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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

would enable any one Of them, by
issuing an order today. to destroy
Washington or any other Of our
great coastal cities from the air
in single night two weeks from
now. We have neither airplanes,
nor dirigiblcs, no aviators nor
antiaircraft guns, nor any other
means of preventing such destruc-
ton
Gen. Miles once said that for
cign nation would not have much
Trouble in landing a large force in
the United States, but they would.
have an awful time getting them
out again, except those that they
took out in boxes after peace had
been declared. That is about
what would happen to the men
who tried to drop bombs on
Washington. 1t is a safe bet that
United States brains would de-
wise some means to bring down
he foreign air ship.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
Why Your Taxes are High.

The St. Louis Times, in com.
menting on the taxes paid by the
late Richard Kerens, of St. Louis,
Nno possessed 6 million dollars
tn Of property and paid taxes
on $4,000, says:
lere we have a concrete ex-
ample Of why this rich city is
poor. Colonel Kerens was pro-
tec;ed by the laws of the city and
state; he lived in security in h
home which had the benefits of
fine surrounding streets illumi-
nation and other civic improve
nl"its and convenicnces, but he
did not pay his share Of the taxes
to maintain these sur
The late Colonel Kerens
thought enough of his country to
wish to represent it in the Sen
ate. He was active in politics.
lie was a generous giver to char
ity, but when it came to the pay
lncnt Of his just taxes, he was not
2 good citizen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
ROVER OFF FOR NEW RAID
Depredations in Other Waters are
Expected Soon.

Bucnos Ayres, Jan. 29.--Thc
German raider apparently has dis
appeared just as mysteriously as
It arrived in the South Atlantic.
its next appearance, in some far
.iistant part of the world herald
IA BY another drive on allied
shipping, was today predicted as
the next word to be heard from
rhe rover. Rio de Janeiro report
"a several vessels, which might
ne the raider and consorts. sight
ID On the North Brazil Coast but
there was no tangible evidence
hat any of these were actually
raiderS.
RumorS the British cruiser
ilaseow had sunk the raider were
.iiscrcditrd entirely today. Ell
forts to trace the source of these
-umo1S were fruitlcss, but it Was
,'ertain that it had not been based
IN any definite information.
In the meantime, the newspaper
Standard today published all I'M
confirmed rumor submarine,
presumably a German, had
stopped the Spanish steamer
Reina Victoria Eugenia last night
at the mouth Of the River Plata.
According to this report the
steamer papers were examined
md it was finally permitted to
proceed. !
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
LONDON FOOD UP "a PER
CENT
Twenty Leading Articles Have
Increased in Price Since
War.

London, Jan. 27.-The level of
retail food prices has advanced 81
per cent since the war began on
twenty leading articles of daily
use, according to the board of
trade returns just issued. As
compared with prices in Decem-
her, 1915, they showed an average
advance of 20 per cent. The price
of meat increased. during the year
by about 20 to Is per cent. Po-
tatoes were considerably more
than double the price of a year
earlier. Granulated sugar, eggs
and cheese were dearer by 40 per
cent, IS per cent and 30 per cent,
respectively. For flour, bread
milk, butter, bacon and fish, in
creases ranging from 10 to q per
cent were recorded. The price of
oleomargarine advanced during
the year by IA per cent. Tea alone,
among the articles included in the
returns, remained practically un-
changed in price.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
A Strange Chinese Custom.

Among the many extraordinary
customs of the Chinese is that of
banding years together in groups
Of twelve: called cycles, and
naming each year of the series
after some animal. Thus, the
first year Of Il new cycle is the
year of the rat, the second the
year Of the OK. the third the year
of the tiger. Every Chinese born
in the year Of the rat belongs to
the Order Of the Rat, and so on,
says London Tit-Bits. The ami
NAL class Of every Chinese man
and woman is thus recorded, and
is held to be of great Importance
in foretelling the future.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
She Succeeded in Getting What
She Wanted.

