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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
BOTTOM BOUGHT BUSES

Arch Bottom has bought the D. a.
Showalter buss business. Mr. BOtton
took possession the latter part Of the
week. The business will still be KNOW
as the Baxter Cab Line. Mr.. Bottom
says the fares viii remain the same
Day fares from the Frisco depot N|
be rs cents and night fares the sn.1'
until after midnight when they VII
so cents until five o'clock in the NOR
ing. Mr.. Bottom says he would l's
70 use young boys as drivers late
the night if he did not charge
as the cost Is greater. he sayn
trade has told him his charge J.
right Il he win keep men a. dr.l
which he intends to do.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
TAFT EXPECTS LONG WAR

Rock Island, ILL.,, June 17-Formel
President William H. Taft said here
Thursday the war would be over and
won by the time the United States
had been in the conflict three years.
at will take possibly one or two
wears for the United States to get
started right in this conflict" MI
Taft said, "and then probably yeai
or so to win and end it; that is, pro
viding no other country FLINDERS. II
losing Russia it hurt. The Russian
situation consider serious. II Rus
sia turns over her resources to th'
enemy it will take a little longer FOL
us to win," he concluded.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
now A PRETTY PARK
Riverside Park Now An Ideal Place
for Swimming and Boating
Safe and Sanitary.

Riverside Park, under the manage
ment of Dell Noel, is very attractive
place to spend an evening or an after
noon. Mr.. NOEL is very accommodate
ing and is trying to make his patrons
enjoy their visit. The swimming pool
in the river is now a perfect depth fol
swimming and the boating is ideal
The river is very pretty at this seas
on and the people now already visit
ing the river in large numbers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

II is the patriotic duty Of every re-
gistered voter to go to the polls next
Tuesday and register a vote in favor
of the issuance Of 100000 in school
bonds, for the purpose of building the
proposed new high school. To per-
nit the school bonds to be defeated
would he nothing short Of calamity
If you are at all interested in Baxter
Springs you will not need another re-
minder. You will see that you get to
the polls the first thing Tuesday
morning.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
SOLDIER LETTER
Base Hospital, Ward D-S,

Base Hospital, Ward D-3,
Camp Travis, Tex, May 3, 1918.
Dear Fred:-Arrived here Saturda!
morning. very tired after a 24-houl
ride, this camp is only a short dis
lance from the Mexican border so yol
can imagine the distance we had IRON
McAlister. There was all kinds OF de-
monstrations as we picked up the boy
along the stops. | never saw or hear
more fuss at one time in all my l1'
as was created on this train at tn;
different depots.
For the present / have been assign
ed to Company 51-165 Depot Brigade
hut am in quarantine here for a
least 81 days. This is one big plac'
and everything is very systematic
There are street cleaners, ice men
laundry men, etc, just like one biz
city.
Aerplanes and balloons fly arount
all day, they have trenches, dugou''
and firing posts on the drill grounds
every few minutes there is troop o.
cavalry or a company Of men drilling
or q string of cannon drawn past tn
building going somewhere to drill
The base hospital has capacity o.
10000 patients for everything an'
all diseases.
The camp has a capacity OF 2OO'Oo,
men and at'present there are l1o'Oo'
in training here; the camp is DO mile
square, all around the city Of San An
tonic. Will send you some Of tn'
camp photos so Mother and Lennl'
can get an idea of what it looks llk'
for it is time to close and go to WORK
Hoping to hear from you soon, re-
-, Clare.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

the people, thus not only giving all
the people an opportunity 20 invest in
these very best securities but also Civ
ing them lesson in thrift. This is
where the present campaign got its
name of War Savings"
Cherokee county must have $780,
900 in Baby Bonds pledged by or on
June 20, or within the next two weeks.
There is no alternative permitted by
the government authorities, who say
UYoua must pledge your Baby Bond
quota and you must not postpone your
work or adjourn. your meetings on
June 20 until they are pledged" Each
school district in the county, in ADJ
dition to each of the towns and citid
has its separate quota to raise and q
government says eYOu must raise i"
So urgent is the demand made BY
the government, that the lead and
zinc mining operators have summar-
lily acted upon the matter and have
declared that 1917 of each employees
wages shall be invested in the War
Savings stamps. The employee viii
draw 9OeS in cash and 1919 in stamps
each week from June 20 to January
/. This is but an instance Of the
methods being employed everywhere
to make certain not only that the
quota will be raised but that each
man employed in the Nation viii learn
a lesson in saving.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

81 never got any schoolin and thu
younguns now amt no better than
wuz," was the remark one man made
when some one read for him that Bax'
ter wanted a new school house. How
many like this poor ignOramus do you
suppose there are in Baxter? There
may be enough to defeat the schoo
house bonds unless the progressive
people who want their children ed
dikated" turn out and vote. The elec
ton is next Tuesday. Do your duty
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
DISTURBED THEIR PEACE

