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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Pease & Pease have removed their
insurance office from the rooms in
the rear of the Exchange National
Bank to rooms in the Biggs block,
over Hansell's store, where they will
be found ready to serve their patrons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

You can purchase a pound box OF
the famous Barr's candy at the spec
ial candy sale at Bell & Robinson's
drug store On Saturday. No other
daV
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Order cut flowers and Aorai de-
signs from O. E. Hall, local agent OF
Lozier, Of Des Mones, at The Re-
porter Office. Orders sent by phone
or mail, but order as early as possi-
BILE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

G. E. Butler, the new Jeweler, has
just received new and up-to-date
line Of jewellery. In with Van Werd-
en- e. kopp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

A musical program will be given
at Union Chapel (Shy church,, Fri
day evening June 5th. Admission
free. Everybody invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

For Sale-Three floor show cases,
quartered oak finish, plate glass tops
good as new, bargain. CHEERING
TONS,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

A big load of cinders delivered any
place in town for rs cents. Phone
Leon Electric Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Lost-A gents gold watch with in
itials IN. p. b. on case, attached tC
a leather fob. A reward will be paid
for it's return to The Reporter office
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Pease E. Pease, the "Old Reliable
insurance agents, handle the best IN
fire, lightning and tornado insurance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

For Sale-Two full blood young
Hereford bulls cheap, at Shinn farm,
q u miles southeast of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04
The Wendell Vacuum Washer.

Fresh car buggies today. Bowshel
e Bowsher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Don't miss the special Bars Sat
urday car y special at Bell & Rob
insons drug store. You can buy a
pound box of delicious candy for CSC,
Saturday only.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

The three most popular fountain
-Conklin S, Waterman's and
Parker's-for sale at Bashaw E. Shu-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Big stock of cultivators on hant
at prices very low. Bowsher & Bow
Sher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

All kinds Of team work done, light
'or heavy Guarantee satisfactory
work. Phone Cessler's barn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

We guarantee our cement DlocKs
the best and cheapest on the market.
Leon Cement and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Don't Worry-He had his stuff in.
sured with Townsend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

All kinds vi cement and bricl
work contracted by the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

For Sale-My Chickering grand
piano, cheap. Russell Manley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

For Sale-A good four year old
mich COW. w. H. Filical.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

We have several good secondhand
autos on hand which we will sell at
bargain or will trade them for live
st Cck
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

For sale-A. good four year old
mich COW. w. H. Filical.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

When you think Of insurance,
think of Townsend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

The Wendell Vacuum Washer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Axes e Pullen,
The Big New Garage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-04

Meet me at Cherrington's."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-02

Phone 74S
G. C.. Considine
I27I Elizabeth It.
Brownsville, Texas
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
FRENCH OIIICINL REPORT
SAYS NJ IMPORTANT CHANGE

Paris. oct d a. $50 s.. co. The
nthcial st1tcWcn, given uut go tho
French Wtr ufA.r this afternoon Be-
as follows
'iu belgium the German troops
oceup, ur western Belgium have not
crossed the line running from ostrrd
tn TholTuul to Boulnr Co M,niu.
There ls relative quiet along the
iTuut
"pU uur Ipn Vlug there has reeu
no change iu the region ct 1prer.
ou The rrhr bank OF the lys thc tl-
he'd troops have o,pYpi,d FlrurbaN
as well as the Immeilat, approaches
tu ArmcutIeres
"ln the rcsIun ut Arr5- and sis"
In the vicinity eft 80 MihicI We have
continued tu stin ground
in the Russian Held OF operations
there has been uo change ut inn
pprtanCc in east Prussia
Along the RIIddle reaches uf the
NistuiH river the Ausfru-Germtu ur-
mscs have been driven tn tho defeu-
size along the entire front Tu the
south OF Prscm,sl the nghtug con
unues and .he Russians have taken
soc prisoners
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
"O\ To BOUIOGNE" NOW
TIIE GERMAN RATIIECRN

