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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-27
BATES COUNTY CHURCH
DISCONTINUES THE
GERMAN LANGUAGE
Reformed Church of Zoar, in Prairie
Township. Will Conduct All
Services in English Here
after,

A considerable part OF the citizens
of Prairie township, in the southeast
part OF this county, are either German
born or are the descendants OF Ger
man born ancestors. They have their
churches in which in the past the
services, preachings, prayer meetings,
Sunday school, in fact, all of the SER
vices were conducted in the German
language. Nothing was thought OF
this clnging to the language OF the
old country. or the "Fatherland, I'M
til this country was at war with Ger
many, when it occasioned consider
able comment and it was thought by
many that loyal citizens of this coun-
try should use the language OF the
country. especially in the churches.
Many OF them, while protesting their
loyalty to their adopted country, in
sisted that the German language be
retained.
Finally H. 0. Maxey was invited to
meet with them and tell them why
the German Language Should be Dis
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-27
KEEPS TAB ON WHEAT
THRESHED
Periodical Reports Now Are R
quired by the Government.

Washington, June 2o.-Under the
authority of the Food Control Act,
the bureau of markets of the United
States Department of Agriculture is
to require from all thresher men in
the country periodical reports on the
number of bushels of wheat threshcd
by them and the acreage from which
the grain was produced. A list OF
thresher men is being compiled f:oni
all available sources by the bureau Of
crop estimates, which is cooperating
in the undertaking, and the bureau of
markets in having printed supply ol
blank forms for threshing reports,
together with = pocket memorandum
book for daily records. Reports were
begun with the opening of the har-
vest season. The couaty. agents win
aid in Distributing the schedules and
memorandum books and It viii also
assist IN assembling the results.
The results are to be msde avail
able for. the nee Of the United States
Food Administration. the Federal
Trade Cominiesion and other
hranehes Of tie Uovernnaent. They
az expected to provide . complete
~ lceasAte check on he Advance
Mkeae iieares d The bureau Of crop
6otnateo = IT. same nay that the
e64f1a linafng f6poets eonnp1ed b.
'tke ko1eSa q O. eenoney eheek IL
GG&TG 4 e. e - -. &. - - 81
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-27

him be interned until the conclusion
of the war and then required to go
back to that country. Let the Ameri-
can language be spoken in America.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-27
! \ DAY or ALLIES DAwNsi
isvashington Sees One Of the Most
Decisive Victories Of the War
!, in the Crushing Defeat Of
the Austrians BY the
Allied Forces in
Italy.

Washington, June 24.-The belief
was expressed in official circles here
today that the Italian victory over
Austria will prove to be the most de-
cisive in character Of the whole war.
iGermany's entire offensive program
may have been. upset by the crushing
defeat Of her ally.
the Pave included an appalling
number" Of troops killed, more than
forty thousand made prisoners and
an enormous amount of booty, says
report from General Diaz, the 1tal-
ian commander, which was cabled to-
day from Rome to the Italian en-
bassy.
Other official reports reaching
Washington bear out the picture Of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
PREFERS CHAMBERLAIN's

ON the course of conversation
with Chamberlain Medicine Co. 8 rep
resentatiye today, we had OCCASION
to discuss in general way the mer-
its OF their different preparations. At
his suggestion l take pleasure in ex-
pressing my estimation of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. l have a fam
lily of six children and have used
this remedy in my home for years. |
consider it the only cough remedy
on the market. as have tried nearly
alI kinds. Earl G. Ross, Publish
err Hamilton County Republican
News, Syracuse, Kan. Advt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15

ed all right, whereupon Pete then
mounted and galloped down the pass.
CONSERVATION reigned in .Blake's
bank when Comanche Pete, dust COW
cred from his wild ride. presented
the note to the cashier. The Indian
summoned to the presence of the
bank officials. stolidly refused any
explanation.
Death never was nearer Blake and
his wife as the bank officers were
on the point of refusing to comply
and selling Pete. At that moment
however. Sheriff Hawkins entered.
For full ten minutes. he studied the
note-knew better than attempt TO
question the red skinned messenger
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
SKILLED LABOR
SCARCITY

