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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05
Army Shoes

army SnOes
LNOR a Sammy in the army, life is just
one round of pleasure:
From reveille till taps at night somebody's
got his measure;
He hits the floor at a quarter Of six and
grabs his clothes and scoots
Where sleepy, cussy sergeant chaps are
lining up recruits.
They bawl him out the whole day long
till he'd like to kill the brutes,
And every time he turns around some
doggoned bugle toots-
Oh, there's always something popping
in the army!
But 1t isn't kitchen duty that gets the ne,p
recruitv,
1t isn't peelin9 onions or cleaning Gus
pidors,
1t isn't lack of booty or the share-toH so
salutey.
That makes him pray IN his honest ,cay
to soon be done tcith acdrs,
1t isn't being far from home or being far
from, booze.
1t isn't things he doesn't hare, or things
he'd like to lose:
It's the shoes!!
THEY take his clothes away from him in
L the receiving station
And send him shiverng down the line like
Adam at creation.
They poke him in the short ribs and they
grab him by the tongue,
They say he's got tobacco heart and can't
initiate his lung,
AM 0fh rlr hot
have been sung
By any poet I have known without his
being hung;
Oh, there's always something popping
in the army!
They giue him soap and tcater because
they think they'd orter,
| They count his spinal column and they
mark him up aoith chalk
| Till he acould gire quarter Just to be a
blooming moetyr
And to punch the first young corporal
acho gipes him any talk.
1t isn't beans and coffee and those
| peculiar ste1cs
In phich you meet your longlost child or
anything you choose:
| It's the shoes!
T KNOW at last the reason men are
buried in their boots"
For shoes make splendid cofins for not
| too plump recruits;
| Or over there in Flanders they will make
a cozy row
OF cast-off shoes with heels run down or
ruptures in the toe,
| And roof them up all shrapnel-proof and
cut door below
So every Belgian family has a brand-new
bungalow
Oh, there's always something popping
in the army!
1t isn't German bullets or euen doctored
That gires the lonesome Sammy At o,
army blues:
It's the shoes!
T STOOD retreat the other night all
dressed up in my best,
The captain, he looked down the line and
hollered, "Perdde rest!"
I bent my left leg at the knee and made
| my stummick small,
My right foot made backward march sia
inches to the wall,
I grabbed my left thumb stared in front
and heard the sergeant bawl:
You lop-eared loon, look down and see
your shoe amt moved at ALL"
Oh, there's always something poppins
in the army!
If theyd strung me to a 0irder couldn'
eVen stirred her,
/ moved ,ny foot around inside a doze,
different 1odys,
But then said the crime tods murder tha
/ should of pulled 1t turder,
And sent me up to LeaventOorth an,
gtpe me thirty days.
1t isn't fighting Germans or the poison ga
they use
Some day ,oe'H paint old Kaiser BiH hun
dred different hues-
It's the shoes!
PVT. WILLARD wATTLEs.
| First Infirmary, 164th Depot Brigade
Camp Funston. Kan.
Those submarines in the "ofing' seer
TO have bad their innings.
SOCRATES.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

AS her ships are successively sunk by
the pirates hapless Spain cries Gravel" and
then proceeds to sink deeper into It,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

"Enemy wants more iron for next year"
says headline. Somebody must have been
. scraping off that once-vaunted first covering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05
That Word Is Forbidden

Dear Socrates-Beer has deteriorated SO
lately that I call it camouf1ager.
BEN ZEEN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

The ouistconck takes her dip the hrst
Of Hog Island's debutahte< Ana the Kaisag
wa have = dsbutantrnmA y I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05
The raincoat manufac


The raincoat manufac-
Poetic Justice rurers who have been
accused Of fraud in
frantically trying TO get In out of the wet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

The new draft which patriotic Cuba is
put.sng. through 4 innnItely stronseF than
MT ~ 8 y ~ bet 'z5ax>nsar IS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05
PoIlyanna William

. "Cheer up!" says the Kaiser to his armies,
"the worst is yet to come."-Boston Globe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

Well. at least some war-garden patches
are helping to abolish some war-trousers
patches,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

The Kaiser is about to lose the town of
Braisne, on the Vesle. He lost his brains
long ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

Fifth. Was there error in planning the
original campaign7 Impossible. Professor
. Lurner proved to us in that same memorable
session to which have alluded that the Bel
rians are feeble folk, averaging two feet
four and a half inches In height, thirteen
inches around the chest, and ifty-six pounds
In weight OF these figures the last are tun-
6oubtedIy true today since No b1<nn taking
40 out q The oouHary' Pfef3 fllCneP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05
81 LEND YOU MY GLASSES, YEH'

