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Western Liberal, 1918-06-28

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u ucicnse in mis, ability to obtain iupenority of numbers and get the itart of its opponents, but the ques ques-lon - lon ques-lon as to where the advantage finally ios depends upon the losses of men ind the strnlegic value of the ground flkon. If the opposing armies are f approximately the same strength, he missing of troops by one side at i Given point will expose other por por-ioiis - ioiis por-ioiis of the linp to a counter attack, 'lit tlie allied commanders, for casona that are doubtless sufficient, mve so far choson not to counter or o uso their ruscrvos freely. Pres Presumably - umably Presumably they prefer to give, ground ind save their men, in view of tho act that they will be stronger to orco the fighting later, when tho mericnn nrmy is ready to par par-Icipate - Icipate par-Icipate nn a largor scale. There Is no question that from now n time will accomplish much for ne allies. It seems not too much to ay that the menace of tlie submarine, s a decisivo factor in tho war, in ver. Sinkings hnve been lighter of ate, Inunchings hnve been coming aster, and in a few weeks the allied Quntrios will be past the food crisi3 ir this year. They will have their wn crops to live on for some month o come and by next fall ships will e coming off the wnys at a rate that 'ill make the situation quite secure. Not onlv is the submarine beiric listanccd by the shipbuilders, but it 4 bcintr nuKvittiwI ,m.l 1. ........ : n. .

To The Trade: In view of the fact that our government now requires unlimit unlimited - ed unlimited credit in order to prosecute the war, thereby curtailing com commercial - mercial commercial credits, it has become necessary' for us, under the prevail prevailing - ing prevailing unusual conditions to make a change in our terms all whole wholesale - sale wholesale firms throughout the country are selling their merchandise bn very restricted terms. Under these circumstances we wish to announce to the trade that, commencing August 1, our terms will be STRICTLY CASH, We regret the necessity that compels us to make this change but believe you appreciate the fact that these abnormal conditions are beyond our control. In changing our terms to CASH we will be in a better position to sell goods cheaper and give you better service. We feel con confident - fident confident we will have your full co-operation, thereby assisting the government inits work. THE EAGLE DRUG MERCANTILE CO., By S. M. Chase, Manager. THE ROBERTS & LEAHY MERCANTILE CO., " By J. A. Leahy, President. SURPRISE CROCERY CO., By F. H. Barela, STAR GROCERY CO., By J. Hill. THE ROBERTS & LEAHY MERCANTILE CO., By J. A. Leahy, President, Valedon, N. M. CRESWELL & CO., Steins, N. M.

LEST WE FORGET! He who can forget tho littlrf ones that He mangled fifty fathoms deep under the shattered hulk of the Lusi Lusi-tinila; - tinila; Lusi-tinila; who has no reverence for the dead and their devotion, no prayer for thq dying and their anguish, no pity for the bereaved and the broken: whose blood is not quickened by our perils, whose heart is not softened by our jiains; who reads unmoved oi blinded homes and wasted country sides, of desolated c'ities, and dese desecrated - crated desecrated shrines, of heroic Belgium overrun but not conquered: of epic Franco mid the noble dead that lir buried thcreUio great dead thai fought and the innocent dead that merely wept and waited. Ho who can forget .these things, or be indifferent to the (Sacrifices and tho sorrows, tin bereavements, and the burdens of Freedom's Gcthsfinnncs that man i a Hun- at heart, for the crimes that none bit a Hun can commit, none bu' a Hun' can forgeti Aitor a reading of this, do you no.

aiiiiu resisting arrest on the charge if being slackers. The Powers' had leve oped the property by a tunnel and had a mill on the property at tho time of the tragedy, and was until now in the hands of Charles Powers, a brother. It was originally discov discovered - ered discovered by Black Jack Gardner and an another - other another prospector, and was afterward taken over by Colonel Enes Randolph and I-rancis Hartman of Tucson, who spent a large sum in development and then abandoned it. Subsequently it was located by n caretaker and sold to the .qldor Powers. Powers oponed up the gold ledges in n cross-cut tun tunnel - nel tunnel nnd was just about tq realize on it handsomely tvhen he was kill! and his sons flod on tho memorable hike, oursued by tho officers until captured ind sent to the penitentinry. Tho pld occurs in rich soams in n por porphyry - phyry porphyry dlko. Tho proporty is in Gra Graham - ham Graham county, Arizona, near the San Pedro rivor.

Tho outlook for tho crops in this country is surpassingly fine, weather conditions having been nlinost ideal to this time. Reports from the win win-tor - tor win-tor wheat stntes generally Bay that there is moisture enough in the ground to maturo the crop. The sit situation - uation situation as to spring wheat Ti equally favorable, and nt this time' a total wheat yield of 900,000,000 bushels is indicated. Oats aro now so far along and look so well that n big crop ap appears - pears appears to be assured, A year ngo. owing to a backward spring, much of tho com acreage had not been planted, but now the planting is com completed - pleted completed under uniformly good condi conditions. - tions. conditions. Tho grent drought in Texas seems to hnve been effectually broken nt least over much of the territory Tho cotton outlook is favorable to one of the largest crops dn record. Not only in this country, but in

three thousand miles in behalf of this Charles Thicker of Bedrock, died organization and has done much reĆ­ t Camp Kcnrny cruiting work that will bear fruit hi Fred L. Tuttlo' of Rosebud, died a' new companies throughout the stMn. , Cnnip Kearny The , organization is giving direCt Wilfred W." Waddell of Demin service to our soldiers from New died t St. Joseph's hospital, Albu Albu-Mexico. - Mexico. Albu-Mexico. querquo. True aid to the American military . Louis Wchmhocner of Doming, die forces at this time is to keep the ' t Military Point Me loyalty line unbroken that the battle j Go'ding and McKcn initials o line may hold. ..... ! civen names not available, who wen' These womep realize that every , ,own with the Cyclops, ounce of food produced is an ounce , Tllis iist of csuaiUcs was com com-of - of com-of mercy to Jhosc stricken people, our pilei, by Sccretlxry Lansing Bloom o

wnicn tno men nro called upon to fight, their homes, their women-kind, and their ideals of free government. Knowing these things, they are giv giv-lnr, - lnr, giv-lnr, not only honor, but active aid td those men who are fulfilling the part of n real man, in making the Wprld safe for women and children. American women have always been quick to honor their soldiers. The Daughters of tbe American Revolu Revolution - tion Revolution is today a living tributo to men pt. revolutionary fame. Every nhny inlhe past has had its allied organi organi-sftijohs - sftijohs organi-sftijohs of women, showing it to bo psychologically inevitable that the Anjcriiiau army fighting for the frcc frcc-of - of frcc-of the world, in this, the grcat- f all liberty wars, should be hon hon-bv - bv hon-bv its women oB blood kin, as our armies in the past have been honored. The Federal Food Administrator

goons. This season Mr. Fiege took another whirl at the buying game, and the old timers are glad to pee him back in the game, because he is a liberal buyer and is never "niggardly" when it comes to classing and receiving stuff. All spring he has been moving across the country at a rapid rate in his big Cadillac-eight, buying and get getting - ting getting several thousand head of cattle ready to ship, This week the last train went out for El Paso. He then put on his Sun Sunday - day Sunday "store" clothes and wont to his home in Arizona. Mr. Fiege will be in the mar market - ket market again this fall and next spring for many thousand cattle, and his friends will be glad to

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