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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-11
A, PECULIAR WARNING.

Why flooding the with badges the form Of PLAQUES
FOR MAYOR
this peculiar warning CHANG THIS IN CONSPICU
PLACE OF SAVING LIFE OR PREVENT
AN ACCIDENT"
which justly
Does that only those who wear the big badges On primary day vi
primary ring which dominated city politics.
of and Of starving death the
farm?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-17

VIII lie playing near his home in
the northeast part of town last Fri
! day evening Master Frank Heathir
S n of DR. yman Frank Heath stem.
ped on large piece of glass, cut
ting a cash about one inch long and
quite de p. 1t was very painful
Miss Edyth Hamlin is intending to
dep rt the first CT next we k for
Bradyville and Villisca where she
Will spend a few days with relatives
AT er comp ei!g her visits in this
town she VIII journey on to Iowa
City to continue her work in the
hospital.
The Ladies Aid Society of Gree
ley Center Chur>h met at the home
of Mrs. Henry Minerman on Wedn.
day of last week instead of Thurs
day as was advertised. Many fami-
lies wishing to attend the Exercises
at the Public School in Extra on
Thursday.
Miss Goldie Wattersen is intend
ing to leave next week for Rapid
City South Dakota, to visit with
she will visit with relatives and
her old schoolmates, Nina and Ger
trude Andersen. On returning home
Omaha and will remain three or
four weeks.
Preventum of disease that is your
biggest problem now is the time to
use Pc Worm powder for your
Hogs, Worm, Poor digestion Con-
stipation these are caused of nearly
all hog disease. Carsolium dip 5gal.
for $500 B. F. Dryden Agent Lo-
Gated at Extra produce station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Holmes and
children returned home Monday
from their visit with relatives in
Sounth Dakota. On their way home
they opped off at Harlan where
they at Ell ded a family reunion Sun.
day given at the home of her par
elts, c. n. Jensen and wife. Fifteen
rel ltives were present.
Mrs. DR.. Koob and daughter,
Kathleen of Brayton attended the
Dedicat on of the new schoolhouse
last Thursday, and also visited their
daughter and sister Mrs. Luther
He lsley. In the evening they return
ed home taking with them Naomi,
daughter CT Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Hensley for few days visit.
Miss Dorothy Delahoyde, who has
b en- very il With typh old fever
S 'nce the fami y returned from the
Exposition is slowly recovering, al
tho her temperature at one time
was at los degrees. Her many
friends are very glad to hear the
good news. Mrs. Kilworth is assist
ing in the care of the pat -ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adley Yoedder, of
Dubuque arrived in town Friday for
a few Us visit at the home of her
brother L, j. O,daker. Miss Pauline
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-17
The Cost of Min
ing Diamonds

compar.son-The American con-
actor reeves from $500 to
$500 per ton for excava.ing rock
alone
From thirty-fiye to forty tons of
'blue ground or diamond bearing
rock must be mined and rehandled
several times in order to win one
Diamond that is perfect or free
from flaws ard of good color which
will weigh when properly cut one
half Of one carat.
A half carat diamond measures
about BIG of an inch in diameter.
Each year as the mine shafts are
driven deeper into the bowels Of
the earth the costs of operations be
come proportionately greater,
whilye the number of diamonds
found to the ton of material remoy-
ed grow fewer and fewer.
In the rough. as found, dia-
monds are o.tahedron. or eight sid
ed. also Of irregular shapes, the
majority of which are too poor in
color. too imperfect or badly bro
ken to be used for personal adorn-
ment and are utilized for mechani-
cal purposes.
Call and Inspect our line of I'M
usually brilliant diamonds which
are scientifically cut to produce
great fire, life and snappiness.
Owing to our connection with act
ual diamond cutters we can offer
better values than you can secure
elsewhere.
Our line of wedding rings, watch
es. watch cases, silverware and
jewelry of all description are Of
highest quality, marked with mod
est prices. and merits Your care
full consideration.
Our stock offers many sugges-
tions for appropriate gifts-call on
Us, you are always welcome.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-17

