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The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
CHARGED WITH STEALING
CATTLE
Arthur Borkman, of Lawrence, Kan
sas, Placed in Jail Under a
Serious Charge.

Monday afternoon a young man
approached VIM. Hubbard, local
cattle buyer and said that he had
twenty head OF cows that he wanted
to sell and priced them at five cents
per pound. As the price was ex-
tremcly low and the young man
not showing any proof of the own
crship. MIR. Hubbard became suspic-
ious and notified the sheriff. Deputy
Sheriff Otis Baker and Marshal r.
l.. Braden met the youung man on
the east side of the square, near the
Farmers Bank and placed him under
arrest. In response to questions he
claimed that he owned the cattle,
that his name was George Meffel
aged ~ years. He stuck to his story
until asked for his registration carl.
when he broke down and confessed
that his name was Arthur Borkman
He had been employed by Otis Perk-
ins. of Lawrence, Kansas, to care for
the cattle on farm. that he, Perkins,
owned in Henry county, and then he
and another young man named J. T..
North had stolen the cattle early
Sunday morning and drove them 20
Adrian where they tried to dispose OF
them but the price, five cents per
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
NO RESTING PEACE

There's no peace and little rest for
the ones who suffers from bad back,
and kidney and bladder disorders.
Butler people recommend Doans
Kidney Pills. Be guided by their ex-
perience.
Mrs. Chas. r. Smith, 8oI w. Pine
ST., Butler, says: Il had kidney
trouble from the time was child.
had bearing down ache through
my back day and night. When at
work it seemed as though l couldn't
keep up. l could find no position in
which could rest at night. In the
morning when l got up could
scarcely move as was SO sore and
lame. Ny kidneys acted too often.
was nervous and run down and Of
ten black specks came before my
eyes and sometimes l could hardly
stand because of dizziness. / got a
couple of boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills from the United Drug Co., and
they gave me complete relief. l have
used Doan's as needed since with
just as good results"
Price 6oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thar
Mrs. Smith had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.-Advertise-
ment. s7-2t
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN
WILL WIN WAR
Pershing Says War Will Not End in
Draw.

American Training Camp in
France. Oct. S (Delayed).--America $
fighting men will carry the cause OF
Entente Allies to successful issue
over Germany, Gen. Pershing, com
mander in chief of American forces in
France, declared today.
His statement was in answer to re-
ports that the war on the western
front will result in stalemate.
American newspapers recently ar
rived in France telling OF efforts III
certain quarters in the United States
to, spread the idea that the western
front can never be broken or Ger
mans driven out of France has
aroused not only Gen. Pershing. but
the entire American army.
Further resentment has been
caused by the information that these
reports had been taken up by Ger
man newspapers in an attempt to be-
little Americas effort in the war.
German propaganda working IN
America through the agency Of our
pacifists would spread this idea
among our people in order to weak
en- our initiative" said Gen. Pershinx.
Having lost its tactical advantage in
the Ypres salient. which it enjoyed
for more than two years. the Ger
man army continues to yield ground
before the hammering British as
saults. Everywhere on the western
front, despite the large number Of
German troops which the Russian Sit
uation has released, Germany is on
the defensive and the Allies are on
the offensive.
America has the resources i'll mea
and material. once they are prepared.
to add the weight which must. force
a military decision against Germany.
Our troops are imbued with a spiri.
of aggressiveness, spirit that means
we are going to win this war, and
that we have no idea of allowing our
selves to be influenced by. pacifists
or enemy propaganda. Neither have
we any false notions that victory is
going to be an easy matter. But that
only makes our determination
stronger.
Every man from top to bottom
has entered this war imbued with
fighting spirit. which means that the
cause Of the Allies will be carried to
a successful ISSUE"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Foster News.

A number OF tie young folks at
tended the pie supper at Virginia
school house last Saturday night
The Foster base ball team went 10
Pleasanton last Sunday and suffered
a defeat by aescore of II toll.
Rev. G. w. Herreld is holding 81
revival here in the Christian church.
Claude Cobb, James Vaughan,
Perry Jennings. Tom Hine and Lee
Shelton motored to Kansas City last
week to attend the Royal stock show.
Mrs. G. w. Shavely, Mrs. Fred
Treasure and Harley Incl were coun-
ty seat visitors last Monday.
G. r. Bangs is building new barn
on his farm out south of town.
Will Livingston has sale the Goth
OF the month. He is going to move
to western Kansas.
Tom Blackmon, proprietor OF the
Blue Goose Cafe is attending court
at the county seat. He is one of the
petit jurors.
Quite number of the young as
we'll as the old folks took in the cir
Gus at Butler last Friday.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Rolling Stones.

