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The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Chapel Chatter.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Dickinson and
children of Spruce visited Sunday III
this neighborhood at the home OF his
brother, Bernice.
Messrs. Oliver Baker, Lloyd keeble
and George Herman called on Keith
Sherman Sunday.
Sunday school was organized Sun
day at Elizabeth Chapel. with large
crowd in attendance. Sunday schoo!
every Sunday at II a. III. new time.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring some one with you.
Mr.. Lewis Radford delivered cat
tie and hogs to Butler Monday.
Leland and Pauline Black have the
three days measles.
Mrs. Daniel Guthridge and baby
spent Thursday morning at her moth
er's, Mrs. Roby Freeland.
Messrs. Will White and Dick
Keeble delivered hogs to Butler Mon
day.
Will Herman helped his brother,
George, plow Thursday.
Church at Elizabeth Chapel last
Sunday night was we'll attended.
r. Burch helped Lewis Radford
drive cattle to Butler Monday.
There wasn't any school at Red-
mond Thursday. The teacher. Miss
Ruth Wayland attended funeral at
Butler.
Will Herman took hogs to Passaic
Wednesday.
Messrs. Will =, White and Dick
Keeble called at R. ~ Stubbleficld S
Monday evening. He is seriously i'll
at this writing.
Ben Wix will speak at the Chapel
Sunday morning. March II. Every
body come.
CHATTERBOX.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Mt. Carmel News.

Most everyone in our section of the
country is busy plowing for corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Osborne and
family spent Sunday with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. S. Simpson near
CORTLAND.
DR.. Mulkey OF Butler vaccinated
horses against distcmper, for w. M.
and Lee NJ. Hardinger the last OF the
week.
Clarence Fleming is reported as
having the mumps.
About forty-five young people from
our part of the country surprised FL
mer liardinger Thursday night. All
enjoyed very pleasant evening
Wienies, buns and pickles were served
for refreshments. All roasted their
wienie, over bon fire.
Mt, Carmel Sunday school elected
the following officers for the coming
year Sunday: Superintendent, Amos
DrySdale: assistant superintendent,
Howard Leonard: secretary. Miss
Mary Drysdale; assistant secretary,
Miss Maude burk: organist, Mrs. {.
q. Porter: assistant organist, Miss
Maude Burk: librarians. Mary Jane
Burk and Minnie Drysdale; cradle roll
superintendent. Mrs, W. NJ Harding
er Everyone who does not attend
somewhere else cordially invited to
come.
Lee NJ. Hardinger delivered a load
of fat hogs in Butler Monday.
Elmer llardinger has fine new
driving horse.
Mrs. Mason DarueS and children OF
Attica. Kansas. who are visiting rela,
tives here. spen, "Wednesday of last
week with her sister, Mrs. Lee M.
llardinger.
UNCLE HENRY.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Halt Chicago I. w. w. Trial.

Chicago, \pril o,--Ihc trial OF the
lie members OF the |. w. w. here on
scditiun charges WAS halted sudden
ly today after several prospective
jurors had testified that they had bce.!
approached by persons Connected with
the Socialist party. Court adjourned
until Monday.
Alter questioning q; other vcnirc-
men brought u,lt the TACT that they
had been approached by persons con
nected with the Socialist party and
asked their views on the l. w. w.,
District Attorney Clync asked that an
entire new panel he called. He ais"
asked adjournment until Monday SO
the government could ascertain the
extent OF the activities OF the l. W.
w. agents among other vcniremcn.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Farm Help Volunteers of Missouri.

