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Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
Thrift Campaign Well Under Way.

Thrift Campaign Well Under Way.
Denver.-The intensive thrift cam
paign among Colorado's school chill
dren is well under way. The little
folks are going to lead their elders in
practicing economy. Mrs. Mary c. c.
Bradford, state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction and vice chairman Of
the state war savings stamp commit
tee, has written letters to each county
superintendent Of schools urging them
to organize the thrift work in their
schools with all possible intensity"
In other letters to the principals and
teachers she has emphasized the sig
nificance of the work. 1.-THE schools
of Colorado" she says in one," have
already proved themselves to be an
instrument of finest temper. ready for
use in the mighty struggle for human
brotherhood now going on To the
children themselves she has sent the
message that any child who wins a
badge of honor in the thrift campaign
will be considered as having been dec
GRATED by the government of the
United States with a mark of special
honor.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
Beds Must Have Been Larp,

Beds Must Have Been Large.
Little Ethel had just returned from
Sunday school and was looking vsay
puzzled. Mamma" she said. did
they have very large beds In Bible
daysr
II don't know, DEAR" said her moth
er. "Why do you askf"
Because" said the little girl, sour
teacher said today that Abraham slept
with his four fathers"
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
cuTIcuRA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn. Crack, Chap ana
eleed-Trlal Frst.

In wonderfully short time In most
cases these fragrant. super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds Of Cuticura Soap.
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
PIsrsoI says Baby Keet Poisoned.

Springfield, Mo.-Claude g. Piersol.
who was recently sentenced to serve
thirty-five years in the Missouri penf.
tsntiary for the abduction Of Baby
Lloyd Keet, and now charged with the
infants murder, has made q confes-
sion to Sheriff Ward Maclsy Of Web.
ster county. Tho confession implieat.
ID many parties now under arrest and
ethers who have besa mentioned from
time to time. Tho hdnaped child diod
q laudanum poiso1iqg. according b
Pisrsol's alleged eoafession. -
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
just an Extra potate.

Just an Extra Potato.
Jones was urging Smith to run over
to dinner some time. .But am afraid
that your wife will 60 to a lot Of trou-
BILE, Smith demurred.
"A lot Of trouble-nonsenser r.
piled the hospitable man. ut just
means to boil an extra potato. And
what is seventy-1ve cents bstween
friends f'-Judge.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
WOMEN, II, KILLS SON
SLEW BUSH WITH AK AFTER HE
KILLED YOUNG SON.
Declares She Followed Example and
Boiled Body.-DetalIs Of TRACE
dies at Olathe.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Montrose. Colo. Dec. 20.-Nancy
Jane Bush. 72 years old. Wednesday
confessed to having slain the son she
Tuesday accused of killing his son by
accident and boiling the body in soap
vat. She said that she served the
fathers body just as she said he had
that of his son.
Mrs. Bush had told the officers
here of the attempt of John o. Bush.
her son, who was a farmer near
Olathe, to punish his 11-year-old son
Otis for stealing $1.35 from her.
She said that the father accidental
ly struck the boy too hard and killed
him, and that thereafter he had COM
PEELED her to assist in an attempt to
remove traces of the crime by boiling
the body In a large soap vat that had
been used at the homestead.
After the flesh had been removed
from the bones, she said, they were
cinerate them.
Sheriff's officers visited the Bush
home near Olathe and found evidence
that the woman's, story was true in
some particulars, but they were not
convinced she had told the entire
truth. John Bush, the accused man.
could not be found. His horses all
were in the stable and there was NO
evidence Of any hurried departure.
Blood was found sprinkled on the
fence in the yard where the woman
said the accidental killing of the boy
had occurred But in addition the
walls of Bush's room in the dwelling
were found to be sprinkled and
splashed with blood, pictures were
disarranged on the walls and the fur
niture displaced ~ though struggle
had occurred.
The officers found and took to
Montrose large stone and an az.
both blood-stained, suspender buttons
that were taken out of the vat, and
some of the bones found in the yard
that we're said to have been those Of
the slain boy.
Montrose, Dec. 19-Mrs. Nancy J.
Bush of Olathe, who Dec. 10 confessed
that she had killed her son, accused
Of Staying his son, Otis. made another
statement, in which she denied the
story told Wednesday. She stated
that she had made her confession"
to give her son further time to escape.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
Insane Man Battles pueblo Policeman

