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INSIGNIA, CURTAINS,
MADE FROM O6KIRTS

Blue broadcloth skirts used for or
ganization insignia and plaid summer
dresses reconstructed into window cur
tains are after war economies of the
nine Y. w. G. A. secretaries in Arch
angel, Russia.
These secretaries have just succeed
ed, in the face of food and cloth short
ages, in opening Y. w. G. A. Hostess
House for American troops stationed
In Archangel, a town behind the allied
lines 1t was necessary to- hunt up a
yolle summer dress which one of the
secretaries had discarded for heavy
winter clothes In order to have cur
tains> at the windows. They live on
regulation army rations.
Archangel is the fourth city in Rus
sia where the Y. w. G. A. has estab-
lIshed work Centers were opened
first in Petrograd and Moscow and
then in Samara, 900 miles eastward
from Moscow.
Miss Elizabeth BOies, head Of Rus
sian work and one of the few Ameri-
cans who remained in that country
throughout the revolution, is en- route
to America by way of England to re-
cruit workers for Russia.
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NURSES PRODUCE WILD
WEST PICTURE SHOW
Entertain Roumanlan Countess al
American Show In France.

Picture shows are being put on in
France without cameras, scenery or
any Of the necessary properties, nc
cOrding to reports reaching the Ma
tlonal Y. w. c. A. from Y. w. @. A.
nurses hut In Base Hospital.
Having no film or camera, the
nurses at Base decided to put on a
living picture show and invited a
group of nurses from nearby hos
pital to be the audience. 1t was a
real thriller, one of the wild and WOOL
iy west variety, with bucking bron-
choes and wild rides on broom and
mop horses.
Imagination supplied the scenery,
with the exception of placards, which
announced "the sun" when 1t was sup
posed to be shining or "cacti,' when
the COW punchers rode across the
desert
Countess Vacaresca of Roumania,
who had been talking to the nurses on
conditions in the German courts at the
time she was lady-in-waiting to the
Queen of Roumania. was the most ap-
precIative of all the guests.
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kept PLEDGE
TO SEND BREAD
American Nation Maintained A.
lied Loaf Through Self
Denial at Home Table.
AvERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Ocean
Shipping Relieved, World 10 Able
to Return to Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent of the latest wheat
crop the only limitation upon Ameri-
can exports to Europe has been the
shortage of shipping. Between July
and October 10 we shipped 65.eS0. .305
bushels. If this rate should continue
until the end of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237 100000 bushels of wheat and
flour in terms of wheat
The result of increased production
and conservation efforts In the United
States has been that with the cessa-
tion of hostilities we are able to re-
turn to a normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated in Australia,
Argentine and other hitherto in9cces-
sible markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There is wheat enough avail
able to have white loaf at the com
mon table
But last year the tale was different.
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice were we able to keep q
steady stream of wheat and flour NOV
ing across the sea. We found our
selyes at the beginning of the harvest
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured that we had bare surplus of
20.OO0.OO0 bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of bread
famine-and in Europe bread is by far
the most important article in the diet
All of this surplus had left the
country. early In the-fall. By the first
of the year we had managed to ship
little more than 5O,OOO.OOO bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
home-by wheatless days, wheatless
meals, heavy Substitution of other
cereals and by sacrifice at almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda.
then British Food Controller, cabled
that only II we sent an additional 49,
0OO.OO0 bushels before July could he
take the responsibility of assuring his
people thai they would be fed.
The response of the American peo-
pie was s5,OOO,OOO bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January 1 and
July 1. Out of a harvest which gave
US only 100000 bushels surplus we
actually shipped 141 900, 600 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience, last
years figures will be bettered.
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RED CROSS CARRIES TONS
OF FOOD TO BELGlANs

American Red Cross trucks are con-
stantly In action along the Belgian
front. This report of the work of
these trucks was recently received by
the Commission for Belgium:
''In the last two weeks we handled
240 tons OF roodstuffs and large
quantity of salvaged material.
I'VE have been saving the effects of
people in tie shelled towns, Furnes,
Abeele, Coxyde, La Panne, Alvering-
hem, Oost-Dunrick, the Trappist Farm,
St Jeanle-Biezen and Reningheist.
On nearly all occasions when work
was in progress In the last named 1t
has been shelled, but fortunately With
out injuries to trucks ox driveyA"
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A second Y. W. G. A. Hostess House,

