Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor from Fort Scott, Kansas • Page 1

I and THE FORT SCOTT MONITOR MNKOLlDATIrl Fort Scott Tribune, M4i Fort Scot News. 1889; Fort Hcott Monitor, 18SS; Fort Scott Republican. ISM. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, THURSpAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1917. VOLUME-36; NUMBER 73.

TO BOOST LIBERTY LOAN WHERE YOU REGISTER KILLED BANK ROBBERS HEAR TRIESTE 4. TRANSYLVANIA SUNK Big Steamer Built in 1914 For New York-Mediterranean Traffic Sent Down With Troops 413 Lost NONE ARE EXEMPT Provost Marshal Warns All Men of 21 to 30 They Must Register Then Draw Straws for First Call. REGISTRATION PLACES NAMED THIS MORNING BY BOARD KANSAS CIVIC SOCIETIES UNDERTAKE TO SELL $25,000,000 BONDS TUSK AHOMA BANK HAD ADVANCE TIP OF THEIR COMING TODAY ITALIANS SWEPT AUSTRIAN ARMY OFF ITS FEET TODAY. DIFFICULT TASK FOR BOARDS NEW YORK TO TAKE BILLION? LET THEM ROB, THEN SHOT If London, May 24. The British transport, Transylvania, was torpedoed on May 4th with the loss of 413 persons.

She was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The following statement was given: The British transport Transylvania with troops aboard was torpedo in the Mediterranean on May 4, resulting in the following losses: 29 officers and 373 of other ranks; also the ship's captain, Lieut. S. Bienell and one officer and nine men of the crew. Classifying of Names More Difficult Than Registering Executives of Boards Chosen.

Cashier Had Called Business Men to Help And They Waited, Armed, For The Bandits to Show up. Her Apportionment is Only $555,000,000 -Big Kansas City Campaign Being Organized. TOOK 9,000 PRISONERS Washington. May 24. Emphasis is laid by Promost Marshal General Crowder, on the fact that no man within the prescribed age limit except those already in the army or navy, the national guard in federal service or the reserve divisions of the naval service are excused from registration for military service.

"Even convicts and alien enemies are required to register," says a statement isstied today, adding that those liable should not confuse registration with actual drafting." The statement points out also that the application of the draft and calling selected men to colors will furnish the opportunity for those who believe they should be exempted to submit their claims. The process of selection will be carried jut, it added, "by lot, by the fairest system that can be devised." Assisted by British Naval Guns Italians Broke Through The Austro-Hungarian Lines Disconcerting Them Tuskahoma. May 24. One man is dead and two others are dying following an unsuccessful attempt io rob the First State Bank here this morning. Names of the robbers have not been learned.

Early this morning H. Palmer, the cashier of the bank, received telephonic advices from Hugo that the trio was headed toward Tuskahoma. Mr. Palmer distributee! arms and ammunition among the local merchants and when the three men appeared everything was in readiness to receive them. Tying their horses on a little knoll behind the bank they entered the building and covering the employees with guns took all the cash in sight and started out.

As they reached the door Mr. Palmer started fir ing. One of the bandits, apparently the leader, dropped dead. Another stumbled through the door and fell on the sidewak. The third robber started up the hill but was dropped before he reached his horse.

About $300 was taken by them but was recovered. All windows in the bank were shot out and several other stores in the city were damaged by random shots. Kansas City, May 24. Representatives of practically every civic organization in Kansas City met here today to perefect plans and arrangements through which it is hoped to sell in this city alone, Liberty Loan Bonds totaling at least $25,000,000 as a part oz the $100,000,000 allotment to the Kansas City federal reserve bank district. More than 200 persons attended the meeting and each one was expected constitute himself a salesman to "do his bit" in rounding up material evidences of the patriotism of the city.

The bond committee here, headed by J. Z. Miller, governor of the reserve bank, has undertaken the task of disposing of the $100,000,000 allotment with a determination to enlist every possible aid. The most extensive publicity is planned. Although the district is an agricultural one, as banker characterize it, the commission believes nevertheless that the allotment, if the sale is pushed thoroughly and energetically, will be completely subscribed.

