The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune from Chillicothe, Missouri • Page 9

I CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917. The Chillicothe Constitution. on. XXIX 4 Pages. NO.

159 Proclamation for Naval Day. The President of the 1' States having declared that the supreme test of our nation has come, and having asked for the ernest support of the poopie of our country in the prosecution of war. which is now our war, I deem it my duty as the of Chillicothe, Missouri, to call mayor of the City attention to the fact that on the 31st day of May, 1917. a United States Nary Recruiting party will visit our city for the purpose of examining and enlisting men for the: Naval Service of the United States. Let us meet this party in the spirit al patriotiem and each and every one tender them all the assistanve we can.

We fight for democracy and the freedom of the seas. Let us zive these men a rousing welcome and make May 31st. 1917, a rotable day in the history of our city. Let the young men offer themselves for examination; showing that they are awake to the crisis and are willing to serve our beloved land and the cause of humanity. Every home and business house should be decorated with flags and bunting.

The Chant.or of Commerce has called a mass meeting of the of Chillicothe to be held inthe circuit court room of the court house on Monday, May 1917. at 1:30 o'clock P. M. when all arrangements will be made for naval day. We should be there and give them our time, services and means.

Let us realize that all we prize is at stake in this, the greatest war of all time. We must fight if we would preserve our country, its liberty and its institutions. If we would keep the goodly heritage which we enjoy and hand the same down to our posterity unimpaired. ve must fight. We must be willing to offer up our lives and all that we have.

We must not delude ourselves with of peace. The Nary of the United States is the first line of defense and it now needs one hundred and fifty thousand new recruits. We prople of Livingston county should furnish at least nineteen men for the navy. We must show to the world that this county has the proper spirit. We do not want it to be said that in the adoption of wise and patriotic measu-res for the successful prosecution of the great struggle for the world's liberty, upon which our country has entered this community has not done its full part.

LEWIS A. CHAPMAN, Mayor. TRYING HARD TO AWAKEN RUSSIA. CABINET MINISTERS MAKING SPEECHES THROUG.OUT COUNTRY. More Confidence is Being Inspired in the New Order of Things by Education.

Festival week: opens tonight: All is By William G. Shepherd. set for the opening of the (By United Press.) I many l'atterson attractions on the P. trograd, May of the down town streets tonight. Every, Russian forces of the new democratic attraction will be in charge of a loral, government turned today toward under whose auspices the spurring on the army to fight pany is playing here this week.

steeling the people at home to new Unusual preparations have been sacrifices. The armies of Germany made to make it a week of special on- close at hand conniving to tertainment features. The attractions Itussia and have all been arranged about the attempts are being made; all over the country to awaken the streets in such a way as not to ser- people to the fire of patriotism. iously hamper Aesiness and especial, "Failure to advance against the care has been ken not to block the Germans means the losing of the roudway at any place for tear of fruits of our revolution," declared AsIn fact the Fire Chief accorapanied sistant Minister of War Yakuboritz the "spotters" Monday morning wheal in 3 speech today to the peasants vach attraction was located. congress which is typical of scores of For strictly high -class.

moral speeches made by other government! entertaining attractions. the officials in scores of cities today. son company leads them all. The! "Germany has removed many off trend of the times has demanded her troops and guns to the western something better in carnival Yakuboritz continued. tions and Mr.

Patterson has been the "If she can possibly crush the alfirst to accept the pow-way policy. No flies there, Germany will next turn to ill remarks were heard about the us. Russia was never better supplied streets as the company unloaded and with shells than now. We have even set up Monday morning an.1 none will been enabled to stop the manufacture be heard from members of the ag-jot shelis in some factories, substitutFrozation thorughout the week. The in; in these the manufacture of attractions are entirely different We have sufficient guns the old style carnival exhibits and aland other necessities of the army but week of genuine tun is promised.

are suffering from lack of food. 11.8s the untorseen' developed, the "The government demands your asattractions will be open this evening. sistance. It is not only food that pre by a concert by their splen-iwe need, but more soldiers are requirdid band. fed.

