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The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
AVEZZANA CITY OF DEAD
Of 10000 Inhabitants Only Fifty In. jured Remain-king and Soldiers Hurry to Aid of the Stricken Inhab. itants in Quake Region,

Rcme, Jan. fl The total of d atn an injured ia the great earthquake
 that has swept over southern Italy has not yet been made up. but all adyices reaching Rome indicate the ever growing extent of the disaster Towns with thousands of inhabi- tants have been oyerthrown and from some Of these come details which
 show an immense loss of life. The estimates ran tonight from 25,o0o 10 .5o0o0 dead and Injured. and yet there are several sections. which uuIou6t- od'y felt the earthquake in full meas lure rom which no estimates can be obtained
 In the ancient territory Of Narsi. which includes Ayezzano. the vic- tims are placed al 2o0oo Only a
 small majority is left of the inhabi- ia it's Of Ayezzano who numbered apl oMmately 10000 Fifteen other
 towns and villages in that section
 have been laid waste King Victor Emmanuel is on the scene at Ayez. .zano and 3o.o90 soldiers have be n sdesratched TO the various cent rs Eghere the force of the disturbance was greatest
 Italy as a nation has arisen again
 10 give succor as she did at the time
 of the Mesila earthquake six years
 ago, GO those who have fallen in this latest catastrophe from which the country has suffered
 While the greater part of the dan
 age was done by the first earthquake
 which occurred W ednosday morning
 there has been at least enc severe
 shock since then. which resulted ia
 the collapse of many of the structures
 which escaped.tae first. and it is es
 timated that more than one hundred
 shocks, for the most part of a minor
 nature. occurred during the 2t hours
 after the disaster
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
WANTED TO RIDE WARSHlP.

Washington Jan li- Secretary Daniels today wrote to d little boy and girl of Corvallis. Ore, telling them hew sas orry he could not grant their request that the school children of Oregon be permitted to make the voyage through the Panama canal on the famous old battleship bearing taeir states name Mr. Daniels said that as the Oregon was built to carry ouly 900 men. it would be impossible for her to take care of the 1S7o00 young people in the states schools.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
MINERS ON TRIAL.

Greenwood, Ark, Jan. 14.-Witlin two hours after the case was called a jury procured today to try James Standard and Bee Trout, charged with the deaths of two mine guards during the uoting in the Prairie Creek coal mine district last sum- mer. The opposing statements were completed before the court adjourned.
 Counsel for the defense made it known tonight that the defense would be an alibi.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
PIPE LINE CHARTERED.

Topeka Kan. Jan. 14-The Prairie Pipe Line Company, a corporation with capital of $27O00,O00, orgal- ized to take over the transportation property of the Prairie Oll and Gas Company, was granted charter by the Kansas charter board today The Prairie oil and Gas Company will remain the producing company. The incorporators of the new company are w F. Gates. C. H. Kaunz F. NJ. Wilhelm and R. G. Hare of Inde. pendence Kan, and George Coyle of Tulsa. Okla.
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Mobilization Completed.

Petrosra !. Jan. 1t-The following official statement was given out here tonight:
 The minister of finance declares that completion of the mobilization has made possible the gradual re- storation of freight traffic on the railroads of the country The traffic in November 1914 was ouly g per cent less than in November, 1913.
 The rostponement of the payment of debts which reached maturity and the various financial restrictions i'm, posed, caused considerable comm r. cial difficulties during the iirs weeks of the war The situation however. soon became better and the unfavorable effect of the war upon commerce is becoming less and less, thanks to the measures for aiding credit and restoring merchandise traffic on the railways
 Unemployment in the various in. dustries is not noticeable, except ip the regions where the war is in prog ress. Except in the small portion of the Russian territory occupied by the enemy industry shows no important slackening.
 This comparatively favorable showing is due, il the first place, to the greater productivity of labor fol. lowing the cessation of the sale of spirits. Productivity has increased from, oO to EA nor cont ond +bfa T., , large extent, makes up for the short age of labor consequent upon caling of the workers to the colors'
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
MEXICAN GENERALS SQUABBLE.

