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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-06-30
ELECTRICL|GHTASSURED
Unanimous Vote Tuesday for
Franchise Preparing for Con-
struction. WaterwOrks Next

That the entire community is
in harmony with the progress
i've spirit Of the times was evil
denced again Tuesday when
there was not a dissenting vote
on the electric light and contract
for city lighting propositions.
There were 63 for each in the
south precinct and 63 for the
franchise and 62 for the contract
for lighting the city in the north
precinct, one voter not casting
a ballot on the latter question.
Mr.. L. A. Nickel, to whom
the rights were granted by the
vote Of the citizens. has begun
plans for putting in the plant
here and will push the work as
rapidly as it can be done, in his
own interest as we'll as the con-
venience of the community.
We may expect to have, not a
white Way" by fall. but light
in the streets all over the city
and in every business house and
dwelling where they are wanted,
and in view of the fact that the
Nickells have revamped and put
into as fine condition as any
electric plants in the state those
at MaFeelIne and Brunswick and
are giving service most salts
factory to all patrons.
We will now be enabled not
only to have reasonably cheap
good light, but also power for
whatever purpose we desire ii
and at less than cost of any
other kind. Furthermore, the
municipality is not in debt fol
it and therefore we can have
funds by voting them for the
purpose of the most necessary
addition to the city of any which
can be desired, that is, water
works. That a system could moi
be put all over the city at the
outstart, goes without argument
but we can have a rafting gooc
start and expand as the telephone
system did.
We are now for whatever sys
TEN of waterworks we can ge
and let it reach as far as it cal
be paid for. Waterworks is th'
only public Improvement which
saves money instead of costing
the populace money; we hav'
the water at hand; we have
good start in the right direction
we need everything we can pos
sibly get in the way of publ
improvement in the order o
value to the city and from thi
on till we have voted for water
works. we intend to argue il
favor of waterworks.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-06-30
Brunswick-T -Triplett

There was some ball game in
Brunswick Sunday when Triplett
went after the local 8 in a way
which threatened a defeat fol-
it at many stages of the game.
Such ball as we have not had
played in the county this season
greeted the big crowd of fans.
Al home run on a lost ball gave
the Tripletts their run.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-06-30

Mrs. Ruth Harris and daugh-
ter who visited their grandparent
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G, Carr and 9th
er relatives last week. left Mon
day for their home in De MOines
Iowa
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-06-30

Cana wrecker become a restor-
err Is Roosevelt great enough
to tear down and build up at
.pleasure2
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-06-30
salisbury scribblings

Thomas Karcher was ttigugnt 10
be near deaths door, theresult
of apoplexg, but. he rallied and
on Monday was able to be out
on the street. We hope his cure
is permanent, fI
On Saturday, Miss Clara Clark,
son underwent an operation for
goitre at the C. G. Hospital in
Kansas City, coming out from
under the anesthaetic in good
shape, but later became very
low, soon rallying, however, and
IS now thought to be out of dan
ger. She has been complaining
for some time.
The foundation of the new
business house to be erected on
corner 3rd. Broadway, by Nc
Curry and Piltz, is being put in,
and brick work will follow as
soon as it is completed. We are
glad to see this corner built up,
as it fills a long felt want.
A little son of Martin Canaan
was badly burned about the chin
and neck, when a friend play
fully snapped a toy pistol in his
face. He may be marked for
life. No harm was intended,
but the result was just the same
so far as scars go.
Mrs. Harry Plattner of St.
Louis came in the latter part of
last. week to tattad the D. A. r.
exercises at the Williams ceme-
tery on Tuesday when a marker
was erected over the grave of
Edward Williams, a revolution
ary soldier.
Louise Lamb was carrying her
arm in a sling Monday, the re-
suit of a fall. The bone was
bent but not broken.
Gabriel Packwood, one of the
} pioneers of this country, who
for some time had made his
home with his daughter, Mrs.
]. H. Sanders of this place, pass
ed away Thursday night, June
%, at a ripe old age. Deceased
had been in feeble health for
some time, but death was not
thought to be so near when il
came. He had been a widowel
/
for some years and lived with
his children. He was a gooG
man and his passing is regretted
by his relatives and a large cir
Gle of friends. Peace to his re
mains.
|, Ed. Lindsey, candidate fol
/. Gubernatorial honors made ;
brief, but fine talk here las
week, telling why he should b,
{ nominated. His speech wa!
: we'll received by those who heart
: 1T.
Joe Davis of st. Louis, candi
date for attorney general, ant
Major Lilly Of Moberly candidate
for Kansas City Court Of appeal
a called on our people last week
t distinguished their pictures, CAV
' some reasons for the faith tina
r is in them and then went thei
|. way.
0 Geo. M. Prescott and wifi
n were called to Kansas City Mon
J. day by a telegram that Mis-
e Clara Clarkson was worse. H
left on No. So, and returne,
Tuesday on No. 2. Miss Clar
FL having rallied and being nov
! considered out of danger.
Mrs. ]. W. Cooper left 70
; her home in Kansas City afte
\ a pleasant visit with friend
). here.
e Miss Annie LeGendre has n
n t1lrnad fnnn nlaaaant visit I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
10 CAMDEN SOLDIERS
HOMEWARD BOUND
Rejected From Service at Border
by Army Physicians for
Health Reasons

