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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-11

The farmers ne about t. ri.
ct people yoa eoud think = oui
trying to get their corn plted.
The ground y IN bad condiif 6 for
the corn to come throu9A md
some Of it may have to Be planted
over.
II Mr.. Argenbright dragged the
road IN fine shape. He - i've
niles commencing 1t the Holland
corner and drags to Mound ereek
bridge.
/ Mr.. Kinney has . relative visit
ing him.
/ Charles Thomas took il the
circus At Kansas City.
Leon Norris has been having
some bad luck with his stock. DR..
Starks was called to look after
i them but he lost a nice colt.
/ W. B. Tyler and wife were Sun
day visitors at Fisher Lacy's
| Miss Fenton spent Friday night
at the Joe Clark home. Mis- Fen
! ton is one of the High School
| teachers.
Jim Thomas and Mr. Clay
Hyatt were business visitors to
Kansas City last week.
Spring has come sure now.
Frank Golliday and Herman
Seelinger have taken possession
of the old fishing pool.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry were Sun
day afternoon visitors at Joe
Clark s.
DR.. J. NJ. Norris spent Satur-
day in Butler. Something unus-
ual for him.
Frank Jewett and family spent |
Sunday with Mrs. Golliday and
sons.
Rev. Spencer and Mrs. Spencer
returned to their home in Butler
Monday. He preached three ser.
mons Sunday at as many differ
emf places. They were dusty and
tired from their long walk. We
wonder if the people turned out
to hear him. It'takes grace and
courage to do the work he has to
do.
Miss Florence Price and Miss
Margaret Hyatt were High School
visitors last Thursday.
Lewis Culbertson and Roy and
Mary were all visitors at Lewis
Radford's Sunday.
Mr.. Lawson had what might
have been a serious accident Sat
urday. Coming down the Lafol-
lett hill the neck yoke came down.
No one was hurt but the rig was
badly damaged.
Miss Nellie Grant has the Her
rell school for another year.
Alfred Newton was out and
took supper with his mother Tues
day.
Harry Welton, wife and little
Helen Elizabeth, spent Sunday
with Mrs Welton s mother, Mrs.
Newton. SUNSHINE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-05-11

Christian Science Services and
Sunday school will be held each
Sunday in the Probate Court room
ct the court house. Sunday
school 10 a. m. Services II .. m.
Subject, "Mortals and Immor.
tals."
All are cordially invited TO at.
tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

lean and other correspondents, and asked;
 Why is your American enterprise which is apt to carry everything before it, unable to tell us more of what goes on in Germany? Many of the American newspapers and news agencies have very enterprising correspondents in Berlin. Why, l wonder, do they tell us so little about what goes on in the Reichstag and generally about political discussions?'
 Dc not forget Sir Edward concluded,
 that while on one side this office IS destructive, on the other it is the means of supplying to the press of this country and to neutral agencies and corresponds ents a great deal of information which has not only public interest but com mercial value. l think it can be eaid that every naval and military event of importance which has been reported in the last 20 months has gone to the press through this office, and though in criticizing us it may be convenient to forget that fact, it still remains a fact The only credit we claim is that we issue all news with strict impartiality and with out delay and we think it is doubtful whether the press would receive it so regularly or so quickly if there were no press bureau"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Mining the Air

