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The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Washington throbs with kindest sympathy for them
and show them that we are real neighbors; that
America is a real friend-a friend in need
We must help Halifax. We must help the people
desolate and homeless and we must do II NOW. Next
week or next month viii not suffice They're in. dire
need Of food to eat clothing to wear, and money
with which to bury their dead rebuild their homes
and care for the injured.
Will you help?
Will you give YOUR Christmas gift to Halifax?
To the stricken people, men and women and LITTLE
CHILDREN of Halifax?
Winter, with its biting winds, swirling snow and
freezing cold is upon them. It finds thousands of
them homeless, cothesess foodless families broken
up by death in its most fearful and sudden coming
heartaches and lives shadowed by bitter sorrow wild
ows with small children crying for something to eat
and the warmth of their homes, which are now heaps
of blackened wreckage.
We must give them fuel. food, medicine and cloth
ing to keep them alive. We must give them money
and materials with which to rebuild their homes. Let
that be your Christmas gift to Halifax.
Send it to: RELIEF COMMITTEE, HALIFAX,
NOVA SCOTIA
Send it by parcel post freight, express. but do
not delay for this Christmas gift Is most sorely
needed 1t is the opportunity of a lifetime to be a
Good Samaritan Santa Claus.
Churches, organizations of all kinds, women's and
mems, may join hands and combine individual gifts
Bot hurry, for delay costs lives in Halifax. They
are hungry and cold there and Christmas Is only a
few days away.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
"Are Your Windows Open Toward Jerusalem p

No period of human history in which Jerusalem
figured is interesting and remarkable than the
latter part of the Eleventh century, when Pope Gregory
VII projected against the Seluk Turks, who were
in possession of Palestine Gregorys didn't eventu-
ate, but his propaganda, later on resulted in the
famous crusades and caused the general upheava1
and concentration OF world opinion ever recorded.
After the centuries of slaughter tyranny and las
cviousness under Roman rule, all Europe revoed from
earthly interests and manifested passionate longing
for the happiness of the spiritual world Millions Of
people absolutely changed their mode of living and
their practices in dealing with each other. Greed and
envy seemed to have disappeared from the world, to
be replaced by se-abnegation and sacrifice 1t was
if all Europe had suddenly got religion" and the
eyes of all fixed upon the heavenly city, Jeru-
salem.
Today, the British have Jerusalem and promise that
Palestine shall be the homeland of the Jews Jeru-
salem the Golden will not be longer befoued by the
Moslem. Its sacred relics will be destroyed by the
Teuons barbarism. 1t will be restored to its oldtme
glory and saney, and, it would not be surprising it,
after the war; the world should see another great spirit
ual revival equaline il not surprising that of Greg
orys time, with millions Of eyes hearts and feet turn
ing toward Jersualem God moves in a mysterious
way His wonders TO perform"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
Big SUGAR REFINERS
TARGET OF CONGRESS
Are to Blame for Shertase. Accord
ing to Reports.

Big sugar renners form the FIRST
target OF the Reed Sugar Investi-
eating Committee. Senator Reed last
night announced that his committee
viii devote its attention today 20 a
probe Of reports that the refners.
instead Of the brokers. retailers.
growers or railroads. are responsi-
Bile for the supposed sugar shortage.
Accordingly. Klaus spreckels. the big
California and Philadelphia sugar
man, is TO be one OF the very frst
witnesses called.
Senator Reed has received conf
dental information from O big broker
In sugar. TO the effect that the re-
liners are responsible for the short
age. The refiners. II IL said, have
obtained full control OF the sugar
output OF the whole western hemf-
sphere.
Senator Reed made ft plain that
the investigation viii cover every
angle. Not only refners, but retail
ers. wholesalers. growers and bro
kers will be questioned. Two big
New York sugar men have already
been summoned by wire. They are
Frank c. Lowry, sales manager Of
the Federal Sugar Refining Company,
at ~ Wall street. and A. II. Lam
born. broker, of 9S Wall street.
Herbert c. Hoover. Food Adminis-
traitor. also will be summoned as
a witness. together with his chief
counsel. Curtis II. Lindley.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
Coal.