A short time ago a woman was
sent to prison in New York for
breaking a state and Federal law
! She was evidently a follower of
Emma|inc Pankhurst and other
short haired English suffragettes.
for no sooner was she locked up
than she followed their example
and declared a hunger strike, but
it worked little different in
New York than it did in London.
In London when the authorities
thought that the woman was in
danger from her fast they turned
them loose and made martyrs Of
them. In New York they forced
a tube down the lawbreakers
throat and poured stinlulants into
her stomach to keep her alive.
Still the woman got ii lot OF free
advertising which was the main
thing she was after.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
Raider 8 Victims Worth
$15,O00,0OO.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Vessels
valued at between $4,000, 900 and
$15, 100000 have been destroyed
by the German raider or raiders
in the latest onslaught against al
lied shipping, steamship brokers
here estimate today.
Cargo losses have been approx
mated at between $5,0OO,OOO and
$10,0OO,000, which is low because
several of the vessels were sailing
in ballast, bringing the total mon
etary loss to approximately $685.
100000.
Four hundred persons are re-
liably reported to have lost their
lives. The death list probably is
much larger.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Edgar Sims to Oscar Sims lots
"a and % Concklin's addition to
Passaic $4,000.
VIM. Schmidt to Eliza Caldwell
206 acres section IL West. Boone
$1.OO.
Ida !. Twombly to G. w.
Wells 80 acres section II Mingo
100000.
J. N. McDavitt to w. T. Joyce
so acres section % Hudson 49,
10000.
W. c. Haggard to D. l.. Hag-
gard undivided 1-6 interest lots
137 and 1873 Adrian $2S5.O0.
Fordyce b. Logan to Carline
Franz 1875 acres sections II, IS
and 10 Usage $1.O0.
LATE Baldwin to T. MULES 80
acres section 6 Walnut $4,000 90.
W. f. Laughlin ct al to j. w.
Hamilton IS. acres section II
Charlotte $5,335.00.
l.. L. Conner to VIM. Nordica
part block 8 Merwin $1.00.
Fred Williams to L. G. Conner
lot ] block 8 Merwin $1.00.
Nathan Swiger to j. O. Bolts
, acres section 7 Howard $1:O0.
James Bridcwell to M. H. Thom-
IS 10 acres section IL Walnut |
T650.00.
j. O. Bolts to Lucy G Sweger
y acres section Z Howard $1.OO.
Samuel Miller to Alma 0. Mil
er ct al lot 2 block 20l; block
'O5 5th addition; lot block SO
Rich Hill $1,50O.0O.
r. G. Tucker to j. B. Jacobs
20 acres section 80 and 81 West
Boone $4,000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
G. P. A. Notice.

The undersigned members OF
Passaic Lodge No. S, G. P. A. for.
bid hunting or trespassing on
their farms:
J. +. Gragg,
c. A. Zwahlen,
Chas. Zwahlen,
Fritz Mier
w. II. Hart,
V. j. Eye,
w. J. Park,
r. J. Smith,
w. +. Shines,
Archie Gragg,
II. w. Jenkins,
Chas. Fenton,
s. W. Fulk. 14-3t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
Could Destroy Washington?

A prominent naval officer in
MS testimony before senate com
nlttec last week had the follow
ng to say about our 1lnprcparrd-
ness:
At the present time he said,
four foreign Powers, probably
six. have the men, the machines
and the expert knowledge that
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
For Sale.

Having installed a motor truck
for the delivery of oil and gaso.
line, I am now offering for sale
my draft team at a bargain. They
are sound, fat and cinch puiiers.
A first class draft or farm team.
Also set of extra good work
harness and one set surry harness.
They will be sold at a bargain if
sold at once.
14-tf G. G. Catterlin.
Phone 331 Standard Oil Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
Discovered.

"Who gave the bride awaya,'
asked Mrs. Jones of her daughter
who had just returned from tho
wedding. Her little brother, -
replied the daughter; che stood
up in the middle of the ceremony
and yelled: sHurrah, Blanche,
you've. got him at last!' -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

