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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
SHORTAGE Of Harvest Labor.

OF all the agricultural labor prob
lens confronting the farmers Of the
country Mt this time, probably the most
serious Is that of getting enough help
to harvest the wheat crop. In normal
times there was shifting population
of from 10000 to $4,000 men who fol-
lowed the harvest season from the
South to the North of the wheat belt.
Floating labor is no longer available
to any such great extent, and the mat
ter of harvest labor, always problem.
is now n more serious one. M. r. E.
Frizeli. the department Of agriculture's
farm help specialist for Kansas, re-
Gently wrote: "After full and COM
plete investigation. / am free to say
that the farmers Of Kansas will not
be able to save the wheat crop unless
they can get help from some of the
surrounding states" What is true OF
Kansas is probably true Of most of the
other wheat states. The department Of
agriculture and the department of Ia
bor. with fairly adequate funds avail
able, are using their best efforts co
solve the problem, which they undOubt-
edly will do. But the city people Of
the states involved. by proper organ
ization and cooperation. can help
great deal: II they care at all for
more wheat bread and less war bread
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13

Prof G. I. Christie, assistant to Sec
retary Of Agriculture Houston. recent
ly pointed out some striking illustra-
tions Of how the available labor sup
ply could be used to much better ad-
vantage II supplemented by ma
chinery; Of how some labor IL not
fully utilized because machinery Is not
used. On one farm In the corn belt
he saw two strong men. each with
team of horses and a single moldboard
plow, following each other around the
field. On an adjoining farm a seven
teen-year-old boy. driving four horses
to two-furrow plow, was doing as
much and better work. On one farm
two men with two horses to a wagon
were spreading manure with forks. On
an adjoining farm one man with three
horses to a manure spreader was ac-
complishing larger amount of work
in "a more efficient way. For lack OF
proper machinery the labor of one OF
the men plowlng and one of the men
scattering manure was thrown away.
Professor Christie points out that dur
ing the rest Of the season farmers cnn
handle their work with materially
reduced number Of men II they avail
themselves OF such things as the
double cutaway harrow. wide cutter
bar Of mower and binder, sheaf car
rier on the grain harvester, tractor.
haying tools, milking machine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
FUNNIEST PLAY is REciTED
Miller Huesins Tells sf peculiar Incl
dent In Game Between cardlnals
end Pirates.

Miller Hussins, the little New York
pilot, was interviewed the other day
and asked to recite the funniest play
he had ever seen on disA.ond. Here's
the play: "It happened one day In Q
game between Pittsburgh and the 81.
Louis Cardinals, when Roger Bresna-
han was manager. Mike Mowry was
on first when Steve Evans hit q ban
10 right center. Mike started ON the
hit and after turning second saw the
coacher at third base waving him to
go back, as he thought the ball would
be caught. Mike turned back and was
running at full speed with his head
down when Evans came along toward
second base, also with head down.
The two heads met and the two play
ers went down and out. The ball was
thrown In and both were tagged. They
were out then sure"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Montana

Anaconda Copper Company. May
copper output was 27.400,000 pounds.
compared with 26.S0o. 900 in April and
38,700. 900 In March.
East Butte Company produced IN
May 2.10s.s00 pounds Of copper and
73.791 ounces Of silver. compared with
1911. 800 pounds Of copper and SS.1sl
ounces of silver in April.
Copper producers were informed BY
the War Industries Board that Presi-
dent Wilson has affixed his approval
on the recommendations Of the board
that the price Of copper shall be fixed
at 23h cents q pound for the period
beginning June 1.
May output of Butte 4 Superior ap-
proximated 5000 tons of concentrates.
the falling off from previous months
being due to an accident which tied
up shaft operations for . few days.
Earnings in April fell below those Of
earlier months this year. owing to
lower spelter prices. the average for
April being about 6x cents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
GIANT OUTFIELDERS
ARE SHOWING CLASS
McGraw's Trio Should Make Good
Record If Held Together.
George Burns, Benny kauff and Ross
Young Have Many Years Of Base
ball Ahead Of Them-Fans Have
Forgotten Robertson.

