The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 12, 1917, Page 1

“London, April 10 P! A : of heavy snowstorms and, in|, places, strong! resistance by "Germans. the British have pu: Monthy- ~) their lines: ‘ar the} “Prex, five miles eat of Arras, and}, Vimy. Ridges 2 8, _- ‘Phe official statement from the ‘British headquarters’ describing "the operations now in progress on the Arras-Lens line, reports, the capture “597,000° important gains on ners, ineluding® : 235 ‘officers, more than 100 gm eluding heavy guns up to 8-inches, _ 60 trench mortars ‘ad 163 machine Heavy fighting took place last hight on the northern end of the Vimy. Ridge, from which’ the Ger- mans were driven. The eastern slopes were also cleared. Near St. Quentin the German forces have been driven from the higher ground between Le Ver- guier and Hargicourt. The British have made further ‘advances north of Bagdad, the War office announces, They have captured the Balad Station on the Bagdad-Samarah Railway and the town of. Herbe. The news of the sucessful open- ing of the new British offensive has stirred intense interest and high hope among the people throughout the country. “What- ever the enemy have claimed as to -the retreat in the Somme sector having been strategical, it is contended ‘that their recoil before the blow was Hp te this evening of 8; in- prearranged:,,.and.! our present food supply, and en- courage the planting of more food stuff, all on account of the pres- Jent shortage, and the imminence of war, The Club went on record laudable-undertaking. Miss Smith of the Ridpath Ly- ceum Bureau came before the Club with the statement that she was about to enter into a contract with Chas. Li Fisk to. put the course on during the coming win- ter, and°that one of the numbers would be Ex-President Taft, and asked the Club if they would make-an effort to make the com- ing of Mr. Taft a big day for But- ler, which the Club agreed to do provided Mr, Taft did not arrive later than 1:10 p. m. on the day of his lecture. A. H. Culver tendered his resig- nation as a member of the board of directors which was accepted and*the election of his successor deferred until the next meeting. Mr. W. N. Wilson, of Marshall was present and addressed the Club in a pleasing manner. = | To Our Customers. | If you are indebted to the firm of Black & Arnold Clo. Co., we would ‘appreciate it if you will settle your account at once as Mr. Arnold is retiring from the firm aa being behind Mr. Maxey in thia The patriotism meeting. held: the opera house in this city Thurs-. day night was one of the best at- tended and most enthu public gatherings ever held in city. ae Allegiance to the flag 9: country was renewed, resolutio! endorsing’ the president and ¢ gress in the declaration of a até of war with Germany were und mously passed by the audience; nearly one thousand, © se blood stirring speeches were » and many patriotic songs -we sung. poeta With the Butler coneert band playing the thrilling air of our D tional anthem: ‘‘The Stax Spangled Banner’ the curtain arose disclosing upon the stage the Young Ladies Glee Club. Stax |: s and paid-a wonderful tri- fo the valor and patriotism of Missouri troops in former Following is: the resolu. RESOLUTION Be it resolved, By the. citizens of Butler, Missouri, in mass con- ntion assembled. ; _ That the President in his ree- ommendation and Congress in its resolution declaving that a state Riof war exists with Germany have ted wisely and with true Amer- in spirit; that autocratic gov- nment is incompatible with democracy, and.that democracy ‘should ‘and’ will, prevail on this earth; that this nation is not and should not be engaged in a war of conquest or revenge, but in a war of freedom for the ptinciples of fiumanity and right; that “the people of this nation should and ill give all aid and make all sac- vifices asked by the Government tage |'to bring this war to a successful 4ermination to the end that free- took up the air and sang. with}|dom may be the birthright of all waving banners. At the first natefpeoples; that we here assembled! of ‘‘The Star Spangled Banher’’ the audience arose to its feet and continued standing until the clas-} . ing notes of the air. The meeting was cailed to'order by DeWitt C. Chastain, who, af- ter a brief talk explained the ob- ject’ of the meeting and _ intro- duced Rev, R. M. Talbert, who acted as chairman. Chairman Talbert, after a brief called upon Rev. E. K. Wolfe for: a prayer, Rey. Wolfe responding feelingly. | speech, pledge our allegiance to our President and our Flag. then recognized and after second- ing a motion for the adoption of resolution made an appeal for its adoption. W. 0. Jackson spoke feelingly on the resolution and made a stir- ring appeal that the United States take up arms in defense of the honor of the nation and for the sake of humanity. A. H. Culver then Judge Carl J. Henry was therg!an effective talk on patriotism, recognized by the chair and intro-| and Rev. Geo. R. Scroggs and duced a resolution endorsing the president and congress in the dee- laration of the existence of a state , Cireuit Clerk | of war. Judge Henry made | closed the meeting with a wonder- Judge C. A. Denton delivered brief addresses. ote 1), Gen, James A. DeArmond was| followed with | Ia] Society exhausted all poso:- eans “to maintain an honorable peace with the arrogant autocracy whicl re- gards neither honor nor human- ity. Following the address of Mr. Maxey the resolution was adopted unanimously by a standing vote, and the Glee Club and the audi- ence broke into the strain of ‘‘The Star Spangled Banner.”’ ~ Thoughout the meeting the Young Ladies Glee Club, the members of which were beautiful: ly attired in white and carrying American flags entertained and thrilled the audience with patri- otic songs and patriotic parodies on popular songs, one of the most striking being a parody on ‘*Marching Thro’ Georgia,’’ en- titled ‘‘Three Cheers for Co. B,’’ written by Mrs. Fred Williams. The high school students gave cheers for the ex-members of the school, Elliott Walker, Wendell Atkeson and J. P. Arnold, who offered their services to the coun- try. ELLIOTT WALKER TO ARMY Will Try for Commission in Re- serve Corps. : Elliott Walker, the eldest son of My.