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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-27
Won JACOW TELLS GERARD HE
HAS NO FACTS ON ARABIC CASE
German Foreign Minister Tells
American Ambassador His Coun-
try Wants to Be Friendly-Teu-
tons Break Through Brest-Lito-
VSk Fort.
Especial Dispatch to The TTf6ne)

(SpecadL OlSIGtch to The IT96uRe)
Washington Aug 2Indicatons in official circles at WASHINGTON TO-
night that the friendly relations
existing between this Germany sinking Arabic
Although Secretary Lansing he had requested Count
Won Bernstorf the German Ambassador call him
no unusual Importance is attached o meeting
The opinions held by House. we'll
President Wilson himself that
preparing davow the sinking of the
which of Neither President Wilson
Secretary Lansing situation In
fact the Secretary of State told negotiations
the h two
Governments since the sinking of the Iustan
London, attacks were made against
ur in the great concerted effort by British French and Russian
break through the Dadane and gain support
of the Balkan States,
Russian aercpan squadron bombad
eodng to reports received here tonight killing persons
made simultaneously with bombarent
daneles forts.
squadron appeared off the BospOs and has
driven the Turkish wahp operating the
Gapo troops captured eight hundred
yards OF Turkish trenches according the Admiralty
in Paris.
London Aug 25The American Ambassador James w Ger
ad called on Foreign Minister
ton concerning the sinking of the Arabic Mr.
the Government had official whatever
only Government that contained in news
dispatches light circumstances
attending of clear whether the dis
whether in vessel was
opedoed there special circumstances which ped
the submarine to attack the Arabic.
Until official definitely clearing up these
foreign hardly position case or make
any declaration of policy concerning the incident
foreign they intention
of Outng the United States seeking bring
that dealt with alphabetically the last American
(The last American Germany
naval commanders of cOnaventiOn
citizens, deliberately unfriendly.)
Berlin via positions
the fortress Bestovk broken
according the official army
headquarters staff.
The statement
Field Marshal Hndenburg
the neighborhood of Brshi.
The Gen. Echhn
fighting all the This captured 1850 Russians
machine
army captured
crossed the Narew River to the south of Tykocin.
"The army GaIlwitz crossing
the Soky Blstock high has reached Oka after
This than 47OO
including Is officers and nine machine
"Army Leopold Yesterday the
bring sndst He attacked
Baowka South Of this forest reached
region Werschowicze We captured than 100
Mknsen: Pursuing the defeated
approaching the hills the western bank of the
southwestern front
German broke through the
advanced positions of the fortress yesterday.
northeast Of Vladova
Lnsingen advancing towards the noh fighting all
the
the western the
August II
captured
down French bplane Neuport
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-27
FRISCO CONFERENCE
due FOR SATURDAY
Meeting Postponed by Flood is
Reset by President
Mcpherson.

Efforts to have the Frisco's Blythe
vile train restored to service after
having been annulled several days ago,
will be resumed Saturday when Presi-
dent J. H. Mcpherson of the CONNER
cial Club, Alexander Hilton, Frisco
general passenger traffic agent, and
r. A. Knapp, chairman of the Griev-
ance Committee for the United States
and Canada of the United Commercial
Travellers, hold a three-cornered con-
ference in st. Louis.
Mcpherson and Knapp have been
delegated by a conference of more
than 100 shippers from Southeast Mis-
souri, which met in the Cape about two
weeks ago, to see Hilton and try to
persuade him to replace the Blythe
vile train.
They were instructed to tell him
they believed that in the event the
train was not restored, there will be a
boycott of the Frisco by shippers and
buyers in this part of the State.
The conference first was arranged
to take place in st. Louis last Satur-
day. Mr.. Mcpherson started from the
Cape to attend the meeting, but was
stranded in Ste. Genevieve when the
train service on the Frisco was COM
pletely stopped into st. Louis.
At that time he was unable to COM
municate with Mr.. Hilton and explain
his situation.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Mcpherson
received letter from Hilton, which
had been delayed several days by the
flood situation, in which Hilton ad-
vised that he and Mr.. Knapp had post
poned the conference till this Satur-
day.
Since a discussion of the virtual boy
colt of the Frisco system by Southeast
Missouri shippers was held in the
shippers conference, travelling men,
who have stopped in the Cape, have
declared they belivee the merchants
south of the Cape already are begin
ming to enforce such move.
The freight simply will be routed by
another way instead of the Frisco, and
it is generally agreed that the COM
mercial travellers organization will be
in a position to have a powerful in
fluence with the railroad officials
when the boycott is mentioned.
The commercial travellers route most
of the orders they sell and, in most
cases, it lies altogether with them as
individuals which line gets the busi-
ness. This discretionary power may
prove to be powerful means of get
ting better railroad service for the
Cape and Southeast Missouri by the
restoration of both the Blytheville and
Poplar Bluff accommodation trains.
If the matter were seriously taken
up by the commercial travellers, it may
be possible for them to extend such a
movement over the entire system.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-27
MRS. SPRECKLES LICENSED TO
WED BEFORE SHE Is DIVORCED

