The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 15, 1917, Page 4

“ Printed on Thursday of each week. Ediior and Mar. ROBT. D. ALLEN, ler, Mv., as second-class mail matter. a PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR & = Thursday, November 15, 1917. THE PRO-GERMAN AND THE 4 RED CROSS. That there is a pro-German propa- ganda in Bates county, exerting ev- ery effort to cripple the Red Cross cannot be doubted. At nearly every Red Cross meeting held in the coun- ty it has been necessary to correct and deny all manner of ridiculous stories-detrimental to the Red Cross which could only have originated with some German sympathizer or clique of pro-Germans, The latest pro-German lie to be cir- culated against the Red Cross was being told in the Double Branches neighborhood, where H. O, Maxey, county Red Cross chairman was called on Friday ‘night to deny the absurd report that the funds collect= ed by the Red Cross were being turned over to the Catholic church, This, like all the stories told with intent to injure the Red Cross, is so ridiculous and so palpably a malicious ' ds tatsehood tint it would seem unnec- essary to have to deny it, but the fact remains that some are deceived by these stories, with the result that in- calculable harm is being worked up- on the greatest humanitarian organi- zation in the world. There can be but one designation of the originators of stories of this kind, they are traitors of the worst sort, and they must be sought out and exterminated and these persons who by repeating these stories with the intent to injure the Red Cross or the government are in the same class and should be dealt with according- ly.” Only a Tun of the most bestial type would attempt to strike the gov- The Butler Weekly Times é | farm. the Illinois Central train carrying g00 soldiers from Camp Grant to Houston, Tex. It is said the en- gincer and crew discovered a pile of ties on the track about three miles out from Rockford, but had time to stop the train, Governor. Bilbo, of Mississippi, was badly burned when he attempted to light a cigar while holding a gas- nephew, George Bilbo, also was burned, probably fatally by a gaso- line explosion when he struck a match to see how much more gaso- line was required in his automobile tank. Walter Payne, a farmer, living near Chickasha, Okla., was arrested , Thursday by Deputy United States !' Marshal James Dillon charged with being connected with the I. W. W. ' Dillon seized 15 high-powered rifles sand more than a hundred rounds of {high-powered shells on the Payne Payne was bound over under a $2,500 bond. Physicians are so anxious to get in- to army service that many of them are disposing of their practices as soon as they receive commissions in the medical reserve corps, says Maj. John A, Hornsby, president of the board of medical examiners of the central department at Chicago. He warns them that from now on few will be called to service. Full agreement for the coopera- tion in the Pacific of ‘the United States and Japanese fleets has been reached in connection with the new compact between this country and Tokig, Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels announced last week. The secre- tary would not go into details of the plan but evinced the utmost satisfac- tion that great results will accrue. Guss Whittlock, machine gun com- pany, Three Hundred and _ Forty- fourth Infantry, Camp Grant, was sentenced by a court martial Satur- day to three years hard labor at the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kas., for refusing to wear his uniform. Whittlock claims Forrest, Ill, as his home, but came to the cantonment When you want Outing Cloths, Muslins, Crashes, ‘When'you go out on the street—to church—the theatre or any social gathering the style and quality, combined with a becoming color, is mostly by: which you are judged. Not only that but your Coat or.Suit gets alt kinds of weathes and must be good material and give good satisfaction. It does not pay to buy’a cheap grade garment, but it pays far better-to econ- | omize on less important things. Our efforts have always been to sell good, first class qualities and at the same time the garment which is becoming to you in both style and color. The wonderful increase in our Ready to Wear Department is proof that this is appreciated We show a wide variety of materials in Coats— Wool Velour, Burella, ‘Bolivia Cloth, Cheviot, Gunniburl, Silvertone, : Melton, Silk Plush, 4 ‘Extra good values in Ladies Coats at..... Extra good values in Misses Coats at.... Extra good values in Suits at . Tailored Skirts---serges, poplins, chuddahs, etc.,.......