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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
MR.. HOOVER IS EXPLICIT
He Tells Germans Who Seek Relief
for Nation to go to He'll"

Washington, Dec. 27.-Food Ad.
ministrator Hoover, in Europe ar.
ranging relief for the peoples of the
war-devastated territories has re-
fused in emphatic terms to discuss
German food conditions with Baron
Won Der Lanieken and Doctor Rieth
who sought meeting with the food
administrator.
A message from Paris today said
these two German officials who were
prominent in the German admins
tration of Belgium, wired from Ber-
lin to Walter Lyman Brown. direcf
or of the Commission for Relief of
Belgium at Rotterdam, that they had
heen appointed by the German gov
eminent to- negotiate with Mr..
Hoover for food supplies and that
lev desired MFR. Hoover to advise
them when and where he would meet
them.
answer to the request for a
conference, Mr.. Hoover sent tsi
y, are:
"You can. describe two and hais
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians in any
language you may select. and tell the
pair personally to 60 to hell, with
my compliments. II l do have 20
deal Nth Germans. II VIII not Be
with that pair
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Merwin Items.

The old year went out with slect
and snow. Fine weather?
Private Lathrope Deforest left
Monday for his camp in Pennsyl-
wanna
Second Lieutenant r. Alder, who
has been in the over seas serve, is
visiting his brother, J. w. Alder.
I. d. Holdswerth went to Kansas
City Monday, returning Tuesday.
Scho , began again Monday All
1T the children were anxious to
start.
Mrs. lula Ferguson. of Kans
City. snent Xmas with her pa-ert.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Lar'css
r Sec q Vail, of Camp FIN n.
visited at the w. A. Law'ess ~
Sa.nrds~
Fav Tucker returned to Kansas
CITY Way to run a. 'i'ne~.
Fri cd P't..e~ - ~
Jackson South Carolina -ct-r--d \
i--.s- sa.',-iay. fro~, frr,oa8
e"e- ~ home folks.
Herbert Smith. who was So
The hosoi,7l in Ksns,s Civ cor ~
epcra' ;ors died Sunday and was
shi-oed 20 Merwin for burial.
The 'restion-mark is TIE ,ie,sssss
Of thc world
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Gen. Ludendorff in Flight to Russia
to Lead Red Army.

London, Dec. 28.-General Luden-
dorff, former first quartermaster
general of the German army was re-
ported today to have fled to Russia,
where he is expected to take COM
mand of the soviet (bolshevik) army.
Ludendorff is said to have been in
communication with Lenine, the
bolshevik premier.
News of the first act of war by sea
against the Russian bolsheviki was
given out by the admiralty in the
following statement:
III. M. S. Calypso captured two
bolshevik destroyers, one of which
was bombarding lighthouse in the
vicinity of Reval. The bolshevik
men and officers were taken prison.
ers. There were no British casual
ties"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
In And Around Maysburg.

Mr.. Dale and family visited at Mr.
| Neoch Wilson's Sunday.
Mr.. Welliver and family visited
Albert Edrington's Sunday
The Sunday School was started al
day.
r. l.. White bought oats from
Riley Gilbert Saturday.
Jim McCleney, wife and baby, Wis
tied Mrs. McClcney's parents, Mr.
and Mrs Hanley Clark, Sunday.
Fred Mccoy has gotten his dis
charge from the army and has come
home to be with his family.
Christ Getz and Johnnie Geisel-
man are home from the army.
Mrs. Gilbert was quite sick Friday
night, but is about all right at this
writing. y
Anna Myrtle Doll spent Xmas
with Mildred White.
Montia Simpson butchered Thurs
day.
The big snow that was on the
ground Xmas day made the day
seem like real XIpas.
Mrs. Billie Middleton is staying a
few days in Urich with her new
grandson.
Jim Hargrave was home on a
short furlough Xmas but started Fri
day for the Great Lakes.
Louis Hargrave was able to come
home Saturday. He has been at his
sisters sick with the flu.
Hacker, school began again Mon
day.
Billie Shelton has rented his farm
out and expects to move to Archie.
Mrs. Pearl Simpson has been
spending a few days with her son
and family in Montrose.
e A NEIGHBOR.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Married

