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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-28
Fall kllls Two Flyers.

Clarksdale. Miss. June 19.-Lieut. r.
w. Heller and Sergt. Eugene Chapman
were killed when the airplane In which
they were flying from Park field, near
Memphis, Tenn, to Camp Shelby.
Miss, fell from q height Of 100 feet.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-28
ForeIon FreIuht Ratee Un.

Washington. June 20.-New rates on
export and import freight on basis
Of something over 25 per cent increase
over existing rates, were ordered by
the railroad administration, to become
effective next July %.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-28
M'AD0o IN WEST FOR HEALTH
Secretary OF the Treasury Has Throat
Affilctlon-D estimation Not
Announced.

Washington. June 18.-Secretary Nc
Adoo left White Sulphur Springs, w.
Va, on Sunday for an unannounced
destination In the West to spend sew
eral weeks recuperating from throat
illness.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-28

Washington. June 19.--Orders direct
ing Gen. Leonard It. Wood to take
command at San Francisco have been
revoked and substitute orders issued.
directing him to remain at Camp
Funston. Fort Riley. Kansas
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-28
Cuba Hits Aliens.

Havana.--A decree signed by Presi-
dent Menocal bars subjects of enemy
nations from residing along the
shores OF Cuban ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Concentration Point
 of Shipping Interests

A New Orleans special to the Manu- lecturers Record says: The shippinlS business of the gulf coast in geenal, and New Orleans in particular, is to be de- veloped by the government This is no war measure, but a permanent policy The government is preparing for the tremendous commercial drive of peace, and gulf ports, New Orleans especially, will be the depot for Central and South American and Japanese trade for all business of the Mississippi valley.
 Such is the interpretation placed on the establishment in New Orleans of the headquarters of the division of op- eration of the Emergency Fleet corpor- ation for the Gulf of Mexico from Tex as to Pensacola.
 The operating department has charge of the routing, repairing and fitting out of ships. As fast as ships are built they are allocated to different diviisons by headquarters. It is not permitted to say how many are assigned to the gulf trade now, but it is permitted to say that there are more here today than there were a month ago, and will be more next month than there are today. Ships-some of them of 10000 tons-are now coming into New Orleans that were launched as far away as the Pacific coast only few weeks ago.
 The operating department will be per- manent. That is to say, the country will have government operation of ships, or something approaching it very closely,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Great Demand for
 Locomotives Predicted

According to an authirity quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the cessation of hostilities in Europe is to be followed by a tremendous demand for railroau locomotives, and he expressed the opin- ion that both the United States and England are likely to be flooded with orders. He estimates the annual caoaci- ty of the two great locomotive building companies in the United States com bined to be from $500 to 6090 and Great Britain's annual capacity before the be- ginning of the war is expressed at about 2500 locomotives year. Germany then could build about 4S0o engines annually, but it is thought that her postwar re- quirements will demand the effort of all her construction facilities to replace equipment worn out and damaged during the more than four years fighting.
 Before the French locomotive shops can be put in shape it is thought that that country will be obliged to pur- chase heavily abroad There are six ot them, and five Were in regions held by the enemy. There were also eigrt loso- motive works in Belgium, likewise in German hands during the war
 In Russia there were several large loco-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Roseate Prophecy For South s
 Deuelopment in Near Future

Wars are usually followed by perl ods of development and great activity in industry, commerce and production, says the Industrial Record.
 The recent war, the greatest in all history, will be followed by the great est era of reconstruction and develop 1nent in the history of the world
 Much of Europe is to be rebuilt Enormous quantities of building mate rial and machinery will be required. Ihere will be many calls upon Amer lcan architectural, engineering and structural skill
 america itself will blossom as the rose Literally thousands of indus trlal, construction and development pproJects p that have been held up until aIter the war will be under way in q comparatively short time after peace has been declared.
 me store shelves of the world are not empty but the stock is low An ehci nous production of manufacturtd d sooos or practically every description VII pc required to restore stocks to anything like normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Good Road Building

