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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09

seat of government the little nations
first thought was to express her graft
tude TO the Commission for Relief ia
Belgium for preserving the lives o.
millions of her citizens.
Germany, on the other hand, need
not figure In such a map for Amer
cans because there Is no present ini..
cation that we shall be called on az AL
to take thought for the food needs r'
Germany. Germany probably can care
for her own food problem II She -
given access to shipping and Is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations. which are the tron.
BILE centers.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all Of which have been
maintained from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet immediate
needs, but their future presents seri.
Gus difficulties. The same Is true Of
Spain and the northern neutral coun.
tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia Is already IN the
throes of famine, and 100000 people
there are beyond the possibility Of
help. Before another spring thou
sands Of them inevitably must die.
This applies as well to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
G. v. Ashworth. inquest. Damo


c. v. Ashworth. inquest. Damon
Cahow. s21.17.
n. j. Craig, J. w. Jackson and A.
VI. Curtis. Attorneys for Ozark Scenic
Highway, 100000.
B. f. Latimer, medical aid for poor
persons, $21.5O.
Roe Norcoss, supplies for poor
person. $3.50.
j. P. Turner. tools for court house,
$ IS.
o. c. Rippee. work on engine.
$3.50.
lie Roy Brown. work on road.
$500.
F.. I. Bailey, work on election
books, $6.44.
S. j. White. fixing election booths
etc, $3.50.
d. ]. Landers Lumber Co., $500.
n. A. Murrell, medical aid to Est
ell family. $1,000.
w. f. Young, $500. =
L. w. Hensley, $500.
S. W. Hopper, $500.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09

gIous, with conditions most serious In
Finland.
Tuhymia, Serbia, Roumnnia and
}~.oll,n".ro have already reached the
ta''.u. point ana are suffering q heavy
'ul| ol death. The Armenian p0pula-
won lis falling each week as hunger
takes lis toll, and in Greece, Albania
shortages that fIiuinc Is al AL
though starvation Is not yet Imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur-
key are In the throcs of serious strln-
gencicS.
In order to fulfill Americas pledge
in world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be han
died through our ports. This means at
the very least a minimum Of 20,0OO,O0O
tons compared with 100000 0 tons pre-
war exports and l1,s2O,OOO tons ex.
ported last year. when we were bound
by the ties Of war to the European
allies.
II we fail to tighten the black spots
on the hunger map or II we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bled
will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen we will see In other parts Of
Europe a repetition of the Russian de-
bacle and our fight for world peace
| will have been In vain.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
HE American Red Cross intends
to administer relief work on a

HE American Red Cross intends
TO administer relief work on a
far greater scale In Palestine
than heretofore In order that thou
sands Of men, ONE and children In
that part of the world may be rescued
from their present suffering. DIR. John
Ii. Finley, Red Cross Commissioner to
Palestine and former Commissioner Of
Education for the State of New York,
has cabled that this additional work Is
Immediately necessary.
At least one-third of. the population
Of Lebanon has died Of starvation aud
disease, due 20 lack Of nourishment.
Many villages are virtually %dcpopulat-
ed, and thousands of people are In
need, owing to %epidemlcs, lack Of EN-
ployment and the prohibltIve prices of
food.
Families formerly In the best Of cir
cumstances have been reduced TO des-
titution. Every m Is ClnmOring for
an opportunity to rehabllitate himself.
Owing to a lack of physicians the con-
dltIons In many hospitals are deplora-
BILE. More than ten thousand sick civil
inns have been cared for by the Amer
lean Red Cross during n single month,
and Red Cross automobiles are trans
porting hundreds of Ill and wounded
prisoners to hospitals every day. There
are at least ten thousand refugee
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
Guaranteed Waterproof Aprons.

