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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-01
County Clerks Notice o.
Primary Election.

County Clerks Notice o.
]; Primary Election.
State Of Missouri, GO
County of Wright,
Notice is hereby given that 6
primary election will be held al
the regular polling places in
each precinct of said county OF
Wright and that the polls will
be open between the hours of
seven o'clock in the morning
and until sunset in the evening
on the first Tuesday of August,
1918, being the sixth day of
August; 1918, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for
state, district, county and town.
ship officers, to be voted for at
the general election to be held
on Tuesday, the fifth day of No.
vember, 1918. That the herein.
after list contains the names and
postofice address of each candi.
date for nomination, together
with the designation of the Office
for which he is a candidate and
the party or principle that he
represents; the hours during
which the polls will be open.
For Senator in Congress for
Missouri representing the Dem.
ocratic party:
Xenophon p. Wiley, st. Louis,
Missouri.
Joseph W. Folk, St. Louis,
Missouri.
John G. Higdon, Blue Grass
Hotel, 404O Olive Street, St.
Louis, Mo.
For Senator in Congress for
Missouri representing the Re.
publican party:
Jay L. Torrey, Fruitville, Mo.
Selden P. Spencer, 4457 Wash
ington Blvd, st. Louis, Mo.
For Senator in Congress for
Missouri representing the Soc,
ialist.Labor party:
VIM. w. Cox. 1926 Bales St
st. Louis, Mo.
For Senator in Congress for
Missouri representing the Soc
ialist party:
Caleb Lipscomb, Springfield,
Mo.
For State Superintendent of
Public Schools representing the
Democratic party:
Uel w. Lamkin, Clinton, Mo.
For State Superintendent of
Public Schools representing the
Republican party:
Samuel A. Baker, Jefferson
City, Nc.
Gus b. Boehm, Ava, Mo.
For State Superintendent of
Public Schools representing the
Prohibition party:
Sceva B. Laughlin, Canton,
Mo.
For State Superintendent of
Public Schools representing the
Socialist Labor party:
Frank Morische, 3641 Lindell
Blvd, st. Louis, Mo.
For State Superintendent of
Public Schools representing the
party:
Will L. Carver, Neosho, Mo.
For Judge of Supreme Court
No. y representing the
Democratic party:
Waller w. Graves, Butler, Mo.
For Judge of Supreme Court
Division No. ~ representing the
Republican party:
James T.. Neville, Springfield,
Mo.
For Judge of Supreme Court
Division No. ~ representing the
Socialist party:
Norris B. Wilkinson, Willow
Springs, Mo.
For Representative in Con-
gress for Missouri for Sixteenth
district representing the Demo.
cratic party:
-Thos. L. Rubey, Lebanon, Mo.
For Representative in Con.
gress for Missouri for Sixteenth
district representing the Social.
list party:
Henry M. Fouty, Mountain
Grove, Mo.
For State Senator for Misso
uri for Twenty second district
representing the Democratic
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-01

In every home where there is
q baby there should also be a
bottle of McGEE'S BABY ELK.
IR. 1t may be needed at any
time to correct sour stomach,
wind collie, diarrhoea or summer
complaint. It is a wholesome
remedy. contains no opium NOR.
phine or injurious drug of any
kind. Price 25c and SOC per bot.
tie. Sold by all dealers in medi.
cine.-adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-08-01
At the M. E. Church

The Wright County Sunday
School Convention will be held
at Mansfield August ~ and 90.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11

yUST BEHIND THE SOMME FRONT, April %
After days of hiking have reached
~ another town. Now the guns sound so near
the window panes almost rattle and the
night sky is lighted by the flares from the mr.
ing line. We did not come straight toward the
front from our last camp, but progressed in line
roughly parallel to it. The regiment is being held
ready for action. 1t may be sent in at one OF half
a dozen different points. This town is a good
jumping-of place.
Except for the guns and the airplanes one
would not think this pleasant country is so near
the tidal line of The fields are well cultl-
vated the gardens fourishing, the horses are
huge and kittensh, and the cows are fat In the
back of ones mind remains consciousness OF tnat
unceasing humping over yonder, but superhclally
the land presents the aspect OF country at peace.
If stops to think, OF course, sees that the
fields being worked By old men and by the
women. Today a one-legged man drove team of
two cows and donkey to the work of plough1ng.
The broad slopes are barred here and there by
savage bands of wire Across the lush bottoms
may be traced the half overgrown lines of trenches,
long prepared against possibility the kind world
hopes may never come
And there are always the atrplanes. DO not
know how many aviation fields there may be near
here-I only know of three, but there must De
Others for at dawn and dusk the sky is filed with
these birds of battle-but 1 am told they are
scattered about behind the cover of wooded NILS
in many level prairie. 1t is not an exagserauon
to say that at times the sky is filled with the nleTs
They wheel to and fro in unending evolutlons ilke
swallows over barnyard, or like great hsn pray
ing in tank of illimitabe blue. sometimes Iney
seem to miss each other by inches only: Always,
between parades and inspections and close orueI
drills and the other exercises that keep solole[s
from getting lonely the streets are 1ned WIFI he0
tired Americans in khaki all gazing up
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
It is not that the exploits of the flying men are
new to them any more, but that the show is per-
haps the most marvellous ever seen on earth. the
French inhabitants of these parts, weary and sad
dened and resentful after almost -FOUR years OF
war icin the strangers in the skygazing. One can
see their tired faces light up one after another
their aerial defenders do their incredible stunts IN
the unper air One man almost flew in my bed
roor, window as the sun was rising this morning.
Another seems to use the pointed steeple or the
little old cruciform church his target ana darts
strikes at it untiringly for hour at time, al
ways steering off Just when it seems that ne must
be impafed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
SECESSION