Nineteen Camden residents who re-
sponded Loyalty to the call OF President
Wilson for military duty along the Mex
lean border are homeward bound They
were rejected on account Of physical dis
abilities, much to their own disappointment
and that Of their comrades in their re-
spective commands.
Announcement of the list OF reflections
was made at Douglas, All. where the New
Jersey contingent Of National GuardsmeH
Is quartered. The names made public to-
day include those OF members OF the
cavalry and artillery outfits
Most of the Camden guardsmen are mem
bers Of Battery B. which is the crack artil-
lery- command Of the New Jersey Guard. OF
this company 20 members were turned down
by the army medical examiners. Troop B,
OF the cavalry detachment. lost but one man.
while Battery A. from East Orange, was
deprived Of an unlucky 13. The First Regi.
ment lost two in addition to 81 men pre-
viously announced.
The Camden soldier boys who were re-
iected and will start north from Douglas
late today or tomorrow are Albert Hackney,
Charles Collen. Webster Krips, Vernon An
drews, George Luton, George Middleton,
Charles Conley. John Gaunt, Frederick
Hackney, John Jones Philip Koch, Fran
els Kline. William Matson James Megill.
Anthony Richie. Ethelbert william Lasse.
John Sulger, Harry WonderIln and Edward
Zimmerman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
GERMANS REGAIN THIAUMONT
IN VERDUN FIGHT; FRENCH
SCORE NEAR GUILLEMONT


German troops recaptured the strongly
fortified Thiaumont work northeast of Yer
dun in a most powerful assault early this
morning. il was officially announced at the
War ONCE today. A bloody battle is still
raging around the redoubt
Following a night Of terrific lombard.
ment. the Germans directed five most violent
attacks against the French positions from
Fleury village to the Thiaumont position.
Very large forces were employed in these
attacks. which were continued regardless Of
heavy losses.
At Fleury village the Germans were re-
pulsed. suffering heavily. BY repeated on
slaughts, Teutonlc force finally fought
its way into the Thiaumont work which
was recaptured last week by the French
in their counter-ofTensive.
The French Immediately counter-attacked
and desperate fighting was going on at
this point when the last dispatches were
filed to the War office.
North OF the Somme the French last
night, moving forward Jointly with the
British in an attack directed against the
village OF GuIllemont. made progress east
OF Hill l3s and north Of the village Of
Hardecourt. Forty prisoners were taken
in this region
Along the north bank OF the river the
Germans twice attacked newly won French
positions east OF Monacu farm. but each
time were repulsed, losing heavily. The
French took 23O prisoners in yesterdays S
fighting around Monacu farm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
CURTIS BUILDING EMPTIED
NSIX MINUTES IN FIRE DRILL
Twenty-Five Hundred Employees Quit
Structure in Good Order

Twenty-Five hundred employees OF the
Curtis Publishing Company the majority
OF them. young women, left the building at
Sixth and Walnut streets in perfect order
in a fire drill today.
An alarm was sounded at 1917 o'clock,
and within six minutes not a person was
within the immense structure. Without
noise or confusion every office boy and de-
partmental executive, editor and clerk
descended the four fire towers, at the cor
ners OF the building.
The drill. a semi-annual undertaking.
was in charge Of John ]. Barnum fire mar
shal for the company. Eight hundred drills
are held each year, but ordinarily the
marches involve but single department
Todays test included every employe OF the
plant
None OF the participants knew whether
or not the alarm was real one. No tip
on the impending drill was given and not
until a gong was struck after the employees
had left the building did they know that
the occasion was a drill rather than a real
fire. When the signal was given they re-
turned TO their posts with the same regu-
larity that marked the exit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
BLISS PREVENTS
USE OF SOLDIERS
IN ROAD BUILDING
Pennsylvania Guards Crate
fol to General, Who Spares
Them Hard Labor
HIGHWAY STAYS DUs TY
By CARL L. zEIsBERG
Evening Ledger sta0 corresDondert

