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Atlantic Coast Line

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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Work or Fight to Apply to New
Draft Class.

Jefferson City, Mo-, August 3o.--
Secretary OF War Baker telegraphed
the Missouri Council of Defense to-
day that the work fight" order
will be applicable to the new draft
law and men in nonessential indus
tries are warned to get into essential
work and stay there.
Bakers statement, in part, follows
"A man who gets an industrial cx-
emption by reason of his. being an
indispensable operative in an indis-
pensible industry, ceases to have that
exemption as soon as he ceases to be
an operative in that industry. The
boards have never applied that in the
case of bona fidc disputes between
labor as all aggregate and employer
as an aggregate, but they have al
ways prevented the man taking ref
uge behind industrial exemption and
then disseminating the work for
which he received exemption, so that
the apparent purpose of the Senate
amendment is already in operation.
The reason for the exemption of mar
ried men is dependency and not
status. This offers opportunity to
show men in nonessential industries
that they should get into essential in
lustries at once and stay there, in
spite OF the fact that the strike clause
has been stricken out OF the new
draft bill"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05

was adopted and sent to the public
utilities commission for approval
The revised schedule was originally
adopted in July and affects only bust
ness rates, making for them steep
rate instead of the old jump rates in
force.
Upon recommendation of streets
and alleys committee all weeds along
walks and in alleys were ordered cut
without further delay and property
owners warned accordingly.
Ordinance appointing new engineer
to draw plans and specifications for
Chestnut street curb passing naming
y. A. Brown in place of Jos. Flam-
mang, called to service.
Mayor reported to council that late
water shortage had cost the city in
loss of revenue and expenses about a
thousand dollars.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
SOLDIER LETTER
D. R. Wilson Writes About Soldier
Life at Camp Macarthur, Tex.

"oNo, 1CNds.
DearMother:
| l will drop you few lines tonight
| am feeling fine and dandy. Hope
you are all 0. K. The weather is real
hot down here in the day time, but il
gets cool in the night. l sleep under
my blanket every night. have a
good bed to sleep on and get to eat
off of table. | will tell the boys that
may come in-!he future that army life
is not so bad, but it is not like home
life. Cheer up, boys, and be ready.
We had fine trip coming down
here, arrived in ST. Louis Thursday
night, Aug 10, stayed all night Took
the train Friday morning at 7 a. m,
got to Jefferson Barracks at 9 D. m.
! We were examined Sunday morning.
They call it going through the mill
and it sure is some mill, believe me.
We got vaccinated and shot in the
right shoulder. We then left Mon
day night at E p. m. We were 80
hours on the train. sure saw lots
of sights and some fine country. l
saw IS air planes in the air at once.
Saw the cotton growing. 1t sure was
a fine sight. We arrived in Texas
Wednesday morning and went to
camp. We were placed in one COM
pany and stayed there until Friday
then was transferred over to Co. B.
got shot that day and was vaccinat-
ed again and shot in the right arm
Neither one did take. That will be
all will take. got my last shot
Saturday. 1t did not hurt me much,
but some of them fell out.
Mother, don't worry about Dell.
have just got my mail. / got nine
letters and one post card. Tell Papa |
am glad he is feeling very we'll.
Also. tell Claude have been present
ed with a dandy gun. 1t will shoot
three miles and kill man. 1t is not
like our little old pop guns.
Mother, l got the box you sent me.
The corporal wanted to know If my
mother baked the cake or my wife.
did not know. l am going to send
you my picture SO You can see what
real Sanunie am. Mother, three of
ny shots cost the government $500.
So you see it costs to be vaccinated.
have taken my examination for over
sea duty and passed all o. k. I have
aiken one examination for a non ,
officer and passed all
light. Will have a few more ques-
ions to answer. may be here three
" four months, can't tell. sure
lear some good sermons. We have a ,
'asket ball team, foot ball team, base !;
all team and swimming team.
Dell r. Wilson.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Missouri Lacks IS Per Cent Of Hav
ing Raised Its Quota.

