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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

Some people were made for sol
diers
Irish were made for cops.
Sauerkraut was made for Germans
Spaghetti was made for waps.
Fish were made to drink water,
Buns were made to drink booze
Banks were made for money
Money was made for Jews.
Everything was made for something
Everything but the miser,
God made Wilson for president
But who in the h--made the
Kaiser. FIX
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sMUEACE-WHAT IT IS.

The Military Entertainment Coun-
Gil is a special commission appointed
by the Secretary of War as branch
of the War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities.
It's work is to provide programs of
entertainment for the off hours of
the men in the uniform of the United
States now in National Camp Guards
and IN National Army environments
on this side of the Atlantic For the
present the work does not reach to
the smaller army camps or to any of
the navy camps.
For the entertainment under its di-
rectiOn the Council will use the new
Liberty Theatre builded by the Gov
eminent, the large auditoriums of the
Y. III. G. A, and where the weather
permits the tents which have been
provided by the Chautauqua man
ayers.
An army recruited by draft in
cludes the best young men of the
nation. The off hours of these young
men are the loneliest hours of their
camp life. If those hours are to be
pleasantly and BEAUTIFULLY filed there
must be provided, not only places to
write and read, but performances of
the grade to which the men are ac-
customed at home and opportunities
for them to develop and exhibit their
own skill.
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Oriental Competition

The question of increasing Oriental
competition and the imperative need
of a Protective Tariff that will guard
American labor and industry against
that low-wage competition is a ques-
ton that ought to engage the atten-
ton of every American citizen. Man
ufacturers in Japan are now solicit
ing orders for wire and wire rope in
this country. We have seen a cata-
logue written in the japanese Ian
guage, giving cuts and specifications
both of which evidently are absolute
" copies of American standards. The
prices which the japanese manufac-
turers have quoted, after adding the
present excessive water freights and
insurance, and the present low Tariff,
are approximately ten per cent. below
the lowest price quoted IN the United
States. 1t is quite evident that the
solicitors are thoroughly conversant
with American market conditions,
and are asking as near the Aneri-
can price as they can safely go.
Very little is known about the quail
ity of the goods offered, but what few
reports have been made show it to be
very inferior, and before rope and
wire can be made suitable and accept
able to American users it would be
necessary for Americans familiar
with the trade to go over to japan
and superiutend the manufacture
A comparison of the wages or cost
of labor that it is necessary to pay
the high class workmen who are en-
ployed in this industry in the United
Safes and that paid in Japan has
been made. In Japan the wages are
less than ten per cent of those paid
| in America.
This labor, if carefully supervised
| by English or American managers,
would undoubtedly turn out much
| better quality AMI furnish an article
| that wuld compete on a somewhat
more equal basis with the American
product. This competition would af-
| feet $4,000 skilled workmen in the
| United States.
The Japanese have shown great
skill in copying the outward appear
ance of American made goods, al
though the quality and serviceability
for the time being are lacking, and
competition for the moment would
probably not amount to much. AS
| they become proficient in the art OF
wire making the Japs will undoubted-
| ly go into the manufacture of thou
sand and one wire specialties made IN
the United States, and this will af.
! feet a great many more thousand
! American workmen. In many OF
these smaller articles quality is moi
so important a factor; shaping up anC
duplicating OF the American made
specialties would be sufficient to give
them a market.
With the adoption of American
machinery and processes of manufac
ture Japaneses costs viii probably In
crease somewhat, but labor is the
most important factor, and their Ia
Dor cost as stated above is ter
per cent. OF ours, it viii furnish {
great inducement to them to atten1p
to duplicate products, and this vii
affect anywhere from $4,000 to 100,
00o American workmen TO a CREATE
or less extent, unless the Tariff i
made sufficiently high to overcom'
the difference In labor costs. Ever
the most incorigible Free-Trader
ought to be able to see the pressing
need OF Protective Tariff that vii
prevent the flooding OF the American
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What Soldiers VIII See.