Statute Attacked in
North Carolina,

NSBORO, N. C., Aug, p
on Injunction proceedings
into question the consttu-
81 the new federal child labof
becomes effective September
here today before Federal
prohibits the employment OF
under IA years old in any
mill, workshop or. canncry
5eOducts are to be shipped in
commerce. and requires that
~ day OF children IA and Is
shail not be longer than eight
II. paeenhart and his sons.
"a John, have applied to Judge
IN injunction to restrain the
Manufacturing company from
the two boys from their
IA the company's cotton mills
~G19ufte. United States District
|6oeS William {. Hammer also y
y defendant to the suit, Reuben is
u n. years old and John is under
Theis father contends that he has
NJ tortheir wages until they are
III rs the North Carolina law
~ ejgvsn hours a day, Reuben has
Ht 70 work more than eight hours
-, while John has 4 right to work
|ke Wiil, although upder IA years
shocause the state law permits it,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

WYE have spoken SO far as II all
w soldiers were iniantrymen tina,
is. as-if all fought on foot armed
with rifle and bayonet. A. we all know
al army Ia much more complex, There
are two other fighting arms" Of tho
service, the cavalry and the artillery.
These three branches OF the army are
sometime, called the "line"--a term
which comes down to US from the day
when soldiers IN battle were always
drawn up IN line. The other branches
to be described later, are included IN
der the general term staff" However,
the engineer corps and the signal corps
are in part troops of thee line, though
they are herein described for conven
fence under the heading Of staff
branches Of the service" Q
The chances for initiative in present
army. 1T is the infan,r, soldier who
must bear the greatest stress oi battle,
and war is more dependent for success
upon his individual action than upon
any Other factor" Ny far the largest
number OF men IN the national army
will 90 into the infantry branch OF the
We. vie. In the present war the impor-
tance Of infantry is even greater than
in previous wars.
The Value Of Infantry.
II is not enough for infantry to know
how TO defend itself. It mus, know
also how to attack il. II is not enough
that it should he able to move forward
IN masses. The infantry soldier must
also have the intelligent self reliance
that will enable him to &C, as an in
dividual; always. OF course, within the
limits OF military discipline.
The chances for Hitiatve in present
day warfare can,sbest be Illustrated by
%recounting the story OF Michael
O'Leary, a lance corporal OF the Irish
guards In the British army, On Feb.
!, 1915, the guards were ordered to
retskc a trench which had been tenn
porarily lost to the Germans, O'Leary
was of duty and need not have joined
in the attack at all. But that did not
stop him for a moment from using his
courage andphis brains to help his rcg'-
ment win
Jumping out Of the trench he al at
full speed to a railroad cut on the RICH,
OF the first German line where he was
partly under cover from the enemy''
fire. With five shots in succession he
killed or disabled five men before his
comrades reached the trench. Not sat.
idie6 with this achievement he raj
ahead until he came up from the rail
road cut beside the second German
line. Here was = machine gun. TIL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
REICHSTAG COMMITTEE
DISCUSSIONS SECRET

BERLIN. Aug, 9--The reiehstag
main committee held a brief session To-.
day for further discussion Of the al.
mlni'tration OF occupied territory Its
deliberations OF the last two days have
been ot a highly confidential nature
and no report " the proceedings has
been published The committee ad
burned Wednesday until the recon
tnlng of the rcich,tag which will take
place September y.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

trict has more than twice the number
needed for its quota. While only IS
percent OF those passing the physical
tests were certified from the first call,
43 percent were certified from the
physically qualified for the second call
or the $50 claims Tor exemption, forty
seven are yet to be considered. Ger
LITIGATION will continue until every case
is disposed OF. The men will be called.
for service in the order they were
drawn, and not in the order in which
they were certified.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

these men appeared Immediately that
they would be certified as physically
qualified
The men who have not appeared are 4:
l.. +. Harper. For, Worth, Texas; FL
mel J. Gaywood, Fort Worth, Texas /,
Curt Warman, Trenton, Tenn Grover
Cleveland Johnson, Tucson, hril X.
T. Spencer. E,hcridge, Tenn. James
higgeson, Snyder, Okla, and Charles
Campbell, Delhi Okla
His board has completed its final
report and VIII mail it tonight to the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
Highway Experts
Hold Convention
at Wichita Falls

WICHITA FALLS, >Texas, Aug 70
aid for the improvement Of
highways was discussed here today by
delegates attending the Joint session
Of the Meridian Road association, OZARK
and Southwestern Trails aS,o
Several hundred delegates,
mostly from Oklahoma and Texas, are
IN attendance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
WlI3(o0 OWEN
UHuoU5 TRAINING

(URANT, Okla, Aug, D.--(Spc-
Nv S. Hawkins, for some time
G>jneer Of Durant, was yesterday
10s3ened by the president a cap
he engineering section OF the
~ reserve corps. MT. Hawkins,
= un&tt quite recently has been con-
With the Benham Engineering
Domt OF Oklahoma City. took the
n&1tjbn at Dallas July and has
NJ biz commission without having
~ training camp Of any sort.
years old
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
Transferred
Men Fail to Report
in District No. !

