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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
EXPORTS SHOW BIG INCREASE
Favorable Trade Balance In Last
Eight Months Is Nearly Two
Billion Dollars.

Washington.-The enormous extent
OF recent gains in the export trade
OF the United States is disclosed in
statistics issued by the department
OF commerce. Total exports for the
first eight months of the calendar
year In many cases were millions of
dollars greater than, those of the en-
tire fiscal year of 1914.
Exports TO Greece for the eight
months leaped 1920 per cent, COM
pared to the fiscal year 1914; to Rus
sia 900 per cent; to Norway $40 per
cent; to France, 240 per cent; to
Denmark, lao per cent; to Italy 1923
per cent ITO the United Kingdom
103 per cent: to Sweden "a per cent;
to Cuba AZ per cent, and to Japan
25 per cent.
/ This vast export trade shows an
apparent trade balance for the eight
months of &,730,0O0,OOO in favor of
the United States and department Of
ficialS predict that by the end of the
year it will exceed $1,000, 100000. The
total exports amounted to S3,435, 969,
212, an increase of $1,205, OS2,010 over
the same eight months a year ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
FOREST DESTROYED BY FIRE
Pride Of Late King George Of Greece
Reduced to Ashes-Played Large
Part In History.

The wonderful forest of Tatoi, the
pride of the late King George OF
Greece, was destroyed when fire re-
duced to ashes the summer residence
OF his son King Constantine. The
tens of thousands Of dollars spent In
cultivating a fourlshing pine wood, as
an example Of what might be done
with forestry in barren Attica, have
been burned up as completely as II the
banknotes themselves had been thrown
In the fire.
Tatoi played large part in the his
tory of Greece. Here the SpartanR
established themselves In 413 B. G. to
cut Off the supply of grain and food
stuffs bound into Athens from Eubea,
with the purpose Of starving out the
Athenian population. And In 404 B. O.,
while Lysander blockaded Athens and
the Pireus by sea, the Spartans do
vcended from the vicinity of Tatoi, at
lacked and forced the equalization OF
Athens, ending the Peloponnesian war.
The burned forest, laboriously planted
and protected, was considered to be q
memorial to the past greatness Of
Greece.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
BLAZE DESTROYS COLLEGE
NINE DEAD IN FLAMES AT
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS,
Falling Walls Claim Flremen and
Suffocation Ends TWO Lives Of
Aged Teachers.

st. Louis, Observation-Disclosures Chris
tian Brothers College, one of the
Oldest educational institutions In the
city, was entirely destroyed BY fire
yesterday. Nine persons are known
to have met death in the flames, siE
of whom were firemen, who persisted
under falling walls. The others were
two aged instructors in the college
and an infirmary nurse.
The known dead are:
The Rev. Brother Cormac, so.
The Rev. Brother Clement. rs.
Lewis Mclean, infirmary nurse.
Harry Budde, fireman.
Michael Water, fireman.
John Parshall, fireman.
Edward Kuennert, ladderman.
Body, not positively identified. be-
lieved to be that of Edward SheshY,
night Waterman at the college.
Fireman, body identified by Chief
Henderson and others as Oliver jack
son other firemen say it is that Of
George Young.
Young and Jackson were both miss
ing, and it is believed that, whether
the body was shown to be Young'E or
Jackson's, the other would be found
in the ruins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
TAKE UP INTERNAL AFFAIRS
U. s. COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS
AMERICAN RIGHTS.
Until Mexico Guarantees to
Protect All Aliens.

