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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
cHEERED THE SINKING OF
TUSCANlA; NOW IN JAIL

Flint. Mich, Feb. 7-When the
news that German U-boat had sunk
the Tuscania with American troops
reached the Buick plant here to-day
REM r. Heyse. German. and r.
Beck. an Austrian, felt so happy that
they could not refrain from cheering.
A few minutes later a riot call was
sent to police headquarters so that
bluecoats could rescue the two aliens
from beneath a pile of fellow work
men. They felt they would be safer
IN jail than in hospital. They are
now there.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
SAVINGS STAMPS SALES
IN SAN JUAN COUNTY

Our postmistress Mrs. Taylor re-
ports the sale OF $l26725 War Saw
ings and 1hr It Stamps and the Citi-
zenS bank 5000, ma ling total Of
S+S97 p, about half as much as Dur
ango with one eighth the popula-
ton.
Pennington pos, office reports the
sale Of $l,l9f@J worth OF Stamps,
while the banks have sold none. To
do our share in this campaign Aztec
and Farmiugton are each expected
to average not less than 5000 per
month for the year-Aztec lndepen-
dent
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
FRANCE DENIES
GREAT COUNTRY
IS BLED WHITE

Andre Tardieu, the French High
, Commissioner to the United States,
has always boldly challenged the
pitying assertion, which had its orig
in in Germany, that France has been
"bled white" Because Frances losses
have been severe and continuous
cher armies have been fighting on a
large scale ever since the war be-
gam many Americans have been
msled into accepting the patroniz-
ing German estimate of the exhaus-
ton of the French people. The Ger
man military leaders have not shar-
ed that view. They may have had some
faith in it two years ago. when they
launched their costly campaign
against Verdun. But they haven't
acted on the theory since. For near
ly two years their strategy on the
French front has been defensive.
Over 1000 900 Killed
NJ. Tardieu puts the French loss
in killed at little over 100000
The wounded who have been disabl-
ed and the invalided constitu an
other million. The Germans claim
to have $4,000 French prisoners. Yet
M. Tardieu says that on January !
last the officers and soldiers mobil-
lied, excluding native troops from the
colonies and men in the factories,
numbered AIS 600, of whom nearly
100000 were in the various war
zones.
Population Only s5.00O,o00
That is a marvellous development
Nf for
population is now only 3500),0O0 1t
seems unreal. Yet the grouping OF
forces on the Allied West front sup
ports NJ. Tardieu's statements. The
line from the North Sea to Switzer-
land is 7s5 kilometres long. The
Belgians hold Is kilometres of il,
the British hold los kilometres. the
French hold the remainder SOS kilo-
metres. The French section covers
quarters of the line. And the
Germans keep massed against the
French section two-thirds of their
active and half of their reserve di
visions. The French also have con-
siderable forces in Italy and on the
Sal l)nica front
Ordnance Surplus For Allies
ed queen OF battles" the French
have today in the battle line $4,000
guns of all calibres, and they have
developed an ordnance industrywhich !
is capable not only of supplying all
the needs of their own armies, but
Of furnishing a surplus to other AL |
lied armies. By July | France will
be able to equip with artillery at
least twenty American divisions
The French have now alb out twice
as many men on the fighting line j
as they had in 1914. That in itself .
is sufficient proof that France has .
not been "bled white" The Battle of
the Marne was won by armies num-
bering only 100000 men. People ]
still talk of "the miracle of the
Marine" But there is another and
greater miracle of military valor and
II is the continuing
miracle of France.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
ALLEGED SLACkERS KILL
THREE PEACE OFFICERS

Stafford. Arz,. Feb. l0-Sheriff r.
F. Mcbride. Deputies NJ r. Kempton
and Kane 'Wootan were killed by
John and TIM Powers, alleged draft
cvaders, at o'clock this morning in
the Galurie mountains twenty-five
miles northeast of Klondke Ariz.
Deputy United St7tes Marshal
Frank Haynes, the only member Of
the party to escape, reached Stafford
at 4 o'clock this afternoon Posses
from Thatcher Stafford and> Gl be
left tonight to hunt the two Powers
brothers and an outlaw named Tom
Sisson.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
GERMAN SOLDIERS IMPALE
BABIES UPON BAYONETS

