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The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-07

Albert Robinson, better known
here as Yankee" came home from
France, where he had been The past
year. Albert left France the first of
February, and landed in New York
harbor on February 18th. From there
he was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa,
where he was honorably discharged
on February 25th, and came down here
Wednesday morning of last week,
February 26th, to his Uncle George
Hunts home. Albert belonged to
Company L, l39th infantry, 35th d.
vision. He was in the Argonnc bat
tie, and was wounded by shrapncl,
near the right eye, the shrapnel COM
ing out at his left cheek. He was
also badly gassed, on Sept. %, which
kept him In the hospital for three
months. He brought home with him
n cane which he got from a German
officer, while in active service "over
there" and two gas masks, one Of
which can be seen in the VIM. Craw-
ford drug store window. We were all
sure glad our old friend Albert was
lucky enough to come home again.
and tell Us Of his experience in the
battle line. and other places where
ne was Wnen ONefseaS,
Don jackson. VINO has been living
on the Chas. Zachman farm will move
on a farm near Mound City, for this
season.
George Goicns, of Rulo. Nch.
came over Saturday morning and took
dinner at the Chas. Van HOoziCr home
George has been on the sick list, and
we are glad to see him able 10 b.
around and conc over 10 visit with
his friends.
Mrs. NJ. r.. Cotton and family. NJ
Melvin, Kansas, came over Thursday
Of last week. and are making visit
with her father, Barney Stalcup and
family.
Ralph Yaryan, who has been
overseas, il back, visiting home FOLKS
Mt Clarinda. Iowa. lie was down tile
later part Of last week. spending n
few days with his relatives. Dawson
Brothers, in Bluff City district. Ralph
was badly gasscd during the late UNI
plcasantncss with the Bochc. lie has
been honorably discharged.
Harry Van Camp, OF Exodus dis.
trict. was visiting Saturday with his
bHNitf flhitf
Lloyd Williams came in Satur-
day. from Great Lakes. ILL.,. where he
was stationed during his service In the
navy. lie has been honorably dis.
charged.
-Emmct Brodbcck was In ST. Jo-
seph, Saturday.
Paul Acton. a sailor In the navy,
who has been making IA visit here with
his folks, Frank Acton and family. re-
turned 10 his ship, the U. $. Beaver.
at Santiago. California. On his re-
turn trip he will visit with friends at
Lincoln, Ncbr. and stop at Denver
and Salt Lake City.
Frances Dillon, OF Benton dis
trict, was visiting several days OF last
week In Kansas City.
Quite number Of our people at
tended the Circuit Court, in Oregon,
this week and last.
w. +. Fitzmauricc left Saturday.
for Lincoln, Neb., where he Is making
n visit with his mothcr-in- Mrs.
Ella Lowe.
Mrs. Alvin Jackson, OF Olathc,
Kansas, came In on Thursday of last
week, and Is visiting with her broth
err, Alexander Havct and family, in
kimscy district.
Thursday Of last week, there were
quite a number Of our people attended
the funeral OF w. +, Davis, which was
held at the Francis Street Methodist
Church, st. Joseph. The following are
some Of the neighbors and friends who
were there: Bradie Sipes, Joe Conner
and son, Frank, Chris Jamison. lack
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
OIL FIELDS
MAKING new
MILLI0NAIRES

Fort Worth, Texas.-Fortunes are
being made in the new Texas oil fields.
Small investments of 500 have in
some instances earned as much as
$15,00000. Eighty companies in the
Burkburnett field alone paid $30,000,-
10000 in the last four months.
The Burk- Texas Oil & Refining Co.,
with twenty-six separate leases on g.
800 acres, including the Burkburnett
wonder pool" covers some of the
most promising fields near drilling
wells in Texas. This company is Of
fering treasury stock at par, $40 per
share, and will drill it's first well in
the Burkburnett field as soon as pos
sible
At the rate that the good oil COM
panies are selling their stock, the
Burk-Texas Oil & Refining Company's
treasury stock should all be sold quick
ly. If you want to make money in
Texas oil write name and address
plainly and enclose money order pay
able to the company for as many
shares as you want. One share costs
$40, 5 shares $50, 10 shares $500, and
SO on.
Burk-Texas Oil & Refining Co., w. A.
Sampsel, Trustee, AZ Petroleum Build
ing, Fort Worth, Texas. Capital stock
10000 shares. 10000 shares treasury
stock to be sold for development.
Send for further information.-Adv
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
TREATY OF FRANKFORT, 1871.
Terms of Peace After the Francoprussian War.

