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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
OLD L. CLIO GETANLI
Uncle Sam to Take Hand In Flxlnr
Retail Prices Everywhere In
the Land
County Food Boss Sherman FOrmIn
Price Board to Sit Weekly on
Local Market

Food prices in Deminp and Luna
county will hence heneefonh l..
under the supervision of the food
administration, Fred Sherman, coun
ty food administrator, announced
yesterday. The ruling holds good for
the entire United States and Is ef
feclive at once.
The county food administrator.
will issue each week list Of reta /
prices governing all food product.
and these prices will be pubhshea
weekly IN the local papers. The fir.i
list for Deming and Lama countv
will appear next week.
The instructions 10 Mr.. Sherman
provide for the formation of board
which will meet weekly to discus
market conditions and arrive A.
prices for the ensuing week. There
will be four members Of this board
beside the county administrator him
self, who will preside at all It's meet
lngS. The other members will he. a
food products wholesaler. n retail
grocer, retail meat market man. n
consumer, and reporter on prices.
The last two named will probably bc
women.
II is the aim of the food admins
lraIion to be absolutely fair to every
body concerned in setting the food
prices. but no variations iherefron
will he permitted after they are sci
that is no sales may be made at
higher figure than that provided,
which is intended as q maximum
price. Any dealer who charge,
more than the scheduled price will
be prosecuted for profiteering--i
dread charge these days.
Mr.. Sherman expects no difficulty
with Deming retailers, especially ihc
older established ones, who have ni
ways shown Willingness 10 cooper
ate with the food administration
Dealers at Columbus and other points
IN the county have also shown the
right spirit as rule, but Of course
there are apt TO be occasional viola
tions until one or two rigorous ex
amples put the fear of II. Hoover in
to the hearts of all would he profit
GERS.
The price-regulating board, the
members of which had not been pick
cd by Mr.. Sherman Yesterday. viii
probably hold its first meeting the
first of the week, though they may
get together tomorrow Their meet
ings will be at his law office on
Spruce street.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
BADLY THROWN GRENADE
ENDS OFFICERS LIFE
Lieut.. Olaf Damn, l36lh Infantry.
Killed In Peculiar Accident
Tuesday AfternOn

A wild throw Of hand grenade
by soldier in practice trench
brought death to Lieut.. Olaf B. Damn
Of the l36th infantry Tuesday after
noon. A sergeant who was with him
In an ~" of the trench when the
accident occurred, was knocked down
by the explosion and is at the base
hospital suffering with a bad ease
of shell shock, the first of the kind
that has ever entered the hospital.
and in all likelihood the last He
escaped without a wound, however
Lieut.. Damn and the officer with
HIM were watching the grenade
throwing from a point apparently
safely out Of the line of fire. The
lieutenanPs eyes were on the target
trench when the wild shell came, and
he had no warning Of his approach
ing fate. The officer with him saw
i coming through the air and fell TO
the bottom Of the trench, shouting
q warning a fraction of a second
before the explosion.
1t. George b. Damn, brother of
the dead officer, was the first TO
reach the scene of the accident and
with the help of others removed the
shattered body from the trench.
The parents of the dead officer
had left for their home at Austin.
Minn., only a few hours before the
accident, after a visit of several
days here with their two boys. Be.
fore they had reached their home
the body Of one of their sons was on
its way there for burial. The funeral
was from the Mahoney mortuary
Wednesday afternoon, the official
staff Of the i36th, together with the
French grenade instructors, march
ing in line to honor their departed
comrade.
The grenade that killed Lieut.
Damn is thought to have slipped from
the hand of soldier throwing it
from the long section of the trench,
aS it travelled at almost a right angle
from the direction of the target.
Otherwise such throw could not
have been made without deliberate
intent, which is not suspected in this
ease.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
VOTES ON SUBSCRIPTION
PAYMENTS


