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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.

There promised to be story for some
one to write year after the war -
would tell how quickly France reeo'
cred from the invasion of the Germans'
But one need not wait until after 'he
war. The story can be written now
We know that the enemy was thrown
back across. the Aisne. 1t is one OF 'hs
most splendid pages in the history oi
France.
We know that the German drove the
French and English before nm uhlii
at the forest of Montmorency ana at
Claye he was within ten and ntteeh
miles of Paris. But today, by any OUT
ward evidence, he would have hard
time to prove it. And that is not DE-
cause when he advanced he was care
full not to tramp on the grass or pleh
the flowers. He did not obey even the
warnings in the villages to automo-
bilists: Attention les enfants! On
the contrary, as he came, he threw pc
fore him thousands of tons of steel ana
iron. Like cyclone he uprooted trees
unroofed houses; like tidal wave ne
eXcavated roads that had been pullt
by the Romans, swept away walls anu
broke the backs of stone bridges ihal
for hundreds of years had held their
own against swollen rivers.
A year ago l followed the German in
his retreat from Claye through MeauA'
Chateau Thierry to scissors, "here,
on the east bank of the Aisne, l
watched the French artillery shell ms
guns on the hills opposite. The French
then were hot upon his heels. In one
place they had not had time to remove
even their own dead. and to AVOID tne
bodies in the open road the car>had to
twist and turn.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
With Wheat Still Around The SS Mark and The Prospects For The Coming Crop Better Every Day. We Should Worry
ADJUDGED INSANE.

George Helmick, of near Claflin
who has been a county charge for
several years, was brought here
Tuesday by Chas. Radenberg and
A. B. Smith, Jr., and turned over
to the county officials. Mr.. Hell
mick has been a resident of this
county for about twenty years,
formerly living east of Ellinwood
and has been feeble minded all
his life. For several years he
has been taken care of by Mr..
Smith, but, his condition has be-
come such lately that he was con-
sidered dangerous and it was
thought best that he be placed
in one of the state institutions. A
hearing was held by Probate
Judge Hall Thursday morning
with DrS. Connect and Owens as
examining physicians, and it was
decided that he was unfit to be
at large and he will be sent to
the asylum as soon as arrange
mentS can be made. He is a man
about fifty-five years of age and
has no relatives except two sis
terS living in Missouri.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
ONLY IS BELOW.

The Democrat is in receipt of
a letter from E. E. MaSSie, a for
mer resident of this city, who is
now located at St. Anthony, Ida,
in which he asks to be remember
ed to all his old Great Bend
and Barton county friends. Evi-
IDENTIFY cold weather is not a to-
tai stranger out in that part of
the country for Everett remarks
in his letter that it has not been
very cold there as yet this winter
as the thermometer so far has
only registered IS degrees below
zero. Mr.. Massie is manager of
the clothing and mems furnish
lngS department of a large store
there and reports that they have
had an extra fine business all fall
and winter. Wheat there is SELL
ing for $1.75 per hundred weight
which is equal to about $1.O2 per
buShel.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
LANDS LEGISLATURE JOB.

A telegram from w. P. FEEDER
Monday noon to the Democrat
informs us that Louis Hans, of
this city, was elected as sergeant
alarms of the State Senate. Mr..
Hans has been one of the good
workers of the Democratic party
in this state and his many friends
will be glad to know that he has
received this deserved recognition
of his services.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
NEW OFFICERS TAKE CHARGE
There Is But Little Change In the.
Court House Lineup.

