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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
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Have you slackers thought what
will come to your children because
of your actions? How will you feel
when your children will come to you,
and say, "papa why were you not in
that great world war for freedom p"
can hear the children thirty years
hence saying 'My grandpa was in
that war, My, 1 am proud of him" If
you stand around and "knock" the
government today it will be a
blight you will not be able to remove
from your children. Get in this
movement or take curses for all
eternity.
We are Impoverished by the cal
ways-right" people. Do not be afraid
of making mistakes. Keep speeding
up. You may crash, but remember
the man who has honestly tried and
failed, is a much bigger and better
man than the man who has never I'M
dertaken to do new thing.
About the meanest person in our
land today is the man standing
around saying, ''Peace, peace" when
there is not peace. In making the
to aid the government to conserve
the food Of the nation we find a few
not willing to sign. Such people are
not good citizens and should be de-
spised by all patriots. A person who
is willing to receive the benefits of
this nation, and not willing to aid the
nation is a traitor, and should be pun
ished accordingly.
The need, hunger and want of
things will prepare you for better
things. This satisfied feeling l find
among so many people is the reason
they never get anywhere. l some
times think this doctrine of 'tdon't
worry" that is being so generally
preached is a mistake. I find people
who honestly work because things
are not to their liking, are the people
force change.
like people who venture. Men
who are always playing safe, have
always seemed like towards to me.
They stick to well beaten roads, and
well worn ruts. They neither at
tempt nor accept, they neither ven
ture to do the new nor add a new ex-
perience to society's endeavors.
If you will notice, you will find
that the man who picks his place and
sets his pace, and will everlastingly
keep at his work will win Keeping
on" is the whole trick. Speed without
lasting power amounts to nothing in
life race. There is not a man in
Western Kansas who kept on" and
held on but has absolutely succeeded.
But remember this if you commence
to wobble, when the sun shines hot,
and rain clouds fail to come, you are
a goner. Many are now commencing
to get 'tskeered" at the conditions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Homesfeads

The latest official report of the U.
S land Office at Washington, show
there are IA, 25S, 864 acres of pub
lie land (not including Alaska) that
have been surveyed and subject to
homestead and other entry-and
over eighty-six millions acres not vet
surveyed in the mountainous states.
nearly every state still having some
land subject to entry. The Topeka,
Kansas land Office has 2,2O4 acres
and the Dodge City Office 715 acres
of rough broken land, yet to be tax
en-, that no one seems to want. In
some of the western states $40 acres
stock raising homesteads can be tax
en- at cost of s35 on making the en-
try, requiring three years residence
and cost of S24 when proving I'D.
so the whole cost is less than $50, to
get $40 acres besides the improve
ments you make.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

Wife Learns Husband Is Untrue in
Fourth Episode
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

Per Wallace $3.50
On motion OF Commissioner Helms the
board OF County Commissioners, adjourned
% y 90 a H. November 6. 1917.
hays, Kansas. November 6, 1917 Q a m
The Board OF County Commissioners met
as per adjournment. All members present.
The Bonds Of the Missouri Valley Brid1e
and Iron Company were examiner. approved
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
some THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

Is any among you inflicted? Let
him pray. James 5:13.
The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear i'm. Psalm 25.14.
II you have the Stacker spirit in
you, you will find you soon run the
gamut of your friends. Your face
viii get long, your credit short and
work will become scorce; then it is
high time for you to eat mental dyna-
mite, get new stock of 'pep" or ex-
pect to be kicked around like a foot
ball on a gridiron in a holly contest
ed game.
Some people think the old order of
things will obtain after the war, but
am Of the opinion new ideals will
come into their own; that the obso-
lite nations of civilization will have
passed away, and the ideals of Christ
will be accepted and in a large gen.
eral sense will be enforced. Wealth as
we now have it willnot be in the hands
of the few but will be in the hands
Of the many
The world is now thinking in tt
tanic phrases today; mighty adven-
lures are under way, great expedi-
tons are setting forth into the great
unknown. How much longer are
you to remain asleep? Where is your
fighting blood? Is your courage
gone, is your pride dead?
"Only the rich boy has a chance"
l heard some one say few days ago,
looked at the wilmer, and found him
to have sound limbs, strong arms
and his hands were free. What more
does man need, providing he has a
little gray matter? Stop cataloguing
your trials, and hit the line of oppo-
sition without fear, and you will find
the opposition giving away. 1t is
your cowardly unwillingness to give
battle, to dig in, to cut wires, to blast
to charge that makes you a whining
failure.
hope the government will demand
the names of those refusing to sign
the food administration request and
order them published in all the coun-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

