The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 26, 1917, Page 1

eeting we Bae Oo petehais ommmereial | TIDE " SWINGS TO BRITISH | chines. Fifteen of these were ac- tually seen to crash, while twen- Terrific Losses Inflicted on Teu-|ty-five collapsed or fell in spin- - Notwithstanding — the storm, ton Masses as Line Pushes | ning nose-dives, completely out of re was a good number of the Ahead Slowly, but Stead- control. hembers present and the follow- ily—Shatter Counter The fights took’ place fifteen g business was transacted. Attacks. thousand feet in the air, from The Club went on record as be- which distance it is barely pos- ing opposed fo a wooden flag} London, April 24.—The second le in the Court House yard,| phase of the great Arras battle sie to she rund, ae fee. they want iron or.steel. having attained its maximum in-} (oh unless ‘the pilot daliverate- 1, O, Maxey and J. E. Smith) tensity, the balance of power re-|).." ¢oows down, er chon cones the latter had just returned from| mains with the British forces, is not feasible fetes the fightin Headquarters stating that ® conference at Jefferson City)|who are driving steadily on and] 1... taten on the char ah 8 f . enlisted \hereafter in the Nati¢ ‘arged the Clube to get behind a| pushing the Prussians back with emaralcuicled ae pesiaia % of- Guard, will upon application ‘be fmovement to increase the plant-|terrific losses. iba tie Gages CA. Pete see ais discharged at the close of ‘theting of certain kinds of vegetables,| The throwing of fourteen new ‘af: Webterdagls fe sta aa is state of war with Germany. son account of the apparent short-| divisions, more than 14,000 fresh Peer fen Buitish pi hinge Headquarters, National Guard}age, and the imminence of war. | troops, to the defense of their po- ata aaa : Missouri. : The Club instructed the one sitions availed the Prussians ie 8 Sean ee fe -Nevads; Mo. .jmittee on Agriculture, J. ing in staying the progress 0 ‘ Circular No. 5 ‘Smith, J. E, Harper and TT. C.|General Haig’s thunderous drive|Ch@mp Clark Declares Selective The following telegram ~ his Pollard, to secure all the vacant} against the Hindenburg line. Draft Plan Will Be been received- fromthe Chief,/parcels of ground in the city, as-| The losses of the Prussians have Defeated. Militia Bureau: Ysist Professors Henderson and|been enormous in their vain ef- Washington, April 24.—The “Secretary of War directs thatjGorrell in forming gardening] forts to prevent the British from| fiat declaration that congress will you be informed that it is the pol-/clubs among the school children] approaching the crucial positions] not enact a selective conscription icy of the War Department to dis«Jand to in every way encourage|which form the key to Lille.| pil) was made today by Speaker charge all men who have enlisted| the planting of more stuff, in this} More than two thousand prison- Champ Clark to a delegation since the declaration of war upot}connection they were instructed|ers have reached the collecting] from the National Security league termination of emergency. ig}to secure a vacant lot near the|stations from the fighting yester-| which called at his office to urge to apply to Regular Army and/square which should be planted|day and more are on their way. | the military training. ~ DRY goons, SHOES, HOUSE FURNISHINGS National Guard.’ and cared\for by the members of| It is no easy walkover to vic-| “What you men want is con- By order of Brigadier General|the Club, each member to give/tory, however. The Prussian scription,” said Speaker Clark, with the certainty that we are offering the best oopuinita value. Clark. some work at the call of the Sec-| armies are standing and giving|‘‘and it is not going to pass. Women are telling: ‘us 8o—women who compare. A. Linxwiler, jretary. battle, striking back when the} Why do you want to fasten the : Major: Adjutant General.| The committee on markers and| British strike and yielding only disgrace of a draft on a man when Captain J. E. “Thoinpuon; ; manding ‘‘B’’ Company 2nd 3 Infty., has received the foll circular and order from have.been so used to bélng careful\ of our customer's welfare that we cannot bring ourselves to do otherwise. And this habit stands us in good stead right now, for while prices are soaring and quality becomes a Miter, of apology si : where, we Men sie 7 Adjutant. safety zones for the ee us nie forced to yield by desperate} he wants to enlist voluntarily I 36 inch Black Taffeta...................