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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
An Aust. ian Regiment Deserts.

Washington, Oct 20-An entire Aus
trian regiment, with officers at its
head and carrying its own arms, has
surrendered to Rumanians along the
Russo-Rumanian front, according to
cables received today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

Detroit, Oct 17--Detroit's Liberty
Loan drive received powerful impetus
today when il was announced that
Henry Ford had contributed 5 million
dollars and that the Ford Motor Com
pany had made similar contribution
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Three KILLED when Engine Expiod

Denver, Oct 1T-Thres trainmen
we're killed and q fourth injured when
an engine on a Santa Fe freight train
exploded at Orsa blockhouss, twenty
eight miles from here Several cars
were derailed and the track torn up
badly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Another Loan to Allies.

Washington, Oct. 2O.-Advances of
% million dollars to Great Britain and
20 million dollars to France, made by
the government today, have brought
the total thus far leaned the Allies up
to S2.756, 400 900.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
WAGE Increase In Cotton Mills.

PIainfieId, Conn, Oct 16.-Cotton
mill operatives in Plainfield, Waure-
gan, Moosup, Jewett City and Central
Village have been notified of an in
crease in wages of from to 10 per
cent, effective November 5.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

Amarillo. Tex, Oct. 1s-snow fen
here, at times heavy. three hours tie
morning Il melted quickly. The asr-
cury was below freezing At noon Eftb
\ stifF nortkeTly gale.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
shinvard Strike Nearly Over.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 19.-The unio1s
represented IN the Metal Trades Coan-
Gil. with the exception Of the boiler
makers, have voted to return to work
in the Seattle shipyard Monday. pend
ing a final settlement
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Seven Americans Lost at Sea.

London, Oct 17.-An American ne
gro. John H. AIldred OF Newport News.
five Fnipinos and one Porto Rica1
we're among those lost in the torpedo
ing of an outgoing vessel from a Brit
ish port, it was announced today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Bic Nor,Nealan SHE sunk.

Copenhagen, Oct. 1S.-The Norwe-
gian steamer Themis has been sunk in
the Mediterranean. according to an an
nouncement By the Norwegian foreign
office.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
SELLING DIVES Abroad Now.

Washington, Oct 2O-America's
latest infant industry-dyestuffs
already Justify seeking trade. in for
eign lands. the Commerce Department
announced today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

London, Oct 17.=British casualties
reported IN the last week amounted TO
1905. They are divided as foflozs:
Killed or died Of wounds. Officers.
~: me1, z.509.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
perm and chile Make Up.

Lima. Peru. Oct 1S.-The Peruvian
and Chilean governments are report
ed to have arranged for the re-estab-
Iishment Of legations at Lima and San
.iago
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
FIre Risk Ratea Go Up.

And now the insurance rates in
Kansas have taken the war boost All
the fire insurance companies in the
state have put in a new fire rate SEIZED
ule that increases the rates on all
properties except dwellings from % to
so per cent over the rates in effect
October 1. In some cases the rates
are more than double the old rates.
The old rate on the Topeka High
School formerly was forty-seven cents
and it is now ninety-seven cents. An
entirely new system of rate making
has been adopted in the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Knapp to Nationa! convention.

Knapp TO Nationa! Convention
State Auditor Fred w Knapp has
beeN assigned to the subject, Value
Of Uniformity in Public Records and
Reports" in an address he has been
asked TO deliver before the National
Conference of State Auditors and
Comptrollers, to be held at Boston,
November 1916.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Prisoners Road Work Valid.

The law passed by the 1917 legis-
1ature providing for the working of
county prisoners upon the public roads
of a county has been held valid by
the supreme court. The suit was
briught by Attorney General Brew
ster against the county commission
ers of Chase county to get the Ques-
ton settled quickly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Nearo Troope to Funeton.

Notwithstanding the bitter protests
flied from Junction City and Manhat-
tan, the War Department is proceed
ing with it's plans for the movement
of 10000 negro troops to Camp Funs-
ton. These troops will come from the
Mississippi valley states.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
BrickIayers Want 81 a Day.