4 correspondent writes to the
New York World complaining that
in spite of the reported scarcity OF
labor there arc plenty of work peo-
pie walking the streets in search OF
Jobs. lie quotes the records of en-
ploymcnt bureaus and charity soci-
cites to provote IL. He argues that
the shortage is all in skilled labor,
but that as usual there is a great
army of unskllled laborers who can
not find work through the winter.
When summer comes they can get
Jobs on farms, but not now.
His theory is somewhat contravert-
ed by the fact that the issue OF the
newspaper containing his letter
shows twenty columns OF advertise
ments of Help Wanted, and only two
columns of Situations Wanted I'm
der normal conditions there are apt
to be many more Situations Wanted
ads, than the other kind.
Yet 1t remains true that the great
demand is for trained mechanics.
The fact that a man has never ac-
auired ability to work at any trade
is a confession of inferiority. Every
employer Is suspicious of him.
No doubt in many cases unem-
ployed men are physically unable to
perform the harder tasks of manual
labor. But II they had gained abil-
ity at any good trade. they would
be able to find positions whore the
demands ON frail physique would
not be too heavy.
Young men ought to realize from
these conditions the absolute neces-
sity OF learning some vital and i'm
portant trade. When they simply
perform mental services or light
tasks that any child could do. they
are helpless in times of depression
or sudden exigency. Once they learn
how to perform some task that Is
vitality necessary to the Industrial or
gantzation, their livelihood Is secure
so long as they keep their health.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
FavOrs Early (,b,

Doctor Bell writes in th,
Heredity Washington, d.
statistical proof that young
questionably make better N
those who have postponed
sibillty of maternity until
years of age. He favors
ringes and youthful mother
ground that, contrary to p,
ion, the offspring of you
have n &er vitality and al
II not the superiors intel
children born of older par,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
N NJ "
MAKING CORN
POPULAR

The food administration has cam
vassed the country to secure pledges
for observance of wheatless days. It
exhoTts the people as patriotic
duty, to eat corn and save wheat.
Yet you cant accomplish an end
merely by urging 1t as moral or
public duty. Sometimes the more
you preach to people, the less they
want to do a thing.
II would be much more effective
to make corn products so very at
tractiye that people would all rush
to buy them. And it seems a very
queer thing that In this time when
people are urged to eat corn foods,
some of these staples on which the
people used to thrive and which they
used to enjoy and seek after, cannot
now be had
For instance. il Is reported from
widely different sources that YOU
cannot get hominy any moro. That
has been a staple breakfast food for
a generation in millions of families.
A great quantity of corn can be used
in that way. But If the producers
are not making 1t any more, the fam
lilies that are accustomed to IL will
take wheat products and still furth-
er deplete the already short stock.
Another food which the old tim
ers used to like was hulled corn. us
ually eaten with milk. The old res
taurant always used to serve it. Bat
who has been seen eating it since
tho war began? The wheat pinch
Is now being very keenly felt in
Frapce Our allies are nearly out
OF ii, and have received only about
two-thirds of what was promised
from this country. Six months must
yet pass before any new flour comes
in. The wheat saving campaign
must become more popular.
II would seem as II the food man
ufacturers should put their wits to
popularize substitutes for wheat. Let
them put out some new brands of
corn cereals and corn flour with at
tractive names. put up prettily and
well advertised. Done in this way
great amount of wheat could be
saved. In that way the food con-
seryation program would work along
the line of least resistance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
Tombstone for Paw

An ancestor of the duk
who was banlshed by X
H., and died and was bun
Thomas Mowbry, got {
spearc one of the finest
literature ana thus becnn
age of great interest to
ants observes a writer
Tit-Bits. Two and q hi
later the exlle's bones W
by his family from the a,
Venice, and brought to L
the tombstone was left
only II few years ago wa
doing duty as Il paving sto
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
500 Rewar,

The readers of this
pleased to learn that Il
one dreaded disease tn
been able to cure in all
that is caterrh. Catarrl
influenced by CONSTITUTE,
requires constitutional tr,
Catarrh Medicine Is take,
acts thru the Blood on q
faces of the System the
the foundation Of the dis,
patient strength by build.
stitution and assisting ma
work. The proprietors
faith In the curative DO.
Catsrrh Medicine that 1
Hundred Dollars for any I,
to cure. Send for list of
Address r. J. CHENEY
Ohio. Sold by all Druggi
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
PROTECTING THE PRINT
TRADES

