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ATTENTION
HOMESEEKERS!
Farmers, Tenants, Renters, - .Stock Raisers, Fruit
Growers, and everyone -looking for Homes and Invest
ments. Visit the
FREE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT
of the
northern Pacific Railway
at
The New Windsor Hotel
HAYS, KANSAS
January 2S and 2
in charge of
A. C. WUNDERLICH, Trav. Emmig. Agent
217 Railway Exchang Bid.. Kansas City, Mo.
who will be there on the dates mentioned, with a full sup
ply of literature dealing with the states of Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
and a fine exhibit of the products of the Northern Pacific
Country, which cannot fail to be of interest to the pros
pective settler. DON'T FORGET that this section has
captured most of the agricultural prizes at Fairs, Exhi
bitions, and Land Shows throughout the country during
the past five years.
If you cannot attend this exhibit, write for full in
formation and literature to
L. J. BRICKER,
Gen. Immigration Agent, 108 Northern Pacific Ry.,
St. Paul Minn.
There is some consolation for Cap
tain Kidd, after all. The present gen
eration is about to revive the profes
sion of searching for treasure ships
of the seas on a scale which, if he
could know it, would stir his keenest
interest. True, this age is not for
men of his kind. He has been shame
fully outdone in piracy, and now he
will be out-captained in the salvage
of buried treasure by reason of the
stupendous plans which are being
made for raising ships sunk by Ger
man submarines. At the end of the
war, charts and airships 'will, it is
planned locate wrecks within the war
zone. Coal will bs sucked out of
flooded holds by pipes, as vacuum
cleaners draw up dust. Metal car
goes and steel plates will be recovered
by magnets, acting in combination
with powerful blasts of air. The ro
mance of hunting for the gold of the
Spanish galleons will be nothing to
the romance of salvaging this, the
greatest fleet ever sent to bottom. Is
it possible that we may cross the At
lantic on the Lusitania once more?
Science Monitor.
NIGHT SCHOOL
Cash Your Spare Moments.
The Government needs steno
graphers and clerks. We can help
you prepare for these good positions
during your leisure time. All per
sons interested meet in Room 12, Ad
ministration Building, Fort Hays Nor
mal School Monday evening, Jan
uary 21, at 7:30.
' Shorthand a specialty. Tuition
reasonable. Floyd B. Lee, Director.
Dr. J. S. Vermillion will be at his
home on East Juniata Street, Tues
day and Wednesday, January 22 and
23rd. Anyone wishing to see him
about glasses or other eye, ear, nose
and throat work please call at the
residence.
Last Tuesday, January 15th, a
birthday surprise was given on Miss
Ethel Shutts of Ellis, by Miss Ethel
Sites and th Stockrange School. The
pupils brought the eats to school and
at the noon hour, when all presents
had been presented to her all the eats
were set out and all enjoyed them
selves very much.
A man who attended the Strand
Theater last Wednesday night, and
saw Mary Pickford in the "Sunnny
brook Farm" said the play rolled back
and dissipated fifty .years of his life,
and made him a happy, irresponsible
lad once more. What a wholesome
feeling.
For her theme in "The Woman God
Forgot" Miss MacPherson has taken
the story of a Princess who sells her
country for the man she loves. The
whole story is taken from a chapter
in the early history of America tel
ling how the Spanish invaded Mexico
and of their conquest of Montezuma
oriiffll
SIGNOR SALA
Cellist
N
Normal Auditorium, Tuesday,
At 8:15 p. m.
Admission
and his Aztecs. Geraldine Farrar is
seen as Tezca ( daughter of Montezu
ma. She falls in love with a hand
some young Spaniard, which role is
played by the ever-popular star, Wal
lace Reid. At the Strand, Wednes
day, January 23rd.
Sheldon Lewis, famous star of the
Iron Claw takes the leading part in
"The Hidden Hand." The first epi
sode to be shown at the Strand
Thursday January 24th.
A plat containing six good lots
for sale. Inquire at Free Press office.
The Working Reserve
C. W. Miller has been appointed fi
nancial director of the U. S. Boys
Working Reserve. A meeting will be
held at the Court House this city,
January 29th, for the purpose of or
ganizing, a U. S. Boys Reserve for
Ellis County from which an auxiliary
will be organized in each township.
"With the remainder of the drafted
men to be called in the spring the
work problem is liable to become ser
ious and it expected that every busi
ness man, school man, county com
missioners, in fact all who can will
be present and help. We must win
the war and we must all help. Boys
from sixteen to twenty-one are es
pecially wanted. The membership in
the organization will be One Dollar.
