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The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
PUBLIC CONTROL DURING
THE WAR

Those who are asking for govern
ment control of industry during the
war had better carefully consider
those industries now under govern
ment control and how the consumer
fares under each regime.
With industry under private owner
ship and control. each Increase in ma
terials or labor is met with a CORE
spending increase in the price of the
product. and no more.
Everything that one buys in the
market has increased in price, the
average increase in twenty years be-
ing about one hundred per cent.
In mining, one of the principal in
dustries of our state, coal, lead, and
copper have greatly increased in price
Coal Is double what it was before the
war.
Copper went up to double its pre-
war price when the government fixed
Its price. and lead, while fluctuating,
has maintained an average price
nearly double Of what it was formerly.
The miners of such camps as Lead
vile have had their wages raised
33ls per cent. and this probably is
the average raise for all Industries In
Colorado.
In contrast with this the Telephone
Company says: "We want to increase
our rates ten per cent. We are taying
double for the principal materials I'VE
use in our business and the wages OF
our employees have been increased
sfxty-two per cent; an increase of ten
per cent Is extremely modest COM
pared with what others are adding to
their prices"
But right here comes in the question
OF government control. Suppose this
increase of ten per cent is agreed up
on by the people of Colorado. what
VIII the government do in this matter
II they commander all the telephones
in the Omitted States?
An illustration as regards the rail
roads may help US to an answer The
price Of railroad ticket from Cali
fornia to Denver has been increased
twenty-five per cent since the govern
ment control has been inaugurated.
This is about the average raise
throughout the United States. Freight
rates throughout the country have
been increased about the same.
Now comes the question in the tele-
phone matter. what will government
control do for us?
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02

Skulking submarines. . great mer-
chant fleet transformed into a gigantic
ocean bridge over which Americas
khaki clad army has marched into the
battlefield of Europe, have combined
to put the people of the United States
once more to the test. This time the
nation faces q shortage of sugar. This
time, instead Of the national passion
for flakey white wheat bread and
fluffy cakes the national sweet tooth
has to be combated and educated and
made to sacrifice its share TO the Altar
Of Liberty.
New allotment Of sugar to consum-
ers, according to recent dispatches
from Washington, will be two
pounds per person per month, in
stead Of three pounds As formerly al.
lowed. Colorado's entire sugar allot-
ment for July was 4.482. 900 pounds. In
August the state will be allowed only
decrease Of 1.48+.000 pounds for this
state alone.
According to present calculations,
housewives will be able to obtain can
ming sugar up to q limited extent de-
pending entirely upon the supply. Food
Administration officials urge all house
wives to use discretion in their can
ming and avoid canning heavy jams
and preserves which take much more
sugar than the canned whole fruits.
Officials also urge that wherever pos
sible fruits and vegetables be dried in
stead of canned as this process takes
no sugar whatever.
Never forget that the sugar situa-
tion is serious and every Coloradoan
should bend every effort to the saving
Of sugar.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Retail Price Schedule

The following is a list of prices
the consumers should have paid the
past week for various food commod-
tiles in Denver. as compiled by the
Fair Price Committee of the state
food administration. The prices the
consumers should haveJ paid in the
towns in this section of the state
would not necessarily be the same
but there should be no great diff
ference. Some commodities might
be a little lower here while others n
little higher.
Following prices are In force for
week ending Friday, August 2.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Geo. Worker In France

George Worker has arrived In
France. He left here eight weeks
ago and in six weeks he was packing
up ready to go and in about another
week he was over there where things
are lively at this time.
George is in the same line of bust
ness in France now that he was in
In Ordway; preparing and dishing
out food. 1t is safe to say that he
has a good line of patronage and
that his guests are a lot of fellows
with an appetite.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Farmers Attention
We are in the market for hay.

