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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
The Corn Situation

Experts who have gathered
statistics on the corn crop report
much worse conditions than sus-
pected by the agricultural de-
partments a few days ago. The
IL days of extremely warm
weather and hot winds together
with the grasshoppers in many
sections of the corn belt, worked
havoc to the crop at critical
time. Good weather and rain
cannot help corn which was
burnt or which had the silk eat
en- by the hopper. John Inglis.
a crop expert says that the Kan
sas and Oklahoma corn is a fail
ure, that in north central Kan
sas there may be as much as 10
or Is bushels to the acre. Much
of the bottoms corn in Missouri
promises a fair yield tho badly
cut, and some of the uplands
will make enough for local use
but all thru the corn section
the damage is great.
In Nebraska all fields south of
the Platte are practically with
out corn except some of the bot
toms along the Republican river.
The southern counties in Iowa
will make hardly Is percent OF
CROP. but the northern section
has a good crop. In Illinois the
southern counties are dried up.
the fired area extending over
half of the state. In the north
and northwestern section the
crop is good. Mr.. Ingils esti-
mates the shortage nearly 500,
600, 900 less than last years crop
which means much higher price
for good corn.
The fact that so much meal
will be used for human consump-
ton in the absence of wheat
for bread purposes of course
viii raise the price of corn and
that in proportion to what Is fed
to stock. If stock feeding is
curtailed for any reason, corn
will not be so high as if meat
products are looked after as u.s.
ual.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

enemy airmen in practically
every encounter.
The situation in Russia is
again badly mixed. Americans
and other warships have landed
and Chinese, japanese and allied
troops are on Russian soil to op-
pose German Control. Three
U-boats are supposed to be doing
the damage to small craft es-
pecially fishing boats off our
east coast. U-boats have sunk
some large vessels on the other
side lately. but no reports of
many big victims anywhere.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

1t appears that every day the
Americans and French make
substantial gains and the Eng
lish forces are crowding enemy
back. Gaining as they have
been for two weeks the American
and allied forces will have the
German army out of Alsace and
Lorraine by October.
American aviators are distin-
gushing themselves. Besides
bombing German supply bases
and railroad stations in control
of Gesmans, they are defeating
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Givens and
daughter Virginia were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.
Herring.
A fine shower last Friday af-
ternoon and Monday morning.
There was a good rain here.
Neither time was the ram very
general over the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collie Clayin
and two children Of Mt. Olive
Ills. returned to their home the
latter part of last week after a
weeks visit with relatives west
of town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Latest Money Safe.

The Bank of Keytesville has
progressed and joined the front
ranks of those financial institut-
ions of the state which believe in
providing the safest depositaries
for their cash.
This week one of the latest
models of cash containers a
Mosler Manganese Quadruple
Steel Safe, 1918 design and a
double decker was placed in the
front window of the bank and
hereafterit will be the strong box
of the bank and defy all known
methods of cracksmen.
The cylindrical quadriple steel
money chest is of the lug and
screw style and to appreciate its
invulnerability one has only to
look at the door when open and
decide that no force could possib-
ly break it. The mechanism for
opening has no external connect
ion except when on day lock- and
that portion of the trigger works
is on the out side of the main
face of the foot thick screw door
which is held fast by triple time
locks of proved efficiency.
Should either time lock or either
two of them fail to perform the
other would control and the safe
could be opened at the time set
on that clock and remain in con-
dition to be opened for three
hours when automatically it
would lock again and remain
locked the number of hour
designed.
The lower and less secure part
Of the $500 pound chunk of man
ganese steel is for papers ect.
and has no further connection
with the cash section than to
it. Going into this part |
IF the safe would put the cracks
nan no nearer the cash than
when he first started.
The bank bot the safe in May
Ind also 100 safety deposit boxes
which it will install in a fire
proof vault as soon as the equip
nent arrives and they win then
De for rent to the patrons of the
bank.
When the designs of the offic- |!
IT'S and board of directors Of this
!, nk shall have been completed /
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Proceedings County Court

