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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
Lutheran Church
H. Hallerberp. Pastor

Fl. HaIIerberg, Pastor.
First Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Morning worship at 1890. Sub
ject of sermon: What Jesus Taught
about He'll"
A cordial welcome to all
No evening service.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
THE LOCAL MARKET

Alfred Brannon, son of John Bran
non. who has been attending school
at Hope, Ark, the past winter, rel
turned to Pennington Monday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
THE NEWS ABOUT TOWN
. = .
. .

numbers 1880 actors and there is an
entrancing ballet of 800 dancing
girls. A thousand arenic sensations
follow the spectacle on the main-tent
program. There are great troupes of
seals, dogs and monkeys that walk
on tight ropes and ride horseback;
herds of elephants in all new tricks:
International athletes in feats OF
amazing strength; slides for life
from tent-top to the ground by men
suspended by the hair, and one the
great Iiilary-who Jumps the p''
with skates attached to his head The
worlds greatest stars, such as May
Nirth, who leaps from the ground
to gailoping stced with baskets tied
10 her feet, are presented i'm great
number. There are twice rs many
clowns as before. menagcrie of
1000 splendid animals and. to in
troduce the holiday. an all new
street parade three III les long. The
circus will be in Columbia, Wednes-
day, October 2
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
10 Colbournc Here.

il Couib0urfe, well known u this
city where he has snent thc2Ereater
part of his life, and who z6ow is a
full-fledged aviator at/a camp in
Mississippi, was here Sunday to
spend the day with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Colbourne was re-
Gently hurt in a fall OF some three
hundred feet and spent three weeks
in the camp hospital, the mechani-
clan with him at the time having
been killed. He was due to go over
y 's just after his accident and say
row that he will probably go across
soon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Assisted the Registrars,

- Mesdames A. j. Gregory. j. T.
~~Wylie, y. p. Rogers. John NJ. Madra.
I T.. Clyburn Wilson and Misses
F1uanita Wylie, Bess McManus. Mary
NEl'iott Carnes. Mamie Hill Nc
BE. ice Culp. Eta skipper, Joe IL
Porter and Guy Skipper assisted the
registrars at Lancaster court house
Thursday in filing up registration
cards. All the registrants at this
precinct served gratis. although
they were permitted to charge $4.OO
<per day
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Lee VI. Hilton Dead.

The death Of Lee NJ Hilton oc-
Cured at his home in Charlotte Sun
day at noon, the result Of stroke OF
paralysis which he suffered a week
ago. He was brother of Mrs. Jno.
A. Cook and nephew OF +. f. Jingle,
of this city, his wife being before her
marriage in April. 1883, Miss Ida
Lingle. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by seven children
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Drive for Education.

1.-The Baptists OF South Carolina
are planning for a great drive for ed
ucation this fall, to raise funds to
pay the Indebtedness or the Baptist
throughout the state
The amount to be raised is S35O,OOO
and apportioned among the mem
bers in the sta is less than one dol
lar per member. Rev. B. F. Carson
has asked The News to give publi-
city TO the campaign which will be
made by pc solicitation. The
is.ptist denomination is operating
sfive colleges and five academies
These properties together with
stheir endowments are worth nearly
two million dollars. The indebted
ness is about 100000, are approx
. 'mately ten per cent OF the ,lue of
he school and college property A
feature of the campaign arranged so
as to make the task Of raising the
mon~y ea' and not to conflict with
the sale Liberty bonds, War Saw
ings STAN and other war work, will
be the acceptance of Liberty bonds
and War Savings stamps. The bonds
and stamps will not be put upon the
market until after the war.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
1854 Registered in &. G,

Registration Of men between IS
and 40 years of age in South Caro-
lima Thursday totaled 1854. ac-
cordfnc 10 figures assembled by
Major r. f. Carwile. in charge OF
the administration Of the sclcctive
service laws for this state. The to-
tai fell tG,522 short of the federal
estimate.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

Carl Robertson, a young white man
of the Lancaster cotton mill section,
was dangerously cut in the back
Sunday afternoon at the Southern
passenger station by Dewey Gulledge.
The cutting, according to young
Robertson, was the result of teasing
e ledge.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Boag Fundcrburk Dead.

The death of Boag Fundcrburk. a
prominent farmer of the Tradesvillc
section, occurred at his home at an
early hour this morning. He is
survived by his wife and five chrI-
dren. Funeral service will be con
Quoted tomorrow morning at II
o clock at Spring Hill church.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Pass Examination.

Misses Birdie Crenshaw and Mabel
Plyler, who went to Raleigh last
week to stand the examination for
entrance into the navy, passed sue
cessfully and have returned to the
city to await the call for duty at Nor
folk
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
PERSONALS.

Misses Pauline Marion, Lallage
Cauthen, Helen Derrick, Iva Nisbet.
Cleo Sowell, Eva Parks and Willie
Reed will leave today for Winthrop.
The only social event of the week
was a Christian Endeavor social at
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

The enrolment in the city schools
yesterday one week after the opcn-
ing was 759 or these 47O are in the
Central school and 2S9 in the mill
school.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
COisplete Registration 2,572.

The complete registration for the
selective service draft in Lancaster
county shows total of 2,572 The
count ias divided into % precincts
and the registration by precincts is
as follows:
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
al Documents Secured.

o. nah of documents. photo
81 of origin Is ana typewrittcn
uiars, some Of them marked
very secret" or private" and many
of them bearing the annexation OF
the 3olshevik leaders themselves.
some of them containing references
eto "COmrade TrotZky" or "Comrade
Lenine,' comprise the damaging
records Some OF the originals il is
shown although deposited in the Sc
cret archives OF the Bolsheviki. were
required to be returned later to re-
presentatives of the German general
staff in Petrograd that they might
be destroyed. But evidelce Of them
remained in the fabric of roguerv
and into the vacancies they fit per
iectly. The Bolshevik leaders them
selves informed their comrades
that the German government had
required the return OF the order of
the German Imperial Bank deposit
ing 5O.OOO,OO0 gold rubles in a
stockholm bank for Lenine and
TrotZky and that at the same time
the accounts of the bank had been
audited TO conceal the payments.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Dollars for Red Cross.

The following, in response to the
appeal OF the Lancaster Red Cross
have contributed one dollar from
each bale OF cotton sold through
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
Ringling Bros. Circps.

Word comes that Ringing Broth,
ers' mammoth circus is to exhibit af-
ternoon and night at Sumter, Thurs
day, October 3. Always the leaderr
lin introducing the newest and great
est feature the famous showmen this
!. season announce the most remark
Gple program of their career. There
is brand new. spectacle OF gigantic
proportions entitled "In Days of
pfd. Froduoed enrthe biggest stage
'ever-bsiit, u, teias the story of .he
golden age 5yanhoe,, Resip Hood
'.~s srtss s4s;se -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

the home OF Miss Mary G. Wylie on
Friday night. Many delightful
games were played after which de-
licious cream and cake was served.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Stevens, of
kershaw, spent Monday in town.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17
AMERICAS AGENTS
SECURE DOCUMENTS
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secretly have been received by the
Bolsheviki as military advisers; how
they have acted as spies upon the
embassies Of the nations with which
the allies were at peace; how they
effectually have directed the Bolshe-
wiki foreign, domestic and economic
policy wholly in the interest Of Ger
many and the shame and degrade
tion of Russia. They show how a
picked German commander was de
tailed to defend" Petrograd against
the German army and an extension
of German intrigue and domination
almost beyond the realm of imagin-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

Miss Curry Perry, who has bee,
attending business school a
Charlotte, returned home last week
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-17

Mrs. Mary III. Barron and Mis-
Mary Locke Barron are visitin
Sheriff j. +. Hunter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-01

costly tropical plants. II has a
southern exposure
The dining room. with built-in
features. viii he decorated by a
mural artist from New York. Elec-
trio wall candelabra will shed a soft
glow over the room Windows are
Of stained glass. with old English
hunting designs as the dominant
motif
There is large sleeping porch.
q breakfast room. a den which viii
be hung with oriental tapestries
and IN which the lighting fixtures
Will be Of beaten bronze and cop
per. and a kitchen equipped with
an electrical range. built-in refrig-
orator and other modern facilities.
The roof will be laid out in for
nal gardens, with sunken pools,
rookeries, and the like.
The cost will amount to a quarter
Of a million. it is said
The bungalow Is now being com
pleted 1t is on the roof of the
Brown. one Of Des AToines' exClu-
sive downtown family apartment
hostelries.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Will move
out of the hotel and take the eleva-
tor for their cloud home as soon as
the decorators have completed their
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-01
GRANTS FARMERS
RIGHT TO ERECT
SOME BUILDINGS

Farmers Of Illinois may build
new corn cribs, barns or even dwell
ings without applying to the state
council Of defense for a permit
provided the total cost for each
building does not exceed 81 900. 1t
must be understood. however, that
such new buildings are to be used
strictly for farm purposes
This modification of the rules
governing non-war construction
has just been made at Washing
ton. 1t was made upon the theory
that farming is an essential war
industry. Dealers will be permit
ted to sell materials for such con
structiOn without requiring the pur-
chaser to present his permit, as
clause No. , Of the regulations stat
ing that projects falling within
the following classifications are
hereby approved, and no permits or
licenses viii be required therefor,
now reads as follows:
Repairs Of or extensions to ex-
isting buildings involving in the
aggregate a cost Of not exceeding
$500, and new construction for
farm purposes only. involving in
the aggregate not exceeding ST.
0O0
There has been no other modifi-
cation Of the original rules, and no
person contemplating construction
should undertake to do any actual
work until his permit has been Sc
cured. for permits viii be hard TO
get. II is the policy of the war in
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

Is furnishing US today with heavy
guns and machine guns. II We relied
on the ordnance department the war
would be over before we could get 20
the front
"what is France TO do for Italy in
case Of desperate nght for the life
OF that aIly?"
Chamberlain declared that mot q
half-witter American" but could see
thsk we were being drawn into the
war long before April, 1917.
"And what was the ordinances de-
partmsnt doingT" ne asked Lying
supinely on its back. doing absolutely
nothing to Ascertain the possibilities
OF getting raw material.
II have the highest regard for Gen.
eral Crozier, chief Of ordnance. He
has made his reputation IN the army
and given his life to the service Of
his country.
-But we haven't been able to do
what France, England, italy, all our
ellies, have done-retire gontlemsn
who haven't measured up 20 the sit
luation. &C.
"why should America hesitatsf IT'S
not q question Of individuals but Of
American
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
OFFICIALS HERE HAVE NO
WORD OF DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE DUAL MONARCHY

State Department and diplomatic
: officials today were without any
new word regarding developments in
Austria 1t seemed apparent that the
Austro-German officials had again
clapped down the lid. The result was
conflicting stories which were more
or less confusing.
There was little doubt here that
serious rioting has accompanied the
strike but so. far officiAldom was
without confirmation that an actual
revolution had started. 1t would
not be surprising, however. should
this be 30. The Austrian workers are
not only war weary but they are
filled with intense hatred for the
Germans This 10 what complicates
the situation from the Austrian Of
fetal viewpoint. However, the ma
jority OF officials here believe that
the Austrian government sti1l has the
situation in hand, and that the prom
ises made to the labor leaders of i'm
mediate and complete reforms will
have q pacifying effect However
such reforms must carry with them
Endorsement of the program Of no
annexations and no indemnities by
Germany, and this will bring fresh
complications TO the Germans.
Swedish advices to the State De-
partment declared that the Swedish
newspapers agreed that the strike
situation in Austria had improved.
These dispatches, which, however, Of
fieisls point out have been subject
to both German and Austrian censor
ship, declare that thousands of work
ers have returned to work, and that
the rioting has been stamped out.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
CHARGES STAND"
SAYS CHAMBERLAIN
BEFORE SENATORS
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have been through as bitter cam
paigns as have fallen to the lot Of
man.
Therefore It Is with some feeling
OF humiliation and sadness that rise
when my veracity has been ques-
toned. not by an ordinary citizen. nor
by one Of my colleagues. but by the
very distinguished gentleman who
has the love and respect OF the Amer
lean people and who by their suffer-
ance holds the highest office in the
land. and, I may say, the highest
place In the world
at IL, therefore, with q peculiar
feeling that I address myself to the
attack on me. The personal differ
ences between the President and my
self do not matter to the great mass
OF the American people. But great
policies are at issue between the
President and me, which involve the
well being OF the nation.
An Glasses Represented.
"a few days ago / was invited by
the National Security League to de-
liver an address in New York.
Among the distinguished men there
were Elihu Root, Judge Alton B.
Parker, ex-President Roosevelt, and
a man who, though born in a land
now at war with US, Is a foremost
patriot-Julius Kahn, OF California.
The 1000 people there represented
every walk OF life, and was a body
that for patriotism could not be ex-
celled anywhere.
Without having time to prepare an
address, because OF multiplying duties,
1 delivered an extemporaneous talk.
That address, as reproduced in the
New York Times. I stand sully behind.
"I want the Senate to hear that
article read before ! proceed to reply
to the charges that Tmade mis-
statements therein"
Senator Chamberlain. submitted the
article, which was read by the clerk.
He followed that with a letter he
received Sunday from the President,
quoting from the New York speech,
and asking II Chamberlain had made
the statement referred to-that the
military establishment had broken
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
Vienna Garrison Mutnies and Refuses Fire Mobs Who Defy
berlin counting /
ON GERMAN PEACE
TOCOME EARLY

NEW YORK. Jan ,34-on the eve %
the German ehaneeIlor's expected speech
In the Reiehstag In reply to the Ameri-
can President and the British prime
minister, the New York Times has had
the opportunity Of obtaining q summary
Of what are declared to Be the govern
ing ideas in Germany. leather the
infallibility Of this view nor even
complete knowledge OF the factors
upon which II 70 founded is claimed,
but II can certainly be stated that the
medium through whom Il has been
received had unusual opportunities OF
picking out tie leading strings IN tho
warp and woof OF the German politi-
cal, or rather governmental, texture.
First-Ths German government q
not only destrous OF making an early
peace, but II Is confident that an early
peace is certain II II also confident
that Il holds In its hands sufficient
II foresees win be q German peace
much more than an allied peace.
There may have to be soma camou-
nage, particularly In regard to what
may be called the democratic aspects
OF the peace negotiations, but In ss-
sentials the anal terms of the treaty,
Berlin believes, will accord with most
II not AL Of what the German EOvsFA-
ment wants.
sscond-Gsrman confidence 10 based
on four main considerations:
A-The consideration ConvonionklY
decided according to the war map.
black Of cohesion Of effort ana
community Of spirit among the aflioa,
a. compared with Germany's win -
victory.
C-Bsiisf that the brain power -
the British and particularly Of ne
Americans II inferior-Von Papsn,B
phrase, -idiotie Yankees" according
TO the New York Times information,
thoroughly represents the German
governments idea OF the intsIIsctua1
value Of Uncle Sam a. . factor n
world politics.
D-Information-tha IL the worG
ussd-showfng that America is noe
really In the war and n not likely -
get into Il with her strength.
This last point is also put IN another
way. viz: Germany claims to know
that Uncle Sam Is only making pre-
tense Of taking on his coat believing,
as he does, that the gesture viii have
sufficient effect Germany II anxion8
to encourage this alleged American
deiusion, believing that II viii help
play her game, particularly as II n
the German idea that Uncle Sam
would not develop into q dangerous
antagonist unless he thoroughly train
ed and stripped for the combat
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

down because Of inefnciency IN yir-
tually all departments.
Never Had Military Policy.
Chamberlain read his reply, long
letter, in which he said he had been
correctly quoted, and repeating that
"sInce Bunker Hill We have never
had a military policy"
In that letter, Chamberlain offered
to 20 over the testimony given at the
Senate military investigation with the
President.
'T got no reply to that letter" said
Chamberlain, but on Monday the
President issued a ststement"
BY this time interest In Chamber.
isin's speech had drawn more than
200 House members into the Senate
chamber to hear him. Even the diplo-
matte gallery. usually deserted, was
half full of women.
Repeats Statement.
"The statement of the President"
Senator Chamberlain continued.
challenges me, OF course, as to the
truth OF the statement In the New
York Times. THAT statement / ad-
here to and now repeat.
whether my colleagues or the
country will take the sarIe evidence
by the four corners and reach the
same conclusion that dlc ! do not
know. others may read the evidence
and reach another conclusion.
Members OF the Military Commit
tee, Democrats and Republicans, have
gone into this situation with a single
purpose in view. They have done 1t
without fear and without hope OF re-
ward.
''I felt It my duty as an American
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
UNORGANIzED LABORERS
WILL GET HEARING

Needs Of unorSanized Iaborers.
clerks. and workmen will get . hear
ing from the national railroad
soon. Wage increases for these
workers whose salaries have remain
ed stationary while living costs have
SCARED, will be given special consider
alton By the wage commission re-
Gently appointed by Director General
McAdoo. Scores OF petitions have al
ready been received by the wage
board.
While the four big brotherhoods
are organized strongly and are able
to present their case to the wage
commission, unorganised workers
have had no means Of collectively
demanding wage increases.
Freight house IaboreTs, teleg-
raphsrs, dispatchefs, clerks, signal
men, track men, section hands, and
scores Of other groups. some organ
lied more or less, and others utterly
without spokesmen, will be given at
tention by q special committee.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
The Riggs National Bank
OF WASHINGTON, D. c.
OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

We INVITE THOSE CONDUCTING, A SMALL BUSINESS
as well as those whose business operations large
to open accounts with this bank
Our facilities and service available alike to ALL
business men and women in good standing in the
unity as well as those who desire open Personal
Accounts or accounts in the of organization
society.
Our officers who are easily accessible, will be
pleased to personally meet you
Modest sums accepted as initial deposits.
Capital and Surplus So, 100000
Resources Ouer $2I, 100000
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

peace terms, should have been, or
should be, suppresssdT'
CsnpareS Pesee TeRnA.
Senator Ia Toilette proceeds to .
comparative analysis OF the peace
terms put forth BY Russia, President
Wilson, Lloyd George, Austria-Hun-
gary, and the German Reiehstag. from
which he concludes that upon the
most fundamental principles for which
We had supposed we were lighting,
Lloyd George r. either. silent or h
not In harmony with the objects
stated BY the President"
Senator La Follstte mentions dis
armament. sbolition Of secret diplom-
acy, no economic war, and freedom
Of the seas. as issues on which Lloyd
George II silent or opposed to the
President
Senator La Toilette holds that the
United States should Join with Russia
and show II wants no conquest and
no advantage.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
WIDESPREAD
! REVOLUTION
:: IN AUSTRIA
!. ISREPORTED
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,.s.,. (contInued from First Page.)
warning to all people that the Teu-
li7sonic autocrats would not be above .
'So,Efgsntic hoax in spreading broadcast
the impression that conditions in the
.,yeentraI empires were near the break
--iIEg poInt-the scheme being thus 20
rtnhuence Americans to relax war prep
. GEatIons. under the belief that Presi-
'sdent Wilson's plea TO the German peo-
,ssIplsB to form a democratic govern
y,c msnt had borne fruit.
Russia is peculiarly. susceptible
-Rround for Germanic propaganda at
fhe present time. 1t IS entirely
within the bounds OF conjecture that
the Germans may have planted"
such q wireless message with the
hope that the Bolsheviki enthusiasts
!. would hurry to accept the separate
spS&ce proposals OF Germany and her
anies on the assumption that the
&Sefmanic peoples were re1dy TO join
g With the Russian prolstariat-