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Incomplete Indicate Cdal of J.000 Will Easily Be This Week Big In'' j.1 Donations. V'jf OF TEN MILLION OFFERED WAR COUNCIL Generous Subscriptions From Milwaukee, Buffalo and Other Cities of German Population Feature of Returns. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, June 19. Incomplete reports to American Red Cross headquarters her showed more than $15, 00.000 subscribed during the tlrsl two days of the week's campaign to raise $100,000,000 for war nllef.

Returna poured in so rapidly that tabulators could not keep puce with them. Several great Individual donations helped to swell the total today but the Red Cross war council expects later reports td Include a tp.ultltude ot smaller donation, by people of mod state means, whose subscriptions went far toward the eleventh hour over subscription ot the liberty Tonight's total did not include the contributions of many small city or town communities, particularly In the est, where it la said local committees plan to withhold their totals until late In the week In hope of avoiding too optimistic a New York City's total was.nearlng the $20,000,000 mark, with $1,000,000 contrlbutlona from J. P. Morgan and G. F.

Raker. A single pledge of $10,000,000 hae been' given the war council tentatively for use in fighting tuberculosis In France. The name of the contributor waa not made public A feature of today's reports was the generous subscriptions from Cincinnati. Milwaukee, Buffalo and cities having large German populations. A number of senators and other public officials today appealed to citlsens ot their home states to open their pocketbooks for the Red Cross (fund.

Cardinal Gibbons gave his endorse ment to the movement In a letter to Henry p. Davison, ci lrman of the war council. A suggestion which may open the' way for donations by national banks came from Comptroller of the Currency Williams. He explained that national hanks, may not legally donate bank funds to any charitable cause but may declare a special dhldent out of the undivided "Checks for such a dividend csn be mailed to stockholders," he said, "with a circular letter suggesting, but not requiring that the proceeds be given the Red Croas." If all national banks should declare an extra dividend of one hnlf of one rer cent and shareholders should ttirtv their sum over to the Red Cross Mr. Williams explained.

5.00i,000 would be produced. 8T. LOUIS RED CROSS By Assoeisted Press. ST. LOI'IK.

June 19' St. Trulls contributed $MI4 35 as Its first day's donation to whlch.ts to be raised in the I'nltod States" this week for the national Reil Cross fund. The clty'a allotment waa fixed at 11. 600,000,. KING OF ENGLAND ASKS PRINCES CHANGE NAMES By Associated Press.

IXINDUN. June 'in The following official announcement waa made to' day: king has'dfemed It desirable In the conditions hrou. ht about bv the war that those primes of his familv who are hla subjects and bear German names and titles should relinquish these titles and henceforth adopt Hrlt lsh surnames At the same time, and consentient upon this det tsioti. th' king has been plea.ed.t confer peerages of the kmudom on the following: The Htike Teek Marquis: Frlnee Alexetyler of Teck Karl: Prince lentils of Pattenher Marquis: Prince Alexander of Hat tenberg Ma runts CHARTER TWO VESSELS TO CARRY RUSSIAN SUPPLIES By Assoeisted Press. June IS Twoves.

sels the shipping hoard a fleet were chartered todav to Russia for transporting to Archangel part of the 000 tons of Russian supplies awaiting shipment at New York. Other ships will be given the Russians at fast ns thev are available. The Russian port will' he Ice bound aaaln before Or. tober 1. The vessels rhnrt.sred today from the enemv fleet seized In American ports at the outbresk of the.

war. They ere of about tons each. COUNTY COURT CAN GIVE REWARD OF BUT S5Q0 i they found that the slate law limited amount to $100. Tftey had decided to give $1,000 j'the day previous. e.

In the. court order setGng aside the reward It la statn) that the murderers mist be caught within the. next aixty days i By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Juno 1 President Wilson IS expected to in tomorrow ufol ic aw VOLUME XXVI NO. 14G SOUTHWEST MISSOURI' GREATEST NEWSPAPER SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1917.