ana nOS mouse built and the resi-
nee remcde,ed On his farm, five
mi es from Stuart. John Certainly
keeps his farms in good condi ion.
The Boy Scouts of the Atlantic
Camp played a game of ball here
Tues lay afternoon against the Extra
Boy Scouts. The game resulted in a
ere Of 8 20 in favor of Atlantic.
Mrs Myrtle Sherman and Miss
Mar Sherman, who have been in
charge of the Homes restaurant
dur ng their visit in So. Dakota re-
tur. ed to their homes Monday even
ing.
Misses F. ances and Margaret Hen.
sley returned to Extra Yesterday
They have been attending school in
Om2h and will spend their vaca-
ton here with their grandmother
Mrs NJ. c. Gill.
p. M. Christensen, wife and son
Hans K. Petersen, wife and family
and j. K. VandeBrake, wife and
daughter, were Sunday afternoon
callers at the B. H. Christensen
home in Brayton.
o. F, Ide and wife attended the
Dedication Services and Commence
met Exel ses of the Public School
here last Thursday. Mr.. Ide was
called upon to make a speech in the
afternoon exercises.
A soeial time, with light refresh
ments will be given in the Me hodis
chuic CHI, Thursday evening at o.
clock there will be an informal pro-
gram, it will cost you 10 cents and
veryone 8 welcome
Through the kinCness Of the Extra
Drug Co. the Ladies Aid of the
Method st Church will have charge
of the Soda Fountain and Ice Cream
from 2 P. NJ. until closing time.
Thursday June oath.
Uncle William Davis returned from
his home in Leavenworth and Hans
CT y. Kansas Tuesday. Since last
here he has improved wonderfully
in appearance, looking much young
er than when he left.
Grandpa Wattles, who arrived
from Aztec, New Mexico a few week
ago for sit with his daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Bison in Brayton, has
spent a few days the past week
with Trends in tn city.
All k nds of Soda Fountain Drinks
and the best Ice c. cam will be serv
by the L dies of the Methodist
Church at the Extra Drug Co. Thurs
day June oath. beginning at P. NJ.
Come ear and coma often.
Mike Noel, Mr.. William Bintners
s1n-in-law, came up from south of
Atlantic where he works and took
his little son, who has been staying
with his grandpa, to his new home.
Mike said it is pretty lonesome
down there
+ j. B. j. Lchne-, wife and son; p.
K. Jense W fe and son; o to Baier
and wife; and Laurence he gard,
who is work ng for Mr.. Baievs
spent last Sunday at the home of
their relati es Chris Wolf and wife
i'm the country
Mr. j. B. J. Lohner returned
home last Friasy from Cedar Rapid
where he at ended the Great Mason
ic Lode Mrs Lohner and son re-
turned tie me day from Avoca
where II ely had spent ten days at
the home CT her parents.
He en- Vcss has besn a very sick
ri the past two weeks with ton
S is AS 81 ON as sc is able it
will prob ably be ne ees airy to have
her tonsils removed. Her sister
Anna has $50 been suffering with
the same ailment in a Light form.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-17

S S04A06 UoduIy VI uu0 Ola
mond with it's incassant flashes of
sparkling br.l.iancy makes it the
most fascinating and most desired
of all precious stones, notwithstand-
ing steadily advancing prices year
after year.
Facts cleaned from annual re-
ports Of the De Beers Consolidated
Mines Co. to their stockholders
throw considerable light on the
subject Of costs OF producing dia-
monds.
This company has controlled
the source of the diamond supply
in South Africa since 1889 and are
an authority en- matters pertaining
to the mining of the most precious
of all stones found.
The richest diamond mine in the
world returns but 5000 gross for
each ton Of diamond bearing rock
mined.
From this six dollars must be-
deducted the cos ly operations of
mining such as drilling, blasting,
eievating to the surface. trans
porting, weathering for six to eight
months, washing, screening, picking
sor ing, etc.
In order to give some basis for
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Adley Yoedder, of
Dubuque arrived in town Friday for
a few d Us visit at the home of her
brother L, j. O,daker. Miss Pauline
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
RIBOT ADDRESSES DEPUTIES
Says France Will Fight Until Victory
Is Won

Paris, May 10.-Alexander Ribot.
minister of finance, addressing the
chamber of deputies on the financial
situation. concluded his speech with
these words:
In complete unity with all parties
and with all quarrels put aside we
swear to pursue by every means and
until victory the end we have in
view"
The entire chamber was on its feet
in an instant and acclaimed the ora
tor frantically. The credits asked for
by the minister of finance were voted
unanimously.
In explaining the financial situation
of the country M. Ribot said that the
deficit at the end of April was 1900.
100000 francs $1,000, 1000, ,000o, while
the public had taken 1,200. 900. .00C
francs (s24O,OOO,OO0) in national de
fense bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
LuSitania Death List
Is 1926.
MANY AMERICANS LOST
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Charles
FrOhman, Ebert Hubbard
and Others Missing.

