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DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
SOUTH PORTO RICO SUGAR CO.
niyid and Scriu Certtacaf>a Series A

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
dividend scrip certificates OF this Company,
Series A (issued on July LIST. 1919 will be
redeemed on July LIST. 1919. at par and ac-
crued interest to said date. at the office OF
Messrs. william Schall Company, As
william Street, New York City. and that
said certificates will mature and become
payable on said July LIST. 1919. and will
cease to bear interest from and after said
date.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
r. A. DILLINGHAM;. Secretary.
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Wheat, 243,92O bus. lard, s,221, O3S
lbs. tallow, 100000 lbs, cottonseed oil,
$4,000 lbs. -four, So.156 sacks bacons,
6,S6l,750 lbs. cheese. 56,640 lbs eggs,
AL cases; lubrlcating oil. 3sS,l0o gals.
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Coffee Cables--Rio was rs refs higher for rs
at 13so75. Exchange l.32d. lower at II 15,32d.
Receipts, 1000 bags and stock $525 900 bags.
In Santos spots were 100 reis higher for IS
at 1880 and 100 higher for Is at 1890 Re-
oepts 10000 and stock 2sos,o bags, Santos
futures were % 10 50 reis higher.
Receipts at the ports were 1900 bags,
against 25,c00 last year and II 900 two years
ESQ. Sac Pau!o had is coo against 10000 and
1000. and Jundiahy l4ooo az ainst l3, 900 and
600 bags, respectively.
Fine weather was reported in four districts
of Sac Paulo and cloudy in one. with tenn
peratures ranging from 81 to 81 degrees.
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SOUTH PORTO RICO SUGAR co.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
dividend scrip certificates OF this COMPANY,
SerIex : Nssued on December Slst 1919 will
be redeemed July LIST. 1919 at par and
accrued interest to said date. a the Office OF
Messrs William Schal & Company, as
William Street, New York City and that
payable said July LIST. 1919, and will
cease to bear interest from and after said
date.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors
T. A DILLINGHAM Serretarx
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CORN-In the local cash market No z
yellow was quoted at Sl.s1k; No. white
at sl.s3k. cost and freight New York.
OATS-Locally cash rs were easy
and lower at the following prices; stand
ard, 79h a SOC: No. 2 white, S0hc.: No. 5
white, 7sa7shc.; No. 4 white. 7sh q 7sc. !;
fancy clipped white. so6slbc.; ordinary
clipped white. 7Sh 17shc., all elevator.
;l.5sA, cost and freight New York.
RYE-Market weak. No. 2 Western.
BARLEY-Market weak. Feeding sl.23:
mailing. $1.3i cost and freight New York.
BUCKWHEAT - Market dull. Sound
milling. &3.so s.sS. cost and freight New
York.
HAY-Market steady. No. I, .2.s59
z.4o; No. 2. s2.2592So; No. s, 32.l6922o;
shipping, $2.10.
sTRAw-Markst quiet No. rye. sl+
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week end statistics of the New York Cot
COTTON STATISTICS.
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, June 6.--Reduction OF hold
ings to comply with the 100000 bushel
maximum limit in force after tomorrow
did much to-day to weaken the corn
market. Prices closed nervous. IL to
i &c net lower, with July. sl.6S7s "a
l.6s. and September. s1.5s1a 1881.
Oats lost half to y of a cent to l cent.
Provisions finished all the way from
35c decline to a SIC. advance.
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HERRING -HALL-MARyIN SAFE Co.

