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THOUSANDS NEAR FROM STARVATION i It- Only Hunger 1 'Truce Can Save Red Cross Reports WHshingtoivJiily of Mexican; noHcornbatants have eaten nothing'tut native fruits for months; is. not ravag ing it ifjrimponding and only a hunger truce between the warring factions can 1 save the lives of a to a report to the American Ileii Cross dated July 1. It follows: ''After clays' journey about Northern Mexico, including large portions of the sttites oE Nuevo, Leon and Tomaulipas, I am compelled to ntate that famine conditions exist- have'been understated rather of BRITAIN SECRETLY SELLING PART OF SEIZED COTTON Consul-General Skinner Reports That Allies and Neutrals Are Getting Share than exaggerated. Where famine Washington, July appears from a report submitted to the American Government by United States Consul-General Skinner at London, that the American cotton Great Britain is seizing and thereby keeping away from Germany, is not being used altogether the United Kingdom, but has been and is being more or less secretly distributed among the Brit- allies, and also among the so- called neutrals, whose commerce Britain evidently sucks to control, to the exclusion of American in- luence. The Consul-General sends official figures to prove his case.

Thus, not today, it is im- te total imports of cotton, by ain, in 1915, have been famineitrickbn, starvation draws'352 bales, as against 1,136 620 bales ever nearer, Meager corn crop in! in the sumo period in 1914, and will not feed half the people and a great amount of it has been will be taken by military authorities, whose needs arc only slightly less pressing than those civilian population. "Careful, intelligent Bod Cross distribution 'nnclcr Consul General in the first five month?) oi Of these imports of cotton, which include seized cotton, there have been 2,062,203 bales from the United States in 1915, against 1,687,498 bales hi the same period of and 1,365,338 bales the first five months of -913. Of the American cotton import, cd or seized, Great Britain has re Jan. 1, 1915, a tota which I witnessed at Monterey, had Tilled thousands of stomachs and saved hundreds of lives, but isi less accessible regions CX rhnvo nrn of this such as the territory of 140,000 bales llieio a for fifty miles around Soto La Ma- fibres to show the destination rina, thousands have oaten nothing but wild fruits for months. Hope- as cUsmguishecl irom fnlviowa taken by some is to of the general stool effect that prevailing famine cotton irom i.

0 tions due to 1 tllc lljast lnc nm -o llit in of these re-exports Horn liiiiain re-exported Southe coUou or economic conditions, but are caused by constant military operations and eoTisc'qucnl; interruption of conTmiinicati6h' between the more productive' and more populous sections of country. "If this proves well founded, a hunger truce between the factions jmiffJttl-'save hundreds of now menaced. If a hunger cannot be arrang DOCKET Of The Probate Court of Randolph County, Missouri, at Moberly, August Term, 1915. All Administrators, Executors, Guardian and Curators are, by law to make settlement oi: their accounts, annually and semi- mually, with their estate, and all settlements must bej made an indi- ated or the party appear and show cause for continuance, otherwise will issue as directed by Section 225 of the 'Revised Statutesvof-Missouri, 1909. '15 Final settlement of M.

J. Ke- hoc, administrator ol: the estate of Mary Kchoc, deceased. Fi.n;V settlement oi: Florence Hudson, administratrix of the estate of 'Ifistill Hudson, deceased. Final settlement of 13th el Violet Kynastou, administratrix of the estate o.l! Martha Julia Kynaston, deceased. Final settlement of IT.

Franl Herman, administrator of the estate of Dudley D. Lang-ton, deceased. Final settlement of Ad die L. Lflpscomb, administratrix of 1.1 ic estate of James Lipscomb, deceased. Semi-annual settlement of HOLT, MORGANS ASSAILANT FOUND DEAD IN CELL Death Seems Mysterious, But Doctor Believes Crazed Man Butted Head Against Wall VIENNA REPORTS ITALIAN DEFEAT INGORIZIA of July 4, according to a German (Continned-from page, one) official statement issued date of July 5.

The attack, the an -nouncement adds, failed. 5 German airships sighted at dawn off Terschellmff, an island off the Army of 160,000 Was Repulsed With Heavy Loss, Austrians Claim this year to other continents or countries have been as follows Kussiti, bales. Sweden, 132,276 bales. Netherlands, 243,987 bales. France, 32,710 bales.