The men who will have charge
OF the affairs of Barton county
for the next two years began their
tenure Of office on Monday of
this week, but as most of the old.
officials were reelected there is
but little change in the personnel
at the county seat headquarters.
The only changes at the present
time are that of Frank BloOmer,
of Claflin, who takes the place Of
Mat Dick as commissioner from
the First District, and Will
TOwnSley is the new county print.
er in the place of the Democrat
man, and DR.. A. R. Haas, of Ellin-
wood, is the new county coroner.
Representative Fred Zutavern
succeeds himself as representative
from this county to the state leg
iSlature; Charles Younkin starts.
in on his fourth term as county
clerk; Harry Hall his fourth as
probate judge; R. C. Russell his
third as county attorney; Clyde
YeO as register of deeds, w. NJ.
Brown as sheriff, AIoiS Schwager
as county treasurer, and w. A.
Rush as county surveyor, are each
starting on their second terms,
while Sam Kellam is beginning
his sixth term as clerk of the dis
trict court. DR.. A. R. Haas, of
Ellinwood, is the new coroner,
and w. L. BowerSox, the new
county superintendent. The lat
ter office does not change, how
ever, until next summer. All of
the old officers have made most
efficient and capable publici Of /.
ficialS and that their work has
been appreciated was shown by
the vote received by each in the
last election, and they can be
counted upon to look after the
work of their various offices dur
ing the next two years in the
same careful~mahner as in the
past.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
NAT DICK HAS MADE GOOD
EiIinwoOd Commissioner One of
The Best Ever In The
County.

w
Dick, of Ellinwood, as one of the
members of the Board of County
o Commissioners, the county has
g lost one of the very best officials
who has ever been elected to look
after its affairs since its Organi-
zatiOn and a man who has prob
ably given more thought and close
attention to the affairs of the
q county than any man who has
ever held this position. During
all the years in which he has been
connected with the county affairs
in the capacity of commissioner
he has made it his business to
personally pass on every bill and
consider carefully every matter
which has been brought before
the board for consideration, and
by so doing he has undoubtedly
assisted in saving the county
thousands of dollars, and in many
cases his Shrewd foresight has
kept the county out of expensive
litigation, and in doing so he has
made a place for himself in the
work of the county which it will
be hard for any other man to fill,
and in the giving up of his place
on the county board he can re-
tire to private life with the
thought that his work has always
been we'll and faithfully done
and that he has the esteem and
the very highest respect of all the
other county officials and of all
the people of the county as well.
As a slight token of the esteem
in which he was held by his CO.
workers, the court house bunch
presented Mr.. Dick with a hand
some gold handled cane at the
commissioners meeting Friday,
and which he will no doubt high
ly cherish as a memento of the
many days in which he has sat
as a member of the board, and
the most of which, when they can
be looked back upon, will be re-
membered as pleasant ones. The
EllinwoOd people, in appreciation
of the faithful way in which Mr..
Dick has looked after the inter
estS of their district, also present
ed him with a beautiful gold ham
died cane, suitably engraved,
which will be another reminder
to him of the esteem and respect
in which he is held by the peo-
pie who have worked with him
and know him best.
Frank Bloomer, of Claflin, who
is the new commissioner from
the first district, is a man who
has been successful in the man.
agement of his own affairs and
one who can be counted upon to
look we'll after the interests of the
county in all his official dealings,
and to discharge the duties of his
office in a just and impartial man.
ner and in a way creditable to
himself and the county.
Mrs. Robert Grizzell and child
rem came over from Claflin
last Friday evening for a visit of a
few days here with her mother,
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

Banker d. C. Johnson was here
from Ellinwood Monday to attend
to some business matters and for
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunn and
family, former residents of this
city, have moved back from Hell
zer where they have been living
for the past few years and where
MIR. Dunn has been buying grain
for the Walnut Greek Mills. He
will have charge of the Moses
Bros. elevator at this place. &C.:
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
A FINE SHOWING.
Read The Prudential Building &
Loan Statement In This Issue.

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a report Of the condition
of the Prudential Building and
Loan Association of this city, and
it is a report whichiS well worthy
of your investigation and one of
which the company can well be
proud. Starting as it did in May,
1909, with but thirty members, it
has now grown until it numbers
almost four hundred members
and is one of the strong financial
institutions of the city, and no
better statement of its steady and
substantial growth can be given
than that of a comparison of its
annual statements for the past
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

An examination for teachers
certificates will he held in the
County Superintendent's office
Friday and Saturday, January 20
and 80, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Subjects for Friday are: Gram
mar, spelling, geography, music,
bookkeeping, methods, agricul-
ture, Kansas History, ancient and
modern histOry.-Jennie B. Mo-
myer, County Superintendent.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

