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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11
Miss Molly Sweeney has gone
to St. Louis to accept a position.

Herbert Mitchell, who is con-
nected with the Joplin Electric
Company, will open an electrical
shop in Baxter provided that he
can lease suitable quarters. He
was here Saturday looking over
the town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11

Money at ; per cent on my
new plan. Why pay more!
Money ready af once.
4. v. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11
THE CITY IN BRIEF

Miss Nell Weaver motored to
Joplin Saturday.
Mrs. John T. Polster is conva-
lescing from a sick spell.
Porter Clark spent Sunday with
his parents in Galena.
Mrs. J. W. Cook visited with
friends in Columbus last week.
Miss Flossie Dun spent Sunday
with her parents at Neutral, Kas'
Mrs. Mac McKinster, Of Indi-
ami, is visiting with Mrs. M. Ma
lone.
Mrs. j. w. Barnes and Mrs. j.
w. Earls motored to Joplin Fri
day.
Mrs. c. E. Ferguson and son
have returned from Nowata,
Okla.
Several hundred nice hedge
hedge posts for sale at Michener's
hardware.
Miss Inez Lynch of Columbus
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. W.
Cook OF this city.
A. V. Smith and c, c. Sparlin
have purchased Fords from ia
queth & Gilman.
Miss Ruth Perkins, of Galena,
visited with Miss Grace Perkins
of this city Sunday.
William Bishop and family Of
Joplin spent Sunday with T. T.
McAboy and family.
The Bach Music Club met at
the home Of Miss Helen Humph-
Trey Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Treece, OF
Treece, Kas., visited with their
parents in Baxter Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Ebenstein of Co
lumbus is visiting Misses Bessie
and Grace Thomas on Route 5.
Miss Mildred Barrett of Webb
City, Mo-, visited last week with
Miss Eva Button of this city.
Mrs. J. o. Treece, Miss Eva
Treece and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Treece motored to Joplin Sunday
AFTERNOON.
M. Orrison, the grocer has been
ill for a week of pneumonia and,
we regret to state, is not improv-
ing.
Mrs. Margaret Meads has pur-
chased a lot from Jas. Simmons
in the southeast part of town and
will build a house on it soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Covey and
children, Edgar and Kathleen,
lmotored to Pitcher Sunday to WIS.,
lit Mr.. and Mrs. Crude" Harlin.
A. Mcdonald, recently retired
from the Taught & Mcdonald
grocery partnership, has moved
his household goods and gone to
Columbus to live.
]. E. Gilmore, who has been re-
lieving Agent j. W. Kaltenbach
at the M. o. & G. Railway sta
ton, has returned to his home,
at Locus Grove, Okla.
j. w. Smith, a building con-
tractor of Joplin, was in Baxter
early in the week looking over
the town with a view to locating
here.
w. N. Love is back from
Springfield, Mo-, where he recent
lily underwent an operation for the
cure of an affection of the jaw.
The operation was a success.
DR.. F. w. Swearingen, the To-
peka eye-sight specialist, viii be
in Baxter Springs to fit glasses at
the Hotel Baxter Monday, jan
uary %. Special attention given
to old people and children. Don't
: forget the date, Monday, Jan. %.
Mrs. Lena Young and son Mer-
! rill left Baxter Tuesday morning
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11

Ted Treece and Miss Marie
Covey spent Monday in Joplin,
dining At the Conner hOtsl.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11

VIE are pleased to announce to the motor buy
Wv ing public that we have closed deal with
Byrum Boswell for the purchase Of the Baxter
Motor Inn.
We have long ago realized the necessity OF
salesroom and service station in Baxter Springs,
but heretofore have been unable to get suitable
location. We will in the near future open up one
of the prettiest and most upto-date saesroom and
service station in southeastern Kansas. VIII also
carry full line of Tires and Accessories
We invite one and all to compare our cars
with others before buying
COMMERCE MOTOR & SUPPLY GO.
STUDEBAKER DEALERS
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11

Eat at the Minute Cafe. AL
ways good.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-01-11

Of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
Atthe Close Of Business, January l, 1917
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
OCTOBER 27, 1917.
UNPATRIOTIC RETAILERS.

