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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
U. S. Seizes Big German-Owned
Chemical Works.

Washington, D. C.. July 2o.--Seiz
tire OF the Heydcn Chemical Works
q, Garfield. y. J.. second largest cor,
poration OF its kind in the United
States, with exclusive rights to Use
many valuable German patents, pro-
ces,cs and formulas for the making
OF salol. sodium salicylate. accllarinc
and other by-products OF carbolic
acid. was announced today by Alicn
Property Custodian palmer The
plant will be operated for the Gov
crnmcnt, Palmer said. and tie pat:
ents and formulas Americanized.
The lleydcn works. which did a
business of S4o,ooo,ooo last year, were
taken over, the custodian said, after
an investigation by FRANCIS +. Car
van, dir, ctor OF the Bureau OF In
vrstigation in the Alien Property
CuStodian's office, revealed that it
was owned by the Chemische Fab
rik Won lleyden of Radebcul, Ger
many, the largest chemical company
in the world. and that an effort to
conceal the real ownership had been
made i'll 1915 by George Simon of
Brooklyn, n. v, representative OF
the German company, aided by T.
Elicit IIodgskin. all attorney of New
York City
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
For Home Guard $500 Guns.

Jefferson City. July 2o.-Adjt. Gen.
Harvey Clark told the tax commits
sion today that through the work OF
his department the War Department
had assigned 5,332 guns to the home
guard troops of Missouri, Oh this
number l,2oo have been delivered
and 4.I32 have been obtained and
soon will be distributed by the gov
eminent.
The adJutant general made this
statement i'll laying before the COM
mission the work of expenditures Of
his department for the biennial
period.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
City of Butler, up to noon Aug. 9th
1918, for the construction of con
crete dam across the Miami Creek
and water proof pump pit at the
pumping station at said Creek.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
"A copy of the plans and specifica-
tons are on file at the office of J. l..
Fisher. Sup't of the Municipal Water
and Light Plant, at Butler, Mo. 42-It
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

/, A well % do farmer of Henry
county not only refused to subscribe
to the Red Cross, but was outspoken
in his condemnation Of the govern
ment's course in the war. The Hen
ry County Council Of Defense. after
yainly seeking to set him right, re-
ported his case for prosecution By
the Federal authofities. Meanwhile
he did some thinking on his Own &C.
eount. and good friends argued with
him until Re saw fhings in I differeat
light and made eoatfibution OF $roo
e the Red Cfoss aad puschsoea~&spo
worth Of WSf Ssv;ngs cesti(1ca1ea
says ~ .Hsaey Ceaasy Dennex1k
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Tuesday night is drill night for the
Warrensburg home guard company
but one Tuesday night recently only
about corporal's guard showed up
After waiting a reasonable time for
the absentees the commanding Off
Ger detailed the squad as a search
party for the absentees. 1t didn't
take the corporal long to find them.
They were enjoying Doug Morgan's
show. They were taken back to the
drill hall, where the e. o. made a few
pointed remarks about military dis
cipline when they were dismissed and
went back to the show.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
Peru Items.

We all enjoy the showers that ar,
falling.
G. c. Mccoy lost one Of his bes
horses from eating too much whea
and another one is sick.
The ". c. r. T. had 50 more pill
lows which they gave to the boy.
who left Friday night. Those who
left from near here were Harvey Car
roll, Johnny Evans, Charley and Ray
Deems. Earl Woodal and LONE
Medley. We wish these boys a
Margic Blankcnhakrr. spent, the
week with Mrs Otis Baker OF Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Griffin spent
Sunday with Mr. Will Griffin and
family
Quite few from this neighbour
hood attended the W. {. T. u. insti-
tutc held al Black last Sunday after
noon by the Double Branch, Lone
Oak and Black unions. There was
good attendance and an interesting
meeting and good talk by Rev. Gut
rell OF Butler.
Marguerite Little and Jack Reeve
ly of Kansas City are visiting in this
neighborhood.
Miss Maud Morgan OF CORTLAND
visited over Sunday with |. w. Hart
and family.
John Thomas lost, two COWS last
Saturday by eating cane.
Mr. and Mrs. e. w. Thomas. Mr..
and Mrs, so. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Thompson and son. Harold,
visited with Mr. and Mrs. T.. F.
Ecklcs.
We hear the Double Branch y. p.
Il. will have all ice cream supper at
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Halls Thursday,
August l,t,
Us kids are hunting Tor some old
COW bells.
Don't forget the auction sale and
ice cream supper at Fred Gilbcrt's
Aug. I, at 3 p. hi. Col. G. 4. Rob-
bins auctioneer. Mr.. H. O. Maxcy
will speak after the sale
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Sixty men and ten women en-
ployes OF the Sedalia Farmers Co
Operative Packing and Produce
Company struck again Thursday
They are from the same departments
where walkout occurred last Fri
day, but. after a meeting Sunday be-
tween the. company and employees.
the workers returned Monday. 1t is
said the cause of the walkout today is
the result of several men and women
being laid off, principally for joining
the union.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

