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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
Not the Right Kind of Talk.

Judging by reports Of the affair that
arc current. il will be generally admitted
that Mr. Joseph " Armstrong Federal
director Of the BOYS Working Reserve,
made q mistake when, during his ad-
dress before the Bows High School in
this city. Monday morning he denounced
as a Stacker boy who refrained from
offering himself for farm work during
the summer. One Of the boys has pro-
tested in a public statement. explaining
that he prefers to work at the war indus
trial plants during the summer vacation,
50 that he may earn moro money 10 help
him secure his education which be has
to look after himseli-than he could earn
by working on the farm
There Is no occasion to doubt the 10y
atty or patriotism OF the public school
boys Of Wilmington. They are a part
of the great army tha; the nation Will
look 10, in few years, to maintain its
place among the nations Of the world
should II become necessary for Us 10 fight
for recognition There Is no occasion for
Inisjudging the motives Of patriotic boys
when confronted with the requirement
to answer certain questions IN respect
of their willingness to act in the present
crisis Rough talk, born Of misconoeption
of the real situation, viii do far more
harm than good
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
THE WHEAT OUTLOOK.

The heavy SHOWS Of last winter had one
good effect They forced = revision of the
figures hy those statlsticians who estimate
The crop output and who seem to be con
gcnitally peSSimistic II is now announced
that the wear 5 WELD will be so 000, 900
bushels, or more than five bushels and y
half for every man, woman and child of
the population. II does not matter that IN
former years we required approximately
this much for our home demands We
did not consume II, we absorbed and
wasted il. Il does not require $50 bushels
OF wheat year 10 furnish an adult with
bread. leaving out Of account corn meal
and rye -four We have been q wasteful
people. and we can do on per capita
allowance Of three and one-half bushels
Of wheat a vear without having to tighten
our l-clts the sixteenth part Of m inch.
Before the war we raised less than 40
600 900 bushels Of rye a year. and rye Is
wholesome ingredient Now we raise
81 900. 600 bushels Moreover. we have
at our commend a bumper crop Of Indian
corn, enough indeed to feed US and our
allies with proper conservation, il the
wheat Weld was much less than IL Is
il IS right and proper for the official
food conscrVatIonIstS TO urge economy,
but we arc not in danger of starvation,
and neither are our allies If transportation
can bc obtained. New York Morning
Telegraph
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
CONFUSING.

1t IS vcry confusing First, the Kaiser
takes lis new 10Y the latest, noblest
weapon Of supcr-frightfulness and bangs
il ii Paris On Good friday Then
he fehcitAtes the krupps on their glorious
achievement for kul,n And later writes
his regular weekly chat with Gott, cx-
pressing his warm appreciation, etc, fol-
lowed BY the usual Form 26A cxplana-
ton Of how the French were entirely To
blame BY reason Of their daSt ardly treach-
cry in celebrating Good Friday iii fort
reSs
Yet now he apologies TO the Swiss
government for the killing Of its Sccre-
tuy Of legation IN the Paris church
What will krupp and Gott say to this we
should like to know OF course, ii is
probably only an apology IN terms, and
It's full text will surely explain just how
bloodthrsty the French are and about
Good Friday and the fortress, and so on.
But-why apologize at AL? There are
plenty more secretaries Of legation and
plenty more small nations And there is
only one Kultur and only one All-High-
est We hope the Easter season is not
melting the Kaiser's too susceptible heart
New York Tribune
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
JUST FOLKS
Nv Edgar A. Guest.
HOME DOMINION.

The little queen Of laughter and the
little lad o four
Arc romping in the sunshine once again
beside tho door;
Now their checks are pink as blossoms
and their eyes are like the sun,
And their hearts are filled with eladness
and their days are filled with fun.
They know no hint Of hatred and they ~
innocent Of war,
Yet, it's these and children like them
that the world is fighting for.
It's the little queens Of laughter and
the little lads q four
That have set the soldiers marching as
they never marched before,
It's Tho little homes of gladness where
the cheerful kettles sing,
And the garden with its roses and the
elm tree with its swing,
And the playtimc of The children that
the world would guarantee,
It's for them the troops are marching
and the ships 90 out to sea.
oh, it 3 not for world dominion that
our Cannons daily roar.
And it's not for bigger markets or n
longer stretch of snore;
But II - for home dominion Tor the
right 10 live and love.
For tho circle at the flrcslde and the
God who reigns above,
It's for all that men hold sacred, for
the right against the wrong,
For the laughter of their children and
the kettles cheerful song
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
PRESS COMMENT.
AN ENCOURAGING SYMPTOM.

