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Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25
Kaiser's Responsibility


The international law experts
seem to think William Hohenzollern
can not be held personally RESPONSE
BILE for his astrocious crimes. They
seem to feel that the acts of a na-
ton at war are the acts of the whole
people, and that the ruler of O peo.
pie can't legally be singled cut for
any special accountability.
That is good theory in the case
of a democratic country like the
United States. There the President
is merely the servant and agent of
the people. But il al autocratic
country like Germany before the
war. the case is different. The au.
tocrat claimed the right to control
his people. If after claiming that
right, he refuses to accept the re-
sponsibility that goes with the priv
ileee. he holds a wholly untenable
position.
The United States went to war
essentially because principles OF
international law had been violated.
Having taken this position, it must
be strictly consistent in adhering to
international law after it had won
the victory.
But it will seem to a great many,
that as International law up to now
has been a matter of precedent
rather than of legislation, it would
be a good time to create new pre-
cedent covering this subject. to the
effect that an autocrat who COM
mands his people to violate inter.
national law, must expect personal.
ly q just retribution for his acts, and
can not throw off the responsibility
upon the people. <N
This does not necessarily mean
that it will be the wises. policy 70
execute the ex Kaiser. though there
would be much to say in favor OF
that policy. He may suffer the
most punishment if allowed to live
out his miserable days. The allied
powers should have him under their
firm control where they can put
their hands on him any moment
He is still potential source OF
great trouble.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25
A Healthy Family

The record for the healthiest
family in Missouri probably goes to
that of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B Leggett of
Palmyra where there has not been a
death in SIS years. This remarkable
record was revealed when Mr.. and
Mrs. Leeeett celebrated their fifty
fifth wedding anniversary and in
vited all of the living members of
the family. Mr.. Leggett is 81 and
his wife is rs years old. This in
itself is quite a record. but the
longevity of the members of the
family places it into insienificance
During the SIS years there has not
been a death among the children,
grandchildren or great grandchild-
Ten. and they have three daughters,
four grandchildren and one great.
grandchild living. All of these were
present when the wedding anniver-
ssry was observed. Mr.. Legeett
was a prominent farmer until he re-
tired several years ago. He was
for a long time a breeder and de-
veloper of trotting horses and he
introduced the Dictation strain Of
trOtters into Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

There is one instance in which
the moving up of the clock benefits
the farmers who receive their mail
by rural carrier. and that is. they
get their daily mail one hour earlier
each day. In most cases, where
the rural carriers serves his route
in an automobile, he completes the
entire route before the farmers DO
out to the field in the afternoon,
This enables the farmers to glance
over the headlines of his daily
newspaper at noon if he desires to
do so.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25
Cost of Prohibition

According to the available figures
in the state auditors office, the
state, counties and city where dram
shops are licensed stand to lose So.
735.839 when prohibition becomes
operative. The auditors figures
are based upon the returns made to
his department for last year, and
are the only ones available, The
counties will lose 81. .566,7O3 and the
state ST, ,169,134 on these counties.
The direct loss to st. Louis on the
same figures will be $969, $50 a year.
1t is never possible to get exact
figures on dramshop revenue, for
the reason that the number of dram
shops is continually fluctuating.
They have been decreasing. too, in
Missouri for number of years, and
the war drove many dramshops out
of business because of the high price
of intoxicants.
When the auditors report was
made up St. Louis had 1921 dram
shods, Kansas City 5O6 and St. Louis
county 141. In all the dramshops
were confined to twenty-seven coun.
ties and the city of St. Louis.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

Paint up your premises. Nothing
will be of greater benefit to the
place than a lot of newly painted
houses, Paint costs considerable.
money now, but it is worth it.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

Eggs are worth almost as much
as chickens used to be; chickens are
selling at the former price of tur-
keys turkeys bringing as much as
hogs formerly did; hogs are as high
as cows used to be; cows bringing
as much as elephants in the good
old days.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25
A New Swindle

