War cooperation and arms supply in World War I
Post Dispatch argues the United States should continue supplying the Allies and using foreign artillery if needed, stressing wartime cooperation over national pride. It defends not overreacting to weapon sourcing, noting American engineers built railroads for Britain after Cambrian and that efficiency matters more than autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Germany
Gen. Crozier
Senate
Ordnance Department
Crovier
Baker
France
Great Britain
Cambria
Bond jumper sought in Chicago over trial case
Federal authorities in Chicago seek John Baldazzi of the I W W after he failed to appear for a trial and is believed to have jumped his $1000 bond. Also reported, the German war office claims 205 Allied planes and 22 captive balloons shot down in November, with German losses at 63 planes and 2 balloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Baldazzi
War Office
Demobilization reports and fires in Oklahoma amid war talk
A Copenhagen dispatch reports demobilization of Russian forces has begun and peace talks on the Russian front have been authorized. Oklahoma’s Micher oil town saw five frame business houses burned early Saturday morning, with suspicions of incendiary origin. Applications for army and navy life insurance exceed 2 billion, with 236 024 applications totaling over 2 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Stnys
Micher
Oklahoma
Army
Treasury
Fire damages Butler Roller Mills in city loss at least ten thousand
A Sunday morning fire heavily damaged the Petler Moller Mills in the city. Firefighters prevented total destruction with rapid response. The blaze originated in hotel rooms and spread to the coal bin engine room workshop and storage areas. Wheat for export, machine shop, coal bins and the big Corliss engine were destroyed or wrecked. Insurance covers the conservatively estimated loss of ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petler Moller Mills
Uealuties
Butler Fire Department
Banuner Ino
Femelit
Phan
Esport
Real Estate Transfers Record From Local Property List
Real estate transfers include Barns to A J Amys for 80 acres in sections 71 and 22 West Point at 3500 dollars. L J Spar to CT Estes 42 acres section 24 Charlotte township for 3800 dollars. Co A McCombe to R A Wright lots 4 and 11 block 1 Wyatts addition to Cutler for 600 dollars. R S Beshore to J H Decter 8 acres section 5 Prairie for one dollar. Mary Powell to B E Meyer lots 22 23 and 24 block 26 Rockville at 1500 dollars. Bessie Holloway to Julia Gaines part block 32 Butler for 1 dollar 9 cents. Livy AB Boyd et al to A T Holcomb for 750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Amys
West Point
L. J. Spar
CT. Estes
Charlotte Township
Co. A. McCombe
R.A. Wright
Wyatts
Cutler
R. S. Beshore
J. H. Decter
Prairie
B. E. Meyer
Rockville
Bessie Holloway
Julia Gaines
Butler
Livy AB. Boyd Et al
A. T. Holcomb
Peoples Bank Corn Contest Awards Prizes
The Peoples Bank of this city held a corn contest with prizes for best white and yellow corn grown in the county. Displayed at the bank, the event closed on December 15. Judge was Prof A Gorrell. First place white corn went to W A Searfus. second to Leonard Tur. Yellow corn first went to C Z Baker. second to J L Ghere. A large number of entries marks Bates County as a corn county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Bank
A. Gorrell
W. A. Searfus
Leonard Tur
C. Z. Baker
J. L. Ghere
Bates County
Tree planting in Court House yard list of trees
The article lists trees planted around the Court House yard, noting a shortage of about a dozen trees and soliciting more donations. It records 34 labeled trees by species and donor, mostly elms, pecans, burr oaks, hackberries, ashes, will include many names and townships, plus a request to plant more when ground thaws. It also mentions John Johansen detained as a German spy suspect after Halifax disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Yard
Grand River
J. C. Deardorfé
F. M. Taylor
Summit
W. P. Miller
Loyal Sons Bible Class
Young Men’s Bible Class
The
Presbyterian Church
J. R. Jenkins
Buck Patterson
S. B. H. Daniels
New Home Township
Patterson
Daniels
New Home
Charlotte
C. W. Ahlfield
Ed Corlett
Mound
H. L. Franshaw
W. O. Atkeson
Patterson and Daniels
Water Oak
W. C. Morrison
Lone Oak
Burr Oak
A. W. Shay
E. C. Webster
Sycamore
Frank Holland
R. B. Campbell
Pleasant Gap
Helen Braden
Hackberry
D. T. Embree
Clark Wix
Deepwater Township
Mt. Pleasant Township
Andrew Ray
T. J. Berryhill
Presbyterian Bible Class
C.J. Henry
Ahlfield
Corlett
Emma Fry
Recorder of
Derd
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Thomas
Court House
John Johansen
Imo
Mont Blanc
Halifax
Massachusetts
New York
U S Seeks Plan to Revoke Citizenship of Germans
Indianapolis December 14 Vice President Marshall attends Indiana war conference and states Attorney General Gregory is seeking a way to recall naturalized Germans. The aim is to curb German propaganda and loyalty questions loom over naturalization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Gregory
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the Butler
Bue
Allan, Moller and Mor
Butler, Mo
TRUCH
Khemish W. Lawson
Boston
Joe Cannon
Cuiss
Webber
Ulne
Ilinois
Guy, Cox
Ohio
Garfield
Cox
Wilson
Samuel V. Perrett
Indianapolis, Ind
Heo Will
Red Cross
Belmont
Butler Roller Mills
Peoples ‘Bank
Santa Claus
Kenyon Rain Coats
Fernmore
Satteen
Heatherbloom
Warner
Bradley
Packard
Beacon Falls
Colgates
Mumsing Va
Minerva
Walker-Mckibben’s
Johansen
Sicily
Gosnells Grocery
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