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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
BLUE GRASS FAIR

The Blue Grass Fair opened in
Lexington Monday under most ia
vorable conditions. The associa-
ton offers a most attractive pro-
gram and large crowds are attend
ing from this city each day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
ICE CREAM SUPPER

The ladies of the Methodist
church will hold an ice cream sup
per on the Court House lawn
Thursday evening, August 9th, be-
ginning at 6 80. Everybody cordial
ly invited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
Painting Contracts.

1 am prepared to figure with you
on your painting contracts. Work
guaranteed. j. l.. Robinson.
Phone 661-W. Off
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
Notice..

All persons having claims against
the estate of the late Isaac Bolts,
deceased, will present them to me
or G. E. Coons, my attorney, for
settlemen. $3.50
Clarence Thomas, Executor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
CAR SKIDS

Early Tuesday morning, Mr.. R..
g. Kern's Ford runabout skidded on
West Main street and ran into a
tree. The car was slightly damaged
but Mr.. Kern was not injured.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
WINS AT WINCHESTER

Last week Mr.. j. r. Mcgowan
won two trotting races at Winches-
ter with Mendossa 7. and j. Forbes.
Royal Armor, owned by A. B. Set
tiers, won the 2 40 pace, time 2:16A
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
DOVE SEASON OPENS

The dove season opened Monday
and local nimrods are busy shoot
ing, or rather hunting the cooling
bird, which is reported to be rather
scarce in this section.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
Stray Heifer

at my house. Owner must identify
and pay costs. AIT G. T. Watts
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
IT'S DEMOCRACY

That people be allowed to express
themselves at the polls and that
the majority rule is a Democratic
principle pure and simple. That is
the platform that McChesney is run
ing on. Let the people say whether
or not they want the State dry.
Vote for McChesney, - Bourbon
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04
Notice!

We do transferring. J. w. Baber.
Phone $40. 37-tf.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04

Rooms for Rent-On College St.
Apply to Mrs. G. T. Chatham.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04

A polite child is usually the fore
runner of an adult gentleman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-04

The Advocate for printing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
RUSS TAKE 1926 TEUTONS
Petrograd Says Fighting in Shawl Re-
sion Continues Satisfactory for
Cars. Troops. sF .,.

Petrograd, June 1.-The official
statement Issued by the war Office Is
as follows:
In the Shawl region the Germans
continue to resist the Russian offensive
with strong fire. The fighting general
ly in this region continues satisfac-
tOrily for the Russians.
''On the PiliCa front and on the up
per Vistula, between May IL and May
"a, we captured 200 officers and S,617
men.
In Galicia the fighting along the
San progresses satisfactorily, the Rus.
SLAMS continuing their offensive on the
night of the 30th. crossed Lubaczowka
river and captured Monasterzh, infiict.
ing heavy losses on the enemy. The
enemy's offensive from the line from
Jaroslau to Radymno eastwards has
been stopped by the Russian fire.
On the 29th in the Transsniester
region, all the enery's attacks on the
front of Zaderewach, Bolexhow and
Yaworow were repealed with heavy
losses. Afterward, on the night of the
Both, the Russians assumed decisive
offensive which is progressing salts
factorily.
"On this front more than 1000 pris-
oners and 80 Maxims were captured.
The enemy has begun a disorderly re-
treat
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
A SPLENDID SHOWING.

The school year which is just clos
ing at Penn College has been most
gratifying in results to the manage,
ment and to the community in gen
eral.
The total enrolment for the year
lis 555. The enrolment has been dis
tributed as follows: College. 1863; AC-
ademy, us; Commercials ia; Music,
10; Art 13; Summer School, 81. A
comparison OF this increase with the
year 1913-19I4 will reveal a very sat
isfactory fact--that the increase has
been mainly in the college depart.
ment. The Freshman class is the
largest in the history Of the institu-
ton.
Penn College is one Of the finest
schools in Iowa, ana that is saying a
good deal for Iowa is noted for her
higher institutions of learning. 1t is
not only a source Of pride but bust
ness asset to Oskaloosa and its good
influences are greater than we who
live here realized
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
COAL BRiQUETS.

