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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
FORD IS SCORED ! IN IHE SENATE BY
 SENATOR SHERMAN
Declares Ford's Former Pa. cifist Associates Are in Jail While Ford Is Can
 didate for U. s. Senate

Washington, August 31.--(By the Asso' ciated Press. )-Profits of the meat packers and of Henry Fords au- tomobile business. were compared by Senator Sherman of Illinois today in ad :. dressing the Senate in criticism of the federal trade commissions recent report condemning the packers as monopoly making excessive profits.
 The packers profits are limited by the food administration to per cent, Sen. :. ator Sherman said, while profits of Ford s company h 1916 was 29.5 per cent. ths packers had such profits" he added. the trade commission would have been speechcss With indignation" < Referring to MT. FCfd's recent an nouncement that he would return to the government $3o, 100000 of profits on recent war orders. Senator Sherman said il would "help undo what he did as pa cifist before the war" but that the prom. ise might Letter have been made before MT. Ford became a candidate for the United States Senate He declared Mir. Ford's 2S- ycar-old son had been kep. from military service because he vas indispensable to management.
 Senator Thomas of Colorado interrupted to state that while he believed Ford could do more for his country in his present position than In the Senate, in justice he wanted the Senate to know that MT. Ford told him in June, before he WAS as candidate for the Senate, that he intended to return all profits on gov ernment war contracts to the treasury.
 Senator Sherman continued his attaeKs, saying Mir. Ford's former pacifist asso- ciates are under the bonds or in jail, ana asking Why send Haywood to the pon itentiary and elect Ford to the Senate?f
 The trLds commissions recommenda. tions for government control of the pack ing industry. the Senator declared, follow the tendency ''desred by the adminis tratiop. citing government control over railroads. telegraphs and telephone ana other public utilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
FINAL DISPOSITION OF REVENUE BILL IN NEXT ID DAYS Big Tax Measure to Be Re- ported to House Monday,
 and Consideration Be-
 gins Thursday

Washington, August 31.--The new revenue bill designed to raise $s,ooo.. coe.o0o by taxation during the present fiscal year, will be reported to the House Monday by the ways and means committee, according to plans an- nounced tonight by Chairman Kitchin. The measure will be taken up for consideration Thursday or Friday and final disposal Is expected within 10 days.
 Experts of the ways and means com mittee and Chairman Kitchin spent today drafting the committees report on the bill The report undoubtedly will be ratified by the republican members of the committed, 1t Is said. although several of the republicans will reserve the right to offer amend ments on the floor.
 Senator Simmons, chairman of tho Senate finance committee. tonight an- nounced that hearings on the bill w-sil not be started by his committee untiA Thursday. It had been planned to be-l gin tho hearings early dn the week, but Senator Simmons said it has bean ooSHou ooSt to WaiI untii prInteo cop. ies of the measure were available for representatives of interests expected to appear.
 Surtax rates cn large incomes be- came known today. They are:, On inc comes from s200.0o0 to $3oo,00o, 5s per cent; $30o,000 to s500.0oO. 54 per cent; $5Oo,000 to $1,000. 900. 5S per cent: $l.0o0,00 to $5.000,0O0, 60 per cent; and all incomes above $5,o00.O .O00, s5 per ;,, the normal income tax rate Of IF fer cen r. 5s sla s7kss z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
s;rcr,],IoN \

