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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-16
sAs, is on the greatest wave of prosperity of any

other town city the Fort Hays experiment
primal School, of the greatest and best in the middle
walks being completed Hays, city with future-des-
good churches, fine hospital and Catholic college
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-16

What are you 60
This sale presents
buy a lot In the
o-division. Every
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
AT THE CHURCHES.

Strangers in the city and the pub
lie are cordially invited TO all ser.
vices at the following churches:
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
J. B. Eshman. Pastor.
Sunday School at $3.50.
Preaching III i "a. III.
Christian Endeavor $3.50.
Preaching ut 1880 p. m.
Fist Presbyterian Church
Sunday school $3.50 q. m.
Morning Service 1900 a. m.
Evening Service 1870.
Christian Endeavor-7:O0 p. m.
Weoklv PRAYER Meetin. Wednes-
day-7:30 p. m.
First Bapt's' Church Rev. G M.
Thompson, Pastor. Services as u.s.
ual.
Sunday Scnool-9:36 a. IN.
Morning Service l1:o0 a. m.
Evening Service 1880 y. m.
Seconi Baptist Church-Rev. w.
K Goodman, Pastor.
Sun av Sch 9:30 a. m.
Preaching-11 a. m.
Preaching-7:30 p. m.
IS. \. T.. u. $50 +. ~.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
nj ht-7:30 ". IT.
We minister Presbyterian Church
Sunoav School-J:50 "A. m.
Mems Bible Class-10:00 a. m.
MORNING Sarv,re l1:45 a. m.
Evening Services 1880 p. m.
O,ace Church-Rev Geo. e. ABB
b II, kec.Ur.
Morning prayer a d sermon at
Gas.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
THE THRICt-A-WEEK
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
IN 1917

Practically a Daily at the price Of a
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at SO low a
YX,ce.
7'he value and need Of newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half way into
its third year, and whether peace be
at hand or yet be far off, il and the
events to follow it are sure to be of
absorbing interest for many month
to come.
These are world shaking affairs, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, is compelled to take a part.
No intelligent person can ignore such
issues.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $1.0O
per year, and this pays for 156 papers,
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
(Tri-weekly)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price Of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
System Important Habit.

One OF the most important habits to
form is that of system. 1t is a habit
natural to some women, but to most
1t is an acquired one. It Is generally
cultivated virtue, achieved through
logged persistence and in spite of
many falling from grace. Some of
the most systematic persons can recall
days when an utter lack of system
dominated their lives. The discomfort
they suffered then keeps them on
guard lest they slip back into their
old way of doing. 1t is best to begin
to be systematic when one is young,
but there is no bigger mistake than to
consider unsystematic ways irremedi-
able after youth has passed. Anyone
can cure the fault of want of system
and save oneself needless inconven-
fences and increase ones usefulness
to other peOple.-Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
HSTILL GOT THEIR MECHANICS
Fond Father VainIy Imagined He
Could Protect His Offspring
From the Common Lot.

william Williams hated nicknames.
He used to say that most fine given
names were ruined by abbreviation,
which was a sin and a shame. ~,
myself" he said, 'am one of six broth
Iers. We were all given good old-fash-
Toned Christian names, but all Of those
names were shortened into meaning
less or feeble monosyllables by our
friends. ! shall name my children so
that 1t will be impracticable to curtail
their names"
The Williams family, In the course
of time, was blessed with five chill
dren, all boys. The Oldest was named
after the father-Willlam. OF course
that could be shortened to "Will" or
enfeebled to "WiIlie"-but waltz A
second son came. and was christened
Willard. "thav' ChucSlnh Nv WI.
aus. "%"w everybody viii inv, o..
: Jeak IN" tuil nHiHr AZ each az ',A.,,
buys. IN order to :i:S''r.riij, II t.,rnl.
n pursuance o. This >..ieiu" i,i.
heAt three sons Were naIhed Wlibert,
Wilfred and Wilmot. The five boys
are now respectively known to their
intimates as Bill, Skinny, Dutch,
Chuck and Kid.-Oeveland Plain
Dealer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
GOOD AS AMY BAROMETER
Observing Citizen Says He Knows
, Never-Falllng indication Of When
Weather VIII Clear Up.

