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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
Retrenchment Has Saved
81 900, 900, 900.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary
Baker has sent to congress a state
ment setting forth that measures OF.
retrenchment already adopted by the
war department. have resulted in \
saving of more than $1,000, ooo, 900.
which was appropriated for war ex-
pcnditures. Contracts have been can
celled in sweeping fashion, beginning
on November II, the day the armis-
tice was signed. In many cases tele-
graphic orders have been sent to con-
tractors stopping the work without
delay. Troops also are being demo-
bilized at the rate of 100000 each
month.
The report by Secretary Baker was
made in a letter to Senator Martin,
chairman of the approximations COM
mittee, which was read in the senate
at Senator Martins request
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70 KEEP 80 DIVISIONS THERE
Expedidonary Force Will be Re.
duced by. Hall, Baker
Announces.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Plans o.
the War Department, Secretary Bak
er said today, call for reduction .o
the American Expeditionary Force.
to a point where they will constitute
approximately thirty divisions, ant
about half the present strength
Further reductions will be made be.
yond that point if it is found that the
situation warrants.
Can American division contains
approximately 27,5oo men.)
Z Baker estimated that there. are
forty-three divisions in France now
and return of eight of these has been
ordered, as announced by General
March today.
The actual number to remain is
rather aebulous. Ordinarily; d.
vision is reckoned at forfy-five thou-
sand men, counting service of supply
and auxiliary Units.
But for the present reckoning it is
doubtful if the thirty divisions will
run beyond I million men, inasmuch
as many of the units ordinarily with
a division can be disposed of in their
circumstances. Secretary Baker said
the 3o-division plan was subject to
change. He reckons on basis of
forty-three divisions and when thir-
teen of these have been removed
consideration will be given to further
curtailing the thirty divisions. When
thirty divisions are scarcely needed
from a military standpoint, officers
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
PRESIDENT TO RUN NATION
BY WIRELESS ABOARD
SHIP
Transport-Liner, Conveyed by Fleet
Will Convey Party Across
Atlantic.

Washington, y. c., Nov. 20
There were no developments on the
surface today in. the preparations tor
President Wilson's trip to France
and for Americas representation a,
the peace conference. Arrangements
are going steadily ahead. however
and an announcement of the Peace
Commission personnel with tue
program for the journe" may be ex'
pected at any time.
Members of the Senate who at
tended the White House conference
last night told their colleagues to-
day of the Presidents determination
to stay in France indefinitely, or TN
til all of the greater issues arising
out of the war have been settled.
How long this may be no one ven.
lures to guess, SO the President VIII
take with him full executive staff,
prepared to transact public business
by wireless aboard or at the Ameri-
can Embassy. in Paris.
The five names mentioned most
freely for the peace delegates are;
Secretary Lansing, Col. House. Elihu
Root. Justice Brandeis and Secretary
Houston.
Navy officials let it be known to-
day that it is planned to take the
President and the delegation across
the Atlantic on a big passenger liner
now in use by the Government as
transport A dreadnought and flo
tilla of destroyers probably will be
cOnVOyS.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
November 49,, 1888.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Smith returned
the last of the week from trip to
Nebraska.
= Covered Wagons are passing
through town daily en- route back
east after trying Kansas for. a while,
What is the matter with the Sun
flower state?
The Butler National Bank will
move into their new and elegant
quarters on the northwest corner of
the Square tomorrow.
Chas Abbott, for many years fore
man of the timers department of the
A. L. McBride-store, has severed his
connection with that firm and will
go south to make his future home in
the near future. ]. S. Shannon, of
Kansas City, has been secured to
take the place made vacant by the re-
tirement of Mr.. Abbott.
Manager Bonham, of the Opera
House is billing some of the best
plays ON the road for that popular
play house,
Friday the big brick livery barn
near the northeast corner of the
square was totally destroyed by firei
The fire caught in the loft on the
second floor and only by the hardest
work was the rs or more horses in
the. stable at the time saved. The
building was owned by ]. N. Smith,
of Archie. and occupied by w. A.
Booth. 1t is thought that the loss is
fully covered by insurance.
There will be several changes in
location among several Butler bust
ness houses between now and the
new year Aaron Hart will move his
dry goods establishment into the new
brick building just completed on the
southwest corner of the square by
John Steele; Ed Steele will move his
grocery store to the room made va
cant by Hart; Pete Lane will move
into the new brick, one door south of
his present location and r. w. James
with his grocery and hardware store
will move in where Lane moves out;
the room vacated by Ed Steele will
be occupied by Walls & Holt with
their drug stock.
The young man, Wesley Stapleton,
who so severely was stabbed by Ed
ridge Kash, in Youngstown about two
weeks ago, died at his home from the
effects OF the wounds Friday evening.
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course. added to this good active
soldier has a million 81. two 81
coolies and private is often inter-
|rupted in the process of saiuting an
officer BY need Of using his hands
to salute q batch of coolies nibbling
in various portions Of his anatomy.
The weather has been. pleasant
enough for the past couple of days,
but as rule it has been very rainy
season and mud has been more than
plentiful to say nothing of dismal
cloudy days. And for our part,
cloudy days are the best. Those
birds" above you can see you and
down you come if It is clear weather.
Give my regards to all Of my old
friends that are still at home and let
me say that the best letters that ! get
are from you, but The Butler Weekly
Times contains. the most news. and
| look for it every week.
With good luck to all and expecta-
tions of being back soon, | am as
ever,
Your loving son,
Fountain Miller.
L. S.-Buy Liberty Bonds and w.
S. S., they put the beans in our mess
kits Ss.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
GERMAN GENERAL SAYS MIS-
JUDGING WI. s. LOST
e THE WAR
Former Virtual Ruler Of Belgium
Says Outcome Of Conflict ],
Was for Best.

