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The Keota news., 1918-05-17
NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY
items of Interest to the People of
ke0ta Community


Scouts Ivsl Sutton. Charley Wscas.
Robert Rumsey, Homer Boyer. Orlo
Vawter. Clayton Butler. Willie Vog-
liotti. Harry and Harley Baker motored
to the pines. eleven miles north Of Ke-
ots. Monday evening. They cooked
supper there, made their beds among
pine needles. slept the untroubled sleep
Of loyal Boy Scouts, watched the Tues
morning sunrise. prepared and ate their
breakfast around the camp fire. and
then returned to Koota in time for
school.
The Pegg school closed with appro-
pirate exercises Wednesday evening,
and following the entertainment . sur
prise party was held at the J. E. PeRg
home for the teacher. Miss Maude Strick-
land. About thirty guests were present
at the party. including members Of the
Leinbaum and Gotfredson families. Of
Buckingham, who were former class
mates Of Miss Strickland, At College
View. Nebr. Miss Strickland and her
sisters. Ellen and Pauline. left via
Briggsdale Thursday, returning to their
home at Campion, near Loveland. Colo.
Lew Kriefsl. wife and two sons, came
Tuesday from Grand Island, Nebr., to
visit for q week or ten days with Mrs.
Kriefel's brother. Vincent A. Burkey.
and with her sister, Mrs. A. F: Peter.
Mr.. Kriefel has bought quarter section
Of decided land for one Of the boys, Emil,
a lad of 10 years. who will stay here to
farm it. The land is one Of the Wild
Horse tracts. four miles east of Keota,
and was sold by c. o. Dodder.
Sterling Hide and Metal Co. il gath
ering car load Of scrap iron, and will
pay you s. per ton for all kinds Of iron
delivered in Keota. We also buy rub
ber. brass. copper and hides. Repre-
sentative can be found at Fox's store.
The new church building will be ded-
icated Sunday, June e. DR. Hollenback,
of Denver. and Rev. Griffin, of Raymer,
will be present. Invitations have been
sent to oil the former Keota pastors,
and it is hoped that they can attend.
Members Of the Greeley Chapter.
Red Cross. will meet with the Keota
Red Cross ladies next Tuesday, ct the
Baptist church. All the Keota workers
should attend this meeting a. it will be
especially interesting and helpful.
w. 8. Tyler has returned from Idaho
Springs, where he went two weeks ago
for treatment for rheumatism. He is
still far from we'll. and unable to attend
to his duties IS depot agent.
Alexander Wells and two sons arrived
last Saturday from Billings, Montana.
for . visit with his father, Henry
Wells and family, and with his sister.
Mrs. Aleck Betz.
A baby girl, named Catherine Mary
for its two; grandmothsrs, was born
Sunday. May s, to Mr.. and Hrs. Oran
G. Markham, at Vinton, Iowa.
For sale, rent or trade: 320 acres
under Wild Horse ditch. Would lease
on shares to right party. George n.
Harris. $40 18th st.. Denver. 66-6
For Sale. Late Ohio potatoes for
seed. These yielded 120 bushels TO the
ee.s I. last yeaf. conSsd' Moor. Keota,
r. E. Quaokspbnsh ! = inproving
after severe sIsll of sickness.
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Atwood Man Buys Keota Land

Atwood Man Buys Keota Land
An important land deal was made last
Saturday, when ]. F. Dilley, ofAtwood,
Colo. bought Of Rev. Juleing, Of
Windsor, Colo. 400 acres Of Keota land
for -, ,000. The land was formerly part
ot the Bert Markham homestead and
the Julius Klere homestead, and b
located two miles southwest Of town.
It was later cold to Peter Elic, IN
Americanized Russian Of Windsor,
Colo. who sold II to Rev. Julein9,
about two years ago. vixen lsaving for
Russia to fight the kaiser. The pres,
-snt sale vas made thru de agency of
jos. U. Painter. Of Ksota, and Hook
shout 4 Wells, Of Fort Morgan.
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First Class Graduated from Keota
High School

