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CAMP LEE SOLDIERS
DO EFFECTIVE WORK
HERE FOR THE LOAN

Under command Of Captain ~. a
Biddlt. three Wheeling and Ohio coun'
Is boys arrived here yesterday over
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. from
cumn LEG 1T Petersburg. Va. to as
sis, ir the Liberty Loan campaign
which closes tonight. The boys VINO
accompanied the captain are Ser
pean, George Kennedy, Charles pua-
ley and Leo Emm"Tth.
Tho men were. met a. the depot 0!
Mavor vester. City Manager George
O. Nacle. nr. J. l.. DickrE. Judge Den
: Honecker. Captain Henry tr0hne
and Others and were given heart!
greeting.
CAPTAIN Bldd.e told Mayor Ne5ter
that the men mad been assigned /"
special duty 10 aid in tn" Liberty BOND
campaign by the War Department at
Washington. and placed himself ana
his men ii the command OF the col'-
mittee.
DR. John l.. Dckey will act as host
70 Captain Fiddle during MS S'a! IN
wheeling. which will probably last tor
about five days. entertaining h'!i "'
the Fort Henry Club.
On his arrival al the depot the cap
tain explained thai he had been SEM
here with the men TO assist the com
mittee iE the campaign and to act un.
der instructions from the mayo: ana
the chairman OF ihc committee. AT
rs,ngemsrt.. were made by hT. }. l..
D;ckey 10 have Captain Biddle and MS
mon attend the great mass meeting
last night and to march with the col
ored drafteeS in thr parade today.
Other plans for the!: work wniie
here will develop during the day nut
il is crrrain that they viii! be Kept
busy every minute of their stay here.
Each of the boys looks far different
than he did when he left here rev
weeks ago All are tanned and look
as though they have taken on weight.
Their bearing is different. too. to'
their shoulders arr set back. th"lr
sy.s are bright and there Is look
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did continue tu carry on SOME nicnsur"
nf relief and Sucr"cdrd In getting In
.."nd. ns.d milk. !" some extent. t"r thn
children OF that untorIunuln country.
Tn, ~. negotiations brought IN" III con-
tact with number Of Poles Resident
in Berlin whom | found must eager L"
H.. what they could /" relieve the sttua-
ton.
| wish here tu express my admiration
for the work Of tn" Rn':krf"lI"r COM
mission In Europe. Not only were th'
ideas nf the commission excellent anu
husinrSslikc. but ,hr men SOLICITED To
carry them int" effect w"r" without cH-
crptiun men "f high character. p"sseSsed
Of rnr" executive ability.
AZ | ha.. said IL Il previous chapter
I was rldiculcd in th- American llf"S-
pa ,,..r4 ln.ruu$c | had suggested. in an
swer to Il cable Of tia" l.raEu.: of Mercy
,ha, snmv work shnuid hv done FOR the
prisoners ut war.
Great Work OF the Y. NJ. c. :,
do not know wh,thrr the great work
undertaken by Or. John r. Mott and his
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BRAZILIAN FLEET RUSHEn
TO BAHIA TO OVER
POWER TIE S!MG
GERMAN WkRSHEP,
' TERMED SINCE BEGIN
MING OF THE WAR. =

