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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-17

Arthur Smith, an aviator, before the members of the American Association of Fairs and Propositions, ascended in his biplane over the lake front in Chi cago and turned 32 somersaults in the air
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-17

Dr. A. A. Nicholson of the Univer- sity of Chicago, has completed a 12- year task, it was announced, of draw ing 12,000 lines on six square inches of metal, which, it is said, will deter mine the chemical substance of the planets.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-03-17

Compulsory school attendance by all Belgian children will be enforced by order of the governor-general of Belgium, according to telegram re- ceived from Brussels by way of Ber- lin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01
LEAVES OF ABSENCE SHOW
INCREASE IN ARMY ORDERS

Washington. D C.. May 1.-The following
army orders have been issued:
Leaves Of absence: Maj. ". d Newbill.
quartermaster corps one month and 10
days; Capt Raymond Sheldon, 18th infantry.
one month: Capt c. p Norton. ordnance
department, one month; First Lieut. J. G.
Taylor. signal corps two months; First
Lieut. l. = Hoh1 18th infantry. two months:
First Lieut. F. " Barrows, 9Th field artil-
lery. Is days
BY direction Of the president Capt. c. B
service in the quartermaster corps. vice
capt. Edward D. Powers QuarterInastsr
corps. relieved
orders Of April 3, relating 10 Capt J. B
H Waring, medical corps are revoked
BY direction Of the president. Capt. VIII
H Point, zSth infantry, IS detailed for SER
vice in quartermaster corps, vice Capt. L ".
Jordan ir. Quartermaster corps. relieved
Capt Jordan viii be assigned to a company
by commanding officer OF the 9Th infantry.
Chaplain Jos c. Kennedy. It'll cavalry. IS
attached to the 18th cavalry and will join
that regiment
Chaplain Alexander P. Landry. 18th cav
airy. is transferred 10 the eth cavalry.
First Lieut. L. " Diller, Sd infantry e
detailed for duty with the organized militia
Of Delaware
Capt. H S Hetricz. corps OF engineers. IS
relieved from duty at Louisville and VIII
take station at Lock -. Ohio river.
Second Lieut. Sumner Waite, 5th infantry,
Will proceed TO Fort SlOcum. New York. for
temporary duty; thence TO proper station.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01
MAYP0LE DANCE
At A0Y SCHOOL
Janitor Organizes Orchestra
For Festival; 300 Chill
dren Participate.

Under the spreading cOttonwOods
which line the banks of the canal, the
Aoy school children held a May-day
celebration Friday afternoon on the
Aoy school grounds which was blend
ing OF old English customs with quaint
Mexican music and participated IN by
more than 800 children.
The music for the drills and marches
and dances was conf posed by the father
Of Rafael Concha, the janitor at the
school, who played the kettle drums
and who organized the six piece or
chestra for the May festival
The little girls were dressed in
white and, as they danced around the
six maypOles, with che green cotton
woods for a background, they formed
a pleasing picture Of border life The
visitors and patrons Of the school were
grouped under the cottonwood trees
along the canal bank, on the school
steps and in the windows Of the school
Nuns from the nearby parochial schools,
wives OF the army officers camped in
Camp Cotton, teachers from the other
schools business men and club women
attended the celebration while the
neighbOring roofs, the bOuEhs Of the
trees and the adobe walls were lined
with the small sisters and big brothers
Of the bright faced little boys and girls
who participated in the playground ex-
ercises-
Is Regular Play Program.
The marches. games. singing games,
y
were a part of the regular play ground
work Of the school and were not es-
pecially prepared for the occasion As
the Gary system, with notifications,
is IN use at the AOy school in order to
accommodate the 900 pupils OF the
neighborhood, there are five play
ground teachers at work constantly on
the Fairgrounds Noegeneral recess is
given the children, for each class has
two play periods a day. The playground
teachers in charge Of the work are
Misses Mildred Whitfield, Fannie Lou
Yeager. Era Thomas, Nina Dennison
and Sallie Phillips.
Patriotic Songs.
Interspersed between the folk dances
were patriotic songs. the children OF
the various grades singing The Star
Spangled Banner" Columbia the Gem
Of the Ocean" and America" The
wand drill. executed by the children
OF the lower grades, was splendidly
given, the children catching the rhythm
OF the music In the Butts's military
manual, 800 children. using their
wands, executed the difficult manual
with excellent precision and the various
movements were cheered loudly.
The maypole dance was the most
picturesque Of the afternoon The six
poles were arranged IN the chromatic
scale of cOlors yellow, orange, red,
blue, green and violet. each pole hav-
ing its color with alternate streamers
of white A hood Of flowers, OF the
dominating color, crowned the top Of
each maypole, the flowers were twinsd
about the length Of the pole itself and
attached to the streamers.
Little Folk Dance.
The little children Of the first grades
Of the school did a cfever maze march
in which each group spelled the letters
of the Aoy school
The playground festival was super
vised by Miss Catherine Gorbutt the
principal Of the school and by Mss
Gertrude Higgins. assistant principal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01

