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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
FORMER CAPE YOUTH WANTS
TO JOIN COMPANY LIN NEVADA
Maurice Huffman to Return Monday
With Lieutenant Flissell.

Maurice Huffman, who formerly
lived in the Cape, has volunteered to
join Company l. of the Sixth Missouri
Regiment and will leave Monday aft
ernoon with Lieut.. Howard Frissel
who has been in the Cape for several
days owing to the serious illness of his
brother, Boas Frissell.
Huffman, better known as Little
Hutty," has been in st. Louis during
the past seven months following his
release from the Reform School in
Boonville. He told his friends the
sentence in the school had made man
of him, and he would take the advan-
tage now to offer his service to the
Government.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
8 CAPE COUNTY men
LEAVE WEDNESDAY
Three Men of First Quota VOIun-
teer for National
Army.

The first eight young men of Cape
Girardeau County's draft quota will
leave for the training camp at Fort
Funston, Kan, next Wednesday morn
ing. They represent five per cent of
the 152 men Cape Girardeau County
is expected to furnish for the great
national army. The first section of
this army has been called out Septem-
Der 5. Other calls will follow in short
intervals.
These eight are: Hathorne H. Ran
ney, of Cape Girardeau, Paul A. Muel-
Ter, Of Jackson; Erma A. Fullbright, of
Millerville; Lyman Steele, of neal
Jackson; William Hobbs, of Cape Cir
ardeau; Linus Clark Morton, of near
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
TRIBUNE CALLED
BEST NEWSPAPER
Burf0rdville Reside nts Scramble
for this Newspaper Each
Morning.

The Tribune is the most popular
newspaper that is delivered in Bur.
fordville, according to Frank Burford,
the well-known farmer who lives just
mile from that city.
"No paper is as much in demand in
Burfordville as The Tribune" says
Mr.. Burford. many people living
there who do not take the paper, as
semble in the store at Burfordville
each morning and take turns in read
ing The Tribune.
g. w. Bast, who is one of the sub
scribers of The Tribune in Burford-
vile, finds it difficult to read his own
paper, because OF the great demand
for it. Everybody wants to know what
The Tribune has to say. They like its
independence, and they know they can
get news out of it that they cannot
see in any other paper.
owe look upon The Tribune as our
best newspaper, but many people there
complain because the management Of
the paper has not asked them to sub
scribe. If The Tribune would canvass
that section Of the county for sub
scrfbers, there would not be a home
where The Tribune did not enter every
day"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31

was born in Salem, Mo-, but came to
Cape Girardeau shortly after her mar
riage. Since the death of her hus-
band, Henry Thiessen, 25 years ago,
she made her home with her daugh-
ter, Miss Tillie Thiessen, of 71O Broad
way.
The funeral will be held Sunday aft
enoon. Services will be at the Trim
ity Lutheran Church. whereupon the
body will be taken to the Lorimier
Cemetery for burial. The funeral will
be under the direction of the Brinkopf
Undertaking Co.
Miss Thiessen is the only child left
to mourn the death Of Mrs. Thiessen.
When notified of her death yesterday
evening she hurried to the home of her
cousin, returning early this morning
to make arrangements for the funeral.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
DEBATE ON WAR PROFIT TAX
BEGUN In SENATE YESTERDAY
U. S. Schooner Sunk by Submarine
Without Loss of Lives-Russians
Still in Wild Retreat-British on
StandStill.

