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The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
Double Branch Pick-Ups.

A fine rain was enjoyed in this part
of the neighborhood last Wednesday
morning which was greatly needed.
w. S. Nafus and family of Arcadia,
Kansas, visited Saturday and Sunday
in this vicinity. :
Charley Baker is cutting the hedge
fence on the west side Of his place.
Joyce Ghere spent Saturday night
with Mary Deems.
Mrs. c. c. Nafus spent few days
last week at the home of her parents,
J. R. Walters.
Mrs. Belle Walters and son Elijah.
is visiting her daughter Mrs. Ward
Carpenter, near Appleton City.
Raymon Crabtree of Rich Hill is
visiting Mrs. Geo. lobe and Mrs. H.
c. Walters.
Lee Scifers and family spent last
Thursday night with his parents, P.
L. Scifers, of Rich Hill.
A number of the young folks spent
Sunday with Mary Deems.
w. S. Nafus and family, Cecil and
Elmer Deems, Cora Bently, Grandma
Nafus, and A. w. Padley spent Sun
day at Geo. Jobe's.
Johnny Deems. Robert Ison, Fern
Miller and Annie Walters went to
band concert at Butler Friday night
Charley. Baker and family spent
Sunday at w. A. Bakers.
Job Utley and wife called at Geo.
Jobs Sunday evening.
Ed Hall and wife spent Sunday at
Rob Lyle's.
Mrs. S. B. Sears has returned from
a visit to Webb City.
Miss Maude Jones called on Mrs,
White one evening last week.
Geo. Starr and wife Sundayed at
Lee Scifer's.
GYP.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
AL PALzER, BOXER, IS DEAD
Shots From His Fathers Gun
Proved Fatal to Heavy
Weight.

Perham, Mimi, July 2S.-Al Palzer,
heavy weight boxer, who was shot
by his father early Friday morning,
when he was trying to protect his
mother, died in Perham hospital to-
day.
Following the shooting, Palzer ran
mile and half with bullet hole
in his abdomen and another through
his arm.
When his father came home about
midnight he had been drinking, his
son said,> and began quarreling with
his wife. Soon afterward there were
two shots, young Palzer said. Run
ming down stairs in his night clothes,
he was shot in the forearm and as he
attempted to shield his mother he
was shot through the abdomen, the
bullet going through his back.
Palzer then left the house and ran
here for assistance. His father, when
arrested, claims the shooting was ac-
cidental. Mike Gibbons of ST Paul
and other pugilists have wired offers
of assistance.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Nearly 6,ooo Men Quit Work. q
barge Put on Perishabie
-........,.. Goods.

Chicago, July 28.-Movement Of
freight to and from Chicago was
handicapped today by the strike Of
nineteen railroads of switchmen at
filiated wit hthe Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen. For time after the
men walked out at a. m. the pos
sibility of mediation hung in the bal
ance. but before noon the likelihood
of immediate federal relief vanished
with the refusal of the strike leaders
to accept the offices of G. w. Hang
er~ of the federal board of mediation
and conciliation.
Contending that they sought only
the establishment of reasonable rules
regarding employment, promotion
and dismissal of switchmen, the
strike leaders asserted that close to
5000 men quit work. The railroad
managers conference committee
placed the number who refused to
work at less than $500 and declared
the cause of the strike to be insist
ence by the strikers on rules which,
in effect, amounted to the establish
ment of closed shop against switch
men not members of the B. o. R. T.
Railroad officials declared late to-
day that their switchyards were.
working with half OF the normal
force and asserted that with such
record the first day of the strike dem
onstrates that the roads could re-
sumo normal conditions in few days
regardless of settlement Of the
strike.
The general managers conference
committee, as soon as the strike was
called, declared an embargo on all
shipments OF perishable goods and
live stock and notified shippers that
it would be in force until the strike
is settled.
Although the strike technically Is
local, it will have national scope to
the extent that it may delay traffic
on all anscontinental roads pass
ing through Chicago.
After receiving the strike notice
the general managers committee.
representing all the railroads affect
ed, appealed to George w. Hanger,
member of the federal bureau of med
iation and concilation. who is here
attempting -tn-settle- differences be-
tween the Rock Island railroad and
its telegraphers, to use his office to
avert strike
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
Herrell Happenings.

