The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-01
France Presents
Firm Front to Foe

peremptory orders. There was also a
roll-call. Those who had proved their
worth kept their posts of command.
Such was the case with Chief Engi-
neer Claveille and Stoker-in-chief
Loucheur. One of the most impo. tint
changes was the appointment OF new
Chief Steward. whereby a weak spot
in former administrations was trans
formed into bulwark of strength. Ills
name is Victor Boret and it should
be written in letters of gold.
AN ORIGINAL MAN.
He resembles Ludendorff in this
that he has way of upsetting we'll
established war axioms There was
OF daily bread. To tamper with the
staff OF life-to whittle II down. it was
affirmed. would mean disaster Vic
tor Boret proved the contrary. The
institution of meatiess days. after last
years experiement was declared by
economists. to be a failure. People
simply bought what they needed the
eve OF the meat fast and often ate
more meat than they would have done
under normal conditions. Victor Boret
again proved the contrary by the sim
pie device of restricting meat pur-
chases on the day preceding the three
meatless days.
AS for municipal butcher shops. we
time. Theoretically they were ap-
proved. but practically held to be un-
realizable. They are now an estab-
lished fact and working famousIy. So
ing 10 be ''municipalized.'
In fact, the stomach of France.
which had always been declared to be
the delicate spot in her body polite.
needing special humoring. has proved
surprisingly robust and tractable.
REWARD IN SIGHT.
And already the reward is in sight,
The Admirable Boret has announced
that the end of food restrictions is in
view and that no new ones are con-
templated. The price of meat shall
decrease, and meatIess days shall have
their end ere long, for there is no
longer any danger of the national live
stock being exhausted The German
food dictator having announced fur
ther cutting down of bread rations.
our National heuchman declares that
ours soon shall be increased.
But the gladdest tidiEgs of all in
this respect. is the Official announce
ment that France is looking forward
to the best harvest she has known in
merely on the reports of agricultural
boards Ii is the result of first hand
knowledge. For. like his chief. our
food controller visits his front-line
trenches, in this case the grain coun-
tiles of France.
In every limb. in every muscle.
France has found herself
FINDING AMERICA.
And with the finding of her own
true self. comes another discovery
that of her latest ally Wonderful
tales about the efficiency of Ameri-
can effort, American organization.
American determination. had been her
aided across the Atlantic for many
months Nor were they entirely dis
credited But they had to travel SO
many miles-and France was in the
third year OF war; Could it all be
truee Was not this Land of Unlim-
tied Possibilities" some .'Never-Nev-
er-Land?"
For all answer America rose up
bodily and stepped across the Atlant-
ic
For twelve months France, marvel-
ing. watched America do yeoman ser
vice. Again the promise seemed to
be too good to be realized. Then came
the Marne where golden spurs are
won. and all doubts end.