Pueblo.-E. Gabbey, 5s, commission
dealer and former city alderman, Gre
ated reign of terror and injured five
men belonging to the police depart
ment when an effort was made to re-
move him from his cell at the city
Jail, where he was held pending an
investigation as to his sanity.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
BIG BRITISH SHIP
SUNK BY U-BOAT
six OFFICERS AND TWENTY-FIVE
MEN LOST WHEN STEPHEN
FURNEss GOES DOWN.
ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
sLAv POSTS ON TWO FRoNTs
ARE CAPTURED BY UkRAi-
MAN TROOPS.

London, Dec. "a. - The British
armed steamer Stephen Furness has
been torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine in the Irish channel. it was
officially announced. Six officers and
ninety-five men were lost.
London, Dec. .24.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Copen-
hagen says: 1.-THE Berliner zeituns
says Emperor William has informed
his government that he contemplates
going to Brest-Iitoxsk, If the diplo-
mats arrive at an agresment, In
which case he will endeavor to as
semble all the sovefeigns and regents
of Europe in peace conference, as
was done after the 'Nkboleonic wars.
The Emperor is credited with having
declared that everybody wants peace
and that the future offers 10 many
great tasks that all states must CO.
operate in them"
Following the decisive defeat Of the
Teutons. for the positions around
Monte Azolone,. the. Austro- Germans
have brought up great numbers Of
fresh troops and are planning to
launch the heaviest blow yet attempt
ed in that war theater.
In surprise attack near the Ypres-
Staden road, the British were forced
back slightly along front of several
hundred yards. -
On the French front several surprise
attacks were launched. but the Paris
war office says these failed.
British airmen have brought down
four flyers in conflicts on the battle
front. The war office announces
there were no Casualties in the raid
on the English coast Sunday morning.
One enemy plane was brought down.
Petrograd.-It is reported that the
Ukrainian troops have occupied the
headquarters of all the sstaffs on the
Rumanian and southwestern fronts.
seizing the telegraph and wireless
systems on the two fronts which have
been united under the command Of
Lieut. Gen. Dmitri stcherhatcheff.
The breachbetween the Ukraine
rada and the workmen's and soldiers
deputies has been widened by the ar
rest of forty members of the Ukraine
revolutionary staff at Petrograd. The
rada has sent an ultimatum to the
Bolsheviki headquarters threatening
forcible steps unless the staff is re-
leased. The Don district Cossacks
have assured the Ukraine rada Of
their defensive spirit.
Amsterdam, Dec. ga dispatch re-
ceived here from Brest-Litovsk. Rus
sia, dated Saturday. says: To-day at
4 o'clock in the afternoon the peace
negotiations were begun at solemn
sitting. Prince Leopold of Bavaria,
as commander in chief Of the German
forces in the east, welcomed the dele
gates and invited Hakkf Pasha, as the
senior delegate, to open the confer
ence. Haiku Pasha, after an express
sion of desire for a satisfactory re-
suit, declared the negotiations formal
ly open and proposed DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann as the presiding officer. The
German foreign minister was unanf-
mously elected chairman
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
trinidad Man survivor Of Disaster.

