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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-06-01
SHORT LOCAL STORIES

Being a Lot of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
See Dierks & Hays about your ice
Mrs NJ. L Ave was a Quincy
visitor Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A. Vaughn. of HunnewelI.
was the guest of her sister Mrs. j
r Leak Friday.
Miss Vivian Clark was the guest
Of relatives IN Hannibal several
days last week
Mrs. Ida Blackburn. of Hume
well was the guest of Mrs r. o.
Triplett Wednesday.
Mrs l., d. Cort, of Palmyra. was
the guest OF relatives in this city
several days last week.
Mrs. George Hamilton. of Lake
nan, was the guest of her parents
the first of the week
Mrs. Ed Feeney, of Ely. was the
guest of her sister Miss Monica
Lee Thursday night and Friday.
Eugene Byrd who has been the
guest of his grandparents at Hun
newell returned home Thursday.
Misses Lucia p octor and Virginia
Asbury were the guests of friends
in Quincy from Saturday to Tues
day.
Mrs. G. c. Kincaid and baby
we're the guests of her parents at
Ely Saturday afternoon and Sun
day.
Miss Mae l. IRE II Jre, Of Chicago
was business visitor III this city
several days the latter part OF the
week.
Mrs. B. A. Spalding and children
went to Hannibal Saturday for a
two weeks visit with Mrs. G, o.
Mayes.
Miss Maude Scott returned to her
home in Annabel Friday her sister
Mrs. W. W. Tat accompanied her
home
Mrs. J. w. McGlasson whJ has
been the guest Of Mrs Anna Lee
returned to her home in Quincy
Saturday.
Miss Babe Huebsch who has been
teaching in the Marceline school
returned home Saturday for the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Renshaw and daughter
George were the guests OF theiI
daughter and sister at Palmyra
Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
Mrs J. W. Cox and Mrs. Pau
Cox and little daughter were il
Palmyra Friday. Miss Irene Lyell
OF Camden Ark. accompanied then
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Concert Today
BY the u. s. Marine Band, at
Mcmillan Park, at 1850 p. M.
WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN.

March. THE Standard Bearer"
Overture. Poet and Peasant"
suppe
Egyptian Senenade, .Amina," Lincke
Duet for flute and French horn.
Musicians n. K. Seel and A. Soldier.
Waltz. vienna Darlings'. .Ziehrer
Ballet Music, 'Astorsa".. Albert
March, National Defense. .Lampe
The Star-Spangied Banner"
Note: The audience 10 requested to
stand. and men to remove their hats
when The star-Spangled Banner" 10
played"
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relief NEEDURGENT
CLAIMS LOCAL BODY
Welfare Association States
That Dependent Families
Cannot Wait.

1T will be weeks before the War De-
partment is able to take any steps in
connection with the disbursement OF the
funds for the dependent families of
militiamen. For this reason the work
Of the Citizens Welfare Association
here IL OF the most urgent character
now, and will be until II Is found what
the families OF District militiamen will
receive from the fund appropriated by
Congress. We need money badly. We
have more than leO families to care for
and practically no funds"
This announcement was made at the
headquarters of the Citisens Welfare
Association In the Munsey building this
morning to correct a Misunderstanding
that has resulted from the passage
through Congress Of the appropriation
of 100000 to be used for the payment
Of a pro rata amount to the dependent
families Of militiamen.
The members of the association state
that the need for relief In the District
10 immediate. II cannot walt upon the
compilation Of the rosters OF dependent
families which the War Department
must make before funds can be dis
bursed. The association has made In
quiry at the War Department. and finds
that II will be three or four weeks be-
fore these rosters can be compiled.
In the meantime the families OF the
militiamen face actual restitution. the
association states. It IL necessary,
therefore. that the contributions to the
association fund be made as promptly
as possible. II 10 also stated that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-10
BOTH MAN AND HORSE
TRAINED ON BORDER
District Hospital Troops Get
Fine Chance to Take Their
Own Medicine Nowadays.

