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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-01-11
Dancing School.

Prof. H. E. Wolf, Kansas City
Dancing Master, viii be here
every Monday and Friday after
noon for six weeks to conduct
classes in Ballroom Dancing.
Enroll this week as first class
win be held Monday, January
ldth. Further particulars may
be had : if you phone or call
Wentworth Military Academy.
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Death of Mrs. Chas. P. Chiles.
Mrs. Ruth Chiles, age 16 years,
sister of Joseph A. Bennett of
this city, died at the home Of
her mother, Mrs. Jennie Ben
nett, Kansas City, Mo-, Monday
night. Besides her mother, she
is survived by her husband, G.
p. ChiIes, U. S. Army, Fort Sill
two brothers and three sisters.
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Births.

ar. and Mrs. Albert E. Taub-
man announce the birth of q
girl Thursday, January 8, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hicklin
announce the birth of a girl.
Thursday, January 8, 1918.
AIf and Mrs. Virgil McFadin
announce the birth of a son,
Sunday. January 6, 1918.
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Valves Preliminary.

Walter McFadin waived his
preliminary hearing which was
set for Tuesday morning. His
bond was fixed at $4,000. This
was not furnished, so he will
wait in jail until the April term
of the criminal court, when his
case win be called.
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Twenty-six QuestiOnairies I'M
claimed.

Twenty-six unclaimed questi-
onairies have been returned to
the local exemption board. These
names will be placed in Class l.
If anyone has failed to receive
his questionaire, it his duty to
call for it at the county clerks
Office.
The board was in session Tues
day night and began the exam
ination of the questionairies.
One hundred were examined and
classified, and notices to the reg
istrants have been mailed.
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Warren ViviOn Married.

The announcement has recent
ly been received here of the mar
riage Of Mr.. Warren Vivion,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
vivion of this city, to Miss
Irene Ritterhouse. The wedding
took place December 1S, 1917, in
West Virginia.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-01-11

Ralph Maxwell left Saturday
for his home in st. Louis, after
a visit here with homefolks. HI
father, A. H. Maxwell, acecd
panied him home for visIoarl
Cadet G. Sprague enli,, morn,
the Aviation Corps 0ou No :
and left Friday morni In,
ferson Barracks. II.
Miss Marian Young reed IN
Wednesday to her honsdav
Wellington, after a visit in :
city with relatives.
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Important Meeting At Dover.
Lieut.. L. |. Morris,
28th Infntry.

Important Meeting AT Dover.
There will be special meet
ing of The Dover National Farm
Loan Association at the State
Bank of Dover, Monday, Janu-
airy 14th, at 10 a m. Mr.. Water
man, field man for the Federal
Farm Loan Board will be pres
ent.
We will be glad to have any
one with us who is, or might be,
interested in this proposition.
John L. Nelson, President.
w. B. Sydnor, Sec. Treas.
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Frank Jennings who shot
Pleas Short, was taken to Well
ington Wednesday for his pre-
liminary hearing before Judge
Lockhart. Jennings was denied
bail and told to wait in jail to
appear before the criminal court
in April.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-01-11

Miss Josephine Teubner re-
turned to Columbia Saturday
after a visit here with her
parents, Mr.. Teubner accompan-
led her and will enter the hospit-
al at Columbia for treatment.
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To School at DOniphan.

Among the men chosen from
the l4Oth InfantrE to attend the
officers training camp at Doni-
phan are the following from
Lexington: William M. Nooe,
John w. Frazier and Roy D.
Baker.
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Christian Church.

Bible school at 9:45 a, m. Geo.
P. Blackwell is the new superin-
tendent, and Mrs. Kincheloe is
assistant.
The morning sermon will~be
devoted to the Successful
Church" Evening service at
7:3O. You are cordially invited.
Baxter Waters, Pastor.
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PRICE OF COAL REDUCED
22 Cents Per Bushel is the Max
imum Fixed by State Fuel
Administrator.

