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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

BARRED Rock eggs from farm rails
ed: bred to lay; choice matings:
thrifty, big hUncd kind: beautifully
barred. satisfaction guaranteed: eggs
from pen No. |, - per Is: pen No >,
So per 10. Mrs. G. II. Cash, Bowling
Green, Mo. Ill
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
L. NJ. WOOD. Druggist
MONROE CITY, MO.

Here It = biography II a nut
Shell: Boru. welcomed, c1rcsSed,
cried. ted. Grew. amused. reared.
STUDIED, examined. graduated. IN
love, loved, engaged, married quarrel
ed, reconciled. suffered, deserted.
taken i'll. died, incurred. buried,
and forgotten. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
If we understand the decision

1pperly. Douglas Fairbanks is al
--rv 90 film his photoplly5 Iai~-
pendent Of Majestic COmDlny Ii,
court ianlei a permanent IGju1ction
asked aGainS, the actor. Tnal Civ IS
him the right to 60 ahead with his
Work,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
GO TO CALIFORNIA
WITH A
PERSONAL ESCORT
1T LOW EXPENSE.

That's exactly VIVA, you can do
if you'irake advantage Of Bur.
Hugrnu PERSONALLY CONDUCT
ED" PARTY ami let Us per, naily
take care of you the entire length
If the journey. 1t costs no more.
The experienced conductors in
charge of these parties see TO it
that each member is made com
Portable: point out the interesting
sights along the way-you go thru
Denver. Colorado Springs, the Pixies
Peak region, the Royal Gorge scenic
Colorado and Salt Like City, il
daylight remember and in q n IL
sand all one WAYS eIiminltas n
G!>rawturrS usually attendant t. Il
lon journey.
Ii you'll give me some IDEA Of
where ard when you want to q.
I'll he mighty g'ah 20 plan the com
Tie'e tip ior You aud send ynn
s1s @ ~5-.ail pictures and ns.-
aua II. resting teyr matter ~ Jhr
regions that llJrart you mos. D;oD
il Il my Office If it Is convenient
and well talk il over: otherwise
send me postal and I'll send the
folder. Remember. that no matter
when or where you want to 90
Nest-the BURLINGTON can take
YOU there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
Male Help Wanted

$500 per week. straight salary
To man with rig to introduce POul-
try remedies Euerka Mfg Co East
st. Louis, ILL.,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

Claude Turpin Of Farber returned
home Friday after visit mere
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

Miss Helen Southern returned
Saturday from visit with friends
in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
Farmers Till Railroads Right of
Way

A very practical conversation
movement has been undertaken by
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad by inducing farmers along
rs right OF way to cultivate the
railroads land adjoining their farms
Over GOO country dwellers took ad-
vantage of this plan last year, pay
ing the nominal fee of $500, which
entities them to utilize the land
adjoining theirs for an indefinite
period. This soil, which is usually
very rich because so long untitled.
is planted to alfalfa and the Weld
has been as high as eight tons TO
the acre. The average amount of
land which each man cultivates is
three acres. The arrangement les
sens the weed menace for the near
BY fields and. since alfalfa remains
green a long time, it lessons the
danger of prairie fires. At the
same time the road is saved the
cost of moving the right of way.
popular Mecanics)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13
FARM LOANS AND INSURANCE

See Us for Farm Loans. Home
money in amounts from $4,000 tC
100000. Insurance. w. B. Fahy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

SELECTED GUARANTEED Egg-.
nigh class stock at lowest pric. :: Il
leading Nariti"s. Incubator eggs a
specially. Exchanges made. j. T..
Sluttcl.y. MAYOR, Mo. III
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

EGGS for sale. for Matching, pure
bred plymouth rocks: excellent lay
"rS, 81 FOR Is. Mrs. j. y. Quick,
Dixon, No. ilU
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

Miss Georgia Vaughn, who is
teaching at Montgomery City, came
last Friday for a visit with her
parents A. NJ. Vaughn and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

