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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Austria-Hungsry stepped into the
llmelight last week, and the develop
ments in the dual monarchy were not
calculated 10 please Kaiser Wilhelm.
In the first place. Count Tisza. pre-
mier Of Hungary. the iron man" who
for years has been the leader of the
pro-Germans OF AuStria-Iungary. was
finally forced out of office. together
with his entire cabinet. Then came
the story, from Swiss Catholic paper
that Empress Zita had publicly stnted
that Austria would soon be at peace
Il contamination for which both she
and the emperor had been striving.
This statement of the empress was
borne out by the peace discussions in
the Vienna papers. They printed Aus
trials Reputation Of annexation and
indemnity claims with reference To
Russia, and then went 10 the astnnish-
ing length Of announcing that Austria
was ready to abandon all claims to ad-
ditional territory on its southern from
tier, meaning In the Balkans. and even
might consider ltaly's claims to Trieste
and the Trentino. II all this is true.
Austria-Hungnry is indeed tired of the
war and may be speedily approaching
the breaking point with Germany.
Trying to Hold Russia Steady.
The socalled passing of the crisis in
Russia has not relieved to any great
extent the anxieties of the other allies
as TO the future conduct of that M
tion. Its armies still rest passive
along the eastern fronts. the soldiers
,fraterniZing with the common enemy.
despite the appeals of War Minister
iKerensky and others Of the govern
'ment. Admiral Goltchak. commander
of the Russian Black sea fleet. after
visit to the front, said: THE army
lmay be said to have practically CON
cluded peace with Germany at mo-
ment when a Russian offensive might
have played a decisive part In the Eu-
ropean campaign" Albert Thomas,
French minister Of munitions. told the
workmen's and soldiers delegates in
Moscow that thousands of French and
British soldiers were perlshing while
awaiting RuSs;a,s co.onerat,on on
which they had n right IN ccunt Gor-
eminent officials and delegates all nd
NIT these facts, but they seem TO have
small effect on the individual soldiers
Addressing @ convention NJ Russian
armv and navy commanders. command
,er in chief Alexierf pleaded with them
to bring the soldiers hack to tbeir
duty, and to stand firm for the prose
cution of the war. and this they prom
Used with great enthusiasm.
The council of peasants deputies
on Thursday passed resolution sup
porting the present government and
ministry.
| Ribo, r.IIs Er,,c.,s ai,s
!
The ruling powers in Russia, II they |
tbot the o,ho- on,an,o Iii
brought to adopt the policy of a peacp
without annexatIons or indemnities
and desire a conference for the MIR.
pose of modifying the demands 70 ba
made on the central powers. Premie,
Ribot's reply to this is that restoration
! of lost provinces" is not to he consid
cred annexation. and that inda,n,i,r
! for ravages in invaded lands is a con.
tribution which is inflicted as a 6na
for wrong done. a requirement whicL,
both law and equity demand. France
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Mms. M. c. Hawkins and Ben
Moss left Monday for a two weeks
visit at Macon City Iowa, where
they will be the guest of Mrs. Carl
Jaeger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Mrs. Y. M. oun.,an-.s.
lor a three weeks visit at Wichita
Mans Mr.. Sullivan accompanied
her as far as Kansas City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

DR.. W. T. Bell of Stoutsville was
the guest of relatives here Tuesday
He was enroute home from a bust
ness trip at Hannibal
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Travis Willis left Monday for
plttsburs' Pa, where he will work
with his brother-in,law, Jesse SUIT
man for an Automobile firm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Miss Dorothy Clark of ILL.,, return
ed home Monday after a short visit
here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01
Among the First to Register

