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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08
Iutf Al Trayeis At Speed Three
Times That of SwIftest
Liner. N
0ullBIE IoRPfDo N TRIAL
Nslss 81 Turbines % Great That All
Orders Are Given BY slonal-- q
chip shakes % Though
n EarthqualtA

Rome Tut All is the name Of
Itniy's youngest battleshIps- The name
means SAll Wings" and It ID not bad
u yrhossn. for this ship dashes through
~ ocean at the rate. Of the fastest
trlin that speeds across America. The
infeutors are In the italian navy. and
do was built In Italir shipyards with
italian machinery and Of italian steel.
The invsntors' names, the ships ton
nage, its present whereabouts, are oil
Z dead secret. But the fact remains
that ~All Wings" In her trial trip did
500 miles at three times the rate Of
the fastest transatlantic ship.
outruns a Torpedo.
eDusing the trip says an officer,
swe were attacked by an enemy sub
marine. You would have laughed to
So the torpedo fall several hundred
yards clear Of our stern. for we went
70 quick that no torpedo now being
used could touch Us. Tho torpedo
cA(chers which escorted us were left
fat behind. In 1 few minutes Ill we
s4W oe tAem was a bit Of smoke"
II 1his ship has stood her trials 20
wSIi hat more are In the stocks. Tut
An is said to have Joined the Adri.
aftc flset.
~ neither coal nor naphtha could
be stored in large enough quantities
to enable Tutt' All to travel at such
rate, the Inventors had recourse to
d epmbination Of naphtha and coma
pressed nc. TIE naphtAa passes
through compressed afr At snch ter
rife rate that II emerkes In state. Of
pulverization It Is then propelled into
so-called boilers by means Of atmos-
pheric pressure. thus producing heat
of from 1900 10 1900 degrees cent?
grade. Tut All has three turbines,
which prcpel with . force Of 8.400
horse power each.
Terrific Speed.
The result IL the terrific speed at.
tained and the general effect Of
phantom ship. The safety valves
throw or showers Of water and pull
yerixed naphtha, which turn brigh'
purple in the sun as they fly upward
The ship shakes as though It were II
/ a perpetual earthquake. Even hard
ened seamen have to learn to wall
on Tntts ALI The steel lining woult
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08
LOTS or MONEY IN KANSAS
HAT passed Tor $500 to Put New
Church Out ct Debt srlnes
Back s2o2s.,

Smith Center, an.-There Is lot
Of money in Kansas--enough to buy
the minister q motor car merely by
passing the hat In q crowd.
90 comes the report from Harlan,
Kan, where fancy-priced hogs, cattle,
wheat and corn are the means Of sus-
tenance for farmers.
The other day, says ]. w. Patiee Of
this town. q 5000 church was being
dedicated aud the finance COMMITTEES
announced the. fund to put the church
out Of debt lacked $1,000.
~Pass the hat yelled someone.
The hat contained $2,DQ9 In cash and
checks when It got back.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08

