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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
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ers: has = passion for antique
furniture and is particularly fond
OF trees
His tastes are simple. he eats
spariugly. drinks wine and coffee
but no spirits and smokes small
cigars. He finds it necessary TO
light every cigar five OF six times
his motor car.
The generalissimo's favorite
recreation is horse exercise. He
is particularly attached to a
thoroughbred which he bought n
year before the war and which is
with him wherever he goes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

Robinson had drafted into her
service a young officer who was
patiently and slowly cutting the
pineapple into slices.
Mrs Robinson glanced at the
patient slave who was cutting up
the pineapple Moved by a stub
born impulse she said 10 him:
son. are you married7'
Quick as a flash the young man
replied:
NO. madam. I am not married.
! am suffering from indigestion.
That is the reason look this
way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
Real Meaning Of FocH,S Name Is Fire
-:..:- -::- -.:- -;I.:- -.:-
Germans Know the Name Fits Him Well

AHCW JuE
Darts, France. Dec. Elm an
L intimate character sketch OF
Gen. Foch by NJ Rene Barjean.
the interesting statement is made
that the name Of the generals
simo is OF Celtic origin. ~Foex."
which means fire" and that he
has the blue eyes Of the Celt.
Foch. before the war. divided
his time between his family and
reading and sport. His favorite
reading is history. He loves the
works Of the old French compos-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21

London Eng, Dec. u Tommy
could remember nothing but war and
its alarms. The lights surprised him
Mummy. how happy the windows
look" he said. How long does peace
last-tin Christmas"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
BRITISH LEADERS.
DECLARE WILHELM.
MUST FACE TRIAL.
ARE EMPHATIC IN ASSERTING
ALLIESMU5 TEXTRADITE HIM

Greatest Criminal of the Ages Cannot Be Allowed To
Remain In Holland Matching Up Vaccinations and
Immune From Punishment For His Crimes, They
Insist; Some Talk of Banishing the Elk Kaiser.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
81 ARE DROWNED AT
ONCE WHEN BRITISH
CRAFT GOES DOWN
COMPARTMENT CLOSED, OTHERS
LIVE UNTIL RESCUE IS EFFECTED

Divers Go Down and Establish Communication With
Imprisoned Men; Wires Are Attached and Fuel Oil
Is Blown Out; Sub Rises Until Its Nose Sticks Out
of the Water and Men Are Then Taken Out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
PRETTY GiRLSAT SCOTCH BASE
CHARM and WE'D YhNE SAILORS

Base Port Is Charming Town Built On Solid Rock and
With Narrow Winding Streets; Sailors Live In ''The
Ship Great, Rambling Building Made Over For
Their Use; Weather Is Generally Misty Drizzle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-21
TACTICS Of GERMANS ARE SAhiE
AS They USED AGAINST CAESAR

Fourth Book of Gallo War Tells How Germans Invaded
Gaul and Looted 1t; How They Proposed An ARMS
stice In Order That German Territory Might Not
Be Invaded; Then They Treacherously Attacked.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

rect supervision. The corporation
charges each miller l per cent of the
value Of the wheat he grinds to cover
the costs Of administering the cor
poration; for the $50.OOO.OOO capital Is
to be returned to the United States
Treasury, unimpaired.
The agreement has its compensa-
ton, however. for the policy Of Uncle
Sam Is to provide each mill with all
wheat possible. To do SO. every mill
signing up vas required to furnish an
estimate OF Its possible milling capaci-
ty for the season. This nationwide
survey Of milling capacities. when bal
anced against the available supply of
wheat, enables the Grain Corporation
to equalize supplies in a way never
done before. In fact, the schedule of
prices arranged for the primary mar
kets had for an object this equaliza-
ton. For instance. II the proprietor
Of an elevator at Maryville, Mo-, 40
miles northeast Of st. Joseph, and 456
miles from Chicago. desires to market
wheat he has available these markets:
St. Joseph. Mo-; Kansas City. NO.;
St. Louis. Mo-. Chicago. ILL.,. and New
York City. N. Y. To ascertain the
most advantageous price for him, he
would work 1t out on the basis of the
following table:
From this table you can see what
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

