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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

County Clerk W. T. skinner has
two children sick with measles.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Mre Jas. T. Thompson has return
ed to Colorado City.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Plenty of both kinds OF oak wood
on hand. Phone 1884
JIM DAWSON
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Wall Paper at Warren Brothers

Bro. ]. II. Ellis was here Tuesday
from Route 4.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

W. W hamilton. ESQ. made a pro-
fessional trip to Amarillo last week
returning Sunday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Ike Boren went to his farm at Po-
lar Thursday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06
Mrs. Giles Connel Of Gail Is visit
ing Mrs. Geo. W. Harris

Mrs y. J Grayum is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Penick In Stamford.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Born. at winston, March ?, to Mr.
and Mrs. l.. c. Brooks. baby boy.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Mrs Lester stlmson has returned
from Post city.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Eat dinner with the Baptist ladies
March 18th.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Mrs. J. D. Norris is visiting rela-
tiyes In Roscoe.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

Wanted Hides and Produce.
], c. MILLER
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

We want your egg business.
G. NATION 4 son
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

We buy COW hides, dry or green.
c. NATION & son.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

The Signal and DaKas News ii.75.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

We buy COW hides. dry or green.
c. NATION a SON
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Wall Paper at Warren Brothers
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-03-06

wall Paper at Warren Brothers
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
GEN. CARRANZA RESENTS
BORDER Line ULTlMATUM
savs IF Americans Fire Across Bound
airy 1t Will Be Unfriendly Act
BIames Villa.

Vera Cruz, Mex, Dec. 15.-"If the
United States employs force to stop
the firing by Mexicans across the in
ternational boundary line at Naco, it
will be considered an unfriendly act.
Notwithstanding the friendly motives
cloaking the act"
In this manner General Carranza
made answer in statement to the
press to the formal notice served by
the United States on both Provisional
President Gutierrez and General Car
rama that unless such firing ceased,
force would be employed to protect
American territory.
At no time since the receipt OF Sec
rotary Bryan's note, in which atten-
ton was called to the repeated wound
ing and killing of residents OF the
town on the northern side of the line,
has General Carranza appeared per-
turbed, but he has had long confer
ences with those close to him and. IN
framing his reply, it is said, he mas
been careful not to let himself remain
in any uncertain light.
General Hill, who is commanding
the constituencies forces at Naco, is
on the defensive continued General
Carranza, land since his back was to
the line it is difficult to see how ne
could be responsible for the firing in
question. The fact is that Maytorena,s
men have been the attacking party
and there it appears reasonably clear
that they and only they, could have
been to blame.
Il remember similar instances at Ell
Paso, when the Maderista forces were
attacking there. In that case those
shot were, for the most part. the I'M
prudent and curious individuals who
flocked to witness the fighting as if it
had been a spectacular show, staged
for their benefit.
GAS to the use of force. of which Mr..
Bryan talks, that is something. the
gravity of which, I fear, he does not
kfully appreciate. He says it would not
mean an invasion of our territory nor
a violation of our national sovereignty.
1t would. And, moreover, it would GER
tainly be an act directly against the
constitutionalists. who now hold the
town, and in favor of the Villa forces,
who would be left free to continue
their operations. 1t would be simply
tying General Hills hands and leav-
ing Maytorena free.
II sincerely hope that the good
friendship of the American people to-
ward the Mexican people will pre-
vent the consummation of Secretary
Bryan's threat"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
LITTLE CHANGE IN POLAND
Operations Continue, but Neither
Army Has Recently Achieved
Victory of Importance.

