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The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
PLANT FOR VICTORY"
IS HOOvER'S war CRY
TO SUGAR BEET MEN

Colorado is up TO bat again.
This time the state il facing .
shortage in the production Of sug-
ar bests, and unless she hits the
ball By planting q larger sugar
beet acreage than ever before Vio-
tory will swing in the balance
with Defeat.
The price paid the growers last year
for sugar beets was 37.2s . ton. This
year . federal food commission com
posed Of representative growers and
manufacturers made = flat rate Of $40
. ton. This rate was decided upon.
not to increase the price Of sugar to
the consumer or to enrich the grower.
but to encourage the planting Of sugar
beets and decrease the danger of =
sugar shortage In 1919.
The importance Of increasing Colo
RADIOS sugar beet production during
the coming year was emphasized by
a telegram received by the Colorado
Food Administration April IL, from
Herbert Hoover, federal food sdminis-
traitor.
The telegram read in part:
AT the request of the sugar beet
LAc IoOo dAAOhs
through the inquiry OF various COM
missions undertook TO use its best Of
fices to secure a price for beets which
would return a fair profit to growers
throughout the beet regions.
The factories having agreed to pay
the prices recommended and upon .
basis much higher than was before re-
ceived by the growers. and In accord
with the demands of the majority Of
growers l do trust that the. growers
will support the nations sugar supply
BY enlarged planting.
Our shortage OF shipping and the
necessities of the allies make larger
demands upon our domestic sugar
next year than ever before and the
maintenance of our own industry IL
primary not only to the well-being of
the growers but the nation as q
whole"
The fact that the land owners In
beet sections receive ons-fourth OF the
gross proceeds OF the beet crop. which
on the basis OF a siIteen-ton yield
would mean $40 per acre. Ia counted
on to influence landlords to oontinus
TO raising bsets.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
Pinto Bean Leaves
For Allied Armies

The first shipment OF pinto beans
to Americas allies rolled out of Colo
RADIO. last Thursday night. and with
its going the first glimpse OF the great
European export market was given to
Colorado pinto growers.
Fifty carloads-4. 100000 pounds OF
beans were ordered from Colorado by
allied governments for Immediate use
overseas. and o. II. Liebers. head OF
the bean division of the Colorado
Food Administration. announces that
this order 10 merely preliminary to
those which will undoubtedly follow.
The British government has already
placed large army orders for canned
pinto beans.
"If Colorado is going to come up to
the demands which these first orders
Indicate will be made upon her during
the coming year the 1917 bean acreage
must be greatly increased" Bean Com
missioner Liebers has announced and
added that there was absolutely no
danger OF Colorado having an over
production OF pinto beans.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
Huge Surplus Crop
of Potatoes to Be
Eaten "POtatO Week

With 10000. 900 pounds Of potatoes
In Colorado In danger Of being wasted
because of lack of demand. the U. 8.
Food Administration has set aside this
week of April II to II a. Potato
Week"
The depressing shortage Of wheat
makes Potato Week" particularly
timely, because potatoes nave besn
recognized by eminent food authori'
ties as practically equivalent to wheat
In food values. One medium sized 20
tato contains as much nourishment ~
one large slice of wheat bread.
Belgium and Italy are starving
France and England standing Off the
German with blood are crying to Am.
erica for bread. And every potato
eaten means tat much more wheat
which can be shipped overseas to feed
those who have given all except life
to stop the invader.
Arrangements are being made with
retail grocers to put potatoes on ths
market at the lowest possible price.
and householder are urged to lay in
As large a supply as possible. and
serve them at at least two meals
day.
All over Colorado. clubs are serv.
ing Potato" luncheons: domestic
science classes are having Potato"
lessons; conservation classes are Civ
ing Potato" demonstrations. Every.
thing. in short. which will encourage
consumers to help save this tremen-
dous 10000 900 pound potato surplus.
Is being done
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
CONSERVATION EXPERT
TO GIVE FOOD ADVICE.