RIO JANEERO, Oct. 26.-The Cham
Der of Deputies to-day. by an almost
unanimous vote declared that state
of war existed between Germany and
Brazil. The vote was 10 to l.
President Braz has sanctioned The
proclamation of state of war with
earmony.
The tribunes OF the chamber were
filled 10 capacity After deOateEon
the opportuneness of proclaiming msS
tial law, the president Of the di(
matte commission spoke in favor or
law worded as follows: ~
"A state of war between Brazil and
Germany is hereby acknowledged anu
proclaimed The president OF the re-
public is authorized TO adopt the meas
ulrs enunciatcd in his message OF the
25th of October and 10 take all steps
tending to secure national defense and
public security"
The virtually unanimous vote of tho
deputies was received with general ac.
clamation.
The Senate unanimously approved
the proclamation OF Il state OF waf wiz
Germany.
According to the newspapers. torpe-
do boat destroyers have received or
dcrs TO proceed to Bahia and take
possession Of the German gunboat
Eber, which has been lying there for
some time, (The Eber IS 4 vessel OF
9S4 tons. She is o03 feet long and has
a draught Of feet S inches. She has
complement OF l25 men,
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bread. butter. eggs md h"ecy AT very
reasonable rates As the war went on
they were mure and more confined To
barracks. AMI there their situniiun was
sad indeed Ia th' winter SoaSoN II Is
dark at . in the aft"rnOun and remains
dark until 10 the following morning. or
course, did not 81" the Russian prison
rnmpS The work rArriud on thrro was
similar tn that carried IN in the Cor
man camps hy MIR. ilartr and his band
rf devoted assistants
I was particularly Interested in this
,vurk, because | hoped that the aid
riven Ia thu German prisoners If war
ir Russia would help /" d" away with
the great hate and prejudice against
Americans in GurInuny. So ! did all
could not only Ia forward Mr.. hurtc's =
work. but to suggest and organize the
sending uf III" expedition nf nurses and
doctors, which have already described.
10 the Russian camps
OF course, Mr.. Harte in this Wurk did
not attempt Ia cover all tn" prison
camps in Germany. He did much to
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SUBSCR|P TONS
COMING To THE
NVU |"
AlNIHitAINT I4I -
TREASURY IN A
MIGHTY VOLUME
FIVE BILLION TOTAL
TONIGHT PROBABLE
No Real Line on the Final Fig
ures Can Be Had For
Several Days.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 26.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 26.
The Liberty Loan was gather
ing momentum tonight IN It's
race to the finish. Four hundred
and thirtv-tive million dollars
measured the days advance, and
with the total nearing $4,0OO,OOO.-
900, it t,lookrd as ii the tremendous
driving power of 100000 field
workers might carry it acrrSs the
$5.G00. .00U,000 line.
Zone more day remains. - Sec
retary NrA'lon announced to-
nomcr,l Tonight. "l.rt every pa
triot rf America who has not sub
srrihrd place his name to-Iar up
on the roll OF honor ri the nation
as Il subscriber to the second Lib
erty Loan. The nlan who is able
to subscribe and dnrSH t will. nr
ought to hr conscience stricken
citizen on Sunday Eoru!Mg.'
Every available dollar is needed
officials a>>rrtc't. tn hrin" the to-
tai up to 5000. .DnO. .0GO. Every
agency throughout the country is
working with rcdouhlr,l energy
for tho last billion on the last day.
Reports from every section are
rolling up tremendous totals al
the Treasury at Q o'clock TO
night the estimated subscriptions
OF the nation stood al S3.63a. .ne0,-
900. admittedly q conservative fig
ure.. with indications that the E4,-
n0p. .ANf 00G mark might b. record
ed by tomorrow mornings TO-
taiS.
Except for Dallas and San
Francisco. all districts had passed
their lniniinum allotmtntS. and y
seemed certain. the Treasury De.
partmrrt announced. that several
districts woull 20 we'll beyond
their lilaXimu1G.
New York is almoS! certain 10
do 80 IN" ANNOUNCEMENT said.
"RnStnu, Cleveland ana pkila0"l-
phia prrhahly will. and tirr" Is
hop,, lpr several others. Som" y,
them must. il Ihr 5000. .n"p.hnJ
mark il 10 be- I:'a!nc'Et !"r ie"
districts, including Dallas. Allan
ia and Kansas Ci;y probably can
not reach their high quotas,
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nssnc!ates was suggested by my answer
ar not---thnt does not matter. liut this
work. III. irrtakcn ny til" American !.
NJ &. a.. certainly nrntt.r"d II great deal
to tho prisoners of war i'll Europe Doc
tor Mott. utter serving on tho Mexican
Commission went tn Russia as nlrln-
Der of the commission to that country.
The Y. NJ. 4. \. organization. headed
by Doctor Mott, who was most ably as
sisted by the Rnv. Archibald {. Hart".
touk up this work. which WAS financed.
II have been told. hy the Mc'nrmick
family of Chicago. Cleveland II. Dodge.
John y. Rn,kGfcllcr and others. AIR.
Harte obtained permission from tn" Ger
man authorities frr the erection OF
meeting halls and for work in German
camps. when he had obtained this au-
thuriZutton from Germany hr went {"
Russia. where hr WAS able To gct Il sim
Ilnr authurIxli ion.
Al first in Russia. as | have heard.
the prisoners uf war wcr" allowed great
liberty and lived unsuarticd in Siberian
Villages. where they obtained milk.
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every RAILWAY ElniIun In the country
with food nud drink for the pnssing SOL
uliGrS. At railway junctInEs aud ter
mlnals In the large cities stations wrr"
rsl lshrd whure thcs" Red Gross work
ers gave Il warm meal to tho koldi"rI
passing through. In thosc terminal
stations there were nis" women workers
possessed Of sufficient skill 10 change
the dressings NJ the lightly wounded.
ON the BrllvucstraSso. Frau Won lhno
wife. uf rho great architect founded u
hnmR for blinded soldiers. In this homo
soldiers We're taught I'D mako 'brooms.
brushes, baskets md 10 ON.
German women who had country
places turned these into homes for the
convalcscGut wounded. But perhaps
tho NEST noteworthy was the National
Frnuendicnst or Service for Women. or
gHni2Id the first day of the WAT, Tho
relief given by tho state To tho wives
and children ut soldiers was distrIhutcd
from stations In Berlin. and IN the
ncighhnrhuud of each Of these stations
the Frnuendienst established all Office
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Garfield Recommends
Higher Price Of Coal
To Meet Wage Advance