Il 4t A
Az Q result Of home town en-
terprise Pattonsburg, Dasi ess
county. now has ! produce oom-
pany which has grown until y
smploys 66t persons.
rt's l wise farmer that knows
his own wild geese, O.6. Grady
Of Saline, In MERCER county stood
In hisfront yard recently and shot
four wild geese that had come toll
visit 4 nook of wild geese be had
succssdsd IN domesticating,
Tine vas when little girls long
cd Tor the time to come when they
would be grown mp and could
wear long dresses. Its diifaren,l
now, at least the Elsbsrry Demo-
crat says It 10, since the big girls.
wear theirs cutoff 81 The knees. \
The Mound City, Holt county,
mill company, which made y cop-
tract with the National Biscuit
Co., last April, for 2,5oO barreIr
OF hour, closed q contract . week
/ ago for 5000 barrels to be deliy-
cred prior to May !, 1917 The
contract price was s7.6oper bar
rel. amounting TO Z total " $685.,
|0oo.
The oldest voter ii northeasl
Missouri, II not in the ensiu.
state. is Henry Knowles, Of Puts
nam county, whom the local pa-
psrs cay Il 1O7 years old He i
mentally md physically vigorous
for one Of bic age. The first ile-
tional election in which he par.
ticipated was that of iS32--tlit
contest between Andrew jackson
and Henry Clay.
ofhciaI returns show that Mon-
roe county isAstill the hanpe'
/ Democratic OF Missouri. the per
ssntsgs hseplng upsteshasof for
mer years. Other counties pro-
duce. greater Democratic plural
itiss. bat in no other + the vot'
90 one-sided. The Democrats
cast nearly four thousand vote
and all the other parties combined
cast less than one thousand.
j Tho meeting Of the Missour
State Teachers Association whiol
, was held recently 10 81. Loui
was the most successful In It
! history. More than 5000 Mis-
, souri, teachers were enrolled. TIL
|, program was varied, numerou
/ section or division meetings beinI
. held, so that every teacher coul
find something Of personal inter
est all the time. One Q. the mos
7 striking features Of the progra'
twas the demonstration OF physl
! Gal educstion as given In the 8
Y Lcuis schooIs. The Associatio
meets next November in Kansi
City. Mr.. Ira Richardson, prei
!, dent Of the Normal school
Maryville, was elected prsside'
Y for the ensuing year,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08
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p.n,,fliaan,a Lauaent--
= = Y. ". ]: y III ~ bouvsacy.
IA M ~ |. /. !, ,osi IN NM,
~ Mo. ,y 1 whlstIs olsdsome tunss
M moro you'll hear me sing.
M clothss ars getting raggsdy,
Nv shoes are never bright,
FDr lost 10y whole dern fortune
son ths prssi = asnslal ngn"
/ lost my coat snd ovsrshoss.
I lost ny union suits. Y.
I lost three psirs Of holeproof hose
And : brand now puuo
" eold cufi links are going,
nv r,ackinaw is gons,
The only stuff I call my own
Il ,nnk that wouldn't pawn,
, ", NJ. ana co,,.rs.
- w va s.ss ! ~ . sssva
n.'1ou. . s y, ! . Y 4. .r,r c,ock
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08
utus But ShelI.p Perforated Walla
and Cellars n Houses
| Remain.


i r. 4 10 81 y i -
British Headquarters ID Efsncer-
Arras has been called the most poig-
nantly saddening memorial Of the pres
ent war. Ihave visited many devastated
areas In two trips to the British front |
this year, during which have had an
opportunity to skirt most Of the line |
held By King Georges armies. ! have
Just visited Arras and I acQuiesce ID
tho belief that Il brings home the
cruelues Of war more than any town
or city which I have heretofore visit
ed. have tried 70 Imagine myself an
American tourist and Arras a. one Of
the memorials kept az II h for the
view Of the whole world, writes Joseph
wv. Grigg In the New York World,
aIn ten years time pilgrimages to e
would amass to the French enough
money to build another Arras." was
the comment Of one Of my comparisons
as we passed through IT. streets.
Hardly 3 house In the place but
what has suffered from the German
bombardments. especially the 6sfce
Ibomhardment Of january and Febru-
,ary. 1915. Where shells have not done
actual damage. concuslon has. In the
cellars few families still reside, de-
spite tho shells which ftfuliy are
"lobbed over" by the Germans.
Arras might have been fought Qvsr
yesterday. for pieces Of shell and
other paraphernalia Of war arc still
In evidence through its thoroushfaress
a csntsrylo oId psgssn =
We went into cue building wherA
sonly very recently. have been found
scrlbbled on the walls the names Of .
number Of Engllshmen who were kept
there In prison little more than q CEN
,tury ago. They were: John ELLIS, pris-
.oner Of war. l806-1810; William Mil.
William Wheatley and Thomas AZ,
,deson. prisoners Of war, 1600-1si0;
John Jemisou. prisoner Of war, August.
1906. ana John Jones prisoner Of war.
December. 1903.
II battlenelds are already being.
leased for tourist purposes, what 4
profitable project II would be for some
of these sforebanded speculators if'
they could only obtain an option on
Arras, grewsome as tho. tnought of
sueh prolit-.naking Is when the war u,
stlll before its very doors.
/ ws,walked through streets lined on
both sides with ragged structures.
some were only. frameworiks for g.
gantlc shell holes; others were nib
bled here and there by smaller shells
or shrapnel. Between the cobbls-
stones 10 the street the grass was
road tracks at the big station. -, :
We climbed piles Of debris from the
cathedral and wended our way through
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-08
'ROUNDAB BOUTTHE STATE.


