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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-21
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CUMBO, April 1S.-Dr D. P. Fry,
of Hedgesville, and Charles Eversole,
from this place, are visitors today in
Martinsburg.
Mrs. H. r. Dunn, Mrs. Robert Tab
Ter, Mrs. Jeff Lemaster, and Mrs
James Dillon are suffering with sew
ere colds and are quite i'll.
Mrs Coe Riner was the guest last
night of Mrs. J. Fl. Riner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-21

April 17.Mrs.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
GERMAN AiRSHIPS RAID
ENGLISH EAST COAST
Drop Several Bombs and Escape Pur-
suing Airplanes-One Man
Killed

London, May 24.-FOur or five Ger
man airships raided the east coast of
England Wednesday, according TO an
official statement issued. The airships
dropped bombs and escaped. although
pursued. The official statement says:
-Four or five hostile airships ap-
preached East Anglia shortly before
midnight. The weather was overcast
and thick bank of rain clouds made
observation difficult
-Four airships appear to have pene-
trated inland to the eastern counties.
They followed erratic courses and
dropped a number of bombs in coun-
try districts. apparently being unable
to locate their position. The raiders
were pursued by our airplanes. but
thick clouds enabled them to make
good their escape. One man was killed
in a Norfolk village. The material
damage is believed to be negligible"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT NORMAL SCHOOL
Program for Five Day Celebra.
ton Announced-Diplomas To
Be Given Out Thursday.

The annual commencement exercises
of the Normal for which an elaborate
program has been arranged will be,
gin Saturday evening. Invitations
have been sent cut to nearly all citi-
zens and the parents of the students
asking them to attend the event. A
concert given by the Glee Club of the
school is arranged for each one of the
five da = of the celebration.
The reception of the senior class
is the feature of Saturday evening.
Sunday morning Rev. J. C. Handy
will deliver the baccalaureate sermon
A declamato,y contest for the faculty
! medal will be held Monday afternoon
and during tn eevening the work Of the
students of the graduating class as
we'll as of the entire school will be on
exhibit.
The principal exercises will be held
Thursday morning with an address by
DIR. w. c. Biting of the Second Bap-
fist Church of st. Louis as the speaker.
The following program has been Sc
lected for the five days:
May 26, $50 p. m.-Reception to
seniors by President and Mrs. Dear
mont.
May ~, IL a. m.-Baccalaureate
sermon, Rev. John C. Handy, Phi. D.,
LII. D., pastor Centenary Methodist
Church, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
6 p. m.-Campus concert, Glee Club.
May %, 3 p. m.-Contest in decla-
nation for faculty medal; exhibit of
work from various departments, in
gymnasium.
Sis p. m.-Concert in oratory for
regents medal; exhibit of work from
various departments, in gymnasium.
May 29-Class day.
S:15 p. m.-Play by senior class.
May 30, 3 p. m.-Concert by the
music department.
Sis p. m.-Alumni reception.
May 81, 10 a. m.-Commencement
exercises.
Address by DR.. w. C. Biting, pas
tor Second Baptist Church, St. Louis,
Mo.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
TRAINING CAMP FOR
WOMEN ESTABLISHED
Camp at Hardy, Ark. Opens June
1-Girls Urged to Join New
Camp for Military Training.

A military training camp for women
has been established in Hardy, Ark.
with the approval of the War Depart
ment and the endorsement of the Red
Cross Association, The Tribune was
informed last night. 1t is the only
camp of its kind in the Mississippi
Valley and has received the approval
of many military and civil authori-
ties.
Headquarters for the Women's
Training Camp Association has been
established in Memphis, Tenn, and eff
forts are being made to organize a
similar organization for the same
purpose in every city of the West.
The applicants are requested to adj
dress their applications to Miss Eliza
beth Wardle, the Camp Secretary in
care of Lowenstein ,and Bros, in
Memphis.
The training course begin June 1,
and every two weeks new courses are
started. Military drills, rifle practice,
swimming, life-saving, anatomy and
physiology, Red Cross nursing, signal
code practice, in fact everything
taught at all military training camps
in the country, comprise the program
of the training courses at this new
camp.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
home in st. Louis.

