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

The Stock-in-trade of the Obeah-
men is as bizarre as their inventive
minds. In their magic bags they car
ry about with them ground bones
of the dead, needles and black thread
rubbed with tallow, n looking-glass
cards, powder, quicksilver, and an
eviksmelfing gum reputed to be of
the devil. By ringing the changes
on these mixtures they work their
wonders. and impose upon their vic
Tins. Curing diseases of the mind
and of the body Is merely a side is
sue with them. Protecting fruit
gardens and chicken runs are their
speciality. One thing they have In
common that is, the mercenary
habit. They sell their power to the
highest bidder. Consequently, as the
nigger's wealth, so his health and
prosperity. All that the Obeahmen
stipulate Is that payment must be
made according to the magnitude of
the miracle to be wrought. They are
accredited with having knowledge of
secret African bush poisons. But
this Is an exaggeration- When they
have recourse to this desperate ex-
IRENE they are content to use arsenic
rat-poison. or finely powdered glass.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Patriotism.

"Have you a German flag for a PEN
N.Y." was the surprising request made
by Charles Morris, the four-year-old
son of Jesse B. Morris of Cannelton,
Ind, a few days ago, when he entered
a store in the neighborhood of his
home where the various standards of
the allies are kept for sale, says the
Indianapolis News. The young wom-
an behind the counter felt curiosity
to understand the demand.
"Why, Charles, what in the world
do you want with German flag?" she
inquired.
Suspicious of pro-German sentiment
were promptly dispelled by the fierce
declaration:
81 want to tear it up"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
HIS CABINET WEAK
Presidents Advisers Have Not
Country's Confidence.
Appointment of Secretary RedfieId n
Head of Export Council Will Be
Further Cause of Dissatisfac-
ton to the Nation.

The announcement that Secretary
Redheld is to be the head of the ex-
port council does not encourage the
hope that Mr.. Wilson has gained any
clearer sense of the weakness of his
official family or has any Intention of
strengthening it. Secretary Redfield
Is not the sort of man to be intrusted
with service in which tact and sound
Judgment are requisite. The export
council, which will have to pass upon
the claims of neutralS for the supply
or neceSSaries, has one of the most
difficult and delicate tasks arising out
OF our present relations and RESPONSE
bilfties. Serious injury will be done
to our cause and to our commercial
future by laundering. Secretary Red
field has shown himself to be of small
caliber. yet opinionated and lacking In
sense of proportion.
The department of commerce an
nounces Through the official bulletin
that lin due time an advisory board
will be named of high-class men of
recognized ability" This statement
provides about all the comfort to be
derived from the situation. and we
hope the due time" will be brief and
the personnel of the board of the quail
ity promised. But even though this-be
the case, the desirability of a general
overhatlling of the cabinet remains.
Tho creation ,of advisory boards to
assist the political executives is in
deed Il necessity of our situation. The
nation has never before undertaken
responsibilities so enormous as it now
bears. The normal machinery of ad-
ministration is wholly inadequate to
solve war problems. Its personnel is
mediocre, and must be while political
considerations control public appoint
ments. This war demands the very
best brains of the nation, and the very
best brains of the nation are not often
found in politics or in public service
dominated by politics. Our tasks of
supply are SO difficult. furthermore.
that Industrial and commercial cap
tains alone can solve them. Hence the
adoption of the advisory board idea.
This idea. however, has not been put
into full operation. The advisory
board of the council of national de-
Tense is in danger of political interior
ence not only from jealous congress-
ra-vho are afraid of losing polit-
iCal- pcrquiSiteS, but also from politi-
cal executives bent upon gaining polit-
zeal influence. Both dangers would
be greatly diminished if the president
would weed out the men in executive
office who have not won Intelligent
public confidence
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Cyclone. and Tornadoe..