Il do not quite like so many French
men brought into our house against
their will"
AT German headquarters the ex-
preston: 1--WE will bleed France
white" was a common saying, and in
demnity proposed by Bismarck was
six millards-about one billion two
hundred million in American money.
But British influence had been at work
urging Germany to abate her demand.
and Theirs obtained from Bismarck d
reduction Of a millard-$200,0 100000.
Alsace and Lorraine were ceded to
Germany. There was no help for e.
Germany was to hold certain fortresses
in France until indemnity was paid
Through Arch of Triumph.
The German army had not as yet en-
tered Paris, though that city had sur
rendered. 1t was now insisted that If
France retained Belfort part of the
invading army should enter the French
capital This demand was made sim
ply for the purpose Of theatrical ef-
feet. The world must see the Ger
man kaiser leading his legions through
the Arch of Triumph. Theirs protest.
ed that this would only cause irrita-
ton and effect nothing Bismarck in
sisted, the emperor William made a
point of it, and so 10000 German
troops marched under the great trf-
umphal arch of Napoleon / and occu-
pied for two days the Champs
Elysees.
1t was calculated that it would take
ten years for France to pay off the
indemnity and the German troops were
to be withdrawn gradually as its in
stallments were paid. All the expenses
Of the army of occupation were, in the
meantime, to be paid by France. When
the terms of this treaty were present.
ed to the national assembly sitting at
Bordeaux the members from Alsace-,
Lorraine lodged a solemn protest
against their eXpatriation and some of
the more radical members resigned
their seats rather than confirm the
treaty. The treaty was confirmed by
the assembly on March 2 and the defin.
tive treaty signed at Frankfort on
May 10.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
schleswlg and Holstein to Prussia.

The treaty Of Vienna, signed in 1864,
between Denmark on one side and
Austria and Prussia on the other, put
an end to the war which the two latter
powers had been waging against the
former and tore the duchies of Schles-
wig and Holstein from the Danish
crown. The revolutionary spirit which
had swept Germany in 1948 had grad
ually died away and a period of re-
action had set in. Nowhere was the
reaction so strong as In Prussia. In
1857 Frederick William, under whom
Prussia had suffered so many humili-
atoms, became insane and his brother
William became first regent and, early
in 1851, king. He was a Hohenzollern
OF the true type, deeply imbued with
the spirit Of militarism. Bismarck
had already made for himself reputa-
ton as the exponent of force and the
new king employed him as just the
man he wanted to work out his plans.
William proposed a great increase in
the Prussian amy and navy, and when
the Prussian parliament rejected his
plans sent for Bismarck and, making
him minister-president, told him to
tame" the parliament. He tanned it,
or acted without it, as he pleased.
The German problem" he told
them, could not be solved by parli-
mentary DEGREES, but by blood and
iron" He forced bills through by en-
ploying every means in his power; he
instituted the army reforms; he
framed a trade treaty with France
which Austria declared unfriendly and,
upon Austria's protesting, he recog-
nized the new kingdom of Italy. He
dispatched an ultimatum to the elector
of Hesse, which brought that poten-
tate to reason with regard to the af-
fairs of his electorate.
Illegal and Arbitrary Powers.
To the Austrian delegate to the diet
Count Karolyi, ancestor of the Count
karolyi who has just played so i'm
portant a part in the affairs of Hun
gary--he said: Our relations with
Austria must soon become either bet
ter or worse-we sincerely desire the
former of the two alternatives" His
entire policy was directed to driving
Austria out of Germany and giving to
Prussia the hegemony of the confed-
GRAFTON. In other words, Austria was
to be driven out and Prussia would
eat up what remained, To build up
Prussia, King William did not hesitate
to use illegal and arbitrary power.
Won Moltke appeared in the military
councils of Prussia tand the country
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
sloths Ancient and Modern.

