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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Optical Glass is Now Manufactured
in United States

Optical glass. equalling the pro-
duct of European manufacturers
from whom il formerly could be OBJ
tanned, is now being produced for
military use by the Bureau of Stand
ards of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce and several pri-
Nately owned factories. One ship
ment from the glass factory in Pitts
hurgh. for use by the Navy Depart
ment contained $50 pounds of high
grade optical glass-enough TO pro-
vide lenses for probably $50 binoc-
ulars
Development in glass manufactur-
ing in the United States has beer
similar to that of dye making. Re
ticai goods in this country were toit-
tent to import all their glass from
Europe. themselves doing only ;ae
grinding. polishing and mounting.
European glass factories. one of the
three largest being located in Eng
land. one in France and one in Ger
many were closely guarded to pro-
tect secrets of the trade sometimes
a century old. 1t was considered i'm
possible to produce efficient glass
without formulas and factory pro-
cesses developed by many years OF
experimentation.
One of the problems facing the
Bureau of Standards when. with op-
tical companies in America, il start
ed to replace with locally made pro
ducts the supply of European optica
glass which had been cut off by the
war. was to provide suitable pots fo'
melting In one process of its man
ufacture the glass must be kept al
temperatures as high as 1900 de
grees F., when il would rapidly dis
solve a container made of iron, stee
or other metal. Pots now beins
used with satisfaction withstand tn,
heat and chemical actions of molteI
glass are made of clay found in th'
United States.
In addition to the factory operated
by the Bureau of Standards at Pitts
burgh. several privately owned com
panies are now furnishing optica
glass for military use in telescopes
binoculars. field glasses, periscopes
and other technical and scientific in
struments.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Insomuch as it now seems a fore
gone conclusion that the business
streets of our city are to be paved
it is certainly to be hoped that those
upon whom it devolves to handle the
business detail of this proposition.
utilize every effort to secure for the
city not only the most permanent type
Of pavement but a good legitimate
competitive price as well Every in
ducement should be offered TO well
known and reputable contracting
firms to enter into competition in this
respect and the specifications should
be of such nature as to assure them
of fair field and no favor" Je-
rome wants all that she can legiti-
mately get for her money and she
also wants to know what she is get
ting. No one mans opinion should
be taken in the matter. The paving
of city's business streets is of suf-
ficient Importance TO call for the clos
est kind of an invetigation upon the
part of those responsible. The var
ious types of recognized pavement
should be personally inspected by a
fair and unbiased committee of the
city council. The trend toward heav-
ier and increased traffic conditions
should prove a strong factor of their
Investigations. NJ any pavements
which were formerly considered ef-
ficient are now proving absolutely
inadequate to contend with the ire
mendous loads which they are called
upon to sustain. No pavement should
be considered which might call for
excessive sums for maintenance; the
maintenance should be built into the
road. No matter what type may be
considered it should be laid upon NO
other foundation than one which
may serve as perpetual asset upon
which re-surfacing may laid in years
to come. Do not let us build our
house upon the sands" or lay a car
pet without a good substantial floor
Many cities have made the mistake
Of treating their paving problems toc
lightly which has been the source al
much regret not only TO those r.
sponeible for the construction but +,
he taxpayers as a whole as we'll
Pernanence should be our watch
Y ord in this matter and no ordia-
afy discrepancy in cost should pre-
vent us getting pavement the lura-
bility of which will prove an eco
nomic asset for all time TO come Je
rome can afford no mistakes
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
THE WAR, THE FARM
AND THE FARMER
BY Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm Loan Board

