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Rock Island Argus., 1914-05-20
Reaches 90 at Duluth.

Duluth. May 20.-Breaking all rec
ords for May, Duluth street thermom-
eters registered near the 80 mark yes
terday.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-05-20

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The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14

nations chief executive has suffered
unusual difficulties. In the two years
he has been in office he has been
confronted by wars and threatened
wars by the most serious industrial
troubles in the history Of the coun-
thy, and by numerous other condi-
tions of trying nature. He has
withstood them all But he gave
way at last, when the woman who
shared his troubles. private and pub
lie, through life. died.
We are sorry for him The whole
country is sorry for him. The presi-
dent Is a home loving man. He loved
his family. And it was quite nat
aral that when the most important
person in that family passed away
the head thereof should break down.
Mrs Wilson was beautiful char
acter. She was mother in every
The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14
OUR PRESIDENTS SORROW
(PueblO Chieftain)

Our nation is in mourning While
it may be not the custom nor the re-
quirement that the nation shall go
into actual mourning for the death
Of anyone other than the chief ex-
ecutiye, the people Of these United
States will mourn the loss of the first
lady OF the land. All the people ex
tend their sympathy to President
Wilson in this hour of sorrow over
the death of Mrs. Wilson
Surely President wilson has been
sorely tried. We confess our COM
plicity in the trials and tribulations
which have beset his brief term of
office. But aside from politics,
which are natural troubles facing
any occupant of the White house the
The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14
IN Holly 0uIY7Am.

sense of the word. The fact that
she was the wife of the president
Of the United States made no differ
ence The elevation OF her hus-
band to the highest office in the land
did not change her She was the
same in the White house as she was
in the cottage in Princeton. She
was a womanly woman at all times
and a mother. The glamor of life's
high station did not effect her love
OF home and children. Her atten-
tion to her home duties, to her hus-
band and to her children was the
same in the house of the president
of the United States that it was in
the modest home of the college pro-
fessor in the little town in New Jer
sey.
In the death of Mrs. Wilson the
president has lost the most valued
member of both his domestic and
official family. Mrs Wilson was an
adviser to the president. They coun-
seled together on many Of the i'm
portant subjects OF the nation as
well as they discussed domestic af-
fairs. She was in reality his help
mate.
May the president be comforted
in his hour of deepest sorrow.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14

Mrs. Kate Leininger and son, Jake.
and Miss Matte Nicholi, all o: Gsary
Okla, are guests at present at the
Fred Reed home expecting to remain
for some weeks. Mrs. Leininger is
the mother of Mrs. Reed.
Oil stoves, ovens, etc. at Pratt's.
All summer underwear going at
cost at Baker Bros.
FoR SALE-Honey.
5.tf J. A. Pierce.
The best line of groceries at
Pratt's.
Wholesale and retail ice cream
at the Holly Bakery.
Money to loan on city property.
Easy payments. j. P. Linville.
Mems 25c, 35c and SOC under.
shirts and drawers for l6c. 23c and
35c at Baker Bros.
D. A. Scranton, Syracuse, Kan,
is closing out a carload Of cultiva-
tors at cost. Call and see him.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14
B|PlANE FLIGHTS
TO Be GIVEN DAILY
Marvellous Aerial Stunts by Miss Kath-
crime Stinson, the First Woman
Aviator to Apper in Colorado.

The management Of the Prowers County Fair
at Lamar has gone to considerable expense in pro-
viding for daily aeroplane flights by Miss Stinson,
who is one OF the foremost women aviators Of
America She uses Wright Biplane and per.
forms most thrilling feats in the repertoire Of pro.
fessional aviators. She is the first woman to
make flight in Colorado and her performance
will be worth travelling miles to see
The Holly chieftain., 1914-08-14
DAIRYING INTERESTS

Special prominence will be given to dairy farm.
ing and the display of Holstein cattle will be the
largest and finest ever seen in the state.
The displays in all the live stock departments
will be complete
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
EARLY CLOSING OF SALOONS OF LONDON
 DECREASES CRIME