This is the finest waterproof apron
eyer placed on the market and is ab-
solutely guaranteed, with proper care
to last rs long as three ordinary ap.
Ons 1t does not look like the ord
mary cheap rubber apron, but
is made to represent the finest quail
ity of checked Bingham, and is fully
appropriate, not only for use in the
kitchen. but for all uses to which an
apron is usually put in the home.
ECONOMICAL: 1t is not a lux.
ury or an expense as it will pay for
itself many times owe in the cloth
ing it protects and the laundry bills
it will save. Keeps clean much
longer than the ordinary apron and
Fan be washed thoroughly with soap
or cleaned to look as good as the new
with gasoline without injury Of any
sort to fabric or color.
COLORS: Made only in light
blue and white and pink and white.
Protects the clothing from dirt,
grease, dishwater, scrub water. can
ming stains. or cooking stains.
GUARANTEED: Everyone Of
these aprons is fully guaranteed to
give the wear you have a right to ex-
pect. If any apron proves defective
in workmanship or material. We will
replace same free of charge.
SIZES AND PRICES: The regal.
ar apron is 80 inches long, % inches
wide with bib 9aX10 inches. Price
OF this apron is $500 postpaid. The
special apron is "a inches wide and
20 inches long. including shorter bib.
Price of this apron is 75c post paid.
These prices are extremely low. a.
you canno buy any apron in the
stores today that will give half the
wear and service. that this will give
for less than double these prices.
Send for one Of these aprons at
once, examine and use II and we are
sure you will want to purchase sever
al more as Christmas gifts for rel
atives and friends, A most practical
gift that every woman will thorough
ly appreciate and make full use Of.
OUR SPECIAL OFFER: Send for
one of these aprons. which We know
will please and satisfy you. Then
show it to your friends. all Of whom
will unQuestionably want one Sell
four of the kind ordered by you.
sending us the money and We will re-
fund to you the full price Of your
own apron. or you may deduct the
full price Of your own apron from
the four sold by you, sending Us the
balance. and we will mail each apron
direct to the party ordering.
EMBROIDERY HOUSE, Dept. I.B.P.
go W. Washington ST., Chicago, III,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
HOOVER"


notwithstanding the repeal of GER
tain Special License Regulations the
following General License Regulat-
ions remain in force:
General License Regulations / gov
erning all licensees.
Rule Al. Licensees must furnish
reports required by the Food Ad-
ministration.
2. Property and records must be
kept open to inspection by Food Ad-
ministration representatives.
8. Licensees must keep records.
A.. Information furnished to Fool
Administration representatives not
to be divulged.
5. Unreasonable profits are pro-
hibited.
6. Resales within the same trade
without reasonable justification are
prohibited.
Z. Speculation prohibited.
S. Sales to spectators prohibit
ed.
10. Unfair practices forbidden.
II. Waste of food commodities.
prohibited.
l.. Licensees must report change
of address.
II. Licensees must not deal with
anyone violating the Food Control
act.
10. Market quotations must not
be misleading.
90. Definitions OF terms used in
rules and regulations.
Fl. Special rules if inconsistent
with genedal rules Will prevail.
%. The licensoe must place
license number on certain docu-
ments.
%. Combination sales food com-
modities to consumers prohibited.
There has been no recent change in
the requirements rs to Food Admin
~istration licenses. Those subject Ia
license must still make proper appli-
cation to the License Division. Unit
ed States Food Administration. Wash
lhston, u. {.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09

Iiartville. same, $500.
George c. Murrell official work.
etc. SIG "a.
j. II. Deckard. lock Tor oIiice.S'.OO
John Bolt, transporting insane
person. $500.
John NJ. Carter, salary, postage,
etc. ~$lS2.Td.
j. +. Allen. supplies for poor farm,
$G7.75.
G. W. summers. stationery, $3.50.
John n. Pryor. salary. etc, S269.G7
Il. F. Adams deputy fclerk hire.
$4,000.
julie Ferguson, deliv ring poll tax
hooks. $3.50.
Fred Palmer. supplies for poor
person, $3.50.
Johnson \ Ellis, supplies for court
house and Jail. $l9.S3.
Charles G. Sanders, summonins
petit jury, etc, S224.75.
Hartville Telephone Co, SS4.35.
l.. d. Pool \ Co, supplies for court
house, $3.50.
l.. D. Pool Il Son. supplies fur
niShed Il. ID. No. I. 5000.
ID. C. Carter, salary and postage.
$l52.40.
John Duncan, wood, $1,000.
T. +. Lenhart, coffin for Priscilla
Lovall. $4,000.
Jeff Bailey. salary. $4,000.
James Freeman. repairs for court
house and Jail, S4.60.
l.. ID. Harding. attendance grand
jury, $500.
Junia Heath. stationery $4,000.
Hunter 4 Boyer, supplies for poor
farm. $54.75.
A. ID. Roper, benefit of Eli Milsap'
$1,000,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
DEMOCRACY VS.. A~uTocRAcY.

