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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
DADS ARE MEMORIALS e..
TO DEVASTATED TOWNS

Behind the British Lines in
ance, July Hundreds of miles
the smooth white macadam roads
northern France will remain for
my years after the war as a rea,
mortal to the devasted towns
Itch the Germans left in ruins af-
their retrea. this spring
III over northern France the roads
:. being widened and resurfaced
n stone and rubble taken from
Z, wrecked houses of Peronne, AL
t, Arras, and countless other
ned towns and villages. As fast
the British soldiers clear away
debris Of the towns, it is piled
. lorries and distributed in heaps
ng the main roads There Ger
prisoners toll the day long
1l nding 1t into level patches which
great steam rollers, many of
IN bearing familiar American
n ,es, grind quickly into smooth ma
I am for the business of transport.
. he brick and stone of these old
dings makes as good road ma
\, ! al as could be obtained anywhere,
the work of the German dyna-
! or has been so thorough that
erih Of 1t is crushed fine enolgh %
81 no further preparation.
he roads of northern France were
ays excellent. but they were new
,etter than today The only COM
mt travellers had against them in
q old days was that the paved
-, in the center was too narrow
complaint cannot be made af-
the British highway plans ahve
b completed. for all the main
-Isways will be macadamed to a
h permitting three broad guage
les to run ABREAST, ana even tne
ays will have a paved surface
enough to allow traffic to
easily at any point
xcessive dustiness is the only
Of the roads today, for war
omics will not permit the use
recious oil on roadways.
1ere is little need anywhere in
district for Strengthening roads
ltering routes, because the roads
torthern France mostly run
ght as an arrows flight. Most
lie great highways were laid out
Eapoleon's time by military sur
|Fs, and their strategic value and
krtance has always been kept
arily In mind by the French
,hs srnment.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07

every success for your mighty and
wonderful nation The thing Of frs.
Importance is to win the war Settle
the large lines of service and gov
ernmental policy, Professionally. at
once. but leave all that can be left
until after the war; treat every in
citement to civil war as treason to
humanity: and bond your every en-
ergy at the moment to the overthrow
of the German armies.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
(By Associated Press. J

New York, July Win the war
treat every incitement to civil wal
as treason to humanity; and bend
your every energy to the overthrow
Of the German armies, was the ad
vice of Theodore Roosevelt given &C
Ambassador Boris A. Bakhnetieit ii
and the other members of the Rus
sian war commission in an address
which he delivered in Carnegie Hall
last night on the occasion of New
York city's official welcome to the
under the auspices of the American
Friends of New Russia acting IN con.
junction with the mayors committee
Of welcome. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
~ am sure that | express the feel
ings of my fellow countrymen when
say that it Is a matter of heartfelt
rejoicing among all the people of
the United States to greet ard to
welcome this deputation from the
new Russia, the greatest Russian
democracy. AS nation we have
for many years felt peculiar SYM
pathv with and admiration for the
mighty Slav people of the forest and
the steppe, for the young giant
among nations, which as yet has
half developed its tremendous
strength
"In the past ardent sympathy with
and hope for the Russian people in
America has had to struggle with 4
shocked disbelief in autocracy and
with the whole policy of reaction
and obscurantism
"We held as our ideal the hope
that ultimately the mighty Russian
empire might stand as here we at
least try to stand, so that Jew and
Catholic and Protestant might feel
heir consciences as free as the con
science of the orthodox and a self
governing Finland or the Caucasus
or Armenia t1JOy "ithih 'hN
the liberty that New York and Tex
as enjoy within this Union.
Therefore. we hail you, men and
women of the new Russia, with
heartfelt rejoicing. Now at last we
can wish all success to Russia with
out any misgiving or mental reser-
vations. Now we feel that the
mighty Slav republic has blazec the
trail of freedom and has won in
legitimate fashion the right to
stand in the forefront of the onward
movement of mankind. Now we
have the right to expect that you
will grant the men of other races
and other creeds the rights to gov
ernmental, intellectual anud relig
iol:s liberty which you so Justly de-
mand for yourselves
"In congratulating you and earn
estIv wishing you God speed or the
path of national greatness, I do not
underestimate the grave dangers that
rise before and beside you.
mo liberty can be permanently
secure unless it rests on a founda.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
FIGHTING IS
N FRo;sFss IS a s!,,,
(By Associated Press. J