The regular outfeld trio of the
champion Giants Is one Of the clas-
siest combinations gotten together in
the National league in years.
There are several outfields in the
big show which may stack up as more
deadly with the bats, but for ALL
around baseball ability you have to go
q long way to beat George Burns,
Benny Kauf and Ross Young.
First of all, each Of these players
has a good many years Of baseball
ahead of him, and II McGraw Is lucky
he should hold on to his triplets for
three or four years at the very least.
Burns and Kauff were seasoned
players when the season Of 1913
opened. There was NO doubt about
their ability. But there was some
doubt as to whether Ross Young could
successfully fll the shoes left vacant
BY Davy Robertson. That doubt has
been swept aside. for Young has made
Polo Grounds fans forget Davy.
Young's style Of handling himself In
the field and at the bat Ii not unlike
that Of Burns and he hits hard and
timely. He is 4 good Judge Of q hy
ball and a good base runner. which u
al 4cGraw could ask.
In left field George Burns ranks
~ one Of the best players In the Ma
tional league. There Is no better sun
fielder than Burns and the fact that
New York Is the only big-league team
he has ever played with proves his
class. He came up once and has been
up ever since.
Kauf. in center, il not the prettiest
fielder In the business, but he 10 rea-
sonably sure. Benny traps q ball In
. rather awkward-looking way, but he
~gets 'em." and that Il what counts.
On the bases Benny 10 the best Of the
three, and II he realizes his ambition
this season October will fnd him head
Ing the batsmen Of the mother circuit
In place Of Eddie Rousch, his former
teammate in the Federal league.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Prieee Quoted for Metals.
New York.-Lead $7.3707.62.
Copper-$23.12h.
Bar Silver-99hc.
London. Bar silver-48Nd per
ounce.
st. Louis. Mo.-Spelter-$7.3007.45.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 50
per cent. $20.O0022.50 per unit. Crude
ores. so per cent, $22.00@25.oo: 26
per cent. 312.00Q12.50; 10 per cent.
$9.40@12.20.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
New MoxIoo,

The Mogollon Mines Co. milleo
nearly 5000 tons in May.
The Artesia Oil and Gas Company
has been organized with a capital
stock OIL 100000.
The Encino Oil and Refining Com
pany is arranging to drill for oil on its
holdings near Roswell.
The new mill Of Socorro M. and N.
Co. is nearing completion. This will
have daily capacity of $50 tons.
The Linda Vista and Felix River Oil
Companies have secured machinery
near Dayton to set over the Groves
we'll near Roswell
A Wyoming company sent several
representatives to Las Vegas. who are
leasing land In that vicinity and will
begin to drill for oil.
Extensive mining operations are in
progress on Boston Hill. mining the
immense deposits of manganese ores
on the Stevens properties.
Word reaches Santa Fe Of an oil ex-
citement in Lincoln county. caused by
oil bubbles and oil scum rising to the
surface in new well dug by William
Brown, eight miles southwest of Capt.
tan in the White mountains.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
PLANT FOOD DISEASES

You know something Of how
the United States department Of
Agriculture protects Americas
10O.OOO.OOO consumers against
diseased animal products.
Do you know that the depart
ment Is just as vigilant In pro-
tecting the same consumers
against diseased vegetable prod
ucts?
That, anyhow. y true.
But do not be too concelted
over what the department Is do
ing for you.
The department Is interested
In the consumer as an individ-
ual-in his personal welfare. in
seeing that he has good. whole
some foods.
But It Is also interested In the
population en- masse-ln seeing
that everybody gets ENOUGH
food.
Diseased vegetable products, Of
course, are not good for the In
dividual. But there IL another
element. When vegetables are
allowed to become diseased, In
transit or otherwise. and have
to be thrown away. the total sup
ply Of available food Is reduced
by Just that much. and some
body has to do some more
scrimping.
Those are the two reasons
why the United States depart
ment Of agriculture devotes q
good deal of attention to pro-
tecting vegetable foods against
diseases found at markets.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Colorado


