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r.ii.ll i AND THIS CAPK COUNTY 1IKHAL1) ft Volume XVI CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 18. 1914 Number 38 CAP! FRISSELL ILL, WIFE AND SON ARE HURT Auto Breaks Arm of Youth Who Was First American Born In Philippines. MOTHER INJURES HER SPINE IN FALL ON STEPS Army Officer io Be Retired On Account of Illness, la Native of Cape. Relatives of Cupt. Thomas T. Fris sell, nave received advice that on September 11, he appeared before a Board of Examiners at San Francisco and was pronounced physically unfit for further service in the United States Army, and his retirement recommended. Capt. Frisaell has lx;en in ill health for more than a year, and has been away from Mb regi"H:nt, on a tk leave since January,, )Ui4. When first relieved from duty b". went to Buffalo, Minn., vhere he vn derwent an operation in the Mayo sanitarium. Upon the advice of his physician, he went from Minnesota to San Diego, Cal., where he has since remained. For a time his condition seemed to improve, but he has not yet been in condition to resume his duties with his regiment, the 11th U. 8. Infantry, Etationed at Ft. Russell. Wyo. On the day of his examination in San Francisco, his son, Duncan, who remained in San Diego with his moth er, had his arm broken while crank ing an automobile, and on the day fol lowing, Mrs. 'FrfsseH fell on the stairway and received serious in juries to her snino. . ... Capt Frissell was born and reared in this county, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Frissell of this city. Mrs. Frissell is also a native of this county and is the daughter of Mrs. M. E. Shelton. and a niece of Mrs. R. H. Whitelaw ot this city, i Capt. Frissell was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1897. and was married to Miss Louise Duncan soon after leav ing school. He served through the Cuban cam paign of the Spanish-American war, and afterwards went to the Philip pines, taking his wife with him. Their son, Dune in, wi tho first Amcricon child born in the Philippines after they bectnet United States pos sessions. ... While, it is knovn that a retirement has been recomir-emled, M official an nouncement of such action 1ms been given, and Capt. IVijieU '. anxious that he may he given another year in which to recuperate, with .he hope that he may b. thit time be al le to successfully pass the examination. Mrs. Frissell was just leaving the house to gather some flowers in the yard when her accident occurred. She placed her foot on the stone steps which were slick from having been recently sprinkled, slipped and fell. She was found in an unconscious condition a few moments later, and was carried into the house. She final ly revived after an hour of heroic effort on the part of the physician and attendants. She is still in a badly crippled con dition, and the physicians fear she has been permanently injured. Capt. Frissell who had intended visiting for a few days in Los Angeles with his brother, Charles Frissell, went directly home from San Fran cisco when he received the message informing him of the accidents to his wife and son. BELGIANS FLEEING AND ADVANCING (( "" 41 f -a, " 'v- "I Tf- fit ' W W's&P - ' ' Wi if a Below, the entire population ol Tlrlemont fleeing for life from the ra;td!y advancing Germans, carrying their most precious little possessions Above, belgfan Infantry In column formation screened by artillery under the trees In the distance, marching to repulse the Germans at Haelen. Stranger Ptavs Horse With Man JVho Is Ihen la ken for Bandit George Wiseman Is Good Sarnaritan for Couple Blinded Hu White Way, Then Deserted In Country and Comidered Highwayman When He Begs A Hide. George Wiseman, clerk at the store I lady shouted her Uiankj for his fcirid- of Lee Albort, reported for duty in a n8 anl bade him gooi nihL very unple&fcant state of mind Mon-, . As he trurt6!'l vtarily back toward day morning, and in relating the T" by , Mthe? 1 auto, and W n hp nftomttnl tn net- cause for his peevishness, condemned , permission to rid the .h-iv. r .on.' city council, the light company and i manded him o '.htovr up his htiaX the automobile owners. land step asH; or he would run him DR. PORTERFIELD'S CAR TURNS TURTLE !i Skids Cn Dew Turr.s Ovtr and Upsets, Cttt Didn't Even Bend Fender. Too many dew drops almost caused ouiui ii. i uriurnein serious in juries, if not death, nc:tr the Seven m'p jreck shortly lifter 10 o'clock let night. Dr. Poiterfield was driving h's bljr now Hudson car uml beside h'm Wiseman worked hard Saturday, I down- PP"ty mistaking him for n , i TVVu ''":C - t- . 5 holdup man. - L-Stout They were enrorto rt-after partalnng of his evcn,r,g wa,ke(1 th(t ; to JacksoT, on a pleasure trip, A amrafter 1 a meai sougni a prominent corner on Broadway, where he sat on the curb and rested his weary lower extrem ities while he watched the crowds pass. Ju6t as he was preparing to turn way without further mishap and when J just as they reached the stn tch of road a short distance from Srv n- mile creek, Dr. Portr:-field ran hi:; .:n over a plot of blue gia..s. t?ro n:j !;p. side the road. J he grass, heavy with iVw. ar the machine to skid, anil the b- . a wi.icn w-as running at a niodcrate rato ho reached his home at late hour ho was almost exhausted. In attempting to place the blame for his hard luck, Mr. Wiseman stated that had it not been for the confus ing electric liehts. there would haw in for a good night's slumber, an auto been no occasion to M nut nm.mtr th,. stopped near him, and the driver hail-' ditches and dumps, and if the citv i of 'l"'0'1' K awa.v 'rom the physi ed him and asked him to sten to the coun" nal nlt ere the improve-. " ". rompiru-iy ments, the passage would have Imvi ' " "i'"1- open, and if they had used a bui-'v ! 