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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
Fair Mount News.

We are still having nice weather
but still wish for rain.
A bunch of young folks spent ar
enjoyable evening Wednesday night
at Henry Fleischer's.
Mrs. John Marquardt- gave din
ner last Wednesday in honor of her
mother, Mrs. HINTS 87th birthday
Those present were, her daughters
Mrs. Lewis Fleischer and Mrs. Joe
Bracher and their husbands. We
too, wish Grandma many more happy
birthdays.
Ella Bolte spent one day last week
with her friend, Elsie Bracher.
Mrs. Henry Fleischer called Oh
Mrs. Lewis Fleischer last Tuesday.
Quite few from here attended
the funeral of Grandma Heganour
who died at the home of her SEN
Crist, last Tuesday. She was buried
Friday in the German Reform Gene
terry.
Gates Merryfield and John Fischer
shipped cattle to Kansas City last
week.
Martin Rapp and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Nick Rapp and son, Alfred,
took Sunday dinner with John Mar
quardt and wife.
Crist Yoss and family of Appleton
City, came down Saturday and visit
ed over Sunday with their relatives,
Herman Steiner and family, Mr.. Fill
gers and daughters and others.
Gus Jonanigmeyer of near Apple
ton City was in this vicinity Monday
buying stock.
Nora and Johnnie and Hilda Rapp
took Sunday dinner with Frieda and
Edwin Bracher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vogt, jr., enter
tanned at dinner Sunday in honor OF
the christening of their baby boy,
Alvin Frederick Charles, the follow
ing C..M. Rapp, Len Vogt. and Rev.
Heinke and their families.
Mrs. Joe Fleischer and children and
Mrs. John Yoss and little daughter,
Agnes, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Frank Rapp and little daughter,
Josephine.
John Yoss helped Mrs. Martha
Schellman butcher hogs Monday.
PRISCILLA.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
Pleasant Gap.

Wagons are still passing by hauling
logs to Willie Thomas saw mill.
James Steele and family visited
Sunday at the Tom Hancock home.
Emmett and Guy Ford have been
helping their brother, Amos, move
the past week.
Ray Bassett attended party at
Butler Thursday night.
Misses Beulah and Rosa Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown visited
at the Albert Brown home Wednes-
day.
Little B. Tharp is on the sick list.
Miss Della Deffenbaugh spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her mother,
who is very feeble.
Miss Beulah Brown was enter
tanned the last of the week with a
severe case OF tonsilitis.
Sterl Bolin attended the sale at
Beshores last Tuesday.
Mrs. Tom Hancock and Mrs. John
Woodfin called on Mrs. Abe Brown
Thursday evening.
Men have been very busy thresh-
ing cane seed for the past week.
Fern and Willis Moore spent Sun
day evening with Edna and Edgar
Hancock
A number of young boys and girls
called at the Frank Diehl home Sun
day evening, it being a surprise on
Charley. Everyone states an enjoy
able time. BLUE BELLE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
North New Home.

Mrs. Jim Romine spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. John Phelps.
Claud Berry and son, Ralph. Wal
ter Strein, Bob Sproul and Henry
Herman were Kansas City visitors
Wednesday.
The pie supper was we'll attended
at NyhaA Friday night. a good
program was rendered which every
one enjoyed. They cleared $2+. Miss
Cecil Wright, teacher, received the
box of candy
Albert Linendoll spent Saturday
and Sunday with Walter Smith, near
Foster.
Bob Sproul and family visited Sum
day afternoon at J. A. Patterson's.
John Phelps, wife and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Thelma Richmond, Charley
Didkerson, wife and son, Johnnie,
spent Sunday with Jack Skaggs and
family.
lack Patterson OF Jefferson City is
enjoying visit with home folks.
Mr.. Andrews, Mr.. Asbury and John
l.. Jones each have phone on line
81.
John L. Jones and family spent
Sunday with his cousin, Ed Jones,
and family.
.. Warnie Keeton and wife visited
with Schuyler Chart nd wife Sunday.
Claud Berry baled hay for Perry
Osborne the first of last week.
Frank Miller, John Ehart and Milt
Reeves butchered hogs one day last
week.
Charley Burk moved his saw mill
to Mr.. Snider's farm west of Nyhart
Monday.
Mrs. Brick McCaughey and daugh-
ter, Opal, spent Friday. afternoon
with Mrs. Mccormack.
Jack Skaggs took fat hogs to But
Ter Monday.
COR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
On the Wing.


