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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15
SUGAR GROVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde London of Flat
River spent last week end at the home
of Howard Haynes.
Mrs. R. C. Martin, who has been
sick the past week, is much better at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Williams of
Pennington and Miss Fannie Will
liams of Flat River spent last week
end with theiri parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. G. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haynes, Mrs.
Henry Niedert and Mrs. R. C. Mar
tin were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Williams last Monday, that being
Mrs. Williams birthday anniversary.
Mrs. D. E. Hartshorn, who has been
sick the past week, is able to be out
again.
Emmett London of Flat River spent
Sunday afternoon with Dan Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noltkemper at
tended the funeral of their brother-in-
law, Robt. Burgess, last Wednesday.
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She opened school again Monday
morning.
Miss Nora Govreau spent Sunday
with her friend, Miss Viola McFar-
land.
Miss Elsie Govreau of River Aux
Vases was guest of Miss Hilda Bauer
Sunday.
Miss Anna Stofin of Cold Water
visited Hilda Bauer Saturday and
Sunday. 49,
Frank Gegg has employment at
Tony Swatz's this week.
Miss Martha Gegg is spending the
week with Mrs. c.. L. Bauer.
Doc Rigdon and James Bauer visited
c. L. Bauer Sunday.
Henry Bauer visited VIM. Stoffin
Sunday afternoon.
Willie Patterson visited near Cold
Water Sunday.
Earl Eaves gave a party Saturday
which was well attended.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15
BISMARCK

o. l.. Munger of Piedmont was in
our city Monday.
Miss Edith Hawk spent last week
with Graniteville friends and rela.
tives.
Miss Lettye Hunter is spending the
week with Jackson friends.
DR.. Goodykoontz of Caledonia was
in Bismarck Monday.
Miss Nettie. Hatridge and sister OF
Bellevue spent Tuesday with Their
cousin, Miss Essie Mae Anderson.
Rev. M. T. Webb of Edwardsville
ILL.,, former pastor of the Baptist
church here, was in Bismarck last
week. His many friends are always
glad to see their old pastor.
Geo. Yeager of st. Louis was in
Bismarck Tuesday.
Mrs. Mandy McCrury of the Nc
Cay Settlement spent Sunday with
Mrs. Bunty.
Miss Annie Shelton of Ironton is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Lind
sey.
Misses Lucille Thompson and Essie
Anderson were Arcadia visitors Sun
day.
Miss Mamie Sisk returned from st.
Louis Friday, where she had been
spending the week with her sister
Prof. and Mrs. Signer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson and daughter, Marie,
were in Flat River Monday.
Rev. j. L. Hicks went to Piedmont
Saturday, where he filled the pulpit
Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter spent the
weekend at Patterson, Mo.
Mrs. Bonesteel spent the day Sun
day with Sam Forbes and family of
Hickory Grove.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell spent last
week with Bismarck friends.
All of Bert Meyers folks are in
bed with influenza. Mrs. Myer is re-
ported to be very sick.
The Junior Red Cross will conduct a
market Saturday. They are at pres
ent soliciting for the United War
Work fund. The High School is ex-
pected to go one hundred per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steele, the two Miss
es Tullock and Mr.. and Mrs. Evans
motored to Graniteville quarry Sun
day.
Herbert Lucy is able to be out in
town, having about recovered from
an attack of influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black came up from
jackson Monday to meet their son,
Lloyd, who has been in training at
an aviation field
Misses Kathleen Lentz and Ruth
Creager spent Saturday in Farming
ton.
Private Earl Ramsey Of Freder-
lcktown was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Deguire.
Mrs. Bertha Osborn of Doe Run
spent fast week with Bismarck rel
atives.
A monstrous celebration was held
in Bismarck Monday. Lots of noise
was furnished by the old as we'll as
young. Many excellent speeches
were delivered during the day. The
men speaking were: Prof. Thomas of
the Columbia University, Munger of
Piedmont, Rhodes of Potosi, DR..
Goodykoontz of Caledonia and Mayor
Steel. A large bonfire was built dur
ing the evening. 'as, T.
A large crowd of our young folks
enjoyed an oppossum hunt Tuesday
night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15

