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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16
A BIT Of BELGIAN
.HUM0R As TOLD.
BY RED CIR R0Ss|
IN CODE THEY EXPRESS
THEMSELVES IN PRES
ENCE OF WITLEss Huns
WHO DO NOT CATCH
THE DRIFT

story The Long Vigil. in the Sep
tember Red Cross Magazine. gives the
follrw
Two days before. the English had
HIT the German lines al Loos and the
French had struck at Canlpagne.
All night long trains had Stoi In the
railroad yards ~ Schae. beck. Etter-
beck. and IA ;Ae LuXembufg station
TO replenish their stores OF water and
coal befoss proceeding 10 Gsrmany
Huge automobiles had wnirlcd
through the civ from. nlgn. sall rntiil
daybreak-the German never allow
ed their wounded q come through
Brussels in the daytime II L could oc
avoidei-and all hsa stopped befc. :
the irprovised hospitals that the
occupict' had established in the
Paia e q. the King the Military
School, he Academy ~ As and
numerous other public buildings.
Hope ran high in the breasts OF
the Belgians. for despite abso,utej
silence on the part OF the efficiently
censored press. news had filtered IN
from Holland that the lo.g- promised,
great. Allied offensive sas oD In
the little cafe the Be'g.ans drank
their beer; and their conversation.
which had heen subdued for so lcng.
was now high pitched ami loud
They spoke OF everything but the
offensive. and the. clumsy German
spies who sat at nearby tables
could find no preiext tor a-resting
them
Ny uncle William IS ve.y IN to
night said a bearded li.lle Walloun.
in mourntul tone 70 a friend of his
who had Just taken his seat at the
table.
II hope he croaxs. replied The
other. quite unsympatietica!ly
I have n lot OF sausag, meat for
sale announced well groomed
young man. who resenhei more a
bank clerk than pork butcher
II think | shall wait li:tie be-
fore buy. responded the p,ospectivel
purchaser. the price Is sule 70 drop
Such is the lack OF builOr in the
German character that the sneaking
spies and rotnnd Officers in the
vicinity failed completely TO see N
the above remarks any reference 10
the health OF the Kaiser or 10 the
killing OF countless German soldiers"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16
The Danger Of limitations.

OHIO druggist The Practical Druggist" prominent New YORK
Drug Journal follows Please furnish formula for Castoa All the
formulas have worked with either Ineffective sagreabe administer
To this The Practical Druggist replies We do not supply formulas or
proprietary articles We couldn't wanted Your with initiative
formulas is not surprising but just what be expected When Castoa
wanted why supply the genuine make substitute 1t not T
right label Coa We give you laxative preparations or
children Casa who for Casto would not
feel kindly toward fyu her product under such name
No mother with spark of affection for her child will overlook the sigma
Of Chas B. Fletcher when buying Castoia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16
DON COSSACkS HAVE
WON BIG VICTORY

Amsterdam. Aug ie-rhe Don Cos.
sacks have cleared the left bank Of
the Don Of their opponents and are
marching sicsorovsly or zsrse,n.
fror, which they are only ore days
march distant. s=ys an official state
nrens issued By the Don cosssek
star and received here from kie..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16

United States had put everything else
aside co win the war. and how much
he had been IMPRESSED By the splen-
did material OF which our armies are
composed and which he had an o.
portunity TO see .cr himself He de-
clsred that the American soldiers had
already shown on the battle fields in
France the grea. gallantry that had
been expected oi them.
King George showed how conf
dent he is OF al allied victory when
Re alluded to the utility at this june
ture Of any talk Of peace. II was then
that he added
The Germans are very sorry that
they brought yoE into this war"
The decorations personally awarded
by the King to iEe fifteen Americans
yesterday included military crosses
for First Lieuts. Albert G jefferson
and Frank F Schrsm and Second
Lieuiensnts Harry yagle md Michael
NJ komorowski. distinguished con
duct medals 10 Corporals Thomas A
Pope. Albert c Painsipp and John
Desmidt. and military medals toI
sergts. James f Krum. Frank A
kiojsno and 4 Erhard and C0rporals
Andrews c Shsbi1rer. Lester c Whit |
son. Raymond n Powell and ri
Zyburt and Pri.s.es Christopher WI
Kesn. William = Linsky. Fred E VII (.
lisms and c Sxeredo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16
0oLEY LEY! kIDNEYPllI' !!l,.l !, ? u
KING GEORGE VISITS TROOPS AT
THE FRONT: PRAISES vANk-
Ees FOR SPLENDID PEaFoR
MANcEs IN THE FIELD OF
ACTION.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oSEl
ing with King George to, Az he was
remarkably acquainted with con
tons in America and said that from
all quarters he had heard how the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16

