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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
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Mailman Russell is here from
Fairmont. 81. -
TrumanlW Willis, OF Morgantown, is
visitor in the city.
MILAN. of. Mannineton. liz
transactfng business here.
u: y: = Irving. of Victoria. is here
on a brief business visit.
ss: 7. Ward ], or r ELI Tree. is maxi
Ing an over Sunday visit in the city.
Ca Orr, OF kingwood: is a guest
at the Waldo. &
3E:a pitzer o q Weston. Is Is a bus
mess visitor in the city
L. Jones, OF Weston, Isl city
visitor. &
The Rev. John S. stump, OF Park
ersburg, prominent Baptist divine.
was here Saturday evening on the
way to Mannington to preach today.
Allen ID. Fitzhug h, OF Bridgeport.
listed the city Stature lay afternoon.
Nissan 90 olan is spending today
at her home in Wolf Summit. 81
Mrs. Wade Duffy. Of Sistersyille As
Yisitin e. drs. Harry allendyke.
6 Mrs. Edward Sander. of farietfa
is guest of Miss Geneviepe MeDon1
nell. ssst so Z, -;
Stanley Young. OF Salem, was a
business visitor in fthescity Saturday.
Ernest Fortney,o Martil; Broth
s ersss st tore. sis spendin Sunday nit
Terra al la! & -
! Mrs: Wade Diffy of sistersvfile,
is visiting at the home, OF Mrs. Harry
Holendyke. g g
3 Mrs. Edward Sanders. of Marietta,
o., is a. guest of Miss JeneyieYe Nc
Donnell. 81 g.
aries: - pangler accompani
Harry hawkins to Baltimore Friday
might. where the latter win & enter
Johns Hopkins hospital for an exam
ma lion pending an operation for:
"a Irs. B Cox and daughter, PauE
Inc, of Shinnston, were shopping I'M
the city saturday. = 8 60
Z Mrs: Martin and daughter.
Nina. OF Shfnnst ton, were isiting il
the city Saturday. 8
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
BRISK ARTl IL LERY DUELs
IN CARP IAN PASSES
'stsY .ssoc,Arrp rsExx,

w SsSOStNIE 70 FHkSS
VIENNA. via London, q O:20 p. M.
Mar. 20.--The foil lowing official state
ment was issued tonight:
Along the Carpathian front there
have been no important developments
but at some points brisk artillery
duel was engaged in To the north
west of Nadworna, southwest Galicia.
a night attack by several Russian
battalions was repulsed.
Comparative quiet has prevailed
in other sections OF the battlefront in
this part OF Galicia.
sPrzemysl garrison made a. soriie
yesterday in an easteriy direction, en-
corntered strong forces ofathe enemy.
which after several hours lighting
We're repuIsed.''
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
some ALLIED SHIPS
Continued from page L, fiji

a force are closely guarded but it is
known that an army OF considerable
size is ready TO attack the Turkish
forces along the Dardanelles, when
the admirals advise that the moment
has arrived
Although lighting OF more or less in
tensity is always in progress along
the eastern and western fronts there
have been no very important opera
tions during the last few days. The
Germans claim
Small Successes
against the British, near ST. lEloi and
against the French at Notre de Lo-
rette. north of Arras, and to have re-
pulsed several French attacks in
Champagne, the Argonne forest and
the Vosges. But the French commun-
ication issued in the day says that
nothing OF sufficient importance to re-
port has happened.
In North Poland there have been
several affairs of the outposts but
neither army apparently is attempt
ing any large operations while the
ground remains soft unless the Rus
sian movement turns out to be more
importan than it at present appears
" Gave
The Austrians. il is said, have been
REINFORCED in Bukowina. and they re-
port that they have repulsed Russian
attacks there and in the Carpathians
although in the latter region it has
been generally understood that it
was the Austrians and Germans who
were acting on the defensive
Neutral Steamers Seized.
& Neutral steamers in European vat
ers are having ratheran uncomfort-
able time. The British have seized
or. are holding several, Including the
Naracas, which are suspected of hav-
ing contraband for Germany. The
Germans besides Selling two Scan
.dinayian oil steamers in. the Baltic
have just taken the Dutch steamer,
zaanstro. loaded With eggs for ENG
land, TO; Zeebrugge
Holland has formally protested to
Great Britain and France against the
order prohibiting the movement OF
goods 10 and from German ports. s.
i a. GeTman aYia tor passed over Desl
today but was driven OF after drop
ping bombs which fellsinto the sea;
Hpsrilously close to the American bark,
Manga Reva. 81 {. b
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
EMPEROR ANDaB
HOLD a CONFERENCE
-. 1900, !, g. J, 80, !.