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
PRICE INTERPRETATION BOARD
FOR SEWARD COUNTY

Wichita, Kan, August 3O.-Four
new price Interpretation boards re-
Gently organized in Kansas were ap-
proved by the Food Administration
today. Additional boards are being
organized and it is expected each
county will have at least one eventu-
ally.
The board at Liberal includes G.
A. Brown, w. H. Vickers, Charles
Neff, E. M. Mills, A. C. Cramsey, F. s.
Bozarth, T. W. Hubbard and County
Administrator Ray Millman.
A demand has been made for or
ganization of price boards in each
county because prices are generally
lower in towns where there are such
organizations. The Price Interpre-
tation Board make up list of fair
food prices once or twice a week.
These are published by the news
papers so the consumer may know
if his grocer is overcharging. The
policy is to give the dealers fair
profit and at the same time prevent
unreasonable prices.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
CITY SCHOOLS STARTED
LAST TUESDAY MORNING
"kiddies" Had to Make First Trip of
Season in a Hard Rain.

The city schools opened here Tues
day morning and the young folks
made their first trip to school in a
hard rain. Really, as badly as some
of them regretted to start, it seemed
shame that they had to start at an
unpropituous time, but they were all
there just the same.
From what information we are
able to gather everything is running
smoothly, and the attendance is good.
There are many vacant jobs in the
city since the girls and boys have TAX
en- up their books, and their help is
being missed by the employers who
have found many good assistants
among the boys and girls.
One commendable thing we have
noticed-that despite the fact that
many of the boys have been drawing
good salaries they have not remained
out of school on that account. 1t is
quite temptation to stay with a
thirty-five or forty dollar a month po-
sition, but after all the benefit of the
additional education is worth many
times what can be earned, and we are
pleased to say that the boys have not
yielded to temptation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
PEOPLE WELCOME CHANGE
IN FLOUR SUBSTITUTE ORDER
Eighty Twenty More Popular Than
Old Fifty-Fifty Rule in
Buying Flour.

Regardless of how patriotic one
may be no one conceals their pleas
ure over the change in the rule re-
garding the use of -four substitutes.
1t was real good news to most peo-
pie that the wheat crop had been suf-
ficient to cause a change in the
amount of substitutes one might buy
with flour. The new eighty-twenty
rule is whole lot better than the
fifty-fifty, to which we were just get
ting accustomed.
At the present time one can buy
twenty-four pound sack of -four by
buying six pounds of substitutes. Af-
ter the present stock of flour is ex-
hausted the twenty per cent substi-
tutes will be ground into the flour
and there will be no chance of any
one "hogging" as many are suspected
of doing in the old order If the sub
stitutes are made in the -four there
is no way to get out of it-can't even
feed it to the chickens.
The new order is going to be a
boon to the food administrators who
have had to handle the flour situation
and fight the public to keep them
from getting more than their share.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
Registration Day
Is Next Thursday
Will Be Held at the Regular Voting
Precincts in County and at City
Hall and Court House.

Thursday, September 18th is the
date fixed for, the registration of all
male citizens between the age of 18
and 45 for military service. The reg
istration will be held in this county at
the regular voting precincts thruout
the country districts, and in the city
of Liberal will be held at the City
Hall and at the Local Board Office at
the Court House. A sufficient mum
ber of registrars will be provided at
each place, and all persons affected
by this act are charged with notice
thereof to submit themselves at prop
er voting precincts, or places of reg
istration for registering. The Gov
ernment is asking the registrars to
tender their services on that date
without compensation, and the Local
Board would be glad to receive ap-
plications, or offers from competent
persons to act as registrars in the diff
ferent places in the county.
The hours for registering on that
date are from TOO a. m. until 900
p. m. Any person away from home,
or away from the Local Board with
whom they desire to register should
call at the Office of the Local Board
and fill out registration card and mail
the same to his Local Board in ample
time for them to receive it not later
than the day set for the registration.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
PYSHER is VICE PRESIDENT
OF NEW OIL COMPANY
Liberal Man Has Interest in Company
Now Drilling in the Louisiana
Field.

