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Tuesday, Sept. 18,' 1917
EVZNDTO TELEGS1M -
FfigS Seveil
1
HOW FREIGHT IS
BEING HANDLED
Some conception of Efforts
of Railroads in Handling
Tremendous Freight Traf
fie Increase.
urn
Wi'isliinton, f-'i'i'l. I S,-';ilii',-ix I
.Hon, diuii man .of -the. .UitUrtiinlii '
Hoard, aut liofi.s t In' ts it J Tw i 1 1 jl; : ;.. -Koine
conception (if the ('(Tints which
tli.o railroads (it' this run n try are mailing
to, handle flic t remeiiiloiiH 'increase, in
freight tr.'iflic which the war tins' produe
: oil iniiy li( ulcancil from a report just
compiled Jiy tix (niiiiiissiuii mi 1,'ar
Nrvicp.
The it icit shows that diirinr; 1 he four
months-' period .between May 1 and Aji
pist. ol this 'year, 1 Ifi.K'-' empty Indent
cars wore nrdct.-'d nlii tile South and
:.) tlth went- to. project: t'je movement of
grain a hi I (it lit r I I . -1 1 j. a m l. ns-
Biire the prompt ilel i -fry nf t 'he in i'llinjis
of fret, of liitiilii'i- i'lecd. if .by ' I lie ;.-ov-eiiimeti!
fur t he 'iiiitiiiiiii. iits aii'l i-. 1 1 i j -yards..
-.Several thousand of tin si' car!
-titi'i' -nlni ue.- tn .;f:i.:i)ij. (!. .-'tli;. i-fiivi'-uionT.
tf phosphate rock ,-nid it 1 1 1 r nia
ti'rails needed ill tin' lanil'lfartUlV of
. liiiiiiifiou.s. 'I'li e ."co'i t'nVi; ' v r V'i .j.'rad
rou.U also -tjr-r-1 -i-i ! -l.'i i.ti'c ,i--i n i'!;i-ni'c j s
of
till'
('iiipt.ii's ;
lici mi i lit;
tin'
i 1.1.. in
: l.fllill
'III . to nin
II ml i uLti
wnf. Thia agreement inude possible the
hIi i f 1 1 hit of cmplv cars into "districts
that would lmve been virtually buried
uinli-r thi' abnormal aiiitiinit of freight
nccuniiiliited in them if the local lim'i
hail not received help from their eompe
t itnis. ". , . ''
At the present time, hundreds of emp
ty cam arc. still being rushed into the
South to assure the ironiit inov oment
ot all government orders of lumber
Hundreds of ot her ".empties " are going
irlto tli,. central states to protect the
grain crop, Ihe t ranspnrtiition . of which
is now lining complicated . by the fac(
that during the next six weeks when the
graiii movement will lie at its height thp
railroads will lie obliged to run a large
number of siiecial passenger train to
canv the hs7,i)t)U citizens soldiers to tht.
cantonments. ,
Long trains ol stock cars are also mov
ing into western. Texas so mat Tlie
thousands, of heads .of cattle that are
threatened by the drought there may be
mured into liiore f ett i lo pasturage.
SOLDIERS WELCOME
CANTEEN SERVICE
Mod el' I he c:i l,L
and Siiiitliwn,-1 n il'
'( mat ing u (,t In r sr
Tlie.v v ere ' ni.. .' I,
H'ii cd' ml
ou I.. I l.
t i.iti of t in
h..Ve i'-,' l
In
mill
n'.i :-, . !
ctillllt I V.
i;:l l . Ill'Ss
of ow i.iel'.ihip
Avere. iun'it in
aiii-c of i ln; in
onlniM nT tin-
. n ort.-d what
niic nf tin' wi
the hiMuiv of
in the ..intii
: ; 1 1 i -1 upon, in
volu iirn. iif'" t i l
eiitii'.'.l
lllllil'fr .
t'(" xi t! li
l,;. i b.-nn t
"Tin- lil.ii'Hl
inlir ,.h
l.'l::
i Ilicy
iiinpli-
;thn.'
