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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

Q. If l have registered a War
Savings Certificate in one city and
| move to another, do l have to go
back to the city where registered to
get MY money?
A. No. You may, by applying to
the postmaster where your certificate
was registered, have your registra-
ton card transferred to any post of
flee you may designate.
Q. Can write my name on a
stamp to identify it?
A. Yes.
Information
@. How large is a Thrift Stamp?
A. 1t is slightly larger than q
color.
@. What size is Thrift Card?
A. Contains spaces for 16 Thrift
Stamps and, when folded, fits the
pocket. It is a by inches in size.
Q. How large is a War-Savings
Stamp?
A. It is about the size of four
postage stamps and green in color.
Q. How large is a War-Savings
Certificate?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20
Father Georges
Happiest Christmas

TIVE most memorable Christmaa
i day In the history Of our coun.
try was that on which George
Washington crossed the Delaware In
a boat, followed by his small but reso-
lutte army, and captured the British
and Hessians at Trenton In 1776, an
important turning point in the early
period Of the struggle, says the Phil
adelphia Press. 1t was important in
the fact that the hearts of the colonists
had been crushed at their vain efforts
to stem the tide of British aggression.
and 1t was a fine Christmas gift to
the nation when Washington not only
checked their advance, but turned
their jollif1cation In Trenton into q
rout which he followed closely and
which was the first successful resist
ance for the American arms.
The nation had reason to be wild
with Joy at the Christmas gift Wash
ington presented to them, for the
most ardent supporters of the cause
had about given up all hope, and 1t
was only the iron will Of the illustri'
GUS commander in chief that prevent
ed the failure of the war for freedom.
This Christmas day victory gave the
nation thrill of hope and Joy, for 1t
showed that the despised Continentals
were more than a match for the Ger
man mercenaries.
Washington always afterward at
firmed that 1t was the happiest Christ
mas of his life.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20
A Christmas Verse.

THRISTMAS ts In the laundering
Il street and IN the country
lane,
The heart of Christmas beats once more
on mountain, hill and plain.
Wherever love's tUhite morning shtn6s
the ancient spirit todkes,
And over all the toedry toorld the gold
en- iDonder breaks.
Within q ioido1's lonely heart 1 sdio
It's glory fame
Upon young chiIds laughing lips Ito
Jubildte came,
And one toho had been blind 10Th grief
looked up and sdD the light
AZ one looks up tohen the calm moon
sails doton the velvet night.
For Christmas, like the moonlight,
spread her rapture everywhere;
She wdS like hedven overhead, like tho
clean crystal air.
We drank her spirit and her heart, zoe
bredthed her very soul,
For up aud dozen the toorld she toent,
from pole to distant polei
Charles Hanson Tonne in Neto York
World.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

The boys went skating lsat Satur-
day afternoon. The ice was great.
Some of the boys took their Second
Class tests. We will soon have a
dozen or more Second Glass Scouts.
Leo Miller has been in with the
humps for some time. We would
have enjoyed seeing Leo while he
was sick, but yellow rag on the door
forbade. How did you look, Leo?
Scout Master Fulton will leave,
to spend his vacation.
The Scouts will go to Hugoton
some time in January for a basket
ball game. Let's practice. Boys
wanting to practice during the holt
days, see Frank Highland
Dale Nichols fell on the ice, last
Saturday, so hard that his chin bone
cut through the skin on his face. Yer
non Engle applied first-aid bandages
Dale has sore face and stiff neck
He says the worst thing about it, he
has to look straight at teacher" all
the time.
| Before the next issue of the paper
Christmas will have come and gone
Merry Christmas, Scouts! Christmas
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

the day of the Golden Rule, the ami
versary of unselfishness. May this
Christmas bring to us all new and
profound inspirations and the will
and the power to put them into deeds.
Let us picture to ourselves the Ar
menian boys, driven to their death by
cruel Turkish army, the shattered
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

of bleeding Europe, the sick, the
wounded, the helpless, the soldier
brothers and fathers in the trenches,
once all as happy as you, now actors
in most CHASTITY tragedy. Let's give,
let's renew our pledge to be loyal to
on rhomes and our country, to be pa
fresides, the homeless boys and girls
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20

tient, thrifty, and courteous, always
reverent, patriotic and clean. never
forgetting that He for whom the day
is named, in giving up His life for US,
gave wonderful meaning to the
words, "It is more blessed to give
than to receive.
SCOUT MASTER.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-12-20
4sO ACRES

