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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
A BOMBSHELL
IN A NUTSHELL
G. c. Mitchell VIII Tell Ghau-
tauuuanS Wonderful Story
Of Old Time.

A Fascinating Study Of the Worlds
Most Ancient Drama-Full Of Sub
lime Interest For All.
This man, G. c. Mitchell, is coming
to Chautauqua to tell about o bomb
shell he found in a nutshell. He is a
professional lecturer and has delivered
his message successfully in forty states
Of the Union.
He win probably deliver at U Chau-
tauquas his great lecture, ''The Story
Of an Ash Heap This is a modern
lied and p~opularized edition Of the
worlds most ancient drama. lie has
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
Give We RabY a Chance.

Bad air, bad milk, over-crowd-
ing, poverty, dirt, ignorance,
heat-these combine in summer
to kill the city baby. 1t seems
as though the brunt of the cities
sanitary sins we're focused on
the baby. The baby didn't ask
to come, to live in a hot, dark,
alright tenement, to be fed on
dirty, half spoiled milk, to be
pestered with flies and mosqui-
toes. He is not responsible for
any of these conditions and it
is his right that he have fresh
air, clean surroundings and de-
cent food. The United States
Public Health Service issues
free of charge to all applicants
"a bulletin on THE Summer Care
of Infants" 1t should be in the
hands of every mother.
Palm Beach suits cleaned anC
pressed 75c. Paul Heidenrich
Phone 1862.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
Taking Bic Chances.

1t is a great risk to travel
without a bottle of Chamber
lain's Colo, Cholera and Dia-
rrhoea Remedy, as this prepare
ton cannot be obtained on the
trains or steamships. Attacks
of bowel complaint are often sud-
den and very severe, and every
one should go prepared for
them. Obtainable everywhere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds filed for record in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds,
for Lafayette County, Missouri,
at Lexington, Mo-, week ending
Saturday July 18th 1916. Com
piled by Lafayette County Alb
stract Company and Financial
Agents, Lexington, Missouri,
Ike H. Moves, Manager. Alb
stracts and farm loans.
Grover C. Calmese and wife
to Harry and Hattie S. Dunford
w. D. S225O.OO lots l, 2, 3, and 4
block 8 first addition to Lexing-
ton and strip adjoining being
part NWA NEA 34-51-27.
VIM. M. Long and wife to
Perle E. and Mamie F. Long W.
D. S195O.OO lot A block 9 South
side addition to Lexington.
Catherine Potter and husband
to Wilhelm E. Fischer w. D.
$525O.OO part SEA NWA and
part SWA NEA 27-51-27, 10
acres.
John H. Dierker to Henry V.
Melvin w. d. $4,000, 60 feet lot
az block "a" Alma.
John 7. Williams to John F.
Holdt w, D. S65O.OO WIZ lot
and E 10 feet lot 4 block "C'
Korthanke and Hoefer's subdi-
, vision to Higginsville.
Charles Biernback to Ambrose
A. and Nettie Day w. D. $4,000
NEA SE14, part NW11 SEA
|. part SWA NEH 5-4S-2S, road
way part NWA SWA SWl5 4
: 1928.
VIM. Lorenzen ct. al. to Wash
ington E, Johnson and VIM
: Kelley W. D. $500, 2 acres ST
corner NEA 25-5O-26.
Martha A. McCulley and hus
band to George S. Davis w. D
! 100000, lots IL and IL blocl
y q, Bird addition to St. Thoma
lWaverly.
VIM. ]. Finley and wife t
Erastus Smith w. D. 100000
46 feet W end lots IL and 2
block I'D" Corder.
Frank j. Igert and wife I
Matte B. Frye w. d. $850.Ot
lots 9 anG 10 block 6 origin'
Mayview.
John H. Mindrup ct. al.
Anna F. Meyer w. ID. $l4,7 1900
" interest in parts 1888 and 81
49-25, 11e acres.
Thos. a. McLennan and vii
to VIM. N. and Margaret
Gibson w. D. $500, NWi
lNEN 22-49-25.
John Fred Miller and wife
Mark F. Miller w. d. $1,000
part n side NEA sWA 1874
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy.