II T. J. Hockett,, has moved on the
4Joe Lewellen farm on Route 2, from
4 Amsterdam.
II The literary at Crooks school
i house is more than getting along
! nicely. No confusion, and the best
4 of order. Walks to the good.
II Link linn has his mail on Amster-
dam route 2. We are glad to wei
come Link and his family i'll our
midst. They are nice people.
/ Miss Annie Porter joins The Times
list on Butler, route S.
Thanks to Mr.. Bartlett of the far
west for his complement on The
Times correspondents. Sunny Jim
don't misrepresent. He tells as it is
told to him. He is a royal man.
| Vane Walkers two boys were rae
ing Sunday evening. One was on a
pony and the other on bike. The
bike was in the lead as they passed
me.
Sam'l Grimsley was out looking for
a farm for 1913. He is good far
| mer.
Jno. Harper is building a new
house on his farm at Marvel Bridge,
known as the old Jno. Barry farm,
for his tenant, Mr.. Ed Winfry, on
Amoret, route I.
MIR. Ruboda is fixed to grind corn,
oats and wheat on Amsterdam, route
Jno. Sawdoff is helping Grant Old
ham husk corn. They will finish
this week.
Remember Floyd Dawsons sale the
18th. He has some good stuff and
it is in good shape.
Four of the Dawson boys are 60
ing to the far west the first of March.
They have jobs at $500 per month.
Mrs. Chas, Heckadon has gander
to sell. 1t is of the big kind.
Chauncey Fritts was out with his
wood saw outfit last week. He IS
bad man. He works the men fit 10
kill. He charges $I.oo an hour and
he makes his helpers earn their
money.
There is likely to be change in
the Charlotte Telephone Company
soon.
Nj. G. Hedger will move this week
from the Henry Gardner farm to the
r. T. Judy farm west of Virginia.
W. n. Westover has hay for sale
o,, Amsterdam route 2
A. J. Grimslcy and family, MI.
Carl Grimsley, Mr.. Braden and Mr..
Balm Sundayed with Saml Grimslcy
near Amoret.
Grandpa Dawson, OF near Ballard,
has been visiting his son, Isaac, until
Friday, when he went to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Tom Burners, near
Elkhart and Sunday night he died.
When he left likes he seemed to be
as we'll as common. His age was -.
lie was buried in the Johnstown cent
etery Wednesday. will try and
get his obituary next week.
Grant Oldham and family spent
Sunday with Carrie Henderson.
Cyrus Nestlerode has moved to his
new home I-2 miles west of Pas
sale, which he bought of Father
Norris of route 4, Butler.
Father Morris was telegraphed that
his son, Nose, was at the point OF
death and to come at once to CALI
fornia.
John L. Hedger has moved in with
his parents, where he will be handy
to his work.
n. NJ. n.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
Rebekahs Have 4 Good Time.

The daughters of Rebckah had a
very interesting and enjoyable meet
ing Thursday night. As it was val
entine's day each member brought
homemade valentine and prizes
were awarded for the most artistic
and pretty ones. The prizes went to
Mrs Nellie Bolin and Mrs. Ollie
Travis. The first number of the
Secrcher, the new Rebekah paper,
made its appearance and was great
y enioyed The Seorcher is local
inssitutioa and pfomises to make its
aRpeafance = eaeh meeting Of the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to ali credit
ors and others interested in the es-
tate of T. L. Fisk, deceased, that I.
Floreilee H. Fisk, Administrators Of
said estate, intend to make final set
tlemeat thereof, at the next term Of
the Bates County Probate Court, in
Bate Epa6ty, State of Missouri, to be
held = Butler, Nissouri, commencing
on III zsth day Of February. IoI&
FLORENCE II. FISK,
IA Administratrf4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-21

Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Ewbank and
son, Walter. and daughter, Hazel,
were Sunday callers at the Herman
Mayer home.
RAMBLER, JR.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

wristlets should be knit closely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

Although no orders have come in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
BARRE MAN NAMED.
As State Representative of Labor in La
Dor Recruiting.