Leta Powell, negress, was arrest
ed in the west part of town last Sat
urday upon a complaint that she had
been cutting up Ned" and disturbing
the peace in generous whOle-heart-
ed fashion. She is in the city jail
awaiting the pleasure Of the court
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
CARD FROM ROY FORD

Dear Friend:-Will leave tomorrow
for a camp some where in the U. S.
Will give you my address when / ar
rive there. Am a little hOmesick but
am glad am here. There is a fine
bunch Of fellows here and all anxious
to get to France. / haven't much
time to write now but tell the other
fellows that l win write when / get
to my next camp. Your friend,
Roy Ford.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21
WOLF IN TOWN

The other night a bold, bad wolf
deliberately stole into the residence
part of town and carried off a puppy.
The pups cries attracted the owners
attendtion who shot at the wolf, but
the wolf carried the dog away. Archie
Walker is responsible for this item,
SO we do not question its veracity at
all.-Commerce News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

Oliver Greenstreet of Baxter
Springs is credited with having dis
covered a solder that will work on
zinc. Inasmuch as this will greatly
widen the scope of the use of this
metal, it is considered of great i'm
portancs.--oSwego Independent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice, Of Baxter
Springs, Carroll Cox Of Commerce,
Bud Spear, of Columbus, and ]. c.
Stephens, of this city all spent the
last three days Of last week on mot
or trip to Paola, Kansas, and other
points in the Southwest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

THE MINING NEWS
!. *****+*+*+**i
By Frank Hills,
In Miami Record-Herald.

In Miami Record-Hernld'
A fossil, taken from the Prairie
Lead and Zinc Company's mine,in the
Sunnyside field, Is on exhibition In a
Quapaw show window. II has the APP
pearance Of a lizard about five feet
long and is wonderfully natural in ev-
cry detail, even to the eyes. A great
deal of speculation has been caused by
the fossil among those who have seen
it, some giving It name which would
take a line to write. The Prairie Lead
and Zinc company has been operating
since last November and has taken
out lot of good dirt, preparatory to
the construction of a mill that will be
built in the early fall. It is believed
that the Prairie will develop into as
good a mine as the Lead Boy across
he road, as the formation Is showing
up the same in the two long drifts
hat have been driven from the field
shaft. Water courses, similar to
those in the Lead Boy, are being OPP
cned and are found to be filled with
deposits of pure lead and jack.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

Mrs. Sarah Hendry has received a
card from her son, Alva, announcing
his safe arrival in France.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

A good run of ore was encountert Il
in the shaft being sunk on the jack
Boy lease, southeast of QuapaV, tn
first of the week. Fifteen feet of good
stuff came in at depth of " feet
and the work of drifting will soon he
taken up. The Jack Boy lies west Of
the Old Red Feather and corners with
the Gypsy Queen on the southwest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

The Brown Head Company is still
taking out ore on its lease in Section
1888, on the Kansas side. 1t is be-
lieved that the Brown Head has the
biggest dump in the field but it is still
being taken out, as it seems to be tn
policy of the company to get an in
mense lot of material for a mill u
work on before it is built. Pinkeyo
is causing a great deal of trouble a.
though an air shaft has been cut be-
tween the shafts, as the men arc
working several feet below the driit
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

The Green Zinc Company, who's
bip yellow mill can be seen for SON
distance, is working a second run Of
ore that has just been reached, at
depth of 100 feet, which is thought i'
he much better. than the one at q
feet which has ben worked heretofor
The Gren mill, which went into oper'
alton a few weeks ago, has been shu'
down for about three weeks while th'
sinking has been going on but will or
crate regularly as soon as the groun(
has been opened a little more.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

]. II. Shaw, manager of the Red
Eagle, at Sunnyside, who lately took
over deserted lease on the NWh Of
Section S2-20-24, put men in the
ground the early part of the week to
continue the long drift begun by the
earlier operators there. Mr.. Shaw
who owns the lease individually, has
sunk six holes since he took the prop
arty over, finding good lead in al OF
them, which shows the necessity o.
testing out the ground, as the forme'
owner of the lease. spent 5000 sinking
shaft and driving the drift 60 feet
and getting nothing 1t is probable
that Mr.. Shaw will operate the han'
iigs as soon as the good stuff is'reach'
I'd, which may be in about a week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-21