Wallace Crossley, state fuel ad-
ministrator, has notified the To-
cal fuel administrator that %
cents per bushel is the maximum
that may be charged for coal de-
livered IN Lexington. This is a
reduction of 2 cents per bushel
or so cents a ton from the price
prevailing since October.
Every little bit helps.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Taegtbueh-
ring went to Kansas City Satur-
day morning where they win To-
cate.
Misses Maize Hulver and Pat
tie Blee returned Friday evening
from a visit in Molden, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Prewitt Roberts
and their little daughter, Doro-
thy Helen, returned to Sewanee.
Tenn, Sunday morning after a
visit to relatives in this city.
Mr.. Roberts is a member Of the
faculty of the Sewanee Military
Academy.
Mrs. William S. Marrs and
little son, Harold, returned last
Monday night from visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Harry w. Board
man, at Camp Doniphan, Okla.
Guy Burns, who has been Wis
ing friends in this city, left Fri.
day morning for Camp Pike
Ark, to enter the third officers
training camp.
Mrs. Thomas Wedge and son
Oswald, Of Wellston, Ohio, ar
rived Saturday morning for
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
Perry
DR.. H. D. Greer went to Kan
sas City Saturday morning Of
business.
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SOLDIERS LETTER
From Lieut.. L. |. Morris
Somewhere in France)
The Same Place
in France.
Dec. 16, 1917.

in france. u
Dec. 16, 1917.
Dear Mother
You have already noticed
that none Of my recent letters
have been numbered, the rea-
son is apparent when tell you
that regulations forbade it, but
that we have recently had a
memorandum sent us saying
that we could proceed to num-
Der them as per usual. | think
that was Just finishing the
writing of letter number six and
seven eighths when the order I
came out. Since then | have a I
/ few to my credit so | am be
ginning at number so and we
will see how many there will be
in the near future.
The French do beat the Dutch.
Only yesterday we wanted to do
a little shooting on the target
range, but something went
wrong and we wanted to know
why the range could not be used.
Finally we found out that there
was French regulation to the
effect that there was to be no
firing on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Noreason could be as
signed and understanding the
French as we do no questions
were asked. The other day one
of our men had a funny experi-
, ence with the people at his billet.
! The old gentleman has taken q
; fancy to this officer and sees to
, it that his room is kept scru-
pulously clean. When this officer
went home the other day the old
gentleman led him out in the
n back yard and said
? DO you see that fine pile OF
I woodg@
n Eyes, what of it?D
}, "Well, you can't have any OF
J. it,"
Therefore say that the
French can't be beat.
/ had a letter from Aunt Emma
n and in it was one from, Aunt
Mollie. They had something tc
a say that warned me that the We
a have cold in Missouri, and hast
. en- to assure them that we have
! been wearing "the heavies" fol
some time over here. Again
>, say that France can't be beat
! Every time | think of the colC
- my mind runs back to my bile
and the little monkey" stow
! and the smoke from the greer
wood and the watering eyes an,
(sh sh sh perhaps a little ferv
ent cussing) to make the darl
thing burn. Natural aptitude a
a firemaker has to be had to ge
that thing to going. When ! ge
$ home l am going to buy one o
those little stoves and thro'
B rocks at it and remind it of tn
splendid times | had trying t
S get one of its kind to heat up
; great big room--with gree
3 wood.
: Yesterday | came in from
! three days hike. Man alive m
! face and hands we're tres fl
! tigue. But all of the mud and I'll
Z fatigue was forgotten when
Z got back to the billet. The lit
Z old lady had cleaned up ever,
< thing in the room, polished l
: the shoes that | had left ou
: and in. fact made eyerythir
; shipsbape. There was a fire g
2 ing in the stove and she insis
3 ed that | sit down at once al
3 tell her about the mud and t
z chill breezes that we ran into
= the hike. / think of Mrs. -
= every time | see her. S
3 talks just as much but she |
q es a furrin tongue and natt
q ally have to ask her to slow
q and let me get every other VOL
~ AL |..... - Il. -. AZ.
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AIachpeIah Report 1917.

r. J. Green, superintendent Of
Machpelah cemetery makes the
following report of the number
of interments during 1917.
Total, all ages. .113
Number returned for burial
from a distance. 80
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Missouri Centennial.


