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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

about 20 per cent
The exports OF lS0,O00O0O pounds
Of pork products for October COM
pared with about 100000 pounds
in October a year ago, and the
export orders placeable BY the Food
Administration for November, amount
to 17O,OO0.00O pounds as contrast
ed with the lesser exports Of
100000 for November. 1917. The
increased demands Of the allies are
continuing, and are In themselves
proof Of the necessity for the large
production for which the Food Admin
istratlon asked. The increase In ex-
port demands appears to be amply
sufficient to take up the increase In
hog production. but unfavOrable mar
ket conditions existing In October at
ford no fair index Of the aggregate
supply and demand.
Il must be evident that the enOr-
nous shortage In fats in the Central
Empires and neutral countries would
Immediately upon peace result In adj
dltlonal demands for pork products
which, on top Of the heavy shipments
10 the Allies, would tend materially
10 Increase the American exports, In
asmuch as no considerable reservoir OF
supplies exists outside Of the United
States. II seems probable that the
present prospective supplies would be
inadequate to meet this world demand
with the return to peace. So far as It
Is possible to interpret this fact, II ap-
pears that there should be even a
stronger demand for pork products
after the war, and therefore any alarm
Of hog producers as to the eifect Of
peace is unwarranted by the outlook.
In the light Of these circumstances
Il Is the conclusion Of the conference
that attempts to hold the price OF hogs
10 the price OF corn may work out to
the disadvantage Of pork producers.
Il is the conclusion that any lnterpre-
latIon Of the formula should be a
broad gauged policy applied over a
long period. II Is the opinion OF the
conference that In substitution Of the
previous plans Of stabIllzailon the
Live Stock Subcommittee Of the Agrl.
cultural Advisory Board. together with
tiss specially invited swine representa-
tlyes, should accept the Invitation OF
the Food Administration to Join with
the Administration aud the packers In
determining the prizes NJ which con-
rolled car. -. ,rx ,re To be Placed
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06
Tick determination Successful.

Al least 100 counties and probably
a humber Of parts Of counties will bel
released from federal quarantincl
against the cattle fever tick IN Decem
her. according to officials Of the hu-
reau Of animal industry. who have nc.
celved reports from the ten southern
states In which the work Is being car
ried forward. Elghty-three counties
AMI - parts Vt counties were released
IN December, 1917, constituting rec.
ord up Ia that time. The unprece.
denied amount Of territory to he re.
leased this year will probably include
areas In nine states. The quarantine
Is expected to be- lifted from all Of
South Carolina. as Il was last year
the Fort Worth market reports show
that 10 per cent Of cattle received at
that market during he fiscal year ending
June 10 1918 were classed as non-Iu.
Tested or tick-free animals. During
this period l.5O0.GO2 southern or tick.
Infested cattle were received. and
22a,O6l u these or Is per cent, were
dipped. The Nosember and December,
1917 receipts showed a big decrease
In the percentages Of tlck-free cat.
tie. and II IL believed this increase rep
resented the effect Of drouth condl-
lions ri western Texas The big de-
cline IN he receipt Of tlcl,-free cattle
IN April and June, 1918, probably was
Influenced by rains IN the sections
where such cattle received at Fort
Worth orlginae.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

Inc CONCLUSIONS OF tne cOntefence
~ satire MARKETING situation has
changed since the September joint
ference as 10 nscessitate an entire
eratiOn In the plans Of price Stabl'
.tIon. The current peace talk has
,,rmed the holders Of corn, and there
ius been 4 price decline Of from 20
cents to 70 cents per bushel. The fact
that the accumulations Of low priced
corn in the Argentine and South Afri
ca would, upon the advent Of peace
and liberated shipping, become avail
able to the European market has ere
ated a great deal Of apprehension on
the part Of corn holders. This decline
has spread fear among swine growers
that a similar reduction in the prices
Of hogs would naturally follow. More
over, the lower range Of corn prices
would, II incorporated in a lS-tO-1 ra-
ito, obviously result In continuously
falling price for live hogs. In view
OF these changed conditions many
swine producers anticipated lower
prices and as result rushed their
hlgs to market in large numbers, and
mis- DvershIpment has added to and
aggravated the decline.
The information OF the Department
Of Agriculture indicates that the sup
ply Of hogs has increased about s per
cent, while the highest unofficial estl-
mate does not exceed IS per cent In
creased production over last year. On
the other hand, the arrival Of hogs
during the last three weeks in the
seven great markets has been q per
cent. more than last year, during the
corresponding period, demonstrating
the unusually heavy marketing Of the
available supply. In the face Of the
excessive receipts some packers have
not maintained the price agreed last
month. On the other Nsnd, many
OF the packers have paid over the
price offered to them in an endeavor
to maintain the agreed price. The re-
suit 10 any event has been a failure
to maintain the October price basis
determined upon At the September con-
ference and undertaken by the pack
ers Another factor contributing to
the break In prices during the month
has been the influenza epidemic; It
has sharply curtaIled consumption OF
pork products and temporarily de-
crensed the labor STAFF Of the packers
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