Mrs. Geo. Hertz and daughter,
Esther. left Wednesday for Iowa.
Mrs. Hertz will visit several weeks
with relatives. Miss Esther will re-
main with her grandmother, through
the winter.
Misses Kathleen Wayland and
Ruth Jones spent very pleasant day
with Miss Veva Ellington Wednes-
day.
Mr. Sam Robinson and sisters took
Sunday dinner with John Strange and
family.
Misses Goldie, Bessie and Blanch
Blankenship spent Thursday after
noon and evening with H. A. Way
land and family.
Mrs. Bertha Simpson and daughter,
LeEtta, spent the day last Thursday
at the T. c. Jones home.
A meeting vi the ked Cross wo-
men was held at Mrs. Alkire's Tues
day afternoon. 1t was a busy after
noon for the good women.
Miss Leila Wayland and Mr.. Del
bert Gloyd, Ruth and Ashley Wayland
attended q party at the home of Her
man Seelinger Thursday evening.
Mr.. U. S. Ison left Tuesday for
Oklahoma to spend a few days with
his son.
Mr.. -Alkire is on the sick list.
Miss Nina French spent this week
in Butler attending the ehautauq,,a.
WILLIE.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Mrs. Manora f. Johnstons, of Car
thage, 1903 years old, who was a nurse
in the civil war, believes she is not
too old now to be of service to the
country now. She registered Satur-
day in the nation wide registration
of women. offering her services in
the capacity of trained nurse for
first-aid or surgical dressing. The
Carthage centenarian is believed to
be the oldest woman in the state.
She weighs 3o3 pounds and is 6 feet
I inch tall. but is more active than
many women several years younger.
Nursing has been her chief occupa-
ton throughout life. She came to
America in the "thirties" from Scot
land to work as nurse during a
cholera plague. Throughout the
civil war she served as a nurse and
at its close "chaperoned" a party of
convalescent soldiers back to their
homes in this district.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
RANNED A U. s. TRANSPORT
Inhound Ship Hit the Steamer At
Anehoe Waiting Sailing Ordess.

An Atlantic Port, July 3o.-An
American transport at anchor wait
ing sailing orders was rammed by an
inbound American steamship here to-
day. The ship headed toward the
beach in a sinking condition.
The transport is the Saratoga, .
former Ward line steamer. The ship
which rammed it is the Panama of
the Panama Railroad hne.
A deep hole in the transports port
quarter extending below the water
line to the rail resulted from the col
lisbon. The captain of the Panama
held the bow of his ship tight against
the transport. effeetually blocking the
wound. In this position he kept his
vessel until all on board the trans
port were taken off.
More than q dozen vessels, includ-
ing IN American cruiser, were in the
rescuing fleet. A number Of them
surrounded the transport after the
RsAama drew away and supported
hef. uaeil che reached shallow waeef.
Two milee distaaE Is.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
Prominent Farmer Mysteriously
Disappears.

Summit township was treated to a
sensation one night last week when
it was reported over the telephone
that one of her most prominent citi-
zens had mysteriously disappeared.
Just before bed time the prominent
citizen had left the house and gone to
the stable to turn some horses into
the pasture. After waiting a reason
able time for his return his wife went
to the door and called to him. and on
receiving no response she went to
the barn to look for him. Not find
ing him she went back to the house
and telephoned the neighbors that
she feared that something was wrong
and asked for help. She again
rushed to the barn, fearing she knew
not what.
As she was passing tree she
heard a peculiar noise that was some
what like human being in mortal
agony or someone trying to saw an
old hard piece. of wood. She very
cautiously approached and there lay
her husband sound asleep on a wag-
on sheet spread under the tree. Af-
ter turning the horses out he had
started back to the house but the
wagon sheet under the tree looked 50
inviting that he lay down to rest a
few minutes and the next thing he
knew his wife was shaking him and
telling him to get up. The neighbors
have been having considerable fun
out Of the episode.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
5000. 100000 Win be Second Wa
Bond Issue.

Washington, July 78.-Confronted
with a deficit of $1,000. .ooo.o 900 in
Uncle Sans war chest financial ex-
perts in Congress today became con-
vinced that another bond issue of at
least $s.ooo.ooo.ooo will be necessary
before the end of the present session.
Whether to authorize such an issue
in connection with the war revenue
bill is the problem with which the
senate finance committee began
struggling today.
The committee began revision OF
the revenue bill made necessary by
the submission of estimates from the
secretary of the treasury showing
that the aggregate Of war expendi-
tufea, including loans 10 the Allies.
for the first year Of the waf. wili run
beyoad the $i7yooao 100000 mark
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
"BY GUM, THAT'S MEr
Printers Remark Typifies American
Attitude Toward the Draft.

