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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

does it signify what will be done about
Strengthening the army. In the course
OF debate there were incidental refer
ences 10 military preparedness. Sup
port Of the continental army plan is
almost negligible in the House. 1t
may be difficult 10 reconcile divergent
views as to the character Of military
preparedness, but it begins to look as
il Congress will make an honest effort
to enlarge both the army and navy and
provide for aircraft and coast deienses,
The scene Monday is one which will
linger in the memory, like that when
the Republicans and Democrats united
in placing $4,000, 900 at the disposal
OF President Mckinley to prepare Tor
the imminent trouble with Spain.
Globe Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17
Leap Year

The custom which ordains that a
woman may propose marriage to a man
in leap year dates back seven or eight
hundred years. An act Of the Scottish
Parliament, passed about the year 1928,
made it crime punishable by fine,
for an uattached man 10 refuse TO be-
come life partner Of a woman who
had the courage to speak ye mon she
liked!"
The custom in milder form is refer
red to in a work published in 1906
entitled "Courtship Love and Matri'
mony."
Albeit it has now become a part Of
the common lave in regarde to social
relations Of life that as often as every
bissextile year doth return, the ladys
have the sole privilege during the
time it continueth Of making love un-
to the men, which they doe either by
wordes or by lookes, as to them it
seemeth proper; and moreover, no man
shall be entitled TO the benefit oi
clergy who doth in any wise ireate her
proposal with slight or contumely. -
From The Peoples Home Journal lor
February.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Secretary or the Treasury McAdoo
has secured an additional and emerg-
ency appropriation OF $4,000 for ex'
penditure before July ! in the rural
sanitation work Of the Bureau OF health.
II there are any deserving Democrats
who are doctors, there won't be any
difficulty in spending the money.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17


Ordered that warrant be drawn in
favor OF Jesse Chandler for $4,000 for
care OF Mrs. Mr. A. Henderson for the
quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916.
Ordered that warrant for S442.89
be drawn in favor OF B. J. Butler, on
the special road and bridge fund, be-
ing the amount due Taneyville Special
Road District for taxes collected in said
district.
Ordered that a warrant be drawn in
favor OF Sam Parnell for $500 for the
support Of James Gardner and wife for
the quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916.
Claim Of Arthur James Tor 5000,
filed, examined and allowed in open
court.
Claim oil Arthur James Tor Sl63.03,
filed examined and allowed in open
court.
Ordered that a warrant for $l8l9.80
be drawn in favor Of K. c. Ford, treas
urer Of Forsyth Special Road District,
the amount due for taxes collected in
said district.
Ordered that the report Of J. c. Da-
Wis Of abstract CT fees be approved and
ordered filed.
Ordered that the annual statement
Of fees Of U. G. Johnson be approved
and ordered filed.
Claim Of W. R. Adams Tor 1888,
filed, examined and allowed in open
court.
Claim Of Matthews Lumber Co. for
$2.62, filed, examined and allowed in
open court.
Claim Of David Baird for $4.2S, fled
examined and allowed in open court.
Ordered that the annual settlement
oil Dan Johnson be approved and his
account Of $3.50 be allowed.
In the matter OF the road petition Of
Andrew Lowry ct al, petition filed and
examined by the Court and found TO
be in legal form, and it is ordered
that N. D. Wallace is to survey and
mark out said road and the petitioners
are to assist the surveyor on said road
without cost to the county.
Claim OF J. w. Bennett for IS. IS,
filed, examined and allowed in open
court.
Claim Of ]. w. Bennett for $4,000
filed. examined and allowed, warrant
ordered on officers fund Of 1915, be-
ing the amount due county superin'
tendent, 500 being the states part
and $50 the county's part Of salary,
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of E. A. Shaun be approved,
and his account Of S6.55 be allowed.
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of z. P. Moore be approved and his
account OF SLIP be allowed.
Ordered that warrant be drawn in
favor OF VIM. Melton for $500 on the
pauper fund, same being for the care
Of w. T. S. Pruitt for the month oI
January, 1916.
Claim OF Forsyth Mercantile Co, for
s6.15, filed, examined and allowed in
open court.
! Claim OF Stottle Bros. for $3.50,
filed, examined and allowed in open
court.
Ordered that Court adjourn until
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17
County Court Proceedings.

