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Ripley County democrat., 1917-11-23

,forego coveted possessions or even No
esssitiss. The work must 20 on. be-
canss there b no one thing that con-
tributes % much TO the spirit and sf-
'ficiency Of the troops. Ths Y. u. O.
"A q working night and day b help
the government win this war. And
lsvsry penny that b given 70 aid the
work is Q direct assistance 10 the
health, happiness and strength oe your
boy and nina
enapshots es kaIsldeseopls Werik
In ail the big cities IN France whore
our men pass through In large NAM
bers. ths 7. n. c. A II operating
hostels. whore they can get beds and
meals at minimum cost In London
he American Y. N. @, A. mas erected
. large building tor our soldiers and .
clubhouse for American o6icsra.
There are 7. n. @. 4 dugouts right
behind ths front line trenches, whore
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack
era and other comforts at all hours.
Over 5000 men who had been reject
Cd On account Of physical disability
have been able 10 get into the British
army by reason Of the physical work
Of the British Y. N. G. A.
A nsst Of motor cars leaves the big
7. n. q. A. headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
disrs who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
In which to spend the night These
ears are operated By Dnglishwornen
Of position and refinement who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands Of the soldiers. The i'm
portance OF this service can bs ssti-
mated By the tsct that ct least $4,000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week Over hah Of these sleep IN 7.
n. G. A. beds every night
Entertainment On Vast eeaiA
The Z. n. O. 4 has erected q big
auditorium, seating 5000. In each Of
the big draft camps. and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating 2,seo In the other
encsmpments. The association u run
nins Q 20 week entertainment circuit
among the camps and II paying le
companies Of entertainers. who are
travelling TO 30 camps performing ber
fore the men.
In each of the draft camps the Y.
n. G. A has ten secretaries engaged
In educational work. The association
is seeing to II that every man who
cannot speak English 10 taught 70 do
70. In many Of the camps the asso.
citation has Q singing director. who II.
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do 90 much T.
keep up their spirits.
OF a. Y. N. @. l. men st Camp
DIX only three arc being paid fun SAL
aries. IN ell the camps the majority
Of tho z. II. @ A men have lsft lucra-
tive positions TO DO this work simply
because It's appeal 10 irresistible 10
any red biooded man Harry Lauder.
the famous Scotch singer and como
dian. now on his farewell concert tour
In the United States. Is giving ali his
spare time 10 the service Of the asso.
citation and is singing to the soldiers
ct an the camps he can reach.
In one Of the draft camps the 7. N.
@. A. is supervising athletics on 1870
playing fields, providing full athletic
equipment The winners Of the inter-
reeimentai games will play the cham
pions Of the other camps.
One Of the greatest services render
ed By the association n the making
Ripley County democrat., 1917-11-23

To the Voters Of Ripley County. Missouri.
10 the matter of Two Auodrcd Thousand Dol.
CERri tSsa FLED Copy CF ORDER OF COUNTY
COURT,
Ripley County democrat., 1917-11-23

Womai.'s friend is a Large Trial Bot
tie Of Sanol Prescription. Fine for black
heads. Eczema and all rough skin ind
clear complexion. A real akin Tonic.
Get Z $50 trial bottle At the drug store.
25-E2.
Ripley County democrat., 1917-11-23
Fred Borth and his brother,
Mack, took their annual up-ths.
river outing and hunt this week.
They win be home today.

E. T. Shrout shipped another
carload Of mighty nice hogs 70
the st. Louis market Wednesday
last.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Bernstorff Had $4,000 to Spend IN
His Intrigues.

New York, Oct. 4.-Thc unlimited
flow of gold with which Ambassador
Won Bernstorff carried on his propa-
ganda and intrigue agains, the Unit
ed States while America and Ger
many were still at peace was re-
vealed this afternoon as having its
source direct from the Berlin For
eign Office.
The wireless messages revealed
this afternoon showed that Won
Bernstorff was given $l.oS3.ooo fron
the Foreign Office between March Il
and April I, 1916.
The payments were made through
the Guaranty Trust Company in New
York in ailotments ranging from
$500, 600, which was the first pay
ment, to 100000, which was the
smallest.
The total amount Bcrnstorff asked
the Foreign Office for was $I,7oo.ooo
The difference in this and the amount
he actually received represents the
depreciation in the value of the Ger
man mark.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
The Circus.

