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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10

Heber and Henry Tessereau re-
turned to their home in Flat River
Sunday after spending the past week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hy
Tessereau.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Nc.
Duffie, the 31st of October, boy.
Mrs. N. C. Moore spent Sunday
with Mrs. Hy Tessereau and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Womack and
children ard mother, Mrs. G. M. Wo-
mack, were guests of w. P. Whit
worth at Cornwall Sunday.
Clyde Hicks was in our community
Sunday.
Mrs. E. A. Dalton is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Sam Maxwell, this week,
Geo. LEM and son, Lucas, and Aaron
Hahn and daughter, Coda, were Wis
itors in Frcdericktown Thursday
Mrs. W. A. King returned to her
home here Saturday after spending
the past week in st. Louis with rela-
tive.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Hines and
children and Earl Brown, of Joplin,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Tucker,
of Cross Roads, Thursday.
J. d. Harris, of near Yount. was
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hines
Fridat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Mcdowell and
children, of near Yount, passed
through this community Sunday en-
route to Flat River to visit relatives
Clarence Wood, of Rivermines, Wis
tied Fred Wampler and family from
Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Waugh, of Flat
River, was guest of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hawthorne,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Tessereau OF
Avon. visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hy Tessereau, Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Hahn and chill
dren motored to Fredericktown Sun
day and visited relatives,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
VALE MINES

Ed Usher, of St. Louis, visited at
the home of Thos. Head Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Augustine Turley, Of DeSoto,
is visiting her parents here.
Miss Thelma Horn visited her I'M
Gle, Thos. Allen, at Desloge Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Heaton and
daughter, Aletha, visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. C. Rhodes, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence and children
visited Mrs. Effie Turley Saturday
and Sunday.
Leeman Richardson. of Flat River.
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Richardson, Sunday and Monday.
Miss Olga Heaton was Silver
Springs visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis and chill
dren visited at the home of H. c.
Rhodes Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Dora and Ethel White, of
Festus. visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Greene White, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Nash visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Deck
er, at DeSoto, Saturday and Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
BISMARCK

The officials of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad company were here last
week planning changes and improve
ments on the road between st. Louis
and Poplar Bluff. Four new engine
stalls will be added to the round
house, and the wrecking crew will al
so be located here. Extension of the
freight house platforms sufficient for
transfer station will be another
feature Of the improvement. Local
freight crews will run out of Bis
marck three different ways each
morning. The Board of Engineers,
Firemen, Bfakemen and Conductors
will be moved from Charleston here.
These changes in the near future, with
others contemplated. and with the adj
dition of the new modern electric
light plant not only make Bismarck a
real railroad center, but will also
make it business and resident town
with few equals in Southeast Mo.
Bismarck will soon be badly in need
of many new dwelling houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson. of
Ironton. are new residents of Bis
marck, having moved here during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rouse, of St.
Louis, spent few days last week at
the Firmin Hutchings home.
Clarence Houk, of St. Louis, visited
home folks during the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Ella Gault spent Sunday with
home folks at Iron Mountain.
Joe Means and Firmin Boushon
went to Hopewell Sunday to get Mr..
Boushon's truck, which broke down
near there Saturday night.
Miss Vivian Wallis spent Sunday
with Bonnie Terre relatives.
Misses Addie Hughes, of Potosi,
Fern Hughes; of DeSoto and Matte
Hughes, of st. Louis, visited home
folks the first of the week.
Mrs. j. 0. Butts went to st. Louis
Saturday on few days visit. @
Mrs. E. M. Kempe moved her house
hold furniture to st. Louis this week
L. 0. Keithley, of st. Louis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Keithley, of Pat
terson, Mo-, visited the VIM. Keithley
home during the first of the week.
Miss Clara Smith and Miss Ethel
Ash, of Irondale, visited Bismarck
friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DeGuire, Of
Fredericktown, visited Bismarck
friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hood, of Bonnie
Terre, and Hubert White, of Collins
vile, spent Sunday with A. N. Beard
and family.
Mrs. jeff Simms visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. L. Horton, of near Bis
marck, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Edison, of Iron
ton, spent the weekend at the M. j.
Edison home.
A. L. Bond. mother and little
daughter, Mildred, accompanied by
Miss Verrena Lashley, visited his
brother. Fred Bond, of Potosi, Satur-
day and Sunday.
w. A. Brookshire, of Pennington,
Democratic candidate for State Sem
ator, was campaigning in Bismarck a
few hours Monday.
Chester Beard, of Bonnie Terre,
was guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. N. Beard, during the weekend.
F. A. Van Herck, of Iron Mountain,
came here Thursday evening to be-
come a passenger to st. Louis.
Miss Mabel Adrews, English teach
err in the Bismarck H. s., visited home
folks in Fredericktown during the
weekend.
Tolman Simms visited in Bonnie
Terre over the weekend.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS
SALE IN PARTITION

