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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-29
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JUDGE lXLER DEAD.
Noted 0rangeburg Citizen Passed AVA,
Sunday After Lingering Illness
80 Years OF Age.

~ learS OF Age.
Oranseburg. May 26.-James Ferdi-
nand lzlar teacher, lawyer, soldier.
jurist. patriot, statesman, hnancier
and judge, died ct his home, on Whit
man street, this city today about
30 p. m A gloom has been cast
over this city because of the death
OF Judge Izlar. as his great promi-
nence made Orangeburg prominent,
and Orangeburg has indeed lost an
important citizen. Judge Izlar was
universally beloved, and his death will
be received with sadness by the MANY
who knew him.
Judge lZlar has been in failing
health for the past few years and had
grown feeble in age. He was about 70
years old at the time of his decease.
He mad retired from the actual prac-
tive of law several years ago and
lived quiet, inspiring life, leaving
his home in this city very little.
Judge lZlar is survived by his
widow, who formerly was Miss Marion
| +. Allston of Charleston, and whom
he married in 1906 Also the follow
ing children by a former marriage.
William l.. LZlar of Orangeburg, DR..
Il. p. Izlar OF Waycross, Ga, S. c..
lziar of Charleston, Mrs. b. p. Oil
veros of Savannah, Mrs. George S.
Legare of Charleston, Mrs. S. A. Oil
veros of Saluda and Mrs L. II. Wan
namaker Jr., of Charleston. The fol-
lowing brothers and sisters survive:
l.. t. Izlar, of Ocala, Fla, Thos. A.
lZlar of Charleston, w. V. Izlar of
Orangeburg, l.. j. Izlar of Orangeburg.
Mrs. f. NJ. Green Of Cope and Mrs.
Cornella r. Barton Of Bamberg.
Judge Izlar selected his pa'lbcarers
some years ago and they are as fol-
lows Active. r. NJ. Raysor, ;. w.
Summers. p. r. Hidebrand w. l..
Glaze, c. G. Dantzler, II. F. Bryant,
A. H. Moss, r. e. Copes; OF this num-
per Chas. G. Dantzler is dead Honor
airy pallbearers: Col. Asbury Coward,
Mortimer Glover, Samuel Dibble w.
N. Scoville, M. G. Salley, r. F.. Bryant
Stiles II. Mellichamp, John C. Pike.
Or. j. G. Wannamaker, Sr, F.. s. Dib-
Bile, W. B. Thompson, r. A. Jeffords.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-29
WILLIAM JAMES SIDIS, GENIUS.

William James Sidis, the marvel of
precocity, who was fourteen years old
April 1st, by curious freak of fate,
was ushered into the world on the fes-
tival days OF fools.
His father, DR.. Boris Sidis, is a mem
Der of the faculty of Harvard Medical
School, savant and psychologist. He
is Russion Jew, native OF the en-
pire of the Great White Car. who
came to America in 1887, when TWEEN
ty years of age. The mother of the
youthful prodigy is t. woman of great
learning, a graduate of the Boston
University Medical School, and holds
the degree of Nj. ID.
Willie Sidis needed no admonitions
to study. Between the ages of one and
two he learned to read, at three could
write on typewriter and at four had
mastered the contents of many weighty
books and could repeat such passages
as pleased him. When only six he
passed the entrance examination of
Harvard Medical School, Mathematics
early claimed his attention, and by
the time he was nine he had become
an expert astronomer. At that age
he could also speak half a dozen Ian
guages, and had invented a new uni
versal language" Of his own, which by
many linguists has been declared
equal to Esperanto At eleven he be-
came a Harvard freshman, member
of the class of '13-the youngest stu
dent in the long history of that in
stitution--and astounded the faculty
by delivering a lecture on abstruse
mathematical subjects connected with
the fourth dimension"
DIR. Sidis believes that in the atmos-
phere of American freedom his sons
mind has blosscTed forth with the
fruit of the accumulated intellect of
minds, through oppression, were bar
rem and unproducIive. He also holds
that the system of education he advo-
Gates has had a great deal to do with
'''''iS IoiNl9 IlitlI 'clOtS lllcllttIu3l at
tainmcnts, and that any normal boy,
trained by the Sidis method, could be
fitted to enter college at eleven.
The first day Willie Sidis attended
public school at Erookine, Mass the
teacher asked him if he could read.
He took from his pocket a copy of
Julius Caesar" and recited an en-
tire scene. The astounded pedagogue
almost tainted Beginning in the first
grade at o'clock, at noon Willie was
in the third grade. Seven grades in
seven months was his record and the
teachers were up In arms They had
prejudices against attempting to teach
anything to a savant who clearly knew
more than they did Yet. when Willie
was asked what living man was his
most believed hero. he replied. without
a moments hesitation: Hans Wag-
ner.'-The Columbia Record.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-29
Helps a Judea in Rad Fir.
Gray Court, May oath.