Realizing the great shortage OF
farm help available now and for the
coming season, and the great import
ance of thoroughly mastering for
farm service all the forces in every
community, the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture cooperating with the Col
lege of Agriculture of Missouri have
placed Ira F. Reed in Missouri as
Federal Farm Help Specialist and are
pushing to immediate completion the
organization of the Farm Help Vol
unteers of Missouri, and every person
not already doing their best at farm
work owes it to their country to en-
roll at once for local service.
This organization is mighty band
of Patriotic workers for service in
their immediate vicinity at some kind
OF farm work, either all or part of
their time and by the completion OF
the organization, each community will
have at home an official in charge OF
the labor problem, who with the patri-
otic cooperation of the community
should do a great deal in solving the
labor shortage, locally by an econom-
ic distribution of all available labor.
While in Butler Saturday and Mon
day Mr.. Reed appointed DR.. ]. T..
Hull as Director of the Butler Divis-
ion of the Farm Help Volunteers of
Missouri. He will Immediately ap-
point the necessary enrolling commit
tee and effect thorough organization
of Butler and also has authority to
serve other parts of the county in ef-
fecting like organizations there. DIR.
Hull will also be representative OF
State Labor Commissioner, w. H.
Lewis, in Bates County, and Bates
County is thus foremost in the state
in availing itself of the advantages Of
fered by this great plan.
DR.. Hull accepts the appointment
purely as patriotic duty, without re-
believing he can do
great good to Bates county and
should have the hearty cooperation
and help of every true American. All
farmers needing help should consult
him, and every patriotic person who
can possibly spare even short time
for hire at farm work should see him
or the committee on enrolment and
enroll as one of this mighty band OF
workers who will help produce and
conserve the food necessary to the un-
furling of Old Glory in Berlin
Call or phone to DR.. Hull at once
for particulars and enrolment cards
and become a member of the Farm
Help Volunteers of Missouri.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
CUT 3 AMERICANS THROATS?
Heads of Captured Soldiers Were AL
most Severed From Bodies.

Chicago, April 5.-A ehastly illus
tratiun OF German hatred OF American
soldiers is given in a Salvation Army
letter made public here today by
Adjt. Fletcher Agnew. 1t was written
in France by Adjt X, {. Starbard,
who has charge of a Salvation Army
hut, to Commander Eva Booth, who
turned it over to Adjutant Agncw.
II visited a base hospital recently,
says the letter. and had this story
from a sergeant who has passed
through one OF the raids. The ser
geant was horribly wounded by a
grenade and passed by the Germans
as dead. Before the sergeant lost con-
sciousness. however, he saw a dozen
Germans overpower three American
boys and cut their throats from ear
to ear. one OF the Americans being
captured by four Germans, who held
him while a fifth fairly severed his
head from his body.
Il have just learned continues the
letter, that this same company OF
Americans passed through here today
with their bayoncts sharpcncl like
razors, sworn to avengc- this awful
crime against their comrades.
at is the work of the enemy bri-
gadcs known as The Butchers that
make our blood boil and makes us
forget to love our enemies. Adjutart
Starbard says These are picked
brutcs for raiding purposes with the
purpose OF intimidating by frightful-
ness
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Why Didn't They.

Treason Talk-Gcrman. Americans
still love the Faihcrland
American Talk-li the liatherland
was such good country why are
there millions OF Germans in this
country today; When the war broke
ont did the German Americans rush
to the ship, to 60 back and fight for
the l'athcrand' They did not.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Gench Bros.
BUTLER, MO.

Meeting.
The regular monthly ,meeting of
the Bates county poultry association
will be held at the court house in But
ler, Saturday afternoon, April 10, 1918.
George M. Hartrick,
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Price Last Question
Asked by Car Buyers

Upon what do the majority of buy
ers lay stress in making their Sc
lection of a car nowadays? This
question was asked Charles r. Gard
ner, assistant salesmanager of the
Velie Motors Corporation, a few days
ago.
wer" said Mr.. Garner. "The great
majority of present-day buyers are
we'll up on motorcar construction.
They know what constitutes a good
car and they have a general idea
of what the best specifications cost
in comparison with cheaper designs.
Power is an essential - there can
be no excuse for lack of 1t. Com
fort speaks for itself. The springs,
cushions, grade of leather and roomi-
ness come in for close examination
Strength is all important to the cost
of operation. Simplicity of control
is essential, as most care are driven
at least part of the time by women.
Everybody wants a good-looking
car - one which calls for no apology.
I know all people consider the fac
tor of appearance as well as~the 9TH
er elements mentioned above before
the purchase price is considered
I'm these days of rising costs prices
change from time to time. No one
wants to pay more for satisfaction
than is necessary. But the buyer of
to-day demands performance, appear
ance and durability first. The price
he has to pay for these essentials Is
a secondary considerations"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25

