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Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
M. W. A. AT WORK.

The Modern WoOdmen lodge of
this city held another big meet
ing Monday evening at which time
six candidates were shown thru
the mysteries of the order and
ten new applications were receiv-
ed. Deputy Bob Sloan, of Larned,
is here this week and is making
a strong effort to secure a num-
Der OF new members and is SEEM
lngly meeting with success. There
is a big fight on between Great
Bend lodge and the one at Win
field to see which one will capture
the state banner for the largest
percentage Of gain in membership
Tor the year. Winfield was 19
members ahead of the Great Bend
lodge Sunday night, but the ten
applications which were acted
upon Monday night and number
which have since been received
puts the home lodge right up with
the leaders and the boys say they
are going to win out and keep
the banner in this district for an.
other year. Larned has had the
state banner for the past two
years.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

SHOES
FOR THE FAMILY
PRICES RIGHT
QUALITY
NONE BETTER
I'm
PRICES RIGHT
KRAUSE'S
o o o o o o o O

Special Sale on Pianos all this
week. You can save big money
by buying before the first of the
year.-HOoper Drug Co.
Joe Kimpler and son, George,
were here from north Lakin town.
ship last Friday to attend to busi-
ness matters and for a visit with
friends.
Henry Nordman, of Olmtiz,
and Tobias Base, of Dundee, were
among the farmers who were paw
ing taxes and attending to other
business matters in the CITY last
Friday.
Mrs. George BriSby and son are
here from Enid, Okla, and will
remain until after the HOLIDAYS
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. King, and other reIa-
tiveS and friends. The Brisby
family were residents of this city
for a long time, but moved to Enid
several years ago where Mr.. Bris-
by is engaged in railroading and
farming. He was formerly engi-
neer on the HoiSington branch.
Books, perfumes, toilet sets.
brushes, fancy stationery, fine
box candies, cigars, pipes, fancy
articleS-hundredS and hundreds
of fine and useful Christmas pres
entS priced very low for the next
two days. Come in and look over
our line and save money.-Bar-
icklow Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Slentz and
family came in from the south
west last week and will spend the
Christmas holidays here with Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Slentz and other rel
aticeS and friends.
Don't forget the Big Auction
Sale at Hooper'S Thursday, Dec.
24th, at 2:30 D. m.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

We have hundreds of useful
and beautiful Christmas present,
all priced very low.-Hooper
Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Brack were
down from Olmitz Tuesday for a
visit with friends and TO attend
to their Christmas trading.
Will Swartz was down from OIL.
mitz Monday on a business TRIP
and visit.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Visit our big Auction Thurs
day afternoon and buy your
Christmas presents at exactly
your own price. We have one of
the largest and finest lines in the
city, and you can find just the
thing you want and buy it at just
the price you are willing to pay.
Sale starts promptly at $50
Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Get her a box of our Fine
Candies for Xmas. 1t will be the
best gift you cOuldSelect. Hooper
Drug Co.
Mrs. Will Schartz and Mrs.
Frank Andra were here from El-
linwOOd Saturday for a visit with
friends and to do some Christ
mas shopping.
A Gift of Hardware is a Gift of
Service. Make it a Hardware
Christmas and everybody will be
happy. Bondurant'S is the Hard
ware Christmas Store.
Harold Allison, who is attend
ing school at Manhattan, came in
the last of the weeA to spend his
Christmas vacation with home
folks.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

If you need a new crea INSOFAR
ator, ask Bondurant to show you
the new improved US. Holds the
worlds record for durability and
close skimming. The only ma
chine with solid nickle silver bowl
and skinner warranted to never
rust nor corrode. The only ma
chine with mechanical washer
that makes the cleaning almost
like play. The easiest turning,
longest wearing, closest skimming
easiest washed machine in the
world. Ask us to prove this.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

A healthy man is a king in his
own right; an unhealthy man an
unhappy slave. For impure blood
and sluggish liver, use Burdock
Blood BitterS. On the market for
So years. $1.00 a bottle.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25
THE WHITE WAY.