. C. W. Miller, Sr.,
Financial Director.
Progress in Dry Farming
Twenty-four field stations on the
valuable information to dry-land
Great Plains are now contributing
farming problems. Five of these
stations this year completed a contin
uous record of 10 others or more
years of farm experiments and 11
others had continuous records of five
or more years. More than 4,000 per
manent plats devoted to crop rota
tions and studies of cultural methods
are now furnishing records every
year. Records of such extent and
continuity furnish better evidence
concerning many fundamental agri
cultural problems than has ever be
fore been available and enables the
United States Department of Agricul
ture to advise with increasing assur
ance on the questions of adaptation
of crops, the response of crops to cul
tural methods, and the agricultural
value and .possibilities of each section
represented by the stations.
Casin From Buttermilk
Casein, an essential in the making
of paper, and in great demand be
cause of the failure of imports, may
be made from buttermilk, says the
annual report of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. While the best
grade of casein is made from skim
milk, improved methods can produce
from buttermilk, a quality only
slightly inferior to the best grades.
Lyceum
MADAME HALE
Soprano
CONG
WHAT
rLu wit J
IS DOING
AND WHAT
JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP.
Junior Membership has developed in response to an earnest
desire of pupils in many states to render patriotic service in this
time of need. It was natural that the school children should wish
to become a part of the great Red Cross movement for war relief.
Planned and administered by educators, Junior Uembership can
not fail to be of value in vitalizing the work of the schools, while
their total product will be of great service to the Red Cross.
The following: important facts should
be generally known:
1. That the organization was formed in
response to a demand from schools.
2. That leading educators ail over the
country are advisers to the organization
and its activities.
3. That President Wilson has issued -a
call to all school children and teachers to
Join In this patriotic work.
4. That Junior memDershin is nnen tn
all boys and -grirls of school age attending j
public, private or parochial schools, or
attending other organized educational
centers, but only to such student bodies
as a wnoie.
5. That Junior membership is open to
grades in the school, providing the school
contemplates complete organization later,
but not to individual pupils.
6. That Junior membership is granted
when a sum eiual to 25 cents for each
child In the school has been contributed
to the chapter school fund or when the
school Is pledged to prepare Red Cross
supplies or engage in other Red Cross
work approved and supervised by the
Red Cross chapter.
7. That all money raised is to be spent
for materials which will be used by the
school for its Red Cross work. No tart
of the school fund is used for local Red
Washington.
Red Cross activities for boys and girls
have been classified as follows:
Group 1 Children 6 to 10.
Gun Wipos Cut one-inch squares of
flannel or flannelette or any woolen ma
terial and thread 50 on a string.
Gun-Cleaning Rags Cut 12 to 14 inch
es square from soft material. Do not
hem.
Wash Cloths Knit or make from tow
eling, with crochet edges.
Baby Afghans Knit or crochet five
inch squares of blue, pink or white wool.
8ewtogether six squares for length and
five for width.
Qroup 2 Children 10 to 14.
Sleeveless Sweaters, Wristlets or Muf
flers Knit according to directions in A.
R. C. 400.
Baby Afghans (See directions in first
group.)
RCHiTECT DRAWS
RED GROSS PLANS,
CARRIESTHEM OUT
LOUIS LaBEAUME, ST. LOUISAN,
HELPS PUT OVER GREAT
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.
HE THANKS NEWSPAPER MEN
Declares This Publication- and Other
Influential Papers in South
west Made Success
Possible.
The man behind the publicity be
hind the solicitors who got 3,250,000
new members for the Red Cross in
the Southwestern division, comprising
the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Ok
lahoma, Kansas and Texas, is an
architect, which is intended two ways.
He is Louis LaBeaume of St. Louis,'
architect by profession, architect of
the fortunes of the Red Cross in the
Southwestern division and one of the
most earnest and most capable of Un
cle Sam's talented $l-a-year army.
When it became apparent that the
United States government had need
for men of affairs to direct the vari
ous activities of the Red Cross Mr.
LaBeaume volunteered his services.
George W. Simmons, manager of
the Southwestern division of the Red
Cross, complimented Mr. LaBeaume
highly upon the fact that he was a po
tent factor in the tremendous success
qf'the membership campaign of the
Southwestern division. Mr. LaBeaume
says:
"The remarkable results achieved
in the Southwestern division during
the Christmas membership campaign
are due in no small measure to the
loyal support of the press. Newspa
per proprietors and editors through
out the division have given generous
ly of their space. The results show
that chapter publicity directors have
been on the jump and have kept Red
Cross enthusiasm at fever heat. Every
man, woman and child who took part
in this campaign must feel a glow of
satisfaction and pride in. the con-
. Course
ERT
Jan. 22nd
50 Cents
TH
El CHOSSiigS
3
YOU CAN DO
Afghans for Soldiers Knit from any
color wool seven-inch squares. Twelve
squares for length and six for wi !th.
