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The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
RUSSIA NOW UNITED.
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participants OF the secret Duma meeting
leave the house and noticed among them
Gen. Polivanoff. OF him 1t had been said
on a previous occasion that he would, in
the case of a revolution. assume the mill
tary leadership. The DOna deputy, Ad-
shemoff. leaving President Rodzianko' 8
house. shouted to the crowds:
Peoples Duma Promised.
Tomorrow there will be no more i'm
perial Duma; there will be peoples
Duma."
The night passed in comparative quiet
The agitation continued, however
through underground channels. Thus
Petrograd on the morning of March II
awoke as a transformed city Through
the streets shouts were ringing. "Revo-
luton" Hundreds, mostly women and
children, hurried to the Finland railroad
station. whence they hoped to escape i'm
minent dangers. The rebellion through
out the city exploded like a bombsheIl
Special issues of the newspaper Retchu
announced that the Gar had sent the
Duma home. Immediately the cadets
assembled in their clubs
A rumor spread through the city that
the committee for common wear' (safety
committee) had organized large parts oi
troops sympathizing with the revolution
and that the Duma was about to over.
throw the government. Civilians, armed
with rifles and revolvers appeared on the
streets.
Between evening and dawn, not only
barricades but regular trenches were
constructed across the streets The first
clashes came during the night As wa,
expected, part of the troops fraternized
with the revolutionists. The government
troops held the main arteries whence
they swept the streets with machine gun
fire. The revolutionists held the other
side of the Neva.
Chaba1on Leaves City.
The headquarters of the revolution
lists was in the Finland railroad sta
tion. The battle ragged all night in a
fiendish fashion until March 12. when
the military commander, Gen. Chabal-
off. left Petrograd secretly, stating that
he was going to the Cars hesduuar-
ters in order to report.
The garrison of the capital was thus
left without their natural leader and
the revolutionlsts consequently gain
ed ground. They occupied all post
offices. railroad stations and other pub
lie buildings.
It was on March IL that the reyolu-
tion reached its climax. The populace
assembled in front Of the house OF
ministers. entered II by force and ar
rested the members of the reaction
ary government.
The battle ended on March IS, when
the rest of the garrison. which had re-
mained faithful to the old government
Joined the revolution
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
Army Bill Joker Bars
Tobacco to Soldiers

Joker" has been found in
the army bill.
1t is a neat little clause in the
section prohibiting the sale or
use OF intoxicating liquors on
army reservations, and 1t was
discovered by army oficials only
last week.
The phrase "or tobacco" was
inserted in conference when no
body was looking, and innocent
as 1T is apparently-it applies
only to army reservations which
are training stations for troops
1t would. in effect, bar the weed
in all forms from army property.
Luckily the bill was not pass
ed at the last session of Con-
gress owing to lack Of time, and
when 1t comes up at the extra
session the Joker" undoubtedly,
will be elected without ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
U-BOATS SINK 20 SHIPS
AND DESTROY SUB TRAP
Two Officers and Four Men Reported
Taken Prisoners

Berlin (via Sayville wireless). March II
delayed in Neutrality-suspicious.
of q 'U-boat trap" by a German sub
marine and capture OF one lieutenant,
ono noncommissioned ofhcer and -four
men were reported by the admiralty to-
day. The statement follows:
German submarines during the las
few days sank seventeen steamers, two
sailing ships and three steam trawlers
aggregating a tonnage OF $3.50 tons gross
''One submarine besides annihilated a
small hostile cruiser with three inclined
tunnels and special ship ''2I'' arranged as
a trap for submarines. OF this latter
ship one lieutenant, one noncommission-
ed officer, and four men were taken
prisoners. Several Of them were severe
ly wounded"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
HOLLAND 10 AID BELGIUM,

London. March 1s.-King Alphonso Of
Spain. says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from The Hague, quoting the Co
logne Gazette. has written to Queen vii
helmina OF Holland, asking her co-opers-
ton in the continuance OF the relief work
In Belgium In the event OF war between
Germany and The United States prevent
ing the Americans from continuing the
work
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
GERMANS SATISFIED
WITH U-BOAT TOLL
Expect to Sink More Vessels Thi.
Month Than Last.

