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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
CANNON SHOTS OVER
BORDER MAY CARRY
HINT TO MEXICANS
Gutierrez Complies With
(, Warning and Orders Gov
2emor Maytorena 10 Cease
Firing.

WASHINGTON, Dec. n-orders to
General Maytorena to cease firing at
Naco unless it can be continued without
endangering the lives of Americans on
this side Of the border were sent by Pro-
visIonal President Gutierrez. of Mexico,
today in response to the demands OF the
United States. ~. u-a avr. Z,
Although leaders of both Mexican
factions have disclaimed any intention Of
violating American territory. officials to-
day declared that the firing across the
international boundary there or at any
other point must be completely stopped.
General Tasker, Bliss, now In personal
command at Naco. Ariz., wired the War
Department that conditions there were
quiet. The official warning sent TO Oar
rama at Vera Cruz through Consul
Canada to control his troops under Cen
eral Hill and to General Gutierrez at
Mexico City TO call Governor Maytorena
off Is expected to be effective.
1t is certain. IL any additional stray
shots carry across the line and injure
Americans, that General Bliss win act
Every official of the Administration. from
the President down, is convinced that
the firing OF few cannon shots in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

ana all day. sometimes to the aceon,r, "a.
nent OF bullets and shells, which shrl.S
over them In the trenches.
irish Flag Leads Charge
FROM a letter from Corporal a5sos..,
o,Mdra OF the irish Ghards
we are British soldiers, and proud !,
the name. and proud to belong to IN.
great British empire, but in doing o,t
duty for the glory and honor Of ths
empire we have always also in our
minds TO add, II we can, more lustts a
the fair name Of Erin. Our nag Of greer
with the harp and shamrock and th.
words Erin Go Bragh. Is nov fsdss
and torn, but still loved and cherished
Talking about the dear old nag, I shan
endeavor to describe how at c., when
the fate OF the day seemed to waver in
the balance when the ruthless enemy
by sheer weight Of numbers was prsss.
ing onward at every point OF vantage
the faded flag turned q threatened De.
feat into decisive victory.
On our left we're the MINISTERS. on our
right the Leinsters and ConnauRhs
Rangers. All were hard pressed. ana
were about TO retire, when suddenly
from the firing line one OF our comrades
rushed out fiourishing the old green mar.
and shouting, Erin Go Braghn' with
the blood coursing fast through my
veins l watched with pride and admIra-
ton the marvellous effect produced by
these simple words. With a mighty
cheer that seemed TO rend the heavens,
and that rose and sweiled even above the
din OF battle, those hard-pressed sons nf
Erin charged down on the ADVANCING
enemy with fixed bayonets. The Germans
were completely staggered by this unex-
pected turn of events when victory
seemed just within their grasp. but they
were given little time for hesitation, for
to slightly alter the words of we'll
known Irish ballad
Like lions leaping at fold
when mad with hunger's panE.
Right up against the German lines
Those Irish heroes sprang.
The Germans turned and fed in all N.
rections completely routed and wholly
Such was the effect on the
Irish Guards of the sight of their old
green flag and the cry of Erin Go
Bragh"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
STATES SHIFT COST
OF NATIONAL GUARD
I TO THE GOVERNMENT
II Many Cases Federal Ap-
preparation Is Greatest.
Arkansas Gives Nothing.
Mississippi Allows Only
$4,000.
Lrnoa srarr connr.roNnfNr.


WASHINGTON, Dec lin view OF the
agitation for increasing the national de-
fenses, the report from the Militia Board
that the National Guard is deficient in
strength becomes highly interesting. This
feiciency reaches the serious figure or
nearly 1900 men. The report shows that
N no State Is the prescribed minimum
psace strength OF all organizat tions of the
militia maintained. and that In many in
stances the deficiency has reached such
figure as to leave the organizations Of
no value as military assets to the Fed
arei Government
Many OF the Stdtes do not pay their
share Of the cost OF maintaining the State
militia. I'm a large number OF states the
Federal appropriation Is greater than that
made BY the state Legislatures. In some
cf these States the Federal appropria-
tlon Is three or four times as great as
that made by the state. In Arkansas the
state Legislature for the last two wears
has made no provision whatever for the
support OF It's organized militia. In the
State of Alabama the Federal appropria-
ton is four times as large as the state
appropriation. In Louisiana 1t is twice
that of the State. Kentucky receives five
times as much from the Federal Govern
ment as It appropriates for the militia.
MISSISSIPPI FAR BEHIND.
The greatest discrepancy is found in
Mississippi. where the State takes seven
times as much from the Federal Govern
Enent as II appropriates. In Montana
Texas and Tennessee the Federal appro-
priations are nearly four times as large
as those from the States. PENNSYLVANIA
expends more than is appropriated by the
Federal Government.
This table shows the amounts approprl- |
ated by the Federal and State Govern
utents of the respective States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

