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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-05-09
Most Horrible;
Beware This Fake
Chain Letter Being Ussd to Get
Money from Grocers
A HOSPITAL TO FIX FACES
Located in Paris Is Supposed to Get
the Money-The Real French
Consul at Seattle Repudiates
the Scheme-P. o. De-
partment investigating

L. Horrible, "French CONSUL at
Seattle, WASH, does not exist
If anybody sends you chain let
ter soliciting funds for special
American hospital in Paris-don't
bite. Turn it down. Investigate.
This is the chain letter (which is
at present being sent broadcast
among the grocers in this section:
Gentlemen:
"An honorable appeal to American
Busines Men. France helped in the
Revolution. Help her now.
"This is for the purpose of found
ing a special American hospital in
Paris, for those wounded in the face
and jaw. Your work is needed i'm
mediately in the task Of restoring
faces and thereby permitting the un-
fortunate to live their lives out with
as little disfguration as possible.
"The American Red Cross will give
$2,000,000 for every $1,000,000 rais-
ed by the National Committee for
which 100 beds will be established
and maintained.
"Please make six copies of this let
ter and send to your friends, num-
Der each of these six letters with the
number higher than the number used
at the top Of this letter. Use the
same number on each of the six let
ters. Send this letter and Csc, pre-
ferably in stamps, to
81. Horrible, French Counsel, P.
o. Box 1918, Seattle, Wash.
"This gentleman has agreed to cen
tralize the fund. This will end with
the number 100. Those receiving
No. 100 should make no copies Of the
letter, but merely send the 25c.
Kindly do not break the chain
TO do SO, would work great hardship
on this humanitarian cause.
~ Respectfully,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
An Ice Shortage.

For the last few days Butler has
been up against an ice shortage and
the consumers have been placed on
short rations. The extreme ho;
weather of the last week made the de-
mand so great as to slightly overtax
the capacity of the plant. Monday
and Tuesday no delivery was made
to the residence sections of the city.
and steady procession of men. wo-
men and children could be seen leav-
ing the plant at almost any hour car
ryinA ice. A small reserve supply is
being kept on hand for the sick and
for babies. Manager Lltton has made
every possible effort to have ice
shipped In but finds that every town
in tiis part Of the state is just a. bad
of q Butler sand many Of them
worse. The Home Prodace people
are doing their best and - soon a =
cake Of jee = pulled Il i divided up
amongst those who gre waiting for il.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
Crushed to Death.

Fred Marsh was crushed to death
under a water tank Tuesday forenoon
says the Hume Telephone. He was
with his father, Bert Marsh's thresh-
ing outfit that pulled onto the Joe
Thompson farm about $3.50 o'clock.
and Immediately started for coal
bank quarter of mile distant on
the O. p Mailer place for tank of
water After waiting an hour and a
half for his return, Mr.. Marsh sent
one of the crew to find out what was
OBTAINING him, when he found that the
wagon and tank had turned upside
down on him pinioned to the ground.
Sunmoning assistance the wagon was
lifted from the body, but life was ex-
tinct. The weight was on his breast
which crushed him to death. The
wagon and tank had overturned on
the bank as he attempted to turn
around before filling the tank. The
body was brought to the Mcconnell
rooms and prepared for
burial.
Fred Marsh was 10 years of age, a
strong, healthy young man, of hap
oy disposition, industrious and manly. |
His untimely and tragic death will be !,
, sad blow to the father and mother.
Who have the sympathy of all in their
lark hour of grief.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
Riot Breaks at K. c. Station AS
Negro Draftees Entrain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. ,3.-Two
persons were slightly injured late last
night during disorder at the Union
Station caused by motorcycle po-
liceman showing a negro draft man
into line as contingent of negroes
we're entraining for Camp Funston.
kas.
A crowd OF negroes who were at
the station to see the men leave mis-
understood the action of the police
man and attacked him. The negroes
surged into the station lobby and
caused small panic among the trav-
elers and employees. Police reserves
finally dispersed the crowd.
B. A. Calkins, 70 years old, of Fort
Worth, Tex, and "a policeman were
caught in the rush through the lobby
and knocked down, both receiving
scalp wounds.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
= Gave a Farewell Party for His
Sisters.