At the home of Rev. l.. w. Keele, in
Butler. December 20, 1913, Mr.. Will
liam Henry Tharp and Miss Donna
Smith, both of Butler. The groom
is one Of Bates county's former SOL
dier boys having recently been hon
orably discharged from cavalry
regiment stationed at San Antonio,
Tex. He left here on October FL for
Camp Bowie. Fort Worth, Tex, and
was later transferred to San An
tonic.
Miss Smlth is popular young
lady of southeast of Butler, where
she has won host of friends who
wish her a long and happy married
life.
All join i'll hearty congratulations.
x X
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
M. E. Church, South.

Sunday stTts the new year. Start
it right by gAing to church. Get the
habit early and you will get more out
OF life this year MI regular services
next Sunday. every member present
with his family. Strangers and Wis
itors are always welcome. Every
body stay awhile after service and
visit, it will do you good. Talk about
the preacher if you want to. At
night there will be sermon of in
terest to the young people. Be
among those present and it will do us
all good.
Walt +. Hill, Pastor.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Junior Jingle.

The Juniors are back again
Starting with new vim to win -
Miss Pearley is back once more
And to us hard study doth implore.
A new lad, Lewis Swarens, by
name,
Has entered into the Junior game.
a few are missing, but very few
That is, considering the awful flu.
Here's our New Year resolution:
THAT we're bound to find the
Solution?"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
A Ripe Old Age.

What is perhaps the oldest woman
OF the state is a resident of this city.
She is Mrs. Elizabeth Schoffield, of
the west part of town who Wednes.
day celebrated her 1o4th birthday
Considering her advanced age she
enjoys good health and the use Of
her faculties. She lives alone and
does her owfl-housework.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02

Miss Alice Smith returned the last
of the week from Kansas City, where
she had been visiting he rsisters.
Mrs, John Yaple and Mrs. w. T.
Phillips.
w. H. Yeates, IS years of age,
died at his home few miles south
of Rich Hill. Tuesday of last Week.
7 He had resided in that section for
the last fifty years.
Miss Edna Clark, who spent the
holidays in this city with her par
ents, Captain and Mrs. E. S. Clark,
left Monday for Camp Mcclellan.
Alabama, where she will resume her
duties in the hospital for GONZALES
cent soldiers.
d. E. Keller. formerly of the
Hume neighborhood, was in Satur-
day and had the address of his paper
changed to Butler r. f. D. No. 6.
He has moved to the Col. c. E. Rob-
bins farm. He considers himself
lucky as he just got his last load
moved the day before the big snow.
Misses Mary Braden, Ora New
some, Lulu Short and Jessie Ray,
Butler teachers employed by the
Kansas City schools, who had been
spending the holidays in this city
with home folks. went back to Kan
sas City Sunday to be ready for the
opening of school Monday morning
Notwithstanding the almost impas-
sible condition of the country roads,
the Butler business houses did
fairly good business Saturday. All
sorts of vehicles could be seen on
the streets. Sleighs, sleds, wagons,
buggies, an occasional automobile
and some of the boys hunted up the
old saddle and came horseback.
= Sheriff Baker has one less boarder.
Last week he took Ben Rhoades to
the pcnitentiary. where he is now
serving a sentence for attacking the
young lady telegraph operator at
Athol some months ago. Rhoades
would have been taken to the pen"
some time ago but for the quarantine
which has been in force there on ac-
count of the influenza epidemic.
Miss Helen Maxey left Sunday for
Merwin to resume her duties as
teacher in the Merwin school, which |
has been closed for the last few |
weeks on account of the influenza.
1t was necessary for her to go to
Kansas City and take the Kansas
City Southern to Merwin, as on ac-
count of the snow it would have been
impossible to make the trip over
and.
V. w. Walker. one of Bates coun-
US leading cattle feeders. was in the
lily Saturday and made this office a
pleasant call. Mr.. Walker is feeding
feed to a large bunch of
:attle but thinks that the price OF
:attle will be high enough that he
will make fair profit out of them
{ the price of beefsteak is any
:riterion he should get rich on a
mall herd.
The train on the Frisco leaving
rich Hill Tuesday morning of las
week got stuck in a drift few miles
vest of that city and was unable to
ither 20 forward or return to Rich
Hill, according to the Review {,
Among the passengers were DR.. c
: Allen. Capt. James A. Brown and ,
Edgar Waller of that city. besides a
roman and child A team was sc.
ured and Capt Brown took the
snman and child to Sprague. Dr.
Alleu and Mr.. Waller stuck it ont
ntil Wednesday morning. w.er !
hex footed Il back to Rich Hill | I
here they arrived in due time veryl 4
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Freshmen,