Justice ELI Cherry, OF Gillis Mills,
Tenn, was plainly worried. A bad sore
on his leg had baffied several doctors
and long resisted hll remedies. II
thought 1t was cancer" he wrote.
at last used Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and was completely cured"
Cures burns, Boils, ulcers. cuts, bruis-
es and piles. 25 cents at Laurens Drug
Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-29

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You can do 1t by ap-
plying Chamberlains Liniment and
massaging the parts freely at each
application. For sale by all dealers.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

d mid isbt bOil,u. Sbntn su fac
zen, ooB mir Elm iunser Serr aes
aonnt poroen 1T, Der Elm 9oor Wons
ldsttentnopfs estrasen bat. Die Den
Sbrieen p%olltommen eIeifen."
.r0ie teibt ere" risf Som. Die
fer llmItuno 1T pom bO4itsr Bi4tiss
teit!"
r@r beiBt &snorid gtobIs!" ontpors
tete SoIbroot. n&snnen sic ibn9-
Som nidte. nSd, sr ssbort gu
benz MitberIpoon'f6en 8reis uno Ders
tebrt oft nit fountain. Do9 lam
i9 mir taum 6snten. Dab sr aud nit
WeFino in @smeini6aft ftebt."
mir miifen bos berdusSufinbsn
Iu6sn. @oIIsn Sie es iibernsbmsn,
5om9"
.Sebr oern!" srfIGrts Der RspOrs
ter. r@i9tieer dber als allies anoere
srIdeint mir elm 8eiu9 bel SempIss
ton's. Sd bite sic Oringeno, gs'
ZEN sic fofort gu Sbreu beiOsn lies
bensniirbiaen &Eentinnen. Sic hds
Ben bieIen ia obnebin bic srfrsuIi6s
Ra@ri6t gu bringen, baB fie rsi6e
@rbinnen eeporOsn ftuo. SD bin
Feft bsrfi9srt. boB 5rau Semplstcn
Sbnsn ieBt, mo ibre 8~eSisbungsn gu
benz GrblaFer gu Sage sstreten iino,
gar mon9e Muftl6rung eeben lam,
gu Der fe geitern nod nidt befdbist
mar, neil fe ni6t puBte, Dab Gburs
les pierIon sbeosm osn Nomen Gors
rol preIton getragen bate"
Isle baben Hedt. Sd gebe iofort
gu ibr, bod pGre es mir Iieb, Sis
begleiteten mid. sic eepinnen bonn
elei9 aug sigener glnf6duung tinen
GinbHd in bic @adIage!"
.9opp. i9 f6IieBe mid Sbnen an!'
rief Som. nWlein fart eri4attertsr
@loube an elm baIbi9es erfoIereidss
Gnbt unferer NodforT9uneen 1T pis'
Der i'm @a9fsn bssriffen."
!6olbroot perf9IoB bas f~pertbpoll'
Document in Isinen eiIernen @eIo.
f1rdnt. Damn ma9ts sr ii9 mil
Som auf ben Deg gu SempIetons.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
q. 9apiteI.
gUm's sefunfener @antb beIebt iid anf's
Wene.

