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Fort Scott Republican. 19 FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917. VOLUME 36; NUMBER 163. 1902. MANY KILLED IN AIR RAID HEAT HIKE A JAIL RISK HIS LOVE WORTH Back to the World of Realities TOO SECTION FOREMAN MALLETT AT BLUE MOUND KILLS WIFE AND BABY.

SHOT BABY BY MISTAKE Trying to Kill a Man Named Hearn He Charged With Intimacy With His Wife-Cut Wife's Throat. Joe Mallett, Missouri Pacific section foreman at Blue Mound. twenty, four miles up on the X. D. road from Fort Scott, last nlghtwhile attempting to kill Vernon Hearn, a young section man employed under him on the Blue -Mound section, shot and killed his own little child, 2 years old.

After having shot 7 lea in in the body, Mallett rushed to his wife and cut her throat, killing her almost instantly. He and 7 earn were both arrested and taken to tiie Mound City jail, Mallett, it appears, suspected 7fearn of being intimate with his wife and last evening I learn is said to have gone to the box car in which Mallett and his family had just moved to make some kind of an apology to Mallett or to his wife. He was not armed. Mallett attacked him with a gun, firing several Hiiots, one of which killed his own little child, who had been playing near where the encounter occurred and who had started to run when the shooting began. Hearn was shot in the arm, the ball going through intohis body and coming without effecting any very dangerous wound.

When he fell Mallett, in Iiis rage, overtook his wife, who was fleeing from the spot of the tragedy, and ruthlessly cut her throat. Mnllett is said to be about 50 years old. 7fearn is a young man. Mallett and his family lived in Fort Scott until about six weeks ago, when he went to Mound to take the foremanship of the section gang. He was employed on the section here.

7Te is a short, ptockily built man. TO BUY EXEMPTION. Charles Gherke of Cloud County, Held for Offering to Pay Exemption Board of Exemption. Kansas City, Because he was charged by a member of the Cloud county, local exemption board with attempting to buy his release from the draft, Charles Gherke, 24 years old, of Glasco, was arrested late yesterday afternoon on information filed by Fred Iiobertson, federal district attorney, according to an announcement made by federal authorities today. Gherke was taken to Junction City, where he pleaded not guilty and was released on a $500 cash bond.

He is being held for the federal grand jury at Lawrence October S. According to information from the draft board members, Gherke offered A. M. French, one of the board members, $35 in money if French would guarantee that he would be exempted. Gherke asserts he offered French some money as an attorney's fee to aid him in filing out his papers properly.

The penalty provided by the law for conviction on a charge of attempted bribery is a sentence of not more than ihree years in prision. the minimum being a jail sentence. WOULD EXEMPT FARMERS. Congressman Doolittle Offers Draft Bill Amendment Freeing All Farm Hands as a Class From War. Washington, Sept.

Representative Doolittle of Kansas today introduced an amendment to the draft law design cd to exempt farm laborers as a class. It was referred to the military commit tee. Washington. Sept. 4.

Militants of the National Woman's Party made to day professions in 'honor of men draft for the national army the occasion for more picketing of the White House Pickets began appearing at the White 7Iouse gates in pairs and as the police arrested them others took their places. The women announced they would keep up the battle as long as the supply of pickets held out. AMERICANS SEE BARRAGE FIRE. British Officers to Assist in Training Our Men in France A Practice "Curtain of Fire." American Training Camp In France, Sept. 4.

It is announced that a number of British army officers will soon be at tached to the American expeditionary force, to assist" in training the Ameri cans, who will thus get the advantage of the best points of both the French and British. It is considered probable that manv of the British officers select ed for this assignment will he Ameri cans who have served in the British or divisions. American soldiers on Wednesday will see men advance under artillery barrage fire for the first time. It will, of course, be only a practice barrage, but the French division training the Ameri cans will lay a curtain of fire as if un der actual battle conditions and 'will show their American students how closely it can follow at protecting wall of fire when properly trained artillery men are directing it. HE HILLS LONDON ADMITS GERMAN AIR CRAFT LAST NIGHT KILLED 107.

