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Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
MASONS DEDICATE A TEMPLE
Magnificent Building in Washington
Formally Opened as Headquarters
Of the Southern Jurisdiction.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-In the pros
ence of Masons of prominence from
all parts of the United States and Can
ada. Sovereign Grand Commander
George Fleming Moore today dedicat-
ed the magnificent new housi' of the
temple of the supreme council of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite OF
Free Masons for the southern jurls.
diction of the United States.
The rites used were those of the
order originally prepared by the late
Sovereign Grand Commander Albert
Pike, and rearranged especially for
this occasion by Lieutenant Grand
Commander Charles e. Rosembaum.
The ceremonies took place at the
main approach to the temple and were
open to the public. Sovereign Grand
Commander Moore was the orator OF
the day. He was assisted by the
eight other leading officers Of the or.
der
The new temple is in the heart of
the fashionable Sixteenth street resi-
dental district and is an imposing
structure patterned after the Mauso'
leum of Halicarnassus
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
u. S. TO RANK SECOND
IN FIVE YEARS IF WILSON NAVAL
POLICY WINS-oUTLAY FOR
NEW SHIPS Is GREATEST
In World for Twelve Months, if Solons
pprove-TWo Dreadnoughts To
Be Foated In 1916.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-If Congress agrees to
the naval construction plan which
President Wilson intends to recon-
mend the annual increase in the
United States Navy will approximate,
for the first time, the annual construc-
ton of Great Britain in the period just
preceding the war. At the end of five
years the navy of the United States
will be second only to that Of Great
Britain, unless Germany has made far
greater advances during the war than
the information in possession of the
naval intelligence Office indicates.
The latest figures obtainable from Eu-
ropean nations are dated July /, 1914.
They show that the annual budgets Of
the principal nations at that time
were Great Britain $26000O,C0O,
France $123OOO,OO0, Germany $1l2,-
100000. At the same date the budget
for the United States, in round num-
bers, according to figures compiled by
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt, aggregated sl46,70O,0OO.
The best information obtainable at the
Navy Department shows that the
amounts set aside for new construc-
tion were: Great Britain SS4,O0O,OOO,
Germany s51,OOO,OOO, France $5S,OOO,-
OO0 United States $41,OO0,0O0.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
Cincinnati MARKETS

Wheat-No, . red S1.24G125, No. 8
S1199123, No. 4 $1.11d11S.
Corn-No. l white Csc, No. white
671s @6Sc, No. l yellow 6S1sc. No. 2
yellow 6S@6Shc, No. l mixed CSC, No.
2 mixed 671s@6Sc.
Oats-No. white 41h042kc.
standard white 39h@41Ikc, No. 3
white SS1a @39hc, No. 4 white $500
37lkc, No. mixed S7@9Sc, No. mix
ed S6637c, No. 4 mixed 33G35c.
Rye-No. 2 S1.02@104, No. 8 9Sc@
81, No. 4 92996c, sample 75GS5c.
Mill Feed-Bran S21, mixed feed
S22.5O@23, middlings. coarse S26, mid
dlings, fine S275OQ2S.
Hay-No. l timothy $20621, No.
S1S619, No. clover mixed $l5G16,
No. . $1Sd14, No. l clover S1S, No, .
S11.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
see, centralized creamery extras
29lsc, firsts 26c, seconds 23c, dairy
fancy 2llac, No. l packing stock l9c,
No. lie.
Eggs-Prime frsts 29c, frsts 26iac,
ordinary frsts 2SAc, seconds 19c.
Poultry-Broilers, . lbs and under
15c; fryers, over . lbs, 1Sc; roasting
1 lbs and over, 1Sc; fowls, Az lbs and
over, lac; 9ls lbs and over, 13c; under
3is lbs, lie; roosters, 10iac; ducks
white, lbs and over, 15i&c; white
under 3 lbs, 14lsc; colored, 1SGl4c;
hen turkeys. lbs and over, lSc; tom
turkeys, 10 lbs and over, 19c,
Cattle-Shippers $6@S, extra SSl5
9S.25: butcher steers, extra $7.25G
7.75. good to choice $667l5, common
to fair $4.5065.75; heifers, extra $685.
az, good to choice S606.75, common
to fair S4.95@575; COWS, extra S5.6J
d6.25. good to choice S45005.5O, com
mon to fair $S159415; Gamers S2.5C
| 03.5O
Buls-Bologna $5.25d6, extra S6.lt
| 66.25. fat bulls S6.25065O.
Calves-EXtra $l0.25Gi0,50, fair I,
good S1010, common and large SAL
| 6975. ...
Hogs-Seleeted heavy shippers $50
/ GS.65, good to choice packers ant
butchers SS,55dS.60, mixed packers
! $S.25GS,55, stays S5T7 common t,
choice heavy fat sows S6dI65, selec
mediums (16O-1S0 lbs) SS1O0S.25
light shippers $775@S,25, pigs III
lbs and less) S4.50@7.
Sheep-EXtra S5.75, good to choic
S5@5,65, common 10 fair SS@4.90.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
DEFEAT ANGLO-FRENCH
Berlin Reports All Attacks on
Western Front RepuIsed. ),
Capture Eleven Officers, GOO Men and
N Three Machine Guns in Cham
pagne District.