More and more the of the country is being
liked on the retailers appears that the laws passed
by congress and the regulave adopted by the
GOOD administration have them practically un-
touched The price Of food in general has not gone
down as the government and the public anticipated
though the much-criticised mddleman has had his ac
tivities limited and his profits curtailed.
Evidence has been accommodating to the effect that
most retailers have been still charging all the
traffic VIII bear. Food Administrator Hoover has re-
Gently complained Of fragrant in which they
nave failed his efforts cheaper food TO the con-
sumner In many places they have forced the public,
he says to pay $50 TO $500 barrel for flour
than warranted by price being paid to the mers
And they have charged more than wholesale
prices justified often quadruplng their old profits It
would be easy mention many other commodities for
which abnormal prices charged
In most instances the retailer pleads scarcity his
Justification But it should no longer be necessary 20
point out that scarcity. real imaginary ever
proper cause for boosting prices consumers it IS
nov. whether the commodity be sugar or shoes
OF coal anything else
suppose sugar is scarce. why should the retailer
therefore get more per pound for what he has sell
when the government is enabling buy his supply
M the same old prce2 suppose customers bidding
gaust each other for the sugar The only fair and
patriotic thing to do is distribute the supply as
oautabIy as possible. without boosting prices and
profits Otherwise, while everybody else suffers from
tte scarcity. the retailer gains by
IL is such exhibitions unfarness this which have
occurred many cities. that responsible Tor the
present widespread cry for government regulation OF
retail prices. We shall have regulation before
ong in all important commodities If the retailers do
not fsH nne voluntarily.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
THE FIRST VICTIMS.

a nation of spirit is never daunted by disaster. II
is only aroused TO greater effort. It has been all
through American history. II is in the case Of the
rst blow any Importance struck 10y Germany since
zz entered the
The sinking OF the transport Antilles 10y German
sorpedo could not i'm amy event. be designated a
great tragedy II is tragic the families and
friends of the men Immediately involved but the hui
man losses are small losses go, and the dam
age to our feet is trivial
But small relatively. must reckon this dsas-
er it had an immediate and notable effect, precisely
opposite to that which German frightfulness always
anticipates. The news that 20 American soldiers and
sailors had gone down. sacrhcal Offering our
lght for human freedom was instantly In quick
cned subscriptions the Liberty loan, greater
vity throughout our busy shipyards greater
csness among the hundreds thousands OF army ana
navy recruits u more effective work every branch
of our war preparations, and in the deepened deter
rninaton Of the nation asa whole TO it through at
III costs.
Thus though the death Of those first victims with
out n chance 20 strike hack might the mo-
nont total military loss "a amentable sacrifice with
out results il, is not So pay dvi-
bends iu power and success for the American cause.
Every man who went down his death the imme-
diate cause and inspiration of q hundred times the
hghtiue power he represented. 1t with sub
sequent victims
They really victims ut all. these now
dying for their country They vctors because they
are the pioneers blazing the way To victory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
CHICAGO FEELS EFFECT
OF u. S. FOOD CONTROL

CHICAGO. oct. 27.-The con-
sumner began 90 realize the benefits
Of government supervision OF food
sales Friday when the butter price
was slashed three 20 six cents 10y
the local food price committee. This
was done in the face OF predictions
10y retail grocers that best grades Of
butter would sell at 55 10 IS cents a
pound next week. The food commit
tee. after comforting with commit
tee from the Chicago butter and egg
board. decided that a 20 ~ Il
cents pound is a fair price for
creamery extras in bulk and as 10
so - cents the right hgure for
butter in cartons Retailers have
been asking so 10 50 cents "a pound.
The butter and egg board commit
tee agreed that a fair pront for the
grocer would be two cents a pound
over the jobhers' price on bulk but
ter and Il cents for cartons.
The price committee also cut the
cost Of corn meal Ia 20 IL cent a
pound with promises OF a greater
cut.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
The Splendid Health and
Physique of the Armies
BY WOODS HUTCHINSON. Nj. d.

