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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
High School Mates

President W.. A. Lewis gave a
graphic. Illuminating and convincing
exposition of Americas position in
the world war in general assembly
Wednesday morning. It made a pro-
found impression upon the students.
Carman's football squad tackled
the Colby eleven on the Normal grid
iron Friday afternoon. It is too early
at this writing to give details of the
game and score.
Ida Belle Solomon, a junior, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Anna
Blender, Senior, who lives nine
miles north of Hays.
The teaching force of the high
school and the grades had a picnic
supper on the banks of Big Greek
October 11th- They say that this
will not be the last of their social
functions.
Grace VanHorn went to Hoxie Sun
day night, to visit her father; she re-
turned Wednesday morning. Grace
Is a Sophomore and this is her first
year IN our high school. She attended
school IN South Dakota last year.
Jack Hale's parents thought it not
best for him to accept the position as
cheer leader. Fred Sites was chosen
on the spur of the moment to fill the
place at the Plainville game and did
his work so well that he was chosen
unanimously to fill the place for the
year at general assembly the next
day.
The girls Melted $3.50 from their
candy sale at Grass store last Satur-
day. They viii use this amount plus
a small assessment to purchase a mir
ror for their cloak room. The boys
are advising them to approach it
gradually.
The freshmen and the sophomcres
held weinie roast on the creek near
the Fair grounds Friday after the
game. They had planned to have
their first social gathering IN the
new gym but just couldn't wait until
it was ready.
When the boys heard that the girls
were talking about getting a mirror
for their cloak room, they called a
meeting of all the boys of the high
school, voted an assessment OF TWEEN
ty cents on each fellow and purchased
a full length mirror for their own
coat and hat room before the girls
knew what had happened The girls
say that they do hope that the boys
viii make good use of It
School was interrupted a few min
utes Monday afternoon by the FIRE
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Washington, D. c., Oct. 16, 1917

WOman's Liberty Loan Committee
Washington, D. c.. Oct. Is, 1917
In every city, ton and village, and
at every crossroad and country school
house of the United States bonfires
will be lighted on the night of Tues
day, October %, by direction of the
local officers of the Woman's Liberty
Loan Committee, for the double pur-
pose of calling attention to the fact
that the Second Liberty Loan of 1917
will close on Saturday, October 27,
and syn,bolizing the truth that Amer
lea is keeping alight the fires of lib
erty.
Miss Mary Synon, executive secre-
tary of the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee and the originator of the
Liberty Fires" idea, has instructed
the federal reserve districts the state
and county and local chairmen Of the
Committee to make the bonfire cele-
bration on the ever Liberty Day, DC
tobr "a, an occasion of vital patriotic
significance as well as high point in
the Liberty Loan campaign.
''The fires of st. John, those bea-
cons of faith which have burned on
the hills of Europe for twenty cen
by the tread of the armies of inva-
sion and devastation. For the first
time in the history of Christianity
the embers from which st. Johns
Eve the peasant women of the world
took living stones to their own hearth
stones failed to glow lest they bring
down the shells from the enemy's air
craft. Forms and woemen oversees the
fires may not be kindled till the war
is done. But the women of America
hold the duty of blazoning to the
world, the truth of liberty, of keeping
alight the fires of freedom That
we may not forget that duty and that
we may better understand that the
Liberty Loan is not merely a good
investment but a sacred obligation of
patriotism and a promise to those
who fight for US and with US in the
struggle of right against might, we
women of the United States will set
upon the hills of our country on the
eve of Liberty Day beacons which
viii flame out our belief in the right
eousness of our cause; and from the
embers we will take to our homes
the Goals of our cause; and from the
embers we vii ltake to our homes the
Goals of courage and of determine
ton to make sacrifices for that Liber-
ty which our land is keeping alight
for the guidance of a Clrkcned
world"
Torchlight professions, barbecues,
speeches and various other local ceIe-
brations have been planned already
by the local committee to take place
in connection with the Liberty
Fires" More than one thousand
County Chairman of the Wo:nUn's
Liberty Loan Committee have al
ready begun plans for the celebration
IN which every man, woman and
child IN the country may participate
as signals of the closing of the Sec
ond Liberty Loan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20