SECTION A 1-French line has advanced to Leury., Berlin district placed under mar- tia1 law.
 September 1s fixed by President as registration day. Final disposition of revenue biit in next 10 days. Ford scored in Senate by Senator Sherman. 2--Woman's division makes plans for Liberty Loan drive. 3--Registration Of boys will be8ln Monday morning. Martin leaves farm paper to cons duct farm. 4--Editorial comment. 5-Mtlk pasteurization plan Is thcu1ht unfair by dairymen. Special features in honor of Labor Day at ''sing.' 6--New Russia to be formed to join allies.' 7-Water power law which will get Many rumors of capitol changes. 8--Fatriotic event planned at Ens1ey. { s-More Alabama boys who are serv. ing country. 10-11--Sports.
 SECTION B 2-Heard about automobiles here and there. s--Impossiole to tell full story of Rcd Cross work in Italy Air casualties no higher than other branches.
 Keeping units up to full strength the perplexing problem. 4-130 members 18th infantry have been cited.
 Firms urged to fire male help. Military bands will be used on registration day 5--American casualty list. 6--Gen. Garibaidi says America d6s- tined to be in forefront Rcd Cross bulletin. 12--D Annunzio set precedent when he flew over Vienna.
 SECTION C IA chronicle of society. 2-Food in England costs less than in United States 3-President loses many fights In which he enters, 4-Doliy Dalrymple. 5--Alabama ace was wounded vixen he landed on Hun soil s--our golden scrap heap 7---Amusements.s . sBoy scout news. 9.Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
GOVERNMENT WILL h0l FORGE t|)cAL
 WAGES UPW ARD Further Increases Denied Laborers on the New $2S, ,O0O, ,O0o Terminal at
 South Boston

Washington. August 31.-( By the Az. sociated Press. )--In denying today g |furthsr increase in wages to hod car. risrs and other laborers employed or tho $sSs0o0, 900 terminal at South Bos' ton, Mass. the war department an nouncsd it's intention Of seeing to il that the governments agreement with union labor to pay .prevailtng local scales.n Is not used to force local wage scales upward.
 F. NJ Hopkins, assistant to the See rotary of War, and chaiTman of tht enrichment adtustmcnt commi ission made the departments attitude clear in | telegram to ID. ptAlessandro, presi-
 dent Of the IntsrnAt ttonal lIod Carrier,
 Building and Common Iaborers union The government had agreed to pay
 47;I cents per hour for . io-hour Fwcrkdsy. or 4sk cents per hour for a n
 eieht-N hour day. with time and Q half for overtime Atr. D'-Alessandro pro-
 son. vice president Of thc1 American
 Federation of Labor declaring that the
 local scale now called for 4fh cent7
 for eiHht hours work
 ,In reply MT. HorkiIs eaid tho union
 officials had misYepresented the de
 partment and *deni&d that there is any
 Intention Of establishing 10-hour
 wnrkddy on aH$ GAyernm ont sproj jects
 The xhes1axo Axded:
 sProposIti4n hax been made pinin iu
 the m4n>oranduIp of the Secretary of
 War. 1whfdh VIC requested from him in
 order to De certain that we were con
 forming t0 the splrit of the agreement
 between him and AIr Gomperx. He
 states that agreement was entered into
 to prevent the government ff1m utiliz. inx advantage of It's position to force
 men to work at less than the pr evalcnt
 wage of the community, but that Inc Agreement was never Intended to cn-
 able labor 10 force the government to pay higher wages than the conunuhIty
 pavs Nt large. nor was the arrange- ment intended 10 force rsLea up with in n conflnuntty by device CT forcing the goxsrntneRt to malke unfeasonuble rates to- which ali othcrs should have to conform
 The rate per hour. therefore. is scs- tAblished at Hxuref which aiio VI compliance win the .-Ttq quivcment for tir,s and a half fop tlse ninth and tenth hoMra and wktch includes rate per day ss high as the prevailing rate in Hcstcn." ,'sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
The Kaiser's Inner Life

 ahle story by pr Davis the American who for nearly 20 to learn the of the Kaser he knew about the Kaiser because he felt it might M construed He h patriotic duty to the full stsrtnF facts terssng na!raicns which the VII has brought forth; others daily theresftr for 20 issues. sS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
Estimated That 100000 Will Be Called For Sery-- ice, Majority of Whom Will Be Between IS
 and 21 Years of Age
ALL MEN CALLED TO SERVICE WILL BE
 IN FRANCE BY JUNE 30 OF NEXT YEAR

Washington August All from IS to 45 years of te continental United States except those in the or already registered President Will son to register for military service Thursday Sepem Der l2.
 achnery of the provost marshal office set in
 motion to carry out the enrolment under pre dentia after the had signed the new man power extending the draft The bl completed in yesterday had been sent to the White House for the Presidents signature after the House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
People Firmly United With Princes and Heroes
 Kaiser Tells Clergymen