BARRED ROCKS, champions OF sew
erai states: good layers: eggs and
baby chicks: mating list free: prices
right: breeder vi L. years experience
" rite Mrs. i. y. Tumbs. lowing.
Green. Mo Ill
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

BARRED ROCK eggs. THOMPSON.
bradley strain: 10. 81: s. per 100:
10 by parcel post sl.25: also Poland
China fail pigs: both sexes. \. +.
NcIhman. at. Carmel, III. 10
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

sc. BROWN Lcghurns, greatest Law
crs on earth. best pure bred stock:
guaranteed Matching eggs. -, 81 y:
80. @2.i1: 100, $3.50, prepaid. James |.
StrOth, 1t. Il. Mt. Carmel, Ill. 10
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

PURE BRED White Wyandotte egg.
for Matching; males. Regal stock:
female. Fishei Farm Rargr: special
care ...kcn to insure fertility: prices
81, >: -. 100. Mrs. W. Il. Duncan.
Ursa, H.. Il. r. III
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

ANCONAS Eggs. Don't buy until
you get my free circular W. l.. Kirk
patrick. Unreasonable. Tenn. j-I2
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

EXHIBITION laying quality. >. {.
White LcaHurn-: egg circular free.
.. i;uh"y. A.arEv.l'c. 80. -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

H, y. AVERY & Son, Johnston CITY,
ILL.,, 1t. |, ian furnish Barred Rock
eggs from prize matings, either the
light or dark at $3.50 per Il.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

EGGS. Barred Locks. winter !ayrr-.
-. .1c. Ruth Smith, Buuc.tun.
No, IL ID. l. III
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

ANCONAS. The greatest winter Law
ers, go egg strain. - selected eggs
sl.1O, 81 per %, s. per 100. delivered
Guaranteed. 30 percent fertile. VIM.
NlIlenborg. Etiingham, Iii. 40
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

SINGI.E-COMB BLACK lIINORCAS
Eggs for sale from silver cup win
nerS, - ~ and s. per ID Hurst Rich
ardsOn, Union, No. III
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

FOR SALE--Slightly used X-ray in.
cubator, .0o-egE, a bargain: $40.
Mrs. Gay Gtliiland, E.sbcrry. Mo.
RED. No. ]. al
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-04-13

BLACK LANGSHAN eggs exclusive.
ly, 10. 81 -. 30, SIS. 100, % o0
Mrs'M'L. Gwaltney,Mill Shoals, III. 40
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Prof. George F. TyrreII
Leader of Indian School =.
Band, Dies at Carlisle

Carlisle, Pa, May 26.-George L.
Tyrrell, conductor of the Carlisle In
dian School Band. died at his home
here about 6 o'clock this morning,
from neuritis. He was taken sud
denly i'll last evening while conduct
ing band rehearsal in preparation
for the Memorial Day services. Pro-
fessor Tyrrell was "a years old and
was born in Aldershot, England. His
father was a bandmastcr in the Brit
ish army and the son also served
several years as bandmaster in that
army. After he came to this coun-
try Professor Tyrell enlisted in the
United States army and for twenty
two years served as band leader.
Later he Travelled with Sousa's and
Gtlmore's bands and for several
years conducted Tyrrelrs Military
Band of Lebanon. Three years ago
he took the leadership of the Indian
school band, succeeding Prof. Claude
NJ. Stouffer. lie is survived by his
wife and one son, Charles, at home.
No funeral arrangements have been
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
FRANCE READY
TO FIGHT THE
U-BOAT MENACE
Minister of Marine Tells How
Ruthless UnderSea War
fare Is Met

