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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

Pimples, boils, carbuncles, dry up ant
disappear with Doctor Pierce's Colder
Medical Discovery. In tablets or liquid
ADV.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03
Evident Course.

What is the best way of determin-
ing if an ocean voyage suits ones
healthy "Why, go to sea-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03
Very True.

erything one hears.
May-Oh, no, but one can repeat it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

Unloading the Responsibility.
"Can you keep a secret?" Yes"
Then listen while give you one that
I can't keep any longer"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03
Goo Ma,1u
Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Doctor Said Operation or Death-But Medicine Cured

Des Moines, Iowa.-"My husband says would
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound suf-
fered from serious female trouble and the doctors
My husband objected to the operation and had mo
try Lydia E. Pirkham's Vegetable Compound i
soon commenced to get better and now well
and able to do my own Homework. can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound to
BLANCHE JEFFERSON, 7o3 Lyon St, Des Moines, Iowa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

If man asks you to tell him his
faults it is a sign that he thinks he
hasn't any.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

A reflector concentrates the heat at
the top of new electric cook stove.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

People make much of little troubles
If they have never had any great ones.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03
The Wise Fool,

served the Sage. did you ever have
set of tours beaten?'' asked the Fool
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Snappy.

Snappy.
JOSH wonder why they advertise
this as a snappy show. All there is to
it are some good looking chorus girls.
Josher-Why, they call it snappy.
you poor minnow, cause all you do is
rubber.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-03

LESSON TEXT-John 1s:1-15.
GOLDEN TEXT2And whosoever of yol
win be the chiefest. shall be servant o
auL-Mk. 1914
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22

daxed with surprise Of the British
bioN n was possible today 10 piece
toeether some idea lof tbo condition.
An the luxurious and supposedly
lnpregnabic German positions Oh M
Hlndenhufg line when Gen. byhs
loosad his surprise party.
Not German had any knoWlrdse
Of the ATTACK until NE tanks ioomfu
over their beads Then they uief
ally "bleN upr 10 panic French q.
VILLAIN m towns just bchind iH'
Ifneg described me- officers ana men
a. rinning around "liko chickea
viii their heads cui 1n The Nhoi'
army qnlferoa and Shook Win 'i
suddcnnc 0f the thing nc great
qbosfhle steel monsters thai ga.
Tered thru cement and earth ana hu
man walls were feare0me giants
the swearing. Yelling hends Woo lo.
lowed Thorn we've EnOmcs Woo sag
denly sprane o mo olt ot it'
ground
II must have been hours before
this palay % surprise. a' Tear ana =.
what ALMOST amounted tp suNtfel
tioaa narir iha SOME hin1 lIt
natural had occurred PASSED a"A'
among lhe Gcrman
British moppe eId OF ROY
men from whose heads Iht itii"i-
of sleep had hardly passed. hlinaln-
lv dazedlv. crowded ogf oi i.'
dugouts. or how. uncomprenenai'-
that il WAS reality and cot afth'.
they daily let great tanks crush
them Hat. or luri0usly ElesnnIH-
pritish hayonets End their MARS
trenches and dug0ufs blankets aN
cots were found some s!ceP'
bodies and breakfast tables fos cih
GERS daintty set 'iil smoked Appt
tizinrly a tangIe ~ pttsona .
longing In line after Tine of dlEoo'
showed sleepers .n the hunks one
on the cots had leaped fo their i'''
in the FIRST terror OF the monica
and fed 20 the ghosflN dawn allow,
without blolses. without guns
most without their nses
Vast stores OF choica wines Werf
found in the officers quarters cigars
and cigarettes were packed there
profuselg.
MANY sections of TIE boastod HIN
denburg line came into BRITISH mana
absolutely intact The tanks had
smashed great gaps Thru these ihe
infantry poured and spread out an-
wise. behind, taking yard after 'a'A
~ the "impregua0lc positions if'h
the rear
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22
Suspects plead Not Guilty

p j Nemethy clerk i'm police
headquarters FOR several weeks and
John and Charles Gnlon. related hN
marriage to NcmethH pleaded nuE
Jl2 io charges of robbery Nbfic
armed. Wednesday and were puf uD
dtI bond oi $4,000 ani two sutnilca
hN Police Justice U-e.nu BNuminR
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22
Governor Albert o.. sleeper viii he
the principal speaker. Thursday