Frank Doran was among the
south side farmers who were
visiting and attending to bust
ness affairs in town Saturday.
Frank says that the wheat is
looking good over In his part of
the country, and from present in
dicationS there is going to be
another good crop the coming
summer.
J. w. Randolph was down from
Offerle this week for a visit with
Ed S. Marx and to attend to some
business matters. Mr.. Randolph
is farming Mr.. Marks land near
Offerle and reports that they had
a good rain and snow there Sum
day and that as a result the pros
poets for another good wheat crop
this summer are a whole lot bet
ter than they were. Wheat on
the low land in that vicinity is
looking fine, although not as far
advanced as it was at this time
last year, but he fears that the
upland will be somewhat spotted
IS fhe stand IS VerV NOR
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
TX years, which is as follows:

Ihe business OF The Prudential
Building & Loan Association is
one which will bear the closest in
veStigation, for the company is
chartered under the laws of the
state and its business is conduct
ed under the supervision of the
State Bank Commissioner, and
regular reports must be made to
his department of all its tranSac-
tiOnS, the same as a state bank
must file its statements. 1t should
especially commend itself to the
man or woman or the boy or girl
who desires a safe investment
where the money will return a
good rate of interest, for the stock
will return an interest on the in
veStment of from 10 to 16 per cent
annually. If a person desires to
draw out their money before their
stock natures they can do so by
giving 30 days notice, at which
time they can draw out every cent
they have deposited.
The loan feature is also a most
cOmmendable one, for it is thru
this channel that many of the
homes of this as we'll as other
cities were built, whereas had it
not been for a company of this
kind, many of the people who are
today the owners of these homes
would in their place have mere
ly a bundle of rent receipts. 1t is
a most excellent way for a boy or
girl, while they are young, to lay
aside a part of their money, so
that when they reach maturity
they will have a nice sum to in
vest in some business enterprise
or in a home or with which to Sc
cure a college education. In fact,
there are too many points which
could be brought up in its favor
to enter into a discussion of all
OF them in this little article, but
we know that the officers will be
glad to 90 into the matter in de-
tail with any interested parties,
and we believe that an investment
in their stock will be one which
no one will ever have cause to re-
gret.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
REVIVE WHITE WAY PLANS.

The White Way proposition
has again been brought back to
life and the matter is to be taken
up by the city commissioners and
the business men and property
owners shortly, and it is probable
that Great Bend will really have
a White Way by early in the
spring. Just what rate is to be
paid for the electric currant has
not been agreed upon as yet with
the officials of the light COM
pany and this is helping to hold
back a decision in the matter. And
then, the commissioners want to
be quite sure that the people real
ly want this great improvement
before they spend any more
money in the matter. 1t is going
to be necessary to create an occu-
patton tax or some other kind of
special revenue to raise funds for
the lighting system, and as the
commissioners have passed two
ordinances along this line and
have had remonStranceS filed
against them both so that they
were rendered null and void, they
are going to go slow in the matter
now until they see that the OBJ
lection is reduced to the mini
mum. A large number of peo-
pie who signed the last remOn-
STRANGE some weeks ago have since
stated that they were in favor of
the White Way, and some of the
most active opponents of the oc-
cupatiOn tax have now changed
their minds and are in favor of
the measure, so but little OppoSi-
ton is looked for along this line.
The poles for the lighting system
must be put in by the property
owners and they are now busy on
the project and will present the
petition to the commissioners ask
ing that the White Way be install
ed. When this lighting system is
in operation it will mean that
Great Bend will be an even bet
ter place in which to live than at
the present time, and that the
town has taken one more step in
the way of progress.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Moses left
on Tuesday for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where they expect TO re-
main for several months for the
benefit of Mr.. Moses health.
They returned from Chicago last
week, where Mr.. Moses had gone
to consult a specialist, and while
the physician said that he was in
no immediate danger, yet it is i'm
perative that he cease all work
for some time, and that he spend
as much time as possible in the
fresh air and in taking outdoor
exercise. The many old friends
of Mr.. Moses here will hope that
he will readily regain his usual
good health.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