Accordingly, the Council will pres
ent at the camp theaters-
Broadway companies in the best
theatrical successes of the season.
The best musical and vaudeville
programs obtainable. Lecturers, en-
tertainers and concert companies Of
the highest excellence. Amateur per
formances by the men themselves.
Ordinarily the cost of booking such
attractions would be prohibitive. But
the performers and managers of the
United States have met the Council
with such patriotic cooperation as to
put these productions within the
reach of every soldier in the United
States. Operating expense has been
reduced to bedrock.
As a result, the money cost of
these performances will range from
ten cents to twenty-five cents a seat.
Yet many soldiers Will not be able
to attend many performances even
at these prices. Thousands of them
are sending home practically all their
pay.
On the other hand, practically
every soldier has those at home who
strongly desire to contribute into
his camp life something of wholesome
and cheerful entertainment.
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Use of Tickets.

Therefore, this Council has origi-
mated type of book of tickets that
members of the soldiers families and
his friends may send to him at the
front They are to be called "Smile-
age Books" and will be made up of
coupons somewhat like the mileage
books of the railroads.
In books of one size, twenty cou-
pons VIII be sold for a dollar. In
books of another size, 100 will be sold
for five dollars. These coupons will
be good for payment for seats at any
performance in any camp theatre.
As gifts these smilage books will
have rather a distinctive character
Each time the soldier tears coupons
from his book. he will renew his sense
of attention from the sender. Every
book will constitute a current of in
terest between the man at the front
and the folks back home. Often, of
course, one soldier will receive many
books; and then he will do the thing
which is characteristic of the Ameri-
can soldier throughout our history
he will share his abundance with his
mates.
The result will be to change a dan
ger period in the life Of the soldier in
to a period of healtful relaxation and
refreShment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
FOR SALE

Old Trusty $50 egg Incubator and
brooder. Call 269 or see Claude Viii
son.
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Chamber of Commerce

The work of organization in the
ChabeE of Commerce is being brought
to completion. During this month the
answers to the questionaires have re-
ceived deliberate attention with the
result that the work for the ensuing
year has been successfully planned.
The results obtained by Commercial
Bodies or Civic organizations is often
so indirect that the general public
who do not keep in close touch with
the organization are prone to feel
that the same work could have been
accomplished otherwise. The work
of an organization of this character
is always performed by committee
and therefore the organization is lost
sight of in crediting to the commit
tee the work performed. In order
that the non-attenGing members of
the Hays Chamber of Commerce and
the public in general may be in
formed in the matter there is given
below a list of the committees with
brief general summary of the du-
ties they are to perform:
President --------R S. Maxwell
Vice President III A Nickles
Treasurer George King
Secretary NV. A. Bolinger
Directors: Geo. King, G. R.
J.. -
Membership Committee Sc
curing of new members; also any
matter pertaining to the good of the
members: ]. S. Bird, DR.. Henner-
ich, J. C. Bremen, c.. W. Miller, Jr.,
E. NJ. Speer, Henry Schwa1ler
Promotion Communicable CO.
operate with the City Council in the
matter of ordinances for the i'm
provement of Hays: J. 81. Penney,
J. S. Bird, H. W. Oshant.
Educational Committee CO.
operate with the heads of the Edu-
cational Institutions of Hays in the
furthering of their interests: G.. A.
Shively, FIR. Julius, P. Caspar Harvey.
Paving Communicable determine
the streets to be paved next and to
secure and present to the City Coun-
Gil the required petition: G. z. VIII
liams, P. V. Gottschalk, G. W. Reed
er.
Military Committee-To Cooper
ate in all matters pertaining to the
/ Nations welfare IN the war: G. W.
Miller, Jr-, Victor Holm, W. F. Arm
| hold, c. E Williams, J. G. Bremen
E. A. Rea, W. A. Lewis.
Good Roads Committee The Sc
curing for Ellis County of the best
road system In the state: G. C. Coch-
ran, Miles Muiroy, Fred Schwaller
Joe BasgaIl, Geo. Philip, Jr., H. W.
| Chittenden.
Decoration Committee-To see
that the stores and streets are appro-
priately decorated for National holi.
! days and Conventions: John Roth
Fred Miller, Vernon Clark, II. H
| Winters
Music Committee devise way:
and means for the organizing of z
city band, orchestra, an any Other
community musical interest: II. z
Malloy, Chas. King, Frank Kissing
Fred OShant Peter HolzmeisSer.
Committee on Court House
Grounds-To cooperate with the
County Commissioners In the improv
| ing Of the appearance: 81. Oldham
L Ziegler, J 81. Simminger.
A MET ,o,,+.-,=.-- l.
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HAYS HISTORY
% YEARS AGO
February 2, 1889.

