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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20
BERT ROBY MAKES FAVORABLE
REPORT On MACK PROPERTY

Bert Hohy, a mining engineer who
came to Columbus more than two
years ago, has gained a reputation
of being an expert when It comes to
passing on mining properties. lie
will ordinarily pretend To know less
than any man YOU ever saw. hut
when hc began selling properties
Ia men with capital la invest with
nothing more to show than his word
the people Interested IN the mininr
game begun tn set mp and take no
tico. The sales were always made
Ia people who had had dealings In
mining properties with him before,
and II seems that those who had
done the most business with him
We're the more anxious in back his
word with their money
When Mr. Roby came here there.
had been little actual development
work done IN the Tres Ilcrmanas
district Prospect hole, was ~ far
a. anything ever went llc went far
enough to actually teach old miners
the game, and ha, been the means
NJ bringing the district to the at
tention Of men with capital to de
yclop the property.
For the last few months most of
his time has been spent in travel
Ing from place tu place making re-
ports on different mines and hold
ings, travelling over a large part Of
this state as we'll as Arizona.
John Peter Mack aud Joe Winner.
have what they thought some good.
prospects IN the Tres Hcrmauas,
but were not 81 sure until tnry
could get Mr. Rohys idea Of the
property, so they made arrange
mcnts tu have him come aud pass
on their holdings, which he did last
week. The report Is too long for
anything further than synopsis,
which will be- very brief
The property is located thirteen
miles northwest of Columbus. and
seven miles southeast NJ Tomerlin,
the nearest shipping point The
mineral deposits consist NJ silver,
lead, and manganese. The samples
taken from the prospect holes show
To be NJ high values, and Mr., Rohy
believes that should tho develop
mcnt continue a large body of ore
Will be- uncovered
\ shaft has been sunk on ono of
the claims TO a depth of twenty feet
IN manganese ore carrying some sill
Yer and gold values. The vein Isl
very near vertical In the sides and
bottom of the shaft and has an av-
cragc width oi lwonly-cighl inches.
\ shaft sunk 100 feet from this one
shows the same grade Of ore and
a vein of approximately the same
thickness.
In speaking Of samples of ores Ia
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

Rev, j. A. Land was here Sunday
and delivered a sermon 10 large
congregation in the NJ. y. church in
the evening He is a state mis-
sionary and will be able to visit
Columbus occasionally.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20
COLONEL BIEGLER TAKES
COMMAND OF CAMP

Colonel Bicglcr, Cavalry of the
regular army arrived here Friday
iu take command of the lath Cav
airy, and also Will automatically be-
IN command uf the New Mexico hp-
der patrol district
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20
CAMPAIGN Is ON ron RED
CROSS MEMBERSHIP

President Wilson, as president Of
the Red Cross, has issued the fol-
lowing proclamation, asking every
American To enroll In the He'd Cross
during the Christmas roll call. De-
ccmber 10th to 23d:
To The American People:
One year ago twenty-five million
Americans, by enrolling as members
OF the Red Cross at Christmas time.
sent 10 the men who were lighting
our battles overseas a stimulating
message Of cheer and good will.
They made Il clear that our people
werepf their swn free choice united
with their government In the de-
termination not only TO wage war
with the Instruments Of destruction
but also by every means In their
power to repair the rayagcs Of the
invader ahd sustain anI renew the
(spirii Of the army and of the homes
w(hich they represented. The friends
" The American Red Gross In Italy.
B'Ngium and France have told, and
vii tell again, the story Of how the
Rod Cross workers restored the mo-
rhle In the hospitals, IN the camps.
and al the cantoncmcnls, aud We.
ought Ia be- very proud that We
have been permitted 10 be- Of service
10 those whose suiIcrings aud whose
glory are the heritage of humanity.
Now, by Gods grace, the Red
Gross Christmas message Of 1918 Is
io be- a message of peace as we'll as
message of good will. But peace
does not mean that W. can fold our
hands. u means further sacrifice.
Our membership must hold together
and be- increased for the great tasks
Ia come. We must prove conclu-
sivsly 10 an attentive world that
America Is permanently aroused Ia
the needs Of the new era, our old
indifference gone forever.
The exact nature Of the future
service of the Red Gross will de-
pend upon the program Of the asso-
ciated governments. but there Is i'm
mediate need today for every heart
ening word aud for every helpful
service. We must not forget that
our soldiers ani our sailors are
still under orders and sl'll have
duties to perform Of the highest
consequence, and that the Red Gross
Christmas membership means a
great deal to them. The people Of
the saddcncd lands, moreover re-
turning home today where there
are no homes must have the ussur-
ance that the hearts Of our pcu-
pie are with them In the dark and
doubtful days ahead. Let u.s. 50 far
Us We can, help them back to faith
In mercy and future happiness.
As nasNdent Of the Red Cross, con-
''isl, in " great hour of the
val ue Of s s@-a-nsSsasc from the.
Nneriks~ cop'S1 should be glad
n every American would join the
Aed Cross Tor 1919. and thus send
forth 10 the whllc human family
the Christmas gtcelins for which
1t waits and for which 1t stand, m
greatest need,
(signedI WOO brow WILSON
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

