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SPELLING BEE A SUCCESS
(Contributed)

The Spelling Bee which was given
by the Parent-Teacher Association
proved to be great success. Did
you miss 1t? Well you sure missed
good time for everyone there had
more than one real laugh.
The singing of the capitals and
multiplication tables by some of our
cost popular mothers seemed to
make hit with everyone, and made
the older people think OF years gone
by. The spell" given by the eighth
grade boys and girls who tried with
all their might to spell their words
right was some what of a surprise
to everyone and brought forth COM
bustion of laughter that fairly made
the building quiver.
Mr.. Penall's talk on the Thrift
Stamp was very much appreciated
and very instructive. The talk CIV
en- by the big fat boy. Mr.. Bone. on
the main topic Of the evening, Bel
gian children. was to the point and
brought the money rolling into the
hands of the committee to be spent
for cloth. The amounts given ranged
from $1,000 down to a pants button.
The following committee has charge,
Mesdames d. e. Bone, b. d. Belshe,
j C. Campbell. Thos. Gallavan. Geo.
Riley. Barratt Wells, Mullhullen,
and Misses Hyde and Kelley. Anyone
wishing to assist in the making of
the clothes will please call on Mrs.
Bone, Mrs. Belshe, Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. Gallavan or Miss Kelley, Friday
or Saturday of this week and get the
cloth you desire as it is the wish
of the committee to have all clothing
finished and ready to send not later
than March Is. For samples of the
garments call at the Red Cross
rooms.
Tip your hat to Mrs. Ilgenfritz.
she is the champion speller of Ord
way.
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BIC HERDS CONE
World War Wastes Europe's
Meat Supply.
American Stock RaIsers Cooperate
With Food Administration In Con-
ssrvatIen Measures.

1t is probable that Europe for many
years after the war will look to
great extent to America for Its meat
supply.
Europe's herds are dwindling under
wars demands faster than they can be
replenished.
When the German armies retired
from occupied portions of France and
Belgium approximately 100000 head
Of cattle were Appropriated. This ad-
dition virtually safeguarded Germany
from cattle shortage other nations now
suffer.
In England some 2,400. 600 acres of
grass lands have by compulsory meas
ures been forced Into grain production.
thus reducing pssturage and hay lands.
A declining scale of maximum meSt
prices for live cattle was ordained IN
England, as follows: For September,
$17.76 per hundred pounds; October,
$172S; November and December,
$16Os. and for january. S14.4O The
evident intent of this measure was to
soon as possible.
According to official French figures
the cattle of France hnve decreased to
a total OF 1884 800 as compared with
14,SO7, 600 In 1913. Today, due to lack
Of forage principally. France is pro-
ducing only one gallon of milk where
before the war two and one-half gal
Ions were produced.
Meantime the United States food ad-
minlstration has taken steps to con-
serve our fiocks and herds and to In
crease their numbers. The stock breed
ers of this country show a disposition
to cooperate with the government In
this
For many years It has been a prac-
tice among many of the dairy people
of this country to kill male calves at
birth md In many Instances the fe-
males II not needed to replenish their
herds rather than 20 to the expense of
maturing them into veal. The high
prices OF meat caused the virtual dis
continuance of this killing. Another
encouraging fact is 75 per cent. Of
calves killed for veal this year were
males.
Somebody has very aptly said that
the wars of the world have been won
with grease. meaning that bacon and
lard have been as essential to success
in war as powder, which is true.
The hogs of Europe have been very
greatly sacrificed to present day needs.
This makes the American burden all
the more heavy and makes doubly es-
sential an increased pork production
in this nation. In Italy grain is now
forbidden to be fed to hogs. In Den
mark under recent order one-fourth
of the hogs were ordered to he killed.
1t is estimated that one-half have now
been killed.
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oRpwAY BOYS IN FRANCE

Advice has been received IN ora
way to the effect that W. c. walker,
Edwin Smith and Garfield Dunnlne
are in France. The Information came
first from Denver stating that the III
vision in which these boys were as
signed had arrived and latter MIS-. A
w. Bartlett received an official no
tice that her son, Billie walker, was
one of those to reach there.
Rev. Oden spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Pueblo.
Mrs. A. s. Kitch of Rocky Ford
spent wednesday here with her sist-
er. Mrs. Chas. C. woodbridge. Mrs.
Woodbridge accompanied her back to
Rocky Ford to visit until today.
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compressina Cotton.

