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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09

Craigie, now professor of military
science and tactics here, is to be trans
ferred later to another university, but
that for some months, probably dur
ing the rest of the regular session and
during the summer session, the Uni
versity will have two regular army Of
ficers of the rank OF major.
Major Gordon, who is an officer OF
infantry, is a former student of the
University. He came here from Cali
fornia, Mo. Gordon was captain OF
the Sixth Missouri Infantry, volun-
teers, in the Spanish-American War.
After he was mustered out in 1899, he
entered the regular army as a second
lieutenant in the Sixteenth Infantry.
Later he was assigned to the Sixth
Infantry.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Elkhart News.

The farmers have been very bus,
the past week. A few are through
planting and some have just begun.
Little Crystal Cox has the measles
George Raglan bought a team from
Z. A. Porter last week
Mr.. Kohnhaus papered for Mrs
Landlord and Mrs. Cowley last week
Miss Emma Blaser came home
"Wednesday from Kansas City, where
she had been attending a dressmak-
ing school for the past four months.
Miss Gwendolyn Lentz spent Satur-
! day and Sunday with Hattie Maddy.
Joe Cox attended the Denton sale
last Friday and brought back load
OF potatoes from Mr. McCarthy's for
T. G. French.
George Hand has traded his large
tractor engine for steam engine.
The tractor was just bought last fall,
but although it was a $3.50 it failed
to pull the plows.
Bert Hayes laid the brick wall in
the Landlord we'll last week.
The Red Cross sale at Amsterdam
last Friday was a success. The pro
ceeds were $1,000. one cake bringing
$40.
3. 8. Lentz and wife visited at Mr..
Maddy's Sunday.
Mr. Putnam, of Adrian, spent Sun
day with his granddaughter, Mrs.
Landlord.
There has been a revival meeting
going on at Concord the past week.
The Red Cross gave an ice cream
supper at Elkhart Saturday night. All
report good time and plenty OF
music. We did not learn what the
proceeds were.
A number of friends gave Emma
Blaser a very pleasant surprise last
Saturday night.
Hal Ckitwood entertained his faith
er and brother last week.
Misses Mile Taylor and Vera
Duffey and Lonnie Taylor visited at
the Joe Cox home Sunday.
There was party at Fred Burners
Saturday night BROWN EYES.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
MOTHER GOOSE IN WAR
WORK
Rewritten Rhymes Subjects for Food
Posters by M. u. Students.

Columbia Mo-. April 20.-Mo:hcl
Goose is going To do her bit to he'll,
win the war Several OF the best
known nursery rhymes have been
adapted to war purposes by &. +.
Nardin OF Columbia and are being =
Illustrated by posters made by students
OF the art department OF the I'M
versity OF Missouri Nardin is a
graduate OF the University Two OF
his rewritten rhymes are as follows:
Kaiser Bill went up the hill
To whip the American Nation:
Bill fell down and lost his crown.
He stuck on conservation.
Sing a song OF thrift stamps.
War bread made of rye.
Saving, too, the shortening
We used to use in pie;
Keeping all the porkle>s days.
And eating meatlesS meals;
1t makes lot OF difference
The way fellow feels.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09

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my country. one country one I"l'-
2'iasIe' enc Tag
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M'nnitN and daNghtcf num- ON MA!
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al! ."!lItrrs present
lf"%r"in:
M",ntF Day
N'i' 'II-it'W L. Keep l''n'-'
song ny CIun.
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Nda Mans.
me history "l Mothers l'"y-N'ss
fora N1N.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Mt. Carmel News.

MIR, and Mrs. Jas Taylor and lam;
" OF Adrian, visited from Friday till
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. anu
Mrs.. t.. W. Cox and family.
Mr., and Mrs. ~. +. Osborne anl
children spent Sunday with her par
ems. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 5. Simpson
near Cortland. Mrs. Osborne
brother. Jim, vino works in kansa-
City, was home. :.
Bro. Jones preached at Mt. Carmel
Sunday morning.
Mrs, Powell I:nglehardt was on the
complaining list last Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Mi Malone, Of Pitts
h#rg. Kansas, have been spending
several days with his brothers. Jim
and sam Malone. They drove
through in their Oldsmobic car.
Francis and Mable Hines ii near
Foster spent Saturday night and Still
day with their uncles. Everett and
Amos Drysdale.
Miss Lille Barnett OF east OF Butler
came out Saturday to spend week
with her sister, Mrs. Kay Argen-
bright.
Miss Leona Simpson, OF near Corn
land. is spending week with her Sis
Ter. Mrs. w. L. Osborne and family.
MI If Emmett Burk' children have
the whooping cough.
Mrs. j. T.. Leonard and children Of
near Butler spent Sunday with Ruth
and Howard Leonard.
W. y. Osborne OF Butler spent the
last of the week with his son, W. L.
Osborne.
". l.. Osborne took load OF lat
hogs to Butler Monday and brought
home a new corn planter.
UNCLE HENRY.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Elkhart No. Two.

