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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
VISIT SIGNIFICANT
Oscar Straus Spends Several Hours
With Roosevelt.

Oyster 3 y, ~ Y. Sept. 14,-Oscar
Straus care to Sycamore Hill and
spent several hours with Colone!
Roosevelt. When asked if his visit
had anything to do with getting the
colonels aid in the peace measures
which Mr.. Straus is said to be under
taking, the latter replied, "Absolutel:
no."
In view of the recent conferences
which Mr.. Straus has had with for
eign ambassadors to this country and
with Secretary of State Bryan in
Washington and Colonel Roosevelt
friendship for the kaiser. Mr.. Straus'
meeting with Colonel Roosevelt Is rs,
earded as highly significant.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Soup Ststiors for Troops

When II train uf German soldiers ar
lives az II station the troops prepare
not soup for the next train and have it
on the platform ready for the new
corners. who then prepare soup for the
next. while the first proceed to the nrxr
stopping point. The German armies are
accompanied by II travelling printing
press for military proclamations anc
.equisition bonds and by official pho
:ographers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Irish Welcome Belgian Cardinal.

London, Sept. IA. Remarkable
scenes were witnessed outside West.
minister cathedral. From the balcony
of the cathedral Cardinal MERCER.
Drimate of Belgium and archbishop of
Malines. blessed a procession of Lon
don Irish men and women numbering
more than 10000. An address of wei.
come was read by Irish Nationalists,
to which the cardinal replied
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
FISHER.

K. e. Jackson, our hustling merchant,
was in Leitchfeld on business.
Thos. Frank and family visited rela
tives near Short creek this week.
Sam Kiper ana family visited rela
tives near Madrid.
Clay Gather and family visited rela
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
McQUADY ITEMS.

Mrs. Rhoda Wright left Tuesday for
California, where she will spend the
fall and winter with her sons.
Mrs. Abe Bryant and baby are at
Sample the guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Brumfeld.
School began here Monday with Miss
Ida MARI as principal and Mrs. Maria
Marshall assistant.
Mrs. Jesse Wilson, of Jacksonville.
Ill. is here the guest of relatives.
Supt. Joe Trent is in this neighbor-
hood visiting schools this week.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

my attention was first called to
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy as much as twelve years
ago. At that time was seriously i'll
with summer complaint. One dose of
this remedy checked the trouble"
writes Mrs. c. w. Florence, Rockfield,
Ind. For sale by all dealers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
A DICTIONARY
OF war IEklNS
Meaning Of Military Words
Y and Phrases.
GWEN IN CIVILIAN ENGLISH.


nor Units, Miscellaneous Terms.
"coverins Troops" expiained-Wha.
. Reconnaissance is-A Guide In
Reading the Days News.
In these days when all the talk Is
of things military the newspapers are
filed with martial terms that are
bound to puzzle the average layuian.
Here is a brief war dictionary" given
in the Albany knickerbocker Press:
Cavalry Squadron. $50 men. Regi-
ment. three squadrons and a machine
gun section. Brigade, three regiments;
when acting independently. horse ar
tillery and engineers are attached. Di.
vision. four cavalry brigades. two
horse artillery brigades. four field
troops of engineers. one signal squad.
ron. four signal troops. four cavalry
field ambulances. together with trans
port and train; this represents a total
of 9.302 officers and men. with 9.307
horses and number of motorcars, mo
tor tricycles and bicycles.
Artillery is composed as
follows: Horse artillery. six thirteen
pound guns. POS officers and men. Field
artillery. six eighteen-pounders, 2O3 Of
fcers and men. Howitzer. six five
Inch guns and 10l officers and men.
Heavy. four LONG toms and III Of
ficers and men. Garrison artillery, q
variable quantity. according to the
mr. fba ola nf fha Arfo
In the French army battery con-
sists Of four guns.
A brigade consists in the case of
horse artillery of two batteries and am
munition column tGIl officers and men
and 756 horses); in the case of field ar
tillery of three batteries and ammunt-
tion column 1913 men and 1873 horses);
lin the case Of field hOwitzer artillery. Of
three batteries and ammunition col.
hmn.
Flying corps-MisceIIansous Terms.
Aeroplane squadron, twelve aero
planes. Aeroplane and kite squadron.
two airships and two kites.
An airship battalion in the British
officers and nearly 300 men.
File. two men.
SectiOn.-Cavalry, four men; infantry,
one-eighth of company about thirty
mem.
Field ambulance, three sections" Of
medical corps.
Platoon. a quarter company of infan-
try.
Company Royal Engineers. Between
$50 and 200 army service corps. about
100.
Train. Indicates all the baggage and
impedimenta of an army which il not
carried with the first line transport.
Patrol. u accommodating cavalry de-
tachment containing anything from
two men to a squadron
Outpost may consist Of anything
from a company to ii big force of all
arms. Its duty is to ward off an enemy
long enough to allow the army in the
rear to make all its dispositions for de-
tense or attack.
Advance guard. usually one-sixth of
the main army
Column, force of any size on the
march.
Wing and flank. usually Interchange
able terms and denote the right and
left sides of an advancing line Of troops.
StrategIcal "A term used with refer
ence to the process by which the army
is brought into the theater Of opera
lions.
Tactical. - A term applied to the
movements Of troops when in actual
contact with the enemy,
Covering observation-disclosures.
A screen of troops Of all arms Is
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Claim Budget Figures Juaoled.

