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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03
FUEL ADMINISTRATORS ORDER

The following is communication
recently received by G. f. Hendricks
chairman of the county Fuel Admin
stration Board in reference to an ord
er of the State Fuel Administrator
making Thursday and Sunday nights
Eighties" nights and our citizens are
urged to conserve lights on these
nights as much as possible:
Order of Fuel Administrator taking
effect December fifteenth cancels
present order regulating time advcr-
tising signs shall be lighted. In its
place all signs of every kind including
Merchants signs, theatre signs, also
display lighting on buildings and else
where, hotel signs and advertising
signs, are ordered discontinued COM
pletely on Thursday and Sunday
nights of each week. On these same
nights stores not open for business
must not show inside lights more than
are necessary for safety. and munici-
palities with cluster lights or extra
bright lighting for white way effect
must reduce on Thursday and Sunday
nights to only such lighting as is
necessary for safety. These nights
will be called "Lightless Nights" and
we wish your local papers to urge
householders to observe these nights
with as few lights in homes as p.s-a
sible. Please understand the spirit
of the order, that on Thursday and
Sunday nights there shall be no more
outdoor lighting than is absolutely
necessary for safety of street passages
and dangerous spots. and that you are
charged ty the United States Fuel Ad-
ministrator with giving full effect to
his order using the full authority
granted you BY the Fuel Administrator
co .nfor same if there are individual
violators.
(Signed) w. J. GALLiGAN,
Federal Fuel Administrators for
Colorado
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03
GERMAN WAR POLICY
ONE OF FRIGHTFULNESS
Continued from last week

Even the imperial councillors seem
to have been shocked at the emper-
or's speech, and efforts were prompt
ly made to suppress the circulation
of his exact words. The efforts were
only partial successful. A few weeks
later, when the letters from the Ger
man soldiers in China were being
published in local German papers, the
leading Socialist newspaper, Vorwarts,
excepted from them reports of ac-
trocities under the title Letters of
the Huns Many of the leaders in
the Reichstag felt very keenly the
brutality of the emperors speech.
The obnoxious word "Hun" had excit-
ed almost universal condemnation.
When the Reichstag met in Novem-
Der the speech was openly discussed.
Herr Lieber, Of the Center (the Cath
olic party, after quoting part of the
"no mercy" portion Of the speech, ad-
ded, "There are, alas, in Germany
groups enough who have regarded the
atrocities told in letters which have
been published as the dutifu response
Of soldiers so addressed and encour-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03
SQUELCH THE LIES

Few citizens realize the amount and
effectiveness of the work of the gov
eminent in crushing the efforts of dis
loyalty. There is also effective aid
given by volunteer organizations. But
the seeds of rumor intended to lessen
the activity of our support are being
scattered constantly, and systemati-
cally. These seditious lies stated with
an appearance of confidence often
make way because they are not chal-
lenged, or the hearers are not prepared
to deny the statements. Every citiz-
en- should challenge statements of this
character, insist on the authority for
the statement; from whom it was
heard; the name and address of the
person making such statements, and
FINALLY send information with de-
tails to the U. S. District Attorney,
Harry B. Tedrow, of Denver.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

The merchant who advertises his
business to the public is a successful
one. Consistent advertising upon
the part of any business establish
ment is evidence to the people Of the
community that he is progressive and
is reaching out for their trade.
We wish to impress the fact that
advertisers in the Grit-Advocate have
the opportunity of telling large
number of people through these COL
umns about their business establish
ments, the circulation of this paper
making it the best advertising medium
in this entire section. We are proud
of the fact that the Grit-Advocate's s
subscription list has more .han doub-
led during the past eighteen months,
and practically every day brings one
or more new subscribers. We are try
ing to make the Grit-Advocatc a pap
er worth reading, and if the paper is
interesting to our readers, the pro-
gressive merchant should readily
realize that he will receive beneficial
results by using our advertising col
umns.
We suggest that the merchants of
Julesburg add little pep" to their
business, and devote little more at
tention to the advertising end, which
will mean eventually large volume
of business at the end of the year, and
you will agree with us that the ex-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

