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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Tree That Wouldn't Die.

One of the giant redwoods in Men
docino county, California, has shown
that in spite of its combined foes, the
wind and the forest fire, it has made
up its mind to keep right on living In
the same spot where it has stood for
dozens of years. During a terrible
storm on the mountain the top of this
big tree was broken off, and later The
trunk was nearly destroyed by a for
est fire; yet enough vitality remained
for young tree to rise from the roots
of the older one and to grow up within
the wide trunk which serves as a pro-
lection against the wind. The original
tree was a magnificent specimen moro
than IL feet in diameter, towering high
In the air, and its youthful successor
should be of goodly size when the old
stump is ready to fall away.-St-
Nicholas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Treat Prisoners Worse Than Did
the Red Savages of Pr
oneer Days.
IMPLICIT CRUEL PUNISHMENT
Americans Paraded Half Starved
About Germany and Cheated OF
Food Offerings From British
Prisoners by Swift
Removals.

The Hague.-From irrefutable evi
dence obtained by the New York Times
correspondent, it is impossible to close
ones eyes to what is going on in the
hospitals and prisoners camps in Ger
many. 1t is a mistake to believe that
the treatment of prisoners and wound
ed In Germany has improved. On the
contrary, it is as bad as it ever was,
even worse.
The punishments inflicted are cruel
and inhuman. AS is well known, pris-
oners are absolutely dependent upon
parcels for food and clothing. A ia
vorite punishment is to withhold these
from q whole camp or from large bod
les of prisoners. 1t has been estab
Hshed beyond doubt that prisoners are
employed behind the front and are I'M
der shellfire, in defiance of The Hague
agreement of 1917.
Some prisoners never reach a camp
in Germany for six months, meanwhile
receiving no parcels of food. Their
condition on arrival at camp, broken
down and starving, is pitiable.
Hawked About Country.
The evidence doesn't tend to show
that American prisoners are receiving
any preferential treatment. 1t is re-
QOTLeO LudC the nrSC American pTlSOn-
ers taken were hawked about the coun-
try, presumably to show them off to the
populace. At Giessen, where, it would
seem, American prisoners were kept on
two separate occasions, they were pro-
hibited any intercourse, even by sign
language, with other prisoners and
were not allowed to receive parcels
or gifts from them.
British prisoners at GiesSen asked
If they could give parcels to Ameri
cans and finally received permission
to do SO the following day. But the
next day the American prisoners were
moved away early in the morning.
British prisoners were able to de-
tect Americans who had been captured
any length of time by their appear
ance and by the state of their clothes.
Until parcels for them arrived from
Berne their state was deplorable.
A British noncommissioned officer
recently obtained the signatures of
the first ten Americans captured and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Their

more than double this spring. Their
slogan is "Grow a bushel of potatoes
and save a bushel of transportation"
There are no dues or fees and any
boy or girl who is willing to raise at
least "a hills of potatoes can secure a
WOodcraft Potato club button and
compete for the medals and prizes by
merely enrolling as a member. The
headquarters are at 13 West Twenty
Ninth street, New York. A special
class for older members who wish to
raise larger crop offers to each men,
Der raising one bushel or more a spe-
cial certificate for rendering patriotic
service and gold medal will be
awarded for the largest crop. 1t is
suggested that members contribute
the proceeds of their crops to some
war fund, but this is not required.
The competitions and prizes are
open to those who may already be
working in a home conservation or
garden club In most states. potatoes
planted during the first half of May
do as well as those planted earlier:
but, whether or not you have already
planted your potatoes, it is not too
late to enroll In Mr. Seton's organiza-
ton OF s'pote.x1ots-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
WILL GROW POTATOES
Boys and Girls Urged to Become
Patriots"
Ernest Thompson Seton, Will
Compete for Medals

New York.-Home gardeners last
year were prompted by only one pa
triotic impulse, to help increase our
food supply. This year there is sec
ond reason, the need to do all that we
can to avoid further congestion OF
freight shipments On account of
their bulk in shipment, potatoes are
therefore one of the most important
of the vegetables for home growing
and because of this the work of the
Woodcraft Potato clubs, founded last
year by Ernest Thompson Seton. Is
meeting a hearty response These
clubs of boy and girl 'potatriots" as
Mr.. Seton has dubbed them, iourished
in &c states last year and the indica-
tons are that their number viii much
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
POET REJECTED AS SOL DER
Gibbs of Nowhere Fails to Sing His
Way Into Camp of United States
Marines.

