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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30

WANTED-To exchange a yount
Poland China SOW (not full blood
for porker of same weight-abou1
$50 pounds, W. V. BARRY.
Miss Vona Mae Wood, of Aber.
deem, Miss, who has been a guest
of Miss Achilles Lancaster, is on a
visit to Murray, KY, this week.
Mary Elizabeth Barry returned
Thursday of last week to her home
in Memphis after spending two
months here with her grandparents
J.F. Winslow and wife and John
F. Logan and little Son Dick, mo
tored to Madison county last Sun
day to visit the family of G. G
Winslow.
The Clerk & Master on last Sat
urday offered the Buckley tract O.
the R. j. Dyer estate for sale o.
raised bid ($605.OO which was no
advanced.
Miss Clara Threadgill and small
sister, Katherine went to the coun
try last Saturday to spend a weel
or so with their grandfather, Mr.. j
S. Kennedy.
Miss Achilles Lancaster gave 6
dance on Thursday night of last
week in the home Of her brothe1
Tom in honor Of her guest, Miss
Vona Mae Wood.
Louise, elder daughter of Rusl
Oakley. returned last Sunday from
a visit of several weeks to he
grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Oakley
near Spring Creek.
All communications to the Coun
ty food Administration, should b.
addressed to P. 0. Box 65, Lexing
ton, as Mr.. Cason has an office with
the Lexington PROGRESS.
w. H. Johnson, Jr. of the Mem
phis Freight office of the N, C. &
St. L. Railway, was in Lexington
Wednesday promoting the impor
lance of early shipment of COAL
A week ago many of the earlies
fields of corn between Lexington
and Jackson, looked as brown as il
November. Comparatively littl,
fodder has been pulled this season.
The government asks that al
Sunday use of gasoline be discon
tinued except in machines named
none of which are for pleasure. |
means--comply or be forced.
c. w. Wilkes, of Nashville, gov
eminent man, who has recent,
been in and out of Lexington, SEEM
to be a very capable and hustlinl
man-backed by pleasing person
atty.
The upper Beech River Drainag
canal has been enjoined by the rail
road from making the crossing lin
der the N. C. road at a certain
trestle about n miles West of Lex
ington.
Messrs. Cecil and Guy Busch
Of Jackson, were here last Frida!
night and brought with them a 81
pound watermelon, which was en-
joyed at the home of Recorder N. S
Threadgill.
New Hope Lodge |. O. 0. F. in tn
old 4th district had an entertain
ment one day lately under tn
management Of S. H. Powers an
A. c. Sego, which netted about So
for the Red Cross.
Miss Maxine Garner returned las
Friday from Chicago where sh
spent the summer with her aun
Mrs. Dr. DeBoer. While in Chicae
Miss Garner took course in tn
Columbian School of Expression.
! Vaughn, son of Will Walker, c
Huron, arrived last Saturday on
ten.days furlough. Vaughn is
the navy and located at New Oh
leans, where he is in the sma
stores or commessary department.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30

The registered large-type Poland
China male | have for sale is dan
dy. Six months old and weighs
$50 pounds without pushing. If
not soon sold this section is going
to lose this fine animal.
w. v. BARRY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30

The next Liberty Loan Bonds
ought to be taken by more indi-
viduals and not put the burden on
the banks,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30
New Firm in Grocery
Business.

We take this method of announcing to
the public that we have bought the grocery
business of Boswell & Logan in Enochs
Building next door to CitizensBank of Lex
ington, and with the promise to maintain the
high standard of our predecessors, we respect
fully ask continuance of the patronage en-
joyed by them. We shall give each and
every customer A SQUARE DEAL and
will endeavor to merit the confidence of the
public.
We are pleased to announce that Mr.
Thompsie Hardin will remain with u.s.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30
FOUR BARGAINS.

| nice home, worth $500 for S165O
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-08-30

All cash, address No. IA, this office.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
PROTESTS IGNORED:
RAILROADTOBESOLD
Judge Dyer Permits Ozark Valley
Railroad TO Be DiSmantled
For Sale.

