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The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
LAMAR ALWAYS LEADS
National Organization of Yelled Proph-
cts Recognizes This Fact

some enemies of the English in our
country have tried to spread that the
British were laying back and letting
others bear the brunt, by proving a
courage, devotion and sacrifice never
outdone in the world. He said the
American soldiers were the best over
there and would give good account
of themselves when in action.
He also informed our people that
the Germans now claim an itemizcd
debt against this country of S27S, ,0OO,-
OOO, 900, which they say we will have
to pay them at the close of the war.
The few sacrifices we are called on to
make in the way of ecolomizing on
food and buying Liberty bonds to loan
to our allies is trifling matter when
compared to that staggering total.
And don't doubt for a minute but
what Germany will collect if she wins.
She always has in the past.
He told his audience how little saw
ing on the part Of each individual
would be required to carry our allies
through the struggle, and Of the great
sacrifices they were making and many
of the people felt ashamed of the
grumbling manner in which a large
portion of us have received the con-
servation orders. 1t was great mes
sage, well told by an earnest and
sincere man, and at the end Of an hour
and half it was with genuine re-
gret that the large audience was fore
ed to let him go.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
SUNDAY UNION SERVICE
Big Meeting al the High School Audi
torium on Last Sunday
Evening.

Rev. Henry NJ. Pingree, who for
several years was the popular pastor
of the NJ. E. church here, and has a
host Of friends throughout the county,
arrived in Lamar last Saturday in
the interest of the American Bible
Society, which is raising funds to pur-
chase bibles for all soldiers to be dis
tributed through the Y. NJ. c. A.
The various churches decided to cancel
their regular services for Sunday
evening and have big union meet
ing at the auditorium.
Rev T. F. Kelly acted as chairman
and special music was prepared for
the occa3ion under the direction Of
C. ]. Hale. There was crowded
house and Rev. Pingree made his
usual forceful and interesting talk
That it was rousing success is evil
denced by the fact that when he ask
ed the people for 5000 as Lamar's
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
HON. EDw. F. TREFZ.
Lamar People Fortunate in Getting to
Hear a Remarkable Speaker on
Great Subject Free

Hon. Edw. F. Trefz of Washington,
one Of the six, commissioners sent by
the government to Europe to study
the situation on the ground, opened
his Colorado speaking tour under the
auspices of the Food Administration
at Lamar on Monday of this week and
was greeted by crowded house and
great enthusiasm. People came from
all sections of the county to hear his
story, and all went back with new
ideas of the war and the duties of
citizens generally. Mr.. Trefz Is an
eloquent speaker, has pleasing voice
and manner, and an earnestness and
force that are very striking and drive
home his ideas to the minds of all
his hearers. That he does not speak
from prejudice is proven right at the
start for he is German by birth, his
parents being natives of Germany.
He spent several months right on
the war front and his stories of the
terrors of German conquest are far
more terrible than the worst we have
read, and he said that he dare not
tell the worst for it was too revolt
ing to be spoken i'll public. He told
of cold bloodcd calculating manner in
which Germany prepared to crush the
rest of the world while the other
nations were quietly dreaming of uni
versal peace. How everything was
ready to the minute for the blow that
was to demolish other nations, and
it was only prevented by the supreme
sacrifice and heroism Of the French,
English and Belgian people.
lie al lutely exploded tho idea
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
EXTENDING GLAD HAND.
Give Smoker as . Welcome
Reception to the Local Stan
of the ID. A. NJ. 4 p. Co.