We are I'm the market for hay.
Also can handle your wheat SO
that you will receive the top market
for it-can also handle your other
grain.
We have everything in the feed
line and If you are thinking of buy
ing any farm machinery, tractors,
bean or grain separators see us.
THE C. C. NJ. & NJ. co.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02
Assembly Meeting

H. E. Mast. county chairman of
the Republican party, has called the
county assembly to meet in Ordway
on Saturday of this week. Notices
have been sent out. The meeting
was called in Ordway on July 6, and
after certain business was transact
the chair.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02

Miss Zorayda Lorimer was called
to Hiawatha, Kans., in response to
a message announcing the death of an
uncle.
The Ordway new era., 1918-08-02

Farm leases at the New Era office.
Board back clips at this office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

much tobacco in proportion to its
numbers as the old Regular Army.
but is smoking an enormous number
of cigarets. The Quartermaster
Corps is shipping TO the overseas
forces from 500,000,000 to 600.000,-
900 cigarets a month. The younger
men prefer cigarets to any other to-
bacco.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Pure Wool Poplin Suits
fancy fur fabric coll
lars-belted. braid trim
med - black and Navy
only.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

the other day.
This becomes more interesting
when it is understood that blackfish
are not fishes at all. but small
whales from fifteen to forty feet long
and weighing from one to three tons
apiece.
They were driven up on the
beach by fishermen and allowed to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

at Provincetown. near the tip of
Cape Cod. They all went to waste.
Nobody had the gumption to turn
them to any useful account.
The blacktish is a silly mammal,
If one of herd happens to run
ashore. the others will follow 1t. Two
or three men in boat. getting out
side of q bunch of them and bang
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

die there-just for sport. No use
was made of them. The huge car
casses simply rotted and poisoned
the air.
The meat of these whales was
worth in the market twenty-five cents
n pound. Their hides, for leather,
were worth eight cents pound. The
oil derivable from their jaws (the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

finest known for certain lubricating
purposes) was worth SIS gallon.
This is conservation" Massachu-
setts style. Naturally. the United
States Fisheries Bureau is indig-
nant. So likewise the food admins
tration. But what can they do
about it?
In 1879 1900 blackfish ran ashore
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
LADIES' SILK
Hose, $1.15

Black thread silk
Hose. silk Isle top
double sole and
heel, all sizes. A
special value that
demands attention.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Pure Wool Poplin Suits
self collar--row of but
tons down back-belted
black, Navy, brown and
taupe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Boys and Girls
Buster Brown Hose
in white, black,
brown. Good stout
stockings that will
wear.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
Our Anniversary Sale

Provides and children
well Those who have shared
previous Kaufman fully beneficial this big merchandise
the Big Un
derseing
general public the conditions
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
''Black6sh" Run Ashore
at Nantucket Island

New York.-One hundred and
fifty "blackffsh" Cor about that num-
ber) ran ashore and were stranded
on the beach of Nantucket Island
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
GERMAN NfUTILATES

New York.-The police of Mount
Vernon are looking for a German
who walked into the Public Library
there recently and mutilated eight
books valued at about 500, bearing
on American military power. They
have description of the man and
his arrest is expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

Ladies cotton ribbed Union Suits, fleece
lined, high neck. long sleeves ankle length
Extra sizes S1SJl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

ing on tin pans and shouting. can
so frighten them that they will all
rush for the beach and become
hopelessly stranded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11

OUR ARMY CHEwS LESS.
BUT LIKES CIGARETS
Washington.-The big American
ARMY in France is not chewing as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
LADIES' COTTON
Hose, 24c

Ladies black cot
ton Hose, double
sole & heel, slight
imperfections. Will
wear as good as
any.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
LADIES' BURSON
Hose, 39c

Ladies black Bur-
son lose, white
split sole. all sizes
Every woman will
know this brand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-11
LADIES' SILK
Hose, $1.75

Kaysers Silk Hose
marvel top, double
sole and high spill
ced > heel. black,
white. green, cham
payne.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
American Engineers Turn Hun Tide