Show your faith by your deeds; buy
home valley products
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01

Why Will you still write April long
after Nay 1st2 Habit; and habit makes
character. The practice Of periodical
saving means more than dollars and
cents Gail at the Savings window at
the First National Bank for a coin
.arar-free for asking.-Advertise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01

FL Paso lodge No. SOC. Independent
Order Bnai Birth celebrated B'nai
Birth day Tuesday night at temple
Mt Sinai with a special program, con-
sisting Of addresses by visiting rabbis
and laymen. and with musical num-
hers. Those delivering addresses were
rabbi Henry Cohen, Of Galveston: Leon
SchwarZ' Of Mobile, Ala. and Morris
Levy, Of Pensacola, Fla Musical num-
bers consisted Of vocal solos and a duet
by Miss Della Rosenstein and Harry
Rosenstein, and piano solos by Miss
Annie Stolaroff and Miss Rose Good
man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01

The charter list Of the ROYAL Order
Of Lions, which is now being formed in
FL PasO, is growing fast. The follow
ing have signed the list during the
present week J. ". Peak. Carl C. Hill.
j. J. Pearce. ". f. Hummle. W. j.
Rand, c B. Dillingham;, Geo. Bathgate.
JOS A. Wright, W. r. Taylor, Chas A.
RAIDER.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01
Bees Plan for HousewarminE.

At a meeting Of the Benevolent Or
der Of Bees this week an entertainment
committee, consisting of Frank Y.
GOWans, c. A Cass and James Teehan.
was appointed to arrange for a house
warming to celebrate the opening Of
new club rooms at los II san Antonio
street The lodge now occupies the
quarters formerly accupied bv the Os-
aple club. Billiard tables and other
club room features have been installed.
No date has been set for the house
warming, which will take place soon.
Ten new members were initiated at the
meeting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01
Moose install Officers

Inc recently elected Objects OF IT
PasO lodge No. 526 Loyal Order of
Moose. were installed at the regular
meeting of the lodge Friday night The
following officers were installed: o.
l. Bowen, dictator; A. ~ James. vice
dictator; George Peckham, prelate:
Charles Ross, treasurer: H A. Glaves.
secretary; William Luttinger. inner
guard; DR.. Z. B. Quinn outer guard:
Ralph Border. orator. William Hell
leistein, sergeant at arms: +. III. LefkO-
Wiz, assistant sergeant at arms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR
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st. Louis, April 27.-August H.
Frederick, who recently resigned from
the presidency of the board OF alder
men, to which he was elected this
spring by $4,000 plurality, pleaded
guilty to forgery in the first degree
on Saturday. He was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary. It was
announced he would be taken to JEFF
ferson City at once. :, n. soTs
= Tabriz, April 27.-Hundreds Of Ar
menians in the vilayet Of Van have
been massacred by Turkish troops, &C.
cording to refugees who arrived here.
All the towns near Lake Van have
been sacked. 49,.
Philadelphia, April 28-The nation
wide unity Of men, and plans for
campaign for. an INSTRUMENTATION
federation were among the questions
discussed by representatives of the
chapters throughout the eastern sec:
ton of the United States and Canada
and Jamaica, who are attending the
eleventh international tcpnvention of
the Brotherhood OF Andrew and Philip,
in session here. ,.%%%, .
Deal, England, April 2s (via Lon.
dom The steamer; Noordam, bear
ing delegates to the woman's peace
congress at The Hague, sailed for: Rot
terdam after detention of the Eng
lish coast for many hours, ostensibly
because of the embargo on North sea
traffic. The release Of the steamer
was directed in an. admiralty order
from London. A.,i&..- q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL
ITALY TO KEEP OUT OF THE
GREAT CONFLICT.
Important Dispatches Sent Home by
Teuton Ambassadors After Con-
ference at Rome.
BY BRIxTON ALLAiRE.