WARREN. Ariz.. Aug. 10.-The mem
bers Of the field hospitai are having
the finest sort of a chance to take their
own medicine now.
Thew have begun a course In horse
training. And they are beginning at
zero SO far as both the horses and
themselves are concerned. in that the
the horses. apparently. have had no pre-
vious acquaintance with men.
The result Of the two coming together
IN a system by which both are. to be
abrasions and contsusions with some
slight lacerations. to be perfectly and
field .hospitally technical.
Thirty-fve wild bronchos arrived in
the field hospital. This organization
doesn't need as manv horses rs the
signal corps. and consequently there
won't be as many men In the hospital
under treatment as there will from the
At that the capacity Of these horses
for in1uring men who tr VITO ride them
hasn't been standardized as vet. One
horse can infict pain on several men.
was was evidenced in the signal CORPS
where a man kicked by horse knocked
down another. and this man dropped
something on a third comrade. necessi-
tating hospital treatment for all OF
Breaking horses is the hardest job
the men in the District unites here
have tried yet. They expect II will
be long job too because the horses
don't seem 10 manifest much enthu-
siasm for being trained. Whatever en-
ergy the animals have-and they have
a lot Of it's expended largely in pro-
test.
The system Is to put hslters on the
animals. and then drive them around
in circles with a long rope called a
longe. This part Of the process is
custom the horse to command and to
being guided. The next step is TO fas-
ten blanket on the horse by cir
single and "longc" them some more.
Then a saddle Is fitted and more<longe-
ing" After this-sr while this II go
ing on-a bride Is tried.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-10
.1ST MARYLAND BOYS
GET WISE TO SECRET
Accidentally Learn Of Thanks.
giving Dinner to Be Given BY
Home Folks.

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Aug. 10-Com-
pany r Of the First Maryland Regiment
has stumbled over information reveal
Ing what would probably have proved
the happiest surprise that will be staged
in this camp Thanksgiving Day. They
learned yesterday that the homefolk at
Hyattsville are planning great Thanks
giving Day dinner for the whole com
pany.
Alexander j. Hasson. OF Hyattsville.
has written to the manager OF one Of
the largest hotels In this city. asking
II the hosiery can cook and serve a
dinner for the ITO men In Company f..
In his letter. Hasson advised the man.
ager that expense was not to be permit
ted to curtail. or In any way interfere
with the feast. as. he said. the people of
Hyattsvilie are determined to assure
their home company Of the best meal
served In Camp shafter on Thankssiv-
ing Day
The principal topic Of conversation In
the camp just now is the Inauguration OF
the Eagle Pass Army Baseball Leagues
season. Sunday. The schedule as now
drawn up. calls for a game Sunday
between the First and the First Kan
sas. The Third Battalion Of the First
yesterday defeated the First Battalion
by a score Of 2 to o.
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fund Of 100000 II to be distributed
among the families OF militiamen
throughout the country. and there II
grave question as To whether this
amount Is sufficient to supply the exist
ing necessities. to say nothing Of those
which will exist month from now
when the money In paid over.
Announcement was also made at the
Welfare Association Headquarters today
that n tag day for tho benefit OF the as
ISOLATION fund will be held at Ivy CITY,
ID. c., September 4. The Rev. c. B.
Witherow has charge OF the AFFAIR.
A contribution came all the way from
Novia Scotia to the headquarters Of the
Welfare Association this morning. II
was a substantial donation. and will be
Of great help, the association agents
state. The name of the donor Yves
withheld. The statement was made
that the contribution came from q
Washingtonian, however. who happens
to be in Nova Scotia on business.
The members OF the Welfare Associa-
ton are greatly pleased with the re-
suit of notices printed in the newspe-
pers regarding people who want employ
ment.
Eight replies were received to such an
advertisement of the services OF an err
rand boy. The association has a seam
stress who needs work now. She has
worked for the wives Of some of the Of
ficers of the militia, and has also done
other work for people known to the or
ganization In a most satisfac Glory mar
ner. Mrs. Alice Stuart, secretary OF the
association, Is especially anxious to OBJ
tain work for this woman.
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For Sprains,
Lame Muscles

Absorbine. Jr.. brings quick relief.
Keep 1t always at hand for instant use.
Athletes use Absorbine. Jr.. for the
muscle that has been strained. for the
cut or liberation that runs chance
OF infection. for the abrasion that pains
and the limbs that are stiff and lame
from over-exertion.
Walter Johnson. the famous pitcher
of the Washington Americans. says:
"Absorbine, Jr., Is a first class lini-
ment and rundown for tired muscles.
have used II myself to advantage,
and can heartily recommend 1t to ball
players everywhere"
Absorb'ne, Jr.. IL n concentrated an
tiseptic liniment-only a few drops re-
quired at an application. 1t Is safe and
pleasant to use-leaves no greasy resi-
due. Sold by most druggists. 800 and
$500 a bottle or postpaid. Liberal trial
bottle for l0c In stamps.
w. r. YOUNG. p. d. F.,
AS Temple St.. Springfield. Mass.
-Adyf
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Headquarters Needs Men.