Washington August 3That Japan had entered the for finish
to imperialism Senate
by VOunt M head of the Japanese mission address delivered
before
Japan" envoy against Germany
treaty merely scrap paper
The heartily
tic United States this because the forced into
for almost the The the Allies
18th the resolution that the world shall be freed from military dsposm
President
Washington 3OI by Representative
of Kansas that all agricultural pursuits last March
exempted from military service President Wilson today wrote the
many
He added however, that he SHOULD like personally
all the genuine farmers left at their indispensable abors
Washington 3O-Hospta medical who
lave been college exempted from military
uner the seive draft bill by regulations issued today
The with
education these whose doctors be needed before the
Washington August s915 Shipping
foard building asked today of Congress would be used
purchase and communicating Of materials and plants and ship eOnsc
Washington August 3o-n which newspaper publishers
slider an important precedent President Wilson has fixed price of pa cents
publishing the Governments daily Official
Bulletin The order fixing directed
pound
Washington profits
features of the war tax bill finally got into full swing today
Factions favOins higher ev profits than the
advances proposed by the Finance Committee fiat
rate of at least so per
Senator Simmons failed for final
Monday Senator La Toilette objected asang cue
and income section disposed Of.
vad by Senator Underwood who avOr Bnkhe substitute
OF IS
supports
100000
Underwood
made changes the bill which, double
profits would
London August 30Skng the schooner Ander
by bombs yesterday Admiralty today. The
landed at Portsmouth.
The Anderson
owned by A. D. Cummns Philadelphia
Those who have talked with him
he dispatched Benedict have obtained the
Wilson willing begin negotiations looking toward
ending provided the Government Germany changed that its
guarantees be trusted
ndmntes and the multitude of questions
voved n making pc: a secondary Importance.
August 3O-Fuh British operations
All Field Marshal Hag reported
enemy artillery in Nieuport (Flanders).
Petrogad August 30-Two Russian regiments ANONYMOUSLY de-
serted the lines of Ireshti oumnn 'front.' today official state
men The Teutonic armies gained
h dodgd Tuesday and the of the battle yeste
which continued abandoned their
ncn said. Zone afterwards dispersed"
August 30The Tegaaf that the
reinforcing
Sche At the village Of Svet located
for and at Ramps particular thirteen all mask
ed The Saintlve village reinforced
Berlin August 30Further marked the attacks of German
northwest Focsan Roumana today the War Office announced
1--WE extended yesterday the statement sa pressed
the back from ~ the heights othward the direction of
Suscta valley Wc prisoners"
Paris August
pued completely the
positions the
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
SHERIFF HUTSON
SUED BY FARMER
FOR MACHINES
Say Official Took Imple.
ments Unlaw.
fully.
ASK JUDGEMENT AND
DAMAGES OF SHERIFF
Hutson Levied on Machines to
Satisfy Execution Against
Plaintiffsl

Two trover suits to recovery the
value of some machinery now in pos
session of Sheriff N. J. Hutson We're
filed yesterday afternoon in Common
Pleas Court by Attorney c. n. Moz-
lev, representing w. NJ. Sledge and
w. NJ. Devore. In both petitions judg-
ment to the amount of $100 each is
asked on the grounds that the official
took the machinery without any au-
thority. Aside from the amount of
judgment the petitions ask for the
value of the machinery.
Sledge alleges in his petition the
sheriff took a steam engine and a
sawmill rig valued at $500 from his
place several months ago without hav-
ing an order of execution or attach
ment. He asserts the machinery is
necessary for the threshing Of his
crops and, therefore, has suffered con-
siderable damage by the action of the
sheriff. Besides the $500, the value
of the machinery, he wants 500 dam
ages from the county official.
Devore sets forth in his petition the
sheriff removed threshing separator
from his farm without any authority
and is still holding the machinery. He
estimates the value of the machine at
$500, and in addition to the value OF
the machinery, he asks that he be
given judgment 20 the amount of 500.
Owing to the fact that the coroner
is the only official authorized to serve
notice on the sheriff when suit is di-
rected against this officer, and owing
to the fact that the coroner, DIR. Ar
thur Poe, is at present in the training
camp of the officers reserve corps in
Fort Riley, the clerk Of the Common
Pleas Court will have to select some
one to serve notice of the suit On the
sheriff.
Orren Wilson, an attorney OF the
Cape, who has acted as coroner in
cases calling for eoroner's investiga-
ton, has not been duly recognized by
the County Court as the official repre-
sentative Of the coroner during his
absence, and for that reason he may
not serve the notice Of these suits on
the sheriff.
Sheriff Hutson told The Tribune last
night he had levied on the machinery
to satisfy Judgment Fred Groves, an
automobile dealer of the Cape, had
been given against Devore, who had
purchased an automobile from Groves.
When the sheriff called at the home
of Devore last Saturday morning, he
said, he found Devors had sold the
machinery to Sledgs, but no payment
had been made on the sale and, there
fore. he attached the machinery. This
is still on the farm Of Dsvors who lives
near Whitewater.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
Mrs. Emma Wheaton, 62,
Murdered on Farm
Near Essex.
BLOODHOUNDS ARE PUT
ON TRAIL OF MURDERER
HouseFound TurnedUpside Down
Robbery Thought to be Mo.
tive Of Crime.
Special to The Tribune.