Three weddings were solemnized
hy Rev. w. Il. Foulks last week. The
first, on Sunday, at the Foulks home,
was that Of Miss Marie Petrie of
Galveston, Tex, and John LeCroix
of Camp Cody.
On Monday at the Harris home,
4l4 S. Platinum, Miss Grace Hattery
Of Collins, Ia, and Frank l.. Lander
Of Deming were married.
On Thursday evening at the Foulks
home Miss Eunice Remington be-
came the bride Of Victor l.. Cunning
ham of Camp Cody. Both are from
Texas.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
On IrIn 70 Texas

f. C. Wells left Tuesday for
Ranger, Texas, where he has some
land holdings that threaten to de-
velOp into exceedingly valuable prop
erty on account of the probable dis
covery of oil in the neighborhOod.
Mr.. Wells will be gone at least two
weeks and expects to acquire some
more land in the vicinity Of the pros
pective oil pool il he can do so at
what he considers a fair figure He
will also visit the Cushing oil field
near Tulsa, Okla, before returning
home.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
Attended MIIIsrs, MssiInn

County Food Administrator Fred
Sherman returned Tuesday from Al
buquerQue, where he attended the
meeting of the millers Of thes tate on
the day previous. One Of the pur-
poses Of the gathering was 10 adopt
plans for better cooperation with the
food administration in the production
OF war flour and the regulation Of
the prices Of the same.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
Aztec DrIIIers Strike Gas

Aztec, N. NJ, Aug. pa heavy
flow of wet petroleum gas has been
found in the Mesa Verde well here.
Experienced well operators who has
visited the well during the past week
all state that il is a certainty that
heavy flow Of oil will be met with
in the lower sands. Representatives
of many large oil companies have
been busily acquiring acreage here
Silly, who was in charge of the great
gusher at TampicO, gives the opin-
ion that the oil from the Mesa Verde
is the highest grade he has ever seen.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23

AThe first portrait made in America
took an exposure of five minutes in
the full glare Of the noon day sun.
Today in our well equipped studio it
il a matter Of fractions Of a second.
Fine lenses, fast plates, photo
grapher who knows his business--all
these things combine TO make the
experience Of O visit to STEPHEN
HADERER'S PHOTO STUDIO a
pleasant one. Also and this is pos
sibly Of no little Importance, not an
expensive one. Deckert Bldg. 100
Pine 81. Upstairs.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
U. S. DOUBLES CALL FOR
NEW MEXICO LAB0RERS
War Work Of Nation Is Short One
Million Men, Who Must be
Found Quick

One million men short! That is
the alarming situation that today is
confronting the men who are direct
lng the war work of the United
States, There are shortages in other
classes and grades OF labor. but the
shortage of l,000,000 men is in un-
skilled labor.
A pierre acid plant, costing 49,
600 900, is now in course of con
,truction at Brunswick, Georgia,
Labor has not been Forthcoming to
expedite the construction, and Wash
ington has notified the state of
Georgia that unless 5000 laborers
are furnished at once for this plant,
The gigantic industry will be removed
from the state. The Midvale Steel
plant, at Coalsyille, Penna., finds
labor 50 scarce that it is able to keep
only part Of the plant in operation.
Other Instances might be cited, but
those two are enough to show how
badly war industries production is
crippled on account of the scafcity
of labor.
Washington's telegram call to New
Mexico this morning is for the state
practically to double its quota of
unskilled laborers, who are to be
enrolled and started to work with the
least possible delay, The original
quota for the state was for 5S5 men.
That quota has been increased to
ll40 men. Washington says that
these men are to be put into service
with the least possible delay, no mat
ter what may happen to private busi-
ness. Luna county, originally called
on for Is men, must now furnish 81.
In recruiting men for government
service, il must be horne constantly
in mind that the men are not to be
taken from farms, railroads and
mines. And remember that men en-
gagged in getting out supplies and
materials for the farms, railroads
and mines, are engaged in work just
rs important as those employed ON
the farms. railroads and in the
mines, The term "farms" is to in
clude the allied industries Of stock,
cattle, sheep and hog raising.
New Mexico has not yet failed in
any of its tasks in war work. And
New Mexico will not fail now. The
government looks TO us for the quick
enrolment of men for service where
they are most needed Every man
should realize the vital fact that our
armies overseas will be beaten when
we can no longer furnish them with
arms, munitions, equipment and sup
plies.
ANY information desired concern
ing the work for which men are
wanted will be furnished ON applica
tion at the federal employment bu-
reau at the chamber of commerce.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23

A. g. Craig, Of III Paso, who has
been the agent Of the Pablo people
in Deming for nearly a year, has
succeeded Ben Moe to the proprietor
ship Of the old Green Parrot cafe
and is putting in n Spanish grill
there. He expected to be open for
business today.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
Wed In Los AnneIas