general direction OF the warning Mexican
Z factions at Naco, Sonora, would have u
good effect on any further fighting along
the border. II would be in no way an act
or war, officials explain, and would hard
ly even be considered an act OF reprisal
But 1t would have the effect OF con-
yiDcing the Mexicans generally. that the
United States is determined to protect her
own citizens.
Kilograms from Consul silliman at
Mexico City. state that General Cutter
rez is I'm Complete control and Is going
ahead with the task OF creating a per-
nanent Government. Villa and Zapata.
he writes. are still in the capital COM
pletiug their plans for a campaign against
Vera Cruz should the negotiations now
IN progress for peaceful settlement fail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
All compann offleers shOt

From Private J. simmonds, Of tho fst
Battalion, The Queens, to his toDe at
Great Bromley, near Colchester.
1t is true have been wounded, but in
the left leg by German shrapneh one of
our worst days was September II. II
rained all day, and we were shut up in a
small field The Germans fired right,
left and front. and II looked as II no one
In B Company was going to get out alive.
My company lost all its officers except
one, and he was wounded next day. Such
a fine officer, Mr. Denton, was shot one
Gay when we had the order TO retire. 1t
seemed too hard TO leave him, so 1 took
ofr my waterproof and went back for him.
Four OF US carried him on this sheet
under f1re for Ave miles. All the time
nc kept saying, Leave me, Simmonds;
save yourself" Now and again he would
sPy, you are brave lads; God bless you"
A German shell dropped within few
ards when we were dressing his wounds.
but. thank God, like all things German, it
IVES a bad one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
welsh Called "singing Fightersv

From Private n. J. Persons, Of the r.
A. N. c., to his brother at Meath.
have met scores OF Welsh boys from
over the hills, and they are brave little
fighters. They are known out here as the
"cinging Soldiers they sing all night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
sa5. .ooo, GOO Needed to Finish Canal

NEW YORK. Dec 1.-THE sum of
s25,OcOOOO must be thrown into the barge
canal before it can be finished, in ad-
ditlon to the original appropriations OF
siOl,N0OOO. This is the estimate OF Re-
publican engineers and legislators who
are advising Governor-elect Whitman. A
Dill providing for the extra $4,000 0OO-
bond issue is likely to be one OF the first
measures set before the new Leglsla-
ture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
$4,000 FOR STREET WORK
Action of Wilmington Council Will
-. Aid Unemploved.

WILMINGTON, Del. Dec 11.-As the
result of the action OF City Council last
night in approving the agreement en-
tered into with the Street and Sewer De-
partment, about $4,000 worth of street
and. sewer work will be commenced in a
shott time, giving work to hundreds OF
the unemployed.
d. There Is authority for bond issue to
meet this amouht, but Council will ad-
vance the. money to the other depart
iHents I'm advance OF the bond issue. so
that work may be started at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Pastor Killed When Train Hits Auto

Pastor Killed When Train Hits Auto
NEW YORK, Dec. n.-Returning from
wedding in New York. two ministers
OF Paterson. ~ j., their wives and
chauffeur were struck by train on the
Lodi branch OF the New York, Susuue-
hanna and Western Railroad, on the
outskirts of Hackensack. shortly after G
o'clock last night. One OF the party, the
Rev DR.. Charles Loveland Merriam, of
the Auburn Street Congregational Church,
was killed instantly. The others are in
Hackensack Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
TURK MINE SINKS TURK SHIP
Gunboat Lost in Bosporus-11oO
Turks Captured.

LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch to tie
Daily Telegraph from Athens SAYS that
n Turkish gunboat has been sunk by
Turkish mine at the entrance to the
Bosporus
The Indian Oflce reports that about 100
Turkish prisoners, exclusive of wounded,
and nine guns were captured at Kurna,
on the Persian Gulf, which was occupied
on December 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
- 20 aIssINa woaAN


NEWARK, \. ~ Dec. ll-rhree
h{n4Ead Boy Scouts we're making q
lneaafh search Of the South Mountain
ftssIzaiion today fog trace 81 Mfs Walter
f Park avenue. Orange. who
qIsappsAred week aEo alter
her husband soldzby AZ The
s at4flQn - tbs LaekeHaDna Raii-
He neae 1f footprints. supposed b
a q Nrs H1eck % a mountain
eflf ana tte declaration ~
80 $50 -fs zaH aIrA Bfeck
~ eaztt aHe tae clues Ehieh o.
I 1ne
al lt EHe Eaal.4I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

l5,s47.347 MEN FOR WAR.
There are 12S.47s members of the militia.
Tht number of males available fol-, mill
tary duty in the United States in time OF
war Is i5.si7sI7. This Is shown in the fol.
lowing table;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
POSTBAG FROM
BATTLE FRONT
First-hand Accounts of Land
and Sea Conflicts Told by
the Fighting Soldiers and
Sailors Themselves.

tThe real wdr correspondents ot.tae
present European strp0oie arc fhe
men IN hs trenches aad the men or
the qudrtsr deck. Professfondl pftt'
ers are rot permitted AZ the front.
Al they kno,o Is iohat they cas- oIeeh
from ths iUouaded occupants o. on'-
balances taken 10 the rear Tho
Ersnia0 Ledger ioiii print from tins
to time me Only fntimdie SIDE Of ths
1dr--the reflections Of soldiers avg
sailors IN their ietteTs Nome. Gerrtdn
I,tters, tohoH obtaindbls, os 'oeH as
those Of the AilteS, tDiH be prtHtsdl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Horses Stabbed in Parlor

From a sergeant Of the Lancashire
Fusihers, in letter TO his toye.
II you could only tour round here and
sec what destruction the Germans have
done to villages and towns! In one house
they stabbed FIVE horses in the parlor;
they could not get them out. so our peo-
pic had to take the windows out TO move
them Just fancy what would hap
pen II they managed to get into England!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
Wireless SIXTY Years AGO

James Bowman Lindsay. Scotch.
man, began experimenting with elee
tricity in 1920. In a few year1 he pro
duced constant stream OF light.
which was the admiration of scien.
fists. He sent messages over wires
and delivered many lectures. on an
electric telegraph. Then in 1853 he
invented q system OF wireless tele-
graphy and submitted It to a public
test. regarding which a Dundee paper
OF April IL, 1853, said: The expert
ment removes all doubt of the pfae
ticability OF Mr.. Lindsay's invention:
and there is every reason TO think
that II viii soon connect continent
with continent. and island with island
in one unbroken line OF communica
ito"
Lindsay's lectures were advertised
under the title OF 'sTelegraphing With
out Vines, SO that the familial
wireless" itself was anticipated. Bui
he was more than scientific expert
mentalist. He projected q dictionary
in SO languages, and labored on it fol
quarter Of q century.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
COMPANY
Of HAWAII Will
EXPEND $4,000
improvements to System on
Bio Island to be Undertake
en- in Short Time
LOCAL CONCERN TO LOAN
AMOUT THAT IS NEEDED
E. G. Hunmel to Leave for Hi|o
to lnaugurate Cntemplated
Trunk Lines

improvements TO cost about $4,000
are TO be undertaken IN short time
in connection with the system OF the
Hawaii Telephone Company. When
completed, probably about DocenibcF
LIST. the Big Island viii be belted ~
metallic circuit trunk lines which viii
make the country service second -
none. Besides this, the city Of HIIo
IL to be relieved Of the nuisance a
overhead telephone wires, through
the installation Of underground cables
and conduits to replace them.
The Mutual Telephone Company,
which for some time has been IN con.
troll OF the Hawaii company. Is the
good fairy which Is making 81 t1e1.
things possible. The Mutual has 4I1
" decided to loan $50. 900 81 It's earn
ings, which have been set aside p
depreciation account, to the HeN1|I
Telephone Company for these NEEDED
Improvements The Hawaii CompauI
will dig up the other $4,000 needed
probably out OF It's earnings The
loan Is TO be secured By three not.
drawing interest At per cent. each
for $4,000, and payable IN one. two
and three years
The company plans to construct
trunk lines Of complete No. 10 copper
entirely around the Island BeIN1&I
Hilo and Honohaa there win be tire.
Of these trunks between Hon1A||
and Waimea, two trunks win Be built
from Wainea through kona and ||..
to the Volcano House. one trunk: 11I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02

