Arizona republican., 1918-04-26

ZOna made the best per cent Of gain in production the last year of any state. He cited that in Coconino county, which the previous year had produced only 40 carloads of potatoes, this year produced and shipped $40 carloads of potatoes.
 Now terribly short in food the allies are. Mir. Heard described as having learned from a recent visit to Wash ington.
 In the first three months of this year, he said, America had shipped more food by 25 per cent than was shipped during the entire previous year.
 We cannot do too much in the line of food production,' said the speaker, 'and we have started out to see whether Arizona cannot feed heI self. In Maricopa county we will pro- duce 100 per cent more wheat this year than last. I want to say that the farmer is doing his share"
 The speaker described what was being done for the men who are called 10 the front, of the work in advising them just what their rights are under the new laws, such as the compensation and insurance act and the soldiers and sailors civil rights bill. The work of the state legal committee also was described.
 Service in Committees
 We are trying, through the county council of defense" said MT. Heard, to carry the campaign of service into every community to mobilize all the people for effective service. We want to put the stacker to work and to cut out the idle loafer" The work of the Boys Working Reserve was eulogized, and the audience was in- formed that 2,200 acres of land in the state were worked last year by these boys. We are trying to de- velop a thorough, uncompromising, 100 per cent Americanism," the speak CT concluded.
 We want only 100 per cent Ameri- cans. It is the duty of the com mittee on public safety and defense to find the disloyal ones. The time has come when we can have only loyal ones. In this state there is growing, traitorous, disloyal organiza- tion called the l. w. w. The time is here when we can no longer tenn porize with them. We must weed out that organization and aid in building up a new creed, speeding up industry to top speed to win the war" The work of the Red Cross was | described by Roy Goodrich who told of the growth of what formerly was | considered to be a social organiza- l tion, but which now has grown to a great business institution that exa pended last year $150,000,000. He declared that while $105,00O,000 had been collected for it's support the past year, that was almost all expended, and on May 3 another drive for | 100,000000 is to be started
 The wonderful work of the Red Cross in Europe is reaching out be- yond the front lines and caring for the refugees was described by the speaker. He told of the canteen ser vice and of the many thousands served daily in them. We should en- deavor to- keep our ideals high, said the speaker, and the way tc those ideals is by the way of the Red Cross" He called upon the people to support it by their hearts hands and pocketbooks.
 H. J. McClung, state director of the | Liberty loan, described the Third Lib erty loan, now under way, and called for the assistance of all in puttine the state over the top. Arizona i. now far from that goal, he stated but with the help of all it would finally get there, he declared he was convinced.
 There is only one week of the cam paign left" said MT. McClung, "ant urge the necessity of hard work It will take much work to win out.
 The Thrift campaign was the topic of brief address by H. R. Tritle state director. That Arizona las night stood fifth among the states il sale of war savings stamps, was thu announcement of the speaker. H. also said that it was the only statt in the west on that list. MT. Tritl, made strong plea against disloyalty
 Guy Manners Speaks
 The unspeakable Hun was fittingl, described by Guy Manners, who mad the final address of the evening. MT Manners has had the experience tha places him in a position to giv much first-hand information abou war conditions, especially in Belgium He described some of the unspeakabl atrocities perpetrated in that countr, by the Germans and denounced then in no polite terms. He praise America for her part in the war an declared that only victory could com to the allies with such a righteou cause.
 | The address of Mr. Manners whicl