Graduation exercises Of the Class of
1918. the first to complete the Ksota
High School course. were held in the
Methodist Church Thursday evening.
The capacity Of the building was taxed
by the visitors who came to hear the
program. and. in the main. interested
attention was given: altho several
young men in the hall way did not seem
to realize that they might attract less
unfavorable attention to themselves by
behaving like gentlemen. The program
was - follows:
(sysdus,ion March
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
GO BAREFOOT And
HELP FATHERLAND"
Is THE GERMAN CRY

AMSTERDAM, May 16-"Go bare
foot this summer and help fatherland
is the latest patriotic catchword to
be placarded in Germany.
In view of the alarming scarcity
of leather, rich and poor alike should
dispense with boots and shoes" says
an explanation of the placard in the
Rhein ische Westfanische Zeitung of
Essen The old are urgue to set ar
example for the young.
why not walk on your bare fee
this summer" says the. Zeitung
Neither old or young need be asham-
ed to walk barefoot anywhere at
home, in the streets, at school or in
church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
CAVALRY BENEFITS
FROM HORSE RACING

NEW YORK, May 31.-Opposition to
racing in certain sections of the coun-
try is serious menance to the future
of remounts for the Uniter States
cavalry in the opinion of more than
one man who has no mercenary
reason for wishing racing to continue.
Unless racing is encouraged breeder.
will be discouraged. Without the test
that comes from the horse racing, the
strains of stamina and speed cannot
be traced Consequently the best
breeding cannot be brought out for
use in the army.
The statements certainly are borne
out by the examples of care in breeding
set by the governments of England and
France. In the latter country it has
been made practically impossible to
take mare to another country.
In England just as much care is
being exercised. A prominent English
man, was sent to this country at the
outbreak of the war to obtain cav
airy for remount purposes but he
found that it was practically impos-
sible to get enough horses of The kind
wanted to make it worth his while to
search for them.
1t may be argued against this that
cavalry is becoming obsolete in the
war, yet records show that it was a
detachment of cavalry that closed
a serious breach in the British lines
during the heavy recent fighting near
Amiens. Fifteen new cavalry regi-
ments have been authorized for the
United States.
German cavalry has been in action
recently, and French horsemen play
ed an important part in the gallant
defence of the French lines during the
fierce fighting in the big offensive.
Horse racing has evils, but no more
than many other sports, and it is big
help to the government through its
assistance in horse-breeding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02

ed to comply strictly with the rules.
After this date any mill or dealer
packing corn meal in bags of size
other than required by the food adj
ministration rules will be subject to
penalty.
The regulations require that corn,
meal, corn grits and hominy must not
be sold for domestic use except in
packages containing 1 IL pounds, 3
pounds, 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20
pounds so pounds or 100 pounds net
weight
Wholesalers and retailers having
on hand small supply packed in con-
tainers other than the above, will be
allowed to dispose of same upon writ
ten permission from this office. No
exception will be made for those hav-
ing on hand supply of bags not con-
forming to the rules inasmuch as the
federal food administrator has al
ready allowed two months TO pass in
which disposition of all of these should
have been made Furthermore all deal
ers are warned not to buy from mills
from within or without the state which
are not complying with the law
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW.
What Heap of Happiness 1t Would
Bring to Americas Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach-
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Read what an Americas citizen says
Mrs. P c. Wilkes, 719 Crawford St,
says: About six months ago 1 was
troubled by a severe pain in my back
l had dull, constant ache in the
small of my back and could get no re-
lief. AS one of the family was using
Doan's idney Pills at the time, began
taking them. A few doses entirely
cured me of this trouble, and l have
never had a return of it since. | have
great faith in this medicine"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy - get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs Wilkes had. Foster-Milburn Co :,
Mfgrs Buffalo, " Y adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
RESTAURANT
WILL OPEN HERE.

