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Sharp County record., 1916-11-10
CAVE CITY NEWS NOTES
Warren Ball Is Injured Severely When
Thrown By A Mule.

Judge Allen Gay of Strawberry
township was here one day last
week on business.
Oscar Albright, t h e Batesville
grocery drummer, was interviewing
our merchants Monday.
Rev. Fizer Noe of Sulphur Rock
was here a few days ago en- route to
Sidney for a visit with friends.
Miss Annie Harrell left Saturday
for Monette, near which place she
will teach school during the winter.
Joseph Ault, one of Evening
Shades oldest and best citizens,
spent Friday night in Cave City
with friends.
J. R. Wikerson of Grange was
here Monday, accompanying his
son, Grover, to town. The young
man entered school here.
DR.. E. L. Sullivan and George W,
Smith of Poughkeepsie were here a
few days ago en- route to Batesville
in the latters automobile
W. B. MCGEE, M. j. Simpson, j. A.
Lamar, W. T. Whitten and Dr. G. T.
Lamar were at Evening Shade this
week attending chancery court.
Only SO votes were polled in the
general election here Tuesday. Z The
township went democratic IN d
against Act No. 2, about which
there has been much said lately,
The free school term will be open
ed next Monday, at which time 1t is
expected the enrolment will be
LARGELY increased The subscription
term of the school was a very sue
cessful one.
Marvin Andrews, who has been
attending school here, left a few
days ago for a visit with his brother,
Grover Andrews at Walnut Ridge
Marvin will begin a term OF school
at Cotton Hill, near this place, next
Monday,
Rev. E. H. Hook, the Methodist
pastor, returned Monday from Cush-
man, where he filled his regular ap-
poiDtment the day before. Rev
Hook is winding up his work for
the year on this charge and making
arrangements for annual conference
Prof. C. M. Grisham of Sidney de-
Iivered a temperance lecture at this
place Friday night before a large
and interested audience. He made
many strong points against the
adoption of Act No, 2 and the en-
tire crowd appreciated his address
News was received In Cave CIT!
this week of the serious illness o
Mrs. r. B, Clear of Bonty, OKLA l
is stated that her recovery Is
matter of doubt, Mrs, Clear is
daughter of Mrs, hary Simpson 0
this place, and has many friend
Sharp County record., 1916-11-10
Republican Sheriff Defeated

In the election Tuesday Thad
Rowden, the republican sheriff Of
Fulton county, was defeated for re-
election by the regular democratic
nominee.
Sharp County record., 1916-11-10
THE ASH FLAT LETTER
v.,,,o Roy Is Seriously Wounded BY
r;ct From A Horse, And May Die.

matters.
R S. Biggers of Hardy drove out
il his car Sunday and spent a snort
tine in town,
Neil Sullivan, deputy clerk, was
~ from Evening Shade Sunday
netting his friends
Sid Stephens of Hardy was meeting
frjepds and attending to some ouSl-
Ass matters here a few days ago.
Alfred Haskins and wife came in
f,om Texas a few days ago Tor a
yisit with relatives ond old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Heath paid
Hardy re'a ives and friends a visit
last week, returning home Sunday
W. W. Gipson of Hardy was here
4 one day this week selling groceries to
air. merchants for a West Plains,
Mo-, house.
Ernest Halliburton of Williford
Was here the latter part of last week
collecting cotton einners' statistics
for the government
Mrs. H. E. Dark, formerly a resi-
dent of this town, now residing at
Hardy, is spending the week in Ash
Hat with old friends.
Marvin Stephens came up from
Evening Shade Friday afternoon to
look after business interests in this
section, returning to his home the
next day.
The Odd Fellows held a regular
meeting Saturday night. This was
The most largely attended and most
Interesting meeting the order has
held here in some time.
The Masonic lodge will meet Sat-
urday afternoon with work to be
done in the first and second de-
6rees. All members are urged to
attend and visitors are welcome,
v Rich Hood, who resides in lizard
county several miles west of Ash
|.Flat, was here Tuesday returning to
Ibis home from the bottom country,
Where he had been to sell some
mules.
DR.. J. R. Stockard and family are
<eeain residents Of Ash Flat, having
moved in from Davidson township
Zone day last week. They are oc-
cupyine the Mrs. Margaret Hansen
Vproperty.
n Rev. Jesse Gray, the evangelist,
WAS here the first part Of the week,
Zen route to Zion, to which place he
WAS called in from his work on ac-
Count Of the illness of one Of his
Xchildren.
n G. B. Ferguson left this week for
Little Rock, where he goes to take
Ian inventory Of the property Of the
state penitentiary, having been ap-
pointed to this task by the proper
authorities.
Jeff Armstrong, who was at
work at a sawmill four and a
half miles north of town, suffered
an accident last week that came
near claiming his life. While off.
bearing lumber he came in contact
with the saw, He lost two fingers
from one hand, and luckily escaped
more serious injuries.
The election in Richwoods town
ship was a quite affair Tuesday, not
a heavy vote being polled. OF
course the democratic ticket won
by big majority, Road tax carri.
ed by a vote of 81 to 81. Following
Is the vote of the township on the
acts and amendments For Act No
], SO, against 25 For Act No. 2, 20
against 81; for Amendment No. IL
az, against 80; for Amendment No
10, AZ, against 81; for Amendmen,
No IA, 81, against AZ. ,
Albert, the six.year.old son O
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TO SEARCH Maine
COAST RESORTS
FOR MISSING man
Charles w. Cook, Boston Real
Estate Broker, Mysteriously
Disappears-Leaves Note

