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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work bending and lifting
or strenuous exercise is strain on the
muscles, they become sore and stiff,
you are crippled and in pain. Sloan's
Liniment brings you quick relief, easy
to apply. it penetrates without rub
bling and drives out the soreness. A
clear liquid, cleaner than mussy plas-
ters or ointments, it does not stain the
skin or clog the pores. Always have a
bottle handy for the pains aches OF
rheumatism. govt, lumbago, grippe,
bruises, stiffness, backache and all
external pain. At H. F. Pitts. 25c.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
DEWEY.
Mrs. MAY MATTHEWS.

Monday afternoon the old and young
men OF Sheridan township with guns
and ammunition formed In line Of bat
tie surrounding the township, not to
fight the Germans but to close in on
some sneaking wolves. Results not yet
known.
Miss Lorena Estey left Monday for
Springfield to attend normal.
Miss Ruby Bull is visiting south OF
Carthage.
Jimmie Brock caught little wolves
over on the base line near Mr.. Bender's
and John Crow caught one there.
Salem had 76 present Sunday and 1t
was a rainy day. Among the visitors
was Ray Karls. He is the first real
soldier we have seen and we are all
proud Of him. We hope he may be in
our midst for some time.
Mrs. Whitlock and Herman Winans
were also visitors ut Salem.
Mines, Berry and Turner and Miss
Florence Miller are working hard for
Children's Day.
Tom Flowers and Mr.. Kincaid are
marketing strawberries.
Mr.. and Mrs GallIgan are visiting at
Dick Carter's.
The Salem Band will not practice
| tTluay nlglU.
Our sick folks are all getting better.
Tom Brock is able to ride out and
Volley Blauth expects to take ride
and see how his crops look this week.
Mr.. Courtney improved his place by
raising his house and building q new
porch recently.
Mr.. Bull has removed the rocks and
filled up his front yard with sod and
set out evergreen trees.
Mr.. McReynolds has put new front
fence about his lawn making the latter
six feet larger.
Mr.. Devices has moved his garden
away from the base line and made o
beautiful lawn south of his house.
Tom Alexander and the Bulls, Car.
tiers, and Matthews, and Clarence Sim
mons finished the culvert north o.
Dryfork and made big improvement
on Dewey Avenue.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
Details of New conscription Law.

Details of New Conscription Law.
Outstanding features of the
universal service law as drafted
by the senate and house conferees
are as follows:
Ages of draft, 81 to 81 inclusive.
Ages of volunteers, IS to 40 in
elusive.
Number subject to draft
1900, 900.
To be obtained by draft or voluu-
teers:
Number to be drawn
by selective con-
scription 1000. 900
In two drufts 500, 900 eachl
Regular army 100000
National guard 6as,ooo
Special and technical
troops 10000
Total strength provided .oo1 900
Term of service: Period of emer.
gency.
Exemptions:
Federal and state officers.
Ministers of religion and theo-
logical students.
Members of religious sects oppos-
ed to war.
Liable to Exemption:
County and municipal officers.
Customhouse clerks, mail en-
ployees.
Employees of armories, arsenals
and navy yards.
Persons engaged in industries,
including agriculture.
Those supporting dependents.
The physically and moral de-
ficient.
Method for Draft: a
Proclamation by the president
for registration.
Immediate registration by those
of draft age.
SELECTION from register of men
for service.
Dispatch of men drafted to near
est training camp.
Provision for Pay:
Second. class private $as
First. class private 81
Corporal ga
Sergeant of the line $50 and AZ
Quartermaster and hospital
sergeants 40
First sergeant so
Safeguards thrown around the
| Army:
Prohibition.
Suppression of the social evil.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
DIAMOND.
Mrs. CHARLES ELTINa.

