The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 25, 1917, Page 3

. 8&3 months, we sold and delivered to tire United States Tires than we sold to dealers entire 12 months of 1916. This phenomenal sales increase was made notwithstanding our epoch-making sales increases of 1916 over 1915. ‘These record-breaking sales increases of 1917 Up to midnight, September 12th, during a period of dealers more during the over 1916 and our record-breaking sales increases of 1916 over 1915 definitely and finally prove three facts: 1. The supremacy of United States Tires. 2. The fact that the vast army of automobile owners who used United States Tires in 1916 are. using tom in 1917 on the sheer merit of their experience. 3. The fact that another vast army SN ited States ‘Chain’ ‘Usco’ ‘Royal (DB 7. A complete stock of UNITED STATES TIRES carried by and that Tire Dealer th Inited ‘States Tires—or go to piel #4 Cloak of automobile owners have been won over to the use of United States Tire in 1917 on the sheer " Fy abe OVER Char tieme tint they have thet ; : Tires Are Good lires Cord’ ‘Plain? Norfleet €» Ream under the voluntary censorship rules. High officers of national guard units ; in each case sent the offending mes- | sage to the governors. It is not! known whether any action against} them is contemplated by the military | authorities. Governors Talk Too Much. Washington, Oct. 20.—The reason for the sharp order to all national guard officers, forbidding them to communicate to state authorities, formally or informally, as to the movements of their own or other i t units of the federal armies, is that eee ee i messages of this character from Eur- ope have revealed facts which the government wishes to from publication. The cases which prompted the or- der cannot be specifically described Draft slackers have received sen- tences of various lengths in Ken- tucky, Oklahoma, Iowa‘ and various other places within the last weel:. Some people are beginning to find out that Uncle Sam means business. be withheld We used to say: [. The Maxwell’s real greatness is on ithe e mechanical parts you can’t sce.’ But the wonderful new 1918 Maxwell has just been delivered to us. Now we've changed our tune. Today we say: “The Maxwell is great in EVERY POSSIBLE Always the most efficient—most econom- ical light car built, the Maxwell now has:— A 6-inch longer wheel base, making it larger and roomier. Heavier and more rigid frames—6 inches, ees ee great inside and out— way.” Compensating undersh ings—th ut GENE ctaetion Oh cee tree 2 A sloped of equal wo is tek ped ae = Friends, the 1918 Maxwell is the best look- built car for the eet ee eee ae ing, best ; Touring Car $745 : Roeedster $745; Coupe $1086; Bertine $1096: Sedan $1095. All prices f. o. b. Detroit 7 ] Y Z Y Y y Z Y Y Y Z Y — Z i Z Jefferson Highway Garage Z WILCOX BROS, Prepr's Z 200 N. Main. Tel.2 BUTLER, MO. Z Be g y Yllbsbodbd“ ‘sill sii] jand the retailer, } food HOOVER EXPECTS RETAILERS TO AID IN CUTTING FOOD COST Administrator Says Merchants Will be Forced to Cooperate With Washington, Oct. 19.—It is up. to the retailer. If he does not deliver the nation’s food at its several doors at a reasonable price, means will be found to make hi mdo so. This summed up expresses the at- titude of Herbert C. Hogver, food administrator, in’ announcing — that, subject to cooperation of the farmers “the corner has been turned in high prices.” “Most of the essential commodities should, one-after another, continue to show reductions between now and the end of the year,’ Mr, Hoover said in a formal statement. “The administration has no control of either the grower or his organiza- tions, nor of the great majority of re- tailers. “The distribution chain lying be- tween, that is, the warehouse, whole- salers, commission men and manu- facturers of prime commodities, has required a gréat deal of study and de- velopment for its proper regulation, and these regulations are now com- ing into force.” Mr. Hoover said he had every hope that the retailers will cooperate as the farmers and other food handlers are cooperating in an effort to feed the nation and the allies at. reason- able prices. Everybody along the line down to the retailer, he declare “d, already is helping. But the re has yet to toe the mark, because re prices do not by any. means afi the wholesale prices, Mr. Hoover : serted. Hog Cholera. There seéms to be a few cases of hog cholera in the vicinity of Butles, The state is trying to eradicate chol- era from Missouri and pays deputy state veterinarian for treating sick herds where the farmers pay for the cost of serum. There is liable to be several cases of cholera, owing to the good corn crop this year, as chronic cholera often becomes acute when hogs are fed heavily on new corn. The best preventive is vaccination, as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. All other kinds of veterinary. work promptly attend:d to. Don’t forget to call R .R. Gloyd, Deputy State Veterinarian. 