London. p.t ls tr.5r %. Wp
German forces. t- was predicted.
howe occupied u-t,ud ON tb, North
sea- near vh,r, th, Gy.mau ueh'
WING and o., allies Icu are -trus
sling ln the latest phase of What wac
th, uuttl, cot the Aisue.
Reports reaching London sl, That
the German Imagination has p,cu
fired Bog 90, akin- uf pst,nd ANA the
.ry now .s NOT onN "uu tp Calais
but con tr Bnuiuguv.
what progress. if anl. ih, Ger
mans ha,, made since they entered
pstoud Thursday morning r mot
known here but their ucAt obir.tit,
apparently is Dunkitk opinion BEL
England seems 90 differ as Go wha'
part th. BRUSH fleet would plHs
should the battle Douuuu, tu skirt
the coast line Reports that British
drcBdutught- would ua,. up On,
French, Brush and Hcisan .or.c.
from the straits oi Dover seem &,
originate in German sources
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
Transactions in Which Stock
holders Dropped Millions
Aired Today Before Inter
state Commerce Commission.
NEW HAVEN DISSOLUTION
DECREE FILED TODAY
Three Sets of Trustees of Five
Men Each Will Manage
seperate Properties Until
Sold.

NEtsH.nEtua. p.. a. some de-
uH. concerning the acquisition and
..-rJusrf sal, OF the FRISCO lines
tE H loss OF millions were developed
redaE when the investigation into the
auur ..aI operations of the Chicago.
Eu.A island 4 Pacific railways was
resumed before tur Interstate COM
mrree commission
georE, G NDMur.r, OBJ New YorA
90 director ur thr Koea Island oporai-
na COMPANY and OF the New Jersey
r.lU.uE .uup.u. nt the Rock island
save fr-fuuu. fruu.ng t0 show that
fa, ruaru uf directors practically WAS
dHU uaI.U los Daniel q Reid The
witness said Do, knew personally very
u-tI. ,1r. .ernlue .ho financial opera
tuu. uf ,h, Ecra. companies
pom cross denomination Mr. Air
Nurfrr sad th8f Is usual iu such
company operations ne relied or.ths
REPORTS u. f1, executive committee
vblrh haa Jrs.. Earsr nr then.
fr.r-, r. rpEs. of Nev Nor, a
1Irc.to. Ht thr NH.R ISLAND operating
s.wpau and an sfaCial 10 various
capacities .f .hat .ampau, ior many
wears swing bis Version of tHe uur-
.HH~, auI -uusrgJeut safe hH the
.u.s island ur EHr FRISCO lines. said
rr believed I. H, f0r Jhc best
.....s 90 a, Eu.s Island lu dispose
.f tu. Fr-.. sf..U 90 70 p YoakYw
HuH H.. 4.-a.IHstH even sf The Joss
vr..H rrr Huek island was Obliged
.. .ae, r .n.t Jr1us4. tiDr
Ta. .u. and condition uad
.H.H-,d. -1fl tHr witness .1ud r
$3.50. u..t.-f. .Hr u- fu do fhs best
u ..# r trr ..r.umstanees
h.. believe then sIgEestpa ~H.
..".r fu.t Tbal che board 90 uI-
r. "u .' railroad has o. right ta
Cd. eut rIoases with the com
. .uHHr wuH,. vIthogf respect to th,
general uHa..
H. u.t quite understand che
question: -I.H Nj UogEf The
board .f UIre.tar- ai thtf propert,.
tHr .rrfan.r. does What it depms tD
"U proper tur .u umHtHucvr A.
. Dob rnr bond rarsarfion ol tl7500
."" .' .he um, enc Frisco stock was
sa.d .o ST. Nuakum. ir was neesaHar,
frHf tuo.r bonds shoJii n, redeemed
. HrIHr, ihe stoak could be passed Go
th, new Ownership
ar Hogge sud as director he
/ approved ot that Transaction and 90
/ tho Joan mode ihrouFh tbe FIRST Na-
/ ton1I bans of N,v YORK because
3 hs believed b. would effect saving
/ t1 me ko0E Island railway
A. iirsstor of the RoDk Island
I did Nou cast ruur vote acebrding 90
instructions asked Mr Folk
SO atted on my peel iuds.
mcut
Noakum Tells of tbe Deal.
Tho lose tu the Rock Island raii-
Wa' through rs purchase ana spbse
qucnt sulc of the stock of the Frisco
lines was the difference between
fal 90 and $3.50 uhsre accordlng
to Yoskum 81 New York Who
,onduotcd me negotiations for the
/ Frisco stoDk khoiders The total
amount of actual loss NJ Yoakum
Thought was about tl5oe. Geo
Mr Yoakam became a member oi
the various Rock Island boards when
the Frisco stock VAS acquired H.
said that while the control of ths
! Frisco was Ia the Rock Island com
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
Today; 5 War
Summary

