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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
MILLERS MUST RETURN
u, S. EXCESS PROFITS
Ruling by Hoover Provides that
Milled Flour be Given
Government.

Washington, July Flour millers
who made excess profits during the
last fiscal year, as charged by the
Federal Trade Commission in its re-
port Saturday to the Senate, must re-
turn the amount of such profits to
the government in the form of 1nilled
flour, under regulations made public
today by Food Administrator
Hoover
The Federal Trade Commission
charged that the millers had made a
profit of IS cents a barrel on flour
despite the food administration reg
ulations limiting the differential to
rs cents. 1t develops that the COM
missions report was anticipated, as
the administration regulations were
sent out last June II. Millers whose
profits at the close of the fiscal year,
June 80, are in excess OF the maxi
mum permitted, are required to credit
the amount of the excess to the food
administration to- be- liquidated by
flour to be sold to the army, navy,
marine corps and, the food admins
trations grain corporation in New
York at 81 barrel
The millers books will be balanced
as of June 80, and again as of July l,
to show the amount of the excess
profit
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Hensley-Scribner.

Harley Hensley, of Kansas City,
and Miss lila C.. Scribner, OF this city,
were united in marriage at the par
sonage of the Ohio street M. f.
church, Sunday morning. Rev. a. J.
Cutrell officiating. The only wit
nesses we're Mrs. Lyman Hcnsley,
mother of the groom, and Mrs. O. J.
Scribner, mother of the bride.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. O.. J. Scribner, of this city,
and is a young lady of many charm
ing qualities. She has just completed
her sophomore year in the Butler
High School, being the second men,
Der of that class to enter the bonds
of matrimony.
The groom is the SON of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Hensley. of this city
and is one of the 1918 graduates OF
the High School. Soon after his
graduation he accepted position
with Zook & Zook, live stock conf
mission merchants of Kansas City.
He is young man OF energy and
ability and has a bright future i'll the
business world.
After the ceremony the happy
couple left in an automobile for Pas
sale, where they caught the train to
Kansas City where they are now at
home to their friends.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
July n 1883.
***

Hon. Jno. T. Crisp, the "untamed
tiger of the jungles and the Romeo OF
the forests" is making the Fourth OF
July speech at Rich Hill.
The prohibition senatorial conven-
ton in session at Clinton nominated
DR.. S. X. Williams, of Foster, tor
the state senate.
Roy E. Pratt and Miss Kate Cam
eron, young society people of Apple
ton City, were united in marriage IN
the parlors of the Palace hotel Fri
day blythe Rev. A. Walker.
Hon. John B. Newberry was being
spoken of as good timber for the state
legislature. Mr.. Newberry, who was
in the city disclaimed any ambition
along that line.
DR.. L. Orear has rented the proper
ty of Don Kinney, in the northwest
part of town and will in short time
move his family to this city.
Thos. Pierce Mcfarland died at the
home of his father, A. B. Mcfarland,
in the northwest part OF this city,
Saturday, June 8.
VIM. Blue was convicted in the cir
cult court of the killing OF Sherman
Heath and sentenced to pay fine
of $500: The killing was the result
of fight which took place at the
boarding house of the men at
Sprague when Blue tipped a plate OF
hot beans into the lap OF Heath who
used some rather rough language
which Blue resented and the fight fol-
lowed. Heath was stabbed in the
back with knife.
J. Davis Orear had started paper
in Kansas City called the Thomas
Cat. Orcar was we'll known in this
city, where he had worked on sever
al papers.
Mrs. DeGarmo, Of Rich Hill, was
on trial in the circuit court charged
with burglary. The jury failed to
agree.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Vote for 7-Hour Day.

Washington, July 1.--.Congress
eliminated a Legislative rider reqrir-
ing government clerks to work eight
hours Il day instead of seven from the
Legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill today after President
Wilson, had vetoed the measure be-
cause OF the provision. Salary in
crease> OF SI2o year for the clerks,
to meet the increased cost OF living,
were left unchanged
The president took the position
that. having asked private employ
ers to make no change in working
conditions unfavorablc to labor dur
ing the war, he could not assent to
a bill under which the government
would make such change
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Grand Duke Declares Self Russian
Ruler.