EfsufrO Ledger btnU OOTItoPN''N~'''
EI, PASO. Tex, Aug S.-'Dobe OF hOt
.aaia that is the question. Whether 1t is
nobler to suffer the bumps and dust Oh
terrible road or to glide smoothly over
vyonderful highway Of genuine adobe mas
been settled in favor OF the dust ana pumps
In other words. when Uncle Sam decided
that PENNSYLVANIA guardsmen must not pe
compelled to do excessive manual IaOor VaS
diyision headquarters intended when II ue
eiaad In favor Of An adobe road from Fort
RlIss to Camp Stewart). Uncle Sam perhaps
unconsciously consigned division headquar'
ters and three-quarters Of the length Oh the
canp to continued dust and the traVeleIS
on the Alamogordo road to continued 1oit'
ings. ..-,r,r-r,
The perfect road Of adobe soil, water ana
straw, which was planned, the laoor 10 De
supplied by the regiments, will not be ouiit
The soldiers will not be allowed TO WORK
ON IL. tn, Manana Mexican laborers viii
not work for nothing and Uncle Sam mas
not appropriated single peso for the road
So. after all. all potential road west Of
camp probably will be touched up here ana
there by small detail of men under Lieu
tenant Foster, assigned to the now tangled
problem Of highway to Camp Stewart
The enlisted men are not sorry. dust
IN billovs and clouds is far more welcome
than hours of hard labor under not
sun and above sitting dust. They were
rescued from this fate by an order which
came after Major General BLISS visit ana
inspection.
They are thanking General Bliss. justly
or unjustly. Their original MY Little PICK
and Shovel" song Is chanted triumphantly
now and the Philadelphia boys jokes about
their life being similar to that of en-
ployes OF certain South Philadelphia con-
tractors are bubbling more spontaneously
Soldiers are soldiers after all, not la
borefs. The dusty road behaved Itself last
night. probably out of Difference to the
party" given by General Clement to his
brigadier generals colonels and other COM
manders in charge of separate units. I'm
Ill late hour. long after the cooks and
walters had retired, the Third Regiment
Band played soothing music and the ''har-
mony" meeting progressed. Every guest
who had been invited was present to pan
take of the meal. it was announced tn
umphantly.
Colonel Aliens First Regiment was In
spected today by General Clement and his
staf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
CANDIDATES NOTIFIED
BY PROHIBITION PARTY
Hanly, Presidential Nominee,
Former Progressive, Declares
He Will Not Betray Party

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. s.--J. Frank
Hanly. Of Indiana, and DR.. Ira Landrith.
Of Tennessee were today officially notified
Of their respective nominations for Presi-
dent and Vice President on the Prohibition
ticket. Many members OF the Prohibition
National Committee and others prominent
in the party councils gathered at the home
Of Mr.. Hanly and received pledges OF the
two candidates for vigorous campaign on
the Prohibition platform.
The notification will be followed tonight
by n public rally, at which the chief ora
tors will be the candidates and Daniel Pol
ing, who was keynote orator OF the con-
vention. Plans for the campaign were laid
at meeting OF the National Committee
and the Advisory Committee.
Mr.. Hanly, former Republican Governor
OF Indiana and recently Progressive candi-
date FOR Governor, declared he was at
home" in the Prohibition party. a bril-
liant orator. he promised a vigorous speak
ing campaign.
This nomination comes as a holy trust
and as such II must be accepted" said Mr..
Hanly. TO me II is a call 10 service such
as has not hitherto come to me-a service
so high and so great in its opportunity and
possible results that I am awed and hum
bled by it.
Il shall bear the banner given. where
the battle is, and II I lose it, II shall be
lost in honest combat, unstained with
treachery or fear. Those who would fol-
low IL need not look for 1t elsewhere. II
will be where the battle is"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
COP GIVES BLOOD FOR COMRADE
HE WOUNDED BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT
Front and Westmoreland
Streets Station Policemen
Fast Friends After Sacri-
flee for Life