Atlantic City, New Jersey.-Sat-
isfsctory solution of internal ques-
tons having an international bearing
must be an integral part of the gen.
ersl program for the rehabilitation
Of Mexico. the Mexican members of
the Joint commission have been in
formed by their American colleagues.
Further discussion of plans for the
protection OF American life and prop
erty along the border took place at
the conference yesterday of the
INSTRUMENTATION joint commission.
VARIOUS plans were talked of and
back Of all was the question of the
Withdrawal OF the American forces in
chihuahua. That any notice had been
served ON the Mexican commissioners
by the Americans that Gen. Persing's
column would not be withdrawn un-
til Mexico had demonstrated her abil-
ity to protect life and property was
officially denied.
During discussion of the banking
system, taxation and other subjects,
which the Mexicans insisted were in
ternal matters, the American COM
missioners have taken the stand that
no satisfactory settlement of the Dor
der problem can be reached until
there is evidence OF the intention of
the Mexican government to so handle
such affairs that there will be no oc-
casion for constant diplomatic cor
respondence with other governments.
The matters especially referred to
by the American commissioners were
those affecting the status and rights
of foreigners resident in Mexico and
of foreigners who have invested CAPT
tai in Mexican enterprises.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
BRITAIN IMPARTIAL
IN COMMERCE WAR
NOT TO USE FORCE TO WIN
TRADE WHEN CONFLICT is
FINISHED.
"0UR" INTERESTS AT HEART
No Mention Made of Blacklist In
Future Dealings with New World
Question Of Common Sense
TO Guide.

London-Drhe comment in the Unit
ed States concerning the possible eff
feet Of the commercial measures con-
templated by the recent Paris econo-
mic conference of the entente allies,
led Lord Robert Cecil, minister of
war trade. to declare that wholly
wrong conclusions had been drawn
from them. especially with regard
to these conclusions attributing any
attempt to exclude OF discriminate
against the trade of the United States
with the entente allies after the war.
Our relations with the New World
Will always be of vast importance
to u.s." Lord Robert said to cor
respondent. "and they take leading
place In our plans. In answer to the
great ealumny so often circulated, and
which we Indignantly republic,
want to say that wihe we are plan
ming our measures for peace now, we
pledge our honor these plans and
measures. which we are bound to take
against the. neutral trader with our
enemies under the laws of war, have
been and will be kept entirely sep
arate.
They are worked out in different
departments. They are wholly dis
tinot. We shall never try, what we
know would be fatal to our own in
teTeSts. to use any of our belligerent
measures to enable US to replace neu-
trails by British trade or impede the
commercial enterprise Of neutral ma
tions.S
Lord Robert did not mention the
blacklist In this connection, but I'M
questionably he had it in mind.
What one of the districts devas-
tated duriag the war would wish to
lose the opportunity to take advan-
taEe Of American enterprise and capt.
talr' asked Lord Robert. Suppose,
for instance, no question of friend
ship were involved. Then It resolves
itself int a question of plain, COM
mon-ssRse business" he edded.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
GOETHALs HEADS
8-HOUR LAW QUIZ
PRESIDENT WILSON APPOINTS
CANAL BUILDER CHAIRMAN
OF COMMISSION.
INQUIRY TO HAVE WIDE SCOPE
Work TO Commence in January and
Extend for Period-cIark and
Rublee Other Members Of
investigating Board.