Portugal, 63,667 bales. Although the exportation of copper wrought and unwr'ougtit, including alloys, lias been since the lit of 19U prohibited by England abroad other ed, food will have to be brougut, There is perfect to all destinations. British protectorates and pos sessions, the official returns show that in 1915 there have been copper as from agreement among all Mexicans in. this section Avho'lVope Hurt A.mcri- i can authorities find means to stop the criminal exploitation nf foodstuffs from 'this famine land, jiows: ilim nifl ss 000 The country was skinned of the! To Iho Netherlands, bulk of its products months ago. 'pounds.

still trickling To I'Vaiice, pounds. Some provisions ar over the plenty." border into a land oi: Growth of U. Merchant Marine To Italy, pounds. Britain gets her copper mainly from the United States and Caua- 'da, and she claims the right to I SIM'HO copper as contraband in any Merchant vessels built in the iS American or otherwise, dcs- United States and officially mini- U(i( for her enemies. mount of goods exported Britain in the first five June 30, mojll is 191.5 $731,809,000, a of 21n.7ll gross clocrcase $317,273,000 when com- l)ered by the Bureau of Navigation IC a Department of Commerce, during rom ro nnrlnrl oO.

the fifscal year 19.15, were tons compared with 1281 of 31V )arec i ith tlic first five months 578 gross tbns for year iyi uc orc ie Avar began. The 1914. re-exports from Britain show a cle- in the same per imports, however, have of August 18, 1014, to the Amen- lncreasoti $173,254,000. can merchant fleet, 147 Jorcigu- During tlie'pawt ton monlhs, howj ot ever, under'the Ship Registry Act Thc built vessels' of 528,907 gross tons for the 1,373 year from both sources 744,018 gross tons. is the largest annual a.dditioii 'to the American merchant the history of the United States.

Tn. 190S the total increase waV'HSVfiSS tons, in 1907, it was and in 1855 it, was '02 gross tons. The losses''to the merchant fleet Two-thirds of this increase food, drink items ol wheat, grain and flour alone amounted to in the same iu 1914, not counting other cereals. Cotton amounted to more, and wool to $12, 052,000 more. The increases jwere in things urgently needed for provisioning and clothing the British army, Frank Hoi man, administrator of the estate of Campbell, deceased.

Semi-annual settlement of B. F. Neale, administrator of the estate of James R. Neale, deceased. Semiannual, settlement of 11.

Prank Hoi man, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Sutliff, deceased. Semi-annual setlcinent of Willie Smock, administratrix of the estate of Susan Brown, deceased. Semi-annual settlement of Susan Talcott, executrix of the estate of Samuel C. Talcott, deceased. Semi-annual settlement of Alex Butler, administrator of the estate of Hubert Butler, deceased.

Semi-annual settlement of Janie Burton, executrix of the estate of Byrd Burton, deceased. Docket for Tuesday, August 3, '15 First annual settlement of Rosa Milnes, guardian of tine estate of George Lewis, a minor. First annual settlement of Hugh Woods, guardian and enrntor of the estate of: Clay Wood, et al, Mincola, N. July Holt, the Cornell University professor who shot J. P.

Morgan in his home near Glen Cove last Saturday, committed suicide in the jail tonight. While several of the jail authorities declared Holt killed himself by climbing through the opening at the top of his cell door and then plunging to the narrow court he- low, Holt's keeper said he was positive the prisoner was killed in his own cell, where lie said he found the body. There were many confl.ict.iiig reports! as to the manner in which Holt met his death, 'but it was definitely established through Dr. Cleg horn, the jail physician, that Holt, died ol: a fractured skull. Several of those about the jail said they heard an explosion, the report coming from Holt's cell.

This noise was believed, was due to the falling of hoards from the top of the cell. Jeremiah the keeper who was detailed to watch Holt, siaid he was 15 feet from the cell when he heard a loud report. He ooked in the direction of the cell, nit it wa dark. Entering, he Tonnd Holt's body in a. pool oT blood, in the corner.

The excitement that the noise brought 'Warden Hulsc and other jail authorities to the scene. District Attorney Lewis J. Smith and Dr. Leghorn together with several Constables immediate ly began an investigation. Dr.