The failure of the English high-angle anti aircraft artillery to destroy Zeppe- lins attacking London has been repeated " demonstrated. and it has stimulated many a scientific mind to invent some more efficient means of defense.
 According to the February Popular Science Monthly, Joseph Steinmetz, an American inventor, proposes to mine the air with bomb carrying balloons. Small hydrogen balloons connected in pairs or groups by niapo wire (weighing about 10 pounds to the mile) are to be set adrift when the ZeppefffIs are over London. According to the inventor, they would rise rapidly and enmesh the enemys aircraft Attached to the balloon units are small hook-trigger bombs of high explosive con- tact and incendiary torches, which are to be drawn into the Zeppelins gas bag with destructive results. The method is to be further elaborated by carrying nets of very wide mesh, an idea successfully applied in submarine warfare. In the opinion of MT. Steinmetz, even though the chance of Zeppelin's fouling the thousand, that one chance is well worth the attempt and expense. The Popular Science Monthly points out many serious faults in this project saying:
 At first blush this scheme of mining the air as a defense against Zeppelins is attractively plausible Undoubtedly, if the atmosphere above London were full of floating air mines, it would not be so easy to bombard the town from aloft. When it comes to making this arrange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
Facts From Many Lands
Louie Reese
m the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
 Estimates of exports on the Cuban su- gar crop of 1915-16 show that it will be a record one. One hundred and eighty five sugar centrals have begun grinding the sugar as against 176 in operation last season. The cane is said to be the best in quality in years, cool weather having ripened it properly and added higher saccharine content than usual.
 The death rate in the United States for 1914 was 13.6 per thousand. the lowest ever recorded in this country. The fig ures, however, do not cover the entire United States but only the estimated population of the registration area, some communities having inadequate death registration systems.
 The annual production of fish in Spain amounts to nearly s1O,0O0,OO0 yearly in value. There are 6S6 steam and 15,194 sailing vessels engaged in the industry. The annual production of canned fish is S50O,000 cases of cans, 10 to the case. The pack of Portugal is about 1,500,000 cases, and that of France in normal times is about 100000 cases. Large quantities of Spanish packed fish are sent broad un- der French and Italian labels.
 China draws its principal supplies of soft woods from the United States and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Think of the conflagration these clusters of balloons might cause!
 Even if the mine balloons remained over London in their allotted places, there are other factors to be considered which could very likely result in catastrophe. To carry the smallest bombs, balloons must be many Smes larger than the heaviest floating Tnlnes. At short range
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

they would furnish ideal targets to
 Zeppelin's machine guns A Zeppelin m
 easily shade it's flights and yet clea| illuminate near object in the air. a good marksman with a machine gun stationed at each side of the front of car and before any balloon mine could any harm it would be shot down and 1 into a city street."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

With gasoline at 1Sc gallon: Come and take spin with us, old man. We're not going far; just hundred miles or SO if the roads are good
 With gasoline at 1Sc: Be glad to have you in the car with us Sunday. We're going out for a 5O-mile jog"
 With gasoline at 23c: Got time to go down to the island and back with me in the machine? Glad to have you if you'll come.
 With gasoline at BOG: Like to ride around the block a couple of times in the car? Jump in. We won't be gone over 10 minutes
 With gasoline at 4oc and up: Were going to roll the car out to the curb and sit in it for the air while Will you join us?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

ment practical however, serious difficul ties are immediately encountered.
 After the air has been thoroughly sown with mine balloons, it may snow. Imagine the result With a wind blowing the balloons about during a snow storrt and their bombs striking roofs right and left, the inhabitants of London might prefer the attacks of the zeppelins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
A Spin in the Car

Bolivia's chief exports are tin and rub Der, with tin largely predominating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

The first life insurance company to be started in Japan was established in 1881. Thus far the life insurance business of the islands has doubled every 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

Japan. In 1913, the last year for which figures are available; China imported from the United States approximately 73, 100000 feet board measure, valued at s1, ,50G,000. These imports were more than twice the amount of the preceding year and 100000 feet in excess of 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21

China draws its principal supplies of soft woods from the United States and
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
WILSON NOMINATES -FOUR
PRESIDENT WILSON NOMlNATES
BOARD TO ORGANIZE LAND
BANKS.
c. Z. LobelI Of Kansas, G. w. Norris
Of Pennsylvania, w. S. A. Smith Of
Iowa, and Herbert Quick Of West
Virginia, Are Board Members.

Observation-Disclosures of the coun-
try into II Federal land bank districts
and location of Federal land banks
il each Of them under the new rural
credits law, will be undertaken soon
by the Federal farm loan board, four
OF whose members were nominated by
President Wilson. Secretary McAdoo,
who is an exofffcio member, COM
pletes the board, said, however, that
he believed 1t would be impossible to
conclude organization of the system
in less than six months, and that it
might not be in actual operation be.
fore next spring.
The four men nominated as merr
bers OF the board, are Charles f..
Lobdell of Kansas, George w. Norris
of Pennsylvania, w. S. A. Smith Of
Iowa and Herbert Quick of West V1r-
ginia. The President is expected to
designate either Mr.. Norris or Mr..
Quick the Democratic members of the
board, to act as farm commissioner
and executive head of the farm loan
system.
Until the Senate acts on the nom
1nauOnS no uaCe IOF meetlng can
be set, but it was believed probable
that the members would get together
within two weeks.
Hearings on the designations of
districts and the location of banks
will probably begin some time in Sep
tember The first of these IS expect
ed to be held here and most of the
state capitals probably will be visited
before thew are concluded
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
u s. AGREES TO REFER
MEXICAN PROBLEMS 10
JOINT COMMISSIONERS

