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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-09-03

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+ When the awards were an
nounced at a Cape Girardea,
baby show 1t was learned tn,
three married men who had chos
en- the winners had fled the hall.
Prof. T. G. Monson recentl,
sold his sixty acre farm a mill
and = half from Dearborn foI
$4,000 or S218.e6 per acre. Sew
en- years ago he bought 1t for S8l
per acre.
A discussion as to the deepes
well in Grundy county has beer
ended, according to the Republi'
can, which announces that a wei
at Trenton captures the laurels
with a depth Of 587 feet.
Sitting legged for sixty
years was quite enough TO |
George Hope, a tailor at Jeffer.
son City, who retired from bust.
ness this week with enough saved
up for some rainy days.
The premium car OF watermel- :
ons of the 1915 crop in MISSISSIPPI
pi county was recently shipped
to st. Louis. The melons were
ofsuniform size and averaged be-.
tween 40 and 45 pounds.
Hopkins boasts Of citizen 60
loyal to his home town that when
he returned from q 1000 mile
trip in his motor car he brought
back in the tires the same air
with which he started.
The man who buys walnut logs
Is operating in Monroe county
and within a -shs.t s;-.. 49,. --L;r-
ped eight car loads out OF Paris.
The logs, II of fair quality, bring
from 500 TO $25 q thousand, and
many more are wanted.
Walter Black took . nap OF
about 15 minutes at his garage
on lower Broadway Tuesday
evening at 1 O'Clock and found
later that it cost him $3.50.
While mapping somebody reliev-
ed him Of a diamond stud which
he had screwed in his shirt front.
Cape Republican.
Fayette P. Graves, a pioneer in
the lead fields of Southeast Mis-
souri, and the enterprising spiril
that organized the Doe Run
Lead Co., died at his home in
Pennington Saturday evening,
pernicious Anaemia being the
immediate cause Of his death,
aged 81 years, 8 months and q
days. Mr.. Graves leaves q de-
voted wife and three children. -
Pennington Times.
Martin Bros, have launched
the first Of the big drsdges they
are building for the Hoosier Lane
& Investment Co. This dredgt
is beyond Morehouse, near Buf'
fington. The Fairbanks people
who are to install the machinery
are on the ground and in tht
course OF six weeks viii havs
this dredge ready for business
These dredges and their house
boats win be operated by cleo
tricity, win havs hot and cold
water and bath. -Sikeston Stand
ard.
Bert Raines, presiding office
OF the MaryvilIe city council, 10 ,
true Missourian and has to be
shown. When Alderman T.ndal
Of the Fourth ward ventured th'
assertion at q council meeting
the other night that weeds grew
ten feet high In Maryville. Mr.,
RaInes in o loud voice exclaimed
.sYou'll have to chow mel" 4
couple OF days later Alderman
TindalI found within the CIT!
limits 4 weed twelve feel higl
and iqoIDeG " sent t, with hi
eein 5lisnenks. MIS- Raines. VIII
ine lti6asls sys y convinced
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-09-03