127 Amb. Co., SAINT. Tr., 1O7 A. P.
% o., 734 A. E. F., via N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15
COLEMAN

Miss Martha Vale was guest of her
friends, Misses Gertrude and Opal
Harter, Sunday.
Mrs. John Gegg was guest of Mrs.
c. aB.L uer2 {, 3)465;.'!* II,
C. L. Bauer Sunday afternoon.
Miss Edith Gordon, teahcer Of the
Coffman school, returned Sunday from
Ironton, where she spent two weeks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15
LICENSED TO MARRY


Nov. S-I Arthur Wallace and May
Craig, Flat River.
Nov. 11-Albert Ross Thompson.
Fredericktown, and Estella Maud
Walker, Pennington.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

let it live but there way. She had had little
food herself she could not it The little thing starved
to death in her arms the next night
When we left the district where the villages
began to suffer for The Zaptieths carried great
water bags their saddles but they would give
us. For days time we marched without drop of
moisture to quench thirst. Then would to
a group of houses where Turks lived around well,
spring The Turks always would refuse to let 60
the wells demanding pay for each gourd of water Men
would stand guard at the wells with guns and sticks
drive us off if we went near
But no one in party had anything left pay with
Our would go to the houses they dared
and get down their knees and beg for just swallow
of the precious water. Sometimes the Turks would lei
gU the wells when they convinced had moth
ing to give them. But not always. At place the
head man, who had been pilgrim and was called Hadj
demanded that if could not give him money rugs
must give him for the community three strong
who could help till the fields which watered from his
peoples spring
We appealed to guards, but they would not take
part They stood by the Turks and said if wanted
water should be willing pay At least thirty of
party had died that day for want of drink Some Of the
womens tongues swollen they could not talk.
There talk of rushing the spring in body but
we knew this would cost many lives for Zaptieths
stood with their guns and knew too it would be
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

went up the mother and shot her with her hands
She then caught the little girls hand and led her to the
arabas The little wanted to kiss her mother but the
hanoum ierked her away.
With our party the wife of Agha Abouhayatian
the great scholar of Van who had escaped when the
sacres at Van began to Diyarbekir Her husband had
been friend of Djevdet Bey the Sultans brothernaw,
who Governor of Van and who started the
there
When the soldiers turned loose upon the Arme-
mans Van Mrs. Abouhayatian told me- her husband
went to Djevdet Bey and demonstrated with him. His
reply now famous all over Turkey, was .
"Ishim yok; Keiim tchok, j." which means, eve have
no work to do we must have fm! After that whenever
regular soldiers to slaughter Armenans they
called out to each other;
"Ishim yok; keifm tchok!''
Over this same path walking more than 100000
of my people had trod-some of them having walked a
thousand miles to get there. And Of these sole
survivors of the millions who deported from their
homes, only ten thousand alive to-day. These
lost in the deserts of Arabia and Syria, where there
bread or food.
God grant that when the is 1 may go back to
this desert from which escaped, with money and food
for those of my people who may then be alive
When camped near a village at night our Zaptieths
would invite the village gendarme and his friends to
out, and they would sell young to them for the
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bued among by the Zaptieths additional guards
During the second day upon the road we met party
mounted Turkish soldiers, escortng a group of very
mfortabe looking covered arabas (such used by
wealthy for travelling the interior of Turkey. In
ese arabas there forty hanoums Turkish wives,
10 were OD their way with the soldier escort to Erze-
nm to JON their husbands who high military Off
rs with the army in the great military fortress there
lev had come from Damascus, BelrOut and Aleppo.
When party approached the arabaS of the hanoums
ed and the soldiers ordered guards to halt also
len we saw that several of the arabas occupied by
hng Armenian girls, from eight to twelve years DID, all
nv sweet and gentle looking if they the daugh
s of the very best class of families Some of them
we'd their htte hands from under the arabas curtains
that is how discovered them. From SIX to ten of
m were crowded in each ARABIA given them, and
h of the hanoum arabas hid from to four Others
The little girls told US they from Ourfa and
eppo Their parents and relatives all had been killed.
n they had been given the hanOums who they under
od intended to put part of them Mosem schools at
zeroum so they could have them for sale when they
re little older. The others the hanoums would keep
servants or to sell friends among rich Turks
The hanoums got down from their arabas and asked
Zapteths if there any very pretty girl children
ong us The Zaptieths did not approve of losing what
i children we had to these Turkish wives who probably
nted to take them without paying for them So they
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

