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Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16
CHARLIE CHAPLIN MARRIED.

Wedding To Los Angeles Girl Secret
Since October 20.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Charles S. Chap
lin, motion-picture comedian, was mar
ried here on October 90 to Miss Mil.
dred L. Harris, of Los Angeles. The
marriage had been kept secret at the
urgent request of the groom.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

received here, has notified the Ger
man commander-in-chief that hostili-
ties will cease on the whole front as
from November II at II o'clock A. NJ
6 o'clock, Washington time).
The Allied troops will not, until
further orders, go beyond the line
reached at that date and hour.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16
WAR NEWS CENSORSHIP EAsEo.
Press Dispatches Released After Pass
ing Field Officers.

Washington.-All American press
dispatches from the Western front
hereafter will come through direct
when passed by the field censor with
out being diverted for further censor
ship. Heretofore, whenever such dis
patches referred to troops other than
American, they had to pass through
the Press Bureau at London, often
occasioning hours of delay.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16
VICTIMS OF PREMATURE PEACE.
Six Killed And Thirty-one Injured In
New York and Philadelphia.

New Y0TK dnu PnIIdueIpnTd.
New York-Incomplete returns re-
ceived of deaths and injuries result
ing from the premature celebration of
Germany's surrender show:
In New York, l killed, 9 injured.
Yonkers, n Y, 2 killed, injured
Philadelphia, killed, IA injured, of
whom two were shot.
New Castle. Pa, killed; S injured.
Boise, Idaho, killed.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

Five millions of ratiOns for Ameri-
can fighters in France are now being
packed and ready for shipment. They
are to he placed in alright contain
ers and then Grated in heavy wood
boxes. In each cOntainer there is Suf-
ficient food for - men for one day
The packing of this ration is de-
signed to protect the soldier from hard
ships in the trenches or ut sea. The
selection of. canned meats illustrates
the care with which the food products
of this ration are packed. The timed
meat packing methods of the United
States have been studied by experts
SO that only the best products of the
packers will be chosen
In addition to meats, the ration will
include cigarettes sufficient for days
smoke for - men; salmon, soluble COT
fee, salt. pepper and hard bread. Frac-
tically all Of these are packed sepa-
rately in air-tight containers to resist
gas attack.
TO provide speedy and efficient relief
for American soldiers and sailors who
may he in distress through the tor
pedOing or wrecking of ships, the
American Red Cross has organized
bureau OF emergency service in Eng
land to cooperate with the army and
the navy and with American cons,lls.
1t was disclosed by the recent cam
paign in behalf of the fourth Liberty
loan that 4O.496 persons are employed
in the various branches of the war
department in Washington. OF this
number 6, 90 are in the office of the
chief of staff.
Twcnty-SiX mobile laundry units
have already been sent to France and
other shipments are going forward
ut the rate Of about four Il week for
use in the II divisional camps over
seas. Each mobile laundry unit con-
Sists of steam tractor, four trailers
which carry the laundry machinery
and equipment. and one supply truck.
The steam tractor hauls the laundry
unit to the point where it is to Oper-
ate and then furnishes steam and
power for the four trailers. which
constitute the laundry.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

Washington.-By order of President
Wilson, Provost Marshal General
Crowder directed the cancellation of
all outstanding draft calls, stopping
the movement during the next five
days of $4,000 men and setting aside
all November calls for over 100000
men.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

Vaccination against pneumonia is
available for every officer, enlisted
man and employee Of the army in the
United States, and it is believed by
medical officers that if they avail them
selves of this protective remedy the
prevalence and deadliness of this dis
ease will be far less this winter than
last year.
One of the most severe tests of the
vaccine was its administration to 12,-
600 volunteers at one of the army
camps. During the following ten weeks
until these troops went overseas not a
single case of pneumonia developed
among them. In the last two years
pneumonia has caused more deaths
than any other disease.
The vaccine is for administration TO
healthy persons to prevent the tie
velopment Of certain types of pneu-
monia. 1t is not intended for treat
ment after the disease has been con-
tracted. 1t is in no sense Il cure for
pneumonia.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16
PRESIDENT GIVES
TERMS T0C0NGRESS
Strip Germany Of Power and
Make Renewal of War
impossible
Bolshevism Now The Danger
Most to Be Guarded Against

