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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

How Marx Twain Turned Jeks On W.
snna Authorities VIII ss New
Story - Mary.

The letters Of Marx Twain record
but little concerning the years he
spent In the Ausfrtsn rnt,itai. fi.e
Christian Se1ence Monitor Observes.
The hunorist did soas~ si,cs4Ai writing
for American Iafssrx dufihg tho,e
Wander jahre." Indeed. the yl.1una
journalists took him % lisar hearts IN
u colleague u u particular. genial
type aud often invitee: him 10
friendly spread" at which the guests
were members of the Austrian fourth
estate. The story of hos hc got inta
trouble with the authorities. through
the indiscretions Of u yleilna Journal
LIST. has probably never been published.
As the tale goes. q certain reporter,
either In a facctiuus ar Il yinGiictise
moment, gave out that Marx T~ain had
been stei suspiciousiy loiterin. about
the bridge which spans the Danube
canal near i.ae Ring strasse, and not
far from the Eo2ei MetroioE-, Z, which
the Cleuenses lived. Marx could Iut
let this reflection upon his character
80 uncfiall.ilged. He has4 ea.-i to eY-
piain--to apologize, III fact, for having
given the authorities the sli.htes.
anxiety about him.
The explanation was thoroughly
Twalnlike. lie had found by the
bridge the longest German word he.
had ever seen and Ia order 10 ,.stlapr.-
hend II In all IS longitude and lati-
tuue. he had pinned one efd II II TO
the bridge with The idea Of unfolding
II Eearing HIS precious burden With |
him. he caIut to thr ot,,stsite %id Of the |
bridge. only. alas, 10 Ind tina, b. still !
lad YARD. 10 spare The apology was /
accepted with iuauy broad vE.u. |
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25
little Danger ct Salt Famine.

So universally nreSl,N'. salt deposits
are found In MANY parts ~ the ~xsrid,
The quantity III salt In the oceaa Is
said to hr equal "a NJ l,aSs hse tst.ses
the n,ass of the Alps. Near tracnW.
laland, is bed ssS a!l,ss iaas, ~
mites wide and a quarter Of u naiir
thirk, This u,lne is The greatest ps
It's kind In the ~oTid assd houses
complete csty ua,irr the car,h's erus,
engaged in operating the salt drs~asl,>
Houses syrress. slv<Irte nga,S aad at,
the acccssorirs uf e-srouad VII,
las~s are hcrr .cand, Mine mules
have hs~n h.rn la the Cracaw wares,
to Hire long litc of usefulness with.
cut oacr ever coming ,o the surface.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

Oar democratic exchanges arc
loudly prot sting against R":ub'
4 lican criticism uf President vii.
son, the lronion Register oven
going so far as TO say tha, the
critics ought TO bo halcd bcfov.
tbs federal courts and prosccu,.
cd for slandering the govern.
mcnt. Back in III" good old
8Republiaan days. when freedom
aof the press meant all thr term
i'm piled. the Register was for.
sevcr applauding Republican IN,
sCumben.s Of the presidency. OF
course, Why. there ar" yc, many
men living who remember when
Democratic editors sonuuncci
President Lincoln the creates,
president. oh no ~-sroundrci
unhung. hut the tiuses have
changed, a democratic president
may not be crit.scd. The king
can do no wrong This is what
We recently gathered an army
OF four million mtn together for
and sent two million OF them to
France 10 fight for. All we need
now Ia to have all tho federal
\ Judges parlisans Of the king, aud
critics will get all
that 10 coming Ia them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

There 10 more Cz'asYh In THE a>e,.ea
81 the country tlsn al other diseases
put toeethcr. and for yearp u was SUP,
posed 70 - .ncurah,s. Doctors ersocrseea
local Vtns-tsea and by constantly fesans
TO cnre with local treatment. pecncune<d
u tneurahie. Catsrrh Is . ioeai dises -.
greatly Influenced ny constitutions. ean.
0ttens and therefore. requires ecassitu.
ssonA troatmens Asil's ca,asrh Msas.
cine. manufactured by y J. chsoey q
Co. Tosedo. Ohio. b constitutional
thru the Blood ON the Mucous Surtscss
ef the 6ysteAL Coc ifasdsVd pc,lArs rs-
yofA . e6sssd fcs any cass that Halrs
cAsossa nsdtcaas fSJ,s 10 cure. osaa Tor
oolo4s1 an1 tsetinscaiA,a
C4gNer . co. fSss1A oAia
es.;s;'s - e e ..,..>
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25
We are requested TO take kind
y to Mr.. McAdoo's plan of com
n,ef1 .rnecrpmnrt orrnnrSbir oe