1t is related that in a certain news
paper office as a linotype operator
was setting numbers of those drafted,
his eye reached his own number, and
without halting his fingers in their
flying task he exclaimed to his neigh
Dor: "By gum, that's me!' and went
on with his work without further
comment That is the spirit in which
the great majority of the young
Americans have taken the news that
they are included in the first draft.
Any one of the men who were
drafted may in a few months be in
the trenches in France, may be fac
ing the horrid hail of shells and
bombs and the waves Of gas and the
jets of liquid fire, may be sent out
of the trenches across no mans land
to storm the German positions Or
may be required to stand steadfast in
the face of a German attack in force.
Any one of them may be sent aloft
In a swift airplane to scout over the
German lines and perhaps battle in
the air with a German flyer. Any
one of them, in fact, may face death
in a thousand forms before another
summer comes.
"By gum, that's mel" The pros
pect of being one of those in France
in all the perils of war, perhaps to
die instantly from a shot or shell or
to be MANNED for life, did not ruffle
this mans nerves or cause him to
miss his stroke on the keys for the
fraction of second. And the tens
of thousands who in a few days viii
be presenting themselves before the
exemption boards have taken the
news of their selection in practically
the same way. The descendants Of
the men who made America, who
faced the Indians, who fought the
early wars and went through the
trials Of pioneering are moi. the men
now to finch or falter when hey
hear the cali 10 duty.-washinstoe
Star.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

American Observers Believe Sam
mics and Their Allies Can
Break Through.

ssiHW WaShington.-A puOliSneo STATE
ment representing the army officers
who have just returned from long
visit 81 inspection along the western
front in France as being pessimistic
- to the outcome OF the effort OF
the allied armies to make headway
against the German forces, brought
from Secretary Baker tonight a for
mai declaration that no member of
the military mission held the views
attributed to them in the publication.
Members of the mission with whom
aFrepresentative of the New York
Times talked, preferred not to ex-
press their views for publication, but
it is not violating any confidence to
say that they do not look Upon the
outcome of the great war in any pes
simistc way.
1t may be said that some of the
army officers who have inspected the
French front are confident that the
Germans cannot break the allied line,
and are just as confident that the
German line will have to give way
before the allied offensive. The Of
ficers found the British forces in
prime condition, and full of vigor and
desire to keep up the offensive
against German lines which they
were pushing back gradually. There
was no possibility, it was said, that
the Germans could break the French
ront.
The returning officers were full Of
enthusiasm over the ability of the
British forces to make headway
against their enemies The British,
they said. were eager for the fray and
had so many troops in reserve that
they could fight without exhaustion
for an indefinite period. Altogether
the feeling among the returned Off
GERS was so optimistic that members
of the general staff who had Been in
cllned to take a gloomy view of the
situation were in enthusiastic spirits
today over what they had heard.
OF course it was mainly gossip, but
great interest was manifested in a
report that the offensive of the crown
princes armies against the French
lines was merely an attempt on the
part of the kaiser's heir to make him
self popular hero among the Ger
man people. There have been stories
that Emperor William is not in the
best of health and these have OBJ
tanned added interest recently. since
the crown prince has attained such
influence through the support given
to him and his policy of ruthless war
fare by Won Hindenburg and Luden-
dorff According to the gossip in
the war area the crown prince. in the
realization that the German people
regard military success as the most
important thing in the world, is try
ing to qualify for the popular hero
class by a prodigious effort against
the French lines. The American
army officers just back from the
French front have no fear that the
crown prince will be successful
New York Times.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Governor Gardner has determined
that the provisions of the state law.
under which convicts may be worked
on the public highways, shall be CIV
en- fair trial. Saturday he addressed
a communication to William R.
Painter, chairman of the state prison
board and warden of the pententiary,
directing that five hundred able bod
led convicts be placed at the disposal
OF the state highway commissioners
for use on the roads.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

George Wheeler of Nevada, Mo-,
attempted to commit suicide Friday
at the Nineteenth Street Police Sta
ton in Kansas City by hanging him
self with his shoestrings. He was
unconscious when the strings were
cut In the South Side Court JUS
tice Edward J. Mcmahon fined
Wheeler $40 after he said he was
drunk Wheeler was recently dis
charged from the national guard.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
Profit In Sheep and Cattle.