Wife Learns Husband Is Untrue In
Fourth Episode
Is it possible for a married man to
honor and respect his wife yet to lose
all feeling of interest and love for
her and turn to another woman?
Many people have discussed this ques-
ton; many women have thought that
their husbands are drifting away
from them; many girls have dreaded
that such would be the case if they
married.
"The Neglected Wife" deals with
this subject in an Accordingly inter
the fourth episode entitled, Beyond
Recall"
Margaret Warner held in connec-
ton with a tragic incident at the
store where she has obtained employ
ment has been advised to get law
yer. Unable to stand the strain any
longer she telephones Kennedy.
81 am not hurt she says. ''brt
terribly discouraged, and l have no
one to turn to but you"
Rushing to her assistance, and see
ing the deplorable state she is in, he
determines to take Margaret with
him, assuring her that he Will find
something for her to do. Margaret's
PAlAAOA SIOAy VI DI4NdtlOu TOO Inucl
for her overweight nerves, and she
collapses.
Kennedy in his panic rushes to his
residence, where Stubbins the butler.
is the only observer. Regaining her
Senses, Margaret demonstrates with
Kennedy saying, "You brought me
to your home-your wife?"
When lie assures her that only the
butler is in the house, Margaret feels
more at ease. Kennedy informs Mar
garet that he has rented an apart
ment, and that he is going to take
her there. Margaret's pride is crush
ed, and her love for Kennedy hold
sway.
Frank Norwood, a magazine editor
has a clash with Doyle, when the lat
ter tries to bride him, stating that
If he will drop a certain story from
his magazine, he will give him a big
advertising contract. Norwood or
ders Doyle out of his office, telling
him that he does not wish him to en-
ter again.
Lonely, Mary decided to come
home for the night Finding her hus-
band out, Mary decides to wait I'D
for him. While rocking i'm the chair,
she finds a comb. It is not hers.
Whose can it be? Mary receives a
note which surprises her. Better
watch your husband" 1t SAYS.
Mary agitated, desperate. staring
wide-eyed at the note, for the first
time realizes that her husband is IN
true.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
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Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day OF December,
A. D. 1856. A W. GLEASON
(SeaD Notary Public
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ternaliy and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System Send
for testimonials. free.
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Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for consultation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

Now is the time to 'tginger up" look
conditions square in the eye, and say
to yourself ''I WHIP stay and you will
find the 81 WHIP drives you to sue
cess.
Helen Keller faced the world with
blind eyes, deaf ears, and a stilled
tongue. She was terribly handicapped.
All things her brain longed to know
were closed to her. Nature refused
to give her a chance. She blasted
through all these impediments; now
you who have fair chance will stand
around and grumble at your lack of
chance deserve to fail. You are
coward, lacking in spunk, worse
than these men who refuse to fight
for religious reasons-you deserve
failure, and you may rest assured you
will get all that is coming to you
If you had doggedness connected
with purpose of willingness to die #
need be but not to yield your purpose,
you will not long for the hobo ranks
You Will refuse to eat bread unless
you have honestly earned it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL HELP
HAYS

Here is the girls own story: ''For
years l had dyspepsia, sour stomach
and constipation. drank hot water
and olive oil by the gallon. Nothing
helped until 1 tried buckthorn bark,
glycerine, etc, as mike din Adler-i-
ka. ONE SPOONFUL helped me IN
STANTLY." Because Adler-i-ka
fushes the ENTIRE alimentary tract
it relieves ANY CASE constipation.
sour stomachc or gas and prevents
appendicitis. It has QUICKEST ac-
ton of anything we ever sold. c. A.
Hardness, druggist.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
Commissioner's Proceedings