Mrs. j. ;. Anderson b. here for q
few dnys visit with relatives. She
has been m NJ pasu for the past
few weeks but will shortly pu Ia
santa f. to join her husband who
d, now employed In the State Eugi-
urcrs office.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

T.. C. knifnn returned from III
paso Thursday evening where he
spent a few days on business for
the Valley oil Company, Of which
he Is general manager.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

property in the Valley. lie owns a
100 acre tract which was leased 10
the government for camp purposes
also a 100 acre tract near the oh
well.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20
We WISH YOU A
MERRY CHRISTMAS

OF a gift 30 great and wonderful
that all who realize what Il meant
10 the world, feel the desire 10 give
something In return though IL may
be nothing more than the express
sion Of wish for a merry Christ
mas. No one was anxious 10 receive
the gift at first People do not
always know the value Of what is
given them. The only door open Ia
receive II led into cattle stable.
But now, whose door does not ny
open at Christmas 10 send out some
blessing, some word Of good cheer?
The old carol sung 10 few shep-
herds has gone around the world
now and the message Of peace and
good will has been carried every
where. Somehow. when you lay
new born babe in a mans arms. you
are pretty sure to bring q smile to
his face, and sofioning a. hi, heart
as we'll. An infant is great peace
bringcr. What has touched and
softened the heart of th, grim
world more than anything else is
that Christmas brought a blessed
child down 10 earth and laid him
conildIngly IN the arms uf humanity.
brought him from home. and lrfi
him oulcast, that the opportunity
might b" given him The love and
tenderness which O., every childs
This II Is which moves us Ia strive
to make children happy at Christ
mas. They may ne like those who
iloat alopg with the river knowing
nothing df it, love source high up
m the hills but even II they do not
know why, most Of us want lo make
Il a merry Time for The children. u
J, emphalitnlly the children, fr,-
.iyal. No one ever regrets it who
goe. out Of the way To make some
little ones happy at Christmas time.
They are the special friends of the
Christmas child, and IT Is we'll 10 be-
able 10 entertain the kings friends
II not the king himself
u doe, the world good lo open d.,
doors and take IN the season, greet
lngs. Business goes on an the hap
pier because there ie a warm, char
table feeling In mans soul toward
his employer or employees ur ur-
quunlanccs We are all so busy We
are apt to forget tu Boz rou.idcratp.
lurglvlng and kind Il b, we'll tn let
the brain rest and allow the heart
To rule sometimes, ur mtu may Loose
the faculty of loving aud being
charitable.
Centuries of experience. have
proven that 1t b, we'll lu make "a
clearing house of the season. lo
square account, hy wiplng ~ ull
the old grudgcs and settling old
and listening once again to
the message of peace and good will.
Anger and malice never gave mpn
happiness; nothing bat forgiveness
and charity can do that
Instead Of the Christian nations
being engaged on the nrld ol battle
this Christmas as they have been
for the past few, We nnd the cen-
tire Of attention a peace conference.
II no doubt will be- hard Ia settle
the greatest controversy the world
has ever known Ia bear in mind this
charity and forgiveness: II will como
after repentance, The present state
of affairs will aud rightly should
bring To MS The real Christmas spir-
II, which We wish you all To fully
enjoy.
Before another edition Of the
Courier reaches you Christmas, Of
1913 will have come and gone, so
now we take the opportunity Ia
wish you all the joys a merry Christ
mas may bring
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

