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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
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| Jim WEIGH has returned home from
an extended trip through the north
west.
Vote Early
W. II. Petty, drive OF the fire de-
partment hose wagon is victim OF
the influenza.
Trade with the Boys.
Chas. \. Lane. of Baldwin, Kansas,
formerly of this city, was in Butler
Friday On business
List your farm for sale with us.
Phone l17 Choate & Son,
SI-24t - Butler, Mo.
Mrs. II. f. Mum, who came to be
present at her mothers funeral, Mrs,
Elizabeth Hayes, returned to her
home in California last Saturday.
: Trade with the Boys. ...- >,
Oils Berryhill came IN from To-
peka, Kansas, the last of the week
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
J. Berryhill, and his son, George.
Trade with the boys"
at Black & Sons Clothing Co.
Tom Newton returned to his sta
ton at the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station Thursday after spending
several days here with homefolks.
Trade with the Boys.
Clark Hayes left for Wichita, Kan.
sas, Saturday of last week after q
several weeks stay in Butler attend
ing his mothers sickness and fun
eral.
Trade with the Boys.
James -Culbertson, formerly OF
Summit township, now of Leaven-
worth. Kansas, has returned home af
ter a visit with his son, L. c. Gull
bertson.
Thomas Newton returned the last
of the week to the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, after spending a
furiough with his mother in Summit
township.
Trade with the Boys.
DR.. S. w. Maxey returned home
from Camp Funston, Kansas, where
he had been at the bedside of Arthur
Umstattd, who has been i'll with
pneumonia.
Vote Early.
James Frost and son, Thomas j., OF
Spruce township, were in Butler
Monday looking after business mat
tiers and found time to make The
Times a pleasant call.
Trade, with tie Boys.
Prof. and Mrs. Alphonse Gorrel OF
Warrensbufg, have announced the
birth of = fine girl. Tuesday, October.
q. Prot Gorrell was principal of the
High School here last year.
For Sale-2 fresh, pure bred q
year-oid Jersey heifers, calves by
side. These heifers are very choice.
E. H. Roster. ;.
Phone 4 ON ~ Butler.
Trade with the Boya.
For Sale-Resistered Holstein bull
calf. SIX months old.
Addres or call
p. Peterson.
@8-tf Amsterdam. Mo
For Sale@Seven houses for sale.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

i'm WEIGH has returned home from
an extended trip through the north
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

With the low price We are making on
yard wide materials-cheaper than
Calico-and much better and the
superior grade of COTTON QUILT
ED, ready for use. YOU WILL.
SAVE IA COST.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

Assistant Postmaster Campbell and
Clerk William Stubblefield, of the
postoffice force, were taken with in
fluenza the last of the week. This
throws large amount of extra work
On postmaster Williams and the rest
OF the clerks, but they are buckling
to it and so far there has been no de-
lay in delivering the mail to the pat
rons of the office. y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
:. CHECK FOR THE HUNS.

The fact that American soldiers can
continue to fight on the fronts which
are drencht with gases from rho
German guns is explained in = state
ment from the chemical warfare sec
ton of the war department.
Protection against any of the gases
now in us, by the Germans is given to
American soldiers by the masks LOW
being worn. Statements that Ameri-
can masks do not protect soldiers from
the effects of mustard gas, says the
announcement, are not warranted.
The masks now worn will protect
to remain in areas drenched by gas.
The clothing worn by the soldiers will
resist the effects of the gas for a
normal period.
AS an added precaution the soldiers
are now provided with neutraIizing
ointment to be rubbed on those parts
of the body where mustard gas is like
ly to penetrate thru the clothes.
This ointment is being prepared in
quantities greater than the demand for
it. The first months shipment con-
sisted of 100000 tubes. 1t is a new
preparation made after formula pre-
pared by chemists connected with the
chemical welfare section. Rubbed or
the BODY before gas attack. it las the
power to neutralize the poisonous eff
fects of mustard gas.
For the protection of the special
men whose duty it is to clear trenches
of all traces of the gases. special IN
derwear is now being provided. These
suits are chemica1i- treated and u
tralize poisonous gases.
Men are being thoroly trained in
gas defense, so that every soldier who
enters the zone of fire thoroly under
stands the measures of gas defense
Every man is drilled in the adjust
ment of his gas mask before he is sub
jected to a gas test, either here OF
overseas.
Thus one by one every diabolica1
invention of the Huns is being sue
cessfully combated.
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A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds OF men in
Americas Fighting Service