IS IT NEW KIND-OF AIRCRAFT? Made Noise Like Zeppelin and Flew So High Could Not Be Seen Dropped Bombs on Naval Station. London, Sept. 4. 7n last night's air raid 107 persons were killed and 86 wounded at Chatham, it is announced officially. The victims were naval rat ings.

Six airplanes took part in the raid. 7teports received here from south east coast towns say during the night raid the air along the coast and for some miles inland resounded with the noise of the aircraft engines. One of the raiders passed over a coast town, headed seaward, its engine making the loudest noise ever heard there from an aircraft. The sound resembled the noise of a Zeppelin and came from a great height. At first it was thought that the raids were made for reconnoitering purposes, testing the possiblity of an attack in the moonlight rather than actively bombing the coast.

Like the single avi ator who came over Dover Sunday night, the machines kept at a high altitude and while they could be heard. were concealed from, view. Neverthe less British airplanes kept up in pursuit. After dropping bombs over a wide area, many of them dropping in fields or in the sea, the raiders departed quickly. Chatham is on the east of the Med- way, thirty miles southeast or London.

It is the seat of immense military and naval establishments, including a vast dock yard, an arsenal and extensive barracks. The term naval ratings applies to the grade of men on board ship, usual-lyy those before the mast. The announcement follows: Lord French, commander of the Brit-sh forces, reports that last night's air raid was carried out by about six air planes, which proceeded up the south bank of the Thames to Chatham. Hombs were dropped on the Isle of Thant and in the Shzerness-Chatham area between 10:40 and 11:30. There were no army casualties.

Civilian casualties reported at present are one killed and six injured. Air machines and anti-aircraft guns were in action with- i 1 1 1 1 1 "TWTfTtt The secretary of the admiralty re ports that in the course ot the air raid the following casualties were caused to naval ratings: Killed, 107; wound ed. S6. British Raid Bruges Base. Sept.

4. Continuing the raids over Belgium British aviators Sunday night attacked over Bruges. A British airplane fought six Germans and shot down one of them. Following is the account: Naval aircraft made a bombing laid at "midnight Sunday on the dockse, sub marine shelters and railway sidings at Bruges. Bombs were observed to ex plode over the objectives and fire was caused adjacent to the lock gate of the canal.

A raid also was made early Monday morning on the airdrome at Varssen- iere, four and one-half miles south of Bruges. Bombs were seen to explode among the sheds. One of our machines was attacked by six hostile aircraft and shot down one of them. In an engage ment between one of our aircraft pa trols and enemy machines, there were three decisive combats. One of our machines failed to return.

"ONWARD WITH GOD That's the Cheering Message Emperor William Sent to Captor of Riga; JHe Cheers the Empress. Berlin, Sept. 4. Emperor William has sent the following telegram to the empress: "Field Marshal Prince Leopold of Bavaria reports the capture of Riga by our troops, which is a new anile- stone of German strength and unerring will to victory. May God help us fur ther." The emperor has wired Prince Leo pold as follows: "On the occasion of the capture of Riga I express to you and the eighth army my and the Fatherland's congratulations and thanks.

Farseeing leadership and steel-hard will to victory guaranteed this fine success. Onward with God." FAVOR POPE'S PEACE PLAN. Germany and Austria Will Not Rebuff His Proposal Foreign Ministers Are in Conference. Ijondon, Sept. 4.

The peace proposal of Pope Benedict will not meet with a rebuff on the part of the Central powers, according to the Budapest newspa per, Az Est, as quoted in a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam yester day. This newspaper learns from a diplomatic source, that the pope's note and the Polish problems form the main subjects of the deliberations now under way between Dr. Von Kehlmann, the German foreign secretary, who is now in Vienna, and Count Czernin, the Aus-tro-Hungarian foreign minister. The Central powers will make separate re plies to the, pope, setting forth the prin ciples arrived at' in tnese deliberations. As for the Polish question, it is said no decision can be reached now.