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origl-
nal. Some Credited and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Burke & Hobbs commenced O
revival meeting at Chaffee last
Sunday, August 20.
Owing to a shortage Of funds
the city council at Caruthers-
vile at it's last meeting was un-
able to pay all bills presented.
Water meters have been in
stalled at Benton and the users
Of the water now pay at the rate
OF 15 cents per thousand gallons.
A farmer recently sold bunch
Of stock in Iron county for S375
and left. Since that time, three
different mortgages have been
discovered, covering the animals.
John Schmidt who recently
died at Springfield' provided In
his will that his estate, valued at
$1,000 be converted into cash and
the interest on the fund be used
in providing cheer for inmates OF
the county poorhouse on Christ-
mas.
P. A. Heinrich, shoemaker
at Fornfelt, got judgment in the
circuit court at Benton against
the Cotton Belt railroad COM
pany last Wednesday for $1,000
I for injuries received while an
employee Of the road.
A recent enumeration of child
rem Of school age in Stoddard
county shows, boys 1905; girls
4589; colored d; deaf and dumb
8; blind .. There are six dis
tduts in that county, whiah have
fewer than fifteen children OF
school age.
The six.year old son OF Mer-
Ger D. Wilson of Cape Girardeau
had his hand seriously injured
recently, while passenger on
the Frisco train between Com
merce and Cape Girardeau. The
injury was occasioned by a win
dow falling on his hand.
An effort to throw out claim
Of 1921, ,S74,16 made by the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce OF st.
Louis against the Mann Broth
ers Mercantile Co., Of New Mad
rid, Mo-, which now is in the
bankruptcy court has been start
ed by Frank B. Nall, trustee for
Mann brothers.
Judge John G. Brown Of Fred
eriektown, the only Republican
member Of the State Supreme
court, is dangerously i'll at st.
Lukss Hospital, st. Louis. He
is said to be suffering from kid
ney trouble, aggravated by 9TH
er diseases, including an abdon-
ial blood pressure on the brain.
The Brotherhood of Railway
~-rainmen paid to Mrs. John
Giles at Rector, Ark, last week
$1,000, being the amount OF in
surance held by her late hus-
band in that order. Mr.. Giles
who Is we'll remembered by NAL
den friends was killed at Rector
about three months ago, and was
a member Of that order. Maiden
Merit.
The greatest gathering ever
held in Southeast Missouri. will
meet at Cape Giraldsau, Oct.
2S. 20, sO.h, 1916, when th he
Southeast Missouri Teachers
Association together with the
Southeast Missouri Annual Pro-
duct SHOW, ne Housheaat Mis-
souri Corn Snow. the Southeast
Missouri Women's Club and the
Southeast Missouri Northeast
Arkansas Highway Association
ali in conjunction with aasli osll
ers
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-09-03

burg concern is looking over tn
! field and probably will establisl
q branch in the Lafayette count,
capital.
The Citizen published at Cam
bell says, that II al delinqusn
taxes due that oity were pal,
there would be a sufficient funs
in the treasury to pay all indebt'
edness against the city.
Living near Shelton with he
son, who is only 78 years old
Mrs. Nancy Bowen, hale ans
) hearty, celebrated her ninety
ninth birthday this month, Mrs
Bowen. according to the enter
prise, "thinks nothing OF walking
three miles to visit with neigh.
bors."
! A party Of vigilants from Lib.
erty went to the home Of George
Irwin, negro, one night last
week and gave him q horse whip.
ping, and then warned him "a
leave the county. The whipping
was administered for an alleged
insultto q white woman.
| Old time iiddling was a feature
at the celebration this week al
Moberly of the golden wed ding
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Meals.
Mr.. Meals playing was heartily
applauded by the guests, six Of
whom were at the wedding oere-
mony fifty gears ago.
Liberty 10 modestly thinking
of advertising the Clay county
jail as q tuberculosis sanitarium.
A man whom two doctors pro.
nounced as having consumption
in an advanced state was kept in
tho jail for nine months and
when taken 70 the penltenuary
had increased IN weight loponnds.
--I-.--o---i-----sse 1ssss-' sil'e
Plattsburg novelist, VINO proSe
into the six oest sellers . rev
years ago with Fran, mas sofa
the picture rights OF tee nove',
"Stork's Nest" to a New YORK
concern which will at once oegin
work on its production In hlms.
Files at VI q pint resulted IN
overproduction at broekneio'
where youngsters swattsd 90 vlg-
orousiy that Inc anti-ny excne'
quer was almost depieteo. Ihen
the market price was reouced 70
twenty-five cents . pint loe SWAT
ted nies.
Charles Maupin, 9 farmer, and
Thomas Hickman. one Of his en-
ployes, were killed by lightning
on the Maupin farm, seven miles
north OF Rock Port. Monday
Inc TWO men died wniie snes
were o. WORK ssackihs oats
rney' with severai o'ner men'
were o. WORK wnen 'ne Storm pc
gam ana the o'nefS 1877 she nsla
Mr.. Jim Smith brought to ths
Missourian office, Wednesday,
batch Of Strawberries which grew
in his strawberry bed in his gar.
den in Whitesville. They wert
from the third crop picked from
these vines this season, while moi
Il
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-09-03