V'Dy "HNN'VVTtftVO
London, July According to a
message to the Exchange Telegraph,
fighting is occurring along the Pek-
ing gMukden railroad in China as we'll
as between Peking and Tien Tsin
The Republicans have advantage
Other dispatches from China do not
confirm fighting report Foreigners
rot in danger in Peking, according
20 q dispatch to the Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
HAVE TO GET LICENSE
TO MAKE CHEESE

Stockholm Sweden. July THE
making of cheese without a special
license has been forbidden by the
authorities. who hope thus to make
il possible to get enough butter and
milk for actual needs of the people.
Warning is issued to all but the old
er factories that they must prepare
to restrict their production very
sharply
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
IMPORTANT NEWS
SOON TO BREAK
WHEN SPEECHES
ARE MADE IN
THE RE|CHSTAC
{ By Associated Press. J

London, July IA report rela-
tive to developments of exceptional
Importance being awaited in Berlin
was reiterated in a Berlin dispatch
to Amsterdam and forwarded by the
Exchange Telegraph The dispatch
says the Chancellor will deliver a
speech in the Reichstag Monday
The same day Foreign Secretary
Zeimmermann, vice chancellor and
minister of the navy. will speak.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
ALL tX-CERMAN
OFFICERS MUST
LEAVE j. s.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, July ALI Ger
mans formerly connected with the
embassy or consulates have been re-
Quested to leave the United States.
They were not charged as being spies
but it was inferred it was difficult
for them to remain without sending
Information to Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
First One to Go :.
(By Associated Press. J

New York, July Heinrich
Schaafhausen, former German EN-
bassy attache, was placed aboard a
Norw wegian vessel by department of
justice agents. The ship sails to-
day
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
81 Killed
(By Associated Press

London, July Thirty seven
killed and 141 were hurt in the air
raid over London, it was officially
announced One enemy machine was
brought down by the Royal Flying
Corps. Another report said three Ger
man machines were brought down at
sea
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07

One hundred thousands bags OF ce-
ment will be shipped by way Of the
lake to build the locks in the canals.
Captain Johnson. of the steamers
Osceoa and Lille, has the contract
to move the cement to Moore Haven.
Stuart. Palm Beach and St Lucie ca
nails from the docks at 0keechobee.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
EPIDEMiCS ARE RAGING
IN RUMANIA

Toxic July 7.-Rumania has asked
Japan to send 100 physicians and
Japan will probably comply. It is
said that epidemics are prevalent in
Rumania
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
Russians Repulsed
(By Associated Press J

Berlin, July The Russian
rces were defeated in attacks near
onichy and farther northeastern
alicia, the war office announced.
ussian attacks in the Carpathians
ere also repulsed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
GREATEST AIR RAID SINCE
: WAR BEGAN MADE ON THE
HEART Of LONDON TODAY
81 KILLED 141 1NJURED REPORT PROPERTY DAMAGE NO
INITIATION OF ATTACK UNTIL IT WAS MADE
BOMBS AND GUN FIRING drew
NV '''' 1IIlS THOUSANDS SANDS INTO STREETS
Clouds Obscured the Aircraft Until the Directly Over
the Business Sec ton O. the City.

handling the crowds The Germans
were pursued by the British airmen
and shrapnel
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-07
SHOWERS THE
COM|NC WEEK
PREDICTED
(By Associated Press

NBy ASSOCIatCU PreSS.
Washington, July Normal
temperatures and occasional showers
are forecast for southeastern States
beginning tomorrow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
]. H. RELAY RUN MADE
Heavy Rains Fail to Stop Winnipeg
to New Orleans Run.

