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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Fire at Archer Home.

The home of Ed A. Archer on east
Railroad street was slightly damaged
by fire Tuesday night. The house be-
longed to Porter Bruce of this city.
The fire was put out before the fire
department arrived.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Mexico Ledger Appreeiated.

D. M. Campbell, Of Marshall, Mo-,
in remitting for the Mexico Ledger,
says: ~ can't do without the Ledger
for it keeps me in touch with my home
town, Mexico. don't find town
anywhere as good as Mexico! Wish
ing you all a happy new year. Yours
truly"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

Miss Jeanette r. White, of Mar
tinsburg, was one of the speakers
Farmers Week in Columbia at the
Community Life conferences Miss
white is superintendent of schools
at Martinsburg, and an expert in COM
munity work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

Copper County Dry, Except Boonville
Pilot Grove, Mo-, January 10.--At
the special local option election held
in Cooper county recently the drys
won by 275 votes. This does not in
clude Boonville, the county seat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Farm for Sale or Rent.

Will sell or rent the whole or any
part of my farm situated in and adj
joining the southern suburbs of Mex
leo. Will also sell my Wabash Ware
house. W. S. Hathaway.
For particulars see Fred s. Hath
away, Mexico. Mo. d1 46-7t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
AppnINrs CnMMITTEEs.

President L. Roy Ferris, of the
Commercitl Club, has appointed the
following delegates to attend the an
nual Missouri Commercial Clubs con-
vention at Joplin January 18th and
10th; R. E. Race, S. D. Stocks, R. D.
worrell, L. M. White and Sam Nor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
NEW HOPE.

"Uncle" Sam Sydenstrycker is no
better at this time. - G. Fl. Dickey
has the pneumonia. Mrs. Gilda has
pneumonia. - 1t is reported that Ed
gar Berry's wife has pneumonia. -
Mrs. j. W. Wray is still laid up with
la grippe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Moco HealtI, Flour.

The best health flour made. Why?
Because it is whole wheat -four. Try
a sack. Ask your grocer.
dwi VIM. Pollock Mill g Elev. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
THE CRY PRIMARY.

Il city primary is called for Mon
february 7th, and Democrats
make their dates SO as to be in
on that day when the new city
Il will be chosen.
1 0t Importance that we have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

A. G. Whitson and M. H. Murphy
are in Fayette, attending the settle
ment of the Nichoias-Murphy estate.
of which Mr.. Murphy is administra-
tor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Hay! HAY

Timothy and Clover on hand and
for sale all the time. Get our prices
before you buy.
dw1 VIM. Pollock Mill & Elev. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Sew Cases Filed-Mareh Term,

Joseph G. Baker VS.. Irene Baker,
divorce.
ira E. Newberry, VS.. Edna M. New
berry, divorce.
Ben Steele VS.. Maggie Steele, di-
vorce.
Niehoff- -Schulze Grocery Co., VS.. P.
B. Daniel, appeal from J. P. court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
MEXICO BOY PROMISES
TO BE STAR ATHLETE

Never in the history Of the McMil-
Ian high school has one Of its star
athletes ever gained such favorable
notice or given such brilliant promise
as has Jim Tom Edmonston, who is
at present attending Central College
Fayette. He not only made the Var
sity eleven last fall but is now a mem
ber Of the first basket ball team and
when spring comes win unquestion-
able be one Of the regular baseball nine
In fact his metoric success with the
Eagles has attracted state wide at
itention as did the splendid showing
he made Thanksgiving day in Colum-
bia when Central met the Blue Jays
Of Westminster. Until he was in
jured on this occasion, Edmonston
promised to sweep his team to VIC
tory. His work was most unusual
especially when you consider his be-
ing Freshman.
Paul j. Pirman, who writes Mis-
souri, college sport notes for the st.
Louis Republic, had the following to
say Sunday concerning Edmonston
and his work:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

Mrs. Cynthia Campbell is critically
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Cleveland, on West Love street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
Edmonston is Promising.

Coach c. A. Clingenpeel of the
Central College Eagles says that
]. T. Edmonston, a Mexico boy,
gives every promise Of making a
mark in athletics at the Metho-
dist school. He is considered one
Of the best all-round athletes
ever at Central and is rated as
the best man picked up in the
draft by the various colleges last
fall. Several other schools Of the
State had spotted Edmonston
and had their scouts on his trail
in an effort to land him, but the
Fayette school induced him to
enter there. He would have been
a star in football last fall, but in
juries kept him out of the game
all season. He is an excellent
basketball and baseball man
and is considered the best athlete
ever produced by Mexico.
Z. M. Todd, who contributes inter
scholastic news to the same publica
ton speaks of Mr.. Edmonston in tbs
following note:
Jim Tom Edmonston of McMil-
Ian High at Mexico, Gray of
Blairstown High, Ransdell Of
Paris High and Broyles of Tina
High are all on the Central Col
lege basketball squad this year.
Edmonston of Mexico, in partic-
ular, is expected to make good,
as he has several years exper-
ience at guard on the Mcmillan
fives.
Mcmillan has sent out many ex
cellent athletes whose records have
reflected great credit OH the schoo
as well as their 'home town" but Mr.
Edmonston unquestionably is the best
all-round man Mexico has pro
duced in years. He is son Of the
Rev. and Mrs. ]. o. Edmonston, Of
this city and graduate Of Mcmillan
1914. The Ledger joins his many
friends in Mexico in wishing his con.
tinued success in his athletic work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