commissioners were trying to put
something over on the people. He
was informed that the property
owners paid for the poles, and al
so that at the present time there
was an argument between the Of
ficialS- of the light company and
the city commissioners as to Just
what the current was going to
cost, but that the commissioners
were going to insist on getting
the very lowest rate possible.
Several others were against the
tax or at least portions of it, but
ali were for the White Way. Two
Of the demonstrators, Rob Watts
and Bert King, who operate dray
lines, even kicked because their
tax had not been made higher.
They we're of the opinion that if
they had been assessed s25 in
stead Of IS that it would have
helped their business in the long
run. for it would have kept out
q lot of competition which they
now have, especially in the win
ter time, when many men with
teams do dray work, especially
moving household goods and that
D kind of work.
DIR. E. E. Morrison was the real
star speaker of the evening and
bit the nail Squarely on the head.
He stated in the beginning of his
talk that there had been but one
perfect man and but one man who
had made no mistakes, and that
man was Jesus Christ, and he
added that the pictures of neither
Clayt Moses or John Cook looked
anything like the man mentioned.
He acknowledged that the COM
llHsspueFS could possibly have
made. a more equitable division
OF the tax, but he believed that
they were absolutely honest and
unbiased and had used their best
Judgment in the matter. He stat
ed that just because a man did not
have children going to school was
no reason why they should object
to paying a part of their taxes
which went for school purposes,
and that this was a project which
was OF interest to every man and
woman in Great Bend, for itmeant
a bigger and better town, a place
which would be better town in
which to live, and everyone
should be for the measure. He
slated that the towns to the east
and the west of this city had well
llghed StreeS, and that it would
DE mighty poor advertisement
Tor Great Bend to be behind the
procession, and especially in view
OF the fact that Great Bend has
always been known as one of the
very best and most progressive
towns III the state. DR., Morri-
son does not own any Main street
property and the White WAY
would be of no direct benefit to
. MN any more than to any other
citizen of the town, but he be-
lleVes that it is for the good of the
'Thoie town and he wants to see
the measure passed.
w. E. Stoke, Arthur TAYLOR and
a Humber of others spoke along
The same lines, and Judge Lob.
Geh finally got down to the bot
tom OF the matter by making a
motion that the people who had
demonstrated against the tax an
point a committee to meet with
tlle city commissioners and sec
IL they could moi agree upon some
schedule which would be agree
a9ie TO all, and if such be the case
nave The ordinance again passed
80 8 that the White Way could be
installed. The motion carried
unanimously, and a committee
consisting of Oscar Clink, John
Cook and Charles Carroll was an
pointed. The committee met with
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Get a 5O-cent can of Wool Fat.
Use it for wire cuts, sore shoul-s
derS, cracked hoof. sore teats on
any sore on man or beast. II not
worth more than the price re-
lurn the can and get your money.
At Bondurant's only.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Books, perfumes, toilet sets,
brushes, fancy stationery, fine
box candies, cigars, pipes, fancy.
articles-hundreds and hundreds
of fine and useful Christmas pres
entS priced very low for the next
two days. Come in and look over
our line and save money.-Bar-
icklow Drug Co.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Accidents will happen, but the
best be regulated families keep DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil for such
emergencies. Two sizes, 25c. and
SOC. at all stores.
Barton County democrat., 1914-12-25

Christmas Goods at Auction
Thursday afternoon. Buy them
at your own price.-Hooper Drug
Co.
Evening star., 1914-08-21
FRENCH WAR MINISTRY ACCEPTS
AMERICAN ROUGH RIDER CORPS

large number Of foreign volunteers
one of whom carried q big French
flag, marched past the Louvre sing
ing the Marseillaise. Many of them
were youths.
The sweethearts and wives of the
men enlisting accompanied them to the
trains and they were cheered along
the way.
Volunteers Assemble.
The great square fronting the Invalides
In Paris presented a striking spectacle
today when 1900 foreign volunteers as
sembled in orderly formation under the
flags Of their various nations to be mus
tered in. There were 4,JOO Jews from all
countries who desired to serve as a sep
arate command; there were also 5000
Belgians. 400 Italians, 1900 Russians,
1000 Swiss, 1000 Spaniards, COO Rou-
manians, 1876 Luxemburgians and 125
Americans.
An these volunteers were obliged to
wait until the completion of the mobili-
zation Of the French regular forces
was accomplished yesterday. In the
meantime 10000 foreigners, resident in
France. have inscribed their names pro-
visionally on the rolls Of a committee
calling itself THE Friends of France" "
Only those volunteers resident In
Paris presented themselves today. 1t
will take several days to comply with all
the formalities and examinations and
make the men into anything like an or
ganized body Of troops.
Evening star., 1914-08-21