The Interstate Inland Waterways
league. which IL urging the compile.
ton Of the intercoastal canal which
will connect the Rio Grande with
the Mississippi is to open its an
nual convention today AZ Corpus
Christi Texas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22

The sun dried bread Of Central
Asia Is made from -four and raisin-
syrup.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22
IN DETROIT
Tbe ensrEeiie es%nsisn was ,..,. Tor

The energetic campaign wnEcd Tor
members by the Tippecnuoe Athlrtir
righ tAc last fortnight ms hr-n -
satisia ctory. ~ was ann ountfn ~ ~
nesdny evening in meeting ln the
Hotel Statier. that only hNl ~ inc
available membership are lrft
new board OF directors VIII ht
elected Wednesday evening NoF.
IS and The members IN ttts w"rf-
ing will vote on tlf proportion -
remodel one OF the bindings on the
club site on infa yette- oiNG. tor
use a. a temporary clubhouse until
the permanent building So erected
N hss been definitely announced from
Washington that IS training camps
FOR officers viii be opened ln Toe
United states ia January he only
one Ia Michigan Will BE- located a
lamp Custer These camps WIFI
be open only 70 men ~ the regular
and national armies and the Na-
tional guard, which. ~ course. n
cludes drafted men selections from
applicants arc 20 be made hr cpm-
pany commander and the are iin-
It's are from ~ % ~ years
Dr. Prank ~. GuRsRuiUs. president
Of the Armour Institute "f Tech
noiogy. Chicago. 10 expected in De-
troit next Tuesday. - address the
Bankers' club ~ Detroit ~ 80
twentieth annual meeting and ham
apet in Hotel Statier. Secretary
John W. Staley announces that
members must have acceptances in
bis hands By Monday noon.
Governor Albert o.. sleeper will he
the principal speaker. Thursday
evening. IN tho Detroit Athletic
club al a dinner 70 be given by the
Insurance Federation % Michigan.
other speakers wilt he Insurance
COMMISSIONS o. n Ellsworth. will
liam NJ smith. George y Monahan.
James r. Joseph. Erred q McDmber
and Mark r. Mckee. Paul H. King
will be toastmaster.
Axei PaImeren, stan correspondent 90
the Daglbad, one of ~fOckhoin's
leading newspapers. Viii give iiius-
tratcd lectures on Sweden n Wayne
Castle. Cass-ave. and BaFg-st
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings. Swedens chief activity
now is remaining neutral and
building up her commerce and ship
ping facilities 20 meet the en0r-
nous demands which viii follow
peace, declares Mr. Palmgren.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
I .AHATlNE 'nROMO QTlNINE ro
moves ihe cause. There Is only one
"Nrogp Qulnue T. W GBOWAS
sign8fhrc ls on box 30c Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-22
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
EOSS DENIES MACKEY
CLAIM IN 10TH WARD