A dividend OF two and one-halt C2i7) per
cent was declared by the Herring Hall
Marvin safe Company on the Common
Capital Stock payable July LIST, 1919, to
stockholders OF record at the close Of busi-
ness June 25th, 1919.
The transfer books of the Company will
close June 2bth. 1873, and reopen July lsl
1919. F. A. MARSELLUS, Secretary.
New York, June Z, 1919.
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pennsylvania Crude OIL Market.

on CITY, June e. Runs 14o,4es,
average so,357; shipments S4.62s. aver
age 25,505.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

cars on sale, Market very dull and un-
changed. The yards were not cleared:
per 100 lbs; fair to good bulls: SsSog
Ii:sS common to good cows H9 go:
sales-Mc Pherson & Co.: Penpsy!-
vania steers, 1919 lbs, average, SIS; IS,
.ls'!n';. 81, i,sel!. .sis; bull isss.
.io5e; >, as S'V 80. iis'ys ). l,io7, $50; IS.
s ss SANDER sGs II Ohio 's Steers. 'iyass.
~; 20, l,l5s, ls.s6; rs Pennsylvania.
,l+5O; IL. 1.262. sla.s5.
sale. Market active and firm. veais sold
a, tai7So Per 100 ies c one small lot
city dressed veaIs selling at 2ig27 per
Id; country dressed do lsa25 }: 90. ~.
Commission Co.: lss veals' 10, $3.50
81 1i2 n5 + rs ~; s. its ~ xsais
/ veais, 40. ii7.5O; i. 100. sl4.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Recelpts, $500
head; cars on sale. Market steady. Com
1880 per 100 lbs; culls, Sc; wethers. 3ll.25
a IS; ordinary yearlings, So; prime
lambs, S2l. Dressed mutton steady at 10
salesNTobln & Shannon: 1888 Virginia
lambs. So lbs, average, SCI: 2ss, Il, sci s6
Ohio wethers, los. sil.sS; 10 sheep, l24.
$lO50; Is, ll6 SO. Kerns Commission
Co: 2ls Virginia lambs. 10. sal; s6s West
Virginia. IS, s2l; IS Ohio wethers. 90,
fll25; ~ sheep. l2i, 5000; 10. ll6, $40;
4 Houseman: 32s Virginia lambs SIS. So;
1872 Tennessee. e6. s2l; sheep. l2s. So. SO.
Mcpherson Co.: 1879 West Virginia
lambs CT, $2l; 80 sheep lle, $40; s culls
Sc, Sc.
HOGs-Receipts, $3.50 head: half a car
on sale. Market steady, Hogs sold at
$20.7542l per 100 lbs; roughs, SIS
Sales-Kerns Commission Co.: IL State
hogs, 1852 lbs. at 32l: roughs. 22o. SIS.
$. Sanders: Pennsylvania hogs. 1874,
SPOTS; roughs, PTS. SIS. Mcpherson &
Co: SO State hogs. 1872. t2l; roughs, 2o3,
SIS.
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Bank of Cuba In New York

81 Wall St.. New York.
Dividend No. 6
The Board OF Directors OF this Bank
have declared a semi annual dividend Of
Six per cent. payable July /. 1919. to
stockholders OF record June goth.
C. F. PLARRE, Cashier
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LONDON PRICES
LONDON, June 6.-Following are the clio.
ing metal quotations:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

Is now used or can be used, or forms
a connecting link not to exceed ten
miles in length Of any road or roads
now or hereafter used. for the trans
portation of the United States mails.
excluding every street and road In a
place having a population. as shown
by the latest available federal census,
of $500 or more. except that portion
of nny such street or road along which
the houses average more than 200 feet
apart"
The new act also raises the govern
ment limit Of contribution from not to
exceed $4,000 mile to not exceed
$4,000 mile taking account Of high.
er present costs Of labor and materials.
The law also authorizes the secre-
tnry Of war to transfer to the secre-
tary of agriculture material, equip
.ment and supplies suitable for highway
Improvement and not needed by the
war department.
The original federal aid road act,
which became law In July. 1915. appro-
priated S75.O00.O0O to aid In the con.
struction Of post roads during FIVE.
year period ending June 80. 1921. and
S10OO0,o00 10 aid In forest-road build
ing during ten-year period ending
June 80. 1926. Not over S3.O0O.OOO OF
the original $S5.O00OOO had been ex-
pended prior TO 1910, SO that SS2. 600.
900. plus s209,OO0.OoO. or total OF
SOL 100000 OF federal funds. VIII be
available. OF which s2S7. 900. 600 will be
available during the next three years
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
CARE FOR STORAGE BATTERY
Because Of Comparatively Brief Life
1t Should Be Given Good Treat.
ment by Owners.