Blease is or can be a friend of the
administration. The record OF his
opinion is alread, written and It is a
little late TO expunge Il"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16

FOR SALE-Bro IN mare. ! mile
north. 4 west on lith ST. Phone
r 10 Mrs w VI. Graham.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16

John Ward. colored man OF Colds
bsrg. \ c. has is Of HE Is sons in
the Ninth and Tenth United stsfe-
Cavalry. while his seventeen dzsrh-
tsrs are busy With var work
Instead OF reporting q number o;
prayers. Bsddhislz have written pray
ers attached to ihe Wheel. the revols-
irg OF which . certain number Of
timss Is supsossi to have the same
effect
The term mes applies to whales.
for they are mammals. like cattle
trd sheep. they ssckie their Young.
and their flesh > meat. not nsb- n
has no fishy TASTE and bears some re
70 best
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16
AMERICAN ACE DECORATED.

Paris. Aug f6-OFieisi Journale an
neunees that the American ace. Lieut.
David Putnam. hes been decorated
with the military medal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-16

There win be 4 meeting Of rabbi,
growers Of the county at she city hall
Monday night at O'Clock. All rab-
BIZ growers are urged TO he present
O. this meeting CIV welborn. mem
Der Of the Commercial Rabbi. Breed
ers' association VII speak He win
tell yoa how TO make money out Of
rabbit raising
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
$4,000 PEARLS ARE SOUGHT
Package Containing 535 Gems Stolen
From Vessel Which Recently Ar
rived at New York.

New York-A search of New York
city pawnshops is being made by Pink
erton detectives for $4,000 worth of
pearls which were stolen from a
French ship that arrived on November
&c. There were 535 pearls in the miss
ing package, of which the three largest
weighed between 25 and % grains
each. The others weighed from. one
to three grains each.
1t is said that the pearls were sent
by Paris dealer to one here; that to
avoid an extra rate the shipper did
not reveal to the company the char
acter of the shipment and that it was
not placed in the ships strong room.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
DEAN THOMSON PLEASED
WITH MEETING AT DENVER
Returns Home Enthusiastic Over the
Work Done to Promote the Mi
ming Industry

Discussions of the war tax excess
profits law in it's bearing upon the
operation of mining property, of the
proposed Foster bill providing for the
federal control and operation of the
entire mining industry, of the fixation
of the price of silver and of the Walsh
Pittman bill which contemplates gov
ernmental leasing of oil lands were
the features of the convention of mi
ming operators and federal officials
held in Denver under the auspices of
the American Mining congress, &C
cording to Dean Francis A. Thomson
of the university school of mines, who
has just returned from the mile-high
city.
The Walsh-Pittman bill received the
enthusiastic endorsement of the con-
ventiOn, Dean Thomson said today,
while the recommendation was made
that the price of silver be fixed at 81
per ounce
I. E. Rockwell of Haley, J. F. Nc
Carthy of Wallace, Robert ~ Bell of
Boise, state mining inspector, Jerome
J. and Eugene R. Day and Dean Thorn
son were the members Of the Idaho
delegation at the gathering. The Ida
no group was referred to by the Den
yer News as the most enthusiastic in
SEPARATION of the convention.
Dean Thomson had the unusual
honor of serving as a delegate from
both Washington and Idaho. He was
a member of the conventions every
committee.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
Notice

On and after February 1, 1918, the
following drug and stationary stores
will close at $3.50 p. m. except Satur-
day: Owl Drug Store, Hodgins Drug
& Book Store, Sherfeys Stationery
Store, Corner Drug Store, Economical
Pharmacy. 99-O5
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
L3El>2l7
Tonight and Thursday,

