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The Washington times., 1918-05-16
LABOR MISSION
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ALLYSTEADFAST

LONDON May 16-Summdri ing observations Of the American
labor delegation Europe, George L. Berry, president of the Inter
Printing ssdntS Union
og message American WORKERS through the United Press:
By GEORGE l. BERRY
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BY FRED 5. FERGUSON.
United Prs. stan corre.ondent.

SHllCu FFEAa stan C0rrcBouoents
WITH The AMERICANS IN PI-
cARDY, May 15.-(Night)-Ameri-
cans holding the Montdidier sector
viewed a dozen ringed circus this
morning as air fights occurred re-
peatedly directly over their lines.
The day was ideal for aerial obser-
walton, the sun beGming from a cloud
less sky fecked with long lines Of
sausage balloons.
The bocbe airplanes took the air
first. AS they crossed the lines there
was a hoarse barking OF antI-aircraft
guns. Then the. battle planes dashed
toward each other and a thrilling
hght was on. high up between the
lines.
Look Like Swallows.
From the observation post at the
front, counted fifteen French and
boche planes flashing like silver as
they wheeled in battle formation.
Soon they were mixing it, darting and
diving like swallows. Their machine
guns ratified and a thin trail OF smoke
from the guns streaked the sky.
Three planes mounted to a position
high above the others. then dived
straight into the melee, their ma
chine guns squirting fire. Two planes
apparently were hit and fell like
leaves through space. But trtckinG
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cIDnCu TODAY AND TOMORROW
tIHNDEN HARRY hOREY IN "A
1ICHEIOR'S CHILDREN"
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HDnUNAVTJC RnIckerbOckeF.
NANUhLL J 18th st. at Col rd-
TNODAY AND TOMORROW-DOUGL
PlIRBANKS IN ''MR. FR-TT."
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~nUnHITJC Theater, 9th 4 Z sta.
UANDhLL } TODAY AND ToMOR-
ROW-CLARA RIABALL YOUNG in
THE REASON WHY"
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nT"DHH Opea At $50 p. n.
IIMIk CARMEL MYERS In
TI9I u st me Gtri In the Dark "
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the enemy, they suddenly righted and
dashed against three planes that had
been pursuing them.
In the miX-up Il was imposs bic 10
distinguish boche from French. as
all were looping and diving IN con
fused whirl.
Fifty Machines Visible.
After fifteen minutes Of fighting.
two machines. separated from the
bunch and started a death duel OF
the side lines. One faltered. then a
streak OF smoke and flames mark
its path toward the ground. A min
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cmaUn TODAY AND TOMORROW
NlhHND H b WARNER in
GODS NAN"
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TEAMED EOT 81 q. NV.
lE1ABEh TODAY AND ALL WEEb
GEORGE. WA1SH
IN His Latest PhOtoplAy,
EsBRAVE AND BOLD"
- kuSEinE ''StuntE'' this production
~ nsNeF ben Elrpa0od-
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MABEL TALLAFERRo IN DRAFT ~
Also THE SPIRIT OF THE RED
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OT I7l ES4 0th 81. n. ".
I LILA TODAY-ARTONIO MORENO
In THE HAULAHKA" TOMORROW
FRANKLIN FARNUA IN FAST COM
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Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
CoMMENDs "NEwS" VIEW

The editor of the Baxter Springs
News reioices in the great patriotism
that exists over there, but urges ms
readers to not let their ardor get the
best of them in treating with those
who may be suspected Of pro-German
sentiment until they are absolutely
assured of the fact, and even then that
it is best to let the law have It's
course. The plea of the News editor
is timely. Too often people OF aDso-
lutely good intentions let their feel
ings get the better of them and un-
der strain of high pressure, do some
thing that they would afterward give
anything to have left undone, wnen
calmer judgment prevails. What is
true in Baxter Springs is true IN eV-
cry community. Let the cooler heads
prevail. Every Stacker, every Ger
man sympathizer is going to get his
lust deserts before this war is over
and they will get them, without the
necessity of a single one of US taking
the chance of doing something tha'
might always remain with US as 9
terrible nightmare. This is a time !,
for stern measures, but let US at al
times be descreet.-oswegO lnde'
pend.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
NO DISPOSITION ON PART
OF TREASURY TO FORE
STALL IMPROVEMENTS
BUILD ANYTHING ESSENTIAL
Baxter Springs Need Have No
Qualms In Making All I'm
prOvements Essential to
Development

