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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Plans Cooperative Banks.

The Farmers Union, the big CO
operative organization in Kansas, won
fight in the house that is expected
to bring hundred bankers to Topeka
next week. The bill permits the or
ganiZation of cooperative banks along
the same lines as the state permits
the organization of cooperative asso-
Citations. The double liability of the
stockholders and restrictions now
thrown around other banks are retain
ed over the cooperative banks The
banker members of the house made
a terrific fight against the bill.
+ r r
H T. Thomas. 90, veteran western
Kansas hotel keeper. is dead at the
home of his daughter in Lucas He
was formerly proprietor of the New
York house, famous frontier hotel
in Salina.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
New Censor Bill.

The moving pictures shown in Kan
sas are to be censored in Kansas City,
Kas., If the senate follows the lead
of the house The house has adopt
ed in committee of the whole a new
moving picture censorship law.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Would codify Mining Laws.
A Compensation Bill Up.

The Workingmen's Compensation
bill, drafted by Frank Travis of Allen
county. has been introduced. 1t fixes
the compensation for a death at a min
fmum of $1,000 and a maximum OF
IS, 800. Total or temporary disability
is so per cent of the average weekly
wage of the employe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Aealnst SUNDAY Baseball.

An anti-Sunday baseball bill has
been introduced by Representative
johnson of Franklin county. The bill
Prohibits playing BAH Sunday If there
is an admittance fee charged or
tree viii esEerihg esllsetsa.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Fight Gasoline Standard Law.
Charges are being made about the
legislature that the oil refners are
trying to force the motorists of the
state to buy the gasoline the refners
want to make and to rebuild their
cars to suit this gasoline.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Committee Kills Gas Measures.

The natural gas consumers of Kan
sas are not to have any relief from
the low grade natural gas and the low
pressure in the state this winter. The
house committee on oil and gas has
killed both the measures fixing the
quality of natural gas to be sold in the
states, and the pressure at which gas
was to be delivered to the householder.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Passed City Manager Act
The senate has passed the City Man
ager act by vote of 81 to 5. Furell,
Price, Satterthwaite. Smith and Mack
voted against the plan. The bill had
been completed in committee of the
whole early in the week.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19
1ll us. Makes 4th. Draft Of '|7.
Government Now Demands Response by Monroe County Citizens by October
 27th. to 2nd. Liberty Loan.
MONROE COUNTY MUST ACT NOW

The first draft call that the peoae of Monroe County
 o with all other citizens had respond year cs that of the First Liberty Loan in February.
 2nd THEN the draft call for men173 than n] already volunteered.
 The third cA made for Red Cross Funds Then m 4b call which for subscription three billion dollars of the M Liberty Bond issue and the Government has Oct 27h the final date for closing the subscriptions to this loan
 The minimum amount apporioned for Monroe County to M of this great Bond issue is 00O tho people told That they will be asked to do their best to make S25 000
 Mr. S. Mitchell of this city has been named drafted
 Chairman and it is being required of him that he say the w Monroe County that they MUST take of the mini mum apportionment at least.
 Conditions indeed and it behooves every man woman child in Monroe County wake up break away from their personal business long enough do part This great call of their Nation.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19

leaders reported: lst, Henry Johnson, End. Fred Stoups, 3rd. Tom Carter, 4th, Ernert Deaton and Eli Clinton, 9th, Gorden McC Curley and Tom Duren. Every one cordially invited and all classes are asked to bring well filledsbaskets. g
 Rev H c Hoy will be with us at 3 3o'clock, to preach for us. Hear him one and Ill. We had . light attendance at Sunday School this afternoon but a nice audience to hear Bro. Hoy preach. Our singing class closes Tuesday night. Oct. 18th. Let's keep practicing so as to be in trim on the 4th Sunday.
 had the pleasure, on last Saturday afternoon. of riding from Brinkley to Blackton with several of our boys, some from Ft. Roots and some from Camp Pike. It was a pleasure to me to talk with the boys that have joined the colors and to hear them tell their experience. They were all jolly, good boys and I hope to see our boys safe at home to stay soon, without having to go to trench warfare. not as a stacker but as one that loves our boys and the welfare of their souls. Respt.
 w. A. Cook.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19
N(AdOO Coming to Dfink|ey
People of Eastern Arkansas Have Oppor- tunity to Hear Sec'y McAdoo MOD-
 day, Oct. 23, at 4:4O p. m.
GOV. BR0UGH TO SPEAK ALSO

