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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05
Merwin News:

/. Mrs. J. w. Alder returned from ST.
Louis Sunday accompanied by her
sister and niece.
q H. O. Meyers came down from
Kansas City to spend thanksgiving
with Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Monroe.
M. NJ. Harris came down from
Kansas City Friday, returning home
Sunday.
& Miss Fern Shockey went to Pitch
Ter. Oklahoma, Sunday to visit friends.
John Grissim and Will Buckley are
running a wood saw in town now.
Henry Tucker and. daughter. Mrs.
Ada Chambers, went to Drexel Sun
dav to visit relatives.
Floyd Totten was down from Har-
|risonville Tuesday.
Mary Kelso came up from Amster-
dam Friday returnir~ home Sunday.
The flu is getting, a good start IN
flown now.
Miss Minnie Stitt came down from
Kansas City Saturday to visit hei
father, Marion ,Stitt, and brother
John, who is home from camp. ahs
returned home Sunuay.
r. K. Foster returned to Amster
dam Saturday."
|. Mrs. Minnie Corbin died Saturday
evening of influenza at the home o.
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Kin
ser. Her husband, Tom Corb'n, II
now in France.
ID. w. Corbin came down iron
Kansas City Monday.
Mr.. Auplegate and daughter. Anna
lbelle went to- Kansas City Sunday tt
spend the winter. - ,
1 Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Hayes, Fiave
Tucker and wife spent Thanksgiving
4 in Kansas City.
| Word was received last week iron
Frank Hedger, ROW in France. stat
| ing that he was still in the hospita
hut hoped to be with his compan!
soon. His letter was written Aovem
| her
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05

Co Il. ra8th machine gun battalion,
composed principally of Bates coun-
" boys, is part-of the 3sth DIVISION.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05
(; Sock. 81 Wheat Are Large.

Washington, Nov. 1a-The De
parttnefat Of Agriculture reports ~
million bushels 81 wheat, il mills. ele-
lyators and dealcrs' hands on Noveni-
Der /. abeut two and one-han things
KS Ist anucli as ii year ago, and 30 mil
lion more than on October Of thu!
year. Stocks of corn in dealers
hands November u were I7.s13nc
bushels, 4 million iess than on Ocr
.tobef u; oats; ~ "a million bushels
decrease, s IA million; barley, "a ~
million. increase, q million: rye. 81
iIa3 900, increase, IN million.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05

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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05
A Soldier Letter.

We are permitted to publish the
following extracts from letter re-
ceived few days ago by Ira l.. Sut-
ton, Of the Post Office force. 1t
seems from the letter that the motor
lied artillery. to which Corporal Fer
fell belongs, has been having a very
- A. Z. f., France,
Oct. "a. 1918.
Dear Friend -.
Your letter was mine this morn
ing. | had about given up hearing
from YOU, but better late than never.
So under the circumstances / will en-
cuse you. Everything is going pref
ty we'll with me. Have been at the
front for nearly four months now
and, have been in all the big drives
that the Americans have been in.
We were fortunate. in having.
chance to stop the Huns when they
were moving toward Paris in all
their glory. Since that time as yor'
Of course, know they have led mis-
cradle life. One sees a great many
interesting things. War is a sort OF
uame. After the Fritz is taken
prisoner he l6oks very puch the
same as any other human. 1t is the
country he represents that is hatea
We are a motorized outfit and nave
travelled quite bit over France IRON.
one front to another. That IS aoon'
the only time that we get entirely
away from shell fire. However, have
been lucky. There have been very
few casualties among us.
Butler must be pretty well cleaned
out OF young fellows alright. l mao
/ few Butler papers short time ago,
and all of them had long Inst OF
drafts. Do you ever hear IRON
Charley or Harry Garard? l should
|havc written them, but you know
how this writing goes. If l remem'
Der right we ran into the 3I3tn en-.
Gineers once, but OF course l never
Thought about any OF the home boys
L An eiad to hear that the Lodge
= doing 90 nicely. Hope you have !
hir time with the work. Would like
Is Sc with you for one night, but am an,
e{raid il is too long jump, so wii!
have. to wait for peace, ! guess.
iead quite ! bit about it coming ou'
peace talk does not sound very con-
vincinr with Fritz shells whining
over your head.
fhft i quite a lineup you have N
thSs{Iome Gtard alright. You ought
to IS able to take care of anythins
tk4f comes up. Since the U. $. got
Is DIE big. show and ! have had an
oosoftunity to see the work that u
6kkt Is organize an army | have pc
hd(Sf u everybody getting military
~ say you will write more II !
SS6d 5ou s!Hun. That is quite :
HE eodtfsct, but stranger things
EHs ~ ened The Butler paper:
IN tainly BE welcome. Give q!
t 1f5 ny regards and hello
Doask foreet to- wtite: 81
5Ifyfhiag 3 lovely and IT,
: l1iK1n hiSh" will Close.
= yasfseH.
So ~ BIN FerreiL
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-05
PRAISE FOR THE ,sTH
Division Commended for Its Service
in Argonne Victory.

