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Ripley County democrat., 1916-05-19

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The season viii open for squir-
81 shooting the first day Of June.
those who hunt without . license
re liable to q fine Of twenty-five
lollars. al license costs one dol
ar, and IL 10 better to invest
iollar for q license than TO run
he risk Of being caught ana
lined.
Five thousand strawberry pick
ers, men, women and large boys
and girls, are wanted in Newton
it is said, to harvest the
bumper strawberry crop. The
rate for picking is ! 3-4 cents 2
quart, and industrious workers
can make from $3.50 to S3 . day,
1t is said.
There lie another entry in the
so. olds scheduled for the
Elmer reunion. The latest man
to annoucs that he will contest IN
the dash is Edward Richardson,
91 wears old, and willing to race
any distance from q hundred
yards to mile.
Twenty-Five hours a day has
lbeen the work schedule for the
wooden mill at California since
llast fall, with. no apparent de-
Grease Of output in sight. AT
limportant item manufactured
there is cloth which sporting
goods houses utilize in making
baseball players uniforms.
The Mound City Mill company
has received an order to furnlsl
the hospital for the insane q
Clarinda with 1000 pounds o
: corn meal, making a total OF ~,
900 pounds furnished this instl
: tuition within few months. Tn
! mill is working day and night.
ri Some fellow "down East" ne
undertaken the task to "humsn
4 izs" business letters, and a
Ozark editor wonders how tn
world benefactor will be able
- with: "If we do not receive yo'
!. remittance by return mall v
/. shall place this account IN u
~ auds Of our lega department
q A Kansas City civil engine
. las, week completed q survey
3 what is known as Mud LAX
y, south of Beverley. The surv
IL Of the lake and surrounding la
was made for A. e. Lombard
Kansas City, who owns abt
IN 1000 acres. The lake at press
lis contains about 800 acres. Th'
as lowlands lay between the b.
- lington and Rock Island railroa
is and when drained will be some
,e, the finest farming lands In
aUnited q States. The drains
las ditch will be out through to /
ity creek or south into Maupin Gre
lat
owl Sunday afternoon an unknc
ZEN man was run over and instar
wv killed at the crossing in the y
at Fornfelt. He appeared to
about go years old, but tn
w we're no papers or anything
lks on him by which ne could
ih- identified. He is supposed
lay :. have gotten on the train at De
ell He was seen to throw suit
ces out OF a box car and then atten
'ar- ed to jump out himself, he Ia
ing ed on his feet but fell back VI
'ro- the train, he was literally cut
Va pieces, ,ssthe wheels passing
mo- his stomach, he was also sea
rare aad his arms and legs bro
lnk' He was neatly dressed and
theEgood clothes In his suit case
ION. not d scratch that would lea'
ilverlhis indenity. He was apo'
uar- feet 4 inches tall, dark hair
arr teeth and about go years
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Ripley County democrat., 1916-05-19