The Jefferson Highway Sociability
run was made through western Mis-
souri, Monday in spite of the heavy
rains Sunday and Monday, and Off
cial cars No. and No. arrived in
Butler Monday afternoon only little
behind the schedule.
The party left Winnipeg, Ontario,
Monday, May I4th, and the run was
made under ideal conditions until
Sunday when they ran into heavy
rains in Western Missouri The first
car reached Butler at 1928 Monday af-
ternoon. In the party were: Hon.
Fred II. Davidson, mayor of Winni-
peg; Hon. T. c. Norris, permier of
Manitoba; w. l.. Tallman and J. A.
Mcdonald, Manitoba members of the
Highway Commission; J. D. Clark
son; Hon. J. S. Joseph, of Millville.
Louisiana, member of the Commits
sion for Louisiana.
After taking dinner at the Inn the
party left for the south escorted by
Chas. T. Fiske. L. R. Choate, Joe
Cox and Carl NOrtleet.
The Jefferson Highway extends
from Winnipeg to New Orleans, a
distance of about 2,4oo miles. 1t
passes through 264 towns and cities,
including St. Poul, Minneapolis, Des
Moines, St. Joseph, Kansas City, Jop-
lin. Shreveport and Denison, Tex.
Missouri and Kansas are the only
two states which furnish two differ
ent routes for the highway. One is
by way of Bethany to Kansas City
and thenc. to Joplin by way of Lees
Summit, Butler, Rich Hill, Nevada,
Carthage and Webb City. Another is
by way of St. Joseph to Kansas City
and then to Olathe, Paola, Fort
Scott and Pittsburg. Kas., and Jop-
lin.
On the way south from Kansas
City the party is making the trip
through Missouri and will return
through Kansas. The round trip will
consume nearly seven weeks. About
IS per cent OF the highway is rock
road, Mr.. Clarkson said, but at no
place along the route SO far have the
roads been very bad.
The present trip is merely so
ciability" one. the object being to
spread the good roads sentiment
among farmers and persons living in
the smaller towns. Each county
through which the highway passes
has seven citizens as members OF the
Jefferson Association
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Interned Liner Was Turned by Ger.
mans Into a Huge Bomb.

New York. May 2o.-That havoc
was wrought to many OF the vital
parts of the German ships in this
country upon the, breaking off of dip
lomatic relations was known shortly
after the damage was inflicted on the
vessels. but the extent to which the
orders from Germany were carried
out in making the vessels unfit for
use was never made known
Photographs of the actual damage
to the North German Lloyd liner
KoeniS- wilhelm II have been made,
and they show how the cylinders of
her engines were broken and even
stuffed with chemically treated cot
ton, so that two of her high-pressure
cylinders were virtually turned into
huge high explosive bombs.
All this was done while she lay in
the North River Ii they had been
set off they might not have blown
up surrounding property. but they
would have shattered the ship.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Freed Ard of Murder Charge.

+ lola, Kas., May Io.-Roy Ard OF
Elsmere, charged with the murder of
his wife here November III, 1914,
was acquitted by a jury at II:4o
o'clock tonight. The jury was out
about four hours. There was no
demonstration in the courtroom, Al
most all those present when the case
was given to the jury had gone to
their homes.
The acquittal of Ard ends-though
it does not clear up-one phase of a
series of mysterious attempts on the
lives of several members of the Ard
family. Mrs. Viola Ard, o6 years old,
bride of few months, was shot
as she and her husband and sister,
Miss Katie Latimer, were returning
in a motor car from a visit to a
friend north of Elsmore. The bullet
struck Mrs. Ard, who Was driving, in
the back and entered her heart.
1t was not until two and half
years had elapsed that Ard was
charged with the murder. There were
no powder burns on the clothing of
his wife. The testimony of the dead
woman's sister, Katie Latimer, also
was regarded as favorable to Ard.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Farm Loans.

We have made arrangement
whereby we can make loans on farms
in Bates county, Mo-, on the Rural
Credit plan.
No rcd tape or delays, it is not
placed on the market, but is held by
the same party until paid off. You
always know where to find the hold
er who is ever ready to extend all
reasonable favors and continue you
as permanent customer. Prepay
mcnt privileges are incorporated in
the papers. This plan Of borrowing
will save you money.
Come and see us, call It's or write
and we will be pleased to explain in
full this plan of loans.
Canterburys,
3o-4t Butler, Mo
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
County School Heads Meet.

Jefferson City. May-ai.-ASeventy-
five superintendent OF public schools
met here today. They were adj
dressed briefly by Governor Gardner
on educational matters and by T.. W..
I.amkin. state superintendent OF pub
lie schools. The meetings will con-
tinuc all week to inform the superin-
tcndents of the workings OF the new
school laws and to obtain uniformity
uf work between the various public
Schools of the state
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
A Nuisance.

