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The Parker post., 1915-10-02
l-ittIefieId is Back.

LttIefieId is Back.
A. H. Lttlefield, after an absence
Of several months in California, re-
turned to Parker Thursday, accom-
panied by his family.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02
Ice and Cold Storage


Water for irrigating purposes can
"lly be used between the hours of
o'clock a. N. and o'clock p. m.
Any violation of this rule will result
II water service being discontinued
"oril fine OF $3.50 is paid for such
.olation
Water users are requested to use
y ater for irrigating purposes on thos
hays tina. the Ice Plant is running.
It is necessary that a good supply
O; water be available In case of fire.
The cooperation of water users ia
necessary that the water service be
satisfactory to all and We earnestly
solicit such cooperation.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02
From Mesa.

From Mesa.
III. Howard and wife registered a.
the Manitaba last Saturday.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN,
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS

Bagdad Visitor.
Charles Berger of Bagdad was
visitor to Parker this week.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02
In Phoenix.

In Phoenix.
B. M. Fuqua, manager OF the Far
ker Commercial company, Is in Phoe
nix on a business trip, having gone
Monday last
The Parker post., 1915-10-02

To Wenden.
Deputy Sheriff w. c.. Despair, afte
spending several days in this place,
went to Wenden Wednesday.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02

To Kingman.
E. S Osborne went to Kingman
Tuesday on mining business.
The Parker post., 1915-10-02
Back to Parker.

Back to Parker.
E. S. Osborne, Jr., and wife re-
turned from Los Angeles last Satur-
day and have gone to Osborne Wells.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

ture plays that are calculated
to disturb and insult any class
of our citizens; and | do not
propose to stand for it"
Governor Willis is the man
who stopped the exhibition of
the photcplay, The Nigger."
He also would not allow the
Birth of Nation to show
in any of the cities of Ohio.
A few more executives of
Governor Willis make up
could do much toward max
ing the flag and the constitu-
ton of this country stand for
what they we're intended
emblems of justice and equal
ity before the law.-PortIand
Advocate.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

Muskogee, Okla, Sept. s.
] he Negro independent State
fair continuing all this week,
opens tomorrow morning with
a two mile parade which will
be arranged to depict the ad
vancement Of the Negro race
in this country from the days
Of slavery to the present time.
In the parade will be every
KIND OF vehicle owned by
Negroes in this city and near
ly every merchant has pre-
Jared some sort of float. A
feature of the parade will be
moving pictures taken at the
entrance to the fair grounds.
The opening day of the fair
viii be featured by lap auto
mobile races, driven BY Neg
roes. in which cars from Mus
kogee, Tulsa, keefton, Henry.
eta and Okmulgee have been
entered. Durine fair week
there will be roping and rid
ing contests. Indian stomp
dances. baby show. chicken
a boxing contest and
of all kinds.
Ii is planned to make the
affair an annual event.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11
Governor Willis of Ohio.

Governor Willis of Ohio in
his welcome address to the
Colored Knights of Pythians
in the city of Columbus, said
among other things:
That so long as | have any
influence with this admins
tration there will not be pro-
duced in the State of Ohio
any photoplays that are calcu-
lated to reflect upon any class
of our citizens. AS the chair
man has very properly stated,
it is entirely possible for the
races to live together in peace
and harmony, but it is no,
possible if we allow the pro-
duction upon the stage of pic
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

