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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-07
Coast is Bombarded by Teutons'
Battle Ships-Germans Capture
$500 and Many Guns in Riga
Russians Retreating Further.
HOUSE PASSED HUGE WAR
BOND BILL FOR 1852, ,945, ,46O
New War Measure for Money is
Submitted-China to Send Some
Troops to Russia-France Not to
Yield to German Demands.

September 6Gmany called her lend speed
baeshp sighted off the Riga
dispatches arriving today
sumably cooperating with the German land forces.
officially admitted by the
the River Mupe and
also retired in the section the Pasko road for approximately
The from Kngbeg Kastran and
Fiederht4dt This 40 miles southeast of Riga which
he days ago
Washington September certificate
passed by the today
dissenting
legislation
The bill than
hours discussion yesterday and today
September staggering bill
the House today The deficiency bill agggatng
reported Appropriations report
Fitzgerald recommending its passage
Copenhagen September Ga dispatch Lugano Switzerland the
Zetung of Berlin it has been learned from clerical
preparing
Washington September 6Early fixing of retail coal promised
bv DR. A Garfield the Fuel Administrator statement outlining the
Governments coal policy Prices will established for
with the aid of local committees whose hands will be responsibility
for their enforcement.
says rulings
fixing prices
coal Tuesday Saturday,
September l. 1917 The fixed They will unless
good
ation will examine all application for revision of accompanied by cost
statements presented in writing
Copenhagen September 6The Berlin Tagebatt correspondent on the
Riga
accomplished without the loss thanks the
throw Germans assembled greater
regular artillery had bombared the and lines
The effect of bombarment literally overwhelming Houses
which
assaulted heights. Other bridges
being the while
regmental
September prisoners
o OF 0haveb
of the battle
Mane repeated declarations that France would
the question of the of He said France
would not consent diplomatic discussion to whether the provinces should
be restored
appropriations provided
obligations The the
bill sSO475966 less than the estimates called for
September 6Cina between 10000
her Northern
received by the Chinese World of this
skilled ofcered by Chinese from Amer
universities One of the aviation of trained
America and France.
Berlin September 6Gemany will tell Pope Benedict that the German
from the but durable by
Vorwaets.
Socialist
this that the fall of the last of
German arms
Paris September 6Vion artillery the whole of the
French front reported in todayI official statement
"Aound Cerny Dames)
iey fire violent raids
the Champagne
the Meuse gunfre also heavy"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-07
LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION MAY
BE CALLED OFF
COmmitteeme n Ordered to
Continue Canvass
of City.
BUSINESS MEN VOICE
STRONG OPPOSITION
New Meeting to Determine Whe-
ther Election Shall be Held
in Cape.


tion election was not opportune were
expressed by the committeeman ap-
pointed to canvass the city for the
purpose of ascertaining the sentiment
of the citizens toward the special cleo
tion at the meeting held last night by
the members of the Mems Club of the
Methodist Church. Five of the COM
mitteemen reported, while the other
two, NJ. E. Leming and Otto Kochtitz-
ky, were absent, both being out of the
city on business.
The committeeman reported that
they had interviewed majority of the
business men of the city and that the
sentiment among these men appeared
to be against local option election
for the reason that Statewide cleo
tion on this proposition was planned
for the fall of 1918.
Another reason advanced in opposi-
ton to the special election was the
cost attached to the election which
would have to be borne by the city.
This expense could be eliminated, the
committeeman reported, if the election
were postponed till the State election
was held.
One business man, whose name was
withheld, it was reported, was vigor-
ously opposed to the special election
because of the Importance of the pres
ent national crisis. 1t was stated at
the meeting that this business man,
one of the leading men Of the city, de-
nounced the proposed local option
election as a petty question which
should be put aside because of more
important matters now before the peo-
pie.
This election, this business man said,
according to the report made by the
committeeman, would serve as
means of creating two bitter factions
in the city that would gradually op-
pose each other on matters of greater
importance.
Some of the members present, how
ever, declared this reason could be off
set by the argument that the liquor
question was one of the most impor-
tant matters before the people at The
present time, and the fact that Con-
gress had voted favorably against the
manufacture of whiskey would serve
as proof that the majority vote was in
favor of eliminating liquor entirely.
The result of the meeting was that
the seven committeeman were ordered
to continue their canvass and call on
more citizens to convey to them the
advantages of the proposed election.
The general impression of the men,
bers appeared to be that the election
could not be successfully carried out
at this time.
Another meeting will be held in the
near future subject to the call of w.
H. Stubblefeld Jr., chairman Of the
organization that is advocating the
local option election. This meeting
will be held as soon as Messrs. Lem
ling and Kochtitzky return to the city
and can begin their work in favor of
the local option election.
Among those who were present
were: w. H. Stubblefeld Jr., D'Nean
Stafford, Rush H. Limbaugh, George
Summers, Warren Baker, Prof. R. S.
Douglass, Prof. w. w. Martin, DR..
w. S. Dearmont, Prof. Seth Babcock,
DR.. J. C. Handy, Lee l.. Bowman and
Prof. Tade of the Business College.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-07
Mrs. Bertha Allen of Caru-
thersville Found Not
Guilty.
ACCUSED KILLING
HUSBAND LAST APRIL
Young Man Charged With Same
Offense to be Taken to Pen
for SO Years.

