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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-25
THREE GIVEN POWER TO FIX
COAL PRICES
Henry M. Robinson to Represent
Public, John P. White the
Miners, and Rembrandt
Peale, Operators in
Investigation.

Washington, December 2o.-Presi
dent Wilson today appointed Henry
M. Robinson of Pasadena, Cal; John
=. White and Rembrandt Peale mem
bcrs of the commission to investigate
wages and working conditions in the
coal industry, provided for in the
strike agreement
Robinson will represent the pu.'-
lie. White the Miners and Pcale the
operators.
During the war all three appointecs
were prominent in war work Tor the
government, Robinson with the Ship
ping Board and White and Pealc Il,
advisors to Fuel Administrator Ga =
field.
President Wilson. in an identical
letter to the three members. said tn T., I
il a reimbursement OF coal prices
should be found necessary. he would
transfer to the commission. subject
to It's unanimous action, the powers
heretofore vested in the Fuel Admin
istrator lnr that purpose.
no settlement can be had in THIS
matter" the Presidents letter SAID,
after reviewing the coal strike stun
son at length, "pcrmancnt and lasting
in its benefits, as affecting either the
miners, the coal operators. or the
General public, unless the findings OF
this body are comprehensive in their
character and embrace and guard al
every point the public interest. TO
his end, | deem it important that
cur conclusion should be reached by
\
unanimous action.
! The President said that on, accept,
yncc OF the amendments he would
hall an early meeting of the commits
ion, to meet in ashington. 50 that
You may lay out plans for your
+ ork.
1000 Become Millionaires Annually in
United States.
i " a,illnglon Dec. lV,~-~Ihc United
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-25
''' '''- .''' Ivy"
Double Branch.

| We III, here we come this beautiful
Sundsl yevening to see what we car
find O ut. Well. we had some Of the
finest weather the past week that We
ever sd W for the time OF the year.
Miss Neta Nannoy spent one night
last we elk with Miss Marie Baker.
Miss ! Joyce Gherc spent the latter
part Of tie week with. her brother
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Ghere.
Mr.. a nd Mrs. +. ID. Hall returned
home Sunday after a few weeks
visit in IOWA
Mr.. al I'd Mrs. w, A. Baker and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. V. III. Ghere.
Mr.. an d Mrs. Clarence Baker en-
tertained the following Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Gherc, Marie Baker
Katie Kaufman, Mary Deems. Joyce
Ghere. EDNA Dillon. Ivan and Loren
Terrell. Vera Baker. Lloyd and Ed
gar Baker, Roy Deems and Willie
kauffma,l.
MIR. and Mrs. Claud Baker and fam
lily spent Sunday with the latter's
parents. Mrs. Lee Wix and daugh
terS.
Warner Gherc and Freddie Baker
spent Sunday with Ralph Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. f.. A. Deems visited
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Baker.
\ large crowd OF young people at.
tended the masquerade party the. thlr-
teenth of this month at the hospit-
able home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Ghere Fifty cents admission was
charged at the door to those who
failed to mask. At about eleven
o clock those who were masked were 4
called to supper. When supper was
served the prizes were returned and
twenty-five young folks removed
their masks. Ernest Deems re-
ceived first prize. Julian Cough
masked as Charley Chaplin. received
second and Eddie Bryant. as ne
gro, received third prize. The prizes
were a box of chocolate, box of sta
tionery and bar of soap in the
shape of Kewpie. Sandwiches, fruit
salad and cake were served for sup
per. They all left at late hour,
asking Mr.. and Mrs. Ghere to give
them another party in the near flu
lure. 1t is needless to say they all
had good time.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-25
1t Was Lemon That Got Adam Into
Trouble.

Topeka, Dec lS.--lt was lemon
and not an apple that got Adam and
Eve in all their trouble in the Gar
den of Eden, b. T.. Smith, we'll known
horticulturist OF Lawrence, told the
Kansas State Horticultural society
in session here.
THE word translated apple in the
Bible is with great probability sup
posed to mean the citron tree and its
fruit. "A species of lemon, Smith said
in his address. The citron is sup
posed to he the Median. Assyrian or
Persian apple oi the Creeks"
Smith, who is 81 years old, is one
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-25
Country Happenings.