London, Dec. 15.-The main issue in
the eastern theater of war-whether
the German and Austrian armies, by
the German operations in northern and
central Poland and the Austrian adj
vance across the Carpathians, will
shake the Russian grip from the
Przemysl and Cracow fortresses-re-
mains unchanged.
The Austrians announced the impor-
tant point Ct Dukla, to the north of the
Carpathians, on line south of
Przemysl and Cracow.
The Germans claim a distinct gain
in their position in northern Poland,
although they are not believed to be
as near Warsaw as the report last
week indicated. On the other hand,
the Russians announced strategic
realignment of their forces in that
field which strengthens their position.
German and Austrian Reports.
Amsterdam, Dec. 14.-Vienna made
the following announcement this after
noon, according to dispatch received
here: "The pursuit of the Russians
in western Galicia continues. AS a re-
suit of encounters of a more or less
serious nature we have won ground
in a northerly direction. Dukla is
again in our possession. Our columns,
advancing through the Carpathians,
captured on Saturday 5000 prisoners
and ten machine guns
Berlin, Dec. 14.-An official commu
nication issued today by the German
army headquarters says: "I'rom east
and southern Poland ther> IS nothing
to report In northern Poland our op-
erations are taking their normal
course"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18

Rinderpest, which has decimated the
carabao in the Philippines for many
years in spite of energetic quarantine
measures, will probably be stamped
out entirely before long, if the new
plan under consideration of immuniz-
ing the cattle against the disease
should prove successful. An official
test recently made on 5000 animals
proves that permanent immunity can
be attained by simple process, at Il
cost of not more than SO cents head.
and with a loss of less than one per
cent of the animals treated. 1t Is
estimated that all the cattle in the in
fected provinces could be immuniZed
in two or three years at a total cost
of not more than 100000, which is
shout half what the government now
spends each year for quarantine, while
$4,000 would insure owners against
loss by the immunizing process. A
further expense Of $4,000 a year would
provide for the incubation OF all young
stock and imported cattle.-Scientific
American.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
MAY BRING ITALY INTO WAR
Turkish Invasion of italian Consulate
Met With Demands for I'M
mediate Reparation.

Rome, Dec. 14.-Baron Sonnino,
minister of foreign affairs, has de-
manded immediate reparation by Tur-
key for the incident at Hodeida, a sea-
port town in Arabia on the Red sea,
where Turks invaded the Italian con-
sulate and dragged out the British
consul general who had taken refuge
there.
To back up it's demand the govern
ment has dispatched the armored
cruiser Marco Polo to Hodeida.
Minister Sonnino told the chamber
of deputies that the incident occurred
on November II, but only became
known on November 20 at Massowa,
from where the Italian coast guard
vessel Giuliana was sent to Hodeida.
A full report of the incident was re.
ceived by the foreign Office by wire
less on December 8, since which time
communications have been inter-
rupted.
England Joirs in Demand.
The foreign office, on receipt of the
report, Immediately informed England,
Baron Sonnino said, and Simultaneous
ly demanded explanations from TuT-
key. Hodeida, however, is completely
isolated. and communication between
it and Constantinople is cut off, Moth
ing is known of the incident there
fore at Constantinople.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
DARING RAID BY SUBMARINE
British Commander Evades Mines in
Dardanelles and Sinks Turk
ish Eatteship.

London, Dec. ia communication
issued by the official bureau today an
nounced that the Turkish battleship
Messudieh had been torpedoed by a
British submarine.
The statement follows:
Yesterday submarine B II. in
charge of Lieut.. Commander Norman
B. Holbrook of the royal navy, entered
the Dardanelles and in spite of the
difficult current dived under five rows
of mines and torpedoed the Turkish
battleship Messudieh, which was
guarding the mine fields.
Although pursued by gunfire and
torpedo boats, the B II returned safely
after being submerged, on one occa-
sion, for nine hours.
when last seen the Messudieh was
sinking by the stern"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18

