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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Of the prisoners at present in
German camps and being helped by
the American Red Cross, most are
seamen from Summarized merchant
men. These include the survivors,
officers and seamen, of the good
ships Atlantic, Sun, John H. Kirby,
Winslow, Mount Temple, Brock
nockshire, Bergen, Belua, Campana,
Diamond Cutter, Encore, Esmer-
aida, Haelen, King George, Souchan,
Wolf and Moewe, and also a few
other civilians, such as Professor
Emory, of New Haven, captured in
Russia. The remainder are Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors, some from
the Jacob Jones and others captured
on the front.
The packages of food which the
American Red Cross at Berne,
either directly or on behalf of the
army OR navy, sends twice a week
to every American in a German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

makes it it's business to find out
what happened to package No. 1856.
Other American prisoners in the
same camp are asked to report as to
the recipient and whether he re-
ceived his consignment If the pack
age is lost the International Red
Cross is requested to trace the miss
ing food or clothing.
If any signature looks suspicious,
the original card is dispatched at
once to the Department of Prison
ers' Relief at Red Cross headouar-
tiers in Washington and submitted
to the prisoners friends or relatives
for Identification. Frequent tests Of
signatures, however, establish to the
satisfaction of those in charge that
every American prisoner is receiv-
ing the shipments regularly and is
enjoying their contents.
While only :86 prisoners are ac-
tually recorded in the Washington
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Red
This the ncardsf roma Amer
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Confinud From Page One, This Section
!. NsntaG In e.. XRsi 1917.

thought Herss German
Belgium the Allies
arnnsl
august So-"Should the Allies the in
smash Germany it will be Belgium first of ALL whic will
bear the crueltes and horrors Of the
bear in
the Belgian to she Rhine.
Belgium has hitherto sufered little
tho destruction Of is
But will Be entirely different Belgiun1-whch
has tho of
trail Po~ers-becomes the theatre
over the entire kingdom will be such
Northern France which hard
battles.
THE violent election of the the
destruction OF the
inss OF the Belgian
play.
Like The American" Hearsts
excellent opportunity amoufage German
excess OF indignation the fate Of
Journal set the key on June IA:
The oppression and Of
in the resignation of King
hollwness of the phrases. small ma.
tons"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

and Berne Offices as receiving regu-
lar relief, the Red Cross is expect
ing an increase of more than $50
before June. Germany reports some
captives, and the workers at Berne
are watching eagerly for their
names to turn up in the prison ros-
tiers. Meanwhile the International
Red Cross has been asked to be on the
lookout for a number whose names
are on missing" lists. The moment
any of these men are reported from
Germany the Berne office cables the
Washington office, which after iden-
tifying them from army or navy
lists notifies their families as to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

prison camp consist Of five differet
assortments Of food. Each proun.
ing has been approved by the sur.
geon. general, the army cornmis.
sary and American dietary experx
as supplying food in proper variety
and quantity to keep our peouls
thoroughly nourished and well unde,
prison conditions. For examula
here is package A, fairly typical Of
the others:
Corned beef, IL lbs.
Pork and beans, y ID.
Fresh bread, lbs.
Biscuits, l lb.
Oleomargarine, h.
Sugar, ] lb.
Coffee, l Id.
Cocoa, Is lb.
Cigarettes, l package Of so.
Soap, bar.
The other four rations, which also
supply from eight and a half to ten
pounds of food, substitute salt poyk
or bacon or canned salmon for soma
of the beef, and include rica fam.
dried fruit, evaporated milk, cheese
dried beans, canned tomatoes.
canned peas, canned corn, soup DOW.
der or tea instead of other articles.
Occasionally salt, pepper and vine.
gar are furnished, but these, Ike
coffee, tea, sugar and milk, are not
included in each shipment. From
time to time little surprises such a
some hard candy or sweet chocolate
are tucked into a package. Every
once in a while a bottle Of an aperu
lent or health salt is included.
The clothing store rooms at Berne
now contain many hundreds Of COM
plete outfits for soldiers and civ
ilians, and these stocks Of clothing
are constantly being increased. Thu
American Red Cross is as deter
mined that no American prisone1
shall be poorly clad as it is thai
he shall not lack plenty Of appetis'
ing food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

cause ample supplies Of everything
he can need already are reaching
him quickly from the Red Cross
warehouse located near the German
border.
A package of food and an outfit
of emergency clothing and comforts
are at once forwarded to the prisoner
at his camp as beginning of regu-
lar shipments. The prisoner in ad-
dition to the receipt card is asked
to report the size of his shoes, hat,
coat, trousers, shirts, gloves, under
wear, pajamas, etc., so that he can
be supplied with clothing that will
| fit him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