at the nurses home. The fire was
caused by hot tar which the work
men were putting on the roof. The
high school boys working in>the lab
oratory detected the fire by fumes
of burning tar that poured IN at
their window and turned IN the fire
alarm. The fire was distinguished
by the workmen before the hose COM
pany arrived
As part of the very excellent pro-
gram given by the Sophomore Thurs
day morning, Clair Wilson II, now
Of the Normal, sang annie Laurie
and the school joined in the chorus.
It revived pleasant memories of last
years music hour and commence
meut
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
The Favored Importers

In the last few months according
to the New York Daily News Record
of September 19, there has been a
large increase in the stock Of import
ed goods held In the New York bonded
warehouses Anticipating a sharp
increase in Tariff rates as among the
measures to be adopted to increase
the revenues, the imports had reduced
their warehouse storage to about
$50, 100000. But no such lacking
up of the low duties of the Under
wood Free-Trade Tariff has taken
place. Congress has taken no step
toward increasing by a single dollar
the receipts from customs. The I'm
derwood Free-Trade rate of less than
8 per cent on the total of nearly $40
600, 900 a year of imports remains
unchanged. Accordingly the import
ers. having no fear of higher duties,
have increased their bonded warehouse
reserve stocks from 100000 I'D to
$40, 600, 00Z- Importers are flavor
ed" nation in their privileges under
the present Free-Trade regime.-Ex
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
DIR. SPARR,
SPECIALIST
WILL BE IN HAYS CITY
Thursday, November list
AT the WINDSOR HOTEL
For One Day Only
On His Regular Monthly Visits
Hours: Gam to 6p.m.

Hours: 9 am to pm.
al buy headache tablets every day
for my wife" said a Kansan, recent
ly. 81 suppose you think that In so
doing you are doing your full duty
by her." remarked his family doctor.
''You will continue to dope that
headache (Which is only Nature's
method of calling attention to what
is often a serious and deep seated
trouble,) until some day she will be
laid to rest. You would perhaps save
your wife much suffering and maybe
add many years to her life by taking
her to a reliable specialist. Head
ache is but a symptom-many times
of serious stomach, heart, liver, kid
ney and nervous troubles"
DIR. SPARR has been coming to
Hays City every four weeks since
June 1913
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20

The right of the telephone sub
sriber to talk back to a telephone
operator, In case Of poor service, has
been upheld by a ruling OF the Pub
lie Service Commission of Missouri.
This IS a right that never should
have been questioned, IN Missouri or
anywhere else. There is nothing so
sacred about the telephone that It
cannot properly be held to the proper
discharge Of its functions, and to the
proper fulfllment OF its contracts. Of
course, protests over the wire should
be ccuched IN language such as is
deemed legitimate when people are
talking face TO face, but that is all
the manager or operator of q Door
telephone service has a right to ex-
pect- There must sometimes be
Nback talk" is corporate imposition<is
not to be Hcensed.-Ex.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
u. S. Paying More for War Than ANY
Other Nation

u. S. Paying More for War Than Any
Other Nation
New York, October 16.-The war
Is costing the beligerent nations of
the world at the rate of 100000, 900
a day-S6, 100000 an hour-and the
United States is paying at least one
quarter of this staggering sum, &C
cOrding TO estimates made today by
the Mechanics and Metal Bank, of
New York. The estimated daily cost
at the beginning of the war was $780,
100000 and year ago it was $780,
100000. This country's rate of ex-
penditure is greater than any other
nation, Great Britain being second
and Germany next.
By next August, according to the
banks figures the total cost to the
world will be $155, 0OO,OOO,OOO.
Already expenditures have ex-
ceeded 500, 100000, of which
all but a fraction has been translated
into permanent national indebtness:
interest on public debt is now calcu-
lated to be more than 10 per cent.
of the normal income of the German
people, as compared with less than
one-haf Of one per cent, in the case
OF the people of this country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
Combined Wealth of Nathan,