A second Y. w. c. A. Hostess House,
for wives and children of soldiers, is
soon to be opened at Castner, Oahu
Hawaiian Island. to care for the over
flow of women and children from the
first house, which opened some months
ago in answer TO n call from the COM
mandng officer of the camp.
During 10 days in November 2,152
visitors were entertained at the house,
including women and children, of the
following natiohalities Philippine, Ha-
wafian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian,
Porto Rican, Korean. Japanese and
American,
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MESSAGE TOY. w. c. A. FROM
FRANCE.

i must express to you the 4
4 very great satisfaction and most
4 sincere gratitude of the French 4
4 Government for the service rem
4 dered to the women working in
4 Government factories through
4 the establishment of Y. w. C. A.
4 Foyers des Aliiees (clubrooms
4 for munitionettes). 4
4 These foyers have been an ex-
4 celIent means for bettering the 4
4 physical conditions and the mo- 4
4 rale of our workers. They have
4 been constantly used by the wo-
4 men workers, who have found
4 there new elements of dignity !
4 and social education.
i must thank you for bringing 4
4 this to pass, and I hope that 4
4 Y. w. G. A. work will not disap- 4
4 pear with the war, but will be
4 carried on in order to develop
4 the principles of social soldar- 4
4 ity which 1t has inspired
4 (Signed) NJ. LOUCHER, 4
4 Minister OF Arms and NUM-
4 tions Manufacture. 4
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Our exports since is country
entered the war have justified q

+ Our exports since IS country .
+ entered the war have justified :
: statement made by the Food Ad- .
!. ministration shortly nfter Its con- +.
+ ception. outlining the principles .
+ and policies that would govern !
+ the solution of this country's i.
I. food problems. !
]. 1.-The whole foundation OF de- i.
+ mocracy." declared the Food Ad- .
I. minIstrntion, lies In the indi- !
+ vidual Initiative of its people :
+ and their willingness to serve the I
+ Interests of the nation with com- :
+ plete self effacemcnt in the time :
+ of emergency Democracy can :
+ yield to discipline, and we can !
+ solve this food problem for our !
+ ownipeople and for the Allies in :
|. this way. To have done so will !
+ have been greater service than i.
|. our immediate objective, for we :
(. have demonstrated the rightful- .
{. ness of our faith and our ability :
+ to defend ourselves without be-.
Ing Prussianized." 1
+ j. j. i. i. i. !. i. j. !. i. /. i. !. - -. !. !.
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GREATEST OPPORTUNITY
WOMEN EVER HAD.

1t was given to the women of this
country to perform the greatest serv
ice in the winning of the war vouch-
safed to any women in the history Of
the wars of the world-to feed the
warriors and the war sufferers. BY
the arts of peace, the practice of sim
pie. homely virtues the womanhocd of
n whole nation served humanity in Its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
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The many friends of Clarence Bruce
who was killed in action in France
last fall. will be interested to know
that one of our ranchmen while re-
turning from the Stock Show in Den
yer, met a returning soldier on the
train, enroute to Dolores, Colo. who
was in the same Company and fought
side by side with Clarence. He said
that out of the Company of ,230 men,
only eight survived to tell the story
to home folks. This young man was
wounded and has very interesting
story to tell of the wonderful work
of this ompany-breaking up what
they called the machine gun nests.
That there will be no general ex-
tension of time beyond March 18th
for the filing of returns and for the
payment of Income and Excess Profit
taxes. due on that date, is the decision
of Daniel C. Roper, Commissioner. of
Internal Revenue The announcement
was made today by Collector Mark A.
Skinner, Immediately following the
approval by the Senate and House of
the report of the conferees on the
new Revenue Bill.
Friends of Roy McAllister who
calls on his many customers of the
National Grocery company several
times during each year, will be sorry
to learn of his serious illness at Glen
wood Springs from double pneumonia,
the after effects of the flu. At this
writing he is much improved and has
gone to his home in Denver to re-
cuperate.
DIR. Geo. Nuckolls was welcome
arrival in town Saturday morning.
The DIR. preached one of his splendid
sermons Sunday evening and large
crowd was in attendance. His many
Gunnison friends rejoice at his com
ing and regret his leaving on account
of the splendid work he has done here.
Bob Taylor spent Thursday and Fri
day in Gunnison on business and call
ing on old acquaintances. Mr.. Taylor
lived in Lake City for many years,
but is now interested in the mining
business in Ouray.
Tom Dean returned from Crested
Butte Monday after several days in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Estes were
outgoing passengers to Denver last
Saturday.
F. Neil Andrews was in town on
Tuesday from his ranch on Ohio
creek.
Clinton Judy was visitor from
his ranch Tuesday.
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Crested Butte Armenian Relief Com
mittee