s eea1s Of nl ssass is.
and an STATE she CIRCUIT Soten Court of Said County
Order of Publication.
IN vacation. July Both, 1914.
Mary Hammer Christian Heganauer.
leonard Hegnauer, Robert /. Heg.
"auer' Katie 5. Link. Plaintiffs.
Anram Comingo, Charles F.. Leonard.
virginia Hornsinger. Joseph f. Sal
mons. If they or either of them be
k ,ping ana dn II deceased. then the un-
uoneeS. alienees, or grantees of said
Abram Comingo, Charles E Lean
ara or his assignees unknown, Vir-
g gnna aornsinger, Joseph F. SAL
heirs. devisees. donees, alienees- and
grantees Of John H. Blythe. samuel
w. Scott. Martin H. Atha. Oliver II.
Lyons. Karl g. ,vogt, Carl Vogt.
Johnson. Wesley T. smith Seth
Griggs' Harmon Piepmeier, Joseph
smith. William w. Salmons, Henry
Z. Wilson. trustee, or his unknown
successors 81; Harrison Van Anken or
ms unknown assignees, Land Chat
tel Company, and Ed A. Hook. De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri, to the above
ings:
You are hereby notified that an ac-
tion has been commenced against YOU
in the Circuit Court of the Countv of
Bates. In the State of Missouri. affect-
ing the title to the following described
lands and tenements, to-wit:
The East half u-2) Of lots one and
two, of the North West quarter
Q-D OF Section One; the North
half 1-) of the South West quar-.
ter do Of Section Twenty-Three
t2O; and the South half (1-2) Of
the South West quarter U-4I Of
Section Thirty-SiX t36), ali in
Township Thirty-Nine (39), Range
Thirty 900; also Lot Two of the
North West quarter u-D, and the
West half U-2) of Lot Two of the
North East quarter go, and the
North half l-2) Of the West half
Q-2) of Lot One of the North
East quarter 40 OF Section Six
go, all In Township Thirty-Eirht
l3Sl. Of Range Twenty-Five (2Sl.
In Bates County, Missouri,
which said action Is returnable ON the
first day OF the next term Of said
Court to be held at the Court Houaas a !
the city of Butler In the County ~
State Aforesaid, on the 7th day of d.
tober. lS11 when and where Won unkv
appear ana answer. or otherWinA -
Tend such action; otherwise. plainfaffnl
petition Will be taken ~ confoG60E I
And Judgment rendered acordinglH. A
A true copy from the record
81. O. AAXDX
l3-lt Clerk Of Circuit O.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

One o. the poorest places for ;
German sympathizer to air his views
so far as has been heard from, i:
Cass county. About all that is neces
sary to get the officers after you ir
that county is to dream that you are
a pro-German, if you dream it out
loud. Cass county has a so-called re-
ligious sect that say they don't be-
lieve in war-if the war is agains,
Germany-that has caused the Off
GERS considerable trouble. but the ma
jority of them have seen the error OF
their ways and promise to be good in
the future.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