II was limited ut the last meeting
of the council by parties other thar
the council that it would be gooC
idea to abide by McAdoo's recon-
mendations relative to curtailment Of
expenditure on public improvement
until the war is won. A letter was
read emphasizing this idea. Also
there has been very few people who
have advocated this idea before this
time. 1t is very possible to miscon-
strue Mr.. McAdoo's advice us is
shown by the following observation
from "The Capital City Notes."
"For several weeks past rumors
have been current that the govern
ment would not permit the building
of permanent roads during war times,
nor would the secretary of the treas
ury allow bonds to be issued for pub
lie utilities of any kind. The Kan.
sas Highway Commission does not
have this information. Everything
indicates that the construction will
proceed in as normal way as pos
sible. A dispatch from the federal
reserve bank states that there has
never been any disposition on the
part of the treasury department to
forestall public improvements that
are essential to the immediate de-
velopment of the country. The COM
mission also within the past week has
had an urgent letter from the Coun-
Gil of National Defense at Washing
ton, urging the construction Of such
permanent roads as will assist in the
handling of freight trucks to relieve
the railroad situation. During the
past four months, the commission has
granted federal aid in II counties
covering an outlay of over S5,OOO,OOO'
The amount of federal money. for the
first two years has already been
absorbed and large part of the
third year. 1t is the thought OF the
commission to grant the petitions as
rapidly as they are filed and have
money set aside for the counties tc
begin the construction at the earli-
est practical moment. 1t will readily
be seen that it will be several years
before the petitions now being filet
can be reached. 1t is a matter OF
"First come, first served" with the
commission and they are not show
ing any partiality toward any part
of the state"
AS will be noticed the article, oi
which Chas. Trapp is the author
touches more specifically on roads
but summarizes generally on all pub
lie improvements.
Baxter Springs need have NJ
oualms of conscience as regards TIT
improvements the town is maxim.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
NEWS AND COMMENT

Two men got into an argument on
Liberty day down at Library Park
The subject of the argument was
"Whether the cannon in front Of the
Library was a Revolutionary or a
Civil War cannon" How far the ar
gument would have gone we could not
guess, but it was growing very heat
cd when an "old timer" who knew
the history of the cannon from the
time of its "birth" to its being q part
of the Park fixtures stepped in and
settled the argument. AS usual the
fellow who was wrong was the sures'
he was right. He was one OF those
knowing fellows who in positive man
ner make an argument unbearable
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

A most pleasant event Of the week
was that of the Reciprocity Club
which was entertained Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Terrence
Conner on 18th street. The diver
sions Of the afternoon were knitting,
needlework and music. The hostess
assisted by Mrs. Geo. Conner and
Miss Zella Wright served dainty re-
freshments Of ices and cake. The
guests Of the afternoon were Mes
danes Geo. Connor, Dent. J. ]. Frib-
ley, ]. W. Cook and Misses Zella
Wright and Irene Dent; club mem
bers present: Mesdames Bird VIII
lard, M. /. Nichols, James Hartley,
W. T. Hartley, r. M. Gilman, Geo.
Rucker, E. L. Wright, W. W. Wyatt,
Ed. Hodgkins, VIM. Jones, Kelly Car
micheal, Ed Covey, L. L. Cardin and
the hostess. The Club will meet in
two weeks, May 18th, at the home Of
Mrs. Ed Covey.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
MAXWELL AUTO
HITS TWO CARS
Old Maxwell Ran Amuck On
Military Street-Hit Two
Cars and Drove One In
TO Peanut ROaster

