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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
FOR M'KELLAR'S BILL

WASHINGTON. Dec. G.-The senate
has adopted al a substitute for the
Mcclellan civil service retirement bill
u measure offered by Senator Pomer-
n Of Ohio, by which the cost OF
pensions for retiring employees would
be paid partly by the employees.
Under the Pomcrene bill, funds tc
put the pension plan IN effect would be
deducted not to exceed eight per cen
from the salaries Of persons In the
classified civil service who would be
eligible for retirement at the age Of
20 years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
LOST BATTALION CHIEF
GIVEN HIS DISCHARGE

CAMP DIX, n. j.. Dec. 6.-Charles
W. Whittlesey, commander of the fam
Gus Lost Battalion" received his hon
orable discharge from the army here,
The discharge was the result OF II spec
cial order signed by President Wilson
a short time before he sailed to attend
the peace conference.
Mai Gen. Hugh j., scott handed the
discharge papers to tne distinguished
officer upon whom the congressional
medal for valor has been bestowed
Col Whittlesey will 70 to New Eng
land. III said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
OVER MILLION ARMENIAN
PEOPLE SLAIN BY TURKS

SALQNlkl, Dec. G-M Khanyadian.
Armenian leader aud former officer Of
high rank in the Turkish navy on his
arrival here, declared that German and
Turkish statistics which he saw I'm Con-
stantinople in 1919 showed that 1896, $50
A%rmenians had been reported and that
OF that number l,ObG $50 had been mas
sacred. Thanking the Greek govern
mcnt for it's sympathy with the cause
Of the Armentaus, he said the Greeks
and Armenians should combine their
efforts against Turkish oppression.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
ENEMY OWNED JEWELS
SOLD BY CUSTODIAN

NEW YORK, Dec, ENEMY owned
Jewels, seized by A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien property custodian, and consisting
OF $50 pearls, three rubies and two EN-
eralds, were auctioned here for IA total
Of i2S7 ,0h0. said to exceed the appraisal
price. Virtually all the leading jewel
ers Of the city were represented among
bidders, as were many wealthy women,
The banner lot, consisting Of "a per
feCtly matched rose pearls, excited spir-
tied bidding, A Fifth avenue firm fl
hally secured them for SIS, 900,
The jewels were the property Of Ru-
dolph Hahn X Sons, of London. and were
sent here before the war to be sold on
consignment. The Hahns were iuterued
In England and later exchanged for Eng
fish officers iuterned in Germany. The
jewels were then seized here as the
property OF enemy aliens.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
POOR COOK!

James" said Mrs. Mellow to the
man servant, ''can you find out
whether the timed salmon was all eat
en- last night? | don't want to ask the
new cook, because she may have eaten
it, and then she would feel uncomfort-
'Please, ma'am," replied James, THE
new cook ate all the salmon, an no
matter what you was to say to her you
couldn't make her more uncomfortable
than she is now.'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
GREENE TO RETIRE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6,-Brig. %
Gen. Henry A.. Greene, commanding the
department Of the Philippines and in
command Of the 9lst division national
army at Camp Lewis, Wash, at the
same time II was ordered overseas, has
asked to be retired after more than 30
years Of service, officials OF the Western
department of the army announced here,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
MECHANIC KILLED.

WACO. Tex, Dec. 6,-Sergt. r.. l..
Welsh, aviation mechanic, was instant
ly killed at Rich field when he was
struck by the propeller Of an airplane
which he was repairing. His home ad-
dress could not be sscertained.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
WAREHOUSE BURNS.

Ell PASo, Tex, Dec. Sire in a
storage warehouse at the lei Paso a
Southwestern railroad system shops
here destroyed property valued at S250,-
goo. The fire was prevented from
spreading TO the general shops OF the
SNStCm
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Peru Items.

