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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31
1901 Beans in Jar

Did you have a guess On the
number OF beans in TIE quart
jar at the Moore & Moore store?
Makes no difference whether
you did or not for you didn't win
no way. There were exactly
1901 beans according to the
judges. n. i, Yarbrough, t. j.
Peach and A. Il. Carter did the
counting, and while we would be
a little slow about taking their
individual word for this many
beans, We suppose they made a
fair count rs neither Of them
took the prize. II. O.ConnOr
and A. Str0ut each had a guess
OF 8dOO. They rolled the dice or
pulled straws, we forget which,
anyhow StrOut won.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31
Hands Us A Cola One

TIL " atl er man sure seems TO
hay. It 10 for us. The snow has
been iyiag occasionally and the
wind feels like it had stolen II
ride from Santa Claus all the
way from the North Polo, We
haze mad the real Christmas
weather as well as the spirit and
il leayrs a much worse impress.
sion after being used "a the
bultny days. No, we are not
sor- Il you Santa. If you are 70
blame We can easily forgive you
for suu know IL would hardly
see'n lilye Christmas anyway
without snow aud cold weather.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31

Victor l.. Piepmeier, l.. NJ,
Carl, and l.. b.. Wilcox made
final proof on their desert claims
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Hit and
Mr. and Mrs. Il L Woodmansie
spent Christmas with their
parents MIR. and Mrs. II. b
Gardner. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
mausie have just returned from
thr San francisco fair aud other
points in California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Utah and
Nevada.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31
Decided Land For Sale

For Sale nc a bargain: 80
acres of decided. sandy loan
land, ia miles from Columbus,
N. NJ. Drilled well Ia feet deep
plenty Of goO,l soft water, Il
acres gruhbed Small adobe
house. 10 foot Samson windmill.
Must sell. See owner, j. X.
Osborne, BOX la, Columbus,
New Mexico. At pd
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31
Personals and Locals

MTN, II. y. OuHoOnfn
Herman Huffhines, of Dallas,
Texas, was here through the
holidays for a visit with the
Stanield girls.
Lost: Pocket book containing
81 90. some change and rail
road ticket. Return 10 this
Office and receive reward
Thomas G. Lakeland, proprietor
of The Lodge aud The Wigwam,
came in from the mine to spend
the holidays.
Jolly Garner returned first of
the week from Il pleasure trip TO
the Pass City.
w. Il. Mangan offered final
three year proof on his home.
stead Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Roe came out
from El Paso and spent the holi
DAYS with her sister, Mrs. G.. II.
Buddington.
]. T.. Walker recently pur.
chased from w. 4. Ritchie the
tract known as the Billie Richie
homestead. The land lies about
three miles east and one mile
north of town.
Miss Demetra Stautield, who
i employed as teacher in the FL
pasO public schools, came out
and spent the holidays with her
sisters.
Jesse l.. Dickson. a former
resident of the valley, spent a
few days here this week, "a guest
OF the Pages. Mr.. Dickson is
now a resident Of Las Cruces.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Elliott and
little son went down to the Pass
City TO spend the holidays. Mrs.
Elliott and Roy has returned but
MIR. Elliott was prevailed upon
by his former employer to stay
down few days and help out
in the store.
Joe Flora, who had his knee
badly crushed two weeks ago is
convalescent. 1t is now known
that his leg will be saved unless
something very unusal happens,
We hope to see him out agian be
fore II great while.
The dance given Christm as
night Mt the bank hall was at,
te AIDED by a large crowd and the
report is that il was a success
from the stand point of a good
social time.
Preparations are being made
for u masquerade ball next Sat
urday evening. The Benevolent
Order of Bees will give the ball
Thomas j. Cole was among
those who left town to spend
Christmas, he having gone TO f
Paso and spent the day with his
son. He returned home Sunday
evening
George Hall has arrived here
from Missouri and has takeI
charge Of the LAffOon place
which he expects to farm thi.
year. This was Oae OF the tirs.
tracts homesteaded in the valley
and lies seven miles north q
town.
Mr., and Mrs. j. w. Blai.
were the guests OF Mr. and Mrs
J A. Moore, partaking Of tn,
Moore Christmas dinner. Mr.
Blair says he enjoyed the dinner
as well as II he had been u
home, not counting the socia
anipvmant
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-12-31

Opportunity stares up
at you from this a g
git may be a better
position Just the cot
tage you want to rent
"a chance to own a
house on easy erms-
a new cook an ambi-
tious employe-what
not?
g Want ads bnstle with
the intimacies Of the
work-a- day world. You
can Ill afford to over
look them with your
daily reading.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
SUNDAY.