ssnH away VIII the 6t0ry--tnat Il
, had seen corn growing on top o.
4 fence post, the Jameson GEN
! comes back with the yarn about
II cooklebur growing on the rool
|of the jameson Bank Building.
i Such acts ss this are calcula.
ted to make the pEices higher on
building stone," comments the
Navada Post 10 chronicling the
nsws that . Carthage stonewor-
ket whose jaw was broken while
athis tasks has sued his employ
ers for $4,000 damages.
| They are telling Of q Lowery
lCity man that he packed his be-
llongings and started to move to
Kansas. "When he went to
change cars ct Clinton. however,
fit was more than he could stand,
90 he hit the first train back to
Lowery City," says the Indepen-
dent.
Sunday morning q tank Of
gasoline exploded In the Mer-
chants hotel which caused some
excitement and the fire alarm
wts given and hundreds OF peo-
pie to flock to the scene to find
that the fire had ell been extin-
gpished with very little damage.
-Fredericktown Tribune.
Last week when w. T. Long
wss showing Q 14.inoh twig bear
ing AZ plums it looked like the
limit had been reached. Comes
now "Doc" Clsry with a forksd
plum twig IA IL inches long and
|bsaring "a plums. II there is
anyone in tho county or state
| who can beat that speak up
Worth County Times.
The seasons harvesting OF Ell
besta peaches in the Kesh 7 q, q. !. ann, \ !. !,
s.s4zzslSytgrs district - huQut at
an end, with approximately nine
hundred cars shipped sincs mark.
citing began about four weeks
ago. Only the choicest fruit was
shipped. the culls amounting to
many thousand bushels having
been fed to hogs.
It's m Ill wind that blows no.
body good. When q circus visit
cd Marceline recently 1t was found
/ that D trained horse for which the
aggregation recently had refused
an offer Of 5000 was "off it's
feed" and could not be carried
on with the show. A local doc
tor bought the animal. .at q trih.
ing. price and now itis getting
well again.
A mule wore Q mans shirt out
OF q burning barn the other night
down at Cape Girardeau. When
a passerby noticed that the stab
le Of q lumber concern was on
fire be rushed in to try to save
the four mules he knew were in
the building. Failing to bulge
a mule from Its stall, the life
saver took Of his shirt, wrapped
1t about the mules head and led
it TO safety. The three other
mules were burned to death.
Miss Mollie Martin, Of Prather-
Vile, was severly bitten On the
hand by q grounding Wednes.
day morning. Miss Martin had
gone out into the garden to gath
or, some vegetables and seeing
the varmint, attempted to cap
turs Il and had partly succeeded
when Mr.. @. Hog grabbed her BY
1.-THE hnnd, cutting an ugly east
with it, teeth. Excelsior Springs
Call.
| "a Butler man now In Psris, II
Ia letter from the French capita
70 his home paper. the Record
gives II as his guess. Judging
from what he ssss and hsar'
thsre. that the war ID likely Il
last until the year 1919. The let
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
TROOPS POUR INTO GREECE.