home in St. Louis.
The P. E. o. Sisterhood will meet
this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Uhl on Frederick street. All
members are urged to be present as
this is the last meeting before the
State convention of the P. E. o.
The ladies of the Euchre Club were
delightfully."- entertained yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Ebert
Fenwick on Themis street, the follow
ing members being present: Mesdames
H. J. Strain, r. NJ. Cowan, Don Paar,
Ed Glib, Silas Lail, Otto Vogt, Ernest
Fisher, William Stout, Harry Rogers,
Ed SCHNEIDER, NJ. E. Hazen.
Jim Phillips IAN electrician in the
employ of the MeElroy Electric Co.,
has been off duty several days owing
to blood poisoning which developed
from an injury received while at work.
Elmore Kassel, Walter Kempe and
Alvin Harness left yesterday to join the
Ste. Genevieve band and 90 to De
Soto for the Drummers' Convention.
The Ste. Genevieve band will furnish
the music for the convention.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
DIR. WAITE ELECTROCUTED
AT SING SING LAST NIGHT
By International News Service.

BY International News Service.
Ossining, N. Y, May 24.-With the
same calm demeanor that character
lied his stay in the death house, DR..
Arthur Warren Waite unflinchingly
walked to his death in the electric
chair in Sing Sing prison for the muir
der of his father-in-law, John E. Peck,
wealthy merchant of Grand Rapids,
Mich. Three shocks were given before
DR.. Squire, prison physician, pro-
nounced DR.. Waite dead at HIP
o'clock.
Waite went to his death with faint
smile on his lips and appeared the
least concerned of any in the little
crowd present. He scanned the wit
nesses almost contemporary, and gave
little attention to the prayers. Even
while the clergyman prayed, DR.. Waite
read Keats poems with uncanny in
tensity. He babe his brothers and
others goodbye with but little feel
ing.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
MAKE DENVER BEARS
FEEL QUITE AT HOME

Denever, Colo, May 24.-Not salts
fed with having mountain scenery
within few miles of the city, Den
yer has sent out into the Rockies and
brought it into the city limits by
the CARLOAD.
The scenery is not paintings or pho
tographs, but actual reproductions of
rugged Gigs end majestic boulders
selected for bear pits at City Park.
Agents of the city spread gelat-
inous material over the most striking
cliffs during the day and removed it
in the cool of the morning, thus re-
tanning an accurate impression. This
was converted into plaster of paris
casts, in which form the reproductions
have been brought to Denver. The
moulds will be constructed in concrete
and shot with cement guns in colors
and tins to simulate the original rocks
from which they were taken.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
M'ADOO LEAVES TRAIN TO
MAKES5 ,O0O WAR BOND SALE
Secretary Takes Stroll in Town OF
Wymore, Neb., Enroute from
Denver to St. Joseph.

ST. Joseph. Mo, Hay 24-William
G. McAdoo. secretary of the treasury.
and W. P G. Harding. governor of the
federal reserve board, devoted II min
utes, enroute from Denver to ST JO-
seph, to making a liberty loan bond
sale of $4,000 in WymOre, Neb.. town
of less than 1000 inhabitants.
At the station McAdoo proposed to
his companion ito have a look up
town" They went to the First Ma
tional Bank, where they introduced
themselves and Harding refused TO
leave without doing some business.
The bank agreed to double its sub
scription of $4,000
At Pawnee people gathered to meet
the secretary and to bid God-speed to
the members of Company K, leaving
for training. Secretary NcAdOC
jumped from the train, shook hands
with each of the new soldiers, and
said: Il have three sons in the navy
myself"
In st. Joseph national guard, boy
scouts and naval and marine scouts
in uniform and hundreds of citizens.
welcomed the party. Here the sec
rotary addressed the Missouri Bank
ers' Association and said the war rev.
enue bill, after 1t goes through the
grill of Congress, will be about the
best bill that can be obtained.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
BOYS Offs T00YOUNGFORWAR
Proposed Draft Minimum Age
Twenty Years.

