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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26

The County Court Judges met again
Monday morning, as Board of
Equalization. They Immediately ad-
journed until Wednesday, however,
out of respect to the memory of AS
SCISSOR Lawrence o. Wells, who had
been meeting with them as a member
of the Board of Equalization, whose
funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon.
The members Of the County Court,
including County Highway Engineer
T. H. Holman, had just returned the
last of the week from road inspec-
ting trip, going from East st. Louis
to Bellville, ILL.,, in an automobile, on
which trip they passed over some
thoroughly up-to-date roads, which
the st. Francois county visitors pro-
nounced the last word in road con-
struction.
A piece of road, two or three miles
in length, which the visitors judged
TO be the best of all the roads inspect
ed, and which they were told had the
best wearing qualities of all, was sur
faced with crushed granite from this
county, taken from the j. G. Alex
ander quarry. This road, so Judge
Garrett said, looked like it would last
throughout eternity, and even then
continue to be in perfect condition.
The Judge thought that no am7pnt of
the very hardest imaginable usage
would so much as Tease itr
One of the objects their host had
in showing them this particular piece
of road, aside from the fact that he
considers it the very best piece OF
road surfacing that he had access to-
was to demonstrate to the St. Fran
co.'s county judges that they had right
in their own county the very best
road surfacing material that was te
be found anywhere. That the st
Francois county visitors returned
more pronounced advocates than ever
before for a higher class of road work
than has ever been used in this coun-
ty, is only natural.
They had been shown a perfect sys.
tenn Of roads, which the hardest usage
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
Far "Over the Top

Pennington and st. Francois county
have already far exceeded their full
quota of Liberty Loan Bonds, yet the
demand for them continues to be
strong. Farmington's quota was
$131 800. Already this city has sub
scribed for 1927, $50 worth of securi-
ties, to 503 subscribers, which are un-
questionably the finest investment in
the world at this time. Those who are
in a position to know whereof they
speak believe that this city will dou-
BILE her quota of sales before the close
of the sales period.
The entire county generally is do
ing practically as well. The county's
quota was 1928, $50, while the figures
now show sales amounting to $685.
$50, to 1874 subscribers. All of which
indicates firm determination to look
we'll after the hundreds of boys who
have been called to the trenches from
this county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
PURCHASERS OF ,o~,ne
April 8.

Mrs. Dennis Adler, G. L. Alexander,
James Beard, j. S. AuBuchon, r. l..
Allen, Mary E. Allen, John M. Allen,
]. R. Black, John Boswell, John Burl-
baw, A. W. Bradshaw, Byrd L: Brad
shaw, James Clark, Rolla Cozean'
Hugo Cozean, Elvs c. Cozean, VIM
Dietring, J. L. Eaton, Lloyd Ferguson,
Mrs. L. A. Gillespie, P. D. Guessing
j. ]. Gierse, VIM. Good, R. b. Giles
pie, C. L. Halford, W. l.. Hensley, I'd
Herzoe. A.. j. Hilton, J. Helber, r. E
Higbee, Maud Hilton, SAMUEL F.
Isenman, C. w. Jones, Mrs. Lizzie
Highley, E. o. Klein, Alex Key, L. o
Linn, Ernest Lueders, W. r. Lang, T.
M. Laakman, Philip Luithle, Jacot
LePere, H. w. Manley, E. j. Mckln-
ney, w. L. Morris, W. E. Matkin, Jno
F. Miller, Elizabeth holland, Ton
Pratt, A. l.. Pierce, Harry Pease
Frank Robinson, G. W. Robinson, OF.
TO Rottger, J. H. Orten, W. H. Rott'
ger. e. Sehradsr, J. Ed. Swink, Geo
Skinner, G. B. Snider, Shipton Strong
Mrs. Ann Tctley, ]. H. Tetley, G. A
Tetley, VIM. Vandover, Mrs. 5. F
Weber, Geo. P. Ware, G. E. Whitener
Mrs. C. E. Whitener, Frank S. Weber
April 10.
Jewel Bowling, H. ]. Braning, Jacoi
Braning, Louis Blomeyer, Mrs. G. Co
YER, May Cover, Mrs. Lucy Counts
H. P. Grove, Mrs. Peter Guessing
Miss Genevieve Huss, Miss Mar.
Huss, t. A. Hopkins, D. c. Hoehn
S. E. Hough, Henry Heck, William
Korber, Annie M. Kollmeyer, F. J
Kollmeyer, Gay Klein, Mary c. Lang
Emma L. Lang, Peter Lewis, Freder
ick Lorenz, Phillip Lorenz, Chas. Lo
REM, J.~H. LePere, F. M. Dunn, Mrs
J. E. Morris, J. E. Mccormick, Mrs
Laura Mccormick, Mary A. McLar
ney, Harry F. Phillips, J. A.. CUES
mel, Louis Rost, Mayme Schaefel
Harry Sylvester, John Schaefer, Mrs
Sutton, 6. A. Tetley, H. o. Vansickle
L. F. Castleman, B. ]. Robinson, +. Il
Herbst.
April IL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26