Boston. Sept. 1.-THE mysterious
disappearance from this city on Aug.
II Of Charles w. Cook, an aged real
estate owner, who left note in
which he stated that he would not re-
turn, led today to widespread police
search, Cook, who lived at a hotel, is
said to have had no relatives here,
and no alarm over his absence was
expressed until a letter addressed to
DR.. Arthur p. Perry, one of the exc
cutors OF his will, was found yester-
day on Cooks desk. Dr. Perry told
the police today that Cook had writ
ten that he was about to take the
boat for Belfast, Me-, never to re-
turn and this. the executor said, led
him to fear that Cook had jumped
from the steamer.
In former years Cook had visited
Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor.
Me-, where he was we'll known, and
the authorities in those places we're
asked to take up the search.
Cook was described by DR.. Perry
as a man who had no close friends.
having lived for many years in re-
tirement. He was 50 years Of age. Ac-
cording to DR.. Perry there was ap-
parently no reason why he should
have attempted suicide, as he was
wealthy and in excellent health.
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japanese Demands
Not a Violation of
Her Pledge to U.S..
Estate Department Announcement Reveals AM
erican Government Was "Greatly
Disturbed" by Reports

ambassador had been instructed to adj
wise the foreign Office that the report
Of the demands published in this
country had greatly disturbed the
American government which trusted
that 1t was not true"
The Announcement
The State departments announce
ment follows:
THE department on Sept. s, In
structed the American ambassador at
Toxic to call the attention Of the
japanese foreign Office to the report
published in American newspapers Of
certain demands made upon China by
Japan in consequence of a disturbance
OF the peace at Cheng Chiatun involv-
ing Chinese and Japanese troops. The
ambassador was instructed to ask for
a statement Of the facts and to in
form the foreign office that the re-
port OF the demands made had great
~ disturbed the American government
which trusted that it was not true.
To-day. Sept. u, message has been
received from the embassy at Toxic saw.
ing that the Japanese minister for foreign
affairs had replied to his inquiries that
some Of the items reported as included
IN Japan's demands were approximately
true, but that others were colored by a
mixture of untruth and exaggeration.
He stated that there was nothing in
the demand infringing the sovereignty OF
China and nothing impairing the Root.
Takahira agreement.
"The clash at Cheng Chiatun being be.
tween military forces was of a serious
character and therefore in order to pre.
vent recurrence of such trouble Japan
was requesting, In addition to proper
apologies and monetary compensation
that Japanese officers should be reap.
pointed as instructors in the cadet schools
(probably at Mukden), and suggestine
that the Chinese government should ask
for the appointment Of Japanese advisers
to be stationed with Chinese garrisons in
South Manchuria and Eastern Mongolia
and as an extension Of its extra terrific.
rial rights the Japanese government,
should be permitted to station Japanese
policemen In towns where there are large
Japanese settlements.
1.-THE American minister at Pekin re.
ports more briefly very nearly to the
same effect-that is to say. that the
Japanese government has demanded
the stationing Of Japanese police In
towns where Japanese reside and the
appointment Of Japanese advisers to
the Chinese police and the appointment
Of Japanese military instructors in ad-
dition to the usual indemnities and
apologies"
interpretations Differ
Ambassador Guthries report of the
demands substantially is the same as
that which caused the state depart
CONTINUED on Page 5-column 81
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ing for dinner with Major General Leon
ard Wood. Tonight Mr.. Hughes praised
the camp in his speech.
1T is a training school in democracy -
he said 1T is discipline that knits men
together in wholesome comradeship. It
is preparedness. not only military, but
civil and moral. Is a great means OF
drawing men OF all sorts together in rec
ignition of a common fellowship in the
delight of wholesome cooperation.
THAT is the spirit we must have In
this country if America is to go forward,
If America indeed is to hold her place
among the nations in the troublous days
Of the goth century.
II desire to see these camps maintained
in various parts Of our land and men in
constantly increasing numbers seeking
the benefit of the training and discipline.
I believe that our citizen reserve should
be trained under federal authority.
think 1t was a great mistake to abandon
the plan that was first formulated with
that end in view.
This is the land Of the free and the
home Of the brave. If it ceases to be the
home Of the brave it will soon cease to
be the land Of the Free
Mr.. Hughes left Plattsburg at 1880 for
tomorrow afternoon, when he will go to
his summer home at Bridgehampton,
Long Island, there to remain until Sep
TENDER II or IS, when he will start on his
second campaign trip.
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RECOMMENDS
PHI BETA KAPPA
HAVE MORE MEN