A compilation of estimates by apple
growers. announced at Springfield
Friday indicated that the crop of the
Ozark region of Southern Missouri
and Northern Arkansas this year will
be IS per cent under the yield of 1917.
1t is estimated that 1880 car loads
will be marketed. Commission men
are offering from ST to IS barrel
for the first Jonathan apples, which
will begin moving to market about
September I.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Bernice Jennings, II years old, OF
Springfield, Mo-, a night telegraph
operator, was exonerated by a cor
oner's jury which investigated the
death of James McGraw. 10. who was
ehot. through the heart by the girl
early Thursday. A previous shot
glanced off the floor and wounded
Earl Eathertoh Miss, Jennings tes-
titled McGraw and several COM
panionsH had been annoying her and
that she fired the revolver when Nc
Graw. climbed through a window in
the office in which she was working
and extinguished the light. y
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Miss Hannah Saathoff, OF near Ne
vada was burned to crisp one day
last week when the kerosene that she
was using exploded, throwing the
burning fluid over her body.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

three counts. He was arrested and
arraigned before United States
commissioner at Clinton. being re-
leased on $1,000 bond to await action
by the grand jury The arrest was
made by Baxter Brown. deputy Unit
ed States marshal.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
A CAMP MACARTHUR LETTER
Chas. N. Tuttle Tells His Parents
About Life in the Aviation
Camp.

We are permitted to publish tho
following letter from Chas futile
who went with Bates county con,
fingcnt 10 the National army to JET.
ferson Barracks some time ago
Camp Macarthur Ten, July "a
Dear Folks
arrived here from Jefferson Bar
racks Monday at midnight, after rid
ing "a hours. We stopped off at
Poplar Bluff (Mo) and TcNarkana
ION the Texas and Arkansas line) and
marched all over town. 1t is sure
hot and dusty here, but good
breeze blows all the time.
1t is h4o p. III. now and am to
report at ! and be made corporal,
over tent of T. They told us Il
While ago that we would go to
France i'll 80 days, but don't believe
it, although the officer told us. ]
don't s!c how they can get us ready
by that time. They told lis at JET
fcrson Barracks that the rule now is
to do all training over here and not
in France, and that we would have to
train here for six or eight months be
fore they would trust us over there.
But | don't think they know anything
about il. 1t is nearly ! now and |
have to report.
My address is
Corp Chas, y. futile.
Go: &C. 5th Battalion.
Infantry Replacement Camp,
Camp Macarthur. Texas,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
Twenty Bandits Are Killed by
Marines.

Washington, July eo.-Three en-
counters between United States ma
rines and Dominican and Haytian
bandits in Santo Domingo were re-
ported in diapatoaes to the Navy De-
partment today. Casualties among
me Wasiues were one corporal and
two trivates slightly wounded, One
Dominican guard officer was also
voeaded. About twenty of the ban
etts we're killed; several WOUNDED, and
ot4sfs cap1ired. s77,-'ss::s S e
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

State Senator Robert S. McClintic
is seriously i'll with pneumonia at his
home in Monroe City. The illness is
said. to have resulted when Senator
.McClintic attempted to siphon some
gasoline from tank on his automo.
bile through tube by suction with
his mouth and the fluid entered his
lungs. He is senator from the Thir-
teenth Missouri district. r
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Reta Bloom, the 12 year old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Kate Bloom. of FL Do
RADIO Springs, was badly burned Mon
day of last week by the explosion of
kerosene that she was using to kindle
a fire.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Several head of cattle at the state
hospital at Nevada got into a broom
corn patch one day last week and
were poisoned by eating the green
corn. Three of them dropped dead
before they could be gotten out.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

An Osceola man who had for
many. years suffered with a tape
worm and diabetis died the other day
OF acute indigestion. While he was
busy watching two diseases another
one slipped in and finished him.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

The oil fever has reached Dade
county. A company has been formed
to take leases and drilling will soon
be commenced and the promters and
stockholders have visions of great
big dividends to spend for Christmas
presents. Here's hoping they get
'em.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

The citizens of Bismarck, St.
Francois County, have decided, the
city's name shall be changed to
Loyal. The change will be made as
soon as charter can be drawn up.
The postal directory for Missouri
shows these towns already have been
dropped: Berlin, Fuersville, Knorpp,
Ohalman, Schlatitz and Schilicht. >
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Supt. F. H. Barbee, for, the last
nine years superintendent of the Ne
vada schools. has resigned to accept
position in the Kansas City schools.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Cass county claims that turkey
gobbler in that county is freak be-
cause he insists on setting on nest
full of hen eggs He is no freak. He
merely has a streak of yellow and is
trying to beat the draft.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Hurley Spicer, son of Mayor and
Mrs. Lee Spicer, of Harrisonville,
who lost his right arm in France
some time ago, arrived in Harrison
vile last week and is spending a
furlough with his mother and father.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01

Fire, which originated in the vault
of the Fox Film Company at Kansas
City Thursday caused loss estimat-
ed at $7so.ooo A lighted cigarette,
accidentally dropped in the vault is
said to have started the blaze. In an
explosive flash Of scores OF film
reels the flames ifaped 50 veet
through Nhe windox& setting fire to
surrounding busiaess. establishments.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-01
MISSOURI NOTES.