Par1A-German forces rushed to
southern Serbia TO cooperate with the
Bulgarians in a movement to over
whelm the Anglo-French expedition
sent to the aid the Serbians fought
a desperate but indecisive battle with
the troops OF the Allies.
The situation i'm the Balkans is de.
veloping rapidly and is said by the
military experts to be approaching a
crisis.
The Germans and Bulgarians have
reached Kenali. on the Crock border,
ten miles south Of Monastir. where
they are threatening to outfank the
Anglo-French army. The Bulgars,
supposed to be supported by Germans,
have attacked the Allies extreme
right wing near Strumintza.
Under this pressure the French have
withdrawn from the Krivolak salient
and at last accounts had taken up "A
position at Demirkapou. in deep
gorge about twenty miles from the
Greek frontier, through which the
Salonika railway runs. Here they
were attacked by the Bulgarians. After
hard fight the Bulgarians were re.
pulsed Paris reports.
The plans of neither the allies nor
the Germans are yet clear. but news
dispatches indicate that the Germans
are determined on crushing the little
force which went to the assistance of
the Serbians.
The retirement of the Allies to Dem
irkapou has led to the report that they
intended to abandon the Balkan enter.
prise entirely.
An Italian torpedo boat bombarded
Sistinia, in the Adriatic. The Bulgars
are vigorously attacking the entire
British line on the Strumitza front
In Southern Serbia attempts by the
Bulgarians TO capture French posi-.
tions near Kosturino and along the
Cerna River were checked by the ar
tillery and infantry fire OF tho French
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
KAISER RECALLS
BOY'ED DAND PAPEN
Emperor Personally AcCedes TO
Wishes of United States
WASHINGTON is RELIEVED
Ambassador Won 8ernstorf Conveys
Berlin's Compliance With U. S.
Request 20 Secretary Lansing
Safe Conduct Asked.

Washington.-Em William has
formally recalled Captain Karl Boy
Ed naval attache. and Captain Franz
Won Papen, military attache. Of the
German Embassy. in accordance with
the request Of the United States Gov
ernment, upon the stated reason that
they were no longer acceptable" 10
the American authorities.
The State Department has been
asked by the Kaiser TO obtain safe
conducts for the return OF the
attaches 10 Germany and for the safe
passage Of their SUCCESSORS here.
With the case OF the attaches set
tied. except for the arranging of the
safe conducts. the United States is
prepared to continue negotiations
with Germany looking toward a set
Element OF the Lusitania controversy.
The negotiations, it was said, would
probably be resumed at an early date.
Secretary Lansing is said TO be pre-
pared to urge an early settlement
A cipher dispatch received by the
German Embassy from Berlin an
nounced the recall Of the attaches.
and Count Won BernstorH called at
the State Department TO communicate
Germany's decision Later Secretary
Lansing issued this statement:
It was necessary for the request for
the recall to he communicated TO the
Kaiser. because German naval and
military attaches are appointed by
the Military and Naval Cabinet. Of
which the Emperor is the head. and
cannot he appointed or removed with
ont his sanction.
The request for safe conduct for
the recalled attaches was sent to the
British. French. Russian and Italian
embassies The understanding here
is that they will be granted. The gov
ernments Of the Allies. however, are
known to regard as entirely different
the proposition of granting safe con-
duct to any successors to Captains
Won Papen and BoyEd whom Ger
many might wish TO send TO the
United States.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
ANGLO-FRENCH FORCES QUIT SERBIA,
FALL BACK ON BASE AT SALONIKI;
GERMAN CHANCELL0 L0R'S PEACE TALK
Declares that Kasers Government Will Always Be Ready
to Discuss Terms Compatible With Empires Dignity
Permanent Peace Being the-0ne Need
COLD WEATHER IN THE BALKANS FAv0RS TEUTONS