Seven men transferred from other
places to local board No. /, Oklahoma
City, have not yet appeared for ex
animation. l.. J. Sartain, secretary OF
this board, stated today that unless
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

district board. The report shows the
district has secured more than twice
its quota Of sixty-iQu men, a total OF
l58 men having been certified.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
DISTRICT | CERTIFIES
DOUBLE QUOTA OF MEN

SlaokcrS are scarce nj the first city
district, which has certified l3S men
to the western district board. The dis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
The SOLDIERS PRIMER
(lssued by the War Department. All rights. reserved

fhs course Of thirty daily Lessons 10 offered 10 Inc ms selected for ssv-
ice In the national army a a practical help In getting started in the right
way II 10 Informal In lone and does cot stsmpt 10 give binding rules
ed dirsctioss TAsH sH contained In the various manuals and regulations
VI The United States army, 70 which this course u merely intnduetoy
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARkENS GRAY HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe t.
Restore Color, Gloss
and Attractiveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color and lustre
to the hair when faded, streaked or
gray. Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was to make it at home. which
is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays, by
asking at any drug store for 'sWyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you will
get large bottle Of this famous old
recipe. improved by the addition Of other
ingredients, for about so cents.
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened your
hair. IS # does it so naturally and
evenly. You dampen . sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at :
time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two, your hair becomes beautifully
dark. glossy and attractive.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
Is delightful toilet requisite for those
who desire dark hair and youthful %.
sPearance. Il il not intended for the cure.
mitigation Or prevention Of disease.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
BULLETIN is ISSUED
FOR FARM BORROWERS

The federal farm loan bureau is send
ing out an announcement to the effect
that it is about to issue a borrowers
bulletin containing information Of
value to those who contemplate borrow
ing under the new federal farm loan
system. The announcement says that
the bureau will be glad to send the
bulletin to any prospective applicant,
or, indeed, to any one interested in the
system. The address is: Federal Farm
Loan Board, Treasury Department,
Washington, D. C.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
KEEL GGs REPLY TO
La FOLLETTE'S SPEECH

&
Following conclusion Of La Follette's
,'peech, Senator Frank B. kellogg, who
Introduced the resolution of the Min.
lesota Public Safety commission de.
handing La Follette's expulsion, took
he floor.
kellogg discussed La Follette,s
speech at st. Paul on Sept. 20. It is
because of statements attributed to
La Toilette in this speech that the
Public Safety commission demanded
Ia Follette's expulsion.
KELLOGG Takes Exception
Kellogg took emphatic exception to
some OF La Follette's statements, 81
believe we should be extremely eau.
ious and accurate in stating the causes
1t the war;" he declared.
Il deny that we went to war to Sc
:ure the right Of American citizens TO
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
BlTUARY
|MARGARETE GAREIS