m0nL, h6CfHtiy voA ~ AN~'.t 4ki =
nese sold in Pittsburg for 81, ,OO0l \
|. ton. Manganese went begging q
for S38 q ton az THE time the war| 7
broke out in Europe,- butnc~ the I
does not nearty equal the
demand. II
An election was ksldl In Wayne K
county recently TO- vote q $780, K
600 bond issue for the ccns-
traction Of good roads which
carried almost 5 to /. This shows
progressiveness on the part q
citizens OF that county and should
be followed by other Southeast
Missouri counties for nothing
speaks so we'll for . community
as that Of good roads.
It wasn't his cap going Of that
made the noise, but when George
Belts Of Jefferson City picked upl
his brim less head covering hel
realized that he had had close
call. Mr.. Belts is an express
company employe, and in taxing
some papers from his desk dis
placed a "A -caliber pistol, a shell
of which exploded, the bullet
tearing the beak from his office
cap.
: Fords should be unusually
numerous in the town OF Parnell
in the next few months II the
story that oar.load Of tin cans
will make a Ford and then get
; S11.e5 in cash, is true. Tin can
day, which was managed oy the
Willing Workers, proved mos'
successful, and the total OF cans
in the pile at II o'clock, wher
4 the contest closed, was 11,l42
Il and 1000 were brought In afte1
q that time.
8 Agility often accompanies olt
q ace. as in the case of j. B. Bra
K shears, aged 80, and J. 7. Keithiy
Il aged SO. Mr.. Keithly. feeling
,r his youth last week, made Mr.
Brashears q foot-race proposl
zion, giving Mr.. Brashears hal
N the distance Of forty yards, an
l. then to beat him running to
'e certain point. Mr.. Keithly mis-
III Judged Mr.. Brashears' speed, &c
10 the latter covered more groun
se in the time than did the former.-
g. Center Herald.
Dan Rhodus has a country ha
i, hanging in his smokehouse at n
~ home near Mosby which WI
cured by his father in 1873
or. thirty-four years ago, which
on plump and Of fine appearance
oe although seemingly solid as
ay rock. Lucky is a man who n
led ham meat in sufficient qusnti
we that he can preserve one tn
ife length of time. A town fell'
lar would have had it In the ov
nv about the second year, anyho
ted Liberty Tribune.
Proximity to Kansas CT
: makes every Saturday just i
- . carnival day in Liberty. For
{. ! stance, on recent Saturd
~, there were three groupes OF r.
cious workers holding servi
, !. on the streets, two medicine b
!, kers, a long-haired man try
- to convince the people that p
IA hibition is not taught by
Scriptures, a three minute p
tographer, a razor and silverw
,ade salesman and q tent skating ri
- A unique plan so speed up
~ volunteer fireman has been ad
=. ted at Higginsville where a 81
"a dollar is placed at fire headq,
!, ~ - ters, and the first member to
'1 rive there after an alarm is g.
lis entitled to the prize. A
'o''' initiated the fire whistle 50
- fectly the other day two mem
OF the volunteer company !
= foot race to headquarters
TOT when the winner Of the
at Il learned Of the hoax, he rel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
GERMANY UNDAUNTED
 BY ALLIES PROGRESS
Crucial Point of British Offensive Will Come in Next Few Days, According
 to Newspaper Opinion in Berlin

Amsterdam. June 3.-(Via London.) .)--The beginning of the Anglo-French offensive is announced by the German press un- der heavy headlines.
 From the great Champagne battle of last autumn" says the Cologne Gazette, i've know the imposing preparations with which the French general staff intro duces such enterprises. and we can be certain that on the enemy's sire, nothing will be lacking as regards technical means for piercing our lines. For seven days artillery fire was poured over trenches and our brave troops must have greeted it as deliverance when at last the enemy storming columns came on.
 We should not be deceived by the fact that the enemy reports already speak of great successes. Only within the next few days will it be possible to ascertain how far the general attack has brought the enemy"
 The Cologne Volkszeitung refers to the difficulty of holding the foremost Ger man trenches in the face of the enormous energy of the attack, but notes that the attacking forces have not yet succeeded in piercing the German front.
 Although Germany confronts the com ing battle with confidence. says this newspaper nevertheless the moment is without doubt fraught with significance and is perhaps decisive"
 England" it adds, "now for the first time, has. to bear the main burden" The English army in France it continues, lis strong and well equipped England's in- dustry, after it was organized for the war, has scored great achievements in the manufacture of guns and shells and thus prepared, it believes it can now at last join in the war dance on the soil Of northern France. As regards the mill tary fitness of the English troops, it now has an opportunity to show what it is"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
MEDICAL OFFICERS
 OFF TO THE BORDER
Lieut. Col. Munson, Major Miller and Major Bispham Will Have Charge
 of Sanitary Organization

Washington, July 3-Lieut. Col. Edward L. Munson and Maj. R. B. Miller and William N. Bispham of the army medical corps left Washington tonight for San Antonio to take charge of sanitary or ganization along the border The war department today announced that sani- tary equipment is being furnished to all National Guard organizations. The med ical department is in the market for 400 motor ambulances, to equip ambulance companies as rapidly as they are or ganized.
 Orders for large quantities of hospital supplies have been placed. Additional medical supply depots have been estab- lished at Fl Paso and San Antonio. Hos- pitals have been enlarged and additional accommodation are being built.
 Contracts have been let for 100000 mos quito bars. Every guardsmen will be vac cinated against smallpox and compe jed to take the typhoid proplylactic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
MILLS AND FIVE REGULAR COLONIES SECURE PROMOTION Dodd, Who Made Brilliant Dash Into Mexico in March, Among Those
 Advanced