The Board of County Commits sioners of
Ellis County met this day in regular month
Iy session Members present: Herman J.
Tholen, chairman; WiIlet J. Helms and
John Jacobs. County Commissioners and
Geo. H Brown. County Clerk.
On motion of Commissioner ThoIen. the
value of the improvements assessed on lots
24-25-26-27,, blk 9, Ellis Original were
stricken from the tax roll for the year 1917
The same having been removed prior to
March l. 1917.
Mr.. Jacob Stecklein appeared before the
Board and requested that the cash item of
S15,OOO.OO be taken out of the amount of
personal property assessed against him by
deputy assessor. On motion of Commits sion
er Helms the request was passed to I 80 D.
N
The following bills against the County
were examined and allowed and the County
Clerk was authorized to draw warrants for
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10

First published Saturday, October
20, 1917, IN Free Press
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Topeka, Ks.
October Is, 1917
Notice is hereby given that Louis
A Joseph, of McCracken, Kansas,
T. F. D., who, on May 81, 1914, made
Homestead application, No. O344s,
for Sc = NE. 4 and N.E-K SCI,
Section %, Township Is s., Range 20
West, 9Th Principal Meridian, has fled
notice of intention to make three year
(Act 6-6-12) Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the Hon Probate Judge of Ellis Coun-
ty, Kansas, at Hays, Kansas, on the
18th day Of November, 1917
Claimant names as witnesses:
Horace Murphy, George Rea,
Frank Murphy Charles Lynd all of
McCracken, Kansas, r F. D.
Harry C. Green,
Register.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10


Board of County Commissioners adjourned
to l D. m, November g. 1917
nays, Kansas. November 6, 1917, P M
The Board of County Commissioners met
as per their adjournment All members
present.
The request of Jacob SteckIein. to strike
from the tax rolls the sum of $4,000 90 as
sessed against him by the Deputy assessor
ives rejected by the Board for the reason
mat SAID has no authority at this time to act
upon the matter
1t was ordered by the Board that Mrs An
ma Werth be allowed q rebate of sass paid
on property being assessed in two counties
FINAL order was made in the Louisa Ses-
sion road, authorizing that said road should
pc wldened to forty feet prayed for in
T. r Madden was allowed $3.50 for IL
~ acres OF land taken. $500 for alfalfa
destroyed and $4,000 for moving fence
The estate of J. S Wilson was allowed 81
for moving fence
Il is ordered by the Board that the Coun-
y treasurer set aside all delinquent County
taxes OF former years, fees collected interest
Pald on county deposits and other miscel-
Ianeous items IN a special fund to take up
county warrants now outstanding for the
payment Of which there are no avaiIbIe
funds at present and call and pay such war
rants from time to time out of such a spe-
paid.
There being no further business to be tax
en- up by the Board at this time, they ad-
9oorned, Sine Die Herman J. Tholen
Attest Geo H Brown Chairman
County Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-10
THE NEGLECTED WIFE"
Featuring RUTH ROLAND
At The Strand Theatre Every Thurs
day.
CASTE

Thursday, November IS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
TIMBER SALES DOUBLE.
In National Forest During the Past
Year,

Sales of national forest timber in thu
fiscal year 1917 were more than double
those of 1916, according to the annua
report of the forester. The total amount
sold exceeded two billion feet and is val
ued at more than $3,7l5,000. During the
same period about 727 million feet were
cut and removed. for which the pur'
chasers paid sl,507 1903 into the federal
treasury, The largest sales were made
in Oregon, where about 6sS million board
feet were disposed Of.
In addition TO the timber sold, approx
imately ll3 million board feet valued at
almost $l50,000 was cut under free use
permit by more than III 900 settlers liv-
ing near the national forests and depend
ing on the forests for frewood and
building material to improve their home.
steads.
The timber business on the eastern
purchase areas, while still small as com
pared with the western forests, showed
a decided increase, the report states.
More than three times as much timber
was sold and more than twice as much
cut as in 1915 The material disposed
of, it is pointed out, is largely of poor
quality and its removal will improve the
forest growth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21