London. Dec. 15.-The Servians aft
er a fierce battle have reoccupied Bel
grade, according to Nish dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company.
I This news of failure OF the second
Austrian invasion of Servia is the most
striking development of recent prog
ress in the war.
The Servian announcement of the
reoccupation of the capital is given
further weight by the official state
ment of the Austrian army staff in
Vienna The statement admitted
general retirement OF the Austrian
forces in Servia. 1t is believed here
that the Austrian admission of a de-
feat was made in preparation for
later announcement of the evacuation
of Belgrade by the Austrian forces.
The failure to hold Belgrade is re-
garded by military experts here as a
final collapse of the Austrian effort to
gain a permanent foothold in Servia.
Defeat Admitted by Austria.
Amsterdam, Dec. ia dispatch
from Vienna says the Austrians admit
defeat at the hands of the Servians
in an official communication issued to-
day. This communication follows:
Our offensive movement, directed
in a southeasterly direction from the
River Drina encountered southeast of
Valjevo greatly superior force Of the
enemy. Our advance had not merely
to be stopped, out we were compelled
also to make more extended retire
ments of our troops, which for many
weeks have fought obstinately and
brilliantly, but with many losses.
Against this we may place the occu-
patton of Belgrade. A new decision
and measures consequently will be
taken. which will serve to repel the
enemy.
This Encouragement of our forces
has been represented as a decided
Servian success. Servian reports OF
our losses. are UNNECESSARILY exag-
gerated."
French Report of Serb Victory.
Paris, Dec. 15.-The French officia.
communication given out in Paris this
afternoon says OF the Servlan cam
paign:
During the days of December 10,
II, and IL the Austrians continued to
retire along the entire front During
their retreat the Austrians abandoned
many trophies of war. From the time
the Servians resumed the offensive, up
to December II inclusive, the number
of prisoners made by the Servians
reaches $4,000. The Servians captured
IA cannons and "A machine guns.
After two days of fighting Montene-
grin forces have captured Vishnegrad
and driven the Austrians back to the
other side of the River Drina"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18

to the north In tins Woevre district
the French captured a trench and re-
pulsed two counter-attacks.
The advance of the French line into
Alsace has brought it to a point north
of Altkirch, and about ten miles to the
east of the frontier.
French Repulsed, Berlin Says.
Berlin, by wireless to London, Dec.
15.-An official communication issued
today by the German army headquar-
ters says: Light attacks by the
French on parts of our positions be-
tween the River Mouse and the Vosges
mountains were easily repulsed. 9th
erwise there is nothing of Importance
to report from the western theater
of the war"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
UNCLE SAM BUSHES TROOPS
Action Follows Report From Comman.
der of u. s. Forces on
the Frontier.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Orders were
Issued by Secretary of War Garrison
after cabinet meeting today that
three regiments of infantry. and three
batteries of artillery, aggregating $500
men, be sent at once to reinforce Gen.
Bliss at Naco.
When high official was asked the
purpose of sending these troops he re-
piled: well, they are not going fish
Ing"
Two significant facts relating to the
hurry orders of today are these:
Answer to Carranza.
First, that the order for the addi-
tional troops followed the Carranza
statement to Secretary Bryan yester-
day that any use of force by the I'm
tied States, such as firing across the
border, would be regarded as a hos
tile act
Second, that the troops which are
being hurried to Naco will make the
United States forces equal to the COM
bined forces of Gen. Maytorena, in
command for Villa, and Gen. Hill,
within the town, in command for Car
tanza.
There will be 5000 soldiers on each
side of the line.
The troops which have been desig-
mated to go to Naco are the following:
The Eleventh, Eighteenth and TWEEN.
ty-second regiments of infantry now
at Texas City and Batteries A, B and
C of the Fifth field artillery stationed
at Fort Sill, Okla.
Twelve Machine Guns.
Orders went out little after
o'clock to Gen. Thomas r. Davis, who
will command the reinforcements, TO
have the troops fully equipped with
ten days supplies at least They are
to carry searchlights and twelve ma
chine guns, and, it should be noted,
batteries A and B are commands
which carry howitzers for long range
firing
The official information is that Gen.
Maytorena's forces MI lber $500 and
that Gen. Hills forces number from
1900 to 1900 and that each of these
generals is fairly well provided with
artillery.
1t is estimated that Gen. Bliss has
with him now cavalry and artillery to
the number of 1900 men.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
SUFFERING in Poland.