Canadian, command. They quickly
threw down their tools and seized
the weapons with which they had
been armed for some months, and
formed themselves into a fighting
unit. The Germans came on and fin
ally reached the positions where the
Americans were waiting
The exact numbers of the engin-
GERS cannot be given, but they were
comparatively small. They had no
intention Of retreating, however, and
were bent upon killing all the Ger
mans possible.
Enemy Guns Silent.
AS the first gray enemy advanced
the American forces let them come
until they were within certain range,
then opened fire, pouring in storm
of bullets. Gaps appeared in the ad-
vancing lines at many places. some
Of them large where the machine
guns had chewed through. Still the
German waves came on without fir
ing q single shot--just advancing.
The Americana were unable to un.
derstand these tactics, but, neverthe-
less, were certain that 1t was ques-
ton of slaughtering the enemy or be-
Ing themselves smothered under the
advance. BY this time their weapons
were so hot that they could not be
used effectively and the enemy was
close, SO that the engineers retired,
fighting. took up another position.
then turned and began operations
again.
A British officer who witnessed
.thhe engagement is reported to have
said:
''They held on by their teeth until
the last moment, inflicting terrific
casualties on the enemy. Then they
moved back and waited for the Ger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
(By Associated Press J !


With the American Army in
France, Monday. April s-(Delayed)
The American railway engineers
who helped stem the tide of the on
rushing Germans during the opening
days Of the battle now In progress,
fought shoulder to shoulder with
Canadian engineers in carrying out
their task. They held their ground
stubbornly and only retired to pre-
viously prepared positions when
forced to do 80 and inflicted casual
ties by the thousands upon the Ger
mans as they advanced in close for
nation, in one place in as many as
seven waves, each wave ten men deep
and 100 yards apart.
: The Americans, with the Canadi-
ans, had all the ammunition they
needed and although they were I'M
supported by the artillery and armed
only with rifles and with few ma
chine guns, they poured scythelike
streams Of bullets into the enemy at
several different times until the
weapons were 30 hot as to be useless.
Fought. for Days.
This handful Of American soldiers
who were not hardened to such ter
rifle slaughter, was sickened by the
shambles it created, but fought fur
iously for several days, helping to
hold the enemy all the way from st.
Quentin to the vicinity Of Noyon.
There were the Americans mentioned
1T the time In the official communi-
0naa Int these "details of their ev-
ploits 1t has now been possible to OBJ
tain.
When the German attack began
the Americans we're working in the
rear lines with the Canadians, under
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11

mans and repeated the perform
ance'
BY the time the engineers had
reached place somewhere near Noy-
on they were nearly exhausted and
almost without equipment.
One Unusual Story.
During q battle unusual stories al
ways crop up. but the following is
one which the correspondent heard
from an unQuestionable source and
it is said to have been verified:
In one of the periods when the
American engineers and their Cana
dian comrades in arms were holding
a position, what appeared to be a
British staff motor drove up. The
driver was in the uniform of Brit
ish soldier, and man in the ton
neau was in the uniform of British
staff officer.
The officer stepped out and asked
for the commanding officer. He was
taken to q Canadian officer nearby.
The staff officer ordered the COM
mander to retire four kilometers,
saying that the Germans were press
ing on both flanks and he might be
cut off.
For some reason the Canadian
commander became suspicious. He
had the staff officer searched, when
the latter failed to produce his au-
thority, and papers were found on
him proving that he was a German
officer. He and his chauffeur were
Immediately shot.
American outposts in the Lorraine
sector attacked a German patrol this
morning and killed one Of the enc
my party. The Americans dragged
the body across "no mans land" in
to their own trenches for Identified
ton. There were no American cas-
ualtieS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11