stra, Of Hiefin. Holland. with him NJ
mechanician.
The men were flying At mn altitude
Of 1000 feet when their biplane star
I'd q spinning nosn dive. from which
the pilot was evidently unable 10 fiat.
ten out again before striking the
ground.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06
Alnlane BAN KIIIs New MexIrnn.

A press despatch from San Diego
States that two avlators from Rock.
well Field were killed when their mach.
ne fell with them on Tuesday.
The pilot was Lieutenant William
Goodwin. Of AlamogOrdo y. NJ who
had Master Electrician Roty II. Teern.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06
STEADIER HOG MARKETS PLANNED
Hog Producers and Packers Confer With Repre-
ssntatIvss Of the Food Administration and
Agricultural Department and Adopt
New Plan Of REGULATION.
New Plan Of Regulation.

with the policy the Food Administration Its unda
representative agricultural industry occasions
Of special branches Of the Industry October there
Washington meeting Subcommittee the
Agricultural Advisory members the swine
Industry to consider situation hog market
during with the
packing participating foreign
with the members Of the Food Administration directing
foreign pork purchases
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

Quarantine regulations that kept Al.
bnquerQue schools picture shows,
churches closed. and prevented public
gatherings Of any kind were done away
with on Monday. and the old town Is
again moving along at lis usual pace,
extending the right hand of welcome
10 an visitors
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

Membership In the Red Cross makes
you a permanent, continuous humaui-
tartan At very low cost Enroll now.
Enroll MS a Red Cross member
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-06

A maximum price Of 10 cents a
pound for wool grease. effective until
December Il, was announced this
week by the war industries hoard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24

for sausage" far. far below. Sud-
denly the leader dove, veered off to
the right, dove again and veered off
to the left. Knowing 1 was on trial
as to my following ability, 1
promptly id likewise, wondering
meanwhile what we were diving on.
couldn't see anything unusual ex-
cept big fire in Rheims and that
wasn't shootable; but my leader
being an experienced fighter l faith
fully followed, knowing l would see
in good time what to shoot at. How
ever, 1 never did find out until we
got home, and then he said he had
dove at a balloon which had poked
its head above the layer of clouds.
The balloon, naturally was quickly
pulled down and we then turned
toward camp. diving under the layer
of clouds so as not to become lost.
Little Time For Pleasure
1t is really too bad one has so
little time to enjoy the scenery he
sees, for there are so many things
TO think about in the machine, what
with keeping tabs on the engine
with the numerous dials, the COM
pass, watch and map, as we'll as
keeping in. ones assigned position
in the patrol and watching for en-
emy planes. All these things re-
quire constant attention, which ac-
counts for the fact that aviators
cannot stay in the air for long peri
DDS. For man to average four
hours flying a day regularly is con-
sidered very good indeed, and few
there are who can stand that aver
age.
To give you an idea how wonder
ful flyer our commander is, he
once flew 207 hours in one months
time. That averages nearly seven
hours a day. which besides comply
ing with union laws is some record
However, he is an old flyer, as fly
ing age goes, having been in the
game for seven years with a total
to date of $500 hours flying time
Imagine what a little child l am
with my 100 and some odd hours,
and you can see how experience
counts in this game as we'll as
others.
Madon is very fond of Americans,
though, and has very high opinion
of their fighting ability, which was
why he had We three Americans in
1856 changed to his escadrille. With
the one he already had, we are now
four, and incidentally I'm the only
one with motor that's working.
Still, although having no Boches to
my credit, yet / think I'm uphold
ing the honor of the Americans, for
since joining this escadrille, in five
times up I've been in three fights,
which is pretty fair average, don't
you think? Even if no results were
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
STEELTON BOY
DIES IN FRANCE
Sergeant Finley Died on July
6 From Wounds Received
in Action