We had quite a frost last Friday
night.
think most everyone from our
community attended the big show at
Butler last Friday
c. {. Claunch and wife visited at
Mrs Evans, last Thursday.
K. c. Buckles and wife visited y.
Kansas City from Thursday Until
Sunday. While there they attended
the Royal,
Jason Deardorff and Geo. Buckles
have both sold their Scully leases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Chapman and
Mr. and Mrs. Gragg attended church
at Bethel last Sunday and took din
ner with Mrs. Webb.
Ernest and Charlie Morr have
their sorghum mill running most OF
the time nowadays.
Mr. and Mrs. II, H. Ewing visited
at Luther Poindexter's last Sunday.
Mr.. Wolf and Alva Randall made
a flying trip to Butler last Friday
morning to see the elephant.
Jason Deardorff has returned from
Western Kansas, where he has
bought 100 acres of land. Guess he
will be leaving old Missouri soon.
Bert Whitehead and family and
Geo. Molcs and family attended the
big show at Butler.
Mr.. r. l.. Rich has bought the
Jason Deardorif lease.
Harlan Buckles of Altona visited
his uncle. George, last Sunday
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
and Sunday with home folks.

and Sunday with home folks.
Misses Nena Bachelor and Rena
Warns and Clarence Warns motored
to Kansas City last Wednesday III
the formers car. =, They returned Sat
urday evening.
Merl Sargent and wife spent Sat
urday night with Geo. Sargent and
family. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Catron visit
cd relatives near Creighton Sunday.
Mrs. Josephine Stephenson re-
turned to her home in Kansas City
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCook and
daughter called at the Geo. Keen
home Friday evening.
A. l.. Gilmore was Butler visitor
Tuesday.
A. T. Keen motored to Appleton
City one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Quick and
children spent Sunday with his moth
er, Mrs. G. w. Quick.
Mis-. Josephine Stephenson, oi
Kansas City spent Thursday with
Mrs. Bess Harvey.
Several from this vicinity attended
the circus at Butler Friday.
Mrs. Humphrey Dickson is re-.
ported very low at this writing.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Negro, on Trial, Shot by Woman.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 4.-The
Rev. William David Jones, negro,
minister, charged with the murder OF
Arthur y. Dorsett, detective, was
shot early tonight by Mrs. Anna Dor
sett, widow of the slain man, just as
Jones attorney was finishing his plea
to the jury in Judge Ralph l.. Lat
shaw's division o the Jackson coun-
ty criminal court. Although the bull
let entered the negro's left side un-
der the shoulder, he was not fatally
wounded, physicians said.
~Dorsett was shot and killed the
night of August 6 while investigating
the theft of a dog. The killing took
place in the house where Jones hao
been rooming. The negro was ar
rested the following morning in Kan
sas City, Kan. While Jones was be-
ing held at police headquarters, MIS-
Dorset made an attempt to get 20
Jones then. At the time, it was sa'o'
there were threats of mob violence
from Dorsett's friends.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
North New Home.

Mrs. Charley Moore, Of Kansas
City. visited part of last week with
Mrs. J. l.. Strein and family. Mrs.
Strein returned home with her 70
visit few days.
Quite number from our neighbor-
hood attended the circus in Butler
Friday
Johnnie Richmond spent from Fri
day until Sunday with his, grand par
cnts, John Phelps and wife.
Cliff Ehart, wife and baby spent
Sunday with Milt Reeves. and wife.
Homer Linendoll and wife left Sat
urday for Croft. Kansas. to visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Orval Pickett
and Mr. Pickett.
Harrison Chips and family OF
Kansas City came down Sunday for
a short visit at John Charts. They
returned home Monday.
Mrs. Frank Miller and daughters
Misses Edith and Blanch, and Miss
Thelma Richmond and Nellie Skaggs
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr.. How
ards.
p Mrs. Willie Simpson went to the
fruit farm at Amoret Monday.
Jack Skaggs hauled coal from Rich
Hill Monday.
]. w. Jones and family, George
Bracken and family of Abba, Iowa,
came down Monday in Mr.. Jones
car to visit at Henry Charts and
other relatives.
COR,
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Kansas Murder Mystery Ends
Confession.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 3.-Clar-
ence Frazier, arrested this afternoon
by detectives here, confessed to ].
l.. Ghent. Chief of Detectives, late
today that he had killed Frank Mich
olson and his fafhef-in-law, and at
tackled Mrs. Nicholson at 1ndepen~
cncc. Kas., September 26.
The confession came after a,
,,..,r'ss questioning b. Chief Client,
Frazier is said to iaya stated that
he was drunk wher he committed
the crimes.
a description had been given to the
city police by Montgomery County
Kansas, police officers, and Frazier
was shadowed by detectives. He was
arrested while he was keeping an en-
gagement with his sister, who is a
clerk in cigar store. 1t was through
her that the police located him.
Nicholson, the murdered man. and
his wife lived on a farm near lnde-
pendence. Kas. On September 6 a
man came to the farm late in the
evening and asked permission to stay
all night. The permission was grant
ed.
After supper the man followed
Nicholson out of the house and shot
him. He then returned to the house
and shot Fortner, the father-in-law
of Nicholson. Mrs. Nicholson at
tempted to escape. but was overtak-
en- by the man and attacked.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Mt. Pleasant Sunday School
Convention.