said there But of the hanoums little
girl holding onto her mother and insisted upon having her
brought up to her. When she looked at the little girl
closely she she pretty, and commanded Of
the soldiers to take her into her carriage.
The childs mother held onto it desperately and when
the hanoum with her soldier put her hands the
little girl to pull away the mother lost her and
struck at her.
and asked of the hanoum "What shall do with herH"
The hanoun sad "Have we any oili'' The soldier sad
'I do not think so." Then the hanoum held out her
hand and the soldier gave her his pistol The hanoum
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night The mother OF other relatives of these young
dared not object for they did the Zaptehs
killed them. Sometimes there would be better class Turks
in of these villages and they would out and
pick out girl children and buy them. They would pay
guards for the child they fanced and then take
of its mothers arms These children being taught
to be Moslems and if they old enough made to work
in the fields. Some of them eoncubines besides
Three babies born during the first days of this
journey The mothers not allowed to rest along the
way, neither before after. They made to keep
up with the party until the little ones born Some
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when the Zaptieths saw them doing this
they would make them put her down to
walk. They would say the woman didn't
deserve to be carried because she was
bringing a new GiOur (unbeliever) into
the world.
These events always amused the Zap
tieths greatly. When one Of them dis
covered baby was about to be born he
would call his comrades, and they would
walk near the poor woman, making her
keep on her feet until the last minute.
Then they would stand around her and
laugh and jest.
As soon as the baby was born the
mother would have to get onto her feet
and walk, leaning on the shoulders of
her friends. If she could not walk the
Zaptieths would leave her on the road
and make the party move on.
Almost always the Zaptieths killed
the babies. The first two born near me
they took right from the mothers and
threw up in the air and caught them like
a ball They did this four or five times
and then threw them away. The moth.
ers saw, but they had to get up and walk.
The third baby was not killed. 1t was
born in the evening, just after we had
camped: The Zaptieths were busy with
their horses and did not notice. This
one was a sweet little boy. Its father
was dead Its mother was so happy
and so sad, both together-when she first
held it in her arms. She asked God to
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

C0OntinIsd Esss srnGGUI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
EXPECT CHANGE
IN ENEMY PLAN
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON June 25-The ex-
tent of the rout of the Austrian armies
on the Italian front and it's effect on
the war plans Of the enemy occupied
the attention today of officials here.
All reports were eagerly scanned. Lat
est advices received by the Italian
embassy told of an appalling num-
ber' of Austrians dead along the Pi-
ave river, of forty thousand prisoners
in addition to an enormous amount Of
booty taken by the Italians.
Complete readjustment of the plans
of the German high command in view
of the disaster which has overtaken
the armies OF Emperor Charles is re-
garded as certain by observes here.
Upon the extent of the defeat, itw as
said will dero-d the course of events
in France. While there was much
specalatlol as TO the moves made by
Germany TO have the armies of it's ally
and to prevent a collapse of the Aus
tro-Hungarian government, already
menaced by critical food situation,
reports of large troop movements from
the western to the Italian front were
accepted without surprise. Upon the
extent Of such a movement and upon
the number of reserves accumulated
by General Foch of the allied supreme
command, may rest the decision not
only of the present campaign. but of
the war, it was pointed out
The Italian victory and the result
ing disorganization of the enemy. con-
sidered by some officials as the great
factor in the race for numerical SD
periority on the western front. AT
the rate American troops are now
being sent abroad it was said even
slight diversion of the German forces
on the western front would allow the
allies to gain superiority in man pow
er and with it the power to assume
the offensive
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
DO IT NOW