By DR.. Frank Crane

by LII. IIdIlk OIdlIC
The vast centuries old agony of mankind is the
working out of the Unborn desire to get together.
Universal brotherhood is not academic the
ory a prophetic dream; it is deep instinct.
All our ills from isolation. Drovincialsm,
individualsm sects, classes, parties, antagonisms;
the cure is in the breaking down of partitions, IN
coalescing.
Underneath the sordd ambitions and the pride
of Rome was the idea of one world, one govern
ment one humanity; and although the effort broke
and the organization shattered the feeling re-
NAMED, to come up again in due time.
Nations are getting together, in advance of the
systems they superseded United Italy replaced the
uuarreling Italian states; so the France OF today
the Germany, Great Britain, and United States OF
today, each represent a unihcatlon OF small prov
inces
Individualism does not pay 1t costs too much
struggle to keep alive One spends too much time
fighting other individuals. Competition must so.
It is too wasteful Only in cooperation do We
When we get through with the present war, and
look hack upon it from fifty years OF progress, we
will see that it. too was a struggle toward world
unity Germany is emphasizing its individuality
II wants to secede from the world. We are lighting
to make it come in with us. 1t must obey inter
national law accept the universal code of morality;
it must also be human, not German:
The revolt of Germany from civilization has
powerfully unified the world All otner nalons
instinctvely unite to oppose her.
Never has mankind been so fused as TO-DAY;
never has there been such coalition as that FORMED
by Great Britain France, ltaly' Ine Onl'eu 0'"eS'
and their allies. =, -
We are to be one We are to have one law, one
civilization one morality, one world government
Not by the devices Of man, but by the VIII OF COO
Destiny is pounding out the perfect world unity
upon the anvil of war "a ,
Bv labor unions and business trusts it is forging
economic unity. Ut. =, .,,.;o-
In the crucible or time II Is ln0l'1ne al 9
We are in the grip of an elemental tendency, as
profound as evolution Irresistible as graltatlon
slow nerhaps but as certain as the procession OF
the equinoxes.
Secession is doomed. We are bound for
One God, one law, one element,
And one far-off divine event
To which the whole creation moves.
Copyright 1918, by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
AMERICANS ON EVE OF BATTLE SEE STARTLING
AIRPLANE STUNTS
By Herbert Corey

l have been il many aerial during this
war, but nowhere have l flying by so many
Virtuosos as one sees here. No bothers to
look at flyer who merely loops the loop mere
abouts. 1t is understood that he is only pupil,
or perhaps a master flyer limbering hlmseI up LOT
the hour of vivid life he is to find twenty
kilometres-ten mnutes-distant from MS nom
ing place. The others slip sideways or do PACK
ward dives come down in the breadth stopping
vrilles-the futter of a killed bird, which Is IN
tended to deceive the antagonist into peheVlng
that the flyer has a mortal hurt-and ever ana
pivot wing tips dart at each otner me
sparrow hawks The stimulation IS that Oh d tlu9
fight in the air, but if either were to lose controI
of muscle for the fraction or a seconu 1"0
planes would crash, close is the play.
LIKE THE CROWS
Hardly does the get above the horizon
than one hears the deep humming of their engines.
Some have the true organ note in certain winds,
and others thrash and grind through the air angry
and still others noseess in the slanting winds,
and seem to float almost motionless in the pearly
blue. The great black crows of France select
this hour for their morning flight, too.
and at times the man-made birds are hardly dis
tinguishable from the others when the crows are
nearer and in the eye of the sun. The lighting
men swoop and dive for moment and then are
off for their work of death. The others rise and
descend in ever changing squadrons. Sometimes
a call comes from the front, and one sees long
strings wheel away like wild geese for distant
haven At night, too. they come winging back'
and sometimes after dark has fallen one sees
bomb flash high in air and then landing lights
flare up the flying fields for the homecomers-
There is another sign, too, that this land is
not as peaceful as one would think when one but,
views the dancing horses and the great white
and the selfcentered ducks that waddle etern-
ally across the roads from the noisome pools that
abound in every village At times one sees wa
CONS on the roads, piled high with the movable
effects Of those who have been driven from their
homes by war TIE men-always old or crippled
or too young-are silent and morOse. The wom-
do not weep Tut sit high throned among their
pathetic goods, packed in with the feather pill
lows and the deep carven wooden beds and hold
ing babies in their patient arms, and stare for
ward toward future that must seem compact
of misery. Now and then 1t is a little cart, drawn
by one more of the great dogs of Flanders, per-
haps aided by or boy. 1t is when the Ameri-
can soldiers such these that they realize
what the German has done.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
The Conquest of the Tractor.

