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The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29
GERMAN LINE IN
 LENS CAPTURED
Canadian Troops Make an At- tack in the Open-Attack was Made Over a Front of About Two Miles.

Canadian Army Headquarters in France, June 28.-Under a protecting concentration of artillery fire Cana dian troops early today stormed and captured the German front line before Avion, suburb of Lens.
 The Canadians, heartened by suc- cesses gained during the last few days with relatively small cost, decided this morning to attack across the open ground sloping upwards to Avion and the village of Leauvette, near the Souchez river. They met with opposition of serious character at only one point, where a combina- tion of machine gun fire and uncut wires delayed the advance. The at tack was not intended to be pressed home at this particular spot, as the ground specially favored the Ger mans, so that the delay did no harm.
 The assaulting troops composed men from British Columbia, Manitoba Central Ontario and Nova Scotia.
 By this mornings advance the British line has been carried forward to within one mile of the center of Lens. The attack was made along a two-mile front. On the extreme left Nova Scotians pushed their way upon the Lens-Arras road to the village of Leauvette. Here they took a number of prisoners.
 At the other end of the line, east of the railway tracks, enemy dugouts were bombed Their occupants be- longed to the crack Prussian Guards Corps, the Fifth Guard Grenadiers, who refused in most cases to come out and surrender. One officer and 21 men of the grenadiers decided that discretion was the better part of valor Others are believed to be still alive in the dugouts, which will be thoroughly explored after the ground won is con- solidated.
 At daybreak Canadian airplanes flying low over Avion saw few Ger mans there. Craters which recently were made by mine explosions at the cross roads are now seriously hinder ing them in bringing up troops from Lens for counter-attacks.
 The enemy's guns have been she'll ing Canadian communication tranches but Canadian 'heavies" are now talk ing them on with good results.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29
LABOR COMMISSIONER
 MAKING INSPECTIONS

Little Rock. June 29.-The state commissioner of labor and his depu- ties have been making inspections of industrial plants in the city, with a view to eliminating danger from a lack of safety appliances. They re- port that they find proprietors and managers ready in almost every in stance to cooperate in the enforce ment of the laws, and ready to cor rect any wrong that may be pointed out to them.
 Cattle ticks and nowder don't mix.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29
IMPORTANT MEETING
 OF HOME GUARD
Will Be Held Tonight to Ar range For Drill on July 4th- Members Showing Real Pro- gress in Drill With Guns.

At meeting of the officers of Prescott Home Guards Thursday night the following named parties were selected as those who have shown sufficient progress to drill, with guns, on exhibition July 4th. As the Guard has only 75 guns this list had to be prepared in order that no con- fusion would arise as to who would drill with guns on that date, and the officers have given preference to those who have shown their interest in the drill work by attending and drilling during the past few weeks. The list has been made up from mem- ory by the officers and if anyone has been unintentionally left off the list who has been attending regularly, if he will report to First Sergeant Will lingham, the matter will be given at tention. There may be some who have drilled without guns left off, but the idea the officers have in mind is to get, just as near as possible, a company who have become familiar in some measure with the guns. Drill nights as follows from now until the 4th of July.
 Friday night at 7;30 p. m.
 Monday night at 7:30 p. m.
 Tuesday night at 7:50 p. m.
 This list will be subject to change unless parties listed attend at least the Friday and Monday night drill. In order to have the drill go off as smooth as possible on the 4th, it will take some work in the three remain ing nghts.
 The list as made up at the present is as follows:
 Gee Wilson, Mark Blakely, W. D. Burdine, H. T. Kenney, E. Y. Blakely, J. D. Morrison, R. E. Stricklin, B. F. Lumpkin, E. M. Sharp, s. J. Gentry, C. NJ. Alspaugh, Sam o. Logan, Thos. C. McRae, ]. C. Williams, Dr. J. R. York, w. R. Steed, Wren Scott, L. C. Henderson, Floyd Hubbard, R. D. Martin, Sam E. Mum, Henry Crow, J. E. Daniel, J. n. Grant, John Hub bard, c. C. Hit, L. c. Hit, W. C. Nutter, Jake Bankers, L. A. Murrah, J. c. Woodul, H. V. Scott, C. E. Brown T. P. Meadors, E. M. Frisby, Dan Putnam, A. A. McCurdy, J. M. Strip ling, c. L. Green, Lee Montgomery, T. c. Moody, Louis Hines, Amer Stripling, Fred Litton, Joe Bailey, W. V. Tompkins, P. O. Dickey, Hooper Mccain, Jim Pennix, D. L. billiard, Watson Porter, Harold White, W. K. Gresham, H. F. Helton, L. c. Steele, Theo Elgin, Emmond Logan, R. W. Tharp, Bernie Buchanan, Will Waller, Bernie Blakely, Jim Barnes, T. W. Weaver, Watson Franks, Jeff Liv- ingston, J. A. White, H. c. Doup, Carl vickers, NJ. o. Walthall, L. Suckle, J. Suckle, Dale Denman.
 If any of the parties named above expect to be out of town on the 4th or for any reason cannot drill, please notify Sergeant Willingham or Lieut.. Guthrie, and in this manner new members can be selected and drilled
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29
NEVADA'S OLDEST
 RESIDENT PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Frances Mouser, 99 years and 6 months old, died at her home at Mt. Moriah early last night, after very brief illness caused mostly by ex- treme old age. Mrs. Mouser was as far as we are able to ascertain, the oldest resident of this county. Inter- ment was at Mt. Moriah this after noon about 3:30 o'clock.
 She is survived by one son, J. w. East-and two daughters, Mrs. Maggie Bennett and Mrs. Sarah Reese, all of Nevada county.
 San Tox and Peroxide Tooth Paste n Il I
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29