By virtue and authority of and per-
suant to decree and order made and
entered by the Circuit Court Of the
County of St. Francois, Missouri, on
May 8, 1922, in cause No. $500 of the
May Term, 1922, of said court, where
in Max Haas is plaintiff and Clara s.
Kiehl and Joseph Hart are defend
ants, the undersigned, Sheriff of said
county, as Special Commissioner, will
on
Tuesday, the 14th Day of Nov, 1922,
it being the next regular term of the
circuit court of the county of st.
Francois, Mo-, between the hours of
a. m. and p. m. of that day, at the
main front door of the court house in
the city of Pennington, in said coun-
ty of St. Francois, sell, at public ven
due or cutlery, to the highest bidder,
for cash and property lying, being and
situate in said county of st. Francois,
in said decree mentioned and de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
The southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of Section twenty-five
and the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of Section twenty
seven, all in Township thirty-six
north, range four east, containing
eighty acres. Sale subject to the ap-
prevail of the circuit court. n
JOHN G. HUNT,
Sheriff of St. Francois County, Mo-,
and Special Commissioner.
Pennington, Mo-, Oct. 20, 1922.
Max Haas, Pro Sc.
Oct. 20, 81, Nov. and 10.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
Mr.. and Mrs. David Moon visited

Mr.. and Mrs. David Moon visited
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Horn Sunday.
Misses Josephine and Edith Turley
visited at the home of S. A. Sykes
Saturday.
Otto Cash. of st. Louis, visited at
the home of H. E. Thurman Sunday.
Mrs. F. H. Millen was a Bonnie
Terre visitor Saturday.
Carl Richardson, of Bonnie Terre,
visited at the home of c. w. Shannon
Sunday.
Geo. Turley made a business trip
to DeSoto Saturday.
Otto Michael visited at the home of
Chris Stated Sunday.
VIM. Myer, of Pennington, made a
business trip here Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Heaton visited her
sister, Mrs. H. c. Rhodes, Monday and
Tuesday.
Geo. Turley was DeSoto visitor
Monday.
Miss Augustine Turley, who has
been visiting her parents, returned to
her work at DeSoto Monday.
Alb Rowe made business trip to
Bonnie Terre Monday.
Misses Mary and Louise Stated, of
ST. Louis, visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Stated, Saturday and
Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10

Miss Pauline Simpson, of Frederick
town, spent last Friday at the home
of her sister, Mrs. LEM. t
Mrs. Henry King and daughter, of
near Libertyville, spent day last
week here with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Will Weatherington.
Clyde Hicks and VIM. LEM were
Womack visitors last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Ferguson spent
last week at Mine La Motto with rel
atives.
Geo. LEM and son. of Womack,
passed through here last Saturday
enroute to Fredericktown.
VIM. Lenz served as judge of cleo
ton at Libertyville last Tuesday.
James Ferguson spent Monday with
his family here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
EMIL NJ. HERwIG, NJ. b.

Farmers Bank Bldg. Pennington, Mo.
Office Hours Phones
10 a. m. to IL m. Office 20
! to 4 p. m. Res, DeLassus
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
M. R. & B. T. Ry. Trains
NORTH BOUND
Effective Sunday. Oct. 1, 1922

Leav6 !
SO St. Louis Union Station.
925 st. Louis Union Station,
43 Bonnie Terre,
As Bonnie Terre,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
CROSS ROADS

James Ferguson and family visited
from Saturday until Monday with rel
a:ives at Flat River.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LEM visited Mr.
and Mrs. Will Gudger at Frederick
town last Sunday.
Clyde Hicks was Fredericktown
visitor last Friday.
Mrs. Emery Tucker and tive daugh-
tiers spent Sunday evening with Mrs
Joseph Vessels.
VIM. LEM was a business visitor at
Pennington last Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Vessels and Gus YES
sells were business visitors at Wom-
ack lat Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
BUSINESS MAN SINGS PRAISES