Trinidad.-John Stewart, formerly
OF Trinidad, was one OF the survivors
of the American submarine FL
rammed and sunk in an Atlantic port
Dec. II, according to word received
here. Stewart enlisted in the navy
last September and was employed as
second cook at local hotel.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27

Smile on wash day. That's when yes ~
Red Gross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocexs. Adv.
Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1917-12-27
Specification

Specification.
'That man II always running other
people down."
scandal or autor
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
And These Six Hundred
Are the Followers OF
the Prince of Peace

SIX hundred ministers. men - Cod followers
NJ ne Prince ot Peace. joining ~ 'r~soiu'soh
against a stand for peace IS curious anomaly
~ Tho las miro which Nss h@en LED 20 believe
TIA, me sixth commandment had no arsliaes
rions 81 20 tte nature ~ me kilns nor ~ risnt
Or wrong 0s he 0ccGpat8oa oi Belgiunl' Foi~na
or Serbia
.Thon shalt NOT kin Is plain unvarn''hed
.taten,gt which can De understood By everyone
,nd & was mace fsus simple thar no conditscns
which mighr arise between the peoples ~ ne
Earth should have any power 70 upset u
No matter what the individual opiricns of he
rlerevnen NAV ha & wcad seem nat as Up
holders Of Chrlstarity and teachers q rsfsion
they must stant gneQulvo=.1iy for bun A1ity NJ
On the solfi ground 81 ,he Ten Commandments.
~. mr., Stop toward humanity s. 70 STOP
rHr KILLING THlN .ef them DO whsi hes
car rs r'rh' ae vronEs
Ministers 1850 enlarged their vocation during
ne ssf tvo gereratiQas
rh hare come down among - and mixed
vi,h ae people.
The, aase arracsed pabuc wronss and engaged
la aU msnnsr az civic be-tarrnenL
Thsg base made - their churches institutional
-eu,ers ss ven as places ~ worship and ~ have
called them ~iivs men and houored them fnF IT.
But there &. one danger Which cannot De ofeg-
looked and eA.eh seems 10 show ts fruits ~ ia.-
sery con4eu1a. ~ 9w country standing
oraser a~ pesc-
~ delnr trey nay Become
ccut5nllratrd b, sar.es seitsha@ss and
PRE- iudlee r ~. urrl lt ftar large
rer-nrai sso n t1 g-gr uirs
3. ONE Hhom as. profess 20 follow
- ur 3. pf3 gr eiar- man blessing
a pp.- aad prA tor ne destruction
~ teneuy Is ora whsch must make any one
mud slightest conception u the meaning %
sbrtf niiy IN his head turn away in seorn 0r
astChristianity. anything IS a plea for Tho
7T7-7F7r7711 y TIM z-- t-zr a4ill
natioas. races. monarcaies. republics commerce
cr trade.
The wrongs must b. made right. but We mus
nrst b. sure Of the wrongs and hat they ever
can be made right By committing other wrongs
hru The wholesale slaughter OF men. ? questioo
witch nc clergy o. all people, is not supposed 70
pass upon
For them This point was settled so many years
ago that no one considers TIE time. and in All
centuries 10 better code Of living has ben
formulated or established for the guidance Of
mankind
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
THURSDAY, JANUARY q, 1917

death under an automobile az o'clock m
the morning then We contributed to his
fate one hour OF laWlessness, and possibly
an auto load Of drunken ioyliders.
If it was his fate that he was 20 be nun
down by a train of cans then we con-
tributed TO his fate the hour OF iawlesS-
ness that was necessary. because trains OF
cars run on scheduled time
If it was fate. the commissioners or
der providing for an hour Of lawlcSsnesS,
helped him 70 it.
This hour of lawlessneSs was the young
mans fate
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

he entire system. II is one OF The
best known methods 20 avoid colds.
Frequent cold baths accustom The
kiln 20 los temperature. This keeps
drafts and sudden exposure from
diyturoing me circulation u he
blood
Bathing also rests the nerves and
muscles, keeps he body from smell
INK bod and II a protection against
skan diseases ana Infection - the
body thru The Skin
riot foOtbaths often relieve colds
and headachf s. ho' bath NAV also
relieve an ond0mihg attack % grip
A i.th IN water rsnslng from 65 m
10 degrees in temperature ir offen
beneficial in relieving sleepleesness.
Care should Do taken In all kinds
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
Back from the Tomb