A cyclone. in technical parlance, is
any general storm In popular but not
definitely unscientific parlance 1t IS the
type of storm represented by the hurri-
cane or typhoon-a whirlwfnd with q
diameter of from so to 100 miles, 1t
was cyclone from the West Indies
that struck Galveston.
The dust whlris you see along coun-
try roads are In principles tornadoes.
Waterspouts are miniature tornadoes
ut sea- We have been at pains more
than once to consult meteorologists re-
garding the stories of straws driven
into oak posts and Of freight trains
lifted bodily from the track The me-
teorologists not only vOuched for the
stories but added to them. Let one In
stance suff1ce-that Of q locomotive
into garden, and In the same garden
q single rose was found blooming un-
harmed---hicago Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Tax Measures Touch All.

Notwithstanding the war there is
politics in the land yet. In New
Hampshire congressional district and
in one in Indiana the two old parties
contended. and the people responded
by going to the polls in gratifying
numbers. In both cases the Repub-
Leans registered easy victory. So as
the voters are still considering politics
and parties. it is well for senators to
give clear reasons for their votes on
the details of n revenue measure.
Taxes touch all and ilI-advised assess
ments sometimes return to plague their
inventors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
HOW TO DISTINGUISH RANK.

It would be useless for the new soldier
to know the courtesies he must pay to
rank unless he knows how to distin-
guish such rank. He must know the
marking which designate the officer
and the noncommissioned officer, and
he must also know the general symbols
of the service.
The corporal, the lowest rank of
noncommissioned officer, wears a pri-
Yates uniform, with chevronS on his
arm. A cOrporal's cheyronS consist of
two parallel stripes of cloth in the
shape of q triangle without a base,
with slightly curving sides. The chey-
rons, in the olive drab uniform, are
of q different shade of brown, while
on the blue army uniform they are of
the color which distinguishes the cor
porars particular branch of the serv-
ice.
The sergeant, next in rank, wears
chevrons of three stripes; while the
first sergeant, chief noncommissioned
officer of the company, wears q chew
ron of three stripes, with a square in
the center.
The second lieutenant, in olive drab,
is marked by the difference between an
officers and a private'S uniform-that
is, he wears leather or wool puttees,
instead of canvas leggings; there is
a stripe of brown braid around the cuff
of his coat, and he wears the officers
hatband, a snake-cord of black and
gold strands. The first lieutenant
wears one silver bar on each shoulder.
The captain has two silver bars on
each shoulder. The major has a gold
leaf, the lieutenant colonel silver
leaf. The colonel is marked by sill
yer eagle, and the brigadier general by
one silver star on each shoulder. The
major general (the highest rank at
present In our active service) is desig-
mated by two silver stars.
The officers insignia presents a
somewhat different appearance on
dress and full-dress uniforms, al
though the marks remain the same, but
as the new soldier who goes into
camp now is likely to see nothing but
the field-service uniform, 1t would be
confusing to burden his mind with q
further description of officers shoulder
straps.
1t is essential, however, that he
should know the colors of at least the
three great branches of the service
| infantry, cavalry and artillery. The
| infantryman in the field uniform wears
blue hat cord, which may be seen at
considerable distance; the cavalry
man wears a yellow hat cord, and ar
| tilleryman red. A troop Of cavalry
rides with a guidon, a yellow flag, on
which the letter and regiment of the
particular unit appears in white. The
battery of artillery rides with a red
guidon, similarly inscribed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
THE SOLDIER AND HIS COM
RAOES.

