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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Floatinq Mine Near New York.

Floating Mine Near New York.
 NEW YORK, Dec. IA floating mine has been discovered by an Amer ican steamer off Fire Island. The mine was in the direct path of the ocean liners and is believed to have been dropped off by the Germans from some neutral vessel for the pur- pose of sinking one of the British cruisers which are constantly on watch off this harbor. A dozen Brit ish boats are patrolling the coast line 50 miles on each side of Sandy Hook.
 Annoy American Shipping.
 The British warships have con- stantly annoyed the American and neutral shipping entering and leaving this harbor. All boats are stopped and searched after they leave the g. mile limit. The warships also inter- fere with the wireless messages from neutral ships to the shore.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Holland Declines Aid.

THE HAGUE, Dec. 1.-The Neth- erlands government has declined aid offered by Americans to care for the Belgian refugees now in Holland where they are seeking shelter from the Germans. Queen Wilhelmina has issued a statement in which the aid is refused, although the American committee is thanked for the offer. The queen states that it is incompat- ible with the national honor of the Netherlands to accept aid and that holland will bear the burden.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
PEACE PLEA BY
 GERMAN FIRM

PARIS, Dec. IA circular being sent abroad by a Hamburg publishing firm has been received here. It urges the duty of neutral powers to inter- vene on behalf of peace. None of the nations engaged, asserts this document, really wants war, which is an insult to good common sense, religion and humanity. The circular concludes with an appeal to humann beings at large to lift up their voices and cry: Enough of war. Stop all this massacre and devastation"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
STRIKE DELAYS
 SHACKLETON

SYDNEY, Aus, Dec. 1.-Because of a strike in the shipyard here the Shackleton antarctic expedition is de- layed and may not be able to leave this season. An effort is being made by the members of the antarctic ex- petition to have the strike settled in as far as it affects the finishing of the work on the ship needed by Shack teton.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
MOOSE MANAGERS
 MEET WEDNESDAY

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The National Progressive Committee will meet here next Wednesday. It is believed that it will be the last meeting of the party as a separate organization and that the next meeting of the commit tee will be called to arrange for an amalgamation with the Republican party. The poor showing of the Moosers in all states excepting Cali fornia has started talk of abandon ing the organization. In many states the party has lost it's standing upon the ballot and cannot be placed on the official ballot except by petition.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
German Veterans In Poland.

PETROGRAD. Dec. 1.-The Ger mans have a large force of veterans of the France-Belgium campaign now in Poland and are making attack after attack upon the Russian lines with out success. Boys and second reserve men were used by the Germans when the invasion of Poland started as the kaiser's general staff underrated the fighting ability of the Russians, who, while not equipped as well as the Germans, still are fighting with a ter rible determination and have surpris- ed the Germans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
VIENNA REPORTS SERVIANS DECISIVELY DEFEATED
German Veterans From Belgium Campaign Are Now Being Formerly Boys Against SvFid Mar Glot Military Governor of Belgium To Command the Turks British Fleet Off Lower CaifornRussians Admit Germans Escaped dLodzT Trap--Heavy Fighting In Gaicia.

on the railway station, where they evidently hoped to blow up one of the armored trains. At the moment the prisoners were awaiting the ar rival of special train to convey them to the south of France. They were killed in appalling numbers, on- ly 2S4 surviving unscathed. One hun dred and sixty-one were wounded and conveyed to the British base hospitals. railway station.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
FEW STRIKERS
 IN COLORADO

DENVER, Dec. 1.-President Vel born, of the Colorado Fuel Company. in a statement issued today, says that ten thousand employees are constant ly working in the strike zone and that 1000 union men are trying 10 force recognition of the unions by the operators. The fight of the op. orators for an open shop will be con- tinued at any cost and the company will fight to the end and will close down the mines rather than stand for union dictation, says President Vel born.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

terrific onslaughts made on the Rus sian lines.
 Austrian Losses In carpathians.
 After a fight lasting for ten days the Austrians have been forced to abandon the positions held by them to protect the Carpathians. For 30 miles from Komancza the passes are all in the hands of the Russians.
 50,000 Austrians Captured.
 The Austrian losses by capture for the first two weeks in November in the fighting in Galicia are fully 5O,00O according to the reports from the Rus sian commanders at the front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