An improvement of interest to many
Americas people is that being made in
the store house formerly occupied by
the Planters Seed Co. in the Barlow
Block on Jackson street. This store
house, which is located on the shady
side, being cool and comfortable DUR
ing the afternoon hours, is being
transformed into an up to date, modern
restaurant equipped with every con-
ceivable device yet designed to as
sure comfort and convenience for the
public, and when this work is COM
Ileted few days hence, the estab-
lishment will be opened under name
of the Crystal Cafe Ten thousand
dollars will be expended in remodeling
the store house and installing sanitary
equipment for use there.
The Crystal Cafe management is
constituted of several young men, all
experienced restauranteurs. who will
devote their entire time and attention
to the conduct of the business and will
superintend the preparation of all
things served there. 1t is their pur-
pors to provide Americas and the
travelling public who come here with
convenient, clean, cool and coy
place in which to eat. This is a need
long felt here, and one, it is certain,
will be appreciated by hurdl eds of
persons, not only in Americas but in
the surrounding community as we'll
Special attention is to be given
dinner parties and to ladies and chill
dren spending the day in Americas,
and the institution will be conducted
upon the highest possible plane. The
opening date has not yet been def
inltely fixed, but it is the purpose of
the projectors of this new enterprise
to open its doors to the public about
June 10th
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
NannlaOn Once SAID

"a Footsore Army is an Army Hall
Defeated" Men in Training Camps, in
Cantonments, in the Army and Navy
suffer from blisters and sore spots on
their feet. Every Comfort Kit" should
contain one or more boxes of Aliens
Feot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to
shake into the shoes. 1t freshens the
tired, aching, smarting feet and heals
blisters and sore spots. The Platts-
burg Camp Manual advises men in
training to make daily use of Foot.
Ease. Sold everywhere, Csc. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
IMPORTANT NEW
FOOD LAW RULES
WHEATLESS MONDAYS AND WE'D.
NESDAYS TO BE STRICTLY EN-
FORCED = SPECIAL SIZES OF
BAGS FOR CORN MEAL.

BY direction of the state food ad-
ministration, Franc Mangum food adj
ministrator for Sumter county, has
announced the following important
new rulings:
Effective Immediately:
No hotel, restaurant or boarding
house must serve any wheat product
on Mondays and Wednesdays. This
applies to cakes, crackers and pies, as
well as to bread Not even Victory
bread, which contains seventy per cent
wheat may be served. Breaks made
from rice, barley or rye -four are al
lowed, however. This rule will be
strictly enforced. The first violation
will be punishable with fine. A sec
ond violation will bring forth clos
ing order.
Furthermore, not more than two bis
cults or two slices of light bread may
be served to any person at meal on
other than wheatless days. An extra
allowance of two ounces Of some other
bread may also be served, however
for instance two mullins Inspections
will be made of hotels, restaurants
and boarding houses, and all are warn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-02
GERMANS HARD UP
FOR RAW MATERIAL

PARIS, May 27.-Workmen arriv-
ing in Switzerland from German
says despatch form Berne to the
Paris Martin, asserts that the Germans
are having great difficulty in obtain
ing raw material for the manufacture
OF munitions. Several German new
papers publish daily ordinances COM
Wandering material and ordering the
melting of monuments and household
objects containing material, even
handles on doors and windows being
specified.
The Washington times., 1918-12-15

down Then they made get onto my feet and they
showed and beat me until in the house again.
could not help myself When pleaded the soldiers would
just look at my tag and then grin. You registered
they would say The commandant has marked you good
for everything He very consderate the commandant
is and what he sets aside for take
II wonder how long it will be Surely this is not to
keep up!'
There were many more such entries as these in the
daughter of gentle family and school teacher But
shall give of these entries that have to do with
the balance of their stay in that place. After while
other trains of deportees-women-began arrive in
Treves there another inspection; another distrbu
tion of metal tags and Mile Ceciles party broken in
health and spirit with horror their eyes, was taken
sway-replaced by the 'cOnsiderate'' Hommandant.
August 1st-For almost two months have been
here the village Of Pallen working with my COM
panions, in the fields This village is ten miles from
Treves We were summoned morning from the
houses at Treves and without instans notice. marched
across country this place. German farmers had been
notified of coming, and had assembled in a field at
the edge of the village that might be apportioned
among them. Each farmer allowed two strong and
healthy When these had all been chosen the re-
naming women were appOrtoned three four and in
five, TO farmer The farmers who drew the less
healthy keenly disappointed.
1--WE all housed in group of shed buildings Just
outside the village These buildings seemed to have been
barns outbuildngs Of estate We discovered
that a more of men depOrtes from Belgium
some of them mere boys also quartered in these
buildings. There was no provision for comfort-juSt
piles of rags torn blankets and straw mattresses which
filthy, to sleep At first we were compelled to
sleep in the buildings with the men-and each build
ing contained but one large After We had made
continued complaints the farmers for whom we worked
and had succeeded in interesting their womenfolk the
authorities segregated u.s. putting the in one build
ing and we women in another.
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"MEN TO THE RIGHT
AND
WOMEN TO THE LEFT"