AUSTRIA NOT STARVING. The Transylvania, an Anchor line steamship, of 14.315 tons, ha3 been in the service of the British government since May, 1D15. When first taken over by the British government she was engaged in transporting troops to Gallipoli. The Transylvania, was built in 1911. She was -built especially for passenger traffic between New York and Mediterranean ports.

She was 548 feet long and had accommodations for 2,430 passengers. The Anchor line ship Transylvania was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, off the French Italian coast, it was learned here today. The survivors how many is not known here were taken to Savona, Italy. Capt. Bruell, who lives in Scotland, commanded the Transylvania.

He is one of the oldest captains in the Anchor line service. The Transylvania's last appearance in American waters was on the day the Lusitania was torpedoed May 7. 1915. It was generally reported that the Transylvania was also marked for destruction then. Ex-Ambassador Penfield Reaches Capital and Reports to President on Conditions in Austria.

May 21. Italian forces yestcr-div broke through the' Austro-1 linos from Castagna izza to the taking morn than 9,000 prisoners, snys today's official Italian statement. The war office announced that Italian forces had occupied part of the nea south ot the Castagnavizza-lJosco-malo road, had passed ISoseomola and had captured the town of Jamiano and th- strong forts cast of Pietrorossa P.agni. Tin- announcement said the at first were surprised and nonplussed. Toward evening they launched counter-attacks, but were repulsed.

Italian airplanes, numbering 13'. dropped ten tons of bombs on the Austro -Hungarians. The Uritisth battel ie.s co-operated with the Italians. Washington, May 24. Former Ambassador Penfield, who has just returned from Austria-Hungary said today at the White House that conditions there are not so bad as might be expected, but a privation.

The morale of the people in Austria-Hungary, he said, is good, because the people there, Mr. I'en field said, still believe Austria and Germany are winning the war. EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION. Central and Margrave Schools to Hold Final Exercises Tonight at Convention Hall Sheppard to Speak. WHAT'S ITALY'S PLAN? She Significantly Announces No Italian Ships Were Sunk During Week Ending May 20.

BEWARE OF CULL COWS The coming of the milk condensery to Fort Scott will naturally attract the cow scalpers to this vicinity. There will be shipped in here frpm other parts of the country, particularly from dairy sections, great numbers of cull or diseased cows. Nothing will destroy the dairy industry here so quickly as poor cows. The farmer who goes to milking and finds himself unable tc make it pay, will not attribute his failure to inferior cows, but to the business itself. Every Fort Scott and Bourbon county man who is loyal to the farmers of the community and to the business interests of the town should refuse to encourage the selling of unfit dairy stack here.

In the developed dairy communities the. fawners have a cuaiom of marketing their unprofitable dows every Saturday. Usually they them at the stock yards anjd send one of their number to the packing house with them as canners. But he demand for dairy cows has opened -up a new market for these culls. Cqw scalpers nre now ready to buy them tit beef prices or a little better and ship them into communities where milk cows are in demand.

This is being done on a very large scale. Some sort of protection to the farmers of a developing dairy community is absolutely essential. There is no law offering this protection. Public sentiment in a conrnunity must prelect that community from ihe imposition. Nq farmer or other person could buy a cow at any sale in this city or county the promoter of which has not the sanction of the dairy cow experts now co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce.

The services of these experts cost the cow-seller nothing. They cost the. cow-purchaser nothing. The Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the' shipipng in of' good cows, and those having good cows for sale will find that body and the experts eager to co-operate with and tncourage them without any fee whatever. The Frisco Railway co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce and the farmers interested in the developing of dairying, has sent Mr.Griffith, a dairy expert, to Fort" Scott to assist in the tie-lection of cows and the developing of dairying.

The railway company pays his salary and his expenses. He is at the service of any farmer wishing his assistance. The Borden Condensery Co. will soon provide similar co-operation. There are all sorts of tricks in the milk cow trade.

