Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02


| at the plant of the Atlantic Refining
Company in Philadelphia. Six stills
| and ten tanks were burned and for
| time the entire plant was threatened
with destruction. Six employees are
missing.
| The United States has become the
worlds largest producer of silver, dis
| placing Mexico, which until 1914 pro-
duced twice as much as this country,
but whose output now is only one-haIf
i as great, according to a review of the
silver situation issued by the National
| City Bank.
| Three Germans, all prominent bust
ness men at Pensacola, Fla, have
been arrested on federal warrants and
confined to Jail pending an appeal to
| Washington for a hearing. The men
! arrested are E. Lutz, A. G. Kulen-
kampff and Robert Tuemler.
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| A complete revision in the plans for
| locations OF the second officers train
ing camps to open August 81 has been
decided on by the War Department
as result of a re-inspection of the
sites previously chosen. Fort Riley
is among those. dropped in the pro-
| vision.
Reports to the railroad war board
show that in June&750, 1873 cars of BIZ
luminous coal were moved, an in
crease of 26 per cent over June of
last year.
Reports have reached the sheriff's
office at Chickasha, Ok, that an or
ganized attempt to defeat the draft by
armed resistance was being planned
he southern part of that county.
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Southwest.
The body of Walter Satterfield, a
farmer living in the north part of the
county, who was shot to death by
posse in Canadian County, has been
brought to Chickasha Satterfield
was charged with attacking a 14-year-
old girl, and when surrounded by a
possee resisted arrest.
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Homer Long and Logan Drury were
arrested in Konawa, Seminole county
Ok, BY state officers on charges of
attempting to organize resistance to
the machinery of the Selective Draft
Law.
Swift & Co. have been awarded the
contract for furnishing fresh meat for
Fort Riley in August. The bid was
1888 a hundred pounds, compared
with the July contract of s15.56.
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A minimum price of about $12 a
barrel retail for best grades of flour
would result with a minimum price
| for wheat fixed at 81 q bushel as pro-
posed by the Food Control Bill passed
by the Senate, Minneapolis local flour
rIen declared
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The presence of a strange vessel
believed a German raider, due west
from the Spanish Coast and two
thirds of the wa yacross the Atlantic
ish freight steamship which escaped
from the unidentified craft.
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Foreign
The CONSUMPTION bill passed the
Canadian house of commons by a
majority of fifty-four 1t now goes
to the senate, where it's speedy enact
ment into law is assured by the pres
OhSO VI a AhdJOilty SQppOt liiiS Lie SOf-
eminent
German aerial squadrillas apparent
ly have sought to locate the camp of
the American troops since their arriv-
al here, but without the slightest sue
cess to date. Counter squadrillas
have been so watchful and energetic
that the Germans have been unable to
approach the encampment and have
been beaten off each time they cross
ed the French line.
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A large committee has been organ
lied in Brazil to get money and sup
plies for Belgians in invaded regions.
The supplies will be sent by a steam
er of the Lloyd Brazilian line to Rot
terdam, assurances having been given
that Germany will respect the vessel.
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The council of soldiers and work
mems delegates and peasants Of all
Russia, voted after an all night ses-
sion, to grant the government of Pre-
mier sKerensky unlimited powers
| under the title of government of ma
tional safety" for the re-establishment
of public order, both at the front and
at home.
Another daylight raid, carried out
over the east coast of England, re-