The headquarters company needs q
number of musicians for the band and
mon who ca nride horses as dispatch
bearers. The bandsmen are we'll paid
and men enlisting for the band will
DO thoroughly trained in performing
on whatever instrument they select.
Under the leadership of Carl Shafer
. number of men In the companies
who did not know one note from an
fast rounding into competent must
clans.
Today companies OF the Third Regi-
ment LETT camp rs separate units.
headed by their company commanders.
Heretofore the men have been in bat
talon units during mornings drill in
field problems. Today the companies
were instructed separately as to how n
company must stand alone as a unit
at various times. The men were not
provided with blank cartridges as has
been done previously in field maneuvers.
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MEN OF BATTERY B
ARE NEARING BORDER

WISTER. Okla, Aug. t0.-On board
troop train en- route to Bisbee, Ariz.--
The men Of Battery B are still talking
about the stop made In Memphis, The
c. A.. where the building was turned
over to them. The artillerymen en-
Joyed the showers and swimming pool
for some time, after which the were
given big eats" and presented with
cigars.
The next stop Of the troop train
will be made at Haileyville, Okla.
this afternoon. The men will be al
body is standing the trip well. and
no sickness has occurred.
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GUARDSMAN GETS
FURLOUGH TO WE'D
Corporal Vail Marries Baltimore
Girl While on Leave.

Cupid has once again entered the
ranks OF the modified militia of the
District.
Yesterday afternoon Corp. J. Frank
Wahl, Company NJ, of the Third Regi-
ment, obtained short furlough from
his captain and boarded a car for the
city. He met his sweetheart. Miss Ro-
berta Benson. of Baltimore. and to-
gether they went to the parsonage Of
the North Capitol Methodist Church.
where they We're married by the Rev.
William Harris.
Miss Benson is eighteen years old and
her husband Is twenty-three. Before
answering the call of the militia he
was employed by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
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Why Suffer
From Migraine or
Sick Headache?

Dr. ]. Caldwell says that this exceed
ingly distressing disease does not short
en- life, but does not appear to be cura-
BILE. Sufferers from this afiiction are
condemned to undergo the periodical
forty years of age, after which the attacts
are less frequent, and finally disappear
entirely. Palliative measures during the
attack are all that 1t is possible to sug-
gest, while care in the diet Is the best
preventive measure. An attack may
often be prevented by taking two anti
kamnia tablets when the frst symptoms
appear, and one anti-kamnia tablet
every two hours during the attack short
ems II, eases the pain and brings rest and
quiet. Anti-kamnia tablets may be OBJ.
tanned at all druggists. Ask Tor AK
Tablets. They quickly relieve all Pain.
-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-10
The Roll of Honor

List Of Recruits for District National Guard
Thursday, August 10, for the Preceding "a Hours.]
Curtis B. Porter, Kenworth, D. c., @
Fred S. Negan, Norfolk, Va.
Caverly E. Pearson.
George w. Clayton, 1908 Delaware avenue southwest
Ernest Mahoney, 1902 Twentythird street northwest
John S. Fleet.
James R. Adams Vienna, Va
Benjamin F. Turner Silver Springs, Md.
Fred B. Gladman.
Richard N. Collins, sos Pennsylvania avenue.
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VIGOROUS RECRUIT
CAMPAIGN STARTS
Third Infantry Opens Up Two
Stations In City for Its
Ranks Only.

