The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-05-24

tnat the only course open to them now
is to enter the military service in
some other way il they are able to
do so, and if not to serve the country
in civil life.
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Mrs. William A. Sunday, wife of the
evangelist, who was operated on re-
Gently for appendicitis, now is out of
danger and there is every reason to
hope for rapid recovery, it was an
nounced in New York
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Joseph Frank of Waterloo was
killed by train at Twin Bridge, just
north of Linden Heights, at noon the
other day. He was on guard duty at
the bridge. Frank, who was 10. gave
his residence as Kansas City when he
enlisted at Waterloo.
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The American steamship Hilonian
has been torpedoed and sunk off
Genoa, Italy, with loss of four men,
bers of the crew, according to cable
gram received in New York by the
owners, the Universal Transportation
Company.
Two more regiments of infantry,
one regiment Of cavalry, regiment
Of artillery, another hospital corps,
brigade headquarters and various at
tached units will be raised in Okla
homa in the near future, according to
the announcement made by Adj. Gen.
ANGEL carp. !
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The government is at present unable
to do anything further to relieve the
situation Of Jews in Palestine, Presi-
dent Wilson recently told Judge Aaron
J. Levy Of New York, who pictured
the situation there as very serious.
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Southwest.
Seven or eight men arrested at Sny-
der, Tex, under federal indictments
charging seditious uprising, have been
brought to Dallas for safekeeping
The men are charged with violating
section 6, United States penal code.
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Rev. w. W. Scales, 46, secretary Of
the Baptist Missionary Association,
was killed and his wife and four chill
dren injured at Dallas, Texas, when
the motor car in which they were rid
ing was struck by NJ, X. & T. pas
senger train.
The largest government contract
ever awarded in Oklahoma, for one
million dollars, has been let to the
Stewart Construction Company of Ok
lahoma City, according to Superinten-
dent John Frederickson. The govern
ment work is to be done at Fort Sill.
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Four men were burned terribly and
property valued at $4,000 destroyed
by a fire which started in the Santa
Fe railroad yards at Gainesville, Tex,
when tank can containing casing
: head gasoline exploded
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Four more soldiers of the Third
Pennsylvania Infantry, on police duty
in the Pittsburgh district, were re-
moved from their camp at Port Perry,
Pa, to hospitals in Pittsburgh suffer-
ing from the effects of poison, while
military authorities and physicians in
vestigated the death of Lieut.. William
F. Corcoran of Philadelphia and the
illness Of twelve other guardsmen.
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An unconfirmed report that the
Villa leader, Jose Ynez Salazar, had
been killed in a duel was received in
Ell Paso by both United States and
Mexican officials. 1t was said that
Salazar, who has been operating to the
southwest near the border, was killed
by Chico Cano, Villa leader
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The Rev. George Washington Moon,
former minister at Enid, Ok, plead
ed guilty in district court to charge
Of bigamy and was sentenced to two
years in the state prison.
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Foreign.
The chief justice of the supreme
court administered to General Mario
G. Menocal the oath of office for his
second term as president of the re-
public of Cuba. in the presence Of
cabinet ministers, supreme court JUS
tees, members of the diplomatic
corps, senator's, congressman and rep
resentatives of various organizations.
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The Argentine government has an
nounced prohibition on the exporta-
ton of wheat. It was the governments
second announcement of an embargo.
The first was held in allegiance
through protest of Great Britain.
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A number of Japanese warships
have arrived at Marseilles to aid in the
war on German submarines and con-
voy French merchantmen. II the ex-
pertinent has satisfactory results, it
will be extended.
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The British admiralty recently an