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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

German Losses In August 24O, 800.
LONDON, SEPT. fisherman cas-
ualties in the war during August.
according to a compilation here from
the German casualty lists totaled
100000. This brings the German to.
tai since the beginning of the war,
as compiled from the same sources,
to 3,375,O00. These figures include
all the German nationalties, but do
not include the naval and colonial cas-
ualties.
The detailed figures for the month
Of August follow: Killed, 42,7OO;
prisoners, 1900; missing, AZ, 900; and
wounded, 153,5OO,
Detailed figures for the war to the
end of August 1916: Killed, s32.-
600; prisoners, 165, 900; missing, 234,-
900; wounded, 2,144,O0O.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
100000 FIRE IN STATE PEN.
Blaze Thought to be Incindary Is 3rd
Within Past Six Weeks.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. II.
Fire broke out in the d. M. ober.
man Manufacturing Company facto-
ry in the prison stockade and destroy.
ed the building and contents, besides
damaging other buildings nearby, at
1890 this morning. Access to the in.
terror of the prison denied anil but the
officers and firemen.
There is little doubt that the fire
was incindary and part of a plan tn
burn all of the factory buildings in
the prison stockade.
The burned building and its con-
tents represent a loss of $780, 900 or
more. 1t was a three-story brick
structure and n of the largest in the
stockade, and filled with machinery,
clothing and raw material.
Precautions were taken by the pri-
son ofhelals to guard against any at
tempt at a mutiny. Guards were post
ed everywhere and all the rifles and re-
v%olvers in the prison armory were
placed in the hands of men who knew
how to use them.
The larger part of the prison pop
rlation was locked in the cell build
ings, and, as the fire was remote from,
these, they were never in any danger.
Only by the utmost effort was a row
Of residences on the street opposite
the prison wall saved from destruc-
ton.
This is the third big fire in the pri-
son in six weeks, and it bears out rtl-
mors Of an organized larson trust"
among the convicts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
CAN A HEN MAKE Sou
THING Epov

. In an experiment condu rstalsl
Missouri State Poul,,r E&
Station twenty hens in e a1p','s
pens were cared for cra,, Ir'a a, ~
eept one pen was 'lks q
crushed lime rock and p' ".
w wS,I, the other was not. nv n.
,ns wa was supplied with lin. i = =
form laid 1000 eggs in q. ID S>
mat the pen without lin. 'Ia aa %
eggs, which is almost =. i'ld u
This indicates that the fee. sp IT.. % =
contains only about enough 'pa "
one shell for each ten otSs, rn'
the egg. para
mere are many farms viii.
''iouHh lime To az,
dozen eggs, and in such ,,' 'as
farmer must either supply IL,
IN some form or be content ~
small yield of eggs. @
The writer has talked vii,
farmers who said their cbicE...
no prott and the words spoken !
true-the hens are not to ban,
men cannot make something opt
nothing and if she doe,n4
enough lime in her system n :.
the SHE'LL Nature does not permit
% make the egg soft shelled egr
ing produced from other e,n,s'
a lack of shell-forming mater,
While this is not the only Mis-.
made which causes low egg pu,
tion' yet it is a very important A.
No one can afford to feed /.
priced feed without first SUNNI
the equally important but cheap !.
terial for building the egg she'll
The lime may be supplied IN a
form of crushed oyster she'll. ,raJ
lime rock or a mixture of lin. -
and water, then let dry and ~
Fowls need grit beside the +
Crushed flint, sand, etc., do.,
supply the lime, but they are yo3
grind the food.
For further information on ,u
try subjects, address Missouri M.
Poultry Experiment Station, Vuu.
tain Grove Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

MoBERLY, Mo-, Sept. IL. A man
believed to be v. Price, Of Findlay,
Ohio, was found dead at the Oliver
Hotel yesterday. In the pockets of
Price were found papers stating tina.
ne was employed by the FindIay News
Service of Findlay, Ohio. Price was
between 40 and As. No disposition Of
the body will be made until Price,s
employers are heard from. Apo
plexy is supposed to have been tn,
cause Of his death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
AuXYASSE ITEMS.