The herman arm, thai -uccc~,-
fully lz.,icgcd antwerp has
swept Nitori"U-l, westward
aluu- the Belgian coast until nov
1ith H. riru resting On O~irni
IL fnrn- the extreme right of the
German line stretching frum the
North -ra to the Swiss ituuticr
\ great battle Ia determine
whether the ad,an, German
host, Will be- stopped ~ Wr~icrn
Bclgium or push into france,
.eising Dnnkirk and Calia- un tia"
strait of Dover must come soon
and quite possibly h. being Fought
today
OniCial int,iiigrnu,. j. markedly
ncRgtc toda, and thi- - iu,at-
iahi, the ra~e when the ls'lligCf-
cnis arc partivuiafi, a'ti,c,
The French 1nicial statement
flii- afternoon -aA~ that the G.cr-
man troops occupying western
Bcigium have not crossed the line
running from Oetcnd .utth tu
Mcnin Ihp allicl tIuop- haze
occupied llrnriiaiN and the inlnr-
diatr nppruashc- to ArmrutirFc-.
u II Announced. while further
gnino are rIHincd la the region
of Nrra- aud the ,ninit, at -
Mlhirl
Bcrlin announce that q gigan-
tic hattie b. prcisafine in the
eastern thss,tcr where the Au-tr~l-
German furse- have taken pest
tiun- along thC Ni~tuia and san
rivers
Nirnna ~tatr- ufhriaiis that
nghting continued Thursday alonr
the entire latlir front nom ~trN
and sanbor. both to the south
cast of Prtcmysl. to tiic mouth ui
the ~au.
Tia. urist rcccnt ad,irc- from
pctrogrnd tlaiinssi Russian ~u'-
,t.--s's la Russian i'oland. M
-our'c- sgrrc that there h. 4 h'ii
la tile struggle on thc ca-i piu--
sian frontier. following haitl'-
la wliuh neithcr arm, won do
cided ad,antagc.
\ correspondent st Flushing,
Netherlands. rctsott- that tht
greater part al the German army
after the 0ssupaiion of osicnd
lett for the east
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
BELIEVED NJ DECISIVE RTstIT
WY nI INrIt IND NOON

U0fdoauA UII Y tl--a D. NJ =
An earil tud decisive conclusion ot
the lighting ln northern France Be-
not expected in competent military
circles here
Il b. believed that the situations of
tine opposins armies viii remain uu-
changed FOR some Time 60 come
Damp fan Xcathef has nuw set in
and the roais are heavy and the air
laden with mists. makins extended
operations difncut
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17

The only statement shat has
vmauatcd from the huroau up 60
2 O'Clock ths afternoon was u
denial tcudius Co., hy th, ghosts
of the rumors that followed the
siulduz uf 10, British cruiser
Hawke.
There Is 200 truth whatever 800
rumurs that any vessels ut his
maIcsty~ navy have been sunk
ur have otherwise met with dis
aster. other than those about
which announcements have Jl-
ready been made" said the Off
cial pTououncemrnt
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17