SQ6Sldi W LIE 1i1Uunt.
Bloomfield, Aug. 30.-While work
ing in a cornfeld adjoining her home
four miles northwest of Essex (Stod-
dard County,, Mrs. Emma Wheaton
62 years old, was murdered this after
noon by a man who evidently was
looking for some money Mrs. Wheat
on was said to have in her house
realized from large sale of grain last
week. The body was found by Sam
Zanzil, a neighbor, shortly after S
o'clock, lying face downward in the
corn patch. She had been slugged
with a club which was found near the
place where the body lay.
The crime was committed some
time between / and o'clock in the
afternoon. A son Of the slain widow,
and an orphan boy who was being
raised by Mrs. Wheaton, were not at
home when the murderer entered the
place and committed the crime. The
son was in the field working and the
boy was at school.
Upon returning from the field in the
evening her son failed to find his
mother. Entering the house, he found
the whole interior turned upside down.
Every drawer in the house had been
searched and the contents thrown over
the floor. Whether the villain got any
money could not be learned, as an in
ventory will be necessary to determine
whether anything is missing.
Fearing that something might have
happened to his mother, the son called
his neighbor and the two began to
search for her. Half an hour later
they found her lying in the corn patch
Nothing was discovered to indicate
that a struggle took place between
the slayer and the woman, and for
that reason it is believed she was
taken by surprise and struck on the
head from the rear while bending over
to pick up some ears of corn that were
found under the body.
The sheriff was Immediately notified
and hurried to the farm to begin an
investigation. Bloodhounds owned by
by Mr.. AcCutcheon of Campbell were
dispatched to the scene in an auto
mobile. They arrived late this even
ing at Essex and were Immediately
taken to the farm to take up the trail
Of the murderer.
No clue has as yet been found that
would lead to the discovery of the
identity Of the murderer. No stranger
was seen about the house during the
day and nothing was found in the
house that would lead to the discovery
of the slayer.
Sheriff Bray said he believed the
motive was primarily robbery. He
said he had learned that Mrs. Wheat
on, a wealthy widow, had sold a large
amount of wheat recently and it was
believed that she had a considerable
sum Of money in her house. Her son,
however, said he believed the money
had been deposited in the bank.
The coroner was also summoned to
the house. He set the inquest at s
o'clock Friday morning. The jury was
impaneled, but no testimony was heard
owing to the late hour.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
SMELTERVILLE
GIRL OUTRAGED
BY YOUNG NEGRO
Gussie Brady Attacked on
Returning From
Store.
ASSAILANT CHOKES HER
INTO INSENSIBILITY
Sentiment Against Colored Ele-
ment in Smelterville Aroused
by Attack.

Gussie Brady, ID years old, daugl.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Brady
who live in Smelterville, was outraged
by a negro yesterday afternoon in the
woods near Hely's rock crusher as she
was returning to her home from the
commissary of the rock plant. The
assailant escaped after committing his
crime and is now being sought by the
police.
The little girl ran to her home after
| the attack and told her parents. She
said she was walking along path
Heading from the rock crusher through
the woods across the Frisco bridge,
which spans the Cape La Croi1 Creek,
when the negro stopped her.
Threatening to kill her if she made
an outcry, the black placed his hand
over her mouth to prevent her from
screaming. The little girl showed the
marks of her assailant's fingers on her
throat where he had choked her.
She told her parents she struggled
and made every effort to liberate her
self from the clutching grip of the
negro, but that he finally choked her
into insensibility. When she came to
the man had disappeared.
The father of the girl is employed
in one of the mills in South Cape. The
parents live on the river bank near
the old smelter plant. The girl said
she knew the negro by sight, but did
not know his name. She was hyster-
ical when she returned to her parents
home, and it required sometime before
she could recover to tell coherent
story.
The attack occurred in broad day
light. The girl had been sent to the
Hely's commissary to buy some gro
ceries for supper, and, as usual, re-
turned to her parents home, taking
the path that leads through the woods.
Shortly before she reached the bridge,
she was attacked by the negro.
News Of the attack on the little girl
spread rapidly through Smelterville
and the south part of the city. Fol-
lowing the church services yesterday
evening on the Rock Levee road,
strong sentiment against the negro in
habitants was voiced by the white per-
sons. Some suggested to form a posse
and search for the villain. 1t was said
that an old colored man living in
small house near the place where the
attack took place knew the negro who
committed the crime. 1t is believed
that this will aid in finding the man.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-31
MRS. THIESSEN dies
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Succumhs to Drepsy at Hcme Of
Niece-FuneFal
Sunday.