Fine, smooth wheat land; sandy
buffalo sod; $50 acres been cultivat-
ed; Y mile to school; mile to large
country church; 13 miles to good rail-
road town; Texas county, Okla; good
roads. $4,000 cash, balance short
time. Price, $4,000.
MOORE & FALLS,
29t2 Liberal, Kansas.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

paratively few will seeit is not an excuse. for the sight of one Red Cross service flag on the prairie is a more inspiring sight than is hundred in a crowded city.
 Here is a cause that deserves the support of every man, no matter if he dwell in the city of millions or on the lonely ranch. A Red Cross service flag, indi- eating membership in that orga- nization, even if seen by only dozen passers-by 2 day, is not light hid under ushel.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20
Notes Of Interest

"Godmothering" of soldiers and sailors is not officially sane tioned.
 No postmaster's pay will be increased during the war, ac- cording to an order by the Post master General.
 The Red Cross has asked for pumps to be used in France, to take the place of those destroyed by retreating Germans.
 Many officers of the Marine Corps and the Navy are mem bers of class receiving instruc tion at Washington, D. C.. in de fense against the use of gas.
 The woman's committee of the Council of National Defense has arranged to furnish badge to every woman who registers to work in co operation with the committee.
 In five years the portion of the worlds gold monetary stock (coin and bullion used as money) held by the United States has in creased from one-fifth to more than one-third.
 The retail price of milk in Eng land has been advanced from II to 16 cents a quart. The sale and use of cream has been prohibit ed, except for invalids, infants, and for butter making.
 Work of the woman's commit tee of the Council of National Defense has already been start ed in Porto Rico. and plans DOW made include it's introduction in.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20
Twenty Per Cent More Service

Washington, D. C., Dec. 20.- Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the Railroads War Board, au- thorizes the following:
 Reports to the Railroads War Board from all the railroads of the county show that on Decem- Der 1st this year the excess of unified car orders amounting to 117,132 cars, a decrease of 1880 compared to the figures for Mo- vember 1st this year, and an in crease of only 10000 cars con- pared with December 1st year ago, although the railroads are handling currently at least 70 per cent more passenger and freight business than a year ago.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20
Some Answers By Draft Registrants
 Not Open To Public

Answers of registrants on the selective draft questionaires re lating to health and answers un- der the head dependency" with the exception of the narnes and addresses of persons claimed to be dependent, will not be open to inspection by the public with out the consent of the regis trants.
 Imprisonment for not to ex- ceed one year will be the penalty imposed on anyone connected with the administration of the selective draft law who shall make this information public.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

to every Territory of the United States.
 A nationwide campaign for economy in the use of coal in steam plants has been undertak en by the Fuel Administration. The Bureau of Mines is conduct ing the campaign, with the help of the American Society of Me chanical Engineers.
 At children S hospital recent ly established by the American Red Cross in France, an average of $50 boys and girls are being examined each day. In connec- tion is dental dispensary lo- cated in an old kitchen. with a dental chair improvised from a wine barrel.
 In it's campaign for the saving of coal the Fuel Administration declares the average American home is superheated. Eminent American physicians are quoted as saying that a room above 6e degrees Fahrenheit is too warm for health and exposes the occu- pants to catarrhal diseases and pneumonia.
 Among the speakers to be heard in the war conferences, which are to be held in every State in the Union during the next few months, are Secretary McAdoo, Secretary Baker, Vice President Marshall, Henry J. Al lep, Rabbi Stephen s. Wise. Bishop Charles D. Williams and Lieut.. Paul Perigord, of the French Army.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20
Service Flags On The Farms