On last Friday evening there was
a big meeting Of live wires at the
Elks club rooms when the Lamar Y.
II. b. A. gave a smker and lunch as
a greeting to the staff Of the d. A.
NJ. & p. Co. II was 4 meeting of
two punches of hustlers and good fel-
lows and was one of the most en-
joyable events in the history Of the
town. The guests Of honor Of the
evening were F. NJ. Wilson, R. F.
Cooper, W. E. Wallace. r. E. Nye, r.
H. Cochran, C. J. Northrup, W. C.
Dean. Curtis Moore and F. w. john
son.
H. J. johnson, president of the club,
presided and he and Mayor Strain,
Chas. Wooden and others made ad-
dresses Of welcome to the guests. Re-
sponses in happy vein were made by
all the staff and a general social ses-
sion and smoker followed. l.. M.
Markham and Chas f. Owens, who
were delegates to the Old Trails meet
ing at Kansas City made report of
that important convention. Lunch was
then served, after which Glen Kirk
patrick as toastmaster called on n
long list of citizens and visitors for
short talks and there was a generous
response. It was fine meeting and
there were a number Of prominent Wis
itors from outside points and all en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion,
and it was a very late hour before
the meeting broke up.
The local staff Of the d. A. M. &
P. Co. are all bunch Of live wires
and the kind that would be an addition
to any city and Lamar is proud and
glad to extend the glad hand and re-
ceive this addition to its list Of boost
ers.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
April 9Th April 9Th April 9Th
WHERE LOCATED
National Army

Camp Custer-Battle Creek. Mich.
Camp Devins-Ayers, Mass.
Camp ix-Wrightstown, N. J.
Camp Dodge-Des Moines, Iowa.
Camp Funston-Ft Riley, Kans.
Camp Gordon-Atlanta, Ga.
Camp Grant-Rockford. Ill.
Camp Jackson-Columbia S. c.
Camp Lee-Petersburg Va.
Camp Lewis-American Lake, Wash.
ington.
Camp Meade-Admiral, Md.
Camp Pike-Little Rock, Ark.
Camp Observation-Disclosures, Ohio.
Camp Taylor-Louisville, Ky.
Camp Travis-Ft. Sam Houston, Tex
Camp Upton-Yaphank, Long Island
~ National Guard
Camp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, La.
Camp Bowie-Fort Worth, Texas.
Camp Cody-Deming, N. NJ.
Camp Doniphan-Fort Sill, Okla.
Camp Fremont-Palo Alto, Calf.
Camp Green-Charlotte N. C.
Camp Hancock-Augusta, Ga.
Camp Kearney-Linda Vista, Calf.
Camp Logan-Houston Texas
Camp McArthur-Waco.T Texas.
Camp McClellan-Anniston, Ala.
Camp Sevier-Grecnville, S. C.
Camp an-Montgomery. Ala.
Camp wadsworth-Spart-iburg. S. C.
Camp Wheeler-Macon, Ga.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
STILL GOING TO THE CoLoRs
Prowers County Boys Are Still Rapid
ly Enlisting in Uncle Sans
Service.

Since March 9th fourteen Prowers
county young men have gone to the
colors enlisting without waiting for
the draft. 1t will fill the county's
share of the special draft of $4,000
called for Mach 20, unless the credit
is placed against our quota in the
second draft. The names and where
going is as follows:
To Medical Officers Training Camp
Ft Riley, Kansas, March 9th, 1918:
James Guy Cook, Wiley; Orville Grow
er Houchin, Carlton; Neal d. Redger,
Lamar.
To FIT. Logan, Colorado March 9Th:
Merwin S. Coover, Lamar.-Ultimate
destination 37th Engineering Corps,
FIT. Myer, Va.
To Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas,
March IL: Floyd Stevens, Lamar,
auto mechanic; Cecil Warren Houlton,
Webb, chauffeur: Todd w. Nichols,
Granada. chauffeur; Alfred N. Dow
ers, Plains, chauffeur; Henry McKib-
bon, Wiley. chauffeur.
To Ft. Logan, Colorado, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, March 8: Charley Dor
win Wilks, Lamar.
To U. S. School Aerial Photogra-
ply, Rochester, N. Y: Walter J. Roth,
Lamar.
To Fit. Logan, Colorado, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, March 14th: Fred Mind
er, Lamar; Eliza Hargraves Grantham,
George Washington Net
Teton, Lamar.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
LAMAR GETS NEW
SECRET ORDER.
Charter Granted for Grotto of Mystic
Order of Yelled Prophets of En-
chanted Realm.

