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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
REPORT OF ARREST
 OF CHILTON SHERIFF
 DENIED IN CLAYTON
Message From There Quotes Federal Agent as Saying Story Sent Was
 Untrue

Montgomery May S1.-word reached here today from Clanton that there was no truth in a report which came from there yesterday that H. A. Harris, sher- if of Chiffon county, had been arrested for negligence and nonenforcement of draft regulations. The message quoted C. l.. Doggerell federal agent in charge of rounding up slaclxers and army desert CTS, as saying the sheriff had not been arrested.
 Three men have been arrested in the county-Thomas Simms for fairure to reg ister Dan Lockhart for deserting the Rainbow division at an Atlantic port and w. r, Martin for deserting his company at Camp Wheeler. In the ad- joining county, Coosa, Sheriff John A. Hardy stated today that there was no situation that could come about for which he was not prepared. The widespread reports that army rifles have been shipped to a gang of slackers and de- serters in that county are not believed by him, though parties in Chiffon coun- ty saw the boxes pass through Coosa. No arrest other than that of Lucien Bean, e v in the week. has been made in Coosa, and Bean is reported to have been released on his own recognizance pending term of federal court
 Montgomery. May 3l.-( Especial )-Sher- if II. A. Harris of Chiffon county, who was reported in dispatches Thursday night as having been arrested by govern ment agents on a charge of aiding slack CTS. told Adiutant General Hubbard on the long distance telephone Friday that if he had been arrested he didn't know anything about it. At the time of the call :, he was in the interior of Chiffon county chasing men who are accused of falling to report for military service.
 General Hubbard said he had no in- formation of the operation of government agents in Chiffon county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
2SO,00O MEN 10 BE CALLED FOR
 SERVICE IN JUNE

Washington. May 31-Official an nouncehent was made today that 2so.- 900 men will be called to the colors during June They will be ordered to report June "A. but it has not yet been determined to what camps they can be assigned, so the list of apportion- ments is for the present being with held
 The quota is based on estimates of the space available for men in camps and cantonments. If the rate of ship ment of troops across again is raised, still more men may be called. In any event, the probability is that enough men will be called for special service to round the number out to 300. 0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
At Loew's Bijou

Five acts of good vaudeville, high class singing, dancing and every other imaginable entertaining feature, make up one of the most pleasing shows at Loew's Bijou for this afternoon and night
 Large crowds witnessed all perform ances Thursday, the beginning of the last half of the week show, and ap- preciation was in evidence. The head liner is aAt Paradise Beach" This is a good musical number and is quite pleasing.
 This man Mumford is clever come dian He is with Mumford and Thomp- son. His ability to entertain is shown during the act. He's the sort of fel- low that looks good in overalls or dress suit. Other high-class acts are: Seabury and Price. clever artists; Burke Toohey & Co, Irish comedians; Walsh and Lawrence. singers and danc- CTS: June Elvidge in The Oldest Law" photoplay, makes hit with the audi ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
Timmnns Writes Home

Anniston May 31.-(Special. )-Private John V. Timmons of this city, who is member of Company F, 127th infantry. has written his father, John D. Timmons, that the ship on which he sailed has arrived safely at French port ana that the trip across the pond was made without especial incident Private Tim mons is member of the company com manded by Capt. Lamar Jeffers Of this city, and was trained for service at Camp Gordon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
KETT|G MAY BE ONE OF DIRECTORS OF BRANCH BANK Would Be Connecting Link Between Birmingham and District Institution CLEARING HOUSE TO
 NAME COMMITTEE Will Confer With Reserve Officials as to Rules and Regulations.
 To Rank With Atlanta
 
Bv HUGH w. ROBERTS.

