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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
BUTTE, MONT.
By Jessie H. Smith, Box 1877.

By Jessie H. Smith, Box 1877.
The cold wave didn't miss Butte
this time and the mercury has drop
ped to Is below o.......T The Mite
Mission met at the residence of Mrs.
D. W. Walton. January "a. A large
number was present. All spent a
pleasant evening, lunch being served
after all business had ben suspended.
The Sunshine Mission met with
Mrs. H. c. Dunn, Wednesday after
noon; important topics were discuss.
ed, one OF the topics was Doing Your
Bit After much discussion the
meeting adjourned and lunch was
served. 900. Mrs. Cannon, of Helena,
has returned to the city for an indefi-
mite period. IA grand masque ball
will be given at Thistle hall, January
81. Rance Ware and Lee Marshall,
managers. Mrs. J.. w. Brown enter
tanned at breakfast in honor of the
Helena visitors, after which they at
tended the morning services at the
Baptist church. Those in the party
were Miss Hooper, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Brown and some others. The in,
FAINT son of Mrs. William King is slow
ly recovering. 80. Walter King has re-
sumed his studies at the High school.
-. .Earlee Walker has returned to
Anaconda. ... Mrs. Maggie Buckhan-
non is a little indisposed at this writ
ing. All the leading books, maya
zines and papers of the race may be
had At Everybody's News Stand, 215
S. Montana street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

services were well attended Sunday.
Pastor F. H. Prentice preached a very
interesting sermon at IL A. NJ, sub.
ject: THE Barren Fig Tree" At the
evening worship he preached a soul
stirring sermon, theme, THE Meat
of the Soul" closing the day with one
addition by restoration q. . Rev. F. H.
Prentice is preparing to take a trip
to Missouri, where he expects to spend
a few days and probably preach sew
eral sermons.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
Vaughan's Values
w
Michigan
THE UNPARALLELED HEALTH


THE UNPARALLELED HEALTH
RESORT FOR THE RACE.
1000 lots, surrounding a lake two
miles long, half mile wide, in which
Is an island park of 8 acres, with an
excellent club house. Streets and
boulevards all laid out. Pere Mar
quette Railroad right through the
town. Has a tent city.
Buy your family a rest home, in a
resort that is being bought up by the
best people throughout the country.
Many cottages already built by both
men and ONE whom we all have
heard of.
Environment and social contact as
sured of the highest.
Lots s24.5o each. 5000 down, $500
per month on one or two lots. Located
near Chicago.
Free information by
EUGENE EDWARD VAUGHAN,
General Agent,
26th and Parkway,
KANSAS CITY, -. KANSAS.
Bell Phone, West 1857.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
R~oSEDALE, KANSAS.

Mrs. Cleveland Bibbs of Cleveland,
Ohio. has been visiting in Kansas City.
THE funeral of Mrs. Sarah Gray
was held from the Gate Undertaking
Parlor Tuesday. She was survived by
two sons and other relatives. Mrs.
VIM. Tillery is seriously i'll.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION

MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION
T. G.. McCampbell, President.
e. B. Thompson, Vice President.
w. H. Washington, Treasurer.
S. H. P. Edwards, Secretary.
Board of Directors:
N. w. Jordan. s. Myers,
W. II. Brown. E. S. Baker,
w, R. Patterson. R. V. Adkins,
3. r. Francis. Richard Harris
Geo johnson, r, Fulbright.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday
In each month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
WAR T S.

A person who uses soft coal buys
as much heat in each pound as a per-
son who Uses hard, or anthracite coal,
The soft coal is better in every way
than the hard coal. The only redeem
ing feature the hard coal has is this;
a hard coal fire does not need to be
tended so often-it saves more time
but time is no object to us poor folks,
for we have time in abundance.
To sum it all up. it has been very
timely stated that we must 60 back
to the simple life; he c~ontended with
simple food, simple pleasures, simple
clothes. Work hard, pray hard, play
hard. Work, eat, recreate and sleep.
Do it all courageously.
I'VE have a victory to win"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER
r. A. NJ.
OFFICERS OF GRAND COMMAND
cry, X. T.
Missouri and Jurisdiction
1918.

lSl(-Ios
W. G. Mosely, R. E. q. c., Kansas
City. Mo.
]. w. Beard, V. E. G. c., st. Louis,
No.
C w. Lewis, E. G. G., st. Louis, Mo.
c.. Brassfield, E. G., Captain Ger
eraI. Kansas City, Mo.
W. A Ashle., E. G. P, st. Louis,
Mo.
j.. H. Kenner, E. G., Treasurer, Mar
shall, Mo.
J. T. Cannon, E. G., Recorder, st.
Louis, Mo.
George A. Johnson, q. G. S. W.,
Kansas City, Mo.
benjamin F. Graves, E. G.. J.. w, st.
Joseph. Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