Columbus Sept. IA committee
of the city council will probe thc
charges that the figures in the budget
were jugIled after being approved
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
tives here this week.

lives mere THIS week.
Billie Frank was in Grayson county
this week.
Perry Dalton and Henry Clark are
doing carpenters work for John Hen
ringer, near Rolf, this week.
Success to the News.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
ALLEGED Murderer Captured.

Pittsburgh. Sept. 1.-THE allege"
murderer of Greensburg. the chant
feur, was arrested in Cleveland.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Cures Old Sores. other Remedies Went ssss

The worst cases. no matter of how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr..
Porter's Antiseptie Healing Oil. IL relieves
Pain aud Heals at the same time. 25e. DOC. SL0A
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
lnvigorating to the Pale and SickIy

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria .enriches the blood and builds up the sys.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-16
Observations OF the United
States weather bureau taken at
p. m. Sunday:

Weather Forecast.
Washington, Sept. 14.-lndica-
tions for tomorrow:
Ohio-Increasing cloudiness,
probably followed by showers.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
SISTER Of CHAS.
LUMLEY IS SHOT
BY HER HUSBAND
Man Commits Suicide, but Lady
viii Probably Live; Were
Known by Many Here.
Sentinel Special Service.

Eagle. Colo. April Ernest
Cornelius is dead and his wife is per-
haps fatally wounded from bullets
from the mans revolver fired We'd
nesday night. Cornelius shot his
wife, and turned the revolver on
himself. He died three hours later,
1t is understood that several at
tempts had been made by Cornelius
to kill his wife. and that he was una
Bile to find revolver to commit the
deed and had the weapon sent to
him. He is the proprietor of a
billiard hall. and is kell known all
over Eagle and Garfield counties and
in Aspen.
The bullet which struck Mrs. Cor
nelius entered near the right breast.
penetrated lung, passed entirely
through the body. and. strangely
enough, re-entered and lodged itself
in the flesh of her back. The sur
geons are unable to account for the
course of the missile.
Mrs. Cornelius is a sister to Chas.
s. Lumley of this city. While she
has never resided here. she is well
known to many local people Her
former home was in Aspen. Reports
received here today indicate that she
will recover.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
FROST PREDICTED
AGAIN TONIGHT

Forecaster E. s. Nichols in the
forecast for today predicts below
freezing temperature before morn
ing. The advertised frost for last
night failed TO come on schedule time
and 35 was the lowest temperature
reported in the valley.
Ranchers at Palisade are prepared
to smudge for peaches. but generally
over the valley the fruit is not far
enough along to he much injured by
an ordinary frost. Cloudy weather
tonight will make smudging unnec-
cessary. but ranchers in the upper
valley are preparing to light their
heaters If there is the slightest dan
seer of frost. The trees are loaded
with buds now and many fruit en-
perts say light frost would be help
fui rather than harmful.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
BLACK ORDERS
SALE OF UNION
TRADING LANDS
Trustee Ordered TO Close Out
Valuable Property 10 Salts
fy S32,475 Judgment.