International News Service Correspondent.
Rome, April 28.-"Italy will not par
ticipate in the war. BY remaining
neutral she will win a greater victory
than would be possible were she to
enter either one of the hostile camps"
, This statement was made to the In
ternational News Service staff CORE
spondent by an official Of the Italian
government. For obvious reasons, he
requested that his name should not be
used.
< A Kaleidoscope change in the stu
alton has developed during the last
"a hours. No stronger evidence OF
this fact than the foregoing statement.
1t came from an official who is in
close touch with Italian and foreign
diplomatists.
Important code dispatches we're sent
to Berlin and Vienna by the German
and Austrian ambassadors. These are
believed to have an important bear
ing upon Italy's foreign relations. as
their transmission followed q confer
ence between Foreign Minister Son.
nino and Prince Won Buelow, the Ger
man ambassador. This meeting took
place at the foreign Office, and at Its
conclusion Prince Won Buelow hurried
to the Austrian embassy where Baron
Won Macchia, the Austrian envoy. was
awaiting him.
The official who stated that Italy
would not enter. the war said
that a full statement of the interna-
tional situation as it involved Italy
would be made by Signor Sonnino to
parliament when it convened on
May ~.
"This statement Is expected to
prove most satisfactory to Italy," he
added. "In view of what is now known
it is almost impossible to conceive of
parliament taking any stand in OBJ
position to that which will be recon.
mended by the government"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
TURKS; CLAIM BIG VICTORY
Berlin Hears Ottoman Troops Cap.
tured Twelve Thousand Prisoners
Near DardaneIIes Forts. n

Berlin, April 3o.-Halil Bey, former
president of the Turkish parliament,
who is now in Berlin, received q tele.
gram from Constantinople on Wednes-
day stating that 5000 French and Brit
ish soldiers had been driven to the sea
and that 10000 had been captured by
the Turks as result Of the attempt Of
the allies to land forces to attack the
Dardanelles Notifications. =
IA A British admiralty announcement
issued at London states that the allied
troops have established themselves
across the Gallipoli peninsula. They
have beaten off all attacks and are
steadily advancing.
Constantinople, April 80 (via Am.
sterdam). The war minister has
sent the following report to the sui.
tan: ei
General Limon Won Sanders tele-
graphs that the center, and right wing
of the enemy's army has been COM
pletely defeated. He hopes the left
wing will undergo the same fate"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
ALLIES HALT ENEMY
kAlSER'S THIRD DRIVE TOWARDS
CALAIS CHECKED BY ANGLO
FRENCH FORCES.
LlzERNE LOST BY TEUToNS
French Recapture Town-Summit Of
Hartmannsweiler kopf Also Recap
tured-BerIin Admits Loss But New
Lines Being Maintained.