Ottawa, Ontario, May 24.-It is an
nounced officially that the govern
ment's reason for making 20 years the
minimum age at which CONSUMPTION
will be applied in Canada after legis-
lation is passed, Is that experience at
the battle front has shown youths Of
Is to be too immature to stand the
rigors of war. For this reason, it has
been the practice to hold Canadian
volunteers in England until they reach
the age Of 10.
Rigorous measures are being ap-
piled at all border points to prevent
young men from going into the Unit
ed States to escape compulsory serv-
ice.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
PROPOSALS WANTED
REMOVAL OF GARBAGE

Sealed bids will be received by the
City Clerk of the city of Cape Girar-
deau, up until Monday, June q, 1917,
z p. M, for the removal of garbage
from said city, as provided for by
the terms of Ordinance No. 1882, pass
ed and approved May 7, 1917, on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.
Bids will be considered by the City
Council in regular session, June 4,
1917, and must be in sealed envelopes
directed to r. w. Frissell, City Clerk,
and plainly marked "Bids for removal
of garbage" R. w. Frissell,
City Clerk.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Thomas A. Poole, deceased, have been
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Cape Girardeau Court of Common
Pleas of Cape Girardeau County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date the 14th day of
May, 1917.
All persons having calims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance, within six
months from the date of said letters
or they may be. precluded from any
benefit of such estate; and if said
claims be not exhibited withion one
year from the date of the last publ
cation Of this notice, they shall be for
ever barred.
Maud D. Poole, Administrative.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
News From The County Seat

Miss Martha Cramer, who taught
at Bertrand, has been elected to teach
in the Charlottesville schools next year.
The ladies of the Evangelical Church
today will decorate the church for next
Sunday, Pentecost, when the ten who
were examined in catechism last Sun
day will be confirmed.
The Jackson School Board has elect
ed Chas. Scott of University City, as
principal of the Jackson High School,
and Miss Helen Oliver of Neely's
Landing, assistant. Edward Wade of
st. Louis, has been chosen as prin-
cipal for the Lincoln School. The
School Board still has one vacancy
in the High School to fill.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. Belle Hart this afternoon.
Elizabeth, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Poe, Wednesday cele-
brated her birthday by entertaining
a crowd of little folks at party.
The Mary and Martha Society met
with Mrs. Fred Kies yesterday after
noon.
The crew of men sent by the La
de-Christy Clay Products Company
to prospect for kaolin on the Braun
farm, just east of town, Wednesday
evening stopped operations and left
for Kentucky.
DR.. F. R. Atkins has gone to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Bob Ward and
family, of Charlottesville.
Miss Mary La Pierre, who has been
teaching at Sullivan, Mo-, arrived
home Wednesday for her summer va
cation. Miss La Pierre has taught in
the Sullivan schools several years and
has been re-employed for next year,
which speaks we'll for the work she
has been doing.
Miss Elsa Hoffmeister yesterday
consulted an oculist at the Cape.
The Lutheran congregation will
celebrate Children's Day next Monday
with an all-day picnic in the City
Park. o
Mrs. Ollie Astholz and children of
the Cape arrived yesterday for a sew
eral days visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Aug. Kuelln.er.
DR.. H. T. Piper returned yesterday
from business trip to Dunklin Coun-
ty.
L. H. Davis, who has been in this
city some time, left for his home in
Huntsville, Ala.
Prof. Ed Howard, who has been sr-
perintendent of the Charlottesville
schools several years, was reelected
for the same position for next year,
spent Tuesday night with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Howard in this
city. Prof. Howard was looking for
additional teachers for the Caruthers-
vile schools. He will return here
next week with his family for a weeks
visit with relatives and friends be-
fore leaving for the summer term at
the State University. Harry Howard
accompanied his brother to Caruthers-
vile Wednesday for few days visit.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25

Paris, May 24.-The French liner
Sontay, bound from SalOnika 10 Mar
settles with 345 passengers on board,
has been torpedOed with the loss Of
As lives
Official announcement of the de-
structiOn of the ship was given out.
The ship was attacked and sent to
the bottom on April 16. At the time
heavy seas We're running, but despite
the wind and the roughness of the
water. 500 of those on board the ship
Wer saved.
The crew worked with perfect disci
pine launching the boats and seeing
that they We're filled with passengers.
There was no panic. Capt. Magee,
master of the ship, stayed on the
bridge. refusing to enter any of the
lifebOats. He persisted.
The SOntay was a ship of 7.2i7 tons
and was owned in MAJ settles. She had
been plying in tn Mediterranean trade
for some time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
LID ON AT FORT SAM HOUSTON
No Liquor at Officers Clubs,
None for Soldiers.