The first cotton bloom of 1917 reached the News office this after noon. It was brought in by W. A. Barker and was from his farm two miles east of Laneburg. MT. Barker states that the crop is fairly good but late. The first bloom last year was received almost a month prior to this date.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29

San Tox and Peroxide Tooth Paste in 25c tubes at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-29

Cattle ticks and powder don't mix.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
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Keen Athletics Going.

The first impulse Is to condemn col
lege and school athletics in war times
as a frivolous waste of time and en-
energy. Young men, it would seem,
might be doing something for the de-
tense of their country instead of play
ing ball or running races. In some
colleges the athletic schedules have
been cancelled and athletic activities
virtually Abandoned because of that
feeling.
But that is a somewhat superficial
view. President Wilson, backed by
years of experience in college work,
advises the colleges to keep up their
athletics so far as possible. He points
out that the Nation is in need more
than ever OF young men who are phys
ically fit and mentally alert. Work
alone does not develop, physique,
alertness or leadership as wholesome
sports develop them. 1t was the boys
from the cricket fields of the schools
of England that made Wellington's
squares hold at Waterloo. 1t is the
boys from those same fields who are
leading Marshal Haig's men in France
today American college athletes
have made CONSPICUOUS successes IN
many lines, and they attribute much
of their success to the training and
influence on the athletic field
And the President mentions anoth-
er point, the Importance of which Is
/ likely to be overlooked in the stress
! of war-the danger of the Nation fall
/ ling into mental depression if its en-
tire thought is centered ceaselessly
on war 1t needs diversion, he says
to keep up its nerves, and it would be
a mistake to rob it of the healthy di
version and rivalry of college sports
kansas City Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
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Three in One

Attorney Henry McVey of this city,
and wife have gone to the home of
their father, George McVey at Hill
City, Kansas, to attend a triple mar
riage on Sunday, June 3, when three
of his sisters are to be married at the
same time, the Methodist minister of
that city, and the District Superin-
tendent of Salina, officiating at the
services.
Margaret McVey marries Ross H.
Clayton and will live in Lawrence
Ruth Fay marries VIM. w, Korb
and will live in Hoxie.
Nellie Francis marries Jos. B. Kas-
ka and will live in Colby.
All three of the young ladies are
school teachers, and graduates of the
Hays Kansas Normal, and the family
formerly lived in Hays, on the Hen
ry Schlyer place in the east part of
the city. All three of the gentlemen
will enroll on June 9Th, so are not
marrying to get rid of going to war,
but the arrangement was made
months ago, while a brother of the
girls has already enlisted and is in
the south. It is seldom that three
daughters are married the same day
and hour. Congratulations.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
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Hidden Money Does no Work