Berlin, Oct. 1S.-The repulse OF An.
glo-French attacks all along the battle
front in the western theater of war is
announced by the German war Office
in an official statement.
In the sector OF AuberiYe, In. Cham,
'pagns. she Germans captured II off,
GERS, 600 men and three machine guns.
The German success at Hartmanns-
weilerkopf in Upper Alsace resulted in
the capture of five French officers. 226
men, machine guns and 3 mine
throwers.
Attacks by the British near Yer.
melles, in Artois, and by the French
at Souain. lie Mesnil and Leintrey. in
the Vosges, were all repulsed.
The German army in the Vosges re.
PEELED an attempt of the enemy to
advance at SchratZmaennele.
Another Bulgarian army has invaded
Serbia near Negotin. the war Office an.
nounced.
Negotin is on the Danube near its
junction with the Timok.
More passes on the Serb-Bulgar
frontier have been taken by the Teu.
tons and their allies.
Further progress for the German
forces south of Semendria is reported
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
DEFENDS NEW SEAMEN'S LAW
RedfleId criticizes Pacific Mail Officers
for Saying It Forced Them
Out Of Bueiness.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-In letter to
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
just made public here, Secretary OF
Commerce Redileld makes a strong de.
fense of the new federal seamen's law
and severely criticizes the officers of
the Pacific Mail Steamship company
for the statement they made that that
company was forced out of business
by the provisions of the law.
Secretary Redield lays stress on the
fact that the officers of the steamship
company arrived at their decision to
sell the companys ships before the
commerce department had determined
how the provisions of the seamen's
law would be construed,
1T would appear. that others are
eager to pick up the mantle which the
Pacific Mail has set aside" his letter
starts. 81 am even inclined to think
II may be found that vessels under
the American flag will continue to
transport the products of American
manufacturers to the lands of the
Orient"
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
ANOTHER JOB FOR UNCLE SAM
United States Asked TO Look After
Interests Of Great Britain in
Bulgaria.

Washington, oct, 1S,-Sir Cecil Ar.
thur Sprlng.Rice, ambassador from
Great Britain, asked the United States,
through Secretary of State Lansing,
TO look after the interests of Great
Britain in Bulgaria. The ambassador
formally communicated to Secretary
Lansing the fact that Great Britain
had declared war upan Bulgaria. It
was announced that the United States
wodld take care of Great Brltain's in
tefests, as requested.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
SKULLS FRACTURED IN FIGHT.