Som bate ii9 erfolgIos bemiiBt,
Sountain duf8ufinoen; perbrieBIi4
Iegte er fi9 fpdt abenbs gu 8ctt,
DerbrieBIi9 erbob er ii9 pieber am
anoern Mprgen. Mu9 fein S9atten
mar am bergangsnen Sag nergebens
bierbin uno oortbin gelaufen, UNI iez
men iungen 9errn duf3ufpiren.
.M9 mas" oa9te Som unlultig,
pGbreno er fi9 drtlsibete, .oas Bette
I9eint mir, i'd bdnge bic gun3e @ade
an ben eriten bsiten Nagel; ie bringt
mir bod tein Slid. sd faRe ie
ftets am faIf9en @nbe an. Menn es
Solbropt in Ieinem 8siu9e BEL TIo=
IA nt9t eelunsen Iein ioIIte, einige
tpirtli9 p~ertbDolle S6atfaden gu err
sriinoen, 10 mill i9 fortan Semples
toms MDrber unberfolgt IaTen."
Die erften 5ebn Minuten mad Dem
@rna9en aus einem tiefen S9Iaf
pflegen oemisnisen, Der fi9 gu ei=
mem d~rbeitsbollen Sagefperte ana
T9idt, Elm groBes M2aB BON feelif9em
1nbebdgen gu bringen. 9it S1tpung>
traft oes GeiItes erpa9t erft nad
uno mad, unb Oa6er fam es, bdB Der
fonit 70 frpbgsmutbe Som in bieier
Sribftunbe oie 5rage Oes eroben
oeutf9en pbiIoiopben. OBJ Oas 2eben
oes 2sbens psrtb lei, nit einem trGf>
tieen Nein beantportete. Sn Ieinem
Sngrimm iiber Ole unSulGnsli9ttit
Teiner @piirtraft unb ieinss ManseIs
an @9arffinn ~banObabte CT feline
9aarbitrfte 10 unianft, DAB iie 5er<
t.d9.
Nls er uber cine quite Safe &af<
fee eetrunten unb ii9 cine gtgarre
ange5iinoet bate, erbisIt Die WeIt in
ieinen Nugen Elm li9teres Nnfe5en.
Die Wolten per3osen .fi9, unO er
bd9te pieber nit Ginger Jrsuoigteit
an Die nGdite 3utunft.
Seine CUTE Qdune bob fin nod
mebr, oIs er ms 6reie binaus trot
uno ft1 ouf ben Weg au 6plbroot
bsgub. Die SOffnung fties in ibm
duf, III benz Bureau Ieines 5reun6es
cine feline 4rbeit tpefentIi9 foroernoe
Na9ri1t gu erbaltea.
Natiirli9 dbnte er ni9ts BON benz
beosutfamen Gunb, ben Der iunee
Re9tsunpalt eema9t bate. 2ls er
in bic StraBe einboe, in tpeI9er has
betreffenoe 8ursou lag. fab er !SOIs
br6of am Senlter fteben. Die BET.
ben Mdnner griibten chamber Iebb1fk
unb Som bemertte 81 isiner Grsabt.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25

