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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27

The extreme cold weather, ACCOM-
panied by snow, and the exhaustion OF
the troops engaged, have virtually
brought the battle in Flanders and
France to a standstill. A desultory
artillery duel continues at some points
along the wide front and there has
been an occasional infantry attack, but
for the last three days the fighting
has been mild compared with the
fierceness of that which for more than
a month preceded it.
Two German batteries We're ami
hilated near verdun At Ornes. ac-
cording to the late official statement,
the French army captured important
heights. In the Argonne the Ger
mans were defeated after violent en-
counter. The French now occupy
blockhouse and have established
new line OF trenches.
The Germans, it is evident, have
sent their best troops to the eastern
front. and even in big guns the allies
appear to have the advantage over
them.
There are no signs, however, of an
offensive on large scale on the part
of the allies, who doubtless are as
badly in need Of rest as their oppo-
nents. In fact, it is stated that the
officers and men who have borne the
brunt of the fighting in the trenches
are being given a short leave.
This. together with the cancellation
of the order for the removal of ship
ping from Dunkirk is taken to indi-
cate that the allies consider their po-
sitions safe for the present, and that
they do not contemplate any immedi-
ate attempt at a forward movement.
For this reason, and because the re-
suit will have a most important bear
ing on the war, interest is still CEN
tered on the battles in Poland.
As has been the case heretofore
when important events were impend-
ing, little news is coming from either
Berlin or Petrograd as to he opera
tions.
General Won Hindenburg and Grand
Duke Nicholas are maneuvering for
positions between the Vistula and the
Warta and a big battle is in progress
on the acow-Czenstochowa line.
In Socialist quarters in Copenhagen
which are in touch with the Socialists
OF Berlin. 1t is said that 100000 men
are engaged in the battles on the Rus
soGerman frontiers, 100000 Austro
German and 100000 Russians.
The Servian retirement from Val
jevo is described from Nish us a stra
tegic movement, but the loss OF guns
and prisoners is admitted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
wife Slayer John Freeze Convicted

Denver.-A verdict OF murder in the
first degree with the penalty fixed at
life Imprisonment returned against
John Freeze in the West Side Court
only brought laughter to the pris-
oner's lips. To him it meant that he
had gained victory. Before his trial
he had offered to plead guilty to mur.
dering his wife. Rachel Freeze, the
night of June 10 last, on condition that
he should not hang. District Attor.
ney Rush refused his offer and, in his
closing argument to the jury, urged
the death penalty. Although Freeze
shot himself three times after killing
the woman. he decided that after that
failure to end his life, he wanted to
live. Throughout the four days of his
trial he cooperated with his attorney
to cast mitigating circumstances about
the crime which he freely confessed.
Life Imprisonment, he said. was the
best he could hope for. When the
verdict came in he chuckled audibly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
sweethearts Of Sixty Years Wed.

South Norwalk, Conn.-After having
loved each other for 60 years. Mrs.
Annie c. Baker, "a, Of New Rochelle
and Adino Ezekiel Brooks, so, of Rock
vile, were married here. 1t was the
third marriage for both bride and
bridegroom.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Four Hundred Men Laid Off.

Rock Springs.-The Union Pacific
Coal Company, the largest fuel con-
Germ of the West, is retrenching, and
within the past few days nearly 400
men have been laid off here, at Hanna
and at Superior
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Mrs. seitz AssaiIan. Gets Five Years.

Pueblo.-Andrew Hogg. Who twice
shot and wounded Mrs. Augusta Seitz,
with whom he was infatuated. was
sentenced to serve from three to five
years in prison.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Asks Flour to Aid eelalans.

Cheyenne.-Gov. ]. NJ. Carey issued
an appeal to the people of Wyoming
to donate flour for the starving people
OF Belgium.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
REPUBLICANS HAVE MAJORITY
OF NINE IN HOUSE..
Democrats and Repubiicans-and
One Progressive.
wester. Newspaper Union News Service.