II the coal famine temporary and teehng
condition to the optimsts inside the administration
and out of it, perhaps these assertions of the direc
TORS of the National Coal Association may seem Of
the alarmist variety:
Coal the basic requirement of practically all in
dustria activities and absolute essential to the life
and welfare of the people of the United States is
now being consumed at greater rate than it is being
produced.
Stocks of coal the greater part of the coun-
t-y are now too low to Offset this increasing con-
sumption or to tide over the irregularities of trans
portation that are certain during the winter
50 much so that in certain localities acute suffering
has been experienced and industries curtailed
"In practically all coal regions there is enough la
Dor to produce much more coal than the railroads are
now moving and the coal operators are powerless to
produce more coal until greater transportation IA
cilities are provided"
On the strength of the latter statement, the direc
tors ask fat priority order from Fuel Director Gar
field In view of the recent controversy between the
food and fuel administrations, it is doubtful if such
an order will be issued. Perhaps the situation be
dealt with herocay by giving priority for both food
and fuel for stated period and even slacken up the
shipment of munitions for the time being.
The essential fact to bear in mind is that the coal
situation is dangerous, and growing more So The
President should hesitate take the most drastic
measures to effect least partial remedy. 1t is
unnecessary to state the reasons why. Without coal
with even a partial suppy-the United States is like
a motor broken down on the road. 1t is helpless
Such a condition would elicit rdicule from its
mines and good-natured derision from its friends.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
War BEWILDERED
ALIEN WOMEN AIDED
Mothers Congress to Help Mother,
of Our Fighting Men.

That mothers win stand together
and be q source Of strength 70 each
other Is the sentiment Of DR.. Kate
Waller Barrett, Of the Mothers' Con-
gress. who declares the American
mother must help the foreign born
American mother to understand the
reasons for the war.
THE foreign mother cannot sup
port her boy at the front, unless she
understands what he IL fighting for"
says DR.. Barrett, who is chairman Of
the immigration committee. THE
foreign mother in America, unable TO
understand English, has come to this
country to be at peace, and she 10 left
In a chaotic state when her sons are
drafted TO fight for their new coun-
try. She becomes rebepious. and her
feeling Is communicated TO her son in
the training camp. She must be edu-
Gated in the causes of the war"
DR.. Barrett urges American mothers
10 feel a solidarity with the Ameri-
canized mother Of other nations.
THE soldier IL dependent upon the
feeling in his home for his own at
titude OF mind" she says. The
Mothers Congress - doing q great
work by holding meetings in many
cities, to explain war measures, and
develop the patriotism OF the bewild-
cred foreign women. We mothers
must stand together"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
The Welshman.

The muddlers and dawdlers abhor him,
Aristocrats sneer at his ways,
But commonplace mortafs are for him
In these highly perilous days;
He doesn't dodge issues unpleasant,
His brain is alert and athrob,
And England is lucky at present
With Mr.. Lloyd George on the job!
The Asquiths may loudly attack him
For speaking plain language, forsooth,
But wise folk will valiantly back him
For facing-and telling the truth;
He hasn't much time for illusion
He knows how dis-union plays hob,
And order will come from confusion
With Mr.. Lloyd George on the jobi
Oh. thousands OF soldiers lie huddied
On many a battlefield, dead,
Because snug afistoerais muddled
And eommonsense eOunscls had fled
That must not again be the story
20. down with the DOH and the snob.
Lea Engl.ad aehlsvs her iull Glory
Win Nc Lloyd osofrs 81 ihs lehi
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
A Great Show.

Representative James C. Cantrll, of Kentucky,
smiled when the talk topic at a smokefest turned to
great shows, wonderful runs, and that sort of thing
He said he was reminded of an incident that hap
pened :, home State.
One night a small boy went to the box office of
the only theater in a small Kentucky town and bought
gallery ticket for what advertised as of the
most thrilling dramas the American stage. Twenty
minutes later the boy came back
Look here, mister" said he to the man in the box
office. Il want you to give me my money back"
What in the world is the matter, little MANI"
"'Taint that mister" explained the boy. "Pm
afraid to sit up in that gallery all alone"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
All! But the Hun
Has LOFTY Ideals