TIME fateful word missing"
in the American casualty
reports which starts such al
ternating currents of fear and hope
in some American home is also
signal to the American Red Cross
in Washington and to its foreign
branches to institute immediate in
quiries. Official lists of prisoners
are scanned and search for the
missing" men also may be started
through the International Red
Gross.
The American Red Cross does not
cease this search until it can cable
to relatives that the missing"
man has been located in some Ger
man prison camp, or until evidence
of his death is established.
The moment one of the missing
Americans is located at Tuchel Dull
men or some ether German prison
camp the Red Cross warehouse
sends packages of food, clothing and
comforts to him. These packages
are made up from stores established
at Berne, Switzerland, and sufficient
to maintain 10000 American pris-
oners for six months.
Only 18G American soldiers. sail
ors and civilians have been reported
as prisoners Of war from German
prison camps up to May 16. Twice
week to each Of these prisoners
from the Berne warehouse are go
ing packages containing about ten
pounds of nourishing, appetizing
food. Each package is addressed
to an individual prisoner and con-
tains a return post card. The Pris-
oners' Relief Committee expects to
get back one card filled in and
signed for every package sent from
Switzerland. If only 1856 cards are
returned the American Red Cross
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
F1EARST"S PAPER THAT QUIT


pies and league of despot speak fooshy
formed believes that either Belgium
Italy has BEEN democracy; German
Empire the empire of Austria Hungary autocracy?"
August Journal" had established
similar proposition of it's
Mag s."No believe assurance of the
Allies that they fight for humanity
AS far the European nations concerned this nothing
but business proposition"
On April paper began the discovery of
democracy Germany TIE political
fact far as the Deuhes WIS
Amcricans four months c
ton from September 49, 1917 to January 49, 1918 April
the "Deutsches Journal" found that
Th of the reports make
probable that the any opposition
democratic demands"
Finds Germany Was Never Undemocratc
In May the Deutsches German Empire
not autocracy all and had been
The with Germany is nominaly being fought
the of the would have
Empire neither an autocracy nor monarcbx
1t consists of having constitutions
AS whole federated the the
functions of only president, a sovereign"
In Hearss German there angles attack on
England but the To the
aen acke campaign ship sdeswpe and the
Journal adopted from Te attacks of
its
June 1917n losses. England ba. not lost
tenth much her remembered that the
aims of these allies do not play will
increase and become the the the
more the nations become convinced that fighting
their aims but of England which ar. in no
Identical with their
who can pay France for the immense sacrifices which
made for English subbonne the
The "Deutsches Journal" Sprouting Bed
On many angles az the Journal as
hooed for the proutng OF ideas
INTO ne Thus Japan bugaboo
the Deuches Journal earlier The
American Over to China Journa
attacked Our natural enemy tho 10TH waited
m the I'D Furthermore, the 3d. the in an
editorial on The Wise Japanese launched
hr alleged absorption
only began to develop December The
Japan during this not atrust exceedingly
shrewd" o''
This policy of sprutng ideas and German
sheet is highly significant
Not only did American find them
serves worthy IN Hearss place the
MOI only ola earst ideas on Greece democracy
JAPAN expressed in strongly Hearss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Red Cross offers to aid in transmit
ting messages or spending money.
The prisoners friends in this coun-
try, however, are advised not to
send food, clothing or comforts be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

their presence in Tuchel or other
prison camps.
Relatives are supplied with exact
instructions as to ways of commu-
nicating with the prisoner and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02