The accidental shot that sent Patrolman
| Kline. Of the Front and Westmoreland
streets station, 10 the Episcopal Hospital
| fguratiyely introduced him to Patrolman
Ernest Auty Of the same district, and, al
though up to that time the two men had
known little of each other, the subsequent
Developments have been Of such character
that between them there is every indication
Of a growing friendship ultimately to equal
that Of David and Jonathan-providng
Kline recovers.
IL he doesn't recover he already has
exonerated his new-found friend Of any
responsibility for the shooting.
1T was purely an accident" he told
Magistrate Wrigley and central headquar-
ter's detective during the first moments OF
consciousness since the accident.
Auty was at the Episcopal Hospital when
Kline made that statement He and the
Magistrate and the central Office detective
were the only ones In the room as the
stricken man tried to give a version Of the
accident. His words came slowly and la
bcriously. but they agreed according to
the police, with those used by Auty when he
narrated the incidents leading up to the
tragedy.
There wasn't much to be told, Kline said,
except that he and Auty ana a roomfu Of
other policemen were examining a new re.
volyer; that Auty didn't know IL was load
ed that Auty pulled the trigger, and that
then Kline staggered to the floor with
bullet In his neck.
That much Klein remembered He had
not yet heard OF the sacrifice made by
Auty a man who had never spoken more
than half dozen words to the other up
to that time. But now the Magistrate, put.
ting a hand on Autys shoulder, told Kelin
how Auty had endeavored to atone for his
part in the accident
when surgeons at the Episcopal Hos.
pital examined Kline. they discovered that
he had not the slightest chance Of recov.
cry unless somebody offered his own blood.
I'm the man you want" Auty had said,
quietly. AT least l can do that much for
him"
And few moments afterward Auty lay
on a cot beside that of Kline's. while sur
geons transferred - ounces Of blood from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
RUSSIANS DEAL SMASHING
BLOW AT TEUTONS IN GALICIA;
TAKE PRISONERS AND GUNS

PETROGRAD. Aug. s. - Russian troops
have captured the Galician town Of Tlumacz
ten miles southeast of Stanislau. in n new
and most powerful offensive on a 17lmile
front southeast Of Lemberg, II was officially
announced today.
Opening their attack in the region Of
Tysmenica where there has been little
activity for several weeks the Cars troops
broke through enemy trenches and then
engaged the Austrians while they were
fleeing.
Under terrific Russian onslaughts the
whole enemy line was captured. Tlumacz
and the region east Of the heights along
the Dneister ridge were taken.
Southwest Of Eoemea-Sta nisiau Railway
General Lctschlnsky's artillery sllenced
enemy guns Russian cavalry then swung
into action and pursued the enemy forces
which fed in disorderly fashion. one Rus
sian division captured 1000 Germans. sew
eral heavy guns and many machine guns
Prisoners are still arriving from the scene
OF this action.
on the Sereth River front. south Of Brody
the Russians are continuing their advance
and fortifying newly captured positions
In the fighting on this front Saturday and
Sunday Russian troops captured l66 officers.
sil5 men, 4 cannon. Il machine guns and
II trench mortars.
In the region Of Stohychov an Austrian
party treacherousiy pretended to surrender.
Russian rifeuen annihllated the whole
party on discovering the ruse.
BERLIN. Aug s.-Under attack by a
strong Russian force, German troops have
been forced to fail back to previously pre-
pared positions on the Tlumacz- -Ottynia line
southeast Of Stanislau it was officially an
bounced this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
HUGHES DENOUNCED
IN HOUSE FOR ATTACK
ON POLICY IN MEXICO
Representative Harrison De
clares G. o. P. Candidate Gets
Information From Tainted
Sources as to Situation
"AMERICA AGAINST WAR