Nevertheless the Hun is devout and
OF lofty ideals, so the Werke und
Menschen tells US, as. follows:
ITO be German means to be human,
to be individual. to be earnest. to
be devout. to serve God and all that
Is Divine.
This glorious thought must be the
solace to us all in the midst of the
cloud of opprobrium and slander
which re entente powers have so
skilfully created, and which hangs
loweringly over the whole world.
THE fact Is that our lofty ideal
ism was a thorn In the eyes of the
nations and a scourge on their backs.
"Is it not logical then, that they
should seek to wound us by fiinging
our good nanA into a helIish cess
pool Of shame?"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

while the cattle are in dire need of
heed of the cattle, when fat. to eat
In turn, why not get down to feeding
questions and DO SOMETHING in the
way of REAL RELIEF?
In other words. II a few moments
could be spared from such questions
as letting the ladies vote-rather. the
rest of the ladies OF the land-why
not devote some time to learning
about the hungry cattle in Colorado
and Texas and New Mexico, and
and at the same time preparing to
later relieve the hunger of the peo-
pie of the land?
II these millions Of cattle die, the
cost of beef will go up more than
II We never observed meatIess days.
And lots of the ladies of the coun-
try. while attaining the right to vote,
might have to go to the polls with
prime them for the ardors of cleo
ton day
Representative Blanton should be seen
today before some of the members
forget what his bill contains. This
Is a matter in which the country
at large is interested. and which af-
feCts the army feeding problem. too.
1t is not too small a problem to have
immediate attention. Iowa and Ne
braska and Illinois have the corn
and the three States before mention
ed have the cattle. And the rail-
road trains are running every day
out in those sections. Why can't
Uncle Sam provide some way to get
the corn into the cattles stomaChs
and thus take a most necessary step
before the cattle can be cut into
meat and put into the peoples and
soldiers stomachs?
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrick Bangs.
CLEAR VISION.

Keep your eye clearly fixed on good
The world is full of it,
And they who on mere evil brood
Are lacking in true wit.
They see the clouds and lose the skies
They miss the living light that lies
On every side and bear the mark
OF their own contemplations dark.
But they who look for beauty find
Because tits ever here
To soothe the heart and ease the mind
With promises OF cheer.
II dark without, they've light within.
And often from defeat they win
Their way to fullest victory.
Since winning out is all they see:
Copyright. BIZ
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in the City

There seems to be little likelihood
that the new automatic revolver for
which contracts have been let by
the army to two firms will replace
the old revolver now in general use.
The new revolver is a decided de-
parture from other automatic small
arms, rimless cartridges used being
contained in a semi-circular clip that
is inserted In the revolving cham
Der.
President Wilson is not the only
one to break precedents. and Navy
Department officials still are COM
menting upon the report OF Chief
Constructor David W. Taylor, Of the
Bureau of Construction and Repair
With the largest program OF naval
construction in the history OF the
country under way. just one printed
page was used TO make the report
The question has been presented
whether. under the first section Of
the act of May IS 1917. vacancies
in the Army Medical Corps which
by reason OF the requirement that
first lieutenants OF the CORPS shall
not become entitled to promotion un-
til they have served a period OF
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
A New Name For
Pan-Germans

Tho ChemnItE Volkswille has In
vented the title Window Smashers
for the pan-Germans, adding that
the pan-germans have smashed
far too many windows In our for.
eiEn policy which the German peo.
pie are compelled 20 pay Cor with
their blood"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
Heb Halifax.

Men, women and children Of Washingiou, let n.
make The bissest and most needed Christmas sift in
al cur hvss hshi nox.
4, ~ 'snd thb chh.'m.. sh 10 Ihs psopIs Of
Haiifax.
Ia us prove n Ihem q lhis mulnsni of thsls
d-'A.', .Eubls ih.i hF s's.i hsari oi NE psops 4
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
Here's a Solar Eclipse
Beyond Our Eyesight