Mrs. Jake Frey spent Wednesday
with-her sister. Mrs. T. Anderson.
Mrs. Merl Sargent spent Thursday
with her mother, Mrs. ]. E. Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Keen motored
to Butler Wednesday
]. E. Harvey purchased calves of
Clay McKibben Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Wigger and
children and Icie Wigger spent Sum
day with their daughter, Mr.. iand
Mrs. Willard West.
Clarence Raybourne helped Marsh
Brown chop wood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Sargent spent
Sunday with Bruce Odneal and wife.
Mrs. Jake Frey called on Mrs. Geo.
Dennis Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Wigger and
daughter spent Sunday 1t the Will
Wigger home.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-25
In And Around Spruce{

nr: "; c ."% and ;1aI;* n
Mrs. George Nanhoy and SONY and
daughter. Mrs. I H. Dickson h>.nn'
torcd 10 l'utlcr Monday.
Walter Sn"dgrass spralned ~
ankle Monday.
Herbert Sargent and wife spent a
few days with their parents, MIR. ana
Mrs. &c Reese.
Doc Murphy had narrow escape
Tuesday, tIc fell in an old well, but
MANAGED to scramble out some wa;
Mr.. ard Mrs. George Nanhoy and
Mr. and Mrs. !, T.. Beard helped
Charley Johnson butcher hogs Tues
day.
/. T.. i'card, Joe Eorand and Airs.
Beard anr Mrs. X. II. Barnes mo-
tered to Muller Thursday.
Mrs. George Nanhoy spent thurs
M d. afternoon with Mrs, VOC tor
AIR. and Mrs. Lee Reese, called or
Mr.. and Mrs. Tall Raybourn Friday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Barickman went
to Butler Thursday.
]. n. Dickson motored to Mont
rose Friday.
Aubrey Sargent went to Montrose
FRIDAY and returned Saturday.
Mrs. Matte Hill and Allie Sargent
went to see her son. Carl ILL., and
wife Saturday afternoon
W ell, Christmas i, .amost here and
! wish everyone a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
TOM.
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Continued from Page one)

ing more than rifle carrier" had not yet sunk deep into the mind and conscience of the infantry, let alone the rest of the army.
 Owing to it's power compared with that of rifle, the light machine gun, as its introduction became more gem eral, was bound to become the main infantry weapon. This did not mean that the rifleman was not to shoot Quite the contrary. The greatest stress was laid on that part of his duties.
 The light machine gun and the rifle- man formed the infantry group, which had to hang together In trouble and danger and the life and death struggle. Its fire power was further increased by quick firing weapons of all kinds and various sorts of rifle grenades
 HEAVY MACHINE GUNS TASK
 To the heavy machine gun, with it's longer range and greater effect, fe1 the task of facilitating the approach of the groups of the enemy's position by keeping the latter under fire. Of course, it had to accompany the ad- vance of the infantry. Therefore, al though itself infantry" it had already become a sort of "companion" or aux Hilary arm to the infantry.
 The second auxiliary arm, of special use at short ranges against targets offering more than usual resistance, was the light trench mortar. Origi- nally evolved for trench warfare, it had now to be made mobile and capable of direct fire by means of suitable sights The light trench mortar was part of the infantry battalion, which became more and more the tactical unit of the di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
WOULD COUGH
 UNTIL EXHAUSTED Miss Davis Was Almost Des- pendent When Lung-Vita
 Was Tried NOW A WELL WOMAN Says She Has Gained About
 Twenty-Five Pounds