Caruthersville, No., Sept. 6.-M:s
Bertha Allen of Steele, Pemiscot
County, on trial here. on a charge of
Staying her husband, was acquitted by
a jury in the Pemiscot County Circuit
Court this morning. The verdict was
brought in at $40 o'clock, shortly aft
er Judge McCarty had convened court
for the day. The jury had been out
since $50 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Allen was present when the
verdict was read to the Judge. When
she heard the verdict that set her free,
smile of relief drew over her face
and she Immediately left the court
room, accompanied by her attorney S
and several friends.
| 1t was the second time Mrs. Allen
was tried on this charge. She was ac-
cused of entering into plot with Vir-
gil Combs, 19 years old, to kill her
husband. The youth was the prin-
cipal witness for the State. He told
on the witness stand how he had met
Mrs. Allen last winter and had fallen
in love with her. He admitted also
that he fired the fatal shot that took
the mans life.
Young Combs is now under a life
term sentence, having pleaded guilty
to charge of murder in the first de-
gree. He will be taken to Jefferson
City Friday morning by Sheriff Juden,
in company with several others sem
fenced during the Present term Of
court.
| The first time Mrs. Allen was tried
on a charge of murder in the first de-
gree, for which offense the grand jury
had voted an indictment against her.
She has been out on bond since a few
days after the death Of her husband.
The jury in the first trial Of Mrs.
Allen failed to reach a verdict after
80 hours deiiberation, and was dis
charged by Judge McCarty. When
the case was reset for trial beginning
last Friday morning the State reduced
the charge to murder in the second
degree.
The testimony in the case was start
ed last Monday morning. Aside from
the verbal evidence the State into
duced several letters which Mrs. al
len was alleged to have written TO
young Combs while the two were held
in the Pemiscot County Jail. In these
letters Combs was warned to say any
thing about a plot said to have exist
ed between Mrs. Allen and himself to
slay her husband.
Mrs. Allen denied the statement
made by young Combs who told of the
Incidents leading up to the murder Of
Allen. She also denied that she had
written the letters which were found
in her cell.
Allen was shot last April at his
home in Steele. He died few hours
after he had been wounded. The trial
of Mrs. Allen was one Of the most SEN
sational ever heard in the Pemiscot
County Circuit Court. Mrs. Allen,
who was very popular and we'll known,
had a host of friends who were inter
ested in the outcome of the trial. Ev-
cry day the courtroom was crowded to
its capacity. The revelations made in
the confession Of Young Combs telling
Of his courtship with Mrs. Allen were
sensational, and attracted wide atten-
tion.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-07
Several Citizens Appeal to
City Execu-
tive.
TWENTY.NINE WERE
CALLED INTO COURT
Prosecution of Delinquent Dog
Tax Payers to be Halted
for Awhile.