Reports of violent commandments Of
Rheims are beginning to appear in the
news dispatches from the front. I'm
doubtediy what is left of the venerable
cathedral there is, as usual, the favorite
target
This looks we'll II is too carly, Of
course, to begin rejoicing over com
plete German defeat, which may be
still remote and is still, unhappily,
among the uncertainties. But when
they begin bombarding Rheims Cathe-
dral it gives ground for hope From tho
first initiation Of this particular barbar-
ism, early i'll the war, down TO the present
day, the bombardment of that stately
religious and historical shrine has ever
marked the brute rage of the harbarians
over "A reverse somewhere. At every check
during the months Of the Vcrdun as
sault rain of shells poured on Rheims
Cathedral. When Hugs splendid army
swept the enemy back in Picardv Rheims
Cathedral was bombarded. Whenever
there was Teutonic falling back any
where according to plan along the
western front Rheims Cathedral paid the
penalty. It long ago came to hc rceog
nizcd that the shcling of this torn and
Scared sacred cditicc was a trustworthy
barometer by which TO measure Hun
depression, Hun Mysteries over Hun
failure II was the Hun way of tollng the
bell over the death Of Hun hope some
where along the leagues long line of war
fare
What are they bomharcllng the ca
thc,lral now for" asked visitor of a
French officer at the front.
ooh, ! suppose they have lost some
trenches somewhere, was the reply
They always do it, That's the way
we keep track of these little episodes.
And now, after three weeks of an
other Nerciun slaughter, they are furiously
hombarling Rheims Cathedral once morr
II is not conclusive 10y any means. but It Is
n distinctly encouraging symptom =
New York Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
THE EVENING SMILE
KILLING BY DEGREES.

The following incident of food control
MAY nmuse vour readers The owner Of
n pig wished 10 kill it and share It with
his friends, but fearing he might come
under the regulations against boarding, he
asked his local food committee 20 advise
HIM on tho point.
Here Is their answer. lte killing pig
This is permissible # done m modera-
ton LONDON Spectator.
Some people don't know how 70 usc
whisky That's right Pound my
brother last night using it externally -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
DO they play poker as much as ever
III Crimson Gulch2' More, replied
Rroncho Rob Since prohibition landed
tho lellers don waste 50 much time lin
IL up To the bar Washington star
lack Now after ask your father for
your hand. the next question viii be. how
arc we going To live Ethel Don :
worry Jack II you live through that
interview you can live through any
thing Boston Transcript.
Patience Harry says he's going 70
he singing comedian Patrice-@ 4
what" "a singing comedian-a funny
singer, YOU know" ooh, we'll, he's that,
all right "- Yonkers Statesman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
Our Air Warfare Measures.

II is stated that the War Department
has made lamentable failure in it's
project of building up powerful air
machine fleet to take part in the war
operations in Europe Great results
were expected, but have not matcrializcd,
il is aid.
IL icmafm 70 be seen how much truth
there i7 in these reports II will be re-
called how the quid nunc critics were
brought to shame by tho utter collapse of
their charges of extravaganza and incf-
fieney in rcspcc, of tic operations at the
great Hog Island shipbuicling plant.
They were simply overwhelmed with
disgrace.
Possibly there is no ground for the
charge Of incificiency and poor results
in the air machine operations, but even
if the charges arc true what of il? II
will be blundcr and a mistake. Well,
did any country ever enter upon war
operations without making hlundcrs and
mistakes? Read the history of our ooun-
Try uuflnY the heFOiutlplhy N'h,
which ended SO gloriously, despite many
blundcrs and mistakes. Read the history
of the War of 1912, when the admlnlstra-
ton of our War Department was con
spicuo,isly inefficient, and was only saved
from actual disgrace by Jacksons brilliant
victory over the British at New Orleans,
after the war had been officially ended.
Read the history of our Civil War
And oh, fresh in memory, read about
the disgraccful incficiency and laundering.
and scandal of our War Department dur
ing our little opera bouffc war with Spain,
only two decades ago. and then critlclsc
mistakes by our administration IN the
present grave crisis, if you have the
nerve
The truth is that the government, dur
ing the year OF war only recently ended.
has done great work Mistakes II
has made. of course They could not
be avoided But the results arc simply
And so We may resolve to
stand right by tho government and let
il 20 AT that.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
SCHOOLS OF PACTFISM.