A minimum wage of 81 day for
bricklayers and Sc day for stone
masons with Saturday afternoon holi-
days is provided in resolutions passed
by delegates to the annual convention
Of the Kansas Bricklayers' and Ma
sons Association here recently The
resolutions will be sent to each union
in the state for a referendum vote on
the separate orders. Should they be
ratified by a majority of the unions
the provisions of the resolutions will
become effective June I, 1918.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Asks Exemption as "FeIon."

Is an inmate of the Hutchinson re-
formatory a felon? That question
has arisen in connection with the
work of organizing the drafted army.
The regulations provids that a felon
shall be exempted from army service
and one of these boys at the Hutchin-
son reformatory has been drawn for
service. He is claiming exemption un.
der the feIon clause.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Torpedoed q Destroys.

An American destroyer on patrol
duty in the war zone was tOrpedOed
by an enemy submarine yesterday and
had one man killed and five wounded
She managed to make port in spite OF
severe damage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Two ouit AppeaI Board.

After furnishing the government
with names of soldiers for the last
Is per cent of the first draft army, E.
E. Brewster of Leavenworth and Hugh
P. Farrelly of Chanute resigned as
members of the First District Exemp-
ton Appeal Board. DR.. S. J. Crum bine
of Topeka, another member, will re-
sign shortly. L. L. Kiene, former sher-
IF of Shawnee county, has been rec
omnended for appointment to succeed
Mr.. Brewster The governor is seek
ing an eastern Kansas Democrat to
succeed Farrelly, who is Democrat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Doctor Sheldon 70 England.

Dr. Charles Sheldon, noted Topeka
minister. has left here for the East,
from where he viii proceed to Eng
land TO take a leading part in a nation
wide prohibition campaign in that
countr
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
Injunction HaIts Statute.

A temporary Injunction issued by
the United States district court in be-
half of a Kansas City newspaper
against the workings of the Kansas
anti-cigarette advertising law prevents
the enforcement of that statute at the
present, Attorney General Brewster
told the state convention of the w. c.
T. U. here recently. Until the case
has been tried" said Mr.. Brewster.
I'VE can take no steps to prevent Gig
arctic advertising appearing in the
state"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

Consider Hotel Women's Wage.
The Kansas hotel board has been
called to meet in Topeka, October %,
to take up the problem of minimum
wages and hours for mattresses, cham
bermaids and other women workers
around the hotels Of the board.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
c., 3. & @. May Enter Topeka.

c., 3. & Q. May Enter Topeka.
F. L. Wells, purchaser of the Leav-
enworth-Topeka railway line at the
receivers sale recently, in an address
before the Topeka Chamber OF Com
merce, intimated that the line may
be taken over by the Burlington sys-
tenn.
Captain S. 7. Mfflard. on the medi-
cal staff of the ammunition train OF
the Rainbow division, now quartered
at Camp Mills, Long Island, has been
ordered to report for service imme-
diately.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

Odd Fellows in Big Growth.
All past records in Kansas Odd
Fellowship have been broken during
the year closing with the annual con-
vention. More than one thousand
members have been added to the
grand lodge, 1t was announced.
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Kansas Corn Is Made.
Fully 80 per cent of the corn had
matured to such an extent that it was
not damaged by the killing frost that
was general over the state recently,
says the weekly report of the weather
bureau for Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

Flag for Each Soldier.
The Fort Scott high school has
started movement that promises to
sweep the state like wiIdfire. 1t has
put up flag for every one OF. its
students who has gone to war. Each
flag bears the name of a student.
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To Probe Kansas Coal Prices.
Emerson Carey, coal dictator for
Kansas, announced by telephone from
Hutchinson that he will begin an in
vestigation of the retail prices of coal
In Lawrence, Topeka and other east
ern Kansas towns at once
The Home news., 1917-08-31
NUMBER 6
Woodruff County Man
 Is Now President

At a meeting of the State Board of Health in Little Rock last week, Dr. B. A. Fletcher of Augusta was elected president of the same.
 Dr. Fletcher is one of the lead ing men of his profession in the state and the State Board of Health could not have selected a better man for the place than this gentleman.
 Dr. c. w. Garrison term of office being for four. years, no election for secretary was held.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1917
Health Campaign to End
 in McCrory October 1st

