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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

or we may not be able TO &c, food and
supplies TO our own mon and to our al
lies; we must also put hundreds OF
thousands, and y rhnps millions, OF
first-class soldiers In the battle line.
"Food is the first consideration" I'm
Gle Dan continued. "No army can hold
out against hunger. II has been said
that food will win the war, md this Is
largely true. Hence the Importance
of the farm In the war. plans of our
country"
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying
"In view of the Importance of farming
don't you think, Daniel, that the farm
ers ought to be exempted from war
servtcef'
"No. a thousand times no." said I'm
Gle Dan, striking the table so hard to-
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over vase of flowers. ave must
have no class Legislation. The duty to-
serve is the common duty of all. and
no elnss must be relieved OF this OBJ
legation. The question of exemption
must be a personal one and decided by
the facts surrounding each case. In
no other way can we have u square
deal. and to insure this, 1t Is the duty
Of congress TO pass Immediately the
Chamberlain bill. or some such meas
ure. which Is fair to all classes. It
would settle all these questions and
do Il fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation,
and let me suggest that you and your
friends get busy with your congress-
man and senators and urge them to
prompt action.
IN is time for us to realize that we
are not living In fools paradise;
that this great country of ours cost
oceans Of blood and treasure and It is
only due to the loyalty, sacrifice and
service of our forefathers that we have
country, and 1t Is our highest duty
to preserve 1t unimpaired and pass It
on to posrerity, no matter what the
cost may be. Our citizenship and their
ancestors came from all parts Of the
world to make this country a home
and enjoy its blessings and opportu-
mites; hence. !n the crisis before us.
It is the duty of everyone to stand
squnrely back OF our country and be
prepared to defend the flag. Every
one in this crisis Is either pro-Amert-
can or pro-German. Great as the coun-
try Is. there Is not room enough for
two flags"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
STONE WITH MAGIC POWERS
Great Rock In Himslayas, Home OF
Spirits and Witches, Credited
With Miraculous Properties

The Himalayas are the home OF
countless gods, spirits and witches,
and anything at all out of the COM
mon is at once attributed to super
natural agency.
A certain enormous rocking stone,
so they tell you, possesses several
miraculous properties. For instance,
if small portion of it is Clipped of
and put into the milk much larger
yield of butter may be expected.
On the top of the bowlder will al.
ways be found large number of
small pebbles. The story the natives
tell about these is that if man is
expecting an addition to his family
the rocking stone will prophesy for
him the sex of the child, says Wide
World Magazine.
The method of procedure is de-
ightfully simple. The man stands
some little distance away and throws
. pebble on to the top Of the stone.
If it remains there the child will be
boy; if it falls off, girl.
They do not tell you how often
the prophecy proves false, but, judg-
ing from the number of pebbles
which may always be found resting
on its top, this Himalayan rocking
stone enjoys considerable popularity
as an oracle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
WEATHER BUREAU WARNINGS

The summer seasons of 1913 and
1914 were characterized by almost
the complete absence of destructive
tropical hurricanes which generally
frequent the waters Of the Caribbean
sea and gulf regions. In 1915, how
ever, two severe storms passed over
this region and the observations and
reports obtained from its stations en-
abled the United States weather bu-
reau to give timely warnings of the
occurrence and progress Of these de-
structive storms, resulting, it is be-
lieyed, in great saving of life and
property.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
COMMAS OF COURTESY.

A story that deals with the nice
ties of punctuation is quoted of two
well-known actresses. Mrs. Fiske and
Margaret Anglin recently occupied
successfully the same dressing room
in Chicago theater. To her prede-
cessor Mrs. Fiske made this graceful
but laconic acknowledgment in a
note: Mrs. Fiske says Miss Anglin
is the greatest actress in the world"
Miss Anglin, not to be outdone in
compliment, returned the note with
the addition of the commas shown !:
"Mrs. Fiske, says Miss Anglin, is the
greatest actress in the world. Out
look.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
ATTENDED NAPoLEoN's BURIAL.