CaleNico. Cal, Jan. 14.-Gen Jose Leyya. armed with an order from General Villa 10 succeed Col Esteban Cantu, as military leader of Lower Ca ifornia, made a demand on Cantu today at MeMcali, just across the bor- der, for his office
 Cantu refused to recognize the or der, because he said Minister of War RoLles at Mexico City had authorized him to continue in command Ca1tu is sending an agent to Mexico City to learn his position and Leyva has noti fled General Villa of Cantus refusal to surrender his authority
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City Filled Mlth Dead.

Ayezzano, via Rome. Jan. l4-Ayez zano is filled with dead, wounded ami wrecked houses. It is like the ruins of a cemetery. Those who esc3Ie l the destruction caused by the earth ! quake went heroicauy 10 work to rescue those peaned under the fallen walls They could not seem to m. derstand the delay in despatching aid from Rome and other celetrs forgetting that more than 12 hours | passed before knowledge cl the gray l jty of the disaster reached the outside authorities Nearly a, the civic off cials 1of Avezlanc. including tAe mayor, the under prefect the judges, | monks and nuns perished The co. leee with mere man hundred ein students collapsed
 The governors of prisons iailers and ths directors anl patients in the hospitals were carried down in the wreckage The only notable person who survived was the head of the police. Sienor Ottavi who. though wounded. las labored since the first overthrow 10 give succor 10 the iu- iured Desperate appeals for help are heard oa all sides from those uu- der wrecked buildings. but the efforts of OttaW and the few hundred sur vivors have availed but liule for they lack mpem uts with which to remove piles of debris which block the escape of thos caught in the col lapse of the town
 But about fifty pe.s sons o.. -- lcm wounded were taken out with great difficulty They lay without shelter and without their wounds being dressed owing to a lack of medical supplies Later doctors arrived and operated on some Of the injured by | the light of blazing torches They then were removed 10 the station
 where they were made as comfort able as possible in trucks
 Assistance came at last from Ar sol and Aquilla and this morning large rescue parties from Rome anu l PeSCara
 Thirty thousand soldiers have been distributed throughout the earth quake district and already quantities of provisions and clothing together with wood fer the construction ot 1 auts, have arrived
 A tour of the towns and villages around Lake Fucino disclosed vast destruction
 The town Of Magliano in the terri | tory of the Marsi, seems to have been ripped open. It's historic beltry. 300 feet high, collapsed In the church below all the dhapeIs were ruined except that of the Savior,
 where an immense c,ucifX is stand
 ing intact while everything about is scattered and broken.
 At Pescina, the cathedral bcifry and
 the house of the bishop have disar-
 peared entirely No trace of Mon
 signor Bagnoli the bishop of P5scina.
 and 20 carmelites living with him has
 been found, and it is feared that all
 have perished.
 The work of rescue at Ayezzano
 was carried on with much greater
 vigor this afternoon by the soldiers
 and skilled woI1men, who arrived
 from all sections. and still despairing appeals could be heard from those buried
 One boy was found uninjured il-
 side of a stove Two nuns were res
 cued from a cellar and an old man
 was taken from the basement of a
 house where ha had been protected hv a wardobe which had fallen l. across tAe wall.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
WAR SUM MARY

A reverse of the allies along the river Aisle in the neighbor- hood of Soissons is admitted in the latest French official state ment, although the possible ef- feet of the German advance is of f.cially minimized.
 Alter continuous engagements which lasted nearly two days, the Germans forced the French 10 yield in front of Vregny to the east of Crouy It is explained by the French war office that the flooding of the river Aisne de stroyei several of the bridges and thus rendered precarious the communications of the troops operating on the risht bank.
 These troops were withdrawn as it was thought impossible to send endorsements to their SUD- IOrt
 The success is a partial one for our adversaries. says the French statement, "but will have no influence on the operations as a whole.'
 Emperor William himself was present at these operations. which resulted in the capture of several thousand French prison CTS and were continued through out January l2 and 13.
 Petrograd claims the Russian troops have progressed on the right bank of the lower Vistula, where the German cavalry was repulsed. On the other front the fighting is made up largely of sk.rmishes and artillery duels.
 The general staff of the Cau- casus army deyotes a statement to the operations in Azerbaijan. where. it is explained. it became eXpedient to regroup the Russian forces, necessitating the evacua- ton of certain places previously occupied No important action took place, only al engagement by the Russian advance guard.
 British aviators early in the week dropped bombs on the Ger man position in Antwerp accord ing to a Netherland newspaper dispatch. The damage done by the bombs has not been ascer- tained
 Eighteen Russian generals have been discharged from inn portant positions, according to the Hamburg Freudenblatt.
 Geneva reports that members of the Austrian nobility and aris- tocracy and Viennese finalciers are depositing large sums of money in Switzerland and also giving orders for the purchase of quantities of American securi- ties
 The American secretary of state has acknowledged in a friendly spirit the receipt of the preliminary reply of the British government to the American note protesting against the treatment accorded neutral commerce by British warships.
 No comment is made by the secretary in view of the fact that it $ Great Britain's intention to reply later in detail,
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
HELD FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