Observation-Disclosures of Acting Secretary
State Arredondo Mexican
designate by President Wilson anu Lac
.or.
/ the receipt OF COLL
ranscr1oe noee
enough transmit to him the o"
-. x,o.-
acknowledge receipt OF your
date OF IL by
washington
instructions
Of Governments name
place 10
Mexico to so up
regarding reciprocal
the
pending those which
the
both
I'm laid Excel
received instructions
which 1t This Government
proposed
happily solution satisfactory
Excelencys
consider
shall
upon respective
Excelencys
will proceed
with
details
proposed conference.
ACCEPT
FRANK L. POLK
Acting State"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
BRITAIN WARNED IN U. 8.
PROTEST OVER BLACKLIST

Declares 1t is ManifestIy Out Of Cues
ton That This Government Should
Acouiesce In Such Methods.
Washington-Great Britain is warn
ed in the American note OF protest
against the blacklist made public by
the state department of the many Sc
rious consequences to neutral right
and neutral relations which such an
act must necessarily involve.
Already in the hands of the British
foreign office, the note declares lin
the gravest terms" that it is "manif-
testify out of the question that the gov
eminent of the United States acquiesce
in such methods and that the United
States regards the blacklist as "invi-
tablly and essentially inconsistent with
the rights of all the citizens of the ma
lions not involved in any war" 1t re-
minds the British government that cit
liens of the United States are entirely
within their rights in attempting to
trade with the people or the govern
ments of any of the nations now at
war, subject only to we'll gefned inter
national practices and understanding
which the government of the United
States deems the government of Great
Britain to have too lightly and fire.
quently disregarded."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
WASHINGTON SENDS NEW
NOTE TO CARRANZA.

Washington.-Gene Carrana was
Informed in note handed to his Am
bassador here, that the Washington
Government is prepared to submit to
a joint international commission the
task of seeking a solution of border
problems. The proposal of the DE
tacto Government for a commission
is accepted, however, with the sug-
gestion that the powers of the COM
missions be enlarged beyond the linn
its proposed in the Mexican note of
July 81.
Agreement to thus suggestion is ex-
pected and it was stated officially
that the American members would
be appointed and the commission be
assembled at some point in the Unit.
ed Safes at an early date.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
AUSTRIANS LOSE TOWN
OF BRODY UNEXPECTED.

London.-Brody, great railway
junction, in Galicia, So miles north
east of Lemberg, which it was expect
ed the Austrian troops would retain at
all costs, has been captured by the
Cars forces, in a new and unexpect-
ed stroke administered by the Rus
SLAMS. The taking of this important
town, it is believed, may lead to the
capture Of Lemberg, itself News Of
the fall of Brody is coincident with
reports that the Somme battle is con-
tinuing successfully for British forces
under Gen. Sir Douglas Haig.
The Russians, according to a report
from Petrograd, also have broken
the whole Austro-G German front west
of Lutsk. In this success they are
reported to have captured two gener-
ais, 5000 prisoners and 46 guns.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
MORE PAY FOR SOLDIERS
SENATE PASSES BILL INCREASING
OFFICERS PAY 10 PER CENT,
PRIvATEs 20 PER CENT.
Also Vote to Improve Camp Conditions
and Make Arrangements for Soldier
Vote In the Coming Presidential
Election.