The developed national wealth of
the allies is placed at 100000, OO0,-
600 by the bank, while that of the
Teutonic powers is given at $780,
600, 100000.
About 100000 men are TODAY
engaged in the war To what extent
the entente allies have gained super
iority over Germany is shown by the
bank in striking fashion.
With no more than 100000 of
American manhood enlisted, the to-
tai military strength of the allies is
33,OOO,O00, against a total for Ger
many, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey of 20,000,00O. The popu-
iatIon OF the fourteen entente allies
from which the ranks of their armies
may be replenished is altogether :
3OO,OOO,OOO against a population of
less than 15O,O0O,OOO in the central
European nations
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20

Call and Set our rates and terms
On farm loans before giving your an
pEieatiOa- The Citizens State Bank -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
MAsoNs WILLFIcHT FOR ROOM
AT CAMPS
Georgia Lodge to Start Campaign to
Set Aside Secretar y Bakers

Georgia Lodge to Start Campaign to
Set Aside Secretar y Bakers
Ruling.
A storm Of protest has burst forth
from the Masonic order of the United
States against Secretarys of Was
Bakers ruling that no secret orders
except the Knight of Columbus shall
have the privilege of erecting lodge
rooms at the national environments,
and an appeal to- congress will be
made to obtain enactment of such
legislation as will forever bar re-
petition of such outrageous discrim-
nation" Should congress fail to
act the question may become an is
according TO Grand Master Frank D.
Mills of Georgia, no Monday. made
public correspondence between Mason
ic officials and the war department
relative to the erection of Masonic
buildings al the environments.
A campaign to have Secretary Bak-
er's ruling set aside will begin when
the Georgia grand lodge meets in
about three days, and it is probable
that they vii be added by other or
ders.
Grand Master Mills said: ''Masons
have made it point to steer clear
OF politics, but, IN my opinion, 1t is
time for them to get busy now and
take hand in the next general cleo
ton to see TO it that parties are put in
to Office who will afford us fair treat
ment"
The matter was first opened be-
tween the Masonic order and the war
department when in response to a let
ter written from General Secretary
Greenfield of Atlanta, asking permits
sion to build a lodge and reception
room at Camp Gordon, a reply was
received from the war department
advising that no organizations would
be allowed to erect buildings at the
camps except the Y. NJ. c. A, and the
Knights of Columbus, and suggesting
that Masons and other Protestant
fraternal organizations erect their
buildings in towns nears the camps
"The entire matter will be placed
before a committee of the grand
lodge with a power to act" stated Mr..
Ellis.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
HE DOES NOT USE THE KNIFE

DR.. Spar treats diseases Of the
Stomach, Liver, Blood, Skins Nerves,
Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, Sex
ual Diseases, Diseases Of Women,
Rheumatism, Diabetes, Catarrh, Bed
Wetting,Leg Ulcers, certain forms Of
Paralysis, Weak Lungs, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Appendicitis, Gall Stones,
Golfers, Tumors, Cancers, Bilious
ness, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Emaciation,
fulous Diseases, Diseases Of Men, and
the Tobacco Habit.
II yo1 have Kidney or Bladder
troubles bring an ounce bottle Of
your urine for analysis.
The doctor furnishes ali his own
medicines.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
FLY SIX MILES HIGH
Latest Invention Makes u. 5. Airmen
Immune to Gun Fire
Oxygen Device Overcomes Air Rarity
At Enormous Heirht

