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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
THIS ACCOMPLISHING WAR.

It is discredit to this age that less than 150 designing men could in volve 25 nations in such a senseless and devastating world-war as the present.
 The population of the Central Elm pire. which started the war fer con- quest, is estimated to be 143721,- doe: and the 22 opposing nations have 1,349,a61, 900 people.
 The comparative wealth is 15o bill lion dollars for the Central Empire against 406 billion for the Entente countries.
 The seven leading belligerent ma lions have spent in the past four years 1a4 billion dollars. and the number Of man lost total 1-2 million killed and IA million wounded. The loss to the world in productive man. power is estimated at 45 billion dol lars annually.
 The total cost of all the wars fought since the American Revolu- tien. the aggregate fighting period covering sixty years, was only s23,- 000 000, ,0o0, making the expenditures of the present war for only four years six times greater. It is about one third of the total national wealth of the chief beligerents. The combined average daily war cost. computed on a four year hasis. is about $107 7,500,- coo, or s4 479.000 each hour of the day.
 This Is from a careful computation made by R. E. Whittlesey. eaief sta tistician of the bond department of the Equity Trust Company, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

 port Standard.
 Harry Lal@eF's return to England from this country and Canada has been marked by several semi public functions in his honor, and ameHg these was a luncheon given te him in London early in July by the Rob ert Burns club. LeTd Balfour of Burleigh, Lerd GieneenneF Edward Priauix TennanD and Sir Thomas Lpton were these present, and Ian Macpherson, who sits in the house of commons for the Scottish district of Ross and Cromarty, proposed the health of the guest, Mrs. Lauder not being able to be present. MT. Mae pherson said that in Mir. Lauder they had a man who had, by the sheer purity Of his song by perfect simplicity, by quaint. sagac!ous hu- nor made himself not only the grea test Scottish comedian that had ever lived but had revived in the form of spoken song the best and the purest traditions of Sesttisia thought in action" It is clear tha. Harry Lauder does not have te go away from home to find friends. He is liked by his own neighbeFs. and that is the best kind of popularity. Hartford Currant.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

my health 50 caH ;:o all my work and ! ara ao gratefu, that l sfn recpmmend- ing it to my friends. ,,-- Mrs. D. "A, ALTERS, R. R. 4, 0rcgua, III,
 [1nlywonen who have suffered the tor. :ures of s75ch troubles ard have dragged along from day to day aan realize ths selief which ihis famous root snd beFE remedy, Lydia E Pinknnm's s Vegetable Compound. brought to Mrs. Alters.
 WoFaen everywhere in Mrs. Alters' condition should profit by her recpm- gnsndation, and if thsre ece any COTE plicatfons write Lydia E. Pinkham's 5 Medicine Co, Lynn, Msss,. fer advles;. The result of their 40 years experiences is st your service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

"
 pulled me down un-
 til I could not put my
 foot to the floor and
 could scarcely do my
 work, and as. I live
 on 8 small farm and raise c six hundred
 chickens every year |;t made t very hard for ma.
 "I saw the Com pound advertised i,l our Eaper, and tried xk q% -01ANSnE
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
The saulletIa eeagratulateg |

The Bulletin cengratplates the Westerly Sun upon the celebration of it's .2ath anniversary It is a: paper which has lived because it espoused living causes, was faithful in its pres entatian of the news. and deserved the confidence and patronage it has eljoyea from the people and the bus mess houses of Westerly. It has req saH te be nraud of it's ideals and its success is still secure under the guia- anee of Mir. George B. Utter. the pres ent manag ging editor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The observer at the listening post says: "The West Main street hill inn provement looks too thin to be per- nlanent."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Among the footwear sent to the Bel gians were dancing pumps. Sympa : thy leads to strange deeds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Why refer to the Crown Prince as MF. Ratface. He is not to blame for his face. His eenceit is what he must answer for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Hindenburg must have discovered that forcing the Entente has ceased to be successful work.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The way some stock is rising has given rise to the maxim; You can't keep good trust down"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

It has been legally decided that Liberty bond is dependable in the courts for bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

signer Lsiii sends to the seeolo from Albania a dispatch in which he says that in the recent operations there, which have led to the taking of BeFat, the gallant British also covered them selves with glarY.' The work of the Royal Ali Force in beRbing the bridge over the semeni River0en the Austrian line of retreat vas indeed of great value in eompleting the Italian victory
 Italian cavalry were thrust forward by night into the enemy's lines and took them absolutely unawsfes Near Fieri at dawn they captured an Austrian aeFedrame. machines, pilots, and mechanics complete. just as they were bustling about starting the days
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

