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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Methodist Church

The pastor will preach at the
morning service Sunday school
at $50 a. m. and Epworth Lea
que at 700 p. m.
The Sunday school has been
doing well during the hot wealth
er. Were you in your place last
Sunday? Come, and you will
both help others and be helped
yourself, by an hour spentin the
study of Gods word.
Milton C. Davis, Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
EXAMINATIONS MONDAf
Exemption Boards Completing
Work Rigid Adherence to
Rules-Much Anxiety.

From Jefferson City it is learn
ed that all boards in charge of
the preliminary acceptance OF
drafted men for the army will
get busy hearing excuses Mon
day. Thursday the appoint
ment of the two TO take the
place of the county clerk and
sheriff on the local board had not
been made but it is thot that
they will be named in time to
form the board Monday.
Adjutant General McCord has
sent to the various local exemp'
tion boards in the state the mas.
ter lists prepared by Provost
Marshal General Crowder show
ing the order in which register
ed men must report for exami-
nation and by today it is expect
ed practically all exemption
boards in the state are in re-
ceipt of these lists.
The local boards have three
days after the receipt of the
master lists to prepale their lists
of eligibles and send out notices.
Many boards already have their
lists in shape, and notification
blanks will be filled out and sent
in many districts today or tomor-
row.
The regulations provide that
the first one third of the me1
notified must report for exami-
nation on the morning of the
fifth day after the date of the
notice. Notices sent out We'd
nesday make the fifth day fall
on Sunday. According to the
regulations where an examina.
ton date falls on Sunday it shall
20 over until the next day.
With many Missouri Local
boards sending out notices to.
day and many tomorrow, Mon
day will be the general opening
examination date throughout the
state, it is pointed out.
The boards are to notify men
to the number of twice the quota
they are required to furnish, but
if this is not sufficient for TIE
quota more men will be called.
If the first one-third are exami'
ned Tuesday and the remainder
on Wednesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
THE EUROPEAN WAR
Desperate Struggle in Flanders
Peace Parleys Probable
Terms Considered

While the great forces thrown
fhto strife by Germany and the
Allies in France are conducting
the most desperate struggle of
the war, it appears the German
Chancellor and English, French
and Italian authorities are dis
cussing terms of peace. One
eminent English authority ayers
that if restoration and idemnity
are demanded, the war will pro-
ceed until practically the human
race in the eastern hemisphere
will be exterminated. Restora-
ton of the dead is no more possi-
BILE than Identifying their rela-
tives for their loss.
Territory and money consider
ations compensate but poorly for
the loss of life, the desolation of
homes, the light nipped from the
life of the father, the mothers
greatest treasure in a grave, the
outlook for the widow who must
face the world alone with father
less children, the disruption of
all christian relationships.
The rout of the Russians con-
tinues and the withdrawal of
several corps from the western
seat of war furnished the op.
portunity for the allies to make
desperate attempt to overcome
their enemies in France. U boats
continue to sink merchant YES
sells, the number in the past
week being concealed so far.
1t is reported that Washington
is stirred by the news of peace
parleys about to take place
and there are those who favor
setting aside any such arrange
ment if such should he made be-
tween the allies and Germany,
claiming that we, Americans,
started out to whip Germany and
we must not be interfered with
until we have done so. A few
days may bring forth much
worth while to the world and the
prayers of the righteous of this
nation will ascend exhorting the
fulfillment of the declaration
Peace on Earth, Good Will
Among Men before millions of
our best young men are led to
the slaughter.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03

An oil street to the station has
been talked of.
We have moving pictures at
the air dome 8 nights out of each
week and that is perhaps about
all one can attend this torrid
weather.
Chs. Palmer who lives south
of Salisbury was taken into Gust
ody by sheriff Hurt Tuesday. He
appears to be aberated mentally
and will be tried on charge of
insanity. He threatened members
of his family, it is alleged and
other wise gave signs of being
off.
]. C. Marshall of Plattsburg
Mo. is a guest of his one time
schoolmate Ernest Cox. Mr..
Marshall is a first year cadet at
Westpoint, but under the rule
will be advanced to second year
to more rapidly equip for the
army.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Attention Farmers Of Missouri!