Simon Motz left for Topeka, on
Wednesday. It Is understood he has
received a valuable appointment
there that viii detain him at that
place some time.
Joel Simmons is hobbling around
on a crutch, q barrel of salt having
fallen against his leg causing a bad
bruise.
The G. A. R. Post here are arrang-
ing for a grand ball on Washington's
birthday
Representative Reeder has been
put on the committee to examine in
to the building operations of the
Hutchinson refOrmatory.
We regret to announce the death
of the baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Eichbush
from Group. The funeral will be held
on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
from the Lutheran church.
Rev. Killenger breaches at the
Walker school house tomorrow, Sun
day afternoon.
One of the best bills so far intro
duced was one by Reeder that al
lows workingmen to record debts for
labor with the District Clerks that
becomes a lien or judgment and
saves them the cots of a suit.
Senator Wilson introduced two
bills last week, one legalizing the
late election and settling the county
seat racket in Rush county. The
other changing the dates of holding
court in this district
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market with low-priced goods made
by the low-wage labor of the Orient,
and the consequent displacement of
great numbers of our highly-paid
American workers Econ
omist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

The Knife Weeder for listed corn,
sold by 81. D. CLAYTON, Hill City, Ks
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

The Golden Belt Teachers Asso-
citation will hold their next annual
convention at Hays on March 7-8 and
9th. An interesting beneficial pro
gram has been arranged. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be about 1900
teachers present and the Chamber of
Commerce has undertaken to provide
rooms and board for them during the
three days and two nights while here
To give you an idea of the size of
the "bit" this gives the Chamber of
Commerce to do, these figures will
be of interest. The population of
Hays is estimated at $500 men, wom-
en- and children housed in 700 homes,
were there no hotels or rooming hous-
es 1t would be necessary for every
home to entertain two of the visi-
tors. The hotels and rooming hous-
es however have in the past been able
to care for about one-third of the at
tendance and it is safe to assume
theySwill be in a position to care for
the same number this year. Of the
700 homes it is estimated that 125
will not be able to provide for any,
leaving SIS homes to care for about
1000 people. Do your i'bit" for
HAYS. Call 271- and tell them how
many you can entertain.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE
Eight good residence lots Inquire
at Free Press Office
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FORD For Sale.
At reasonable figure. Inquire at
the Free Press Office.
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DER Tae'

A year ago 1 went to Poland to
learn its facts concerning the rem
nant of people that had been deci-
mated by war Along the roadside
from Warsaw to Pinsk, the present
firing line, 23O miles, near half a
million people had died of cold and
hunger. Wicker baskets were scat
tered along the way-the basket in
which the baby swings from the raf-
ter in every peasant home. Every
mile there Were-scores of them, each
one telling a death. I started to count
but after a little while I had to give
1t up-there were so many.
A little wicker basket
Swung from a blackened rafter
Within Polish peasant home
Of work, love and laughter;
And in the basket cooed and smiled
A rosy, happy little child.
The hands that swung the basket
Were neither white nor slender,
Hardened and rough with daily toll,
They still were very tender.
The empty basket on the plain
Lies sodden now beneath the rain.
Through every broken basket
The winter winds are signing
And in the night come erie sounds,
Like little children crying.
So weak-and yet their wailing cry
Reaches beyond the starry sky.
Above those empty baskets
There stand in vast array
The angels of those little ones.
And swords of wrath are they.
The God vengeance shall repay
The Hun when comes, at last His
dayl-Ellis Meredith
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

A Pennsylvania branch of the Red
Cross, known as the Franklin Chapter
is organizing the farmers wives. 1t
puts a notice in the local paper, say
ing that is ready to aid out-of-town
groups that wish to organize, and
waits for an invitation. In this way
a great number of organizations have
been started, and are doing fine
work. Sometimes they meet at some
centrally located farmhouse, some
times at a country church, sometimes
in ton halls. The work is explained,
wool provided for those who wish to
knit, and each new chapter carries on
the news of the work done. In this
way one club of nearly seventy mem
bers grew out of meeting in lone
" farmhouse
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

Two large residence lots on Broad
way for sale. Inquire at Free Press
Office
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
TEAM
PLAYS GAME
FOR RED CROSS
State House Aggregation
and Prisoners Cross Bats
in Bismarck.