gun fired, then, SO long afterward that
one could count heart beats, he heard
the sullen boom of the report.
If it were German gun--so much
farther away--then perhaps one could
trace the course of the shell and see
where it buried itself in the earth and
presently threw up somber eruption
of dust, smoke and debris.
In the villages of Albert, Bapaume and
Peronne, the party found not one living
nhabitant, just heaps of blackened stone,
brick and shapeless debris. No one could
conceive of more complete and utter
desolation than in the villages first taken
by the Germans and then retaken in this
years allied offensive.
The congressional party was enter
tanned in London by Mr.. Arthur J. Bal
four, formerly here with the British mis-
sion, also at more formal dinner at
which Lloyd George, the speaker, the
archbishop of Canterbury and other dig
nitaries were present.
1--WE were given the freedom of the
realm said Mr.. Dale, ''but there was no
unpleasant formality or distressful cere-
mony. The dinners made me think of
American banquets OF the better class"
Mr.. Dale expects to return to his dis
trict soon after the holidays and may
tell at greater length his impressions of
the war and its serious meaning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
Vermont Congressman, Back
from War Front, Says
"Cut the Red Tape"
AMERICA MUST
HASTEN EFFORTS
Wished He Had Easy-Chair
Department Fellows Along
with Him

The necessity for prompt action OF
the part of the United States in order
to prevent German victory is empha
sized by Congressman Porter II. Dale OF
the second Vermont district, who has
Just returned from tour of inspection
of the battle fronts and England and
France. The interview as published by
the Rutland Herald to-day is as follows
For Gods sake wake up and realize
what this war means"
American troops without guns, with.
out enough blankets, without necessary
equipment and wholly unprepared for
the terrific struggle which they must
face is situation that sends Mr.. Dale
back to this country with but one desire
to impress on Washington and Yer
mont the tremendous peril and respon-
sibiity that faces this nation.
Talk about short war" said Mr..
Dale in New York this week, I'VE shall
be mighty lucky if we get through this
war in two years, at such an expense
and with such loss of men as will run
into hundreds of thousands.
Il wish | might say to every depart
ment head in Washington: Wake up'
i WISH L fotuu tdht tutHl Win me W
Vimy ridge, where the guns do not crash
or detonate, but just explode in one con
tinual roar.
Il did not go into the front line
trenches don't think it is any place
for a civiian-but ! walked among the
stark, dead bodies of gallant Englishmen
and Canadians, some of their faces
crushed into the ooze and some-horribly
changed and CHASTITY upturned to the
sky.
"Why umburied? Because men are so
precious and the German aviators so
vigilant that even a burying party in
the open is Immediately marked and cut
down by their quick firing guns.
Eyes, ! wish | had some of those easy
chair Washington department fellows at
Vimy ridge, men who, after eight months |
of war, and not enough guns in France
to equip our men, are still telling the
newspapers that everything is all right!
They seem to think we have done
great things Let me say that unless we
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21