PULL LEASED WIHE SERVICE OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TWO CENTS A.H.T.A. 351,1111101110 RED CROSS III 2 DAY EFFORT NEGRO KILLS SELF BIB OFFENSIVE EXPORT ACT TODAY II OFIIRDERHERE Nichols Lodge of Anti Horse Springfelcf Quota Based On Population Will Be 5,000 Heavy Grain Purchases by European Neutrals Influenced Action to Hasten Control. Georgo Yancey, Aged 67, Sits In Chair, Places Gun Against Breast and Fires. OH WEST FRONT Thief Association Active In Search for Kidnapers. New, Members.

DICK CARTER TO ANSWER CHARGE ADOPTS RED CROSS SECURES mm i KEET RESOLUTION 5000 SECOND DAY iiinstMff" iiiuitpni IN UNIUUtlYIANNtK flgflIN pLftMP Detective Toney Oliver Leaves for Hutchinson "to Taks "Til Custody Man Wanted Tor Killing of Keet Baby. ACCUSED ONCE EMPLOYED IN LOCAL POULTRY HOUSE Sheriff Webb Returns From St Louis Where He Placed Claude Piersol and Cletus Adams In Jail Yesterday. Armed with fhe necessary warrant for hi man. Detective Toney Oliver ct the iprlngnekl police department left yesterday afternoon tar Mutrnin to return rlck Carter, ai leged murderer of Baby Loyd Keet. who waa arrested In the Kansas town yesterday morning The srerst of Carter In fhe Kanaaa town waa effected through a tin cured by loral detectives Monday.

Do tectlvas Green. Oliver ami Flalier re cetved word early Monday morning that Carter had been seen In Hutch lnan tiy a man who had read of a de rrlntlon of Carter In the papers. The Hutchinson oolite were notified to. be on the lookout for the accuard murderer, resulting in the arreat yes terday morning and the departure for Hutchinson ahnrtly aftepwarda 01 Ue teotlve Oliver. That Carter had been carrying; a re volver for several months waa atated last tilKht bv Green and Fisher, hi mother, they aald, became curious and aakeit whv he alwava went armed, in answer.

Carter aald he waa a member of the police department and later aald he waa conneotea win a private aeiec tlve agency. While In Springfield. Carter waa ploVed most of the time aa a chicken Dicker at a local poultry nouse. When naked on What grounds they had aaked for the arreat of Cartels De tectlvea Green and Fisher told of the visit to the old Crenshaw manalon by Toothman and Warner and How they had peered In the window and aeen a man crouching in the corner. They were aaked for a description of the man, and from the information re celved by the dotectlvee their description of the man tallica) exactly with that of Carter.

hen later shown picture of Carter the two were even more positive that the picture waa an exact rvproiUiotioiT of the man they and aeen crouching In the corner. Carter admitted that he waa theman but denied any oonnecttim with the case. "I saw in the papers that they were looking for me, but at flrat thourht tt was a Joke." he told the police. "1 knew Doc' but he lied If he mixed me up with that bualneea." Carter eald he left here In December and went to Wolllngton, Kae. He as sorted that 'he worked there until went to Hutchinson Monday, here no I the late John Hoge.

whose will was waa recognised Walter Keynolds. fiij tere today. Hoge waa a mil former Springfield man. who ia now Honalre retired manufacturer who superintendent of a poultry company n)ie, hia fortune In the manufacture there. Reynolds saw Carter crossing! of a 0ap.

the atreet yesterday and called ham, Each of the thirty one churches of into hie oflYce. While he talked a clerk: tMt clt, ara to receive $1.00 and the notified the police. Mrs. Josle Eaton Carter and her three children are also being detained by the authorities there. She says she was married to Carter here on uecemner J.

dui ne nave vne date of the marriage aa March 18.. Just hat connection Carter haa with the kidnaping caae la not known. It la said that the murder charge was filed againat him to hold him In If he haa any clear connection wKh the Keet rase beyond a suspicion the authxrltiee alone know of it and are keeping the fact strictly to themselves. Both Pler aol and Adasna. however, mentioned Carter in connection with the plot to kidnap C.

A. Clement. Claude Piensol and Cletus Adams. also oharged with the murder of Uoyd I Keet, were taken tne jaexson county Jail Monday night and removed to Rt. Louis tiy Sheriff Will Webb.