. st. Louis, Mo. Feb. 21.-Parmissien
for the dismantling of the Ozark Val
ley Railroad. Southeast Missouri line
about % miles long, was granted by
Judge Dyer in the Federal Court to-
day, after petition for the sale of
the roads assets has been fled. The
petition was signed by Mis-. Qrah Rid
gly and James X. Cochran. who were
plaintiffs in recent suit to prevent
the dismantling of the property.
The petition states that the road
has been run at loss, and that its
materials can now be sold to good ad-
vantage. The order of court permits
the sale, with the privilege of dismant-
ling the road, but provides that the
State Public Service Commission shall
be notified, so that it can take any ac-
tion it may desire in objection to the
order.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
TEMPERATURE FELL
Sc DEGREES TUESDAY
Col. Bean Says Thermometer
Dropped From ~ To 16 De-
grees In II Hours.

A drop in the temperature Of 56
degrees from Tuesday afternoon to
Wednesday morning was registered
in Cape Girardeau County by the
government instruments kept by Col.
Bean, the cGicial weather observer of
the government at Jackson. During
that time the thermometer dropped
from q degrees to l6 degrees. II was
the biggest ever recorded during the
winter, Col Bean says.
Owing to the return of the cold
wave ice has begun to form on the
river and during the day blocks OF
ice were seen floating down the Mis-
sissippi.
The cold wave will continue today
says the weather forecast of the Unit
ed Weather Bureau. Some weather
prophets predict this cold weather to
be the last of the winter.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
WOMENSELL$2O,OOO
OF THRIFT STAMPS
Men Campaign Workers Report
Additional Sale OF $4,000
OF Stamps.

Approximately $1,000 was added to
the total of the Thrift Stamps by the
mems committees according TO the
reports made yesterday morning to
the committee in charge of the Thrift
Stamp campaign in the city.
The women's committee reported an
additional sale of stamps yesterday
morning, bringing their total close
to the $4,000 mark during the first
three days Of the campaign.
The captains of the various teams
of the city held meeting at the home
o Mrs .DNean Stafford yesterday
morning to make report on the work
accomplished by each committee dur.
ing the first three days. II is now es-
timated that the total sales of Thrift
Stamps by both the men and thewon-
en- of the city is near the sl50,00C
mark.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
new MADRID MAN IS
HELD ON US. CHARGE
James Peterson of POrtagesilie,
60, Accused of Making
Disloyal Remarks.

James Peterson wealthy farmer
living near Poltageville, Durklin CO.
unity, was brought to the Cape yester-
day afternoon on charges of making
disloyal statements against the Uuni-
ed States government. He waived his
preliminary trial, when taken before
the United States Commissioner r
l.. DearmoEt yesterday afternoon, and
was released on s1,500 bond, which
WAS signed by his sor, J. 3. Peterson
who accompanied him to this city.
Peterson, who is &c years cid, de-
MED having made any statements A.
credited to him in the information. If
he ever said anything in the way Of
criticism of the government, he said
he might have done so while under the
influence of liquor.
Peterson has several grown sons
two Of whom are of draft age He is
we'll known in New Madrid County
where he enjoys the reputation Of be-
ing wealthy.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
OSAGES GET VERDICT IN SUIT
OVER s25 ,gO0. 600 OIL LAMBS
81 ,OOO. .OGO in Royalties Accumulated
During Litigation Over Arkansas
s River Bed in Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 21.-Litisation
IN which the Usage Indians. support
ed By the United States Government.
were opposed by various oil cempan-
les and school land lessees, whs were
backed by the Stat. of Oklahoma and
involving title to oil and gas proper
tie; said to be worth millions Of dol
lars. was decided in favor of the In
dams today, Federal Judge Jeha u.
Cotteral holding that the Arkansas
River is not navigable, and, therefore,
belonged to the Indians who swn land
adjacent to the banks of the stream.
During the trial of the case ap-
proximately on. million dollars ia
royalty receipts have accumulated.
This money has been in the hands
of receiver, who will hold it pending
the outcome of an appeal to the Unit
ed States Supreme Court.
The value of the land, which is in
Eastern and Northeastern Oklahoma.
has been estimated at between twenty
five and fifty millions.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
4.O27,35O CARRIED BY
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL

Washington, Feb. 21.-With appro-
priationS of s14,027,350 for improve
ments on rivers and harbors, recom-
mended by army engineers to help
relieve transportation congestion, the
rivers and harbors bill was introduc-
ed in the house late yesterday after
noon by Chairman Small.
The largest items are for continu-
ing improvement work on the Ohio
River between Cincinnati and Louis
vile, $5'000,060; continuing work OF
deepening the East river channel in
New York, $4,000, 900; continuing work
on Mississippi river near New Or
leans s1,450,O0O; impreving Norfolk
Iva, barber s1,134,660.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
AT LEAST Y, ,O00, 600 TO BE
IN CLASS l OF RAFT

Washington, Feb. 21.-BetweeR 81
600 600 and 100000 men will be EN-
braced in Glass 1 in the coming draft
according to estimates, Provost Mar
shall General Crowder announced this
afternoon.
The number depends on the percent
age of exemptions for physical disa-
billity, which may run As high as 40
Even with such high percentage
the number available will be consid-
erably more than 100000, it was
said.
Following repeated publication:
that a new draft would be ordered or
May 1. Secretary of War Baker this
afternoon authorized the statement
that no date has been set.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
Nation Wide Search For
PrOfiteerers Is Now
Under Way.
CHARGED WITH TAKING
CLOTH FOR UNIFORMS
Government Believed To Have
Lost $5,000,000 BY Illegal
Profits.

New York. Feb. 2l-Federal indict
ments returned today against II mer
on charges of profteering in army
cloth has revealed that an investiga
ton is being conducted on the suppo-
siton that countrywide plot was en-
tered into by men in an effort to make
excess profits on army cloth and or
goods.
The investigation, it was said here
| by Federal authorities, will extend
to other cities Of the country. 1t is
said that the government has suffer
ed a loss Of approximately $5,0G0.000
due 10 the alleged illegal profteer-
ing of men Who are now underinvesti-
cation.
OF the IL indicted today eight are
manufacturers. Federal officials ey-
pressed hopes that the indictments re-
turned today will serve to terminate
further conspiring and save the gov
ernment large sums of money.
Profteering is made possible, il
was explained, by methods in which
the cloth is cut. From material that
the Government estimated would pro-
vide a dozen uniforms, the manufact-
urers would cut 10 or less, and the
excess cloth, known TO the trade as
clippings" would be resold.
Some Of the defendants, Lieutenant
George D. Balnitz of the New York
police force said, represented to the
Government that their clippings" Il
mounted to :: per cent, whereas act
ually they amounted to much more.
So bold were some of the defend
ants, according to investigation, that
bolts of stolen cloth were displayed
openly in windows in the lobbing dis
trict
clippings" were sold to manufac-
turers in Chicago, St. Louis and in
GreenVlite, ILL.,, and large quantities
of the cloth have been recovered at
those places il was announced. The
manufacturers purchased innocently
and will not be prosecuted. Clothing
houses in other Western cities also
have obtained cloth, not knowing it
was stolen, the Investigators said,
and this has not yet been recovered.
The indictments are based upon
evidence gathered BY the Federal Dis
trict Attorneys office in connection
with the arrest about two months ago
Of Louis Davidson, head Of the Uni
versal Cloth Shrinking and Refinish
Works here.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
BOAT SUNK BY ICE
Will BE RAISED
Work Started TO Bring Morrison
Sand Boat Back To Surface
For Repaifs.

The sand boat owned by the Morri-
son Ice and Fuel Co, of this city re-
Gently sent TO the bottom of the rive,
by the heavy ice floats, is being raised
and will be taken to Mound City, H.
for repairs. A diver and several as,
sistants are preparing the boat to be
raised in a few days.
The sand boat has been anchored
south Of the city during the winter
When the ice gorges on the rive,
brske two weeks ago, the boat was
caught in the heavy ice drive during
the night and sank 1t was badly dam
aged.
An insurance company had the boat
examined to determine whether j
could be repaired for use again. A
diver was brought to the city to exam
inc the boat, and found that it coule
be fioated again for a considerably
small cost. 1t will be raised in few
days and taken to the docks at Mounds
City.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

POLICE HUNT LADS
in STORE ROBBERY
Harvey Lindy and Harry Aid.
ridge Suspected of Breaking
Into Samuels Store.