The Mt. Pleasant township SUM-
day School Convention was held at
the Baptist church in this city Sunday
afternoon. A very interesting pro-
gram Of addresses by Sunday
school workers. songs and discus
sions of questions of interest to Sun
day school workers was rendered, at
ter which the following officers were
elected: President, Miss Ora E.
Thompson; vice-president, T. l..
Beach; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Nina Culver; elementary superintend-
ent, Ma Al Ray; home department.
supefiatende6t. Nra ]. A. Silyers;
teacher training superintendeat. Mrs.
Nv. ;Alsxandes; orgaaized class
work. F. L Ceheh; niissioaary and
Temperance. Mrs. c. c. Wood.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Country Happenings.

Mrs. A. l.. Gilmore visited her
mother, Mrs. Lawson, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smell are
the proud parents Of baby girl.
Mrs. Clara Bachelor and d. w.
Cumpton spent Thursday with their
parents.
Ben Baskerville purchased a horse
of Geo. Keen Friday.
Mrs. S. l.. Keen visited the latter
part of last week with her mother,
Mrs. Earl Gabriel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Raybourne
are the proud parents of baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Sargent spent
Sunday with Clyde Welliver and fam
lily near Butler.
Miss Nina Keen visited Saturday
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
WAR INSURANCE IN FORCl
NOW

THE Most Humane and Progressive
Measure" Declare MeAdoo.
Washington, Oct. 6.-War insur-
ance for Americas soldiers and sail
ors and protection for their depend
ents will begin at once, Secretary Nc
Adoo said tonight, under the terms
of the act signed by President Wilson,
today.
1T is the most humane and pro-
gressive measure introduced in Con-
gress since war was declared" said
McAdoo, because it deals fairly with
the families of our soldiers and sail
ors and with our fighters themselves.
ut should heighten immeasurably
the morale of our army and navy and
the civil population back of them"
Administration of the War Insur-
ance Act will be in the Treasury De-
partment under a subdivision of the
bureau of war risk insurance, which
now issues policies on America q
ocean going steamers and their
crews.
Preparations for administering the
law, which provides for family allow
ances. eompensations and life insur-
anee were begua several month hs.Afp.
Secretary MeAdoo- announced tkss
he has had rexperts abroad, fndxies
European c6sditions. They 1aSe a
ready made preliminary reports.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

pound, and his actions aroused the
suspicious of the Adrian buyers and
when he could not prove ownership
they refused to buy, so the cattle
were brought to Butler, where he was
arrested.
The Henry county authorities were
notified and North was arrested late
Monday evening.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Root Branch.

