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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-30
A Big Draft in June

Washington, May 28.-The provost
marshal generals Office intends to
ter the twenty-one year old men reg
lister on June 9Th This developed to-
day as one of the steps contemplated
in increasing rapidly the size of the
army.
Americas war machine is now strik
ing its pace and it is estimated that
by the end of year the supply of
Class 1 men will have been nearly ex-
hausted, either at necessary war work
or in the military establishment. Al
ready men have been called from
Glasses 2 and 3, men who are skilled
in trades or calling that fit into the
army's war work
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Mrs. Sarah Radford

Sarah Smith was born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, October II, 1914, and
died at the home of Sanford Sites on
the Smoky Hill River in this county,
Sunday morning at 1920 a. m, May
25, 191S-at the age of seventy
three years, seven months and eight
days. She had been visiting for
about six weeks at the home of her
eldest daughter, Mrs. Sites, when she
took sick with pneumonia.
She was married to VIM. T. Rad
ford IN Ohio, November 25, 1865.
Eight children were born to this un-
ion, five of whom are living, Mrs.
Sanford Sites of Hays, Kansas, Mrs.
WynOna Hoole and Carl Radford of
Hoker, Okla, John Radford of Salt
Lake City, Utah and Mrs. Lucy Miles
of Wichita, Kansas.
With her husband she moved to
Nodaway County, Missouri, and from
there to Kansas and settled near
Walker, Ellis County in 1879. For a
few years the family lived in Okla
homa, where her husband died In
1895 Since the death of her hus-
band she has been making her home
with her children, spending es-
pecially the winters with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Miles of Wichita.
In early life she was converted and
united with the Methodist church and
continued a faithful member until
her death. Besides the five brothers
and sisters there are eleven grand
children living and three great grand
children. Two of her grandchildren
are soldiers in the service of their
country, one of whom, Blaine Sites,
was given a furlough to attend the
funeral service of his grandmother.
She has fallen asleep in Jesus and
will be present "when the roll is
called up yonder" Il z
The funeral service was held at the
Methodist church in Hays, Thursday
four p. m. conducte dby Rev. J. W.
Snapp and the body was buried in the
Hays cemetery.
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Margaret Chittenden visited In
Goodland, last week.

Margaret Chittenden visited in
Goodland, last week.
Mrs. Isaac Zeigler is seriously i'll
Her sicknes has been diagnosed as
acute appendicitis
We hear many people remark that
the Downing corner has been i'm
proved greatly by lowering the side
walks.
Young & Company are short of
paving brick and work has been
stopped temporarily until brick can
be procured.
Last Sunday, the sheriff was called
to Walker, to arrest six young men
or rather boys in their teens-who
had arrived there from Junction City.
They were breaking into houses and
otherwise committing depredations
contrary to the law of the land. Two
OF the boys were given a thirty day
jail sentence and the other four were
parolled and sent home. They were
reported to be a tough bunch of
youngsters
Charles Jacob StraiIey was born
at Decatur, ILL.,, October 26, 1872, de-
parted this life May p, 1918, at his
home six miles southwest of Topeka,
Mr.. Strailey came to Ellis County,
Kansas, with his parents in 1873,
where he grew to manhood He was
married April 21, 1898 to Nettie MAY
West. They moved to Shawnee
County, Kansas, IN 1909 where he
has been engaged in farming and
stock raising. He leaves a wife, two
children and two brothers, Oscar of
Hays and Frank of Craig, Colo, to
mourn his loss.
A meeting of the Clerks Service
Club was held last Monday evening al
the Hotel Brunswick. Gathering in
the parlors of the hotel a adelightful
musical program was presented by
Miss Jane OLaughlin and Mr.. and
Mrs Malmberg. The members then
adjourned to the dining room where q
HOveriZed luncheon was presided over
by Mr.. c. A. Beeby acting as toast
master Miss Beeby gave a few min.
utes talk on ''When the Boss Is
Away" Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" was the subject of remarks by
~. A. Bolinger and Miss g.
ger told of her Cranky Customer
President Malmberg then told of z
few of his Troubles" The Club then
returned to the parlors where several
musical numbers were given. A most
enjoyable evening was spent by al
present.
Maxwell touring car run but 5000
miles. Will sell for half PRICE,
B. Matthew.
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A Letter from Francis o'cradv