~At s o'clock q captain separated
the men from the women and chill
drea. The women were placed
behind line of infantry The men
had to stand alongside a wall; those
in the front row were told to sit On
their launches, the Others to remain
standing behind them. A platoon
took = stand right opposite tie
group. The women prayed in vain
for mercy for their husbands
their sons and their brothers; the
officer gave the order to fire. He
had not made the slightest investi-
CATION, pronounced no sentence Of
any soft."-Belgian Government
Committees Report picture By
Raemaeker.)
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have anything to do with u.s. The military authorities
have told them women of evil feI Why they
did this awful thing do not know But they spread it
throughout the city That why stared at so and
why the who live here will talk to when we
ask in their back yards for bit of good food some
thing with which to mend torn clothes. The older
horried The very young girls do not realize
the meaning Of it,
ssMaY 5th-With Mile Marthe a girl whom have
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Countess LIaine de
.Gaza-Pascal.

German border. We were not
allowed to leave the train un-
til in the evening. All after
noon, after we arrived, the
residents of the town walked
along outside the train. seek.
ing opportunity to get a
glimpse of us. The soldiers
left the cars, but forced us to
keep the door shut behind,
while they stood guard out,
side.
I'm the evening five car
loads of US were unloaded, in
cluding our car The others
were taken on. where | do not
know. We who were un-
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loaded marched to houses quite in the centre of
the CITY, which evidently had been occupied for
long time Both houses quite empty of furniture
only number of cots piled in of the with mat
but blankets sgned that there had been prep
for The soldiers ordered to keep inside the
There water inside so there oppor
unty for bahe hands and faces after the
week or ten days the journey An under officer
and counted entering the house boldly He counted
I02 Soon after had ratOns of bread cakes and
an unpslatable soupmade from fish
This morning the soldier guard withdrawn from
the house The under officer again and counted
looked at the tickets given after the medical inspection
at Cambria registered and told would
be put to work soon get round to it When he
he chaked the door of the house the number
Of exiles inside On door he wrote Fortyone
the door the other house he Sxtyone
Late this afternoon he again and took half of the
TO two other houses in another part of the city.
changing the signs doors in conformity with the
change. / do not know what tomorrow will BRING"
To-day it is May Day-the first of May We have
been here than week. Still have been put
to work The residents of the city very cruel They
will not let cone them We permitted walk
about the city and have tried TO beg clothes to
place torn garments but of the inhabitants will
give any We have been forced to ask for food the
daily ratons of bread tasteess coffee and fish soup have
become nauseatng Two of the women in my house died
We compelled to sleep two nights with their bodies
in with The authorities would not bother
taking the bodies away We have soap towels We
skin dry in the We becoming very ragged, and
our clothes much soled "
4th-Sfi not atvnrk Thera ara nlnntv
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Mile. Cecile reached Cambria and walked from there
Epinoy, where she found of her relatives still
there Worn, broken and feeble, she old woman,
though only twenty-five
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"These German farmers stOld and hard, but they
do practice the vicious cruetes such
with the soldiers. They have refinement of mind
character, however We are to them work horses
They talk each other about the amount Of work they
get of their slaves and traded back and forth
like property Some of them would be kind if they dared
AS is they just say The military authorities sent you
here We can't help it. If you don't work We won't get
paid for your food, and food is very scarce
eve made to leave the buildings sleep in at
coek in the morning Soldiers come and count US read
off names and then that We start to the farms
where we work We have to walk far. My place is
three miles down the road The farms much bigger
farmers house. with the other workers and servants.
Then we 60 to the fields and do the hard work We
very tired night and it is hard keep up strength
the farmers do not give good food they
have-just scraps"
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Continued Merit SERd0,J
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MAY 4th-Stll we are not atwork There are plenty
