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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
PERSHING REPLIES
TO ALL MESSAGES
THANKS HOME PEOPLE FOR DEVO
TGON AND SACRIFICE.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, Jan. 3,-On be-
half of the American soldiers General
Pershing has answered the New Year
message from the United States in
separate reDlies to the children CT the
American Loyalty League, the Wo-
mems Council of National Defense and
of the American Red Cross. he express
,jed thanks and appreciation of the
soldiers for the sacrifices and devo-
ton of those at home.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
FORMER FRENCH PREMIER
UNDER LONG EXAMINATION

PARIS, Jan. Former Premier
CaillauX, accused of reasonable activ-
tiles. was examined for nearly five
hours yesterday by Capt Bouchardon.
he military investigator was asked
concerning the facts set out by Gener-
al Dubail, his accuser. At the conclu-
sion counsel for Caillaux gave out a
statement saying the hearing had pro-
duced nothing new.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
BRITISH ADVANCE LINE
SLIGHTLY LENS FRONT

LONDON, Jan. 4-Local fighting
took place yesterday afternoon on tie
Cambria front in the neighborhood CT
the Canal Denord without producing
any material change in the situation,
the war office reported. 1t is said the
british advanced their lin slightly dur
ing the night south Of Lens.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
GREY OR CHAMBERLAIN
AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON

LONDON, Jan 4-It is suggested
editorially by the Daily Chronicle that
either Viscount Grey, former foreign
secretary, Earl of Reading and Lord
Chief Justice, or J. Austin Chamber
ain would be acceptable as Ambassa-
dor to Washington
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
1000 COSSACKSt
DEAD IN BIG
EXPLOSION
MUNITIONS DEPOT Blows up ON
RUSSIAN FRONT.

STOCKHOLM, Jan. A Haparan-
da dispatch to the Tidningen says a
munitions depot on the Russian South
easter front was blown up recently
and that all buildings within radius
Of two kilometers were destroyed.
Two trains loaded with Cossacks en-
route to the Don district were wrecked
causing the death of two thousand
men.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
BIOL SHEVIKE ASSEMBLY
OPENS JANUARY EIGHTEENTH

PETROGRAD, Thursday, Jan. s.
The Bolsheviki have fixed the opning
of the constituent assembly fer Januar
18th. providing there is present then
the quorum of four hundred members.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
NEW CABINET HEAD
FOR MUNITIONS
PROPOSED IN BILL INTRODUCED
In Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-The estab-
lishment of the department of muni-
lions under new cabinet head known
as the Secretary of Munitions is pro
posed in a bill introduced today by
Senator Chamberlain as the result OF
the senate military committees inves-
LEGATION of war operations.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
HARDWICK ASSAILS
PRESIDENT WILSON
WANTS TO KNOW HOW CA9INET
OFFICERS HOLD OVER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Senator
Hardwicll today introduced a resolu-
ion calling on President Wilson to in
orm the senate by what warrant Of
aw or authority" the present cabinet
officers hold their offices.
He declared the action of holding
them over was a 'contemptuous disre-
gard" of senatorial courtesy.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
BOARD TO HEAR
ALL [ ABOR
CLAIMS
McADOO AND BROTHERHOOD REP
RESENTATlVES AGREE TO
PLAN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--Director
General McAdoo and the heads OF the
railroad brotherhoods today agreed on
d plan for thrcsing out all wage labor
disputes while government operation
prevails drought an investigation
board which will report its rccommen-
dations to the director general.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
One CONCERN HAS
MILLIONS In
PROFITS
TESTIMONY IN sHlPBUiLD!NG
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Profts Of
more than a million dollars have been
made by the Clinchfeld Navigation
Company in a deal involving govern
ment shipbuilding contracts, according
to the testimony before the senate
commerce committee investigating
the shipbuilding program.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04
GETS EIGHT
MORE GERMAN PLANES

PARIS. Jan. 4-Violent artillery
fighting ON the Champagne and Verdun
fronts is reported in today's official
statement Fight German airplanes
were brought down.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04

WASHINGTON, Jan. Mot quite
so cold tonight and warmer Saturday
is today's forecast Of the weather bu-
reau for much of the cold stricken
eastern half of the United States
Temperatures will rise slowly in the
interior districts of the Atlantic coats
states.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04

When your Compassionate ils-and--
Hair need attention. See Mrs. Rat
! lift, Suwanee Hotel. 1-4-6t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04