Hotel Dale at Cape May,
New Jersey. has enjoyed one
of its most successful season
this year. Mr.. E. w. Dale,
the proprietor attributes his
success to advertising in the
Negro newspapers.
B. Coleman is the owner
and proprietor of successful
steam laundry in Columbia,
Missouri. He is said to en-
ploy fifteen persons regularly.
Anderson & Co, bankers of
Jacksonville. Fla. recently
conducted Tag Day" to in
crease the number of deposits
at their bank. The plan was
a success and nearly one
thousand new accounts we're
Eeeened.
Jes. (. Lowe who is engag-
ed in the general hauling bus
mess at Pasadena, Cal, was
recently given a contract by
the city tor removing all the
rubbish from the streets.
Plans are said to be per-
teoted for the building of a
100000 hotel in Indianapo-
lis to be owned and operated
by colored men.
Isaac Fisher, the noted
Iuskegee writer and essayist,
has recently written a moving
picture drama entitled, when
True Love Wins" The pro-
duction will be made by color
ed actors.
The Hamilton-Brown Shoe
factory at Columbia. Mo-, is
said to employ a number of
colored people in responsible.
well-paying positions.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11
Big SINNERS
Come to Denver

Syrian Temple No. 40 A.
F.. 40. Mobiles Mystic Shrine
entertained the following Wis
iting MOBILES Friday Sept. 3;
w. w. Lawrence, of Arabian
Temple No. AZ. New Berne,
N. c., Robt. L. Pendleton, OF
Mecca Temple No. 10. Wash.
ington. D. c., Jas. Banheld, OF
Mecca Temple No. 10. Wash
ington. d. c., George E. Frye
Of Jerusalem Temple No. a.
Baltimore. Md. and ]. P.
Evaus. of Jerusalem No. !,
Baltimore, Md.
They are travelling west to
attend the Supreme Council
Inspector Generals s3rd De-
gree Scottish Rite Masonry
which convenes at Oakland
Cal, Sept. IL, 1915. The To-
cal shriners gave them such a
royal welcome and reception
the like of which has never
been experienced in Denver
The large Stock mems clut
was at the disposal of our hon
ored guest and those presen,
say that those fond memories
of the evenings pleasantries
and instruction can never be
forgotten. They re S m d
their journey after seeing
Denver by automobile.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11
Sheriff Outwits Mob.

Murphysboro. Ill.-A mob
of several hundred persons
who surrounded the Harris
burg. LII Jail, intent on lynch
ing Joe DeBerry, a eolored
man. who will be tried for the
murder of a white woman.
were outwitted by a sheriff S
party last week. DeBerry was
smuggled out of the Harris
burg Jail and under the pro-
lection OF three companies of
Illinois State Militia was
brought here and placed IN
the local Jail.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

Alexandria. Va.-H enry
Allen. special officer for the
Alexandria Fertilizer Co.,
sho. and instantly killed
Jacob Brooks. colored. of 4o4
Oronoca street. Alexandria.
Brooks had words with Mar
tha Myers and had assaulted
her. The officer spoke to him
and Brooks attacked Allen.
who drew his revolver and
shot him dead.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11
Eighth Regiment Home.

Chicago. lll.-The Eighth
Illinois Regiment of Chicago
has returned to the city after
their annual encampment at
Springfield. ILL.,, under the
command of Col. Franklin A.
Dernison. The reg m e ut
never looked better than now
and perhaps never better
commanded. The men ac-
quilted themselves creditably.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

robbed. their lives en-
ID, obliged to flee for their
that round table of peace and
SPEAK out for the submeree ed
black man.
Get yourselves ready. for
the time is soon at hand. Let
ocr slogan be; Fear not
shrink nor shirk, but contend,
aspire and work.
But how can he expect
that others should build for
aim, SOW for him, and at his
call. love him, who for him
self will take no heed at all?"
Wentworth.
The Denver star., 1915-09-11

