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The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
JIM GREGG.
U. S. s. Ouinnepang, European Waters,

September 1, 1918. Dear Sis and Two Joes:
 Well, as 1 am in port today l will drop you a few lines to let you know that l am still on top and in the best of health.
 Just received your two letters that you mailed along about the 4th of Au- gust. Did not get the two Suns, though I guess l will get them the next time we get mail.
 Is Mama still in New Mexico? Was sure surprised to hear about her hav- ing heart trouble. Hope she is bet ter by now. 1 mailed her letter about week ago.
 Had chance to look for Orinn and Dolph, but as I have lost their ad- dress, couldn't find them. Have not seen any of the boys from home yet. l know the fellow that married the Dryden girl. Was shipmates with him on the Alabama. He sure is fine fellow. His home is in Oatman. He came from San Diego with me to the east coast.
 We'll, as it is about supper time, will have to close. Have all kinds of news to tell you when get back home.
 Love to all,
 JIM GREGG.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
THE K.aISER'S WILL.
(By Herbert Evans, Attorney, of
 Napcastle Ind \

Newcastle, lnd.)
 1, Kaiser Will-Hell-Em, Germany's grand Suerswanker and head boss of the Sauer Kraut and Spect Eaters, fully realizing that l am about all in, down and out, and that my cake IS dough, and being thoroughly satisfied that my stay on earth is as uncertain as it is limited do, hereby make, pub fish and declare that to be my last will and testament, hereby revoke all former wills by me heretofore made:
 Imprimis--It is my will that the partnership heretofore existing be- tween Myself and God be and the same is hereby dissolved, with the stipulation that God must take His share of the blame for this cruel and inhuman war which we have brought on the world and that l be branded none the less than the arch-murderer of all time.
 First-To France 1 give, devise and bequeath the province of Alsace-Lor- yaine. 1 do not own it and am only returning stolen property. don't de- serve any compensation for it and want to get it off my mind.
 Second-Servia can have Austria.
 Third-Italy and Greece may have Turkey but I'll be d-m if l know what they will do with it.
 Fourth-To Belgium 1 would like to present and return all the black eyes, crooked noses, destroyed families and homes crushed and broken up by my rapine and illegally trespassing on her soil.
 Fifth-To the United States, better known as Uncle Sammie," l give, de- wise and bequeath my entire fleet, consisting of dreadnoughts, torpedo boats, destroyers, submarines and the rest of the junkers in general-what- ever is left afloat. He will take them anyway, so it's only foresight
 Sixth-To old England, commonly called "John Bull," I surrender my army-that is, what is left of them. Donnerwetter! General Haig seems so persistent in converting my sol diers into sausage meat.
 Seventh--To the university of science and museum of natural his tory I give and devise my personal COdt ndnkeI-fACH Io Louie. uedH mine moustache-the great freak of nature in this world or any other to come.
 Eighth-To the beloved Mrs. Pank- hurst and the other "fussy women" I give and bequeath my mailed fist. They will find it handy when they de- sire to force their cause by their tao tics of militant stunts.
 Ninth-To Dr. Cook, Perry and Sir Robert Shakleton I give the North Pole. I've been forced to climb it so much lately that it seem second na- ture.
 Tenth-All the scrap iron, bullets, guns, shells and general debris that I have scattered over Europe give and bequeath to the Russian Bolsheviki
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
COMES A LONG WAY
 TO FIGHT FOR U. S.

John Proctor, who has been in the show business and pretty much scat tered over the country for the past few years, came in from Casper, Wy oming, last week and reported to the local board for duty with Uncle Sam. He had been trying to get his papers strengthened out for some time, but impatient of the delay, headed for Flagstaff, and when he arrived here he was placed with young Mexican boy who had just arrived from Cali fornia, and started him off for Camp Cody Friday night. He was rather afraid the boys over there would get the Hun cleaned up before he got there.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
WEEKLY KANSAS CITY
 STOCK MARKET REPORT

KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS, Sept. 23.-Cattle receipts today were 46,O00 head, 5000 more than were ever received here in single day be- fore, market 15 to 35 lower, S1S.75 bid and refused. Hog supply was 12,000, early market 10 lower, packer market 15 to p lower, top 520.50. Sheep and lamb receipts were 2l,000; market around 25 lower, best Western lambs S1S.25.
 Beef Steers Plentiful.
 The eleven leading Western markets combined had 185,000 cattle today, never before equaled, and several of the markets established new records in point of cattle receipts, notably Kan sas City and St. Louis. Packers slaughtered close to 56,000 cattle in the plants here last week, only few head less than in the previous week, when they exceeded all prvious slaugh- ter for a single week. They paid strong prices till Thursday, but the close Friday was 30 to 50 cents under Wednesday, and some bids today are S1 per cwt. lower than saies last We'd nesday. Prime cattle received bid of Slo.iO, anu pcSt grass Sdttlc ooiu around $16. One lot of steers had a bid of S14.25, which was refused, whose mates sold at S15.60 early last week. Cow prices held more nearly steady, sales at SIPS to $1050, can ners $5.50 to $6.25, veals SIP.
 StOckers and Feeders Steady.
 Demand about equaled the supply of stockers and feeders last week, and prices held steady most of the week, but with a dull close. Feeder buyers paid up to $16.S5 for weighty steers, and fancy stock steers reached $12.65, plenty of useful cattle three to six dollars per cwt. below these figures in either class.
 Hogs Active.
 Light hogs sold up to $20.20, middle weights $2O25, choice heavy S20.20, packers top S20.25, bulk of sales S2S.75 to $20. Stock pig trade has been active and prices firm each day recently, best pigs S1S.5O to $19, com mon kinds $17 or less. Packers are in bearish mood, and stopped at s19.S5 for time, though their need of hogs finally forced them to pay $20. Re- ceipts are running 10C per cent great CT than at this time last year at Kan sas' City, with a similar increase at other points, and though killers have big orders, some decline is consistent.
 Sheep and Lambs Higher.
 Local prices were higher than com peting markets on both fat lambs and feeding stock last week, and buyers insisted on reductions today, particu- larly when reports of big runs and lower prices came from outside points. Westerns sell at $17 to $17.25, natives up to $15.75, feeding lambs plentiful at $15 to $16, fat ewes s10.25, wethers $11.75, feeding ewes $7 to $9, fat goats $7.
 J. A. RICKART,
 Market Correspondent.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
ORINN C. COMPTON.
France, August 31, 1918


 Dearest Mother:
 Just another line to let you know that your little son is tires bien" and getting along fine. l haven't written you for quite while, but l have writ ten the others-so you haven't suf- fered for news lately.
 1 sure was sorry to hear about Wal lace. l tell you it is hard to know just what is going to happen. l think after all that a fellow is just as safe over here as he is over there-this life is only a chance and a person is just as safe one place as he is another. There sure has been some awful changes since l left Flag. Gee, all the fellows getting married and every thing. l guess I'll have to get ac- quainted anew when l get back, or I'll be left out altogether.
 You asked if there was anything that you could send. About the only thing that I'd like to have is a good magazine once a week. Tell Dad that it will be his military duty to send me a good magazine every week. l like the Reed Book"-I think that is d monthly, but he can slip some others in the other weeks. We hardly get any magazines, and, believe me, they come in handy. I've been getting the papers regularl-' and l sure enjoy them. Keep the Sun coming. as l like it fine.
 There isn't any news. All of us are well and getting along fine. It is beginning to get little chilly now, and it won't be quite so pleasant be- fore long. It sure was cold last win ter, and I suppose it will be this. 1 have plenty of clothes, so l don't think that it'll worry me much. Dolph and Bill send their best regards. Give all my love, and lots of love and kisses to you. l am,
 Your loving son,
 ORINN. P. S.-I have heard from Will a couple times and have written him also.
 Pvt. Orinn c. Compton, 3rd Antiair- craft Battery, Amer. E. F., via New York City.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
COcOninO County Farm Bureau Holds Labor and Marketing Meeting.

The largest gatherings of farmers which have ever been assembled in Co., conino county recently met in both Williams and Flagstaff to consider labor and marketing questions.
 The increasing acreage of potatoes in the county has made it necessary for the growers to cooperate in the harvesting and marketing of the sur plus.
 The County Farm Bureau market ing committee has been active for sometime and with the experience of last years work are in a position to give valuable service. Cooperative plans have been entered into for han ding each feature of the marketing problem. Sacks are being secured, graders are being installed so that the products sold through the farm bu- reau will be fully inspected and only a standard quality will be disposed of. The chairman of the marketing com mittee has been authorized to act as official salesman in southern Arizona, where he will travel and make sales for the association. The prices will be governed by the prevailing prices in the territory where sales are pro- posed.
 A labor committee has also been se- lected and at the same meetings it was arranged to bring in 100 Indians to be distributed among potato growers on October 1st, to help handle the potato crop.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
\0LD|[R5' (ORh[R
 ITEMS OF INTEREST - ABOUT OUR BOYS OVER HERE AND "OVER THERE"