The wind-up OF the affairs or the
deiunct Uuion Trading co. which
conducted farmers cooperative stores
Ia many Colorado cities was presaged
in an order made by Judge Black at
Montrose yesterday when he gave
Judgment for S32.4I5 in favor of Il.
g. George of Clifton. as trustee and
ordered the sale by the sheriff Of all
the real estate of the corporation.
The Judgment was obtained by Mr..
George as trustee for the stockhold-
ers to make good a note for $4,000
interest amounting to s6.975 from
November 1912. and an attorneys
Zee of $500.
The company has valuable proper
ty in Morgan. Delta, Montrose. Rio
Blanco. Garfield. Boulder. Weld. OF
cro and Mesa counties. The property
consists OF valuable lands, of leases
and store buildings, at an appraised
value of close to $4,000. The prop
erty in Mesa county is at Palisade
where the company owned fine
store building purchased from Jen-
klns and White.
The sheriff is ordered to sell all
this property as soon as possible and
the proceeds Will be used to liquidate
the Judgment OF s32.475 which is
one OF the largest ever granted in
this county.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, April 17.-Rose was
trembling with fright.
"Why did you shoot me?' asked
Mayor Mitchell.
Il won't say anything" the de-
mented man replied.
He first gave the name of Solos
chen. He was poorly dressed. He
said he had no home. Several ramb-
ling letters were found in his pock-
cts.
A bulletin, issued this afternoon,
said POLK was conscious and was
doing as well as could be expected.
At the crack of the revolver De-
tectiye George Neun leaped from the
car onto the shoulders of Rose and
bore him to the sidewalk. This pre-
vented him pulling the trigger the
second time Polk was saved from
falling by the mayor and carried into
the city hall basement, where first
aid was rendered. The would-be as
sassin was hustled into room ad-
joining the one where Polk was
treated.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
BUR[ES0N ASKED
To HELP FRUIT
GROWERS
Postmaster Walker Requests
Use Of Estimated Weight
on Fruit Shipments.

AT the request of Postmaster K. c.
Walker, Postmaster General Burle-
son is considering a proposal to es-
tablish an estimated weight in the
handling Of fruit packages for ship
ments by parcels pest This is con-
sidered mighty essential II the fruit
growers OF the valley are to secure
any benefit from the recently estab-
lished rates for handling fruit and
vegetables by mail.
Postmaster Walker in letter to
Washington pointed out the necessity
Tor either an estimated" weight to
be used in handling packages of fruit
as is used by the express companies,
or the establishment OF sub-station
at the depot, with q clerk in charge
to handle the rush during the fruit
season. Postmaster General Burleson
in letter received today says that
the request is unusual, and that prec-
edent is against granting it. but he
Is willing TO get Information that
may induce him to change his mind
The Grand Junction association and
the John II. Moore Fruit Co. have
been asked to prepare necessary sta
tistics to be sent to Washington.
At present the express compa n les
have an estimated weight of Is
pounds for early peaches, and 22
pounds for Elbertas. forty-five
pounds for pears and 80 pounds for
APPLES. Generally they weigh more.
Under the new scale of postal rates.
on some days two or three cars of
fruit will be shipped from the Grand
Junction postoffice. and to weigh
each package separately and stamp
1t would be physical impossibility.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
WILL FORM NEW
MESA DISTRICT

A new petition outlined by Supt.
A. Lee Hampton and now being
drawn up by the representatives OF
the Orchard Mesa school district VIII
be circulated for signatures in a snort
time. 1t will give Glade Park
strip of land down to the Montrose
branch railroad so as to include
mile or two of track, and Will sepa-
rate Orchard Mesa from the mountain
parks.
The petition when circulated and
signed will be granted by the super
intendent.
The dissatisfaction of the Glaoe
Park people over having to attend
school elections on Orchard Mesa mas
led the people of the lower distriGt u
ask for complete separation HOW
ever, their petition also asked LOT
portion of the Rhone district lying
south of the river. and did not CIV
Glade Park any share In the railroau
taxes. and for these reasons IL mas
been turned down by Mr.. Hampton:
An examination of the school as
trict maps of Mesa county Will con
vince any one that the boundaries are
largely determined by their relation
ship to railroad trackase. over N
Plateau the districts run tiny STRIPS
for miles in order to get siice OF
the railroad to assist them in paying
taxes.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
SALT LAKE ASKED
To HELP WORK ON
TRAIL THIS YEAR
Up TO Utah to Do at Least a POr.
tiOn Of the Work on Her
Own State Roads.