Prediction Of Town Meeting victory III
rhe Forty-sixth Ward and denial that many
independent residents heartily lndorse
the VaIe.Smith candidates, as claimed py
lHarry A Mackey. Republican ward leader
was made today by Cyrus ID. Foss Jr.' sec
reiary of the Town Meeting committee.
''Mr. Mackey has just sent out circular
axoloiting his Ware candidates for Common
Council in the Forty-sxth Ward SAID Mr.
Foss. He appends a long list of names
of residents of that ward, headed win the
statement the undersigned heartily indorse
1he candidates for election Unfortunately
many of them have told Town Meeting
workers that they have no thought OF sup
norting the Frog Hollow candidates and are
irritated at Mackey's Characteristic as
sumption in publishing their names
"Here are a few of these names that ne
would do we'll to recanvass, some or them
being greatly irritated at the false posi-
tion he has put them in: George n. Lytle
1896 Walton ave. (: G.. Van Hossen, 493t
Walton avenue James f. McCabe, James
f. McCabe, Jr., and Louis y. McCabe, 494l
Florence avenue; Robert Barber, ll9 Soutf
Fifty-second street; Philip r. PfaudenS 52lI
Irving street; Harry n. Apple, SOIL Larch
wood street; James McAvay, 5O04 Pint
street: II. ]. Soangler, 4S15 Springfield ave
nue., and William c. BenlSert, zoos Soutf
Forty-eighth street.
"Mackey will. be lucky II he gets the
votes of half OF those on the list he has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
"PARTY STILL INTACT"
IS ED VARES OPINION

The popular Republican Organization
complaint of character assassination" by
'lying newspapers is contained in a pre-
election statement by State Senator Edwin
II. Ware i'm which he declares the machine"
10 be intact in the face of popular indigna-
tion, and attacks United States Senator
Roles Penrose, leader of the Penrose-Mc-
Nichol Republican forces who indorsed the
Town Meeting party. Senator Nares state
ment, admitting that never was such
campaign conducted" in part is as fol-
lows:
After a six weeks campaign of misrep-
resentaton by the newspapers, the Repub-
lcan d lrty stands absolutely intact and Re-
publican voters unmoved. The newspapers
have failed in their attempt to disrupt the
PARTY Active Republicans have gladly taken
up the gauntlet thrown down by the public
press, knowing that it Is the opportunity
Of a lifetime to demonstrate that the Re-
publican party cannot be swerved from its
loyal support OF a clean ticket by falsehood
anc character assassination The people
are not ignorant Oh the facts, and Will not
be fooled by the real power behind this
campaign. Corporate greed and unholy po-
litical intrigue cannot break down a party
that has it's foundation in it's service to the
voter in every election division of our city.
"The voters know that w. Freeland
Kendrck and his Republican colleagues are
Just as clean and honorable now as they
were when $4,000 voters at the primary
The Republican party. There is no concern
among Republicans as to the result 1t
=. Is an absolute certainly that the ticket will
win by normal majority, and we are al
ready planning. for the future. A united
party without sdiSsenSion, or faction will go
into the spring and fall campaigns to nom.
nate and elect Republican Governor, State
officers and Republican congressman"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
ROTAN WARNS VOTERS
Ms OF PHILADELPHIA:


% The recent exposure Of conditions the Fifth primary election
] a5nF f seSs aDE & TEsS g With s8S smn % %STf@F G S
repetition of such conditions regardless responsible
with h tRs s srsf sf of 5 @ @ will % % % promptly % 3
$'E ss' '; % o :sns 3 sas r &c
1i % Al ] Th be ss 3 SnFaf p%a Pp eo @ @ % nay 5 s
at ssts sscoS GoS 9S' IL IS, s
ARREST OF ELECTION OFFICERS
engaged @as G an from $ arrest %. election day. and wh
fsioSS isiosS by by e. aud
issued a' b mo ssSO1 officer % be election day
mon Pleas Quarter Municipal i'%
fas 9 ssEs1sd on stH Elections $ $ n sS sG sS' s of $
ASSISTANCE MARKING BALLOTS
msEf % S1 Snd BY u@s:o he ss6 ss Ss9
an, voter is guilty falsely disability
sT ~ guilty % sa % crime S s % s2s be % sos % s TO he s'G sbd S
DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS
to in GaIa% a5H any % polling % @ @ es Within Eh 5 e % qa d ss1 SSE Goas
On @ eG the % % 5 G to % @ STop 0g @ the % SSun and @ pSPaTd @
5 has s a Gd @D'' "'d''" from the
S eis tSn aS "G% b Amy nF eas
ASSAULTS ON VOTERS
S amy ssR Py'eS Ss rss ss sts % s n
voter him from voting his
INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTION OFFICERS
e' s With s S iS'S ss % 1svs"
RIGHT
Charge bail may % % the accused ss o fhtFB &c
| a balable
promptly securing bail
tuFss as Of aaa
the wbreaers and the names and addresses witnesses who
be
arrests may be and the punishment swift.
To | will he
District Attorneys office open on election day for the of
disposition of wri of habeas in of illegal
SAMUEL
District Attorney
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
EYPEDITIONARIES TO HAVE
OLD-TLME CHRISTMAS

