Semi-Weekly Monitor, The (Newspaper) - May 30, 1916, Moberly, Missouri THE SEMI MONITOR VOLUME 45 MUST STOP SAYS WIL TUESDAY MAY 30 1916 MOBERLY MO NUMBER 20 NOTE TO AM 18 AM jx scon ENGLAND TO AGREE IMC HIS SATISFY STATICS WASHINGTON MAY and favorable response to the American mail against England arid France Is confidently expected by the Administration Intimations to day from tho State Department woro that advance discussions between Ambassador and the dp par tin en t had given the Impression England intends to comply with the American demands This was more evident from the fact that the United States did not stipulate exact changes that must be made but instead demanded only the radical change in the policy England knows how ever what terms the United States exacts and as Sir Cecil has ored to head off the note it Is pre he has outlined concessions willing to make As a matter of fact one has said Englands Intentions appear good but her administrative system so faul ty that seizures have continued de pledges to refrain The text of the communication ad dressed to the British and French am to whom It was delivered Wednesday follows Department of State Washington Department of State Washington May 24 16 have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your cys note of April 3 last transmitting a memorandum dated February 15 1916 and communicated in substance to the American ambassador in Lon don on February 28 in which are stated the contentions of the British and French governments In regard to the detain and examine parcel and letter malls en route by son be tween the United Stales and Europe After a of the use ot the mailH for the transmission of par cels ond of the to be plac ed on Inviolable mail the point mem of February 1V close with the following assertions M That from tho standpoint of the right of visitation and eventual ar rest and seizure merchandise shipped in post parcels not and shall not be treated otherwise than mer shipped In any other man ner 2 That the Inviolability of postal correspondence stipulated by the elev The Hague of 1007 does not in any way affect tho right of tho allied governments o visit and If occasion rise arrest mer hidden in tho wrappers cn as to all cargoes on the high seas as asserted in he Joint note under ac knowledgement It is noted with satisfaction that the and French governments do not claim and in the opinion of thin government properly do not claim that their socalled measures are grounds upon to base a right to interfere with all classes of mail matter in transit to or from the central powers On the contrary their content ion appears to be that as genuine is under conventional stipulation able mail matter of other classes is subject to detention and examination While the Government of the Unit ed Stales agrees that genuine corre mail is inviolable it does not admit Hint belligerents may search other private seaborne mails for any other purpose than to discover wheth er they contain articles of enemy own carried on belligerent vessels or articles of contraband transmitted under leased cover as letter mail though they may intercept at sea all mails coming out of and going into ports of tho coasts which arc effectively blockaded The govern ments of the United States Great Britain and France however appear to be in substantial agreement as to principle is the chief cause of dif ference Though giving assurance that they consider genuine correspondence to be inviolable and that they will tnu to their engagements on tin high seas from and ing such the allied governments proceed o deprive nqu tral governments of the benefits ol these assurances by ami con mail from vessels in port In stead of at sea They compel neutral ships cause to enter their own ports or they induce shipping liners through some form of duress to send their mall ships via British ports or they detain all vessels merely calling at British ports thus acquiring by force or means an illegal jurisdiction Acting upon this enforc ed jurisdiction the authorities remove all mail genuine correspondence as OK 1 Cards were received in this yesterday announcing he wedding Ins Thursday of Miss Moore am James Millon Lloyd which was at the brides homo in Cant on Mo The bride formerly resided in thh city and was employed as a for her lorry M Jeffries She is a sister of Moore and has many friends lien who were pleased to learn of her hap Her husband is a nephew of Con gressman James hloyd and holds the position of assistant postmaster al Canton Those of our who know him speak of him as a gentle man of sterling worth who is in way worthy of I lie young lady who has become his bride Mr and Mrs Lloyd will be at home to friends In Canton after June or mail bags That letters contained In the true to their engage ments adn respectful and genuine cor respondence the allied governments will continue for the present to re frain on the high seas from confiscating such correspondence letters or dispatches and will insure their speediest possible as soon as the sincerity of their acter shall have been ascertained In reply the Government of tho United States desires to state that it docs not consider that I ho Postal Un ion Convention of necessarily ap plies to the Interferences by the Brit ish and French governments with the oversea transportation of mails of which the Government of the United States complains Furthermore the allied powers ap pear to have overlooked the admission ot the Government of the United States that post parcels may be treat ed as merchandise subject to the