Mr.. B. S. Varjabedian, formerly of
Robert College. Constantinople, came
to Crested Butte last Saturday rep
resenting the Colorado State Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re-
lief of Denver He made addresses at
the Theatre, at the Union CongregaI
tional church, and visited all the
schools Monday forenoon, his object
being to create an atmosphere of in
terest in preparation for the relief
drive which was set for Feb. 1924.
in this community and neighborhood.
This is one of the worthiest and
most urgent of all war charities, be-
ing actually the attempt to save the
others from starvation. There are at
present four million of these Arme-
nian. Syrian. Greek and other sur
vivors of the Turkish atrocities.
They are, as President Wilson has de-
clared in his proclamation of Nov.
90, destitute Through no fault of
their own" and Furthermore the
American public is the only avenue
of relief practically for these poor
people.
u. s. government aid has been ad-
vanced to Belgium to the amount of
about 300 million dollars to date. But
Armenia, it has been declareed can
receive no such aid because she has no
government of her own to which loans
can be legally made. American charity
is the only power that can save these
people. Thousands have already
perished of slow starvation because
of lack of funds. Shall we not do
our share and part, and do as we
would others should do unto us in
like circumstances?
Crested Butte has been asked to
A strong representative committee
has been organized here consisting of
W. II. Whalen, President: Mayor Ar
mott, chairman of executive commit
| tee, and w. j. johnson, of the Crest
ed Butte bank, as secretary and
treasurer. At the full committee
meeting called by Rev. H. H. Deck,
of the U. C. church and Father Hilbig
of the Catholic. the following com
mittees were also selected: Publicity,
DR.. Angus Taylor, Supt. F. J. Schom-
mer, and Rev. II. II. Deck; committee
to take charge of the canvassing,
Agent NJ. J. Boyle, w, L. Johnson, and
John Yoklavich.
As Father Hilbig said in his talk
al the Theatre Sunday night, Crested
Butte has made an enviable record in
other drives. and it is believed that
in this. one of the worthiest of all
humanitarian campaigns, this COM
munity will again go over the top,
this time to actually save lives. at
is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive."
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For Better Drinking water.

Because of the necessity for better
drinking water in Italy the American
Red Cross is manufacturing large
number of water sterilizers and disin-
fecting plants which are to be turned
over to the Italian military authorities
at Rome and used according to their
discretion.
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Sending to Europe 141, 900, 600 bush
els of wheat from surplus of appar-
emily nothing was the outstanding ex-
plot of the American food army In the
critical year of the war.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-13
FOOD SHIPMENTS MAY
BE LIGHTLY LOADED

Food Administration regulations
governing the minimum carloadins for
licensed food commodities were With.
drawn Dec. 10. Since that date thu
minimum published in the tariff
schedules has governed the loading OF
cars. A. v. Kipp. head of the trans
portation division of the Food Admin.
istration, states:
The heavy carloading ordered a
the food board was a war measure
only. designed to conserve railroad
equipment. Cars may now be loaded
from 25 to 100 per cent lighter.
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Gunnison News


