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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28
Refuse Officers Course,
When hnncr for Immediate
NrrN Irr Ni.hl IN lnsI.

Sp!II'r al ia" CdIlUulu"n'S would
rather soc service ii Onc" On tn" htl-
lir.iclds ~ priylt"s than 20 later 70.
ulflc' r> In many Us men "ii.i
Bio tor admission tn Officers train
ing schools have refused tu apply
hccaUsr they f'ur"d tn" wnrk would
lessen their chances for immediate
aciiy" service in Europe.
In one division. with $50 men 80
be selected for training schools, on
IS 80 would apply Tn" rumor Wa,
abroad in camp that tn" division
would sail before the work Of the
school was completed. and not until
, tn" m'n were assured that til"
schools would NOV" with IN" d!,is-
ions were the quotas filled
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28
Ordnance i;ur"au supplies
In.5 Ounces Of Leather in
uuipuicnt of Infanirymian

Will" the demand for leather Far
many uses has taxed tn" prudurJlvr
capLc'iN ui tn" cOuu ~, In" i"uYUnt
Ted in ordnanr" equipment for <pl
dirrS j. singularly small The equip
mcnt furnished AN infau'rynan by
the Ordnance Bureau (which doe. not
includ" TIA" uniform equipment from
IN" QuHrtcrmtSt"r' Department )
contains only lu.2 ounces
Tn" largest use of lrHt hrr in thi
equipment is in the gun sling. and
| this contains ounces; III tn" Oil"r
| and thong ease there are = ounces {.
| hayon"t scabbard. - ounce. PACK
| carrier. | ounce
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28

Only - Per Cent Of Men
Called to tOlors Seek
<onia/ar,ious Positions,

when men called under the So
l'ctiv" service law reach tn" can
tonin"nts they ar" given. 80 far AZ
practicable. their choices of Army
s"rvic" Infantry l. most often pre-
f"rr"d. Artillery second. Engineer
divisions ar" third 'in popularity.
and quari"rnaSt"r' work third.
Investigations SO far made by tn"
committee on ClaSSificatiouS of per
snnnol in tn" Army. which has IN"
r.a't, in charge, prov" that only =
per cont of tn" men attempt Ia sccUr"
non hazardous positions.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28
= % q
Public Lands to he Opened
For cultivation in 1918
To Inrrrn.,. I'NnI SnnnlN.

Hundreds of thousands ui acr"s
II lands in the l'nij"d States. NTH
"rtn untitled. may h" placed und.r
cultivation in lHlN.
An inquiry by III" D"NAr':nrHt ni
N" Interior show that approximate
~ Guu.uno acres un various rrrlantA-
'iun rrnir"t- ard au area 81 lnAi'n
land almost aS larg" are susceptible
Of ,ul'iNr'ipn
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
HERALD READERS
ATTENTION.

Don't forget that we are
offering these prices for your
special benefit. Take sdvsn-
tase of them while you have
the chance.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
TODAYS BEAUTY TALK

You can enjoy a delightful
shampoo with very little effort
and for a very trifling cost, if
you get from your druggist a
package OF canthrox and dissolve
teaspoonful in a cup of hot
water. This makes a full cup of
shampoo liquid, enough so it is
easy to apply it to all the hair
instead of just the top of the
head. Your shampoo is now
ready. just pour a little at a
time on the scalp and hair until
both are entirely covered by the
daintily perfumed preparation that
thoroughly dissolves and removes
every bit of dandruff, excess oil
and dirt. After rinsing, the hair
dries quickly, with a fluffiness
that makes it seem heavier than
it is, and takes on a rich luster
and softness that makes arrang-
ing it a pleasure.--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
MISS RANKIN GETS
WELCOME At BUTTE
consresswoman Advocates Govern
ment Ownership Of Copper Mines.