London. Grt o. within lua
miIr- oi London ,hr mn-i critical
battIs. viewed from its effect "n
the immediate fortunes oi the
opposing armies mat h1a mark
"a tha colossal campaisu. is tt
present ,bhiug aud flowing
along t uur -'retghing through
belgium ana further Westward
inso the French department oi
the north
Tho Germans have prepared
tor renewal of their Vigorous
offensive ny joining thou victor
inI. troops from Antwerp to tlo
main army
Much more ls publithed ln
HUtI-h newspapers ot German
r,iuforrrmrntz than OF ncces-
sious tu the ntks 90 uuc allied
aTutcs
Mcauum, the German onen-
siNc is meeting just a. strenuous
an offensive from thc allied lril
which remains the most inn
purtant position, as 10 has been
throughout the ramraI-n
"ENeryR here our ground haa
been held and ut some points
ground has been gained is the
latest report rrou General Jonte
commander az the French army
on Operations iu this particular
field
The British war inforWutlon
hhreau is -phynE-hke as 90 cur
rent events. ConieniinE itself
with trying 90 amuse the nation
Win trhiai sideilshis having no
direct bearing on the campaign.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
Senator Thomas Reads Letter
Charging French Cruiser
With Outrage Committed
on American Ship.
FIVE GERMANS FORCED
TO SIGN PAROLE
Senator Stone Sounds Vlgor-
Gus Warning That Rights
of United States as Neutral
Nation Must Be Respected.


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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17

y The British cruiser Uud1uuf .
. cd vessel uf $500 tons, was .
. commanded, according q" Che
--latest British navy list by Licu .
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. an hour They c.Hl Irry 700
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
HiANN FIGHTING PROCEFDs
N CtnNAN MI-~I AI'ItfG 4

Paris nrt o, (1.t0 O. M The
HaNas aseneS has received dis
patch from barcelona saying that
travellers arriving a. Las Paimas in
the Canary Islands from Africa re-
port that thete has been heavy nght-
ms between German troops au6 Eng.
hsh and French troops IN kamerun.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
mediate Future Fortunes of
Opposing Armies Seem to
Rest Upon Result Of the
Struggle in Belgium.
INFORMATION BUREAU
SEEKS TO AMUSE NATION
WITH TRIVIAL NEWS.
Main Line in France Remains
Unchanged With Little
Prospect of Decisive Action
for Some Time TO Come.

London. Oct ~ t5;5s q. mi
The -tcam traWlcr NiaN. out "f
Grim~b,. ha- bccn blown up in
the North -,a by German minc.
Nine m,mbcr- ai the crew lo,t
their lives,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17

The travellers referred to n the
above dispatch must have aDhrd
Las Palmas hy steamer 40 date ui
this reported lighting b. giFen.
Dispatches from bordeaux last
month said thar French sunhost
had taken possession ~ Coco Reach.
iu Ksmerun. on September "a.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
IISHTIN1 oN COAST MONl.s
On 10 90 Nhiigk

RCrur n.t lf.tby wlrelessl -
Acooruing to announcement made n
Berlin to-day German troops un the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17
BERLIN REPORTS COLOSSAL STRUGGLE IN EASTERN WAR ZONE
ENGLAND EVENS SCORE AT SEA
WITH FOUR GERMAN DESTROYERS

London 73O Od The Secretary of the British admiralty that
British light Unud accompanied The torpedo boat dyer Lance
Legion and Loyal engaged four German torpedo boat db off the Dutch
this afternoon All of the German dstoyevs wec sunk
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-17

the German coious ct wcs, Egua-
torial Airiya
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-30
Mutual Film Corporation Pres
ident Contracts with Him
for Life Story.