A dozen people on Military street
made miraculous escapes from the
mad capers of an old Maxwell auto
mobile belonging to a driller in the
Baxter field. A boy of some fifteen
years was in charge of the car. 1t
seems the boy went to crank the car
and threw it into gear. The car shot
back into q big Buick six-cylinder
ar doing it some slight damage. The
Buick was in charge of big colored
chauffeur who drove q party here
this morning from Gutherie, Okla.
The colored gentleman came near
running out of his linen duster get
ting out of the road and added a
touch of humor to what seemed at
first to be q serious affair. When the
Maxwell hit the Buick the boy quick
" threw the car in reverse which
should have killed the engine but 1t
rot away from him again and shot
.liagonally across the crowded street
barely missing other cars and people
and hit the Cook grocery delivery
auto a tremendous blow. The Cook
car was driven from the street
across the side walk and into pea
nut and popcorn roaster in front OF
the Minute Cafe. While the Maxwell
car was pretty well wrecked, the
Cook car sustained some damage as
also did the Buick, no one got a
scratch. The boy in charge OF the
Maxwell clung tenaciously to his po-
sition on the running board when the
collision with the Cook car occurred
and sustained no injuries.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Willie Weber, a Parsons boy, who
was picked up on the streets Of Bax-
ter by the city marshal about a
month ago and was taken to the
Baxter Springs Hospital suffering
with pneumonia, has been removed to
his home in Parsons. While in the
hospital Willie had three separate at
tacks of pneumonia, during which
time an abscess formed in his chest
which necessitated the removed Of
one lung. Willie is doing nicely and
his physicians feel sure Of his recov-
cry.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10
500 Reward. SIoO

The readers OF this paper win Be
pleased 10 learn that there IL at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure In all its stages and
that Il catarrh. catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
faces OF the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution ana assisting nature IN doing its
f"th IN ~. cUPstvs pdwsS nsSe Hna mIen
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that Il falls
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Addrea9 +. ]. CHENEY a CO., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold BY all Druggists. &c.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

After the fellow has backed down
with poor grace and walked away
the man who was right did some
speculating as to who the other party
was. The fright" party was a drill
Ter and he closed the discussion with
the following remark: "Well, ! don't
know who he is but I'll bet my last
weeks pay check / know his BUSH
ness. He is eihter a teacher, preach
er or q lawyer" Getting back to the
cannon, we feel that it would be
slight on Baxter home knowledge
to try to tell anybody the history Of
that cannon. It is said that quite a
good many Of the younger generation
have looked at that old cannon from
the steps on the Library or a seat on
the nearby grass when they asked
their wives to marry them.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oliver
Friday May Sd, at a. m. a fine ten
pound boy, mother and son prosper
ing. II this young gent grows to
voting age he is likely to be a pro-
gressive, as his mother is a repub-
lican and his father q democrat. Just
now there is a Joplin nurse in charge
but as Missouri women are not sup
posed to take part in politics she is
not likely to complicate political af-
fairs in the Oliver household.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

About five years ago we read in a
names Is names" column in a Kan
sas City paper that Baxter Springs,
Kansas, had q Woodrow Wilson and
a Jack Spratt. We copied it in an up
state county seat paper not knowing
that Jack Spratt was only a nick
name the boys had given this sue
cessful insurance and realty man.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

II has been urged that the giving
of news to the Joplin papers-com-
petitors of the home papers in the
home field, helps get US advertised to
the outside when rs q matter Of fact,
"The News of Southeast Kansas" ap-
pearing in the Globe only appears in
southeast Kansas, except on rare oc-
cassions when there is not enough to
fill up for the regular edition. The
fact is that the Globe uses only BaX-
ter News in the Baxter district and
in about a fifth the quantity (and
this is giving them the best of it)
that the home daily does. This is to
hold q certain amount of circulation
here to give the Joplin merchant an
advertising medium in the Baxter
field. The man who deliberately
gives a story to the Joplin Globe en-
hances the prospects of some custom
er doing his buying in Joplin. The
Daily Citizen now has a circulation
much greater than any outside paper
can hope to acquire in the Baxter
field-in fact our circulation is q
greater per cent perfect in Baxter
Springs and the country Immediately
adjacent, we believe, than any other
paper has in the district in it's field
and this statement is honest and open
to inspection. Sending your news to
Joplin is just like buying your groc'
cries there. 1t might be assum'
ed that we were somewhat sell
fish in our desire to print al
the news of the Baxter district
first-this remark was made tt
reporter who demonstrated with
man who had moved from Joplin ovel
here and who still catered to the Jop
| lin papers-maybe from force o.
habit, but more because he is not ye
weaned away from Joplin and be
cause he is not really a Baxter citi
zen yet. No business has been re
volutionized by the war more thai
the newspaper business and yet tn
Daily Citizen has contributed dozen
of columns of space to strictly BaX
ter boosting-space that costs u
hard dollars; dozens of columns t
our local Red Cross; dozens Of col
umns to our local Liberty Loans; doz
ems of columns to anything to max
property more valuable here, brin
more people to town and make a goo
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mr.. B. A. Shaffer has come to Bax-
er Sunday from Perry, Okla, to To-
cate in the contracting business. He
comes highly recommended in social
and religious activities and we are
glad to have him with US.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