: On August % and % the Mis-
souri, Farmers Assn will hold
its first Annual Convention at
Sedalia this occasion will
undoubtedly mark the most
significant gathering of farmers
not only in the history of
Missouri but in the history OF
the corn belt. At this great
meeting the more than 1000
fighting Farm Clubs of Missouri
will throw down the gauntlet to
the spectators and flood hogs"
who, from time out of mind,
have placed an arbitrary price on
the products of the farmers
sweat and toil-and certainly
there isn't a thinking farmer in
the state who will not want a seat
in the big arena at the State
Fair Grounds when these hund-
reds of Farm Club delegates and
Farm Club leaders strip for act
ion on the forenoon of August
18th.
1t is a season of the year
hen farm work isn't pressing
and therefore the Executive
Committee of the Missouri Far
mers' Association hereby ex-
tends an invitation to every far
mer who owns an automobile to
begin making plans right now
to take in this great convention
which is almost certain to prove
history making event with
reference to the future of. Ameri-
can Agriculture. The big Wo'
mems Building on the State
Fair Grounds will be thrown
open for the women folks and
the children. Here they can
rest in between times in ease
and comfort. The Executive
Committee is expecting several
thousand farmer automobiles
which will be parked within the
grounds and the Sedalia Cham.
Der of Commerce will provide
police protection, day and night.
This will prove a delightful and
tremendously interesting little
vacation trip for you and your
family-but if you can't bring
your family, bring several good
neighbors so you may start the
great Farm Club movement in
your own community. For fur.
ther information address the
Missouri Farmers Assn, Colum-
bia, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03

The big picnic at the Cut Of
Wednesday was well attended
and the supply of fish and fried
chicken was more than sufficient
A number from this. neighbor-
hood attended and Brunswick
turned out a large number.
M. IN. Harmon was arrested
at Hale Mo. Wednesday by
sheriff Hurt on a complaint made
by Chester Feltof Mendon charg
ing fraud. Harmon trial will come
for preliminary hearing before
Justice Trammel Of Salisbury on
the 10th. Harmon gave bond for
his appearance.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Last Call For The Better Farm
ing Campaign
Sam Jordan

All are invited.
August 8 basket meeting on the
farm of Clarence uarhart, Mid
afternoon meeting at Prairie
Hill, night meeting at Bynum-
vile. Aug. 9 Basket dinner on
E. Smiths farm. mid-afternoon
meeting at Mike and night meet
ing at Mendon. Aug. 10 Basket
dinner at Newcomber, mid-after-
noon meeting at Rothville and
night meeting at Sumner. Aug.
IL Basket dinner at Musselfork,
Mid afternoon meeting at Dalton
and night meeting at Shannon
dale. Canning demonstration
will be given for the ladies at
each meeting if arrangements
for two audiences can be made.
All are invived to make as
much of each trip as possible.
Go and see how other folks do
things, see some of the best
farming in the county, take
notes from the other fellow if
they are wise. A trip over the
country is surely worth while to
anyone.
Come also to hear about the
great round up this fall and the
splendid premiums that will be
offered for corn and other pro-
ducts. You will be told also
the particulars about the seed
corn sale. Why should not this
county produce as good seed as
any county on earth? Come to
these meetings and hear about
how they do it.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Union Services

The Union service of all the
churches will held Sunday even
ing at the airdome. Bro. Crutch-
er, pastor of the Christian church
will preach.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Newly Weds Liable To Arrest.

1t has been given out by the
war department that any girl or
woman who marries or has mar
ried a man or boy to shield him
from acceptance as a soldier is
liable TO arrest and imprison-
ment. 1t is held apparently to
be obstructive to recruiting.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Baptist Church

Preaching next Sunday II a. m.
S. S. 9:45. Everybody invited
to the services.
R. o. Harris
Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03

747,450 cattle were on the
Kansas City market during July.
Top price this week TO Thurs
day $13.75. Hogs top SIG. Is,
bulk from SIS to $15.85. Sheep
top $14. 10.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03

