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The sun., 1917-01-21
NEW CLASH FORESEEN.
Germany May Regard Americans
ms Prisoners of War.

WASHINGTON, jan 20.-The German
Admiralty statement that neutral sub
tects In the crews of vessels captured
by the German raider In the South At
lantic have been removed as prisoners
of war" will raise complicated question
II any Americans are among them. The
whole question turns on whether an
armed merchant ship Is war vessel.
and the gulf between this country and
Germany on that question IL still un-
bridged. OF course. Americans on such
ships could be considered as prisoners
Of war only II the vessels were con-
sidered as war vessels
1t was said at the State Department
that II American diplomatic and con-
sular officials abroad did not ascertain
whether or not Americans are among
the prisoners. an inquiry would be ad-
dressed to the Berlin Government.
No indication has been received thar
any OF the vessels sunk by the raider
were other than defensively armed. The
state Department has held throughout
that a vessel cannot be classed as n
warship unless she In under naval orders
and the naval flag and manned by naval
crews
The German Admiralty statement
made just at this time when the armed
ship issue between the two countries is
becoming more complicated was taken
to foreshadow a more pronounced at
titude Us to the question on Germany \
part.
The sun., 1917-01-21
BRITISH APPEAL FOR
5000 MORE WOMEN
Call for Workers to Take
Mems Places Making
Shells Issued.

LONDON. Jan. 2o.-The Ministry Of Mu-
nitions issued to-day an appeal for 5000
more women to work In munition facto-
res The need OF them is declared to be
urgent. 'for the output OF munitions must
not be delayed for a day by any lack
of labor"
Recourse will be had to compulsory
national service IL the appeal for volun-
tary service fails to evoke sufficient re-
sponse declared Arthur ". Chamberlain,
Director-General Of National Service. at
meeting of employers and employees
in Birmingham to-day. Mr. Chamber
lain said:
II want the nation TO understand that
the Government is very much in earnest
about this matter. While they desire
to give the nation every possible oppor-
tunity to come forward OF their own voll-
tion in their country's need. they will not
hesitate to take any step they may think
necessary 10 bring the war to a success
ful conclusion. including compulsory ma
tional service II voluntary service is not
forthcoming"
Upon what is done in the course Of the
next few weeks. the Direc.or-General de-
clared might perhaps depend the ques-
ton whether victory will be won next
spring or whether fourth winter OF hos
tilities will have to be endured He add
ed:
THE military service acts already have
requistioned all the ordinarily At men We
can obtain and now mines and munition
factories have to yield more men. We
have to provide men in steady flow and
we also have to provide munitions and
money and We have TO keep up forelgn
exchange
ut Is colossal task to so organize the
nation, but 1t Is one that has to be faced
and ! believe it can be faced success
fully"
The sun., 1917-01-21
BEER FAMINE NOW
MENACE IN BERLIN
Scarcity Is Laid to Cut in Sup
ply of Barley to
BrewerieS.
Special Gable Despatch TO The Sun from the

Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun from the
London Times.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-Beer is very scarce
in Berlin. according to a special despatch
from Amsterdam. Bottled beer is almost
unobtainable. The scarcity is due to the
small quantity OF barley now allotted to
the breweries.
Those who go to restaurants to eat
or drink receive only a little beer with
luncheon and dinner. The small quantity
of bottled beer remaining Is given to
men engaged in hard physical work.
Because of the extent to which Germans
depend upon beer, this shortage is very
serious.
Berlin Is having trouble getting milk.
but this is due largely to the snowfall
The farmers have now so few horses
that they fear to risk taking them out
on slippery roads and pavements to
deliver the milk
The sun., 1917-01-21
GRIP AND PNEUMONIA
NOW ON THE WANE
Health Bureau Records ShoU
16O Fewer Deaths Than in
Previous Week.

Grip. pneumonia. influenza and other
respiratory diseases are on the wane.
After having maintained a continuous
rise in cases and deaths for the past
five weeks the figures compiled by the
Health Departments Bureau of Records
indicate that a downward tendency has
begun. During the week ended yesterday
there were 100 fewer deaths than in the
week before and by far the greater part
of this. decrease was in deaths resulting
from pulmonary troubles.
There were 1916 deaths last week, as
against 2,O76 the week before. which was
the highest figure since the rise began in
the week of December Is. with 1.344.
Last years figures for the third week OF
the year show 1.760 deaths. Bronchial
and lobar pneumonia kept ahead Of last
years figures for the corresponding
week. but grip and influenza fell from
eighty-seven year ago to forty-four
The sun., 1917-01-21
0. HENRY WAS RIGHT:
NEW YORKEBAGDAD
Also the Old Saw That Truth
Is Stranger Than Fiction
Is Vindicated.