L. Writ Markham received word to-
day that the application he made for
a charter to install a Grotto of the
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm in Lamar has been
granted, and the petitions for charter
members will be here soon. This
order, while not Masonic body, will
only accept petitions from Master
Masons in good standing and is to
the Blue lodge what the Shrine is to
the Knights Templar and 32nd De-
gree Masons. 1t is strictly social
order and is chiefly for the purpose
of entertainment of the wives and
sweethearts of the members.
The Yelled Prophets have in a few
years become one of the most flour
ishing and popular orders in the
country, and so far Lamar is probab-
ly the smallest city in the country to
get a charter, but between the reputa-
tfon gained by the Masonic bodies of
Lamar and the grand hustling ability
of L. Writ Markham, booster in chief,
for the order in the Arkansas valley,
Lamar got the plum and will be the
only Grotto Of the order in the east
ern section Of the ALLEY. 1t will also
be the fourth Grotto established In
the state. Colorado Springs got the
first charter in the state just two
years ago.
The order was established in 1880.
but for many years its growth was
slow. Its object was to give the
Masons q chance to get closer togeth-
er in a social way and to furnish en-
tertainment for their families as well.
OF late the order has been on big
boom all over the country and Lamar
is fortunate to get seat in the band
wagon near the front. There will be
a big delegation of visitors here when
the installation takes place as well as
many Masons from the territory to
take the degrees.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
Fairview Items

Mr.. Joe Reeves was called back T.
Kansas on account of sickness in hi
family.
Miss Alberta Swope has gone to
Wiley to visit her friend, Miss Anna
Rickett.
March 80 is the last day of schoo-
at Fairview.
The school and community will give
home talent play on the evening
of March 80 There will be no adnnis
sion charges.
Rev. Gibbins breaches at Fairview
every two weeks on Sunday evenings.
They reside in Pleasant Heights dis
trict. They will soon move into their
new parsonage.
H. A. Hadix's mother has been Ill
for some time.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
COLORADO SPENDS $1,000
ON FOUR MILES OF d. c. D.

In Prowers county, Colorado, for
four miles directly south of Lamar
on the d. C. d. highway eleven
thousand dollars will be expended in
improvements of permanent nature.
Colorado is wonderful state view
ed from many angles, and one Of its
greatest achievements is the building
and perfection of public highways.
This piece of road on which Prowers
county is arranging to spend this
money is at this moment as good as
any street in the city Of Canadian,
but knowing the spirits Of Lamar like
we do, you are to understand that this
stretch will be a boulevard when COM
pletsd.-Canadian Record.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
April 18th April 9Th April 9Th
Good Sign.

In thirty years experiences in Colo
RADIO we have found only one reliable
political barometer in the state. Each
spring Of election year Ikey Stevens
sizes up which party he thinks will
win that fall and they jumps into its
band wagon. and he has an unbroken
and unimpeachable record Of never
having picked winner. We are glad
to note that he now shows immistake-
able intentions Of jumping into the
democratic band wagon.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

portion of the fund, he got nearly
double that amount in fifteen minutes.
Rev. Pingree was for several years
chaplain of the Colorado National
Guard. and is popular throughout the
state. His many Lamar friends were
glad to welcome him again.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

No one doubts the value of the
work which the American Red Cross
is doing. But it is interesting to read
the opinions of great men anyway.
For instance the following from Cen
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
Bringing The War Home