We are out for 1000 new subscrib-
ers! Are you with us?
While The Times already enjoys a
wide circulation in this community,
this newspaper is desirous of increas-
ing its family of readers in Farming
ton and surrounding territory.
With this end in view we have
planned, and today announce, the most
liberal prize offering ever made by a
local newspaper in this section-a
campaign in which brand new 1918
model 6-Cylinder Mitchell touring
car, worth $1,320; a free summer va
cation trip to any point in the United
States, and shower Of gold coin will
be awarded Saturday night, June Is,
to the most enterprising hustlers OF
Pennington and vicinity.
Our Slogan-"Everyone Wins"
One of the features of this big
prize distribution is the fact that there
will be no losers in the race, as cash
commission of twenty per cent Zone
dollar out of every five collected) will
be paid all active non-prize-winners,
which, in itself, is an excellent busi-
ness proposition.
This is not something for no.
thing" scheme; in fact, it is no scheme
at all. Neither is IL charitable un-
dertaking on the part OF The Times.
1t is business proposition, pure and
simple. It's object is to advertise,
jointly, this newspaper and the splen-
did qualities of the new 1918 model
6-Cylinder Mitchell touring car; to
secure new and renewal subscriptions
to The Times, and to win for it well
come in every home in Pennington
and st, Francois county.
Wilsit pay2
Will it pay? This is question that
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this announcement. Yes, it will pay;
not in dollars and cents, perhaps, for
the expense of the undertaking is very
heavy, but there are dividends that
newspapers earn other than that ex-
pressed in the terms OF money. Dur
ing this campaign hundreds of new
subscribers will be added to our list,
which means an immediate enhance
ment to the potency of this newspaper
as an advertising medium; a large
number of Pennington and St Fran
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
-----DUy LdDeIIy bUItu-
Strike Settled

AS The Times goes to press news
reaches here that the strike which has
been on for the past several weeks in
the smelling works at Herculaneum
has finally been settled, through the
efforts of the labor commission that
was sent out by the Federal Govern.
ment.
Under the terms of the agreement
that have been reached, the workmen
have again gone to work in and about
the smelter, under the promises from
the government that their pay will be
increased from the time Of their re-
Stunning work, and to a satisfactory
figure. The Times is pleased to know
that this labor trouble has been sat
isfactorily adjusted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26

Florence Mitchell, Mrs. Doretta Vol
lath, st. Francois Lodge A. F. and
A. M. Libertyville, J. ]. Westover
John G. Wichman, Eliza Williams
Arthur White, Henry Yates, ]. B. Al
len, Mary Nager, Francis Yates, El-
mira Yates, Theresa Ebrecht, ]. G.
Hunt, A. B. Edwards, VIM. London
Alvin Marks, Henry Gruner, F. B. De.
tring, Mrs. J. G. Pippin, Mrs. H. Cru
ner.
buy . Liberty Bond
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
LICENSED TO MARRY

April 18--Milton S. Hickman and
Wilma Bender, of Bonne Terre.
April 20--Ralph A. Laranore and
Viola M. Akers, of Leadwood.
Apri 90 Herman Eickenberger
and Julia Elierman, of Elvins.
April 22--Walter Huff, Desloge,
and Maggie Manning, Herculaneum-
Buy q Liberty Bond
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
NEW SUBSCRIBERS