SSvv$vyvsSSSSSyS~yvSvyvv
dozen 81 the FARMERS iat hens. and
ran away, The farmer still has
the car awaiting sn owner.
a ssaled pop hottle cast like
bread upon the waters Of the
James river, near Turner, inl
Greene county last June. hasl
been reported found on the coast
'of Panama. Pupils of the SPRING
field Normal school were on an
outing whom II was proposed tol
write the names Of several on y
piscs Of paper. inclose Il in the
bottle and kst Il adrift. MISS Opal
Pope, of Hartville, received u
letter the other day from one cf|
the crew -of The U. 8. 8. Raleigh
telling her that while strolling on
1.-The beach OF Panams recently heI
found the bottle containing the
names Of the student party.
Rexiord Ewing. . young man
residing south 81 Birch Tree,
Shannon county, and rot far from
the Greg IN county line, was bura.
| Cd 10 death week or two ago In
= forest nrs near Fishers Pond.
For several days the woods had
been burning IN the neighbor-
hood and many were out back.
firing and fighting the nre. II i
supposed the young man was
caught between the main frs and
the back.firs and overcome BY
smoke. The next day after he
was missiug : ssarahlne party
found the charrsd bones oeside y
partially burned pine log.
rha daoonstrat,on of . chami.
cal fire extinguisher at Chillicothe
recently caused the town liar to
la, - ,rc,dsnt that he rac.lled
. . .;m,l.r demonstration. The
s,orv NE th.t vhils Inc aoen,
\ ~ ~ .x,;a ou;aber was attend.
;nc M = ...r,;no : hic roaring a.,
!, ~ ~h;oh to sbow Of thu worl
- NJ apr,r.tns some Of IN,
hovs abon. amntied cat The licuis
chemicals and filed the thing VI
with coal oil. The result cou''
} be imagined better than u can o
told he said.
Il Don't dare . woman. Russsl
, Smith and j. J. Balm told the wo
) man Of the Wsatboro, Atchisol
Icounty, Christian church that the,
. .Icould have all the corn they woul
husk In q day. Nov you can
ALWAYS tell what women will do
I ?. =.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
Over $4,000 Illegally Paid.

The number of technically illegal
payments are numerous and total $47,-
1887, according to the exhaustive re-
port made by experts who examined
the accounts in the State Banking De-
partment from April 10, 1911, to JAN
uary 1, 1915. The report has just been
made public by State Auditor A V.
Donahey. 1t covers a part of the term
of former Superintendent of Banks
Frank E. Baxter and all that of former
Superintendent Emory Lattanner The
alleged illegal payments are computed
under an opinion by the attorney gen.
eral. Most of the alleged irregulari-
ties are due to payments of liquidating
expenses which were made without the
court approval, which, the attorney
general says, should have been OBJ
tanned for each.
One item mentioned is OF $4,775.61
in liquidating the Metropolitan Bank
and Trust Co. In this disputed item
is one charge of $13 for picture frames
for portraits of Governors Cox and
Harmon and Superintendent Lattan-
ner. The report charges that doubtful
claims have been sold or compounded
without an order of court; that no
record of appointment of deputies put
in charge of banks could be located;
that no record could be found showing
that the superintendent had fixed the
salaries of deputies, clerks and attor-
neys, and that such salaries had been
paid without court order.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
seIectinq the Camp Site.

Unless you know your country well,
do not rush to make camp on arrival,
but take enough time to hunt up
good comfortable location. If there
are any guides to be had, ask their
advice, and the small charge they will
make to show you some of the best
places will be more than repaid in ex-
ira satisfaction. The most important
requirements are sufficient firewood
and good drinking water. 1t is not q
great task to go some distance for
water, but the wood must be close at
hand. If possible, select q location
where the morning sun will shine di-
rectly on the tent. This is for two
purposes; to keep the camp dry. and
to get everyone up while the coffee
and pancakes are hot. 1t is well TO
have the camp partially shaded after
ten o'clock in warm weather and
enough trees about to break the force
of the wind, not that there is any
danger of a tent blowing down when
pitched in either manner described
below, but continuous strong winds
become very tiresome and make the
keeping of food warm almost an i'm
possibility. Moderate breezes are
most desirable for keeping away flies
and cooling the tent.-Field and
Stream.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
Doos Amono the FIjers,