Most everyone would welcome q
good rain.
=. Several from around Peru attended
the Children's Day program at Black
last Sunday night.
The Y. P. B. cleared about $40 last
Saturday night. The money will be
used to adopt a French orphan.
Veta Vannoy of Butler visited the
latter part of last week in this neigh
borhood.
Willie Griffin has a new Maxwell
car.
Rev. Hunnicutt breaches at Peru
next Sunday night.
Bertha Padgett and Mary Child
who lives near Appleton, is visiting
with Mrs. James Nuchols.
The Y. p. B. met with Buford
Doane Sunday evening. IA members
were present and several visitors.
F. L Blankenbakef brought out a
new Deefine binder last Saturday.
Several sround here are Spending
The nights fishing, but ~ kids spend
npo6t Of onf nights sleeping.
Ina Nay Hart spent one night last
sUeet with Magic Blantehbaker.
! BILLIE AND SUSIE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
General Pershing Commanded U. S
Troops in Battle.

Washington, June S.--General Per
shing personally commanded the re-
cent American advance which result
ed in the capture of Cantigny with
heavy German losses. This informa-
ton was given to the senate military
affairs committee at their weekly con-
ference with the war council today.
The council regarded the situation
on the western front as materially
improved. Not only had the Ger
mans been halted everywhere, but
counter attacks had netted the allied
armies substantial gains, they. said.
1t was generally felt that the allies
had now brought up sufficient
strength to hold the German ad-
vance.
Press reports of concentration of
German troops on the Toul front
were not regarded as indicating the
probability OF German drive in that
sector, the committee was told.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Berlin Claims $4,000 Prisoners Since
May ~.

Berlin, via London, June 9th,
official report from the War Offic,
tonight says that since May 27 il
excess of $4,000 prisoners, among
them more than 1900 officers, have
been taken, and that, in addition
more than CSC guns and more than
1000 machine guns have been cap
tured. The text of the communica-
ton follows:
Chateau Thierry has been subject
ed by the French to continuous de-
structive fire.
The booty captured by the army
group Of the German crown prince
since May Fl amounts, according to
estimates made up to the present, to
more than $1,000 prisoners, including
more than 1900 officers, and more
than 656 guns and far more than
1000 machine guns"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Allies Destroy 60 Per Cent of
U-Boats Built.

Washington, D. C., June 7-Sen.
ator Swanson, acting chairman OF the
Naval Committee, after a conference
with navy heads today, declared that
the allied and American naval forces
have destroyed 60 per cent of all Ger
man submarines constructed, and that
they have cut shipping losses in half.
The German submarines recently
operating off the Atlantic coast,
Swanson said, are believed to have
been driven from the coast and also
from the main American shipping
routes.
None of the American craft sta
toned abroad. Senator Swanson said,
has been or, will be withdrawn to this
side because of the German raid.
Swanson said his information was
obtained from the highest Navy De-
partment officials.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
GERMAN PLANS ARE LAID FOR
ANOTHER WAR
QUESTIONABLE Sent to Charitable
Workers Falls Into Entente
Hands,

Washington, June S.-New and con-
elusive evidence that imperial Ger
many is planning for another war has
fallen into the hands of the allies. A
report of the contents of new ques-
ton sheet sent to all Germans who
have volunteered for relief work for
the duration of the war has been re-
ceived here, and shows that Germany
is already recruiting war workers for
another war.
The charitable workers are request
ed to fill out the QUESTIONABLE and re-
turn it to the government. Emphasis
is placed upon filling in an answer to
the question, Are you prepared to
undertake the same service from to-
day EDWARDS for the next war;"
Allied agents have found from time
to time indications that Germany was
overlooking no opportunity to de-
velop resources which are necessary
to war making. No documentary evil
dence to support this belief, however,
has been found until a copy of the
German QUESTIONABLE to the volun-
teers in war relief work was obtained
by dashing French agent.
In view of the representations to
the pope by the imperial German gov
eminent that disarmament and that a
league of nations was part of the
German peace program, it is under
stood that the question sheet circulat-
ed by the imperial bureau will be laid
before the Vatican.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Summit Happenings.