Washington. - The terms Of the
armistice with Germany were read to
Congress by President Wilson at /
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Assembled in the hall of the House,
where 10 months ago Senators and
Representatives heard the President
ask for the declaration of war, they
heard him speak the words which her
aid the coming of peace.
The President drove to the Capitol
at 12.45 o'clock through streets
thronged with cheering people.
The strictly military terms of the
irmistice are embraced in eleven speci-
fications. which include the evacuation
of all invaded territories, the with
drawal of the German troops from the
let bank of the Rhine and the sur
render of all supplies of war.
The terms also provide for the
abandonment by Germany of the
treaties of Bucharest and Brest-
Litovsk.
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

States, municipalities and private
concerns have given to the government
free use Of hospitals and other insti
tutionS that will accommodate more
than 10000 sick and wounded soldiers.
and the war department has leased
other public and private buildings that
will add facilities for the care of 5000
more.
To tit some of these buildings for
use as hospitals alterations costing
about $4,000 will have to be made
These alterations will lie undertaken
at once, SO that most of the buildings
will be ready for occupancy by Janu-
airy l, 1919.
The st. Louis sanitarium one Of the
finest buildings of it's kind in the cOun-
try, is among the institutions which
have been made available to the GOV
eminent without charge. Only minor
alterations will be necessary to pro-
vide accommodations for 5000 soldier
patients.
otuVA Will AstNN bSNh
offered free of rental to the govern
ment for the purpose are the Ohio
Hospital for the Criminal Insane at
Lima; the State School for the Deaf,
Columbus; the State hospital at Nor
folk, Mass. a model factory at Cleve-
land and completely appointed hos
pital built by Henry Ford in Detroit
Middletown transcript., 1918-11-16

London. Nov. 11.-Marshal Foch, >ac-
cerding to a French wireless dispatch
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
FORMER BAXTERBOYWR|TEs
L. Murray Perkins Writes from
France to His Father, Ira Per-
kins, County Commissioner

County Commissioner, Ira c. Per-
kins, is in receipt of a letter from his
son, L. Murray Perkins, who has been
in France since last August. He en-
listed last year, and is with Company
F, 18th Regiment of Railway Engi-
neers, A. E. F. He has recently been
promoted to second lieutenant of his
company. Mr.. Perkins is grandson
of L. M. Perkins, of Baxter Springs
and formerly lived here.
While his letter, of course, did not
make any mention of movements OF
places, he does speak of having been
in Paris recently on a weeks fur
Tough. He also mentions that while
in their shack up near the front lines
one day last month, German shells
were dropping all around. One big
bomb from an airplane dropped with
in 100 feet of the shack, and threw
dirt all over the place, but no or'
was hurt.
The general duties of the railwa!
engineers in France is to keep tn
tracks and cars in shape, leading VI
to the front. They have q deal o
two-foot gague track and the car
of ammunition and equipment NOV
swiftly over them. When lombard
ment of the enemy scattered a sec
ton of the track into the air, it
the business of the engineers repai
gang to hurry up and fix it. Will
Mr.. Perkins was in Paris the Gel
mans took the territory where h
division had been quartered and }
lost all his equipment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
COMMISSIONERS WILL GIVE
S1,4OO PER ANNUM TO
BUREAU
AGENT WILL Be HERE SOON
State and Government Help Pay
for Farm Agent-Eighty
Other Counties Have
Farm Agents

Columbus, Kan, May 17.-Cherokee
county is to have a farm bureau.
At q meeting held in the court
room yesterday afternoon an organi-
zation was perfected and officers
elected. Following the meeting the
county commissioners agreed to APP
propriate $1,400 to finance the bu-
reau the first year, and all that now
remains to be done is to find a man
for the position of farm agent. A man
will be recommended by the state ag-
ricultural college and then will be APP
pointed by the executive board oil
the farm bureau.
w. H. Shaffer was elected presi-
dent of the bureau, o. E. Rhodes vice
president and W. E. Taylor secretary
The following vice-presidents from
every township in the county were
then elected; Judge ]. N. Dunbar
Salamanca; G. I. Salmon, Crawford;
]. G. Miner, Shawnee; H. H. Hub
bard, Lowell; ]. NJ. Dodson, Garden;
]. E. Lowe, Spring Valley; Oliver
Shearer, Lyon; Carl Shearer, Neosho;
Frank Merck, Pleasant View, P. C.
Roberts, Cherokee; W. H. Roberts,
Mineral; C. S. Brown, Ross; Walter
Hartman, Sheridan; James Forbes
ST., Lola. The executive board will
be elected at a special meeting from
the township vice-presidents.
G. E. Piper of the state agricul-
tural college attended the meeting
and aided in the organization. He
was particularly pleased when he
learned that 81 members had been
secured. Members pay fee Of S1.OO
a year.
The Chamber of Commerce has
offered to furnish a room for the
farm agent free of charge. 1t will
probably be accepted. 1t is expected
that the bureau will be in operation
within few weeks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
HAVE
BIC BANQUET
Empty Three Gallons of Ice
Cream and Eat a Crate Of
Strawberries-Play Ruse
On the Council

