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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Wayside Cleanings

Sunday scllppi at the Macolnb
Methodist church every Sunday.
Such cool weather for August.
We are getting Il rest from mid
summer heat.
Farmers are not very busy
now.
The thrasLine ,chlne IS busy
now and oats are good.
Housewives are canning vege'
tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morton
are the proud parents Of a baby
girl.
Several peupl. from Macomt
and vicinity attended the Sun
day School Convention at Nor
wood Sunday,
Business wasllvely in Macomb
Saturday.
The next Township Sunday
School Convention will be the
second Sunday in November at
Ashley Church
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
HER BACK ACHES
A Woman Finds All Her
Energy and Ambition
Slipping Assay

Mansfield WOMEN Know ilow
the aches AMI y,ain~ That often
come vii tn" hldn'l> iA.I
nlase life a o4rden BdcaaciIe,
nip pains. h. ~aiache>. dizzy spells,
distressing urinary troubles.
are frequent Indications OF weak
kidneys and Should be- checked
in time. poln's kidney Pills
are for the AJn-ys only. They
attack kidney diseases by strlk
ing at the cause.
Can Mans .iie1 sufferers desire
stronger proof ot merit than thls
Willow Sprays woman word:
Mrs. f.. |. Alien, Third St,
Willow Sprue,, No say, My
back felt a. If II were broken
and panied aHiu!iy every unc ]
stopped over The mlseryendur
ed was terrible. Nv kidneys
were weak and acted irregular
aud | was III bad condition
when | beg1E using Doan : hid-
ney Pills. TWo boxes cured me
~ 81. y.,l#. "'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Norwood Route l

Singing at the Macomb Baptist
church every Saturday night;
everybody come and help sing.
Everybody in this neIghbor
hood is through threshing.
Samuel Frye's spent Sunday
with his brother John and family
Charley Easten, wife and son
Allen spent Saturday night at
Everett Muberly's.
Misses Mabel, Clara and Ra'
land Pearl.y and Tessle France
attended the Sunday school con-
vention at Norwood Sunday.
William Shores has returne
TO his home 10 Iowa.
Miss Cozella Christy spent
Thursday night with the Frye
girls.
Richard Schlicher returned
home from Kansas Saturday.
DOLLY DIMPLE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
RIA
For Infants and Children
I'm Use For Over 30 Years
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St. Louis Live Stock Report

Special Report. National Stock
Yards, ILL.,. Aug. -, 1917.
Today's Receipts: Cattle, $500;
hogs, 1900; sheep. 1900.
Hogs reach highest level ever
recorded in the history of the
mark"t-prime kinds bring S17.-
&c per cWt.
The market has been leaping
upward in radical manner from
day to day for the past week or
ten days and averages right a
round 81 per cwt higher than
last Monday. Compared with
the close OF the market Satur-
day, the trade is - to 35c per
cwt higher. The outlet for
good hogs, with weight is favor
able. Light weight and half fat
stuff and pigs, due to the influx
Of large numbers from Texas
and Oklahoma, are selling very
SLOW and in reality, these are
lower in value than two or three
weeks ago. Choice hogs 80 lbs.
up ST. % to $3.50; mixed hogs
100 lbs, up $1,000 to SIPS; 12O
to 100 ID pigs Sl54O to S16.25;
pigs weighing 90 to l15 lbs S12.
80 to SD %; peewees 50 to $11;
best rough hogs SIS IS to SIG;
half fat roughs S11 to S13.
Cattle: Despite a gOOdly run
today, the market continued on
the active plane of last week
and was satisfactory from start
tofniSh. Generally, it was steady
throughoutand where exceptions
were noted, they we're for steer
cattle, that kind being strong
and in cases possibly a little
higher than the best time last
week. The trade is in good con
ditiOn and with no over supply,
that good market we have been
predicting will eventually mater.
ializc.
Sheep: Lambs sod actively;
sheep 25c Fer cwt higher. Che
ice lambs S14.5O to S14 70; good
lambs Sl4 % to Sl4 80; medium
kind $3.50 to $l3,75: best culls
$3.50 to SO; skipry culls 81 to 50
Sheep 50. 80 to 50; choppers and
bucks $3.50 Gamers 81 to 81 80
and choice, black face breeding
ewes ST. to $l3.7J; medium kind
S11. 80: short, solid mouth ewes
81 to 81 80 Fat goats So 80 to
81, while stock goats brought IS.
80 to 81. National Live Stock
Commission Go.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Macomb