Quite a few from here attend
ed the picnic at the cutoff last
Wednesday.
Misses Polly and Margaret
Rucker spent the latter part of
last week in the country.
The formation of the home
guards company will be proceed,
ed with so so soon as Instructions
from headquarters at Jefferson
City can be had. We have the
material for a splendid company
and may have need for such in
the state before so long.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1917-08-03
Salisbury Scribblings

oiSh toI eiiio "SSn'
Miss Mamie Mason of Wash
ington Ark. is here on a visit.
Mrs. Abe Gallemore and daugh
ter Genevieve went to Moberly
Tuesday on a visit to friends.
Henry Amick, a soldier bold is
home on a visit to his mother
and is fine looking young man.
Mrs. Mary D. Wilkinson left
for her home in Dee Witt after
a pleasant visit among friends
here.
Mrs. L. NJ. Walton left this
week for Denver where she will
spend the remainder of the sum-
mer with her son, Price.
l. H. Fleet was taken suddenly
i'll last Sunday morning but at
tack did not prove serious and
he is able to be up again.
New wheat is selling here at
from 2 80 to 2 40 and we don't
know whether it will go up or
down but -four holds its own.
Clarence Woodson of Oklahoma
dropped off here Saturday after
noon on his way home from
Washington D. c. for a short
visit.
Mrs. Marvin Dunn and chill
dren have gone to Kansas City
to join the husband and father
where they will make their
future home.
J. A. Taylor has recovered
from his recent illness and has
has taken his place among the
boys" on the street, with a
new supply Of old yarns.
Word comes from Woodland
hospital of the rapid recovering
of Joe Webb and Holman Ritzen-
thaler. Appendicitis sent them
there last week.
Work has been started on the
new school house. Dist. No. 70
and will be completed in time for
the fall term of school, if possi-
BILE. J. B. Mcdonald has the
contract.
At a mass meeting held here
last Monday evening it was de-
cided to oil all the public roads
entering our city for a distance
of one mile, that being as far as
the money on hand will reach
now, but in time to cover the
township.
Mrs. VIM. Wiedey while oper-
ating a washing machine Mon
day in some way became tangled
up with the belts, and before
the machine could be stopped
she was painfully tho not serious
ly injured, and will soon recover
We are truly glad it was no
worse.
The first series of Union meet
ings, to be held here during the
heated term, was held with the
Methodist church Sunday night,
Elder ]. N. Cruther doing the
preaching. The audience was
small, the weather was hot but
the sermon was fine and seemed
to give satisfaction.
Post Master Hamilton began
removing the postoffice' from its
present location where it has
been for about twenty years to
it's new site in the Karcher block
Tuesday night and will continue
until the task is completed. To
many of the older citizens many
pleasant memories linger around
the old site that will not soon be
forgotten but the business had
} outgrown the building and a
larger one was necessary. The
present location is central and
commencement and no one will
regret the change, Be it said
to their crndit our most masters
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
RACE RIOTS Of EAST
ST. LOUIS RESULT IN
TH|RTY-N|NE ARRESTS

BEl.LENll.lE, Illinois, September 10
-(Associated Press AS an aftermath
OF the bloody race riots, murder and
lncendlarism that occurred in East st.
Louis several weeks ago and shocked
the country, Mayor MOllman and thir-
ty-nine others were indicted by the
grand jury Friday, arrested Saturday
and released on bail between the hours
Of their arrests and yesterday noon.
The mayor is accused of malfeasance
of office 5G
Even while the city was held IN a
reign of terror the chamber of com,
merce met and passed resolutions eharg-
ing that city officials were false to their
duty and that the police had shown
eowardicr. Similar charges of cow
ardiee were made against the militia
which had been called out to suppress
the disorder.
when peace and quiet had finally
been restored call was made for an
Investigation and the State 3 attorney
went to East st. Louis aud undertook
a full and complete investigation. This
investigation was completed and a
special session Of the grand jury called
which IN turn Investigated and return.
ed the Indictment.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
ATTACKEDDY ROBBER,
JAPANESE ASSERTS
Blows Whistle For Help When
Filipino Injuries Him

