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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

WASHINGTON. March AFTER
debating an hour and forty minutes,
the senate did not act on the armed
merchantmen issue today
The conflict between the president
and congress broke when Stone in
terrupted a discussion of Shields wa
terpower bill and made a statement
about the Gore resolution. Lodge, re-
publican. agreed the question should
come to a vote Immediately as the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02
LuIIin Fighting Believed Preliminary
to New Drive Against the Well
Fortified French City.
GERMANS MASS IN ARGONNE
TeutOns Are Believed Preparing for
Another Smash in Attempt to En-
velOp the FOrts-Devaux Reported
Evacuated but Not Confirmed
Berlin Claims Successes.

LONDON, March "A lull in the
slaughter around Verdun continued
last night, Paris and Berlin agreed,
Paris mentioned a bombardment, APP
parently in preparation for a resump-
ton of the struggle Berlin failed to
confirm Amsterdam messages saying
Devaux, near Verdun, had been evacu-
ated, or that big drive in the Ar
gonne was about to start Attacks
against Fresnes, southeast of Verdun.
were repulsed, Paris said, discredit-
ing the Berlin claim Of capture at
that point.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02
Wilson Pleases London.

LONDON, March 2-Newspapers
applied the terms plucky and coura
geous to Wilson's position in the clash
with congress over the German situ-
alton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

AMSTERDAM. March 2.-Th
French have evacuated Fort Devaux
two miles southeast Of Douaumont,
and part Of the circle of defenses at
Verdun, it was reported from uncon-
firmed German advices today.
1t was declared German guns had
wrecked the fort and that the French
fired the ruins so the Teutons would
be unable to occupy it, In capturing
Dieppe, Berlin reported, the Germans
bOmbarded Devaux and Simultaneous
ly directed artillery and infantry
against Fort Detavennes. nearby. The
French repulsed them, but finally
they were pushed back upon Devaux,
which they were forced to abandon.
Travellers report the Germans are
concentrating in the Argonne woods.
1t is believed they will renew the YER
dun offensive in the Argonne and to
the southeast in attempting to envelop
the forts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02
AFTER HOURS DEBATE, NO VOTE
IS TAKEN ON THE QUESTION Of
WARNING AMERICANS OFF SHIPS

Conflict Between President Wilson and Con
gress Comes to Head When Cores ResOIu-
ton is Brought up; Senator Stone Says it is
Essential the President Know Whether Con-
gress is Behind Him or Not in Order That
England and Germany May be Brought to
Terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

WASHINGTON, March g.
While the president waited for
the country to force congress to
support him In the international
situation, the storm over his poll
cieS broke in the senate today.
Scenes attending the debate were
unparalleled since the days of the
Spanish war.
Gore electrified the senate with
the declaration that Wilson was
prepared to go to war with Ger
many If ecessary.
Jones supported Cores state
ment that the president was ready
TO go to war.
I've heard three senator's
within the last ten minutes say
they knew Gore spoke the truth"
declared Jones.
The White House is preparing
to deny that Wilson intimated to
Stone that he did not look with
disfaVOr on the idea of war with
Germany.
The statement made by Gore
during the debate was: Certain
senators and certain members of
the house have received from the
president the information, if not
the declaration, that if Germany
insists on her position, the Uni
ted States would insist upon
hers: that this would probably
result in a break of diplomatic
relations and a state of war:
that state of war might not be
an evil to the republic and that
the United States, entering upon
the war now might be able to
bring it to a conclusion by mid
summer and thus render a great
service to civilization"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02
200 TEUTONS IN
LISBON FLEE IN
Terror OF WAR
Businessmen in Portugal Take Re.
tuge in Spain; German Minister
Said to be Ready to Leave.
ROSTILITIES BELIEVED NEAR

Portugal Is Said to Have Refused TO
Comply with Berlin Demands for
Release OF vessels Recently seized;
Germany Is Prepared TO Declare
War. 1t Is Said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

Some folks are so used To looking
for trouble they don't recognize JOY
when they meet it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

London's exports 10 the United
states for November were more than
$14574,O0 O00 as against less than $12,-
100000 for October
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

LISBON, March 1.-Two hundred
German business men are estimated
to have sought refuge In Spain, fear
ing Germany Is about to declare war
on Portugal, It was rumored the
German minister will leave this aft
eFnoon, though the embassy failed to
confirm this.
The president, cabinet and political
leaders conferred to a late hour last
night and framed a reply to Germany
which was dispatched at once. 1t
was rumored 1t was refusal TO COM
ply. The majority OF the German
business houses are closed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

PARIS, March 2.-The lull in the
warfare around Verdun continued last
night communique said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

Portuguese consuls in Germany
have warned their countrymen to pre-
pare to depart. Berlin newspapers
say Germany cannot allow the Incl
dent to pass without disgrace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

AMSTERDAM. March 2,-Germany
IS prepared to declare war on Portu-
gal Immediately in the event OF an
unsatisfactory reply to the note de-
mandlng release OF the ships seized,
a Berlin dispatch today said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-02

The East Oregonan has the largest PAID
circulation Of any paper in Oregon, east Of
Portland and over twice the circulation 10
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02
Instructions to Voters
UNDER ORDINANCE NO 35 OF THE TOWN OF
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The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02

For Sale - The launch Wickersham. 21 feet long, horsepower Regal en- zine. . Call at Second Hand Store.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 42.

AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 35 the
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 EDWARD F. MEDLEY Town Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
BUTLER, MISSOURI THURSDAY AUGUST .. 1915

Mrs. Nell Thompson were dele
gates to the county convention of
the w. G.. 7. U. at Rich Hill the
26th and 9th. Mrs. E. G. EN-
mons of Mexico, Mo-, state organ
izer and lecturer, was a great help
during the day sessions and made
fine address in the park at 8 p.
m. The time was spent pleasantly
and profitably by all who attend
ed the convention. But it was
with sorrow they adjourned at 2
p. m. Thursday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Frank CheYerton,
who was a member of the Rich
Hill Union. It is pleasing to note
that nearly all the ministers of
Rich Hill are honorary members
and are aiding much in the work.
MINNEHAHA.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
Notes From Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, July %.

Editor Times We'll, we are
still located at Laredo, but there
has been some talk Of moving the
Missouri troops to Corpus Christi,
hut guess there will be nothing
come of it. The sanitary condi-
,ionS are as good here as any
where on the border and with the
exception of the terrific heat and
the sand storms which visit us fire.
luently. we are getting along
nicely, Company B spent one day
on the target range last week
learning how to shoot. We have
had our turn at outpost duty and
have been guarding the different
fords across the Rio Grande where
the bandits might be expected to
cross in search of loot. We have
electric lights in our tents and
good shower baths to wash the
sand out of our skin when we
come in from a "hike."
The conditions in Laredo are
pitiful, refugees from Mexico are
fleeing to the United States in
droves and the poor, half starved
poems are over running the towns
along the border, living in little
huts built of dry goods boxes or
anything else that they can get
to shelter them from the sun.
Children are seen every day fol-
lowing the soldiers around pick
ing up bread crumbs, watermelon
rinds or anything else eatable.
Most of them look half starved.
Fruit conditions look pretty
good here. Figs are now ripe and
oranges and lemons are getting to
be good sized. There are some
banana trees here, but I have not
seen any big enough to bear.
Yours, The Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
Mrs. Decatur Smith Dead.

Mrs. Decatur Smith died at her
home on South Mechanic street in
this city, Tuesday evening, Aug
ust /, after a long illness due to
the infirmities of old age.
She was the daughter of the late
John Atkinson and was born in
Ohio October Is, 1843. When one
year of age she moved with her
parents to this state and settled in
Cooper county. In 1860 they came
to this county and took up their
residence at Pleasant Gap, where
she was united in marriage Octo-
Der 18, 1866, to Decatur Smith,
and soon after came to this city
where they have resided ever
since.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by one son, Edward Smith,
of this city, one brother, R. A.
Atkinson, three sisters, Mrs. j. M.
Catterlin and Mrs. Sue Rogers of
this city and Mrs. Il. Nj. Rlsley.
She and her husband had prob
ably resided in this city longer
than any other couple. She was
truly a pioneer, coming to this
county when it was little more
than a wilderness. She had resided
here for fifty-six years except for
a short time during the Civil war.
Many years ago she united with
the Presbyterian church Of which
she was an earnest member until
about five years ago, when she
joined the Christian Science
church.
Funeral services, conducted un-
der the auspices of the Christian
Science church, will be held at the
home Thursday forenoon at 10 80.
Interment will be made in Oak
Hill cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
The Chautauqua.

With the presentation Monday
night of Longfellow's ella
watha," the Butler Chautauqua
came to an end. While the hot,
dry weather has kept the attend
ance down somewhat the Ladies
Cemetery Association, who had
charge of the Chautauqua this
year are very we'll satisfied. The
entertainments have all been Of
the highest class, both entertain
ing and instructive. The program
of the last day was especially
good. In the afternoon there was
a very interesting lecture by Prof
Henceroth, of Ohio, on "Science
and the Soil" The Hudson town.
ship band a Bates county organi-
zation, made a, hit with the audi
ence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
North New Home.