Weather: Tonight and Thursday
fair and colder.
Because of the farmers week ban
Quet which is scheduled for Frida,
night, Rev. w. H. Bridges SECOND
reading of Galsworthys Little
Dream" will be postponed for an
other week It will be given Febru-
airy g..
R. E. Kalat, department state grand
master of A. O. U. w. of Spokane is
in the city for the purpose of organic
ing a lodge of that order. A COM
mendable number Of charter members
have already signed up 1t is expected
that the new lodge will be installed
about February Is.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Morgareidge are
in Moscow. Mr.. Morgareidge is here
to take the physical examinations
for the draft.
on the U. of I. campus. 1t will be OBJ
served down town on Saturday and
it is desired that all who purchased
tags today wear them again on Sat
'urday
Ruby Chapter o. E. S. met in spe-
iial session last night to initiate Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Berg After initiation
a social hour was spent in the BAN
squet hall where light refreshments
were served.
Louis Shields arrived in Moscow
yesterday from Spokane to take his
physical examination.
The country school children are Ia
king an active interest in Red Cross
work. Miss Sweeney of Lenville has
taken out memberships for II of her
students Miss Emmett of District
No 38 has subscribed for % member
ships for members Of her school.
Tickets for the joint banquet of the
commercial club and farmers week
which will be held at the Elks temple,
Friday night, are on sale at Hodgins
drug store.
Three additional Moscow men have
enlisted in various branches of the
service since their registration. This
information has reached County Aud
itor Homer E. Estes, secretary of the
Latah county exemption board, but it
is not yet official. The men are
Clarence 0. Harrington, Otis Ross and
John Thomas Ross. This makes 100
known to have enlisted from this
county, most of them registered men.
The will of Christian Jensen, who
died at Garfield, Wash, has been filed
here for probate after being probated
in Whitman county. The executors |
and only heirs are James Peter Jen-
sen and Marie Chrestine Hutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Johnson Of Troy |
were visitors this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf Johnson in
Moscow.
For Sale-We have some good dry
sawed 16-inch pine wood. We will de-
liver this for $3.50 per cord while it
lasts. NJ p Miller Milling Co. 04-7
Prof. PHI Soulen received tele-
gram today announcing that Mrs.
Soulen's father died at Holland, Mich,
this morning before it was possible
for her to reach his bedside. She
will continue on to be present at the
funeral.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
LAST OF HORSE CAR LINES
Electricity DispIaces Horse Drawn We.
hIcIe on Line Between Kansas
Towns.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-The last
horse car line in Kansas, and one of
the last in the West, has quit business.
1t has been In operation for thirty
years, between this city and Strong
City, Kan.
The horse car line will be replaced
with single electric car, and while
the track is being relaid to accommo-
date the heavier equipment, a hack is
taking care Of the business.
Read T0daY,a Classified Ads
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
.AMERICAv

l. God bless our splendid men!
I. Send them safe home again,
|. God save our men.
|. Send them victorious,
|. Patient and chivalrous,
|. They are so dear to us,
!. God save our men!
|. 4. !. .t....j.-.5. Observation-Disclosures
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-30
.f.}.1.+ .3.}.tt4+T +3. i. III. .S..4
j. MARKETS \

!. -. 4. !.
The following market quotations are
the prices paid to the producer by the
dealer and are changed daily, thus CIV.
Ing the public the accurate quotations
In all classes of grain, produce and
meats. The quotations on grain and
hay are received from the Mark p.
Miller Milling company:
Wheat, Bluestem, per bu.. s2.Os
Wheat F0rtyfOld, per bu.. .$2.O3
Wheat, Club, per bu.. .$2.O1
Wheat, Red Russian, per bu.. .$1.9s
Above are coast prices delivered.
Early Alaskan Peas, per lb.. =. SIC
Oats, per cwt. ..............$ $3.50
Barley, per cwt. 49,. .......... $3.50
Hay, per ton. .................$ $4,000
Eggs, per dOz.. ................... 40c
Butter, ranch, per h.. .45c
Butter, creamy, per lb.. .......... .55c
New Potatoes, per lb.. ..17ac
BrOllers, per lb.. ............ 15@1Sc
Old BOOSTERS, per lb.. Sc
Hens, per lb.. .15@lSc
Turkeys, per h.. .................2 5c
Geese, per Id. .15c
Hogs, live W.T., light, per h.. .147A @15c
Hogs, live W.T., heavy, per h.. .13@14c
Hogs, dressed, light, per h., 1S@197ac |
Hogs, dressed, heavy, per h.. .17@18c
Veal, live weight, per h.. THOSE
Veal, dressed, per h.. 49,. .121s @15c
Spring Lambs, per h.. -. .10@121ac
Mutton, per ib.. 5000
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
To News Champion subscribers.