[Nxk4IbAkA1G4E fN1fAlCxo
Mrs. .Margarete Gareis, widow Of the
late George Carols, died at the home 81
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Stelljes on Second NORTH
street. Asthma was the cause Of Mrs
Gareis' death. She was i'll for some time
Mrs. Carols, whose maiden name was
Marguerite Lenke, was born in Kleir
Ficha, Bavaria, March 1, 1910. II
1862 she was married to Mr.. Carols
and they came to America in 1867
settling first in Pennsylvania. -Four
years later they came to Brown county
locating in New Ulm, where they made
their permanent home. Her husband
died twenty -nine years ago. Twelve
children were born to Mrs. Carols, sever
of whom survive, as follows: Barthel
Carols Minneapolis; Frieda Gareis
Winthrop; Johann Gareis, Minneapolis
Willy Carols, New Ulm, Mrs; John
Stelljes, Minneapolis; Mrs: Harry
Krause, Minneapolis; Mrs. Henry
Stelljes, New Ulm.,
The funeral was held last Sunday
afternoon from the residence of Henry
Stelljes, Rev. c. J. Albrecht officiating.
Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery.
JOHN LAUSCHKE.
The death of John Lauschke, former
resident of this city, occurred at Buffalo
Lake, Tuesday, October 2, after very
short illness, his death resulting from
an attack of apoplexy. Mr.. Lauschke
had been at his usual occupation of-shoe-
maker on the morning before his death.
Mr.. Lauschke was born at Drossen,
Brandenburg, Germany, May %, 1881.
He came to America in 1882, coming
directly to New Ulm. A short time later
he returned to Germany and brought
his family to- this country, arriving
here in 1885. He was married in 1854
to Miss Charlotte Purrmann in Germany.
His wife died in this city November Is,
1898. For few years he resided with
his children here. January z, 1902, he
was married to Mrs. Julia Redmann of
Buffalo Lake, and since then has re-
sided in that village. Besides his wife
he is survived by three children, all by
his first wife. They are as follows:
Mrs. Fritz Alisch, Buffalo Lake; Mrs.
Matilda Wegner, Portal, N. D., and
Mrs. John Hetlinger, New Ulm. He
also leaves fourteen grand children.
The body was brought to this city for
burial, the funeral being held from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hetlinger, Friday,
October 5. The funeral address was
delivered by Capt. Albert Steinhauser,
and burial was in the city cemetery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-10
Realty Transfers.

New Ulm Saving & Loan to John III
Haenze, L IL, 10 B So S. Center St.
New Ulm, $4,000.
st. Johns Hospital Association to Louise
Lehne, part of N. w. Ia of N. w. Id
of S. DOT. 1O9 N. of R. "a, $1,000.
John Rolb to Paul C. Bratsch, E. 1-2 Of
S. E. IA Of N. w. las. 26 T. III N.
of r. 80, $34O.
John Portner to Edward Portner, L /, 2,
z, 8, 10, 20 of section Z T. ITO r.
sac, 100000.
John Portner il. to Henry Portner, N.
Wit Of the N. W. IA Of S. "A, S. 10
Of S. E. Ia and the ES. Ia Of S. W,
IA ofS. II T. 100 N. Of r. 80, $16, 900,
Martin Casperson to Libbie Jenson, /
5, 6, 8 of B II Brackenridge's list add.
to the village of Sleepy Eye, $1.OO.
William Hose to Walter Hose, w. IL OF
S. E. of S. q in T. 1O9 N. Of r. SO,
$2800.O0.
Christian Arndt to John G. Arndt, L II
B 149 N. Center Str, New Ulm, $500.
Andrew w. Peterson to II. D. Reed,
westerly Is feet of L in B 26 of the
subdivision entitled Block 20 to 20
inclusive in.the Village of Comfrey,
$1.OO.
Geo. Rothmeier to Edward F. Berkner,
S. w. Ia of S. u. Ia S. Fl and N. 1-2
OF N. p. Ia and Z 2, S. %, all in I.
10 r. SO, ST., 100000.
Gottlieb Oswald to Christian II. Book.
L 8, 8, 10, II, IL, 13 and IA of B S N.
Center Str, New Uln, 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-29
PUSSY FOOTED TRAITORS.
[Des Noines Capital.1

a new organization has been sprung
in the state OF Iowa II is called The
Farmers Educational and cooperative
Union" The management of this new
organization are DISTURBED because the
public is a little BIZ suspicious in re-
gard to it. This suspicion probably
comes on account Of the farmers or
CARNATIONS which are in North Dakota
and some parts OF Minnesota Every
organization that springs UP quietly
with several thousand members be-
fore the public hears about it is going
to be put on the waiting list. This
new Iowa organization creates sus-
p!cion against itself by announcing
that editors will be admitted to the or
ganization provided they will subscribe
to an oath in writing that they will not
criticise the organization. The trainers
OF this oath manifest great ignorance
in regard TO the press The question
also arises, why is the organization
afraid of the newspapers
The farmers of Iowa need 10 be or
ganized. 1t is legitimate for them to
undertake to know who fixes thei