Steelton has given her first son
in the struggle to make the world
safe for democracy.
Word was received here late last
night that Sergeant Earl S. Finley
Gied July of wounds received In
action. Although there are several
hundred men in the service from
this little borough, and many taking
an active part in the present drive,
this is the first casualty of the local
soldiers reported. Sergeant Finley's
name was included in the official
casualty list issued from Washing
ton this morning.
The information that Sergeant
Finley had died overseas was con-
tanned in a telegram from the Ad-
jutant General to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Finley, % South Harrisburg street.
parents of the soldier. How Ser
geant Finley was wounded or on
what section of the fighting front
he was stationed was not mentioned
in teh brief message.
Sergeant Finley was a top" SER
Geant in Company +, Second Engi-
neers and had seen much service in
the Army. He enlisted about five
years ago and was tsationed at the
Mexican border during the trouble
there. During the time he was
along the border he was closely con-
nected with the office of staff Of
fcers engaged in carrying messages
to all parts of the United States. He
was among the first contingent of
the American EXpeditionary Forces
to sail for France in August, 1917.
Sergeant Finley was widely known
here and was a graduate of the
Steelton High School in Glass 1911.
He took an active part in school
work and had many friends in the
borough. John A. Finley. his father,
is a clerk in the main office of the
local steel plant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24

obtained, at least am gaining con-
hdence, learning something of fight
ing tactics and improving my shoot
ing. l really am, because in my
last scrap my bullets were certainly
caroming around those two ''un-
speakable Huns" to use Dads own
phrase.
"Archic"
l am also getting acquainted with
my old friend Archie" again. AL
though he still has great desire to
become intimate, my enormous
height is rather discouraging; for.
try as he will, he couldn't lavish his
explosive affection on me yesterday
as ambled around over Rheims
some 5000 meters high. He sure
tried hard to strike up" an ac-
quaintance, but all 1 would do was
fllrt with his leaden messages as
they came whistling and singing up,
and laugh at him as they broke into
black puffballs 1000 meters below
me. A couple, though, did come
dog-gone close. l did not see them,
but, Oh boy! I sure felt them, for
they blew up right under me. That
was one time that the expression
airhole' was firmly impressed on
me. for after the first terrific bump.
which knocked me up on one wing
and then on the other, 1 seemed to
be in a vacuum, because my controls
seemed to have no effect whatever,
although my motor was going full
speed. Even while I sunk for some
thirty meters l was we'll aware of
the reason thereof, for the shell
probably blew up right under me.
thus forcing all the air away-and
that's where l came in.
During the course of the patrol I
fell in several more time, none the
worse for wear, of course, but get
ting a little better opinion of
Archie all the time. That Hun
battery must have had an extra
allowance of beer that morning.
Little to Worry About
Even with Archie" at his best,
there is not much to worry about,
for they are credited with averaging
one hit in 10000 shots, which in
my opinion is sure one waste of am
inunition. Still, it tickles ones van
ity' to think that all the fireworks
are for him and he has a grandstand
seat at that. Judging from the fire.
| works chucked at me to date, I'm
sure I've cost the Kaiser considera-
ple money, anu kept Bertha krupp
right busy, and the sad part of it is,
it hasn't paid, for l am still kicking
with two guns at that, when they
are working, I mean.
One Bit of War
Oh, yes, Archie" gets one now
| and then. They tell a story of a
Boche attacking a French balloon
where the "Archies" getting busy
made direct hit. So close was the
Boche when he was struck that his
falling plane hit the parachute oi
the balloon observer, who had
! jumped for safety. Cutting several
of the ropes of the parachute, il
crumpled up and Hun and Poilu
came down together, hittign the
ground so hard they actually buried
| themselves. To use the American
soldiers own words, about "all they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
Baseball Leaders Ask
Crowder to Holf Off
in Taking League Men

