The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 4

The Butler Weekly Times|/ Printed on Thursday of each week. RORT. D. ALLEN, Editer and Mar. ———but this is no time for exorbit. Conceding he truth in all the claims put forth in the mighty effort being brought to bear up- on the administration to send troops to France immediately, the objections thereto are overwhelm- ing. Both the British and the French officials assure us that we are in for a long, hard war. And we are only beginning our preparations. We are told that eventually we must have on the battlefields of France an army of more than a million men,-and per- haps many times this number be- fore the forces of the Central governments are broken down. Why, then should we -rush. to send to the front a force of men which would be insignificant in comparison with the numbers en- gaged there, whose only value would he that of a moral effect? To send our regular army and the mational guard at this time would take from us the only men com- petent to train the vast forces which are to be raised by con- scription, and would cripple the preparation so necessary to the effectiveness of the real army we must finally send out. To send untrained and .unprepared a di- vision of conscripts into the trenches would be unthinkable. Even though at this time we had a trained force which could be sent to France immediately there would still remain the problem of its provisioning, and French of- ficers have confessed their _ in- ability to provide food for Amer- ican troops in France under ex- isting conditions, With all the resources of the country exerted in that effort we can raise, train and equip a vast army in ample time to shoulder the burden which must be inevitably ours in this war, an army which — will have the strength to strike ef- fectively. The General Staff is opposed to sending any part of the army to France before the conscripted force has been trained. It is to be hoped the General Staff will not permit it- self to be stampeded. Now that the draft bill is prac- tically assured it would be well to seriously consider conscription of munitions-and ‘military supplies. A situation sufficiently serious to justify drafting the services of men'is of sufficient moment. . to ‘demand that munitions of war and military supplies be con- scripted. Manufacturers of muni- _ tions and supplies are entitled to a fair profit on their products, ‘ant prices. to. the. government. Prices on certain articles _ pur- chased by the government for the army have been lately contracted Entered at the Post Office of But- Coats $10.00 passage of amendments now be- fore Congress broadening the scope of the law. : A deal for Oklahoma and Kan- sas oi] properties said to repre- sent a value of $8,000,000 was closed Saturday at Toledo, Ohio, by the “Paragon Oil Refining Company. The Paragon com- pany will take over the majority holdings of a group represented by J. W. Gilliland of Tulsa, Okla. Colonel Saenz, Carranza com- mander-at—Casas—Grandes,—was- put to death there Friday after papers: had been taken from Vil- la’s secretary showing that Saenz had offered to join Villa with his de facto command, according to reports received here tonight by government agents. At 8 o'clock Monday night 829 saloons, fifteen breweries and ten rectifying plants in Nebraska closed under a prohibitory law initiated_by the electorate and re- enforced by a supplemental stat- ute enacted by the legislature. Purchase, manufacture, sale or gift-of liquor is the possession is not -forbidden. A large number of saloons in the state, reports said, sold their stock before noon. As a conse- quence prices soared until bottled whiskies and beers retailed in many towns at prohibitive prices. Concessions which will mean an increase of more than 26 mil- lion dollars a year in wages were granted Monday to the 55,000 mine workers of the bituminous fields of Central Pennsylvania by a committee or of labor ranging between 20 and 30 per cent, the greatest single increase ever given miners in the} went to Rich Hill Saturday for a district, the operators agreed to) visit with her parents, Mr.‘ and|-. — assume the burden of collecting} Mrs. Uriah’ Ayers. the miners’ union dues. without charge. The men had asked a 33) _ Mrs. Arthur WeMott and son, 1-3 per cent advance and with|Sam, left the latter part of the} this exception virtually all of} Week for Appleton City for a vis- their demands were met. According to St, Louis papers, Jacob Wood Allen, the youngest pi of J. D. Allen, Clerk .of oe jupreme ‘Court, . sed prelimmary cxatiifnations for en- trance to the Officers Reserve Corps Trainmg Camps.