"Bagdad on the subway" .. Henry
used to call New York because anything
can happen here. Such things as this:
Mrs. Rose Tabor came here from
Rochester to live with a brother-in-law.
Emmanuel Tabor. at 251 West Eighty
ninth street. She brought with her from
up State the habit Of tucxing her jewels
In little bags at night and stuffing them
In pillow cases. She did this on the
night Of December 81 and a Manhattan
servant girl began the new year by
shaking the pillow cases from the win
dow. The two bags of jewels fell into
Eighty-ninth street.
A coal wagon driver found one bag
and returned 1.-THE less valuable bag.
1t developed Mrs. Tabor and her rela-
t.ves combed the pavement. sidewalk ana
cutters without result for the other bag.
which contained $1,000 worth OF gems.
Then they offered $500 reward for 1t.
William Mcdonald. 1s, Of 342 Brook
avenue. The Bronx. found the bag at
Eighty-ninth street and Broadway. He
showed it TO a girl friend OF his who in
employed in a store near there. She
introduced Mcdonald to her brother.
The brother was unwilling to sell the
Jewels, but agreed to try to find buyer.
He sounded various persons cautiously.
including a clerk In downtown COM
nercial house. The clerk talked about
It to others in the establishment. includ-
ing the head buyer.
The head buyer--remember, this Is the
Modern Bagdad and anything can hap
pen-was Emmanuel Tabor.
Thereupon was organized the strang-
est dinner party Columbus Circle ever
saw. perhaps, when Emmanuel. Mrs.
Tabor and Mcdonald sat down to a
meal last night to discuss the sale OF
the jewels, Mcdonald viewing his host
and hostess as prospective purchasers.
In the end he was arrested. Detec-
tives recovered the jewels. All but one.
1t, a diamond, had been replaced in its
setting by a piece OF cut glass
The sun., 1917-01-21
FRANCIS WILSON TO
MARRY EDNA BRUINS
Announcement Says Wedding
viii be About Feb
ruary 4.

Francis Wilson. the actor. is to marry
Miss Edna Il. Bruins, who was leading
lady In his play "The Bachelors Baby"
announcement was made yesterday that
the marriage will take place late this
month or early in February. and that the
couple will take a wedding trip to Cali
fornia ard Honolulu. returning to this
city In April.
Miss Bruins is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VI. ID. Bruins of st. Charles. Mo.
Hey father has large oil interests in
Oklahoma. She was graduated from
Sacred Heart Convent. In ST. Charles, at
the head OF her class. and began her
stage career in minor parts in Mr.. Will
sons company.
Mr.. Wilson is in his sixty-third year.
Tie first Mrs. Wilson. who was Miss
Mira Barrie, died last year. The actor
has city residence in Gramercy Parl,
and country houses at New Rochelle and
Lake Mahopac.
The sun., 1917-01-21
SWISS CALL TO C0LORS.
COnsuIates Throughout World De
rected 10 Use the Dragnet.

WAsnISGToS, Jan. 20,--Swiss Con-
sulates in the United States and else
where throughout the world have been
instructed to inform members of the
second Swiss army division and parts
OF the fourth and ffth divisions, which
are not already under arms, to return
Immediately to Switzerland and join the
coiors. Instructions to the consular off,
GERS in this country passed through the
Swiss Legation here. The divisions will
be mobilized on January "a.
According to Information obtained
from the legation to-day the Swiss citi-
gems who will be required to Join the
coiors were permitted to leave Switzer-
land with the understanding that they
would return II called. The number of
Swiss citizens In this country affected
by the mobilization order Is compare
lively small.
The sun., 1917-01-21
RAIDERS FLY
THE U. S. FLAG
Two Vessels Accompanied
by Two AuXiliaries Seen
Off Brazilian Coast.
EMULATION IN BERLIN
Badewitz, Formerly of Moewe's
Crew, Took YarrOwdale to
Swinemuende.

