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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
:: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::
ELVINS

Geo. Lewis and family of st. Louis
were the guests of friends and rela-
tives here several days last week.
Polite Elvins transacted business
in St. Louis Monday.
/. N. Threlkeld spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in st. Louis.
Ben Allen and jim McCrory, who
were recently arrested on charge Of
running service car without license,
in violation of the city ordinance,
were acquitted on Monday by jury
in Police Judge Halter's court. R. c..
Tucker was counsel for the defense.
This case has excited a great deal Of
interest among the people of Elvins
and large crowd was present at The
trial. City Attorney Threlkeld has
taken an appeal in behalf of the City
of Elvins.
John D. Vance transacted business
in Pennington Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Bono of Ste. Genevieve
was the guest of friends here Mon
day.
About 40 members of Elvins Lodge
No. BAG X. of P. attended the Fiji
teenth District Pythian Association
at Ste. Genevieve Wednesday. The
Elvins members reported the Asso-
citation success in every respect.
John G. Layne transacted business
in Pennington Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Hartshorn and
Mrs. G. W. Tidwell motored to Kims-
wick Tuesday.
Alva Polite of Miami, Okla, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. end Mrs. Tom
Polite, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lightfoot, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Smith and Mrs. Smiths
mother, Mrs. j. Coleman, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Woods Sunday.
Master James ROWAN Of Leadwood
visited relatives here Sunday and
Monday.
Monroe Lewis and family of St.
Louis are the guests of friends here
this week.
Mrs Sarah Myers is quite ill at
this writing.
John Meade of Bismarck transacted
business here Saturday.
Edward Jones was Pennington
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Harris of Potosi visited
relatives here Friday.
Miss Lottie Snead is on the sick
list at this writing.
j. 7. Cane of Ironton transacted
business here Friday.
j. W. Laird was a Pennington Wis
itor Sunday
W. j. Layne was a Pennington Wis
itor Tuesday.
Lewis Wappler and family of Bonnie
ferre visited friends in Elvins Sun
day.
Tom Rhodes and family motorcd to
Herculaneum Saturday.
Wesley Hughes, aged 81 years, 7
months and s days, died at his home
in Elvins Thursday, September 18th,
after short illness of tuberculosis.
He had been in poor health for several
months and recently went to Arizona,
hoping his health might be restored. |
The first of last week he returned to
his home and had been home but three |
days when the end came. Mr.. Hughes
was man of excellent character and |
the news of his death Thursday was
received with sorrow by his many
friends here. He leaves a wife and !
four children to mourn his death. The !
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. S. A. Bennett Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and the X. of P. Lodge, |
of which Mr.. Hughes was an ardent
member, was in charge. Interment
took place at Parkview cemetery, near
Pennington. Mrs. Hughes and chill
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

tendance and efficiency. Bro. and Sis
ter Webb will be greatly missed, not
only by members of their own church,
but by all the people of the commun-
ity.
Miss Josephine Knox returned to
her home in Caledonia Tuesday. She
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. But
Ter of this city for the past two weeks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
Public Sale

will sell at public auction as the Graham
FARM the Pennington and LoughbOro miles
west of Pennington
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1917
Beginning at 10 a. m. the following property
One good of mules, old 12 high one
in foa old with colt by coming Swear old
mules of extra good mahes good gentle
coming ODD bay with mule colt
only DID, Hosen in October: five
Jersey with calves by their de steer
yeang Hosen steer two yearlng heifes sha about
eight of baed timothy hay single buggy and double
set of harness. separator also household
Terms All of $40 Under $40 en-
cattle and hogs discount of given for
cash credit of months will be given purchaser giving bankab
note bearing cent interest from of
and hogs cash with discount No property removed from
premises until these terms have been complied WITH
:, p,rrrnsox .....4A.3 ROBIN DOSS
c. B. McCLINTOCK, Clerk MARY DOSS
In of heavy rain the following Monday
Lunch will be served the grounds
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
81 Hospitals aSNew Army and National
Guard Camps Will Cost $14,5O0, 900; Will
Have 1000 Beds and Modern Equipment

