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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

The commander OF every troop train
is supplied with list OF the towns
where Red Cross canteens have been
organized, and he Ia instructed to wire
ahead for any service that cantesn
can give. The organization OF can,
tlen consists of a chairman and a
committee Of at least 10 members. Ar
rangements are made Beforehand for
the preparation of coffee and sand
witches in large quantities on short
notice and their transportation to the
station. The average troop train OF
500 men will require 60 gallons of cot,
fee. Fruit. cigarettes, ETC., are also
distributed. Hot coffee is always most
acceptable. Although supplied with
the army travel ration, 1t Is often i'm
possible to provide every troop train
with cooking facilities, in which case
hot coffee is greatly appreciated by
the men.
II a troop train commander finds
that, owing to delay, his food supply
is exhausted, he will wire his require
ments to a canteen and they will use
their organization to supply his needs.
In case of serious illness demanding
immediate attention, the canteen will
have an ambulance at the station to
remove the man to hospital without
delay This service has already been
the means of saving the life of more
than one of our boys.
Postal cards are distributed to the
men to write home. This little atten.
ton is much appreciated by them, as
the troops are often not allowed to
leave the train.
Innumerable letters are received
showing the gratitude of the boys for
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01
Good Roads Department

to hard surfacing. The greater
volume OF travel across Missouri
will naturally follow the best road.
but there are tourists who will
cross the state on the National Old
Trails in one direction and then re
turn over the Capital Highway"
the shortest line between the two
principal cities in this state.
With Missouri counties and dis
tricts voting from five and ten to
one for bond issues with which TO
build better roads and bridges,
there can be no question of the
magnitude of the road building pro
gram in this state during the com
ing season, The laying out of a
system of proposed military roads
for Missouri, and the development
of the Capital Highways radlating
in six directions from the state
capital, general activity along the
eastern section of the National Old
Trails Road, the elimination of a
prohibitive grade at Yancy Mills on
the Ozark Scenic Highway, the con
struction of the Villa Ridge cut. loft
between Washington and ST. Louis,
the building of a state road" twenty
miles through a densely wooded
cypress swamp in Dunklin and
Pemiscot Counties. the elimination
of dangerous turns and CROSSINGS
on the Southern Highway, are but
a few of the many important road
projects now under way throughout
the state.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

Again the spring season is upon
as with its trials for the road man.
The passing of winter brings up the
perennial question of maintaining
country roads in a passable state
during the change from the frosts
of winter to the milder days of sum-
meF. AS soon as the frOsts begins
to leave the ground. traffic will be-
gin to form ruts in the road sur
face admirably suited to collect
water for the ultimate destruction
of the whole road structure. Many
travellers appear to concentrate all
their arts to assist nature in the
Euin of the road.
A little foresight and a little
trouble could easily distribute the
traffic over the entire width of road
way so that no ruts would be form
ed. The habit of lifetime is hard
to overcome, however and most of
us are prone to follow the beaten
path.
In the DAYS when traffic was en-.
tirely drawn by teams. there was
perhaps a good reason for the growth
of ruts in the roadway, but now
with large proportion of the traffic
self controlled it would be small
matter for the driver to avoid ruts,
if he would only realize its import
ance and begin in time The life
and serviceability of our roads de-
pend upon the development of
greater intelligence in their use, and
also in the development of great.
er interest in maintaining them to
a high standard.
While these suggestions are par
ticnlarly applicable to the spring
time they are not without weight
at all times
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

The income tax men. Messrs'
Beavens and Adcock. finished their
work here Saturday and departed
for Shelbina Monday morning. They
expressed themselves as well pleas
ed with the showing made by Mon
roe City. it being much better than
expected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Grace Baptist Church will
meet with Mrs. M. P. Nolen Friday
afternoon. Mrs. J. ID. Umstattd
will lead the devotional exercises
and Ms. Lane will lead the study
for the afternoon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01
M1 WHAT THE BM
RED CROSS
w. is DOING EsN
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO



Goods Company
of
trazed buying Chapters
The Bureau Of Supplies spealizes materials
knitting
important patients
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