hands are not soft. These are women
who work in the factory. stitching
tops and side curtains on sewing ma
chimes or stuffing cushions with
curled hair. These have found pa
triotism cure for weariness and
after punching the time clock late
in the afternoon and eating hasty
supper, return to the plant to do
their "bit" with needles and hanks
of khaki colored wool.
In the knitting club, too:
Are girls who work with a tremb-
ling hand
And drop a stitch when the eyes
grow dim,
With a thought of a sweetheart in
No Mans Land,
And the fear that the worst may
come to him."
There are now more than two
hundred stars in the Oakland SER
vice flag and the members of the
Oakland Motor Car Company Knit
ting Club are speeding their produce
ton in an effort that each employe
of the company who has answered
Uncle Sans call to the colors shall
receive at least one of the needed
comforts before the autumn winds
send their chill to the trenches of
France for the fifth time.
Not only are the women of the
company knitting for the fighting
men of the organization. but the en-
tire organization is making contribu-
tions to a fund, totaling in excess of
$1,000 monthly, that has been
pledged for the duration of the war.
This money goes into the Golfer of
the Oakland County Patriotic League
and is to be used at the call of the
government for Red Cross, Camp
Recreation, Knights of Columbus or
any approved project.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
P. o. S. OF A. CLASS INITIATED

FIlIItI sUUIB, d'I NIdJ 1O.-Tne
Degree team and other prominent
members of Washington Camp No.
800, p. o. S. of A., of MilIersburg
motored to Pillow on Thursday night
where they initiated a large class
into the order.-Mrs. Calvin Rutter
has a broken collarbone. the result
of a fall down stairs at her home
on Thursday-During the electrical
storm Tuesday evening lightning
struck the house of e. e. Jury, north
of Millersburg, and shattered some of
the window panes. None of the oc-
cupants of the house was injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Demand for Automobiles
Far Exceeds the Supply

When figures on automobile pro-
duction show that the output is con-
siderably decreased from last sea-
son, it is rather startling to find that
all over the country the demand. in
stead of decreasing in proportion,
has actually increased.
A middle western distributor of
Hupmobiles reports that up to the
goth of March he had taken orders
and received the money for more
cars than he had sold in the entire
month of March either last year or
the year before. his two banner
years.
The results for the entire month
showed practically a twenty per cent
increase in demand. When this
figure is considered in relation to ap-
proximately forty per cent reduc-
ton in motor car output, the coun-
try would seem to be on the verge
of an extreme car shortage.
The situation is further, aggra-
waited by the fact that even If the
supply were equal to the demand, it
is practically impossible, on account
of the freight car shortage, to de-
liver cars to-day in the quantities
needed. Drive-aways furnish the
only remedy. AS the weather
steadies and roads improve, this
remedy will become increasingly
effective. lHE0'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25