All honors for bravery and daring
at the front are not going to the
youngsters. Sergeant Alfred G. .Slyke,
who served two enlistments in the
cavalry and is now on his second
cruise" in the marine corps, and is
thus regarded as an oid-timer," has
been mentioned in general orders for
bravery and spirit of self-sacrifice dur
ing a bombardment of his position by
the enemy. Sergeant Slyke is a men,
Der of a marine corps machine gun
battalion. He was pinned down by
fallen timber and debris. and was un-
able to move, but continued to COM
mand his gun in action Until assistance
arrived. He first enlisted I'm the
marine corps at Troy. New York. On
December IA. 1910. His father. Will
liam Slyke. lives at 1872 North Terrace.
Schenectady, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Dispatches from the battle front
continue to tell of captures of German
prisoners in large numbers. That the
attackers should lose heavily in pris-
oners IS unusual and may be signifi-
cant, indicating that the Huns having
escaped from their own trenches have
no desire to return to them. It is
wholly conceivable that they are Sc
tired of the war game that they well
come capture and internment where
they will be fed and their lives will be
safe. The men serving in the ranks OF
the German army must know by this
time, as well as do the leaders, thai
they cannot win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

Each reader of the State Journal is Of
fered the unlimited use of the largest IN
formation bureau in the world.
This Service Bureau is located In the ma
tional capital. where it is in immediate
touch with all the great resources OF the
United States government
1t can answer practically any question
you want to ask, butt cannot give ad-
vice nor make exhaustive research.
The war has forced so many changes In
the daily life of the American people that
the services of this information bureau
will be invaluable to all who use 1t.
Keep in touch with your government
during these trying times. 1t can help
you in a thousand ways if your wants are
only made known.
service in order that every one of its read
ers may take free advantage of 1t You
are welcome to use it as often as you ike
write your request briefly, sign your
name and address plainly. enclose Scent
stamp for return postage, and address the
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL INFORMA'
TION BUREAU
Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Washing
tOu u G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
By MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I had been
going with a young man for several
years and 1 thought he loved me.
He went to camp and met another
girl and married her just a few
weeks ago. 1 have just received
letter from him and he says he is
coming home on furlo and he has
asked to come to see me. 1 cannot
understand his letter because he
writes just as If I were sweetheart
and says things that sound as IL he
still loves me, but has married the
other girl. What shall L do? Shall
1 let him come, or shall 1 refuse?
KITTY.
Do not let him come to see you
loyalty to his wife he has no right
to call on a former sweetheart.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 have been
married for five years and have nc
children. Housework has become
monotonous and I want to get a po-
sition, but my husband objects. He
travels most of the time and leaves
me home alone. Do you think il
would be unfair to him to go to
work? T. L. NJ.
1 think under the circumstances
1t would be all right for you to go
to work. Your husbands objection
probably comes from prejudice. IL
is only recently that married women
have entered the business world ex-
cept in cases where 1t was necessary
to do SO for the money in 1t. II
your husband finds you happier be-
cause you are working he will prob.
ably become resigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Don't you think said the girl.
that there's more individuality to be
observed in woman's dress than
formerly?'
Yes said. Ever so much less
dress and ever so much more indi-
YiduaL'"\
Sir Douglas Haig. the Scottish COM
mander-in-chiefo of the British armies.
once said at a London dinner party:
"a Scot bored his English friends
by boasting about what a fine country
Scotland was.
Why did you leave Scotland q
Londoner asked, since you like the
place SO much?'
"Tt was like this he said. Tn
Scotland everybody was as clever as
myself, and could make no progress,
but here'-and he chuckled again
here I'm getting along vera weei.
A young lad appeared before the
exemption board with the right in
dex finger badly bent. The final
question was: How was It before 1t
became bent?" The lad, forgetting
himself for a moment, Strengthened it
out and replied: Like this"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Breads.