Plans are being laid in Mesissippi. says the Manufacturers Record, for the com pletion of the good roads system inter- rupted when the war began Xavier A. Kramer, highway engineer, has already outlined the routes for five east and west highways and three north and south. A part of each of these roads has been built and in many instances the money for the greater part of the remainder is in the hands of supervisors.
 Lack of labor has held up many con tracts, that and the difficulty of obtain ing materials. Gravel highways are in favor in all parts of the state, and very little of any other sort of road IS being built although this may be changed by the use of heavy trucks after the war.
 MT. Kramer hopes to use former sol diers on much of the construction work. and is laying his plans so that the worK will be waiting when the men begin to arrive home from France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Manufacturing Florida Moss

The F1amoss company, Inc, Palatka, Fla, is erecting there a large moss ginning plant, which, it is stated, is the largest of it's kind ever built. It will have d total capacity of about 20 tons day The company is manufacturing only one grade of moss, called Vego hair, and it is the highest grade. It re- sembles horse hair, and, it is further asserted, has the resiliency of genuine hair. secret chemical process is em- ployed to cure the moss with the result of producing material different from anything else of the sort hitherto offered
 In inviting consgnments of good, clean, green moss, the company says that moss from cypress and oak trees is always preferred. It must be put in bales while dry, and it must be free from sticks or trash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Return Of Normal Conditions To
 Be Accompanied By Good Times
Era of Prosperity May Not Be Long Work Will
 Pushed Large ScaleNovement Better RoadsHome- seekers Expected in Increasing Numbers

The war being ended the thought of America is concentrated on read justment of commercial and industrial conditions. That great era of pros- perity will follow the present disloca- tion is generally believed. There Is so much construction work to be done along all lines and so much railroad betterment waiting, that vast army of mechanics and laborers should be able to find employment for many years to come.
 There will be some halting, no doubt during the next two or three months so that financiers, exporters, and leaders of the country may find Just where they are att
 Some conservative business men are inclined to think that the unsettled re. construction period will cover year pr more. But optimism is widely in evidence and it is confidently predicted that normal conditions will not be long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Development of Coal Output
 Ln ALaban,a in Fifty Years

Frank V Evans. in the Birmingham
 Chamber of Commerce's wide-awake
 little journal-Birmingha
 The importance of Birmingham as coal producing center has attracted the attention of the world, and coal may be truly rated as Birmingham's best adver- Using asset.
 Hon. J. l.. Tate, who was commissioner of the industrial resources of Alabama in the early '70s, reported to the governor that the area of the coal lands of this state is $500 square miles, or more than one-tenth of the area of the state; that he believed that there is an aggregate of l9,oO0000 tons to every square mile, and that if the state were to attain a mining capacity equal to that of Pennsylvania it would require 20Oe years to exhaust the supply.
 This sumptuous endowment of Ala bama, with Birmingham as center, con- stitutes wis inertiae in our commercial wealth which will, when the process of development is fully entered upon, insure her prosperity in that far distant, yet possible future when every other re- source shall be exhausted.
 In 1870 the production of coal in this state was only 1S,2eo tons; ir 1880, 3S0,O00s tons: in 1890 409O,4o9 tons; in 19o0 S,273,- 362 tons; i'll l9l0, 16l3S,zzS tons, III ISlt, %, 413,S11 tons.
 It is interesting to note that 1t re- auires 40S,276 freight cars to haul this last annual output of Alabama coal, which number of cars would, coupled close. constitute a train 1920 miles in length, that would reach from New York city to Salt Lake city.
 To demonstrate what stimulus coal production is to the growth of Birming- ham il is interesting to note that in 1880 the population of this city was 30S6; in 1890, 2617S in 1900, 3S,415; 'in 1s10 132,6S5; in 1918 (estimated) 215,000.
 About 5000 men are engaged in coal mining in Alabama today and the an nual output of the mines is valued at about s50,034,52S.
 The fact that Alabama's immense de- pcsits of coal lie in close juxtaposition with rich beds of iron ore and lime-rock adds immensely to the value of these deposits, and points to the fact that na- ture fashioned and endowed this district as the great workshop of the American continent.
 Gulf ports are largely, if not wholly, dependent upon the Alabama coal sup ply. Pennsylvania coal, which so long supplied the New Orleans market, no longer supplies it. The Alabama coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

field is the natural source of supply for the Panama canal and the South Ameri- can trade. Unfortunately, the war came before the canal was completed and we cannot tell what it will be worth to Bir- mingham until the commerce of the world can be brought back to normal condi- tions; but it is fair to assume that the city and district will be chief among the beneficiares of the Panama canal.
 Birmingham, as center of this popu- latlon, energy and wealth, natural and acquired, is but in it's infancy today. The skyscraping buildings of the city, the smoke from thousands of stacks, the pa latial homes of the people of today, and the pushing, moving throngs on the streets have King Coal as a basis of action and existence and these only point to greater future, which shall present multiplication of our wealth and strength beyond the dreams of the most optimistic mind of a decade ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
George Walsh at Loew's
 in "On the Jump