< Joplin, Mo-, Nov. zo.vMissonri and
Kansas troops, making up sthe 35th
Division, have been given special
commentator for their services !"
the victory in the Argonne Septem-
Der Is TO October 1. by Ma. Gen
Peter E. Traub, commanding the d.
vision. A copy of the officers gen.
eral order has been received here.
"No greater praise or commenda-
ton to the officers and men OF these
units can be bestowed than to say
that they have performed the. task
set Tor them h a manner worthy OF
the best ideals and traditions Of the
American army" said General Iraub.
You have met and defeated the
picked divisions of the enemy. fou
have accomplished these tasks with
a fearlessness, courage and disregard
of danger and hardship which fully
justifies the pride which those al
home have in you.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
TALES OF TOWN

Butter in Berlin is reported strong
at 1925 per pound.
& q 4
Anyhow, the tractor will never re-
place the horse on the bill of fare.
There is no longer any mystery
about why that yellow stripe is in the
Russian flag.
1t would be highly interesting to
know what Mr.. Trotzky really thinks
of his own theories now.
& Z
On every nice Sunday it occurs to
us that the devil invented gasoline
for use during church hours.
Q q 4
The situation in Russia is no worse
than the streets in Emmett or the
roads surrounding the city.
q 4 =
After all, a Stacker and a span of
balky mules have their uses in the
WOfiu. iHtit iiuot NC ooi'S'iihb w
cuss.
In new musical show they are
rs people and 60 new
costumes. Which is some drawing
card.
Nowadays lint on a woman's dress |
is badge of service, for it is good
sign that she has been doing Red |
Cross work
We've noticed that banker doesn't
have to be much of an orator. If he |
knows when to say yes, and no, he'll
get along fine.
Our idea of genius is a man who
AN stay out late six nights week
md not give his wife the same ex-
.use twice.
"I1 like to see the government take
,ver my fourteen children and try to
un EN-" recklessly declared Old Bill
Iisgivens the other day.
q 4 &
The funniest joke since George
chopped down the cherry
rec is the advice of William Jennings
Bryan for the people to "hold their
ongues.'
Don't worry about my MORALS
writes a soldier in France to his
lother. 81 could have more fun in
he county Jail at home than | am
aving here"
= = 4
A woman has given up her pet dog :
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

EMMETT people should anticipate
the great Liberty Loan drive that
is scheduled to start April and the
Red Cross campaign which will follow
a month later. Financial men believe
the next Liberty Loan will be for not
less than 8 billion dollars and prob
ably 10 billion. In addition the Red
Cross will ask for a hundred million
dollars in donations. OF course En-
NETT and Gem county will do their
part. This means we must purchase
of dollars of Liberty bonds
and give large sums to the Red Cross.
In order to win the war everyone
must make sacrifices. Let us plan
now to make those sacrifices to the
utmost of our ability and willingly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

IF continuance of war for anothe
year and longer seems intolerable
we may reconcile ourselves to it OF
the theory that it is necessary, that
a premature conclusion would be dis
astrous and that complete eradication
Of Prussianism in it's various mani
festations in the world, Of militarism
of autocracy, is the only solution of
the worlds sickness that would be
worth the cost of the war. Those
who have hoped for an end of the
war this spring because of the an
ticipated failure of the German Of
fensive reckon without their host.
Failure of the German drive is ex-
pected, but it does not follow that this
failure will bring peace about. What
is likely to happen, in the event of
failure of the expected German often
sive, is that the Central Powers will
be ready to negotiate in earnest for
peace. 1t is conceivable that terms
can be agreed upon regarding most OF
the issues and especially territorial
questions. Unable to break the ally
lines, and certain to become relatively
weaker as time goes on, the Germans
will be willing to make great con-
cessions, to give up Belgium, North
ern France, Russia, Poland, Serbia.
But Alsace- Lorraine will not be given
up. Germany may go so far as to
surrender all her territorial gains and
be reduced to her ante-bellum boun- |
daries, even perhaps yielding her col
onies. But she will stand and fight
on the issue of surrendering Alsace-
Lorraine and her basic iron industry
to France. SO that even anticipating
failure of the spring drive, war will
20 on during negotiation, and negotia-
ton will continue until defeat forces
The Germans to the utter humiliation
If giving up all their gains, and AL
,ace-Lorraine for good measure. Eth
n this, or the allies must moderate
heir terms by conceding the German
.laims on the French''lost provinces
,r at the least regarding a referen-
lum on the question. The safest con-
fusion is that at best the war must
70 on until the summer of 1919.
Americans should prepare their minds /
or hard, gruelling fight, regardless
# whether the expected enemy often
i've this spring goes to pieces. In
rear airpanes will be modified by
hundreds of thousands, and military
Iecision not to be looked for in 1918
nay be won in 1919.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

