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Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Increases Value of Farms

You need only to refer to any government report covering the increase of land values that the total to millions of dollars both farm and suburban property
 The isolation of the country is gone and in its place have the educational and market advantages of the city, contentment the part of the farmers fam flies. The combined advantages of the city and the country belong the farmer with the motor car It longer of the farmer being able afford an automobile, he can longer afford to be without For the farmer without automobile pays for it whether he buys it not.
 Again. the trade" classification of the chart shows large percentage of owned and again the For this division comprised largely of salesmen. This cas shcation embracing 959o of the population 1S9o of the automobiles These have found that with the aid of the they make themselves much more effective in their work Obviously salesmen in these days must make themselves more efficient Many salesman is adding tohis territory that of in the service. asked of the greatest and most important food in America what the car means to them in their business
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

from business engagement meeting to another in his motor almost easily he steps the ha
 Under the heading Transportation included all of tc managers superntendents oremen and employees of the many public service corporations of the country Here find the railroads, telephone and telegraph com paniec and many like occupations They represent 6eTo of the population and but three per of the auto mobiles. The for this small percentage of car is apparent the bulk of the business of these of the country and here
 c automobile is much essential to the conduct Ii iha:r duties
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

cult rider' but using his automobile in his mission of mercy.
 Likewise the lawyer the judge, the college professor all find that the passenger helps time in their duties.
 Another significant fact is that the classification Pub lie Service shows that, comprising does 129o of the population, it contains l69o of the automobile owners This branch composed of city and county officials, mail carriers and in the employ of city, national government. Many of these must wide area in their duties and is here that the helping
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

are appllCdDle 10 auto mobile ownership in gen. eral. We have therefore assumed this to be the case in our conclusions.
 Shall we expect to find automobiles in the city alone?
 Look at the first occu- pational division of the chart. The great Amer ican farmer, representing 33.2% of the population of the country, bought 53. 1% of the automobiles last
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
By John ". WIlys

gasoline would be needed for the journey /
 Before the war produced unheard-of condi- tons, it is not astonishing that people had paid little attention to these matters and had not analysed the usefulness of the automobile The manufacturers themselves believed their splendid sales organizations to have been responsible for l their marked sales increases, when as a'matter of fact, the motor car had come to fill a demand which had existed for centuries.
 But now we have stopped to analyze the food we eat the clothes we and the time can save.
 How then does the automobile fit into this bi plan2 Who uses it9 There was only one way to fiji out definitely and that to ask the people who and operated cars. This was accomplished by getti an expression from every who purchased Ovt engaged. This information has been tabulated in cl; sfcations by trade to conform with the census hgur
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

The estimated pos- sibie 0nnuoIp0s- senSer mile service oj motor c0rs is about 60,OOO,00O,0OO, ds compared with 5S,- 900. 0.OO0,O 900 pdssef- ger miles attributed to our rniIro1ds.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Transportation World Need

These vessels badly they needed could no, proceed could not help to lessen the congestion in New York terminals because they had coal The situation grave that coers from England came across the Atlantic Ocean to hunLe
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

OSSNAAh " these ships. This serves to emphasize the impor- tance of transportation of which the automobile is one of the great contributing factors.
 Under the ruling of the Fuel Administrator, all in- dustry suffered a hve-day shutdown for the lack of coal. This could not mean that the United States was short of coal, but that the speeding up of industry on the war program had destr' transportation that was n output long enough to all to catch LID.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

year. The farmer is buying automobiles because they have done more to tighten labor and change his entire plane of living and doing business than other nven
 ton since the harvesting machine.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Helps to Speed Up Industry

The manufacturing industry affords another of our This classification the factory owner contractor, baker blacksmith and their operatives This branch represents total of 279o of the total population of the country and yet shows only 1019o of the piles owned.
 Located in the cities industry is depenoent upon the automobile and still every this great branch is doing its part speeding up production In the bus community having 1000 automobiles it is safe say that each in service will an hour day This would mean that such community is 125 working days ahead every day. Garry these figures to the 5OOOO00 registered automobiles in this country and it means that the nation 000 working days ahead every day time saved Or compute this into power and it gives America the extra services of army of O0O men at work every day Do we need this extra effort now?
 Sixteen great army cantonments, to house almost a million men, the ordinary accomplishment of years.were built in ninety days This was accomplished by crowding immense amount of energy into an nconceivaby small space of me One of the largest contractors told me that could have been done without the aid of the automobile To haul the nails used in the construction of these cantonmens alone would require the combined ca. pacity of 930 hve-ton motor trucks.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28
Investigation Proves Usefulness