 Paul Revere, Americas favorite pa triot would probably turn over in his grave with envy if he could see George Walsh, Americas favorite screen athlete, duplicate his famous ride in "On the Jump a great big patriotic, timely pro duction which will be at Loew's Bijou Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 The famous hero's ride is duplicated on the screen to boost the fourth Liberty Loan and by his original, daring and dashing methods Walsh sells over s100,- 00Oo00 worth of Liberty Bonds That is but one of his achievements however.
 As a reporter he gets an exclusive in- terview with President Wilson. He re- signs to sell Liberty Bonds; he. thwarts attempts by German agents to hold up government work and he locates the mas ter German spy who is directing sabotage work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

would provide Alabama during the next decade with system of motor truck roads second to none in the union. Good roads and good schools are the most valuable assets that any state could have Alabama will have both.
 The year 1919 promises to be notable in Alabama, in the coming of homeseek- CTS of farm experience. No state has better soil or better climate.
 In crop diversification Alabama leads. Lands are comparatively cheap now. Ten years. hence they will have en- hanced greatly There was never time in the history of. Alabama when the op- portunities for settlers were so inviting as they are. at present. It is reasonable, therefore, to expect a large increase m sturdy population in the near future.
 The demand for small farms within a radius of 50 or 60 miles of Birmingham has been brisk all the year, and the demand for this class of property will increase rapidly.
 Industry huns in every section of Ala bama and there vii be no waning soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

motive factories, but they, according to this authority, have been destroyed either. by the Bolsheviki or by the Ger mans Consequently, it becomes apparent that the United States and Great Britain must continue for sometime the chieT source of locomotive supply for all eoun- tries excepting Germany, and probably Austria, which has always bought the bulk of her motive power from her northern neighbor and late ally. Italy builds engines only for her own needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

delayed. It should not be surprising to see the new prospects in full swing within the next six months.
 The government has already lifted it's restrictions from building projects. Not only will federal buildings and school buildings of elegant design soon be in course of erection but private building enterprises on a large scale will start up in every part of the country
 In the Birmingham district coal pro- auction, checked for weeks by the in fluenza epidemic, is showing healthy activity. The output between now ana Christmas will reach a higher weekly level, and the years tonnage mined Tn Alabama will probably equal, if not sur pass, the high record of 1917-upWards of 20,000,00o tons.
 With the approach of normal times the advocates of good roads in Alabama will inaugurate new movement for highway building. The state highway commission Is thoroughly organized and it's engineer, W. $. Keller, is able and alert. A pro- sramme should be mapped out that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Automobiles and Motor Trucks

It is shown by the records of the state highway commission of Texas that there are 271,854 automobiles and motor trucks registered in that state. It is estimated, however, that this registration is per- haps 10000 in excess of the total number of motor vehicles now in actual use in this state that number having been probably junkea since their registration. It is estimated that there are about 250,000 automobiles and motor trucks now in use in Texas. No separate record is kept of automobiles and motor trucks. It is therefore not definitely known how many there are of each of these motor vehicles.
 Of the 250 counties in Texas there are 72 that have over 1000 cars. In four coun- ties there are more than 10000 machines registered, which, with county-seats are: Dallas Dallas), 17,276; Harris Houston), 14,492; Bexar (San Antonio), 12,54s and Tarrant .(Fort Worth), 11,3So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