Washington, July 24.-The brief
drawn by the National Baseball
Commission and presented to-day to
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr
asks extension of the effective time
of the work or fight regulations as
they apply to professional baseball
playrs until the end of the present
season.
General Crowder took the brief
under advisement and was to make
recommendations to Secretary Baker.
A definite ruling by the secretary as
to when his order affecting players
should become effective was ex-
pected late in the day
General Crowder was told by the
baseball representatives that IL The
regulations were enforced now less
than sixty players would remain in
the two major leagues.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
Weaver Commissioned
in Ordnance Section

Word was received here last eve
ming that Harry Weaver, son of
Samuel Weaver, Walnut street, has
been commissioned a captain in the
Ordnance Department of the Army
and has been ordered to report in
Washington for duty. Captain Wea-
yer having had seen service in the
Spanish American War, is we'll
qualified for the new position. In
this campaign he was a member Of
the Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry.
He also was in service during the
insurrecIion in the Philippines. Cap
tain Weaver is well known in the
borough as an athlete and for num-
her of years has been located IN
Pittsburgh. He was a member of
the Y NJ. c. A. football team here
and a star in sports at State College
which institution he attended.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
AMERICANS PUSH
STEADILY AHEAD
ON MARINE FRONT
Germans Fight Hard to Retain
Grip on Single Rail Line,
General March Says

Washington, July 24.-'rhe ad-
vance of the allied and American
forces aroun dthe Aisne- Marne
salient has been virtually steady for
the last two days, General March.
chief of staff. said to day, despite the
fact that fifteen fresh divisions of
German troops have been thrown in
to the fighting at Solssons and on
the line south of there.
Huns Fight For Railway
Tho Germans are fighting desper-
line remaining in thei- hands. over
which heavy material can be re-
moved as they retreat. General
March said.
III that railway running from
Fismes to Fere- -Tardenois is
reached by the allied troops, he
said, German forces remaining in
the salient will be pocketed.
On the Rheims side of the salient
official reports show the enemy has
been thrown back an average dis
tance of mile and a half on a ten
mile front, despite heavily wooded
country and high ground to aid his
defense. The area lost by the Ger
mans during the last week, he said
about equals that gained by them on
the Flanders front in April.
Will Organize Six Divisions
The chief of staff announced that
he had ordered six new infantry
divisions organized in this country
during July, stationed respectively at
Camps Devens. Mass; Meade, Md. /:
Sheridan, Ala; Custer, Mich; Funs-
ton. kas., and Lewis, Wash.
Two regular infantry regiments
VIII form the nucleus of each new
division. Home guards have re-
placed regulars at interior guard
posts for this purpose and the reg
ulars are now moving to the camps
designated, General March said.
Aside from the two infantry regi-
mcnts of regulars. the divisions will
be composed of National Army
troops.
Yankees Constantly Engaged
The chief of staff said the Amer
tcan divisions he mentioned last
Saturday as involved in the fighting
still were constantly engaged. He
added no additional American units
TO those already known to be on the
line ir this region.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
Church Members Will Have
Soldiers as House Guests

A large squad of soldiers from
Middletown and the Epworth League
of the First Methodist Church NIT
tually enjoyed the reception and en-
tertainment given the men in the
government service, last Friday
night. When the pastor, the Rev.
II. A. Sawyer, suggested that the
boys be invited on Sunday, July 2S,
to the morning service and after
ward entertained in the homes of
Steelton, the suggestion was accepted
eagerly by all present. At least
thirty men from the Aero Squadrons
will attend the 1915 morning service
in the church next Sunday. The Ep-
worth League of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church will receive four
teen new members next Sunday eve-
ming at $50. The league is planning
hike to Paxtang Park for next
week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
High Court Holds War
Call Is Constitutional
By .4ssoeiated Prcss