John W. Pearce, Of White Plains,
Ca, has moved his family to Baxter
Springs. Mr.. Pearce is the new Bap-
tist preacher. Mr.. Pearce paid the
Daily Citizen office n pleasant call
this morning and subscribed for the
paper.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

About fifteen people from Baxter
drove out to Center Church on Friday
night to attend the revival meetings
that are being conducted there by
Mr.. John Jennings.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

lative to a certain alley up town. Said
the mayor; at will be the breeding
place Of anywhere from a billion to
u world Of mosquitoes and flys when
warm weather comes"
This Is the time Of the year when
man feels too lazy TO do much and
some take their spite out on the COM
munity by writing poetry. Submis-
sion Of poetry to n newspaper editor
is equivalent to a good stiff knock
with a water elm club on his know
ledge bump. OF course, we apprec-
late, there are n good many extenu-
ating circumstances in favor Of the
composer Of "blank" verse-of the
type that the newspaper editor Is
talked into giving up his costly space
for. The above opinion Is prejudiced
somewhat, perhaps, because poetry
takes more time for the linotype op-
orator, is hard to make up" in the
forms and ordinarily has little or no
news value. It takes up more space
than prose and is so apt to sour the
disposition of the linotype operator
permanently. (if the offense is re-
peated) The editor always hesitates
to impair this most important part
of his back shop efficiency. As this
is war times and everything must
be intensely practical we kindly and
fervently pray our friends, whom the
balmy spring air, green grass and
flowers have inoculated with the
poetical bug, to spare US this one
spring.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

We have one man who is one Of
the best news sources in town that
always replys to the stock opening Of
the reporters "What do you know"
"oh, I'm ignorant today"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Miss Vera Moore os NeOsho, No.,
is visiting at the home Of her uncle,
Andrew Moore and at the home OF
her friend, Miss Opal Wells.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

There is n strong feeling in Baxter
Snrinrs that now is the time-the
neurological and the practical time
70 strain every municipal nerve to In
duce industrial enterprises to come
here. The Chamber of Commerce
through the secretary and members
,ococnize this as one of the most es-
.ential functions of the organizations
and are working efficiently and ener-
getically. The secretary has some
very encouraging prospects, but IN,
teresting people and breaking grouno
for building is two distinct PROPOSE
tions. It is more than a one man JOB
to locate anything Of an Industrial
nature here that will be large enough
TO benefit the town materially. IL Is
every property owner, every business
md professional mans job in ths
town-even the school teachers an''
nreacbers are not barred. Certainly
no one expects you to sit down anu
write a lengthy letter describing inc
merits Of Baxter Springs to Swift q
Co., Cudahy or the Standard Oil CON-
pany, although such would do no
harm and might do some good lms
IS the way to do it: Every letter you
write to a friend incorporate in 1t q
little boost for Baxter. Every time
YOU are over to Joplin, up to Kansas
City, at the county seat, Galena-any
place you may be, talk big for Baxter
Springs. When a company is think
ing of locating in town they don''
20 except as a matter of form al
first to the Chamber Of Commerce
They make extensive inquiry very
much as a detective around the edges
and among people who never suspect
to whom or for what they are talk
ing. The people of Baxter Springs
are very fortunate in residing in 9
town which they can boost without
any qualms of conscience. 1t is baf
to live in a poor town and not goot
booster, but it is criminal to live IL
good town and pass up all chances
to boost.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Over at Galena Arthur and Claude
McNay struggle along to get out n
good newspaper and an add appears
every few days in a Joplin paper
costing the Galena merchant as much
as a page add several times would
cost in the home paper. This Galena
merchant is paying for circulation at
Carthage and Webb City and wasting
money he ought to be giving to the
Red Cross.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Mayor Wright's description OF
what a filthy alley would cause has
humor attached to it. The mayor
was addressing the city council re-
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

