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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
State Hospital
No. 4 Patriotic

A large American flag waves daily
in front of the Administration Build
ing at State Hospital No, a, by order
of the Superintendent, DR.. ]. L. Eaton.
The splendid flag which is thus dis
played was donated to that institu-
ton by DR.. VIM. F. Huhn, of Kansas
City, a former Superintendent of
No. A.
The Stars and Stripes there waving
emphasizes the patriotic spirit that is
prevalent in that institution. Many
of the inmates there would doubtless
be pleased if they were permitted to
enlist for service at the front in their
country's cause. Under the efficient
and able management Of DR.. Eaton
that institution is keeping abreast of
the times, and everyone and every,
thing there appears to have taken on
new life and interest. The State can
now find every possible justification
in feeling truly proud of the splendid
work that is being done for its in
mates at State Hospital No. A.
The northern lights were seen dis
tinctly here last evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
PRODUCE FOOD AT
HOME, SAVE SHIPPING,
FEDERAL PROGRAM

Gardeners, fall in!
A call for more food from Ameri-
cas- gardens, both the commercial and
the home plots, is contained in the De-
partment of Agricultures agricultur-
al program for 1918, recently announc-
ed. This is what the program says to
the gardeners:
Market gardens near large con-
suming centers should be increased so
as to meet as nearly as possible the
needs of the community and in order
to obviate the necessity of transport
ing such products from distant points.
1t is important to do all that is pos
sible to relieve the strain upon trans
portation facilities.
The planting of home gardens, es-
pecially for family needs and for pre-
Serving foods for future use, again
should be emphasized.
The commercial production of per-
ishables generally should be increased
above normal wherever it is reasona-
bly, clear that transportation and mar
keting facilities will be available.
Last year the production of perish
ables is estimated to have been 80 per
/ cent greater than normal. Notwith-
! standing the large output, the market
ing difficulties were relatively less
than in former years because of the
effective efforts Of the people through
out the country, assisted by Federal
and State agencies, to conserve these
products for future use by canning
preserving, picking and drying. The
Department again will actively assist
in the conservation Of perishables, as
it did last summer, and will be able
to render more effective assistance
with its largely increased staff. 1t will
cooperate with all State agencies, es.
pecially the State agricultural col.
leges, to bring about the planting Of
more war gardens, to see that they
are maintained throughout the season
and to insure the prompt consumption
or preservation for future use of al
perishables produced in these gar
dens or otherwise. More effective as
sistance also will be rendered in thu
marketing of perishable product
through the greatly extended dali.
market news service of the Bureau o.
Markets and the weekly reports o
truck crop production prepared by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
Do St. Francois County Citizens
Really Want Good Road System p?

way, eighteen feet wide, and guaran-
teed to stand minimum of wear, can
be constructed for $1,000 per mile.
The Times is fully aware that the
proposition we are now about to make
will seem unreasonable to many who
have not been thinking Of this ques-
ton along more advanced lines, but it
is a positive fact. 1t is this: A mil
lion dollar good road bond issue
would build practically 142 miles OF
this new and best road that is now
known. 1t would pay this county the
greatest possible diYidends if a bond
issue sufficient for putting in such
roadway over every foot of public
road in the county, let the bond issue
amount to $3,OO0,O00, $5,O00,OOO, or
whatever it may. u,
Is anyone so blind that they cannot
see the results that would immediate
ly follow? 1t would result at once in
the filling up of st. Francois county
with the very best class of citizenship.
At the same time it would at least
double the price of every foot of real
estate in the county. 1t would cause
st. Francois county, Missouri, to stand
forth most prominent among all the
counties of this great State, as well
as the entire nation. Can you suggest
an investment that would be half as
productive in profitable investment, or
in lasting good as that, even if the
cost would reach $5,000,000, which it
would not. However, it would seem
to many like pressing down entirely
too hard to expect the people to vote
any such bond issue to begin with.
But The Times fails absolutely to see
or to understand why every citizen
of this county would not vote for a
good road bonds, to the amount at
least of $1,O00,000, if they really want
genuine road improvement. That is
the only way they will ever obtain a
system of good roads throughout the
county. Were we convinced that the
present System" of road work was
satisfactory to the majority of our
people, then The Times would have
nothing more to say in regard to this
greatest of all questions. Otherwise
it will be impossible for this paper to
"shut up" along this line until sys-
TEN of good roads is obtained.
But small effort, among few en-
terprising citizens, along proper lines
circulating and presenting to the
County Court petitions calling for a
good roads bond issue-is all that is
necessary to start the ball rolling
Are there a few men in the county
living in different localities, sufficient.
ly interested in good roads to pass q
4 petition and get few signers? Oh
i would they rather continue to come
before the County Court, in large del
egations, asking those officers to dc
road work for which there is abso.
lutely no money to do such work
The Times has here given an outline
of the best way to get results in i'm,
proved roads. 1t is up to the citizens
of st. Francois county to take theii
choice of the course they will pursue
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08