Paris, Friday May 25.-Replying to
interpretations on submarine warfare
tonight in the public session of the
Chamber of Deputies, Rear Admiral
Lacaze, the minister of marine, gave
an interesting outline of the means
of defense France had adopted
against the undersea boats.
II see no reason why | should not
speak of these methods in public"
said Admiral LacaZe. 1T would be
childish to think they are unknown
to the enemy. They consist of a sys-
tenn of patrol boats, of arming mer-
chantmen with guns and fitting them
with wireless; of seaplanes, nets,
mines, smokeraising devices and
dragnets.
Use Patrol Boats
II sought to get patrol boats built
here and buy them abroad. l secured
the world over with missions. but
England had been beforehand. When
1 entered the ministry l found 24S
patrols. Now we have 552.
THE guns we mounted on the pa
troll boats have been referred to dis
dainfully, but you cannot put ten
centimeter guns on a small vessel. A
patrolboat on guard, armed with 95-
millimeter guns, met two submarines
armed with 5-millimeter guns, sank
one and put. the other to flight.
I'VE have 1900 dragnets as well as
17O,5O0 curtain nets and 5000 twenty
foot net which indicate the presence
of submarines. We have special
bombs for submarines and apparatus
to throw them.
sea Plane Ports
1--WE have organized seaplane posts
all around the coasts so that the zone
of action of each post joins that of
it's neighbor on either side. By Oc-
tober all merchantmen and patrollers
will be fitted with wireless and all
merchantmen supplied with guns of
as heavy caliber as possible for when
measures programs have been drawn
up even beyond what was thought
possible.
For building the plates and frames
required NJ. Loucheur (under secre-
tary for munitions in charge of the
manufacturing sections), has started
up again all the rolling mills. They
will be able to supply us with the
plates | asked for and we hope that
the merchant marine will also be able
to obtain the quantity of plates to
which it is entitled
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Italians Have Taken
22,419 Prisoners in
New Offensive in Alps

Rome, May 26.-The Italians have
captured $500 more prisoners on the
Carso the war Office announces.
eHavy fighting continues.
The Italians made important prog
ress in the coastal region in the di-
rection of Trieste. They carried
trenches from the mouth of the I'll
mavo river, one the gulf of Trieste.
to point east of Jamaino. and also
the heights between Flondar and Me-
deaazZa,
The Italians also made progress
cast of Boscomalo, in the region of
CastagnaVlzza, north OF TivoH and in
the PLAYA zone. Tho statement says
the number of prisoners taken on the
Julian front from May If up to yes
terday is 22,419.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Four Experts Picked
to Drive Automobiles
ForP rPershingandStaff
BY Associated Prcss

Washington, May &c. - Four ex-
pert American automobile drivers
Ray Middleton, John j. Jennings,
George Lintheum and Elgin Brain
will drive the motorcars of Major
General Pershing and his staff at the
front in Europe. The first two are
successful businessmen of Detroit
and the two others, respectively are
an automobile racing driver and an
aeronaut.
The drivers were recommended at
the request of the government by the
Society of Automobile Engineers and
have volunteered their services. The
requirements were that the drivers
should be of marked ability. The
four named will be rated as SER
geants in the army.
Army orders to-day show also that
a headquarters troop of cavalry has
been organized to accompany Gem
eral Pershing, so that the American
officers will have their own men IN
charge of the forces and all other
matters connected with American
heC dquarters in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Personal Servants Keep
Labor Out of Productive
Industries, Says Gompers

Washington, May &c. - Waste of
labor through irregular employment
an dmaintenance of large numbers
of Wallets and flunkies are responsible
for the present apparent labor short
age, Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor
declared in statement to-day. He
recommended that instead of length
ening working hours to meet gov
ernment war demands employers
take. greater care to provide steady
reduce their corps of servants.
'One of the first steps" said Mr..
Gompers, "in organizing for efficient
production is to abolish the funkies
and the Wallets. Too many who might
give productive service are engaged
in useless labor that might better be
dispensed with"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
British Airplanes Win
Battle With German
Flier on Trip Home
BY Associatef Prets

London. May 26.-Three hostile air
planes, returning from last nights
raid on England, were brought down
by British air forces in the English
Channel and off the Belgian coast. the
Admiralty announced to-day. The
Admiralty statement says:
Naval airplanes attacked the air
drome at st. Denis Westre, near
Bruges, yesterday morning, dropping
many bombs.
"In the evening several enemy air
craft returning from the raid on Eng
land were engaged oversee by royal
naval air service machines. An en-
counter took place between one Brit
ish and three hostile airplanes in
midchannel and one of the latter
was destroyed. Several encounters
also took place off the Belgian coast
in which two large twin engined hos
tile machines were shot down. All
our machines returned safely"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Ten Million Men of All
Walks of Life to Be
Enrolled For War June S
BY Associated PrcSs