Victories of the utmost importanc
in the campaign to halt the Germa'
invasion now being conducted unde
the personal direction of the cza
have been achieved by the Russian
armies, notably on the Galician from
and on the firing line before the cit!
of Riga. Extremely heavy losses have
been inflicted upon the Austro-GermaI
forces in the southeastern theater o
war.
The Teutonic troops who had beer
operating along the River Seretl
have been driven into retreat for four
teen miles. They have taken up ne"
positions on the River Stripa in al
endeavor to check the Russians.
Along the Dniester also the Austro
Germans have been routed by the
Russians.
On the western front the Frenc5
war Office says the artillery duel con
tinues with unabated fury. In the
Argonne the drive of the crown
prince has failed and his army was
driven back with heavy loses, placed
by some at 100000 men.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
FRIDAY.

President Wilson has asked the
government at Vienna to recall DR.
Dumba the Austrian ambassador tC
Washington, because of pernicious in
terference with American industrial
establishments. It is reported that
other diplomatic representatives o.
Germany and Austria may be request
ed to leave this country.
Vienna announces the capture OF
DubnO, in the Russian province OF
Volhynia, and says the Austrian army
is marching upon Rovno. Petrograd
officially announces further successes
near Tarnopol, in Galicia, and say
1900 Austrians have been captured
since September 8. It IS also an.
nounced that the Baltic port of Rig
has been bombarded by eZpelins an
aeroplanes, and that bombs have beer
dropped upon Wilma, killing severa'
persons.
Bitter fighting continues in the Ar
gonne region, France, and Germa7
gains in this field of operations an
in the Vosges are reported.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
THURSDAY.

Zeppelins have dropped bombs into
the heart of London, killing twenty
persons and injuring eighty-six. This
makes a total OF thirty-three dead and
one hundred and twenty-nine injured
in raids of two successive nights.
An official announcement in Petro
grad claims a Russian victory ovey
the Austro-Germans at Tarnopol, Ga
licia, with the capture of 5000 men
and thirty cannon. The German Of
fensive is said TO be checked along
the entire eastern battle line.
The army of the German crown
prince has made a furious attack
upon the French line protecting Yer.
dun. Paris says the French line re
mains unbroken.
Bulgaria is reported to have en-
tered its agreement with Turkey, by
which the Ottoman government viii
give up the Dedeagatch railway. This
is understood to mean that Bulgaria
will not enter the war against the
Teutonic allies.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
A GENERAL SURVEY or
THE WAR
WEDNESDAY,.

London reports that it has been
established an American, who shipped
as a seaman, perished when the Allan
Line steamship Hesperian was sunk
by a German submarine. The Hes
pertains death list is now thirty-tlroc.
Ambassador Gerard in Berlin to for
ward all information possible regarI-
ing the disaster.
The czar has removed Grand Duke
Nicholas as commander-in-chief OF the
Russian armies. sending him to com,
mand the Muscovite forces in the
Caucasus, with the title Of viceroy,
and taking command of the Russian
army himself. A Russian official an
nouncement says the Germans are be
ing held at all points on the eastern
front. Berlin announces the capture
Of Walkowysk, Russia.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
U. S. TROOPER SLAIN
Two Other American Soldiers Sc.
riousIY Wounded in Border Battle.

Two Other American Soldiers Se'
riously Wounded in Border Battle.
Hidden behind haystacks, houses
and trees, four or five detachments
of Mexicans attacked a detachment
of three American soldiers of Troop
c, Twelfth cavalry, at Los Indios,
twenty-six miles from Brownsville,
Tex, killing one American and Sc.
riously wounding the other two.
Sergeant Walsh was shot through
the left side; Trumpeter Forney was
shot in the back, the bullet penetr3t.
ing the abdomen, and Private Kraf.
was hit on the top of the head viii 9
firing, and died half an hour later.
Another detachment of troopers
closed in On the Mexicans, who fell
back towar the river. Most of the
Mexicans did not cross the river into
Mexico, their trail being followed
through underground until it was lost.
It is believed the shooting was done
by men who knew the territory on
the American side.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
eermans Advance on RIaa.