Paris.-After a battle lasting four
days, in which staggering losses were
inflicted on the Bulgarians and Ger.
mans, the Anglo.French expeditionary
force began a general retirement
from Southern Serbia.
The fleeing army is making It's
way with all haste. but in good order,
TO the base at Saloniki where it will
find safety under the protection Of
the guns OF the allied feet
Both the British and French are
well supplied with field artillery and
machine guns and have an abundance
Of ammunition, but had to give way
before superior numbers.
They kept up an unequal struggle
until threat OF an outfianking move
ment from PetrOvo. where the Bul.
garians were massed in large mum
bers. and a thrust at their line OF com
munications by Bulgarian irregulars
who had crossed the Greek frontier
made their position untenable.
London dispatches indicate that the
BrltlSh military experts consider the
situation OF the allied armies in the
Balkans exceedingly grave.
Extremely cold weather favors the
success Of the Bulgarian operations
The troops under General Sarrail
suffered intensely from the cold
The Bulgarians, accustomed TO fight
ing among the hills i'm the dead of
winter, find the weather to their iik-
ing
Not more than 5000 Serbian regu-
lars are nuW believed TO remain on
Serbian soil. exclusive Of those report
ed TO have joined Ochrida and Struga
The Bulgars are sweeping the rem.
nants of King Peters army across the
Albanian frontier, according to Wen.
ma.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
ASK ANCONA DlSAVOWAL.
United States Demands Pledge TO
Obey Sea Law.


Obey Sea Law.
Washington.-The most drastic note
yet sent by the State Department TO
the Teutonic allies was dispatched to
Ambassador Penfeld for presentation
to the Austrian government. The
United States demands immediate and
complete satisfaction for the viola
ton of American sea rights by the
Austrian submarine which sank the
Italian liner Anconia.
The demands include:
DisavowaI by Austria-Hungary of
the attack on the Ancona.
Assurances that American rights
under international law will be re-
spected in the future.
Indemnity for American losses.
Punishment Of the commander Of
the submarine.
This action followed Cabinet ses-
sion and was taken without waiting
for the reply to the State Depart
ments request for further elucidation
of the tragedy. The evidence collect
ed by the department, it is declared.
is so conclusive that nothing Austria
may say in eXtenuation will be consid-
cred.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
PlTH OF THE
WAR NEWS


Practically the whole Of Tripoli has
been occupied by Arabs and Senussi
tribesmen. The Italians have lost
5000 men killed, and have aban.
doned large quantities Of arms and
munitions.
Germany has found means by which
she can achieve the freedom OF
the seas and make England feel
what war is. This means is an at.
tack on 8rtain's own body in
Egypt.
" the Allies leave the Balkans. there
Is great probability Of Greece and
Rumanla joining the Central Pow.
ers.
The Anglo-French forces In southern
Serbia retreated sgain before the
onslauehts Of the 6ulgarians. who
were Supported by German artillery
and seasoned German infantry.
Unofficial reports from the Russian
front say the Russians have cap.
tured the entire staff Of the Eiahty.
second German army division.
The Turks with a large army have
begun another advance In Alden with
the object Of menaeine the suez
Canal.
A Saloniki despatch says the Allies
are making elaborate preparations
for the defence OF salonikl
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
IoFFRE HEADS ALLIES COUNCIL

Rome.-Serban troops marched
through Greek territory and formed a
junction with French forces in Maced.
ona. These troops wiz mass with
the Allied forces in the struggle to
stop the Bulgarian and TentoniC pur-
SUI.
Important military developments ap-
parently are imminent ard the armies
seem TO be lining up for decisive
battle on Greek soil.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg' s
forces have resumed a vigorous often
sive in the Dvinsk region while the
Russians renewed their attacks on the
German troops fighting for the ap-
proaches of the seapoi, o Riga. The
official reports from Berlin and Petro.
grad assert that n the attacks on
these two fronts were repulsed.
The German War Office admits the
capture by the RussaLs OF a Ger
man aeroplane with its occupants on
the Courland coast.
General Joffre, commander-in-chief
of the French armies presided at the
first meeting OF the General War Coun-
ell held in Paris. The Council was
designed to carry forward the work
begun recently by Great Britain,
France and Russia for the purpose
of bringing about closer cooperation
among the Entente Powers in military
operations.
The Council meeting was attended
by representatives OF France, Great
Britain. Russia italy, PelSium, and
Serbia. Russia was represented by
Gen. GilinJl:y, aide-de-camp to Emper-
or Nicholis; Italy by Gen. Porro,
second in command OF the Italian
army, and Serbia by Col. Stefanovitch.
The British army retreating In Me-
sopotamia reached Kut-al-mara. The
British force have been N retreat
since their defeat by the Turks before
Bagdad Kut-alMara is on the Tigris,
l05 miles below Bagdad. There has
been no further fighting.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17

