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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20

The National League of Teachers
Associations adopted this message to
Secretary Baker: "The National
League of Teachers Associations
representing 10000 teachers in con-
vention at Pittsburgh, desires to ex-
press its warm approval of your cour-
age and craftsmanship in refusing to
be stampeded into the endorsement
and adoption of a permanent system
of universal military training and
service at this time. The American
people are in this war, as Lloyd
George has said of the English people,
to put an end to that monstrous evil
everywhere, and it is heartenirg 10
feel that under the leadership which
we now enjoy we are in no danger of
losing the chief end of the war before
the war is more than well begun. We
are well aware that your moderate
and sensible position has cost you
some newspaper abuse, but we believe
that your course is well understood
and is silently approved by the great
American people"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Record w, 8. i. Sales.

Receipts of 16.4S1, ,sS3, July 9, from
war-sayings and thrift-stamp sales
were the largest Of any single day
since these securities were offered to
the public. Sales during the first
nine days of July totaled SAC, 1862, ,529.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
BelgIans Celebrate Tomorrow.

Tomorrow, July 21, is Belgian Inde-
pendence Day. On this day, in 1881,
Prince Leopold ascended the throne of
the new Kingdom of Belgium. The
day will be celebrated by Belgian So
cieties throughout the United States.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20

etc, The will, Loyalty and Co-Opera-
ton, and Short Cutsi
(The Macmillan Co., New York;
cloth; 21S pages; s1.50).
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20

"In France American boys are dy-
ing in defense of American institu-
tions. Are we at home making these
institutions worth dying fOr?" This is
a personal question for each and eV-
cry citizen to answer.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
For Representative.

Sapp as a candidate for reelection to the
State Legislature as representative from
Boone County, subject to the action of the
Democratic voters at the primary August
9, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Commands Cadet Squadron.

Lieutenant Charles E. Miller, son
of DR.. and Mrs. Walter McNab Miller,
has been made commander of an av-
iation cadet squadron at Camp Dick,
Tex.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
For ConRresa.

We are authorized to announce W. Il.
Nelson Of Columbia, Boone County, Mo-, as
a candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Congressman Of the Eighth Congress
sional District; subject to the aetd91 d9D OF the
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
For Representative.

The Evening Missourian is authorized to
announce that Stockton Fountain Is can
didate for state representative from Boone
County, subject to the action Of the Dem
pcratic party at the August primaries.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Prosecuting Attorney.

The Evening Missourian Is authorized to
announce that George s. Starrett 10 the
ject to the action Of the Democratic pri-
mary August 9, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
CannrX Court Clerk.

The Evening Missourfan Is authorized
to- announce that c. W. Davis II q candi-
date for reelection to the office Of clerk
Of the County Court, subject to the action
Of the Democratic primaries August. 1913.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Presiding Judre-county Court.

The Evening Missourlan is authorized
to announce Judge J. T. Rowland as q
candidate for Presiding Judge Of the Coun-
ty Court. subject to the action Of the Dem
ocratic primaries In August, 1913.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
For Recorder Of Deeds.

The Evening Missourian IL authorized to
announce JnO. L. Henry as a candidate
for reelection to the Office Of Recorder Of
Deeds subject TO the action Of the Demo-
cratic primary in August, 1918.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Political Announcements
For Congress of Eighth District.

We are authorized to announce Frederick
A. Mayhall as candidate for Congress Of
Eighth District, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary August 9. 1913.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20

Dancing classes for University students
and also one advanced class will start
Thursday, July II, at p. m. Phone 604
P-261
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
Half q Cent q Word q Day

Terms, cash In advance. The amounts in
vOlved In want ads are too small to be
charged. When received over the phone
IL is with the understanding that the
ads will be paid for at once.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-My residence at 713 Mis-
souri, Avenue Light housekeeping apart
ments for rent next door, at III Mo. Ave.
Mrs. Wheat, 713 Mo. Ave. W-276
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20

wANTED-To hear from owner Of good
farm for sale. State cash price, full de-
scriptiOn. u. +. Bush, Minneapolis, MINI.
B-250
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
Railroad Administration Aids Farmers