LONDON, Mar 901rf:3;s5 D. M
An Amsterdam despatch says:
The emperor received david Bey,
the Turkish minister of finance, at
Berlin yesterday when the Darda-
nelles situation was discussed.
In an interview which appeared in
the Berlin papers, david iBey intimat-
ed that the emperor was. much con-
cerned about the possible fate OF Con-
stantinople not only because OF the
tremendous political consequences.
which would result, but also on ac5
count ofsthe prosperity which the
forcing of the Dardanelles would bring
to Odessa. The emperor Is quoted as
SAYING: We can not allow Odessa to
become another Hamburg. I,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
VOTES TWEEN TWO
FINES IN SIN LE DAY
Is the Record Claimed for Fred
Eisner in Trial of Terre
Haute Election Case.
t.y A.seei.rED rrtss,s

!
E INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Mar 2 o.
a record for voting OF twenty-tw
times in one day was claimed by
Fred EHner, who testified this after
noon IN the trial of sthe Terre Haute
case. Eisner told of his work on
December 8, 1914. with smile and
caused a laugh which was Joined in
by Judge Anderson after he had had
the witness repeat the number. The
witness testified that he sconf1ned his
to three precincts and
with one exception received a dollar
for each time he voted. \ Hessaid he
was cheated out Of the other dol
lar as the paynaster said
i had MADE enough money al
ready. Eisner was only challenged
once during the day, he said
Eisner and others Who today LEI
scribed alleged fraudu1ent voting in
which they participated last Noyem-
Der in Terre Haute have pleaded
guilty
Hilton Redman. & defendant.
came to me while the federal grand
jury was in session and said thai all
the boys We're sitting tight. testi-
fed William Hughes. who has
pleaded guilty. He INSTRUCTED me
TO keep under cover, but If Ifwere
caught to keep quiet on the election
stuff Hilton said he had seen all
tho boys but me aud another In re-
gard to the federal inysstig atio1. =
Hughes also testified that he voted
seven times. He said Sheriff Dennis
Shea, defendant, gave him an as
'sumed name and paid him for three
OF the times he voted. 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
MANY SHOTS AR E. FIRED
by THE AL LIED FLEET
tsS .assoe,AIeprRt.,,

BERLIN. by Wireless to Sayyille.
Mar 90. The overseas News Agency
today gave out the following:
Reports from Constantinople saws
that UP to the present time the allied
fleet. which is bombarding the Darda-t
nelles, has fired more than zoe: 900
shots. The Turkish loss OF life has
been small. Many OF the guns sof the.
enemy already are worn out
The American ambassador at Con-
stantinople Henry Iorganthe with
afnunbere OF other.prominent. persons
inspected. the forts and guns during
-hisstrip TO the Dardanelles and found
that they were absolutely intact. Z, I,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
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OLIVE. Mar. 2 o. 6. Rechtine.
was calling on Nv. s.: Swiger and
family Wednesday evening : #
4 r. ID. Newton was a business visi-.
tor at Clarksburg Thursday and Fri
day.
There was a reunion at the Smith.
school Tuesday night and school
closed Friday. Quite q large crowd.
Mrs. Hattie Smith and daughter.
Emma. were at Brown recently.
Earl Harbert of Rinehart visited
Blaine Webb and family Wednesday.
SIS Mrs. y! e. Hooper returned home.
Wednesday from a weeks visit with
her daughters Mrs. Davis. of Clarks-:
burg. and mrs. Perry, OF Bridgeport
Roy Fortney. JohnsS sandy and Carl
Swiger were ClarksbuTg visitors F-ri-
day sss
LLOYD Harbert and Ard Ianhams
were at Glarksburg Friday on busis5
ness.
Miss bessie Iegg sta for her
home In cholas count E,rfdaY
might.
sam lanfE g s. q Curt are
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Bull GAR IAN S ARE X l-LED &
AND GREEKS WOUNDED
ar Assee,Arso ra.ss,

LONDON; Mar al.-,l:l5 a. M
Three Bulgarians have been killed and
several Greeks wounded in a fight
which Flowed an attempted incursion
b va strong Bulgarian band in the re-
gion OF Demir-Hissar, according to!
an Athens despatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Company
Demir-Hissa is in the villayet of.
Salontka, formerly Turkish territory
but now Greek territory as a result Of
the Balkan W ar. Fl
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
COMMISSION