II suffered for years with stomach
trouble and gas continually. Doctors
thought had tsomach ulcers or can
GER. After last attack they advised
going to Rochester, Mimi, for an OPP
GRAFTON. A friend advised trying
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which |
did, and | cannot sing its praises too
highly, as l can now eat anything and
everything" 1t is simple, harm
less preparation that removes the ca
tarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, ipclud-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded. At E. M.
Laakman's, and druggists every
where.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is inflamed you
have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing. Unless the Inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing may be de-
stroyed forever.
HALLS CATARrH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it--rid your system
OF Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
has been successful in the treatment Of
Catarrh for over Forty Years.
Sold by all druggists.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-11-10
WOMACK

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leigh, of
Greensburg, Kansas, visited the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hy. Tes-
sereau.
Oscar Henry and daughter, Edna,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hines and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ca
ruthers Friday night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hines returned home with them to
visit e few days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
ANTIOCH

Spring is here, we welcome the
birds with their sweet songs. Every
farm should have bird sanctu-
airy, for the birds are the farmers
best friends.
Mr.. Billy Anderson and Mr..
Basil Huff, are putting up a new
wire fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Knight, Jr.,
of Pelahatchie, spent Sunday in
The home of Mrs. Knights parents
Mr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Patrick
Little j. d. Patrick, is attending
school at Pelahatchie.
Carroll Walters, happened to a
very painful accident last week.
While shooting at a mark the cart
ridge glanced back and hit his
hand wounding it seriously. We
hope he will soon be all right
again.
Members of this community
who attended the Beat contest at
Pelahatchie reported fine time
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
NEW PROSPECT CONSOLIDAT.
ED SCHOOL

The New Prospect Consolidated
School will close Friday, March,
"a 1922. On Friday evening, March
"a, at g.: o'clock, the graduating
exercises will be given. Assistant
Superintendent, J. w. Broom will
deliver the address.
On Saturday evening, March,
25th, at 8: o'clock, the Concert will
be given. An operetta, "Mid-Sum-
mer Eve" and the play, Diamonds
and Hearts" Every body invited
to attend. Admission to Concert,
Is and % cents.
D. B. COURTNEY. Principal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
TO HOLD FIELD MEET

At a recent meeting a Field
Trial Club was organized at
DID, Miss, to be held on the II,
IL, Is of December 1922. There
will be held Puppy Stake, Der
by Stake and All-age Stake which
are to be run on the above dates.
Our location is in the center of
the state thirty miles below
Jackson on the G & S |. R. R. Our
Accommodations will afford the
best in the state consisting of six
hotels, Finkbines Y. M. C. A., ten
thousnd acres of good cut over
land, birds plentiful, also plenty
of horses. Booklets on Rules and
Regulations or any other infor-
mation may be obtained from O..
j. Biglane, Secretary, D'Lo, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
Cattle Tick Eradication
Rankin County

AsAAAAAt SoboAACy q
This work. has progressed to
the extent that there are AZ herds
and 906 head of cattle under quar-
antine scattered at % of the SO
yats of his County. The work at
this time will call for a smaller
expenditure of money, time and
effort to completely eradicate the
remaining infestation than at any
future date.
The! U. S. Bureau Of animal In
dustry, The Mississippi Live
Stock Sanitary Board and writer
covet the full cooperation of the
Board of Supervisors, those whose
d1ttle are not yet released from
quarantine and all others whose
cattle or horses may use the same
range or are exposed to infesta>
ton from quarlntined ranges or
pastures and estray animals from
adjacent Counties, also the live
stock owners in free areas. The
work will then be definitely and
summari1y dealt with and the ex-
penses thereto shall cease and all
the markets will be open for your
i,ulplus cattle.
wish to take this opportunity
{ thank .eech officer and cattle
owner in this County for the fine
cooperation during 1921 and am
cooking forward to the near flu.
ture with pride believing Ran
lin will have no ticky OR nnaran-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
The Editors Corner