San Francisco, Aug. 25-Mrs. Edith
Spreckles was granted final decree
of divorce from John D. Spreckles Jr.,
here today. Grievous mental suffer-
ing was alleged as having been caused
by the defendant.
A cablegram saying the decree had
been signed was called to Honolulu,
where Frank w. Wakefield of San
Francisco yesterday obtained license
to wed Mrs. Spreckles.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-27
KINDER ASSERTS
JUDEN HAS P. 0.
JOB "SEWED UP"
Tells Tribune Reporter News
paper Can't Keep His Man
Out of Place.
FLYING SQUADRON is
LOOKING FOR LETTERS
Louis HOuck "G0es to Front"
For Candidate With the.
big Gall"

In spite of the organized opposition
to the appointment of Tom Juden as
postmaster of Cape Girardeau, James
A. Kinder, chairman of the Democratic
County Committee, and the man who
manipulated the steam rollers when
the committee indorsed Juden, yester-
day said Juden had the postmastership
cinched.
"He has got the job and gone, no
matter what The Tribune says" Mr..
Kinder informed a representative of
this paper. "You can't beat Tom. He
will get the place without a doubt"
When asked if he had received no.
tification from Congressman Russell
that Juden had the job nailed down,
Kinder said he had not He still in
sisted, however, that Juden would get
the place, regardless of the opposition
to him.
Juden is still getting his friends to
write Congressman Russell, urging the
appointment of Juden. He boasts that
only Democrats have signed his petit
tions, but Republicans are working
with him to secure the plum.
He has induced men who have sign
ed other candidates petitions to write
the Congressman, indorsing him for
the position. Mr.. Juden has made a
canvass among the retail liquor deal
ers for support, but the saloon men, it
is said, have spurned his invitation to
write letters to Congressman Russell.
Lieutenants of Juden are helping
their candidate look for Endorsements.
The Juden contingent has sterotyped
letter which everyone is requested to
sign. The letter reads about as fol-
lows: 81 find the sentiment every
where in favor of Mr.. Juden for post
master. The people, regardless of
politics, are demanding his appoint
ment"
Men who have signed letters for
Juden after attaching their signatures
to petitions for other candidates, say
they grant Juden's request to get re-
lief. "If the appointment was going to
the man with the most gall, | could
honestly feel that l was for Juden,"
said a Main street business man who
wrote letter at the urgent request of
Mr.. Juden.
Either Mr.. Juden or his "flying
squadron" has tagged almost every
business man in the city. 1t is either
write letter or waste day in argu-
ment, the business men say, and they
naturally follow the line of least re-
sistance and sign a letter to Congress
man Russell.
Mr.. Juden lost his temper for the
first time during his campaign yesterz
day morning. When he read what The
Tribune had to say about his can
didacy, he simply called up the office
and cancelled his subscription.
1t is said that Juden feels confident
of landing the postmastership, because
Louis Houck has brought some pres
sure to bear in Juden's behalf. The
Houck lieutenants also are working
over the union scale for Juden.
Juden believes that he will be noti-
fled by Congressman Russell today
that he gets the oif,uc.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-27

cider just as it poured from the press.
Scenes similar to this in character
were enacted in all parts of the county
by the good road makers. The farmers
and town business men knocked off
and did two days real work on the
roads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
FORGED NAME OF
 L0CO'S PRESIDENT I
 ON THE STRATF D
Police Hear of Crime Per petrated Upon Manage
 meat of Hotel Stratfield