Charley Weiss and family Wis.
tied with Mrs. Weiss father, Mr..
Seeley. near Drexel Friday and
Saturday.,
Geo. Bracken and wife and son,
Raymond, of Abba, Ia., visited
with his sister, Mrs. Henry Ehart,
and Cliff Ehart and j. w. Jones
from Tuesday till Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. Stanfield and grand
daughter, Miss Jessie Wilson, Wis
lted with Mrs. Nlilt Reeves last
"Wednesday. Her grandson, Fred
Wilson. returned home with them.
Albert Linendoll and Frank
Bowles returned home from Kan
sas last Friday.
Schuyler Ehart and Warnie
kecton left Thursday for Kansas,
where they will work for Mr..
Darnes and son, Mason.
Grandma Pickett visited with
Mrs. Allison the first of the week.
Homer Linendoll and wife spent
Sunday at Lewis McKibben's s.
Mrs. Lamasters visited Sunday
AT Frank Miller's
Perry Osborne and family, Mrs.
Tom Lewis of Amsterdam, Bud
Berry and family visited Sunday
at Mr.. Chandler's.
Mrs. Keeton and Willie Simpson
are on the sick list.
Mrs. Henry Medley of Butler
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
NUMBER AZ
Some of the Things a Railroad
Section Foreman Has to Do.

The fellow that is commonly
called a section boss,' and usu-
ally with qualifying prefix that
would be rank profanity if ap-
piled to a person in almost any
other vocation, must be careful,
painStaking. conscientious. close
observing character. Capable of
knowing when a track is safe or
unsafe, capable of committing to
mcmory the schedule of all regu-
lar trains over his territory and
remain continually conscious Of
their approach so as to make such
repairs as necessary to allow them
TO make the schedule time, or
greater speed, if trains are late,
SO they can gain time so as to
avoid all the disappointment pos
>ihle to the public. He must
know where every place is in the
least defective in his section; and
must be capable of Judging be-
tween weak places that must be
repaired at once, and places that
can. with safety. 60 umrepaired
either short time or Indefinite
a.s. and such places in the track
can often. only be discovered by
= prarticed eye. He must know
where to make the point or spiral
"f each curve. and understand
how TO curve the easement from
tangent TO curve and how to grad
nate the elevation of the curve
from spiral to full curvation.
For the government, the state,
the Rail Road Company and the
public all hold him responsible
for the safe Conveyance of the
people in those rolling palaces
that move "a mile a minute
through space, headed East when
il S goal is West, and visa versa.
He must deliver them safely.
The present writer has handled
about three million people, but
forcmen on trunk lines will hand
le that number Of people in only
a few years time.)
He must keep about two thous-
and five hundred angle bars in
tact at joints or rail ends and
about ten thousand bolts in their
places and tight so as to hold rails
riyidly. He must keep twenty
one thousand ties under the track
in their proper places for space
them and driving them
back as they creep away and try
to bunch up and renew about
three thousand of them annually.
He must keep eighty-three thous-
and spikes in their places to pre-
Vent rails from Spreading----
This article is already too long,
| shall only mention switch
points. frogs. guard rails, road
crossings. cattle guards, fences,
bitches. ballast, switch and other
signal lamps, station grounds,
right -of-way and IA perfect con-
fusion ef other unmentlOned
tasks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
VOL. xxxvIlI.
In and Around Maysburg.

Tan White and daughters and
Miss Minnie Dudney went to But
Ter Saturday and returned Sun
day. Mrs. Dudney attended the
Chautauqua while there and visit
ed at the home Of Mrs. w. E. Wal
ton.
Mrs. Goodwin and son Gaylord,
went to Butler Sunday with Mr..
Ray and wife of Urich. Mrs.
Owens also went with them.
The protracted meeting is to be-
gin Sunday at Cove Greek Chris
tian church, conducted by Rev.
Talbert Of Butler.
Most everyone in this section is
through with threshing and they
are glad Of it.
A rain is needed very badly.
Corn willDbe soon ruined if it does
not come soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert went to
Butler Sunday and brought Mrs.
Gilbert s mother, Mrs. Edrington.
out with them. She was quite
poorly and they thought the
change would do her good.
Mrs. Pearl Simpson was shop
ping in Ballard one day last week.
There will be a Sunday school
picnic at Lucus Saturday.
Mr.. Farmer and son, Ray, went
to Urich Monday to purchase the
boy new set Of harness.
Mildred White is visiting her
grandparents in Butler for a few
days.
A NEIGHBOR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
Peru Items.