A substantial increase in the guam.
Itity of coal briquets manufactured
and sold in 1914 is announced by the
United States Geological Survey,
which complies the annual figures for
this industry. A tendency to oper-
ate in large units is illustrated in the
statistics of this collateral branch OF
coal mining, Notwithstanding the
fact that it may well be considered in
the early stages of development, the
smaller and experimental plants go
ing out of existence and. the new ell
terprises being of greater capacity.
The production OF briquetted fuel
in 1914 amounted to 244,635 short
tons, valued at $l,123,17S, an in
crease compared with 1913 of 62,776
short tons in quantity and $1l5,S5l in
value. This shows the greatest ac-
tivity in coal briquetting in the his
tory of the industry.
For convenience the Survey has
grouped the output by Eastern, Cen
trail, and Pacific coast states. In each
of these groups the production in
1914 was greater than in the preced-
ing year. In the Eastern states it
increased from 1924 short tons, val
ued at $240,6 SAB, to 1O1,lS2 tons, val
ued at S273,O46; in the Central states
from 1921 tons, valued at $3.50, 40S,
to SS,325 tons, valued at 1921, 569. and
in the Pacific coast states from 49,
1913 short tons, valued at S406,276, to
j4l52S tons, valued at S4L5, 563.
Of the Is plants in operation dur
ing 1914 five used anthracite culm as
raw materIar; two. semi-anthra-
cite; one, bituminous slack two. a
mixture of anthracite culm and BIZ
luminous slack; two, petroleum re-
siduum; two, semi.bitpminOus slack,
and one, a mixture of anthracite
culm, bituminous slack, coke, and lig-
mite. Eight plants used coal-tar
pitch for binder. four used secret
binders and one used petrolastic ce-
ment No binder as required in the
briqpetting OF carbon residues from
oil-gas works.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
Won JAGOW HITS FOE
GERMAN MINISTER TELLS OF
REPLY TO U. s.
Declares That England's Plan TO
StarVe Teutons Forced Kaiser
to Use Submarines.

Berlin, June 1, via London.-Gott-
Heb Won Jagow, the imperial German
minister for foreign affairs, outlined
the reasons which impeIled the Ger
man government to send an ad inter-
i'm note to the United States govern
ment instead of final and definite re-
ply to the American representations
regarding the Lusitania and other
ships that have been t0rpedoed, and
Germapy's submarine policy.
The issues involved" Herr Won ia
gov said, are of suoh Importance and
the views in regard to the Lusitania
show such variance that the German
government believed it essential to at
tempt to establish a common basis OF
fact before entering into a discussion
Of the issues involved.
I'VE hope and trust that the Ameri'
can government will take the same
view of the case and let US know in
what points their understanding Of
the facts differs from the German
viewpoint as set forth In the note, and
ia mhuI pOlhIo thSS abtSCJ pSiNiS iOOh'
ing for d@ect answer to their COM
munication."
Replying to a question, DR.. Won
Jagow said that Germany from the
outset had been willing to abandon its
submarine war against merchantmen
in response to a return by Great Brit
ain to the regulations of war regard
ing contraband generally accepted be-
fore the war, the specified condition
being the lifting OF the embargo on
foodstuffs and raw materials now on
the list of conditional contraband.
1t was not Germany's fault, but
Great Britain's, he said, that the we'll
meant proposals of the United States
for compromise failed.
The question of foodstuffs and raw
materials" DR.. Won Jagow said, lis
not question Of necessity for Ger
many but one of principle.
There Is not a precedent for the
siege Of the civilian population Of a
whole nation in its own land with no
possibility Of escaping. Germany will
fight such an unjustifed method OF
war with all the means at its dis
posal."
DR.. Won Jagow said he had absolute
ly no information regarding the Amer
lean steamer Nebraskan, which was
damaged by an explosion in the Irish
sea last week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03