Yer sssn 80 VA Il NsssC.gis. y. 49, sl + =.
hat p ~ The psn he - ezp&eit aat b se -
United
Rehays
Wtth
We
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y snfapated.
EyeZ .hsher tas u.1ss So: Shs e,:ds:s& y.
THAT ARE nosk THAN TnsEE xos n AllEAR& - .sat
An peb!.Ae. must s:,a.s e ~ Hss: they have .h n:
libraries an! h.
.s.est keeg.s ~. Isis N usts1g Hsvsit IL ct q
where s.eesf paid :bpiana E.!sasas with ether
be discontinued unless bot and paid -
discontinue
discontinue issuing holiday ether special editona
No newspaper. b estsblhed during the period ef the
r win spprs. the situation :. w the Of 'hi.
Of well edys.e Of suhptas
REMEMBER!
~ . WAR MEASURE.
There alternative
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
HINsDALE REVIVAL !
(By Col. D. A. Burgess) J

Nby COl. ". A. burgeBSD
From the Gunnison county line to
below Burroughs Park and from the
Lake Fork ON beyond Engineer Mt. .
rich hut much neglected mineral reg
ion 1iled with inexhaustible pay ore
bodies II once more facing the lime
light.
Manganese Nine "
Three miles from Crystal Lake, .
large and strong manganese deposit
IL being put IN thoro condition for de-
velopment by IN organizing Denver
company whose arrival Is daily expect
ed.
Mr.. Louis Morrell, Of Ouray, own
er Of the property has four or i've
miners ct work sinking . main trans
portAtion shaft to the mineral beds
below, that are separated by small
caves or vugs caused by the same vol
canic action that was followed by the
strpng deposition Of the steel harden
ing product now IN great demand. The
ore has been shown to carry from 70
to 80 per cent manganese and quite
Q strong by-product Of molybdenum.
SyStematic operations will be started
by tie expected arrivals who II is un-
derstod are acting In connection with
some government plans for the de-
velOpment Of the known ore bodies.
f. | I
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
americans IN
GREAT BATTLE
GIANT OFFENSIVE CRUSHING
OUT ST. M1HIEL SALIENT.
IL ooth Divinisn In WhieA Dszens
Il Csnnissa Cssaey Boys Are Figh:
ing. Il On FiFing Linz.

The first great battle which an al.
American army is conducting started
yesterday morning in Franco, just
southeast Of Verdun along the St
Nihiel salient The famous S9th d:vi-
sion is reported in the thick Of il, This
division is largely composed Of Colo
RADIO boys and soldiers from nearby
states. In it, are Jess Artcrburn,
Claude Clay, Geo. Damson, Louis
Bryan, and dozens Of Crested Butte
and Somerset boys.
The Americans ut their first rush
captured ten towns, and thousands of
prisoners and are crushing in the sides
of the triangle to catch the German
armies at the apex. st. Mihiei has al
ready been captured by French regi-
ments who are assisting por<hing S
army.
It will be a glorious story when the
news is all in Possibly this attack
is but the beginning Of grand move
ment up the valley of the Meusc from
verdon, which will flank the Germans
out of northern France and most of
Belgium.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
BEST AND NEwSIEsT LOCAL
PAPER IN STATE

Redstone. Colo. Sept. z, 1918
The Gunndscn News-C Champion,
Gunnison, Colo.
Dear Editor:
Enclosed please And p. o. order for
800 for my subscription to July 1st,
1919. ! have just neglected Il and t
am especially interested n the paper
because am registered IN tie draft
there and again because Il isthe beet
and newsiest local paper IN tia state.
Thanking you for past favors and
best wishes, Sincerely,
H. w. BAIT,
Redstone, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
MDuHWAY COaalalsslON MEN
W9lf WESTERN SLOPE
EksAast Advises Csasinaneisa q
Mood Rsad Up Mo1dy. Othsr
Wssk SasDsade1s ExeeDe BEidye
BsDairu,

On . 1900 nile jaunt thru The hieh-
ening witneessd ~ arrival Of Z. J.
Ehrhart, chairman Of the State High
way Conmiseion. Pyle johnson, edi-
tor Of the ColoFado Highway Bulletin
and H. p. Howe, Who was ofleial
photogFapher Of the party.
OF euuF1a they travelled BY auto,
ard uook eccasion b compliment our
Gunnisen ruads, but coald not hnd
tine = visit Tie nsw cunstxuetiea eu
the North Fork.
However; this work 10 progressing
At high rate Of speed under the man.
agement Of Ike Taylor, foreman Of
construction, whom Road Supt. Wiley
has placed in charge. Mr.. Taylor has
added number Of men end teams TO
his force, and expects to get the new
road thru to the Botsford place, II not
further up the creek, by November fst.
The state promises to stand behind
this construction work, so necessary
to get out the grain and potatoes Of
the Muddy valley, even tho the federal
good roads bureau has not yet ap-
proved it.
The road gang on the Anthracite
end of the Crested Butte Somerset
highway. has been pulled off for the
season.
While here Mr. Ehrhart consulted
with Mr.. Wiley and Mr.. Miller con-
cerning the repairs on the bridges
which We're damaged in the spring
floods.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
- - -