1 r- 1 terfiell and Capt. St .ut instead of an auto, the hrso VV(re thrown a distance of seve-a have taken them home regardless of:' but neithor was hurt- Te lar glimmer of the liehts. I not turn a ',iP'',tP somersault, i but fell over on one si! , the wheels TO BROWN TOURS COUNTY. fa"in& the road. j Magnus Dempsey. riding in his ma Tom Brown, Republican nominee I chine, was a short distance behind the for Congress from the Fourteenth Porterfield car when it upset. He ran District, made a tour of th tv into CaP Girardeau and notified the . . . , . . , . Southeast Missouri Motor Car com- yesterday, speaking at sevar towns ,. .. . ... ... , , Paa, which dispatched another auto- and meeting a large number,of Re- mobile, with a mechanic fo th Gaines Announces Candidacy. Henry P. Gaines who has announc ed his candidacy for the office of coun ty collector in this issue of The Tribune, is a man who has never held a county office. Mr. Gaines has been a resident of this city for many years. While he has never been very active in politics he now holds the position of city assess or of Cape Girardeau. For many years in the past he has worked as a traveling salesman, and in the performance of those duties has formed an acquaintance throughout the county. He is widely known and popular. machine. In keeping with his oblig ing tendencies, Mr. Wiseman walked over to the car and offered his ser The man in charge of the auto, without the formality or introducing himself, imparted the information that he had become bewildered by the con fusing glare of the new white lights, and that when he sought the darker streets he encountered trenches and dumps where improvements were be ing made. In his efforts to extricate himself he had lost his bearings, he said and did not know the way out of town. The visitor was accompanied by a young woman, who he stated was his wife, and she also appealed to Mr. Wiseman to help them to locate them selves. They stated they lived somewhere beyond Dutchtown and that they would feel under lasting obligations to their newly discovered friend if he would accompany them to the Bloomfield road. In compliance with their wishes the young man climbed into the car and gave the necessary directions to the driver. After riding with them to the city limits, he attempted to explain that the way was clear, and that his services as a guide were no longer necessary, but his word1 made no vis ible impression on the man at tne wheel who continued to speed onward without maknig a response. Mr. Wiseman beorr.e alarmed at the strange actions of Kin companions and when they had reached a point about two miles west of lawn, he attempted to leap from the car Realizing the impending danger the driver killed his encme and brought the machine to a t'ddder stop. When the suspecting escort had safely reached the groun-l he was requested to crank the car in order that ira'ric might be resumed. He had hardly cot itlctcd 'lie tusk when the auto dah forward so sud denly tha he bard escaped being run over. As they ran p :st him, the publican workers. He reached Cape Girardear earl vesterday morning, and accompanied by W. L. Mabrey, chairman of tb county committee, and H. W. Bridge?, candidate for the Legislature, he went to Egypt Mills, where he made a short talk. From that place the party went to Oriole, where Mr. Brown also made a speech. The principal meeting was held ip Pocahontas, where Mr. Brown spoke and was followed by Mabrey and Bridges. Among the candidates pres ent at this meeting were Judge Wil liam Paar, Henry Caruthers, Collector Caldwell and Ben Masters. Mr. Brown spent last night in Jack son, and today he will go to Gordon ville, where he will address a politic al meeting tonight. The upset automobile was quickly adjusted and then Dr. Porterfield be gan to look for breaks. He examined the machine from top to bottom, but failed to even find a dent in the mud fender. "That is some car," he said as he climbed in. and the automobile glided into Cape Girardeau. 12 KILLED IN MEMPHIS AS TRAIN HITS A CAR (Bulletin) Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 17 IV-lve people were killed and prohnh'y .'50 injured tonight when an Illinois (Vn tral frcil:t train plowed ir.l-i the trailer of a Raleigh Springs ureet car in a suburb. The accident occur red at a crossing. The car was crowd ed with wcrkingmen. FATHER AND SON ARE MANGLED BY BIG SAW Youth Lose Hand and Following Day Parent Sacri6ces Fingers. TWELVE MINERS BURIED BY A BIG LANDSLIDE (Bulletin) Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 17 A ruh of earth and rock coming without warniing entombed twelve miners in the Centennial mine at Eureka this afternoon. It is believed that the miners are all dead. C. B. Haus, accompanied by his two sons, A. B. Haus and L. B. Haus, ar rived in this city from Maiden yes terday. . .The senior Haus and his son, A. B. Haus, are receiving treatment from a local physician for accidental injuries recently received while employed in the Maiden spoke factory. On last Thursday, the son had his hand drawn into one of the big saws, and the member was