They are now held at the Central district station on Twelfth atreet there. No reason for their removel given. While Sheriff Will Webb refused to fay for what purpose Pleraol and Adams had been taken to Ht. Louis, It waa atated by local authorities that the pair are to he cross examined by fam Allender. chief of detectives if St.

lunula, reputed to be the best cross examiner In the t'nlted States. Continued en Page Two. "FOOD POWER CO EQUAL WITH MAN POWER." SAYS RHONDDA By Assoeisted Press. LfiNUON. Juns 1.

"In this war, and at this stage, fooj power Is co equal with manpower," Lord Rhondda, the new food oontrol ler saH today. In an Interview. "The problem of Great Urttaln's food primarily depends upon the supply. a.nd In the main solution of the problem of supply lies In America I am sure they will not Met us Lord Rhondda took over the duties of food controller today and this waa his first Interview with membera of the American preee. "T'nleaa we can be assured of food ufTlcient to enable this end the other allied countries of Europe to carry on the war to a successful conclu ertont ha comtlnuerU "ft would be almost superfluous to sppnlnt.a food controller.

Ths, most perfect system of distribution and the most equitable regulation of prices woulA he a waste of time and effort." unless every measure la taken to keep up the allied food supply. "For hls we depend to a vital de. gree upon the United State's and Csn ads. "In acceptlne this riWlce. perhspa Us onlv attract 'v.

as fhc knowledu tat frealdeul Wilson p4 441 PATROLLED COUNTY ROADS Pledge Every Effort to Bring Fullest Punishment On Per petrators of Crime. A pledf to eert erery effort "to aid. In brlnglnc to Justice and the fuU aat' ountshment. of the law the per petratora of the crime" In the murder of Baby uoya K.eei ie conuunea in resolution adnoted by the Nichols, branch of the Antl Horae Thief association. It haa become known for the flrat time the members of the society hare been most active in the attempt 10 apprehend the' kidnapers who later committed the crime at wnicn an en tire nation exDreaaed Its horror.

The members of the aoclety threw a net around Springfield extending far out In the aurroundlhg counties aa an assurance that the kidnapers could not make their escape from Greene county should they attempt to leave with the baby followint tne kidnaping. 1 Through all of the nights and days members of the various societies In all the surrounding counties patrolled every poaalble avenue of escape. Au tomohlllats were stopped aometlmea a half dosen tlmea in a abort distance and their vehicles searched. Kvery unknown hereon waa eubjected to suspicion and made to prove pie Identity to satisfaction of the searchers. The resolution adopted at the meeting of the Nlchola association.

No. 300. Is as follows: Whereas, on May SO. the dead hour of midnight. In the county eat of our county, one of the most heinous crimes ever committed In the history of the state of Mlaaouri carried out In tne gionapmg ana murder of Baby Lloyd Keet.

and. Whereas, aald crime strikes at the home life of every cltlsen. not only In our own vicinity, but at the very foundation ofottr government, and its free Institutional Therefore be It resolved, that we, the membera of Nlchola Iodge No. 00, of the Anti Home Thief association of Missouri, extend our deepest avtnpathy to J. Holland Keet.

and the heart broken mother of Uoyd In their terrible bereavement, and we do hereby pledge pur every effort, aid ln bringing to Justice and the fullest punishment of the law the perpetrators of the dastaftlly crime. J. A. HfcLTJIG. Hec, ACTORS' FUND TO RECEIVE $500,000 OF BIO ESTATE Assoclatsd Press.

ZANF.SV1LLK Ohio. June The Actors Fund of America, with head quarters In New Tork. la to receive 000 and the Metropolitan Art Museum $1,000,000 from the estate of two local hnaoltals $10,000 each. A niece. Mra.

Frederick Grant, whu made her home with Mr. Hoge. la ta Inherit real estate valued at Asa Hoge, nephew, of Leavenworth. $30,000. and the balance of the estate, valued at $1,000,000 goes to Jaritea Hoge, a nephew of Seattle, Wash.

NAVY DEPARTMENT BUYS 3,567,200 PAIR SOCKS i i By Associated Press. WASHINGTON. June 1. Con 1 tracts for $.57,100 pairs of socks were awarded by the navy department today to eighteen firms In accordance" with recommendations of the knit goods oomrhtttee of the council of national defense. The average price waa approximately eighteen cents for cotton and twenty eight cents for woolen socks.

VISIT FtELATlVIS HCRI Mrs. J. W. Puson and son. James, are visiting' the daughters of Mrs.