The United States Railroad Admin
istration has established department
to be known as the agricultural sec
tion, whose particular duty will be
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-TwO to four rooms for light
housekeeping. Furnished or unfurnished.
Phone 1853. J-261
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
New Store

The building now being occupied by
the New York Store has been leased
by C. II. Cleaver of Smith Center,
Kansas, but more recently of La Junta,
and o. A. Jack, who is a travelling
salesman of the Fitz Smith Dry Goods
Co., of Kansas City, Missouri. They
expect to open variety store in the
building next week just as soon as
vacated. Mr.. Cleaver is here and the
goods for the store are coming in rap
idly. As soon as they can secure a
house the family of Mr.. Jack will
move here and he will make this his
headquarters although he will continue
to travel for his company. Mr.. Cleav-
er has had wide experience in this line
of business and will conduct the bust
ness on progressive lines. They made
considerable inquiries in order to find
the best location in the valley and of
course picked Lamar.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Designations for District Judges

The Republican party has always
prided itself on its judgment in pre-
scnting to the people candidates for
the judgeships of this district that
were above reproach, either as men
or as jurists. And this year is no ex-
eeption.
The action of the Judicial Assembly
Of this party on Monday in placing in
designation X. X. Ross, J. c. Bell and
II. w. Coil for the two judgeships that
will be vacant this year, used the pro
verbal good taste of the party as each
and every one Of these men have the
reputation of being men Of proven
integrity and ability. And, while one
Of them must, perforee, fail of nom
nation, the people are assured that
they will have men ON the ballot -
fall that they ean-and will=s =
without fear of making -ppor
The two men who will . u mistake
m this district ,hls race the benel
and OF Rep'f' year will have th'
ars,.. .Dlicanism upon them
ttr Zee that they are men of abil
and unimpeachable reputation
Las Animas Leader.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Court Reproyes Them.

The fact that the Colorado supreme
court found it necessary to eensurc
the work of the state utilities COM
mission in the matter of permitting
the traffic to be stopped on the Colo
RADIO Midland railroad, shows just how
they are looking after the interests of
the people whom they are supposed 10
represent. They seem to feel that
they are there to do all they can for
the utility corporation, and the slap
in the face Lamar citizens received
last week is only the usual treatment
they accord the public. They careful.
ly take all evidence that will help the
corporation, and like congress permit
the other fellows to put what they
please in the record where it will
never be seen.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
True to Its Name,

The Lamar Film Company seems to
have lived up to its name after briet
and rather uninteresting career. Al
least the chief promoter left town a
week ago and those who have been in
terested in financial way seem to
have found that the assets are just as
filmy as the name. At least Mr.. Pat
rick has made good his word for when
he left he told one of the local partners
that he was going to war, and two
days later the Pueblo Chieftain con-
tanned the announcement of his mar
riage. "Hocus pocus sponsious COM
bustibus," which being translated
means that Lamar's sand hills will not
be exhibited to gaping eastern audi
ences as mountain crags.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
WAR NEWS GROWING BETTER
Situation in France Shows Marked In
provement for Allies Over Any
Week Since Last March.

The blow which General Foch start
ed three weeks ago with the American
soldiers as the leaders of the first ad-
vance is still being pressed home ON
the broken Hun armies and they can
not find any place that will enable
them to stop long enough to recupcr-
ate. Their losses to the Americans
and French in prisoners, guns, am
munition and supplies have been i'm
mcnsc, and the ground over which they
have fled is literally carpetcd with
their dead. They have lost all the
ground on the southern end of he
line that they have gained in the past
two months besides paying the enor-
nous score in dead and prisoners. They
are discouraged to the extent that they
are not putting up the fight that they
have heretofore, and now that the
same tactics are to be followed by the
allies on the northern salient we look
for future heavy inroads to be made on
the German man power. That is the
real objective of all the fighting and
that alone is to be the deciding feature
Of this great struggle. From the alli-
ed point of view the situation is i'm
proving everywhere. Gains are being
made on the Asiatic and Balkan fronts |
The people of Russia are showing a
to throw off the yoke Ger
many has imposed on them, and Mr..
Schwab is turning out vessels faster
than all the German submarines can
sink them. The output of this country
for July broke all world records for
all time. And Mr.. Sehwab is still on
the job and not talking so look out
for the smashing of more records.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07