den poEtte, fureis id ouf has geis
fir ibren llnterbaIt
.3u msinem 8eoausrn mub i9 be-
ridfen, bdB id einsn bsrtommsnsn
8ruoer babe. Dsrielbe entlief mir
uno meinen @Iiern, aIs sr Iein Is9s
sebntes Sabr errsi6t bate. Bis Dor
fiinf Subren ipGbnte i'd. er fsi loot.
9orouf tau9ts er pI0Bli9 uuf unO
bettsIte mid an. Gr lit elm Sruns
fsnboTb fonbergIeiden. Nn' iein
8srIonesn ri6tet f9 ouf 9runutpsin.
SD per19aFfte ibm Die MDglt9teit,
6ieier Su9t su fr0bneu, unter Der
8ebingung, odB sr teinem Meni9en
ettDos bon unfsrer 8srfpunOtf9oft
bsrrotbe. gr psr1pro9 ss. unb i9
CLAUDE sr bat Mort gebdlten.
sd CLAUDE iiberbaupt, 0uB bic
S6dtfd6e meiner Ram,nsGnoerung
uIioemein Elm @ebeimnib eebIieben 1T.
lua Barter f9eint feline 4bnuns
bupOn gu baden. OuB i'd eisentlid
YIe1IDH 9cIBt.
rNa9 bieiem pffenen @eItGnonib
Der mdnnigfaItigen @srtrruneen me;s
neg 2ebens tbeile i9 nunmebr meinem
5reuno, Dem Hotar Sartner. nit,
baB i9 meme Sodter, Trou Semplez
ton, au meiner llnioerfulerbin einfes
BE. Sd bite Jpn oringenO, ibr bel
Der llebernobme oes Na9laKes bee
bilfIi9 gu Tein. Ser Notar fin0el
ale biefe Sbatfd9en betreffenben Be-
itimmungen in Dem @etpdbrfdm bsr
@bemif6en 8ant niebergele9t. SiS
Iino bort in elmer 8ii9fe singei9Ioi.
fen, su tpelGer Der BrGiioent Der
8untgeieuf9uft BEN G9liiFel bat. Die
8i9fe trGgt sic Muff9rift: nTur
bur9 ben ftuotli6en grbf9dftsbeams
ten gu Dffnsn."
SD srfu6e ferner ben Notar, mei-
ner So9ter m~it5utbeilen, OaB fie meh-
rere 2egdte in meinem Namen dus3u.
sablen babe. 5inf3igtouIenb Doll
lars folI Grau DeFtng in pbilaoel.
pbid erbdIten, falls oiefe Dame Bel
meinem SOB nod am Qeben 1T.
Dollars bstimme ib fir Trau 5oun.
tain. SoIlte fe iaopif9en p%eritor'
ben 1ein. 70 lit ienss Rapital an If
rem @Obn Surrb au entridten. 81
LANCE btefer nod unmiinoig 1T, ptrf
6err Notdr 6artner bic Site bdben
es Su p~ertpalten.
.Die gIei9e @umme Don 5peima!.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9oIldrs
ipiinfde id Trau @impiOn gu bin.
terlaHen.
.usber0ies lift es mein MiIe, BAT
metn lieoerlt9er 8ruoer Sanes Prt.
ton tpD9entli9 fiinfSig Dollars e
bdIt. MOge er ii4 balb gu SDb'
trtnten!
sd peiB fsBr pobI, buB oieIeI
Sdriftitiid tein regeIredtes Setumen
lift; bod 1ete i'd bas @ertrouen II
meme SCOOTER, 5rau Sempleton, bal
ffe troBoem meme in bemIelben aus
geiprp9enen Dinf9e mir erfIuei
unO mir ebenfo eeborfam fein miro
tpie es ibre Mutter mar.
GbdrIes gieron
.g1etp gort, ben 10. Npril 1874"
Bon oen utonnigfa9fen 9efiibler
beftiirmt, lests 9oIbrOOt bic S9rift
aus Der 6an0.
Washington Journal., 1912-05-25
%. 9apitel.
SpIbrOut empfanst cine rri@itternbc
Gahridt.