London, July Grand Duke
Michael is reported to have issued a
manifesto stating that he considered
it his duty to restore and regenerate
the Russian people, says an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow, under date of June rs. He
calls upon the people to overthrow
the present government.
The grand dukes appeal for the
ousting of the Bolsheviki Govern
ment is based upon the dissolution
of the Constituent Assembly, which
was called to decide upon Russia's
form of government, the Bolsheviki
act resulting in the disintegration Of
Russia, the manifesto declares. Am
nesty for past offenses will be grant,
ed all who take part in the revolution
the grand duke promises.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Can You Explain It?

About 10 days ago 4 young man
confessed to the officers OF the law
that he had murdered his young wife,
the mother Of his little son and
threw her seini-nudc body from a
speeding train i'll eastern Missouri.
The crime was particularly brutal
A few days ago the young man was
given his preliminary examination
and press dispatches say the court
room was filled with young women
who wcpt in sympathy with the
young fiend. AS soon as the prelim-
mary was concluded dozens OF then.
rushed to the drug store and bought
ice cream cones and magazines Tor
him. What is the answer
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
THOS. IRISH ASSAULTED BY A
THIEF
Former Resident of Bates County
Badly Beaten When He Pro-
tested Against His Prop
erty Being Stolen.

According to accounts in the Kan
sas City papers, Thos. Irish, at one
time prominent citizen of Rich Hill,
was seriously beaten by couple Of
thieves at his home. 1913 Bell street,
Kansas City, one afternoon last week.
He discovered boy, apparently
about II years old, and an elderly
woman at his home carrying away his
porch furniture and loading it into "a
Junk wagon" in front of the home.
On protesting the removal of his
furniture, witnesses say the woman
climbed off the wagon and began az
lacking him with q Ratchet. When
the victim had fallen PROSTATE to the
ground the boy then beat him about
the head and body with empty bot
ties, inflicting deep cuts on his right
arm and right leg. He was also bad
~ cut about the face.
Mr.. Irish was taken to the Re-
search hospital where his wounds
were pronounced serious. The wom-
an and boy were afterwards arrest
ed BY the police and are being e.
tanned until the extent Of his injuries
are Determined. She 10 . police ehaf-
aeter that has often been in tro1ble
before.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Five German Women Register.

Under the regulation requiring all
women who are subjects OF country
at war with the United States or who
have married men who are not nat
uralized and are subjects OF such
countries to register with the post
master. five women registered at the
Butler office last week. They were:
Miss Johanna Mailman, Mrs. Minnie
and Laura Ahlficld and Misses Lena
and Ida Ahlficld. The loyalty Of
these women is not questioned but
they were citizens OF an enemy coun-
try or are wives of such citizens and
as the government can make no dis
tinction. they were required to regis
ter.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
First American Troops in Italy
Direct From u. S.

Washington, June 2o.-The first
american troops sent direct from the
United States to Italy reached there
yesterday, Chief of Staff General
March announced today. These
troops are mostly non-combatants,
comprising sanitary corps units. Al
ready regiment OF fighting men has
been sent to Italy from France by
Gen. Pershing and he will send such
additional fighting units to the Ital-
ian front as the supreme war council
of Versailles shall deem necessary.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
HOUSE VOTES BONDS FOR ,
BILLIONS MORE
Bin Increases Total Authorization
7 Since. War to AZ Billions.

0An 4uSEe09SS OtA AoSuUx1xOvlOl
Since War to a Billions.
Washington. June 28-Without .
dissenting vote, and with virtually no
debate, the House today passed the
bill authorizing an additional bond is
sue of $1,000, 200, 600.
For the fiscal year ending next
Monday, there are $4,o2I, 2I4,aoo Of
bonds authorized and unissued, and
with the fourth Liberty Loan,
planned for October, fixed at mini
mum Of $4,000. ooo, 900, the bin will
provide a margin of approximately
$4,000, ooo, 900. 1t is planned to pass
the bill in the Senate before the July
recess. Authorization for bond issue
since the war began then will total
SCI, 100000
While Representative Kitchin OF
North Carolina was explaining the
bill Representative Gillette of Massa-
chusetts, Republican leader, asked if
it would not be better to wait until
after the election to launch the next
loan campaign. Kitchin said that
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Illness Delays Hun Drive.