1. W. D. Is Overseas. Sydney, New South Wales, Sept.

4. The officers are continuing their at tempt to put an end to the activities of the Industrial Workers of the World. Three more members of the society here and 34 at Broken Hill have been sentenced to six months imprisonment for belonging to an' unlawful association. MRS. HAYDEN SUES FATHER-IN-LAW FOR THAT AMOUNT.

CLAIMS NAME DAMACE $5,000 Total of $10,000 Damages Asked of Nathaniel Hayden by Son's Wife-Alienation and Slander Charged. A suit for $10,000 damages against Nathaniel Hayden, of the Devon neigh, borhood, was filed this morning In district court by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Geneva Hayden, through her attorneys. L. O'Connor and Hudson liudson, It being the claim of the plaintiff that her husband's father alienated her husband's affections and caused him to desert her, and that he has been guilty of saying slanderous things concerning her, untrue and which have blackened her character.

She asks $5,000 for damages for alleged slander and $5,000 for the alleged alienation of affections. The plaintiff claims that the defendant slandered her by making to Frank Albert Wells of Devon recently a. statement in substance as follows: "When Artie and Geneva were living together, and Artie would leave home, would go over there." Insinuations and statements much more blackening are claimed by Mrs. Hayden to have been made on the same occasion by the defendant. Further, the plaintiff claims that during the time she and her husband.

Artie Hayedn, were living together, the hitter's father did everything in his powej to influence his son to believe that she, the plaintiff, was Immoral and unfit to be his wife, and that he, the defendant, actually threatened his son with disinheritance. If he didn't -leave her. Mrs. Hayden claims that these continued imputations against her character, and the continued threats of disinheritance finally alienated her husband's affections, and resulted in his leaving her. The plaintiff claims that her husband left her on February 25, 1917, and that when he came to her home to make preparations to leave he was accompanied by his father, aided him in removing his furniture from the house to the home of the plaintiff.

The alleged slanderous and blackening statement claimed to have been made by the plaintiff to Frank Albert WeJJs, is, alleged to have been made on August 11917. at about 10:30 in the morning, under the big elm tree in Devon, which Is famous In that neighborhood. She claims that prior to that statement being made, she had always borne a good reputation, had good social standing in Devon, and in that neighborhood, and had the esteem and confidence of those who knew her; but that since the alleged statement was made, and by reason of it being made, she has lost her good social standing and her good reputation, and has been greatly humiliated, all to her damage in the sum of $5,000. The plaintiff claims that the insinuations which she alleges Nathaniel Hayden has made against her to her husband have greatly humiliated her. and that she has been additionally humiliated by her husband' leaving her.

She claims that the alleged allnation-of her husband's affections, together with the alleged slander, have so damaged her reputation that she Is shunned by her former friends. Mrs. Hayden says she is 19 years of age, that she lives at Fulton, and that she was married to Artie Hay- -den at Devon. WILL OF ED SHAFFER FILED Prominent Fulton Farmer Who Died Recently Left Practically All to His Wife Land Valued at $150,000. The will of 73d T.

Shaffer, the prominent farmer of the Fulton neighborhood, whose death occurred several days ago, was filed this morning in probate court. Practically all the property, both real and personal, was left by Mr. Shaffer to his wife. Mrs. S.

E. Shaffer, the only exception being that each of the children was left $1. There Is nothing In the will to indicate the value of the estate, and owing to this fact the exact value of the property will not be known until it has been carefully gone over by the appraisers. The personal property in papers accompanying will is fiexd at $3,000. The value of the estate Is thought to be in the neighborhood of $175,000.

It contains 2,500 acres of fine landy-whlch it Is thought is worth, on the average, about $60 an acre, or a total of Other property, it Is believed, will add another $25,000 to the total land value. The indebtedness of the estate is believed to he between $50,000 and $65,000. MRS. SALINA BAKER DEAD. Woman -Who Made Her Home Nar Mapleton for Years Died Friday Burial Today at Mapleton.

Mrs. Salina Baker, aged 45 years, and who, prior to her removal to Thayer, several years ago to make her home, had been a resident of the country near Mapleton for many years, died last Friday at her home in Nothing as to the nature of her illness has been learned here, but her death, according to reports, came after only a short illness. Mrs. Baker was a sister, of J. H.