Substitute Handkerchiefs Make 1S
inch squares from roft but strong linen
qr cotton, hemmed.
Hand Towels of Linen Crash Hemmed
usual size.
Croup 3 High School.
Hospital Garments (See A. R. C. 405.)
All Knitted Articles Ste A. re
Refugee Lavette fSee A. R. C. 407
Comfort Kits (See A. R. C. 402.)
Patterns for infants' layettes may be
obtained through local chapter from Bu
reau of Supplies, 1230 Olive sireet, St.
Louis. Jin.
Surrric?! Dressings Grentlv needed.
For direction see A. R. C. 40i. also sur
gical drc-s.-.in33. this issue: these should
all be mniie under supervision of an in
structor. Work for Boys.
Hirh FchDols: 1 Boxes for Red Cross
shippin x purposes. 3 feet by 2 feet by 2
feet. out-id.- measurements, cf 7-inch
lumbor. 2 Workroom furniture, for lo
cal chapter or to be sold, tables, chairs,
shelvin-r, etc. 3 Canes. 4 Clerical
WOrk'
ty:ovritinsr.
multigraphing.' etc..
for loci I chapter.
Gradf Schools: Knitting needles, for
vise of local chapter or school children.
These .ire maie 12 Inches long, of hard
wood cut from dowels secured from a
cabinet maker, sharpened at both ends
with pencil sharpener, sandpapered, then
rubbed in floor wax until perfectly
smooth. 2 Knitting frames; a flat wood
en ring 10 inches in diameter or larger,
with peers one inch apart: to be used by
sma!! r'li'dren In weaving scarfs.
All Grades: . Service in local Red Cross
work coliot'n'? newspapers to sell,
helpirtr ir. I"l--d Cros.- campaigns. Liberty
Ioan r-an-.paigns. by distributing posters,
running errands, etc.
For further information address
MRS. K. R. KROEGER.
Director Junior Merabership. Southwest
em Division A. R. C. 1617 ailway Ex
change. St. Louis. Mo.
! sciousness of work well done. It la
the continuation of this spirit which,
i will bring victory to the cause for
j- which we are fighting. Even though
me campaign 13 tecnnic&iiy over, we
urge you to keep up the good work."
POWER OF THE PRESS.
The power of the press largely was
responsible for the eplendioS showing
made by the Southwestern division of
the Red Cross In the big Christmas
membership campaign. The South
west was given the task of getting
1,162,050 new members. As a result
cf the splendid publicity campaign di
rected by Louis LaBeaume of St.
Louis cjid the businesslike organiza
tion effected by John L. Johnston and
George W. Simmons, chairman" cf the
campaign and Southwestern manager
of the Red Cross, respectively, this
district got nearly three times ita
qucta of members, leading all th oth
er 12 divisions of the Red Cross in the
United States.
! Mr. LaBsaumc very properly gives
proper credit to t-iis newspaper and
other newspapers of the Southwest for
, the eplndid results obtained In the
' c&tapaisn.
In these times, when self-abnegation
Is absolutely necessary in every
j walk of life, it is a pleasure to record
j that the newspapers of the Southwest
are doing their share to helD win the
war. In the campaign just closed the
newspapers contributed their valuable
space to the cause, while Mr. EIei
xnons, Mr. Johnston and Mr. La
Beaume contributed their services
and their time.
Development of Opera.
Opera has made extensive strides
during the last century, although Its
j origin is very remote. It came through
a gradual course of development from
almost the beginning of the Christian
era ; earliest librettists were such emi
nent men as Aeschylus and Sophocles,
who accompanied their spoken drama
with a band of lyres and flutes.
But grand opera, as we understand
it today, originated about the end of
the sixteenth century, when Jacopo
Peri's opera, "Dafne," was first pre
sented. It originated through the
gathering of a small party of music
lovers at the home of a Florentine no
bleman. Theories grew into actuali
ties when a performance of "Dafne"
was celebrated in the palace of Corsi
In 1595. This opera was successfully
performed several times, but always In
private, and now the score Is not dis
coverable. Disgusted Author.