3IGonttnued from page u, Bfrst sectiOn).
was Mexican.
assNorthg Texas land owner, said for:
several years he had had standing
offer to S,ecome security for any OF
his tenants who will save $1,000 and.
buy farm backing the tenant until
the farm is paid for .'s
never got one mantto accept the
s1tfer. he said Many have made the.
$1,000 but th eywould blow 1t In. The
great lack by tenants in this country
~ lack Of economic sense. have
seen them pioiig hing @ea ring patent
leather noes and red sock g,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

Official statement says:
According to further details OF the
sortie by the Przemysl garrison on
March 10 ~ ich was mad e by the en-
tire Tween y5Ehirds Gfonzed division, we
captured 40 omcers, including aFregi-
mental commander and 1884 men and
sixteen machine guns g 81
- sTiso1ers cap tlIad ~ were lnaniei
disisions an. iil ed and Yosindsd were;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
MINISTER
MAKES PROTEST

TIP TO the present we have cap
9t,lred 8 900 prisoners cludin sew
}enty-eight officers belonging to the
HonZed division which
formed the nucleus of the garrison
together with seven machine guns. 81
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
EVACUATION CALL.
a., ,,x..,

;tsr9 ASS eeiATEn lrsGs Eis
BERLIN, by wireless, Mar. o.
THE Persian government has called
upon Russia to eyacuateS the province
OF Azerbaijan. northwest Persia, :.
says an item given out by u he Over
seas News Agency here tonight.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
MANY GERMAN TR0 OPS
CAPTU RED BY USSlANSi

.ystssss <. So fSAksprlSIEaeakSsAs
TROGRAD, sda lnndon,.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

The specific gravity of cork is ~
and that ebony 9.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

PARKERsBuRG, Mar. Mrs.
clifford Weed, OF Clarksburg, who
was taken i'll with severe attack OF
la grippe while IA guest at the home
of Miss Dora Hie1lie. has been re-
moved to st. Ioseph.s hospital for
treatment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

djournment was taken 10 May is
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
TAX RATE N STATE
MAKES HIGH RECORD
Property Owners WIN Pay Total Of
SIC On $500 Valuation Pres. ,
ent Year.

Austin. Tex. June ie.-ProDerty
owners In Texas will pay the largest
tax rate for 1856 that has ever
been fixed in this state. An ad va
loren tax Of CSC is predicted. which
with school tax OF &c and a con.
stitutional tax of SC. levied for re
purpose OF pensioning the Confeder.
ate veterans. viii bring the total tax
rate assessed for all purposes up to
sac.
From 1871 TO 1850 there was levied
for all purposes. on basis OF taxable
valuations that was about oae.tenth
OF what II Is today. a tax OF soc per
hundred dollars valuation. Then.
witr the provision for a special tax
for school purposes. the ad valorem
rate dropped steadily with few excep-
tions until II even reached &c In 1910.
Three years later II touched VIA,
was then believed high water mark.
when 23c for ad valorem purposes was
assessed. Statesmen in revising and
revamping the constitution OF the
State OF Texas placed contitutional
limit at Csc. For isi5-is the ad va
loren assessment falls but Sc below
this mark.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
GENERAL STATEMENT.
tBy Associated 9ress.l

London. June i6.-The French EN-.
bsssey announces that British forces
yesterday took another line Of Ger.
man trenches west OF labasse.
Neither side announced any special
progress on tre French front.
The Italians invasion OF the prov.
fence OF Trent seems to be going
steadily forward. Italians claiming
they are gradually capturing the dom
mating positions.
On the lsonzo river front the Aus.
TRANS have prepared an elaborate
system Of Qualifications. including at
some places lines Of trenches made
Of concrete.
The italian statement charges the
Austrisns are using explosive ammunI.
tlon, causing fearful suffering to those
wounded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
tBy Associated Press. !

BY Associated Press.
Washington, June is.-W. J. Bryan
In the first section Of his statement
on "rhs cstsslsss war; today pro.
phesisd that TIE sreatess peace max.
Ing opportunity Of ell history Was GER.
tain 10 come to the United states.
Also that with the return OF peaes
there would be . demand for an In.
ternationaI Law which seems to have
been made for nations at war. rather
than nations At peace"
"under the stress Of the titanic
struggle" the statement said, each
size has felt justified In enroaehins
upon the rights Of nev,rals The
ocean Highways. the common property
Of ali. have been to some extent used
for war purposes"
After describing the horrors and az
fIietions Of war. Mr.. Bryan said no
neutral nation was able 10 look on
with indifference, particularly the
United States. whose population was
composed Of people Of every nation
In Europe.
Mr.. Bryan also said the war was
dersnsing business and intrudins into
the roiities Of the United States and
also stimulating agitation for larger
army and navy appropriations.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