IT.. and Mrs. Harold J.. LaCroix
lrfl Thursday for two weeks visit
with It, LaCroiVs relatives. at aud
ncrr Memphis, tennessee.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

j. II. stewart Of Havana, Kansas.
orders the Courier sent him for one
year through J, A. Moore. Mr.. Stew
art owns two valuable pieces OF
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

Pay for this ad and got your eye
glasses,--J ". Blair II
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
A Promise Unfulhlled,

When the Hindeuburg drive was launched in
March it was to lead to victory before fall. So
cialist support in the Reichstag had been gained
by promise that at the cost OF 100000 men the
great war would be ended in a triumph for Ger
many. Ludendorff planned with Internal adroit-
ness and skill; the general staff gave its approval,
and so confident were all that Won Hindenburg
boasted he would dine in Paris on April /. The
final effect in Berlin is told in two sentences in
the Berlin Tageblatt: "The Marne defeat has
produced unspeakable scenes of despair in Berlin.
Such outbreaks Of utter diseouragement and
downheartedness never before were Witnessed II
This may be taken as an indication OF what Ger
many at home is like today. -Four years of CON-
bat in pursuit. of world domination, held to the
task by promises OF loot. end in realization thai
defeat is only question of time No words of
explanation from the military oyerlords can re.
vive the hope that has died. Germany was
crushed in the second battle of the Marne, and
whatever follows is but incidental to that victory
OF the Allies, Ludendorff's unredeemed promise
is merely onesof many made only to dsappon
the people who had hoped to establish themselve:
above all others in the world Germany is wax
! ing up from an Elusive dream to reality tina
would be more stern were the victorious power,
| less generous.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Center Shots

Washington Post: Some persons
say the Hohenzolerns are no good;
but just think what splendid goats
they will make.
Baltimore American: The Huns
met their fate at the Marine, but the
real fun will come when the allies
begin to cross the Rhine.
Philadelphia Ledger: The high
command attempts Nto console the
German people by telling them that
the Marne is merely river" So Is
the Rhine.
Brooklyn Eagle: Germany begins
to doubt the PLEDGE Thy sons will
guard the River Rhine" And yet
that's the direction in which many Of
the sons are now running.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The kaiser
has issued a decree abolishing the
Salvation Army in Germany. II
there's one thing the boche can't
stand, it's practical Christianity.
Brooklyn Eagle Turkey and Bull
garia are also tottering in loyalty to
Germany. The good old German
Gott and Allah are matched team
and ought to drive we'll in the direc-
| tion in which they are headed. The
use of the Kurds to slay Armenians
could not have been better planned in
| Berlin.
New York World: The Frankfurter
Zeitung now declares that it was
American troops that made Foch's s
victory possible, these being the same
American troops that could not be
transported TO France because of the
German submarines and that were
raw and worthless when they did set
there,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
People and Euents

"Owing to the increased production of air
craft motors" reads drug shop sign,
castor oil is getting scarce" Oh, we'll, that's
one war horror that can be endured with
due complacency.
War surprises in home life pop up at a
shocking rate Over in Wisconsin the de-
cree has gone forth that saloons are not es-
sental industries and barkeeps must work
or fight. Gee whiz, isn't that clout in an
unexpected quarter?
Occasionally justice scores without the
machinery of law. An auto thief at Kolze,
ILL.,, speeding away with limousine, struck
slippery road and dtched himself with the
car on top. The car had sufficient heft to
dispense with the services Of coroner's
jury.
The humble toiler has no kick coming on
the generosity of William Howard Taft in
wage awards. As a champion of scrub
women he shines with fresh luster. In the
case of the General Electric plant at Sche-
nectady, N. Y, Umpire Taft grants mini
mum weekly wage of $l0.s0, an increase Of
$5, for four hours work, beginning a. m.
Isn't William dear?
Back in Overbrook, Pa, public service
company vending kteam heat put over a
Juicy raise and got away with it for awhile
persistent kicker brought the company to
account and forced revision backward
through the state public service commission
All the company scooped in above per
cent on actual investment must be paid back
to the victims. War prohteering is not as
easy as it looks
One New Jersey woman has been obliged
to revise her patriotic plans. In providing
against bullish tendency in the local egg
market she employed a. rooster to arouse
the hennery to business each dewy morn.
| Chanticleer was on the job regularly and
some over. putting sd much pep in his notes
that neighbors turned out and angrily kicked.
A solemn court finally sentenced the rooster
to the pot or to the market for Spring
chicken" Oh, Liberty. what fowl blows are
dealt in thy namel
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
In Charge of the Telegraph