Los Angeles, August IA pretty
wedding was solemnized in Los An
geles Thursday morning, when Miss
Louise f. Laugharn of Deming be-
came the bride of Lieut.. George c,
Chambers Of Camp Cody. Mrs,
Chambers win remain in Los Angeles
for the winter, with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. Laugharn. Lieut..
Chambers expects soon TO leave for
"over there"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23

Sr. Candelario Montoya, acom-
panied by his wife and daughter,
Miss Lucinda. Of Las Vegas. have
been visiting in Deming several days
with their two nephews, Ray Segura
of the Graphic ond J, d. Ulibarri Of
Camp Cody.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
Brakeman ls Killed

Lordsbnrg, n. NJ, Aug. I'D. /.
Johnson died here as the result of
injuries received when he fell be-
tween two freight ears ON train on
which he was the brakeman. He
had only recently come here from
Texas on account Of his wife's health
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23

The American Grocery Co.. of III
Paso, has closed its branch house in
Deming. They were located just
east of the Cox grocery, ON East
Platinum.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23
BONUS OFFERS DECREASE
But Ten Dollars on Subscription viii
Earn 5000 Votes Balance Of
This Week
gStlll Chance for Any Girl 10 lump
into Good Lead With Some
Hard Work


Contestants who are neglectina
their campaigns in the race for the
Buick touring car, hundred dollars
cash and other prizes are making q
huge mistake. just three weeks re-
main Of the time the contest has Ia
run, and to do anything short Of your
best work is to neglect your oppor-
tunity of great profit.
Because opponents are little Lax
in their efforts should be an incentive
for you to work with your utmost
vim and energy to win one of the big
awards.
Suppose You should win a thou
sand dollar car in the next three
weeks-wouldn't the profit be really
astounding3 OF course it would. To
win the 800 during that short time
would be a splendid thing. Better
decide today to do little real work
and gain something really worth
while. You can do it if you will
work earnestly for short time.
Weak opposition will make your sue
cess doubly assured.
Il is important that you should
secure your subscriptions at the ear
liest possible time so as to procure
the largest number Of votes upon
hem. Each week shows substan-
tial decrease in the number Of votes
given. One subscription turned in
now means as much in votes as sew
eral turned in at the end of III cam
paign.
CLUBBING OFFER
Each ten dollars worth of sub
scriptions turned in by nine o'clock
in the evening of Saturday, August
oath, will earn three hundred and
thirty thousand extra votes. This is
guaranteed to be the best offer of
any kind to be made during the re-
mainder of the contest. Never again
after its closing will subscriptions
earn so many votes.
PRIZES.
.lFirst grand prize is a 1918 model
Buick touring ear, fully equipped
with all late improvements.
Second grand prize is 500 cash.
Three beautiful ivory toilet sets
and three gold wrist watches, to-
gether with many cash prizes com
pete the list. Every person who
takes active part will win. There can
be no losers. Each one will receive
at least a cash award that will repay
handsomely for the time devoted to
thsTork'
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-23

n. +, Chapman, former city health
officer was in from his Myndus
homestead Tuesday attending to
business matters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
MAY VETO $3.50 WHEAT BILL
Indications Strong That President
VIII Refuse Signature.

Washington, aMrch 25.-Indications
are very strong that President VIII
son will veto the Gore amendment
passed by the Senate, raising the
price of wheat to $3.50 to the farmer
instead of 1920 bushel at termin.
ais, recently set by Presidential pro
clamation.
Administration officials expressed
the belief that the President may send
a letter to the conference committee
that will result in killing 1t.
A price of $3.50 to the farmer, food
administration officials said, would
mean about $275 at terminals. This
would add about So barrel to the re
tail price on flour.
Food officials declare that giving
the higher price would precipitatt
a wheat famine and greatly imperia
the Allies supply, inasmuch as farm
ers naturally would hold on to wha
is left of the 1917 crop In order Il
get the higher figure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
23 Hostile Machines Downed.
CALL FOR 1909 DRAFTED MEN
Induction Of Those Skilled In Mechan-
les to Begin April 8.