While American guns raking the Boche,
truly decisive battle here at home. At least one
hundred thousand of them, the Waycross Journal
Herald informs us, "aTe chugging away on Amert-
can farms, doing the work of not less than two
hundred thousand farm hands and eight hundred
thousand horses" What an invaluable economy Of
labor and time! The dearth of farm help is dis
tressing enough as it is, but conditions would be
incomparably worse it not for these efficient
reports indicate, there were.hardy than forty
thousand tractors in use in this country BY the
end of the present year, it is expected, upwards
of two hundred thousand will be in use
We are doing what the British did earlier in
the war when the future looked particularly threat
ening to their food supply. Thousands of tractors
were imported from the United States; they we're
equipped with giant head lights that they could
work by night as we'll as day; they were set going
across great expanses of land which had remained
untitled for lack of labor; and by the next har-
vestide English fields were fat with plenty Sim
ilarly gratifying results obtained in the same
way in France. The tractor was mighty help in
beating the U-boat scheme in a season of peculiar
stress Its part in the future of American agricu-
ture particularly that of the South is ncalculably
important As it is helping to win the war; so will
it extend and enrich empire of the soil in the
peaceful years to come.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
The Road to VictOrA

The duty OF the American navy says Secretary
Daniels in abiding to the recent Uboat raid, is to
keep open the way to France for the movement of
our troops and supplies and this great task will
be accomplished at all hazards" That is the whole
nations Judgment, The haphazard incursion of few
Prussian pirates against coastwise merchant
men will not divert us from the all-mportant bust
ness of augmentng and maintaining forces at
the battle front AS long this three-thousand-
mile line of communication continues unbroken,
submarine forays off our coasts are of no conse-
quence. Our cause will be lost over there"
The real frontier of American freedom is not
on this side of the Atlantic but the other side,
where Allied arms hold off the Hun. If drive
this common enemy of civilization back across the
Rhine and there crush him to defeat, shores
and homes and liberty will be forever secure
against his threat. But if he trumphs there, it
will be merely a matter of time when he will be
hurting all his Frghtfunes against our gates--not
simply U-boat raid but vast onpouring Of brutal
hordes like those that sacked and tortured Bel
GUM.
Realizing this grim truth, Americans think and
act solely with view victory where their troops
and their Allies are at grips with the Boches They
the extent that things over there" are involved.
They are to be alarmed into calling home naval
units that are doing effective service in European
waters, or into renting the all-important work
of keeping men and supplies moving constantly
across the Atlantic. The maritime road we have
built to France shall be maintained as Secretary
Daniels says, at all hazards for it is the road
to victory.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11

played musical comedy, which achieved a genuine
popular success in the Chicago theaters, and even
words of praise from the professional critics
similar show put at the Century theater
in New York by the from the Pelham Bay
station. 1t went with a bif-bang-which
the name of the play.
The navy seems to be rich in Jazz band talent
and, strangely enough, Boston the highbrow
city. is especially prolific of azEers for it recent
ly se1t out a recruiting stunt navy Jazz band
that literally made the whole country yell with
delight. 1t played four weeks in vaudeville dur
ing the last Liberty Loan, and wherever it appear
ed the money simply poured the footlights.
It's last appearance was at Keith's, in Washing
ton, D. c., during the final week Of the drive, and
it caused such excitement and enthusiasm that
this house was able to set the world high water
mark for Liberty Loan subscriptions received in
a theater.
The value of music in the navy is fully ap>
preciated by its officers One captain when asked
recently II he could use any more men his ship,
replied: "You might send me couple Of ukelele
players, second class
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
HeLp the Farmers.