"Where I live" said Mr.. Jorgleby, 81
am pretty well shut in. 1 can't see
the sky. and so can't by observation
get much Of line on the weather, but
on rainy days do get, without look
ing, one tolerably certain indication
when the rain IL going to stop, the
same being the whistllng of boys pass
ing in the street.
"When 1 hear the boys begin to
whistle know It will soon clear. l
don't pretend to understand exactly
why this is so, but know 1t comes so
nine times out Of ten.
"Of course, being out of doors, they
may see signs that can't see, but l
prefer to think that their whistling is
Automatic, involuntary, due to some
still invisible change, or impending
change, in the meteorological condi-
ltlons.
n. 'In gloomy, settled, stormy weather
nobody whistles, not even boys; but
when brighter weather comes every
body perks up, and my theory is that
the boys, with their alert, keen youth
full susceptibility TO Impressions, sense
changes In the weather quicker than
anybody else.
/ II have observed this many times
and 1t is a practically sure indication
when on rainy day you hear boys
passing along the street whlstling you
may be reasonably certain that 1t is
going to clear up"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
CiiY FAKES

Under Section 3400 of the
Kentucky Statutes, interest at
the rate of eight per centum
per annum is now being add
e to all upaid city taxes.
This interest has been running
loce October /, 1917. on tax
for the year 1917, and if
said taxes are paid now very
ntle interest will have to be
/. aid. On all city taxes for the
year 1917, which remain I'm
paid on the first day of De-
cember, 1917, an additional
penalty of 6 per centum will
be added.
The city officials have no
desire to inhict the payment
of interest and penalties on
the tax payers, but the law
makes it my duty 20 collect
the interest and penalty above
mentioned if taxes are not
paid before the dates on which
said interest and penalty, I'M
der the law, are added.
Persons, firms and corpora
lions who have not paid their
city taxes are requested to set
tie same now and thereby es-
cape the payment of future in
terest and penalty.
This October 9Th, 1917.
w X WICKS,
c Commissioner OF Finance City
of Hopinsville, ny.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
Measures Speed Of Claude

The Comb nephonscope Is a device
Tor measuring the speed of clouds. 1t
consists OF an upright brass rod about
nine feet long, bearing at It's upper er0
croSspiece to which a number of
equi-distant vertical spikes are az
tached. The observer turns TO the
csossplece until the cloud appears to
travel along the line OF spikes. and
notes the time 1t takes to pass from
spike TO spike. This forms a basis
fipn which he racioos As spesL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
Got Good Advice.

A millionaire kid recently decided to
90 to worn and accepted a position In
he Office OF his father. who is the pres
lent of o railroad running into New
York. The young man had an obses-
sion that opportunity selects its favor
htes from wealthy candidates, but the
clerks In the ONCE thought otherwise.
70 fact they made II so disagreesbls
knr the youngster that he appealed &c
bis father. When he heard the true
ltssory be lectared his son thusly: This
kprporatiop which employs you has q
chairman who started In life as q boot
black. The nrst vice president was
born on Q farm. worked his way
through college, and incidentally took
care Of his invalid mother and father.
These men had no wealthy eonnec-
1onA be nay never side-stepped hard
xA en1 II you take my advice you
Vnsp't either. Xou cannot drift along
bnd gae ahead Ba friendly with your
associates In the ONCE The difident
yoUn saw Q new Hight and 10 now IN
une Tor promotion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
czsrnin Warns the Allies.