1t developed upon a Joplin crook
to evolve the newest idea in home
70 bbing and no one can now deny
these second-story men do not keep
up with the times. The plan involv-
ed just as little labor as possible to
get the necessary result and border.
ed on the idea of the big city sharp
sters who took their country cous.
ms down to the public square and
sold them the city hall. This rob-
ber-if such a term can be applied
to him-took a secondhand dealer
to house on a prominent street in
j oplin, which was completely furn-
is he'd, but which was without ten
Mt, unlocked the door. took him in
and grandiloquently accepted $50
for the Furnishings which were worth
bout $500 The police arrived
just as the second load of furniture
W as being carted off and for time
do ubted the story of the second.
b and dealer. In the meantime the
ToOk had made his getaway.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

AS matter of information to the
people, George H. Moore, revenue
collector for Missouri. asks us to
publish the following in regard to
automobiles which are used for car.
rying passengers: Persons carrying
on the business of operating or rent.
ing automobiles for passengers for
hire shall pay $40 for each such
automobile having seating capa-
city of more than two and not more
than seven. and $40 for each such
automobile having a seating capa-
city of more than seven" II you
are in the habit of carrying a pas.
seDger occasionally fer gain. it would
be better to play safe and take out
the license. Some of the garages
and hveries are liable to report il
and you will be subject to a fine.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

WOodson & Drescher. real estate
agents, will handle that farm or
other property for you in a salts
factory manner.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25
German Situation

with the drafting of report on
what should be done in the event
that Germany refuses to sign the
treaty of peace. 1t is indicated that
the methods of coercion which the
Allies would adopt may include the
occupation of more German terri
tory, the blockade of enemy ports
a. nd the discontinuance of the dis
patch of food supplies to Germany.
The naval terms to be incorporat-
ed in the peace treaty concerning
the Kiel Canal and Helgoland have
been revised in several important
particulars. 1t was the original
plan to destroy the Notifications
of the canal, making it a strictly
commercial waterway without de-
fenses.
The changes now made leave the
present Notifications in existence,
and provisions also have been in
serted permitting of the continuance
of the present coast defenses. all of
which we're to have been destroyed.
according to the original plan.
The changes concerning Helgo-
land leaving intact the present
large basin constructed on an exten-
sive scale for the use of submarines
during the war 1t was concluded
that the use of submarines now
had been so restricted that the basin
no longer constituted a menace and
its discontinuance was decided up
on as providing a useful haven for
the North Sea fishing feet in case
of distress. The Notifications of
Helgoland are to be dismantled so
that the basin is virtually the only
thing -e.ained
The final disposition of the Ger
man feet is one of the subjects still
undecided and even the highest ma
val authorities are not aware how
the question stands since it passed
into the hands of the Council of
Four. The disposition to be made
of the battleships and battle cruisers
is one of the chief things TO be de-
termined under the head of naval
terms and the decision will affect
the large number of capital ships.
held under the terms of the armis-.
tice.
The plan of the Council of Four
to have Belgium prosecute the form
er German Emperor on the charge
of responsibility for the war, is meet.
ing with objections, which are again
bringing up the whole subject for
revision.
Those who have the matter in
hand divide the question of war re-
sponsibilities into two distinct clas.
ses. The first class includes mill
tary and naval offenders. like Gen.
Ludenorff and Admiral Won Tirpitz,
and those accused of various exces-
ses against the usual rules of war
fare. The second class includes
former Emperor William, exChancel.
lor Won Bethmann- Hollweg and
Others, whose offense is chiefly OF a
political nature.
Concerning the first class, that of
military offenders. it is agreed that
tn ere is no International court-mar-
tial suitable to undertake such mill
tary trials, but it is pointed out that
every country has its own system
of court martial for military offenses
committed within its borders. This
has developed the suggestion that
these countries combine their courts
material and act under single mill.
tary procedure. codified from all the
separate military codes A joint
court material would thus be consti-
tuted, capable of dealing with Of,
tenders of the first, or military and
naval, class
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-04-25

