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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
.oEATA OF MARRY WOODRUFF. ]
Former Crawford County boy Dies At
His hontS In Joy, Missouri, on
November 2oeh.

4 t-l 4 ., '- Va
The news Of the death Of Harry
Woodruff, which occurred at his home
ut Joy, Mo-, on November 28th, came
as a great surprise to his relatives
and friends here in Crawford county.
For some time Mr.. Woodruff had been
suffering with an attack of malaria
serious until few days before his
death. His brother, John, left for Joy
to be at his bedside. but arrived a few
hours after his death.
Harry Woodruff was born in Craw-
ford county, Aug. &c, 1866. He leaves
70 mourn his death his wife and seven
his mother and four BROTH
ers.
: We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved ones and may the hand
Of the Almighty rest upon his sorrow.
ing family and comfort them In their
hour of sorrow.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
DEATH o.. MRS. OSCAR GRAHAM
Daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. IN. Cope.
2 land Pasted Away Thursday at
Her Homo In Moline. III.

Manila, Dec. 7--(Special to the Re
view)--Mrs. Oscar Graham, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Copeland, of this
place, formerly of Manila, passed
away in Moline, ILL.,, on December Cd
On November I'd she underwent very
serious operation from which she new.
err recovered, dropsy setting in which,
caused her great suffering. She was
q very patient sufferer until the last
She was bright and capable woman
and sincere christian, being a mem.
her OF the Methodist church. She
leaves to mourn her death husband,
two children, Marion LaRoyce, age ID,
and Amos Melton, age 6, a father and
mother four brothers and four sisters,
Perry, George. Earl and Charlie and
Mrs. w. H.. Br0ckelsby, Mrs. A. j. Mel
ton, Mrs. Ambrose Fish, all OF Manila,
and Mrs. Nat Webster, Of Defiance.
Nellie May Copeland was born Aug.
q. 1881, and was married to Oscar
Graham May 1, 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham left Manila
for their home in Moline, ILL.,, Sept. IA,
1916, where she died away from friends
and relatives.
The funeral services were held
from the Methodist church at this
place at 2:3O Sunday afternoon, the
church being filled with relatives and
friends. Rev. Miller officiated and the
four brothers and two sisters acted
as pali bearers. lnterment was made
in the Manila cemetery. All Manila
sympathizes with the bereaved family
in their irreparable loss.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
MRS. SHOWERS
CALLED TO REST
Death Occurred At the Family Home
Souht Of Buck Grove on Wednes-
day, December 1st.
FvNeaAL SERVICES 4r BENSON
sorrowinu Husband and Three Chill
dren Left to Mourn Ontinely
Death Of Wits and Mother.