$1,00 yd. Headquarters, National Guard Rabe, pe ete . ak the Sensee River and bie Lie Oe tee ed 40 inch Crepe de Chine.................$1.25 yd. Missouri. The President and Secretary |Monchy-le-preux, the British bat-|not be dragged into the army. £gyptian Tissue Ginghams...............25¢ yd. Nevada, Mo. | were instructed to send the fol-/tle line has been advanced to] * ‘The war department is jump- 36 :inch Percales.:........ ibn Seti ....15¢ yd., From: The Commanding Genéral.|lowing telegram to Senators within a few hundred yards: of| ing around trying to bulldoze the ‘28 inch Dress Gingham, ( secceccvees Lae yd. To: Organization Commanders. | Stone and Reed and Congressman} Cherisy and Fontaine-les-Croisel-| people, but it won’t be able to do | Dickinson: les, while in the neighborhood of} it, England raised 5,000,000 vol- “Butler Commercial Club (one}Gavrelle a great attack by thelunteers and Canada raised 400,- hundred and fifty members) | flower of the Prussian army was|/000 or 700,000 and volunteers 36. inch Colored Poplins..................38c yd. || SP°4", Reomting. Good Quality Apron Check Gingham....10c yd. ceived from the Secretary of War 36 inch Curtai ,Goods.. saree eteeegenes 12%c yd. advising that all men hereefter|unanimously vote to urge that/shattered by the terrific British} who are doing more fighting than 70 inch Mercer Table Linen..... ... 65ce ya enlisted will be discharged upon}you vote for compulsory selective] artillery fire and the enemy driv-|all the rest of the English army | 28 inch White Dimity......:....6....... 12¥c yd. © || their application immediately up-| military service, and national pro-|en back in disorder. et ai pnt together.” ‘| 42inch White Organdie..................850 yd. on the close of the state of war} hibition during the war.’ A eee pacts 27 inch Embrdidery Plouncing..........35c yd. ||"0W deelared to exist between] Mr. Heinlein read a letter from! eRENOH COMMISSION IN U.8,| Asks Investigation of Jump in Ladies. Short S Gl -80¢ _ of} this country and the German Em-jthe military training camps asso- Price of American Flags. “ Sl OTS Sie S750 Ls pr. pire. riation division of Missouri and Need "200,000,000, Monthly to f Good Quality ° 2; Recruits will be enlisted in fWeness, asking that a local com- Carry on War Washington, Apri} _23,—Sen- oe Motes IS 7, l2cyd. * Large leached Bath “Towels 28e e. the-usyal' way upon the régular| mittee be raised who will if called ator Pomerene of Ohio has ! ‘Quality Ladies Baionsuite. ... Soa 268c form for the period of three years| upon throw the weight of our] fortress Monroe, Va., April 24./ introduced a resolution calling Ladies Fine Gauze Vests. - on the active-list and three years/community into such service as/—France’s war commissioners to/upon the federal trade commis- EO UCWP RAGES Uh in the reserve. You may assure | desired. the United States reached Hamp- | sion to investigdte the high cost of - such recruits, however, that if} The Club by vote instructed the} ton’ Roads today, we nee a flags vresulting from they desire a discharge at the ter-| President to appoint this commit-|they are bound up Chesapeake] flag. manufacturers commercializ- " Special Muslin Criliedear ithatiok of the wal ease will be] tee, which he "tid, appointing O.| Bay for Washington on board the | ing paint riotism since war was de- ‘3 -Sale - . granted upon their application. A. Heinlein, Jas. A. DeArmond | presidential yacht, Mayflower. clared. H.C. Clark, |and H. 0. Maxey. ‘ The mission, of which Rene] The senate promptly adopted Brigadier General.| The road dragging committee] Viviani, vice-premier and minis-|the resolution without objectign. ; The work of recruiting Com-| appointed ‘one year since to see|ter of justice, is the official head,|Senator Pomerene told the senate Ladies Muslin Gowns.. “ “ pany ‘‘B’’ has been going on/|that the streets of Butler and the|is prepared to discuss the sending} that flag prices had been ad- 2 > Corset Covers..... wagitjsie nal 48c actively during the past week and| roads out for several miles were}of an American expeditionary | vanced from 100 to 250 per cent = a Drawers...:..........0..00000. 25c Captain Thompson states that he| dragged, had done their work sojforee to France. Marshal Joffre] since the war broke out and that ks) Corset Covess.... fe 25c is very much: pleased with the | well they were continued. and other military members will the increased (cost, might be ex- ; Children’s. Drawers, all sizes.. 