State officials are notifying offic.
ers charged with the enforcement
Of the law. that it has come to
their knowledge that some owners
of autos display only one license
number, while the law in such case.
m ade and provided. requires a
couple of 'em. Children, too. under
the age required by law. it is init.
m ated. are occasionally found at the
wheel, all of which. and other vio-
lations of the "buzzwsgon" law, de-
mand attention.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-12-18
Elston's Real Estate Bargains

s0-acre farm, under cultivation, Eve
miles from Yale; good buildings and
fences In good condition. Good Or
chard.
80 acre farm, acres good timber,
all new buildings, IL miles from Rose
burg.
160-acre farm. mile from Peck /;
good buildings, lao acres tillable, bal
ance pasture land
8-room house, small tarn, large lot,
In city of Yale. Bath and toilet
The above property is all for sale
and on easy terms.
GEO. w. ELSTON
Real Estate and Insurance
Do your Christmas shopping
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-12-18
State of Ohio. city OF Toledo. /.

oNdNE OTIIU NlIIN 7 UINiIU, Z
Lucas County, 90
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he IN
senior partner Of the firm OF +. ]. Cheney
4 Co., doing business in the City OF To-
ledo. County and State aforesaid, and
that said firn will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day OF December,
A. d. 1896.
CseaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure N taken internally
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials, free
r. J. CHENEY a. CO, Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Balrs Family Pills for constipatisn
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
AID GAS HEROES.

On the roof OF the Pavilion Belle.
eve, near 81. Cloud. Is most interest.
Ing hospital for soldiers who have been
"gasscd." The Pavilion Bellevue Is
the former home OF Isadorn Duncan
and Is In charge OF the American Red
Cross.
Lieut.. wilfred II. Day Of Niagara
Falls. N. Y, In In charge Of this hos
pltal, which treats only those who have
been gassed, and Is the first hospital Of
It's kind to be established. Lieutenant
Day has visited every country that
was in the war. except Bulgaria aud
Turkey, and has worked In each one.
During recent visit to Worcester,
England, he was received by the Lord
Mayor and honorsd because OF his
work. and the Queen OF noumania con-
fcrrcd honor upon him. commencing
him for his work among the wounded
aud destitute OF her country.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10

hope This is the Oldest Division in
France and we feel like we should
be the first sent home. We hear
that other divisions are going home
now, but II they do they are not see
ing the thing through and they can't
say that they stayed until the last
| had rather be private and b.
able TO say that | had been in the
thick OF IL all with the best division
in France than to be a Major Gener-
al back in the rear somewhere. We
will leave here some lime about the
lst of December for Coblen2, Ger
many, there we will guard one Of
the bridges the allies hold across
the Rhine. The greatest honor an
American division can hold so the
next time | write you IL will be some
where in Germany. Hurrah! Hurrah'
With love TO ALL
SCOTT.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10

The 18th, my regiment paraded in
Luxembourg the other day before the
Grand Duchess and General Perish
ing. The lst, End. Srd, 4th. 32nd,
and 42nd Divisions are following ~
the Germans as they retire into Ger
many. OF course this is the greatest
honor to be shown an American sol.
der now. We were fighting to the
last day at 1915 Nov. 11th the Ger
mans stopped firing and AT IL o'clock
we stopped Immediately the armis-
tice was signed we started for the
German border. II Is very cold and
d'sa lrceable but now the people are
lovely TO us. These people 20 wild
over us and we are quartered in their
homes and some of them are man
sions oh you don't know how
want to 90 home. We pa.aded in
this town yesterday and Just across
the river the Germans were parad
ing. This town is on the Maselle
liver and just across is Germany. ]
hink we will leave Germany some
ime in Februars We viii follow
hem to The Rhine and after peace
S settled we will be sent home We
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10

a good remedy for a bad cough e.
Ba,nrd's Horehound syrup IL heals
che lungs and Quiets irritation sold
by Graylm Drug Company
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
NIr. Earnlnr,

