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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
ChILLICOTHE. MO.

Mrs. Myrtle Beach returned from
an extended visit with Rev. and Mrs.
Hillman of Terre Haute, Ind, last
Monday. REV. H. o. Burbridge of
Pleasant Hill, Mo, visited friends last
Thursday. =. Editor Crews. DIR. Ram
sey and Mr.. Bentley of aKnsas City,
Mo-, in a touring car spent a few
hours in the city en- route from Mob
erly, Mo-, where they attended the
u. B. F. Grand Lodge , Mr.. and Mrs,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

Taft, Okla, and. Mr.. Manuel the veal
thiest race individuals in our Coun-
try. l have 5000 shares of stock in
which l offer for a short time at $500
per share and advise those interested
to buy Immediately and share in divi-
dend soon to be declared as later
stock at that price cannot be purchas-
ed.
JOHN M. DAY,
Manager of Stock Sales,
2434 Flora Avenue
Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
MARYvILLE, MISSOURI.

Helen Campbell is very ill at this
writing. Mrs, Mae Ousley has been
visiting her mother in Savannah, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed have moved
to Omaha, where they will make their
home. -. Sunday raj Quarterly Meet
ing and everybody turned out and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

aside for a moment the veil and let
ting out between its folds the evil
dences of friendship and good wishes
ever perennial among the noble souls.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31
OUR BIRD EN-.
By w. S. Tayes.

IJ w y IWTVV'
Sing me not of the flight of birds,
Nor the height of the eagles soaring,
Nor the instinct of the feathery tribe,
When wintry winds are blowing.
l care not for their June flight
AS DER heads they SOAR,
For we'll know 1 that God has taught
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-31

q. s. Food Administration.
or Squire 'Tater low he goin' to
be mighty nigh king err de roos'
'mong garden sass folks. We alls
kin eat him as a 'tater boiled, baked,
fried, stewed, cooked wild cheese en
dey gettin' so dey make i'm inter
flour; SOS we kin substitute" him
fo' wheat aour. He's de ''suhstitu4
tenest'' of all de vittles. he SEE.
De udder garden sass folks lax
inguns, tomatues, cabbage en- turnips
en- squash don't need to git peeved,
cause dey's goin' to be room in de
pot fo' de whole tribe. Ev'y las
one on 'em can hep save wheat en-
meat fer de boys OATS dom de fight
in over yander.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Miss Pickford Sued for
$4,000 Legal Services

Mary Pickford. moving picture star,
temporarily abandoned her Liberty
Bond selling campaig yesterday to ap-
pear in the Supreme Court as defendant
in a suit for $4,000. brought By Samuel
NJ. Field, OF Chicago, for legal services.
Mr.. Field testified that he had al,
oral agreement with Miss Pickford to
look after her legal affairs. When he
sent his bill. he said Mrs. Pickford,
the stars mother, told him his charge
Was too high. Miss Pickford will tell
to-day why she thinks she should not
be compelled 10 pay Mr.. Field.
During recess Miss Pickford was
questioned concerning a report from
Los Angeles which stated that her hus-
band. Owen Moore, was contemplating
a suit against Douglas Fairbanks.
II don't care whoop how many
telegrams come from Los Angeles" the
movie actress announced. 81 have
nothing to say about the matter
Her attorney, Dennis F. O'Brien,
had, however. His statement in part
asserted that Miss Pickford should
not be worried at this time by any al
lusions to her her private career She
is trying to protect her reputation II
any suits are sled Miss Pickford Will
then put in vigorous denials of any
charges 0 Improper conduct
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

Miss Marcia Van Dresser gave a song
recital yesterday afternoon at Aeolian
Hall before 4 large and interested
audience. Miss Van Dresser IS not =
stranger to New York audiences. but
she has perhaps never made so al
together pleasing an impression a.
at her recital Yesterday In the old
German Bethlehem Shepherds Cradle
Song" and ia c. P. f. Bach's Natures
Adoratlon,' which she sang in Eng
lish, she was at her best Her diction
was excellent and her use Of mezza
voce skilful
In fact. throughout and especially in
the groups by Faure and Debussy. her
mezza Vocc was cvocative of much
beauty. Her chief faults were q hard
ness and strdency in forte Passage
IN her upper tones, and in an occa-
sional straying from the pitch: but
her universal intelligence. taste and in
telpretatlve power more than made IN
for these. Her voice in the medium
was always warm.
All IN all, il was recital which gave
abundant pleasure. pleasure that was
warmly expressed by the audience
Miss Van Dresser is an able and a sim
cere artist.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Capt. knyvett Dies
Of Year-Old Wounds