R. J. Thomas and family spen
Sunday in town with their daughte
and family, it being Mrs. Thomas
birthday, and dinner was prepared
for the event.
Mrs. Charles Henry and Mrs. Mel
lie Grant Wright are spending sew
eral days in the city visiting friends
Miss Eulalia Sturgeon spent Sat
urday night with Miss Stella Hen
Dirk.
J. r. Thomas and family spen,
Sunday with Clarence Bolen and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Hyatt and Miss
Margaret and Rolin Wallbridge
spent Sunday at Gum City.
Several Summit farmers went to-
gethcr and shipped in a car of coal.
The farmers will start the binders
this week.
Mr.. Dalton spent few hours with
DIR. and Mrs. Norris Saturday. They
were old neighbors some years ago,
north OF town.
Miss Lizzie Duke is sewing for
Mrs. Golladay
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Douglas
called on Mrs. Norris Saturday and
left Mrs. Norris fine frying chick
en-.
There was good crowd at the
Red Gross meeting Wednesday.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Johnstown Saturday night for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Miss Gladys Wear visited Mrs.
Ray Powell last week.
U. S. lson, wife and son, visited on
Summit road Sunday.
Wilbur Ravens of Denver came in
Sunday to see his father who is quite
poorly.
Everett Grant went to Kansas City
Monday and drove home a new Max
we'll car which he purchased.
SUNSHINE. :
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
U. S. REFUSES EXCHANGE
PLAN OF GERMANY
Kaiser Demands Capt. Rintelen's Re-
lease in Trade for Seigfried Paul
London,

/ 60hAVAAs
Washington, June THE German
Government, threatening mistreat-
ment of Americans because Of the I'M
prisonment of the bomb plotter
Franz Rintelen, has been warned by
the United States to remember that
such step will draw swift retaliatory
action upon the thousands of Ger
mans in this country.
Germany's threat and the answer OF
the United States were disclosed to-
day by the State Department. In a
note presented by the Swiss minister
here the Berlin Foreign Office pro-
posed to exchange for Rintelen, ,Sieg-
fried Paul London, a German-born
naturalized American citizen, serving
ten years in prison in Germany for
acting as Russian spy. Notice was
given that all answer to this proposal
was awaited before putting into exc
cution contemplated measures of re-
prisal against Americans in Germany
because of the failure of previous Ell
forts to relieve Rintelen.
Secretary Lansing replied with a
terse communication refusing to con-
slider the exchange and suggesting
that, while the United States does not
acknowledge the principle of reprisals
occasioning physical sufferings, it
would be wise for Germany to consid-
err that if it act upon that principle
it inevitably will be understood to in
vite similar action on the part Of the
United States.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
DIED IN JAIL
Man Apparently Demented Arrested
East of Town Saturday. Died
in Jail Sunday Morning.

Saturday arftenoon about thre.
o'clock Dewitt Mcdaniel, who live:
about eight miles east of town no
ticed stranger about his place acting
in a very peculiar manner. Mr.. Nc
Daniel notified Sheriff Baker who
went out and arrested the man as q
suspicious character and brought him
to town and placed him in Jail. The
next morning, the sheriff found him
very sick in his cell and called doc
tor but the man died about 10
O'Clock. The doctor was of the opin-
ion that death was caused by the
mans general run down condition,
= both mertal and physical, caused by
lack of proper nourishment.
The sheriff says that the man acted
in an absent minded, deranged man.
ner and about all that could be gotten
from him was that his name might be
Charley Lomas. He would give no
information as to where his home
was, if he had any, in answer to re-
peated questions as where he had
been he once answered that he came
from ''pughouse," and it is thought
from that that he might have escaped
from or wandered away from an in
sane asylum. The body was taken to
the Nafus undertaking rooms where
it was later identified by Frank
Jewett as man named Charley
Loomis, who worked for him about
three years ago. Mr.. Jewett was OF
the opinion that the man was on his
way to his place when he was over
come. AS far as Mr.. Jewett knows
the mans history he lived some
where near Osceola. He is survived
by wife and one married son and
eight married daughters. He had
lost two children from typhoid fever
and seemed to grieve for them
great deal, which may have in some
way aggravated his unfortunate con-
dition.
Sheriff Baker has received several
messages from people who have had
relatives disappear recently, asking
for a description OF the man.
He was probably about so years of
age, S feet, 7 inches in heighth, dark
brown hair, slightly gray, and appar-
emily had not shaved for about 10
days. Most of his upper teeth were
gone. The body was badly emaciated
and gave evidence that the man had
been starved He wore bib" overalls
with the label of Keith & Roundtree,
Springfield, Missouri, brown knot
ted sweater shirt, brown Prince AL
bert coat. There was nothing in his
pockets by which the could be iden-
titled.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
KAISER'S GOLD WAS PEWTER
But Worthless Loving Cup Brought
/ $125,ooo at Red Cross Sale.