March 25.-A call for the induc-
ton of 1909 Minnesota drafted
men especially skilled in mechanical
trades, the induction to be made
in five days period beginning
April s is announced by Adj. Cen
eral w. F. Rhinow. The 500 men to
be assigned to the University of Min
nesota farm school for training as
aviation mechanics will be taken from
the 1909. The men to be inducted will
be those whose vocational cards show
them fitted for such service. OF the
number, 500 will go to Cincinnati for
training at the University of Cincin-
natl, 300 to Carnegie School of Tech
nology, Pittsburgh, 800 to the Uniyer-
sity OF Pittsburgh and 1S9 to Pennsyl-
vania state college. Induction will be
made In five days period to begin April
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
Violent Gunfire of Enemy Extends
to Sectors Occupied BY
American Troops.
MAJOR DRIVE EXPECTED
May Come At One OF Sectors In
cluded In Foe Bombardment-
Too Early To Speculate on
Enemy's Intentions.

Paris, March 24.-New sectors, In
Guiding that north of Chemin Des
Danes are included In the violent
German gunfire that has been directed
on certain parts of the French front
ever since the offensive against the
British line began.
Along this Ladies' Road" Ameri.
can troops were officially reported to
be holding front line trenches.
Extension of the German cannon.
aiding to the region north Of this
sector and other parts of the French
front was announced by the last Off.
cial communique. 1t Is too early to
speculate upon German intentions on
the French front.
A major attack has been looked for
for several days at Verdun, Rheims
or the Champagne. 1t may come at
one of the sectors included in the
Teuton bombardment.
Foe Artillery Violent.
The Paris war office has issued the
following communique:
Artillery activity began early this
morning and grew violent this after
noon at various points to the north OF
the Chemin Des Danes, In the region
of Courtcy as we'll as in. the Cham
payne to the south OF Moronvillers
Heights.
Three attacks were launched by
the enemy to the north of Souain and
east of Teton. They broke down.
Two German airplanes were de
stroyed and four others seriously
damaged in a series OF combats with
our escadrilles. Three enemy ma
chimes were shot down by our specia
cannon"
Germans Start italian Drive.
Washington, March 25.-A new
Austro-German attack on the Italiar
Piedmont is developing, accordingly
to advices received here.
1t Is thrusting down west OF Lake
Carda, a sector of the line hitherto
quiet. Italians here were plainly
worried as to results. The driv,
menaces Brescia. Brescia, the rail
road center at the head of Piedmon
plains, dominates Milan and the Who'll,
Piedmont. The Italians, 1t Is under
stood here, have suggested the ad
visibility Of British or French rein
forcements for this point IL they cal
be spared from the French front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
GERMAN RAIDER TAKEN
Captured BY U. S. Gunboat OH
Coast of Mexico.
First Attempt of Enemy to Play Havoc
With Pacific Coast Shipping
Is Blocked.

A Pacific Port, March 25.-The
United States has frustrated Ger
many's first attempt to outfit raider
at O west coast Mexican port with
which to create havoc among Pacific
coast shipping.
The Auxiliary schooner Alexander
Agassiz, 32 tons net, formerly owned
and operated by the University of
California in research work at sea,
was captured Is miles off Mazatlan,
Mex, last Tuesday by an American
gunboat, according to advices received
here.
The Agassiz, flying the flag of the
Imperial German navy, heavily armed
and carrying a crew Of five, did not
attempt to engage the gunboat when
overhauled. The crew surrendered.
To Reach Port Soon.
The Agassiz, manned by American
bluejackets, Is en- route here under
guard of the gunboat. The German
prisoners of war will be landed here.
The Agassiz is expected in port within
a day or two 1t will be turned over
to the United States deputy marshal.
The Agassiz was not large enough
to be used extensively as raider,
Federal officials say, however, that
it was the intention of the German
crew to capture a Pacific mail boat
running to Panama, outfit 1t with
heavier guns than could be mounted
on the Agassiz, recruit full crew
from pro-Germans now living at west
coast Mexican ports and then start
out on a reign of terror.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
5000 More Men For Camp Dodge.

Camp Dodge, March 25.-Camp
Dodge is preparing to receive at least
5000 new men beginning March 20, in.
cluding about $500 from North Da-
kota, the last of the North Dakota
increment under the first draft; 500
from Illinois, and 1900 negroes from
Alabama. Whether more men will
come at that time is not known, but
additional increments are expected in
Camp Dodge during April to raise the
division to war strength. Versatility
Of the SSth division will be demon
etrAted In vaudeville exhibition sooa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
BRITISH AIRMEN HELP
Defeat Twenty-Three Hostile
Planes in Big Battle.
Also Kill Or Wound Many Germans
With Machine Guns While
Flying Low.