Did you ever stop to consider how
money works?
Imagine 100 men seated in one
room. Suppose each man there owes
some other man the sum of S100-
The combined debt of those present
is then $4,000.
Suppose one of these men takes SO
bill from his pocket and passes 1t to
his neighbor; the neighbor passes 1t
IN turn to his creditor; who hands 1t
over to the man he owes, and so on
until that bill has made the rounds
of these 100 men and has returned to
the first one. That single bill then can
celled $1,000 of debts, and is again
in the possession of the man who first
had it.
If it is passed around the circle
nine times more, it has paid the entire
$4,000 of debts; the men leave the
room free of obligation, and the bill
is again in the pocket of the man who
first started it circulating.
Germany has financed her war on
this same principle. She has been
practically cut off from communica-
ton with the world. But her people
had plenty of money
She borrowed many millions of dol
lars, giving bonds in return This
money S0e SD6uI LUZ Val S0pPAASSs anu
1t found its way back into the pockets
of the people, only to be borrowed
I over and over again, never going out
/ Of the empire. Thus has she financed
her war, because her people kept their
money in circulation.
That is what we must do IN the
/ United States Hysterical appeals for
economy" have gone out, alarming
! the more timid citizens who are prac-
ticing foolish rigid economy. They are
withdrawing their money from circu-
/ lation-putting it where it cannot
work for either themselves or the
country
This is the biggest mistake any of
Us can make. 1t is one of the great
est aids we could give the enemy To
finance our war we must keep ou1
money IN circulation
Remember, our annual resources
are fifty billions of dollars-more
than ample to meet all expenses OF
even this great war and leave a sub
stantial surplus.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
DAGGERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ffttttt+f

Offering to bet that you are right
Is a poor argument.
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When one girl meets another she
invariably repeats the conversation
she had with the last young man she
met
TIT
Some men are like roosters; they
let their wives do all the work and
they do all the Growing.
Those who travel on the down
ward path seldom provide themselves
with a return ticket.
The average woman is somewhat
older than she thinks she looks
ffff
Some men would rather blow their
own horns than listen to a band con-
cert.
Most women viii jump at an offer
of marriage almost as quickly as they
will at the sight of mouse
Don't look wise and make a fool of
yourself.
Life is what you make it
If you have horse sense, don't be
donkey
Do the best and there will be no
room for Improvement
Today is the tomorrow you worried
about yesterday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
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Women Workers in Europe

The large increase in the number
Of women workers engaged in indus
trial occupations in Great Britain is
the subject of a bulletin just issued
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the United States Department of
Labor According to this report:
It is estimated that in October,
1916, 933, 900 women had directly re-
placed men in industry. Many of
these women are performing opera
tons never before considered posi-
bic for them to do.
Nearly a million women had been
added seven months ago to the num-
Der of available workers in British
Industries. 1t is probable that many
more have by this time taken up the
work hitherto performed by men only
work never before considered pos
sible for women to do. Without a
doubt the same conditions prevail in
all the European countries Several
millions of women are now working
in mills and factories for the first
time They are permanent additions
to Europe's industrial forces They
are there to stay. The end of the
war will find them there. AS a rule
! women receive less wages than men
( for performing equal service. Even
at that they are better paid in the
industries than in the ordinary avoca-
tions of women. These added mil
e lions of women workers will help tC
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
Austria Man Power

Central Europe lacks man power
This is not only true as far as the
fighting is concerned, but on the lines
back of the battle lines. There are
not enough men left to do the work.
This is especially true in Austria,
where a general rundown appearance
throws shadow over everything The
railroads find 1t almost impossible to
do the things that are required of
them for their part in making the
war a go.
Enough steam escapes from the To-
comotives in cold weather to make
twice the power. And there are no
skilled men to stop the leaks, either
in the steam lines or IN other Impor-
tant places in government affairs that
need stopping.
Austria is about worn out. She
wants peace and she would have 1t
but for the fact that she seems to be
under the grasping control of the
Hohenzollerns. And this Is what
Austria Is trying to escape
Austria Is short of food, TO be sure,
but she is having a difficult time to
distribute the food she has TO the peO-
pie, because of the poor condition OF
the railroads, in the track and Operat-
ing departments
War is a blighting thing. And 1t
may do enough blighting during this
world trouble to satisfy the most
bloodthirsty Austrians IN the world,
who wouldn't wait any longer three
years ago, when plan was IN process
of formation TO keep the war from
starting
Austria may fail because Of the
shortage of man power at home, not
only to do the fighting, but to per
/ form the necessary tasks behind the
firing line which the fighting men re-
quire for their support--Hutchinson
News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
lays Free Press--Supplement, June2.