americans ana DfltlSn ana Je
DANCED when they are not kill
lives and leave millions of
wealth to be looted. The con-
dition has been appalling. and
the United States has looked
on and watched and waited.
The president has threatened,
but thus far has not interfer-
ed, except as for a few weeks
to send soldiers to a coast city
for protection. The Presi-
dent does not treat Mexico as
he does Hayti.-Amsterdam
News.
What must the American
Negro do about this? What
is he going 10 do about this;
sit still and watch the chains
Of limitations slowly but sure
ly tighten around his neck of
the worlds ambitions? He
must know now and for all
times just as he assumes the
individual responsibility of
citizenship in a city. county.
and state, so must the race
rise to the worlds standard of
other races and take its place
along the side with them bear
ing burdens of responsibility
and sharing benefits of honors
and substantial worth
All the more have the eyes
of the world been fixed upon
the american Negroto LEAD
out. by getting into the Japa-
nese Army and Navy as gun
ners. marksmen etc, make
friends with the Mexicans.
become SO indispensable to
them that they will call for
Negro brain and ambition.
Fill up the ranks of those
business, educated, scientific,
mechanic and all kinds of
craftsmen killed in the war.
These ranks must be filled
when peace is declared Be
ye ready, men of African ex.
action to rise with that tide.
Just as Mexico developed a
Villa. who was unwelcome IN
the land of his birth. so can
Mexico. yes. Haiti also. can
develop other leaders in
thought and action, United
States to the contrary not
withstanding.
This European war is fast
4
ly developing an interna-
tional race situation in which
the colored races must figure
prominently. Driven tor rea-
sons of self-preservation to
the extremity Of cohesive &C
ton with other colored peo-
pie let us now lay a solid
and fundamental foundation
for future action.
Mr.. Negro, your house of
protection, ambition and fu-
ture welfare is on FIRE. Arouse
ye. why halt ye between two
opinions. when our young
boys and girls while they
learn american" ideals in
the public schools, need to be
taught also by you to get
ready to take part in the i'm
pending conflict just ahead of
them. 1t is your duty to pre-
pare them for wha. is coming
just as II was your mothers
and fathers duty to prepare
you in school training. Amer
ica has no war today. yet she is
making a larger Navy and
Army for her protection. Let
, 1915-08-18

the railway. An Italian submarine has tor
pedoed the Austrian submarine Z y, which
sank with he" entire crew"
4 Berlin official bulletin states: "Our Bal
tic naval forces ON Tuesday attacked the
Russian warships lying in the Archipelago
near the Schaeren Islands. Their FIRE forced
the Russians to withdraw, among them being
an armoured cruiser Of the "Admiral Makha-
rolf class. We also silenced the coastal bat
teries and the same day other German cruis-
ers drove off Russian torpedo boats which
appeared at the entrance to the Gulf Of Riga
and an enemy destroyer was seen TO be Oh
fire. Our ships were repeatedly attacked by
enemy submarines, but all their torpedoes
missed and we suffered no damage or losses.
The Copenhagen correspondent Of the
"Daily Mali states that the German Baltic
feet hive occupied Libau as a naval base,
and that a larger force Of experts are work
ing night md day repairing, adapting and
fortifying the harbour works.
New York, Aug, l4th-Seven carloads Of
treasure have arrived from England via Ho-
hiax, consisting of over one million ounces OF
gold and securities of an uncertain amount,
the total being variously estimated at fifty
million dollars more or less. It is to be used
as q basis Of credit for the purchase Of war
supplies and to correct the abnormalIy low
exchange.
, 1915-08-18

Government has informed Ger many that the
Weslfjord from time immemoriaI Inns been
regarded MS Norwegian.
The correspondent of the "Times" at Pc
trogrod says it is unoficialIy stated that the
Baltic fleet inflicted heavy losses on a Ger
man battle squadron near DIESEL on Thursday,
a large German cruiser being destroyed and
several other warships damaged. Despite
heavy firing by the German ships The Rus
sian vessels did not suffer loss or serious in
jury. IL is surmised that the German pnr-
pose was to reconnoitre the Northern Baltic
and if possible to bottle up the Russian feet
in the Cults Of Finland and Bothnia. While
the Russian w~arships penetrate south the
Germans cannot provision General Won Blu
low by sen, or send transports to Libau on
Windau, and the operations OF a hostile feet
are therefore regarded as a necessary adjunct
to the laHd operations between the Dwina
and the Niemen.
, 1915-08-18