Mrs. Emilia Thiessen, one Of the
oldest residents of the Cape, died yes
terday evening at the home Of her
niece, Mrs. William Graden, who lives
several miles northwest Of the city
following an illness of several years.
Her death was caused by dropsy. She
had moved to her niece's home three
weeks ago, believing the country life
would have beneficial affect upon her
condition, and while there became bed
fast. She died shortly after z o'clock
yesterday evening.
Mrs. Thiessen was rs years old. She
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26

funds for reconstruction. was unable
to be present, but was represented by
Miss Daisy Polk of San Francisco.
who is experimenting the work
Old men and youths unfit for mill
tary service are being employed on the
building operations Miss Folks task
is not without difficulties such as
often confront American building con-
tractors. She has had her first strike
in the last week, that of masons. who
sought higher wages, but she succeed
ed in settling the matter.
The cornerstone laying was an event
in Vitrimont. Grouped about the
ruins and the foundation of the first
structure were the inhabitants and SOL
diers on leave Of absence.
Leon Pobe, mayor Of Vitrimont and
M. Mirman of Nancy, project of the
department of Meurthe-et-M oselle,
spoke, thanking the American people
through the ambassador for their gen
erous initiative toward the rebuilding
of the ruined places Of France.
Replying, Ambassador Sharp said he
was gratified especially that in add
ton to providing substantial homes for
the people of the village, all the money
for the construction of the buildings
will remain among the people who so
sorely need it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
NEW BELL FOR COLUMBIA.
Old Locomotive Changer to Pass at 1918
Commandment.

New York-Columbia students, who
have hurried to chapel for two years
upon the changing Of an old locomotive
bell, will have university bell at the
1918 commencement for the first time
since the old Columbia college build
ings at Madison avenue and Forty
ninth street were deserted twenty years
ago. The new bell is to be the class
gift of '93 on the occasion of its twen-
ty-ffth anniversary.
The new bell will weigh in the neigh
borhood of 1000 pounds and will be
mounted over the portico Of St Paul's
chapel. 1t will strike the hours, and
in addition will be used as the chapel
bell.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
REBUILD A VILLAGE
Erect Group of Houses In War
Swept Section.
AMERICANS HELP IN WORK.

Cornerstone of First Building In Vitri-
mont, France, Laid by Ambassador
Sharp-Mrs. Croker 10 Donor-Men
Not Fitted For Military Service Do
ing Construction Work
Vitrimont, France. = This village,
which, like its neighbor, Gerbeviller,
was destroyed early in the war, VIII
have the honor Of being the first vii
lage reconstructed in France, and this
is due to American enterprise.
The rebuilding is already under way,
the cornerstone of the first group OF
houses having been laid by the Amer
lean ambassador. William Graves
Sharp.
Mrs. William Il. Croker Of San
Francisco, who has furnished the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
Samson Has Modern Counterpart.