25c character of the men who are en-| A motion prevailed that the indicate to the American offi-/pected to go us high as 400 per One Lot Muslin Gowns PC Aiecr eet "75 listing. Trips have been made to} city council be instructed to en-|cials with whom they are to con-| cent. ; “ “ ae. s aa sf Sree mere Drexel, Amsterdam, Merwin,| force the dog ordinance, collect a} fer on several important military 5: aes acpi Len LN OS KALB... ose eee ee cece ee BLS Amoret, and Hume and it is ex-| dog tax or kill the dogs. reasons which they consider ren- GERMAN TROOPS ARE “f Combination Suits..........98c pected that the company will] Lewelen-Smith was elected, to] der the sending of such a force MUTINOUS j ous abit Petticoats..................$1.98 have 150 men when. the call] membership in the Club. advisable. The most important of fen! comes. It is expected that the} J. E. Smith was elected a di-| these reasons is found in the mor-j Officers Blame Disaster in France i : . Second Regi; Ament will be called] rector of the Club vice A. H. Cul-| al effect to be had from the pres- on Their Men. SPECI AL into service’ within phe next ten) ver, resigned. ence of American troops and the tional ‘Acyl (39 7 4 Wl > days. : Sot Ricerca American flag on the battle fields} 40n¢on, Apri —Reuter’s | \ < of Branca correspondent at army headquar- In Our $25.00 Reward. : ters in France sends. the, follow. The French idea of an Ameri- A reward of $25.00 will be paid] can expedition calls for a fight- for the arrest and conviction of| ing force supported by auxilliary parties breaking insulators orj| services, such as railway staffs, otherwise damaging the Butler,/railway material, base repair Peru: and Pleasant Gap telephone| shops, telegraph and _ telephone lines, motor transport and a strong aviation section. The French government is ready to of- fer whatever may be considered Students Enlisted. Under the plan and suggestion of State Superintendent Lamkin our High School has contributed to the army of food producers the following named students. Sup-/} erintendent: Henderson requires a requisition from the parent or farmer wishing to employ, or fur- ing: “The great batches of Drs ers in the cages are causing some annoyance because they disregard entirely their own officers and noncommissioned officers. This absence of discipline is regarded as significant, because nothing like it has been observed before Ready-to-Wear acpaeihole line. 26-4t A. H. Moore, President. GERMAN LOSSES ARE HUGE and all the new. ; nish employment: before any boy aan "| negessary to assist in the sea op-|@@ong German prisoners. It 5 is excused. The grade standing | yp erations, including the use for| ems indicative of a change of ‘seem oad $16.00: of the pupil at the time he or she be gg ye ho bai naval purposes of any or _all| mind oe German army. Ger- all the ee is excused will be’ extended to Guns. ports in France. The ministry of|™2" officers and ‘noncommis- cover the whole term}yand it will sioned officers complain that the marine has worked out for sub- mission to the American govern- ment a comprehensive plan for overseas transportation for both army and navy purposes, and for the provisioning of the civil pop- ulation. Financially, France needs loans of 100 million dollars monthly to be spent in the United States. De- tailed official information on this subject will be submitted to the American government at the con- ferences in Washington. chief cause of the present disaster has been the difficulty experi- enced in controlling the men.”’ JAPS ASK TO FIGHT FOR U. 8. Government Pe Permits 25,000 Will -Enlist in Hawaii. Cicago, April 23.—Yasuo Fuwa, representative of the Daily Nippu Jiji, published-at- Honolulu, is on the way to Washington to get a ruling from the War Department on the military status of 25,000 Japanese in the islands who desire to enlist. The law does not Permit naturafization of Japanese citi- zens and | on that account the Jap- he noticed that one girl has en- London, April 25, (5:34 a. m.). listéd in regular form i in ‘this pa-}— ~The correspondents at British triotic service: headquarters emphasize the im- Pupil -. Employer eee the Germans suffered DeArmon Feely... ...F. B. Feely|in'the last two days’ fighting. BE. R Hardinger. -W, M. Hardi One story says that a party of ‘Erwin. estimated at about four thousand, attempted to advance to2attack from the direction of the Bois du Sant, but was ‘‘ab- ‘John: solutely knocked to bits’’ by the Holloway. . .C. W. Holloway British. guns. Between Gavrelle -Chenoweth.Mary Chenoweth pr roe two battalions of : lers were massing for a ek when caught. by rtillery. One battal- ALLIES’ “DAY” IN AIR NUMBER 28 .