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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
Lets Meet This Call.

With the great Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign ended, and brought to
ia triumphant close, the patriotic peo-
pie OF this country are now privileged
to participate in another campaign, in
finitely less ilr the amount of money
asked. but with objects to be attained
fully as praiscworthy.
In the great campaign just ended
sum of money so vast that the human
mind can scarce comprehend it has
been raised and placed at the disposal
of our government to bring the war
to a successful conclusion. and to free
the world for all time from the domi-
nation OF William of Hohcnzollern,
and other OF his ilk who i'll time might
arise to repeat the atrocities the world
has witnessed in France and Belgium
for the last four years.
The campaign soon to be inaugural
ed is for another purpose. The Ma
ton is called upon to contribute a
fund OF $40, 800, ooo Missouri's share
OF the fund is only S5,ooo,ooo. Seven
OF the great auNliaries of Our fighting
forces. The Young Mems Christian
Association, Young Women's Chris
tan Association, Knights of Column
bits. Salvation Army, Jewish Welfare
| Board. War Camp Community Ser
Twice. and the American Library AS
ISOLATION, will have the fund appor-
toned among them, and every cent
Of the money will be expended for the
relief of Our Boys. who, while lying
wounded. hungry, cold. and shiverng
in the trenches. when he is ministered
to by one OF the workers any one of
the seven noble organizations, will be
made to know that those at home
have not forgotten him, and that we
at our own peaceful firesides are will
ing to give from our plenty to asSuage
| their suffering.
| In this great work neither creed nor
religious denomination counts. The
| Protestant, Catholic, and Jew here
unite on common ground and work
| for the glory OF America and human
| ity.
None OF II, can say we have given
ANYTHING to our boys when we bought
liberty Bonds. We simply lent to
Uncle Sam. ant, made the best invest
ncnt in the world.
Now we are called to GIVE. But
We are not bcstnwing a charity on
strangers. Every dollar and every
penny we give will be expended, I'm
der Government supervision and &C
counting for your son or your neigh
bor's son, who is enduring every hard
ship imaginable, and offering his very
life itself that your home and my
home may be saved from the fate OF
countless thousands OF homes i'll hap
Lass H,1. aud Franco
1t is our duty now tn give and give
freely. Missouri and Bates county
have done their patriotic duty at
every cal! so far. and there can be
no doubt of the response now.
The campaign will begin Monday,
Nov. II and end Monday. Nov. IS.
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Red Cross Furnishes Valuable
Information.

St. Lofts, Mo.-The Red Cross has
compiled a short pamphlet containing
facts which every soldier ought to
know. This pamphlet will be dis
tributed by draft boards and Home
Service sections of the Red Cross
throughout the country. 1t contains
essential information concerning War
Risk Insurance family allowances and
other allottments; government COM
pcnsation in addition to insurance.
legal advice. legal proceedings, the
prevention OF eviction. and the fore
closing of mortgages, the prevention
of lapses of insurance policies, the
prevention of the sale of land Tor
taxes. the protection of homestead
rights and many other highly I'M.
portant matters. The American Red
Cross stands as guardian to the fam
lilies of the men who are fighting for
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american +. f.. France.

