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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

w. G. Walker. county surveyor, of
Macon, who made a survey of the
flooded districts in the Charlton Riv-
er Valley, says large per cent of
the corn and wheat on the fifty
thousand acres served by the drain
age canals will be saved. The canals
are carrying off an immense amount
of water and if no further floods
come down from the north the valley
will soon be clear. Two canal
bridges were washed out yesterday.
Salt River Valley, east of Macon, is
flooded and highway traffic in that
directions is suspended.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

George A. Ranney, secretary of the
International Harvester company,
gave out statement that the plant
would manufacture any war supplies
needed by the government, which the
company had facilities for making.
AS long as the country was neutral
the company declined such contracts,
but as soon as war was declared be-
gan the manufacturers of army
wagons. tanks and tools of all kinds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

With the death Friday of Mrs. Will
liam Via of New Providence, and a
negro woman at Centralia, the num-
Der Of persons killed in the tornado
which swept over Boone County
Tuesday night was brought up to I6-
Mrs. Via and her husband were SER
iously injured when their home was
demolished. Mr.. Via is suffering
from injuries on the head and face.
The most remarkable escape record
ed is that of Mrs. Roy Douglas of
Midway. She was blown 400 yards
into a field with her baby in her
arms. She suffered only slight
bruises.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Capt. ]. r. Klattenhoff, former
master of the German steamer Lie
beniels. now the United States ship
Houston, was sentenced to a year in
the Atlanta prison by the United
States court at Charleston, S. c., af-
ter pleading guilty to sinking the
ship in Charleston harbor on orders
of the German Government when
break with the United States was i'm
minent
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Six persons are reported dead and
81 are seriously injured in a wreck
on the Rapid railway at Yankee
street, St. Clair, Mich, Saturday All
available physicians and nurses have
left here on special car in response
to a call for aid. A northbound
double-header limited collided with a
southbound local car about O'clock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14
Flag Day Proclamation of Gardner
Urges All to Display Old
Glory.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 11-In .
Flag Day proclamation issued today
Gov. Gardner says that never before
did "Old Glory" mean more to the
American people than it does to-
day.
The proclamation calls attention to
the fact that June IA is the anniver-
sary of the flag, and calls upon Mis-
souri, people to properly observe it.
The proclamation in full is as fol-
lows: .->...
The national flag is the symbol OF
the faith, power. dignity and SOW
erignty of the American Republic
the American people. 1t does not
represent the arbitrary power of
King, Prince or potentate. Wherever
it has been raised the people are the
sovereigns. and have in their hands
the power of Government and the
promotion of the common welfare.
On june IA. I777, 40 years ago, the
American Continental Congress
adopted the Stars and Stripes as our
national flag and a new epoch in civ
ilization was ushered in, a new hope
born in the breasts of men. and des-
potic Governments scented a new
danger to their autocratic power.
Never before did "Old Glory" mean
MORE to the American people than it
does today. It thrills the hearts of
liberty-loving people in every nation
in larger measure today than it has
in the past
Therefore, it is proper that we set
aside one day to show special honor,
reverence and Appreciation for our
flag, and in doing SO may we not re-
new our vows to support and defend
the great principles for which It
stands with all the resources at our
and. if necessary, life IL
self.
Now, therefore. l. Frederick D.
Eardner. Governor Of Missouri do |
enthusiastically recommend that
Ihnrsday. June "A, 1917. be observed
u Flag Day" Let the people Of |
Missouri dispiay the saered emblesnI
s their homes, places Of business and
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

The usupreme court OF Alabama
Thursday decided that transportation
of liquor into and across the state by
automobile or other vehicle is not
unlawful. Under the law as con-
strued by the court, transportation by
rail only is prohibited.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

F. A. Eustis, of Boston. assistant
general manager and F. H. Clark, one
of the New York engineers of the
emergency fleet corporation, were
dismissed last week after they had
given out interviews charging Genl.
Goethals with holding up the ship
building plans in the Nations emer-
gency.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14
ORDER FALLING OF ALL ANTI
LISTERS POLICE CAN
FIND i y
Il
Plans for Drawing Names Of Con-
tingent Nearly Finished-WM Il
Be Published As Soon Al
Approved.