The government has now assumed opera
ton of the telegraph and telephone lines as
we'll as the railways. The first steps taken
in the reorganization of the telegraph and
telephone lines bear a striking contrast to
what has been done by Mr.. McAdoo in reor-
ganizing the railroads. The operation OF the
telegraph and telephone lines has been
turned over to Postmaster General Burleson.
He has turned it over principally to a man
named David J. Lewis. Who is Mr.. Lewis?
Well. he is former coal miner, who studied
law practiced in Cumberland, Md, was
elected to congress, ran for the senate and
was beaten, and was opposed to the tariff
commission. While in congress he wrote a
series of speeches and articles advocating
government ownership Of telegraphs, tele-
phones, railroads and other public utilities.
These articles and speeches disclosed the fact
that he knew more things about the railways
of the world that were not so than almost
any othe. man living. If, as apparently is the
case, he knows as little about the telephone
and telegraph business as he does about the
railroad business, he is an utter misft in his
new job. In other words, his appointment
is a typicalf political one, and should be re-
garded as would be the appointment OF Sen
ator La Toilette or Clifford Thorne as direc-
tor general of railroads. Mr.. McAdoo in
recognizing the railroads, has put expert
enced railroad men in the most important
positions; and if he does not get good results
it will be because it is impossible to make a
success ,of government operation, even IN
time of war When the railway officers, EN-.
ployes and security owners consider what the
appointment of Mr.. Lewis means they may
we'll thank their stars that Mr.. McAdoo, and
not Mr. Burleson, is running the railroads
1t. cannot be too strongly emphasized. how.
ever, that under government operation oi
railways in time of peace there almost GER
tainly would be more politicians and theorists
| like Lewis than experienced and able railway
| men appointed to important railway posi-
tions, 1t is Mr.. ,Burleson, and not Mr.. Nc
| Adoo. who, in this matter, is running true tc
! the politicians usual form-Railway Age.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
S1gnposts of Progress

Recently government statistics show
that clay products are being made in
every state in the United States.
To facilitate writing in the dark an
inventor has patented an electric
fashlight to be attached to a lead
pencil.
Oyster shells are being used exten-
sively in the manufacture of Portland
cement along the coast Of the Gulf
of Mexico.
Nine thousand girls of all ages in
the state of Washington pledged
themselves to spend the summer in
planting and handling crops.
The newest railroad snow plow
combines an endless conveyor belt
and rotary fan which cuts a way
through the heaviest drifts.
The gas and electric lighting COM
pany of Baltimore is training women
for the work Of reading meters and
installing heating and lighting appli-
ances.
A speed OF nearly rs miles an hour
has been attained by unicycle built
by a st. Louis inventor, the machine
consisting chiefly Of single wheel
almost seven feet in diameter, drawn
by an aerial propeller.
Patents have been granted to a
Connecticut woman for baking
board consisting Of pad Of waxed
paper from which single sheets can
be removed when soiled. and for a
waxed paper rolling pin with a card
board core.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
DREAM LEAVE.

