The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 24, 1918, Page 4

New Spring. Army Yarn - Government Olive Drab Government Gray Ask For Minerva Brand Warner's Rust Proof Corsets, $1.20 up Paul Jones Middys $1.52 and $1.75 Lerner Silk Waists $3.52, $4.50, $6.02 Fernmore Wais'‘s, $2.70 Kewpie Silk Pe ticoats $6.00 Extra Long Brad.ey Caps, $-.98 Fest Color Ho:se Dresses, $1.50 E. & V/. Shirts, Light Colors, with Collar, 92¢ Men’s Water-proof and Wind- proof Hats, $1.5 More Women’s Comfort Kid Shoes, $4.20, fit like & glove More Kewpie Twin Shoes for children Munsing-weer for Men, Women and Chi'dren New French Cambric3, WALKER - McKIBBEN’S THE QUALITY STORE 25¢ The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week ALLEN und Mur reun'T. 2. Entered ni the Post Office of But ter, Mo., a8 second-class mail matter 36 inch Corticeili Blac 36 inch Corticelli Colo 32 to 36 inch Fancy S 36 inch all silk Crepe get good quality. MUST NOT HANDICAP PRESIDENT. For Congress to override the wishes of the President at this time and saddle upon him a so-called war cabinet, against his wishes, would be a grievous error, For the past nine months, since the declaration of war, the men who have been conducting our war prepara- tions have beem studying their jobs and learning in that most trying and efficient of all schools, that ~of ex- perience, They have profited by rete own fuam-errovs-ard-1ro mrt ' ity for properly PRICE, $1.00 PER VEAR War preparations will now stop while the Congressional busybodies, egged on by Roosevelt and headed by Penrose and Lodge conduct a pokiti- of President Wil- eal investigation son's acdiministration, Ye Gods! How long wiil the: American people who are sending their sons forth to battle and sacrificing their treasure put up with the pettifuggery of these political shysters The work of the United States se eret service in ferreting out and ap prehending the German conspirators in this country kas been marvelous to the average citizen who had never realized the capabilities of that body. But the Kaiser should worry. Roose- velt, Venrose and Lodge are still at Marge and are doing more with their Propaganda to disrupt the country and discredit the president than all! the paid minions of the Kaiser. Now that the greater part of the ex- citement occasioned by Fuel Admin- istrator field's drastic order has about died down, the manu- facturies and businesses which suf- fered the greatest from it seem to have concluded that the measure was not only a wise, but a necessary one. Those who are loudest in their criti- cism are polit ns of the demagogue | stripe who were not affected by tne order, but have only the wish and hope to discredit the administration. No man, however great his capabil- ities can properly perform the simp- lest task under a persistent, constant malicious nagging, yet a clique of political shys.ers, aided and abetted by-unscrupulous newspapers are con- ducting a systematic and. merciless campaign of nagging against the president at this, of all critical times, when he should have the united su port of the nation in the responsib carrying on the ‘greatest war in the history of the world. Roosevelt talks He was president for years, and althoigh he had been adie the Spanish-American war; -had ample opportunity to know show unprepared this country was of preparedness. ‘that time, yet he failed utterly t closing | nearly cight}. iake has been made twice, and the knowledge thus gained in the early days of our preparation have given them an insight into the basic neces- efficiency their many multiplies times over, them with individuals who must begin at. the beginning to learn the mul-} tudinous details of their task, men who, being human, must, regardless | and possibly fatal ones, would be a wreater act of folly than even the traducers of the President have at- tempted to charge him with. Penetrating congressional investi- gations. have failed to substantiate s of inefficiency. Our Allies preparations and our é approve our police must bear the responsibility of our conduct of the war has told the Amer- ican people that the war and navy de- partments are highly efficient. Congress has before it duties vastly more important than interfering with the President, and efficiency in leg- ncy in administration. France and England, whese