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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
Mrs. 0'Roke transacted business in
Hooker Monday.

Mrs. O,Roke transacted business in
Hooker Monday.
Mrs, G. H. Rose of Kismet was in
the city Monday having dental work
done
Miss Cliffe Bell of the Economy
Store spent Sunday with relatives in
Hugoton.
Mrs. L. c. Payne left for an indef-
mite visit with her daughter in Med
ford, Oklahoma, Monday.
Mrs V. N. Potts who is attending
bushes college in Hutchinson spent
the weekend with Mr.. Potts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Frysinger and
daughter of near Floris were trans
acting business in the city Saturday.
Miss Tressie Dots arrived from
Buhlar, Kansas, Saturday to spend
the summer whit her sister, Mrs. Bert
Glover.
Perry Patterson arrived from
Granda, Colorado, the last of the
week to make his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peters.
Mrs Alice Reams arrived from
Marshall, Iowa, the last of the week
for visit with her brother, Ed. Ba-
lille.
guest of Miss Marta DUPONT several
days last week, returned to her home
in Dalhart Sunday.
Mrs. F. L. Green and children re-
turned from Pratt Friday where they
had spent a few weeks with Mrs.
Green's mother.
Mrs. Ollie May and Miss Lenora
Lawson arrived from Hutchinson
Monday for a visit at the N. N,
Lawson home near Beaver.
Mrs. Grace Sewell who is holding
claim near Tibe, Colorado, came
the last of the week for visit with
her mother, Mrs. Bertha Sewell.
Mrs. Sam Dotson who spent 9
week with her daughters, Mrs. Chas
Young and Mrs. Tom Greenway, re-
turned to her home in Tyrone Friday
Mrs. Anna L. Jones of Beaver
left for Kansas City Monday where
her niece, Miss Helen Murphy, ant
brother, Fred, joined her and she will
accompany them to Rochester, Min
nesota, where Fred will undergo al
operation for mastoid.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
T. Thurman of Tyrone was visit
or in the city Sunday.

T. Thurman of Tyrone was visit
or in the city Sunday.
Miss Blanche Burns assisted in the
Boles Dry Goods Store Saturday.
]. S. Guide of Elkhart is in the city
this week for medical treatment.
Miss Ada Malone is assisting Mrs.
o. ]. Rolo in cooking for harvesters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fritz Of Guy
mon were visitors in the city Monday.
Mrs. Fred Speakman of Tyrone
was visitor in the city the last of the
week.
Mr.. Martin barber of Guymon is
now employed by the Cozy Barber
shop.
Mrs. Luther Wright went to Mis-
sler Saturday to be with her father
who is i'll.
Mrs. Marie Dupont and daughter,
Marta and W. "A. Marymee were Wis.,
itors in Guymon Sunday.
Thelma Giffin of Minneola who
spent few days with her aunt, Mrs.
Earl Hern near Arkalon left for
Plains Saturday where she will visit
other relatives before returning
home.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
Mr.. and Mrs, J. H. Hemphill were
visitors in Tyrone Sunday.


Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Hemphill were
visitors in Tyrone Sunday.
Mrs. H. F. Root Of Hayne was n
business visitor in the city Monday.
Mrs. Glen Nobel of Beaver was a
visitor in the city the last of the
week.
Mrs. Terril Richardson and baby
left for Kansas City Sunday to visit
relatives awhile.
Mrs. Hazel Knobel of Arkalon was
transacting business in the city the
last of the week. r.
Mrs. ]. R. Heath and children left
for Nara Visa, New Mexico Friday
for few weeks visit with reatives.
Miss Gladys Fuller went TO Pratt
the last OF he week to visit relatives
and assist in cooking for the harvest
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Boles and
daughter, Helen, visited Mr.. Bole's
sister, Mrs. Claude Scates, in Dodge
City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Rector and chill
dren and Miss Martha Carr left fol
Denver Monday for a visit with Mrs
Rector's mother. They made the
trip in the car.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27
Big 4 Machine Co. S'Di Ka msss'"A