5i5 west Sixth street and one brother,
Albert F. Biby, at present with the
91st Company, 23rd Battalion, 1876 De-
pot Brigade at Camp Travis, Texas,
having entered army service only a
week ago. The time of the arrival of
the remains and funeral announcement
will be made later by Davis & Worries" !"
The above from the Pueblo Chief
tain refers to the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Biby, former residents of Lamar
and who have many relatives here yet.
The family have lived number of
years in Pueblo. Claude was taking
four young ladies to Rocky Ford to
visit their relatives when in trying to
pass another car the one he was driv-
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Lamar TO Have Circus.

On Friday of next week, August 16,
Lamar is to have its first circus of the
season. Gentry's dog and pony show
which for thirty years has been pop
ular favorite with both old and young
kids, is on its way west, and will make
a stop in Lamar for an afternoon and
night stand on that date. 1t will be
great news for the kids and everybody
else except that brand of reformers
who are too badly soured to have any
fun themselves so would like to pre-
vent others from enjoying anything.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Big Land and Stock Deal.

One of the largest land and stock
deals of the year in this section was
made last week when the big Stinson
ranch in Baca county consisting of
five thousand acres of decided land
besides many thousand acres of leases
was sold together with over thous-
and head of cattle to Kansas stock
men. The ranch has been owned for
a number of years by Mr.. J. r. Stin-
son of Lamar and Mr.. ]. A. Stinson of
Springfield. The Messrs. Stinson still
have large holdings in this and Baca
counties.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Non.Partisan League.

Not entirely satisfied with their
work in controlling the recent demo-
cratic county convention, or else made
cocky by their success, the leaders Of
the non-partisan league have decided
to take complete control of the party
here and run it to suit their own ends.
They held n conference in Lamar the
first of the week and decided that
Carl Burke would have to be tie dem
ocratic nominee for state senator. and
have called another conference at
Granada on Thursday to let the local
democrats know whom they must nom-
mate for county candidates. They are
cracking the whip vigorously just now
although they profess to be opposed
to any such methods in politics Hon-
estjohn will keep the game going un-
til he gets his and then a new party
will be organized to pay his next carr
paign expenses.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
FORMER LAMAR BOY KILLED
Claude Biby Victim of Auto Accident
Near Rocky Ford on Sunday
Afternoon.

"The remains of Claude Biby, 49,
years-old Pueblo boy who was killed
in an auto accident near Rocky Ford
Saturday night, are being held at
Rocky Ford pending the outcome of a
coroner's inquest which will be held
Monday, after which the remains will
be brought to Pueblo. He is survived
by father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Biby and one sister, Mrs. Bessie
Frasier, residing at the family home,
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
kornman Mill Opens.

The Kornman alfalfa meal mia OF
the ID. A. NJ. & p. Co., which has been
shut down for the past two months
has started running again on the new
crop of hay. The hay is coming in
rapidly now the only difficulty being
to get men and teams to haul it. Most
Of the mills are now running and the
hay is in sight for long campaign.
The present price is SIS at the mills
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Another Officer Goes From Lama,

Lieut.. J. +. Parrish received y
mission as an officer fror- -,
officers training sehn>- "a '"e 80
ago and On last ol ABOUT TWO "eehi
tri, over Friday started on the
u,as as to Somewhere. Wore
H. .seived by their Lamar relative
IS week of the safe arrival in Franco
I Of T. f. Kinnee and ottie Williams.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07

FOR SALE-Five room house and
sleeping porch; built for home;
close in; price $2700; terms to suit
Stella C. Butler, POS S. 9th st. Will
sell above with or without furniture
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
NOTICE

The undersigned County Assessor
will sit at his office in the Court House
at Lamar, Colorado. between the hours
of s a. m. and s p. m from August l2th
to 18th inclusive to hear any and all
complaints to the assessment roll for
A. ]. DAVY.
County Assessor,
Prowers County. Colo
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07

SEVERAL HUNDRED Feet Second
hand Lumber for sale cheap, at the
New York Store. Call and make us
an offer. New York Store.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Another Cash Store.