Fu son, Mra Charles Coon and Mrs. Dora Mitchell. In Tulsa, Okla. They de. parted yeaterdav and expect to visit In Tulsa several daye.

man of Mr. Hoover's caliber, exper lma Paviee. Bdlth Mack, Vranla Rem lence and understanding of the allies, mart and Louise Klsenmayer. to tackle In America those problems Hecond precinct. Seventh ward which have an intimate bearing day Captain, Miss Bunnna Tucker; lleu by day upon the food situation In this Mesdames A.

J. Ash, Kdgar country. I have perfect confidence H. Headlee, M. K.

Pace. that the American congress and the American people will respond to the calls now being made to them. "I hope 1 shall not be misconstrued If I say the sooner your food administration meaaures are enacted the sooner we shall breathe more easily. At present' our policy and the practical, jletaila of our buying are rendered more difficult by uncertainty regarding the future. "My experlencea In America have given me an unusual opportunity of appreclaUng the vastness of her If these are organised to their full rapacity I am confident the German hope of starving the a 11 lee or of causing civilian unrest by the scarcity of food or high prices la doomed to failure.

"We are doing what we ca 'off eur own hat' to Increasing horns production and decreasing consumption but in me mem ine solution or tne prl marv problem of supply Ilea In the hands of our American allies. I am us iftgy wut mi iet iu ftowD The Red Cross campaign to secure 1,000 members In Springfield la being waged more vigorously than anything of ifa kind In the history ot the city. The national council, in explaining the methods to be pursued in the mem bership campaign, asked that each town and city enroll at least one tenth of Its population In the Red Croee.Ac cording to that, Springfield should fur nish fr.oov members. Monday cam palan netted about 00 members, and while all solicitors did not report last nlaht. it waa estimated that the num ber would reach the 600 mark for the aecond dav of the drive.

Prom early morning until dark Red Cross 'maidens could be seen approaching whomsoever they might meet with an appeal for membership. Booth also were prominent about the clfy. and those charge explained the work to questioners and accepting donations. Vance C. Crlss, ewcre tary of the Toung Men's Business club, will address the FY I sco oflWe building employes today and explain the aeeda of the society.

The precinct captains and the Virions team lieutenants follow: First precinct. Brat ward Captain, Miaa Elisabeth McCammon; lieutenants. Misses A. Porter, U. Mack.

E. Badgley, M. Bteineger, M. Uldeon, Mary Brown. E.

Humphrey. Kern Finney, Moss MltchsU, Mary Bryan, Taylor; Mesdames J. P. Kinsella. Joe Harrison, Josephine Gurley, Norman Freudenberger, elecond precinct, first ward rsptajn, Mra.

E. A. McKay: lieutenanta. Mea dsmea O. I MoHride.

8. K. Trimble. Hal Keed, Roscbe Stewart. V.

V. Ro senbauer, Marv Ruth Miller. Pope Myera, Frank Mann. Oscar Suson, H. T.

Hornaby. W. Pucker. J. W.

Shipp, A. I. Anderson, W. H. J.

F. Herwlg, Walter Cossty: Mlssea Marguerite jw Mrs. )tl, Mo.1( ell, Jessie Clark and First second ward Cap tsln. Mr. C.

Fulton: lleutensnta. Misses Irene Anderson. Isaltel Morae, Vlck Estes. Mary Hopkins: Mesdames Edgar Parmenter, Dr. N.

C. Williams, O. B. Dtirant. Second precinct, eeennd ward Captain.

Mrs. J. HI. Dulin; lieutenanta. Misses Mary Matthews, Fannie Heck, art, Elolae Wrlghtsman.

Helen Bchol ten. Luetic Monteer. Rather McCullen: Mrs George Bayfield and Mlssea Aleen Banks and Bthel McCornell. Third ward 'Captain. Mrs, W.

H.A Jexrard; lieutenanta, Misses Dorothy Woodson; Oladye Woodeon. Rao Don. nell. NorVel Kannlhg. Aita Htutxman.

Jessie Mesdames James Routt, Mark Dodsen. Fourth ward Captain. Mrs. H. D.

Durst: Mesdames Florence Brown, Fayette Leard. Harry Simmons, Karl Eaton. Frank Williams, J. Slmms. C.