Ia he way Of peace movements, the
floft agortant event Of the week was
the srecrh of-count CzernIn, Austro-
Hur-arIan minister OF foreign affairs,
a vtqSA \, fnre.tsnsd thal poles d.
sms AssV sssss.e y q bsSSs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
British Again Smash Germans
East of Ypres and Capture
Important Positions.
EhEMY'S MORALE is BREAKING
Austria's Warning to the Allies-Re-
peated Air Raids on London Final
ly Determine England on Re-
pri5als Americas War
Tax Bill Now Law.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Field Marshal Haig began his week
ly forward movement as usual on
Thursday, the advance being again in
the district east Of Ypres on a line
that seriously threatens Prince Rup-
recht's communications with Ostend
and Zeebrugge. This salient of the
British front has been giving the Ger
part of the week they directed at 1t
furious though futile attacks that
proved very costly.
By Saturday the British offensive
had developed into one of the most
pretentious yet undertaken and prom
ised to result in a victory uneQualled
since the battle of the Marine. On a
nine-mile front Haig's troops rushed
forward for about a mile and half,
and gained possession of many Ger
man strongholds, including the ridge
between Passchendaele and Zonne-
beke. Great numbers of Germans
surrendered.
The allies doubtless hope to cut In
between the>submarine bases and the
main German army, but according to
the belief of well-informed army men,
it is not their intention to force the
Germans back over any very wide
area, because the territory they would
be forced to abandon would first be de-
vastated. Rather do the allies plan to
demoralize the enemy with the contin-
uOus bOmbardment by guns of all cali
bers to which they have been sub
jecting them of late, and most Of
Haig's advances are made for the pur-
pose of gaining possession of COM
handing positions, from which this
terrific gunfire may be directed. That
the morale Of the German soldiers al
ready is beginning to break down is
evidenced by their readiness to surren-
der and the complaints Of some divi-
slons when ordered back to the front
after a rest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
-LsvV Birds" Of Africa.

E1VV 9IFd1 o. NfrEta.
The little parrots called love birds"
are natives Of Africa and are abundant
y Madagascar. These birds adopt
themselves reedily to captivity. They
breed readily u confinement prOduc-
fna two broods In a season.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13
Germans Short Of Shells.

Reports from the front during the
artillery duel that preceded the Thurs
day advance were that the British fred
twenty or more shells for every one
that came from the Germans. The al
lies supply of munitions is now unllm-
tied, and there Is good reason to be-
lieve that the Germans are running
short Of shells and guns, owing part
ly to reduced productivity caused by
the poor food OF the workmen, and
partly TO a shortage Of certain metals.
The denial OF General Schuech, the
kGisers new minister OF munitions,
that there Is any such shortage. Is not
convincing. Copenhagen dispatches
say the leaders OF German labor
groups were called to main army head
quarters q few de- ago, not to ceie-
brate Won Hindenburg's birthday, as
was minated, but to dis~lss plans for
speeding up the production Of NUM-
tons. Probably II was necessary, also,
70 take steps to appease the woFkmen
OF Essen and their wives, who held
riotous meeting recently, demanding,
''eace and better food.
In Frankfort too, an immense peace
ntng was held 90 sunday, but that
IS engineered by political groups,
% therefore may not have been so
''f'ative of the sentiment Of the peo-
czsrnin Warns the Allies.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
BIG CELEBRATION,

Those from this place who attended
the Victory Loan celebration held at
Penticton Thursday of last week, and
there was quite a large number of
Oroville people present, are effusive
and warm in their praise of the sue
cess of the event and the kindly treat
metn received through the hands of
our Canadian neighbors. There was a
very large crowd present, collected
from all the surrounding country, an
earnest, patriotic crowd, the most
striking feature of which was the alb
sence of the number of young men
usually to be seen at such gatherings
an indication that Penticton has con-
tributed heavily to over seas service.
The chief feature of the celebration
was the procession. that moved from
the school house to the nicola hotel,
on the lake front where the speaking
was held. The procession was led by
the Oroville band, followed by school
children, appropriate floats, repre-
sentative of organizations and an end
less string of automobiles. Several
speakers addressed the meeting We
are informed that the speech that
aroused the greatest enthusiasm was
delivered by DR.. d. II. Lewis, of this
place. The other speakers spoke from
the steps of the hotel, and their voices
failed to carry to the outward edge of
the crowd. The doctor drove his auto
up to the edge of the vast assemblage,
put down the top and spoke from the
open vehicle. Animated by the size of
his audience, the earnest patriotism
manifested and the deep interest the
people take in the successful conduct
of the war Dr. Lewis started off in
his happiest vein and was urged on by
the enthusiasm of his audience. He
was cheered again and again when
making some exceptionally timely hit,
and the humor that he injected into his
remarks from time to time carried the
crowd off it's feet. He was given an
ovation at the close of his speech. That
the celebration resulted in liberal
response in the way of contributions
was shown by the large amount that
was subscribed by those present for
war bonds.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
FROM ONE OF THE BOYS.