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 2O.-The captain
Of the Brazilian steamer Maranhao en-
countered off the coast Of the State oi
Rio Grande del Norte two cargo vessels
accompanied by two auxiliary ships, nj
flying the American nag.
The vessels are supposed to he the
German raiders and two Of their prizes
the report adds.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 20. - The Cologne
Berlin that German petty officer who
was one of the Moewes Grew when she
raided commerce almost a year ago was
the commander Of the captured British
steamship Yarrowdale when she sailed
into German port on December 81 with
the crews and booty of British steamers
captured by the new German raider.
The same official announcement says
that the German port at which the Var
rowdale arrived is Swinemuende, thirty.
six miles northwest of Stettin. Swine
muende is on the Swine River, which
connects the Stettiner Half with the
Baltic Sea-
In view OF reports that the new Ger.
man raider Is the Moewe, out to repea,
her exploits of last winter. the news tina,
the Yarrowdale was commanded by one
Of the crew of the Moewe causes grea,
interest.
The commander. Petty Officer Bade.
witz. was entrusted with one Of the
Moewe's prizes last winter. This prize
the Westburne, was in status very sim.
liar to the Yarrowdale. Badewitz was
in charge Of the crews of several ships
sunk by the Moewe which had been con-
centrated on the Westburne, as were the
crews Of vessels sunk by the present
raider on the Yarrowdale.
He put in at Teneriffe, Canary Islands
with these captives. but while In har-
Dor destroyed the westburne to preven,
her falling into the hands Of British
cruisers Badewitz was lnterned In
Spain after the exploit but escaped.
Thus far the naval authorities have
withheld all details regarding the size
speed and armament Of the new raider
The German press expresses triumph not
only at the news Of the raiders exploits
but especially at the tangible proof given
by the arrival of the Yarrowdale.
The sun., 1917-01-21
Special Cabie DespatcA 10 THn suv

Special Cable Despatch 10 The SuS
LONDON, Jan. 20.-The best proof that
the food situation in Germany is grow
ing daily more alarming Is to be found
in the efforts made by the authorities
through the semi-official press to prevail
upon the people to cease complaining.
Rudolph Strait, the noted economist,
signs an appeal which is published in
Die Woche. which says:
at Is true that the people must do
without food. but what are our deeds of
abstinence and renunciation as against
the deeds and sacrifices of our heroes /?
Talk less about bread cards and raise
yourselves up to the region of true Ger
man spirit. Of self-forgetfulness and love
of country. This Is the spirit which our
enemies regard as terrible.
Lloyd George. our most dangerous
adversary, has said. What is your little
ego compared to the German all? What
are your little troubles compared with
the misery of all? What In the egg card
compared with the widows veil, the
bread card against the hero's grave?' "
Warned Not 70 Grumble.
The municipal authorities of Dusssel-
dorf have issued the following pronun-
ciamento:
Are We going to support the authori-
ties. or by our complaining increase their
anxiety about the peoples food? Our
comrades in arms. our brothers in the
field. our glorious armies are winning
victories In winters SHOWS by indescrib-
able efforts, putting their lives in the
balance for the fatherland. while the en-
emy foams with rage as he sees his last
trump snatched from his hand.
Meanwhile the people here grumble
beside their warm hearths because for
short time they must eat turnips in
stead of potatoes. Do the people who
grumble and curse and threaten under
stand the harm they are doing? Do
they understand that they are playing
the traitor to our soldiers and robbing
them of the reward Of their glorious
deeds?'
Herr Won Batocki, presiding at a
meeting in Berlin, is quoted by the
Td0esseitung as saying:
THE year 1917 Will undoubtedly bring
still greater difficulties. but that is no
Justification for becoming excited about
grievances. be fthey great or small.
Food scarcity undoubtedly exists,
but very great scarcity cannot be
overcome by abuse and scolding. nor by
any such disagreeable incidents as have
repeatedly hampered the local authori-
ties from carrying out their important
duties.
Eject on Sick Noted.
"A little abuse and a row now and
then does no harm. At any rate. II re-
lieves pent up feelings and acts as a
safety valve Personally this has been
my own experience more than once in
the holy of holies OF the War Office. but
II must not go too far"
Meanwhile the serious consequences
of undertaking are shown clearly in a
report issued by the health insurance
authorities at Berlin, concerning the eff
feet of the food difficulties on sick per-
sons.
"It is announced that investigation
has confirmed the belief that consider
able injuries to health are due TO under
feeding, and that the power OF resist
ance OF sick persons is diminishing. This
is said to be true particularly of women.
and above all of aen@mic or nervous
women"
To counteract this report the Lokdlan-
The sun., 1917-01-21
NARDI GRAs