Merwin Shelley spent Saturday
and Sunday in Mexico where he was
doing some plumbing at the school
house. Rev. Shelton and family, Of
Buttes, have moved to the McCubbin
property here. Mrs. McCubbin will
continue to live there as it is the
home place and Mrs. Shelton is her
daughter. Herbert King sold his
auto the past week to Bob Huddles-
ton. - The Old Soldiers are holding
their reunion at the edge of town
this year, and while there is a fairly
good crowd attending, the boys. as
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
Ernest Garrett Likes the Army

Mrs. Ernest Garrett is in receipt Of
a letter from her son, Ernest, who i
in the regular army at Nogles, Ariz.
stating that he likes the army better
than ever and that Virgil Miller, who
formerly was a compositor in the Mex.
leo Ledger Office, is an officer of The
regular army in his regiment. Erness
says there are lots Of mountains, rat
tlesnakes and fresh air and Mexicans
in that part Of the country, and he is
perfectly happy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
Fulton Country Club Bought.

FULTON, No, Sept. u. The
Galloway Investment Company yes.
terday purchased 40 acres of land at
the outskirts of the city from Mrs.
Harriet Elliott of Moberly for s1O,-
900, and it is to be the site of the Full
ton Country Club, which is in process
of organization. The club is to be
equipped with golf links, tennis courts
a clubhouse and other conveniences.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

M. 7. Vandegrift has moved his
painting establishment to rooms oppo.
site B. R. Middleton's stable on North
jefferson street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
PLENTY of Rainbow II''

CITY, NO.
Rainbow trout are PleD'DI
Niangue river and Lake n"'
according to Thomas D. hs
ant attorney general who rev.
day from a camping trip III
region. IA
Attorney Higgs declared
are as large and as me
as those of the Rocky Il
streams, and range in we's"
five pounds. snl
Other parties returnlDS b
Usage, Gasconade, Marle' M
streams in the OzarkS' ''p'
fishing and an abundance Oh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
Sal Vet Docs The worL

Now's the time to feed a little "ssl
Vet" Cheapest and best. Kills the
worms and heals the bowels. Pack
ages $l.0O, 1925, $500, and $500.
SC a bead will do the work on sheep, or
so lb. pigs. s. p. Emmons, Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Claude Slonaker and Miss
Mettie Patterson, both of Moline.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Born, to W. d. Mason and wife. on
September 10th, a daughter. w. n.
wears a brighter smile than ever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Mrs. John Thomas and Miss Mar.
guerite Thomas are home from a visit
in st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Tom DeLaporte and Ashley Nc.
clintic, Of LaddonIa, were visitors in
Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Orlando Worrell has been confined
TO his home by an attack Of asthma
for the past few days,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Edward Robinson is home from a
pleasant visit with relatives in Sc.
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
Paralysis Deaths NO"

NEW YORK, Sept H. n
three more deaths from lHi' Il
alysis in this city occurred ' J
hours ending at 10 o'cIO'N I'M
according to a department T..
bulletin. This brings tne :, "A
talities up to s,lss since ,,,, a.
ton Of the epidemic. i'S' MI
letin recorded 66 new c0''g aad
sge of new cases for the WV W.. Nd
in the report is similar n.i,d
number mentioned in Sa'0
letin covering Friday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Miss Gladys Van N''s !, ID
Editress of the Ledger, = \
City to attend the big H'''''
Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Miss Retha Pease is teaching IN
Warrensburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
sWlsE HOSTESS
Won Her Guests to Postum.

"Three great coffee drinkers were
my old. school friend and her two
daughters,
They were always complaining and
taking medicine. determined to give
them Postum instead of coffee when
they visited me, SO without saying,
anything to them about it, / made a
big pot of Postum the first morning.
Before the meal was half over.
each one passed up her cup to be re-
filled, remarking how fine the coffee
was. The mother asked for a third
cup and inquired as to the brand of
coffee. / used. / didn't answer her
question just then, for heard her say
a while before that she didn't like Pos.
tum unless it was more than half
coffee. Il sa d
After breakfast told her that the
coffee she liked so well at breakfast
was pure Postum, and the reason shS
iikedHlt was beeaaeezlt was properly
made.
Il have been brought up from q.
nervous, wretehed invalid, to fine
NOhuASiOh VI DuybACdi nSd1tu uy ASnf~
ing or coffee and using Postum.
Il am doing all can to help the
world from coffee slavery to Postum
freedom. and have earned the grati-
tude Of many. many friends" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal7-the original form
must be wen boiled 15c and 25c
pkgs.
Instant PostumAa soluble powder
dissolves quickly In cup OF hot wa
ter, and. with cream aud sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly. 500
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
--oold by Grocers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
CHUNKS or INFORMATION