1t will be remembered that about
a year ago Francis O'Grady; who
was at that time cashier Of the Farm
er's State Bank, secured position in
the American Consular service. His
many friends were loath to see him
depart to so distant and remote part
of the world, but from all accounts
the young man is making good. The
following letter to G. W. Miller, ST.,
may be OF interest to his friends and
relatives here:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, April z, '1s.
c. W. Miller, Esquire, Hays, Ellis
County, Kansas.
Ny Dear Mr.. Miller:
1t gave me great pleasure to re-
ceive your kind letter Of March 1,
1918, stating that you would like
to get a coupe Of specimens OF the
Pink Flamingo for the Museum at
the Normal of which your are Cura-
tor and Director.
In reply, I beg to state that I viii
take up the matter at my first oppor-
tunity with the Director of the gov
ernment museum at La Plata, and
with some mounters of birds here IN
this city, and viii report to you as
soon as possible. Extreme pressure
| of war duties prevents me from doing
so at this moment, but l expect to &c
to La Plata shortly and visit the Di.
rector OF the Museum to whom have
a letter of introduction from q friend
IN New York VIII go into the mat
ter of all the birds here.
/ have q friend here who was borI
IN Ellis County, so you see this world
IS small We recently issued the pass
port OF Russian woman named Kip
pes. who went with her four children
to Walker, Kansas
/ With all good wishes to you and ths
fine people Of Hays, beg to remain
Respectfully,
Francis B. O'Grady.
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Institute Notes

The forty-first session of the Ellis
County Normal Institute enrolled
eighty-five students Monday and
enough more to bring the enrolment
to one hundred fourteen Tuesday.
This is the largest enrolment in the
history of the county on the second
day. Students are here from Ness,
Russell; Pawnee, Trego, Cove, Logan,
Rush Osborne, Ellsworth, Saline and
Ellis Counties.
The conductor, County Superinten-
dent Louis Christensen, is assisted
by D. c. Hemphi1l. T. w. Wells, Miss
Bertha Milstead and Miss Helen Pes
tana.
Mrs. Jennie Walsh, county superin-
tendent of Rocks County visited the
Institute last Tuesday.
This is the fifth successive joint
institute with Trego Couny and is
giving satisfaction to teachers in both
counties.
There are but ten boys enrolled
in the institute.
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Kansa. State Agricultural College.

That the war has bruoght Kansans
face to face-in the army, in the in
dustries and in the schools.-with
new mathematical and physical pro
blems Is pointed out by A E White,
associate professor Of mathematics IN
the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege.
''The subjects of mathematics and
physics must be taught not merely IN
a formal way but with definiteness
and understanding heretofore un-
attained" said Professor White
There is an unusual demand for eff
cient teachers of these subjects In
the past, the major portion of all high
school classes In mathematics and ply
sizes has been taught by men, Many OF
them have been or viii be called into
the service OF their country and a new
supply of teachers must be developed
TO fill the vacant positions. There are
approximately 1900 teachers OF math-
ematics and physics needed IN Kan
sas and the supply OF teachers Is IN
adequate"
To meet this emergency the depart
ment of mathematics is Offering this
summer a complete review OF high
school algebra and geometry with spe-
cial attention to methods OF teaching
The department OF physics Is offering
L III SDGC1al courses al opportunity lOL
a good review with special reference
TO laboratory equipments and meth
DDS Of teaching
A wireless telegraphy course viii
| be given at the request Of the War
/ department, under the direction OF
the federal board Of vocational edu-
cation as an aid to those who expect
TO enter signal corps or aviation ser
vice. A course In photography also
viii be given for aviators.
The home economics department OF
the Kansas State Agricultural college
Is giving a serious OF wheat saving
demonstrations over the state for the
council of defense.
Miss Susanne Schnemayer, Miss
| Gertrude Lynn and Mrs. Harriet All
ard are representing the department
/ in the counties asking for the instruc-
ton The demonstrations are sched-
uled for the afternoon and evenings
/ six days of the week Is various com
munities in each county The course
is offered through the summer and
until after harvest when 1t Is hoped
that the housewife can go back TO the
normal consumption OF wheat -four IN
the making of yeast breads
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Emporia- Kansas.
May p, $3.50 A. M.