With the British Army on the
Western Front, Tuesday, Nov. 10
4 + Gcrnany's greatest iafisttak mistake was in
Understanding the power of Amer
lea, aGen. Won Der Lancken Walk
enitz, virtual ruler of Belgium for the
four years of German occupation, told
all American civilian just before he
left Brussels. ,a
but for that Germany would have
been victorious" he said. "We have
been living in anxious days, but have
the situation well in hand now We
shall get ont of Belgium peacefully.
1t may take GERMANY ten or fifteen
years to pay the Allies demands, but
we will pay.
Our population are good workers
and / am not afraid of wave of
Bolshevism.
He said he had no love for Prus-
sianism, which had made many mis-
takes, but he thought that things
were coming to head
IF the Allies give Germany an
opportunity to use half a million
men, law and order can be estaD-
lished within three weeks" he said.
When asked if it would have been
better if Germany had won, he re-
piled in the negative.
Referring to the food situation, he
said: 1--WE look to your man Hoover.
He is big enough and has brains
enough not to allow Germany to dis
aDnear."
"What Germany needs most and
at once is food he said.
He said he had once hoped to be
military governor Of Paris, and
had promised friend a photograph
of himself in that capacity.
During the interview young Count
Won Moltke, nephew of the former
German chief OF staff, was in the
kommandatur.
what are we coming tor" he en-
claimed. 1T was Won Mackensen's
fault. He would not fight the Eng
fish. If he had come to the western
front in March the Germans would
have taken Amiens and the channel
ports, and the war would have been
over. But Won Mackensen refused"
Won Moltke was an Oxford STU
dent. He asked in tones of deepest
despair:
.A ~ he Germans visit now!
We cannot go to France, Belgium or
for they will not have It's.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
Senators Vote to Drop La Toilette
Inquiry.

Washington. Nov. 22.-The senate
privileges and elections committee
today voted to recommend that no
further action be taken on the resolu-'
ton for investigation Of the speech
made by Senator La Toilette. Wis
consin. at St. Paul i'll September,
1917.
The committees vote was 9 to :.
Senators Pomerene and Walsh voted
to go ahead with the inquiry. Pom
creme will file minority report
when the senate meets in December.
The majority report will be filed ny
Senator Dillingham;. The discussion
in the committee was very bitter
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
Farmers Bar German Goods.