Official announcement of the cap
ture OF Riga by the German troops is
expected soon in Berlin.
A report that the Russian seaport
had been taken was in circulation
here, but this was believed to be pre-
mature.
It is apparent, however, that the
Russians will not be able to bar the
route to Riga much longer. German
artillery has driven the defending
slays from the east bank of the river
thus permitting the construction OF
pontoon bridges to replace those
which the Russians destroyed in their
retreat.
The city of Dvinsk also is expected
10 fall. The official reports show that
three separate forces are advancing
upon Dvinsk, whence the Germans
may open their campaign against Pet
rograd, 800 miles away.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
MONDAY.

Zeppelins raided the eastern coun
ties of England again, the fourth time
in six days, but, according to Brit
ish official statement, there were nj
casualties.
Russian forces in the Niemen rive
region have fallen back to a new po
sition, according to an official state
ment from Petrograd. Berlin asserts
the retreat was made necessary b!
the German shattering of the Russian
lines. Petrograd admits German ad
vance in the Dvinsk region, but claims
continued success against the Aus
trians near the Sereth river, in Ga
licia. Premier Goremykin has gone
to the front to consult the czar or
reforms proposed by the majority
party il the duma.
A French submarine is reported t
have sunk an Austrian destroyer II
the Adriatic.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
SATURDAY.

Petlograd announces that notwith
standing Russian successes in Galicia
in one of which 5000 prisoners were
taken. it has been decided to with
draw the Russian army to the Kiev
Smolensk line of defense. Evacua
ton of cities west of that line has
been ordered. The Russian cabinet
has resigned in favor of a coalition
ministry.
According to Paris, the efforts o
the German crown prince to pierce
the French line in the Argonne regi0r
has been decisively defeated. Re
peated efforts to advance in this reg
ion, it is asserted, have cost the Ger
mans 100000 men.
German submarine have extended
the sphere of their operations to the
Mediterranean and southwest coast o.
Spain.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
ALLIES PRESSING TURKS
Warships Silence Batteries While
Heavy Reinforcements Are Landed


Heavy Reinforcements Are Landed
Heavy reinforcements for the Brit
ish and French are being landed on
GallipOH peninsula.
The Decentralization of the new ex-
pedition to the Dardanelles was pre-
eeded by a terrific bombardment di-
rected by the, allies warships upon
the Turkish batteries on both the
Asiatic and European sides.
Many of the batteries were COM
pletely silenced and others have been
able to reply at intervals.
Information from Turkish sources
is that the German staff in Constan-
tinople have informed the imperial
military authorities in Berlin that it
will be impossible for the Turkish
army, unless it receives effective help,
to hold out longer than the 25th Of
this month.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
RUSS FALL DACK
ON WILMA FRONT
psfrOgrad Admits Reverse by
Invading Germans,
TEUTON LOSSES 465,OOO
c,sr's Forces all Driven from the
East Sank of DVina River in Ad'
vance of Invaders on Riga.

General headquarters in Petrograd
1, IFS official communication on the
sitpation in the eastern theater OF
me war comedies important gains for
the Germans in the region north of
Wilma.
The claim made by Berlin that the
-oiroad linking wilma with Dvinsk
and Petrograd had been severed is
verified in the statement, which says
This reverse has compelled the Rus
sian lines to retire still further east.
The situation along the Dvina river
IN the region of Friedrichstadt is still
deadlocked, according to the state
ment.
Russian arms continue to make
nrogress along the Sereth river, in
Galicia. where the Austro,German
forces are striving in vain to check
this new offensive.
The official communication follows;
"In the Riga and Friedrichstadt dis
tricts no essential change has oc-
Cured. On the front of the lower
Ekau and northwest of Mitau there
have been minor engagements be-
tween small detachments.
"The artillery duel has appreciably
increased in intensity at Linden as
far as twenty versts fourteen miles)
northwest of Friedrichstadt.
Near the station of Novo Svent'
siany Ito the northeast of Vilna) the
enemy has cut the railway. Under
the pressure of the enemy, who made
a decisive attack between the Novo
Syentsiany and Wilma districts our
troops retired to the vicinity of the
railway station of Podbronze.
"In the region west of Wilma and to
the eastward as far as the Orany dis
trict there is no change in the situa-
ton. On the front of Orany we have
been engaged in a fierce battle with
the enemy, who has been consider
ably reinforced in the region of Skidel
and farther east. The enemy is de-
yeloping his attack east of Skidel.
IN the Tarnopol district our troops, |
under the enemy's hail of artillery
fire, again made progress, taking pris.
Oners and machine guns. We drove
back the Germans, who are retiring
to the north.
"0n the lower Sereth, in the Zale.
szcayki district, the enemy attempted
by an attack to arrest our advance
westward, but after a stubborn en-
gagement again was beaten and over
thrown
Austro-German losses in the fight
ing Of the last two months are Off.
cially estimated at $4,000 men. Pris.
oners taken by the Russians state
that entire regiments were destroyed.
More than 10000 prisoners are in
the hands Of the Russians as a result
Of the operations of the last three
weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
U-Hoat Takes Prisoner.