On Monday afternoon U. s. Treasurer Wm McAdoo his the continent will pass hro Brnkey from Little Rock to Memphis
 Special arrangements made for the Limited train be held Bnkey for few minutes in order that the people Woodruff Monroe and St. Francis counties and hear Mr. McAdo who to-day acknowledged the Worlds Master of Finance
 The speaking will be from platform meath the big fag in the plaza immediately after the arrival of the Limited
 party of prominent Arkansas citizens with Gov. Brough the head expected Mr. McAdoo from Little Rock Bnkey that afternoon and following the departure Mr. McAdoos train Gov Brough will deliver the address the Monroe County Campaign the End Liberty Bond issue The greatest Brinkley should be here that afternoon.
 The following telegram received by the ARGUS Tuesday,
 Little Rock. Ark Oct. 16 "A meeting filled with patriotism and determined American held here yesterday representative bankers and bus forces the state to the full ty this state sell to the people the second liberty invested the best security the world has offer will cothe feed the who have to the frnt American man, child help but feel this call upon them We ask resolution adopted to-day that publish free its front this telegram followed by half appealing to the people to respond to this splendid opportunity invest their for the protection of their homes complied kindly send of to Liberty Loan headquarters St. Louis to undersigned.
 'Chas. H. Brough.
 William R. Compton Gen'l lChairman Liberty Loaa
 Organization Gen'l Bankers Committee.
 R. S. Hawes. Gen'l Chairman
 w. L. Hemingway. Chairman Arkansas State Bank
 CTS Conference
 Monroe County Liberty Bond Rallys will be held at: Brnkley Monday. Oct. P, 4:4O D. m.
 Holly Grove Tuesday, Oct 23 730 p. m.
 Clarendon Wednesday. Oct. "A. 7:3O D. m
 Prominent speakers at each rally. Be to go
 At the Brnkley school this morning the Brnkley High School Bank subscribed for Liberty Bonds, $50 each
 Five pupils of Miss Louise Dckinsons also subscribed for Liberty Bonds this morning.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19
Drinkley City Council Burns
 Money.

At the regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday night Mayor c. F. Greenlee. City Clerk Geo. A. Gibson and Alderman Chas. Duff. Gus Rusher. Tim Shults. J. w. Hale and A. c. Huddleston were present and Alderman Henry Wolf abseut.
 The financial committee, com posed of Alderman Duff, Hud- dleston and Shults, reported the cancellation of $7580.34 of paid warrants up to July 3l, 1917. The outstanding warrants ammounting to $453l.06 up to Sept. IS.
 Bills allowed for this month were of the usual routine and amounted to $469. 50.
 At this prorata for l2 months the normal expenses of the city which is now being very conser- vatiYely managed, would be m excess of S5. 00000. The annual receipts from taxes amount to less than 5000.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19
4 LITTLE SERMON FOR TO-DAY

to Tnp 7os Thon mp 7hp spirit good lead the land of norghsnessPs crHI TO- ~ The battle of your life 5 won.
 And heaven begun
 When say, Thy will be donel'
 Rut Lord. until
 These restless hearts m Thy deep love sti. We pray Thee, Teach us how to do Thy will"
 LUCY LARCOM. VIOU seeking your will, my daughter. You are seeking good other than the law you = bound to obey. But how will you find good? It is not thing of choice it is river that flows from the foot of the Invisible Throne and flows by the path of obedience say again. choose his duties You may choose fosake duties and choose not to have the they bring. But you will go forth and what will you find my daughter? Sorrow without duy-bitter herbs and bread with them GEORGE ELIOT. HOWEVER dark and proftless however painful and weary, existance have become life not done and our Christian character not long God has anything left for suffer anything left for to do.
 F. w. ROBERTSON.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-10-19
Shiloh Notes

We have had some cool wealth g for the past ten days. The arly frost has cut our cotton l |uop short. We are gathering l |,sy rapidly and I think that if l |ne weather still continues good |@st our crops will be practically l |.n out by Dec. lst. . short crop l |&its best.
 l l noticed from the reports of Int weeks ARGUS that there Were more than myself that Were delighted over their trip to Dinkley on Friday, Oct. 9th. md the noble efforts of the ARGUS and the leading men of that place.
 l find from the other notes that some of our correspondents have taken up the stock law issue. am not in favor of that yet, but I do not feel disposed to take issue with anyone on that mbject.
 The Monroe County Singing Convention, that is to meet at Shiloh, is almost here. There ras a meeting of the several nmmittees. Convention will be |aled to order at 10 o'clock, the fourth Sunday in October. The pening song will be No. 85 in Ne Browning Praise book. fol- hHsd with prayer by the Chap h. Opening address by W. A. saok. The morning session will devoted to general singing by the different clasees and each ader will be called on to lead at ast two songs. There will be s0cut twelve quartettes in all. At ll@ o'clock will be a business aeetlng of all committees. At 12 eeOck sharp, dinner tor all. Alter dinner the singing class nll begin. Shiloh leading, fol- esed by Park Grove, then snlte Church class, followed by oethlehem and then Dyer school uass' These five classes repre- snt those present at Shiloh the asnt this program was adopted, at the Sec'y will add others they report. All leaders are Fquested to report at once, so
 Vgram may be completed. Dfery class must have four
 at least one or more lead
 and no one allowed to lead
 those belonging to the dQal class The following
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