When Lieutenant and Mrs. Theodore
Marburg, Jr., arrived in this country
recently they brought with them a lit
tie Scottish terrier, Jockomeo. which
is one of several of the breed called
aviation hounds" by the British forces
along the war front in France, where
they figure largely in the aviation
camps.
The little canine fiier has short,
low-lying body, a long nose. with
rough, wiry, black hair, streaked with
white, and pair of brilliant eyes that
express d wealth of intelligence
Marburg said Jockomeo and the others
of his breed in the camp are trained
to guard the hangers and give warning
when d hostile aeroplane makes its ap-
pearance.
These dogs make flights with the
aviators and hold the waste, spanners
and other tools in their mouths when
the aviatorS have occasion to make
repairs or adjustments.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21

porting the loss of the stone. It's too
valuable a thing to leave to chance.
Don't you see that when those prison
ers of yours discover that it has been
lost they'll put up an awful howl?
Then If any investigation is made, it'll
only show that you had the stone in
your possession, and that you declined
to turn it over to the priest. The pa
pers1l make capital Of it, and you'll
achieve a very undesirable notoriety.
Report the matter at once. If you'll
write out wire I'll send it for you.
When will you be back?''
In three hours at most, sir, l think.
l can't thank you enough, sir, for
the interest you have taken. Here's
the message. SIR"
He scribbled a curt message and
swung into saddle.
"Good-by. major! I'll be back in
little while. Adios, sir. Right by
twos! Trot, marchI Route order!"
And the little squad of excited cav
alrymen moved quickly of up the
road.
After Kynaston left him Major
Updyke sat deep in thought for some
time. He was finally reused by a SOL
dier's rapping gently on the tent-pole.
"Come!" called the major, and the
man stepped inside.
Sir" he said, the officer who conf
manded the prisoners has asked me
to ask the major If he can see him"
Certainly. Go and tell the ser.
geant Of the guard to send him up
here under guard"
The soldier left.
Now" thought Major Updyke, II
wonder what new devilment is
afoot?"
A moment later the Mexican can
tain Of infantry entered the tent ami
introduced himself as Ell Capitah
Ygnacio Torres.
Il have asked for the honor Of an
interview, senior, because l am sure
that the Americans do not desire 70
lend themselves to a piece of intus-
tice. | refer, senior, to the taking of
our stores. The arms, Of course. !
understand are to be held until the
cessation of hostilities, as is required
by international law, but the other
things-the money and our personal
belongings-are not these respected
as in war;"
What personal belongings do you
mean, sir?''
Il mean, sir, that there was on one
Of these pack-mules a very valuable
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
Education by the movies"

Though motion pictures may never
supplant the schoolmaster, they are al
ready supplementing his work, and
make it possible to facilitate teaching
by illustrating of varied and effective
kind. Not least important is the aid
that may give the practicing doctor
and surgeon, especially in rare and diff
ficult emergencies. The perfection
reached in this new art was demon
strated in motion pictures of intricate
operations lately shown the New York
County Medical society. 1t was noted
that every movement of the surgeons
could be seen more clearly than when
viewed. directly in the ordinary clinic
amphitheater, for the pictures were
taken from the best viewpoint. With
films from the great surgical centers of
the world collected as a part Of the
medical library, the local operator sud-
denly confronted with a strange case
may promptly find needed details of
new or special operations by referring
to the stored pictures.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
CONTROLLED BY SOUND WAVE
ling the Death-DeaIing Devices EN-
ployed in Modern Warfare.

Lovers of opera, or otherwise, who
have had the pleasure, or otherwise,
of hearing some of the most modern
music, have come to realize that it has
other attributes than that of soothing
the savage breast. But to blow up
DattleShip by means of a Strauss dis
sonance or Wagner overture, to nip
Off prowling submarines with a Verdi
cadenza, or to make mine-strewn har-
Dor safe for your own ships with the
tender notes of a Schubert lullaby
seems another matter.
Expressed somewhat after the fash
ion of vers libre, that is more or less
the results that are expected from an
invention demonstrated to the writer.
Lieut.. Stiles NJ. Decker of the Pacific
coast artillery is the inventor of de-
vice that he believes will go a long
way toward revolutionizing our coast
defense. Patents have been applied
for and preliminary tests have shown
conclusively, it is said, that control of
underwater mines may be successfully
maintained through sound waves for
firing, testing or rendering the mines
neutral. 1t is believed to be the first
time that the energy of sound has been
used as a means of controlling the ac-
tion of source of energy.
The fact that mines have to be
either controlled from the shore or by
means of wires or else planted loose
so that they will explode on contact
has long been a source both of ex-
pense and trouble, according to Lieu
tenant Decker. The cable to the mines,
when this is used, is very expensive
and becomes useless in the course OF a
few years. Also it is not a very diff
cult matter under certain conditions
for 1t to be destro! ed by an enemy,
thus rendering the mines useless. The
mines that are simply planted with no
further means of control may become
rs dangerous to the ships of this coun-
try as they are to those of an enemy.
If there could be some means of con-
trolling them from the land without
the necessity of any actual physical
connection the advantages are SO ap-
parent that they need no enumeration
After considering number of pos
sible solutions Lieutenant Decker con
ceived the idea of using sound waves
which, as is we'll known, can be carried
under water. With this as working
basis he has built up his theory OF
making mine that will be controlled
| by a series of musical notes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
LATEST OF ALL THE BIRDS
Feathered WEARY Willie" Sleeps All
Day and Absolutely Refuses to
Go After Food.