Verona is less than 10 miles dis
tant from the Austrian frontier, from
that part of the Austrian Tyrol that
projects as a deep wedge into the
north Italian hill country. 1t lies II
miles west of Venice by rail and SO
miles east of Milan, another great
northern railway center, on both
banks of the rapid Adige River. 1t is
1914 feet above sea level, with the
main and older part of the city lying
within an abrupt loop made by the
river. The population of that city,
with its suburbs, is about 10000.
Verona must be the immediate
objective of any invasion from the
Trentino salient. From Verona west,
the trunkline railway leads through
a rich industrial and farming region
to the great northern towns of Milan
and Turin. To the east lies Venice,
and to the south are a constellation
of thriving manufacturing towns. The
frontier before Verona is strongly for
titled, both on the Italian and Aus
TRAN sides. In recent years, a wide
flung circle of forts, far outside of the
obsolete city walls, were begun as
a new scheme for the city's defense
The building of these redoubts raised
Verona to the position of a fortress
of first rank.
The beginning: of the Veronese
Notifications that still remain stand
ing today date from 1927, when Yer
Ona was surrounded with new walls
and hastiOns by Sanmicheli. Follow
ing the Congress of Vienna, Verona
fell to Austria's share, and the Aus
trians caused the city to be strongly
fortified. The Au5trians further fOrti-
fed PCsChiera, Mantua, and Legnago,
forming the famous Quadrilateral,'
upon which powerful series of fort
resses the Austrian rule in Italy re-
lied for its principal support until
1866. Verona is the key position to
northern Italy"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
ORIGIN OF MEMORIAL DAY.

Memorial day, as it is now formally
observed as a legal holiday in ma
jority of the states, was inaugurated
in 1868. Gen. John A. Logan, who
was at that time commander-in-Chiet
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
issued an order to all surviving I'm
ion soldiers to meet May 80 of that
year, at the cemeteries near their re-
spective posts, and to decorate the
graves of their fallen comrades. But
the ceremony, in an informal way,
had been observed since the spring
of 1865 in the South, where the Gus
tom originated. The ceremonies at
the graves of the Confederate dead
in Hollywood cemetery at Richmond,
Va, in the spring of 1867 were being
observed at the time Mrs John b.
Logan happened to be visiting in that
city. She was so pleased with the
simple beauty of these ceremonies
that she urged her husband to in
augurate similar ceremonies for the
Union soldiers. 1t was these ccre-
monies that suggested the idea to
General Logan.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
Notice Of Levy Of Execution.

State of Iowa, Mahaska County, SIS.
w. l.. MCQuiston, Plaintiff,
Against
B. f. Thomas and Sadie l.. Thomas,
Defendant. .. ... I'D.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT.
To B. F. Thomas, and Sadie l..
Thomas:
SIR: You are hereby notified,
that by virtue of an execution
issued by the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Mahaska County, Iowa,
in the above entitled cause to me
directed, have levied upon and exc
cuted as your property, the following
described real estate, In Mahaska
County, Iowa, to-wit:
The North Half or the East Half
of Lot No. Q0) in Kempers Addition
to the City OF Oskaloosa, Iowa, being
661s Feet North and South being on
North Sixth Street by 100 feet East
and West as Shown by the Recorded
Plat Thereto.
And | have advertised the same to
be sold on the Both day of June. A.
d. 1915, at 200 o'clock p m, at the
door of the Court House, In Oska-
Ioosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.
WITNESS my, official signature,
this 18th day of May, A, ID. 1915.
ID. e. Henley.
Sheriff of Mahaska County.
Observation-Disclosures.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
Ex-NAVY HEAD is INJURED
Former Secretary of Navy q. r. Tracy
In Auto Accident on Way to
Memorial Day Parade. d..

New York, June benjamin F.
Tracy, eighty-three, prominent lawyer
and former secretary of the navy, was
injured in an automobile accident
while on his way to review the Brook.
lyn memorial day parade. He was in
his automobile when a peddler's horse,
becoming unmanageab1e, drove the
shafts of the wagon through the glass
Of General Tracy's limousine. He was
struck In the side. Despite consider.
able pain he insisted upon going to
the review, but while there became
weak and went home, where medical
aid was called.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
A MERE TRIELE-RuTI

Under the spreading chestnut tree
a stubborn auto stands, and Smith,
an angry man is he, with trouble on
his hands. He cusses softly to him
self and crawls beneath the car, and
wonders why it didn't bust before he
got so far. The caTburetor seems to
be the cause of all his woe; he tight
ems half a dozen bolts, but still it
doesn't go. And then he tries the
|stearing gear. but finds no trouble
there, till wet with perspiration,
then he quits in sheer despair. He
squats beside the road to give his
brain a chance TO cool, and ponders
on his training in the correspond
ence school, and then he starts the
job once more, until by chance it's
seen, the cause of all the trouble is,
he's out of gasoline.-EX.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
THE ADRAITIc SEA.