The DeArmon Mine, located JUS
across the Kansas line, north Of Car
din. has begun operating again afteI
shutdown of several months Of
account of water trouble. Two II
;nch Pomona pumps were installed in
he mine about four weeks ago which
in a short time made it possible tC
yet into the ground and complete tn
air drift that was finished last Sur
lay. Pinkeye has caused the work
men in the DeArmond a great deal O.
trouble but now with the drift cor,
plete, there will be no more grief OF
that account. The plant has been op
Grating irregularly for several day
and will soon be running regularly.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
FRENCH LINER ARRIVES
 aWITH ALL LIGHTS ABLAZE

m Atlantic Port, Nov. S.-A large
 fench liner arrived here during the nieht with all her lights ablaZe. This unusual procedure in war time was due. according to passengers, to a wireless message picked up at sea, hich caused the captain to order paint scraped from the vessels port holes. to permit illumination of the declls
 While the contents or the wireless message were not made known 10 the passengers. many Of them landed to- day with the impression that peace had been concluded with Germany and that freedom Of the seas had been restored.
 Among the arrivals was Hans Sul- ger. Swiss minister to the United states, who comes to seek an exten- sion of the commercial arrangements with this country. who expired Sept. .o. so as to permit shipment to Switz- -rland of grains as well as other food supplies. Switzerland is sorely in need Of cereals, he said 10 feed not only the Swiss people, but also 30,00O English. French and German soldiers who are interned there.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
TURKEYS ONLY HOPE RESTS
 WITH THE UNITED STATES

Boston, Nov. 3.-Rev. James L. Barton, foreign secretary of the Amer ican Board of Commissioners for For eign Missions, in a statement made public here today, declared that the state department in Washington and Lord Bryce, former ambassador from Great Britain and chairman of the European allies committee on near eastern affairs, favor the United States taking a major part in recognizing and reshaping the government of Turkey, Bulgaria and the Bankan peninsula.
 There is no country in the world" he said, which stands so close to Turkey as does the United States as a result of missionary work which it has done there. Whether rightly or wrongly, the United States did not get into war with Turkey, and, as I was told in the state department this week, America is to take a large hand in recognizing the near east.
 If European powers were to un- dertake this task, jealousy would be stirred up. The nation undertaking it must be one not under suspicious Of colonial ambitions and Lord Bryce has come to the conclusion that the only nation fitted for the work is the United States.
 "1f independence not be given to Armenia, this war will have been fought in vain.'
 Henry Morgenthau, former ambas- sador to Turkey, who has been in Massachusetts making speeches for the democratic party, stated that America must take a large part in rebuilding Turkey. He declared that the American missions had been the one bright spot in Turkey before the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
FREE MOVEMENT OF ALLIED
 FORCES THROUGH AuSTRIA

Washington, Nov. 3.-ArmiStice terms which the Austrians have ac- cepted are expected here to furnish a clear index to those which the Su- preme War Council at Versailles is preparing for Germany. Conse- quently their publication will carry would attach since the Austrian sur greater significance than otherwise render had been discounted in ad- vance by the interaI disintegration of the Dual Monarchy and the collapse of the Austro Hungarian forces on the Italian front
 Official announcement that the armistice had been signed reached the state department today. In mak- ing this known, officials gave no in- dication of the terms imposed, nor was there any explanation of why cessation of hostilities had been de- layed "A hours or more. after the ac- tual signing of the articles of sur render. The generally accepted view, however, seemed to be that it was desired to have virtually all Italian soil freed of enemy troops before the Italian armies were committed to end
 their attacks upon the routed Aus trian forces.
 Military men here said the terms which the Supreme War Council had prepared WOulQ make II impossible for the Austrians to renew hostlities. probably including the disarming Of the enemy troops and occupation of strategic points as well. Some of these, named Fret and Trieste, al- ready have been occupied by Italian and allied forces.
 Free movement of the allied troops ] through Austria to attack Germany from the south should the supreme war command decide such a stroke 1 necessary in the future also is ex- pected to be stipulated. Unofficial reports from Vienna today said the
 Germans were preparing for such an attack by feverishly digging trenches
 on and fortifying the Bavarian from tier.
 1 Allied and American military men 1 here believe Germanys equalization will follow soon after the terms from l Versailles are submitted
 Exchanges of views between Colonel
 E. M. House, special representative of 1 the American government in France,
 and the allied premiers continued | today at Colonel Houses home in
 Paris and apparently the general
 terms for Germany are not ready for ! submission to the allied military ! leaders for consideration with their
 regard to the military necessities. l Colonel House is keeping President i Wilson constatly advised as to the 1 progress of events.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04