Captain A. P. Simmons, a United
States military observer in Germany
during the mobilization. declares the
half has not been told about German
atrocities. "One OF the most grew
some sights ever say" he tells New
York newspaper reporters, was the
'mpaling Of babies on the ends of
German bayonets and their return to
frantic mothers. If you knew the
horrors that patient, suffering little
Belgium has been through your blood
would freeze in your veins" Captain
Simmons says the U S. must sends
million men to France to maxi any
show;ng-Albuquerque Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
SOLDIERS OF u. S.
"STOOD FAST" IN
CRUELEST TEST
New York Tribune)

There are two outstanding facts
emerging from the tragic hours
through which the country has been
passing, faced with the possibility
OF we knew not what black disaster
from the confused words coming to
us under the ocean from the bleak
waters north of Ireland.
One is the stanchneSs with which
the nation faced its first test OF real
war, The other is the splendid cour-
age and iron nerve with whi.h it
now becomes clear our men on the
deck Of the Tuscania passed the most
terrible test to which war can put
human beings.
Hardest Test OF All
That wait on crowded troop ship,
while the water rises relentles sly
and the business of transshipment
proceeds how swiftly and how slow
ly! Modern trench warfare has in
vented its own dab Dlical tortures
and trials, but the Birkenhead drill"
remains the toughest bullet a soldier
can be asked to chew. It is a pic
ture to clutch the heart OF all of us
our men of the National Guard. our
men OF this service and that. from
Long Island. from Wisconsin. lined
up shoulder to shoulder on the deck
of their stricken vessel. and sing
ing he StarSpangled Banner" with
will
Devotion New And Living
There must emerge from such
moment > solidarity among those
men, an AmericaniSm. faith in each
other faith in their cause. which
no years of other living could
create. And touch OF the same
unity, of fellowship in disaster. of
sacrifice in common cause. be
comes warm in the hearts of us
Americans at home We forget how
many miles and differences in point
of view lie between Wisconsin and
New York. We are caught M in
a new and living devotion We know
as we never knew before that it is
one country that we love and that
our love for her knows no bounds.
Cruelest And K;ndest
There was i'll luck and there was
good luck in the Tuscania sinking.
1t was an extraordinary fortune
which enabled U-boat to make a
killing in those waters. inder such
conditions of convoy. 1t was hardly
less extraordinary that a successful
torpedo s.auld leave two prec'ou
hours in which t. remove the bulk
of our troops and the vessels crew.
The whole episode was war at its
cruelest and Eindest.
We shall have many such black
hours of suspense in the months 10
come. War is finally and chiefly
a test of nerves. of waiting. of cour.
age through long, dragging hours
when disaster l1oms large Thai is
true both at the front and here hc-
hind the line. Let us be proud and
thankful that here in our first test
IN their great trial in the shadow
Of death. our soldiers. and we. in our
lesser trial of suspense-all America
stood fast.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
CAMP CODY Y. w. c. A.
HOUSE IS A SUCCESS

Letters from Y. w. c. A. secretaries
at Deming. indicate that the Hostess
House there is a conspicuous success
and is filling a great need in taking
care of the women relatives of SOL
diers at Camp Cody. and furnishing
Q place where the soldiers may meet
their relatives and friends. The
reading room is always open to all
soldiers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
KILLS GAME OUT OF
SEASON; DRAWS FINE

r. T. Lewis, of Burnt canyon WAS
fined $50 costs by Judge Del Red
ding on Saturday, Feb. 2, for killing
game out of season.
Deputy sheriff c. R. Mcclure went
down into the canyon Friday with
a game search warrant, and found
three quarters of venison at Lewis
home Lewis eluded the sheriff and
came into town and plead guilty in
Judge Readings court-Cl5udcroit
Cloudcrofter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15

We have satisfied ourselves that
the way to get another increase in
the food stuffs produced in New
Mexico during the 1918 season is to
get behind the state council of de-
fense. as the work of that body was
extremely successful last year.-Las
Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15