The last survivor of those who
were present at the funeral of the
great Napoleon has just died in
suburb of London. She was Mrs. d.
Owens, daughter of Capt. james
Bennett of the st. Helena regiment.
She was nearly ninety-six years old.
Mrs. Owen was born on the island on
January 26, 1921, and when a few
months old was taken by her mother
to the emperor's funeral on May Q.
When the body was exhumed in 1910
she was one of the women of st.
Helena who worked and presented
an embroidered silk flag which was
unfurled at the stern of the boat
containing the coffin as it left the
shores of ST. Helena.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
WIT IN THE TRENCHES.

Wit is often shown in the notice
boards which our soldiers set up in
the trenches, says the London Globe.
Thus a frequently shelled trench
junction bears the legend, Don't
stand about here-there's war on"
A writer in the Cornhill Magazine
has collected a number of these, one
of the best being a spot which had
once been used by the Germans as a
dump for stores, now labeled,
"Fritz's Dump-Under Entirely
New Management" A siege battery
had the whole side of their mess
knocked out-you could drive a gun
team into the hole where the door
had been. On a bit of remaining
wall are the words, Don't Stand
Out There Knocking-Come right
In"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
S Shelby County Man Dies at
Camp Funston.

Edward McGruder died early
Monday morning at Camp Funston,
of spinal meningitis. He was sick
only ten days. The remains were
sent TO Shelbina for burial. He
visited several times at this place
and was a nephew of o NJ Wales
of this city, Edward and his brother
Glenn went to the cantonment to-
gether several weeks ago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

Robert FRANKIE OF ST Louis, who
month ago refused to be drafted
into the National army. claimin
that he was a Christian Scientist
and that his religion and conscien
tious scruples prevented him from
taking the lives of his fellow men.
was tried by court martial at Jeffer.
son Barracks last week. A sealed
verdict was returned and il will not
he made known to the public until
the case comes up for final review
IN Federal court December 10
FRANKIE was tried for desertion. the
penalty for which may be death
The draft law makes provisions for
those belonging to religious organ.
lzaUions whose creeds forbid toe
participation in war. but the Christ
Ian Science church is not among
these organizations.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Three
How war Methods Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.

'"see IVY.
| heho' Uncle Ian, Jimmie ana
nave been waiting FOR you
Sorry II have kept you long" said
| Uncle Dan. "Your mother has been
| telling me how bashful l used TO be.
She said ~ n cir, snok. IN M. would
bIpsh ~ nv ho,r r,o,s w,u ~.
r,,n,o,, 49,, % A., ~, ,.,'
a.. u "e. VI '.e '''ne you' ,"'ne'
-, 80
-, 'A"' "'A
AoIu nei iof mhiie'
Non.ihuing' uncle Dan said; you
wan. 10 taik more about the war, do
'ouf "ei' war methods have under
sohe Ihuny changes and they are still
cnnhsing' NO Two wars are fought
aiiNe' III carry tiihes' the weapons were
stones ciuDs' spears, bows and arrows,
s"oros' etc. In this KIND OF warfare,
victory was with the strong right arm.
h'eh OF enormous size ana strength
were the great warriors. The inven-
tion OF gunpowder, however. has
changed all this. 1t has enabled men
10 XIII one another at considerable
distance, and do II wholesale. The
war. as we know 1t now. Is combina-
,on ., cneinieais' machinery hnthe,
"i .n..u,auons anu n'sn,y ,ralneu
iien' JUST MINK OF II! Arplanes'
ouninuriies' arnioreo 'ahks' OF cater
p,iars' POISON gases anu curtains Oh
nre are all USED Tor the hrst time IN
TINS war ana they are destructive De-
'onu any'hins heFetoiore KNOWN.
Inc methous Followed by the kali
ser ana MS aiiies are simply deVilsh'
ie mus. ans"er III history 10 Tue XIII
s VI uouSanus U, innoeenl "oineu
anu ehi,uren' ne mas broken every
tnn'io.ai Ia" anu every RUE Vi
"a,iure' ne nus poihoarueu nospi'ais
anu unueiehueu eities' SUNK req oross
snlps on errands OF mercy; ne mas 90
euoyeu ea'neuluis anu priceless treas
ures vi art mat can never oe repiaceo'
- n 10, s p.S 70.
- VI. 80 -" ~
our ships burned opr factories and
fred our forests. He knows M mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
to fake of this h,ood.thirstv tvront
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

