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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
SENILITY CLAIMED
BROTHER THOMAS
Succnmded After Long Illness
Was at st. vincents College
Forty Years.

Following a lingering illness of sew
eral years due to old age, Brother Tho
mas of St. Vincent's College Gied lest
night a. l0:4O O'Clock. He had been
hedridden for some time, and his death
was not unexpected Arrangements
for the funeral viii be annouced to-
day, burial will take place at St VIM
cents College Cemetery probably We'd
nesday OF Thursday morning.
Brother Thomas was Thomas Regain
before be entered the order. He wac
so years Old and was one Of the oldee:
members Of the order. His career in
Cape Girarieau was the longest Of any
one connected with the St. Vincent's
College. He was sent to the Cape 40
years ago and served to the best Of the
college with al the ability Of rran in
his prime.
Brother Thomas assisted IN the wuIs
around the college, such % taking
care of the garden and doing other
manual kabol around the college. Some
of the most prominent business men OF
the city who are now we'll advanced in
age, are among the many friends the
brother leaves behind.
A solemn requiem mass will precedc
the funeral. Because of the late hour
of his death no arrangements Were
made for the funeral last night. The
VII be announced today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
AUTOMOBILE Law
in EFFECT JAN. |
Restrictions Placed on AutomO.
bile Dealers and Garages-.Li-
cense Is Doubled.

The new automobile law becoming
effective January not only increases
the revenue Of the State from this
boun&ful resource, but also places
such restrictions On garage owners and
automobile dealers that it will hardly
be possible for any automobile thieves
to escape for any length of time. The
law was enacted by the last Legisla-
ture.
Automobiles are divided into seTen
different classes according to the num-
ber Of horsepower the engine devel-
opes. The lowest license tax is lev
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
Fat Folks Learn
How TO Reduce
Y our WEIGHT
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way.

People who are over-burdened with
superfluous fat, know only too well
the discomfort and ridi2ule that over
stout people have to bear.
If you ere carrying around S or 10
pounds Of unhealthy fat you are un-
necessarily weakening your vital or
gans and are carrying burden which
destroys the beauty of your figure.
There is no need Of anyone suffer
ing from superfluous fat. If you
want to reduce your weight in a SIM
pie, safe and reliable way, without
starvation, diet or tiresome exercise,
spend "a much time as you can in the
open air, breathe deeply and get from
any good druggist a box Of tasco;
take one tablet after each meal and
one. before retiring at night.
Weigh yourself once a week so as
to know Just how fast you are losing
weight and don't leave off the treat
ment or even skip a single dose until
you are down to normal.
Tasco is absolutely harmless, is
pleasant to take, helps digestion and
is designed to consume the excessive
fatty tissue by increasing the oxygen
carrying power Of the blood. Even a
few days treatment should show a no.
tieeable reduction in weight, footsteps
become lighter, your work seem easier
and lighter and more buoyant feeling
takes possession Of your whole being.
Every person who suffers from su-
pe.fluous fat should give this tr.nt-
ment 4 trial, there Is sethinf better.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

8Ir. and Mrs. Roy Ryan returned
Yesterday from Charleston where they
Lent several days with Mrs. Ryan's
relatives.
Miss Cecilia Summers, stenographe"
for Caruthers and Banks, has accepted
a position in the Offices of the Scott
County Milling Co. at Sikeston.
Lent. F. D. Rhode arrived from
Camp Pike, Ark yesterday for short
visit with his family.
W. S. Norrid, formerly owner Of a
Poplar Bluff hostelry, has leased the
baltimore Hotel, which was reopened
yesterday. The Broadway hotel had
been closed for nearly a year.
Mrs. George L. Meyer returned to
St. Louis yesterday, where she and the
children are spending the winter with
relatives.
Judge James Finch came up from
Fornfelt yesterday on legal business.
Harvey Pope Is confined to st. Fran.
els Hospital suffering from an attack
of pneumonia. He was stricken about
two weeks ago, bu taccordfng to
his physician left the bed too soon, last
Monday and suffered relapse. His
uncle, Will Schade, came to the Cape
Yesterday to look after the young man.
Speed Ike" as he is Familiarity known,
,s IwaIl known In the city, having
waited on many while employed as a
waiter in the local restaurants.
Charles Harrison returned from
Morehouse yesterday, where he spent
several days nbusiness.
Clyde Vandivort was called to Au.
rcra Mo. yesterday to attend the fun.
eral of his uncle, DR.. Jospeh Brown,
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
CARUTHERSVILLE
BOY ELECTROCUTED
Touches Broken Wire Suspended
From POle.-Is Killed by
High Current.