John W. Atchison is confined to his
home on account Of illness,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

DR.. H. Peloabet, of Ashville, N. G.,
was in this city on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13

E. E. Hildebrand, of Benton City,
was in Mexico on business Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-01-13
areain in Reading
Matter

Il. Mexico Weekly Ledger. Tho Mis-
m = RuraIIss. The Missouri Valley
r',mer ss and The Household MagAzins
/ !, a new subscribers only, one year,
[.sh in advance, s1.oe.
/ NJ. WHITE & SON, LEDGER,
Mexico Mo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
RANGE STUFF FAILS TO-
!: IEET C|TY'S DEMAND

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beef1 SHE said Eyes, would like to
purchase, from you. if you can sell me
meat Of the. same weight Of cattle
which my trade demands, but can.
not use your beef, if it is one cent less
per pound than ] nay. My contract
calls for ribs and loins. So many ribs
and the distance from the back bone
to the end OF the rib shall be so many
ROUNDUP COOK,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2O.-While
married and happy, Richard D. Kath-
rens advocated free divorce and set
down definite rules of relationship of
divorced couples in. his book, Lets
Civilize the MarriagesLaws."
Now he is being sued for divorce.
If Kathren's wife wins her suit, will
kathrens practice his own theories?
/ For instance:
Will he refer with reverential re.
spect to my devoted sister who was
my wife'|"?
Will he obey his own rule that the
duty to still provide for her This di.
vorced wife's) support should run
against the husband as valid claim
in the nature of punitive damage?"
Will he let the mother direct the
disposition Of the Children?
Will kathrens, when the suit reach.
es court, dispute his wife's claims, or
even let her detail "for the delecta.
ton of curious and gossipy public
the indtgnities she may have endured
or ((confess) any of her own frailtie,
or mistakes?"
All these quotations are from his
book and are therefore his beliefs be.
fore he was confronted by this divorce
sit. If he carries OF his theories there
will be no need for sit, for he will
not protest it and it will be left to the
court to grant the. divorce. Y:
kathrens was married in 1894. His
wife charges he neglected her for lit.
erary pursuits. He is an investment
broker.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

teaspoonful Of baking soda ard allow
it to stand over night. This is good
to know when fresh meat is hard TO:
obtain. ~
Use cayenne pepper to rid cupbords
and shelves Of mice. Sprinkle 1t In
corners, sides and cracks.
A great convenience in the kitchen
is q bucket Of ashes saturated with
coal oil. Keep it in a safe place and
put a spoonful or 50 Of the mixture
on the kindling before starting tho
IRE. A few pieces Of brick, kept in a
deep pan, may be saturated with kerr
osene and used horlthe same purpose.
....r,.. ..r T.:
Add turpentine to stove backing to
soften it. 1t will take an excellent
polish. .@>
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

inches, and the loins the same; but
each rib and loin must weigh so many
pounds. Your ribs and loins will not
do this; they have not the thickness"
Here is the explanation in a nut
shell.
Any Of our friends who have order
ed at first-class hotel porterhouse
steak will understand what we mean
by thickness, when he looks at the
large tenderloin in the steak.
This years business clearly demon.
strated that, notwithstanding the opin.
ions of the theorist, beef slaughtered
on the range could not be sold at a
profit in Chicago.
Before the end of the season what
cattle was on hand for killing was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
WORTH KNOWING

1t is economy to save orange and
lemon peels. Besides thier use as
..avoring for cocoa. stewed prunes
and apples, etc., they may be candle
for use in fruit cake, mince pies, pud.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

turned upon the range. It was impos.
sible to compete with the market and
corn-fed meat products.
Ito be continued).
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

dings, etc. Clean out the skins, re.
moving the white pith. Put them in
cold water. Let boil five minutes,
then drain. Cover with boiling water
and boil until tender. Make sugar
syrup, put in the rinds and cook until
transparent. Let rinds and syrup dry
and harden together. Keep in tin
box.
When polishing the stove, first
wipe OF with vinegar and then apply
backing. The stove will be brighter
and keep clean longer than when the
polish is put directly on the dirty
iron IS -' ~ s4.s.:@ .. I
When it is necessary to leave food
on the stove or in the oven and get
busy" in some other part of the house,
try making use of the alarm clock to
warn you when time is up. Slightly
wind and set it for Is, 20 or any mum.
Der of minutes later. With this de-
vice your mind is free to put on the
work in hand.
Here is the best way Of freshening
salt pork so that it cannot be distin.
guished from fresh meat. Slice it,
and cover with hot water. Add one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
By FRANK II. SIMONDS,
Author of ''The Great War;" "They Shall Not Pass :"
Copyright Te16-The Tribune ASS n.