New York, June 8.-German proof
of the saying that all is not gold that
glitters was Forthcoming here today
with the disclosure that the ''magnfi-
cent" cup which Emperor William
awarded to the American winner of
his ocean yacht race in 1905 was not
gold and was not worth $1,000, as
was announced at that time. 1t was
made of pewter with thin veneer Of
gold and was worth scarcely $40.
The deception recoiled against the
emperor during the recent Red Cross
drive, it was revealed today, as it was
auctioned and reauctioned, until it
added $I25, oooNto the Nations mercy
fund.
President Wilson was in the audi
ence when the gold trophy, bear
ing the emperor's likeness engraved
on the side, was smashed with a
hammer on the stage of the Metro
politan Opera House. Persons who
had desired to see the cup broken
had paid S. each to the Red Cross to
get on the stage. The gold" rem
nants were later to have been sold
for cash for the Red Cross, but the
dealer to whom they were offered
said they were pewter and he was not
an alchemist.
Wilson Marshall's yacht, Atlantic,
won the race for which the cup was
prize.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
German Woman Had as Relative,
Killed in War Up to Date.

Berne, June GA statement made
today to the Associated Press CORE.
spondent by German woman now in
Berne concerns German war losses.
Twenty-Five of my relatives have
been killed, five are invalids and only
two are left unframed out of thirty
two engaged in the war;" said this
woman. whose husband was killed on
the German front near Arras. my
uncle" she continued, sent seven
sons into the war and six of them
were killed within two months"
The losses of the Germans since
the March offensive began have been
terrific, she added.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
The Eclipse.

The eclipse of the sun was pulled
off on schedule time Saturday, and for
a few minutes business was more OF
less suspended while everybody took
look at the phenomena. No clouds
interfered and a good view was had
While it was not total in this part OF
Missouri it was so near it that from
about 6.I5 to $50 it was decidedly
dark and in some localities chickens,
whose owners presumably do not read
the papers and keep them posted,
called it day and went to roost.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Work Clothes, Black & Sons. I.
Free.

l have quite supply of Mikado
and Morse soy beans grown on my
experimental station. They are
the greatest war winning food
known. These varieties are among
the best for human food. A handful
OF seed will produce enough beans to
feed your whole family next winter.
If you will call at my office any time
before July 4th, l will be glad to give
you hand full FREE. This is one
way to do your bit. Now is the time
to plant them. 1t is the poor mans
staff, as we'll as the war food of the
world. \
w. 0. Atkeson.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
10000 Negroes in Draft Are Ordered
to Mobilize.

Washington, D. c., June 5.-Orders
for the mobilization of 10000 negro
draft registrants qualified for general
military service, to entrain from
June 20 to IS, were sent out today by
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder. The
registrants will come from go States.
Most of the negroes are called from
States in the extreme South. Other
States which will supply quotas are:
Kentucky, 1000, to Camp Taylor;
Missouri, 500, Camp Funston.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Work Clothes, Black & Sons.
Kaiser's 'Gott' Unchristian, Never
Mentions Christ, Chaplain
Says.

Chicago, June 7.-"Gott," styled as
his ally by the kaiser, is an un-Chris-
tian god, according to Sir George
Smith, British army chaplain, now on
a speaking tour of the United States
Never since the war begun has the
kaiser mentioned the name of Christ
to his people," he said here today.
THE mailed hand of Prussia is, too
heavily armored to feel the pulse of
her opponents. She deliberately sac
rificed her royal standing for all
time"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Work Clothes, Black & Sons.
Important Meetings.