Clinton now has union depot
The trains or the X. e. e. & S. arc
now using the same depot as the
Katy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30
SECOND NAUVOO
SOLDIER DEAD
DR.. and Mrs. HinkIey Conduct Fun
eral Services over Frank Lyle
Miller, Who Died at
Great Lakes.

Frank Lyle Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Miller, of Sonora town
ship. below Nauvoo, died at Great
Lakes of pneumonia, following influ-
enza, before the body of Gleason
Hoffman, another soldier, of the same
neighborhood, was buried.
Miller was eighteen years old and
enlisted in the radio section of the
navy last spring Immediately after
graduating from the Nauvoo high
school. He was a member of the
high school debating team and a fine
boy and excellent student. He join
ed the colors six weeks ago, as soon
as he reached the age of eighteen
and was in the aviation section as
a radio operator.
The funeral was held from the
family home Friday afternoon with a
very large attendance. DR.. and Mrs.
b. c. Hinkley, of this city, conducted
the services with the ritual of the
Christian Science church. There was
a profusion of flowers, including a
large floral flag from Father Tholen
and his congregation. The pallbearers
were Edward Schaefer, Wolgang
Klingelmueller, Eldred Reimbold,
Cyril Mof1ftt, Rutherford Bush and
Emil Droe. Burial was in the new
CITY cemetery at Nauvoo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30
Sewing Circle With
Much Whispering
Wo Are All Greatly Indebted TO Those
Who Tell Their Experiences

Before the arrival Of the gtork there Is
much to talk about. The comfort of the
expee.ant mother is the chief topic. and there
Is SURE TO be someone who has used or
knows Of that splendid external help-Moth-
er's Friend.
Nausea, nervousness, bearing-down and
stretching pains and other symptoms SO IA
niliar TO many women are among the
dreaded experiences thousands of mothers say
they entirely escape by the use Of this ia
is influence on the fne network Of nerves
and ligamerts just beneath the skin is won-
dcrful.
By the regular use of Mothers Friend
during the period tho muscles are made
and kept soft and elastic: they expand easily,
without strain, when baby Is born and the
pain and danger at the crisis Is naturally
less
Mothers Friend Is for external use only,
Is sold by all druggists, and should be used
with the utmost regularity. Write to the
Bradaeld Regulator Co., 2tS Lamar Bldg,
Ing Motherhood Book" There is wealth
OF instruction and comfort to be derived
in reading this little book. II is plainly
written and win be splendid little text
book for guidance. not only for yourself but
will make you helpful to others. And in
the meantime do not fail to get bottle Of
Mothers Friend from the drug store and thus
fortify yourself against pain and discomfort
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30

All mail subscriptions to Inc
Daily Gate City not paid in ad-
vance were discontinued Sept
1st, 1918. Subscriptions sent by
mail must be paid in advance.
Watch the label on your paper
which gives you the expiration
date. Send in your renewal
week or ten days before your
subscription expires SO you will
not miss any copies of the paper
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wieder. of
this city, have received official no
tice of the death of their son, VIII
liam S., who was killed in france
on July %, near Sergy. William S.
Wieder enlisted in March, 1916, IN
Keokuk, becoming member OF
Company J., 16Sth infantry. He was
in Camp Dodge for a time, then go
ing to Long Island, where he re-
NAMED until he went overseas. His
first attempt to land in France was
unsuccessful. as after the vessel had
been at sea for almost a week it re-
turned to the starting point and the
soldiers were detained there for a
number of days before starting
again. William s. Wieder was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Wieder, of this city, formerly or
Keokuk, Iowa, and leaves surviving,
besides his parents, two brothers
and one sister: Edward, who is now
a member of the artillery, now IN
France; Milton, who is now in Vir-
ginia. and. although having made a
number of attempts to enter mid
tary service, has been unsuccessful
on account of being under weight,
and his little sister, Virginia, at
home with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wieder came to this city some
months ago, to be with his aged par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Wieder,
and particularly to take care OF ms
mother. who was then in very deli
cate health and who passed away
on September /, little knowing the
fate of her grandson in France. me
parepts and relatives in this CITY are
grief stricken at III. knowledge or
Williams death, he being only about
twenty years of age and Just eEtc1-
ing the activities of life, and with
such zest that, had h. been spared,
he would have made mark IN the
world among the men of high stand
ing. AS il was, he was cut down by
the machine gun fire of the enemy
while carrying messages, advancing
on Hill IL, near Sergy, France, and
a letter comes to the parents from
officials praising the lad for his
courage in the face Of danger and
commencing his gallantry to others
who saw him fall, after he had mace
a number Of successful trips.
r.. B. OHarra and Percy Culkin,
who enlisted several weeks ago IN
the aviation department for military
service, were called to Minneapolis
Saturday morning for training and
preparation for their chosen work IN
the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30