Srau SempIet6n mar ALIEN, aIs
6olbroot uno Som gu ibr in ibr
@obnSimmer s,fiihrt fpuroen. 9ols
broot beoauerte es lebbaft, Dab er
Annie ni9t gu Souis funO. @r bots
be 1i9 febr uuf elm Nisoerieben nit
ibr gsfreut unb nun empfano sr tis
nen @nflue BON Gnttdufdung.
Gr fieute feinsu 5reuno Som isi=
ner &lientin Dor, 0enn 8eioe hdtten
nod feline @%sIegenbeit gsbabt, sinans
Ser fennen al lernen. Damn .rDffz
nete tr bas @eIprd9 nit Den Dor-
ten: v8ere6rte 5rau, i'd babe heuts
Morgen einen iiberraf6enOen 5uno
qema6t uno TONNE eilenbs gu Sbz
men, I'm Sbnen Oies mit3utbeilen.
Wie i9aOe, baB Sbre So4ter ni4t
bier 1T unb buber meinen 8eri9t ni9t
anbDren fann."
rSbre aeuBerung befremOet mid,
5err 9%olbroot." fagte Srau SempIes
ton, nNnnie Bat mid auf Sbren
DunI9 berlaFen."
Der Re6tsunpuIt fab bic Dame
erIfaunt an. nguf metnen @unl69"
fragile er. sd perftebs sic ni9t."
.9[ber 1ie 1T bod foeben nit Sbs
nen SuIammen gepefen! Norum 1T
fe benn ni9t nit Sbnsn bierber ge'
tommen9"
mit mir aufammen oepefen2 cSh
babe fe beute nod ni6t %geieben!"
anttportste SplbroOt NIT Iteigenber
8erpunoerung.
n9as lift feltfam!!" risf 5rau Sens
pIetOn beunrubigt. nSaben Sic ibr
oenn tein Billet gef6rieben?"
rNsin, feline 3eile!l"
Srau Sempleton Itan6 auf, 9ing
an Sen S9reibtii9 uno nu6m aus
ibrer Mappe einen offsnen 9rief. Die
ZEN CAB ie 9oIbroot.
Gr entbielt Die @prte: .Wlein lie.
bes 5rduIein Sempleton! SD erIu6e
sic, beute nm 5sbn llbr Mprgens
gu Dem Bureau bes Grbfdufts6eamten
al tommen. sic niFsn, ND b%aiieIs
BE lit. @s liegt mir bel boran, oob
sic elm Document nit Sbrer Rus
mensunteri9rift begIaubigen. IS 1T
ni9t notbpenoig. OaB Sbrs 6rau
Mutter sic begIeitst.
Sn pprSiiglider 5o9adtung
SIR 9enrp SpIbroct."
rOas 1T ia entIsBIid!" REF Sols
bropt entriiftet. IS LEG. bier enc
abi9suliGe 8etriigersi Dor, penn oies
Iss 8iilet ftammt ni9t BON mir"
SIS lit ni9t 6oIbroots 9anos
T9rift!" oeriiaerte Som. na9oem er
oas Sdreiben sieidfuIls in Gugsns
f9ein genOmmen bate.
Jrau SempIeton erf9rat bsfti9 uno
brad in lautes Msbtlagen aus.
u@s unterlisgt teinsm 3peifsl. fe
1T entfiibrt!" REF 9olbroot in sroBs
ter Grrseuns. sd Iaufs iofort ned
Der poIiSsi unb feBe allies in Yeipss
gung, UNI fe pieOer0ufinbsn."
sd bite sic. fid gu D%erublgen,"
Tagte Som. benz oufsersgien Manu
ben Meg pertretenb. nStiirmsn Sis
nidt 10 obne llebsrIe9ung fort! ST
Is ni9t bsiier. mir iGmieoen srit eli
nen orbertIi9sn Ylan2"
.0us 1T unm0sIi6!" oOnnsrte i'm
6olbroot all. rSeoe Minuie 1T toit-
bar. @ie tonnen sic nur bus Murt
viiberlegsn" in Osn Muno nebmsn.
fpenn 4nniss Qeben in Gefobr
| I9pebt! 8, sic baben tein 9er3 in
ser 9rult!"
@r elite 3ur Sbir; aber Som srs
grifF Ihn bsim grme. so parten
sic nur einen sin8igen Qnesnblidl
mir miiGsn bob irgenG cine psrftGn'
oioe 9erobrebung trsffen", ermo5nts
er ben 0eibbIutissn.
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
WOMAN SANTA CLAUS
S|NCES WHISPERS
Gets Too Close to a Lighted
Candle.

Nevada, Dec. 24.-One of the first
pre-Christmas accidents resulting
from the whiskers of the venerable
Santa Claus coming in contact with
the lighted candles on the Christmas
tree is reported from Madrid. A To-
cal woman's club had prepared, q
Christmas tree as one of the diver
sions of their meeting. Mrs. F. H.
Zook was acting as Santa Claus, and
while distributing the presents be-
came careless and the whiskers
which she wore touching the flame
of a candle, there was soon danger
Gus flame playing about her face.
II The fur overcoat which she wore
also caught fire, and in the excite
ment some of the candles were over
turned, and for time the house
was threatened. BY the aid of the
ladies, who displayed remarkable
presence of mind for such an occa-
sion, the flames were all extinguish-
ed with no great injury to Mrs.
Zook, and but little damage to the
house. ]
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24

is spending the Christmas holidays
as guest at the home of her broth
er, w. l.. Macgoey of this city.
Miss Caroline Schroeder, who is
teaching school in Ames, is visiting
in the city with relatives for few
days, before going to her home in
Blairsburg. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Girls Birkner OF
Iowa Falls are spending few days
visiting at the L. J. Mott home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Lavender, oil
st. Joseph. Mo-, are expected in
town today for few weeks visit al
the home Of their son, l. S. Laven-
der, and family.
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
WATER CUSHES
UP IN TUNNEL

