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BOYD CABLE

valided home on account of stomach
trouble; but it was only this enforced
leisure that gave him time to take up
writing seriously"
The inference is that after he had once
got the habit he carried on literature
right along with fighting. 1t is simply
another instance of an unsupported liter
airy talent, born Of sudden leisure and
crying need of expression. Any one
who thinks that these experiences, I'M
doubleday Mr.. Cables own in large pro-
portion, lose any of their dramatic force
through being treated impersonally has
but to read them.
Reading Between the Lines"
His first book, written presumably dur
ing the enforced activity, is Betueen the
Lines, published in October, 1915. Mr..
Cable has selected characteristic official
dispatches, such as "On the Western
front there is nothing to report" &c.
During the night there was desultory
rifle fire. "A mine was successfully ex-
ploded under section of the enemy's
TRENCH and has explained just what has
taken place in order that the dispatches
may read as they do. He shows, for ex-
ample, that what may constitute nothing
TO report" as compared with the larger
activities makes very exciting reading for
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The Tanning Of Calingd, published last
year by E. P. Dutton & Co., was novel
of the Philippine Islands, and apparently
its author, C. L. Garrison, is going to make
himself a novelist of the Philippines, for
his new book, The Son Of Pho, also has its
scenes laid there. This book will be pub
lisbed soon. Mr.. Carlson has spent several
years in the islands.
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BycoNsTANcE MURRAY GREENE


DOYD CABLE has been in the Brit
~ ish army since the outbreak of the
war and so far he has written four books
He brings to his writing a fresh touch,
an absolute lack Of literary affectation
and a poise which is the result of, life
of action in various fields; but above all,
and perhaps most admirable, an amazing
modesty. There may be; and doubtless
are, many virtues in his work as worthy
of mention, but there is none so rare.
That a young man, afire with enthusi-
asm and taking often, even between
writings, a personal part in the fighting,
can have written four war books with so
few references to himself-well, we
wouldn't have believed it possible, that's
all. Exception may be taken to this
statement as regards Doing Their Bit,
which, being an official report written for
the British Government of what was be-
ing done during the second winter of the
war in the munition factories, is of neees-
sity told in the first person.
Doing Their Bit"
At this time there was feeling at the
front that England had not thrown her
self into the war, was not standing behind
her men in the way of making munitions;
and so this book was sent as reassur-
ance that Home was also doing its bit"
Naturally the message was more reassur-
ing as personal story Of what one man
had seen, but aside from such obviously
necessary reference Mr.. Cable has erased
himself here as everywhere else as COM
pletely as if he were an editor instead of
an author.
We all know now, but the men at the
front didn't then, that England has be,
come one vast munition factory, men sac
rifcing their income and in some cases
the sight Of their children, awake for
months at time owing to the hours re-
quired of them, normal working hours
being from 6 A. M. to IL P. M. A
driver Of one of the munition cars gave
the key to the general feeling when he
said, "These munition gents 1 drive
never has but the one word for me, an
that's Hurry upp"
Indigestion Makes an Author.
We often wonder how men in active
service find time to write as they do, but
our curiosity is seldom satisfied. Mr..
Cables publishers have been good enough
in bringing out his latest book, Grapes of
Wrath, to explain this in part as follows:
'Mr. Cable was naturally disguised
after eighteen months Of death defying
work, without even a wound, at being in
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Boyd Cable and His Four War Books