May z, y:3U 4. NJ.
J. M. Schaefer, Hays, Kansas.
Notice account of big rains. Did
you have general rains over your
country. Sorry to hear of cyclone,
anything that we can do, will be glad
to help out Warren Mortgage Co.
The above telegram offering a 'sist-
ance to the stricken people of this
county was received by J. M. Schaef-
er from one of his companies. His
answer to these kind people was as
follows:
Hays, Kansas, May %.
Warren Mortgage Co. Emporia, KS.
Thank you for your kind offer of
assistance in our aff1iction. We will be
able to take care of our people, local
ly. J. M. Schaefer.
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Important Notice

On June 5, 1918, every male citi-
zen of Ellis county, who has arrived
at his majority (21 years. since June
5, 1917, Qast registration day. must
come to Hays and register for mill
tary duty. Last year registration
boards were appointed for each pre-
cinct, but the law has been changed
and you can only register at the Court
House with the ocular standing
board. Alex Weltz,
Sheriff
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War Pictures Sunday Night at p. m
at the Methodist Church

Prof. Colyer has secured authentic
war pictures right from the battle
front and will present them Sunday.
night at the Methodist church with
stereoptical and lectures. The gov
ernment at Washington aided him in
gegtting the pictures. They are rare
in America. You should see these
pictures. No admission charge
everybody welcome.
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FOR SALE

Few choice lots in Normal Court,
Hays, Kansas, at q bargain, If sold
soOn- Can double your money as an
investment Owner moving away.
VIII sacrifice. Write Lock Box No.
1S1 or phone 225. Hays m3O-t4.
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A Storm Freak

Some queer and seemingly impos-
siIe things happen when a cyclone de-
vasts q district which it passes
through. Besides other queer freaks
that occurred Monday of last week
was the carrying of a school warrant
for S13,68 from James McIntosh's
residence which was IeveIed to the
ground-and deposited IN the yard of
L. P. Simpson in Smith county, over
100 miles from where it started The
following letter viii explain the ocur-
renee better than we can tell It
Smith Center May "a, 1918
James Mcintosh,
Dear Enclosed you will find
one school district warrant, which
same was picked up by me IN my
yard AS same seems not to have
been paid, 1 herewith forward 1t to
you
The wind has been in the right di-
rection to land 1t here and certainly
blOwed hard enough to have sent II
still farther
Yours truly,
L P Simpson
FOR SALE
Mccormick header In good condi-
tion.-Cornel J. Stecklein, MunjOr.
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Vacation School

More children can be accommodate
ed in the model school at the Normal
Expert instruction in the fundamen-
tails will be very helpful to the chill
dren. Kindergarten opens Monday,
June 3rd, in the public school build
ing at nin. o'clock
C. A. ShiveIy.
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Work Horses for Sale

High grade Percheron geldings 8
to years old, IL to IT hundred
pounds weight, one team mares four
year old, with foal; teams well
matched, time given if desired.-Geo.
E. Palmer, four miles west of Hays.
M30-t4.
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YESII !

We are going to have our 1 cent
sale. Watch these columns for date
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Wanted-To let the contract to dig
two silos. Inquire of Secretary Boil
niger. M3O-t2
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Maxwell touring ear run but 5000
miles VIII sell for half PRICE,.
B. Matthew.
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Bicycle deliveries made forenoons,
5 and 10 cents. Oscar Snyder.
Phone 299.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-30

Maxwell touring car run but 5000
miles. VIII sell for half PRICE,
B. Matthew.
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Ask your groeeryman for DIR. Pru-
tits chick feed.
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Sunday School Convention
The County Sunday School Con-
yention will meet In Hays on Thurs
day, June 9th, at the Baptist church.
Mr. J. H. Engle of the Kansas Sunday
School Association will be present. 1t
is urged that a large attendance be
at all three sessions The following
Is the program:
9 9:30-Morning Prayer Dr. Snapp
10 :00-AddreSs Sunday School
Administration u H. Engle
0:45-Address Organization and
Methods IN the Elementary De
partment'' Mrs. Harvey Fellers
11:00 Special Music
:10-Address Relating the
Adult Division to Boy and Girl
Life" DR.. Gerritt Snyder
Appointment of committees and
announcements
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Noon Intermission