j.
w. G. Wright presents state
ment of fees received by him
for the second quarter as Circuit
Clerk which is by the court ap-
proved.
Same as to w. w. White,
County Clerk.
j. o. Richardson, County
Treasurer made settlement of
his accounts for the six months
ending June Both.
Pool Hall license ordered is
sued to Edgar Wilks to conduct
a pool hall in Keytesville for IL
months.
In the Matter of the Road
Petition of F. H. Jones ct al:
Engineer ordered to survey mark
out said road and report to this
court at their next meeting.
Same as to the road petition
of E. F. Spellman ct al;
A. F. Arlington ordered to re-
pair the following codnty bridges
Bridge across east fork. Charlton
river near Lewis mill.
Bridge across branch near the
residence John Bailey.
Bridge across branch near ]. w.
Hughes.
Bridge across branch near the
residence of Luther Starks.
Bridge across branch near the
residence of R. S. Reyburn.
Bridge across branch in Sec
ton 33, 81, II.
Court selected the following
named persons to serve as Jur-
ors at the Novembersterm of the
Circuit Court to be held at Key
tesville as follows;
Bee Branch, F. E. Dodge
Bowling Green, Homer Stei-
man, Louis Miller
Brunswick, Adam Bruner,
George Clavin Jr.
Charlton, George Kramn.
Clark. Ed Cylyer.
Cockrell, Gwen Starks.
Cunningham, Ed Allen, Fred
Miller
Keytesville, A. D. Hurt, Clar-
ence Mills.
Mendon, Chas. Stewart
Missouri, VIM. Coll,
Musselfork, Ed Prather, C. A.
Clarkson
Salisbury, A. L. Tilletson. W.
S. Beckett
Salt Creek, VIM. Shaughnessy.
Triplett, ]. Homer Knight.
James Gaines.
Yellow Creek, Con Stanley.
Wayland, Joe Witt. Warren
Cooper.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

as regard undermining the bank
it will rank amoung the best
equipped in the state and we con-
graduate the stockholders as well
as the patrons of the bank on the
progressiveness of its manager
cashier.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

Walter Richardson and wife,
W. S. Richardson and wife. Miss
Mary R. Allen and G. II. Brandt
and Dempsey Maddox and wife
spent a few days at the state
fair at Sedalia, making the trip
in their cars, and spent pleas
ant time seeing many valuable
sights.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Salisbury ScribbIings


Paul Derks and wife of Texas
are here on a visit.
The latest arrival is a new baby
at the home of Chas. Klosser.
The meeting at Pleasant Wood
closed Sunday and a success.
B. F. Winn is recovering from
illness but is still weak and feeb-
le.
Mrs. Mary BoIze and children
left for their home in Kansas this
week.
Rev. Ward Baker of KirksvilIe
filled the pulpit at the M. E.
church Sunday.
Chas. Blackwell, wife and
daughter of Junction CITY Kan.
are here on visit.
VIM. Lehnhoff has purchased
the Jaco property on W. 4th. ST.
and will make it his home.
In the absence of DR.. o. T.
Morey F. B. McCury is acting
mayor of our city.
Silas Payton was taken to a
Kansas City hospital to undergo
an operation for gall stones.
Mrs. jim Philpot gave her
Sunday School class an outing at
the Fish Pond Park Monday
night.
Mrs. M. E. Dobson and daught.
er are spending the week in the
country at the home of Bart
Smith.
Chautuqua Saturday and the
cooling showers are just the
the thing to lay the dust and cool
the air.
DR.. Wilhite and family return
ed Wednesday from a pleasant
visit to friends in Excelsior
Springs
We hear complaint of potatoes
rotting in the ground. We hope
that some way may be found to
save them.
A new furnace is being put in
the Peoples Bank building but
the heat does not reach to the
second story.
T. H. Edwards and Mrs. Jim
Philpott and others attended the
Sunday School convention at
Prairie Hill Sunday.
O. 7. Morey left for Fort Riley
Monday morning to join the COL
ors. He looked the part of soldi-
er in his new Uniform.
W. w. Harkelworth and wife
of Wellsville Mo. came up Monday
on a business visit and while here
sold his residence property in
Shannondale to Claud ID. Tuder
who works at Oil City.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

See the Winfred Ray sale ad
on another page.
Mrs. Troy LongweIl and Mrs.
Lillian Westbrook went to Kan-
sas City yesterday to lay in a
supply of millinery.
DR.. Shropshire writes that he is
enjoying life tho doing a lot Of
work, He gives a fine descript-
ion of an auto trip to Denver and
a finer account of lwhat he saw
there and partook of.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
New Registration

1t is practically a certainty
that the next call for the war
will be for men from Is to As.
1t appears that the administra-
tion will first call all men from
10 to sc, then from 36 to 46 and
last all who are Is. 1t is desired
that registration be under way
by Sept. 5.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Presbyterian Church

Sunday School at $50 A. M.
These will be union services at
the Chautauqua tent at llo'clock
Rev. Wolf will be the speaker,
special music has been prepared.
Two members were received
into the Presbyterian church at
Indian Grove last Sunday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Being Crowded Back On
200 Mile Line, German
Army Is Near German
Border.