Clarence Schooley, Of Mound town,
ship, made a cleaning on sheep this
year. He owns fourteen ewes that
brought twenty-eight lambs. Three
ewes brought triplets and three
single births. He sold three of the
triplets for $II.oa each, for the three
$3.50. He sold the clip for $500. a
total of $4o76 from this one eve.
Mr.. Schooley also owns five cows,
all OF. these cows brought calves and
two of them presented the owner
with twins. all seven calves are heif-
ers.
This is record for profit in cattle
and sheep that is seldom equalled.-
Adrian Journal.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Developments before the special
Grand Jury inquiring into the anti
foreign riots at Flat River July IS
and II indicate that at least 10 lead
ers of the rioters would be indicted.
Prosecuting Attorney Matthews said
many witnesses before the Grand
Jury are developing strange cases Of
short memory and that perjury in
dictments may be expected,
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Even in strong German communi-
ties, breweries are finding it hard to
make things go, and the old Kropp
Brewery at Herman is no more.
Carpenters have bought the old site,
which included thirty building lots.
for $1,000 The old brewery build
ing is being wrecked and cottages
will be erected upon the site.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

The sheriff Of Stone county be-
lieves in safety first Among his
prisoners is one with wooden leg.
Every night he takes the wooden leg
away from the prisoner and places
it ,inder his own bed, so that if there
is a Jail break one man cannot run
away.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Bennett Clark, son Of Speaker
Clark Of the natioaai House Of Rep
resenta9ves and parlime ntarian of
the House, now at the officers train
ing camp at Fort Myer, Va, was
elected lieutenant colonel of the
Sixth Infantry, Missouri National
Guard Saturday.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

Compared y [ith Whist They VIII be
@ sfn~-'" III. This Fall and Winter.

we have nearly 8 Car loads of Can Goods
bought for fall delivery. Now we are in po'
sition to make you prices and deliver the GOODS
new and fresh this fall. Buy now. you will save
SOC on every dollar. The situation is growing
worse ali the time SOC off all prices. BUY
NOW FOR FALL. SOC off future Tomatoes.
Corn, Peas Peaches. Baked Beans. Gallon Ap-
ricots, Gallon Peaches. Gallon Blackberries.
Gallon Gooseberries. Can Oysters. Seeded Rails
ins, Bottle Catsup, Rolled Oats.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02


That fine rain last Wednesday did
much good. .i8
The thrashing is about done. Il
has been fine time for the work and
the yield was much greater than ex-
pected.
| G. c. Mccoy attended the funeral
of his aunt near Archie last Thurs
lday. ~
Mr. Will Harper is sporting . new
buggy. n
Miss Mildred Hampton of War
rensburg is visiting in this commun-
ity..
L. w. Smith has purchased new
tractor.
Grandma Seers has returned after
visit at Joplin, .,sg'
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Latham got bug in her ear
few days ago and Dr.. Delamater
found it necessary to administer chlo-
roform while he removed it. g9
Mr.: and Mrs. John Briden and chill
dten of Kansas City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Stewart called at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Lyle
Sunday evening.
! Arlie Huddleson and Harvey Wolf
will be the first one called to service
from this township, they go with Co.
3 in a few days. We hate to see our
boys leave and hope they will safely
return in the near future.
Mr.. Elijah Groves who was sick at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Walk
er for some time was taken in an auto
TO the home OF his daughter in Kan
sas last Monday and died on Thurs
day. ...
I D. L. Evilsizer and Albert Poin-
dexter came down from Kansas City
last Saturday for a short visit with
relatives who live here.
I Margie Blankenbaker spent few
days in Rich Hill last week.
Rev.. Hillard will preach at Peru
next Sunday night instead of eleven
o'clock a. M.
Mrs. Brannock Of Butler visited
! her daughter Mrs. Chas. Thomas last
Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Blankenbaker
called at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
f.. A. Cough Sunday evening. Mr.
Cough is very i'll.
Gilbert and Fal Blankenbaker call
ed on Bernice Walton, Orville and
Cecil Steffin Sunday evening; these
young folks enjoy company as they
are not able to go out much them
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

The Lone Oak and Black Unions
met at the home of Mrs. Will Ison
last Thursday. Mrs. F. 0. Seelinger
of Rich Hill was present which added
much interest othe meeting. The
Lone Oak Union will NEE: at Mrs.
Bertha Williams Thursday, the end
to sew for the soldier Boys
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-09
Loyalty To Flag Sentiment
Features Wind-Up Session
Of Sunday School Gathering