Miss Sarah Stone of the Colorado
Food Administration announces that
she will answer any question concern
ing food or supply conservation
recipes to any housewife who will
write TO her at 504 Interstate Trust
building. Denver.
Much paper and printers ink has
been used in telling why America
must save. but too little has been sal
concerning the How Of Saving" Mis-
Stone has recently beon secured b.
the Food Administration to answpi'
that qre-tion.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
Your $50 Liberty Bond

1t will protect 1000 soldiers from
smallpox and 666 from typhoid. 1t
will assure the safety OF 139 wounded
soldiers from lockjaw. the germs of
which swarm Belgian soil
1t will render painless 400 opera
lions. supply miles of bandages-
enough to bandage 555 wounds.
1t will care for 160 injuries in the
way of first aid" packets
1t will furnish adhesive plaster and
surgical gauze enough to benefit thou.
sands of wounded soldiers.
Every purchaser Of Liberty Loan
Bond performs distinct individual
service to his country and to our boys
fighting in France.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
CHARLIE CHAPLIN DRAFTED.

Charlie Chaplin, the worlds highest
salaried comedian, who signed up this
year to make a fool of himself for
the edification of the thousands at a
salary of s1,250,0O0 was hit by the se-
lective draft on Monday and will re-
port about June 1. Charlie has prac-
ticed that flatfoot walk SO long 1e
can't help wondering how he is go
ing to catch the military gait Any
how. Charlie. here's to your health,
and you listen better to US as a sol
dier than as a comedian.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
SUFFERIN' CATS! LISTEN TO
THlSI

Charlie Adams, of the Montrose
Squeeze" had a pipe-dream the other
night. or ate too much supper, and in
consequence planted his No. 9 shoe in
the pit of Delta county's stomach
Listen to this, extracted from the
Press Of Monday, April Is:
(24-point scare head Liberty
Loan Bond Sales Lead on Western
Slope is Held by Montrose Coun-
ty. Montrose county leads the
Western Slope on official returns
in Liberty loan bond sales. Up to
Thursday noon headquarters Off
cial reports show as follows:
Montrose County ---$130.250
Mesa county .---.-..-...-- 123,050
San Miguel county . 20,550
Delta county .---.-...--. IA, 100
Ouray county ....---.....-- IL $50
This is the actual signed up
totals. The claims have gone OFT
for much higher counties, but fig
ures turned in are what count.
Montrose county, up to Saturday
noon had exactly 1890 raised
and signed for. Mesa county is
claiming $3.50 0 to date, but
was claiming s225.00 and over
when the above table was prepar
ed in Denver"
Did you ever hear the like of that
nerve, even If 1t is from Montrose
famous for truth twisters. Wond 81
where under the canopy of Heavcr
they got those "official reports
Certainly other claims" have gon'
out. as they had right to. Note tli
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
First National Bank, Delta. Colorado

OraZen cOdrSe-aS-a-rdSp manner IN
which they refer to claims" frora
Mesa and other counties. Don't sup
pose for q minute that Montrose would
ever put any claims" that were not
honest-to-God claims My. my, what
honor bright men gather together in
one county, while the others, particu-
larly in Mesa and Delta counties. are
such scoundrelsi
If the Press had taken the pains to
read the Independent of April p
(which they evidently didn't care to
do, preferring to keep their optics glu-
ed to that official list) they could
have seen that one Delta man alcn
purchased a $4,000 bond. and here
they credit poor old Delta with 81
100. Yes. figures turned in are what
counts, but the good hard cash turned
in counts a burned sight more, Char
lie, and that is what this $4,000 man
on another campaign he can turn in"
the cash for another $4,000 bond to
shake under your beak-
AS a matter of fact, Delta county
had last Thursday (the day the off
cial" list was published-exclusive
by the Press s174,65O. and today, at
time Of going to press approximately
$50 0CO. Delta county was appraised
at $4,000, so up to this time, with
the campaign not nearly finished, We
claim and can back up the claim, to
have exceeded our quota more than
$4,000.
Now, here's a little secret that We
didn't intend to expose, but since our
friend C. Ego Adams has raised the is
sue We are going to let it out. Follow
ing the second Liberty loan campaign
little sheet was issued by the Colo
rado State Liberty Loan committee
lever hear of 'em?) and from it we ex-
tract few figures
On this campaign Delta county paid
"a per cent of her minimum quota,
while Montrose 7S.6 per cent Delta's
number of individual subscribers was
1872, as against Montrose's 328. Ths
minimum quota assessed against Del
ia county was s179.100. based on a
population of 1858 1917 census) an
which for other purposes the Mont
rose county people doubt, while Monf
rose county's minimum quota was
$4,000, population 14.491. Delta
county actually paid in s16s 400, while
Montrose raised s156,50O.
We don't care to make any fuss and
splurge about our patriotism, for in
the present great war the subject is
matter of far too great moment IL
permit OF such explosions of self con
ceit- This is our war and every mans
war and it is up to us to do our very
best, to give what we have with our
gaze steadfastly fixed on Liberty an6
the ultimate relief Of human sufferin
throughout the world, and we don't
give a thinkers dam if Montrose gives
a million. Wish she could. But we
20 object to such raw remarks, either
oral or printed, rejecting on the pa
triotism of our citizens. We have Just
as fine boys at the front as any county
and believe us we are not going to
fail, whether outy points us to buying
Liberty bonds or knitting socks for
Sammies.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Please, please, won't someone come
to the rescue and tell US how to pro
nounce those ungodly French names?
They look more like linotype ''pi"
line than anything else we have seen
in print
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
Field and garden seed are unacondi