Washington. July 3.-Promotions of ofYi- cers under the army reorganization act. by which Brig. Gen. Albert l.. Mills, now chief of the division of militia affairs, will become a major general and five col- onels will become brigadier generals. were submitted to the Senate today by President Wilson.
 The colonels chosen for promotion are Charles G. Morton, Fifth infantry: Granger Adams, Fifth field artillery; George A. Dodd, cavalry, unassigned; Edward H. Hummer. Twenty eighth in- fantry, and Clarence P. Townsey of the coast artillery corps. Four lieutenant colonels were nominated to be colonels. Il majors to be lieutenant colonels. 21 captains to be majors, 31 first lieutenants to be captains. and 2S second lieutenants to be first lieutenants.
 General Mills has been in the service since 1874. As cavalry officer he distin- guished himself in the Indian wars and in the battle of Santiago, Cuba. where he was severely wounded In 1912 hs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
MEXICAN TACTICS SOUND

Eagle Pass, Tex, July 3.--The MeX1- can troops throughout the north of that country are being concentrated along sound military lines, according to close students of military affairs among officers here News reaching the border indicates that the general plan being followed by the Mexican commanders is to scatter small mobile bodies of cavalry throughout the coun- try just south of the border and con centrate their. main forces at points some distance in the interior, the loca- tion and railroad connection of which make possibl. the speedy dispatch Of troops in ans direction to meet attack and the quick movement of ammuni- ton and supplies. From sources regarded as reliable. reports would seem to indicate the fUl- lowing possible Mexican bases in the north: Monterey. Lampazos, Monclova, Cautro Cienegas. Sierra Mojada Tor reon. Chihuahua, some point between (Continued on Page Twelve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

 Allies systematically following up early victories. Perorne menaced by French ad- vR/.e.
 Funston ready for any eventuality Months of active service awaiting militia on border. Blame for Irish rebellion placed on Birrell.
 Mrs. Hettie Green dead. Army officers are promoted. 1:-Bricken now in command at Mont Eomery. 9-Many big guns massed at El PasO.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Letter carriers in annual session here.
 Improvements to be made at Ens- ley by Tennessee company. Typhoid situation most absorbing topic with people. New cases keep steady average. Ice cream men deny responsibility for epidemic. Typhoid inspectors meet few ob- jectiOns.
 Southern Sewer Pipe company to rebuild burned plant. Pickers' handicap at Country club. c-Newspaper club Is formally closed. 7-What housekeepers can do to stop tyShold. 12-Nine men needed for hospital corps
 FEATURES 3ENew York stories by a Birming ham man.
 Hollands letter. -Editorial comment. 6-SOcfety news.
 FoOtliEhts and Screen. 1l-Marketa.
 SPORTING NEWS S-TWO games today at Redwood. Texas youth sets pitching record. Crisp comment on things baseball. Small entry list fails t0 dampen interest in bicycle race. News of the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
HETT|E GREEN IS DEAD AFTER LONG FINANCIAL CAREER Her Estate Is Estimated Anywhere From $2O,OOO.- 900 to $1O0,0O0,0O0.
 Many Heirs

New York, July 3.-Mrs. Hettie Green, said to be the wealthiest woman in the world. died at her home here today at sO5 o'clock.
 She had suffered three strokes of pa- ralysis during the past two months, and for several weeks had been practically helpless. She was 80 years old. Her death occurred at the home of her son, Col Edward H. R. Green. at No. 5, West Ninetieth street, adjoining the plain brick, four-story house at No T. on the corner of Central Park, west, where. Mrs. Green had lived lately in seclusion. ex- cept for her son and several Japanese servants and trained nurses.
 For several weeks past Mrs. Green had been unable to walk and had spent prac- tically all of her time in wheel chair.
 Her son, Colonel Green. and her daugh- ter, Mrs Matthews Astor Wilks. who were the only children, had been with her much of the time and it was Recently reported that Mrs. Green had tirned over
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS

London, July substantial progress a. some points, is reported in the last official communication issued from Brit sh general headquarters in France. The Germans succeeded in driving some of the British troops from positions which they had captured in the morning but elsewhere the German attacks were re- pulsed.
 Describing the fluctuations in the battle around La Boiselle and south Thepval the statement declares hat the advantage on the whole remained with the British The text reads:
 "The fighting fluctuated this afternoon about LaBoiselle and south of Thiepval the advantage on the whole remaining with us.
 'South of Thiepval hostile counter at portion of the positions which they had captured early this mrning (Monday). Elsewhere many hostile attacks were re- pulsed with heavy loss.
 Tn some places we have continued to make substantial progress.
 'The amount of captured armament and warlike stores is very considerable, but no accurate details are yet available The number of prisoners now reaches over 43Oo.
 "On the rest of the front. except for heavy hostile artillery fire at certain places no incident of importance occurred
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
UNCLE SAM HAS
 21,0O0,000 FIGHTERS
Census Shows This as the Military Strength of Country in Case of
 Great Emergency

Washington, July 3.-(Special.) )-That the government is assiduously and sys- tematically preparing for any emerg- ency of war-like nature which might arise is again indicated tonight in the issuance of bulletin citing the result of census of citizens of the United States of military age.
 According to the bulletin the gov ernmentfi facing the most grave emerg- ency, could put into the field 21,071,0 ,076 men. Those included in the census are between the-ages of IS and 45. Of the total, northern states produce 1S,o94 615: southern states, 6006,139; western states, 1,977,322.
 Male citizens of military age pos sessed by Alabama number 414.444
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
New Jersey Troops on Border

Douglas, Ariz.. July 3.-ApproXlmate-
 ly 1000 New Jersey militiamen were encamped tonight at Camp Frederick Funston. northwest of Douglas, after a tiresome journey and a busy day of unloading equipment and making camp. Several thousand additional guardsmen were expected to arrive by the end of the week. As soon as it is possible it is expected many of the eastern guardsmen will be assigned to guard duty along the border east and west of here. Drills probably will occupy much of their time for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
French Apparently Making the More Rapid ProgresS-Gern1an Second Line Is Pierced By Ldtins In
 the Region of Estrees
GERMAN STATEMENT BEARS
 OUT THE CLAIMS OF ALLIES
TWelDe Thousand UnWounded Prison CTS TdRen-Berlin Declares That Losses Have Not Been Con1-
 n1ensurdte With Gains

General Fochs French troops cooperating with the British in the great offensive in the Somme regon have made notable gains in the direction of Peonne of the poran straegca points along that front Succesvey they have captured Herbecou Feuere and Faucour and further to the south French infantry stomed and occupied Asseve They followed this by carrying the line of Ger enrenchmens far the outskirts of Eress Then came the capture of Buscourt and Flaucourt.
 Something than three miles thus gained, which, added to previous gans gives the French troops clear a vance about six miles the farhes point within three miles of Peronne.
 Meanwhile the British moving slowly but longer front have captured LaBossee where the fighting for the last days has been of the erce character The British also report substantial progress in places and the repuse of many counter attacks by the Germans.
 forced back positions the artillery earlier battle
 British while the French
 
  fell the hands the French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
MACHINE GUN PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART Used by Germans and Brit. ish Both in Amazing
 Numbers

Press Headquarters on the French Line, July 2.-(vfa London, July 3)-Macnfne guns played an important part in the Ger man defense against the British attack and also in the British repulse of counter attacks when organizing positions were taken. Both Germans and British have them in amazing number.
 During the bombardment before an in- fantry attack the Germans remain in dugouts so deep that they can be crushed in only by a direct hit with a 15-inch shell. Instantly the bombardment ceases, they rush out and man any remaining machine guns or even bring up machine guns from the dugouts. The British carry mobile machine guns forward and the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
NURSES ARE REPORTING