throng the streets at home on a like
celebration. And it would have been
utterly impossible 70 have picked
out from even the most vigorous and
Woodworking Of peaceful spectators
any such body Of joyous. clean
drawn athletes as were proudly
marching in horizon-blue uniforms
and steel helmets, with shining bay
onets, down the street.
The day was close and sultry. the
streets jammed and packed with a
cheering. gasping, perspiring crowd.
The place where | stood was a good
two and a half miles from the re-
view ground and the men were
marching i'm full field uniform. with
long, heavy overcOats, great steel
helmets on their heads, rifles, fixed
bayonets and ammunition belts Yet
they fairly danced along as If they
We're enjoying it. every foot OF it.
II was one OF the most magnii-
cent and cheering demonstrations of
the everlasting resiliency. the utter
irrepressibleness of the human ply
sique and Of the human spirit
If anyone imagines. as would not
be unnatural. that three continuous
years OF the hell of week-long bonn
bardments. Of The bitter and un-
dreamed Of hardships OF the trench
es must have worn the nerves and
wearied the spirits OF the lOng-suf-
fering French army. one good look
at the rudy. cheerful faces. the
broad. square shoulders, straight
backs and 1.-THE. elastic limbs Of
those joyously marching columns
would be convincing revelation %
the contrary.
incidentally, on the other hand
though this is not perhaps sticking
strictly 10 the professional last, II
| did one good 70 see how the temper
and spirit OF the crowd met and
matched that Of the fighting men
Everyw mere shone the same high
courage. the same proud endurance
the same confidence Of ultimate vic
tory.
Though the brave. sad eyes OF the
women haunted one at every rurn
as everywhere IN France. and the
plain black band on many coat
sleeve told Of bitter bereavement
yet the memories of their sacrifice;
I only strengthened and deepe0eo
their pride and JOY in the splendid
army which they had put in the
| field and were supporting there. and
harder ned their determination q
: continue the slowly but surely win
ming fight 10 fnal t:iun ph.
How has this splendid and LASTING
physical perfection Of the hEhtins
man. this capacity TO rise superiol
/ 20 all the strange and unexpected
stresses and nardships of modern
war been brought about? simply b'
that indnite capacity for taking
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27

/ had the good fortune TO be in
Paris on the 18th OF July. Frances
national day, which she keeps as
religiouslv as We do our beloved
Fourth. IT was celebrated this year
by g. great review of troops al the
Cour de Ninceunes. not sham-b a tile
soldiers. but real ones-yeterans Of
nearly three years of fierce incessant
campaigning.
New colors were presented by the
president OF the republic 20 some
so regiments that had distinguished
themselves on the field of honor.
Each regiment sent up company
10 receive trophies and serve as q
guard Of honor and then march
proudly through the crowded and
cheering streets Of Paris. bearing
their new colors, making a total Of
over 5000 men in line. 1t was one
Of the most magnificent and cheer
ing spectacles I have ever seen. not
merely from "a patriotic and human
point OF view, but also from ply
steal and scientific one.
II would he impossible TO imagine
a more continuous and unbroken
stream ef splendid health and physi-
cal vigor and endurance than these
"war-worn veterans presented. Aft
er the storms Of blood and fire and
/ shell-rain and poison gas which they
had been through. after the magnifi-
cent fight that they had kept up for
almost three years. In the beginning
against almost overwhelming odds
one might we'll have expected 10 see
/ faces lined and worn. eyes sunk and
/ grave. though bravely resoiute
shoulders a little bowed by the bur
den or the years OF war.
But here they came-these heroes
of a hundred bloody attacks and
icounter-attacks. these veterans OF
Verdun. OF the Marne. the Somme-
with the bright eyes. the fresh color
the cheerful smile, the free. elastic
gait Of a band Of college students
/ celebrating a football triumph.
The ewes were steadier, the jaws
! q little squarer the whole set OF the
face and carriage more purposefu
and dignifed. but for sheer splendid
/ iov OF living and fearless sense Of
readiness and fitness for anything
/ they could not have been surpassed
bv any intercollegiate team OF ath'
;letes. They had seen the horrors OF
war. they had looked death in th'
face a thousand times. but il had
neither saddened nor depressed
them. let alone wearied or discour'
Z aged
I looked about, right and LEFT, Al
the faces that lined the street or
either side and behind me-face'
for the most part OF sturdy, vigor
Gus. laboring people who had come
in from the outer suburbs and sur
rounding country for the grea
event. 7 passed in review before m.
! minds eye the crowds who woul'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
STRIKES WANTED.

