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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
S5.ooo,ooo IN PROPERTY
FLOODED NEAR CAIRO.


Cairo, Ill--The Cairo drainage dis
triCt Just north OF Cairo soon will be
under water. Already property worth
sjOOO,0 goo is submerged.
The Mississippi river tore a great
crevasse in the Mobile & Ohio leyee,
near Davis Junction. on the west side
OF the drainage district, and despite
the hard work Of more than 900 men
the water could not be controlled.
Within "A short time the water was
racing over territory thought to be
immune from food and endangnring
the lives OF more than 500 men who
were at work on the Big Four leyce
fighting to keep out the raging Ohio
one hundred and seventy OF these
men were marooned, and the tug
Francis, with n rescuing party, was
sent to rescue them The tug re.
turned at s a. m. with all accounted
for Tive leyee watchmon were di.
rcclly in front Of the crevasse when
water broke through. They were
knocked off their feet and had mar
row escape from death. No loss OF
life has been reported
The water In the drainage district
will be int othe mill section by Thurs
day night.
An effort was made by the Mobile
& Ohio railroad and citizens to repair
the break in the leyee at drainage
district Four freight cars were
dumped into the creyasse which was
over 100 feet long. They had no eff
feet upton the situation and the break
was abandoned
The drainage district contains more
that 5000 acres. 1t Is estimated that
homes, business honsas and other
structures in the district number
nearly 1000.
Train service into Cairo with the
exception of Illinois Central service
is cut of. as all tracks save those OF
the Illinois Central so through the
S-6!Ssgc district and are submerged.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Mayor Issues Flood Warning.

New Athens. III Residents Of New
Athens, in st Clair county. south OF
Belleville. fear that great damage will
be done by the Okaw river.
The danger stage Of the river is 30
feet The stage of the river now Is
2S.2 feet, rise OF 3.lOths of foot with
in "a hours. when the 3O.foot mark
is reached water foods the main
street, inundatnG many Of the bust
ness houses The river has been ris-
ing so rapidly it is feared it will
reach the danger line,
Mayor George Probst is warning all
residents to be prepared to assist in
guarding against a serious food
At Fayetteville, south of New Ath.
ems, the river broke through the
Daumgarte farm, making a now chan
mel MS the result of the blockading Of
the Okaw river by bridge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11

St Louis The Mississippi river at
st. Louis again began rising Thurs
day and is expected to reach stage
Of 81 feet.
Weather Forecaster Montrose w.
Hayes said that the Missouri river is
falling, but that the upper Mississippi
is rising, and is expected 10 offset the
fall in the Missouri He said that the
river at ST Louis probably would re-
main at the &1foot stage or slightly
above for several days, then a grad
ual fall would begin.
No great amount Of damage from
the high water is anticipated, as un.
protected lowlands on both sides OF
the river in the vicinity OF the city
have been overlooked The East Side
Levee could Withstand a stage of 80
feet, II is claimed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
BREAK MAY SAVE 100000
IN ST. FRANCIS BASIN.

Memphis, Tenn.-Officials here re,
port that the main lcycc on the Ten.
nessee side below Hickman, Ky, is
out, and the country about Reel Foot
Lake and as far north as Fulton, Ky,
Is flooded.
Tiptonville, Tenn, confirmed the re
port of the break. A steamer took
$50 refugees from the flooded district
into Tiptonville The refugees say
the levee Is gone below Hickman and
that the water is pouring over in
many places The whole Reel Foot
Lake district probably will be flooded.
No loss o. ffe is reported.
Officials think this slight relief pos.
Gibly will be sufficient to save the
st. Francis basin from a food.
Reports from Arkansas towns he.
hind the St. Francis levee state that
many OF them are partly flooded from
back water in the inland streams and
bayous. Marion, Ark, is partly under
water. 1t has a population of 5000.
Earle, Ark. population 1900, is sur
rounded by water.
The Mississippi delta levees below
Memphis are reported intact.
The river registered 43.4 on the
gaugs here, the highest ever known.
A break is expected at any moment.
The st. Francis levee protects an
area as large as the state of Delaware
and 100000 people. Thousands have
fed from this district to the hills. but
a break will catch the majority like
rats In a trap. The property loss
would be incalculable.
An uncouflrmcd report was received
here that the levee on the Arkansas
side broke at Scanlon's Landing. 20
miles below Memphis. Officials doubt
the rumor
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Hannibal Homes Under Water.