made slight progress and since fhot date
the activity on the Frenc5 front has con
sisted mainly of artillery fighting, with marked
advantage for our batteries. On the twelfth
offer Ioviug notified the Kaimakurn pre-
yiousjy Of the time set for the evacuation Of
thc ueIPhboulhood, a French cruiser des-
tIoyed with FheIlire the principal buildings
Of the German Wagner plant at jain, Which
has been making arms and munitions and
col structiI & boats for an attnck on the Suez
CanaI. The houses in the neiglLourhood
were not damaged.
A despatch from Athens says that, despite
optimistic statements from Constnutinop,e,
the Turkish ammunition supplies ale nea1ln8
exhaustion, as HE result Of repeated attacks
by the Allied forces in the Derdanolles.
Private advices state tLat the German and
Turkish diplomats have renewed their efforts
10 Obtain tho ccnsent OF the Balkan States
for tie passage Of munitions to Turkey.
Roatlouds cf wounded flcm the GallipcG
Peninsula Gc arriving at Con6tnntinople and
it is estimated thot $4,000 Turkish wound
td me 1ow IN The ConhtontiI ople hcspita'.
A Pettcelad official c%ommuniqu6 say :
an the region south-east Of MitRu the Ger
mans have been driven back beyond the
river IA and during the enomy's %retrent we
made prisoners. In the direction Of Jacob
stadt, Dyinsk and Vilkomir we continue to
press the enemy and are overcoming his
desperate resistance. In the KoyLO dlsJlct
The GcImons have temporarily 'b0ndorfd
their attack, but On artillery D~RalenlCnt
continues. On the front betwcen tlo NaItw
and the bug Our couuter-attack delivered
on Wcdnntay hoped cur troops IN the
stction ltIiL Of this front in their retreat
ON positions aituated further lnck. In
, 1915-08-18


London, Aug. 15sh,-A German official
statement says: "Sopth Of the Niemen Gen
erol Won Eicahoru repulsed with son8uipary
losses an attack BY the enemy with strong
forces ia the Dyina section, the enemy loov-
ing seven hundred prisoners in cur hands.
Geuelnl Won SchoIz captured a brldgehead at
Wiznia and VAIN and threw the enemy back
across the river Gez, south Of the Marrow.
south Of the Narew. Since Sunday last thus
army has taken $3.50 prisoners, including
eleven officers, and captured twelve machine
guns. Gouoral Won Galiwitz has taken AalA-
browa by storm aud penetrated further IN an
easterIy djrection,Vi Audriochow Prince Leo
poId continues the pursuit Of the enemy, who
while they continue TO engage in rear8uard
fighting have crossed the Aunehewk2- The
section Of LnkoW hae been occupied, Geuer-
al Won Mackenaen having brokcn town
stroagIy fortified euemy positions after sharp
fighting, and the Russians began to retreat
during he night along the entire front be-
tween tde Bug and Parcz3w.
, 1915-08-18