He that loses his life in helping to
free the world from the slavery of
an autocratic government will not
have lived in vain.
We hope to see that small restau.
rants and eating places be just as pa
triotic in refusing to serve meat on
meatless days, and wheat bread or
wheat griddle cakes or crackers on
wheatless days as the big hotels. Per-
sons who do not help to save food by
substituting other foods in their
stead are helping Germany, which
means that they will prolong the war
just that much and so cause many
more of our boys to lose their lives
than ought to be necessary.
The United States Food Administra,
ton wishes to have the people in
crease their use of Irish potatoes.
The potato today is plentiful, cheap
and the best substitute for food stap-
les we are being asked to save for our
associates in the war. 1t furnishes
strength, bulk, mineral salts, and
helps the stomach to do its work bet
ter.
If we are going to win this war, we
mush fight Germany man for man,
she'll for shell, potato for potato.
Try the pinto and other colored
beans which have become popular in
the West and Middle West as a sub
stitute for the common white or navy
bean. In most of the largest cities in
these sections. colored beans are Us
ed almost entirely.
Colored beans are equal to white in
food value, and many claim that they
taste better. The housewife may save
money by purchasing colored beans,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

for they are one-third cheaper than
the white. The Army and the Navy
Commissaries are using the colored
beans and the soldiers are fond OF
them.
To increase Frances crops and to
tighten the burden of toll on her old
men, ONE and children, the United
States Food Administration will ship
1,500 farm tractors to that country in
time for the sprng farming. The
tractors are expected not only to be
of immense service to Franch by max
ing it possible for the French people
to raise more food On their LAND, but
also through this very fact that they
will enable the French to produce
more foor for their own consumption
and thus lessen the demands for food
from America, they will relate ship
ping for the transportation of Amer
lean soldiers.
Mr.. Mani do not hurt your wife's
feelings by demanding that she give
you your regular pork chops. Let her
help in her kitchen way to end the
war, so that her men folks will not
be called to the front. She may not
give you everything you want to eat,
but she will give you plenty of food
and it will taste good too. Surprise
friend wife by asking her to make you
a one-dish meal. Yes, the woman in
the kitchen is helping to win the war.
January 16, 1918.
To All Officers of the General Recruit.
ing service:
The acceptance of applicants, who
are eligible for voluntary enlistment
and qualified, for enlistment in the
S1Sth Engineers (Sappers), National
Army, at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington, and the 319 Engineers (Sap-
pers), National Army, at Camp Ere.
mont, Palo Alto, California, is author.
lied.
Accepted applicants will be sent for
enlistment to the nearest recruit de-
pot post, or military pos, enroute to
the salons of hese organizations. AT
ter enlistment they will be sent with
out delay to the proper station o re-
port to Commanding officer, Engin-
eer Troops at that post.
By order of the Secretary Of War.
w. T. BATES,
Adjutant General.
January Is, 1918.
To All Officers of the General Recruit
y ing Service:
, About 1000 suitable men are needed
for the Auxiliary Aemouht Depots,
Quartermasters Corps, National Army.
Effort will be made to provide for the
acceptance and enlistment of suitable
men for this service who are over
draft age and have had experience
with horses and are otherwise eligible
for enlistment. Applicants will be
sent by the Recruiting Officers to the
usual depots and depot posts for en-,
listment and the depot or depot post
commanders will report the men so
enlisted separately from other Quar-
termaster Corps recruits in making
report and recommendation for as,
signment. BY order of the Secretary
OF War:
w. It. DAVIS,
Adjutant General.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
A. F. and A. M. Mo.
Jurisdiction
officere-1917.