Washington, May 31.-(SpecialD Following the action of the federal reserve board. authorizing the estab- iishment of branch banks of the At- laDta reserve bank in Birmingham and Jacksonville. the officers of the Bir- minsham clearing house have been di- rected to appoint committee to con hr with officers of the reserve bank m Atlanta relative to the adoption Of rules and regulations for the govern ment of the Birmingham bank.
 The action of this committee and the officers of the Atlanta bank will be subject to revision by the federal re- serve board. This is a guarantee that the rules and regulations adopted will be elastic and as unrestricted as possi- ble. In this connection, it is recalled that the Atlanta directorate opposed by formal resolution the establishment of bank in Birmingham. This is re- garded as argument to the effect that Atlanta knows the establishment of ad- ditional branch banks will materially diminish it's prestige.
 FIVE DIRECTORS
 The directors of the Birmingham bank will be five in number, three of whom shall be chosen by the directors of the district bank in Atlanta. The remaining two will be appointed by the federal board. All shall serve dur ing the pleasure of the federal board. In this connection, it is known that W. H. Kettg of Birmingham is re- garded by the federal board as an ideal man to serve as one of the directors of the Birmingham bank. As he is director of the district bank, between that bank and the Birmingham bank, he will be an excellent connecting link.
 CHOOSING OF MANAGER
 The manager of the Birmingham bank must, under the law, be chosen by the directors of the Atlanta bank. He may or may not be member of the board of directors of the Birming ham bank. It is important that under the law every action regarding the or ganization of the Birmingham bank must meet with the approval of the federal board.
 The relative importance of the parent and the branch bank is imagi- nary The Birmingham bank will have the capital and will do the business to entitle it to rank as an institution equal to that of the Atlanta bank. The fact that headquarters is in Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
AUSTRIA EXPECTED ID RENEW OFFENSIVE
 ON ITALIAN FRONT

Washington, May S1.-Further evidence that an Austrian offensive against Italy is evident from dispatches today to the Italian embassy here, This" says the message would be part of Germany s plan, which includes the pushing of ac- tion against France and Italy at the same time.
 Washington, May 31.-Italian operations against the Austrians have been sue cessfully carried out on the lower Piave as well as in the Tonale sector, reach ing the objectives set at Cape Sile on front of 500 metres and causing the Austrians heavy losses besides 800 pris- oners and large amount of material dispatches from Rome to the Italian em- bassy today state. News reaching Rome from Berne says the Austrian losses in the Tonale sector reached 3o00 men killed, wounded and missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
A. l.. Kirkland Arrested

Anniston. May 2.--( (SpecIala-.A. L. Kirklaa5, 56 years of age. is confined' in the county jail here under a govern ment charge of disioyalty Kirkland will be given preliminary trial early in June. He is charged with having threatened the President and making disloyal statements concerning the con- duct of the war. The. prisoner lived in Anniston for many years. but is now making his home in Clay county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01
1,600,000 Letters From Soldiers Written Mothers
 Day Arrive From France

Washington, May S1,-Sixteen hun dred thousand letters written by American soldiers overseas to their homes on Mothers day. have been re ceiyed at Atlantic ports and are be- ing delivered. Representative Loner- gan of Connecticut. who asked the postoffice department today about the Mothers day letters, was told of the number received and assured that their delivery would be expedited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01

"The little city of Fayette is all stirred up and seething like a can or fishworns over the things that trans pired in that town on Wednesday night and while there is much talk and eX- citement over the occurrence, there sees to be also, a very marked degree of satisfaction over what transpired, stated Earl Lay of Gadsden, field rep resentative of the Liberty Loan cam paign. who was in Fayette Thursday and Friday.
 'I have brought along copy Of the Fayette Banner. in which is related the happening of Wednesday night, when the store of one of the most promi- nent merchants in the town was paid visit and painted yellow by unknown citizens, in view of his unpatriotic at titude toward all government war funds, he having refused to participate in any of them.
 "The account of the incident in the Banner shows concIusively that the people of the smaller towns are walk ing up to the situation, and that they propose to act as quickly and firmly as Birmingham or any of the larger cities when slackers are detected"
 The story in the Banner follows
 Early risers in Fayette Thursday morning were surprised to see the big store of w. M Cannon covered with freshly painted signs, which gave the appearance at first glance that the pro- prietor was arranging to put on a reg ular Summer clearance sale As ey- erybody knows that MT. Cannon never advertises, a closer scrutiny of the signs was necessary to convince one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-01