We are back from our vacation
with more vim than before.
We mean to do more work the last
half of the year than we did the first.
We hope those of us that have the
"flu" will soon be back.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Notice.

There will be services at New
Hope next Sunday morning and
evening. Jan. S, 1919.
Morning subject champions of
Faith
Sunday night subject, Passing
Through the Shadows
No services Saturday night.
Everybody welcome.
L. w. Keele.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde> Johnson, d
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Frank Gehch las1
Thursday.
For two or three days last week
the young folks of Butler had SOME
fine skating on the Christy lake
south of town.
Richard Frank, who has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Frank, returned to his home
in Chicago Saturday.
Charley Scott, who represents the
Walton Trust Company at Clinton
was in the city the last of the weeS
shaking hands with his old friends.
Miss Helen Hulse returned to
Kansas City the last of the week at
ter spending the holidays in this city
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. K. Hulse.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stone had for
their guests during the holidays their
son, DR.. w. H. Stone, of Hiawatha,
Kansas, and daughter, Mrs. H. ID.
Cheney and family Of Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McKissick re-
turned to their home in Kansas City
the last of the week after visit at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Frank. southwest of
town.
All of the Scully lands in this
county, $4,000 acres, have been trans
ferred from Angela Scully to +. "A.
Scully, according to deed filed for
record with Recorder of Deeds For
tune.
Misses Mabel Clark and Margaret
Harper left Tuesday for Mexico.
where they will resume their studies
at the Hardin college, which has been
closed for some time on account OF
the influenza =
Claude Keele, who is on the road
for the Royal Baking Powder, spent
the last two weeks in this city with
home folks. He left Wednesday for
Kansas City, from where he will start
on his usual trip. .....
Miss Kate McClements, who has
been visiting relatives in Joplin ar
rived in this city the last of the week
and is guest at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Dennis Thralls, in the
northwest part of town.
E. w. Rathbone, who was visiting
at the home of S. c. Mccullough, on
North Main street, was called to his
home in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Saturday by telegram announcing
the sickness of his mother.
Miss Ruth Moore who has been
spending some time in this city at
the home of her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. S., B. Moore, left Friday Tor
Manhattan, Kansas, where she is a
teacher in the public schools.
Gardner Smith, who has been serv-
ing as first sergeant in the coast
artillery at Fl. Mckinley, Portland,
Maine, has received his discharge
and returped to Butler, where it is
probdble that he will in the near flu
ture open law Office.
Miss Ruby Seese, who was called
to this city some time ago to assist |
in the care Of several members of the |
family Of her father. A. A. Ssese,
who were i'll with the influenza. re.
turned to Kansas City, where she is |
! nurse in a hospital. the last of the |
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02
Senior Sidelights.

At last school has begun again
and the Seniors are all back and
ready for work. We were very sorry
that Miss Gench could not be hete
but were glad to have Miss Chastais
for substitute,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-02

The '',estion-rhark is TIE ,;ee,,ssssy
II thc world
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07
HAD FORGOTTEN HIS PART
Dramatic Performance, as
He Had Insisted

Mr.. Corpulent Newrich offered to f.
nance the performance of his daughters
dramatic society. and his announce
men was received with reclamation.
But when he added the provision
that he paid the expenses on condition
that he was given part the joy di-
minished.
Mr.. Newrich was well endowed with
wealth, but his vocabulary did not in
clude single 81"
They argued, but Mr.. Newrich stood
firm. mo part, no money" was his
decision.
At last they hit on a plan. He was
to come on in the second scene and
just say "Silence!" He could not 60
far wrong with that. Mr. Newrich was
satisfied. He would be in evidence at
the performance.
The great day arrived and all went
well until the curtain rose on the Sec
ond scene.
From the wing strede Mr.. Newrich.
Holding up his hand, he uttered one
word "'Ush !''-London Answers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07