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country into the war of en";nr;no
and tran.nnr.inr an ARM ~ n,ii'
lion aud a L.lf of mrn across tbe
seas !, = slow and Staaaer;n,- ~
Aud II i buf a r,rt II n1p ;oL Tbn
rest Is Ia Keen ma fbe v5st sunniv
of ~ md u'Ia;t'ars ,yt;rb -,r -ftb, H.
mast three years y.a h,ye hccr senI
was the controycrsv wiirh arose he
tween the President snI ,nan,Lors os
the Senate ,s 10 n,b. tI,ar ,,,o ore
coming 10 cr;,s uit, tbis t,sl. !, an
1dcooate u7y Ttn pres;den, sh,rn
Iv resented Tho cr;,;c;en, offerad 7.
rro,ol,ad b;,, ;,.o ~ 80. y.
W. fnoi ,b,t ,tn pras;dnns, ~.
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conn,r',' ~ ~ "',''. ,s.a.N 1re IL n1.. ~ .re
au,o,,;s "ir.vSt nc eouulry u 'o'
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o,,d;na .,,a' .h ~ VI my lnse"liees: II"
,i,a ll'''Is ~. ,'ios' Ii't,JdI VA post OF au'
r,er ne O'@' oia;,aiIa a'i'."' ~ wa ."e ao.es'
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;ndec;s ,"G s ,,tS."H III ''e ue,"ys. anu 'ne
end.
Five Months of DELAY
We can Law the knife on the nerve
when we cite the strange announce
ment made on January Is that DR..
Garfield had appointed as his chief
aid A PRACTICAL COAL MAN.
We print it in large black capitals
exactly as it was printed in the Ad-
min Strations chief New York organ
the morning after, DR.. Garfield was
himself appointed August %. Five
months to find "A Practical Coli
NJ an as aid to the college president
who, without day or an hour Of
experience in the coal industry, is
pvt in autocratic control OF the very
liicblood OF the nations industriesi
1t is this sort of thing which set
the country on edge. And it was
the lack Of any reasonable prospect
OF battcrmcnt which was steadily
destroying the cyuntry's faith Why
should not "a Practical Coal Man"
have been appointed six months ago,
and not as aid to doctrnaire col
lege professor. but as chief admins
TRAITOR himself
Discipline Verify Is Not
And this is bur samn,o yvh.r
Secretary Baker was asked nc to ,ha
long DELAY in the seIect;o, of r,,
chine Gun for mr. armv he a,suer
ed. "I am nersor,il,, resnons;htan
And when General Croz;er ,v.s ,st.d
a. to who v,,s resnons;b,e TO- 80
other Iono DELAYS he renl;ed hi,,.
w. The Sccre,,rv of W." VI.
for This anazirg Statement Carcr,i
Crozier was neither rebmted ror d;s.
ciplincd Does tbe pres;der, ,h;nL
that tho country can reod .hasn
tb;uos wcak aftcr woat and feol ,I,a
same confidence in HE Secre,arv
of War and some the Of b;s ,;ds
that he himself seems n feeI5 C.n
he believe that ,he nations irdm.-
tries can he half nar,lyzed bv co,,
crisis and the, have !, .nnornced
that DR. Garfield has AZ I,st anno;rt-
qd "a prac,;caI CoaI Non" ,nd
'maoine that tho country may have
No ,nrehens;on tb,t o,r eff.c,;v.
antrv into the war viii he so ,,rd,
as IN Mace in ;eonardv tho rasr,tS
A.
>a''o" IaeAs 'o~e'
CONSIDER the spectacle we present
10 our aileS ne greatest INDUS
.rlai nation IN tins world with a coal
.amlne, a freight blockade, wire
ma WOOD and steel famine, and with
n pounding blocked-atter ten months
rom our entry INTO tins war. able
IiH iu''l,lons, L man wheh 'hey were SIM,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15

Pershing Overcomes Great Diff
culties to Make Our Troops Eftec-
t've.-Newspaper headline Not men,
tioning any names.-Pittsburg Ga7et
te-Times.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
YOUNG OFFICER ARRESTED
FOR GIVING NAME AND
DATE OF SHIP SAILING

The War Department authorizes
the announcement that a young Of
ficer is held in arrest because he
d'vulged to a relative the name OF
the vessel upon which he was about
to start overseas and the scheduled
date of departure. AS result of this
prohibited information the relative
of the young officer. a first lieuten-
ant, sent a telegram to him at the
port of embarkation. This telegram
which was not in cipher, furnished
information which. in the hands of
the enemy. might have endangered
the vessel and all aboard
Forbidden In Orders
The disclosure of such information
by officers and men about to sail
is strictly forbidden in General Ord
ers. No. "a. War Department. 1917.
and warning is again issued that Of
ficers and men must not acauaint re-
1atives or friends with details of ar
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-15
PRACTICAL COAL MAN
MADE ASSISTANT TO
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
NEED OF PRACTICAL COAL
MAN APPARENTLY NOT RE.