A very keen rivalry over the
location, or rather the proposed
change in the routing of the Nation
al Trails Road from Fulton to Kan
sas City, has stirred up interest in
the road movement all along the
line. The State Highway Board
takes the position that the National
Old Trails Road was located through
Columbia, Boonville, Arrow Rock,
Marshall, Lexington and Indepen-
dence because of the historical as
sOciatiOns connected with this road.
In linking together the old Boon's
Lick Road and the Santa Fe Trail,
the National Old Trails Association
has preserved cary traditions, and
this road crosses Missouri and forms
one OF the most attractive links in a
great transcontinental highway
which traVerSes thirteen states. The
total length of the National Old
Trails from Washington, D. C. to
Los Angeles. California, is 1904
miles. and more than six millions
of people reside in the ninety
counties traversed by this road
Controversy over location along
this road in Missouri should be set
tied aud the work of construction
should be commenced in all
counties if funds are available only
40 properly erade the road, put in
necessary culverts, etc., preparatory
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

Replies to the teleerams of Secre-
tary McAdoo to all the banks of
the country announcing the Offering
for subscription every two weeks,
between now and the opening of
the next Liberty Loan of Treasury
Certificates of Indebtedness in
amounts of $50OOO0.OOO or more,
have been received in large num-
bers. The thousands of kilograms
from the banks all strike one
patriotic note, and the whole-hearted
cooperation of banks and trust
companies is assured the Govern
ment without stint or limit"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

One reason why people object to
whole wheat bread is. that that
kind Of bread is the most heaithful
food that can be eaten.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01
M WHAT THE
RED CROSS
IS DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
CANTEEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT


Missouri Oklahoma Texas there have been
o O kind trains.
thirst
refeshment these the
Red Cross ia underta king.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

We do the better kind of cleaning
and pressing. Call US up. Bell
phone AL. L, Lane, Tailor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

The State Highway Department
is in receipt of many inquiries from
counties and districts throughout
the state relative to the use of con.
Vict labor for road construction
The scarcity of farm help has
made it all the more necessary for
prison labor to be used in some
sections if road work is to be done
at all. The recent fire at the state
penitentiary, which destroyed ont
of the shoe factories, has thrown
several hundred men out of EN-.
ployment, and the State Prison
Board reports more men available
for road wolk at this time than
ever before The work accomplished
by the prison road camps in Mont
gomery and Dunklin counties has
proven highly satisfactory, and a
number of delegations from other
counties have arranged to visit
these camps to make a personal in
vestigation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-03-01

Let US do your cleaning. pressing
and repairing. We appreciate your
business.-L. L. Lane, Tailor.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18

Bond. pul lhc Dam in polsdam.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
HAND THE FLU 4 LEMON.

Spanish influenza doesn't like
lemons, Lemons are said Ia hc flu
foes.
European people, who first SUI
irrcd flu attacks, rcsorted Ia the
lemon treatment. Italians took Ia
government of Rome has had Ia
their aid by squelching the lemon
HpeculatOrs, who boarded these flu
bes To boost the price.
Boston instituted the lemon cure
when the epidemic hit Massachu-
Uetts. Other fhu stricken localities
have started taking the lemon treat
ment, Uncountrd barrels of hot lem
onade have been drunk Ia drown
he flu germs. This has caused q
lemon shortage In America.
The lemon crop must be- conserv-
cd. Don't waste a lemon. Save 'em
for the flu fight. II YOU are not a
fla victim deny yourself that glass
of lemonade.
=. ). Spanish fu victims have
made liberal use NJ the onion, and
many who have recovered FROM nu
attacks have given credit Ia their
frequent eating OK onions, raw and
cooked.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
NOTILE TOn pInLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. L. 5.
Land Office. Las Cruces, New Mex.
August "a, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that John
T. Sanders, of Hachita, New Mex
leo, who. IN August 18th, 1914, made
Homestead Entry, No. OiOlSi, for
M y, Section 80, Township 3iS,
Rangc i6W, mp Meridian, has H.
ed notice Of intention 10 make
Three year Proof, Ia establish claim
Ia the land above described, before
George Edmonds. L. :. Commits
sioner, at Hachita, New Mexico, on
The ith day Of December, 1918.
Claimant names Cs witn"s es
David W. Sanders, Erastus S. Ghy-
serson, Of Hachita, n NJ, John -.
Burgett, Don Phelps, Of Walnut
Wells, New Mexico.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE
1918 li-l5 Register
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
OLlTICS ADJOURNED ~ the
LEADERS UNTH OCTOBER 10.

