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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

hoard Of county Commissioners, May
Session, 1917
Monday, Way :, 1917
:, Board met, J y Hostetter and John
BOOK present. Audited and allowed
~ against the county Adjourned
- meet luesday' May 8. at a. m.
Tuesday. May $. 1917
:, Hoard met, AZ present and audited
Ordered COMPROMISE TO j G peugb
No, 1876, for s5437
Approprlated $500 to wllowdaIe
township for bridge purposes
Accepted resignation Of Jas. A Peck
as clerk Of Holland township ana am
pointed n. ]. Peck to fiIl vacancy
Adjourned TO meet Wednesday, Nav
wednesday, Nay ., 1917
aa noa wIth met at 5 9, m. and spent the
ing roads and bridges in Tho foiiow-
i ~ townships: Grant Center Noble
iF,Tiagrant I'M Sherman. cheever
lora. Willowdale and RncIxeve
Adjourned to meet Tbnrsda,. Ma,
49, 1917, ut a. m S
Thursdny. Way 10. 1917
Roard met as per adfonrnn,ant a,,a
ao, and allowed bills against the
Apnolnted the following investigat-
ing committee on Mrs Earl Vance.s
netition for mothers pension. NJ
ll99hn Harmon. Mrs James GarvIe and
Mrs ]. g. Landes ~"
,AApp99lnted Mrs. NJ L. Simpson. Mrs.
NleN Young and Mrs Joe Boos as an
~ 49,, eating committee on Lottie 4.
iahdiey mothers pension petition
- =. slider road Detitfon and road
Detition of w, T.. Nottorf were laid
over until next meeting.
. Approved bond Of Farmers National
sank and bond Of Michael 4. Hahn
boafd allowed Mrs NJ Vinson SOS
Ser month for care and "Reminiscences
"a Mrs }. TAYLOR. beginning Nav /,
Board discussed the hard surface
DAD petition from LYON TOWNSHIP
YIN delegation interested In same and
alu over matter until next meeting
a ,n-a1oafned 10 meet Friday May II.
Friday. May II, 1917
Hoard met, all present. and checked
9titN statements Of county Treasurer
i Re- o op9Ss 90 % count county clerk
creased from custody on payment ~
ISIS, John Book voting no
hoafd and county engineer went 70
'S k,,6i,. county farm.
,s county and adjourned TO meet
'turdaV May y, 1917. at s a. m.
Saturday. May ~. 1917
BOARD met and with county enpl-
'ef inspected roads and bridges IN
e Following townships: Grant New
-fn Jefferson, Banner. Holland.
ope- Ridge, Liberty,g Logan and cen-
ordered owen, Gabriel released at
Adjourned sine die.
-. J. b. HOsTETTER,
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER
ALL THE SHIPPING YARDS

Washington, June 16.-The vast
amount OF steel merchant shipping
under construction in American
yards, probably 100000 tons, will
be taken over Immediately by the
government, under power granted
in provision of the budget bill
signed today by President Wilson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
SHOT BRITISH CREW ON DECK
Then Germans Took Captains Wife
and Daughter Into Submarine

New York, June 16.-The officers
aud crew of a British merchant ship
were lined up on the deck Of their
ship shot and killed, and the cap
tain's wife and 14-year-old daughter
were taken aboard the submarine
before the merchant vessel was sunk
by German U-boat off Gibraltar
recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

Center for stealing brass from the
scales of the Union Pacific. Brass
is expensive now.
e & e
A slogan originated at Ft. Scott
1t is: We've got to come across or
the Germans will"
& Sc
Kansas as the foremost state in
enforcing prohibition, should now
be the leader in the fight to make
national prohibition a reality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
First published in Abilene Week
Reflector June p, 1910
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received at the
county court house at Abilene. Kan,
OF Dickinson county. Kansas, until
Monday. July %, 1917 10 o'clock a. m,
for furnishing the materials and labor
necessary 70 construct County In
Urinary Building, to be located on
county farm according TO the plans
and specifications prepared by owen
q Pason, Architects 202 Reliance Bldg,
Kansas City. Mo.
At the same date the board will
also receive bids for Plumbing and
Heating in the above building
Bids for the construction OF build
ing must be accompanied by a certi-
fled check Of Five Hundred (50O)
Dollars and for the plumbing and
heating Two Hundred (2OO1 Dollars.
Plans and specifications can be in
spected by applying to the county
clerk or can be obtained for a limited
time by applying TO the architects
The board reserves the right TO re-
iect any or all bids.
J. b. HOSTETTER.
II. @. BRENTZER
JOHN BOOK,
Board Of County Commissioner.
Attest: H ". KING,
,SeaD County Clerk
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
C-BOAT TOLL IS NOW
LARGER THAN FOR WEEKS