Hutchinson. Wm. Rlenhnff, C. F. Hatten, J.

H. Jarrett, John McGregor, J. Louis Sraldlng. K. P.

Mann. Lee Ull mann. M. Kerr. Rnaalee Meyer.

Talbot. A. B. Sherwood. M.

C. Baker. F. V. Bonne.

M. W. Coolbaugh, Will Esllnxer. Frank Cirran. J.

S. Farrlngton. Lebolt. Henry W. A.

MoClanahan, harlea Mcf.rcg or. C. A. Martin. N.

DeGroff, Harry Ipham. A. M. McBride. J.

B. Hard wick; Mlaaes FrlscUla Claa Ramona Frates. Nan Hackney, Tessee Levy, Frances Thrall, Young and Rev. P. C.

Uan forth. First precinct. Fifth ward Captain, Mrs. E. t.

Merrltf. lieutenants, Mes dsmes Rhoda B. Peers. l. Host, JK H.

Hegger, J. W. Brownlow. Georre W. Culler, Jesse Johnson.

Victor Col trane. Alfred Abbott. E. K. Knnl.

W. Dyer. James Case, William Wills, Frank A. Wrlghtsman; Misses Kllxa heth Jenkins, Mary Crlss. Una Hasel tlne, Elsie Masters and Alice Thrash er.

Second precinct. Fifth ward Car taln. Miss Nellie KlrkpHtrick: lieutenants. Misses Ola I'hilbrook. Grace Skinner.

Tressle Beasley, Emma Ma sin. Isabel Shepard, Helen Pe Etta Hargls. First precinct. Sixth war taln. A.

H. Wear; Ilei s. Mesdamea Homer J. Leeper. Muirison.

lee Stepp, C. L. Dooms, Mary Hall. A. L.

Arnold. Mabel Holbrook; Misses Margaret McLaughlin, Matilda Jordin. Madeline Wear. Olive Wear, Mary Purssellev. Vernon Allebach, Gladys Thrall.

Iorothy Huntington, Dorothy Pally. M. Florence Tucker Constance Garrett and Mr. Lee 8t. pp Second precinct.

Sixth ward Captain. Mrs! T. K. Rowmnn: lieutenants. Misses Kdgar Vnderwood.

Tlncey Stough, Mary Gillespie. Kthel Allen Genevieve Heland. Mildred Potter, Bessie Miller, and Mrs. L. G.

First precinct, Seventh ward Captain. Mrs. George W. Hendrlckson; lieutenants. Sirs.

A. W. Thomas; Misses llaxel Smith. Georgia Hen drtokson. Alberta Hendrlcksun.

Laura Louise Allen, Mabel Anderson, Ir othv Rreckenridge. flylyia Hevler, Hu Robert Headlee. M. K. Cowder; MJsaes Dorcas Marcell, Gertrude Wire and Agnes Tucker.

First precnir F.lghth ward Captain. Mra, Swlnjler: lieutenanta, Mesdames K. Echoltx. Fred A. Moon, C.

Hughes, Minnie Laker, Mert Caudle, Mc.Mahan. W. F. Weiss Mary Cartsr. Miss Ethel Allen.

Second precinct. Klghth ward Mabel t'tt. Mentha Dulin Gertrude Wood. Georgia IUvles. Hlanctie Keen er.

Kthel niemer, Nell Plemer. MRI. BISHOP IMPROVES Mrs. rtoy Bishop, who has been con fined In t. John's hospital for some time, after having undergone a serious operation.

was removed to her home rn Mt. Vernon street yesttrda'v la ths i9S MbbsU4io. Captatn, Miss Gertrude Wood: lleu tenants. Mesdamea Louise Fuxxell. W.

Hwlnney. Leonard Sullens, Robert Pewhurst. D. M. Harala: Misses Iva Ti.

i. unnn.n WnnA 4y When members of the county court decided Monday to set aside $1,000 aa a reward the i arrest and cpnvlctinn uf'ttn murderers of the Keet baby. an executive order putting into opera LDischarges Weapon by, Means of ti6n the export control act just p'H forked Stick Muffled Noiss by congresa. A plan of organisatlond and general export program drawn fp by Secretarlea Lansing and Redneld waa taken tip at today's cabinet meet Ing. The act will be administered an export council made up of representa tlves of the state, war, navy and com merce departments, the fiiori administrations and others to be selected by the atate and commerce departments.