The world as a whole is now friend Her to the United States than ever be- fore in our history. We saved civili- zaticn. It is true that millions of men had to give their lives and billions of treasure had to be expended to pave the way for the conditions that pre- vailed when our country entered the conflict, but it happened to be our part. under providence, to restore the bal ance in favor of right and justice at the critical moment
 The whole world will trade with us Our ships will be welcome in every port
 In this wonderful after the-war period the south will develop and prosper relatively more than any other section of the great American union. The room for development is here. The op- portunities are here. Capital is here in ever-fncreasing millions. And the natural result of these conditions will be rapid increase in population and wealth
 We have been through dark and gloomy days. We shall have our re- ward for all suffering and sacrifice, for the golden era of American iE- dustry and commerce is now dawning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

Mrs. George Cousins of Cape Rozier, Me, planted a bean in a flower pot March 1, 1918, and raised crop of live large beans. May B she planted the five beans and September II she counted the second crop of beans and found that she had 95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

James German of Milwaukee, former ly northwestern engineer wrote home to a friend that he was running the same old locomotive lover there in France that he used to run over here :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

after the war. This will insure the south a square deal
 There are only five divisions in the operating department of the Emergency Fleet corporation-at Boston, New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and San Fran cisco. Hitherto New Orleans has been merely branch office in the system, and the fact that it has now been made the capital of this section is taken as recognition of the strategic importance or the gulf coast and New Orleans in the trade war after the world war.
 Samuel w. Weis is in charge of the division, with W. R. Lincoln as assist ant. The principal officials of the bu- feau Will be port captain, who will nave charge of crews; port engineer. who will have charge of repair work, and port steward, who will have charge of purchases
 All repair work will be done in New Orleans to which end the government is building a s2,G00000 dry dock and ship-repair plant not far from the s20,0O0,0G0 army depot it is erecting, and that, too, will be permanent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18

sand published nhe ardf number spending and they opportunity sell the
 firms and factories with gcan g on
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-04
DESCUENTO EN- LOS SUELDOs;
DE Los FERROCARRILERGS.

MEXICO, d. F. Mayo PEI CO.
rcnel Pauline Fontes, con 81 caracter
de GereHte General INFERNO del &c
rrccarril Meyicano, del F%errocarril de
Veracrx a ltsmo, del N'cion'l De
Tehuantepec, del Panamericano & del
de Veracruz a !Alvarado, giro aver
Una circular a TODD el personal De di-
chos ferrocarriles por acuerdo del
Presidente de la Republica, p"srt5ci-
pandoles que a partir del prlnlero de
JUNO pr0ximo Sc les pagara d todos
e! Setenta V cincO por ciento de us
sueldos en- dinero effective y el veint!-
cinco reStantc en- reciboS cuvo mpCr-
te podra ser recogido cuando Ia situa-
ciGn economical del gobierno mejore.
En- la circular ~alusiva Sc hace un
llamado al p~atriotismo de tolos los
ferrocarrileros 4 q~uieneS afecta ia
disposition economical citada, y SO les
dice que deben en- eSa forma ayudar al
gobierno q salvar IA situaci0n.
La circular de referencia dice asi:
Circular numero 19.-Mexico, Ma
70 de l9lS.-En vista de la situacidn
economical de nuestro gobierno, ell Sc
nor Presidcnte de la Republica Sc ha
servido %ordenarme que, a partir del
primero de JUNO proximo, Sc pague
a TODD ell personal de estos ferrocarri-
les un setenta Y cinco por ciento
de su sueldo en- effective Y 81 %
restante Sc cubra por meIio de
recibos, como va Sc hizo en- otras
epocas tambien dificiles como esta,
para hacerse effective tan pronto
como las circunstancias 10 permitan.
ME permito hacer notar que los
empleados del gobierno y aun los
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-04
IL MTCERSNO DE- IA GUERRA Y La CENSUA OFFICIAL
UN BUEN ARDD DE Los JAPONESEs

