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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
MIGHT LAND UP IN MoRouE.
AZ the Best Il Would BE kaespltal fee,
Man Who Yelled Atiurrah fec
Tia kalserla

Two men talking on the reae
platform Of an East Tenth street car
were discussing the poor service and
how long it would take a person to get
any place by depending ON the city
cars, when one Of the men said that
no had heard of a quick way to reach
the city hospital.
lie explained that while he was
down town, q few days before. he had
overheard Fhe conversation between Q
man who was evidently a stranger and
another man Of Irish descent.
"Coulc you tell me the quickest way
to get to the city hospital7'' inquired
the stranger.
"Sure," said the man Of Irish DE-
scent, "you walk one square east, turn
to your right and go one square south.
There you will find recruiting star
ton. Go in there and yell: sHurrah
for the kaiser! and when you come to
you will be in the city hospital.
The man who told the story said hs
thought that was one way Of reach
ing the city hospital IN record breaking
time, but his friend did not agree with
him.
"Why don't you agree with me9r
asked the first man. Don't you think
the plan good one?"
-Oh, the plan is all right" replied
his friend. but I think the destina-
tion is all wrong. Any man going into
recruiting station and yelling: sHur-
rah for the kaiserY would make q
quick trip somewhere, but not to the
city hospital. think he would
break all records getting into the city
morgue. "-Indianapolis News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
WHAT YOUR LIBERTY BOND BUYS

) y f fi -il4i < (
What is to be done with all the
money that is being asked for on the
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan? Pay
for battlesllips, submarines, and q
thousand other things to be used by
our boys on the land, on the sea, in
the air and under the sea. To COM
plete a single battleship now under
construction requires $685. 600, and
q battle cruiser takes $24 800, 900. IA
scout cruiser takes 1920, 900, and al
destroyer $3.50, 900. \ A coast subma-
rine costs $850,O0O and seagoing sub
marine 81 ,43O, 900.
For artillery, automatic rifles, and
small arms, and for ammunition for
them, we have spent $3,7OO, OOO, 900.
Every Liberty Loan subscriber helps
to arm our soldiers. "a 4.
More than 100, 900, 900 has been spent
just for staple supplies for our army.
such as flour, bacon. rice, etc Every
subscriber to the Liberty Loan helps
feed our soldiers. 4ss
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Entire Town on Auction Block


Any man whose ambition is to own
q whole town will have an opportunity
to satisfy his desire.
By direction of Lord Stalbridge. the
owner, the entire town of SALISBURY.
England, will be put on the auction
block, including private houses, banks.
postoffices, stores, offices, hotels and
three saloons. The town is in pic-
turesque part of Derbyshire, perched
on hill in the midst of rolling farm
country. The nearest railway station
is three miles distant, at .Semley,
Sales of great estates are frequent
In these days, when taxes are eating
cp profits and many of the younger
generation of the nobility are losing
their lives on the battlefelds. This is
the first sale of an entire town which
has been arranged.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Fighting for Tru,n.

Fighting for truth in It's last recesses
OF sanctity, for human dignity sys-
tematically outraged, or for human
rights mercilessIy trodden under foot.
champions of such interests, men frs.
ct all descry, as from summit sud
denly revealed, the possible grandeur
OF bloodshed suffered or inflicted. -
Thomas DeQuincey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
SEEMS GOOD BUSINESS IDEA
Proposed Commercial Register for hoi.
land Has Powerful support In
indus6isi Circles.

A law to eatshtish q commercial reg
lister In Holland has been introduced In
the states general according to dis
patch from e. l. Edwards, CONNER
cial attacAs d The Hague. h 10 re-
ported to havs the support OF MEM
bers sf the government, OF high legal
critics and Of important business in
terests ee1eraHy. This b said to be
the culmiuatian az . movement started
20 years ago fer the passage Of such .
law.
One Of the NEST important features
Of the proposed law Il that It forbids
the use Of precisely tie same name
by mere than one concern within
giveA distrtcts, It alDo provides that
In each gtVea district there shall be
maintained public register n which
would be given tie name, age and
doinicile Of each member Of firm. as
well as the extent to which, each one
might be held legally liable for it,
obligations. It also would make illegal
the use Of \ deceptive title. including
such words, for instance, az "broth-
srs," sand company" or "ahd sons. 2
where the owner is only one person.
From the proposed commercial reg
lister stranger would be able to as
certain the name, and residence of
holders of not fully paid up shares,
and the full particulars as to the ma
tlonallty, residence, etc, Of managers.
directors and other officers Of corpor-
ati0ns and associations. There would
also be particulars rs to former bank
ruptcies Of persons or concerns In
question. The present law already pro-
vides for publication Of many of these
details. but they are only 10 be found
in such scattered places that in prac-
ttcs they are not available to the gen
eral public.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