Hannibal, Mo.-The food situation
in this immediate vicinity is becom-
ing serious. All the cellars east OF
Main street are flooded and the wa
tiers are gradually encroaching on all
the lowlands. The river has lost its
banks both above and below Quincy,
and in places the waste water stretch
es for several miles. The levees
north of Quincy are reported to be
undergoing n hard strain. The bot
tom lands north of Hannibal are all
inundated and many farmers have
had to remove their families and eff
fects TO escape the waters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
plame Checse for Deaths.

ST. Louis,-Anton Bursz, q caterer,
when he rcgained consciousness at
the city hospital, declared his family
had eaten RoquCiort cheese shortly
before they went into commissions.
His wife and mother.in.law were found
lead in their home. while he himself
and his daughter, Erma, years old,
we're found unconscious on the floor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Clerks In Boats Sell Food.

New Madrid Mo.--New Madrid and
the surrounding country is flooded to
q greater depth than ever before;
business has been practically sus-
pended and cottage dwellers have
moved into schoolhouses, churches
and office buildings. Railroad service
has been discontinued and the city
waterworks plant and lighting system
are out CT commission. Foodstuffs
are being sold by clerks who wear
rubber boots and some to the win
dows In boats.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
la Follettc Rans Pinchnt-

Lincoln. Neb.--Dcnounciug Clifford
Pinchot and others" who protested
to be his supporters and then de.
serted him for the Roosevelt camp,
Senator La Toilette in telegram to
Rudolph Sprcckleg in San Francisco
charges these former supporters with
"cowardly pcryeraion OF fact" in try.
Ing to justify their desertion.'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11

Chicago.-Gov Woodrow Wilson
has left Chicago for the East without
even toothbrush. His suit case,
containing notes on the Illinois stua.
tion, other papers. his pajamas and
his spcechmaking clothes. was stolen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
imported Men in Mines.

Wilkesbarrc, Pa.-Sevcral anthra.
cite mines started operations without
serious Disturbances resulting. The
mines lenders called all union men
from work, but the companies had
enough imported workers to man the
wushrres.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Tornado Hits New York Town.

Middletown, N Y.-Bulldings were
demolished, railroad ears blown from
the rails, trees uprooted and many
persons injured by tornado which
devastated South Fallsburg. Sullivan
county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Cincinnati Jurist Dies,

Cincinnati.-Prescott Smith, Judge
Of the Cincinnati superior court, and
active in behalf Of the reform munic.
ipal ticket last fall, died of heart dis.
ease here, He was U. s. commission
err under the Cleveland administ.a.
ton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
EnaIish MIners Go Back.

London There was a general re.
sumption of work through the coal
fields Of the United Kingdom Monday.
Several hundred thousand returned to
the pits in compliance with the order
Lssucd BY The federated minors, union.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Train Wrecked Near Hubbard, Tex.

Waco, Tex.--A wreck threw into the
ditch the engine, tender and baggage
car OF st Louis & Southwestern pas.
senger train No. 2, near Hubbard,
Tex. Miraculously. no one was hurt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Shoots Sweetheart. Ends

Shoots sweetheart, Ends His Life.
Logansport, lnd.-Otto G. Brown
aged 10, shot and fatally wounded his
sweetheart, Lcona Ehlinger, aged 10
and then killed himself because the
girls mother refused her consent tt
80 cir marriage.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
WIFE Accuard rs Sl,rcr-

Clinton, Mo.-Mrs. Sam Hays was
arrested Tor the murder OF her kls.
band at their home. ten niles west Of
here. II is said that she killed him
with a shotgun after a quarrel.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
.AlIll|abag&irae
The Beautiful Wall Tint

a rore fashionable than wall paper paint and
far lsi, Il Is too refined and exquisite In color com.
pare With any kind Of kiiomine. Goes farber on
the vai does rhip, peel rub o. last, far longer
L.--..Lnl Illl. Cnnaca Ill rc.Lx n.Lr ri Ia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
Give $4,000 for Relief in Hickman.