The National Motorcycle Gasoline
Conservation Trials held in all i'm
portant motorcycle centers May 4
and s, resulted in fine list of econ
omy records being hung up. Several
hundred riders averaged from 75 to
100 miles per gallon of gasoline In
Glass /, which was open to three
speed motorcycle without sidecars
attached. In this class at least two
riders were able to get more than
$50 miles per gallon. These rec
ords are, of course, exceptional, but
prove that the riders skill counted
for more than anything else.
In Class 2. which was the event
for sidecars, the riders averaged
from so to 80 miles per gallon, sew
eral riders obtaining better than
100 miles per gallon. OF course each
sidecar carried a sidecar passenger
and this made the records even more
remarkable.
The official records are not all in
yet, but from reports to date the
National Conservation Trials turned
out to be the most successful COM
petitive event ever promoted in the
history of the sport of motorcycling.
1t is to be an annual affair hereafter,
the Federation of American Motor
cyclists has announced.
1t is likely that some time this
! summer the winners in the 1918
| trials promoted in different sections
of the country will get together for
| M rNriv fn ha n
some important center. the result OF
this trial to be made official f. A. M
| records.
A new two-pasSenger sidecar has
just been announced by one of the
most prominent motorcycle manu-
| facturers. This sidecar follows
standard lines, but is built on Sc
inch standard tread chassis is place
of the narrower tread generally used
for sidecars.
Some of the biggest motorcycle
dealers in the business predict that
| the two passenger sidecar will en-
able them to double their sidecaI
business. This means. of course, that
it will lead to many additional mo-
| torcycle sales.
1t does not take much figuring to
see that this new motorcycle COM
| bination which will carry comfort
ably, three passengers including the
driver, is the lightest motor vehicle
on the pounds s-per-passenger basis
that has ever been produced. This
ought to mean a good deal in these
times of conservation of necessities
such as gasoline.
There ought to be some food foT
thought in this new two-passengeI
sidecar for postwar business. not
only for the motorcycle manufac-
turers but for the equipment manu-
| facturers and the motorcycle dealers
as well. This new sidecar ought to
materially broaden the field for the
motorcycle. 1t ought to be just one
more step to place the motorcycle in
the position it deserves to be on the
basis of it's own merit. Before the
war motorcycles were far more pop
ular in Europe than in America
After the war let's hope the motor
cycle will be as popular on this side
of the water as "over there
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
Many Cadillacs Finished
in Individual COlOrS

1.-THE desire of many people for an
individualized standard motor car
is shown by the fact that our own
business in special color jobs this
year shows an increase of one hun
dred per cent over last year" says
E. C. Howard, sales manager of the
Cadillac Motor Car Company.
1--WE produce the Cadillac In
quantity. None of our buyers cares
for alteration in the dependable
Cadillac chassis; but the cars are sold
in such numbers that many people
like to have a note of individuality
in their motor vehicles. This is but
natural when it is known that in
most cities the Cadillac rarely falls
below fifth or sixth place in the
number of cars registered.
"In order to give buyers a choice
we have picked a considerable num-
ber of special colors from the list
offered this year by paint manufac-
turers.
Because of the war, reliable pig
ments are hard to get. We have Sc
lected from the list only those which
we know can best be depended upon
to wear we'll and hold their color.
Buyers thus profit by the knowledge
of Cadillac paint experts in getting
finish which will wear.
This year the most popular spe-
cial color has been Belgian blue,
known in Europe as Rolls-Royce
blue. Coaching vermillion which in
the old days was extensively used on
the running gears of fine carriages,
is in great demand for the wheels
and chassis of Cadillac cars. Even
vermillion side splash pans, gasoline
tank and springs are popular in the
East. Belgian blue, which was de-
veloped by Barker in London, is the
only new color that has come on the
American market in several years.
The color has been in particular
demand among buyers of the four
and two passenger Cadillacs.
with wire or wood wheels to
choose from, wood wheels in ma
tural finish, various chassis and body
combinations in paint, numerous
schemes of body stripping, special
tops, tonneau windshields, ETC., a
buyer has ample opportunity to in
dividualize his Cadillac. Enclosed
cars also are frequently finished ac-
cording to the buyers choice of
color.
1.-The greatest number of our spe-
cial color jobs are the olive drab
cars that go to, our army in France"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
AUTO INDUSTRY A
WAR ESSENTIAL
Lansing, Mich.-Big Manufac-
turing Center Sets Pace
in Loan Drive