Oxygen Device Overcomes Air Rarity
At Enormous Height
Washington, October 16.-Aircraft
flying the stars and stripes may bonn
bar Berlin from a height of six
miles through the latest invention of
American scientific genius. At this
height German defending planes and
guns would be useless.
This unheard of height can easily
be attained by the Liberty Motor"
according to all experts. The only
difference has. been that in such, a
rarlfied atmosphere the ayiators
themselves could do nothing; the ter
rife demands on their lungs are too
great to permit other action. Air
planes have attained heights of 25.-
600 feet but the difficulty of breath
ing all but made the aviators power
less.
Now American Science steps in
with the twin of Liberty Motor. Glib
cry Oxygen" is its name and it is q
respiration device which automatical-
ly supplies to the flyer the oxygen
which is lacking m the natural ain
at high attitudes.
German Flyers Would be PowerIess.
The device is the joint production
of experts of the aviation section and
army medical corps. It is hailed by
the government here and by the in
ternationa1 experts on aviation in
Washington as the solution of the
last problem of the air and an assur-
ance of superiority =, in the air to
America and her allies for the re-
mainder of the war.
American and allied aircraft can
fly over Germany with this device at
height unattainable to German avia-
tors and at their leisure can bonn
bard and destroy military depots, ar
senals and the great war Industrial
plants. The great German air fleets
guarding it would be helpless against
the raiders flying high above them.
Details of the invention are guard
ed with utmost secrecy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
FOR RENT
Victoria, Tuesday, October 18th.

F4@tOEIas AueSdayJ October 10Th.
Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with your eyes, ears,
nose or throat, or need glasses, make
q date with DR.. M. Jaw Brown. Offices
IN Campbell Building, SaIina. Kan
sas, or see him at Victoria, on Tues
day, October 10th, and at Ellis, Oc-
tOber 18th.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
50 MILAN Soldiers In 1t

Interest Absorbs 10 Per cent, of
German Peoples Income.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
PILES

Itching, Bleeding, Blind or Pro
tIuding Piles quickly and permanent
ly cured WITHOUT TIE KNIFE.
No cutting, no ehloroform OK other
dangerous anesthetic used. He gives
q contract and guarantee 20 cure
every ease he treats, no matter how
long standing, OF refund every cent
full and Troublesome nalsdy, 4 win
pay you to call and have q talk with
him.
The doctor Is authorized By tie
State Of, Kansas to treat al ehreaie
diseases Of men and women
Examination and Consultation free
and confidential
Ofes address:
z. z. SPARR, n. D.
229 Glendale Bsdz.
Kansas City, BE.
Reference; Gate City Estsezal Bank
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
WAR COSTS NOW AGGREGATE
16O MILLIONS A DAY.

Expense to All Nations Totals So
100000 an Hour.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20

Allies, 80 Million Men; Central Pow
ers. 20 Million.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
After School.

When home from schools long day he
drifts
And to my gaze his fresh face iitts,
read the tale Of all the JOYS
And sorrows that az, every boy
knew them once. feel them yet.
Through lateI living's deeper fret
But still ! hold him close. and say
son tell me all about Your day
He tells me Whispering oer each grief
And laughing next in swift relief:
The big. bad boy who hid his hat:
The girl who slipped from where She sat
t. meet with Teacher, wcll-eatneG
trown:
And how the littIe>t boy Tell down,
list that ! do not know
But only that | love him So
When. at lite, tIoublous school day,
close
Each world-wom pupil homewald goes
Straight to the Fathers eyes well laist
Om own. prepared for blame or praise
He'll slip an arm around and say:
Child, tell me all about your day
Not that Cur Father doe. not know
But only that lie loves IL 20.
Strickland Gillian in Farm Life
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28

bring them within the tax law are
shoudcrcd with the responsibility of
making returns. Those who have filed
schedules in previous years, when the
exemptions were larger, will receive
blank forms for use this year; others
must get them either by applying to
the office OF the collector of internal
revenue at Portsmouth, y. H., or of the
revenue officials who are to be in town
from Jan. > to II at headquarters to be
announced later Returns must be
made not later than March /.
Hardly week passes that The Med
der, does not hear someone express ap-
prevail Of the town S course in engag-
ing the services Of n trained highway
executive. It i evident that it was n
wise move. and The Meddlcr hopes
tina, the sc!cctmen in their annual re
port will be able to point out in def
mite terms the advantages that have
accrued to Brat tlcboro as the result OF
Mr. Wallace : administration Of road
affairs In these days when demands
| for money have increased SO enormous
! ~ il is more important than ever be
| fore that every dollar of public fund,
I be made to Weld its maximum return.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
Wonderful Record.
Northicld News.