American L. f.. France.
Sept. -. 1913.
My Dear Mother and ALL
| will make my fourth attempt to
write home. hoping that my letter
will reach you this time. We have
been in Europe some time and every
time ! have written home my letters
have been returned on account OF
postal technicalities. am not sure
this one will go, but | sincerely hope
SO. because know you are worrying
about me. You know | told you not
to worry. as we are well taken care
OF. Am well and enjoying our So
journ over here. That is, enjoying it
as much as possible in the army. SO
Jar, | have done more hiking than |
ever did III all my previous expert
cnces. At first my feet blistered on
account of my not knowing how to
overcome the evil of large, cumbcr-
some shoes. Now, wear three pairs
OF light wooden socks and know how
to tape my feet. On our last hike
(of about IS miles) my feet didn't
bother ME at all, excepting they got
tired. We march 50 minutes at a
stretch and rest 10 minutes: some
times we hike IS minutes and rest IS.
SO far we have not made an all day
hike. and | hope we won't.
The towns Tor villages as they are
called) are very peculiar. This is
true especially of France, where the
townspeople are all farmers and their
farms surround the village. The in
habitants are very common and cor
dial. at the same time very peculiar
in their customs. | do not know so
very much about England as we were
not there very long. | do know that
that country is far more beautiful
than France. In appearance it seems
to be an immense garden and well
taken care of. The houses are all
built together. and perhaps a dozen
families will live in one building,
something like the U. S. flats. The
villages of France just mentioned arc
not connected by railroads, hence our
necessary hikes. France has more
room than England, or appears to
have. The houses in France are a
surprise to Americans, who have high
ideals concerning what we call sani-
tary conditions and fragrant odors.
Here house and barn are all one
large building. separated only by a
wall. The stable refuse is often oiled
close to the kitchen door. However,
there are no swat the fly" propa-
gandists over here, as they are not
necessary. Since we've been here, l
haven't seen q solitary screen door:
There could well be = swat the bee"
movement as they are far more
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
No More Sugar for Canning this
Season.

County Food Administrator A. 3
Owen is in receipt of the following
letter from the State Food Admins
traitor, which is self explanatory.
I'VE are in receipt of a telegram
from the Food Administrator al
Washington advising that as the can
ming season is practically over, nc
home canning certificates shall be is
sued after October 20.
you will, therefore instruct all re-
tailers in your county that after DC.
tober 20 no consumers canning and
preserving certificates shall be &c
cepted for purchase of sugar for can
ming purposes. -,
mo further allowance of sugar will
be made to retailers for canning pur-
poses during this season"
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SOLDIER LETTERS.
Camp Macarthur, Texas.
October 8. 1913.


My Dearest Mother and Sister,
AS / am expecting to go over seas
right away. l will drop you a few
lines to let you know that your son
and brother is still we'll and feeling
fine.
Mother, it is a cinch that us cor
porals and sergeants will go over
right away as the captain came
around this afternoon and took the
names OF his picked men that he
thought were qualified and good
enough to go over and he took my
name Don't worry, as your son will
get through this army all right, and !
don't think | will get to go on the
firing line for | think it will be SO
near over by the time we get across
that the bunch that are going now
will never have to do any fighting.
| can't tell you just when we will
go, We just got our O. d. clothes
heavy underwear and heavy socks and
they sure arc nice. We may not go
for week or SO yet. and if you
haven't sent that gun as yet, don't
send it until you hear from me again.
All | ask is for you not to worry
about me. know it is hard, but |
feel like | will go through safe and
sound, for have been one of the
picked men among the officers ever
since have been in the army. and
Mother. sure can use my gun, and
my bayonet. think can beat a
Hun to it if | get the chance. !
think as much OF those two articles
as did of my first pair OF red topped
boots.
You folks be careful of the influ-
cnza and stay we'll. as | am coming
back some day and be with you all.
Then everything will be at peace.
That is all for this time. Will write
again soon.
From your son,
Corp. William A. CASTOR,
Co. H, 5th Bin, Inf Repl.,
Camp Macarthur, Texas,
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BEGINNING OF DAIRY
INDUSTRY
Expert Thinks Peoples Bank Cal
Club VIII Prove of Incalculable
Reoefit