Whole herds affected with contagious diseases not discernible under the quarantine laws, are apt to be shipped into Fort Scot for sale. Or herds in which are sprinkled a few cows so diseased that they will soon infect every cow on a farmer's place, will be brought here and sold if precaution is not taken. This is a peculiarly vital matter connection wUh out-dairy development. Farmers should demand inspection by Mr. Griffith or sonc other dairy expert -before they buy a cow from an imported herd.

Brazil Practically at War Rio Janeiro. May 24. Foreign Minister Nilo Pecanha declared in the council of ministers according to the newspapers that it was net necessary to declare war on Germany because she virtually had been forced into a state of war by circumstances. He said the government should devote its entire attention to military and naval organization, especially ith respect to colloborating with the United States in the policing of the South Atlantic and should prepare for any New York, May 24. Subscriptions already received have reached such a large total and are pouring into banks in such a steady stream that predictions were made in the financial district today that the Liberty Loan would be popularly over-subscribed.

Frank A. Vanderlip. president of the National City Rank, said that both large and small subscriptions were coining in satisfactorily and he expressed the opinion that the loan would be an unqualified success. While definite figures are not available as to whether New York state, has reached in subscriptions the minimum of $555,000,000 set by the treasury department, financiers today predicted that the subscription of the New York federal reserve list will ag-greagte 1 billion dollars. Tb" new drive is a direct menace to Trile.

from which General Oardona's lixps are now less than ten miles distant. The route lies along the Carso plateau and the advance of the Italians over this difficult ground was surprising in its rapidity. The present offensive was opened ly attacks mostly to the north and east Gorizia. The sudden switching of tln drive this week to the southeast of that town evidently took the Austrians by surprise. This condition apparently was utilized to its full advantage by tl'Tiral Cdarna in pushing his troops ahead.

They evidently were well placed by night time, when the Austrians rallied and launched counter-attacks, for these were ineffective. The Central and Margrave schools will hold joint graduation exercises tonight at Convention Hall. One hundred and twenty pupils will receive their diplomas for completion of the eighth grade work. Of these, 74 are graduates from Central and 4i from the Margrave school. Hon.

J. I. Sheppard will deliver the class address. The program is as follows Music Grade School Orchestra. Invocation Rev.

Albert Wat kins. Home, May 24. No Italian steamers were sunk by submarines during the week ending May 20. One was attacked by gunfire and sustained some damage. Only two sailing vessels, both under 300 tons, were lost.

SANTA FE TO BUILD. Begins Work on Many New Branch Lines in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California Big Plans. Morrison Central Night," Bohm Mar-Club. Thclnia Clark. Tripping," Veazie.

"Scout March, Boys' Glee Club. "Calm As the grave Girls' Glee Solo, Selected "Gaily We're U. S. UNIFORMS IN LONDON. Mexicans Scampering Home.

Austin, May 24. The exodus of Mexicans from Texas to Mexico on account the fear of conscription is much more serious than generally is believed according to Col. F. A. Chapa, a member of the governor's staff.

He said certain circumstances made him believe an organized propaganda of German origin is being worked out to get the Mexicans out of Texas The government recently issued a statement to Mexicans that they need not fear conscription. About 1,000 Persons Connected With American Army There, Becoming Familiar With Streets. Paris. May 24. German counter attacks in the Yauclcre plateau region were repulsed last night with heavy losses, according to today's official statement.

Sincv. Mny 1, the British taken S.fiO prisoners in this The places at which all Bourbon county young men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, must register on June 5, as a step toward the forming of a drafted army, have been chosen by Sheriff Hartman, County Clerk N. J. Rose and County Physician J. F.