nee Ol Lne SOuulY SleIA ~ tHS COuIN
house in Forsyth, Taney county, Mo-,
with the following officers in attendance
Geo. T. Hicks, Presiding Judge; J. M.
Holiday and J. G. Haskins, Associate
Justices; W. R. Adams, Prosecuting
Attorney; N. D. Boles, Sheriff and ].
R. Gideon, County Clerk, when and
where the following proceedings we're
had and made matters OF record:
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of J. T. Sturman be accepted and a
warrant ordered drawn in his favor on
the special road and bridge fund Tor
$3.50.
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of Abe Cole be approved, and his ac-
count OF $500 be allowed.
Ordered that the annual report Of D,
w. Wyman be accepted.
Claim Of Gardner Office Supply Co,
for S47.50, filed, examined and allowed
in open court.
Claim Of c. L. Stottle for $500, for
serving as 4 member Of the county
text book commission, filed, examined
and allowed in open court.
Ordered that the quarterly report Of
w. R. Adams be approved.
Ordered that the quarterly report Of
w. R. Adams Of fees uncollected be
approved.
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of Geo, H. Dean be approved and his
account Of $25.Sl be allowed.
Claim Of w. R. Adams for S83,33
filed, examined and allowed in open
court.
Ordered that a warrant for $4,000
be drawn in favor Of J. M. Cummings
for the keeping Of Boone Smith for the
quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916.
Ordered that warrant for $4,000
be drawn in favor Of Lee Haggard for
the keeping Of Sherman Logan Tor the
quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916,
Ordered that a warrant for $4,000
be drawn in favor Of r. ]. Patterson for
the care OF the Clowers family for the
quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916.
Ordered that the annual settlement
OF A. v. Floyd be approved and his
account of $3.50 be allowed.
Ordered that a warrant for $500 be
drawn in favor Of L. S. Roberts for two
wnli scalps.
Ordered that the annual settlement
OF T. c. Anderson be approved and
his account OF Sl.25 be allowed.
Ordered that warrant Tor $4,000
be drawn in favor Of B. 7. Thurman
for the care Of Sam Carpenter for the
quarter ending Jan. 81, 1916.
Ordered that the annual settlement
OF A. B. Clemons be approved,
Ordered that the annual settlement
Of John Byrns be approved.
Claim OF F. V. Baldwin for $44.51,
filed, examined and allowed in oper
court.
Claim Of J. R. Gideon for $1,000
filed, examined and allowed in oper
court.
Claim Of +. +. Baily for S4s,00
filed, examined and allowed in oper
court.
Ordered that the annual statement
Of fees collected by J. R. Gideon
county clerk, be approved.
Ordered that the quarterly settle
ment Of J. R. Gideon be approved.
Ordered that the settlement OF J. c.
Davis for the month Of January be ap
proved and ordered filed.
Ordered that Court adjourn unit
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Argentine shipment OF wool to the
United States are increasing at a great
rate under the provisions Of the Demo
cratic tariff law. From October | to
December %, 1915, 1886 bales
were shipped to this country, compar-
ed with 3,3l7 bales for the same period
in 1914, both periods being under the
Democratic tariff law, which placed
wool op the free list. This is an in
crease OF SAC per cent.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

The way the European War has de.
moralized the American rural mail de.
livery service is something APPALLING.
We doubt il rural mail conditions are
any worse in the nations engaged in
the conflict in Europe.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

PLAYING POLITICS WITH GER
MANY:-Again 1t is announced from
the White House tha' is "a
grave crlsis" with Germany. The Ger
man government has sreed to indem-
pify the heirs Of those lost On the
Lusitanii aud to give assurance
that no more passenger vessels
will be sunk without removing
nc m Blatant passengers to
places Of safety, and the act that
this aIreemsn, Is due lal more 20 lie
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty, but the price Of gasoline is
somewhat dependent upon whether
Congress will accept Wilson's plans
for new taxation.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

