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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
HTeIepi1one probe,H

The inventor of the Bell telephone,
Alexander Grahain Bell, has another
invention to his credit that very few
know of. Yet 1t is in constant use in
France, 1t Is called the telephone
PROBE" and absolutely locates the ex-
act position of a bullet in the human
body.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24

Camp Funston, Klns Sept. S Is
Mr.. i, K MAN
Forsy,h, M.
Dear Mr.. Moran: I received ih'
paper for week before last today. Il
is the second one that l have gotten
like the army fue and am especi
ally pleased with the branch Of the
service that am in. There is only
me objection that I have to the
Medical Corps, and that is; l wont get
to do any hand to hand fighting with
the Hunsi and, believe ne, l sur,
would like to shove a bayouet through
one or two Of them. We certainly
have fine cGicets in the Sanitary Trair.
Our captain and lieutenant arcn''
afraid to treat US like we were human
and there is not a man in the company
but wha, would do anything he ccu'd
for either Of them.
We drill from eight to twelve in the
morning and go to school in the alter
noon, aud il they don't make doctors
out Of US it won, be their fault
We arc going 10 leave about III,
fifteenth Of September fer san Fran
cisco, California, aud l arr afraid tha
that means we will not get to 20 L
| France.
All OF the Taney County boys VIII
came with me are in the Tent
Division.
Tell Mr.. Church that l said He'll
and for him not to loaf any just be
cause he has the linotype TO work with
I have been transferred iiou
Ambulance Co. B TO Field Hospii.
| Co, 23S.
Your friend,
John +. Gladson
Field Hospital Cc. 25S
Tenth Sanitary Ttain.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Great Wrona Done Willie,

There ought to he severe penalty
for an alarm clock striking a Blue note.
One Of these things got Willie out of
bed an hour too early under the sug-
gestion that he was an hour late, and
landed him at the Office like a run
away horse, before the janitOrs had
finished their mornings work,--Se.
attic Post-Iutellgcncer.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Really Fine EuloaY.

Here is a culogy Of n dead emir
which Ibn Khallikan declares the
Commander of the Faithful, as the
Caliph Of Bagdad was known, pro-
nounces incorAporable: "Now let mis-
fortune do It's worst, and time inillct
its evils. There Is no excuse for eyes
which have not shed their tears"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24

4o yf~". The rls,.'n!a of he ;y-h
ahcnd for lis all, and TIE mcdonald,
,u-equenro Of the result. all cry ont
fer the fullest cooperation Le; no
political parties spend their time ac.
cusing each other Of disloyalty when
10Th are loyal Such accusations will
yivc a totally false impression to the
nomy, and the par;y or the commit
GO making such accusations will he
guilty in that very act Of the worst
iNi OF disloyaity,
lSigncd) "WIiL II. HAYS"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Snakes Bred for Profit.

Most of the snakes used by show
men are procured from large snake
farm at San Antonio, Tex, where all
kinds Of reptiles are bred. This farm
consists of eight acres for snakes
alone, besides the land required for
rOising rabbits, chickens, frogs and
other "snake feed"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Seek Fuel oil Substitute,

Experts In the employ of Uruguay
are experimenting with bituminOus
schist, which exists in great quantities
In that country, In the belief that 1t
may replace fuel oil in government
electric plants.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Base.

A Welsh inventor has been granted
n British patent for n process for re-
moving solder tin and chemicals from
scrap and galvanized metals and util.
izing the base metals.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
lime By Wireless.

When survey wns made Of the
wilds of Bolivia all longitude was fig
urcd by the aid of time signals sent by
wireless from q station 100 miles from
the base of operations.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
A Woman's Answer.

When asked how much stuff she
had canned 4 Jacksonville woman re-
piled that she had canned a powerful
lot sold heap, and had a right smart
mess lcft.-FlOridn Times-Unlon.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
The One 70 Be Feared,

"D0n't bother bout de man dat
brags about his fightin' qualities" said
Uncle EbCn; but keep yoh eye on de
man dat les homes his razor"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
SInl|e I0I VIII LnlI.G
Owner D0Vn His Home
BY Frank P. Walsh, Joint Chm
Natl WaTLabOr Board, Pres
ident Homestead Loan and
Land League.