Colorado Springs men have formed
the De Beque OIL shale Company.
The west end of Clear Greek county
In taking ON new life in the way Of
mining properties being worked.
The Molybdenum Products Com
pany at Buffer. In the Ten Mile dis
trict, il reported as operating its 35o-
ton plant steadily.
From Central City comes = report
that the old Perigo mining properties
near Rollinsvills have been sold to .
New York Company.
The winters development ON the
Yellow Jacket mine. near Oursy, 10 70.
ported to Be showing up ore bodies
that promise . big mill tonnage.
The Blue River Mines and Rsduo.
ton Company will operate the Toz
Lake and several other lode mines on
Yuba Dam flats north Of Brscksnr
ridge.
At Georgetown the Colombo Central
Il pushing construction Of its plant to
handle 1000 tons daily from the
dumps Of the Ocean Wave and Mar
shall tunnel mines.
With the payment on June 10 BY ths
Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and
Milling Company and tho Golden Cy
Gle Mining and Reduction Company oi
the regular monthly dividends Of $111.
900 and $4,000. respectively. the divi
dend total for the first one-haH Of 1911
paid to stockholders of Cripple Crsel
district mining companies amounted
to q. 1.316,000.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Inspectors Detect Diseased vepe-
tables and Fruit Arriving at
Destination.
COUNTY AGENT IS NOTIFIED
Selling Value Of infsrier Product 10
Decreased When Arriving on Mar
kst-Stsps Taken to Combat
Various oleorders.

To check the loss from plant dis
eases in shipments-which also means
a loss Of time. labor, material. and
transportation-the food products In
spectors Of the bureau Of markets sta
toned in most of the large receiving
centers now keep chose watch for
arriving on the markets.
Bad Product Not Wanted.
Diseased fruits and vegetables are
not wanted in the markets any more
than on the farm, and when carlot
shipments arrive showing evidence Of
plant diseases their selling value II
decreased even II none Of the produce
must be thrown away. Sometimes. in
the case Of very perishable crops. like
berries or lettuce, there are serious
losses Of food because the shipments
carried plant diseases when loaded.
While no shipper would knowingly
load badly infected fruits or vege-
tables. such produce may reach the
markets in poor condition because the
disease was present when loaded and
developed in transit. This Is espe-
cially true where shipments are made
without providing proper ventilation
or refrigeration.
steps to COMBAT Disease.
Whenever shipments of produce suf-
fering from plant diseases arrive the
inspectors Immediately notify the
shipper. and through the pathologists
of the department Of agriculture the
county agent In the locality where
the diseased shipment originated Is
instructed to take steps to combat the
disease.
Although the inspection service has
been in operation only few months
as a part of the general inspection
work of the department in certifying
to shippers the condition of carlot
shipments as they arrive at markets,
already 1t has resulted In the detec-
tiOn of diseases in many shipments,
and has aided growers and plant path
ologists of the department In con-
trolling the outbreaks of diseases and
preventing their spreading to other
sections Of the country.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Arizona

Operations on the Gould property
In the Amole district, are progressing.
At the Hardshell Mine property in
the Patagonia district is being oper.
ated.
Between April and May 8. the
Verde Combination shaft at Jerome
was sunk 1872 feet.
The Glance mine recently bonded
by Wood and Hurd, in the Lincoln
Camp district, is now under operation.
The Rcd Chief Mining and Milling
Company at Casa Grande has COM
pleted their plant for milling their
silver-leadore.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13

during the next II months, they will
help great deal. II their patriotism
they will help great deal. For the
nation to mature a wheat crop and
then fail to harvest 1t would be exactiy
as bad policy as for the government
to mobilize and train an army and
then poison 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
teHeHenstshshsnshetetstt III
MANAoERs ARE POPULAR.

Max Elack perpetrated an un-
assisted double play in q recent
game. and that Ii a most un-
usual feat for an outflelder.
With Herzog on first Kelly flied
to the right fielder and Herzog
was SO certain the ball would
fall safely that he started around
the bases. He was at second
when the catch was made, real
lied the futility Of attempting to
return to first and remained at
the keystone while Flack ran
in and touched the initial sack.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Wyoming

Work on the wildcat wells near
Douglas il progressing nicely.
Work in the oil fields around Land
or is very active at present. the Wind
River refinery is working the stills
now erected at their full capacity aud
more are in the course of erection.
The Wind River Company spudded
In its No. we'll in the Lander field
No. was reported down TOO feet. The
wells Of the company are now capable
Of delivering more oil to the refinery
than 1t u prepared to refine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Your County Agent.