You must aid in stopping the de- JAPAN TROOPS TO AID RUSSIA FESTIVAL WEEK STARTED TODAY ENTERTAINMENT GALORE IN THIS WELL C'ader Elk Auspices the Patterson Shows will Open Attractions Tonight. Must 120 it Or Ultimately Sce Ger-; RIaNS on the Orient. tRy Caited Washington. D. May Japan will soon have soldiers fighting! with the Russians on the eastern front became known here today.

Japan in sending troops to the Russian front, is doing so with the intention of "safeguarding Asia from ion." The informant is high in official circles. He states that since "little 18 known of the real status of Russia's! affairs, one fact stands uppermostthat a Japanese army must aid the Russian battle line as the only course to keep the Teutons ultimately out of China." It was explained that while the Japanese soldiers are Conscripted for the primary object of home defense, public sentiment in the Mikado's em-! pire will sanction the sending' of; troops for such a course. the being to thwart an ultanate levasio2 of China and the orient. Rugs! Rugs! Have your Ingrain Carpets woven into Rugs. Kansas City Rug Mrs Georgia Amey, Phone 1424-W.

Swert juicy oranges, two dozen Sv. F. A. Brotzer. 28-2 lie sure to hear the Graduating ex-! tonight at Majestic theatre.

217 PERSONS ARE a KNOWN DEAD AS RE SULT OF TORNADOES ILLINOIS, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS AND ALABAMA ALL HIT. 1122 Have Been Accounted For as Injured Ho Far--The Worst Storm of This Character in Many Years. (By Taited Preen.) Chicago. May persons are known dead today and 1122 many of whom way die as a result of the series of tornades which Illinois and Indiana on Saturday, and southern Illinois, part of Ark.nsas, Kentucky and Alamaba late yesterday and Kansas on Friday, Thousands are homeless and destitute and the property damage is estimated at millions of dollars. The dead and injured are listed as follows: Illinois 138 dead and 750 injured.

Kansas 26 dead and 60 injured. Alabama 12 dead, no injured reported. Arkansas 9 dead and 12 injured. Indiana 7 killed and 200 injured. Tennessee 6 dead and 53 injured.

Kentucky 60 dead and 100 injured. The heaviest loss of life was at Mattoon, a city of 10,000 population. where Saturday afternoon's storm exacted a toll of 63 dead and the injured estimated at from 75 to 100. The damage there is said to million dollars. The loss of life elsewhere in Illinois is estimated at 15 with 100 injured.

The storms began Friday in Kansas where Andale was wiped out with 26, dead 60 injured. Lute Saturday ai series of tornadoes started in the cinity of St. Louis and swept northward and eastward, extending north nearly to Chicago and crossed the state line into Indiana where Bloomington and other cities were hard hit. Alabama, Tennesee, Arkansas and Kentucky were visited yesterday ternoon and last night while another tornado struck Murphysboro and Willisrille, in Southern Illinois. Recovery of the bodies of the dead.

suffrage to the injured and providing for homes for the suffering proreeded rapidly today. The citizens of towus and cities effected have raised thousands of dollars for relief work while appronimately $3,000,000 will be asked of the Illinois legislature today. Militiamen have been called out in the stricken districts and are aiding; in the relief work and protecting damaged property. Kilted at Post. of Duty.

Charleston, May gore, engineer and Jesse Huddleston, firemen, stuck to their posts in the clectrie power house, determined that the city should be kept lit. The tornado reduced the house to pulverized brick, killing both. Mrs. Kilgore died later of the shock of her hus-fieadl band's death. New Born Baby Saved.

Matton, May woman was found unconscious in bed in the; open air. At the foot of her bed lay her four year old son, dead. Beside her was a baby born during the storm Both mother and baby are expected toW. recover. Replanted a Flag.