London, April 29.-The kaiser's
third drive for Calais has been stopped
and stopped short German attacks
on Ypres have been repulsed and
the allies have taken the offensive.
French troops have retaken ,Het Sas
on the Ypres canal, the British war
office announced. The English are
progressing in an offensive movement
near St. Julien. three miles northeast
of Ypres. The Belgian legation an
nounces the recapture of Lizerne. an
other town on the canal.
The summit of Hartmannsweiler
Kopf, which had been taken by the
Germans Monday morning, was re-
taken by the French in thes evening.
Requirements rushed to the allies
have permitted them to regain constd-
cradle of the ground lost in the first
furious attacks of the German army.
Berlin, April 20 (by wireless).-L:-
zerne, head of the German wedge on
the west bank of the Ypres canal and
half mile from the canal, has been
evacuated by the German troops. This
Is admitted in report from the gen.
eral staff.
The new German lines about Ypres
are being held firmly, the report adds,
the attacks of the British troops upon
the positions captured there having
completely broken down. In these
attacks the British forces suffered
heavy losses.
French attacks at Hartmannsweiler
kopf, in the Argonne, at Combres and
near ALLY failed, the general staff as
serts, while the German troops gained
further success on the Mouse heights
and in Priestwald (LePretre forest).
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
DOM ROBERTS OUSTED
TERRE HAUTE MAYOR REMOVED
Blythe CITY COUNCIL. "
James Gossom Appointed Successor
r. v. Newton Named to Succeed
~Ss Judge Thomas Smith.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 27-Donn
NJ. Roberts, mayor Of Terre Haute,
was removed from office by impeach-
ment of the city council, the vote be-
ing to 3. The trial, which lasted
nearly two days, came to an end
shortly after two o'clock Saturday, all
of the members Of the council voting.
One ballot found Roberts. guilty of
the thirteen charges, including one
that, he was convicted in the federal
court of election conspiracy, for which
he is now in the Leavenworth prison,
and the other was on impeachment.
The motion for impeachment was
made by Ohm and seconded by Mon
ringer. The motion to find Roberts
guilty was made and seconded by the
same men and the vote was the same
on both.
James Gossom, acting mayor, ad-
dressed the council and promised his
best service while in Office.
II have nothing whatever to say"
declared Dom NJ. Roberts, at the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth. Kan,
VIGIL 4ulOl u1Su VI LILO 6ASIAOAA " ASAA -
Haute city council in impeaching him
as mayor. H.,
Governor Ralston, in appointing R..
Voorhees, Newton Judge of the city
court of Terre Haute to succeed Judge
Thomas Smith, now serving time in
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan, issued a statement at Indianap-
oils in which he expressed confidence
that former conditions, so much to
be regretted, will never again be per-
mitted in that city" The governor
congratulates the citizens Of Terre
Haute upon their. determination to
see that their municipal affairs in the
future are properly administered"
The governor said that it is a mis-.
take for anyone to, conclude that
none but bad men aspire to public
Office in Terre Haute." .........:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
4. TWIN. CITIES CASE DECIDED
lnte rstate Commerce Commission Re-
E# jects Proposals Of Railroads East
Of Mississippi to Raise Rates.

Washington, April s0.-The inter
state commerce commission on
Wednesday rejected the proposal Of
railroads east, Of the Mississippi and
north Of the Ohio to esta blish ninety
cent scale of class rates on rail-lake-
and-rail traffic from New York and the
east to st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
eighty-three cent scale was ordered to
be maintained. s X
The proposal 3 Of the railroads to
charge twenty-eight cent scale of
differentials to Minneapolis and St.;
Paul over the rates to Duluth. also,
was rejected and q twenty-one cent
scale ordered maintained. r
+. This means that on traffic from the
East twenty one cents will be added to
the rate to Duluth on shipments that
60 through to ST. Paul and Minneap-
oils. q .;j5, 5lis H.. = A a.. - 7 +.
The case, known as the Twin Cities
Case" was one Of 1 the most i'm
portant recently decided by the com
mission, as it affects a large volume
of traffic over practically all western
railroads.. liEa7 AZ IA 3E5Latst 90 -. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
BANKER FLEES WITH $4,000
Warrant for Edward J. King Of Dug
ger, Ind.-Reward Of $500 Offered
Last Seen at Terre Haute.

Sullivan, Ind, April 20.-Edward J.
King, cashier Of the State bank of
Digger, a: mining town ten miles
from here. is missing and is alleged
to have taken $4,000 of the banks
money with him. The officers OF the
bank have posted a reward Of $500 for
the arrest of King. King is about
forty years old and married, but with
out children. King was in Digger last
Saturday, and was attending to busi-
ness as usual. In the afternoon he
drove an auto about town in so reck-
less a manner that he struck another
car and demolished 1t. Late Saturday
night he was seen to ride out of the
town in a large red touring car. The
car was found Sunday in Terre
Haute garage with the tenders bat
tered and the sides plastered with
mud. King reached Terre Haute, ills
said, about three o'clock Sunday morn
ing, and has not been seen since.
The name of young woman has
been mentioned with that Of the alb
sconding cashier.
Lee Bays, deputy prosecutor, says
he learned that King had been traced
to Indianapolis where he was Joined
by the young woman referred to and
that they left for Canada.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
JOHN BUNNY, ACTOR, DIES
WeiI-known "Movie" Star Sueeumbs
Following Collapse From.
Overwork.

New York, April 2S.-John Bunny.
whose antics on the screen have made
millions laugh. died on Monday at his
Brooklyn home. He had been Ill Tor
three weeks. Overwork is said to lave
brought on a nervous breakdown
which caused his death. Bunny was
fifty-two years old and was born in
New York. He was educated to be
a priest. His first professional en-
eagement was in "Stranglers of Paris"
a Belasco production. in 1888. He en-.
tered the moving picture field about
eight years ago and at his death was
reputed to be the highest salaried
actor in the business.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
SAYS HUGHES CAUSED ROW
Colonel Roosevelt Asserts Fight on
Barnes Was Undertaken at Re-
quest Of the Governor.