If the new soldier, before Joining the
colors, has had everything much his
own way ut home, the first thing that
he will discover when he goes to camp
Is that he counts for juSt-on indivfd-
ual in his squad.
= While in the family circle he may
have been 100 per cent important in
all matters relating to himself, in camp
he is simply one of eight men who oc-
cupy the same tent. Theoretically, the
new soldier may know>that he should
obey officers and noncommissIoned Of
neers, including the corporal who lives
In his tent; but what he may not real
lie Is that in all questions not involv-
ing authority from above, he is also
circumscribed by the rights and privf-
leges OF others. The rights and con-
venience of others as well as his own
must be thoroughly fixed In his mind.
1t must be process of giving and tax
Ing all down the line.
The ratio of the rights and conyen-
fences of others to his own. in fact. is
about seven to one. Eliminating the
corporal, whose position in the tent is
official and paternal, the new soldier is
entitled to- his share of the common
rights and privileges-no more-and
must ungrudgingiy perform his share
of the common work-no less.
If the new soldier fails to conform
to these rules OF conduct. not only will
he be disciplined with odlous flags and
details by the corporal. but he will find
that his terminates instinctively league
themselves against him. They watch
for every opportunity to make life
frksome for him. ingeniously piling the
work upon him In deft ways which they
will discover; and. If he is incorrigible,
they will find a chance '(whether 1t is
prohibited or not) to toss him up In a
blanket. or send him through q squad
spanking machine. A SOUND spanking
machine operates with slnts-s And if
the new soldier has rendered himself
obnoxious In the tent. he will find that
the corporal. If he does not actually
assist In this treatment, will at least
sanction 1T.
In short. it is the easiest thing in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Flesh Color.

The large, portly colored man en-
tered the drug store and looked around
uncertainty.
young man," he said to the clerk
confidentially, has you got any letter
paper and envelopes with fesh-colored
borders?"
WAS 1t mourning paper you wished
for. sir?" inquired the clever clerk
"You's struck it disactlyl But I dis
remember the name. Glib me box Of
1t. If you please. sah."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Did Baker Approve It7

One question in which the country Is
vitality interested has not yet come up
In the discussion of whether Secretary
Daniels and George CreeI enlarged
upon Rear Admiral Gleaves' report Of
the encounters between the transport
convoy and submarines.
Was the cablegram from France
charging such exaggeration one Of
those which were diverted TO the VIM
department and approved by Secretary
Baker before permission to print 1t
vas eiven7
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02

ron o u n he.
'He" leadeth me.
1t contains a de-
NAL of both athe
ism and material
ism, since it as
Serts the exist
ence of a person
al God who is dis
tinct from and
independent of
the created uni
verse. 1t denies
deisn, too, de-
claring not only
for a personal,
Self-cxistent God,
but for one who
is the controlling
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
SELFHELPS for the
NEW SOLDIER
THE SOLDIER ON THE MARCH
By United States Army Officer


IF there are important reasons why
soldier in camp or in barracks should
look to his health, these reasons are
infinitely more important when on the
march. For if a sick soldier is drain
on the regimental resources While IN
camp, in the field, If he has to be car
ried in an ambulance, or sent back to
the hospital in the care of another SOL
der. he becomes an utter encum-
brance.
1t is for this reason that the phys
zeal examinations are now so exacting,
in order to weed out all those predis-
posed to break down under marching
conditions. Yet it is not necessary for
a man to be actually sick for him to
become n dead weight on body of
troops. If he does not take care of his
feet, he will become fully as useless.
One half-inch blister may, for march
ing purposes, turn a six-foot soldier
into an invalid.
In the first place, the shoes should
be fitted with special attention. They
should neither be too wide nor too
short. Sores and blisters should be
promptly dressed during a halt. At
the end of the march the feet should
be bathed and dressed, and, if prac-
ticable, the shoes should be changed.
A soldier should under no circum-
stances, however, go barefoot, for his
feet would swell and give him in
creased difficulty as soon as he starts
to march again.
One of the points which cannot be
emphasized too strongly is that water
should not be drunk on the march. A
soldier may take an occasional Swal-
low from his canteen, rinse out his
mouth and then expel the water, but
if he drinks outright-as he may do
freely at the end of ehe march-the
consequences are disastrous.
One National Guard regiment on the
Mexican border last year started upon
q six-mile march. The column was q
shining succession of uplifted cam
teens. Before five miles had been COW
cred, % men were stretched out by the
roadside in collapse. Another Ma
tional Guard regiment, in which the
men drank without restraint on hot
march-even scooping up water from
puddles, lost approximately two hun
dred out of the column on that day.
A soldier should never sleep on the
ground. He should always have his
rubber pOnchO, or ut least his blanket,
beneath him, and, whenever possible,
a bed of straw or leaves beneath pom
chO or blanket. If the dampnesS of
the soil entered his system, he would
contract cold and rheumatism and be-
come, as with all sick men, a heavy
drag upon his organization.
Just as it is essential, for the sake
of his health, that a soldier keep scru-
pulously clean, so for the protection of
the general health, q camp or barracks
must also be rendered immaculate. All
trash, even small pieces of paper,
should be swept from the floor of the
tent or quarters, or "polfced" from the
company street. For trash breeds in
sects and insects carry disease. All
pools and damp places near the camp
should be drained, so that mosquitoes
may have no place to multiply. For
this reason soldiers are supplied with
mosquito bars, as a protection against
purveyors of fever. All camp refuse
is either buried in n sink or burned in
an incinerator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Where the Blame Rests.