As Misses Elsie, Esther and
Thelma Pritchard, daughters of the
late J. w. Prtchard, expected to leave
in the near future for Iowa, where
they expect to make their future
home, their brother, Ernest Pritchard,
and Mrs. Pritchard. entertained the
two classes OF. the Presbyterian Sim
day school to which the young ladies
belong, at their home southwest of
town, Thursday evening of last week.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served and very pleasant even
ing was spent, although its enjoyment
was tinged with sadness on account
of the recent tragic death of the
young ladies' father. In the few
years that the Pritchard girls have
lived in this community they have
made many friends who deeply regret
their departure. During the evening
they were presented with several little
remembrances by their school mates.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
To Our Country Correspondents.

Several of the correspondents Of
The Times have fallen into the habit
OF mailing their items on Tuesday
evening which makes them arrive
Wednesday, too late for publication.
In order to insure their appearance in
the paper it is absolutely necessary
that we receive them not later than
Tuesday afternoon of each week. We
have been printing these items the
week following with a notation that
they were received too ,late for publ
cation the previous week. Except in
exceptional cases this practice will be
discontinued. The Times has the best
staff of country writer's of any paper
in this part of the country and we ask
that they do their very best, to get
their items in early enough to get in
the current week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08


condition
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L0gan-M00re Lumber Company
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
1T WAS HOT
All Hot Weather Records Broken
Saturday and Sunday. The
Corn Crop Badly
Injured.

Saturday and Sunday were, per-
haps, the hottest days ever expert
enced in this part of the country. The
mercury went UP and up until a good
part of both days it stood we'll past
the 100 mark. There was a hot wind
the speedily dried up vegetation and
was particularly hard on the corn,
completely running many fields and
damaging every crop in the county.
The rains of week ago had started
the grass in some of the pastures, but
the heat and dry hot winds Soon got
away with that.
Reports from the south part of the
state, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kan
sas state that in some localities the
corn crop will be complete failure
and at other points the crop will be
cut short.
The Kansas City weather bureau
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
COUNTY ENROLMENT AGENT
U. S. Department of Labor Appoints
B. F. Jeter, of This City, to
Register Bates County
Labor,
Phone 10

In order to definitely ascertain the
exact man power of this country the
department of labor, during the
month of August will conduct regis
tration when every man between the
ages OF rs and S. years except farm
ers, miners and railroad men must
register, giving his occupation and
various information that will be Of
use to the department.
Last week B. F. Jeter of this city
received his appointment as registrar
of Bates county, but owing to short
age of the necessary blanks the regis
tration will not commence for a few
days. There will be deputy regis
1rar appointed, Mr. Letter in each
township so that it will not be neces-
sary to come to Butler to register.
In the city of Butler. the registra-
ton will be by wards and will be con-
Quoted at the following places by the
gentlemen named:
First Ward-A. H. Culver, at Gull
ver's Furniture Store.
Second Ward-W. F. Hemstreet.
north basement of the court house.
Third Ward-J. w. Darby, south
basement OF the court house.
Fourth Ward-W. E. Welton, We'll
tons Jewelry Store.
Mt Pleasant township, outside of
Butler, i. F. Jeter, at his office on the
east side of the square.
Henry Sheppard will have charge of
the registration in Rich Hill, and
deputies for the various townships
will be appointed later.
Don't forget that every man be-
tween the ages of IS and IS years, ex-
cept farmers, miners and railroad men
must register.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
AUX Armes, Citoyens!"
Let us cherish no illusions.

