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Creese que interUendrd
en- la Siberia Ell Jop6n
En- csc sentido Sc lnterpreta n declafa'
cion del Vizconde Motono, en- Ia Dieta

muestran reservados Y dispuestos a
no discuitr sobre ell particular, Sc sa-
be que Sc han estado cambiando OPT
niones con ell objeto de llegar a un en-
tendimiento perfecto entire ell Japon Y
los Estades Unidos Y los otroS beige
rantes, que pudiera hacer completa-
mente acceptable ell plan de II accion
conjunta para todos, y definir amplia-
mente 81 extension y duracion.
Los representatives rusos en- esta Ca
pital Sc opener a cualquiera accion
De los japoneses en- Siberia, pero los
cobeligerantes Sc italian bastante
alarmados Y temerosos de que las
grandes cantidades de provisiones que
Sc encuentran almacenadas en- FladI-
vostock, ~compradas Y pagadas con di-
mere elective americana, pudleran
caer Ell manos de los alemaneS.
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Ell b0TlN DE GUERRA CAPTU.
RADIO POR LOS TEUTONES.

BERLIN, febrcro 26.-Las opera
clones militarcs dc Alemania en- cl
frente septentrional de Russia cstan TO-
manco su curse normal, Segtn anun-
Go hoy cl Estado Mayor General en-
IN informe Cue sc dio a la publicidad
en- esta capital. Otro regimicnto de
:!opaS cStoniaras Sc ha puesto a las
ordenes del Estado Mayor alcman.
En- CT mismo communicate SC agrcga
que cl botin de guerra capturado por
los a!emanes Ell Minsk, inciuye $4,000
rifles ' 1000 ametraliadoras.
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IN BARC0 PETROLERO AMERf.
CANO A PIQUE.

FILADELFIA, Febrero 2S.-El
5arco-tanque p~etrolero Santa Ma
ria" de bandera americana, fue echa-
do a pique frente d Ia costa ir!ande-
"a, segin Sc dice en- un cablegrama
que So recibIo hoy en- este puerto. La
%tripulicion del tanque fue rescatad.,
Y va ha sido desembarcada.
Ell Santa Maria" era I'm bsrco de
$500 toneladas de capacidad Y perte-
necia a Ia compania eel SOL" de esta
ciudad.
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ApR0pAGANDA
AMERICANA EN-
ALEMANIA
AMSTERDAM. Fcbre:o %.