Every family without excep-
ton should keep this preparation
at hand during the hot weather
of the sumner months. Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Dia-
rrhoea Remedy is worth many
times it's cost when needed and
is almost certain to be needed
before the summer is over. 1t
has no superior for the purposes
for which it is intended. Buy it
now. Obtainable everywhere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

Miss Eva Frick who mas been
the guest of Miss Kitty Fulker-
son returned to her home in Kan
sas City Monday morning.
Mrs. w. D. Bastin returned to
her home in Corncordia Tues
day after a visit here with
Mrs. Mike Bredehoeft. Mrs.
Bredehoeft accompanied her
home for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

Misses Geraughty, Marie and
Irene Wendt of Kansas City ar
rived Sunday morning for a visit
lere with relatives.
Miss Helen Spencer, daughter
of DR.. C. B. Spencer, editor of
the Western Christian Advocate
at Kansas City spent Sunday
here as the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. 2. M. Williams.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

Grover Mountain, who has been
visiting his parents here went to
Kansas City Sunday morning for
a few days visit before leaving
for Los Angeles, Cal. where he
has secured a position as trap
drummer in one Of the large
theatres at that place.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

0. R. and Sanford Sellers, Jr.,
went to Kansas City Monday for
a visit.
Mrs. George D. Little went to
Harrisonville, Mo-, Monday for a
visit with friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

70.
Thomas Washington to John
Keith w. D.. $4,000 all interest
in NWA sWA and VIE VIZ
IVA 2O-49-27.
VIM. H. Meyer and wife to
Robert H. Meyer w. d. $4,000
.SWA NWA and NWA SWA
.12-5O-24.
Ike Gratz to VIM. E. and Gus
sic v. Hurst w. D. S15O0.0O, lots
16 and II block 2 Pomeroy's adj
.dition to Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

Mrs. H. C. Rogers, accompan-
led by Miss Dorothy Whitakar
of Vermont, Mo-, went to Kan
sas City Monday for a visit.
C. L. Vivion, Of Fulton arrived
Sunday evening for a visit here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Vivion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
Constipation and Indigestion.

Constipation and Indigestion.
81 have used Chamberlain's
Tablets and must say they are
the best l have ever used for
constipation and Indigestion. My
wife also used them for indiges-
ton and they did her good"
writes Eugene S. Knight, Will
mington, N. C. Chamberlain's
Tablets are mild and gentle in
their action. Give them a trial.
You are certain to be pleased
with the agreeable laxative eff
feet which they produce. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21
BiliOusness and Stomach TrOu-

BiliOusness and Stomach TrOu-
BILE.
1.-TWO years ago l suffered
from frequent attacks of stom-
ach trouble and biliousness,"
writes Miss Emma Verbryke,
Lima, Ohio. 81 could eat very
little food that agreed with me
and / became so dizzy and sick
at my stomach to keep from fall
ing. Seeing Chamberlain's Tab
let's advertised | decided to try
them. / improved rapidly" OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