If we reduce the coal miners by eonscription another 5e.eae our coal prospects will rot be improved.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The American way is to keep things moving. Admiral Sims says a dreadnaught is not a ferry boat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The war upon the Mnrmons Is little slack now that our whole oecu- patton is given to the Huns.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

An autocrat will net permit the ruth. therefore he becomes the vic tim Of liars
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Pretty words may net win the war, but they improve the bouquet thrown at the Kaiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

There is many a healthy man who will feel like an invalid if the draft age is raised to 45.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

When we shout "The Stars and Stripes forever" we include that bully sheet printed somewhere in France as well as the flag.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

When the Films sent the Kaiser a
 Liberty cross he must have noticed it
 was not the kind of cross he dis tributes
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The Kaiser cannot keep his cOur- age un hy whistling. He has to have a big bodYguaFd
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Potsdam may not be worth a dam ty and by This is a forecast.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The Hun shines as fire bug. He doesn't fail to burn each village as he runs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

t The Americans are credited with = putting a new fizz in Fismes!
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Receiving q weeks mail on one day shows that mail matter has a way of launching up.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

French correspondents have been ohattily making the hair rise on the head of the man in he street by describing the dimensions, power and carrying capacity of the new giant Gotha." The British airman is 8 Brer Fox who Ties low and s;ays muffin" But, talk lng all the figures given in resnect of the German terror, it is probably safe of our big machines te eutsoar, to out fly on the level to pack up on his own machine and fly away with one of the new giant Gethas he could do it with out turning a hair.-Ldndon Chronicle,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

A half million soldiers have had their teeth fixed up by the dentists. Uncle Sam's army doesn't lack teeth
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The Germans indulge in self pity if they do think it is poor stuff to ladle out to other folks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
For d (h afes1 Skin

Over l0o,WG peoYig have pfoyeE
 that neshieg rslieFes the soEeasss like Sykes GosssseFt Powder 1as hax proves its extraordinary healing pewsr. Fleshy people talks noties.s
 aSe st the NiHoI and cthes drug stoFes The Comfort Powder Co.,, Boston, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Opponents of Henry Ford say it's not right to take a four eylindeped captain of industry and make a enc eylindered statesman of him.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

It doesn't make any difference which way the Huns are running. the home report always says they are winning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The men who got some of that 50 million of German mnnsy spent to keep this country out Af war are try ing to show new that it was a pa trietie acti .
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Captain Stephen Gwynn, MP, a member Of the Irish Recruiting Com mittee, addressed the Dublin n mner ot Commerce on the subject e -~o1an4's duty in the war.
 He said that the three Irish divisions ha,, coyeeeu themselves with glory. and that, dead or living, they deserved more of Ireland than Ireland had given them. The first and best thing that Ireland had to give them was support, and that was lacking The stream of recruits, had dwindled to mere thread, and the divisions as Irish div isions could hardly be said to exist today. So far as Ulster was concerned she was willing to have the ranks of her division filled by eonscription and to that extent was clear of repreaeh. The rest of Ireland had refused con scription and he, for his part, had taken
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
NOTES.

Charles Schwab irritates the Kai- ser. He is a biggar man.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
NOW RAISES 500 CHICKENS After Being Relieved of Or, ganic Trouble by Lydia E. Pinkhana's Vegetable
 Compound.

Oregon, I}l.-"1 took Lydia E. Pink lsam Vegetable Compound for an or crar,in &1.oi1hla u1kich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

In the weekly Deutsehe Politik of June 2S Herr Paul Rohrbach publishes fiery appeal for greater confidence in Germary's Eastern destinies. The doubts and anxieties about Russia which have found concentrated express ion in the FFankfurter Zeitung have been gradually accommodating, and "Easterners" like Rohrbaeh are very anxious now to whip up fresh enthu- siasm
 Rehrbach begins with a long dis sertation on the weakness of German policy and it's lack of Inspiration. He represents the Germans as frightened. 'by the colossal situation in which they find themselves. and as unable to escape from old diplomatic supersti- tions. For example:-
 If only we had learned our lesson earlier and understood what bigness and elem entary force mean in politics bow freely might we now be sailing in | the East instead of toiling at the oars or not even leaving our anchorage at all! Everything is moving and in a state of Aux, and we could master it all if only our judgment of forces were accurate, if we could cease to cling to old ideas, and if we would 1 simply reach our decisions by choes- | ing the current that will carry us for ward
 There Is then an extremely edifying passage which shows exactly the part assigned to the Boishevists in Ger many's Eastern policy;-
 The Bo1shevists are gradually get ting into trouble What is our atti- tude? For the present there is for us no greater interest in the East than 1 the inter est of maintaining Boishe= Vism. Many, people have the curious idea of wanting to conclude a coraE1er- cial treaty with Bolshevisrn. If any body expects any beneAt from it, hy all means let him talk to the Rolshe- vists about commercial treaties or similar things it will do no harm for what the Belshevists are doing fol
 us is something much greater thar
 that.
 They are ruining Great Britain; theI
 are destroying absolutely the verl
 roots of any possible danger iron
 Russia in the future, They have al.
 ready.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