The farms OF this country could
carry the war to victorious con-
clusion even il all the rest of the pa
tions should quit. The rest will not
quit; but we could win it without
them 1t we had to do IT, rhe farmers
OF the United States can whip Ger
many We can whip them with guns.
We can whip them with our products.
We can whip them with our money.
Every farmer in the United States
must remember that the war has a
first mortgage Oh every cent he has.
The last spare cent in the pockets OF
every farmer In America should be
devoted to the war
The Kaiser began foreclosing his
mortgage on our farms when ne de-
clared ruthless submarine warfare.
The war is our answer TO his bill of
foreclosure.
Our contribution is, first Cur sons
und brothers for the trenches; sec
ond, the last pound OF food products
which we can grow by mobilizing our
scanty labor supply. utilizing the men.
women and children and the towns
people about us; and third. money
for Liberty Bonds.
This is the crucial year OF the war
Our soldiers are at the front hun
dreds of thousands of them in the
trenches, and a million more ready to
20. The whole burden OF carrying on
our own part In the war, and of aid
ing our sister nations in arms, rests
on the United States Treasury.
II the treasury fails or falters or
finds itself unable to respond to every
call upon II, the war is lost. Do you
realize that?
Your son. and all the nations sons
are relying on the United States
Treasury to furnish things with which
they may fight.
Their lives are lost II the treasury
fails. Our country is lost il the treas
ury fails.
Therefore every cent you can rake
aud scrape together belongs to the
treasury. that our soldiers may come
back to us alive and victorious. This
is literally true. We can whip the
Germans with our money: but not
with the money in our pockets or
bank accounts. II must 90 into the
United States Treasury in subscrip-
tions to Liberty Bonds.
(This is the last Of series Of
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Food for Soldiers is Carefully In
spected by Quartermaster Corps

The Quartermaster Corps, charged
with the responsibility of feeding ard
clothing the soldiers. is rigidly in-
specting the food purchased for the
troops to see that only pure articles
are supplied. AS an indication Of
the amount of food that must be OBJ
tanned, says a statement authorized
by the Quartermaster General. l.
100000 men consume daily 1900
600 pounds of beef. 225.o0O pounds
of bacon. 10000 pounds of ham
10000 cans of tomatoes. and 225
600 cans of jam-with other articles
aggregating 6.75O,O00 pounds.
These quantities of foodstuffs are
subjected to thorough inspection.
which begin at the source and con
tinue until the food is actually cor
sumed. Each depot of the Quarter
master Corps is a central subsistenee
bushes of it own. supplying thu
camps, cantonments. aviation fields
and other posts in its territory The
oNuctSltllCt otlCtIS dlt ntiQ ItSlOnSl-
bic for the quality of the goods they
receive.
Before the supplies reach the
depots. however. they are passed IN
on by inspection officers in the pack
ing houses. canneries. and other
sources of origin. The records ct
Washington show the capabilities,
character and standard of every es-
tablishment furnishing food for TIE
Army. The specifications which their
products must meet are clear and
exact
The inspection branch maintains a
current file of unreliable dealers ard
unreliable products. insuring the
elimination of dealers who. havir g
been denied the right to supply some
of the many depots of the Army make
subsequent attempts to obtain CON
tracts at other points.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

While Gerard was our ambassador
in Berlin, the Kaiser said to him one
day that he would stand no nonsense
from America after the war
Do you know what that means? It
means that the Germans intend to
subjugate this country if they come
out OF this war victorious.
The German Imperial government
has preached the superiority of Ger
many o'all the rest of the world un-
Ill the German nation is drunk with
megalomania. One OF their great
writer's expressed the prevailing, Of
ficial view in 1903, when he wrote:
"The Teutonic race is called upon
to circle the earth with its rule, to ex-
human power, and to make the pas
sive races servient elements in its
cultural development Who
ever has the characteristics OF the
Teutonic race is superior. All the
dark peoples are mentally inferior, be-
cause they belong to the passive
races. The cultural value OF a nation
I
tonism it contains"
Are you one of the darker races?
Are you willing to be rated as one
OF the "servient elements" il. Ger
many's cultural development?
You began to be one of tHe ~servi-
ent elements" when. peaceful people
were slaughtered as they carried your
produce to market Was it because
you belonged to passive racer
This war is for the purpose Of say
ing to that insane claim. with tho
roar Of a hundred thousand canneu-
mo-"
Never since the Turks threatened
to overwhelm Europe was the world
In such danger as now. Germany
must be defeated this year. Unlevs
we win, our place il the wolli IL
lost. ard our history as one OF the
'servient elements" begins. We mus.
withhold nothing from the support o;
the war. We must give our sons We
must bring forth food in abundance.
We must give into tie treasury OF the
United States every cent we can
spare
This summer the support OF the war
is up TO the farmers: and Uncle Sam
has never called upon the farmers N
vain,
three articles by MIR. Ouick.l
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Swindlers' Trick Takes Money Sent
to Soldiers