Green, the Mapleton merchant. She is survived by her husband, two sisters and three brothers besides Mr. Green. The body was held at Thayer following her death until arrangements for tlie funeral could be made. The remains arrived here today and were taken directly to Mapleton, where burial occurred this afternoon, CITY FATHERS FIX PENALTY FOR CHARGING ABOVE ORDINANCE.

TO INSTALL WATER METERS Big Waste of Water Here in Past Results in Passage of Ordinance Fines and Imprisonment. The city commissioners at their regular meeting this afternoon threw back the challenge that the Gas and Electric Company has rnacre. Recently the company announced that it would raise the steam heating rates, commencing Sep-tember 15th, 25 per cent over the rate charged last year. The commissioners, believing this was too much of a raise, passed an ordinance fixing the cost of steam heat at 10 per cent higher than last year 15 per cent lower than the Gas and Electric Company would like to have it. The company then appealed to the Utilities Commission, and it was announced that, pending the decision of that body, the newly proposed rate, 25 per cent higher than that of last year, would be charged.

The city contends that the rate as fixed by the ordinance should prevail, pending the decision of the board. The city commissioners today passed another ordinance under an emergency clause, the last paragraph of which reads: "Any person, persons, firm, company, or corporation, or any agent, officer supplying steam heat to the inhabitants of Fort Scott, Kansas, who shall charge any greater charge for such heat than those specified and designated in this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100, or by imprisonment in the city jail for period not exceeding sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and shall be adjudged to pay the costs of prosecution, and shall be committed to the city jail until such fine and costs are paid." At the meeting this afternoon, an ordinance providing for the placing of the city's water system on a meter basis was passed under the emergency clause. The ordinance was passed owing to the tendency among water consumers here in the past to use water wastefully. The new ordinance authorizes and-directs the commissioner of streets and public utilities to instaH meters Oh' The" premise's of all "patrons of the water works system as fast as the meters can be obtained and set, "all expenses incident thereto to be borne by the property owner, and to be assessed and collected as other water bills." FINE DAIRY COWS IN Wisconsin Men Bring in 25 Heifers and One Bull Sale to Be Held Saturday. In accordance with plans announced some time ago for bringing more dairy cattle into this section, two Wisconsin men yesterday came in with a carload of dairy cattle which they will sell to farmers in this locality.

In the car were 25 heifers and one bull. Just as soon as the cattle arrived they were taken to the big barn at Eighth and Eddy streets, formerly used by the old construction company and will be kept there until Saturday, when the sale will be held. Just where the sale will be held is not known, but no doubt this will be announced later. PROF. DEVLIN RESIGNS.

Man Who Has Served as Principal of High School for Five Years to Go to Montana at Advanced Salary. lrof. John A. Devlin, who for the past four and one-half years has held the position of principal of the Fort Scott high school, this afternoon handed in his resignation to the board of education. Professor Devlin's resignation was due to the board of education of Miles City, offering him a similar position there at a salary $700 in excess of that offered here for the year the offer being $2,200 a year, as compared with a salary here of $1,500.

Professor Devlin has been in correspondence with the school officials at Miles City and this morning received a definite offer. Professor Devlin came to Fort Scott five years ago from Iola, and after teaching economics in- the high school for about six months, was made principal, and has held that position up to the present time. He and Mrs. Devlin have made a host of friends both in and out of school circles, who will regret their departure, but also be pleased at their good fortune. Although the board has taken no definite action, it is understood that Professor Hughes of Chanute, formerly of this city, is to be given the position vacated by Professor Devlin.

M. E. Holbrook, who bought out the Else undertaking concern some time ago. has left Fort Scott and has presumably gone to Kansas City. Inquiry made today of his friends failed to bring to light anything definite asto whether" or not he will remain away permanently.

His business is closed, however, and no sign was left on the door, to indicate the date of his return. Miss Hazel Isom of Red field yester-day morning at Mercy hospital underwent an operation for a very serious complaint. Her condition is encouraging. Miss Jessie Stevens yestereday morning underwent a serious operation at Mercy hospital. She is doing FOR RENT.