Determined to make good the state
ment that tho Third District Of Column
bia Infantry would be ready to 20 to
the Mexican border by August 20. the
officers OF that regiment started sys-
tematic recruiting campaign in addition
the regular militia recruiting efforts.
Two stations were opened In the city
that Will recruit men solely for the
Third Infantry. These are at Fifteenth
and II streets northeast and at 406h
Eighth street southeast. The northeast
station Is a tent station under the
charge OF Lieut.. Joseph r. Mickey, Of
Company b. The station In the south
eastern section was opened In a store
loaned to the militia for the purpose
Lieut.. Jesse c. Sweeney. Of Company
NJ, Is In charge.
Enlisted Men on Duty.
At each Of these stations there are
details Of enlisted men from the several
commands. and the details are kept In
the streets securing recruits by making
regular canvass Of the neighborhoods In
which the stations are located. Details
have been sent into Georgetown from
Camp Ordway to care for the recruits
tHut NC thos oNSe'S'' - '''>
city. Lieut.. Lionel Lee. Johnston Is
looking after the recruiting In the down.
town district as the regular recruiting
officer Of the militia.
Major Charles r. Luce. surgeon of the
Third Infantry. with Capt. George Tate
and Lieut.. Charles +. Smithson. made
a tour Of all the recruiting stations to-
day, and then visited several localities
where men might be obtained.
Captain Vogt Active.
Capt. Louis c. Vogt of Battery A
sent several details of men into the
city today also for the purpose of Sc
curing recruits. II will be remem-
bered that Capt. George Wilson OF
Battery B conducted campaign for
recruits for his organization with the
, result that the organization is now on
Its way to the border.
Capt. VIII Chase of the supply com.
pany is also conducting campaign
for his organization. Last night two
big army escort wagons drawn BY
four mules and under the charge OF
a first sergeant and a detail of mount
/ ed privates, paraded the principal
| streets of the city. On the side of one
wagon was a canvas streamer bearing
| a legend to the effect that the supply
company needed men and especially
horseshoers.
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General Harvey Sees No Reason
Why Troops Should Not
Move In That Time.
MORE RECRUITS ARE NEEDED
Battery B and Cavalry Troop
Hope to Move Soon-Equip-
ment Is Coming.

4 see no reason why the entire or
ganised militia Of the District should
rot be on their way to the Mexican
border within ten days. The battery
and Troop A OF the Cavalry will go
sooner"
This was the statement today of
Brig. Gen. william e. Harvey. COM
manding the militia, when asked how
soon, in his opinion, the Third Regi-
msnt would entrain for the border.
Capt. Horace p. Hobbs, U. 8. A..
mastering officer for the militia, said
he would not venture a statement as
to when the battery would entrain for
the border until the five men needed to
bring the ranks to minimum strength,
and the ordered equipment had been
procured.
Equipment Has Been Shipped.
The equipment ordered from Philadel-
phia is now on its way and Is expected
to arrive In a day or two.
The artillery are working hard to pro-
cure the five men needed by the TING
the equipment is issued.
Capt. J. II. Washburn, commanding
trainment orders to reach Captain
Hobbs by Mondoy, and that he Is sure
the cavalry troop will be ready to de-
part by Tuesday. The men have been
pronounced by him to be as we'll drilled
as could be expected of a troop mounted
for only q short time, and using the
horses of another cavalry troop. The
mounts for Troop A will be received on
the border.
Every man who could be spared from
camp today was sent to Washington
to work for recruits. The Third Regi-
ment needs fifty-six men. Included
in the vacancies are many desirable
positions which pay more than SIS
. month. The men on recruiting duty
have been instructed to interest pros
pective recruits in the promotion
FEATURE ne soIdiar lifa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-10
Skate Diet Kills Shark.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1o.LA dead shark
eight feet long was washed ashore at
Fire Island among a group Of bathera.
A skate was found in the sharks throat,
with its teeth gripped fast to II.
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URGES PREPAREDNESS
IN ALL INDUSTRIES
W. l.. Saunders Tells Trade
Press Association Ii Is
Vital Now.

W. l.. saunders. vice-chsirman Of the
Naval Consulting Board. delivered All
address on industrial preparedness last
night before the Trade Press As~ocia-
ton at the New York Advertising Club.
~ East Twenty-hfth street.
Preparedness does not call for the
construction Of a powerful navy and the
organization OF a strong army alone. he
said. but for the classification Of the
couutry's Industrial resources. that. those
resources may he made instantly oh
tainable by he Government IA time of
emergency
In part Mr.. Saundcrs's address fol-
lows
industrial preparedness means some
,hins more than mere capacity tn MAX"
s'ells. I; means a knowledge Of the
capacity Of the mines and mills AMI the
extent TO which they are able TO re-
spond when called upot'. II means. FUR
ther. p knowledge Of the capacity or
every industry which may be capable OF
supplying things that are needed Tor
war, This covers a wide field, from
food and clothing TO hospital equip
meut. motors. animals and telephone,
t%elcgraph and railway accommodations.
TIE people Of the United States. like
the Belgians. are by nature and eN-
perionce peace loving and industrious
The B~elgians felt secure because tho
larger nations had guaranteed their
neutrality. We nave felt secure because
of our isolation. We now know that n
guarantee OF neutrality has failed as n
means OF protection. and We also know
thai the progress OF the world in fast
ships. aaronautical apparatus, wireless
service and In long distance guns has
made our isolation less protective than
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SAYS CENSOR COPIES
u. s. TRADE SECRETS
Senator Receives Copy Of Brit
ish Order to Open Amer
lean Mail.