of persons in the neghborhood it seems do all the field
work do not know why the Germans brought us here
To-day learned why the civilians of the city will not
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learned to feel very sorry Tor, i
walked into the city to-day and
stopped a German civilian who
seemed to have q kind face. We got
in front Of him, so he would have to
listen. / begged him to tell our
neighbors that we were not bad
women, but daughters Of respectable
families who had been taken from
their homesfor no reason. The man
was very much surprised to hear us
talk that way, and was kind enough
to let us tell him all about ourselves.
He told me how to find his house, and
said we were to go there tomorrow.
He would tel his wife, and she would
tell others, and we could have some
thing to eat there. Still they do not
put us to work.
May 6th-To-day Mile. Marthe
and went to the home of the kindly
gentleman. There were many Ger
man women there, out of curiosity, /
think But they gave us good bread,
black bread, but very tasty. and
some potatoes and fresh vegetables
They had meat but two days a week,
the women told us. When we had
told our story some of the women
were very sympathetic. Some went
10 their homes and brought old skirts
and waists and stockings for u.s."
MAY 15th-They will take us TO
work in the field next week, the sol.
diers who bring our rations told us
to-day We will be moved from here
to little village several miles away.
they say
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September 4th-I going back to my home-f my
home still stands and to my people, if they still live
glad Last week, while 1 was walking the road
in the evening, German passing in carriage
stopped She said she recognized my face. Then
saw it Frau Prtwitz wife of Graf PrtwitZ
whom my mother and met one Summer in Belgium. She
lived close by learned. She shocked when told
her my story. She promised to intercede for Her
husband is connected with the military offices The very
next day Frau PFttwtz brought order for to
go to her home and liveI still had to work for the
farmer, but slept at Frau Prittwtz's house. And
she gave underwearthe first had had for more than
four months And shoes and stockings and dress
to in the evenings. To-day the order for
to return to Cambria. | am quite happy tonight"
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May 25th-For days have not been able to write in
my diary. My diary! How hope it the light
tme where the world may read it The next day after
the tags were fastened on word officially passed
TO the soldiers of the beted regiment Every hour after
that night and day they to the house. And
the in the other house where the of party
quartered. broke away from the first soldier who
took hold of and into the street screaming People
just looked at me. some with pity. l think but
would help Two soldiers running after me.
"A third who the street, caught and knocked
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May 19th-Terrble things have happened Early
this morning the cOmmandant TO hOuSes with
some army surgeons. Soon there be
other medical inspection This time there purpose
"a dreadful purpose We herded into the largest
the first floor which had been parlor and
made TO submit by and in full view of the
mandant and his aides and each other most brutal
examination. We not forced this time TO divest
ourselves of clothing but it could not have been
if we had been After examined, each of us
given a metal tag to around our neeks on
a thin chain fastened with small steel lock- Of the
twentythree women and girls with in the house TO
which had been assigned sixteen of given tags
which stamped the words. Good for everything
Il cannot get my tag off We were told We would be
shot if removed them, but would rather die than
it. But the lock holds the chain tightly around my
neck We talked together tonight of killing ourselves
for that Good for everything that soldiers will
come We have heard the rules for deported women
every knows them If any boy babies born they
be sent further into Germany be taken of
by the Government Girl babies remain with their moth
and both returned to the neghborhood of their
homes in France and set free.
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May l7th-TO-day regiment of soldiers came into
the city and beted upon the town. They just
from the front and have been brought here to rest
special mark of distinction for something the regiment
did in battle They very bosterous and there much
celebrating in the city We afraid to leave the house
to-day
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"May 5th-with Mile. Marthe, girl whom 1 have