The local police and hotel {Inanagers in the east, have been notified to watch out for David J. Gordon, former New York newspaper man and self chris tened globe trotter' who last week forged the name Of Samuel r Davis, Jr., to check for $75 and induced the mana nagemeft of the Stratfleld hotel 10 cash it for him. Gordon came into town early fast week and registered at the StratdeId.
 Z To the management of the hotel he intimated that he was engaged in a speciaI line of work in collaboration with New York news writer stepping at the hotel. Hestofd the latter that h was here to get out special editions for a local newspaper. Gordon was short Of funds from the time he arrived in the city but his friend aided him dnan- .cia1ly
 When he presented the check at the Stratheld bearing the Davis name it was honored without question as Cor don had led Manager Cantwell of the hotel to believe that he was doing work for the Manufacturers, associa- ton and for the Loconobile co. in both ofswhich MT. Davis is prominent. The check was drawn on the Connecti- cut National bank where it was no-# sticed that the signature was not that of MT. Davis The bank of1eIaIs then called MT. Davis on the teIepho4ae and he at once denied he had given the check and pronounced it a forgery Gordon had previously tried to have the check cashed at Harry Taylor s and other places about town
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
REPLIES AWAITED ON A. B. c. PLANS
 FOR PEACE TALK

Washington. Aug Responses to the. Pan-American appeal calling upon, the main factiona1 leaders to end ed by administration officials today. No replies had reached the state de- partment early today, although both Generals Carranza and Villa have re- ceived the communication. That Car ranza will make an unfavorab1e re- sponse to the appeal on the ground that foreign intervention would be unw elcone to the Mexican peupIe is the belief of his representatives here.
 Secretary Daniels has ordered the battIeships Louisiana and New Hamp- shire en route to southen waters to proceed immmediate1y to Vera Cruz. where they are due to arrive Wednes- day, replacing the gunboats Marietta and the Sacramento.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
RIOTOUS SCENES MARK STRIKE
 AT PLANT OF WARNER BROS. co.


 The number of girls on strike at the creased to 5000 this morning.
 Power was shut off in most of the factory Only a, dozen girls were at work, at II o'clock.
 The scene was a riotous one. The girls gathered early. When the shop opened only about a dozen went in and they were mostly forewonen from var ious parts of the factory.
 H One girls clothess were nearly torn from her when she attempted to go to work and the othersl tried to hold her back A man who stuck his head out of the cutting department was hit on the head bysa girl armed with an um- brelIa. A clerk was menaced within the factory. Indignation came near breaking into rioting when a male clerk, an attache of the offices, slapped one of the striking girls in the face be- cause she wouldn't go into the factory. A forewoman who attempted to drag a girl into the factory was pulled off one of the stoops.
 When the men went to work they were the recipients of hoots, and jeers. They walked in a bunch, one of the girls said. They were afraid of what we'd do to them if they were alone
 When D. H.s Warner arrived, about 8:3o, he was hooted and the shouts were deafening. The girls, however, say there is not much aninus toward him, but Superintendent John w. Field, who they say introduced the system of charges or fines. is the object of their ire He was surrounded as he entered the factory and threats misses and hoots accompanied his passage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

s'Why. he held his hands over his eyes when we went to see him." said one of the girls. .fHe was afraid to look us in the seye.''
 Three policemen were sent to COW CT by the girls when they surround ed the bluecoats, danced around them in a sort of war dance, and shouted: :: Eight hour day. We dare you to pinch us.''
 Once more this morning girls found the doors locked against them. The metal workers had gone to work. but the shouts and announcements of their comrades made them decide to get out about S:3O o'clock. They found they couldn't get out the doors because they were barred. Some slipped around to the shipping de- partnent and got out that way and before 10 clock, Miss Mary Scu11y, general women's organizer of the Am erican Federation of Labor, had suc- eeeded in getting out all the women workers except a dozen or so.
 According to the statements of Miss Scllly, there are S,1o2 on the payroll and more than 5000 are out.
 The men didn't quit. in a body. Some of them did but the rest were the recipients of much criticism. How ever, it was said the men promised to go out at noon from the cutting and shipping departments.
 The factory was badly crippled this morning. The women.s machines were stopped, but the men in the cut ting and shipping departments kept on working. Power was off nearly all over the factory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Pastor Hartmann
 And Family Here