among the First to Register
Charley Sullivan who is travel
ing saleman for the H. j. Cole & Co.
secured his registration blank from
Decatur, Ill, promptly filled it out
last Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Evertte Lawson was a Hannibal
visitor Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01
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the world, that the conferences .isrun,
nne of the kaiser's schemes 70 US. -, rr
W.. .., on+onta Russia and all neulrai
lne e msre notified of this action
About the same time rumOrs came ca st to
washington that Russia aireauy ,,n sou
concluded an armlstice with De VI
Vienna, or both. ,-or,
That all the fangs were not oraWh
from the Jaws of the old MI ,.r
regime was evidenced TuesuAY n
m unsuccessful attempt was nsue 10
assassinate Minister Of War hei'"HN''
70 add to the perplerlties Of the pro-
vIsionnI government OF Russn uie
swedish political party, reprs ssa0,,l;
most of the wealthy and ihnssnua,
classes in Finland. met in conslSs anu
declared for q complete sepafau'n VI
the grand duchy of Finland hue nus
Sin and Its establishment as so'er-
eign state. ,,o.h
Over in China the kaiser lost anoth-
er point when President Ii fus' n n
dismissed from Office Premlsi Iuan
Chi Jul, who had effectuallI oion.u 'ne
eror,s of the rest of the cabnet nhd
a large mart of the parliament 70 nave
China declare war on Germap, "
WI Tine-fang, former ambasauor 10
the United States, was mao' "e''ns
premier and authorized to fof' u ne"
cabinet.
Declaration of war by Brazil aeainst
Germany was brought neare ny the
reouest of President Braz ifat con-
gress revoke the decree OF neu'raii'y
and that Brazil take staO niohs'
side of the United States.
On Bat.IeheIds Of Erase.
Such progress as was msas curing
the week in pushing back the SermahS
in France was mainly BY ns FRENCH
in their campaigns south 90 south-
east of Laon and east Of Rains. In
both sectors they gained IMPORTANT
ground, Selling the dominating heights
above the Ailette valley andn the VI
cinity of Moronvilliers. Gensnl Petain
thus put his troops In psauon 10
threaten the Reims salient heiu by
the Germans, and to attad me Laon |
fortress from the rear and umpei The
retirement of the Teutons . this en-
tire sector.
The British were busy cuasolidatinG |
the positions they had won along the
Hindenburg line from Arms to Bulie-
court and repelling the rsp.afed and
vigorous counter-attacks d the Ger
mans. Won Hindenburg VS. prodigal
in the use of the fresh tro9s brought
from the Russian front. b, In every
important instance his attempts TO re-
gain lost ground was fruitss, and the
slaughter was terrible.
In reply to the italian p1sh toward
Trieste the Austrians begsn a violent
cOunter-offensiye In the Tr1tino, tenn
porarily gaining some Grand from
which they were driven h.E. The ad-
vance on Trieste slackend somewhat
during the first part Of ID week. but
this was only to gather t1ce, for on
Thursday General Cad9ia's troops
smashed their way thruah the Aus
TRAN lines on a wide frut from Cas-
tagnavizza to the Gulf Of Trieste.
This front had been stfuagly fOtified
by the Austrians and vn considered
by them almost imprer,ble. The
Italians took the town Of Jimiano, and
captured 5000 prisoner hcluding 800
officers. Ten batteries d British ar.
tillery took an imporant part In the
great battle.
U. S. Helps In War a U-Boats.
The British admiralty Ia its weekly
report showed big increases in the ar
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01

Prohibits injurious speculation
Ill Inc necrSSarirS of life and gives
.ne president power 70 regulate or pro-
nlDlt the operation Of Stock or grain
exchanges.
! D. HiEeS the president power To fix
maximum and minimum prices Oh NEG
esSaries Of life In certain instances.
]. Gives the president puwrr TO pre-
vent Use of grain or food in the manu-
facture Of liquor at his discretion.
.. Gives the president power to con-
trol all distribution agencies by means
of licensing.
u. Gives the president power 10 fix
food and grain standards.
7. Gives the president power to pur-
chase, store and dispose Of ncccssarics
OF life in order to break corners" and
otherwise regulate supply and prices.
y. Provides for taking over by the
government of factories, mines, or
plants the owners of which do not COM
ply with the presidents orders.
o. Gives the president power to per-
NIT the mixing Of corn and wheat flour
and to establish percentage OF flour 70
be obtained from wheat.
10. Provides that the president may
delegate any or all Of the powers con-
ferred on him by the bill TO any per.
son he may designate.
Liberty Bonds Selling Fast.
Public officials, the press and finan-
cial institutions are everywhere COM
bining to push the Liberty loan bonds.
and the demand for those securities
was great throughout the country, and
increased every day. 1t was predict
ed that the bonds would sell Mt pre-
MUM as soon as the war Is over, and
they are already popular with the
small investor
The treasury department announced
that the s2O0OOO,OO0 OF shOrt-term
treasury certificates recently issued
had been oversuhscrIbed by at least 30
per cent. This despite the opinion OF
J. p. Morgan that they would not be
readily absorbed
John ID. ROckefell< added S25OO0.-
600 to the endowment of the Rookie
Teller foundation and the trustees de
cidrd that S1OOO0.OOo of II should be
used for war purposes. ON the same
day n rise Of = cents gallon in the
price Of gasoline was announced
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST Week
Events in Austria-Hungary Are
Indicative of a Break With
Germany.
kAIsER's MAN, TszA, IS OUT

Frances Reply to Russia's Peace Pol
icy-ltalians Make Another Big kd-
vance Toward Trieste-House Of
Representatives Passes Great
est Of War Tax Bills.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-06-01
U. S. Helps In War a U-Boats.