Buffalo, N. "a t1uaI wave Of po-
etic verse threatened to swamp the re-
cruiting Office of the United States ma
rfne corps here recently when Burt
Gibbs of nowhere In particular enter
ed the Office and burst out:
MY country calls, wish to fight.
pray tell. me, am in right? 2"
His auditors were staggered and one
Drawer than the rest led the poetic
Gibbs, still chattering, to the officer in
charge. Gibbs effected a lordly bow
and swept his hat to the floor:
1--WE come to fight to clean the sea,
To make it safe for democracy"
This was followed with:
"Prithee, kind sir, I'm known to fame.
Think and refect-Gibbs is my
name"
But Gibbs may gain poetical but
never military fame. He was reject
ed as physically unfit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
YANKEES ABUSED
BY HUN CAPTORS

talked with them. These men signed
the scrap of paper In the hope that
some news of them would reach the
outside world. They were in poor
physical health and somewhat de-
spondent
Some Of the Evidence.
A rev recent examples from a large
amount OF sworn evidence follows:
In February. 1913. 1000 men were
sent from Westphalian camp to with
In thirty kilometers behind the front
1neir guards ran away to escape the
British shrapnel fire.
The state of prisoners coming from
the big Somme battle in the first week
or the present month was deplorable
Thelr wounds had not been dressed in
many cases for more than ten DAYS.
owing to the lack of dressing, British
comrades bandaged their wounds with
old towels and shirts.
1t was formerly announced by the
German authorities in Camp Bonn on
April IL last that two British soldiers.
Il and B, had been shot near
Minden for not stopping talking when
ordered to do so.
In November. 1917, men were
brought into the hospital at NJ con-
dnually, having been wounded by
shrapnel from behind the lines.
wounded men lay for three or four
weeks unattended and grossly neg
Jected.
Much of the sworn evidence is so
repugnant that 1T could not be pub
lished. There has been talk of re-
prisals on American prisoners, and
even foreigners born in America are
included in these threatened reprisals
I'VE will hit America through the
allies" one commandant stated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Sounded Like That.

The nurse in a well-to-do family
overheard the little son of the house
telling his sister how he had hid be
hind the portiere and spied on big sis
ter and her beau.
"Oh, tell me what they did, cried
little sister.
1T was such fun" chuckled the boy.
''The big chump Topped down on his
knees and then he said: Answer me,
Clara. can stand this expense NO
longer Boston Transcript.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Not So Mere.

The small boy sometimes sees
straight and sees far. says the Chris
tan Science Monitor. John stood high
In his examination, but a girl took the
highest mark. His father was indig-
nant. stas1...s
John, 1 am surprised to find you
have allowed yourself to be beaten by
a mere girl
yes, father" said John, unblush-
fngly, Il have; but 1 can tell you
something girls are not so very mere
after ALL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Sudden Exercise.

Jack Reilly, gifted football player
of Newark, read of the healthful adj
vantages of exercising daily before an
open window.
He tried it at second-story win
dow of his home, taking long breaths
and bending forward and backward.
He bent forward farther than he
intended" reports friend, land got
more exercise than he had anticipated
when he fell out of the window"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
BAR GERMANS FROM BUSINESS
Two Cities in Ohio Refuse Licenses to
All but American Citi-
zenS.

