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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

BIC HERDS CONE
World War Wastes Europe's
Meat Supply.
American Stock RaIsers Cooperate
s With Food Administrators In Con-
servatIon Measures.

II Is probable that Europe for many
years after the war will look to q
great extent to America for Its meat
supply.
Europe's herds are dwindling under
wars demands faster than they can be
replenIshed.
When the German armies retired
from occupied portions of France and
Belgium approximately 100000 head
of cattle were appropriated. This adj
dition virtually safeguarded Germany
from cattle shortage other nations now
suffer.
In England some 100000 acres OF
grass lands have by compulsory meas
ures been forced into grain production,
thus reducing pasturageand hay lands.
A declining scale of maximum meat
prices for live cattle was ordained In
England, as follows For September.
s17.76 per hundred pounds; October,
SIPS; November and December.
y
evident intent of this measure was to
drive the beef animals into market as
soon as possible.
According 10 official French figures,
the cattle Of France have decreased to
total of 12,34l 800 as compared with
14,S07, 900 In 1913. Today. due to lack
of forage principally, France is pro-
ducing only one gallon OF milk where
before the war two and one-half gal
Ions were produced.
Meantime the United States food ad-
ministration has taken steps to con-
serve our fiocks and herds and to In
crease their numbers. The stock breed
ers of this country show disposition
TO cooperate with the government In
this.
For many years II has been a prac-
tice among many of the dairy people
of this country to kill male calves at
birth and In many instances the fe-
males II not needed to replenish their
herds rather than go to the expense OF
maturing them into veal. The high
prices OF meat caused the virtual dis
continuance Of this killing. Another
encouraging fact is 75 per cent Of
calves killed for veal this year were
males.
Somebody has very aptly said that
the wars Of the world have been won
with grease. meaning that bacon and
lard have been as essential to success
In war as powder. which Is true.
The hogs of Europe have been very
greatly sacrificed to present day needs.
This makes the American burden, all
the more Heavy and makes doubly- es-
sential an increased pork production
in this nation. In Italy grain is now
forbidden to be fed to hogs. In Den
mark under a recent order one-fourth
Of the hogs we're ordered to be killed.
1t Is estimated that one-half have now
been killed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

FOR Timothy and mixed hay.
Call Jerry Spaulding, Orleans.
20-33-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

HAY FOR SALE Palmer Bros, Or
leans. 27-36-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

FOR SALE-Horse, buggy and har-
ness. Geo. King, Belding R. r. No.
3. 32-37-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

WANTED-Good second hand piano.
Chas. A. Wagner, Phone 36.
22-34-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06
Want Column

LOST-Tuesday, quantity Of meat
wrapped for delivery. Finder leave
at Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

If you inveigle customer into buy
ing something against his better
judgment, the goods will have to be
better than he expects if they are to
give satisfaction.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

No man buys what he never heard
of.
And some men try to make cornet
noise on tin fife salary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06
STEAM ED POTATOES.

Prepare the potatoes as for boiling
Place them in steamer, cover tightly,
and steam for about 30 minutes or un.
til tender
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06

NOTE-In all Of these recipes all meas.
1rements are level. and T equals table
spoon, equals teaspoon, G equals cup
I. g. equals few grains. I. d. equals few
aropA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-06
BOILED POTATOES WITH SKINS.