After storage battery is fifteen
months old the dealer considers II
worthless. The fact that the battery
has such n comparatively brief life at
best, should lead owners to give y
careful treatment, so as to get maxi
mum service from 1t. Adding distilled
water to the cells to bring the fluid
up to- the proper level. should be done
once a week In summer and twice =
month in winter. But this is not
enough; the gravity Of the solution
may not be correct.
A hyd-ometer syringe test Is the only
sure method OF determining the condl-
toin Of the battery. and II the cells
show below 1.200 each, they require
recharging. Once every two months
the battery should be taken to the
service station for charging. espe-
cially II the user is a doctor or one
similarly occupied, whose car is start.
ed and stopped many times each day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
GEORGE n. MAlloN,
Captain, 132nd Infantry.

Capt. Mallon was decorated for In
trepidity beyond the call Of duty in
the Boise de Forges, France, Septem-
ber 20. 1918. Becoming separated
from the balance of his company be-
cause Of fog, Capt. Mallon, with nine
soldiers. pushed forward and attacked
nine hostile machine guns, capturing
ali Of them without the loss Of man.
Continuing on through the woods. he
led his men In attacking battery of
450 nm. h0witzers which were In ac-
tion. rushing the position and cGptur-
ing the battery and its crew. In this
encounter Capt. Mallon personally Mt.
tackled one Of the enemy with his fists.
Later when the party came upon two
more machine guns. this officer sent
men to the flanks, while he rushed
forward directly In the face Of the
fire and silenced the guns, being the
first one Of the party to reach the
nest. The exceptional ga!lantry and
determination displayed by Capt. Nal.
lon resulted In the capture of 100 pris-
oners, eleven machine guns, four 450
nm. howitzers and one anti-aircraft
gun. Capt. Mallon's home address is
1881 Hallock street. Kansas City. No.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

commenced work in Washington on
Aug. I. BY Oct. 1, 1917, all details
and designs were completed. and ten
days later one sample war truck each
Of class A and b were ready for test
ing. One truck was driven overland
to Washington and the other had to
cross the Allegheny mountains. On
Oct. 10 the trucks, after successful
trips. were presented to Secretary
Baker and driven to the White House.
where they were examined by Presi.
dent Wilson.
BIG Orders Are Placed.
Tie general staff and Secretary
Baker at once authorized the produc-
tion Of 10000 class b trucks. and to
execute this great task the military
truck production section of the trans
portation division of the quartermas.
ter's corps was organized, composed
of civilians only. The work was dis.
tributed among seventeen truck
builders, each to make 500 to 1000
trucks. The first Ave trucks were
available January 10. 1918. BY April
1918, production was proceeding &C
| satisfactorily that the general stah
authorized the purchase Of 5000 more
trucks, and In August. 1913. an add
tional 25,0C0 were authorized, bu
the armistice was signed before tn,
last order was far advanced.
| Glass B Trucks Lead.
1t has, however, been clearly dem
onstrated that the class b trucks ar,
not equaled in performance by an!
other type OF truck used overseas
The experience acquired by the auto
motive engineers will be immediatel,
available In their peace-tlme occu
pations, and the motor transport
corps acknowledge that the success
full solution Of the motor truck prob
lens is In large measure due to tn,
cooperation of the Society Of Auto
motive Engineers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