Me-Gill, who were chosen some time ago by Governor Capper to act as the executive registration board of the county. The board had completed the selection of practically all the places in the county at large by last evening, but the places in the city had not been definitely determined. Some of the instructions received by the board caused the impression to be gained yesterday that the members of the county executive board were to act also as an exemption board; that is, they were given authority to determine the merits of the exemption claims filed and recemmend to the higher authorities the names of those who should be exempted and those who should not. However, a more careful reading of the instructions this morning gives the impression that the question of whether or not a man shall be exempted tests with higher authorities, although it appears that it shall be the duty of the local executive board, after the higher authorities have returned to them a list of the eligible men, to draw from that list the number that shall be required to serve. Of course this work of the local executive board will not have to be done until the men are actually drafted, which, according to reports, will not be before the first of September.

The man registering, according to the instructions, will not fill out the card himself, but it will be filled out by the registrars with the answers given them to the questions on the card. However, that will by no means be all the work of the registrars. Besides the registration blanks, Sheriff Hartman has received a number of other blanks to be filled out by the registrars. On these blanks are three general headings: "White," "Colored," "Aliens." Under both the "White and Colored" headings are five sub-headings as follows: "Number of legislative, judicial and executive officers," "Number totally disabled," "Number having dependent relatives," "Number claiming occupational exemption" and "Cards indicating no exemption." Each of these headings is over a vertical column. At the left-hand side of the card are arranged figures indicating the ages from 21 to 31, beginning with 21 and going down to the bottom of the card.

To the right of each number is a horizontal space, making it possible to fill out the card under the headings given above, and at the same time to indicate the ages of those affected by the headings. The filling out of this blank, ii ts believed, will require considerably more work than the filling out of the ordinary registration cards. Besides finishing the task of selecting the registration places, Sheriff Hartman this morning also appointed executives of the different registration boards, as directed by Governor Capper. To these executives Sheriff Hartman will send the registration cards and other necessary blanks and papers. Following is a complete list of the registration places chosen and also of the names of the different executives selected: North Osage, Barnesville school C.

E. M. Hood. South Osage, "Hammond school Alex Mason. East Freedom, Fulton school J.

A. Stapleton. West Freedom l'ost store, Harding Bert Witt. Timberhill, Roy Mammons' hardware store E. J.

Edmundson. North Franklin, Nenia Masonic hall J. M. Davis. South Franklin, Dry RiJge school A.

E. Reynolds. West Marion, Bronson school Owen M. Thomas. East Marion, Uniontown school H.

(Continued on page two) Central Girls Glee Club. "America, the Beautiful," Ward-Class. Class Address J. I. Sheppard.

Presentation of Diplomas A. Champion, Pres. Board of Education. Benediction Rev. Albert Watkins.

Chicago, May 24. New branch lines in the southwest are being announced by the Santa Fe railway for building this summer, it was learned today. Steel bridges have been ordered for the Osage County Santa Fe railroad, to extend 65 miles from Owen to Ralston, by, way of I'awhuskif or.a through the oil fields. The line wiH shorten the distance from Oklahoma City to Kansas City aand Chicago. It is estimated that the Barton County Sc Santa Fe, a 35-mile branch to extend into the heart of the wheat belt of Central Kansas will cost $20,000 a mile.

It will connect Holyrood and Gallatin. Another line now being surveyed and the rightloflway obtained, will extend from Satanta, 75 miles west to the Colorado line. Work SHERIFFS' LAST DAY. Tampic Oil Strike Settled. New York, May 21.

A strike of oil field employees at Tampico, Mexico, and vicinity, which has been in progress for several weeks and which involves several thousand men has been terminated according to reports. The strikers' demand lor increased pay was met, it was said. Uerlin. May 21. Importing on the av-iatiou activities alon" the western front lodav's army statement says: "Yesterday ten cnnniy airplanes and one eaptixe balnor.

were brought down. On ring t'ie 21st and 22d ir.st. the P.rit-ish ard French lost airplanes in aerial battles and through anti-entente, Kansas County Officers Charged With Draft Registration Wiring Reports to Governor Capper Today. London, May 24. The engineers from the American army who have arrived here, made calls early 'today on Ambassador I 'age and later separated for a series of conferences with war office officials.