Dispatches received here last night
Indicated that Montana 10 exceedingly
proud of Miss Jeanette Rankin and
her work in Congress.
A crowd Of 1000 men, women and
children met the train upon which
she arrived at Butte and escorted her
to the largest rall in the city. There
was no opportunity for q parade. as
the police authoritiegs had denied the
miners . permit. but the crowd gath
cred In the station and an informal
march to the hall was begun.
There she was assured that in
throwing down the gauntlet to the
Amalgamated copper interests, she
has paved the way for a triumphal
reelection. Miss Rankin replied that
she proposed to press action by the
House on her resolution to have the
government take over the copper
mines as a war measure.
She discoveed that literature has
been widely circulated in Montana.
denouncing her as q paid worker Tor
the I. W.. w. and q professional agi-
tator indorsing violence. In vigorous
terms, Miss Rankin declared such
statements were deliberate false
hoods and made 1t plain that she 10
a believer in law and order and the
strongest opponent of /. W.. W..
methods. She was presented with a
testimonial at the close of her ad-
dress.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Burglar Gets $66.00
From Cash REGISTER

Gaining his entrance through an
open window In the front of a store
owned by Nathan B. Archanke. ia
Second street northwest. an unidenti-
fed burglar rlned q cash register OF
$50 In bills, IS In change and q check
on the Exchange Bank of Washington
for IS, payable to Mr.. Archanke. The
robbery occurred some time before 8
o'clock yesterday morning. Up to q
late hour last night the police had
made no arrests.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
$I00, 900 Trade ESent
Urgesth the August Sale
of Plush Coats on to
EUen Greater Efforts

Women beginning realize before August
is most logical time buy Plush Coats-THE when
it is most economical to get ready for winter
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16

New in the agricultural implement
line is machine for setting out
strawberry plants, which are placed
in openings it makes In the soil by
men on low seats on Its back.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16
Good Time to Join Herald's
All-Prize Club and Win $5

The most distinctive feature Of
rhe Herald's All Prize Home Sub
scrirtion Club Is that all active
members who fail to win one Of the
ffty-ons prizes will be paid . cash
commission OF ten per cent on the
total value OF the new subscriptions
they turn In. thus proving that all
members who remain actively IN
terested In the campaign will have
everything to win and nothing to
lose, there will be no blanks for
active members.
The automobiles and other prizes
viii go to the most energetic vote
getting members of the campaign.
Votes may be secured anywhere, ir-
respective OF districts. Votes are
given for paid-in- advance subscrip-
tions to The Herald. Enlist the aid
of your friends and acQuaintances.
and get in the race for one of the
up-to-date. new automobiles. Some
one Is going to win, why not your
To win a prize all that is required
Is a little Of your ability devoted
to vote getting during your spare
time. II you are alert and energetic,
more than half the battle Is already
won. for no matter how many sub
scription books a man or woman
has. they will not accomplish much
unless they show their friends that
they are active members of the All
Prize Home Subscription Club and
are out to win. Start an active cam
paign by seeing your friends and
acquaintances between now and Sat
urday. September 1. They will be
glad to give you their subscriptions
and support in your endeavor 10
New candidates now have spien-
did chance to enter the All Prize
Club and start out with enough
votes to lead their competitors, all
they need to do is to take advantage
OF the special ballot offer. which
allows each member a bonus OF
$1,000 votes with every SIS worth or
new sui scriptions. You also win
IS gold piece besides the 10000 ex-
ira votes IL you obtain $40 worth
OF subscriptions by 10 o'clock Sat-
urday night, September l.
Get In on Ground Floor.
Never again will you be given as
many votes on your subscriptions,
and this offer will not be repeated
or extended; therefore 1t Is to your
advantage to get started at once, ana
obtain every subscription possible be-
fore the close of this offer. Saturday
night II is expected that new mem
bers will be enrolled every day for
several weeks. but the advantage will
be with those who start in now and
reap the benefit of the special offer.
Get in on the ground floor. Clip out
the nomination coupon printed else
where in this edition, and bring or
send it to the manager Of the AL
Prize Club, who will give you all
necessary Supplies and assistance for
beginning an active campaign.
A few members realize the impor-
tance of turning In their subscriptions
as fast as they get them. II not only
gives you enough votes to keep up
with the leaders, but the subscribers
get their papers and all are better
satisfied.
The three highest voters in todays
published list are: H. T. Hoffman.
Thomas r. Morris and Mrs. S. j.
sisson, Of Fairfax. Va. Who will be
the three best tomorrow?
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16