Scientific investigation has proved
that compression of high degree does
not injure the fiber, and cotton is pack
ed in other countries today Mt n den
sity substantially three times that of
ours by the most economical practice.
The Egyptian package has density
of about 81 pounds cubic foot; the
Indian cotton is compressed to 45
pounds per cubic foot; while some In
dian and Chinese baling plants effect a
density of from 55 to go pounds of
cotton per cubic foot.
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Often DESTROYED by Fire.

Time nfter time, together with the
rest of the city of Moscow, the Krem-
lin has been burned, the last occasion
being in 1872 when it was occupied
by Napoleon and the inhabitants of
the city themselves started the con-
flagrations in all parts of the city. 1t
was indeed these fires which forced
the little corporal to commence his
disastrous retreat across the snow
bound steppes of Russia. Napoleon
had his headquarters in the Kremlin,
and while the flames were not so de-
structive there as in other parts of the
city, yet they forced evacuation.
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Ball Team May
Be Organized

The organization of baseball team
for Ordway for the coming season is
being talked of and it is quite likely
that Ordway will have a better team
and a better organization than for
several years. Base ball is the ma
tional game and Ordway base ball
players propose that there shall be
some of the national games played
during the ball season and give the
fl ms something interesting.
If the ball players organize with
in a short time arrangements might
he made for the use of the ball park
and grand stand during the season
but it is likely that unless this is
done the ground at the ball park will
br converted into something else.
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Fatigue and Toxin.

The idea that fatigue is due to a
specific toxin, as suggested by Weich.
art early In the century, has been Il
popular one. but the late investigation
OF Lee and Aronovitch at Columbia
university shows it to have no good
foundation. There is nothing. there
fore, to encourage the hope that an
hntitoxin may be found. In the ex-
perimcnts made with animal muscles,
test muscle suspended in the juice
of fatigued muscle lost much in con-
tractlle power. but the juice of non
fatigued muscle produced substantial
ly the same effect.
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Edwards Diplomacy.

Edward had been told repeatedly
not to say he did not like food which
was passed to him at the table. He
was invited to neighbor's to dinner
and was offered cherry pie, which he
did not care for. He tactfully said,
"Well. I'm just crazy for cherry pie.
but won't you just save 1t for sup
per?"
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Several met at the school house
last Thursday to do some work on
the building.
Mrs. Totten visited at Williams
Sunday.
Oral Jones was the dinner guest of
Carol Root Sunday.
]. r. Williams was in Fowler Mon
day.
George Kersher was in Olney on
Monday.
NJ. F. McCaffreys visited at Whit
ney's Sunday.
Owen Hensley came down from Pu-
eblo where he has been working the
past months to be on his place.
George Kersher went to Olney last
Wednesday to register. MIR. and Mrs.
NJ. F. McCaffrey accompanied him.
Mrs. Weisner is home agaif after
two weeks stay with Mrs. Burris
who has been very i'll, she is much
improved now and Mr. Burris has re-
turned to his work at Lester.
Milard Citizens was out on his place
a couple of days last week, but has
gone to. Pueblo to work a couple of
weeks before returning to his place
for spring work.
Miss White spent the day last
Thursday with Mrs. Totten.
Phil Pierce went to Pueblo Friday
to take examination for army service.
While playing out side Monday,
Stewart Williams received very bad
cut on his head The cut was about
inches long and was SO deep 1t ex-
pose the skull bone, it is getting along
nicely at this writing.
Fred Whitney. ]. F. Scrape were in
Ordway last Saturday.
Mr.. Whitney spent the day Monday
at Weisner's.
Mrs McCaffrey visited with Mrs.
Hieronymus last week one day.
Wy
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FIRE BOYS DO GOOD WORK

The fire fighters of Ordway are
to be commended on their work at
fire fighting, especially during the
fire of last Sunday night. The fire
men saved more of the depot than
anyone believed they could. Some
of the boys remained on the job even
after they had become water-soaked
and chilled thru
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GLASS MEETING

The Loyal Women's Glass of the
Christian church Sunday school will
meet at the home of the class presi-
dent, Mrs. Reuben Downey, on
Wednesday, February 20. Every
me mber Is urged to be present.
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-W 81 !