Buck Grove, Dec. 7-(special to the
Review This community was greatly
saddenetl on Wednesday evening OF
last week when the news was spread
abroad OF the death of Mrs. Perry
Showers, which occurred at her home
Ave miles south OF Buck Grove, after
an illness of only few days.
Anna Fineran was born ut Morrison,
White Side county, Illinois, on Sept.
Is, 1876. When but child she came
With her parents to Vail, Iowa, where
She spent her girlhOod days. In the
year 1900 she was married to Mr.. Perry
Showers and they made their home in
Omaha until the spring OF 1909, when
they moved to Lewis, Iowa. Here they
conducted a bakery until three years
ago when they moved TO DenisOn To-
eating on farm south of town. Two
years later they purchased a farm
south of Buck Grove, where they had
hoped to live happily and contentedly
and enjoy the reward OF their industry.
Mrs. Showers was indeed true and
devoted helpmate, tender loving
mother. never sparing herself. but
sacrificing all for her dear ones. her
whole object, In life being to educate
her children and bring them up prop
erly. She was of generous, helpful
spirit and will he greatly missed by
those who knew her best.
She leaves to mourn her loss. aside
from the sorroWing husband. three
children, Mary. aged II: Gale, aged 4.
md thu little SON BERNARD Michael
who was born on Saturday, November
9th, Of this year. Another son, Lewis,
passed away in infancy about five
years ago She also leaves eight broth
ers, Tim. James. John and Harry Fin
eran. all OF Denison: Charles, Patrick
and Martin Fineran. OF Vail, and
Barney Fineran, OF Buck Grove. and
four sisters, Mrs. William Kelly. OF
Ida Grove: Mrs. Thos. Fitzpatrick, OF
Sioux City;s Mrs. Pearl. Of Central
City, .Neb., and Miss Kate Fineran, of
Council Bluffs.
The funeral services were hell from
st. Rose of Lima church here Friday
and intertnent made ct the Catholic
cemetery at Vail beside; her parents
and brother who preceded her to the
great beyond hut a few years ago. Faith |
cr CavanauPh, al Denison. and Father
Lynch, OF Manila. conducted the fun.
aral services and the pail bearers were
Frank Leahy. Thos. Hassett, Jos. Rall-
man. P. T.. Finn, Mike Conway and
Sam Mccullough.
The, bereaved ones have the sympa.
Lily Of the entire community In this
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
SIMPLICITY IS
10 MARK. WEDDING
WiIson-oalt Ceremony to Dc Attend.
ed Only by Members of the
Immediate Family.
HONEYMOON rAip is SECRET
Where the President VIII 90 With
His Stride u Unknown-hay.
flower Kept IN Readiness.

Washington, Dec. Extreme sim.
plicity will be observed at the wed.
ding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Normal Gait, which, the white house
announced today, will be solemnized
December 18th; two weeks from today
at the home of Mrs. Gait. The ar
rangements virtually have been COM
pleted. 1t.sa TAI
The president viii have no best man
at the, wedding and Mrs. Galt will not
formally select a maid OF honor al.
though one of her sisters. probably
Miss Bertha Boiling of this city, will
escort her during the ceremony.
The announcement Mt the white
House that only members OF the two
families and the presidents immedi.
ate household would attend the we'd
ding and that no formal Invitations
would be issued surprised official
Washington It had been expected
that at least a few of the presidents
friends would be invited. The Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith, rector of st. Mar.
garet's Protestant Episcopal church
here, which Mrs. Gait has attended in
recent months. has been tentatively
selected as the officiating clergyman.
although It is possible that Rev. ,Syl.
vester Beach. pastor OF the presidents
church in Princeton. may 0fliciate. The
president is q Presbyterian.
The president and Mrs, Gait spent
practically the entire day together
today discussing final arrangements
for the wedding, They played golf to-
gether this morning and went; for an
automobile ride this Afternoon. The
wedding ceremony will be held In the
drawing room Of Mrs. Cats home.
where q temporary altar will be erect.
cd. The ceremony, will be an evening
affair. There will be no large r6cep.
tion afterwards. but 0fhci1l Washing.
ton will have an opportunity to extend
personal congratulations at the Pan.
American reception. the first of the
formal social affairs 0f the white house
social season, which will be held on
January 9TH. 4.
Plans for the honeymoon trip arc
being kept secret, but 1t Is known they
plan to leave Washington shortly al.
ter the ceremony. The Mayf0wer. the
presidents yacht. Is being kept here
as 1t has been reported that at least
q part of the trip may be made on
water.
lii spite OF intimations that the pres.
ideht and Mrs. Gait did not expect
many wedding presents. q number Of
officials and close friends are planning
TO send them gifts.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
FIRE At DELo,T
J. w. True Residence Scene OF Early
Morning Blaze 1hursday-con.
siderable Damage by Water

Deloit. Dec. Especial to the Re.
view Thursday morning at G::3O
O'Clock the fire alarm was sounded,
when It was learned that the residence
of J. w. True was abla7e.
Tile blaze was discovered by Mrs.
True shortly after she arose. She
slnelled the odor OF burning cloth and
It was soon discovered that the heating
stove had caused blaze on the sec
ond floor. The alarm was sent out and
in short time neighbors congregat.
ed and extihguished the blaze. Con.
siderable damage was done to the
house. the wallis were badly charred
and most OF their wearing apparel was
damaged by water and smoke.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
MoNpAMiN TO HOLD SHORT
COURSE.
Harrison County Agriculture Short
Course 70 q Held AZ That Place
Dec. 13-1o.