6Correspondence of Associated Press.)
 London, Dec. 22.-EarIy closing of the saloons has caused an enormou decrease in crimes of violence and dis order, according to Judge Robert Wallace, chairman of the London Ses- sions courts.
 in addressing the December grand jury, s'are so remarkable that they ought to be known. For instance the September grand jury had before 1t seventeen cases of aggravated assault and battery The II o'clock closing order was introduced, with the result that in October the number fell to five Then the closing hour was aI- tered to 10 o'clock and in November the cases fell to two while today, for the first time in the history of the eountryi, we have not a single case of this character toi deal with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
ARE BUSY
 SINCE WAR BEGAN

London. Dec. Since the outbreak of war tattooers have been particular 1y busy decorating the arms of Brit ish soldiers and sailors and many Bell gians with inscriptions.
 A favorite decoration is the English and Belgian flags with the words Death to the Germans or Down with the Germans underneath-the ebing largely patronized by Belgian and British soldiers. A bulldog stand ing by the Union Jack is also in great demand. Some sentimental Tommies have pictures of their girls or names of them inscribed on their arms. 9th CTS have the names of their regiments put in. One sailor is said to have the names of his wife and five children pricked on his arm.
 Many soldiers believe in tattooing as a sort of inocu1ation against fever while sailors believe the idea. is handed down from the time when hogging was in vogue. Then it was the practice to have a cross tattooed on the back which might save them when the time for punishment came.L One of the victims in the recent tfBu1wark'' disas- ter was identified by certain tattoo marks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
BIG SHELL SPOILS
 EXTRA FINE DINNER

eCorrespondenc of Associated Press
 Havre, Dee. 22.--A French officer writes his family in Normandy of the way he and his comrades fare in the trenches.
 eve lack nothing.'' he says ''F'or three days I have eaten delicious beef a la mode, which they brought me cold in a little pot. This have heat ed up in the trenches under a couple of candles. hanging the pot on a bayonet.
 ''Yesterday, brother officer, who was examining the German trenches with my field glasses, told me he could see the smoke of German bivouac in a little neck of woods be- hind their trenches. The inference was they were cooking dinner. Five minutes later, a shell from our 75 fell on the spot where we sighted the smoke, and the German pots. pans and food went scattering in the air, while two German cooks were chased into the canal, where we followed them with our rifle fire.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
ONLY GOOD NEWS FOR FRENCHMEN ON
 THE BATTLE FRONT

Paris, Dec. 22:-OnIy letters that are devoid of all gloomy news or utter ances are permitted to reach the hands Of French soldiers. This is in accord with an irrevocable rule of the military authorities. They also insist that all communications must De either unseaIed, or written en postcards. He
 One family complained that it had received letters from a son almost had not received a single word from home. Investigation showed that each one of the letters written by the boy's mother contained such words as ttdes- olation'' and ssdespair.''- She was told that her son was seeing enough des- olation at the front and did not need to hear about, the despair at home. The style Of the letters changed, and now they are arriving promptly.
 Cold Wea ther and the shipment of warm clothing and other comforts to the, soldiers tended to delay the de- livery of letters. The automobile club volunteered its services and hum dreds of automobiles carried pack ages to the trenches, until the Ger mans became aware of the arrange ment They captured ten motor cars filed with packages of heavy under wear, Jerseys, sweaters, tobacco, c1g- arettes, cigars, pipes and cigarette lighters. Some fond mothers sent pre- serves, cakes, cold chicken and pate tlo-fois-gras. One package that met with an accident en route was found to contain even a bottle of perfume.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
NCAPACITATED BY MINE, WORKMAN ASKS
 FOR COMPENSATION