The result of this investigation when charted, showed some interesting figures
 The first one is that this survey indicates that 80 percent of automobile is for business purposes
 The next great fact, ganed at glance that the whose business depended upon covering great deal of ground in short space of time its largest pur chaeers. While these figures apply only to the 1917 production of Overland cara, feel that we may safely that approximately the divisions by trades
Arizona republican., 1918-07-28

Assuming fkdf ( sdres one hou, a the f0tCI tim s0ved repre- senfs 0n army of 62S.o00 men et work every doy. Compore this nifh the f0tdI number of r,e', in ser-
 vice today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
HOW WILL XMAS
PRESENTS GET THRU
TO BOYS IN FRANCE?

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
ENGLAND, July l5.-Lctters from
men in the rest camps and training
camps TO relatives back home" are
beginning TO carry inquiries as to the
probabilities OF Il relaxation Just be
fore Christmas of the orders restrict
ing the transportation OF parcels.
The cutting down of space on ships
formerly used for carrying parcels TO
the men either already in the tren.
chcs or waiting orders behind the
line has sharply affected the men. al
though there has been displayed no
resentment. They have understood
the wisdom OF utilizing space for
moro men and munitions, but Young
Mems Christian Association secrctar-
les and ccnsors agree that letters 60
ing to America are filled with sugges-
ttons to relatives that efforts be made
To get through their Christmas pack.
ages.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
RHINE is GREAT
GUIDE FOR AIRMEN

LONDON, July I5.-In the opinions
OF British government officials. Ger
many= emotional crisis due to air
raids ON cities along The Rhine will
be- OF long duration, with progressive
aluit.on OF German morale.
The Rhine they point out, is a
broad river as we'll as a long one and
1t is an unmiHakablc guide TO airm.n
flying high by day or night. Many
munIJ.on towns are distributed along
that stream and also within easy
.Igarp OF .hiied airmcn are the iron
town, douing the river Sarr.
Germany cannot. il is argued. put
up an effective air barragc along the
whole length of the Rhine and the
Sarr. although she can, by robbiug her
batilc-Iinc, keep fighting planes on
the Rhine to attack raiders. However
when Ia" British recently raidcd Sarr
brucken. Germany lost three to one
when she sent up fighting machines
for defense work, and SaarbruCken
was bombed just the same.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
NEW COAL BEDS
FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA

HAZELTON, Pa, July 15.-lnCreas-
ed production OF antharacite coal is
indicated in the Lehigh region by the
discovery Of new veins and by import
ant improvements intcdnded to in
crease the output
Beds of virgin anthracite have been
found under the Tomhickon reservoir
west of HazeltOn and preparations
are being made to clear the valley OF
water and strip the veins. The coal
can easily be prepared for the market
mining engineers say.
In the Cranberry district a 22.inCh
vein Of coal has been uncovered and
this also will be stripped and the coal
marketed.
Production OF fuel will be increased
hy a revival of long abandoned work
ings. The Hollywood Collicry of Par
dee Bros. 4 Co., abandoned thirty
years ago because it was supposed Il
be worked out, will be rcOpcncd this
summer because of the great demand
for fuel. A shaft has been driven into
lower veins that were deemed to be
inaccessible in tho eighties. Tunnels
arc. now being driYcn to get out the
anthracite. a complete electric equip
mcnt will furnish power for several
hundred miners.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
WAR Is TOUGH ON
ENGLISH FlD0S

LONDON, July Is Protest meet
Ings against what was described as
scmistayation OF the dogs of the
country by the government were de-
cided upon recently at the annual
meeting Of the National Canine De,
Tense League in London. This action
came after announcement that the
biscuit available for dogs amounted
to half an ounce a day for each dog.
The food ration for dogs in Great
britain has been reduced materially
recently.
Mrs. Carlo Clark said that the lea
que members must show the govern
ment that the men and women of Eng
land meant to preserve their dogs an,
that with them dogs mean votes"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
SURGEONS ENDORSE
CIGARETTES FOR TRENCHES