vanz6 hacia Mukden, el rebano dc
corresponsaleS Y agregadoS mliltares
fue trasladao a Manchuria, acompa-
nados siempre de ,oficiales japoneses
muy politicoS, para que slgu,eran los
movimientos militares del eJerclto Il
una distancia deseSperante. bias deS-
pues de ocurrida una batalla, cuaHdo
habian sido va e~nterrados todos los
muertos. aplanada la supertl":e de ia
terra Y el ejercito Sc encontraba L
millas de distancia, Sc hacla avanZal
a los corresponsales Y agregados e.
tranjeros hasta el campo dc la III
TINA accion, Y m de los cficlales
mas politicos, mejor educados y mas
competentes del Estado Mayor japo-
mes, les daba una conferencia eXpl'-
candoles con tOdos SuS dctalieS las
Eases del encuentrC. lnecesaI1o es-
decir que esta no era la lorna en- que
los gCb!ernos 0 empreSarios re perlt =
dicos deseaban obtener iafurmacTT
de suS representatives en- el eJerclI)
japones; pero los japoneses jana ;
cambiarCn de sistema, nj de "~ortes" :
MIA hacia sus huespedes.
En- la guerra actual, la cansura ~.
llegado al apiece de su gloria y en-
senado su verdadero puesto Il los CO.
~rresponsales de guerra Y " o. AR"
gados militares eXtranjeros. FL nu-
nero de oficiales e~mpIeados en- lee"
las cartas de los miembros de un ejer-
otto. para impedir que c~omuniQucn
a Sus deudos o amigos 10 que con-
sideran Inconvenience. o para exan'!-
mar los despachos t~elegraficos y, ia
charles 0 retardar Su trasr:ls'On du-
rante dias. proporciOnarla :Hs nece-
sarios para ell servicio militar active
varias divisioneS. Con ell tranScurso
de L guerra eSta cenSura Sc ha I'M
pueSto gradualmente, con t>GaS suS
necesarias eXigencias, d icS cores
ponsales hab!les V bien ehCcaCOS pa
"a G! service dc! per!udlSh!o, este
, permite que puedan comun:ca. diar:a-
mente a sus peri0dicos relaclones con-
cisas, pero su~ficientes, de los suce-
SCS Ce Ia guerra, sin Dropo'c!"nar IT.
formation que sea it'll al enemjgc.
Estas correspondencias hacen recor-
dar las de Nillet, MacGahan Y Davis
en- guerra anteriorCs. pOrQue Sc llmi-
tan a infCimar n publico, sin eX2-
geraciones nj peligros para e: eJer-
cito en- que estan acreditadc> los CO.
~lrtspCnsales. todos los detaueS int
~yesantes de Ia vida de ~trin,hcras, de
. asaltos. de incursiones acreas y de-
batallas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-04
EOLLETiN los.
Ell PACTO DE SANGRE
{SCgunda Parte.)

Ante :cche 4 las uev
-,Es singular, mIrmurj el mar
Gre>. lie ne visto aver 4 medic dia.
y NADIA me ma dieho.
-De5ciS estar traScordado. caba-
Hero. manifesto el captain.
-.TraScordado.... 5por que?
-Porque aver a medic dja esraha
aqui el baron.
ii En- su cuarto?
No. en- e. MIC
sDeSde que hora2
BESIDE las diez de Ia manana.
= Pero Sc marcharia a ESQ Ge las
doce?
De ningun modo: no Salio haSga
las dos Y media de Ia tarde conrigo
Y con un amigo MO, el tenieNte Ro-
SSin.
-Os repito, c~aballero, dijo Emma
nuel con voz tremula, que aver Vi al
baron en la embajada de-. que le
he hablado Y que Subi6 a mi carrua-
Je...-..
-yuestra memoria no debe eStar
muy Segura, caballero, lie interrumpio
el captain politicamente, pero con
aeento ~convencido. FL baron de Mort
Dieu no Sc separ5 de mi desde las diez
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-04

Aquef hCmbre hablaba ri frances
cen liyero acento britanico: vestia Con
Ia elegante sencillez, de un gentleman,
Y parecia estar ~ligeramente conmovi-
do.
La sonora ha salido.
-Rara una bora.
iLas nihas seguiran en- ell hotel7
pregunt6 con viveza ell desconocido.
Han salido tambien.
-iQue han salido?
Con su ava.
Ell ingles respir6 mas libremente.
-iSolo cor 81 ava y para dar I'm
paseo, no es ash? pregunto con ansie-
dad.
Las ninas acaban de salir con su
ava Y con una sonora vestida de ne
gro que ha venido a buscarlas en- IN
coche de punto.
Ell ingles rugio de c6lera y de dolor
al propio tempo y murmuro golpean-
dose la frente:
-iDemasiado tarde!