f..r
nua'll
t I'ic.ts' wlinr
l'!n'f i n oiii rit i
:n!. ws lii ii g t lirni u it h the
i-i'tniiiiinii (iii L.'ir -.eryiee
in i lit . ; ! ! I v ; ii.i e l."'e.n
Kt fiml.r'i-i.rfg.Vt imis in
t be count I V. !l t he. liln'S
linl. Snot !:vi iiiiv,-. been
1 1'.'; u ; ' ii t :i ti iin t a m plnil
lllt ;S!lli:(V t'ltiinil Stales
'. ,l'! 'I'll f 11 ill V'l i 1 1 1 ' 1 1 t ' ol'
nin Mini c in I j ni i jio-.es : has
i :nn! :nb
e,' i iiu
loads
'In
elil ...
f (,
d t'l Unit
n.ind fm.
r in elled
Washington.- Sept. ls.--C'aiit(?en. ser-
..... n . J
vice ol . tlie Keel cross tor memiH-ra oi
tli,. .Xiitiouiil Ai-mv and National t.uard
is they travel to the calif onmi'iits is .(!-
mg enthusiastii'.'illy wi'icoineu iiy T lie
troops assembling at mobilization points
md at junctinns and wait overs. Re-
.oi ts iel;.'i ei .by t'o-t .-r ' Kock w ell, (li:
eetor nf ( -aii-tecii Service, from many
hniters which diiive linen Nerving light
ofieshiiii'iit's to tin'' ilef.'ichiiients jias.siug
through their towns, shnw the afiprnciu-
t itinu utn.r elithusiusin of the troops.
At .islnjigion. lb .. w here the local
i-h.-ipti.-r lias been serv ing as liigli as 'jn,
inio caps of cofl'ee in a day to the troops
passing through, tlie seldiers leaned out
of thf ear. vt indou s w liiui t hev saw t he
Ifeil 'loss an i tonus and g.'n'n an extern
pin ' e I bill spirited I! d o-s idie.er.
I'roin all paits of tlie ('oiinti v i nines the
.aim- story - the soldiers fully il'inler
sf u ml .t he niea n i n g . nf , t his pat riot ic ser-
tee ot' the women of' the lied t'ross.
(inly a sui,-i!l propor'iou of Die Nation.
;il A i in has.. ms el gone. into the canton.
Hieiiis, and the hiVivier WiH-k of the lied
'ross v;i nt 'ecu service, is s) ill ahead. 1 lint
Itiost ill' tin' ( hapicrs have the wink, fiil
ly oi eaiiizi'd; and fi'el tlnu use Ives eipii ji
pd. In meet s hat ever emergency, inay
.level..,,. .''.,.''.,. -; '
The .lied ('ross cant. vii service hopes
to l.eeji the lied Cross uniform ennspi
eninis in railroad buffets and r-est:iii-
AMERICAN BOYS
GOOD SPENDERS
Spending Ability of Ameri
can Soldiers in France
Makes Frenchmen Think
' Money Crows on Trees.
By W. S. FORREST
1'iiris. Aug iS). (I5y Mail) trance is
beginning to believe that iiioney grown
on tn'OH in the inteij tstutes.
The army and iinvv has had several
pnv davs. Shinv Amerrieau gold pieces
lmve rapidly found their way into bank
tills in exeliBnge lor 1' rench coin of the
reslin and the latter ha lieen lavishlf
listnbuted in tvpiciil Amer;can lash-
1011.
TJie I-reiich prulu looks with envy on
his American, fellow-fighter. Tli , lioihi
eives -four cents a .lay fnr being a
poilu. The lintisli Tummy gets '21
nts a . day. The American, .soldier
gets ntiont seventy cents a day. And he
spends it.
I'aris iiiwspapers never eease to won.
Inr at the s.einliiig; Amcriei.Jighters.
One told liim- niiiini, ordinary stok-
rs oil' rmp of I'ncle bam a battleshiis
line, to
of oredlt
bank where you will get the right nud
lawl ul exchange.
"lon 't nsk iidviee from strRiigers. (Jo
til people in autluirity ori'ex.ngni.cd as
sociations of your own country.
'' Thcnever yo" go into ' whop lo liuv
anyt hing always. ask the juice lirni,
"Whenever you order u drink notice
that, the price is .-marked oil the saucer
upon which it is nerved.
FAMOUS FRENCH
AVIATOR KILLED
I';
iris. Sept. 1 aiitain lioeckel
one of the oldest in service and one of
t he most remarkftlde ol rench inilitarv
nviatoiR, has- (list licetr killed in a living
accident at illiicouliliiv, alter risking
deatli a thousand times over the. en
emy lllK'H.