Mrs. ]. M. Smith and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Fred Sewers and Miss Mae
Smith were guests of another daugh-
ter. Mrs. William Park near Sugar
City Tuesday. Mrs. Park and children
accompanied them to Ordway for a
visit.
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In letter to his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Totten, Sergeant T. M.
Totten who is stationed at Camp
Kearney. Calf, told of the exper-
ience they have been having in trench
practice and gas attacks. A short
time ago his company took a two
days hike and he said. I'VE certain
ly had a jolly time"
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SYDNEY BARKLEY DIES

Sydney Barkley who came to Ord
way about three weeks ago from Den
yer died Monday. February IL. Of tu-
berculosis. The body was shipped to
Gordon. Nebr., Wednesday for burial,
accompanied by his wife and mother.
He is survived by wife, one child
and his mother. Mrs. Barkley will
return to ordway to make her home.
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CLIMBING.

You can climb no higher than JUL
with your feet. but with your mind
you may inherit eternity.-A Japan
ase Philosopher.
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Queer Place for Meteoritcs.
One of the remarkable features of
the oceans floor is the fact that in
some places 1t is covered with the dust
of meteOrites.
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Wednesday, February 2Oth-13th
episode NEGLECTED WIFE. Pathe
News. Comedy, Ford Weekly.
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L. r.. White. of Cedar Vale. Kansas,
arrived the first of the week for a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. Rolla
Harris, twenty-five miles northwest
Of Ordway. Mrs. Harris is sick and
he brought her to Ordway Wednes-
day
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Letter Shows That Ordway
Will Have Good Help

response letter to the Public Utilities
lining Ordwas against the eerecton of the depot
side of the railway tracks, the
Ordway business but that the Commission will act
matter The has been filed with the
Commission City Attorney H. E. Mast having forwarded the
document Yesterday.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15

Tuesday. February 19th-Mar-
guerite Courtot and Owen Moore In
1.-THE KISS
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Monday, February 18th
'PARADISE GARDEN"
A z reel Metro wonderplay OF ro-
nance and the great outdoors star
ring HAROLD LOCKWOOD.
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Thursday. February 21st-ANN
PENNINGTON in
..RAINBOW PRINCESS"
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CLUR NOTICE

The Numa Mothers Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. w. E. Strever
on Wednesday of next week for an
all day Red Cross sewing.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15

A COW belonging to d. H. Rearick
broke through the ice on Lake Henry
one day last week and was drowned.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15
A. v. Company
Pays Over $3O7.68

The Arkansas Valley Railway,
Light and Power Company. has paid
over to this county and the towns
of the county the total sum of $307.-
IS as the two per cent due on gross
revenue in the county for the year
1917. The sums paid are as follows:
Ordway --$143.89
Sugar City ---------- 66.S5
Olney Springs ------- 11.7O
County ------------- S5.24
The sum paid Ordway is exclusive
of municipal revenue.
W. s. S.
RE. Levers OF Rocky Ford was
in .own yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Upton of
Greenridge. NO., came TO Ordway
yesterday for a visit with their re-
latives. Mr. and Mrs. Fl. C. Crisman.
Mrs. l. A. Rodeck and little daugh-
ter. Glenola Joyce, are visiting in
Denver.
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Typewriter ribbons this office.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15