$6to $12 "Each garment fitted free in our own dressmaking shop: We are agents for Albrecht’s famous furs. DRESS GOODS Fine Wool Serges; Poplins, etc., all wool $1.00 to $2.50 yd. Corticelli Silks and Satins yard wide $1.50, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 yd. Extra Good Black Taffeta Silks, $1.50 $1.75, $2.00 yd. Rodier Cloth, Pom Pom, ve essee+.$20, $25, $30 woleesseees ess +820, $25, $35 vowel Munsing Union Suits The most satisfactory Underwear, | wears longer, feels better, no higher in price than ordinary kind. Men's $1.50, $2, Women’s, $1.25, $1.50, and $2.00, Children’s, 65c to $1.00 Men’s Shirts and Drawers, other makes 7&c to $2.00 | with a Chicago contin- gent. A passenger train enroute from Chihuahua City to Juarez was at- tacked by Villista bandits near Cor- ral, according to reports reaching El Paso, Thursday afternoon, and prac- tically all of the guard of 50 soldiers aboard were reported killed. The at- tack occurred early Thursday morn- ing. Passengers were robbed of all valuables and many lost their cloth- ing as well. A $100,000, suit for libel was filed in the Dane county, ‘Wis. court by Sen- ator Robert M. LaFollette against O. D. Brandenberg, editor, and the Dem- ocrat printing company. The article ernment through the Red Cross,! complained of charged Senator ‘La- which carries its deeds of humanity | Follette with treason, sedition, dis- to all, friend and foe alike. ‘loyalty and misconduct in office. | The complaint further alleges that his | public speeches have been misquoted When the fathers and mothers of | and misrepresented. the men of military age realize that] the man who opposes the govern-/ ment at this time is an.enemy to his Lard was added to the Food Ad- ministrator’s fair price list for Chi- cago Friday. A “three-pound tin” country and an enemy to their hoys, | there will be less treason breathed | throughout the country. The sly, soft spoken fault finder or.the blus- tering critic of the government may! be getting their® instructions from Germany, and it is well to remember that troop ships are not torpedoed and troop trains are not blown up by patriots.. Don’t let the Kaiser strike our boys from _ behind, but watch for the traitor and draw. his) fangs. GENERAL NOTES Lieut. Walter Jones, United States cadet aviator, was_ killed at -Hicks Field, Camp Taliaferro, Tex., Satur- % day afternoon, when his machine fell are oY four hundred feet. Capt. Lieut. Schwiger, commander of the submarine that sunk the Lusi- bt tania has recently been decorated by u the kaiser with the Order of Merit for his despicable work. Aircraft production in American factories is developing at such a rate that it was said-the present program of 22,000 planes and 50,000 motors by July 1 can-be doubled in the last six months, of next year, if army needs demand it. The federal government has forced a wholesale grocery house of Cedar Rapids, Ia, to sell almost.a, carlgad of canned corn held in storage three years in anticipation of higher prices. i The company was:allowed a 1o-cent profit on -its-holdings, Through the activity of w&men’s clubs in Wichita,.Kas., the men have agreed to have a smokeless day Sat- urday, November-27,-wher they will donate ‘the money they: spend for The day will be generally observed. | Chicago market in September and but ‘more than twice as many cows @ proportion never attained in con- tobacco to a fund for the. soldiers. |” weighs precisely two pounds — five neces. The consumer shotld pay, cording to the new list,.from 88 cents to $1.07 for this pail, contain- ing standard pure lard. Other sizes are priced proportionately. The wide range was quoted to allow the cheap- er grocers and the fancy ones room to adjust themselves. Potatoes went up I cent a peck, being quoted at 39 to 44 cents, Cattle shipments from Montana to October of this year showed an in- ctease of 46,228, or about 66 per cent over the same two months of 1916, according to figures prepared by the live stock commission Increase in the shipment of steers is only 14,000, and nearly cight times as many calves were shipped in September and Oc- tober this year. For every three steers shipped there were two cows, signments from Montana. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Lizzie L. MtGinnis to T. H. Cox, 20 acres section 15 Lone Oak 1,300. A, M. Earsom to W. D. Nuckols, 70 acres section 20 Pleasant Gap $4,300. . C. P. Tilden to R. J. Thomas part lot 4, block 2 Harper's addition to Butler $1,000. R.A. Harp to E. S. Fuller part lot 102 Montgomery's addition to But- ler $3,000.00. E S. H. Simmons to C. P. Tilden part lot 4 block 2 Harper's subaddition to Butler $1,500.00. A. W. Kohler to J.. B. Simmons tract section 15 Mt. Pleasant $3,500. E. S. Fuller to R. A. Harp 100 acres ‘sections 29 and 30 Grand River $6,500. ; A. J. Hoover to W. T. Hoover, part lot 137 Adrian $1,600. Ina M. Fisher to E. Wheelbarger jock 114 3fd addition to Rich Hill Cneviots, Percales, Ginghams, Cambries, Comfort Cre- . tonnes, Cotton Batting, Sheeting, Pillow Casing, Pillow Tubing, Blankets and Comforts, we have a big stock at the very lowest prices. It pays to visit the Remnant Counter, also VICTORY With Indemnities. Thé' essential, German finance is provide for defeat. the sumption of victory. An to pay in deflating it. German finance has been systemat- ically based on confidence in being the spoils. The numerous and heavy fines im-| with the Club colors, white and red.! posed on Belgian municipalities; the} After the guests all arrived the house | able to get away with ‘oans forced upon, Belgian the rich coal and France and Belgium the substitution of d@preciated Ger- man.currency. for other and extensively German finance of war. That Germany has made a gigan-}. Debate: Resolved, That /Women tic financial .gamble finds its crown-}Have the’ Same Right ‘to Vote. as ing proof in the defense she clysively by means o! rather than taxes. war and pay off the bonds indemnity. highest government ‘officials ‘openly | supp Corticelli Gilt Edge Silk Poplins, Colors and Black, $1.50 yd. Corticelli Silk Crepe, all colors, $1.50 yd Silk Velvets, all colors, $1.50 yd. Vel- veteen, $1.00 yd. SHOES Good shoes only; new styles frequently: Walkers Specials for ladies $4 to $8.50. Comfort shoes, fine kid, $4 to $6. Kewpie Twins. for boys and girls, $2.50 to $5. Packards for men, $4.50 to $6. Beacon Falls Rubber Boots and Overshoes. Topsy and Wayne Knit Hose A splendid large stock bought before the heaviest advances. Children’s, 20, 25, 30, 35c. Ladies, 15, 20, 25, 35,50c. Men's 20, 25c to 50c. * Walker-McKibbe: 9, ns THE QUALITY STORE : GERMANY GAMBLED ON... Expected to Pay Off War Bonds vital weakness of failure Practically ev- ery measure has ben based on the as- paper currency might not do great harm if all the occupied territories could be retained; but if they have to be given up there will be the deuce the sure and prearranged seizure of ; iron deposits of| of the president, oil producing regions of Rumania|out in a business form: and Russia; the forced labor of pris- oners and Belgians; the pillaging of|-Scripture. private industrial resources; the re-' moval of tools and machinery from] read by the Secretary, Mrs. James to Germany; | Steele. forms of money in. , occupied terri- ji Winter amuseménts in the home, | tories—all these measures. show how} Mrs.. Everett Morilla. : dustry are bolstered up. by the spoils} Mrs- Ben Wix. trying to. pay for the war almost ex-{ Ada Rains, Miss Dolla Rains. Neg bond As the whole| Morilla, Mrs. Milburn Tharp. The world knows, Germany deliberately | judges decided in favor of -the af- planned to finance her war by means| firmitive with a unanimous vote after of; bond issues rather than taxes, be-| the debate. : cause she expected to win in a short] The ladies escorted the gentlemen from a5] out to the dining, Eartyin_the war the jladies served'a lelicious land.