WASIINGTnN. oct. "G. --' i;"com-
mcuda tinn$ ~ I" r"ylS:"n al C"a' prices
at the mines upon tho prospect "I
the agreement for war" increases WAS
reached here rcr"ntlr between "UHf-
aturS md miners uf the central tom
prtitivr field. w"r" submitted t" Tres; e
dent Wilson today by Fuel Admins
lrnirr Garfield. Th"y were not mad"
public and I'r. Garfield declined IN dis
GUS: them pending tn" rr"*ld"niS con-
sIdcratipn. TN" fuel adm,Ei>irHt"r has
made 4 careful survey Of c"nttl"n III
the mines in the various dIStri'iS III til'
country. but whnt increased prices II
any have been rrcnmm' nd"I IS h"l
known. Wages paid miners IN "thcr
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RONAR TEELSOE LIBERTY LOAN
WORK 0E THE BOYS At CAMP LEE

&C tho horne state will pledge moro than
tho sum allotted ~ 1t hy th'' federal o.
.:c.nls and federal rGS"r"" banks.
Rut whiic YOU people hacl; home have
he~n campaigning vigorously for the
Liberty Loan. tar boys at camp l-ne
haven't i""r entirely indifferent 70 tho
plea nf their country for money. They
not only realize that Liberty Bonds hr"
4 good investment. but that the cause IN
which th.r nr" r"a'lr To offer even their
lives ia ut stake.
i'nilnw!ng III" inauguration or LIB
rrtr RnrL work IN Camp I."c. Captain
I.cstrr r. Graves placed Lieut.. John
Ferguson In chnrf;" OF thc campaign IN
N,,ttrry &. Thor" was a merry race
among the batteries ~ III" 3l4th R"g!-
mcnt ard n, rctr"nt each evening the
result vas announced on ii clock dinl In
from; OF each battery.
We'll. TO nnk,. :, long story short. Bat
CONTINUED on Page Thirtoen-)
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bHtllr Is raging ON Italian territory.
To tho south the situation or tho
italians admittedly ~ rr"carimus. Even
the Iiaiinn war Office uunnunrcS that
the evacuation uf the RMinSiZZa-Hril
grng,tSt plateau ig nrrrSSHry---'a retire
mrnt which Will render null In Il great
measure the brilliant udvHn"" of the
ttuitRnH In the summer campaign.
The c0tnhIurh German md Austrn-
Hungarian forces up Ia III" present arc
declared by thr Berlin war office To
h:,y, captured 81 ,.XC"Ss OF ~. .N0n prS
nnrrS md NOR" than Snh guns. and Il
Is stated that th"$" figures hourly
nrr being augmented.
Th, German r"Ir"aI along In" north
orn Russian front still continues. Rus
S!uns underwriting to take up the rur-
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PR0RE AND /. {, PROSECUTION
0F [XTORT|ON BY COAL DEALERS