MARDI GRAs-NEW ORLEANS, Ia.
Feb. 10 to 20. SOUTHERN RAILWAY quick
est and best way. Information n. Y. ofhee-
e6l Fifth Ave --Adr.
The sun., 1917-01-21

FLOHIDA, ALI. EAST q WEST COAST
Points reached via Atlantic Coast Line. 4 All
Steel Trains Daily. once liss Bwsy,-Adp.
The sun., 1917-01-21
RAIDER IS SIGHTED.
strange Vessel Is Reported or III.
Coast OF Brazil.
ny u. ID. ROBERTSON.
copyrioht. 1917. bv the United p,,

ropgriohf. 1871 bv TIE United Press.
RIO DE- JANIERo, Jan. 20.-The first re-
port indicating the general location OF
the German South Atlantic raider was re-
ceived here to-day. The Brazilian packet
steamer Bahia reported that she had
sighted 4 vessel. believed to be the
The sun., 1917-01-21
NO MEAT BAN IN BRITAIN
Idea OF Enforcing Drastic Restric-
tions Reported Abandoned,

spectdf Cdofe Despdfch 10 THE SrS from ne
London Times.
LONDON, Jan. 20.--The Times SAYS 1,
understands the idea Of enforcing meat
less days In Great Britain has been
given up for the present at least.
Lord Devonport. the food controller
will endeavor to obtain reduced con,
sumption OF meat without Imposing re-
strictions which would be difficult TO en-.
force
The sun., 1917-01-21
U-BOATS ABOARD RAIDER
British skipper Tells of Having
Seen Machine Guns Also.
BY CHARLES =. STEWART.

Copyright. 1917. By the URted Press.
BUENos AYREs. Jan. 2O.AThree small
submarines are carried by the German
raider which has wrought such damage
to allied shipping in Atlantic waters.
The captain of the captured British
steamer Netherby Hall, who was among
the prisoners landed at Pernambuco
from the German prize ship Hudson
Maru. made this statement to-day.
There are three submarines carried
by the raider he said in an interview
at Pernambuco. They are capable of
operation over small radius and are
equipped with torpedoes. dynamite and
ammunition"
Such additional details as this. indi.
eating the typical German thoroughness
with which the raider was prepared and
equipped. led shipping circles here to
predict a long chase by allied warships
before the "sea scourge" Is cornered
Certainly the raider had not been def
initely located to-day. so far as was
known at South American ports: and
this despite the fact that a big feet Of
warships is now literally raking the
ocean for her. Wireless dispatches re-
ceived here to-day said that the auxiliary
British cruisers Macedonia and Drama
had arrived off Pernambuco,
HAS Machtne Guns.
The captain OF the Netherby Hall gave
an excellent description of the German
craft.
II began calling for help by wireless
the moment ! sighted the raider" he
said. II kept this up until shot across
the bows of my ship showed that IL was
useless for me to try to escape. The
raider was equipped with several ma
chine guns In addition to her cannon
and also carried three submarines about
six co meters long, capable of being
operated over small radius and
equipped with torpedoes, dynamite and
ammunition.
"I would put the raiders speed at
twenty-five knots. and she always trav-
elled at top speed during the daytime.
At night she slowed down. but her en-
gine room crew was always held in
readiness TO jam on her full speed"
Another Ship with Raider.
The captain Of the British steamship
Radnorshire to-day gave new details of
his experience.
Another ship was constantly with
the raider" he said. "rhe captain OF
the vessel which captured us. which was
the raider herself, was most considerate
81 am delighted that you did not re-
sist US, he told me. otherwise I would
have been compelled to shoot you and
your ship to pieces
Immediately after our capture this
commander told me he expected to meet
the captured Hudson Maru within a few
days and would put prisoners aboard
her. Questioning me about the where
abouts Of the steamship Araguaya. the
German officer said: Don't be afraid |:
Am only destroying ships am not XIII.
ing women and children"
The sun., 1917-01-21

tContinued on Second Paoe.) }
The sun., 1917-01-21

costt~ssd On NtsiA Psss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06
Keep coming in, Black & Sons.