About two years ago I was in wretched health suffering from bron- chial cough The cough was severe and frequently at nights I would cough until I become exhausted" says Miss Emily Davis, 355 Carroll ave, Memphis, Tenn.
 T was almost Respondent when Lung Vita was suggested. I began to use it and in just a few days good results showed. I continued to improve rapidly. The cough stopped and could sleep all night. In a short time I was a well woman, and have gained about 25 pounds
 Lung-Vita is a highly effective remedy for stubborn coughs, colds, asthma, whooping cough and bronchial trouble, made from medicinal oils, barks, tops and leaves. It contains no opium, nor phine or other narcotics, and is perfectly safe. Get a bottle from your druggist | today. If he won't supply you write Nashville Medicine Co.,, Nashville, Tenn flor free booklet.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11

Not foot of above wildcat There production all around it. We drill eld comsnehe oil on
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SEVEN

rGm1er Of short :ddresse~ were made. The cIenirg ard lending spec eas de l'veied by L,ecl. J. Mason Douglass. il whici, ne empra sized some needed m provements as to building and grounds and also made a plea for thoughtful anc persistent cooperation on the part oi the patrons. and pointed out the mosf excellent opportunity for trained mer and women in every vocation of life. Mrs. Margaret Broadus is the efficient principal. and whose efforts have count ed much in the progress of education in this community for the past Is years. she having been connected with this school for that length of time The other teachers are: Misses Arrie Moody Mary ! Strange, Fannie Sargent Jamie Doug lass, Gertrude Ezzel and Miss Brown. Miss Helen Norman will be the music director beginning about the 11th of the month.
 The Franklin County High school opened with notwithstanding attend snce. This school was opened with prayer by pr. Hammer. after which speeches along educational lines were de- 1 livered by J. Mason Douglass, the Rev. J. w. Partridge. Senator Key and pr. J. M Clark, editor of the Franklin County Times Mir. Partridge, who is a member of the present legislature, point
 
 lature will most likely do for the ad- vancement of the educational interests of the state,
 This school opens with strong faculty at its head. Prof r. r Botding, who was principal for four years, and who managed the school with a marked degree of success, returns as principal and Prof J. J. Newman, a former teacher and a graduate of the University of Ala bama, is to be first assistant. Miss Priddy of Sulligent comes highly recom- mended, and Miss Lucy Orman of the University of Alabama compose the fac ulty at present.
 The new mayor, II. H. Horton. is mak- ing it interesting for the bootleggers. drunkards and speeders. He has recent by Messrs. Seix and Bariel. in Italy by each of these sources. They all paid their fines and some agreed to do better, while others promised never to be seen in his court again, and some of the boys promised to not go in such a hurry through the streets any more.
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defensive fighting the senior command CTS had to keep far behind. in order really to conduct the battle; but now their places was nearer the front: the , more open the fighting the closer up they must get. The leader now had to make rapid decisions. and. if necessary. carry others away by his personal ex- ample.
 Finally, as our operations pro- gressed we would come up against a new front. which for the time we would not be able to overcome, as had hap pened in Rumania, eastern Galicia and Italy. Then we should have to return to the defensive, and distribute our forces in depth The right moment for this change was difficult to recognize; only too often we became involved in unnecessary fighting.
 Our big attacks had clearly demon strated the importance of supply and attention was directed to it a mat ter of course. All preparations had to be made to follow the attack across tn 9 fortified zones with railways, roads and telephone lines, and to connect them up to those in the newly conquered ter ritory.
 (Published by special arrangement with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. CopNrlghted, lSlS' by harper brothers. All rights reserved. Copyrighted in Great Britain by Hutchinson and com- pany and the London Times. in Spain by Messrs. Sci xand Bariel, in Italy by Fratelli Treves. in Canada and Aus tralia. All rights reserved for France, Belgium, Holland, Russia, and the Scandinavian countries
 In the next ipstalment General Lu- dendorff tells what he told the Kaiser he hoped to accomplish in his grent offensive and how the German troops were trained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
RUSSELLVILLE