BERLIN, Dec. Ten thousand more Russian troops have been cap- tured in Poland by the German forces commanded by Field Marshal Hinden- berg. The operations of the invading force in Poland continue with univer- sal success and it is expected that because of the terrible crush the Rus sian center has received that the nor thern wing of the czar's army will be forced to abandon the East Prus- sian campaign.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
HUNTING SEASONS
 MANY CASUALTIES

CHICAGO, Dec. In thirteen states in which the hunting season has just closed II people have been kill ed and 16O hurt by the accidental shooting of friends or guides by am- ateur hunters. The loss this year is larger than for many years back and when the returns from all the states are in a small army will have been killed or crippled as result of hunt CTS ,mistaking men for deer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
AMERICAN SAILORS
 SING T|PPERARY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-President Wilson has directed that the singing of the British war song. "Tipperary," on board the United States warships shall be stopped at once. "Tipperary" has become the national battle cry of the British sailors and soldiers and it's singing by American sailors is likely to give offense to the Germans and Austrians.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
C0NGRESSMEN ARE
 REACHING CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Many con- gressmen and members of the Senate are reaching this city to attend the session of congress which convenes next Tuesday. Many of the members of this congress were defeated for re- election and will not attend the ses- sions of the 64th congress.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Gen. won GIotz To Command Turk

Gen. von Glotz To Command Turks.
 BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The war office announces the appointment of Field Marshal von Glotz, now military gov ernor of Belgium, as adviser of the Turkish government in the present war against Russia and the allies. It is believed that Field Marshal von Glotz will be made commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces. The general has been recalled from Brussels and leaves at once for Turkey, going via Austria and Bulgaria.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
JIM CROW LAW
 FULL 0F HOLES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Unit ed States Supreme Court today decid- ed that the Oklahoma Jim Crow law is invalid. The law provided that separate cars must be furnished for negroes and white riders on the trains. The court holds the law is void.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Germans Escape Lodz Trap.

Germans Escape Lodz Trap.
 LONDON, Dec. 1.-The military ex- perts admit today that the German forces commanded by Field Marshal Hindenberg have successfully escap- ed from the trap laid by Grand Duke Nicholas at Lodz. The junction of the two German armies and the reopen ing of the line of communication to the German frontier has prevented the cutting of Hindenberg's command. The war office, however, is in receipt of an official dispatch from Petrograd stating that while the Germans have escaped, yet they have suffered heavy losses and have left thousands of wounded in the hands of the Russians.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
German Attack On Ypres.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.-The Ger mans have renewed the attack at Ypres. The big guns have been she'll ing the allies lines without interrup- tion for hours and attack after at tack has been made upon the en- trenchments. The outcome of the battle is in doubt but reports reach ing here indicate that the Germans are pushing ahead in spite of the ef' forts of the British army to check them, but so far the Germans have not been able to pierce the allies line.
 Aiming for Coast.
 The kaiser's army is determined to reach the coast at any cost in men and is pounding away at the line day and night. One hundred thousand Germans are engaged in the battle at Ypres.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Take Troops From Finland.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-News from Hell singfors, Finland, states that the Rus sians have withdrawn troops from the east and west of Finland to join the main Russian army, indicating that
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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Jap Fleet Of California :.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-Steam. CTS arriving here from Lower Cali fornia report passing fleet of war ships off that coast. The fleet con- sisted of three fast Japanese cruisers and one British cruiser also of the battle cruiser type. A number of British colliers were standing by the fleet transferring coal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Enulish Playing Football.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The football players denounce the agitation going on in the press against playing foot ball while the country is at war and thousands of English are daily los ing their lives for the empire. The players insist that if football is stop ped then the theaters should also close.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
Russians Capture Miles of Trenches.