II You have loan with the Fed.
oral Land Bank OF Houston YOU ar,
paying . to 81, per cent Interest ana
have safe-guardod yourself igai1s,
dcot, maturity and enhara. .mcai
when financial rcad.ustucnt come.
as come it wi,l-alter the war
You are now saving from $40 10
$50 a year on each $1,000 by rea.
son of the lower rate of intercs.
than you were paying on your farm
mortgage or your neiPhbors are pay.
ing on theirs. In five years you will
save from $3.50 to $3.50 on each
1000.
Won't you put this saving in Lib.
erty Bonds and do your "bit" in your
country's greatest emergency? Lib.
erty Bonds are safe. profitable in
vestment and badges OF honor &c
every farmer who owns them.
Or. il you have not loan with
the Federal Land Bank of Houston
but owe on farm lien indebtedness
which costs you more than 5Ia per
cent interest per annum, won't you
take steps to refund same by loan in
The Land Bank Anticipate the say.
lag, and invest same in Liberty
Bonds? Is it not better to make an
Investment In liberty Bonds than pay
ont The money IN agents commits.
SONS and Interest IN excess Of 5ii
per cent.
BE wise and patriotic Act on the q
suggestions and bring them n IN,
attention Of ncighbors similarly SIT.
uated and induce them To t.l,o TX
action.
THE FEDERAL LAND BhN,
or Houston
See J. p chambless. Sec Treas, shy
der. Texas.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
MONEY NOT THE OBJECT.

Our obligation TO our own soldiers
and snilors md the privilege OF minis
lcr'ng to the sick and wounded, Of
feeding tie IGngry housing the home
less and rebuilding the waste places Of
cUr nsSDcia $ ~ the war, call the en-
ire american people &C. the support OF
lie Red Cross spr!, now us never be.
fore. Thc money Ia be rriS'd IN mcm.
lylH'lip durs Is secondary II Is he
spiritual r'.asc thUt * imaorinnt. for
Il VIII show the suncrh. people az
jhp wurld t!.Cj Tie An crlrtn peOpi"
riil gee Am ihroYgh thr.r cxperitnre
.. ..s v,f! 81
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
scott s,anfieli Writes Home.

Mr.. and Mrs W. b Stanfield re
ceiyed the following interesting let
ter few days ago from their son
Scott Stanfield who has seen real
war service in putting down tha
Kaiser and German autocracy.
Greven macher, Luxcm5urg
Nov. 25th. 1918.
49, Now that Is funny name isn't
it mother? But that is the name of
the place we are in. We have whip.
ped the Boche and now we are tramp
ing on their heels as they retire to
Germany.
Luxemburge is an Independent lit
tie stat Surrounded by France and
Germany They are wild over US.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
Prefers Chamhcrlain's.

I'm the course of conversation
with Chamberlain Medicine CO.'S reo
reseutatiye today. We had occasion
20 discuss in a general way te mer-
its of their different preparations
At his suggestion I take pleasure In
expressing my estimation az cham
berlain.s Cough Remedy have q
family cot SIX children and have used
this remedy in nay home for years.
7 consider 81 the only cough remedy
on th, market. as have tried near
ly au kinds Earl C. Ross publish
er Hamilton County Republican
News. Syracuse. Kan
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
CLIP THIS AND PIN
ON wIFE's DRESSER

Cincinnati nun tel. how TO shri'ei
mn corns or ca uses so they
lift OIL with fingers
ouch !gl:! This kind OF rough
talk will be heard less here IN town
II people troubled with corns VIII
follow the simple advise of this GIN
clnnatl authority, who claims that
few drops of drug called freezone
when applied to a tender, aching corn
or hardened callus stops soreness al
once and soon the corn or callus
pain.
He says freezone dries Immediate
~ and never inflames or even irri-
tatcs the surrounding skin A small
bottle OF freezonc costs very little
AZ any drug store, but will positively
remove every hard or soft corn or
callus from ones feet Million OF
American women will welcome thu
announcement. since the Inaugural
ton OF the high heels. II your drug
cist doesn't have freezone tell him to
order a small bottle for you. 81
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
How's This +?