wards are usually Isl feet long. which
is the size needed for thirty-two
beds. There will be diet kitchen
for each ward, porch on one side
and end of each ward, and a corridor
connecting with the buildings on eth
er side which will be covered in the
case of the northern captonments.
About seventy buildings will be
comprised III each cantonment hos
pital OH the 1,000-bed basis, In some
cases two wards arc joined, thus re-
ducing the actual number of Separ-
ate buildings, but the number of
buildings will reach about seventy,
counting each ward as a building.
Each hospital will have a we'll
equipped laboratory where bacteriolo-
gical and pathological work can be
done which any well-equipped hospit-
al could handle. Some special blood
tests will be made at the department
hospitals, which will take care of any
work that the divisional hospitals at
the camps can not attend to.
There will also be an inhrmary for
each regiment which will fulfill the
functions usually performed by such
institutions. There men not needing
to be confined in hospital will report
when any condition appears which
demands watching. There vaccina-
ton will be done and the typhoid and
paratyphoid preventative treatments
administered.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

per cent of the enlisted force by fall,
and then to proceed to extend that
to 10 per cent. Abroad facilities for
20 per cent of the American expedi
tionary forces will be provided,
At environments hospital provision
will be made for 3 per cent of the
troops at each camp. A complete
modern hospital will be constructed
at each, containing at least 1000 beds.
With the space reserved Tor cXten-
sions. each hospital and its auxiliary
buildings will require sixty acres, This
allotment y II leave generous space
between the various buildings OF each
hospital. Hospitals at National Army
camps will cost approximately $780,
600 each. and at National Guard
camps, where heating is not required
construction is lighter and sewer con-
nected plumbing not to be used, about
100000. This will bring the total
cost of the thirty-two hospitals to
about $l4,500,000. Each hospital will
have equipment equal to that of the
best institutions in the country, al
though the construction of the build
ings will be of much cheaper quality.
One Type of Construction.
One type is being used in all the
hospital construction work done by
the army. All the buildings are
twenty-four feet wide, the length
varying to meet the needs. The
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Medical Students Are Not Exempt
Under the Latest Official Ruling

The status of medical students in
connection with the selective draft
has not been definitely determined
although communications from Wash
ington to President Francis X. Nc
Menamy of Creighton university and
Dean Irving S. Cutter of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska college of medicine
indicate that the medics are not with
in the exemption.
Thirty students of Creighton med
ical and dental colleges and thirty
five of the university colleges of med
icine will be affected.
Recent information received by
President McMenamy from United
States Commissioner of Education
Philander 2. Clayton advised medical
students to continue their studies, in
the belief that they would not be sub
ject to the selective draft
A subsequent letter received this
week by the president of Creighton
university reads:
Some days ago I sent to presi-
dents OF colleges and universities and
technical schools a letter stating that
the War department believed that
students in technical schools and col
leges who are within the age limits
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08

of the selective draft should be treat
ed in the same manner as workers in
industries which are devoted to the
manufacture of war materials, and
that under this ruling presidents of
colleges might properly urge the dis
trict exemption boards to exempt
students in these institutions, who
give promise of special aptitude for
the technical and scientific profes-
sions, until these students have fin
ished their courses. | am now in
formed by the secretary of war there
is no legal basis for such exemption
and you will therefore disregard my
letter on this subject"
On account of the shortage of doc
tors it is believed that some exemp-
tions will be made.
A communication from Provost
Marshal Crowder to Dean Cutter is
in substance the same as the infor-
nation i'll the letter from the COM
missioner of education. Dean Cutter,
however, understands that the Sur
geon general does not agree with the
ruling of the provost marshal. Eff
forts are being made to obtain a spc-
cial ruling in favor Of the medical
students.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Washington, Aug. THE war de

Washington, Aug. THE war de-
partment authorizes the following:
Provisions for caring for the health
of the soldiers now being made by the
medical department of the army in
clude the construction of thirty-two
hospitals at National Army and Ma
tional Guard camps, the enlargement
of some thirty hospitals used in COL
nection with officers training camps,
taking over or construction OF at least
two general hospitals at ports, IN
creasing the size of two other general
hospitals behind these, and the build.
ing or taking over of number OF
general hospitals to be used tor spe-
cial treatment work, Plans for this
phase of the work are not complete.
Efforts are being made to secure hos
pital buildings ready built, but some
will probably have to be constructed:
A number of sites have been offered
already.
A further step to be worked out is
the revision of reconstruction hos
pitals, where artificial limbs will be
made, repair surgery done, artificial
limbs fitted to patients, and re-educa-
ton of cripples begun, to enable them
to use the artificial limbs PROVIDED
and again become useful members OF
society.
The aim Of the medical department
is to have hospital provisions for )
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
GLORIOUS RAIN
COVERS ENTIRE
STATE:CROP sure
One of Heaviest Downpours OF
Season Insures Corn Yield;
Helps the Pastures and
Potatoes.