laymen. And he clarifies and acccutuates
our future reading of all reports from
the front TO an extent that puts Us de-
cidedly in his debt.
Action Front followed the first book
IN point of time. and in manner of
writing, but it deals more with the lighter
side of war, lis humor and relaxations.
Here again the official dispatches are
used as a basis for the various chapters,
with few exceptions, as The Fear Of
Fear. 4 conversation between two men,
one new to battle and fearing his mettle,
and another who has never outgrown fear,
though lone of the coolest under fire,
who doesn't know what fear is according
TO his fellows
THE Fear of Fear"
I'm not so much afraid of dying;
I've got to die, I've little doubt, before
this war is out: don't think there's
dozen men in this battalion that came
out with it in the beginning and haven't
been home sick or wounded since. I've
seen One-half the battalion wiped out in
one engagement and built up with drafts,
and the other half wiped out in the next.
scrap. I'm not afraid of the worst death
I've Scent man die-and that's some
thing pretty bad, believe me. What I'm
afraid of is myself. of my nerve crack
ing, of my doing something that will
disgrace the regiment"
This chapter surely does not deal with
the lighter side of war and so is not char
acteristic of the book as a whole, but it
is fine bit of work. Many people have
criticised Mr.. Cable for making his
stories too grim and terrible. ITO that"
he says, IL can only reply that l have
found it impossible to write with any
truth of the front without the writing
being grim, and in writing nv other
book | felt it would be no bad thing il
Home realized the grimness q little
better"
A Big Push.
In his last book, Grapes of Wrath. Mf.
Cable has turned more to actual narra-
tive and has described a big push from
the point of view of an infantry private.
Most of the material for this is from the
Somme battle. -Four pals" Billy Simp-
son, Larry Arundel pug, and Ken
lucky" are used toIshow the eloseness Of
friendship which often exists between
men who in pre-war days would not by
any chance have known each other; and
to show the application of the words Of
the battle hymn
HE has sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat,
He is sitting out the hearts of men be-
fore His judgment seat,
o be swift, my soul, to answer Him,
be jubilant my feet,
Our God is marching on!'
All in all, there isn't any one who has
done more gripping, Illuminating prose
writing about the war, and now our
minds are turned toward another book
from Boyd Cable dealing with the pres
ent situation. It will be well worth
while
BETWEEN THE LINES. BY BOYD CABLE
+. p. D6tton & Co.
ACTION FRONT. BY BOYD CABLE. E.P,
Dutton & Co.
DOING THEIR BIT. BY BOYD CABLE
f. p. DuttOn & Co.
GRAPES OF WRATH. By BOYD CABLE
F. p Dutton On
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OUT OF THE JAWS OF HUNLAND. BY
CORPORAL FRED McMULLEN AND private
JACK EVANS. G. p. Putnam s Sons. $3.50.
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BETWEES THE LINES. BY BOYD CABLE
T.. p. D6tton & Co.
ACTION FRONT. By BOYD CABLE. E. p.
DuttOn & Co.
DOING THEIR BIT. BY BOYD CABLE
f. p. button & Co.
GRAPES OF WRATH. By BOYD CABLE
E. P. Dutton & Co.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-18
Canon High Wins
Another Triangular
Debating Contest

Chnon City high school students are
winning everything in sight in the
way OF intellectual competitions. this
year. They not only scored big tri-
umph In the Canon City Pueblo Denver
debating contest a few weeks ago. but
achieved victory OF an equally
sweeping character at the First Meth.
odist church here. Friday night when
their Representatives won all three
events in the triangular defamation
contest between the Florence. South
Canon and Canon City High schools.
While It cannot be said that the
Canon City champions did not have
strong competitors II can be asserted
that they were outciassed in the mat
ter OF preparation and lost because
OF that fact. Canon City was awarded
che hunors in every department Of
the contest: Jack Boucher winning
in oratory; Miss Farra pozier in hu.
morous reading and Miss Ruth NJ
Ross in dramatic reading.
There was a large attendance OF
people Interested in educational mat.
ters present to enjoy the program.
which was Of high order Of excel
'ience- Florence was well represented
in the assomhiase. The judges were
Prof. c. X. Fletcher. principal OF the
Centennial High school at Pueblo.
Mrs. William Jehie. one Of the In
structors at the Centennial High
school. and Mrs. Fletcher.
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Twenty Nine Years
a Resident of Canon