the Grain Corporation was making a
large purchase for the Allies and was
utilizing its knowledge of available
stocks by having on the job a trans
portatiOn strategist-Edward Cham
bers, vice president Of the Santa Fe.
Mr., Chambers was assisting the FOOD
Administrations and has n remarkable
"way with him" Even before he was
called to assist Mr.. McAdoo, the Direc-
tor General, his suggestions to the rail-
roads had q wonderful effect In dis
%couraging their hesitancy as to finding
available cars and in clearing up con-
gestions that looked as though they
never could be uncOngested.
How Uncle Sam Keeps the Whip
Ease in getting the needed cars was
one of the advantages enjoyed by this
particular elevator after signing the
voluntary agreement which to
the Grain Corporation the right to con
troll storage and direct shipments ana
sales of all wheat bought by the pro
prietOr.
While voluntary, this agreement Is
almost compulsory since railroads give
priority recognition to Grain Corpora
ton requests for cars; and elevators
or mills outside the official fold must
"rustle' for themselves. In return the
Government guarantees the elevator
PROPRIETOR against losses and protects
him in every way as to price ana pays
him rentals for all storage space requi-
sitione1 by it.
All elevators, local and terminal,
must take out licenses or a d shut
down. What is the power OF the H.
cense? 1t requires the operator to lay
all cards on the table as to his busl-
ness dealings. Fol the time of the
war the elevator becomes a public util-
| ity and its proprietor must furnish In
formation as to his business at any
time when required by the Grain Cor
poration. Each week he must make
and mail reports showing the amount
| Of wheat, rye, or their derivatives, pur-
| chased, stored, and shipped.
Under present license terms, he IL
censee can keep on hand for only ~
| days, unless he obtains a special per-
nit, any stocks OF these grains or
their derivatives. He Is also forbid
den to contract for the sale Of any
product which can not be delivered
within 30 days after the contract Ia
made.
How the Wheat Was Milled.
Away went our bushel OF wheat on
its Journey to the terminal. where 1t
met other bushels Of wheat from all
parts OF the territory that fed this
market. There 1t was regarded fol
special requirements. marked for I'm
mediate milling and rolled on to a
large mill In Illinois. The miller
bought the wheat from the Grain Cor
poration, for each miller In the Unit
ed States Is under license also, nnd
most OF them have filed out another
voluntary agreement which binds then
either to purchase all supplies from
the Grain Corporation or under It's oil
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

at New York City vas S2.2S per BUSH
ell. Here is how he went about It:
The freight rate from Sikeston to
New York being 1888 cents per bush
ell, he deducted that from S2.2S per
bushel and found the price at Sikeston
to be S2.l1O2. From this he deducted
l per cent per bushel for the commits
sion firms charges, which put the net
price {. 0. b. Sikeston at S2.1OO2.
He next compared this price with
what he could get II he sold at st.
Louis, his nearest primary market. AT
st. Louis the basic price Is S2,ls per
bushel, and the freight rate from
Sikeston to st. Louis g cents per bush
ell. This would make the Sikeston
price 81. IL, less ] cen per bushel for
selling charges, or $2.11 net. The st.
Louis price would therefore govern,
being advantageous to the Sikeston
seller.
II our Imaginary 2 bushels Of wheat
had started from SikestOn, since 1t was
a No. 2 grade. we must deduct 3 cents
per bushel, which would bring the
price I. O. b. the elevator point to
s2.OsO2 per bushel. AS u imaginary
elevator man Is charging 5 cents per
bushel for handling, which includes
the commission fee just mentioned, we
deduct an additional 4 cents to arrive
at the price the farmer received. THIS
price would be s2.O4N at the elevator.
Some Of that 4 cents will return to our
farmer II the elevator prospers; for 1t
Is owned comparatively.
When Farmer and Elevator Man Dis.
agree.
Had this elevator been owned by pri-
vate firm or person. or had 1t been q
Zine" plant, Col. jenkins would not
have been 80 bland and trustfnl.
He might have refused to sell at all
and arranged to store his wheat or he
might have taken 1t over TO q com
petitive concern which offered a high
er price; for the Food Administration
has not yet attempted to regulate the
prices paid farmers for wheat at coun
try points. II does, however, offer ia
sell for any farmer or farmers organ
IzatIon wheat offered at terminal
points, but makes : commission charge
Of I per cent for it, services.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
Norwood Department