| Private Roland Rucker, Of Camp
Grant, who was CALLED home by the
death Of his mother, Mrs. Henry
Fleichman, of Hannibal, Mo-, spent
several days in the city with rela-
tives..
Carthage relatives have received
word of the safe arrival in France
of Edward Hackett, George Miller,
Dick Darham and Henry Reyer.
Harley Moore, who was first lieu
tenant Of the 13rd infantry, has been
commissioned captain. Captain
Moore is now stationed at Camp
Dix, N. j., and will possibly be left
in the states. Mrs. Moore (Grace
Helfrich) expects to join him later.
First Lieutenant Raymond G. Bar
nett, grandson of Mrs. William Grit
fin. of this city, who has been an
instructor at Camp Dix, N. j., has
been advanced to captain and will
be at Camp Dodge for a time.
Harry P. Bell has resigned his
position as grocery clerk at Plymouth
and accepted position as accessory
with Samuel Talbots garage in
Bushnell, H., where he and his fami-
Harry Bell and son, James, of this
CITY, together with Billy Helfrich.
visited in Bushnell the past week,
Mr. and Mrs. Bell, the guest OF
their brother, and Billy Helfrich of
his uncle, George, and family.
Mrs. Belle Harris has three daugh-
ters in Washington, d. c., in the en-
ploy OF the government. Mrs. Pearl
Harris Huston is in the federal trade
commerce department, Miss May in
the navy, and Miss Marie is private
secretary to Mr.. Roth, one of the
heads Of the war department.
Mrs. Herman Helfrich and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harley Moore, who have
been in Fort Madison with Mr.. Hell
frich, returned home last evening.
Mrs. Helfrich will spend the winter
at her home in this city, as they
were unable to secure a house in
Fort Madison.
Rev and Mrs. D. w. Morgan and
children, Of Argyle, Iowa, and the
gentleman's mother and sister Mrs.
C. B. Morgan and Miss Nellie, Of
Cedar Falls, Iowa, spent Monday
with Mrs. D. w. Morgan's mother
and sister Mrs. Mary G. Marshall
and Miss Elizabeth.
Mrs. w. w Murtland, OF Lomax,
spent a day recently with her aunt,
Mrs. John Walker.
Mrs. Leon Che7illon has been Wis
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30

iting her daughter, Mrs. C. r. True
blood, in Quincy.
Mrs. e. ]. Fletcher, Mrs. Mabel
Miby, daughter, Miss Katherine, and
son, Donald, and f. z. Taylor, Of
Portland, Ore, spent the week end
with their brother, George Flynn,
and family, in Quincy.
Louis Culkin went to Chicago last
week, returning home in the car
with Mrs. Culkin. Mrs. Cul6in and
son John drove to Indiana last week,
where John will attend Notre Dame
university
Miss Helen Bruce departed Thurs
tay for Grinnell, Iowa, where she
will attend Grinnell college.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30
HOG PRICES
NOT FIXED
Herbert Hoover Explains That He is
Not Fixing the Hog Market,
but Approves Good
Price

In answer to a telegram sent to
the food administration at Washing
ton by the Chicago Office OF the
bureau of markets as to the fixing Of
hog prices, the following message
was sent from Mr.. Hoover's office:
mo minimum price on hogs has
been fixed or contemplated, but the
report of the live stock producers
committee which met with the food
administration this week recommends
that an average price Of about $3.50
be maintained at Chicago during Oc-
tober Attention is called to the fact
that the proposed price is general
average and not a minimum"