case the inhabitants of the conquered
territory should take up arms against
the German army, the German War
Book quotes with approval the letter
Napoleon sent to his brother. Joseph
when the inhabitants of Italy were
attempting to revolt against him:
"The security of your dominion de-
pends on how you behave in the con-
quered province. Burn down a doz-
en- places which are not willing to sub
nit themselves. OF course, not until
you have first looted them, my soldiers
must not be allowed to go away with
their hands empty. Have three to six
persons hanged in every village which
has joined in the revolt; pay no respect
to the cassack" (that is to members
of the clergy).
Continued next week.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

There is no just reason for making
the streets of Julesburg joy ride
race track for automobiles. After
some one is killed or seriously injured,
perhaps the offenders will see the fol-
ly of the thing, but that won't help
matters much. Speeders on our
streets should be arrested and fined
regardless of who they are. The
lives and property of our people
should be protected even if it does in
terfere with the pleasure of some of
our car speeders. We recommend
that the authorities put the soft ped
al" on this speeding of autoists with
in the city limits, in order that our
citizens shall receive the protection
the law accords them
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

Father Time has again raped on
the door, and it has been opened to let
the New Year enter. Many resolu-
tions have been made, As is the usual
custom at this time. We look back
over the year just closed and no doubt
realize that we have made some mis-
takes, and resolutions are to the effect
that there will be q remedy during
the year. That the New Year may
be the happiest of all your years, is
the wish of the Grit-Advocate to all
its friends and patrons.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

pease Incurred in advertising Vas
money veil spent. Advertising
should be considered one important -
partment to any business establisA-
ment that is reaching out for an in
creased volume Of trade. The Grit
Advocate will be glad to assist you in
getting the best results if you want to
join the progressive ranks and advef-
tise your business in a consistent
manner.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

Sedgwick county can we'll afford to
be proud of her contributions she has
made thus far to the war relief funds.
and it makes lis feel that we love our
country more than ever Nor will we
stop at what we have done, but we are
going to keep on doing our share
towards winning the war for liberty
and Justice
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

Germany has again asked for a
peace conference, but the terms on
which peace could be secured are not
mentioned by the German proposals.
Germany has no idea of making peace
at this time. All Germany's rulers
want is a month or so of talk and a
temporary cessation of fighting so
that her armies may be constructed
and strengthened. That accomplish
ed peace talk would receive a short
shrift.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03
ADVERTISING RATES

Display-SingIe insertion Is cents
Der single column inch.
Csatraet rate l21i eeats per single
column inch.
Card of Thanks-5o eents.
Reading Nstiees-5 eeats per ine
single iasestisa, - advertise meat Iess
thaa Is eeats per week.
Bisekface Locals 10 eeats per line.
Want Ads-One Ceat per Wora.
No advertisements less than Is cents
Per week.
A charge will be made for all an
nsuaceneats Of entertainnents where
- sdnissioa Is charged.
Legal publications At legal rate.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

1t was Napoleon, one of the worlds
greatest generals, who said that an
army fought upon it's stomach. Will
you by ruthless disregard and waste
of food render our army and those of
the Allies inefficient?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

The sugar that goes to waste in the
bottom of American teacups would
help to sweeten the life of many a
French home.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-03

The Denver Post gives the Platte
valley credit for being the granary of
Colorado. Sedgwick, Logan and Nor
gan counties are the principal wheat
producing districts of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
Getting Election Returns.