This 500 900 Trade Event that
you U aOays remember because of the radical reductions
made in ALL sections reductions wh beeUe be better
than at sale of this kind Look for the yeoW
signs that lead to these extraordinary offerings There
thousands of them.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-16

va. ...-..-................. J,00O
d. c. Glascock. Potomac. Va. 1000
Misc Lillian Birch. Ballston, Va. 1000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-17

par. vss-GS.4nang are repo-tc1a !.
Zurich dispatches. An explosion &C.
cgrred in the Zeppelin works at
lriedr!chshayen, and resulted IN the
death or injury of many. The second
explosion oceurre@5 near Kiel, de-
:3troying a Factory where bombs were
prepared for Zeppelins and airplanes.
Many OF the employees in this plant
we're killed.
The United States government
through Ambassador Fletcher has
made formal denial to the Mexican
foreign office of current reports that
America proposes tc intervene u
Tampico. Mexico has been for
rally assured that America has n
attention whatever to interfere in
Naxicc's internal affairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-17
Die of EXPOSURE.

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 17.-Six OF
the Grey If eleven rescuel BY .
French liner from the British schoo!i-
CT Jnga Wednesday Of the Ncw
England coast, died before the liner
reached port here Saturday. Death
resulted from exposure. The schoon'
ct was III 4 sinking condition w.hsn
the men were rescued. The liner at
tempted to save the vessel by tow
ing her to port, but the hawsers snap
ped ani she had to be abandoned.
Aboard the liner were members u
the Serbian war commission, headed
by Captain S. aiiloulinoyritch. They
stSrtc! for Washington Immediately
after landing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-17
FIRE IN NORFOLK
Officials Suspect IEccndiary-U. S.
Custom House Threatened

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va ", - ~ >, 49,. 100 oon
hc ''Ss - '.''S' ''VO'''
lhe 1ife originated on the secoha
llooi o. 'i'' ~" o"'.ui'is' t''etts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-17
) J, " w. '.'I7-'''
aEWS VI THE DAY

Secretary OF War Baker, III nj
weekly review, says there is nothing
except German boasts to indicate tina
| the initiative in the West has passct
! from the entente to the Teuton. Fol-
two years, Secretary Baker says, thu
Germans have been on the defensive
en- the West front. For six month:
/; the allies have been on the offensive
ron all fronts. The Germans nave
secured the initiative only in the
Eastern and Italian theaters Of war.
Eleven to fifteen miners are known
to have been killed Saturday nigh.
by an explosion in the mine Of the
Observation-Disclosures Coal Company. al
Susanna, twenty miles west Of Blue
feli,W. Va, in Mcdowell county.
The bodies Of eleven men have bcel.
taken from the mine, and exploring
parties are searching for other pos
sible explosion victims. The cause
Of the explosion has not been deter
mined. Tho mine is located along
what is known as the Dry Forl;
branch of the Norfolk and Western
railroad. The explosion is the first
to occur in that section Of the Poca-
kontas coal field in number of
years.
AS the consequence OF four-hour
revolver fight starting at 9 o'clock
Yesterday morning, between i2o 20
licemen ard a score Of drunken re
erues, who barlicaded themselves IL
sWilliam Baby DOLL Thomas caha-
ret and gambling house III Bri5ge
port, Conn, crowded with merry.
making white girls, white maa, ne
crosses ami negroes, six persons,
we're shot, two suffering fatal ~
juries, and 12S prisoners were taken.
The besieged building was wrecked.
tho fire department was called out
to assist the police, ami hundreds Of
curious spectators struggled with The
reserves to get within the danger
zone, better to view the battle.
Gas.cn b. Means was BY MS fire
side in Concord. n. c., playing with
his 1-ycar-old baby yesterday. y
church bells summoned worshippcrs
Means walked cut into the Sabbath
Gay, freed Of the charge Of murdcrinG
Mrs. Man. \. King.
The Maryian: piiotbo"t Pilot
while caught in . ~nbmarinc guard
net of az Atlantic psf. vas ram-
ned and sJlk by ;hc steamer Bcrk-
shire, Of the Merchant and Miners
TRANSPORTATION CnRlpany. No hvcs
y:crc lost. The Berkshire WAS only
dignity damaged.
The Rev. Ioiin Edgccon,pe. 81
sears old, for IS years rector 81
Christ Episcopal Church at Graf
icri, y. ! died OF hear; disease II
his pulpit yesterday morning rs ne
was appealing to the congregatio"
Tor aid to the parish poor. He fell
10 the floor just ~ nc had pr"-
nCvuced the words. "RcmcuDe- the
little children. Death came IL
inc clergyman had often said II"
r-ishcd-while he was lin harness.
Two disasters III Uide;E separate"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
FOUND

Friendship link bracelet Owner
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Is 1t the End?