You men who furnish the money to
run the government will be interested
in the figures recently made public,
comparing the cost of securing men
under the volunteer system as at first
in the Civil war; under the draft act
of 1868, and under the draft act of
1917, as in force.
According to Provost Marshal
Crowder, before March 3, 1868, it
cost S31.O1 per man, to get volun-
teers into the service. After 1868, the
cost, under the draft system, was re-
duced to 1884 per capita. Under the
act now in force, the average cost the
country over is only $4.93. And if
we take into consideration the lower
money value OF Civil war days, we see
that the saving is much greater. even
than these figure show.
The present draft cost is shown to
vary from sl.57 per capita in Okla
homa to $1,000 per capita in Delaware.
New Jersey spends only S2.77 for each
man she calls, while Vermont has
chalked up an average of $13.1S. In
the west the cost is generally less
than in the eastern states, although
Colorado is charged with an average
of S5.7S; Kansas, 1896; Washington,
S6.S7; Wyoming S5.96 and Utah, S3.s5.
Texas spent only 1888. and Louisiana
s271 for each of her boys called to
the colors.
To date over 1000 Colorado men
have enrolled in the U. S. Shipyard
volunteers, public service .eserve.
These men. you will remember, enroll
with the county labor chairman, signi-
flying their willingness TO accept
government call for work in the ship
yards or elsewhere as needed.
Have you considered the food con-
servation regulations foolishly severe
Then note Director Hoover's Of
ficial statement regarding conditions
at the last month.
I'm response to many inquiries
beg to say 1t is true that since the lst
Of December we have fallen far be-
hind our agreed food program with
the allies. AT the end of February we
were short 100000 bushels in cereal
products which we undertook as our
share of their SUPPLIES. We were also
short of the amount of meat and pork
products we were to deliver. The
next 80 days will be the most criti-
cal in our food history"
And the answer. from the stand
point Of Prowers county citizen. is:
Do just little more To help get the
war over, over there.
Between April list, 1917, and Feb I
lary %, 1918, 377 .929patriotic Ameri-
can men and boys Joined the United
States regular army.
No one doubts the value of the
work which the American Red Cross
Is doing But it is interesting to read
the opinions of great men anyway.
For instance the following from Gen.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

Between April list, 1917, and Feb
uary %, 1918, 377 .929patriotic Ameri-
can men and boys Joined the United
States regular army.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

eral Pershing in n recent interview:
Il want to say that no other organ
ization since the world began has ever
done such great constructive work with
the efficiensy, dispatch, understand
ing, often under adverse circum-
stances, as has been done in France
by the American Red Cross during
the last six months"
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

Did you ever stop to think just
how fine a thing it is, and what a
compliment, that American citizens
are allowed to finance a war of world
wide Importance by VOLUNTARY
SUBSCRIPTION
Should the war stop tomorrow,
every German farmer would face The
necessity of working four hours per
day, seven days per week, fifty-tSo
weeks per year for TWO HUNDRED
YEARS, at hard labor, in order to pay
off the war debt of his country.
Wouldn't you rather LEND your
money to your government, on interest
even though you had to do without
a few luxuries in order to spare it?
The 3rd Liberty Loan is coming.
BE ready to do your bit.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

April 6th April 9th April 9Th
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

Although the training of student
aviators has been undertaken recent
ly on a scale never before attempted
and trial flights aggregating more
than 100000 miles have been made,
only 81 deaths have resulted-10 Of
ficers and 29 cadets killed in train
ing and ~ men killed in unauthorized
flights and ground accidents.
The government wishes to enlist
every man, woman and child in the
nation in war-savings service. When
an individual buys war savings stamps
he enlists in the production division
of the nation. therby supporting and
backing up the fighting division
which is in France and on the seas.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-13