The patriotic duty of American
men and women is to realize their Sc
curity-to understand that we face
no danger except that of strangling
our own country by "economizing"
so closely that we stop the flow of its
life blood-money.
Be thrifty certainly. But don't
be miserly. Live your usual life and
you viii do as much for the flag as
can anyone not actually called 20 the
Colors.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
THINKLETS
A SWAN SONG
By HARRY STOCK

This, we believe, will be the last of
the 'Thinklets" colyum. We wish to
thank the readers for their time which
we have wasted for them in our at
tempt to while away the time and fill
in space. We regret leaving such a
loyal, helpful community. And with
ali sincerity we wish you ga good
health, your family's good health,
and may you live long and prosper"
Harry NJ. Stock.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

to be hoped that we may have the
pleasure of having Mr.. Morgan with
as some future date.
At the close of the address Prof.
Malloy lead the audience in singing
America.
In the forenoon in spite of the
storm the graves were decorated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02
Tomato Plants For Sale

The Experiment Station has sew
eral thousand tomato plants for sale.
They were purchased from outside
growers for the benefit of the people
of Hays and vicinity and will be SOLD
at actual cost. Who wants some of
them2
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them, who will enroll in the Hays
Kansas Normal for the summer term
Felix Kissing will leave about June
18th, for a vacation trip to California.
Mrs Beatrice Kirkman is home
from Phillipsburg, where she has been
teaching school.
At meeting of the Hays Red Cross
Organization Thursday evening, over
three hundred members were report
ed. The cash secured netted $500.
A cement walk is being laid by
Messrs. Brown and Corwin along the
west side of the Morgan residence
block.
And now it is Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ.
Wood, who are going to have home
of their own down Normal way,
and excavations are under way
Mrs. Virmillion and daughter, Lii
Ian, will leave tomorrow for a three
weeks visit in Ellsworth, Marquette,
and other eastern points.
Prof. Willard Crane writes very
entertainingly to friends of army life
at Fort Riley. He hopes to be in
Hays again at the close of the course
in August.
Wilfred Wann will be home from
the University at K. u, tomorrow
night, having finished with examina-
tions-and now it is Uncle Sans
business next.
Mr. Davis, no is in the employ of
the telephone company, will move his
family here from Minneapolis, Kans.,
in the near future. They have rent
ed a house on West Normal Avenue
While descending the stairs from
the manual training room at the pub
lie school building on Wednesday,
Rev. Snyder slipped and fell, fractur-
ing a rib and sutaining other painful
bruises.
Blaine Sites, a degree student
from the Normal has turned down a
school salary for next year of thou
sand dollars, feeling that he must re-
spond to the call of his country. He
left the first of the week.
Hale Moore surprised home folks
here this week, by walking in or
them-a sort of double surprise il
was, as he brought wife with him
Hale still runs a train on the Chicago
& Northwestern and has headquar
tiers in Des Moines.
Prof Heber Keller, of the Emporis
Normal, and brother of Miss Anna
Keller, has been in the hospital a
Kansas City, for several days. He sui
fered greatly ere going to the hospita
but since he underwent an operation
for the removal of one of his kidney
he will doubtless recover
Last Wednesday afternoon, in spit
of the Indictment weather, hundred
assembled at the Srand to listen t
the program that had been prepare
by the Grand Army Post.
The music was furnished by quar-
tett under the direction of Prof. Nal
10y. The songs were those that wer
sung fifty years ago by that genera
ton. Many tears glistened on tn
cheeks of the old veterans as tn
great audience sang with right spirit
Mrs. Lee then read very appropriat
selection of the occasion. Judge Mo
Lain then read the roll call of the de
parted soldiers and Rev. Hale Civ
the invocation. Lieutenant GovernC
Morgan was then introduced. II
came to US with message. His az
dress was directly to the old soldier
He spoke for thirty minutes H
time was used in speaking of 'othe
days" For while we forgot tt
awful conflict that is now upon u
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

pm. Luther League
8 p. m. Public Worship.
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EEays, Ranoas.
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anu Ue reduy ~ repUrJ aJ 49, as Ssy,z1I1
as Miss Atkinson arrive, work on
the cantata can begin without deIav.
This canfafo nil h e
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