exer cise of belligerent rights as ed by international law But the Gov of the United States docs not admit that such parcels are subject to the exercise of the rights of police supervision visitation and eventual well as post take them lo London where every piece even though of neutral origin and destina tion is opened critically examined to determine the sincerity of their character in accordance with ihe in given that phrase by the British and French cen sors Finally Ihe expurgated remainder is forwarded frequently after able delay to its destination Ships are detained en route to or from I lie United States or to or from other neu tral countries and mails are held and delayed for several days and in some cases for weeks and even months even though not to ports of North Europe via ports This has boon the procedure which has been practiced since he announce ment of February in 11 U To so me extent I he same practice was follow ed before I hat dale calling forth the protest of this government of January 1 Ju I lo that protest Mm mem under acknowledgement no reference and in entirely un responsive The government of tho United Suites must again insist with emphasis that tho and French do not obtain rightful jurisdiction of ships by in ducing them to visit I heir ports for the purpose of their mails or there by obtain belligerent rights as to such ships ban they could exorcise on I ho high seas for opinion of ho Government of the Unit ed States no legal distinction the of mails at sea which is announced as abandoned and their seizure from vessels voluntarily or in voluntarily in port The and French practice amounts lo an unwarranted limitation ol of tho use by neutrals of the worlds highway for the transmission of corre The practice actually fol lowed by the allied powers bo said to justify the conclusion there fore that tho announcement of Febru ary 15 was merely notice that one il legal practice had boon abandoned lo make place for tho development of an other more onerous and vexatious in character Tho present practice is a violation not only of the spirit of the announce ment of February in but of the rule of Hague convention it is based Aside from this it is of the prior practice of nations which Great Britain and her allies have in the past assisted to establish and maintain A Li i M FULTON AT OCLOCK TODAV Tho many of A 13 Thompson for years one of the most prominent citizens of Moberly will regret to learn of his death which occurred at at oclock this morning Mr Thompson had been in poor health for several years and for the past rb or eight months had been re treatment at Fulton 1 to prolong his life however proved Unavailing and he passed away this morning Mr Thompson was for many years engaged in business in this city and he also served a term as mayor of Moberly tie was a unassuming gent Ionian and he bad a wide circle oi friends here who will be grieved lo learn of his death He is survived by his wife who re sides on West Carpenter street Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church at oclock Sunday afternoon an dor tho auspices of the lodge of which Mi Thompson was a member The serv ices will be conducted by the Rev D M Harrison and burial will be in Oakland TO ASKS Ll 138 S GKST WASHINGTON May A resolu tion the President unless incompatible with the public interest to suggest to warring nations of Europe that the United States under takes mediation was introduced into ho Senate late today by Senator Lewis of Illinois to lie on the I able for discussion later The resolution authorise the President to propose that the bellig erents declare a truce and that each of them select a j neutral country as its representative on a board of ar thus created each selected neutral would name one the board over which the President or bis representative would preside as referee Under the plan each bellig erent would present its demands 01 HAS OK HI 1H claims to the board which would be blown open almost as soon as closed author I yod to arrive at an adjustment The that it is a expression of the others When the rain started to Ihe desire for peace and not of back up out of the storm n favoritism for any of the belligerents THI TO PI 1 1 I Pa May To help along Ihe cause of preparedness by numb or of enlist ments in the Army Navy and Ma rine Corps surgeons at the Jefferson Hospital this announced they will remove through minor aSid heir s e i v i c o s d i s rj it a1 i f y i n g d e f e ls hat can be the use ol the Many men arc rejected at the station who might be saved o the service through a simple surgi ral operation the Jefferson doctors o vcd en la and hammer lave found Last week hej from one rom another rejected applicant of he United Slates Corps and joth these men enlisted when he wounds heal WILL 1 Maxio B roc km an and wife were n Moberly tho first of tho week to ec Mrs Brock mans mother Mrs uhn Sullinger who is under the care if ait eye specialist inser it will be remembered had her yes badly burned by hut whitewash at icr humc of hero Wednesday of ist week We are glad to know she nicely and will not oso Mil Ihe sight Rustler of either as late as l letters ana dispatches themselves could be ind con fiscal euV Then follows citation of numerous instances where arbitrary of nail by French and did great lamage to the interest of The document then concludes To submit to a lawless practice this character would open the door to violations international luw by the belligerent powers on the of necessity of which ho violator would bo the solo Manifestly a nation