sSAS y oN~ NS RNAtOs
of leniency ended Monday for me,
| between the ages of 81 and 80, in
elusive, who failed to register for tn,
army last Tuesday.
Provost Marshal General Crowde,
sent to the governors of all the state.
at once vigorous, aggressive
and effective enforcement of the
sive and effective enforcement of the
penal clause of the selective service
law against all who have, by their
failure to register, brought them
selves under those provisions"
The penalty for failure to register
on June is imprisonment for year
and enforced registration, but Gem
eral Crowder. Immediately after reg
istration day, recommended that To-
cal registration boards provide furth-
err opportunity for delinquents.
The department of justice today
notified United States attorneys to
release those already arrested for
failure to register providing they
have registered now.
General Crowder has nearly COM
pleted draft of regulations to gov
ern exemptions and exemption boards
and expects to lay it before Secre-
tary Baker in few days for ap-
proval. The general believes no
class should be exempted as such but
that local boards should decide on
the circumstances in each individual
case. He favors use of some device,
such as a jury wheel, for drawing the
names of those to be examined by
the exemption boards. The regula-
tons will be made public in detail af-
ter Secretary Baker and President
Wilson approve them.
A few more states reported regis
tration totals to the provost marshal
generals office today, but indications
were that all would not be complet-
ed for nearly week.
General Crowder's message to gov
errors said:
Quotas are to be assigned to the
several states in proportion to the
population as determined by the bu-
eau of census and not in proportion
% registration. The result is that
very person who has failed to regis
er is seriously increasing the bur-
lens of those who have registered
1T is requested that every effort
,e now made to detect and arrest per-
ons subject to registration who have
Tot registered and to-bring each
to the attention of the
,earest representative of the depart
nent of justice. Care should be TAX
N that the lists prescribed in para
,raph 80 (men registered are 6
posted, and all registrants !!
hould be asked to assist in bring =
ny nonregistrants to the attention II
f the police.
In case of doubt as to the age of l(
ersons who have not registered. the II
abulated records of political organi- II
atoms and other local records should
e considered, and data may be OBJ te
lined from the bureau of census" q
Among states reporting SO far, =
'hio stands first in the proportion OF y
,gistration to the census estimate, d
18th 1I3 per cent. Illinois has 1o4.7
er cent; Wisconsin. 1896: New r
ampshire. 1919; North Carolina,
.; Iowa, 1918; Connecticut, 1909.
Washington is the lowest state. with
'o per cent. =,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

When asked why he had not regis
tered Frank Vodicka, a young b.
hemian of Kansas City, told the Of
ficers that Germany had always
treated him all right and that he was
not mad at them and did not want to
fight anyhow. He was locked up.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Flea Luboshez, one of the anti
draft conspirators arrested in Kansas
City last week, went on a hunger
strike and said he would not eat a
mouthful as long as he was confined.
But he was mistaken. The police
forced tube down his throat and he
was forcibly fed eggs and milk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Brig. Gen. Frank Mcintyre, chief
of the insular bureau of the War De-
partment has assumed additional
duties as chief military censor, re-
lieving Maj. Douglas Macarthur of
the general staff, who will devote
himself hereafter to engineer duties.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Destruction by submarine of the
British Red Star Line steamship
Southland, with loss of possibly 50
lives, was told in cable advices Fri
day to the International Mercantile
Marine Company. The cable said
that five men aboard the ship we're
killed outright and that 28 are miss
ing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