Farming and pig rearing are the
staple industries of Serbia.
In Russia the people are divided
into three stocks" Great Russians,
White Russians and Little Russians.
British vital statistics show that
there has been more marriages and
less births since the war has been in
progress.
Apparatus invented in England for
preserving fish in carbonic acid gas
under pressure is said to keep them
perfectly fresh for at least six months.
ef For retail dealers there has been
Invented a machine that win take coal
from pile and pour 1t into bags for
handling at rate Of 25 tons an hour.
Two cities in Colombia on opposite
sides OF the Andes mountains will be
connected by steel ropeway more
than 81 miles long which will trans,
port both passengers and freight.
The first white woman to be mar
ried in what is now the city OF To
peka, Kan. and who still lives there at
the age OF eighty-eight. is Mrs. Hattie
A. Bunker. She was native of Wo-
burn. Mass. and went into the terri
tory of Kansas 81 years ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
OFFICERS THINK COLONEL cANo
HAS GONE OVER TO
BANDITS SIDE.
FEAR THE FOX HAS ESCAPED
Pershlng May Have Been Deceived as
to Direction Paneho Took-Mueh
Doubt About Alleged
Injuries.

San Antonio, Texas.-Gen. Funston
was in receipt Of state department in
formation regarding conditions at Chi
huahua and other parts of Mexico,
but refused TO make it public. It was
stated at his headquarters, however,
that there appeared to be reason to
believe that Col Cano, who was lead
ing one of the heavier forces against
villa, had revolted against Carranza
and had joined villa. q, o.. e..
Unless Villa is definitely located
within few days, it is believed Gen.
Pershing will being a dogged search
for him in the mountains west and
south of Guerrero. Since the defeat
of Villas force, March 29, in and near
Guerrero, he has had lightly equipped
mobile detachments of cavalry sweep
ing in whirlwind fashion through the
district about the headwaters of the
Santa Maria River, in efforts to To-
cate the elusive bandit, reported to
have gone in that direction after being
desperately wounded.
Some unofficial information has
been received that Villa was not in
jured at all.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
More Atrocities.

FL Paso, Texas.-Franoisco Villa
personally directed the execution CT
three Americans, one German and one
English subject, when he captured
the CarIanza garrison at Guerrero.
This definite information was Off
cially reported to the state depart
ment by It's own representative at 4
p. m FL Paso time, Sunday. The re-
port also said on reliable authority
it had been learned the bandit chief
tain was in no way wounded or dis
abIed.
Here is the list of the victims:
DIR. A. T. Stell, an American who
has been practicing medicine in the
Guerrero mining district for 20 years.
Donald MacGregor, also known as
Bruce, British, employed until Janu-
ary, 1916, by a news association as
correspondent at Chihuahua.
Lee Lindeslcy, American, resident
of Minaca.
Herman Blankenberg, German SUI
perintendent, of the Magistral mine,
near Minaca.
Benjamin Smell, American cattle
buyer, with large interests in the
vicinity of Minaca,
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
Wireless Amateurs, MESSAGE.

1t was a very pretty thing that the
amateur wireless opeators of the
country did on the night before Wash
ington's birthday. At midnight the
hundreds of boys who make up that
army sat waiting for message from
Davenport, la. When it came, every
one within hearing repeated it, and
each boy who received it relayed it
eastward in his turn, until it reached
the operators of the Harvard Wireless
club. They delivered it to delega-
tion of boy scouts, one of whom read
it aloud from the platform of the
town hall in Lexington. The message
was this: "a democracy requires that
a people who govern and educate
themselves should be so armed and
disciplined that they can protect them
selves. Youths Companion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
Tortured Mexican Nearly
Ends Gen. Villas Career
Man Breaks Away from Tomenters and Gets Bandit
Leader by Throat-FWe Are Shot to Death-Mem-
bers Of Same Family First Beaten and
Hung Up by Necks