Captain r. Hugh Knyvett, author,
lecturer and soldier, is dead as the
result of wounds received in the first
battle of the Somme, where he served
with the Anzac Scouts.
Captain Knyvett died Monday night
in the Alston Sanitarium, 26 West
.sixty-iirst Street. He had been i'll two
weeks with tuberculosis, superinduced d
by the injuries from which he was
thought 10 have recovered.
Funeral services VIII be held to-day y
in the Central Presbyterian Church
593 Madison Avenue. =
Captain knyvett came to this coun-
try in November with his bride, who
vas Miss Lillian Maudc, niece Of Cyril
Maude, the actor. He was enthusias-
tically received as one of the best war
speakers to visit New York. After he
became i'll his book, Cover There With
the Australans,' was published. II
received much favorable comment.
Captain Knyvctt entered the service
as an intelligence officer, and waa with
the army in Egypt, at Gallpoli and on
tho Western front.
Mrs. knyvett was with her husband
at his death.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Art
Exhibit of Paintings b
American Women Shown
at Hotel Majestic

An exhibition of paintings by Ameri-
can women artists is now shown in the
Grand Ballroom Of the Hotel Majestic
and VIII continue until May 5. Sophie
N. Brannon shows four clever land
scapes, one Of which, "A Coming
Shower has much atmospheric ten
derness in its play of light and shade
on trees and water Her Passing
Clouds is also we'll arranged land
scapc. with winding river rejecting
the gray clouds overhead. Two charm.
ing still lifes. delicate in color, are by
Anna Fisher.
Baby in Her Carriage" by Martha
Walter, is colorful, but gives the feel
ing of paint rather than the tender
flesh tones OF \ little child "In the
Flower Garden" has the same feeling
Of paintiness. though otherwise it is a
vigorous piece Of work
1t requires some skill to arrange a
few telegraph poles. an old wooden
shed and distant hill into an harmo-
NOUS composition. This Anna Fisher
has done in her charming impression
Of "a Bit of East Gloucester" "In
Summer Time" by Lillian Genth.
shows nude with good flesh qualities
IN sun-tlecked woodland. Jane Pc
terson is represented by character
lst!c fishing boat scene. A striking
canvas, almost Turneresque in its eX-
quisite ospheric qualities, is "Proph-
cts Landing,' by Matilda Brown. Other
artists exhibiting are Katherine Finola
Dekay. Clara MacChesney. Edith Pen
man, Mrs. Peyton and Althea H. Pratt.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Cowboy Ropes Thrift Stamp Buyers As
Indian Chief Brandishes Tomahawk
Wild West Features Please
Crowdat Women's s ". SIS.
Booth at Library

Don White Eagle. full-blooded Chey-
enne Indian, from the Wind River
Reservation. Wyoming. brandished a
tomahawk in one hand, a war savings
stamp in the other and talked thrift
to the crowds outside the Browning
machine gun exhibit of the Mayors
Committee OF Women on National De-
fence. at the Public Library, Forty
second Street and Fifth Avenue, yes
terday afternoon.
White Eagle brought cheers from the
throng when he danced in the ancient
costume OF the redman. But the
ovation he got when he talked IN the
language oil the paleface was still
greater. Said White Eagle:
Il have three brothers in France ;r
the uniform of the United States army
And | am going over there soon ny,
SELF
And if White Eagles patriotic
speeches had not been enough to roll
up the quarters Cor Uncle Sam, there
was Leon Roberts, Arizona COW.
puncher. While White Eagle talked OF
Indian wars and German wars, Roberts
twlrled his hide larat over the crowd
and roped them in. ten or twelve at q
time. Assisting Arizona" Leon was
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
College Women Urged
To Become Nurses

call for nurses was sounded yes
terday TO the college women by Miss
Jane Delano. head of the Red Cross
nursing service, in an appeal for volun-
teers for the training camp for nurses
to be located at Nassar under the aus
p!ces OF the Red Cross and the Council
Of National Defence.
"W omen are not responding TO the
country's CALL said Miss Delano, "be-
cause they do not realize the need of
nursing service. But We must have
more nurses il we are to win the war.
Home hospitals must be s.affed with
new graduates to release the nurses of
experience for the war hospitals
Whether our thousands OF American
soldiers at the front are cared for when
they are wounded, depends upon the re-
sponse Of the American women"
The training course will be from June
u 10 September 13. 1t will cover the
theory and practice of nursing as a pre-
liminary to two years hos pital training,
which is to follow for the nursing vol
unteer.
Hospital wards will be set up. where
the students Will be taught ward man
agement. A fee of s95 will cover all
expenses, including laundry. A mum
ber of scholarships have been given.
Upon early application, more will be
assigned
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Comedy Club to Present
2 Plays for War Relief