From The Empire
sssssessssssssssssssssssss
Val Ehret Spent Saturday in town
at the sale.
w. A. Keelor went to lola Saturday
on business.
Roy S. Lobdell and wife were Sat-
urday visitors in town.
Mrs. James Corbett and children
are visitors in town thif week from
Parlin.
Mrs. Middlebrook came down from
Crested Butte Sunday, returning
Monday.
Grover and Earl Carpenter and Ev-
erett Lowe came up from Sapinero
Wednesday.
Frank Brown from Lamar is in
town for few days visiting relatives
and friends.
Tom Dean s-spending a few days in
Crested Butte nursing his sore hand
and visiting friends.
o
Rudolph Mergelman was up from
lola via the horseback route Saturday
to attend the stock sale.
DIR. Macintosh and Mrs. Henry
Knoll were visitors at the ranch home
of Glenn Williams Saturday.
Mrs. j. S. Ferris and baby returned
Saturday from three weeks visit at
Aiamosa with her relatives.
d
Friends of Miss Grace Winsiow are
glad to hear she has fully recovered
from her recent illness at Alamosa.
Frank Anderson and Fred Mckee
motored down from their Ohio creek
ranches in Anderson's sled Saturday
Brown McLane came down from
Ohio City Wednesday to visit DR..
Sullivan and have some dental work
done.
Teddy Stephenson, Jr., and Gussie
Hatch came down from Doyle Friday
to spend couple of days in town
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Partch are re-
jogging over fine little baby daugh-
ter who has come to their house to
stay, since Friday, Feb. 7th.
VIM. M. Goldsmith was an out-go-
ing passenger to Montrose Saturday
returning Sunday. called there on
business connected with TIN schools.
DIR. Ray Van AIKEN returned from
training camp this morning and his
father and mother and many friends
are very glad to have him home again
Matt Kochevar, from Galveston,
and John Panion, from Camp Arthur,
were passengers on the morning
train Tuesday. They went on to the
Buttes at once.
VIM. Studhalter and John Scoff
were soldiers who returned from
training camp Wednesday morning.
The latter went on to Crested Butte
on the morning train.
Mrs. Parrett was passenger on
Monday, west-bound, having come to
Gunnison to take orders for educa-
tional books. Mrs. Parrett spent
some time here last year.
-
Miss Mary O'Neill went to Denver
Wednesday evening where she will
visit her sister, Miss Bridget, before
going to Durango where she goes to
keep house for Father Kipp.
Chas Niederhut returned from the
u. S. service Saturday morning having
been mustered out of the service last
week. Charles is looking fine and is
glad to be back home once more.
Mr.. Kimble of Denver spent Friday
and Saturday until train time in this
vicinity looking after the Delco light
plants in the country around town.
He went on to Montrose Sunday and
will return in few days and go to
Pitkin.
Mrs. Robt. Barrett went to Ouray
Sunday to resume her school duties
at that place. Robert went to Pueblo
Sunday evening to take q position
with the Burroughs Adding Machine
Company. His many friends here
wish him much success.
Miss Turner who has held the po,
sition as stenographer at the d. &
r C railroad office yuas an onf- f-roinu
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VIM. StudhalteI and John Scoff
were soldiers who returned from
training camp Wednesday morning.
The latter went on to Crested Butte
on the morning train.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-13

Mrs. Parrett was passenger on
Monday. west-bound, having come to
Gunnison to take orders for educa-
tional books. Mrs. Parrett spent
some time here last year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-13

DR.. Ray Van AIKEN returned from
training camp this morning and his
father and mother and many friends
are very glad to have him home again.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-13

Matt Kochevar, from Galveston,
and John Panion, from Camp Arthur,
were passengers on the morning
train Tuesday. They went on to the
Buttes at once.
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where They Met
\ railway passenger, hy way OF XIII
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The Times Girl