Syracuse, N. Y, Nov. 2I.-The re-
port of the National Grange recon-
struction committee was presented
to the National Grange convention
here for its approval this afternoon.
The report shows that in the future
German manufactured articles will
receive little consideration from the
farmer. Whenever possible, articles
manufactured in other countries than
Germany will be favored. Among
other demands, the report demands
Rigid economy in the various depart
ments of Washington; rigid govern
ment control of railroads; the build
ing and improvement of country
roads; change the income, tax law so
Il will affect the men of large in
comes more and the men of small in
comes less.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
WEAR UNIFORMS NINETY
DAYS
Failure of Men to Return Equip.
,ment Will Result in
Prosecution.

Camp Funston, Nov. 2I.-Men dis.
charged from the army will be per
mitted to wear their issue clothing
three months, according to instruc
tons being issued today to com
manders of units for the information
of their enlisted men. However, mel
will be instructed to return their
clothing as soon as possible. Hold
ing the issue clothing beyond the
maximum time makes the discharged
soldier subject to prosecution for en-
bezzlement of government property
AT the time soldier is discharged
his equipment is checked in, witt,
the exception of these articles:
One pair or item of gloves, under
wear, socks, coat, breeches, hat and
cord, shoes, shirt, overcoat leggings,
belt.
He will be given a bulletin warning
him of what he is to do with his
clothing and will be given an official
label to put on the bundle of cloth
ing when returning it. The label is
an official frank calling for free post
age. The label is addressed to the
deputy zone supply officer Camp
Funston. Kas,, and has space to re-
cord whose clothing is being re-
turned.
Making a deposit to recover value
of the clothing is not permitted, al
though many men would be willing
to pay for the clothing so they
might retain it.
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A Letter From Fountain Miller.

Oct. 81, IOIS.
Dear Mother:-
After little more than a week
service at the front our company Is
being relieved for a weeks rest in
1.-The rear.
We leave today with our packs,
I"cooties" and other equipment and
when at, last we lay ourselves down
| to sleep in the rear, away from the
roA. of bursting shrapnel and the
crackle of machine guns, it will De
like getting back to the quiet and
simple life again, believe me.
Our machine gun company mas
been seeing real service and as usual
has "got" its share of Boches. My
duties have been congenial at the
worst, and although living in dug
outs. is not as pleasant and comfort
able as a "home. in Butler, Bates
county, Mo-, in good ole U. S. A.
Its a welcome place to hit at night
and safe one. M
: l have just returned from trip to
another company where l delivered .
aseseS w aad % bo oe D Of honey
which is soldiers expression for
Goodies" of honey. We found this
sweet stuff in the chimneys and sides
Of wrecked stone buildings in an
abandoned, battle shelled French viz
lage not far from here.
Louis Barker is still cooking orV
grub and is a good one, too. Sergt.
Bill Grout5 is as popular and on the
job IS Of old. Biney Mustard is now
our Captains orderly and is gettine
BY on an easy job. John Walters,
who is with I3oth M. G. Bn., and
when last seen was ctissin' his mules.
because they Wouldn't 60 fast, while
he was In ! heavy barrage. Richar6
Davis, IS. now one of our best gum
ners. Corp. Delbert Qualls, rank
ing d always around while talking
Of Butler. Ed Crear drove his car n
! heavy barrage carrying grub to -
while We were doing our part on the
line. The rest Of the boys are feel-
ing good and lively, always on the
lookout for mail.
received 8 letter from Bruce
Black yesterday ID which he mes
toned bis program ~ Camp NC
Afthur and expsesetd wish that bel
koii16 be at tie fyont. Bruce stated
k0v &c knEsf "a about this army Id
llltndx ~ ,kad 8eea promoted 0j
S.S AZ - ~ . The, stage 81
- lFhe i am sure
- 80 ~ h ts. bat the Boy
~ - Ul lrsco;s eock-sure
IN r. ~ q sn4 wcndefe
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
SPENCER TAKES OATH AND
BECOMES U. S. SENATOR
Finds Everything in Readiness and
Hopes soon to Be of Real
Service"