efficiency OF British cruisers and tor
pedo,boat destroyers than TO any diplo
macy OF this Government does not at
feet the end achieved, but President
Wilson has been insisting that Ger
many apparently will not do. Had
not the President spoken so recklessly
on his recent tour, he could easily
overlook the matter OF a disavowsl, in
view Of Germany's other concessions,
but by his reckless speaking he has
pu: himself in a position where he can
not back down without humiliation and
there are many who believe he will
sever diplomatic relations with Ger
many rather than take back his words.
Mr.. Wilson has so persistently eaten
his own words addressed TO the Mexi'
cans that Germany obviously believes
he will do so in this instance, so that
there is, perhaps, more nearly a crisis
now than there has been on many oc-
casions when the White House cried,
"Wolf, Wolf"
PREPAREDNESS INSINCER1TY:--
Just as President Wilson was telling
Kansas and Missouri audiences that
or Navy ought, in my judgment, to
be incomparably the greatest navy in
the world" Rear-Admiral Strauss va:
being forced, by persistent question:
from Republican members Of the Nava
Committee, TO admit that Sectetary
Daniels had reduced by Sl2, ,000,0OC
the estimate for guns which Admiral
Strauss, as Chief Of Ordnance, would
have submitted to Congress. The es
innate OF $l,274,000 for guns to repeI
aircraft, Secretary Daniels had strucl
out entirely. The insincerity and in
congruity Of an Administration whose
head, talking for publication and tc
crowds Of citizens, urges that th'
American Navy be made the bigges
in the world, while be hind the closet
doors OF the Navy Department his Sec
retary Of the navy is slaughtering tn
estimates Of competent. naval officer
with a view 10 deceiving Congress a
10 the Navy's needs are likely to con
stitute the chief obstacle TO prepared
ness, as they most gravely reflect Of
the Administration. And just whel
Admiral Strauss was reluctantly admit
ting what Secretary Daniels had done
the British collier Franz Fisher, wa
going 10 its doom, sunk by bonn
dropped from a German Zeppelin.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Wilson'S latest somersault lands
him in a position favoripg tariff com
mission. 1t is to be, Of course, non
partisan and scientific" In view Of
the manner in which Wilson made his
appointments to the Federal Reserve
Board and the Federal Trade Commi-
sicn, we sugges, that wisdom on his
part would demand that the tariff com
mission bill should be framed so as to
provide, in definite terms, for the ap'
pointment Of an equal number Of Re-
publicans and Democrats in its mem.
bership.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Senator Tillman, a Democrat and a
defender OF President Wilson, says
that the appointment Of Brandeis to
the Supreme Bench was a reply 10 the
Gary dinner TO Col. Roosevelt. II the
Presidents friends choose TO take that
view Of it, we Republicans can't be
blamed il we accept the Interpretation.
But If that be the case, il is the first
time in our recollection that a presi-
dent has let not merely partisan but
personal politics influence the appoint
ment Of Supreme judge.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-02-17

Evidently President Wilson is not
too proud to fight for denomination.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
LAFAYETTE DAMAGED.
French Liner Has Plates Stove in Dur
 ing Collision.

Bordeaux, July 10-The French line steamer Lafayette was in collision with another vessel in the Gironde es- tuary shortly after leaving for New York on Saturday night. The Lafay- cite suffered slight damage and re- turned to Bordeaux today for repairs.
 The Lafayette probably will sail for New York in three or four days Most of the passengers will remain here during the interval.
 The Lafayette left her pier Satur- day night and in proceeding down the Gironde collided with the Norwegian coaler Wilfred, coming in with a cargo from Cardiff. The plates on the port side of the Lafayette were stove in for a length of sixteen feet, some dis tance above the water line. Both vessels went to their piers under their own steam.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
PACKARD PRINCIPAL HERE
Instructor in Draughtsmanship At Putnam School Selected For Head
 of Local Institution by State Board.

Hartford, July 10.-The state board of education has made arrangeme ments with the city authorities of New Brit ain to turn over the state trade school to the city on August 1. The school will be continued by the city in a building owned by it and the staff of teachers ten or twelve in all, will be retained. The state has paid n rental of s3,6OO a year for the use of the building. E. D. Packard, who has been instructor in draughtsman- ship at the trade school in Putnam, has been appointed principal of the school in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
Vale Batteries Ready,