From the standpoint of The Times,
the efforts that are being made by the
citizens in different parts Of st. Fran
co.'s county-practicall all over the
county--to secure road improvement,
is what suggested the question with
which this article is headed. The fact
is very apparent that the citizens OF
this county are most desirous of Sc
curing good roads, or at least an i'm
provement of the present roads. But
the efforts that have thus far been
made, we believe, are absolutely not
in the right direction.
Instead of appearing before the
County Court in person, or by petit
tions, asking for road work to be done
which lack of funds under the control
of the Court for such purposes, makes
absolutely impossible for the Court to
have done, why don't some enterpris-
ing citizens, in different parts of the
county pass petitions in their respec-
tive neighborhoods for signers, ask
ing the Court to call for special cleo
ton to vote bonds for road building?
This the Court would be pleased to do,
when a petition, or petitions, with an
aggregate of only 200 names are pre-
sented to them.
Under the present system, which
gives to the County Court an alto
gether insufficient amount of money
to keep all the roads in the county ev-
en- in fair condition, conditions will
move along, just as they always have
in the past, with many roads almost
impossible, at certain seasons of the
year, until all the people who are now
living will be in their graves, and their
children will have identically the same
bad roads to contend with.
Why not vote good roads bond
issue of $1,000,000-or even more
for the building of permanent good
roads throughout the county, so that
the people who are now living will be
able to enjoy them, and at the same
time hand them down to their de-
scendants as a worthy heritage? As
has before been demonstrated by The
Times, on several occasions, such a
plan is not only practical, but it would
be the best possible business on the
part of the county, not only for the
present, but for all time. This coun-
ty could have a perfect system of
good roads throughout the county,
without cent of additional cost to
the taxpayers. The money that is
now spent for such road work as is
done is sufficient, from year to year.
to pay the interest and keep up the
sinking fund on 81 900, 900 bond is
sue, and then have a little surplus.
Why not look at this overshadow-
ing question in bigger and broader
light than you have in the past? The
most forward and progressive coun.
ties in the State are those who have
voted bond issues for good roads, and
the bigger bond issue that has been
voted the more progressive is the
county. Look around over the State
and you will find it so. 1t is said that
an absolutely perfect asphalt road
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
Arrested on
Murder Charge

w. A. Bullock on Sunday brought in
from the Lead Belt John Griffin, who
was lodged in Jail on the charge of
having killed Chris Stegall, who was
shot in the back while driving home in
his wagon, near Bonne Terre, a few
months ago. Any real facts in the
case have been difficult to secure, as
neither Prosecuting Attorney Math-
ews nor Sheriff Chas. Adams had re-
ceived any information as to the con-
templated arrest of Griffin until he
was brought in by Constable Bullock,
of Perry township.
The Sheriff questioned Griffin after
he was placed in Jail in an attempt to
get some idea as to the merits of the
arrest. Griffin told the Sheriff that
week ago last Saturday Sam Doss and
lieutenant in the company of U. S.
troops that is still stationed on Fed
eral hill in Flat River, arrested him
about ten miles north of Irondale,
which is in Washington county, where
Griffin was working, though he said
they presented no warrant, so he did
not know for what he was wanted.
They brought him to the soldiers
camp, where he said he worked under
guard for a week. Then Constable
Bullock appeared on the scene, hav-
ing a warrant, and brought him to
Pennington and lodged him in Jail.
Sam Doss is working for the Federal
Lead Co., and The Times is informed
that he does not now hold an OFFICIAL
commission of any kind, so a guam
Diary has arisen in the minds of those
who have given the matter any atten-
ton as to just what right he and a
lieutenant in the U. S. army service
could go into another county (even
without warranty make an arrest,
and bring the prisoner back with
them.
Prosecuting Attorney Mathews Wig
orously denied any knowledge of the
proposed arrest until after the prison
er was actually behind the bars in this
city. The Sheriff also denied any pre-
vious knowledge of the matter. The
Prosecutor thinks there is something
under cover" in the whole matter
and proposes to investigate it thor
oughly. He does not approve Of such
conduct, especially. on the part of
those having no legal authority in the
matter, without consulting, or even of
notifying him, of their actions. We
understand there is reward offered
by the county-perhaps also by the
State-for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer of Stegall, which may
possibly figure rather largely in such
apparently irregular proceedings.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08