James Nelson of Route 8, G. L.
Simms, P. S. Cole and G. N. Baker Of
Pennington, L. George Williams OF
Bonnie Terre, H. L. Adams of Elyins,
Francis Haynes Of Doe Run, d. E. Da-
Wis of Knob Lick, w. L. Dunn OF
Marble Hill, n. M. Murphy Of Colora-
do Springs. Colo.
buy Liberty Bond
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26
TIMES ANNOUNCES BIG
AUTOMOBILE CONTEST
Competition Open to Any and Everyone Residing in
Farmington, St. Francois County and Surround
ing Territory.
Brand New 1918 Model Mitchell
Touring Car--Grand Capital Prize

Win An Automobile, Free Summer Vacation Trip to
Any Point in the u. S.A., With All Expenses Paid,
or a Substantial Cash Prize Through Your
Spare Time and Effort During the Next
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-26

April IL.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
KNABLIN FOR VIOLATING
 ESPIONAGE ACT

Frederick Kna!bafn, who has resided in this city for several months, was arrested in New York city yesterday, at the request of the local Depart ment of Justice office for violation of the espionage act. He was brought to this oety and is being held for a hearing before United States Com missioner Hugh LaDery.
 Knaiblin registered under the selec- tive draft law in New York city last June, then he came here and had his cards transferred to this city. He was put in class by one of the local boards when he claimed exemption on the ground he is supporting his wife and child.
 Investigation by the local office of the Department of Justice revealed that he had not been supporting his wife and child for several years but lived with them about the time he put in his claim. After he secured his wife's signature to his exemption claim he deserted her. He was not located until Sunday in New York city. Authorities there placed him under arrest for violation of the es- pionage act
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19

London, April 12-"You could have shot them down with eyes shu said wounded machine gunner in describing how the Germans attacked the western front according the correspondent there of the Daily Mail We fired straight into them and they went down heaps yet could stop them. It was down and another come on.'
 The correspondent quotes other remarks wounded soldiers which indicative of the unconqueabe spirit of the British defenders and which bear further testimony to the ter be toll the Germans paying for every foot they advance The correspondent wounded soldiers agreed that the Ger mans outnumbered the defenders at least two to
 Aye we're far away" wounded Highlander re- piled to the remark of the correspondent that the Hhanders seemed to get into all the battles proceeded how his regiment canal bank when the Germans tried cros
 NThey advanced on both Hanks, coming up either side in the attempt to get across he said We told hold fire and waited until they we'll in Then when there hundreds before let fly Man. 1t murder ous"
 A Yorkshireman who standing nearby broke in-
 "That may be, but that better than when saw them along the side of hedge They didn't expect be We pumped bullets into them with guns unt bodies ached"
 As illustration of the cooness and confidence of the British troops the Mail correspondent says Hganders told him how they found quantity of food other troops had been forced before heavy German attacks The Hghlanders said the first thing they did was to sit down and eat the food
 we fried their eggs and frizzed their bacon ev-sad |" Never miss chance is motto We had fine feed"
 In the garden of the improvised hospital sat bench They did not the daodls in the garden they nothing They sat hunched up they slowly recovered power to breathe freely They poison Thecor respondent adds:
 Happily they were likely to be much worse for chemists who invented such and gen. erals who devsh enough introduce and for the n on that appauded it's employment could be too cruel torture too refined"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
.WAGE-EARNERS HIT BY THE INCOME TAX

Sheffield, England, April 12-The collection of income tax from wage earners is causing many heartburn ings in the prosperous industrial dis trict around Sheffield. Investiga- tions of the income tax man there have shown many incomes almost fabulous when compared with peace time wages.
 After all allowances are made for children, insurance, expenditure for tools, and other deductions, it is found that individual workmen here will pay tax on incomes ranging up to $10,000 year. the highest figures being reached by the so-called ton mage men," who are paid on the amount of material turned out.
 A list of filters in one Sheffield factory shows incomes ranging from $2,400 to s3,000 year, while other crafts receive corresponding wages.
 Many of of the best paid workers are Swedes and Dutchmen, who work their machines to the limit and are not trammelled by any rules or regu- lations as to amount of output.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
PHILADELPHIA'S ''WAR HORSE OF
 REFORM" DEAD

Philadelphia, April 12 - Rudolph BIankenburg, elected mayor of this city on the reform ticket a few years ago in a memorable political battle, died today at his home in German town, suburb, of Bright's disease. He was 75 years old
 Because of the vigor with which he fought for cleanness in politics MT. Blankenburg earned the sobriquet of ''The War Horse of Reform" Born near Hanover, Germany, he came to this country when he was 22 years old and became intensely American. Since the declaration of war against Ger many MT. Blankenburg had appeared frequently in public in advocacy of everything that America stands for.
 MT. Blankenburg had a national reputation as a political speaker. In the Blaine and Garfield campaigns he travelled all over the country making speeches in the interest of those can didateS
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
SAYS STRATEGY OF HUN COMMAND
 IS UNREVEALED