LATEST of birds is the frogmouth.
He sleeps all day, and instead of flying
about in search of food he sits still on
a limb and literally waits for the in
sects to come and feed him. He's
such a sound sleeper that you can
knock him off his perch with a club
and he'll not wake up. He inhabits
the islands of the Indian ocean and
Australia.
He's about the size of the whippoor-
will and gets his name from his wide
mouth, which also serves as his insect
trap. Too lazy to fly for his food, like
other birds, he crawls along the limb
of tree. opening his wide mouth and
swapping it shut. catching what flies
and gnats come within his range.
At night he's found perched with
his mate on the roofs of houses, on
fences or stumps. Only after the sun
goes down does he show any inclina
tion to move about. ALI day he sits
! feet glued to the limb of a gum tree
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
Bill the Mononolist.

A socialistic writer was talking in
Boston about the dye trust recently
formed in Germany.
sit includes all the German dye
firms" he said. Talk about a mon
opoly, Ell? Why. it's as bad as Bill
Smith.
Bill Smith went off to the shore
for week or two, and on his return
took Sam Jones to task severely.
Look here, SAM he said, I UNDER
stand that while was off at the shore
you took advantage of my absence to
hang around Mabel Green almost ev-
cry night
"'No, Bill said Sam you're mis-
taken. It's her sister, Sallie Green,
that I've been hangin' round
"Well, said Bill, that makes no
difference. got my eye on both them
girls"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
Poor Service.

The rector of a rural parish in Eng
land, says the Manchester Guardian,
was trying to make conversation with
o parishioner whose son was in the
army. Not meeting with much sue
cess he finally yentured: Naturally
l take deep interest in this force at
Saloniki. Are you aware, Mrs. x.
hat these are the Thessalonians to
whom st. Paul sent a letter."
Mrs. \ looked up from the wash
tub. "Well. he may have written
there: I'm not saying he didn't. But
I'm sorry for i'm if he sent parcels. l
sent two to my boy months since. and
they amt been delivered yet"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21

'Sir, Sergeant Black has directed ME
to inform the troop commander that
the old padre has left the camp. The
sentry on the picket line says he seen
him pull his freight out on the trail
that leads up on the mesa just aftnr
the lieutenant and the major went out
Of camp an hour ago.
Kynaston, HIS brow wrinkled with
astonishment, picked the bunch of RAYS
to pieces.
Then he began frenziedly to tu n
over the saddle-bags. Finally turnir g
them inside out he threw bags ard
rags upon the blanket-covered tab, g
and leaned forw2rd with whitened
face.
The Bell is gone!" he said in a
voice that shook with anger and NOR
tification. The Bell is gone!"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
CHAPTER ~.
Across the Line.

Across the Line.
A long silence fell Kynaston WAS
the first to break it.
Sergeant" he said quickly, send
two men to round up that old priest.
He cannot have got very far, for he
is blind and could not see his road.
Stay after him till you get him and
then bring him back here to me-
Il want a few words with him, "
he added grimly.
Isn't this a sweet mess?" he sail,
turning to Major Updyke.
The older officer nodded.
"Kynaston," he said presently
take my advice and send a wire at
once to department headquarters re
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21
HEAVY GALE SWEEPS COAST
Extensive Damage Wrought by Wind
Along the Georgia and South
Carolina Atlantic.

Atlanta. Ga, July ia sixty-four-
mile gale that swept the Georgia and
South Carolina coasts did extensive
damage, particularly at Charleston
where telephone and telegraph wires
were destroyed. leaving the city isoIat-
ed. Waves were dashed over the sea
wall at Charleston and many barges
and other small craft in the harbor
broke adrift. Savannah reported that
the height of the storm had passed
there but that d negro fisherman had
heen carried out to sea and drowned
before the gale began to die down.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-21

than I ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA
WYNN, 2812 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is a most crit
ical period of q woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
tirnidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, variable ap-
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege,
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