There was the customary trouble last night in
getting election returns number of the judges,
usually happens apparently considering their duty
done when they finished the count sealed the ballot
boxes and made arrangements for delivery TO the
county clerk Then they went home and went to bed
and left the newspapers and the public whistle for
the news.
For all they knew hundred million people might
be vitality interested in the figures they compiled
but did not copy for immediate publication. If they
knew enough TO conduct election machinery they
should have known at least hundred thousand per-
sons would to know the full results soon
wait for official reports give them the news.
These same judges of election would strenuously OBJ
Jet such tardy service as that which they were
giving.
OF course the great majority of polling places in
city and country manned by officers who know
what is desired and expected Of them and act &C
cordingly They see that the returns sent in by
messengers or telephone soon they avail
able 1t nearly always happens, however that there
is delinquency somewhere, and the machinery for
compiling the results brings up with jerk Tables
are left incomplete final totals not available and
often the fate of candidate or an issue hangs in
doubt Failure of single precinct to report multi
fies the good work of all the others
If judges of election everywhere could be made
to realize the trouble worry suspense and loss of
time that is caused by their failure immedi-
ate reports the tash Of compiling election returns
would X much simpIifed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
The Daily Short Story

| ish, useless own-Mr. Paine, I am
going to cast in my lot with those
poor waits and give to them the
hest that is in me-
You are a noble, woman" was
all Gregory Paine said, and tone
and face evidenced how sincerely
he spoke.
1t was two weeks later that
Gloria Tresham uprooted the calm,
peaceful home life of 20 years to
90 forth to meet the duty she had
voluntarily assumed She had sent
no word to her prospective pension
ers. She visited Northcote quietly,
made a few inquiries and realized
that she was bringing aid TO the for
lorn and needy just in time The
weather was bleak AS Gloria ap-
preached the house where old Mrs.
Blair and her little group of de
Pendents lived she discovered that
they were hiyed into one room. A
girl OF eight was gathering chips in
the yard TO keep alive the kitchen
fire. Bending over the stove, pre-
pairing meal OF cereal only, was
the aged mother OF Wallace Blair.
no SutFCIIHBt IdS6tu lALlit Lbth
stood timidly aside as the unexpect-
ed visitor entered.
This is Mrs. Blair" spoke
Gloria, in her sweet. reassuring
voice. Il am Gloria Tresham
Il know know" she faltered.
He told me of you often. He is
gone and we are alone. You have
come"
ITO stay. l have come" went on
Gloria, TO be TO you a daughter, if
you will so have me, a mother to
these little orphans. II you know,
as you say, have J lost the right"
He was true man." murmured
the aged woman. softly. He was
loyal, tender. true TO poor Marion.
but his heart had never strayed
from you You mean you will share
cur poor lives?"
They shall be poor no longer"
said Gloria. only give me a well
come-and love Ny soul is crav-
ing it. and | will bless heaven for
the privilege of taking up his duties
where Wallace Blair laid them
down"
1t was a beautiful summer even
ing six months after an angel Of
mercy had come into the desolate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
Discoveries.

Cooking Pumpkin-This is an ex-
cellent way to cook pumpkin. Wash
and remove a piece from the bios
som end, and scoop out seeds and
pulp. Put in a tube cake tin, plac-
ing the cavity of the vegetable over
the tube, and put One-half cup Of
water in the tin. The tube conveys
the heat to all parts OF the vege-
table. Remove from the oven when
done. and the skin will peel of like
paper.
Saving Glass Jars-When can
ming jams and buffers put in any
kind of a glass jar with screw
lid and in order to seal them air
tight dip the lids in hot paraffin
and put same on the cans hurried
ly. BY using all such cans mason
jars are saved for fruits and vege-
tables.
About Potatoes-Before buying
potatoes, cut a sample potato in
half Put the two cut ends to-
gether. If they stick. the potato
is good and mealy; if they slide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06

home-desolate no longer. Thrift,
comfort, prosperity seemed to shine
from the prettily painted cottage.
In the garden three well-dressed,
happy-faced tots were crowning
grandma with a wreath of daisies.
Some one is coming" spoke
Esther, the eldest of the children,
and all eyes were directed towards
the rustic gateway through which
man leaning on a crutch. had Just
passed. A sharp, quick cry issued
from the lips Of Gloria Tresham
Sho felt her senses deserving her.
In form and substance. no wrath,
hut flesh and blood, slowly, staring
unsteadily, bewildered. this was the
dead alive-Wallace Blair!
lie sank to a seat, the SembIance
Of man just recovering from some
severe Illness. The picture franz
ed seemed TO drift his soul into
eiysium. He closed his eyes and
sWayed as with a wild, ringing cry.
his mother tottered toward him.
She wept over him, fond. caress,
ing, as he related a terrible expert
ence OF his Mexican solitude. of
fighting to the last ditch to succeed
in saving his little fortune, and
then, as his mother told of Gloria.
trembling. Wallace Blair moved
toward her with outstretched arms
and those two stood. hands clasped.
knowing there was TO be no further
parting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
More Money. Less Wealth.