will not initiate against Birmingham, for it is a fact that while the parent bank of another district is in Cleve- land, Pittsburg, a more important city, possesses the branch bank.
 NO FAvORITISM IN DECISION
 It is known that the decision of the board to give Birmingham bank was not the result of favoritism. Sometime ago committees from various cities ap- peared before the federal board ana lafd their cards on the table. Steno- graphic testimony, following the ap- pearance of the committees, was care fully digested by the federal board, and it's vote for Birmingham was unanl- nous.
 In this connection it is stated that the action of the board over the pro- test of Atlanta cannot be properly con- strued as a slap at Atlanta. The fed eral board in it's discretion established a branch in Birmingham because in its opinion such action was necessary to the fullest application of the law for the benefit of the business of the na- tion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
COLOR OF CORD ON HAT DE-
NOTES SERVICE OF WEARER

Just as the sleeve chevrons and
bars, stars, apd eagles on the shout
der proclaim ranking officers, the hat
cord denotes the branch of service
each private has entered.
Light blue signifies infantry; scar
let, artillery; yellow, cavalry; buff,
quartermasters corps; scarlet and
white, engineers corpss orange and
white, signal corps; scarlet and black,
ordnance; black and white, field
clerk; maroon, medical corps; black
and gold, officers; silver and black,
adjutant generals clerk; green, in
structor home guards; green and
white, home guards. These cords are
worn only on service hats.
Cadet aviators wear as hat bands
inch and half white ribbons and on
coat collars insignia representing the
aviation branch of the signal corps,
propeller blades.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
LETTER FROM A UNITED
STATES SOLDIER IN FRANCE
(From Dodge City Globe.)


"It-has been raining steadily for
the past two months. Mud every
where we go and some of our bar
racks leak pretty bad, although they
are fixing them up. We have had
some real cold nights, too, and some
times it's hard to keep warm. We
sleep on cots and have four blankets
each and also have straw ticks, so
we are pretty comfortable after all.
One nice thing about this rainy and
cloudy weather is that the German
airplanes stay away. 1t seems like
they can not do much in bad weather.
"The first month we were here
they sure gave us hell. We had
bright moonlight nights for about
two weeks and the 'boches', or Ger
mans, would start bombing about
eight or nine o'clock and keep it up
until two or three a. m. One morning
they came over at f0dr-thirty a. m.
The most of us never went to bed be-
fore three a. m. andShad to get up at
six a. m. nearly died for the want
Of some sleep. Could not sleep during
the days as we had to work from
seven a. m. to seven p. m. Then they
would start to come over and we
would get in the trenches to keep
from being hit by shrapnel. We also
wear our steel helmets and gas masks
in the trenches. They dropped two
shells on one of our camps, but the
shells did not explode.
81 went up to the third line
trenches few days back with some
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
EUREKA ITEMS

Rufus King and Tom Capps both
had lagrippe this week.
Several from Eureka neighborhood
have been attending revival meetings
at Crescent church, two miles west
and two miles south of Eureka that is
being carried on by the evangelist,
Bro. Stephens, who is strong man
of God and much good is being done.
He is an earnest speaker and presents
the Gospel truths in such manner
that any may understand. The meet
ings close soon.
We had a good turnout at Eureka
Sunday school on Sunday for being
so cold, and Bro. Deming preached a
good sermon after Sunday school,
There were seventy in attendance.
There were twelve ladies present
at the Ladies Aid at Mrs. Myers, and
the quilt was finished.
w. A. King returned from Chicago
last Monday and said there was lots
of snow and very cold weather there.
A sister and her husband of, Mrs.
Maar and Mrs. Simmonds from east
ern Kansas are. here visiting and at
tended church at Eureka Sunday.
Rev. Deming stayed Saturday night
and Sunday at the AL Lawder home.
y There was no preaching at Eureka
Sunday night on account Of the re-
vival at Crescent as a good many
wanted to attend the revival meeting
at Crescent.
4 The Ladies Aid of Eureka will
serve lunch at Mr.. Booths sale on
Friday, February LIST.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