FIT. Wayne, Ind-The most serious
trouble of the local street car strike,
which began three weeks ago, oc-
Cured when Raymond Tibbets, a
strikebreaker, and Theo Bruick, 15-
year-old boy, sustained fractured
skulls in a fight on street corner.
Tibbets struck the boy oversthe head
with an iron bar, and Brulck threw a
brick which cracked Tibbets' skull.
Tibbets then fired several shots from
a revolver, but no one was wounded
The other strikebreaker on Tibbets'
car said the assault on the boy was
unprovoked.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
WIND AND ToRRENTlAL RAINS

Dallas, Texas,-Damage, the total
amount of which probably will reach
into hundreds Of thousands of dollars,
resulted from the torrential rains and
high winds which swept North Texas
and South Oklahoma, according to re.
ports reaching here. The damage in
Atoka county, Oklahoma, was said to
be 100000, FNrther damage was re-
ported from ChickashaSokla., where a
railroad bridge was carried away, as
was also one at Bridgeport, Okla,
Wire communication is cut off.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
THRUST GERMANS
BACK II MILES
Russian Troops Continue Sue
cessful Attacks Against Teuton
Center Near PinSk.
MAY FORCE GENERAL RETREAT
Fighting About Dvinsk Turns Decis.
lively In Favor of the Russ, Where
the siberians Capture Enemy
Trenches, Is Report.

Petrograd, Oct 1S.-Russian troops
have thrust the German center north
OF Pinsk back II miles and are con.
tlnuing their successful attacks, ac-
cording to reports received here
Petrograd military experts predict
that the progress of the czar's forces
along the entire front from the Baltic
to Bukowina will force a general re.
treat by the Germans and compel
them to abandon the positions in
which they had expected to pass the
winter. The fighting about Dvinsk
has now turned decisively in favor
OF the Russians, war officials assert.
The attacks Of the Serbian troops re.
suited in the capture of German
trenches along front of half a
mile on Thursday. The attack was
preceded by a bombardment of "a
hours which threw three German di-
visions into confusion that rendered
them helpless before the bayonet at.
tack that followed. The official report
continues:
In the region west of Lake Obole
We carried by assault the village of
Gavrantsi and the cemetery north of
Stavareli farm.
HOn the Pripet, in the region of the
Village of Nobel, the enemy was
thrown back across the river.
~ Hurled Back to River.i
During an offensive movement in
the railway district west of Tarnopol
EAST .Galicia) the enemy was taken
on the flank and thrown back toward
the River Stripa with heavy losses.
On the night of the 18th the enemy
made the fourth attack of that day,
charging with bayonets upon our
Il; ts.e rsg45n Of the village oi
Laivoronka, on the Stripa, west of
Trembowla. The enemy was re.
pulsed by strong counter.attack and
retreated in complete disorder to his
trenches. In the same region the
enemy also adopted the offensive. Our
troops allowed him to approach with.
in a very short distance, and then de.
livered a vigorous counter-attack
again throwing him back toward the
Stripa.
On the Caucasian Front.
Caucasian front-All along the
front skirmishes between patrols and
advance guards are more frequent
The Turks everywhere have been re
pulsed by our fire. Northwest Ct
Melazghert, between the villages oI
Alfjordy and Skrech, the Turks fell
under our cross.fire. sustaining heavy
losses, and fleeing )ward Gopal
In Vastan pass, on the southern
side OF Lake Van, the Turks assumed
the offensive Wednesday morning. Oul
artillery reduced the Turkish guns t
silence. Profiting by the Turks hest
tation, our troops boldly delivered {
counter-attack and, after hot fighting
drove the disconnected Turks from the
pass, capturing two guns and somt
prisoners. The Turks left over 25t
dead on the field. Our losses were tri
fling"
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
WOOD FOR LIMBS IN DEMAND
War Causes Yellow Willow in Virginia
to Become Valuabe-ship Sew.
eral Carloads Daily.