shington.-Increased pay for Of
1cers and men of the regular army
and National Guard in active service
for the Mexican emergency, improved
camp conditions to safeguard their
health and authorization for them to
vote in the field at the coming presi-
Dental election were provided in the
amendments to the army appropria.
ton bill agreed to by the senate.
By a vote of Al to Is the senate
also suspended the rules to adopt an
amendment changing the age mini
mum for enlistment in the regular army
from Is to Fl years without the con-
sent Of parent or guardian Under
| the provision boys under FL now serv-
ing in the army would not be retained
In the service unless they filed within
30 days the written consent OF their
parents or guardians. The amend
ment was adopted without a roll call
Senator Reed Of Missouri offered
the amendment which would make
the existing provision for increased
pay to the army when in service on
foreign soil apply also to service on
the Mexican border. Under it officers
Will receive 10 per cent and enlisted
men 20 per cent increase in pay. In
adopting 1t the senate also increased
the house appropriation for pay from
100000 to $14,178,2O4.
The amendment giving the soldiers
in Mexican service authority to vote
in the field at the National election
passed without Onn0sitdon
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
SMALL DETACHMENT OF CAR
RAMA MEN AID IN TRAPPING
BAND.
ATTACKED BY U. S. TROOPS
Two Americans Killed and one
Wounded In Battle Near Fort Ham
cock, IS Miles From "a Paso.-only
Two Escape.

FL Paso, Texas.-American soldiers
reinforced by a small detachment OF
carranza troops engaged Mexican ban.
Lifts who had crossed the Rio Grande
INTO the United States about five miles
below Fort Hancock, Texas, 55 miles
aast of here. Two Americans were
titled and one wounded. Only two of
he outlaws escaped across the river
into Mexico where they are being
pursued by Mexican troops and Car
ANA customs guards.
Upon receiving reports from Rob
pt Wood, a United States customs in
spector, that the bandits who had
committed numerous depredat1ons on
he Mexican side OF the frontier re-
pently, had crossed the border, six
men of troop F, Eighth United States
Cavalry and o hospital corps orderly
lnder Sergeant Lewis Thompson with
Wood and Customs Inspector Beane,
ode to an adobe hut where the BAN
Its were In hiding. The bandits open
I'd fire from the building killing Wood
md Private John Towney and wound
ing Sergeant John Towney in the
shoulder. Bean, fearing that the Mex
cans would escape the small Ameri-
:an detachment called upon the Car
ranza commander on the other side
IF the river. He responded with a
score of soldiers, crossing into the
United States to cut off the outlaws
retreat, the incident marking the first
lime CarranZa soldiers have co-operar
led in pursuit of bandits on American
totl
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
DUTCH SHIP WRECKED
WITH AMERICANS ABOARD.
II Passengers and Crew Of so Take
Boat When Ship Strikes Mine,

II Passengers and Crew Of so Take
Boat When Ship Strikes Mine.
London-The Dutch mail steam
yhip Koningin Wilhelmina has struck
y mine near ths North Hinder Light
ship, says a dispatch from The Hague
20 Reuters Telegraph Company.
Frank W. Mahin, the American
Consul at Amsterdam, and his wife,
Mrs. Abbie Mabin, were the only
American passengers on board the
Dutch mail steamer Koningin VIII.
helmina. Both we're saved.
Reuters correspondent at Flushing,
Holland, reports that the Koningin
Wilhelmina had on board Al passen.
gers and a crew of 60. All Of them
are believed to be now on board boats
from the nghtship, which have not
yet arrived. Among the saved are
some wounded soldiers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
IredeIi Crops Damaged.

= observation-disclosures corn W.. WV
sold here at 80 cents busheI. W."
reference to this years crop 1arln ~
in Iredell county assert they VIII ~.
make more than one-quarter OF nv
NAL crop as a result of the s'o ..at
and foods. Bert. Bristol stateu N
his crop would ordinarily amour. .,ie
about 5000 bushels Of corn, Du' shIa
fall he doubted If he would be @
to harvest more than 500 Ou'H.t
This is a typical case Of the AMI IU u
of damage done in Iredell couH"
crops.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
AMMUNITION AWAITING SHIP
MENT ExPLoDES At BLACK
TOM ISLAND.
LOSS OF LIFE NOT LARGE
Fire on Barge Believed to Have ISnft-
ed Great Stores Of War Supplies
For the Entante AIIles.-Shock Felt
In Five States.