Cannot permit its rights on the high seas to bo determiner by belligerents or tho exorcise of those rights to be permitted denied by the govern ment of a warring nation Tho rights of neutrals tire as sacred as the rights rents and must be as strict tho United ly observed Tho Government For years seizure which belongs to belligerents ing the statement in the memorandum Hates confident in tho regard for in law and the rights or neu trals which the British and French governments have so often proclaimed and the disregard of which hoy have urged so vigorously against their ene mies present war expects tho present practice oil the British and French authorities in the treatment ol mails from or to the United States to cease and belligerent rights as exer cised to conform lo the principle gov passage oil mail matter and to the recognized practice of nations Only a radical chango in the present British and French policy restoring to the United States its full rights as a From hat lime on he was lim neutral ment this gc ROBERT LANSING 31 I MO A It OMC of this city who was hurl in a runaway south of I Jig has boon brought to the on Myra street io be in a critical con boo on May 2 homo of his rind is said Mr Comstock was riding on gears of a wagon when the his loam became frightened and ran away lie WHS thrown to tho ground but was unable to extricate himself the wagon and was dragged for quite a distance suffering an Injury u head and back He was unconscious when found and has restored to coj yet for any length ol time His condition is such as to cause bis relatives grave anxiety HIS IS The Rev C N 13 road hurst of Mober ly was in Macon Wednesday on his way from he de livered the address at the commencement exercises rot tho high school The many friends of Mr Broadhurst here wore overjoyed to greet him a pleasure which was was the efficient pastor of the Pearl Street M E church hero and it is no exaggeration to say that tho entire citizenship became his friend rso member of the Macon County Society will ever forget the Mr Broadhurst made when ho was on tho speaking platform of the o all Macon county and everybody loved Chronicle The crew on passenger train had a trying experience carls Saturday morning when the train ran into a wind storm about one and one half miles west of heavy rain accompanied tho wind which blow o hard that the coaches were with water Tho con ductor and closed all lie ventilators in the cars but they wore and the passengers finally wore forc ed out of ome of Ihe coaches into head was blown out on the andas a result the train was delayed ir minutes until engine on a freight train could bo pressed into service on Ihe passenger train No H readied Moberly with a train load of passengers tho majority ol whom wore drenched with water JOHN P AM ULNA TATE TODAY Circuit Clerk A R Marshall yester day granted a marriage license lo John P and Mina both of this friends of the happy couple stated that they will be married at the Porter Street The is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Tate and is a pretty and refined young lady whose many friends will bo glad to learn of her happiness Mr Ami rows is an employe of the own Shoe Company in tho lucal fac tory He is an industrious young gout Ionian of exemplary habits and haw many friends who will hasten to ex I end congratulations Mr and Mrs Andrews will make their home in this city Till MAN The man is the mon who is earning liis wage Ho is doing just about what he ought to do barring the universal human frailties lie is When an appointment ho keeps it When he has to deliver a message to Garcia ho delivers it Ho does not explain why bo couldnt When he states a thing it is just about as ho slates it no more no loss Ho does not exaggerate gesticulate nor As a consequence his ordinary lone of voice is more con vincing llian mens shouting He is noi fond of tho pronoun 1 He does not indulge in self dispraise hut most i sag fashion of soli praise Ho is much moro concerned the right Hum about his rights 11 ho shoulders cheerfully his re He gives to the equivalent for what he gels from tho world Wherever you find a man ol kind you lind ninetynine who are hanging on his coa Hails II js Die one man out of every hun dred that making things go the others arc following along The hundredth man is not looking Cor favors lips pulls anil help In any business he is the one who is indispensable IFor whatever bo does he does a better than any one else could do it Me is dependable You never have to watch him to see whether lie is do ing what he is supposed to do or not He h a good loser When he makes mistakes ho owns up and takes the consequences Me no human being Ho respects every woman He demands nothing from his friends Ho is never moan small selfish vindictive nor sulky When ho telln bad he goes away un til ho gets over it and does not other people with degression He knows tbo golden mean For he courteous without being obsequious kind but not patronizing stronb but lot coarse gentle Imi effeminate inn but not stubborn ng but not an decent bin loci prudish human bur not animal AUSTR DEFEAT ITALIANS Ami AM SU VIENNA via London May hundred Italians four guns and four machine and a quantity of war material have been by the Austrians who an extensive mountain ridge on ihe Trentino front according to ail si a lenient issued by the War Department here not sentimental careful 1VILSOX 1OK We are announce Newt Wilson long time a resident of West Carpenter street as a candidate for Constable of Sugar Creek Township Mr Wilson has often