The Patterson Trained Wild Ami
NAL Show and the Gollmar circus ar
rived in Butler on time Friday morn
ing and pitched their tents on the va
cant lot northwest of the Missouri
Pacific depot. For some reason the
street parade that was advertised to
take place at eleven o'clock was post
poned until 1890. 1t was the same
old parade, the gilded chariots, the
steam calliope, the bands, the clowns
and the more or less beautiful ladies
on horseback. The one feature OF
the parade was the fine horses, which
were above the average of .circu:
horses.
Both the afternoon and night per
formances were good and were greet
ed by immense crowds. 1t is SAT-
that after their next stop they vii
90 into winter quarters.
One of the managers of the shov
said that a large part Of their per
formers and a number Of their con
cession men had been drawn for dut.
with the national army, but that tn
majority of the exemption boards ha
allowed them to defer the time OF re
porting until after the close OF tn
circus season.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Show People Have Their Troubles


Anyone who thinks that the show
mans life is altogether bed OF
roses these days would find that they
have another think coming after a
few minutes conversation with one
of them. One of them last week
told the Times man that it was very
hard to secure enough men to do the
work around the show, that the high
prices of everything made the busi-
ness just a bit precarious. Another
said that one of the biggest troubles
that he had encountered this year
was the transportation problem. The
railroads are using so much OF their
rolling stock for troop movements
that it is hard to get cars when they
want them, and some OF the roads
are disposed to take advantage OF
the movement of troops. A show
down in Texas some time ago was
forced to give up baggage car that
they were using, the reason given
being that the road needed It tt
haul baggage for the soldiers The
Snowman remembered the number o1
the car and few days later he saw II
loaded with watermelons being ship
ped north.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamcntary upon the estate OF w.
n. Hardinger, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Court OF Bates County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date the 25th day >of
September, 1917. r.
All persons having. claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow
ance within six months after the date
of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such es'
tate; and if such claims Be not ex-
hibited within one year from the date
of granting said letters, they shall
he forever barred.
Witness my signature this 25th day
of September, 1917.
WILLIE M. HARDINGER,
(SeaD Executor.
(Attest) CARL ]. HENRY,
5o-4t Judge of Probate.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Seed Corn Display.

The Missouri State Bank is ar
ranging for a grand display OF seed
corn grown in Bates county this
year.
Suitable display racks will lie
placed in the lobby of the bank, and
every farmer in the county who has
some extra good corn is requested
to bring in ten ears for exhibition.
The name and address of the grow
er, the variety and price of corn tor
seed will be shown on every exhibit
where such information is furnished
We believe the selection of good
seed one of the principal factors IN
good farming. and shall conduct this
exhibit for the sole purpose of help
ing the farmers of Bates county &c
raise more corn and make more
money.
,1-tf MISSOURI STATE BANK.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

lanes Bush ct al to J. w. Harrison
100 acres section I8 and lo Rockville
$1.oo.
!. w. Harrison to l.. L. Hyer 100
acres sections IS and 70 Rockville
$1.oo.
T.. A. Sunny ct al to J. w. Harri-
son 100 acres sections 70 and Ie
Rockville $2,5oooo.
l.. A. Stone TO p. II. Ringo u
acres section II East Boone $5,5oo.oo
]. F. Sunny to J. w. Harrison Ioe
acres sections l8 and lo Rockville
$Ioo.
WI. Cox to f J. Sheppard lots
and S block r7o third addition :;
Rich Hill $500.
A. ]. Beard to Louis Vodry blocI
,s Walton's second addition to Rici
Hill $500.
Z. D. Gree TO J. D. Jeffries trae
section I Rockville $4,000.
G. M. Jackson to A. NJ. Young l.
acres section 80 Deer Creek $I,75o.oc
R. F. Hedger to Annie Hedge
tract section 4 Charlotte $500.
l.. M. Scrivner ct al to F. A. Schol
Ter lots ), 4 and 5 block Al Foste
$500. o
F. & NJ. Bank to S. c. Collier 8
acres section IS Walnut $3.6oo.oo.
4 ]. A. Marsteller to Chas. Wright 2
acres sections IS and 81 Mt. Pleas
ant $5,ooooo.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Kansas City Star Admits One Lie