Louisville, Ky.-The Louisville coun.
ell has appropriated $4,000 for Hick-
man flood sufferers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-11
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
KAISER SPEAKS OF
HIS EMPIRE $ FLAG
Must Not BE Unfuilcd Unless 1t
Is to Continue Flying
Nictoriously
GRAFTON WE'LL RECEIVED

BERLIA. July g.
The kaiser delivered characterls,!cany
eloquent speech on board the Hamburg
American lne- Victoria Luse at Bruins
hueitelkoog last night HIS maiestys
theme was the German nag He reminded
his audience Of admirals. generals and
distinguished captains OF Industry that
the Nag must always wave in honor.
and must mo-, be unfuried Until il was alb
so.uiey certain rhat Il could no KEEP, ily-
You VIII understand" declared tho
emperor. why pracuceI restraint In
unfurling the Ge-man flag where many
wished ana ionged TO see ii Mo!sted
have lei myself be gelded bv the old
Hanseatic device in the Lubbock town
hall. = little has is easily hoistcd. but il
costs mitch 20 lower Il with honor
The kaisers grafton. which his hearers
pronounced 20 De The most striking of his
many patriotic speeches. ended with the
assurance that wherever the argosics OF
German commerce. LED, wherever German
traders went. he would follow with his
nag'
Amone-the sore or so Of distinsuished
foreigners who attended THE dnner at
which the speech was delivered were
Alexander Carlisle. designer OF tie
Titanic, and SLY William White. Tie for
mer chief naval constructors
The speech JAS been well received by
newspapers feprosentng all Shades OF
opinion. ~ seems to be generally ac-
cepied that IBIS remarS concerning the
case with which the flag may be hols,ed
ana the difficulty attending The lowering
OF it wits hoor had reference TO last
summer Moforcan CONTROVERSY and is
reply TO the ptn-Gern.an attacks on the
kaiser and his advisers with regard to
the German ilas In Agadir harbor The
number Of Germans who believe that the
flag should never have been shown There
is not dlmnishns.
The Deutscho Tagcszcitung iConserva-
two interpre.s le kaisers readiness 10
follow the footsteps of German trade
with his iag To mean that German
naval armnmen.s arc TO keep pace with
the growth of German over-sea COM
incrcc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
PRECIOUS STONES ARE
MADE MORE PRECIOUS
sapphires Changed From Their
Original Color by Exposure
With Radium
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY
LONDON. july 6.

LONDON Julv s
en-, .,-. ...o-Aar,,i r~,-a~.,. 90
iadium mas now 10 be placed on RECORD
tie property of being able TO caauee the
colore az pracious and scuipreclous
.r,. .,,..,-, do .ces...s., .,,,..,,,. ,,..
stones ''
continued exposure to Tad'um salts ana
the stones which give the best results are
.o,nhir.s
c...--,,,.. ...-,,,,s, d.. ssta 70
y s''"7
have detained ne most sensational results
from ih.s remarKauis discovers ne re-
Gently purchased several varieties ~ sap
phires ana placed them III q noN WIZ a
small quantity OF ralinm bromide. Ine
I astonishing trRnsiornatlo ci the stones
after only ABOUT one month : exposure 10
the radinm are described as follows
Original color. New Color
White or uncolered.... Topa1-l-ho yellow
Blue Observation-Disclosures. Emeralf-green
Viole, Observation-Disclosures. sapph.re-blue
Wlne-colored ............... Beautiful ruby
Interior dsrl,-rolored. .......... Deep violet
s.-...,, dsri,e- w cr.dr tho .,isc-,a
,f ei. Sos liz cne,ois, ,lsi,nd M ,o,,-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
ARAB CHILDREN ALLIES
OF TURKISH TROOPS
Act as Messengers Along the
Fighting Line and Brave
Danger Like Men
SERVICES ARE VALUABLE
PARIs. Inlv {