Amsterdam, April 12-The strategy of the German supreme army com mand is still unrevealed, says the Koelnische Volks Zeitung, and will be recognizable only in the course of further operations. The paper dis counts the extremely foolish idea" which it thinks may crop out, that the German thrust against the Anglo Portuguese front indicates that when the offensive in Picardy could not be carried to success, the German com manders wanted to try an experiment elsewhere.
 The F'rankfurter Zeitung regards the new thrust as part of great plan of attack and dwells on the great strain on the enemy'S nerves by the necessity of making disposi- tions in the greatest haste.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
EMPRESS SAFETY WAS DEMANDEDB BY
 KAISER WILHELM

Petrograd, April 12-One of the first requests put before the Russian dele. gates at Brest-Litovsk, according to the Petrograd newspapers, was a de- mand from Emperor William for the safeguarding of the former Russian Empress Alexandra Alix. The follow ing account of this incident is taken from the Wogyn Courier:
 At the first meeting, after the rep resentatives of the Boishevii gov ernment and the delegates of the Russian army had assembled in the large room which had been devoted to the meeting, General von Hoff- mann with his staff came in. The two parties bowed to one another and the Russians sat down at the table.
 General Hoffman remained stand ing and addressed them. q speak to you," he said in a stern voice, mot as the representative of the German army, nor of General Hindenburg. I I speak to you as the representative of the four Central Powers. re- quest you therefore to stand while your hear what have to say.''
 The members of the Russian dele gation looked at one another, there was a little hesitation, and they stood up.
 General von Huffmann continued: Before proceeding to any negotia- tions respecting an armistice, I think | it necessary to make the following statement: Within the area of Rus sia, in circumstances threatening her personal safety, is living a most august relative of my sovereign mas 1 ter, the Emperor William, namely Princess Alix, your Empress Alexan- dra, with all her family.
 | q demand that the most decided measures be instantly taken for the safeguarding of her person and for her transfer to Germany under re- liable guard. I request your tmme- diate reply"
 The members of the delegation did not know how to reply, and asked that they should be given time for consideration, and for consultation with Petrograd over their direct wire.
 Scarcely had an interpreter trans lated these words than General Von Hoffmann said, with a great show of temper, T demand an instant reply, and struck the table with his fist This demand" he continued, lis in the nature of an ultimatum. In the event of your not accepting it, the negotiations will cease forthwith, and Fostilities will be at once recom- menced by us.''
 There remained nothing for the members of the Russian delegation to do but to give their consent to the demands made.
 The Petrpgrad correspondent of the London Morning Post asserted in . despatch sent to Lonion on Februar5 9 that "the former Empress Alexan- dra, as the guardian of her son, is the faworite German candidate for the | (Russian) throne"
 Unoonf1rmed reports that both the former Empress and former Emperor Nicholas were to be taken from To bolsk, Siberia, to the Ural distric were received recently from Petro, grad
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
THIS WEATHER AN
 "APRIL NOVELTY"
 SAYS BUREAU MEN

New York, April 12-Ninety-six hours of wintry weather in April came to a climax today with a storm of alternating snow and sleet and rain. The official statement of the weather bureau was that wind, pre- cipitation and temperature were not unusual for this month, but that the duration of the cold and moisture was an April novelty. Clearing weather was predicted for tomor- row.
 At Sandy Hook and other Ne Jer- sey points where government work is under way the operations were sus- pended because employees were un- able to travel.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19