-and Mrs. D, K. Walker of this city; has notified his father of his intention to take the exam- ination for a commission in the Officers Reserve Corps. He will probably be given a lieutenancy. Mr, Walker, who is attending the Illinois State University at Cham- paign, IIL, first volunteered in tlie French ‘Ambulance Corps, but since a declaration of war by this ‘country his enlistment has been Maxey | cancelled in order that he might offer his services to the United NUMBER 26 FOR INCREASED RAILROAD RATES Supreme Court Affirmed Baling of Public Service Commis- ' sion. defferson City, March 30.—The right of the Missouri public ser- vice commission to authorize rail- roads to fix rates in ‘excess of those specified in the Missouri rate laws was upheld by the Mis- souri supreme court today. This decision permits an increase in passenger and freight rates in Missouri. The railroads, tnder authority previously granted by .the com- mission, now may advance pas- senger rates to 2 1-2 cents a mile for single tickets and to 2 1-4 cents for round trip tickets. The rate on 500 and 1,000-mile books will continue at 2 cents. The av- erage increase in freight rates au- thorized. by the commission is about 5 per cent. The supreme court reversed a decision of a circuit court which held void the order of the public service commission authorizing the rate increases. The decision of the court was five to one. Judge Bond alone dissenting. Judge Williams, who was not a member of the court when the case was argued, did not participate in the judgment. Probably thirty days will elapse before the railroads can file new tariffs and put the increased rates into effect. The opinion of the court is based on that section of the stat- ute which gives the public service commission power to fix reason- able rates. The opinion holds the statute valid. The majority opinion was written by Judge Farris. . delivered in the-Arras-Lens region / ° éannot. ‘be explained ‘in such a menner. It is urged that ‘there States. Mr. Walker is now a ser- blood stirring appeal for the sup-| ful effort in which he appealed to geant in the University Cadet avid all business. of the old firm port of the President and the hon-| the young men of the nation to must be settled at once. County Court. - ig no ‘possible voluntary element... iuthis retirement and that there ‘can bé no dispute as to who took the initiative, : Commercial Club Meeting. The Butler Commercial Club met at the office of the Secretary, Tuesday, April 10th, with twen- ty officers and:members present. Judge C.J. Henry, chairman of the committee. to arrange the meeting on Patriotism held in the Opera House April 5th, reports that the entire expense of the meeting was $15.00, which amount was allowed, The report shows that Mr.Fisk did-not charge full price for. the house, that the Dem- .oerat and Republican Central «Committees furnished. free _ the decorations, that Miss Goldie —-—Newsome- organized- and-drilled. the Glee ‘Club, ‘the newspapers gave free advertisement, the ladies composing the Glee Club yeaponded willingly and cheerful- lyin Jarge numbers, in short that -the Club is under obligations to ‘all these including the committee EET Gampbell of the Civic I ges a mame fee the.Civie Im- 7. ub, Black & Arnold Clo. Co: or of the nation in...the _presentidefend their country which had Corps. See these many new styles on c ~All One Dollar - "To. some women Saturday nieans the last day Rug Buying Time is almost here Our prices are always lower than other deal- ers ask for similar quality. We make a strong bid for your business in these important items and are prepared to serve you to your entire satisfaction. Room Size Rugs $10.00, $40.00 It is ordered by the County Court of Bates County, Mo., that J. B. Walton be and is hereby ap- painted the agent of said county court for the purpose of refund- ing the balance due on the Mt. Pleasant township rail road bonds which amounts to $39,000 and which matures June 1, 1917. The said J. B. Walton is author- ized to procure the funds neces- sary to pay off said indebtedness, when dye and the county court agrees to issue on behalf of the territory liable for the payment of said bonds new bonds for the sum of $39,000 drawing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum and due and payable as follows, $7,090 June 1, 1918, $7,000 June 1, 1919, $7,000 June 1, 1920, $10,000 June 1, 1921, $8,000 June 1, 1922. It is further ordered that the expenses in connection with the printing of the bonds: and. the at- torney’s opinion as to the legality of said bonds shall be borne by the said J. B. Walton. It is furth- er ordered that R. B. Campbell, Presiding Judge, be authorized. to enter into a contract with the said J. B. Walton as hereinbefore ‘set out. The obligation on the part of the said J. B. Walton to furnish the funds to pay off sai@ old bonds and to refund the:same is conditioned upon the approval of the legality of said refund bond issue by the attorney selected by the said J. B. Walton. . ofthe week.- To a great many women, how- A Display of Many New Wirthmor OneDollar Waists on these fine. waists bear has been 1000 yards of Curtain Scrim renee this 3rd day of April, 1917. l2%c yd. (Signed) Marquisette, plain and fancy 20c, 40c yd. R. B. Campbell, J. M. Reeder, W. H. Lowder. Miss Jessie Ray appointed a member of the Bates County Text their never in Movelty and ur first Lace Curtains $1.00, $7.50 pair Book Commission for a term of two years. County Treasurer J. H. Stone presents warrants for cancella- tion as follows: Common school -fund $1050.00. General State Road, $300.00. H. E. Bridge, $106.17. Salary, $937.59. Pauper, $4167.66.