With the death OF I>iuis Davis Proc.
tor, at 4 A. m. On the morning OF
Monday. April 8. Canon City loses an
esteemed citizen. who. with his fam
lily. had lived In this community since
almost thirty years.
The funeral service was conducted
Wednesday. April 10th Mt the family
home. 2ss Griffin Avenue. by Rev. c.
J. Armentruut. who also ofiiciated at
the tnterment. at Lakeside cemetery.
Seventy-fivc years ago, February q.
1s43, Finis D. Proctor was born In
Madison county. Arkansas. In his
teens be went 10 live with his uncle
At Huntsviii. Alabama. and there en-
listed IN the army OF the Confcderacy.
After the war be returned TO Ar
kansas and settled 81 Charleston
where he married Jane L1cretia
soufhard. Jun. IL. 1869.
With family OF six young children
the Proctors came to Canon nj q time
when the business center OF the city
was tho block on Main street. between
3rd and sth streets. The famiIy have
Grown up With the city. sharing with
their parents the respect OF the entire
community. as evidenced b the largo
attendance OF friends and acaualnt-
ances at the funeral aad the many
beautiful floral offerings.
These Included flowers irom the
~
the World. of which order Mr.. Proc
tor was for many years n member. The
Elks. the Order OF the Eastern Star.
South Canon Ladies' Association. the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
the Santa Fc boys of Pueblo and the
Santa re boys OF Canon all sent flow
ers in token of regard for the family.
Mr.. Proctor came OF family close
Iy Identified with the history Of his
native state. Jim II. Berry. former
secretary OF state OF Arkansas. was
his uncle. and another Jim Berry. gov.
ernor of Arkansas and later for 30
years United States senator. was
a first cousin.
Mr.. Proctor Is survived BY bis wife
and six children. Toledo Eg.a Proctor
and Wilbur A. Proctor OF Canon. oiin
southard Proctor OF Trenton. N. j..
Burton NJ. Proctor OF La veta. Colo.
Mrs. Frank Comfy and Mrs. Jack
Campbell of Denver.
There are also three grandchildren
Philip Proctor and Margaret and
Robert Comfy.
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Postal Ruling on
Magazines Sent to
Soldiers Changed

A modification has been made by
the postal authorities N she ruling
permitting the mailing for one cent
Of magazines to soldiers and sailors
The original order allowed the mailing
of unwrapped. unaddressed snaga-
zines having printed on the upper
right hand corner OF the title page
''potice 10 readers- to the effect that
this ms'gzine can be sent to our sol
diers and sailors AT the front u a
one-cenf stamp is placed upon the NO
tice. mail the magazine. and il will
be placed in the hands OF our sold
diers or sailors destined to proceed
- rspas.'
Eaothcr words such magazines will
lilly be taken ~ the postofice- for
delivery TO soldiers and sailors in this
country. instead of to France. as was
furmerly the case. This change has
been made Imperative by the excessive
demand for tonnage room on vessels
crossing the Atlantic since the begin
ming of the Flanders battle for army
supplies. Announcement OF the
change in the postofsce ruling was
received here q few days ago Msga-
xines mailed in Canon City under the
new arrangement are sent TO Denver
and from there they are forwarded
to the military camps nearest TO that
city for distribution.
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Box Car Thieves
to Be Handled
{ By Uncle Sam

Hereafter persons who rob cars,
break seals. steal coal or other mer-
chandise win be United States prison
ers the moment they nre caught
All such offenders win be taken be.
fore the local United States commits
sioner and at his discretion placed
under bond or remanded to jail TO
await the action OF the federal grand
jury and later prosecution at the
hands OF a newly created tribunal just
for ta1t purpose.
Chief Special Agent McCaNerty of
the Rio Grande road, few days ago
received full and complete instruc-
tions relating to this new mode OF
procedure. and has notified all his spe-
cal agents OF the change which takes
all cases coming under their jurisdic-
tion entirely out of the hands Of the
state courts. The order Is dlready
in effect. so that such offenders as
the railway protectors have to deal
With will no longer be taken before
a Justice OF the peace to be punished
or later tried In the district court. j.
All Offenders held by the federal
commissioners win have their cases
laid at opce before the new tribunal
in Washington. Special agents must
Immediately report all cases to the
national capital. together with the
name Of the prisoner. nature of of
fense charged. names OF the witness
es. etc. In the meantime. If unable 10
give bond. the accused must lie in
jail until the government in its own
good time gets around TO bring his
case to trial.
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WOMEN saAvER THAN MEN.