wssters Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-There will be fifty.four
Republicans, forty-five Democrats and
one Progressive in the next Legisla-
ture, according to a compilation made
from the recent returns. In the Sen
ate there will be seventeen Republi'
the balance of power held by w. c,
Robinson, Progressive, from Ell Paso
county. Excepting possible changes
by two probable contests, the person
ne! of the next General Assembly
will be:
Personnel of Senate.
"Holdovers.
First Senatorial District - Denver
Dem: Eaton. Knauss, Dodge, Rep.
Second District = Pueblo County
'Burris. Dem; Peterson; Rep; ,.,n
Fourth-Las Animas-.Barela. Rep.
sixth-Chaffee and Lake-Candlish,
ssventh-7weld-win Rep.
Eighth-Jefferson-s Dem.
Ninth-E'remont-"L Rep.
Tenth--.Larimer--wi Rep.
Eleventh = Gunnison and Delta -
Pearson. Dem.
TweIfth-Logar, sedgwick. Phillips
washington and Yuma-Mitten, Rep:
and Rio Blanco-.Iles, Dem.
Fourteenth--Costilla Huerfano and
Custer-Hayden, Rep.
Fifteenth--Rio Grande. Saguache and
Mineral-Means, Rep.
sixteenthn.Mesa.,Kluge; Dem.
San Miguel-,schermerh Dem
Eighteenth - Hinsdale. Ouray, San
Juan and Archnleta~Curran., Rep:
zCma-"west, Dem.
Twentieth-Teller and Park-Lewis.
TWenty,flrst- Eagle, Garfield and
Twsnty-second = Adams. Arapahoe
twenty y-third-Crowiey and otero-
Twenty-fouPsth- = conejos and Ala
Twenty-fifth-Raca. Bent. Kiowa and
Giipin and summit-.wiiliams. Rep.
Twenty y-seventh-Kit Carson, Chcy-
enne. Douglas. Ebert and Lincoln
House of Representatives..
Denver connty-G; NJ. Bills. George
Harris: ". ". Hewland. i. M. saSin.
earwood. Rep; John DietTie6. i. Y.
Dunkiee. Evangsiine Heartz. Dem;
PTsSlS Wa,,,c SouTntyTA s,Si,a AndPew rev PT. F.
Ell Paso-Phil. b. Stewart. Geo. NJ.
Wsid-w. X. diicress. {. r. Graves,
LsrImer-P. D. Nelson. Rep.
Mesa-w. NJ. Porter. Dem.
Teller and ParRyClinton +. Roberts.
sSsmisN + cslEaSs. Rsg Ws,.
DEM: Reuben C. Inge. Rep.
Jefferson~wesley staley. Dem.
Arapahoe and Eibert-J. J. Kruse.
Garfield and Rio BIanco-John L
Soonan. Rep.
Montrose-Horton. Dem.
C1nejos,Csiestin9 GARCIA: Rep.
Adams-Counter. Dem.
Pitkin-Charles DALEY. Dem.
La Piata-Mepeyitt. JT.. Rep.
Rio Grande-August Weiss. Rep.
Chaffee--A. E. Wright. Dem
Morgan and washington-Mark B
Gilpin-H. e. BolsinEer, Dem.
San Juan-Fox. Dem.
Logan and Sedgwick-John c. Scott,
Phillips and Yuma-Charles f. Dame
Gunnison-w. Scott Humason. Rep.
SaEuache and Custer-Carl L. Mar
Douglas-HuEh Taylor. Rep.
Lincoln. Kit Carson and Cheyenne
+. H. Spencer. Rep.
Kiowa and Bent-Best. Dem.
Prowers and Baca-Ray McGrath.
Rep.
San MiEuel-W. II. Doyle. Dem.
Hinsdale: Archuleta and Mineral
ORourke. Dem.
Routt and Moffat-Norvell. Dem.
Summit. Grand and Jackson-Finch-
cr. Dem.
EagIe-E. c. Kennedy. Dem.
Huerfano and Costilla-J. p. Gale
gos. Rep.
Montezuma and Dolores-W. ]. Ny
let
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Stays limon Widow. Then Suicides

Limon.-D. w. Van Sossen, 80 years
old. shot and instantly killed Mrs. Ad-
die Ferris, wealthy widow, while he
was visiting her in her home here.
Van Sossen then committed suicide.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27

London.-The Russians won tWb de-
cisive fights on the outskirts OF Cra-
COW Saturday according to the official
announcement at the war office. This
bit of news was supplemented by the
Russian official statement, which
added that northwest of Lodz the en-
emy had been defeated with enormous
losses.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
M-Bv wln.~

Louise Randolph smilinsiy confirms
this tale told of her the other DAY:
She was in her dressing room pre-
pairing to go "on" when the call boy
announced that she was wanted at the
telephone.
'T can't go now she replied; take
the message"
The boy returned shortly, slightly
embarrassed.
you had better come. Miss Ran
dolph." he said. TITS your daughter.
and she wants to give you kiss over
the phone."-Green Book.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Plot Threatens Cars Downfall.

Petrograd.-It is semiofficially an.
nounced that the police have discov-
cred a revolutionary plot in which sew.
eral members of the duma are in
volved. A number of arrests have
been made.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27

Rome.-Przemysl. the great fortress
held by the Austrians, has offered to
surrender il the garrison can march
out with arms. The Russians have re-
fused the terms. Capitulation is i'm
minent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Bic German Army in Poland.