There are schools IN Philadelphia
not public schools where the American
flag - not allowed Ia he shown; whore
there must he no mention Of the Liberty
Loan. and " here tho German language ls
taught
The loyalt. Of the directors Of such
schools may be sufficient to meet the
technical requirements The suppress
SION of the flag sincc the mted States
entered the war may bc the work of
CONSCIENTIOUS ohjcctors Tho onl-
barge on Liberty bonds and war savings
stamps may be similarly explained
But when the nation Is III q huge
war. and lts success depends upon the
enthusiastic corporation at all the poo
pie and not only tho men, but the women
and children. are appealed Ia ~ serve
their country IN any capacity thoy ar"
fitted for Is il wiSo to leave the education
Of the children IN the hands M con
scientious objcotors"
- far as IN them lies the "conscI-
cntlouS objcctors would leave this
country and tho world open la tho un-
vcrs3l extension Of German uhtausm
We shall waste no tlmc IN Discussing
tho ethics involved But the country
has decided 10 90 10 any length that
MAY hc necessary - break down the
power oi German autocracv and mlh
tar.sn. and !, cannot afford TO encour-
age the German propaganda by leaving
untouched Grrman-language papers, Ger
manufacturing schools. and schools that
viii allow no inAniiC> tatlon OF the only
sort OF patriotism that Is OF any use at
this time Prudence and sctf-rcSpect aud
the duty Of brrgng up al children TO be
Americans demand that IN the new spapers
of the enemy and the schools ot the con
scientious oblcctors be suppressed for tho
period az the war tt tho very least
American parents should take their chill
drcn out Of such schools Philadelphia
Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
COMMON SENSE AT LAST.

A press dispatch from Moscow rep
resents NJ Podvolsky, the assistant
minister of war, as saying Russians
must take a rife in one hand and a
hammer in the other, submit TO the
most strict discipline and work 10 hours
a day if they hope to combat the menace
threatening them He advocated the
immediate creation of regular army.
He ridiculed the idea OF guerilla warfare,
and said that such an effort would only be-
a flea bite" Russia, he said, wants die
tators and business organization instead
of pious intentions He urged compulsory
training and commercial as well as mill
tary mobilization
This is the first sensible speech that
has been spoken by member of the
Russian government since the Rolshevik
obtained control When the worlkmer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
One Who Knows.

In public advertisement ~ the col
umns of Every Evening Mr samson
Stern, a Market street merchant. said
II. the undersigned. appeal to YOU, hav-
ing been one who has served under Prus
sIan MILITARY rules, and know their domi-
mating power toward the common people
And in the light Of this experience which
has come to him. he appeals to his fellow
citizens to subscribe 10 the Liberty Loan,
in order to protect our children from
monsters Of their kind
This II the kind oi talk We like to hear
from our citizens Of foreign birth or cX-
traction We have been amazed, since
the Grca; War was forced upon the world
by the dominating spirit Of German mill
tarism. at the attitude Of far too many
Of our citizens Of German parentagc
VIC know, in many instances, that their
parents fed from Germany TO this coun-
try for the purpose of eVadlng mlhtary
oppression, confident in the belief that
in shis country they would have every
opportunity Of advancing their own IN
tercsts and those of then children. And
they were not disappointed. Here they
prospered and reared their children in
most assuring circumstances.
Yet some Of these children-fsr too
many of them-arc today in sympathy
with the Fathcrland. which offered their
forcbcars nothing. and are today III
hostility TO this great country Of oppor-
tunity. whcrc they have been SO well
served.
Why is this 50 II Is hard TO cx-
nIain but II Is fact.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
MEETINGS TONIGHT