Amsterdam, June 28-Rumors are
in circulation, says the Echo Beige,
that an epidemic of typhoid is raging
among the German soldiers in North
ern France. Virtually the entire per
some lof several units are reported
affected with this disease.
This condition, together with the
losses sustained by the enemy in the
last offensive, is said, according to
this account. to be responsible for
the delay in resuming the offensive.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Senator Tillman Ill.

Washington, July Hope for tho
recovery of Senator Tillman of South
Carolina, chairman of the naval af-
fairs committee, who suffered a cere-
bral hemorrhage last Thursday vir-
tually was abandoned today by mem.
bers of his family and friends at the
bedside. The end was believed to be
a matter of only few days at mos,
and possibly only few hours away.
Since Sunday Senator Tillman has
been unconscious and although his
heart continues strong other condi-
tons were said to be unfavorable.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
WARNS AGAINST
PROFITEEBING
Food Administration Issues Maxi
mum Margins for Substitutes.


A warning against profiteering III
wheat flour substitutes, together will,
maximum margins above which sub
stitutes should not be sold, has been
sent to all the retail grocers of the
state by the Missouri Division of the
United States Food Administration,
in an effort to reduce the price OF
substitutes to consumers.
Retailers are requested to report to
the federal food administrator for
Missouri any cases where they be-
lieve the following schedule is not be-
ing adhered to strictly by others:
Cornmeal, 20 per cent; corn flour,
10 per cent; corn grits, 20 per cent;
hominy, 40 per cent; barley flour, 20
per cent; rice flour, 20 per cent; rice
blue rose grade, IS per cent; edible
corn starch, IS per cent.
The Food Administration does
not specifically authorize the adding
Of any particular margins, but it
warns that prices in exeess Of these
vii be tround for Investigation, the
notice sayA III iuvestigation should
devs3op he 1act that excessive prof
IL hGvc beeh exacted by retailers
yhsic s&prao w1l - c1oeod fne ! defi-
Sfe pofjd1 e. - q ths3f Supplies
IN be shut 90 ~ or1es q ~ Food
g : ~. -. i =
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

J. T. Lee to ]. B. Harrison 22 acres
section S Walnut 100000.
Thos. Nichols to Kate Cromwell
tract section 81 New Home $Io44.6o.
w. P. Young to John Stone 100
acres section ~ West Point $4,000
G. B. Ellis to l.. B. Baskerville 100
acres section SO Deepwater $I2ooo.oo.
Minnie Seelinger to ]. E. Wilson
tract sections 4, 50, "a, Rockville and
Hudson $226o2.oo.
Athol Inv. Company to Frank
Hagerman tract sections 7, 10, ~,
Lone Oak $25oo.oo.
c. A. Lane to Robt. Smith tract
section 22 New Home $56oo.oo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Al Bodies Recovered in Collapsed
Building.

Sioux City, TO-, July 1.-Forty-one
bodies had been removed today from
ruins of the Ruff building. which col
lapsed Saturday. 1t is estimated that
at least fifty persons were killed.
Twenty-three injured persons are in
hospitals. The property loss is
placed at $4,000.
Investigation is under way today
to determine the cause of the catas.
trophe.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
St. Louis Officer Indicted.

St. Louis. June 27.-Ignatius J.
Bauer, secretary of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association, and deputy
sheriff, was indicted by grand jury
here today on a charge of distributing
anonymous literature against a can
didate for office He is declared to
be responsible for the sending out of
a circular attacking the candidacy of
former Governor Joseph W. Folk for
the United States senate.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

Congress oaght to get away by Oc-
tober +, 50 every member could go
back home to help sell the bonds.
Gillette asked what securities for
eign governments were giving for the
billions lent to them. Kitchin replied
that so far there were notes signed
by the ambassadors upon authority
of their governments, and that there
would be more formal security later.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
Sedalia Grocer is Closed.

Maurice Magariel, grocer in Sc
dalia, was ordered to close his store
all last week on a charge of violating
the rules and regulations of the Unit
ed States Food Administration.
Magariel was accused of selling 200
pounds of flour at one time and with
out substitutes.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04
"a U. s. Destroyers Will be Launched
on Fourth of July.