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP N
FRANCE Nov. 5.--An old-fashioned
American Christmas in the Young Mems
Christian Association or red triangle" huts
will be enjoyed by the American soldiers in
France There will be celebrations with
Christmas trees, not only at the base camps
in the American training zone. but also be-
hind the trenches, where the, American
boys arc fighting the Germans,
France will supply a tree for every hut,
and the Y. NJ. G. a., with the expected help
from home will provide gift for every
soldier. The movements of the troops make
it impossible TO guarantee that individually
addressed presents will reach the person to
whom they are sent in every case, but the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
BIG DRIVE BY THUGS, FEAR
OF TOWN MEETING MEN

Relief that thuggery ana intimidation
will be attempted on a wholesale scale by
the organic ltion- controlled police through
out the city tomorrow was expressed by
members OF the Town Meeting party follow
ing a police raid on the good-government
meeting in the Talmud Torah Synagogue
at Eightieth and Harley streets.
led by Lieutenant Ewing, of the Sixty
afth street and woodland avenue station,
the police routed 400 from the synagogue
and dispersed the meeting.
Town Meeting men said the whole pro-
oeedings showed that the police have re-
ceiyed orders from men higher up" in
last-minute effort TO carry the election by
foul means.
The attack on the synagogue meeting also
showed 1t was said, the feeling~eXpressed
by Organization leaders against the at
tacks launched at the government by muir
der rule" from many pulpits throughout the
city. Many congregations were asked TO
vote the independent ticket. -
Lieutenant Ewing today denied that he
had received any special instructions from
Superintendent Robinson relative to the
meeting He said that IL was long stand
ing order that no political meetings were
allowed on Sunday without a special permit
He had heard that meeting was planned
and when he came to the scene he asked
TO be shown a permit. None was produced.
The meeting accordingly was dispersed
The Lieutenant was emphatic in saying
that he would allow no political meetings.
Ware or otherwise without permit, He
said that he had no knowledge of a similar
meeting being held in his district recently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN
AGAINST ELECTION FRAUD

Final preparations for drastic punishment
~ election fraud tomorrow were made TO-
day by the Town Meeting party and the
Committee of Seventy.
Posters Offering n total of 100000 In
rewards for evidence leading TO conviction
warnings against intimidation OF voters
false arrests by police and fraud by cleo
ton officials In counting and guarding bal
lots and filling in return sheets during the
course Of the election and instructions 10
every policeman were issued. In addition
announcement was made that detectives
and watchers have been posted, especially
d in the downtown Ware wards where, y
was added. the United States District At
torney already has evidence against men
committing fraud in the last presidential
| election.
The general warning of the Town Meet
| ing party is in part:
IF any person shall prevent or attempt
| 10 prevent any officers OF an election under
| this act from holding such election or use or
| threaten any violence to any such officer, or
! shall interrupt or improperly interfere with
him in the execution OF his duty, or shall
! block up or attempt to block up the window
| or avenue to any window where the same
| 'hall be holden or shall riotously disturb
| the peace at such election, or shall use or
| practice any intimidation. threats, force or
| violence, with design TO influence unduly,
| or oYerawe any elector or to prevent MN
| from voting, or to restrain the freedom OF
| choice. such person, on conviction, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding $500 and
| be imprisoned for any time not less than
| one nor more than twelve months.
Watchers Of all parties should be pres-
| ent at the counting of the vote TO ascertain
that no errors or fraud are permitted. II
| any watcher shall believe mistake to
| have been made. or fraud to have been
| committed in the count of vote, he Is
| earnestly requested promptly to report the
matter to the Committee Of Seventy. The
committee pledges itself to take steps
| promptly to cause the opening OF any sucn
! ballot boxes. and II an offense is found "a
| have been committed to arrest and prosecute
the offenders.
"The election officers and clerks are re-
| sponsible for the proper counting OF the
| votes and no one else, ot'iceholders oi
! watchers, must be permitted to interfere.
'"The penalties upon election officers for
willful fraud in the conduct Of their otlct
Is Imprisonment and fine, or both, IN th'
discretion of the courts, and disaoliltS
upon conviction from holding any once o.
honor or trust or profit In the Common
wealth for a period of seven years there
after, and for the same period shall not o'
permitted to give his vote at any genera
or special election by this Commonwealth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
N MEETING CHIEFS PREDICT DEFEAT on Old