Dr Absher announces that the health campaign will end in Me- Crorv Oct. 1st, only one month, therefore, is left in which the neople may take advantage of the work which is offered here.
 During the month of Septem- her Dr. Absher will have his three assistants at work in three different sections of the county while he will visit one point in each section one day each week for the purpose of examining the school children free and admins tering typhoid preventive treat ment to any who desire it. He will also examine and treat any who desire it for intestinal para sites, and give advice as to the prevention of preventable dis eases. He will also have an ex- hibit at the following places on the days mentioned showing the cause of disease and the means of preventing the same:
 Grays, Tuesdays;
 DeView, Wednesdays;
 Jelks, Thursdays;
 Riverside, Friday mornings;
 Union, Friday afternoons;
 McCrory High School, Satur- days.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
Farmers Chautauqua

Although the weather was such as to keep many of our farmers from attending the farmers chautauqua Wednesday, never theless large crowd was pres ent and much interest was mani fested.
 One of the most interesting features of the meeting was the address made by Miss Chambers of Little Rock who spoke con- cernlng woman's work, the care of children and sanitary pre- cautions.
 A fine dinner was served by the good ladies on the beautiful lawn at the new home of MT. ana Mrs. J. H. Crossett.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
New Machinery Demon
 strated Here Wednesday

The Smith Form-a-Tractor Go. of Atlanta Ga., demonstrated one of their machines on the streets of McCrory at the Farmers Chautauqua held here Wednes- day.
 Their MT. w. H. Moulthrop ex- plained and exhibited the ma- chine to large crowd of farmers and business men all of whom were we'll pleased with the work which consisted of blowing ard grading a block on Edmunds Avenue.
 The Form-a-Tractor was at tached to an old model Ford car. A large sulky blow was hitched to it and furrows 10 to IA inches deep were plowed in the street after which a six-mule grader was attached and the street graded.
 Everybody spoke in highest praise of the work done and the most skeptical was soon con- vinced that it could do the work. MT. I. J. Stacy, representing the Augusta Motor 6 Tractor Co.,, which has secured the agency for Woodruff County, witnessed the demonstration.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
Corrugated Roller

Seeds require a firm soil for quick germination. In setting out trees or small plants the gar dener firms the soil around the roots, filling the air spaces that prevent soil moisture from mov- ing through the ground, using H20 in a measure, a mechanical means. The firming procsss is necessary for rapid germination of grain. For best results plants require that the soil be firmed around their roots after a hard winter in which there has been heaving. Cracking of ground may be stopped by mechanical means of mulching on top. Af- ter hard spring rains it is neces- sary to use mechanical means to prevent evaporation of moisture. In fields having a tendency to blow if the ground is left in small ridges, the dead air space be- tween these ridges lessens the wind velocity, hence the drifting of the soil.
 The implement alluded to above will be demonstrated at McCrory, Wednesday, September 12, at 1:3O D. m., in Helping to Make a Good Seed Bed for Planting Wheat. ;"
 This demonstration is made possible through the cooperation of County Agent Strickland, V. H. Kern of the University of Arkansas Extension Division, and the implement dealers of McCro- ry in furnishing the necessary implements.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
More Premiums

MT. J. L. Ruffner, represent Ing the Piggott Nurseries, was nere Wednesday. He authorized W.T. L. W. Sturdivant, secretary or the Woodruff County Fair AsSoclation, to annouce that his company will give two dozen peach or apple trees as premiums at the coming fall show to be Ill McCrory Oct. 24, 25 and 26.
The Home news., 1917-08-31
Final Notice to All

Every person who has not com piled with the ordinance requir ing all privies to be provided with a water-tight and fy-proof container must do so at once. This law was passed two months ago and after September 10th, all property owners who have failed to comply with same will be dealt with according to law.
 The ordinance requires the property owner to have contain CT installed and pay for same, but the tenant, lessee, occupant or agent is also liable if the own- CT fails to do so. You will save further trouble and expense by attending to this matter at once. The law requires all closets to be located on an alley if there be one
 
 adjoining the property and this section of the law must also be complied with in order that the best scavenger service possible may be given at as low cost as possible.
 Everyone has already had suf- ficient notice of the law and it's requirements and no further mo- tice will be given. If you have not complied with the law before September 11th, you may expect to pay the penalty.
 WALTER w. RANEY, Mayor.
The Home news., 1917-08-31