City Council.
Grant Post, c. 4 r.
Iron Monlders Union
CYRUS Castle, l.. G. l.,
du Pont Post. e. A. r.
Delaware Slcngerbund
Eden Lodge. l. q. . L
Division No |, a. o. II
Clayton Lodge Ii. Of T.
Camp No >, T. q. : ol \
Asylum Lodge, |. O. q. +
Wvncma Council. ID Of L
Crusaders Temple, L. c. l.
Jefferson Lodge, q. O. +
Voters Non-PMtisan League.
Windsor Lodge. O. ;. of ). g.
keokuk Tribe, Imp'd. O Il. NJ.
Delaware Conclave, |. O. @. +
kadosh Commandcrv, Il Of NJ
Wilmington Lodge, \ Q. L. W
Winona Council, Jr q. L. 4 N
Hiawatha Tribe lmpd. @. H. VI
Palestine Castle, q. a X. NJ. c.
Wilmington Lodge of Machlnists.
AIispah Conclave, II or 5 ". NJ.
Delaware Commandcry, n c. T.
Master Horscshoers Nat Pro Asso
Dclmarvia Lodge, l.. A. TO b r L
Lady Washington Home Communion.
St Johns CommandcTy. No. |, X. I.
Circle "a, Lady Foreetcts of America.
Washington Camp, No 2l, 7. O, ). A.
Court Brandywine, foresters OF America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
Observation-Disclosures
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
SMALL, TRAITORS.

Some skates are thinking treason.
and Others talk the same; in due and
proper season we'll spoil tht.r
foolish game The government $
interning some spielers every day,
who seemed 10 have a yearning to
go the Teuton way; cur ncle Sam
will boot them until his patience
balks. and then perhaps he'll shoot
them with rusty nails and rocks
One cheap and phoney traitor will
make lot more NOISE, a-shoOtng
off his crater, than ninety loyal
boys; so when we hear one wheezin
and paving up the ground. We think
there lots OF treason a-clrculatlng
round But when you'd count
your traitors they're mighty hard
to meet. and they have in their
CATERS the cnldest kind OF feet
often hear of fellows who syInpa-
thizc with Feuts, who like To work
their bellows like traitorous galoots;
but when | 20 TO find them and read
the riot act, 10 chlde them and
remind them Of many loyal Tact,
their patriotic manner disarms nc
right away; they love the Spangled
banner as much as any Jay. Dame
Rumor is so busy, 40 drnnkeuIy she
swerves, II keeps fellow busy to
follow all her curves She points
TO Dick and Harry, and says they're
traitors foul; ior acts We do not
tarry; at once we start TO howl
To blast man. reputation by
charges idly made wont help pre-
serve the nation, or make the foe
afraid.
Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

and peasants Of Russia begin To follow
That kind of advice, they will cease to be
Bolsheviki or will give 10 the world n
radically different meaning The recap
ture of Odessa NAV Indicate that they
have caught the spirit of M. Podvolsky
already. 1t is more probable that this real
ly IL the work of some local leader among
the remnants of the army in Southern
Russia, who has acted independently
of any order FROM Moscow Buffalo Ex-
nTraa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

The Germans are now making their
great drive" against the Allies forces
on the western war front. But they are
making only slow progress All Great
Britain and France have to do is to hold
firmly until we get our boys across. Then
will begin the retrograde march Of the
Germans, not to stop until the gates Of
Berlin are reached, and they will be
battered down
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

March right up to the committee S
Office and make your subscription to
the Liberty Loan Good and safe IN
vestment at profitable interest Also.
it viii help to win the war. Get busy right
IF
The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12
HAVE YOU WHEAT OR
FLOUR ON HAND

The entire wheat supply of CoIora-
do must be turned over to the gov
ernment at the nearest mill or grain
elevator before May 1, according to
an order issued by Herbert Hoover
of the U. s. Food Administration and
approved by the South Western Food
zone Of which Colorado is a part, at
a meeting held at Kansas City, April
4th.
All wheat turned over to the gov
ernment voluntarily by the owners
will be paid for at government price.
II 1t is necessary for the food admin
istration to seize the grain. the haul
ing charges to the mill will be de-
Quoted from the price paid for the
wheat.
Drastic action OF this sort was
deemed necessary because of the i'm
minent danger of wheat famine be-
fore the next crop can be harvested.
Orders have also been issued for
all persons to report to the U. 8. Food
Administration in Denver or to the
nearest county food administrator or
his deputy before May 1st.
The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12
A. r. G. HOME SERVICE
COMMITTEE Is ORGANIZED