Never IN tho history of the world
was there a better opportunity to
force into use Tie millions OF acres
Of idle land he'd for speculation, with
almost the entire world engaged in
war, the feeding Of enormous popu-
lations has become the greatest con
Germ OF every nation. The United
States, the grauary and bread basket
of the world. is Lending every energy
to have planted this season the great
est wheat and corn crops it ever has
attempted.
The urge is being put upon farmers
and others who already are using
every available inch of area they can
prOfitably till. The urge should be
put upon the owners Of the millions
and millions Of acres OF tillable land
that are being withheld from the bcnc-
ficial uses Of mankind for purely
speculative purposes. The federal
government should put a prohibitiyc
tax on unused land.
The Inherent Right to Eat.
For the first time in the history OF
our government it's officials ac6nOwl.
edge that every man. woman and
child has an inherent right to eat. II
should exercise its extraordinary pow
er5, latent ir times OF peace, but po
/ tential and actual in times Of war, tC
seeing these millions of acres, held
away from a starving populace by self
ish and greedy interests. be made oi
material benefit to every person II
the land.
The majority report Of the UnitcJ
States Commission on Industrial Rela
tiOns presented the following recon-
mendation as one OF the nocessar!
steps to be taken in dealing with tn,
land question in the United States:
The forcing of all unused land
into use by making the tax on
non.productiye land the same rs
on productive land Of the same
kind and eXempting all improve.
ments."
Adopt New Policy,
Now is the time for this step to b
. taken, not simply as war mea5ur,
but as a settled policy Of nationf
government. 1t is a basic right tina
every man should have opportunity t
obtain land enough TO sunpprt q fan
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
Adopt a New Policy,

Now is the time for this step to be
taken, not simply as war measure.
but as a settled policy Of national
government. 1t is a basic right that
every man should have opportunity to
obtain land enough to support q fam
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
Cardinal MerCier Receives Word When Germans Evacuate Belgium
 People May Return To Country
Baron vOn der Lancken, Chief of German Political
 Department at Brussels Personally Hands Let
 ter to This Effect to Primate- Communication
 Has Also Been Transmitted to King Albert and President Wilson.

Rome Oct 22-Baron Lancken, chief of the Ger political department at Brussels has informed Cardinal Mercr prmate of Belgium that when the Germans evaeuae that country the deported Beans and political prisoners will be spontaneously released according to the OsservatOre Ro the semofica Vatican organ He told the Cardinal it
 said part of the Begans who depored would be free to return to their country Monday.
 This notification in the form of letter handed to the Cardinal personally by Baron Der ancken The text of the letter read follows:
 You the incarnation of the emnence of occupied Bel gium. You its veneraed and needed pastor It s then. that the general and my local government have charged to that when they acate your rory they will spontaneously set free depored Beans and political prisoners They will be- in part free to return to their country Monday
 This declaration of nature that will fill your heart with rejoicing am all the happier to make you that could not have lived four years among the Began without eseemng them and without apprecatng their patriotism at it's true value"
 It is understood that this communication has been transmit ted to King Alfred and President Wilson.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
ROUBAlX AND TURCOING
 CELEBRATE DELIVERANCE,

With the British Army n Frunce, Sunday, Oct. 2O-(By the Associated Press)-Roubaix and Turccins t~say celebrated their dehverance from the enemy and it was like an American Christmas, New Years Eve and Fourth of July all rolled into one. Tears of joy intermingled with shouts of laughter while the population sang and danced and waved flags.
 The two cities went completely wild with emotional joy. There were kisses, hugs and handshakes for every British soldier. On their win dows housewives had pasted pictures of French and British military celeb rites torn from magazines.
 The swashbuckling Germans had gone, leaving in their wake as much ruin as they could do. Nearly every home in the city had been ransacked and things that could not be carried away were wGntonly destroyed.
 The Germans were piqued at being forced to leave the town and they went to the length of defliig and robbing Roubaix and Turcoing were syste matically burglarized, Roubaix suffering the most. Apparently they went through the fine old homes of the city with the idea of seeing how much they could wreck the interiors. In many places the Germans seemed
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
CREEKS MADE TO
 DIG IN TRENCHES UNDER SHELL FIRE
Mayor of Saloniki to Pre-, sent Sword to General
 d'Esperry.