Mattoon, May flag pole was carried from the home of G. M. Metcalf to the front yard of Raymond Coom, four blocks distant, where the staff was planted upright in the soft earth with the stars and stripes still flying. Houses Completely Lost. Bloomington, May 28-Sixteen houscs completely vanished, leaving the pillars as the only mark of where they, stood.

('hildren Were U'ninjured. Charleston, May Johanna McMahon 75 years of age, tock her three grandchildren with her to visit Mrs. George Briggs. The two women were found with their arms clasped about, the children in the wrecked house. Both were dead but the children were uninjured.

Raises Death List. Birmingham, May reports reaching here today indicated that the list in Alabama, where the tornado hit, may total 40. The tornado tore a path thru the northern part of Jefferson County! approximately 10 miles long and two miles wide, then jumped to Sylacauga where a number of homes were deniolished. Seymour, Missouri Hit. Seymour, May person was killed, about 12 persons jured and property damage to the estimate of $50,000 by a tornado that swept thru this section late yesterday.

13 houses were demolished. Seven Points About Registration. WHAT IS A LIBERTY BOND? A Liberty Loan Bund is a solennn promise of the United States to pay at maturity the at ount of the bond to the hold- e7 thereof, and to pay the interest -annually each year from the date of the issuance of the bond until it is fully and finally paid. Buy a Liberty Bond. THEODORE CROTHE DIES SATURDAY WHAT SECURITY FOR BONDS? Theodore The faith and honor.

of the died at his home in the Grothe, 16 years U'nited States, backed by all of Saturday afternoon South at 2:30 o'clocic the resources of the Nation and of a complication of ailments I the American people. A Liberty ing an illness of several weeks. The Loan Bond is a mortgage on all funeral was held the resources and taxing powers church from Pleasant, Monday morning at 10 of the Government and all of the o'clock, Rev. George Mast of resources of the American peo- conducting the services. Interment 4 ple.

was made in the Jones cemetery. The! 4 Buy a Liberty Bond. 4 Collowing children survive: Mrs. T. a B.

Gist, St. Louis, Mrs. John Abbot Clark, Cameron: Mrs. Ross W. Tur-1 St, Louis; Willam, Theo.

and GRADUATION EX- Vernon E. and Miss Anna urothe of! I this county. ERCISES TO-NIGHTI The deceased was born in Prussia, Dr. J. M.

Germany. May 20, 1811 and came to; Gray of K. (. Grand St. Charles, in 1848 where he nue M.

F. Church Will De- grew to manhood. He removed LO liver Address. the present home in 1869. On nary 12, 1872 he was married in this The graduatinz exorcisos of thelcity to Miss Mary Barbara, who passChillicothe High School will be away in 1905.

tonight at the Majestic Theatre. The Mr. Grothe was for years a program begins promptly pt 8:30 to: for the Rail way company. o'clock. 'The commencement addres3l He built every depot for the Wabash will be given by Dr.

J. M. Gray ur hween Mobally and Boonville. He! the Grand Avenue M. E.

Church, or also built the Wabash bridge at st. Kansas City. Dr. Gray is one of the Charles and was car inspector for the most eloquent public speakers in the road at St. Louis and Moberly.

He! Middle West. Everyone in Chilli- was one of Livingston county's procothe who is interested in the work gressive farnurs an: a highly honof our public schools should attend pored citizen. these exercises. There are 00 in the graduuting class. Baccalaureate.

The baccalaureate exercises of the Class of 1917, held on yesterday the Elm St. Methodist church were or! a superior order and many were heard to say that the address to the class for practicality and oratorical; vigor of thought has rarely if been excelled among the many excel lent addresses Chillicothe audiences have heard on similar occasions. The address was given by Dr. Paul H. Lion.