seven dead men victims OF ihe
unsuitable blood lust Of certain
American nswspapers-arrived IN
HI Paso. from Mexico. This week.
Some OF them had been killed by
villa. some by Carranza. some of
them only once. some Of them more
than once Tho American editors
had resorted 80 every conceivable
cruelty ia Killing them Some they
had starved - death. some they had
stood against walls and shot, some
they had tortured 90 death When
villa seemed o. be- thee hope ul
Mexico IL was villa thru whom the
American editors committed these
crimes. but when Carrsnza gained
control. Carranza 10 some exirni
took villas place The truth about
northern Mexico has been bad
enough and sad enough without lce
This incident hints a. itH having
been madN unt WorseN han 30 is
There are Americans who have beer
In Mexico N ruoui The revolution and
never losi hair. except by The
mournful process OF dcfoliaiiou
aeains, which even peace sud 90.
curlty are no defence san FrsG
cisco Bulletin
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
from Another Point of NeD
~ c. r s

Maybe that Old Subscriber had in mind
those pardons, paroles and communications
Of sentence by Coy. Ferris when he pro-
phesied It would be an open winter.
- ~zs thinking" said our old frlerd Doc
~eii-kno~n ard popular chiropoc st. sssshe<s
nicely ne Rave our eating system arranged.
For the man In MS have those auto
stop ms. but the pedestrian nss not beer for
9otten. : saw sisn today which read
Walkers Lunch"
War dispatches bring news that the
Russians are closer TO Macin, in which
direction they are backing up.
Z. may be Il VAS because oetrsst husband
reported friend 70 Dc "Hst on hls back"
that Ms wife looked bit inereoVlous when
he reported re had sat 70 with him
We gain from the city briefs that there
is a chauffeur in town by the name Of
''Claudius." Its al right, Of course, pro-
riding he doesn't have 10 stuff his fingers
IN his ears every time he blows the horn.
-
WHAT'S become Of the four yoYr9 fellows
who vsed 70 get their four heads together
like four hungry young spsrro~s In nest
and sing The Old osken evcketY
Detroit is not fair 10 the telephone
company" one Of It's officials is quoted as
remarking Mistake. beg pardon
Chicago Girl found diamond In an egg,
but al that may have come out loser
A Detroit man, Bulgarian, is willing
TO marry any woman who owns a farm.
There is nothing in his willingness that
.impresses us as being exclusively Bulgar-
ian. 81
That trip Of ours 70 "A Daughter Of the
Gods" corvircee uS that when " comes 20
swimming. fen have anything on Annette
kellermsnn Also. that Annette has few on
herself
The United States government is work.
ling 10 perfect fowl in which will be cen
tered all the good points OF a hen. In the
opinion Of man who tries to have a city
garden, this ought 10 be comparatively
leasy.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

ne can earn f-ou all men Every
tuty we meet las something 10
teach U.s. &, OILY Nc keep oug eyes.
our ears, ana our minds open
The rrriy 11se man. fnely says
Henry Churchill King us raady ~
see Tie best IN he other man. AMI
eager TO learn from hlm-~ Hing 20
receive As Usu a. &c give. 20 learn
as well a. 20 teach
Renemher 4 you please, that
every man vou meet has had experi-
ences differing in some degree from
yours These individual exper
ences have SVEN him something You
&c not possess, but something you
can share 4 you a r xT;-Irg = T7TsT
O bearers par1 ia yoar DEALING
with aim
IN his way The most highly edu-
Gated man can gain noNledge from
the least educated. n YOU have teer
veil educated. DO not yaunt yourself
on that account. DO not think your
LaH so superior that vou haze moth
INK % leays from rcn Who have had
less schooling Than you
As hard cold fact. a proft ssor
can learn from a dnch.d.zger II he
ouf let hiFr aeH b. receptive Re
may rest assured that iae ditch-dig
ser has Cured thru his personal et
rt snces Sn0wlecTc hat Il will BE-
~ real advantage for the professor
go obtain
,- therefore. brother whatever your
jfin work. whatever vCur previous
~ -T5aT T0TI - g-Tr75 = rr5r-- e ~
- aions he path ~ egistence Don't
pr Yourself in fhe class % The fool
/ ish know.it-slls. Vhoss conceit is q
Z deadly drag on their hopes and am
( billions
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
Pointed Paragraphs