London, May 10-Twelve. hundred
and sixteen persons lost their lives,
the British admiralty estimates, when
the Cunard line steamship Lusitania
was torpedoed Friday afternoon off
Old Head Kinsale on the Irish coast.
The known survivors number only 703,
while there were 1913 souls aboard
the great liner when ii was attacked.
OF those who were saved 595 were
landed at Queenstown and eleven at
Kinsale, while = y-two others are re-
ported aboard a steamer. All but one
of the rescue feet of torpedo boats,
tugs and trawlers, which went out
from Queenstown, have reported
There is a slender hope that fishing
boats may have rescued few more
The work of compiling lists of those
saved is progressing slowly because
of the indescribable confusion al
Queenstown. but apparently few first
cabin passengers are among the sur
vivors. The United States consul at
that port can account for only fifty
one Americans saved out of 1SS who
were aboard. His roll does not in
clude the names of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt. Charles Frohman, Eibert
Hubbard, Justus Miles Forman, the
author, or Charles Klein, the play
wright. OF the Americans aboard loo
were in the first cabin: 65 in the sec
ond and II in the steerage.
The lusitania was steaming along
about ten miles off Old Head, Kin.
sale, on the last reg of her voyage to
Liverpool, when about 2 p. m. a sub
marine suddenly appeared and, so far
as all reports go, fired two torpedoes
without warning at the steamer. One
struck near the bows and the other
i'm the engine room. The powerful!
agents of destruction tore through the
vessels side, causing terrific eX-
plOSiOnS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
VESSEL GIVEN NO WARNING
Many Persons Killed and Injured by
Explosions.

London, May 10.-lnvestigation has
failed to reveal that the steamer was
given warning of the proposed attack
by the submarine which appears to
have been lurking off the Irish coast
bent upon destroying the largest and
fastest ship engaged in transatlantic
traffic
The lookouts sighted the periscope
of submersible 1000 yards away and
the next instant they saw the trail
left by a torpedo as it flashed on it's
course. Then came a terrific crash
as the missile pierced the liners side,
followed almost Immediately by an
other which Uttered the decks with
wreckage. The course of the liner
was at once turned toward shore
Four torpedoes apparently were fired
at the Lusitania, but only two of them
found their mark.
The loss of life caused by the tor
pedoes themselves and the explosions
they caused must have been terribly
heavy. The tragic freight of bodies
taken to Queenstown bears evidence
of the havoc wrought Many of those
taken ashore were seriously injured
and more than score died after they
were removed to Cork and Queens.
town hospitals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
HAS FAITH IN SUBMARINES
Simon Lake. Inventor, Talks of Lu
sitania Disaster.

New York. May 10.-Simon Lake
the inventor of the even keel type OF
submarine torpedo boat. said:
Each successful submarine at
tack, while horrible in itself, only
serves to prove the contentious OF
those who know the submarine and
it's capabilities that it will be the
greatest peace agent that science has
yet produced.
THE lesson to be learned in the
sinking of the Lusitania is that com
merce cannot be carried on between
maritime countries when at war with
each other except by mutual agree
ment, providing each country is well
equipped with submarines.
IF the present war continues an
other two years and Germany sue
ceeds in holding her land frontier hel
submarines will be able to dictate the
terms of peace"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
WASHINGTON IS
DEEPLY STIRRED
Great Loss of Life on LuSi=
tania Is Felt KeenIy.