Bismarck, N. D.. June 5.-one Of
the most unique Red Cross benefits
yet staged in North Dakota will be a
baseball game at the capital city ath-
letic park. Saturday afternoon be-
tween the prison team and the state
house aggregation. A great many
baseball stars never see the inside of
q penitentiary. Some Of them do, and
the North Dakota state prison has
caught enough of them to build up
one Of the best semi-pro teams in the
state. The capital aggregation in
cludes a number Of former university
stars and or two professionals,
out of a job because the Missouri val
ley isn't playing baseball much this
season
Peacock. who caught on Bismarck's
winning team last year, will be behind
The bat for the capabilities; Kirk. man.
ager Of last years city team, and who
captained the Iowa university team in
sack; c.. G. Stackhouse. another old
time Iowa. Minnesota and University
,nf Chicago diamond star, will decor
sate third, and Ward Lewis and Ed.
: Schneider will pitch. E. b. Cox, as
sistant attorney general, and one OF
North Dakota U's famed athletes, will
be on second; Kaulfuss. Of he. state
ONCE Will play snort, ano
Billy Robinson. Eric Thorberg. Wal
ter Jensen and other old-timers will
be in the lineup.
State Auditor Kositzky has agreed
to play If needed. although his left
knee is still wobbly from a twist he
gave it while playing. with the capt.
tAlites last year. Win Mitchell, man.
ager, has his team out for practice
every night this week, and he prom
ises the fans some real sport for Sat
urday. stN%7
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National League.
YOUNG MEN OF.
GRAND FORKS COUNTY
HAVE PROVED WORTH
lcontinued- from Page. -

a. = - NJ - - = = ~ -.
What has been seen here, since
June s, 1917, will be seen each future,
be accelerated.
And one day when the Grand Forks
soldiers arrive back from France and
Flanders. ten of. thousands of people
will assemble in the streets and greet
them Is returning heroes have never
been greetd. It. shall then be seen
that the frat year Of the war, and all
the other years that may. come. after,
have not been lived in vain, and sMrs.
Johnson will look at her service flag
haps, but. proudly, too. IN the con-
sciousness that those who died for
their country and remained under the
sod Of foreign lands had given their
all. And greater love hath no man."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
REACTION in
{ STOCK MARKET
Profit Taking Offsets Buy
ing Power in This Morn
ing's Session.

New York, June 5.-Proft takins
offset the buying power of the first
hour in the stock market today and
prices reacted generally. Speculative
issues like Baldwin Locomotive, SUI
matra tobacco and tobacco products,
also marine preferred and Atlantic
Gulf fell back / to 2 points. United
States steel and coppers lost the
greater part of early gains and rails
became irregular. Liberty 3 1-2's
sold at $3.50 to 1910; first as at
$3.50; second Al at $500. and 4 Las
at 95.46 to ,95.52. International wal;
issues were active to strong, especially
Paris SKIES and Anglo-French ,fives.
Advances of 4 to 8 points were
scored in the active early period Of
today's stock market, All sections Of
the list participated in the rise which
was accelerated by further encourag-
ing foreign news. Specialties and
similar issues, notably those controll-
ed by pools, displayed greater
strength. Industrials, shippings and
rails were in demand with signs OF
hurried short covering. especially in
United States steel ana, Reading. Lib
erty bonds were. steady.
Marine preferred was the only
feature Of the apatheti:
noon. u raliying 21-2 points Or
announcement of tomorrow's meeting
Of directors. Coppers develop
heavinessi and some active .ind;lstrials
yielded again to slight pressure.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
ST. LOUIS GETS
SEVEN RUNS IN
THIRTEENTH
Decision Starts Up
roar; limp Gets Punch
in the Neck.