AMSTERDAM. Febreco %.
EriedIch Won Payer, Nice-CancileG
Imperial aleman, en- 81 recicnte dis
euro &!yigido a! Reichstag, enearecio
al pueblo del Imperio sostcner a
eicscito Y hacer una defensa togoS;l
lei proyccto de rcfoTma de Ia fran
-uicia pcusiana.
No hay. dijo. mas qlc un punto
lie vista para los politicos del lmpe-
10, hoy, en- ell cuarto aAo dc IA que,
IA. Y Is, Ia concentration de todas
i2s fucrEas del imperio y 4 "a unidad
de los ciadadanoS Y obreros y Su dis
ro;ici5n para ei sacrifice Ioca ha-
c que e, eicrcito pueda lievar a ca
DO con entera satisfaction sus pesa.
ias labores Y pruebas''.
Herr Eailref, c! Ministro del Int,
riar. declare que las recicntes hue,
gas cue e:tailaron en- 81 pals, haDiaH
sido incitadaS por Ia literature con,
tenidas en- las hojas sIeltas y folle,
tos cue las sociedadcs de propaganda
-, .o
ia" va
'e! III
o''i9s' ','o -,
-,l''' .' $500
Ia.nn 10 Wa,
elioe'sei
II O"l'cI1!eI w" neI'N"s ii'|ei'n''
.'i'ohleS "ooGaA"' ro' !" "i'""" III
terror dSi inper'o.
en- {! ce'aIe So"i3 :. ""S''''o re
o"HS' !ei I".PI''''' - '"c'
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WASHINGTON. Febrero Is
Nuevas pruebas evidentes de la Gre
ciente tirantcz de las relaciones entire
Alemania y Austria respecto a IA ne
gativa de esta Ultima para cooperar
en- la nuevS campana dc invasion
contra Russia, aparecen de un despa-
cho Official recibido hoy en- esta capt.
tai procedente de Francia. En- dicho
mensaje Sc transcriben unas declara-
clones del Primer Ministro austriaco
hechas con fecha % del actual, en-
las que Sc reitera formalmente que
Austria Hungria no tomari parte en-
ningana acci0n miiitar contra Russia
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WASHINGTON, D. c., febrero Is.
Ampliamente Sc ha estado discutien-
do entire los diplomaticos Y funciona-
rios de Ia administration en- esta ca
pital, Ia actitud que probablemente
adoptara el Jap6n en- vista de los a
contecimientos que Sc estan desarTo-
llando en- Russia V Sc tiene la creenc!a
de que tai vez emprenda operacioneS
militares coniuntamente con los ALA
dos en- la Siberia, para guardian las
grandes bodegas Y almacenes de Via
livestock Y el ferrocarril Transibe-
riano y evitar que vayan a caer en-
manos de los ~invasores alemaneS.
La opinion ~eXpresada en- Loldres de
cue Ia declaration del Ministro de Re-
laciones iapones, Vizconde Motono,
hecha ante Ia Dieta japonesa, ueoIa
i~nterpretarSe tan solo como una decia-
raci0n de que ell Japon Sc hallaba a
punto de intervenlr, Sc ha consider
do aqui como III e prueba dc
las negociaciones que estan ahora ira
mitandose entire los cobeligerantcs pa
"a hacer esa accion de III caracter in
t~ernacional, en- ell que probablemente
Sc incluya la participation de fuerZaS
americans.
No obstante que todos los Ministries
Y d~iplomaticoS en- esta capital. sc
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LOS TEUTCNES DlCEN QUE Ell
Wolf DESTRUYO IS BARCOS

BERLIN. Febrero 2S.-En el in
forme Official que Sc die 4 n pub:icl-
add anoche por el almirantazgo ale
nh, refere-te a regreso del c-uce-o
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(Pasa a II ia. Pag. Col. 6a.)

hLMORRhNAS CJRhDA SEE 6 Il II DiAS.
Los drogui~taS L. iernlv"rin ~ ,liICru
- Il U~NGUENTO pASu deja de cgrdr las
pIcauies, ciesa>, SansrientaS U prUtubcran-
les aimurrenaS. IL yriGle!G APPLICATION &c
- .yG, sc.
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Cuando necesite libros en- e~spanol
d~irijase a Ignacio {. Lozano.-lIs
Y. Santa Rosa AVE. San Antonio, Tsx.
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NARRACIONES HISTO-
RiCAS MEXICANAS
TRADICiONES Y LEYENDAS

Libro destinado a cultivar ell
sentimiento patrio en- el coraz6n
de los hijos de Mexico. Ofrece a
IA consideration del espiritu y al
recreo de Ia familia, las poeticas
-, leyendas Y las Sencil!as tradicio-
mes de nueStroS abuelos, en- las
cue asoma siempre la figUa de Ia
patria. va bajo IA preston de
grandes dolores; va en- Ia exalta-
con suprema de u glorias.
La lectura de Narraciones His
torlcas MexicaRas es sencilla, PIN
toreSca V amena, fernando IN IL
bro que debe ser considerable CO.
mo el devocionario de los mexica-
nos de corazon.
Tn hermoso tonic de 25S pagi-
mas, con artiStica caratula a va
rias tintas.
Precio de la Obra: so cents.
Haganse los pedidos acompana-
dos de su importe a:
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LA PRENSA
DfARI0 POPULAR INDEPENDENTS.
PRECIOS DE SUSCRIPCI0N:

En- los EStados t'nidos. Mexico, Gansdk,
Cuba, Puerto Rico. Panama, y las
ISlaS FilipinaS:
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STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause.-The Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets

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There is more catarrh in this sec
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Teach Soldiers TO Swim.

Washington, April 29-Swimming
Is to be taught soldiers in training
camps this summer as a military
requirement, under plans announc-
ed today by the commission on
training camp activities. Competent
instructors will be provided at each
cantonment and where adequate
facilities do not exist they VIII be
provided
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The Popular Impression.