If you break your Auto springs see
the Tuthill Titanic. guaranteed for
ever against center breakage. F. r.
Miller.
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saturday, February 16th-World
Pictures presents
SARAH BERNHARDT in
MOTHERS OF FRANCE"
The attraction you must not miss.
real historical event. The appear
ance of the divine Sarah Bernhard
in the supreme photo drama of the
Great War. Dramatic artistry at its
best. Also Patriotic picture in one
reel "WHO LEADS THE NATIONAL
ARMY. Special Music.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-15

S Ordway mean business but that the Commission will
the in the matter. The has been filed with
nmisson City Attorney H. E. Mast, having forwarded
ument yesterday.
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO
February 49, 1918.
INFORMAL COMPLAINT NO. SOS
L. l. Giffn, Mayor,
Ordway, Colorado.
Dear Sir:
This will acknowledge receipt of your favor
of the 1th instant with reference to the destruc
ton by fire of the Missouri Pacific depot at Ord
way and the demand of the citizens of Ordway
that new depot be built rather than the old
structure be repaired.
The Commission today directed its engineer
Mr.. C. D. VAIL to go to Ordway and make in
vestigation of the situation In the meantime the
Commission will take up this matter Immediately
with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Yours very truly,
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
BY GEO. A. FLANAGAN,
GAFMcC Secretary
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d. H. Rearick who has been very
i'll is slowly improving.
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Princess Iheater
Program for the Week

- Saturday. February 1sth-world
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BLUFF SPRINGS

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The sum paid Ordway is exclusive
of municipal revenue.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-02
Substitutes for Sugar.-Satisfactor

Substitutes for Sugar.-Satisfactor
substitutes for sugar may be used to a
much larger extent, says a paragraph
in the department Of agriculture's
agricultural production program for
1918, which will be of interest to the
housewife. While urging maintenance
Of the acreage Of sugar cane and su-
gar beets and increases where these
crops are we'll established or are nee
essary to sound agricultural practice
the program states that an extensive
increase in 1918 is not possible because
Of the time required to grow seed
cane stock and because Of the limited
amount Of beet seed available.
The larger use OF sorghum. corn and
cane sirup. maple sugar and sirup,
and honey is urged. The maple sirup
and sugar production can and should
be increased in those areas in which
maple trees are growing in sufficient
numbers to warrant the expenditure
Of the necessary time and labor.
Maple sirup and sugar are produced
in 10 states, the annual output ex-
ceeding 100000 pounds Of sugar and
1000. 600 gallons Of sirup. These fg-
ures can be increased. The produc-
ton Of sorghum sirup in 1917 ex-
ceeded that in 1915 by nearly 4.00o.-
900 gallons. Sorghum sirup may be
produced in nearly every state Of the
Union. and an increased production Of
sorghum airup will enable the public
still further to conserve the sugar sup
ply in the most available form for
Transportation to our soldisrA
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-02
es.ed to know that the publication of

ested to know that the publication Of
the emergency address brought
down upon the relatives a swarm of
claim agents who guaranteed that
they would get from the government
the war risk insurance which IL guar
anteed by law to the proper inheritor.
In spite Of the fact that the depart
ment has in each case advised the
nearest relatives that their claims will
be adjusted by the government and
that they will be furnished the money
that is due them without the inter-
position Of claim agents numbers OF
poor people have yielded to the i'm
portunities Of these agents and are
thereby deprived Of a portion Of what
is justly their due.
THE raids which are being con-
Quoted along our front, as you know.
Of course. are for the purpose Of
capturing one soldier II possible.
with the object Of obtaining from him
information about the organization
which is opposed to the German lines
at that point. With the publication
Of the address OF the nearest rela-
tive the German agent in the United
States approaches the relative and
obtains from them the informa-
ton which Germany Is attempting to
obtain from our front by attacks on
our forces.
1T may be Of interest to you to
know that the department is in re-
ceipt of letters from men Of high
standing in the country who have
sons abroad protesting vigorously
against any change in the new sys-
TEN and demanding that no informa-
tion shall be given to the press which
could in any possible way be Of as
sistance to the Germans confronting
their sons in France.
1T has developed also, according
to an official communication from the
Red Cross, that the relatives Of men
who are killed in France are made
the victims of the most absurd propo-
sitiOns to exhibit themselves for
money. etc, making their grief the
object Of exploitation by cheap no.
toriety seekers"
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SOLDERING At SEWER
Fragment OF Letter Cut by the
Censor.
Following is page from p recent
letter from James D. Grist, at Camp
Sewer as passed by the censor.