- o. y - ~
Brooklyn, June 5.-St. Louis scored
seven runs in the thirteenth inning
here yesterday and defeated Brooklyn
8 to l.. During the game kavanagh
drove a ball along the third base line,
Umpire Rigler called the hit fair. the
Brooklyn players made no attempt to
field the, bal; claiming the hit foul J.
home run. The game hen became a
farce. Some of the fans rushed onto
the field. but the players. prevented
them from reaching the umpire with
the exception OF M demonstrative
fan who punched Rigler on the back
Of the neck and vas seized by a spe-
cial officer.
r. H. e.
st.Louis 900 100 900 900 is ii 8
Brook. 900 900 100 900 o. 10 2
" Doak and Gonzales: Grimes, Mar
guard, Coumbe and Kruger.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth. Mimi. June 5.-Elevator
receipts OF domestic grain: Wheat
13,400 bushels, last year holiday.
Shipments: Oats $500 bushels;
barley $4,000: flax 1880.
Duluth a inspection: Wheat.
Nos 1 and 2 northern g.: other spring
1: durum i; mixed Q; total wheat Z;
FAX 2; oats q; total of all grains
eleven: IN track &. * 4*
The two. fax futures; moved in OPP
posite directions today The old crop
future was, strong on demand from
crushers: and light offerings, while the
new crop option was weak on bearish
acreage reports. Attention was given
by traders to- the news that another
steamer. has been. chartered to bring
a cargo Of flaxseed from Argentina to
Duluth for shipment to. Minneapolis.
July closed 1 Lac up and Oct. / ID
of. Fs,"s %f:
Coarse grains trade was still slow.
Oats and barley closed unchanged.
Clostng-Linseed on track 3.72 Ia:
arrive 1872 Ia; May 3.75 IA bid;
October 3.45 Ia asked. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
LAKOTA TEAM IS
DEFEATED BY FAST
DEVILS LAKE MEN

Devils Lake. N. D.. June 5.-The
fast Lakota baseball team met defeat
at the hands of the Devils Lake team
on the grounds in this city Tuesday.
In every department Of the game the
visitors were out-classed, but will
play another game here next: Sunday
when they promise the tables will be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
NEW YORK

New York. June 5.-Butter steady;
49,: tirsts Al to 42-l-2. -.
Eggs steady; receipts I22.970; fresh
gathered extras 81 1-2 to So: fresh
gathered storage packed firsts. IS to
SO; do regular packed extra firsts 80
~ 81: 40 rirsts 1912 to IS.
CHEESE firm; receipts 1910: state
f"e h sreci~ls 20 to 23 Ia; do aver
age run 221.2yto % "a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR.

Minneapolis. Mimi. June 6.-Flour
unchanged: In carload lots, standard
-four quoted. $3.50 a barrel in 81
pound cotton sacks. Shipments, 50.-
00Ssbarrels. : 4
Rye, $1.65@1.67. =
Barley, 93@1.25.
Bran, $28.25 a 1925. 80
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M1IiWAuKEE 4

Milwaukee,, Wis., June 5-Corn No;
5 yellow 100 to 1.65; No. 8 white
and No. 8 1.5o to- 100; oats standard
'75 1-2; Nos white and No. I white
rs.
Rye NO. 2 1.S2.
Barley mailing and Wisconsin 100
to a1.4n.4 @ : ~. .
Feel II ,d rejected LEO to 100.
Hay UNCHANGED.
Corn, July $1.32 IA; oats. July
az 2-S..
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RALLY
IN ninth WINS:
GAME FOR S0X
"a 80 "
Detroit Apparently Had.
Contest Won at End of !
Eighth Inning.

Detroit, Juno 5.-A ninth. inning
rally gave Boston The last game Of the
series with Detroit, Z to 6 yesterday.
won at the end Of the eighth inning,
Boston in the ninth. punched a single
and a two base hit with two bases or
balls inc an error for three runs.
For the third. consecutive day Ruth
drove a.home run into the right field
bleachers.
score R. H. E.
Boston ...... 900 oos o1s--7 8 /
Detroit ...... 900 oO2 O31-e 10 L
Mays and schang. .Agnew; James,
Boland and Yelle. -
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DIR. f

Milwaukee, Wis, June 4.-Dr. David
Roberts. for the murder Of whose
wife Grace Lusk was found guilty on
May '29f at Waukesha- was arrested
tonight on charges Of illicit relations
committed here with his wife's STAY
err. He was brought to Milwaukee.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-05
Not Speaking for League.

Bismarck. .JNne#5s-J! ". Brinton.
general OF the Consumer
Ispited, Stores scnfnpahy.. Indicted -un-
der the espionage act bv1the recent
federal Efandrjury in"Fsrgo: will rot
make campaign spee~hes under the
Observation-Disclosures the latter part Of
this month. This announcement was
made 1t the governors office today on
receipt Of a protest from the Fargo
war board Secretary MASON stated ne
was advised that Brinton had yyolun-
itartIy Cancelled AT speaking engage
ments. after his ind'ctment:.