The advance of the Germans from
Thorn into Poland is being made in
great force. The greatest German
strength is to be concentrated on this
line. Fighting of the most desperate
character has been in progress and
heavy losses have been suffered by
both sides.
1t Is now a race between theRus-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
Germans Trying to Recapture
Tracy-Ie-vaI by Fierce
Assaults on Lines
Held by Allies.
BATTLE IN POLAND
kaiser's Finest Forces Strike at Gen.
ter of Southern Russia While
SIavs Batter the Forts
of Cracow.
(SNmMa1y of Evcnks.)

Violent fighting has been re-
sumed within two-hour motor
ride OF the gates of Paris. At
Tracy-le-Val, where the main bat
tie line from the north swings to
the eastward, at the point nearest
Paris, Il German advance led to u
violent encounter. The Germans
attempted to recapture the town,
won by the Allies a few days ago.
but according to the latest French
war office statement, they were
repulsed with heavy losses.
In Flanders the artillery duel. de-
scribed the last few days as of fu-
rious intensity, has become still more
violent, on the part of the Germans
at least, but here. as elsewhere. the
opposing forces are holding fast to
their main positions.
Fight On In Belgium.
Undeterred by winter weather and
foods. the Germans still are making
an effort to break down the Allies de-
fense along the Belgian from
tier. There have been almost con-
tinuous artillery fights. with occa-
sional infantry attacks. but apparent
ly without either side making any
progress.
The line from the coast TO Eieuport.
which has been receiving less atten-
tion since the Germans began their at
tempt TO get the British out OF Ypres,
again has been subjected to a bonn
bardment which is described as a very
violent one. while to the south OF -
nude the Germans have been :. ;ing.
under fire from the Allies cannon. to
build works to check the Hood which
compelled them to evacuate part of
their trenches.
At other points the big guns again
have been busy, and Reims kse seen
subjected to another rain of shells.
German Attacks All Repuised.
For the most part the opposing ar
mies have been content to shell each
other at long range, but the Germans
have made several attacks around
Ypres, which. according to the French
general staff, have been repuised with
heavy losses. Despite these losses II
ii not believed that the Germans have
any intention of giving up their at
tempt to reach the French coast. and
the Allies are making elaborate prep
arations to block any further advance
In force.
Extensive defense works have been
erected along the User Canal and the
French armies are holding that line
from the Belgian border south to the
River Oise and pushing forward ap-
DrOach works which nlace them in q
better position for either defense or
Offense.
German Regiment Destroyed.
An entire German regiment was de-
stroyed north of Bixschoote when the
allied troops again flooded the dis
trict in which the bitter fighting for
the line to the coast has been in prog
ress for the last month. That was
declared in the latest official state
mont iSSued nv the French war office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27

1t may be as difficult for some rich
men to enter the kingdom of heaven
as 1t is for them to keep out OF Jail.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
German Cruiser Interned.

The German cruiser Berlin has been
interned at Trondhjem, Norway. The
Berlin. with crew of 45O men, ar
rived at Trondhjem and her command
er was given the choice of putting to
sea within twenty-four hours or of
submitting to disarmament He chose
disarmament.
Marshal Roberts Dead.
British Field Marshal Earl Roberts
is dead in France from pneumonia.
Field Marshal Roberts. who was col
Onel in chief OF the Indian troops, had
gone to France to give them his greet.
Ing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON

Sir William Robertson, who began
his military career as an enlisted man,
has been made a lieutenant general Of
the British army on the continent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
German Regiment DESTROYED.

An entire German regiment was de-
stroyed north of Bixschoote when the
allied troops again flooded the dis
trict in which the bitter fighting for
the line to the coast has been in prog
ress for the last month. That was
declared in the latest official state
ment issued by the French war office.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
The Matrimonial Aqe.

Men do not marry now so early in life as once they did. We do not often hear of young fellow of twenty one taking on the heavy, if delightful responsibility of matrimony. The ideal bride and bridegroom of thirty years ago were seventeen and twenty-one, respectively. When a girl marries now at so early an age the world con demns her mother for permitting it.
 A spinster bride of forty is perhaps 8 trifle too mature. But she is be- coming more and more frequent, es- pecially in high society. And for some reason the look of youthful freshness can be retained in a perfectly mar velous manner by the woman of today.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
FCN0NESS CARRIED TOO FAR
Devotion Of Fashionable Women to Pet Dogs Becoming Aosurd--
 Christening, Latest Fad.