Breads.
Rice Flour Muffins-One and one
half cups rice flour. one-hah teaspoon
salt, two teaspoons baking powder one
and one-half cups sweet milk. Mix
ingredients with one tablespoon melt
ed shortening.
Bake in creased muffin tins fifteen
minutes. This makes fifteen small
mullins.
Brown Bread-Two cups graham
flour. two cups corn meal. one cue
molasses, three cups buttermilk, three
even teaspoons soda, two teaspoons
sat.
Put flour. meal and soda together,
also Elolasses and milk Then beat
together. @team two hours.
Oatmeal Bread-StarteI a. m.
done by noon; three cups rolled oats,
four cups warm wattr. one compressed
yeast cake. four tablespoons sugar,
three teaspoons salt, four tablespoons
lard. flour.
Place oats in the warm water. Dis.
solve yeast cake In one-haif cup luke
warm water: add three cups flour to
oats. then add yeast. salt and lard
melted Beat well. let rise until light
then add sugar and enough flour to
mahe a soft mold and kneed lightly.
Let rise about one hour. Make into
three loaves. lie. rise again to double
the rize. bake from forty-five to fifty
1--WE minutes in moderate oven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

now thoroly exasperated Mrs. Potter.
but what's funny about that?"
Nothing" Hal smiled, as Clara fell
into q paroxysm of uncomfortable gig
giles, but we're not going to marry
each other"
Mrs. Potter did make a valiant
effort to reach her lemonade. but dis
maliy failed as her arm sank Imply
to her side. The weight of her chin
seemed too great to sustain the shock
and her lower jaw dropped far enough
to permit her tongue to emerge with
ease. Valiant ministrations revived
her.
Then who Is it," she gasped.
IT shall marry Doctor Blount,'
chirped Clara.
And shall marry Nurse Stewart"
echoed Hal.
Mrs. Potter blinked and swallowed
hard. BLESS you, my children" she
said and sank exhausted into her chair.
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

tories where clothing and leather
goods are made and purple wine is
crushed from the luscious grape
Across the street from this modern
hustle and hustle stands a famous
medieval cath dral, dating from 134S.
Nearby Is the Church of San Giovanni
built over an ancient Christian
basilica.
Asst has been a city, a republic and
a town. 1t is now a town. In the old
days when Italy was dismembered
and Asti was a republic. it was Ia
nous for it's hundred towers. thirty OF
which still remain. On one street
there is the ancient. on another tho
modern. Old and new are brought
into constant juxtaposition. Webster
might W I'll have secured here his defi-
milton for the word contrast The
artist will tell you that Asst is famous
for its beautiful surroundings, the
historian will say that its charm is
due to the relics of the past. but the
New Yorker claims that they are both
wrong-that it is wine which has
made Asti famous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Some light on the mail service to
our men in, France is expected to be
shed under the terms of resolution
introduced by Senator Howard Suth-
erland of West Virginia, and adopted
by the senate. Under its terms the
secretary of war and the postmaster
general are directed to make separate
reports to the senate on the movement
of mails to and from our troops
abroad, and what steps are being TAX
en- to improve the service. Probably
no Improvement can be expected, un-
less change can be brought about
in the head of the postal service. The
present postmaster general seems to
be more concerned with making the
postal service a revenue producer than
he is with rendering efficient service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
GLOBE SIGHTS
rr <A> AeoS,i~n~ Nl1r~