Allied UNTIL s MONTHS
AFTER DIP. GARFIELD WAS
APPOINTED
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
AMERICAN SOLDIER
 IN CITY OF PARIS

Paris, Dec. 6-He was spluttering with the helpless indignation of the man who wants to tell folks what he thinks of them and can't pronounce the words, when he came into the Y. M. c. A. headquarters. Two gen darmes with ferocious moustaches and friendly eyes shepherded him into the room.
 "LAmericaine" they announced, simply, and turned away with the air of those who have done their duty. They had learned that the Y. M. c. A. would always look after the American soldier in France.
 Whats the matter?" asked the secretary.
 Matter? There ain't anything the matter with mel" said the Amer ican soldier angrily. You better ask them policemen what's the mat ter with them! Say, they couldn't hold down a job ten minutes in New York. They can't even talk,-just make noises"
 What did you want to talk to them about?" inquired the Y. M c. A. man.
 "Oh, just want to ask the way back to the station, that's all. I left my rife and my pack in the cor ner, and came up to see Paris. Now I got to go back to catch my train"
 Where do you live back home" asked the Y. M. c. A. man.
 Brooklyn" said the American sol dier.
 "Tll just telephone and find out where you left your rifle and your pack" said the Y. M. C. A. man. A few minutes later he was ready with the desired information and with directions for getting back to the station.'
 Thanks" said the American boy. "I sure am much obliged. But, say, Paris is funny place, ain't 1t? A little cleaner than New York, may be, butt say, I'd rather be a wart on the nose of the Goddess of Liberty than the whole Eiffel Tower!"
 He turned abruptly and went out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
AMUSEMENT PLACE
 FOR U. s. SOLDIERS

Paris, Dec. 6-The Palais de Glace in Paris, which, the Y. M. c. A. has opened as an amusement place for American and Allied sol diers, Is hidden among the trees in the Champs Elysces and had long been one of the world famous skating rinks. It was opened in October and is going to be life saver to the lonely boy who has no money to spend in expensive music halls. The theatre in this Palace seats 1900 and every afternoon and every night there is something doing" And it is open to all.
 The tired French Poilu, the Brit ish Tommy, the Polish Legionnaire, Ghe Greek, anybody on the allied side can walk up to the counter and re- fresh his hungry body with hot soup and salad and sandwiches, alongside of the American boy. The shows are absolutely free to all men and women in the uniform of the allied nations.
 The weekly program is made up of two professional boxing matches 0 week; two vaudeville shows given by Broadway's best talent; Chicago s latest hits and F'risco's popular teams. One religious evening beginning with movies and one night a week of in formal talks and interesting lectures about France. The audience c., these educational nights is phenome- nal, proving that our soldiers want to learn about this wonderful coun- try in which they fought.
 The Palais de Grace is under the direction of Dr. Thomas w. Graham of Minneapolis, Minn., and Miss Elizabeth Gilman of Baltimore, Md. who runs the canteen with the as- sistance of four other American girls in the uniform of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

if you don't place this busy store on your Christmas Shopping list. You'll be amazed when you see the wonderful collection of useful and ornamental Home Furnishings shown here. The kind Uncle Sam asks you to buy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
OTHER SIDE OF THE LEDGER

Washington estimates that the "skip-stop system" Is saving coal for the American street car companies at the rate of 6s7,122 tons per year Will the Washington statistician now kindly figure out what the ratio two- block walk caused by the system costs the American people annually, in terms of shoe leather ?-NGw Or leans Times Picayune.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

Chamber of Commerce will deliver an address on Community Work in Community Centers." Following the business meeting, there will be a so- ciaI session. All interested are cor dially invited to attend.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
GEDDES LAUDS
 BRITISH NAVY

London, Dec. 6-The work of the British navy during the war was lauded by Sir Eric Geddes, first lord Of the admiralty in his address open ing the Sea Power" exhibition in London today.
 The sea power Of the British navy,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
EARTHouAKE CHmE.

Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. A. Earth tremors, supposed to be caused by the serious earthquake in northern Chile this morning, were recorded at the La Plata seismograph station to- night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

fsom the very outbreak of the war, he declared, held all the fleets of the woYld in silent grip, crushed the life out of the enemy countries and assured the freedom of the world by it's efforts. It was the pivot on which the fate, not only of the war but of the world, had turned, he said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06
COMMUNITY MEETING.

The Barnum School Community association will hold a special busi- ness meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. Seward Price of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

Shipping Board fixed the price for 3, ,500-ton wooden ships at s70O 0OJ apiece.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-06

An additional credit of $24,7e4, ,1ce was extended to Greece by the Treas ury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-09

class and the desire to own ears is, however, offset by the lack of suitable roads and bridges. The only recent im- provements in this respect have come about largely as the result of military requirements. There is a well defined desire to manufacture Japanese cars, but progress in that direction has necessarily been slow
 According to Tom O. Jones, author of the governments report, Hawaii has purchased more cars thar China and Japan combined and the prosperity Of this American possession makes it an attractive if limited field for the sale Of American machines. An interesting feature is the fact that the sugar companies have found it economical to haul the workmen to and from the plantations each day in mote, trucks.
 In presenting the case for export trade in general, MT. Jones says that the American manufacturer is coming more and more to appreciate the value of such trade great balance wheel, a factor that will allow the factories ta carry on increased production through what are usually called the dull months, namely, October to March. Because of climatic conditions, the ex- port trade in motor cars is largely a year round proposition in the far east and in the tropics, and in the southern hemisphere 1t is at its height during our winter season, Any influence that may be exerted by rainy seasons is usually such as to relieve tte pressure of delivery requirements during what we know as the busy months in Amer ican markets.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-09
GRoToN FtREMEN FAIL ?;
To RECOGNIZE ALARM

The building in lower Thames street, owned by R. D. Johnson, and occupied as a baber shop by Giacomo Andriola, burned to the ground about 2-So this morning with all the con tents. 4b,
 The whistle of the borough used as 9 fire alarm. has not been siHs use for very long and while it blew for haIg hour very few firemen seemed to rec ognize it. Some who heard it, and they were not many, thought it was a tugboat, while others thought a troopship was coming in. When it was, however, recognized, there was a skurry to get to the fire room on che |part of the company and then more trouble was encountered The auto- truck, which was in good condition and ready for use -At510 o'clock p. m. was not in a responsive mood and stalled several times before it reached the fire. There wasn't a great deal left of the house except the cellar and chimney by that time.
 It is being considered whether 1t wouldn't be a good plan teehave cleo tric bells at the houses of =S6fne of the firemen to insure wakening them in case of need. The present whistle is inadequate as the few who hear it can't tell what it is.-New London Day. E. ..--slzzs-ss- ---r.-= -s5a-4-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-09
CHINA AND OPIUM.

Through the Americai minister in China the pleasure felt by this gov ernment over the decision of the pres ident of China that the large amount of opium in that country must be de- stroyed has been communicated to Hsu Shih-c chang, and it cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the presi- dent of the Chinese republic to know that his action in this direction has won our approval.
 China had stored up an immense amount of opium. The drug had been accumulated to such an extent that it was estimated that there was $12, ,000, GOO worth which could be mar keted. Some time ago, however, China became aware of the frightful menace which the using of that drug was @ the nation. sIts demoraliEing effect was in fact so evident that it could not fail of observance and it was with excellent judgment that the habit which had gotten such hold upon that country was frowned upon. China by it's decision to help itself took a great stride forward and at the same time it gave just that much help to the rest of the world which had been drawing great quantities of the drug from it's poppy fields. It was therefore evident that if China was going to hold to its we'll chosen course that there was nothing else 10 be 6one but to burn the large quantities on hand.
 It is therefore good news to not only this government but other countries Determined efforts have been made here. to stop the traffic in narcotics There has been some success but not as much as was hoped for or as is needed. The fact that the laws es- tablished can be evaded makes it pos 'sible to get the dope. but the destruc- ton of the stored supplies in China will lessen in a large degree the traf- fie. China is thus deserving of the words of approval which it has re- ceived.