Expert Thinks Peoples Bank Cali
Club VIII Prove of Incalculable
Benefit.
,(By w. D. Mckee of the State Board
of Agricultural
The great good that this class OF
heifers will bring to Bates county
has just begun to be realized. In ad-
.dition to the benefit that will accrue
to the boys and girls of the club in
learning to feed and develop these
heifers into profitable dairy cows, the
lessons in animal breeding that will
be gained by the proper mating OF
these heifers to dairy sires of out
standing individual excellence of the
breed, thereby producing line OF
heifers that will excel their dams in
all the essential requirements of q
, first class dairy COW, will prove OF
incalculaOle benefit to the members
of the club.
The association with such cows, the
compromising of a milk-producing "a
ton, the adoption on the farm of q
crop rotation that will provide the
milk-producing feeds, will save them
money and at the same time keep up
the fertility of the soil.
These heifers, representing three-
quarters, seyen-eighths, and fifteen.
sixteenths pure breds. have furnished
the eommanity an opportunity to en-
ter tie dairy indnstry in an inteili.
uent Wy Ard to take Advantage ot
Tie lid uork. and great efforts OF
<1ea IA tove spent almost century
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France,
Wednesday, September IS, 1918,

ItdlANB
"Wednesday, September IS, 1918.
Dear Mother:---
Will try and write you few lines
tonight to say | am O. X. Don't
know why | haven't received any mail
from you yet, nor anyone else. Takes
quite while to get letters started,
How is everything in Missouri by
this time: We are having pretty nice
weather.
| have to put out my washing to-
morrow. We all procured meat cans
at the kitchen and by putting a handle
in them they serve as a wash basin
and wash tub also bought a scrub
brush before | left the States and
our laundry soap doesn't cost any
| thing We soak the clothes and then
lay them on board and 60 over
them with scrub brush. 1t has been
raining here for the last several days
and that made it bad to dry clothes.
The people back home need not
worry about tile American boys over
here They are being cared for in tho
best way.
How are the headlines in the X. c.
Post by this timei
| would like to see a Butler w cekly
Times if any of you folks can push
one across to me.
You had ought to see some Of the
things the boys make here. One fel'
low took meat can and some boards
and made wash board as good as
one you could buy. And our barber
made his own barber chair. A fellow
can do lots of things when he has to.
Guess I'll have to quit now. Write
when you can. Goodbye, lots OF
| love.
From your boy,
Musician Harry J. Murphy,
Hdg. Co., 345 +. \. Band.
| American T.. f., France.
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Answered in Kind.

During the severe storm that flood
ed Galveston and caused some loss
of life and much damage to property,
an artillery officer, on leave of alb
sence, telegraphed to his superior Of
ficer in command of the coast de-
lenses at that point:
Sympathy to the regiment. Where
are my clothes?
The answer he received was: Sym
patty from the regiment. You have
no clothes. Magazine.
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Berliners Call ON the Kaiser to Ge
Down Off Throne.

Paris, October 2s.-An enormous
crowd assembled before the Reich
stag Building in Berlin yesterday,
calling for the abdication of Empero.
William and the formation of a re-
public. says 4 special dispatch from
Zurich to fInformation.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht. Socialist lead
er, who has just been released from
prison. Was applauded frantically. He
was compelled to enter . carriage
filled With flowers, from which he
made . speech, declaring that the time
Of the people had arrived.
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Missouri Buys Liberty Bonds.

. Jefferson City.-The state board
of fund commissioners has decid-
ed to invest $4,000 from the
'escheat fund" held in the state treas
|ufy in fourth Liberty Loan bonds.
This fund has . balance of more
than $iS7ooo. It consists of I'M
clxiued parts Of estates, and seldom
more than $4,000 . year 10 paid out
Of Il. =.
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numerous than flies and are
nuisance when eating outside, as we
have to, and they sting, too.
/ went to church this morning and
we had a good service. 1t was pre-
ceded by band concert which | en-
joyed very much.
have received three letters from
home dated Aug. 10, IS and ~, re-
spectively. Was certainly glad to
hear how things were going at home,
and that everything was O. K. You
said you would have big dinner
ready for me at Christmas, and GER
tainly hope will be there, but you
know it is always doubtful and you
can never tell.
Was sorry to hear OF the severe
drouth at home This is the rainy
season here, but still good drinking
water is scarce in France. So far
there has been no water systems
where we have been. In several vii
lagos natural springs supply water.
1t gets cold at nights. but it is the
season for that kind of weather.
1t will be 4 month at least before
you get this. and another month be-
fore ! get your answer. Now write
often, and don't be surprised or wor-
ried il my letters are far between.
We cannot always write when we
want to. Stationery is scarce too.
Am always anxious to hear from
home and the u. S.
My address is
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Secretary McAdoo announces that a
fifth and perhaps 4 sixth Liberty
Loan will be floated whatever may be
the outcome of the negotiations with
Germany.
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T.. +. futile,
Co. b., .35Oth Inf,
W. III ,)JVt11 THE,
\ +. q. 7os, American f. F