London, Dec. 14.-Poland is fast be-
coming another Belgium in point of
suffering while the German and Rus
sian armies drive each other back and
forth, occupy and reoccupy cities and
villages, and infiict on the inhabitants
bombardments similar to those suf-
fered in Belgium and northern France.
More than 500 Polish towns have
been ruined. according to various &C.
counts from the correspondents. Each
army accuses the other of looting and
cruelty. The fight of the civilians
from Lodz was one Of the most tragic
episodes of the war, while one CORE
spondent pictures the fate of Kalisz
as repetition Of Louvain, with the
slaughter Of 400 civilians and the
sacking of the city.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18

Commenting on the railways de-
mand for higher rates, President Rea
Of the Pennsylvania told the following
story to Washington Star reporter:
"You can't raise much on these
stony hills, I reckon?" said an angler
to Pike county farmer.
"Oh, yes, stranger, we generally get
fine crops" the farmer replied.
But you don't raise much grain"
Sure we do. We raise sight or
barley. | don't know what we Pike
county farmers would do If it wasn't
for our barley crops"
What do you get for the stuff"
"Oh, we don't sell grain of It,"
Feed it to your stock?"
You don't catch us wasting barley
like that"
well, what do you do with it,
them"
why, we save every grain Of it for
seed"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
INSULTS NOBLE GAME.
eRENCHMAN ACTUALLY DARES
re RiD!cuLE GOLF.
Devotees of "Billiards on the Green
TURF Musts Think of Something
In the Nature of Fitting
Punishment.

1--WE see on the green countryside
during the warm days OF summer per-
spring creatures, flushed and un-
kempt, armed with long-handled clubs,
striking the ground with frenzy, as If
they wished to discover rare stones or
precious metals. 1t is golfers at
work"
Thus writes a contributor to the
Paris Journal in giving what he calls
Guide du Golf" He explains some of
the peculiarities of the game. First.
with regard to the ground. Amy
ground will do, so long as it is not
level. Having found your ground, you
then take great care to fill up all the
natural holes in it. Having done so.
you make number of artificial holess
which are all of a fixed shape and
depth-the more these holes resemble
natural holes the better they are.
Golf is the direct descendant Of a
now questionable sport known as
stonebreaking, which consists of break.
ing the stones on roads with the aid
of a long hammer. The essential diff
ference is that the golfers do not wear
wire spectacles like their ancestors,
the stonebreakers.
"The stones have been replaced by a
small india rubber ball, which lasts
much longer, being unbreakable.
"The problem is to make this ball GO
into the holes on the golf course with
OUT touching it with the hands. That
would be much too easy. To push it.
toward the holes you use a wooden
stick with an iron butt, very incOn-
veniently shaped sc as to make the.
problem as complicated as possible
This stick is called club, and it's num-
Der is legion, since it is the correct
thing to change the club between each.
stroke, just as you change forks be-
tween each course. The collection OF
clubs, contained in an umbrella case, is
carried behind the line of fire by
youngster known as a caddy. The
player having chosen with great care
| from among his clubs one which is
| likely to make a successful stroke,
| fOurishes it with both hands, strikes
and misses the bait. There are two
ways of missing tbs ball-one by using
too much force and the other by not
using enough. The stroke with too
much force behind it is the easier; it
consists in striking the earth a few
seet behind the ball without touching
it. When this stroke is we'll done it
sends into the air shower Of earth
and turf after the style Of a fireworks
display, with very elegant effect. The
hit which misses is more delicate to-
achieve. In this case it is necessary
that your club, after vigorous -four
lsh, should make straight for the ball,
sass it without touching it, and return
ny the impetus given it to strike the
player on the back of the head.
This is how l found golf played,
and I have studied it number OF
years."
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
FIGHT IN ALSACE
WON BY GERMANS
FRENCH ARE DRIVEN FROM
STRONG POSITIONS AFTER
HARD FIGHT
PARIS MAKES ADMISSION
Allies Said to Have Made Gains a
Ypres, Securing Foothoids
in Strategic
Territory.