London, Dec. 22.-A peculiar case was decided in the Grimsby, county court in a claim brought under the -workmen,s compensation act against. the owners Of the Grimsby trawIer, Kilmarnock, by John Risda4e, chief engineer of the vessel.
 The Kilmarnock left Grimsby on September ?, on fishing expedition. sighted some floating mines, and went in search of warship to warn naval vessels. In so doing, the KiImarnock struck a mine and blew up. The skipper and five men were killed, and John Risdale was so injured as to be totally inexperienced
 It was urged by the owners that Risdale could not recover compensa- tion as his injuries were caused by the vessel striking the mine of an en- enny at time when the vessel-by diverting it's course to act as a mes senger to the navy-had ceased to fol- low it's ordinary. occupation. The court upheld the defendants conten- tion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
LACK OF SHOES
 BRINGS HARDSHIPS

fCofrespondence Of Associated Press)
 Havre, Dec. 22.-Lack of shoes is causing 90 much suffering among the Belgian refugees. particularly among the women and children, that M. Schoe1lart, president of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium and head of the Belgian relief society of Havre, has issued an appeal on their behalf. This appeal is addressed es- pecialIy to Americans, since many let from them at the Belgian government plies are most needed.
 Women and children. whose cloth ing was left behind in the rush to es- cape have been the first care of M- SchoeI1arf. The able bodied men, es- pecially 1aborers and mechanics. have no trouble in getting work.
 The refugees have been spread pretty well over France in order to prevent congestion in the cities and to provide more opportunities for self support There remain about 5Oe in Havre. Edmond Vidal, who is in charge of the distribution of supplies, says that the discarded clothing he received is entirely inadequate. inde- pendent of the shoe question. Most of the refugees had worn out their shoes in walking before they reached France, he finds, and donations of clothing seldom includes shoes. Dur ing the icy weather of the past week, the relief quarters were packed with women begging for shoes for them selves and children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

lous situation with reference to Maf- sha1 French, who outranks him but whose army is under his general com mand. Now it appears that the delay of the government in making the nomination is due to the necessity of parliamentary approval.
 The Third Republic has never sup- pressed the grade of Marshal, but a law passed in 1875 provided that the number of .MarshaIs in the army, and their nomination, should be the ob- ject of special laws. The parliament will be called upon at the forthcon- ing session to regularize the situa- tion Otherwise when the French and English armies may be operating outside of French territory, the chief command would devolve upon Mar shaI French.
 Since the creation of the grade by Phillipe-Auguste in 1185 there have been only 324 Marshals of France The grade was suppressed by the re- volution and revived by Napoleon, carrying with it the title of Mon signor. To be Marshal of France it was then necessary to have won a pitched battle or to have taken two fortified towns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
AMBULANCE DOG HAS GREAT RECORD
 FOR SAVING LIVES

Berlin, Dec. 2.-More than twenty lives have already been saved by black collie dog belonging to an ann bulance corps on the East Prussian battlefield. In peace times, the animal is an humble watchdog in the railway station at Halle
 The dark winter nights and the snow make the work of finding the wounded especially difficult, but since the ambulance parties began using dogs in their search, few~ wounded men have been overlooked. The dogs carry a red cross on both sides of their collar. As soon as night comes generally the only time in which. the wounded can be searched for, the 1eashes are slipped and the dogs are sent across the battlefields. Instead Of barking when they find a wounded soldier. they bring back some article of the victims equipment as a cap helmet, or glove. They are then put on the leash and they lead the ambuz lance men to the spot where the wounded soldier lies. In this manner hundreds have been saved on the diff ferent battIefields.
 At first some of the animals lead the searchers to men already dead, but they learn with surprising rapidity to confne their attentions to the Iiv- ing.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
SHIPYARDS OF ENGLAND
 REPORTED TO, BE PUSHED

London, Dec. 22-The various ship building yards now are as busy as though there was no war.
 The loss Of many ships, due to be- ing bottled up or sunk, made freight rates high, creating an increased de- mand for new tonnage as well as has tened repairs on old or captured craft The repairing yards are full with or deps. anw new steamers are not being guaranteed for early delivery owing to pressure of work.
 A suggestion has been made by the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. ad- Yisory committee that some of the Austrian and German steamers now tied up in British harbons should be employed to relieve the present short age of tonnage, Merchants, especially in the coal trade are suffering incon- venience through this shortage, which was caused partly by their vessels be- ing requisitioned by then government and by delays and congestion at for eign ports. It is said the admiralty is seriously considering the proposal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
JASON'S LINES ARE REVELATION TO THE
 BRITISH ADMIRALTY