Missouri has raised approximate.
IS per cent of its quota of War Saw
ings stamps and about ten millior
dollars is needed to put this stat,
"over the top" in this campaign.
General Jno. J. Pcrshing, a nativ.
Missourian. who is leading the Amer.
lean Expeditionary forces to victory
will celebrate his birthday September
18th. The Missouri War Savings
Committee, through it's State Direct
or. Festus J. Wade, is hoping to be
able to cable General Pershing greet
ings on his birthday and officially
announce that his native state has
gone "over the top" in the War Saw
ings drive
The teachers in all of the public
schools have been requested between
now and September 18th, to make
daily appeals to pupils to have them
act as missionaries and urge their
parents to increase their War Saw
ings pledges in honor Of General
Pershing. A small increase of every
War Savings pledge made in the
state will assure the completion of
this states allottments of War Saw
ings Stamps. 1t is hoped that this
will be done between now and Sep
TENDER 18th. so that General Per
shing can be cabled that his native
state has secured a victory in patriot
ism.
The War Savings Committee OF
this county asks that immediate ad-
ditional pledges be made so that this
county can be especially mentioned
in Director Wadc's cable to General
Pershing. Every county that shows
additional gains for the Pershing
drive is to be mentioned in the
Pershing message.
A special effort will be made dur
ing the closing days of the Pershing
drive to obtain additional members
to the Thousand Dollar Club. In St.
Louis, 1898 members have joined the
local Thousand Dollar Club. Kan
sas City. Springfield, Joplin, St. Jo-
seph and the majority of the larger
cities i'll the state have obtained
scores If thousand dollar pledges.
The local committee for this county
is especially anxious to get as many
new subscribers to the thousand dol
lar club as possible between now and
September 18th.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Senator Ollie James Dead.

Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky
who was chairman of the democratic
national conventions of 1912 and
1916. the conventions which nominal
cd President Wilson, died at the
John Hopkins hospital, in Baltimore.
Thursday of last week after an ill.,
ness of about three months of kidney
trouble complicated with a nervous
disorder Senator James was one OF
the best known men in the democrat
ic party and had attended the last
five national democratic conventions.
He was renominated to his present
office at the last primary, August E.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session witt
Seesc and Council absent.
Police and Public Welfare commit
cured to take charge of dog tax col
lections and were given further time
Cemetery committee given furthe
time to arrange for meeting mex
Sunday afternoon at cemetery to con
slider improvements.
Mayor reported suit filed agains
city by Bishop and French to test the
citys right to open the alley dedicat.
ed in Block of the West Side addi
ton. Recommended that as ALLEY
had been declared open for the bene-
fit of >-onerty owners city should no,
be put to expense in suit Mayor
given authority to have city SO repre-
scented.
Bids for Construction of concrete
dam at the river and for waterproof
ing the river pump where opened as
follows: Staver and Hummer for
dam $4o8o.8o, pump pit $s70o8; Rook
and Sons for dam $500, pump pit
$780, =. number of interested citizers
were present and after a statement Of
the city's financial condition they
were called upon for talks with the
council and the general expression
was that the dam was necessary and
must be constructed. Upon roll call
the council unanimously awarded the
contract to Staver and Hummer. The
bids for pump pit being made upon
contractors specifications was re-
ferred to the Water and Light Com
mittee for examination and report.
Mayor presented the following fig
ures of the city's financial condition:
Balances on hand are Light, $I546.1s;
General, 1850; Water OPERATING.
$1I83.I4; Water Construction, ST.
24oo8; Collected and not reported
$500. Total, $4827.o6 Bills paid at
this meeting about $1,000. Balance
available for construction $3S27.o 90.
On hand in cemetery fund, $2eoS.73.
a part of which has been set aside to
improve the cemetery in connection
with the Ladies Association work.
The Mayor recommended that the
cemetery fund be borrowed, since no
building was contemplated,
to be paid back from the earnings OF
the water and light plants, and that
the city borrow SO much Of $4,000 as
necessary to complete its work. That
the council can borrow against its
next years revenue that amount. The
council voted that the cemetery fund
be borrowed and that the necessary
ordinances be prepared to enable the
city to borrow $4,000. or whatever part
IF that sum is necessary to build the
lam, install the new pump and water
proof the pump pit.
A revised schedule of light rates
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
The County Seat Papers Are All
Right.

Under the caption What's the
Matter With the County Seat Pa
pcrs" the Amoret Leader wonders
why the papers of the county seat
failed to publish the proceedings of
meeting of the Scully tenants,
which was supposed to have taken
place in this city August II. Accord
ing to the Leader the meeting was
called for the purpose of evolving
some plan by which they might
avoid what might be termed confis-
cation of their improvements.
For the benefit of the Leader and
others who might be interested we
will say that the meeting was held
all right, but there were no proceed
ings as the man or men who had
called. the meeting. for some reason
failed to back up their call.
About two weeks ago two men
came into The Times office and said
that the Scully's had notified their
tenants that after this year the rents
would be advanced all the way from
90 cents to $3.50 per acre. They paid
for notice calling meeting of the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Captured Hun Paper Praises Allies
Tactics.

British Headquarters in France
August 5o.-A German staff memor
andum which has just been captured
says: The enemy is past master
at cloaking his intentions"
Another document which has fallen
into possession of the British says
THE troops opposite are Australians
powerful type of men. exceedingly
clever, versatile and very enterpris-
ing. They know how to creep
through the high crops and capture
our outposts. A characteristic is
that the enemy takes few prisoners,
but bayonets and shoots everybody.
The enemy also understands exceed
ingly we'll how to plan, prepare and
carry out large patrol operations.
The hostile infantry shows great
dash by daylight"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Taft Mentioned as Successor to PAGE.