The American Red Crass will make an effort to increase it's membership from 5,000.000 to 15.000,000 between December Is and December 9. Obviously a considerable proportion of these 10,000,000 new members must be enrolled outside of the large cities and a large number of them must come from the farms.
 When Europe went to war the the service flag became the household badge of patriotism. At every home from whepce had gone man or boy to fight for his country there was unfurled the flag with one or more small stars on white field to indicate the number of fighters that particu- lar home had given.
 When the United States went to war the service flag was trans planted overseas; and from thou sands of homes. stores, offices, and factories it now waves def- ance to the Prussian. So what more natural than that this em- blem of active military service should be adopted in modified form by the Red Cross to indi- cate the number in each home who. although compelled to stay at home, have found a way to serve their country through membership in the greatest of relief organizations? Instead of the small star, it is the small red cross. But whether indicated by star or cross, both classes are serving.
 Before this membership cam paign is over the Red Cross ser vice flag should be in the window of every American farm house. If the home displays the service flag bearing the stars, there should be placed beside 1t the service flag bearing the red cross These two together eyi- dence the fullness of service.
 There is no reason why the farmer should not take as much pride in the display of the Red Cross service flag as might the employer of a thousand men and no doubt he will, That com
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

Mir. Lars Johnson returned Sunday from a business trip to Alabama He states that the weather was about as disagreea- ble there as here. He will leave today for his home in Chicago to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. He has been here several weeks looking after rice and land business.
 Bud Lemons, Tom Scott, Bob Russum and John Papen were Little Rock visitors Monday night.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

Mrs. J. E. Pennington and lit tie daughter left Tuesday for Prairie Grove, in the northwest part of the state for a few days visit with her parents.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20
Court Calendar.

Chancery Court-3rd Mon. in May and 3rd Monday In Nov.
 Circuit Court-lst Monday in Feby. and 2nd Monday in Aug.
 County Court 2nd Monday Tn Jan. Apr July and Oct.
 Probate Court-4th Monday in Jan. Apr, July, and Oct.
 Quorum Coutr-1st Monday in Oct. each year.
 Common Pleas Court-1st Monday in March, June, Sept, and Dec.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-20

Sand, gravel. crushed rock, cement, lime. The Arkmo Lum- Der Go. 50 If
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25
Armii Polskiej! To dziecie trzyma
ia do chrztu Francya i Anglia, bez

Armii Polskiej! To dziecie trzyms
ia do chrztu Francya i Anglia, be,
ktorych poteznego poparcia moe
by to dziecie ME przyszio navel
ia SWAT. Trzymaja je r6wniez dc
chrztu tax ojcowskie ola mas Zje
dnoczone Stany!
Sluchajcie! Cd Was zalezy, azc
iby to dziecie bylo urodziwe, slime,
azeby wyrosfo ia meza. Dajcie mul
te SHE, dajcie mu te moe! Dajcic
mu mifosc wasza a W tel mifosci
samych siebie dajcie! SWAT ma
was patrzy!
DIS W zaglodzonej Warszawie,
W stolicy naszej, ME bije lyle serc
polskich, lie ich Chicago zawiera.
no ME przypadek, DO to z wolf
Boga jcstescie obecnie ma kuli zie
skiej najliczniejszem zbiorowis--
klein polskiem- To zaszczyt wielki
ale i odpowiedzialnosc wielka. Zro
zumcie te Observation-Disclosures, stan
icic sic godnymi tego zaszczytu.
Przyczyncie sic re wszystkich sill
waszych ku temu, azeby ia Armia
Polska, Armia Narodowa nasza,
|sta}a sic wymownym dowodzem
'potegi i silly wychodztwa polskic-
go W Ameryce, izby liczba, karno
Scia i mestwem, wprawi}a W zdu
mienie rzady wszystkich KRAKOW
|swiata ludzkosc Gala, izby ona,
|tu powstala, przekona}a SWAT ca
ly, re te Rzeczypospolita, o kt6rej
|dumaf Kosciuszok, nareszcie wy
walczyli amerykanscy Polacy
Kosciuszko ME umarf Mech zy
Ije Tadeusz Kosciuszko!!H Mech
lyle dziecie .Jego ducha = Armia
Narodowa Polska!! Mech zyje!M
A z MIA razcm MECH zyje pc wszy
.stkie easy wolna, Gala, niepodle-
gla Polska !!Od Karpat stok6w do
Baftyckiego morza!!!! Polska z
Gdanskiem i TEN wszystkiem, co
nam potrzebne MECH zyjeH!!H
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25
Nova >. !. ]. f~sderewskiege
IA obchodzie Ke5ciuako-
wslimd d. l4eop az 1917
wpaw1onie, Dexter,
Chicago, ID.
RODACYM