Let us cherish no illusions
Above the tumult and the shouting
of the glorious Marine sounds one
clear voice, vibrant, convincing, soul
compelling. 1t is the call to arms
1t is the cry OF battle, urging more
speed, calling for force and yet more
force. 1t is the summons of democ-
racy, of freedom, of humanity, to ev-
cry lover OF the great cause to hasten
to the front millions to back up our
thousands and crush for all time the
beast of despotism and despoiler of
homes.
This is the lesson of the news, the
only lesson worth our needing. Per-
shing has told his wounded soldiers
that America is proud of them. She
is inexpressibly- proud and grateful.
Yet more to the purpose of the worl;
that we have in hands is it to make
sure that they shall be proud of
America, and that can be achieved
only by Americas fastening to send
man for every drop of blood that
has been shed and a regiment for ev-
cry life that has been lost.
There could be no greater mistake,
no more monstrous treason, than to
slacken in the least our utmost efforts
to push the campaign with every at
tainable man and gun. Splendid as is
the achievement at the Marine, it has
not won the war. 1t has not even
definitely turned the tide. 1t has
simply shown us what we can do if
we ever get fully into the war. 1t has
simply demonstrated to us the need
of more men, more guns, more air
planes, more munitions.
Are the Hunnish armies checked in
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
Big Show Coming.

Mr.. Cassidy, advance agent for the
Al 6. Barrfes animal shows, was in
the city Thursday making arrange
ments for the coming of that show,
which will be here Thursday, Aug. 22.
This is the first visit of this aggrega-
ton to this part of the country, but
the newspapers where it has shown
speak in the highest terms of it as a
good, clean show. Mr.. Cassidy is an
old time newspaper man that regards
himself as lucky that he got out be-
fore the high price of paper, increased
postage rates and various other tribu-
lations took large part of the joy out
of living for the newspaper man.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08

their latest drive? Then the checl
should be made defeat. Are they
defeated? Then the defeat should be
made a retreat. Are they retreating
Then the retreat should be made a
rout. Are they routed? Then in
Gods name and democracy, make the
rout annihilation!. This is no time for
hesitance, for watchful waiting, for
| looking for something to turn up that
will make it unnecessary to send an
other million men across the seas. 1t
is rather time to grid up our loins
and press on and on, lest these dead
shall have died in vain and our first
battle be sacrificed to the gods OF
procrastination and paciiism.
When the great Russian drive into
East Prussia was made in the first
year OF the war what would it not
have been worth to have had it so
supported and followed up that every
inch of ground would have been held:
What would it not have been worth
ii last years magnificent drive on the
,Sommc could have been backed up by
a million American troops to hold all
that had been won and to continue
the drive to and beyond the Rhine?
Those lessons should be scared with
fire upon our consciousness, to rouse
us to make every gain a call for
further effort, every victory rcqui~
sition Tor more force
Make no mistake. The ateful |
iunnish propaganda is alrea |
abroad with suggestions that the war
5 practically won and that we can
low afford to take a breathing space,
md that there will be no need OF
urther conscriptions for the army.
The enemy. they say, is down, and
here is no reason for pounding his
,rostrate form. 1t is time now to
hink OF coming to an agreement with
'ur beaten foe for an honorable end
ny oi-the war.
Before God, it would be we'll if
hose who put forth such reasonable
loze were placed between blank
,all and firing squad Such cor,n
ell is for prolongation of the war, for
dding to its cost i'll treasure, blood
nd lives. Its purpose, conscious or
unconscious, is to give the enemy a
nance to get upon his feet again and
, renew the fight with recruited
trength and III our very hour OF
otential victory to imperil our sue
ess and if possible to doom us to de- a
Eat.
So far as America is concerned,
lis is only the beginning. We shall
ave need of three, four or five times
le number OF troops that we now +
ave on the line, and the more We
Deed up. intensity and increase our Ii
forts the sooner the war will end. "
4 conflict with an honorable foe the c
Id rules of chivalry might prevail. a y
rant at an Appomattox might we'll )
~ to Lee, Keep your sword and j
t your men keep the horses; they r
ill need them for spring blowing
nut when we fight foe that knows t
OF truth or honor-a foe that vio- r
ties treaties, ignores the laws OF ma
ons, outrages the percepts of hu-
lanity and flouts the everlasting will
{ God-therc is but one course to
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
Former Bates County Lady Dies at
Jericho Springs.