CARUTHERSVILLE. No. Dac. 25-
While on an errand fer his mother
Judge Bnr--s. 10 year- Old. son -
Justice of ne Pea,e J. G.. E..-u=. W.:
electrocuted, when no came mo coa-
tact with 4 wire SCsp,r#z. rom POI
in the downtown dis-".,-. TIE "a Wa
instantly killed in the presence of h
elder brother, Joseph.
The boys were walking on Bill ave.
when the younger brother touched the
wire with MS right hand which he held
up while walking Gown the street. the
fun force OF the high tension wiz, pas.
ed through the boys body and he sank
10 the sidewalk. HIS brother ran 10
his assistance, but did not kn,w what
had happened. He hurried INTO y
nearby store 20 telephone his mother,
and several merchants carried the
boy home, where ne vas pronounced
dead by a physician summoned by
the parents.
The funeral was held Christmas
eve with service at the home o the pa
ents said by Rev. Setter, of The Bap-
fist Church. Many friends of the
parents attended the funeral 20 ev-
press their coincidence and sympathy
for the saddened holiday of thc boys
parents.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04

nice batch Of dope. I viii fat ven hear
from me- acain.
Respectfully.
F. c. kCEHRER
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04

Have ytur Sewing Mach Repair
ed while this great expert is still here.
He is locator at Taylor, Masterson and
Linson Hardware Co., AIS Broadway.
People say he makes them better than
new. Don't miss this chance. Phone
423 right now. John De Pelzer, CHEZ
expert from st. Louis.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-04
HOW TO DANISH F1I2S
lF-Cm the Beauty <C~-.)

Ugly hairy growths can be re
moved in the privacy of yo1- own
home L you get a small original
package of medol and mix into
paste enough of the powder and wa
ter to cover the hairy surface This
should be left on the skin about 2
minutes, then remove danG the skin
washed and every trace of hair viii
have vanished. No harm or incOnveC-
fence can result from this treatment,
bit be. sure you buy real mt iJl
which y inexpensive. Mail orders
filled by American Proprietary Co,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
German Newspapers.

reader of The Washington Herald writes to
commend our attitude the question OF publish.
ing or not publishing German newspapers in Amer
ica He tells of newsstands in Washington where
German newspapers sale and suggests that
the District Commissioners permit the sale only
when a placard, German papers for sale here"
is displayed. The suggestion is ingenious and
would without doubt eliminate the sale.
There is principle at stake. Americans Of Ger
man birth reading German newspapers do not catch
or get the American spirit. Why connect the pres
ent with the past and continue TO associate German
idealism with the happenings of the day? They
find excuse for atrocities and they get their news
so colored their sympathy with Germany is held for
Germany.
The Washington Hcrald's contention is that the
government should intervene and cause the suspcn-
sion OF papers published in America in language Of
peoples with whom we are at war. German propa-
ganda is not trumpeted-t is spread by half truths,
innuendo and untruths. 1t is there and has been
there and will be there as long we permit it to
be done.
How long will permit it?
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
THE ITALIAN.
BY EDMUND VANCE COOE

Do YOU that brisk chap going over the top:
y lou call him guinea" "dago," "wop."
Well, names but names and words are but
wordy,
But he might be a Rafael, Dante Verdi,
Calico Angelo! Where would stop
Ii | opened the scroll
OF that marvellous roll
Whom you might have called guinea" OF "dago "
or "wop:"
y OIL him? He conquered the infinite SHOWS
OF the Alps, he struck at his Austrian foes.
Where you hardly had thought that a bird could
have flown.
lie carried his guns to the enemy's zone.
He stormcd and he carried that fortified top;
Tie has suffered and blcd
For the green, white and red,
Md still. is hc guinea" and "dago" and "wop?"
IIc has offered his arms. he has rontsd his breast
To the line which is halng the Hun on the We
Where the fires OF Gchcnna descend from the sky
Mud the least that soldier may do is to die,
Tie has come a comfort, . stay aud prop,
IN the death that he dies
Wiih his brother allies.
DO you dub him q guinea "dago'" "woP;"
Nith he lash oi a smilc aud the sound OF a song,
iis bas struck Tor the right aud has hated the
prunu
rof liali's Iuiuf,' Zoe laly', pasli
And inf aud ipf mf, hr has fought 10 the last!
IH ihf hiH. dIsiani 49, nb,u fuu solcnHiy siop
o. ihf ffsi5 stff, d, hJs
Ha.I faii, FHruf stbt
Nm isa ihi., sl hi" s' .aH.H.s.' aad "d..s sad
'sups
tCtiusst utl
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
Another Mothers s Son.