The big bakers refuse cooperate with
nnisrators in lowering prices. The food adminstra-
decide force the bakers, 10y means OF govern
ment license Whereupon the big bakers threaten 20
strike by suspeudng their making Of bread
such strike 10y the big bakers would force the big
housewives 10 baking their bread. And are
FOR such a strike.
We suggest that the IeIlows who get rich storing
butter eggs cheese and poultry and those who pack
or can meats also strike. what food situation
needs Is that folks do themselves in their
homes. what they have been paying handsomely 70
have outsiders do for them.
We haven't strikes enough That strike independence
into consumer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
THE HALF WAY STATION.
BY James j. Montague.

JUS OF sunderland. ne highway leading
through DroWsytowr-
4 place II mi nd mem
used
swiftly
Dssovne in the mi streets d
andh wistful
We are % eagerly
Upon old amid the twilight
Time pulls vel
bear in the
or We can hear mus
A voice that hadn never hoped
And ould leads
DrOwsytoUn darkness drifts
And ret Sunderland another day.
Again
- from the
AL blurred and an
To them o they
though the reason youa and wi
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
THE MELTING POT
''Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
FAULT-FINDING.

We find n %
lost ever and
erie is extensively marVelously
While imper multiply everywhere;
nv is IN ne the
And therea are many other harsh calamties
The who spends his tine in tabuiating faults
them nfernos . celestial
He has a la and
though he q with might ana
have reached the ultimate amount
than could count
so let us kindly pass them iy We
something YOU perhaps there with
Blu aren utilize
So sUndry little things
And you are 20 flock
II the o soduously knock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27

bur d visiting sanitary Inspector.
with O star OF sanitary service men
I'm each camp, who devote their en-
tire time TO inspecting and lSeepinE
up TO the mark an the sanitary ar
engagements Of the camps.
Ia most camps every particle o-
refuse of night soil. OF garbage tha-
cannot Doe utilized, is not only coll
lected every morning with tho zuos-
scrupulous care and cleanliness bu-
completely destroyed uv BURNING.
which ends ar once all possibility -
its ever getting into tho water sup
ply or fouling new camp sites. o- re-
appearing in any possible way 10
cause trouble in the future. Az tbs
manure from the horse lines. ca
airy. artillery or transport. ie either
spread upon the land no once. often
/ by the thrifty farmers OF tho
neigh borhood. or burnt
This burning process calls for 70
good deal of trouble and skim. but
| il has another tremendous advar-
1 tagc in camp hygiene that r. no q
4 the fly. OF most of his hope 0f exist
ence 10y depriving him OF both pas
/ turage and breedinE-gT0uud This
! is supplemented by vigorous anti
J hy campaign. with the result that q
large proportion ~ our camps CA
/ the western front are comparatively
( free from the plague Of lies This
/ means that two-thirds Of the risks
1 OF Ciarrhoea and dy-entery ars
/ wiped out at one stroke and acc0uu.
, for a really astonishing scarcity &c
/ both these typica camp disease DI
4 the western front
The wonderful protection against
I typhoid secured Hv vaccination
now household word The hirn
I feeding and good housing and VeT-
tuation. with the open-air Iife Eiys
laIm0sl sanitarium conditions against
/ tuberculosis as well as against pneu-
m0nia and bronchitis
la fine. ] have no hesitation En- a--
sorting on the basis az fairly OK
/ tensive sanitary eNperieuc. ou hot.T
sides OF the Atlantic that there arc
( very few cities in rhe world. even
those which pride themselves on tE"
perfection Of their health depart
4 ments. which are kept in as good
sanitary condition. with as little dis
ease AS are -Ee majority of orr
camps on the western front. 50 that
the father and The mother who send
forth their boy for the defense q
his country may have az least the
consoIation and satisfaction ot
/ knowing that the only risks rhat ha
will run are the necessary and In
separa bic perils Of the battlefield IT.
self
IL j. hardly too mulch to say that
lno-.cer in the world today are bod
les Of young men maintained unde-
better or more who-esou, hyzleniH
isurroundings. yes. and moral and
intellectual influences thau are the
soldiers on the battle fronts ot eS--
fern Europe
Those who survive The sad and -o-
'separable risks VI battle and OF per-
.mancnt disability. which viii not eN-
coed all told ~ percent per annuns
viii have had d training and an Inc
provemen- of -He-r physique.
'mickening and broadening W their
INTELLECT which will be ala eudow-
Ime7t OF health and invaluable educ
cation for auy field ~ future work.
land a permanent benefit through
life
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
TIMEIY RlLT NOT IlKELY.