Clarence Clark.
Roy H. Atkins.
George Earl Hart.
Otto Byron johnson.
Ed Marler.
BENJAMIN Franklin Baldwin.
Sam Vernse.
The Local Board is ready TO accept
volunteers for the following calls:
"No. 35 for $50 (State) general, en-
gine, and other special automobile
mechanics or repair mon, to be induct-
ed for the Aviation Section Signal
Corps, and sent to Kellyfeld, San An
tonic, Texas"
"No. SO for $50 (State) ginsmiths,
typewriting mechanics and other in
strument makers or repairmen, or
general machinists to be inducted for
Aviation Section Signal Corps, and
sent to Kellyfeld, San Antonio, Texas.
"No. 45 for rs (State) electricians,
to be inducted for the Aviation Sec
tion Signal Corps and sent to Kelly
field, San Antonio, Texas"
Only white men and men physically
qualified for general military service
may be inducted under the above
calls.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08

w. A. Buhlinger, Of Paducah, KY,
secretary and treasurer Of the Hill
- Karnes Brick Co., manufacturers
of brick, came in last week on a visit
for a couple Of days with old friends
and relatives in Pennington, and in
cidentally looking up some business
matters here. "Billy" was reared in
Pennington, has hosts of friends here,
all of whom are delighted to know of
his rapid rise in the business world
and his success. Yes, Billy is mar
ried.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
Births Greatly
Outnumber Deaths

According to the report of the State
Bureau of Vital Statistics, which was
received the past week at the office
of the County Clerk, the information
is obtained that the births in St.
Francois county for the year 1917 ex-
ceeded the deaths almost 200-to be
exact, 189. ua
The figures given in such statistics
are: Births, 1924; deaths, 365. Such
figures indicate not only a splendid
climate, but healthy people, with a
splendid increase in population of al
most one-fourth. Such showing is
rather remarkable and unusual, when
it is also considered that this Is
one Of the oldest communities in the
entire State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
New Subscribers

The following new subscriptions to
The Times have been received the
past week: 5sz
Mrs. J. H. Short of Route 2, ]. J..
Roberts, B. H. Boyer, and Giessing
Milling Co., of iFarmingkon; Tom
Parks and A. J. Bono of Flat River,
Miss Augusta Schilling of st. Louis,
F. Al. TiIlman Of Nokonis, Ill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08
Irving T. Ray.
Roy McClurg.