Berlin, (via London) Germany is
ready at any time TO consider peace
suggestions from the countries with
which she is at wa.
SO long as uncontrolled hatred OF
Germany and the belief that she Is ap'
preaching a collapse continues TO be
the dominant idea Of the enemy coun-
tries il would be folly for her TO
take the initiative in proposing terms
Of peace
Germany does no. wish a continua-
ton of the war and associates her.
self, under these circumstances, from
any responsibility for its prolongation.
This, in substance. was the state
mont of Dr. Won Bethmann Hollweg,
the Imperial Chancellor, in the Reich
stag. when he made his long-expected
speech i'm answer to the Socialist inter
pellation on peace, and painted a
picture Of Germany triumphant on all
sides and SUPPLIED with everything
necessary to continue the war. even
though some supplies were not abun'
dant.
Important paragraphs in the Chan.
ceilor's speech are as follows:
II our enemies make peace proposals
compatible with Germany's dignity
and safety then we shall always be
ready TO discuss them.
Theoretical arguments for peace or
proposals of peace will not bring the
end nearer.
Small countries are In serious
plight since England has been fight
ing for them.
The war can be terminated only by
a peace which will give the certltude
that war will not return. We all
agree about that. There lies and there
always will lie the root Of our
strength.
We all agree that our food supplies
are sufficient, that the only import
and question is distribution. The
economic unit strentching from Arras
INTO Masopotamia cannot be crushed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
MeApoo SEES PROSPERITY.
Business Conditions Reviewed by Sec
retary Of Treasury.

Washington.-A paen Of prosperity
is the feature OF the annual report of
the Secretary OF Tresury, made public.
At the outset the Secretary contrasts
conditions now with those of little
over a year ago when he wrote his
last report to Congress. In this con.
nection he does not minimize the ex-
tent Of the unwholesome effects of the
war but refers TO our industrial stua-
ton as having been for a time serious
lv hurt"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
NEBRASKA GIFT TO WILSON.
Engrossed Copy OF Nomination Peti.
ton on WAY 70 President.

Omaha.-An engrossed copy OF the
petition nominating Woodrow Wilson
for the presidency. which was filed
with the Nebraska Secretary of State
was sent to Washington by a special
messenger. and will be placed in the
hands OF the President.
DR.. p. l.. Hall. national committee
man from Nebraska. is the bearer
The petition is covered with gold
seals, ribbons. etGs
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
STORMY AT DARDANEIlES.
Turks Say Allies Are Unable to Land
Needed Provisions

Berlin (via wireless to Tuckerton
N. D.-The position Of the British
at the Dardanelles grows more peril.
Gus every day Constantinople re.
ports say Owing 10 the stormy
weather winter provisions cannot be
landed. and the troops are suffering
from tack OF water
The Constantlnople- papers are
jubilating over the British defeat in
Mesopotamia. cess.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-17
SAY JAPAN MUST HURRY.

MOI Day 10 OpdTt IN OdTTyIWy OUT
Navy Increase Plan.
Toxic. - Count Okuma, Japanese
premier, in an address to the Diet,
said the naval increase project, which
was ratified by the council OF de
fense. was the first necessity in the
present situation OF the world
mot day can be lost in carry
ing out the plan" he declared.
Count Okuma said he considered
the economic and financial outlook
propitious.