On another page you will see portrait of Hugh
H. Clements, Scotch-Irish boy who fought in the
Spanish-American war, was wounded and pensioned
and immuned from service. He left yesterday for a
training camp, the instinct of patriotism being so
keen that he could not longer remain out of the
uniform of the country he so well loved.
But this editorial is not written because of
Hugh but for the reason that Hughs mother sent
him off with smile. Mrs. Clements mother was
Bruce, and no Bruce ever lodged fight for the
right Mrs. Clements fathcr-in-law fought in the
Mexican war and Mrs Clements husband was a
soldier in the Confederate army
Nor is that all. When the Spanish-American
war demanded soldiers Mrs. Clements sent Hugh
and Ben. Ben lies buried at Manzanio. His little
sister, Mrs. Clements only girl died from grief over
the death of her beloved brother.
Hugh, the son of IS years of age, who couldn't
resist the chance to serve, came to Washington
from Gettysburg three months ago. HE fretted so
to go to war, and he fretted SO because they
wouldn't take him that he lost firty-six pounds in
weight 1 fed him milk and eggs until he left me
yesterday, weighing ISo pounds. He was glad, and
his father was glad, and glad"
Mrs. Clements. aged IL an American We sa-
lutte you!"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
Will GIVE LECTURE
ON WAR SACRIFICES
Mrs. Caroline Levy to Speak in vii
son Normal School.

war workers in washington viii
learn just what Sacrifice Means
from Mrs. Caroline Levy. an Amef1-
can woman, IN q stirring. war address
she will deliver tonight 0t q meeting
at the Wilson Normal School aud
torium at o'clock.
War Department officials have ar
ranged for the meeting. Il was an
nounced last night. as a step In Keep
ing high the morale OF the govern
ment workers In Washington MrE
Levy, an American woman. who since
the outbreak Of the wnr has spent
most Of her time in the heart OF war
relief work I'm England and France,
has returned TO this country TO arouse
American women 20 the sacrifices
they must make n the cause Of justice
is 70 be victorious.
Filled with patriotism and pathos.
her war stories are sprinkled with
wit and humor that light them Ip
like star shells. Major y. L. Potter,
who has been instrumental In ar
ranging for the address. declared that
Mrs. Levy's enthusiasm is contagious
and she has never failed yet to STIR
the hearts Of her hearers.
Members OF the Wilson Normal
Community Center will act ah host
esses during the evening. The school
Is located at Eleventh and Harvard
streets, northwest The meeting is
free. and no collection will be taken
up.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
England Defended by Irishman;
An Eloquent Appeal for Fair Play
By DANIEL E. o'SULLIvAN.