Wichita, Kan, Jan ii Tipton Cox, senior member of the dry goods firm of Cox Blodgett X Co, was ar Iesetd here tonight, charged with em- bezzlement of St6,000 of the com pany's funds. The company went into the hands of receivers last summer. E. T. Blodgett, the junior member of the firm, was arrested last week and charged with embezzlement of the stores funds to the amount Of SSi. O00
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
lannch New Zennelln.

Geneva. via Paris, Jan. l4.-t:55 D.. m.--A new Zeppelin airship built al Friedrichs hafeu yesterday made a successful flight of an hour.
 Prior to making the trip a German aeroplale made d scouting tour in order to prevent a surprise by French aircraft
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
Anstrians Save Fortunes.

Geneva, via Paris. Jan. 1f.-4:45 p. m.-Swiss banks are receiving large sums of money and scrip from mem
 bers of the Hapsburg family, mem. bets of the Austrian aristocracy and Vienna fiaanciers as deposits, and also large funds to buy American SC
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AMERICAN GIRL WEDS PRINCE.

Berlin. via London, Jan. 11.-10:3O D. m.-Miss Elizabeth Feid Rogers, daughter ot MT and Mrs Richard Reid Rogers of Washington D. C., was married al noon today il Triniyt churcl to Prince Christian of Hesse. The prince is nephew of the Ger. man empress and is captain in the Ge. man navy.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15

curities Recently one Austrian ardhduka sold for cash a large estate in the Tyrol at virtually half its value.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
ARIZONA'S "DRY" LAW.

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. l4.-A bill to carry out the provisions of the prohi-
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
All the War News

The Sentinel-Record prints all the war news up to 2:30 eacl morning, two hours later than any other news paper reaching Hot Springs. When you read it in this paper you are reading the latest
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-15
WE 4 Fl E K
 FOR E C A : T

WASHINGTON JAN. i4.-FoRE- DAY AND SATURDAY..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Thursday Nights Debate.

The joint debate of Thursday
night, between the high schools OF
Humboldt and Webster City, resulted
in a victory for Webster City, as they
received four decisions altogether
from the judges of both cities. A
team from this city went to Hum
boldt to debate that night with a
team from that high school, while a
similar team from Humboldt arrived
here to participate in a debate in this
city with a team from the local high
school. The decision of the judges
in this city was unanimous for the
home team, resulting to in Web
ster City's favor. In Humboldt,
where the second team of the Web
ster City high school met the Hum
boldt state team, the decision of the
judges was 2 to 1 in favor of Web
ster City. The question for debate
was, Resolved, that immigration in
to the United States should be furth-
er resriced by a literary test" In
both towns the Webster City team
took the affirmative side Of the ques-
ton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Prosperous Iowa.
49,, 3,
ac,y.