Americans and French gain and hold
everyday. English army push en-
envy from strong holds. American
Aviators are doing wonders, bomb
ing enemy supply depots and
bringing down enemy planes.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Hobbies

Clarence Edward Stanley and
Miss Emma Goldie Hobbies of st.
Catherine neighborhood were
united in marriage by Rev. R. 7.
Mathews Wednesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Discharged Soldier Wounded

Frank A. Wastle of Brunswick
who has been in the service
about Is months at Ft. Sill, ma
chine gun service. and who was
discharged because of physical
disqualification n..was reported seri-
ously injured in Oklahoma Mon
day. He had been out of SER
vice about two weeks. No par
ticulars concerning his mishap.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23
Sunday Services at Chautauqua

The churches of the town will
hold a union service at the Chau-
tauqa Tent on Sunday morning
at ii o'clock. A special musi-
cal program will be rendered.
and the sermon will he preached
by Rev. ]. E. Wolfe. pastor Of
the Chistian church at Indepen-
dence, No.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-08-23

American warships landed at Russia. Allied
and Neutrals land troops and will suppress
Revolution. U-boats active on oureast coast
Big ships sunk in foreign waters
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
POLICEMAN PETERSON "PINCHED'
BY SLEUTHING ARMY LIEUTENANT
Marches His Quarry uO Middle Of Morley
Avenue in Front Of His Horse

In "the wee, sma' hours" yes
terday morning, as Policeman f.
C. Peterson was gumshoeing
northward along Morley avenue
keeping a wary eye out for sus-
picious characters, an army lieu
tenant mounted rode up to the
curb beside him and accosted
him with .-s-4..-z..-- is.
"Are you the man l spoke to
a short time ago ?
II guess So" replied Peterson.
"Why?"
well, come along with me-"
Now, Peterson is possessed Of
a dry sense of humor, and with
out a word he 'fell in" ahead of
the officers horse, and was
marched up the middle of Morley
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
CHANCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Year at State University for the
Winner at Examination
Next Saturday.

The successful high school
graduate in the examination to
be held next Saturday at the Of
flee of Co. School Supt. Jo-
sephine A. Saxon will be given
an opportunity to attend the
Arizona State university for a
year, expenses paid.
This is under the state law by
which examinations are held in
every county in the state, open
to all high school graduates, the
one standing highest in each
county being awarded a $3.50
scholarship in the state univer-
sity. This sum covers all ex-
penses for year at the univer-
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
AMERICANS DRIVE
LAST HUN NEST
FROM BELLEAU
YANKEES MAKE TWO
BRILLIANT CHARGES
Showed Great Courage Seized
Several Machine Guns and
Number of Prisoners.

WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY ON THE MARINE, June
24.-Belleau Wood, for which
the American infantry has been
fighting for the past few days,
is now entirely in the hands OF
the Americans. A strong force
of Americans today cleared out
the Germans frem the strip of
woods remaining in their pos
session.
Several German machine gun
nests were captured, with five
guns and a number of prisoners,
The Americans made two
charges, the first of which took
the enemy by surprise. One
Bosche machine gun was located
in tree and was worked by a
pulley arrangement. A squad OF
Americans exhibited great cour-
age in taking it.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
NOGALES, SONORA,
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
MEMBERS ALL APPROVE,
SIGN CONSTITUTION
Will Ow Send Same to the Fed
eral Capital to Be Filed
There.