Berlin (via Tuckerton), March 1s-Yes-
terday's admiralty announcement that s6S
merchant ships aggregating a tonnage of
nearly 10000 enemy and contraband ton
mage has been sunk in the short month
of February seems fully to meet the sx-
pectations of the German people
1t is asserted that March, which is
longer, Is sure to make the record OF
100000 tons, provided that shipping still
ventures to sea- 1t Is pointed out that
weather conditions this month are bet
ter and that the U-boat commanders are
benefitting from their first months ex-
periences.
Germany is stin without positive in
formation as to whether the United
States is armins its merchantmen
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
WOMAN, 70, A HoMEsTEADER.

Orville, Cal. March 1S-"once a pio-
neer always a pioneer" said Mrs. Char
lotte Reagan, 70 years Of age, who has
proved up on a homestead claim near
Blomer Mountain.
Five years ago Mrs. Reagan filed a
homestead under the old law and since
then has lived almost continuously on the
tract of 16o acres. She has built a home.
planted an orchard and developed an ir-
xtgaton system.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
CATTLE ROUNDUP ON ICE.

Selingsgrove, Pa, March 1s.-A cattle
roundup in a driving snowstorm. over
acres Of ice, with the cowboys using
skates instead OF the customary broncho,
was the experience of many Snyder Coun-
tians at McKees Half Falls.
John Whitmer, a Hickory Corners cat
tie dealer, attempted to drive herd OF
200 animals over the mile wide Susque-
hanna River there this morning. They
walked with difficulty over the rough
ice near shore, but were unable to keep
up the gait when the smooth surface was
reached near midstream. The legs OF
some were fractured and a few were
killed by the others.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
LOSES HER TENTH HUSBAND.

Austin. Tex, March 1s.-Mrs. Nettie l.
Frede. OF Cross Timbers, has lost her
tenth husband. The others died or were
divorced
divorce on the ground Of extreme cruelty
He said his wife forced him to get up
before daylight and feed the chickens and
go to bed at sundown. Mrs. Frede is
built on "Dreadnought" lines; Frede IL
undersiKed.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
THREE SHIPS CARRIED
BIG U. s. CONTINGENT

London, March 1.-The American steam
ship Vigilancia. of Ais tons. has been
sunk without warning by a submarine.
The U-boat was not seen by the crew of
the Vig1lancia, according to reports re-
ceived here
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
Red Cros. Nnt.s

New members: Mrs Geo. Starr,
Mrs Geo. Brown.
Additional War Fund subscrip-
ton:
Anna Ryan --------------- 81 90
Hays High School Alumni $500
Francis B. O'Grady M. 90
All members who did not get their
Red Cross button at the Dostofice
distribution recently may get them
at the City Library by asking the IL
brarian
At the business meeting last Mon
day, the set OF newly drawn bylaws
were adopted In the future there viii
be no more business meetings except
when called by the chairman.
he laundry work costs the Chap
ter from SIG 10 $50. The garments
aren't soiled but must be freshly laun--
dered before sending TO Headauar-
ters- There are many who do not sew
and might be glad to do their bit''
by doing some of this work. If you'd
Ike 10 help the Chapter in this way
please phone 299-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
Board of Education Reoreanized

The Board of Education reorganiz-
ed at It's regular monthly meeting
Monday night by the reelection of
old officers J. H Middiekauff.
president; H A Nickles. vice presi-
dent; and c. A Shively, clerk. Dr..
Geo B Snyder and John Brunitt re-
tire from the board and are succeed
ed BY c NJ Wann and J. B. Basgali.
A comprehensive system Of rec
Ords and accounting Is being worked
out and Mr. Shively was urged to
continue TO act as clerk for another
year N order TO complete this work.
1t was voted to install a new sys-
tenn of toilets IN the old grade build
Ing
Work on the new building Is being
delayed through difficulty in getting
material, but Contractor Jacobs is
every effort possible TO have
the building ready for the opening Of
school
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
The 18th Field Artillery