Once more the people upon the
opposite shores of the AdrIatic Sea
are in a duel with one another for
the mastery of the Mediterranean
just as nighbors across this arm of
the land-locked sea have always
clashed,-for upon the Adriatic South
European supremacy has been con-
tested since the days when Rome fell
heir to the sea-power OF Athens and
Carthage Over this waterway Rome
met the pirates of Istria and Dalmat-
ia, aggressive Teutonic tribes and
pressing hordes of Slavs; over it the
Empire of the East sent it's expedi-
lions to attack the Empire of the
West, and Austria a generation ago
waged war with a disintergrated
Italy over Airiatic paths and for the
'suzerainty of the Sea.
The Adriatic Sea is 500 miles
long and about $50 miles wide in it's
greatest width. II separates the Itai-
ian and Balkan Peninsulas as far as
Brindisi and the lower coast of AL
bania, and ends at the Strait of OF
ranto, by which 1t communicates with
the lonian Sea. Its average width 10
lie miles. but the islands off the Dali
matian and Istrian coasts decrease
this average TO about 80 miles. The
sea Is very deep. varying from 500
feet in the north to more than 1900
feet in its southern area
The Austrian, or eastern coast. is
very broken. strewn with fine har-
boI's, and lined with numerous rocky
islands, which belong to Istria and
Dalmatia. This eastern coast is OF
great naval and commercial value.
we'll formed for the upbuilding OF
great, thriving trade ports, and. by
reason OF its almost continuously
shores, les deep CULTS
and bays, and its screening fringe OF
rocky islands, adyantageously de
Tended. The western, or Italian coast.
on the other hand, is low. sandy. and
almost unbrokens II lacks good har-
bors and offers few natural adyantag-
IS for defense,
The commercial Importance OF the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.

During his visit here last Sunday,
Bishop Theo. N. Morrison COmpli-
mented ST. James Parish upon the
part it played in helping make a fine
showing for the Iowa Diocese of the
Episcopal church. In a letter address
.sed to the Parish, Bishop Morrison
reviewed the work of the recent state
convention in Des Mones ana sound
ed these clarion notes of cheerfulncss
and optimism:
Dear Brethren: For thc first time
in many years the Treasurer of the
Diocesan Board of Missions reported
TO the Convention that all bills were
paid and that we had a small balance,
$54, with which to begin the new
year. The Convention, by the way the
best convention we have ever had,
arose and sang the Doxoloyg.
What a change there has been in
the last few years in the spirit OF our
people, how much more interest, how
much greater liberality. Iowa is a
great state. The outlook of the Iowa
people is in every department be-
coming broader. In business life, in
social life. in our various clubs and
organizations, we are moving with
the spirit of the modern world 1t is
not strange that We are becoming
larger men AMI women in the af-
fairs OF the church. May we not hope
that we are becoming better Christ
ians, caring more for the Kingdom,
working with greater sympathy and
more consecraied purpose for the
salvation of the world, that our re-
lision means more to us that 1t once
did, and that we are willing to give
more to make religion a power in the
world than we did years, ago.
p At any rate, the diocese is doing
well. Let us be thankful and take
hold OF The work with renewed vigor,
praying daily Thy Kingdom come,
and daily seeking to make it come by
our personal effort and influence"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
The KEY TO ITALY.