Boston Transcript: "On the war
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"rhats odd. According to the
old aging, posts are stone deaf
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IOL sLdllu DLl MY 4cSt
for any long period
of time and did not
sleep well The ply
sician who treated
me did not seem to
help me any and a
friend advised
Lydia Z. Pinkham s
Veg eta bic Com
pound. Itook itand
before l realized it
/ was well. / shall
recommend your
valuable remedy to
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MRS, DE W:ESE
COULD not STAND
Because Of Functional Disora
der-Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham'8 Vegetable
Compound,

Oakland, Cal. -"I suffered from ir-
regularities and congestion, so l could
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AMERICAN CAPTAIN
KILLED IN BATTLE
TOTAL OF 156 CASUALTIES IN
TWO LISTS SENT BY
GEN. PERSHING.

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wound, , died of accident ; died
OF disease. 10. died OF other caus- |
es. |.
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-05-02
FROM ELTON HoTTINGER
U. S. S. Rhode Island


Dear Editor and Friends Who May
Chance to Read My Letter;
10 miles east of Liberal, one year
ago today, l looked at my country
home for the last time and on the
stub from Liberal ! went to Kansas
City and Joined the Navy. Now
friends / then was backward farm
boy, but could now tell many stories
of one year in the great navy. have
seen some service already, and from
country boy l have made my way
to sailor of first class. have made
many trips to sea, and was in the
worst storm the fleet ever met, but
it only made me more fit for a sailor
Some people mistake the sailors du-
ty. The sailors of the sea in time Of
battle do the firing Of the guns. Don't
think sailor has an easy life, for
what would sailor do if shell fell
on the ship just like the trenches.
You can't lay and wait to be carried
back. If you can't swim you've got
to drown, and a wounded man can't
swim. Now our enemies can do lots
of dirty work, submarines, mines,
bombs from airplanes and the big
guns that shoot explosive shells. The
people as a whole don't realize the
deadliness of the U-boat 1t is not
necessary to come to the surface to
fire torpedo. Not parescope is
needed. A U-boat can fire deadly
torpedo at depth of about $50 to
200 feet under the water. The ship
is located by a vibrator which is at
Ntracted by the movement of ship
like a compass is by the northern
gravity. Well, dear people, the law
doesn't allow me to tell what l have
seen of the enemy, so there isn't
much to interest you that can tell
now, but you people at home keep the
soldiers stomach pretty full. When
fighter gets his beef and bread he
gets the muscles to hurl hard blow
on the enemy. Now / know Liberal
does her part for wheat and beef
Nov sailor has a funny language
mixed up from all over the world
Bread is usually called punk. We
don't have a great lot of dainties, but
good, wholesome grub such as pork
and beans, potatoes, beef, cabbage,
bread and butter, and sometimes an
orange or apple for breakfast desert
Usually pie for Sunday dinner. But
we have our hardships as well and a
darn lot of them, but / am not in a
habit of showing the bad part of life
on the sea, so hoping this finds many
of my friends who probably wonder
about me, and / am so far success
in the navy, but time must tell what
/ can do; so wishing you all the sue
cess that boy in blue under the
stars and stripes can.
ELTON HOTTINGER,
Now serving aboard the battleshir
Rhode Island.
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mountains, and when / woke up we
were in Jersey City, right on the
coast. We unloaded our equipment
here for the first time since we left
the fort and loaded it onto ferry
boat. We rode up the Hudson river
about or 6 miles on the ferry boat
past New York City and saw the
statue of liberty. We unloaded from
the ferry boat at Brooklyn and load
ed onto Long Island train. These
were sure some trains, too. They were
all steel.
We pulled into Camp Mills about
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Sum-
ming the whole thing up I can say il
was the best thing that ever happened
to me, and / sure enjoyed it. It is
awful hard to tell about it on paper
though.
am going over to New York City
tonight, think.
/ heard Davie was here, but don't
know for sure yet. am going to find
out though, if there is any chance
Well, / guess / shall have to close
and get ready for mess.
I will write again soon. Please
write real often as am dying to hear
from you.
My new address is
Co. &c" 1877 Infantry,
Long Island, New York
VERNE.
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LETTER FROM VERNE LYNN
Camp Mills, Minneola,
Long Island, N. Y,
April, 1918.