There sometimes seems reason for a
complaint common among writers of
this day that artists do not read the
text they are to illustrate. Ia one of
the leading magazines recently the
writer mentioned the fact that her
heroine was entirely bald a circum
stance, indeed, that might have been
deduced from the fact that she was
nearly one hundred years old.
Picture the author's disgust when
the old woman was represented with
a head of hair that might have served
for the advertisement of seme wonder
ful "restorative!"
Even worse seems the fate of an un
happy writer who wrote a story about
a boy named "Patsy." The artist met
amorphosed, him Into a glrL
Reward for Pleasure.
Pleasure given for Its own sake Is
often rewarded In financial terms. You
begin to rise by your own effort. Ota-'
ers "may Inspire you and urge yen to
make the attempt but yon must exer
cise your mind and your muscles or
yon won't get anywhere. It takes more
than inspiration to make one great.
Every bird learns to fly by using Its
own pinions. You can never find the
measure of your possibilities until yon
take it.
16,000,000 JQtHED
BED CBOSS IN BIG
STMAs
CUTHWESTERN DIVISION LED
OTHER 12 IN UNITED STATES
IN NUMBER OBTAINED.
G3AKD TOTAL NOW 22,000,000
.-jfth of Entire Population of This
Country Belongs to the Great
"Army Behind the
Army."
One-fifth of the entire population or
the United States belongs to the
American Red Cross.
Twenty-two million persons consti
tute the Army Behind the Army.
Sixteen million new members were
added as a re3Jit of the Christmas
membership campaign. Six million
citizens of the United States already
were members.
Ten million new members was the
goal sf-t for the Christmas campaign.
Six million -more than the required
number were obtained, 3,250,000 of
these coming from the Southwestern
division, which was made up by the
states of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Tcx:is.
The Southwestern division led the
otherv12 divisions of the Red Cross
both as to the number of members ob
tained and from a percentage basis.
Wonderful Achievement.
The wonderful achievement of en
rolling one-fif.h of the entire popula
tion of the United States as members
of the Red Cros is less a triumph
than it is a call to greater service, ac
cording to Henry P. Davison, chair
man of the War Council of the Red
Cress, y.-Iid pointed out tiiat greater
service and sacrifice must be the
watch word of the 22,000.000 mem
bers of this, the greatest organization j
cf its kind the world has ever known. I
Davison recently said in a telegram to
Ceorge W. Simmons, manager of the
Southwestern division cf the Red '
"The latest reports available indi
zlQ that the Christmas drive for 10,-;v-003
new mctui ers for the Ameri
:.n Rod Crcs has resulted in the ad--it.oa
of fully 16,000,000 names to its
oils. This number, added to the more
ian 6.000,000 mombcrs before Christ
.ua3 eatrpaign. mkes the total pres
ent enrollment fully 22,000,000.
"This i3 a magnificent fact an ex
pression not alone of the patriotism
but of the fine sympathy and idealism
of the whole American people.
"The Red Cross War Council con
gratulates and welcomes every new
member of the American Red Cross.
Likewise it congratulates the officers
and old members of' the organization
who have given unstintedly of their
time and effort to make tht3 member
ship campaign a success; but the
wonderful achievement of enrolling
one-fifth of the entire population of
the United States as members of the
American Red Cross is le3s a triumph
than it Is a call to greater service.
"The Red Cross is not merely a hu
manitarian organization, separate and
distinct from others, but it Is the mo
bilised heart and spirit of the whole
ArnerioejQ peeple. Tie America Red
Cross Is carrying a meo&ge of love
and sympathy to American soMlsrs
and sailors and to the troepe ad ci
vilian population of our allies in. all
parts of the world. It Is eekic. to lay
a foundation for a more esvduring
peace. As we ataad on the threshold
of a new year in this hour of world's
tragedy, there can be but one thought
in the minds of the 22,000,000 mem
bers of the American Red Cross, an
that is to serve and saoriffce as never
before."
Hens to Win the War?
The recognized importance of food
in the greatest war makes it seem
that the hen must take her place
among those who are helping to win
it for the forces of democracy. This
place will be an important one in pro
portion to the response this year to
the call for increased chicken and
egg production. The hen, of course,
always has shown a wilingness to do
her duty, and doubtless she is willing
now. All that is to be dqne is for
her masters, the farmers of the na
tion, and the city dwellers who are
helping on a backyard scale, to make
sure that the hens' opportunity will
not be .neglectde.
Information received by the Food
Administration from France states
that pies and other pastries are pro
hibited there except on Sundays as a
result of the great flour shortage. The
bread ration which already was low,
has again been lowered twenty per
cent.