- " S-5Soho.
The British admiralty Ia its weekly
report showed big increases in the ar
rivnls and salllnss and ierease in the
number of vessels sunk b submarines.
and gave ample credit to the American
destroyers for this gratifying showing
Following closely on he adniralt!
report came the annoancement that
German submarines had sunk the
british transport Tanglvania and
french steamer sontay, In the Medi-
terranean with the los Of As lives.
another vessel torpedod was an un-
named American steamer of 5000 tons
carrying n cargo for Sutherland. The
british admit they are combating the
u-boats only with "hara work and In
mite pains" but American inventors
are still busy. Hudson Maxim said he
mad perfected a device that would
make ships immune from the subma-
fihe peril and Lewis Hezog. an artist,
was said to have devised a method for
painting vessels that rea,ly reduces
their visibility at sea william Mar
conf, who came over NTH the Italian
war mission, says the Ialians are now
using a device with which 10 subma-
rlhes were destroyed ID the first three
weeks of its operation.
The first detachment Of United
States army engineers rss cbed London
on Wednesday on its ray to France.
Two units of the American hospital
corps also arrived ia England.
oolnss In cnor.sa
u, me house of representatives on
wednesday passed tbs grsptest war
"a olli In the history Of any nation.
ooo |a.ileS total Of about s1,s7O,ooO.-
wv In all kinds of tays, The vote on
S sne measure was 800 to 10. There was
the III, opposition to many features Of
the bill' and many Of those who finally
tsr u ior 1t said they did so as a mat
o, Inc senate finance committee at
VIII r,ts ~, sesan pairing down the measure
ts, n ,, .ne Intention Of reducing the to-
ooo ', p,a- Of taxes to about sl,Oooyooc,-
s s; d planning min to raise the additional
-, by issues Of bonds.
,o ane second econ administration measure
, timing s., with the control Of food and
,O,'a necessaries was Introduced in the
l louse oy congressman Lever of South
!. .s, b,l Is Herbert Q. Hoover. select
- r.t ~ 'ne president to be food admins
narUs, said the blu should make it
,or 'o,e 70 eliminate hoa riding. srecula-
'p M, ana waste In distributIon.
Inc chief provisions of the bill are:
y. !. Prohibits the hoardey or corner
y " ne ,necess,ra. / Life.
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The Washington times., 1917-05-24
CUBS LOSE 5 In ROW;
MITCHELL UNDAUNTED
Says Team Is Getting Breath for
Second Whirl.

NE wYoRK. May 24.-Fred Mitch.
ell, firm believer IN a golden destiny
for the Cubs, after five straight de.
feats, is today still certain his Ma.
tional League surprise party has only
started, and Is just getting its breath
for another jolt.
Mitchell points with some satisfac-
ton to the fact that despite losses in
Philadelphia and defeat in the first
Giant tilt, his team was playing good
baseball in every game but one. He
declares his pitchers are pitching win
ming ball, but the breaks go against
the Cubs.
The breaks are always with a win
ming club. The only exception is that
a team wins by making the breaks.
That was true. of the worlds cham
pion Braves, and II has been true of
most championship clubs. When the
Cubs were JOY riding on the crest of
their tRn-straight spree, they were
making the breaks come to them
Mitchell is unshakeable in the belief
the breaks will come. The Cubs still
have the heart.
Considerable dependency is placed
by Mitchell in his pitching staff. His
team is not a heavy hitting aggrega-
tion. His hope lies in his pitchers be-
ing able to hold the opposition to a
few runs, for at best the Cubs will be
unable to make many more tallies
than there is an actual need for.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
GRADUATE MANAGERS IN
SESSION In new YORK
Will Decide Destiny Of IntercOlleg-
late Sport for Next Year.