Omaha, Neb.-Formal announce
ment was made here that President
Wilson has selected Maj. Gen. Goeth-
ais, Commissioner Clark of the inter
state commerce commission and
George Rublee of the federal trade
commission as members of the board
created by congress to investigate
the railroad eiEhthour law.
While the law does not so into eff
fOct until Janpary l, the president de
sired the members of the board to
give a close study TO the entire stu
alton.
Gen. Goethals will act as chair
man.
Cocktails Won't Return TO Panama.
Gen. Goethals obtained the presi-
dents consent recently to resign as
governor of the Panama Canal Zone.
He arrived in this country a few days
ago with the understanding that he
would not return to the canal.
Mr.. Rublee was rejected once by
the senate as a member Of the fed
eral trade commission, but is serving
under a recess appointment given him
by the president. He is from New
Hampshire.
The president has given the deep
est consideration to selection Of the
members of the board and admlnIs-
tration officials said he believed he
had collected a board which would
investigate the eight-hour law with
fairness to the public, the railroads
and employees.
Scope Of Inquiry to Be Wide.
Observation-Disclosures observing the
operation and effect of the institution
of the eight-hour work day, the eight
hour day commission will be author
lied to conduct general inve-tiGa-
ton of "the facts and conditions at.
fecting the relations between sueh
common carriers and empJoPes.''
The task will begin when the eight
hour law takes effect, Jan. l. next,
and after an inquiry OF not more than
nine or less than six months. the oodn.
mission will mae a report to the
president and congress.
Pending the filing of this report
and for 80 days thereafter the law
provides that there shall be no reduc.
ton Of wages Of the employees az.
fected for the standard eight hours
of work
Those members of the commission
who are government employees or
army officers will receive no add,
tional pay for their services.
An appropriation of $4,000 has
been made for the investigation.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Under the auspices Of the British
meteorological office a professorship
of meteorology has been established
for the purpose of giving instruction
and conducting researches in that
science in the interests of the royal
flying corps of the British army. The
incumbent of this post is G. 1. Taylor,
late Shuster reader in meteOrology
at the University of Cambridge, who
receives the temporary rank of major
by virtue of his new duties.
Though battleship is "she," an
airship is q "he." After some discus
sIun the English war Office settled the
the sex of the Zeppelin. Hereafter
the war office will refer to the German
dirieible as che" or "him" In official
statements.
New York state has 100000 aliens
What is believed to be the only null
berry forest In the world is in India,
covering about 10000 acres and being
used only for fuel and timber.
Gladys Palmer of Oak Park, H., who
recently set an official record for wom-
en- by throwing baseball PIT feet 9
Inches. has unofficlally heaved the
spheroid 240 feet. 1t is said.
To one end OF a new pocket knife
is fastened an opener for bottle caps.
Cuba has .he largest orange grove
in the world covering 1000 acres.
What in clI.imed to be satisfactory
method for plating aluminium upon
Iron has been invented in France.
Mayors salaries in the United States
vary between the 800 year paid to
the mayor OF Flint, Mich, to the $751;
900 received by the mayor Of Chicago,
who is the highest paid municipal Off
| clal in the world.
An adjustably mounted lens has
been invented to be attached to cam
eras to enlarge the images seen in the
finders.
A powerful machine has been built
In Germany for COMPRISING scrap
metal into more easily handled bales.
| Nigeria has been added to the lands
In which valuable deposits Of coal
nave been discovered in recent years
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
WIRELESS CROSSES PACIFIC
Conversation Part of a Series Of
Tests Preliminary to Establish
ing a Commercial Service.

San Francisco, California.-Wire-
less communication between the Unit
ed States and Japan has been estab-
lished.
The Marconi operator here picked
up strange call, followed by the
salutation, Hello, u. S. A." from the
Japanese government station near
Toxic. He answered with a six-hun-
dred meter wave length" apparatus.
1t is understood that a regular COM
mercial service will be established
within a fortnight.
This feat of wireless breaks the
long distance record, $500 miles in
tervening between the two points
that talked.
Previously Honolulu reIayed wire
less messages between Japan and the
United States.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
REPORT RUMANlAN ATROCITY
Declares Women and Children Were
Either Burned In Their Homes
or Shot to Death.

Berlin, Germany.-Further details of
alleged Rumanian atrocities in Do
brudja are contained in report from
Sofia correspondent as follows:
Everywhere we followed traces of
assassination and incendiarism and
everywhere there was the same COM
plant about the loss Of life and prop
erty.
Girls were driven into the Ruman-
ian trenches, attacked and then muir
dered, especially in the neighborhood
of Silistria. Women and children
were locked up in houses, then either
burned to death or shot"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN is REVIVED
Belief Expressed That Britain viii
Have to Insist on Ton-for-Ton
Clause in Peace Treaty.

London, .England.-The German sub
marine campaign has again assumed
serious proportions, and the opinion
is expressed that Germany has after
war as well as present conditions in
view in her destruction of tonnage
Some belief Great Britain soon will
be compelled publicly to announce a
ton-for-ton policy as one of the
clauses in the peace treaty, unless
Germany desists in sinking merchant
tonnage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
October 13, 1915.