Dear Folks:
Well, / am here all o. K, and was
pretty glad to get here as ! was tired
of the train.
We started north from Fort Sill
and went thru Wichita then we went
up to Lawrence and then to Kansas
City to take exercise, but we didn't
stay there long. From Kansas City
we went to Chicago, but it was so
early in the morning when we were
there that we didn't get to see much.
From Chicago we went to Battle
Creek, Michigan. Here we got off the
train for exercise. That is the place
where they make all the breakfast
foods. In this part of the country
it was all water, and some of the
prettiest scenery you ever saw. From
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camp in California. He is enjoying

camp in California. He is enjoying
good health.
Mrs. Hickman and little son were
Monday afternoon callers at the Hen
ry Brown home Sunday afternoon.
p. F. PUNK and family Of the Flor
is neighborhood were visiting Sunday
at the home of his brother.
Irma and Alice Martin were visit
ing Miss Ruby Wilson Sunday after
noon.
E. S. Martin, wife and little son
were dinner guests Sunday at the
VIM. Hickman home.
w. A. Lowry and family were all
day guests at the John Mitts home
Sunday.
Geo. Hawkins came down in these
parts Monday noon and caught coy
ote. He sure has the hounds that can
catch them and they make short work
of Mr.. Coyote when they get hold
of him.
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Battle Creek we went to port Huron,
Canada, we got off there for exercise,
but it was after night, so we didn't
get to see much. Here we went thru
a tunnel under the st. Lawrence riv-
err. 1t sure was long one, too. From
Port Huron we turned south thru the
Lehigh Valley. We followed the
Lehigh Valley clear thru to Wilkes
barre, Pennsylvania, and believe me,
that is a real town. We stayed there
about 3 hours. The Y. M. G. A. gave
us free swim in their pool, and big
theatre owner opened up his show
free for us. The Red Cross gave us
cigarettes, apples, post cards and
matches. From Wilkesbarre we
started to cross the Allegheny noun
trains. Here it took two engines to
pull us, and then we went awful slow,
but when we got on the other side
we sure travelled. went to sleep just
little while after we crossed the
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NABIsco
(1S miles southwest)

10 miles SOuVnWeSID
The weather these days does not
fit the calender.
Those from this vicinity who were
in attendance at the Baptist Asso-
citation meeting in Tyrone Sunday
were: E. S. Martin and family, VIM.
Hickman and family, Mr.. Boulware,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Brown, and Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Dennis.
E. T. PUNK and Henry Brown were
calling at the w. G. Roberts home
Sunday afternoon. #
Mr.. Roberts is on the sick list.
Mr.. Boulware who is working for
Mr.. Hickman returned from Colo
RADIO Thursday where he went on
bushes.
E. S. Martin received a letter from
his son, Eugene, who is in training
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It is more important to you this
year than ever before to protect your
valuable wheat crop with sufficient
hail insurance. There has been no
advance in the rates and it will cost
you no more to attend to this today
than later. See Griffith & Baugh-
man for their special proposition.
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Good Big Garden Plot, and ground.
Will furnish ground and water and
give half to anyone cultivating it. See
E. A. Evans at Evans Harness Com
pany. 50t1c
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Virch Harrison arrived from St.
Joseph, Missouri, Saturday for a visit
with his father, w. w. Harrison, and
await has call to service; having been
listed as mechanic.
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THE JURY LIST

The following is list of the jurors
drawn to serve at the June, 1918,
term of the District Court, Seward
county, Kansas, to appear Tuesday,
June A, 1918, at nine o'clock, a. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-02
Author of "POLLyanna"