~ VI ElT -hcttslt0 {5jall oi com
Iplete government ownership nt
the railroads. We'd feel more
like it II it weren't for one OF
two things tina, made private
ownership Of the railroads more
attractive to oUr eyes. There is
that l}ttE" matter Of taking away
the country editors tin @ honor
ed privilege Of taking his llttle
trips on miiagc paid for in I'D
vertisInF Ninety niNo out of IA
hundred rural editors vii! agree,
with us that GA this point gov.
ernmcnt ownership doesn't look
good Then there T., that all,
important point of a genera!
increase Of rates far in excess
OF the incgeasc demanded for
ih" efficient and profitable oper.
alton If the roads whi,e they were
unoer private control. The gen
era! public is decidedly sore on
tlils point OF government contrul.
Tber there is tho matter Of an
piylrE the money thus gained in
added wages TO railroad employ.
e> until they are all ont Of pro
portion with the earnings Of men
IN occupations and employ mcnt
cot ia the sunshine OF govern.
uant favor. but who yet coustl-
To- 'e that element of society most
by the higher rates.
Added 20 these things, there is
.hc lame ota bic fact that with ell
This increase ~ rates and heays
in trai,.r. Mr. McAduo
has failed To make ia" railroads |
pay their way. From the stand. |
POINT Of good business, his con |
iuct of the railroads does not |
appeal to US.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

II is said that England wants
to charge the United States $50
for each American soldier
ferried ac ross the ocean In tna
case we should demand reward
for saving England's life.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

smother a snisker. Yet Tawm
was no more Inconsistent than
the President himself, who, only
couple OF years ago was cate.
goficaliy refusing TO aid the
women in their fight for the suf.
frage amendment.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25
Fifteen states have 90 far rat
ihed tho national prohibition
amendment. Missouri must fall
In linn

II there were only 4 way OF
getting Southern Democratic
political methods smeared over
the whole country, how happy
our Democratic friends would be.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

A truly b save soldier always
respects his f.% and never be
Titles his hx.N!ng qualities
Here is a little in. St>'nce OF this
"A fact. Lieut.. William II. Leaill'
sot ST. Louis, has just l'<en sent
home from the front, rn@nded
and decorate d With the Fr%sch
Croix de Guerre. When asked
what he had done 10 deserve HE
decoration, hc replied that nc
really did no, know that he hat
Edons anything that he could
think of. but when he spoke OF
gthe lighting of the Germans he
aud his men went up against, we
see why he wears that cross.
This what he has 10 say of the
foe,
And when anyone tells you
that those Germans didn't light
and that they were all ho!lrring
"kamcrad," don't you believe
him The fellows we met fought
Ia the last di'Gh, fought gamesy.
fought well. but not we'll enough.
aud IL seemed they fought when
they were dead.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-25

Com binations are being enter
ed into aud agreements made to
sustain present prices Of. The
necessaries OF life BY TIE inter.
ests that control these things
This in some cases is done open,
ly and advertised broadcast, as,
for instance, the agreement be.
tween the packers aud hog grow.
ers through which the consumer
is still to be mulcted with 30.
cent bacon and 60 cent ham.
Aud the packing interests also
control the beef. poultry, egg,
b utter, and so on, market,
IN be long long trail before
poor Nd Mr.. Dub. the consumer,
will la lIowcd to realize that he
has reach ed the end of the way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Drive to Save 100000
Babies Lives Is On
Children's Bureau of Depart
ment of Labor in Charge
of Great Work

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Weighing
and measuring of all American children
under FIVE years of age will be the first
feature Of Children's Year, which opens
to-day, under the direction Of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the United States De-
partment of Labor. This will be the
hrst Of a year Of activities designed
10 protect children from the special
dangers Of wartime and save the lives
OF 100, 900 children before April 6, 1919.
Instructions for the weighing and
measuring test are now in the hands Of
local child welfare chairmen. Record
cards have been prepared by the De-
partment Of Labor and will be fur
nished for each child. On one end of
the card data concerning the child will
Dc recorded and returned by parents,
while the other portion should be filled
cut and returned to the Children's Blu
sean Of the Department of Labor. The
return card will be franked as official
government business and no postage
Will be required.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Lieut.. Col. King to Wed
He Also Announces His Sis
ter's Engagement