!. "There Is no royal road to :
+ food conservation. We can only :
+ accomplish this by the voluntary :
!. action Of our whole people, each :
i element In proportion to Its
+ needs. It is n matter Of equality .
+ of burden"
1. The truth Of this statement. :
1. made by the United States Food .
1. Administrators Dor after we en- .
l. tered the war, has been borne :
1. out by the history Of u ex- :
+ ports. Autocratic food control :
j. In the lands OF our enemies has :
l. broken down, while democratic :
1. food sharing has maintained the .
l. health and strength Of this coun- :
/. try and Of the Allies.
+-.tt'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there ia at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall'a
Catarrh Medicine ia taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces OF the System thereby destroy.
ing the foundation OF the disease, giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work. The prOprietors have -
much faith in the curative powers of
Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list Of testi.
monials.
Address f. .CHENEY q CO., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, &c. adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09

Mrs. Nancy Marler died at her
home just north Of this city last
Friday and was buried at the Fan.
non cemetery six miles south of here
on Sunday. Mrs. Marler leaves five
children and many more distant rel-
atives and friends her husband hav-
ing preceded her to the great be-
yond. All of the children attended
the funeral, except Mrs. Laura Rob-
ertson, who was seriously ill at the
time. The children present we're:
Luke Marler. John Marler. OF Dog
wood, Mo-; Matt Marler, Of Mans
field, and Mrs. Lizzie Dotson. Fun
oral services were conducted by Rev.
j.. E. Nevils.-Douglas County
Herald.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude of al
lied nations curing war by sharing
food America nnd,r peace may win
Ul. worlds good viii by saving to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-09
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance from four
pounds II month to three and then as
long rs need be to two pounds for 10y
alty's sake.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
ATTEMPT TO REDUCE
NEW MENIC0'S DEATH LOSS
pisproportionateIy High Rate Due TO
Inadequate Protective Laws
Of Commonwealth

The New Mexico Public Health Asso-
citation has been compiling and making
public facts aud figures concerning
mortality aud disease In the state. In
an active campaign to get the people
nf the state 10 assist In compelling the
present legislature to create II public
health department and such laws as
will make it possible To- prevent and
eradicate much Of the disease from
which We now suffer.
In the absence OF vital statistics In
New Mexico an appeal was made 10
one of the greatest authorities In the
country for nm estimate aS Ia the prob
able annual mortality In New Mexico.
The following Is from Dr. Frederick l..
Hoffman. third vice president aud sta
risticiam of the Prudential Life msur'
ancr Company Of America
Il would estimate the probable num-
her uf deaths from all causes In the
state Of New Mexico during the year
1915 ~ about $500 this assumes II
death rate of ~ per 1000. which may
seem rather high hut there can he M
question as Ia the higher mortality NJ
the Mexican element and the Indians.
~ To both az which our information is
extremely unsatisfactory. Rather tltns
Ia feel concerned as to the estimate he
ing too high il is quite probable that
II il below the actual
"Of the $3.50 deaths from all caus, :.
about four hundred will hc from ~
phuid fever and malarin about GO
from all forms of tuberculosis about
500 from diseases of the nervous syS-
ten. lO0 from circulatory diseases,
about 1900 from all forms Of respir-
ntory diseases. about 600 from diseases
of the digestive system; about 800 from
diseases ~ the gcnitourinnry system ;
about 400 from all forms Of violence,
including accidents and suicides. and
the rrmaindcr-nhout 1000 from mis-
ccllnncous causes not specified. All
this without reference to the epidemic
Of influenza ar pneumonia
II is estimated that over 1900 Of tn"
deaths from miscellaneous causes not
specified occurred among children ns II
result Of preventable diseases. What
Is New Mexico going TO do about IT,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
To Abolish Passports