Cleveland, O.-Cities in Ohio are
curbing the Germans in various ways,
but it remained for Mayor II. L. Davis
OF Cleveland, and Mayor I. S. Myers of
Akron, to issue orders barring aliens
from obtaining licenses enabling them
to do business in the two cities. Here
after only those who are American cit
liens or who have taken out their first
papers will be eligible to licenses.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
cutleura Heals Eczema

And rashes that itch and burn. II
there is a tendency to pimples, etc,
prevent their return by making CUT
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept
<, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment Is and 5O-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
STAYS NEGRO DIRECTOR
TO WAR TAx-ACQUlTTED

Montgomery, Ala.-A negro
objected to the penny war tax
on five-cent packages Of tobacco
and started a fight. Robert
Owen, the cigar store proprietor,
killed him. The jury said mot
guilty"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

DR.. Pferce's Pleasant Pellets are tho
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels Ad.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
NAVAL INSURANCE UNIT
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS

ChIcago.-According to figures
made public. the insurance unit
at the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing station is one of the greatest
Of its kind In the world. These
figures show that $4,000 men
have signed up for insurance. to-
falling $242, 100000. The aver
age insurance per man is $9,70O-
The drive for insurance closed In
February. but was continued to
April H. When later figures are
given out the above amount Is
expected to be greatly aug
mented.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
A Splendid Business College

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Nothing Even Midway.

Jetter-"He's away ahead of his
time with his ideas" Ketter-"Yes,
and away behind times with paying
his bills"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

When everything else fails beautt-
full spring hat may turn a woman's
head.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
The Difference.

Boost, don't boast. One gets some
thing. the other doesnt.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06
Mostly So.

that meeting?" Il think they were tho
ayes and noes.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

An additional credit of S3.250.OOO
has been extended to Belgium by the
United States making total of S1O7.-
$4,000 loaned to that country. and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

Recent contracts by the war depart
ment authorize the manufacture of
100000 pairs of metallic-fastened
field shoes for overseas use. The aver
age price was about S7.75 a pair.
Contracts have also been awarded
for the manufacture of 100000 pairs
of field welt shoes for United States
and overseas service. the average price
being $3.50.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

Regulations for bread-making in
Sweden permit only nine kinds, the
weight and price being prescribed by
law. Only rye. wheat, barley, or oat
flour may be used, and for ordinary
bread the use of butter, lard or other
fat. milk or cream is prohibited.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-06

Advice from Shanghai states that
the subscriptions to the third Liberty
Loan there amount to over 5000, 900,
and a report from the American en-
bassy in Mexico City states the SUBJ
scriptionS there are more than
$3.50, 600.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

N HE REPUBLICAN State platform is almost unquaheoly direct in it's praise of Woodrow Wilson and his admin stratiQn that the administration has been so success ful that it has had unqualified Republican support.
 That the President has always avaed himself of the bene fit of improvements of Republican criticism IS the theme o the document that the party has to offer reason that the elderly former judge should be elected to third term
 This is not the language of the platform but It IS 1ar statement of the appeal made to the electorate
 The instrument is not happy when 1t reaches the Sui frage and Prohibition Amendments If the plank treating these questions is to be regarded sincere 1t amounts to promise to submit State Suffrage and Prohibition Amendment for adoption rejection by the people,
 The platform is almost free of the ancient tariff problem although assert that after the War the Republican party will be needed by the country to meet the social and economic problems of peace.
 platform does not say that the Republican party is needed to meet the social and economic problems of
 This amounts to proposition that the party of Woodrow Wilson is the party that must be trusted and supported dur ing the progress of the and that when the clouds of war have disappeared the Republican party will be needed.
 This platform is undoubtedly effort to impress upon the electorate of Connecticut that its ramer desire to rise above party motives in their appeal for support but suggests to the readers of that perhaps the time when strong character alert mind will be most needed at the helm of the ship of State in Connecticut will be at the close of the
 There question that every true American gives his support the part that Connecticut playing supporting the Nation and matter who is governor the support will be given with whole heart After the will be diff ferent The people of the State truly should look ahead the next governor should be the flower of manhood with real executive ability He should also be closer to the plain people the State and free from bosses han any other chief executive have ever had.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
DEMOCRATIC ACHIEVEMENT