Those who have kept Informed on
the great problems confronting the
United States army in the pursuit of
war realize that the question of trans
portation Is one Of the most diff
ficult ones. It was only six years ago
that the quartermaster department rec
ognized the Importance of motor truck
transportation. and when the campaign
against Mexico was opened IL 1916 the
deslrability of limiting the number of
designs became evident.
The United States army bought Its
first one and onehalf-ton truck as late
as 1913. and by 1916 1t had accumu-
lated experience with but a limited
number. In that year Col. G. B. Baker,
then chief of transportation In the
office of the quartermaster general, in
vited the Society of Automotive En-
gineers to send representatives to
Washington to confer with army off,
GERS and representatives Of about fifty
truck builders, to cooperate In the pre-
pairing of specifications for standard
one and onehalf-ton and three
ton trucks. This conference was held
May 8. 1915. and the specifications
were issued In June, 1915. On these
plans trucks were hurriedly purchased
for use against Francisco villa. This
gave the army the first good chance
to test the usefulness Of motor trans
portation under trying conditions as
they existed on the Mexican border
Des!aned Standard Truck.
Shortly after declaration Of war on
Germany Col. Bakers staff entertained
hopes of having a completely stand
ardized military truck. They pro-
ceeded to have new drawings and
specifications made, including all the
suggestions and experiences recorded
to that date. A number OF members
of the 8. A. II. were asked TO assist in
the design Of the new truck and they
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
ALAN LOUIS EccERs,


Sergeant, N. q. Co., 10Th infantry.
. Unusual bravery displayed in aiding
comrades In distress near Catelot.
France. September 20. 1918. won the
Distinguished Service Cross for Sergt.
Eggers. Becoming separated from
their plnto0ns by smoke barrage,
Sergt. Eggers, Sergt. John G. Latham
and Corporal Thomas e. O'Shea took
cover In shell hole well within the
enemy's lines. Upon hearing call for
help from an American tank, which
had become disabled, thirty yards from
them, the three soldiers left their shell
ter and started toward the tank, under
heavy fire from German machine guns
and trench mortars. In crossing the
fire-swept area, Corp. O'Shea was NOR
tally wounded but his companions, un-
deferred, proceeded to the tank, res
cued a wounded officer. and assisted
two soldiers to cover In the sap Of a
nearby trench. Sergt. Eggers and
Sergt. Latham then returned to the
tank in the face of the violent fire,
dismounted a Hotchkiss gun and took
1t back to where the wounded men
were, keeping of the enemy oil day by
the effective use of the gun, and later
bringing It, with the wounded men,
back to our lines under cover Of dark
ness. Sergt. Eggers' home is at 152
Summit avenue, Summit, N. ].
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

Stories of personal bravery that
Would be almost unbelievable were
they not told in official reports are
disclosed BY the war departments
records Of the awards of The Dis
tinguished' Service Cross to mem
bers of the American Erpeditionary
forces. Following are fen of the
official reports that have been Sc
lected by General Pershing's own
staff as presenting most striking in-
stances of gallantry on the part of
American soldiers under fire.:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
MARcEllUs n. chllE9,
Captain, 356th infantry.