Women often do their daily tasks
In home. Office or factory while suffer
ing pain and misery that would put
a mar in bed. However. much OF
women's suffering can be aileviatcd.
Dackache. sore muscles, stin joints,
rheumattc pains. dizziness and like
symptoms are caused BY disoriered
kidneys and bladder. Mrs. Thos. Da-
vie. Montgomery. Ind. writes: 4 doc.
sored several months withoq1 relief.
when ! commenced ussng roiey hid.
ney Pills. and got RELIEF. Eight bot.
ties Cured me-" safe. harmless: quick
results. Adv.
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Florence Boy in
Hospital Here

Tom Jenkins. the 11-year-old son of
Mrs. Sarah jenkins. of -McCandless
avenue. is in a Canon City hospital
suffering from a fractured skull in
consequence OF being hit by brick
which was accidentily thrown by Rob
ert. the 15-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Morris. Robert was clean
inx out an old stable at the rear of
the A. ". Cutting residence which is
used to setter the COW owned by the
Morris family. Among the other rub
bish cleaned out was a brick which
had fallen from the walls Robert
PICKED ii up and threw it over the
htEh fence. never thinking thar il
was aimed directly at his little pay
mate. Tom jenkins. who had crept
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NEEDS FOR MORE MEN IN
YIN c. A. WAR WORK BROUGHT
OUT AT STATE CONVENTION

Y NJ C. A. organizations TO take
over the canteen system for the army.
and this department alone will handle
$500. .000. 900 of business this year. Any
profit accruing goes back into the
work and is spent for soldiers relief
1t naturally takes men-big, broad
minded, red blooded. live men to han
die this business All men who go
for Y. NJ. C. A. work must be over
81 years of age and physically sound.
and Paris proof.
When the war opened there was
just one Y NJ. c. a. in an of France.
So the French knew nothing about
the work. Last winter Gen Petain
held conference with Gen. Pershing
to discuss ways of stimulating the
spirit and morale of the French army.
Gen. Pershing advised putting the Y
NJ. c. A. into the French army. Ar
rangements were made with the Y. NJ.
&C. A. to open huts along the French
lines. A thousand men able to handle
the work among French soldiers were
dSktQ loI last RlultI- 1P 70 uStc OLly
Zoe men are on the job Another 100
men are on the way. Fifteen hundred
more men are needed for work in the
French section More men are need
ed for work in the Italian army.
thousand men are needed every
month TO fill the requirements in all
departments These men must come
from the business and professional
men of America
These are some of the things Mr..
Shumaker brought out
Many men in Colorado have en-
listed in this work. From the state
committee alone have gone or are
going soon. William E Sweet. Clar-
ence P. Dodge. Dean Parsons. J. II.
Causrey. Walter C. Thomas end State
Secretary W. 5. Hopkins And from
every section comes reports of earnest
men too old to join the army who
want to help in the Y. NJ. c. A. War
Work.
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While the Boys
are Fighting
BY ABBTE FARwEr.L BROWN
Of The vigiiantes.