"A +. ~. 79S, American T.. r
You were wrong when you said I'd
get seasick on the ship didn't, but
] had queer feeling once. We
crossed on large British ship. Am
not permitted to write much about
anything on account of the strict
censorship, but don't be disappointed
if | seemingly ignore some of your
questions.
VIII write as soon as possible.
Bye. bye,
Frank
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
SETTING A GOOD TABLE
 ON LITTLE MONEY

Wherever housewives are gathered today, no matter whether in France, in Russia, in America or in Germany, the topic of conversation is usually the same the high cost of food.
 As long as the war lasts there is little chance of marked decrease in prices of foods so, instead of com blaming about war conditions it will be better for us, our country, and our cause if we qietly go about adjusting orselves to them as we'll as possible. The American housewife should not waste any pity on herself, for she is faring better than the housewives of other lands. Food is cheaper in pro- portion to wages in America than in other warning country.
 Prices dc, however, make the most rigid economy imperative in most families here.
 Now there are ways and ways of being economical in setting ones ta- ble. But the most foolish way is to buy haphazard, cutting out milk for the children one week, and the next week economizing by having only one vegetable at dinner
 Many housewives, too, spend an en- tirely undue proportion on meat, which is the most expensive article of food. It is never so easy to do without meat as now in the summer months when fruits and vegetables are plentiful.
 It is much better economy to set aside certain part of the family bud get for food every week and divide this portion in some such way as the following. &%
 (a) Spend from one-quarter to one third of the total food money for bread, cereals and rice.
 (b) Buy at least from 1-3 to 1-2 quart of milk. day for each adult member of the family, and 3-4 quart for each child.
 (c) Spend as much for fruit and vegetables together as for milk.
 (d) Spend not more for meat and eggs together than for vegetables and fruit. The amount spent for meat may be decreased as the amount spent for milk and vegetables increases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
PERSONALS.

Sergeant Sam F. Hilzheim is home on a furlough visiting his parents.
 Robt. D. Wilcox left Friday for Waco, Texas where he will make his future home.
 Philipp Gould has returned from St. Louis where he ,has been spending three weeks vacation. 'shl.
 Leo. M. Andrews has returned from Battle Creek, Mich., and other North ern points. Mrs. Andrews remained in Battle Creek.
 Ali Thomas of York Town was in the city yesterday on business.
 Claud Mashall and Troy Terrel re- turned yesterday from Nashville, Tenn, where they have been employ ed in the Dupont Powder plant.
 Joseph Young, of St. Louis is visit ing in Pine Bluff. He will return to St. Louis today.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. J. M. Hurley 1903 West Seventh avenue, Friday, a ten pound girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
FORMER PINE BLUFF RAILROAD MAN GETS
 0FF|CERS'S STRAPS
Ava Overlin, Former Train Dispatcher Cotton Belt, a
 Second Lieutenant.

Alvin Overlin, 219 West Sixth street Pine Bluff, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Engineers Corps, according to word received by relatives and friends Friday morning
 Lieut.. Overlin, Was employed as a train dispatcher by the St. Louis and Southwestern railway in this city for a number of years and was popular in social and railway circles Mrs. Helen Overlin, his wife, is a resident of the city.
 He enlisted in the service some time ago and afterwards enlisted for special officers training.
 In News dispatches from Washing ton Friday, in list of appointments other Orkansans were included
 Walter Lee Kitchens, of Stamps, was appointed captain in the Medi- cal Corps of the army and Harry Dalton Bogart, of Marianna, was made first lieutenant. Percy R. Smith of Camp Pike, was also appointed a second lieutenant in the Quartermas- ter's corps. His addres was not given.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Watch Farm Labor Question.