Washington, Nov. 21.-(Specia).-
Judge Selden P. Spencer was intro
duced to the senate today by Senator
Reed and sworn in as successor to X
p. Whitley. Mrs. Spencer accom-
panied the new senator to Washing
ton and was an interested spectator
from the members gallery.
By being sworn in at this time,
Senator Spencer becomes a member
of the senate for the second session
of the sixty-fifth congress. He ex-
poets to remain over in Washington
until the next session, which con-
venes December 2.
During the morning, Senator
Spencer took charge of his office,
No. 3I3, Senate Building, and found
everything in readiness to receive
him, "even to the brass name plate
on the door,, said Senator Spencer.
II hone in time to be able, to be OF
real service"
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FROM FRANK TUT1IIlIs, Ess.
Interesting Letter From
Employee Of The Times 0i3
gS Now III France.

i MI. and Mrs. r, r. T,itt1e; il
1 city, are III receipt of the folll
'llEtter from their son, who Az dsllsk
This Bit over there. vi shows thai n
1Suffdiiers follow the peace = lie
tions closely and have a -prstt ciSet
ltab on what is going on. "a |.
livery apt to lie disanrointed Fin fSliAre
Ito getting home BY Christmas II Il
Twill be- impossible to move 10 many
men in that short a time.
| October IS; Iol$,
Dear Folks:- M
have little time this morning J, 81
will try to write to you. ] suspect
yolf have received my first letter by
NOV. 4 sincerely hope SO, Tor
know. you have been and are yfor-
frying about me. Am still iii my
usual good health and enjoying as
much as possible my sojourn ever
here. The weather at .presentN is
damp and chilly, but such is to be
respected this time Of the year.
hardly seems possible that have
been, away from home for nearly five
months, but it is true. However, inr
dications are that peace win soon
descend once more upon the world
and that I'll be home sometime dur
ling the coming winter. 1T can't be
too soon for me, because I'm getting
anxious to juggle type once again
land to smell the odor of ink (insfead
|of gas). ] saw my first Hun ye5tef-
day, and he was prisoner captured
the night before. i would like to tell
you where ! am and something About
my work, but cannot. You will have
to wait until l come home. ! sup
pose you are watching the daily pa.
|pers and are keeping tab on the@yari-
GUS peace proposals OF Germany and
Of Wilson's attitude toward same. If
you are you have pretty good idea
when the war will close and the
boys come marching home Am
eagerly waiting for today's paper to
see what the latest development IS.
i expect it will be good news, but OF
course. it will be some time even at
ter peace is declared before IL get
home, for just imagine how long It
will take to get two millions Of sol
diers back across the deep Then
there is all the equipment l will
consider myself fortunate indeed if
get home by Xmas, or even by
spring. Am setting Christmas for
the time of Of homecoming though for
it seems. most appropriate. AS ! am
writing this, it seems funny to think
of coming home, for the big guns are
roaring, but somewhere we know
peace is being discussed and that
secession of hostilities may occur any
time. Here's hopin' it's soon. Peace
all depends upon Germany, and yes
terday's paper said that the enemy
had accepted all of Wilson's terms
and agreed to evacuate all occupied
etc.
The; American newspapers we get
don't have mucf, news about the Y:
s., and especially of old Missouri. |
wouldn': trade Missouri for the
whole of Europe, i. e., what I've seen
OF it and that's lot. t
Now, write often, and send news
paper clippings about Bates county.
must close now. Hope you. have
received all my letters. Don't worry.
My address is
E. F. Tuttle,
Co. B, 3soth Inf,l
A. P. O. 7o5, Amer. f. +.
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t:said, since their duties will be chief
ly policing after the terms of tht
arnistics have been fulfilled, few
thousand men could quickly dispose
of many times their number shoule
the Germans revolt, especially al
they will be militarily helpless. with.
out their surrendered artillery.
Hence it may be assumed that the
thirty divisions will be further
stripped at a comparatively early
date, when the industry of the Ma
ton permits their absorption.
These divisions will -remain- in
France for the present:
Regular Army-1,, (including
tmarines), 3, 4, S, 6, 2 and 8.
National Guard-26, z7, 28, 20, 80,
81, 50, IS, Sc; 81, 40, Al and AZ.
National Army-77, 70, 70, 80; 81,
82, SO, IS, 50, 80, co. 81, o2, 90.
The 1a8th machine gun battalion
of which Co. B is a part, is with the
35th division and many Bates county
boys are with the 88th, which was
trained at Camp Dodge, and the Seth
from Camp Funston.
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Tipped Transport sailings1"