E. X Sawyer Of Franklin, n. H., has
opened the campaign as federal director
of the United States employment serv-
ice and in the last few days has been
sending out great deal of material con-
nected with the work that is to be done
through the efforts of those who are as
ISOLATED with him. The recruiting of
all labor is in the hands of the employ
ment service. F. B, Densmore Of Wash
ington, ID. c., has been appointed as di
rector general Of the work and has APP
pointed the state directors, naming Mr..
SAWYER as the man who will take charge
Of the work in Vermont,
A representative Of labor, namely, Fred
w. Suitor of Barre, has been chosen as
the Tabor representative of the state
board. Mr.. Suitor has been in Washing
ton, d. c., attending a conference rela-
tive to the work. while representative
of the employers is to be named who
will work with the state director and Mr..
Suitor They will assist Mr.. Sawyer in
the organizing Of a state advisory board
and with the state director of the pub
lit etINlCS ItStiNE, n W. k0iHfbhuHt NAiA
act as a committee to inaugurate COM
munity labor boards unless the work is
combined under the committees from the
public safety committee as has been
done in other matters along similar lines.
It is the purpose Of the employment
service to recruit local war industries.
After August l. common labor will be
recruited through the efforts of the above
organization exclusively, A centralized
plan is to be extended to skilled work
ers SO that the country may get the best
results out of the manpower of the ma
tions during the war. This win end pri-
vate competition and stabilize eondi-
lions. Five places have been named in
Vermont, Barre, Burlington, Rutland,
Bellows Falls and Montpelier as re-
cruiting stations The matter is also
70 be explained by the four.minute
speakers and the details are being sent
to these from Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

quotas assigned so far for wristers, muf
fers or helmets, it is expected that as
fall and winter approach these articles
will also be included among those called
for, and inasmuch as new directions for
these have also been received, they will
be printed sooner or later in The Times.
1t would be well for knitters to clip
out the directions for sweaters and socks
already printed in this paper and then
the others as they follow The directions
for knitting sweater were printed in
the paper Of Monday, July 22, and for
socks on Tuesday July %. To-day we
print directions for reversible wristlets,
as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

posed Of interchangeable parts of tor
pedoes which are sent to the central gov
eminent plant, where the balance cham
Der is fitted on.
Every tenth torpedo is taken to pieces
and the parts are tested to make sure
that they are interchangeable with the
products Of some other factory. If not
the mistfts are condemned.
One factory here turns out about 81
torpeSoes a week The labor is mostly
unskilled and includes women. The
skilled workers were formerly employed
on textile machines or in iewelry work.
None Of them knew anything about tor.
pedoes before they came to the factory.
The average torpedo costs $1,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
BRITISH GUARD SECRET.
OF Construction of Balance Chamber
Used By Submarines,

Lancaster, Eng, July 25.--(Corres.
pendent of the Associated Press The
secret Of the construction Of balance
chamber of the torpedo used by British
submarines is jealousy guarded by the
British government. Although there are
three manufacturing concerns making
torpedoes in England, none Of them is
permitted to learn the secret of making
this chamber, section, about three feet
long.
The product of all three plants is com.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
Reversible wristlets.

Cast on So stitches on three needles
l6-l6.20. Knit 2, purl 2, for inches.
Thumb opening No. KNIT 2, purl 2,
to end of third needle. Turn. Knit and
purl back to end of first needle, always
slipping the first stitch, Turn, Continue
to knit back and forth for inches. Then
knit 2, purl 2, all the way round for 2
inches.
Thumb opening No. make a second
thumb opening like thumb opening No !.
Then knit 2, purl 2, all the way round
for inches
Bind off loosely. Buttonhole thumb
openings.
All these directions being printed are
the very latest issued by the American
Red Cross at Washington, d. G., and
should be followed in knitting
Wristlets should be knit closely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
HOT WEATHER IN FRANCE.
Pvt. Ernest Lafayette Says 1t "Got'
Him - He Is Busy.

Him - He Is Busy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lafayette of west
hill have received another letter from
their son, Ernest, who is in France, dated
June IA. In it he speaks of the hot
weather and says it has got him and
that he does not feel like himself as a
result. On the day he wrote he said he
was out until o'clock that morning and
had little sleep during the day,
Referring to a parade that recently
took place in Boston, he said; "Wait
until the U. s. boys come back and there
will be one that win take week; that
is If the Huns don't get us"
He enclosed photographs of himself
and wrote concerning his state pay and
allotment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25

Gage & Cages office win be closed all
day Saturday. Open Monday at usual
hours--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
RED : NOTES