Amsterdam, August a1.--In reply to . message of homass from the union of Protestant clergymen. the German Em- peror has caused the following telegram to be sent:
 His majesty readily accepts the VOW to cooperate for the maintenance Of an unshakable confidence in God and in our just cause, and does not doubt that after the heavy fight for life and freedom . prosperous peace will arise for the Gsr- man people. which. obeying the law of the hour. now is firmly united with its princes and heroes at the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

and Senate convened.
 1t is estimated that at leaat 12.77s.- 758 men will register this time. com pared with nearly 1osoo0.oeo on the first sregistration of men from 21 to s1 on June 5, 1917. Of those who enroll now. 1t is estimated that 2.s0o. 900 " iil be called for general military sery- ice. probably two-thirds of the mum Der coming from the 3,500,0o0 or more between the ages of IS and 2i,
 Based on the ratio shown hy the srcristration of men from 2i to Si. June I5# 1o17 the shares of the new reg istrants expected in each southern state are estimated as follows;
 Alabama. e4s.e7i; ArkanaAs I 19s. .7ts; Florida. 1lo,e4o: Georgia, BOP, ,ss2; Ken- tucky. 254.1os: Louisiana. 2I2,sso; Mis- sissippi, 1s5.715: North Carolina, 2Ss.- 242; south carolina. I7o,s4s Tennes- see, 2sf,ss5: Texas. 5asIs7; Virginia. sals74.
 IN FRANCE JUNE 90
 General March has seids all reEis- trants called into the army will bc iG France before next Juno 50. swelling the American expeditionsry force to more than 100000 men expected to win the war ip 1919. The last to bc called will Dc the youths dn their, eighteenth year, but those of tnAt @gc who desirc and have s5hes neceHeary qualfficatipns may be inducted into sxrxices en October l, frr special tech \ Inicsl or vocationss dining.
 ReRistfatfon this time will be con- ducted as hefetolore by the local draft boards. All fedeFal. 6tate. county ana municipal officerss arc called upatn to ai@ the boards in thear wqrk. to pre- All rS1tistrants v1iii be cleesifie@ 1T |quickly aa possible unaeF the questioNs p&irc system and dfaVinG will ne kp1d at tho cptit@E te ktx tho order cf s1 ss;s 'ass ss sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
Gas Conservation Plea
 Given Rendy Response

Nashinston. AH.'se4 SLFy Fypm zach oi m etatss east ef mo 1fissisappi. as-
 13sanSet have beeo geceived. thS fnei ad- |gQtnje5tRtiqn annolEced teaixht. Ahat thS i&xls&4t fof conne-va ation of EaSolIne on esirdnyS thfopgh eiiminA ton of pleksur< 4rixltg tR &ptomoblles will U fespscsed espoe3ex the Arst day covefed by the
 I1Slcen sststesS n a number cf ci>iss hoye aGre@d 10 i<e their nutomobiles |t(A Asien enno15ceI \ telegram VI 10. ettxe1 fR0W Etpdiay, O., sf4tipk thai XII 31l11Ssooil@ d{elePp tn thaf city had $ {s s5sse qrs lc~ clon( their IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
President to Have Right
 to Take Over Buildings

washingtof August si.-The House buildings and grounds committee today ordered favorable report on a bill granting the President the right to take over buildings for housing purposes where IexorbItant rent is charged by the ownes4 and to commandecr real estate where necessary to complete the gov ernnlent's hiildins programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
ENEi69 NKPIDLY RETREATlNC|

Ae9&se y tke Asseeiated salisnt sestsrsef the hattle frent kAvs frsn tks nsish eevhesd sf kss,u.eI '
 preGrSsoi6s TT T
 Britiuh. Tho e9tsktrts ok Ecourt-e et. 4etn. from whefe thu Bxjtfnlt aisc E. tired late yestesday a6ain6t ,bases au4in
 on both sidess of the hivsr seaxpe q xno ArEse fr4ot th6s4 haxe tpon iiesxy SeHnt etteel1A Ieltv11od Se. 'peHe eiy tz4Eee4 tso91p. 4eres 1o 6IdS
 Shsse t.2 V7f,s2 .!! <! ness Hllnta1eed 1ps- y@F4S 4Se f>t n V9luabl4 as 3lSst 4A& yne1e t6o oppe1fsipity has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