~ CONGRESSMAN AUGUSTINE LONERGAN in his speech N at the opening of the Democratic State convention elo gently emperaey express the achievements of ocratc administration under the leadership of Woodrow Wilson
 to observe intimately matters which he spoke and his views had the vgor and the vvdness of first hand knowledge
 No has better told the magnificent tale of American preparation for the great strife by which the destiny of the world will be decided.
 Said Congressman Lonergan:-
 50 the activities of the nations pass in review before us and they pass look where stands the leader There he stands square set to all the winds that blow democrat of democrats of the people, Woodrow Wilson, nations torn by look to him with hope, liberty finds in him her champion. Humanity enruss to his resoue cause In his teachings justice lives and freedom finds home His appeal for universal democracy gradually undermining the
 thrones of the Hohenzoerns and Hapsburg; while open d pomacy has ended forever the barterng weaker nations their strong neighbors The sentiments of equality insIed by him in the hearts of mankind will live long as time When the principles he has laid down accepted alike bv nation this world will be better place for and me and ours to live n To such leader proud to pledge his loyalty We pledge here tonight But lip service alone will not do Any true to his country today whatsoever his race his creed his politics. is Wilson man. His hands will be upheld untiringy. Wilson Democrat His administration is democratic egislavn branch of the national government is democratic Upon that party will fall the blame of whatsoever if anything IS done amss; to it will the praise of worthy achievement Con- neccut belongs with the majority We here to take the steps that will place her there when she was noh ing else Her electoral contributed the election of many Democratic presidents"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THEIR FUTURE

ESPITE THE fact that the board of education has 1% substantial increase in the pay of school teachers there abundant evidence that the time is distant when the educational requirements of city will we are to keep with surrounding municipalities necessitae still further increase in the compensation of instructors
 Today not alone the government but private business eprses searching high and low for competent young fitted for clerical work The has many choice places open that from $9O0 to $500 per and in many cities school teachers leaving their positions in numbers for the better paid and inviting opportunities afforded by Uncle Sam
 Competent young women with training in typing and stengraphy need have trouble in being placed places worth S 200 the n Too long have our soons ignored the young who called upon to prepare the vouth of land in the first rudmen of education There may be votes in policemen and foremen on election day than in school teachers but the latter class need longer the favor of the politicians created for them since the home to field in which they can exploit their talents with far more beneficial results o them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27