Plans for the Fourth Liberty Loan
have been disarranged in this county
BY the sudden drafting of Judge
Stone into the service. At meeting
Of the executive committee held Tues
day, it was decided to wire the pro-
vost marshal at Denver, asking for
his assignment to this work for ! fur
Tough Of . few weeks. Judge Stone
had the plans outlined. indeed has been
working on them for months. No one
else seems available to take up the
work quickly, and $500 10000 cam
paign Is at hand.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
TO HELP THE MINES
LAY IN WINTER GRUB

r. 8. Brown has brought his fam
lily from Spring creek and domiciled
them in one Of the Bray houses 20
that the children can attend school
this winter.
Nj. Brown was especially interested
In the movement thru the News Cham
pi0n - allow prospector8 and mining
companies high in the. hills, the privi-
lege Of laying in nea8onable supplies
Of sugar and hour for the snowy
months when Il would be impossible
to pock them to the mines. he found
Mr.. Togg, county food administratcr,
and IL lecal merchants quite ready
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
GREAT FIND Of POTASH
IN LAKE CITY ORE.
More War Muniton Mineral Discovered in
Western Slope Molntains. Golden
Fleece to Shrt Again

i dotea &ept. Z, 1918, and states
"Axter carefully testing sample, hnd Il
u ~ Alunite ore and has heavy gold
collseto Mhen unloeked."
I sssss, r.sas; ss Gc's e A sas
per SSent. potash pr cent ass, total
value $37.68 per ton. A. this Il .
plain pick and shovel proposition not
requiring development, present high
priced powder, etc, or skilled mining
labor also high priced. the company
having m immense tonnage Of It be-
sides their quartz vein, and two
chemical companies now bidding on it,
this with their big quarts vein means
. decidedly remunerative property.
This il . weathered sample which
would necessarily be low in potash.
The claims being surveyed, recorded
and fully tested with certificates on
hand, ~ against camp carbuncles,
kncehers and others the company l.
disttnetly well named the Independ-
Cut. E =
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-13
LANDSLIDE ron lyman; HAN
LON WINS OVER JENNINGS
RepsAlicsns Nominate SAsep Ter Csv-
ernsr and Phipps fer U. s. seaatsr;
Harper Defeated

There was nothing to It out Ton.
lyman when the vote began to be
counted. From the first precinct Of
the state TO the last, tie lyman wave
seems to have pretty well engulfed
any opposition, and his majority in
the state viii r,m around 1000. Dem
yer went for him by 5000, altho he
lost Pueblo and FreDent countieA In
this county the vote stood three to one
as against Gunter. Precinct No. in
the town went for Gunter. and one or
two smaller places. Bat il was e.
pe>ially in the three coal canps Of
Crested Butte, Baldwin and Somerset
that the laboring men brought in their
protest against the constabulary bill,
and other grievances that rightfully
or wrungfully they laid to Cunter's
door. The combined vote in these
three precincts gave the following:
Gunter, Al; lyman, 207.
Tynan's opponent at the November
election will be Shoup Of Colorado
Springs, multi-millionaire who has
made his fortune with the Shove-Al-
drich, Penrose people, and has been \
very successful business man. 1t will
be battle royal, with the odd in fav-
or Of lyman.
Phipps won the republican romina-
ton for U. s. senator, heavily defeat
ing Waterman, and will oppose Shat
roth, democratic, in the regular elec-
ton. Keating beat Martin for demo-
cratic nomination rs congressman in
the third district. Burgess, Of Grand
Junction, defeats Hickman as republi-
can. for district attorney.
The exciting fight in this county was
staged by Sheriff Hanlon and Jack
Jennings for Hanlon's job rs county
sheriff. Pat again won the nomina-
tion by vote Of 557 to 240. It was
freely predicted on election day that
Jennings would carry Gunnison. but
this he failed to do, winning in the
south precinct by . majority Of two,
but losing in No. and s by 40. Pat
Continued on Fifth Psge)