Well, it has been some time since
Johnny has tried to write. Well, h,
didn't stay long, enough at one place
10 get items. We will see ii we can
rustic up a little from this part once
more.
Mr.. French %and. wife, the Elkhart
merchant. took dinner at the home OF
/ ON Bruner last Sunday.
Miss Euphie Scott OF Adrian, is
visiting her brother, J. K. Scott, OF
I.lilart.
Taz Gray is reported through plant
ing corn.
The writer took i'll the big Red
Cross sale at Amsterdam last week.
1t was a big thing all around. A biz
crowd and a big donation OF all kinds
OF goods, They all sold very we'll.
Monday morning we had a big rain
which will set farming back a few
days.
The writer spent last Saturday
night at the home OF Warren White.
We had a good time talking over our
trip out West last summer.
| saw a piece in the Times last week
from Mrs. Frank keeton. She said
that she couldn't afford to miss the
paper and that it beat getting two let
tiers. She wanted to know what had
become OF Johnny. We don't think
that he stays long enough at any place
to hear any news.
Pate Naius is still going West.
Mr., and Mrs. tialtert and family
spent last Sunday at Mr.. llaIey's.
We heard that Ed Bailey had
bought new car.
Miss Cordic ljruncr has gone into
the goose business this spring. She
has e'eral young gosings already.
The Red Cross took il over thirteen
hundred dollars. One cake brought |
seventy dollars and fifty cents.
Mrs. $. I. Brown has been very
sick, but is in a fair way to get we'll.
The Red Cross had an ice cream
supper last Saturday night. They
took in $40
Mrs Tom Eruncr, has 1h5 little
chicks with two hens. | think the
hens are a little crowded.
Mrs Grace Scott has $50 turkey
'ge~ setting and she is going TO set
more,
". II. Kceton had bad luck some
i,nc ago. He fell i'll post hole and
shocked his hip out of place.
From the looks oi things up at AM
,terdam, we think thcrc viii he 4 we'd
ling in that part. We wish them the
vest OF luck.
Johnny.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Little Girl Dies of Scarlet Fever.

Nadine, the sevcn-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daniels.
died at the home of her parents few
miles south OF this city, Thursday
evening. OF last week. after an illness
OF two weeks with scarlet fever.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, by Rev. 5. B. Moore. OF
the Christian church, at the Elliott
cemetery. where interment was made.
The parents have the sympathy of
the entire community in their be-
rcavcinert.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Cortland.

| Uncle Sam has requested Nirgi
Morrison to report for army dut!
Monday, May IS.
Jim Simpson OF Kansas City spen
Sunday with his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. ~ w. Shay took Sun
day dinner at Mac Faubion's in But
Ter and attended the Smith funeral ii
the afternoon.
Blanche Lockard is visiting rela.
,ives i'll Passaic.
MIR. and Mrs. Lon Smith OF Eos
ter and Uncle Jim Bradley spent Sun
day al Fred Mcdley's.
Tom Gibbs is here from Illinois
visiting jeff Nickles.
Mrs. Steward and son. Alex. OF
Butler. spent Sunday at John Ever
mans.
Miss Nerda McCullick returned to
her home at Roscoe. Mo-. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Goodwin, OF
Kansas City were visiting Mrs. Good
wins aunt, Mrs. P. W. Carnie. the
first of the week.
Clona Medley took dinner at Nor
rison's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Claud Burk OF Kansas
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans spent Sum
day with their father. c. l. Burk.
Sylvia Vaughn took dinner with
Beth Turner Sunday.
Earl Osborn and family spent Sum
day at Matt Simpsons. Miss Leona
Simpson returned home with them.
Walter and Leila Smith and a girl
friend from Foster spent Sunday at
E. ]. Lockard's.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
On the Wing.