ambulance men and it's sure an aw-
full sight. While we were in dug
out waiting for some wounded SOL
diers to be brought in a shell hit
close and tore the top of the ambu-
lance off. After we got the wounded
loaded and got them back to tenn
porary hospital German plane came
over and started his machine gun on
the lamp and finally he dropped two
bombs on the operating-rooms of the
hospital. 1t just simply tore two
buildings all to pieces, but no one
was injured or killed.
eve were in the trenches when a
bomb lit about seven hundred feet
from US, throwing rocks and shrapnel
through the roof of our barracks. /
never realized what this war was un-
til this day and then commenced to
wake up and see what it all means.
No one in our regiment has been
killed or injured yet and l certainly
hope it continues this way. Our
tracks are sometimes shelled by the
German artillerd but not to any great
extent or damage.
81 certainly don't like to see spring
come because am afraid they are
going to bomb US bad. But maybe by
that time the United States VIII have
bunch Of airplanes to finish this
war as on the land they seem to be
about equal and it will also take
something to fight U-boats, in order
to get supplies over here from the
U. s. A.
81 was in Paris on three-day fur
Tough the first part of this month, and
it is sure a great city. So different
from any city in the states. put in
every minute seeing the places Of in
terest such as old churches, kings
palaces and such and / will tell you
more about it in my next letter as l
am getting short Of space in this one.
~ took out $4,000 life insurance
from the government. You probably
have read about this in the papers. In
case Of death or permanent disability
it pays $57 month for 20 years
which means total Of $4,000. !
understand this is in addition to the
old pension system. 1t is very cheap,
too; only costs me 81 o month. !
really don't see how the government
can put out such good proposition.
Lalso took out $50 Liberty bond"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
LORENA

Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Liberal, stay
ing all night at John Thierer's and
Wednesday with Willis Jones.
M. M. Maricle made a business
trip to Liberal, getting supplies for
his store.
Several of the boys went to Beaver
to take the examination for service.
There will be preaching Sunday
morning and evening at 1ndepend-
ence by Mr.. Duff.
Mrs. Nix, the Sunday school super
intendent, wishes to announce that
we have Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 10:30 and would be glad
to have you come and help the faith
full few.
Mr.. Lowrey will begin new house
as soon as the weather permits, The
friends and neighbors are going to
help build.
Lyle Wheeler and Mr.. Barcus are
hauling rock for Wheeler's cave.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Sickmon Of Ar
lington, Kansas, are visiting her sis
tiers, Mrs. E. W. Moore and Mrs. ]. w.
Simmonds, this week.
Mrs. E. L. Brown and Florence and
T. N. Frisby and Herman and Linnie
returned Tuesday from visit with
relatives in Wichita county, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Robb will assist
B. E. Lyle on the farm the coming
year.
W. T. Groves and Miss Zuba were
in Liberal Tuesday.
Will Lowrey's house burned Thurs
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
First published January II, 1881
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
The State of Kansas

The immigration Land and Loan
Company, defunct corporation,
and the unknown successors,
trustees and assigns, if any, Of
such corporation;
Willis v. Daugherty, heir of J. v.
Daugherty, deceased;
John H. Kimball, John Robinson Kim
ball, Richard s. Kimball, Ralph
T. Kimball, and Edna Elizabeth
Kimball, heirs devisees and lega-
tees of E. d. Kimball, deceased !;
The unknown heirs, devisees, lega-
tees, administrators, executors,
trustees and assigns, or any Of
them, Of Elwood Kimball, de-
ceased, and of each of the said
defendant persons above named,
if they or any Of them be dead.
Greeting:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the District Court of Seward County,
Kansas, in an action wherein Eliza
beth G. Kimball is plaintiff, and you
and each OF you, and others, are de-
PENDANTS, and must answer the petit
ton filed by plaintiff on or before the
LIST day of March, 1918, or plaintiffs
petition filed in said cause will be tax
en- as true, and judgment will be
rendered accordingly, forever bar
ring and excluding you and each Of
you from setting up or maintaining
any claim of right, title, equity, in
terest or estate in or to the following
described real property, to-wit:
- The Northeast Quarter (NEA) Of
Section Twenty-seven (27), Town
ship Thirty-three 1887 South, Range
Thirty-one (31) West, in Seward
County, Kansas,
And validating, quieting, perfect
ing and confirming the title of plain
tiff therein; and reforming and cor
recting the deeds recorded in deed
records of the office of the Register
!. of Deeds of Seward County, Kansas,
in Volume W, page 355, and Volume
Y, page 1874, and inserting plaintiffs
name in lieu of the purported grantee
therein.
Given under my hand this January
1898. CHAS. M. TUCKER,
Seal Clerk Dist Court. .
By HENRY TUCKER, Deputy.
e. W. Sawyer, Atty. for Plaintiff.)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
First published January 10, 1879
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior, U. S.