Do not forget that there Is a sort
Of deputy secretary Of agriculture who
Is always ready to help you with your
poultry problems. He Is the farm
demonstration for the United States
department of agriculture. He is COM
monty known as "the county agent"
II there are young people in your
household he would no doubt like to
enroll them In the clubs for poultry
raising which are carried on In most
OF the states. He is good man 10
get in touch with-and to keep in
touch with.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13

Though he is not the oldest first
baseman in the national league, both
in age and point of service. Hal Chase
Of the Reds still remains in q class By
himself. Hal Is So. and no youngster
II in sight who threatens to shear him
ok his honork
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13

Thorough cultivation in the garden
is Of much greater value than arti-
fcial watering.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
To Aid Man Power,

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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

Wsstern Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
July 8-13-Meeting National Associa'
tion of Colored Women in Denver.
July 1s-Rspublican State Conven'
tion at Colorado Springs.
Aug. 21-14-ColorAdo State Ftremen'i
Sept. 3s-28-Colorado State Fair ~
Pueblo.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
PRUSSIAN KULTUR BEFORE THE PRESENT WAR

Everything was obliged to yield to
the ferocious rage of the assailants,' -
reports a neutral journal, "and Strass-
burg, one of the most fourishing cities
of Europe, was heap of ruins when
it fell into the hands of those who
claimed to have rendered it to its own
nationality. What took place in this
unfortunate city was repeated at Ver-
dun, Thionville, Laon and at all the
other fortified places that had dared
to resist the INVASION"
But Prussian ferocity was by no
means confined to ruthless acts against
fortified towns. It was exercised upon
the population everywhere. without any
plausible motive and simply to satisfy
bloody instincts.
Thus, at Guitry, in the Eure. the
Prussians set fire to the houses and
bludgeoned the inhabitants with the
butt end of their muskets, after strip
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

bright and keen. His chin is small
and weak, but this is hidden by
a mustache and short beard. He
stopped slightly. He is simple and
direct in manner and without affec-
tation. He speaks with passion and
plays upon his audiences emotion.
His feeling about the Assembly was
tense. His words came thick and
fast.
"The question of calling the AS
sembly is entirely different from Ke-
rensky's time. The rights Of the
member are raised. But there is an
other right that is higher; that is
the right of the revolutionary peo-
pie. In declaring the cadets our
enemies we have only made a begin
ming. We have not yet executed any
one. [Cries of we are against the
death penaltyH] Yes! That is true,
but if the conspiracies of the cadets
and Kaledinists disorganize the
country not one of us can guarantee
that in their legitimate anger the
people will not turn against the bour-
geoisie and the cadets. No one of us
can say that the people exasperated
will not raise the guillotine. in the
public square in front Of the Winter
Palace"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

mum be rless incidents such as the
above, and the neutrals who, in one
capacity or another, were at the front
during the war have also recorded their
Impressions of Prussian inhumanity
Among the witnesses of the firing
upon a white flag press ambulance
party, sent out at Champigny to gather
the wounded and bury the dead, was
special correspondent of "The Times"
His evidence is included in the French
official report Of the occurrence.
A Dutchman gave detailed evidence
concerning an incident which also took
place after the sortie and engagem ent
at Champigny. The Dutch had sent to
Versailles an ambulance. thoroughly
equipped, under the charge Of q Mr..
Van der Welde. This gentleman Sc
cured there a large hall and turned it
into hospital. He filled all the beds
with French and Prussian sick and
wounded, without showing preference
for either and acting with the strictes st
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

ping many naked and making them lie
on stones.
At Chateaudun the Prussians threw
the French wounded out of the win
dows.
At Nemours an impotent woman was
deliberately burned in her bed, and the
soldiers forthwith set fire to all the
ne ghboring houses, after spreading
petroleum and resin, and prevented all
attempts to extinguish the flames.
At Andernay, in the Mcuse, poor
knife grinder named Gillot was obliged
to witness the murder of his six chill
dren. the oldest of whom, a girl of
eighteen, had previously been violated
in his presence.
On December 20 the father-in-law
of the Mayor of Peronne was hung up
by the tongue, after having been as
sassinated by Prussian soldiers, for
having tried to prevent Prussian off,
GERS from violating women.
Irrefutable evidence was collected OF
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