The hot weather Of the past week
caused the forces of workers at the sew
ing room TO be somewhat depleted, al
though considerable has been accom-
plished. The new quota of work is ready
and all who can are urged to assist in
its completion.
With the new directions for knitting
socks come orders that only one skein of
yarn is to be used for each pair. This
! Is TO bring about wool conservation,
Some OF the knitters have found that
they could accomplish this. If there are
others who cannot, the cuff may be made
of another color or in stripes to make
! the sock yarn 90 through the remainder
of the sock. Toes may also be made of
other yarn if necessary, but it is believed
that if No. 10 steel needles are used and
directions followed no one win have diff
Guilty in making the one skein do for a
pair of the socks.
! The home service department of the
| Red Cross finds much demand for its
services here in Barre and vicinity and
is very glad to be of use to families OF
men in the army and navy. Its purpose
is to give information, advice and assist
ance to any who need it. Allotments, al
lowances and insurance are some of the
matters on which it can give special ad-
vice.
| Sock yarn has not yet been received by
the Barre branch, but il is fully expected
that it will be on hand at the sewing
room to morrow afternoon, and there viii
be plenty for all.
|
Although no orders have come in the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19
THE WAR

President Wilson'S reply to the
German plea for peace was the out
standing feature Of the past weeks
war activities. The reply was virtu-
ally q demand for unconditional
surrender, and had the almost unan-
imous endorsement OF the Nation
back Of 1t.
The week has been one Of conttn-
uous disasters for the Hun.
The British have taken Lille, and
the Belgians and British have also
taken Ostend and Zeebrugge. Bruges
is also within the Allies grasp.
Americans and French are pushing
hard against the foe In the southern
battle front, and driving him back at
all points.
At no point is the Hun able to stop
the Allied advance.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19
Great Briton's Part

Anent the late splendid showing
made by the armies Of Great Britain
on the Western Front, in Palestine,
Syria and the Balkans, the following
editorial, from a recent issue of the
Denver News, is opportune:
In the four years that she has been
at war Great Britain has asked for
no encomiums for the part she has
played. The act is characteristic.
England has not propagandized.
Germany has, Germany. as we are
seeing In the Rumely hearings in
New York, sold bonds, bought news
papers, established magazines, hired
correspondents, "alloted" advertis-
ing, did all the thousand and one
tricks Of publicity to create In neu-
trail America q sympathy for her
cause. This office, again and again,
as did other newspapers, felt the
waves Of letter writing, Of telegraph
ing, OF innuendo, of insinuation from
the "leagues" or "clubs" or "allian-
ces' which Bernstortf's agents flnan-
ced.
No such influences were eve felt
from England.
Yet Germany, with that calculat-
ing immortality which Is her greatest
sin, accompanied her own press de-
baucheries by charging q similar
crime against ''British gold" This
sin she also committed, 1t will be re-
lnembered, when she preceded her
own use Of poison gas by charging
the French with using It. 1t is An old
trick. The worst of 1t is that 1t work
ed. Not until John Rathom Of the
Providence Journal uncovered Dunn
ba's payment Of 1880 to George
Sylvester Viereck's magazine did the
tide begin to turn. Now we have be-
fore US the full revelations Of the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19

"Ante Meridian" writing In the
Steamboat Sentinel, voices All evident
fact, as follows: The people Of Ire
land have at last come to realize that
their trouble has been brought about
through German intrigue and propa-
gands, just as other countries have
awakened to the same truth, and now
that these splendid people, who have
fought successfully the wars of all
countries except their own, know
the true meaning Of this war and
Gerlnany's designs, toward the rest
OF the world In case she WAS victor
ious, the young men Of the Emerald
Isle are volunteering by thousands.
The plan to apply conscription to Ire
land, for this reason, has been aban-
doned, or at least indefinitely port
poned. The Irish regiments in France
and in Palestine have already given
good account Of themselves, and
more and more will be heard from
them as the war progresses. The little
island that furnished to the British
Empire Wellington, Roberts, Kitch-
ner and Sir John French. is still ION
the map" when the human race is
fighting for liberty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19
Auction Sale

Livestock, farm machinery and
household goods, at the ranch home
Of H. w. Tomlinson, upper end OF
Mesa-about miles southeast Of
Meeker-on Saturday, November
End, 1918. Sale starts at IL O'Clock
sharp; free lunch at IL a. m. The
following will be sold at public
auction:
Six mich COWS, giving milk !;
Two 2-year old heifers; 3 yearling
heifers; l heifer calf; l steer calf; 3
bull calves; team good mares; 2
yearling mules; 2 saddle horses;
shoats; chickens; good 2-seated
spring wagon; bobsled; hayrack
good 2-way plow; good disc harrow
hillside plow; garden cultivator; I;
DeLsval separator; cream cans; iron
hog vat; Rrindstone; harness; horse
collars; l good saddle.
Terms-All amounts under $40
cash; everything over that amount,
cash or bankable note at per cent
interest. H. w. TOMLINsoN.
j. F. SHUTS. Auctioneer.
T. b. SCorT, Clerk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19