London, Aug. 16th-With the improve
ment IN til e Russian situation on the eastern
front rene we'd confidence is felt in the Allied
countries. The Russians claim to be con-
tiuuing to drive the Germans bNck from
Riga and west Of Dyinsk and to be still
keeping them aWoy from Kovno. The Aus
trO-GerlDQns continue their advance in the
centre and southwest, but the absence Of
any mention Of the capture Of guns or NUM-
tions indicate that the towns and positions
occupied by the invaders were all evacuated
before their arrival.
A Pettograd official despatch states: "In
the region Of Riga there was no essential
change on Friday, but near Jacobstadt,
Dvrusk end Vikomir the enemy attempted
ly 4 couuter-attRck to arrest our offensive,
and the fighting still continues. On the
front between the Narew and the Bug there
has been no important change, but % despe-
rate action occurred on Friday in the region
southwest Of Ciechanowice and north east
Of Nur. at Novo Georgievsk during the
last two days besides an artillery duel there
has been sldrmishes and actions within the
approach 10 the defences. On the left bank
OF the Bug there has been fighting which
Increased in obstinacy during Thursday night
III WV - lE'A ~" - VI ~ u 'bG
region. On the right bank of the Bug, to-
wards Che Zlotalipa aud the Dniester, no
change has occurred"
A Berlin oficiol bulletin announces: 'North
81 the Niemen river in the ogion OF Allshow,
kulski, Weechiuty and Kowersz new en-
gagemeuts have developed. Before Koyno
our Attacking troops have captured the for
tilted forest of Domino Kauka, taking $50
prisoners. Between the Narew and tie Bug
our armies reached during the 8BG1 D pursuit
the Slime and Murzam sections, where our
opponents made q new stand. North OF
Novo Georgiovsk a strong outpost position
was stormed aud Mise officers, l 800 meu
and four machine-guns fell into our hands.
Prince Leopold'5 troops have approached the
Bug, also north east Of Sokolow. East Of The
Losice- MiedzyIz ac line the enemy attempted
to stop our advance by stubborn counter
attacks, but all were repulsed. Fl Id Mar
shall Won Mackensen defeated the enemy in
battles on the 10Th. and 18th. and our opp0-
nents were not in sufficient strength yester-
day to resist the advancing Allied troops.
Cur armies have reached during the pursuit
The 1ighroad between Radzyn, David and
WedolaWa.
Despite repeated rspuIaee and great losses
the German Grown Prince continues the as
auults on the t|trlcIes d,fenuing Yerdun,
The French report lbo failure of two more
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
City Council This Morning Decides to
Purchase Two Machines for
Sixth Street
Station.
INCREASE EFFICIENCY
Department viii be Operated at Less
Expense and Efficiency
Will be In
creased.

Two automobiles for the Sixth street
f1re station will be purchased by the
! city in the immediate future. Tue
city council this morning went on rec
oru in this matter, putting 1t that It
was the sense of the council that tho
! trucks be purchased. Commissioner
Collins will make an investigation,
jprobably next week, of the autom obiles
on the market. He will see them test
ed out under various conditions that
they would meet in service in this city
One of the machines will be pur-
Chased in this city. 1t will be four
passenger car with a stock touring
car chassis and probably will be
equipped with special body. It will
be equipped with two Babcock fire
extinguishers.
The other machine will be a large
truck equipped with hose reel carry
ing 1000 feet Of hose, a chemical en-
lgine, ladders, two Babcock extinguish-
ers, and perhaps pump engine for
increasing the water pressure.
The new equipment will do away
with five horses now used at the Sixth
street station and will materially in
crease the efficiency of the depart
ment. Through the plan Of the city
council the expenses of the depart
ment will be reduced S2,915 annually.
There will be a new expense Of $1,000
annually, giving a saving of $1,700 a
year. From this will be paid $500
annually on the note for the equip
ment which will leave a net annual
saving OF s215.00 over the present con-
ditions. with a material increase in
the efficiency of the department.
The four passenger machine with
the Babcock extinguishers will be ef-
fective in stopping many fires befors
they can get sufficient start to cause
any material damage. The great ma
tority of fires in this city are discoy-
cred and alarms to the department
sent in while the fires are still very
small. The length Of time between
the time the alarm is sent in and the
time when the department arrives is
usually sufficient for fire to gain
quite bit of Roadway. With the
automobile. the fire chief will be able
to reach the scene Of the fire with
three other men and two fire exiting
uishers before the blaze has had time
to get a start.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
CALLS ATTENTION
TO TRAFFIC RULE
Ca on Drivers Right Has Right Of
Way at All intersections Of
Streets, Is Rule.