AN04 "OOu DSF~A SssA
Mrs. Hannah Inman left for
Oklahoma Thursday having re-
ceived word that her daughter,
Mrs. Hay, was in a hospital seri.
ously i'll.
Mrs. w. V. Frink returned
from Springfield Thursday night
Chas. Alexander was in Noun
tain Grove Tuesday,
Everett Dunlap was in Noun
tain Grove Tuesday.
Jim Dennis and VIM. Shelton
of Wolf Creek were in town Tues.
day.
Mrs. Birdie Lewis and child
rem of Newton. Kans arrived
Wednesday to visit her parents.
Jas. Anderson's.
Roy Mills of Kansas City ar
rived with his car Wednesday
and is working with his brother,
w. A. Mills, south of town.
The Citizens Bank has an.
nounced April l as the date of
for opening for business,
A. D Roper moved into his
property near the school house
Tuesday.
j. P. Newton has moved from
the Barnes property to his resi-
dence on the south side, and Mr..
Householder has moved into the
Barnes property vacated by Mr..
Newton.
L. A.. Huffman has moved back
to his farm.
Mrs Fred Stewart arrived
from North Missouri Wednesday
Mrs. A. H. Lacy departed for
Kinta, Okla, last Friday.
Our school closes for the term
Friday.
G.E. Arnold of Mountain Grove
has purchased the w. M. Best 80
acres, east of town.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

ing was taking place. cncle Sam
had started on this remarkable *
pertinent; he was going to see wheth-
er wheat could be marketed minus
rake-offs to 7the SPECTATORS. This
n~ecessitated complete control BY the
Government of storage facilities, trans
portation and distEbuNve agencies.
and the marketing machinery for
wheat and rye.
Everybody was troubled; most OF
all. the officials Of the Food Admins
tration Grain Corporation who had
undertaken, without salary, and at the
sacrifice Of their personal connection
with the grain trade, to whip Int"
shape the forces that would drive for
ward the big business machine for
marketing American wheat A single
control; and a S5O,0OO,OW nonproht-
making corporation to do the work.
This work is a necessary arm OF the
Food Administration. allowing the
Government TO do business quickly
and withoutred tape. Its stock Is held
In trust by the President OF the Unit
ed States. For the time Of the wal 1t
will supervise the rate or purchase
the part commercially available OF the
6eO.ppo,oO O bushels Of wheat end the
5O.OpD.O 900 surplus Of rye grown In
America in 1917. Its Job is to find a
market sor every bushel, irrespective
Of class and grade. Under Its patron
e e wheat screenings are moving just
as easily as No. l Northern. 1t must
also work out satisfactorily the local
prices for wheat at each OF almost
10000 country elevator points, adjust
thousands Of complaints, organize the
gathering and analysis OF date. Inspect
reported as dealing unfairly,
solve vexatious disagreenents among
the trade, and deal effectively with the
allies purchasing agent and the neu-
trails who may desire to purchase.
In the early days, following the de-
termination of prices for 1917 wheat
BIZ the President's Fair Price Commits
sion, confusion existed In every part OF
the wbeat-producing regions. This was
intensified BY the inauguration OF the
new grain grades, as promulgated by
the Department of Agriculture. which
took place about the same time, n
led to diverse complaints and a feel.
ing among farmers that the Grain Cor
poration Of the Food Administration
was responsible for both the price as
determined and stricter observance IT
grain GRADES. But the corporation was
eespensibis Tor neither act IL 10 pure
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