American olive drab was very much in evidence in London today. A number of additional officers and hospital units have arrived and nurses, especially of the Cleveland" and Harvard units, in their blue uniforms with white arm bands labeled with the insignia of" the Red Cross, already have become a familiar sight with the. London public. More than 1,000 persons belonging to the American army are now in Great Britain. AIR RAID ON ENGLAND 1 Four or Five German Airships Toole Advantage of Overcast Skies and To Unite Presbyterians.

Birmingham, May 24. The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States (Southern Presbyterians), decided today by a vote of 112 to 40 in favor of appointing a committee to confer with a like committee from the northern branch of the church on the question of union. Topeka May 24. Telegrams were pouring into the office of Governor Capper today from sheriffs in each county in the state, reporting the organization of the. county registration hoards for national registration day June 5.

Today was the last day, according to the president's proclamation, on which the sheriff, as chairman of the county board of registration, could report the organization of the. local unit. Practically every Kansas county had been heard from by noon. The reports indicate that everything is in readiness. is also being pushed, it was stated, on the Santa Fe branches in Texas and California.

The building of the new mileage on the proposed Santa Fe extension from Kansas City to St. Louis is also under consideration. It was announced that nearly 1,200 miles of heavy new steel rails have been ordered for use on the system in 1917 and 191S. PAPER JOBBERS JOBBED. Mississippi Valley Co.

of St. Louis and Missouri-Interstate of Kansas City, Had a Profit Agreement. Dropped Bombs. -One Killed tendon. May 21.

Four or five Ger-iinan airships raided the esatirn counties of Kmrl.ind lest night according to today's statement. They dropped (omit-; and escaped although pursued. The iflcla' statement rays: "The weather was overcast and a thick blanket of rain clouds made observation difficult. Four airships appear to have penetrated into the western counties. They dropped oombs in the country districts, apparently being unable to loeatc their positions.

Tbick clouds enabled them to escape. One man was killed. The material damage is believed th- have been negligible. The Ball" Prohibited. Chicago, May 24.

The dangerous and "highly unsportsmanlike bean ball" was legislated out of existence today by the national baseball commission. It is a ball thrown directly at the batsman's head to save his nerve. Pitchers proven guilty will be expelled from the organized head. BIG FRENCH LINER SUNK. NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE MAY 26.

The Sontay With 344 Persons on Board Was Sunk Quickly. Captain Went Down With The Ship and 45 Kansas Session Laws Be Published Saturday Several Important Laws Become Effective Then. St. Louis, May 24. Testimony that the Mississippi Valley Paper company of St.

Louis and the Missouri Interstate Paper company of Kansas City had arrangements as to trade territory and as to profit maintenance was given at the inquiry into the newspaper print paper situation here today by J. II. Tompkins, general manager of the Mississippi Valley Paper company. The hearing is being held to. determine whether Ihere has been an illegal agreement among paper manufacturers and jobbers.

Mr. Tompkins testified the profits of his firm were about 20 per cent, but denied that the Mississippi Valley company and the Kansas City firm had a price agreement. Smoke Bombs in Use New York. May 24. Smoke bombs designed to protect merchant vessels from submarine attacks are now being used on vesstls passing through war zones, according to Information which was brought by a French The bombs 3re thrown by hand and on striking the water it ignites ar.d throws out a dense cloud of black vapor which hangs loy over the water like tog.

Paris, May 24. It is officially announced that the French liner Sontay, bound for Marseilles from Saloniki with 344 pnsscngors, was torpedoed on April 1G with a loss of 45 lives. The steamer sank rapidly in a heavy sea. but the prompt and methodical in which the small boats were launched enable a majority of those to get aboard. Capt.

Mages went down with the ship. The Sontay was a vessel of 7,217 tons. Fourth Attempt on Munition Works Chicago, May 24. The fourth of a persistent series of attempts to burn the tool making plant of the Cassidy Fairbank Manufacturing company was made here today. This company to an extent is a manufacturer of munitions.