A 25O-word telegram was dis
patched at noon today to the Com
mercial Club of Salt Lake City, call
ing attention to the big fund raised
here to carry on the Midland Trail
work, and demanding that Utah do
her share in this work. The message
is given in full below and supple
mented by personal telegram to
VIII G. Farrell, secretary of the club.
from Secretary Antics. who is his
personal friend. Copies OF the tele-
gram were sent to to W. II. Ellison
in Salt Lake City, and to all the
town along the line where the trail
spirit is at its height.
The telegram reads as follows:
Commercial Club. Salt Lake City:
Last spring Utah agreed to build
and maintain the Midland Trail
highway from Green River to Cisco
and to the Colorado state line il Col
orado would meet you there. Colo
RADIO his fulfilled her contract; Utah
Is defaulting.
The Blue Book, Motor Age. Auto
mobile and hundreds of other peri
odicals and motor organizations are
demanding immediate Information of
road conditions through Grand juno
ton in 1914. preferring this route
over others because of its scenic pos
sibilities.
BY popular subscription we have
just raised 81 600 immediately avail
able for WORK ON the road from The
Utah line west to Cisco using the
old railroad grade Work begins
next week. Our engineers estimate
to build continuous road surface
and establish "a telpUhuup line to
Green River will require $4,000.
Will Salt Lake City match our sub
scriptions dollar for dollar or spend
as much money between Green River
and Cisco as we will spend between
the state line and Cisco and make
possible the only road west out of
Colorado for 1914. and the only
practical tourist route through Colo
RADIO and Utah any time.
All Colorado tourists via Midland
Trail must go through Salt Lake
City The Grand county road must
be put in condition and maintained.
We will do our part. What may we
DEPEND upon? Wire answer.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Learning that the advisory board
of the state highway commission is
now In Denver apportioning the
road money for the various counties.
a message was sent to Commissioner
Ehrhart urging them to give Mesa
county Il large sum for this springs
road work. This message was sup
plemented by another from the Mid
land Trail Association and from
Ben J. Snyder. as chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
MORE THAN $4,000
ALREADY RAISED

The finance committee of the Mid
land Trail this morning reported
more than $4,000 pledged in this
city and apparently their work is by
no means concluded. William Bu-
thorn. NJ. C. Ramsey and T. NJ. Ed
wards have been meeting the citi-
zens on the subject and report good
success.
I'VE meet the usual run of pikers
and poor folks and we respect the
latter The others are to be merely
expected" was their comment.
BY the end of the week the com
mittee exnects to have fully $4,000
with possibly more in sight during
the remainder of the month. Howard
Piatt expects to start q gang of men
to work Monday on the stretch OF
read between the state line and Bit
ter creek in Utah.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
All Night Trains
Delayed by Wreck

No. ! and both sections OF No. .
were delayed for eight hours yester-
day short distance above Pando,
where serious derailment of freight
train No. 81. westbound. block kaded
all traffic. The wreck happened yes
terday afternoon about 8 O'Clock. and
about a half dozen freight cars jump
ed the rails and tore up the track
for quite a distance. Several of them
rolled down the steep embankment.
The three passenger trains which
We're due here at | and 3 o'clock ar
rived this morning about $3.50. car
rying a tired and weary set of train
men and passengers.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
Man and Girl
Murdered and
Then Cremated
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Geddes. 5. D., April 1.-THE bod
les OF w. II. Menzie. manager of the
Farmers Lumber Yard, and his book
Keeper. Miss Blanche Signal, We're
found today in the ruins of the lum-
ber office which burned last night.
Both bodies were badly charred. ly-
ing side by side, face downward and
the feet of both wired together and
Miss Signals hands were wired be-
bind her with a wire on one of Men
zie's wrists the other end broken.
Both skulls were crushed with "A
claw hammer found near the bodies.
The victims Were last seen alive when
they went to the office al 80 last
night to do extra work The fire was
discovered at 1880.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
REHKUGLER PARDON
CASE BEFORE BOARD

The state board of pardons has
communicated with a number of the
witnesses In the Rehkugler murder
case during the past several days. and
asks them for a statement which Will
guide Governor Ammons and the
board in the extension of clemency.
Mrs. Rehkugler shot and killed Joe
Waters. a farm hand. employed by
her husband. on their Orchard Mesa
ranch. near the Lincoln school. The
crime occurred in November. 1912.
and she was convicted and sentenced
to the penitentiary for from five to
eight years, on Jan. 3. 1913.
Chris Rehkugler. her husband, has
been active in presenting the case,
and the board will probably take
some action at its next meeting.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
SPECIAL CHAMBER
MEETING SATURDAY