not threaten war, which Germany
must inevitably have resented. But he
insisted with increasing brevity and
sternnes on the abandonment of a
system of barbarous warfare,
Finally, he warned Germany that
we could not remain in diplomatic re-
lations with a nation that persisted in
that course. and Germany promised to
keep its submarines within the letter
of the law. Generally, though not uni
versally, and as it affected us, that
promise was kept, until Germany on
January 81 announced that at midnight
following it would tear up the scrap
OF paper on which that was written
Two days later the President dismisse
the German ambassador. The attacks
upon our rights continued, and the
President called congress to meet
April 2 and told it that Germany's at
tacks upon our vessels constituted a
state of war, and congress agreed
with him.
And the men who are now profess :.
ing to be ignorant of the reason we are
at war are in great part the identical
republican politicians who backyard
ed the president for more than two
years for not using force against Ger
many on account of the operations Of
the submarines"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
De Soto Banking Company Building
and Lot at De Soto, Ca, to Be Sold.

Having received bid of $1,500 for
the building and lot owned and form
erly occupied by the De Soto Banking
Company of De Soto. Ga, unless re-
ceive a better bid by June 26, 1917 I
will proceed to ask the State Treasur-
err to authorize the confirmation of
sale at this price.
Building is of brick, % by 90 feet
in dimensions, one story, tile floor in
lobby. Corner lot, tile sidewalk
around two sides of building.
Clear title will be given purchaser
and the transaction must be for cash
A. S. JOHNSON, Liquidating Agent,
De Soto. Ga. 5-27-30t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

vided for a million, or. perhaps, a
million and a half of men. That will
probably not be enough A great deal
better that we should make over-prep-
aTation in matter in which the whole
welfare of the world is engaged, than
that we should make under-prepara-
tion.
We shall not realize what the war is
until our men, those beloved with us.
have been exposed to dreadful dangers,
to the character of wounding that is so
horrible under this modern system OF
warfare; and until we all go to the
bulletine and study the names to SEE
whether those who are near and dear
to us have been taken for their coun-
try's sake. Then the war will come IN
to us. Then there will be nothing but
the war, and everythign else will be
Incidental; and until that psychologist.
cal change has come, we shall not fee
the whole measure of our duty as we
must in order to carry this war
through.
The Red Cross is the only recognized
agency through which we may help to
take care of the wounded of the army
and the nations that are fighting our
battles. 1t is an admirable arrange
ment that some such avenue as that
should be supplied to give vent to the
patriotic desire of those who can not go
to the front, to work in behalf of their
country and the world.
Every country has Red Cross, and
every country must have it, because
nc army can furnish the instrumental
ties adequate to meet the proportion of
wounded that this war furnishes.
Think of it! Forty million at the col
ors; seven million dead; six million on
beds of pain, and the whole of Europe
taken up with hostilities. You can not
eXaggerate the function that our Req
Cross will have to perform merely in
attending to the wounded of our army
and other armies in carrying on this
fight. Therefore, one hundred million
dollars, great as the sum seems, is
inadequate; but the first one hundred
million dollars will be the hardest hum
dred million to raise. And we must
leave no doubt about it; and l thank
God that the organization is in such
competent hands to do the great work
that has to be done.
And now, my friends, the one thing
for which we ought to be grateful is
that in this great war, in this war In
which we shall have to make sacrifices,
oh, so great that they wiring tears from
us as we think of them-we should b.
grateful that we have a cause worthy
of all the sacrifices that we can make
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
SGdbOdrd Air Line
The Progressive Railway OF the SOutb

The Progressive Railway OF the SOutb
Leave Americas for Cordele. Ro-
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 p m.
1880 m
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
vile, Helena and intermediate points
5:11 p. m.
Leave Americas for Richland. At
lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
S:0S p. m.
Leave Americas for Richland. Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points
1900 q m
Seaboard Buffet PaFlor Sleeping Car
on Trains Is and IA arriving Americas
from Savannah 1925 p. m, and leav-
ing Americas for Savannah $3.50 a, m.
Sleeping car leaving for Savannah at
$3.50 a. m, will be open for passengers
at 11:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
P, Everett, Local Agent. Americas.
Ca; C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent.
Savannah, Ca; c. n. IN, q. r. A.
Norfolk, Va
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

That American land forces will not
be available for service on the cas-:
or west battle fronts before 1918. is
tie expectation of the German war Of
fee. 1t is just as possible that the Teu.
tons are as inaccurate in this forecast
as they have shown themselves to ha We
been in various other instances, such
as the occupation of Paris, for ex-
ample.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
The Cordele Dispatch has declare