Tom Taylor went to Kansas
City the first of the week to at
tend to some. business matters
and for visit of a few days with
friends.
Mrs. Carl Morrison and little
daughter returned to their home
in Jefferson, Okla, the first of
the week after a visit here during
the Christmas holidays with her
mother, Mrs. J. R. Johnson and
family.
Herman Tammen and John
EverS two of the prominent far
merS of Clarence township, were
in Monday to look after business
matters and for a short visit with
friends and report that they had
a fine rain and snow out their
way the same as here. Mr.. Tam
men was treasurer of his town
ship. and brought in his annual
report, which is published in this
rncrnn of fMo no...o~~oa
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15

Mrs. Robert Grizzell and child
rem came over from Claflin
last Friday evening for a visit of a
few days here with her mother,
Mrs. j. R. Johnson, and family
and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Walters, who
have been spending the winter
In San Antonio, Texas, were call
ed home the last of the week on
account of the illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Smith, who
is in the hospital at this place.
Mr.. Walters reports that they en-
jOyed their stay in the southland
and that it is most pleasant place
to spend the winter months.
Daniel Bird was in from Clar-
ence township few days the
last Of the week for a visit with
relatives and friends and to at
tend to some business matters
and on Monday Mr.. Bird made a
pleasant business and social call
at this office to renew his sub
also that of a copy he sends to
his brother in Virginia where he
visited for a few weeks this win
ter. Naturally he was feeling
pretty good over the fine rain and
snow which fell Sunday morning
and is Of the opinion that the
wheat ground is now in fine shape
and believes that the present pros
poets indicate another bumper
crop the coming summer. He is
somewhat anxious for the roads
to get in good shape so that he
can begin to haul off the surplus
of last years grain, for with the
amount he has on hand it is some
what of a big job. He has over
ten thousand bushels of his own
wheat in the bins and in addition
his sons have over three thousand
,ehnIc more
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
DEPUTY SHERIFFS.

Sheriff W. NJ. Brown has an
nounced the appointment of the
following deputies for the next
two years: Charles Lawhorn, at
Pawnee Rock; Joe Sprinkler, at
Ellinwood; Frank Bloomer, at
Claflin; S. S. Shattuck, at HoiSing-
ton; John Andreae, at Albert and
Ed Brown, at Great Bend. '''''.
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-15
HAMILTON.

Robert, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Hamilton, former res
identS of this city, died at the
family home at Kingman, Kan
SaS, Wednesday morning of this
week, a complication of diseases
being the cause of the death. The
little boy was born April 9, 1913,
and was the only child. Funeral
services were held Thursday af-
ternOOn at 2:3O at the home in
Kingman and interment made in
The cemetery at that place. The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton in this community will
extend to them sincere sympathy
in the sad loss of their little one.
Warren sheaf., 1915-09-22

Evidence that the fire aboard the
Fabre line steamship SAINT Anna which
caused great alarm for the safety of
her l.764 passengers when reported by
wireless, was the result of war plot
aimed at the 1,7O0 Italian reservists
aboard, was contained in dispatch to
the state department at Washington.
Opponents of the loan to the allies
carried their campaign into Wall
street in New York and announced
their sentiments from flaming placards
in front of the office of J. P. Morgan
& Co.
Chicago's military training camp for
business men will be the only one es-
tablished in the middle West That
was definitely decided by the war de-
partment at Washington
Two hundred and six members Of
the new house of representatives out
of total of 435 will vote for the fed
eral amendment for woman suffrage,
according to report made by Mrs.
Medill Mccormick of Chicago to the
executive board of the National Amer
fcan Woman Suffrage association at q
special meeting at New York.
Newman Erb, multimillionaire rail.
road magnate, is critically ill at his
summer home at Deal, N. j., as the re.
suit of a poison tablet which he swal-
lowed by mistake eor headache medi.
cine
Returning from a funeral, Father w.
]. Mccarthy, well-known Catholic
priest, and John Duggan, wealthy re-.
tired farmer, were instantly killed by
train on the Big Four, near Paris,
Ill.
A lone bandit held up an express
messenger, robbed train of $4,000
and several packages of jewelry and
escaped, near Arcadia, Ind.
In compliance with the last wish Of
Sir William G. Van Horne, the Cana
dian Pacific railroad builder, who died
ct Montreal, his body was buried in
Oakwoods cemetery at Joliet. III.
Submarine MI, built for the United
States government by the Fore River
shipbutlding corporation, was launched
Warren sheaf., 1915-09-22
Sporting