Washington dispatches report that
Congressmen begin to see the in1us-
lice OF the government fixing price
for paper for It's own use, while
leaving the producers free to soak
the printing and publishing trades
II the government is to secure its
own supply at reasonable prices ~
will have to go step farther and
stop extortion to the trade general
ly. The printing done by government
bureaus Is but small part Of the
war work performed by white paper.
Printing has been called, The art
progressive. In reality this phrase
only covers a fragment OF the prin-
ter's field. He not merely preserves
what exists, but he communicates in
formation and intelligence. and is n
predomipating factor in the creation
OF new institutions and new forces.
It is only by the machinery that the
printer creates, that the community
can be organized and rallied to the
support OF any idea or system Of
work, business. or progress. Every
newspaper is rallying center for
the forces of civilization and ad-
vance. When a newspaper stops, a
force for organizing community ac-
tivity Is gone,
The world made no progress away
VI ssN ~ Is p! ,.,...t.-.#.
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rendered just as Morgan rode up.
The latter demanded the Indian and
was astounded when the sheriff
waved him away and babe Pete de-
part.
We've got to play safe" he said
Cant take any chances. Two lives
are at stake" Asked what he in
tended doing, he continued;
They are prisoners on Eagle
Rock. We will divide our forces and
take separate trails"
This satisfied Morgan and after a
few moments consultation the two
posses rode away in opposite direc-
lions.
Black Jack and his gang were
seated on the edge of the gorge
shooting dice when Comanche Pete
returned. Selling the money,
Haines eagerly counted it, but looked
" Worried when the Indian related his
experiences and the proximity of the
two posses. Calling to Pete to fol-
low with his lariat, he hurried down
to within Mailing distance of Blake
who, seeing him and the Indian.
called up: ,.
Now you've got the money, give
us our freedom"
Black Jack assured them that they
would soon be off the rock and then
outlined to the Indian his plan of
rescue. Spanning the gorge with
one lariat as he had done before,
a second lariat was used as a sort of
pulley over the first and by which
the prisoners were to be hauled to
safety.
let down by Pete, now on the furths,
err side of the canyon. and securely
bound it beneath Bessie's arms. Pete
then drew her to the upper ledge,
from where the outlaws pulled her
across. Again. the rope was lowered
and Blake was hauled up and across
only to be seized and tied hand and
foot. Nearby was sharp edged
shelving rock and to this the men
carried the helpless Blake. as Bessie
equally helpless. looked on in terror
A lariat was fastened tight about
Blake and he was lowered gradually
over the sharp edge and down into
the gorge where he hung suspended
The rope was then made tight to a
tree, and thus the outlaws left their
victim. riding away with Bessie
clasped in Black Jacks arms.
Blake. swinging in mid air. des-
perately tried to get his hands free,
not knowing that at every twist of
the rope the knife like rock cut
deeper into the rope. Two, three.
four of the strands were severed and
only one remained, a slender thread
to hold his life.
(To Be Continued)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15

~ "a ~
SUICIDE FOR THE
FARMER

In the past the farmers have
Joined with the labor leaders to give
them immunity from the operations
of the antitrust laws.
What is the farmer getting for
his assistance in immunizing labor
from the laws against combination
universal eight hour dayl
While helping TO raise the price
of all the farmer buys, an eight hour
day win bankrupt him In short or
der by reducing profits,
The Partisan League asks him
to join hands with labor unions and
the T. W. w. and with disloyal ele-
ments backing the single tax.
The eight hour day is an economic
impossibility on the farm, and its
agitation increases unrest. instability
and inefflclency on farms.
The organization Is manned and
supported by the leading socialists.
and proposes publicly to back the
eight hour day as national issue,
Where do the loyaSpatriotic farm
ers OF the United States get off at
with this kind of a revolutionary
program backed by dlsloyalty2--The
Manufactures. s
& u s3a,G 90,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15

from medievalism until the printing
art came into general use. Modern
civilization has advanced parallel
with the development Of printing.
In great modern exigency like
war, the newspaper is the means by
which community forces are rallied
to the support Of the government.
When newspaper production is stop
ped or difficulties thrown into its
way, obstacles are placed across the
efforts OF the government to carry
on the war.
The unreasonable prices asked for
paper, therefore, are direct attack
upon the means for distributing in
telligence. rallying public sentiment
and unifyng the work of war maxi
ing. The government cannot permit
this condition to exist, so contrary
to public policy and patriotism.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
THE WEEKLY
MARKET