President of Central College at Fayette, upon phy of Living," based upon these words: must work the works of Him that sent me" and "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do. do it with thy might." All lives, however lonely, have their place and divinely important influence of even one atom psychic order of life. "Every sent to make the race for self, not always in the way we ed. Vocations in life assume relative positions, with is the The Story of Canning. On page four of this issue of The in the; life isl Constitution will be found a specially i prepared article on canning.

This the best article will be of especial interest dreamthe ladies who will find some unusu-; different! Tally god information contained there- in. Autos. HILAD BEEN' A RESIDENT OF LITINGSTON CO. 48 YEARS. Born i in Prussin, Germany, He to St.

Charles in 1848- Burial Monday. Dies in Kansas City. Mrs. Mary Josephine Carpenter Cox, 19 years old, died in Kansas City Friday night at 8 o'clock of tonsilitis. The bouy arrived in Chillicothe day and was taken to the Norman Funeral Home where 't was held until Sunday morning when the body taken to the Pleasant Ridge! church where funeral services were! held and burial made lev.

Henry this city conducted the sorvices. A small son survives. The deceased was a daughter of Mrs. The Carpenter, and was a former resident of city, NEWS NOTES NEWS NOTES All those who will coutribute the use of their automobiles on decoration day, May 30. for the use of the members of the G.

A. R. will please call F. H. Harris.

I'hone 392 during Lite day and No. 637 after hours. Former Chillicothe Girl Weds. Miss Goldie Ethylyn Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

F. M. Miller, formerly residing on East Calhoun t'street. was married Thursday even-! ing at the home of the bride's par-0 ents at 2972 Woodland Ave, Kansas City, to Leon James Hazleton, a prominent real estate man of Springfield, Mass. Mr.

and Mrs. Hazletou are now on an extended bridal tour. They will reside in Mass. ('an Fill in Anywhere. With the great Patterson shows ou exhibit here this week is one Earle N.

Freiburger, small in stature but well, able to assume the burdens cast upon his shoulders by the "big. boss." Frieburger was trained as a newspa per man which explains his ability to accept every responsibility shoved 0.1 him. Besides being the leader of the Patterson band, he handles the press end of the organization with fattersuccess. The Bell Buys Liberty Bonds. The Bell Telephone Company has, formulated a plan whereby Its ployes can render further patriotic service by participating in the Liberty The Bell Company has purchased five million dollars of Liberty Loan Donds and has worked out an arrangement by which Bell employes can buy the bonds on the installment, plan.

Subscriptions will be received until June 12th, payments to be made in fifty weekly installments of one doliar each, or multiples thereof, or in ten monthly installments of tive dollars each or multiples thereof. Under this arrangement the company has made it easily possible any Bell employe to "do his bit" the Liberty Loan. 1. There is only ONE day for registration, use 5, 1917. 2.

Every male resident of the United States who has reached his 21st and has not reached bis 31st birthday MUST register on the day set, wile 3, 1917. The only exceptions are officers and enlisted men of the Giar army, the navy, the marine regcorps, and the national guard and naval militia while in the service of the United States, and officers in the offcers' reserve corps and enlisted men in the enlisted reserve, corps while in active service. 3. Registration is distinct from Draft. have No matter what just claim you from exemption, you must register.

4. Registration is a public DUTY. For those not responsive to the sense of this duty, the penalty of imprisonment, not fine, is provided: 'ta the Draft Act. 5. Those who through sicknessshall be unable to register should representative to apply to tration thecounty clerk tor a copy of the regiacard.

The clerk will give tastructions as to how this card shou'c be filled out. The card should then be mailed by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the registrar of his voting precinct. The sick person enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for will the return to him of his registration certificate. 6. Any person who expects to be absent from his voting precinct On Registration Day should apply as soon as practicable for a registration card to the county clerk of the county where he may be stopping, or if he is in a city of ovor 30,000, to the city clerk.