J. H. w. Mackie of Detroit, Mich
was attending an automobile show
at Cedar hapids a few days ago and
made these observations to the Ga
zette:
Il have noticed that in every show
l have attended in Iowa people seem
to have plenty of money and are en-
pecting to buy cars. AS a matter of
fact every manufacturer of automo-
biles is looking to Iowa this year,
and there is every indication that
the sales in this state will exceed
those of any other state in the CEN
trail west. l am told that the Iowa
products this year will approximate
one billion dollars. No wonder you
people out here have money to buy
automobiles.
This is my eleventh show this
season, and it compares very favor
ably with those in many of the larg-
er cities and eXcells most of the 9TH
ers so far as sales are concerned. AS
an indication of the Importance the
Chalmers company regards Iowa as
a sales center, Mr.. Lee dwell, vice
president and general manager of
the company, attended just four
shows this year. These were the New
York and Chicago exhibits, and two
shows in Iowa. Iowa people can af-
ford to buy automobiles, and they
are buying them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Counterfeit Coin Passed.

One day this week customer at
one of the local shoe stores returned
"a few moments after he had been
handed his change and stated that
he had been given a counterfeit dol
lar. His honesty was not questioned
and the dollar was readily seen to be
a bogus one. 1t had evidently been
taken in during the afternoon when
the clerks were too busy to examine
closely every coin they handled for
the dollar was very plainly counter
felt, having notch cut out Of it's
edge and in one place the silver plat
ing had worn from the brass or cop
per of the body Of the coin. Every
once, in awhile such coins find their
way into circulation and the first i'm
pulse of the person finding himself in
possession of such piece of counter
felt is to get rid of it as soon as pos
sible by getting his money back.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
= y PERSONAL BRIEFS.
4 r = Il 4 X 4 \ \ + 4 X 4: Il y
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Mrs. j. w. SCnrOeuer IeLulueu
last night from Holstein where she
has been for several weeks called by
the serious accident which befel her
father, who sustained bad fall. He
is still in bed and the outcome OF his
injuries doubtful.
Max Ashby of Centerville, who Is
student at Ames college, arrived in
the city last night to spend his East
er vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Black.
Mrs. w. l.. r. Perry left this
forenoon for Albert Lea, Minnesota,
where she will spend several days
visiting relatives.
Mrs. E. M. Gordon is spending
the day in Fort Dodge.
Miss Frances Boyd returned this
forenoon to her home in Duncombe
after a weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. F. w. Mccartney and family, on
the north side.
w. V. Shipley Of Mason City Wis
tied in the city Thursday, going to
Iowa Falls that evening to attend the
style show which was given by his
dry goods store there.
Miss Ortha Bottorf, high
school student here,went to her home
in Williams yesterday to spend the
week end.
Mrs. A. l. Hart went to Blairs-
burg yesterday on a short business
trip.
Mrs. E. F. Gallery and children
of Duncombe came yesterday after
noon for brief visit with her moth
er, Mrs. George Ely, and other rela-
tives.
Mrs. S. G. Thompson of kamrar
spent yesterday here visiting her
daughters, Mrs. J. F.. Crawford and
Mrs. Fred Jensen and families. In the
afternoon the three ladies went tc
harrisburg for visit at the Joe
Woods home.
Mrs. Herman F. WiIke and chill.
dren of Wilke spent yesterday here
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilke and
other relatives.
Mrs. John Ricke and Miss Mae
Mason of Williams spent yesterday In
this city.
p. w. Fuller was business call
er in Iowa Falls yesterday.
Rev. w. F. Georg, former pastor
of the local German Lutheran church
spent the night with Rev. H. A
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
EAST ST. LOUIS
IS BEST MARKET
Some Of Central Iowa Towns are now
Shipping Stock to That
Place.

Some of the central Iowa shippers
are finding East st. Louis a better
stock market than Chicago and con-
siderable stock from this part of the
state is now going to that point. One
day this week hogs brought $3.50 to
$500 as the top Of the market at
Chicago, while at East St. Louis, top
hogs came to as high as $7.2O.
East Omaha, Sioux City, Kansas
City and even Denver have been
beating Chicago as cattle and hog
market this winter" said local
stock man. 1.-THE foot and mouth
disease, and industrial conditions
have stripped Chicago of it's suprem-
acy."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
EAGLE GROVE PLANS
AN A|RSH|P STATION
Will Establish an Aviator With An
Aeroplane for Public Use,