Jak to dziewcze polskie, co v
dzien swiateczny, weselny, sznur
KEN korali szyje swa stroi i bal
wnem kwieciem zdobi swe warko
cze, tax wy tn wszyscy dzisiaj
codzicnnie Kosciuszka sic zdobi
Gle On wasza chluba - On duma
waleczna zasfuge, ma smierc DO.
haterska Kazimierza Pulaskiego
zachowujccie ola niego - i siusz
ME - zywe a wdzieczne wspom.
nienia. Lecz o ilez wiecej miejsca
W sercach waszych polskich, mi
]u,jacych Tadeusz Kosciuszko zaj
mule. Iluz to Z was rozstajac sic
Z rodzinna wioska, zegnajac cze-
stO ia zawsze macierzysta ziemie,
iluz to z was ruszajac odwaZnie,
smia}o W te daleka poprzez stra-
sznc morze -wedr6wke, krzepilo
ducha, ~podsycalo Ware, wzmaga
10 sile, ia nadzieja jedynie, re tn
ia obcym ladzic mad wami bied-.
nymi przybyszami pamiec Kosciu
ski rozpostrzc swe jasne, opiekun
cze skrzydla Ameryka ME moze.
bye PoIakowi macocha, DO "a MIA,
IA jcj wolnosc nasz KoSciuszko
~walczyl! TAX m0wiliscic sobie wy
starry, tax m6wili sobic was milo
~dych ojcowic.
! COZ dziwncgo, lie jak to dzicw
czc polskie, co sic W koralc i
kwiaty stroi, wy mezczyzni imie-
MEM kosciuszki sic pozdrawiacie?
COZ dziwnego, zc wan sic zdajc,
il W tenn nazwisku micsci sic Gala
sIawa j chwala polskiego narodu
re wan sic zdaje, re W tenn nazwi
>ku zawicra sic Polska Gala?
Mic wy jedni tylko TAXA GEESE
bczmicrna i TAXA wdziecznoSc SER
dcczna Ola KoSciuszki zywicie. Ma
ca}ym obszarze dawnej naszej
przc>wictncj Rzcczypospolitej, we
wszy>tkich jcj 'dziclnicach, pc
wszystkich katach i zakatkach,po
dw6rkach i chatach wiesniaczych-
rozbrzmiewa jake has}o najszczyt
nicjszc imie Kosciuszki, a pamiec
,jcgo od cztcrech pokolcn jak mai
,ja>nicj>za gwiazda Swicci ma ME
bic.
he wszystkich tych. kt6rymB6y
pozwolil mad Narodcm Polskim
doczcsnc rzady sprawowac, po ia
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25