N-Fw YORK, Mar. 3O-General
VIVA the famous Mexican general, Is
10 become a moving picture ACTOR n
the interest, of his cause. Harry n.
Aitken, president OF tne MuIu is;.5 I'M +,a
CORPORATION, who contracted with the
Constftutionalist leader for the excIu-
siva movie privilege with the rebel
army in the Mexican war, has just
returned from Juarez where ne Went
to sign another contract with the oolo
warrior.
Mutual Movie of many reels on The
life of General Francisco Villa" and
he succeeded in his mission. The
general himself will play the title
role and has already posed Tor the
preliminary pictures, showing him on
his own farm in Mexico.
az found General Villa said Mr..
Aitfen in the executive offices of the
Mutual at 71s West Twenty-third
street, New York City, "a very diff
ferent man from the uncouth bandit
he has been painted. He Is a serious,
dfEntfied man who conducts the al
fairs of his army in a systemaIiic anu q
orderly manner. which do credit TO q
much older and. more experienced
military man.
at seemed a pity to me that he
and his cause should be beltttled by
false impressions, so persuaded
MIN to snow the great AuASA4C6h puO
lie at least one-third of which sees
moving pictures. what he really IS
and was. how he came to be fighter
against Huerta regime and how he
is conducting his very successful cam
..This will be the greatest battle
picture ever put on, and Gen. Villa
will be shown on the field, directing
his soldiers, leading charge and
outlining his strategic plans.
las soon as had concluded my
ARRANGEMENTS with him at Juarez, /
wired to W. Christy Cabanne, one OF
our directors at the Los Angeles stu
do. where he has been most success
ful in the vtriIe portrayal of life in
the far West, to meet me and Gen.
villa there.
sHe began the work at once and
not only secured some great Aim OF
Gen. Villa, himself. but photographed
Maxfmo Castillo. now held at Fort
Bliss. and the colonel commanding
that post. Cen villa is most en-
thusfastFc about the pictute. It viii
be ready to be shown soon.
II was delighted with the keystone
studto ~ Los ANGELES. Is tsrone.iof
AZ F. :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-30
SERIAL OF VILLA
IN THE MOVIES"

the most complete in every way that
| ever saw. Mr.. Sennett is doing
wonderful work there. He is un-
uuestionably the greatest OF all COM
edy directors.
"Then the New York Motion Pic
ture Company's great studio at Eden
dale, or melville, as 1t is very prop
erIy called, is a marvellous develop
ment under that great general,
Thomas H. Ince, who has wrought
wonders with it since last visited
it.
80 you see 1 had the pleasure Of
visiting the three greatest directors
in moving pictures, and the three
best paid-Grif1th, Ince and Sennett,
not one of whom receives less than
100000 year.
Il never say anything like the way
Our Mutual Girl is going all over
the country. They are all crazy
about it. In dozens of places the re-
ceipts have gone up from fifty to two
hundred dollars a night because of
this feature. They are billing it like
a big Broadway musical comedy and
the best people everywhere are learn
ing through it to appreciate the
movies"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-30
And More Productive Activity
by Federal Commissioner
of Education.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. 30
While denying extreme statements
attributed to him, DR.. p. ". OIaxtcl1,
United States commissioner Of edu-
cation, iterates his belief in contin-
ued school activity OF some Kind In
summer months for most children.
THE schools should provide some
kind of instruction for the children
through what is now, in most cities.
"a long wasteful vacation declares
DR. Claxton. He points out that
school takes at most 900 hours a
year cut of 5 ITO walking hours
Stunning ten hours OF sleep for chill
dren every night, the average child
spends about 600 hours Ia school
and the remaining o,5H WAITING illl
hours out of school. Dr. Claxon sug-
gests that summer work last not
longer than four hours-from TO
s O'Clock to II or u. o'clock in the
According to- DR. eiaxton the
school of the future, both Ia summer
and winter, VIII give less time TO in
tensive school study Of the ordinary
type-probably about three hours:
and four or FIVE hours to productive
work slIpervfsed by the school, done
in shops. outdoor gardens, or In tho
with this kind of an organiza-
ton he declares. lit would be
very easy for children to do ordt-
nary school work three houra a day
six days In the week. through eleven
calendar months 81 the year, ana a.
the same time contribute largely TO
their own support by well directed
productive educational work. either
at home or in the school, thus max
ing IT possible for the great majority
of children to remain in school