They sat on the right, the Bolshe-
wiki on the left. It was like some
great musical drama. The rise and
falls, the cadences, the stops, the
streams of talk, the bursts of pas
sion. Marie Spiridonova, a tiny
wrath of woman, controlled the
Left. She is adored by the peasants.
Her years of torture in exile have
made her a goddess. She can do no
wrong. There were hot words and
Kisses, but her tiny hand quelled
and quieted the great peasants. Let
the other side speak," she kept say
ing; 'let the other side speak"
Meanwhile Chernov from his side
stirred his group to new endeavor.
His great head with it's mass of hair
waved and tossed, his fists pounded
the desk. The room when l entered
was in the throes of a struggle.
Should Lenine be allowed to speak
or shouldn't he? He pushed his way
through the seething people to the
platform. There were Kisses, cries,
bursts of applause, a maddening
uproar. Chernov called loudly for
Lenine's election. He had no right
in the Peasants Congress. Finally
quiet was restored and vote taken.
BY a large majority it was voted
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Contest of Speech, Pamphlets
and Manifesto Follow Opening
of Constituent Assembly in the
City of Petrograd
By Madeleine Z. Doty

cadets you will use them with others.
Soon there will be no assembly"
Then Trotzky rose to his feet.
"1t is impossible to collaborate
with elements against whom we are
obliged to send troops. Russia is d.
vided into two camps, the bourgeoisie
and the pro.ttariat. 1t is net i'm
moral to" achieve the fall of tire
bourgeoisie. You are indignant at
these terroristic methods, but if they
are not used in a month methods
more menacing will be applied. 1t
will become the terror of the French
Revolution. For our enemies it will
not be the fortress, but the guil.o-
tine"
Feeling was now at white heat.
Only the Assembly was talked of.
To sbe or not to be, that was the
question.
Trotzky Opens
The Big Fight
An exciting debate was expected
in the Soviet OR Congress. I deter
mined to attend the meeting. Un-
fortunately, no cars were running.
The electric wires had been tam
pered with. 1t was thought to be
the work of some anti ti-Bolshevik.
II was four miles to Smolny Insti-
tute, but I ploughed through the
snow. The school ballroom was the
Soviet headquarters. The white
walls and woodwork were growing
dim. The hardwood floor had long
since lost its polish. But the gay
chandelier flooded the place with
light. The Soviet delegates were
out in full force. They were seri-
Gus and earnest body. Intelligence
was writ large across their faces.
They were without self-conscious-
ness. Most Of the men were in dingy
uniforms, for both the factory work
ers and the peasants are in the
army. The air was thick with
smoke. The place hummed with
talk. The commissaires mixed with
the delegates. No extra reverence
was shown them. Trotzky and Le
nine pushed their way with the
others to the platform. 1t is a gen
uine working class government. No
official received more than 500
rubles (at the present rate of ex-
change in Russia $5O) month. He
may use the government automo-
biles, but he has to eat and sleep
with the workers.
1t was Trotzky who spoke first.
He is man Of medium size, with a
large, we'll shaped head. His hair
is thick, his forehead high. his eye
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
By Captain r. P. P. Rowe

THERE Is a notion, too widely
IL prevalent. that the brutal atroci-
ties committed by the Ger-
mans in the present war represent
new aspect Of the Prussian tempera-
ment That idea is a curious instance
Of shortness Of memory.
In France there are still many who
remember vividly, and many more who
realize clearly from intimate hearsay,
the horrors Of 1870. 1t is perhaps un-
fortunate that elsewhere the evidence
Of Prussian denominations in that earlier
war Of aggrandizement have largely
faded from recollection. German mill
tarism then was much as it is now,
save that in the interval it has grown
by what it fed on.
Since the Franco-PrussIan War was
one Of the chief causes of the evils
to recall the conduct Of the Prussian
soldiery-acting, as always, under or
ders-at that time. Copious evidence
vas published Of the atrocities COM
,nitted, but it has long since been for
gotten by most of US.
The sacklng Of towns, villages and
chAteaus was carried out with a wanton
and wholesale brutality that military
necessity neither justified nor even re-
motely suggested. At Blois the Prus-
SLAMS had so completely gutted the city
that on Christmas Day. 1870. 1000 Of
the inhabitants declared to the Mayor
that they were utterly destitute and
could not conceivably feed the soldiers
biiieted on them. The Prussians had
taken even the shoes from the feet of
men, women and children and left
their victims to wander barefoot in the
snow in that exceptionally cold winter.
The siege and bombardment OF
Strassburg were 80 conducted az to
cause a feeling Of indignation through
out Europe. The hostilities were di.
rceted equally against combatants and
the unarmed population--against old
men. women and children, who were
not permitted to leave. the town
Neither the sanctuaries Of science and
art nor the shelters Of the sick and
wounded wers spared.