The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 4

ae a id i? pane es The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week. ALLEN, Editer aud Mer. ROBT. D. Entered at the Post Office of But- ler, Mc., a8 second-class mail matter. PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR President Wilson has, joined the ranks of participants in the liberty Joan by subscribing for a $10,000 bond. Solomon -Hanks, 84 years old, the only surviving full-blooded cousin of Abraham Lincoln, died at the home of his daughter at Bloomington, IIls., Friday. 200 inmates of the federal peniten- tiary at Ft. Leavenworth have signi- fied their willingness to enlist in the army and go to France. and fight. Some of them have had military ex- perience. Australian potatoes were placed on the Chicago market Friday for the first time in history. They were dug in February and are beginning to sprout. The importer ordered thirty carloads of them. President Wilson has been elected a honorary member of A. P. Hill camp of Confederate Veterans of Petersburg, which will act as his per- sonal escort in the reunion parade in Washington Thursday. James and John Logan, relatives of Gen. John A. Logan, enlisted in the army at Murphysboro, Ills., Thurs- day, within a few blocks of where their illustrious cousin, “Black Jack” Logan, was born, They were sent to Jefferson Barracks, ————— Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur, U. S. N. Retires, died at his. home in Washington Thursday. He was 94 years of age and was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars. He served under Admiral Perry on the expedition which opened Japan to the commerce of the world. ee Denver had its first June snow- storm Friday, according to records at the Weather Bureau. The snow was light and soon changed to rain. Logan County is covered with a two- inch mantle and fruit) growers are busy shaking the snow from the trees to keep. the limbs from breaking. Indictments were retutfned Satur- day before Federal Judge Landis at Chicago against 20 individuals and firms, all members of the Chicago Butter and Egg board, charging them with conspiracy in connection with the alleged manipulation of prices on butter, eggs and other foodstuffs. There have been thirty deaths from meningitis in the last six months out of a total of seventy cases at the Great Lakes naval training station, according to the records of the hos- pital there. Out of 8,000 men at the station, 400 are suffering from meas- les, mumps, scarlet fever and other ailments. : John Philip Sousa, who once held the rank of Lieutenant when he was director of the United States Marine band, has became an enlisted fan of the United States Navy. He began the organization of the Great. Lake Naval Training Station band,. which he hopes to develop into one of three hundred pieces. Two million dollars were added to the wealth of the Osage Indians as the result of Thursday's sale of oil land at Pawhuska, under the auspices of the Department of Interior. More than nine thousand acres of land were offered for leasing, the average price paid per acre being $219, the highest ever paid in the history of the oil industry. ‘Because he had “been mean” to them, the 8-year-old son and 10-year- old daughter of R. L. Wilkerson shot and killed their father while he was po a nap at his farm home near Bennington, Okla, Thursday. The abroad. The war spirit in Porto Rico is strong, the arrivals said, and solid support for President Wilson and the cause of the Allies prevails. Pratt Hampton and Van Haynes, negroes accused of murdering Reece Johnson, another negro were taken out of jail at Columbia, Miss., Satur- day by more than one hundred ne- groes and a few whites and Haynes was hanged from a_ steel bridge. Hampton escaped. Johnson was robbed of $8, murdered and his body thrown into a river near Columbia, recently. Manuel L. Quezon, president of the Senate of the Philippines, who bears an offer of 25,000 Filipino soldiers to the American Government for ser- vice in France or elsewhere, passed through Chicago Friday on his way to Washington. “We of the Philip- pines are hearty supporters of the war," said Quezon, “and we want to be of real service. The men offer- ing themselves are veterans of Phil- ippine warfare.” Eating of cake or candy was for- bidden