London, June 16.-The official
record of the U-boat damage shows
for the past week ~ ships over
1000 tons, 10 under 1900 tons, to-
tai 30. This is the largest number
IN six weeks. Since March 4 3OS,
ships over 1000 tons and 1870 under
1900 tons have been sunk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
DANGER POINTS
IN WAR FRONTS
Fuel Problem Is Serious to All the
Allies
L. 5. MUST DO WONDERS SOON
Millions of Men Are Needed to Sup.
ply Europe With Fighting
Material-Our Immense
Burden Seen

Washington, June 1S.-Some rea-
son for President Wilson's state
ment last week that, I've are about
to bid thousands, hundreds of thou
sands-it may be millions of our
men-the young, the strong, the
capable men of the nation-to go
forth and die on the fields of blood
far away" is seen in the reports of
conditions abroad coming in
If fuel becomes increasingly
scarce as it has for months past,
the British fleet next fall will be
SO restricted that the German fleet
can escape. Then indeed will hell be
1t loose on our own unprotected
shores"
This was the bomb shell thrown
into the conference of the national
committee of patriotic and defense
socties here by Raymond B. Price,
chairman of the committee on in
ventions of the Aero club of Amer
lea.
Mr.. Price asserted that the Unit
ed States is facing disaster in the
world war because her people are
Blind to dangers confronting them
and because officials of the govern
ment are afraid to alarm the peo-
pie" He asked that these facts be
well considered:
First 4Italian munition plants
run part time for want of coal. Ger
many is not worried over the Ital-
ian offensive because she knows it
is limited by lack of coal. Unless we
can send Italy 100000 tons of coal
per month, she can not long CON
tinue her offensive military opera
tons. The ships are not today in |
sight to carry that coal to Italy
Second The Italian and French
ravies are crippled for lack of fuel.
Germany knows this and seeks to
destroy coal and oil ships above all
others
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
WHY HELP THE RED CROSS
BY Theodore Roosevelt


"a the most important thing is at
= earliest possible moment fighting
"a only to the army in the work winning
q our Red Cross Indeed the work is
r. SO great that the president of the
e apart next week-rom June Is 25-as period for
"a sacrifice and unselfish generosity
"a Whoe American people will be asked join raising
= funds to enable Red Cross perform and in
"a dispensable duties n
p Inc president has also commissioned
= ATTEST business of the country
e the Red Cross administer this behalf of
"a stricken world This fund of
= $lOOOOO,OO0 must be raised to meet
q even the most urgent =
g Here, indeed every American It is =
q an enormous sum of but what can we
= take IN Withholding that other if
. is needed to relieve the suffering sons or the
2 sons of allies who fighting that makes
g life worth living y
= Into Red Cross without stint be poured y
heartfelt offering of thanksgiving permitted
2 to join in this service Our soldiers
and sailors will do their without nchng we NAV
a rest assured of their fidelity Cross
3 offers to u.s. who not allowed fight the opportunity
p for sacrifice for help M
q 9
3 - p p "a "a IA ma "a pa IA "a M Ia ~. hs N.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

may be rendered impotent Is it not
clear that fighting for Democracy"
is for America but part of the case?
We are fighting for our very lives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
NABBED A PACIFIsT

Topeka, June 16.-I. T. Boutwell,
of COS Madison street, was arrested
at the Union Pacific station at 0:15
this morning by officer +. y. Scott,
charged with circulating seditious
literature among United States sol
diers.
Loan Total Almost 3 Billion
Washington, June 1S.-With
three federal reserve district totals
complete and the work Of tabulat-
ing returns in the other nine near
ing an end. indications we're today
that Liberty Loan subscriptions
would total in the final count ap-
$500 million dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