New York, Nov. 22.-After federal
authorities had struggled to decipher
what they described as an unusual
|cryptogram code, they today ordered
interned as an enemy alien, Miss EN-
my Weldenhopper cashier of q hotel
within . block of q Hoboken. N. ],
pier from which American troops en-
barked for Europe. $50
{ She 10 suspected Of having sent M
formation to Germany regarding
transport ceilings by communicative
With q German eonstl in = Sonth
Anierican city. Hiss Weidenhobpef
came to the United States d s9I6y
fedesat agents laid, and had . broth
r. u the German army. s. S :
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28

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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28
Holland Reports Kaiser Received Il
Tons of Money.

Amsterdam, Nov. 22.-The former
kaiser is believed to be in constant
communication with Germany. 1t is
reported that a wirel .ss station has
been. erected on top of Count Won
Bentinck's castle and that German
airplanes frequently fly over the
estate, dropping messages.
Two hundred bags of gold and si+
yer German coins, each weighing 100
pounds, have arrived in Holland for
the former kaiser, 1T was reported
here today. The bags were brought
across the frontier in sealed wagons.
They are believed to have been de-
posited in . small bank in southern
Holland.
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To Welcome Missouri Soldiers.

Jefferson City, Mo-, November 22
Gov. Gardner today appointed
Mrs. Grace Hickman Swacker 81
New York, president of the Missouri
Woman's Club, to serve as chairman
of q committee to cooperate with
the Board Of Directors Of the Fifth
Avenue Association of New York OF,
the designating and decorating one
block in honor of the home coming
of. Missouri soldiers.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28

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Newport daily independent., 1918-06-24
WOODSTOCK
ELLEN R. HAYS, Dealer
!o SIANDARD snsels-s.orr
Room IT, Arkansas Bank Building

George M. Sink, Harvey E. L. Me Collum and little son, drove down to Clarendon this afternoon, where they will spend the week, Mr. Sink look ing after insurance business and the latter visiting his two brothers, Leo nard and Harry McCollum.
 MT. and Mrs. A. I. Hubby and chil- dren enjoyed trip to Batesville Sun day, spending the afternoon with MT. and Mrs George Terry.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Randy, of Tucker man, were here Saturday night, going to Tulsa, Oklahoma, making the trip in their car. Accompanying them as far as Little Rock were Misses Narcie Rice, Olgie and Altha Roberts, who spent the day there, returning here last night On leaving here Saturday night the party intended spending the might at Searcy, but were unable to get hotel accommodations, so made the trip at night, which they report a very delightful one.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-24

The funeral of Miss Susie Koenig was held at the home of T. s. Steph- ems Sunday morning at 9:30, conduct ed by her pastor, Rev. Martin T. Pope, of the Christian church. It was a representative crowd that gathered to pay last sad tribute to this High school girl, whom every body loved and admired. The young lady died Friday night at 11:30, the body, accompanied by MT. Leyda and Miss Hettie Koenig, reaching here Saturday night. Beautiful flowers from friends and schoolmates were piled in the mound at Walnut Grove cemetery, where she was laid to rest beside her father, who died only a few weeks ago. The bereft mother, in this double affliction, has the sym pathy of friends.
 Better to sacrifice luxuries than sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur- ies-Buy War Savings Stamps.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-24

Miss Minnie B. Sink left for Car thage, Mo-, Saturday morning for a months visit with Misses Rosa and Sarah Robinson, daughters of Mr and Mrs. R. T. Robertson.