Logan. Ia, Dec. 2T-Acc6rding to in.
formation received here the Harrison
county. Agriculture short course will
be- held at MondAn,in Dec. 1918. The
short course win be given be the
Anles Instructors and Conducted on q
similar plan as the short course ses.
sion held at Logan in previous years.
Committees are now hard ct work at
Mohdamin and the short course Is an
assured success. w. s. Kelley Ii
president, W. c.. Hammans, secretary,
and H. D. Silsby, treasurer. Prof c.
]. Collingsworth will have charge of
public entertainments and George
Cammet is the chairman OF the com.
mittee booking hitter those coming
from different parts of the country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08

Attorney Maurice ,O'Conn5r spent
Monday Ii Denison attending to some
legal business. -. ~ tila!l
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PAGE THREE

the chest and light In The rounds. No
matter how fast.they gain or how fat
they get. they. will not prOtlnce.a
prime, high priced carcass and are not
economical feeders. A
In buying feeders, look for animals
with a strong spring of rib, plenty OF
width across the crop, back and l0ln,
wide, deep quarters and natural flesh.
A deep ribbed steer, OF, strong cotstl.
tuition will eat more soft corn than b
marrow, crarilp chested, tucked up In
the middle steer. Z S.-4s %e,
Sixteen nages again this week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08
Select Feeder, Care fully.

~ OSVGVS VS0VCUO ISIVTVy. 60 4 n
In buying feeding steers to use up
this years ,lnmarketable. soft corn. sc.
lect animals which show beef breed.
ing, is the advice that the animal hus.
bandrymen at Ames give to the many
farmers who are putting III o car Ill
Or two of feeder cattle this year for
that purpose. !, 4
Dairy bred steers are narrow across
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-08

great sorrow of the husband and little
children who have lost their mother
SO early in life. May her soul rest
In DaaCe."
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
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0saDOnnuD 0unuumam@

a .
y. G. hsSsra - fsnisy swsusnsa
from ~ sssesr Cshssss s.ssA Usassss-
asS-
Jso~ Sesdin.. 1uans q xusk xus-
dsss. ssessosd - SunAnuhy, Snss.
wsds~sdaS. sss~r spssaag ~ ssn-
nser hss<.
escss Sahsssa. J0 Tsssl..a ssd
ssSs spsut Th~s.anS = (snsa,sn.
ksssA Ws<nsr II Guna,sos u,-us s>s-
era days ksss Wasting fr,ond~ rxesus,v.
Chss. sAscksr 90 ssasly I<St sssur-
DAY fos ~ ns~as.s suR.
Svsd fstz, Gsesdssa Il Nm. 8. CSkA.
arrived needaS fvsa Tvm Es,s, LdnAs
Peilsp Es~seriy. dos Eilhreceht sad
party spent few hsurs here sunday.
Uill SaRRaaa. Toa Poster "a f>n-
il'es retusssd fvua Wsst ChGe Sssus-
day where 10y ss'<as ssn aays Visiting
Mr.. end Mrs. Andy Yrsak.
". c. Howard is ct ,shio CITY shi~
week On bussness
Jsck Jsrdsne returned fsom I.ske
City Tuesday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
u)uTll4 m uE W
Wu0 un Ul
M0atrese Ppsss ~