Mrs. H. w. Petty came from Pratt
Monday for a. weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Sadie Logues.
| Mrs. Winnie Clemmons of Kansas
City arrived Monday to assist her
brother, A. B. Clemmons, during har-
vest.
Mrs. H. X. Scandrett and children
went to Dalhart the last of the week
to spend few days with Mr.. Scam
drett.
| Mrs. A. M. Hinkle came from Opt
ma Friday for chiropractic treatment
having recently received an injury
in runaway.
Mrs. Joshua M. Parker arrived
from Burton Saturday to spend a
few days with her son, B. W. Parker
and family.
Mrs. F. W. Huddleston and chill
,dren left for points in Kentucky Fri
day where they will spend several
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. M. B. Fairchilds returned to
her home in Pratt Saturday after
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. d. H. Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Walker returned
from Guymon Friday where they had
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. McDehmott.
o. w. Spreading drove to Hugoton
to accompany Mrs. Spradling and
mother, Mrs. j. B. Spradling home.
The ladies had spent several days
visiting relatives and friends there.
Mrs. j. r. Coffin arrived from Tu-
cumcari, New Mexico, Saturday to
spend few days with her brother,
Tom Horton, before he entered army
service.
Mrs. Joe Randle who spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. A. Shumate
and family in Fairbury, Nebraska,
returned home Sunday.
Mrs. E. s. Couch returned to her
home in Haviland Friday after spend
ing a month at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. R. M. Gilbert.
lack Woods of Greensburg spent
Thursday and Friday with his broth
er, Sam, who left Saturday for gov
eminent work in Washington.
Mrs. Anna Windsor arrived from
Ewing, Missouri, the last of the week
for a visit at the home Of her son,
Fred Windsor, near Lorena.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. McFarlin and
daughter, Miss Mettie, returned from
few weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
McFarlin's son in Little Rock, Ar
kansas, Friday.
Ed Smith and niece, Miss Ruth
Wolley who have spent few weeks
at Excelsior Springs, Missouri, for
the benefit Of Mr.. Smiths health, re-
turned home the last of the week.
Mr.. Smith is much improved.
R. L. Ingham and family were up
from Liberal last week. Their son,
Russell, age IL, took the county ex-
animation in the eighth grade, pass
ing with excellent credit. 1t is these
boys who pass that our business men
are watching and waiting for. We
wonder il the scholars who lag realize
how closely they are watched by men
who need them to run a part or all
Of their business. City Her
aid.
J. H. Hemphill, who for several
yeras ha. been with the Rock Island
as agent at Liberal, some time since
purchased an interest in the Star
Grocery Company, severed his con-
nection with the railroad company
last week and entered upon his duties
at the Star. His years Of experience
with the railroad and the wide ac-
quaintanc. he has made with our cit
liens, makes him valuable addition
to the Star Grocery Company.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Miss Cliffe Bell of the Economy
Store spent Sunday with relatives in
Hugoton.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-27

Mrs, G. H. Rose of Kismet was in
the city Monday having dental work
done,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
NINE TAXATION PROBLEM

The last Utah legislature enacted a
three per cen occupation tax affect
ing mines only, and they now refuse
to pay nearly a million dollars state
tax for 1918 under that one-sided law.
Several western states that have
been very prosperous owing to big
metal productions of the mines are
planning legislative action looking to
further taxation of mines. Within a
few years normal prices under world
peace will leave the mines in no con
dition to pay the big wal taxes and
legislators may kill the goose that
lays the golden egg.
The mining industry in most west
ern states is the greatest source of
prosperity, besides paying the bulk Of
state taxes and federal wal taxes for
some years to come.
One thing is certain, unless a state
constitution provides for taxing spe-
cial classes of property. an occupa-
ton tax on mines alone will not stand.
1t is dangerous class legislation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
THE PEOPLE WOULD
SAY AMEN!