Not more than 100000 years arc
there were on this continent giant
sloths, as big as fair-sized elephants
The skeletons of specimens are pre-
served today in museums, one of the
largest species being called the me.
gatherium. At the present time their
race is represented in tropical Amer.
lea by small and degenerate breed
These modern sloths live in trees,
hanging from branches for hours with
out moving. Thus 1t Is not easy 10
discover their presence; and. as a spe-
cial and peculiar disguise, d grayisss.
green Iiehen grows on their fur.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

was at once thoroughly "militarized."
The Polish insurrection in 1868 gave
Bismarck chance to make friends
with Russia, and he declared that If
Russia were driven out Nof Poland
Prussia would march In. The affairs
of the "duchies" gave Bismarck am
other opportunity The Danish gov
eminent had prepared a constitution
for Schleswig which made that duchy
an Integral part of the Danish king
dom, which was contrary to the last
of the many settlements of the
"Schleswlg- Holstein question" The
Germanic confederation refnsed TO
take any steps and Bismarck made
advances to Australia would en-
veigle her and then destroy her.
The Danes counted upon aid from
France and England, in both of which
countries there had been an outbreak
Of sympathy for small nation mem
aced by two powerful ones, and In
March of 1868 royal proclamation
issued at Copenhagen repudiated the
settlement of 1852 and offered the
gage Of battle.
Beginning Of War.
On January Is, 1864, Prussia and
Austria sent an ultimatum to Den
mark demanding that the constitution
of Schleswig be withdrawn within two
days. The Danish foreign minister
pointed out that as the Danish parlia-
ment was not in session this was i'm
possible.
The Prussian troops massed on the
Elder at once crossed the frontier and
war began. Austrian troops Joined
the Prussians and the Danes fought
valiantly but unavailingly against the
invaders. The fortress of Dupple fell
on April Is and the Danes, driven
from the mainland, took refuge on the
island OF Alsen. There came pause
in the war and conference of the
powers was hastily assembled in Lon
don. But Bismarck would listen to no
compromise and the war was renewed.
1t was now clear that Prussia de-
signed both the duchies for herself;
but while Austria saw this she was
scared by fire in the rear" For,
taking advantage of Austria's engage
ments elsewhere, Italy was threaten
ing Venetia. Prussian troops had al
ready crossed the borders of Jutland
and were prepared for advance.
Denmark surrendered and the peace
treaty was signed at Vienna on Octo-
Der 30 BY it Denmark relinquished
both duchies to be administered Sicssstr
Nv by Austria and Isrdssfu. Y
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The treaty of Frankfort, which Off
cially put an end to the Franco-Prus-
sian war, was but a ratification of the
'preliminaries Of peace" which had
been signed at Versailles on February
20, 1871. Some matters Of minor i'm
portance had not been settled at Yer
sailles, which were reserved for the
"defnitive treaty"
The ostensible cause of the Franco
Prussian war was the refusal of Prus-
STA to guarantee that a prince Of the
house of Hohenzollern should not be q
candidate for the Spanish throne. In
reality both Paris and Berlin were
only waiting for an excuse and Bis
marck was making every effort to
bring about q rupture. Official rela-
lions becoming strained and the Prus-
sian army having modified and ap-
preached the French frontier, the EN-
peror Napoleon III declared war on
July 10, 1870, the chamber Of deputies
having before that voted war sup
ply and the reserves having been
called out Prussia was joined in the
war by the other German states and
the Teutonic armies had an unbroken
series of victories that brought them
to Paris, which city surrendered on
January %, 1871.
Gravelotte was fought on August IS
of 1870 and the French emperor with
his army surrendered at Sedan on
September ., 1870.
Bismarck Dictated Peace Terms.
A republic had been proclaimed in
France upon the surrender of the en-
peror and Theirs. was at the head Of
1t. Upon being elected as chief ex-
ecutive by the assembly sitting at Bor-
deaux, the provisional French govern
ment had already effected an armistice
with the Germans. Already the king
of Prussia had been proclaimed Ger
man emperor in the halls of Versailles.
Theirs met Bismarck at that splendid
palace of the great Louis and the pre-
liminaries of peace were signed on Feb
ruary 90. The terms were dictated
by Bismarck Only on one point did
Theirs rebel. He refused to sign a
peace ceding to Prussia the fortified
city Of Belfort, which commands the
passage between the Vosges and the
Jura. This was the only strong fort
ress in France which had not been re-
duced by the Germans. If now hand
ed over to Germany 1t would open
TO her path into Burgundy and the
Lyonnais which her armies could tread
at will. Theirs had struggled to re-
tain Metz, but Bismarck would not lis
ten to him. The Germans had Metz
and were resolved to keep it.
Bismarck yielded. Prussia was not
quite as ready in 1871 to defy the
whole world as she was in 1914. Be
sides, the city Of Belfort was entirely
French by population and Bismarck
had already said with regard to Metz;
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
men INSIST ON
SHORTER WEEK
Shoe Cutters at HaverhiIl, Mass,
Decide to Work Only Forty
Four Hours.
MOVE HITS FIFTY FACTORIES
Employers Declare They Are Unable
to Grant the Demand and Success
fully Meet competition--other
News of Labor.