Relatives and friends of several
soldiers in the Army lamps have
been victimized by swindlers who
wired or wrote for funds under So
diers names In each instance it
was requested that money be sent
by wire waving Identification or
by mail to general delivery. the Gus
tomary explanation being that the
soldier had been discharged and
would have no way of securing iden-
tihcation. nor of getting mail to his
company
The following is typical telo-
gram. sent to the father of a soldier
in southern camp:
Have been discharged Coming
home. Going to Atlanta through
country tonight. Please wire me 500
at Atlanta so I may pay for uniform
and come home direct Wave iden-
tifcation as l am not known in At
lanta Wire cash quick so | can ct
it tomorrow morning"
Before being complied with. any
request for money to be sent undo
such conditions should be verified by
letter or telegram to the command
ing officer of the camp in which the
man whose name IS signed to the re
quest is stationed
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Market Letter
Portland Union Stock Yards.
April 27. 1918

Portland Union Stock Yards,
April 27. 1918.
Cattle receipts today. $50, total
for the week 1850. Cattle receipts
are light and the market has in
creased in strength accordingly. The
cattle demand is exceeding stIoh :
and prices are ruling fully 25c
stronger than they did at the opening
of the week Some few good cattle
are coming Quotations are: Good
to choice steers s1S.25 to s1425;
medium to good steers s12.25 TO
1925. Fair to medium steers SILL
90 to sr2. 90; common to fair steers
$1,000 to s1100; choice cows and
heifers s11.50 to s12.50: medium
to good cows and heifers $500 to
s11.50: fair to medium COWS and
heifers $500 to sS SO; Gamers Ski
25 to s6.25: bulls s625 to S1075;
calves sS.75 to $500; stockers and
feeders $1,000 to $4,000 a head
Hog receipts today, $50, total for
the week. 1850. Hog receipts are
also very light with prices ruling as
high as $500 and strong at that
for top stuff Quotations are: Primo
mixed $3.50 to $500; medium
mixed s1765 to s17.s5; rough henv-
les s16.65 to s17.S5; pigs $3.50 TO
s16.5O: bulk $17.S5 to $3.50.
|. Sheep receipts. none. Quotations
are: Prime spring lambs $1,000;
heavy lambs $3.50 to $500 year
lings $500 to $3.50; wethers s1S
90 to s1S.50; ewes s12.00'to s12.50.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Idaho's Beans. Hay and Potatoes
Likely to BE Sold To War
D


All of Idaho's bean and hay croH
together with part of its potato crop
may this year be taken over by the
government. Harvey Alfred. state
director of farm markets, is now ne
gotiating with the directors heads OF
the war department. through the
quartermaster's department, with a
view of making this arrangement.
which would assure cars for the de-
livery of the produce and guarantee
to the growers good price. SO far
TO take such a step. Director All
red is hopeful that his efforts will
be successful. The matter has been
taken up yith General Goethals and
others.
1T is our desire to deal with the
quartermaster generals department
direct in the sale and handling of
this produce" said Director Alfred.
1T is possible that the proposal will
be accepted. am informed that many
of the buyers of the Quartermaster
generals buyers. who have been pur-
chasing in the state. are leaving. Ne
gotiations have been in progress for
some time with a view of bringing
about this arrangement. II it is sue
cessful the grower will deal direct
with the government"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Spell Out american" on soldiers
Letters

Mail addressed to members of the
American eNpeditionary force in
France should have the word Amer
lean" written or spelled in full. so
that in the address the designation
will read american r. F." accord
ing to request made Tuesday by the
postonice authorities. The new or
der is deemed necessary in order TO
distinguish American mail from that
addressed to the expeditionary forces
of other countries.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Millions of dollars. it is estimated
by the revenue officials, will be add
ed to the Government funds in pen
alties as a result of the roundup of
income-tax delinquents by the nu-
reau of Internal Revenue.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
TWIN FALLS WILL HAVE
NEW MIGRATING PLANT
Papers Filed with Secretary of State
Provide for $4,000 Corporation