80 Social Hour and meeting of
committees
2 100 Praise and Prayer
----------------------- Rev. W. L Fry
2 2:3OAAddress Sunday School
Organization" u H. Engle
100 Reports of Organized clas-
ses "The Best Things We Have
Done the Past Year"
3:15 Violin Solo---Pearle Tilley
80 Address "The Rural Church
and Sunday School, P
------------------------ Rev. ID. G. Miller
Discussion --------------J. H. Engle
30 Special Music
Report of County officers
Report OF Committees
Presentation of new officers
500 A Service of Praise
-------------------R @. F. West
Special Music
8 8:30-Address Sunday School
Evangelism" --J. H. Engle
Benediction ----Rev. E. o. Rogers
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Yours truly,
L P Simpson
EOR SALE
Sunday School Convention

Mccormick header in good cOndi
tion.-Cornel J. Stecklein, MunjOr.
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Hall Game Says TRY ExEmperor in International Court.
Special Cablcgram to The Star.

lay $ surrendered "" '"'" punished They "'"
mGG % h
M%ch@ he M was
Aa live in SAT
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We
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First Scene in Last Act of German Sea Power

darted out and went from submarine
to submarine, placing British crews
aboard them, and the Germans, with
the exception of the engine room staff
who remained below, were lined up on
the decks. Here arose the first slight
hitch. We noticed signal from the
leading submarine and as 1t was SPELL
ed out we learned that, the British
officer in command was reporting to
the admiral that the Germans wished
to leave their boats here and be trans
ferred to their own transports. The
request met with a curt and stern re-
fusal. The British navy knows the
Hun and was taking no chances. If
there were any BOBBY traps in the
U-boats timed to go off on the way
up harbor, the Germans would have
the full benefit of them.
Each German commander, by the
way, was compelled to sign certif-
cate that no such traps existed and
that his boat was in good order.
Most of them acquiesced sullenly.
some protested against this reflection
on their honor, but all signed. The
bearing Of both officers and men when
the British crews came aboard varied
greatly. Most of the officers and
some of the men were sullen and
downcast. One or two officers actual
ly shed tears, but In more than ono
case the officer came forward with
hand outstretched and a smile ON his
face evidently expecting to be re-
ceived as an honorable foe. He was
not. The attitude of both British
officers and men was coldly polite and
nothing more. Some of the men
among the submarine crews seemed
to regard the whole thing as a joke.
They smiled, waved their arms, and
shouted messages to the newspaper
photographers who came alongside in
launches.
Finally when all the boats had been
taken over, the white ensign was
hoisted on them and they were taken
UP the harbor with the German crews
all on deck and were moored to buoys
in the River Stour. Only when they
were safely moored were the Germans
F., transferred to their transports.
Twenty moro of their fellows will
3 follow every day for nearly week
sand the big ships of the high seas
y fleet will be turned over to Admiral
8 Beatty in the North sea. That sur
Q render may be more striking in its
r pageantry. but this was the moro
g significant. The sneaking submarines
: on which Germany relied to win the
y war have sneaked into a British har-
Dor like the beaten ours that they are.
e and like sullen ours they are chained
: up where they can do no more harm.
o Copyright. 1918. by Edward Msrshali.)
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appeared and we counted
until twenty had come into sight.
Every submarines deck was crowded
with men. THE whole lot, by George"
said an officer, for 1t has been ar
ranged that the U-boats shall be sur
rendered at the rate of twenty day.
Not a Hun commander had had the
courage to sink his boat or blow HIM
self up.
Then came the most impressive part
of the whole ceremony. There was
no exchange of courtesies. The sub
marines flew no flag. Only one. the
leader, had a small pennant to indi-
cate to his fellows that he was the
leader. Only one signal was sent and
that was the strictly official message
from the admirars flagship, proceed
in accordance with instructions previ-
ously given" Our flotilla wheeled
round, and the Dragon took the lead,
with the two German escort ships
following and the long line Of sub
marines with the destroyers ranged
up on each side of them and the
Curacao, Coventry. Centaur and
Danae closing the procession.
The submarines arrived at 7:10 am,
about ten minutes after the appointed
time, and at point about five miles
east of the rendezvous.
On the way back to harbor the only
communication between the Germans
and their masters was a plea. The
submarine leader a few minutes after
the start wigwagged the following
message. "slowlier, please. My hinder
men cannot keep speed" No reply
was given, but speed was reduced.
Just outside the gateships at the
entrance to Harwich harbor the Sec
ond scene took place. Motor launches
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beaten enemy.
I came on board the Danae at night
and at o'clock in the morning
was awakened and informed that we
were about to weigh anchor We were
then lying about twenty miles out
side Harwich and had twenty miles
more to go to the rendezvous given
by Admiral Beatty few days ago
when he handed the German repre-
sentatiyes their orders for surrender.
IT was a beautiful starlit night, a
couple of hours before the first
s.reaks of dawn appeared on the
horizon.
The first in line of the "welcoming'
party was Rear Admiral Sir Reginald
Tyrwhitt's flagship, the Curacao.
Then came the Danae, the Coventry,
the Centaur, towing an immense kite
balloon, and the Dragon. All these
are new ships of the light cruiser
class, not one of them more~than two
years old. We were accompanied by
eighteen destroyers, also all new
ships, and magnificent sight the
fotilla made with every ship showing
it's navigation lights and some of
them a blaze of light from the port
holes. 1t was the first time that any
of the officers on my ship had gone
to sea for four years with lights burn
ing.
In the wardroom of the Danae the
night before frank disbelief in the
Hun surrender was expressed. "They
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But the officers did not realize the
extent to which the spirit of the sea
Hun has been broken. He came In
like a lamb and in many cases even
tried to shake hands. l say tried
deliberately. No one of him succeeded.
Standing on the bridge of the Danae
beside Capt. 7. Il. Wardle, who COM
manded the Alcantara in her famous
fight with the German raider Grief
off the Orkneys in February, 1915, in
which both ships were sunk, we
strained our eyes for the first appear
ance on the horizon of the enemy"
Just as the first rosy streaks of dawn
were seen a Quartermaster standing
beside me turned to the captain and
reported ship on the port bow. She
turned out to be a Dutch merchant
man-"the first Dutchman l have seen
in these waters for four years" said
Capt. Wardle.
A few minutes. later another ship
was reported on the starboard quarter
and then a second. For some minutes
we were in doubt. Then Submarine
ON the starboard quarter" and u
minute later Another subma rine!'
solved our doubts. The enemy was
coming in to surrender. The first two
ships were his transports which to-
night took the German crews back
to Germany.
One after another in perfect line the
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The Sunday Stars Sbe-
c'a7 Corresb o n d e MT
Witnessed Surrender
Of Hun U-Boats to the
Br;t;sh-H;s Story of
the WHIPPED Ours.
No Flags and No Cere.
mony at II ;stor;c
Meeting.
BY JOHN S. STEELE.