Silence is doIbly golden WHOM
You are unable 20 th,uk OF au an
swer
The world doesn spend much o.
"a time "a watching mans eood
acts
Advice IL about The only hing
hat some people vont take.
Let's laugh a lifle NOR si our
own troubles and little less a.
our neighDor's.
Some men imagine their weight
on one side Of the aiODc causes the
ether side 10 up 40
The man Who g. thoroughly i'm
bued With ne idea that public
Office is p private anap docsn b..
lieye In ingcstlgatng committee
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
This Busy, Busy World

china ~il! teach paper maklng ~
government school
Australian e'.cas ptls attains 81
hslghf u nearly 500 fee
A mouse can bore p1ss~ge bra
an iuch board o three hours
United states yearly p nds sloo
o0ooo n bailting pgbltv schools
PET canares in this c04ntrJ eos
sumed $50 tons OF birdseed LAS
year
Pennsylvania Is fbe only state
which charges toll for nsing IN Lin
coin highway
An Immense churn in ENGLAND
can turn olt soc pounds u butter o.
me time
Rubber nails for places Where
metal ones would corrode are Q
benjamin Wifaoerger stoEle
maker O., Wheeling. IS Va, haa
rolled 2252.G00 stogies with too
which COST hin less than
To mark cattle AT inventor has
patented buttons thar can be clamp
I'd thru their care
With An enrolment OF - women
and ore msn. 'he frsr su1razA
school in The country has opened ~
baltimore
Thin metal plates which weigi
about four pounds 70 The square
ard arc being used IL France in
stead Of plaster and wall paper
A detec;aphone small enough 90
be worn under q mans shirt fr0u
md record conversation on a cyl
nder attached 70 his bel, has been
patented
n. =lAlssaA= 81 Z. ALa--A a-tA-a-
name ~ any place in the world n
in near the southern coast oi
Chosen. which once vas Korea
Aztec corn i.o0o years Old Wa
recently planted IN kansss n
grows much faster than modern
corn
i. Glasgow provides its policemen
si'h warm food and 'es when ON
duty q; night by electrically heated
! plates In signal toxes.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
The Keep Well Column
DAILY BATH

Of bathing A cold bath II apt 20
10 dangerous for the very old. the
anaemic or undernourished and per
sons whose circulation Ia poor.
On The other hand prolonged
no, bath may become dangerous.
II makes the skin sensitive and one
iisy take cold easily healthy
reaction may be- brought about by
do0ohes Of cold water after a hot
cleansing bath
There are about two and onehJf
million sweat giu-ds IN the Fkin.
n hey were placed end TO end hey
would form body sewer more than
~ miles long
The daily bath Ferps this sewer
from becoming cIoggcd ~ and al.
lows tho skin 20 freely carry Oh i'm.
puritles from the body.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
Frankness Is Needed