Roy McClurg.
Fred Leabig.
Clarence Robert McClannahan.
James H. Thurman.
John Coate Ruddock.
William Lewis Taylor.
William Umfleet.
Kossuth William Blomeyer.
Arch Walter Bequette.
Charles Edgar West.
Stanley Haynes.
Francis A. Gilbert Polite.
Emary Smith.
Emmett Arthur Smith.
William Earnest Campbell.
Philip Samuel Cole, Jr.,
Emmett Alonzo Sutterfeld.
Edward Allen 0elsen.
John F. Williams.
Charley Zone.
William A. Turley.
Lambreth Bequette.
John William Denton.
Newt. Huff.
Edward Joseph Klob.
Martic Cruise.
George F. Simpson.
Elmer Rosemore Pratte.
Branford Joseph Polite.
Edward Dalton.
Fred William Fuhrmeister.
Lee Edward Hightower.
Dennis Joseph Pratte.
Elmer Ray Short.
Oscar Felix Bequette.
Thomas Henry Denton.
Mcdowell Bayless.
Claude Martin.
Henry Nash.
William Earl Beaudin.
John Emet Keay.
Harry Arthur Strayhorn.
James Benjamin Harris.
Benedetto Rosillo.
Alvin August Mcdonnell.
William Roy Price.
John Vargo.
Frank Mark.
Leonard Albert Messy.
Gentry White Keith.
Clarence Henry Heitman.
Ernest Johnson.
Homer Lee Barton.
Ignac MichalsE. =
James r. Crawford.
John Robinson Doss.
Fred Lee Miller.
Bunion Gentry Bailey.
James Peter McLaren.
Lee Elser.
Luigi Brambella.
Charley Louis Buscher.
jeff Davis Poston.
Lawrence Milton Shields.
Ollie Gallagher.
Millard Lawrence.
Reuben Henry Tangye.
Alonzo R. Bloom.
James Marvin Denton.
Will Edgar Canterberry.
Robert Allen Britten.
JOnn EZefa Don.
Otto Hill.
Grover G. Lowe.
Samuel w. Thurman.
Amos Lester Morris.
Frederick Henry Halter.
Claud Raymond Hale.
Joseph Gorda.
John B. Hoehn.
Sam Nichols Turley.
John Tamasauck.
Francis Anthony Hunold.
Samuel L. Turley.
Sidney Edward Leigh.
James Ed Griffard.
Joseph Chris Herbst.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-08

DR.. and Mrs. Lee Rariden will 20 to
st. Louis today to attend the Follies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25

Washington, March s5.-Colonel
Douglas Macarthur, chief Of star OF
the Rainbow division. was severely
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
LITTLE ATTENTION
PAID TO new PLAN
Of FFRIGHTFULN NESS

Paris, March 25-The long range bombardment of
Paris was resumed at $50 o'clock this morning. but
was interrupted after the second shot
After brief interval two more shots fired.
The bombardment again suspended at 9:10 o'clock.
Paris, March 25-Another air raid alarm was
sounded shortly after one o'clock this morning After
three-quarters of hour remen's buges and church
bells announced that all clear and the Parsians
were able to return to their beds.
IL, American Wounded.
: An American corporal of marines was seriously
wounded in the chest by splinter of shell which fell
during Saturday bombardment of Paris.
His life probably was saved In the detection of the
splinter by cgaret case He is the only known Amer
Jean victim of the bombardment -z.-..-S.. s
The Matin says of the shells yesterday struck
church IN the suburbs Several persons who were at
tending Palm Sunday service were killed.
As was the case yesterday the people did not take
to shelter. Little interest shown In the lombard
ment.
Soon after they were awakened by the first shot the
people brought to their windows by the rafting Of
drums Policemen circulated through the city introduc-
from the alarm In the of raids The police came
in for great amount of chatting the people being great
ly amused at their lack of proficiency with the drum
sticks. -t.s "t"r -..5."
This appeared to mark their limit of interest in the
fbombardment. Work resumed under normal con
dtions ALI the transportation lines running. The
streets full of people whose sole object of conver
saton was the battle of the Somme, which is gen
orally compared with Verdun
j Berlin Admits It.
Berlin, via London, March 25.-Paris has been
bombarded by German long distance guns according to
the German official communication issued last night.
The statements add that the British their retire
ent are burning French towns and villages and that be-
tween the Some and the Disc, the Germans still go
ing forward
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
coat OF TAR And
FEATHERS FOR A
WHO
TALKED LOOSELY
tBy Assoolated Press.l

Duluth, Mimi, March 25.-Follow-
ing letters OF warning. received. 1t
was said, by several Duluth people
whose loyalty to the United States
was questioned in the letters, the
Minnesota branch OF the knights of
Liberty last Friday night tarred
and feathered one Of those warned.
1t was made public today. The vic
tim Gust Landin, a west end
photographer and a reputed
Socialist, was coaxed into an
automobile, along with his
flashlight apparatus and camera, so
the published story goes, by two
masked men who said they wanted
him to photograph q wedding party,
and said they wore masks to fool
the couple"
When over the top OF the hill back
OF Duluth, another machine joined
the party, and eleven masked men
continued the drive seven miles into
the brush There the victim was
stripped, tarred, feathered, beaten
and made to kiss the American flag
five times, on bended knees, and TO
swear allegiance to the United
States. He was then permitted to go
home, after his trousers were cut OF
at the knees TO show the feathers
stuck on his legs.
Landin previously had been fined
800 Tor alleged seditions according 70
police. 2 -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
Report From Headquarters.

