Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-18


Vision OF more gasoline and possibly
lower prices was seen in the belief
generally expressed at the opening OF
| the ninth general convention of the
Independent Oil Mems Association of
America, that the Standard Oil Com
pany soon would release it's patents
on refining oil from lower grades for
gasoline purposes
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Stoppage of cotton shipments to
Northern European neutrals has re-
suited in such surplus of the staple
in this country that the exports adj
ministrative board has determined to
permit, for an indefinite period, the
expectation of raw cotton to the Al
lies without licenses.
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Philadelphia is to be the scene of an
experiment by Herbert c. Hoover, ma
tional food administrator, in the prepa-
ration of scent loaf of war bread.
1t is also proposed to establish stan
dardized method of mixing and MAX
ing the bread.
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Five persons were drowned when
the barge Athens, carrying $500 tons
of coal, broke in two and foundered
in a gale twenty-five miles off South
ampton, Ontario, in Lake Huron, re-
Gently, according to word reaching De-
troit
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The American League baseball
machine trundled half way to victory
in the worlds series clash with the
New York Nationals when they defeat
ed the Giants, to 2, in the second
game of the titular struggle. -
One of the last acts of congress was
the confirmation of the nominations of
Major General John J. Pershing and
Major General Tasker H Bliss to the
generals.
Training work mapped out by the
War Department for national guard
and national army divisions before
they will be regarded as ready for
duty abroad is based on a sixteen
weeks course of the most intensive
kind of work in the open, varied with
lectures by American and allied Off
GERS who are experts in modern war
fare.
The absorption by the Boston Her
aid of the Boston Journal, which has
been factor in the morning newspa-
Per field in New England for more
than three-quarters of century has
been announced.
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In the midst of a days thrilling de-
bate on alleged disloyalty of Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, the extraor-
binary session of congress, which be-
gan April 2, and generally regarded as
the most momentous in American his
tory, has been adjourned sine die.
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Southwest
Inspired by the sight of soldiers
marching away to war, many Bartles-
vile, Ok, youths under the draft age
are enlisting. some of them running
away from home In one day ten
youths, from Is to 20 years old, en-
listed.
Because other girls made remarks
about her, Addie Howard, Is years old,
committed suicide at Fort Smith, Ark,
by drinking carbolic acid She left a
note to her parents telling the reason
ter returning from church
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Thirty Mexican government troops
were killed and forty taken prisoners
when a band of bandits, claiming to
be Villa followers, attacked a federal
command at San Antonio Pass, oppo-
site Candelaria. Tex, recently accord
ing to a report received at Preside.
Texas.
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Thirteen of the 156 negro soldiers
held in connection with the rioting in
Houston, Tex, on August %, have
been released and have returned to
Columbus, N. NJ, to rejoin their regi-
ment.
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The citizens of Lawton and the
United States government are to di-
vide equally an expense of 100000 for
the erection of buildings in which are
to be provided adequate facilities for
recreation for the thirty thousand Mis-
souri, and Kansas troops to be trained
at Fort Sill
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Foreign
Vice-Admiral Won Capelle, German
minister of marine, announced in the