Congressman Kitchin complains that
the revenue bill does not deal with the
tariff in scientific manner. He
should address the complaint to him.
self. His committee is responsible for
the imperfections in the revenue bill.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
A saxInn Clause

81 heard young Mr.. Lovecote beat his
wife the other day."
Good gracious and they've only
been married a month, the wretch
What did he beat her for?"
Because he played better game Of
golf than she did,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02

Millions Of particular women now use
and recommend Red Cross Ball Blue. All
Rrocers. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED

An automobile tongue is one that Is
always running people down.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02
Divine
Guidance
By REV. JAMES M. GRAY, D. D.
Dean Of Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TEXT-He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his names sake--Psalm
1923.
Every word in this sentence is
weighty. I. Think of that personal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02

LESSON TEXT-u Chronicles ss:1-2o.
GOLDEN TEXT-Let the wicked for
sake his way, and the unrighteous mar
his thoughts: and let him return unto thu
Lord, and he will have mercy upon him
and to our God. for he will abundantly
pardon.-Isaiah 55:7.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
Delayed meals get on the cook s
nerves. With Coles Hot Blast Range
your meals are always on time.
Lost, or Strayed

One long yearling heifer; red and
white spotted; branded IXZ on left
side; split in left ear. Liberal reward
for information which will lead to
her recovery. Address Mrs. Mollie
Rink, Axial, Colo. d30-jl3
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non-COal Land

Department Of the Interior. U. s. Land Once at
Glenwood Springs, Colo. November =, 1916.
NOTCH Is hereby given that E. Arthur WILDER
Of BufOrd, Colorado, who. on May "a, 1918.
made Presumption DeclaratOry Statement. Ser
mi No 0lOs3g, for 81 sell Seq Q, Al swA Sec 10.
To s, 4 81 W. 9Th ?. NJ. has filed notice Of
Intention to make Final Presumption Proof,
RI eefabiish claim to the land above describ-
ed. before Henry J. Hay. U. 9. Commissioner,
at Meeker, Colorado, on the 18th day of Jann-
Claimant names witnesses:
Hugh Jones. Benjamin E. Curry. Clifford
bartlett and Frank LakAmp. all OF Buford,
DC. WEYAND.
daB Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06

J. w. and g. NJ. Sprague of Piece
ance, registered at the Meeker, We'd
nesday.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06

Continued on Local Pagel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11
J. S. May Go Lenient
With LOyaI AuStrianS

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Suggestions
that regulations governing alien enc
mics within the United States be applied
with less severity to the many thousand
Austrian subjects who actually are pro-
ally or are even in the American army,
were considered today by department
of Justice officials. 1t was said the reg
ulations, which will be issued next week,
may provide exemption for certain
groups, such as Hungarians, Poles, Ru-
manians and Slavs who maintain little
love TOR their mother country.
Officials realized, however, that 1t will
not be an easy task to arrange modifica
tions of the general rules without i'm
pairing the effectiveness of the plan,
which includes registration of alien enc
mics with police authorities, restricting
their travel and barring them from wa
ter fronts. They believe that large
element of discrimination must be vest
ed in local police. 1t is estimated about
], 900 900 unnaturalized Austrian subjects
and 500, 900 Germans reside in the Unit
ed States.
The department of justice tonight re-
received a few reports of arrest of Aus
TRANS following the declaration of war,
and il was indicated there would be
many more next week. In some cases
Germans suspected of plotting against
the United States have represented
themselves as Austrians, and conse-
uuently could not we'll be arrested with
out proof Of guilt. Now that the nation
is at war with Austria, these may be
rounded up and interned as suspicious
alien enemies.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11