Philadelphia. Sept. 12.-Recommen-
dalton that measures be taken to cur
tail the yearly admission Of women to
membership in the Phi Beta Kappa
was made in the report Of the secre-
tary. Rev. Oscar M. Coohres, submit
ted to the triennial council Of the So
ciety here today. The Recommendation,
the report said. was based on the fact
that Of those admitted to membership
in the last few years about one-halt
were women.
1.-THE reputation Of the society,"" said
the report, will rest in years to come
upon the work Of those whom we now
are electing to membership. 1t will be
generally conceded, 1 think. that a
larger share of its reputationo must
come from its men than from its wo-
men members"
The report was placed in the hands
Of a committee and vii be acted upon
by the council later.
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Acts in Special Session
on>Measure Providing
$40 a Month until JAM
uary Is
Committees Considering Other
Bills Meeting Problems of
Troops on Border Appor-
tionment Dispute Furth e r
Complicated

Boston. Sept. IA bill providing
pay Of $40 a month until Jan. Is Of
next year for militiamen on duty at
the Mexican border was passed by the
House at a special session of the Leg
islature today. Authorization for a
bond issue Of 100000 for this purpose
Is provided for in the measure. which
now goes to the Senate A bill to
towns in paying the salaries Of ma
tional guardsmen in their employ and
in aiding the dependents was passed
to final reading by both branches
Of the Legislature. The House also
passed bill which would allow towns
and cities to raise money by taxation
for the relief Of the families of mil
itiamen at the border and would au-
thorize them to spend such sums as
they see fit for this relief with the
provision that the state shall reim-
burse them for such payments in an
amount not exceeding SIS a month
for each family.
Measures providing for absentee
voting Of militiamen on duty at the
border and for a method Of straight
ening out the tangle caused by the re-
cent action Of the supreme court in
declaring null and void the re-appor-
tionment Of representative districts in
Suffolk county were considered by
committees.
Further complications in the appor-
tionment dispute came up today when
Herman HORNED, chairman Of the Re-
publican City committee Of Boston,
and James Donovan. voter Of this
city. filed petitions for writs of man
damus in an attempt to have the re-
vised reapportionment report set aside
because Of alleged Inequalities in the
division Of the districts. Order of no.
tice are returnable Thursday morn
ing.
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bAvAR|AN KING
GIVES HIS VIEWS
PEACE OUTLOOK

= Berlin. Sept. 12.-(By Wireless to
Sayville).--No peace will be made by
Sesmany which will not place her in
: position better than she occupied
Dslore the war. declared King Lud-
wig OF Bavaria. IN 4 speech inaug-
sS!ating the new Palace Of Justice at
nuremberg. as quoted by the Over
seas News Agency.
we do not know how long the war
"Ai 90 on" said the King, but we
Anow to a certainty that we shall
MsSe no peace which lowers us, but
WY such a peace as will give US a
~uer position than we had before.
Long before the war broke out I
as'o repeatedly that we could not be
s,ateful enough toward our emperor.
mo SO long maintained peace. In
spi'e OF our emperor's pacificism we
e engaged in the greatest Of wars.
u we shall be able to Withstand It.
~ anxs to the tenacity and resistance
!" our brave troops"
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in Strike
on N. Y.
Car Lines
Statement by Fedora
ton Organizer Sug-
gests Force
President Shonts Refuses Arbi-
tration Suggested by City
Officials