The Baxter Springs firemen held
banquet Friday night at the station
It would be impossible to describe the
banquet in print as the fire boys do
verbally, because there are certain
gestures and facial expressions that
goes with it which only man entirely
satisfied can make genuine. There
were other fixin's but the bulk Of the
"eats" was ice cream and strawber-
ries which were consumed in their
respective measurements Of three gal
Ions and a crate.
The committee preparing the tes-
tivities was: Ray Harmon, J. NJ. Hun
ter, Chas. Cook and Porter Clark.
Now the councilmen had been invit-
ed to the gladstone "doings" at very
late hour and they unprepared did
not turn out. They 'phoned to the
councilmen telling them a number Of
the fire bows had violated the law and
were in Jail and they wanted the
councilmen to come and help get them
out Four of the councilmen were
tolled out by this story. The mayor
had departed for the high school
commencement exercises and lost out
II is said the councilmen, after find
ing out they had been hOaxed' tooH
sweet and lucious revenge by eating
nm all the strawberries and ice cream
in sight. After the banquet the mem
bers of the council took the fire BOY
To the Elite show forming a mascu
line line party.
Following are the members OF tn
Baxter Springs fire department: W
W. WYATT, chief; Pat Embry, assist
ant chief; J. M. Hunter, RObt. Masor
Bennie Patton, Fred Nichols, Porte
e Clark. Roy Harmon, A. R. Kane /.
!. w Kent, Chas. Davis, John Cool
= Chas. Cook, John Payne, Juliu
a Biscbofberger, Ora Hale, Dell Brow
IS All DOwty, W. T. Hope and Ere
Bartlett.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
LOST EYE IN BATTLE
HOckerville Mother Hears Son Has
Lost An Eye In Battle-Says
Not To Worry

Hockerville News: William c. Mil
lcr, in the service in France, has lost
he use of one eye in battle with the
Germans, but whites hopefully to his
mother, Mrs. Rosa J. Lincoln, Of
Hockerville, not to worry about him.
The following is taken from a let
ter received by Mrs. Lincoln several
days ago:
"Base Hospital, France, March 2O'
l91s.-Dearest Mother: ! answer
YOUR letter which / received today and
was certainly pleased to hear from
YOU. Being in hospital is lonesome
would like to be there and enjoy
myself at home once more.
You will have to excuse my writing
rs / have only one eye. l got one
eve knocked out at - February q
1918. It is bad luck. Do not worry
about me. always look to the III
ture. | invested in some shares in al
Eastern Oklahoma oil field. Pait
one dollar a share, and father writes
me they are now worth sixty dollar
share. l wrote Dad and told hin
to invest more in oil fields. / do no
EXPECT to be bum when I leave tn
army. Do not worry about me.
hone that / do not lose any more thai
an eye over here.
81 had been promoted to wireless
operator when got hit.
"This is all l can tell you now.
"Private William c. Miller"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
TRYING TO ESCAPE WITH A
CAR LOAD OF BOOZE
AND WAS SHOT
SECOND INJURY SHORT TIME
Booze Haulers Refuse To Halt
and Sheriff Fires Revolver
With Near Fatal Re-
suits