rieid anu garden SEED are unacOndf-
tionally exempted from all embargoes,
according to the Department OF Agri-
culture. Instructions are issued to all
railroads to do everything possible 10
expedite the movement of seed.
Wednesday. April 3, was peak day
In sales OF war savings stamps. when
s4,120.932 was recorded at the Treas
ury for the days receipts from stamp
sales.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
WHERE YOU STAND.

This is Your War; you must help
win it; If you don't you are Stacker.
Others fight for you; you must do
your part. Loan your money to your
government which pays you interest.
Make your dollars work for your Lib
erty while they work for you. Bry
your bonds today.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Over 100000 applications for insur-
ance by officers and enlisted men of
the naval service had been filed by
March 81. The average amount OF in
surance on each policy was about
$1,000. making total of more than
1.50O.0O0. Payments on war-risk al
lotments are, now about $1.00O,O00 a
month.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
War Savings

Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps the
most democratic of investments and America expects
every show love of republican institutions
by investing in this democratic security The aggregate
amount of the investments and the number of invest
ors in these War Savings securities in way the
of the people of this great Democracy to the call of
of democracy throughout the world and the vim
dcation of civilization and humanity
They afford every person, however humble and how
small his means, the opportunity to contribute his
part do his Bit in this great struggle against the mill
tary masters Germany who seek dominate the world
in contempt of justice and right and freedom and with
out conscience and without mercy.
Surely every American desires to have part in the
defeat of autocracy and the of liberty and right
Stamps for sale and information furnished.
First National Bank, Delta, Colorado
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Will you lend your money and be
free, or hoard it and pay it out in
Tribute when Liberty is lost?
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
\AFETY FRS
~ READ REASON

There isn't . newspaper editor In
Colorado who II not working over
time to aid the nation and help win
the war. Not one OF them has ever
objected to do doing his bit or to work
ing fifteen hours . day. II necessary.
to do that bit. Naturally 1t 10 Just .
trifls discourasing. although 1t arousss
our loyalty all the more. to So 20
many men forcing strikes In plants
where the products are necessary to
our boys in the trenches. refusing TO
work over eight hours a day. and to dc
NO more than . certain amount OF
work during those eight hours. II the
newspaper men took that position how
many towns. pray tell. would have
gone over the top In the Liberty
Bond drive?
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Somehow or other We can not help
but feel II muckrakers. sensationalists
and vilifiers had not held sway In this
country for SO many years. we would
not have to fight such disloyal organ
isations as the /. w. w. and those
allied with it.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

We will have to pin q medal on SEN
ator Thomas. He Is all right. Thank
Heaven we have one Democrat from
Colorado at Washington who 10 trying
to aid the administration. Thomas
voted against law which practically
would have legalized strikes in NUM-
ton plants and ship-building yards.
Shafroth. Heating and Hillard voted
for this law-voted to further hamper
the government Timberlake in the
House stood by the administration.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

Well. they're going to do it. The
machine Democrats will renominats
Guntsr all right. showing the radicals
like Hubbard, Friend. Doc. Jones and
others into the garbage can. The ma
chine Democrats sure know how 70
hand the other fellows q wallop.
The Delta independent., 1918-04-19

II Colorado will retire Shafroth
Heating and Hillard this fall and 70
place them with able and loyal msE
accent on that loyal stuff-ths whole
state will have cause for rejoicing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
FOR GERMANS ABROAD
Prince Max Appeals to Them Not
to Lose Faith.
Chancellor Says People Have Won
Big Victory Over Their Belief
in Right. of Might.