Inc latest exploit of a German sub.
marine is the halting of a Norwegian
vessel and the seizure by a boarding
party Of a British subject who car.
Iied on a prisoner. This incident IS
reported by the captain of the steam.
81 Bescheim, from whose ship the
Luslshman was taken. The Nor
wegian legation at Berlin has been in.
suueted to lodge a protest.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID
Sixth in Week on British East Goa
Re9orted BY london.

Sixth in Week on British East coae
Reported by London.
A Zeppelin airship bombarded tn
east coast of England Tuesday night
it was officially announced by the gov
ernment press bureau.
There were no casualties and nj
damage was done.
The report OF the press bureau fol
lows:
"a Zeppelin bombarded the eas
coast Tuesday night, but there wer'
no casualties and no damage wa!
done"
This was the sixth German air raj
over British soil within a week.
It was officially announced tha
seven persons were wounded, two
women probably badly, during the
German air raid over Kent.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
CARRANzA TO ASK
FOR RECOGNITION
Pan-AmGTicdn ENJOYS to Heal
His Flea.
WILL ARRAHGE CONFERENCE
Washington Urges Citizens Of uni:e'
States to Suit Mexico Owing
Military Activities.

1t was sail on the highest al
thority tina. General Carralza's cOI
ter-oGer to tie United States All
six Latin-American eHvoys, which Iro
poses a con. .erence to adjust inter
national affairs affecting Mexico, Wi
be accepted by this government.
Formal announcement OF the ac
ceptance of the plan will be made sat
urday, when Secretary Lansing an
the six La.in-American diploma.
meet in New York.
Representative of the Latin-Amer
ican countrie7, the United States and
Carranza VIII meet either in Washing
ton or at some place on the bo-de
to be named by Carranza. The "frsi
chiefs" claim that he controls the sit
uation will be taken up also, it is re
liably reported, and it is believed that
the recognition Of Carranza has beer
decided upon, if he proves his con
tention.
Instructions issued months ago urS
ing American citizens in Mexico tc
leave the country have been renewed
to Americans in Sonora, Chihuahu7
and other northern states where mill
tary advances and border disturb
ances now make conditions extra haz
ardous. State department official;
denied reports that the order had ref
erence to this governments future
course toward Mexico.
In the last several weeks CarranZs
armies have forced their campaign in
northern and central Mexico.
Villa representatives in Washing
ton, however, contend that losses BY
their forces have been greatly evag
gerated an4 that Carranza is making
a desperate demonstration in theI
northern states aimed at impressin7 q
the powers interested in paciication
of the republic.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
U. S. Cannon Trained on Mexicans

U. S. Cannon Trained on Mexicans.
Every hour increased the serious
ness of the situation on the Mexican
American border.
A battery of American guns ha
been trained upon Matamoros, thl
Mexican town across the Rio Grand,
held by Carranza troops.
The bodies of two Mexicans wer'
found near Santa Maria, where MeXi
can and American troops engaged il
battle yesterday.
Armed Mexicans invaded the I a
coma ranch, twenty miles west c.
Brownsville, owned by E. c. Telford
an American. They stole severa
horses, six saddles and provisions.
The order to train the cannon upoI
Matamoros was given by the United
States military authorities and imme
diately was obeyed, the guns beilc
made ready for instant action.
No explanation for this act wa;
given. but it was believed to be a pre-
cautiOnary measure.
A line Cf trenches three miles Ions
is being built by American soldiers o
the Rio Grandc facing Matamoros
Every able-5ldied American in thi
district has heen sworn in as sp
cial police officer on a vi yilance com
mittee working under direction Of 8
sheriff.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
BRITISH LOSSES as1,983

VrtIelal Announcement Officers and
men Killed, Wounded and Missing.
Ohicial announcement was made in
.ae house of commons in London that
une total of British war casualties up
10 August p was 3S1 1888 officers and
@en killed, wounded or missing.
detailed figures of the casualties
were announced as follows:
Killed and died of wounds: OH.
Se[s' 1865; other ranks, 70,992.
wounded: Officers, 1913; other
Tanks, 241,OS6.
Missing; Officers, 1901; other
ranks, 5S,446.
Ihese figures refer to the army
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
FRENCH AlRMEN ACTIVE
Shell Railway Center in Lorraine and
Camp in Argonne Forest.