The clerk will record the answers on the card and turn it over to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the registrar of his home voting precinct so that it will reach that office by Registration Day. A sell-addressed stamped envalope should be enclosed with the card to Insure the return to the obsestee of a registration certificate. 7. Degistration booths will be open in every voting precinct in Livingston county from 7 u.

to 9 p. u. on Registration Day, une 5. 1917. BAND FOR ALL WHO REGISTER AID OF LOCAL WOMENS' NOCILTIES IS SOLICITED.

An Arm Band of Cotton Khiki Color Be Placed on Everyone Registering. With a view to singling out, by special mark of honor, those men -who register, under the Selective Draft Low, on June 5th. the Cham-: ber of Commerce of the United States through its various branches and the National Committee of Patriotic and Defense Societies througn all their afiliated groups, have today definitely decided to use the cotton khaki colored arm band and to pend upon local patriotism and in-: itative in each town to provide them! and to make suitable arrangements, for distribution at the to man registering. This official decision by these narional organizations emphasizes the importance of conferring this mark of honor on all who register. We.

therefore. urge all Division and Branch Committees to use their most endeavors to co-operate with all that' can in further the success of the undertak-; toting. The women can be especially de-! pended upoa for active co-operation. Enough arm bands should be provided to insure one for every man registering. Factories where sewing; (machines are used will undoubtedly contribute to their city's of honor by utilizing their forces hemming the bands Where factories! are not available the arm bands can live made by women's Any khaki colored cloth will answer the purpose.

The material should be ut 3 inches wide by 18 inches long; this when hemmed all around make a finished band about: 2 inches', wide and 17 inches long. Wherever; lit is possible to arrange for this badge) honor, publicity should be given the plan through the press. Al should be stationed at each! pollig place to pin the arm band on men as they register. This plan has the full approval Majer General Crowder, U. S.

P'rovost Marshall in charge of regis-! fration Please do all you can to make a complete success. Yours very truly, Military Training Camps Assn. This matter will be taken up ati the mass meeting to be held Monday night and an approprite committee appointed ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONISTS ARRESTED IN DETROIT. (By United I'renn.) Detroit, May of treason in connection with an al-: leged nation wide anti-conscription conspiracy, five Detroiters were rested today by Federal Agents. specific offense for which they are held was the distribution of hand bills bearing the caption "Kill the Draft" and announcing a Socialist mass meeting to this end for June 3rd.

MISS RANKIN OF MONTANA MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH Washington, D. May Jeannette Rankin of Montana, game, but a little nervous made her maiden speech in the House this afternoon. When introduced, she spoke on passed in less than five minutes amid! vociferous applause, an providing that as much as possible, that the food conservation work, unthe Lever bill, shall be done by women. The New Conscription Law Provides for Registration of Men Between Ages of 21 and 30 Inclusive JUDGE DAVIS DECIDES IN FAVOR OF CITY RENDERS DICTION IN CASE OF BOLINDER AGAINST CITY. New Trial is Also Granted Defendant in Case of Pennetti Against Kansus City Post.

At an adjourned session of the dir cuit court. Monday Judge A. R. Davis handed down his decision in the case of Mary Bolander, Admr. against tha City of Chillicothe in which the plaintin brought suit to recover $1500 damages which she alleges was done her property on South Washington street by the grade established for the paving.

A motion for a new trial was tiled and by agreement was conitinued until the regular term of court jin September. A new trial was granted the defendant in the case of Michelena Pennetti against the National Newspaper for want of jurisdiction in the person of defendant. A jury at the April term of court awarded the plaintiff judgment for $2,000 against the Kansas City Post, a member of (the newspaper association. The case of the State against the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Ry.

in which the defendant is charged with shipping diseased cattle into the state from Minnesota in violation Tof the state quarantine law, was callled for trial Monday. The defendant that a special judge be called to try the case, alleging the present judge, A. B. Davis, was prejudice. An effort is being made to have a judge here and try the case immediately.