the prediction that this would be seen
to be the logic of German succession
to Russia's place as neighbor of ia
pan in and around China is already
borne out by the prompt inquiry di-
rected by the japanese government
to the United States and other ally
governments in behalf Of Japanese
proposal Of joint military operations
in Siberia.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
Get Quit

A red signal, to be locked into posi-
ton on an automobile when its owner
is not using it, has been patented by a
New York man to call attention to the
fact that 1t is being used by an unau-
thorized person.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
The Pneumonia Season.

The cold damp weather of March
seems to be the most favorable for the
pneumonia germ. Now is the time to
be careful. Pneumonia often results
from cold. The quicker a cold is
gotten rid of the less the danger. AS
soon as the first indication of cold
appears take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. AS to the value of this
preparation, ask anyone who has used
it.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

For earache, toothache, pains, burns,
scalds, sore throat, try DR.. Thomas
Eclectic Oil, splendid remedy for
emergencies.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
Why Not Find Out2

Every time young man sees pref
ty girl purse her lips he wonders If
there is anything in the purse for him.
Boston Transcript.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07
Dependency Due to Constipation.

Women often become nervous and
Respondent. When this is due to con-
stipation it is easily corrected by TAX
ing an occasional dose of Chamber
lain's Tablets. These tablets are easy
to take and pleasant in effect.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07


was consuming valuable food needed
by the allies, and now service flag
waves from that woman's front porch
& 4 =
The New York Sun announces that
the petticoat is vanishing. The state
ment has some interest as a state
ment Of fact, but it is old stuff for
the news column.
Q & 4
Old Bill Misgivens knows now just
what a womans idea is of mans
usefulness around the kitchen. The
other evening he mistook the colander
for a pan and emptied the milk into it.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her some rock and rye;
But her spouse had been there,
And had more than his share,
And the cupboard, therefore, was
bone dry.
The list of articles to which price
fixing, actual or camouf1aged, is being
applied, is lengthening one, but we
notice that it is not yet long enough
to include that staple product of the
South, Old King Cotton.
Either the newspapers neglected to
print the further detail of the case
or we overlooked it in our casual read
ing What success did young Mr..
Ford have in keeping out of the
army?
"Well, Willie, did you pass your
examination ?" asked the fond parent
Of his little son who is in his first
,erm of school. mo, l didn't, dad"
replied the boy. "Why, they asked
ne about things that happened long
before | was born.
An Emmett young man was recently
given the stony stare and the icy mitt
" his best girl because he carried a
antern while taking her home from
party. This case probably repre-
ents the absolute zero in counting
ense.
At certain home where wheatless
nd meatless days are being religious
Y observed, this conversation took
lace: Ten-year-old boy just out of
ed and rubbing his eyes-"M Mother,
dreamed l had a corn meal ice
ream cone" "Well, was it good? ?"
sked mother. 81 don't know; father
allied me just then"
The death of DR.. Hartman, the man
-ho invented Peruna, recalls testi
lonial once sent by man to the doc
,r. It was as follows: Before my
-ife began taking Peruna she was so
ervous nobody could sleep with her.
ince taking two bottles of your valu
BILE tonic anybody can sleep with her"
: 4
When a man goes to war, a service
ag is hung out at his home-club-
ma mater-office-Sunday school
dge-and other places numerous
lougn that if we counted service ,
airs, there wouldn't be enough food q
the world to feed our aviation sec
on.
One warm day Mrs. Murphy was
weeping off her piazza, when Mrs.
arr, the engineers wife, came along \
FRYING her latest baby, the tenth.
Arrah, now, Mrs. Carr" cried Mrs.
urphy, "and there we are up and
ound again with another little
mr." "Yes, Ncrah,' said the en-
neer's wife, another little Carr it
and as far as | am concerned
ay the Lord it's the caboose." l
= Ill
Women should be called the I'M
asonable sex. The wife of farmer
suing for divorce merely because,
e alleges, her husband used intoxi-
nts freely, threatened her life, made
r work in the fields, bale hay, pitch
W opd Straw helm in the harvest
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