San Antonio, Tex, May 24-For the
first time since the establishment of
Fort Sam Houston as an army post.
it is impossible to obtain any kind of
intoxicating liquors at the two clubs
which officers maintain here.
An order prohibits possession at
liquor in quarters by soldiers or it's
sale within limits of Fort Sam Hous-
ton or Camp Wilson.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
NEWGERMAN WIREL ESSPLANT
pected to Begin Within the Next
Few Days.

Benos Aires, May PA German
wireless station has been installed
here and is expected to be in opera
ton in few days. Some of the news
papers demand that use Of the plant
be forbidden.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
Convict Given Death Sentence.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 24.-Ora
Manel, a convict in the Federal peni-
Tertiary here, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree by federal
jury and was sentenced to be hanged
on the Fort Leavenworth reservation
q guard.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
TRANSATLANTIC IS
SUNK BY TORPEDO
TWENTY-NINE OFFICERS AMONG
THE 413 LOST ON BIG BRIT
ISH TROOP SHIP.
SENT TO BOTTOM on MAY q
French Liner Sontay Also Sent to
Bottom, With IS of Her 345 Pas
sensers Losing Lives-Cap-
tain Sticks to Craft, Dies.

London, May 24-Four hundred and
thirteen lives were lost in the sinking
of the British transport Pennsylvania,
the Admiralty announced.
The pennsylvania was sunk, May 4.
The official statement said the losses
included:
Twenty-nine officers, 373 men. the
Pennsylvania captain and ten of the
TRANSFORMERS crew.
The Admiralty announced the Tran
sylvania was tOrpedoed.
The Pennsylvania was steel twin
screw steamship. 14.315 tons, the prop
erty of the Anchor Line She was
built in 1914 and was registered at
Glasgow.
The Pennsylvania before the war
was in transatlantic service for a
short time. She ran between New
York and Glasgow She was one Of
the newest and largest ships in trans
atlantic service.
II is possible that the Pennsylvania
was carrying British troops TO the
Italian front.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
SHARAE SHOOTS SHARAE
WITH WEDDING PRESENT

Flint, Mich, May 24.-Because, he
says, Bogo Sharae, his namesake, ran
away with his wife, Fred Sharae, of
South Bend, Ind, shot and probably
fatally wounded him with a revolver
his victim had given him as a we'd
ding present. The two men are not
related.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
BRITISH FRANCHISE BILL UP
Passes Second Reading in House of
Commons-Provides for Woman
Suffrage.

London, May 24.-After 10 days of
debate, devoted mostly to the ques-
ton of woman suffrage, House of COM
mons passed the second reading of
the franchise reform, or, as it is Off
cially known, 'the representation of
the people bill" The vote was 529 in
favor, as against 40 in opposition to
the measure
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
ITALIANS CAPTURE
5000 AUsTR|ANS
BREAK THROUGH FOES LINES IN
CARSO AFTER TEN-HOUR AR
TlLLERY BATTLE.
BRITISH AID IN THE BATTLE
1870 Aeroplanes Take Part in the
fiahting-Paris Reports Re-
purse Of Big German
Attack in France.