! New York-Property losses estA-
mated at $25 100000 were caused by
series Of terrific explosions OF ammu'
milton awaiting shipment to the En-
tente Allies and stored on Black Tom
Island a small strip Of land jutt1ng
into New York Bay off Jersey City.
The loss of life still was problematl-
cal. 1t will not be determined def
| nitely until there has been opportunity
to check up the workmen employed on
the island and on boats mOored near
by.
The detonatiOns, which were felt in
five States, began with a continuous
rapid-fire of small shells, then the
blowing up of great quantities of dy-
Mantle, trinitoltunine and other high
explosives, followed by the bursting
of thousands of shrapnel shells which
literally showered the surrounding
country and waters for many miles
around.
Fire that started soon after the first
great crash which spread death and
desolation in it's wake, destroyed th1r-
teen of the huge warehouses OF the
Tom Island, in which were stored
merchandise valued between $4,000
900 and $15,OOO,00O. The flames,
shooting into the clouds were reflect
ed against New York's 'sky line ana
towering office buildings, which only
a few moments before were shaken
to their foundations as by an earth
quake Miles of streets in Manhat-
tan were strewn with broken glass
and shattered signs.
Early reports Of heavy loss OF lie
we're impossibitle of verification, and
the authorities asserted the number
of death probably would DO small,
It was said that owing to the ex-
tent of the wreckage, it might be
several days before the exact figures
could be obtained.
Three are known to be dead and at
least two more are missing. Scores
of persons were injured, some OF
them probably mortally.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
Avery Stood Floods Wei"

Raledgh.-Dr. Joseph HYDE aoo6
State Geologist and head OF inc tho
roads movement in this state ~. nc
past several years, said few da sa, "a
that the Avery county authorl'i.U - tbt
port that the improved ROADS a. soods
county have come through the ma,
In remarkably good condition anu as
the damage is not nearly so 3 pratt
was at first thought. Docool II he
expressed the belief that TINS vet Of
the case with reports from o"vsd
the other counties in the no"u''
sections of the state.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
WILSON BACKING ALL
PHASES OF PREPAREDNESS

Washington.-In mailing public a
letter from President Wilson acknowl-
edg1ng receipt of a preliminary rem
port OF the new National Reserve
Council, the White House issued a
statement calling attention to the fact
That preparedness does not consist
merely of enlargement of the Army
and Navy and that the President has
given his support to measures looking
70 the coordination of production,
transportation and Industry.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
BRITAIN AGAIN BARS
RED CROSS SUPPLIES

Washington-Great Britain in a note
just made public reiterates her refusal
to permit Red Cross supplies to enter
territory controlled by the Teutonic
Allies unless assigned to Red Cross
units.
The communication was accepted as
virtually clsing the negotiations in
which the United States has endeavor-
ed to get the supplies through de-
spite the recent withdrawal of the
Red Cross units.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
200 REPORTED DEAD FROM
FOREST FIRES IN ONTARIO

Englehart, Ont.-Forest fires rag
ing in northern Ontario are believed
to have resulted in the loss of from
$50 to 200 lives. Other scores of
persons have been injured and it is
feared many of them may die. Sew
eral small towns have been wiped
out by flames that have been raging
for 48 hours. Reports thus far re-
ceived show that 81 persisted at Mush-
ka, a French Canadian settlement, and
"a at MathesOn.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
ENGLISH OWNERS AWARDED
APPAM BY u. S. COURT

Norfolk.-Possession of the British
liner Appam, brought into Hampton
Roads last February by a German
prize crew, was awarded to her Eng
lish owners, the African Steam Navi-
cation Company, by Judge WaddiIl of
the Federal District Court. An APP
peal will be, taken when the oppor-
tunity Is given Wednesday, August 8,
and the final decision in the libel pro-
ceedings probably will be given by the
Supreme Court
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
MAY POSTPONE THE
TARIFF ON DYESTUFF

Washington.-The Senate Finance
committee is seriously considering
amending the Administration revenue
Dill to suspend the operation of the
proposed protective tariff on dyestuffs
until the close Of the European War.
The purpose of the tariff is to build
up an American dyestuff industry, and
1t has been urged before the commit
tee that the war is providing suffi-
Client protection for the present Amer.
lean dye manufacturers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-03
Durham Sells Bonds.

Durham.-The city off Durham na'
sold $4,000 worth Of water ana r1,
funding bonds for a grand total Oh
$340,279, a record breaking prlo,'
Out of 16 bids, that of the Bernnalr
Schools Company, of New York Ciy'
was accepted. The average per OuS
was $107.7625 for the water issue "
$250,O0O, and $1O1.2725 for the refuhu
ing bond issue Of $4,000 A preVlos,,
sale Of $25O,0OO water bonds brousn'
$104 and one-eighth.