These nice showers are Ger
tainly appreciated
MacOmb school began Monday.
Misses Maggie and tnrdie
Novels of Ava spent Friday night
at j. 3. Findl"y's
f. +. Greenwood was in Har;'
Vile last week.
Fern Josephene Morton arriv
ed at the home of Fred Morton
and wife Monday night Of last
week.
W. y. Johnson has moved
back to Macpmb.
Sunday school every Sunday
at the MacOmb Baptist church
and preaching every third Satur
day and Sunday. PENNY
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
The Best Laxative

To keep the bowels regular
the best laxative is outdoor exer.
else. Drink a full glass of water
half an hour before breakfast
and eat an abundance of fruit
and vegetables, also establish a
regular habit and be sure that
your bowels move once each day.
When a medicine is needed take
Chamberlain's Tablets. They
are pleasant to take and mild
and gentle in effect. Obtainable'
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Weather Forecast

L. :. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau.
Forecast tpr the eerE beginning sun
day july -. I"l5
Washington. h. C.. August l.. IN.
For the Upper ana Middle Mississippi
Valleys and Plains state.
Erc-p, local rains =, the beginning
OF the week, the weather Vii be gener-
ally fair with temperature below the
normal bnt II Nil become considerably
warmer toward the close 81 the period.
T.rritory includes Illinois. Iowa, MIN
D.>oia Wisconsin, South Dakota North
Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas.
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Liver Trouble

Il am bothered with liver trou.
bic about twice a year. writes
Joe bingham, Webster City,
Iowa. Il have pains in my side
and back and an awful soreness
in my stomach. | heard of Cham.
berlaln Tablets and tried them
By the time | had used half a
bottle of them | was feeling fine
and had no signs of pain" Oh
tainable everywhere. adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16

IF you sit in a cool draft when
you are heated and get d stiff
neck or lame back, you will be
looking for something that will
ease the pain. Fix your mind
on BALLARD'S SNOW LINZ
MENT and don't be talked out OF
it because il is the best pain re
lieving linlmcnt you can get any
where. Price 25c, SOC and 81 90
per bottle. Sold by FusOn Drug
CO. adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Mining News

Mr.. White who has a mining
lease on the Ipock place, has
been looking over the j. N. Craig
place, on which he says there
are most excellent mineral pros.
poets. Mr.. Craig may lease
some of the land for development
work.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16

Apply a cotton cloth wet with
MENT
to all wounds, cuts, burns, sores
or blisters, and note It's wonder
full healing power. 1t is prompt
and very effective. Price 25c, SOC
and S1.W per bottle. Sold by
Fuson Drug Co.-adv
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
City Council Meeting

The city council met Monday
night. Drs.J.A "A. Fuson and FIJI.
Riley were appointed a CON-
mittee to grade the streets where
they are the worst, as far as the
city's finance will allow.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Farmer Produce Company

viii buy your Cream every day ana
guarantee correc. test and night pfice.
Highe., market price paid at all times
for Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Hides, WOOL.
Jarret, Bldg, North Side, Both Phone
IE. kno,yelI, Manager. Norwood, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Norwood Department

Walter Odle, who belongs to
the U. S Navy, stopped off here
and visited relatives and friends
from Thursday until Monday on
his way from New York to San
Francisco.
John Qulllian and wife re
turned from Oklahoma Monday
and says the corn crop in the o.
zarks looks good as it was burned
up in Oklahoma where he was.
Several boys in this vicinity
received their notices to answer
before the local board-13, IA,
18th, for examination for the
army.
The Sunday school convention
was held at the NJ. E. church Sun.
day.
The revival meeting is in prog
ress at the Christian chu rch.
Miss Mamie Inman of Noun.
tain Grove visited home folks
Sunday.
Laurence Connolly of Kansas
City is visiting home folks.
Prof. Lee Bouldin of Hartville
visited his parents here Sunday.
Prof. j. A. Mckinley of Fair,
play is spending a few days in
town this week.
P. L. Connolly made a trip to
Baxter Springs, Kans.. and Mi.
ami, Okla, last week.
Jas. Williams, ST., returned
from Hot Springs. Ark, Tuesday
He states the treatment he took
greatly benefited his health.
W. S. Elrod and son, Julian,
were in Mountain Grove Tuesday
W. J. Paden made a trip to
Mountain Grove Tuesday.
Jas. Rumfelt of Names left
Tuesday with his family for Wy.
oming where he expects to make
his future home.
The rain we are getting as.
sures a bumper corr crop.
DR.. r. A. Ryan is assisting in
examining the boys for the Ma.
tional Army this week.
Most every farmer is having
his hay baled this season.
Our school will start the Goth.
Roy Reeve of West Plains was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Phoebe Hensley. who has
been visiting her parents here
the past week, has returned to
her home in Springfield.
Leon Garner, who has been
visiting her uncle and aunt, Hen.
ry Hunsaker and wife, near
Mansfield, retu. ned home Friday
Church every Thursday night
at the Baptist church. Everybody
come.
Mrs. Annie Hunsaker Of near
Mansfield spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
Money 10 Loan