Norwich university is a small insti-
tuition comparatively, but rs Daniel
Webster said OF Dartmouth wears ago.
there are those who love her. " To
have contributed $40 men for service in
the present war. with over 20 per cent
commissioned officers, is a record Of
which 4 much larger college might be
proud Brattleboro Rcformcr.
The !" West Point Of Vermont is in
deed doing things. we would like to
| know what better time for the govern
ment to see that this institution was
given help 10 put it where il should be
as military college. Here is nucleus
| OF fine military outfit, and mighty
well handled by q very able corps of
/ instructors and officials. every one Of
/ them giving of their best, and as The
| kcformcr well says, giving OF its men
! for actual service, even to Gripping the
i higher classes. Such an institution
! doing such work, all along the lines OF
/ preparedness, is entitled to have the
government take notice of it, Her,
is u chance for some real big men Il
shine. and we are wondering If il i
not up to our representatives in con
grcsS to call the attention Of the govern
mcnt to the matter.
! According To a statement recently
made by Dean II. r. Roberts, actin.
president of Norwich university. ther,
are now SO Norwich alumni and IN
dergraduateS in the military service o.
the allies. This does not include
goodly number Of Norwich men in othc
branches of war work. and is also il
addition TO about ten former member
OF the faculty or members of the boar,
of trustees. No less than six of TIN
30 members Of the board OF trustee
are in the service This includes S,lcl
men as General Leonard Wood. t. s. \
aud Colonel Fred b. Thomas Of th
Vermont regiment. Lieut.. Col. Ira |
Reeves, Col. Frank TompkinS. formc
commandment. Col. Jesse McCartcr Cav
t. :. A.. former commandment.
OF the 3l6 y. Z. men in the service
"a are commissioned officers. or 20.
per cent The list Includes one rear
admiral, three brigadier generals, tire
colonies, one captain Of the navy, tire
lieutenant colonies, II majors, one lieu
tenant commander, 81 captains. on
lieutenant of the navy, IS first heuter
ants, two licutenantS. Junior grade
navy. - second licutcnants. and min
: cuSigns. Most OF the enlisted men ar
, rated as nom commissioned officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
Vermont Again Defended.
{ Barre Times

Barre Times.
Captain Gibson Of the Vermont intan-
try had probably overlooked The OBJ
server + editorial which appeared two
DAYS after the criticism Of his state,
which criticism. as he correctly so init
mates, was based on information cir.
culated by northern papers 1t was i'm
mcdiately followed bv i mild protest
from a Nermonter in camp, and whose
facts were availcd Of at once in the
cause Of fairness to that state The
readers OF this paper cannot fail in ad-
miration of the spirit manifested bv
Captain Gibson in the defense he makes
IF his native state. and Of the senti-
mcnt he expresses in the closing para
graph. Vermont friends at Camp Greene
have i'll Captain Gibson well-poised
champion and one whose very earnest
ness enlsts the conviction of the read
er and ready sympathy with him.
Charlotte IN. ca Observer.
1t was fortunate for Vermont that
the state had such a vigorous defender
, as Captain Gibson right on the spot to
meet the false charge Of slackerism in
cnistments unwittinglv made by the
iid l'tN' '''ltNii IVIVi II II WY th
fortunate that Vermont has not Cap
tain Gibson handy to refute each Of the
charges of like nature being published
| all over the country because of misap-
prehension brought about by the incom
/ plete statistics put ont by the war de
partment. Captain Gibson : reply to
| the Charlotte paper is so good that it is
| printed verbatim in another column OF
| Il
| everyone who desires TO know the
| truth about Vermont. The doughty
Vermont officer has set forth the state S
case clearly and so accurately. He
knows whereof he speaks, for, let it be
stated, Capt. Gibson was in large meas
| urc responsible for such numerous vol
untarv enlistments into the National
! Guard of Vermont Vermont has him Il
thank for that service and again foi
welding q convincing pen in defense al
the state : fair name. ~----'------