Russians Capture Miles of Trenches.
 PETROGRAD, Dec. 1.-The Russian force operating in the Strykow dis trict, where three German army corps were surrounded, have captured ten miles of entrenchments built by the Germans, but were unable to capture the command, (which skillfully broke through the Russian lines after a hard fight lasting for five days. The Germans suffered heavily in the many
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

Robert Mcintosh and force of men and horses left this morning for Sol omon basin with the big Quinn gen. orator. The Mary Lee lowed the scow across the bay.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01
More Troops for South Africa.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The papers here state that the reports from German West Africa indicate that the Boer rebels have made considerable head way in the effort to establish new republic in the Union of South Afri- ca. The British reports are said to be in error and the rebellion has not been crushed. The British govern ment will be forced to send thousands of new troops to South Africa or lose the colonies.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

District Attorney Spence leaves on the steamer Mariposa en route for Washington, D. c.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

Mark Gleason returned from the Rutherford mine this after. noon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-01

Germans Lose Big Guns.
 LONDON, Dec. IA very determin- ed attempt was made by the Germans
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The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09

Payne-Aldrich law. lie shows that
the total raised under the new law
and tire, months under the Payne
AldTich law. He shows that the total
raised rudar the new law with lis
corporation and income tax features
was s3G3.T0l.2S9 or $9,hU},,9% in
excess OF the previous Years receipts
under thu preceding revenue meas
urC.
The European war, said the see
rotary, seriously affected tie ruve-
macs OF thu government from imports.
The revenue from customs tor OC-
tober, 1874. was SlG,2IlSg9 and
for October. 1913, it was SSu,l"S,-
ui9, ii decrease of Sl2,ShG,22U. Tia"
iedu"tion Is solely due TO the falling
off in importations. The estimate
made by the department Indicated u
yearly decrease Of between SG0, Opp-
900 and SiD0,O00. OoU. II is oh
viuus that those estimates cannot be
accurate as no one can forecast the
course OF events Willie the titanic
struggle in Europe is ia progress. To
keep the treasury in strong condition
in these abnormal times was obvious
" the frs duty Of til" hour. GpUu Ii
largely depcuded the safety of busi-
ness and finance in this country
Mr.. McAdcu again recommends to
congress the consolidation Of the
revenue cutter and life saving serv-
ices, to hear thc name Coast Guard
Service" lie urged the building OF
two NOR" revenue cutters and the
appropriation for a pIopOsarium for
the Use of thr public health service.
He announced that the treasury de
partmens is making a study Of the f.-
cilitics Of the parcels post in thc
trans porIltiOn OF money and sccGTi-
Ties between the treasury sGb-trcas-
uriss and banks. He points out tina
the total payments for such service
10 express companies during the last
three years have averaged Sa.J.u"l
and expresses the h1Uc that a plln
for the use of the mails Of their use
in con Junction with the express com !
panies can BE- worked out to effect =
large saving and also 10 insure a
much faster delivery service. lie asks
congress once more 10 give him
iund Of $1,000" :" mak"
effective iuvpstieai ions. orHdiCuting
abuses. etc. Summaries of reports OF
his bureau chiefs are included IN the
report. United states Treasurer John
Burke advises the authorization Of .
s., gold certificate. tn" revenue
cutter service asks FOR a Cntt"r for
Al
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09
W. S. Green
Y YEAR OLO
GIRL SLAIN BY
ENRACED LOVER