Ford cars will save you money in the long run. Riggs Brothers, McCrory, Ark. Adv.3-30tf
 Miss Mildred Patterson of Jelks left last week for Hilo, Hawaii, where she goes to teach. Itwill require two weeks for her to make the trip.
The Home news., 1917-08-31

Miss Della Jeffries returned Thursday from a visit to friends in Springdale and Little Rock.
 Master Herrigan Holland and sister, Helen Jean, arrived Tuesday from Little Rock to spend the winter in school here.
The Home news., 1917-08-31

Mrs. Ella Hardin and daugh- ter. Mrs. George Bell, of Wynne were guests of the formers brother, MT. A. A. Taylor and family, this week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
BANKS URGED
TO AID SEED
CORN PROBLEM
Immediate Selection Of the
Product Deemed Necessary
to Avoid Deterioration.

John H. Rich. federal reserve, agent
for the Ninth Federal. Reserve dis
trict, sent a circular letter Saturday to
all banks and trust companies in, the
district. urging bankers to do all in
their power to avert the threatened
seed corn shortage. Copies of the let
ter reached Grand Forks banks yes
terday. ~
IN Minnesota only about 20 per
cent of the corn of this years crop
will gernlinate." lie. said. "Out of the
entire crop only about 4 per cent is
what would have been considered first
class seed corn"
Immediate selection of seed corn is
necessary, and it must be dried to
save it from deterioration. Bankers
are urged to take the matter up with
their farmer customers at once, and
MIR. Rich that the Federal
Reserve bank will be glad to act as
a clearing house for information on
the subject. Many counties have
practically no corn fit for seed. and
farmers who have seed corn to spare
can get a good price for it.
you are urged" the letter says.
Ito report such supplies as may exist
in your locality, in order that notice
may be sent to banks h a will be
ANXIOUS to obtain seed for their Gus
omers. Any seed reported as avail
able for shipment to points where
NEEDED, should carefully be stored,
and the reports should indicate
whether it has been tested for ger
mination. In view Of the serious dam
age to most of the corn it is likely
that buyers will insist upon tested
seed. Many localities will not be able
to obtain any seed whatever unless
they a secure it through the CO.
operation of bankers and farmers in
districts whe there is more than is
required for local planting"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
NURSES ARE NEEDED
AT ONCE in CAMPS
Rcd Gross List Lost Only paper
Strcngth"-Real Working Vol
a. untecrs Now Demanded.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-A shortage
of nurses is imperiling the health of
soldiers in the national army canton
ments.
With $4,000 nurses available and
$4,000 of this number registered by
the Red Cross as volunteers for mill
tary duty, the number of nurses ac-
tually coming forward is so small that
there is an actual shortage of 200
needed Immediately to care for pneu-
monia. and measles patients.
The war department took emer-
gency steps today to relieve the Short
age at two camps when it ordered 20
nurses from Walter Reed army hos
pitals at Washington to Camp Wheeler
at Macon. Ga. where there are sew
eral hundred pneumonia cases. Six
nurses were sent from Fort Myer and
10 from Fort Sam Houston to Camp
Bowie, at Fort Worth. Texas. The
epidemics have been most severe at
these two camps.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

abusessin the service. and he was CALL,
ed upon by the house committee on
postohcesSa postrontis to furnish
He sent put tltsPnsandsso f lettersst to,
men in%thss railway mail service, ask-
Ing q interIn&tl0s1sSabo INSTRUMENTATION
in their .d~ivisions.. Z~;
Each clerk Was given a. key NUM-
Der, which. was TO- be used In answer,
Ing instead s0f the clerk signing his
own name. Ills charged that the let
ters were opened by the inspectors in
order to get the key numbers OF the
report blanks 80 that the arrests;
might be checked up andgfitted to the
men when they were made public o i;
presented to the COMMITTEES. SO d j. n
II have In ny eofice q letter show
ing that department inspectors open
ed it before M-reached the clerk 10:
whom it was addressed said Mr.. Van
Dyke today. .sIshiss man reports to ne
clerks sna5 si n Is isi 1sss,si /, ! M 'sttsss ssps, g
with" 81 SAs@sSsfSEss$ ~, ;;ns M s st n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
POLLY TEACHES I.
DUMB SOLDIERS
TO USE TONGUES