Third-If fuel becomes increas-
ingly scarce as it has for months
past, the British fleet next fall will
be so restricted that the German
fleet can escape.
Fourth-Germany had her great
est food shortage over year ago
With 100000 people in her cap
tured territories almost the popu-
lation of the British Isles, to use
rs she can to till the fertile soil OF
food producing Poland and Ru-
mania, she is not to be starved this
year nor next nor any other year,
as things look today.
America must rebuild and
re-equip the railways of France and
perhaps of Russia to win the war.
Some experts say we must, to CON
quer Germany, send 100000 work
men, mechanics and railroad opera
tives besides an army of from L.
coo, 600 to 100000 men to France.
A good start even can not be made
within one year, and perhaps two !
or three years.
To maintain five million men
chiefly in England and just across
The p mile wide English channel
n France, Great Britain requisition-
I'd One-fourth the entire merchant
onnage of the world.
Sixth-During the war nearly
of the merchant ton
'age of the earth has been destroy
a. This is double what has been
'uilt in the same period
SEVENTH not another ship
we're destroyed by mine or subma-
inc from now on, we still could
OF send 100000 men to France
nd maintain them, one year from
Oday. J
Great Tonnage Demands r
Eighth-Nobody has yet added {
Dgether the total new demands S
lone for tonnage and yet new q
eeds of appalling magnitude are l.
ppearing every week. Great Brit t
ms army of 100000 in the year y
s15-16 consumed more meat than d
lie entire British nation. 10000 81
DO strong, in 1913. And yet there
Re not enough ships to meet the
seds of last year when we steadily
ent backward. How are we to o
eet the new demands for cargo al
ace that our entrance into the II
ar involves? An increasing num- cI
n Of ships will be available next iii
ar, but the additions for the di
xt eight months are pitifully in
equate. England says one ship
is year is worth six next year. tn
fateful are the next 60
sht months-when Italy may sue In
NIB, when Russia appears help in
s, when even the glorious British tn
ct, the sole saviour Of the Unit We
States for the past three years DR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

flfst published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector June u. 1870
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

J Hoard Of County Commissioners. MRv
Session, 1917
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

Ladies' Buy a pair of these high
grade summer low shoes at the give
away price of.....-...................- 40
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

Come in and try on pair. Ne
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-21

Sizes 21z to ), A to C widths.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
FOES BATTLE
vA|NLY FOR
DECISION IN
GREAT FRAY
Germans Mass Men and Sac
rifice Many Lives to Stem
British Advance in Fight
ing at Arras.
LABOR TROUBLES QUIET

The fourth day of the terrific strug-
gle on the British front il France has
opened with both sides still striving
vainly for a decision.
The Germans have resorted to the
terribly costly tactics of massed at
tacks and have apparently succeeded
In checking the British advance. This
partial success has been won, accord
ing to spectators of the titanic con-
flict, at a staggering toll of human
life.
1t would seem as If the revolution
ary mutterings which were ominously
swelling through Europe prior to the
inception Of the great battle were
drowned in the thunders of the battle
field but indications are not lacking
that momentous events are about to
occur behind the fighting lines.
Plans Labor Demonstration
The summary adjournment of the
Riechstag, when its sittings had bare
ly opened, is given added significance
by hints in the German press that the
strike agitation in Germany may burst
forth with renewed violence on May
Day, the great International socialist
holiday
A nation wide labor demonstration
in Sweden is also planned for that
day and may have its counterpart in
Spain.
No news Of any importance has
come from Australia in several days.
q fact which has given fresh yigor to
the ever recurrent report of inten-
tions or efforts on the part of the
dual monarchy to seek a separate
peace.
No Confirmation Available
No confirmation of the reports is
available from any reliable source, but
there is more definite tidings of the
status Of affairs in Turkey. the third
member Of Germany's imperial --ium-
[continued On Page Eleven.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
ALLIES PROVE
BETTER IN AIR
Than TEUT0NS
SAYS GENERAL
Superiority of Britich Artil-
lery Enables Army to Main
tain Gains in Offensive.
GERMAN LOSS HEAVY