Union Stock Yards,
observation-disclosures.
ket steady throughout
choice steers. 80 to SIC
50; feeders, 81 to So;
and heifers. 81 to 81
good. Sc to 81; came
feeder cows, IS to Sc,
50 to $40.
Hogs--Receipts. 2.2
higher; tops, SIG; buI
S15.75.
Sheep--Receipts. 40
steady; lambs, SIS to
50 to $40.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
Be Sure of Your "E;

If there's n certain foo
are uncertain about don't
vises n physician. There n,
good things in the world
You know are good for you.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15
VENGEANCE AND
The WOMAN
EPISODE I

seemed certain death, Blake dropped
into the gloomy depths of the can
yon. Many feet below, fir spring
ing from a cleft in the walls reach
ed its stout limbs out into the gorge
and into this cradle crashed the body
OF the luckless Blake. They snap
ped beneath the impact and the
trunk bent until II seemed that IL
would be torn from its roots. In
stinctively, Blake clutched branch
and trunk as he slid deeper into their
embrace and. He was saved for the
moment--and it seemed that even
Black Jack outlaws on the opposite
side of the gorge Strengthened back
in relief.
Then their eyes swept up to the
top OF the chaam on whose very edge
Bessie was lying in faint. Moments
passed before she recovered to look
about her dazedly. Then all came
back TO hor and she peered over the
brink aud saw her husband cling
ing to the tree and gazing up to her,
She called once aud he answered.
Then she called again that she was
going to try to climb down and he
waved her back in horror. But the
young wife, desperate, swung over
the edge and foot by foot she started
down the sheer face of the cliff.
The outlaws watched her, breath
less, grim anxiety in their leaders
face as he saw his prey escaping
from him. Blake struggled to an
upright position and twined his legs
about the trunk of the tree, prepared
for her inevitable fall.
Bessie had descended a dozen feet
when her foot touched piece of
outjutting rock. Her hands slipped
she struggled to regain her hold, the
rock crumbled beneath her feet and
she fell into space.
Blake smothered cry of horror
and braced himself to catch and to
draw into the protection of the
branches, the body of his wife as il
flashed past him. Beneath their
weight, the tree bent un-
til 1t pointed directly down into the
chasm. There was a swapping of
the roots, an upheaval of earth as
the tree with its human burden
crashed to ledge fifty feet below.
Black Jack and his gang could not
repress shout of satisfaction AS
they realized their prey yet lived and
could be captured at leisure. Haines
wormed his way to the end of the
gorge and shouted to Blake, who
had by this time, extricated Bessie,
bruised and faint. from the wreck
age of the tree:
Write an order on your bank for
100000 II you want to go free"
Blake shouted back mo" at
which his captor with a sinister smile
replied:
IAN right. II we don't get the
money you stay there and die"
Stunned by the force of the argu-
ment and realizing their utter help
lessness. Blake turned to Bessie.
Alone he would have defied his cap
tors to death, but he could not make
her suffer further and he shouted
back to Black Jack that he would
pay the money.
Summoning Comanche Pete, Haines
gave a few orders, and the Indian
casting his lariat across the gorge
over a projecting rock, crossed hand
over hand and by second rope low
cred himself to the ledge, Blake tore
a leaf from a note book and printed
the following order which he hand
ed to Pete:
Everett-cashier of bank
As soon as possible
to
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15

Phyllis had seen her gTnndma's white
spitz dog. but had not seen the white
angora cat until her last visit, After
cycling them carefully for while she
turned 10 the dog and asked him. us
that your cousinf"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-01-15