Rev. H H. Hartmann and his fam fly are in Bridgeport for visit. MT. Hartmann who was the founder and former Pastor of the First English Lutheran Church located at Grove St., and Laurel Ave. is at present Pastor of a. church located at Walbruck Baltimore, Md.
 Next Sunday he will occupy the pull pit at the First English Lutheran church in the absence of the present Pastor, E. R. Cooper, who is spending a vacation at his home in Virginia.
 This will give the friends of Pastor Hartmann an opportunity of renewing acquaintances and hear him preach again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
PR0JE:C TILE 60.
 IS FINANCED BY, .CE RMlAN CAPITAL
That is Charge of New York World Which Publishes
 Correspondence.

That German money furnished the financial power necessary to organize the Bridgeport ProjectiIe Company, which is erecting a. great munitions the New York World. this morning, in an article which is accompanied by copies of correspondence, connected with the transa ction. The active parties to the construc- ton of these works are asserted to be Ing Tor Financial Director Albert, who IS alleged to be connected with the German government.
 A copy of a Mem norandun of Arms Contract is presented, made between the Bridgeport ProJeetile company and Carl IIeyman, under date of June 30, 1915.
 Hugo Schmidt. for the German gov lernlnent, is advised that the company will be brought to the attention of the P. s. government, by tenders for the manufacture of projectiles for the United States, under. federal inspec- ton.
 powder, the purchase of machinery, of the metal .antimony and Of other materials are outlined as to method.
 The total expenditure to. the date of memorandum is given as $717,oO0 more than four -sevenths of which is for presses, and the balance for in demnity.
 The Bridgeport #Projectile company is described as having control of a large portion of the powder supply, the Du Fonts being outside, but con tracted to others until 1918.
 The Bridgeport Projectile company is to go through the form of contract ing with the allies, but in such a way that the delivery of usabIe goods will not actually take place.
 The officers of the Bridgeport Pro- jectile Co. are: President, Walter H Knight: treasurer Charles Heynan; secretary. Carl Foster. who is counsel for the company.
 The company was incorporated last spring with paid in capital of $2,- ooo. 900.
 The building is far on the way to completion, and should be able to start operations next month.
 The amount Of guarantee attributed to the German governme is about s72o,ooo.
 4 letter on paper of the Guarantee Trust company of New York, signed Bolinger. assistant manager address ed to Hugo Schmidt. asks ian authorf- zation from the Deutsche bank, Ber- lin, for $140.0 .00O, to cover contract between the company and Henry Diss- ton & Sons. Philadelphia, for 2,00O,0 900 pieces of steel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
WARNER READY TO END STRIKE

The Italian speaking persons heard the paper read in their language and they didn't seem to approve. Neither did the Hungarians.
 The 11:30 quitting on Saturday met with general approval. The sentiment among the labor leaders present was that a victory had been won and that an acceptance of the offer would es- tabiIsh the girls back in their jobs this afternoon and they could use their organization to get the concessions in regard to charges
 The "charges'' seemed to hit the girls most Many of them said MT. Field had introduced the practice of charges, which means that a girl will have to pay 20 cents for a spool of thread, pay for broken needles, and pay for the time spent in repairing g any work they did.
 According to assertions of the girls. a profit of Il cents is made by the company on every spool of thread used by the girls in making things for the company to sell. They pay 20 cents for the thread they use, which, they assert the company buys for nine cents.
 A comnittee was appointed. two from each department, to wait upon MT. Field or MT. Warner at 1 o'clock, when an interview had been prom ised.
 Miss scully felt confident the strike would be settled this afternoon. This MT. Warner is the fellow that owns Reads store. He was the first man to give the girls Saturday night off and I guess he'll treat rs right
 According to the expectations, the girls would go back to work this af- Hternoon, if the conference with MT. Warner was satisfactory, and then the minor disagreements could be ad- justed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Continued from Page 1