Select potatoes Of same size. Scrub
clean. Drop into boiling water and
boil until soft. Skins may be removed
before serving.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Remaining in the pOstoffice at Bax-
ter Springs, Kansas, for the week
ending January 10th, 1918:
]. C. Squires; A. Harris; Walter
Henderson; John Green; s. H. Broc-
lin, 2;' Kathleen Campbell, L. 4. Com
mac; Joe. d. Clark; Carrow Bros; +.
C. DuPlace; o. d. Shewmake; Bert
Lloyd; Lelan Short; Sina Suit; c.
Stark; c. L. Pease; Mr.. and Mrs. ].
o. Parlman; Miss Leila Howard, 2;
Lester Rowland; Harry Enidow; Mrs.
w. D. Blackwell; j. H. Medlin; 0. N.
Station; l.. Richardson; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Hockey; John Routh; Mr.. Rug
les; McKinlay q Thomas; Mrs. Ray
Holt; Mrs. N. C. Harris; Hurshell
Bean; w. c. Browning; Mrs. ]. N.
Brown; Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Brown;
Miss Betty Brown; Miss Oracle
Brown; Geo. Clark; Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
Roy Clark; Howard Bailey; Mrs. G.
w. Boiler; Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Black;
Miss Marie Bradley; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Gaines; Mrs. Emma Graves; G. M.
Hardwick; Milford Thomas; Jim
Downey; Guy L. Elliott; D. Devaney;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Z. Cole; Fulton
Cantrell; Ernest Maxey; ]. F. Sew
ers; Nash Brothers; Frances and Cay
Wilson; Lon Wells; Mrs. ]. W. Viii
liams; Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Wells;
Machel McMon; Jesse Mcclure; Jane
Mcdonald; Joe Watson; Mrs. r. Will
kinson; ]. T. Wilson; Mrs. /. F. Will
SON; Ernest Maxey; Fred Poppen-
house; H. G. Richards; Miss A. b.
Glis; E. C. Nash; Waldo; H. M.
Hoover, Clyde ". Loughlin; Febron-
ius; Lanseda; Mrs. Harry Lease; Al
bert Misner, S; W. M. Bollinger; Wal
ter Hubble; Gertrude Vanhoozer;
Miss Fay Wright; Mrs. Walt Switzer;
A. L. Graham; C. X. Miller; Mrs. o.
w. Bailey; Mrs. /. N. Swaggerty; J.
]. Conner; C. H. Way Dyck; Mrs: A.
C. Washburn; Henry 0estrich; JOS
eph Elsey; Arthur Esters; Estes
Brothers; Audrain Halsted; Mrs. Mil
lie Harnden; Thos. Bowden; Mrs.
Maggie Bane; Miss Marie Rowland;
F. II. johnson; Mrs. Mary Mohr;
Richard Sherlock; Mrs. Beatrice Will
son.
Persons calling for any Of the above
letters will please say Advertised"
giving date of list.
CHAS. L. SMITH, P. NJ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
ARGUMENT FOR CITY MANAGER

An electric motor is now operating
the pump 1t the water plant, in the
place of the old gas engine which
went all to pieces last Friday and
left the city without water until Sun
day afternoon. The old engine did
lust what hal been expected Of it for
a long time. The company had the
motor on hand but had not got around
to have It Installed, so as to be able
to use it in case the engine did go
wrong. The patrons of the water
plant suffered a great inconvenience,
as the result of this unpreparedness,
and the city was placed in a very
jeopardous predicament. Fortunately,
however, no fires broke out during
the water famine.
Our present water troubles are
largely due 10 the misfortune Of be-
ing at the mercy of private owners.
Had the city owned the water plant ii
is safe to say that no such condition
of affairs as the present would ever
exist.
Nor would the people be liable to
so much Inconvenience even under
private ownership, if the city were to
employ a city manager who would
have the time and would be paid a
salary to look after the interests of
the people. A city manager would
have insisted that the water company
provide some way to pump water in
case of an emergency.
The present unsatisfactory condi-
tion of our water supply presents a
very good and sufficient reason why
Baxter Springs should take advan-
tage of the state law giving cities of
this class theright to change their
form of government to the commits
sion-city manager form.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
OBITUARY

william Nicholas Fehrenbach
William Nicholas Fehrenbach was
born January 31st, 1860 and died
January End, 1918 at the age of 81
years, II months and two days. The
deceased was born in Iowa, where he
lived until the age of 10 when with
his parents he came to Kansas. At
the age of "a he was married to Miss
Ida Spencer; to this union was born
4 children, the oldest son dying in in
fancy and the second son last July.
He leaves to mourn his death his
wife, 2 children, 8 brothers and 3
sisters, with other relatives and a
host of friends. He was laid to rest
by the side of the oldest son in the
Edgman cemetery north Of Columbus,
January Z.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
WOMEN LABORERS