LONDON, April c6.-The outstand-
ing features of the second day of the
battle of Arras is the definite estab-
lishment of superiority in artillery by
the British and it is due to this super
iority that they have been able to
maintain successful offensive. said
Major-General Maurice, chief director
of military operations at the war office
in his weekly talk with the Associated
Press today. He declared that the
Germans had drawn on their reserve
and brought up great new forces in
an attempt to stem the onslaught, but
that the British machine was working
without a hitch.
The German losses have been ter
rife and thousands of dead Germans,
he said, were lying in front of the
British lines. In the 1S days of the
Arras battle General Maurice contin-
ued, the British casualties had been
something less than half what they
were in the corresponding period OF
the Somme offensive, while the num-
Der of prisoners and guns captured
by the British forces was much great
er than in the same period on the
Somme.
Another important feature of the
fighting, said the general, is the fact
that the British have definitely estab-
lished their superiority in the air.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
FEDERAL AGENTS
OBTAIN EVIDENCE
OF PRICE CONTROL

CHICAGO, April 26.-Special agents
OF the department of justice CLAIM: to
have discovered evidence of supply
manipulation and price fixing among
potato dealers here and It Is said the
federal grand jury will start an investi-
cation to determine whether the law
against illegal combinations has been
broken.
Figures have been obtained by the
federal investigators which they claim
show that 1,1S1 cars were held out Of
the consuming market during the first
two weeks in March.
The wholesale price of potatoes yes.
terday ranged in the Chicago market
from $2.75 to $3.15 bushel, with 81
600 bushels in storage. The federal
agents point out that year ago, there
were In storage only 10000 bushels
and the price was 80 to IS cents a
bushel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
SOLONS AGREE.
TO SATURDAY.
FOR VOTE ON.
WAR MEASURE.
Agreement Would Permit
Action Earlier in Day if
Debate is Concluded.
DEBATE IS LIMITED

WASHINGTON, April 26.-An agree
ment to vote upon and finally dispose
Of the army bill not later than Satur.
day night was reached today in the
senate. The senate agreement. made
by unanimous consent. promises final
vote not later than midnight Saturday
and possibly earlier in the day.
1t also provides that no other busi-
ness shall be considered in the mean
time. and that II any senator decides
to speak no adjournment shall be
taken.
Another provision Of the agreement
provides that at p. m, Saturday, de-
bate shall be limited to minutes on
amendments and 10 minutes on the
bill itself to each senator.
The senate agreed informally, how
ever that by unanimous consent, if
no member desires to proceed with the
army bill. other business may be
brought up without objection. Sena-
tor Overman secured this gentleman
understanding in order that both
houses may dispose of the administra-
ton bill permitting the Entente to re-
cruit their citizens In this country
which Attorney General Gregory today
asked Senator Overman to expedite.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
BERLIN FEARS
!. SECOND STRIKE
FIRST Of MAY

AMSTERDAM, tvia London). April
26.-"Today's statement from head
quarters, comes just early enough to
influence the conscience of the mu-
milton workers. says the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger, in recent issue.
For the most part they have re-
sumed duty again, but they will also
have to repair the consequences of
their dereliction from duty and, above
all things, these regrettable occur
rences must be prevented from taking
place again today or tomorrow.
"We are informed that attempts are
still being made to instigate renewed
action by the munition workers and it
is openly threatened that we must be
prepared for new outbreaks of ill will
II certain claims are not acceded to.
It is also reported that on May / there
will be another general strike for "a
hours"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
WILSON ORDERS
HUELLER HELD
Indefinitely

INDIANAPOLIS, April 26.-Arthur
Hueller, a German reservist, who was
placed under arrest a week ago at
Richmond. Ind, by the local police
there, will be interned by federal au-
thorities who received an order for his
arrest and detention today.
The arrest by the federal authorities
is the first of it's kind made in Indi-
ana, and was made under regulation
No. IL. of the Presidents war procla-
nation of April 6.
The authority for Hueller's deten-
tion was received in telegram by or
der of the President, received today by
L. Ert Slack, district attorney, who
turned the order over to Mark Soren,
United States marshal.
Frank s. Ream, deputy marshal,
went to Richmond today to take Huel-
Ter into custody. He will be brought
to indianapolis, and will be lodged
temporarily in the Marion county jail.
The telegram sets out that Hueller
shall be kept In custody until further
notice, and 1t is thought that this will
mean that he will be interned until the
end of the war.
Frank s. Ream, depuy United
States marshal arrived here this after
noon, to take Arthur Hueller to In
on orders from l.. Ert Slack,
United States district attorney.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
when STATE
BECOMES DRY
L0AFERS May
meet WIVES