John Finnie has received letter
from Albert Lynch, who was in one of
the draft contingents that went from
this county to American Lake, dated
from Camp Mills, Long Island. The
following are a few extracts from Mr..
Lynch's letter:
We left Camp Lewis the 5th of No
vember and had some trip. l don't
know how long we will stay here. We
are in tents but they are comfortable.
The weather has been pretty cold, but
it is warm now l don't know what to
think about the war, only l think we
will get chance to do some fighting
| suppose you know the Dallam boys
and the McGinty boy. They are in the
same company that I am in. (Co. B,
161st Infantry) Also Orien Johnson is
in the same company. There is not
much news here. They will not let us
write any military news that We may
know, and it is all military here. We
are about Is miles from New York
city, so do not have to go far to get
where we can see something.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
BACk FROM THE FRONT.

Joe Brown, an old resident of Kere-
nleos, has just returned from service
Ill france, where he has been for three
years. Mr.. Brown, who has many ac-
qualntances on this side of the line.
enlisted for over seas service at tbe
breaking out of the war and he has
seen modern warfare in all its phases
lie dld not escape unscathed, either,
lor he has the scars of three wounds
received at the front. He says that life
IN the trenches is not half as bad as
painted by the correspondents. The
worst feature is the constant concus-
SONS of the heavy guns that get on
ones nerves. The boys are well fed.
well clothed and they manage to keep
quite comfortable. War is far from a
picnic, but does not present all the
horrors that are painted. Mr.. Brown
served in the Boer war, in South Afri-
ca, and says the troops had far greater
hardships to face in that hot little
scrimmage than have the soldiers on
the French sectors. Mr.. Brown will
not return to the service at once, as
he has been assigned as drill master
for the new Canadian levies that will
come in under the draft
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
GONE TO JOIN THE COLORS,

Ray Vincent, resident of the Mol
dent in the Oroville high school, stop
ped over in Oroville last Friday night
on his way to Seattle, from which city
he will go on to Washington, d. c.,
within few days to join the Goth En-
gineer regiment, with which he enlist
ed some two weeks ago. Since the dec
laFation of war, Ray has been anxious
to enlist, but his services on the farm
were indispensable and he was COM
PEELED to put off that cherished desire
until after the seasons crops had been
harvested. AS soon as it was possible
for him to leave the old folks he en-
tered the service. Ray Vincent is a fine
specimcnt of the morally clean and
physically fit American young man. He
is lad of sterling worth, honorable
and upright. 1t is of that class, the
flower of the American young man.
hood, that has responded to the call
for the defense of their country, and
while it is the practice of the German
officers and the German press to speak
of this new army with contempt there
will come a time when press and Off
cials will wake up to the fact that tie
American is just as willing to take
chances in battle as any other soldiers
on earth. For such men as Ray Vincent
is a representative, are reasoning, in
telligent, earnest and patriotic, have
weighed well the cost and are willing
to pay the price on behalf of the coun-
try they vencrate. We have known Mr..
Vincent for number of years and
know him to be of the right material
to make an ideal soldier. Mr.. Vincent
was accompanied by two neighbors
Gus Reeder, son of VIM. Reeder, of
this place, and Rowland Johnson, both
most worthy young men who have also
joined the Goth Engineers. The Ga
zette wishes the boys all kinds of good
luck, and may they return safely to
Okanogan county when all danger of
world domination by Germany has
passed
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting of
the town council of the Town of Oro-
vile Washington, Nov. 26, 1917.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
The clerk was instructed to have the
hose house on the south side of the
track repaired at once. d.
An ordinance entitled: "An Ordin-
ance Amending Ordinance No. Sc" in
regard to the unloading and storing
of gasoline and powder in the fire limit
was read and on motion was passed
it's first and second reading.
The following were then appointed
as election officers for the election to
be held December 4th: Inspector, G.
]. Parker Judges: l.. F. Pourtales
and J. M. Fraser.
The clerk was instructed to post no
tees of a public caucus to be held
Wednesday, Nov. 2Sth for the purpose
OF nominating three councilmen and
a treasurer.
The street commissioner was in
structed to hire team as soon as pos
sible to clean the cutters in the i'm
provement district No 1 and to notify
all parties that weeds must be cleaned
up around their property.
On motion council adjourned.
e. r. HOOSE, Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.