The Pocatello Tribune says Of the
oncoming legislature: Let's have a
sane session"
An Idaho man once said the gen
eral assembly was composed Of 20
le~vel-headed men and 100 id fools.
The average legislature passes 600 to
500 new laws to keep the citizen in
the straight and narrow path. When
a taxpayer has nothing else to do he
can breathe and bust some fool regu-
lation.
The Tribune says: I'VE have all the
regulation required. We are regu-
lated to death. Out upon incense
quential legislative physic. Let us
hope the assembly will be actuated
by constructive policies in every re-
spect instead of 600 laws Of no sig
nifcanee."
Repeal should be the watchword in
stead of enact. Correct evils of ex-
listing measures and weed out non
essentials.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
PEACE WATCH WANTED

The Constitution provides that the
President shall, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. make
treaties. Although the President has
deemed it best not to seek the advice
of the Senate or any of its members
the fact does not relieve the Senate
of the responsibility resting upon ii
in the ratification of the treaty, which
must be by a two-thirds vote. The
Senate, not having been consulted in
any way in advance. should send a
committee to Europe to get a first
hand view of the situation SO that the
treaty may be acted upon intelligently
when it m before the Senate for
confirmation.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
SAVAGE METHOD OF WARFARE
ment When She Began the Use
of Poison Gas.

Poisonous gases are produced by
some explosives which have been com
monty used in warfare. They are the
products of the explosion. The direct
use of poison gases. however, was
specifically inhibited by The Hague
convention. They were used deliber-
ately for the first time on April %,
1915, on part of the Ypres salient. A
poison gas cloud (chlOrine) was there
launched by the Germans against the
French and British. where they joined,
the TurcOs and Canadians receiving
the brunt.
Frustrated in the quick accomplish
ment of their aims, the Germans again
threw all honor aside, as they had done
in Belgium, and used poison gases. In
this way they proposed to end the war
quickly. The Immediately bitter pur-
pose was to kill and affect the morale
of the cOlonials. Written and spoken
narratives of the effect of that great
greenish-yellow cloud on the minds of
those soldiers, as it rose right out of
the ground, rolled toward and envel-
Oped them, the first whifs choking,
then producing spasms of agony, are
thrillingly terrible. Many died a hor-
rible death; many who raced away
ahead of the weird waves got sufficient
of the gas to affect their health seri.
ously.
The morale was not broken, how.
ever, and the war was not soon over
If the Germans had done the vicious
thing more thoroughly the war might
have been over long ago.-America1
Review of Reviews.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
CAME OVER TO ITS FRIENDS
Eagle in France Quickly NaturaIized
When Made Prisoner, and Went
Into Battle Against Huns.

This story is told by Stars and
Stripes, the American army paper
printed in France:
On Bastille day a group Of French
and Yanks were celebrating in a little
town not far behind the lines. The
Yanks were doing their part by pitch
ing small coins into a tin can when a
big eagle swooped down from the
north and alighted on the r~idgepole
of a barn. He was SO black and rapa-
cious and altogether m|ilitaristic In APP
pearance that he looked as though he
might have flown squarely out of the
Prussian coat of arms.
Fritz, la :" shouted a French sol
der, and the game stopped.
Somebody got a net, and somebody
else got up on the roof. The net was
too short and the eagle just looked at
it, yawned and went to sleep. A young
French soldier who started a second
offensive was foiled when the eagle
awoke and flew lazily to a neighboring
roof. Another tried. This time the
eagle Topped off and alighted on the
American billet.
He seemed to think he was safe
there, or perhaps he didn't mind, for
the next attempt to snare him sue
ceeded.
That night the battle began. A rain
of shell fell or the town as Yank and
French went up into the line. And
Fritz-la went in, too. He had be-
come ~naturalized overnight
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
LOUISE ROUTED
American Army the Most SAM
tary in the World.
Hot Baths and Clean Underwear Rld
Them Of Ills Common to
Soldier.