PARIS, July G.
How even little children are helping the
Arab allies OF the Turks In their resist
ance to the italians in Tripoli is recount
cd BY NJ. Georges Romond special CORE
spondent OF the Illustration with the
Turks, in n description Of The camp OF
knVer Boy. the Turkish conlmander-in-
CHEF.
Enver Boy made arrangements for the
drilling OF the numerous children I'm the
camp OF Aln-al-Mansur. who arc all very
Keen on the war There are more than
.eo children In the camp schools. and In
me morning they learn 70 read and IN
tho afternoon to drill They even take
part in the lighting, acting as messengers
10 the officers who send them from pOint
10 point with orders or in search OF in
formation. Some of the children arc not
more than or years Old and 5; is
WonHcriui, tho correspondent adds to SEQ
them running about the lighting lines.
Nj. Remond gives curious account OF
the death OF J. Stuart SmallNood. Mr..
Smailwood was an Enrishman who had
turned MnssulInan and was known as the
Lieutenant Osmond Enendi. lie was
madIy courageous. ana carried out All
sorts Of foohardy pranks. such rs max
ing ten under fire. He appears TO have
been actually killed in attempting TO pho-
toFraph tho Italian fortincatiors bv
moonlight for The Illustration Tho nick
cl parts oi his camera flashing in tho
moon rays drew the Italian iiro. The
evening that Osmond Emcndi was renort-
cd missing the poet OF The isarasas Arabs
sang his praise before tho entire army.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
.AEROPLANE RIDDLED
AND AVIATOR SHOT
Realistic Experiment Made to De
stroy an Enemy Sailing in
the Clouds
ALL TESTS SUCCESSFUL
roNnoN -.

LONDON. Juiy g.
dummy mononlaue sailed across the
nr0adhcad valley rid salge 81. En,-
w!stle. Lancashire. yesterday. while two
companies of The F.i,h Nurtn Lancashire
Territorial regiment were har.ng week
end practice. in half "a minute file
bullet had ripped through Its boly.while
another shot caught the "av!ator' slt,in.
within ana "Aiu-l" him
y moment lltcr q battery OF horse
artillery cane into sight around me
shoulder OF the hill ana began careerira
down the hillside. Before they had conc
Win n!ne bullets IN him. over went the
second horse with three bullets In INN
anu the first driver the sccouI d-lvtr.
were shot dead.
They were all Observation-Disclosures
PILOT, horses. gun, and drivers ali!lo-hut
t"e ooHr!tons Tor shooting them We're
as nearly folilse 4s could he Tb-
marksmen were finding their own rams.
somewhere about $40 yardsj They nad
no knowledge of the moment that the
monop!ane was TO SAIL across the VALLEY
appear
Ia addition these moving figures Mad
been reduced TO about half-size so as ,o
make the range in effect double the dis
lance, as IL was considered that an aero
plane would hardly DE discovered at near
or range than 1870 yards
ne meeAanlsn OF these new targets
is ingenious and simple They arc the
dea Of Captain Whitney, of tie ROYAL
ius!liers, adiutant OF this force of terri
torials The deropanc. some ten feet
long. runs on steel wire which stretches
right across he valley from the top OF a
tree well zap the hillside TO the bottom
or another tree lower down ON the on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
TRAINING PRINCESS
TO RULE HER PEOPLE.
Young Grand Duchess Of Luxem-
burg Excites Much Attention
Throughout Germany
SHE is KEEN on POLITICS
Shows Marked Interest in Every
thing Likely to Benefit Her
Subjects
BERLIN..Julys.