A brief program was given at
the High School Tuesday morn
ing in commemoration of Mis-
souri's first application for state
hood, January 8, 1918.
The program:
Missouri Song.
The Louisiana Purchase
EDITH BLEDSOE
Missouri's Attempts fogsState-
hood EkSSQ -
JOHN HOP
General John J. Pershing
ELMER LUNDBERG
I Address" Missouri"
MRS. C. T. RYLAND
Song-Star Spangled Banner.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been
issued to the following;
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Basket Ball Friday Night.

The opening basket ball gun
will be fired Friday night in the
Wentworth gymnasium, when
the cadets meet the Indepen-
dence Highs. Independence usu-
ally has one of the strongest
high school teams in the state,
and it is anticipated that the
cadets viii have to go some"
to win.
The game will start at 8 o.
clock, and on paying 80 cents
you will be permitted to look on
There will be 80 minutes Of
dancing between halves.
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Discharged by order of Mayor 3
Discharged by Police Judge GA
Total arrests 584
o.
375 da's brd. at 45c day S16S.75
145 da's BIRD. at 60c day $500
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Baby Was Crucified by
German, Says van Dyke
Former Minister to Netherlands
Tells of Atrocity Story at
Southern Society Dinner

"Punish Germany and exact full pen
atty for her crimcs," was the keynote
of the speeches at the thirty-third an
nual dinner of the Southern Society,
held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel last
night. The unanimity of this senti-
ment and the recital of still another
seemingly authenticated German atroc-
ity were the outstanding features of
the dinner.
DR.. Henry van Dyke, former Minister
to the Netherlands, who appeared in
the uniform of a naval officer, related
the atrocity story. He vouched for its
accuracy.
A Belgian babe, two years old, DR..
van Dyke said, chanced to get in the
path of a German soldier on guard
duty in the town in which the child's
parents resided. The soldier promptly
kicked the infant out of his way and
then stabbed it with q bayonet.
After removing the baby from the
bayonet, the soldier, SO Dr. van Dyke
declared, took the body and crucifed it
on a barn door.
The dinner was attended by more
than 600 members and their guests.
The society marched into the banquet
hall behind huge service flag, on
WI ich there were 216 stars, six of them
being of gold. One of the latter was
in commemoration of Major John Pur-
roy Mitchell, who was a member of the
society.
Besides DR.. van Dyke, the speakers
included William A. Barber, president
of the society, who acted as toastmas-
ter, and CASTOR Liebert, French Consul
General in New York City.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Wanamaker Accepts Two
Places From the Mayor
One Is Chairman of Arch Com.
mittee and Another Is to
Welcome Soldiers

Rodman Wanamaker, who has been
named by Mayor John F. Hylan as
chairman of a committee to arrange
Tor the erection of q memorial Arch of
Freedom and as chairman of another
committee to welcome home the re-
turning soldiers, has accepted both ap-
polntments. Mayor Hylan yesterday
made public two letters from Mr..
Wanamaker both dated December 9.
-, In accepting the appointments Mr..
Wanamaker declared his belief that
now was a time to show united
cltlzenry. HIS letters, which we're
identical save for the change in the
oiflclal title of the committee to which
thcy were referred, said in part:
AT this sacred moment, when our
1efenders are coming home, many of
them manned and wounded, every
thought must give way to the one great
thought: How can we best honor and
welcome home our heroes?
i have just, returned from meeting
the hospital ship Comfort, which sailed
so proudly up the bay this afternoon
with our beloved wounded Though
these are glorious days to work among
the soldiers and Sailors who have
nobly offered their lives. it is also
the time to deeply remember that there
IS nothing too much we can do for
these men who have been privileged to
return to US after fighting for the
freedom of the whole world
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Hearst's Activities
Tempered by Caution,
Bruce BieLaski Says