Several persons who had been fined
In Police Court yesterday morning be-
cause they had failed to pay their dog
license, appealed to Mayor Hirsch aft
er they had been convicted, asking the
him to remit their fines and the costs
of the trial. Mayor Hirsch complied
with the request and ordered Judge
Fristoe to cancel the fine with the
costs of the trials.
These citizens told Mayor Hirsch
they lived on the outskirts of the city
and needed their dogs for protection
of their homes as they had no protec-
tion to expect from the police. Aside
from that they declared the CANNES
did not create any disturbance during
the night. Others contended they had
disposed of their dogs before sum-
moned before the Police Judge.
According to the statutes, the May
Or has the authority to remit fine
imposed upon a person in Police Court,
but in no event can he remit the costs
of the procedure. By taking this ac-
tion, Mayor Hirsch deprives the City
Attorney of the fee he is entitled to in
each case in which he secures a con-
viction.
City Attorney Limbaugh called on
City Counselor Knehans yesterday to
ascertain what he should do in order
to secure his fee, inasmuch as con-
viction had been obtained, but no costs
were paid by the defendants. The city
ordinance has made the Office of the
City Attorney fee Office, and there
fore this official said he would look
to the city for recourse in this case
to get his fees.
Mayor HirSch told a reporter for
The Tribune yesterday he had remit
ted the fines because he thought the
request of these citizens were reason
able excuse for such action. "Some
of them,' he said, "told me that they
had either killed their dogs or had
given them away, and l could see no
reason why these persons should be
compelled to pay license for some
thing they did not possess. l did not
remit the costs, because there were
none attached to the trials.
"Those who had dogs have been ad-
vised by me to pay their license,
which some promised to do. The mere
fact that they need their dogs to pro-
tect their homes, appealed to me as
sufficient reason to remit their fines" 1"
OF the 20 persons who had been
summoned to appear in Police Court
yesterday morning, eleven were fined
for not paying their dog license.
Others were discharged because they
had disposed of their CANNES; five
failed to appear at all.
About 100 names are still on the
list of the delinquent payers but
these will not be summoned at pres
ent. The City Attorney said he would
wait till after the Fair before he would
renew the prosecution Of these per-
IONS.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-09-07
GOVERNOR GARDNER
IS AGAINST PEACE

jefferson City, Sept. Ex-Governor
Gardner returned from his vacation in
the West brimming over with patriot
ism and congratulating himself that
no disloyal meetings have been held n
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
OPEN CHILD PLAGUE
CLINIC AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield. Ill, Feb 81 Eighteen
eases of infantile paralysis are at the
disposal of Dr. c. W East Of the state
board of health for clinic and dem
onstration of the after treatment be-
ing conducted for the benefit OF Hi
noiS doctors at the ST. Johns hospital
here today and Thursday. The clinic
opened Tuesday.
The paralysis victims have been col
lected from small cities around Spring
held among them Nirden, Elkhart,
Ashland, Chandlerville. Virginia. New
Berlin. Chatham. Divernon. Illiopois,
Waverly, Williamsville and Pleasant
View Thousands of persons go thru
life permanently crippled, DR. East
told the visiting doctors at the first
clinic Tuesday afternoon. owing TO
improper treatment of the disease by
physicians. He showed how deiormi-
ties could be avoided and sometimes
after they had occurred. Gov
ernOr Lowden acted as chairman at
the first meeting Of the doctors, held
at the Masonic Temple
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

vidins for the payment OF $1,000 to-
ward the salary of a farm adviser to
any county which wishes to employ
one probably will be passed by the
senate before evening The national
government already allows a certain
sum for the employment of advisor
to any county which desires to do so.
Every avdisor employed in Illinois
must have five years real agricultural
experience after graduating from an
agricultural college. if the bill now
before the senate is passed. A move
by Senator Buck to force the county
10 pay an equal amount to the advisor
met with opposition from Senator
John Daley, when it was brought up
Tuesday and was left an open ques-
tica. The bill will be special order
Of business today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