Copyrights BY Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.

fore. In the name of God, Barnes, how
did you happen to fall in with the viii
lain?"
Barnes passed his hand over his
brow, dazed. 'Ee-he represented
himself as book agent" he mumbled,
striving to collect himself. Jones
knew him. Said he had been around
here for weeks. Il"
That's the man." said O'Dowd,
scowling. "He trotted all over the
county, selling books. For the love of
it, do We think? Not much. He had
other fish to fry, you may be sure.
Barnes, if we ever lay hands on that
friend of yours-well, he won't have
to fry in hell He'll be burnt alive.
Thank God, my minds at rest on one
score. She didn't skip out with him.
They all think ne did. Not one of
them suspects that she came away
with you. There is plenty of evidence
that she let him in through her win
dow
"All ready, O'Dowd," called Loeb.
"Come along, please"
Coming" said the Irishman. Don't
blame yourself, old man. See you
later, Barnes. SO longl"
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rope have been suitors for her hand,
and the other half would be if they
didn't happen to be of the same sex.
Good-by. l must be on my way" He
arose and held out his hand. "Good-by
and good luck forever"
"You are brick, ODowd. want
to see you again. You will always
find me-"
Thanks. Don't issue any rash invi-
tations. / might take you up"
Barnes started upstairs as soon as
O'Dowd was off, urged by an eager
ness that put wings on his feet and a
thrill of excitement in his blood. Half
way up he stopped short. A new con-
dition confronted him. What was the
proper way to approach a person of
royal blood? He would have to think.
Pausing at her door, he was at once
aware of voices inside the room.
He raped on the door, but so tim
orously that nothing came of it. His
second effort was productive. He
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07

heard Miss Thackeray say good gra-
cious," and, after moment, Miss
Cameron's subdued: "What is it?"
! MAY l come inn" he inquired,
rather ashamed of his vigor. Its
only Barnes"
"Come in" was her lively response.
at was awfully good Of you, Miss
Thackeray, to let me hear your lines.
/ think you will be a great success in
the part"
"Thanks," said Miss Thackeray
dryly. "I'll come in again and let
you hear me in the third act" She
went out, mumbling her lines as she
passed Barnes without seeing him.
Il hope you will feel able to leave
this place tomorrow, countess. We
must get away almost Immediately"
"Ah, you have been listening to
O'Dowd, 1 see."
Eyes. He tells me it will be danger
Gus to-"
'sHe is right. 1t would be difficult
for me to clear myself. No one would
DcACFC that L uIu IOl utHDtldlCiy
make off with the jewels. They would
say that I-oh, it is too dreadful"
Don't worry about that" he ex-
claimed. "You have me to testify
that"
How little you know of intrigue
she cried. "They would laugh at you
and say that you were merely another
fool who had lost his head over a
woman. They would say that duped
you"
Nor he cried vehemently. "Your
people know better than you think
You are disheartened, discouraged.
Things will look brighter tomorrow.
Il don't know what should do with
out you," she said.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07
AS 1T LOOKED TO BROTHER
Sister Was Doing What Pretty Web
All of Us Would Like
to Do.