The spirit displayed by the loyal
women of thic country in the struggle
that is before US, is matter for just
pride to every true lover Of his counr
try. The unanimity with which they
have risen to the occasion and met
the demands upon them, is gratifying
and evidences the fact that they are
not one whit behind their sons and
brothers in their devotion to their
country.
There is, however, one feature OF
our women's activity that may easily
be carried 10 extreme-that Of de-
voting themselves to heavy manual
labor. There may, in the days be-
fore US, be rare instances in which
women will he impelled to shoulder
the heavier burdens that fall rightly
to the shoulders of the men, but these
occasions should be made as rare as
possible.
There is something in the very
sight of a woman staggering under q
heavy burden that fills the soul Of an
American with shame The instinct
that prompts a man to instantly as
sumo that burden, is Unborn in the
race, and is but prompting Of nature
in an effort to safeguard the race
and insure lis highest development.
The splendid type Of our American
manhood could never have been
evolved had not this country regarded
woman as something to be cherished
and protected and shielded from all
of life's rOugher and stener exper-
fences. High ideals and lofty con-
ceutions Of life are drawn by US
from the breasts Of mothers whose
surroundings and comforts are such
as to develop them. Children Of care
burdensd and pver-wOrked mothers
are very apt to~develOp in their own
lives the direct results OF the TRIALS
of .their parents. Very few specimens
of a high type of manhood come from
the homes Of such people. This is
most clea4y seen in countries Of the
old world, among the peasant classes,
where over-worked mothers breed
pOutish and bOOrish sons. This is a
condition Of life from which this
country has ever revOlted, and from
which We must guard ourselves with
extra care in this emergency.
there arc many lines Of activity
IN which our women can render val
isnt service. In these they should be
discouraged, snd thsss lines should Be
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
WHEN NOT BUSY
FIGHTING FIRES
Firemen Are Fabricating Fab
ric Fragments for Fighters
in France During Their
Leisure Hours
By GEORGE MARTIN
UNITED Prens Staff Correspondent

Washington, Jan. Its a long
time between fires. So the firemen
knit for the Red Cross. They're do
ing it all over the country, the Red
Cross told the United Press today.
Sister Susie and her well-known
habit of sewing skirts for soldiers
has been octclassed. The iremen
are fabricating fragments Of fabric
for fighters.
Chess, checkers, cards and news
papers pail in time. The substitu-
ion of motors for horses in many
city fire departments has even reliev-
ed the firemcn of the task of curry
ing and feeding the horses.
So the firemen knit.
One of thu first experiments in hav-
ing firemen knit was in Rochester, N.
Y, where George Eastman, the ko-
dak man and a prominent worker in
the Rocheste" Red Cross Chapter, hit
upon the idea of enlisting firemen in
Red Cross. .. -.
Knitting machines were provided
and the men now have competition as
70 the length of time required to
make q SOCK, and also the quantity
that can be turned out in a day. The
liremen are very glad to have some
thing to do in their leisure time and
are producing a large number Of
socks.
The possibility of utilizing the
leisure time Of the thousands Of fire
men throughout the country has been
suggested 20 the three thousand
chapters Of the country, and the FIRE
mems and sailors will be solicited By
the local chapters.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
ON SOWING WILD OATS