The Home Service committee of
the Crowley County Chapter of the
Red Cross is now fully organized,
consisting of VIM. Broadbent, chair
man; Mrs. Lena Mast, secretary; Mrs.
J. H. Cowden, Oiney Springs. Mrs.
George Herman and DR.. Workman of
Ordway and Mrs. ]. M. Quinn of Su-
gar City, also consulting members
with knowledge of law. business and
religion. We hope to be able to give
to the families of our soldiers the
advice and help tat they may need
in any line. whilo their natural pro-
tectors are at tho front fighting for
all Of as. It is our purpose to visit
all soldiers dependents. to offer our
services as soon as possible. But In
the meantime we invite any such
who need help to make 1t known to
the committee member most conven-
lent to them. and thoy will receive
attention.
WIN. BROADBENT, Chairman
The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12
NUMA NEWS


A large bunch of cattle were brand
ed and dehorned at TIE G. G. Collins
ranch Tuesday. They belonged to
Bond. Bean. WidAck and Collins.
Rufus Phillips and wife, Misses
Clara and Hannah Norton and Miss
Hattie Broadbent autoed over from
La Junta Saturday and spent the day
with TIE VIM. Broadbent family
The first three ladies mentioned arc
aunts of Mrs. Broadbent.
The North Numa school closed on
Friday and the teacher, r. E. Rhine,
went to his homestead for the sum-
mer. The pupils will attend at South
Numa the remainder of the term.
We are glad to learn that Bill
Greaver is again able to walk with
out the aid of crutches. He isn't
running any foot races yet but no
telling how soon he will be.
The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12

States land office a notice that he has
left the land. pursuant to the provi-
sions of SAID act, for the purpose OF
performing farm labor elsewhere.
On or before February OF each year
he must file at said office written
statement under oath. c0rroborated
by two witnesses. with regard to such
absence or absences during the last
preceding calendar year. Said state
/. .ent must CO; tain the date or dates
when he left ,he claim and the date
or dates of his return thereto: also
the name or names OF the places
where he was engaged in farm labor
during the period or periods Of his
absence and the name or names of the
persons for whom said labor was per-
formed. Unless he complies with
these conditions, he will not be entit-
led to the benefits of the act.
S. The act does not excuse home
steader from full compliance with the
law with respect to cultivation Of his
land and the erection of habitable
house thereon.
The Ordway new era., 1918-04-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Mo. Pacific r.. R. Co., to Fred
Harrington. Lots 3 and 4 in block
H, Olney Springs; $125.00.
Charles F. Serline to ]. G. Boget
E1s WIZ NEA NEA 23-21-57:
10000
Arvilla Chester to ], G. Boget WE
E1h NEA NEA 23-2157; $500.
United States to John Korniek
Patent, Nh 14-19-55
Crowley Town Co. t. w L. Yehle
lots 2s and 80, block /. Crowley;
.s175.
w. l.. Yehle and A. I. Nelson to
w. L.. Yehle lots 200, 210 and 211,
block T. Crowley.
w. l.. Yehle and w. G. Nelson to
Frank Yehle and w. l.. Yehle lot
344. block IL. Crowley,
Burton e. Thomas to Beulah
Thomas SWA Sec. 81 and Sc u
Sec. 2S-1S-57.
Twin, Lakes l.. & w. Co. to A. H.
Lane Eh E1a SWA 6-22-57; $1260.
Crowley Town Co. to Rusher Bros
lots 80 and '9S, block 3. Crowley;
$3.50.
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quick. adopted. In many cases the
advancing French troops brought the
first aid material and sometimes sue
ceeded in saving the trees. Where the
tree was absolutely cut down-as hun
dreds were-there was, of course, no
relief measure to employ Members
Of the q. S. Food Administration
brought this picture to America. Ear
ly In the war the German govern
ment introduced policy Of strict
food conservation at home and has
endeavored to curtall In every possi-
BILE manner the French and English
supply. q boat warfare and destruc-
tion of farming property are parts of
the same campaign.