The board of directors of the
lfuOOsefidstlr ?Cse NH mhm NH
Chamber of Commerce of No
gales, Sonora, held a special ses-
sion to receive and approve the
constitution and statutes of the
organization as the latter had
been printed in pamphlet form
and to sign up the constitution
for transmission to the secretary
of commerce at the federal capi,
tai for registration in that de-
partment.
General Alvaro Obregon, pres
ident of the chamber, presided,
and Mr.. Jose M. Alvidres, secre-
tary, was at the desk.
Lie. Primo Villa Michel, con-
sulting attorney for the cham
Der, read the statutes, and then
the constitution was read and
signed by the officers and di-
rectors. That concluded the
business.
The chamber is reported in 9
very thriving condition, details
of which will be given later in
The Oasis.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
IMPORTANT LAWS
ARE PASSED BY
LEGISLATURE
OUTLINE OF TWO IS
GIVEN BY FERGUSON
Reorganization of State Council
of Defense, and Anti-Vag-
abOnd Law Excellent.

State Senator Ray Ferguson
called at The Oasis office yes
terday and gave an outline OF
some of the very important leg
islation adopted at the recent
special session of the Arizona
legislature.
Reorganization of the State
Council of Defense and some OF
the auxiliary legislation Doctor
Ferguson regards as most i'm
portant and valuable. Under
provisions of that act the COVER
nor appoints fourteen members
of the state council, one in each
county, and confirmation of
each councillor resting in the
board of supervisors.
Chairmen of boards of super
visors are chairmen also of the
county councils of defense, MAX
ing them, by their connection
with the county member Of the
state council the connecting link
between the state council and
the county councils. Under the
law, both state and county coun-
ellis are given wide powers Of
very. important scope and great
weight.
Another vital measure that
was enacted was the anti-vaga-
bond law, which provides that all
able-bodied men must follow
some productive employment. No
matter what their condition, ali
men must work, whether they
need the wages or not. And the
county councils are empowered
to take cognizance of all such,
employing the officers of the law
to effect arrests. When an ar
rest is made the county council
and the state council have wide
powers in enforcing the aim and
intention of the law. AS yet
there is no penalty for the work
slackers, but sufficient penalties
will be worked out by the coun-
ellis of defense.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

avenue in that fashion until the
international line was reached.
'Halt!" came the command,
and Peterson stopped in his
tracks. Then the officer called
to Customs Inspector Specht: 81
guess I've got him. Come and
look him over"
Specht gave one -look-the~
he gasped.
"Oh, no." he managed to
sputter out at last. "This isn't
the man. This chaps all right :
eyes, l reckon so," said Petec
son, without a suspicion of q
smile, as he turned back his coat
lapel and flashed his badge on
the army man.
That's all.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
ITALIAN TROOPS PURSUING
FLEEING AUSTRIAN ARMY
A1A1AA' ~ - y - AVAAAA' AAAOAA -
DARE NOT TELL VIENNA
Amidst Wild MaeIstrom Of Rout and
Pursuit 1t is Practically impossible to
Forecast Accurately Extent Of Sue
cess Of Tremendous Allied Victory

LONDON, June 24.-With the
Austrian left wing on the Piave
still fleeing, abandoning guns,
equipment and prisoners, and
desperate detached
rear guard actions at some
points in wild endeavors to extri-
cate the remnants of it's shatter-
ed columns; with the Italians
pressing forward with cavalry,
infantry, artillery and fighting
air squadrons, it is difficult in
the maelstrom of rout and pur-
suit to estimate with any degree
of accuracy yet just the extent
of the momentous victory
achieved by the allied arms on
the Italian front.
Today was one of the most op-
timistic twenty-four hours ex-
perienced in the capitals of the
allies in the last half year.
'"The allies never felt better
Premier Lloyd
George announced in the house
of commons. Summarized, the
situation stands: The Austrian
fiasco on the Piave has found
no retriever as yet.
''The expected debouching by
the enemy from the Trentino
and Carnic Alps into the Vene-
tian plains has apparently been
postponed, while Ludendorf, at
the special assignment of the
German kaiser, views the wreck
along the Piave river.
"Semi-official advices from
Rome tell of the capture of 45,-
600 prisoners, and the Italian
losses are placed at one-fifth
those of the enemy, which are
at 100000"
The Italian cavalry have
crossed the Piave on a wide
front, harassing the retreating
in the rear and opening
up a wedge that presents tre-
mendous possibilities if General
Foch deems that this is the aus
picious moment to push forward
for a final decision on this
front.
During the night, the Rome
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
MEN
IN SANTA CRUZ co.
PLACED IN CLASS I