W. M. Pysher of this city is vice
president and director in the Platt
Oil Company, which has a valuable
lease in the Caddo field in Louisiana.
Mr.. Pysher is very enthusiastic ov-
er his proposition and on the face of
it he seems to have that right. The
company has fifty-fve acre tract on
three sides of which are producing
wells. Two rigs have been built on
the land and it is thought both will be
running by the last of the week.
Among the officers and directors of
the company are several prominent
men of Kansas and Missouri. A. w.
Thurman, president of the company,
resides at Joplin, Missouri, and is an
ex-district judge. w. P. Munger, one
of the direcors, is connected with the
Burnheim-M -Munger-Root Wholesale
Dry Goods Company of Kansas City,
and W. T. Apple, another director, is
president of the Baxter State Bank
of Baxter Springs, Kansas.
The company has small capital
ization, but 100000 worth of stock
having been issued. The greater part
of this has been disposed of already.
With the present price of oil and
the fact that there is production on
three sides of the lease owned by
these gentlemen it would seem that
the stock would be a money-making
proposition.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05

placed upon us, we should have a
right to do so, even if the other fellow
suffers, and if our officers are going
to stand up and say that we must be
shot, cut or brusied before we have a
right to defend ourselves against
such Stacker or pro-German, we
would feel that it was asking alto
gether too much.
If American citizens are going to
stand by and see this kind of kanga-
roo worked we are very much sur
prised. Mr.. Holland will now be
compelled to defend himself in court
at an expense Of several hundred dol
lars, and while he is able to do so, the
money could better be invested in
Government securities. And, sup
pose he were poor man and unable
to hire competent attorneys to de-
fend him, and the great State of Kan
sas, through our little county attor-
ney, had decided he must be "sent
over" he would have a slim chance
for his liberty.
This is no time for hair-splitting or
preJudlced action. We have but to
look upon the casualty lists published
daily to see what the Kaiser's hordes
are doing; our boys are falling, dead
and wounded on French soil; their
lungs are being ruined by the Internal
gas of the inhuman hogs of Germany.
Will we elevate, or even tolerate, a
low-down cur who will try to stop the
flow of money that supplies these
boys with food and ammunition to
wipe from the earth this the curse
of all ages, and persecute at the ex-
pense Of the taxpayers of the county,
a loyal American who has backbone
enough to report him?
This is a call to Americans; Real
Americans, not the thin, wish-washy
dishwater kind, who do just enough to
keep public sentiment from over
whelming them, but the kind that
have the courage to step boldly out
and do what their Government would
have them do; and who are willing
to protect the country from the
friends Of the kaiser and his imps.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
"FOUR MINUTE MEN"
ORGANIZATION HERE
Will Supervise Speaking at Picture
Shows Each Evening.

"The Four Minute Men" an organ
ization in behalf of the Government
has been organized here. ]. N. Evans
is chairman of the committee, the
other members being Elder James M.
Taylor and E. S. Irwin.
This committee wilN arrange for
speakers who will be selected from
the business men of the city, and it
is expected to have four minute
speech each evening at the picture
shows.
The speeches for the present will be
in regard to Registration Day, but
later will be changed to Liberty
Loan and other activities of the war
program.
1t is expected that the speakers will
inform themselves on the topic on
which they are to speak and that they
will give information for which the
public is anxious.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
HEAVIEST RAIN OF THE
SEASON FELL THIS WEEK
Can Creek Over Its Banks and Over
Bridges in Several Places
in the City.

What is probably the heaviest rain
to fall in this section in years fell
Monday night and Tuesday. The fall
continued almost the entire day Tues
day and part of the time the rain
came down in torrents.
Can creek is on a genuine rampage.
In the west part of the city it was
over the bridges and residents of that
part of town were compelled to wade
to their homes.
There were few buildings in the
town which did not spring leaks dur
ing the day, and many cellars were
filled with water.
The rain which seems to have been
general all over this section Of the
state will be of great benefit, not only
to the growing crops but will put the
ground in excellent shape for getting
in the next crop of wheat.
Rain began falling again Wednes-
day night and the fall continues to
day. 1sahis coats, rubber boots and
boats are in demand.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
BUcKLIN BANNER SOLD

The Bucklin Banner was sold the
last of the week, Herbert Spore of
Bucklin being the purchaser.
We have known Herbert for many
years and are glad that the paper
has again fallen into good hands.
Bucklin is one of the best towns of
its size to be found anywhere and
the Banner has always been good
property. Here's wishing the new
editor all kinds Of success.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
BUCHFINK MOVES HIS
SHOE REPAIR SHOP
Has Leased Room Vacated by Ever
eat Cafe on North Kansas
Avenue.