Ed Haynes, OF Butler. was out o,
Root Branch Saturday and wanted t,
know il the fish would bite if h
would throw them in young rabbit.
Charley Neighbor. : miles north
west OF Butler. came within SIoo o
selling his Sculley lease to f,
Haynes. Where Charley missed i
was that he ought to have asked NOR,
at the start. You can always iall, bu
can't 60 up.
Some one borrowed my corn plant
er wheel and ii they are through witt
it. please return. Week after next
will want it.
You can save little money by
having The Times sent to Your ad,
dress now. Later on it is bound tc
cost more. Material and labor is go
ing UP.
liuiord Duvail was OFT; on Root
Branch one day last week. He said
he was Just ont looking Z, the coun-
try. Il expect 4 land deall
20 days more and it will he alter
the 18th OF July. Don't let celcbra-
ton crawl upon YOU with no pies
baked. so days more and You will
hear the hum OF the .harveS,ers. \
threshcr told me he must get out and
get his crew as hands with q reputa-
ton were hard to ge..
1t will pay YOU to buy your corn
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
ANOTHER MAJOR GOES TO
M, u.
c. M. Gordon, Jr., Former Student
Back From France, Ordered to
University.

Columbia, Mo-, May 5.-A1aj
Charles M. Gordon, Jr., United States
Army, retired, has been ordered to
proceed at once to Columbia to be
professor of military science and tao
tics at the University of Missouri, &C
cording to word from the War De-
partment to President A. Ross Hill.
Major Gordon recently returned from
France, where he has been in service
on General Pershing's staff.
1t is understood that Maj. Wallace
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
A LETTER FROM over
THERE"
Clark Nicolay, Former Einploye of
This Office, Writes An Inter-
esting Letter From Some
where in France"

Mrs. J. +. Nicolay, OF this city. has
received the following interesting let
ter from her son, Clark. who lcfthere
last summer With Co. +, and who left
Camp Doniplan about a month ago.
There is no doubt that the most in
tcresting things arg omitted owing to
the strict censorship. With the let
ter he sent several copies Of the
l!atcllet, a daily paper printed on the
transport as they were going over.
1t takes H., .ut nerve to undertake
to ge, out a daily paper hundreds of
miles from land, but the american
soldier has the necessary nerve and
gets out a very neWsy little sheet.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Somewhere. Sometime. in France.

Somewhere. Sometime. in France.
Dear Folks:
Welt. how are you all: | arrived
yesterday, ii YOU can figure OFT when
that was. and | am sure feeling line
after a rather long trip. But at thar
wouldn't have missed il for any
thing. This censor stuff has got Tie
going and | don't know what to say.
but | vii! probably lind ont some
thing to write about alter awhile.
This is some quaint little village. and
| was somewhat surprised when we
landed to find 50 mitch difference in
tine style vi dress and modes OF living,
and here it does not look as ii there
was war in existence We get the
news from the New York Herald,
which is published in Paris. am
sending some .Iatclets which were
printed on the boat while we We're
coming over. Well. | will write
again soon. Hope that YOU are We'll,
ami don't worry about me ior LII get
along with the rest Write soon AMI
tell NE all the news.
With lots Of love.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-09
Rural Home Makers Club Meets.

Lit. i. Il. Minor ccusOr.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
NEXT ISSUE TO DRAW AZ.
Liberty Loan Rate Indicated by Inter
est on Treasury Certificates.

Washington, Feb 23.-Future issues
Of treasury certificates of Indebtedness
planned in preparation for the third
liberty loan will bear an interest rate
Of Az per cent. one half per cent more
than issues of the immediate past. This
announcement was made by Secretary
McAdoo, together with the statement
that the s50O,00o.0oo block Of certif1-
Gates. closed last week. was subscribed
in full only because banks in New York
and other big financial centers took
more than their share and offset the
scanty subscriptions from the rest OF
the country.
About $4,000, 100000 in certificate re-
main to be issued at the higher rate be-
fore the third loan campaign. probably
in April and the rate for all will be ~
per cent.
This increase in the rate offers an
indication Of the treasury's perspective
on money market conditions, which
may affect the next liberty loan. The
second liberty loan. issued at per
cent. was preceded by several issues Of
certificates at 81 per cent. but this
rate was increased to per cent for
the last blocks before the second loan.
a similar situation preceded thc a-s:
loan. which was at 31k per cent. In
both cases. the interest rate Of the loan
was the same -as the rate on the last
issues of certificates preceding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
RUSH TO UNLOAD RESULTS FROM
ESTABLISHMENT OF MAXI.
MUM PRICE
PROFIT TAKING BY
SHORTS STOPS DECLINE
Corn Reflects Only to Moderate Extent
tho DETECTION in Oats-Openins
Prices Show Result Of Influence of
Action Of Board Of Trsde-Provi.
sions Also Seek Lower Levels.