A recent issue OF Hoard's Dairy
man. has the following, which is of
more than passing Importance. Busi-
ness men in town would do well to
consider it carefully:
Spring is here and with it a new
pest 1t seems they increase every
year and that each is more annoying
than the last. \ farmer will buy the
very best grade fence wire and cedar
posts for the purpose of confining his
stock and beautifying his farm, and
all farmers know how much these
necessities cost. Along comes an
agent for some advertiser and orna-
ments that fence with sign. ugly in
itself and at the same time bending
the fence wires.
Why don't these men advertise in
papers. Farmers can read and write,
at least merchants don't object to
the checks they sign. OF course, mer-
chants would not object to a sign on
their gate posts reading: For Sale.
Registered Bulls at MIR. Whites" or,
"Berkshire Bears Ready for Service at
MIR. Green's" Would they really like
it and permit it OF course. the
country is different" But is the farm
ers home different from the city
home: If city merchants desire to
gain trade let them confine their ad-
to reliable magazines
and newspapers. They will find that
it will pay and please.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

totals more than twenty-five thou
sand men of all arms and the zap
proximate" division of the War De-
partnent's statement probably will
exceed that figure.
General Pershing, Republican in
politics. was brigadier general when
he led the forces into Mexico in pur-
suit of the bandit Villa. His work at
that time won for him selection by
his brother general officers as a
major general and the choice was
heartily endorsed by the War De-
partment and President Wilson him
self.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
The Motor Car Tax Stands.

Washington, May Ala proposal
by Representative Kelley of Michi-
gan to strike out the $ per cent tax
on motor cars at the factory in the
Emergency Revenue Bill was reject
ed by vote of IS to 48 today. De-
bate then began on the Doremus
amendment to levy the tax only on
manufacturers earning more than 8
per cent on their capital stock. The
Doremus amendment was adopted 90
to oz. 's-.s,'S,-'sf -.I,a.s'
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
Late Potatoes Will be Profitable.

With the recent high prices of veg
etablcs it seems very probable that
late potatoes will be 4 profitable,
crop. Ordinarily the yield is too low
but with a price OF more than dol
lar a bushel 4 very low yield per
acre will return a profit.
Lack of seed is the one serious OBJ
stacle but with the arrival OF new seed
from the south and southwest this
may be satisfactorily met. according
to DIR. J. {. Whitten of the Missouri
College OF Agriculture. Also there
is still a small quantity OF northern
grown seed in storage.
II southern seed are used they
should be spread out one deep in the
shade of tree, on the north side of
building or in some other diffused
light where it is not too warm. until
they have turned slightly green and
the sprouts have just started to grow.
This breaks the rest period and if it
is not done. they might no. grow un-
til next spring.
1T northern stored seed IS used, the
same method may be used to test for
frosted seed. In this case discard all
potatoes which do not sprout satisfac-
torily. Planting may be done at any
time between the middle of May and
the middle of June.
Further information may be had
by writing to the College of Agricul-
turc, Columbia, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
A RUSH TO DODGE WAR TAX
Millions in Imported Goods With
drawn from Bonded Warehouses.

Washington. May Io.-Withdrawal
of imported goods from bonded ware
houses so as to avoid payment of the
10 per cent ad valorem tariff provid-
ed for in the pending War Tax Bill
has reached preparations never ap-
preached before in the Nations his
tory.
Figures reported to the Treasury
Department today showed that in
New York alone goods valued at
nearly 3 million dollars were with
drawn in a day and that the with
drawals are continuing at rate of
7 IL to million dollars there daily.
In other ports of entry similar condi-
tions exist and the pace in most
places is growing steadily. Millions
Of dollars in revenue that would be
collectible If the goods remained in
bond until the tax bill becomes law
thus is being lost to the government.
The War Tax Bill carries no provis-
ion that win enable the government
to collect on the goods being with
drawn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
ARMY TO FRANCE
President Orders Division of Regu-
lars to Proceed "as Soon as
., Possible"