America is poorer in real wealth and richer in
nous excess OF exports imports represents the
drain in our natural resources and industrial
energy Since most of the experts Of war materials
are not included the published statistics of the
department of commerce, the draft upon real
wealth must be vastly greater than these monthly
reports Indicate War and is the chief
of the high of living in America. Everybody
feels it. though only a few understand its cause.
We must conserve our cash and credit that we
may use them to create real wealth after the war
and restore the value of the dollar measured in
the necessaries of life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
With Other Editors
No Early Homecoming.
zero.

Now that the end of the active fighting in Europe
is IN sight, is time to take thought of what this
to the individual here in America.
1t does not mean that the than 1000 600
Americans overseas will be streaming home within
few weeks. War be declared in a moment but
peace is established firm foundation only by
negotiation, which may become prolonged. Pend
ing the establishment of firm peace victor must
hold himself in readiness enforce his terms
Another delaying factor will be the enormous JOB
of cleaning up that must be done There are in
France hundreds upon hundreds of miles of barbed-
wire entanglements trench lines and railroads built
upon private property which must be removed in
oBder to the land usefulness They are the
work of millions of hands, and the surplus labor Of
France could perform the task of restoration in
great part of this work will result in the
salvage of valuable property which belongs to the
various nations now fighting in France 1t is the
work of each army TO save its own property and to
remove the encumbrances which it put upon the
land
1t is not likely that any such speed can be at
tanned in making the return trip as was attained in
sending and war material to Europe One
reason for thinking this is that the United States
will not have the British merchant marine at its
command when peace is declared.
1t is not unlikely that year after peace is de-
clared will a considerable American army still
in France.
The army will find its way home but slowly
while the men, their greatest task complete will be
less easy to control Every man of them will wish
to come home the first ship and when month after
month following the peace declaration finds them
still in France subject military discipline many
Of them will be CALLED and discontinued under re-
strictons which they now gladly accept
This brings the question back to the starting
point What should be the attitude OF the individual
here at home? Clearly the people home must pre-
the attitude they now take toward the boys in
France and preserve it until the last one is
home.
They will need all OF the comforts the amuse-
ments the restraints and minisrations they now en-
Joy and the people must pay for them through the
Red Cross, the Y NJ. c. A. the knights of Columbus
and all Of the other worthy organizations now carry
ing such work--St Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
Infected Clothing.


A relative or friend who has
some infectious or communicable
disease gives certain valuable arti-
Cles of personal attire to you. Are
these articles safe to wear? Is any
object coming from the sickroom in
which one with communicable dis
ease is or has been confined safe to
use? Or is there any way OF max
ing such things safe for another
person to use?
1t is possible, but extremely i'm
probable, that any known COM
municable disease may be convey
&c to another person in clothing
which is not visibly soiled.
In any case of communicable dis
ease, if the article can be boiled
half an hour, it is made quite as
sterile or germ free as an article
can be. Or if the clothing can be
boiled, baked half an hour, or
steam sterilized, then of course it
is entirely safe to wear. But many
garments cannot be so treated
Then, if the garment is not visibiy
soiled by an utterly filthy owner
in which case no one would wish
to have tit may be rendered
quite safe to wear by hanging it in
the open air and sunlight all day
for two days, first exposing one
side. and next day the other side to
the light.
Trif1es like toys, books, maya
zines and the like are not worth
enough to keep, and had better be
burned when removed from the
sickrOom. This includes the fam
lily cat If the cat must be kept,
keep her out of the sickroom. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
The German Goat.