London, March 25.-Acording to a
British official statement dealing with
aviation, British aircraft during the
fighting along the front in France
aided materially the infantry forces
below, killing or wounding many
Germans with their machine guns
while flying at low attitudes.
In addition, British aircraft bombed
important military positions behind
the line and aviators accounted for
numerous German airmen in battles.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
"The mist over the whole front
Thursday morning cleared locally la
ter, but in some places the weather
vas unsuitable for low flying.
Battle Fronts Are Bombed.
"The enemy's attacking troops and
reinforcements on the battle front
offered excellent targets to the pilots
OF our low flying machines, which
poured many thousands of rounds in
to them, causing innumerable casu-
altles.
Our bombing machines also at.
tackled these targets, in addition to
bombing important railway stations
on the battle front, over 100 bombs
being dropped.
23 Hostile Machines Downed.
"A great deal Of fighting occur
at low attitudes in which 16 hostile
machines were downed and six driv.
en- down out of control. A hostile
balloon was destroyed by one of our
pilots. One of the enemy's low flying
airplanes was shot down in our lines
by infantry. Three Of our machines
are missing"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
TO Save U. S. Tonnage Ban Is
Placed on Many Articles
Considered Unnecessary.
WAR TRADE BOARD ACTS
Prohibition On Elghty-Two Articles
Expected To Add 100000 Tons
To Fleet To Carry Men and
Munitions Abroad.

Washington, March 25.-The first
list of imports to be prohibited en-
trance into this country in an effort
to conserve tonnage for prosecuting
the war has been made public by the
War Trade board under authority of
President Wilson's proclamation of
February IA, which put all imports
under license.
By denying permits for the impor-
tation of certain metals. foodstuffs
and luxuries which can be obtained
here or can be sacrificed to the
greater need of putting ships into
war business, the board expects to add
100000 dead weight tons to the
feet carrying men and munitions to
Europe.
This list of so articles or classes
of articles, constitutes only those
least essential, concerning which
there was little argument. Lists to
follow will touch various interests
more closely and will not be issued
until after consultation with the
trades affected, so that there will be
a minimum disOrganization and loss.
The experience of the Allies has been
utilized in devising the system of re-
strictions.
In discussing the list, officials
stressed the fact that 1t was aimed at
no country, but touched all alike
which exported any of these articles
to America.
Some Won't Be Noticed.
Some of the prohibitions scarcely
will be noticed by anyone in this
country, as they affect imports of
which only small percentage come
from overseas.
Pyrites constitutes the largest sim
gle item on the list, contributing
2O7 900 TO the total tonnage. Only
those foodstuffs were listed which
can be dispensed with and in many
cases retained more advantageously
in the country of origin, obviating
a further drain on tonnage to trans
port substitutes.
Breadstuffs, except wheat and
-four; all fruits, except bananas and
pineapples; all nuts and all vege
| tables except lentils, beans and peas
are on the list. Luxuries which the
public must forego include jewelry
art works, dice, billiard balls, poker
chips, musical instruments, perfum
| cry and feathers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25
EXPECTED TO PACIFY DUTCH
Wilson's Statement Likely To Bring
Change of Sentiment.

Washington, March 25.-Official and
popular opinion in Holland was
stirred to the hottest indignation by
the first publication there of the reQui-
sition by the United States and Eng.
land of the Dutch ships.
Since that time the full text of the
Presidents statement explaining the
Allies actions has been cabled to Hol-
land. His clear exposition OF the
legality of the action and his unequiv-
ocal promise that Holland will get all
she wanted for herself under her pro-
posed agreement is counted on by
officials of the War Trade board to
change the official and popular senti-
ment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25

a number of bombs were dropped on
Compiegne and different towns in that
region. Several machines advanced
further to the south, but were forced
to turn back by the fire OF French
artillery. The alarm was immediate
ly given in Paris and half an hour
later the "all clear" signal was sound
ed Apparently the Germans had In
tended to raid Paris itself, but one
enemy machine succeeded In reaching
the capital.