New York. Sept. 12.-After Mayor
Mitchell and the Public Service Com
mission had taken steps late today to
terminate the transit strike in this
city by urging that it be Immediately
declared off and that both sides arbi-
trate their differences, President
Shonts Of the marlborough Rapid
Transit Co.. announced that he would
not accept the recommendation. Plans
to continue and extend the strike were
discussed at a meeting of the Central
bodies Of central New York tonight.
Following the conference Hugh
Frayne, state organizer of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, issued
statement as follows:
THE concensus Of opinion among
the members of the various organiza-
tons represented was that the railway
officials must be met with the sort Of
force they are applying to the men,"
Frayne declared that the United
Hebrew Trades were represented, at
the conference for the first time. These
trades. it is said, have a membership
Of 100000.
An investigation started by the cor
oner after an accident in the Bronx
this morning in which two persons
were killed and many others injured
when car got beyond control Of an
inexperienced mqtorman and crashed
into an automobile. revealed that many
strikebreakers had been employed pre-
viously as truckmen.
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Peculiar
Baseball
Situation
Magnates May Provide
Several Worlds Series
Schedules
Thus Be Ready When Any One
Team in Each League Has Sc
cured Victory

New York, Sept. flowing to the close
ness Of the two major league pennant
,sces members of the National Commits
dim are handicapped in efforts to draw
y, a schedule and make other arrange
wants for the holding Of the worlds Sc
No.. less than a month away. Although
me date for the opening game has been
financially set for Saturday. Oct. Z. the
commission is unable to determine which
clubs will participate.
This problem. It was announced here
today. will be fully discussed at Cincin-
natl on Friday, when the commission and
the club owners gather for the annual
drafting of minor league players. The
situation may result. it was indicated. in
the extraordinary procedure Of preparing
a number Of worlds series schedules COW
ering National and American League
clubs which have a chance to win the
chance to compete in the baseball classic.
Only three weeks leeway will exist at
the time the magnates meet in Cincin-
natl and 1t has been suggested that the
only way to meet the conditions would be
10 adopt this broad schedule plan. probap'
" including Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Boston In the National League, and Bos'
ton, Detroit and Chicago in the Amert'
can League.
The following list Of double header
dates fixed for playing off the postponed
and tied games was issued today by Sec
retary Heydler Of the National League:
At Boston-Pittsburg Sept. %, Is and Is
AT northumberland Sept. is; Chica'
30 Sept. q. Is.
At New York-Cincinnat Sept. 10; Pitts
burg Sept. Is and 10: st. Louis Sept. 2
and q: Boston Sept. % and go
At Philadelphia-St. Louis Sept. 10: Chi.
cago Sept 16: Boston Oct. and 3.
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Il come to you," Mr.. Hughes said
"as the spokesman Of a reunited Re-
publican party. We have said it was
reunited, We have devoutly hoped il
was reunited. Now Maine proves that
it is reunited. Whoever was skeptical
about that before must hide his cyni-
cism now. We shall abandon no ef-
forts; we shall not change our plans
or aims, but we shall go forward with
renewed confidence because the old
State in the northeast corner has
spoken in no uncertain voice.
Administrators Failure
Mr.. Hughes assailed the Wilson ad-
ministration for failure to reduce the
cost Of living, for extravaganza, for
failure to protect American lives and
rights abroad, and for failure to live
up to its promise to observe the merit
system" The nominee emphasized
previous declarations that the cam
paign was a good natured" one. He
delighted, he said. to call his political
opponents his friends on the other
SIDE"
Significant Support
A delegation Of former Progressives
headed by William e. Howell, chair
man Of the Progressive county com
mittee, and a number Of suffragists
occupied seats on the platform.
Praises Camp
Earlier in the day the nominee visite,
the military training camp here, remain
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WILSON DECIDES
TO RETURN TO HIS
SUMMER HOME