Trained nurses working under the direc- ton of the Red Cross began arriving to- day and at the Red Cross station it was announced that more than 300 had re- ceived orders to report here
 Reports to General Funston today indi- eating that General Pershing, concen- trating the main body of his force to withstand possible attack, has established his southernmost station at Fl Valle, about 30 miles north of Namiquipa. His headquarters remained at Colonia Dub Ian.
 Two main points of concentrat tion in easy reach of each other have been established, but just where the two concentration points are is information that General Funston is withholding. It is known. however. that connecting posts have been maintained in such way that General Pershing r"uld rein- force quickly any point menaced or at tackled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04

ADMIT WITHDRAWAL
 Beyond admitting the withdrawal of a division from their first line trenches on the Son1me, the German official statement makes meagre ref erence to the battle now in progress.
 The Verdun operations apparently are slackening, although at certain points heavy bombardment is being carried out, but the infantry is resting.
 Actual activity is increasing in con- nection with the battle of the Somme. hundreds of machines geing engaged hundreds of machines being engaged and fighting. In the three days en- agreements, the British have lost 15 machines.
 The Russian war office reports the capture of 2300 prisoners in the vari- Tus sectors of the eastern front. There is heavy fighting at many points on the Russian front, and the Austrians have opened powerful offensive west of Lutsk. They inaugurated other ag gressive actions, but according to Pet rograd, were repulsed.
 The Italian offensive continues without cessation, both artillery and infantry being employed in strong force against the Austrians.
 PROGRESS FOR FRENCH
 Paris, July 3.-The French, advancing to the east of the Mereaucourt wood, have captured the Chapitre wood and the village of Feuilleres. Further to the south Assevlleres has been taken by an infantry assault. according to an official statement issued by the war office. South of Assevilleres the French have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04

taken the second line of German en- trenchments as far as the outskirts of Estrees and have advanced beyond the second German line, where they have |captured the villages of Buscourt@ and Flaucourt. The total advance at tlEs section was five klometers.
 The text of the French statement ael- lows:
 mains unchanged and no infantry action has occurred during the day.
 "Scuth of the Somme our troops, pur- suing their success east of the Mereau- court wood, took possession this morning of the Chapitre wood and the village of Feuilleres. Further to the south, Asse- villleres, the center of a powerful defen- sive German organization, has been at tackled and carried by our infantry after a brilliant assault.
 South of Assevlleres we have concen- the outskirts of Estres. In the afternoon we advanced beyond the German second line and took possession of Buscourt (east of Feuilleres) and Flaucourt. At this point the ground conquered by us reaches depth of Kilometres Heavy achievements which were observed in the region of Belloy -Santerre and oth- Eers east of FIaucourt were caught un- der the fire of our artillery and dis persed. sr@~ se +r ~>e
 Among the material which has fallen into our hands up to the present are seven batteries, of which three are of large calibreaa quantity of mitrailleuses and trench cannon Other batteries shell tered in easements and several in Herbe- court have not yet been counted The rumber of unwounded prisoners taken by the French troops passes, by actual count, 5000.
 ''On the two banks of the Mouse there has been no infantry action. The artil- lery activity on the left bank of the river has been moderate On the right bank a violent bombardment took place in the region of Poivre hfli and in the center of Thiaumont and Damloup, but there was no further attack by the enc my at this point"
 Belgian communication: "Vioent and destructive artillery actions have been carried on with success on the German positions at Drei Grachten and east of Steenstraete. A violent struggle with bombs took place in the southern sector of the Belgian line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-04
WOUNDED CARR|zAL VICTIMS LOCATED Trevino Reports Finding More of Missing Tenth
 Cavalrymen

Mexico City, July 3.-Genera1 Tre- vino reported tonight to the war de- pertinent that number of wounded American soldiers who belonged to de- tachments engaged in the fight at Car rixal have been found in different parts of the state of Chihuahua. He stated that they were being returned to the American side ns soon as encountered.
 Mexico City, July 3.-General Carranza has apparently decided that Villista gen erals will not be welcome in the ranks of the constitutionalst army in the event of war with the United States. Generals Cabral anu Sosa. former lieutenants of Villa. offered their services to the first
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