- ~— IN COME AND SEE THEM Walker-McKibben’s .. The Quality Store a prohibited, but! Y operators, who!partics breaking insulators or had been in conference with rep-|otherwise-damaging the Butler, resentatives: of the men: for more! Peru and Pleasant,Gap telephone than a week. In addition to an| line. advance in wages for all classes |26-4t t A Wolf Incubator... — Fignk Our good friend, J. §. Brown is our authority for the statement that a certain old tree on ‘the Marstellar farm near his. place, is a veritable wolf incubator. During the past three years twenty-three wolves have been killed in a hollow at the roots of this tree. Two years ago six whelps and an old female wolf were found in the roots of the tree and killed and last spring Marion Marstellar killed a female wolf at the tree and captured and killed” seven” whelps. ~ Several days ago Mr. Brown and his sop were working in the field and two large wolves “passed. .Mr. Brown’s little dog attacked them and would have been killed, but Mr. Brown went to his. assistance and frightened’ the animals away. Suspecting that the den might*be in the same old tree he armed hinfself with a revolver and went gunning for wolves. On reaching the tree he stopped the opening with a log and with the aid of a light discovered the hole contained an old wolf and several young ones. Through ‘an opening he shot the mother wolf, and discovered that the den con- tained seven young ones. These he also killed. The male wolf has not been killed and Mr. Brown thinks it is the sire of all three litters which have been found in this place. He is an ex- ceedingly large wolf and is very vicious, $25.00 Reward. A reward of $25.00 will be paid fof the arrest and conviction of A. H, Moore, President. XY r Mrs. Ora McCann and children it at the home’ of Miss Stella Pheasant. Ray’s Produce House, No Main St., wants country mix iron, Will pay special price fro now until 90 days or longer. ‘so brass and copp: me! and raga_and produce. g - rt their value. Extra Good Work Shoes at $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 Mrs. 3. W. Ennis Dead. Mrs. \Almira Ennis aged 80}: years and 6 months died at "the home of Mrs. C. Vantrees in this city Tuesday night, May 1, 1917, after a several days’ illness. She was born in Morrow coun- ty, Ohio, October 12, 1886.- She was twice married, first to Sam- uel Welch and. this union was blessed with three sons, H. H. Welch, Lawrence, Kansas; F. BE. Welch, Spearville, Kansas; U. 8. G. Welch, Nevada, Mo., all of whom survive. | Mr. Welch died many years ago. She was united in marriage to J. W. Ennis about ‘twelve years’ ago. Mr, Ennis diéd in November, 1914,” Mrs. ‘Ennis came to this country in 1868. : ; Funeral services, eondubvted by Rev. J. W. Alexander were held at. the First Baptist. church Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock ‘and ‘interment made-in Oak Hill ‘cemetery. % ("Twas Ever Thus” © The man who gets the fewest let- ters’ complains the most about the management of the postoffice,. sa an exchange. The man who finds Bey towards-his salary; the the most trouble Forty Pairs Men’s and Boys’ 3 pairs size 7 - -cination: that -he .had _alreai }his. duty, to. kill. several“ more, Mr. Britt. was finally suce t fault with the preacher pays.the a os This isa wonderful opportunity in these days of high priced leather, to purchase high grade genuine Goodyear welt Ox-. fords with real oak tanned soles at a p Walker-McKibben’s | John C. Dean of Hudson town- ship was adjudged insane by the Bates County Court’ at a. spegial meeting of that body Friday af- ternoon and ordered sent‘ to State Hospital No. 3 .at Nevada for treatment. .T. Ed Britt, Walter'| Dean, Jared Griggs and Mayor, Sageser of Appleton City accom- panied Mr. Dean to this city, Mr. | Dean has been acting queerly for some time, and Thursday left his home in Hudson township andj} went to the home of his son, Walter, in Appleton City. . Early Friday morning while returning from the depot, Ed Britt saw him on the porch of a neighbor with an axe ‘and a knife. Mr. Dean would knock on the “door and’ then step back and lift. his axe in a threatening manner. Mr. Britt went to him and. attempted to disarm. him, but was mee prisoner -by Mr. Dean who seemed to be suffering the hallu-|, British F Secretary Decide on Home Rule. London, . April 30.—Lord Northcliffe has issued a_ state- ment to the Associated Press re- specting the Irish situation, which ineludes the following killed several people and it was tting of his son, Walt was disarmed. The. Dean good citizensand . their, :mi tune is regretable. H, 0.3 Genuine Packard Oxfordsabout equallydivided tan, willow, calfskin and black gun metal. . The prices were $4.50, $4.00, $3. today are selling’at $6.00 to $7.00. i phrase: 50—The same qualities HERE ARE THE SIZES: | ‘ 7 pairs size 5% lpairsize 7% - ‘| 11 pairs size 6 2 pairs size 8 9 pairs size 6% 1 pair size 8% 7 pairs size 9, © Ne rice which is one third If your Size is Here Listed---By All Means Come and See Them The Quality Store TRELAND IN “BALFOUR'S -HANDS Can “The -happiness pf Ireland is entirely in’ the hands of Mr. Bal- four and the British mission in the United States. The differ- ence between’ the two-parties here have been so slight that MN. Bal- four’s influence ean settle’ the difficulty.) < i It was dry'in the spring of 1875, just like it.is. now. “We