With TIE coming Of Spring the
farmers OF Rankin County are un-
usually active in their preparation
for planting the year crops. Inere
seems to be a ge.aral feeling Oh
optimism on the part of all, ana
it would not be surprising II TINS
wear develops into money maker
for the agriculturist.
Much has been said and wrlpsn
about curtailiag the acreage de-
voted to cotton. Those processing
$, know seem to think that we
should plant less cotton and more
feedstuffs, etc. This is very good
advice. but when cne considers
that cotton is the principal money
crop of this section it becomes
a matter Of concern to all to think
of curtailing the acreage.
The farmer must have ready
cash TO conduct his business just
the same as tls manufacturer or
merchant, snd the one unfaillng
source is cotton. True, we must
raise feedstuff and truck, but
there is not always a market for
these commodities~-hence the nee
ogsity fer some cotton.
The Brandon New is not adv2-
catinr q largs planting of cotton
but we do believe that enough
should be raised to insure the lar
mer enough money to carry him
through the year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16

youth ii the centuries ago, lest
their own offspring share u sim
liar late. He said that no man or
woman could avoid the duties
they owe to each ether, TO their
homes, to their netghbors, and
their country. Selfishness, which
was 40 .likingly shewiag itself
in iniividualism, must give way
to service in keeping with that
practicsd and taught by the Saw
Tor of mankind"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
NOTICE TO. TEACHERS

The Spring examinations for
teachers will be held as follows
First White examination April
9Th, 7th, & 9Th; second White ex-
animation April Goth, 21st, &
22nd; first Negro examination
April 18th, 18th, & 18th; second
Negro examination April 9th,
18th, & goth.
HI. p. BARKSDALE,
County Supt. of Education.
Mch 1928.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16

ell III excellent dirfler.
.s'to 10 stivas and many friends
Of Mrs. Joe Patrick, Of Johns, will
regret to hear that she is serious
Nv i'll.
| We all aylnpathfze with Mr. lobe
Myers, in the loss of his little Gtrl
and injury to others of his family
In the recent storm that passed
through North Rankin.
Little Margaret Guice has been
on the sick list.
Uncle Luke Walters. celebrated
his 80th., birthday with the reun-
ion of relatives and friends.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16

The following interesting report
of sermon by Bishop Green OF
the Episcopal Church has just
been received.In spite of the ten
dency of the times toward change
we still encounter those who lean
toward reaction.who betray love
far things as they were. 1t will
make interesting reading for every
member of the family.
Bishop Green's tsxt was tax
en- from Luke, XIV II, And the
young man said, Father give me
the portion Of goods that fallet'
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
me- He stated that he same

he me-" He stated that he same
selfish desires that promoted the
young man to ask for his portion
Was too largely ruling the world
today, which, he stated, was in q
large way was responsible for the
worlds roubles at thepresent time.
Everybody seemed to be wanting
his on her portion" He stated
that when the prodigal was born
into the wcrld he came as a menu
Der of a group or family, and that
chere were certain duties and SC
ial obligations that could not just
II be avoided.He said he might get
lis "Isrtion" and seek to drown
he demands OF the family and his
interelatioiss with others 81 iso-
lation or by having Whit the world
termed "a good time but every
"gocd time" meant settling day and
at a bad time for its participant.
The Bishee said that it was no.
ticeable today ILL., t too many men
md too MANY wsmen, TOO, We're
bent on following the bentsf Of
heir individual natures.
In the days past, the bishop
said the man was regarded as the
lead of the home, but ii is net so
Today. Too oftea, he said, does the
wife insist IN her hardship. He
asked where would the vessel &c
# all aboard were captains; what
kind of fighting would an army do
if all were generals? He said God
rlade the man TIE head Of the home
3ut low it is no uncommon thing
&c hear it said that woman has
hemisphere and that she has the
same right to work out her indlv-
dual life to make her imprint up
On the worlds affairs, as man.
The bishop said the dethrone-
.nent cf the home, as believed by
The fathers and mothers of The
present generation, was the re
suit of each asking for his "por-
ion" md as the result the chill
lren grew up without the proper
parental authority. He said that
when the father iof the present
lay demonstrated with his o3.gh
Ter about certain social matters
that the daughter would fl4tly
say to her father that "it was
nons Of his business" and woul(
ell him that if he persisted in
opposition .'the consequences will
ee upon you" The mothers, the
bishop said, in working out then
'caree3s,' were necessarily alb
senting themselves too much
rem the home, which still fur
her loosened the Lies Of parent
i authority.
The bishop stated that the
anne sort of misfit policy was dir
4cting the school life of the land,
hat too much was the educator
If America fashioned otter whai
,ertain school celebrities had
Ice in Italy or some other Eu
7cpean country where conditions
were entirely different from coz
iitions IL America. Ets pleaded
II every maD and every woman &c
nrnfit hr- what hnfnl tho nnl.nf 20
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16