Mr.. Hearst was very we'll advised.
lie did things before we entered the
war that he did not do after we de-
c'ared war, and he did many things be-
,Ile ,1 the passage of the espionage act
tt tnat ne did not do after this law had
peen en- passed by Congress-"
mus A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the
pureau of investigation of the Depart
hent OF Justice, discussed last night
NV; .ne work of the Federal authorities in
,,m'SSestigating William Randolph Hearst,
wwhose activities were revealed by Mr..
nleiaski before the Overman Senate
committee.
Mr.. Hearst was inspired" he con-
Ilsm1ed' by his bitter hatred of Eng
n n,ahd' MS friendship with Dr. Albert and
ms s.s oeslre to get from Germany exclu-
sse Sa possession of the German wireless
IT.; 1ys press messages to this country.
I'M, ihis was privilege that DR.. Rumeiy
also sought"
IN discussing the long list of promi-
.eht . men mentioned in the papers
SaAen from the files of DR.. Fuehr, the
Inerman propaganda paymaster who fol-
wv tII~e1 Dr. Albert, Mr.. Bielaski said that
;nc ine department of Justice in present
sns ns 'hls list was not passing on the
t;o fras or innocence of persons men,
md, sroled, but was giving a cold record as
~'aus aI py the propaganda director.
out' Mr.. Bielaski, some names were
no, aot mentioned for fear of leaving a
sssigma that might unjustly injure
sam, laom, 10 you mean that all mentioned
d;souio be included in propaganda
1'aaSugtory?' he was asked.
"saA there were some on the list
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Columbia Needs 100000
Alumni Will Be Asked to Helm
Paw OFF Deficit

The alumni of Columbia University,
it was announced yesterday, will start
100000 to help the university meet the
deficit caused by war conditions. None
but members of the alumni or those
who have been students at some time
IN Columbia are to be asked or per-
mltted to contribute to the fund.
An executive committee for the drive
has been organized, with Willard V.
King, president of the Columbia Trust
Company, as chairman. There are to
be 25O volunteer workers, divided into
twenty-five teams of ten men each.
There are more than $4,000 Columbia
alumni, and each will be asked to con-
tribute.
The fund to be raised is not to be
used for endowment purposes, but is to
be used for payment of current bills.
Since the beginning of the war the
cost of operation has steadily in
creased and the number of students as
steadily decreased.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Mott Offers Bill
TO Deport Aliens
Who Are'1nterned
Representative Says They
Would BE Just as Liable to
Start Propaganda After
the War as Previously
New York Tribune

NeW York Tribune
Washington BureuM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Representa-
tive Luther w. Mott, of New York to-
day introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives bill directing The Secre-
'ary OF War to deport to their native
countries at the conclusion Of peace
all enemy aliens now held in confine-
ment at internment camps in the
United States: The bill also provides
mat this shall not in any way affect
sentences being served in Federal pris-
ons by enemy aliens who have been
convicted OF crimes and that it shall
not affect any legal proceedings or
prosecutions in progress at the time.
representative Mott said:
Il feel that it would be most de-
slrable for this country to be perma-
nently rid of the men now interned
tor various causes around the country
understand that some are already
planning to resume their business ac-
tivities in New York City and other
places at the termination Of the war
New York City does not want them,
They would be just as liable to do
propaganda work for Germany again as
they did before. Many of them are
still on the German payroll and have
been assured their pay goes on while
they are confined in camps. Their acts
showed that they preferred Germany
20 the United States, and they should
be sent back to their old homes, where,
perhaps, people will appreciate their
efforts to betray the country which was
sheltering them and giving them liv-
ing while they plotted its destruction.
Many of them doubtless might be tried
FOR crimes committed, but the people
of Che country would be better pleased
to have them sent away.
"Great Britain, | understand, con-
templates the deportation of all enemy
aliens. This would be too drastic
step for us to take, and we do not de-
sire to punish the Germans who came
here with the intention of becoming
American citizens and have behaved
themselves with correctness and with
loyalty to this country. But we will be
we'll rid of the gang in the internment
camps, and we never want them back
here again"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
Police Won't Let Reds
Meet in Central Park
Guard at Arsenal Station To Be
Doubled Tomorrow to Pre-
vent Demonstration