Saloniki, Sunday, Oct 2O-Greeks from eastern Macedonia who were taken from their homes by the Bull garians and sent to the neighborhood of Kitchevo, Serbia, during the war, are arriving here following their lib- eration by the Allies. They say they were forced to construct trenches along the Struma front and were un- der fire much of the time. Women and children also were under shell fire at times.
 During the occupation of Greek Macedonia, tens of thousands of per sons were deported and many of them have died from their narrowing ex- perience.
 The mayor of Saloniki has decided to present a sword of honor to Gen. eral Franchet d'Esperry as a token o1 the profound gratitude of the people of the city to the French general who brought about the decisive victory over the enemy.
 Lieutenant General Milne, the com. | mander of the British force on the Macedonia front, will be given a. stat 1 uette. symbolizing the evacuation ot Bulgaria.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
Woman Spared From Razor Cash; Man
 From Deadly Gas
Tuesday, Oct. 22

Despondent on account of i'll health and dreading an attack of influenza Mrs. Emery Martaus, 26, of 258 Will lard street, attempted to take her life, early this morning, by slashing her throat and abdoNen with a razon.
 Neighbors discovered her uncon- scious form lying in a pool of blood and instantly summoned D-. J. F. s Keegan and the ambulance from the Emergency hospital. First aid was rendered the woman and she was inn mediatGly rushed to Hillside Home, where her condition is said to be serious. She was suffering from Spanish influenza. She will probabl. 7 recover.
 At Ciglar's hotel, seaview ana Stratford avenues, the proprietor smelled the odor of gas as he was passing the room occupied by Wm. Collins, of 843 Stratford avenue, early this morning.
 Ciglar broke down the door and found the unconscious form of Col l!ns in bed, with windows and tran som closed, a gas jet three-fourts turned on. Ciglar applied first aid summening aid from the Emergency hospital.
 Collins was conscious when the ambulance bearing the doctor arriv. ed.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25

to go into a nouse ann detraAvstAl" break up everything they co,ud lay their halds s+A-
 For miles around ft0doaix and 'Tr-. coing the countryside has been singed and scorched by the red heat of war. Broken cannon, rusted rifles, pieces of shell. barbed wire and the Dayonets and other equipment of soldiers are scattered all about. There are miles of mangled fields where the shell era ters are so thick that it is impossible to tell where one begins and the other leaves off. Here and there are old ma chine gun mounts of stone, concrete and cement. The trees are leaffiess and many have been chewed to pieces by flying shells and bullets.
 Douai, in it's waste and desolation is a sad sight
 The streets are filled with furniture and articles of all kinds. The stained glass windows in the Church of St. Peter have been smashed and the great organ has been broken up. Re- lfgious ornaments were found scatter ed about the floor of the church. The city hall, where the German com mandant had his quarters, was pillag- ed and sacked. Most of the paintings in the museum were taken away, but fortunately the belfry was undam. aged. The material losses are incal cuable
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
CAPTURE BIG GUN
 GERMANS USED TO LOMBARD DUNKIRK

London, Monday, Oct. 21-Allied forces which have swept the Germans out of Belgian Flanders, captured the big Is inch cannon with which the Germans have been bombarding Dun kirk during the past year. The gun was unchanged, according to an of ficial statement issued at the war or flee. The statement reads:
 "The group of armies commanded by the King of Belgium has maintain ed it's pressure along the whole front. In their hurried retreat before the Belgian army the Germans were fore ed to abandon ali their coast defense guns of which a number were intact. The big 3S-centimetre gun at Heagen- bonn which was fired up to the last minute on the city of Dunkirk, was also captured undamaged.
 French attachments which cross ed the Lys have repulsed violent enemy counter attack and succeeded In improving their bridgeheads east of the river.
 ''The second British army is on the hank of the Escaut from Bailleul tC Helchin. In spite of enemy resistance it has advanced more than 1,500 me tres between the Escaut and the Lys
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
HAPPY SCENES IN BRUGES SURPASS
 THOSE AT LILLE