| There is no question about the rain
Monday night having been worth
! 81 ,00000 to Nebraska. 1t was worth
millions and was one of the heaviest
of the season. 1t came in time to aid
in making the best corn crop in the
history of the states.
If there was any doubt about a
bumper corn crop for Nebraska this
season, the doubt has gone glimmer-
ing. With an inch or more preclpita-
ton Monday night, following nearly
as much during the last three or four
days, reaching into every corner OF
the state, there is no question now
but that the corn crop is assured, even
if there should not be another drop
of rain this season.
In Omaha and vicinity rain COM
menced falling soon after o'clock
Monday night, continuing until close
to midnight, AT times it was a per-
feet deluge of water, and at others
gentle downpour, soaking into the
ground and moistening the roots OF
the vegetation.
Heavier in State.
The rain was heavier out in the
state than here in Omaha. 1t was
general, according to the railroads,
from South Dakota into central Kan
sas and from Wyoming far east into
Iowa.
On the Northwestern the heaviest
rainfall was at Albion, Neb., the rail-
road guage showed 437 inches. The
Northwestern agent wired headquar-
tiers that the rainfall over Boone coun-
ty was fully as heavy as in the town.
Along the main line and all the way
Up through the sandhills to beyond
Chadron, and up over the Winner and
Harrington branches in the north
part of the state, agents reported one
to two inches of rain.
Rain in South Platte.
The Burlington's morning report in
dicated one to two inches all along
the South Platte line from Omaha
to west of McCook and about the
same amount sof precipitation over
the High line, nearly to Cheyenne.
Over the Kansas lines the rain was
even heavier than in Nebraska, points
on the St. Francis branch reporting
two to three and one-half inches. At
Washington, Kan, near Concordia,
the rainfall during the night aggre-
gated three and three-fourths inches.
Along the Union Pacific there was
not a dry spot between Omaha and ,
One to two inches was
the rule. with two and three inches
over most of Buffalo county. About
the same precipitation was reported
by the agents on the branches north
and south of the main line and at
some of the stations rain was reported
falling when the morning reports were
sent TO headquarters.
Big Corn Crop Assured.
Ogallala, Neb., Aug. 7.--(Special.)
Keith county got one inch of rain
Sunday night. Corn had not been
damaged but slight and this rain will
insure a bumper crop of corn; the
same with potatoes and alfalfa. A
splendid small grain crop has been
harvested. Thrashing will start this
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Railroads Are Experiencing
Record of Prosperity Now

Washington, Aug. 7.-Record pros,
perity for the railroads is shown in
Interstate Commerce commission re.
turns for June.
The l53 roads covered by the fig.
uresS operating three-fourths of the
country's mileage, reported that their
net revenue increased nearly $8,000,-
600 over June, 1916, the previous rec
ord month, and reached total OF
S88, ,283,329. Operating revenues in
creased more than $38,000,000, total
ing $275,867, ,527. while expenses were
Approximately $jQ000,000 higher than
a year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Oklahoma Stacker
Riots Nearing End;
Death for Leaders

Oklahoma City, Okl., Aug. 7.-The
man hunt for draft resisters in three
counties of southeastern Oklahor- 4
is nearing a close. Officers today be.
lieved they had placed more than hall
of the Working Class union mem
bership-estinated at between 500 and
600-in the state penitentiary and
county jails.
Preliminary trials of prisoners taken
to McAlester will begin tomorrow be-
fore United States Commissioner
Robert N. Mcmillan. The United
States attorney has announced that
draft resisters will be tried for con-
spiracy ard treason charges and the
death penalty will be asked by the
government.
One hundred Of the rebelious are
under arrest at Holdenville, having
been taken into custody yesterday
and last night.
Telephone reports from the infest-
cd district at noon today told of the
capture or surrender of a decreasing
number of prisoners and an allaying
of the intense excitement which has
prevailed for almost week
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Ten Thousand Sailors
Gain rs Tons In Weight