The people in the cities and towns of Georgia
have proven their patriotism by selling Liberty
Bonds, raising money for the Red Gross, and do
ing their fine, enthusiastic part in various other
movements to help win the war.
Now comes a time when they can show their
devotion to their country in a task devoid Of pomp
or glory or brass band concerts the waving
of flags.
Georgia farms are short of labor. The short
age can not be supplied from other states because
all others are precisely in the same situation. 1t
not be supplied by sending soldiers back from
the training camps, because the nation must put
its power the battle line
Every community must secure emergency farm
help by emergency methods-by forcing all va
grants to find employment; by stopping all work
that is not essential to the conduct of the war;
by sending schoolboys volunteers in the great
Working Reserve" which the Government is
forming; finally, by calling town people to lend
a hand in the periods of stress when few days
determine the difference between success and fail
ure of the crops.
There is nothing spectacular in this movement.
1t is a plain piece OF work without any frills
piece of work that will blister the skin and bend
the back and fatigue the muscles. But no piece
of work in the whole program is more impor-
tant at this time.
Thousands of farmers in Georgia today need
a few days work by small force Of hands to
rescue their cotton and corn and other crops from
the grass. 1t is out of the question to attempt
to hire the hands they need in the open market
They may be able. to hire few, but they not
get enough TO tide them over.
Every board of trade and chamber of COM
merce in the state can render service OF ire
mendous value to the nation by taking this mat
ter up at once in a systematic way and mobilizin2
the available man-power in their respective COM
munities.
Let them call on their business men, profess
sional men and all other in the towns and
cities to arrange their affairs in such way to
permit few hours of work every dag for fort
night such matter, to tide the farmers over
the crisis.
This plan has been launched with, remarkable
success in practically every section of the country.
1t is officially sanctioned by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture The farmers have re-
sponded nobly to the Governments appeal for in
creased food production, but they not travel
without help. The prosperity of every town and
city in the country is dependent in large measure
upon the success OF the farmer with his crops.
Hence this movement is where self-nterest
and patriotism both appeal to the people of the
towns.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

"Do you object to having German taught in the
schools?"
81 don't exactly object" answered the man of
mild inclinations. But it doesn't seem exactly
practical How is student going to keep his mind
on his lesson instead of losing his temper?"
A countryman was day working for an old
lady At tea time the man came for his tea; there
was butter and jam set before him. He took some
lam and not butter The lady noticed this and
said some people like jam better than butter and
others like butter better than jam.
"Begorra nam, like better butter" said the
countryman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11

A STRONG will is one of the most desirable Of
"A possessions. But to maintain strength OF
L will is not always easy. The will has many
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11

Excessive cold wave hits Germany" Cold. feet
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11

General Crowder is an extremely efficient Of
fetal Ask any man between 81 and 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
The Journals Service Flag

In honor OF the sixty-one Atlanta Journal
who have entered service OF their country. The
enc white star is in memory Of Captain Meredith
Gray who gave his life the French Battlefield
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-10

confidential pals are trusted fellows Of
our own, one Of them, about the clever
est chan we have The man with the
Scared hand doesn't send on receive a
message or perform the simplest act
without this man KNOWN it."
The Search Begun.
"Ahw The exclamation broke from
me. recalled again Ernests declara.
ton that he had sent word OF my pres.
ence at the inn TO man whowas Tex
ceedingly anxious to see me" who had
a score to settle with me"
Did you see him at alp" Lillian de.
manded anxiously WAS he the man
responsible for that shotI I haven't
heard any report as yet from our man
who was shadowing him, so don't
know whether he has managed to elude
us or not"
Il don't think he was at the inn at
all, al least ] didn't see him" | replied.
And the shot which put me out of
commissioners Dicky would Say-was
fired by { man who was killed"
About whom you are going TO tell
me when ! have satisfied your insati-
able curiosity" Lillian retored, smil-
ing.
Our system works very smoothly"
she went on so that il couldn't have
been but few minutes after the man
with the SCARED md received a mes
sage from the inn that ! had copy of
1t, as ! receive copies of all his letters.
wires and phones.
Have Gagged the pigeon you lost il
ran. She Just flew in
The thing came by message, evi.
IDENTIFY having been telephoned TO some
one else first for safety There was no
clue to the rlTce from which il had
been sent, but the man Immediately
went to the Long Isla d station.
vi course, as soon as ! received the
copy Of the message | dashed down TO
the station myself, but he had already
gone. SO there was nothing else TO do
but to 90 to your house and to find out
where you had gone. was certain the
message meant you and you can
imagine how desperate | was when |
found out that you had started away
on a walking tour.
1T seemed a hopele" proposition to
trace you, but something seemed to tell
me to try the hospitals first-I suppose
b cause there was nothing else TO try.
Your motherin-law-who is brick,
bless had Katie pack up some
things of yours in a jiffy, and | got
that Marvin taxi man, Doran. BY the
sheerest luck. That chap can make a
taxi stand on its hind legs and do
everything but sp,al We went on one
wheel round every corner, struck here
first and-you know the rest"
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