C. W. Tinney, the mail carrier
with John Robinson's Ten Big
which will give afternoon
and evening performances in
Lexington, Thursday, August
10, 1916, is a very important per-
.sonage-at least, in the eyes Of
the army of show folk whose
mail goes through his hands. AL
so, excepting the managers and
ticket sellers and takers, he is
perhaps the busiest man with
the show, for he looks after
practically all of the postal
wants (r%eceiving and sending
letters, parcels, registered mail,
post Office money orders, etc.
for no fewer than five hundred
men and women. Quite a fam
lily, isn't it? You probably
would not care for such a posi-
tion. But is dosen't bother the
circus mail carrier. He attends
to this work, in conjunction with
his other duties, Che is also mus
ical director and has charge of
several bands Of the show,) with
as much ease as any healthy,
able bodied person would exper-
fence in walking along a high
way. He carries a spacious
leather bag just like that of the
regular U. S. mail carrier, but
he wears no uniform. He has
his cedentials, and the uniform
is not necessary.
In every town and city in
which the circus exhibits, he
visits the postofice thrice daily
lin the morning, at midday, and
late in the afternoon. He calls
for all mail in care of the circus
and subsequently gives the post.
master a list Of the executives
agents, performers, musicians
etc., of the show and asks fol
their mail. Then he sends let
tiers, parcels, papers, gets money
orders cashed, sends money or
ders, ETC., etc. Moreover HI
e oftentimes has to send and re
, ceive kilograms and express
/, packages for members of his BIZ
9 family. And he does it all yer,
r efficiently-if he dosen't, he'l
= have to step down and max
j room for someone else; for in a
branches of the circus bushes:
) efficiency is the first requisite.
The circus mail carrier is, 9
course, a thoroughly reliable il
d dividual and he has to be, for h
transacts hundreds of dollars
: worth Of business in the cours
g of a week.
The circus mail carriers com
o pensation is liberal, but he earn
every penny of it. However, h
is not paid until the end of tn
season. The day on which tn
d show closes, every person wit
}. the aggregation gives him
d piece of money, as the circu
0 folks say. From each employe
of the show he receives a SUI
Z. which may range anywhere b,
1t tween seventy-hve cents and fN
dollars, the executives, of cours
icing more liberal than the worl
3 ing men. Where there are fly
}" hundred attaches with a circu
i. the mail carrier can figure TIL
he will receive at least five hui
Sc bred dollars; never less, som
0, times more. So, you see, beside
4, the regular salary which is pa
d. him for his services, as music
A. director, he receives, for his 81,
work, enough money to percept
h. bly, swell his bank account.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Ryland
went to Kansas City Sunday
morning for a few days visit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
DAY IN CONGRESS
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Speeches on jefferson Davis day
delivered by Representatives As
well and kinchel0e.
SENATE.
Adjourned at ls:oS p. m. until
noon today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
FOREIGN COMMENT
ON NAVAL DISASTER
IN THE NORTH SEA

| Amsterdam, via London, June g.
! The Berlin newspapers, commenting
| on the naval battle off Jutland declare
that the German navy longed fervently
for this sea battle for % months. Ad
miral Won Hofe describes the battle in
the following manner:
| THE German high sea feet was
steaming northward with its scouts
pushed forward in all directions when
the British high sea feet appeared
/ from the direction of Scotland in full
strength and confident that it was
about to gain the mastery of the North
sea. Great Britains allies had clearly
pointed out the inadequacy of her
| blockade and demanded stronger pres
J sure.
Great Britain's first step was to
send out the feet but as in the action
of January. 1915. German skill and &C
curate firing stood the test in squad
ron action against the heavy calibre
guns of the British dreadnoughts.
The German torpedo flotillas first
successfully attacked the British ships
| of line. Several engagements took
place and the British used their su-
periority in an attempt to cut off the
retreat of the Germans to the south
with their fastest and strongest armed
units.
| They also attacked continuously
during the night by sudden dashes of
their torpedo fiotillas. That the Ger
man torpedo defenses worked splen-
didly is shown by the heavy losses in
Cured by the British fotillas.'
| Captain Won kuhl letter, writing in
/ the Lokal AnZeiger estimates the total
German losses at $4,000 tons and the
British losses at 1873, 900 tons, with the
loss in big ships at $4,000 tons for the
Germans and 100000 for the British.
The Tages Zeitung says regarding
! the naval battle in the North sea:
| Taking into consideration the tre-
mendous resources Of modern naval
warfare and the fact that other blue
| Jackets had the main force of the Eng
! lish battle fleets before them, our feet
behaved brilliantly. To the loss of
three of the strongest English
Idreadnoughts. no adequate German
loss is opposed. Moreover, the sue
! cess was obtained against consider
able numerical superiority. Our young
navy showed a tremendous intrinsic
superiority over the first and largest
| feet in the world
| London, June 3-The morning news
papers, while admitting the serious
nature of the British loss in the naval
battle off Jutland. uniformly suggest
that the battle cannot possibly have
any adverse effect on the naval situa-
ton. Most editorials moreover, de-
clare that in it's ultimate effect that
battle must rank as a British victory
because the Germans were finally com
PEELED to fee owing 10 the arrival OF
the British main feet on the scene OF
action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
Revision of
NeutralLaNp
Is Proposed