1T is a sobcred world. Engulfed
in war facing death and starvation,
nation after nation has been swept
by the terrible tide of destruction.
Neither hemisphere has escaped.
armies march IN Europe, Asia and
africa. No seas are without their
mines, their battleships and sub
marines. All skies are speckled with
grmored aircraft
The few neutral nations across the
3tlantic tremble in fear that their
Tine viii come next as the tramp of
hostile armies echoes across their Dor
ders.
Our own country, heretofore serene
md satisfied In its fancied isolation
I'D Independence, has trusted to
rhese to save it from being whirled
INTO the maelstrom Of war. We are
1oW at war.
We may soon see the whole world
ablaze- Neutrality viii be extinguish-
ed-Mexieo and South America and
al the Orient involved, the Monroe
Doctrine endangered and militarism
supreme.
Is 1t surprising that some are IN
quiring If the end of ali things Is not
apprOaching2 The world may well be
sobered- by the thought"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
(First published March 81. 1917, Free Press)
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Simmons For Service on Non-Resident
Defendants

Simmons For Service on Nonresident
Defendants.
THE STATE OF KANSAS to the unknown
heirs, eecutors, administrator deEisees.
trustees and assigns of Joseph E Wilson
and Jane s. Wilson, his wife, deceased, ".
J. Neill If living, his unknown heirs. execu-
tors, administrators, devisees, trustees and
assigns, if he be dead, The Western Farm
Nsnd Mortgage Company, 1t continues
to have legal existence, and If Dissolved
its successors, trustees and assigns. W
H Brevoort. If living, his unknown heirs,
executors. administrators, devisees and as
signs, If he be dead, and Gertrude Adkins.
sole and only hir of John C. Adkins, de-
ceased, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that you de-
PENDANTS have been sued by Fred Miller and
{. A. Miller, plaintiffs.
This summons is to require you to answer
the petition filed by said plaintiffs in the
Clerks Office of the Ellis County District
Court, in the State of Kansas, on or before
the 14th day of May, 1917. said petit
5e rendered quietinE and confirming the title
in said plaintiffs in and to the following de-
scribed real estate to wit: Lots and z. in
block Is. in J. E Wilson's Addition to the
City of Hays. IN Ellis County. Kansas and
forever barring and enjoining each Of you
from claiming asserting any right, title
lien. estate therein; and for such other
relief as may be just and equitable
Witness my hand and the seal of said
the County of Ellis, this 2Sth day of
March, 1917 F. B. Miller. :
Seal County Clerk
By J. G. Feyerabend. Deputy
J. P. Shuts,
Attorney for plaintiffs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
MIR. ConneIIy's Predieamen.

Topeka, Kansas, April 16.-Piedg-
ing the voters IN the campaign last
year that he desired reelection to
Congress from the Sixth District in
order that he might uphold the hands
of the President and give him aid and
support, Congressman Connolly funk
ed and deserted when the supreme
test came Every citizen of the Sixth
District, who has visited Topeka, since
Mr. Connolly voted against President
Wilson, the Congress and the country
speak of that act as a humiliation
of the loyal and patriotic men and
women of Northwestern Kansas
That he should line up with LaFol-
lette, Stone and Vardeman IN a vote
that can only be construed as one OF
sympathy for Americas and human
ity's enemy, is deplored by democrats
and republicans alike IN the Sixth
District And this sentiment IS reflect
ed by the loyal newspapers IN that
District and throughout the state.
In the Second District, represent
ed by Col E C. Little, a republican,
the same humiliation has fallen uDon
the people. In his home county, Wy
andOtte, a great mass meeting sent
Mr. Little j telegram demanding that
in all votes in the Congress he stand
by the president and the country in
this critical hour or resign. Promi-
nent men of the Sixth District
democrats and republicans say that
such demand viii be made upon Mr..
Connolly in nearly everyone of its
twenty-five counties.
In the Second District, Mr.. U. s.
GUyer of Kansas City, has declared
himself a candidate for Congress
against the man who has misrepre-
sented its loyal people. In the Sixth
District, Mr.. P. S. Houston of Gem,
Thomas County, the home of Mr.
Connolly, mas announced his candi-
dacy and pledges the people If elect
ed, to sustain the President, the Con-
gress and the Nation in a war for
humanity and for the rights of Amer
lean citizens on land and sea.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Believers in and defenders of dem
ocracy, as this political ideal Is ex-
pressed IN direct legislation, are point
ing to the fact that the initiative, the
referendum and the recall are not
yet so safely embedded in the polite
II consciousness of the United States
or the political mechanism of states
that the voters may safely leave them
Unguarded. The correctness Of this
attitude is borne out by the fact that
several bills are being put forward in
the California Legislature curtailing
IN various ways the power of the peo-
pie to legislate for themselves. One
such bill provides that the initiative
shall not be used to enact or annul
any law providing any method of as
sessment of property for taxation, or
for making any assessment, or for the
levy of any tax in the state. Another
would take away from the people the
power to initiate measures dealing
with liquor traffic. The right of pop
ular recall is also threatened Be
sides this opposition to the practice
of direct government by the people
some of the powerful newspapers Of
the Pacific Coast have never ceased
TO hold Up direct political action as
wrong in theory and practice.-Ex.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