Keep coming in, Black & Sons +
DR.. w. n. Allen, of Rich Hill, was
between trains visitor to Butler
Saturday.
A High Art suit will wear from
three to five years. To be convinced
try one, Black & Sons. 43-tf
l.. B. Baskerville and Harry Pratt
of the east part of the county, were
Butler visitors Saturday
Mrs. John Traver and children re-
turned the last of the week from a
visit to friends in Rich Hill.
Our good friend J. J. Fischer, of
Hudson township, favored us with an
appreciated visit one day the last OF
the week.
Our good friend, Judge A. B. Owen
remembered US with box OF fine
home grown grapes one day the lat
ter part of the week.
Mrs. Eva Daubenmier, who has
been visiting old friends near But
Ter, left the last of the week Tor her
home in Independence.
Homer Cameron came in from
Springfield the last of the week to
spend few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cameron. =
II Mrs. r. E. Crabtree and daughters,
Pauline and Nellie, returned the last
of the week from a two weeks visit
with friends in Kansas City.
F.. F. futile, the North Main street
printer, spent Sunday and Monday
in Mulberry, Kansas, meeting old
school friends and attending the
Labor Day picnic. ~ ..
i. l.. Lockridge and little grand
son, OF Elkhart township, were in
Butler one day the last OF the week
and found time to make this office
brief though pleasant call.
Mrs. Thomas Stout left Tuesday
for her home in Bartelsville, Okla
homa, after a two weeks visit at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I,
E. Brown, south OF this city.
Mrs. Harry Hale and son, who
have been visiting at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 6. Walker,
went down to Nevada last week ior
short visit with other relatives.
w. N. Walters has been awarded
the contract for hauling the material
to be used in the construction of the
new government building. The con-
tract and bond were signed Monday.
Miss Retia Kerrens. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest J. Kerrens OF
this city, left SUNDAY for Butler, en-
route to the Deepwater neighbor-
hood, where she will teach during the
coming school year.-Cass County
Democrat.
N. 4. Rhodes, 81 Rich Hill, and
Lula d. Smith. Of Butler, were unit
Cd ii marriage last night at seven
o'clock Il the home Of the groom's
brother on East Austin St, by Rev
Driver 81 the Pine Street Baptist
church. Nevada Mail.
l..al +.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

Plans for purchasing and storing in
Chicago of 100000 bushels of po-
tatoes for use after January next
were started Thursday by the Middle
Western section of the National
Food Administration. The potatoes
are to be sold to consumers at cost,
the price to be fixed after al ex-
p@nses have been determined.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

Grandma" Cofield, a negro. wo-
man, died at Carrier Mills. Ills, at the
age of 100 years. She was the moth
er of 10 children. She was sold on.
the auction block five times and at
her death weighed but IS pounds.
She was blind, but refused to accept.
q pension because she could dis
tinguish light from dark.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-06

For the last week workmen have
been at work redecorating and re-.
modelling the Silvers building on the
southeast corner of the square. The
building will be occupied by Lyon Il
Cable as show room for automo-
biles. They have secured the agency
for the Chevrolet cars and in short
time will be able to show full line
of these hobby cars.
The Butler base ball team won
another game Sunday when they
went down to Rich Hill and got
away with the long end of a six to
five score. Wright and Sherman
were the battery for Butler and both
did good work. 'Tink Ellis was back
at his old station at first and helped
win the game with his stick.
J. Fl. Madole, a prominent stock
man OF Aurora, this state, spent a
couple of days in this city the first
of the week visiting his nieces, Mrs.
Ada Claunch and Mrs. Kate Barber.
Mr.. Madole had been to Kansas City
with cattle and surprised his nieces,
whom he had not seen since they were
little girls, by stopping off on the
road home and paying them a visit.
Several of the boys of Company
b, now on duty at Nevada, wanted to
hear first class band concert go
badly Friday that they came up to
Butler to hear the Butler band at
their Friday night concert, all of
which would have been all right but
the boys overlooked one little mill
itary formality, that of getting passes.
There are only four or five
bands at Camp Clark, and none of
them touched the spot like the home
band. The military authorities noti-
fled Sheriff Baker and Saturday
morning the boys were arrested and
placed in the county jail. Sunday
Lieutenant Jackson, Sergt. Burner
and Private Herrell came up and,
Monday morning the runaways were
taken back to camp where no doubt
they are now undergoing sentence,
in the guard house with hard work as
a side issue. The boys only meant it,
as a lark, but they must be taught
that they are engaged in serious
business and that obedience to att
thority is the first law of soldier
and until that is firmly impressed on
them they will make mighty poor
soldiers. !