Here are two interesting photo
graphs OF tanks taken in General
Byng's push at Cambria, which result
ed in such q great victory over the
Germans. The upper photo shows one
If the tanks making its way through
. French village street with tho m2n
inside looking from the forward pore
hoies. The lower shows the possibili
ties OF the tank in hill climbing. 1t is
able to so over very rough ground,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-04

Has been neglected during the
holiday rush, but we are glad
to announce that we are now in
position to take care of all pa
tents, and Mr. c. A. Crowell, our
ogistered Optrometrist, will be
glad to serve you at all times.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
SURGICAL DRESSING WORK

Urgent appeal is made by Mrs. j
Cary James, chairman of the educa'
tional committee Of the Red Cross
for every worker and prospective
worker to take the surgical dressing
course.
at cannot be too strongly empha-
Sized" said Mrs. James, "that the
output of workers who have had
training in the surgical dressing
course is far superior to that Of the
workers who have not had this in
struction. The committee therefore
urgently desires that all workers and
prospective workers take advantage
Of this course. With the spring drive
on, the output of surgical dressings
cannot be too great and we all want
to be ready to assist with them. The
course consists Of seven lessons, eth
er morning, afternoon or evening.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

expect to live in Baxter as soon as
the car line is finished if we can rent
q house. If they didn't have the
price of realty showed up out Of sight
there I'd buy a home. We've been
living in Joplin until the car line is
built to where work and until we
can get a house in Baxter Springs.
Don't you think Baxter Springs is
going to be the best town of the dis
trict? "Well, yes l do, but those fell
lows will have to get down off their
high horses or they will stunt the
growth of the town." AS accurately
as possible this is the stock answer
of dozens of working men over the
district.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Soldier Boy Writes to Baxter Parent
Were Expecting Big Drive
Then
No. l2 (St. Louis U. S. A. Cen
eral Hospital British Exp'd

No. l2 (St. Louis U. S. Az Cen
eral Hospital British Exp'd
force, France, Feb. 2l, 1918.
Dear Dad:-Have not heard from
YOU for some time, in fact have not
had a large mail for a couple OF
weeks. The days are appreciably
longer and work has slackened some.
No doubt it will get a good deal
heavier when the big German Often
sive comes off, which we expect at
any time.
| have been taking several walks
INTO the country of late and have seen
he interesting places in the village
near here.
There is not much to vary the land
scape here and things are sometimes
rather monotonous. Tomorrow, Wash
ington's birthday, we will have u
game of basketball with the Cleve-
land Unit and in the evening some
kind of entertainment in our huts'
The entertainment will be in charge
Of the Padre or American Chaplain
who takes great pride in our enter
tainments.
I lust learned that the Major who
explained to US the insurance bill was
none the less than our former Mayor
D. Lindsey, of Dallas, Texas. / did
not recognize him at the time.
Dad, l am about out of American
tobacco. Will you send me some
We are allowed and issued Cigarette
by the English Government but they
are not much bon. / want to thank
YOU for the box of toilet articles and
the other good things in the last box
to reach me. White me regularly
Dad. With love and best wishes to
you both, Your son,
Howard.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
TELEGRAPHiC BREvITIEs

Lawrence, Kas., April "a myster-
ious epidemic in Haskell Institute, the
big Kansas Indian institute here
which has caused the death Of foui
students is causing much concern
among physicians Of the state board
of health, the Indian service and the
federal public health service. Many
students were made i'll, and the doc
tors are at loss to account for the
disease.
The epidemic started two weeks ago
and many pupils have been sticken'
Eight were taken down in one day.
Cultures hae been taken from the
threats Of the students in an effort to
stop the tide Of disease.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

H. B. SchmoOk, Of Springfield, is IN
the city today looking over the field
with q view to coming here with a
large manufacturing business, the ma
ture of which he requested the Citi-
zen not to state, for the reason that
he had not fully made up his mind
as to location. He has been look
ing over Miami also, but believes
Baxter is more favorably situated in
relation to the ore field. On the 9TH
or hand, Mr.. Schmock says, the peo-
ple of Miami appear to be more an
xious to get his plant than Baxter.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
THE HOTEL BAXTER
WILL BE ENLARGED

The Baxter Hotel property, now
under thirty day option to ]. H. Die
trich, of Tulsa, will likely be trans
ferred within a few days, according
to Mr.. Shultz, the present owner. Mr..
Dietrich is the man who purchased
the Rummel home on Twelfth (River)
street. The hotel property, he states,
will be greatly enlarged and improv-
ed. The present capacity is so rooms.
Mr.. Dietrich's plans are to make it a
$50 room building, by building on the
Go feet north of the present building
and by running the entire structure
up to four stories, and making the
building modern throughout.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
BOY WAS ELECTROCUTED
Kite Flying Results in a Tragedy a
Picher Yesterday Morning