Capt. Chiles was decorated for con.
spicuous bravery In action, which re-
suited in his death near lie Champy
Bas, France, November 3, 1918. When
his battalion, of which he had just
taken command, was halted by ma
chine gun fire from the front and left
flank. Capt. Chiles picked up the rifle
of a dead soldier and, calling on his
men to follow, led the advance across
a stream waist deep, In the face of
the machine gun fire. Upon reach
ing the opposite bank, this gallant off,
Ger was seriously wounded In the alb
domen by sniper. but before permit
ting himself to be evacuated he made
complete arrangements for turning
over his command to the next senior
officer, and under the inspiration of
his fearless leadership his battalion
reached its objective. Capt. Chiles
died shortly after reaching the hos
pital. His home was at 2S15 West
Thirty-seventh street, Denver, Colo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
GOOD
ROADS
NEW ROAD BUILDING PROGRAM
Amount Of Money Available for Fed
srai Aid Largest Ever Set Asids
by Any Nation.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
With full state cooperation accord
Ing to the terms Of the federal aid
road act, the United States will have
total Of Mt least S574.OO0,OO0 for CO.
operative road building during the next
three years. The federal part OF this
fund Is assured by an extra appropria-
ton of S209, 100000 In the post office
appropriation bill just passed by con-
gress and signed by the president.
Officials Of the bureau of public
roads, United States department of ag-
riculture. which administers the pro-
visions OF the federal aid road act
and co-operates with the state govern
ments In the expenditure of the money,
point out that this amount of funds Is
the largest ever appropriated for SINH
lar purposes and for similar period
by any government in the history Of
the world and that II enables the fed
eral and state governments to carry
out road-building program Of mag
nitude never equaled.
In connection with the great federal
aid program 1t is also noted that ex-
penditures for highway work In the
United States this year are likely to
amount to half billion dollars or
more. On reports received from state
| highway departments, the bureau Of
public roads estimates the 1919 ex-
pendtures for roads and bridges at
1886. .OOO, GOO, or S110.OOO.O 600 more than
the average expenditures for 1916 and
1917.
An important effect of the law con-
tanning the new appropriation Is that
1t broadens the definition of a rural
post road, under which class a high
way had to qualify In order to receive
the benefits of the federal aid act.
Under the old act 1t was required
that mail should actually be carried
on the road or that there should be a
reasonable prospect that mail would be
carried on 1t within short time after
Improvement. The new act says !:
"a. the term rural post roads (.
/. shall be construed to mean any
public road, major portion Of which
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
WILLIAM q. PECK.
Sergeant, Company c, s54th Infant

Sergeant, Company c, s54th Infantry.
Scrgt. Peck (deceased) received the
distinguished Service Cross for con-
splcuous gallnntry In action near Re
monville November /. 1918. He was
advancing with his company across
an open field when enemy guns opened
FIRE on them from two Sides The at
tention Of the platoon commander was
directed to the gun on his direct front,
while the enemy on the right was lev
cling his gun upon him. Seeing the
predIcament Of his commander, Sergt.
Peck threw himself against the off,
Ger, pushing him into a shell hole. but
exposing himself to the fire. which in.
stnntly killed him. His home was In
Washburn. Wis.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

a shell hole, ten feet deep, filed with
water, and was Immediately sub
merged. Knowing that only one Of
the two men In the tank could es-
cape, Corp. Roberts said to the gun
ner, swell, only one of us can get
out, and out you CO." whereupon he
pushed his companion through the
back door of the tank and was him
self drowned. Corp. Roberts home
address was 8 Market street. San
Francisco, Cal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

verse bumper bar and which takes up
the first shock growing out Of col
lisiOn.
Bars Of spring steel. placed lateral
ly, fit into longitudinal rods, and these
In turn are movable longitudinally
within a short limit in sockets. An
other feature Of the patent is that the
longitudinal bars .mplnge against rub
ber buffers enclosed within the sock
cts.
The transverse bar Is bow shaped
and all shock Is distributed first
through the rubber sleeve, then the
transverse bar to the lateral bars,
through the longitudinal rods to the
buffers within the sockets.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
). HUNTER WIckERsHAM,
Second Lieutenant, 35srd Infantry

For conspicuous gallantry, resulting
in his death, near Limey, France, Sep
tember II, 1918. Lieut.. Wickersham
was awarded the Distinguished Serv-
Ice Cross. Advancing with his platoon
during the st. Mlhiel offensive, Lieut..
Wickersham was severely wounded In
four places by the bursting Of high
explosive shell. Before receiving any
aid for himself, he dressed the wounds
of his orderly, who was wounded at
the same time. He then ordered and
accompanied the further advance of
his platoon, although weakened by the
loss of blood His right hand and arm
being disabled by wounds, he contin-
ued to fire his revolver with his left
hand until, exhausted by the loss OF
blood, he fell and died from his
wounds before aid could be admins
tered. Lieut.. WickershaT's home ad-
dress was 3416 Colfax boulevard, Den
yer, Colo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
ROY W. REEVES,