=. j. CRAIG HAS SOME
MONEY THAT III. DESIRES
To LOAN OK GOOD. III
PROVED FARMS IL ETH.
ER WRIGHT Or DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. y. J CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Bible school at 9:45 a. III. every snn-
dsy. J. A.. Riley, superintendent
Preaching every fourth Sunday.
Ladies' Aid Society every Wednes
DAY afternoon.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
METHODIST CHURCH.

Preaching services every 3D.
Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. G. W. Holmes, Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday al
9:45 am. J. d. Reynolds, Supt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
ATEIAS WONDER

THE Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles. dissolves gravel. cures
diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheuma.
tism and all Irregularities ofthe kidneys and
BY your druggist. will be sent by mall on re:
Ceipt Of 81 One small bottle Is two months
treatment and seldom fails to perfect . cure.
Send for testimonials from this. and other
g. IL. Iouis. Mio. s%oid ~ dru uiaS
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
ADVERTISING RATES

ADVERTISING RATES
Display, lOc per inch each insertion.
Front page, double rates.
Locals, SC per line per insertion; 5
average words usually make one line.
Card OF thanks, sc.
Legais at usual legal rates
No advertisement accepted for less
than &c
No liquor advertisements accepted
All advertisements inserted until
ordered discontinued
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
CITY OFFICIALS.

Mayor. DR.. +. H. Riley
Clerk - j. W. Brazeal
Treasurer -James Coday
Attorney - n. j. Craig
Asryhal --E. E Short
Street Commissioner E. E. Short
Collector O. L.. Robinett
Police Judge. NJ. Young
Assessor G. Coday
Health Oficer-Dr. j. A. Fuson
Board Of Health-Dr.F. H. Riley,
DR.. J. A. Fuson, J. E. Craig
Aldermen:
First Ward-James Coday
First WardJ. E. Craig
Second Ward, DIR. j. A. Fuson
Second Ward .. O.. L. Robinett
President Board, DR.. ia. F'uson
Council meets the second Monday
evening Of every month.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
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LOOK! LISTEN!
8. II. Robertson
Of Mo.

Has just received a large stock Of Merchan-
disc: he has Dress Goods, Hats, Caps, Shoes,
Gloves, Underwear, Hosiery, and all kinds Of
Shirts and 0vera|Is at last years prices
Come in and get your Fall and Winter supply
Of Merchandise at greatly reduced prices:
come early while the stock is complete; come
and see: you will buy when you get here and
see our extra low priced goods; come and
visit the leading store Of Macomb, the place
to buy goods at low prices
BEST GOODS AT Low PRICES
S. H. ROBERTSON, PROPRIETOR
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
K. G.. o. & 8. RY.
Baptist CHURCH.

Preaching services every second
Sunday-Rev. Nicely, Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday at
Us q. M. w. b. Fullington, Supt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16

, CUMBERLAND PRESBY-
TERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching every 4th Sunday.
Rev. J. F. Altman, Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday al
O.45 Q. m. g. w. Freeman, Supt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
FINE TABLES.
FRISCO LINES.
East Bound.