How far will eccentrcity go? Peo- pie are actually trying now to have a ceremony of baptism for their dogs. It sounds like a joke, but the invita- tions sent out lately by a fashionable Paris woman were not intended in that sense. The card bore the follow. ing words:
 Madame and M N have pleas ure ill inviting Madame Z-- to a musical evening and dance, which will take place on Saturday, June 6, 1914, from o'clock, on the occasion of the christening of their Scotch collie Thanus."
 Needless to say, the chosen guests accepted with pleasure No commen- tary is required. IL is quite true that dogs are becoming more and more i'm portant in the scheme of fashionable life, and they have really an enviable fate. It is only necessary to take a glance at any of the special shops set aside for articles devoted to these fa- vored animals. Their kennels contain
 
 has it's own brush and comb, and its bath of adequate size.
 One lady goes even further than this in her love for her pet. She has had a special automobile made for Fido, and it was in this vehicle that it ar rived at the Tuileries on the occasion of the last dog show!
 All this is doubtless an exaggera- tion, and many of us will be of the same opinion as a poor, ragged child looking through the railings, who wished he had share in the good things showered on the fortunate dog gies and casting wistful and aston ished eyes at the quadrupeds arriving in their special automobiles.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
EXECUTION SALE

Notice is hereby given th
 dersiigned as Sheriff of eN NJ that the un. ty, Arkansas, will on i tho hmevada v; Coun. Ucd1o6er' d;' 1914, between the e'tn bad day of lhaiclal sales at the North t nGars our for the . Court House in the ,u town ", Do Door of ccott, Nevada County. A Arpsno rD@n Of Pres. for sale and sell all lI'tnHsanlSSas, ns offer Ti'le e ana interest of B. c. purifo,rl it right ; tL 4, f9arifoy ay and Ben Franklin nuiiloy, in ". the e, following real estate to III and to
 The Southwest Quartar. .o'wit; Northeast Quarter of Sea.. ser of the Township Thirteen Soutb ntf'lon Ten, twenty SaiGy West in said County. Nange
 Said property is levied unor l.
 is1y an execution duly ispuad ipun to sat- Judgment of the Circuit Co"rtu Csu on a yada County Arkansas rendareSp ,e pl Ne July term in the year 1914 1gI''u at Its the said B. c. Purifov " I'l1' against Texas Produce Company forot for 4 or the or $200.60 and interest and coate Ste sun
 Sald sale will be made to IJsS; tho oi. est bidder on a credit of three "r n,del nlgh- and the purchaser will be reorirl rino1tns give note bearing ten per qcared Cart :; to terest per annum with approved I' na an- sonal security and d lien will Nb bo per tanned on said property to c secrue ue T, re payment of the pure lase n,ouoa ortu'e the
 c ao D: l.. DILLARD,
 --' 1'i4' Sheriff
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
Havinc a Friend.

To have a friend is to have a duty that cannot be evaded without moral cowardice. 1 must justify my friends faith in me: and give him a warrant for his affection. I must not do any thing that detracts from what I seem to him to be-to deface my own i'm age in his eyes
 It is q solemn thing to find that when we are to ourselves most feeble and intellectual there are others who regard us as towers of strength and pillars of virtue-and if we gave up trying it would take the heart out of them and they would haul down the flag.
 Therefore, it is our duty to do nothing and be nothing that takes from us the strength and the help we are bound to give to those who lean upon our friendship
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
WORST CENSOR IN HISTORY
Sir Roger l'Estrange in 1863 Sup pressed All Criticisms of the
 British Government.

The severest press censor of which English history bears record was Sir Roger L'Estrange. This worthy was appointed to the post in 1868 and he threw himself whole-heartedly into his duties. According to C. B. Roylance Kent, he suggested that the number of master printers in London be re- duced from sixty to twenty, that print ing offices be subject to inspection and have no back doors; and that in addition to the ordinary reasonable and seditiOus publications culprits con victed of small infractions of the law be condemned to wear some visible badge or mark of ignominy, as hal ter instead of hatband, one stock ing blue and another red, blue bon net with a red letter T or s upon it. "
 But l. Estrange went further. He was opposed to newspapers altogether, because the reading of them makes the multitude too familiar with the actions and counsels of their superi- ors. tOO pragmatical and censoriOus, and gives them not only an itch, but Q kind of right and license, to be meddling with the government" All newspaper criticisms on the govern ment were vigorously suppressed dur ing L'Estrange's censorship. Indeed, he succeeded so effectively in mug zling the press that his majesty said several times he wondered how it could be done"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
STONE BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Production of 1913 Valued by United States Geological Survey
 at over SSO,000,000