1 am sitting here a thinking of
the things I left behind, and 1 hate
to put on paper what Is running
thru my mind. We've dug a million
trenches and cleaned ten miles of
ground and a meaner place on this
earth, never has been found But
there's still one consolation, gather
closely while tell, when we die we're
bound for heaven, for we've done our
hitch IN hell We've built a hundred
kitchens for the cooks to stew our
beans, we've stood a hundred guard
mounts and cleaned the camp pa
trineS, we've washed a million mess
kits. and peeled million spuds, we've
rolled a million blanket rolls and
washed million duds. The number
Of paradeS we've made would be very
hard to tell, but we'll not parade IN
heaven for we've done our hitch In
hell. We've killed a million rattle
snakes that tried to take our cots and
shook hundred centipedes from our
army socks, we've marched a hundred
thousand miles and made a thousand
camps, and pulled a million cactus
thorns from out our army pants, but
when our work on earth Is done our
friends behind VIII tell, when they
died they went TO heaven, for they did
their hitch in hell When the final
taps Is sounded and we lay aside life's
care, and we do the last parade up
the shining golden stair, and the an
gels bid Us welcome, and the harps
begin to play, and we draw a million
canteen checks and spend them IN one
day, it's then well hear st. Peter.
tell Us loudly with a yell, Take a
front seat 18th Artillery, for you've
done your hitch In hell.
BY W K Clark.
Canteen is the regiments general
store Checks are just ike coupons
the soldiers go broke and then draw
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
NATIVE OF ENGLAND CLAIMED
BY DEATH
George Robert Bullock Succombs to
Heart Trouble
Seven Children and Fourteen Grand
children Survive Veteran
Blacksmith


Heart trouble proved fatal to Geo
Robert Bullock, aged Ga, who died
this morning at $50, following a lin
gerlng illness of several months.
A native of England, Mr.. Bullock
came to this city many years ago, es-
tablishing himself as a blacksmith In
1892 he left Fostoria. to become
farmer III the state of Kansas, re-
turning to this city about six years
ago. Death called him at his home 912
Walnut Street
Mr.. Bullock was born at North
Frodinghan1, England, on September
Ii, 1852, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. OIL
man Wilson Bullock He was married
in America to Miss Anna Bromley. on
April %, 1877.
To this union nine children were
born, seven of whom, with the widow
survive. They are John J. of Seat
tie, Washington; Robert of HAYS,
Kansas; Mrs. Luce and Mrs. O. NJ.
Strailey, also of Hays; Mrs William
McClelland, Mrs. William Hall of Los
Angeles and Fred Bullock of Fos-
toria. Fourteen grandchildren also
survive.
Throughout life Mr.. Bullock has
ben faithful attendant and worker
in the church. He was for many years
superintendent of a Sunday School
III Kansas.
Funeral arrangements will not be
announced until relatives in the west
are communicated with. Interment,
however, will be made in the Mauso-
leum.-Fostoria, (Ohio) Times.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
Lack of Gasoline Saved Hi. Life

John O'LOughlin, Jr-, had an excit-
ing time, TO say the least, Monday
night IN the storm He i-ove a Ford
from Salina to Hays during from 6 D
n, 10 II D NJ John says the going
was good until he got to Wilson -hen
trouble began. Water was in tie road
and telephone poles would be7acrOss
II Leaving II IN ''low" he would get
ont and by letting the car bump
against the poles he could pull some
OF them out OF the way Others were
too big TO move IN the mud. Then
taking running start he would drive
over them with almost a Jump. In
crossing some of the culverts and
bridges he could only guess at their
location Once or twice he skidded
against the sides of bridges-the on
" way he could tell he was really
on them John has q specially fitted
protection against the action OF wa
ter on his engine. At eleven O'Clock
the gasoline gave out Just the other
side Of TOulOn- He was cold, abso-
iutely wet and covered with mud,
even down inside his shirt his breast
was caked IN mud John left the car
to walk IN On the bridge at Toulon
the water kept getting higher and fin
ally he had to swim over. It was dark
and he could only guess what TO do.
de arrived home, he SAYS, almost
frozen When they went out to get
the car next morning the exhaust
pipe showed that q few miles more
and II would have melted of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
It Rained and Then it Poured.