very existence is at stake, and whose hope of victory over the German hordes depends upon the United States have unqualifiedly endorsed cvery official act and every policy of the President of the United States. These nations who have undergone nearly four years bitter experience in the world war are much better qualified to judge the efficiency and competence of the }administration’s war preparations jthan malcontents of the j and Penrose stripe. Penrose aitd-Lodge say that Roose- | velt’s abuse of the President and his ‘administration is not treason. All of which may be true, but in our humble | ; opinion the combined propaganda oi |: a score of A No. 1 master traitors! would work less harm to the nation. Private Runs for Office. Oklahoma City, Jan. 17,—Probably the only private in the American army who figures he will get time enough to campaign for lieutenant governor of his state, besides giving his soldier duties necessary atten- tion, is Private John A. Lamar, 142d Infantry, now at Camp Bowie, Tex. I_amar was formerly an attorney at Ada, Ok., until he felt his countrf called him to the colors. Lamar has heen in the army several months. His candidacy became known here, today when friends received formal cards from Private Laman stating he would make the try for lieutenant governor, A Half Million Mail Theft. New York, Jan. 19:—Two men and ‘a woman are being hunted and one man is under atrest in connection with a 3- SILKS 36 inch wide figured foulards...........$2.00.- 36 inch Corticelli Satin Messaline..... 36 inch Corticelli heavy Satin..........$2.00 cpa seedevee ines 1403s 2) 100) 61-70. Be 00 40 in C orticelli Silk and Woo! Poplin. ..$1.50 32 to 36 inch Pongee Silks.... ...6c to $1.50 86 inch A. B.C. Silks..................6 The important point in buying silk is to Walker-McKibben’ 8. THE QUALITY STORE sities of the work which constantly | To depose these men and-replace | of their capabilities, make mistakes, | s, and Mr, Wilson, who alone; islation is as much to be desirc® as! Roosevelt | .$1.50 | k Taffeta red Taffeta.......$1.50 tripe Tub Silks...$1.50 de Chine.........$1.50 HUNS PLAN DESTRUCTION OF | TURKISH NAVY WIPED OUT/SLATE RESTRAINED FROM|the trial of Scott was set for hear- U. S. SHIPYARDS Plots to Blow Up Ships on - Pacific Coast Frustrated. San Francisco, Jan. 19.—That the German government had completed plans for the wholesale destruction of emergency fleet ships and sh p- yards on the Pacific coast and the reign of destruction was to begin the latter part of this month, was learnéd today when Collector of the Port John O. Davis called naval officers; customs men and secret «service agents into conference to formulate plans for the protection of war indus- tries, Federal officials are said to have jhad this information in their posses- jsion several days and while every ef- fort has been made to round up Ger- }man agents believed to be entrusted {with the destructive work, increased | guards at all threatened plants were | determined upon today. Warning of the threatened plot was ent to Portland’ and Seattle _ by {United States Treasury Agent Tid- well, The first move to thwart the carrying out of-the plot has been the ordering of extra guards at all ship- yards and the placing of two watches composed of three United States blue-jackets each on every vessel of foreign registry to reach any Pacific port. Orders were issued today pro- ; hibiting any person to leave or board vessels without permission of the commander, Population is 105 Million. Washington, Jan, 17.—-The popula- ; tion of continental United States Jan- juary | was 195,006,000, as estimatéd jby Treasury Department . experts, who calculate the per capita money circulation at $48.76 on that date. An increase of 1,719,000 in population from January 1 last year is shown, {while the per capita circulation in- creased $5.76. January, 1, 1878, the population was 48,231,000 and the per capita circulation $16.92, ‘he gencral stock of money in the {U d States January 1 this year was | $6,256,108,271, an increase of $1,244,- 152,754 over that date last year, and the amount in circulation was $5,- 120,424,908, an increase of $679,492, | 1274 over last year. | Nearly a score of men, most of ; whom were belicved to be negroes, | were drowned in the estuary chatinel jat Tampa, Thursday, when