L1oyd's of London always have stood ready to in
anything provided they paid sufficiently
liberal premium 1t is doubtful, however, if they
would be willing to take chance the life of
Kaiser Wilhelm. He is about the poorest risk in
the world today.
For four years the German ruler has been
sdered fair game for the fighting forces of most OF
the civilized world. The time is not far distant, il
it is already here. when his people and their
late allies viii be looking for him with murder in
their hearts.
The German proIetariat is waking up. If it has
been actually deceived in it's leadership it is in
process of being convinced that it Once
WINGED it will be looking out for goat" The kaiser
is the logical candidate On his head will fall the
pent-up wrath of his erstwhile vassals. They will
cry for his blood and they will denounce him to
the four corners of the earth
AS insurance proposition the kaiser is about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
THE BETTER PART.
BY Muriel Lee.

BY Muriel Lee.
There are the securities, Mr.,
Paine. l wish to sell them quickly
and for cash"
1t will have TO be at something
of a sacrifice" submitted Gregory
Fame, lawyer
4 do not care for a trifing loss.
I wish to dispose of all that l have.
I am going 10 leave Wareham for
good"
Benevolent old Gregory Paine
viewed his client with mingled cur
iosity and regret. Man and boy, he
and his father had been advisers
and agents for the Tresham family
for we'll nigh onto fifty years. More
latterly the estate had dwindled and
the income OF Miss Gloria Tresham
Lad been in a measure sparse, but
lie sentimentally cherished these
cid family connections.
Il can speak with you confiden-
tally" went on Miss Tresham, her
eyes lowered, a slight flush on her
face, clear and beautiful at 80, and
none of her girlish grace and state
liness gone. You remember Wal
lace Blair"
Surely" nodded Lawyer Paine,
and memory went back speedily to
trace a connection for the present
unexpected allusion.
He was the one romance in my
life," went on Miss Tresham stead
fly We were never engaged, but
We were close, very close friends.
1t may have been my aloofness, it
may have been a sense of duty, cir
cumstances. what you will. but he
married another. | have never
ceased to respect him. An invalid
wife, he devoted his life to her. An
aged, dependent mother and three
little children. his soul was bound
up in them. He invested all he had
in Mexico. He took his wife thith-
er, hoping to mend her health Poor
sCLl' she soon died, and six months
ago, in protecting his property from
raiders, he was killed"
"A sad, sad story" murmured Mr.
Paine. And the little ones?"
He left them at NoTthcote in
charge of his mother When his re-
ceased ! understand they
faced the direst poverty, even suf-
ferinK- Four lives against my self,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
The Election.

Normally Republican states and smaller communi-
lies generally returned practically normal Republi-
can najorites in yesterdays election Districts
heretofore Democratic for the part remained in
the Democratic column. OF course there were few
shifts one way ~ the other the results what
might have been expected in off-year election.
totally overshadowed by other events and with no
sharply defined issue
Under existing circumstances only one question
really 4nattered with the voters and that was the
one Of Americanism- On this head partisans on
neither side prepared to admit delinquency
consequently party cleavage but little disturbed
An unusually large percentage of the voters did
not take the trouble to the polls. This repre-
scented TO a great extend the independent element
which had expressed itself, probably would have
voted TO let we'll enough alone and would have helped
TO maintain Democratic prestige in congress-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06
Federal Employees Wages.

A salary increase OF dollar day for all civilian
employees Of the government Will be asked for the
opening OF the December session Of congress by the
National Federation Of Federal Employees The ques-
ton Of increased pay has been much agtated among
the federal workers with the rapidly mounting cost
Of living during the past several months.
The $12O increase allowed by congress for
the current fiscal year the legislative committee
points out has proved almost negligible item
far as meeting the increased cost OF living is
cerned and even that item will disappear at the end
Of the year unless there is new legislation the
subject.
Furthermore" says the president of the National
federation Luther C. steward 1t is high time that
the wage scale Of federal workers was brought uD
70 something like the scale in private employ.
Especially IS it high time that skilled brain work for
the government be rated valuable as skilled
ual work
For years the skilled trades have commanded