NorE: 1t Is now asserted with con-
iidence that these painful effects due to
uric acid in tho system are entirely eradi-
Gated. A new remedy, called cAnnric,
has been discovered by DR.. Pierce, and is
the cause OF drainage outward OF tho
uric acid with which 1t comes In contact
within the body. twill ward OF back
ache, headache, and tho dartlng pains and
aches Of artlcular or muscular rheuma-
tism-of those diseases which are caused
by too much uric acid, such. as govt,
asthma, sciatica, renal calculus. cAn.
uric prolongs life because old people usu-
ally suffer from hardening and thickenlng
OF the walls of the arteries, due 10 tho
excess OF uric acid In the blood and
tissues. @s tBa
i. DR.. Pierce, who Is director and chief
physician at the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, has
been testing this wonderful medicine for
the relief OF over-workcd and weakened
kidneys. The relief obtained by sufferers
has been so satisfactory that he deter
mined to place 'Anuric" with the prIn.
cipal druggists In town where people
could got this rcady-to-use medicine.
rAnuric" IA not harmful or poisonous,
but aids nature In throwing of those
posons within the body which cause so
much suffering, pain and misery. Scien-
lists assert this pemedy Ia 81 times more
potent than lithia. Send 10 cents for
large trial package.
"Anuric. Is building up q reputation as
good rs DR.; Plerces other wel.known
medicines which have been proved reli.
able during nearly fifty years, such as
Doctor Perce's FavorIte Prescription
for the ills VI women, Doctor Plcrco's
Pleasant pnllpta tho 1ivor rn0,,lnt.r
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
Fay W Now.

II you have s. or more or less for
which You have no pressing need 20
and pay debt with it, That is the
best use you can make of money, un-
less you are naked or starving. Now
is the time 10 obey the Bible injunc
ton, owe no man anything That
is in the Bible. bat from the way some
debtors spend money they don't seem
to know it or care for it, If they have
a dollar extra it goes for pleasure
or a convenience. The duty TO pay
some one they owe never occurs to
them Nor does it occur TO them that
every unsettled debt is drag on Il
community. Everybody has to pay in
terest on it.
People have to pay more for their
sugar and coffee because other people
owe the grocer and won't pay. 1t is
one of the items in the high cost of
living. And then there Is a whole
some public policy In scattering the
money around. 1t will help find work
for some poor man and help some 9th
er debtor pay his debt. SO pay up now.
Ohio State Journal
Subscribe for FreeTrader-Jo urnal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

of eighteen In twelve years. under
TINS law in Denver. there were over
5fo complaints by girls against men.
One hundred and seyenty-twO cases
were filed n the Criminal Court of
Denver, $50 men went scot free, only
twenty-five were convicted and twelve
or thirteen actually punished in the
end This was largely because the
very severity of the law was it's own
uudoius. and somehow inherently and
unconScioIsly men and women realize
society's share in the responsibility
for these sins-but. in any event. the
law proved To be a distinct failure.
When the punishment was mitigated
and probation could be applied. the
convictions Immediately jumped sew
eral hundred per cent as did also the
punishments. where there should be
punishments.
There are no class OF cases more
difficult to handle than the sex cases.
They are poorly understood by the
general public. lie administration
of Justice in these eases. in so far as
actually applying TO punishment
where IL is eXacted by the law. is a
farce. Many of those who should not
be convicted are convicted, and many
OF those who ought to be convicted
are not convicted.
II is the most unevenhanded type
of justice known 10 the criminal law.
predict that the whole problem OF
the sex cases and the remedies to be
applied will undergo radical change.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

After taking ten bottles am now well
and strong, have no more pain, backache
or dizzy spells. Everyone tells me
how well | look and | tell them Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did
it'-Miss NINA SoUTHwICK, r. :. D.
No. 4, Box 33, Kingfsher, Okla.
Every woman who suffers from female
troubles, nervousness, backache or the
blues should try Lydia E. Pinkham .
Vegetable Compound as Mrs. South
wick did, or if they need free advice
in regard to any annoying symptom
write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at any
pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful OF the
tea, put cup Of boiling water upon
it, pour through sieve and drink a
tcacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus driving cold from the
system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
a cold or the grip. 1t is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
STATE FARMERS
OPEN INSTITUTE
sTRsAToR MEETING IN FULL
MRS. =. 4. MekEENE
~ CHARGE OF AFFaias-sTATE
TO HELP PAY SOIL ADVISORS.