Camp in Argonne Forest.
French aviators on the southern
end of the battle front are keeping
up their offensive against the Ger
mans.
The important German railway
point of Bensdorf has been bombari.
ed, and the German cantonments at
Chatel in the Argonne forest have
also been shelled from the air.
These latest attacks by French air
men we're officially announced by the
French war office They follow air
attacks made on Treves in Rhenish,
Prussia, seventy-fve miles from Yer
dun. and on Donaueschingen and Mar
bach in Baden.
The activity of artillery along the
front in France continues, at some
places with great violence.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
Mrs Becker at School.

Mrs. Helen Becker, widow of Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker, who was
electrocuted at Sing Sing for instigat
ing the killing of Gambler Herman
Rosenthal, resumed her position
teacher in the New York pub.i;
schools. "My only wish is to be le
alone" she said.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
RUMoR MANY ZEPPELINS LOST

A Score or More Destroyed, but Gov
ernment suppresses News, Is Report
Mail advices from London say that
more than a score-possibly thirty
of the Zeppelin airships used by Ger
many in the war have been destroyed
Many of these were shattered by
the anti-aircraft guns defending Eng
lish towns or brought down by Eng
lish aeroplanes above the battle front
on the continent.
The British government maintains
great secrecy regarding Zeppelins,
but on several occasions official state
ments have carried "a report" that a
Zeppelin was hit.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
South carolina Votes "Dry."

By a vote of two and one-half South
Carolina voted for prohibition in the
statewide election ordered by the
last general assembly. Prohibition
seems to have carried forty-two out
of forty-four counties. In Dorchester
the vote is close, while Charleston
went against prohibition by a vote OF
10 TO 1.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
ArabIe Passenaers EIIe claim.

Formal claim against Germany fol
indemnity has been filed with Secre
tary of State Lansing by Philip W
Collier and his wife Maybelle, Of Buf
falo, N. Y, who lost ala their posses
sions in the sinking of the Arabic
upon which they were passengers.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
can,t ExpIaIn a Disaster.

Rear Admiral Clifford Josepl
Bousch announced in Honolulu tina
after examining all available data h
was unable to tell the cause of tht
disaster to the submarine F-4, which
sank off Honolulu harbor on Marcel
25, with Lieutenant Alfred EIDE, hel
commander, and his crew of twenty
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
Turks DESTROYING Coast Towns.

The town of Precaea, Asia Minor,
twenty-five miles northwest of Smyr-
ma, is reported to be in flames. ac-
cording to a Reuter- dispatch from
Athens which says it is inferred that
the Turks are destroying coast towns
and retiring into the interior in ex.
pectation of the fall OF the Darda.
nelles.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
French sink U-Boat.

French torpedo boat patrol has sum-
a German submarine in the Mediter
ranean sea between Mitylene an
Tenedos, it is stated in a wireless
message received.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17
Girl Dies from Rite Of Doc.

heien Levan, aged eight years,
ssnooi ~ girl, died in Reading, Pa, from
nc nc Oite in the neck of dog, which
sOIie boys were teasing. Blood pois.
Of rabies.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17

many tires.
We h av e
made new molds
for the small-size
tires, adopting a
newdesign,wllich
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17

The greatest tire
value in the world
now lies in these
Goo dyear tires
You can't be fan
to yourself and
not get them.
Milford chronicle., 1915-09-17

We have added 30% to the
rubber in the side walls just
above the rim. That's where
constant Aexing breaks so
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

Lee caldwell rode Miss Hesitation;
Tex Daniels pulled leather on Speed
bail; Harley Thorne rode Bear Cat;
Buck Foster thrown by Spitfire.
Quick Change Race.
Ed McCarty first, Jesse Stahl. sec
end.
Indian Thoroughbred Race.
Won By Thomas Yallup.
q Chariot Race.
Jim Roach, first; zlbe Morse, sec.
ond.
Indian Pony Race.
Thos' Yallup. first; Tatahomi, sec.
ond; Jesse George, third
Wild Horse Race.
Roy Kane, first; Cuba Crutchfield;
second; Red Parker, third.