1t is said that jackson boast OF
a Sunday School ATTENDANCE OF
1000 men every Sunday. This Is
a fine record for a city the size
of Mississippi's capitol, but we
venture a guess that, size con-
sidered, the towns Of Brandon Pc
lahatchie, Florence and other Ran
kin county centers, can boast OF
an even greater attendance.
The people of Rankin county are
a law abiding, religious and fine
citizenship. They are friendly and
neighborly, kind and generous, and
it is indeed fortunate for anyne
to be a resident of this section.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16

Hastings prolific seed corn
$500 per bushel.-T. A COX,
Brandon, Miss.
4wk pd.. mch2S
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-03-16
THE BRANDON NEwa THURSDAY MAso1k u iAsA
lilsa esstlc premises.

fasd eeaNc premises barrier known to the cattle in-
Urge upon you dusry in this section and Is in
more ii put the cattle tick the Of child
County greatest and the opportunities God in
Evening star., 1922-06-23
CAR HEARING JULY 6.
Utilities Commission to Conside
Georgetown Bridge Matter.

The Public Utilities Commission has
set July as the date for a formal
public hearing on the request OF the
CAPITAL Traction Company to operate
street cars over the new Georgetown
bridge.
The commission met today and re-
ceived the request from the Capital
Traction Company. accompanied by a
copy of an agreement between the
applicant aud the Washington and Old
Dominion Railway Company. in which
il is stipulated that the Washington
and Old Dominion railway. after
completion of the new bridge. viii
cease to operate cars into the District
of Columbia. the Capital Traction
Company building new tracks to a
terminal in Virginia. At this termi-
nal. it is proposed. the Capital Trac-
ton line will come into junction with
the aShington and old Dominion
line.
July also was named as the date
for Il pubic hearing I" consider the
request OF the Capital Traction Com
pany to remove poles in the center Of
the roadway of Connecticut avenue
between Cleveland Park and the Cal
vert Street bridge. The COMPANY
seeks to eliminate the poles because
it considers them a traffic hazard. and
will support its trolley wires by poles
placed on the sidewalk on either side
of the street.
Evening star., 1922-06-23
MISSION REFUGEES
IN PERIL IN CHINA
Mutineers Fire Church
School, Appeal for Assist
ance in Kiangsi Says.
BY the Associated Press.

bs tie ASSocla teQ PreSS.
SHANGHAI, June 23.-Lives of mis-
sionaries in the Catholic Lazarist
mission at Taiho are endangered by
The mutfnous troops of the Peking
government in kiangsi province. ac-
cording to telegram received here
yesterday from the mission. The
church school was burned and 500
Christian converts, who took refuge
in the mission compound, appealed
for assistance against the mutineers
The report from Taiho, which is
twenty miles south of Kianfu, in
kiangsi province, says all the build
ings at kianfu were razed and wom-
en- and children slaughtered Al
though reports to mission stations
here tell of thousands of Chinese be-
ing slaughtered and great property
damage wrought by the mutineers.
there nave been no authentic reports
as yet of loss of life among for
eigners.
Three British and two American
gunboats are speeding up the Kan
river to the zone of terror. which eX-
tends over considerable area of
central kiangsi. 1t is believed more
than hundred missionaries in this
region are in peril. Admiral Joseph
Strauss, commander of the American
Asiatic squadron, who arrived here
recently. is in constant communica-
tion with Rear Admiral William H.
q. Bullard. commander of the Yangtse
patrol force stationed at Hankow No
naval reinforccmcnts have been dis
patched as yet.
The last definite news Of Sun Yat
Sen came in a dispatch from Pching
several days ago. recording his flight
from Canton when that city was
captured by Chen Chung ming.
Since then rumor has had him aboard
ons Of his cruisers bombarding Cam
ton, fleeing from Canton to Shanghai
and held prisoner by the United China
forces.