Holland, and the Scandinavian, coun-
tries have been notorious. They have
undermined the new socialist repub-
JIG of Russia. delivering it as prize
to their kaiser. Long before the war
started they were engaged in this ne
.farious work; there is little reason
to fdoubt that the visit of Scheide-
mann to this country the year before
the war began had for its real object
an understanding with prominent
members of the socialist party on the
subject of the attitude to be taken
by the party In the event Of war in
which Germany would be engaged.
In all the cynical and brutal lit
eratue OF Prussian imperialism
there is nothing more shameful than
the speech by David in the Reich
stag. soon after the war began, in
which he stated the function of the
socialists. He said:
Germany must squeeze her enc
mics with pair of pincers, namely,
the military pincer and the pacifist
pincer. The German armies, must
continue to fight vigorously, while
the German socialists encourage and
stimulate pacifism among Germany's
enemies
Citing the facts that led the Unit
ed States into the war, the manifesto
says:
For us, as American socialists,
there is no other means OF serving
the cause of internationalism than
supporting with all our moral and
material strength the splendid ef-
forts Of the president of the United
States. To our comrades Of other
lands, we send the assurance that
the exalted idealism OF President
wilson is shared by the entire ma
ton
The manifesto concludes with a
protest against the holding OF any
conferences with representatives of
the German or Austrian socialist or
ganization until. the end of the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
NEW FRANCHISE PLAN.
six.class Voting System Propose

six.Class Voting System Proposed
= for Germany.
Correspondence Associated Pre,s)
Amsterdam. March 10.-A six
class voting franchise il. proposed for
Germany In the new Prussian fran
chise bill as amended by the junlxer
party. > S.
Every voter is to have one vote,
and any voter may have additional
votes under special qualifications,
age combined with number Of child
rem, property, income. established
position as an employer, and educa-
ton.
Under the first qualification, ev-
cry voter who is over SO years old
and has had not less than three le-
Ultimate children, gets one addition
al vote. The. second qualificati on
gives an additional vote to every
elector who pays property tax.
Thirdly, an additional vote is given
to every voter whose income tax Ak
ceeds the average amount Of income
tax paid by the residents In the same
parish, or who, alternatively, has an
income exceeding $3.50 a year.
Fourthly, an additional vote goes to
all employers OF labor and all indie
pendent farmers or peasant farmers
Finally, an additional vote is given
to all electors who have reached one
of the upper classes of a secondary
school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
TEXAS CATTLE RAIsERs HIT.
Herds Shipped to Better Ranges Re

Herds Shipped to Better Ranges Re.
cause of Drouth.
Dallas, Tex, April 11.--Cattlc
raisers In, Texas have been hard hit
by the lack Of moisture in the nast
two years and west Texas herds
which were not depleted by the
drought have been reduced by. sales
and by shipment to better ranges
!. N. McCrary, interested In. 81
I,,ih OF 10000 acres near Post
oity, said recently that there had
not been good rain in his section
since Feb. "a, 1916. eff we don't gel
q GOOD rain within thirty or forty
days itsis hard to predict Just VIVA.
VIII become Of the cattlemen and
their herds" he said. For four
years our range cleared better than
100000 a season. Last year WA
didn't make o cent and It will BE
the same this year"
Hundreds Of thousands OF cattle
persisted Of thirst last summe,.
Those that were able to stand the
trip were sent to better ranges in
New Mexico. Oklahoma, Kansas and
Colorado. "
Cattle left on the Texas ranges
during the winter suffered cpnsids,r.
ably in the January and February
billiards because of their poor phy-
steal condition and cattlemen nav
that hundreds OF thousands of calves
viii be lost this spring because ~
the condition OF the cows. Manv
ranchmen are shipping their calves
TO. market and for the next twd f,r
three years there probably WIN be =
cattle. - = A''s
West Texas banks have come l.
tho aid Of the cattlemen In ioanins
tnSm money With which to buy fe,,d
ana also make shipments, &.
a Birmingham (Ala.) business
man, owner Of big ranch about TIA
miles west Of Fort Worth, came tn
Texas q few weeks ago 70 sell the
property: He said he had reduced the
cattle on his ranch from herds val
ued at $1,000. 900 to about $500. Ma
put he expected that with GOOD rains
and seasons the herds would be-
built up again. !
The wives of ranchmen. xenerally
are refraining from the purchase al
new spring and summer dresses. IN
keeping withs.the spirit Of ECONOMY
and7Automobile statesmen from west
Texas say that there is no demand
for new automobiles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
THIS IS THEA OF.
YOUNG WOMEN 1
And Women With the Look
of Youth