Charles II. Leckenby, state auditor
and candidate for state treasurer, Is
busy on a complete inventory OF all
property owned in Colorado, o,including
buildings, lands. furnishings, fixtures
tools, implements, vehicles, etc. The
legislature authorized this inventory,
but Leckenby has gone into the
thing more fully than any of his pre-
decessors. Thus far, the inventory
shows remarkable growth in the
states holdings during the past two
years. Here is an example: The State
School for Deaf and Blind at Colora-
do Springs shows up with an invoic-
ed value of 1901, ,S3l.65. In July, 1917,
the invoiced value was $i3i, ,5O3.62
This Is an increase of $70,322. l3, di-
vided as follows; Land and buildings
improvements, $27,250; furnishings,
apparatus and equipment,' *37, ,o52. % /;
stock, &8,Ol8.8O.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19

Mrs. Joseph Collom and daughter.
Miss Victoria, went to Denver last
week for an indefinite stay. Miss
Collom will have q position with the
Axial Basin Development company
when the general offices are moved
from Chicago to Denver. II Mrs. Col
lom's health improves she will re-
main there, otherwise she and Mr..
Collom will later go to California for
the winter.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19

The Denver News, which Ia now .
rabid Republican organ, with strong
Roosevelt attachments, has finally
found something for which to COM
mend Wilson. 1t commends his "un-
conditional surrender" note to Ber-
lin. but still criticizes what 1t 10
pleased to call his idealistic and pa
cifist tendencies.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19
STAND BY THIS EMBLEM

liam Bayard Hale, the proof that
Germany did what England scorned
to do.
England, with that strange British
trust in the power of truth, simply
waited till the facts should become
known. They have become known,
and the mean lie that had SO much to
do with keeping us apart is dying.
Nevertheless another German
made lie, equally mean, equally hurt
ful, still lives. 1t is the lie that
"England is not doing her share" in
the war.
England still waits silently for
Truth to disprove this Hun-raised
barrier to good understanding. She
permits the publication of the official
statistics of what she has done to
date, provided anyone is willing to
dig up the requisite White Books"
In the case. But she will not buy
newspapers or bribe correspondents
or advertising space. as did the hy-
pocritical power whose virtue Vie
reck and Hale and Ruinely proclaim
ed.
That the facts will seep thru In
time thru the natural avenues of in-
tercourse between England and Am
erica seems to be the attitude OF the
British. This belief is probably just
flied despite the activity of various
antiwar Americans In keeping the
lie alive.
But it does seem to MS that 1t is the
duty of some American leader, pre-
ferably the president himself, to put
q quicker end to Anglo American
MISUNDERSTANDING by IA fair and full
statement Of the facts OF England's
service. The president could make
this statement cover not what Bri-
tain has done for the whole allied
cause but what she has done for us.
The transport and convoy Of our
troops abroad is n case in point. As
sistant Secretary Of Navy Roosevelt
said In London last week 60 per cent
Of the ships guarding and transport
ing our armies across were British
ships. The proportions at the start Of
the great troop movement was far
higher. 1t went up to 80 and 80 per
cent.
Think what this means. 1t means
that the people of England volun
tarily gave up their food in order to
transport the American army to
Europe. 1t Is perfectly true that they
made the choice made necessary by
the terrific pressure of the German
drives. Nevertheless, IL is II splen-
did example OF national discipline
that permits h people to cut its food
supplies to the existence line-and
say nothing about it! Over here,
last week, Secretary Daniels spoke
in praise OF what our navy had
done in getting our forces safely thru
the submarines. Sixty per cent of
the work was done by England, and
she gets not n word of acknowledge
ment. It's not fair.
Fairness-thats what we need in
our relations with England; fairness
that is based upon Truth and knowl-
edge. This Is all that the English
man expects Of America. And pre-
cisely because England will neither
advertise her marvellous accomplish
ments, like blatant Germany, nor
ask us to advertise them does the
duty rest upon our leaders to make
the truth plain to all OF us.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-19

Idolatry is wicked, but Incidence is
idiotic; the first being merely mis-
fortune of ignorance, the latter de-
formity OF deliberate design.