Twin Falls is to have a vegetable
evaporating plant, the Twin Falls
Dehydrating company with $780,
600 capital stock filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of
state Monday. The stock in the COM
pany is held by Twin Falls people.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

The village of Lienden was fired
because one of the inhabitants killed
a German soldier. The latter. with
a companion. had violated young
girl after tying her parents in chairs
within sight of her. The father
freed himself. seized gun. and slew
one of the aggressors. The German
officers ordered fire set to the house.
and the parents of the girl. bound
again to their chairs. perished in the
fames.-From "The Germans In
Belgium" by L. II. Grondys.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Il am sending you a bracelet made
out of piece of she'll" wrote B.
will be a fine souvenir of q German
warrior, who has gone the whole
campaign and killed heaps of French
men. I have also bayoneted a gocd
number of women. During the bat
tie of Budonwiller, I did away with
four women and seven young girls IN
five minutes. The captain had to'1
me to shoot these French sows. but
preferred to run my bayonet through
them--From "Out of Their Own
Mouths
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

The officers and crew of the Ger
man submarine captured November
II by the T. S. S. Tanning, have
been brought from England to the
United States.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

At Boort Meerbreew. a German
soldier was seen to fire three times -
a little girl five years old Havirg
failed thhoit ETAO f., kdln :hu-~
failed to hit her, he bayoneted her
A Belgian soldier who saw him com
nit the deed, killed him with the
butt end of his rifie-Bryce Report.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
District Exemption Board
Lincoln Comfy

Glass Erwin w Sinclair.
Glass Ray V. Redmon. John
Duncan Ross. Thomas Leroy Karen.
William C. Hibner.'
Glass 3.--John ]. Graham.
Glass Amos Harvey Pettingil
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Boise.-Agitation still on for s55, :
600 bridge across Snake River at
Frohman's Ferry near Claytonia.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

aldwell.DCanyon county doing
her bit Grain acreage is increased
by 5000; bigger yield Is in prospect.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

At Malines one witness saw Ger
man soldier cut a woman's breas
after he had murdered her, and So
many other dead bodies of women in
the streets.-Report of Lord Bryce.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Atrocities in BeIgiuIm

AT Andenne, Belgium, after plac-
ing her husband close to a machile
gun and shooting through him. sol
diers ransacked the wife's home, pill
ed up all eatables in a heap on the
floor and relieved themselves upon it
Report of Lord Bryce, former Br.;-
ish Ambassador to the United State.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
GOVERNMENT NAY TAKE CROPS

three articles by MIR. ouIokl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
us. SOLDIER IN
; FRANCE LOVES PIE
Gets One "Just Like Mother
Used to Make" and
Is Happy

The Rev. William c. Spicer, FORM
erly of Harrisburg, is now engaged in
Y. M. c. A. work in France. He re-
Gently wrote most interesting letter
to paper at Gloversville. where he
was pastor of Presbyterian church.
In this letter he tells of some trips
through the country and of the in
teresting work in which he is en-
gagged At one time he received 81
letters, showing the decentralization
of the mail service to the soldiers on
the other side.
He describes the attitude of the
average soldier in this way: "I
find that one passes through several
stages of feeling-frst an exaltation
of enthusiasm, then a depression in
che query, is it worth while?' and
then in the bulldog determination
to grit your teeth and go through
with it"
Il would, of course, like to get
to the front where there are things
doing, and 1 may get there yet," he
says.
Burden ON U. S.
Mr.. Spicer suggests that the more
driving the Huns do the more likely
the war will come to an end this
year. Further he says: THE burden
OF this gigantic struggle is going
to rest on the United States. Amer
lean food and American men are the
assets needed for the balance on the
right side"
Like most PennsyIvanians, the
former Harrisburg boy has not lost
his appetite for pie. He says:
His Pie Story
A motherly woman in one of
our huts met the wish of a soldier
who was longing for pie by saying
that If he would bring her the ma
terial she would make him one. So
the ingredients were brought from
the book shack and the lad soon had
an apple pie, the kind mother used
to make. L should like to have been
in on that deal, Chat clause is re-
ferred to elders and deacons for in
terpretation,) for l haven't seen a
good old-fashioned American pie
since l left home. Only when 1 do
get one l want it to be about the
diameter of the equator. Even then
I may call for a second order"
This Y. M. c. A. work is a great
game. Every talent we possess is
used to its utmost limit, and then
we are called upon to do things that
we have never done before, or
thought we could do, and we learn
to do them by doing them. One of
the most encouraging features of the
work is the absolute cooperation of
all concerned"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
FIVE OFF To CAMP