MT. AsGuith spoke for us all in the just and eloquent tribute which he raid to President Wilson at the Ma tional Liberal Club gathering on Wednesday We recognize in President Wilson the man of the guiding hand and the driving will" the man of the steady head and the clean ton sue" who has done more than any other statesmen of the Allies to con centrate the mind of the world on the enthronement of the idea of public right as the supreme war aim Of those who are at war with the German tyranny We shall never extinguish Prussian or any other militarism until we have something else to put in it's place, something else which the world will accept as the wise and rational alternative to the ordeal by battle which till now has been the only ulti- mate settlement of the disputes of na- tions We have come to the point when we must either have much of militarism or none of it. either devote practically the whole of our fortunes and energies to paying for past wars and preparing for future wars, or sit down together to discover some hu- mane and civilized method of regula- ting the international dealings of na- tions.- .-Westminster Gazette.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Last wear a2oayoe0 was collected here for Red Cross work in France. It is hoped that at today's eelehration (JuiY 12) Of Frances Day that sum will be far surpassed. Tn our sea -girt is land" says the Prime Minister, i've cannot realize the desolation ruin and suffering which have come to the fair land and heroic people of France" Today is the opportunity of showing that to some extent we can, and to. realize French needs MT. Lloyd George proceeds, were never more grievcus than now" and he expresses a hope that the response to Frances appeal to the peoples of our Empire may be generous-full measure pressed down and running over. The appeal is silent, because France is a proud country and does not ask in words fer the help she needs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
OTHER VIEW POINTS

If you want the latest reliable news from the war front depend absolutely upon the Associated Press and those daily papers that are served by it. The A. P. made no break last week with regard to the fall of Soisseas the cap- ture of the crown prince and his army or any of the thousand and enc un- authorized rumors that were floating around. Their news is always to be depended on whether it is favorable to the allies CT the Huns: = Litch- field Enquirer,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09


 In the quiet celebration of the silver wedding of the King and Queen therS has been kept a happy mean. The re- ioicings suitable to a time of great national strain have been attended by just so much grave pageantry as marks the occasion as of more than private interest, The note of the ceremonies has been that of the sym pathetic and evan loving interest the people have in the unstained home life of the Royal Family. That was well expressed in the speeches in the two Houses of Parliament on Monday. There has never been an occasion" said Lord Curzon "in the long and illustrious history of the British Throne ;n which the life of the Mon arch has been in closer harmony with those conceptions of simplicity, self discipline, and devotion to duty which are among the most deeply cherished ideals of our race" It is the har- lnony between the life of the Royal Family and that which is most com mon in the families of our people which has made the celebration truly national in spirit.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

mand for builders is weak-Bridge- port Standard.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

In New England along the coast there is some demand for builders, but in the inland towns there is lit
 tie activity. At New York and Phil adelphia building is going on but the supply of builders at New York is sufficient and Philadelphia has a few carpenters to spare. In the rest of Pennsylvania, in Buffalo and in the industrial region of northeastern Ohio carpenters are in great demand. Westward-as far as Iewa-the de-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

The landing of American troops in Archangel is an event that contains the promise of great results. The Rus sians there welcomed the coming of Our Boys. Undoubtedly the Russian people have confidence in America and realize that she acts from motives of friendship and a sincere desire to do that which is best for them without territorial or other reeompense. Were Lenine and Trotzky out of the way the task would be irnmensly sirnplihed So long as those agents of Satan and the Hehenzollerns are in power the work will be against odds.-Bristel Press.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
What We Eirht For

The high aims of America and her
allies are well expressed in President
Wilson's greeting to France on Bas
tile day:
GAS France celebrated our Fourth
of July, so do we celebrate her Four
teenth, keenly conscious of = COM
radeship of arms and of purpose of
which we are deeply proud. The sea
seems very narrow today, France is
so close neighbor to our hearts The
war is being fought to save ourselves
from intolerable things, but it is also
being fought to save mankind. We ex-
tend our hands to each other, to the
great peoples with whom we are as
ISOLATED, and to the people every
where who love right and prize JUS
tics as thing beyond price and con-
secrate ourselves once more to the
noble enterprise of peace and justice
realizing the great conceptions that
have lifted France and America high
among the free peoples of the world
The French flag flies today from the
staff of the White House and Amer
lea is happy to do honor to the flag"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
DIR. H. NJ. BENTLEY
,meopath Sterling. Kansas