vAntx-yraucouRt ana Bulleeourt hrssonerp were taken and cuP pesl- tions fnspreved s1igh{5y. ,sfrenw counter aftaeks In thls sectof kgain led te AarA AsAtlnS. TAe sifuatIon hen not changeal nAtsrln11y.
 Further 1ortk Canaaian troeps carriea out saeeessfulIy . leen1 ep- eration innealaxeIy aereeu a1l south of the ArrAs- Capahrnis reaG, inhleting nany sasuaattes and sap- turing nachiAe gunave Between the SenaeG ana 9cotpe rivers the EnglisA troopey puSkeA their line forvsard 1Gqo yar1o to- waTds tke TripGuige. raver.
 ss4Ae increaaipg de0ana ron the enemy reserves, due 1lkotly fo the eusrnous casualtics h hls nassed attaeka. in the first part |. ef the years and secondly, to Aeavy eNsaalties Tn killed, wound- ea qno prlsenexns Ay . series roe eeeceSsfol- atfncke ky the aIlles eaPee ynyy 1es hes csapeilel the enemy te vsfthdsdW tfon the Lys sf11enf and y1ene Witheut II hsow poaittena sef hiGh tack1eal import- anee wan at Greet eoet.
 H0px tRoeUa have 1egafned Spoa- aes1tonS Sf n<eaine1 nm. We lave xeacAed the geheF&l line IT yoer- nseHee1e aM1 L116elh bek, LA CP&Gne ena Dsslleu an1 afe aDpre&&ilg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
ENEMY RESISTANCE OVERCOME

Paris August 31.Heavy fighting north of Soissons and Canal Du Nord reported by the office tonight e French have succeeded m overcoming powerful resance points and have taken Campasne, the bank
 the canal hold the village of Chevill, and have ad lnced their line far eury nc9theast of SoissonA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

sswe nave cen4uefed Juvigny and Creuy in . bitter strnggle md reschea ne wtstern setekirts If 1epry.
 s.sAviatiens Oa Au4snt dur- ing IT. Aay, three eNeRy air- planes tlexe AtereAt lewn enl twe eep<6ss hs1IeSns ytexe nst - fire. purfng the night our air- plaAss were ahle te drop s15o kiles of Dftjectiles a ob5ectives h the region eant Of the Conflans sta- tien, ChaabIey and Thiancoart, and faeteries at Thienvllle.
 -Eastern Theatre. Ausrst ses West of the varaax, British troops h sueeessfaI rnldp hroueht back prtseners. East ek the v1r- dar Greek tfeops earffeA cut suc- cessful SaiA against enemy lines."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

EAez atnten4ent sayss
 AIn tke course If the day the battle continued with extreme vie- lenes n tho region ef ths Canal Du NAe4 anA Rsrth eHs selaaenss |Ank TIT <bs aSranee1 foot " feot,
 k@l0 1I9 GeSaivs1y SeMters II
 SSee wNich ne enemy ae- |fsneed witk atubb6rnness. <
 4We occupied Canpa9ne. on the |enst hank of the canal. The ene- |ny ekeext was particularly vio- |lent aGaiaSt the village of Chevfl- |lys whieh remained finally In our poegesslens after having been re- taken twice by the Gerhans. We |eaptured 200 prisoners and have enIarged our gains nortA of Hap- |ul1ucOurt and IlOrlfmeomrt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
French Have Captured Champagne, East of Du Nord Canal, and Chevilly, In Spite of Power
 full Resistance of the Enemy
rISH CAPTURE MONT ST. QUENTIN
 BAKING 1900 PRISONERS IN OPERATION
k Begins Retreat in the North From Kennel |3hborhood Through the Region of
 Bethune, Closely Followed By British
BERLIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW

kftnxton Ausust 31-(By the Associated Press. )Ac- to an official dispatch from Switzerand today
 EH been issued by General Won Lngingen. commander
 cf the marches of Brandenburg, including the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