Immediately inside the Italian
border below the Austrian city OF
Trent lies the wealthy, ancient city
of Verona. anitimportantc railway cen.
tor n treasury OF art, museum OF
splendid remains from Roman times
through all Italian periods, and al,
together one OF the most beautiful
and interesting cities of northern
Italy" according to statement Is
sned by the National Geographic So
ciety. which deals with the most re.
cent OF hostile frontiers in Europe.
Verona Is fortress OF the first
class" the statement continues, "and
one OF the foremost military centers
toward thu Austrian frontier In
Peace times, garrison OF more than
5000 men Is stationed here. and mere
are located the administration offices
Of Italy's Ord Army Corps.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
SPRING CREEK.

l.. NJ. Towns has his barn COM
pleted.
Clark Anderson and wife were re-
cent visitors at w. A. Hamaker's.
Albert Rinden has built new
sleeping porch onto his house.
Alfalfa is ready to cut and clover
almost ready and lots of corn to
plant yet. In fact lots of blowing to
do yet.
If some of the city folks who think
the farmers are hard to please in the
way of weather, could see the condi-
ton the corn fields are in just now,
and could realize the extra work and
the actual damage caused by the
heavy rain, they wouldn't wonder at
us having something to say about
the weather now and then. The last
two weeks were too wet for anything
to happen and this week we are all
too busy.
June 2. Observer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
ROCK ISLAND CHANGE
Trains 42o and 473 are Only Ones
'' '".. Involved Here. .u.

A change in the Rock Island sched-
ule for the two daily mid day trains
from the east makes mott cable diff
ference. Train number 429 from Chi
cago, Muscatine, Washington, etc,
will arrive in OskalOosa at ii:45 a.
m. and leave at 11:59 a. m. Train
number Alb from Ottumwa, etc, will
arrive in Oskaloosa at 11:45 a. m.
and will leave Oskaloosa at 1910 p.
m. This makes the train going to
Des Moines about twenty minutes ear
lier that has been the schedule for
several months. The change took
place Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED 6H WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
oLIvET.


Olivet, June 2.-Decoration Day
was duly observed in Olivet Monday.
All work except work of necessity
was cast aside. Old Glory was dis
played in town and during the day
number came out from oskaIoosa to
decorate the graves of their departed
ones who are laid to rest in the Oil
vet cemetery. Among this number
was Uncle John Moody and his aged
companion, Aunt Beck who has look
ed after his wants for half century
or more. They are both travelling on
toward their eightieth mile stone. We
are also pleased to meet Mrs. Reuben
Reiman who was in town on the
same mission. She was accompanied
by young lady whose name VIC tan-
ed to get, but who seemed to pay
careful attention to this lady. At
night the west end of Scott township
dressed up and went to the grange
hall on the hill. About eight p. m,
Mrs. Hickey, in charge of the cere-
monies, called the large audience to
order and then followed a well arrang
ed program of songs, declarations,
and dialogues. The Hon. w. r. Lacey,
the orator for the occasion not being
present the writer was called upon to
fill the place The entertainment was
closed with a flag drill by number
of little boys and girls VINO were well
trained and did not make a single
mistake. Mrs. Hickey being of pat
riotic turn of mind those present
united in singing Marching Through
Georgia"
Mrs. Hickey is to be congratulated
on the way she handled the enter
tainment She has a few equals but
no superiors in this line.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03

Adriatic Sea throughout the Dark
Ages and the Middle Ages was very
great. This Importance was some
what impaired by the opening of the
all-sea route to India and by the de-
termined growths of the Dutch and
English merchant marines. With the
opening of the Suez Canal and the
commercial and industrial awakening
of Italy and Austria-Hungary, the
Adriatic regained much OF its old
time significance. The most important
commercial points are Triest, Venice,
Fiume, Ancona and Brindisi. Venice
and Triest, at the head of the Adri-
attic, are the two foremost cities
National Geographic Society
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
GERMANS KILLED BY BOMBS
Forty-Four Soldiers Die and Thirty
Are Wounded When Airmen
Raid Aerodrome at Gontrode.

Amsterdam, June L. Forty-four Ger.
man soldiers were killed and thirty
wounded in a raid on the German
aerodrome at Gontrode. between Client
and Brussels, according to dispatch
received by the Telegram. The raid
was carried out by tive Of the allies
aviators.
Washington, June bombs were
dropped near the American consulate
in Venice by Austrian aeroplanes on
Thursday night, but no damage was
done. Consul B, Harvey Carroll, Js.,
reported to the state department.