The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
GLASS IN THE WAR BANDAGEs
covered Substance in Time-GoV-
eminent Agents Notified.

eminent Agents Notified.
A catastrophe in France has been
prevented at Hutchinson by the dis
covery of large quantities of powdered
glass in bandages prepared by the Sur
gicaI Dressings Society Of Hutchinson
for use in the American Red Cross.
A great quantity of bandages was
stored in cabinet in Convention hall,
where the women met daily for their
work. On Friday, on their return
from lunch, some of the women no
ticea the cabinet had been forced.
Powdered glass was found on most of
the bandages and small particles on
the shelves.
Government agents have been noti-
fled of the discovery and will conduct
thorough inquiry. A man who was
seen by the women lettering about
Convention hall recently is suspected.
He made several remarks, they say,
showing strong German leaning. The
entire lot of bandages was burned.
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Labor Men EIect.-The Kansas
State Federation of Labor elected
cent meeting in Hutchinson: A. J.
Johnson, Wichita, president and Or
ganizer; Charles Hamlin, Leaven-
worth, secretary-treasurer; S. B.
Weaver, Topeka, first vice-president;
w. E. Freeman, Pittsburg, second vice
president; ]. L. Gere, Hutchinson,
third vice-president
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Pearl, negro physician of Atchison,
has received a commission as second
lieutenant in the medical reserve
corps. He has not yet been instruct
ed where to report for duty.
For Permanent Road.-A petition
filed with the Jefferson county COM
missioners asks permanent improve
| ment of the road from Oskaloosa to
the Northwestern depot at Valley
Falls.
Lightning Struck Cistern.-Light-
ming struck the cistern of Arch Mil
aged it at the bottom that the water
is running out 1t is believed the
lightning came down the water pipe
/
Daub Germans Store.-Daubs of
paint and signs accusing him of pro-
German sentiments, on his home and
| store, greeted the eyes of Fred Gecke-
Ter, for many years a shoe merchant
in Independence, the other morning.
1t is said he recently refused to con-
tribute money to fund for an army
| Y. NJ. G. A While Walter Salathiel,
a Socialist, viewed the signs he made
some remarks which displeased the
crowd and was chased for two blocks,
when he was taken into a store and
protected by friends.
Sanitary Zone for Fort RiIey.-The
government will establish at once q
five-mile civil sanitary zone around
Manhattan, Ogden and the Fort Riley
reservation. it was announced by DR..
Paul Preble. Of the federal health de-
partment.
Gets Philippines Berth.-E c. Ross,
for four years teacher of economics
and football coach in the Lawrence
high school, has been made chief OF
the civil, service bureau of the Phil
ippine Islands.
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$50, 900 for Roads.-Plans have been
completed by the board of county COM
missioners calling for the improve
ment Of twenty miles OF permanent
hard surfaced roads in Labette county
in the next year. For this work a
fund of 100000 is available, the com
missioners estimating that the road
} improvement will cost $4,000 a mile.
Professor to Puipit.-Carl Kruger
for twenty-five years a professor at
Midland college, in Atchison. has &C,
cepted the pastorate of ST. Johns
Lutheran church at Paterson. n. J.
Dead From Robbers Bullets
Louis Harshman. 55 years old, who
was shot when he attempted to pre-
. vent the escape of two men who
. robbed garage at Crestdne May
is dead from his wounds. The thieves
. were not captured
Mine slide Killed soy.-James
Harding. Is years old, was killed by
! a fall of rock in a mine Of the Rus
!, sell Coal Company, near Mineral, r.
Gently. His father, Ed Harding, alss
was crushed under the rock, neeessi
tating the amputation Of one foot