Chief Of Police Kenney called atten-
ton to the fact this morning that
many drivers do not seem to under
stand traffic rule number twelve OF
section Z, which reads: "At all inter-
sections, the vehicles to the drivers
right shall have the right of way"
This refers to vehicles moving on the
same street in the same direction and
also to vehicles moving in cross direc-
tons at intersections. For example.
should two vehicles approach the cor
ner of Fifth and Main, one going
north on Fifth street and the other
east on Main street, the car moving
north Of Fifth street being to the
right of the driver of the other Gar,
would cross the intersection first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
ACCIDENTS UNDER
COMPENSATION LAW
Since Measure Went Into Effect
There Has Been Ten Thousand
Two Hundred Accidents.


Two Hundred Accidents. .
After ten months operation, Wei
ker Given, secretary of the Iowa In
dustrial commission. reports that the
average compensation drawn by in
jured workmen in this state under the
workmen's compensation act has
been s32.59.
The compensation law went into
effect. July /. 1914. Since that time
there were 10000 industrial accidents
in the state. OF that number 2.117
persons were laid up longer than two
weeks and were entitled to compen-
sation.
The total paid out to injured work
men is $4,000. The total premiums
collected by insurance companies for
Industrial insurance In the last ten
months was 100000, Mr.. Given says.
During the time that Iowa pail
out $4,000 in benefits to injured
workmen. Wisconsin paid out about
81 100000 and Minnesota about $780,,
co., said Mr.. Given. "The Iowa COM
pensation law has had 4 poor start.
but this is the history of all similar
laws in other states.
From now on we expect better re-
turns from the Iowa law. The en-
ployers and the workmen are getting
more familiar with it and the opera
ton will be much smoother
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THE coRoNER's INQUEST.

THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
kINsALE, ireland, May 1o.-That
he had knowledge that an attempt
was to be made to torpedo the LusltanIa
was tho statement made BY the COM
msnder Of tho III fated liner here TO-
day.
Testlfying at the inquest Into the
deaths OF five victims Of the vessel
who wore brought here, the captain
said that although the voyage was
without incident UP to tho time the
Lusitanla was struck, he had received
Information that an attempt would be
made to sink him.
Tho captain stated that he was on
the bridge when the vessel was ap-
preaching the Irish coast.
"Was the Lusltania armed?" asked
Coroner John Horean.
"She was not" quickly answered
the veteran commander.
"What precautions did you take
when you learned that an attempt was
to be made to sink your vessel?" ask
ed tho coroner.
1--WE swung our boats out az we
came within the danger zone between
Fastnet and the time Of the accident"
replied the captain.
Captain Turner declared that there
was not the slightest doubt that the
LusitanIa was torpedoed and said that
she had been struck tho first time for
ward between the first and second fun.
neIs.
Coroner Horgen declared he was
satisfied that responsibility lay not
with the German government, but
with the whole German people.
~ propose to ask this Jury to re-
turn the only verdict possible from 4
self respecting Jury, ono that tho OFF,
GERS and crew Of this submarine were
guilty Of wiifuI MURDER" he said.
"WiIful and wholesale MURDER was
returned by the coroner's Jury this
afternoon against the kalser,7 the Ger
man government, and the officers and
crew Of the submarine which sunk
the Lusitania.
The jury had heard testimony from
Captain Turner and other officiaIs Of
the Lusitania all Of whom had agreed
that the Cunard liner had been tor
pedoed without warning.
The jury was directed by Coroner
Horean to Include not only the officers
and crew Of tho submarine in their
verdict but the kaiser and the Ger
man government as we'll. It carried
out his instructions to tho letter.
Whether this verdict Of "wlIIfuI and
wholesale murder" was Intended for
use against the officers and crew Of
the responsible submarine II captured
is not known. Naval authorities re-
fused to make any statement, but Il
is admitted this form Of verdict was
suggested to Coroner Morgan by high
err authorities.