London, Nov. 12.-Prince Maximil-
ian, just before rendering his resigna-
tion as German imperial chancellor,
issued an appeal, ito Germans
abroad" in which he said:
"In these difficult days the hearts
of many among you, my fellow coun-
trymen, who outside the frontier of
the German fatherland are surround
ed by manifestations Of malicious Joy
and hatred, will be heavy. Do not
despair Of the German people.
"Our soldiers have fought to the
last moment as heroically as any
army has ever done. The homeland
has shown unprecedented strength in
suffering and endurance.
I'm the fifth year, abandoned by it's
allies, the German people could no
longer wage war against the increas-
ingly superior forces. The victory for
which many had hoped has not been
granted to us. But the German peo-
pie has won still greater victory over
itself and it's belief in the right of
might.
"From this victory we shall draw
new strength for the hard time which
faces us and on which you also can
build"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
HOOVER GOING TO EUROPE
Will Aid in Supplying Food to Districts
in Need.


Washington, Nov. 12.-Immediate ar
rangements are to be made by the
American and Allied governments for
supplying the food necessary for the
rehabilitation of the people of North
ern France and Belgium and the de-
moralized civilian populations in
Southern Europe.
Americas part in the program is to
to be under the direction of Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, who organized
the Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM, and of which he still is chair.
man.
The State department announced
that President Wilson had requested
Mr.. Hoover to take charge for the
American government in cooperation
with the various governments con-
cerned, of the organization of meas
ures for the projected food relief and
to proceed at once to Europe to begin
his task.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
Three Men Are Indicted.

Chicago, Nov. II. - Indictments
against three persons, including Clar.
ence 1. Hogue, formerly in charge OF
the Chicago Office Of the aircraft in.
spection branch OF the signal corps,
we're announced In connection with
the government investigation into the
affairs of the local aircraft bureau!
The other two indicted r Lucian
M. Simpson. a cousin of Hogue. living
at LOS Angeles. r. J. Conner, formerly
Of Chicago. now Of Washington, O
lieutenant In the United States armx
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
obiector Is Sentenced.

Camp Dodge, les Moines, Iowa, Nov.
8.-Private Arthur Wilson, a so-called
conscientious objector to military serv
ice and se~lf-styled negro preacher, has
been found guilty Of willfully disobey.
ing the commands OF his superior Off.
Ger by a general courtmartial and sen.
fenced to rs years in the disciplinary
barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
According to the charges to which
Wilson pleaded guilty, he refused to
help prepare his own food. take Off O
dirty shirt or help clean up the bar
racks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
Oil Famine at Lima, Peru.

Lima, Peru, Nov. 9.-The Peruvian
government having refused to permit
the American tanker Bradford. under
charter to the International Petroleum
company, and the British tanker Lobe
of the Lobitos Oil Fields company, to
load oil at the, Peruvian fields for Van.
cc:'ver unless they first brought car.
goes OF oil to Callao to avert d serious
oil famine in Lima. the Bradford
cleared for a Mexican port In ballast.
The shortage OF oil here threatens q
complete suspension OF Industries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
NO SHORTAGE EXISTS
Committee Opposes Fixing Prices
on Raw Cotton.
President Will Be Informed Such Ac-
ton Is Unnecessary and I'M
practical.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Fixing of
prices on raw cotton is unnecessary
and impractical, the President will be
told by the cotton Investigating COM
mittee of the War Industries board.
This announcement was made by DR..
Thomas w. Page, chairman of the
committee.
The committees conclusion, DR..
Page said, was based on the fact there
is no prospective shortage of cotton
and the belief that the cotton distri-
button committee can secure a pro-
p%ortionate marketing of the lower as
well as the higher grades Of cotton
more effectively by other methods.
Continuance of the work Of this COM
mittee is recommended.
DR.. Pages statement was said to
embody the essential points of the re-
port which the committee will pre-
sent soon to the President. 1t said
that there would be no way of en-
forcing a fixed price except through
the readiness of the government to
purchase" the entire cotton crop.
This, the statement continued,
would involve the closing of cotton
exchanges, while merchants, bankers
and other intermediates would be Sc
riously affected and many probably
put entirely out of business. The es.
Enlistment at great cost of a govern.
ment system of inspection and certi.
fication also would be necessary, it
was said, if p~rice-ixing were under
taken,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
GOOD WEATHER AIDED
Nations Food Crops This Year
Have Been BountifuI.
department Of Agriculture Issues
Interesting Report for
November.