Washington, June 3.-General re-
vision of American neutrality laws
was proposed to congress today in a
memorandum submitted by Attorney
General Gregory and concurred il by
the state department as result of the
governments experience with prob
lens arising out Of the war and of
relations with Mexico.
Enactment of Is new laws is recon-
mended to correct defects in existing
statutes, to cover present omissions of
law for the observance of obligations
imperatively imposed by international
law upon the United States" and to
make crimes against American neu-
trality punishable under federal laws.
At present many such acts do not
violate federal criminal law,
Almost every phase of activity in the
United States on behalf of foreign gov
ernments, which has resulted in fed
eral prosecution under the broad
charge of conspiracy would be made
specifically criminal by the proposed
legislation. In addition, the powers of
the president would be broadened
with respect to Withholding clearances
10 suspected vessels, further employ
ment of the land and naval forces to
preserve neutrality, imposing a more
rigid censorship upon wireless AM
cable messages to belligerent coun-
tries and Selling arms and ammuni-
ton about to be exported in violation
of an embargo.
One of the proposed laws would
authorize collectors of customs or 9TH
er persons, duly empowered by the
president, to inspect foreign private
vessels in American ports for the pur-
pose of Investigating and detecting
any use or attempted use" of the yes
sells in violation of neutrality laws
The use of such vessels as a place of
resort for conspirators against Amer
lean neutrality would also be made a
crime. Another law would make Grim
inal, certain activities here, of for
eign spies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
THE WAR TODAY

Fuller details of the great naval
battle oil Horns reef in the North
sea emphasizes the advantage
gained by the Germans in infIict-
ing heavy losses on the British
fleet while escaping with consid-
erably smaller damage them
selves.
German estimates of the tonnage
destroyed place it at $4,000 tons
on the British and $4,000 on the
German side. The German fig
ures. however, probably are bas-
ed on the assumption that the
British battleship Warspite was
among the vessels sunk. The
British admiralty, however, has
officially denied that this 27,500-
ton vessel was lost.
1t has not appeared from any
of the accounts that the British
main battleship fleet was actually
engaged. Four battleships, how
ever, were in the fleet that sup
ported the battle cruiser squad
ron. This speedy collection of
warships is supposed TO have at
tempted 10 cut OF the retreat OF
the German fleet
The naval battle in the North
sea last Wednesday afternoon and
Germany resulted in a victory for
the German fleet, according TO de.
tails made known. The British
lost at least If warships. includ-
ing three battle cruisers, three
cruisers and eight torpedo boats,
while the German loss was at
least one batteship. two small
cruisers and a number of torpedo
boats.
The Germans claim in addition
TO the admitted loss OF Great Brit
ain that the warship Warspite. of
the largest type in the British
navy was sunk, that the battle
shin Marlborough was hit by a
torpedo and that two cruisers OF
the Achilles type and one subma-
rine were sent 10 the bottom.
The British admiralty adds to
the conceded losses by Germany
two dreadnOughts of the kaiser
class vessels of 24,700 tons de-
str0yed. the blowing up of one
battle cruiser. the damaging Of
two other vessels OF this class and
the sinking OF a German subma-
rine.
The fighting near Fort Vaux.
northeast OF Nerdun is described
hy Paris a. being OF unprecedent-
ed violence. The French tore
great holes in the German ranks
and forced them back.
The Germans, however, cap
fured a portion of the village of
Fort NauX.
ON the Russian front the Ger.
mans are again bOmbarding the
IkSkull bridgehead.
Desperate fighting is still in
progress between the Italians and
tustrians between the Adig0 and
Brenta rivers. Along the POsina
and southeast OF ArsierO, Austrian
attacks were repulsed with heavy
casualties.
The Turks claim the Russian
center in the Caucasus region has
been forced 10 retire 20 kilometres
in the face OF Tuhish attacks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
AMERICA IS HIT
|N|MPORT RULING
Latest Order of English Council in Cur.
failing Incoming Products Strikes
Blow at L. 5. Exporters.