This seasonable period for the socialists OF the
German navy 10 frateruze with their brother Russian
socialists. round about the gulf of Riga.
But il is quite noticeable that when the German So
cialist gets brother socialist down, ne isn't strong
on liberty. equality and fraternity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
Look out.

Tne SO new divisions that have
gone TO the italian front will not
make much difference. italy will
simply overturn a few more Alps
ON their heads.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
H. limo They TnlnhIcd.

We're glad Mr.. Hoover has turn
ed his attention 10 the retailers.
Perhaps they'll believe him when he
tells them that the ham they sell
for - cents a pound is quoted in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
Make the Best OF II.

If you can't buy sugar, don't grun1-
bic and moan
Spend what you save on the Liberty
loan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27

the market reports at 55. Every
time We tried TO tell them they
chased us out Of the shop.
Taking Long Chances.
Fifteen deer and one hunter were
killed in Jersey yesterday, and the
men who killed the deer will prob
ably be severely dealt with
O.
Whats the Use.
we get our bills paid up, and then
Up goes the price Of milk again!
-O--
Good and Plenty.
That Yankee soldier with his gun
Backed 10y your bond will rout the
Hun.
The Zeppelin Battle Cry:
Women and children first
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
Let Teddy Look ont for His IaurcIs

Vow the papers are printing q
story about the eN-Czar being is-
sued bread card FOR hiss family
For man who is utterly down and
our. il beats all how Nick manages
10 keep on the FIRST page.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27
His Sudden Awakening

placed republicans superior
wi ability experience questions
finite misunderstanding red boodei pietof their candidate for
distressing have this question constantly raised that
uable but that should the refutahonthen
whining they
,bat+ the hove
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-27

The Zeppelin Battle Cry:
Women and children first.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

The district court is scheduled to convene tomorrow morning to com mence hearings in the case of the United States versus Ed Halloran and Lee brothers, of Candle who are cited to show cause why they failed to ob- serve an injunction restraining them from dumping mining debris on Can dle creek properties owned by l.. A.
 Sundquist, but as some of the wit nesses are not here, owing to the non-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

w. l.. Cochran, president and gen eral manager of the Dakota flask Mining Company reports that the company is contemplating running about one hundred feet of tunnel on the quartz ledge running through it's Boulder Creek properties, during the coming winter.
 Mir. Cochran states that war con- ditions have been the principal in- fuence In retarding development on the quartz ledge this summer and no hcthve development is contemplated until conditions are more normal. The present high food and fuel prices have combined to render quartz develop ment rather costly and there will doubtless be little doing in the quartz line for some time. Most of the quartz owners assert that they will do no more development that the law requires until supplies are cheaper than at present.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

Kirstan Brothers are in receipt of a communication from the Canadian PostofIicc Department. stating that "a letter containing value, posted at Vancouver B. C., April 3Oth last" Is unclaimed, and as the writer, who signs himself "Ted" asks for reply and gives Krstan Brothers, Nome \hska. as a return address, the de- partment is desirous of learning the writer's whereabouts so that the let ter may be returned.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

Parties arriving here from Mar shall in recent days predict that the population of the Yukon camp will be considerably smaller during the com ing winter unless there is a influx of new arrivals.
 Estimates place the probable num- ber of winter residents at about one hundred, including both the Marshall and Willow camps.
 Many persons are reported leaving or contemplating departure before the close of navigation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14
WAR REVENUE BILL CONFEREeS
 MEET TODAY
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The sen ate and house conferees, who will have the task of reconciling the diff ferences in the war revenue bill as passed in the upper and lower houses met today and immediately settled down to their job of smoothing out the measure for final action. It is generally anticipated that the war bill will go to the president for his signature within the com1oa week.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

merchant and customer may be safely placed and that is upon the foundation of confidence.
 One lie may not destroy that foundation but it develops fracture that requires many more lies to conceal that the structure is bound to disnte- grate.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-14

Radio reports from the steamer Victoria this morning gave the posi- tion of the incoming steamer as being 1Io miles north of Unimak Pass at eight D. m. Sept 18th. Although the Victoria is scheduled to go to St Michael before coming to Nome it IS probable that the steamer will con- tinuc on to Nome in the event of weather conditions being mfavorable at the Yukon port.