Judging from the want ad column
in the newspapers, Joplin has a good
many rooms and houses for rent.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-05-10

We iObcI pub yVu VIZ W.
plea for advertising. While the Jop'
lin papers have cudgeled the district
for Liberty Loan adds and made
great capital out of this the Daily
Citizen has actually solicited one page
add-one the day Of the Third Liber-
ty Loan drive in Baxter Springs.
Attention was called by a number
of persons passing down Military
street last night between eight and
nine o'clock to a little phenomenon
of lights and figures and there was
a striking object lesson in 1t. On the
left side Of the street, passing SOUTH
was a progressive wide awake store
with nicely lighted windows and q
window display that would arrest the
attention of anybody strolling about
in the evening, as many were last
night. Diagonally across the street
a little to the south was another
larger but much les conspicuous store
The windows were dark and there
was nothing to indicate the place was
other than a store room except a rev
dim gas lights in the rear OF the
store and for the north window which
showed in q wonderfully realistic way
\ woman beautifully decked out IT
spring toggery of the latest cut Inc
contrast between this window and the
other windows Of the store was 50
remarkable that a number OF people
coneregated to discover the cause
when it was ascertained that it was
but a reflection from a window across
the street. As many as three dozen
people gathered at one time to iooN
at this little phenomenon OF electric
lights. The owner of the lighted store
was called and he declared that he
was not purposely using his lights
in such a way as to advertise nlS
coods in his own windows and the
dark windows across the street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-06
WEBSTERVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cummings and
little son have been visiting here for
several days and left Thursday for Bel
lows Falls, where Mrs Cummings will
visit for some time Mrs. Cummings
Conn. He was accompanied by David
Geake.
Mrs. Charles Partelow and little daugh-
ter, Phyllis, returned 10 their home in
Newton, Mass, this week, after visiting
at John McFarlane's for few weeks.
William Mckee of Graniteville is tax
ing charge of the barber shop during the
absence Of David Geake.
Mrs Ed. anderson and Ola McNevin
were in Burlington this week.
Rupert Gillander and William Lacil-
lard of Hartford, Conn, are visiting here,
Cecilia 0,Herin of Barre was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Norman Turney Of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Boucher.
Fred Donald, who is in training for
United States service in Burlington, is
spending a few days ct home.
Edith Raycraft is visiting friends in
ST. Johnsbury.
Thomas Potvin has purchased Cadil-
lac touring ear,
Mrs. Joseph NORM returned from Man
chester, N. H., Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Edwards returned from
the Barre City hospital last Tuesday
and is recovering rapidly.
Several people went from this place
to Lake Morey Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-06

of beds that constitute the upper forma-
ton The line representing this period
Of erosiona line indicating surface
of ''unconformity," in the phrase of the
geologist--may be seen in many of the
cliffs of this region.
Mr.. Knowlton's studies of the fossil
plants, by which in large part it has been
possible to determine that the two for.
nations considered are of different ages,
are of value not only TO the geologist
who may be interested in the strait
graphy of the country but to the student
of the worlds vegetation and of the sue.
cession of plants that long ago grew in
that region. Many of these plants are
here described for the first time, and the
report contains figures showing the form
and peculiarties of many of the leaves of
the plants, so far as these are revealed
by the impressions that they left in the
mud and sand of those long vanished
days.
Mr., Lees studies are of value to the
miner who is tracing a coal bed from
place TO place, for though the report is
not prepared primarily for economic pur-
poses it contains information that may
materially assist him in this work