SrtlceTe-lSif
W. w. Fields. Cameron, Mo, Grand
Master.
C. c. Clark, st. Louis. Mo-, Dep.
Grand Master.
Ernest Boone, Louisiana, Mo, Senior
Grand Warden.
[. II. Bradbury, st. Louis, Mo-,
Junior. Grand Warden.
H. H. Walker. st. Joseph, Mo-, Grand
Treasurer.
Geo. w. K. Love, Kansas City,
Grand Secretary.
Nelson C. Crews, Kansas City, Re
lief Secretary.
e. G. Lacey, Kansas City, G. L.
lst District.
e. J. Cooper, Mexico, Mo-, G. L.,
end District.
OFFICERS OF GRAND CHAPTER,
r. A. NJ.
Missouri and Jurisdiction, 1918.
4. G. McCampbell, G. H. p, Quin
daro, Kans.
A. L. Thomas, D. C. H. P, Jeffer
son City, Mo.
]. p. Moffett, G. King, Sedalia, Mo
s. A. May, G. Scribe, st. Louis, Mo
Chas. Griggsby, G. Treas, Liberty
NO.
e. s. Baker, C. Secretary, Kansa:
City, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
CHAPTER v.
The Point Of the Joke.

out IN the open air and sunshine he
took deep satisfying breath. lie
reit as though he had escaped from
a cage full of monkeys. Monkeys In
the form OF men. creatures who would
servilely obey him as Rochest eli. but
who. scsnting tho truth. would rend
him in pieces.
Wen, he was clear OF them. Once
back in the Savoy lle would get into
his own things. and once In his own
things he would strike. If he could
NOE get a lawyer to talse his case up
against Rochester. he would go to the
police. Yes he would. Rochester, had
hoped him. taken his letters. taken
his watch.
Tones Ion s; was not the man to bring
ing hrs belongings. this Internal jes-
Ter had done 80. not for plumber but
Ior the purpose Of making the serv-
ANTS believe that he. Rochester, had
been stripped of everything by sharks,
and sent/home in an old suit OF
ciothes; all the same he would Charge
Rochester with tho taking Of his
things. he would teach this practical
joker how to behave.
thoughts before going to the Savoy,
That one word '"rosh" uttered by
the woman. in answer to what he
had said, told him more about
Rochester than many statements. This
man wanted a cold hath, ho wanted
to be held under the tap till he cried
for mercy.
Wallting, now with tho stick under
his right arm and his left hand in
M, trousers pocket, he felt some
thing in the pocket 1t was a coin.
lie took it out. 1t was u penny, un-
discovered evidently, and unremoved
by the valet.
1t was also reminder of his own
poverty stricken condition. His
thoughts turned from Rochester and
his jokes. to his own immediate and
tragic position. The whole thing was
his own fault. 1t was quite easy to
say TINT Rochester had led him along
and tempted him; he was a full
grown man and should have resisted
temptation. lie had let strong drink
get hold Of him. we'll. he had paid by
the loss Of his money. to say nothing
of the way his self-respect had been
bruised by this Jester
Near Buckingham Palace he turned
back. walking Ivy the way lie had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
Author of "'Thc Gold Trail'
and ."Sea Plumber" r,

come. and leaving the park at the
He crossed the plexus of ways
where Northumberland avenue de
near 10 o'clock and the first evening
papers were out. A hawker with 4
bundle of papers under his arm and
yellow poster in front of him like
an apron, drew his attention: ut
least tho poster did. : z.
Suicide of an American In Lon
dom were tho words on the poster
Jones. remembering his penny. bro-
dmGed It and bought Il paper.
The Americans suicide did not ,in-
terest him, but he fancied vaguely.
That something OF Rochestcr's doings
OF the night before might have been.
caught by the press through the po-
lice news. He thought 1t highly
nroDahle thft Rochester continuing
his mad course. had been saoled.
lie was rewarded. Right on the.
first page he saw his own name. HS<]
had never seen 1t before In print. ahds
the sight and the circumstances made
his tongue cluck back. as though
checked by string tied to it's root. (
Ihis was the paragraphs:
Last night. as the 1895 Inner cir
Gle train was entering the Temple
station, man was seen to jump from
fore the station officials could inter.
fere to save him. the unfortunate man
had thrown himself before the In
coming engine. Death was instan-
taneOus. s
Prom papers in possession Of de-
ceased. his identity has been verified
as that of Mr.. V. a. Jones, an Ameri-
can gentleman of Philadelphia. late-
ly resident at the Savoy HGtelss
strand"
Jones stood with the paper In his
hand, appalled,. Rochester had comy
mitted suicide! r .s
This was the iest--the black core
of it, All last evening. all through
that hilarity he had been plotting
this. Plotting it perhaps from the
first moment of their meeting. I'm.
able to resist the prompting Of the
extraordinary likeness. this Joker,
this waster. done to the world. had
left life at the end of q last jam
boree. and with a burst of laughter
leaving another man in his clothes.
nay, almost one might say. in his
body. ,.4.' y
Jones saw the point OF the thing at
once a. ~ go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
! IMAGE"