PARIS July 15.-Anti.Cigarette
rcformers would get scant considera-
ton from the medical corps of the
United States army, according to ma
jor surgeons stationed in hospitals
along the front, some of whom say
that the cigarette produces relaxa-
ton for the mounded and the men
just out of the trenches that no medi-
cine could possibly produce.
Il have seen men borne in on
stretchcrs or staggering in on theiI
feet, with their faces contorted show
ing either physical pain or mental
strain from their grim experiences
| in the trenches, relax, smile and ask
for something TO eat, after having a
'whiff' of cigarette, said sur
gcon in charge of casualty clearing
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
SCIENTIFIC FOOD COM.
PART ALLIED EQUIPMENT

LONDON. July -(Correspon-
dence Of the Associated Prcss) As a
basis for calculating the amount of
food which must be provided for the
human system the Intcr.Allied Scicn-
tiiic Food Commission has found that
an average man OF l5i pounds work
ing eight hours day requires food
having an average value Of $500
calorics.
The commission consists OF repre-
scntatiycs of the UaIted States.
France italy Belgium and Great Bri-
tain and its purpose is to consider the
food problem of the allies from a
scientific point Of view, and IN agree
mcnt with the inicraiii,d executives
to make proposals 10 the allied gov
ornmcnts.
The commission agreed that. in
event il should become impossible TO
supply $500 caIories OF food, rcduc-
ton Of ten per cent could be suffered
for some time without injury to
health. Tho minimum ration Of rat
for the average man" was dctcrmin-
I'd as p, ounces day.
The commission recommended
that uniform average milling extrac.
tion Of So per cent for wheat be
adopted throughout the allied coun.
. tries. but this extraction may vary
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
RESUME OF RED CROSS
WORK SHOWS ACTIVITY

PARIS, June IS. Correspondence
OF the Associated Prcss) s)-Immcnsity
Of the work accomplished by the de-
partmcnt OF Civilian Affairs OF the
American Red Cross is indicated by
its announcement that it assisted 2iOr,
1876 civilians affected by the last Ger.
man offensive.
During the past month, the depart
mcnt has employed Il staff OF 1913
persons and maintained fifteen civil
ian hospitals with a total capacity Of
lJSG beds.
Thirty thousand Paris school chill.
dr,n have been given supplemental
food such as special lunches, break
rasts. etc. 4 hospital and four dispcn-
sarics were opened during the month.
Medical aid was given to 2G,l60 per.
sons: 1873 refugees were housed
and 31iO given employment. During
the first week of the May offensive,
$4,000 refugees were fed in Cantoens
established in the Paris stations.
Money donations to outside organi-
cations totaled 100000; Of which
$4,000 was appropriated for tubcr.
culosis patients; $4,000 for the care
Of children: $4,000 for refugees and
the remainder for crippled persons.
The following articles have been
distributed through the agencies Of
tho department: t7TS75 garments;
7 22.iSS pairs Of shoes; $3.50 pieces Of
/ furniture and household utensils; 55,.
lGi articles of bedding and household
linen: 5S,iSS yards OF cloth: l6ISOi
pounds Of food; 4,j35 hospital supplies
and 1000 unclaBsiliCd.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
AERIAL AMBULANCE
AT CAMP GERSTNER

LAM CHAl'LLS' July lo.-An acr-
LII "ADu!"ACc assigned TO Gertsner
'l!eu' near here' has made its first
run IN actual service and has fulfilled
the expectations OF officers who ad-
Nocaicd It's adoption.
\ lieutenant AT target practice at
the aerial sunncTy school about 20
miles from th" flying field recently,
descending at terrific speed from an
hi-A altitude and firing his machine
sun al a target placed on the surface
of the lake. failed TO ilatten out suffi.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
OFTEN lMPASSABLE