London, June 3.-The latest order
in council curtailing imports which
was announced yesterday and will be-
come effective on June s, strikes a Sc
we're blow at American exporters, as
most of the articles on the list are i'm
ported chiefly from America, the only
exceptions being beer from Denmark
and matches from Switzerland. The
United States also suffers more than
other countries because food cargoes
from America, with but few exceptions
are granted.
Cash registers are imported almost
exclusively from the United States and
England lately has been a big market
for all types of cash registers and add
ing machines Considerable exemp-
tions will be allowed. Other articles
on the list. including sewing machines.
wringers and mangles are imported in
large quantities from the United
states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
CHICAGO HAVING
PREPARE PARADE
Estimated 1t Will Take 10 Hours For
ALI OF Marchers to Pass a
Given Point.

Chicago, June 3.-The great
Chicago preparedness parade start
ed at 8 o'clock this morning.
Marching 16 abreast, according to tab
ulations by corps of clerks organ
lied for the purpose, 2,032 paraders
passed the reviewing stand in the first
IL minutes. 1t is said that at this
enrolled on the parade books could
not march, even if the pace set by the
vanguard could be maintained, unless
the demonstration were continued far
into the night.
Roughly estimated on the base of
the first II minutes, it would require
10 hours for the parade to pass a
given point. If they marched with
out stopping for any purpose it would
be 4 o'clock tomorrow morning be-
fore the demonstration was over. The
| weather was perfect.
Grant park, the big downtown play
ground, was black with spectators
when the great line began to stir along
the 81 miles of its length. Trains
from the suburbs and neighboring
states poured their loads through the
citys' gateways to mingle with the
holiday throng gathered from every
nook and Granny of the city. No &C
curate estimate of the crowd was pos
sible. 1t has been placed at a mil
lion. Every bit of space was taken
and nearly everybody carried flags or
at least coat lapel emblems.
Throughout the city homes, bust
, ness offices and factories were vivid
with patriotic colors. Two thousand
five hundred policemen, practically
the entire day force of the police de-
partment, we're engaged in keeping
clear the line of march and handling
the crowds. The parade itself was
managed from a central telephone Of
fee in direct connection with 1876 sub
stations Thus General E. c. Young
l. n G., grand marshal, through Cap
tain Sheldon. his aide, was able at all
times to maneuver the various great
divisions.
All branches of the city's life @ere
represented and all nationalities from
straight Yankee. English, French. Ger
man, Austrian, Russian, Italian, Greek
all OF Europe and parts of Asia
Many women were in line and there
were millionaires, too, heads of Chi
cago's greatest industries, who were
not content to arrange for the appear
ance of their employees, but insisted
on enrolling themselves. Samuel In
sull, president of the Commonwealth
Edison company, which supplies most
of the city's electricity, was one OF
| these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
Latest Bulletins

Chicago. June 3.-The New Or
leans-Chicag0 fast passenger
train OF the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railroad. struck an auto
mobile 20 miles north OF Dan.
vile, ILL.,, today. The engine turned
over and the engineer was scalded
about the legs. Other ears left
the rails but remained upright and
passengers are believed unin-
iured. AT the offices OF the road
here only meagre details were at
hand. The fate of those in the
automobile was not known.
Washington. June 3.-Senat0r
James for permanent chairman OF
the democratic national c0nven-
ton and Senator Stone for chair
man OF the platform committee is
the slate virtually agreed upon by
President Wilson and his p0Iit.
zeal advisers.
Washington, June 3.-PresideIt
Wilson today signed the army re-
organization bill, first of the I'M
portant preparedness measures
passed by congress during the
present session. He used pen
belonging 10 Senator Smith of
South Carolina, who desired il for
souvenir.
Quincy. ILL.,, June 3. P0fession-
al yeggs blew open the safe OF the
Camp Point. ILL.,, postoifiec at
30 this morning and got away
with 500 in money, some postal
orders and about 500 In stamps.