Bulgarians attacked Serbia at
three points.
Russians repulsed Teutons
near DVinsk ard In GaIlela.
Furious German bombardment
forced French back near Sou
chez.
British submarines sank Ger
man steamers In the Baltic.
Zeppelins made night raid on
London, killing IS.
French Foreign Minister Del.
casse resigned.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Cleveland Eats Goats.

Cleveland.-The high cost of living
has driven Clevelanders to goat meat,
according to J. L. Hildebrand, a local
meat dealer. Goat meat at 16 cents
a pound is being consumed in large
quantities.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
College Burns.

st. Louis, Mo.-Christian Brothers
College, one of the oldest educational
institutions in the West, was de-
stroyed by fire. In it's destruction
more than the usual toll Of human
lives were demanded. Two aged
teachers, Waterman, nurse and six
firemen were killed. The property
loss is $250,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With cutIeura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer, surer at any
price for skin troubles Of young on
old that itch, burn, crust, scale, tor
ture or disflgure. Besides, they meet
every want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Shuts Out U. S. Cotton Goods.

Washington.-Consul General Skin
ner at London notified the department
of commerce that Great Britain had
extended her embargo against impor-
tations to the United Kingdom to in
clude cotton knit goods.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Sisters Arc Reunited.

Elgin, Il.-Bertha Johnson, en-
ployed on farm near here, has been
found by her sister, Mrs. ]. r. Valen-
tine, of Chicago, after search Of
eighteen years. They were separated
when children.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
crane Child STRICKEN.

Pittsfiead, Winthrop Murray
Crane III, 6-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. winthrop Murray Crane Of
Granville and grandson OF former
United States Senator Crane, has In
fantile paralysis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
So bushels Of Wheat to Acre.

Edmonton, Alberta.--C. s. Noble Of
Nobleford, Alberta, has 1000 acre
field of wheat which yielded 81 bush
els to the acre. The worlds record
formerly was held by Whitman coun-
ty, Wash, with 81 bushels.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Two Killed When Trains Collide.

Altoona, Pa.-Two men were killed,
~ passengers and three trainmen
badly injured when a passenger train
on the middle division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, crashed into
stock train.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
$1,000 aMIten to School.

Chicago.-James Vincent Nash,
graduate of 1915. has given the Chi
cago University, recipient of millions
from John ID. Rockefeller, the first
$1,000 he has been able TO save.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
MILL Strike lie 0ver-

New York,-After violence mani
tested itself in the milk strike" one
of the big three. capitulaS"l to tho
Dairymen's League, and other distrib-
utors said they would have to fall In
line.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Wante AvIaters, Names.

New York.--Lieutenant Colonel
George o. Squier, commanding the
aviation section of the United States
signal corps, has asked a magazine to
aid in obtaining the names and adj
dresses Of about 600 American flyers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Essad Pasha sentenced to Die.

London.-A report ON the death
sentence passed by courtmartial in
Constantinople on Essad Pasha, for
mer provisional president of Albania,
has been received in Amsterdam. The
sentence of death was confirmed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
rv,o Dead In Race Eioht

Billings, Month race fight be-
tween negroes and whites near Nj
hill On the Great Northern Railroad,
in Meagher county, several negroes
are said to have shot three white
men, killing two.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Rurna Homo TrYlna ROW

Yonkers, N. Y.--To try out his new
toy fire engine, Charles Donaldson. 8.
started a blaze which nearly de-
stroyed his home. Il could have put
1t out with a real engine."' Charles
said later.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
a-hour pay for Women.

Chicsgo.-The Women's Trade I'm
ion League of Chicago, Kansas City,
st. Louis and Springfield, ILL.,, have
begun three-day meeting here.
Speakers urged the extension of the
eight-hour day to all women work
erS,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
ncoIf cabaret.'

Cleveland. O.--Golf cabarst is the
latest, and it is the scheme OF John
ID. He has a quartet follow him from
tee 70 tee, and he makes 260-yard
drives TO the tune of "A Perfect Day
on tho links Of his estate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Back to the Slate.