errat volume nf omHiaints which have
hcrn received by the fuel administration.
tho instances undnr investigation by the
department of Just!c" arr comparatively
inrnnsr1u"nt!a!. Hundreds Of letters
and kilograms from every section of the
country II is understood. have been sent
tn the fuel administration.
Disposition Of these complaints is one
or the subjects which Is now pressing
the Fuel Administration. It Is under
stood md action concerning thcm prob
ably will hr taken within few days
Indications nrr that the bulk or tho
cumrlnlntS which criminal proceedings
might hr hruught--tf the truth of the
charges can "" cStnhliShnd--will nc
turned nvrr 10 tho department or Justice
MS tho prosecuting arm nf tho govern
mont, with the suggestion TINT rinlntorS
of the law hr prosecuted promptly.
Heavy penalties nr" provided for vio-
lation ur tho law under which the prcsl'
(Conttnued on PnKo Thtrteen.)
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By CLAUDE C. BOTAE
ro,-or 1e,f ~ CanaD


CAMP LEE. Va. D"t. "b.--!i''."r' tn'S
,e,,.r shall hav. r..nChri "h'"!lnH
caun Lea. wiN have celebrated very
successful ra;nnatEn :''T th" sal" VI
I,Iher,r hr.hs. "m"::E ih'' "''iiSt"" ih''n
Of ,hc Eightirth p:v'*i"n ~ IN" Ne"
National Army. Thursday w9$ SIT
sid. hv t:rr,..ral ,'r"nkhrt" aS tn" ia!
t,r :h;e celebration.
w, soldiers have h"'n Watching ahN-
;o;sly in IN" newspapers IN" progress
of III. !.;n"rty hnnd r:tnlHo:vn through
o,;, he country. y" '!"tiht. Y inc p'"-
-le at iarS". by witnessing tn" marcel
ons work in n caatnum"nt liz" Camp
-, cu,id l,.> impressed with III" n"""s-
s,,v uf supp"rt:ng n" government ~
tho last dollar such c"nttn'"HS drives
for money w"ul'!n't l." n"""Ss'rE
We Wes, vire!"ia boys wsr" Sratlh""
Monday afternoon when G"v"rn"r J"hh
I Cornw.ll assured US that the peop'"
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mn -Four Years In Germany At1baSsad0r Cerards B00k