k2St 60und.
No.1O1-Passenger 1000 p. IN
No.24l-Locai freight 9:4e a. IN.
No. 1O3-Passenger 9:4s a. In.
West Bound.
No.lO2-Passenger 5:2S am.
No.2O Local freight Gas am
No. 1O4-Passenger $50 p. n.
L. F. LIVINGSTON, Agent.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-08-16
RE- E M Der,

btttsF keae .nskisg d
Tie IDEAL back Of TO.
DAYS HOUSEWIFE,
it, reason Tor exiaenee.
Il, esrnesiiy plsnned-for
goal. Better homemsk-
Ing in its lsrgss, sense.
with the spuiiual and
mental no lets than the
msiaisl need, Of the
family in view; home
mstins as the Lisse,t
d womsn's oppor,un-
tic. rather than house-
keeping as the most
dre.ry Of womsn's
diudgeries.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! II tongue is
coated, give california
Syrup OF Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else clennscs the tender
stomach. liver and bowels 80 nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
10 empty the bowels, and the result In
they become tightly clOgged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours. then your little one becomes
cross, half.slck, feverish. don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath IL bad.
system full Of cold, has sore thront.
stomach. ache or dInrrhea. Listen,
Mother See II tongue Is coated. then
give teaspoonful Of california
Syrup Of Figs" and In few hours all
the cOnstlpatcd waste. sour bile and
undlgcsted food passes out OF the sys-
TEN. and you have n well child again.
Millions Of mothers give "Callfornia
Syrup Of Figs" because II Is perfectly
harmless; children love II. and II new
or falls 10 act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask nt the store for n 50-cent bottle
of "Calfornla Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
PLENTY OF GUNS BUT SCARCITY
OF GUNNERS.
Armament Sufficient Stored In United
States Navy Yards, but No
Trained Pointers.

Washington n-Guns and mounts
sufficient TO arm any reasonable num-
Der OF American merchant ships are
now stored at navy yards, IL is stated
officially at the navy department, fol-
lowing President Wilson's appearance
before Congress TO ask authority to
provide weapons and men should the
need arise. Efficient gunners are
lacking however unless they are TAX
en- from active ships. which can III
spare them
Naval officers pointed out that men
of special skill. trained TO the min
ute, would be required as gun point
ers for anti submarine work At best
U-boat Is difficult TO hit. as there Is
little exposed often periscope
hardly visible az more than few
thousand yards is the gunner's only
target
Recent figures show that $50 ships
under American registry are engaged
in transatlantic trade. but IL is esu
Udltu lHdl uDl luOIt IMAM lVU hOulu
apply for guns and take the risk OF
crossing the German submarine
zones There will be no difficulty in
furnishing that number OF vessels
with weapons, but supplying trained
gun pointers for 100 guns would take
Just that many valuable men away
from fighting ships
There are about 1000 men in the
feet reserve. OF whom approximately
100 were trained gun pointers when
they left the active list Most of them
are older men, however. and none have
had any recent practice in gun point.
ing. II is said that no sufficiently eK-
pert pointers for work on merchant
craft could be obtained from that
source, although some ammunition
handlers and other members ~ gun
crews might BE- obtained Or the
1000 resorvists about one-half have
been drilled In gun handling. other
than pointing
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
A DIFFERENCE IN
THE INVESTMENT
The Western Canada Farm Prof.
its Are Away in Excess.

Mr.. George III. Barr, OF Iowa. holds
seven sections OF land in Saskatche-
wan. These he has fenced and rent
ed, either for pasture or cultivation,
Nil paying good interest on the invest
men;.
Mr.. Barr says that farm land at
home in Iowa is held at $50 per acre.
These lands are in high state OF cul-
tivntion, with splendid improvements
in houses. barns, stables and silos, and
yet, the revenue returns from them are
only from two 20 three per cent per
annum on investment.
Last year, 1915, his half share OF
crop on quarter section in Saskatche-
wan, wheat on new breaking, gave him
B6 pcr cent on the capital invested
S2s.o0, an. .acre. The crop yield was
- bushels per acre. This year tho
same quarter section, sown to Red
Fife on stubhlc gave 3,2S6 bushels. His
share. l6i3 bushels OF | Northern at
Sl.50 per bushel, gave him S2663.0S.
Seed, half the twine and half the
threshing bill cost him Si53.O0. Allow
ing IA share OF the expense of his an
nual inspection trip, charged 10 this
quartcr-scctlon even tn $1,000. and he
has left S2,O00O0. that IL 30 per cent
of the original cost Of the land. Any
one can figure up that another aver
age crop will pay. not or per cent
on investment, ns In Iowa. but tha
total price of the land. Mr.. Barr says:
That's no Joke now"
Mr.. Barr was instrumental In bring
Ing number Of farmers from Iowa 10
Saskatchewan I'm 1913. lie referred To
one of them, Geo. III. Kcrton, n tenant
farmer In Iowa. He bought n quarter
section OF improved land nt 5000 an
acre near IInnley. From proceeds OF
crop In 1914, 1915, 1915, he has paid
for the land. Mr.. Barr asked him n
week ngo: "Wcll, George, what shall
| tell friends down home for you"
The reply was: Tell them l shall
never 20 back 10 he IA tenant for any
man." Another man. Charles Haight
realized $4,000 I'm cash for his wheat
crops In 1915 and 1916.
Mr.. Barr when Mt home dcvotes
most OF his time to raising and deal
ing In live stock. On his first visit or
inspection To Saskatchewan, he real
izcd the opportunity there was here
for grazing cattle. SO his quarter
sections. not occupied were fenced
and rented AS pasture lands To firm
era adjoining. His creed is: "Let ma
ture supply the feed nll summer while
cattle are growing. and then In tho
fall, take them To farmstcads To be
finished for market There IN money
In t."-Advertlscmcnt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
G.A~ Rzs5aAy
Interesting Skirts.