Washington. May 20. - BY a CEN
sus bureau estimate to-day classify
ing the more than ten million men
within the military draft age limit
the number of single men is placed
at 5,372, 400 and the number of mar
ried men at 4,545,900.
The classification by chief occupa-
tions is given as follows: Agricul-
ture. forestry and animal husbandry,
S2,S64, 900; manufacturing and me-
chanical industries, 3,036,000; no
gainful occupations. 500,500; trans
portation, 1000; trade. 1,054,000;
public service, $4,000; domestic and
personal service, AL 900; profession
al service, 335, 200; clerical occupa-
tions, 374,000 extraction of miner
ais, $4,000.
The government, it has been stat
ed, will not exempt any particular
classes of industry from conscription
but will deal with cases individually.
Individuals, however, whose work is
considered necessary to preserve an
economic balance will be exempted.
Nearly every line of industry, it is
said, has appealed to the War De-
partment for exemption for its work.
ers. ...
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Believed Man Found
With Gun Clutched in
Hand Killed Himself

Clutching in his right hand re-
volver with one empty chamber the
body of John Swandick, of Shamo-
kin, was found early this morning in
the old shed at River and Water
streets, belonging to Appleby Broth
ers and Whitaker.
Coroner Eckinger has not decided
whether or not death was due to sui
eide, but every indication points to
the suicide theory.
Swandick, who was "a years of
age. was formerly employed by the
Bethlehem Steel Company, but ac-
cording toa statement made this
morning at his boarding house, 22S
Chestnut street, he has not been
working for several weeks. About a
week ago he purchased a revolver.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Socialists Surprised at
Stand Taken by u. S.
Ru trrncintrT prcrc

Stockholm, May &c. - Leading
members of the Socialist interna-
tional conference expressed surprise
at the news that Secretary of State
Lansing had refused passports to
American delegates. They have de-
cided not TO take formal action until
more definite news is received.
James Eads How. the so-calIed
millionaire tramp" of America. has
sent a message of protest to the state
Department i'm which ne was Joined
by Mayor Karl Kindhagen and Karl
Fries. international secretary of the
World Church Peace Alliance and
international president of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Word has been received that the
Moderate Russian Socialists will send
delegates. Victor Adler, leader of
the Austrian Socialists arrived to-
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
NEGLECT
FAIRGROUNDS TO
WORK in GARDENS
Take Great Interest in Work; {;
Better Fun Than Play
ing Tag"

Since the allotment of garden plots
the schoolchildren of the city have
shown great interest in the working
OF the gardens. The plots were put in
charge of five school superintendents.
as follows: G.. S. Machen, Camp Cur
tin; p. L. Hooker, Steele Building: Ed
ward d. Kliper, Melrose; John Il. Har-
lacker, Hamilton Building, and j. F,
Ferguson. Forney Building.
At the Forney Building the children
have shown unusual interest in their
garden plots. When reporter visit
ed the scene yesterday morning the
entire school apparently was taking
care of the plots. Very few were
playing games. They were all cngag-
ed very busily with shovel, rake or
hoe. Some of the plots have been
planted and carefully patted into
wonderful little raised rectangles.
About these number fingered, SEEM
ing lost because there was nothing to
do. Others were digging in one cor
ner where the rocks were rather
plenty but nevertheless the ground
was fast assuming a carefully pre-
pared look.
Better Than Tag
This is much better fun than play
ing tag" said one little mite of a
miss. as she manfully piled an un-
wieldy hoe. Then too, she continued
in n lisping voice. I'VE play we're
French women feeding the soldiers at
the front and oh, it's such funn'
The garden plots have been in full
charge of the Chamber of Commerce
and under the direction of Shirley
Watts, who takes daily tours to his
domain to see how "the garden
grows"
Many of the plots were donated for
that purpose by public-spirited citi-
zens, while in some instances part of
the play ygrounds were ploughed up to
teach the children the peril of the
present situation and the necessity of
useful eXertion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