/ If their Is still anyone whe believes
that the automobile industry is non
essential - so far as the winning of
the war is concerned - the unique
and enviable record of Lansing, Mich
igan, in the present Liberty Loan
campaign has a lesson for him.
Such. at any rate, is the belief of
Clarence E. Eldridge. assistant sales
manager of the REQ Motor Car Com
pany.
we, of Lansing, are proud OF the
achievement of the Michigan capital
which it's quota was oversubscribed,
but more particularly for the way in
which it was done.
'Lansing's quota was oversubscrib-
ed by noon of the opening day of the
campaign, and it was all done with
out solicitation - every nickel of 1t
was subscribed, voluntarily. The first
two days off the campaign had been
set aside as volunteer days-and to
everyone who subscribed during that
period was given tag bearing a let
ter V. By noon. of April 6, nearly
everyone in Lansing was wearing a
letter V and the few who weren't
were feeling mighty uncomfortable.
The campaign was over before it
started, and it wasn't a campaign at
who could offer his money first.
1T seems to me that this accom-
plishment is worthy of serious con-
sideration = not only for the lesson
| it may teach with respect to the
handling of future loans, but also
because 1t indicates so clearly in my
opinion that the greater a commune
lty's prosperity. the better able it is
to contribute freely to the govern
ments needs.
1T has been stated occasionally
nfe any we Industry EDt into Thich this did
contribute directly and immediately
to the winning of the war was non
essential and should be suspended oil
discontinued. Fortunately the auto
mobile industry has been able to Of
fer so many convincing proofs of it:
mobile plants haYing been converted
| either wholly ortin large part, into
| the manufacture of urgently. needed
| supplies - that it is no longer or
the defensive as it was a year ago.
"It isn't necessary to-day to defend
that has elapsed since our entry into
the war has handsomely vindicated
| the industry itself and the unselfish-
ness and patriotism of the men be-
| hind it.
None the less, we are proud OF
alone because it shows that Lansing
with it's large proportion of German
born citizens, is patriotic to the core
but also because the automobile in
| dustry is responsible for the pros
perity that enabled those citizens tc
erty Loan subscriptions. Without the
prosperity they would have been just
as patriotic; but they couldn't have
bought bonds"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-25
MOTORISTS ENTER
A PLAN TO SAVE
Pay More Attention To The
Tire Use and
Abuse

"The Thrift movement that is
sweeping the country at the present
time" said a local Firestone dealer
to-day, 'is having a fine influence
on the motorcar and tire business"
In my opinion.
while 1t is an admitted fact that
at first many car operators ana
prospective car buyers were little
afraid that car expenditures were
not in harmony with the movement
for thrift and economy, they are now
coming around to the point where
they realize that the car is neces-
sity and that they have, in many
instances been operating their cars
at a higher expense than is neces-
sary.
For example many people have
felt that tire buying was matter
of luck and, as they bought tires. IL
was just exactly that. People did
not use their judgment. Most of
them kept trying a new brand every
time they bought a tire. The result
was that they got very little salts
faction either on the work done by
the tire or the service given by the
people of whom they purchased.
"H. S. Firestone, president of
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
| pany has long believed that every
one can save money on tires If he
observes more precautions in driv-
ing his car. He feels that the care
less driving which Injuries tires and
leads to their being punctured or
blown out early in their history, can
be stopped in a large measure If
people better understood tires.
This propaganda by Mr.. Fire
stone has resulted in moving pictures
being shown in thousands of cities
in the country in cooperation with
the chiefs of police of these cities.
These films show the need for more
careful driving, which in turn af-
fects the service given by the tires.
Quick starts and stops are not
only dangerous to the lives and
limbs of the occupants of the car
and pedestrians but are terribly in
| furious to tires.
People are learning nowadays to
drive carefully, to keep out of street
car tracks, to avoid rubbing tires
against curbs. In other words, they
exercise the discretion and judg-
ment in handling their cars that
they would in any other part of their
living. And this idea is producing
dividends, not only in greater safety
but in remarkable saving in tires
and car upkeep.s