amputated just above the waist. On the following day the father had his left hand mangled imd three fingers cut off by one of the knives he was operating. After receiving temporary treat ment from local physicians they came to this city where they will remain until thoy have recovered from their injuries. Both are getting along nicely and unless unexpected complications arise, their physician is certain of a speedy recovery. Nick Dammcnmueller of Oran, was in the city yesterday on a shopping trip. GERMANS MOW FOES IN FIGHT ON THE ASSNE Paris Says Allies Have Lost More Men In Two Days Than During Any Previous Period of the War. French and English Make Des perate Effort to Route Germans, Hut Are Repulsed by Von Ivluek. FRENCH ADMIT BIG DEFEAT IN EFFORTS TO CORRAL AN ARMY Von Kluck and Von Buelow Close Gap Between the Mighty Armies and take Offensive in the Greatest Battle of the War Austrians are Holding Own With Russians. (By Cable to The Tribune). Palis, Sept. 17 In the battle on the Aisne river, upon wliirli depend whither the Germans shall again threaten Paris or be forced from France, the Allies have lost more men during the two days than during atty pre vious period of the war. The whole situation at the front has changed, according to the official statement given out by the French War office tonight. The fighting con tinues with the utmost violence north of the Aituie. in a desperate effort of the Allies to gain retribution for the terrible losses inflicted their ranks hy the Germans big fire. The Allies were repulsed in a fierce counter attach made hy the Kaic er's forces from a strong entrenched position on the Germaa right where Gen. von Kluck has received reinforcements and taken the Offensive. Th French also received reinforcements near Noynn. the extreme left of the Allies' line, hut this added strnegth did not gain any ground for the French an English. Von Kluck was reverted tod.iv to he wil'.di in- Mm lines closer to (hose of Von lluelow, who in turn in rapidly rinsing up the tca, between him and the main German center. This would appear to indicate the failure or Gen. Darmadc' stroke at 'li-rear of the Germans' ri;rht wine in which an at tempt was made to cut off Von h luck's army from (he main Teuton force. The French admit their failure to isolate Von Kluck and the rival armies are now engaged in frontal attacks and counter attacks along the whole battle line, with yet n decisive result, but on the two days' firhtinc the Germans have shown up to I'ood advantage. London, Sept. 17 Official announcement from Petrograd tonight indi cates that a terrific battle is on between the Austrian and Russian forces Just west of the San river, where the Austrian center is desperately chal lenging every inch of the Russian advance. If the Austrians can continue to hold its ground or retreat very slowly, then the embers of Austrian hope mav he fanned into flame again. Germany is reported to be straining every resource to relieve the Austrians in their extermity. Berlin, Sept. 17, by wireless via Sayville, L. I. An official renort given out at army headquarters at midnight (Wednesday) says that the French front remains unchanged. The French attacks on a number of points Tuesday night and Wednesday were successfully repulsed by the Germans, who made a number of victorious attacks. Owing to illness. Gen. von Hausen, former commander of the second or Saxon army, has been replaced by G n. von Einem. former Minister of War. Gen von Hausen is G8 years old. Another change in leadership has taken place in the Fourteenth Reserve Corps, where Gen. von Schubert has been replaced by Quartermaster-Gen eral von Stein, the well-known editor of the official war reports and author of laconic war bulletins. It is reported here from Vienna that 1800 Galirian traitors have been brought into Graz, Austria, where they are awaiting sentence. .They are said to have been paid by Russia to signal the positions of Austrian troops to the Russian army. Washington, Sept. 17 Germany has acknowledged the I'nited States' informal inquiry concerning further peace overtures with a noncommittal reply. President Wilson told callers this afternoon. He declined to disclose the contents of the reply, which came from the German Chancellor. Ger many's declination is said to have given the following reasons: Germany would be glad to listen to mediation suggestions, hut is abso lutely prohibited by the attitude of England. Germany 'vill not stop lighting 3u long as Knjlad declares this must he a war to the finish. If this is to be a war to the finish, as Fngluld declares daily, then tier- many will fight on. If the world at large hories for di; armament, then the crushing of Ger many is the poorest way to accomplish it. Germany is willing to call the war a draw. Such a solution, she main tains, would be most conducive to future peace in Europe and to disarma ment. Complete victory on either side would not lead to staple conditions. There must he something more substantial in the offer than the mere tender of good offices of the I'nited States. While recognizing the kindly interest of the Government, yet it contains no assurances from the allies. Germany in Europe must not be dismembered. While negotiations might be considered concerning colonies, the German Empire must remain intact. Germany must be left alone by other Powers around her in the future. Live and let live is the policy that Germany wishes its enemies to obseite;"