A pathetic tragedy occurred at
Picher, Okla, yesterday morning
when a small boy was electrOcutcd
after climbing an electric light pole
TO loosen a kite string that had
caught in the wires. The kite string
caught in a wire on the top Of 35-
foot pole of the Empire District Elec-
trio Co., which was carrying a $4,000
volt current. The boy climbed the
pole and to release the kite string
threw one leg astride the wire. One
of the boys legs was burned off and
one arm nearly so. The pole was
burned of from the short circuit.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

ening and the receipts of so5.i7 speak
for the success Of the e'ening. The
financial part of the evening was no
more successful than tile social for
everybody had u good time. Miss
Gladys Bingham and firs. Estella
Thomas, teachers Of thu school, de-
serve n great deal of credit for the
success Of the evening.
Wade Hibbard auctioned of the
pies and proved himself very efficient
at his job. Miss Daisy Bingham won
the cake Us q prize for being the
most popular young lady present. The
cake brought a good price. Tbe mon,
ey obtained by sale Of the pies and
cake will be used to buy two $50 Lib
erty Bonds for the school.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
\ CART, STUBBS
HERE THIS WEEK
J rank Smith and w. r.
s ibis Here Saturday and
Joe Taggart Here

Baxter Springs Is going to hear
some big Kansas men Friday and
Saturday. Ex-Governor W. R. Stubs
win speak here Saturday afternoon.
Congressman Joe Taggart will speak
here Saturday afternoon and ]. Frank
Smith, general manager Of the Kan
sas Good Roads Association, will
speak on Friday afternoon. The
speaking hours, subjects, ETC., will be
mentioned later in the week.
The following little clipping from
KinEman, Kas., will give one some
idea Of the talks Mr.. Smith is max
ing: e.
"Kingman, Kas., April "a com
bination, Good Roads and Liberty
Loan Drive Meeting was held hert
last night and was attended by ovei
one hundred men from all parts ol
Kingman County, including all Of th'
bankers of the county. After the lOaI
drive was explained a good roads tall
was made by ]. Frank Smith, Of To
pekn, Kas., manager Of the Kansas
Good Roads Association. His address
was illustrated with large pictures
maps and charts which proved yer!
interesting and at the close the peo
pie voted unanimously in favor o.
Hard Surfacing the Cannon Ball roa'
across that county and were in favo
Of starting the petitions soon. 1t wa
the first road meeting held in thi
county where the proposition o
building hard roads was considered.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
BROAD FACE OF LEAD

What seems to be a 50-foot face Of
lead has been located by the Miami
Metals Company on its lease just
southeast Of Douthat, Okla. Ore was
encountered at a depth of 110 feet
and continued down to 155 feet. The
strike was made on the south part Of
the company's lease. The average
assays for the entire distance is re-
ported to have been 11.3S per cent
galena.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
KANSAS KURMENTS

Wichita, April 9-J. NJ. Russy, ar
rested on a charge of transporting
wine into the state, had 240 quarts
of Burgundy and his big Packard car
taken away from him by the arrest
ing officers here. He is out on 81 900
bond.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
SCOUTS MAKE FINE SHOWING
Lads Prove Good Stamp Statesmen
Teams Are Working Hard With
Totals Amounting Up

The Boy Scout War Stamp selling
teams are making q very fine show
ing and are going to make quite al
item in the making up of the Baxte
Springs quota of the Third Libert.
Loan of $17O,OOO.OO. Following ar
the teams and the amount the individ
ual members have sold:
Team One
Carl Swinney, $75.2S
Kenneth Hooker, $129.46
Charley Gilmore, $14.92
Robert Cannon, $10S.50
Jack Wells, $29.25
Team Two
Willie Sells, $14.67
Alton Willard, $26.S4
Leon Bennett, $54.16
Team Three.
Victor Allen, $15869
Howard Jennings, $3.50
James Thomas, $3.50
Team Four
Donald Lewis, $1.25
Ralph Earls, $1S4.25
Charlie Lang, $21.E
Lloyd Youse, $5,842.9O
VIM. Bennett, $257.92
Cecil Kitch, 100000
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
JULIA REDEAGLE DEAD