shaded, so that no faintest CLEAN can be
seen a hundred feet away.
Blind, almost dumb and with every
human nerve strained TO the breaking
point, the big shuttle huns through the
night. If a door slams, hatch falls or a
heavy object is dropped the whole ship
is alarmed. Running feet, agitated voices
and general excitement pervade the
might; then the thing is explained and
the passengers settle down once more to
uneasy rest.
| Under these conditions voyage across
is no pleasure trip in war time.
Congressman Dale had no trouble find
| ing anything in France but the American
| troops. Although their numbers and To-
cation are, no doubt, thoroughly known
! to the enemy, most mysterious silence
met him everywhere He actually had
to ''ehase them up" himself, and he never
would have found the Vermont troops
way back of the fighting line if it had
not been for some personal friends who
told him where to go.
His own son, Timothy c. Dale, is with
the Harvard hospital unit and he was
discovered only after the most persistent
search. Mr.. Dale remained two DAYS
with the boy, the rest of the party going
on to places of interest in the north of
France
Mr.. Dale saw several hundred Vermont
troops, Major Ashley, Captain Howe,
General Sibert and General Edwards.
The latter was full of praises for the
Nermonters, and, although he did not
mention the much discussed affair of
splitting up the lst Vermont" it was
plain to Mr.. Dale that ii was not on ac- |
count of the officers and men who are
now doing their bit-so far as they can |!
in preparation for the big spring often
sive.
Mr. Dale visited the Somme, the |
Marine, scissors, Remy and Verdun.
On the latter hill he stood and looked |
over the shell-torn ground where the
French made good their tremendous slo-
gam They shall not pass"
To-day, and as Mr.. Dale saw it. the
French and German guns exchange shots
at long range. Five-perhaps six-miles
away, he saw the swift dash of smoke
and belching cloud that bespoke big
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21

begin cutting red tape, eliminating lost
motion, doing away with incompetent
survivals of Il worn out military system
stopping this foolish talk about short
war and get busy rushing o. supplies
guns and munitions to our troops in
France, ca men, more men and men by
the million, we are not going to win this
warl
you cant put the appalling peril that
confronts this nation, too strongly
| AT Nimy ridge the party was so close
! to the firing line that they We're required
to wear gas masks and helmets.
|. Mr.. Dale showed some signs of the or
deal of storm and stress that he and the
other passengers and crew endured on
the return trip from France.
The city newspapers did not say much
about it, as only few passengers were
aboard and only one seaman was lost In
the gale, but the Vermont congressman
says the big liner had her bows stove in
by head -seas-a ragged, gaping hole be-
ing actually torn in the heavy steel
plates by wicked smash from huge
comber--her after-cabin door stove IN
and the smokingroom cabin and every
thing else between decks flooded
One half of the bridge was torn away
bodily, the officer in charge and the wire
less operator being swept from their sta
tions and rescued by the crew almost by
miracle. One seaman was swept over
board and drowned i'll plain sight of
everyone before boat could be launched
in the heavy seas.
This was the same storm which fol-
IT. 4 IT. Dn1n 'a
ship was then about 500 miles from these
coasts.
The voyage across was uneventful,
The congressional party was deeply I'M
pressed with the speed and ability of the
destroyer which conveyed the liner.
"Our boat used to be considered fast,
said Mr.. Dale, "but the destroyers ac-
tually ran rings around her. They are
fast-about 35 or 40 miles |
an hour. | believe--and when they sight
a submarine they chase her like hawk. !
Il understand the U-boat crews dread
these speedy, quick firing boats more
Than anything else
1--WE are making great effort to turn
1ut airplanes and airplanes are greatly
if we can build and com
mission destroyers we shall soon rid the
,eas of the submarine menace.
Mr.. Dales description of the voyage
% and through the war zone is as dra.
matte in some of its details as the tenn
,estuous return voyage.
The huge steel shuttle of boat runs
bsolutely dark at night The ports are
losed from the outside and steel clamped
,eyond the power of passenger to open
hem. Every necessary light is carefully
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
They Only Fall Once.

AZ the stage coach careened toward
the edge of the cliff the timid tourist
gazed anxiously down at the brawling
stream 800 feet below
Do people fall over this precipice oft
eng she asked
The driver clucked to his horses. mo,
he returned placidly, never but
once. Chicago Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
The Trouble,

yes said the cynical old sea captain
when | was shipwrecked in South Amer
lea | came across a tribe Of wild women
Absolutely wild. They had no tongues
Good gracious!" exclaimed the listen
er; how could they talk?"
They couldn't" was the reply. "That
was what made them wild. Ladies
Home Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21

Cigars, Pipes, Tobacco
Jars. HumidOrs. Cigar
and Cigarette C. a 5 e ;.
Safety RazOrs. Shaving
Sets, Brushes, Pocket
books, Travelling Cases,
Fountain Pens. Playing
Cards. etc.