PARIS, August 21-The ministry of
war has definitely accepted the services
of the Anglo-American rough rider
corps formed in Paris. The men will
act as scouts and interpreters, for
which latter service they are parttcu-
iarly well qualified, as most Of them
speak four and some even seven Ian
guages, it is announced. All have
seen actual service and are expert
horsemen.
The rough riders will provide their
own uniforms and mounts, but a fund
for their maintenance in the field has
been raised publicly. Five automo-
biles have been given the corps. One
of the machines is fully fitted as hos
pital and will carry surgeons and
nurses.
Greeks Also Volunteer.
Grecian subjects to the number of
2s0, all of whom fought in the recent
Balkan wars, as well as a large num-
ber of Italians, offered their services
today to the French military authori-
ties.
So many men want to enlist under
the flag of the republic that it. has
been found necessary to extend the
time limit on acceptances. Otherwise
the maximum strength of many corps
would be obtained Immediately.
The streets of Paris continue to be
enlivened by occasional war scenes. A
Evening star., 1914-08-21

Reports from the New York headquar-
tiers of the American Red Cross tell Of
welcome assistance given in that city in
connection with the preparations for the
work to be done by that organization in
countries now at war. Irving T. Bush.
president of the Bush Terminal Company,
has turned over to the New York Red
Cross chapter offices spacious store
equipment and hospital supplies that will
be sent abroad on the Red Cross relief
ship.
Col. s. H. L. Slocum U. S. A.. retired.
will have general supervision of these
supplies and is now participating actively
in the preparations in New York
The executive committee of the Ameri-
can National Red Cross, at special
meeting held this afternoon, took under
consideration certain questions pertain
Ing to the chartering of the necessary
ship. Authority was granted the officers
of the organization to make the decision
1t is expected that suitable vessel will
shortly be available for the expedition.
Personnel Of Committee.
This committee consists of Maj. Gen.
George w. Davis. U. s. A., retired, who
presided today; Miss Mabel T. Boardman
Robert w. De Forest, now in London:
Franklin D. Lane. Secretary Of the In
terror; Robert Lansing. counselor of the
Department of State; Brig. Gen. Gorgas.
y. 5. A, surgeon general of the army;
surgeon General Braisted of the navy
and James Tanner.
Inc indications are favorable that a
Widespread campaign for funds with
which to assist in financing the ship ex-
pedltlon will be on in the District of CO.
lumbia the first of the coming week.
Much importance attaches to the meeting
scheduled to be held in the office Of
commissioner Newman. chairman of the
District of Columbia board of the Red
cross. Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
delegations from the Chamber of Com
merce, the Board of Trade and the Re-
tail Merchants Association are expected
to be present, and out of this meeting
concerted effort Is expected to develop
locally. in support Of the Red Cross Eu-
ropean plan.
Cable advices from the American en-
bassies in Paris and St. Petersburg,
which have been transmitted to the
American Red Cross by the State De-
partment, tell of the designation by the
French and Russian governments of GER
tain vessels to be used entirely to aid
wounded. sick and shipwrecked persons
in accordance with article one of the
Hague convention of October IS, 1907,
concerning the application Of the princi-
war. The French transport Duguay
Trouin and the steamers Canada and
Bretagne have been designated for this
purpose by the Grench government Rus
sia has designated the schoolship Nico-
laieff and steamer Ariadna.
Evening star., 1914-08-21

LONDON, August u G:15 am.).-Says
dispatch to the Havas agency from Bel
fort:
'"The battles between the French and
Germans around Muelhausen have been
particularly bloody for the Germans, who.
knowing the French would spare as much
as possible the Alsatians and their prop
erty, hid themselves in houses protected
by the Red Gross, whence they fired on
the French.
1.-The French directed violent rifle and
artillery fire on their assailants, causing
veritable. carnage.
Every German leaving the houses was
shot down.
"a battery Of six guns with their cais-
sons filed with ammunition were cap
tured from the Germans. They were
Evening star., 1914-08-21
FIVE KILLED IN STORM.
Electrical 0utDdrst, Nearly
Cyclone, Strikes Wilkes Barre.

wILKES-BARRE,P Pa, August 21.-Five
persons were killed, seven seriously in
iured and twenty-five others less pain
fully hurt in this city yesterday when a
severe electrical storm. approaching cy-
clone in force. swept the southern section
known as the Heights and part Of Wilkes
Barre township.
The dead: Anna Burnetsky. aged
eighteen: Joseph Griniths. fifty. watch
man; Katie Smith. seventeen; Helen
Brazitski. FIVE; Joseph Acikazeg. nine.
The watchman and two Of the dead
girls lost their lives in the ruins OF Nc
Farlane's silk mill, which was unroofed
and partially collapsed, Several other
girl employees at the mill were injured.
Evening star., 1914-08-21
JAPANESE LEADERS IN
ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
DR.. Louis L. Seaman Writes of the
0mniscient Work of Officers
in Warfare.