London, Dec. 22-The recent visit to Davenport of the United States col Her Jason, which came as a naval Santa Claus, has led to an unexpected result. According to one writer the visit may have other effects than the cenenting on friendship. This writer says:
 ''"The Davenport backyard people have taken stock of the Jason with frank admiration. She is so superior to anything that has yet been evolved for maintaining the coal supply Of our warships at sea that the United States Navy is pretty sure to find her visit f1attery."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

Germaray has sent call for 3,oOe,- 900 bales of cotton as fast as it can be shipped. This doesn't look like the predicted great slump in German mill consumption.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
TRENCH SOLDIER
 TELLS METHOD OF
 ADVANCING FRENCH

Paris, Decs 11-How trenches are dug and advances made in face of the enemy's fire are described by a French soldier in a letter to his par ents.
 sfWa have had plenty of work the past week. he said. sto gain a mere 200 yards on the enemy. We made three successive advances in rain, wind and hail. We are now only 50 yards from the German line with it's pits and networks of barbed wire. Our advance has cost us dearly, many poor comrades fell, dead or wounded, on the way.
 This is how we go to work, pre- ferabIy when the night promises to be dark or rainy. Artillery prepares the way in the afternoon, by a fierce bouabardmer1f As soon as night falls we move to the front line, and when the enemy's rifle and machine gun fire quiets, we take rifle in ono hand, a shovel or pick in the other, and move over tine flat ground, crawling along the our ston1achs At the com 1nand shalt!s. without rising and with our knapsAcks as a protection against the Whistling bullets, we dig ciesper- ately. It is remarkable how quickly hole may be dug when the bullets are kicking up the loose earth above your heads; many a poor chan drops before this is done. One cornrade ACAA " f5L A4A0 WILT d Ou1lGT through the eye. Next day, the body rolled in a muddy tent-c1oth and strapped to a pole, was borne by two friends into the neighhoring village.
 Once the soldiers have dug their Individual trenches, they must be con nected, but this work may be done more lefsureIy. Next, the entire trench is deepened, so that by morn ing we can stand up straight and aim comfortably over the crest at the line opposite. We must also burrow if tie caves to sleep in and tunnels com 1nun1eattng with the rear, and build gun posts to the front of the trench: :: then there is the work of putting out barbed wire entangle1nents, setting up tiTn npers and covering them over as a roof against artillery fire. It Is hard work, lifting and placing these tirnb- CTS. especially dragging them through o11r muddy little tunnels.
 In spite of rain and hail and wad- ing around in the mud, I don't get cold When I curl up in my hole in the ground and sleep. forget all the discomforts of my home.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
COUNTING FRENCH NUMBERS PROVES
 UNDOING OF SPY

{Correspondence of Associated Press.)
 Geneva, Dec. 22.-The story of how : a German spy braved and met death, as told by a French officer is pulp lished by the Journe1 de Geneve.
 When von Kluck's army was near Paris, a large number of artillery pieces were collected in the north of the capital to resist the attack. Early one morning the French colonel in command was shaving, when the sen- try entered his room saying an officer who had forgotten the password had pushed him aside and entered the ar fillery park. The officer declared he would return soon and said not to disturb the conmandant. After dis missing the sentry, the colonel, who had already his suspicious, hastily fin ished his toilet and walked out to the grounds where there were about a hundred guns of all ca.libre. There he met the stranger and asked him his regiment.
 You see by my uniform (which was new) belong to the military staff and I am attached to the head quarters at Paris he replied
 Well. let us count the pieces" the Frenchman said.
 sUn, deux. trois the spy started.
 1t1et us say it first, second, thfrd''
 The French officer had a purpose. It is a well known fact that sometimes a German, however well educated, has difficulty in pronouncing in French the words 'tvingt-neuvieIne" twenty ninth) without revealing his nation aIity. The two vss with the s.t'sbe- tween them prove a stumbling block. When the staff captain pronounced the words the colonel drew a revolver and ordered the sentry to arrest him.
 s.Send these things home to my par- ents. said the spy to the colonel. stI vill.s said the latter. Good -bye.'' both said. A few hours later the Ger man was shot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
ALPINE REGIMENTS
 FIGHT ON SKIS NOW