you'd be under the delusion that he.
Jones. was Rochester doped and
robbed and dressed in another mans
clothes and sent home.
Rochester. turning up later in the
morning, would have a fine feast of
humor to sit down to.
This seemed plain. The born prac-
qtical joker coming on his own twin
image could not resist making use of
1t. This explanation cleared the sit
uation. but 1t did not make it a COM
Portable one. If the servants dlscov-
ered the imposition before the arrival
OF Rochester things would be UNI
pleasant
He must act warily, get downstairs
ana escape from the place as soon as
possible. Later on he would settle
will, with Rochester. The servants. il they
taken him on his face value, his voice
had evidently not betrayed him, He
felt sure on this point. He left the
bath and. drying himself. donned the
toothbrush stood on glass tray by o
little basin furnished with hot and cold
water taps, and now, so strangely are
men constituted. the main facts Of his
position were dwarfed for q second by
the consideration that he had no tooth
brush Of his own.
Just that little thing brought his
energies to a focus and his growing
lrrlIat1Qn.
He opened the bedroom door. The
glossy-haired one was putting links
IN the sleeves OF a shirt.
Get me toothbrush-a new one,"
sac said Jones: brusquely, almost brutally.
Get 1t quick"
Eyes, my lord' 70
He dropped the shirt and left the
room swiftly. but not hurriedly, taking
care to close the door softly behind
him.
It was the first indication to Jones
OF method SO complete and a mechan-
ism SO perfectly constituted that jolts
were all but eliminated.
believe II Id asked that guy for an
elephant" he said to himself. he'd
have acted just the same-do they
They evidently kept store of tooth
brushes, for in less than a minute and
a half Expedition had returned will,
the toothbrush on q little lacquered
tray.
Now, to q man accustomed to dress
himself 1t comes as a shock to have
his underpants held out for him to get
INTO as though he were little boy.
This happened to Jones-and they.
We're pink silk.
pair of subfuse colored trousers
creased and looking absolutely new
We're presented to him in the same
manner. He was allowed to put on his
own socks, silk. and never worn be-
his own boots. The perfect valet did
that kneeling before him, shoe horn
and huttOnhook in hand.
Having indicted him into pink silk
undervest and u soft pleated shirt,
with plain gold links in the sleeves.
each button Of the said links having
IN It's center small black pearl, Il
collar and a subfuse colored silk tie
were added to him, also black morn
ing vest and u black morning coat,
with rather broad braid at the edges.
a handkerchief of pure white cam
bric with u tiny monogram also in
White was then shaken out and pre-
scented.
Then his valet, intent. silent and
seeming to move by cloclsworlt, pa .scd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
PART, Il. / !
CHAPTER vi.
The Net.

lie saw something else. lie was au.
tomaticaHy barred from the Savoy,
and barred from the American cons 4
sui. And on top of that something
else. He had committed a very ErRye
mistake In accepting for moment 1
his position. lie should have spoken at
once that morning, spoken to ''AIr.
Church." told his tale and made expla-
nations. failing that he should have
lmade explanations before leaving the
house. lie had. left in Rochesters
clothes. he had acted the part or
1sochester. ~ n
lie rolled the paper into u bali,
tossed 1t into the gutter, and entered Z
charing Cross to continue his so-
liloquy. .. ~s
He had eaten Rochcsters food, i
smoked one of his cigars. accepted
his cane and gloves All that might
have been exp!alhable with Rochesr
ter's aid. but Rochester, was dead.
No one knew that Rochester, was
dead TO go back to the Savoy and
establish his own Identity. he would
ter's death. ten the story Of his own
lntoXicatlon and make people be-
iieve that he vas an Innocent vic-
tim. s,i
another mans house and palpablJ
masqueradcd For some hours az thar
other man. walking out OF the house
IN his clothes and carrying his stick.
m innocent victim. who owed y. bill
. at the Savoy. :, 4sg
why. every man. the family included
you may be sure. would he finding the
innocent victim in Rochester. ID
,, What were Jones letters doing on
N0chester? That was Il. nice, question
for pnzzle- headed jury to answer.
by what art did Jones, the needy
American adventurer---that was what
they would call him--impose himself
upon Rochester. and induce Rochester
to order him to be taken to Carlton
House terrace?
on, there were n lot more questions
TO pc asked at that phantom court OF n
In the dock trying to explain the In
applicable. "
The likeness would not be any use
TOR whttewashing: it would only
deepen the mystery: make the affair
ness most likely by this time would be
pretty well spoiled: by the t.me Of
the assiHes 1t would be only veriffable
by photographs.
station. he cogitated thus CHASING
the most fantastic IDEAS, vet gribpei
az the time by the cold fact.
me fact that the only door in Y.on-
uOn open TO him was the door OF
10A. Carltoa House terrace. -
oo Enable to retarn to the Savoy, he
the clothes he stood up IN ana the
Walking ssssn,gg ~, stick he held in his hand.
dressed am IKE lord. he was poorer,
pie reason that his extravaI
Gantiy fno cloths barred hin,
from begging and from the ,aenjsi
work that Is the only recourse OF the
Given time. ard with his uuicL bus;-
ness capacity, he might have nlaJo st
nght to obtain a clcrkship or soma
post in Il store.-but he had no time
II was nnar the luncheon hour ana
he was hungry. That fact alone
was an indication of how lie was
placed rs regards time.
lie was a logical man. lie saw
clearly that only two courses iav
before him. TO 20 TO the SAVOY ana
tell his story and get food and lodE-
inF IN the police station OF to go to
10A. Carlton House terrace end 90.
food and lodging as Roches,sr.
ITO be cortinuea next Svp.lavl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
(By The Associated Press.)