Corporal, s6th Company, Sixth Marines.
Corp. Reeves, whose home is with
his mother, Mrs. j. w. Reeves, 3769
Glamour avenue. East San Diego. CAL,
was decorated for an act Of conspicu-
Gus intrepidity In action with the enc
my near Blanc Mont, France, October
8, 1918. During stfffly contested
hand grenade fight Corp. Reeves saw
grenade fall In the midst Of Ave Of his
comrades. Without hesitation he
rushed forward and picked 1t up, hurl-
ing It from the trench. The grenade
exploded a few yards from his hand,
woundlng him severely, but his act
averted injury to all Of his comrades.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
EARL J. cHEEvERs.
Sergeant, Headquarters Co.. 132nd
Infantry.

Sergeant Cheevers received the Dis.
tinguished Service Cross for extraor
dinary heroism in action near Bois de
FORCES. France. September 20. 1913.
While engaged in maintaining line Of
communication. Sergeant Cheevers saw
four Of the enemy enter dugout dur
ing an attack. Armed with only a pis-
tol, he followed. Upon reaching the
dugout he ordered the men to come
out. When they refused, he entered
and routed out and captured twelve
prisoners.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15

More than ever the fiapper has cause
to rejoice In beautiful clothes. Greaa
designers spend their time thinking
of her and creating things to just suit
those wonderful years beginning with
twelve and ending with sixteen. Here
is dress that will make grown-upe
envious. 1t Is made Of coarse linens
and has e white waistcoat set in, and
handsome fiat pearl buttons.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
SAMUEL wooDFILL,
First Lieutenant, Company N, Goth
Infantry.

Infantry.
Three acts Of conspicuous daring In
one day near Cunel, France, October
II, 1918, won the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross for Lieut.. Woodfill. While
he was leading his company against
the enemy his line came under heavy
machine gun fire, which threatened to
bold up the advance. Followed by
two soldiers at twenty-five yards, this
officer went out ahead of his first line
toward machine gun nest and
worked his way around its flank. leav.
ing the two soldiers in front. When
he got within ten yards of the gun
It ceased firing and four Of the enemy
appeared, three OF whom were shot
by Lieut.. Woodfill. The fourth, an
officer, rushed at Lieut.. Woodfill, who
attempted to club the officer with his
rifle. After a hand-to-hand struggle,
Lieut.. Woodfill killed the officer with
his pistol. His company thereupon
continued to advance until shortly
afterward another machine gun nest
was encountered. Calling his men to
follow. Lieut.. Woodfill rushed ahead
Of his line In the face of heavy fire
from the nest, and when several Of
the enemy appeared above the nest
he shot them, capturing three other
members of.the crew and silencing the
gun. A few minutes later this officer,
for the third time, demonstrated con-
spicuous daring by charging another
machine gun position, killing five men
in one machine gun pit with his rife.
He then drew his revolver and started
to Jump into the pit when two other
gunners only few yards away turned
their gun on him. Failing to kill them
with his revolver, he grabbed pick
lying near by ard killed both Of them.
Inspired by the exceptional courage
displayed by this officer, his men
pressed on to their objective under
severe shell and machine gun fire.
Lieut.. Woodfill Is married and lives
at 167 Alexandria Pike. Fort Thomas,
Ky.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-15
POOR HIGHWAYS ARE COSTLY
Economic Less 70 the United States
Placed at Annual Figure Of
e60<, ,000, 900.

The congressional report Of 1914
placed the economic loss to the United
States through poor roads at an an
nual figure of $504.00OO0 for trans
portation costs alone. The heavy In
crease in tonnage since that time
probably makes the loss today closs y