Eagle Grove, March 20.-Eagle
Grove has devised new commercial
idea-the establishment of a perma-
nent aeroplane service for the benefit
of the public.
1t is proposed to bring Filing o.
Weeks, who is native Of Eagle
Grove, back to the city with new
areoplane for which he is trading
his Curtis biplane, and to establish
an aviation station.
Mr.. Weeks has been here and in
an address before the Commercial
club explained the feasibility of the
scheme. It will cost only $1,700 to
bring him here for the whole sum-
mer's work.
The aviator would carry passen-
gers from place to place and the ma
chine would be at the service of the
general public. Mr.. Weeks is Ii
censed pilot and is also member Of
the United States aviation reserve
and in case of war he would be call
ed to the colors. Should the ma
chine be brought here it would be
made part of the local military
strength, that part of our "citizenry
trained in the use of arms'-and air
ships. He has himself built six BIZ
planes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23

Koenig. Rev. Georg is now president
of the Ladies Seminary at Mankato,
Mimi.
Miss Callie Buick, who attends
high school here, went to her home
in harrisburg yesterday for an over
Sunday stay.
DR.. Forest F. Hall is business
caller in Fort Dodge today.
Mrs. Fred Langford of Peter
son, who has been visiting the c. M.
Arthur family in this city for the
past week, returned home today.
Mrs. lilo Clifton and two chill
dren of Woodstock spent the forenoon
in this city shopping.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
David Tells Big Yarns.

Fort Dodge Messenger: David
Cantonwine, late of Webster City,
dropped in" on the folks at the
county home Thursday. After regal
ing them with tales of all the large
buildings he had erected in Fort
Dodge, he accepted the invitation to
take a ride to the city. His destina-
ton proved to be the office of Sheriff
W. F. Holm. AS a result, Mr.. Can
tonwine spent the night comfortably
in the county Jail and today was sent
to his former home at Webster City.
Cantonwine said he had been in an
asylum two years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Big Gain for Mason City.

Mason City, March 20.-Fifty-
three per cent gain in population in
five years is the record made by Ma
son City. Today the final checking of
the census enumerators was complet-
ed and they announce the population
of Mason City as 1921. This is the
most remarkable five-year record the
city has ever made, but for the past
thirty-fve years there has been at no
time a growth less than so per cent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Paving Has its Effect.

Fort Dodge Chronicle: Boone has
passed the necessary resolutions and
is advertising for 45 blocks, or about
four miles Of paving. By letting
large amount of paving at one time,
it is possible to get better figures
and perhaps better work, than where
only small jobs are advertised.
Boone is wise. So are most of the
other Iowa cities and towns. 1t
seemed as if Iowa municipalities
were fairly we'll paved, but there are
few towns that are not preparing
for a lot of pavement this year. And
most of them are going in for big
jobs. This is going to be a big paw
ing year in Iowa. And no doubt,
that is again going to have its eff
feet upon the rural districts. The
good pavement in the towns is go
ing to do more talking and more eff
fective talking than all the orators
that can be assembled at good roads
meetings. And by and by the people
out in the country are going to ar
rive at the conclusion that they are
entitled to just as good pavement
as the people in town are enjoying.
When they reach that conclusion,
the good roads problem will have
been solved.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-23
Dramatic Ability Highly Commended

On Saturday evening in Grinnell,
an amateur cast from the Forum and
Philadelphia societies of Grinnell
College, gave G. Bernard Shaw's
comedy entitled, "You Never Can
Tell In the cast of characters ap-
pears the name of a Webster City
5oy-Fred Metcalf, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Metcalf-in the role of
Boon, waiter. Scarlet and Black
the college paper, has the following
to say of his characterization of the
role:
Erred Metcalf's Boon will live in
local playgoer's memories as one Of
the most perfect characteriZatiOns
ever seen in our amateur dramatics.
His makeup. was admirable. Voice
and manner could not have been
better. Every speech and gesture
had evidently been carefully thought
out. His movements indicated the
kindly ministrations of a respected
and self-respecting servitor. His
manner was always politely respect
full, but without suggestion of SER
Witty. The result was as natural as
life. Every effort was accomplished
with the ease and poise of a profess
sional actor. 1t was a nicely finished
portraiture. Mr.. Metcalf made the
individual hit of the performance"