Marx & Wheeler is the latest grocery
to go on the cash basis as you will see
by reading their announcement in this
issue. 1t is getting to be the style all
over the country and whether we like
it or not it will soon be a fact that If
you don't have the money you will
have to go hungry. They announce
they will more than make it up to
their customers in reduced prices.
Their store has always been noted for
carrying the very best to be had in
catables, and the change in selling
policy will be approved by their many
patrons.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07

ing was overturned. He was instant
ly killed, and two of the young ladies
were slightly injured.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-16
Our Leaders
The Gallant Souls Who Blazed
the Path to Victory

TEERs- BY Edwin w Morse Illustrated
l2mo pp. Isl. Charles sctbners Sons
There have been many Americans in
the great war, under our own nag and
under the flags Of other nations. who
have deserved historic comm memoration.
and some of them have already re-
ceived 1t Whole volumes have been
written knd will hereafter more nu~
merously be written about individuals.
without single superfluous word.
But we cannot wait for the complete
processes of the recording muse, nor
will every reader be able to get every
individual volume written upon such
august themes.
1t was, therefore, most felicitous
thought Of Mr.. Morse's to put into one
compact volume similarly compact
sketches of a number of those % raliant
Americans who did net wait for con-
scription nor even for Americas for
NAL entry into the war, but, having
vision and perceiving afar off the pur-
port OF the war and the necessity from
the very beginning that America
should enter it, volunteered under
other flags and entered the fray as the
vanguard of our hosts Of victory. He
tells of our pioneer airmen in the
Lafayette Escadrille, of members Of
the Foreign Legion, of men in British
regiments, of the work Of the Red
Cross, OF the American Ambulance
Service, and of Mr. Hoover and his
assistants in Belgium. Often he draws
upon the narratives Of other books.
but always he makes compact, coherent
and most luminous stories. 1t is a fine
record and reminder Of American valor
and devotion.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-16
Real Russians
Vivid Sketches and Interviews
Of Village Life

Fist Poole Emo. po. ga rho M.cml!l N
The world hears chiefly Of the Rus
SLAMS Of the cities. They are the Boil
sheviki. They are those who affect to
be "the Revolution" They are the
followers Of Lenine and Trotzky. But
they are not all. They are not the
majority. Quite apart from them and
millions Of peasants. who form the real
Russia. Listen 20 one OF them. as Mr..
Poole heard him in the cabin of q
river boat, discussing the antics Of the
Bolshevik dictators
"a fine government this is, getting
ready to rob Us of our land. To7ar.
lsch (comrade )-how tired am Of
that word. Now any thief is my
tovarisch Last week to our district
court a fellow was brought for steal
ing horse; and he was in rags, the
devil. He smiled at the Judge and
called him 'tovarisch.' But the Judge
gave 1t to him right. 4 am not your
tovarlsch,' he said. You are a thief
and am judge But the fellow
IN rags only laughed at him and
said' 'lhen sou are lonely man
And ne was right. the scoundrel! A
sense of honesty is lonely enough in
Russia. these days s-especially in the
government. What are they but
pack Of thieves? Save the rcvolu-
tion!' they cry. But no one saws
Save Russia!' And what they really
mean by 1t all is that they want 70
save themselves. Their new
land committee is here surveying ali
the land, getting ready 20 divide it
up. But if they try this devils
scheme they will split Russia wide
apart--for we will Fight before we
glve IN. These socialists
talk Of the bourgeois. will tell you
that the peasant is the first bour-
geois in the land. He will not give
up what he has!"
Another, on another occasion, spoke
OF the professional revolutionists:
"1here arc SO many Russians who
have been accustomed TO attack the
government. This lifelong habit
. Will not change. and soon they will
be attacking Us. They will be i'm
patient; they will not wait; they
for the love of Christi But when
VIC ask them what to do, we shall
find them all impractical. They
have been negative all their lives.
and they cannot be positive even
now
Mr.. Poole's book is filed. crammed
with such revelations Of Russian char
acter, sentiments. opinions, purposes
chiefly as they are found among he
peasants and in rural communities. 1t
is one OF the most enlghtening books
on the Russian problem that have been
written since the revolution.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-16

