The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 10, 1918, Page 1

VOL, XL. BUTLER, M. SSOURL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918, BUTLER COMMERCIAL CLUB HELD ANNUAL MEETING Officers and Directors Elected and Other Business Transacted, The annual mecting of the Butler Commercial Club for the election of officers and directors was held at The Inn Tuesday evening, with a good at- tendance of members. After dispos- ing of a‘fine luncheon, the following business was transacted: The nominating committee, com- posed of J. A. DeArmond, H. O. Maxey and R. D. Allen, reported the following: President—Dr. J. T. Hull. First Vice President—-Paul B. Levy. Second Vice President—H. H. Hol- ‘loway. Treasurer—O, A. Heinlein. For Directors—D, KX. Walker, T. A. Black, C. J. Henry, F. C. Ream, J. E. Smith, H. M. Cannon, A. H. Culver, Charles H. Argenbright, H. G. Cook, Homer Duvall, Wesley Denton, Wal- ter Henry, T. C. Pollard, J.°R. Baum. (Seven to clect). A. H. Culver suggested that there was a desire on the part of some of the members of the club to increase the directorate to fourteen members, and stated that a resolution to amend the by-laws would be offered to that effect. W. F. Duvall made a motion, which was seconded and carried, that the re- port of the nominating committee be ia WHAT THE ALLIES ARE FIGHTING ; threatened extra burden of taxatioa would be through the legislature sub- mitting a constitutional amendinent. On motion the matter was reierred to the incoming board of directors, | of the Allics. The Laborites’ conference dis- England and Italy Dropped mpbelly Reeder and Lowder pres- with instructions to take it up with | cussed the matter of a pational agrec- | Out, Post ‘Says. ent and County Clerk Frank Holland the county court, the township boards | London, Jan. 5.—Britain’s answer Ment on war aims with former Pre-) —- : ; and Sheriff J. W. Baker in attend- and the city council. J. A. DeArmond jt Count Czernin’s terms of peace for micr Asquith, and with the former! London, Jan, 6—The Morning Post] ance. and Judge C. A. Denton were appoint- the central powers was emphatically Minister, Earl Grey: It was stated until recently one of the most. bitter County assessors present books and ed as a committee to discuss the announced to the world today by they had conferred with the Irish Na- ‘"Uces of President Wilson, in the] statements as follows: - question with Representative Sharp (semier | loyd George in a speech at tionalist leader, Redmond, by letter, | COUTse of an editorial yesterday BO TE on—Lone Oak. and Senator Baldwin, so that they the British Laborite “man power”| a a ; “dias it ever occurred to German deel rd—I would know the sentiments of the oonicrence. aed Te een aun special ses-; Jt was that Britain and her allies sion 0} e legislature. jare fignting: A. H. Culver suggested that in vie | Not. for, the destructioh or disrup- of the fact that it is practically im-'tion of Germany, agli to ea aS Ne club ‘on Not to destroy Austria-llungary or the plan recently proposed and In- | Turkey, crease the annual dues to $25.00, the! Not merely to alter or destroy the Pee Sea ne ae ea tg the) 1perial constitution of Germany. dues should be tal a S| Net to take Turkey’s lands cussed. The club needs more revenue gyre predominantly Turkish and it can only be had by such an in-¢ (hem, i ! crease, ‘ : But for these principles: a Se ae aetna Gl eee lirst—Complete restoration of Bel- matter Ifo e ci 's ation oO i : gium. new board of directors, - ‘Two—Reparation, as The next meeting o fthe club will sible, be held 6n Tuesday evening, January 22, that from far as pos- for devastated towns and..ciiies. ‘Lhree—Neutralization and na- tionalization of the Dardanelles, Four—"Reconsideration” of Alien Enemies May Be Used to Bury 8"¢at wrong” done to Frar the Dead. j--relerring to Alsace-Lorraine, Five—lstablishment of an pendent Poland— i | i Houston, Tex., Jan. 4.—Permission has been asked of the war department to form alien enemies in the 33rd div- ision into squads to bury the dead on European battlefields. T rmenia, Mesopot- ere | British Premier Announces the Aims #5 Germany and-other nations?” | | | las announced at [rest-Litovsk. “Does he mean Roumania, Monte- ; negro and Servia are as independent | ——- |Result Would be Same MANY, VIEW IN LONDON Amoret Items. jcontrast between the American state Mr, Lon West is no better at this M¢Mt of what ar Salt writing, ‘ the German equivalent? It, of course, Mrs. Add Garrett's baby is able to 15 QVen to Germany HO CCUSE be up. of lust of conquest, inasmuel Mr. Sam Grimsley and Alfred Hick- lin are husking corn for Mr. R. T. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry Cheshier spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Ethel Kirk. Mr. Troy Barton, measles, is very : Mrs. J. A. Grimsley left Sunday for 4": a visit with her sister, Mrs. Oliver“ Uut even the rulers of Mears, of Parsons, Kansas. cannot accuse the United States Walla Ginna lany ulterior -\inerica Germany are restored io tl owner the tir rightiu who Aas” the t.ey hoid are the legitimate spoils of ot design. nd Nome the morning and returned Sunday even- e in 1871, ing. inde-| of Victory school, was pushed avzainst comprising all gen-| the stove and his hand Polish elements, because this burned. | Ra weuwenuonlcalenenG nothing to gain by the war except y Saturday | : those things defined by ‘it or not, is placed in the position of fighting against justice, honor, secur- ity friendly international inter- e every day she continues the Tawrence Miller, one of the punils and was badly ty | “The position of the United States in the war is unique; there is no for Claude Morwood, of has the smallpox, Mrs. Charley Amsterdam, Uudgin, who bas |U. S. ALONE CAN WHIP GER. if France, {we wonder, to mark the extraordinary the as ticy hoid ail the German colonies | }:, and have vowed to continue the war ;until the lands wrongfully held by The accusation is faise, since llies entered the war to save their lives from Germany, and what Germany has President (Wilson. Germany, whether she hkes ~ County Court. Court met in regular session Mon- January 7, 1017, with Judges Frank Kroll—Prairie, Eugene Frankl -Howard, 1] Fred Chureh--Mound. 5 i. W. Gilbreath—Hudson, J. M. Erwin—East Boone, County Recorder of Deels Charles Fortine presents his statement of all collected 1917 Which is by the Court approved. Mrs. Lida A. Belk i ds insane and ate Hospital No, county patient. a foes tor 1 of Foster ad- ordered sent to at Nevada as a 4 The following gentlement were drawn for service on the petit jury: Mingo— now. Grand River—Glen Glovd. Deer Creel, -Geo, Moore. 5. Rosier, Jr. » Clark, Elkhart—Pen Coats. Mound—VPanl Jenkins, Shawnee—Perey Siniee ee Phivs | { received, and that the officers named and the first seven directors on the list be elected, the other seven to be elected after the by-Jaws were amend- ed. : Dr. Hull, whe has served the club most faithfully and acceptably for the past year, stated that he did not de- sire a re-election, but wus proud of the honor conferred upon him. He thanked the officers, directors and members for the loyal support they have given him, and also stated that he was under obligations to members of the city council and to the citizens of Butler in general for their assist- ance during the year. A communication from A, Lyman Donlin, in which he suggested the i club get behind a calf, pig or shecp clab, was read. He referred the club . to-the good work in this line being . done by E. G. Bennett, State Dairy Commissioner, and said that Mr. Ben- nett would be glad to come to Butler and assist in the organization ot a club, Dr. ©. G. Zey stated that Mr, Ben- nett had already been engaged to ad- dress the farmers of this section in the near future on the proposition of €stablishing a cheese factory in Bur- ler. Wesley Denton, cashier of the Peo- ples Bank, stated that the calf club recently organized by his bank was a! success and he thought others could easily be organized. A motion was made and carried that the club hold a special meeting while Mr. Bennett is here and ask him to addres sthe members, A letter was read from Sydney A. Weltmer of Nevada, asking the club to endorse the proposition of estab- lishing a cantonment at Nevada. W. F. Duvall offered a motion to the effect that the club heartily endorse the movement, and suggested the ad- visability of the president appointing a committee to take the matter in| hand. Judge Carl J. Henry offered an amendment to the motion to the, . effect that the endorsement would be fen provided that Nevada was con-| inued as a “dry” town. The amend- ment was adopted, as was also the original motion. The president named W. F. Duvall, J. B« Walton and Wes- ley Denton as a committee to have charge of the preparation of the reso- lution of endorsement and the secur- ing of the names upon a petition to the War Department for the estab- lishment of the cantonment at Ne- vada. The following resolution concern- ing the amendment of the by-laws so that fourteen directors could be elect- ed was offered by D. K. Walker and was unanimously adopted: amia, Palestine- arate national conditions, A democratic constitution in many would be the most convir eviaence that the t mil jdomination had d ‘democratic peace proximately 800 men listed aliens in Camp Logan. These men vould be denied the case and safety of internment and fore to render some service ‘to the country. Ger- of d negotiations. U. S. to Buy Farm Loan Bonds. But Washington, Jan. 4—The Diil ay- people. \ thorizing the treasury to buy 1oo “We are not fighting to destroy million dollars’ worth of farm loan Austria-Hungary or to deprive Tur- key of capiial—or her rich lands in Asia Minor and Thrace, which are predominantly Turkish, or merely to alter or destroy the material .consti- bonds this fiscal year and a similar amount next year was passed today by the House.’ A similar measure al- ready’ passed the Senate would au- and make eas: er | all entitled to sep-| been visiting in | | ing! that is a question for the \German | m, there will be a meeting of the Di- jing the advisibility of asking a fran- Nebraska returned the opponents of t Central Powers. America has not the smallest inten- jtion of making peace until the condi- lays are fulfilled. Therefore, the withdrawal of the ‘French, Lltalian and British forces would enable Germany to oppose the United States Army with larger num- bers and so prolong the war, but the end would be the same, for the mea of America are moan and her resources are far sr than the mien and resources of Germany home Wednesday. tions she down Farthers’ Telephone Companies of Bates County, Attention! On January toth, 1918, at 2:00. p. rectors and all interested parties, in the Grand Jury Room in the Couré House, for the purpose of determin- numerous tch board and tele- in the City of Butler, | chise for a sy phone excha mal treaty of alliance with the rest of | Hudson—Elmie Hall. Rockville—Nick Rapp. aril geinch, t of Frank Hol- and land, Couns esented approved. thoribe the purchase of too million tution dollars’ worth this year only, and only for the purpose of financing the ish P: production of foodstuffs, jthe pe “Count Czernin is vague,” the Brit-! of Germany. remier continued, referring to! ace terms of the central powers | 13-2t* B.P. Powell, J. R. Baum, to be maintained by-the rural com- More than 50 night cla have a Seer Cn panies jointly. been established to train io and] Jesse R. Cobb Killed in a Railway A. G. Williams, !buzzer operators for the United Accident. jStates Army, with an enrollment of Chas. Cobh, of Foster, |About 3,009 men. recei tram stating that his eee | rother, Jesse R. had been © $20, $22, Ladies S “Resolved, That Article III of the By-laws be amended to read as fol- ~ lows: ‘This Association shall be un- sder the management of eighteen di- ‘rectors, including the president, first and second vice-presidents and treas- ufer, and that the seven additional di- rectors be elected at the next meeting after necessary notice to members has been given.’ ” |. A. DeArmond called the atten- “of the members of the club to met that under the orders of the Ré tax commission there would be fadical changes in the matter assessments and taxes during the year. Taxes, he said, are amd to be greatly increased if the maximum tax levies are permitted to remain as they now are, and he th t it was time that the peo- wete being-aroused to the import- ce of. question. His remarks 1 by a lengthy discussion the matter. It was stated that the relief to the people from the = Remnants---Broken lots of Shoes---Short lenghts o ‘Sam’! Levy Mercantile Company GOOD CLOTHES FOR MEN AND WOMEN. $10.00 to $50.00 uits $14.50 | NEW SPRING RUGS ARE HERE The dollars that have been saved for new rugs ought to |".""" go where they will do the most good. Lots of trash sold under the guise of good rugs now-a-days and the buyer of them is none the wiser until the wear begins. Let us show you how competent we are to sell you GOOD RUGS ROOM SIZE RUGS--All Sizes from Many New Coats, Suits and Dresses-are now on Sale at great Reduction $27, $30, Ladies Suits $18 One lot last season's Suits at $7.50 $13.50 Ladies and Misses Coats at $8.50 $15, $16.50 Ladies Coats $9.50. Onelot last seasons Coats $3.50 Cobb, killed in railw B | Sheridan a Mr. that Later inte | Cobb, who 1, was killed jin a head sion between two trains Sun night, Deeember 30. The bod ed in Butler ‘Tuesday morning is taken to Foster, Iwhere funeral services were conduct- Ted Wed oon and inter- cemetery. ) “ve of this coun- ty, having been rn near Foster about thirty years ago. Four years > has since e his home. He is survived by two brothers, Sam and Charles Cobb, jof Foster; and two sisters, Mrs. Ar- o be went west }thur Thomas, of Foster, and Mrs. John Erwin, of Bussey, Lowa. Peace Negotiations Off. London, Jan. o--An official state [ment issued at rlin yester {forwarced by the Z h correspond- legraph Com- ause of the ent of the Exchange T pany, announced that Russian request to transfer the peace pourparlers from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm the Central Powers have temporarily suspended the nesotia- tions with Rt » a ‘The message, which was filed at Zurich Saturday, said: “Another crown council was held today at Berlin, at which Field Mar- shal Von Hindenburg and General Von Ludendorff attended Afier the meeting the following ofiicial state- ment was issued: “In conseque the Russian government the seat of negotiations from Litovsk to Stockholm, the Powers have temporarily thé negotiations with Russ ce of the request of to transfer Brest- Central suspended “Why the Farmers Should Organize.” Wm. Hirth, editor of the Missouri Farmer, will address a-meeting at the court house Saturday afternoon, Jan- uary 19, on “Why the Farmers Should Organize.” Mr. Hirth is perhaps the ebst posted man in the state on the problems of the farmer and his ad- dress should be of much value to the farmers of Bates county.- Everybody f Silks ON SALE DURING JANUARY is urged to come out and hear him, especially the members of the Bates County Farmers Club. British Casualties 18,988 Last Week, Report Says. London, Jan. 7.—British casualties reported during the week ending to- day totaled 18,998. The losses were divided as follows: Officers killed or died of wounds, 113; men, 3,832. Officers wounded or missing, 448; men, 14,605. :