The Japanese were amcng the first to
recognize the true value of an army
medical corps. according to DR.. Louis
Livingstone Seaman of New York, In a
communication to the National Geo.
graphic Society, at Washington. DR..
Seaman has made worldwide study of
contagious and epidemic diseases. He
was with the second imperial army of
Japan at the front In Manchuria, and is
the author of many medical books and
papers.
''The Japanese medical officer Is omni-
present" he says. You will find him
in countless places where in an American
or British army he has no place. In the
Russo-Japanese war he was as much In
the front as in the rear. He was with
the first screen of scouts with his micro
scope and chemicals testing and labelling
wells SO the army 20 follow should drink
no contaminated wSpn
Thorough Sanitary Examination.
when the scouts reached a town he
Immediately instituted a thorough exami.
nation of its sanitary condition, and II
contagion or infection was found he
quarantined and placed a guard around
the dangerous district. Notices were
posted. so the approaching column was
warned, and no soldiers were billeteG
where danger existed. Microscopic bloo6
tests were made in all fever cases, and
meteorological experts. fully equipped
formed part of the staff of every divi
sional headquarters.
THE medical officer was also found ir
camp. lecturing the men on sanitation
and the hundred-and- -one details of per
rN.Il htro -hnu tf, fo sav,r
when not to drink, to bathe and even tt
the direction of the pairing and cleansing
of the finger nails to prevent danger
from bacteria. 1t was the rule of tn,
Japanese surgeons at the front to do lit
tie or no operating except in cases of ex
| treme emergency. or where hemorrhag,
| threatened immediate death. All case:
| were treated by the application of thu
| f1rst-aid dressing and then sent to th'
| rear as quickly as possible. thence b.
| hospital boat or transport to the bas'
| hospitals in Japan.
To Eliminate Disease as Factor.
"A distinguished Japanese officer wher
! discussing with me the subject of kus
sia's overwhelming numbers. said, 'Yol
| know in every war four men die of dis
ease for every one who falls from bullets
That will be the position Of Russia il
| this war. We propose to eliminate dis
ease as a factor. Every man who die.
| in our army must fall on the field of bat
\ tie. In this way we shall neutralize thu
superiority of Russian numbers and stand
on comparatively equal footing
Japan was the first country In the
world to recognize that the Creates
| enemy in war is not the army of the in
| vader. but a foe more treacherous anG
| angerous-preventable disease, found
| lurking In every camp. The state de
prives the soldier of his liberty, prescribe.
| his exercises. equipment. dress. diet, thu
locality In which he shall reside, and II
| the hour of danger expects him. Il nee
Evening star., 1914-08-21
SCARE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Prince Rupert Hears of the Approach
of German Warship.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. August 21.-The
following dispatch was received from
Prince Rupert, B. C.. late yesterday.
"All banks have been notified by Hon
]. D. Hazen. Canadian minister of ma
rine. of the near approach of a German
warship. stated to be coming to coal.
Authorities have been notified not to
give aid to the enemy. even under
threat of bombardment of the city"
SEATTLE. Wash, August 21-So far
as known here no German man -of-war
Is in the north Pacific. Prince Rupert,
the Pacific terminus of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railroad and the most
northerly Pacific coast city in Canada,
has a population OF 5000 and is un-
fortified.
Evening star., 1914-08-21

be q particular concern in Germany.
where, besides a heavy registration fee
for a patent, there is also an annual tax.
which is doubled yearly to force the pat
entee to work his patent and not al
low It to lie idle, as Is frequently done
by large corporations in the United
States where corporate advantage and
public utility and benefit conflict
Some patent applications for reglstra-
ton in Germany are finding their way
through Holland and past the war CEN
sors. but most of the patent business be-
tween the United States and Germany
has been cut off by the war.
Evening star., 1914-08-21
PLIGHT OF PEASANTS IS PITIABLE
AS THEY SEEK REFUGE IN BRUSSELS

the Prussians. The roads leading into
Brussels have been crowded all day with
all manner Of conveyances. many drawn
by dogs and others by girls. women and
aged peasants.
Most of these people have lost every
thing. Few of them have any money.
The peasant is considered lucky who
succeeded in saving a single horse or q
COW. Most of them tell Of German bar
barites. but it is evident that a ma
jority Of these tales are somewhat ex.
aggerated.
Evening star., 1914-08-21
CARNAGE AMONG GERMANS
IN MUELHAUSEN BATTLES
Said to Have Fired on French From Red
Gross Houses Successes for Tri-
color in Alsace Continue.