A special meeting of the board OF
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce will be held Saturday evening
at the rooms to consider the latest
developments in the Midland Trail
situation. Telegraphic responses are
expected from Denver. Salt Lake City
and intermediate points from mes
sal ges sent today and preparations for
the commencement of work Monday
on the road will also be made.
A brief meeting was held at noon
today to authorize. the commercial
club telegram.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
mitchell HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM ASSASSIN
Corporation Counsel Polk Ser
iOuSIy Injured by Bullet
Fired by Aged Man.
[By Associated Press. J

New York City, April IL
= A shot was fired at Mayor John
= Purroy Mitchell, just outside
= the city hall this afternoon.
= The bullet went wide by. and
. struck Corporation Counsel
. Polk in the Jaw, as the two,
. with Arthur Woods. the new
police commissioner. were en-
. tering an automobile. The shot
. was fired by an old man.
= The man. who was immediate
. ly overpowered, gave the name
= of David Rose. He is near 20,
= and gave evidence that he is
. mentally unbalanced
= The bullet penetrated Polk's
= jaw, knocking loose nearly all
. the front teeth. inflicting a seri-
= Gus. but not necessarily fatal,
. wound He was taken to
= hospital.
= Polk was hit by n bullet
= which was undoubtedly intend
= ed for me-" was Mitchel's COM
. ment. Attaches at the city hall
= said Rose had called several
. times to see the mayor, but, ow-
. ing to his queer action, he was
= not permitted to see him.
. Questioned by the mayor and
= a score of detectives, Rose de-
= clined to answer questions about
. himself. Two letters address
q ed 70 the mayor were found in
= the mans clothing.
= The shooting occurred at the
= Park Row entrance to the hall
y shortly after ] when the street
. WAS congested with hundreds of
. men and women who We're out
= for luncheon.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
WILSON REFUSES
SALUTE OFFERED
BY THE MEXICANS
Attempt Of Huerta to Preserve
Dignity Met by Stern De-
ndnd from Wilson.
IBy Associated Press. ]


Washington, ID. G.. April II.
. Dispatches from O'Shaughn- =,
= essy today diclosed that Huerta ,
= has again equivocated In the
. controversy over the arrest of 4
= the marines. Yesterday It was ,
= announced that he had agreed
= to the salute on condition that I
y II be returned. II was under /.
= stood that the United States I
= had no objection to returning I
. the salute as a matter of naval I
= courtesy to the Mexican nation, ,
. not to Huerta. Today's dis I
. patches, however. said that Z
. Huerta said he demanded that
. the salute be returned stimuli I
y taneously. gun for gun, which I
= American officials say would =
= destroy the value of the salute. I
= Administration officials said Z
. privately that President Wilson I
. was certain to reject Huerta's I
. latest proposition. The latest I
= development will cause the
y abandonment of any intention I
= to recall any of the ships of the I
= fleet headed for Tampico. Those I
= close to the administration eN- I
= pect that Wilson will now insist I
= on n complete apology and I
= salute in accordance with the Z
. American demands. Officials
= described Huerta' latest move
y 10 an act 70 preserve ais own
= dignity in the section of Mex
q leo which is still under his I
= control.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
Tourist Rush is
Just Beginning

The reduced tourist rates from
Denver and the east to the coast
states which went into effect the
18th of last March, and caused no
great rush for the west states at that
time have doubled and tripled the
westbound traffic in the last two or
three days The night trains have
been compelled to carry several ex-
ira sections, and No. 3 each morning
has had all that the regular equip
ment could carry.
This morning No. | was loaded to
the guards" with homeseekers and
tourists who are taking advantage
of the reduced rates. No. . was in
two sections of ten to dozen tourist
cars each.
The daily sentinel., 1914-04-17
w. r. Haines is
Named Manager
Of Elk's S Club

W r. Haines, one time owner of
the famous Haines orchards in the
lover valley was elected last evening
Of the Elk's temple building by the
beard OF managers. Mr.. Haines is
one OF the most prominent Elks in
the county, fine business man and
VIII continue the splendid reputa ton
already attained for the new build
ing.
Chas. Petrie also prominent Elk
was elected assistant manager at the
same time.