market. They also tend to correct
many abuses prevalent In the past,
such as cutthroat methods adopted by
mills to secure supplies and indiscrimi-
nate moving Of wheat to terminals.
For all practical purposes the wheat
business Of the country Is appOrtiOned,
and whenever possible mills are sup
piled from wheat In the territory near
est them. This policy has for an OBJ
ject the saving Of waste In transport
tatlon. In another way saving Is
made: Formerly large quantities OF
undergrade wheats have been difficult
to dispose Of on account of uncO-Ordi-
mated purchase of the competing mills;
but under Uncle Sans domination
each bushel of wheat must now go
somewhere and the poorer wheat will
move just as freely as the more de-
sirable grades.
Limiting MilIers' Profits.
The Illinois miller who received the
carlot containing our bushel of wheat
( milled 1t promptly and shipped Its -four
to q port for expectation. The miller
was permitted by the Food Admins.
tration to make a fair profit, not ex-
cecding n maximum Of 25 cents per
barrel on the -four and a maximum
profit of 30 cents per ton on the feed.
stuffs left over All mills, however,
must furnish at regular intervals to
the Milling Division full statements OF
manufacturing costs, which are scru'
tinlzed carefully. The derivatives OF
this wheat the miller sold for d0mes
tic consumption, as the policy Of the
Government Is to keep In the United
States all available feedstuffs In order
to encourage livestock production
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
City Council Meeting

The city council met Saturday
night and confirmed the judges
and clerks for the city election.
Fred Carnall was chosen as jud.
re in the first ward in place of
j. 3. Freeman, who is a candi.
date for alderman. II. T.. Len.
hart residing in the first ward,
M. E. German was put in his
place as a clerk in the second
ward.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
F. M. HUFFMAN
DRUGS. MEDICINES

Photographic Supplies and Rubber Goods
We solicit your trade because IL goods
are fresh, our stock is complete, our
drugs are pure. We give you what you
ask for. Prescriptions a specially.
Norwood, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

~ an administrative arm Of the Gov.
eminent formed to buy grain or super
vlse it, sale at the prices determined
BY the commission, and Il must do ito
work on the basis Of the new grades
But to return to our farmer and his
expectations Of price.
introducing Two Bushels Of Wheat
Lying side by side In his wagon had
been 2 bushels Of wheat that fate had
marked for strangely different ends.
They were very much alike, those
bushels Of wheat, and to look at them
you would not have suspected the
strange and wonderful adventures In
store for them. Yet n was destined
to travel abroad for consumption In
France: the other to And Its way int"
Georgia. where It was mllled and Its
-four finally reached a New efork
baker on the East Side. But In the
sum Of the travels made by the two.
as we shall follow them, will be I'M
folded the International panorama OF
wheat marketing in time of war.
Finding a Price at a Country Point.
High war costs Of production gave
our Missouri farmer much concern as
to his returns and accounted for his
depression over the prospects of his
wheat grading down; for that meant
a reduction Of 3 cents per bushel un-
der the No. l grade. But 1t graded
No. 2.
The elevator would also deduct an
additional 5 cents a bushei to cover the
fixed charge made in this locality for
handling and selling. The 5-ccnt
charge included the commission of l
cent per bushel customary in 1917
among commission hen for selling the
wheat to domestic millers or foreign
buyers.
The elevator man was none too sure
as to how to get at the price Which
this wheat should bring. He knew
considerably more about human nature
than freight rates and decided to
"check up" the problem to the nearest
zone agent Of the Grain Corporation.
| So he wrote a letter to the representa-
| tive stationed at st. Louis. That let
ter was referred to the traffic expert
in the New York office, who transmit
ted the following rule for determining
the price of wheat at any country
point:
There Is only one price for wheat at
a country point. That price Is always
to be arrived at by taking as a basis
the price at the most advantageous
primary market where we have fixed
a price and %deduetino the freight to
that market and a fair handling profit.
That 10 the price to be paid for wheat
at any station, regardless Of the point
to which II may be shipped.
, Working out the price which should
| be paid for wheat at your station is
a fine occupation for an off day. II
! you cannot find the answer, write to
the Food Administration Grain Cor
poration in New York City and Its
traffic expert will give you aid.
FINDING the Price Of No. 2 Wheat at
H
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

wheat bushels was poured into a car
which ~miraculously had appeared on
the siding ut a time when car shortage
was troubling the entire commercial
world. Inquiry might have shown that
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Under these conditions the proprietor
would probably sell at st. Joseph or
Chicago, according to his inclination.
The table further illustrates the
equalization Of prices and indicates to
what extent the miller Is protected
when buying wheat In any territory.
Through this plan determinations
against the producer, the miller, and
the consumer are eliminated so far as
it seems humanity possible under u
plan Of such tremendous proportions.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