London. Aug. eo.-(Special Cable).
London newspapers, in their appre-
ciative comemnts on the work Of
Walter Hines Page, the retiring
American ambassador, indulge in
gossip. as to his probable successor.
Some papers suggest that the post
will be allowed to remain vacant, and
that a commissioner of wide powers
will be named instead. In this con-
nection, Col. House, Former Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Taft, Brand
Whi,lock and Justice Brandeis are
mentioned.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
SEPT. Il REGIS.
TRATION DAY
All Male Citizens of the United
States Between the Ages Of 10
and IS, Inclusive, Must Reg
lister for Service in the
National Army on
That Date.

In accordance with the recently en-
acter law all male residents of the
United States, who are not already
registered, must register next Thurs
day. The Bates county board has
completed all of the preliminary ar
engagements for the big registration
and it is expected that about 5000
will register in the county.
1t will not be necessary to come to
Butler as registrars will be appointed
for each voting precinct and the reg
istration will take place at the usual
voting places and. at the usual hours
for voting.
Don't forget, if you are between the
ages of I8 and IS, inclusive, and are
not already registered, you must reg
lister.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
EXPECT Ia,77s,7ss TO REGISTER
Missouri's Estimate is 3e6. 500 and for
Kansas, 3oo,AI3.

Washington, Aug. 3I.-An official
estimate by the War Department to-
day places the number of men who
will register for military service on
September II at approximately a.
778,7s8. This is on the basis of the
last census and the figures, in the
opinion of some officers, may be ex-
ceeded.
The estimated total number of
males is 100000, but from this
number 10000 is deducted to cover
the men of the new draft ages al
ready in military or naval service.
Based on the ratio shown by the reg
istration Of men from Fl to 81 June
5. 1915, the shares of new registrants
expected in each state are estimated
as follows:
Arkansas. 1896; Iowa, 28z.647;
Kansas. 7ooAI3; Missouri, 3o6, 500:
Nebraska 1866, and Oklahoma,
zz7,S8S-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05

Scully tenants at the court house
Saturday afternoon, August -. The
notice appeared in The Times, az
well as in other county papers and at
the time appointed men from all
parts of the county were on hand at
the appointed meeting place. but as
there was no one present to explain
the purpose of the call OF the object
OF the meeting they soon left feeling
somewhat as they had been made the
victims of practical joke.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Alex Mosnier to r. c. Lies lot ,
block ~ 2 addition Rich Hill $4,000
w. J. Nichols to J. p. Vest tract
section 2 Mound $4,000.
]. P. Vest to Ida S. Nichols tract
section 2 Nonnd 100000
Joe vanriette to Ora vanriette un-
divided I-3 interest l2o acres section
s. New Home $I.on
Frank WafdeM to ]. F. Eeraris 20
acre section q Mound $4soo.oo.
J. N. Shankland to Lora Brooks lot
IL block I27 3 addition Rich Hill
$500.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Church Convention.

A convention of the Christian
churches of Bates county was held
in the Butler church Thursday and
Friday of last week. On Thursday
night the assembled delegates lis
tened to a strong address by Prof. D.
c. Coulter, of Warrensburg, and on
Friday evening Rev. c. p. Wimber-
ly, of the Rich Hill church, was the
speaker. There are 10 churches in
Bates county, nearly everyone of
which was represented at the conven-
ton by one or more delegates.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05

Huns Real Mad 1t Yankee Shot
Guns.
Amsterdam, Aug. Sherman
newspapers are labelling the use by
Pershing's army Of sawed-off shot
guns as An atrocity. The Cologne
Gazette says of them: THAT Ameri-
can officers should besmirch their
honor by assisting IN guerilla warfare
of this kind can only be explained
by the conditions prevailing in the
land of freedom. Our men will
know whom they have to deal with
on the American front; certainly not
with honorable soldiers"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
Ono Of tho Women of France.

+ / saw q very good-looking nurse in a
Esench hospital dressing mans head
(which had been scared in powder ex-
Daosion. She chatted in good English
!as she prepared the wound for another
application Of the remedy. I did not
know until Later that she was the
Bareness de Rothschild, herself the
kounder Of the hospital. When I dined
iat her chateau that evening she told
Inc that she worked with the wounded
every day from Z a. NJ. to 1, when
she went home TO luncheon; that she
returned to her task at and quit at Z
lin the evening. It gave me new SEN
Isst1on to hear this beautiful woman in
fevening dress and jewels, whose wealth
Eit would be difficult to estimate, telling
hou she had become one Of the work
sMs women Of France. It was odd by
the odd standards, but c'est Ia guerre.
Irving Batcheller in the New York
independent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
To Cut Short a Cold
Take a CalOtab
The New Calomel Tablet That
Is Entirely Purified of Nause-
ating and Dangerous Quail
ties.