4uIOuSA LIS ldWy0rp Lee MOy, WhO arrived in Bridgeport this morning from New York to defend him, he pleaded with the officials to let him drink some of the mixture which he was carrying in a pint bottle. The mixture was being analysed by pr; J. F. Keegan in the laboratories of Emergency hospital, and a messen- ger was sent to get it. Dr. Keegan said that the concoction was a mix ture of opium, coffee and whiskey. Upon taking a generous drink from the bottle the. slant eyed prisoner brightened up somewhat, but refused to talk.
 While in court the Oriental was also represented by Attorney George F. Mara, but upon the arrival of Attor- ney Le Mloy, the case was practically taken over in it's entirety by the Chi nese lawyer.
 According to the police officials the prisoner craves to be allowed to smoke some hop and arrangements are being made so that he can "roIr' and cook a pill' while in jail.
 Federal agents all over the country are taking a great interest in the case and it is said that before many hours there will be several in Bridge port to look over the big catch made by Detective Washburn. But the fed- eral people are not the only ones who are interested in the prisoner, scores of Chinamen, some wearing pajama- like clothes of their native country, while others are. garbed as though they were fashion plates and display | ing much jewelry, arrived at police headquarters yesterday and today to see their fellow countryman. The | police under the direction of Captain Detective E. o. Cronan, watched their every movement, but by no visible sign did they betray the fact that they had ever seen the prisoner before. | While not craving the drug, Gee Sing maintains a Sphinx-like silence and exhibits no outward sign of any emotion even under the most merci- less gri11ing by the officials. He merely stares iNeo space and finally the police officials have to abandon any atttnpt to force facts from him.
 A net has been thrown over the en- tire city and suburbs by the authori- ties in an effort to locate further sup l plies of the deadly drug, and while certain associates of the accused
 dope peddler' are known to the po- lice they are being mo1ested for the
 present in the hope that others vii
 be implicated. They are being closely
 watched, however, and should they
 make any attempt to leave Bridgeport
 they will be immediately arrested.
 It was hinted today that the source
 of Gee Sings opium supply had beer
 located in Canada, where Gee Sing
 went on many occasions lately, leav' ing Bridgeport and travelling by way
 of New Haven and Boston and return ing to Bridgeport by way of New | York.
 Federal officials remain mum on the subject of the wholesale peddling o1
 opium by the band which has made Bridgeport the distributing center fol
 their illicit trade, but from remarks which have been dropped by some oi
 the prominent officials, it looks a!
 though the police have in their GUS
 tody the leader of the internationa
 opium gang.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
TAFTS SPEECH
 STIRS LAWMAKERS

Albany, April 12-The New York legislature after listening to a stir ring war speech by former President William Howard Taft, today, unani- mously and enthusiastically adopted a resolution declaring the state Afavors the entrance of the United States, after the war, into a league of nations to safeguard the peace that must be won by the joint mili- tary forces of the Allied nations"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19

CooC 1CuuC'
 '"The French Premier, driven into a corner, is endeavoring to escape from the net in which he has entan- gled himself by piling up more and more untruth and he does not hesi- tate to make the completely false statement that I recognized that France had a just claim to the re- acquisition of Alsace-Lorraine. I dis avow this assertion with indignation.
 At the moment when Austro Hun garian cannon are laundering jointly with German cannon on the western front it hardly needs proof that I am Sighting for these provinces and I am ready to continue fighting exactly as if it were a question of defending my own land.
 Although in face of this eloquent proof aRd the full community of aims for which nealy four years we have been waging war I consider it super l fiuous to waste even a word on Pre- mier Clemenceaus false assertion, l t desire nevertheless to take this op- portunity of again assuring you of the complete solidarity which exists | between you and me and your pre-
 mier and mine.
 NO intrigues, no attempts, from wbomsoever they may proceed, will imperil our loyal comradeship of arms and we jointly shall enforce an hon. oraIble peace"
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
PLACE GEN. FOCH
 IN FULL POWER

London, April 12-The relationship between Gen. F'och and the supreme war council in Versailles, Andrew Bo- nar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, told the house of commons yesterday, was that the council still was working out plans and details and that for the present Gen. Foch, who had been chairman of the council, was exercis- ing the power of general in chief and directing the strategy of the fight. A closer coordination than had been possible in the past would result, MT. Law said.
Republican farmer., 1918-04-19
MISS GARRISON FOUND SANE

New York, April 12-Miss Lavinia Clarkson of SIS West 101st street, 76 years old, who will have considerably more than $1,0oo,0o to dispose of at her death, is not to be obliged to prove herself competent to handle her own estate. Justice Hotchkiss denied yes- terday the petition of Miss Clarkson's niece, Mrs Emile V. Moore of 317 West Eighty-sixth street asking for the appointment of a committee. There was no ground, the court said. for doubting that Mrs. Clarkson was perfectly able to manage her own af- fairs.