Here are three specimens:
From "The American" of
April 13, 1917
Each day the ambition to
spend our peoples money by the
shipload increases.
owe must say that we think
the Congress should go slow in
this matter of spending our money
in such large sums for ALLIED
preparedness. We have American
PREPAREDNESS to pay for.
we do not think that
many Americans are either glad
or willing to make such a sacri-
Ace for the sake Of American and
foreign buyers of English, French,
Russian or Italian bonds. Neither
do we think that we should pay
the war costs of these nations in
ADDITION TO OUR OWN. :"
From, "The American" of
May IL, 1917
"Our part in this war, for
months to come, is to pay the bill
to finance and feed hungry and
bankrupt England, hungry and
bankrupt France, hungry and
bankrupt Italy.
"All the Allies are begging Us
for cash.
England wants money-in
heaps-at 3h per cent, while she
pays her own people S per cent.
and demands S per cent. for the
money she lends France, Italy,
Russia, and Canada and Australia.
Call the world seems to be
headed toward our national treas.
ury.
eff tho result of war is to be
that we will be hopeIe.sly out
classed by England as a naval
power and hopelessly beaten by
England at the start in eompeti-
ton for the worlds trade, then it
would seem to be prudent to keep
enough of our own money to build
our industries.
Our money, like our armies
and our fleets, should be concen-
trated at its home bases and not
dispersed abroad"
From "The American" OF
June 22, 1917
England also promptly declines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

From the "Deutsches Jour.
nal" of April IL, 1917
"The inclination to give away
our morey in buckets is becoming
more evident from day to day.
eve can only hope that the
Congress will think three times
before it gives away our money
for the armament of the ALLIES.
We must pay for our own arma-
ment. :"
very few Americans arc
willing TO make this sort of sacri-
tlce in the interests of American
and foreign buyers of English,
French, Russian or Italian bonds.
Likewise, most Americans can
hardly hold the opinion that in
addition to our own war coat.
we should pay those of the AL.
lies.
From the 'Deutsches Jour.
nap of May II, 1917
For many months to come the
task of the United States is to paw
the bills of hungry and bankrupt
England, hungry and bankrupt
France, and hungry and bankrupt
Italy.
"All the Allies want money
from US.
England wants money - in
mounds-at 31a per cent, while
she pays her own subjects S per
cent. and demands S per cent. for
the money she loans to France,
Italy, Russia, Canada and Aus
"The entire world seems to be
looking for our money.
ITO spend billions to defeat
Germany is ono thing. But it is
another thing to spend billions in
order to help another nation to
build up its navy and merchant
marine to a degree of superiority
SO that after the war we shall
have no prospect Of competing in
world commerce.
Our money, as we'll as our
troops and fleet, ought to be con-
eentrated at the home bases and
not scattered abroad"
From the "Deutsches Jour
na" of June Fl, 1917
England, too, has promptly re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Shipping food to American pris-
oners in Germany. Twenty pounds
of real American food reach every
man weekly through this Red Cross
agency, as we'll as clothing and COM
forts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

Food for 10000 men for six
months has already been stored in the
American Red Cross Prisoners Relief
Warehouse at Berne, Switzerland.
Preparations will soon be complete
for $4,000 more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

that it made free to paraphrase them;
only was Hearst conscious of his powerful
unity in the Deuches Journal that he inspiration
similar work in his "American"
But IN many instances editorials
cpaton IN the to been
Journal printed there lifted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Good Teamwork With ssThe American"

Like "The American the "Deusches
its readers the another
Twnta the Allies false
and that the
democracy On August Hearst
which his American" expressed April Z,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Benson were
Hays visitors Monday.
For Sale-Seed corn at $3.50 per
bushel. j. R. Wilson Adv 50 2t.
For Sale-Some good young horses.
W. j. Simpson, Wa-Keeney. 5S-3t-
Don't fail to attend the big mas
querade ball at Voda Hall next Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Kellogg, of
Pioneer, were county seat visitors
last Monday afternoon.
James Rhoades, of Topeka, visited
with his mother and other relatives
north of town the first of the week.
( Mike Burnhan, who has been
eral months, returned home last Sat
urday-
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Northup were
Sunday visitors to Quinter where they
visited Mr.. Northup's brother and
family.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest
Spitsnaugle, a boy, February 18th.
The infant died a few hours after
birth and was laid to rest in Wa
Keeney cemetery.
Mrs. Sylvia Conley and son, Mar
ion, the Beamer boys, Johnnie Schrei-
Der and family and Mrs. John Mast
visited at the Fred Plath home, Sun
day.-Ransom Record.
Guy Jesse, Harold Graham and
Clarence Pavey autoed to Wa-Keeney,
Friday evening with Prof. L. W.
Hampshire, who went from there to
Topeka on business He returned
Monday morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07