Washington, July Fourteen new
destroyers will be launched July
Fourth as a part of the great Second
Declaration of independence cele-
bration in the shipyards of the coun-
try, Secretary of the Navy Daniels
announced today.
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PERSHING'S WORK is
SIMPLY MARVELLOUS
AMERICAN COMM A N d ( y HAS
CREATED nv FRANCE THE
MlGHTEST ORGANiZA-
TON THE WORLD HAS
EVER KNOWN

Copenhagen, Tuesday, oct, To-
News m which America and i'resi-
dent Wilson figure is absorbing in
terest here The Presidents answer
to Germany was published IN Copon-
hagen tonight and some of the news
papers describe it as record in
craftsmanship. The Politikcu, a GOV
crumCtal organ, arranged for a meet
ing of the representatives of the lead
ing Danish newspapers tonight when
q pendent who had returned
from the western front delivered a
lecture on Americas share in the war
The correspondent said that what
American had done since General
Pershing had landed in France was
simply marvellous The American
ocmmander-in-chief the speaker said
had created in France the mightiest
organization the world has ever
known.
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HOLLAND WILL RECEIVE
REFUGEES FROM BELGIUM
PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO FLEE
BEFORE THE RETIRING
GERMAN ARMY

Washington, October 16- Refugees
from northern France and Belgium
fleeing before the retrcatmg Ger
man armies with the hope of making
their way into Holland may lie taken
care of IN eastern sections of Belgium
said an official Dispatch received here
today by the Belgium legation.
Several hundreds of thousands OF
French and BeIeians have arrived in
the Belgian territory administered by
the German general government, '
said the message. Other bands Of
refugees are reported to be on the
way and the national commission for
assistance and reyictulating is taking
measures to feed the refugees during
their journey and also to distrihuc
them through the country. The news
papers report that they are travelling
towards the Dutch frontier, but they
have net reached Holland 1t is not
certain that they will be obliged to
leave Belgium where preparations
nave been made to care for them
In case their exodus from Belgium
Holland gives assurance that they viii
he received on its territory In this
case their reedEs will be assured By
the commission from Belgian relief
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CONSTANTINOPLE MAY
Be BOMBARDE
TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS
BEEN TOLD BY BERLIN IF
SHE SURaENDERS FLEET
WILL OPEN FIRE.

Washnslon. oct lt-Whh 'hc
C0nstantinople railroad cut by the a.
lied occupation OF Nish. Germany is
relying upon its Black sea fleet 10
hold Turkey in line Information has
been received at the tSate Depar,
ment that ,he Turkish government has
been told by Berlin that the fleet sill
open lire ON The Ottoman capital at
the first sign OF detection.
This German fleet consists largely
.of "arsmps captured from the Rus
slams, but is believed here TO De
strong enough TO control Tor the pres
ent at least, the Turkish government
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NEW FOREST FIRES
START IN Minnesota
COUNT or THE DEAD HAS REACH
ED 500 WITH 200 CRITICALLY
I'LL.

Moose Lake, Mimi Oct E -Whilt
state officials and representatives OIL
relief organization conferred today t,
provide funds for rchabilitatng The
fire deva stated re2ion of northern
Minnesota, easterly winds OF increas-
ing velocity famed new forest con
tlagrations into threatening proper
tons. May reports of dangerous fire,
were received at relief headquarters
today.
The count OF known dead has reach
ed 500 this afternoon and more thar
200 persons are critically i'll in hos
pitfalls causing state officials to estl-
mate the general death tolls at up
wards of t,000.
Cromwell Is miles north of here, il
reported completely surrounded by
Iames. Home guards have been sent
from here LawIer, p miles west with
its dead still lying in the roads, IL
fields and ia every ditch, has been
compelled to give mp searching on
account of tue fires. TWO hundred
men sent from here this morning ask
ed for additional help
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AMERICAN TROOPS
CAPTURE GRAND Pre-
TOWN is JUNCTION POINT OF
RAILWAY FEEDING LARGE
PART OF GERMAN ARMY.