For the first time in the memory OF
the oldest inhabitaut, the Kansas City
Star prints an admission that it pub
lished a falsehood. The Star is sill
ent as to the influence that impelled
1t to make this admis sion.
1t is more than possible, however,
that the activity of the government
agents touching trouble-inakers in
the nation had something to do with
the Stars anxiety 10 correct its state
fnents regarding conditions at Camp
Doniphan, where thousands of Mis-
eouri and Kansas boys are quartered.
Here is the language of the Star S
retraction, as it appeared Friday
evening:
IAN article dealing with the made
ouacy of the hospital facilities for
the twenty thousand Kansas and
Missouri troops at Camp Doniphan
which appeared in The Stars morn
ing issue of October 1, has given to
relatives of these soldiers anxiety not
warranted by the real conditions al
the camp. !,
In the article of October it i:
stated that a St. Louis trooper, wne
had broken his leg, was refused al
mittance to the hospital because
there was no room and that the broE
en- leg had to be set in tent. This
was not true.
1T was also stated that sanitation
around the hospital, as Throughout
the camp, was high joke This
too, is incorrect. The sanitary ar
rangements are as good as they coul'
be at a camp not provided with
sewer system
Now, then, if the Star will print
general retraction, covering all tn
recent editorials" OF one I. Roose
velt, and the staff articles from var
Gus other military camps, the pap<
will begin to get its feet OH loys
| American ground.-N arrehso"r
Star ournal.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

Joplin Don't Like the Proposed
Change in the Train Schedules.

Last week it was announced that
the Missouri Pacific would change
the schedule of two passenger trains
between Joplin and Kansas City.
The change was asked by committees
from Butler. Rich Hill, and Adrian
and other towns interested at hear
ing before commissioner of the
State Public Utilities commission at
Pleasant Hill. some time ago. Joplin
was not represented at the hearing
and now, according to the Joplin pa
pers, feels very much aggricved and
has appointed a committee to go be-
fore the commission and ask that the
schedules be left as they are now.
The papers do not state what the
objection to the new time card really
is. but for some reason it does not
seem to suit them at all.
So far the local officers of the rail-
road have received no notice of the
contemplated change.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
MAY FIX PRICE OF OIL
Government Also Expected to Con-
troll Rates ON Gasoline.

Washington. Oct. 5.-Governmen.
supervision of oil and gasoline prices
appeared as an early possibility to-
night after the federal trade commits
sion had received cost of production
figures from the largest producing
and distributing concerns. Ihe trace
commission already has made pre-
liminary estimate of costs, but de-
sired to give the oil men an oppor-
tunity to present their own stat's1'cs'
The government can pursue two
courses, each of which. officials be-
lieve, will result in reduction Of
prices, not only to the government
but to the public. 1t can enter into
a voluntary agreement with the IN.
dustry fixing prices or under the food
bill it can place the trade under con-
troll of the fuel administration, IN
stituting licensing system.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Sell Groceries.

One of worlds largest Wholesale
Grocers, Capital over $1,000, ,ooooo)
wants ambitious men in every locali-
ty to sell direct to consumer nation
ally known brand of groceries, teas.
coffees, spices, paints, oils, stock
foods, etc. Big line, easy sales.
Values beat any competition. Earn
big money. No experience or capi-
tai required. Complete sample out
fit and free selling instructions start
you. Long established reliable
house; ask your banker. Write to-
day. John Sexton & Co., Lake x
Franklin Sts., Chicago, III. 52-It1
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Sent the Wrong Body.

A few days ago Johnson county
relatives of Joe l.. Primm received a
telegram that he had been killed IN
a railroad accident at Rock Springs,
Wyoming, and asking what dispos'-
ton should be made of the body.
The body was ordered shipped to
Warrensburg, and one day last week
all arrangements were made for the
funeral, but when the casket was
opened it was found that it did not
contain the body of young Primm
but a total stranger. 1t is supposed
that the undertaken in Wyoming ia
some manner mixed up the bodies.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
PILL .-Box" pEFENsE= ), FAILS
Hindenburg's "Unbreakable" Line
No Better Than Trenches.