in the barracks of one of the companies at the reserve officers’ training camp at Ft. Sheridan Satur- day, and it was asserted, similar or- ders shortly will be posted in all of the camp barracks. It was asserted that some of the men have not been hardening under the physical drill as rapidly as possible because of the cake, candy and soda water consumed between meals, Oklahoma this year will produce between 25 million and 30 million bushels of wheat, virtually a normal crop from a production standpoint, according to the monthly crop re- port issued by the state board of ag- riculture. Wheat on May 31 has a growing condition of 68 percent, a decrease in condition of 3 per cent compared with last month and an in- crease of 4 per cent, compared with the condition a year ago. aaenanneereenrees} The congress of delegates from the front has decided to demand that the next general congress of workmen’s and soldiers delegates from all Rus- sia should cause ‘the transfer of For- mer Emperor Nicholas to the fort- ress of St. Peter and St. Paul, Lax- ity in the guard being kept over the palace at Tsarskoe-Selo, where the former emperor and empress are prisoners, was recently complained of by the commiander of the Petro- grad district. FATHER SAYS BABY I8 GET- TING GOOD-CARE ~ Denies Information as. to. Where- abouts of Kidnapped Child. Springfield, Mo., June 4.—J. Hol- land Keet in a statement made pub- lic late this afternoon admitted that he had received information “leading him to believe” that his baby son, lloyd, who was kidnapped from the Keet home last Wednesday night, is being well taken care of. He denies having information as to the baby's whereabouts. : The statement followed what, it ap- peared early in the day would be a sensational turn in the case. |The first act of Judge Arch A. Johnson of the criminal court when he went to the court house this morning was to notify close friends of Keet that the authorities felt they had held off long enough from an active search for the kidnapers and that various rumors, untraceable, but persistent, demand- ed that Keet convince Judge Johnson that they were without foundation. Keet was hurriedly called down- town and all forenoon was spent in conference with his friends, after which he conferred with Judge John- son. Later Judge Johnson’ an- nounced that Keet had convinced him his plans to ransom the baby should not be interfered with and that there was no ground for the rumors, but that Keet had agreed that in order to quiet them, the best course wauld be the issuance by him of a statement to the public, telling as clearly as possible the develop-| German divisions are now reduced in| WH ments since the stealing of the child, without compelling the father to di- vulge secrets he felt might cause the abductors to avenge the thwarting of their plans to collect a ransom killing their infant captive. NO VENEZUELAN U-BOAT x BASE Minister to America Denies Report of Sale to Germany. Washington, June 4.—Published re- ports of German overtures for a sub- garita, off the Venezuelan coast, drew a statement from Minister Dominici denouncing. the story as false, characterizing talk of German political influence in Venezuela as nonsense and _ declaring no circum- stances would arise to change the PRIN G SOLID COLORS, CHECKS, PLAIDS, STRIPES. At these prices you will certainly save lots as you will save about half.- — : zs Walker-McKibben’s ae ' Offer at elections in COA We also Shave a few $25.00 Suits in fancy colors for sale at $10.00 New Wool 7) Fe a A New Silk Skirts............... ; New Never Shrink White Skirts All Fine Spring Silk Dresses at One-third Discount More New Skirts Just Received , $12.50 New White Skirts..............cee000 000 BL25, $1. 48, $1. 75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, $3.00 New Sport Skirts.. New Fern Waists $1.00 Fernmore Waists $2.00 vaedavacdsueweecesddosbecsebs | oss ssl EOE. 