Claud Green has painted his barr
yellow, the same as his house anc
has cut the weeds around his farm
Mr.. Green is fine man and good
neighbor.
-Monetta' Grimsley will read The
Times in the future at Amoret, Nc
Henry Wells, just north OF the
fair grounds has built him fine COW
shed and painted it red and did not
shingle it with straw.
Will Duvall says he is only using
eight hands on his ranch. He is 60
ing to rent out for I-2 grain rent. 1t
is fine bottom land, we'll tiled and
there is around 1000 acres. Now,
good farmers, here is your chance.
met Howard H. Flesher at Ne
vada a few days ago. We had quite
a chat about old times, when we were
boys at Virginia. His hair is turning
gray like mine lie is running a
grocery store at Lamar, Mo-. and
says his children are all married and
doing we'll and all have the best OF
health.
j. II. Plunhett hauled wh,a: to
Butler for P. Burton last week.
Glen Deweesc has put up ne'v
silo and filled it Tuesday and
Wedne sday of last week.
J. n. Huddleson cut and bound 20
acres of corn for Homer Bartlett
last week
Scott Chandler. OF Lost Corner,
and J. H. Stone OF Butler had quite
a chicken swap the day OF the show
in Butler Uncle Scott played
hockey iIew Mrs. Chandler and trad
ed one rooster for ,,.~w ,;,,.cw ticket.
Cha1!.S LaF".'-.. .. Is Is stirring o.: o..
some fine lasses and lots of them.
Charley says stop and lick lasses
with us. He is clean and neat with
them.
Ira Smith had five or six cutting
corn Saturday. Say they are work
ers. They were cutting quite A
swath on the Jno. Lanning farm.
Jim Kceble is blowing for wheat
Marion Kennedy the blind tele-
phone operator at Trowbridge, Ills.
pays for his paper up into 1913.
Miss Morgan is giving satisfaction
at the Black school house. Qualified
teachers are the kind to employ.
James +: Bartlett and wife are
visiting his son, Roy, in Butler.
If you are not getting The Times
paper from Butler, borrow it. 1t will
keep you posted as there are about
10 correspondents trying to gather
the news.
Uncle Payton Burton was out Mon
day morning trying to get help to
pull his beans and get his cane off to
the molasses maker He says he
guesses if he wants cane stripper
he will have to get married. Jim
Welch has big patch OF cane and
he got married.
Elgie c. lson went out west some
few weeks ago to see his brother,
Schuyler, in Colorado and was taken
up with the country He made ar
rangements so that his family fol-
lowed him.
The fire alarm was given Monday
afternoon and was heard for miles
around Butler.
Samuel Grimsley., on route /, from
Amoret, has corn that six ears will
make big feed for horse and he
has TO acres of it, 1t is in the bot
toms of the Marias DIES Cygnes.
Glen Deweesc says Father Wal
bridge is a good man to work IN
silos while filling.
We had our first frost Saturday
morning. October +.
A man told me that the hitch racks
in Virginia was full of teams Satur
day morning waiting on the sale
hour to come at the full store of w.
T. Cochran. He must have been
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11

The proposal to examine for mill
tary service all men registered for
the army draft and not yet called was
killed. for the present at least, when
the House and Senate conferees elm
mated an appropriation for the pur-
pose from the war deficiency bill,
the conference report on which was
promptly accepted by the Senate.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-11
Christian Science Services.

Christian Science services and Sun
day school will be held each Sunday
morning in the new church at the
corner of Fl. Scott and Delaware
streets.
Subject. Are Sin, Disease and
Death Real?"
All are cordially invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
SENATE TALKS,
 BUT NO ACTION
 ON WAR TAX BILL

Washington, Aug. Extension in the senate struggle over the war tax Dill mounted so today with the open ing of the third week of debate, that the leaders began paving the way for applying the cloture rule to curtail discussion, and negotiations were set afoot with the hope of compromising the varying opinions over higher tax ation of war profits and incomes.
 The senate spent the day in talk, without action, on the pending post age section of the bill while leaders earnestly conferred toward compro- missing disputes and hastening the measures passage. They hope to dispose of the one-cent letter postage increase and the publishers tax pro- vision tomorrow but there was no cer- tainty that it could be accomplished and the war profits section reached
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
NEGRO
 0f TWO CRIMES
 AGAINST WOMEN
Mississippi Black Being Protected From Lynching
 By People of Omaha.

Omaha, Aug. 27.--Charles Smith, negro, arrested on suspicion of having assaulted and murdered Mrs. P. L., .Methaway here Sunday afternoon, to- day was positively identified as hay ing been seen in the Methaway yard shortly after the murder and by oth- ers as having been within 200 feet of the scene of the crime three hours before the murder.
 Smith denies any connection with the murder. He admits having been in Lemars Iowa, last Monday, when Alma Braun, school girl, was as- saulted and murdered. The two crimes had many points of similarity.
 Smith is from Vicksburg, Miss. He is being kept on the top floor of the county jail to prevent any attempts at lynching on the part of Mrs. Hath away's neighbors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
DECLARES KING
 DID NOT RETIRE.
 BUT WAS FIRED
Greek Chamber of Deputies Set Into Uproar By
 Strong Statement.