Fifteen hundred shoe cutters, mem
bers Of the Shoe Workers Protective
union, voted at Haverhill, Mass, to
adopt a 44-hour week, with the $36
pay which they now receive for the 4S.
hour week granted them month ago.
Union officials said the men would put
the schedule into effect at once.
The action followed meeting at
which directors of the Haverhill Shoe
Manufacturers association told the
men they could not further reduce the
working hours and successfully meet
competition in the shoe trade.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
To Collect Toy Statistics.

The toy manufacturers of the Uniteds
States have been invited by the
Smithsonian institute of Washington,
d. c., to gather complete collections
of all American toys that We're popu-
lar during the war, to be placed on
permanent exhibition, and special.
committee has been appointed for
that purpose.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

?0hHdeG Fghfe IS moSE ddntHed.
the well rounded form which is usually
accompanied by the bloom of health and
attractiveness.
That millions of people are conscious
Of this handicap is evident from the con-
magazines of many suggestions proposing
various remedies in food or medicine or
exercises, either of which might or might
not be appropriate for a given case
nerve tissue is absolutely essential to a
strong, robust body and mind. Weak
nerves, while indicated by multitude of
different symptoms, more Immediately and
generally result in lack of energy, Sleep
lessness, irritability, depression, etc,
healthy flesh, leaving ugly hollows fiat
legs.
Our bodies need more phosphate than
The foods we eat nowadays, and many
opinions affirm that there is nothing
which may be taken into the human
system that so effectively supplies this
deficiency as the pure organic phosphate
known as bitro-phosphate and sold by
good druggists everywhere.
The essential phosphoric food elements
In bitro-phoSphate assimilated by the
nerve. cells should soon produce pleas
ing change in nerve energy. and hence
increased vitality and strength. With the
burdens of nervousness, sleeplessness,
lack of energy, etc, lifted normal weight
with its attractive fullness and ruddy
glow of health replaces the former picture
of skin and bones.
Cautions; :. Although Bitro-P Phosphate
Is unexcelled for the relief of nervousness
and attendant disorders, owing to its ten
dency to increase weight one should
watch the scales while taking It unless
1t is the desire to put on flesh.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