Columbus, Kas., May 1S-"Tomato"
Joy Hayes, a booze runner, was shot
in the back last night by Sheriff Bob
Frazier, and three other men and q
woman were captured in a melee
which occurred about four miles
north of Crestline.
Sheriff Frazier, deputy Sheriff John
Meyer and deputy George Corkle, nc
,ompanied by City Marshal Elmer Al
bin and two officers who Joined the
party at Crestline, drove out last
night to a point on the road four
niles north of Crestline. The Of
ficers began stopping all cars which
came along, and presently began to
gather in the cars with booze.
The Sheriff says that "Tomato"
Joe Hayes, driving a Chalmers car
refused to observe the stop signal
and tried to escape. He fired, and hit
HAYES in the back. The wounded
man was sent to Mt. Carmel hospital
ut Pittsburg, where it was reported
he would probably die. But his con-
dition is said to be improved today.
Several other prisoners were cap
tured by the officers, and placed in
he county jail.
According to the sheriff, Hayes and
Mary Podbaosek were found to be
carrying 10 cases of beer in the Chal'
mers car.
Charlie and W. R. Bugelow, two
others arrested, had 10 cases OF beef
| in a Studebaker car.
Joe Podbaosek, who drove Dodge
was found to be carrying "a quarts
of whiskey, as well as ten cases o.
beer.
The prisoners were placed undel
bonds of $3.50 apiece, and will PROB
ably have their preliminary hearing
next week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
SEVEN STUDENTS IN
GRADUATING CLASS
Impressive Program Is Present
ed to a Large Audience
Former Superintendent
Twente Present

The Library hall was filled to ca
pacity last Friday for the commence
ment exercises of the Class Of 1918.
The program was impressive and
pleasing. The musical numbers were
a piano duet by Misses Georgia Al
len and Helen Diveley; song by the
Girls Glee Club, vocal solos by Miss
Marie Covey and Miss Mildred Pop
plcwell and violin duet by Mrs. Nc
Kinney of Galena and her pupil, Ken
meth Goodner. Rev. o. l.. Orion pro-
nounced the invocation. Prof. W. T.
Slaught, of Baxter University, deliv-
cred the address. He spoke on the
science of psychology. The theme was
n deep one but very clearly and IN
terestingly presented. He pointed ou'
that the greatest attributes OF the
human mind, in contradistinction to th'
gifts of all the lower animals, is th'
mower to look ahead, to adopt mgr
ideal and work to it. This wonder
full faculty he admonished the grad
uating class to utilize to its fulles
extent. Glitch your wagon TO
star" said the speaker, land never o
satisfied until you reach your ideal
Following the address DR.. Wear
president of the board of education
graciously surrendered his preroga
tive of presenting the diplomas to tn
class to ]. w. Twente, former sup
erintendent but now in the natlon'
army. Mr.. Twente secured a fui
Tough expressly to come down Tor IN
graduation of his former pupils whoi
he had tutored all through the mig
school with the exception OF the ia'
year since October.
He commended highly the earne'
work of every member of the cla'
of 1918, and assured the audlen'
that they were all worthy OF the no
or of graduation. The desire ior
education which had prompted ea'
one to apply herself and himself
faithfully to the tasks Of the MI
school course, he hoped now won
carry them to the higher institutio
of learning for the better develO
ment of their minds to meet the gre
demand for intelligent effort Tn
must surely come with the rec0
struction period after the great "
Is ended and a righteous peace is nr
" established throughout the en'
world.
The class of 1918 was the first
graduate from the Baxter High sen
nnder the full four year course q
was established at the beginning
the year just closed The memO
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
DO YOU ENJOY LIFE?

A man in good physical condition
is almost certain to enjoy life, when
the bilious and dyspeptic are despOn,
dent, do not enjoy their meals and
feel miserable a good share Of the
time. This i'll feeling is nearly al.
ways unnecessary. A few doses Of
Chamberlain's Tablets to tone up the
stomach, improve the digestion ant
regulate the bowels is all that u
needed. Try it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
BAXTER SPRINGS GRADUATES
Several Baxter and Baxter X. +. u.
Students Graduated from the
Grade Schools

Among those from Baxter and VI
cinity graduating from the eighth
grade schools into the county high
school last week. Adams Victor, Bax-
ter, Ri. 4; Laura Heavin, Baxter, 1t
s: Bertha Jarrett, Baxter, Rt. 81
Carter Shirel, Galena, Rt. 4; Erms
Davies, Baxter, Ri. 5; Walter Har'
vey, Galena, RI. /; Alice Latharpe
Galena, Ri 4. The class numbers
1O3.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24

A little daughter arrived Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Pen
nington, Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. PEN
nington was Miss Clara Mae Noble
and is a daughter of Mrs. B. H.
Kuhn, Of this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24
KENNEDy-wEAR

Friends of Russell Kennedy and
Priscilla Wear are surprised and
pleased to learn of their wedding at
Carthage Saturday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24

Hall Goodwin bought a new Ford
truck Saturday. This makes three OF
the trucks owned by Mr.. Goodwin
who uses them for delivery Of fruit
and vegetables in the mining district
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-24

of the class were Georgia Allen, H.
LIE Roy Asbury, A. Burton Convey,
Helen E. Diveley, Lester NJ. Jarrett,
Oliver R. Norman, Viola E. Schloe-
man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
HARRISONBURG NORMAL