ECONOMY, Ind, April 26.-Mrs. S.
W. Hodgin. OF Richmond. explained
here today at the county w. c. T. U.
convention how men who frequent
saloons may pass their time after the
state goes dry.
in the first place they can become
acquainted with their families" she
said. Lots of men who loaf around
saloons seldom see their families
Mrs. Hodgin spoke on "Counter-At-
fractions for the Saloons" She men,
toned Y. NJ c. AS and public librar-
les as substitutes for the saloon and
advocated opening of coffee houses for
loafing places. She also urged expans-
ion of vocational night schools.
Miss Martha Spe1cher, state superin-
tendent OF temperance instruction in
the schools, talked on the prohibition
law with reference to the new con-
stitution, the responsibilities laid on
women with suffrage and scientific
temperance instruction
She was forced to combine the three
subjects because of decision to con.
solidate the afternoon and evening
programs to make way for@an Odd Eel
lows lodge meeting here tonight.
Mrs. Robert Kelly, OF Richmond,
and Mrs O. n Huff, of Fountain City.
also spoke today Standing commit
tees were appointed in the morning
session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
LABOR COUNCIL HEAD
TEARS FLAG DOWN

GLOBE. Ariz. April 26.-George
Smith, president of the Globe Central
Labor council, and secretary of the
Miners Union, tore down the Ameri-
can flag from the front of the Miners
Union hall and from behind the chair
in which he conducted council meet
ing last night.
The flag had been placed there by
representatives of the Carpenters
Union.
Recently Smith issued public state
ment denouncing President Wilson
and congress for plunging the nation
into war
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
N m'AD0O Will
OFFER BANKS
SECOND PART
OF WAR LOAN

WASHINGTON, April 26. - Secre-
tary McAdoo is considering another
offering of 5000, 100000 Of treasury
certificates. due June 80 to the banks
of the country, within the next ten
days. The plan has not been definite
ly approved but indications are that
1t will be adopted.
Announcement as to the details of
the first issue of bonds authorized
under the seven billion dollar war
finance law probably will be made not
later than May 1.
The second offering of treasury GER
tificates. If made soon, probably will
follow the same course of that adopt
ed in the first offer of $250,000, 600,
from which $20O,OO0,00O was loaned
yesterday to Great Britain. The issue
would be placed through the federal
reserve banks acting as fiscal agents
for the government and would be Of
fered primarily to the banks of the
country, state banks and private insti-
tutions as we'll as member of the fed
eral reserve system.
Conference as to the further needs
Of the Eehtente governments were
continued todAy with representatives
Of Great Britain and Italy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
Germany Repessed News of Relief Given Nation by

of Ambassador James W. Gerard by
attorneys for the Standard Oil Com
pany. who were much concerned over
the Reichstag proposal Gerard, who
for q number of years was Supreme
Court Judge of New York, examined
the measure carefully and discovered
that the words German Customs
Union" made up the joker in the bill,
because the properties OF foreign oil
interests were located mostly outside
the Customs Union, and these were
to be seized
Taking copy Of the bill. Ambassa-
dor Gerard called upon Imperial Chan
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-26
WASP SINKS CRAFT
WITH seven SHOTS

WASHINGTON. April 26.-The de-
struction without warning by subma-
rine gunfire Of the American schooner
Percy Birdsall of New York was re-
ported today to the state department
Time and place were not announced.
The submarine fired ten shots, sew
en- Of which struck the schooner below
the water line, some of them while the
captain and crew of nine were taking
to the boats. The survivors were res
cued by British patrol boat after be-
ing in the boats about an hour and a
half
The Birdsall was Of 1.127 tons gross;
built in Wilmington, Del, in 1890 and
was owned by Edward l.. Holmes.