A line of Ladies Home Journal
Patterns just received at Farmers
Union store. Adv. 2. 1t.
For Sale-Pure bred Duroc Jersey
boars W. F. Sites, Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, route L. Adv. 2t-
Mr. and Mrs. John Milholland, of
Miltonvale, Kans., are visiting at the
home of his parents this week
Don't forget a. NJ Finley's i'm
plement sale Saturday afternoon at
his old stand back of the World Office.
Lewis Brown, OF Collyer, and a
former Russell citizen, is here for a
few days visit with old time friends.
Russell Record.
If you want prompt mail service to
all points east of Salina, mail your
letters by 10 a. N. each morning and
they will go out on the jitney.
A Winchester, of Hays, transacted
business in Wa-Keeney Tuesday Mr..
Winchester if the father J. a. Win
chester, formerly principal of the city
schools
Mrs. c. Hildebrand and small son,
of Collyer, who have been visiting at
the Christ Hildebrand home left for
their home last Saturday-Russel
Record.
DR.. Lacerte was. down from Collyer
last Wednesday He has started the
political pot to boiling up in his neck
of the woods by printing some pol
itical dope" on representative
The grand opera The Daughter of
the Regiment" will be given at the
Sheirden coliseum at Hays, on Satur-
day evening, March 9, 1918. Don't
fail to attend this great play.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Riggs, of Ban
ner, were guests at the home of his
brother, Charley Riggs, who lives
east of town over Monday. They had
just returned from visit with their
son, Chester, at Camp Funston
W. r. King came up from Hays
/ Tuesday to attend a meeting of the
stockholders of the Golden Belt Ele-
vator Company There were a large
number of farmers in town to attend
the meeting-Ells Headlight
R. E Terry, one of the former
managers of the Shellebarger Milling
Company, of Grinnell, has made ap-
plication for position with the Farm
ers' Union of Grinnell
Record
E E Beougher and family accom-
panied by Miss Margaret O'Laughlin
and p A Lynch visited at the E. A.
Wild's ranch which is located eleven
miles south of Collyer, last Sunday
l-Grinnen Record
Last Saturdays east bound jitney
could well be called a Voda special
as all the passengers alighting at the
station were from that good burg;
almost a dozen in number. Bad roads
was the cause of their using the iit-
ney as a means of getting to a live
town
a mule buyer from ST. Louis, No,
IS in this county buying mules for the
government He shipped a car cas-.
last Saturday. He bought seven head
+ of Schwanbeck brothers, of near Voda,
the first of the week for which he
paid $175O or $3.50 each Several
other farmers sold at the same figure
An extra span of good mules brings
$780, Who says there's nothing in a
mule but the 'kick," and hard work,
how about the s-coin?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07
RUCKER-WALKER

A very beautiful home wedding oc-
CURED at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs U. S. Rucker, east
of town on Wednesday afternoon at
six o'clock Everything had been care
fully planned to make the wedding
the most impressive possible At the
appointed time for the ceremony the
bride and groom marched into the
parlor where the guests awaited
them, and plain ceremony was used
by Rev. Sutton IN the marriage
The bride was beautiful In her wed
ding gown of white and bridal veil,
carrying a boquet of lovely white
roses. The groom wore the conven-
tional black.
After the ceremony all went into
the DINING room where an elegant
three course dinner was awaiting
them.
After social hour was spent all
left for their homes leaving the best
possible wishes for this splendid young
couple on their journey of life
Many beautiful and useful presents
were received.
The groom is a Trego county boy
having been raised here and is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Walker.
Ralph as he is more Familiarity known
is young man of sterling qualities.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. U. S. Rucker and is a most
estimsble young lady. The World
and host of friends join in wishing
them long life and prosperity. They
will be at home to their friends on
the ranch of the grooms fathers, re-
Gently vacated by one of the Sand
stoe brothers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07
GIRL LOST IN BLIZZARD