No, my son. l wouldn't buy n new
one-not now. You can manage to
worry along q while longer with the
old tin Lizzie. OF course, you won't
cut such q vide swath in society, but
you'll be having the time Of your life,
and won't be burning so much gas
oline, and your bill for tires and ac-
cessories won't keep you always hot
footing after your dad for money.
No, it won't make any difference
to her. She'll love you all the more
for it because she'll know you are
true blue, aud she wouldn't have you
If you were anything less.
And say, Henry, don't get it into
your head that your Uncle Sam is
begging any body to give him money.
He's not an object of charity, not yet,
although the Kaiser would like to see
him broke and run down at the heel.
He's only asking you to cut out some
of this wild oats stuff so you can lend
him some OF the money you've been
blowing in.
So, there is one thing for you to
do son. That is to ease up on this
joy-riding, quit smoking them Gig
aroots, leave off some Of them doc
dads, stop your tom-fOOlery and come
down to terra firma.
Just 90 down to the bank and treat
yourself to a War-Saving stamp that
will cost you four-twelve now. Here's
the four, and guess you can dig up
the twelve cents. Get a certificate
and lick the stamp and stick it on
After that you can save your nickels
your dimes and your quarters to buy
more stamps to lick and stick on
First thing YOU know you'll have q
certificate that will be worth one
hundred dollars in five years.
Do this, Henry, and get q start in
life. You'll be happier by it, and then
you'll be helping a whole lot to stiff
fen Uncle Sans back bone so it won't
be SO hard to put the kibosh on Kais'
er Bill.-P. w. Morgan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
OBITUARY
Iva Pearl AIishler Seitz


Iva Pearl Mishler Seitz was born in
Cherokee county, Kansas June "a,
1898, and departed this life in Mart
insville, Ind, December 81, 1917, aged
"a years, 6 months and 3 days. She
was united in marriage to Charles L.
Seitz October 20, 1911. Two children
were born. One passing on before
Those left to mourn the loss Of Mrs.
Seitz one SO dear to the family, are
her husband, Charles L. Seitz; little
son, Edgar; her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Mishler of Baxter; two sis
tiers. Mrs. Fred jarrett, of Baxter, Mrs
VIM. Dawes Of Caseyvihe, ILL.,, and
two brothers, Oliver Mishler of this
city and L. L. Mishler of Camp Fun
ston, Kansas. The body is resting in
the Green Lawn cemetery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
Soon Over HI. Cold

Everyone speaks well Of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy after having
used Il. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts
field, N. Y, has this 10 say regarding
Il: dIast winter my little boy, five
Year, old, WIS sick with q cold for
two or three weeks. / doctored him
and used various cough medicines but
nothing did him much good until ]
beFan using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He then improved rapidly
and in h'fSH days vas over his cold"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10

cheerfully surrendered to them by
the men. Bat women dock laborers,
women railroaders, women coal heav-
ers, and such like, is an unseemly
spectacle to which we have never
been accustomed and from which our
nature rcvoits.
Should this war continue for two
or three years, and conditions in this
country become such as in other
countries, we will be compelled to
face this matter squarely. We must
protect our women if we would safe
guard the race.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
MRS swANCUT SELLS LEASE

Mrs. Gertrude Swancut, Of Chicago,
ILL.,, who has been interested in sew
eral mining leases in the Kansas-ok-
lahoma mining district, sold a lease
this morning on a 40-acre tract, at
LawtOn, to Oklahoma parties. The
terms of the transaction is not made
public. Il is aaid that the new own
ers of the lease have already engag-
ed q driIler and will develop the tract
thoroughly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-10
CARD OF THANKS

We take this opportunity to ex-
press our thanks to our many friends
and kind neighbors, in fact the whole
community, for their sympathy and
kindness shown us in our sad bereave-
ment of our dear son and brother,
Carl.
Also the aid rendered in rescuing
our other son and brother, Elmer,
and for the flcral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brugger,
and family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
WE WIS OF BESSEMER|
MISS BERNEY GILLEN, Correspondent

