Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

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n not paid In advance or during To-
6sar; .oe,
w.sscriptions outside Of Dickinso,
~eunty Invariably in advance
THURSDAY, MAY pa, 1917
Natives in the Belgian Congo arr
taxed two francs a head for wives
the first wife being exempted. II
C. OF L. seems general.
Registration day is to be holi
day, but 1t will not be time fol
hilarity. 1t will be the most serious
day this generation has known.
Whether or not the embryo Off
GERS at Riley stay in the army they
are getting some mighty good ply
steal training and are being paid
800 month for it.
Democratic papers that howled for
T. r. to go abroad have evidently
heard from the bosses and are hedg-
ing, saying 1T might be danger
GUS" 1t would-for the German
army.
You will notice that the senators
who are criticising the president
most are Democrats The Republl-
cans have habit OF standing by the
ship of state no matter who is at the
helm.
Wheat gamblers always claimed
that the exchanges and bucket shops
did not affect the price but you'll
notice that since they closed wheat
has started down toward a reason
able price.
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What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who always put on the
envelope enclosing his letters, I'm
Haste Concordia Kansan. He
wrote a letter to the Reflector the
other day and marked the envelope
Rush"
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Barney Barouch, the New York
stock gambler who made a million
by advance information on the
presidents war message, has been
appointed chairman of one of the
presidents important war commit
tees. Must be running mighty short
o, material down east.
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Canada is advertising in our
northern states for farm hands. or
fering good wages and promising
immunity from conscrpition. Does
not seem to be a real neighborly act
il Canada wants the United States to
help in the war with men
ra ~ W.
Henry Allen: After the secretary
OF the United States treasury giving
his daughter to Russian secretary
of legation one day and a credit
check for $100,000,000 to the Rus
sian ambassador the next day it is
enough to break a stout American
heart TO see the army of that coun-
try swapping anecdotes and cigarets
with our chief enemy on the west
ern front.
A Colorado man who was here
this week said that hundreds OF
acres of potatoes in that state were
never dug last year because the
freight was too high to enable the
raisers to ship them. They we're
worth only 30 to 90 cents in some
parts of the state. A few kinks
should be taken out of the trans
portation of foodstuffs as starter.
If they are not out and food price
inequalities in this country continue
il is matter of time only when the
government will run the railroads.
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j. Ogden Armour, several times
- 't'N"oAOs 10 boou ADVERTISER
A few weeks ago he got into the n
papers by telling how at his house y
they had only one vegetable at a ;
meal, no potatoes and one meatless
day a week because of the food =
shortage Now he is in again advis-
ing everybody TO do business as u
usual. Trust packing house king p
to start subjects of conversation A
other than the manipulation of stock
yard prices. D
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How times change! Seven months
ago the United States was scared j
stiff lest It might hurt the feelin's !,
OF bunch Of Mexican greasers i