morning. If man moved his finger or his foot he would be jabbed with a gun butt. We stuck it outuntil we were almost on the verge of insanity. After 36 hours we had to give in.
 "A friend of mine, J. W. Nicholson, of New York and Winnipeg, an.Amer- ican, and one of the Silent Army, those 30,000 Americans who went into the Canadian army, and who are never mentioned as Americans but as Cana dians, and I tried to escape. We got some civilian clothes and away, with half pound of biscuit only. We were travelling for seven days. We were within 200 yards of Holland when we were captured.
 "We got the Black Cells, which are three feet wide, six feet high and six feet long. I tried twice again to es- cape, by tunneling under the barracks floor, but was caught. each time. The fourth time I worked on a barred window for four months before I got 1t loose. This time I got away and safely through to Holland.
 "The people back here at home don't realize what Liberty Bonds mean to the men at the front. Take our case. We were wiped Glt and captured because we. didn't have enough ammunition. Of course, that was back in the old days, when we didn't have enough factories. Now it is different. There are plenty of fac tories now. All that is needed is the money necessary to manufacture the munitions. And that comes from every man purchasing Liberty Bonds