For the benefit Of the Junior War
Relief Society the Amateur Comedy
Club will give performance this even
ing at the Garden Theatre. Two come
dies, Paint and Personality" and The
Docr,' viii he produced for the first
tine on amy etage. Among those who
will take part are Mrs. Henry NJ. Car
tiss, Mrs. Drclincourt NJ Martin, Miss
Eva McAdoo. Miss Grace Henry, Ed
ward Falos Coward Albert Sterner.
Henry c. Smith, Joseph Lamb, Howard
Greenley, Henry c. Quinby and Lloyd
Aspinwal.
Programmes Will be sold by Mrs.
Paul G. Thcbaud. jr.. Mrs. Arthur Coles,
Miss Margaret French, Miss Polly Lin
com. Miss Margaret Warren, Miss
Florence Appleton, Miss Olive Tripp
and Miss Florence Clendenin.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Americans Urged
To Get Russia
Back Into the War
We Should Act to Prevent
Her Fighting for Germany,
Says Col. Hunter

The worldwide military operations
OF the British forces explain why the
British army is outnumbered by the
foe on the Western front, if such is
really the case, according to Colonel
Fraser Hunter, D. s. O., of the British
army, who addressed the members of
the Pennsylvania Society at their an
nual luncheon yesterday, at the Bank
ers' Club
The war is not all in France" he
said, despite the American impression
to that effect. Britain has great re-
sponsibllity throughout the world"
Among the remotely distant places
where British forces are engaged he
mentioned China. India. German East
Africa, Turkey, Mesopotamia. Persia,
Egypt, Arabia, Gallipoli, Palestine,
Italy. France and Ireland.
mere IS no government in Russia.
he SAID. You Americans should lose
no time in going in there and getting
those Russians fighting for you before
they fight for The Germans The Ger
mans believe they have won the wal
because they have beaten the Russians
Go in there and do the right thing
and don't take many months to do H.
II you can't get the permission Of
Trotzky and Lenine throttle them.
Several million of those war-weary
Russians may yet be able to fight
against the Germans unless they are
first persuaded to hgnt with them"
He said there were Just two classes
Of people in The war. Germans and
those who are fighting against them,
and added: "Whcrevcr there is Ger
man. there is the field Of war
James NJ. Beck, who presided. then
introduced the French Consul General
here CASTOR Lambert, who said he be-
lieved the battle on the West front
gave no cause for great anxiety.
Don't worry, but hurry was his
plea.
Mr. Beck was reelected president of
the society. In closing he ventured
the prophecy that when the great war
is finally over America would say to
France Of the billions lent to her,
"Receipted in full by the blood OF
your sons
The following other officers of the
society were elected: presidents,
Theodore P. Shonts. Thomas E. Kirby,
James Gaylcy and S. Forry Laucke :;
secretary Barr Ferree; treasurer,
William Guggenheim.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Rockefeller Relief
Board Is Working
With Red Cross
Foundation Furnishes the
Funds for Trained Work.
ers in War Area