S fftk tAS 4rieish FeFees n EB6nee 6s. iaish snsssssss n IT. Lye
 e1 tks Gsrznsse ts stafs : setree' 11aes Dethune. The witIdsawal ! 11Sl1 1Geesnnl Me1S's nen teaay are s1p6 near Ma1Rlenes West. he-
 a 6opeune and the Mavee sssa11ss
 1tien . stssssly Ael1 by tbe <eu hqxe b~rn snnAe hoee enl1 4 IT msee1sn fnrces ale~g Sl8 hseel4
 I culouay kas 1klaSsee1 v,rssoo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

Wit th briab Army n France, AuSust m Moat s. Qusnin i Dih Gans
 eane itssf b evaeuatsd and quickly ky loss nany hers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR MONTH

ELondons Augst 31bith caual 21ust totaIsd 4a,37a They divided as follews:
 nlsd q dsA of offiesrs 1884. N 'Weundsd q mssins officsrs 3704. nsn 8s total essusiss reported July
 PERONNE MUST BE EVACUATED
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

tim4te to1&y places the number of nlss. under xl snoW n. stl1eA- army at about 3ls, 0o0 ana the humber of those from s3 2 to Aat 1tk 900.
 The h6nrs of registration will pc
 ffofn as mssto 3 D.. m, and all state 9nd iccaf officials are called on to nske imns1fate &rranGemente for mslnte nce cf fspi1tfatiop piscss on Hi mon vithin tke nov ssss. s..whsth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01
BRITISH CAPTURE 1500 PRISON

K bNra4oH NfAts1 Uk<k l5VU FA<lSONERS sa NLqndon AuSust 31n the capture of Mnnt St. Qrsntin
 h If Peronns, than 1900 pronsrs lbrs taken by the Brsh, accoms to Field Marshal Haie Ercrt tonisht. The British loseos wete srnall V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-01

| sf.4 40 ntU9t a%Ut u0y yusf
 ~Dy . darinx and briIliently ex-
 eeutea nixht operation cafried out ] With Great dash and entexprise' the \ JAnstraliahs sefsea the hlll ana yil- l1ee IT lEsnt st. oueAttn. north q perennes thexeby GainiaG peesss-' | Sifon Iof n fnpsrtant tactical lea 1 <ote esnnH Haanalng Peronne and the {la2S1e ek nc Some river.
 SEaip aasne epe aflon eaDt tAe
 ll1 1ikS e3 ESu1lInueouxt Over 16ees ieRe Wero tnlgen. a0u1 oaaual- 1eo ydere &xcept ptloaaIl$ 1lGlM
 N 4Ih1e nosnln9 Engllah troeDs at- N49eked on the left Of the AustEa-9 aRfa1n with cemplete suceeqa and ! 9l3ttu1e4 1larFieres weed ana tho S htnh - 1snno cost ard Nerth e1 ] thete, with . considerable nurahef ! n Ux1p6meka. {S ! s1bus1ng ne @ay hSstile eesnter sttae1k3 lauGehel NGQ1nat t4e Au-. stralDana anG EnH H1tsf S1tSe euecess-,, E11lly reD1lseS. <
 Afteelks tkls npeFAiag hy ntrengf t6h1le forcen astF1de the nanoNrae- N I'll read were ariven n Nfth |GSlt Aopa. n tMl6 a&&uN 9eA0e9 the GnGsl1A eemp pleAea tAe eap1Nre. ef n193SS Gsz ilu6ulI16s tnhin8 {A nunh&r Se pslnoaere I'll T lev |sGQne At seftnAn x psenta
The border vidette., 1918-03-09
Rights of Soldiers to Be Protected