Paris, Nov 3. $50 p. m.-(By The 4. p Official announcement was made here this evening that an armis- tice has been signed with Austria
 Hostilities will cease at three o'clock Monday afternoon.
 The conditions of the arnistice will will be published on Tuesday,
 London. Nov. 3. 3.12 D. m.-An ar lnistice with Austria was signed this afternoon by General Diaz, the Ital- ian commanders chief, according to an official announcement made here this evening. The text of the state nlent reads;
 "A telephone message has been re- ceived from the prime minister in Paris saying that news has just come that Austria Hungary, the last of Gernany's props, has gone out of the war.
 "The armistice was signed by Gen eTal Diaz this afternoon and will come into operation tomorrow at three o. clock. The terms will be published Tuesday"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT EAST OF THE MEUSE

With the American Forces North west of Verdun, Nov. }, 13C D. m.- (By The A. P.)-American aviators late today reported that the Germans to the east of the Mouse appeared to be in full retreat. The aviators' mes sages said that all roads running northward were packed with troops, artillery and trucks.
 The American aviators went as far as Remoivilla, They, reported that the roads southwest of RemoiyiiIe are choked with traffic.
 The retreating Germans and con- Voys and enemy ammunition camps and various villages within the Teu- ton lines were att2cked today by the American day bombing anplanes.
 Great damage is reporte~ to have been done to property and consterna- tion caused among the retreating troops.
 The Amerioan bombing machines made two attacks, the first in the morning and the other in the after noon, reaching as far as Stenay and Beaumont. Fires are reported in both places.
 Eight squadrons participated in the air raids today. The bombers attack ed Beaumont where they destroyed a warehouse and exploded an ammuni- ton dump. Ill Stenay another ammu- milton dump was exploded. The bembars. also attacked Martin | court MouseIS, BeauGlair and Beau fort. The last two towns sfndltane- | ously were under fire of American heavy guns.
 - In the region of vaux and Sommau the pursuit planes harassed the troops along the roadways with ma chine guns and small bombs. The weather was cloud> h/ it was the first really clear day on the ground since the offensive of the Americans was resumed. | There wera various combats in the air. Two German machines were re- l ported brouht down. Three American planes are missing.
 l The .aviators' report rIgarding the 1 retreat of the enemy east of the Mouse is as follows;
 ! -"At Remoiville a troop train of nineteen cars was leaving, north ward bound. We saw great crowds ot l enemy troops along the railway sid l ing. We fired upon them and they i fired back With incendiary bullets. Al
 northbound roads out of Re- oiyille l were filled with troops" 1 According to previous reports al i IGaSJ lOuE AuSlIU-I1uHSiil ldll ulNl-
 sions were opposing tn French and
 Americans east of the Mouse in this 1 sector.
 German artillery east of the Mouse
 protected by hills and woods beyond
 Lion- -Devant Dun, had been a source
 of constant annoyance to the Ameri- | cans since they reached the gre/ el-
 bow in the river north of DannevouX | The advance of the Americans Satur- day made possible the bringing IT
 of artillery, and the Ameuican gun:
 this afternoon began counter batter!
 work. Soon afterwards tEc German
 artillery desisted. Numerous enemy
 batteries in the region of Fontaine'
 were under American fire most of thu | afternoon.
 Later came the reports of the avi
 ators that the enemy appeared to b,
 in full retreat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
KING GEORGE PRAISES
 THE ROYAL AIR FORGE

London, Saturday, Nov 2.-Kins George has sent the following tele- gram to the secretary of state for the royal air force:
 T offer you and the royal air force my warmest congratulations on the successful results of the air fighting on Oct. 30, when all previous records were beaten. Such achievements tes- tify to the spirit which animates all ranks in their determination to retain our mastery in the air and cannot fail materially to assist the steady advance of my armies in the field.''
 The success of the British airmen o& which the king refers resulted in ths destruction on Oct. 90 of 67 German machines and the bringing down of 15 others out of control. This result was achieved with the loss of only 1s British machines.
 The independent air force had a very successful week. It made 31 raids over Germany, dropping nearly 50 tons of bombs. A number of very heavy missiles were used during q number of these raids and very con siderable damage is known to have been caused to some of Germany S most vital war industries.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-04
LITTLE BUSINESS BEFORE
 CONGRESS THIS WEEK

Washington, Nov. S.-Congress will hold only perfunctory sessions this week. for virtually s;l members have gone home for Tuesday's elections, which are to determine the political complexion of both house and senate.
 Temorrow's session If the senate will be the last-at least on pay-for several senators aproiltcd to succeed members who have died during the session. The terms of Senators Drew of New Hampshire, Benet of South Carolina, Guion of Louisiana and Will Hey Of Missouri end with the election of their successors Tuesday, while, if not elected, Senators Baird of New New Jersey, Henderson of Nevada, McNary of Oregon and Nugent of Idaho also will retire. AL however, will be entitled to serve and vote until their successors qualify, but the. pay of the latter starts on election day.
 Senators Drew, Benet and Wilf1ey were eliminated in the preliminaries, while Guion did not offer for nomina- lion.