Two pairs of old shoes discarded by
burglars who looted the shoe store of
VI. Samuels en- Main street, has been
given the police possible clue to the
identity of the burglars. An order for
the arrest of Harvey Indy, IA. and
Harry Adridge 9 years old. has been
issued by the police who trailed the
boys As far as the rOckcrusher yes
terday morning, where they lost the
trail.
The burglary was discovered yes
terday morning by Samuels when he
opened up the store fer business. His
attention WAS attracted by the old
shoes lying in the rear of the store.
and upon investigating found that the
rear door of the store had been pried
open by the burglars.
About 500 worth Of shoes and cloth
ing were stolen frcm the store. the
proprietor told the police. Policeman
Stone and HutsOn followed the lads
as far as the rockcrasher. but failed
to find them. The policemen were in
farmed by employees of the rock crush
CT that the boys had passed about half
an hour before the police arrived. A
message was sent to towns along the
railroad tracks to look out for the
boys.
Harvey Lindy has Eeen under ar
rest several times on various charges
and was recently parolcd by Judge
Kelly. The little Aldridge boy was al
SO arrested before. He was suspected
OF being Implicated ir the robbery of
the Cape City Grocery Co., last sum-
mer but was exoncrated BY other
boys who were arrested at the same
time.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
City Election
uesday; Here's
How You Vote!
City Counselor Knehans Ex-
Plains to The Tribune
Readers How New Form
of Government Will Be-
come Operative.

Cape Girardeau Will decide next
Tuesday whether or not this city will
adopt the Commission form of Gov,
ernment. The approach of the elec-
tion day finds many Cape Girardeau-
ans ignorant AS to how to vote and
what procedure is necessary to place
candidates for office in the field under
the new plan.
The Tribune yesterday made an in
vestigation to determine how the new
scheme of city government will -,
CONS operative
CITY Counselor knehans furnished
The Tribune the following facts con
cerning the coming election:
"ln order for Commission Form
of government to be adopted in
Cape Girardeau, it must receive
majority of the votes east at
next Tuesdays election. 1t will
not require a majority of the NUM-
Der cast at the last maysralty
election AS many people believe.
"In the event that the people
adopt the new form of city gov
ernment, the election will take
place in April. But the candidates
who will be voted for at the gen
eral election must win their NOM
nations at primary which will
be held two weeks before the
date of the general election.
"For instance, any qualified vo-
ter may run in the primary. All
he must do is to get twenty-five
signatures of voters to his peti-
ton. This entities him to run in
the primary.
"Under the law city the size
of Cape Girardeau is entitled to
a mayor and two commissioners
under the new form of govern
ment. The vote in the primary
determines what candidates will
| run in the election. Two candi-
dates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for mayor in the ~pri-
mary will become the only can
| didates for mayor in the general
election. The four candidates re-
!; ceiving the highest number of
votes in the primary for commits
.ioners will likewise be the only
csndidaseS for Commissioners
at the Genseal eletfien.
"Nn ~ xtlSst for the general
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

election will contain only the NAM
es of the two candidates for May
or and the four candidates for
Commissioners. Each voter will
cast his ballot for one Of the two
candidates for Mayor and two of
the four candidates for commits
sioners. The nominee for Mayor
who receives a majority of the ve-
tes east shall be declared elected,
and the two candidates pellins the
highest sunher Of vete. for Cor
missisners will becsme the eem-
p,issisnsrs."
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

The dismantling ard sale Of the
Ozark railroad was bitterly opposed
by the lower counties of the State.
The Cape Girardeau Commercial Club
sent a telegram of protest against the
granting of the request of the owners
Of the railroad and urged the govern
ment to maintain the railroad for the
use of the people living inNewMadrid
and other Southeast Missouri counties.
A protest meeting was held in Mars
ton and in other cities and towns of
Southeast Missouri, that are now
being supplied by the railroad.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

to be introduced by Representative
?adgett, Chairman Of the House Ma
val Committee, it became known this
Afternoon. The present limit is 1oe,-
600 and Nse peace time limit is ST.
600.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