then turning to the officials as
sured them it was all right to pay
the money. What the sheriff said
usually went in that town and from
the East box in the big safe 100000
in new bills was counted out and
handed to Pete.
The indian had not disappeared
when the bank men excitedly de-
manded of the sheriff why he had
given up such sum in such man
ner and the latter replied with a
laugh:
Il cannot think of a better use for
phoney money than saving the lives
of Blake and Bessie"
He then went on to explain that
the particular bills in the East box
We're counterfeits, being held for trial
Of some of Johnsons confederates.
AS he pointed to the words East
! Box" in the note, his countenance
! changed. and seizing the paper began
studying carefully, The letters be
ginning the first word in each line
spelled Eagle Rock! The sheriff
comprehended at last the appeal for
help hidden in the note, and telling
them he would get on the trail he
left the bank, and calling to several
of his men lounging about, he dashed
away to rescue his friends and do
battle with the outlaws.
| Riding down into a valley, the
posse of jim Morgan. after an all
night ride after Black Jack and the
others, paused as into their view
came the figure of lone horseman.
Even at that distance. he was recogn-
ICED as Comanche Pete, and ordering
his men to spread out into a semi
circle. pushed forward, his plan being
to drive the Indian against the inn
penetrable face of cliff. Pete, quick
to realize he was being pursued, turn
in vain to break the Gordon. Once,
indeed, he almost escaped by leaping
his horse off plateau into river,
only to gain the further bank to find
himself surrounded by Sheriff Haw-
kins and his men.
Realizing the chase was up. and
with craftiness that told him the
sheriff realized that any delay in his
return with the money meant the
death OF Blake and Bessie. Pete sur-
.-H -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-17
MARKETS

COWS, $S@1O.25; fair to medium heif-
ers $7.5O@825; fair to medium cows,
$70o@7.75; Gamers and cutters. $500
@7.0O.
Bulls and Calves-Good to prime ex-
port bulls, $8.5O@9.75; good to choice
butcher bulls, ss.00@9.00; common to
fair bulls. S6.50@7.75; common to
best veal calves $s@16.00; common to
best heavy calves. $7@11.5O; stock
calves $50 to $50 pounds, $7.50@10.50.
Stockers and Feedins Cattle-Good
to choice steers, 700 lbs. and up, $500
010.50; common to fair steers under
700 lbs, S7.00G9.00; good to choice
steers under 700 lbs. $8.00@9.50: COM
mon to fair steers, under 700 lbs,
s6.00@7.75; medium to good heifers.
$6.00@7.5o; medium to good feeding
cows, s5.5O@7.00; springers. $500
S7.5o@11.OG.
Hogs - Best heav1es. 100 and up
s16.75@16.s5; good to choice lights.
$16.75; medium and mixed. $16.75;
roughs and packers. s1400@16.OO;
common to medium lights, $4,000
$16.75; best pigs. $1600@16.25; light
pigs, S14.5O@15.75; bulk of sales,
$16.75.
Sheep and Lamhs-Good to choice
to medium yearlings, $10@11.o0; com
mon to fair yearlings, $6.00@9.75;
bucks. 100 lbs. $7@9; good to choice
breeding ewes. S9.50@$13.5O; common
to medium spring lambs, s10016.75;
good to choice spring lambs, $4,000
1900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-17
OFFER CHURCH TO
REID MEMORIAL

The First Presbyterian church
session Wednesday evening offered
the use of the church building to Reid
Memorial church if they use it early
enough to avoid the necessity of using
electricity.
Vesper services will not be held at
the church on Sunday and prayer
meeting will be held at the home of
the members until the coal situation is
relieved. The Sunday school room will
be closed and meetings held in the
auditorium. 1t is necessary to keep
fire in the building on account of the
organ.
Prayer services will be held Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs. John
B. Dougan, North Tenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-17

CINCINNATI, Ohio. January IL
Butter-Creamery, whole cream ex-
ira SIC, centralized extra 5o11c. do
firsts 4S1ac, do seconds ACC, dairy
fancy 4Sc, packing stock No. I. SAC,
No. ?, soc.
Eggs-Prime firsts loss off 64c, frsts
CSC, ordinary firsts soc, seconds 47c.
Poultry-Broilers under 2 lbs. 26c,
fryers over lbs. 26c, roasting lbs
and over 26c, ROSTERS 1Sc, young
stays zoe, hens lbs. and over 24c, dc
31s lbs. and over 22c, do under 3A lbs.
PC. hen turkeys lbs. and over 24c,
toms young 10 lbs. and over 24c, do
old Is lbs and over zoe. culls SC, white
ducks 3 lbs and over &c, colored do
csc, geese choice full feather zoe, do
medium 19c, guineas So pei dozen.
Onions-Yellow S2.50@2.75 per 100
lb sack, white $3@3.25. Spanish $1.65
Oils per crate.
Potatoes - Early Ohio, $2.25@3.50
per 1O0-lb sack, Michigan s3@3.25 per
1OO-lb. sack, Wisconsin per 1o0-lb sack
s25O@2.7O.