We orer ono Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot BE-
cured by nalrs Catarfh Medicine
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been 'aken
by catarrh sufferers Tor the pn't thirty
Ave years. and has become known 20 no
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. HnFs
Catarrh Medicine cots thru The Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. exp ll.rs the iol-
son from the Blood md healing thr d's-
eafDd portions.
After YOU have taken Halls Catauh
Medicine for a short time you vii 500
great Improvement i1 your Eener. ;
health start taklnr TTIi's Catarrh I'G. +.
cine NJ once and get r.I ~ catarrh. Ser
ror trr'imnnials free
=. i CHENEY e 90. Toioic Ohi-
gr|f hy nn ~ rs.s.'. To
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10

When you have Backache the liver
or kidneys are sure to be out OF gear.
Try Sanol, 1t does wonders for the
liver, kidneys, and bladder. A trial
will convince you Get It at the drag
store. - 3tf.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
Card of Appreciation.

The local W. c. r. L. in behalf OF
the district the state, nation anu
world temperance workers desire to
think the Baptist Presbyterian
oh istian and Methodist churches for
he collection ON Worlds Temper
ance sunday Each of these
churches contributed the collection
taken Worlds Temperance SUNDAY
for state Temperance field workers
The total amount was $500. ON
account of sickness the local officers
were prevented from dons active
work but requested J. T Chambless
to receive the money and forward
same 10 the STATE Treasurer Mrs.
May NJ Kirkham, Cleburne, ana
right here the local union wishes
TO thank this friend OF temperance
for help In time OF need.
\ few hundred dollars will do
more now than many thousand
might do when the iron grows cold,
when we consider what 10 means To
strike while the iron is hot Let
each do our best to create temper
aucc sentiment and educate our peo-
pie 90 % standard OF total abstin
encc. 10 30 this we must take more
interest In the temperance education
of our children.
u God should say TO us as he did
In days of old when De promised the
world should not bee destroyed il
stated number of righteous people
could Doe found. etc
Now should God make us q simila
promise only say 90 We could muster
hall % dozen children who could ans
wer the simplest temperance ques-
ton. DEE would give us world wide
temperance forever and In the case
IF failure. the punishment. the flood
would surely come
For siN years The Sunday depart
uent oi the W. @. y. e.. has had d
temperance program on Worlds Tenn
1ewrCC sunday. bur we cannot Dc .
he children justice if We give them
hasty bit OF attention once a ye7r
My people die for lack of know .
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
Arc Your Sewers Clogeed?

The bowels are the sewerage sys-
tenn of the body. You can well i'm
agine the result when they are stop
ped ~ AS IS the case in constipation
AS a purgative you Will find Cham
berlain's Tablets excellent They
are mild and gentle in their action.
They also improve the digestion
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-10
Letter From walla u. Fish.

Nov. II, 1918.
Ny dear Mamma and all.
/ viii write you a few lines this af-
| ternoon. Your letters came day be-
fore yesterday and | certainly was
glad to get them as it had been
about ten days since had letter
from any OF you.
Well mamma know all of YOU
are just simply wild over the out
look OF the war and the chances for
peace az an early date. understand
the armistice was signed yesterday.
by George, If you ever saw a hap
py bunch of Fellows, you just ought
to see the American soldiers over
here and everybody for that matter
My but we certainly feel good Makes
us all feel just like jumping up and
following good
Mamma sent you my Xmas pack
age coupon home long time ago.
about six weeks. But | suppose you
have gotten II long before now
Mamma We are stationed I'm vil.
lage at the nresent time that has
only been ZEE of the Ham three davs
II certainly Is wonderfpl sipbt f.,
he in and following mn ora o.. ,bcse
big drives
will som ma homo tbo,, o,r
tell Won all eyerytbinr and show. Won
.ust whore all / b,v. hoo, ,,,...
AZ times could bov. ,oll ,.,,, mon.
about whore w,s loc,toa brt p.
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