Paris. - The American army IN
France is the most sanitary in the
world. The discovery that the louise
was the carrier of trench fever ana
that scabies-the seven-years' itch OF
Rible fame-and other skin diseases
are conspicuously reduced by cleanli-
ness led the army staff to take meas
ures TO rid the Yankee soldiers or
these evils. 1t was decided that clean
underclothes and frequent baths would
make the Yank immune from many or
the ills common to the soldier in
rance General Pershlng ordered that
his army be equipped with efficient IA
cilities to insure every man In the
army a change of c'....ag and a bath
at least once, and, If necessary, twice
a week.
The soldiers, as tley return o
active duty, are received In squads.
They disrobe and turn in their cloth
ing. Then they spend half a minute
under a hot shower, half a minute UNI
der a cold one, two minutes soaping
their bodies and then another half a
minute under a warm shower for rims
ing. They emerge TO receive clean I'M
derwear, sox and shirt and, If neces-
sary. a clean uniform. The whole
process takes 80 minutes plus time
for dressing and undressing.
The underwear the men leave when
entering goes to the laundry wagons.
1t goes through the washing and ster-
ilizlng process and is issued again, a
day, or two later. to other troops.
Lice, known as "cooties" In the sol
dier's vocabulary, have been common
to all armies in the war, but serious
efforts to extermlnate them were not
made until they were found TO be germ
carriers. The new American plan, 1t
is believed, will effectively rid the
army Of them. There were cases in
the American army. during the fight
ing of the past summer, where officers
and men did not remove their clothing
for as long a period as six weeks. I'm
der such circumstances lice ceased 10
be a terror, ceased even to be a sub
jeet of jest.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
HUN PUNISHMENT

1t is reported that one Of the very
first question to come before the
peace conference will be that of ex-
acting from responsible Germans pun.
ishment for their crimes committed
against civilization. 1t cannot be
doubted that the American people
favor punitive justice. but the fire.
quent announcements of the Presi-
dent for Justice tempered with
mercy" give ground for the fear that
he will thrust aside the demands OF
the people he. is supposed to repre-
sent and refuse to stand with the
allies for proper punishment of indi-
viduals. Premier Lloyd George has
served notice that England will de
mand such a course, and NJ. Clemen-
ceau of France is understood to take
the same position.
War has its attendant sufferings.
deaths and d-evastations. When a ma
tion deliberately enters upon a war
it knows hat all those consequences
will follow. But under international
laws established for many years, and
to which Germany was a subscriber,
there are certain limitations that con-
troll the actions of individuals, of ar
mics, and of ships. 1t is something
quite outside the sphere of war to
sink an unarmed passenger ship like
the Lusitania. The manning, starva-
ton and crucifixion of defenseless
prisoners have no place in war be-
tween civilized countries. Atrocities
committed on the civilian population
of occupied territory are expressly
prohibited by international covenants.
Yet individual officers and soldiers il
the kaiser's army have committed all
those crimes. The kaiser himself, so
far from Furnishing them, has caused
medals to be struck in cOmmemOra-
ton of the sinking of the Lusitania
and has elevated in rank some of the
most bloodthirsty of his officers.
Those acts against civilization were
entirely apart from the waging OF
war, served no military advantage
and were crimes quite as much as if
they had been committed in times of
peace. The perpetrators should be
apprehended, tried and punished ex-
actly as though no war had occurred
The American people are lovers of
justice. Their Constitution says that
cruel and unusual punishments'
shall not be inflicted. AT the same
time they insist that offenders against
society shall be made to pay the pen
atty for their acts. Americans see
no reason why the principles they
apply to themselves should not also
be the guide in the judgment of 9th
ers. If Mr.. Wilson has the hardi-
hood to advocate a wholesale par
doning of the German arch-conspira-
tors against peace, decency and civil
~lization in general, he will be the
most despised man in this country.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
WHIPS MAN WITH THE FLU
s~torekeeper Uses Fists When Afflicted
One Refuses to Move On.

Kansas City, Mo.-Ruben Myerson
owns a small fruit store here and John
Benjamin. a clothing yender, Is two
doors away. Myerson alleged, In
court, that Benjamin stood In front
Of the Myerson store and refused TO
move, although he told Myerson he
(Benjamin) had the "hu."
II argued with words, Judge" said
Myerson, 'but it did no good. Then /
used my fist. He's got the influenza
right now. Judge"
"How about that Benjamin. quer-
ried the judge. "Yes, your honor" re-
piled the plaintiff. I'm not entirely
recovered"
Defendant discharged, remove the
p%laintifff" said the judge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21