William, the champion PAGER, SO,
cured another record at the state fair
track at Syracuse, N. y, when he
started against the worlds S wagon rec
ord, amateur drivers, of 2:0111z. The
stallion paced the mile in 1859 y.
The Minnesota boxing commission
at meeting held at St. Paul, upheld
the action of Referee George Barton
in disqualifying kid" Williams for
fouling Johnny Ertle in their contest
Mexfcarl Revolt
Another United States soldier died
ct Brownsville, Tex, from a Mexican
bullet The latest victim of the bor-
der warfare is Trumpeter Harold z.
Forney, Troop A, Twelfth cavalry.
British consuls in northern Chihuar
hua and Sonora have been notified By
the British embassy at Washington
to confer with American officials in
that territory as to the advisability Of
withdrawing with them to the United
States.
During the period from August l to
September 10 240 persons died Of
starvation at Mexico City. Il is feared
that the death rate will increase, as
the American Red Cross has been
compelled to abandon its relief work
Yor Sack OF funds.
The Sheaf advertisers save you
money.
Warren sheaf., 1915-09-22
Washington

Washington
New traffic records were set in the
July, ITO ocean-going vessels making
the passage of the waterway, says a
report issued at Washington. That
was IS per cent greater than the av-
erage traffic of the preceding months.
All of the evidence dealing with
the sinking of the Arabic compiled by
the United States has been forwarded
from Washington to the Berlin foreign
Office through state department
sources, at the request of the German
ambassador
Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Aus
trian ambassador at Washington.
asked Vienna to recall him on leave OF
absence. 1t can be stated authorita
lively that Doctor Dumba will sail for
Austria very shortly.
The HALEY block, stores and Offices
at Beaver Dam, Wis, was totally de-
stroyed by fire and Samuel Elser.
clothing merchant, perhaps fatally
burned Firemen saved the rest of
the business district by using dyna-
mite. Fire started by a gas explosion
All the American packers whose
products, valued at many millions OF
dollars, were declared by the British
prize court forfeited to the crown,
gave notice tof, appeal from the deci.
sion.
Foreign
The czar has prorogued the duma at
Petrograd. A program of important
reforms put forward by the new ma.
jority of liberal and progressive eie
ments threatened to cause the resig
nation of the cabinet
Chicago packers were defeated in
the British prize court at Londop
when that tribunal handed down a
decision conhscating to the crown
large American cargoes taken from
merchantmen. The meat cargOea
we're valued at $l5,00O,O00.
: -. s = u
Warren sheaf., 1915-09-22
Happenings
Of the World
Iersely Told
European Wa,. News

Field Marshal Won Hindenburgl
forces, which have fanked Wilma and
Dvinsk, cutting the railroad between
those cities, have made a further ad'
vance in the East. The war Office at
Berlin announced the capture of Vid.
zy, about thirty-fve miles south oi
Dvinsk.
An Austrian submarine, commanded
by Lieutenant Won Trapp, tOrpedoed
and sank a large British transport
few days ago in the southern Adri.
attic, according to an announcement
made at Vienna
/ Another German spy was executed
in the tower of London. The official
announcement of the prisoners death
did not give his name.
A dispatch to Amsterdam from Ber.
lin states that the German foreign
office handed, Ambassador Gerard a
note which asserted that the attack
by submarine on the liner Orduna was
made only because that steamer was
trying to escape
What may prove to be the greatest
victory achieved by the Germans in
the western theater of war since their
initial rush into France is officially an.
uounced by the war office at Berlin.
The smashing advance against the
French line, bending it backward to
the west of Verdun, imperils that great
french stronghold more seriously
than ever before.
Vienna newspapers received at
Paris state that enormous re-enforce-
ments for the allies are arriving at the
Dardanelles. 1t is asserted that 115.-
900 allied troops have arrived at thet