The Cordele Dispatch has declared
war on a certain political crowd over
in the Crisp county capital and is do
ing its best to remedy what it alleges
to be a scandalous condition of af
fairs in the public school system. If
it be true that politicians are in con-
troll of Cordele's educational institu-
tions, then assuredly things are in a
bad way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

A pair of kings in the discard in
Europe and a third apparently about
to suffer the same ignominious fate.
Democracy is coming into its own as
the result of the worldwar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

The University of GEORGIA owns 20,
600 gallons of fine wine, legacy from
the estate of one of Georgia's pioneer
business men. The problem now
confronting the trustees of the insti-
tuition is how to dodge the bone dry
law, and at the same time secure the
money value of the forbidden beverage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

The warmth of the greeting extende /
to General Pershing on his arrival in
Paris indicates that the French nation
has a wholesome respect for the mill
tary power of this country And we
venture the assertion that the show
ing made by American soldiers and
sailors in the struggle against Kaiser
ism win fully justify the French opin-
ion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

1t might be just as well to hold up on
that huge loan to Russia until it be
comes apparent whether the newly or
ganized government is going to be able
to withstand the assaults upon it by
the anarchistic elements, theoretical
and fanatical socialists, pro-German in
fiuence and what-not.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
A CALL TO DUTY.
(By William Howard Taft.)

If you will study the history of Ger
many for the last half century, you
will see that conspiracy disclosing it
self more and more clearly. The doc
trine preached openly in the philoso-
ply of that country was that there is
no international morality, that there
is no rule by which a nation may be-
governed, except that of self-preserva-
ton, as it is called, which means self
exploitation over the ruins of other
civilizations and other peoples and
other nations.
So deity has that conspiracy been
carried on that the mind of a great
people, even in that fifty years, has
been poisoned into the conviction that
it is their highest duty to subordinated
every consideration of humanity to the
exaltation and the development of mill
itary force, as by that force they car
take from the rest of the world what is
needed to accomplish their destiny at
whatever cost of honor or principle.
Where do you see the working out
CT the divine plan? That was cancer
in the world 1t had grown to be so
formidable that it needed capital OPP
Grafton to excise it and restore the
world to the station in the develop
ment of Christian civilization which,
hut for that, we would not have
reached.
Accompanying this devotion to mill
tary efficien cya,s God, has come that
blindness which is in the end to de-
stroy the Hohenzollern philosophy OF
government.
After two years and half of strug
sic. that has tested the endurance
nearly to the breaking point of the
nations engaged, Germany, in that con-
fidence that she has in the science of
warfare, has said, I'VE will starve Eng
land into submission and we will end
the war; and in the accomplishment
of that, she forced. because she had to-
force, into the ranks of her enemies
at time when this war is to be deter
mined by money. by resources, and by
men, more resources, more equipment
and more men than any nation in the
world
We Americans are a good people
we admit it-but ont of our weaknesses
is an assumption, justified by a goo /
MANY things that have saved us from
egregious mistakes in the past, that
God looks after children, drunken men
and the United States.
Germany is not exhausted. She is
by reason of this system of fifty years
standing, the greatest military nation
that was ever ORGANIZED, and she still!
has great fighting power; and she
arrayed ourselves as her enemy be
cause, with that devotion to system,
with that failure to understand the in
fiuence of moral force in people, she
was contemptuous of what we, who
had ignored military preparation, could
do in this war. She has now made an
egregious error as it is for us to show
When we went into this war there
were many people who thought all we
had to do was draw check, or several
checks, for a billion dollars and that
George" ould do the fighting. That is
lot the case. We have begun right in
the raising of an army. We have pro
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

Rotarianism is rampant in Atlanta
this week and the gathering of the ma
tionaI Rotary clubs in the state capital
cannot but result in new perspective
and a new enthusiasm being implanted
not only in the hearts of Atlantans, but
of careful thinking Georgians gener-
ally
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

Entered as second class matter at
nostoffice at Americas, Ca. under act
of March 3, 1879.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

The gathering of the clans in the
state capital this week is just the reg
ular ante-session conciave of patriots
who have brought along to Atlanta
their pet schemes and designs to have
them approved by the powers that be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
Americas, Ga, June Is, 1917.

Uncle Samuel's supply of silver bull
lets" appears to be practically unlim :
tied. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. IA,

II Us Sc UE a.
Meets every first and third Monday
nights in P. o. S. of A. Hall, No. 21S
Lamar st. All members in good stand
ing invited to attend. Beneficiary certi-
icates from $25O.OO to 100000 issued
to members of this camp.
S. A. JENNINGS, Pres't.
o. D. REESE, Recd'g. Sec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-18

Any banker in Sumter county will
gladly explain the Liberty Loan to you
and will help you buy bond.