DIR. Margaret Long left Reno today
to continue her automobile trip thru
the state. During the next week she
will drive through Douglas, Storey
Lyon and Ormsgy counties.
This is the first trip Dr. Long has
made west of Colorado and she cx,
presses herself as greatly plased with
Nevada and all the people she has met
here. She says the washouts and the
cloudbursts have made the Lincoln
highway almost impossible in places
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
BRAKEMAN AT VERDI
FALLS FROM TRESTLE

j. Scott, brakeman on the Verdi
Lumber company's logging train,
dropped headlong twenty-five feet
from trcstle on the road Wednesday
and was badly injured.
lie was on a trainlOad of logs bound
for Verdi and when the train neared
the trestle he jumped off to uncouple
the cars. He misjudged the distance
to the edge of the bridge and lost his
balance falling to the rocks below.
Several ribs We're fractured and he
was badly bruised but suffered no in.
ternal injuries. He was rushed TO
Verdi and medical aid summoned
Gazette
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
SHALL BALlPlAYERS WORK
OR FIGHT, IS POINT

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE deci-
sion as to the application of the work
or fight order to baseball players
probably will be decided upon appeal
Of Eddie Ainsmith. catcher of the
Washington American club.
A brief carrying the appeal of Ain.
smith from his local board reached
Secretary Baker yesterday.
Secretary Baker studied the appeal
yesterday but no indication was given
as TO when a decision might be ex.
peCted.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
AMERICAN AND
BRITISH TROOPS
NOW IN RUSSIA
Capture Town of KEN and
Have Occupied Whole Mu-
man Coast of North Russia;
Now Advancing on Toroki ,

LONDON, July 10 (By Associated
Press.)-American and British troops
have occupied the entire Muman coast
in northern Russia, according to a
Moscow dispatch via Central News
Agency. After capturing KEN, the
railroad passing through there and
the station on the White seacoast, the
Americans and British advanced to-
ward Toroki, the Russian. Bclsheviki
authorities having withdrawn TO Nj
rOk.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
GERMANS PERFECT
FOG DETECTOR

LONDON, June-German scientists
have perfected an instrument known
IS a FOG detector," according to al.
American correspondent Of Rry.
nold's Newspaper. The instru
nent, which is said to be already in
use in the German naval and avia.
ton services. indicates the gathering
of a fog, its density and duration,
about ten hours before II settles down.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
EIGHT WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYANS ENLIST I'M NAVY

DES MONIES, Ia. July 15.-Will
i'm Jennings Bryan Butcher of Car.
rol, Iowa. enlisted at the local naval
recruiting station and when he passed
it was brought out that he is the Sth
Nv. J. b. TO enlist in the local naval
office. "BilI No. s" has been sent to
Chicago to the Great Lakes Naval
training station along with the other
w: j. B's:"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15

William Gotham desires to aCknowl.
edge with no thanks whatever, the re-
Ccipt Of twenty days from Judge
Doughty in tie municipal court this
morning. William has nothing to say
as to the feeling that prompted the
judges munficcncc. /; William avoids
the gift It will mean an actual cash
outlay Of forty big, round bucks on
his part.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
HAITI DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY
Outlook Is Bad For the Kaiser
Now With Southern Republic
Lined UP Against Him

PORT AU PRINCE. July Is By
Associated Press)-Thc state council
Of Haiti has unanimously voted a dec
laration OF war against Germany as
demanded by the president of the re-
public.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
AMERICANS ADVANCE LINE
AND DRIVE GERMANS
OUT OF VAUx

WITH AMERICANS ALONG THE
MARINE, July Is (By Associated
Prcss.) )-The American forces along
this front have delivered a counter
attack against the Germans in the
NauX region and have driven off the
enemy. II is reported that the Amcri-
can troops advanced their own line
several hundred yards. but this Is un.
confirmed. Word received at head
quarters at eleven twenty n. III. shows
that the enemy has also launched an
attack east of Rheims but the Amcri'
can and French positions on that front
are reported intact. Tho American
machine gunncrs here allowed the
enemy 10 advance close to their own
positions and then opened deadly fire
into tho advancing German close for
nations
GERMANS THROW BRIDGES
ACROSS THE MARINE
In an attack on the Marnc from
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15

station.
The effect of the cigarette in Won
derful. It certainly is not medicinal
for the action Is too quick. AS sooa
as the lads take their first 'whiff
they seemed eased and relieved of
their agony.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15
GERMANS BEGIN NEW OFFENSIVE:
AMERICAN LINES BEING At TTACKED