Parls, Dec. 16.-The French troons
operating against Muehlhausen in All.
SAGE were forced to retreat before su-
perlor German strength, the foe com.
Ing In great numbers from Uffhatz
strong position, two miles distant The
French lost the position in front of
Stelnbach after severe fighting.
In the north French and Belgian
troops drove forward from Nieuport
following a heavy bombardment bv
the British squadron and the French
guns of the German artillery positions
from which the kaiser's guns had been
Smelling the town of Oost-Dunkirk and
succeeded in establishing themselves
on line three miles long, one mile
east OF the User This is the first
general advance made by the allies on
thls northern extremity of the Elan
ders front.
Make Gain at Ypres.
simultaneously the British, aided by
French reinforcements, conducted a
successful drive against three German
positions to the south of Ypres. gain
ing at one place more than $40 yards
OF ground and at others securing firm
tootholds in mutually. coveted strate-
gic territory
The Germans are bitterly contesting
the French advance against Muehl-
hausen, where the fighting is on Ger
man territory and the official state
ment of the French war office admits
check in front of Steinbach. The
statement asserts, however, that
though the German infantrymen
gained a foothold in this region, the
French still maintain their positions
on the heights which dominate Stein
bach The advance here has reached
to within twenty miles of Muehlhau-
sen, short distance east of the line
held by the French in their invasion
of Alsace in August.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
ECONOMY POLICY
IS MAINTAINED
Big Appropriation Bill Is Trimmed
to Minimum.
MILLION TO FIGHT DISEASE
Legislative, Executive and judicial
Bill Cut All Down Line by
House Committee-Farm
Census Provided For.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The "econo-
my policy" of the administration is
maintained in the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill re-
ported to the house by the appropria.
lions committee on Monday. The es-
Inmates are cut consistently all down
the line.
The senate passed bill appropriat.
ing $1,00O,000 for eradication of the
foot-and-mouth disease.
Although the bill carries $2,285, 10o
for an agricultural census. an item
not in last years measure, the total
reported is not greatly above that OF
last session.
Including the allowance for the cen
sus, the bill carries $38,744,733.50, a
cut of approximately $1,982,0OO in the
estimates submitted. The amount ap-
propriated last year was $37,6z5, 1883.
mo salaries are increased and but
very few additional employments are
provided for in any of the departments
of the government" says the report
filed by Representative Johnson OF
South Carolina, chairman of the SUBJ
committee which framed the bill.
The committee also economical
bit at it's own expense. 1t inserted a
legislative rider providing that here
after members of congress shall re
ceive only five cents per mile going to
and returning from the sessions. The
present allowance is 20 cents per mile
each way.
Reductions in the force of the pen
sion office and the post office depart
ment are the pricipal salary saving
items in the bill.
These reductions, however, are
more than offset by the provision for
the employment of 1000 Temporary
clerks to aid in tabulating the agri'
cultural census.
Secretary Redfields estimates for
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce were cut. He asked $780,,
coo for promotion and developments
of foreign commerce" but receives
only $4,000. The item for investigat
ing cost of production was cut from
$4,000 to $4,000; that for promot
ing commerce with Central and South
America was reduced from 100000 to
$4,000 and the estimate of $4,000 tC
father statistics of internal commerce
was lowered.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
HusTiNG WINS SENATE SEAT.
Supreme Court Of Wisconsin Ends
Election Contest.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 14.-The state
supreme court on Friday decided that
Paul o. Husting, Democrat, had been
elected to the United States senate
over Gov. F. E. McGovern, Republican.
McGovern had demanded recount in
three counties. Husting led on the
face of the returns by about one thou
sand one hundred votes, and appealed
to the supreme court to end the con-
test. McGovern probably will appeal
to the United States senate for a re-
count.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
Northern Rulers to Meet.

Copenhagen, Dec. 14.-By invita-
ton of King Gustav of Sweden, King
Haakon of Norway and King Frederik
of Denmark will visit him at Malmo.
southern Sweden, next Friday and
Saturday. The three kings will be
accom- panied by their ministers of for
eign affairs and secretaries, and will
discuss affairs Of common interest
which have arisen as a result of the
war, and especially measures for help
ing the economical situation in Scandi-
navia.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-12-18
ALLIED TROOPS IN ADVANCE?
French Report Successes-serltn Says
Enemy Was Repulsed at I'll
Points,

London, Dec. 15.-The steady ad-
vance of the allied troops in Belgium
continues. A French contingent CO.
operating with the British have pushed
the Germans back along the Ypres
canal and to the west of Hollebexe.
The kaiser's forces are putting up
stubborn defense. however, making
several counter-attacks. which have
been repulsed.
From this point to Alsace there is
comparative quiet. In the Meuse Ger.
man batteries are said to be moving