The suggestion Of Republican
Chairman George Craig has been
accepted In a public letter by DEM
ocratic Chairman Arthur Seligman.
that the candidates of both parties
tour the state aud speak on the
Liberty Loan drive until October ~.
Mr.. Scligman cnlGrgcs the propo-
sal Ia include all candidates. Tia
letters Of the two chairmcn reveal
a disposition 10 accuse the other
side Of making hay on the side IN
the meantime.
The Democrats Mr.. Craig says
have been active In Bcrnalillo cuun-
~ since Immediately after their
convention, aud Mr.. Scligman OBJ
Iccts 10 the display Of posters ad-
vcrtlsing senator Albert Is. Fall UNI
~ after the drive.
Mr.. Craig condulrs with the DEM
ocratic chairman for not being able
Ia make the ticket be- desired In the
convention and asserts that a COM
hlnGtiun including g. n. Crist, Gen.
bavisson, William 49, Walton. and
Felix Garcia railroadcd through a
ticket which II n now Mr.. Seligman
misfortune to have tn try 10 elect.
In reply Ia an implication tina, a
telegram from senator A. 4. JOINS
to the Democratic convention. has
been kept quiet, Mr.. Seligman In a
public articel says this week that
he wants To give the telegram fun
publicity. II says In effect that the
Democrats must win the fall cleo
lion IN New Mexico aud the nation
at large In order Ia cast gloom over
he Kaiser. a.a
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18

day with fifteen persons at work
3 10 Z pickers In the fields, the rest
pcclcrs. Mr.. Powell is canning an
average Of 1900 cans Of tomatoes
a day at present. lie has canned
owe 10000 and will continue un-
III frost on his farm. Mr.. Powell
has some of the finest grapes
grown in this country, having four
varieties growing which bear
abundantly each year.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
KINGS CONFECTIONERY
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, u. 8.
Land ONCE. Las Cruces, New Mex.
October 9TH. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that George
W. Farrar. Of Columbus, New Mex
leo. who. on November 2Sth, 1913.
made Homestead Entry, No. 0SJi2,
for SIS SEA Sec. 7 and Swh SWh.
section X. Township 2sS, Rangc Nv.
mp Meridian. has filed notice NJ
Intention To make Three Year Proof
In establish claim to the land above
described, before u. N. Reed. 4. =.
Commissioner. Columbus, New Mex
leo. on the ith day Of December,
1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
". r.. Tarwater. Scymoure G.. Pierce.
James l.. Walker, clarence II. nog-
crs, Columbus. New Mexico.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE
1918 ii-i5 Register
Nv. \ -
Bonds put the Dam In potsdam.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
PAYING 4 DEBTS.


senate Joint Resolution No. ia.
by Senator Fail, is simply intended
to do justice To the people along
The border. In 1912 senator Fall Sc
cured the passage OF a resolution
lnstructing the Secretary NJ War
Ia investigate the damage then done
by border raids and report the same.
as a necessary preliminary move
for the payment Of damages by the
government. At that Investigation
Il was determined that damages To
the eXcnt of $1,000 had been done
~ raiders. This new resolution is
simply for the purpose of having
the damages since then computed
and put into shape ior payment.
senator Fall has always been able
Ia secure justice from the senate.
hut for unexplained reasons the
house has refused to interest itself
In the sufferers from border raids.
tut II Is now understood that now
senator Fail has the promise NJ
enough support In both houses Ia
make an early settlement of these
claims almost certain. These claims
are Just debts Of tie nation To men
and women who have suffered from
the depredaiiuns along this border.
In many instances the border peo-
pie were prevented from taking
proper action for themselves aud
suffered thereby. All the claims are
Just and should be- paid at thu ar
lest possible moment, aud senator
Fall has been persislently behind
THIS measure until final success X
at hand.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
A BUSINESS MAN ron COMMIs-
SIONER.