was able to reduce its rate of taxation
from $500 on $1,000 to $500 in the
same year. All due to equalization Of
values. Its tax commissioner has
stated that the system is satisfactory
TO SO per cent of Houston's citizens.
Many. other cities have adopted the
Somers' system.
The wonderful success of the Som
ers system in its own home and else
where, together with its very Appar-
emit business and impartiality, and its
known practicability, lead me to as
sert that its adoption locally would
prove Of more vital satisfaction to the
taxpayer and Of greater value to the
government than any innovation Of
. recent years. 4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
GROWTH
IS GRATIFYING
TO THE WORKERS

The growth Of the territorial mar.
keting division since it, establish
ment under the direction Of Dr. = "
Wilcox, director Of the Il 8 AerIcuI-
tural experiment station, July I9I
last, has been extremely gratifying 70
all connected with It The first three
or four months were period Of pre-
paration and little business was pos
sible. Since November, however t1e
business has been growing 50 fact
that It Is with difficulty that the Of
flee and warehouse staffs are able %
handle 1t.
Besides the selling Of produce from
all OF the islands for homesteadeU
and other producers, the marketing a.
vision Is now beginning to DO very
considerable business a. purchasing
agent for residents outside Of Homo
lulu: and this branch Of the work =
Is believed, viii increase rapidly '1
the future.
The sales Of produce during IIs
month Of April. just closed. are $500
In excess Of the previous mo1II.
which IN turn had been almost dont'.
those Of February The total sales p.
10 months amount 10 1I6.5l5.7I
The following are the sale figure.
BY months since the establishing q
the service
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02

Husbands Of pretty women are apt
TO be racrs useful than ornamental
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
Two Classes Barred.

a successful agricultural show is
carried on each year in a certain vii
3lageSin the south Of Ireland. Among
the many competitions for the c
gagennent Of thrift and cleanliness is
one for the best turned out donkey
cart. The prize for this was usually
won BY either the local doctor or the
~localSsolicitor. After one years show
the farmers and working classes pro-
tested that It was not quite fair to ex-
pect their hardly used animals to com
pete successfully with the well-cared.
Tor and well-groomed animals of those
who generally Q the prize.
IA consequences Of this protest the
following proviso In connection with
this competition appeared in the show
placard the following year:
All legal and medical donkeys ex-
STUDDED.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
Titles and Taxes in Spain.

In Spain titles Of nobility are taxed
"a the same way as houses or land.
Moreover, each separate title is taxed,
and for this eason certain members
Of ancient families in which a number
Of titles have accumulated drop some
insorder q save money. Owing to the
system long prevalent in Spain by
which women Of noble birth transmit
their title not only to their children
but TO their husbands so: that a
piebeiaIl marrying a duchess becomes a
duke. Spanish titles rarely become
extinct unless the holders deliberately
discard them,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
A Woman's Voice.

o heart! what is it you hear above the
noise of a nation,
ABOVE the sound of clamor and shoutine
And men making ready for war?
Only a single voice, little more than a
broken whisper,
Patient and unprotesting-only the voice
Yet L near 1t above the sound of guns
And the turmoil of men embarking.
There's no use praying any more; tina
prayers are done and said;
5ue aaytlme going through the house, or
~, nighttime in my bed,
Ihey trouble me, the old prayers. still
ringing IN my head.
The young men from the papers. thew
brought the word to me,
I'm thinking Of their mothers, how elad
they on ght to be,
Who never said "Good-by'' to them and
let them off to sea.
AS strong as any man he was, and bold to
ana why. should [ be hearing, then, all
night above the prayer,
"A little lad that's calling me-and wanting
me-somewhere?
He said what he thought was right;
LET you be proud he said,
mat you gave a son to the fight:
lis a glory over your head!"
Us never a good mans words I'd scorn,
- ~ SAID Wnat ne thought was best;
l knew my pride when the lad was
And his head was warm on my breast.
Let you be proud" he said.
twas the word that stabbed me through
Proud-and my one son dead
In a land I never knew.
lis the women know when Slory's worn
CTho' he meant the word for the best):
1 knew my pride when the lad was born
And his head was warm on my breast.
Only a woman's ~voice-patient and unpro-
And the turmoil of men embarking.
-Theodosia Garrison, in the Delineator.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
Tho Business of coIleae-Beeaina