St Louis, Dec. o.-Ninuic Stricls-
lin. II. was shot AMI killed in the
front yard of her home here today
Dy Robert BAILEY, deacon al a
mission, who said he lad "been try
ing to reform the girl. Bailey shot
himself and was taken 10 Il hospital
in Il dying condition.
Mrs Clara ;:1ricltiin. mother of the
child. said that Bailey Tor more than
d year had annoyed her in efforts to
adopt he child, saying that ne
wanted to marry her when she WAS
grown.
The child had stayed indoors fcr
several days in fear OF l'ailcy, who
sunday was Grivcn out OF tie house
nv Mrs. Stricsln. Today the child
LETT the house 20 order "oai Bailey,
who roomed nearby, stepped up and
smoke 20 the child. 4 few minutes
later the mother saw Bailey raise
a revolver ana G-e.
About year ago Bailey rented a
room at the Strickiin home and soon
thereafter his attachment TO the
ciiiid became marked. Mrs. Strick-
lin to get .pvay from Galley. movad
to another neie hboracOd last May
bnt a few days later Bailey rented
a room i'll the house next door.
Mrs Stricklin then sent Tie child
to visit her husband. Samuel
cstricklin. at Elvins. Mo. 'iailey fol
lowed the child ;pA; twins a"d told
he father if he cSfM :sot have the
daughter, nc. one ei-e could,
A few days ago Mrs. StricllIn
complained to the prosecuting at
torney about Bailey
I'ailcy is 81 years old. lie ,old
The police he had been trying TO re-
foIm the girl, had been airing on
her. and had taken her good books
to read.
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ARE CONDITIONS IMPROVING =!

Executive oIilce, ssdls Va ATi.plu' :
Il beg to advise you that while Ari-
IONA industries-particul mining
and kindred interests-are feeling
the depression entailed by the Euro
poan wars, which have seriously re-
stricted the copper market and re-
suited in the laying OFF of thousands
of wOrkmen, the commercial condi-
ton of this state, so far as resources
are concerned. is excellent and gives
promise OF new era of prosperity.
partially contingent, Is stated above.
or the cessation Of hostilities in Eu-
rope. The banks of the state are in
sound condition, but have recently
adopted a very conservative policy
governing the issuance of loans. I
fully expect a period of Ilnprecedent-
ca good business Immediately follow
ing the end of the European irou-
BILE. George W. =. Hunt, governor
of Arizona.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09
R{ RR|'S E4sPPggSs{E i
Make Your Own Cough Medicine

The difference in buying one of the
most efficient, lates. and up-to-date
cough and cold remedies (Which can be
made at Shome), aud buying the old.
ordinary, feady-made kinds, is that with
The new ono you get all pure medicine,
instead Of buying large proportion OF
sugar and water. besides paying for bot
ties, corks and labels; and it usually re-
quires 2 to 3 bottles OF the old-fashioned.
ready made remedies to break up Il
cough or cold, while 2 ounces t5oc WORTH
of Schiffinunn' new Concentrated Ex-
pectoraut, which is so strongly concer-
trated that 2ounces, when miyed at hone
with simply one pint of granuiGted sugar
and one-half pint of water, make a fun
pint (16 ources) of excellent cough rem:
'etly, and will he sufficient to probably
last the whole family the entire winter.
Ii positively contains no Chloroform.
opium. morphine or other narcotics, and
is so pleasant that children like To take 1t.
Arrangements have been made with drug
store named below to refund the money
to any person who finds it does not give
perfect satisfaction. or ii it is not found
the very best remedy everused forcoughs,
colds, bronchitis, croup, whoopirgcough
andhoarscness You will he the sole Judge,
and under the positive guarantee by
these druggists, absolutely no risk Is run
in buying this remedy. For sale here BY
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pard, Democratic Senator from
Texas: Il wish to say that when
the cotton situation shall have been
relieved the state of Texas will re-
sumo her wonderful progress in all
lines OF endeavOr. The Texas peo-
pie are courageous enough and re-
sourceful enough to overcome the
temporary setback due to the de-
struction, for the present. of the for
cign cotton market by the European
war, and they will soon take up the
march on the road of general pros
pcrity.' Morris Sheppard.
United States Senate, Carroll S.
Page, Republican Senator from Ner-
mont: u am an optimist: am not
going TO believe that we are headed
straight for liades. &C. S. Page.
You are right, Senator. We are
not heading straight toward liades,
but toward anera of peace and plenty
and we are now in the outskirts of
that realm.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09
GRANDMA never LET
her HAIR GET GRAY
Kept Her Locks Dark, Thick, Glossy
with Sage Tea and Sulphur.