Chicago, Aug. Ten thousand
bluejackets stationed at the Great
Lakes naval training station weigh
an aggregate of seventy-five tons
more than they did month ago.
A record of physical condition OF
the men at the station, completed
today, shows that each man has
gained an average Of fifteen pounds
in weight.
The general health of the men
was pronounced excellent by the
naval examining physicians who at
tributed the general increase to
regularity of rest, cleanliness,
wholesome food and outdoor ex-
ercise.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
OMAHA'S QUOTA OF NEW ARMY FACES
DOCTORS AND THHEXEMPTION BOARDS
Man Who Wants to Fight
For Kaiser Is Arrested

Grand Junction, Colo, Aug. T.
Because he is said to have made the
statement he would not fight against
his father and brother who are in
the German army and would rather
fight for Germany than the United
States, Henry Francke, a young
farm hand employed near here, is
in jail here, held for federal investi-
cation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
WAR PROFITS ON
U. s. PURCHASES
T0BE kept DOWN
Government Will Commander
Material If Disposition Is
Shown to Be Un-
reasonable.

Washington, Aug. 7.-President
Wilson turned his attention today to
the subject of war prices and paid a
personal visit to the federal trade
commission to urge expedition of in
vestigationS to ascertain the costs OF
producing materials required by the
government.
At the presidents direction the
commission has undertaken inquiries
to determine production costs on most
of the basic supplies needed for war
uses, including coal, coke, steel, iron,
petroleum, tin, aluminium, wire, zinc,
copper, lead, cement, lumber and their
derivatives. Preliminary reports will
be forthcoming within a few weeks.
Minimum Profits Only.
Announcement of a definite policy
respecting war purchases and prices
probably will be made soon. War
profits will be kept to minimum and
if producers and manufacturers evince
any great unwillingness to supply the
country's war needs at reasonable
praices, the governments power to
commander materials will be in
voked. The administrations hope is.
however. that this never will become
necessary.
The biggest problem now occupying
officials studying the subject of war
prices is the protection for the general
public. Although the PROPOSAL is
meeting determined opposition the ad-
ministration intends that the allies
shall share with this government in
reduced costs for supplies.
Interests of individuals.
1t Is realized, however, that heavy
government purchases will tend to
raise prices to private consumers and
this presents an obstacle that is caus-
ing considerable concern. If there is
any way to accomplish it. the admins
tration desires to keep prices general
ly down without resort to, Legislation,
some officials believe this may be done
in an indirect way, when the new war
industries board begins to decide pri-
orlty OF manufasture and shipment of
goods.
General Purchasing Board.
The War board will meet again to-
morrow and probably will make
known a buying policy so far ques-
tlons OF procedure are concerned. The
present plan is to consolidate Amer
lean and allied government war pur-
chases through the central purchasing
committee, which is a part of the war
board. In fact officials of the council
of national defense for sometime have
been passing on all allied contracts
although the subject of prices has
been left to negotiations between the
seller and the foreign buyer.
Lumber and Steel Data.
The trade commission sometime
ago began inquiries into the lumber
industry and data on production costs
of materials will be ready soon. A
preliminary report on steel prices also
will be made shortly.
Although charged only with inves-
tigation of costs it is entirely likely
the commission will make suggestions
as to what it considers fair prices for
and that the War board will
follow closely its recommendations.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
French TROOPERS
SMASH TEUTONS'
Line IN Big DRIVE
Activities on All Fronts Show
Lines Are Not Materially
Changed Except in the
Champagne Region.
(Associated Press War Summary