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
llAliRfSONBtRG, VA. March o.
with the opening of spring. the faculty
has been vcnturing out from home and
some honors have also come to them
President Burruss has been made vice.
president Of tho Association of Virginia
colleges, OF which DR.. Morehcad, OF
Isoanoke College. is president. and Pro-
lessor {. g. MaDhis. of the University
OK Virginia. is secretary. Dr. Sanger
has been appointed president OF the
Co-Opcrative Education Association for
TINS district Miss Gregg and DR.. San
ger are two OF nine educators chosen
from Virginia TO collaborate in the In
tcrstate Character Education Methods
Research" whose Headquarters arc at
Washington. -. G..
Miss Gregg represented the school at
the conference on vocations for wo-
men recently held at Richmond and Dr.
Nayland at the national conference on
rural schols and rural life called by
Commissioners Claxton to meet in Wash
ington last week. Miss Spilman. of
the training school. who has also been
teaching geography in this school dur
ing this quarter. spoke at the Teach
crs' institute. in Berryvillc, last week.
and at Winchester this week
Some OF the good singers among the
students have been doing extension
work in that line. Dorothy Williams
sang on last Sunday at Cross Roads
Church near here. and Ruth Witt.
Freida Atwood and Esther Buckley at
Edom Church. six miles distant. Lulu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10

Eppos. Sussex County. is tho regular
choir leader OF the IlurrisonburE
Methodist Church. and several OF the
other girls are members Of the town
choirs.
our faculty each year becomes more
identified with matters of local in
tercSt outside tho school. President
Burruss has just completed year as
president of the Chamber o. Commerce:
several arc members of the Houscwive3'
League. OF which Miss Gregg Is prcsi-
dent DR.. Sanger is president of tho
Rockingham County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION.
The winter quarter will close next
week, and all other student interests
are merged into preparations for the
attendant examinations.
The classes are taking turns in con-
Quoting the exercises of the daily as
scrnhly once a week. Last week the
DostSraduatcS gave some interesting
talks intcrspcrscd with good music.
This week the seniors had Spring
morning" program. very suggestive and
appropriate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA
|ioings and Comings OF Many Vir'
ginians ChronicIcd by
Correspondents.
klUsIC RECITAL AT FARMvILLE
Dance Given mt Maple Shades Inn,
Pulaski, by Red Cr0ss-Thursda
Club OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES McGavock
Becomes Member of Faculty.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
FARMvILLE. VA. March e.-The
lrst or the spring rccitals was given at
Inc Conservatory of Music on Saturday
o a large and aDprcciativc program.
he numbers consisted Of both piano
nd vocal and was OF unusual excel
encc. The following took part: Misses
elcsse Ross. Helen Miller Pearl Young,
zee Wood. Ruth Garland. Lucille Nose
ey, Christine Armstrong. Louise Ram
e!. Willie Butler. Elsie Edwards. and
iastcr Alvin Richardson. Miss Altha
,uvall was the accompanist.
Mrs. Giles fIol; has returned from n
rip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. s. w. raulctt. Jr.. is on a
isit to her daughter, Miss Viva Pau
FIT. who teaches near Washington.
Nathan Lambeth came up from Rich
nond on last Wednesday to attend the
uncral OF his friend, Newton Watkins.
Miss Mary Anderson has been on a
eccnt visit to friends in Richmond.
Booker Cunningham. Jr.. OF the Texas
Walton Corps is on a visit to his
ONO people here.
James Hardaway spent tho past
ieek-end with his grandmother. Mrs.
iardaway. OF Blackstone.
Mrs. Selden. OF Norfolk. Is visiting her
lister. Mrs. T. =. Robertson.
Eddie Watkins. OF Rocky Mount. y.
has been recent guest TO friends
nd relatives here.
knighton Bliss. of Camp Lee. spent
he first part OF the week with his
ono people here.
Mrs. T. Is. Young and little son,
CovinGton, arc visiting in tho home
Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ. Cox.
Mrs. Mamie Miller. OF Roanoke, Is
ar IN hr pS
Armistcad.
Hugh O'Ciara. OF Covington. has been
fccnt visitor to friends here.
A. b. Dickinson. of Richmond. has
cen recent guest in the home of Judge
D. Watkins.