No less imperative than the need of fighting men at the front .is the necessity of maintaining, the agri- cultural forces at home.
 As never before it is being realiz- ed that the farm is the second line of defense. and when its effective ness is reduced, and the morale of the farming population in any way threa- tened. the reflex influence upon those at the front is not conducive to the maximum of military power.
 It cannot be denied that crop pros- poets in Arkansas are not as fav- orable as they ja're under normal weather conditions, and yet they might be much worse. That the farm CTS may make the best of the situ- ation. and be better prepared for the next years demAands. vhe Govdrn- ment operating through the Council of Defense, and the Horticultural Ex- tension Department, is conducting an intensive campaign to encourage the sowing of wheat. rye, oat and other small grains taSAptable to winter growth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Report on Banks.

The Comptroller of the Treasury has asked for detailed report of the National Banks, at the close of busi- ness Aug. 31.
 State Bank Commissioner Davis, however, did not follow the Comptrol- Ter in this call, but asked only for a report of the auditing Committee of the bank at the close of business Sept 10, to be made to the Commissioner nat later than Sept 1G
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
THREE LOCAL MEN
 ARE ABDUCTED FOR
 ARMY CLERK WORK
Will Entrain for Camp Pike Today-To Assist in Next
 Big Registration.

Three Pine Bluff limited service men have been inducted by Local Exen'ption oBard Number One for clerical work in the United States army service. They will entrain for Camp Pike this morning.
 The men inducted are: A. F. Trippett, Beauret Kaufman ana Walter F. Cawthorn. All have had ex- perience in clerical work. which is a requisite of this branch of serv- ice.
 After receiving uniforms, instruc- tions and being formally entered in the service at Camp Pike, these men will be assigned clerical work in the registering of the new draft men, IS to 45 years. of age. Their work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Writing X ROok

Mrs. Zella Hargrove Gather of Little Rock has been working for several years on the writing and com- pilation of book on Arkansas writ CTS and literature
 She has secured sketches and reports from the writings of seve- ral hundred Arkansas writers, since the early territorial days. When published. this will form the basis of valuable treatise on Arkansas H. terature which has not heretofore been available.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
STATE OF ARKANSAS EXECUTIVE DEPAR TMENF
 PROCLAMATION

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 WHEREAS Local police authorities all of the will regulations S" a % set @ nd all Police Officers, State grade class shall hold themselves readiness ss %ng Gs bsns asu @ at % ] of WHEREAS All Marshals Marshals the failed register themselves when liable se their the ss %Ss h R m WHEREAS Police Officers require subject to regis
 
 General member of Local Board will another officer such duty, and will bring the
 
 provided WHEREAS essential the fullest the carrying this persons registration required adequate that they exonerate himself by the payment of a
 WHEREAS and patriotic President mobnz the Liberty and having given approximately thousand of her brave
 
 thousand of them white colored.
 THEREFORE, Charles Bough, State hereby claim Thursday September Patriotic call citizenship the their places business between hours
 
 sacrifice hereby call the Four Minute speakers other the World War individual refe to it. that patriotic school children
 
 be vouchad speedy and glorious victory the World may De rs as un 5 f y pmSesy S I @ aas so 1s I t sg % M @
 CHARLES H BROUGH, Governor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-07
Tried Many, Found the Best.

Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the bowels regular, sweeten the stomach and tone up the liver. J. G. Gaston, Newark, Ind, says he used a great many kinds of cathartics, but Foley's Cathartic Tablets gave him more satisfaction than any other. He says they are the best cathartic tablets made. Mann's Pharmacy. -(Adv.)