Administrative details will be handled by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, which will be enlarged by the addition of an ekport licensing division. Matters of International consequence will decided by the slate department. Coal anil wheat mill he the first two commodities to tome under operation of the act. Heavy grain purchases by Kuropean neutrals, it waa aald tonight. Influenced the government to hasten putting the export control aot into operation Alarmed at' prospects that the I nlted tStates waa preparing to exercise thai strictest auiiervision over food ship ments, the neutrals, it la declared, have gone Into the American wheat market and obtained contracts for enormous iiuantltlea of the cereal.

Much ot this now probably never will leave the country, and If the food bills pasa the purchasers can be forced to disgorge their holdings under the embargo clause. lender a program that probably will he adopted by the government. America wtU he supplied first out of American products; the allies will be takon care of next, and the neutrals considered last. URGE LAWS TO PREVENT USE OF GRAIN IN LIQUOR By Press 1 TOl'KKA, June 19. President Wilson.

Hecretary of War liaker and members of the Kansas delegation ill congress are urscd in teleKiaivts sent nut tuniKht by the Kansas National Prohibition convention in session here under the auspices of the Kansas blanch of the Antl Snloon lngue of America, to enact leicislutlon prohibiting the use of any grain for the manufacture of Intoxicating liquor. The telegram to President Wilson also urges tltat the allied powers tie to use none of the grain bought In this country for the manufacture of Intoticanle. appeal is also made for the su.miUslon to the states of a national prohibition amendment to the constitution. In the telegram sent, to President Wilson the convention expressed Its thinks for the work already done In protecting the soldiers In training camps from the. Influence of Intoxlcat ing Honors and kindred rices and pledged Its sunnort In seeina that the regulations made are enforced, TnTTwar In the telegram sent to (Wretarv 'Baker.

Is congratu listed on the steps it has taken to keep the big army cantonments free from vice. BLANKS FOR SFC0ND ARMY CAM? EXPECTED HERE SOON Application Wanks for the scond training ramp at Port Klley which will, open Augfift probably will be here todav and the. work of selecting the 2 mn from Missouri will start Soon Kxamlnatlon work will be conducted at the local army recruiting station here. A numbsr from hi re who mails application for the first camp are expecting to' be called this time, but thev realize, that oMcr men military experience will be given preference. All.

tlior who passed the examination last month and were called ust make new applications If ihey w. int In considered. The applicant, as for the first camp must be between ages of In. vrnrs and months and 4r yer Preference will he given to the men over So yesr old WOULD AVFRT STRIKE IN EASTERN SHIP YARDS By Assoeieted Press. WAMIINGT'tN.

June 19 fee re tary of Ijibor Mlson arranged todav to see New York and New Jersey shipbuilding and shlpvard men In an effort to avert a strike of their em ploves who seek a ten per cent Increase In waves and Improved working conditions conferred with represcntntlvcs of the men. Virtually everv Nw York yard ant most of the New Jersey plants a)ong the lludmn liver are Involved. strike called for last Frldav ass postponed nt the request of 8ecretary Wilson, hilt said todav there seemed to be utnall prospects of avertlne It finally unless the emnloyers and the men show a greater desire to get together. NO FORMAL 0PFNING AT SEQUI0TA THIS SEASON There be no. formal opening of SeiUUta park this seai son.

it waa an son. manajrer of noutu ed I iy H. F. Peter the ln A 'illftll recreatldn spot The contmuani of Jie unsettled in the earlier part of the season frue i trnt.crt all attempts to ulan. a spe cln! affair to 'u slier Id the summer srsson.j The park has teen open for siwne vlalte.p by several iiTinri in iii inii," bile parties il.tli are estending pic nics at'thi pssk A series of dances during the summer ss.

i 1 se conducted at re iia'rk tinder the li. e.Mion of the Mtsss llack cnarce or ine weeaiv uane i net 'flrat dance ttie season will l. held1 this e.mli.v An.rt.li ding Wed nel. there ill bu Janin i DESPONDENT OVER HEALTH By Use of Towel. Despondent over the fact that he waa slowly living of dropsy i ancey.

a negro, aged S7. decided yes terdnv that the best way to alleviate his sufferinss was to take his own life. lie has in en msklng his home at ttie anuthwest corner of Webster and Camp streets for some time, and the only other person about the house yesterday waa his small grandson Roth were seated In the front yari after the noon hour, the grandfather telling stories to the boy. About 1:30 o'clock Yancey entered the hotise presumably to get some thing for the child to play. with.