The week of June Is to %, as Red
Cross week, during which the people
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

ers. They made stops at the ia
of Peter Johnson, Alex Philip
Son and Albert Logan
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Lne =
fort IN various counties. The ex-
change of views has been mutually
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-02

DR.. SPARR has been coming to
Hays City every four weeks since
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

At MDoRAPQ-The Sinclair VI
4 GAS Co. No. IL on the Dillenbeck
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15

eide to place a price on crude oil, saiu
price to be minimum price and, as
outlined by it's advocates, not less than
" and perhaps $2.25 or $3.50 This
would of course encourage drilling
and would give confidence to the oil
operators, but there must be no inter
ference by other or outside agencies
such as state or local boardsH
Refiners are awaiting with conii-
dence the call for gasoline for the
navy and possibly for n supply Of lue,,
altho the specifications adopted by
the naval board as they now stand
prohibit the use of fuel oil such as in
common use here.
The better situation is reflected II,
yesterdays stock market and inves :
tors are regain!ng confidence and are
taking on stocks again with the firm
conviction that the market has
reached it's lowest ebb. <Ie best
posted oil men who have money TO
Invest are buying such stocks as Cos
den. which is dirt cheap at SO and
can be had at that; Sinclair, which
has held its own remarkably wefl in
view OF the fact that its campaign or
expansion has cost pile OF money,
winch, however, is now bringing in
quick returns I'm cash each day from
the numberless filling stations al
soyer the country.
Producing stocks like the Atlantfc
Petroleum, with nothing TO worry
about and with production holding up
well. are certainly good purchases am.
cannot fail to make money for buy
ers at the present market. The Ohio
Cities Gas is one of the most conser-
vative and is one that will show n big
profit in the long run and is certainly
cheap as II is on the market today.
The conservative stocks held closely
like Tidewater. Gulf. Prairie, Okla
homa Producing & Refining are all
protected apparently and need no
boost except that where buying for All
investment. are all good.
The spectators will take more
kindly to the first named in the auove
list and will pick out favorites, many
preferring Sinclar-Gulf, Texas or. the
issues OF the smaller companies like
Sapulpa Refining. Savoy, Usage HON.
my and numerous others.
Yesterdays dividends declare are
most reassuring and include the fol-
lowing: Cosden & Co. declared a reg
,ular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent
and 4 per cent extra ON common
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
Gasoline Tickets

1t IL reported that Art Walker. CO.
servation officer IL of the opinion that
gasoline tickets should be issued to
stop rNng for pleasure in automo-
biles. Mr.. Walker should set an eX-
ample by using n horse and buggy,
not only he but the rest of the en-
playes should he thus equipped.
Coming from chief officer of the
conservation in the state of Okla
homa, Mr.. walkers remarks might
be considered seriously and might do
inestimable harm to the oil industry
because other states might follow tho
example OF Oklahoma without investi-
CATION
Everyone Is patriotic and anxious
to do somthing TO help win the war
some misguided state official or gov
ernment officer might take the matter
as important when in fact there is
plenty of gasoline and plenty OF crude
to make u from and II not produced
in oklahoma, II Is found. in plenty
across the line in kansas./
Tie fact is, the Empire Refining
company Is piping $4,000 or 10000
barrels per day from its big produc-
ton at Eldorado and Augusta and one
well brought In yesterday or day me-
fore is making almost enough oil to
fill the line.
The Emf pire has refinery at okla
homa City. one OF seven owned by II
III the state and can furnish gasoline
enough for awhile yet so that the cil. :,
do not have to he sent to the oain
and the horses brought forth.
But Mr.. Walker ought to get a pony
by all means.