Bessemer. June Special IA government labor bureau will be opened immediately in this city. notice to this effect having been received in this city today. telegram appoint ing Rush Randle. government labor di- rector. has also bedn. received, and his commission and instructions will be forwarded at once
 The office will bA opened just above the First National bank of this city. and applications fo1 employment in the government servic4 will be received. Not only will applications for serv- ice be accepted, but also for govern ment employment in France. doing service which is essentlal to the win ming of the war
 Men who are in the draft and who are required to seek employment es- sential to the govdrnment are requst-
 ed to get it through this office MT. handle will be given permission to ship labor into the state or out of 1t, as he sees fit. The local office will cooperate with the Birmingham office but will deal directly with all Besse- mer district labor
 Mir, Handles appointment to this of- flee has met with the approval of the entire Bessemer citizenship. For a number fof years he has been chief bookkeeper for the Erlick & Lefko- wits Dry Goods company. and is a pop ular resident of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
THEY WOULD FILL
 AN ENTIRE PAPER Testimonials of Well Known People Published Prais-
 ing Plant Juice

Many are the interesting experiences told by hundreds of people in letters and in person to the Plant Juice Man, who has his headquarters at Nortona Drug Store, corner Second avenue and Twentieth street, and in talks with friends relative to their use of the famous herbal stomach remedy, Plant Juice Some of these read like fiction, but all have the hallmark of honest appreciation and thankfulness for the change wrought in their condition through the use of this great prepara- ton. Some of these are published, bui 1t is impossible to make public one- tenth of the number, as it would re- Quire a full edition of modern daily newspaper to do this, but one mans or woman's case is similar 70 others in many respects.
 The case of Mir. James Krucky, who resides at No. 929 North Castle street Baltimore, and who has many friends and acquaintaHces here, will be of in. terest. He recently gave the follow. Ing to the Plant Juice Man:
 For about five or six years I have been a great sufferer from stomach trouble, which took the form of indi. gestion. I could not keep the lightesi kind of food in my stomach I was bloated from the gas and in constant pain. I was chronically constipated could not sleep at night and always felt miserable and dispirited. I had tried many different kinds -of medi. cine. but nothing ever gave me any relief until I started to take your Plant Juice. I can now eat any kind of food and it agrees with me and ] have no further distress after eating I sleep well and am no longer con- stipated; the gas has entirely left my system and I never felt better than l do now. In fact. am we'll man and give the entire credit to Plant Juice for my present good health. I an recommending your medicine to all ol my friends"
 There are numerous symptoms of thiE trouble that Plant Juice can relieve In fact, any one of the following may denote affections of the stomach: Tn. digestion, dyspepsia, belching of wind bad breath, sick. throbbing headache backache. coated tongue or a poon complexion.
 The Plant Juice Man is at Norton'l Drug Store. corner Second avenue anG Twentieth street, in Birmingham where he is daily meeting the 1oca public and introducing and explainina the merits of Plant Juice. Free sam. ples given.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
 AMENDMENT SURE
 OF PASSAGE NOW
Delegation of Senators See President and Report He Is Enthusiastic for
 Measure

Washington. June 24.-After a confer ence with President Wilson at the White House late today, a delegation of sem ators supporting the House resolution for submission to the states of a fed- eral suffrage constitutional amendment, predicted that the resolution would be passed by the Senate next Thursday. They said the President was very en- thusiastic'' in his support of the amend ment.
 Washington. June 24-'The President is understood to have reiterated his belief that the suffrage resolution is an in- portant war measure and vital in it's ef- fects both upon this country and abroad. The adoption of the resolution, the Pres ident Is said to have told the senators, will prove a striking demonstration of the democracy existing in the United States
 Members of tho delegation said the President feels it would be difficult for peoples of some foreign nations to un- derstand rejection of equal franchise proposal in view Of tho often expressed democratic war aims of this country. In most of the European nations the masses do not understand the distinctions in ths United States between federal and state Jurisdictions and for that reason the President is reported as feeling an ad- verse vote on the resolution might be misinterpreted.
 .Trhe President is in the fight to win. said Senator Ransdeli of Louisiana, after the conference which the delegation sought in preparation for the vote on the resolution scheduled for Thursday. The democratic national congressional committee, at meeting tonight, adopted unanimously resolution urging the pas sage of the suffrage amendment by the Senate. The resolution was drafted and offered by Speaker Clark.
 An attempt will be made either tonicr- row or Wednesday,. democrats in charge of the resolution said, to set a definite hour Thursday for vote