The heavy wind and rain storms
Monday and Tuesday nights was pret-
ty general over the county. During
the two showers probably two inches
of ram fell which was welcomed by the
city dweller as well as the farmer
More rain fell than for about eighr
ten months previous. While the down
pour came too late to help corn and
most of the vegetables yet is as a
Saving grace to late feed and grass.
However, the wind and hail did con-
siderable damage to barns, windmills.
grainaries and chicken houses.
Monday night, VIM. Montgomery,
Mr.. Gerstner, Anton Schumacher,
Mike Pfeifer, Jay Fellers, John Chit
tenden had their barns wrecked,
chicken houses and windmills torn
down, Jonah Nulton's grainary, barn
and sheds We're wrecked; Will Gosser
barn completely wrecked
Tuesday night, Jake Walter, An
ton Sander, damage to house and
graInary; Alex Rupp, barn off foun-
datlon; Alex 3. Leiker, barn off foun-
datlon; T. n. Wasinger near Toulon,
barn, grainary and milk house wreck
ed; Peter n. Dreiling, house danag-
ed; VIM. PelzeI, house, barn, windmill
and milk house damaged; Alois Leik-
er east of Hays, house, barn and
chicken house wrecked; John Rupp,
barn damaged. Over on the Smoky.
Mike Unrein, barn was blown down:
Paul Ruder who lives south of town
lost his barn and the school house in
district forty-eight, near Toulon, was
blown off the foundation There are
no doubt other losses of which we did
not learn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
Sheridan Coliseum to be Used

Sheridan Coliseum, the new $780,
600 building at the Fort Hays Nor
NAL, will be in complete use when
school opens on September 18th. 1t
will contain the finest gymnasium in
the Mississippi valley and in addition
will house the music, biology, physics,
fine arts, farm blacksmithing agri-
culture and manual training depart
mentS.
While many other schools in the
United States are cutting down their
faculties the Fort Hays Kansas Nor
NAL will continue its work with the
same strength of faculty and instruc-
ton together with the added expan-
sion and equipment that the Sheridan
Coliseum will give.
The new catalogues of the school
showing this big growth and the work
OF the school are now ready for dis
triDutlon. They may be obtained by
writing to President w. A. Lewis.
Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Prof A. J. King and wife were in
town on Thursday, enroute to Cove,
where they will visit friends
Notice the ad of the Guaranteed
Ford Repair Company on last page
cf the Free Press The boys know
their business Give them a trial.
8Ir. Nesmith of Salina, the big
ranch owner, visited our town the
first of the week and seemed duly i'm
pressed with the progress our town Is
making. Hays may rival Salina some
day; you never can tell.
Despite. the supposed hard times.
short crops and the world war, the
Hays Opera House IS playing to good
houses. As winter approaches and
school opens both movie houses"
expect TO play to paying houses As
people get the habit and more people
move to Hays, the greater will be the
business.
Friends here of Miss Laura SOper
viii be interested to learn that she
has volunteered, as a member of the
Topeka branch, to go soon as a mis-
sionary to north India. Miss SoPer was
for year q teacher of English in our
public schools and had the young la
dies college class in the Methodist
Sunday School and has many friends
here, whose prayers will follow her to
her new field. Several times since
she left Hays, we have seen poems
and articles of real merit from Miss
SOper's pen IN prominent eastern per
iOdicalS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
The New Power House

Last week the city papers published
the official notice of the City of Hays
issuing $4,000 to build a new power
house and to extend the water system
land also the electric light SYSTEM
of the city Council met and examin-
ed the bids for the new power build
ing, 50X75 feet, and Tony Jacobs, be-
ing by far the lowest bidder, he was
ordered TO build it. 1t is to be lOcat-
ed on the east side of town, east of
the new railroad residence just east
of the railroad bridge, and west of
the stock yards, on land furnished by
Mr.. Cochran, running from Crawford
Avenue south to the railroad right
of way. so 1t viii be convenient for
getting in their coal and oil, and near
the new wells found on east Second
Street. E. 7. Archer & Co, of Kansas
City, were employed as engineers,
John Basket and Merkel Machinery
Co, of Kansas City, were given the
contract for the machienery, and the
bid of the Fidelity Trust Co, of Kan
sas City, for the S54 900 of FIVE per
cent. bonds at d premium Of S55S-O0
was accepted. This viii take both the
Water Works and Electric Light
power houses out side the residence
district, and 1t IS claimed the engi-
neeTs have found an abundance of
water on East Second Street near
the new pump house
Work viii commence soon and 1t IS
hoped viii be ready for use by the
first of January
The credits of Hays City must be
way up financially as seven eastern
firms bid for the bonds offered.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
Mr.. Olmstead went TO Kansas CITY