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Of these from 650,000 to 1 million would | by all these and by others, made the | surviving old soldiers |they feel grateful that the day wag be in the reserve. “Of the fifty reserve divisions, thir- ty-three are exhausted troops with- drawn from the front after a period of service there,” the dispatch adds, “More than half of the divisions at the front probably are in need of rest. After the heavy fighting of the past two months on the various parts of the line more than thirty divisions were withdrawn from German trench- es facing the British front. “This wastage is greater than had been hoped for when the campaign opened. ‘It must’ be remembered that numbers, a few battalions having more than seven hundred men. The battalions -on the Western front probably do not muster more than 1 by| million bayonets available for hold-} the ing trenches. This, of course, is ex- clusive of artillery, army service, transport and auxiliary troops.” = Decoration Services. Wolfe and Talbert for services at the cemetery. The assistance rendered afternoon a pleasant occasion for the present, and made pleasant and successful by .out- side help. The parade of anita, led by Mrs. Ed Smith, assisted by Mrs. Anna Os- borne, was large, orderly and beauti- ful, with each one carrying a bunch of flowers. They were followed by the old soldiers, but the long march to the cemetery was too much for most of them and only five made the march: Sylvester Dent, George Mat- thews, David Jennings, Wm. Yeats and Hess Williams. The-old veter- ans are not “slackers,” but age is telling on them, and as their ranks thin their energies flag. Many out of town people were vis- |. itors at the cemetery and the abun- dance of flowers everywhere made our well kept cemetery really charm- ing. Many lingered about the graves of their departed loved ones, visiting with sympathizing friends from other 42 MORE OFFICERS TO JOIN GENERAL STAFF Special Committee Makes Selections to Meet Press of Preparation Work, Washington, May 30.—The war de- partment has announced the designa- tion of 42 officers to serve on the general staff. They were selected by a special committee immediately on the passage by congress of legisla- tion authorizing an increase in the staff because of the press of work due to war conditions, The officers are scattered through- out the country and its colonial pos- sessions. Only half the general staff may be stationed at Washington un- der the army regulations. Those designed today were: Cavalry—Major Malin Craig, Ma- jor Edward L. King, Captains Wal- ter S. Grant, Samuel R. Gleaves, George T. Bowman, William O. Reed, George P. Tyner. Field Artillery—Major Lesly J. McNair, Nelson E. Margetts, Edward sections of the county or from other cities. So Decoration Day has. come to. mean as much to nearly all our people, as to the survivors of the. war. G. A. R. Committee 4 Farm Loans. “We have made © arrangement jereby we can make loans on farms in Bates county, Mo., on the Rural) Credit plan. No red tape or delays, it is not placed on the market, but is held by same party until paid off, You 8 know where to find the hold- er. wi May 30, took place last Sunday ac- fall" cording to the program arranged by marine base on the island of Mar-|the committee appointed by the Com-] 4 seat mercial Club. The day was pleasant’ and a great crowd was present, and the solemn occasion was properly observed by the laying on of flower: by prayers and speeches, and by the firing of salutes to dead soldiers. The old soldiers of the Gran H. Dearmond, Captains Sherman Miles, Fred T. Cruss, Roger S. Par- rett. Coast Artillery—Major John W. Gulick, Captains C. L. Fenton, F. Q. C. Gardner, C. E. T. Lull, C. A. Wild- tick, A. A. Maybach. Infantry—Majors Hugh A, Drum, George H. Shelton, Dana T. Merrill, George S, Goodale, William M. Fas- sell, Ezekiel J. Williams, Arthur L. Conger, Captains A. J. Greer, C- C. Cordier, L. D. Gasser, T. W: Brown,. G. D. Mason, Campbell B. Hodges, Frederick S. Young, W. N. Hughes, jr, F. W. Grabson, R. I. Ross, W. A. Castle. A. G. Seaman, W. R. Standi- ford, G. A. Lynch, 1. W. Hammond. Engineers—Creswell Garlington. Marriage Licenses. Frank T. Norton.,...... Butler, Mo., Cora. M. Allen........... Butler, Mo, James D. Moffat......Rich Hill Mo., Margaret. R. Foster...Rich Hill, Mo. Charles A. Blaine......Adrian, Mo., Martha Elida Stephens..Adrian, Mo. Frank E. Graves. . Rich Hill; Mo.,. Ethel M. Barker. .....Rich Hill, Mo. Frank. E. Mize ..... ...Butler, Mo., Susie G, Smith..........Butler, Mo. Clark H. Johnston...Lacygne, Kans., Flossie Fay Gatten..Lacygne, Kans- Wanted to Buy. Stove, block or cord wood. Peoples Feed Yard, 34-1t* oe Mo.