State Fuel Administrator Cross
ley is rapidly organizing the State
and il is expected that he will soon
have the coal situation fairly in
hand He will make every effort
to see that the people of Missouri
have an adequate supply of fuel
and at as reasonable prices as pos.
sible.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

Many people thought that the
task of raising the Y. NJ. C. A. fund
of S35,000,000 by private subscrip
ton was an almost impossible task,
but the response shows that the
people of the country are backing
their boys and waut them to have
every advantage of home that il
is possible to give The fund was
raised and over subscribed in one
week and the contributions are still
coming in.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
Critically Ill.

Mrs. Mary H. Ely is critically i'll
At the home of her son. A. C Ely
Ii ear Edna. A Lee Ely and Mrs.
J. B Hines were called there
Sunday, Dr. Arch Ely of Frisco.
Texas was expected yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

And now every time you lick a
three cent stamp take a justifiable
pride in the fact that you are help
ing to'lick the Kaiser and you will
not think about the extra penny.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

Dale Wilson was transactine bus
mess in Bevier yesterday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

Corporal W. J.. Andrews of the local
recruiting office left this morning for
the main station in Duluth.
Yesterday was registration day In
East Grand Forks and 80 voters reg
istered from the Third ward and 236
in the Fourth ward. Returns for the
First and Second wards are not in as
yet. City election day is November 6.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

BY Berton Braley.

BY Berton Braley.
Dead! But it can't be SC.
He was SO much alive!
He was all fire and glow,
His young blood seemed to drive
Through his veins in a glorious leap
food
How can we think of him. down in
r. the mud,
With the bloom of his red youth
And his warm eyes glazed and his
blood
Clotted and cold in his lifeless
veins?
Yet we must think of him so: Of the
rains
That ooze down t. him dank and
cold.
In the ciammy mold,
Gle was always a chap who loved the
And tile blue of the summer sky
And the white clouds drifting BY
And now that's over and done.)
We must think OF him, dead and still
In the grave, yards chill,
But ! can't. / can't, for one,
Imagine him, dead, at all. :
lie was all lie. all nerve,
Tissue and heart and
And the thought ct him brings the
thrall
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
SWEDEN WILL
STAY NEUTRAL
SAYS TRIGGER
Conservative Leader Points
to Country's Tradi-
tons.

Stockholm, Sept. 19.-The conser-
vative leader. M. Trigger, in an ad-
dress at a holiday meeting Monday
night while expressing regret that
Sweden through her good nature had
given Argentine occasion for displeas-
ure made a fervent appeal for con-
tinued neutrality. He denied vigor-
ously American press charges that
Sweden lacked a sense of honor.
The seeds of Americas existence
scarcely had begun to grow when
Sweden already was fighting her bat
ties for freedom Of religion and con-
science and in the peace Of Westpha-
liza had firmly laid the foundation Of
the European state system and the
rights of Its peoples"
He argued Sweden's efforts during
the war to protect the rights of peo-
pies which had been iufringed upon
oftener than aver before, ought to Sc
cure her against suspicious of desir-
ing to favor unduly any combatant.
He complained hat Sweden's efforts
to act fairly had often been met by
Great Britain with treatment little
different from that usually accorded
to an enemy.
M. Trigger asserted it was quite
fight between the freedom Of peoples
on one side and ruthless imperialism
on the other, Or as a fight between
civilization and barbarism.
Sweden" he said, "is too deeply
indebted to the leading powers on
both sides for the culture and. ideals
of which h has awaited herself for
centuries to stamp either one or the
other as the enemy of culture or CIV
ilization, especially not our kinsmen
across the Baltic. Sweden can never
join those who would crush the great
culture bringing German nation"
In conclusion, the conservative
leader declared that his party's losses
in the election were not due to the
foreign policy of the conservative
government, but to domestic cues
tons, like the food problem. He as
serted that those who hoped SO per-
suade Sweden to participate in the
war would deceive themselves great
llY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS
HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED

Supt. F. e. Lurton, with H. M.
Swift. director Of agriculture, and
Miss Julia Hanger of the domestic
science department Of the local
schools have just completed a visit to
each Of the associated rural schools
to organize the Industrial work for
the coming year.
The schools were reported as being
in excellent condition. Extensive inn
provements have been completed on
the school building in district No. 2.
Incidentally, Supt. Lurton and Swift
checked up the potato yields of two
boys plots in the Boys Potato Grow
ing club. One yield was 99.2 bushels
per acre and the other potatoes,
grown by a lad of il years Of age,
yielded 1862 bushels to the acre This
should make some of the elder farm
ers sit up and take notice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

McHenry-Sheriff Cole, while in
this city, went to a deserted shack
and confscated a grip containing
several quarts of liquor which he took
back to Darlington with him.
Rugby-Three horses belonging to
Ole Tafte were badly mutilated by
some unknown miscreant while feed
ing IN their pasture at night. A knife
had evidently been used and one of
the horses was killed, while the 9TH
ers are in a bad condition.
Hettinger-when Albert whitney
attempted to light his pipe while on
a load of hay, the match flew and set
fire to the load. The horses ran. and
burning hay was distributed for some
distance, but no great damage was
done. Whitney is now in a hospital
as the result of being burned.
Mandan-Char1es Heater, who two
months entered the, aviation
school at Cornwall, has finished with
highest honors and will go to Europe
for service with the aviation section
of h Italian foreign section.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county expects
to obtain $4,000 federal highway aid
and will appropriate as much more
III AaAido, ohl III WlllCIl rs 10
be expended next spring in improving
the Yellowstone trail and a mail route
extending ten miles south from this
city.
Bismarck-senator j. I. Cashill,
while in this city, made the statement
that the wheat yield in the Leith dis
trict Is FIVE to eight bushels per acre
and that an extraordinary field ran to
IL bushels. Farmers are getting 81
per bushel.
Leith-The Grant county fair, the
first in the new county, will be held
October 8. a and s. and will be a
hummer, according to N announce
ment Of the fair association. Adver-
Using parties have visited more than
a dozen of the nearby towns placing
posters.
IaMoure - The proposition Of
building a county hospital is being
discussed. and several men from the
surrounding towns were here to in
terview citizens Of this city regarding
the proposition. Edgeley has been
cited by a number of the residents of
the county as the logical place for the
building and II the proposition goes
through as planned, that city has a
Fchance of landing the institution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
STAINED COAT
AND BABY SHOE WERE
FOUND in CITY PARK

A blood stained brown coat, prac-
tically new, was picked up in the city
park Tuesday by CAPTAIN of Police
Hugh Quigley, together with a soft
black hat and g. baby shoe.
The coat was a Styleplus and had
evidently been sold by Gill Bros. at
Bemidji, Mimi, Judging from the
Identification tag on the inside of the
article of clothing. Various small
articles of clothing areN frequently
picked up in the park by the police,
but " before has such a miscel-
%laneous collection been made before.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

Field Artillery, U. S. A." told me all
I needed to know. I could not imagine
the song about not raising a boy to be
a soldier ever echoing in her ears.
I knew If a generation hence the
world had to be made safe for de-
mocracy, and his fathers task had to
be done all over again, there would be
another Capt. Albert Whitney Wal
dron ready to go.
To me the mother of this first Amer
lean war baby is the typical American
woman and mother-an inspiration to
all the women Of this land. How proud
they must be! For the future of de-
mocracy lies in their laps and COOS,
and they know that He who takes
away, also gives.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
OFFICES FAVOR
ENLISTMENT OF
MARRIED MEN

In response to inquiries of various
staff corps and departments Of the
recruiting service Is regards the en-
listment Of married men, responses
from the offices of several different
branches of military service seem to
be unanimous in the decision that
married men should be enlisted If they
do not claim any special privileges
because of their conjugal relation and
provided their wives. and children are
lot dependent upon them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
FLICKER TALES

McHenry-Sheriff Cole, while in
this city, went to a deserted shack
and confscated a grip containing
several quarts of liquor which he took
back to Darlington with him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