It will be necessary for the people of Wayne township to
subscribe for 100000 in War Saving stamps addition to
the subscriptions already the hands of the committee in
order that Wayne county will subscribe its full quota of
$1,OOO,OOO.
Friday of this week has been set by the government
the final day for these pledges
Blank pledge cards mailed every home in Wayne
township today and is requested that these cards be filled
out for the of War Savings Stamps which each nd
vdua agrees to buy before December 81 Of this year.
is not purchase these stamps but is
imperative that the has signature for the
you purchase before the of the present year
This is the of the present War Savings Stamp
paign Please fill your and mail it the franked
envelope which left at your home today The govern
is calling for this service. Do nowDo Literally
Do it Cheerfully.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
MAY CALL SELECTS
WITHIN MONTH

The first men who registered for
service on June 5, 1918, may be called
into the service within a month. ac-
cording to Chairman Carr of the Rich
mond board. This will include only
men who waive all claim for exemp.
tion and are therefore placed in Glass
Ia. They will be put at the bottom of
the class but as the first class is now
almost exhausted it will mean service
for some of them in the near future.
Those who make claim for exemp-
tion will not get into service as soon
as those who waive claim, and their
missionaries and affidavits have to
be duly considered by the board. If
an appeal is taken to the district
board still further delay would result
Within three days after their ques-
tionnaires are received the men will
be called in by the board for examina-
ton and given their proper classifica-
ton.
Men who are placed in Glasses .,
or will also be placed at the bot
tom of their respective class.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
6-Yem-Old policeman"
Aids Local Officials
to "Spof' Law Violators

The six-year-old son of Frank Davis.
pa troll driver of the Richmond police
force. is a real policeman"
His name is Gerald Frank Davis.
When asked If he intended to become
a policeman. he Indignantly announc-
ed that he was already policeman.
Tuesday he reported the whereabouts
of car to Superintendent of Police
McNally which had only one license
plate on 1t.
Anyone what amt got only one
license plate can be arrested" he
said, showing that he knew what the
law was better than some of the
policemen themselves. Young Davis
spots cars that have only one license
and reports to the superintendent.
He has been instructed to report one
every time he locates car. He has
been instrumental in bringing several
viola tors of the law to court.
Policeman" Davis carries small
billy and wears a badge part of the
time, but most of the time he goes as
plain clothes man. He expects to
wear the policeman's uniform soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
few LOCAL men
ARE Affected
BY DRAFT RULE
Majority of Young Men Enter
in Service or in Useful Oc-
cupatlons.

Richmond will not be seriously af-
fected by Provost Marshal General
Crowder's work or fight orders, which
go into effect Monday, July 1.
There are very few male clerks in
the dry goods stores of draft age,
and only few in clothing stores and
shoe stores. A large percentage of
the city's young men are either in the
service now or engaged in some use
full occupation.
Grocery stores will be the hardest
hit, it is believed, excepting where
they can show that the men are used
as porters or drivers.
The hotels here already employ
girls in many positions formerly held
by men and are replacing all male
help as expediently as possible with
either female help or men over or
under the draft age. This, of course,
effected by the work or fight order.
Scores May Be Affected.
II the draft age limit is changed
from Is to 45 years many business in
stitutions where men are employed
over or under the draft age, in posi-
tions designated by Crowders order,
will be hard hit as there will be a
larger number of positions than avail
able labor. If the draft age is changed
scores Of men now employed in such
positions will be affected, because it
makes no difference how many child
rem or other dependents man may
have, he will not be allowed to work
in a position classed as non-essential
He will either have to take new en-
ployment or enter the service.
The non-essential list includes chau-
ffeurs, excepting in certain cases spe-
Gifted in the regulations, walters, ush-
ers, theatre or other amusement en-
ployes, domestic servants. sales clerks
and all other clerks in stores, offices
or mercantile establishments, wheth-
er wholesale or retail. This does not
include, however, performers in thea
tres, or managers. This order does
not include clerks in factory offices,
of which there are quite a few in
Richmond, most of them being mar
ried and now in deferred classes un-
der the selective service regulations.
Chairman Carr, of the Richmond
board, said that the matter would be
handled as leniently as possible by
this board. and they would try to be
liberal with men regarding whom
there was some doubt as to their en-
ployment.
1--WE will obey the letter of the law"
Chairman Carr said, "but will try at
all times to handle the cases in the
proper manner. We do not want to
be too hard on the young men, but
those not engaged in employment con-
sidered essential, and listed in the
work or fight orders, will have to find
something else or get into the army"
The board is making preparations to
handle the situation here. and will be
assisted by the Wayne County Council
of Defense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
EPW0RTH LEAGUE.
MEETING OPENS
HERE TUESDAY
Returned Missionary Speaker
at Annual Convention of
Richmond District Societies