C. W. Buchfnk has moved his shoe
repair shop to the Evereat Cafe build
ing where he has nice arrangement
and an attractive place. Chris has
had quite time getting settled. The
fire which destroyed his place threw
him out Of business for several
months and later he bought the Burke
shoe shop. He never liked his loca-
ton and lost no time in getting closer
in.
He is drawing a fine business and
should continue to do so as he does
good work and his prices are reason
able.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
SCHOOL AT FORT HAYES,
KANSAS, FOR SELECTED MEN

The Local Board is in receipt of
call No. 1884 for a number of men
to report at Ft. Hayes September
10th for military duty. These men
will receive instruction in special
lines of work such as mechanics,
bench wood workers, blacksmiths and
carpenters, and this call is to be
filled by voluntary iduction largely
from deferred classes, as no man in
class one who is needed to fill the
current call will be accepted. Your
application must be in the hands of
the Local Board not later than the
9th of September in order to be con-
sidered. 1t is an opportunity for
those in deferred classes who wish
special work.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
BUSINESS MEN BUY
THE TYRONE OBSERVER

The business men of Tyrone have
purchased the plant of the Tyrone
Observer and have leased it to B. B.
Miller, who will continue at the helm.
Ben said good-by in the last issue
of the Observer and it was thought he
was quitting the field. He was un-
able to make satisfactory lease for
another year and had decided to give
it up. However, the business men
there decided to buy the plant and
make terms he could meet and he
will stay on the job scrapping the
slackers and pro-Germans.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
BARNHILL BAKERY is
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Building So Badly Damaged That 1t
Will Very Likely Be
Condemned.

A fire of unknown origin Monday
night damaged the building occupied
by the Barnhill Bakery on West
Second Second street so badly that
the structure will likely be con-
demned.
The stock was badly damaged by
fire and water. We have not learned
as to whether Mr.. Barnhill will move
to a new location and reopen the
business or not.
The c. W. Ellsaesser real estate Of
fee next door received good wet
ting and the window was broken, but
no great loss entailed.
Mr.. Ellsaesser says he has not yet
secured office rooms.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
TWENTY-THREE MEN WILL
co TO FORT RILEY TODAY

lWelIy ilell VIII eHIIdiu lOI
Fort Riley Thursday, September 9Th,
call No. 1887, the following men have
been ordered to report at the Local
Board office at 800 o'clock for mill
tary service:
Order No.
23 David E. Schroeder
"a George Glen Brandon
26 John Dick Schmatjin
20 Leonard Edward Wallace
80 Edward Richard Heckedorf
33 Clyde Preston White
81 Horace Lee Dufeld
35 Franklin Edgar Pistole
38 Eleven Thatcher Behee
80 William Hanip Jordan
Al Chester Holmes Stafford
as Willie Jennings Ormiston
46 Dorcy Clifford Allmon
AZ William Meyer
43 David Dunn Moriarty
2 Will X. Jerman
13 Dan l.. Jantzen
264 Herbert Benton Coffelt, 1917
Registrant.
ga Roy Kyle
ga Albert Augerot
16A Wilfred Everett Bush
13A Myrl Lawrence Flemming
45A Ernest B. Gyger
This call takes all the Class One
men of the June, 1918, registration,
and Herbert Benton Coffelt is of the
1917 registration, having been re-
classified and placed in class one.
This call was originally for 10 men,
but the Local Board received a wire
on the moring Of September 4th to
increase the number to %, calling
the August Gath, 1918 registrants to
fill the same. Those to which letter
is affixed to the order number are
from this class.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
TWO MEN ENTRAINED TUESDAY

Two men entrained for Fort Riley
September 3rd. Order No. 212, Seri-
al No. ga, Homer l. Sharp, and Or
der No. SO, Serial No. 452, Lucerious
Eugene Mitchell, under call 1199.
They were special and limited service
men for reason of physical defects.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05

Zack Woods of Greensburg was
visiting friends in the city few days
the last of the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
LIST OF AUG. "a REGIsTRANTS

Following is the list of names of
registrants of the class of August "a,
1918, whose Registration Cards are
in the possession of this Local Board,
in the order of their liability for mill
tary service, as determined by the
Local Board, as required by the rules
and regulations.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-09-05
Registration No.
Order No.

All men of Glass One of the Aug
ust oath registration have been noti-
fed to be prepared to report on
short notice for entrainment, as the
Local Boards will be called upon by
wire to send registrants in few
hours notice.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
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Music
Maintains
Morale
Every Song is a
Shot for Victory!

SING, gol-darn-it, SING! Every
song is a sixteen-inch shell to
shatter gloom and worry. Sing!
It's bad news for the KAISER Sing!
It's good news for the boys over
there. They'll fight a bit harder,
smile bit broader if they know
we're buying bonds, enduring wars
dlscomforts, working wars work
with songs and songs, morning,
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