Mr.. Olmstead went 10 Kansas CITY
on Monday, for few days stay
Mrs Candas Carter Is spending the
week with a granddaughter at Nc
Cracken-
Miss Gladys Miller Is clerking in
Fred Oshant's variety store. It would
be difficult 10. find a more efficient
saleswOman than Gladys, who Is per
fectly at home behind the counter
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

The Misses Doris BIiddlekauff and
Ernestine Fields went to Wilson, on
the noon train Wednesday,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
FOR SALE

Two Chalmers six cylinder cars.
1917 model at bargain prices. Inquire
at this Office
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Mrs Ida Kirkland leaves on Sat
Erday. for q two months visit with the
Hollenbeck's It Payette, Idaho
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11
List of Men Accepted by the U. S.

Onoer the detective Draft
The following young men of Ellis
County have been accepted under the
selective drafte as being fit physically
for military service IN the new army,
of the republic:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Lou kraus IS N Nebraska. with h:
standing grain thresher, making ex
pert demonstrat tons in the wheat
fields.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Mr. and Mrs. Corwin have a new
oa5y daughter
J. T. Morrison and family have
moved into their elegant new resi-
deEce OF Normal Avenue
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Another of our Boys Heard From
Blaine Sites writes from VancOuv-
er Barracks, Washington: "Was ex-
amired and sworn in at Fort Logan,
June 1st, and given first incubation
for typhus the same day. On June 8,
Te were given our second inocula-
ton and entrained, not knowing
where we were going. Lester Wilson
got place as typist at headquar-
ters. Maurice Craig was left out of
his job there by request, and went
with the infantry to Ft. Douglas,
Utah Have mad nothing to do here
but eat and sleep and keep things
clean. Because of shortage, haven't
been furnished with uniforms yet. We
do not look exceptionally clean-but
tn army is clean-have to take al
last two baths a week. We can see
the Columbia river between US and
Portland, and also between US and the
Coast Range. Was in Portland last
week at its magnificent annual Rose
Festival. We stand retreat at 5:15
p. m, every day and reveille at 5:15
a m, after hours we can do as we
please. Lights out IN quarters at nine
quarters are modern-electFic
lights. Went to NJ. E. church in Van
couver this morning-going again to-
iilSHJ- hOSI OF the IeliOWS mere InaI
quit good job to join the army are
getting tired of doing nothing, but
we are promised uniforms tomorrow
and l hope viii then be given train
ing to fit US for our work 1t Is not
all as 1 expected it to be, but if it
were to do over again, I'd be some
thing. For it is liberty and democracy
against autocracy- l also believe that
1t IS one more step toward ultimate
triumph of Christianity.
Your friend,
Blaine Z. Sites.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Rev. D NJ. Magee and family, en-
route to Cove, were guests TO lunch
eor at the Methodist parsonage cn
Tuesday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Regardless of the long drouth. the
var and many other discouraging
conditions, the Ellis County (The
Golden Belt) Fair will be held just
the same The dates are September
%, 26, 27 and %. The fair book
or list Of premiums is now in the
hands of the printer. A large attend
ance is expected
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Just after supper on the Tuesday
evening when we had our afternoon
hail storm, a twister swept over the
farm of John Chittepder. one and ?
hall miles northeast of Hays-lifted
off the top of his barn and tore out
porch column of his residence The
little bungalow almost in the same
ward was untouched. No lives were
lost but Stanley was hurt somewhat
by flying timbers, though not serious
ly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

The storS- m his rounds. saw fit
to stop at Harvey Fellers home on
Wednesday night, and now there's
q son in that home. also.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11

Prof Shively returned Sunday.
from a ten days trip to Warrensburg.
and Kansas City, Mo. He viii spend
the remainder of his vacation" su-
perintending the work at the new
nigh school building and doing the
various other jobs necessary to the
opening of school in September.