Wilmington, Del, July 24.-Hav-
ing failed in his efforts to have his
position sustained in the court, Dom
aid Stephens, for refusing to register
for military service. was resentenced
in the United, States district court
to-day, to nine months in the New
Castle county workhouse. Judge
Mcpherson, of Philadelphia, i'm
posed the sentence. Following con-
viction in the district court, Stephens
carried the case to the United
States Supreme Court, attacking the
constitutionality of the selective serv-
ice law. The Supreme Court affirm
ed the sentence of the court below
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
Escadrille Spad 3S,
Secteur Postal IL,

June II, 1918.
Dear Mother:-'Tis a terrible war
indeed. This morning 1 flew at
$3.50 o'clock, which accounts for the
point of view. You know, these
early hours go hard with me just
now, because in the other escadrille
we had 1T so easy. Now, however,
being in a combat escadrille with a
different commander, things are de-
cldedly more strict ana businesslike,
for this commander is no other than
Madon, the famous French ace, who
has something like thirty-five off,
cial planes to his credit and seventy
seven unofficial. If you could see
how his manly chest is armored
with medals you would cease to
wonder why he is bowlegged.
There is certainly considerable
weight there. Anyway, he led the
have been bawled out several times
have been bawled out seceral times
lately for not keeping close enough
to the leader, 1 was eager to show
him l could. Even at that l got in
Dutch at the start for not having
an alarm clock l never did wake
up until someone hollered in the
window that 1 was wanted in the
'piste" in ten minutes. Man! 1 sure
did some quick dressing And when
did get there my commander and
another pilot were in their machines
already, cranked up and ready to
go. To be sure, / was late, but sew
eral other pilots due to fly never
showed up at all, for which they
were called down quite thoroughly
when we came back, so while 1 slid
into my fur-lined suit and shoes my
mechanic got my engine going. All
had to do then was pull on the gas,
and away we went.
Danger in the Clouds
The sky was full of clouds, not
so very high either, for several times
we went ploughing through these
big, foggy masses; and thus, sur
rounded on all sides by binding
vapor. 1 remembered the accident
that had happened to one of my
school fellows not long ago, who
ran into one of his comrades when
the patrol went through a cloud.
This thought didn't persist long. be-
cause there was only one other
plane besides mine, and he was "a
considerable distance away when
we lentered the chiffon SPONGE"
So held a straight course and kept
going, albeit relieved when I soon
came out on the other side and
picked up my leader again.
We were over Rheims then, flying
on into the new territory taken by
the Germans. We seemed to have
the whole sky to ourselves, except
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24
State to Have Board
to Adjust Labor Appeals;
F. r. Stevens Confers
BY 4ssoeiatei Prett

Philadelphia, July 24.-For the
purpose of arranging details in con-
nection with the governments new
war labor recruiting program in
Pennsylvania, which becomes effec-
tive on August l. +. r. Stevens, Har-
risburg. agricultural director of the
State Chamber of Commerce, repre-
senting employers. and A. P. Bower,
Reading, representing labor, were in
cnference here to-day at the head
quarters of the Pennsylvania Coun-
ell of National Defense.
A state advisory board of the
United States employment service
will be organized, whose functions
will include the adjustment of ap-
peals from the decisions of local sub
boards, concerning the distribution
of labor among war industries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24

dina daa 10 do was shovel on a littI
ulrt and erect a cross"
That's the gruesome end VI
wouldn't think there was an annI
ing SIDE, but there is. Sonewbere|
once read that the line where fra
cay ends and comedy begins is varj
very narrow, and it's certair
proven so in this game. for if
man gets in tight place and "geI
away with it, that's the biggeI
Joke OF the day; and yet his neal
ness TO death might have beI
measured by hair. With the re'
OF them, I've got the habit. also III
cause L always speak of NV fi,I
COMBAT, when two Huns chased n
nome when my gun was uselel
with tracer bullets shooting past n
IKE confetti ribbons at a dance.
an amusing occurrence.
It's sure a great life, and ri
thrills and sensations can't be hes
ana every American soldier we me
enVles us our easy job-until I
hears OF some unfortunate nil
whose gas tank catches afire or
Arches" shaking hands with a |
other, and then he regards us
another light, sort of curiouslv as
we were some kind of animal MI
should have had better sense Wild
picking his branch of the service.
And say, did you stop writing?
haven't had letter for a month.
WALTER.