'szej blogoslawionej krolowej Jat
wide, chyba, re Tadeusz kosciu
szko byl jest najwiecej kocha-
nym. Nar6d gdzie m66gl, stawia
mu pomniki. Usypal Nh kopie,
tuz pod Krakowem, niedaleko oe
tego kopca, Mandy naszej daw-
;;nej odwiccznej wladczyni, 0 kt6
rel lud Polski, m6wi wszedzie,jal
,mowi} pred tysiacem lat, re wo.
la}a zginac, niz p6jsc "a Niemca
Lecz najtrwalszy pomnik wysta.
viii. On sam sobie we wdziecznych
sercach rodakow. WystawiI on &C
swymi wielkimi czyny, >swa ME.
zrownana cnOta, dusza czysta i
ten pomnik trwac bedzie d}ugo,
wiecznie, poki ma swiecie beda j
byly dobre polskie serca.
@ wielkich czynach Kosciuszki
tn ma tel p6lkuli movie ME bede
- znacie je wszyscy. Rozumiecic
tez wszyscy, re jezeli ten dis mai
w}adniej szy, najpotezniejszy j
Observation-Disclosures oredownik Pol
ski, Prezydent Wilson, jezeli on
tax troskliwie zajaf sic losem Oh
czyzny naszej i lyle jej okazal ser
ca, to W TEN niemala grala role
cnota Kosciuszki, jego mestwo i
jego niesmiertelnc zas}ugi.
Kazdy nar6d ma swych wiel-
kich ludzi, swojc bohatery. I'm IL
c~zniejszy nar6d, i'm dluzsze jego
dzieje, i'm starsza p~rzeszlosc jego,
tenn wiekszy zastep ludzi slawy i
zaslugi. kazdy nar6d uznaje i
wielbi swojc wiclkosci, lccz chyba
laden nar6d nic moe sic poszczy
cic tyloma ludzmi godnymi milo
Sci, co ten nasz przcbogaty Narod
Polski. Chyba zaden z narodow'
swiata ME moe sic p~oszczycic ia
kim szcregiem charakter6w czy--
stych, prawych, nieustraszonych
W boju, nieub}aganych W walcc,
milosciwych i sprawiedliwych W
pokoju, dostojnych a godnych
zawsze. Trudno wyliczac ich tutaj
DO i ME pora pc temu. Kazdemu
winnismy oddac, co mu sic nalezy
we wiaSciwym czasic. DIS jednak
%zaznaczyc potrzeba i powinno sic,
re Mkt nawet z naszych najwiek-
szych kosciuszki ME przcScignal
cnota i ME przcr6sl zash,ga.
Me wien juz dis, DO mic pom
ne, Z czyich ust paddy tc slowa
znamienne: "Narody NIGGA upa-
dac, ale ginac moga tylko pod}e'
Y zalcm powiedzicc tn musimy,
bosmy zawszc winni movie praw
de, re byld TAXA chwila " epoce
naszego upadku, kiedy istotnie
Narodowi Polskiemu grozilo upod
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25

mi.
"Bardzo czesto widzialem Tur
k6w, wl6czacych sic wsr6d Or
milan j wybierajacych piekne die
wczeta i male dzieci, azeby je "a
lbrac do swoich dom6w. Niekt6rc
|matki opowiadaly mi, re wolaly
raczej rzucic swojcss niemowleta
do rzeki Eufratu, anizeli oddac je
do dom6w tureckich. Wicle dziew
czat rzucifo sic do rzeki, przeno-
szac smierc mad hanbe.
w okolicy miasta Harput W
Ma}ej Azyi znaleziono 10000 lu-
dzkich ciai, z kt6rych wiekszosc
zosta}a zabita bagnetami. z maly
mi tylko wyjatkami byly to cia}a
kobiet i dzieci.
wv innym znowu wypadku, 2
polecenie rzadu tureckiego, rozka
zano deportowac z miasta Harput
wszystkich Ormian. Powiazano
ich gromadkami cd dw6ch do pie
ciu osob, a nastepnie wypedzili je
zandarmi poza miasto i r~ozstrze
lali.
"W styczniu 1916 roku, depor
towano W Mezopotamii 49,, 600 Or
milan, z kt6rych pozosta}o tyIko
|l12,OOO a reszta zmar}a z g}odu i
|chor6b zarazliwych.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25