1-2t Butler, Mo. Connecticut Troops Join Army in France. ~ Washington, Oct. 20.—As the re- sult of publication of the fact ‘that Connecticut troops had arrived in, France, contrary to the wishes of the government, Adjutant McCain this afternoon wired all national guard commanders that such reports to their governors or other state offi- cials are forbidden. It was through a cablegram from Colonel Isbell to Governor Holcomb of Connecticut that the voluntary censorship was violated. ee (| Shetland Islands and What Prices Can be Fixed. There has been much discussion - North Sea by Two German about what prices the Food Adiminis- Ships. tration can fix. Prices have ‘been . fixed on coal and wheat by authori- London, Oct. -20—Two German]ty conferred by the Food Control raiders attacked a convoy in the|legislation. Prices have also been North Sea on Wednesday and. sank|fixed on iron and its products but two of the British escorting destroy-|not under the Food Control law. RAIDERS SINK 11 A British Convoy Attacked in the RECORD OF THE PAST No Stronger Evidence Can be Had in Butler. Look well to their record. What they have dont many times in years gone by is the best guarantee of fu- ture results. Anyone with a bad back; any, reader suffering from uri- E ps, it was is was done by agreement with officially announced today by British war office. untary on their part. The battle was fought near the] The Food Control legislation con- an-|fers powers on the president to fix nounced. prices on coal and if necessary to’ buy The official announcement saysjand sell it. It also confers authority that three merchant vessels escaped|to buy and sell, and therefore to fix in the action, but that five Nor-|prices on wheat, flour, meal, beans wexian, one Danish and three Swed-|and potatoes. These are the only ish vessels were sunk without warn-|articles over which the president is ing, and many of the meh of the]given the price fixing power. crews were lost. The president is given power to li- Thirty Norwegians were rescued |cence any business of the country by British patrol craft. where the business transacted annu- The battle was fought between the|ally exceeds $100,000, .The power the Norway]under such license is conferred to Coast, the admiralty announced. regulate profits in any line of busi- The two very fast, heavily armed |ness but not to fix prices. Authority German raiders were engaged by the|is given over fertilizer and agricul- British destroyers, Fighting against|tural implements under the license very heavy odds the British held the provision but the power to fix the Germans at bay until three merchant] price is not conferred—only the pow- vessels in the convoy had time to es-Jer to regulate profits. cape. The question is often raised in re *The raiders showed anxiety to es-] ard to the price of live stock, meats, | cape before they could be intercepted] corn, ete. The food Administration by British forces, adds the official acting for the president can not un- statement, and made no attempt to]der the present law fix rescue the crews of the sunken de-|these things because the authority to stroyers. do that is not conferred, The eighty-eight officers and men}next Congress might do in that line of the Mary Rose and the forty-seven]is not known, but until Congress of the Strongbow were lost. does act no one has the power to fix The hostile raiders, it appears, suc-|Prices on any commodity except as ceeded in evading the British watch-|stated above. ers on dark nights on both the out-| The regulation of profits which ward and homeward dash. may be done now in any line of busi- The admiralty’ statement giving the|ness, is an entirely different thing details of the North Sea incident} from the fixing of positive prices. $ It will eliminate speculation but it Norway Coast, the admiralty ‘wo fast and heavily armed Ger- man raiders attacked a convoy in the lation, North a, about midway between the Shetland Islands and the Nor-|- ——— wegian coast, Wednesday. Two Brit-| Bulgaria Agents Try to Talk Peace. Page a pa ees Cope nhagen, Oct. to W hile Em: | Charles Fox, and Strongbow, Lieut. Peron W illiam and King Ferdinand | Commander Edward Brooke, which