The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-04

Mr.. Harvey Fellers spent a day in
Salina, last week.
Mr.. Fredoroviez has cossd his mo-
ton picture show.
Mrs. Ulrich has returned to her
home in Manhattan.
Mrs. A L. Hallsted is home from
her visit in Manhattan.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Shade an
nounce the birth of daughter.
Lena Brown is visiting Hrs Wood
house, ii Sharon Springs, this week.
Lucille Haggart was visiting rela-
tives in Quinter, last Saturday and
Sunday.
Walter Miller, who has been work
in gin the depot at Manhattan is home
for harvest.
Anthony Jacobs Curly one of
Uncle Sans sailors is home helping
with the harvest.
Mr.. A. D. Goetchius and daughter
Iona, are spending the harvest days
out in the country.
J L. D. Wooster went out Monday
! HIIeILOOn anu nC1pSQ lo@I anu
3. Lee went Tuesday afternoon.
F1ossie Vinson, of Hoxie will en-
ter Kansas City hospital in Septem-
Der, to prepare for nurses training.
! Rabbits are now the principal meat
| diet of the people of Vienna. What q
market that would offer for prairie
dogs!
Uncle Sam will launch SO ships on
the 4th of July. Even Berlin must ad-
nit that the tubs are about to dis
tance the subs
Harriet and Germaine Gassman re-
turned home Monday evening, after
a visit of five weeks to their grand
parents n st. Marys.
The Normal School will have a pa
triotic program on the 4th of July,
at ten o'cock in the old auditorium.
Everyone cordially invited,
Alex Schueler. wife and children
went to Salina, Sunday, On the plug.
| They drove home in new Buick ar
irving in Hays, early Monday morn
ing.
Mabel Landon went to Russell to
| attend the Choral Union Picnic that
was held in the grove on the LandOn
home place.
Ellis county people now are eating
potatoes grown IN California, while
| California papers are complaining of
their people eating potatoes brought
from the east.
Word was received from California
that Corporal Ward S. Sullivan had
received orders to be ready for over
sea duty in three hours.
Geo. E. Starkey and Martin East
ZACH left for the harvest field ast
Sunday. They will work for Mr. Ar
cher near Great Bend. Glenn came
over after them.
Chas. Staab and family are here
from Las Vegas, New Mexico, for q
short visit, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
P. Gassman and family. New Mexico
ro--7s to agree with Charlie He is
| looking hale and hearty
President Lewis and Mr.. Harvey
went to Topeka, Monday night to at
tend a conference of the state board
of administration with the state
schools concerning the question of
permanent income.
Frank Stout returned last Friday
from a two days trip in the western
counties. He went as far west at Shar-
on Springs and back to Colby and
Oakley. In the northwestern coun-
ties he found pretty fair wheat but
the counties directly west were in
bad shape.
Germany is combing her industries
for soldiers. This means that every
ablebodied man is being sent To the
front, and that her factories are fast
going to decay. The ruins of Belgium
fand Northern France will be more
easily restored than the ruins of
German industry.
Frank Bissing, who has been in
training at Manhattan the past six
week, was home over Sunday. He. ex-
meets to leave Wednesday for France.
He left Hays on the plug Sunday. His
sisters, Mrs. Gassman and Clara Bis
sing accompanied him on his journey
as far as Russell.
a Slavonic Legion, to be composed
of Representatives of the oppressed
races of Germany and Austria, has
been authorized by Congress. When
the twin oppressOrs begin to totter, as
soon as they must, it will be asv "a
recruit the armies of the allies from
ther own Slavonic populations.
. The Workers Class of the NJ E
Sunday School had a very enjoyable
, social Friday evening at the church.
Time certainly turned backward and
J made the folks present children fol
that night" kindergarten games, chill
dren's rershments and tiny tot pro
tgram furnished ample amusement foI
the crowd
The bolshevik government is nego
tiating with Germany for a loan, anC
offers valuable land and mineral cor
cessions. Lenine's willingness to bar
ter to Berlin all that Russia possesses
has been evidenced too plainly fo1