Upper apartment 10 South Judson. F. E. Milligan, Phone 1C55. ft 4' Hi :4.

Hi i I I' i' WAR PROFITS WIN Senate Consistently and Persistently Voting Down All Proposals to Increase Taxes on the Rich. Washington, Sept. 4. The group fighting the finance committee's scheme of war profits taxation was defeated again today when the senate rejected Senator Hollis' proposal to strike out the finance committee's new compromise provision extending the war profits tax to peace profits over 10 per cent, estimated to raise additional. 1 Immediately after disposing of Senator Hollis the senators rejected, 50 to 18, an amendment by La Follette to levy a flat increase of CO per cent on war profits, designed to raise not less than $1,800,000,000.

CUT FLOUR PRICE Government Wheat Price of $2.15 in Topka Results in Drop of 30c a Sack in Topeka Today. Topeka, Sept. 4. Topeka millers today were selling flour to retailers at from $1 to $1.25 a barrell less than last week, the result of buying wheat under the new government price of $2.15 a bushel. At Kansas City retailers were quoting the 48-pound sack of flour at $2.95, a reduction of 30 cents from last week's prices.

CENSURE MAYOR THOMPSON In Test Vote the Chicago Council This Afternoon Commended Gov. Low-den's Peace Meeting Coruse. Chicago, Sept. 4. A vote which served as a test at the special meeting of the city council this afternoon indicated that of the 48 aldermen present at the time of the vote, 40 were in favor of the resolution commending Governor Lowden (and by implication censuring Mayor Tompson) for his stand against the pacifist agitation.

WOMEN REGISTER TOMORROW. Tomorrow is woman's registration day when the women of the city and county are asked to go to the designated place in their respective voting precincts and enter their names as persons who stand ready to do their share toward winning the war against Germany. The United States government is behind this movement. The request comes directly to the women of this community to register. None of them will be called to field service.

Proba-ably the principal service they will be called upon to render will be to help conserve the food supply in one way or another. There are hundreds of ways in which women can help in the war. Uncle Sam needs their help and asks for it. HIGHEST PRICE FOR STEERS. At Kansas City Market Today a Record Price of $16.75 Was Paid for Fat Herefords Is 75c Higher.

Kansas City, Sept. 4. A record price for steers was made on the" stock market here today when a car load of 17 Hereford steers sold for $16.75. This exceeds the former record price of the market by 75c. A number of friends of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Holding were present last evening at a reception "at the home Mrs. R. Kline of 13 North Main street, given in honor of Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Holding, who" were married yesterday. Mrs. Holding was formerlly Mrs. Leona Clarke. Both are well known here.

THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight: and Wednes RUSS STILL IN RETREAT GERMANS DRIVING THEM FAR THER BACK IN RIGA REGION. ARREST EX-CZAR'S BROTHER He and His Wife Charged With Com-' plicity in Counter Revolution Plot Germans Got Big Booty. Berlin, Sept. 4. The city of Riga was on' fire" at many points when it was taken by the German forces, today's army headquarters statement an nounces.

Petrograd. Sept. 4. The Buss retire ment in the. Riga region is being con tinued along the coast in a northeast erly direction, the war office an nounced today.

In the Kull district the Russians are retiring northward, having been dislodged by the Germans in the Great Jaegel river region. Hostile ships are shelling the Riga coast. i Grand Duke Nichoals Alexandro- vitch, brother of the former emperor, and his wife have been placed under arrest in connection with the counter revolution plot recently unearthed. Berlin, Sept. 4.

Several thousand Russians were taken prisoner by the Germans in the Riga region, army headquarters announced today. More than 150 guns were taken by the Germans in the Great Jaegel river district. Paris, Sept. 4. Attacks were made by the Germans last night on the French lines in the Hurtebise region on the Aisne front and east of the Meuse in the Verdun sector.

The war announced today that both were checked by the French fire. WASHINGTON'S SECRET Uncle Sam Knew Several Days Ago Civilian Population Was Leaving Riga Was Uneasy Over It. Washington, Sept. 4. Riga was evacuated by the civilian population and foreign consuls three weeks ago.