noatrsse Ppsss:-
A eenbiaeA explssotiaa saA siGht-
sssing party, essnpossd Of fsur local
reclsmati0n OlEieess, speet SsaAay in
the depths Of the DlscA Caaea Of TIE
GunnisOa.
Those in the party were L. J. Foster,
C. B. Funk. j. B. Alexander and John
Dishl. They left Montrose in car be-
fore sunup, and on reaching the Gunni-
son river entered the canon with only
their lunch and canvas canoe.
They travelled many miles in their
canoe, at times being $3.50 feet below
the rim. In many plsces, they report,
the water flows under huge boulders
which almost shut of any view of the
wster. On some instances they crossed
the river en- titanic bOulders 90 thick
and large that no water at oil was visi-
bic Ter some distance.
The canoe IVES not found necessary,
- they were able 10 negotiate the en-
tire distance along TIE banks or along
the rOcks in the river. rhey covered
abost eight miles Of the canon. coming
sst ct the first opening. which 10 Red
rock canon.
They ell found it . fascinating and in
spring trip, and met one party of fisher
men who were fishing in The pools and
finding trout very paeotifsl.
The return was made in the evening,
the party arriving home ct nine O'Clock.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
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Oss-oAa.stn Csnuupuaano:
Sept. Il.


Sept. Il.
Mr.. niece csme in Friday ensouse to
Vslcsn to look oser the vulcsa. aad
Good Hope ps0psSsies. 1t 10 Fumored
thst he is gosaG 70 buiid . saelser in
the sesr future. Ne Aape it " true.
Miss Ella Oshssns spsst the weed
end here With hss ossaanssAer, n1ss.
o. A. Wih.
Lev Nssie wss dswa fsoa she A
nacoWda nipe last Week @ businsss.
8. n. zeieles, ". u. ncEsAaia 60
n. s. Burtise nsaAe trip te Gunaissa
Tuesday.
Mike Kelleher wss dswa fpsa vulcaa
today, ssd heA sae spsciaea u ess
from the Copper ksee st vulcsa.
A Mn. bssg vss dsiviaG iate loaa,
Tuesday, her hosss 90 seassd sad raa
away. sst 10 soe was seriously hsrt.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
0llGlIID
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U~du.sauU. - a


U~dn.nauU, 9uA n
The ssass saa casck~s auDB q the
hal ~ss a.sch su5aysd ~ ~
n.~.es AIMS - Esns, 49, are
..,~s,sr fsr 6uuusssa - - onnDD
Peter Po.oui y husduag ssu1 0r- u
has tais sock. psspe<sag - -.
Mr.. J~n.es shsckstosd - - Den-
ver tnls Ssek 70 h. gses 80 ~.
Joe Boyd arrived ssuo LGuissiIis.
Co,o. 10 take the possssaa - -; en-.
giaser ~ ths nine.
Tom f.stss Of Gsnassus vaiAsd his
relatives here Sunday. tah0g Usak hEm
On ne return . load of c0aS.
Mine inspector Thssmpsso 60 ~ m
..rsnce agent named SMITH. Usse here
a coupse Of days this week.
oeneral Manager fssst 90 kaiph
sa.m~ay we're here . fsw dAvs TINS
wees. returning to psassr TAsssday
Peter Campbell Rsds . karsetack
tr,p from Crested butte sscsssiy, and
spent the day with hss Old fsiseds. Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Dslyrmpse.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24

157 Homestead units (ferty scsss of
good land each) under tAe Csaaison
tn, mel were opened for ssttls@ent
lest week, bot oil the good sess have
probably been token by this t'os. No
general snsouncement of the Gpsaing
was given.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
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n Huue uns

A circular has been recently sent OFT
by the Department Of the Interior that
should be of great interest to ali those
interested in accessible unappropriated
and unreserved public lands.
The vacant land in the Montrose land
district is shown by counties and listed
under surveyed and unsurveyed, with
q brief statement of their character.
Following is the tabulated figures as
taken from circular No. 420 and COM
piled by the general land Office:
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24

Rev. W. G. ncConRell saA wife of
Ouray were visiting Gaanissa friends
psrt Of the week. nr. neCsaasll is
recovering from . serious sick sVsll and
thought . few weeks With Cusnison
friends would set him w a0aiR. n
wss st Doyleyille several days.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
m ksllllI III