Syracuse, N. Y, April 29.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt's fight on William
Barnes in the Saratoga convention in
1910 was undertaken at the request
of Gov. Charles E. Hughes. accord
ing to testimony given by Roosevelt
in redirect examination In the $4,000
libel suit brought by Barnes.
The colonel also admitted that his
motive in consulting Boss" Platt was
to get the most affirmative good leg
islation" he could at Albany.
ION many points I found Mr.. Platts
advice invaluable" he said.
II consulted with him because Of
his wide experience. I became con.
WINGED in my own mind that the ma.
jority of the senate was under the
control of the organization and that
to get any affirmative good action
would have to go to the controlling
power-Platt.' -, -, '",:..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
I SIS Pc ON. SHIP
FRENCH. CRUISER TORPEDOED BY
+ Y AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE IN
Ill THE ADRIATIC.
REAR ADMIRAL IS MISSING
Leon Gambetta Sunk in Ten Minutes
e., One Hundred and Thirty-Six Res
eued by italian vesseIs-Many Sur
vivors In Dying Condition.

Paris, April 30.-The French cruiser
Leon Gambetta was sunk by an AUS
trian submarine, with the loss of 57S
-of her crew Of TIA, in the Strait OF
yOtranto, near the entrance OF the
Adriatic sea, which was officially an
;nounced by the ministry Of marine on
Wednesday, #,a..E -
The official announcement OF the
I sinking follows: ~
( "The Leon Gambetta was sunk
while cruising OF the entrance OF the
4 {Otranto canal. She went down IN
item minutes. All the high officers
\ died at their posts. One hundred and
1 thirty.six sailors and petty officers
were saved by Italian boats"
81 The Leon Gambetta had on board a
crew numbering TIA men, including
b twenty-five officers. A majority Of the
men were asleep at the time the cruls-
er was struck. Those saved were viz
Itually without clothing. I,
They were taken from the water IN
pitiful condition. Some were wound
ed and others were almost uncon-
4 scious, while all suffered from ex-
posure. @5. N. ~ +. :} ..l#s
Il The Gambetta parted company
with the French cruiser Jules Ferry
Tuesday night to cross the Strait OF
Otranto, with a view to cooperating
with other French ships in an attempt
to block the Austrian fleet II 1t should
seek to leave the Adriatic. IN = !.
The submarine US launched two
torpedoes against the Gambetta. both
J, OF (which were effective. I'll.
The Austrian submarine US which
sunk the Leon Gambetta was com
\ manded by Lieutenant George Ritter
Won Trap. X ~
A Lamenting the loss Of the Leon
4 Gambetta, the temps says: h. ii. *5$&
"The cruiser was valuable unit OF
the French navy (, sr
The Leon Gambetta was engaged
with other French cruisers in guard
ing the strait to prevent the passage
Of Austrian submarines to attack the
allied fleet at the Dardanelles.& The
cruiser displaced 12,4l6 tons. ). =.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
IN DEATH PACT; LOSES NERVE
Youth Admits Sight Of Sweetheart In
Commissions Caused Him to Break
Agreement. .,.,&.-

Lincoln, ILL.,, April .2S.-A pact of
death by the terms of which both
lovers were to die was revealed by
nineteen-year-old Daniel Hurley. farm
hand, who is formally charged with
the murder of his seventeen-year-oid
sweetheart, Katherine Roller.
The girl died Saturday night In con-
WILSON'S. The sight OF her sufferings
broke the lads nerve, and he failed
to carry out. his part of the agreement.
His confession came after a sleep
less night in solitary confinement In
Jail, followed by a severe grilling from
States Attorney c. e. Smith OF Lo-
gan county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
DIVORCE LEADS TO SHOOTING
Arkansan Kills Four Members Of His
Wife's Family and Makes =
His Escape.

Morrillton, Ark, April 2s.-Sam
Bell. a young cattle buyer, shot and
killed four members of his. wife's
family and escaped. The dead are
Richard Fryer, fifty-four years old:
his seventeen-year-oM son, Amos
Fryer; his daughter, Mrs. card Bear
den, and her husband. Bells wife had
divorced him and gone to live with
Fryer, her father.