with the American Army Northwest
.or Vc.dun. oct LITTLE American
troops today occupied the town o.
Grand Pre-, Oh the north bauN OF the
Atrc river north Of the Argoune forest
Since cu5y last mi MT rain has taIl-
len over the entire uell ot combat
.on,cru0e roaua and trenches into
muddy canals
Aviation was impossible today ln4
the artillery fire wars directed en-
tueIy by maps. except in rare instance
when direct fire was used
Grand Pre- is onIy a village ana its
normal population is less dian L5uo
I1Ut the place is OF great strateselc
Importance 1t is the junction OF tne
railways feeding IA great part of the
Germany army ana hes at the foot oil
the valley extending northward at the
entrance OF which the Germans have
logsht so stGbbornly
AFTER their long struggle for mast
cry in the Ar-onnc woods, the Amer-
leans moved several companies OF i'll
tantry over the Aire river, which cuts
.across the northern end of The wood
south Of GraEl Pre- and under cover ot
heavy artillery IRE movei almost
without stoppine. along the eastern
flank of the position aud into the town.
ON The western side the French had
advanced along the roads making
possible a junction of tie American
lrst army aud the French fourth ARMY.
There has been comparatively Httle
fighting on the remained Of the Amer
lean front although some progress has
becu made TO the east OF the Mcuse.
The German position along the
American center has been subjected
tarou.hout the day to a steady hardss-
ing artillery fire supplemented by the
gas, but except for the capture of la
Musarie farm and minor movements
the infantry was not called into ACTON
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a SUCCESSFUL REMEDY

an things succeed which really de
serve to, which fill a real need. which
prove their worth The fact that the
famous old root and herb remedy
Lydit L Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound. has for three generations been
relieving women OF this country from
the worst forms of female Ills and has
won such a strong place in our Amer
lean homes proves its merits beyond
the question OF doubt. It will well
pay any woman in need OF such a
medicine to try it, advt
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-17
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SELLS
100000 WORTH OF BONDS

New York oct 1G-Douelasa Fair
banks came over from Washington to-
day in an acceptance as first class
mail" to sell $l.0O0003 wolth OF lib
erty bonds to match a subscription lor
the same amount by Bernard BaruJh
chairman OF the war industries board
lie got the million from Piiny FISK
of the firm of Harvey Fisk K Sons Il
was Mr. Fisk's father who sold $40
000.0 600 worth OF zonds for the govern
men; during the civil war
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LIBERTY LOAN LITTLE
OVER HALF SUBSCRIBED
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT HAS REACHED
WITHIN FIFTEEN PER CENT
OF IT'S QUOTA.

Washington, oct IG.--ln the face of
figures still showing the fourth Lib
crty loan only little more than hall
raised-up to $3,2G9 001 .5Q0-the chirl
source OF hope tonight Jay in assur-
ances of campaign managers for each
of the twelve districts shat their re-
spective fields would prove up when
iiual returns are counted
Supporting this attitude was the ad-
dition OF $3l5.00000 today to The
total the biggest single days SUI
scription This still left s2,T0,0oo.-
600 TO be gathered tomorrow Friday
and Saturday three days 100000, )
600 a day
Officials do not expect that big rate
TO appear in official reports, al least
until Saturday They believe a bill
lion or more wall be counted up after
the campaign has closed Saturday
night from The flood OF last minute SUE
.ecriptions.
But they fear that ualcss the Of
lcal!y total runs considerably above
the tour fillion mark on the latest re
port Saturday, the loan may fail 10
reach its goal
When the third loan campaign had
but three days to run the official fig
ures stood at $2,759 100000 and in
creased to S5,ooG,000000 by the final
night Tho post campaien tabulations
cddcd $l,l7l,000.000 making the act
nal subscriptions Sit76000.p00.
Official reports do moi show any
federal reserve district above 200 per
cent. but Minneapolis district mana &
ers, with a recognized showing Of 50
per cent. claim they have gathered
enough pledges TO nut them over
The st. Louis district with s. per
cent still leads all others New YORK.
Atlanta and Philadelphia are loVest.
with percentages Of AZ. A. and T. re
spectively.
BY districts showipes tonight were
% fn1lnuet
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SUSPECTED TRAIN
RoBeER DIES IN JAIL

Topeka, Kan oct 16-Frank LOWS
arrested in Colorado after a gun fight
with detectives and police officers
and brought here ON federal war
rant charging him with robbery o.;
the United States Mail, died in the
county jail here today Of pneumonia,
following an attack of Spanish infld-
enza Lewis was charged with being
one of the gang Of robbers who held
up train at Koch, Kansas. late last
summer Lewis death was not dis
covered until late today when the
guard visited his cell. 1t was said
he had been dead over am hour when
found. swE#E
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