WAsUtNGroN. Jan. Ex-senator Hitch
session Of what seems to he a secret
copy Of the British instructions to the
censors of the mails. Vie intends to
insert this in the Congre ssiondl Record.
lie contends that 1t shows that the
British are seizing mail OF American
business men under the pretext Of mill
tary cNigencies and using for commercial
purposes the knowledge thus gained.
Tho instructions to which Senat
Hitchcock refers direct the ensor that
goods in any Of the mail seized he is to
Copy the names Of the persons giving
the order, the amount ordered. price quo
tation and other trade information, Sen
ator Hitchcock insists that this proves
that Great Britain is Selling mail and
possessing herself Of American trade
secrets.
Following the introduction of Senator
Nitchcock's resolution calling on the
Post office department for Information
as TO the seizure of mails by the British
authorities. a firm of American exporters
forwarded TO the senator what purported
W w NV WY '" NV ihFNi w 'l'ltN "
censors. which they obtained in the mail
pouch returned to them after being CEN
sored. The theory Is hat the instruc-
tons got INTO the mail pouch acciden-
tally.
British boycott of persons. firms or
corporations in the United States and
other neutral countries who have any
trade connections with individuals. firms
or corporations in Germany u other
countries sighting Great Britain is pro.
vided FOR In an act passed by the Brit
islt Parliament as an extension OF the
trading with the enemy act. A copy
of the new law was received at the
State Department to-day from the
American Embassy in London. II was
approved December %. 1915.
Apparently under this enactment
Great Britain might boycott the Ameri-
can packers, for instance. IL they trade
with Germany or G"rman interests. II
Is expected that this boycott !aw NIL!
add to the tension over British inter-
ferences with American trade.
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Now suppose that sovereign right IL
not respected by Great Britain. what
would the senator do under those cir
cumstances If he would not fight and
pass legislatiun"'
What the Senator wants me TO say.
! suppose replied Mr.. Williams, lis
that | would agree 20 declare wal upon
Great Britain n have a lot of Irish.
English. Welsh. Scotch and Americans
and Canadians killed because my mail
had been interfered with.
Well. I decline to do it. I 10 not
know . important his mail Is, but
mine Is not important enough for that
II ! do not thiMk the mail Of the aver
age citizen Is unless IL is some spy
within the United States bearing the
title OF American citizen while he pro-
fesses allegiance to some foreign Govern
nent, and az far as he In concerned, !
do not care whether his mail Is inter-
fered with or not
Il am not going to shed one drop OF
American or Canadian blood on account
OF any confounded-I beg pardon-on
account OF any action of the British
censorS with regar TO letters and post
matter
Mr.. Hitchcock said that letters con-
tanning bills OF lading had been opened
and examined. prices taken, and all had
gone TO a central authority. where they
were communicated to British manufac-
turcrs and shipping agents that they
knew the secrets of American business
men and might steal their trade in the
midst OF war.
Does not the Senator care for that"
asked Mr.. Hitchcock.
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BITTER SENATE ATTACK
ON THE BRITISH EMBARGO
Hoke Smith Leads Assault on Wilson's Foreign Policy
John Sharp Williams Makes Caustic Reply De-
Tending Presidents Peace Moves.

would do what the United states did
during the French Revolution and the
Napolconic wars and at other times
when we were faced with this unfor-
tunate situation OF maddened beGigerent
nations not respecting neutral rights.
II woul lodge my protest and stand
by the principle Of international law
rather than fight about money if the sole
cause of the quarrel were money or mer-
%chandisc. I would wait until the people
to whom ! was to appeal had become
sober and cool, and then I would accom-
plish what the United States did In the
Geneva award.
AN quarrels about money a be
cured with money. ! would not XIII
one human being because of mere prop
erty or mere dollars until | had been
able al least to appeal to "A cool and
self-poss essed court not maddened by
war passion
Il should like to hear the Senator eN-
press an opinion about another issue be-
sides money persisted Senator Hitch
cock. Does the Senator know anything
about the violation of the mails OF the
United States pon the high seas" Does
he know hat sixty-three bags OF mail
sent upon n Holland boat to a neutral
country were seized and taken upon
British soil and have not yet been re-
leased"