Several days of fine rain visited us
this week, which is great benefit 70
all growing crops. Strawberries are
the only thing that rs need of sunshine.
Corn and oats have made rapid growth
the last few days.
]. f. Gulick and family spent Tues
day in Joplin on business.
10 A. Nj. Berry OF Lamar was in our
community soliciting insurance Tues
day.
The ice cream and berry supper given
by the a. II. L. A. at the home OF Chas.
Wood and wife was we'll attended, but
owing to the extreme warm ~ weather
Tuesday night most every one was
wearing heavy coat and calling for a
fire.
Mr.. Lunt returned to Webb City to
work last week.
John Pfander and wife were at Duval
| Friday.
Chas. Nett sold his sheep last week.
Mrs. Osborne visited Mrs. Wardlow
| Wednesday.
Silas DenistonS Theo Mitchell and
Ed Pfander were Jasper shoppers Sat
urday.
We understand there are soon to bs
several new autoes in our community
then we are sure we will soon have bet
ter roads.
Don Ingle spent Saturday and Sun
day in Jasper visiting Fred Cline.
Frances Gulick was on the sick lis
this week.
The new barn on the Rosco Lii!
place is being treated 10 coat OF paint
Diamond Sunday school is planning
Il a children day for the fourth Sunda.
in June,
John Pfander and wife spent Sunda!
with Chas. Citing and wife.
Clyde Wagner and family spen
Monday with relatives in Alba.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and others interested in the estate OF
j. w. Brock, deceased, that 1, Tom
Brock, executor of said estate, intend to
make final settlement thereof at the
next term of the Probate Court of Jasper
County, State of Missouri, to be held
at Carthge on the 18th day of August,
1917. Tom Brock, Executor,
First published May 3l--4t
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31

When we see man cutting
down on his Advertising, we cuS
down on his Credit. Festus j.
Wade, president Mercantile Trust
Co. and Mercantile National Bank,
st. Louis capital, surplus and un-
divided profits, Ten Million Dol
larS,)
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31
This May Help.

To remove the smell Of fresh paint,
put pail of cold water IN the room
and change it every three hours.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-05-31

Correspondents will please mail
their letters Monday in time to
reach this Office Monday evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
THOUSANDS FIGHT FIRES
IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
All Glasses Unite in Struggle to Con-
troll Forest Menace-Governor to
Call Militia II Needed.

Duluth. = More than 5000 Mime
sotans are combating forest fires.
Rangers, village fire departments, set
tiers and farmers have been engaged
for days in desperate struggles to halt
the spread of the menace.
E. V. Willard, state drainage en-
gineer, said that unofficial reports
reaching his office are that the fires,
instead of burning in the low
swampy sections, are raging princi-
pally in the high timber lands.
Governor Burnquist has announced
that the state is keeping in touch with
forest fire conditions in northern Sec
tons and will give aid when required.
Should the situation get beyond con-
troll, he said, the national guard will
be called out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

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TOGO MEETS HON. CLOTHES LINE

Dear Mr. Another is Railway, NJ
ing for Mrs H. Griddle cultured lady
tell you why am removed
got musical ambition inside her voice She do all her
will kindly
20 thank you not to do SOL" declare with pathos
why SOP" she snagger with uplfted expression
This Hon Maggie treat without chivay How could be assistant
scrub beside her naughty actions?' resolve
do or deprive yourself Of this job she ho departing of
find Hon Maggie sud
her hair and while with
watching angworm Then lift washboler
showing like ahee juggling automobiles.
Jap" she reproach
Was sent look beautiful be hepfu
Not sue-Mrs me viii
soony possible You will find
Attach yourself the handle and earnestly
quit"
rolls wind this instrument continuously. Nothing evolve
20 Mrs Madam cannot hear the bel!" suggest sgssr
Which III bell pea A,e she otter. otter #NaR&
despise for yellow mn did, Clothes does
could not assmlate the she said She lift
through Clothes wet through that
and forth with dignity like fiat snakes turn crank
enjoy pain in wrist and and when this
aundered female Faster" with bull dog expression
fill tub with artistic bottle
While idle do something she hoa suddenly like
How could do something when de'" this inquiry from
basket ohe? She forth to basket fun
"Yake Immediately hangout!" with
She this with considerable
Then buckle him with clohespin
fill mouth with cothespns then she lift abeco his
him brutay with her pugc hands and nail him to clothes
"Maybeso, yes" report
M prize .....r' .
schooboysmpy lift clothes
That othe1ne ~ hhness while merely
How should there without flying machinery?
observed stepladder quietly by kitchen window
furniture with ameness in one leg and several ribs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
MORA is TO DONATE BIG
BEAN CROP TO UNCLE SAM
kanabec County School Boys Plant
Twenty-Five Acres-GeneraI Con-
ditions Encouraging.