dropped a large number of bombs,
apparently in haphazard fashion in
a mile or two above the town, killing
seventy-siN persons. mostly women
or children, and injuring nearly IT'S
more
The first raider to arrive was the
leader of squadron OF five. 1t was
flying at such a height that it could
not be seen against the brilliant SUM-
light which flooded the cloud-flecked
Sky. except by trained observers
with good glasses. The raider was
followed by the other four at a
slightly lower elevation. They sailed
in bee-line across the town, drop
ping bombs continuously.
Many persons in the streets first
learned of the air raid when they
heard explosions of bombs around
them. The zone in which the bombs
were dropped cut a wide swath
across the city with the chief dam
age in the shopping and residential
districts. The bombs, which were of
large size. demolished completely
houses and small shops which they
struck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Another Hill Home X
Is Broken Into and
Ransacked by Thieves

]. c. Leidy. 124s Derry street. this
morning reported robbery similar
ly executed to the one a. week ago at
the home of Frank Gibson, 1925
North Second street. A lady's open
face gold watch and chain valued at
sS5 and valuable pearl pin were
stolen.
The thieves 1t is believed gained
entrance at a window by cutting O
circle in the glass and then releas-
ing the catch. The robbery at the
Gibson home was executed in the
same way. No trace of the thieves
couid ne round or the first investi-
cation by the detective department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
American Army Calls For
Several Thousand Bakers
BY AsSociatcd Prcss

Washington, May 26.-The army
sent out a call to-day for several
thousand bakers, assistant bakers
and apprentices TO service during
the war. Virtually all will be rated
as noncommissioned officers and
their pay will range from $33 to $51
a month with additional pay for
foreign service and everything in the
way of quarters, rations, clothing
and medical attention provided.
Special blanks have been sent to
army recruiting stations for the en-
rollment of the bakers who will be
in the quartermaster enlisted re-
served corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Friends Take Veteran
Who Attempted Suicide
by Jumping Into River

Harry Wiltheu, of Philadelphia,
who attempted to commit suicide by
jumping into the Susquehanna was
turned over this morning to friends
frorn Philadelphia.
Vhtheu is a veteran of the Civil
War who returned here a week ago
to look up his old friends. lie had
enlisted in this city and felt sure
some of the old comrades could be
found. He spent the day wander
ing about, the city looking for
familiar face and when he was un-
able to find any, decided to die.
He was stopped by National
Guardsman who prevented him from
the fatal leap.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

On the front in northern France
the Germans are making desperate
efforts to GUST the French from the
vantage points they have gained re-
Gently north of the Chemin-de
Danes and in the Craonne region.
The French are standing fast, how
ever. An instance of their holding
power was given last night when
they maintained intact their salient
positions east and west of Cerny. In
the Champagne the French them
selves were successful aggressors,
enlarging considerably their posi-
tions on both sides of Mont Carnillet
and taking 120 prisoners.
The British on their front also
are pursuing nibbling tactics. General
Haig reports slight Improvement of
the British positions on the right
bank of the Scarpe east of Arras
New reactions by the Germans may
be in preparation between Croisilles
and the Scarpe, as an increased ac-
tivity of their artillery in this sector
is reported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Suggest Railroads Use
Surplus to Meet Needs
BY ASsocintrd prcsc

Washington, May 26. - Public
hearings on the proposed fifteen per
cent. freight rate increase were con-
tinued to-day before the Interstate
Commerce Commission with execu-
tives of the railroads defending their
request under cross examination of
attorneys for shippers.
The general trend of the crosses
animation was to show that the rail-
roads could meet the emergency
from which they ask relief by turn
ing to their surplus funds and other
resources before they ask for in
crease in rates.