SAYS Mr.. BRYAN IN HIS
OPENING |NSTALLMENT

The Opportunity Will Come Through the Pres.
ent War and With the Return of Peace Will
Come Demand for International Confer.
ence to Change Rules of International Law.
These Rules, MIR. Bryan Says Seem to Have
Been Only for Nations at War-Ocean High.
ways Property. Of All, Being Used for War
Purposes War Is Having on the
Country-U. S. Cannot be Indifferent Be.
cause of Her Mixed Population
Were no Special Developments in the War
Today-Aeroplane and Zeppelin Raids Do
Some Damage French Aviators Killed.
Washington Investigating Promised Sensa.
ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
May Be Sensation.

Washington. June i6.-The State
Department is preparing to investi-
gate published charges that Anton
Meyer Gerhard. the German ambac5a-
doris personal messenger to Berlin.
really was Alfred Meyer. a German
army officer. who had been here try
ing to buy munitions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
viIoased White. Flag.

Petrograd. June i6.-The official
statement accuses the Germans in
fighting along Dniester OF raising a
white flag then opening fire. Con-
sequently the Russian soldiers bay.
oneted them all. says the statement.
The Russians admit they yielded
some ground In the region OF the
river San. but claim they captured
twelve hundred prisoners on stry
river and fifteen hundred near NJ.
niof. between the Dniester and Pruth
rivers, the Russians have withdrawn
beyond the Russian frontier.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
CIRCULATING PooL
HALL PETITION.

The committee appointed at the
mass meeting held at the court house
Monday night to circulate a petition
to be presented to the commissioners
court asking for an election to pro.
hibit pool halls from the City OF Bry-
an. began circulating the petition TO.
day. They report good success In
securing signatures.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
FIRST VACATION IN % YEARS
FOR RICHEST CAR CONDUCTOR
Henry Tebere. Worth s25o.0oo. Com.
PEELED to Lose Pay Because Of
Strike.

Chicago. June ls.--IIenry Teberg.
called the richest street car conductor
in the world. whose wealth IS esti.
mated by his fellow workmen to be
s25O,0oO. Monday enjoyed his first va.
cation since 1887 as a result OF the
street car strike. Teberg owns stock
In the Chicago railways. which he
purchased more than 30 years ago
valuable stocks and bonds. a hotel
and other buildings. lie has been a
street car conductor 20 years.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
ALL NIGHT BATTLE
FOUGHT At MARLIN
Six Participants In Deadly Feud Ar.
ressed-one Man ana Baby
Wounded.

Marlin. June is.-will Elder. Vim.
cent Elder. and a man named Marsh.
were arrested here and three others
were arrested at Strange. Texas. as
a result Of a gun fight that is said
to have lasted all night. Lee Elder
Is expected to die and a baby girl
was badly wounded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

Karlsruhe. Germany. June Is
Nineteen were killed. fourteen seri.
ously injured, and many slightly hurt
as q result Of a French aeroplane
raid here yesterday. when 2S ma.
chimes dropped 1870 bombs. They ais.
caused a number OF fires.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
sia.2ss.2o7 TRADE BALANCE.
Foreign Business Of United States
Continues 10 Pile Up Surplus.

WASHINGTON. June ia foreign
trade balance In favor OF the United
States Of sii.25s,2o7 is shown by a
report issued yesterday by the dc.
partment OF commerce for the week
ended June i2. Imports we're sS2..
s2i.sie and exports si6.si7.s26.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
French Aviators Killed.


Geneva. Switzerland. June 1.-two
French aviators we're reported killed
ana two captured in the raid on Karl
sruhe. which II is said caused a panic.
The palace OF arms factory. depot
and tracks were damaged.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
GREAT STREET CAR
STRIKE SETTLED
Compromise Has Been Reached and
Cars Are Again.
Moving.
tBs Associated rrsssI

Chicago. H.. June ie.-Peace In the
street car strike was restored at five
this morning after a fifteen hour
conference. Cars are being put into
operation as fast as the meL cen be
notified.
All points will be settled by an az.
resentatiye Of the company. a repre-
sentative OF the men and Mayor
Thompson.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
sHoEsl SHOES,