Klf teen minutes later the grandchild ran to a neighbor's hmise and said hla grandfather was dead A hurried in vesttgatlnn resulted In the finding of tne horty of 1 ancey, seated In a chair, and about him was a pool of blood He had taken a shotgun from the wall and seated himself In a chair near the wall. A towel was tied about the end of the gun barrel deaden the noise of the discharge. The butt of the gun waa placed on the floor and the mutsla placed againat his brenst. A stick about 1 Inches In length was used to set off the trlgaer The load entered his left side Just above the heart. Death was Instaa taneous.

Coroner Fly Patsnn was notlfed of the homicide and removed the bodv to the morgue whej It la being held awaiting an Inquest. Yancey la sur vived by a son. Pan Tancey, a porter on the Frisco railroad. No arrangements for the funeral have een maoe. BUSINESS MFN StlFFFR BY FRADULENT FAILURES By Assoeisted Press.

KASHAS CITY. 1 Huslness men of fhe I'niled Plates nave war. xas.nnn.oon Yrauduletit failures within the last two years, ae cording to Cleveland A. Newton of t. Louis, who addressed the Intltlsl session here today of tne National Credit men's association.

International convention. He advocated national cooperation between business men and federal and atate officiate for the apprehension and onnlshment of men who to defraud by volun tary Danstruptoy and other similar means, A lively discussion among the dele rates was broitaht about throuah the Irrtrnductlon of an amendment to th bv lnwsj of the ortanlr atinn which would place Interchange credit and adjustment bureaus under super vision of a national bureau. Th amendment waa artopfe.i after Frank R. Hamburger of Detroit had spoken In Its detsne No nleht session of the convention waa held, the delegates being tits guests of local orgganlxatlona at var Ions aortal events. RECRUITING FOR RFGULAR ARMY REACHES 120,185 By Assoeisted WAHHTNGTitN.

June It Wnr re 'or tne regular army renciien wnen I. .1 men were enusten inruugnout the tnile.trs at the International bridge cin.ntrv New Tork led with MT.Uooay crossed to Jusres. California. (Colorado. Iowa and several other atatea making rapid progress In Ailing their quotas.

Nebraska proh ably will be the next state to complete Its allotment arid should reach Its quota Thvirsday, MAAS WILL PILED. A copv of the will of Abraham Maas of Neosho. Mo dated'TMsc ember 10, 110. was fll for record ve.ter rdiiate st KMe.r, day with John F. Mason, county re corder.

(ine fourth of the value of ray after he had been "husslng fo all property of deceased la bequeathed months Pr tUNIam "Sr a to his Clara t'llmann Waller physloisn of hts city and a stein All the remainder of. the. es late is given to Hnrry Mass. William tnertlcal corps. Is under guard at Chat and lee II man n.

and share I charged with the alike WEATHER Missouri Fair todiy; probably unsettled. Thursday AMERICAN MERCHANT SHIP CREWS MUST BE INSURED By Assoeisted Prsss. WAWHINGTON, June I. Itegula tions under which sH't)lt'erN and men. of American merchant ships plying be.

ttween ports of the ('nt'ted Hiates and the war xone must be Insured by their employers for from $1,500 to against death, maiming or capture were Issued today by Secretary Mc Adoo. They become effctlve as to vessels leaving ie I'tilted Htates Juns Hi and as lo those sailing from foreign ports July 10 secrriary snuuunrei sp voin A rrn a in ne imiiisituii, i poi'iilinent of John JJ'rowley. a 1ife.r rom this territory will mge down and aocldenl insurance expert or ll.irt to nave cn.uge ur a n' seamen's insurance division, of the war Mk Ituiurance bureau as ssslstartt to IHrector Ie Iney. nder authority or rne recently en amendments to tTie ifTW1. i'aviai'inirrrroiiirnin War sons will be compelled insure the amount of such Insurance a fine in A.neii.

csn coastals trade or to. other 'nans ik. h.n fh. irme lint V. Uj.

in i rciminiM. mandatory. The policies will provide for the pay Inent of one year' earnings inj.no. cane mure Uau Ij.UOV or I Uxaa Berlin Official Communications Report Fighting Actively Revived at Several Points In France and Belgium. ATTACKS BY GERMANS IN CHAMPAGNE ARE REPULSED Macedonian Theater Promises Early Developments On Large.