CFirst Published March 81. 1917. Free Pressl
Administrator Notice.
State of Kansas. Ellis County. S.
In the Probate Court IN and for said cOun-
ty-
In the matter of the estate of Clark Wolf.
deceased
Notice is hereby given that Letters OF Ad-
ministratiOn have been granted TO the under
signed, on the Estate Of Clark Wolf, late Of
said County. deceased. by the Honorable the
Probate Court of the County and State Store
said dated the 2Sth day of March. A D.
1917 Now, all persons having claims
against the said Estate hereby notified
that they must present the same TO the
undersigned for allowance within one year
from the date Of said letters they may be
precluded from any benefit of such estate
and that If such claims be not exhibited
within three years after the date Of said Let
tiers. they shall be forever barred
Bert B McReynol6s, Administrator, Of the
Estate OF Clark Wolf, Deceased
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
FoRD-O-LIvERY GARAGE.

am prepared to do your auto liv-
cry business day or night Special
prices for all day drives. Give me q
trial. Phone 356. Satisfaction guar
anteed. L. E. Miller.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
CFirst published March 81. 1917, Free Pressp
Executors Notice

State Of Kansas. Ellis County So.
In the Probate Court IN and for said county.
In the matter of the estate of Cordelia T.
Treat, Deceased
Notice Is hereby given that Letters Tes-
tamentzry have been granted TO the under
signed on the Last VIII and Testament q
Cordelia F. Treat, late OF said County, de-
ceased, by the Honorable. the Probate Court
Of the County and the State aforesaid. dat
ed the 2sth day Of March A D. 1917 Nov
ali persons having claims against the said
Estate. are hereby notified that they must
present the same to the undersigned for al
lowsnce within year from the date q
said Letters, they may be precfuded from
any benefit from such Estate. and that II
such claims be not exhibited within three
years after the date Of said Letters, they
shall be forever barred
H d. Shaffer. one Of the exectors Of the
Last viii and Testament Of Cordelia r
Treat, Deceased
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

STALLION FOR SALE.
c.

/ have an Imported Shire Stall
lion for sale Can be guarzn-
teed In every particular A bar
gain for some one
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with your eyes, ears,
nose or throat, or need glasses, make
date with Dr. II Jay Brown. Offices
IN Campbell Building, Saiina, Kan
sas. or see him at Victoriz, on Tues
day May Sth, Ellis 9Th, and Rus
sell. 1okk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
CLASSIFIED ADS
For Sale

For Sale
Ford Roadster, nearly new, wire
wheels, fully equipped. Write or see
Chas. Kissing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21

FOR SALE
First class quarter sawed oak fur
niture for sale Buffet, two china
cabinet tables and serving table Price
right. Mrs. Azel Cochran
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To Rent
Five room house. See Azel Cochran
ct Citizens State Bank.
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hEnzs Maka = choioe

sAfter nan gifts an education. q
said Uncle Eben. che has to decide
he's goin' tc Pit Il 70 work or
use st to 3dll tinse.''