British Army Headquarters in France, March 25.
"A further advance late yesterday by the Germans at
some points along the battle front is recorded.
Early this morning the Germans again hurled great
numbers of infantry against the British line Erv-
ers but at the latest reports the onrushng troops had
been unable to force their way through the intense ~
lery barrage which the British maintained.
A heavy battle also has been proceeding today on
the British right flank where the enemy had succeeded
in forcing his way the Some and the canal south
of Ham. The Allies delivering counter attacks
with the purpose of pushing back the invaders
the waterway.
German cavalry in small numbers has been in ac-
on but thus far has been used merely to harass the
British during their withdrawal.
American engineers have again been in the throes
of fierce conflict in which they have done excellent work
in transportation.
The presence of the American engineers on the bat
tlefront has long been known. They were praised
highly for their gallantry in the battle of Cambria last
fall
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
ALLIES BEGIN COUNTEF
ATTACKS on GERMANS
sAgain SheIed This BRITISH and FRENCH STRIKE BACK
AMbyLong Range Guns WHERE HUNS MADE MOST PROGRESS
Forum Extras

The Forum wishes to avoid giving
undue alarm or 20 appear 70 capital
lzs peoples emotions In the present
war crisis, and will not issue war
extras unless they are Justified by
the news
During the present crisis It's direct
wire to Chicago 10 open from 2 q. m.
TO 8 p. m. and when the news war
rants an extra one will be issued at
noon and one at o'clock. IL they
do not appear, it 10 an indication that
there have been no important dsVel-
opRents In the situation.
The Forum also has . bulletin SER
vice between o. m. and q. m. and
any startling news received between
those hours will be Immediately pub
Iished.-The Editor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
BIG OFFENSIVE
AGAINST ITALY
IS NOW EXPECTED
By THE ALLIES

Washington, March z5.--A formid-
abel Austro German offensive in Italy
as soon as natural conditions permit
is forecast in official dispatches from
Rome today which say Austrian
divisions continue to arrive without
interruption and are taking up posi-
tions on the front.
Austro-G German artillery is receiv-
ing reinforcements. the dispatches
say, while new aviation camps and
additional ammunition depots are
under construction.
Military officers at Rome think that
the offensive will break In two great
actions, namely. on the Franco Brit
ish front followed by an immediate
Austro- German offensive on the
Italian front. German has sent fresh
contingents Of machine Eunners to
the Italian front together with sew
era1 aerial suuadrOns
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25

Full Associated Press
Leased Wire Service
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
The German Claims.

Berlin March 25-CBr Admiralty per Wire
less Press The Germans are now standing to the
north of the Somme In the middle of the former Somne
battlefield says today's official statement Bapaume
was captured in night fighting
Violent fighting developed for possession of
Combes and the heights west of the town The enemy
was defeated, the statement says.
In the evening Nesle taken by storm. the state
ment adds. British, Americans and French were
thrown back through painless wooded country.
More than $4,000 prisoners and more than 600 guns
have been captured the statement says Guiscard and
Chauny were captured in the evening.
Bapaume is the northern part of the battlefront
where the British line for the most part has been held
1t is of the larger towns on the fighting front from
which number of roads radiate. The official German
statement of Sunday night said gigantic struggle was
taking place for the town 1t is 13 miles below A1ras
London, March 25.-The British repused powerful
attacks yesterday afternoon northward of Bapaume
Fresh attacks by the Germans have developed
northward and southwark of Bapaume the war Office
announces.
The statement follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-25
PETROGRAD MAY now
Be- IN GERMAN HANDS

occupation Prograd within "a hours
predicted American dispatch reaching the state
March 20 Virtually all Americans have left the city, the
dispatch said.
the he said had told him that ne expected the
within
confirmed the that the patriarch Russia refused to sanction the Ger
man peace treaty and strongly condemned it.