What Z Liberty Bond Will Buy Tor ~.
8 Boy Over There. =

Suppose you have son with the
4 American expeditionary forces, End
suppose you are a steady buyer Of LIB
erty Loan bonds. Did you ever at
3 Yourself what Your boy gets out Of
1t, when you lay down new 500 bill
and say: II want another hundred
dollar Liberty Bond r. Here are some
/ facts and figures officially made up BY
the war department /: as
Your one hundred dollar Liberty
Bond will buy your boy one outfit az I
clothing and sleeping gear, amounting
to 91.63. The change Isl 1887 and
that is just enough to give him his
"eats' for 1914 days. y
This war is now IN Its fifth year
has been running on about j 500 days,
The nineteen and half days board
left for the boy out Of your hundred.
dollar Liberty Bond wouldn't amount
10 much if the fighting should go on
a few years more! That $91.63 OUTFIT
would be pretty well used up at the
end Of few months Of campaign
+ ing.
Your hundred dollar war bond shows
the best possible disposition on your
part, but unless you buy more than
one, somebody else has to put up
money to keep your boy hungry stom.s3
ach lined with bacon and fighting
food.
That illustrates In a simple way the
urgent necessity for liberality In buy
ing Fourth Liberty Bonds. What
you gave the government on the
first second and third loans has been
used up long ago. Your boy is ..over
there" risking his life and all that
he has every minute Of the day. Sure
~ itais up to you" to do absolutely
all you can to keep that boy fed and
I clothed and cared for.
But one point was overlooked In hg-
uring the proceeds Of the hundred doll
lar war bond. 1t bought the boy an
outfit of clothes and 10 days. board,
but 1t didn't buy him gun nor q
trench knife-not even revolver, or
hand grenade. Worse than all that.
the hundred dollars didn't cover knife.
fork or spoon; nor did it give the boy
pick and shovel for intrenching
when the Boche fire gets too hot.
Somebody else had to buy another
bond to supply those things and give
your boy the ammunition he needs for
offense and defense.
Look at a few more figures:
When your boy goes over the top
there must be a nice barrage laid
down to protect him. Each 75-milli-s
meter shell that Is fred costs $13-
Each 6-inch shell costs $50. The 12-.
inch high explosive shell loaded costs
about $27O. The 16-inch shell loaded
with INT costs about $1,000, and
the smokeless powder to fire 1t costs
1925 more. The gun 1t is fired
from sets the government back $175,-5
900. That is not all; the wear and
tear on big caliber guns is terrible, 80
that the life Of the tube is very brief.
All these things point clearly to the
mistake people make when they say:
"Oh, have bought several war bonds.
| ] think have done my share"
That is miles from the truth. YOu
have not done your share as long as
there is dollar of your capital or In
come that you don't absolutely have to
have to keep life in your body. All
| tie rest ought to be spent for Fourth
1 Liberty Bonds.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Pen Ex4r,etn.

A pen extractor installed IN IN of.,ca
Will save all members Of the force the
instrumentation Of removing an old pen.
IRON the holder with the fingers. the
device consists Of a metal loop which
can be pressed down upon the pen 20
firmly that the pen is removed by I
pull on the holder. 4. !.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
TaRou vi IS d AFRICA