7. A. Austin of Laredo, Tex, re.
Gently indicted with 81 other indi-
viduals and corporations on a charge
Of eonspiring to monopolize inter
state commerce in onions, pleaded
not guilty in the Federal Court al
Boston one day last week. Bail was
fixed at $1,000 and he was released
on his personal recognition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14
Come to this store next week
DIR. SCHOLL'S FOOT COMFORT WEEK
Wdlker.Mc kibben's
1.-The Qssliy

gang at Blue Springs and Glendale,
died Thursday at Clinton, Ill. After
leaving Missouri Fuller was a con-
ductor for the illinois Central. Bur-
ial will be at Mexico, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Capt, Charles Bathurst, parliament
tary secretary to the British food
control department. speaking at
Guildford tonight, said the immed-
late danger of national starvation
had been removed, thanks to the
prompt and generous assistance of
the United States.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

The proposition to vote $4,000 for
permanent roads in Scott County was
defeated at the polls Saturday by
about two hundred votes. This is the
first election in the state under the
Halves Law.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Owing to various circumstances,
the general meeting OF the Interna-
tional Socialist Committee set for
Friday in Stockholm could not be
held, says Reuter- dispatch from the
Swedish capital. 1t is rumored. says
the message, that the meeting has
been postponed until September.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Herbert S. Hadley, former Govern
or of Missouri, has accepted a pro-
fessorship in the University of Colo
RADIO Law School. He will move his
home from Kansas City to Boulder
at once.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Because he offered a physician, who
was member of the St. Louis ex-
emption board. $500 with the under
standing that he would find disabil-
tiles that would exempt his son from
military duty St. Louis man was ar
rested charged with attempting to
bride a government official.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

John w. Goldsberry. who claimed
he was the youngest soldier in the
Civil War at the time of his enlist
ment in the Fifth Kansas Infantry
when IS years and 10 months old,
died at his home at Centerville. Iowa,
Thursday. He was born September
I8. 1877.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

A dispatch to the Toronto Tcle-
gram from Ottawa, Canada, says that
at the Liberal caucus Friday morning
Sir Wilfred Laurier resigned the lead
ership of the party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Three Columbus. O., men late Fri
day were indicted on charges of hav-
ing conspired to resist the draft
They are Ammon Hennacy, Cecil
Bailey. and Harry Townsley, who
were apprehended while printing and
distributing anticonscription litera-
ture
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14
MISSOURI NOTES.

Despondent because the bad wealth
er kept him out of his fields, John
Crockett, IS years old of Fairfax.
hanged himself Thursday morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Two persons were reported killed
when five houses were destroyed by
a tornado at Kerryvillc, Tennessee,
Saturday night. Several others are
missing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Appleton City was, well represented
OF the jury that tried Hamilton, on
white slave charge in the United
States court in Kansas City last week.
Three citizens of that burg were on
the jury: VIM. Schiller. c. c.
Browning and John Williams. Jack
Evans. of Rockville, was also on the
jury.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Chillicothe, O., and Petersburg.
Va, have been selected as sites for
cantonment camps for the new army.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

c. M. Fuller, 7z years old. who wat
conductor on the first work train
when the Chicago & Alton was built
through Fulton and who quit IS a
mainline conductor when his trains
were held up twice by the James
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

printed dispatch saying that five
soldiers were killed within 200 yards
Of the war lord and his chief aide.
Ten airmen took part in the raid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Three hundred and twenty-five Of
ficers and men of the crew of the
German cruiser Cormoran. which was
sank outside the harbor of Guam to
prevent it, seizure by the United
States when war was declared AZ
sived o. pfisoners Of war 1t Cali
fornia port Saturday. The prisoners
were = eharoe o. fifty narines.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14

Two persons were killed and sew
eral injured in tornado that swept
Kusa, Oklahoma, Saturday night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
SOLDIERS
WILL train IN CUBA
Cuban Government Places
Training Ground at Disposal
Of Uncle Sam

Washington. Aug. 1S.-Some Ameri-
oan forces will proceed to the eastern
end of Cuba for training at an early
date it was announced today.
This is the result of an offer by the
Cuban government to place a training
ground at the disposal of the United
States troops.
The state department, announcing ac-
eeptanee, said:
"This generous offer has been ac-
eepted by this government with great
pleasure and careful consideration has
been given to the question as to which
of tho American forces would be more
benefited by training in the islands
Of Cuba.
tThis question has now been deter
mined and American forces will proceed
to the eastern end of Cuba for training
at an early date.
''The action on the part Of President
Nenocal in making this friendly offer
is considered as a further proof of
Cuba IS desire to give cordial cooper
alton to the United States and to be
of every assistance to it in the war
which both countries are now waging
for the rights of humanity against the
imperial German government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
COLUMN
IN OFFICIAL BULLETIN
This Indicates American
Troops VIII Soon Take
Part IN the Fighting

Washington, Aug. Is. That Ameri-
can troops will soon be in the fray
abroad was indicated today when It
was learned the war department will
start casualty column in the official
bulletin August 27.
This is not to be taken as an exact
date for American participation how
ever.
The bulletin section reserved for such
lists will be marked emo casualties -
on days when there are none. If there
are only a few casualties, the column
will print the soldiers name, organ
ization and next Of kin. If, however. the
lists run heavily, only the soldier Is
name and organization win be noted. A
special bureau under Adjutant General
Mccain will check M on casualties and
maintain an information service for in
quiring kin. An extra crew Of telegraph
operators will be engaged.
Al stream Of soldiers will be sent
abroad before snow flies.
The first and second Rainbow aivis.
ions will have European training by
that time, while a second rcgu.sr army
expedition Is likely to. be under way
before winter.
In addition to these units, there is
already ono division of regulars in
France, while scattering units Of for.
esters, engineers. aircraft men and
other services are on European soil.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
BRYAN HAS DROPPED
HIS PAC|F|ST IDEAS
Says Since War Has Started
We Must Stand Together
and Fight 1t through

Lincoln, Neb,, Aug. 1S.-No sympathy
should DC wasted on those arrested for
unpatriotic utterances, William Jen-
nings BRYAN declares in a signed edit
"a NJ AaSay's issue of his paper The
- sSnN And this, he says, applies
to atta1fs upon our allies as well as
upon our own government. Resistance
to the draft law is also strongly con
demned, being branded as anarchy by
Mr. Bryan. In part he says:
fBefore our nation enters a war it
is perfectly proper to discuss the wis
dom of going to war, but tie discus
sion is closed when congress acts. After
that. no ane should be permitted to
cloak attacks upon his governments or
aid to the enemy under the claim that
he is exercising freedom of speech. No
sympathy, therefore, will be wasted up
on those who have been arrested for
Lnpatriotic utterances. They abuse FREQ
speech. And this applies to attacks on
the allies as well as to attacks upon
the United Statess We can no more al
low our allies to be crushed than we
can afford to be crushed ourselves. The
defeat of our allies would throw the
whole burden of the war upon us. We
must stand together and fight it
There are only two sides to
a war-every American must be on
the side of the United States
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
DEALERS AFRAID
PUBLIC WILL NOT
STAND FOR COUCE
This They Admit Is Only Rea-
son Prices Are Not Made
PrOhibitOry
FACE LOSS ON
100000 CASES OF EGGS
They Also Fear Hoover May
Put Maximum On Cold
Storage Stuff