Camp Holcomb, Mantle, July 1O.- The Yale batteries will begin to fol- low Battery B from New Haven to- morrow. A battery will lead off, C will follow on Thursday and D on Friday, each leaving about p. m. for Tobyhanna.
 The six "rookie" companies here will depart tomorrow in two special trains at D. m. In all nine hundred men will go to join the Connecticut regiments at NOgales.
 Each captain will have an allotment of rifles but will not distribute them until the border is reached. All com panics save one are uniformed.
 Colonel Shuttleworth, U. $. A., to- day received word from Major Gen. eral Wood to discharge enlisted mar ried men who have families depend- ent upon them.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
Important Towns in East and West Threat ened --- Both Sides Claim Gains Today on SOmme Front

London, July 10, noon-Four towns tonic allies have attached great inn oortance, having made preparations To defend them on the largest scale Sataylaus, Kovel and Baranovichi on the eastern front, and Peronne in the west-are now coming within range of the guns of the entente allies and four great battles are expected Of khe advances of the allies, that of the Russians upon Kovel from the east is the most striking. At the beginning of the offensive the Russian attack Howard this town was directed along the railway from Roveno, and Austro German regiments were brought up to meet this threat. The Russians sud- denly showed greater activity along lhe Sarny-Kovel railway and above that line, with the result that the Germans, according to Russian ac- counts, have been driven back in dis order to a point a little more than twenty miles from Kove1
 It is believed this sudden onslaught will compel the Germans to abandon the defense along the Stokhod river, as beyond that stream German stores have been set af1re. Some English military writers are of the opinion that KoveI itself may have to be giv- en up.
 Stanislaus Threatened. Tn Bukowina Gen. Letchibzy has advanced upwards of sixty miles and Is now within striking distance of Etanislaus. Tn fact, with the exception of a stretch between Tarnopol and AIextnetz, where Gen. Won Bothmer has withdrawn his line only a short distance the whole Austro- German front of 250 miles from Pinsk to the Carpathians has been driven back with heavy losses in men and mater laI Gen. Letchizky alone in the two weeks ended July added upward of 0,0o0 prisoners and eighteen guns to the booty captured in the original arive. @
 French occupation of Biaches, op- posite Peronne, is considered the most important gain of the fighting In the west of the last few days, as it probably will necessitate the with hrawal of the German forces from the remainder of the territory in the bend of the Somne southwest of that village North of the Somme the British have made a slight further advance toward Combles, Yesterday ! witnessed another heavy lombard nent along the Yser and before Yer Hun.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
CROWD GERMANS
 AT FOUR POINTS
RELIEF COMMITTEE IS
 AGAINST BLANK WALL
Unable to Learn Names of New Britain Boys on
 Border.

Owing to the fact that no company rosters were left here when the SOL diers left for the Mexican border and the adjutant generals office is unable to furnish them, New Britain relief committee is struggling against a real handicap in seeking to give aid to the dependents needing aid. Thus far a dozen have been benentted by the councils order to provide temporary aid to the families of soldiers in Uncle Sam's service and to a great extent the trouble is due to the fact that the relief committee must await claims for assistance. All such claims are being investigated through proper channels and when proof is obtained that help is needed Deputy Comptrol- Ter E. F. Hall draws an order and a check is sent to the families of the needy soldiers.
 Deputy Comptroller Hall declares that the committee is anxious to give all possible assistance, but finds that many are reluctant to call upon the city for assistance, when as a matter of fact the city is anxious to give it as a patriotic duty and in no sense as the distributor of aims. Such cases as have been drawn to the committees attention in most instances have been through the medium of friends rather than the dependents themselves, many of who appear to be willing to suffer in silence rather than to draw upon the city's bounty.
 This is a condition the relief com m1ttee desires to remedy and to this end urges all needing to make appIi- cation. If people are unwilling to do this their friends should see that they are not forced to suffer in conse- quence. However, until the relief committee is able to secure an au- thorized copy of the company rosters it can do little in the way of personal investigation.
 Before soldiers departed from Man tic, MT. Hall made personal effort to secure these, but although he had promises from both of the local cap- tains the troops departed for the front and not even the state of Con- necticut knew who left.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
CONGRESS RESUMES
Democratic Leaders See Chances of Present> Session Continuing Until the FaII-Revenue Bill Tn Todav