two | sk in w ich they were being fer- jried across upset in the middle of the | | clianwiely H Mean. Secretary Baker has advised the Senate military committee the ,War Department favors discharging from drait liability men who. have passed the age of 31, registering on June 5, 1917, and. without having been called to the colors. LET’S HAVE MORE HOGS W. H. Rusk, Representing the United One of the surest ways that -the: American farmer can help whip the Kaiser is to raise more hogs. Next Friday afternoon W. H. Rusk, an ex- pert on the raising of hogs will ad- dress the farmers of this county in the Probate court room. Mr. Rusk knows about all there is- to know about the raising of hogs and can tell it in an-interesting manner. - He will explain: the need for more One lot Fur Scarfs ‘ aX ry TU 6 | Splendid Bargains i in 1 Ladies Coats al $10, $12, $20 ~ Some Cloth, some Silk Piush Misses Coats at These are all up-to-date garments. f older styles. No real large sizes. Ladies and Misses at $3; some cloth and some corduroy. A few Ladies Coats —still older ones—suitable to cut up and make childrens coats, overcoats, suits, etc., for $1.50. $10, $12 A limited numberof Bargains in Skirts, $5 Walker-McKibben’s THE QUALITY STORE IN DARDANELLES BATTLE Loses Two Big Cruisers,’ Former German Warships, in Fierce Fight With British Forces; Two English Monitors Sunk. London, Jan. 21—Turkey’s navy has practically been wiped out by the loss of the big cruisers Sultan Selim and Midullu, and the Da:ly News pre- dicted_today_this_blow, together—wi-h-| the British victories ou Turkish soil, will hasten the Ottoman empire int making peace. (The Sultan Selim and were formerly the Gerruan raiding cruisers Geoben and Breslau; which took refuge in the Dardanelles at the outbreak of the war.) Two British monitors were sunk in the naval engagement which teuk place near the mouth uf the Darda- Midully TRYING SCOTT Chief Justice Graves of Supreme Court Issues Order; Cases ~ Continued. Jefferson City, Mo, Jan, 21.— Chief Justice W. W. Graves of the Missouri supreme court this morn- ing issued a restraining order en- joining Circuit Judge J. G. Slate from trying the larceny and embezzlement ing. : Judge Slate has announced that all of the state graft cases will go over to March, when there will be a new jury to try them, Fix Shortage Butter Prices. Washington, Jan». 19.—Wholesale prices for storage creamery butter at New York and Chicago were fixed today by the Food Administration. That at New York is forty-seven charges—against—jJehn—W, Seott;} 7 ousted commissioner of the perma- nent seat of government. ‘The order will be effective until the court can pass on the new applica- tion filed this morning by Attorney General McAllister for a writ of pro- hibition against Judge Slate from sitting in the case. The new application alleged spe- cifically that Judge Slate is preju- diced against the state and- cannot nelle son Sunday morning. Visco int} give it a fair trial in the case against Broome was in. command of one of the monitors and his fate is unknown. The Breslau was sunk and the Goeben was driven ashore by bombs dropped by British airmen. Scott. The restraining order was served on Judgé Slate at the Cole’ county gotirt house by Marshal Schult of the suprefie court a few minutes before cents a pound for the remainder of the season, which ends in about two months. A price of 45 1-2 cents will prevail at Chicago until February, 1. After that date it will be advanced one-quarter cent a pound on the first and fifteenth of each month until all creimery butter has been released from storage. The increase is de- signed to compensate for storage costs. A list of promotions of officers at Camp Fimston, Kansas, includes the name of Second Lieutenant J. W. Allen, who has been promoted to a First Lieutenancy. Lieut. Allen is the ‘son of J. D. Bien Donce BROTHERS ~— CLOSED CAR ~ . The convertible sedan edjusts itself to all all weathers, and seasons and to every purpose —*business or social —of the entire household. IT WILL PAY YOU YO VISIT US AND EXAMINE THIS CAR. The gasoline consumption is unusually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. Sedan or Coupe, $1350; Winter Touring Car or Roadster, $1050. Touring Car, Roadster or Commerdial Car, $885. CANl prices f. 0, b. Detroit.)