c.rtInucd from Page One
Ds-.,o n Porter. each of whom has sbeen
iSdenendent Director Of Public saiety.
issued statement Getting IGr'n ,r,,strvortby ,1 r
hau that employees OF the Department
soupvibI, pvbI,e safety have been asked TO request
ooasistsnce in marking their ballots Tne
sasnoss sssl of such action, 1t is said Is to
pnte sure that each employe will vote the
wishes Of the bosses -,-,-.,
THE Republican City Committee claimed
az, Tho organization ticket would win by
majority of II $50. Based on a polled
,.ots Of $50 900, the Organ zation divided
=, az follows: For the Organization ticket.
fssI25. and S6,575 for the Independent
ticket .--. ..,-
Senator Ware issued a statement again
.,,scking newspapers and also, leveled his
shafts at Senator Penrose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05

confidence in the returns exceeding that
figures.
Thomas +. Armstrong will he the next
Receiver of Taxes; walter George smith
the next Reg,ste of Wills and william
r. Nicholson the new city treasurer
while there is no doubt that Samuel J.
Rotan will be returned to Office by an
equally large majority.
The Town Meeting party will elect al
four of it's magisterial nominees-Wll-
liam Elsenbrown, Joseph S. Boyle, EDWIN
X. Borie and John j. Grclis.
The majority which will be given the
full Town Meeting ticket insures the
carrying of such number of wards as
will doubly guarantee a return to- the
citizenship of full control OF the city
Government and municipal finances.
No tactics, no matter now d~-perate,
capable of cheating the people OF their
rightful victory in this contest; Ind the
Town Meeting party stands ready TO give
every aid to the honest expression OF sem
tment at the polls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
ARE MACHINE RUSTY"
SAYS CANDIDATE BOYLE

A sensational victory for the Town
Meeting party over the wrecked Vare-
smith machine was predicted by former
Magistrate Joseph s. Boyle, a fusion can
didate for magistrate. ,--,- I
The much-touted Ware machine is rusted
and disintegrated and cannot prevent the
landslide tomorrow that will surely sweep
away the power used to demoralize the city
administration, he said. Veteran work
ers have deserted. They may be punished
ior their failure to get out the usual vote
Tor the party, but they will not make enc
niles OF their neghbors for the sake of a
discredited gang. s.
In some wards leaders have been told
that they must cast their own votes for the
organization, but that there is no use in
tnelr wasting time and money in useless
Efforts to make outraged citizens stand for
administration bosses who have brought
shame on the city, -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
$4,000 MAJORITY, PREDICTS
TOWN MEETING CHAIRMAN

A sweeping majority of at least $4,000
votes for the Town Meeting ticket op-
posing government by murder" was pre-
oieted by Howard r. Sheppard, chairman
Of TI the new paytys campaign committee
HIS statement was:
The Town Meeting ticket will carry the
eity on Tuesday by a clear majority OF
candidates for row offices" and the fusion
n0mlnees for magistrates, but our coun-
cllmanic candidates as well.
Late returns of the most careful can
xass assure victory by at least that ma
'ority' There is every justification for