Arizona men who have joined the colors will not forfeit any of their rights they may have se- sured in public lands of this. state nor suffer the cancellation of any certificates of purchase through default in the payment of miscellaneous.
 An opinion to this effect has been made by Wiley E. Jones, attorney general, who has re- piled to an inquiry made by Will liam A. Moeur, state land com missioner. The attorney gen. eral advises the land commis- sioner to take no steps against any of the soldiers in this re- spect His letter to Mr. Moeur is as follows:
 Hon. w. A. Moeur,
 State Land Commissioner,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir:-I am just in receipt of your letter of yesterday call ing my attention Sto Section GA of the Public Land Code, pro- viding for the cancellation of certificates of purchase in the case of default of payment of installmentS.
 You ask if Congress has pass ed an act protecting men in the service from the cancellation of any contracts they have made. I cannot answer this inqury at this moment, not having such act of congress, if passed, be- fore me; but, as attorney general I would suggest, and as mem- Der of the state land department I would advise and urge that no steps be taken to declare or claim default at this time against any of our soldiers who have gone to the European firing line in obedience to the mandate of our government. I think such action as above suggested should be taken by the land de- partment as just and patriotic course in encouragement of those who are performing their patriotic duty at this hour in the service of our country.
 Very pectfully,
 WILEY E. JONES,
 Attorney General.
The border vidette., 1918-03-09
ARlZCNA'S LEADING CITY.

Phoenix, Arizona, is the most prosperous city of it's class, in the entire southwest. The Pima cotton industry is largely re sponsible but Salt River valley is also rich in fruits, grain, al falfa and dairy stock, there be- ing at least 1000 head of dairy stock in the valley.
 Located far distant from any of the cantonmentS, there has been DO war stimulusl Hun dreds of young men have joined the colorS and more are to fol low. Phoenix has population of 3O,OOO inhabitants and is one of the cleanest and best govern ed cities in the United States. The climate is conducive to al most continuous farming. Two crops of grain or six of alfalfa can be grown annually. The city is we'll advertised by the tourists that spend the winters here and by our home people who travel much during the summer months of July and August.
 It is not so hot as to make it necessary to leave but most peo- pie earn enough in ten mont ths to be able to take vacation. This naturally is taken during the so called heated term. The city is growing by leaps and bounds, yet not booming. It will soon be double it's present size. The Messenger.
The border vidette., 1918-03-09
PRACTICAL WORK THAT PAYS

More than a hundred Phoenix Union High School pupils work ed ninety full days in the cotton fields last summer under the supervision of five teachers. The total amount of money earn, ed amounted to S7. .67O. .45. Every employer is reported to have been more than pleased.
 Eighty three girls of the Phoe- nix Union High School. are en rolled in the home economics de- partment, thirty nine of whom devote half their time to practi- cal and related subjects in home economies
 The Yuma Union High School has an eight acre school farm house. This house is used as a home by the teacher of agricul ture. During a recent visit of the Director. twenty four boys were found busily engaged in planting an early spring garden.
 Winslow has a class each in wireless and telegraphy in the day high school. In the night school are organized three classes in telegraphy, and one class in wireless. Winslow has the honor of being the first school in the state to do this work
 Bisbee has a forty eight week school year. Fifty students are taking industrial subjects and the value of the equipment used for the teaching of industrial work is $15, ,O0O For the cur rent year the school district has appropriated S6, 40 for this de- partpent. It's a fine showing.
 Mesa has twenty acre school farm and was the first school in the state to put in a four year couse in agriculture.
The border vidette., 1918-03-09
OUR GREAT MINING INDUSTRY

Mining is one of tie Vests most important industries and the following figures of produc- 1917 offer the best arguments for state and national policies encouraging to increased pro- duction.
 Utah's total mineral produc- tion for 1918 was about S115, ,OOO, GOO principal output.
 Wyoming produced S90, ,394,- 61O with oil and coal in the lead.
 Nevada, S53. .O0O, ,OOO with cop per and gold leading.
 Idaho, S54, 100000 with lead, silver and zinc the principal metals.
 California, $41. .457 ,682, princi- pally gold and copper with over $1OO, ,OOO,O0O in oil production.
 These figures are simply illus trative and do not include Ari- zona, which produced nearly three times as much copper as Utah, nor Montana, which is one of the greatest copper states in the Union, nor New Mexico and Colorado which are great metal producers.
 It would probably be safe to say that the eleven states west of North Dakota and Texas pro duced nearly $1,OOO, O,0O0,OO0 in new mineral wealth in 1917.
 When you consider that in . creased production is vital ne- cessity In carrying on the war, it is apparent that measures to en- courage the development of the mining and smelling industry are important