Clcghorn denied a report that Holt had killed himself by chewing a percussion cap. He repeated that death was cansted by a fracture at the top of the skull. An explosion that would have blown his head off, have foilowcct aii attempt by Holt to chew percussion, cap, the physi- Vienna, July Italian third army, men, was defeated, with "terrible losses' in a general engagement in the Gorizia district Monday, according to an official statement by the Austrian War Department clay. The text of the statement fol- Nctherlands, the advancing British naval forces. They consisted of several hydro-aeroplane motor ships, accompanied by a number of cruisers and torpedo-boat destroyers.

The British vessels were forced to retreat. One British hydro-aeroplane, of those cars without a Heidleberg said. -''It was the most remarkable sight I ever beheld. Had it not been for the steel cars a score of fatalities would have resulted among the consisting of 160,000 which succeeded in rising in lighting in the district CD Monday developed into a general battle, with, the attack made by third Italian army. Four hostile 160,000 cd under the protection of a formidable art! front from lory the fire against our bridgehead at air, was pursued by German aero-, that accident happened so but escaped by flying over hc did.not realize what bad 'Dutch territory.

1 occurred until lie had gotton out The German army headquarters of th(J Thc rain was staff today gave out the following hcaviest hc had cvcr seen, and the J. occupants of the wrecked ears. Louis McCabc, of the Talbot-McCabe Commission Company of this city was riding in one. of coaches which was blown into a corn field, 200 feet from the track, Mr. McCabc escaped without a He stated this morning statement: "'in the Western theatre: "Two French attacks at Eparg.es were repulsed during the to ihe sea.

The attacks repulsed. Tlic enemy suffered, terrible losses. minors. Second annual settlement of Ben H. Bailey, guardian of tlic Lillie Ellen.

Lewis', a annual settlement of McCampbell, guardian estate ol: minor. Second Annie P. and cnratrix of the estate of Bernice McCampbell, et al, minors. Second annual settlement of W. F.

Fee, guardian of the estate of Wilbur Fee, a minor. Second annual settlement of Kosie Winner, guardian and eura- trix of the estate of Madeline and Myers Winners, minors. Third annual settlement ol: Lewis W. FJcklin, guardian of the estate of Nannie J. Richmond.

Third annual gicttlcment of J. S. Fleming, guardian and curator of the estate of Travis and Lucile Fleming, minors. Third animal settlement of Mcll Silvcy, guardian of the estate of: Martha F. Silvey, a Third annual, settlement of W.

Osborne, curator of the estate of Vir-gil and Evaline Wirt, minors. Third annual settlement of Gr. Davis, curator of the estate of Minerva P. Davis, a minor. Third annual settlement of G.

W. Johnson, guardian of the estate of Scott and Durby. Johnson, minors. Third annual settlement of A and-jR. Medina, guardian of the es- for the pat'ye'nr-linVe not all been they were the very things which reported, but for the nine the British blockade has been ex- months 1062 vessels' eluding from Germany.

The bulk of! these supplies come from United States. Of the decrease in British of 195,052 gfo'as tons. -France War-Lost 1,400..000 London, casual the ports, $277,701,000 was in. ma-nu- from the be- faetures, the sale of which would ginning of the Vvflr 1 until 1. have paid for the food imported, 1915 according trfin anneal issued so that the net decline on Jint- orla.v by the FreMWoliel' Society.

jish capital in the first five months Of that number, worn re-! of 1915 equals the sum of the in- A i 1 Tt Cf ft I ported killed, fOO.OOO wounded and -gr Fifty-fivc iSairsiMissos and child reus strav Kid; Pat- rut Leather, White" Cancass, re- to 75tr i itf sale Joe Mullens. create in imports plus the decr in xports or $490,500,000. Ray Anderson, an employe of the Wabash shops, toda. Mr. Anderson -rccoiltl v.

un- at derwent an operation at bash IWa- tatc of Thomas F. Satterlec, a minor. Third annual settlement of Ada Thompson, gaurdian of the estate of Joe Thompson, et al, minors. Fourth annual settlement of Con Lyons, guardian and curator of tlic estate of Cornelius, Lyons, ct al, minors. Fifth annual settlement of Bessie S.