Great Interest In felt in Germany Mt tho
aceass.on Of the grand duchess OF Luxem-
burg Who recently became OF age and
took the oath as sovereign
The ltle Grand duchess is a very inter.
sting personality She takes her duties
seriously, and international politics is her
principal study
THE carly days Of the grand duchess
were ANYTHING but gay. As a child. she
Spent AN her time at her fathers bedside.
Tor tle late Grand Duke William, owing
TO his long sufferirgs. had become very
Wh.msical and would have no other nurse
than his cldcs; daughter
Day after day In spite OF her studies
tne Grand Duchess Marie acted as few
trained nurses could have acted. and
there WAS a genuine feeling Of admira ton
among am the members OF the Luxemburg
court az tho quiet and duiifHl way tho
future ruler OF the grand duchy-a mere
enid discharged these novel and painful
duties
Nevertheless. the grand duchess. ever
since the Iaw was passed which allowed
her 70 reign, has gone through a thor
onsh course OF political lectures. under
the guidance o., Doctor Eysschen. the vet
eran state minister
IL is said by those who approach the
new ruler that she has a very kcer, grasp
OF politics. and that, should events allow
i''' 4" li"N ~ part IN European affairs.
she would be able 20 cope with any emer
gency
She takes a special interest IN the reigns
of Napoleon l and Queen Victoria. and
Is frequent reader of tho letters and
other documentsy use two great sover-
eisns have left Is world
Tho grand duchess shows interest In
everything that can contribute to ths wei
tare Of the poor Her charity is pro
verbal and there Is saying in the grand
duchy that she would gladly ruin her
SELF In making others comfortable She
has taken up the Idea once put forward
by her father. that Luxemburg, with all
natures gifts should one day become a
pnradlse on carthN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
HOLLAND INVADED BY
GERMAN AERIAL SHIP
With Passengers and Grew OF
twenty-five She Flies
$50 Miles
SALUTES KAISER AT SEA
AMSTERDAM. INV 6.

AMSTERDAM July ..
The Zeppelin airship Victoria Luise yes
terdoy crossed tie German frontier. flew
across Holland and round the Dutcn
coast and landed at Hamburg after 4
continuous twclve-hour fight OF $50 miles
from Dusseldorf.
The cruise. in which several naval Off
GERS participated, was practically trip
OF reconnaissance such as would be UNDER
taken in naval warfare The military
and naval Taegliche Rundschau. com
menting on The appearance of the Yep
pelln over Amsterdam yesterday morn
Ing. remarks: 1--WE should not be sur
prised ii The Victoria LuIse next appears
unexpectedly above London. We shall
await with hrcathless interest the Lon
don comment
The airship left Dusseldorf At 4.4O y. NJ
with crew Of twenty and five passengers
Steering northwest cross Holland. II pass
Cd Amsterdam NiO niles three hours
later. and then cruised north across tho
Huydcr Zee ana north Holland to Nor
deney- Skirt!ng the East Tristan islands
and Helsoland and then "tacking" to
che cast, the arship camo inland up the
1Ilbe where It salutad the kuiser who is
attending the international yachting re-
satta at BrunsbuttclkooS on board tho
imperial yacht IIohenzollern.
The airship arrived al Hamburg at ii5
In the afternoon
1t Is understood that the urccrcmonous
voyage of the German airship over the
Dutch forts VIII probably cause pro-
test from Holland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
MOTOR TRAGEDY IN ALPS
Man and Wife Killed by Swapping
Of Front Spring of Cor

GENEVA Iuly 6-iIerr Fischer a man
ufac,uror of CAurlottenburs. and his wife
have been Killed on Morlc Maggioro
through the swapping OF the front spring
in their motOrcar
Herr Fischer vas taking part in an
Alpine race and Captain Wuit2l. an OFF,
ciai OF the race who was travelling In
the ear was slightly injured The chauf-
four was unhuii. The accident occurred
on a level portion OF the road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
frances Artillery


PARIS, july 8 a manufacturer namoc
NJ ScAaiz. OF Sarreguemines in -Alsace.
Is being prosecuted ,shys the Matlnl for
lcse majestic The police maintain that at
meeting Of the society called lie Sou
venir Francais' In local cafc NJ Schatz
seized a bust OF the kaiser and turned IL
lace To- the wall. accompanying his action
with torrent OF abuse In French against
IN. German pmnpror.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
Irelond's Joan Of Ar

DUBLIN. July G.-Iady Aberdeen Wis
tied LimcriclS yesterday in connection
with the crusade against tuberculosis.
ana IT was stated at large meeting
that she was regarded, on account OF
what She did FOR tho country as the
Joan OF Arc Of Ireland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
Good Worl, at POST ORcc

GENEVA. July Ga letter intended for
an inhabitant OF Zurich eventually reach
ed him. although Ii bore no name. 1t
described his appearance. stated that he
had travelled I'm Russia had married an
Englishwoman and never touched beer.