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Eggs won t go to
a dollar dozen, nor butter to a dollar
a pound-as predicted by eastern agri-
cultural experts-because the public
won t stand for it.
Chicago dealers admitted this today.
Further, owners of over six million cases
of eggs in storage here fear before the
season is over they may have to take
loss on the greater portion of the sup
ply.
And lastly, Chicago dealers would not
be surprised to see Herbert Hoover step
in and put maximum price of forty
cents or so on butter, and a correspond
ing maximum on eggs.
This last statement was from Presi-
dent Davis Of the Chicago butter and
egg board, who described reports of ono
dollar eggs as ''perfect rot. The gov
ernment investigates all such reports,
he said.
Davis admitted that eggs were higher
today than year ago at this time, but
he said the government report for Ang
ust /, showed there were 42,123 more
cases in storage now than last year.
Other dealers said that while eggs were
higher they gould not increase much
moro because high prices always dim
inish onsumption--and there was y
limit to the consumers pocket book.
Eggs 10 Be 40 Gents.
Eggs went into storage early in the
season at thirty two cents wholesale.
Later, the price advanced to thirty fivel
and thirty seven and half cents. More
went in at thirty seven than at thirty
two. The coming out" price wilt be
from thirty seven and forty cents this
winter. This means retail price Of
from forty three to forty eight cents.
A few storage eggs began to move this
week at 35, but they will not last long.
Last year S high prices came toward
the end of the season. Today s prices
arc about the same. Production has been
lighter, it was pointed out.
The nation s butter supply is about |
25,000,000 pounds short, and may be
shorter, according to Davis, who says
The increased demand for milk and con
densed milk has put the price up. The
shortage may be offset, however, he
added, because of shrinking in exports
Butter was 25 to 80 cents a pound,
last year at this time. Today
It is forty cents.
Poultry is cheap now, he stated, be-
cause of slowly moving surplus in
storage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
Comnission To Act.

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Speedy action by
the federal commission in determining
what shall be a fair price for coal
probably early next week-was indicat-
cd here today when it was learned that
II. w. Gardiner, chief coal accountant
for the commission, will leave for Wash,
ington tonight to make report on coal
production costs at the mine mouth IN
Illinois.
Gardiner has already completed an
investigation in Indiana into mine
mouth costs, and has made partial IN
vestigation in West Virginia, Pennsyl-
yania and Maryland. Reports of these
are now before the com
mission, according to Gardiner.
Gardiner will submit to the commis,
sion at Washington statistics gathered
from 100 Illinois mines. He refused 70
discuss costs or selling prices OF coal,
hut said "there is margin OF profit
on coal this year over that OF last
Justice Carter, Illinois "fuel dicta-
tor, announeed he would hold has next
rriee hearing Monday afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-18
PRESIDENT WILL
FIX COAL PRICES
| IF OWNERS Do NOT
Mine Owners Given Last
Chance to Increase Yield
and Lower Prices
NEXT WEEK WILL BRING
MINES UNDER CONTROL
Will Before This Direct Inn
mediate Coal Shipments
to the Lakes

Washington, Aug. 1S,-President Will
son today moved to take prompt and di-
rect action in the coal situation.
That he will act next week is be-
ieved probably authorizing
the federal trade commission to fix pri-
ces on coal from the head of the mines
to the consumers He will not authorize
actually taking ever operation of the
mines.
Before this, however, probably within
forty eight hours he will enforce the
provisions of the priority, shipping bill
and direct immediate coal shipments to
the Great Lakes region, where serious
shortage exists.
Government control Of coal is near
today. Mine owners who appealed to
President Wilson for O last chance to in
crease production and lower prices are
understood to have been told that in
the event they. fail to act Immediately
the government will take over the coal
supply as it has planned to do with
wheat, q
The union miners, headed by John p.
White, lined mp with the defense coun-
ell 3 coal committee against government
regulation.
Y To Reduce Prices.
The federal trade commission at the
same time is trying to satisfy the grow
ing demand from the middle west for
relief from high prices That President
Wilson will order the commission to-
carry out the Pomerene coal amendment
to the food control law is considered
probable, in event other measures fail.
Chairman Peabody of the councilis
coal committee addressed final appeal
to the men in the coal industry to Eek
ercise proper degree Of voluntary res
traint' and safeguard the public as
well as obtain maximum production.
HIn the Judgment of the committee,
he said, "the problems affecting this
can be more effectively solved
and the interest Of our nation and the
public more properly protected by the
men who form the nature Of their opin-
ion, are essentially qualified to deal
with them"
Peabody and White pleaded with the
president not to carry out plan OF
government purchase of all coal at cost
Of production and resale to the con
sumer plus nominal charge for hand
ling.
White and other officers Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers ordered the Alabama
coal miners to postpone the strike OF
25 900 men called for today. Secretary
Of Labor Wilson will meet the mine
representatives in Birmingham