The following telegram from Asst
Secretary of State William Phillips,
bears upon the labor feature of the
war work:
ITO crush the menace modern
Germany has become, VIC must have
in France as soon as possible. n mil
lion American soldiers.
at will be useless 10 build up and
train with great expense the armies
which the U. S. is preparing, unless
we first of all have the ships to carry
them over there and supply and equip
them until their presence has at least
spelt victory.
"An army of trained workmen to
build ships must first be raised, in
order that American shipyards be sup
piled with their full quota of labor.
You do not have to carry a rifle to
do your utmost for your country in
this grave crisis. A man who has
helped build a ship can have everlast-
ing pride in the knowledge that he
has helped undermine the structure
of the autocracy.
'If we have the necessary ships we
will have won this war"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

Smith & Hicks report unusua! ac-
uvity In truck sales for the pas, two
weeks. Over s22,3 worth o. white
trucks were sold in one week TO Rich
mond users. probably the most !mpor-
ant being the sale o.! two ,wo-ton
trucks TO Hcnrico COUNTY Tho Union
Envelope Company. the Chesapeake ard
$otomac Telephone Company OF Viz
tNnia, L!Sgctt l. Myers Tobacco
CNmpany. Purity Corporation. Peters
b,tg PostOftice. and the following
No Nolk firms placed orders in the
pas TWO weeks for Whittier: Miller.
RhU Hs e. Schwartz, Kelly e. Borha,n
Walt Is & Martin and IN. Building
supp Corporation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
ALASKA RAILWAY
SKIRTS GLACIERS
ntinucd from First Page,

Continued from First pare.)
always look for trouble. We don';
actually run over the ice, but wc have
"a skirt the gravel OF the terminal
moraincs. And in the summe. the ice
reccdes, loosinE rer!table food OF
water: while in the winter X pushes
slowly forward again. jus: nov Ne
run tho line up on trest!e, high
above the Eravels. but the glacier.
working away has always the capacity
10 change the entire toposraphy % The
country. sun. the difficulty IS not In
surinountabl.
A. was done a. Panama. the com
mission has proceeded TO Il. task with
out any intervening contractor. The
actual labor has been performed By
"stationmen," d-h;tten set OF OLD
hands who hare come through the era
Of railroad constructing IN the West.
Each OF them, or perhaps 4 pair OF
group agrees 10 construct 100 linear
Zee, OF the grade. whether It involves
cnttinG down through hill, building
up from a swamp. or blowing out tho
hard rock. al a price based on guam
THY and type o. mater!a! moved Then
ther Sc; their own pace. and their own
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

s,o.o0o.o0o. because OF higher costs Of
labor and materials. Lieutenant
Colonel Frederick Mears. borrowed
from the army for Panama railroad
purposes. was member OF the COM
mission. but has recently been re-
turned tc the army. for ra!load build
In; in France, and In his regiment has
included an appreciabie number OF tho
men OF the Alaskan comInlssion's staff
Thomas riggs. the third member. has
been named by the President 10 be
Governor Of Alaska.
One stretch OF the main line. amount
ing to- seventy miles. was purchased.
for little over $1,000 900. while more
recently the commission acquired for
100000 a forty-hve-mile stretch OF
narrow guage road. running out Of
Fairbanks to Chatinaka. All OF the
rest has been or Will be built.
AS 10 whether the road will pay tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

hours. and literally work wonders. Tho
commission. standing behind. organizes
their comm!Ssary. tools ana equipment
Our figures indicate that the aver
age scale OF wages We paid during
1917 would work out around $500 a
gear" Chairman i:d"y said. but IL ac-
tually doesn't run Il year for more than
:. part OF the men, because OF the
Seasona! character or the work.
As side Issue 20 raiiroadlng. tho
commission operate. on u small scale.
coat mines at Matanuska. on a branch
line thirty eight miles from the truck
amd is doing some port dredging at
Anchorage and building docks and coal
bunkers at Anchorage and Seward. II
IL also operating sections Of the line.
in s%etchy sort OF a fashion. Incl
dent 10 the cons ruction, with i pas
scnger rate Of six cents Il mile.
NEARLY ss2i, OO0.O0O
ALREADY SPENT
TO da,c. sc3.GIo,ooO has been spen,
upon the enterprise. out OF $50 900
800 estimate for the total cost. which
estimate Secretary Lane has raised t.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
IF TIME PRESSES, LET
BlDDY RAISE EAMh
lContInued From Nishth VageD