Russellville, September 1o-(Speciall ] The schools of Russellville opened yes terday under the most favorable pros- pects Many patrons attended the open ing exercises of the public school and q
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front to he attacked. No man had ever credited such figures before; still less had anyone ever thought of the qunn- titles of ammunition hurled on the enemy.
 These were indeed massed effectsl And yet the battle area was so vast that even these quantities of steel did not destroy all life; the infantry all ways found far too much to do.
 These masses of guns and ammuni- tion had to be got up close to the fore most lines: only then could they en . gage targets far behind the enemy's front line without having to change position as the battle progressed. At the same time, they had to be cov- cred from view. both from the front and from the a fr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
SOLVED ARTILLERY PRoBLEM


 In these positions in the open it was not intended to fight an artillery duel for days on end; both guns and am munition would have been annihflated Nor was it possible to range, as we used to do; this would have attracted the enemy'S attention, and the artillery ac- tion would have started before the bat tie itself under conditions unfavora- ble to us.
 We had. therefore, to discover some means of dealing with the situation. and insure an adequate effect without ranging. During the defensive battles we had already endeavored to do with out constantly checking the barrage The errors of the day (due to wind and atmospheric density), as we'll as to the gun errors (due to size of chamber caused by wear, and other changes in the bore and carriage) were perma- nently. determined and allowed for when firing.
 system was now most carefully elaborated. The artillery neurological service was regulated on n general plan in combination with the general commanding the air forces. In this way all batteries could he informed of the errors of the day with the least pos- sible delay. All guns were tested for individu>S errors behind the front.
 In this way it was possible to deter mine, by means of simple tables for any gun at any time, how much should be added to, or subtracted from, the nor nal elevation for any target. It was, of course, necessary condition that ranges were accurately measured. Faultless maps, trigonometrical and to- geographical determination of all battery zero points on the ground and the greatest care in marking targets on the maps, as determined by sound rang ing, field survey and aerial photogra- phy-these were the necessary prelimi- naries. and an enormous work it was.
 The new procedure was strongly ob- jected to. especially by some of the senior gunners. But it had to be adopted nevertheless and fulfilled all expecta- tions.
 GAS TO STOP ALLIED GUNS
 The training and instruction of the troops in the new method was entrusted to Captain Pulkowsky, who carried out his duties with great energy and skill.
 At the shortest ranges the effect of the artillery was to be supplemented by trench mortars.
 General headquarters intended that after a short artillery bombardment, lasting only a few hours. the infantry. which was to be held in readines in the forward positions, should advance to the assault
 This short storm of fire wns expect ed to neutralize the enemy's artillery by means of gas, which spread over great areas. and keep his infantry in their dugOuts.
 At the beginning of the infantry as- sault, the artillery, while continuing to keep down that of the enemy. was to put down barrage in front of the infantry and then pave the way for it like a gigantic roller.
 The infantry had to keep close up to this wall of projectiles and did so with admirable determination. The enemy. who came out of his dugouts when the barrage had passed was now attacked by our infantry, assisted by auxiliary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
QUICK RELIEFS FORBIDDEN

It was bound to be uncommonly diff ficult to get many vehicles over our own and the enemy's system of trenches and wire, as well as shell holes. II required careful preparation and a great quantity of gear to bridge this belt successfully.
 General headquarters laid great stress on the rule that the attack k should be continued for several days on end by the divisions originally in the first line. opposed the idea that they should be relieved by divisions in the second line on the second or third day. At the beginning of the war we had fought for weeks without relief. That was, indeed, beyond our present troops. But so frequently change as many desired was not yet necessary.
 The further the attack advanced. the more nearly it's character approxi- mated to that of open warfare. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
Ludendorff Tells Hou Germany Planned for the
 Big Ofensiue Of 1918