London. Oct 21.---Scenes of happi- ness at Bruges ec1ipsed those at Lille following the liberation of the two cities, according to the correspondent of the Daily Mail. During the occu- patton of Bruges by the Germans, the people there were not allowed to re- ceive news from the outside world or from their friends inside the German lines unless the news was handled by the German officers, the correspondent writes:
 When the only American woman left in Bruges was told of the deeds of Americans in France, she cried with happiness: Oh! If had only known that"
 Bruges was fined enormous sums on various occasions. the correspondent says, and everything made of metal was taken away. The city was searched four times for copper. The works at Bruges were robbed of every scrap of machinery. The Germans paid for nothing except food and drink, and then only in paper money,
 The town itself is intact and seems to be as Testful as in the old days, eX- cept that all the bridges are gone. German mines completed the work done by British torpedoes which were launched at thes ubmarine base at | Bruges.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
FIELD MARSHAL CONCRATULATES
 AMERICAN MEN

With the Anglo-American Forces East of LeCateau, Sunday, Oct. 20 (By the Associated Press)-Amerlcan forces fighting beside the British armies have made a total advance of thirteen miles in the last six days of battle in this sector.
 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, commander-in-chi of the British armies in France, has sent letter of reorganization to the General com manding the American troops which included the Seventy and ThIrtieth divisions.
 ,-T"I wish to express to you personal ly and to all of you and soldiers serv- ing under you my warm appreciation of the very valuable assistance and gallant services rendered throughout the operations of the fourth British army said the letter.
 Called upon to attack positions of the greatest strength held by deter mined enemy, all ranks of the Twenty and Thirtieth divis- ions under your command have dis played an energy, courage and deter 1nination in attack which has proved irresistible.
 "It does not need me to tell you that under heavy fighting of the past three weeks you have earned the last ing esteem and admiration of your British comrades in the army whose successes you have so nobly shared
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
APPEALS FROM RULING OF THE
 COMMISSION

Appeal from an order of the Public Utilities Commission of the state de- nying his petition that it require the Southern New England Telephone Co. to furnish hIm with telephone service has been filed In the superior court by Edward B. Gallagher of Norwalk and is returnable to the November term of court.
 Gallagher is an application asked for telephone service in Norwalk, and objected to the rate. He applied to the commission for an order, May g., and a hearing was held Sept. 10 last. After the hearing the commission de- clined to issue the order requested.
 It is the contention of Gallagher that the rate asked is excessive, and he alleges the commission took no testimony to warrant its decision that the rate is reasonable, and erred in making it's finding and refusing the request for service.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
PAPERS
 HOT AFTER CHIEF CULPRITS OF WAR

Amsterdam, Oct. 22-British wire less service.-German provincial and socialist newspapers continue their campaign against the chief culprits responsible for the war. The Fran kische Tagepost of Nuremburg, the first paper in Germany to openly de- mand the abdication of the emperor, declares the accession of the Grown Prince is entirely out of the ques- tion.$e
 The German people are searching for .the guilty" says the Volks Zei- tung, the: organ of the Nuremburg- ists. The Pan-Germans and Junk CTS are silent today but we do not forget they are the great war inciters ir Germany. The pan-German pol icv has led the German people to dis aster.
 ITO the gallows with the guilty whoever they may ben
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
GERMANS TAKING WAR MATERIALS
 FROM BRUSSELS

Amsterdam, Monday, Oct 21-3er- man forces at Brussels are working necessarily to remove war materia. froIn that city, according to the Roo- sendaal correspondent of the Handel blaG. He says many regiments of German troops are leaving the city and that there is much excitement among the people there. On the other hand, Antwerp is very calm and has not been affected by recent events.
 The same newspaper correspon- dent at Boermond says hundreds O. refugees from northern France are arriving there, having been on the road for three weeks. They were given only two hours notice to collect their belongings by German officers at Douai, Cambrai and other cities in the war zone.
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25

Washington. Oct. 22.---Germany's latest peace note. in unofficial form reached the capital yesterday after noon. Consideration of the text was begun immediately by President Will son and Secretary of State Lansing. The unofficial text appears to be an down by the. President.
 There will be no official comment on the note. however. until the off, cial text itself is received. It had not arrived last night at the Swiss Lega- tion.
 The note is by far Germany's strongest effort toward peace. It has no controversial matter with regard to the Presidents terms, and but one question is raised. It pertains to the Itruthfulness of the charges of bar barities made alike by the President and the Allies.
 One thing is certain and 1t is that Germany is desperate for peace. The man on the street can draw his own inference as to conditions existing to- day within the German Empire that have made imperative the necessity for the wars end.
 In this respect alone the note indi- cates the strong arm measures that have been taken. presumably by the middle classes. to bring an end to the war, and it also indicates that the Presidents demand for the destruc- tion of arbitrary power'' is slowly but surely being satisfied.
 Nevertheless, there are many strings attached to the note, and these mean continuation of hostilities. Fight ing will continue until the enemy is driven cut of France and Belgium Should the question of an armistice arise then, and it can arise only when l all German forces have been with drawn from all occupied territories the details will be left to Marsha Foch. the Allied Generalissimo. l Neither the United States nor the Allies will be content with Germany's explanation of the fundamental changes which it suggests will in. sure the characterization of that coun.
 try. This is too large an order to ac. cept at face value from the, world stronghold of autocracy. Prima facit evidence is wanted.
 | Inasmuch as the Presidents lates
 message to Germany was a, decision and as much as forbade further dis
 cussion there is, really no. necessit!
 for answering the present note. Wha the President will do is, of course unknown One view taken here 1
 that if Germany has accepted all -o
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
ADMIRAL JELLICOE PAYS TRIBUTE
 TO MEN OF UNITED STATES NAVY

London. Sunday, Oct. 20.---On the occasion of the annual celebration of Nelson day the Navy league received today messages from leading public men.
 "On the courage, skill and endurance of British seamen depend, and always have depended, the issues of the great war" wrote A. J. Balfour. secretary of state .fof roreign affairs. But for them. our continental allies would have been severed from all external aid"
 Admiral Sir David. Beatty said: "On this anniversary of the triumphant establishment of British supremacy. the Grand Fleet sends greetings to the Navy league"
 A message 'frgom Sir Douglas Haig, commander in chief of the British ar mics in France, read:
 The part of every one in the Brit ish army goes out with mine to all
Republican farmer., 1918-10-25

his conditions, our attitude will be one of watchful waiting to see whether or not she puts the acceptance into con- crete form. It is now up to Germany to do the following things as ex- plained in the Presidents decision:
 Stop all illegal and inhuman prac- tices.
 Stop the torpedoing of all passenger and hospital ships. together with the smelling of lifeboats hearing survivors.
 Destroy every arbitrary power any where that can separately, secretly and of it's single choice disturb the peace of the world.'' or if it cannot presently be destroyed, at least it's re- duction to virtual impotency.
 Provide. before either evacuation or an armistice is considered, satisfac- tory safeguards and guarantees of the maintenance of the present military supremacy. of the armies of the Unit ed States and of the Allies in the field
 1 With regard to the first require ment, Germany denies the charge. 1 The second, she says, has been com piled with, the third has also been ac- complishment. and the last is one to which she says she is ready to sub init, but asks than an Opportunity should be brought about for fixing the ] details.''
 This constitutes her acceptance and the only remaining question is wheth- CT or not the United States will ae- cept her word on the matter, or wait to see tangible evidence of all the good things she talks about and says she is willing to O.
 All signs here today point to quick He may attempt to learn whether the present "left-handed" acceptance is ITealIy a "right-handed" acceptance. Then again he may allow time and circumstances to be his guide
 London. Oct. 22.---The British For eign Office withholds all comment or IGermany's reply to President Wilson published here late yesterday. .,
 The impression was prevalent here last night that the German note is 2 Ipiece of camoufaged hypocrisy, de, signed to prolong the peace. discus sion. It is interpreted as showing that the iunkers are still in the sad dle.
 As for the indirect German clain that her military chiefs discuss tht armistice conditions with the Allied military leaders, that suggestion i fiatly rejected by public opinion herr las utterly unsatisfactory.