A diminutive Japanese, who said that
his name was Gumbo, was taken to the
police station shortly before ten o clock
last night suffering from a small scalp
wound. .-.. r.r.....:. ~.
The police officer on the beat near
the corner of Fort and Hotel Streets
was summoned by the incessant blow.
ing of whistle, and found Gumbo
holding his head end sobbing.
Gumbo stated mt the police station
that he had been attacked by Fill
Pine who had thlsyn him down and
tried to rob him.
"Me savyy everything, me no too
much sake kaukau, - exclaimed Gumbo.
"When Filipino man he hit me / blow,
blow, blow my whistle, but long time
no policeman hear. Bimeby one police.
man Gomez
The Japanese dug down in the peck,
cts of his trousers and produced large
bone whistle which he said that he al,
ways carried 80 that he could call for
assistance when anyone took adyant-
age of his size and aolested hun.
= Gumho Is cracked skull was dressed
in the emergency hospital. He says
that he thinks that be Knows the man
who hit him, E-t... ~ ~, &r. p, .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
.IAPANNOT ASKING
ANY CONDITIONS
Nothing Demanded As Precedent
To More Full and Efficient Aid
To Allies In War


WASHINGTON, September 10-(As.
ISOLATED Press)--Japan win make no
demands as conditions precedent to her
plans for giving larger and more eff
cient aid in the war against Prussian
ism. Neither win the question of the
steel embargo by the United States nor
of what shall be done with Pacific ter.
ritories taken from Germany enter into
consideration. ..t
.Niscount Ishii held long consulta-
tion with Secretary of State Lansing
Saturday which will be resumed today.
in the conference thus far held the EN-.
barge which the United States has
placed upon steel shipments was not
mentioned with Ishii and he declares
that he will not touch upon the matter
today nor will he make any mention
of the territory which Japan took from
the Teutons nor of its 6n9l disposition
That Is a matter TO be taken up later.
SO far as the embargo on steel goes,
Ishii admits that he is working TO Sc.
cure re lief for the japanese shipbuild.
ers but along different lines and in DIFF
ferent channels.
odpdu VIII ndkt no COnultlODS pre-
cedPnt to giving further aid to our
Allies in the conduct of the war. We
are in that war, just-as they are and
we feel that it is our duty to bear our
full share of the burden and of the
fighting. Japan is ready to do its duty
Japan's wishes and her future am
billions have not been brought up in
our conferences with Mr.. Lansing up
to the present time and / have no in
tention Of bringing them up at any
time in my conference with him as to
how Japan can best help the Allies, on
the coordination of our plans for such
aid with the plans of the United
States.
"Of course it is possible that the
question of the embargo may come up
Incidentally in connection with any dis
cussion of how Japan can best aid in
clarifying the shipping congestion, but
as direct request from Japan ] shall
not take the matter of lifting the en-
barge up with your secretary of state. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
EARLY TRAlNlNGOF |.
. ZARCAUSEDF FALL
Mother Is Blamed For Suppress
ing Every Initiative Move At
tempted IN Boyhood

PETR0GRAD, September 10--(As.
sociated Press)-Tbe first of the imPer.
ial regime exiles, recently ordered ban.
ished from Russia, were sent to the
Swedish frontier yesterday where they
are To be released. Among them and
at the head Of the party, was the fam.
Gus Madamoiselle Yirubova who has
been called the ttFemale Rasputin. -
Madamoiselle Virubova told the As.
ISOLATED Press correspondent here that
her friendship for the deposed en-
press had been purely personal
Speaking of the deposed ear the
brilliant exile said: Nicholas has a
good character, I may well say high
character His. incorrigible weaknesses
are partly congenital and partly the
result Of the crushing training which
he had from his mother, the dowager,
and from his tutors, who were in
structed TO suppress every manifesto
tion Of initiative which he might show.
Such training could not fail TO make
him, when grown, weak and vacillating
and il was these qualities that led TO
his downfall.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
HUNSBR|DGE RIVER
AND move ACROSS

NEW YORK, September lO-(Asso'
ciated Press)-While there are indica.
tions that the German advances along
the Russian northern front are slacken-
ing they are still pushing forward at
some points in Livonia, .-.t. "..%.
In the Russian official report issued
from Petrograd last night it was said
that the Huns had succeeded in bridg-
ing the IA River between YeRden and
the gulf and were concentrating on the
north bank Of the river.under the cover
which their cavalry was furnishing.
Further south, along the Dyina, IN
the region between .Jacobstadt and
Dvinsk, where the Russians still main.
tain their lines west of the river, the
Official report mentions that there is
unusual German activity and advances
are being made upon outlying and ad'
vance railway stations. The Russian
cavalry is reported to be impeding
the progress of the enemy along the
Pskof road which parallels and closely
approaches the railway. =.
At the lower end Of the Russian bat
tie line the Russian and Rumanian
armies yesterday continued to hold In
check all attempted advances by the
Austro, Hungarian forces #'% r
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
DRAFTED JAPANESE
ORDEREDEXEMPTED
Direction Follows Protest of Am
bassador and Whether This Is
General Is Not Said