Miss Buchanan is daughter of Sir
George Buchanan. who was the British
Ambas sador at Petrograd from 1910
until early in 1918, and vas with her
father in that troublous city. Her
narrative begins with the uer, but is
chiefly occupied with the Russian revo-
luton and counter revolution. OF
course, her position gave her cxcep-
tional opportunities Of observation and
information, which she improved With
courage. discretion and keen discern
ment. The result is book which has
not been surpassed by any other
on its subject for vivacity, sympathy,
dramatic fire and the magic Of artistic
expression. Some of her brief descrip-
tions Of scenes and scenery are classic
IN graphic power and chromatic opu-
lence, while her wealth Of signifi cant
incidents is unrivalled:
There is, for example, the story
OF one paper that began life as "The
Day" was closed by the Bolsheviks
and appeared again as "The Even
ing; then, being closed again, as
The Night: little later as 1.-THE
Dark Night" and still little later
as deepest Night"
Tourgeniff himself could not more
perfectly have epitomised the story Of
the Russian counter er-reVOlution
New-York tribune., 1918-11-16
A Pampas Odyssey
Mr.. Hudson Fascinating Mem
ories of His Boyhood.

FAB away AND hoNG AGO .IS b " Y Hudson; ls On.
& Co.
Again We are compelled to recur to
theme upon which we have already
several times remarked with gratitude
and Joy; to wit, the excellence OF many
biographical and autobiographical works
of the present day. During the last
year or two we have welcomed to our
shelves perhaps a score of such pro-
ductons worthy of placing in the very
foremost rank, and to-day we have be-
fore US another. which for some rea-
sons might be placed at the foot OF the
list. but which for other reasons might
we'll claim to be at the very head.
In story Of boys life on the
Argentine pampas half or two-thirds
Of a century ago there would seem at
first blush to be little of interest to
the American reader. 1t cannot deal
with such interesting men and deeds as
crowd the autobjographical pages Of
Henry Adams and John Morley and
William D. Howells and others. What
do we care about the birds and beasts
and plants of the La Plata plains?
Nothing, from the pen of the average
writer. Everything, from the pen Of &
man of genius. So while he calls it
"far away and long ago." Mr.. Hudson
makes his boyhood scenes live again
right here before our enraptured eyes
in this very year 1918.
For If ever a man OF genius en-
ployed the English language in writing
about nature, this is he. We remarked
upon the unsurpassed beauty of his
style in his idle Days in Patagonia" :"
We scarcely dare to say that he sur
passes it in this work, and yet we hesi-
tate to say that any other work, even
from his pen, quite equailed this. He
has crowded those remote and immense
regions Wit, objects of intensely vital
interest to US, and has made the days
Of Rosas as timely TO US as 1918
Above all, he has shown US again how
marvellous a vehicle of expression is
our much-ahused, yet still incompar-
able English language.
He had reached the age Of fifteen
years, and paused to muse upon all
the mysteries of life and time:
What. then, did want? What did
ask to have? If the question had
been put to me then, and if had
been capable Of expressing wha. vas
in me, should have replied:
want only to keep uhat have; to
rise each morning and look out or
the sky ard the grassy dew-wet
earth, from day TO day. from year TO
year. TO watch every June and July
for spring, to feel the same old
sweet surprise and delight at the
appearance OF each familiar flower.
every newborn insect. every bird re-
turned once more from the north.