Acting Police Commissioner John A.
Leach declared yesterday that he would
not allow scheduled Socialist protes It
meeting to be held in Central Park to-
morrow afternoon, even if a permit
should be asked for.
The mysterious gathering, for which
no one has come forward to take re-
sponsibility, was first announced to be
a meeting of mourning for the death
of Tom Mooney When his sentence
was commuted the occasion, according
to anonymous circulars, was to have
been turned into an agitation against
the red flag ordinance, and every person
in attendance was invited to wear
Grape.
Commissioner Leach said he had
Notified the provost guard to be ready
for trouble and would double the po-
lice guard at the Arsenal station.
Commissioner Leach announced his
stand after the receipt of letter from
Willis Holly, Acting Park Commits
sioner, in which he said:
~ note in the morning papers
vague reference to mysterious dem
onstration which some Socialists or
anarchists are planning to stage IN
Central Park on Friday, the 18th inst.
No application has been made to this
department for any permit in connec-
ton with this demonstration.
Even if an application should be
made which seems to come within the
lines which practice has recognized as
proper no permit will be granted here
except if the application should be in
dorsed and approved by the Police De-
partment.
ain any event, it seems to me it
would be we'll for the usual police pro-
yiSior in fho Capfra1 Parly vn1ica nro
cnct to be reinforced for that day
with reserves
At the Socialist party headquarters,
7 East Fifteenth Street. no one could
be found who would admit any conneo-
ton with the affair.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12

thas thae were all right-Hart and two or
replied. WV "o' very many ne
cal,ns Inc attention of Mr.. Bielaski was
na;I na;,sa 10 the fact that only a few real
had hasI ha"n agents of the German government
charueSs cha uesn captured in this country and
entered entered the war. He was asked if they
''Pfnesentsd fn answdr the , German spy ring here.
that during the first few davs of the
war wa, IN nationwide roundup the De-
bb"r.ment b,'rit OF Justice took into custody
nun ihundreds of dangerous Germans who
naa ma. been identified in previous investi-
ganons as Teutonic agents. This, he
Sain, WiS, lett what few operatives of the
Mlihelmstrasse who escaped the Fed
eral net without leaders and therefore
IN \, difficult position to do harm.
Mr. Bielaski said that he did not
know when he would leave the Federal
service. He said that he would not
leave until the Attorney General had
selected his successor md accepted his
resignation
New-York tribune., 1918-12-12
William Agnew Patton Dies
After Two Weeks Illness
Was Author of Several Books
and Former Publisher of
ssT'he World"

William Agnew Patton. former pub
Usher of "The New York World" died
yesterday in his apartments in the
Hotel Belmont after an illness Of two
weeks.
Mr. Patton was born in New York
April 20, 184S. the son of William and
Anne Agnew Patton. He was educated
in private schools. His connection
with "The World" extended from 1877
to 1881. He was the first business
manager of "Scribner's Magazine"
holding that position from 1885 to 1887.
He was an honorary member of tie
Royal Academy of Sciences. Letters and
Arts, If Palermo, Italy, and a member
of the American Sculpture Society, the
American Geographical Society, the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the American Museum
of Natural History, the Burns Society
and st. Andrews Society. He was also
member Of the Saville Club, of Lons
don, and of the Century. Union and
National Arts clubs of New York He
had written number of works of
travel and volume of ballads.
In January. 1911, Mr.. Patton was mar
ried to Miss Margaret Atlee Jackson,
of Lakewood, N. j. For several years
he had made his home at Princeton
but has maintained an office at % Will
lam Street, this city.
Besides his wife he leaves two broth
ers, David Patton, eeyptologist, and
Stuart Patton, psychiatrst The fu-
neral will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian
Church, Fifth Avenue and Twelfth
Street. lnterment will be in Green
wood Cemetery.