Mora.-The Mora Booster and Com
mercial club has turned to bean grow
ing on large scale, and the crop will
be donated to Uncle Sam. School
boys of that town are doing the work
and have planted twenty-five acres.
Kanabec county seeding, begun
April 20, is completed; big acreage
Of winter rye is in excellent condition;
corn, potato and bean acreages are
greatly increased, and many new farm
ers are moving into the county this
spring.
Eight other scattered counties sent
in similar reports of encouraging con-
ditions. The other reports are from
the following counties: Benton, Ohm
sted, Lake, Washington, Crow Wing,
Wabasha, st. Louis and Dakota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
BANKERS AT CROOKSTON
URGED TO AID FARMERS
Hear Pleas by SeIvig and Durand for
War Food Conservation-Great
Yields Are Predicted.

Crookston. = Pleas for war food
conservation and an increased produc-
ton were made in the addresses Of
Superintendent c. G.. Selvig of the
Northwest School of Agriculture, and
DR.. E. Dana Durand of the University
Of Minnesota, at the fourteenth annual
group of the Minnesota Bankers as
ISOLATION, held in Crookston
I'm my opinion the Red River val
ley crop production will easily be in
creased with favorable weather and
crop conditions, by 10 per cent" de-
clared Superintendent C. G. Selvig.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
CROP CONDITIONS
ARE BEST IN YEARS
FARMERS RESPOND TO WARTIME
APPEAL, IMMIGRATION CON-
MISSIONER SAYS.
GREAT INCREASE IN ACREAGE
Reports From Ten Counties Show
Seeding Practically Completed
Vegetables to Swell States
Food Supply.

st. Paul. - Minnesota crop condi-
tions are the most encouraging in
years, Fred D. Sherman, state immi-
grafton commissioner, said after re-
viewing additional reports from ten
counties. Everywhere the wartime
appeal to farmers to increase produc-
ton of food crops is meeting with
hearty response. The result is in
creased acreage in every section of the
state. Seeding is almost finished and
unusually large paintings Of potatoes,
beans and other vegetables will swell
Minnesota's contribution to the food
supply.
New reports received are from the
following counties: Redwood, Hous-
ton, Mcleod, Norman, Swift. Mower,
Cook, Rice, Grant and Renville.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25


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poked clohespins
pillow
Hon Pillow that stretched
purity peculiar to washing
cloheshang performance.
While standing iptop that ladder enabled
wonderful
ladder distinctly
holding while biting lothespn
behodng other folks business!
"Shoo"
midst
With immediate rahd
like 81 shall attach him you'll" hoa
l did 500 calamity!
Cesne where struck with
clothes swinging
stockings
"Gt downward"
forciby
making bottle
that coored liquid head
lost connection that
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When at
tempting to rub fluid from forehead
Hoping
truly,
HASHIMURA
by ntegnato PressB
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Dates of Coming
Events In State

June and S-Northern Minnesota
Development Association conference
at Virginia.
June z, 8 and 9-Meeting of grand
council of United Commercial TRAY
elers of America at Owatoma.
June Robustness session of I'm
perial Council, Ancient Arabic Order,
Mobiles of Mystic Shrine of North
America, at Minneapolis.
July. 8 and 12-National Editorial
Association meeting at Minneapolis.
patriotic event.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Jurymen Sent Homo to Farms.

Pipestone. When Judge Nelson
opened the spring term of district
court here he gave notice that there
would be no jury trials so that the
farmers might stay on their farms and
cultivate the crop without interrupt
ton. The first twenty-five cases on
the calendar were therefore continued
until the May term of 1918 and seven
other cases were continued until the
January term. Several actions will be
tried before the judge in place of wait
ing for jury trials. The scheme may
be tried elsewhere
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
OLD SUITOR ATTACKS BRIDE

Husband Finds Wife Unconscious
AssaiIant Leaves Note.
Park Rapids. = Mrs. Lester Deve-
reaux, bride of week, is in a seri-
Gus condition at her home near here
as the result of brutal attack by a
rejected sutton. Hubbard county au-
thorities are seeking the man.
Her husband, returning from town,
found her, bruised and beaten, on the
Kitchen floor.
On the table was note reading:
II gave fair warning. will get
her yet. Have gone with her few
years and still love her. l no fool
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
U.S.-TeufOnic War News