Lady Harcourt, who was formerly
Miss Mary Ethel Burns of New York,
daughter of Walter II. Burns, and
whose mother was a sister Of the late
J.. z. Morgan, is now an ardent worker
in the St. Johns Ambulance Yolun-
tary aid. Lady Harcourt has been one
of the hardest working members of the
American colony in London since the
outbreak of the war. She has helped
to organize several hospitals and the
American Nurses club in London. She
is here seen in the uniform of the st.
Johns Ambulance Voluntary aid.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21

Charlestown, W. ya.-The teacher
shortage is serious in West Virginia.
especially in the rural districts. II
was said that approximately 1000
schools failed to e. u because there
are no teachers to pat in charge Of
them. The children left without edu
cational opportunity this year are es-
timated TO number 10000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
CLOSE FIGHTING
SUITED YANKEES
Showed Their Individual Superi.
ority in Hand-to-H Hand
Battling.
WOUNDED TELL or VICTORIES
Give Graphic Descriptions of Personal
Encounters With Enemy-5attal-
ion of Marines Brings Down
German AirpIane.

Paris.-When the change came
from trench warfare to the more or
less warfare of movement, the AmerJ
cans got their long-desired Opportu-
nifty TO display their physical prowess
and their individual superiority in
hand-to-hand fighting. And they liked
lt-this close fighting-as evidenced
by the smiles and laughs of the boys
I'm the American army hospitals when
they recount tales of bayOnet charg-
ing, hand g%renading at close quarters,
and even the good, old American style
Of using the fists.
Andrew Dumas of Burke, N. Y, was
suffering a bit of pain from a wound
in his hip, caused by shrapnel, but
he forgot his sufferings when he told
Of doing away with three opponents
Of Prussianism with his bayonet. Du-
mas was injured while fighting In the
sector north of Verdun where the
Americans, %straddling the Mouse
river, met resistance of the most stub
born kind.
1--WE crept out one night on a scout
ing proposition and met up with quite
a gang of Huns" Dumas said. "We
couldn't resist the temptation to have
a go at them at close quarters. I
know of three of them that went down
with my bayonet. l wasn't injured
until two days later"
Calls 1t "Hot Stuff"
Another Yank, who says "close UP"
fighting is "hot stuff" is Sergeant
Adolph Stein of $50 st. Clair street,
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
It's STEMS second time in the hos
pital since the middle of August.
His first wound was from a Ger
man high explosive, but his second
trip to the hospital was caused by
'fschine gun bullets-ln each leg.
He said he was just in reach of the
machine gun nest when he fell. But.
he added, his comrades carried on"
and got the gun.
Just to show you the difference be
tween Americans and Germans. I've
seen one American hold off five and
six Germans with a rifle, and / had a
man in my platoon, who. after being
wounded himself, brought in thirteen
prisoners single-handed.''
Burt II. Daley of st. Clairsville.
o., who was wounded by a machine
gun bullet in the hip, in fighting around
T~hiaucoUrt, also told of close fight
ing. He said his platoon took
many prisoners, the Germans prefer
ring to surrender rather than try
to stand up to the Americans in hand
tO-hand combat.
Surrounded by Germans because
the American advance in the Cham
payne had been too rapid, a regiment
to which William Robert Smoker, 90
May street, Philadelphia, was at
tached. fought its way through the
enemy Gordon and took prisoners.
Smoker, injured later by shrapnel in
the right leg, told how his regiment
shortly returned to the attack and
advanced three miles. For their
bravery Smoker said the entire regi-
ment was awarded the French fOura-
geFe.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21

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Directors. A. A. Williams n o.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
Using TalCum Powder
in Celebrations Taboo

Atlanta, Ga.-Talcum powder
thrown into the faces of pedes-
trians on the streets here during
the recent celebrations of peace
have affected the eyes of a con
siderable number. One girl may
lose her sight. Chief of Police
Beavers has forbidden a repeti-
ton Of taleum powder throwing.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21

land wading) for two days. II the
Council of Defense hasn't been dis
organized, what can Reorganization
mean?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21

We notice our exchanges are saying
the Council of Defense is to be dis
organized. That sounds to us very
much like reading the delayed
weather report which says SNOW to
night" after we have been shoyeling
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-12-21
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