When you darken Your hair with
Sage Tea and sulphur. no one can
tell. because it's done so naturally.
though, so evenly. Preparing this
mixture, though. at home is mussy
and troublesome. For 30 cents you
can buy at any drug store the ready
.to-use tonic called "Wyeth's sage and
Sulphur Compound. You Just dam
pen IA sponge or soft brush with 1t
and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at time.
by morning all gray hair disappears.
and. after another application or
two. your hair becomes beautifully
darkcncd. glossy and luXuriant Iou
will also discover dandruff is gone
and hair has stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace. is a sign of old age. and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive
uppearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur and look
years younger.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09
GERMAN CRUISER
SUNK IN PACIFIC

London, Dec. 9.-1t was announced
officially here today that the Ger
man cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneusnau
and Leipsig had been sunk IN the
Pacific. --
The following Announcement was
issued by the official information
bureau
al $50 a. m. on the eighth OF
December. the ScharnhoIs Gn"snou,
Nurnhcr". Leipsis and Dresden were
sighted near the Falkland Islands by
British squadron under Nire-Ad-
miral Sir Frederick Sturdce.
AN action followed, in the coUrs"
of which the SCharnhorst, flying the
flay of Admiral Count Won spec, the
Gneisenau and the leipsig were
sunk. The Dresden and NurnberS
made off during the action and arc
being pursued.
Two golfers were also captured,
The vice-admiral reports that the
British casualties are Tcry few in
number.
Some survivors have been rescued
from the Gneisnau and the leipzig.
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HOW THIS MOTHER
GOT STRENGTH
Mrs. Eddy Had Only Three in
Family, Yet Was So Ner.
vous and Worn Out Could
Not Do the Work.

Fair Haven, vt was so nervous
and rundown that some days could not
do my homework for my family Of three
My nerves We're very weak and | had
pains around my heart had doctored
for about two years without help. One
day Vinol booklet was left at our door
and decided to try it, and thanks to
Nino my health has been restored, SO l
can do my work once more.
~ have told my neighbors about
Ninol and shall always praise it for
what it has done for me. Mrs. JAMES
II. EDDY, Fair Haven. VT.
What Ninol, our delicious cod liver
and iron ttSic without oil did for Mrs.
Eddy it viii do for every nervous, weak,
run down man or woman in this vicinity
Ninol creates an appetite, re-estab-
fishes perfect digestion and makes good
pure blood. In this natural manner it
builds up the rundown, weak and debil-
itated, and replaces weakness with
strength.
Try bottle with the understanding
that your money will be returned ii it
does not help you.
Halsman Drug CO Three storss
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-09
CREAM FOR CATARRH ...
OPENS UP N0STRILS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid.

In one minute. your closG"d. nos
trils will open, the air passages o.
your head will clear. and YOU can
breathe freely. No more hawking,
snufrling, bloking. headache. dry
ness. No struggling for breath at
night: your cold or Catarrh Will be
gone.
Get "A small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist pQw, .Np-
ply a little Of this fragrant. anti
septic. healing cream in your nos
trils. 1t penetrates through every
air passage of the head, soothes the
inflamcd or swollen mucous men,
brdne and relief comes instantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay suited
up with Il cold or nasty catarrh-Re-
lief comes so quickly.
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WHY ,,OU SHOULD USE
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY

because it has an established rcpu-
tation won by its good works.
Because it is most esteemed by
those who have used It for many
years, as occasion required. and arc
host acquainted with its good quail
ties.
Because II loosens and relieves Il
cold and aids nature in restoring
the system to n healthy condition.
Because IT does not contain opium
or any other narcotic.
Because ii is within the reach of
all. II only COSTS quarter. For
sale by all dealers.