The second instalment Of the anoua,
report of the Rockefeller Foundation.
issued yesterday, continues the de-
scrlption of what that organization is
cong to aid the government in its
prosecution of the war.
Much Of the work which the War
Relief Commission hitherto accom-
pllshed has been turned over to the
Hed Cross for administration. The
foundation furnishing the funds. The
commission is still carrying on it's
ant!-tubercuiosis campaign IN France.
under the direction OF the Internatjon.
al Health Board. Here. too. il k
working with the Red Cross.
Negotiations have been opened with
the Red Cross with view toward hay-
ing this organization take over the
care of the 800 Belgian refugee chill
dren which the foundation has been
supporting in Switzerland for some
time.
The report gives statistics to show
ma, IT'S aid has rot been limited mere
~ 10 the Red Cross in the sphere OF
W@r relIef Commissions and societies
tHa' arc trying to better conditions
tnaO our soldiers face in camp and in
sne neid' nave had the foundations
support to large degree.
10 nearly all OF the units that
make up this vast corporations the
report says, "thc Rockefeller Founds
lon tas granted sums which aggre-
gate four and half millions. or ~
per cent of the total budget for ths
undertaking"
ne Rockefeller Institute for Med
cal Research has also been given over
almost entirely to government work.
a model field hospital has been erect
ed on It's property, and here surgeons
OF the United States army and navy
are receiving instruction in the treat
ment of wounds according to the Car
rei-Dakin method p to December 81
patients
The preparation of serums." the re.
port goes on. "and the distribution OF
these TO the government hospitals have
constituted another foundation-sup-
ported contribution to the war. Dur
ing 1911 nearly 5000 doses Of serums
were distributed By far the larres;
amount was for combating meningitis
Arrangements have been made TO,
greatly increasing the output Of these
sefums, which are prepared with the
utmost care. and are eagerly sought by
the United States medical authorities
The foundation has been making s
special investigation into the cause anc
treatment Of she'll shock, a term which
the report says. has been hit upon te
describe wide range OF cases, from
true paralysis to simple cowardice."
During May and June OF last year
recognized authority on the subject
Dr. Thomas W. Salmon. studied this
type of seizure in the hospitals OF Brit
am, and has presented report which
has been of great value to the surge on
generals office in formulating a policy
for the treatment and care of such
cases in hospitals Of the government
Dr. Salmon has since gone to France, to
assume charge of that army medical
service which has been intrusted with
the care of she'll shock and similar
cases.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Stone Funeral Train
Arrives in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, April 1s.-The train
bearing the body of Senator William
j. stone. who died Sunday in Washing
ton, reached here tonight en- route TO
Jefferson City, where the body will lie
in state ut the Capitol tomorrow. The
cortcgc then viii move 20 Nevada. Mo.
where funeral services and intcrmcnt
viii take place on Thursday
A regiment Of Home Guards, uni
formed mail carriers, policemen and a
civil escort of one hundred Nilsson
rians met the train. More than 1000
ncrgons crowded the station
The Senate committee, headed by
Senator Reed and the House commit
tee, headed by Speaker Clark., were
,sLcn IN the ST. Louis Club for dinner.
sneaker Clark received a telegram call
inc him to Washington on important
business and planned to depart for the
cauital tonight.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
S. D. Babcock Dies in Paris

PARIS, April 1e.-Samncl d. Bah
coct' son Of Henry p. Babcock, OF New
York. died on Sunday Of heart ,t.e, d'sSase' Ease
following pneumonia, at a NY nsn''
s!r. Babcoch had served since oeptem :
oer last wth the American Red oroSs
az representative of the organ'Z.atIoh
WITH the American hNpcdi'ionafy
Forccs in the field.
Mr. Babcoch WAS forty-four years Ole
and Nbcu IN Sow YofS maze ;, n's ''oH 9
with his parents at 20 fast f'ily-sec.
ord STREET. lie had been 1t fne"'pe' ol
rhc Now York STOCK h@cnahGc '"'
years.
About q year ago Mr Babcoek volaN !,
teorcd az field worker lie contracted
pneumonia when working close TO inc
battle line early In March ~.,,
Mr.. Babcock's parents arc In >@ii'
1ornia.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

to make sure that his badge of honor
found ITS way 10 the country for which
It vas won.
Pershing Appeals to Young
Writing under date of March A and
aquressIng himscl If "To the Young Peo-
PIE of the Churches of America" Gen
eral PerShing said:
am glad to have the opportunity
o. sending Nou greetings and hearty
approval of the concerted support the
church forces of the country. through
you, are giving the government. The
great active moral influence of the
churches of America cannot fail to add
power to the nation.
After all, 1t is to the young people,
whose vision reaches far into the
tuturc, and whose aggressiveness of
spirit gives force to their will. that
the country looks for strength. Your our
efforts will serve to unite our people
more closely in their determination to
give the downtrodden throughout the
world the same free democracy that we
ourselves enjoy.
while the young people at home
may be depended upon to do their full
part, the soldiers who represent YOU,
encouraged by your loyalty, may be
expended upon to give good account
O. themselves in tins battle for the
principles of liberty
Lloyd Georges Letter.
Premier Lloyd George wrote. on
March %, on the subject of war re-
strictlons on the sale of alcohol:
am following with great interest t
the war restrictions on alcohol actu-
ally enforced and those under con-
sideration in the United States.
I'VE have ourselves not been ne
glectful Of the necessities imposed d
by war We have stopped entirely the
manufacture of spirits, we have cut
down the brewing OF beer by more
than two-thirds and the hours during
which it can be sold TO less than one
third.
should the exigencies of war neces-
state further restrictions. we shall
follow with interest your campaign for
the enforcement of war prohibition in
the United States of America"
Prohibition is of such Importance to
the cause Of the Allies, in the opinion
OF Dr. Polling, that it may very soon
become the difference between defeat
and victory. He thinks that England
viii find it necessary to release fo,
war service the ships. the food and the
Men engaged by liquor traffic
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Circus Outdoes Itself
To Please the Orphans