Continued From Eighth page)
NJ iron IN the drinking water wiIl US.
ually correct the trouble.
Disturb tho hens as little "a pos.
sihlc while they ar. sitting /, The
nests need attention. because they are
sometimes soilcd from on cause or
another. clean them while the hens are
of eating. See 10 IL that cats dogs o.
other animals. also other poultry. arc
unable % gain entranc. 20 the room
or coon.
Few farmers bother TO test the hatch
Ing eggs. though thi. measure is ad-
v!sab!e. in order TO determine fertility.
and 10 remove the iniertile esss which
may be used as food for other broods
Test them In the dark, before a candle
or esS tester. on the seventh DAY. when
the germs or cmbryos are sufficiently
developed 10 be plainl: seen. If ;he fer.
tility is poor, let us say II half o! the
eggs arc clear. the eggs from two hens
may he placed under one sitter. pro-
r!ding the matches were started at the
same time. and fresh eggs started un.
der the hen from whom the eggs were
removed. Here again we add 10 the
efficiency OF the hens
BY all means darken the nests at
Matching time. and do not disturb the
hens unless they step around on the
nests great deal. in which event they
are likely TO trample the chicks. or II
they pick at their young then the
chicks should be removed and placed in
= basket lined with flannel or some
other warm material, and kept near
stove until the balance Of the hatch
is completed Occasionally a hen will
manifest vicious attitude toward her
brood from the start and nothing that
the attendant can do will alter the
situation, in which case IL Is bcs, 10
take the chicks away from the vicious
mother and give them to a quietel
bird
IL the sitters are we'll fed Immediate
~ before Matching time they are not so
likely to leave the nests in search OF
food. therefore, the broods arc no;
chilled before they have had a chance
10 dry OF. Confine the hens for a few
days after the matches come on or they
will take their broods too far atield ana
tire them. II is we'll to provide seDa
rate coops for each family ond wher.
ever possible place the coops on a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
SlMPllFIEO LESSONS IN
CARE OF AUTOMOBILE
CONTINUED From Seventh pnrcl

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VIII spray OUT OF the small ho. in the pan.
hoHzie, :. water. in which some common
SON IN me proportion OF about Il handful
soioNoh tor Flushing the radiator AB any,
;; a" not consider 1t necessary TO remove
the c1s!nss from the rims. but would
save the iiIcs inflated rather than Debated.
Moisture Is more likely 10 get ~ tile fabric
OF the tire when II IL lying Ground than
Wren IT IL on u. rim. ana II /. this mois-
q: | would Ike your opinion on tile fol-
lowing: the clutch OF my 1913 G. will
slow up IN. engine and almost st.ll 1t
enough throwout. ! have uIso adjusted /,
~ every hair-turn the adjusting nut.
bot 1t Win do good. Also please let
tcrribl. gro~i when the ear Is runninEr
Of your trouble. / believe. rhc bearing OF
ou, or srarked This, win .caua. N. sr"~i
ground fseentiS, and now i The car WORK,
driven tire. Or four ntl.- it Gexins to mis-,
o. IL, and when ,ss, iSr a spaiE they
are all working, DO you think my carbu-
One ana don't like 70 change It, Is. o.
The mechanic. when adjusting tn.
icavs enough clearance. and adjusted or a
cold onsine instead OF Il hot ohe. The eH-
psns,on OF the vaivos causes one or more
not. Hsv. tho valves readjusted while tho
g. Gan YOU zen m. wha. M, bor. OF n.
~ tn. rated horsepower for insurance:
Inches. g!y,nG It an $. =. L. horsepower
rating OF iA.t.