wished that could run away and LET
the thing go hang -
And then he came up and spoke
10 me. so. he wasn't built like az
aviator and he didn't have soulful
eyes he was kinda wide 10 look At
and not so dumpy either lie had
m,.phicyouS ewes and merry Smllc
and he spoke so gallanily that all
bot tumhlrd into hi, arms with gran.
ule and he was Robert W, lmuden
tine oldest enlisted man IN the service
Well. put myself ~ his capable
hand, and he took me aboard the tram
and waited Tor INC while ! interviewed
a wounded lad who couldn't leave hi,
berth and then he helped me Oft, and
AFT the while ne had a wound himself,
4 foot. ., he pot II made N Ger.
many" And he was 50 Jolly and
good naturrl. this Young old man OF
sixty wear, Then pretty soon he
thought he'd better climb aboard
"Goodby" hc said, i hope you live
forever
"Goolhy" answered. u hope that
you db Co.,"
"ld like 'n" he laughed. and ,hooh
ms uanc. Just 90 watch YOU enjoy
yourself
Vow know where you're from"
called alter hm ireland "
$50" he shouted back 10 an,wcr u
came from Nlbuuurrguc
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of superintendent OF public buildings
and grounds in Washington, and II
was while serving in that dual capae'
nv that General (,hen Colonel lIarts
conceived and carried on, the plan oi
putting the watchmen, who had hlthet q
TO worn civilian clothes, into uni
forms, At their own expense.
The uniform was OF blue cloth, I'M
obirusiye as to cut and IN general APP
pcarance not unlike that worn by
street car onductorS
Collar. Alone, American.
The coat worn hy General Hart,
in the pho ograph appears to be a
combination Of the uniform coat oi
the French md English officer, Will
only the collar LETT TO suggest Tho
present Amei can uniform And thc
decorations on the collar are bor
rowed from tie French army
The sam Brown belt and the flar
ing skirt OF the coat are from th,
English model while the pocket Re
ycalcd when the flap on the coat i
lifted strongly suggests the knlttin.
bags carried by many patriotic Amer
can women for several months aitc
the United State, entered the war.
No one know where the idc
originated to line the coat with red
but there is rumor about the wa
department. mentioned by officers "
low tones. that both the pocket an,
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designs would break up" the Ameri-
can army,
War department officials assert hat
the photograph, arrived unaecom-
panied by any report or explanations
They add that any such report must
first be submitted to General Pershng
and they hint that It is possible the
report. II submitted, never got any
further II is admitted that a board
was appointed 10 consider whether
change, IN the uniform might with ad-
vantage be.madc but when questioned
afto the personnel OF the board, otii-
rials are cyaslyc
Judging from the fact that Briga-
der General llartS, former Chief mill
tary aide to President Wilson IN
Washington. assigned TO the presi.
dents party ~ Paris. was willing TO
he photographed wearing the new
coat suggested hy the board Tor gem
cral staff officer, OF the American
army. it i, considered possible that
hc served q, a member OF the board,
ii not as II, chairman
Did Design Watchmens Uniforms.
This theory IS supported by the fact
iha, Gcncsl lIar,s ha, had expert
cncc in such matters having designed
the uniforms worn by the wa,chmen
OF the state, war and navy building.
The office OF chief military aide
TO the president carries with /, that
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You are voting for a good
Democrat when you vote for
BOB.
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new UNIFORMS
MAKE OFFICERS
RESEMBLE COP
Photographs Alone Make the
Capital Shuddcr,

WASHlNGTON. y c -(SpeciaiD
somewhere in France j. report
containing the recommendation, OF a
board oi officer, of the s. l. I con-
corning new uniforms for officer, and
men oi the United States srmy
Photographs Of the new uniform, have
reached the war department
Because the photographs have
reached Washington this J, the fea'
son officer, here speak OF them as the
proposed uniforms"
The gcntlc,t comment of army oiii-
raf,. pronounced with entire conyic-
tion /, that adoption ot the board,
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ing time. tric, 10 enter into converse
ton with another man who has entered
the same carriage Il have an idea,
,ir. that Your name Is quite iamillar
Mr. Mt
NV name j., Brown-Smith | come
from Manchester"
"Ah. then. It is not your name, but
your face that | seem TO remember "
Very possibly ,pcu, the last iii
teen year, In prison and only came
ont this morning
Nt this point the conversation
dropped London By'tander.
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Mysterious Ship
Still Is Puzzle

LONDON Among the war stories
that British naval men feel free 10
tell nov !, one about a ghost ship
whose mystery has never been solved
In 1917. convoy OF twelve Slips
lei, British por, At dawn on the
day after sailing the escort command
cr discovered thirteen ships under his
charge. While the identity OF the cS.
ira ship was being discussed. the CON
voy was suddenly attacked hy Ger
man light cruisers and most Of the
escort and nine OF the merchantmen
were sunk. The Germans then made
off
Survivors positively asscrt that
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the lining Of the coat are tina, cheer.
iul color.
Concerning III garments worn by
the detected enlisted man in the pho
tographs, showing the front and SIDE
view OF the uniform designed by the
board. which remotely resembles that
Of bicycle policeman. the uniform
| Judgment Of army officers is that It's
effect on the enlisted strength would
he more devastating than the best ef-
forts Of the central powers.