Field Headquarters American Expe-
ditionary Forces, Colonia Dublan, Chi
huahua, Mexico (By motor truck to
Columbus, N. Mt has been learned
here that Francisco Villa nearly lost
his life a few days ago on the Cor
ralitos ranch, a short distance from
this place, where he tortured and put
to death five Mexicans. One of the
men leaped upon him and was strang-
ling him when the Villista officers
beat him senseless with the butts of
their guns.
Muncio Polanco was the name of
the Mexican who almost succeeded in
ending Villas career.
The murder of five members of the
Polanco family was said to have been
intended as a warning to other Mex
leans against having dealings with
Americans.
Had Record Of Honesty.
Investigation showed that the Po-
lance family was involved with no po-
litical faction in Mexico, but that its
members had a record of uniform hon
esty and reliability in dealing with the
American managers of the Corralitos
ranch, where they were born and
reared.
When Villa, retreating from Colum-
bus, arrived at Corralitos ranch he
had list of all the Polancos, six men,
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass Of hot water each morn
ing helps us look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright, Advantageous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; a nat
ural rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by clean,
healthy blood. If only every woman
and likewise every man could realize
the wonders of drinking phosphated
hot water each morning, what aNgrat-
flying change would take place.
Instead of the thousands Of siclkly,
anaemlc-looking men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex
ions; instead of the multitudes of
nerve wrecks" ''rundowns,p brain
fags' and pessimists we should see a
virile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking,
each morning before breakfast, a glass
of real hot water with a teaspoonful
of limestone phosphate in it to wash
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
ten yards OF bowels the previous days
indigestible waste, sour lamentations
and poisons, thus cleansing, sweeten-
ing and freshening the entire afinnen.
tary canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill.
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who
have a pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain quarter pound of
limestone phosphate from any drug
gist or at the store which will cost
but trife but is sufficient to demon
Etrate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance
awaiting those who practice internal
sanitation. We must remember that
inside cleanliness is more important
than outside, because the skin does
not absorb impurities to contaminate
the blood, while the pores in the thir-
ty feet of bowels do.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06

told them he would hang them. Ropes
were placed about their necks and
they were jerked into the air, but
were not permitted to die. Just when
loss of consciousness was approach
ing they would be lowered to earth
with demands that they reveal the
hiding places of the horses said to be
en- the ranch. There were no horses
so far as investigation had disclosed.
The prisoners also were offered
their lives if the ywould tell where
money was hidden or point out valu-
able documents.
After several mock hangings, Villa
ordered the five men taken into the
garden, where each one was shot five
times.
To the residents of the ranch, all
Mexicans, Villa said:
You may bury them or not, as you
please"
All in One Grave
They were all buried in one grave
after Villa left.
Before going Villa led one male
member of the family, Gregorio, Jr.,
q years old, whose life had been
spared, back to the young mans moth
er and to her he said:
81 am going to leave you this one
son to support you. You ought to
thank me for leaving him"
Next the bandit imprisoned each Of
the workmen on the ranch, placing
them in separate rooms. When he
had them all locked up and all terror
ized he went to each one in turn,
warning him in these words:
II am coming back and If don't
return someone else win come in my
place. Whoever comes win kill any
one here whom he finds working for
Americans"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06

the atmosphere. Consequently, details
of the engagement in the Guerrero dis
trict, in which Villa force of 500
was defeated with heavy losses, were
still lacking. Efforts were being made
to use the field telegraph line, which
now extends to Casas Grandes, and
the possibility of extending it to Nami-
quipa was under consideration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06

the mother and two daughters. He
seized the men and hunted for the
daughters, but the young women had
been hidden so well that he never
found them.
To five of the men-Gregorio and
his two sons and Mucio and his one
son-Villa said:
81 am going to kill you because you
are too Americanized. You are Gringo
lovers"
But, instead of killing them out
right, villa had them partly stripped
and then beaten with the flat sides of
heavy swords. Mucio Polanco broke
away from his captors and got one
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
+ = + !. = !. + !. I. + + 4. = 4. .
COL. DoDD Is HERO .
OF INDIAN WARS .