TRENTON, New Jersey. September
10-(Associated Press) - Instructions
received from Provost Marshal Crowder
direct the exemption board here not
TO draft a certain japanese who had
been accepted by the board and had
not claimed exemption but had said
that he would be glad to serve. No
reason for the instructions was given
by Crowder other than the statement
that the Japanese ambassador had pro-
tested against the acceptance of the
man. *
Considerable interest has been arous-
ed by the incident. Whether the pro-
test is an isolated instance arising be.
cause of some undivided eircum.
stances or whether the japanese am
bassador has entered a protest against
the acceptance of any japanese is un-
known here. If the latter be the case
it will affect number of acceptances
in various parts of the United States
and especially in the West.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
BLOODISSHEDIN
RA|DNMILWAUKEE
italian Anarchistic Meeting Sup
pressed and Incendiary Lit
erature Seized

MILWAUKEE, September lO-(Asso.
ciated Press lone italian was killed
and one wounded and two policemen
were slightly wounded when the police
undertook "a break up an unpatriotie
meeting last night With the arrival
of the police al the meeting place the
Italians undertook to resist and refused
TO leave the hall. In the course Of the
trouble pistols and knives were drawn
and a policeman was wounded. II was
then that the police opened Ere. They
retired and sent for the reserves,
With the arrival of other police off,
GERS a raid was made on the place and
everything found was seized. II Is said
that the place was the headquarters Of
q society of Italian anarchists. Among
the stuff that was seized was a guam,
tity of incendiary literature.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
FOUND GUILTY Of. -.
AIDING FRANZ DOPP!
-....
Three Convicted Of Conspiring
For His Escape

SAN FRANCISCO, September 10
(Associated Press After celebrating
only short time the jury in the fed
eral court, Saturday afternoon, brought
in verdict of guilty in the action
brought by the government against De
Lacey, Harnedy and Mullane, charging
conspiracy. :.
The three defendauts were charged
with having entered into a conspiracy
TO aid and abet the escape of Franz
Bopp, former German consular official
end convicted of violating the neutral
ity, of the United States in connection
with Hun bomb outrages and attempts.
II is expected that they will be ar
raigned for sentence today and at that
time motions for new trials and notices
of appeals will be fled. ...a', H.
A fourth arrest on the same charge
has not yet been brought to trial.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
PISTOL SHOT GIVES
SOLDIER WARNING
Girls Father Sends Bullet To Tell
Enlisted Man To Leave Daugh-
ter At Home 49,.

Coatless and hatlsss, and pale us a
ghost, a soldier who refused TO give
his name, rushed into the police sta.
ton, yesterday afternoon, and told Ser.
geant Fieldgrove that someone had
taken a shot at him. J
"Did the bullet hit youi" asked
Fieldgrove, by wayl of polite enquiry.
der, "but it passed so close that I
could ear it '9n.''
The sergeant started to question the
soldier, who thereupou told the story
of the attack upon his person. 1t was
to the effect that he and Portuguese
girl were driving along the beach road
and in an automobile, when the father
of the girl took a. pot.shot at the sol
der from the keaWe bushes which
fringe the roadside. The soldier drove
to town as fast as possible, told the
girl to 60 home, left the car in a gar
age, and then visited the police station.
1t appears that the father of the girl
has forbidden her keeping company
with the soldier, but that the latter
still persisted in taking her out auto.
mobile riding. ...
The fa'Fcr 'Han came to the conclu,
sion that the best way to enforce his
paternal commands. was to put soms
fear of consequences into the soldier,
which he did with gun, though
whether he shot to kill or merely in.
timidate, is>unknown.
Sergeant Fieldgrove told the soldier
that he had his nerve; coming to the
station with q complaint, taking the
circumstances Of the case into consid-
Grafton, and counseled the man to leave
the girl severely alone in the future.
If he valued a whole skin.