NEW YORK, May 24.-coIlege ath-
letic officials from East and West,
North and South will hold a congress
at the Biltmore Hotel on Saturday.
In the afternoon the graduate man.
ayers of athletics will get together
and at night football officials and
coaches will confer at the annual
meeting OF the central board of Off
cials.
It is to be an occasion OF extraordi-
nary Significance and Importance
not only as far as intercollegiate sport
II concerned, but in the shaping of
the policy to be maintained in the
physical preparation of our future
soldiers not yet arrived at their ma
jority or who are not taken in the
first draft.
The question OF intercollegiate
sport this spring hardly will be touch
ed on. 1t is too late to discuss that
topic. The conference will have to
do with sport next autumn-partic-
ularly football.
President Wilson's plea for the con-
tinuaticn of sport has stirred those
colleges which were ready to go into
athletic Information until the coming
of peace. All the colleges now are
alive to the fact that they have a
duty to perform and that for the time
being the physical transcends the
scholastic.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
BURNS LEADS BATTERS
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giant Averages -PIays3 337th
Straight Game.

George Burns played his sS7th
straight game for the Giants yester-
day, and landed In the lead for batting
honors in the National League The
Giants outnelder gathered a pair of
hits yesterday in four times at bat.
Incidentally. II was the thirteenth
straight game in which Burns has
contributed at least one safe blow.
Another illustration OF Burns bat
ting prowess IL the fact that in only
two games this season has he failed
to hit safely. During this batting
streak through thirteen games Burns
made seventeen hits and scored nine
runs, for an average Of SIS.
Burns jumped from third TO first
place, Roush, who was leading. land
ing in third place He failed to get a
hit in four times at bat against Alex
ander.
Speaker retains the lead in the
American League. with wamsganss'
second. Neither man PLAYED yester-
day. Sisler was in action. but failed
to get hit. losing three points and
breaking the tie for second place
Here Is how the leading three" in
each big league are batting today:
NATIONAL, I,EAGITE
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
Why Golfers Want Early Peace
American and British Linksmen Yearning for
Resumption of International Matches.
England Has Edge.

One reason why American golfers
are awaiting so eagerly the end OF
the war is that they hope to see g
resumption of the international COM
petition which got away to such q
fine start in 1914, when Jerry Trav-
ers, Francis Ouimet, Chick Evans,
and other American players made II
more or less successful invasion of
foreign links.
The visit of the American golfers
created such interest and enthusiasm
at the time that it seemed as II
nothing could prevent an annual rep
etition Of international golf con-
tests. With the Olympic games for
the athletes of all nations, the Davis
Cup matches for tennis players, and
international yacht racing and polo
matches, it has been felt by many
golfers that their own sport was be-
ing neglected in a large field. How
ever, it is more than probable that
British and American golf will be in
much closer relationship after the
war than ever before.
BritiSherH willing.
It is known that British golfers are
more than ready to welcome a series
of international matches on the links,
and it is not likely that there will
be any dearth of American players
to make up a team. There is a move
ment on foot to organize some kind
of an international golf body, of
which the United States Golf Associa-
tion and the Royal and Ancient Club
of st Andrews would be members.
The ruling body in America looks
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
TO PAY FOR CONCERT,
NOT SUNDAY BASEBALL
YankeesBrOwns Game June 10 to
Follow Music.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The New
York Yankees and St Louis Browns
will play at the Polo Grounds Sunday,
June 10, but the contest was never
sanctioned by Mayor Mitchell, accord
ing to Harry Sparrows, business man
ager of the Yanks, as. Sunday base
ball in New York; is opposed by law.
On the date named there will be q
patriotic concert at the Polo Grounds
for which an admission is charged
and the proceeds of this concert are
to be given to the New York Engi-
neers. The ball game, which will be a
championship contest, will follow the
concert.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24