+ Washington.-Uns praise !
+ was given in all quarters to Col. :
+ Dodd, the veteran cavalry officer /
= who rode with his command con ::
= tinuously for II hours, covered :
+ 55 miles and then engaged in a !,
+ five-hour fight. Col. Dodd is Ga !.
+ years old and has been in the +
= saddle practically ever since the !.
+ troops were ordered to the bor- +
: der. He will retire on account !
+ of age next July. =
= Col. Dodd commanded the +
:: Third cavalry during the Apache =
+ outbreak in Arizona, fought dur :
+ ing the Indian campaign in Okla =
+ homa, in the Chicago riots in !.
+ 1894 and during the Spanish =
+ American war participated in the =
:: battle of San Juan and in many !.
+ fights in the Philippines. +
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
az for waae Arhltrntion.

Chicago.-Appeal was made here to
the state board OF arbitration by the
caTcleaners at the Pullman car shops
TO settle the strike for higher wagest
The strike Of unskiIled workmen
AT the Pullman shops has been settled.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
conetabIe Slain bv Mlner-

Duquoin, Ill-Ira Jones, constable
at Christopher, near Duquoin. was
shot and killed by Clee Smith, a min
er, in saloon here. After firing
three shots at Jones Smith attempted
to escape and was shot by Chief of
Police Cook.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
EdItor FaIIe out WIndow.

Valparaiso Ind--L Garfield Snow,
eidftur Of a local reform newspaper,
was either thrown or Jumped from
second story of his office building
following an attempt to kidnap him ON
the part of three men, and is in a
Valparaiso hospital. "
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
Lad of Seven Saves slster,a Lie.

The presence of mind of Archie
Burkett. seven years old, in throwing
a. piece of carpet over his sister,
Laura, fourteen years old, probably
saved her life recently when he found
her clothes mass of flames. The
girls injuries were not serious. tn e
boy explained that he did just whft
his mother had told him to do in a
case like that Pittsburgh Gazette
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
April z, 1915.

French made gains In WoeVre
district and other points.
Austrlans bombarded Belgrade
and gained ground along River
Pruth and crossed the Dniester.
Russians entered ArtVln, Ar
menia.
Prinz Eitel Friedrich lnterned at
Norfolk.
Austrian aVlators raided Podso-
rita, Montenegro.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
April S, 1915.

French captured trenchee In For
est Of ALLY, but were repulsed in
Argonne and lie Pretre forests.
Reims continuously bombarded.
Russiana made steady gains in
carpathians, 5ukowina and North
Poland.
Turkish squadron sank two Rus
sian ships.
Americas demand on Germany for
reparation for sinking of the Frye
made public.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
K. c. Furnishes P;stoIs-

Kansas City, Mo.-Citizens of Co
lmbus, N. M will be armed with /
pistols furnished them by the Kansas
City Mos police department, it was
announced by H. W. Hamml, fol-
lowing receipt of letter asking for
guns and reyolvers for citizens there.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
April 6, 1915.

French made fierce attack on st.
MihieI.
French occupied GussainvilIe, but
were repulsed east of Verdun.
Russians advanced on Rostok
pass, but were repulsed in effort
to cross the Dniester.
Austrians bombarded Serb towns
on the Danube and Save.
German submarine caught in net
off Dover.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
April 3, 1915

Germans repulsed French In for
est Of lie Pretre and west Of Null
hausen, but were checked near
Lassisny and In Upper AIsaee.
Russians gained In carpathlans
and Austrians In Bukowlna.
Turks repulsed British landing
party at head Of Red sea.
Smyrna forts bombarded.
British government took control
Of motor manufacturing plants
April 4, 1915.
Germanc took DrIe crachten
from 5eIalans.
French captured village of
RegnleviIIe.
AustrIans retreated from ReskId
region.
Germans repuIsed Russians near
Ausustowo.
6OEUtdU SupHdTlHSS osUN bTtNtsH
steamer City of Bremen and other
vessels.
Three German steamers sunk by
mines In Baltic.
Turkish cruieer MediidIeh sunk
by Russian mine.
German tauke bombed church
near Ypres, killing 12 women and
an abbe.