Paris. Dec, IO.-Polly, the well
known parrot. has at last come into
her own. French specialists shave
discovered Polly has a most extraor-
binary pathological effect upon, sol
diers suffering from shell shock. ss-
voice.
Parrots are now introduced into
special hospitals and, wards where
shell shock patients are undergoing
treatment.
Not only does appearance OF Polly
furnish amusement-which in itself
has a curative value-but Polly
heroically attempts to talk excite in
patients a desire to do the same thing.
French specialists noticed this. APP
peals to all people to lend their par
rots followed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
POSTAL employees
MAY GET INCREASE

-L
Washington, Dec. 10.-Slight in
creases in the salaries of postoffice
clerks and carriers probably will be
proposed in a bill to he reported from
the postoffice committee of the house
after the holidays.
When the postof1ce appropriation
bill was under. discussion in the COM
mlittee room yesterday. it was decided
that no new legislation which includes
salary increase should be incorporat-
ed in that measure. Salary slegisla-
ton, with other general amendments
to the postal law, will be drafted by
a subcommittee of which Represen-
tative Stevenson of Minnesota is a
member. q
Among the items Mr.. Stevenson
will try to have incorporated in this
bill will be one granting ar equipment
and maintenance. allowance for ru-
raj carriers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
ARMY OFFICERS
FAMILIES CAN
ENROLL NAMES
Graduates Of the Training
Camps Urged to Join
American Society.

New%sYork. Dec. 1o.-Families Of
all the officers enrolled in the United
States Reserve corps have been invit-
ed to see to It that as many Of them
as possible be made. members of the
Society of American Officers before
they are sent. to serve with the Amer
lean army in France. These officers
include the men who were trained
i'll and received their commissions
from the various training camps.
In a statement issued today by the
Society Of American officers the fam
lilies of. all the officers of the Reserve
corps are. invited to send in applica-
tons in behalf of their officers, Civ
ing their full names, addresses n
the branch of the service in which
they are commissioned. The an
nouncement is made that any Off
Ger who has been commissioned by a
state or the federal government is
eligible for membership which he re-
tains for life, unless dishonorably
discharged from service or convicted
of a felony.
This society,"" the statement says,
founded upon lines closely following
Cincinnati of Washington's day, un-
dertakes to keep a likeness Of every
member and a subsequent running
record both of his origin, his expert
ence his, military career for the
balance of his life. ...a
The society is a'purely patriotic
one, it's entrance fee is but three dol
lars and it's dues are only n dollar
yearly. The one additional item Of
expense is eighty for the little
bronze button. which serves as an
Identification tag to be sent back to
his family or the society from the
battlefield by his brother officer"
1t is suggested by the society that
the young officers should not be re-
quired to add the cost of membership
to that of their uniform and equip
ment. Yet" the statement adds.
I'VE doubt if there is a parent or a
| wife; or. a sister or a sweetheart in
America who would not be glad to
know that the young officer was
watched over and guarded by such an
organization and its members and, it
lost, that the little emblem was like
ly to come back to them with the brief
word from some brother in arms"
The president Of the Society of
American Officers is Brigadier Cen
eral Oliver B. Bridgman of the Army
and Navy club, New York city; its
secretary, Colonel Thomas Denny, 80
Pine street, New York; its treasurer,
Major William H. Palmer, 141 Broad:
way, New York. .a.- -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10
Espionage By Mail
Inspectors Alleaed

Washington. Dec. 10. = Espionage
on railway mail clerks charged in a
letter received by Representative Carl
c. Van Dyke.
introduced = resolution for an invess
tigation Of the conduct Of the railway
mail service. The st. Paul congress-
man alleged that there were gross
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-10

Having heard from Lansdowne.
Lenine, La Toilette. Lundeen and
other lights in the |" row. the Allies
will now proceed to the regular order
of business which is the defeat of
the kaiser. -