The cases of the State against Boo Murrel and Bert Seaman, charged with violating the local option law, were continued until the regular term of the circuit court in September. They were released on bond. a properly justed perspective. Jesus Christ himself became the servant of all and yet in it all he followed a divinely appointed task. After all the real philosophy of living is to touch up the; ugly actual and make it ideal." "Do what you find to do, but do it better than any one else, and with the of doing it better Numerous illustrations of men who have actually done this, made clear the point.

The music was funished under the direction of Mr. Jordan, by a of twenty odd volces and was much enjoyed. The solo work of Mrs. J. Reed was especially effective.

sorters." Minister of' War Kerencky is carrying such a gospel to the soldiers at the front. Here at home other Ministers are busy. Minister of Labor Skobeleff was the principal today at a meeting of the workmen's counsel. He pleaded for the rehabitation of the Russian finances. "We have the money." he declared.

"So far we have been compelled to! follow the methods of the old regime -to print paper mency-such a deceitful policy must be done away with. We must place a higher tux on war earnings even to the extent of 100 per cent." LIBERTY LOVING GERMANS WOULD DETHRONE KAISER. (By Baited Press.) New York. May Liberty loving Germans organized a national propaganda here today to dethrone the Kaiser. Under the title of "Friends, lot the German Republic." a provisional revolutionary committee establishled headquarters at 140 East 19th St.

Everything possible will be done. it is a.nnounced. to insure William Hohen-, zollern of Berlin the same fate that! befell his cousin, Nicholas Romonof l'etrograd. Be sure to hear the Graduating exlercises tonight at Majestic theatre. Don't think less of your system than you do of your house.

Give it thorough cleansing, too. Take a Hood's Sarsaparilla. Re sure to hear the Graduating exlercises tonight at Majestic theatre. IMMEDIATE AID TO THE ALLIES ephone and telegraph communication with points in this section is down. Communication by vehicles is also interrupted, a heavy rain flooding the roads.

Don Roberts. 65 years of age, of Fordland, died early today from injuries received when his house was wrecked last night. Hits Kentucky and Tennesec. Paduch, May least 50 persons were killed and more than 100 injured by a tornado which struck Kentucky and Tennesee yesterday, ac-1 cording to reports reaching here to-! day. The storm swept from Dyers-1 burn, to Hickman, Ky.

The towns suffering worst wereling South Dyersburg, Dublin, and Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell and Bondurant, Ky. Bardwell was practically wiped out and Clinton was cut off from the outside world. Growing crops were torn from the fields, causing a heavy loss on the rich farm lands in those sections. Their House on Them. Charleston, May R.

Sweeney and his wife fled from their farm house to a hollow. The tornado picked up the house and dropped it into the hollow, crushing both. FOR RENT--For light house keeping a suite of three rooms, first floor, modern and close in. Phone 793. Be sure to hear the Graduating exercises tonight at Majestic theatre.

U'. S. to Supply 100,000 Men, 8500 Air ('raft and 6,000 Aviators. (By United Press) London, May Americans on the firing line, construction of 3500 war planes and the training of 6,000 aviators--those are some of the plans for immediate aid to the Tallies which America is granting and will grant, according to a government statement issued today. The "1000,000" will include Amercans already in British, Canadian and French armies, it was stated.

The 10.000 American physicians are also possibly included in this. The official statement detailed in length the steps in co-operation whien the United States has taken since declaring war on Vertiany. It has been estimated that at least 30,000 Americans are included in the British and Canadian armies and 6,000 in the French army at present. A statement from the American government concerning Gen. Pershling's expeditionary force has placed the total at 25,000 men.

ADMIRAL SIMS PROMOTED TODAY BY PRESIDENT. (Ry United Presa,) Washington, D. May Admiral Sims, commander of the American fleet of destroyers co-operating with the allied fleet, was today formally named Vice-Admiral by President Wilson..