( 'apt.'iin lioeckel was the creator ol
the 1'reiiidi svHtein (if regulating iirtil-
lerv hie from airjdnnes. Aruong his cx-
iiloitswas. tlie (lest rue t.ioii, of hull' of
the nrtillery of the Sixteenth (ierinan
nrniy enrps in the .vicinity of Triacourt ,
Septeinber 1!HI. Ilns aehieyeinent
provoked a general note lv Marshal
loflo regarding the use of 1 aiiilanes
f combnt."
.Two days after his success near Triau-
eo.irt, t'aptaiu Koeidiel, tly.nig tit a
height, (if .'Uifl yards, (liscovered the po
sition of a division nf Havariau infan
try in the region of Vaux . Marie, sig
nalled it to the artillery, then got
back to camp w ifTi his machine riddled
with bullets and shell I raEinents. When-
thp ! rench mlantiy advanced and .or-
liris ninl -ashnd.-Wg--li'ttei'i jriipi.i.t tne ' ios:tinn, the fi.iun.l -1 ,snn
if Paris banks. Another do tad I I dead Itavnrians on file . lii'ld, all victims'
I how an Americaii .laclsi
lo.en In.it ties of champagne just Iicchus.,
it was so cheap til 1' ranee.
I'aris hotel keepers have cea-syd to be
surprised when an American soldier or
suitor orders an expensive room. Thent i e
ticker Vortices sell, high priecd seats to
A moricaii fighters" wit limit a . uiiirinur..
Restaurant: Avniter.s are . not surii'iserl
when thev are tobl ''.lust keep the
ehiuige." - .
So liiaiked has become the American
uioiicv spending nieiia.-e that the Army
and Navy i M. t . A. which is a sell
appoint ed guardian ' itx er our fight ers
pocket Imok. and morals, has .placarded
the. fnl lowing . " doii 'f s '". an l: ' 'yviieir-'
uvcrs: '
. ' ' I ion 't engage rooms in any lintel
without lirst nsjiiug the pr:e'(; . including
light and service. And dull 't think that
vour" hot 'bat h is gratis.
bought a of the French :t inch field guns.
( aptain lioeckel had wgu the cross of
the legion of honor and the-Var cross (if
with six palms for as many citatious in
the orders of the nnnv.
ANTI-TETANUS
SERUM EFFIC IENT
I'aris. Sept. - IS.-- I luring . the last
meeting of tlie Surgical SuVJe.tv-l'cr
Fredet mentioned a fact which seemed
to show the alii' (if pre cut ive in jei':
tiniis of nut i tet..'inns seruni.
Al ter 'til,. . battle .of ()iirci, a eei'tuiM
iiiimbei' iif Vvoundi'd French ami (ierinan
sol-tiers were collecft'd in a hnspita I. A
(teriuan doctor had reinaiued w d Ir t Iki
rerninn wounded mid, nil hough suni
i dent serum was placed at hi? disposal,
tie refused to lisp it for his ninu, saving
New Fall
of Exquisite Charm.
1 Iliepr11
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
tember 18th and 19th.
We have assembled a display of mil
linery for this fall that is so complete
and worthv that it is difficult to partic
ularize instances of special merit. Suf
fice to say that it represents the best
pioduetions of master designeis
styles that will surely iascinate you
with their simplicity and loveliness.
You cannot see better hats anywhere. ,
Dixon-Tillery Co.
in tie
c.Minps for lb
the thv.ui;, 11,1-tieillg'-J'-Ushe,!
do t ln':-shije,
.-: I ni ncid.'nt
grain, im Lois
- Juiidiicts h,-i ,
that 'uniild
meet if the I'.
Hot ti I ii ii t ;i r
I'Olllpet it'i e .
one fi'sl.ein ;
; ; i i ;.i m i n'" . 1 1r-
e. li.'.',; Minimi I
, of- ntjier cnr liei.
I i;i'mv i-he- Soul hi
rii-.'on tin.' Allni
U i t h ! he I u III lie'r
, v v-p-iabl, s-and
. tent, d a denn.i
Im , been ,,er,
, i'iromls of tl.e ce
)y iigr'ei'.J t,,: ,,,,
l. t i v il'ies.- iVlld . o
iuriiig- t he - ju'rin
Army ;un
ls''t-hat-.a-i.e
in i'oiests
die ('nasi-::
torn enient
..Mn r f i
id 'tor c:.rs
,- -'!,-tiniry
had.
ige their
pern! e . as
-I of tilt
rants all (iver.tlie cnuiitiy wliibv the
t i-nup;;.. :t;-,.i !mi-iig: The eaitt i-en siryfce
uu i tin in t'or women consists of a white
apron and bib, with a lied Cross oiK the
I'iniit of the bill, nini-.il- l.'ed frus cap.