Word comes from WuShingt IN that
the Inconvenience heretofore caused
travellers into Mexico by pasSpo"t reg
ulationS is soon to he done away with
nS the rules are to he modified 81 that
nothing will he required
from travellers except Identification at
various customhouSeS along the bor'
der.
1...r war trade board is also prcpar'
ing Ia modify restrictions concerning
exports and imports To and from Mex
leo and the United States, and il prob
ably will not h. long before all licenses
requirements are abandoned.
Representative Garner. of Texas
who has been worrying for n long 30
To get the passport and business r.
strictionS removed or modified, was
informed last week by the state de-
partmcnt and war trade board officials
that this will soon he done
Delays to exporters are To be- elimi'
mated. il was also stated. ly the sta
tioning of an agent Of the war trade
hoard at III Paso and all other ports Of
entry. TO issue export licenses.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
WHY SUFFER so?

why suffer from u bad back. from
sharp. shooting twinges. headaches,
dizziness and distressing urinary ills?
People around here recommend DOan'S
Kidney pills. Could you ask for II
stronger proof of merit?
Noises Vigil. Church St, Las
Cruces. y. NJ. says: a short time ago
my kidHeys were in such bad shape,
couldn't get out of the house. My back
felt as though II were broken and my
body was greatly swollen. knew IT
was caused by my kidney weakness.
| could get no relief and thought |
was going To die. | was about all In
when | began taking Doan's Kidney
pills but few doses Of Doan's made
me feel better and soon my kidneys be-
came strong again. The dropsical
swelling left me and was completely
cured"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Vigil had. Foster-M ilburn Co..
Mfgrs.. Buffalo. y. Y.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
KYLE McLEERY DIED
IN FRIGHTFUL BATTLE
Son Of Deming Man Killed in Fighting
Graphically Described by
Company Commander

When &. l.. Mcl.eery. of Deming. was
notified that his son Kyle. who enter
ed the service from oklahoma. had
been killed IN the fierce fighting IN
northern France the latter part of Oc
tobcr. he received no particulars
Since then, Mr.. Mcleery has obtained
copies "a the Oklahomnn. in which is
printed an account Of the battle, writ.
ten 10y Lieutenant Ben Chastaine. then
commanding the company of the l42d.
infantry To which Kyle was attached.
II company which lost - privates. .
Sergcants. = iieutenants and captains
in three days Of lighting.
After describing the manner in which
assault positions were held through
bitter Smelling the first night. Chas-
tame wrote: In the entire first half
mile Of the advance the constant hum
NJ machine gun and rifle bullets over
head was mingled with the shrek of
the bursting Shrapnel and the roar of
the high explosives. But never man
faltered and never II one turned back.
The veterans through whose divisions
we passed declared that never in their
experience had the Huns been able to
put down a heavier bnrrage In resist
ance. and never had they seer. men adj
vance more bravcly and steadily to the
assault Not more than 100 yards in
front Of the main line. the assaulting
companies came in contact with II ma
chine gun fire that was whitening in it,
intensity. hut the only men who halted
were those who were found by the en-
envy bullets. Through the he'll fire,
the advance continued steadily. until
our supporting troops encircled the en-
envy positions and our lire proved too
much for the FritzeS who came whm-
pering and whining out of their holes.
We had won. hut through veritable
bath ~ blood
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
PRESIDENT KEPT ADVISED
or MEXICAN SITUATION
Daily Cables from State Department
Convey Information As 10
Serious Occurrences