After all, the highest good to hui
mainly cannot be attained until every
last man, woman and child has learned
the lesson that naked light is the
quickest and worst way to find a leak
in the gas.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

1t must he very embarrassing for
the parlor bolshevlsts of America when
flleir definitions of bolshevism are
rudely contradicted by the practical
boishevists of Russia
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Five millinery seasons instead of
four are proposed by the hat makers.
Something joyful for the happy father
Of six unemployed daughters to look
forward to.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

A bolshevist attempt has been made
TO shoot Paderewski. The wonder is
the pianist is able 10 withstand so
much discord.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Thanks to modern inventions, man
has almost realized the old-fashioned
desire to have the earth with a string
around it,"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The man who as boy had to curry
the horse to get TO take his girl rid
ing has son who calls the chauffeur
and says charge it, at the filing sta
ton.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Cannot something be done to keep
these estimates Of bumper wheat
crop from the fellow who fixes the
price of bread.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The next step, Of course, will be
TO devise some plan of getting sus-
tenance from the milky way for trans
atlantic aviators.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
Collection Of Bird Calls.

A Kansas university professor Is
making collection of bird calls, and
later plans to have them put to music
so they may be whistled or played on
the phonograph.-Ka City Star.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Returned soldiers who are now grav-
itating to jobs down on the farm ought
to do great fighting against the army
worm.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The garden maker and the horse
shoe pitcher are vying for honors on
The rear platform in keeping up the
run of conversation.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The compiler of summer "don'ts"
will soon be relieved of the necessity
of advising against alcoholic bever-
ages
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

ANY man will admit that 1t is easier
to change the steps Of street car
than to convince woman she should
change the style Of her dress.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Why do they say that an airplane
started on the first leg of its journey?
Why not the first wing?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Omission of the war tax on soap
shows the detailed method in which
the government is combating bolshe-
yism in this country.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The airplane is now about ready to
take up the minor details of sleeping
accommodations and buffet service for
passengers.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

A prize has been offered for a silent
airplane and probably something sub
stantial would be given for a safe one
also.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The Smiths have it on the Joneses
again. There We're $1,000 Smiths in
the army and only 22,500 Joneses.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
INCREASE WEIGHT
And VITALITY
With PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Phosphate to
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vigor
and Nerve Force.

The average person is beginning to real.
lie more and more that the lack of phys
ical strength and nerve exhaustion Qre-
quently evidenced by excessive thinness)
ure to succeed in lifes struggle for the
necessities of existence, but also for the
handicap in ones social aspirations Conn
pare the thin, sckly, angular frame with
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

What chance has clothing got to
come down when every returning
dcughboy has to have two or three
suits and an overeoat?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

A seaplane carrying freight would
get there promptly on time with a car
go of something like, say late pota-
toes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The bump in bumper wheat crop
seems to be for the consumer of bread.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

For returned soldiers the reclama-
tion of arid tracts will be another at
tack on no mans land.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Moreover, the boys have proved
their bravery by wearing wrist
watches.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Their friends are delighted to dis
cover that the returning soldiers bring
back their appetites intact.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

it's too bad the new law regulating
the use of mufflers applies solely to
automobiles. u
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

An iceberg would have to be a big
one if hydroplane couldn't get over
the top.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The only objection to trying the ex-
kaiser is that the public is weary of
hearing about him.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The manufacturers of safes don't
seem to have kept pace with the de-
vices for opening them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19
Culture is acquired. but kultur Is
thrust on people.

The Saar valley is a sour subject
with Germany.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

The truth is that lot of gardeners
don't know whether they are thin
ming their plants or pulling weeds.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Why camoufiage? Father goes to
the circus because he likes it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

In carving up Turkey the council of
four has discovered that it is a tough
old bird.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Shoes are expected to advance So
pair next fall. A short life and
merry one, men!
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-19

Before candidate places himself in
the hands of his political friends he
should sew up his pockets.