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share Of the wheat dol.
W lar Is one Of the war.
w time Jobs Uncle Sam has
done since food control
= " became possible. After
W Eve months Of Crap
pling with the problem.
Uncle Sam Is BOW trans
lxting into the pockets Of both produc-
ers and consumers benefits derived by |
the Nation. He has shut of specula-
ton, produced q free market and
movement Of all grades of wheat. cut
expenses and Induced a normal flow Of
wheat in natural directions, and ef-
fected q thousand other economies.
The Food Administration Grain Cor.
Itself buys every bushel Of wheat pro
duced in the Nation In Its progress
from country elevator to foreign buy
ers or domestic consumers, marks a
new step toward national efficiency
How in four short months It has been
done is told In the following episodes
wherein two bushels Of wheat travelled
to market.
Ono fne fall afternoon. Col. Bill
Jenkins, who farms somewhere in Mis-
souri,, loaded his wheat into a wagon
and drove along the black road that
led across the prairie to town. When
he reached the cooperative elevator
Of which he was a stakeholder, he
pulled up on the scales. checked his
gross weights carefully, and began TO
unload. The manager came out and
asked:
"When you want to sell this wheat7"
II dunno" he answered. Zone
times about as good as another
these days. T won't weigh any more
later" he added. with a dry smile.
"Wheat shrinks a lot" admitted the
manager. u hear the Government
wants as much wheat as II can get
Just northumberland the Allies do
eat a terrible lot of 1t since the war"
whats wheat to-day?" asked Col.
jenkins. getting interested.
well, let me see" parleyed the
manager. II guess this wheat'd be a
good No. 2 under the new grades"
"Grades? What about grades? That
Food Administration seems to mix into
mighty nigh everything from rabbits
to axle grease"
Hold on, Colonel" said the eleva.
tor man, good-naturedly. 1.-THE Food
Administration h not to blame. Con-
gress passed the act and told the De
partment of Agriculture to Ok the
grades. They became effective last
July. sent out a letter on It."
swell. l guess you better sell for
the best you can" said the farmer.
II am needed al home" And he drove
away.
A New Order In the Grain World.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

sample on to the st. Louis Zone agent
for test, which verified his Judgment rs
to grade. He then went about his usu.
al duties. cleaning the grain. filling his
bins. and shipping out rs regularly as
he could in maximum carload Quanti-
ties, in order to economic the use OF
cars In time Of congestion. He was
careful to keep his records very
straight as to dates and quantities Of
wheat purchased. on hand, and shipped
out. for the Grain Corporation requires
weekly reports and full details Of
transactions.
Sellino Wheat TO Government.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

BOUT % days after the
farmer brought In his
wheat there came a re-
quest to this elevator for
a carload to be purchas-
ed by the Grain Corpora
ton, SO one Of our
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

AXE an actual example:
An elevator man In
Sikeston, Mo-. wanted
to know what price
No. 2 wheat should
bring at his station
when No. / wheat
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
. New Order In the Grain World.

1NvERSATIONS Of this
kind might have taken
place in almost every
town In the great grain
belt Of the Nation aft
er August 10; fer revo-
y-&f-- H. -rak~ mn r1ynf-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

HESE schedules arrang-
ed for the various
markets are veritable
"price dams" to pre-
vent the Overfowing
Of the stream Of
wheat at any single
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

UR delay In getting this
wheat started across
the world was occa-
stoned by the uncer-
tain Judgment Of the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28
Wolf Creek

EollO! LHeiyOOuy
Flowing and garden making is
the order of the day.
Leo Ryan has been very i'll.
Mrs. Thos. Coday left Tuesday
for Commerce, Okla, where she
will visit her four sons. One,
Roy, will be there on a furlough.
Lon Campbell made a business
trip to Mansfield Wednesday.
Hope everybody will have all
the eggs they can eat Easter
Sunday and have plenty left over
POLLY ANN.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

wheat would bring at five different
markets If shipped from Maryville,
Mo-:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

Selling Wheat to Government.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-03-28

A,ZG@Gha1EyKH2Ma
IN the CoumtryC

)UBLiNG the farmers
share Of the wheat dol.
lar Is one Of the war.
time Jobs Uncle Sam has
done since food control
became possible. After
Eve months Of crap
ping with the problem.
IInclo Sona Ia nou iraNS.