Delegates started arriving in Rich
mond Tuesday for the annual Ep-
worth league convention of the Rich
mond district of the Methodist church.
which was opened Tuesday afternoon
at the Grace M. E. church. At noon
more than 100 delegates had arrived
and as many more are expected.
The convention, which will con-
tinue through Wednesday evening,
opened at 1880 o'clock Tuesday after
noon with an address by Mrs. H. A.
Backus, of Dunkirk, president of the
league. Mrs. Backus sounded the
keynote for the convention.
A patriotic service was held at 3:15
o'clock followed by a patriotic speech
by E. J. Llewellyn. superintendent Of
city schools at Newcastle, Ind, "On
the Firing Line" was the subject of
his address.
Rev. W. E. Hogan Of Knightstown
delivered an address on "The Ep-
worth League and the Pastors Aid
Organ Recital Tonight.
An organ recital will be held at
the church beginning at 7:30 o'clock
Tuesday night to which the general
public is invited. DR.. George E. Low
~, missionary who recently returned
from Peking, China, will deliver an
DR. Lowry is supported by
the Richmond district of the Method
ist church.
Program for Tomorrow.
Wednesdays program will be as
Wednesday Morning.
6:0O-Morning Watch (Tenth st.
Elizabeth Curry, Green
field.
9:OO-Devotional hour evangelism
and Personal Christian Character
DR.. Light.
9:3O-Business. reports of district
Special music-Orchestra
Economy.
1O:15-Booster Wawasee in charge
[Continued On Page Ten.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-25
100000 STILL
TO BE RAISED
TOWARD QUOTA
$23,635 Reported by Com
mittees for Thrift Stamp
Campaign at Noon Tuesday

Approximately 100000 must be
raised in Richmond and Wayne town.
ship in the next three days, if Wayne
county is to go ''over the top" in the
War Savings stamp campaign.
Various committees reported only
s23,635 raised since Saturday noon,
and of this amount $13,5Oo was Sc
cured by E. M. Campfield and John H
mittees.
Ways and means of securing $780,
900 to put the county over were dis
cussed at a luncheon of the various
committees held at the Y. M. G. A.
Tuesday noon. 1t is probable that
the number of men working on the
various committees will be doubled
and house to house canvass made
the last day of the campaign This
would be on Friday, June %, which
has been designated by President Will
son as national War Stamp day
Joseph Mills, chairman of the cam.
paign in Wayne county, reported that
$500 thrift and war savings stamp
Soiuo "ClC Ol0Ii iiUutCu lulOuSu tuc
post office in Richmond and Wayne
the city and township secured one of
these cards, which ask the amount
already pledged, and ask that the
holder return the card with a state
ment Of the amount he, is willing to
pledge. The cards may be filled out
and returned in the same envelopes
in which they were delivered to the
various homes, and the chairman
hopes to raise several thousand dol
lars in this way.
Urges Larger Purchases
E. III. Campfeld in a brief talk at
the luncheon, said that the people did
not yet seem to be thoroughly edu-
Gated to the thrift and war stamp
campaign.
people do not seem to realize the
seriousness of this business" Mr.
Campfield said. while the thrift and
war stamps were originated mainly
for the small investor. they are by no
means confined to the small investor.
Every man, woman and child should
have war stamps, and this campaign
is just as important in every respect
as the Liberty loan campaigns.
"A man or woman ought to find out
how much they can afford to give and
then double that amount. They must
give until it hurts"
Chairman Mills said that Wayne
was the second largest cash
in war work in the state of
Indiana. Marion county, in which is To-
Gated Indianapolis, standing first. The
had hoped, he said, to Sc
cure enough to put Wayne county
over the top without resorting to
house to house canvass or the con-
scription of larger committee to help
secure the pledge. However, Mr..
Mills said, unless the county volun-
tarily invests 100000 needed to fill
the quota before Friday, it will be
necessary to take this action