Ts tnDsd 1aoo DilaA Gglan0 n Z
motorcar tAe0aGo t. ~ q 0outh
Africa without . mishaD q conaidered
q remarkable eeepmpliaAnsnt, accord.
ing TO . stor1 haAfr1can Motor Of
johannesburg.
In thisfartids \. Aaher Of Port Elix-
abeth telh q q sacceoaful trip. ~.The
roads h TIN country ore n0toriously
bad. which makes Tie tat performed
by the car the more striking" says Mr..
Asher.
The 3opaneg tcok him through Ora.
hamstown. City Of the Saints, Fort
Beaufort md through Bedford, q typi-
cal inland CT, aio nnny Of the larger
setuannta
h spite Of ralnstorms and almost
lmpassabes roads no diniculty was ex-
perienced throughout the whole trip
aside from tins trouble Some portions
OF the jaa1nQ vaca made ct the rate
u - miles Per imperial gallon Of
Das0lin@.
Parts q tie journey through Mon
tagu pass and Kyshna hills had to be
negotiated h second speed. get through
all Of this mountainous travel the re-
Variable feature was the GOODNESS OF
the motor. Mr.. Asher reported that
no water was put In the radiator from
Oudtshoorn to Port Elizabeth, which
are at opposite sides q this hilly coun-
try.
Describing parts Of the trip and com
me0ting upon the appalling road con-
dittons IN places. NJ, Asher says that
after plugging and struggling through
almost impossible roads, q river was
encountered which had to be forded.
1t was necessary to take the plunge
with the car into swift torrent, so
deep that he conld not open the car
door. The radiator was partly sub
merged, but the car plowed through
successfully.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Wives Evidently His Hobby.

Probably the modem worlds marry
ing record for men was created by
George Witzoff, the bigamist, whose
marriages have yariously been estimat-
ed at from 200 to 800. 1t was report
ed that IN the space of a single week
ne cent through marriage ceremonies
VIII ten women
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
The lsnerant Lady.

Military Ignorance is bound to
show ITSELF" said Representative
woodward in 4, trenchant criticism of
the German offensive. "All ignorance
shows itself, for that matter.
Il heard lady talking to q mission
AIRY the other day about a Turk.
ibid the scoundrel wear fez2
the missionary asked.
"'No,' said the lady, 'hs was clean
shaved !"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

In the head, eyes, ears, back OF, other
parts Of the body and feeling of Sc
we're sickness. In most Of the cases the
( symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some Of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
.of the ear. or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called' Spanish influenza is
identical with the epidemics of influen-
"a of earlier years Is not yet known.
~Epidemics Of influenza have visited
this country since 1647. 1t is interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics Of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
aof Influenza, starting somewhere in the
Orient. spread first to Russia and
! thence over practically the entire civ.
iilized world. Three years later there
was another f1are-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread vide
:ly over the United States.
, = although the present epidemic is
called Spanish Influenza there is no
reason to believe that it originated in
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
I came from the Orient and they call at
itention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
fall of 1917"
How can Spanish influenza" be rec.
!oonized?
n There Is as yet no certain way In
which single case of Spanish influ-
enza can be recognized. On the 9th
,er hand;k recognition is easy where
there is group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidelnics Of influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
/, intensely in Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the case Of ordi.
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain. depression) are by no
means as severe or as sudden in their
onset as they are in influenza. Final
ily, ordinary colds, do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
10 extensively as does influenza.
I'm most cases a person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains in the
eyes. ears, head or hack, and may Be
sore all over Many patients feel
dizzy. some ,yomit. Most Of the pa
ltients complain Of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a Fever in which the
Temperature rises to 100 to 1O4. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
ily slow.
''In appearance one is struck BY the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
leyes and the inner side of his eyelids
may be slightly 'bloodshot, or con.
Igested,' as the doctors say. There
lmay be running from the nose or
there may be some cough. These signs
iof a cold may not be markea; never
;theless the patient looks and feels very
sick. n
I'm addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described,
Examination of the patients blood may
aid the physician In recognizing Span
ll1sh Influenza. for It has been found
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Not Heard, but Seen.

Doctor" Pardon me, madam, but my
Time is not my own. You have given
me all your symptoms in sufficient de
tail and, now perhaps you will kindly
Vet me seer Husband 'AIathilda. he
aoesn't want to hear your tongue any
more: he wants to look at 1t"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
U. s. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not spanlsh III
orlsln-o Germ Still unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against ADropiet
lnfection"- Surgeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.