Ten Belgians recently sentenced to
death at Charleroi by German court
martial have been reprieved by the
kaiser in consequence of Pope Bene-
diets intercesSiOn, according to infor-
nation received at the Vatican in
Rome.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt in a state
ment issued at New York, called upon
the men who had volunteered for his
proposed division to France to disband
Immediately. A vigorous reply was
made to the statement of President
Wilson denying the Roosevelt request
for service abroad.
Secretary Daniels announced at
Washington that regiment of United
States marines, 1000 strong, under
command Of Col. Charles A. Doyle,
now commandant of the marine bar
racks in Washington, will be sent to
the fighting front in Europe at the
earliest practicable moment.
President Wilson has asked Herbert
c. Hoover to undertake the emergency
food administration of the country dur
Ing the war Mr.. Hoover has accepted
on condition that he may serve the ma
ton without compensation. Control OF
food products by board independent
of the department of agriculture is
proposed in order that there may be
no fear of the possibility of perma-
nent bureaucracy arising out Of it," the
president said in a statement issued at
Washington.
The American steamship HilOnian
has been destroyed by German sub
marine off the Italian coast with loss
of four lives. News Of the disaster was
received in a cablegram to the owners
in New York The Hilonian was YES
sci of 1920 tons. The value Of cargo
and ship was $3,OOO.OOO.
The National Guard will be called to
the cOlorS In three installments, begin
ming on July Is, for early service In
Europe. The units in midwestern states
will be called out on the following
dates: July Is, Iowa, Michigan and
Wisconsin; July 25, Illinois; August 0,
Indiana and Kentucky. These dates
were fixed at general staff conference
held at Washington.
The British admiralty announced at
TnnHnp fhot A HnSfrnUprS had
arrived in British waters. A crowd of
several hundred persons cheered the
destroyers. The American navy's ac-
tual entry into the war zone has al
ready been productive of a brush be-
tween a destroyer and German I'M
derwater boat, but the result Of it has
not been made public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Mayo's Join Medical Reserve.

Minneapolis. = Drs. w. ]. and G. H.
Mayo, Rochester surgeons, have been
commissioned majors in the medical
corps Of officers reserve, U. S. A. The
Drs. Mayo supplied the university base
hospital with one-half of it's equip
ment fund, $4,000. Among the other
nationally prominent civilians whose
names appeared on a list of newly
commissioned officers for the reserve
corps are Perry Belmont, New York,
quartermaster captain, and August P.
Gardner, congressman from Massachu-
sets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Bankers Indorse Liberty Loan.

Crookston. - A resolution indorsing
the Liberty loan and pledging it's aid
i'm selling the Red River valleys share
was adopted at the closing session of
the annual meeting of the Ninth Con-
gressional Group of the Minnesota
State Bankers association. ]. P. Bra
dish of Hallock was elected president;
S. A. Erickson, Crookston, vice presi-
dent; G. l. Bradt, Greenbush, secre-
tary-treasurer, and ]. E. Bake, De-
troit, and A. G. Anderson, Fergus
Falls, executive committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Washington

The United States government is az
work on plans to manufacture thou
sands of airplanes and send them to
the fighting front with trained aviators,
according to the Fist authoritative
statement of this country'S war policy
in the air, which was made public at
Washington by the council Of national
defense.
The government at Washington, If
given power to fix maximum food
prices, would exercise the authority
only to break up corners or to prevent
extortion, Secretary Houston explained
in letter replying to an inquiry.
The senate at Washington adopted
the conference report on the war army
bill, accepted by the house, and sent
the measure to the president for his
signature. The vote was 60 to 8. Inc
war department will at once set in mo-
ton the machinery for registration or
all men between twenty-One and thirty
years Of age, inclusive.
In response to suggestion by Sena-
tor Jones of Washington that the new
selective draft army help harvest
crops, Secretary Baker disclosed that
it is not expected to call out the first
100000 men before September 1 be-
cause Of ''the depleted state of our
supplies" and that there will therefore
be no Improbable interference with
the labor supply of the country until
that date"
Democratic Leader Kitchin an
noVnced in the house at Washington
that the treasury department had not-
fled him 1t would be necessary to raise
81, 245, 100000 instead of $1,SOO, 100000
by the war revenue bill now under de-
bate. He urged support Of new pro-
posals to raise the income surtax In
creases on sums above $4,000 as now
contained in the bill, by one-fourth.
Representative Gardner Of Massa-
chusetts has resigned from congress
to enter the army. He has been Or
dered to active duty as a reserve off,
Ger.
The U. S. government made its first
loan to Russia, $1OOOOO,OOO, bringing
the amount thus far advanced to the
allies up to $625, 100000. In making
the $10O,0OO,OOO loan to Russia the
government stipulated and Russia
agreed that the entire sum would be
spent in this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