ssrsasor, Ill. Fob. 2l-With hun
dFeds Of agricultural experts. special
isis-.ss s,l:ss+Fsaas, sSsek raieing and var
ious allied branches o. ,he larming IN
dustry and asi plain farmers in at
tspdance The annual meeting OF the
Illinois Farmers sstitute opened here
today, Mrs. r 4. McKeene. proba bly,
tine best Informed woman in asrioal-
tural matters in Illinois, who imme-
diaieiy took the helm OF the state de-
partment devoted to agriculture when
her husband died at Springfield a few
MONTHS ago. arrived Tuesday and was
busny engaged in directing the details
of the opening session today
Organization and registry Of visi-
tors will occupy much OF the first day
o Thursday Frank Mann VIII speak
on Crop Production" F. H De-
maree county advisor OF Grundy soun
ty. Ralph Allen Waiter H. Rove and
A. N. Abbott will speak on the profit.
able raising OF corn, barley, wheat and
cats. Prof, Fred Ii, Rankin, Of the
Illinois University school of agricul-
ture, is on the program for Thursday
and Friday afternoons together with
many other experts.
Pay For Agrculturists.
Springfield Ill Feb. PA bill pro-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
RUB DACKACHE AND
LUMbAGOr RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
a small bottle of old honest
St. Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiifencd up, don't suffer! Get a
rs cent bottle Of old, honest "St.
Jacobs 0il' at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame
ness is gone.
Don't stay crippled This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t takes the ache and pain right
out Of your back and ends the misery,
II is magical. yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica
and lame back misery 80 promptlyl
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
,ush-Oll. dear,

Mrs TTatbuSh-~Un. utHT.
Mr.. Flatbush-W What's wrong now!
"Oh. | read today that If the earth
were TO revolve seventeen times faster
than it does bodies at the equator
would lose their weight and remain
stationary in the air without support.
Don't worry, dear. Ii we ever gel
there I'll support you just the same. "
Yonkers Statesman.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
BACkACHE, LUMBAGO AND
RHEUMATIC TROUBLES,

Dear Mr. Editor--I wish to state that
! suffered greatly from backache, lum-
bago and rheumatic troubles. | used
Anuric,' the latest discovery of Doctor
Pierce for backache and kidney troubles,
and | can cheerfuly recommend tho
Anuric Tablets" to anyone suffering
from any Of these maladcs.
Yours truly,
J.R. CARRIER
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
Pay For Aariculturists

Springfield, Ill.,, Feb. PA bill pro-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

was nervous, and
had backache and a
pain in my sid 9
most Of the time.
| had dizzy spells
and was often so
faint l could not
walk across tn g
floor. The doctor
said I would have to
have an operation.
A friend asked me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's V eg e.
tahla Coppor,nd
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
FiVe-Minute Talks
by National Leaders

Judge Beu~B. Lindsey. of Denver
established the first Juvenile court in
the world. He has profoundly af-
fected the child delinquency system
Of this and other nations. At the re-
quest of the International News Ser
vice he has written the following eN-
elusive article en-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
SYMPTOMS OF
HER DISEASE
Backache, Sideache, Nervous
ness, Dizziness, Faintness.
all Disappeared After
the Woman's Medi-
cine was Taken.

Kingfsher, Okla. For two years l
suffered with a severe female trouble,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-30
The Ideal Kitchen,

The kitchen is the real workshop of the family. Most of the work there has to do with preparing food for the family, cleaning it up and putting it away. The old fashioned kitchens never took into account economy of steps and time, but today this is al- ways done. There is a logical order for the arrangement of the equipment. Things that belong to each process should be together, within the reach of the worker. The icebox, cold pan try, kitchen cabinet. stove and serving table are used together and should be in a close continuous line. This is the food preparation side of the equip ment. For the cleaning up of the same economy should be practiced. The sink should be near the china closet or in 8 buffers pantry, the track should be straight for clearing up. Always have plenty of table room near the sink. A drain board on each side is the best plan, or at least a set of hanging shelves, a hinged shelf and extra ta- ble or wheeled table at the right. If the drain table is porcelain a rubber mat will prevent breakage