Chicago, Feb. cS.--A general rush 20
sell cats and sharp breaks in values
resulted today from the action of the
board OF trade directors establishing
maximum prices on all business IN nlt-
ure deliveries. Rallies ensuing from
the extreme low points touched at the
outset were mainly due to profit TAX
ing by shorts. After opening X cent
down the market reached comparative
steadiness around ssh cents for May.
AID CORN
No important change developed in
the later trading. Prices closed steady,
u and q cent to II cent lower, with
March at sle7is and May at sl.26&.
Corn.
Corn reflected only TO 4 moderate ex-
tent the detection In oats. Opening
prices, which ranged from !. and i
cent to Is ard q cent lower With
March az sl.c7i1 ard May a: slosla TO
s7.27. Were followed by changes within
the Initial limits.
Provisions.
Provisions dropped. There was gen
era commission house liquidation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
Risks Destruction
In Narrou Channe!
to Escape U-Boats

An Atlantic Port, Feb. e3.-How the
master Of an italian passenger liner,
the Dante Alighieri. lodged a fleet OF
submarines lying in walt for him In
the Mediterranean, by venturing mid
night passago thru an uncnarted cham
mel between a small island and the
Spanish coast. was related by passen-
gers of the chip on her arrival here
today. ,.. II
The wisdom OF the captains move
was demonstrated the following morn :
ing, it was said, when lifeboats were
sighted carrying passengers and crews
of torpedoed vessels out OF a convoy OF
FIVE which the Dante Alighieri had
passed only two hours before the cap
tain decided to risk wrecking bis ship
in the channel rather than take the
chances with the U-boats.
The ships sent to the bottom were
the Duca di Geneva, passenger YES
sci; the Vile de Vedun and the Cap
rera, all Italian. The presence OF the
subma rines in their petn was ieaTaSt:
by the master of the Dante thru wire
less warning. The lifeboats were not
picked UP as they were within q few
miles of the Spanish coast and tho oc-
cupants sig4,s)led they preferred to
land.
Passage thru the dangerous channel
only 900 feet wide. was made only az
ter the master had notified all his pas
sengers Of the great danger. The steer
age passengers were brought to the
cabin deck, life belts distributed, boats
partly lowered and all preparations
made to abandon the vessel should she
strike the rocks.
Captain D. NJ. Nicoll and several
members OF The crew of the American
steamship suruga torpedoed Dec. 20
OF the italian coast, were among the
Dante's passengers. He said his ship
was one OF four torpedoed within
twenty minu.cs out OF . convoy OF
Ave-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
TO OPPOSE 50 WHEAT.
Administration Leaders viii Fight
Proposal-Say II Would Be Tax.