Violent Battle Now Progressing Along American Positions at
Chauteau Therry With Boys In Khaki Steadily Maintain
ing Their LneS American Infantry SwarmS Out of Tren-
Ches TO Meet Hun Advance; United States Infantry Reg
imentS Launching Counter Attack
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-15

n III IA y il NJ 4
MARINE. July Is By Associated
Press The Germans. n dayIirbt
to-day launched 4 violent attack
against the American positions west
Of Chateau Thicrry. and especially
near v.uN The attack came after
most Violent bombardmcnt Of high
.ypIosiy..s and gYs shrlIs which con.
,ipr.5 tI,rouphout thn ni,,b, tho
Americans cp.kipg shelter wherever
avaiIabr. When the enemy infantry
,,r.,r,J tho Americans gyy.,ru,d uut
of ,H.ir ,r,ncI,.s T., mot tbcm and tho
a,,,rl,,-s fo,,rd ,r.rgoI,o., j., . hsH
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~ N'SS' NsrOH' . SN'
AMERICANS HOLDING
The latest reports say that the
Americans are holding their own and
maintaining their post ons AT every
point Heavy shells rom German
nA'a! guns are falling behind the ac-
iual BATH" area. Many OF these pro-
l.culvs are falling IN the city OF
MrauN, twenty-five miles from Cha
t"aU IhioTry. In these towns under
shell fire constant fall OF pTOJgCtIles
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-14
PLENTY of Water,

Ikey had lived in Il very congested
neighborhood. He had never had any
great fondness for soap and water, but
he was citizen, at any rate-even II
II somewhat unwashed one. And when
the call came for volunteers and still
more volunteers, key decided 1t was
his duty to enlist.
He was questioned and examined by
two men at the recruiting station, and
then given over to several others, who
gave key the bath and scrub of his
lifetime.
When the process was over he was
told to report the following day and
he would receive his uniform.
"Well, mamma" he said, when he
went home that evening. 81 enlisted"
"Nul You enlisted, Ikey? And vat
did you enlist in?"
"Well, mamma" key said, 81 don't
Just know, but l guess 1t was the
navy."-New York Mail.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-14
About Two Tons.

Joseph Conrath makes and repairs
relates the Indianapolis News. The
government had him on its list as a
manufactures and sent him one of its
formal inquiries as TO how much coal
he uses annually. In the proper place
he wrote down "About two TONS" That
Is really more than he uses, but he dis
llkedto put down the exact truth. His
manufacturing is done by hand and
though he has to heat his two rooms
in a Virginia avenue business block,
the floors, ceilings and walls absorb so
much heat from rooms below. above
and back Of him that his fuel cost is
nominal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-14

"a wholesome, appetlzlng substitute for
high-priced olive oils when refined, and
IL is said to be much cleaner than olive
oil. The scarcity of olive oil, due to
the war, has led to marked increase
in the use Of corn oil In this country
for salad and cooking purposes. Hith.
erto most of the corn oil has gone into
soap manufacture. Only IS per cent
of 1t was refined before the war, and
rather strangely, most of this went
to Europe for salad oil, while Euro.
peans sold us olive oil at several times
the price.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-14
That Touuh FEELING.

What makes you feel so tough?
Well there is no way Of telling, nova
DAYS. A dentist will say it's your
teeth; n stomach specialist will say
it's your digestion; Christian Scien-
tist will lay it to defective mental
attitude; an optometrist will find a
cure In double lenses, and n nerve spe-
cialists will invalldate you for three
months. Do you smoke?-kansas
City Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-14
Valuable Oil From Corn.

The latest by-product from corn de-
veloped by chemist is corn oil. Every
bushel of corn used for starch, corn,
sugar and similar products yields one
and one-half pounds of corn oil, which
is extracted from the germ of the ker-
mel, the little triangular part Of the
corn which one sees when eating
sweet corn This germ is so full of oil
that'lts floating properties are used TO
separate II from the starch which
makes up the kernel itself, and the
corn oil is pressed from It. Corn oil Is