taken to Benort, where crowds Of curious
townspeople gathered to see them. Eight
cen other guns captured today are ex-
pected to reach Belfort tomorrow, to
gether with 600 prisoners
An official statement issued in Paris
says:
"Our troops have met with brilliant
successes in Alsace, especially between
Muelhausen and Altkirch. The Germans
retreating on the Rhine left in our hands
many prisoners and twenty-four guns.
six of which were captured by our in
fantry after a sharp struggle.
I'm Lorraine the day was less fortu-
nate for us. Our advanced troops found
themselves faced by exceptionally strong
positions. They were forced by coun-
ter attack to fall back in a body, which is
solidly established on the Seille and along
the canal from the Marne to the Rhine. .
Evening star., 1914-08-21

LONDON, August q i3:1O a.m).-."Brus-
sells is filled with refugees from sur
rounding towns despite the large num-
bers who left the city for Client and
Ostend during the past few days" says
the Daily Chronicles Ghent correspond
ent.
THE plight Of most Of the refugees Is
pitiable." the correspondent adds Many
are camped in the public square whose
homes in the suburbs have been fired by
Evening star., 1914-08-21
QUAKE FELT AT COMO, ITALY.
Residents of City Rush Into Streets
in Great Alarm.

ROME. August 20. $40 pm. delayed in
transmissiom.--A strong earthquake shock
was felt at Como today and caused great
alarm. The people Of the city rushed
into the streets. The inmates of the San
Domino prison had bad scare. as they
believed that the ancient building might
collapse.
The prisoners include Porter Charlton.
the American who Is awaiting trial for
the murder Of his wife at Lake Como in
1910.
Evening star., 1914-08-21
j. S, INVENTORS SUFFER
BY WAR IN EUROPE
Breaking Of Communication Inter
feres With Obtaining Foreign
Protection for Patents.

Considerable Inconvenience and con-
cern lest they suffer financial loss Is
being felt by American inventors and
patent attorneys as result OF the war
| in Europe.
On account Of the difficulty in getting
| applications for patents into countries
in the war zone, particularly into Ger
| many, and because some Of the foreign
patent offices have been reported closed.
foreign patent business as concerns the
| American inventor and attorney has
been practically suspended.
To protect his invention in other
countries it Is necessary for an Ameri-
can inventor to file application for a
patent in those countries within a year
Of the date on which he files applica-
tion for the American patent. This ap-
plication must be accompanied by the
registration fee.
Rules as to Protection.
As soon as patent Is sisued here the
patent office sends copy of the Off
cial gazette, a weekly publication, to
all foreign countries, and that, is ac-
cepted as public disclosure" which
releases the invention as public prop
erty in the principal foreign countries.
Protection Of Industrial Properties has
adopted resolution, whereby all coun-
tries subscribing to this convention
recognize the right of an inventor to
claim patent rights in a foreign coun-
try within one year Of the date on
which he filed application for the do
mestic patent.
AS there has been serious delay in
getting through the war lines. many
American inventors and patent attorneys
arr fed Sf n.
ent rights in the countries now engaged
in war.
Thomas Ewing. commissioner Of pat
ents. today gave assurance that the
United States government will do all in
its power to protect the interests of these
patentees. He said that the State Depart
ment Is now transmitting money for pat
entees through its embassies and lega-
tions to protect their patent rights He
believes that when the war fever is over
the United States government will make
representations to those countries that
have been at war. and that where un-
avoidable delay was caused patent seek
ers, an extension of time for foreign reg
istry will be granted.
Expects Time Extension.
One Washington patent attorney. who
has branch Office in Berlin, said today
that he believes an extension Of time will
be allowed by nations now at war. He
pointed out that in these governments, as
in the United States, the patent office is
the one department that is big revenue
producer, and stated his confidence that
one of the first concerns Of these govern
ments. will be to restore patent business
as -strengthener Of the finances Of the
country.
He emphasized his belief that this will