When the night is hushed and still
To the mothers wrapped in dream
Down the valley, round the hill
Through the heath, across the stfeara,
Come the sixfoot fighting men
Laughing little boys again.
They have set away theft jawords, ..
~ They have laid their belts aside;
For an hour the battls.iords
Go without their Garb ef Ifide,
Lead theif FAY patrols no rnorsl
Rid them of the dust Of war.
In the glass the sandi run back. =
Backward spin the creeping years
Down the dim and shadow track,
Through the wood Of smiles and tsarA
TO where boyhood bold and blithe
Hides from Time his hungry scyths,.
Youth her empire reaffirms,
Bramble-torn about the knees.
Grubby. handed gathering worms.
Green and sticky climbing trees;
Boyhood with its brown legs bare s'
Takes the kiss Of sun and air.
Up the stairs Of old they crowd.
Answering the mother-caii,
Merry step and laughter loud
Ringins~baek from roof and wall g..
While the mother hearts awake
To the music that they make. !.
,a b.
And the trophies that they bring! =
Not the spoil Of any foe, -.
But a bird with broken wing, -
Or q may bough dropping snow: }
Or wound to, be made wen .... 7
Where some proud young climber fell.
An! the, bugles blow them back
Long before the East 10 red.
To adventure and attack
Round their sleeping brother.deads )
Belt and sword they bind again.
Boys no more, but fighting men. .-
--Edinburgh Scotsman
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
Has the Church Missed the Message?

Some months ago the chaplain of two Scots
regiments that have added undying laures to an
cient names, after service OF nearly three years
in France and Flanders, addressed himself to
American churchren. He gave emphatic notice
that the men who return from the war will come
with much clearer ideas Of God; they will not
worry about creeds; in fact this good minister
said creeds would probably be swept away, but
religion would survive and be the, better. In
sharp contrast, the Northwestern Christian Ad-
voeate expresses an opinion that already we have
lost much Of gain made by painful effort 1t
finds in the use of tobacco in the Amy only VIC
tory for the tobacco trust and in the practice OF
boxing at training camps rccrudeseence OF bru-
tality banshed through Christian culture.
1t is this attitude that excites wonderment as
to whether the church caught or missed the mes.
sage of the war. Army chaplains find new ideas
Of life through contact with their men; fundamen-
tails Of religion in plenty, with none of the re-
hnements that have divided the world through
creeds or laid down dogmas for the confusion Of
the multudes. These men work with boys Of
clean minds clean bodies and clean hearts, and
find them unhurt by reason of tobacco, while one
writes that "a punch in the nose does little
HARM"
Ministers Of every faith are working with the
soldiers, and have seen all their points Of diver
gence swallowed up in the great mystery OF life
and death, They will come home from the war
teachers of faith in God, and will be followed by
sturdy lot Of men who have given practical ex-
qualification of that faith II will NOT he 1obt
OF easy task to bend these who have faced the
sublime truth into narrowness of existing sects
A new church must come from this war; just as
new and better democracy is being born out of
the world travail. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-11
VICTORY GROWING; FUTURE
POSSIBILITIES.

The systematic manner in which Foch is re-
deeming his promise, not expressed in words, to
defeat the Hun has excited tremendous en-
thusasm in this country 1t is difficult to soberly
consider what is involved in this movement, yet
its effect on the future must be carefully weighed
in order that its actual value can be determined.
Capture of German divisional staff and head
quarters gives an idea of how terribly swift the
blow along the Somme has been. 1t could not
have been unforeseen by the general staff for the
most casual observer must have noted this as
obvious That the Germans had decided to hold
on there if possible is equally apparent, and their
failure so to do emphasizes the defeat they have
undergone.
What relation these operations bear to the
future remains conjectural, but a forced retire.
ment Of the crown prince OF Prussia to the line
he held in March opens the way to immediate
renewal Of action against the crown prince OF
Bavaria, who has held the right wing, resting on
the coast. for four years. Penetration here will
be fatal to the whole German line. 1t will not
be easily done. For two years the Canadians and
Bavarians have occupied opposite sides of a
cinder heap at Lens, without either being able to
disodge the other Lille, once almost within the
grasp OF Haig, remains on the German side of the
line But that line can be blasted out OF ex-
istence, and once the hold on the Flanders coast
is broken, the whole aspect Of the war is changed.
Haig aimed splendidy at this in 1916, and all
but accomplished his purpose. Foch is now in
position to launch an even more effective stroke
against this wing. That these facts have been
kept in mind by the German high command must
be conceded, and therefore, the great battle of
Flanders may be a, struggle that will make all
others look small and tame in comparison.