Davis, guardian of the estate of Harry Davis. Seventeenth annual settlement of Mary S. Shirley, guardian of the estate of Edward Shirley. cian. said, thorough.

examination of ac- TTolt's cell failed to disclose, cording to the authorilies, any ve.apon or implements of any kind Holt could have used to kill himself. Coroner Walter R. Jones, after viewing the body, said: "Undoubtedly a suicide and un- the man I cannot give an official, version, until an autopsy is performed by the jail physician, Dr. 7 That on the Administrator's Notice Notice Js Hereby Given, letters Administration estafe of William H. Dosscy, deceased, were granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of June, 3915, by the Probate Court of Rnn- dolpl'i County, Missouri, at Mob- su Thanks to the praiscwor- behavior of our troops, especially the infantry, all the positions remained in our hands, notwithstanding the numerical superiority of the enemy.

"On the'middle Isonzo and other fronts there is nothing to report. "The Russians, who in the second battle of Krasnik were defeated by the. army of Archduke Ferdinand, are yctreating in a northern and northeastern direction, pursued closely by the Aus trians. "The Austrians 011 Monday captured the district of Gieszanow and the heights north of Wysniea. Under pressure of our advance the enemy is retreating on the Yieprez beyond Tarnogo.

in Southern, Russian Poland. Our booty in this fighting- has increased to 4.1 officers, 1,500 men and 17 machine guns. "On the Bug river and. in East Gailcia the situation is unchanged. 'On the Ziota, Lipa and Dniester rivers quiet prevails." The latest achievement ol! the Italian air service is the dropping ol! bombs on a factory at Trieste.

The CM tent of the damage done hag not been ascertained. Trieste has important arms factory ivi I he Austro-nmigtu-ian Empire. Constantinople. July official stjilenient issued today says: "In the Dardanelles a German marine, on July sank a large transport steamer oi'l: Sod- did Bahr. "We repulsed r.u the night of July 3 a Hemp is by the enemy to forward sUoni? divisions "The booty taken after our success in the forest of Le Pretrc has been increased by one field gun and three machine guns.

Furthermore, a pioneers' supply station, Avith a large amount of material, "Our aviators attacked aviation ground at Corieux, cast of Epinal and a French camp on the Brcitfirsifc to the east of Krust, in the Vosgcs. "In the Eastern theatre. A strongly fortified wood. the east of Bialebloto and west of the road between Suwalki and Kal- warya, was taken by storm early this morning. We took about 500 Russian' prisoners.

"In the Southeastern theatre: "The situation with the German troops is unchanged." gcrcams of the women and children who were badly frightened by 3- i eS (the storm added to the general excitement of the passengers. Mrs. Frank Torpcnning was also a passenger on the train, and hire was drenched by the heavy -rain which accompanied the wind, but. was not hurt in the wreck; The man referred to by the passengers as having been killed at Gihnore wasi the section foreman. He saw the storm attempted to shut the station door.

A large timber, blown with terrific force, crashed through the door and tore the top of his head off. killino- him instantly. cD The Ferruqne bridge east of Gilmore was blown clown by the storm and resulted in great delay to traf- to erly. All persons having claims ORDER OF PUBLICATION County of Randolph. jss State of Missouri In the Circuit Court of Randolph (Jounty, Missouri a.t Huntsville.

Cora Baptiste, plaintiff, vs. A. Crowell Baptiste, defendant. Now on this 8th day of July 1915, comes the plaintiff in the above entitled cause, before Aubrey R. Marshall, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Missouri, at Himtsville, in vacation, and files her petition and affidavit stating aMiong other things that the above named defendant, A.

Crowell Baptise, is a non-resident oP the State of Missouri, and the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him in thi? State. It is thereupon ordered by the clerk nf'oresaid, in vacation that said defendant, A. Crowell Baptiste, be notified that civil action has been commenced against him Jjy said plaintiff Cora Baptiste, th-i object and general nature of which is to obtain a. divorce from him on the ground that he has absented himself from said plaintiff: and our rg ht against snid estate-arc required to exhibit them for allowance to the Administrator, within six mouths, after the date of said Letters, or they may be precluded from, any benefit of such estate; and claims be not exhibited within one year from tlic date of the last insertion of this publication they will be forever barrod. this 25th day of June, 1015.

JAMES AV.DOSSEY, Administrator. insertion Friday, June 25th. Notice of Final Settlement Notice i hereby that the undersigned administratrix oi the estate -of James D. Lipscomb, deceased, will make final settlement of her accounts with said as such administratrix at the next term, of the'Probate-Court of Ban- cloulph County, 'Missouri, to be hold en at Moberly, said County, on the 2nd day ol: August, A. 1915.