Washington, D. c. Special.) AL
though King Alfonso of Spain was
one of the victims Of the influenza cpl
demic in 1893 and again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim to influenza as Spanish" dis
ease. II the people Of this country do
not take care the epidemic will be-
come 80 widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called American" infiu-
enza.
In response to a request for definite
information concerning Spanish infiu-
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue Of
the o. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official Inter
view:
What 10 Spanish Influenza? Is it
something new? Does II come from
spain7
1.-The disease now occurring in this
country and called Spanish Influen-
"a resembles very contagious kind
Of cold accompanied by fever. pains
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
PLEA BY GOLD STAR MOTHER.
Tells Chicago Women Why everyone
Should Buy Bonds to
Back Boys. y
BY MRS. JAMES c. ELY Of Chicago
Gold Star Mother. ny.

M G0Iu star MotheF. Ia
It would be hard for me to express
more earnestly an appeal for the
fourth Liberty loan than the message
sent to us from our son shortly before
his death when he said ut is an In
vestment- not loss-when a man
dies for his country"
OUR boys are dying for their conn
try-can there be too great an invest
ment for those Of us who have only
money to give?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

Buy, the day the sale begins; E
Early buyers score the wins
Decide Today:
Germany" or ~. S. AR 4
Buy your Bonds
First thing Today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
IOWA DID HER BIT
!, TO FEED SOLDIERS
IMMENSE SAVING OF WHEAT
FLOUR EFFECTED UNDER 81.
hEcrIoN OF FOOD ADMIN
isTRAToR DEEMS.

10wa's part in effecting such saving
of wheat flour that the United States
could increase its export for our SOL
2O0OO,O0O to 175,0OO,0O0 bushels of
wheat in the past year was so large
as to excite comment from the United
States food administration at Wash
ington.
The work of effecting this saving
was in charge of d. G. Thompson, who
was made chief of the flour division of
the, United States food administration
in Iowa by Food Administrator j. =.
Deems last winter, and through the
effective cooperation of Mr.. Thomp-
son Administrator Deems was able to
report to Mr.. Hoover early in the sum-
mer that Iowa had gone over the top
and far beyond in the campaign for
conserving this essential bread stuff.
Mr.. Deems and Mr.. Thompson se-
cured census of all the wheat -four
and the wheat supply in the state. de-
terinined the amount of flour which our
people required under the six-pound-a-
month rule, inaugurated an extensive
campaign to induce saving to point
below the minimum ration fixed by the
administration and thoroughly organ
tied the milling and flour interests Of
the state, including wholesalers and re-
tailers. in cooperative effort to save
the products.
Food Administrator Deems estimates
that more than million barrels Of
flour We're saved by Iowa people for
the use of our soldiers. He is con-
fadent that our people used very much
less than six pounds q month-the
minimum ration fixed by the govern
ment-and he has authorized the issu-
aDce Of message to Iowa people con-
graduating them on their very great
part In this national movement in sup
port Of our troops.
Administrator Deems has just issued
the rules covering the handling of new
wheat, which are as follows:
/. The minimum price for No. hard
wheat, F. o. B. Chicago, is $2.26 per
bushel.
2. A farmer can sell his wheat to the
highest bidder.
8. A farmer can sell his wheat in
any market that he chooses; there is
no restriction.
4. A farmer, at the present time.
can hold his wheat us long as he
wishes.
5. II may be. later on. that the gov
INT will I IJ,,ts A. tn
sitiOn same.
8. The farmer is permitted to retain
his wheat for seed.
z. The farmer is permitted to sell
his wheat for seed.
8. A farmer can ship his wheat d.
rect to any market without license.
10. If farmer wishes his wheat
graded. he can send sample to any
United States grain inspector.
10. The farmer is permitted to take
his wheat to the mill and have 1t
ground into flour, not to exceed sup
ply that will last him over 30 days,
based upon six pounds per capita. pro.
viding he will use substitutes and sign
the pledge card same as was in vogue
early this year.
Following is the actual price for
sacked -four, bran. mixed feeds and
liddlings. f. o. B., at the four points
Of especial interest to. Iowa people,
under the price fixed by congress, and
Including he various margins of profit
which are allowed by the United States
food administration for products of
wheat:
no 1, Hr. 1r,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17
Lady Solicitors