There will be an annual eclipse OF
the sun today. but the scientific men
at the Weather Bureau are not pre-
pairing TO turn their telescopes sky
ward TO take observations Of the
astronomical phenomenon for the
very good reason that il will not be
visible in this part OF the world. II
will be visible only in the southeast
ern portion Of South America, the ex-
treme southern portion Of AustraliH
and in the South Atlantic and Indiah
oceans.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

years can be filled by temporary ap-
pointment Of lieutenants now in the
Medical Corps.
Practically sll promotions due in
the Marine Corps as a result of re-
cent readjustments OF numbers in
grades incident TO the temporary in
crease OF personnel have been made
The advancements will make neces-
sary some changes Of assignments
Of officers, particularly in the cases
Of those serving aboard ship with
marine detachments,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Labor di-puios are ofek s.,ii.a An
rhinn hf q chamher ~ commafcu. and
afigr ths aNafd hes hren mad Al tl,s
ss.'.s. .,. "a. '.ss ,s ~. y. % y. .ss 80 ~ "
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

We talk about great slaughter in When
Titus took Jerusalem, in 20 A. D., he slew than
10000 people.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Emperor Karl says it will be the finest day of his
life when he can conclude peace. Possibly somebody
holds string Karl
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Ogden Utah, has got brass band composed en-
trey of Suppressing the little German bands
does not always result in pure happiness
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

A Kentucky crowd has made pro-German kiss
the United States flag. Darned tough the flag |!
Treat girl that way and she'd bite the hsser.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

The following fruits, vegetables, etc,
have been in cultivation over 1000
years: Almond. apple, apricot, banana,
bean. cabbage, cucumber, date, egg
plant, fig. grape, olive, rice, sorghum
turnip, watermelon and wheat,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

What Petrograd really wants is provisional gov
ernment that will dish out provisions with its
proclamations. Even newly born Democrats have
stomachs
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Just note that Gen. Allenby took recommenda-
ton and gave US Jerusalem as Christmas present
Allenby is our estimate of corkng fine Santa Claus
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

Jay Cooke has been appointed food administrator
in Philadelphia He'll be-a good one if he knows as
much about food as some of the jay cooks we've met
in day.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14

The founding of Jerusalem is lost in prehistoric
time Four thousand years ago, it had grown to prom
nence as Uru-Salem.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-14
RagtIme and Calamity Howlers

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast
But you upon that there will always be enough rag
time produced to create the savage breasts.
be pardoned for doing take the liberty Of using
this applied to business In these times.
Let unusual condition such this present and The
calamity how be among us only take the pleasure
out of life.
The time has plainly gone when country afford let its
economic life slow while its and fight Too flow
of supplies is needed in modern warfare.
Business has become indispensable factor the army
mayor boh-and little likely under nfu-
History repeats itself.
From you easily learn that this cOuntys busnesduns
and after each of waha always forward to volumes
viousy undeamed.
That much for the e6catOn Of those who worship the hn.
Of the lying calamity spreaders.
Business men, your confidence tins country and future
by spreading the gospel!
ADVERTISED
And the paper that daily and Sunday reaches create, percent
age Of homes than any other published VahmsoA
The HERALDi
And 10 YOU consumer add that the husband add wife Who
do read he advertisements eosemskhg o. then suns
Of home management do that hndnl n'ss'Hgs
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12

every live business man in town will
have tickets to sell when the time
comes. No one need be troubled
about finding place to get tickets
But the Committee is not going to
fool themselves by sitting by and
waiting for persons to come in and
buy tickets. That's all very we'll in
theory, but the way to round them up
is to go out and bring them in. So
you may depend upon it, someone
will call on you within short time.
And it would be fine for you to have
your mind made up to go by that
time and have the money ready
Butler is known as a town of splen-
did churches and good schools. and
along side of these should come a
good. strong Chautauqua appealing to
all classes of people and including all
the people of the entire COMMUNE
ty. Such Chautauqua we propose
making this.
The dates are July 81, 2S, go, 80, 81
and August Ist, inclusive.
Get your season tickets from the
secretary T. J. Day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12


weather off visiting as right here at
home with entertainment and amuse-
ment and all the big things of the
Chautauqua brought right to you.
The program is nicely varied with
features that will be of special inter-
est to everyone, with an abundance
of music and entertainment to make
the week delightful and highly enter
tanning throughout
Wsyaee looking for s-good number
Vt fsrmey ID Chautauqua week.
This is splendid time for them to
ease up bit on the work of the
summer and take few days to en-
joy some of the good things with
out which farm life becomes tedi-
Gus drudgery.
AS to the sale of the season tickets,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12