Just how long we can stand that
hot, dry weather is yet to be
seen.
The men in this neighborhood
are through threshing. It has
been dreadful hot weather since
they began.
E. C. Harper and j. w. Nc
Caughey delivered hogs to Butler
Monday.
Mrs. G. F. Stewart, Miss Mar
garet Thomas and Miss Fay Blan-
kenbaker went to Ell Dorado last
Friday to spend a few days with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Maggie Thomas, Mrs. Visa
Eckles and Miss May Belt were
sent as delegates to the Sunday
school convention at Rich Hill last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Rev. E. F. Jones, a member
of the Anti-Saloon League Of St..
Louis, gave a temperance lecture
at Peru after Sunday school last
Sunday morning.
Joe Rogers, while moving
weeds one day last week got so
badly poisoned that he has been
forced to take rest and visit a
doctor.
Mrs. Maggie Thomas, Mrs. Lou
Thomas, Mrs. Myrtle Thomas, Mrs.
Geo. Daniels, Mrs. Frances Stew
art, Mrs. Lizzie Blankenbaker and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03

came out to Ike Kelley's Friday
for a short visit.
John Phelps and wife attended
the Chautauqua and took in the
show at Butler Monday night.
Cliff Ehart and Bob Sproul de-
livered hogs to Butler Monday.
Mrs. Brick McCaughey and
children visited at Mr.. Puget $,
near Virginia Tuesday.
Boys, get your bells ready for
there will be "A wedding soon,
COR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
w. G. T. U. Convention.

At the meeting Of the Bates
county w. c. T. L. held in Rich
Hill Wednesday of last week the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing term:
President, Mrs. +. O. Seelinger.
Rich Hill.
Vice-President, Mrs. Lydia
Funk, Butler.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs,
NJ. l.. Griffin, Rich Hill.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. Nell
lie Thomas.
Treasurer, Miss Anna Fry. But
lcr.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03

Green feed daily, in some form,
is of great Importance. Usually it
can be supplied at little or no ex-
pense. 1t saves on the grain bill.
Some town poultry raisers can cut
little Of their lawn daily and
throw to the chicks. Other forms
of green stuff are excellent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03

The federal rural credits bill
has been signed by President Will
son; another great achievement
for Democracy, in which Missouri
Democrats took lead.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03

On the Atlantic coast the sharks
are busy biting the legs off the
bathers; In st. Louis City they are
busy pulling the legs of the cam
didates.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-18
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change of Food Works Wonders

Wrong food and drink cause a lot OF
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when person is ill, particu-
larly from stomach and nervous trou-
bles. AS an illustration: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving off coffee and some
articles of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
For a number of years I suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until I was i'll
most of the time. About four years
ago / left off coffee and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but was so re-
duced in flesh and so nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on these two princi.
pally for about four months. Day by
day I gained in flesh and strength un-
til the nervous trouble had disap-
peared. / feel that I owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled, for long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally 1 prevailed upon
him to leave off coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
a few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
packages.
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly. soc
and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sod by Grocers.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-18

General Washington and His Little
Army Encamped There One Hun
dred and Thirty-Nine Years Ago.

General Howe, having sailed forth
from Philadelphia, where he had es-
tablished his headquarters, several
times during the early part OF Decem'
Der to give battle to General Washing
ton. but finding the latter's forces
were too formidable, Howe finally de-
cided to 90 into winter Quarters in
Philadelphia on December 8, and
washington, seeing that the campaign
on the part of Howe would hardly pc
resumed before spring, and not hav-
ing an army formidable enough for at
tack, decided to go into winter quar-
tiers himself. He selected Valley
Forge, about thirty miles northwest OF
philadelphia. Washington and his
army arrived there on December IL,
1777, and at once began the erection
of huts. They were arranged in
streets, giving the place the appear
ance of a city.
Although the winter was intensely
cold. the men were obliged to work
at the buildings, with nothing to sup
port life but flour mixed with water,
which they baked into cakes at the
open fires. The horses died of star
walton by the hundreds, and the men
were obliged to haul their provisions
and firewood. Sickness spread rapid
ly. "The unfortunate soldiers wrote
Lafayette in after years, were IN
want of everything; they had neither
coats, hats, shirts nor shoes; their
feet and their legs froze until they be-
came black, and amputation was fire.
quently necessary
It was when the army at Valley
Forge was at it's worst condition Bar
on Steuben, an accomplished Prussian
officer, arrived in this country, and
went to the camp. He set to work
and as fast as possible brought order
out of chaos.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-02-18
FROM GIRLHOOD TO OLD
ACEWOMEN ARE HELPED

At the first symptoms Of any de-
rangement of the feminine organism
at any period of life the one safe, really
helpful remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for every conceivable all
ment and disease of womanly nature
It is womans temperance medicine
and it's ingredients are published ON
wrapper
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription fs
a true friend to women in times OF
trial and at times of pain when the
organs are not performing their func-
tons. For headache, backache, hot
flashes. catarrhal conditions, bearing
down sensations, mental depression,
dizziness, fainting spells, women
should never fail to take this tried ania
true wOmen's medicine.