The food shortage in France and
Italy is reflected in the neutral coun
try to Switzerland where the new
regulations permit each person to
have only one-half pound of war
bread a day, one and a half pounds
of sugar a month and one-fiftth of a
pound of butter a month- A family
of five is permitted to have a ticket
in one-fourth pound quantities. Ac
giving one xound of butter a month
cording to that Kansas is well fed.
GBR
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Tuesday, February 12th
A Day of Special DOLLAR Bargains J
FIML CLE&RAKCE
Children's Coats
Sizes
$9 and 8.50 coats now
$7.50 coats now
$2.25 coats
$5.95 coats
$4.95 coats
It will surprise many to learn that
a medal of honor of the United
States, given for bravery on the field
of battle, has existed ever since the
Civil War. It a five pointed star of
rose-gold finish, bearing the head of
Minerva and the inscription "United
States of America." Upon each point
of the star is an oak leaf. The star
itself is encircled by a green enamel
laurel wreath. Surmounting the star
and wreath is an eagle resting on a
bar, upon which is the word "Valor"
in raised letters. The reverse side
is left plain for engraving the name
of the recipient, which is preceded by
the inscription, "The Congress to
" The decoration is pendent
from a concealed pin by blue watered
silk ribbon, upon which are emblaz
oned thirteen stars in white. The
medal, which is the same in every in
stance is bestowed upon commis
sioned and non-commissioned ranks
alike. Science Monitor.
INTERCEPTS FOREIGN PESTS
Federal Horticulture Board Protestst
Spread of Dangerous Insects
and Plant Diseases.
In all, some 259 different species
of insects and no less than 130 speci
fic diseases were intercepted by in
spectors and collaborators of the Fed
eral Horticulture Board on nursery
stock imported to this country dur
ing the year ending June 30. 1917.
The insects that were intercepted in
cluded one nest of the browntailed
moth from France, two egg masses
of the gipsy moth from France and
Belgium, raspberry sawfly from
France and England, the gold-tail
moth from Holland, an undescribed
weevil in seeds from Guatemala, a
flat-head borer in chestnuts from Jap
an, a number of nests of "whit tree
Pierid'i from France, and numerous
scale insects from various quarters
of the globe.
Some of the more important inter
ceptions of plant diseases were citrus
canker on pomelo from China, the
so-called pineapple disease affecting
sugar cane also from China, a di
sease affecting radish seds from Jap
an; another effecting the roots of fig
from Spain, and a number of 6ther
diseases affecting fruit trees, garden
crops and flowers-
Four lots with seven room house
and barn for sale. Inquire at Free
Press office
H uns Tried to Destroy Growing
Wneat in West.
Germany's latest attempts to de
stroy the wheat crop of California
and other states has taken the form
of shipment to this country a power
ful poisonous pollen to be distributed
by German agents here and in such
a manner as to kill the entire wheat
output of the state accordingto a bul
letin issued recently by the state
council of defense.
The bulletin addressed to all police
officers and county councils of de
fense in this state, urged to prevent
spread of the pollen and the subse
quent destruction of crops. The in
formation on which the warning was
based was from a "reliable Washing
ton source," it was said.
Two liters of this pollen already
have been delivered in this country,
the bulletin said, and a part of their
contents is believed to be in the pos
session of German agents of this
state.'
Wichita, Kansas, Jan. 10. While
binding twine will be high in price
next summer the food administration
is able to announce today that steps
have been taken to prevent profiteer
ing on that commodity.
There is a great scarcity of hemp,
due in part to the unusual activity of
ship building which requires rope.
The price of raw hemp is high, but
manufacturers of binding twine will
be allowed only a reasonable profit
above cost of manufacture.
Henry Wolf er for twenty-two years
Warden of the Minnesotta State Pris
on, who had charge of the State Bin
der Twine Factory there, has been
appointed to control the production
of binder twine.
Good Description.
Grandmother was teaching Dorothy
to read the alphabet. She got along
fine until coming to the tter "T" she
said: "Grandma, what's the one that
looks like a little man holding his arms
up?"
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try the famoaa old 69th).
smoking "Bull" Durham.
$8.00 for a 5c Sack
of "Bull" Durham
in France!
Writing to a San Francisco
paper. Francis Jo!: tc tells - r
badly cur soIJicr L
France need tobacco: "Cj
boy pulled out a ha!f'o:ed
sack cf Bull Durham znd
caressed ir. His companion in'
formed me that they had paid
as high as 40 francs ($f ) for
a sack of Bull Durham."
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