tANNNNHNAN
w. \. g.
The example Of the people In
picking W. W. Wilcox for the FIRST
district commissioncrship may well
be emulated by the voters a. a whole
on November 9Th. They a GER
tainly make no wiser choice. What
is the one best qualification 10 be
expected Of a man who would be
a county commissioners You said
Il. II Is bushes experience. Mr..
Wilcox has that item 10 his credit
In his time Mr.. Wilcox has hand
led business that cwarfs the affairs
Of Luna county by comparison, and
he handled Il well. For sixteen years
he was property manager Of the
Great Northern railway, with head
quarters at ~. Paul. and In that
time handled the sale of all tho lands
disposed Of by that company along
is entire right-of-way from that
city 10 the Pacific coast Later he
was expense manager for the Mis-
sissippi Valley Telephone Co. now
the Twin City Telephone Co. which
Installed. under his regime, the
present phone system Of Minncap-
oils and 81. Paul. at a cost VI So
100000. lie also handled the funds
for the paving Of the third ward.
Minneapolis, which Is the largest
ward in that city and has about
10000 inhabitants. That is the sort
Of affairs the capable hands Of W
W. Wilcox have administered In The
past. Luna county is lucky To b,
able 10 call upon him To handle the
affairs NJ the commissiOncrship.
Only the "slings and arrows oI
outrageous fortune" brings Mr.. VIII
cox 10 where we can use him. Or
dercd 10 the coast several years age
on account Of his wifc's health, b,
removed Ia California and invested
heavily In an orange farm only la b.
wiped out with hundreds ~ other
IN the disastrous floods that swcp.
the country below Los Angeles h
the spring Of 1914. u never wen.
back Ia look at that farm, say
Mr.. Wilcox. Il saw aud heard villa
the water did Ia the others. an,
that was enough for me. ! turne'
my back and walked away from
that thirty thousand dollar invest
mcnt, aud have never been back.
/ Although rather late la start owe.
Mr.. Wilcox made the start and will
: his usual success has made good al
over again. tie came Ia Phoenix
, Ariz.. and embarked In the theatre
cal business another new line
Success attended his venture thcr,
/. and hc established a theatre nj Me
sa. Ariy., and last fall started worI
! on the Majestic theatre In Deminl
, which has proven the ciiys mos
successful theatrical venture. MI
, Wilcox Is one NJ three partners II
! the Majestic company, which own
both the theatre building and IN.
ground IN which II stands.
4 resident Of Drming for only lw.
years the nominee for the first dis
trict commissioncrship II ~ famil
lar with the county affairs as mos
old timers. and his interest lhcrciI
Just rs keen. The counly's bushes
will be- safe In his hands.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
POWELL CANNERY HANDLING
1900 CANS PER DAY

The Waterloo Cannery Is situated
In what is known as the gap, ~
miles north Of Columbus. II is
managed and run by Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. G.. Powell. They have something
over Z acres IN tomatoes on the
farm which Is producing the aver
age NJ . tons Ia the acre. At pres
On the Cannery is running every
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18
Retail Food Prices For Luna County
WEEK BEOTNNING OCTOBER ~.

WEEK BEGINNING OCTOBER Is
These prices are set 10y the board appointed by the County Food
Administrator and mr." subject Ia weekly revision. The prices quoted
are maximum figures. Any cases in which a higher figure is charged
should be reported To Fred sherman. County Food Administrator.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-18

safe as the United States. Buy
Liberty Bonds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
CLERGYMEN ARE
 CITED FOR VALOR