Mems fine dress Shoes. In button
and lace and In black and tan.
worth s4.oo to $3.50. special. .S2.73
$3.50 Youths patient leather but
ton 0xfords at ............S .Sf.9o
s2.e5 Mems tan and gun metal Ok
fords. special ....... .sf.so end Sis
ladies' patent leather Baby Doll
Slippers, special .3f.3o
Ladies' vici Baby Doll Slippers.
special .................. .ef3
Big line of Children's and Misses
Mary Jane Pumps. CSC. 73c. o3c
Big line Of Mary Jane slippers for
Children and Misses. s'.25, o5c. 75c
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
COST Of LIVING
GOING HIGHER
Statistics Now Show Prices Higher
Than Ever Before and lneress
Ing Yearly.
[By Associated Pressl

Washington. June is.-Goyernmeni
statistics show the cost OF living
higher than ever before and increas'
Ing yearly. The cost OF FILLING the
market basket Of an average work
man In 1914 was two per cent higher
than in 1913. and twenty.tour and
five-tenths per cent higher than In
1907.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

]. NJ. Collins travelling representa-
tive Of the King Candy Co. OF Fl
Worth was doing business In Bryan
today. ~
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
zsppeIins Again Raid.

London. June ia Zeppelin drop
ped bombs along the northeast coast
Of England last night according to
the official statement. which says Il
Is reported that fifteen were killed
fifteen wounded and Sc 'ersl fires
started. hu' soon extipgmshei.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16
CARRANl GENERAL
DEAD Of WOUNDS
Try Associated Press.l

Laredo. Tex. June is.--General
lldefonso vasquer. a Carranza com
mander. died OF wounds received
while fighting at icamole. carrancis.
tas announce.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

Our line OF trimmed and un-
trimmed Hats. In Ladies'. Misses
and Children's. all at Half Price.
Now Is the time to buy you a
summer Hat for little money.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

Ladies' and Misses Parasols. asst.
colors. al .......s......48 .48c and x3c
Mems check nainsook Undershirts
and Drawers. sleeveless. each. .23o
Big line Mems dress Pants. light
and dark colors. special
at .......... .st.s5. Sf.7s. $50. sf.3o
Plain white Cups and Saucers. per
set. special SEC
Plain white Dinner Plates. per
set. special ................... .3sc
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-16

Big line OF Mems Youths and
children's Straw Hats. dress.
field and sun Hats. TO close out
at each 81. 75e, 4se. 25e. IS. zoe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-02
Many Children Suffer
From Kidney Trouble

Three years ago my little girl. An
gela, was taken sick with scarlet fever
and later dropsy set in; her face and
limbs swelled and her eyes pulled 4
leading physician here at the time,
treated her without the slightest sue
cess A sample Of your Swamp Root
having been left at the house at the
time, i resolved to try it. and as It
agreed with her stomach continued
using it with gratifying resu' IS. The
inflammation began TO subside after
she had taken the first fifty-cent bottle,
and after she took two large hotties
she was pronounced cured by The doc
#ior and has been in good health ever
since. The doctor came 10 see her eY-
cry day and examined her every sec
sond day until he pronounced her kid
neys in perfect condition.
Now then the doctor was under the
impression that I was giving my girl
shis medicine. but as his medicine had
failed to do bit Of good, and desiring
not to offend him, I did not tell him /
was giving her S~amp-Root and he
did not know the difference. I did not
use one drop OF his medicine after /
started my girl on Swamp-Root, and
have always felt that DR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root saved my girls life, for
which | am grateful.
! cannot praise II too highly
Very truly,
MRS. MARY BYRNE
New Brunswick, n. J.
State Of New Jersey County of Mid
dlesex-ss.
Mrs. Mary Byrne, heing duly sworn
by me, according to law, on her oath
saith that the above statement made by
me is just and true.
Sworn and subscribed to before me,
this 18th day of July, A. D., 1909.
MARGARET O'D0NNELL,
Notary Public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-02

New York, Nov. Herman Ridder,
treasurer Of the democratic national
committee and publisher of the New
York Stats Zeitung. died of kidney
trouble yesterday afternoon at his
home in this city. He was in his 65th
year.
Among a large number Of prominent
German American citizens Of the Unit
ed States Herman Ridder was one Of
the most conspicuous figures in the
newspaper publishing business and in
politics.
His associates in the publishing bust
ness honored him with the presidency
of the American Newspaper Publishers
association, and for many years he held
high Offices in the Associated Press.
He was talked Of at the national
democratic convention in Denver in
1908 as a nominee for vice president
on the ticket with Bryan, whom, how
ever. Mr. Rider opposed at that time,
MIR Ridder was owner and editor of
the New York Stats zeitung, one of