nika i z MIN razem rzuci sic re
strasznym okrzykiem: "Hejze, Ia
wroga!" Rzuci sic jak huragan
rozhukany, }amiac, niszczac wszy
stko, kosami wysiekujac trzykroc
liczniejsze hufce wroga, cepami
zdobywajac armaty, by ma zdoby
tych szaicach zatknac choragiew
zwycieska a godna, choragiew pol
ska, choragiew Biafego Or}a, ma
ICzerwonem Polu!
l zdaje eli sic, Bracic Polaku, re
ito przcszlosc tylko. l zdajc ci sic,
re to chwila piekna, ale miniona,
daleka. Mylisz sic, to ME przesz-
Hose, MOI bracie. To ME ~przeszlosc
wszyscy bracia moi, to tcrazniej-
szosscc, to rzeczywistosc!
SObchodzimy podobno setna ro-
czlfice zgonu Tadeusza Kosciusz-
XII. Kosciuszko ME umar}! Ma ME
$miertelnych Smierci nicma! Kos
ciuszko ME umarl j jest tn Z mani !!
Otto z niebios wyzyny, cd tronu
Stworcy, zbrojny mieczem archa-
niofa, W bia}a krakowska sukma-
ne z czerwonymlii~ wy}ogami przyo
|dziany, zstepuje ku wan swietla
ny, jasny Naczelnik. Zstepuje ku
wan, otwiera vase piersi i glo-
sem wielkim ktory uszy vase
przepehia, VIOLA:
"Ludu MOI polski, ludu ukocha
ny powstan! Powstan i idz W mo-
je szcresi! Ludu MOI polski, co
zwyciezy}es re nina pod Raclawi
cami, co patrzales- ma MOLE Macie
jowickie RAINY, co widzialcs moja
szczekocinska kleske, te kleske,
kt6ra mi zadafa pruska podlosc i
pruskie wiarofomstwo, pomscij
mnie! Stan sic mscicielem tych
krzywd niezliczonych, kt6rc ro--
dzinnej zicmi naszej zadafa krzy
zakow pycha, k~rzyzak6w chci-
wosc krzyzak6w okrucienstwo!
Stan sic mscicielem tego }ez poto
ku, tych krwi strumieni, kt6re
nam zalaly Gala Polske nasza!
Stan sic mscicielem tych kiosk j
meszczesscc, tych cierpien bezmier-
nych, ma kt6rc zali sic biedna Pol
ska nasza! Powstan, powstan i
powiedz re Gala P0lska mimo wszy
stkie cierpienia jest dis jak ia
nasza wladczyni Wanda! Me chce
poslubic Niemca! Me chce ham
biacego zwiazku! Ale wolaj grom
go, serdeeznie, re Polska ME mys-
Ii ginac, ME utopi sic. Polska Eye
chce, Eye bedzie i Eye musi!
"Ludu polski, ludu moi uko--
chany, powstan. DO OTTO wybila
wielka godzina, godzina calej Oj-|
czyzny zmartwychpowstaniat Do
broni!H! Do broni, ludu moi! Ma
boz! Ma zwyciestwo!!!'
Polacy chrzescijanie-i wy wszy
sc,y t~ntejszego kraju, ktorego bra
my IA osciez otwarly VAN Kos
zaslugi, posluchajcie!
Dzien d~zisiejszy, to wielka uroczy
To ME jest setna rocznica
zgonu Kosciuszki, to jest swieto
jego duehowego dziecie-
ciia, to Jest sswieto narodzin novel
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25
sTRASZNE
WA TURK6W w MAkEJ
AZYI.

New York, N. Y. Amerykanski
misyonarz, kt6ry powr6cif ostat-
Mo z Turcyi, gdzie przebywa} xii
lat, tax opisuje okru--
Turk6w mad Ormiana--
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-25
TO co INNEGo.

- Co mezowi PAM JEST
- Glory, panic doktorzc..' Gre
st W piersi mu "a biardzo goraco,
w pecy "a zimno...
- HIM. to divine objawy. mu-
sze zwofac konsylium! A czem sic
PAM MAJ trudni?
= Jest maszynista ma kolei. pa
ME doktorze.