to the royal and ancient club for
final rulings on all disputed points of
etiquette and golf law, and from
what Howard w. Perrin said recent
ly, British amateurs approve the
American stand on the amateur ques-
tion and will adopt similar restric-
tions when golf is again normal.
All these things point toward clos
er International relations in the
realms of golf. and they are doubly
welcome to many Americans, who
hold that golf in this country has
reached the place where it may COM
pete with the British article on al
most, II not quite, equal terms.
Americans Strong Enough.
= 1t is, Of course, recognized that
there are a great many more low
handicap players in the United King
dom than in the United States, but at
the same time It Is claimed by those
who have studied the situation well
that the United States could get to-
gether a team of ten amateur golfers
which would hold its own with the
best ten-man team that Britain could
bring to the fore.
1t is also felt that the standard OF
professional play is i'm
proving. not only in the homebred
pros who have taken up the game,
but even in those who came from
abroad to teach the game here and
have improved to a wonderful extent
through competition on American
links.
On the other hand, there are other
followers OF the game who contend
that America could not win three
matches out of the ten to be PLAYED
in any such international contest.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
MASONIC DUCKPINNERS
GET PRIZES MAY 81
Agreeable Surprises Due Those
Who Expect None.

The Masonic Bowling Association
will hold a meeting for the member
ship OF all teams on Thursday. May
81, at 8 p. m. sharp for the purpose
of awarding prizes.
The captains are requested to have
their entire teams present as some
who do not expect to receive prizes
will be agreesbly surprised.
The meeting will be held in the
Commandery Asylum. New Masonic
Temple.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
WOMEN sMAsH REcoRns-

PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Run-
ming eighty yards in ten minutes four
fifths second. Miss Ethel Rreyer, Of
the senior class OF Temple University,
established a new record for women
in a senior freshmen meet here. Miss
Bessie Cramer. Of the freshman class,
broke the record for standing step,
hop and jump with a mark og twenty
feet eleven inches.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
| GOLF CLUBS PLAN
EVENTSON MAY 80
Columbia and Chevy Chase
to Hold Handicap Rounds.
TOURNEY DETAILS ARE OUT
President Tuckerman Sends In
formation About Celebration.

Columbia and Chevy Chase have
planned golf events for members
Memorial Day.
There will be two eighteen hole
handicap matches against par at Co
lumbia morning and afternoon and
a putting contest for women for the
Sheridan Cup at Columbia.
Chevy Chase will have the usual
handicap matches against rar morn
ing and afternoon. Proceeds from
entry fees will be turned over to the
Red Cross.
Details of the Patriotic" golf
tournament to be held here June s
and o are being sent out to the
various clubs by Walter Tuckerman,
OF Chevy Chase today.
According to plans there will be
more than FIVE hundred golfers from
all the clubs in the Middle Atlantic
section taking part on the six courses
in the city
Favorable replies have been re-
ceived from all the golf clubs, mem
bers of the Middle Atlantic States
Association, and a large representa-
tion is expected.
Mrs. Ormsby McCammon and Mrs.
Charles L. Frailey. District champion,
will be opponents today in the title
flight final of the annual women's
golf tournament at the Chevy Chase
Club.
In yesterdays matches. Mrs. Nc
Cannon defeated Mrs. L. o. Cameron,
3 up with to play, and Mrs. Frailey
won from Miss Pauline Lockett, 2
and /.
Winners OF the second eight semi
finals were Mrs. S. B. Mckinney, who
defeated Mrs. F. P. Waggaman, 8 and
4. and Nine. W. A. +. Ekengren, vic
tor over Mrs. /. T. Mann, and 6.
Putting contests will also be held
at Chevy Chase during the day.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
FIGHT FOR TITLE CHANCE
Kid Williams and Mcneil Meet In
Baltimore Toniaht.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-Kid Will
liams and Menny McNeill clash at the
Lyric here tonight in a ffteen-round
bout to determine which will meet
Pete Herman, bantamweight cham
pion. for the title.
Herman has been offered a guar
antee of $500 to tight Williams at
the Lyric. provided McNeilI doesn't
provide the goods.
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
WEATHER MAN OBJECTS;
BFFERS UNDER COVER
Few Fat Averages Made in Yes.
terday's Big League Games.

That pesky weather man butted
into the proceedings long enough yes
teTday to stop the big league Differs
from fattening their averages.
Alexander. the Great, came into his
own yesterday'in trimming the Reds.
Alexander banged out three hits in
three trips to the plate. while his
teammate, Bancroft, went him one
better
The Washington times., 1917-05-24
Koos GETS FIRST HIT.

ST. LOUIS, May 24.-Ernest Koob.
the Browns pitcher. got his first hit
since 1915 yesterday, when the Red
Sox trimmed his team. 8 to 2. Koob
was knocked from the mound in the
fifth. The Sox punched nine OF their
ten hits in three innings.