Diamond Edge knives and razors
at Reilly's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

THAT the change in direction of
German aggression towards the
east would have the effect of enlisting
Japan seriously in the war was
reasonable prediction and is already
in way of fulfillment. The extension
Of German power to the east must
have tendency to bring japan into
the war with both fists. And in fact
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

1T should not be forgotten that those
brave young men whose lives are
being sacrificed in the army aviation
fields in the United States are giving
their lives for their country just as
truly as if they were being shot down
by German bullets on the front in
France. The same is true of every
American whose death comes as an
incident or an exigency of war SER
vice, whether on land or sea, in train
ing camp of munitions plant.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

Watkins, cockney private, was
lecturing his mates one day on the
need of employing tact in their deal
ings with the French people. "Now,
I got in bit of fix the other day"
said Watkins. 81 was billeted with a
French family, and after I'd been
shown to my room | started out for a
walk. Well, | 'appened to open the
wrong door. 1t was bathroom and
there was lady in the tub. She
let out scream, and it might ave
been deucedly embarrassing situa-
ton, but my tact saved the day."
'Well, wot did va do?" asked COM
panion. 81 jes' backed out an said:
'Pardong, monsieur"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-07

A woman has given up her pet dog
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-11-29

met tilfprN, ct iieIben imuft Stpffe
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giort til1iRnqeIie | 9iaheb meo 10.
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ret reb pe6 HaunboIt % orrbt,
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ming al 8uarSoalcns aatoitroie.
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at Ssitrnnt 6reeie / 1000 Meters
Ssioe piuoielig er rontntet al ct al.
porlig SI6ebeiiroeioe % ~bcuioitIe$
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ren1efunrSme. iaa at Waitinen meo
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Spor pao i~oritieIliae Rpgter ON
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ooleret 6lpperifoIer pao @runo al
GbefSplloten5 DOB.
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ViTcncs " oan.

Sporgsmaalet ON. buor man.
ge enfeIte 2Gg 6iiterogn noe.
hoIOcr, cr iornpIig bleuet m0er
taitet en- gr,moig llnoerisgCIic. (UI.
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iorctaget Dos ioritieuige E~rretlrter.
"a Oct Uiicr iig i Acknowledged, at
pI6re o. itsrrc Sit har Get abioIut
hBiaitc initial 2Gg. mcocna Smoa
iif iu0ebolocr iIeit 2Gg / 5orhoIo I'll
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9Gg parIereoe her ira $40 9Gq nos
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$50 hos 5iif poa goot 10 (ommer.
Mcn oa'aa Tor Aborrer QiaIOt oet,
al Antoaet al sea par Iongt Itsrre
hos Smoaiiif emo bos De itore. mar
0criuu tdges I'll 2egem5uTltcn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-11-29
SUjer Sc ||Weo g(rncn"
MT ON Ea0cn

Tslger &c meb / be 10 prpetige
Sortpninger, iom M eaar / SEQ
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gere 6ortpQinger hor 9e life lP't |
"@eo Nrnen" poa lpnge. "Gipcts
Smififteller" loffer BET mi moo
Gluten meb - % mango ipnes bel
set pil BIZ ganife triit at maatte ia
Sarpel meo Den bpggeli9c SarDooo.
Somilie, iont man bar itiftet @e.
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en- Sreit pil set BOG bore Tor sc
fleite, at i Grace g. Iichmonbs me
Sortpljna "St. Sansoas", iom be.
Qpnote / "@eb Mrnen" Den ste Nos
pember, hur De t%r,,fiet npe Mcnnes
fer % npe 6orbolo, iom loper gobt
for 6remtioen. Spem er life ole
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Wr. aenbricf - ia, oen gamle meb
for ben Gags Crib - % Snfel
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efter en- 80 Saytlers g~eflenot-
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rilo. @i bar fjsbt eneretten iii at
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itrafs "2ipets Omififteller" er al
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be Solieng" iii at begpnbe / 9aume.
RET for Dem 24be December, dltiaa
pan Siileaften, og Tom S~uleforteI.
ling egner Den Jig iortr9ffeIig, items
ringsrig, foielis os biemIig Tom
Den err.
"@anrlos Sortpllinser bsrer iii
oet bebite og bepoeligite, iom ben
unere norife 9igtnine bar poet poa
@onSelips- Sfflbrineens Smraaoe.
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mobis Surnor os e. ipinenbe rift
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Nem WnIatsiarpe.
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staer 1r. Gouares, eu ueltieubt Chic.
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