With. the British Armies in the
Field, OCT. 6.-Field Marshal Haig S
most successful blow against the
German lines was achieved against
Germany's newest defensive scheme
and against the plan of warfare on
which the Teutonic high command
has pinned all its hopes.
The outstanding fact of the vic
tory, as its fruits were computed to-
day, was that the German pill box
defense scheme is just as Vulnerable
as the old style trench defense plan.
The Germans decided~to give up
the complete trench warfare because
they found the Tremendous, British
offensive barrage made trenches
death traps. The "Prussian impera-
torix," as Hindenburg is now called
in Germany, thereupon devised the
plan of concrete she'll crater aefenses
distributed over a.. wide zone and
sprinkled with pill boxes" This de-
fense scheme succeeded the intricate
ly complete trench system on the
very front where 'Haig struck. The
new plan had for months been ex,
trlled behind the German lines a.
Cer.nanys supreme tactical achieve
ment. 1t was to the German rank
and file the unbreakable "Hinden
burg defensive
But Haig broke it. The linden
burg defensive did not live up to tht
expectations which its first tryor
around Ypres in the summers bat
ties had raised. The conviction mus
now have been borne home crushing
~ on the Germans that their arm"i
is cracking. ':<
The terrible British barrage levele
the wide defensive zone of the new
war system and a new wake bar
rage mopped up what was left. Be
tween the two. walls of raining steel
the British more like bulldogs thar
ever tore apart the fabrics OF the Hin
denburg defense.
Not only this, but the German
counter attacks, on which Hinden
burg's new system counted SO heav'l
for success, faded away.
Part of the Hindenburg strateg
in giving up the completely linke
and intricate system of trench line
for scattered pill boxes and concre'
ed she'll craters was based on belle
that if there were only few trenche
the attacking enemy would lack COY
or, as heretofore the line after line
trenches, even when half destroye
by barrage fire, gave immediate cove
for troops to withstand counter a
tacks.
There were no intricate trenc
lines where the British assaulte
! Nevertheless, they dug in so quick
that no German counter blows d'
lodged them.
German Us steel wall is slowly b
surely breaking. The imperatorix
: making desperate search, but has n
). yet found props sufficient to upho
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of Levanus Bentley, deceased,
that |, Cora L. Bentley, Executrix OF
said estate. intend to make final set,
tlement thereof, at the next term OF
the Bates County Probate Court, III
Bates County, State of Missouri, to
be held at Butler, Missouri, conf
mencing on the 18th day OF Novem-
ber, 1917.
CORA +. BENTLEY,
s,-at Executri<.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

The next national campaign in the
United States is to see a new polit'-
cal organization to be called the Ma
tional Party" 1t is being born III
Chicago right now. where represen-
tatives of the Socialists. Progress
sives. Prohibitionists, Single Takers,
Independents, etc, are selecting ma
tional committee. This may Dc
where I. K. is going to get his back
ing when he runs for president again
-Warrensburg Star Journal.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Here Are Two. Methods Of CurinE
''- '''' - @'SS Pork.

:.A.HsS y.. SO
Hog killing time is coming. 1t S
specially i,npor,ant this year that,
each family cure an abundant supply
oi meat. P. F. Trowbridge Of the
University of Missouri College of
Agricultural offers two methods of
curing pork
DRY CURE--Do not cut up the
pork till the carcass is we'll chilled.
Make a mixture of clean fine salt 10
pounds, white or brown sugar 10
pounds, white or black pepper 4
pounds, red pepper one-half pound.
This will make enough cure for about
1000 pounds Of pork. If saltpeter is
desired, use pounds in the above
mixture. 1t will give red color 10
the lean meat but has tendency to
harden the. meat too much. Chill
saltpeter may be used instead of the
regular saltpeter by taking. about 20
per cent less.
Rub each piece OF meat thoroughly
with the cure. Take special care to
work the cure around the ends of
bone of hams and shoulders. Pack
skin down on table or in box in
cool airy place. Do not place in
direct sunlight or in damp musty
cellar After four or five days over
haul the meat, rub thoroughly with
the cure and repack; repeat this in
about a week. Hams and shoulders
should remain in the cure from l IL
days to days per pound weight OF
piece; the latter time is safer for
meat that is to be kept during the
summer. Bacon should be in the
cure shorter time. Ten days will
give very nice mild cure to siS
! Or eight pound piece.
BRINE CURE-Make brine by
boiling 7 pounds of clean salt and
pounds of white or brown sugar
with two gallons of water. If salt
peter is desired add one-fourtt
pound. This gives about enough te
cover 100 pounds of pork when wei
packed. Sprinkle little clean flint
salt in the bottom of the barrel, rul
each piece of meat lightly with tn
salt, sprinkle light layer of salt be
tween each layer Of meat. Put on
board and weight down with a rock
Allow to stand over night. Tip bar
rel on side and allow the liquor II
run out. Cover the meat with tn
cold brine and allow to stand in
+ cool place 4 or S days. Overhaul, re
pack, and cover with the same brine
Repeat in about week. Give tn
meat the same length of time for cur
ing as with the dry cure.
r When the curing is complete was
: off the excess cure and hang in tn
smokehouse. Meat kept in the cur
il too long should be soaked in war;
|. water to remove the excess of tn
v cure. Smoke with hickory, oak, az
j. pie or any non-resinous WOO.
Avoid all wood OF the pine fami'
!. With a continuous smudge the smoi
IS ing can be completed in "a hour
}, With intermittent smoking long
d time is necessary as cold meat TAX
the smoke" slowly. Wrap the me
to keep it away from the skipper
If rats or mice get at the meat tht
open way for the shippers.
IL damp weather cured meats will mol
le This is not injurious except it is a
visable to use up shoulders, as mo
10 grows in the cracks and calls for e
le cessive trimming.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received by the Board
Of Directors of the Fry school. Dis
trict No. 30, until Monday. October
IS, 1917, for the erection of q school
building. Plans and specifications
can be seen at the office Of A. 4.
Moreland, county superintendent OF
schools, after Friday, Oct. s
sr.at p. c. Jewett.
Clerk School District No. %.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors and others interested in the es-
tate of William l.. Kash, deceased.
that /, S. B. Kash, administrator with
will annexed, of said estate, intend
to make final settlement thereof, at
the next term of the Bates County
Probate Court, in Bate S County.
State of Missouri, to be held at But
ler, Missouri, commencing on the
l eth day of November, 1917.
52-1t S. B. KASH,
Administrator With Will
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
U. s. IN MOVE TO KEEP FOOD
<. FROM REACHING ENEMY
Ships Carrying Supplies From South
g. America TO Neutrals Must
Show cargoes In Order
to Get Coal.