London. Feb. 2l.-Fines sf enc
hundred pounds sterling Give hundred
dollars) and costs were imposed today
upon Col. c. A. RepinsteR, military
correspondent of the Morning Pest,
and Howell A. Gwynne. editer Of that
newspaper, for the publication Of An
article in the Post last week in viola
tion of the military censorship.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

With the American Army in France.
Feb. 2l.-The Germans again attempt
ed to raid against the Americans lines
last night. but the raiders were dis
covered and the artillery. responding
to rocket signals, laid down heavy
barras- almost instantly.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
BILL WILL AUTHORIZE
100000 NAVY STRENGTH

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The Navy
will Be authoyized to recruit 10 ,
IsasnStI Of zWTB6 'ufdsr a bill sSsh
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22
1000 Motor Cars And 1,4OO
Guns Are Captured, Is
Berlin Report.
MARTIAL LAW OVER
AUSTRIA THREATENED
U. 5. Troops Foil German Air
Raid And Repulse Enemy
Attacks.

Berlin, via London. Feb. 2l.-Tha
War office announces that l:,J:; guns
and between 1000 and 1000 meter
cars have been CAPTURED from the Rus
slams thss far in the new campaign.
The Germans have made prisoner Il
General commanding an army. As Of
ficers and 500 men.
the Russian town of Rovns has
been cleared of the Russians. the War
Office also reports. Trains with about
l 900 ears, many laden with fosS. have
been captured as we'll As amrlanes
and an ircalculsble amount of war
Between Dvinsk and Pinsk the Ger
mans are pressing eastward. General
Won Linsen.en's movement near Lut-
SKI continues Important railway and
highway functions have been occupied.
The Germans have passed through
Wenden. - miles northeast of Riga.
and are now before Walar, 20 mile,
northeast of Riga
German regiments from Neon Island
crossed Moon Sound and marched into
ES.hoia, occupying Leal. Other forces
advancing along the shore of the
Riga. reached Pernigal and Lemsal.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

Zurich, Feb. 21.-Emperor Karl has
warned leaders of the Austrian sarlia
ment he will dissolve that body and
govern the country by martial law if
they do not pass the war budget, ac-
cording to Vienna dispatches to-day.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-02-22

Paris, Feb. 2l.-Ensmy raids were
repulsed northwest of Rheims and in
the Loivre region. the official comnlua-
ique announced today. The German
prisoners taken in the recent Lorraine
attack aggregated 525.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-22
MNOHO-LI MUSf NE.MECKO
ZAPLATITI BELGu.

Londyn 21. rijna = 1rednfch belgickych kruhd w.
Sci rozpoce skod Huny Begii napachanych ktere Ne
mecko bude muset teto zemi nahradt:
Mstni pokuty valecne platy Nemeckem vynucene
r. 1914 Observation-Disclosures. 8,0OO,0 900
Valecne kontribuce cd listopadu 1914 do
rijna 1916 ...................... 6 IS, 900 900
Valecne kontribuce dasch 7 mesicI do
kvetna 1917 Observation-Disclosures. 6 14,ooo,ooo
Valecne kontribuce cd kvetna 1917 do kvet-
ma 1918 ........................ s 2s,ooo, 900
Valecne kontribuce cd cervna do fijna letos-
niho roku Observation-Disclosures. 6 100000
Surovny stroje odvezene Nemc, odhadnu-
ty jimi samotnymi lednu 1915 -. 80 OOO, 900
Skoda prosinci 1914 odhadnuta Nord Deut-
sche Zeitungem NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000, 900 900
Vse dohromady cinf souhrn ......... 1884, 900 900
Clsa tato nezahrnuji skodu zniceny material a "a
rekvisice cd edna 1915 kere mohou byt odhadnuty
nekok set mion1 liber (ibra steringu rovna Sc pfi
blizn9 as $5.00)
Ia zimy 1916 bylo Begie do Nemecka deportovano
175o,ooo denfkd jechz vykonnos donucenf Nemecku
byla Skodou vastnf zemi.