where women wore always In atten-
,lunce. rcndy to give help and advice to
the soldiers wives. There were cafd
indexes OF all the people within the dis
tret and OF their needs. At the time
left Germany believe That there wero
upward OF 700 women engaged In Bcrnn
In social service. III :nGIructinE tho
women In the new art Ut cooking with
out milk. c:ys or fat nnh seeing TO II
that the children had thctr fair share
or milk II Is duo Ia In" efforts or
these snclnl workers. that III" rate OF in
frrt mortality In Berlin decreased dur
Ing thu war =
Helping Over Periods Of Poverty
\ war always causes great unset
tlinE IN business and trade: people no
longer buy ns many articles. or luxury,
and thu workers engaged III the produc.
rtuu ur thrS" articles nrc thrown outiof
employment. In Germany tho Nation"
a! Womrn's Service. acting with the
labor exchanges. did its best tu find new
(Conttuued on YATe TEAL -
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Forecast: =
wost virginin-PeIr and colder Sat.
uYday; Sunday partly cloudy.
Western Pennsylvarla-Fair, some
what colder except ra!a GEAR Lake pEis
Saturday; Sunday fair. >.
ohio-Fntr Saturday ozcnpt rain near
Lake Erie; Sunday fair, colder.
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Fresh gains Of terrain by the British
and French forces on the Ypres scctoE,,
by the" 4rrtfch North or the Nisnc river
aud by the combined Gcrinsn ami Aus
lro-Hungarian armies In the hustro-
Italian thcatcr nrc recorded in the latest
official communication from London,
Paris and Berlin.
The new gains OF tho British and
French in Flanders were obtained In
another swift and decisive offensive.
launched in the early hours or the morn
ing over the front between the southern
edge OF the Houtholst wood and the re-
ginn Of tfhrluvelt. Bad weather and
sngcy ground hamrcrrd the operations
to some extent and all the objectiy"S
s"t out for could not hc taken. \ ma
jC rtty or them. however. rested In the
hands OF the Allies ut the end nf the
days flghtinG and 4 considerable num-
hcr Of prisoners and guns also were cap
turcd More than Sh0 prisoners fell In
70 tho hands Of Field Marshal Haig's
men.
With the important railroad junction
Of Laon their objective the French
troops arc continuing their press against
tho forces Of the German crown prince
north OF the Aisne river. In another
attack on tho right. tho village Of Fill
ain has been captured. footing has
hc"n gained on tn" plateau north OF
E.pine De Chrvrcgny and the enemy has
been forced to give ground north OF La
Charcllc Saint Fertile. These successes
while not 50 great an Importance rs
those of previous days on the r"nt"r
and west flank OF the attacking line.
serve materially to bring tho right wing
into alignment with the remainder Of
the front and place the entire line In n
better position for another smash north
ward toward Lann.
That tho Rttnck may not DO necessary.
however, Is the forecast uf the mill
tnry expert OF the B"rlin HaSehlntt. who.
while belittling tn" chances or the ulu-
mute SUCCESS OF tho French operations.
asserts that Il IL not outside the German
rules Of warfare Voluntarily To abandon
territory not essential tn GerTany's
great tactical plum. Ia order that losses
may be reduced.
The AuStrn-ticrmun armies on tho
IsnnnZn front nro, fast developing their
offensive against General CndnrnaS
rnrccs. Already tn" Italians nn TIM
northern wing OF the 25 mile front have
been forced 10 give ground. and Mt sew
cral places ure buck across In" lsnnzo
north and south Of TolmInu. where the
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Wheeling and County Go Oper the Top to Total
In Loan Campaiqn Nearly Three Millions Above the Original Quota
GERMAN EXPERT FORESEES RETIREMENT ON The WESTERN FRONT


cra unvmiiy
of
utmac the German Pan defense
abandon
ctcal pln< tina hmS
N i would
lie
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Kenneth Hutchson of Martins Ferry.
sold 439 bonds TO $50 families. total of
s3l.S50. Other champion salesman
were: Walter Stewart. Wheeling troop
!; Louis Tibbins. Wheeling. troop ::
William Winn, Warwo0d troop; AnScl
Comoway, bridgeport.
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Nv JAMp8 W. GERARD

BY JAana W. GERARD
American Ambassador at tfo German
1npar1al Court, July 2a, 1913
to February 4, 1917
ro,xri9ht. 1917. by the Public Ledger
Company.
Copyright. Canada. l'l'. by ,hI IMnnE ]
ledger Corrpnny. International cory
right. 1917 by the Public i'r'iH"r
company. All rights reserved.
ANY infringement Will he
prosecuted.
XIII
War Relief and Social Service IN
Europe
There !s no question That the suffer
trSs Of the people OK Poland have h""ti
very great: whom IN" history uf Poland
during this war comes tn b" written, th'.
world will stand hghass nt the story or
her sufycrtnEs. Il ia Il great pity that
these various schemes for relief did not
succeed The Rockefeller Commission.
however, up to the time LETT Germany.
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WASNtNGTON. Oct. .6--N0 Chang"
in ltalys foreign policy nor weakening
Of her aggressive prosecution q! the
var Is expected here rs n result Of the
fall Of the l@oSelI cabinet. Official dis
patches from Eomr to-day say that be-
fore the failure Of a vote Of confidence
In the chamber Of dcpurirs yesterday
tho cntirn Chamlrr enthusiastically ap-
pauicd speech by F'orriEn Minister
Sounnn. reviewing the International
situation. chilling phases &! Tho Doprs
peace proposal rro-t;'rmnn and d"clnr-
Ink tho intention Of Ital! and her ullics
t. tlrht untll victory IS w"n.
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TEUTONS CONTIN u E
THEIR DRIVE UPON CA
DORNA'S ITALIANS ON
THE ISONZO, AND SIT
IJATION OF LATINS BE-
COMES PRECARI0US.