Five Harrisburg boys were sent to
camp by their local boards to-day.
They are: John o. Losh, 2213 Jeffer-
son street; Charles Robert Swartz,
1413 Cowden street, and John Newton
Heck, 922 North Eighteenth street, of
the Third City Board; wilkins G.
Wenrick, 1921 Marion street. and
George P. Myers, POS South street, OF
the First City Board Myers, Losh and
Swartz go to Spring Garden Institute,
Philadelphia; Heck to Delaware State
College; Wenrick to Polish National
Alliance College, Cambridge Springs.
Herman wieger, of 327 North Front
street, Steelton, also goes to Cam
bridge Springs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
TO PLAN FOR PICNIC

Plans for a picnic of members OF
the Capitol Legion of the National
Protective Legion will be made at a
meeting of committee members to be
held at the home of Mrs. George +.
Garverick. 627 Dauphin street, tomor
row night. The picnic will be held at
Paxtang Park some time in the near
future, committee members com
mented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

three years in London and two sea-
sons in New York. The story is of
the racetrack. There will be no adj
vance in prices for these productions
Surrounded by four other vaudeville
ling Of comedy. Bessie
At the, Wynn. known profession
Majestic ally as "The Lady Dainty
of Songs" will open a
Theater to-day. For the first three
days Miss Wynn will give a program
that will be changed entirely for the
latter three days of her stay. Not
since vaudeville first took hold at the
Majestic. three years ago. has head
liner of the importance of Miss Wynn
been presented. She ranks among
the highest headliners in theaters
where high admission prices are
charged. The, other acts on the bill
are: The Cycling McNutts. Asaki.
Japanese skater; shannon Banks and
Company in a comedy act. and Jack
and Tommy Weir. Another chaater
"The House Of Hate" " viii liz be pre-
sented during the first half of the
week.
Say. Young Fellow" Douglas Fair
banks latest Aircraft starring We
hicle, is presented at
Douglas the Regent Theater
Fairbanks to-day, tomorrow and
at Regent Wednesday. The scenes
are laid in small in
land city which has it's newspapers,
all looking for the conventional
scoop" in the way of exclusive news.
On one of these newspaper is employ
ed a young fellow" who is widely
known for his smiling optimism,
which defies discouragement. When
he succeeds against almost insuper-
able odds in getting an interview from
a crusty old millionaire. who loathed
the press and it's representatives,
the young fellows" stock mounts
high. He is then sent to a neighbor-
ing town to dig up the facts regard
ing an alleged fraudulent scheme in
connection with the operation of a
big factory. and it is in the perform
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

meets with the surprising adventures
which form the basis of this unusual
picture. Mr.. Fairbanks is at his best
in the development of this somewhat
remarkable story, and his athletics.
his smile and his geniality are con-
stantly in evidence.
This week Manager James George,
OF the Victoria Theater. has provided
one of the best programs it
AT the was possible to secure. Each
victoria feature is a high-class pro-
duction, and presents a not
ed screen artist in the best effort of
his career. For to-day Frank Keenan,
known to millions. will be presented
in the powerful drama, Loaded Dice"
Richard Gordon. like many other high
ly respected men, governor of his ma
tive state and big man in business
and politics. has decided there is no
God, because c-erything to him is a
case of gamble, a chance. And on a
sort of fifty-fifty basis he doubts, that
there is a God. The hand of the AL
mighty intervened in his affairs in a
manner which reminded the governor
that he was laboring under the wrong
Impression, and that there is a God,
and that He rules all things. 1t is
one or the most interesting screen
plays ever shown in this city. Doug
las Fairbanks. the million-d dollar star,
faVorlte from coast to coast, will be
shown Tuesday in his wonderful sue
cess, Double Trouble" GLADYS Hui :
1ette in For Sale" will be the attrac-
tion for Wednesday. Dorothy Phil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

This week Manager James George.
OF the Victoria Theater. has provided