Paris, Sept. 25.-(Correspondence of The Associated Press.) s.)-Roman Catholic priests, who like all French men of military age had to join the army, have distinguished themselves in the aviation service.
 Father Mirabail became an observ- CT with the celebrated Hawk" esca- drille and was always the first to vol unteer for any perilous mission. The day of the great raid on Karlsruhe, after which the enemy admitted to 257 victims and $5OO,OOO damages. the machine which carried Father Mira bail and his pilot, Sergeant Seitz, did not return.
 The Legion of Honor was awarded to the plucky observation officer, who had already earned two citations, and the statement accompanying the award read: Forced to land by mo tor trouble he succeeded in burning his machine and the papers on board"
 Seitz has since escape to France and Cardinal Hartmann, Bishop of Co., Iogne. has X-communicated Father Marabail.
 Father Bourjade second lieutenant of aviation, is a specialist in destroy ing observation balloons. He has won the Legion of Honor. In at- lacking an enemy balloon, July 19, he received a bullet in the shoulder and is ready for duty again.
 TIMES WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
NEW INVENTIONS
 MAKE AIRPLANES ABSOLUTELY SAFE

Behind the British Lines in France, Sept. 26.-The absolutely fool-proof airplane has not yet been invented but in the opinion of American pilots, who are working in a British air drome, the newest British machines have very nearly solved the prob lem.
 Left to themselves these latest type of heavier than air machines will make their way safely to earth, eX- cept for slight damages which may follow a landing. The machines are so balanced and the wings so ar ranged, that when the engine stops they glide gradually and easily to the earth.
 The following test, shows how stable these airplanes are: A pilot climbed to a sufficient height, and then stop ped his engine and took his hands off the controls, merely keeping his feet on the rudder bar. He steered for an aerodrome 20 miles away and except for keeping her straight he let the airplane do what she liked. She travelled the whole 20 miles as steadily as a bicycle coasting down a long hill Of course, the pilot had to take hold of the control stick to land the machine in the airedrOme, but eX- cept for that, and the steering, the airplane made the whole journey by herself
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
AIRPLANES MAKE
 EFF ECTIVE FOES

Somewhere in France, Sept. 26.- The progressively increasing effective ness of the allied airplane service was one of the things demonstrated to American soldiers in recent operations on the western front.
 The marrying of German cavalry, marching infantry and transport by low-flying airplanes, as undertaken this spring, was the first example of a really large scale counter offensive from the air.
 The technique of this new depar- ture has since developed rapidly, and it is now a deliberate method of air fighting.
 Machines fly audaciously low until their ammunition is exhausted, so low that pilots have identified the regi- mental insignia of the troops attack ed and the wheels of their airplanes have been known to skim the earth. Day and night, the bombing of rail ways, aerodromes camps and dumps goes on with it's simultaneous effect upon supply, communication, and morale, and far behind the lines the sources of supply on the Rhine are being persistently devastated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-26
CHANGES IN MEAT
 SHIPPING WILL
 CONSERVE LABOR

Chicago, Sept. 26-Maj. Gen. Geo. w. Goethals, chief of the division of purchase, storage and traffic of the general staff of the Army, has com missioned Arthur A. Hammerschlag, president of the Carnegie Institute, and Lieut. Col. J. W. Mcintosh, Sub sistence Division, Q. M C., N. A, to cooperate with the Chicago packers in experiments which may save up to 40 per cent of the tremendous cargo space now required for shipping fresh beef. President Hammerschlag and Col. Mcintosh have already reached the stock yards and the experiments have begun.
 The experiments contemplate not only the conservation of shipping space, but also the problem of having the packages small enough to be handled by the class of labor avail able at unloading ports overseas and the quick and convenient issue at supply depots in France.
 They range from the mere cutting of the carcass into more convenient sizes and shapes to the entire bonins of the carcass to be packed in boxes. It is estimated that if the plans prove practicable saving of from 5 to 40 per cent. of the room now used in transporting the same amount of beef will be made possible. Since fresh beef constitutes a considerable part of some 35O,00O,OOO pounds of beef and pork products now sent monthly to allied countries the saving by the new method may prove to be consi6- erable if found practical. The bones and surplus fats salvaged by the op- eration will be converted into various by-products.
 The chief difficulties encountered SC far have been the necessity of ob- taining enough labor sufficiently skilled in this particular work and the providing of facilities necessary to handle the quantities required with out interfering with production oI other meat products being prepared for our armies and those of our al- lies.