Lieutenant Colonel Van Rensselaer, C.
King, now in France, mas announced the
engagement of his sister, Miss Jeanne
King, of 270 Park Avenue, daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. David H. King,
jr., TO Lieutenant Charles de Rham, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles de Rham,
Of "a Fifth Avenue.
At the same time GENES news of the
engagement of Lieutenant Colonel King
to Mrs. Jewett MSnturn, who also is in
France with the Red Cross. Their we'd
ding probably will take place in Paris
soon. Miss King is q sister of Miss
Ruth King and Mrs. S. Griswold Flagg,
Sd, OF Philadelphia. Lieutenant de
Rham is with the 3o5th Infantry at
Camp Upton. He is graduate of Har-
ward. class 10.
Mrs. Minturn was Miss Sarah Jewett
Robbins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian w. Robbins, 80 East Seventy
fourth Street. Her first husband was
John w. Minturn. She is sister of
Mrs. Lvdig Hoyt. Lieutenant Colonel
King is a graduate of Harvard. class
'01, and is member of the knicker-
booker and other clubs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06

the remainder of the total of 5000,
During his s;a-- n New york h lived
at the Hotel McAlpin, where he is re-
meMbered as e quiet person.
The Plnkertoa National Detective
Agency, with the assistance of De-
tectives Haskins and Kelly, from the
1st Branch Detective Bureau, trailed
him to Providence, where he had de-
posted $4,000 to the credit of "Charles
Bantum.'
Although he was an expert stenog-
rapher, he had enrolled in a shorthand
school there. He said that. although
he was independent financially, he
wished to acquire some useful occupa-
ton
When the Pinkerton Detective Bu-
young man named Bantum had a great
deal of ready cash a photograph Of the
missing Frye was forwarded to that
city. Early yesterday morning Super
intendent Packard and a detective
from the Police Department went to
"Bantum's" rooms.
Shoots Himself When Trapped
The young man readily admitted his
identity when Packard showed his
photograph, and lo4u The detectives
most of The money was in the banks
and that $500 was in the dresser draw
err. AS he got out OF bed at the detec-
tives' instructions, he drew an auto
matte revolver from his bed and shot
himself in the head, dying instantly.
A receipt for S455.60 for five Anglo
French war bonds was found in the
dead mans. rooms - also a receipt
for safe deposit box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Wound Chevrons Ordered
u. S. Honors Men Who Suffer
in Fight for Democracy

WASHINGTON, April 5.--Wound
chevrons, recently authorized by the
Secretary of War, are being supplied
to men of the service upon application
to the quartermaster at the Philadel-
phia storehouse, according to the War
Department.
Officers now attached to staff corps
on duty here, who were wounded dur
ing the Philippine insurrection, Span
ish -American War and other engage
ments in which American forces saw
service, have applied for the chevrons
No officers here are entitled to wound
chcvrons in the present war. Service
chevron bestowed in the present wal
arc worn by Acting Chief of Staff
March and his aid, Major A. M. Swing
The chevron is of gold cloth and is
worn on the left arm. The wound
chevron is identical. but is worn on
the right arm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
New York Sends
1,416 More to Don
Khaki at Upton
City's Quota for First Con
tingent of Second Draft
Completed