Julia Redeagle, the wife Of George
Redeagle, died at the home near
Lincolnville last night. Mrs. Red
eagle was so years of age and had
been i'll for some time, the cause Of
death is given as pneumonia. The
funeral will be held from the Ottawa
church tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment viii be made in the Ottawa
cemetery. The funeral is in charge
of the Harvey Undertaking company
and the body les in state at the un-
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Omaha, Neb., April 9-PrOperty tC
the value of $4,000, and $4,000 ac-
cumulated rent has been seized by the
federal government under the alien
enemy act. Tn property was occu-
pied by the Drezel Shoe Company
and the rent accumulated because
they could find no one to whom to
pay the rent. Heirs of the late Fred
eriek o. DOhle, who live in Germany,
own the building.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
CARS To P|CHER
BY FIRST JUNE
TWO CROSSINGS ALREADY
IN ACROSS NJ. o. < G.
AND FRISCO LINES
BRING PEOPLE TO BAXTER
Grading to Picher Will BE Com.
pleted in Thirty Days
Poles Now Set To the
State Line

An interview granted The Daily
Citizen by an official of the South
west Missouri Railroad Company Ia
evening contains some points of con-
siderable moment to Baxter Spring.
chief of which is that cars will be run
ming between Baxter Springs and
Picher by June /.
The department of construction. on
the new lines of the company beihg
built between Baxter Springs, st
Louis, Hockerville and Picher, Qkls.
is proceeding with all possible dis
patch now that the crossing differ
ences between the Company and the
Frisco and NJ. o. & G.. roads have been
ironed out with the aid of the Kansas
Public Utilities Commission. The
crossing over the old Reunion switch
of the Frisco and the main line Of the
NJ. o. & G. in south Baxter, are al
ready in and the crossing over the
main line of the Frisco will probably
be completed today. This allows the
interurban company to move their ma
terial over their own lines to the
point of construction and will speed
up the work greatly.
The grade of the new line has al
ready been practically completed in
to st. Louis and the remainder Of the
grading into Picher will be completed
within thirty days. Poles have been
set to the point where the interur-
ban line crosses the Oklahoma-Kansas
line. Two bridges between st. Louis
and Picher and one bridge between
Hockerville and Baxter have to be
put in yet. One of the biggest items
in construction yet to be taken care
of is a cut and fill a quarter of mile
long at st. Louis.
The Company expects to do a big
business over the south end of the
line and will run enough cars to take
care of the passenger traffic. AL
ready it has been necessary to put on
double headers out of Baxter Springs
on Saturday night. When the line
is finished into PiGher the company
expects to have to either run double
headers most of the time or 15-min-
ute car service.
The company is very we'll pleased
with the patronage thus far received
and predict Baxter Springs will he
one of the stable towns Of the dis
trict. There is approximately 16
miles of the new line from Galena
Junction to Picher.
When asked if he did not think
there would be a big exodus out OF
the south district into Baxter Springs
by home seekers the representative
OF TIE inltTuIDtlh NphiPais SoiN hS
was certain there would be many peO-
pie try to locate in Baxter Springs
Just as soon as the line was cOmplet-
ed as it was quite generally under
stood that this was the best place in
the district for a home.
In line with the views Of the South
western officials, The Daily Citizen
has made it a point the past few days
10 interview some dozens Of men
working all over the north part Of
Oklahoma district with reference to
future residence intentions. 1t is
simply surprising how unanimously
Baxter Springs is mentioned and
,ere is the stock answer; ~Well, We |
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

The State Liberty Loan committees
has assigned Congressman Taggert
of Kansas City, Kas., TO speak in BaX'
ter on Tuesday afternoon, April 10th
in connection with the Liberty Loan
drive.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Lincoln, Neb., April 9-Indictments
have been returned against Nels Mer-
ryman, Of Axtell, Neb., and Louis
Fellwock Of Beatrice, by the federal
grand jury for alleged boarding Of
wheat. Merryman is alleged to have
allowed 1850 bushels Of the 25,OOO
bushels he held, to become spoiled.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Lcavenworth, April 9-The new
United States Disciplinary Barracks
with a capacity of 5000 men, has
been opened here for the receipt Of
Germans to be interned during the
period of the war. 1t is surrounded
with highly charged barbed wire
fences.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Hutchinson, April 9-The support
of the Hutchinson Commercial Club
was pledged to X. f. Frizell, of Lar
ned, state federal farm labor COM
missioner; in an effort to get enough
men 10 work the Kansas wheat crop.
this summer.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Dodge City, April "a branch of
the state farm bureau will be estab-
lished here shortly, in an effort to
provide enough farm labor in this
section to harvest the crops.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
SUPPER CLEARED sS5.l7
Pie Supper at SunnySids School to
Buy Liberty Bonds for
District