In View of Previous Warning to GER
many That She Would Be Held to
"strict Accountability" for Any
Loss of American Lives All Eyes
Are Being Turned Towards the
White House.
Washington, May 10-Profoundly
affected by the news that great loss
of life followed the torpedoing of the
British passenger line Lusitania,
President Wilson and officials of the
United States government waited to
learn the number of Americans among
the victims.
A cablegram received from Consul
Lauriat at Queenstown said the sur.
yiyors 'of all nationalities" number.
ed 624, not quite one-third of those
carried by the ship. and gave a list
of fiity-one Americans saved There
were 1SS American passengers aboard.
In view of the warning from the
United States to Germany that the
latter would be held to a strict ac.
countability" for any loss of Ameri.
can lives, whether aboard neutral or
belligerent craft, the eyes of officials
and diplomats were turned toward
the White House, where rests the
final decision on the policy to be pur.
sued
Everywhere it was admitted that a
grave international situation had aris.
en-, the extent of American interest
being difficult to forecast as yet be
cause of the meager reports as to the
disaster and the lack of information
concerning the number of citizens OF
the United States lost
Some members of congress were
here, including senators on the for.
eign relations committee, but they
were unable to predict what the gov.
ernments course would be. Many
thought that no important action
would be taken without calling a spe
cial session of congress, as the presi
dent heretofore has consulted both
houses whenever a serious situation
has arisen in the nations foreign af
fairs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10

Herman Ridder Declares Fate of Lusi
tania Justifiable.

New York, May 10.-Herman Rid
der writes in the Stats Zeitung un
der the heading Vale Lusitania"
"A great transatlantic liner has
fallen victim to German submarine
Several hundred Americans disregard
ed the declaration of the German ad
miralty Feb. 4, 1915.
Whoever sails the seas in these
war times, taking passage under the
British flag, assumes the risk attach
ing thereto.
There will be other great liners
torpedoed. The German submarine il
a real peril. We might as we'll face
the facts. The American who woulC
sail on board British liner takes his
life In his hands"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
EPIiAPH UN > crriNU SIUWt
Found on Slab Just Turned Over After
Fifty Years.

Fifty Years.
Columbia. Conn Needing fiat stone
for repairs that he was making. Ed
ward Phillips pried up one which for
over fifty years had been used as a
stepping stone near the farmhouse
back door. To his surprise he saw on
the reverse side. In fairly plain letters.
the inscription:
In memory OF Emily. daughter OF Mr..
Joseph and Mrs. Eunice Smith, who died
April Is. 1914. aged six months and fifteen
days.
Rest thou. sweet slumberer. in the peace
full grave;
Short was thy life; forgotten soon
shall be.
Except the few who drowned in sorrows
wave.
With painful pleasure still remember
thee
Nobody knows where the stone had
been used or where 1t came from. Mr..
Phillips father bought the house over
fifty years ago and the stone was at
the back door then for stepping
stone. 1t is five feet long and nearly
two feet wide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10

New York. May 10.-Many persons
notable in the business or social life
of New York were among those whose
names were missing from the list OF
survivors of the Lusitania. made pub
lie by the line here and Queenstown
OF those not reported as being
saved Alfred G. Vanderbilt is one OF
the most widely known. Inheriting
the bulk of the estate of his father
estimated at $7O,OOO,OOO to 100000,
600, he is one of the wealthiest men
of New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
CALLS IT iNHUMAN CRIME
Sir Gilbert Parker Says Sinking Is
International Affair.

London, May 10.-Sir Gilbert Par.
ker said: 1T is a most inhuman
crime committed by an inhuman ma
ton which has placed itself outside
the bounds of civilization.
Germany hopes to terrorize Eng
land as she tried to terrorize Belgium
but she is up against nation that
never knew defeat and she can be
assured that this infamous crime will
only nerve the British people to
sterner efforts than they have ever
yet used In the course of their his
tory.
"The sinking of the Lusitania is an
international, not national matter
and it will presently be seen that the
United States will view this business
as their bueiness as well as ours"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
AWAITING
ALL FACTS
President Asks for
Full Details.
BRYAN CABLES BERLIN
Wants German Report on Sink
Ing Of lusitania.

Washington, May 10.-Shocked and
appalled, by the tragic aspect of the
Lusitania disaster, as hourly develop
ments disclose its magnitude and far.
reaching possibilities, with the prob.
able loss of 137 American lives, Presi.
dent Wilson and his advisers are
waiting for all the facts and for a
crystallization of public opinion tc
aid in laying out the course the Unit.
ed States will pursue in this latest
international complication-the gyav.
est the president has faced since the
outbreak of the European war.
Nowhere in administration circles
is there any disposition to minimize
the situation, but President Wilson
while seeking the facts, hopes that
the country will assume an examining
attitude and reserve full judgment un
til all complete information is al
hand
AS more details began coming in
activities at the White House and the
executive departments of the govern
ment disclosed how much administra
ton officials realize the tensity of the
situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
AROUSES DEEP INDIGNATION
French People Bitter Over Torpedo
ing of Lusitana.