1 vision. just as the group within was the l tactical unit of the battalion. These auxiliary" arms were not vet effective enough to enable the infan- try to advance on their arduous way without excessive losses. Of course, massed artillery prepared the attack It could, however, only do so in a gen. eral way, and left untouched too many of the enemy's strong points, which 1 had to be dealt with later in detail at the shortest ranges
 In each division, therefore, field guns were withdrawn from their units for short range work, and were attached to battaIiOns regiments as infantry guns. The formation of special batter ies of infantry guns had been started in the meantime, but little progress had been made.
 In addition. each division had a com pany of medium trench mortars, which were also to be made as mobile as pos sible and allotted to battalions as re- quired. Finally, there were the flame projectors, which could be brought into action at the shortest ranges against an enemy in blockhouses, dugouts and cellars
 WHY HE FAILED TO HAVE TANKS
 We had no tanks They were merely an offensive weapon, and our attacks succeeded without them. That fact, however, could not release us from the duty of procuring everything that might make life easier for our in- fantry.
 I have already explained that our mo- tor industry was alredy fully occu- pied in turning out lorries and that we had not enough of them to enable us to keep our infantry away from the battle area in comfortable billets md yet bring them up in time, as the en tente could do l mentioned also that for that reason I attached the greatest importance to the provision of lorries, If our fuel situation was uufavorable 1t must be improved, too.
 The construction of IOrries could not be allowed to suffer. We could not possibly do enough towards supplying lorries for supply work and for carry ing infantry. The army headquarters were often enough troubled by lack of them. When the chief of staff cOm- plained to me of the difficulty of bring ing up supplies. and particularly ammu- hilton. attributing it to lack of lorries and maintained that they were avail able. I was then told that they had been used for carrying the infantry. General Headquarters was not able to
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SLOW PACE SET FOR INFANTRY

The nature and state of the ground had also to be considered. as regards their effect on the advance of the in fantry, and the consequent pace of the bairage. Stronger lines require | a more prolonged bombardmeat. and the barrage had to dwell on them long CT So it came about that an advanee of enc Eilometre II co yards) re laired as much as one hour.
 It was always A great misfortune if the barrage got ahead the attack was then held up too easily It could not be brought back again without great loss of time. and the infantry sut- fCred losses which it was the duty of all commanders to avoid.
 As the range increased the barrage became thinner, as the shorter range guns dropped out, and finally beyond extreme range, it ceased and the infan- try lost it's protection. By thiss time some artillery must be already in action in more forward position. from which to support the further advance. In spite of all auxiliary arms and it's in fantry guns" the infantry could not dN ', ithout it.
 What form the fighting would take when the infantry merged from tho protection of the parrage it was quite int oSsble to forssee. It was necessary to prepare regular scheme for bring ing up large force of artillery and even larger masses of ammunition. The latter, indeed. wns the really important item; often too many guns were pushed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
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Our president C. Greene. and F. L. Cox, director, tho field this week drilling opera tons. contract for this work and all prelimnaries arranged couple of weeks past on previous visit by these officers Mr. Cox will remain in Texas and be permanent field superintendent of operations.
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or "companion" arms. under the pro- tectiop of our artillery.
 It was evident that the closer the infantry could keep to the barrage. the less time the enemy had to leave his dugouts, and the more chance there was of surprising them Consequently the barrage must not advance faster than the infantry could follow. The pace had to be fixed beforehand, for, in spite of hard thinking and experiments. it has been impossible to discover any means of controlling the harrage.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
NOW A GERMAN PRISONER.
Former Student of Laurel Public
School Recognizes Arthur Phelps.

LAUREL. Md, March Miss Edna
Phelps Is in receipt of letter from
her brother, Arthur P. Phelps, a mem
Der Of the 312th Machine Gun Com
pany, in which he stated that in pass
ing some German prisoners recently
his name was called by one of them
and he discovered il was a boy he
had gone to school with at Public
School No. /, in Laurel. He asked
about Miss Annie Wilson, teacher
who had taught them, and also in
quired If his father was still con-
Quoting a store here.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Gen.
tenary Methodist Church met We'd
nesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Claude Morrison, on Prince George
street.
The Girls Reserve Club is looking
forward with much interest to the
opening OF its new clubroom on
Washington avenue in what was for
merly Hills Hall. This large hall
has had a number of improvements
made. The Fair Association has do
rated chairs, and a stove was also fur
nished.
Mrs. Anna r. Robey, aged seventy
three years. a widely known resident Of
this place, died Tuesday on Prince
street, after an illness of several weeks.