Everywhere 1t is the young or young
looking woman who is making the
most Of the wonderful opportunities for
women today. The good things are
not for those who seem to have passed
their greatest usefulness.
Don't let gray. streaked with gray.
or faded hair with It's look Of are rob
you Of your chance. You can easily
regain all its youthful beauty al many
other women have by using Q-ban Hair
Color Restorer occasionally.
Q-ban will not dye your hair. It
simply brings back the natural color
and gloss. 1t is a delightful toilet re-
Quisite that should net be confused
with hair dyes and such other prepara-
tions. Q-ban will no< stain the ,ycal,,.
wash or rub OF. It does not tnterfere
Nth sha,npooirS or waving the hair.
Easily applied
Sold by al good druggists every.
where on money back guarantee. Price,
rs cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
SURE OF SUCCESS.
French High Commissions Voices
His C0untFy's Gratitude to


French High Commissioners Voices
His COuntFy's Gratitude to
America.
{ AT a luncheon given in his honor
in New York, Andre Tardieu, the
high commissioner of France to the
United States said that victory will
be achieved by the allies when
France, England, and America arc
one, not only in the field, but in tho
production Of munitions, In trans.
port, apd in every other branch Of
action contributing to military suc-
Cess. He aid:
'Kesner than ever during the last
fortnight, during these bloody and
heavy days, l have felt that America,
whenever America chooses to give
herself, she chooses to give tho
whole of herself. am grateful for.
and have been moved by, tho ao-
ceptance of the urgent requests
which, on account of this battle, Il
was my duty to submit to your gov
ernment.
'.At the same time, between the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11

Correspondence Associated Press)
London, March 12.-Representa-
tives Of the British fighting forces
on land and sea attend every meet
ing Of the British war cabinet, COM
municate to the members the
latest information concerning the
war and consult with them on inn
portant matters.
At these conferences the army Is
represented by Maj. Gen. Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson, chief OF the Imper-
ial staff and the navy by Vice. Adj
miral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss. first sea
lord OF the admiralty.
How the British war cabinet OPP
crates in deciding upon war policies
and directing Britain's share in the
war is told in the annual report Of
the cabinet now published for the
first time in history.
Eat each meeting" says this Of
ficial statement of the workings of
the inner circles of the British gov
eminent, the cabinet begins by
hearing reports as to the progress Of
the war since the preceding day. I'm
lees it Wishes to confine its deliber-
atoms to general questions of>policy,
1t then proceeds to deal with ques-
lions awaiting its decision. Az these
questions In the vast majority OF
cases affect one or more OF the ad-
ministratiye departments, almost al
its meetings are attended by the
ministers and their chief department
tal officials concerned.
THE majority Of the sessions OF
the war cabinet consist, therefore,
Of . series OF meetings between
members Of the war cabinet and
those responsible for executive &C.
tion ct which questions OF policy
concerning those departments are
discussed and settled. Questions Of
overlapping or conflict between de-
partments are determined and the
general lines Of policy throughout
every branch Of the administration
.co-ordinated SO as to form part Of Z
consistent war plan.
f Ministers who are not members
OF the war cabinet lare permitted to
bring with them to the cabinet meet
ings experts from their own depart
ments or. from elsewhere and often
do 80 when expert opinion is needed
to decide an important question.
In peace times, sessions Of the
British cabinet were infrequent but
under war pressure this has chang
ed. The war cabinet has held 800
sessions 10 the past year"