department OF the Interior, U. 5.
Land Office at Dodge City, Kan
sas, January 7th, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Felix
Chairman, of Liberal, Kansas, who,
on March 14th, 1911, made Home
stead Application, Serial No. 010583,
for NEA, Section Is, Township 33
s., Range 33 W., 9Th Principal Meri-
dian, has filed notice of intention to
make Final Five Year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Probate\ Judge of
Seward County, Kansas, at Liberal,
Kansas, on the 23rd day of February,
1913.
Claimant names as witnesses
Peter T. Hicks, Charles Thompson,
Charles Sealy, Andrew Thompson, all
of Liberal, Kansas.
Not coal land.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
CRAIG SHOE COMPANY
WEST SECOND ST. LIBERAL, KANSAS

all afire. There is 5000 insurance.
Mr.. Lowery was not at home when
the fire occurred.
Mr.. Emrie, who bought the Watson
farm, is making some improvement.
He expects to move outsin the spring.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

day evening. They were cleaning the
yard and took a paid Of trash into
the house and put It in the stove,
went back to work and in a short
time noticed the smoke coming out
Of the roof. The house inside was
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-14

II it's goou coffee with pure cream
and the best creamery butter you are
looking for. you will find II ~
Frisby's. S-6 q
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-14
Be Cured First Pay when Cured

A safe and painless cure for Alsohol
and Drug Addictions. Strictly private
and personal attention assured by ply
stefan with years of experience. Address
Drawer No. 437.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

bust and waistline is managed clever
ly. 1t is a formal suit to be developed
in either silk or wool jersey with silk
having certain advantages. The skirt.
worn with a pretty blouse OF
georgette crepe in the same color!
makes a semidress costume equal to
any requirement, in war times, and the
coat will do service with any frock in
place of a handsome sweater coat. Its
collar is partly white, in the fashion
of smart new sweaters and sweater
coats, and its color makes it look welB
with any frock. ,
For patriotic reasons many women;
will not buy wool. In this suit silk Isl
not offered as a substitute for WOOL
but as a more appropriate materinK
for the character Of the suit. A gayt
p~arasol, made of Powered chiffon, is in
keeping with it and correspondingly
dressy footwear is provided for it i'm
black kid pumps and gray silk stock
ings. No other material would do JUST
as well as jersey for this suit.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

Sometimes we see a suit or dress
which has been presented by its design
er without any attempt to depart from
good, accepted standards of style in it's
construction. The charm of such a de-
sign lies in other things than original
ity or startling novelty. 1t Is embodied
In the best use of all the means at
hand to make a perfect garment of it's
kind. A lovely example of this CON
sentative and elegant designing is
shown in the suit of embroidered jer-
sey-made for wear in midsummer
pictured here. 1t is in French gray
with embroidery in white and will
please every discerning woman
There is nothing to say of its design
that is not told by the picture. The
skirt and coat are both cut on the
simplest lines and embellished with u
wide band of embroidery. The belt,
of the material, is narrower than is
usual in this seasons suits and finished
with n small, prim bow at the front
and the fastening of the coat at the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-25

collar and cuffs and for the narrow
belt, and tiny white crochet buttons
finish them off. Shocking takes cnre
Of the fullness of the frock at the
front and provides, at the same time.
a decoration that outlines the jacket
Feather stitching appears at the top
Of the hem and at the neck and ncrosS
the shocked front of the dress. The
sleeves are ~three-quarter length. RoB
a tiny girl of four to six OF seven ysnrs
the blue satin may be left ont Rno
wolfe used for belt. collar and cuffs
outlined with leather stitching IN
blue.
White Isle stockings and low blngk
slippers are appropriately worn win
this attractive little dress. II 10 Dug
able and inexpensive and II Is not 10
all difficult to make. All these n1D
good points that will recommend Il %
sensible mothers.