Sharon Springs, March 3.-(Spe-
ciaD-Miss Hulda Swedelund was
found frozen to death in huge snow
drift near her home here today. Sew
eral days ago she left the home of a
neighbor to return to her own home
during a raging blizzard. 1t is pre-
sumed she was caught in the storm
and wandered around until she fell
and was covered with drifted snow
The search had been kept up contin-
uously since her Capital.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE

On account of the presence of meas
les and other contagious diseases
throughout the county, and rather
than to discontinue all public
gatherings, l hereby warn all par
ents who do not wish their children
exposed to keep them away from
public gatherings and meetings of all
kinds.
DR. W. Y Herrick,
County Health Officer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07

R. C. Wilson left Tuesday morning
on the jitney for Chicago, ILL.,, where
he was called by the death of his sis
ter
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stimits, of Hays,
were called here to attend the funer-
al of ]. B. Biehler which took place
last Friday.
Robert Tague, vice president of
the Collyer State Bank, was county
seat visitor on Wednesday, making
the trip by the jitney route.
Misses Grace Bellairs and Nellie
Kite went down to Camp Funston
and spent Saturday and Sunday with
Clifford Bellairs and Robert McKin-
ley
Our old friend Ben Rogers, writes
from Portland, Ore, as follows: '+The
Mrs is gaining slowly, but far from
being able to do her work yet. Kind
regards to all friends"
The latter part of last week Mrs
l. T. Purcell went down to the Ozarks
on q business trip. Before her re-
turn she will visit in ST. Louis and
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smelling, of
Ogallah township, returned home the
first of the week after a two weeks
visit with their son, Arthur Smelling
and family of Kanorado, Kansas
Lost-Near German church last
Friday. Pocketbook containing about
SLIGO, two five dollar bills and some
change Finder will be rewarded by
J. J. Baurer, Wa-Keeney, Kans., P T.
Adv. ? p.
Mesdames a. H Blair, w. Y Her
rick, J. W. Phares and J. c. Cort-
right went to Hays the first of the
week to attend Red Cross meeting
in that city and to take in a few
sessions of the Golden Belt before re-
turning.
Geo. Cox is busy leasing up land
in Cheyenne county, Colorado, this
week for the Carter Oil Co. Mr.. Cox
has practically leased all of the land
in Wallace county to the Carter and
Empire companies, and we are now
wondering when they will begin their
search for oil-Sharon Springs Times
DIR. A B. Jones, Mrs John Blakely,
Mrs ]. J. Drummond, F W. Cross,
F. c. Schwanbeck, John Biehler and
Mrs. Mary kulp are among Trego
countys' old timers that have passed
on Within the last few months Verify
death is fast claiming many of our
old settlers Like the leaves from the
trees they are falling one by one
Mr. and Mrs Geo Riedel, of Kan
sas City, Mo-, were in the city We'd
nesday transacting business Mrs.
Riedel viii be remembered as Miss
Amelia Gustafson- They visited the
old homestead in Ogallah township
They also made trip up into Cove
county and looked at piece of land
fourteen miles south of Park, before
returning home
C. E Cruson whose home is south of
Ogellah died in a hospital at Kansas
City on Wednesday. February 9th
from pneumonia He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs W. A Cruson and was
about twenty years of age The body
was shipped to Ogallah and the funer-
al service was held last Sunday The
family have the sympathy of all in
their sad hour of sorrow and bereave-
ment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-07

Last Sunday the L. S. Myerly fam
lily enjoyed a reunion in honor Of
Corporal Leo Myerly who was home
on a furlough from Camp Kearney,
which is located twelve miles north OF
San Diego, Cali A splendid dinner
was served and all the family were
present except DIR. Clark Myerly, of
Concordia, who was unable to leave
some of his patients who were ser
iously i'll. A family reunion is always
a most happy event and this one was
no exception to the rule for it proved
to be a most enjoyable affair. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. W. r
Downie, of Collyer, Mr.. Ed Myerly, OF
Kansas City, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Heyl
Mr.. Leo Myerly, Miss Lois Drummond
and Mr.. j. ]. Drummond.