there may have existed the fear that
Germany's fleet would some day chal-
lenge for the supremacy OF the seas;
a dozen selfish considerations may
have turned the scale for war instead
of peace; but the fact remains that
England rose to the full measure Of
its manhood. and cast its lot on the
side of the weak against a militarism
that threatened the very foundation
of civilization.
Everyone knows that II England
had not come TO the aid of France
and Russia. the war would have been
over in ninety days. The English
fleet has kept the Kaiser's navy
blocked up in the Kiel Canal as safely
as if il had been a labeled cuTio in
cabinet. And laying at the feet of its
allies the very flower Of the empire,
it has put 800 900 men in the field
to save France from inevitable ruin.
Its benefactions in money and NUM-
tions of war have been comparable TO
its contribution of man power.
England has not failed at any
point. Its generosity, its determine
liOUs us uOSSNu " w
the job well at any cost, endears
England TO every lover of fair play;
to every man who cares for liberty
and hates injustice; to every person
who believes that the world will be
safer. saner and better place in
which to live when the HohenZol-
lerns and the Hapsburgs are sent TO
the scrap-heap.
o.
Those nearest and dearest to me
have suffered innumerable wrongs at
its hands. l do not approve of the
brutal way in which the childish rev.
olution was put down. i regard the
killing of Skeffington and his asso-
ciates as cold-blooded murder. The
infamies England has visited upon
Ireland for centuries have dissraced
that great nation. but Irishmen
everywhere must realize that the
only hope for freedom of the Green
Isle is in England
am confident that England will
give ireland the right to govern it
self: that it will make amends for
past wrongs by enfranchising a peo-
pie whose sorrows have drowned the
world in tears: that 1t will finally
do the right thing as nobly and as
well as it came to the rescue OF Bel
gium and France
Believing that these wrongs will be
riShted, I want to purge my heart
of its inherited animosities and pay
tribute to a regenerated England.
fighting the battles of democracy
with a soul cleansed of selfishness
and hands lifted in defense of the
weak and the helpless.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
Ireland and England.

We commend TO you the reading OF the article
in the adjoining column by Daniel T. O'Sulvan
Nj O'Suvan is a Louisville attorney, who gave
up his practice for the duration OF the that he
might serve his country during the He has
been assigned to duty in Washington. He writes
with force and from conviction being the sort OF
an individual who is unafraid when the truth must
needs be told.
Thinking men in America will read Mr.. O'SulF
vans contribution with feeling OF satisfaction for
he has presented the worthy. Irish hatred OF
England should be buried deep Mr.. O'Sullivan
buried his personal interests during this This
is the age OF sacrihcc-the age for additional
rihcc on the part OF the Irish--i needs be. Surely
no other position can be harmonizcd with the fight
for liberty
In America those OF Irish birth and origin
stawart Americans. Through the agency of the
Knights OF Columbus they are doing great work
Men of all religious faiths lending themselves
and their money without stint that peace may come
with victory
1t is inconceivable, had almost said intolera-
blc that any lover Of freedom should hamper the
fight to secure it.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
Words Of Courage.

~ lrish Nd', III, priest in Toronto, Canada the
Rs,. lsthct Nrurhau. expresses the public view OF
the ycVsi irish que stron when he says:
"Ths Brtth democracy which was not rr-
spousiblc ioT lu.h conditions in the past j.
now showing determination that ireland shall
have an opportunity oi developing her national
Erntus under The protection aud cncourag cement
ot whai b. ihc most liberty loving government
~ thr world TODAY the government OF King
trufFs \. There is splendid opportunity ior
r..iEtITrtd aIHr.s .sula"siip To- close the dark 70,
UII HI l.IHH uu.s nd ush,r iu the sunrise oi q
HIHIIut .Talrh Wrmhlr hHi thc opportunity
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
SCHOOLS GIVE JOINT
WAR WORK BENEFIT

The varied war and home activities
of the Wallach-Towers Schools re-
ceived practical impetus last night
through an entertainment given for
its benefit in the Eastern High
School that was attended by several
hundred persons. The proceeds de-
rived from the benefit last evening
will 20 to defray the expense in
CURED in carrying on the many
sided work OF the school and for
introducing other activities.
The program last night was made
up OF musical numbers. recitations
and readings by both scholars of
the schools and members OF the teach
ing staff.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John KendrIck Bangs.
A WELCOME VISITOR.

That little boy l used to be
Comes back at times to visit me
And with his laughter helps me Ger
Hard spots and difficulties sore:
And by his ready scent for sham
He sometimes shames the man 1 am,
And turns me back upon the way
From which I've wandered far astray.
And certain tawdry things 1 prize
Seen through the candor of his eyes
Reveal their hollowness and speed
My heart and hand to worthier deed
Copyright, 1871
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27
SAYS GERMANS FEAR
CANADIAN FIGHTERS