Martinsburg, ". Va, Oct. 1S-As a
result of the large contracts for ar
tificial limbs placed in this country
by the allies, acres of yellow willow
in this section have become valuable.
While heretofore not a dollar I'd
been realized for the wood here, sew
eral carloads now leave daily for ar
tihcial limb plar'e in different parts
of the country.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
BULGARS AT tTARDA BRIDGE
Forty Thousand Begin Attack on
Railroad Running From salonikl
Into Serbia.

Athens, Greece, Oct. 1S.-Forty
thousand Bulgarian troops, with artil-
lery, are reported to have begun an
attack on the Itarda bridge, between
Valandovo, on the railroad running
from Saloniki into Serbia and How.
dovo. The point OF attack is about
twenty miles north of the Greek Dor.
der. The Bulgarians apparently are
attempting to cut railway communi.
cation and prevent the entents allies
from forwarding troops and supplies
for the assistance of the Serbians
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
CAR JUMPS TRACK; 5 KILLED
Union Pacific Gasoline Train Runs OF
a Bridge Near Randolph,
Kansas.

Kansas City Mo-, Oct, 1S.-A tele-
phone message from Randolph, Kan,
brings the report that large number
Of persons, probably Is or 20, were
killed BY the wrecking of Union, PA.
cilc motor car near that place. Five
bodies we're recovered from the wreck.
The car ran Off bridge, tho abutment
of which had been washed out by a
heavy rain.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
BANKERS BACK PLAGUE WAR
Illinois Association Pledges Support
to Bureaus Trying to Eradicate
Cattle Disease.

Joliet, ILL.,, Oct, lS.--The Illinois
Bankers association, in It's closing
sessions, adopted ,esolutiohU pledging
the support pt the Organization TO the
work of the Atato and federal bureaus
OF live stokk commissioners In at.
tempting td eradicate the foot'a" d.
mouth disea s.withln the state.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
MYSTERY IN GIRLS DEATH
Body of Anna Duda, Missing Since
October S, Found in a Chicago
Park Lagoon.

Chicago, Oct. 1S,-The body of Miss
Anna Duda, twenty-five years old
missing from her home since October
5, was taken from lagoon in Sher-
man park. A wound on her forehead
over her right eye and discolorations
on her face bespoke possibilities OF
Isnrder. The police started rigor.
GUS investigation.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
TRAVELS in FLYING BOAT.

Toronto, Ont.-Using a flying boat
Of the ordinary model, but changed
slightly to meet army requirements,
Thomas E. Macauley, of this city, Of
fetal trainer of Canadian military and
naval aviators, travelled a total dis
tance of 4421a miles in hours and 43
minutes. The territory covered was
from Toronto to Hamilton, across
Wake Ontario, a distance of 81 miles.
and each round TRIP was made in SO
minutes exactly. On five of the trips
Macauley carried two passengers with
him.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
TO Open ROAD TO
TANTINOpLE
High Berlin Official Says Ger
mans Will Be in Nish
October 23.
AMMUNITION FOR THE TURKS
Expects Serbian Resistance to Con.
tinue, but Says It Will Be Futile
Russia Not to Violate Roumanias
Neutrality, Petrograd Asserts.