The. mile-; workers .weaf a lapel budge
nf. u hit. i ibl.nll w th a lied floss and
Hie legend" ( a nl ecu S. TV il l". "
LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR' JOB
WORK. THE EVENING TELEGRAM
I'ou't. order a meal in. a restaurant
wit hunt first consulting t he menu a nd
see "that the prices are '- plainly -Written
ol herW is,, you inny -liV-ditrpyiejl: w ln.il
n get your bijl. .
''hnn't omit to county your change,
"hi, n't give all your spare change
to the waiter. He doesn't expect mini'
than ten. per cent ef t h" ' 1 it 1 up to fifty
1 (iincH nitd then tiv.i pfr ecu f a 1 1 u i i;:t.
' 1 1 on 't accept oiit side ra t es In e.
change f oi- piuinds and liolla i s, ton
that he-considered such inject ions had
no preventive value. ;
The, Ffene.h wounded' received th nor
mal doses of serum, (if twel e (ierma u
woundi'il, six contracted tetanus (lock
jaw! and died, while mi French wound
ed showed any symptom' of it. This ex
ample of the scrum's pi event ive -efficacy
has all t h(l more weight because all the
aoii. hud been wounded under the saint
conditions and on the same tetanus jn
f 'Cteil ground.-.- '
BRITAIN'S HIGHEST
WOM N OFFICER
l.iindiin, Sept, H.iTlie highest wo
man iifliccr in. the. Hrtt ish army is M rs.
A: Jl, t.'halu.i i s Watson, "XT. I ., who has
just been appointed ".chief controller of
the, Women's Army . Auxiliary Corps,
which has river I, nun members on 'duty
beHind thu lines in France. . :
XI is. Watson is a sister of Sir KHc
was the first woman physician gnftuat
eil from Kdljibiirgh I'niversit v.
(Ireen's August Flower
XV hv nufTer with indigestion, dyspep
sia, torpid liver, constipation, sour stom
ncli, coming iiji of food after cn tuig1, atc,
when you can got n Bainplo bottle of
Green 8 August Flower freu at, May &
(lorhnm. Thin tnedicine lias remarkable
r.iiriitivii propertieii, and has demonstra
ted its eflieiency by litty years of sue
c.csn. Hcudnchen are often caused by a
disordered stomach. .
August Flownr id put up in 2.r) anil'' 75"
:cnt bottles. J-or sain in all civilized
countries.
v o o v
sM UMif-- - -
I &t-f-i-'j?. V.6a ? .'-vjf n sTbx
SUGAR
In 5 and 10 Pound Lots
9itc Pound.
1 p!sB!
xcepoomiai v ainuie
ror tveryf
jeJells The Storyof Our Success
em
We have remained in the grocery business and enjoy a growing trade not because of the variety of our stock, the
speed of our delivery, the cleverness of our management, or the time given on accounts (we have none), but
because we have been the price setters. Quality considered, always its a household word,
WJWELGGME-rA-MPARiSON
O VER CL IP THE LIST.
1,000 cakes Mechanics Soap . . Ac
24 pounds Best Flour .A. .... . $1.65
Best Quality Hams . . . . 28c tb
Best Comp. Lard 1001b lots .... 19c
6 cakes Octagon Soap . . .x. . . . . 35c
Clean Easy Soap, 6 cakes . ..... 27c
Red Seal Lye still selling for .... 5c
Flavoring Extract, 25c bottle . .". 19c
Slide well collars, 3 for . . .... . .25c
10c Tar Soap at 5c
Stil Selling 30c brand peaches . . 20c
31b White House Coee during
this sale .................. 95c
31b Caraja Coffee .......... . 75c
Best Grade Chocolate, one more
chance at per pound . 30c
Best Grade Rio Coffee, usual
price 25c, 3lb for .......... 50c
Corn Flakes, per box 9c
Oatmeal, best grade 9c
Shaker Salt, 12c kind 1ttt-. ..... .9c
Best grade Pork and Beans . .. . . 10c
Finest quality Cream Cheese . . . 32c
Next grade Cheese 30c
C. D THA
KINGTON.
CASH ALWAYS
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