Washington, Nov. Good weather
conditions in October resulted in an
increase of 80, 300 900 bushels in the
country's crop of corn. The depart
ment of agriculture's November crop
report placed the preliminary esti.
mate Of production at 2,749,198,0 600
bushels.
While the crop is smaller in size
than last year, it's foot value is ma
terially greater because the quality
this year is more than ten points
higher.
With a wheat crop of about 919,
100000 bushels, which is some 100,
100000 bushels more than the average
of the last five years, and large crops
Of b~uckwheat, rye, rice, beans, pota
toes, onions and cabbage, the coun
try's food crops this year have been
bountiful.
The crop of tobacco is a record one
by 7O,000,0 900 pounds, being 1,266,6S6,
900 pounds this year.
The potato crop fell to $780, O1 ,O0C
bushels, $4,000, 900 less than in 1917.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
Colonel Base 10 Dead.

New York, Nov. 9. - Col. Edgar
Wales Bass, U. S. A, retired, at one
time professor Of mathematics at the
United States Military Academy and
assistant astronomer with the United
States Trait of Venus expedition to
New Zealand in 1S74-75, died at his
home here in his seventy-sixth year.
Born at Prairie du Chen, Wis.,, Colonel
Bass enlisted in the Civil wal at the
age of 10. He was graduated from
West Point in 1868, after having
served under General Sibley against
the Sioux Indians.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
SEEKS ASYLUM
ACROSS BORDER
Former German Emperor Has
Arrived in Holland After
Renouncing Throne.
JOY RE|GNS AT BERLIN
Capital Receives Tidings of kaiser's
Abdication With General Nantes
tations of Approval, Tempered
by Fear for the Future.

London, Nov. 12.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Copenhagen quotes the Poll
tiken as saying that when the
former German emperor arrived at
Maastricht he was accompanied
by the former empress.
Washington, Nov. u. William
Hohenzollern has arrived in Holland
and is proceeding to the town of De-
Steeg, near Utrecht, according to a
dispatch received by the American
army general staff from The Hague.
The message said:
"Press reports state that the for.
mer kaiser arrived in Maastright, Hol-
land, and is proceeding to Middachten
castle in the town of De Steeg, near
Utrecht"
De Steeg is on the Guelders Yssel,
an arm of the Rhine river about 40
miles east of Utrecht and IL miles
from the German border. The chateau
Middachten, to which the former en-
peror is reported to be proceeding, be
longs to Count William Frederick
Charles Henry von Bentinck. He is
a member of the Prussian guards and
before the war was attached to the
German embassy in London and q
member of the English Turf and Royal
Automobile clubs. He is SO years old.
He belongs to the famous Anglo.
Dutch-German house of Bentick, the
0orfir0pto1 h~0-oh ~ %h~ F~~oS1,v 80
the Duke of Portland.
Middachten castle dates back to the
year 1897.
News Brings Joy to Berlin.
Copenhagen, Nov. 12.-News of EN-.
peror Williams %abdication was re
ceived at Berlin with general rejoic.
ing which vas tempered by the fear
that it had come late.
Signs Abdication Document.
London, Nov. 12.-Emperor William
signed a letter of a%bdication at the
German grand headquarters in the
presence of Crown Prince Frederick
William and Field Marshal Hinden
burg, according to a dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Exchange Tele
graph company.
The German crown prince signed
his remuneration to the throne shortly
afterwards.
1t is believed that King Ludwig III
of Bavaria and King Frederick Aug
ust of Saxony also have abdicated.
The ex-kaiser and the former crown
prince took leave of their troops Satur
day, but nothing has been settled re
garding their future movements, &C
cording to advices from neutra
sources.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-11-14
WILSON APPEALS TO NATION
President Asks People to Oversub-
scribe War Work Fund.

scribe War Work Fund.
Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Wilson in a letter to DR.. John r.
Mott, director general of the United
War Work Campaign, which has be-
gun a drive for $17O,500, 900 to be ex-
pended in relief work among the
American soldiers and sailors by sew
en- organizations, expressed the hope
that the American people would give
prompt and generous response to the
appeal. The letter was made public
at. the White House.
"No matter how far distant the day
of peace may prove to be-" the Pres
ident said, lit will be followed by a
long period of Rehabilitation during
which the opportunity and need for
the constructive work of these organi-
cations will be quite as great as in
war times.