Wen never let the old nag fall.
chorused by Dr. George H. Lau's
wonderful white-earbed choir. fur
nishing the dominant theme for the
going-away session OF the largest
Sunday school convention ever ncld
In Michigan, In Arcadia, Thursday
night There were 1888 registered
delegates, 800 from Wayne county,
az this fifty-seventh annual meeting.
Sixty-one counties represented.
The patriotic farewell was fortu-
nate in it's militant leader With
well-setup figure and chiyalrOus face
glowing with health. the Hon. +. k.
Warren. OF Three Oaks. Mich. presi.
dent OF the International sunday
School association. looked the part.
He related how the Gag that was
outspread on the platform was the
one that waved about Cen. x A. AZ
ger and Helen Gould when cannon
captured by Admiral Dewey, al Ma
Mia, was unveiled in Three Oaks
The same flag had draped the speak
er's desk In the worlds Sunday
school convention In Jerusalem, in
Rome. in Washington and Zurich,
Switzerland.
Mr. Warren alluded 20 the cluster
OF Sunday school flags of the world,
which had formed one OF the strik-
ing exhibits OF the convention la
the basement OF the First Preshyte-
riAn church II would never be pos
sihIe TO group these flags In the
same way again. as they were assem-
blcd for the last time Ia Xur.ch.
Switzerland, in 1914, while the world
was at peace.
The dean OF the worlds SUNDAY
school workers got a text from The
visit which the delegates paid TO the
Ford plant while on their Afternoon
automobile ride He said the mar
yelous organization and precision of
the operations there spelled Re
cults, results, results" lie com
mended the repetition to the Sunday
schools as stimulus TO be up and
doing.
Miss Isobel Hunt sang a patriotic
number and Chaplain Monod. of the
French army. told how the French
appreciate the help OF the United
States in driving out the Huns and
forcing the kaiser 20 an equitable
peace.
Marion Lawrance. plensant-volced
soulful. anecdotal. led the closing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-09
Marriage Licenses

Herman Rheims. 20. Detroit; Freda
Rirdseii e. Walker. Is. Detroit; LII
Ian NJ. Glascoe. 20. same.
Louis l.. Carpenter, 20. Detroit'
Juan NJ Doxley, 20. same. 49,,
John Kirk. IS. Detroit; Floyd MIL
Jerome Stark. 22. Detroit: Stella
Sheffield. \. same; w. A..
Henry Wagner, 80, Wayne; Alice
John Colman. AS. Detroit; Emily
Daniel. 40. same.
CLYDE u. Vance, SO. Pittsburgh
Charlotte Inglis, SO, same.
william Slender, 30, Detroit Tracy
Solder, IS, same.
charles Poison. 2s. Detroit; Isabel
Ia Andrews. 81. same,
George H. Konka, 81, Detroit; VIZ
ginta Polzin. 81. same.
Robert T.. Hoerl q. Chicago; Ger
tEude NJ Mitchell. IS. same.
Paul L. Klewer %. Chicagoi Emma
FRANK Drorak. Ss. Detroit; Alice
John A. Wroblewski, 90, Detroit;
Gertrude .. Jandrzezenske. 20. same.
John Terzian. Is. Detroit, Hilja Z.
Loo C. Lemie. %. Toledo; Rosina
NJ Herbert, 20. same.
Emil Meskebich. q. Detroit; Evelks
Charles i Foilss. as. Ohio; Mary
r. Jeasup. 80. same.
Harry d. Brusher, 80. Detroit; Lau-
ra r. lessup. CO. same
Julius ZaborOwski. IS, Detroit;
Louise Mayka, 20. same.
Edward J. Tench. rs. Detroit. Eliza
beth Smitt 35, same.
Raymond c. Van Dette. %. Detroit;
Clara Kramin, 20. Romulus-
Edwin s. Sebold, 81. Detroit; Mary
y Bodenmilier 81 South lockwood.
Joseph r. Lewandowski. %, De-
troit. Martha Ropikowski. 81. same,
Henry Paschke. SO. Detroit: Susie
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-09
BY WV. O. SHEPHERD

Sfdf Correspondent United Press
NEW YORK. Nov. s.--If Kerensky
succeeds in getting away from Pot
rograd and establishing a new gov.
eminent az Moscow. I firmly believe
he Will be ablo 20 carry enough OF
the army with him 10 keep up a
semblance OF war-and that is the
hest we can ask OF Russia at this
time
There VIII be no civil war in
Russia-asido perhaps from some
street lighting IN Petrograd.
There are two kinds OF soldiers
In Russia--those who want 10 fight
and those who don't-and II is just
as hard 20 get the latter 10 fight
the former as Il IS 10 get them to
fight Germany The car modified
too many men. He put 20,000,0 600
men In uniform. The great problem
facing Kerensky in October was
how 20 get some OF these men back
10 their homes.
The thing that impresses me most
on my arrival here-and particularly
in view OF the latest news from
Russia--is that we OF America viii