Montrose Press
Mrs. X. ID. Higiey wss sss~ssed BY
Marshal Afford on SUNDAY nlUbt On the
charge of conducting dssssdssiy house
She was living in the Pitts essstaGe on
the corner of South Secaad cd Uncom-
pshere.
Tuesday she pleaded guilty before
Police Magistrate Howe ena wes fined
SIS and costs.
The marshal found . fpiohtfsl CON
dition existing at the house. When ne
rsissd the house he fouad shsss men
there drinking and csrossiaG, while
in On adjoining room foas hesls children
belonging TO the women, view trying
to sheep in one bed. The chisAssa. all
girls, rsnging in ages fvsa u Gown,
were taken from her.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24

Rev. C. R. Carver Will preach At
pvwS.rhon Friday niGht Of this week
Ne vM sase pesscA SOaay sfsefsoon -
e.y;~V = o. CtUsk-
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24
Acreage.


A full and detailed account Of the
character Of the land 10 given in the
circular which viii be sent TO those in
terested by sny land ofce.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-24

Mrs. James Cox and two children re-
turned yesterday from visit at Pueblo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-12

eyes," answered Ned: Where is
Miss Earle?"
why, 1 believe she's inside. She
doesn't know you are coming. Ned,
listen. 1 played dastardly trick on
you one day"
81 know it." answered Ned.
when you wrote about poor Philip
1 saw how wicked 1 had been. told
her only this morning. Ned, she has
gone in to write you letter"
At that instant May emerged, the
letter in her hand. Ned saw that she
was trembling as she went down the
steps. He strobe toward her; she
raised her eyes, stared incredulouly,
and fell weakly into his arms. -.
Ned! You-you know?" she whis-
pered-
eyes, dear. That our wedding is
three years overdue and that we are
going to pull it off tomorrow" he an
swered, kissing her. "
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-12

trick and go east. But I.guess Pm
done for now"
Her name?" asked Ned, kneeling
over the man and shuddering at the
thought of hearing Mays name pro-
nounced by him.,
You'll tell her was killed in an
accident, friend" he whispered.
you'll never let her know the truth.
Promise? Then write her name. Miss
Bessie Reid. -....-.
The man had grown delirious. He
was muttering now, and Ned knelt
beside him, waiting, while darkness
fell The rest of the band had long
since surrendered and were being
conveyed in the sheriff's charge to
the county seat. Ned and the dying
man, hidden in the sage brush, had
escaped notice.
"She was sumner, a real dandy"
muttered Whiting. There wasn't
girl as smart as her anywhere. re-
member how we laughed over trick
she played on somebody-oddI can't
remember his name now. She got me
to write a letter to a friend of hers,
to break up match with a young
fool Bess hated. l wish you could
have seen the way Bess laughed
when she told me-"
eyes, it must have been amusing"
muttered Ned, wiping the froth from
the lips of the dying man.
He buried him in the sand at dawn.
Then, returning to the settlement,
Ned realized his holdings and, with
$4,000 in his pockets, returned east.
He hardly hoped that May was still
unmarried, but he meant to see her
and ask her forgiveness.
When he approached the garden in
the little town he saw a woman clip
ping the hedge. But it was not May.
1t was Bessie Reid. She was dressed
IN deep mourning, and, seeing Ned,
she recognized him at once and ran
fn him I1Tifb or TfIino oTxy
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-11
BUD MARS INVENTS AIR TORPEDO
WHICHCAN BE GUIDED BY WIRELESS.
Famous Aviator Who Visited
Honolulu Offers War Dept.
Aero Shrapnel Bomb