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.--Declaring that
the criticism directed by Charles Il. Hughes
against the Administration Mexican policy
grew out of Ignorance of the true policy
OF President wilson," Representative B
p. Harrison. OF Mississippi today delivered
a spirited defense of the Presidents courss
in Mexico on the floor of the House
Representative Harrison declared that
the stand taken by Mr.. Hughes on the Mex.
lean situation was prompted by Senator
Fall, of New Mexico, and Henry Lane VII.
son, the discredited ex-Ambassador 10
Mexico"
The statements made as to Mexico BY
Hughes in his acceptance speech was char.
acterized as misleading"
when 1 recall the almost superhuman
degree Of patience which President Wilson
has shown in our whole Mexican policy
said Mr.. Harrison. when l contemplate how
at times his frmness almost drove US To-
actual war and when i recall the lack Of
criticism of his policy by the Republican
party during all this time, I naturally con
clude that the Republican nominee in his
acceptance speech either is not in accord
with his party on this question or that he
has allowed himself to be misied by certain
advisers who are out of sympathy with The
American people and whose views touching
Mexican affairs are forced by their own
selfish desire to obtain from the American
people an approval OF their outrageous and
shameful past conduct"
Mr.. Harrison made a fat denial Of Re
publican charges that Cleveland H. Dodge
friends of President Wilson and large CON
tributor TO the Wilson campaign fund, had
been specially favn'cd in the shipment Of
munitions to Mexico. a,fj1laSAIAzM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
ITALIANS THROW FOE ACROSS
IS0NZ0 RIVER; AUSTRIANS
PREPARE TO QUIT GORIZIA

LONDON, Aug. g. - The bank OF the
Isonzo River (the most important section
Of the front that stretches across the Aus
tro-Italian theater OF war; has been yir-
tually cleared OF Austro- Hungarian soldiers,
says Rome wireless dispatch received here
today. The Italians have occupied a num-
Der OF new positions on the IsonEo.
The dispatches add that the number OF
Austro-H Hungarian prisoners IN the hands
OF the Italians has been considerably in
creased and the Teutons have begun TO
destroy number OF villages around Gorilla,
as though preparing 20 evacuate the city.
That the heavy ATTACKS launched BY the
Italians on the Isonzo mark the beginning Of
new and powerful Italian offensive IS
the opinion OF several Rome correspondents
whose dispatches we're received here today.
Italian artillery has been shslling Aus
tFian works around Monfalcsne for several
days Italian infantry attacks Saturday
ana Sunday developed more power than
have any actions on the IsOnzo front in
many weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
FIGHTING ALL ALONG S0MME
FRONT REPORTED By BERLIN:
RESULTS FAVOR GERMANS
BERLIN. Aug. s

BERLIN. Aug. 6.
Fighting was reported from all parts Of
the Somme front in the official report
issued by the German War Office today.
There was bitter hand.to-hand fighting
which, the War Office stated. was geuer-
ally in favor Of the Germans
Attacks were delivered by both British
and French forces
The ocical report follows:
West front-From south Of the
La Basse Canal TO a point in the vic.
unity Of Loos there has been lively
firing.
Between Thiepval and the Somre,
especially near Pozieres and Bazentin.
Le-Petit and south Of Niaurepas the
enemy continued 10 attack which led
to bitter hand.to-hand fighting. but.
generally speaking. this was decided in
our favor.
Near Pozieres and east Of Hem the
fighting continues. Several hundred
prisoners were brought in
\ British aeroplane fell into our
hands southeast Of CambraL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
TURKS FIGHT WEST OF SUEZ
TO HOLD BACK BRITISH AND
REORGANIZE BEATEN ARMY

LONDON, Aug. s.-Rear-guard actions
are being fought between mounted British
troops and Turks near FL Rumani. west OF
the Suez Canal, the War Oflce stated today
The Turks. after their prscipitate re-
treat from Fl Rumani, intrenched them
selves six miles east OF Katia, where de-
tachements are evidently trying 70 hold up
the advance OF the British until the main
Turkish force can be reorganized.
II Is officially announced that Port Said
and SueZ have been bombarded by Turkish
aeroplanes, but that the damage was i'm.
material and the casualties slight.
port said lies al the point where the
SueE Canal joins the Mediterranean. Suez
lies at the southern extremity OF the canal,
where il join the Gulf of Suez)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-08
HoRsEwHIPs MAN; UNDER BAIL
West Chester Business Leader May Es-
cape Court Trial

WEST CHESTER, Pa. Aug. s-John s,
Garrett. Jr.. OF this place, is under bail
for court trial on the charge Of badly
iniuring William Chambers with a rawhide
whip. but It is understood the matter will
be adjusted by Garrett and not reach
trial.
When the ARRAY occurred Chambers had
little protection. except an undershirt, and
was badly cut about the body and face,
being covered with blood when he appeared
before Justice and had a warrant issued
for Garrett, who Is a leading business
man He exhibited several deep cuts and
many welts from the whip.