New York City has sent 6,389 young
men to Yaphank in the last five days.
The last of the first contingent of New
York men to be called to the colors
urder the second draft left here yester-
day. They numbered 1,416, and were
from Manhattan, Brooklyn and The
Bronx.
Officials at the Office of the Adjutant
General here declared yesterday that
the first of the second draft movements
was a decided success. In the entire
movement only one man failed to leave
on scheduled time without reason. He
has since gone to Camp Upton. At the
office of the draft director it was said
that $4,000 men could easily have been
sent from this city mad rney been
called for.
Six hundred of the Manhattan men
left yesterday by way of the Pennsvl-
vania Station and the Long Island Rail-
road. Others marched from the head
quarters of their local boards to the
foot of East Thirty fourth Street,
where they boarded ferries for Long
Island City for entrainment. The
Brooklyn rockies boarded special trains
at the Carlton Avenue yards of the
Long Island Railroad. Trains left this
point for Yaphank at 1890. All the
men were in Camp Upton by 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
There were cheers and applause for
the various contingents as they headed
for entrainment points. Most of the
boards had arranged special send-off
celebrations. Local Board 1863, with
headquarters in the LIST Field Artillery
Armory, Broadway and Sixty-seventh
Street, sent batch of thirty four men
to camp. Thew were taken to the East
Thirty fourth Street ferries in Fifth
Avenue bus.
Local Board 1853, 1870 West Forty
sixth Street, had touring cars waiting
to carry the men away. The men from
Board 1913 assembled at the parish
house of the Church of the Ascension
10 West Eleventh Street, where each
received a pair of woollen socks and a
sweater, the gifts of Mrs. John D.
Lindsay, wife of the chairman of the
board.
Two hundred children who attend
Public School 151, at Ninety-third
Street and First Avenue, sang patriotic
songs and took part in a farewell cele-
bration in honor of the men of Local
Board $780, which has its headquarters
at Ninety-frst Street and First Ave
nue.. The men received packages OF
cigarettes and candy from the teachers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
AidFromU. S. Exceeds
British Expectations
Lord Robert Cecil Says Response
to Appeal Is Most Sur
priSinp

LONDON, April 5.-Commenting on
the anniversary of the entry OF the
United States into the war, Lord Rob
ert Cecil, Minister Of Blockade, said to
Tho Associated Press to-day:
THE entry of the United States into
this war was the greatest event in the
history OF the world during a century,
and longer, perhaps. Much already
has resulted from it and far more is
expected.
81 always expected there would be
cordial relations between the govern
ments OF Great Britain and the United
States, but it is no exaggeration to say
that the cordiality of our cooperation
has exceeded even what we foresaw.
There have been criticisms-there al.
ways are-but I firmly believe when
the history of the war comes to be
written just view will be taken Of
the immensely of the efforts of your
country and ours"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
More New Workers
Win Commissions
Forty-eight Are Named as Of
fcers in Reserves and
Draft Army
[Stdf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Commis-
sons as reserve officers and for SER
vice in the National Army were issued
TO the following New Workers to-day
by the War Department:
Ewing Taylor, 1S East Eleventh Street,
captain. Medical Corps.
Henry Leonard Pilzer. 43S Stone Avenue,
Brooklyn and Arthur Comstock Bright. 2--
East Eighty sixth Street, first leutenants,
Giovanni Barbarino, 257 Eghty-sixth
Street Bay RidSe srooklyn ana '0e oay
termaster Corps. National Army.
John A. Pike, Camp Wadsworth. second
Eeutenant. Quartermaster Corps, National
Army.
Aviation cadets, engineers, artillery
men and infantrymen with the over
seas forces were commissioner on the
recommendation OF General Pershlng
as follows:
Bradley A. Martin. Arthur R. Tabor, Ed
Eran1 T. Martin. Patrick H. Neil. Thomas
w. blackburn. Leon w. Powell, Godfrey l..
Jacob, John NJ Bowman, Harry 3. carney
Alfred C Cooper Edward w. Mo2 Frs,< ryV-
6 6sw;t thil Coleman "a f., caIs!l carrinston
Ralph Dryden, William B. Kelly San1net en-; ".
Cbristopher C. Scale, Lyman O. Dudley and
Richard r. Varnum. first ieutenants. avla-
ton section. Signal Reserve Corps,
Richard kritzer Harry ii. WEBB ana
Amos O PAYNE, second heutenants, aviation
section. Signal Reserve Corps NJ,
Frank ii. Gaior. second lieutenant Field
Artillery Reserve Corps. - :.
John A. Branch. second lieutenant IN
Robert Eaton Lowry, Myron Spencer
Fiske, Lindey Murray Perkins, Clinton Har;
I
vy;Ilian, Albert Car. second lieutenants. En-
er;raers National Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Lord & Taylor Employees Form
Regiment for Work Behind Front
"o 'n0usand' from President to Office Boy Enroll in
'0neer Organization Pledged to War Tasks to Aid
in Bringing Victory to America