.Mid-November marks a period which
may well be accepted as the end Of the
campaign Of 1916. It is conceivable, it is
even probable, that in the next few months
we shall see the extension Of several oper-
atoms now proceeding. We may see the
fall Of Bapaume and Peronne, we may see
the success Of the Germans in the south
east and the capture of Bucharest; but
these would be at most merely the COM
petion Of incidents Of the campaign OF
The current year. Actually, the length OF
days and the weather conditions must put
a term to larger strategic conceptions Tor
the present season.
What, then, shall one say Of the third
campaign, the third year Of the war? 10
borrow the phrase Of the prize ring, the
arst round, the campaign Of 1914, was In
the larger sense a triumph for the Allies.
Against the German occupation OF Bel
gum and much Of Northern France
here stood the Russian occupation OF
an equal amount Of Austrian territory,
and in the field, the Marine, the battles
o. Flanders, the battles about Lemberg,
we're more than a counterbalance to the
early German successes in the West and
The single decisive victory Of Tannenberg,
decisive because il saved East Prussia.
Tho Second Round
But the second round, the campaign Of
lslb, was even more incontestably a sue
cess for the Central Powers. In the West
here was the victory before Ypres, sig
aaized by the use Of poison gas; there
we're the successful repulses Of Allied at
a'n in Champagne and Artois, while in
~ East there was the tremendous battle
'0'cess at the Dunajec and the invasion OF
Aassia, which carried the troops Of Aus
pa and Germany deep into Russia, re-
FAMED practically ali that had been lost
ne year before in Galicia and gave Rus
san Poland 70 Germany. Finally there
sas the brilliantly successful drive
trough Serbia 20 Bulgaria, which
crushed Serbia and bound Constantinople
Berlin. In this category, too, must be
'eckoned the successful Turkish defence
GallipOli and the Austrian repulse OF
iAlian attacks at the frontier.
In 1916, however, the advantage has
hanged again, less decisively perhaps, but
.sfdly less patiently. In the larger sense
mas seen'the loss Of the initiative by the
Nrnans, which was, to be sure, lost in
''ia. but was regained in 1915; it has
sen the crushing defeat Of all but one Of
- German strategicai conceptions, and
= only victory Of Importance has been
not against Germany's earlier foes,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

but against new enemy, brought into the
conflict by conviction that the defeat OF
the Central Powers was not only certain,
but imminent-an expensive miscalcula-
ton, it would appear.
Let us go back for a moment and ex-
anime the situation as Berlin saw it in
January, 1916, just about two months
before the real campaign of the present
year opened. At that moment German
High Command reckoned that Russia was
out of the war for long time, as result
Of the defeats of the previous year. This
was a correct calculation; Russia was out
of the war for at least five months. In
this time it would be safe for Germany to
ignore Russia, as she had chosen to ignore
Russia in 1914.
Berlin's Calculation
At the same time Berlin calculated that
the British army would be incapable Of
effective interposition in the West for a
long time. This was correct calculation,
also. 1t was not until July 1 that the
British army reached a condition that
seemed to the French commander in chief
sufficiently good TO warrant the opening
of a general offensive. Berlin could cal
culate and did calculate that for con-
siderable time-half year, as it turned
out, although Berlin both in the case OF
Britain and of Russia grossly overesti-
mated the time-there would be only
France to face an attack, as there had, TO
all intents and purposes, been only France
in 1914.
Further than this, there was the prob
lem Of Italy. But the Balkan situation
had been cleaned up. Austria had a
reserve of troops freed by the destruction
Of Serbia, Bulgaria could be relied upon
with Turkish aid to look after the Sarrail
forces at Salonica for an indefinite period
of time. This calculation was wholly
sound. Therefore Austria might turn her
attention TO Italy, crush through the Tren-
tine front and enter the Venetian Plain,
taking up the historic position in the
Quadrilateral, conquering Venetia and
abolishing the Italian peril to Trieste.
With such disasters as were thus TO be
prepared, Italy might be expected to sue
cumb, to break into revolution and dis
appear from the war.
In sum total, then, Berlin began the
of 1916 with two clear OBJ
;ectives: the German effort was TO be d.
rected against France with the design to
crush France and compel her to make a
senarate peace; the Austrian effort was to
be directed against Italy with similar
purpose. Britain was to be ignored Rus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