Don't make unnecessary enemies or
prices.
Before accepting a favor. look for
the string that may be tied to 1t.
Tough luck is the natural kind, the
other kind being the exception to the
rule.
Complaining of the folly of fash
ion is as useless as complaining when
the weather is bad.
Never tell q friend anything that
would not look well In print with
your name signed to it.
War is bringing 1t back to us that
there hasn't been new thing IN
human nature for centuries
What has become of the german
dizer who uced to have two meat or
ders brought on with his dinner?
People spend half their time wor-
rying over that which does not con-
eel :. them. and which is not of the
slightest Importance.
Jude johnson was converted last
week at a revival, and there is a move
ment on foot to assassinate him now.
SO that he can get to heaven. He will
backslide SCOT and IL he doesn't die
now, he may never get to heaven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
UNCLE SAM A GOOD BUYER.

While the world has been looking
to America, in the past four years,
for supplies of many kinds, and cur
export trade has grown enormously,
our imports also have expanded great
ly. All of which makes for rapidly
increasing wealth in the country. No
nation can long remain a great seller
and a small buyer without becoming
impoverished. It may accumulate
much of the worlds cash for a time
but money is not wealth. A million
aire might starve to death on a desert
island.
A $3,0O0,0 100000 import trade for
this country for the fiscal year 1918 is
indicated by the figures published by
the department of commerce covering
the period up to May 81, last. The
official figures for the year ended June
80 will not be available for some time.
But with a total importation valued at
$324,000.000 for May, and $2,6s6.2S2,-
900 for the eleven months ended May
20, an estimate of three billions for the
entire year is not far out of the way.
Further indications are that I'M
ports from Europe comprised about II
per cent of these foreign purchases by
US. as compared with "a per cent for
year compared with $610,000,000 last
year. The elimination of the central
powers from competition, and the fact
that the strain of war is beginning to
be reflected in the export trade of our
allies is revealed in this decrease.
North America supplied about 81
per cent of this estimated three bill
lions of imports, or $3.50. 100000. and
of this latter sum Canada shared al
most so per cent, and Mexico about
16 per cent. South America took 10
per cent as her share, or about $780,
| 900, 900, of which Argentina, Brazil
and Chile supplied close to s450.000,-
| 900. A great part of this was raw ma
| terials for finishing in our mills, q
character of importation which is gen.
orally welcome, as it keeps the wheela
of a manufacturing country hum-n;ng
Imports from Asia have reached
large proportions in our world trade
during the past few years. In the fis-
cal year 1917 they figured s615,000,-
600, durin- the fiscal year just closed
in the neighborhcod of $40, 900, ar
increase of 1925. 100000 in a year, and
about IS per cent of the trade is com.
ing from Japan, China and the British
East Indies. Asia's share of the 1915
trade was % per cent, and % pei
cent for 1917.
Oceania supplied $3.50. 900 of tbs
trade, Australia AID New Zealand get
ting in for about s54.OO0,OO0. This i.
a wonderful comeback from last yeal
for these two countries, when it wa.
SIS, 100000. and but ten million un
der the high year 1916. England i.
giving her dependencies little NOR,
margin. Africa got in for about S72.
100000, or 20 per cent over last year
The facts all go to show that, tn,
currents of foreign trade have settled
pretty steadily toward this country
and will continue to flow in this direc
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

While prices of everything else in
the world, including silver, have been
advancing. gold alone has remained
stationary. A dollar buys the Same
amount of gold dust or bullion that
it has done for century. The ex-
pense of mining has increased along
with other expenses but the miner not
only gets no more for his product but
II fact much less, in the things he
must buy-hence it is that the gold
miners are planning to ask the gov
eminent for relief. 1t has not yet
been suggested what form the relief
is to take.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18
TRAVELETTE
By NIKSAH

Asst.
Asst Is a small city in Northern
Italy which has changed hands so
many times that its inha bitants do not
know to whom to render obeisance.
Asti has given to the world a famous
sparkling wine. Asti Spumante, which
is not made from the waters of the
placid Tanaro which flows uncon-
cernedly by, but from grapes grown
in the most beautiful vineyards on
earth
The streets of Asti once resounded
with the measured tread of Roman
legionaries. Where Roman gentlemen
in brocaded tunics once strolled or
drove their cilariots stand large fac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