At the special request of residents of
brewster the Gazette publishes the fol-
lowing letter that was written for and
published in the Wenatchee World of
November 21st:
Inc undersigned citizens of Brew
ster wish to take this opportunity
through the courtesy of the World to
voice their protest against an editorial
appearing in the Brewster Herald of
October q, 1917. This editorial in ref
erence to the discontinuance of the
brewster Review publication. read in
part. After couple of wears of
precarious existence-it brewster Re-
vlew) ended it's meteoric career when
It's last editor was so patriotically
drafted into the army, it gave a last
patriotic wall and died to save the
country. for if there had been no draft
the patriotic editor would more than
likely be picking apples at this time
I'VE consider this statement false,
unjust and unpatriotic.
We have known Frank Holden. the
|
attack, for a number of years, and
have positive knowledge that when
drafted he went into the service, not
reluctantly but willingly. In fact he
had been looking forward eagerly to
the day when he could give his SER
vices to the government. And the value
OF those services might be determined
from the fact that few days after his
arrival at Camp Lewis he was given
the rank of corporal.
I'VE also protest against this reflec-
ton upon the patriotism of 100000
drafted men now under arms. The
reason for the draft as the admins
tration pointed out, was to secure eff
cheney in recruiting and organizing
the national army. No though of i'm
pugning the patriotism of the men so
drafted was in the minds of those who
passed this law. The country is honor
ing today the men who are its defend
ers and does not for a moment dis
criminate between those who enlisted
an dthose who were conscripted.
THE purpose of this protest is to
assure any who might not be familiar
with the personnel of this community
that the intelligent and patriotic citi-
zens of Brewster who comprise at
least ninety per cent of its population
are glad to honor without discrimina-
ton the boys who have gone from
their homes to fight for democracy.
"F. e. Thompson, Captain Home
Guards.
"Chas d. Yates, Pastor Congrega-
tional Church.
81. A. Dale, Postmaster.
"W. II. Woods, Brewster Feed Store.
IF. J. Clifford, mgr. Clifford Ma
chine Works.
81. w. Geissler, Brewster Hardware
Company.
"T. II. Phinney, p o. Barber Shop.
peter Mcpherson, Attorney at Law.
81. Deffland, Brewster Department
Store"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-11-30

through the medium of properly con-
Quoted, constructed and equipped hos
pitals all over The land. Already the
league has done vast amount of good,
and it's efforts will continue so long
as the disease prevails. The chief
means of raising funds for the work is
through the sale of Red Cross seals.
They are those little stickers the
size of a postage stamp that sell for
penny each. Three million have been
allotted to the state of Washington,
which is an average of only about two
to each inhabitant. Considering the OBJ
ject twice that number should be dis
posed Of The week from December 2
to is set apart as Red Cross seal
week throughout the country. See to
it that you help out the cause, and do
not mail a letter or package during
the week, or throughout December for
that matter, without one of those seals
attached