Representative Dill. OF Washington,
In an address last night at a gentle
mems night" held by the New Eng
land Club, at the Y. W. c. A. ex-
pressed admiration for the soldiers Of
Canada for the splendid fighting they
are doing, and have done ever since
the beginning OF the war.
The Germans are not attacking
Vimy Ridge because they fear the
Canadians" said Mr.. Dill. 1T is
well known fact that the Germans
and Canadians take no prisoners.
He also displayed a number OF in
teresting war relics, which he had
collected on his trip to the battle
fronts Of Europe several months ago
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

united democracies of the world are in the death
grip of still undecided battle with the only
despotism on earth which is possibly strong
enough today to trample out freedom among
mankind"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

Violation OF Holland by the German >autocrats
would surprise nobody. Same to Switzerland
and all other ncutrals Any ncutrals rights are
just ; safe Bclgum's
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

rsaay wsafina rtsps haHds 90 their
aFnls n u . tefiihls hiew a. ihsif
huslnena NHaY maF bs faftea ,a
saa . slmgls toes Tssas,sh
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

Won Capee says this is going TO be long war
1t is-if the German navy has its way about it.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

"Anothcr reason for licking the Kaiser" writes
n L., "is that foul tip in German is 'dancbenge-
Observation-Disclosures ball"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

German prisoners in Russia want to stay there.
And probably the first thing they'll do if they re-
main is to try to have German taught in the
schools.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

Farm yd at d BC
farm yag h dh
guns
Mh hat crime From
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The Washington herald., 1918-04-27

The Antl.liat l.sREus has been
iutmsd on iiruadway Members vii
Not Wtar hats this sunWst EAfl
Iaftalh The sphE writer, started the
Tad thee fears aHo ~ Wnke his sny
Had feiuftani tpshs sfos srain
fhs haif hlas1umra affeah sna 80
ffnl failaesd hls Ted n uill he
alfa 49, HnflnHH ana ~ ala ~
faimgl Faita ilai pilalss ais e.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-02
LITHUANIANS NOT IN
 SLAVIC ARMY LEGION
First They Are Not SIavs, Second They Are in American
 Army.

Washington, July 2--'The Lithuan- ian population in this country will not actively support the proposition to raise the army provided for in what is known as the Slavic Legion Amend- ment just passed, declared the bu- reau of information of the Lithuan- ian National Council, in a statement made public here. ''This is for two reasons: First because the Lithuan- ians are not Slavs, d fact which it seems somewhat difficult to impress upon the American mind: and, sec ond, because the naturaIized Lithuan- ians capable of bearing arms will be found fighting for the cause of the United States in the army of the United States, as Americans. There are 0,0O0 of them in the army now, over 50 per cent. of them volunteers.
 ''Ninety per cent. of the foreign born Lithuanians in this country are naturalizcd, the members of that race here numbering nearly one million. Although the immigration is more re cent the Lithuanians are as strongly attached to, and as thoroughly assim- Hated with this country as arc the Irish or tho SCandinaVians. They par take in the great American game of
  the industrial warp and wool. their homes are firmly founded on Amercan soil. and their bones will be mingled with those of the first settlers.
 "ThiS announcement has been thought necessary because of the fact that since provisions were made for what is known as the Polish Army in France, being recruited ill this country, a great many Lithuanians have been approached by agents of the recruiting centCrs, and written to by Polish army officials, urging, and in some instances ordering them to enroll in the Polish Army to fight under the Polish flag and Polish com mand for an independent and United Poland The historic attitude of Pc land toward Lthuania has hardly been such as to harmOnize with the spirit of liberty abroad today. Tho Lithuania We also look for an inde- Poles in their struggle for an inde- pendent Poland and have confidence that Polish ambitions will be achieved without. however, reviving the old personal union between Poland and Lithuania. We also lOk for an indc- pendent LithuAnja, freed from Ger man or Russian domination, and We nope ultImatelN Tor tt tolll edGfdIOH oL those small countries along tho Bal tic populated by the Lettic race, We believe that Ame1ica's victory will bo the means of relieving litrlania Of the oppression to when she has for centuries been subjected,
 "Vhe bulk of the Ldthuanians in this country arc engaged in the mines and in heavy manufacturing industries, thc maximum production of which is now SO necessary to successful war program. We have faith in the Government as the best judge of the time and the necessity for auamenting it's fighting forces and our young men are ready and eager to respond to the country's call. With best wishes for the success of the Slav movement, our co-operation will be with the United States,