it Negi Wee been exchanging (armedhahe: aat@antinarine srt, at] 2ssurances at Sofia of the unshakable | eneeicnmieed iielenannvayd ‘ and loyalty of Bulgaria and Germany to fought until they were sunk after a CTS OVI Col Cs STH HEY 2a ce ture of the alliance of the two coun- short and unequal engagement. “Their gallant action held the Ger- man raiders sufficiently long to en- able three merchant vessels to effect their escape.” “Anxious to make good their gape before British forces could in- tecept them, no effort was made to rescue the crews of the sunken de- stroyers and ‘the Germans. left the doomed merchant ship while these were still sinking, thus enabling the British patrol craft, which arrived sdon afterward, to rescue some thir- tries, Bulgarian agents abroad have been endeavoring to get into touch with the Entente Powers on the sub- sequent relations. Their efforts are declared to be inspired by appre- hension that Germany and Austria- Hungary, particularly the latter, may not be overzealous in defending Bul- es- a desire on Bul- revolving ence, as well as by garia’s part to escape from in an exclusively German orbit after the war. prices on; What the} will not prevent high prices if they} are due to causes other than specu- | varia’s interests at the peace confer- | the (nary troubles, from kidney ifts, the]iron and steel industries and is vol-|should find comforting words in the following statement. D. W. Jennings, 4oo College St, Butler, says: “Three years ago T was a bad sufferer from kidney com- plaint and’ backache. I bought Doan's Kidney Pills from Clay's Drug Store and they gave me re- lief." (Statement given September 0, 1911). {| On April 28, 1916, Mr. Jennings }said: “I have always had good re- sults from occasional use of Doan’s Kidney Pills. 1 still endorse them as a good medicine.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-—get Doan's Widney Pilly—the same that Mr. Jennings has twice publicly rec- ommended, Foster-Milburn — Co., Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. 2-2t We have «a good stock of choice | seed wheat and seed rye for sale. 48-20-3t Butler Roller Mills. VISIT THE Farmers Bank and see the rich display of GRAIN, FRUIT and OTHER PRODUCTS on The officers of the Bank are very grateful to the many friends who have so geneorously and handsomely decorated their front window with the choicest |} fruit of the land. | ty Norwegians and others, regarding whom the details are not known. The German navy, by this act, once more and further degraded itself by this disregard of the historic chivalry of the sea. “The enemy raiders succeeded in evading the British watching squad- rons on long, dark nights, both on their hurried outward dash and their homeward flight.” We have money FARM LOANS Farm Loans. 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We invite a full investiga‘on, Canterburys, 36-tf- butler, Mo. St. Louis Editor Fined. -Chas. of BE, the} Jefferson City, Oct. 20. Heberhart, managing editor St. Louis Republic, was today fined | $50 by Judge Slate, of the Cole Coun- ty Circuit Court, for publishing a statement September ‘18, and repeat- ing it on September 20, to the effect that seven indictments had been cit- ed against John W. Scott, dismissed commissioner of the permanent seat = Welcomes and appreciates your tions maintained with patrons. of government, in connection with the state coal scandal, before- the indictments had been returned to court. ° In the contempt proceedings R. E. Stout, managing editor of the Kansas City Star, Stout’s attorney raised the point that although he was managing editor, he had no knowl- edge of the editorial complained of until after its publication. The hear- ing was recessed by Judge Slate un- til November 11. Regular Army is Doubled | Feb. » Te Washington, Oct. 17.—Voluntary enlistments have more than doubled the strength of the regular army since the declaration of war against Germany, according to figures made public by the war department. These show the total of enlist- ments to be 228,365 men to midnight Monday. Twenty-eight of the 48 states have more than completed the quotas assigned them.” These include all the large centers of population, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsyl- vania and others. ~“Enlistments—despite the draft act —are continuing at the rate of al- Most 1,000°a day. ‘ Let your money earn while you sleep. rate of 4 per cent per annum on Time Deposits. Capital and Surplus over - - The Walton Trust Company OF BUTLER accounts. 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