Lieut.. Harry B. Embach writes that he has been transferred from the univerisity at Knoxville, Tenn, where he has been stationed for sometime training recruits, to the Phillips Uni versity at Enid, Oklahoma, as com. manding officer of the training school there. It did not take long for his superior officers to discover his splen- did ability and make use of it in the training of soldiers for the army and it should not be long before he is wearing a captains bars.
 Word was received here last week that Rulon Lesueur, one of Apache county's soldier boys who was at the battle front over there, was among the missing. We are informed that his father has received a telegram stating that he had been wounded in the shoulder.-St. Johns Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
Range andMarket News Pertaining the Livestock Industry of Arizona
 Market Letter for the Past Week.

in the service and who has been com pelled to get back in the saddle him. self, asked that the association mem bers seek exemption for their men only when absolutely essential and then stand back of the men who re- main and protect them from criti. cism.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
FARM AND STOCK
 DOINGS FOR AUGUST

Delore Nichols, county agricultural agent of Coconino county, makes the following monthly report for August, 1918:
 Livestock.
 Livestock meeting conducted in CO., operation with the specialists sent out by the State Extension Service took most of the agents time during the week ending August 17th. Well at tended meetings were held at Will liams and Flagstaff. Twenty-two out of twenty-five stockmen at Williams attended this meeting.
 Crops. ..
 Orchard demonstration work was conducted in Oak Creek. The demon strations consisted of pruning and thinning fruit. This work was done in cooperation with Dr. Oscar c. Bartlett.
 Potato beetle demonstrations were conducted at Williams. =. Smut control results were inspected which showed that the work was eff fective while neighboring fields were considerably infested.
 Early potato blight inspected where as many as 20 per cent of vines are infected and dead. Farmers were con sidering this frost injury until the in- spection was made. This is the first injury from this cause. The long rainy summer has probably favored this dis ease development.
 Hill selection of seed potatoes has been urged through circular letters sent out to growers. This seed to be planted in seed plots next year.
 Certified seed potatoes are being To- cated and reported for seed purposes
 Cattle grazing plans were discussed with a cattleman who has secured a permit to fence a section of grazing iand from the forestry service. Plans have been worked out to supply feed during the winter to supplement this summer pasture. Water supply and best crops were worked out carefully as this is the first attempt of this kind here. Pure bred cattle are pro. posed after the first years experience
 Farm and Home.
 Labor and marketing meeting of tho 1 County Farm Bureau was held at tho county seat, the largest meeting since the county agent took up his work Plans were arranged for the distribu. ton of 100 Indians with farmers who need them on October 1st, when DO tato harvest will begin. Such detail: as purchase of sacks were also handled at this meeting. The marketing oi potatoes will be handled through 8 marketing committee of the Farm l Bureau and the chairman was dele gated to represent them in trip to the southern part of Arizona to dis pose of their surplus at competing prices in this territory. The question of quality and grade will be passed upon in order to assure standard of product so sold.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
STOCKMEN HARD HIT
 IN EASTERN COUNTIES

F.. A. Sawyer, who has been prom inent in the wool growers world for many years in northern Arizona, was in Flagstaff Wednesday from Wins low. Ranges in our section of the country are dry, but we are coming through in fairly good shape. The northern sections of both Navajo and Apache counties have been hit hard by the drought this year and many of the cattlemen have been shipping on the market in poor condition, but it was made necessary by lack of feed and water" said Mir. Sawyer. MT. Saw yer recently sold 5000 head of fat lambs, which were sent to the Los Angeles market, and expects to ship the rest to Kansas City. His lambs averaged 73 pounds, which would in dicate that range south of Winslow was not altogether bad.
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 DiO ini Ruv honds Carry on :.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
BABBITT WAREHOUSE
 AT PHOENIX BURNS

The Babbitt Bros warehouse in which they stored automobiles, trucks and automobile supplies, at Phoenix, was totally destroyed by fire Tues day. The damage was estimated at $50,000. The origin of the fire was unknown and the amount of Insurance on the building and contents was not state.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
Again Breaks Record.

The cattle fever tick is entitled to think that the worlds energies have not been concentrated on the western battle front. The tick is having a rather busy time, for July, like June, set a new record in the eradication work of the Bureau of Animal Indus try. In July the number of cattle dipped for ticks totaled 6,680, ,232-- more than were ever dipped in any single month since the work began in 1906.
 Cattlemen of southeastern Arizona began this week shipping their live stock to other parts of the country because of poor range conditions due to the long continued drought. Al though few rains fell during the early part of August, the range is drying up so rapidly that it is certain that there will be no feed for the win ter. Most of the cattle shipped thus far have gone to Kansas City for feeding. Frank B. Moson of Here ford, Ariz., says that practically all cattle in Cochise county will have to be shipped out during the fall or their owners will face total loss. The stockmen are in a quandary, however, as drought conditions in other parts of the country are such that range usually turned to at such times is not available.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
Stockmen Urge Exemption for Men.