Eight thousand pairs OF eyes, be-
longing to New York's crippled and
orphaned children. lost their customary
wistful expression and glistened with
JOY for two hours yesterday morning
while they watched the special per-
formance given for them by Barnum
Bailsy's Circus.
Conyeyances drove to the doors Of
Madison Square Garden before 10
O'Clock and uniformed attendants as
sisted the matrons in charge to carry
many helpless little ones to their seats.
The active children hurried in without
waiting for guidance and seemed deaf
to the cries of Jimmy. come here!
Mary, wait for the others" You, Will
Am Johnny, go and bring back those
BOYS"
Breathess. they crowded into the
SIDE show before the big snow" began
There, the freaks, who had arisen early
we're waiting for the children and put
forth their best efforts 20 astonish
hem and make their eyes widen and
their mouths open. The latest freak
the Wild Dancing Bushman,' beat his
breast until it reverberated like new
drum; ne danced the dance OF his tribe
Yelling so Justify that the roof rang
and pulled al his unbelievable India
rubber hair Zip for thirty years
nng of the freak until deposed last
week by the 8ushman. took up his fid-
de and played the tune ne had been
Mhearsing week for this occasion
The pretty snaAe charmer said she. for
9ae did no. mind getting up a. dawn
seelng il was for the children.
Fer fifty years. the circus has enter
nned the cripples and orphans OF New
ierk once a season, and the performers
nake il the best show OF the year. To
asy the management Of Barnum &
ssey's Circus VIII give a show a
Aevue Hospital q, 10 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Rates Army s Morals Higher
Than Those Of Civilians
DID,. A. PoIlns reports American Troops Fit in Every
Way and Contradicts Vice Stories From France
He Brings Word From Pershng

rosTON. April 16.-The American
Uniform is living along a higher
.,,ne than the American in civil life.
-s;s is the conclusion OF Dr.. Daniel A.
po,us, associate president and citizen
lin Superintendent of the United So
..tv OF Christian Endeavor, who re-
.nrned to-day after stay Of five weeks
,i.h the American soldiers in France.
The American soldier overseas is
,,os to the finest traditions of Ameri-
IN arms" SAID DR.. Polling. The
,,ories nf wholesale drunkenness and
,iee. which have greatly disturbed the
rirds OF thousands Of people who
.,vs given their sons to the nation are
nat true. The programme of the
american authorities in France is the
mast comprehensive and aggressive
.r.r attempted by nation at war to
s.sn her fighting men physically sound
and morally fit The fruits OF the pro-
rramme are unmistakable.
Assures Mems Parents
NV own Investigations. conducted
rnder every condition OF army life and
y every training camp of any size
snere American soldiers are gathered
,ocether in France. substantiate the
ssures Of the military authorities.
gbich prove that the American in uni
:arr, is to-day living on a higher moral
name than the American of civilian
lie Ny word TO The mothers and
athers Of this country is one of re-
.;surance and cheer"
When the Germans made their first
eas attack on United States troops DR..
Polling was caught in the deadly fumes,
but was not overcome. He saw three
americans who had been made insane
hy gas. He entered the danger zone
md came under fire while helping to
esrrv wounded German to the rear.
DR.. Polling brought home a message
10 the young people of the United
states from General Pershing. a let
Ter from Lloyd George and the first
War Cross awarded to an American SOL
der by the French government. The
latter was the proud possession of
Lieutenant Patterson, Of Indiana. for
nsrlv president Of the Indiana Chris
tan Endeavor Union. and was won by
sonspicuous bravery during the frs. {.
general attack on the American troops,
Paterson was in the thick OF the fight
ing. and doubtful Of his own fate, wished
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17
Ashton G. Savior

ORANGE, April lG.-Ashton 6. Say
dirision of the Western Union Tcle-
srsph oCmpany. died last night al his
aome. 81 South Clinton Street, East
eranee. Nr SAVIOR entered the ser
rice as messenger He retired
ssghteen months ago. he was born IN
Bloomfield, Ontario.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-17

Indian Joe, an old scout. and Matthew
freeman, who was on the ill-starreu
Lusitanla when she went down.
To-day kotsuro Sasaki, the Japanese
artist, will give to every one buviny $50
worth OF stamps at the Browning ma
chlne gun tent a sketch of the pur-
chaser or any member OF his family
who is present. Tomorrow afternoon
Sophie Braslau. who created the title
role IN .'Shanewis" at the Metropolitan
Opera House. will sing. Elsie Fergu-
son will help stimulate sales on Fri
day, and on Saturday Ethel Barry
more VIII make her first appearance as
a war savings stamp seller.