Washington, July 10.-Congress be- gan another week today with slender prospects of an early adjournment ahead. Four of the administrations most important legislative measures remain to be put through and demo- cratic leaders see chances of a ses- sion lasting into the fall
 The bills keeping members of con- press here when many are anxious to get away to participate in the politi- cal cam paign, are the army and navy appropriation bills, the shipping bill and the administration $197, 7,OOO,OO0 revenue measure. The revenue bill will be passed by the house later to- day. The army and navy bills, in~ creased by millions by senate commit tees, face stubborn opposition in con- ference. Republicans intend to fight the shipping bill with a filibuster The senate will take up the navy bill this week when the agricultural bill Is out of the way. After passing the revenue bill the house probably will start work on the general dam bill.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
BOSTON MERCHANTS
 HURRY TO BALTIC.
Will Try to Secure Part of Deutsch- lands Cargo of Dyes-One
 Wants Trip Abroad.

Boston, July 10.-Several Boston dye importers today announced their intention of going to Baltimore in the hope of securing part of the cargo of dyes and chemicals aboard the Ger man submarine trader Deutschland.
 Frederick E. Atteaux, an importer, stated that he had been advised by wireless from Germany that one fifth of the dye aboard the Deutschland was consigned to his company. MT. Atteaux said he would try to secure passage to Germany aboard the sub mersible.
 Professor Hugo Munsterberg, of Harvard. declared today that the U-boats arrival marked "the begin ming of a period of genuine cordial ity." Between the United States and Germany. After nearly two years of Interruption, communication and harmony once more will be resumed, " he said.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
New Attack in Champagne.

Paris, July 10, HAY a. m.-A new attack was launched in the Cham pagne by the French last night. The war office today announced the cap ture of trenches over front of 500 metres.
 On the Somme front the French look a line of German positions in the neigh borhood of Barleux. In this sector $50 Germans were captured yesterday and last night.
 The Germans made attacks at five points simultaneously in the Vosges, but all their assaults were checked completely by the French machine guns.
 The French attack in the Cham- pagne was made at a point west of Mesil. The French troops charged Ehree times, On the Somme front north of the river the night passed auiet1y. Tn the Verdun sector artil- tery fire continued at Chattancourt.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
STATE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
New Hampshire Asks Court to Estab- fish Line of Vermont on West Bank of Connecticut River.

Concord, N. H., July 10.-The west bank of the Connecticut river estab- Ished as the boundary line between the colonies of New Hampshire and New York by Kings decree of 1764, should be recognized as the present line between New Hampshire and Vermont, in the opinion of the former state as set forth by the assistant at torncy general, Joseph F. Matthews, in brief completed today for submis- sion to the United States supreme court The tribunal now has before it the famous boundary dispute in which Vermont seeks to extend it's limits to the middle of the Connecticut river.
 After settlers in Eastern New York reVOlted and formed the state of Yer mont in 1777, the brief states, Con- eress adopted the boundary as it has been established by the Kings Decree. This action the brief adds, has never been repeated.
 New Hampshire asks the supreme court to enioin Vermont from disput- ing the sovereignty of New Hamp- shire over territory east of the west bank of the Connecticut at high water mark.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
EIGHT TRAWLFRS SUNK.
German Warships Again Active Of
 Coast of England.

Berlin, July 10, by Wireless to Say ville.-According to a statement given out today by the Overseas News Agency, German warships between July and sank eight trawlers near the English coast.
 .+German sea forces from July to G." the news agency says, sank near the English coast the trawlers Queen Bee, Anil Anderson, Peep O'Day, Watchful, Nancy Human, Petuna Carrelbessy and Newarkcastle. or these the Queen Bee, Watchful and Petuna were shelled with artillery be- cause they attempted to escape after being warned.
 ''German newspapers in this con- nection refers to the capture of three British steamships which recently were brought to Zeebrugge."
New Britain herald., 1916-07-10
o,OOO Mass. Militia Leaves.

Birmingham, Mass, July 1O.- Massachusetts today sent 2,0O0 Ma tional Guardsmen to the Mexican bor- der to augment forces from this state which arrived at El Paso more than a week ago.
 Although day coaches were provid- ed for the men, Governor Mccall, who visited the camp with Adjutant General Cole before the departure of the troops, was assured that tourist sleepers would be provided at Toledo or Cleveland.
 With today's movement, Massa- chusetts has contributed 7,1OO mil itia men for border service.