The Norwegian legation at Berlin,
according to a dispatch from COpen-
hagen to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany at London, reports that the Nor
wegian steamers LAZY, Najaden, G.
Sundt and Garant have been tOrpe-
doed by German submarines. Mem
bers of the crews Of each vessel lost
their lives.
The Norwegian steamship ThOrum
has been seized by a German subma-
rine inside the four-mile limit, which
Norway always has claimed as the
boundary of Norwegian territorial wa
tiers, and serious diplomatic conflict
may result.
1t was announced officially at Lon
don that the British steamship High
land COrrie was torpedoed without
warning. Six members of the crew
and two passengers were killed by the
explosion. ..
The French torpedo boat destroyer
Boutefeu was sunk by striking a mine
In the naval engagement between en-
tente and Austria vessels in the Adria-
attic on May 10, according to state
ment issued at Paris.
Compulsory military service on Sc
lective basis to raise Immediately at
least $4,000 and probably 100000 men
to make good the wastage in the Can
adam army corps in France was pro-
posed to parliament at Ottawa, Ont.
by Sir Robert Borden, the premier
British heavy artillery batteries are
cooperating with the Italian army in
the Italian offensive against the Aus
TRANS on the Julian front, according
to an official statement issued by the
British war Office at London.
A British cruiser was sunk during
an engagement in which English,
French and Italian vessels took part
after an Austrian naval detachment
had made a successful raid in the
Strait of Otranto, on the southern
coast of Italy, according to an official
announcement made by the Austrian
admiralty at Vienna. Italian Destroy
ers, three merchantmen and twenty
armed guard vessels, the statement
adds, became victims" Of the Austri-
an raid.
1t was officially announced at Lon
don that the transport Cameronia has
been sunk. One hundred and forty
men on board are missing.
The British troops completed the
capture of the village of Bullecourt,
according to the announcement from
the London war Office.
- So
General Cadorpa's forces extended
their positions on Hill 652, on tAe
Julian front, repulsed counter-attacks
of dense masses of Austro- Hungarian
troops and captured large quantity
of war material, says the Italian Off
cial statement issued in Rome.
Gas a result of our attack" says the
official report to London from British
headquarters in France, "our troops es-
tablished themselves in a further Sec
ton of the Hindenburg line on front
of over a mile between Fontaine-Lez-
Choisiiles and Bullecourt."
Honduras has broken diplomatic re-
lations with the imperial German gov
eminent is the information conveyed
to Washington by American Minister
Ewing at Tegucigalpa.
y
The British admiralty announced at
London that IA mine-Sweeping steam
vessels, known as drifterS, had been
sunk in a raid by Austrian light cruis-
ers in the Adriatic sea and that the
British light cruiser Dartmouth was
torpedoed in a subsequent engagement
with the Austrian warships- but
reached port safely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
McAdoo Speaks in Twin Cities.

Minneapolis. = Warned against an
extended speech by DR.. F. E. Burch,
throat specialist of st. Paul, Secretary
McAdoo spoke only fifteen minutes to
an audience of 1000 that filled the
Minneapolis auditorium to hear his ap-
peal for subscriptions to the Liberty
loan. The secretary followed the lines
of his st. Paul address.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
No Arrests for sedition Made

Winona. Minnesota aliens and
citizens who held strong leaning to-
ward Germany all realize the impor-
lance of being loyal to the United
States in the present war with Ger
many. There have been no arrests
and no attempts at prosecution of per-
sons for seditious utterances in this
state. ]. M. Dickey, assistant U. S.
attorney in Minnesota, made this state
ment here. He admitted that some
are under surveillance and that num-
Der have been questioned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Mora Boy Champion Cow Tester.

Mora. = A new champion has arisen
in Minnesota, one officially proclaimed
and accredited, but neither Mike Glib
bons nor Bert Baston will have to look
to his laurels. The new champ" who
looms on the Northwest horizon is
Frederick Able of Mora, and he is the
champion boy cow tester of Mime
sofa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Low Water May Hurt Barge Plans.

Winona.-With the Mississippi river
falling rapidly since the crest of the
high water stage in March, rivermen
here fear that low water may defeat
the governments plan to aid in re-
facilitating the stream. The water
weeks ago the reading was IA feet.