s CTS Union of America He created a great impression with his address Equal pay for equal york; he said in talking of the discrimination be- tween women and men in salary mat terS.
 John Tobin, vice-president of the Rlacksmiths' union, addressed the girls. He said he had heard there were intruders in the meeting, wh hose purpose was to urge, the girls to, quit the strike plan. This created tremen- dous enthusiasm, because many of the girls clained to have seen such per sons. [
 Miss SculIy~ spoke and treated of the equal franchise side of the matter. She said women ought to have some ething to say about the legislature and the laws.
 While the speaking was going on, an ernissary from the offices of Warn CT Bros. Go. Brought to the meeting a plan that was looked on by some as a. thorough concession to the girls and by others as an evasion of the issue that was caused over minor dis agreem ents. The paper sent to the meeting was Signed by John w. Field. It promised the eight hour day, beginning August r, which is today The scedule of hours is arranged as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7s30 to 5:3o; Friday, 7:30 to 4:3O; Saturday, 7:3o to 11:3o.
 saIt promised a general increase for the piece workers of 10 per cent of their wages. It also promised that the same wages would be paid to, day workers for AS hours as they re- sceived for 5 hours
 This was read in English to the meeting. The o per cent increase did not receive much favorable comment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

t r
 The cunard liner orduna arrived at New York from, Liverpool.
 German military authorities requis- itioned the entire 1915 oats crop.
 Wages of. all the employees of the Atlantic Refining Go, at all it's plants will be advanced.
 King Ludwig of Bavaria left Munich to pay another visit to Bavarian troops at the front.
 The New York State training ship Newport will leave San Francisco Aug. IS for San Diego.
 President Wilson will not visit the business mems military training camp at Plattsburg, N. r.
 Several former cadets at West Point battalions sent to the Continent.
 Official figures show that on June about 5000 women were employed at the Krupp works at Esssen. Ger many.
 Twenty-Five per. cent of the wheat in the territory covered by the soo lines in North Dakota has been cut,
 John E. Gunekel, founder of the National Newsboys' Association, died at Toledo, Ohio. He was es years old.
 General carranza denied that any of his troops had participated in the raids over the Mexican border into the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
HOWLAND DRY GOODS CO.

From the appearance of drug store in August, one could describe 1t as soda fountain with 3 few pills on tlte back shelves.
 Considering the number of plots constantly being reported to Kill wh6- ever is president, there is an -increas- ing feeling that vice presidents should not be chosen by snapping up a cent
 When there comes hot summer ice is high because it meIts so fast In a cool summer like the present one, ice is high because it does not live.
 The Humane societies keep on cree ting water fountains, when che pugEe cries out piteously for gasoline stat- tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
MARRIE.D.

COLEMAN O,AI AR In New Haven, Aug $, Joseph Coleman of Stan1- ford and Miss Mary e, Mara. SCHWARTZ-H HOLM EES-In Winsteds Aug 5. Harold H. schwartz and Miss Edna IL. Holmes.
 SODERTIUND-BATE So. Nor- wlak, Aug. g, theodore Soderlund and Miss Jennie T.. Bates. DORIAN WEED.-In Norwalk.= Aug Rev Samuel M Dorrance of Central Falls. R. and Miss Sarah Weed of Noroton. MACDONALD NEWMAN. - At Sound Beach. Aug T. Miss Nell Newman and Joseph Creighton 1 MacBonaId of New r orlx DDAGAE CUE John Domac and Miss Mary sCuby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17
Night Work Stopped
 By Court s Order
 Crockery Was Jarred

Waterbury. Conn, Aug. 17s-Judge Howard Curtis of the Superior Court today granted the prayer of the petitioner in the suit of Frank J Ford of Seymour against the Seymour MaHufactEring Company. for a tenn porary injunction restraining the con- cern from operating it's plant during the night season. MT. Ford claimed that the. operation of the factory at night seriously disturbed the family. and 5arred the crockery. The court Instructed the counsel to prepare in order, which will be signed. and the injunction wilIs then go into effect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-17

About now some families are liv1ng on canned goods and the memories of inc hotel table they enjoyed for a fleeting fortnight.
 So much rain has fallen ln many sections that no one can use the high price of water as an excuse for drink ing rum.
 When people with large feet wear conspicuous white stockings, it is not always because, the war has made col ored dyes scarce.
 President Taft's Society to Enforce Peace should turn it's attention to the aggressive Federal league.
 A good many men are wearing low necked shirts. but so far they have not put on lingerie waists