Three fires were started in the plant last Monday night. All were extinguished with a loss of about Today's fire did $2,000 damage. Federal authorities are working on the case. Russian Action Disappoints Germany Amsterdam. May 24.

The Socialist iowspaer Yoerwaerts of Beilin. says that the rectnt of Premier l.v.nf and War Minister Kerensky of Kusia the determination to continue the war was a bitter disappointment to those iii Germany who ex-lctei separate peace Muickly with r. olntionary Kussia. The paper blames the German chancellor. Topeka.

May 24. The session laws of the 1317 Kansas legislature will be out Saturday, May 26, and all acts passed by the last legislature then will be effective. Among the more important laws which will become effective then are the cigarette advertising law. pension act, child labor act, board of administration act and the law changing the majority age of women from 18 to 21. Lisbon Riots Cease.

Paris, May 24. A dispatch from Lisbon says the situation there on account of the high prices of provisions as a result of which a number of persons were killed and much property damaged, has subsided. THE WEATHER Biggest Ship Yards in the World. New York. May 2b The IT.

S. Steel Corporation has purchased a big acreage near Newark, in the New Jersey meadows within striking distance of deep water and will erect on it the largest shipyards in the world, where standard S.000 and 10,000 ton steel shifts will be constructed, probably with the co-operation of the government shipping board. Sinn Feiners Are Obstinate. Dublin. May 24.

The Sin Fein conference today unanimously resolved to decline to participate in any conference "called by the English government ostensibly to settle the Irish question" until various conditions were granted to strengthen the powers of the Bi- Naval Firing in Baltic. London. May 21. Pronounced German naval activity in the Ha I tic on Tuesday is reported in a Copenhagen dispatch. Yesterday a violent cannonading lasting throughout the night was heard along the shore.

Houses on South Panish Island shook from the i Pershing Sees President Today Washington. May 24. Major General Pershing, who is to command the first American expeditionary force to France will confer with President Wilson late today. Chicago, May 24. Unsettled weather tonight and Friday.

Probably showers tonight. Warmer. Viola Dana in "Flower of No Man's Land," and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy.

Vaudette tonight. MAIN BUILDING OF BORDEN CONDENSERY PLANT BEING BUILT IN FT. SCOTT II i ii ft -urp. on Irals is --TTj "VJ -VV WeT Eumtto, Sovrtt i.mnrrfM. i These elevations of the main building of the Borden Condensery plant in Fort Seott arc taken from a white print furnished the Tribune-Monitor by the Borden company.

The building will be 212 feet long, with plans for an addition making it 275 feet long as soon as the milk supply will warrant the building of it. It will be )S feet wide, some forty feet high and built of brick and concrete and absolutely fire proof. Bids for the work are now being received, former bids having been set aside on account of alterations made in the plans. The Borden plant here will cost from $150,000 to $250,000, will have a capacity at the start of 150,000 pounds of milk a day. It will be supplied by three railroad switch tracks.

Machinery and other equipment for this plant are arriving daily, addressed to the "Borden Condensed Milk Fort Scott, Kans." It is being stored in the old Eagle building near the sugar works until the building is ready for it. The Borden company hopes to have this plant completed and ready to begin taking milk about September 1. Its plant here will be the largest between the big dairy district of northern Illinois and the Pacific coast, will be the most modern of all its 105 plants because the plan embodies improvements suggested by-the company's many years of experience in' building and equipping plants. It will be the only plant in which the natural topographical advantage, of gravity carriage will be employed. The milk will be delivered at the east end of the main building, on the street running in front of the old Tallman homestead, east Fort Scott.

This is on top of the hill. It will come out finished product at the ware-rooms located on the railroad tracks at the west end of the plant. The Borden company hopes the farmers of this vicinity will produce a sufficient quantity of milk to make this one of the largest markets in the world, Tliq company would rather pay out $5,000 a day than $1,000 a dav for milk in Fort Scott, I I.