A patriotic supper, patriotic be
cause the proceeds viii buy Liberty
bonds. was given at the Sunnyside
sehooi, DiStz54 -, last Saturday sv-
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

independence, April 9-Will Ferrel
has been awarded the prize of $50 Of
fered by l.. C. Davidson, state chair
man of the Third Liberty Loan, for
the best song for the loan campaign.
He was the winner in 80 contestants
The name of the song is "Another
Glory Song"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.. Stevenson and
W. F. Stevenson were called to Car
thage Sunday, by the illness Of Mrs
Olive, . daughter Of W. +. Stevenson
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Salina, April 9-Travelipg men OF
this city will spend their summer va
cation in the Kansas wheat fields, the
U. T. C. of this city has decided.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

The Aetna Building and Loan assoc
iatiOn is represented in Baxter by Us.
We have money by the barrel to loan
Always ready. A. v. Smith. phone
2e2
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12

Topeka, April 9-Despite the fact
that his motive for advertising he
subscribed to the Red Cross, George
Kreck, of Lawrence, candidate for
mayor, must not advertise this fact,
Attorney General Brewster has ruled.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
UNIONS

Carpenter Union-Meets every
Wednesday night In hall over Peoples
grocery store. Visiting brothers cor
daily welcomed. N. =. Romack, Pres-
W. G. Franklin. Fin. Sec. and B. A.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-04-12
ARCHITECTS

Clifford H. Johnson, Architect,
rooms Z and 8 Rogers Bldg, Baxter
Springs, Kansas.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-17
MANY ARTICLES USED IN FMER.
GENCY RATIONS FOR
FIGHTING MEN.

The equipment Of no soldier is COM
plete without emergency food rations.
United States troors are supplied with
three different parchcd maize-m eal
packets and three chocolates. The
former is a revival of the maize-meal
of the American Indians, on which
they could exist for days while hunt
ing or on the warpath.
The "chain-shot ration furnished
Belgian. French and Teutonic soldiers
is winter food of compressed meat.
There are more than dozen varieties
of compressed tea used by the Rvs
sian commissary. Compressed rice
and macaroni is supplied Oriental
forces. Oat-bread in sausage form
is used by some of the North British
troops.
A curious ration is the compressed
fig coffee of the Central Powers. which
may either be utilized for food as it is
or converted into a coffee-like drink
Smoke-dried pears are used in the
same armies. The Swiss soldier re.
ceives an emergency ration of white
chocolate. made entirely of cocoa but
ter and sugar.
An Italian army chocolate is in sau
sage-length form, while their plun
duff goes into beef membrane.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-17
GERMAN DENOURCES
BELGIAN ATROCITIES
OTTO II. KAHN CALLS WILSON'S
ADDRESS AN lNTERNATION-
AL MAGMA CHARTA.

Milwaukee, Jan. 14.-Prussianism
was called a poison growth and Amer
leans of German birth were exnorted
to support President Wilson, b. Otto
ii. Kahn, of the banking firm of Kahn,
Loeb d Co. of New York, before
mass meeting in the Auditorium.
After referring to President Will
sons recent address as the intcrna-
tional Magma Charta, Mr.. Kahn said:
I'VE all pray the German people
will recognize the spirit of that lofty
uttcrance, and that, casting aside the
leadership of the militarists, thev will
grasp the hand stretched out to them.
Il do not apologize for nor am /
ashamed of my German birth; but l
am ashamed of the Germany which
planned and willed war; of the revolt
ing deeds committed in Belgium and
northern France; of the Lusitania
murders; of abominable plotting in
friendly countries and shameless abuse
of their hospitality: of crime heaped
upon crime.
Il cherish the memories of nv
youth, but these very memories make
me cry out in wrath against those
who have befouled the spiritual soul
of the old Germany.
Now, America, the never defeat
ed, has thrown her sword into the
scales. because to do so was indisnen-
sable for honor and our very destiny.
10 cooperate toward the successful
conclusion of the war is the supreme
duty of every American, regardless
of birth or sympathies.
America is not waging war of
vengeance or hatred. But we do
hate the spirit which has the power
over the people of Germany, and
which, if it were to prevail, would de-
stroy liberty, justice and dcmoc-
racy."