July 27, 1918, Sterling, Kans.
w. P. Bailey, President, Allen Cam
paign Committee, Atchison, KS.
Dear Mr.. Bailey:
I have read the printed report of
your speech in which you say that
Mr.. Allen is doing a wonderful work
for the Red Cross and that he is so
great a man that he towers above all
other candidates for Governor.
You have impressed me, but
would like to have you answer a few
questions, so that I may understand
the exact facts. Is it true that Mr.
Allen was presented the alternative
by the Red Cross of continuaing his
wonderful work or refraining from
his candidacy for office? This is the
statement made by the American Red
Cross itself in a bulletin issued July
18th.
Is it true that Mr.. Allen gave up
his wonderful work and preferred to
be candidate for office? What do
you think of a man who prefers a
political job to an opportunity or ser
vice at this time, and is this an evil
dence of hs greatness?
You will realize that I have an
opinion on this subject which ] have
made from my own knowledge of
the situation and am very anxious
to have you explain the manner in
which you reach your conclusion.
Yours truly,
(Signed) H. M. Bentley.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01

Riverview, Public school building Of
District No 81
Saline. Public school building of
District No. go
Smoky Hill, Publci school build
ing OF District No. "a.
Victoria, Public school building of
District No. D.
Walker, Pubic school buildings of
District No 10.
Wheatland, Public school building
of District Nc s.
Hays CITY, First Ward, Sehuelers-
Hays City, Second Ward, Old City
Hall.
Hays City, Third Ward, New City
Hall
The hours Of voting IN all precincts
IN cities OF the first class are from six
o'clock a. NJ to six o'clock D. m In
al othe- precincts the polls viii be
open from eight O'Clock g. m TO six
o'cOck p m
Done at my Office IN the City of
Hays, Ellis County, State of Kansas,
this, the 18th day of July, 1913
Geo H Brown.
IL s. County Clerk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
Won Hindenburg's Aunt a Genuine
American

Won Hindenburg, the German lea
der, has an aunt in Rochester, N. Y,
Mrs. Won Saucken is 96 years old,
and has lived in America SO years.
Her sister, who was lady in waiting
at the German court, married Won
Hindenburg's father Mrs. Won Sauc-
ken's husband, who was a lieutenant
in the Prussian army, resigned, came
to America and soon became a citizen
of this country. The tragic side of
the sotry is that the grandson of Mrs.
Won Saucken, Private Louis c. Whit
man, who a member of the American
marines fighting on the western front
was killed in action June 1st, and his
grandmother wears service pin
bearing two stars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01

Mr.. Henry ]. Allen gave up his Red
Cross work in France for politics
adv.
The Food Administrator has plann-
ed to establish a meat reserve of g.
100000 pounds at Chicago to meet
emergencies and stabilize prices.
A letter from a German who was
taken prisoner to England and after
ward released and sent back to the
Fatherland, addressed to one of his
old companions, still in an English
prison said: Your are IN heaven COM
pared with us. Don't come to the Fa-
therland if you can help it. We are
al famished'
Discussion of an economic boycott
Of Germany by all countries now In
arms against her grows IN extent and
emphasis The German mind is i'm
pressed, according to Ludendorff. only
by realities. When Germany discov-
ers that she viii not be able to either
sell to Or buy from the Allies, except
upon terms based upon her miscon-
duct, another chapter of realities will
be unfolded which may tend TO damp
en- her military ardor. The boycott
is severe argument, but there are
aople so stupid that they viii heed
no other.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
Judge for 2srd Judicial District

Judge for 23rd Judicial District
To the Voters of the 23rd Judicial
District of Kansas:
am a Republican candidate for
Judge of this the 23rd Judicial Dis
trict of Kansas. Your support is
earnestly solicited and will be very
greatly appreciated.
1. T. Purcell,
WaKeeney, Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
Camp Funston Speaker in Hays

lamp I nnSIon speaker IN nays
DR.. A. G. Bennett, camp pastor at
Camp Funston and one of the best
speakers in Kansas will be in Hays
next Sunday, and speak at a Union
Service at the Normal Auditorium at
8:15 p. m. The soldier boys will at
tend in a body. The State Guards
have also been invited to sit in body
at this special service. Soldier boys
will furnish special music A chorus
choir vii also sing. Everyone invited
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01

For Congress Sixth District
am a Republican candidate for
Congress in the Sixth District and re-
specially ask the support of both
women and men voters in the August
primary.
W. J. Meredith,
Phillipsburg, Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-01

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