Saloniki, Oct 18.-The Bulgarians
seized nine shiploads of munitions de-
scending the Danube destined for the
Russian army at Odessa and to be
forwarded by way of the Black sea.
Berlin, Oct 1S.-"By October 23
German troops will be in Nish and the
road to Constantinople will be open.
This will permit us to furnish our
Turkish allies with the ammunition
they need. The next step is plain.
The Anglo-French troops will be com.
PEELED to abandon their Dardapelles
campaign. This will free the Turk
ish army for operations in the eau
casus and on the Egyptian front"
These confident assertions were made
by high German official.
Serbian Resistance Futile.
by capturing Pozarevac," he con-
tinued, I'VE have opened the way for
our advance through the Moraga val
ley. OF course the Serbians will con-
tinue their resistance, but this will be
futile. The indecision of the Serbian
allies has left that nation to bear the
brunt. 1t is only another example of
the stupidity9which our enemies have
shown during the war.
Belgium was promised the support
of England and waited in vain for the
help that never came, though pledged
by secret treaty. Serbia was prom.
ised help. 1t came in the form of a
few British and French officers, fol
lowed by batteries Of little value.
1--WE shall be in Nish before the al
lied troops landed at Salonih, thus
violating Greek neutrality. are able
to reach Serbia in any considerable
numbers" ~
viii Not Violate Roumania.
Petrograd, Oct. 1S.-Russia has no
intention of violating Roumania's neu.
trality by sending troops through that
country. it was officially announced
here. The following statement was is
sued at the foreign office:
"The Wolff agency is circulating a
story that Russia intends to violats
the neutrality of Roumania in order
to attack Bulgaria. The fallacious
character of this assertion is obvious
The German maneuver is evidently
aimed at distracting the attention Of
Roumania from the danger threaten
ing her from Germany, who would not
scruple to violate Roumania's neutral
ity, either to establish communication
with Bulgaria or to try to enter Rus
sia by the south"
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
GERMANS SEIZE COTTON SHIP
Warshlp of Kaiser Captures Norwe.
uan Vessel Bound for Co.
penhagen.

Stockholm, Oct. 1S.-The Norwegian
steamship Tyr, loaded with cotton and
bound from Bergen. Norway, for Co.
penhagen, Denmark, was captured by
a German warship in the Cattegut, the
arm OF the North sea between Sweden
and Jutland
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21

Budapest, Oct. 18.-Greece has made
a strong demand upon Italy for the
evacuation OF the islands in the east.
ern Mediterranean occupied by Italy
after the ltalian-Turkish war.
London, Oct. 1S.-Two great armies,
one Austro.German and the other Bul.
garian, are sweeping through PROSTATE
Serbia to form junction near Kragu-
jevatz.
1t is reported from Bucharest that
the archives OF the Serb capital are
being removed from Nish. Both Mi
trovitza and Monastir have been men.
toned as the next capital.
News very disquieting to the en-
tente powers is coming out Of the Bal.
kans. King Constantine OF Greece is
said to have sent an autograph letter
to King Ferdinand OF Bulgaria bear
ing upon the future policy OF Greece in
Balkan affairs.
BuIuars Pouring Through.
England's declaration of war against
Bulgaria is expected to be followed by
a similar declaration on the part OF
France and possibly Italy. Such All
action is regarded as formal prelude
to active participation OF British and
French troops'in the hostilities in the
Balkan arena.
King George approved the proclama.
-tion az meeting of the privy council
Bulgar troops are pouring through
the mountain passes between Belo
gradchik and Krjazhevatz, supported
by ponderous Krupp guns furnished
by Germany.
Southwark from Belgrade and
through the Morava valley are sweep
ing the Austrians and Germans. The
German drive against Pozharevat.
(Passarwitz) having been successful
the Teutonic troops are now strug
Cling to gain possession of the Sert
forts defending the junction of the
railways from Belgrade and Semen
dria.
Germans See Victory.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen. tht
German conqueror OF Galicia, is at til,
front. He is surrounded by groul
of the most brilliant German army off
GERS that figured in the mighty often
sive against Russia.
Dispatches from Berlin bear tn,
most optimistic tone.
"The thunder of the Krupps alon!
the Danube is answering the insolenc,
of the entente powers" says one Ger
man newspaper.
Other papers in Berlin predict tina
the central powers are playing thei
master stroke in the Balkans and tina
1t may end the war.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
To the Democrats of the 9th Congress
SiOnal District:

the large appropriations made by
each Congress and apportion it in
an equitable way, that each year
a small Government building can
be had for some of these towns,
which up to this time have never
received anything.
The Ohio and Big Sandy Rivers
touch a number of. the counties
of our District, and several of
our best railroads connect with
navigation of these rivers in a
way that the entire District
would be benefited by the i'm
provements of these rivers and
out Of the large appropriation for
rivers made each Congress, l
hope to see that we get our pro-
portionate part, and if | go to
Congress | shall work for their
better improvement.
believe that more economy
should be used in the expenditure
Of the peoples money and that
some useless and expensive
Offices should be abolished, and
if elected, pledge myself to use
my best efforts for all reforms
that will save thepeoples' money
and use it where we can get the
best results for the people.
If elected to Congress l shall
favor such laws as are Just alike
to both Capital and labor, and
shall oppose with all the force
within me the enactment of any
law giving either an advantage
over the other. The captains of
industry or corporations shall re-
ceive from me no special favors
over the laborer before the forge
or the man behind the plow al
though the latter two may not be
there to advocate their cause, |
feel they will find in me an hon
est representative.
! am going to make a thorough
canvass and between now and
= next August make public speech
es all over this District and give
, you my views fully on all public
questions which Iadvocate in this
I statement and other necessary
i needs of the people,
e Ii nominated and elected l
1 pledge myself not to violate the
4 time honored custom of wanting
to serve more than three terms,
and not that many if it is to the
best interest OF the Democrat
$ Party.
, | intend to conduct my cam.
. paign on a high plane without
vituperation or personalities and
shall only try to show you why
you should nominate me for this
important office.
= Democrats who do not know
me personally will give me pleas.
ure by investigating my standing
3 as a man, a Democrat and as a
public official, and if you find |
1 am competent and worthy in
T. every way for this honorable po-
!. sition, shall be grateful for
! your support and influence.
y Very truly yours,
I j. w. RILEY.
+ Morehead, Ky.
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21

desire to announce that | am
a candidate for the nomination
for Congress from this District,
subject to the action of the Demo
.crats at the August Primary
1916.
1t is a long time until this
election, but on account Of the
District being SO large (now COM
posed of 10 counties) it is necess-
ary that I make my announce
ment early so as to give me
sufficient time to make a thor
ough canvass and see as many
voters as possible, which l be-
lieve should be done by a candi-
date for any public office.
If | am nominated and elected
| promise you that will faith
fully and honestly work for the
best interest of this District.
Out of the large appropriations
made by each Congress, | will
try to get our proportionate part
and see that it is equally distrib-
uted over the District.
l believe we are entitled tc
more efficient mail service
throughout this District, and es
pecially throughout the mountain
counties where we have very
poor service. Ibelieve the noun,
tain counties are entitled to Rura'
Mail Routes, and where RuraI
Deliveries cannot be had convent.
emily, that the small county
offices should have daily or tri.
weekly mails as a great number
of these small offices now only
get mails two times each week
Also | believe the Bluegrass.
Counties with their good road,
are entitled to a more EXTENDED
line of Rural Deliveries so as tt
reach almost all the people. If
am elected | pledge myself t
work for the betterment of tn
mail service throughout this Dis
trict.
There is now a great agitatio
throughout the whole country fC
better roads, which l am please
to see as nothing can bring MOI
prosperity and happiness, an
nothing is more beneficial to 4
the people, but it is almost in
possible to have a thorough Sy,
TEN of good roads, burdened a
we are now with State and Count
taxes, and | believe the Govern
ment should assist in buildin
and maintaining the road
throughout the whole country
i and l will if nominated and elect
A ed be for such laws as are neceS
i sary for Government aid to tn
s roads.
= We have a great number {
n n counties in this District with W
}. to-date small County seats, SUI
9 ported by Industrious, honestan
! good citizenship, and | believe
we get our proportionate part
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
villa Not Assasslnated.

nj Paso, Tex, Oct. lS.-oiilcial de-
nial of reports that Gen. Francisco
villa had been assasninated was is'
sued here by the military officials in
Juarez. They stated that Gen eral
villa is en- route to the border from
Casas Grandes. l....-,..-
Licking Valley courier., 1915-10-21
Aviator Falls 10 Death.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. is
Francisco Beltramo, while attempting
to loop the loop in an aeroplane here
today, fell to the ground and was
killed, E