Athens, Aug. 27.-M. Boussois, op- position member, raised a tumult in the Chamber of Deputies when he de- clared that King Constantine never ab- dicated but only had been dismissed by the entente powers as proved by the fact that the act of abdication had not been presented to the chamber.
 Premier Venizelos and other depu- ties left seats to protect M. Boussios from personal attacks by angry mem- bers of the majority. Later the pos sibility and opportunities of establish ing republic in Greece was discuss ed. M. Venizelos declared:
 "Despite the weakening of the royal power through the fallen kings ac- tions, the government, interpreting the feeling of the chamber. thinks another trial should be given to the ioyal institution in Greece. It is cer- tainly the last experiment we are ask ing. I am certain that Greek people and majority representatives will ap- prove sincerely the trial in order to make strong and sure conditions for the eventual working of the regime Of a crowned republic"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
VISCOUNT ISHII MAKES STATEMENT
 MISSIONS PLAN
Declares To Associated Press No Selfish Interests
 Are To Be Subserved..

Washington. Aug. 27.-Viscount Ishii, the special Japanese ambassa- dor, gave to the Associated Press to- night statement defining the pur- pose Of his mission to the United States.
 Members of the mission noted at Honolulu, at San Francisco and fi- nally here at Washington, indications that their coming might be misinter- preted by certain elements, and it was felt necessary to explain that no com merclal or selfish interests were to be subserved.
 The ambassadors statement fol- lows:
 "The imperial Japanese mission came to the United States for two req sons:
 First, to convey to the president and to the American people the ap- preclat1on and the congratulations of the emperor and the nation of Japan for the entrance of the United States into the war as allies of Japan and the other nations now waging war against the enemies of freedom;
 second, to determine how best to cooperate with the United States in carrying the war to triumphant con- 
 Japan is entirely unselfish in her ald' We are fighting for a common end and we wish to aid in the com- mon efforts. The mission will discuss with the proper departments of the government matters concerning ship building materials and the necessiar- les in other lines, with the fullest un- derstanding that the use of such mate- rlals, as well as the finished product, will be for the allied nations. In the case Of ships made from steel sup piled by the United States, assurances are to be given that they will be for allied use alone, and will not be en- ploycd for Japanese commercial pur- poses after tine war. These confer ences will begin this week."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-28
Despite Reinforcement of Fresh Men, Austrian Re-
 sistance Breaking.
WAR OFFICE GIVES
 FEW DETAILS OUT
German Crown Prince Continues To Meet Repulses In Every Assault In yer,lun and Aisne SectOrs-Ru
 manian Line Is Holding Firmly.
Associated Press Summary.)

Somewhat slowly, but nevertheless surely, the Italians are breaking down the resistance of the Austrians in the region around Monte SantO north of Gorizia, and making their way eastward toward the border of Upper Carniola.
 In their endeavor to hold back the Italians, the Austrians have brought into this sector large numbers of fresh men and at last reports the fighting was most intense, but with the Italians having overcome the re- slstance of the Austrians at various points.
 Virtually nothing is being vouchsaf- ed in the Italian official communi- cation which even approximately records the advances General Cador- nas men have made since theey be. gan their offensive from the region of Tolmino to the sea, the Italian war office probably desiring to con- ceal from the enemy the exact object i've it has in view. The latest com munication, for instance, leaves en- tirely alone the situation on the Car so front, where previous reports had announced progress for the Italians towards Trieste.
 On the front in France, the Ger mans have been throwing. counter at tacks against the French lines in the region of Verdun but not only have the forces of General Petain main tained their gains in their entirety, but have taken more than HOO ad- dltional prisoners.
 Likewise on the Aisne front, the German crown prince is keeping up ms offensive against the French, but here also the attempts met with com plete failure.
 Along the front held by the British, operations have scarcely risen above the character of trench raids, al- tnoagh on various sectors vigorous artillery duels are in progress. The berlln war office reports the cap ture Of Russian positions near Jacob stadt, between Riga and Dvinsk, on 'ne northern Russian front, but makes no mention of resumption of the op- eratlons begun last week east of 1 Riga.
 Tn Rumania, the Russo Rumanian lorces still are holding their own asalnst the invaders, having retaken aelghts positions northwest of | ooVzla, which the Germans captured | last week.
 Il. on the Fokshani sector, Field Mar slai Von Mackensen's forces seeming y nave been unable to advance ,,Sf.ner' ,;n owing to the stiffening in the me of the defenders.