Paris, May 10.-The sinking of the
Lusitania has aroused deep indigna
tion here. where many of the passen
gers, notably A. G.. Vanderbilt and
Charles Frohman, were well known
The press characterizes the torpedo
ing of the steamer as IAN act of su
preme cruelty SURPRISING everything
yet perpetrated and violating the
most elementary sentiments os hu
manity."
The Matin expresses the opinion
that the wave of Indignation which
will be provoked in America perhaps
may lead Washington to take meas
ures which will be unpleasant foi
Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
ADMIRALTY GIVES UP HOPE
Believes There viii Be No More Lusi-
tania Survivors.

London, May 10.-"The press bureau
is informed by the admiralty that no
more reports regarding the Lusitania
have been received and that the mum.
ber Of survivors already given may
be regarded as approximately correct.
Inquiries are being made along
the coast. but there is little hope OF
news of further survivors"
This statement was given out BY
the admiralty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
HELD HIS POST TO THE LAST
Captain Turner Stood on the Bridge
Until Ship Went Down.

London, May l0.-Captain Turner
of the Lusitania stood at his post on
the bridge until his ship went down
and was rescued three hours after
wards wearing life belt. according
to ID. A. Thomas, the Cardiff, Wales,
coal magnate.
"Our course was shaped for shore
Immediately after the torpedo
struck" he said There is a differ
ence of opinion as to whether the
steamer was struck by more than one
torpedo, but / heard only one"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
He,toM. DISPERSAL

will relieve your Indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear of case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold only by us-25c box.
Frank C. Smith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
NEARLY ALL CARGO
OF SHIP CONTRABAND.

New York, May 10.-Nearly
. all the $735,000 cargo carried
: by the Lusitania was contra
: band of war.
. Chief among the articles
: were $40 cases of ammuni-
. tion valued at 100000. Among
: other important contraband ar
: ticles were quantities of food,
!. brass and copper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10

Berlin, May 10.-Ofiicial announce.
ment was made at the German war
office that the city of Libau, in the
province of Courland. Russia, has
been captured by the Germans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
JUSTIFY SINKING,

Copenhagen, May 10.-The
Berlin newspapers proclaim in
headlines of colossal type the
torpedoing of the Lusitania
and declare that Germany has
registered a new triumph for
her naval policy.
The editorial comment gen.
orally declares that England
received what she deserved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
RECOVER FROHMAN'S BODY
Remains CT Theatrical Manager Taken
20 O. GERS. own.

Queenstown. Nay 10-The body OF
Charles F'rohman, the tnatrical man.
ager of New York, has been recover
II Is now being embalmed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
conahatants.

In official quarters and among diplo.
matists there was apprehension that
the American people might not con
slider representations suffic
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-10
Carried Contraband of War.

The fact that the Lusitania was a
and even had contraband of wal
aboard, did not remove from their
minds the ever recurrent thought that
a hostile submarine deliberately de.
stroyed the ship with the knowledge
that hundreds of defenseless neutrals
and women and children were aboard.
Everywhere that aspect overshad.
owed the legal phases of the case, for,
while there is said TO be no precedent
i'm international law for the attack
without warning on belligerent mer-
chantman. 1t was realized that de
Tense might be made on the charge
that guns were mounted on the deck.
That, however, the British govern.
ment has denied
In many quarters Ii was thought
probable representations to Germany
will be general. covering all the cases
Of attack on American vessels IL was
pointed out that the case of the Gulf.
light, also torpedoed without warning,
with a loss of three American lives
might be made the basis for action by
the United States. but that the LGsi-
tania incident, the death of Leon c.
Thresher, an American on the British
steamer Falaba, and the attack by
German airmen on the American
steamer Gushing might be grouped as
an Indictment by the American gov
ernment against Germany for failure
to observe the rules of international
law with respect to the lives of non