In view Of the American wOmans
invariablc objection 10 drapcry in her
suits. and In Difference 10 the desire
for something extremely simple and
iu one piece, the tailored skirt Tor
spring while having broken lines. will
express drupery in very limited do
gree.
Thus. instead ~ being gorod aud
scanned. ~ as 10 assume the barrel
shape. the new "tonncau' skirts Of
tailored type are often cut IN two cir
cuIar portions; an upper part, extend
Ing from the hip 90 the knee. and a
lower part, from hem 10 knee, these
circular pieces being Joined in a seam
NJ their widest spread. The result is
very interesting new skirt. narrow
al waist and hem and wide nj the
knee Cor point ~ Joining. and. there
fore. ~ barrel type. There will be- u
difference ~ az least yard In the
width ~ this type of skirt through the
center and az hem and waist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

same material II fastens at the front
with covered buttons.
The hat of gruy silk figures with
little roSe-colored flower sprays and
faced with rosc.colored braid is
trimmed with n fan OF plated silk
AZ the front. 4 narrow band Of black
velvet ribbon Is tied In small bow
below the fan. The bag employs the
same silk ns the hat, with plain gray
silk, and Is suspended by cords COW
cred with the plain silk. II is n simple
but very clever design, and is lined
with rose colorcd silk
This matching up of hat. cont, and
bag Is more n matter of color than Of
materials The hat may he of straw
and sllk, the bag of silk, and the coat
Of any material you choose. II In
doubt on this point you may select
wool Jersey with the certainty that II
Is impossible to have anything more
chic
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

hat, n coat, and "A bag, each eVi.
IDENTITY made 10 keep the others com
pany, provide mn equipment for spring
that is above criticism. Silk Jersey.
suede, and woolcns, In fascinating
colors, present their several lures and
panne velvet * among the possibilities
that engage the attention of fashion
ables when they consider spring coats.
IL seems that we may choose coats in
any length we see tit, hut that n
preference is already evident for half
and threc-quarter length garments
Even the motorCoat, which has been
long and broad and big In every way,
is rumored to the shrinking in all di-
rectionS-eXcept the collar.
The coat shown In the picture is Of
silk Jersey In Talbot rose. II has n
square cape collar, ovcrlaid with n
collar of crepe. IL is plain and straight
hanging and has wide girdle of the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
SEEKS POWER
TO Arm SHIPS
President, Before Congress, Ap.
peals for Armed Neutrality
BOTH HOUSES SURPRISED
Request Has Mixed Reception at
Hands of Legislators, Who
Desire to Dispense With
Cooperation.

WASHINGTON-President Wilson
appeared before Congress at one
O'Clock Monday afternoon and asked
for authority 10 place the United
States in a state OF armed neutral
ity" TO resist the German submarine
menace.
News OF the sinking OF the Cunard
liner Iaconia, with Americans
aboard. was received here as the
President was on his way TO the
Capitol Although without details, It's
grave possibilities added emphasis TO
the Presidents words
Continued invasion OF the plain
rights OF neutrals on the high seas.
further sacrifices OF American lives
and ships, the intolerable blockade
OF American commerce-alm as
effectual as If the country were al
war-have taken the place OF "A
dreaded overt act" which was eX-
pected 10 shock the world-and have
forced the President into the next
step toward war
President Wilson asking TO be en-
powered TO take whatever steps are
necessary. which includes the arm
ing of ships, the conveying Of mer-
chantmen by war vessels, or what
other steps are necessary, made II
plain again that he wanted peace,
but not AZ the price Of lives and
rights or by driving the American
nag from the seas.