vi DoalV h Dulde,
Off Harwich,
December 4, 1918.
7 WAS privileged to witness the
first scene in the last act of the
great drama Of the destruction of
German sea power From the
bridge of the light cruiser Danae.
commissioned only six months ago
and the very latest thing in her class
Of ship, 1 saw the first twenty German
submarines crawl into a British har-
Dor like whipped dogs with their tails
between their legs and surrender to
the might of Britain.
In this I have seen the first, or al
most the first, visible sign of the
work of the great British navy, the
silent service, now greater and in
finitely more powerful than it was
four years ago when the comic opera
kaiser posing as the admiral of the
Atlantic" began his effort to wrest the
trident from it's grasp.
Today the British navy grips the
trident more firmly than ever and the
admiral of the Atlantic" is a COVER
ing fugitive in Holland.
X !;
Today. If ever, the British navy lived
up to it's reputation as the silent serv-
ice. One would have expected riot
of joyful noise as the beaten enemy
crawled into this British port of Har-
witch, which for four years has borne
some of the heaviest Of the anti-sub-
marine work. One looked for salutes
from the hundreds of great guns on
the ships in the harbor and in the
forts on the beach. for cheers from
the sailors and from the populace
ashore, for at least display of flags
and bunting, but any one who expected
these demonstrations was disappoint-
ed. The submarines have done their
murderous work silently and they
have been fought silently and logged
ly by the might of Britain.
They made their submission In
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COX SALE

FOR SALE-Modern six room house
on Fourth street South side. bar
gain to quick buyer. Phone 1888
11-2stf-4:56