Relatives in this city were notified
Sunday of the death of Mrs. Harper
Bydler, which occurred that morning
at her home in Jericho Springs. as
the result of an attack of heart fail
ure.
Margaret Black was born in this
county in 1899 and in 1919 was unit
ed in marriage to Harper Bydler. OF
this union there was two children,
both of whom survive.
Her brothers, T. A. Black, E. E.
Black and daughter, Miss Agnes, her
sister, Mrs. w. B. WEIGH and Mr..
WEIGH and grandfather, IA H. Black,
attended the mineral. which was held
at Jericho Springs Monday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08

pursue. When he is down keep him
down and strike the swifter and the
harder until he is entirely slain.
In, the words of the president,
"'This intolerable thing, without con-
science or honor or capacity for COW
enanted peace, must be crushed!" In
the words of the president, "Our
present and inme diate task is to win
the war, and nothing shall turn us
aside from it until it is accom-
plished."
AUX. Armes, citoyens!'-George
Harvey in North American Reviews
War Weekly.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08

reported the highest temperature
since the establishment of the station
80 years ago, 1903 degrees, and that
was taken on the roof of one of the
tall office buildings. On the streets
it was much hotter. At St. Joseph
the thermometers registered ITO de-
grees.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
YOU DOSE
$4,000

Each Binder Mower Wheat DILL Cunva Corn rnt
depriate value
unhoused for farm
chney while protected implements will last three
long
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
wEnbsd

Married man for farm work. 3
room. house and sow furni3hed. Also
man and wife, without children.
43-at ]. +. Kern. Butler. No.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Grand Ridge and Vincinity

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stone who re
sides west OF town LETT Thursday il
their car Tor Vaudalia where they
viii visit relatives
\ farmers meeting Mas held re-
Gently at The J. Il Andrews home for
'he purpose of iurtherins plans for
The purchasing ui 4 machine to be
used when threshins season opens
However, nothins OF definite nature
wa sdone at this meeting
II has been definitely decided to
use the Red Cross proceeds OF the
commencement exercises hel dhere on
tuesday evening. June II. in which
~ other districts weue in connection
with the Grand Ridge school Al the
time, for the making Of these II dis
tricts Red Cross schools The pupils
oelns made members OF the Junior
hed Cross. beginning their member
snip in September, when school opens
Tor the fall work This plan will ne
doubt stimulate the junior Red Cross
work to very great result. 1t win
be remembered thar foardfths OF the
proceeds of the commencement funG
went to the Red Gross and Il is this
money that will De used in creating
II schools Red Cross schools.
The Grand Ridge rhautauqua opens
here on Saturday, Splendid talent has
peen secured for The six days here
Every day will be good day. II will
he worth your while 90 take advan,
tase of this rare treat and visit our
village get acquainted with our PEG.
pie and have value received tor your
money besides. Chautauqua boosters
VINO were out recently met with splen-
aid success, delivering tickets anc
selling the same. Already $50 tickets
have been disposed of and with0m
doubt the 400 mark viii be reached
by time of opening; the chautauQus
continues through the an OF July
ON the It'll aside from the splendid az
traction booked FOR that especial day
another feature will be the raising OF
. hag pole at the bank corner The
citizens have responded literally and
il was but q short time before the re
QUired amount was raised for this
purchase. The incest part being f.
Is all a free win offering as it wa
not made compulsory on the part OF
any one-all the proceeds of the chau
tauqua aside from the contract for the
talent will be given to the Red Cross
The ladies' of the local branch will
have charge of the refreshments anc
committees are now busy working
out their plans. Remember the dates
June 20 TO July l. inclusive.
Emil Bossiene, who has been day
operator at The sUbstation here. for
long time, severed his connection with
,he company on Thursday, owing to
thefact that he received notification
that he was to leave with the Ottawa
contingent on Monday for Camp
Grant. Mr.. Bosselne was well liked
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
FREEDOM