PARIS, Oct. 26.-The French
troops arc continuing their
successful drive on the Aisne
front, according to the War office
statement issued tonight. The
number of guns captured since
the 23rd instant totals $50. and
200 more prisoners were taken
this morning. In the Champagne
enemy surprise attacks broke
down and the French succeeded
in entering the German lines at
one point and brought back prls-
oners.
LONDON. Oct. 26.-operatlons
with limited obIectives were un-
dertaken by the British and
French armies in Flanders early
this morning, and, notwithstand-
ing great difficulties caused by
weather and bad ground. eons'd-
cradle progress was made and
valuable poeitionr taken On tho
greater part of the front attacked,
says the British official eommuni-
cation, lssued tonight.
The Communication says that
more than 800 prisoners were cap
tured during today's operations.
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TIL" cabinets resignation may have
been brought about hy the AuSiro-i"r-
man advance on tn" ISnnzn and recent
anti-war disnrl"rs In several cities.
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tcontiuued on HASs Tsu.)
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(contirued on PnEo Thtrteen.)
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15
EARLY PREACHING DAYS.
Rev. w. II. Hook Makes Notes OF His
Ministerial Work At Vandalia--
And At Wellsville.

Hunter, Mo-, Nov. 5, 1917. Il
closed my last letter speaking of
Vandalia. l want to say further of
Vandalia, which today numbers
$500, when located there was only
400 or 500 in population. Many
thought the place wonld never a.
mount to much, but it is now quite
city, with modern improvements,
good churches, etc. 1t had many good
friends in Vandalia. Many still
there, but, like myself, they are
growing old. We had sickness and
death while there in our family.
Two sweet babes are sleeping side
by side in the cemetery at Vandalia.
o, how l would like to speak of the
kindness of the Vandalia people at
that time personally, but lest 1 leave
some out will desist.
We had a good church building
there, also fine congregation, and
will say of Bro. R. D. Chinn, who
lives in Vandalia now and is still
active in the good work, that to his
untiringi labors we have one of the
best churches in the city. To him 1
lift my hat. Long may he live, a
friend of God and faithful to Christ.
l am not writing these notes to
flatter any man, but to do justice to
all, when my poor lisping tongue lies
silent in the grave.
1 went from Vandalia to Wells
vile, and spent about two years
there. 1 met some brave, grand
good men and women. But they are
gone They stood by me, and
feel sure their names are written in
the Book of Life. HOOK.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15
MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By William Hickman.)

AS a result of the quarterly cleo
tion, Bryan Johnson is the new pres
ident of the student government sys-
TEN. The vice-president is Alvin
Beamer, a very popular young man
of the Molino vicinity. Miss Kath-
crime Sannebeck was chosen secre-
tary. President Johnson appointed
these officers to assist him in admin
istration: Head sergeant, Ruth Law
ender; Chief Justice, Richard Nc
Kinney; associate justice, Charles
Franey, Katherine Jenkins, Leona
Miller and William Hickman.
Regular session of school was held
Monday, with no school Saturday.
This change was adhered to because
of Teachers Convention in Kansas
City this week. Among those at
| tending from Mcmillan will be Supt.
Pryor, Prin. Strunk, Misses Blanks.
Read, Fuller, Soukup, and others.
The boys are proudly wearing the
suits arrived Monday, another ship
ment is expected Tuesday. The new
suits are sure swell, and, despite the
fact that many are having difficulty
in securing a proper fit, the boys
are very enthusiastic over them.
A meeting of the Debating Club
was held Monday with final organi,
z ton VIM. Walker Johnson was
elected president for a term of one
month. Herbert X. Cleavenger, cor.
responding secretary Miss Benson
Bolts is the coach of the club this
season. Mcmillan has material in the
club which doubtless will develop in
to championship team this year.