This was the. news contained in the official dispatches surrounded with so much mystery at the time and over which so much uneasiness was felt. London, Sept. 4. "The enemy's artillery showed great activity during the night northeast of Ypres," says today's statement.

"We advanced our-lines slightly northwest of St. Julien. "We carried out a schedule raid last night directly north of Lens. Our troops killed a number of Germans and took several prisoners. A hostile raiding party was driven off south of LaBas-; see." Turks Push Russians Back.

Constantinople, Monday, Sept. 3. Russian troops in northwestern Persia have been pressed back by the Turks, the war office announces. A Turkish detachment, advancing in an easterly direction from Merivna is reported to have occupied Garata bridge. Italians Raid Austrian Base.

Rome, Sept. 4. Thirty Italian airplanes dropped nine tons of bombs on the Austrian naval base at Pola, causing destruction and large conflagra tions. It is announced officially. British Lost 15,615 Last Week.

London, Sept. 4. British casualties reported in the last week are 15,615. They are divided as follows: Killed, or died of wounds: Officers 364; men, 3S0. Wounded or missing: Officers, 846; men, 10,525.

GOOD CLEAN RAGS WANTED. Good, clean rags wanted at The Tribune office. IRISH MOB U. S. SAILORS ASSAULT THEM AS THEY ACCOMPANY IRISH GIRLS IN CORK.

ATTACK TAKES FORM OF RIOT Irish Young Men Sing Sinn Fein Songs as They Threaten Americans Sailors Do Not Counter. 7uondon, Sept. 4. Attacks on Amer ican sailors Sunday night are report ed in a "dispatch from Cork to the Chronicle. It is said that gangs of young men paraded the streets nnd set upon the Americans who were accompanied by their sweethearts.

One instance cited is that two Americans who were attacked on the chief street of Cork, a. young woman with them being insulted and having her hat torn off. The correspondent reports the sailors did nothing improper or contrary to good taste to invite the attack and as far as could" be learned did not retaliate. They escaped on a tram car. All the girls who suffered at the hands of the crowds, the dispatch says, belonged to the respectable middle class.

An attempt was made at 11 p. m. to break into places where Americans are staying but after a short siege the attackers departed. Several parties paraded the streets singing Fein Seinn songs and performing military evolutions. Several windows were broken.

One party raided the premises of an officers' training corps and stole fifty-six rifles, thirty revolvers and a number of swords, none of which have been recovered, nor have any arrests been made. He reports having talked with several sailors yesterday and that they believed the affair was organized but were not aware of the reason. They said they had been well treated hitherto in Ireland. SUNDAY VISITORS DAY. Major' General Wood to Bar Visitors FrorrTCamp Funston All Other Days Moves Into His Camp Home.

Camp Funston, Sept. 4. Major General Leonard Wood, in command, of Camp Funston, today moved into headquarters for him at the camp. Most of the newly commissioned officers from Kansas and Colorado had reported at the camp today. Those from Missouri are expected tomorrow and Thursday.

Camp Funston, Sept. 4. The question of which day during the week shall be visitors' day here has been taken up by Major General Leonard Wood, in command. Indications are that the general probably will select Sundays as the day for visitors and that visiting will be barred on other days. Britain Building Ships Fast.

London, Sept. 4. Commenting on the rapid increase in shipbuilding to offset losses from the submarine campaign, the Cardiff correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that two supplements published by Lloyd's shipping register shaw that between June 8 and July 17 more than 100 steamers, of which 63 are British, were added to the register. Most of these vessels are of large tonnage. The rate of construction is understood to be in creasing rapidly.

Big Canadian Anti-Draft Plot. Montreal, Sept. -4. Frustration of plots to assassinate Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada and Arthur Mei- ghan, solicitor general, and to dynamite the parliament buildings at Ottawa, was announced by the police todfty as having been effected by. the arrest of anti-conscription agitators responsible for the blowing up about a month ago of the summer home of Lord At he Is tan.

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