Ssa!d e. hin r. ~r reg II thousi
Il am glad. I'm so glad that, when
wonder Il 'I / rsmemSbered them ali .sTainH|
70 will" he teased shamelessly. "Oh, N
the way. that makes me think. I've }ul.
S Snen putting up a monument to Jc59
Stanley Miss Mageie's voice A.
ried genuine shocked distress.
dua But ,bs; my dear Maggie, somethinffwsa
ihs for a small fiat parcel near hi and
placing 1t In Miss Maggie's handel
O.. but-oh, Stanley, how couldfyouf~
mIi,,sni vered; her eyes on the wofds the
paper covering of the parcel. n
sus sacred to the smemory H John
W 1Psn IT, directed the man go.
loosened the paper covers and pIered
wlah The next m she gsvs .
In her hands lay a handsome brown
ine..her volume with gold letters .
THE BLA1spELL FAMILY
JOHN SMITH
o,s And you-did that?" she aJked. her
Yes. I shall send a con-, each to
Frank and Jim and Miss DFiora, Of
course. That's the monument I thought
u oue-Mr. John Smrh. Poor man, It's
, me least a do for Inland the
an u~nmistakable look Of embarrass-
Yes" prompted Miss Maggie eager
ly. "Yes!' ~
We'll. unless-I let yos take me ia
fullerton one of these dals and see Il
III Stanley G. Fulton, With your ara
e so help. can make peace for John
You see. I still feel oonfoundedly like
that small boy at the keyhole, and I'd
hke-to open that door! Could we do Il,
do you think?"
DO it?. OF course we could! And, oh.
Stanley. it's the ono thing needed 10
make me perfectly happy" she sighed
b%lissfully.
(THD HND)
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ARTICLE XIII

'IuiE rev moments of solemnity. Helen,
L tear-wet face, jim Townsend,s bov,
ish pride. and Ruth's own awe wero for
gotten In the reaction that took Mac,
Immediately after the Every
tnlng was forgotten in the joy of tn,
n.oinent. II was impossible to feel any.
ming else but Joy and the thrill of ex
things were happening SO
quickly. 'o
feien seemed to have gained a new
ulsnity. A few days ago she had beer
just one of Ruth's gayest friends: n few
minutes ago she had been an object n,
pity. a new character that Ruth did no,
understand, now she was a wife. and
with that new station she had become
somewhat remote. Strange and psyche.
logical 1t was, but true nevertheless.
All -four of them bundled into a taxi
and Helen and Jim sat with locked
hands. Ruth had never felt so strans,
and out of It all. And why was II;
why wasn't 1t natural for her to sIir
her hand in Jacks? Weren't they en-
gagged? And yet somehow Ruth felt like
a stranger to him, their relationship was
strained and awkward. Was it because
of Its comparison with that wonderful
new faith that had brought such happi-
ness to Helen?
Jack felt strangely out of 1t, too, al
though he made a deliberate effort to
talk and laugh as he felt the occasion
demanded.
w have another surprise for you,'
laughed Helen, finally. do you know
where we are going?'
mo, and I've been wondering said
Ruth.
We'll, Jim and I have a two-room-
and bait apartment. the dinkiest little
place, but 1t has a kitchenette, and we
are going up there now to have a
spread"
Gee. you ought to see it, put in Jim.
boyishly. Nothing grand as Helen says,
but It's going to be a home"
"When do you think you will go, Jfm?'
asked Jack.
Here, here protested Helen. none
Of that talk tonight. I'm glad to have
Jim go. I'm proud of him and he knows
1t, and I'm going to be brave but please,
sir" and her lips trembled childishly
don't talk about 1t tonight"
They reached the apartment and tum-
bled out eagerly. There was much talk
and muffled laughter as they stumbled
UP the four dark flights of s/airs and
into a tiny two-room suite. Ruth thought
1t stuffy n ugly. The rooms were fur
nished after a fashion, n as Heller
hurriedly explained. they were tempo
rary, but Ruth could not imagine living
in them a day with any one.
Later, after a marvellous rarebit con
| cocted by Helen's clever fingers, ant
| some salad which they all made together
and after the bride and groom had beer
properly toasted In claret punch, Ruti
and Jack stole down the our long. darl
| flights of stairs, leaving behind them
happiness and a confidence that made thu
ugly little apartment d home.
Let's take a taxi home" suggested
Jack.
Its such a lovely night. I'd rathe
walk" returned Ruth. She was afrait
of the unavoidable intimacy a tax
would suggest. With his thought cam'