Washington. May I8.-President
Wilson tonight ordered that divis-
ion of regular troops commanded by
Maj. Gen. John ]. Pershing be sent
to France at the earliest practicable
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This is the answer of America to
Frances plea that the Stars and
Stripes be carried to the fighting
front without delay to hearten the
soldiers battling there, with concrete
evidence that a powerful ally has
come to their support against Ger
man aggression.
Announcement of the order fol-
lowed signing of the Selective Draft
War Army Bill by the President, and
the issuing OF a statement that under
advice of military experts on both
sides of the water the President could
not employ volunteers. nor avail him
self of the sine vigor and enthusi-
asm"' of ex-President Roosevelt for
the expedition.
Following is the text of the terse
announcement of the War Depart
ment as to General Pershing's expe-
dition:
THE President has directed an ex-
peditionary force of approximately
one division of regular troops, under
command of Gen. John ]. Pershing,
to proceed to France at an as early
date as practicable. General PERISH
ing and staff will precede the troops
abroad
at is requested that no details or
speculations with regard to the mobil-
ization of this command, dates of de-
parture or other items be carried by
the press, other than the officia. bull
letins given out by the War Depart
ment relating thereto
General Pershing has been lin
Washington several days. He was
personally summoned by Secretary
Baker from the Southern Department
which was under his command until
tonight's order was issued
The number of men in the expedi-
tionary force has not been disclosed.
4 division atswar strength, however.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24

upon to furnish in addition the fol-
lowing:
Fourteenth Division-Kansas, one
regiment infantry, one regiment (less
one battery field artillery, one bat
talon (less one company engineers.
Missouri, two regiments infantry, one
regiment Qess one troop cavalry,
two regiments lless one. battalion)
field artillery, one battalion engineers,
one field battalion Oess two COM
panics) signal corps.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-24
DRASTIC FOOD BILL READY
Aims at Preventing Waste or Hoard
ing and Authorizes Fixing of
Prices and Restricting Man
ufacture Of Liquors.

Washington, May 22.-The second
OF the Administrations food bills, re-
vised to create an emergency agency
to control, under the Presidents di-
rection, distribution and sale Of neces-
saries of life, was introduced in the
House today by Chairman Lever Of
the agriculture committee. The first
bill aims at stimulation of production
and calls for general survey of the
country's food resources
The regulatory measure was re-
drawn after President Wilson had
held series of conferences with Her
bert E. Hoover, who is to be food
administrator under the bill, and
with Secretary Houston and men,
bers OF the agriculture committees OF
both houses. 1t places the widest
powers of control over necessaries
of all kinds, including price fixing. in
the hands of the executive. The
Senate will take up the first bill to-
morrow and the Senate committee is
expected to report a bill similar to
the one introduced today within
short time
The legislation as now proposed
by the administration, Mr.. Hoover
thinks, will meet the food problem.
Briefly the measure would do these
things: -
Declare production, manufacture,
storage, distribution and sale OF nee
essaries to be affected with public
interest.
Make it unlawful to commit or per-
init preventable waste or deteriora-
tion OF necessaries; to restrict supply
or distribution or to enhance prices
to excessive levels.
. Authorize the President to establish
standards and grades of foods to es-
tablish their quality and value.
Authorize licensing of lnanufactur-
ing, storage and distribution of foods
to D, event uneconomical manufacture
or inequitablc distributions: empower
the President to direct the disposi-
ton of boarded stocks. sa
Authorize the President to prevent
boarding, monopolization or exaction
of excessive profits, by having the
government either manufacture or
deal in necessaries; authorize the tax
ing over of factories or plants for
government operation if necessary to
provide proper distribution at fair
prices.
Authorize the President to pre-
scribe rules for the conduct OF ex-
changes and boards of trade, or to
prohibit entirely their operations If IN
public interest.
Authorize the fixing of minimum
prices to the producer to stimulate
production: authorize import duties
if importations threaten operations OF
guaranteed minimum prices; author
ize purchase by the government at
the prescribed minimum prices sup
plies for Allies of the United States.
Establishment by the President OF
maximum prices to break food cor
ners or to prevent boarding and spec
ulation
Authorize changing of milling
grades or mixing of grains in making
flour.
Authorize the President to pre-
scribe restrictions on use OF food
stuffs in the manufacture of alcohol
ic liquors.