Two months from the day of the beginning of the al
lied offensive on the Marne Field Marshal Haig has begun
closer investment of ST. Quentin His troops today are
attacking northwest of the city with the evident intention
of outhanking the north The operation against
the baston of the Hndenburg line followed the British
capCre Of Honon the high ground to the northwest OF
St Quentin Tuesday night From this favorable Jump
inc off place the British moving in toward the city
To the north the Germans using their big guns ef-
fectivey against the British With these they attacked
Moevres west Of Cambria and pushed the British back
TO the western outskirts of the town. The Germans have
stopped their retreat on the Hindenburg line positions
and captured documents indicate the intention Of the high
command to hold these positions at any cost.
Southwest Of Metz the Germans have attempted to
strike back at the Americans west of the Mosele river
The American artilerymen however, covered the enemy
efforts and the German troops driven back with loss
In Macedonia the allied drive is progressing French
and Serbian troops after taking Soko ridge have pushed
forward nearly five miles front of more than Is miles
The early success Of the allied troops in this region may
lead to an offensive with the purpose of cutting off Turkey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
LOCAL NURSE WEDS
HINSDALE DOCTOR
Miss Flora Cattanach and DR.. H. l..
Brown Married This Morning at
Centre Church Parsonage.

Miss Flora Macdonald Cattanaeh
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles f.
Cattanaeh of Highland street, Brattle-
boro, and Dir. Hubert Leslie Brown of
Hnsdale, y H., We're married this
morning at o'clock by Rev Rich
ard H. Clapp, pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, at the parsonage
They were unattended A single ring
service was used. Airs Brown wore a
travelling suit of dark blue with dark
blue hat. DR.. and Mrs. Brown left this
morning for motor trip up the state,
planning to return the latter part of
September. They will be at home to
their friends on High street, Hinsdale.
after NOV. l. There are no cards.
Mrs. Brown graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in 1904 and from the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital training
school in 1908. the first class to graduate
from that institution. She has been en-
gagged in private nursing since March
| 1908.
DIR. Brown attended New Hampton Lit
erary Institution in New Hampton
y. H., and Baltimore Medical college
/ from which he graduated in 1908. He ha.
been practising in Hinsdale Is years thi,
month, taking the Office of DIR. Dix. H,
recently bought the Elisha Worden plac,
on High street, which he has extensivel,
altered and repaired and viii move hi
office there from Canal street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
AFTERNOON PROGRAM ABANDONED
WITH HOPE OF CLEARING SKIES

Story OF Part of Numerous Departments Given Below
Other Features to Be Described in Tomorrows Issue
Horse and Cattle Shows Small but Quality of Ami
mails Is Fully Up to Standard of Past Years
That the Valley fair possessed the ability to come
back" after lapse since 1915 was demonstrated this
morning when the annual exhibition opened to the
public Unfavorable conditions brought about by the
times initiate against the show, that in some respects
the od-time vgor lacking but in general mered
public commentator.
Early prospects of good weather for the first day
faded as the forenoon on and about II o'clock rain
began falling in way that will make the day go down as
stormy Exact tabuatons of the attendance have not
been made but the officials estimated that about $500
persons the grounds when the storm began There
question that the change in the weather materially
reduced the attendance the racing program scheduled
for this afternoon had to be cancelled Todays racing
events will be off tomorrow morning beginning at 10
o'clock.
In this issue The Reormer presents reports of
of the departments and such found in its
today will be published tomorrow.