Over 100 members are attending the Phoenix meeting of the Arizona Cattlemen's Association. Strong ap- peal was made that there be at least partial exemption of range riders, for the ranches have been stripped of men who know their work.
 It was pointed out that cowboys can hardly be replaced by strangers. President Mullen, who has two sons
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
HE WAS WHERE HELL WAS
 POPPING FOR A FEW DAYS"
Congress Junction, Ariz.,
 September 20, 1918.


 Editor of the Coconino Sun, Flagstaff, Ariz.:
 Dear Sir: 1 have read the letters (from France) you have published with great interest. They are all cheerful and embracing. am sending you a copy of a letter received from Clarence L. Ford, somewhere in France. It was sent to Layfe b. Brown at Ash Fork, Ariz., who is now in the U. S. navy.
 c. l.. Ford worked for Howard Sheep Company for three years He enlisted during the early period of our war. Yours very truly.
 ELIZA BROWN. Dear Layfe:
 Just few lines to let you know I am still on the map. We went over the top and I got a kiss from Fritz. So 1 was laid up for few days. am OK now and on my way back. Hell was popping for few days. One day we went over the top in broad-open daylight and crossed big open coun- try. They were firing on us point blank with six, eight and ten-inch guns. Talk about scared, I thought St. Peter was calling, sure. We'll a fellow can be scared and mad, too, so that makes him want to go on. We went into machine gun fire, etc, and got big battery, machine guns all. There were so many Dutch piled up it reminded me of band of dead sheep. They were scattered for miles.
 This is the second battle have been in and not badly hurt, so some day may see Berlin. It's hell of way, though. If my hair doesn't turn gray from lodging shells I think l will die from old age-ha! ha!
 CLARENCE L. FORD, Somewhere in France.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

Money means munitions. Buy Lib erty Bonds.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27
Sincerely, GRACE WILLIAMSON.

My address is: Pension Galilee, 1 rue Galilee, Paris.
 P. S.-It was very warm here to- day, the first time l have really felt the heat, as the weather has been surprisingly cool. We wear our uni forms all the time on the street, and they are the hottest things l have ever worn
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

the case may be. Of course, we "get'' the yes or no and that is sufficient.
 Have the Camp C. men left yet ? 1 hope to see them if they ever come here.
 The big guns were very active the first week 1 was here, and l certainly got tired hearing them. The explos- ions were dreadfully close to where l was staying then, aud the other even- ing l saw where one had exploded on the sidewalk and had taken a piece out as big as barrel top; they go right through two or three stories if they happen to hit the house top. For several days they went off about twen- ty minutes apart, and we could time them almost to the minute. A lot of French planes go over almost every day, and I never miss chance to look at them; some mornings l hear one as early as six o'clock and l get up and watch for it until l have a pain in my neck. They are wonderfully fascinating, and give one such a feel ing of protection, lowering up there in the air watching for the Boche.
 We'll, I must close, and hope to have letter from you soon.
 Give my regards to MT. Stein and MT. Kinsey, and keep lot of love for yourselves.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

Buy Liberty Bonds and KEEP them.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

Dig in! Buy bonds. Carry on Buy more Liberty Bonds.
The Coconino sun., 1918-09-27

Bonds buy bayonets.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-18

1 Ny Dear Mr.. Nicholson: We ar. ill receipt ol the inspectors report 'eoyclm- the split irrigation pads No. Il. and Nc are pleased to advise yod .tEal these pads We're eAcoucauy .m@dr We have received none better. They uora up to Iho standard in oye0y a,y. N..n | could show my appre- ct@tlou 0, this splendid cooperation h> thanking personally each one who h.. given SO generously Of her time aAd a4.E
 NoW that our work on surgical dre..u-s is nearing it. completion We urg asked to .ahc.aP the work o. re.9aaa garmen.s. There l. urgent need for jaoac. and one garment now Will do infinitely more good than rF. ea,I garments three months from now. So Nj" yaI kindly explain tI.n ueccs ~.tr of this work To your workers? We know Nc have only to ask to receive your cooperation. Sincerely yours.
 JESSIE <. EBGEET0E, Divisional Superintendent Surgical
 Dressings
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-18
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The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-18

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 Giving to the Red Cross is like find ing your dentist out. You feel better than you did before.
 National headquarters at Washing ton urges that refugee garments he given precedence over all other work.
 st. Dunstau s in London. the worlds leading institution for the blind. cares for the aigh,lcss soldiers of eight na- ,tons.
 Tn" American Red Cross bureau ot tuberculosis has given aid to $s2 hos pjtaIs in France since November. 1917.
 The American Red Cross camcou must stay "oser there until the last American fighter is back in the l. <. A.
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