No. TAO is S5, 755, 195, AT, 975, 592, 6S6, 716, 926, 42S. a No. 750 is 838, 329, 1905, 172, 161, S56. HOS, S3, 566, 1O97.
 No. 76O is 9o5. ss7, 472. 756. 62s, SIS, 1076, A. 1172. 47s.
 No. 770 is 116, 1056, 514, 138, 92, 343, 497, 653, 696, 164.
 No. 7so is s99, 9SS, 1044, 9o7. 7SS, SIP. 1o74, 973, 292, 1S1.
 No. 790 is 422, 1156, 1061, HAS, SS2, 667, 5S6, 40, 833, 222. NO. 300 is 467, 1909, 1885, 12S, 1142 1176. 217, 1927, S71, 4s5.
 No. S1O is 1918, TSP, 1909, 1157, 844, 533, 455, 197. 103, 79. No. 820 is I'll, 511, 4S5, 15, 1131, 1192, 1134, 625. 1106, 1139.
 No. S3O is 943, 945, 36s, Al, 26, 110 211, 74S, 1004, TIP.
 No. $40 is 967, 736, 729, S55, 794, 539 400, 1O4, 651, 775.
 No. $50 is 912, 10S7, 932, 542, 256, 1877 -S1, 67S S9O, GAP. i No. S60 is 107S, 627, 746, 1863, 10SS, 9e 272, 9S9, 1144, sS7.
 No. S7O is S76, PA. s45, 524, ss4, 4so 7S0, 314, 593, 256. | No. 880 is 1094, 1079,, 5S, 43, 142, S46 1141, 538, 391, 1OS.
 No, SsO is 1920, s74, 1Os5, s5s, 24s, 1s4 765, 1903, 958, $40. No. 900 is 80, 715, 5o9, 592, 59, sos, POI 955, 127, 101, 744.
 No. BIO is 1113, 475, 15e, $50, 7s1, 1117 48S, s65, 700. ITO.
 No. 920 Is 971, 5S2, IA, 23, 749, $50 473, Ss2, SS3, 57S. | No. 930 is 614, 250, 3SS, 569, P, 437 673, 11s5, 1053, 646. No. 940 is 670, 5s5, PA, 656, 457, q 46O, 1SO, S66, 1O6S.
 No $50 is S39, 70S, 699, 394, 2a6, 954 1855, 75, 672, 11e2
 No 960 is 282, 1000, 1101, 1161, STA s38, 1O47, 1OO6, sSS, S54.
 No. s7o is sos, 56s, 50, sOs, Ss1, ASA 1075, 324, 47, 674.
 No. 9S0 is 1166, 126, 1132, 7s2, 1892, s6 50, 7S3, 12s, 114s
 No. sso is 7ss, sss, 27a. 74, s5e, a2s 395, 205, s21, s75.
 No. 1000 is 11S6, 1143, 757, 183 1910. 52S, S31, 7S, 1171, 99S.
 No. 1910 is 536, 311, 1031, S7S 421, 167, 16s, 112s, SO7, 675.
 No. 1920 is s46, S84, 1116, S26 759, 73O. 461, 515, III, SPA
 No. 1030 is 175, 491, 45S, 1121 953, 523, 146, S52, 1124, g.
 No. 1O40 is S31, 20, sol, 551, 115C 500, 556, 327 720, 10S1.
 No. 1850 is 1917, Ss4, 22o, 255, PAP 5s1. S63, s51, 560, 100.
 No. 106O is s49, 4s6, s1O. 115, SIT Se9, 2s1, 4o3,- Ss2, s26.
 NN- 1o7o is b34, $50, 4o9. s27. s7e <41,. 4S6, 84S, 611, 583.
 Nc. 1cso is a54, ss7. ss4. s7s, 1Os ss6, SIS, 249, 2S1, 261.
 No. 1OsO is 215, S14, $50, 5, 2so 11oS, S6S, 4sS, S7S. s19. ] No. HOO is 2SS, 1889, 166, ITS l 117, 1199. 571, 72S, 1Ss, BIO. 1 No. 111o is sos. 1ss, 1o5. 42, 21; ITS. 1859 sss, 2s5. 117a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

Those two birds, so often found at political conventions, were on hand yesterday. The dove of peace brooded over the meeting and along with her went a very good sized crow. The crow was swallowed and disposed of, and the question is how long the bird of peace will flourish. In the inter est of harmony and under threats of a bolt from the national committee man of Fairfield county, the leaders of the convention agreed to follow the very logical process of renominattng all on the state ticket who cared to be candidates. The objections were nominally as to policy, but that policy was broken by the nomination of Holcomb. In fact, the objections were mainly personal. But for the long continued mutterings of hostility to Holeomb that came from Fairfield county, sometimes muttered so loud that they were heard all over the state and mistaken for thunder, there would have been little disposition, if we sense the situation correctly, to | interfere with the wholesale renom- ination that would naturally follow the nomination of Holconb, which the pressure of public opinion had made so certain that the opposition found itself futile.
 If "The Courant" is not mistaken, it would have been entirely possible yesterday to push the nomination ot Hon. John M. Wadhams for heuten- ant governor across to success. The votes were there. Whether his friends will get any credit for waving their opportunity is to be seen. While his packers were unwilling to bear the responsibility of defeat under charge of having incensed a county, the lead CTS of that county did not seem a bit afraid of the responsibility of arous- ing a county and bringing on defeat It was a question of bluff on one side and caution, if not timidity, on the other, and bluff won. If the party wins in the fall this will probably be forgotten in the satisfaction of sue. cess, but, if Fairfield county does not come up to the line this time, that will not be forgotten. .---Hartford Courant
 a HyTr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
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 RHEUMATISM
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 Longer.

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