By unanimous VOTE the Legal Advisory board has
mended that 81 registered be transferred by the Local Draft
board from Glasses g. and A to Class L.
In other the advisory board tied while in
three the vote to in favor of transfer and in 6
it to against the change Four other
acted in of which Class unanimously recommended
the other three being given lower classification
These will before the Draft
Continued on Page 81
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
Strikes and Riots are General, and Of
ficia|s are C|amoring to Resign En-
ueror KarI's Government Shaken to
FoundationS--vienna Doesn't Know Of
Italian Defeat


MUNICH (via London), June
24.-Strikes, riots and disorders
of the most alarming nature now
extend all over Austria and Hun
gary, according to the admis-
sion now made by the Vienna
newspapers.
The Austrian "home front" re-
mains in state of collapse. 1t
is so bad in Vienna that the Aus
trian war office hesitates to tell
the truth about the Piave de-
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
AIRCRAFT PROBE CLOSING
Investigators to Submit Report
to President Wilson Early
Next Month.

WASHINGTON, June a..
E. Coffin, recently
chairman of the aircraft produc-
tion board, was examined in an
all day session by Charles Evans
Hughes and Asst. Atty. Gen.
Frierson.
The aircraft investigation is
now approaching it's conclusion,
and it is intimated that the re-
port thereon might be made to
the president early in July.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

Mr.. H. w. Lawton, general
freight and passenger agent for
the Southern Pacific of Mexico,
arrived from California Sunday,
where he had been for several
weeks. Business in Nogales re-
quiring his attention will keep
Mr.. Lawton here until Thursday,
when he will continue his jour-
ney to Empalme and Guaymas.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

war office announced, the Ital-
ians continued to advance in the
region of San Dona dfPiave and
on the lower Piave.
The allied airmen are bonn
harding the railroads to Coneg-
liano and Oderzo and as far
south as Porto Gruaro on the
Oderzo railway. If these lines
are severed, the whole Austrian
right would be jeopardized and
the enemy's employment of his
reserves frustrated.
South of the Zerzon bend Of
the Piave, a few miles below
Oderzo, the Austrians are fight
ing stubborn rear guard action
in an attempt to recover the
bridgeheads at San Dona di
Piave and Grizolera.
The Austrians fled from Mon
tello partly by the one lone
bridge left standing, and by at
tempting to wade the river. They
were literally moved down by
the Italians following closely OH
their heels, and 72 field pieces
previously captured by the Aus
TRANS were retaken, in addition
to a large number abandoned by
the enemy.
The Italians succeeded in
bridging the river at Falzea and
Nervesa, and there was further
pursuit of the enemy in that
sector.
The Italians captured six bat
teries on the west bank of the
~
Piave, in addition to guns on the
opposite bank.
The Italians are also advanc-
ing from Capo Sile, near the
Adriatic, where a bridgehead
was completed by the engineers
and hundreds of Austrians were
taken prisoner. This situation
means the defeat of the Austrian
reserves on the lower Piave.
There are few trenches on. the
eastern side of the Piave, the lar-
eral communications are bad,
and the general situation offers
tremendous possibilities to the
Italians if they are able to con-
troll and continue the pursuit.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
Huns Pushed Back; French AlsI
Make Successful Raid on
Western Front.

LONDON, June 24.-The
British line was advanced at
Meteren yesterday evening, and
ten machine guns were added to
the British captures, General
Haig announced tonight.
At Locre the French also car
ried out a very successful raid
against the enemy.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

bacle. The statesmen in office
are clamoring to resign, and
Emperor Carl is having a hard
time maintaining government in
Vienna and BUDAPEST.
Baron Bleyleben, the "iron
handed" master of southern
Austria, is mentioned as the pos
ible successor of Won Seydler in
Vienna, and Emperor Karl is
said to be considering putting
Count Tirza back in office in
BUDAPEST.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25
FLIGHT KEEPS UP
BRITISH CAPTURE GUNS .HALTs MUNITIONS STRIKE
Secretary Baker Takes Steps to
Avert Threatened Tie-up of
Big War Industry.

WASHINGTON, June "a
Secretary of War Baker tonight
took steps to avert a general
strike of the workers at Bridge
port munitions plants, which
was scheduled to take place on
Wednesday.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

If you see a good, strong,
steady, bright, white electric
light. it is ours. ARIZONA GAS
& ELECTRIC COMPANY. adv.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-25

sity except for clothing and per-
sonal supplies. It pays tuition
and board and school supplies.