New coins numbering 714.13s.11s.
with a value of $43, 1895, were made
during the fiscal year ending June 80
last, which breaks all previous records.
The minis worked on a 24-hour a day
basis most of the year. Over 500, 000,-
900 cent pieces, nearly $4,000, 900 nick
els. 100000 half dollars. 45,O00,O ZOO
quarters and 116,o0o.OoO dimes were
coined. The per capita circulation OF
money in the country now approx
mates $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

The sympathy of the entire country
will go out to Colonel Roosevelt in his
bereavement. He offered to his coun-
try what he had, and in the death OF
his son Quentin he pays the price.
which many more must pay, of loyalty
and devotion to American ideals
Doubtless it will be a source of con-
ISOLATION to the father to know that the
son. since he must go, died fighting
and proved himself in every ray
worthy of his name and his citizenship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

1t is well to remember that in the
controversy over the shelving of Gen.
eral Wood, the rights and interests of
Wood are of minor consequence. The
interest of the ration in the most eff
fective prosecution of the war. and
the right of the nation to have every
man and every dollar and every pound
of food and material used to the best
possible advantage. are really the most
important considerations in the Wood
case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

totaled $3.50. 5s0.561. including indus
trial and traction corporations and the
national government. Last July the
total was 1921. 5Ss,93s. The $s,941.6 2S
increase is accounted for by exception
ally heavy payments by the government
in the way of interest. which more
than offset the large falling off in div
idend disbursements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

The accident at the Eighth avenue
crossing of the Santa Fe railroad this
week, resulting in the death of one
person and the injury of three others,
calls attention in a forcible way to the
need of a viaduct at that point. The
grade crossing should not be tolerated
anywhere. and this one has long been
recognized as being especially danger
Ous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-18

Germans have used at least twenty
different kinds of. chemical gases, in
Guiding highly poisonous gases like
phosgene, INT and mustard gas. At
first the gas was launched in floods
from gas cylinders. They kept these
cylinders buried in holes in the
trenches, covered win a blanket Of
moss and sandbags. When the psyche
logical moment for the gas attack ar
rived, this covering was removed, the
cylinder was connected with a lead
pipe extending over the top OF the
trench and pointing toward the enemy
The sandbags were used as weights to
hold the pipes in place and prevent
them from turning back into the
trenches like a boomerang.
The success of the gas cloud de-
pended too much on meteorological
conditions to make it practical for con-
slant use. The wind had to be in the
direction of the enemy, preferably at
velocity of twelve or fourteen miles
an hour. since a higher velocity dis
persed the cloud too rapidly and an up
ward current of air carried il any
where but to the enemy. Moreover. a
sudden change of wind was apt to
carry it back into their own trenches.
The gas cloud, indeed, was a weapon
to be handled gingerly.
For this reason it Is now seldom
used. but in its place have come the
deadly gas shells, placed with the &C
curate aim OF artillery and containing
the same highly poisonous vapors. 1t
| is these shells which have made the
German mustard. gas so efficacious.
| This gas smells like garlic, and has no
| immediate effect upon its victims. but
an hour later his eyes swell and bis
| ter, his nose discharges copiously and
| he begins to cough and vomit. The
respirators now worn by the men in
| place of the helmets used against the
gas cloud do not always protect them
against blister from the mustard gas,
| but they prevent them from being
| overcome. Most OF the casualties are
| the result of carelessness in adjusting
| the respirators.
| The use of gas shells is still in the
experimental stage. Each side is
working desperately to invent a new
/ chemical. which, carried in gas shell
will penetrate the enemys respirator
and snuff out his life. So far, the
| sides are even-but it is comforting to
| know that we have 100 American
chemists at work on the problem in
| this country.