Washington, Oct. A final move
TO- prevent supplies from reaching
Germany from the outside world was
taken today by the American gov
ernment in deciding to refuse. coal to
neutral ships carrying supplies from
South America to the northern Eu-
ropean neutral countries unless their
cargoes are inspected in American
ports.
In making known the decision to-
cay the exports administrative board
announced that it would apply pro-
visions of the exports control act,
which gives the government the SAME
supervision over bunkers it has over
the expectation of goods generally.
The step was taken with the ap-
proval of all the allies, who will CO.
operate by enforcing similar regu-
lations. It follows closely Great
Britain's declaration of a complete
embargo against the northern Euro
pean neutrals, which was designed to
strengthen the embargo put into
force by the United States. =,
Some Latin-American countries
are exporting freely to the European
neutrals. For some time there has
been a Tightening up on the export
cf coal to South American countries
in an effort to cut off supplies :;
German-o owned public utilities con
Germs, which it has been charged
have supplied funds for German
propaganda in this country.
South American countries are thu
only nations in the world left II
which Germany has to obtain food
stuffs and other ecessaries through
the border countries. With thi
source cut off allied statesmen fee
that the ring around Germany 4
drawn so tightly that the economi
pressure, reinforcing the allies ever
growing military superiority, WI!
make the German people see thei
cause is hopeless.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Notice to Hunters.

All hunters must have license tor
killing or taking. any and all kinds OF
game. Duck season opens Sept. IS
and closes Apr. 3o Quail season
opens Nov. 10 and closes December
Al. The season for fur bearing ami
mails opens December 1 and closes
February 1.
s2-5t }. a. fa'.e,so.'
Deputy Game Warden
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

The man to work with drag line
dredge, the woman to do the cooking
and house work. Both must be good
at their respective work.. A years
Job If they give satisfaction. Give
references in first letter. Box -.
Butler. No. S:t
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Pershing A Full General.

Washington, Oct. DENOMINATIONS
of Mai. Gen. John J. Pershing. com
n,anding the American troops IN
France, and Maj. Gen. Tasker n
Bliss. chief of staff OF the army, to'
promotion to the full grade of gen
cral were confirmed by the Senate to
day in open session.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Madison Branch

~~ Madison Branch
Leaye Butler daily ..::..'. 500 .. m
Sunday only ..........'..1 10:oo q. -"
CLAUDE L. PLAIN,
Agent.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

South Bound
No. 2os Joplin, Wichita &
Coffeyville Passenger {. $50 a. "'
No. 7o7 Joplin and Yates
Center passenger ...... I:lo p. H.
No. 2o1 local freight .....I1:oo a. IT.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY

North Bound
,;.. Leave
No. ao2 K. c. and St. Louis
messenger .II:Oo a. Ill.,
No. 21o K. C.. and St. Louis
passenger ............. lo:4o r. ILL.,
No. 2o2 local freight ..12:3o p. m'