French troops last night broke into
the lines of the German crown prince
on the CT pagne front at three
places, inf1icting losses on the Ger,
mans and bringing back prisoners, il
was officially announced today by the
French war department. A Teutor
attack between Avocourt wood and
Hill 304, in the Verdun sector was
driven off with heavy losses to the
Germans.
There were fairly violent artillery
dueis in the Bigschoote sector of the
Belgian front, and between Hurtebise
and Craonne, north of the river Aisne.
Russians Retreat.
In the direction of Kimpolung in
Bukowina, Austro- German forces,
after battle with the Russians, occu-
pied the heights of Molit, says the
official announcement issued today by
the Russian department.
In the region of the river Bstratza,
two Russian regiments voluntarily left
their positions causing the Russian
troops to retire few miles.
South of Grijmalov the Russians
drove back the Teuton advanced
posts.
In the region west of the river
Zbrocz on the Russian-G -Galician from
tier, Austro-G German troops, the state
ment adds, are hastily gathering the
harvest.
In the direction of Fokshani on the
Roumanian front, the forces of the
central powers and their allies began
an offensive and pressed back the
Russo-Roumanian troops across the
riyer Tyrladesus.
Germans Thrown Back.
Austro-German troops between the
Dniester and the Pruth have been
thrown back on the from ten miles
from Chotin, according to news from
the battle area reaching here. Chotin
is at the junction of the Zzrocz and
Dniester .ivers, on the Galician-Rus-
sian frontier.
Austro German forces yesterday
began an offensive against the Russo
Roumanian armies in Moldava, on the
Roumanian front. Russian positions
north of Fokshani were stormed, &C
cording to the official statement is
sued today by tlse German general
staff, and 1900 prisoners were taken.
Thirteen guns and numerous trench
mortars also were captured.
Conference at Paris.
A conference of the representatives
of the entente allies, a continuation
of the Paris conference, was COM
menced in London this morning.
David Lloyd George, the British pre-
mier, presided.
Among those present at the confer
ence were Premier Ribot and Minis
ter of War Painleve of France; Baron
Sonnino, the lillian foreign minister;
A. j Balfour, the British foreign sec
retafy. and Arthur Henderson and
the other members of the British war
cabinet. All the entente allies, in
TACT, we're represented by either. am
bassadors, ministers or special rep
resentatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
Millionaire Railroad Mans
Son Claims Exemption

New York, Aug. 7.-Kingdon Gould
of Lake Wood, N. J., railroad official
and eldest son of George Jay Gould,
capitalist, has filed at Toms River.
N. j., claim of exemption from en-
forced military duty on the plea of
dependents for support. He had been
passed as physically fit for army duty
by the surgeon of the exemption
board. Gould was married July 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-08
TESTING
BOYS OF DANDY
SIXTH REGIMENT
Work Of Examining Guardsmen
Preparatory to Formal Draft
ing Into Federal Service
Concluded at Midnight.

Army officers last night at midnigh
finished the work of examining mcr
of the Sixth Nebraska preparatory tc
the formal drafting of the regiment
into federal service. The examina,
tions were conducted at the Audi.
| toriunl.
Most OF the examining is now over
but there is much recording and such
work to be done before the army
officers in charge of the work can
leave.
A force of secretaries and all the
officers of the companies are working
nearly twenty-four hours day this
week to get all done before the order
to proceed to Deming comes. The
next thing after the drafting in will
be innoculation for typhoid and vac
cination.
The men face the prospect OF much
discomfort if they are sent south a
week or so after this. especially as
no sleeping cars are provided for the
private soldiers,
Forty members of Company A of
the "Dandy Sixth" who have been
sleeping at the Hotel Castle, have at
last found a place to clay their
heads" The cots requisitioned for
the company by Sergeant McHugh
arrived yesterday and members of
the company who wished had a cot
and two blankets, likewise cot-room,
in the Auditorium.
Probably a finer or more worth
while bunch of men than the Dandy
Sixth" boasts has never been gotten
together in the guards. Here are a
few taken at random from just one
company. A.
Captain Clinton Bronze is an
Omaha lawyer. His father, II. c.
Bronze, is former president of the
Barristers' club. Captain Bronze saw
service in the old Second Nebraska.
Lieutenant McHugh of Company
A attended Culver Military academy
for two years and there he got his
first liking for military affairs. He
saw service last year on the border
and became interested, with other
Omaha men, this year, in the organiz-
ing Of an Omaha battalion for the
new Sixth regiment. He is the son
of Judge McHugh of Omaha.
Sergeant o. Farrand, of A, is
veteran army man, having served
nine years in the regular army. He
was in the Philippines some years be-
fore returning to civil life. He re-
signed a position as motorcycle po-
liceman in South Omaha to get back
into the harness again.
Martin Brown, the quartermaster
sergeant of company A. was for years
chief clerk of the Burlington freight
depot. He had $50 men under his
direction and for years he bought all
the supplies of the Burlington.