tackled and put out of action. When the
Drama began to settle 1t had grown
dark and her crew abandoned her The
Jacob Jones picked up in the darkness
3O5 of the AIS persons on board.
The other vessel standing by rescued
the remainder.
The Jacob Jones' peace time compile
ment was five petty officers and 81
men. She was one of the newest and
largest OF American destroyers, with
displacement of 1,150 tons and length
of $40 feet over all. She was completed
in 1916 at the plant of the New York
Shipbuilding company, Camden, n. D.
She burned oil, was driven by turbine
engines and had a speed of 1857 knots
an hour.
This makes the second American war
ship sunk by German tOrpedoes since
the United States entered the war. The
indicated los of life in today's disaster
is the largest of any American loss at
sea except in the summarizing of the
army transport Antilles which carried
81 men down.
The small patrol boat Alcedo was tor
pedoed November with a loss OF
twenty-one of the crew.
Two weeks later the small destroyer
Chauncey. sank following a collision,
twenty-one of those aboard perishing.
The other destroyer, the Cassin, was
damaged by a German torpedo which
cost the lives of two and wounded five
other men.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11
Famine of Salt Halts
Hog-Killing Campaign
Out in DeKalb County

With "hogkilling" weather at hand, ac-
cording to reports from DeKalb county
Saturday, the farmers were prevented
from slaughtering the porkers because
Of a shortage of salt. The Journals De-
catur correspondent reported that a
number of farmers had complained to
him. that they couldn't purchase single
bag of salt in DeKalb county.
Major d. F. McClatchey, executive sec
rotary Of the Georgia food administra-
ton, stated Saturday that there is plen-
ty of salt now to be had in Atlanta, but
that great many counties throughout
the state have experienced more or less
Of a salt famine for a number of weeks.
This shortage. according to Mr.. Nc
Clatchey, was not due to a national
shortage of the product, but was due to
an embargo being placed on salt ship
ments, in order that more essential food
products could be handled
The salt shortage over the whole state,
he said, would be relieved early next
week, by. which time several shipments
from New Orleans would arrive.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-11
ROUNDUP OF AUSTR|ANs
STARTED BY GOVERNMENT
Agents Begin Isolation of En-
ennieS Suspected of In
ternaI Plots

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The round
up of Austro-Hunsarian enemies began
today throughout the United States
with agents of the department of JUS
tice being assisted by local authOri-
ties.
With the declaration of war more
than a million subjects of Austria-Hun-
gary living in this country were added
to the list of alien enemies. Inasmuch
as many of them, although Austro-
Hungarian subjects. actually sympa-
thized with with the cause of the United
States and the allies, the government
is confronted with a task of much diff
Guilty in giving them proper considera-
ton.
Government agents today rounded VI
many Austrians who long have been
suspected of conspiring to hamper the
governments war plans, but against
whom definite evidence has been lack
ing They will get fair hearings and
be informed if they fail to convince
officials of their peaceful intentions.
All Austro-Hungarians were barred
today from the 100 yards zone establish
ed about piers, docks. warehouses and
terminals and will be required to reg
.ster with the police as soon as regu-
lations are promulgated.
In cities where the foreign population
is large particularly in steel manufac-
turing centers and mining districts. the
| task will be enormous. Officials are
taking pains to make the process as
simple as is compatible with the ne
cessity of obtaining full information
concerning the business and habits OF
the aliens.