Inc hrst regiment of what is expect
ed TO become "behind- thefront
army of American workers. ORGANIZED
10 COMBAT indifference and disloyalty
at nome and give moral and physical
support to American soldiers abroad.
was formed yesterday by the 1000 en-
ployes Of Lord & Taylor. Every work
er IN the organization, from Samuel w.
Reyburn, the president, down to the
smallest Office boy and errand girl,
gathered on the main floor of the big
drygoods store, heard W. Bourke Cock
ran and other speakers tell Of the vita.
need for national unity, and voted to
incorporate the National Service
League, to operate under the motto
100 per cent to win the war"
Our government has achieved mar
vellous results in organizing our forces
in the field" said Mr.. Reyburn, ex-
planning the task which lay before the
league members, "but the millions of
workers at home have not been organ
lied. Victory requires the efficient or
ganization of all national resources.
Those at home in trade and industrs
must be organized that our army and
navy may have the support which is
vital to victory.
Plan of Organization
"Such organization can be effected
by following the lines of association
already existing, that is, among the
workers in a business or industrial
enterprise. 1t is our purpose at Lord
& Taylor's to organize in this manner
and to suggest that others. associated
as we are. do likewise We are init
ating the movement, and we hope and
expect the movement will grow until
every loyal citizen of the United States
is enrolled in this army of personal
civilian service. The purpose of this
league is not merely to inspire patriot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Lieut.. Higgins
Wins Fight to
Clear His Record
Appellate Division, SUI
preme Court, Orders
Rank Restored

Thaddeus Higgins, of 1O6 Convent
Avenue, veteran Of the Spanish -Ameri-
can War, in which he served as a mem
Der of Troop K, Of Colonel Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, was restored to the rank
of first lieutenant in the army yester
day by an order of the Appellate Di-
vision of the Supreme Court.
This ends two-year fight made by
Higgins for a reversal of a court mar
tial decision which caused him to be
discharged dishonorably from the old
Goth Regiment, the 165tn Infantry,
Of the Rainbow Division in France. At
the time Of his court martial Higgirs
held the rank TO which ne has been re-
stored. He expects to ask the War De-
partment to send him TO France imme-
diately, so that he may Join his old
command on the firing line.
The case of Lieutenant Higgins has
been before both the military and ju-
dicial authorities of the state ever
since his discharge. He declared his
intention at the time of the court
martial never to cease his efforts for
VlndlcatloN until ne mad cleared MS
name OF the stain placed on it.
Following the Spanish-American
War, Lieutenant Higgins joined the
old 9Th United States Cavalry and
served in it for several years. He sub
sequently enlisted, following his hon
orable discharge from the army, in
the old 69th, and was made first lieu
tenant in Company E on October 25
1915.
Early in the following year Lieuten-
ant Higgins was superseded in COM
mand of the company by Lieutenant
Alexander Anderson. Either through
misunderstanding or some other cause
not disclosed, Lieutenant Higgins
failed to do as he was ordered by
Lieutenant Anderson. His court mar
tial followed.
In it's decision the Appellate Divi-
sion declared that only in the most ex-
traordinarv Of circumstances would it
think of interfering in military trib-
unal's findings. In this case the evil
dcnce had been reviewed by Adjutant
General Stotesbury Major General
Organ and Governor Whitman. De
spite all this the Appellate Division
was unanimous in reversing the court
martial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-06
Defends Liberty
Motor and Quits
Aero Society

Resenting the criticism Of the Liberty
motor made in report by a special
committee Of the Aeronautical Society
Of America, Archibald Black, the en-
gineer who designed the first plane on
which the new motor was installed, yes
terday cancelled his membership in the
aeronautical organization
In a letter accompanying the notice
Of his withdrawal, Mr.. Black declares
that Thomas A. Hill and Leon Cadmar,
who. with Charles w. Howell, signed
the report, based their findings on hear
say evidence and that they showed
utter ignorance Of What the motor is
and what it can do
He disputes their statement that the
motor is really an improved Packard
design, although admitting that Packard
! experience entered largely into the cor
/ structon Of the engine. He answer
I the charge that work on the motors Is
tagging by declaring that deliveries
have been made fo- the last several
"The Liberty motor" Mr.. Black de-
clarcs in his letter, which is addressed
20 Frederick W. Barker, president OF
the society, "is the best all-round air
craft motor OF which we have any au'
thentic data to-day. lhese motors are
in procegg Of construction, are being
Delivered and haze been so for the pas
aeveral months. Although Packard ex
uerience was used, the Liberty motor
Il not the Packard motor. There are
n great many differences and the Lib
erty motor weighg very much less PEI
horsepower than does the Packard,
Mr. Black incidentally charges tns
Aeronautjcal Society with driitins
.,a., frn.x, TIN actcutifc aDirit and de