Geneva, Dec 22.-with the arrival of deep snow on the French German frontier, especially in Alsace-Lorraine and the Vosges, the Alpine regiments on both sides are now fighting on skis. The lChasseeurs Alpins, whose head quarters in peace time are at Champ nix and Gnerob1e are at home on skis <and can travel long distances without fatigue. Last winter aSwhoie regiment, fully equipped, climbed the Mont Blanc on skis, not a man falling out of the ranks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
TITLE or MARSHAL ONCE WON THROUGH
 NOTABLE VICTORY

Paris, Dec. 22-The decree issued at Bordeaux. Sept. 2g. fixing the sal arE of Marshal of France at 80, 900 francs. was supposed to have the ef- feet Of revfving that title, extinct since the death Of Marshal Conrobert in
 1ee5- It was also supposed that Gen. era1 Joffrs would be raised to that Nlsnity ia egaar to remedy hfs anoxna-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-14

coastrAiAsd way they have won cham
pionships.
There IL not an excuse for the Ath.
letics. They were whipped because
they lacked the nerve and hight They
had as many and even better chances
70 win a. did the Braves. but the
hghting spirit OF Stallings' men car
ried them through TO their amazing
victory,
The Athletics simply were caught
fat,footed: when they tried to get up
speed they were unable TO do so. and
ell the luck and breaks Of the game
ran for Boston. The Braves won one
game because StaIllEgs switched his
batting order. believing Mack would
send q left-handed pitcher against
them. In every case An the four
games save In the first, when Deal
happened to be the victim. the Braves
happened 70 have the producing hit
ters up when hits were needed. They
won the series by hits made after two
men were out. and II was Evers and
Gowdy who produced those hits.
Evers played the most wonderful
ball OF his career In this series. and
he and Maranville were the chief In
SEPARATION OF the Braves In their fight
.--tH. o'Day and c. Webb Murphy.
please note.)
Boston simply IL insane. and the en-
tire city Is busy laading the Braves.
The Athletics and most of the visi-
tors, including the. New Workers who
wanted the Athletics to win. are gone.
Personally. we feel rs did Tom Cos
tigan down home when he got word
that John l. sullivan had been
whipped. He read the Dispatch and
bet two to one II was wrong. The
next day he. read tye columns In his
favorite daily paper. and cut the odds
20 even money that John l. had won.
and he waited until he got the Police
Gazette . week later before he would
believe Il. lam waiting for the Po-
lice Gazette before admitting that tina
Athletics are whipped. ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-14
THE STAGE

In "E1slp Wanted" Jack LAit's COM
sdy drama Of the business world.
which comes to the Lyceum theater
next week. beginning with the usual
Sunday matinee. the problem OF the
girl-worker 10 set forth with start
ling vivtdness. Thh WIN be the first
Detroit appearance of this popular
succesA In the cast to be seen hare.
the Leading feminine role will be play
Cd by Ida st. Leon. Of Polly Of the
Circus" and Little Women" fame.
! The Midnight Girl" with Margaret
Romano and George MacFariane as
the principal singers In . large COM
pany Of well-known, clever sntsrtain-
err. viii be the attraction In the Gar.
rick, the week Of Oct 20.
b When Sam Bernard opens his en-
gASement In the Garrick theater. Mon
day evening, Oct. 10. he will be
greeted undoubtedly by q large
crowd of his admirers to see him In
THE Belle Of Bond Street" which had
Q long run In the Shubert theater.
New York last spring and In the
Adeiphi In London. this summer. The
comedy with music In q new version
Of Mr.. Bsrnard's earlier success. The
Girl from Kaye. II has been staged
by Jack Mason. who IL noted for his
lively chorus numbers. In the cast
are Mollie King. Florence Nugent