BY Henry S. Pritchett, in the Atlantic.
We read In the daily papers half humor-
beggar, but few appreciate how large q
business college-begging has become. It
IS a business; and it has come to be prose-
cuted In the most systematic and persis-
tent way: The amount of money u
nhfted" In cities like New York, Boston,
rmladeiphla, Chicago and st. Louis. as
uous efforts, aggregates many millions.
When a new college Is organized in any
Is to send an agent-generally the presi-
dent, sometimes a salaried solicitor-to
canyass first the eastern cities, then the
men have for the last 20 years subscribed
to nearly all such efforts as a matter OF
course. It has been ssurned tina any COZ
The business man has had no means 81
scrut1nizing these efforts. He gives an
the Lord sends His rain. to the Just and
TO the unjust. The total which he COM
b Is enormous.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17

hope had not died. And now his letter
had gone and the consequences must
follow-after the fight. Everything
Alike had not had the letter be-
fore he saw her, this last time in
Vicques; he was sure Of that as he
thought back and remembered each
word. each look of those short hours.
But she would have it soon: in fact
she had 1t now likely; his heart beat
IastIshe know now that he loved her.
A knock cam at the door of the
room IN the London lodging where he
with Lucy Hampton's letter before
MN. Fritz R~ickenbach stood there; his
highness would like to see the Chev-
amer: All personal thoughts were locked
swiftly into the drawer with Lucy's
letter n the princes bright shadow
went to the prince.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
Niaht Calls.
By Joseph Hushand q ~

by Joseph Husband IN the Atlantic.
the long. deserted boards. Like the occa.
sional glimmer Of q cab lamp upon the
street. the signals. one by one. fash and
are gone. The world Is fast asleep. Far
brightens. Number Please '-"PoIicei"
It was q woman's voice. From the card
index Central" picks out the street adj
and the nearest station is advised Of the
call. Had the woman no time to finish
her message? There is another light
gotten and the slim hands are X an
other connection. Police or doctor-the
night calls are laden with portent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
AlmanG Observation-Disclosures
TIE MARSHAL
ByMary Raymond Shipman Andrews
< ~ The Perfect TZDuze. e1G
copyrisht. The BobbsMerrin con,srr

friends because I cannot understand
them. You are yourself, little Lucy,
and Harry and 1 both know better than
to let anything you do alter our faith
in that beautiful thing which you are
Lucy-you."
The next time Lucy saw Francois it
was when. white-robed and sweet in
her e~nveloping mist of veil she went up
the chance steps Of the little Virginia
country church, n looking up met a
smile that was a benediction from the
man whom she had loved, who stood
close now at the side of her lover, her
husband.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
CONTINUED next week.

shook his head. NiNo
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
LEARNING THINGS
~ A. al III the Apprentice Glass

WhensA simple change OF diet brings
beck health and happiness the story is
q raefy told. a lady Of Springfield, Ill.
Says:
Altar being afiicted for years with
nervolsness and heart trouble, / re-
sceavedA shock four years ago that left
mNsinS1uch q condition that my life
49, despaired of.
Nl Got 10 relief from doctors nor:
from The numberless heart and nerve
remedies Itried. because 1 didn't know
Tint cQnse was daily putting me back
more than the doctors could put me
1he6gd.
Finally AZ the suggestion OF q friend.
~ llekt "a cotfee and began the use OF
nUskuImsandaagainst my expectations 1
N4radually improvedsin health until for
@~k3l4Spal11t6 or s months I have been
@@e19E4lY free from nervousness and
n egeteffible sinking, weakening
lIisslItLsl q heart trouble.
xx0nbles III scame from the use
which had drunk from
dldh S6ld and WI they disappeared
mn So6eeand4took up the use
11AsSs Name given ~ Postum
rAeks Mich.
ssSSsl RI yoopIe lnlfvel 1t the effects ofl
LII Observation-Disclosures Postum
nothing marvellous about
fssS(1l |lk asnso.
~ s6estlpyae--post b s
- S2 Ses2SsNN3F Sfs6iS1hasEsrNSnnns
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-17
ialllE I've Sal e 2S!e 7.o saa1Es
That Dark Brown Taste

Yeast-They say that dark brown is
g be n of the fashionable shades
next fall.
CrinsonbeaK-Well. / cant say l like
that taste.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-03-10
SLOW. DELAVSKA

UstanovljenA dine l6. augusta
1876.