New London, Sept. 12-President Wilson
decided tonight to return to his summer
home. Shadow Lawn. Long Branch, N. j..
tomorrow morning. He was advised by
the physicians attending his sister, who
IL critically Ill here and constantly un-
der the influence Of opiates. that she
might linger in her present condition sew
eral days. The President. it was an
nounced. plans to return to her il there
IL definite turn for the worse In Mrs.
Howe's condition.
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TUESDAY SCORES
INTERCOLLEGIATE
TENNIS MATCHES

Philadelphia, Sept 1.-TWO Harvard
men, two from Princeton and one each
from the University Of Southern Cali
fornia, the University Of Pennsylvania,
Cornell and Yale. survived the first and
second rounds Of the singles section Of
the annual intercollegiate tennis tour
nament. played today on the courts of
the Merton Cricket Club, Haverford.
The men who won were Leonard Beck
man Of Princeton, Jerry Weber, the
Yale captain, Warren Of California and
Blair Of Cornell
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In Half Hours Fighting Capture Nearly
Four Mile: of First Line Trenches
Near Combles
IMPROVE POSITIONS BY SEIZURE
OF TRENCHES ON PER0NNE ROAD
British Continue Bombardments and Make
Gains in Takinos Region - Bulgars Evacuate
Forts at Kavala

Resuing their offensive to the north of the Somme
France the French forces have again smashed the German
line capturing front line and other trenches taking about
1900 prisoners
The attacks coming after several days comparative
calm in the region where for weeks past violent fighting had
been made the
bes to the river So vicious the thrust of the French that
required only half hour for them the resist
of the Germans and make themselves of three
three-quarters miles of first line trenches.
Later east and southeast of Cobes they addition
trenches along the road which
Peronne nohward through Bapaume and Behune
placing serious impeachment in the way the movement of
German transports from the north and making the
French position north Of Peronne seemingly enacing
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BRITISH BREAK
NEUTRALITY Law
IN PHILIPPINES
British Torpedo Boat Holds up
Native Steamer in Territorial
Waters of Philippines-U. S.
to Protest

Washington, Sept. 12.-Violation OF
American neutrality by British tor
pedo boat which held up and exam
,lned the Philippine steamer Cebu
within the territorial waters Of the
philippines. was reported to the War
Department today by Governor Gen
eral Harrison. The dispatch immedi-
ately was transmitted to the State
department and will be made the sub I.
!ect Of vigorous protest to Great
Britain.
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y KILLED ina
MEXICO WRECK

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept. 12.-Twenty-
two persons were killed when a north
bound passenger train on the National
Railway Of Mexico struck spreading
rail near Ortie, Chihuahua, about "a
miles south Of Chihuahua City, last
Sunday. according to reports received
In Juarex today.
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Representatives OF Carranza
Exchange Visits with Wilson
President Tells Cabrera and Colleagues that Re-
generation of Mexico Must Come from With
in and That All Lines Of Development Must
Be Parallel

New London, Conn.,, Sept. H.
Wilson lent his per.
sonal presence today to aid the
American-Mexican Joint Com
mission in seeking a permanent
foundation of sympathy and
understanding on which may
rest the future relations of the
United States and Mexico.
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Nominee Hughes at
Plattsbur9 Speaks:
of Maine Election
Proves Republican Party Reunited, He Asserts
Reads Vindication of Republican Cam
paign Procedure

Pattsburg NJ Y, Sept 12-Chares E. Hughes in the last
Of his Presidential paign trip tonight
before crowd that filled the Opera House, that result
Maine had proved that the publican party reunited He
declared that the party would change plans or aims
Persons the audience took the reference apply criticisms
of the methods pursued in cond uctng the political campaign
and applauded the nominee Wig orously.
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Exchanges Calls

cares and his vigil at the bedside Of his
sister, who is dying here. Mr.. Wilson
exchanged calls with General Carran-
za's representatives. It was the first
time the executive had dealt personally
with a representative Of the Mexican de
facto government and the significance
Of this fact was not lost on the com.
missioners.
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Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston, Sept. 12.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Wednesday fair and
warmer; Thursday becoming unset
tied; moderate southerly winds.
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Washington, Sept. 12.-Ambassador
Guthrie at Toxic, cabled the State
today that the Japanese
foreign minister had Informed him
there was nothing in Japan's demands
upon China in connection with the
Cheg Chiatun incident that infringed
the sovereignty Of China or impaired
the Root-Takahira agreement.