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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
4
President Wilson joins the liberty loan drive by subscribing for a ten thousand dollar bond, signaling strong support and urging others to participate in the national effort.
Solomon Hanks 84 the last surviving full blooded cousin of Abraham Lincoln died at his daughter’s Bloomington Illinois home on Friday. In Leavenworth prison 200 inmates signified willingness to enlist in the army and go to France with some having prior military experience.
Australian potatoes arrived on the Chicago market for the first time. Dug in February, they are starting to sprout as the importer orders thirty carloads to begin distribution.
President Wilson has been elected an honorary member of the A. P. Hill camp of Confederate Veterans of Petersburg. The camp will act as his personal escort in the reunion parade in Washington Thursday.
James and John Logan, kin of Gen John A. Logan, joined the army at Murphysboro Illinois on Thursday near the birthplace of Black Jack Logan then dispatched to Jefferson Barracks. Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur U S N Retired died at his Washington home at 94. He fought in the Mexican and Civil wars and served under Admiral Perry in Japan opening commerce.
Weather records show Denver's first June snow storm Friday turning to rain, while Logan County reports a two inch mantle. Fruit growers shake snow from trees to prevent limb breakage. Indictments allege price manipulation by 20 Chicago Butter and Egg Board members. Meningitis claims rise at Great Lakes naval training station with 30 deaths in six months and 400 ill among 8,000. Sousa enters Navy service after directing Marine Band and plans a 300-piece Great Lakes band. Osage oil land sale at Pewauaska adds two million dollars to tribal wealth. nine thousand plus acres leased at $219 per acre. An 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl killed their father near Bennington Oklahoma after a nap. Orson’s head shattered.
Reports from Porto Rico align with U S support for Wilson and the Allied cause. At Columbia Mississippi Pratt Hampton and Van Haynes, both accused in the murder of Reece Johnson, were taken from jail by a mob. Haynes was hanged from a steel bridge. Hampton escaped after the mob. Johnson had been robbed of eight dollars and his body dumped in a river.
Manuel L. Quezon president of the Philippine Senate carries an offer of 25,000 Filipino soldiers to the American government for service in France or elsewhere. He tells Chicago crowds the Philippines backs the war and wants to be of real service, noting the volunteers are veterans of Philippine warfare.
Eating cake or candy was forbidden in the barracks of a company at the reserve officers training camp at Ft Sheridan on Saturday. Authorities said similar orders would soon be posted in all camp barracks. Some men have not been hardening under drill as rapidly as possible due to cake candy and soda water between meals.
Oklahoma will produce between 16 and 25 million bushels of wheat this year, a near normal crop by production standards, per the monthly crop report from the state board of agriculture. May 31 growing conditions stood at 68 percent, down 3 points from last month and up 4 points from a year ago.
The front's congress proposes that the next general congress of workmen and soldiers delegates from all Russia demand the transfer of former Emperor Nicholas to the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul. Lax guard at Tsarskoe-Selo palace, where the former emperor and empress are prisoners, was criticized by the Petrograd district commander.
Springfield June 4 J Hol land Keet said in a public statement that he believes his baby Lloyd is being well cared for after the child was kidnapped last Wednesday night He denied having information on the baby's whereabouts The statement followed rumors of a potential sensational turn in the case and came after a morning of conferences with Judge Arch A Johnson and friends Keet said he planned to ransom the child but would not disclose secrets that might endanger the abductors and vowed to keep authorities informed to prevent further rumors
Washington reports of German overtures for a submarine base on Margarita Island off Venezuela were dismissed by Minister Dominici as false. He called German political influence talk nonsense and said Venezuela would not change its friendly stance toward the United States.
Registered Hereford bull and six cows listed for gale sale. Three of cows with quality bloodlines noted. potential bidders urged to inspect stock and arrange terms locally.
An unofficial Canadian headquarters estimate puts German forces on the Western Front at end May at about 2,047,500 to 3,150,000 troops with 650,000 to 1,000,000 in reserve. It notes many divisions exhausted or in need of rest, with front battalions likely under 700 men and overall bayonet counts under 1 million, excluding artillery and support units.
We offer farm loans in Bates County Missouri under the Rural Credit plan. No red tape or delays and the loan is held by the same party until paid off. Borrowers know where to find the holder who stays ready to extend all fall this plan of loans. Canterburys Butler Ma.
Washington May 30 The War Department announces 42 officers selected by a special committee to join the general staff due to wartime workload. The list spans Cavalry Field Artillery Coast Artillery Infantry and Engineers with officers named including Major Malin Craig Major Edward L King Captain Walter S Grant and others in various branches stationed across the country and at colonial posts.
Frank T Norton and Cora M Allen of Butler Missouri. James D Moffat Rich Hill Missouri and Margaret R Foster Rich Hill Missouri. Charles A Blaine Adrian Missouri and Martha Elida Stephens Adrian Missouri. Frank E Graves Rich Hill Missouri and Ethel M Barker Rich Hill Missouri. Frank E Mize Susier Smith Clark Johnston Lacygne Kansas. Flossie Fay Gatten Lacygne Kansas.
Help needed for a buyer seeking stove wood or cord wood. Preferred sizes not specified. contact for arrangements and pricing.
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