"Reveille (revelry the soldiers call
it and believe me. the name fitsJ now
sounds at 5.45 q. m. and is to be NOV
ed up to 4.30 a. m. but under the
new clock time remains at 5.30. Some
radical change in the hour for crawl
ing out Of fellow who six months
ago hardly ever turned over before 8
a. m, even though he Is ashamed TO
admit it now. 1t is surprising how
much work can be accomplished so
soon in the morning or before Ordi-
nary folks have thought about getting
up. Soldiers have gotten up, taken a
bath. made up their cots. swept their
tents, shaved. brushed up their
clothes and washed soiled ones and
eaten breakfast and felt longing for
dinner long before folks out OF the
army have begun to dream during the
night of that time when there shall be
no meatless or wheatless days. 1t used
to be that some Of my friends among
York county farmers would make me
fell real ashamed Of myself when they
would talk about feeding themselves
and their stock and doing all the
chores and being In the fields NJ work
by $50 or Z. I've got it on any OF
them now. and when ] get out o. this
mans army when Fritz gets his. am
going TO continue the habit I have
formed Necessity formed it, not u OF
being up and doing before the cocks
crow.
To give the reader some idea OF
how hard soldiers Of Camp Sewer are
working to get In shape TO take the
germ out of German and to show why
il Is necessary to rise early In the
morning in order to carry out the
daily program an army time table
is given here:
First call (Which means get OH your
duds and prepare to stand 'revelry, }
5.3O-will be 4.3O. Reveille, $40. AS
sembly, 5.45. Mess call (for break
1ilStD CALL NthC
all the lanes and laZies must s;y SOD
G.35. Fatigue call (sweep the streets
and set things in order) Z. First call
for drill. 7.45. Assembly for drill, 7.6o.
Proceed to drill field. s a. m. Recall
from drill 11.30. Mess call for dinner,
II m. Fatigue call p. m. First call
for drill, except Saturdays and half
holidays. 1.1O p. m. Recall from drill
4.3O p. m. Retreat, $40. Mess call
(supper) 6 p. M. Tattoo (Which means
get ready for bed) $50 p. m. Taps
Cthe old man." the soldiers call IT.
1890 p. m.
Oh, we Of the army are busy these
days. There is no doubt of that. And
everybody seems to thrive on 1t and Is
happy. Jas -. Grist.
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TROUBLE WITH AIRPLANES.
German Spies at Work in Curtiss F Fac.
tory,


Investigator into delay in the air
plane program was begun by the SEN
ate military committee last Thursday
behind closed doors after several days
of discussion in the senate which cul-
minated in the assertion by Senator
Overman. OF North Carolina, that
part Of the trouble was due to German
spies in the Curtiss plant which has
extensive government contracts
Members os the committee were
pledged to secrecy and Chairman
Chamberlain announced that no state
ment would bc issued until the inquiry
had been completed.
Mai. Gen. George o. Squier. chief
signal officer, and Colonel Deeds, OF
the aviation brcnch, were the first
witnesses c9lled. They remained with
the committee nearly four hours. The
committee plans to hear tomorrow
Mai. Gen. j. Franklin Bell, who has
just returned from visit to the
American front in France. Later
Commander Briggs, Of the British
flying corps: Colonel waldon. Of the
American signal corps, and Howard
Coffin, chairman Of the aircraft board,
will be called.
Senator Overman furnished Chair
man Chamberlain with the names OF
his informants, SO that they can be
called. His speech followed charges
that instead Of having by July 1. H.
900 airplanes in France or ready for
shipment as provided In the original
program. that number would total
only 81 and that tie American air
plane program was 80 days behind
schedule.
Senator overman said although he
would make no charge against any
one employe OF the Curtiss concern.
there were spies there and were he
secretary Of war he would comman-