Scale Austrians Capture Ad vanced Positions. By Assoeisted Press. Indications point tr an early re aumptlon of operations on a' gran.1 scale in Relglum and France. If. Int deed, they have not already begun 'n Flanders add Champagne.

The latest Berlin official communication savs that in Handera and Champagne "the fighting actlvitv haa been revived at several polnta." Aside from 1hla there Is no Information as to the exact state or affairs In Chsmpstrne the Gernisus have Biiviiipi in rrcnpiure positions between Mont Rlond and Mont Carnlllet taken hv tfve French but were repulsed with heavy casualties. To the northwest around heavy artillery duels are being fought. The eltustlnn In'Flandcr Is eveV more obscure, as neither the Itrttls'V nor Frenrh statements tend, to clarlf the German report of the re coni mencement of hostilities Artlllerv duels of great Intensity are known iV have been In progress between Hne alnghs and Freltnvhlene and In the region of Steenstraete and Het Has, LIU I I in ri.m. nssr tn. napaume Camhral road the Prltlsh troops have resumed trench raiding.

The Macedonian theater also prom Isea earlv developments on a larg scale. While along the line where General Hsrralls forces are facrf th" Teutonic allies near the Orseco Sei i hoMer the reports show onlv artillery duela to be In progress, the enlent.i rommsnder Is still ponrmg men lnt'n Thessalv and oceupvlng important Another Indication that the Greeks are turning toward the entente cause Is shown bv the fact that con munltlnn have, been surrendered the population of the Invested towns and villages. Aaala the Austrians have endeav ored ta dislodge the Ttallans from on. sltlons northeast of Jamienn In th Ceren sector. A surprise ailack has been repulsed with severe losses On Monte Rnmbon.

however" the Aus trtsns captured sdvanced posts of th naitsns on rne snuineastern slope1 of the mountain. GERMAN IN ARMY SHOPS IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY By Associated Press. KL PASO. June A Oer. man selio has been working In the forking qoertermsster ahpe of the Htateai army at Fort Wlss was taken Into custody late today and held, for wa working under an assume.

name 111! i. niiiriig mi i.T iui limning Information tiv the German government He probably will be Interned In the stockade at Fort Hltss ot thB wnr also eluded the rustoms ARMY PHYSICIAN HELD FOR STUDENT'S MURDER Bv Aaaeristed Press. NF.W HHCSSWIi'K. It. No motive has been disclosed as yet for the'murder of John Vincent Piper.

crime. Prosecutor James Strieker predicted tonight would be eens.iHonal de velopments and declared he stiff! elent evidence In assure a conviction In the case. 1 1100 for loss of life or, permanent i ability. During detention hv ttie en eioy. couipi iiMiiii.ii must 1." p.u.l at Hie rate of the esimnas of ineiitol iiunii diat ly prei ding apt ire 'or maiming, short ol i ompiete disability, Iossi will be pajil at i it.s raiiKlnet from li per i iU of a e.u'n inliu for an ee to ti pel cvnl lor uu arm.

or leg. Insurance rates osj steiiniKhips' for the war one to nr from ports ot the I 'nlted Kingdom. 1'rimre Inly and thirTyrill 'jwr thousand, be Atlntl coai post. forty cents teen gulf ports and twenty' cents between American Pacific ports forty rents between American Pa riljl ports and Hawaii. rlM1' vessel, or sailing vessels wlth 1 auxiliary power other thin war xon voyages are e.

No rstes are named tor the war xone. andlt Is assumed that trie government ill to Issue insurance on the Ilv of onWa and crews of sallln craft going throdh the ar xone. as It has declined to Isstie Inmn ance on or nulls, oi the vessels ILsitheUfsslves..