ity over tho Germans In thelr front. Mof0'
over, the army which now faces the Ger
mans is not at its highest point OF eff
cheney, despite the fact that German gen.
erals have testified to It's progress. Not
before the campaign Of 1917 shall we see
the British army at its best.
Beside this development the entrance
of Rumania is of small moment, for 1t
added but 100000 first line troops, with a
reserve Of about equal numbers behind 1t
For two years the chief purpose Of Allied
strategy has been to ward of the German
blows In the West until the British could
prepare. This purpose has been realized.
The British are prepared, they have in
tervened effectively to take the burden
eff the French. France has not been de-
stroyed, as Germany expected, before the
British could get up, and we have had
both at the Somme and before Verdun
recent proof of the force that is still left in
the French army.
Having thus looked at the Allied view OF
the third campaign, let US glance at the
German calculations. First Of all, there
is no longer any German dispute about
Verdun; that is recognized a. defeat and
confessed in the retirement Of Falkenhayn.
Second, there is a full recognition of the
Austrian defeats in Galicia. Such dis
pute as there is concerns the number OF
prisoners taken solely; as for the Gorilla
victory, the map proves it and there can
Re no dispute. But the German looks AZ
these things differently.
Cermany's Hope
In the German mind Germany is en-
gagged in a defensive war against four
great and several minor. powers, with Aus
tria- Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey as al
lies. In this war Germany has occupied
vast areas as a result of her initial VIC
tories. If she can hold these conquered
territories she will emerge winner from
the war. So far she has held all but
small fraction and in Rumania she has
broken new ground. Actually, Germany,
to take the Berlin view, has herself lost
nothing in 1916, and her allies have had
no serious loss.
Looking westward, Berlin proclaims that
after five months the Allies have made
only insignificant gains, which, according
to British official figures, have cost the Brit
ish over 100000 casualties. The German
expectation is for a drawn battle hence
forth. Germany expects that the Allies
will wear themselves out against her de-
fensive lines. She expects that long be-
fore her lines break financial exhaustion
will overtake her foes. She believes that
her substantial success in holding her lines
this year points toward the realization of
her dream of peace made on the basis Of
the map as it stands, which would be a
victorious peace"
At the beginning Of the year Germany
still hoped for conquest. That hope
died in Galicia and before Verdun. Ger
many is ready to talk peace on the basis
of things as they now are in Europe. She
will not talk on any other basis because
she believes that things will remain as
they are, in the main, until her enemies
wear themselves out. She regards the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

campaign, is drawn of against Rumania.
It wins material victories, it clears Tran
sylvania, partially occupied for a moment
by Rumania, while Turko-Bulgar army
under Mackensen sweeps into the Do
brudja and takes Constanza.
Here is the only considerable German
success. It wards of a deadly blow in
shining fashion. But, if Rumania suffers,
Russia profits, and the blow planned
against the Russians has been abandoned;
the Russian successes in the summer
stand. More than this, for the moment,
at least, the German Transylvanian army
under Falkenhayn is stopped; if it re-
mains checked the net effect will be that
Germany and Austria have seen four hun
dred miles added to the front they must
guard with inferior numbers and resources
against a foe still increasing in numbers
and material.
An American Parallel
Americans can find a good parallel for
the Rumanian incident In the following:
Suppose that in the second year Of the
Civil War the North had persuaded Mex
leo to attack the Confederacy. Suppose
that Lee had sent Longstreet to meet the
new thrust and he had won shining VIC
tory and driven the Mexicans back over
the Rio Grande out of Texas, which they
had invaded. and even occupied a portion
of the Mexican coast, including Vera Cruz.
Such a success would have abolished a
new danger; it would have encouraged the
South and depressed the North, but it
would have weakened the South by just
the number Of men and the amount of ma
terial expended in the successful cam
paign. It would have still further weak
ened the South if 1t remained necessary
to leave Longstreet with his troops along
the Rio Grande.
The measure Of the victory over Ru-
mania is the measure Of the danger warded
off, so far as the Central Powers are con-
cerned. The measure Of the Allied defeat
is the extent to which great opportunity
to win a sweeping victory has been lost
through mistakes that remain incredible.
But it is foolish thing to reckon that the
Rumanian defeat has deprived the Allies
of all the profit of Rumanian Intervention.
It has done nothing of the sort. On the
contrary, if Rumania is not entirely con-
mered. the ultimate profit will be TO the
Allies. because new demand will thus
he made upon German resources by the
onening of q new front which must bt
manned. In the same way,
Russia will have escaped a new blow ano
will have had time to prepare for thrust,
If one comes later.
Finally, to round out the score, Treb-
;zord and Erzerum in Asia Minor have
leen captured by the Russians, together
with most of Turkish Armenia, and this
much more than counterbalances the Brit