—Albert W. Atwood in the Sat- trday Evening Post. | Guest Night at Rural Home Makers Club of Pleasant Gap. The beautiful: modern home of Mr. and Mrs. Beh Wix was the scene of a happy. gathering Wednesday night, November 7, it being the occasion of the fourth arinual Guest Night Re- ception of the Rural Home Makers Club. 42 guests. made their way through the crisp November air to this spacious house where they were . welcomed by their genial host and gracious hostess and told to lay aside all’care and trouble for one evening. The large parlors were decorated Mr. and to and niece, Tharp and Mrs. enlarged was ‘called to order by the vice pres- | ident, Migs Dolla Rains, in absence! __ Mrs. Ed Moore.| Germans Bi . banks ;, | Roll call. A favorite passage of The minutes ‘of last meeting were sults of the Music by graphophone. < i sounder|: Music by Club band. t beaten?” Early History of Bates - Couhty, | inists “and: cepting as and in- Music by graphophone. ~ gives of; men. Affirmative, Mrs. Irvin, Miss; issues | ative, Mrs. Ben Wix, “Mrs. Everett where the o course which proved that the R. H, /M. C. P. G. women: had+mastered the | Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Seth Wix, sons, Eldred and Warden; | Mr. and Mrs. Rains and daughters, Ada and Dolla; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knoll, daughters, Gladys, Robbie, Mrs. Major, daughters, Hazel, Helene and Jessie Woodrow; Mr. Marvin Camp- bell; Mr. and Mrs, Milburn Tharp brother, Henry; Mr. and Everett Clarence, daughter, Vivian Ms. and Mrs, Joe Cora and Tilly; Mrs. Ralph Culver; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wix, son, Those from a distance wére Miss Conney Smith, Butler; Buck, Appleton City. Persius, naval. expert of the Berliner Tageblatt, notes, a tience among Germans with the re- a swelling flood of letters an answer to the ques- “When shall we have England He throws cold water on the opti- stroyed tonnage, including those ap- parently Ge al’ material... *' ; Captain Persius says that, with the 1917 harvest and: the imports of grain the fodd problem~ can scarcely /be- come a motive, for f the Byitish will not be, “can we con- ‘tine the war?” but “will it pay?” |RIOT PREVENTED BY ARMY ea OFFICERS rr. Irvin; George Helen and Fern; Comrades ire Reported James Steele, son,| - Seized. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 8—Quick work by the military police tonight, coupled with the ‘determination. of Major John C.. Fulton, commander of the tenth training battalion (ne- /groes), probably prevented serious trouble when some of the negro sol- diers became excited over the report that one of their comrades had been captured by “somebody” and was being taken out to be lynched. For ia time it appeared there was danger of a race riot, but the military police: took the situation in hand, and at ; midnight everything was: quiet, with most of the soldiers in quarters and Marie Smith; Miss Pearl Morilla, sons, Joe, Bernice; Wix,” daughters, James. and Miss One Present. ° gin to Ask Why Britain Belgium and France and the food andj The following program was’ garried| Doesn't Quit. ie oureet oe. ot TS ead ‘| Copenhagen, Nov. 9.—Captain] The trouble started when Jim Long, a negro chauffeur, was arrest- ed on the charge of collision, the re- sult of striking a white woman with his automobile, Long was docketed at the police i l bail, but th growing impa- submarine campaign reg- warns them against ac- r AS the ‘soldiers: rough reliable ‘figures.-on de-| § : oneurs surveil the Streets they were joined by ‘others, and by the time they had gone a blocks there: were severat-hi them, with a large number persons je. crowd. Military ‘police went to the centey of the disturbance: and sent about seventy of the soldiers to headquar- 3 iP rman, and ‘other statistic- the next months at, least, to make Great Brit-|‘ters. for interrogati They were ain inclined to conclude: peace. . He] later sent to camp dnder guard. ~ holds that the submarine question for * is Negro Troops Start to Rescue of: