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The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
First Victory Boys Work.

"Say, I'm wise to you, all right" n
Western Union messenger boy whis-
pered to one Of the directors of the
United War Work Campaign in the
New York headquarters. The direc-
tors desk had only just been moved
in and the work of the big drive had
hardly begun.
I'm onto your stunt" the boy went
on as he swung grimy fist over the
desk; you're goin' to give US fellows
that amt old enough to go to war
chance to earn an give to back up
fighter an help win the war. Listen;
Tn in on this"
The crumpled S. bill he dropped on
the desk made him the first of "a mil
lion boys behind a million fighters"
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week Of the drive.
There will be a division of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have to earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
JESSE FITZGERALD
dies In FRANCE
Cape Young Man Succumbs to
Double Pneumonia Soon af-
Crossing Over

Jesse Fitzgerald, q Cape Girardear
boy. who enlisted two years ago
died in Franoa of double pneumonia
Sept. II. This information was sem
by the War Department to his sis
ter Mrs. Bessie Knight of Chaffee {
few days ago. The young man was
born and 1s,ared in the Cape and was
known as Smiley Fitzgerald. He
was living here when he enlisted two
years ago.
Fitzgerald had only been in France
a short time when he died. His
sister, Mrs. Knight, 1tceived a caro-
from him Sept. 5 which stated he had
just arrived in France. He was a
gunner in machine gun company
in the 64th infantry and was sent
from Camp Macarthur, at Waco, Tx
as, to France.
He was a son Of Mrs. V. A. Fitz-
gerald, who formerly lived in Cape
girardeau, and was brother of Mrs.
Gertrude Jacobs, who died in st. Louis
last week. Two brotlTs, Everett
and Arthur live in Springfield.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
TO THE VOTERS OF CAPE GIRAR-
DEAU COUNTY.

Having received the nomination for
Republican ticket at the primary cleo
ton on August 6, 1918, and bling de-
sirious of calling on each voter per-
sonally and present my claims to
him, | have found that my work IN
thp discharge of my duty to our
country as a member of the local
board, which | hold to be considered
more than running for Office, in ad-
dition to my official duty as county
clerk, has prevetnrd ME from making
very thorough campaign of the
county and carrying out my desire
in making personal call on each
voter. To all who / have been unable
to meet and speak to personally in
support of my candidacy for re-elec-
ton to a second term as county
CleEh, l. WISH W SIdtsi JildL NAVE
have tried to faithfully demean my
self in office during the term which 1
am now serving, and have at all times
had in mind the interest of the
affairs of the tax payers of the
county, and to that end l have paid
back into the county revenue fund of
the county thu sum of S1695.60 in
the past three years, from fes which
/ have earned and received for ser
vices rendered in excess of the amount
allowed by law for mysSlf as compen-
sation for rvices, and that allowed
for deputy and clerk, and if again
hoi ored by your votes I will dicharge
n, dutic during the next four years
"a conscientiously as | have in the
p t, and remain.
Your obedient servant,
Butcher Sp Ring.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
Bird Bath Worth While.

A bird bath, in the center of tie
lawn, tempts feathered visitors, and
cardinals, robins, wtodpGckers, song
sparrOws, catbirds and hooking birds
frequent the garden. Last winter suet,
tied to Chinese elm tree and strewn
about the ground, brought a flock of
hungry birds, including cOveys of quail
10 being counted many times pacing
slowly about and making 1eisurely
Notwithstanding
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
HANDY FOR CUTTING REVETs
Proper Tool to Use Is Sharp chisei-
Back Up Head With Some
Heavy Weight.

The proper tool to use in cutting out
rivcts that hol1 together thin metal
parts is shar1 chiSel. The head OF
the rivet shoulC be backed up with q
weight of some kind SO as to prevent
tearing of the adjacent metal. Aa
oxyacetylene torch is the quickest
method of cutting off rivet heads.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
WIND COVER FOR RADIATORS
Ample Protection and Conserves
Heat in Winter.

The Scientific American in illustrat.
ing and describing cover for radia-
tors. invented by F. N. COckrell and
]. M. Rockwell of Liberty, Miss, says ::
This invention relates to a prOtec.
tive cover for radiators of automobiles,
whereby to conserve the heat thereof
in cold weather and to aid in maintain
ing the water at the proper tempera-
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
BY Constructing the Outside Stairway
of Concrete, a Dependable Fire Es-
cape Was Provided at a Nominal
Cost,

steps and landing of ample size, up
held by heavy supporting walls and
supplied with an iron pipe railing. The
structure was erected at moderate
cost and fills its purpose quite as
well as would conventional steel equip
ment Of less capacity and greater cost.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01

In Ohio all sorts OF houses have been
built-from brick. stone. wood, con.
clcte and even irOn-and all are not
only cOmmodious, but comfortable and
durable. Modern engineering has Ell.
abied builders to construct houses more
:apidly and better than they could q
decade ago"
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
Use Many Materials.

A larger private ownership Of homes
ir this country than known in many
years is predicted by 81. o. Jones, con.
struction engineer, New York city, ir
an interview published by the Wash.
ingtOn Post.
"There is material for building hOus.
es in almost every community" said
Mr. Jones, "and it is not a question
of style of construction, but the most
available. In one of the big plants
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01
STAIRWAY AND FIRE ESCAPE
Ingenious Scheme by Which Double
Object Was Achieved at Com
parativeIy Small Cost.

At the rear of frame building that
serves as q public meeting house for
citizens of small New York town,
an outside REINFORCED concrete stair
way has been built as fire escape.
1t consists of more than a score Of
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01

$50 cures Headaches, Biliousness,
Loss of Appetite, foud breathe, or
that tirl aching feeling due to malar-
il o. colds. II reno. es the colds.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01

ture. More particularly the invention
relates to curtain arranged to wind
upon or be unwOund from a spring
roller, the curtain being adapted to
close to any desired extent a front
opening formed in the cover.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09

Supplies purchased in Spain by Gen.
Pershing for the American expedi-
tiopary forces in France have not
been released. The financial credit
for France promised by Spain in re-
turn for the privilege of importing
American cotton has not been granted.
The United States has not been per-
mitted to benefit by the agreement
between Washington and Madrid
signed by representatives of the two
governments on March Z. German
threats to sink Spanish ships and
German political propaganda In
Madrid are held to be responsible.
Ships I'm Hiding.
The outcome Of the international
political situation thus developed is
declared to be Of greater consequence
than the slight material embarrass-
ment TO either France or the United
States. A government crisis which
will throw the influence OF Spain
either with or against Germany, or
reveal the impotence Of the nation in
world affairs, is expected to be the
immediate result.
Semi-official reports received here
Yesterday revealed that Spanish ships.
such as at one time represented the
proudest merchant fleet on the high
seas, are now hiding in the sheltering
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09

loan and urged the educators present
to become individual emmissaries for
carrying the message of service to the
country at large.
Representatives from educational
centers from nearly every State in the
union attended the opening meeting
yesterday. Montaville Flowers, chair
man of the conference, presided.
In the evening, informal conferences
OF the delegates took place at the
Hotel Washington, no set addresses
being scheduled for this session.
Serbian Minister Speaks.
Though England's ambassador fur
nished the piece de resistance at the
afternoon meeting, he had as close
rivals, the minister from Serbia, Liou-
bomir Michailovitch, who presented
the ease" Of his country in the mat
ter Of the war. and the minister from
Belgium, e. de Cartier de Marchienne,
who, In ably delivering Belgium's
well-known brief in defense of her
entrance Into hostilities, made the
deepest impression on the educators.
John Barrett. Managing Director os
the Pan-American Union was the
third speaker of the afternoon. The
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
DESK WARRIORS
BEGIN EXODUS
FROM CAPITAL
Hundreds of Commissions
of Safety First Officers
Being Revoked.

. With the transfer OF some scores
OF non-combatant officers from the
various bureaus Of the War Depart
ment, there is being started the van
of the grand exodus of desk warriors
from Washington. as the result Of the
publicity given such officers by The
Washington Herald.
The wedding out process is being
gradually put into force in the ord
nance, the quartermaster generals
office. the medical department. the
signal corps, and the office of the
chief of engineers.
Surgeon General Gorgas has an
nounced that all men not qualified for
active service will be eliminated from
the Army Medical Reserve Corps. II
is expected that $500 commissions will
be revoked in the next few weeks in
the Medical Department alone.
The official policy of the War De-
partment will be to transfer stan de-
partment officers of draft age from
non-technical and clerical duty in
this city to field duty. It Is estI-
mated that about $500 officers will
leave Washington before the end of
this month.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09

FOR CONCRETE
SHIPS is PLAN
Shipping Board to Put Re.
sponsibility Entirely
Upon Congress.

Fifty million dollars for an expetl-
mental concrete ship program will be
asked of Congress by the United
States Shipping Board within a few
days, it was announced last night.
Arrangements for the appropriations
were made yesterday at a conference
between Edward n. Hurley. chairman
Of the Board. Charles Piez. vice
president OF the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, Senators F. NJ. Simmons,
of North Carolina, Of the Commerce
Committee. and Senator Porter J..
McCumber, OF North Dakota, of the
Committee on Transportation Routes
to the Seaboard.
This definite action on the Boards
recent decision to place the entire con-
crete ship matter before Congress fol-
lowed the receipt by the Board yester-
day Of the report Of its special inves-
tigator. r. ]. Wig, chief engineer OF
the concrete division.
No Recommendation.
Although Mr.. Wigs report recon-
mended that the Board extend it's
concrete ship program beyond the
present four contracts and three addi-
tional ones just authorized, the Board
will make no recommendations of its
own as to the program when present.
ing its request to Congress.
Mr.. Wigs report will be submitted,
with reports obtained from other en-
gineers. and the question OF concrete
ships will be determined through hear
ing both sides.
In the language Of a member of the
Shipping Board. ''the most urgent ad-
vocacy Of the concrete ship has come
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
LORD READING THRILLS
AMERICAN LECTURERS
U. ). Entry in War Raised Plane of Thought
Regarding Conflict, for World Knew
Sword Was Drawn for Democracy.

"All ideas Of rivalry and commercial
Jealousies are obliterated in this war.
When America stepped into IL. the
whole plane Of thought regarding II
was raised elsewhere for the world
knew then that liberty and democracy
were the only causes for which the
United States would draw the sword. I"
So spoke Lord Reading, the British
Ambassador, in the course of an inn
passioned and democratic address yes-
terday afternoon on Great Britain
and the War before the National
Conference Of American Lecturers at
Memorial Continental Hall which
opened a six-day session in the morn
ing.
Extols Liberty Loan.
I'VE" added the Ambassador later
referring to his own country's part
in the war, have carried IL. .Ooo. 600
men across the seas from one part
Of the world to another and of these
100000, in spite Of the submarine
activity Of the Germans, we have
lost only $500 men and Of these $50
were lost on hospital ships. Besides
this we have transported 100, 900 900
tons Of material to the front"
Earl Reading, in HIS address, out
lined the original causes of the war
with Germany. extolied the liberty
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
KEEP HER
TRADE PLEDGES WITH U.S..
Germany's Hand Seen In Failure to Fill Gen.
Pershing's Supply Orders After Getting
American Coal for Her Bunkers.

harbors of Vigo, Cadiz and BARGE
iona. Their owners will not permit
them to sail through fear the threat
of the German submarine comma nders
will be executed. 1t is doubted in
official circles that the Madrid gov
ernment will prove sufficiently strong
to make a serious defense for its
rights as a neutral.
With full expectation that the trade
agreement concluded a month ago
would be promptly ratified in Madrid
the War Trade Board Immediately
provided the Spanish ships detained
in American ports with bunker coal.
Exports which Spain wanted and
badly needed were also released un-
der the license system. and even
more generously than the terms OF
agreement required. During the
month of March 10 per cent more
cotton was allowed to 20 out than
had been contemplated under the reci-
procal arrangement. Large shipments
of railway equipment and great guam
titles of machine oils were also re-
leased.
Indignation Aroused.
There was both surprise and indig-
nation at the State Department aud
the War Trade Board, when the
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
LYNCHING
INQUIRY HAS BEGUN
Attorney Declares Convictions Ap-
pear Certain-Jury Resting.

CollinsviIle. Ills. April S.-While
armed guards barred all spectators,
the state of Illinois today began its
formal inquiry before the coroner's
jury into the Iynching here Of Robert
Paul Praeger last Friday.
. As a result Of the jurys hearings
the names Of twenty men identified
as being in the mob which stormed
the Jail are in the possession Of the
State.
Following adjournment OF the in
quest late today until 10 O'Clock We'd
nesday morning, assistant attorney
general Trautman declared that Re
believed arrests and convictions were
certain.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
FRAMED BY REP. DYER
Drastic Federal Measure Would
Make Mob Members Murderers.

The most drastic federal anti-Iynch-
ing law ever proposed was introduced
yesterday afternoon by Representa-
tive Dyer of Missouri. Republican. 1t
provides:
Every person In the mob shall be
deemed guilty Of murder.
He shall be tried in United States,
not local. courts.
The county in which the riot occurs
must forfeit $4,000 to the dependents
Of the deceased, or. IL he has none,
to the United States.
A special federal tax may be i'm
posed to insure collection OF this debt.
Officers Of the law from whom
prisoners are taken for lynching made
punishable by 5000 fine and five
years Imprisonment.
Any person who favors lynching, or
whose. Opinions and character are
Questionable, shall, be disqualified by
the court as a juror in any lynch
trial.
Dyer's fight Is the result Of the
lypcfing In Collinsville, Ill, of a man
suspected Of disloyalty. Dyer also
had the East st. Louis race riots in
mind.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
DUTCH MINISTER
TO RETURN HOME
DR.. Phillips. Insomnia Victim, Seeks
Rest in Holland.

DR.. August Philips. Dutch Minister
to the United States, is returning
home.
Official announcement to this effect
was made last night by the Neither
lands legation as follows:
DIR. August Philips, Minister OF. the
Netherlands, has asked for leave Of
absence from his post on account of
his health. His request has been
granted and he will sail for Holland
shortly. Mr.. w. H. DeBeaufort, coun-
sellor Of the legation. will be charge
d affaires ad interim.
'since leaving Holland Mr.. Philips
has suffered seriously from insomnia.
His condition Is such that he thought
1t was best for him to return to Hol-
land in order to obtain rest and treat
ment."
It is emphasized at the State De-
partment that. the return of Mr..
Philips at this time carries no politi-
cal or international significance. His
Ill health has been known at the de-
partment for two weeks.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
M 'ADOO WILL
BUY ALL COAL
FOR RAILROADS
Will Cooperate with Fuel
Administrator and War
Industries Board.
CONFERENCE Is CALLED
Garfield Summons State
Administrators to Plan
Speeding Up Deliveries.

Announcement was made last night
at the Railroads Administration that
all coal for the individual railroads
will be bought by the Director Cen
eral. in cooperation with DR.. Harry
Garfield. the Fuel Administrator, and
Bernard Baruch. chairman of the War
Industries Board.
Car Shortage HInders.
This statement followed the pubH-
cation of the report of the Geological
Survey which showed that there ex-
listed today a car shortage of more
than twenty per cent throughout the
whole country and Of approximately
five per cent in the eastern bituminors
fields. Accompanying this was the
statement that the production Of btu
minous coal had fallen of more than
thirty per cent in the last week The
losses were attributed to a lack of
cars, while the shortage of labor and
mine disability was placed at a min
imum of about two per cent.
At the Fuel Administration. warning
was given that unleess more cars were
furnished. the consuming public would
OC ldSNN lttAN Dy d
more severe than the one just passed
through. In other quarters it was de-
clared that the main reason for the
falling of in production and the large
car shortage was due to various indi-
vidual railroads dickering for a low
price on coal. holding as a club q
threat to withhold cars from The
mines.
No attempt is made at the Railroads
Administration to deny that there Ii
and has been a car shortage. But II
Is maintained that tails shortage oi
twenty per cent and more is from the
normal and not from actual war con.
ditions. Within the last six week.
there have been enormous demands
on the railroads for trains for army
purposes. These have been met above
all other obstacles.
Cans Tied Up.
There are thousands of freight cars
tied up at various parts of the east
by embargoes. For instance, below
Richmond, there are 1900 car loads oi
lumber consigned for commercial pur
poses. There are still several thou
sand cars jammed up around the Hos
Islands yards. But the railroads are
moving this stuff out as fast as pos
ible and now have on hand at the
ports of Boston. New York, Philadel.
phia, Baltimore. Newport News ant
Norfolk, a total Of 1888 carloads ot
stuff awaiting export. OF these. 4,24
are OF food and $50 of grain.
The railroads declare that they VII
be able to move all the coal planneC
before September l. DR.. Garfield 1,
anxious to force early ordering al
over the country and has called q
conference OF all the state administra.
tors from east OF the Mississippi t.
discuss methods Of speeding up tn,
purchasing.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
WITHHOLDLOAN
FIGURES; WILSON
BUYS $1,000 BOND
Announcement Of Presi-
dents Purchase Of Lib
erty Bond Made at the
Theater-Audience En-
thused-Buyers Will Re-
ceive Honor Flags.

President Wilson last night
subscribed $1,000 to the third lib
crty loan.
Announcement of the subscrip-
ton by Frederic Haskins, news
paper correspondent, from B. F.
Keith's stage last night sent the
audience into a tumult of ap-
plause. President Wilson, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson and party,
attended the performance at
Keith's and when, after an ad-
dress by Mr.. Haskins, subscrip-
ton blanks were circulated among
the audience by ushers, wrote his
name to a pledge for ST 900 worth
of the new bonds.
To Present "HOnOr Flags
In Washington the campaign again
waxed warm after the Sunday Iull,
and the prediction that washington's S
quota of $500 900 set by the Treasury
Department could be doubled was re-
iterated with more conviction by
members of the local liberty loan
committee.
Every purchaser of bonds Of this
third loan in Washington will be
presented with an Honor Flag" and
have his or her name printed on the
Honor Roll" it was announced last
night,
When names of representatives from
every family IN the city are on the
Honor Roll and honor flags are in
every window a huge honor flag of
stlk. with blue star on it will be
fioated from the top of the District
B,fiding. Unfurling of this nag will
meees that Washington has doubled
its quota and earned the right to fly
The Honor Flag"
"HORsr System, Adopted.
The Liberty Loan Committee of the
District, at a meeting last night, de-
cided to adopt the honor system" in
Washington and Immediately took
steps to procure 10000 of the red,
white and blue honor flags to dis
tribute to the bond buyers. At the
meeting with the members of the
committee was John H. Burton, de-
signer of the national honor flag, and
originator Of the honor system which
iLready has been adopted with the
greatest success in small and large
cities throughout the United States,
He explained the plan to the commit
tee and it was Immediately decided to
put 1t on" in Washington in a big
! way.
Honor rolls will be displayed promi-
nentl' in each of the government de-
Iartments and bureaus, IN the depart.
ment stores, in the Offices of the gas
company, the street railway COM
pames' in drug stores. grocery stores,
In public schools. in churches, eyery-
Where in. Washington that people are
employed. or where people meet to-
gether.
On the honor rolls will be printed
the names Of those persons who have
subscribed to the third liberty loan
Ihere Will be no amounts given, and
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
Rear Admiral Peary
Recovering from Illness

Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, dis
coverer of the North Pole, is recover
ing at his home here from a blood
TRANSMISSION operation.
Following his return last week from
a lecture tour, Admiral Peary suffered
an attack Of what the doctors describe
as ''pernicious aenemia-" His condi-
ton became serious and his physician.
Dr. B. L. Hardin, advised TRANSMISSION.
Lieut. Commander H. F. Strine. y. 5.
N, performed the operation at
Georgetown University Hospital. 1t
was even more successful than the
physicians had hoped.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-09
"For Gods Sake, Hurry" "
Appeal Made to Congress

Beginning today members of Con-
gress will be defuged with 10000
cards from the National Security
League bearing this appeal:
For Gods Sake. Hurry Up"-
Joseph H. Choate."
In these words, the league says,
Mr.. Choate appealed for more Wig
orous prosecution Of the war In nis
last public utterance three days be-
fore his death.