Of all the medicines in the world
the doctors prize calomel most highly
to break up a cold overnight or to
cut short an attack of influenza,
grippe, sore throat or a deep-seated
cough and possibly to prevent pneu-
monia Now that all of its unpleas-
ant and dangerous qualities have been
removed, the new kind Of calomel
called "Calotabs" is the doctors ideal
treatment for colds, etc.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow Of water-that's
all. No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing, your work or pleasures. Next
morning your cold has vanished and
your whole system is purified and re-
freshed. Calotabs is sold only in orig
inal sealed packages; price thirty
five cents. Your druggist recommends
and guarantees Calotabs by refunding
the price if you are not delighted
Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
MANY LIKE THIS IN SUMTER.
similar Cases Being Published i'll Each
Issue

similar Cases Being Published in Each
The following case is but one OF
many occurring daily in Sumter. j
IS an easy matter to verify it. You
cannot ask for better proof.
w. NJ. Folsom. proprietor dry
soods store Main Street. says
I used Doan's Kidney Pills for trou-
lie with my back and kidneys
My back panied me nearly all the
{ ne ond any quick move I made
caused the pains to be all the more
severe. 1t was difficult to get UP af-
ter sitting down, because of the pains
Ny kidneys acted lregularly and the
sccretions We're highly colored and
contained sediment Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured from Zemp's Phar-
macy, gave me the desired relief
Backaches and kidney trouble van
ishel. I felt better in every way.
istatement given March II, 190S.)
On February IA, 1918, Mr.. Folsom
added: Il can always recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills as being reliable
Doan's have proven so to me. as
have always had good results frorH
their use
Price Goc., at all dealers. Don''
simply ask for a kidney remedy-se'
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mir. Folsom had. Foster -Milburn CO.
Mfgrs.. Buffalo. n. Y.-Advt- 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
Wireless Stations To
Be Taken Over
Bill Now Before Congress Pro.
vides for Government Con-
troll of Shore Plants.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Permanent
government control of all radio COM
munication through the acquisition
and operation by the navy department
of all shore wireless stations In the
United States used for commercial
purposes is planned by the admins
tration under a bill now before con-
gress.
Representative Alexander, chairman
of the house merchant marine com
mittee who introduced the measure IN
the house, announced today that
hearings on the bill will begin before
his committee, December II, and con-
tinue until all interests have been
given an opportunity to be heard. a
similar bill, introduced in the senate
by Chairman Fletcher of the comrnlt.
tee on commerce, has been approved
by President Wilson.
Besides providing for the acqul'
sition and operation of the stations oS
the navy, the bill directs that the
secretary of the navy shall so far a.
may be consistent with the transpor
tatibn Of government business, ope1
radio stations to general public busl
ness under regulations prescribed %!
him and shall fix the rates for sucf
service. He also shall establish spe
c;al rates for the handling of press
dispatches by rans-oceanic or othel
special stations
Commercial business has been han
died through some naval wireless sta
tions for four years and since the ma
tion entered the war all stations hav'
been and still are being operated o!
the navy.
The navy only recently completed
the most powerful radio plant in thl
country at Annapolis and message
from it have been sent direct t
France and other foreign countries
Another new station is being built OF
The South Atlantic coast. On tn
Pacific coast it operates stations
San Francisco and San Diego.
For any stations acquired under IN
nroposed law or those which may b
closed permanently just compensatlol
is to be paid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-27
Death of Caldwell
Yet Matter of Doubt
Brother of Chester Officer Re-
ceives Letter Creating Hope
That Mistake Has Been
Made.

Chester. Nov 24.-R. B. Caldwell
of Chester tonight received letter
from his brother, Lieut.. William F.
Caldwell who was officially reported
to have been severely wounded in &C
tion on September and to have died
on October 9 as result of his
wounds. The letter. dated October
"a and mailed October %. con-
veyed the intelligence that he was
getting along very we'll, though still
confined to the hospital. This is the
third letter that Mr.. Caldwell has re-
ceived from his brother dated subse-
uuent to October 3 and clearly he did
not die on that date as reported. AT
the date Of the last letter Lieutenant
Caldwell was in the base hospital NO.
50 in the ward in charge Of DR.. Her
bert H. Harris, an Anderson physi-
clan.
Before joining the service Lieut..
Caldwell was with the Associated
Press at Washington and prior to
that was prominently engaged ia
work in South Carolina.