VIM. Stockley has new Moline
Knight touring car.
The Red Cross will NEE. with Mrs
VIM Hinkson Friday, June IS.
MI and Mrs, Chas Mosey and
daughter, Miss Tess of Leland, were
week end guests at the Fl, T Mosey
home.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Law and Mrs,
Emil Hess Of Sheridan, Mrs. Con
stance Marshall of Serena and J. T..
Mcclure were dinner guests at Clyde
Cody's Sunday
VIM Gregg and family motored to
Chicago Tuesday
Ed Buttmaa and family were Au-
rora visitors Sunday
Mrs Julia Arentsen, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Areutsen and Joe Arentsen
visited at the Ia Hsgason home in
Ottawa Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Shaw has returned home
from Aurora hospital Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sand have NOV
cd into Rast Jameson's tenant house
! They have been keeping house fol
Freemont Jameson.
Miss Mildred Snider visited her
aunt, Mrs. Ed Higgason in Ottawa last
week
Mr. and Mrs. G. Shaw and daughter
Of Aurora visited relatives here Sun
day and Monday.
Miss Marie Eisenheim OF Tro,
Grove visited Miss Ollie Sumpter /
few days recently.
Chas. Mcclure aud Chas. Stockle
OF Ottawa visited at VIII Stockley'
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Edgar Pool Of Ottawa vislte
relatives here last week. Mr. Poe
came out for her Sunday
Mrs Edward Hall and son Hal
. ry Miss Lola Hall and Mis-
4 Anna Carlson Of Ottawa me
! tored TO De Kalb Sunday. The youn
: ladies have entered De Kalk norma
school for the summer term.
E On Friday and saturday afternoon
Q lune 2S and 80, from until 5, con
II mit'ee will be ut the town hall
/. Freedom TO weigh all the childre
4 under six years of age. Please kee
The dates IN mind.
Oscar - Ostrem and O'Meal Ne
Nelson of Freedom left Monday NOR
ing tor Camp Grant,
MI and Mrs. Roger Clark OF Ott
Sa visited at Earl Mosey's Saturda
4. and Sunday
b Mr. and Mrs. II. w Miller and Sc
e Glen Of Aurora visited at Jas. Shaw
q Sunday
Rev Gillian IL Chicago visit
this week.
Mrs Clarence Woodward and bal
N OF Lyndon came Monday to visit rel
n. lives here.
r. a patriotic program will be Civ
n IN The NJ T.. church Sunday afternoo
.. June 30, At 2;s0. Everybody IL q
daily invited to attend.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Cat Turned the Trick.

Psychology IL playing more and
more important part in shop work.
One Cincinnati manufactures. who
employed about twenty girls in GER
tain department, found that they
quickly grew disconnected and left
him at the end of a week or two, com
planning of the monotony Of their
tasks. The manufacturer laid the
facts before noted psychologist, who
advised him 10 get cat, put It In the
room with the girls. and await re.
suits. II vorked well.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
Your brother


com, iS,h INF, Camp Stuart. Va.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
COMPANY c BOYS
WRITE FROM FRANCE

5. boys come over. This 4 funny eli
mate over here The daYs are very
hot and the nights are cool and very
damp. We also have a lot OF daylight
We have daylight from about 4;30 A.
m. until 10 o'clock p NJ. SO YOU can
see we have very few hours OF dark
ness, This is a rather pretty and
quaint country. also It IS very inter
esting to persons from the United
States. Just the same am glad am
from the old L. 5. A.. and we should
be more proud OF il than We are after
seeing what | have OF the country
over here. The farms are laid out in
about ten acres of land and are call
ed plots. Each one is surrounded by
stone wall about four feet high and
the walls are so old that grass and
hedge cover them along with the
earth that covers them.
was told today that gasoline is
for pleasure ears cost $3.50 gallon
That sure is some price claim. Tell
Mrs. billiard that | met a sailor on
the ship ! crossed on from Naltham,
Mass aud that he knows her brother
John. His name is f.. p Dickens.
The people here wear wooden shoes
stuffed with straw to fit their feet
men and women both The men wear
Il big wide brimmed black hat with
large steamers and most of the we
men wear little white caps, like the
nurses, as near as | can describe
them. Well, | must close for this
time hoping you are all well and
happy Send me the Ottawa papers
as usual. | will write again in few
lays With love to all,
Your son.