II you wish to earn s26 to $40 per
week, call at Mrs. Greer's house, Ill
south 9Th street and ask for W. M.
Van Arnam. No experience necess-
airy and you can interest every home.
Cali any evening after 600 o'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

These figures cover carlot shipments
only, and they include prices for sacks
quoted the last week in July.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-17

Lost It? Use The. Time
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

s. Brashear recently.
Misses Carrie Kellum and Luella
Black, Raymond, spent Monday with
the formers aunt, Mrs. Gus Barger.
II. c. Dodson spent last week in
Tell City, Ind, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Frank Winter
Mrs. Gus Barger and daughter, Miss
Mary Lena, visited Mrs. Barger's
mother, Mrs. John Hasler near Shiloh
recently.
Merits Sewers, Misses Bessie Lee
Brashear and Ruth Philpot spent
Thursday with Miss Pauline Frymire.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Dodson and baby
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Biddle spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Avitt.
owen c. Bruner, Deputy County
Clerk of Hardinsburg, who has been
accepted for military service, came
home Saturday to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bruner, until called
to Camp Zachary Taylor.
Mrs. Sallie McCubbins, wife OF
Nose McCubbins of near Union Star
died February IA. and was laid to
rest the same day in the Bruner
grave yard. She had suffered for
several months with cancer. She is
cu,viuad bv q hrotbar and cavaraI Sis-
tiers and a host of friends.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

Frankfort.-A $4,000 verdict in the
Shelby Circuit Court against the Louis
Vile & Nashville Railroad Co. for the
death Of Frank Treanor, Of Shelby.
Vile. killed at a crossing between
Christiansburg and Chopper, August s,
1916, was affirmed by the Court Of APP
peals.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27
FRYMIRE

Miss Malissie Shellman spent Sun
day with Mrs. s. ]. Brashear
Claud Dodson spent Saturday with
Vertis Sketo of Lodiburg.
Merits Sewers spent Wednesday
with Messrs. claud and Fred Dodson.
Roy Bassett, Union Star visited L.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27
Notice..

ANY one desiring Information relative
to the rules and regulations of the U.
S. Food Administr alton will please adj
wise me and l will furnish same.
r. X. COMPTON.
Food Administrator of Breckenridge
County.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

Cynthiana. = The threeyear-old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Moore, of
Berry, this county, was burned to
death. The child was playing near
an open CRATE when its clothing
caught fire.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

Mt. Sterling dewey Frazier, Of
Powell county, has been committed to
the State Reformatory for two years
on the charge of forging check.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27

Prestonsburg -Eulah, the 3-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Open
heimer. fell into tub Of boiling water
and was seriously burned.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-02-27
OF RENEWALS

Appleton, Mo. Jno. d. Babbage
Dear Sir:-I am sending 81 so for the
Breckenridge News for the year of l9lS.
l remain yours as ever,
Anna eastman.
Harmed, KY. Dear Sir:-Enclosed
find ($l SOY one dollar and fifty cents for
which send me the Breckenridge News
one year. Clint Davis.
Irvington, Ky. Feb. 10, l9lS. Brock
enridge News, Cloverport, KY. d, ar Sir:
Enclosed you will find check for IS. 90
for which renew my subscriptions to the
Breckenridge News and Louisville Cour-
Ter Journal. Respectfully,
F. l.. Claycomb.
Melissa, Texas. Feb. 10, 1918. Mr..
John d. Babbage, Cloverport, KY. Dear
|Sir:-Inclosed please find p. o. money
order for $l.5o, for which please send me.
the Breckenridge News for one year.
Yours truly, Mrs, Sallie T. Graves.
New Castle, Ind. Feb. Is, 1918. Jno.
d. Babbage, Cloverport. Ky. Dear Sir:
l here with enclose you o money
order for Use for which please send me
the Breckenridge News for 6 mos. |
cannot do with out the News Thanking
you ! am, Mrs {, II. Kabrich.
Waterloo, Iowa. Feb. IL, 1918. Mr..
] ID. Babbage. cloverport, KY Mr.. Bah
bage: Find enclosed Soc for which
please send me the Breckenridge News
for / months. Wishing you prosperous
year. Respectfully,
Mrs. J. A. Seybert.