A Muncie family is contemplating
the remodeling OF its house. Several
architects have been calling with plans
during the last few days-all very
successful architects, too. The other
day one who Cooked especially good''
to the younger children arrived. That
noon they discussed him at the family
table. 'Oh, he's rlch," ventured one
of the youngsters.
"Why?' smiled the elder sister-just
twenty.
'Why he looks SO prosperous" came
back the answer, to the amusement Of
the rest of the family.
That afternoon the architect made
return trip and displayed his plans
to the elder sister. The high-school
boy arrived while the two of them
were on the veranda booking over the
plans. After the architect had gone
he strolled over to his sister and re-
marked: Il see you're trying to get
close to prosperity yourself. Indian.
apolis News.
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TeClluS IHe 10 20 W IopdHiSli ais,
where / would be met and con-
Quoted by Prince Sebastian himself
to the place called Green Fancy.
which was near the Canadian border.
A safe escort would be provided for
us, and we would be on British soil
within few hours. after our meeting.
1t is only necessary to add that when
| arrived at Green Fancy / met Prince
Ugo-and understood! | had careful
ly covered my tracks after leaving
Boston. My real friends were, and
still are, completely in the dark as to
my movements, so skilfully was the
trick managed.
"And now for Chester Naismith. 1t
was he who, acting for the misguided
loyalists and recommended by certain
young aristocrats who by virtue of
their own designations had come to
know him as a man of Infinite re-
sourcefulness and daring, planned and
carried out the pillaging of the palace
vaults. Almost under the noses of the
foreign guards he succeeded in OBJ
tanning the jewels. No doubt he could
have made off with them at that time,
but he shrewdly preferred to have
them brought to America by some one
else 1t would have been impossible
for him to dispose of them in Europe.
You see how cunning he is?
"He was no doubt thwarted in his
fn we lox t,1o on, fhn road Prom
Spanish Falls by singular occurrence
in this tavern. He was attacked in his
room here, overpowered, bound and
gagged by two men. He knew the
men. Theyswere thieves as clever and
as merciless as himself. They too
were watching for me. I do not know
how these men learned of my inten-
tion to come to Green Fancy"
"They came to the Tavern four or
five days before your arrival at
Green Fancy" Barnes interrupted.
"Sprouse told me that they were Sc
cret service men from abroad and that
he was working with them. My theory
is this, and l think it is justified by
CNCllS llCA nClC ICuiiJ owl CT
agents, sent here to watch the move
ments of the gang up there. They
came upon Sprouse and recognized
him. On the day mentioned they over
powered him and forced him to reveal
certain facts connected with affairs at
Green Fancy. Possibly he led them to
believe that you were one Of the con-
spirators. They waited for your ar
rival and then risked the hazardous
trip to Green Fancy. They were dis
covered and shot"
81 believe you are right" she cried.
"Then we have accounted for Mr..
Sprouse, AMI am no longer interested
in the unraveling of the mystery sur
rounding the deaths of Room and
Paul." said Barnes. "There is nothing
to keep me here any longer, Miss Cam
eron. I suggest that you allow me to
escort you at once to your friends,
wherever they"
She was opposed to this plan. While
there was still a chance that Sprouse
might be apprehended in the neighbor-
hood, or the possibility of his being
caught by the relentless pursuers, she
declined to leave.
"Then, I shall also stay" said he
promptly, and was repaid by the
tremulous smile she gave him. He was
helplessly in love with this beautiful
cousin of kings and queens. And
when he thought of kings and queens
he realized that beyond all question
his love was hopeless.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Second wayfarer is Transformed

The Second Wayfarer Is Transformed.
O'Dowd returned late in the after
noon. He was in hurry to get back
to Green Fancy; there was no mis-
taking his uneasiness.
For the love of heaven, Barnes, get
her away from here as soon as pos
sible, and do it as secretly as you
can" ne said. II may as we'll tell you.
that she is in more danger from the
government secret service than from
anyone up yonder."
"She may prefer to face the music,
O'Dowd If I know her at all, she will
refuse to run away"
'Then yen have to kidnap her."
said the Irishman earnestly. "There
will be men swarming here from both
sides of the border by tomorrow night
or next day. It's the gospel truth, and
its going to be bad for all Of us if
we're here when they come"
who is she, O'Dowd? Man to man,
tell me the truth. I want to know Just
where | stand"
O'Dowd hesitated, looked around
the taproom, and then leaned across
the table.
Miss Cameron is in reality the
Countess Therese a-Dafanda-fa-
miliarly and lovingly known in her
own land as the Countess Ted. She
was visiting in this country when the
war broke out. If it is of any use to
you, I'll add that she would be rich if
Aladdin could only come to life and
restore the splendors of the demol-
| ished castle. refill the chests of gold
that have been ernptied by the con-
|. querors, and restock the farms that
have been pillaged and devastated. In
the absence of Aladdin, however, she
| is almost as poor as the ancient
church mouse. So there you are, me
| man. Half the royal progeny Of Eu-