Berne, Switzerland, Dec. a.
Hundreds Of workmen, engaged in
constructing the Montdor tunnel
through the Jura mountains between
Italy and France, had narrow e.
cape from death yesterday whom the
pickaxe of one of the workmen open
ed a powerful subterranean stream.
The laborers fed before, the great
mass OF water, which spurted up in
to the tunnel at Me rate OF 150 Gu
bic feet second, flooding 1t and the
neighboring villages. The damage
done is heavy. but there were NO
casualties.
r. A. Boy0en. Dentist. second Ct,
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
CRISIS REACHED
IN NEGOTIATIONS
Make Sweeping Territorial Demands
as Condition of Ending
War.
TURKS HOLD THEIR GROUND
Declare Terms Unacceptable and
Call for Provisioning Of
Adrianople.
TURKS HOLD THEIR GROUND

London, Dec. 24.-After severa
days of preliminary skirmishing, in
accordance with the cherished ira
ditions of oriental diplomacy, the
Turkish delegates yesterday facec
the real attack of the allies at the
fifth meeting of the peace confer
ence, which has as an object the set.
tling of the war between the Balkan
allies and Turkey.
The victorious allies laid theil
most important cards on the table
These were in the form of terrttOr.
ial conditions which they had agreed
to impose on the Ottoman empire
The demands as set forth were:
First, the cessa ton by Turkey OF
all the territory west of line start
ling from a point east of Rodesto on
the Sea of Marmora, to point in
the Bay OF Malatra, on the Black
sea, and excluding the peninsula oi
Gallipoli, Albania's status to be de-
cided by the powers.
Second, the cession of Aegean
islands occupied by the Greek forces
in the present war and by the Ital.
ians in the recent war.
Third, the cession to Greece of al
Turkish rights in the island OF
Crete. ....-.
The allies did not reveal yester.
day the financial proposals which
they will make to Turkey, reservine
them for future meeting.
j., Before the allies presented their
specifications yesterday the Turks
announced that their government
was prepared to proceed with the
negotiations, leaving the question oi
revictualing Adrianople for discus:
sion between Turkey and Bulgaria
They abandoned their previous re.
quest to provision Scutari and Jan
ina. aa.... a..ey,
ga The formal conference lasted only
a quarter of an hour The Turks
listened to the proclamation of the
fate of their European empire with.
out formal comment and asked fol
an adjournment until Saturday tt
consider the allies demands. In the
informal conversation with the dele
gates, which consumed an hour, they
|asserted that it would be impossible
for them to accept such terms but
i that statement is inevitable in meet
ings of this character and was ex-
"pected yesterday.
The territorial profits of the war,
which the allies will divide, are the
same as those published in these dis
patches Dec. IA, with the exception
Of the arrangement of the powers
made for Albania. The allies will
the autonomy of Albania
under the suzerainty of the porte,
but not its sovereignty. Albania
will become what Crete was, and
what Egypt is in its relation to
Turkey. The sultap will be the nom
inal ruler, but without political, ad-
ministrative or military power. He
will have the right to raise his flag
in Albania and appoint resident
governor, but only for the purpose
of ratifying the decisions Of the To-
cal government.
All the delegates attended yester-
days session in full force with their
military and legal advisers and Sec
retaries. Every one appreciated the
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
WIN BATTLE AND
CAPTURE } L. Town \
General Blanco is Taken Prisoner
in Attack on Casas
/" Grandes. ."a b
WERE TRAPPED IN A CANON
Orozco, Revolutionist, Now Controls
Railway and Extensive
Territory.
WERE TRAPPED IN A CANON