New York.-Samson, who carried of
the gates of GAIA, has modern coun-
terpart in New York. Massive bronze
valves from beneath the surface of
Cooper square, each weighing 500
pounds, have been carried off by some
strong man. Since they are of no value
for any purpose except water gates
there is a mystery problem worrying
the detective bureau.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
HARVARD MEN SMOKE
LESS AND READ LESS

Cambridge, Mass.-A decline In
the minor vices of Harvard men
is indicated by the annual figures
by the Harvard Union. In the
last year Harvard students have
smoked fewer cigarettes and CT
gars and have played billiards
and pool less than they did a
year ago. Curiously enough, the
reading habits Of Harvard men
) slumped last year. In 1915 ST.
325 was spent for reading mat
ter; in 1916. $1,292
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
soIons Hear General Bell

Major General ]. Franklin Bell,
United States Army, told a joint SEES
sion of the Washington Legislature
and crowed galleries that he favored
the National Guard, but believed ex-
perience of the past six months had
demonstrated something lie wrong
with the system.
He declared II unfair to the men
who enlist to protect the lives and
property of those who render no such
service, and asked why the volunteer
should be called upon in time OF war
any more than you, you and you" de-
signaling members sitting before him
as he spoke In 40 years service, he
said, he knew of no instance OF a
regular soldier shooting a striker.
General Bell argued for universal
training, which was vigorously ap-
plauded.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-31

Auro Hungarian troops driving thnugh the
ui, of the Taglamcno while another army
Is break through the Italian dccnNeN ~ the 'a'
outslank the agamcuo nc dime, ahan
General (adOwH has been occupied ny hc
guards hcing haraSe by Italian 'aNAN
bet dine aud the TagllHmcno
General Cadurua apparently has succeeded IN saving the nK W
south Of Tomno during the
made claim additional captures OF
of lluc is less than fifteen miles
from ,bc raplamcno the Itann commander to make
stand heavy fighting along that line should take place Whn
n ,la, o the latest
Grrrngu, the tarnH has
and seemingly serious menace to
IN line reports the capture from the Italians of
the Pocccu and on ST. raj THESE
nitints border and probably not
lk, t General Cador preparing draw his lines there
line of the Taglamruo n the Ampr6/" ana
orco Berlin reports advance toward the upper "
Of th Taglamrno hu does no, how near the "rah "'N
to thai river. ,...l ..,,..
.u su,r. of held uaatr lhr
ot the advance has icrn from Iomn" N"ah'">'""
Io rdinc distance of about - miles
r United state, give Italy what aid in the form OF
and British aud guns probably are "n in''
, Italy Internal conditions ma Glat are improving
\u.r, have brought together the OPP
,,t,u, cabinet of Premier Orlando has been
,,ucrl my policy will undergo mo- c"n@ a> har"l
..,,,,,,, will retain o. foreign affairs
(rruan effort, night against the territory gained 10y 0'
PasSchcudac region Wrr" conlnd !" "lI"'H '"' "
attacks developing .,
French 'front.' ''lrla ''"' 'I
to his attack southwest OF I@on where
scored brilliant advance BoIn yesterday reported
concentrated powerful proportions from me fIro gun
,ftg Paris an Rr'l'\ o''' W. P
In surprise attack was f''IN''
, tine Russian northern additional evidences 4"
Russia the form oi continued al
ont, Inv the German troops frat"rn" with the Russian soldiers
rl,su artlcr, frustrated tia" German efforts f'"E''' "'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-31
ENEMY j BOAT SUNK
BY j. s. STEAMER ON
OCTOBER Il, REPORT
Three Hours Before the Lewis
Luckenbach Was Destroyed She
Sent a Submarine to Bottom,
According to an Officer.
~ Associated rrrss

~ Associated rrr,.
An Atlantic Port oct 3d. Three
hours before the American steamship
Lewis l.uckeuhach was torpedoed and
sunk ny AN unseen submarine OcSo-
her il naval gunncrs aboard the
vessel planted Il shot between the twin
periscopcs of an enemy submarine
and sent hcr to the bottom. accord
ing to AN officer Of tho Luckcnhack
who arrived here today
The officer who halls from Brork-
ton Mass. expressed surprise that
that fact had not become known m
the ynttcd states and declared Amer
lean naval officers on the other side
knew of the inciccut and conceded
the sinking ~ m, under SEA- boat.
The Luckcuhac1. a steel screw ves-
sci ol 3gu6 tons, was sunk while bound
for Huvrc with a.general cargo She
was built IN 1908 az Camden y. =.
The captain. nine members OF the
crew ana one of the naval guuncr-
aboard were reported lost ,n the sink
ing Of the ship