The weather on the 4th OF July was
some cooler than it had been, there
was large crowd at Peru to cele-
brate. The entertainment was en-
joyed by all, especially the music and
singing by the Butler Band and the
Glee Club. 1t was the nearest to a
sane celebration Peru has ever had.
They omitted the display of fire
works at night and went home early.
so they felt better next day and had
several dollars more in the commun-
ity to use for something useful.
The hum of the threshing machine
is heard again. If the season is as
good for threshing as it was for har-
vesting it will be fine work.
Winnie Walters, who has been
visiting in this neighborhood, re-
turned to her home in Butler Mon
day.
Mr.. Groves, who is sick at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Walker,
is steadily getting worse.
F. L. Blankenbaker delivered hogs
at Butler Monday.
Marion Thomas delivered sheep at
Butler on the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Car
roll last Sunday.
The young folks who were plan
ming to go to the home OF Miss Maud
Morgan, near Cortland Saturday
night had to postpone the trip on &C
count of rain.
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
On the Wing.
We notice Mr.. Hayden has a new

We notice Mr.. Hayden has a new
car.
The band boys have something like
$50 in the treasury. This will run
the band quite a while.
Mr.. Ralph Hughes and daughter
Mildred, visited Grandma Porter al
Amsterdam Friday.
Mrs. Mentry Hughes and daugh-
ter. Lucille, visited her mother Sum
day, who is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jackson Sun
dayed with Mrs. Shesler and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Oldham and
two daughters, Helen and Nadine,
visited Sunday with Mrs. N. M. Mes
tlerode and son, Nelson.
Mrs. Pahlman went shopping at
Amsterdam Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Denning spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cox
of La Cygne. Kas.
Harley Pahlman began stacking his
wheat Saturday, with the help of
Emery Porter.
Mr.. Mentry Hughes finished cut
ting Mr.. Tom Schmehl's oats Satur-
day.
Mr.. Sterling Watkins, from Fl.
Scott, Kansas, is visiting Mr.. Foster
for few days.
Misses Helen and Nadine Oldham
spent few days of last week with
their grandma, Mrs. Nestlerode.
Mrs. Geo. Jackson is on the COM
planning list.
Mrs. Barbara Spitzenberger of Am
sterdam visited her brother, George
Robacher, few days this week.
Cyrus Nestlerode and son, Harry,
are stacking wheat.
Ralph Hughes is taking care of his
oats, with Mr.. Peterson's help.
The Baptists had a good meeting
at Concord Saturday and Sunday.
Judge Hedger and son, Frank,
helped Marion Hedger with his farm
work Monday.
Mr.. John Foster is stacking oats.
His grandson, Sterley Watkins. is
water boy and is quite handy these
hot days.
Mrs. Cyrus Nestlerode was shop
ping in Amsterdam Monday.
Mrs. Will Cushman was trading at
Elkhart Monday.
George Porter of Morrell, Kas., Wis
tied his grandmother, Mrs. Frances
Porter, of Amsterdam last week and
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
aunt, Mrs. Ralph Hughes and is now
visiting his grandfather and grand
mother CARRIER of near Passaic and
his aunt, in Butler.
N. M. N.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-07-12
The Wills Case Again.

Attorney Thomas !. Smith. of this
city, last week received notice from
the clerk of the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals at St. Paul,
Minnesota. that a per curiam opin-
ION had been rendered by the court
by which paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and S
of the opinion delivered February I,
1oI7, had been withdrawn, thus leav-
ing the. case just where it stood in
the first place.
This is case growing out of the
drainage ditch controversy. Wills &
Sons, of Pittsfield. Illinois, were the
sub-contractors who excavated that
part of the ditch known as the big
ditch i'll the southeast part of the
county, and there was some trouble
about the payment and Wills e. Sons
sued the county, and finally got a
Judgment, but the effect of the last
action of the Court of Appeals will
act as a remand and the case will
have to be tried over in the lower
court.
T. J. Smith, of this city. and Frank
Hagerman, of Kansas City, repre-
sented Bates county in the different
trials of the case.