That President Wilson is keeping In
close touch with Mexican develop
mentS Is the assertion Of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. which. In its is
sue of January II. printed the follow
ing from It's Washington bureau:
The Mexican situation Is receiving
daily attention from President Wilson.
who is being kept advised by ca
from the department Ms 10 the devel-
upmcntS which are assuming more
serious aspect
President, Wilson took to Paris n
large number of documents and reports
on the Mexican problem. aud daily ca
hleS have been sent him covering re-
ports received hy the state department
from the consuls at various points IN
Mexico, together with the reports of
agents ~ the state department. the bu-
reau NJ military intelligence and the
bureau Of Investigations Of the depart
ment IT Justice. These reports are
said tn have disclosed. from day to
/ dav. that the situation IN Mexico has
]
In the rich state II OaNaca, never n
section In which the ,HuSe 81 the car
ranZa government enjoyed much pop
unrity. IL Is reported that the Situn
ton Is grave Complete disruption -
law aud order prevails IN the mining
regions. In the oil country things
have ben lately going from had Ia
worse. and. in n number Of instances,
I important wells have been sealed for
the purpose IT protecting the supply
from the Stupendous waste which
might he affected II. IN the midst Of
civil strife conhagration should h.
started.
THE cable reports IL President vii
son dwell at great length on these CON
ditions. For example the record Of
outlaw activities showed that. within
single year. within II days motor
run from TampicO. there have been 10
hodups Of paymasters travelling
/ through the country Ia pay of the OPP
erntivcs at the various oil producing
plants. The loot Of these rObbcrries
varied In amounts, hut the aggregate
! was high The largest sum stolen In
, any ~ these attacks was $4,000. In
one Of the holdups Of company paymas-
/ terS within two miles Of Tampico,
! the rifle fire which accompanied the
attack was clearly heard aboard the
| L. :. monitor Ozark. lying in the Pa
nuco river on the town. At the time
the cause Of the shoo'i1 "as not
known. hui the following morning II
was discovered that five men. some of
them American minor officialS, had
been killed 10y the bandits.
THE Overman committee, now in
yeStigntine the German propaganda ac-
/ tivities in the T. s.. has touched the
subject of the relation between the
pro-German workers in tne L. :. and
agents of the kaiser In Mexico, SINH
larry employed The committee will
/ shortly make closer scrutiny than
| that previously extended 10y the hives
! tigatorS. The subcommittee has H.,
hand data tending To show that the I'M
Outstanding between the protierman
agents in this country and In Mexico
was Of the most intimate chai",ier'
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
ANOTHER HATFIELD RECORD
NIiesse Farmer Makes big Maize and
Fri iOle Crops

j. H. Hatfield. the well known MieSSe
farmer. made u record on his 100
acre tract thai looks pretty hard Ia
beat. He raised 10000 pounds of
milo maize and $4,000 pounds Of Fri.
iolcS. Under more favorable circum-
stances the crops should have nettcd
him very neat sum for he sold last
years maize crop AZ $3.75 per loo lbs,
to j W. Clark uf the Dcming Roller
Mills. who was using the grain In the
manufacture al war flour Had the
war continued lc Is n conservative
figure a. which to place the 1919
price As it is. he will get about 2c
unless the government takes some ac.
ton for the relief of those who plant.
rd war crops only Ia see the market
for the same 20 to smash. an action
that Is not expected. His beans will
bring him about &C., making the total
price Of his crops about $500.
Vlnd the maize acreage been in wheat
II is likely that the money thcrefrom
would have nearly doubled what he
actually will get. Mr. Clark is trying
To arouse more interest IN wheat.
which he believes Is the best crop for
this part Of the country, and his boost.
ing has already resulted in u promised
acreage Of about 1000. as against
about 500 acres last year. and may also
take n whirl M the cotton game, we
understand
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-28
WARNING TO HtNTERS
Migratory Bird Law Unaffected by De
cisiOn Of Supreme Court

Announcement through the press that
the supreme court has found the FEEDER.
al hir3 law NJ 1913 to he uncunStitl-
tional has created the mistaken impress
sion that the han ON spring shooting
is no longer in force. and that ducks
aud geese may he killed after January
31St. Officers Of the New Mexico
Game Protective Association have cN.
planned that the federal law of 1919
was no longer operative. having been
superseded 10y the Canadian treaty en-
nblmg act Of 1918. under which the
present federal migratory bird rcgula
tionS are issued the 1915 law heing
based on AN International treaty that
cannot possibly be- found mcunStitu.
tional and may he considered aS pcrma-
ncntly established.
The decision Of the supreme court.
therefore, is only Of academic inter
est aud does not affect the federal
bird regulations, which prescribe an
open season Of October 10 to January
81 on waterfowl in New Mexico.
The New Mexico Game Protective
Association claims that the abolition ~
spring shooting has resulted in an in
crease OF ducks, geese and shore hidrS
all over the United States aud that It's
faithful observance by sportsmen is to
their own mtcl -..S. \ warning is is
sued that any .uoting of ducks after
the last Of January will be- promptly
prosecuted 10y the Game Protective As
ISOLATION and the state game depart
ment through the federal courts.