What are you about. while they are
over there fighting for US?
Enjoying yourself? Earning your
living stodgiiy .--''business rs usuaie"
Making capital as fast as~possibie OUT
of the Safety they are buying with
their blood? Taking advantage OF the
crisis which they meet with the offer
Of their young lives. TO demand higher
wages. shorter hours. luxurics. priv
ueges which they have renounced in
order to light for you?
That's not patriotism, That's not
even fair.
That's hoggishness,
In these Big Days. when one has got
to live big. don't know which is the
smallest uo-account trash-you selfish
Woman. thinking only OF amusement:
you selfish Capitalist, thinking only Of
a business chance: you selfish Labor
e,. thinking only of tho opportunity to
squeeze your employer You are all
squeezing your country. You are all
traitors to our boys out there. You
are all s.Ge-steppius your duty.
You arc punk citizens,
II the workers who pioneered this
country had been like you.s-there
would never have been APPROXIMATION
solid as Plymouth Rock TO build on
II the men and women OF '7e had
been like you. its a weak Constitution
we'd have inherited: far gone in con-
sumption.
II the Unionists of go had been
slsck-kneed like you. where would lib
erty be now? Knocked higher than
a kite! We'd be all ready to kow-tow
to the Pruseian helmets.
II won't do, You've got to stand
stockily behind the boys over there.
with every muscle. every enthusiasm,
every thought you've got. You've got
TO make sacrifices. and concessions.
and give up comforts and prejudices
and present hopes II you don't. this
great National Idea of ours may weak
en-: the Army may be handicapped:
the Allies may be beaten; and we our
selves may be enslaved.
That's about the size OF it. It's not
exaggeration, believe me.
Who cares? Then show it by your
actions.
BE big and generous and patriotic.
whether you -are employer or en-
pioycd
De strong and helpful to the Gov
ernment whether you are man or
woman.
Then. when the brave boys come
back. you needn't be ashamed to face
them. wounds and all.
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Whaz IS AEu1.7c I?

A harmless remedy that if taken
before meals viii carry off the
uric acid lurking in the system.
Most eminent physicians agree that
rheumatism is caused by uric acid.
Send 10 cents with name OF this paper,
to DR.. Pierce. j nvaiids' Hotel and Sur
gicai Institute, Buffalo. n. Y, for large
sample package Of Annric. II will con-
vince any one suffering from kidneys,
bladder, backnchc. that 1t Is many times
more active than fifhla, and cissosycs
uric acid In the system IS hot watcS
meI,e sugar; t.,sides heing absolutely
harmless, 1t preserves the kidneys in q
healthy state by thoroughly cleansing
them Anrric swecps from the blood
the uric acid which causes rheumatism,
hmbago, goct, sciat,ca- Anuric IS m
insurance agent Send now TO DIR. Pierce,
for free book on Diseases OF Kidneys or
any disease you ask for.
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Cautiously TO the barn with the inten-
ton of playing Indian and throwing y
little scare into Robert The accident
IS greatly deplored by both the Morris
boy and his parents and they have
rendered every assistance possible to
Mrs Jenkins and her SON. The injur-
ed boy wns rushed to the hospital and
he underwent an operation Tuesday
night which is declared to be entirely
successful A small splntered bone
vas removed and the attending ply
sicians stated that unless unforeseen
complications arise the boy will rapid
ly recover.-Florence Citizen.
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Three hundred delegates represent
ing most every section of the state.
attended the State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association in
Denver. Tuesday.
War work and the need of men in
the war work OF the Y. NJ c. A. was
the principal topic of the addresses
and discussion
Guy U. Hardy of Canon City was
elected president OF the convention
and presided al the banquet in the
evening.
In the afternoon the convention was
addressed by Rev. W. H. Wray Boyle
OF Denver, and Dr. John W. Housel of
Fargo, n. ID.
The program for the years work
was discussed and members OF the
state committees whose terms had
expired were reelected. These were
s. L Clammer, Dean E S. Parsons,
+. C. Willis. Guy T. Hardy. William
E. Sweet, C. H Wilkinson, Raymond
t40sktQ, JtS50 xSSOo- -tsShoiSr ~ :
r. McCreery and r. B. SPENCE.
In the evening dinner was served
in the large ball room at the Albany
hotel and every seat in the large room
was filled
Addresses were made by Or. Hansel.
Phil Gillette who after serving as \ :.
NJ. c. A. secretary for about is
years in Korea. and China. has re
turned to America to help in the war
work. and K A. Shumaker of Chicago,
Mr.. Shumaker who Is secretary OF
the Central department War Person
mel Board of National War Work
Council gave the principal address OF
the convention He showed the need
for men in the Y. NJ. C. a. war work
'and the class of men needed.
He told how Gen. Pershing had urg-
ed and encouraged the Y. NJ. c. A
TO enlarge the war work as fast as
possible. Gen Pershing. he said. re
quested or practically commanded the