ADD1.E L. LIPSCOMB, Administratrix. 1st insertion. 'Friday July 2. London, July Germans are planning to launch a new of- 'fehsive in west, and according 0 a report from Zurich, Switzerland, ten German army corps, num boring 400,000 men.

are moving westward with a view to breaking through to Calais, the Kaiser's plan being to duplicate the sweep by the armies in Galicia. Thc last twenty-four hours have brought many renewed rumors that the Germans are planning to break through to Calais at all costs. Reports to this effect came almost simultaneously from. Zurich Brussels, Paris and With the exception of certain sections between the Vistula and the Bug, the Anstr'o-German rush in the'eastern war zone seems to be losing its momentum. The Russians have braced themselves and are holding at most points along the although the Austrians claim continued progress to the north of Krastine and further east along the River Vieprz, in the neighborhood of Tarnograd.

This is critical point so far as a northward blow af Warsaw is concerned, but it is evident that the Russians are stiffening their resistance after their long retreat. Mr. and Mrs. Swin Turner went to Clarence this morning for brief visit with relatives friends. Misses Marguerite and Velma alsey went to New to- airnt, Mrs; Josephine Monroe fic.

The structure was 150 feet long and 65 feet high and- was completely demolished. All night truing on tlic Wabash were detoured over the Chicago Alton 'and the Burlington from Union Station in St. Louis to Mexico, where they came back on the Wabash tracks, and continued to Kansas A news butcher, working- out oi Moberly, was among those injured. He was in the combination coach, and was struck on the back of the head when the car was carried off the track. He was not badly hurt.

Engineer John Butterly was at the throttle of No. 9. H. B. Walker of this city was- the fireman.

The conductor was W. B. Bryant of St. Louis, The day operator at Oilmorc was slightly injured in the storm. He had sought shelter in the basement of a house.

Tlic house was torn from its foundation, and he was struck by flying timbers, but sustained no serious injuries. Ralph Simmons- a son of and Mrs. W. A. Simmons, of Mob- crly, was a passenger on No.

9. He wast en route here from Syracuse University, N. Y. where has been medicine. teaching He was and studying in one of the cars which wa blown and rolled from the right-of-way and lost his hat and suit case in the storm.

Following the wr.cck residents of Gil- which was directly in tluv from his home and his place of abode, without a reasonable cause for the space of one whole year a fh the storm, appealed to pas- uoxt before the filing- of said on the train for aid, and tion; and unless said A. Crowell Simmons went to the town and Baptiste appear at the term of this i i er0( 3 0 the injured. He ar- cour to be begun and held at the- YC( jMoberly on a freight city of Huntsville on ('th day ol 'September .1915, and on or before the first day thereof, answer plaintiff's petition, the same will be taken against him as confessed. Ami it is further ordered that train thi morning, mud. but injured.

covered with. copy hereof be published accord- ters of Administrator iim-'to law iu the Moberly Weekly (ate of John Mast dec Administrator's Notice Notice.is hereby given, that let- Administration on the es- Deceased, were Monitor, a newspaper pi published in the Missouri. and granted to the undersigned on the city of Moberly, 8th day of June, 1015, by the Pro- Ibate Court of Randolph County, innvM.i 1 1 I Aubroy Clej-k of Missouri, at Mobcrly. rt All persons havi Cireiut Court of: Randolph tin County hereby cei forejroing is a true and corr persons having claims Jill; I I Missouri at Huntsville do against said estate are required to that the above and them for allowance to the i-i A I 4- In i ll ft Berlin by wireless to Sayville, July A great British aeroplane directed against the attack was a German bay rtoonler of publication the ec-t Administrator, within six months or any after the date fice. above entitled cause, as the they may be precluded appears-of record in my of- benefit of such estate; 11 claims be not exhibited within Witness my hand nd seal of the year- said Circuit Court this 8th day of July.

ATTBKF.Y R. MARSH 'ATA (SEAL) Clerk of Probate Court. No Pay For Lusitania Losses London, July British Government "cannot undertake to pay compensation for losses to the action of fro mthe date of the last insertion of this publication they wilt be forever barred. this Hth day of June 1915.. JOHN BURLAGE JOHN MAST, Administrators, insertion Friday, June 11.

sea 'enemy at the "Reginald McKenna, the Chancellor of the informed a questioner today in the House of Commons, wlio wanted, the of the Cunard liner Imsitania. compensated for CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For SO Years Always.