Mars has war message.
The famous bud. who was Capt.
Thomas Baldwin's protege in aviation.
Glenn Curtiss' promising pupil. and
then himself tutor to many famous
birdmen, now blossoms out as the In
Yentor Of an aerial bomb and flying
torpedo which may reyolutionize over
head warfare.
Bud" visited Honolulu in 1910, and
gave exhibition flights here on his
way around the world. The announce
ment of his Inventions Is the answer
to the question asked by flying fans"
|innumerable in the past few years:
What's become Of Bud Mars? He
wasn't killed like Beachy. and Ralph
Johnston and the others. was he?
Far from being killed Mars has been
turning his wits, sharpened by thrill
ing experience, to deyising means OF
killing othefs-in aerial combat, as
praetised by the belligerents Of today.
He has offered to the United States
war department the exclusive rights
to his ''aero-shrapnel bomb. designed
to increase a hundfedfold the destruc-
tiveness Of explosive missiles dropped
from aircraft. and to his flying tor
pedo, capable Of sustaining itself in
the air automatically. while guided
by wireless to the object to be de-
stroyed.
James c. Mars began his career at
the age OF is as circus parachute
jumper. In 1910 he made the world
tour, introducing the heavier-than-air
flying machine In II foreign countries
and accommodating for himself the tidy
sum Of $4,000 In eight months. The
Moros of the Philippines made him a
datto, or lord, a distinction carrying
with 1t the privilege Of acquiring six
wives. bud flew away with the title
but firmly renounced the matrimonial
embarras de richesse.
And now, out OF the obscurfty OF
years spent in the inventors work
shop. Mars comes forward with two
novel devices to offer to the war de-
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EDITOR

The survivors of this ruin took refuge in the
towns especially Monastir-- destitute of the
necessaries of life. Since then it has been i'm,
possible for them to do anything toward re-
trieving their fortunes or 10 earn farthing
Their only resources had been agriculture
which they could have resumed. only if their
homes and barns could have been gratuitously
rebuilt, and if oxen, seed, and agricultural i'm
plements could have been provided. That was
impossible, because the events of 1912 were
followed by other wars and urgent appeals to
charity on every side. No other means of earn
ing living has been opened to them, as there
has been no demand for labor owing to eco
nomical conditions.
+ In Monastir alone there are some 5000 per-
sons, intending refugees from more than 80
villages. Many of them are suffering from ILL
ness caused by two and half years of semi
starvation, while large numbers are in state
of extreme debility, which, failing relief, can
only end in a lingering death. There are whole
streets of families in this condition. They have
parted with everything salable Women, re-
duced to skin and bones, are feeding their in
fants on dry bread got by begging. Hundreds
Of these families have recently been visited, and
scarcely house has been found ID which there
is an atom of food beyond scraps of dry bread
and, here and there, few, handfuls of -four.
No family possessed meat, eggs, butter, cheese,
oil,salt tea, coffee, and rice. -1->. :.
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BY.pRoDucTs OF WAR.


Turkish massaeres in Armenia are adding to
tie horrors of plight already nearly hopeless
for stricken people
Armenia, like Macedonia, has been ravaged
By almost incessant war and war in which il
can best play only the part of the innocent by,
stander who gets all the hard knocks. Mace,
donia is in frightfm need of the necessities Of
life. Dispatches received from British Consul
Greig at Monastir, Macedonia, indicate that the
situation of the refugee population in that dis,
trict is very serious. So many people have
succumbed to the effects of exposure and starry
alton, = says Mr.. Greig, and the crop pros
poets are so bad, that despair has .quenched all
initiative. Everywhere the distress is in
creased by the enormous prices of foodstuffs,
by the lack of medical assistance, by the need
Of clothing and housing. The situation is
equally precarious for Christian and Moslem
population. -. r.
Acute distress of a peculiarly horrible char
acter prevails among the civilian population of
Ochrida, Dibra, Kirchevo and Perlepe. The
chief sufferers are refugees from villages de-
stroyed in 1912 when cattle, grain, agricultural
implements and all household effects of hun
dreds Of families were looted or destroyed
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$1os, ooo, 900 .MuNITIoN -.
CONTRACT IS READY

BALTIMORE, Md. = A. confidential
agent for the British government has
been here inspecting munitions plants
and preparing to report on their capa'
city. In less than two weeks con,
tract for $108,000,0 for munitions
will be given out and Baltimore firms
are to receive the bulk of the con
tract, it is declared. Six , machine
shops In Baltimore are contemplating
merger for the purpose of getting
the contracts.