Admin tration leaders in congress
are to fight the proposals for a guar
antee of SO wheat 10 the farmers this
year because they believe there is no
necessity for the imposition OF tax
OF 5000 900. 900 on IS per cent Of the
American people for the benefit OF the
remainder.
It was pointed out by leaders at the
capitol that 50 wheat would mean just
such a tax. 1t would result in an in
crease of not less than two cents a
pound LOAF on bread. The wheat sit
uauon does not warrant such an add
tional burden, it is contended.
The movement for fixed guarantee
OF So wheat already has gained some
volume at the capitol. and reso!u-
tons have been offered by Senator Nc
CuH1ber, OF North Dakota proposing
a guaranteed minimum OF $3.50 in all
local markets and Senator Gore, Of
Oklahoma. chairman Of the senate ag-
r!culture committee. advocating a s2.I3
min irl-,n Beth OF these resolutions
authorize the president TO increase
these prices whenever In his judgment
It may be necessary to do SO.
A 50 minimum Is being urged very
strongly by that group OF grain grow
ers which protested against tho s2.2o
price fixed last summer by the presi-
dents price-Gxtng committee, headed
by Or. Harry A Garfield. now the fuel
administrator.
At the time the Garfield committee
was considering the 1917 price repre-
sentatives of the grain growers were
in WASHINGTON demanding SO for No.
! northern at Chicago. on the ground
that such a figure was necessary to
guarantee then, adequate return. as
tho bulk OF their wheat did not grade
No. /. That they really expected such
a price was doubted. and their repre-
sentatives on the price fixing commit
tee asked for $50 at the outset.
The price for the 1918 crop was fixed
at 90 for No. northern, by congress
in the food-control act, and the move
ment now on foot presupposed, among
other things that farmers Will not
plant wheat this year on such guar
artee-that they Will grow corn, rye
and barley. The present market
price OF cora !s held by experts to be
an entirely fict;cious one. due to trans
portauon conditions which have re-
suited in the moving Of only about 40
per cent Of the corn crop to date.
Director General McAdoo has made
every effort to get cars to the grain
cen-ers OF the middle west, but the
movement has not been III anything
like the number necessary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
VALUES REcEpE BECAUSE ARR.
Walls WERE UNEXPECTEDLY
HEAVY.
RECEIPTS OF $4,000
TOO MANY FOR WEEK END
Prices Drop 10 and IS Cents Under
Fridays Average-CattIe Arrivals
: Amount to Liberal Total and Prices
Weaken--Sheep Offerings Relatively
Scarce-current Quotations.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Hogss underwent n
setback in value today owing to the
fact that receipts Were more plentiful
than had been expected.
There was & compa lively large run
OF hogs at eleven markets Friday, the
combined total at I2S,000 being 43,oNV
larger thai. a week ago and $4,000
larger than spondinS Friday a
year ago. Chicago reported ll,5oO more
than a week ago, and Omaha gained
10000. St Faul had nearly 5000 more
than a week ago, when extreme cold
weather cut the total to 2.Io0.
Cattle.
Cattle amounted TO a liberal total
one lot OF Iowa fed offerings aver
aging 1900 pounds sold at sli.l5,
against top previously this week OF
Sass and $3.50 all last week. Two
different punches today made slSS5,
one o. them averaging 1901 pounds.
A few other loads cleared at Sl3.S5G
1915 and one lot at $3.50 proved or
the same kind as others late last week
at sl215.
A fair number of sales were report
ed at Slo.75 q 1925 and a good many
lots landed at s11..5 q 1870, while those
Mt SIlGI 1850 were OF a medium class
and seldom carried much weight. Very
plain light stock cleared at 1915 @ 1918
and inferior kinds went downward 10
ss75, with Gamer grades occasionally
below sS.25.
Receipts Friday were estimated at
1000, standing about the same as q
week ago and more than four times as
large as a year ago when the zone
system was not in vogue. Five days
arrivals totaled $1,000, a decrease OF
6. 900 compared with the same time
last week and 100 compared with the
period year ago.
Seven western markets had $4,000,
or 5000 more than a week ago and
q. 600 more than the correspondent
Friday year ago. Thus far this week
combined arrivals totaled 1871 1000, or
: ,0C0 more than the same period last
week and $4,000. more than the COR
responding five days a year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep were relatively scarce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
Sunny Colorado Lands
Investors and Homeseeksrs
Attention.

Now Is the time to investigate what
we have to offer you in the way Of
lands for investment for the speculator
and good homes for the homeseeker
Our lands are located near Cheyenne
wells, the county seat Of Cheyenne
county Splendid soil, good water,
good schools and fine roads We have
land listed at from $40 TO $50 per acre,
according to Improvements and loca-
ton. In . very short time this land
will double IN value. To appreciate 1t
you must come and see for yourself,
and II you can not come, write US what
you would like and we will be pleased
10 submit list OF what we have to
offer. Chas. II. Norman, the pioneer
land dealer, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-23
LAMSON'S MARKET REPORTS.
Furnished by lamson Bros. e. Co., 2o3
Masonic Temple: Phone 1893.

Furnished by lamson Bros. e. Co., 2o3
Masonic Temple: Phone 1893.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Corn-Trade was
light and range lower. Clear and mild
er weather turnout the belt, liberal re-
cetpts, a sharp break IN sample mar
ket and the weakness in oats were the
contributing factors. The weekly
weather forecast indicates a continu-
ance Of the present favorable condi-
tons, and the government is making
herculean efforts to move the soft
corn to marie. while there IS a. chance
TO move It.
Oats-Liquidation. based on the plac-
ing Of MAXIMUM prices in all markets
brought about a substantial decline.
The principal buying came from hold
ers Of bids and shorts and the close
showed q weak undertone. Sample
values we're off with the futures and
premiums also were shaded The
trade expects to see a fairly large
movement, as notices OF consigrments
from the country are more numerous
the car situation IS better and the
weather favorable.
Prov!sions-Liquidati also devel-
oped IN products and prices broke the
maximum designated for one day De-
spite the placing Of maximum on
Thursday, far buying was encounter
ed at the bottom.
Clearances-Wheat and nour, 4s2,-
900: corn. none: oats. 100000.
Northwest cars wheat-Mtnneapol!s
233; Duluth. 4; Winnipeg, 4s7
Estimated cars-W-hea;, 6; corn, 400;
oats, cS7
RANGE OF PRICES.