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 24.-Casas
Grandes, the most important town
in the ranching and numbering dis
trict southwest of Juarez, has been
taken by rebels personally command
ed by Gen. Pascual Orozco, Jr., it
was reported yesterday from rebel
official sources. Also, it was said
that the federal column of 500 men
marching against the rebels at AS
cencion was defeated with its COM
mander, Gen. Jose Blanco among the
prisoners taken. ta-
Confirming this report S. B. Am
brose, an American hotel man of
Columbus, N. NJ, arrived here yes
terday. He was in Ascencion at the
time of it's capture last Wednesday
and talked with General Salazar,
whose forces took the town. While
there messenger arrived directly
from General OroZco with letter
from the rebel leader saying that he
had taken Casas Grandes and de-
feated Blanco. Blanco's force was
entrapped, the official rebel report
says in a canon north of Casas Gran
des. Aside from capturing many
rifles and much ammunition, the
rebels secured two cannon. -''
Details of the battle are lacking,
but Casas Grandes was taken easily,
Orozco wrote, as the federals left
only 200 men to protect the town.
BY taking Casas Grandes, the
scene of a hard struggle in the Ma
dero revolution in which the rebels
were repulsed, the Orozco revolu-
tionists control the Mexico North
western railway which runs between
Juarez on the border and Chihuahua,
the state capital, and territory COW
cred by the American railway,
which includes the Pearson syndi-
Gates numbering towns of Pearson
and MADEIRA and the San Pedro min
ing district. The railways are not
operating west from Chihuahua city
or below Juarez and. no confirmation
of the towns fall could be secured.
The attack was made on old Casas
Grandes, the largest town in the dis
%~s nf
American homes are at the new
town some miles away, and it is be-
lieved that no foreigners were in
jured in the attack. 50
After taking Ascencion last week,
fourteen federal prisoners, including
a captain, were executed in the pub
lie plaza, refugees reported yester-
day. Maj. l.. c. Quinteros, the AS
cencion federal commander, who es-
capped, has arrived at the New Mex
leo border with one soldier as COM
panion. He is held by United States
troops below Hachita.
Six hundred federal regular. cav
airy late yesterday departed from
Juarez by train to proceed over the
Northwestern railway, which is be-
ing repaired, to Guzman and thence
overland to Ascencion. A battalion
of infantry also has orders to march
into the Casas Grandes district from
the Central railway. This comprises
all the mobile federal forces operat-
ing north of the state capital. +
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
Social Affairs
A SKATING PARTY.

The members of the Treble Clef
club enjoyed a skating party and
vicente and marshmallow roast on
the Boone river near the tile factory
pond last Saturday afternoon. Misses
Ruth Stevenson and Zoe Pearson
were the hostesses and all report a
jolly good time. 3aF
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24

fact that the meeting was to mark
the passage of the deliberations
from the preliminary stage to that
of real negotiations on that it was
destined to revise the map of eastern
Europe.
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
NEIGnBORnOOD NOTES
West Fremont.

Earl Pressler Is visiting relatives
in Oklahoma at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Goehring ar
rived home last Tuesday from I'LL
nois where they have been visiting
the past few weeks.
Henry Koestner is in Missouri Wis
iting relatives this week.
Ed Koehler underwent surgical
operation at thej hospital in Fort
Dodge last Wednesday. His many
friends hope for speedy recovery
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pressler spent
Sunday at Lehigh with their uncle.
John Porter, who is very sick at
that place.
John Allen moved last week to the
old Geo. Davidson farm.
Dec. 23
Mary Garden said to Crane.
"Your chocolates are really the fin-
est / have ever tasted anywhere In
the world In pound boxes, at
sheldon's. 23d2
Webster City freeman., 1912-12-24
Talk With Ne About
LIFE INSURANCE.
WALTER FERRELL.
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BARNEY BR|N'S BIG SALE

On account of poor health, l am
going to sell out my entire stock of
Groceries, Feed, etc. Some bar
gains are listed below. Call and
see me if you want to save money.
All goods are new and in good
condition:
Jersey Cream Flour, sack, $1.4O
Peerless Flour, per sack, $1.40
Ben Davis Apples. barrel, $2.75
Wine Sap Apples, barrel, 3.z3
Johnathan Apples, barrel. $3.50
Red Wing Matches, Csc per doz-
en- boxes.
Searchlight Matches, 35c per doz-
en- boxes.
Red Alaska Salmon, $500 dozen.
Fancy California Canned Goods,
$500 dozen.
Calumet Baking Powder, Eve lib.
cans, SOC.
4 lib. package Laundry Starch, 2Sc
a.,-,.a BARNEY BRIN.