taken a hand lo help his friends to get au hut Mils is his lime to aspire to one himself He has resided in Moberly Tor 30 and in that time has reared a targe family of splendid hoys and girls spending his good right arm in toil or those who depended on him ami if he is still a poor man as the world ho has added lo society oos state lie lias boon in Ihe service of the railroad for iS years as a blacksmith and still holds that posi tion On his forgo boon welded ho engines which make Moberly For 0 years his anvil has rung out tho ot I ho motive power which turns ho wheels of commerce Ho asks a rest and that his follow now him in v place suited to advancing years No worthier man than Newt Wilson ever an if Ihe dignity of labor reward ticket unstable will be and if elected the from President io for Wilson V S bONDON May MeKen ia chancellor exchequer has iven notice that next Monday he will move in the Mouse of Commons that Mr Broadhurst an additional income two shil ings charged in come from securities treas ny is willing to purchase Tho to compel Io the government of American securities withhold by the owners jut not timid appreciative but not cheerful and optimistic but not oppressively so And everybody thinks bos the hun dreth man except himself Dr Frank Crane l TO Kii STREETS CITY OF MEXICO May Sixty merchants swop the streets and pub lic square today in punishment fur violation of tho price schedules put in force hy military tis At a mass mooring of the business men the military tfl that a complete inventory and stock valuation must he to ili e authorities wilhin live days Non compliance was to entail imprison ment For a first offense violation it was agreed thai ihe penalty would be five days of si reel swooping On con viction of a second offense ers are to bo shot via The abandonment of Italian position on the River under the an overwhelm ing attack by the Austrians is an tonight by the War Depart ment Tho Austrians are stated to be mak ing their main effort toward the Ar basin in the hope of reaching the valleys which run between the and rivers down to Vicenzo The announcement said that the Aus trians have boon repulsed everywhere except at ihe one advance point which was surrendered for strategic reasons A severe reverse for the Austrians in the Valley is claimed The War statement follows In tho Valley the enemy continued at tacks on our line between the Adige Kivor and Arsa Valley and met with another sanguinary defeat After the usual violent artillery preparedness masses of infantry in close formation began an attack upon us at Cent Zugna and Col do Buole They were exterminated Between the Arsa Valley and the situation is unchanged Be tween and the after concentrate r s by ihe enemy our having repulsed one attack evacuated an advanced position on the River In the Asiago sector fighting con during the whole day with varying fortunes and was still pro at right the enemy attacking our positions east of Valley in the Valley the enemy made several attacks on Monte on but wore repulsed each time witb heavy losses One of our columns of infantry and Alpines by brilliant sur prise attack drove tho enemy from the approaches to our position on the left bank of the PARTS May French troops n i K m Y M L S A v K m o s n M s A dike feet long liv tbo Government at is being built Lupus about lwo and miles down the Mis souri River from This dike runs from Mayor J M farm to an island in Uio river owned by Robert Con ley Several smaller dikes have been built above this one dikes will keep ihe river from culling away the farms on the main land and will deepen the channel of tho river Last year Mayor lost about forty acres of land by the river of tho river Throe and men are at work on the dike year about of work was done a mile below the present one OUT In a 1 otter from Mrs Kd May from II U W 1 11 Macou Banquet tho first lime where she WHB call orl by tho serious illness of her moui sho says her mother is slightly im proved BERLIN May imperial department reports that since the beginning of the war and German daily and weekly papers and monthly magazines have ceased publishing oh account of decrease of circulation advertisements and I ho steady rise in price of whilo paper have captured he eastern part of the village of and have taken trenches northwest of the vil ago An attack on the French trenches bordering on Fort was re pulsed according to the official slato mcni the War The statement follows On ihe leftbank of the Mouse our roops yesterday the Milage of and the Gennan t positions to the west After a fe struggle we penetrated the eastern pan of the village and pied several German trenches north westof A violent counter attack by the enemy did not result in dislodging us Crorn the occupied po sitions Kast of Hill 304 French forces u si ng ha n d grenades made some prog ress during the night On the right bank of the river the second German attack upon our in the vicinity of Fort Douau moiu was delivered yes afternoon at G oclock This movement was completely repulsed The night was marked activity on tho part of the German ar as well as ours in all the re gion north of Verdun There is nothing of Importance to report from the remainder of the front TO Miss Marian Bowers daughter xf Mr and Mrs W S Bowers was strick en Friday night and yesterday was taken to the Woodland hospital whore she will undergo an operation Tho young ladys many friends trust that she will soon be re stored to complete Mrs Hetta M Harris has returned from Kansas City where she attend the Billy Sunday revival