Mandan-Charles Heater, who two
months ago entered the aviation
school at Cornwall, has finished with
highest honors and will go to Europe
for service with the aviation section
of the italian foreign section.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
SEND ron rnnH TRIAL PAc14g

Women who are bilious. rurSdoz
with feeble appetite, gas, sour ris5N
water brash, headache IN otheTs&st
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after cad
Not only, do they digest food, but a
supply essential extracts which sWee|
the stomach, arrest harmful ferrmsn
ton and afford relief almost immedta
ly. The sour heartburn does danlaFA
gestion is the frequent cause Of rash
pimples and blotches on the facesssR s
and shoulders. Every woman shoula4i
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets andsffl
avoid the ruinous effect of a weakssfH{
the mistake of smearing the skin M
pastes and beaches. Correct the sto
ach. Get a SO cent box Of Stuart's ~.
pepsia Tablets at any drug store.-5al
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
RECRUITS
WILL BE ACCEPTED

Enlistments will again be accepted
at the local recruiting station in the
cavalry branch Of the United States
regular army. This arm Of military
service has been closed to volunteers
for several weeks but anyone Who now
desires to enlist in this line Of serv-
ice may do so now, according to or
ders received recentlyeby Sergeant M.
E. Coomler, officer in charge Of the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
East Grand Forks News

East Grand Forks station, from the
main Office at Duluth, MINI.
It is probable that this branch OF
service will remain open for i q
limited time so applicants are urged
to enter at once II they are partial to
this line OF army service.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

and the North Dakota victory was
heraaded by Issues and Events, the pro-
German organ of New York, as a re-
buke to our government for entering
war against Germany"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
10 RrYER GOES LOW,

Pembina, N. D., Sept. 19.-Old set
tiers who have resided in this vicinity
more than half a century state they
never have seen the Red river so low
as it is now. Islands are showing up
in spots where in former years the
channel was several feet deep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-08
PIERRE DU POINT ASKS
COURT TO DISMISS SUIT
Declares Judicial Decree Satisfied by
Recent Balloting of Company's
Stockholders

WILMINGTON. Del, Nov. S.-Perre S.
du Pont principal defendant in the suit for
control Of the S6O.OOO,OO worth of stock
formerly held by Coleman du Pont in the
du Pont Powder Company today filed a
petition in the United States District Court
asking for a dismissal of the suit on the
ground that the courts decree had been
fulfilled by the recent vote of the stock
holders of the company against the purchase
by the company of the shares in litigation.
While the petition was filed with the
clerk of the court here. II goes to Judge j.
Whitaker Thompson i'm Philadelphia for con-
sidcration.
According to the report of the special
master named by the court to conduct the
stockholders meeting. the vote was over
whelmingy against purchase of the r. Cole
man du Pont shares by the company. These
shares are now held by the du Pont Secur-
tiles Company, whose purchase Of them is
contested by Philip and Alfred l. du Pont
and others The shares virtually represent
the balance of power in the $24O, 600 900 du
Pont corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-08
.TAMMANY IN EAGER
HUNT FOR CITY JOBS
Lose No Time in Seeking Assign
ments Under Incoming Hylan
Administration
NEW YORK. Nov. s.

NEW YORK, NOV. ..
Tammany adherents were keenly In
terested today in the apportionment Of
municipal Jobs which will come when the
Mitchell administration retires January 1.
Charles +. Murphy is scheduled to take a
rest at French Lick Springs, Ind. within
few days. and many believe the distribu-
tion of plums among the faithful will be
decided when he confers with his leaders
there 1T was reported today that Police
Commissioner Arthur Woods might be
asked to remain on the job under the Tam
many regime However, T. +. McAvoy. for
mer police inspector, now Tammany district
leader, is understood to be strongly favored
by Murphy as head of the police depart
ment.
Crowds Of Tammany followers spent the
day at the wigwam trying to get a line on
the men who had the best chances for the
choice jobs
The district leaders and those who led
the campaign for election of John F. Hylan
as Mayor are expected to be first choices.
William =. Burr. of the Democratic fusion
committee; Representative Murray Hubert