New York.-The paper shortage IL
so serious that states may be used
in the local schools again. The
health board banished states several
years ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
October IA, 1918.

Russians strengthened posi-
tons in Dvinsk region and Cali
ella.
Serbians repulsed Buiearlans
on River Nlsehava.
British captured trenches near
Loos and most Of HohenzolIern
redoubt.
Bulgaria formally declared
war on Serbia.
Pozarevatz stormed by Teu-
tons.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Real Fighting Began Later.

"You were married before the war
started, weren't you"
"Well, yes; though we did have one
brief engagement previous to the cere-
mony."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Walton Helr to aoooo.

Rock Island, Ill.-Albert Eckhardt,
waiter. received a telegram announc-
ing an uncle had died at Paxton, Mo-,
leaving him $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
October is, 1915.

Great Britain declared war
on Bulgaria.
Russians drove back Teutons
west of Tarnopol.
Russians held offensive south
and southwest of Dvinsk.
British submarines sank Ger
man destroyer and torpedo boat
near entrance to the Baltic.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
Hard Luck.

ibid you catch anything on your
nshing trip?"
mo; not even the last train home.~
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
October IL, 1915.

Teutons completed crossing Of
Danube In force.
Greek government declined to
help Serbia.
Italians won victory In carnla.
Edith caveIl, English nurse,
executed by Germans in 5rus-
sells
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12

Redmond Denounees CONSUMPTION.
Waterford. Ireland.-The proposal
to enforce CONSUMPTION in Ireland
was denounced by John Redmond,
Irish leader, In speech here as "the
most fatal thing that could happen"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1916-10-12
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK

October 9, 1915.
Hindenburo made progress To-
ward Dvlnsk.
Teutons attacked Belgrade.
General IVanoff advanced In
Galiela, driving the Austrians.
Italian aeroplane squadrons
bombarded several Austrian po-
sltlons.
October 10, 1915.
Teutonlc allies under Macken-
sen captured Belgrade.
Entente allies rushed troops
to aid Of Serbians.
serbians retreatlne along the
Danube.
October II, 1915.
German right wing forced
back across the Drlna with
heavy lose.
Main invading force of Teu-
tons pushed on In Serbia.
Bulgarians crossed Serbian
frontier.
SemendrIa captured by Teu-
tons.
lvanoff broke Austro- German
line on the Strypa.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-31
LAURIER MINE STEADILY
GETTING ON PAYING BASIS
Superintendent Grant A. Stewart
Furnishes Local Stockholders
With Statement

Local stockholders of the Laurier
Mining company have received from
Superintendent Grant A. Stewart a
statement showing the mines opera
lions for the six months from Janu-
airy Ito July 1.
The company, which has just put
the mine on shipping basis, has been
operating on very small scale, but
are gradually adding to the equip
ment so as to increase the output. To
July first there had been shipped from
the mine 839.49s tons of ore, the gross
value of which was 20,316.57. Freight
and treatment charges amounted to
S3,921.33, leaving total net value of
SIG, 395.24. The gross value per ton
was $24.20 and the net value 1888.
The smelter returns show 2279.OS
ounces of silver valued at 81, 4O6.53
and 1858 pounds Of copper valued at
SIS, 910.04.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-08-31

between the amounts Of state depos-
its in various counties and the amounts
the individual counties would be en-
titled to receive if the deposits were
prorated on the basis of the levy of
state taxes.
During the year 1915 Pierce county
had an average deposit Of $1,000, 900
greater than that to which it was en-
titled and Thurston county had $780,
900 more than that to which it was
entitled. On the other hand 33 other
counties had notably less deposited
than those to which they were en-
titled, Is having no deposits whatever.
Mr.. Sherman declares for distri-
button of state funds among all coun-
ties as nearly as possible on basis Of
their payments of state taxes. Under
this plan Benton county would have
been entitled to a deposit of $55, 256,
instead of $4,000, the amount this
county really did receive in deposits.