The County Council OF Defense, has
arranged for four meetings in Bates
county, Adrian June 18th, at 2:3o p
m; Butler, June 18th, at 8 p. m. in
court house; Rich Hill, Friday, June
18th, at 2:3o p. m; Hume, June 18th,
at 8 p. M, at which time Hubert E.
Crosby, of the State University will
talk o nthe subject "The Kaiser and
the Missouri Hen" Ali men and es-
pecially women, are earnestly invited
to attend these meetings. Mr.. Cros-
by is in the employ of the U. S. Gov
eminent, and will have a message of
interest.
A. H. Culver, County Chairman.
w. G. Dillon, Secretary. 34-2t
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Ruddell- Shonk.

Mr.. Harvey H. Ruddell, of this
city and Miss Bertha Lora Shonk OF
Pleasanton, Kan, were quietly mar
ried in Butler Saturda afternoon at S
o'clock By Rev. L. w. Keele of this
city. Both these young people are
we'll known in this county where they
have host of friends who join in
wishing them long and happy mar
ried life.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Read - Panama Hats, Gloves,
Overalls, Khaki Pants, light weight
work shirts, shoes, and tell your
friends to come here to buy this har-
vest, Black & Sons.
Washington, June 6.-Four hun
dred thousand Americans will enter
training camps this month. With a
call for 100000 drafted men today,
covering the closing days of the
month, the total was brought above
100000 and further calls are expected
this month.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Digs for Water; Gets Oil.

Nevada, Mo-, June ia flowing
Oil well was struck in the northwest
part of Vernon county today, accord
ing to word just telephoned here. A
farmer. was drilling a we'll and was
down 100 feet, having passed through
thirty feet of oil sand. Suddenly the
oil began to flow over the top of>the
wen anu has been doing so ever
since.
The flow is about a gallon min
ute, according to the word that
reached here. and is steady. The
well has not been shot.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Starting on Garage.

Sam Barr has started to remodel
the building formerly used by the
Peoples Elevator and will make an
up to date garage out of it. The
floor of the building has been torn
up and new cement floor will be
put in. An entrance will be made on
the west side of the building opening
on Sixth street.-Rich Hill Enter
prise.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Jersey Cow for Sale.

Good Jersey cow for sale. Fresh
last month. A good butter cow.
35-ItT L. L. Franklin,
2o2 w. Ohio Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Jersey Heifers For Sale.

Have q few good young Jersey
heifers for sale. Will be fresh soon.
Phone 81, Butler, Mo.
3s-It' G. S. Jenkins.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Work Clothes, Black & Sons.
Work Clothes. Black 3 Sons.
Work Clothes, Black 4 Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13
Work Clothes, Black & Sons.
For Sale.

Three year old Short-Horn bull,
pure bred.
Ed Bradley, Butler, Mo, Route 8.
6 miles southeast of Butler. 34-2t.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

We can save you money on your
harvest Clothes, Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Get the boys work clothes of Black
& Sons this Harvest.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Work Clothes, Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

We want you to buy clothes of us
this harvest, Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Work Clothes. Black & Sons.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-11
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Says Watesa Lady, As 10 Wha.
Cardui Has Deae For Ne, s.
As To Help 0hess."

Watoga, W. Va.-Mrs. S. w. Caldwell.
Of this town, says: "When about IS years
Of age, suffered greatly =. Sometimes
would 60 a month or two, and ! had
terrible headache, backache, and bearing
down pains, anc would just drag and
had no appetite. Then :. it would last
two weeks, and was so weakening.
and my health was awful.
My mother bought me a bottle Of
cardui, and l began to improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept it up till !
took three IL gained, and was well
md strong, and owe it all to Cardui.
am married now and have 3 children
Have never had to have a doctor for
female trouble. and just resort to Cardui
Il l need a tonic. am glad to testify to
what it has done for me, so as to help
Others"
II you IRE nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any Of the other
ailments 80 common TO women, why not
1--WE Cardui a trial7 Recommended by
many physicians. In use over 20 years.
Begin taking Cardui today. II may
ee the very medicine YOU need
Nc-n