Rome, May 24.-Following 10
hours terrific bombardment Italian
attacking forces broke through
strongly organized Austrian lines IN
the Carso, captured Jamiand and took
5000 prisoners.
The War Office statement announc-
ing the victory stated that $50 aero
planes participated in the fighting and
that fire from 10 British artillery bat
teries had aided.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25
CITY news IN BRIEF

Weather Forecast: Weather Unset
tied today, probably showers.
Harry E. Alexander left for St.
Louis yesterday morning on legal bust
ness. From st. Louis he will go to
New Madrid, returning home Satur-
day.
Room for over 1000 couples on Sid
ney's new mirror dance floor.
Miss Gertrude Rolwing of Charles
ton left yesterday for her home after
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rolwing of 843 South Boulevard.
Mrs. Ellis Higgins Of Mcclure was
in the city yesterday shopping and
visiting friends.
Mrs. John King and daughter of
Zalma spent yesterday in the Cape.
Otto Kassell went to Hayti yester-
day for several days visit.
The P. o. clerks always have a good
crowd on their excursion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cash, who have
been visiting friends here for several
days, returned to their home in Zalma
yesterday.
E. J. Deal and w. H. Stubblefield
Jr., returned yesterday from st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, where they attended the
convention of the Missouri Bankers
Association.
Asa Sheriff. and family left yester-
day afternoon for Kenneth, Mo-, where
they will make their future home. Mr..
Sheriff. has accepted a position in a
garage there.
The Post office clerks will sfuv YOU
good time on the steamer Sidney
Monday night.
Barrett Cotner, his brother, J. NJ.
Cotner and DR.. S. w. Morgan left yes
terday to spend several days in varf-
Gus cities of Iowa on business.
Miss Sue Crawley will go to st.
Louis next Tuesday to take the ex-
animation as stenographer in the Gov
eminent service.
Post-office clerks excursion Monday
night on steamer Sidney.
Mrs. Barrett Cotner went to Cairo
yesterday to spend several days with
her aunt and other relatives.
C. S. Prather of Advance was in the
city yesterday on business.
o. L. Fusion of Puxico transacted
business in the Cape yesterday.
A. Liddy and mother of Oak Ridge
were in the city yesterday
Haner Chandler and Miss Marie
Wells of Lutesville visited friends in
the city yesterday.
DR.. Statler of Oak Ridge was in the |
city yesterday on business.
The dance floor of the Sidney is new
and is dandy.
Mrs. l.. Kohn of Chaffee was in the |
city yesterday shopping and visiting
friends.
A. d. and H. A. Boone of Jackson |
were in the city yesterday on business. |
L. A. Lowery of Campbell was in the
city yesterday.
George Fritsch of Jackson had bust |
ness in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Himmelberger and baby
and Miss P'ach Carter of Morehouse
are in the city for visit of several
days with j. H. Himmelberger and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. B F. Rector, who have
been visiting their daughters, Mrs.
Julien Friant and Mrs. William Beard,
of this city, returned to their home in
Chaffee yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Salzgeber and Mrs
B. Stakeholder, who have been Wis
iting friends in this city, left yester-
day morning by automobile for their
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25

Paris, May 24.-Eight thousand SIX
hundred German prisoners have been
taken by French troops since May
in their offensive between scissors and
Auberive, the official statement as
serted, detailing further heavy losses
inflicted on the enemy in repulse OF
violent attacks on the Vauclerc pla-
teau.
The Vauclerk attack was a check
to the Germans. Their troops were
literally thrown back to the starting
point of the counter-thrust. Prisoners
captured were identified as belonging
to four different German divisions, In
dicating that the enemy attack was by
a force of not less than $4,000 men.
Except for this violent battle. the
War Office reported the front fairly
quiet. In the Champagne artillery
was rather active in the region OF Mo
ronvilliers.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25

FOR SALE-1916 Ford touring car.
electric lights and starter; in fine
condition. Apply Fred A. Rage.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25

London, May 24.-The lull on the
British front continued. All Field Mar
shall Haig had to report was few
prisoners taken by British forces in
raid east of lie Vertuier and small
patrol encounters.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-05-25

Havre, France, May 24.-Desprte
the Kaiser's written promise to the
Pope, Germany is reported to be con-
tinuing her policy of deporting Bel
gian civilians, putting them to work
in Germany's interior. Since the be-
ginning Of this month alone. advices
from Brussels state. 5000 persons
have been deported from the suburbs
of the Belgian capital. This informa-
ton is confirmed by the Belgian gov
eminent.