Although President Wilson's pro
possi OF a peace league vas limited
70 the prevention ~ future war;
the Manchester Guardian. which
has had no part in the talk Of
crushing Germany. caught at the
hope that rne ending OF The present
war might be made easier by the
creation ~ such guarantees That
the German chancellor had the
same thought In seconding Presi.
dent" Wilson IL not unlikely. But
the Manchester Guardian. which
was earliest IN England In linking
the two things. can soc no hope
FOR conference II Germany per.
sists In the view that the peace
should be negotiated first, and the
project ~ n peace league taken up
later and separately No infuen-
tial body Of public opinion IN Eng.
land leans further toward pacifsm.
and until the Fnglishmon who arc
looking FOR Just peace With proper
guarantees can be convinced of tho
sincerity % Germany intentions. a
conference will be- hard 20 bring
about. But ~ The Guardian say
the word peace has been IN every
ones mouth. and in no country
can men sneak OF peace without
raising an atrnospherc ~ longing
n international disfrus. could b.
overcome long step would have
been taken toward making peac.
pos lble. and The Guardian has
shown good judgment ln urginp
that ne Allies frankly afow theft
war aims Springfield Republican
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

man. Win unmistakablc emphasis Don't want
no liberty I'd siEht rainier stop where any
How strHnge'" Wurmured the old lady 20
Nardrr as che turned away n bad no idea Tho
oriapncrs we're 20 haDpf What was the poor
mans 0fcusoF'
was "a bt too absent minded. replied TN,
siier, with grin ~ kept forgetfin a. 'ow o
a married man. an e's gof i've wives All
Dad tempered, waitin for I'm when q gets OUTS
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04
(, To Understand
~ bR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. By Frank Crane)
Just 10 understand
Indebtedness it

just 60 understand
What world of Indebtedness it
would save u.s.
Ii would spare US how many fears,
chagr,ns. disilluSionS. disappointments.
heartaches. estrangementsl
think the real reason why we dislike
anybody is that We do not understand
him. | have theory that every human
being is lovable. if only understood.
And if we would try to understand our
enemies half as hard as we try to over
come them, they would cease to be en-
emies
There is the mother who lives in con-
slant friction with her daughter. Their
attitude is one OF constant hostility. The
mother complains that the daughter is
Iheadstrong; secetiye. hayward. intraet-
able The daughter that the mother In
Ihard. unsYmnalhetic- ALWAYS finding
fault If both parties only had imagina-
tion enough 20 put themselves in each
others places, If each would only seek
10 understand the other instead Of justi-
lying. excusng and piting herself!
Those WIZ get along best with very
small children are those who most care
fully study them. who try 10 get their
view point who endeavor to understand.
more than to compel, correct. or teach.
In fact. the whole business Of getting
along with folks" resolves itself into
matter OF understanding folks. and there
lis no business in the world that affects
our peace Of mind more profoundly.
Get out Of yourself, Get into the
other mind UnSelf yourself bit--and
you w.ll understand yourself better
An old saint once wrote ~ went away
from God-to find cod And surely YOU
lvill find yourself best by going away
from Yourself
FL the Bhagayad Gita occurs this wis
DOM THIS is the greatest enemy-the
ms -ueSs N me- This is the giant weed
hose roots lie deep in the human
aeart
+ Lovers, try to understand and you
will escape jealousies, sights, and all the
poison of oiIenses that mar your delight
+ ia one another.
Parents, Try to understand, and you
Iwill not lose your children.
ThIdTen, try % understand your par
hts. and You viii find their care for YOU
pleasant garden and not a walled
prison.
4 Neighbors, try to understand, and
your communal life will bea JOY and not
ln irritation.
( Employers and employed, if you would
iry 70 understand each other you would
both get more out Of your relation than
+ ~ lighting.
Nations, try to understand each other.
The time Is past for despising and hating
them that are Of another blood and
peech Race-hate. rivalry fear, conten-
tion. pride do YOU not soc their result
7 ~ tfe caTaCTY9W now m EUROPE
And God the reason He forgiyes is
because he understands
The Detroit times., 1917-01-04

A bath limited
20 Saturday night
IL almost a. bad
a. only one meal
3 week
A cool bath TAX
on in the morning
after a little exer.
cise rs a tonic for