The value of the stone production in the United States in 1913 reached the grand total of $S3, 3,732, ,995, accord ing to E. F. Burchard of the United States Geological Survey. This is an increase of $5,539,775, or 7 per cent, over the former record breaking fig ures for 1912. The value of the gran ite produced increased per cent, that of trap rock nearly 23 per cent, sand stone 2 per cent, marble per cent and limestone over 3 per cent. Besides the statistics of stone Mr Burchard's re- port, which is issued as an advance chapter from Mineral Resources for 1913, discusses the stone deposits and resources of the States west of the Rocky Mountains, including Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The report IS illustrated by three quarry maps. This is the third of a series of three reports which discuss the stone re- sources of the United States; the 1912 report includes the 15 Middle States west of the Mississippi and is illus trated with six maps, and that of 1911 deals with the stone quarries east of the Mississippi and is illus trated by seven maps.
 A copy of this report may be ob- tained free on application to the Di- rector, United States Geological Sur vey, Washington, D. c. The 1912 re- port on Stone is also in stock for free distribution; but the Survey's s stock of the 1911 report is exhausted. It is included in Part ? of Mineral Resources for 1911, however, which is sold by the Superintendent of Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington D. C. at S1.10 a copy.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
"Hoarding."
Chicago Herald.

Chicago Herald.
 \ Secretary McAdoo continues to ar que with and upbraid the banks about "hoardng'' He can see no reasons for tight" money in this country. We'll it is evident that many bankers do see a reason. Of course the bank CTS may be wrong, but they stand to lose if they are. They are taking the risk of loss, whether they incur it by lending too freely or by not lending as freely as they might. The latter course exposes them to further risk, that of loss of clients who feel that the banker could and should have helped them and so take their future business to some other banker. Mr. McAdoo, however, stands to lose noth- ing of material value by being wrong in his judgment.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
In the Footsteps of Villa

In order to inculcate a spirit of in .dustry among her pupils a Missouri district school teacher notified them that on Friday afternoon she would ask them fer imaginary examples it. frustrating the money-making power of a dollar.
 Tn the center Of the line was Tom my Kidd, the bluo-overalled son of a man who had wrung a toilsone living out of a rocky hillside farm. When it came Tommy's turn to crate he be- gan on his system Of financing this way:
 "i took my dollar an bought a pig an fed him awhile am sold him fo,. five dollars, an bought a calf and fed her awhile am sold her for twenty dollars an bought a pony am fed him awhile an sold him for thirty dol lars
 Look here, Tommy" saiI the teacher, wearily, lis that gonig to run through the whole animal kingdom 2,'
 No, ma'am, I'm done with animals. l took my thirty dollars an bought repeatin' rife an hat with a fea- ther on it.'
 Here Tommy paused and the teacher
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
TOOK HOYT AT HIS WORD
Invited Guests of Theatrical Man, In Stage ParIance, Were There
 flor a Run."
CLEVELAND LEsozA

It was the habit of Charles H. Hoyt, the dramatist, to invite almost every body he met to come up and spend a few weeks with him at his summer home in New Hampshire.
 Come up and stay a couple of weeks with me" he would say. when he had talked for few moments Glad to have you. I need company up there"
 One night Hoyt Ben Dasher, w. IL. Currie, Frank Mckee and several oth- CT house guests of Hoyt's were sit ting on the yeranda of Hoyt's summer house waiting for dinner The train had just arrived and they saw an old farmer and his wife coming up the path.
 Who are they?" asked Hoyt. T never saw them before.'
 The dickens you didn't replied Currie. That is that old yap and his wife you talked to over at Springfield and invited to visit you"
 "Oh, well" said Hoyt, maybe they are just coming in to dinner. They will take the night train back"
 Then he looked again and saw the hired man behind the farmer and his wife and wheeling a big trunk on a wheelbarrow
 No, by George," shouted Hoyt, they are here for a run!"
 And they stayed a month.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at Camden. Arkansas, October 8, 1914.

\QTICF is hereby rivor that Hen " Harvey, of Sayre, Ar lnsas. wh1 on January 27. 1918, made 2 Home stead Entry, Serial No. 05936. for the NEH SEA and the SEii NE Ea, Sec ton 2S, Township l1S., Range 20 w., oth Principal Meridian. has filed mo- uce ot intention to make Final Com mutation Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Register and Receiver of the United State Land Office, at Camden, Arkan- s,aas, on the 27th day of November, 1914.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Henry Meadow, of Sayre, Arkansas.
 w. R. Dewoody, of Sayre, Arkansas. James Meadow, of Sayre, Arkansas.
 E. l.. Meadow, of Gale, Arkansas.
 k. D. NEWTON, Register.