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The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

BERLIN, Dec 3.-The office issued official bulle tin this morning, stating that the Teuon armies advanc ing into Montenegro in pursuit of the scattered Serbian de achments which fighting into that country part of the etreang Serbs made stand against the Germans in the region southwest of Mrovtza close to the Monteegrn iron tier but defeated and forced to their retreat Twelve hundred Serbans captured yesterday by the Teutonic forces
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03
AMERICAN PLAYS ARE POPULAR IN DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Dec 3-American plays coming into such favor Denmark that the manager of of the COpen hagen has announced his intention of devOtng whole to American drama, with the exception of few Eng fish plays The popularity of the American plays is aested by number of other theatres and for the American ing picture productions these being shown hundreds of Danish amusement houses.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03
DISABLED IN HER NAY
 ATLANTIC

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. - Two steamers have left this port to go to the relief of the Minnesota which is on her way back here, owing to an accident which has disabled the ma chineEy of the vessel. The Minnesota was on her way around Cape Horn to the Atlantic coast with full cargo, and was to be placed in the Atlantic freight service on her arrt- val at New York. The boat is now several hundred miles south of here.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

SALONIT[I Dee. 3-Monastir occupied by the Ger troops yesterday The Bulgarian flag not raised in the city, only the banner of Austria Hungary being flung the breeze The Bulgarian troops who took part in the ad did not enter the city remaining outside and nung their operations against the retiring Serbs The Bull gaan crossed the Cena river at Novac and occupied the canals southeast of Monastir
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03
Demand Recall Two Naval Attaches

Hamburg American lne who convicted today of a spracy eraud the United States through false manests.
 The subject of Boy Eds connection with the matter dis cussed at the last meeting of the cabinet and while ber of the diplomatic corps he is free from prosecution he will undoubtedly be recalled if this government requests
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-While nothing official has so far made public the matter it is understood that Sec retary Lansing has informed Von Bemsoff the German bassador that Captain BoyEd the German naval atache in this city, had become persona grata with the United States because of his connection with the four officials of the
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

a PARIS, Dec 3General Joffre has been appointed com 1ander chief of all the French force thus giving him charge of the French expedonay forces the Dardanees and in Serbia as we'll the main army fighting in the trenches on the western front
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03
FARM PROPERTY ABROAD REACHES HIGH PRICE

COPENHAGEN, Dec 3,-Danish far improperly has in creased value result of the European until farms are being sold almost daily at price 90 per cent higher than they would have brought nine to twelve months The appreciation of farm property is due of course to the unprecedented profits agricultural products.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03
England Spurr1s Peace Plan
SAY DETERMINED TO FIGHT TO FINISH

proper understanding of the seriousness of this war; and every Zeppelin raid hurried recruits into the English reverse suffered far has shaken the convc
 ton of the people that Great Britain and her allies must and will victorious in the end The nation saying to the gov ernmen we ready give you all the any money need to complete this b go ahead forget past mistakes and do your duty Englishmen.
 NEW YORK Dec. 3.-Henry Ford has completed all ar
 for the conduct of his business affairs during his
 absence Europe the peace mission Ford said today that his plans contemplated visiting both England and Germany that he would attempt enter both countries despite the refusal of the Department of State issue passports for his party Ford has his will and that he is prepared to
 any evenuay that may arise and that he will main Europe and keep trying to bring about the end Of the conflict until peace actually arrives.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

The steamer Admiral Evans ar- rived late this afternoon from Seattle.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-03

Verne Elliott, messenger at the cable office, is on the sick list today.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
HIS NATIONALITY MADE PLAIN
Auditors Shrewd Comment on Hear
ing Peculiar Statement OF Cele-
brated Astronomer.

Sir David Gill, the Scotch astrono-
mer, was no dry-as-dust scientist. His
greatest contributions to science, per-
haps, were his measurements OF stel-
lar space, and to bring home to his
audiences just what progress had been
made in this branch he frequently told
a good story on himself.
He was speaking once on the accu-
racy of mechanical operations as COM
pared with those Of fifty years ago.
He pointed out that half century ago
an error of a second of are was con-
sidered a very small quantity in meas
uring the distance of star, that
being equivalent to the measurement
of the diameter of a three-penny
piece situate a mile off; whereas W.
could now. measure within one-hun-
dredth of a second Of arc, which was
like measuring a three-penny piece at
a distance of one hundred miles"
Then voice was heard from one
of Sir Davids listeners.
"Yed know he's Scot" said the
voice. "Na'an else'd bother his head
about a tEree-penny bit a hundred
miles off"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
BEAUTY IN CORSAGE FLOWER
Artificial Bouquets Give Just the Right
Effect to Afternoon or Evening
Costume.

Probably never before have artificial
flowers had such a vogue as they have
just now. And small corsage flower
is one of the best means of giving
color to dark street frock or suit. )
There are punches Of tiny flowers in
brilliant red that are very good. There
are bouquets consisting of rosebud,
a few forget-me-nots and a sprig OF
two of green that are good. Then
there are zinnias, nasturtiums. poppies
and many other flowers 10 their own
natural rich coloring.
The placing of the flower is rather
important. II. can be placed on the
left shoulder with good effect. 1t looks
we'll at the closing Of ruff or close
collar of velvet and fur.
or course, the flower on an evening
frock is usually part of the frock.
That it to say, it is placed in position
when the frock is made. However.
a frock that needs little refreshing
can be frightened up with new flow
er, and one Of the newest places to
put it is about half way down the back.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16

when fighting for what he wants, and
neither knows nor cares that others
feel them. He had heart, but it was
unpleasantly like Pharaoh's.
But of Katherine Strickland's stat
uesque beauty and her cosmopolitan
manner he was delightfully."- aware.
During the weeks since he had left
home Slade had been calling regu-
larly at the Strickland home, partly to
consult with the senator and partly
for the purpose of posing for the bust
which Katherine was modelling. AS
they sat hour after hour, he posing
comfortably, she working deity and
talking even more cleverly, Slade and
Katherine had come to a mutual un-
derstanding. The more they saw Of
each other the more each became con-
vinced that their paths would newt
ably converge.
Katherine talked animatedly and en-
tertainingly of social life abroad and
of the gay times in Washington, and
SHADES heart warmed and his eyes
flashed as he pictured himself a part
Of that charmed circle. With keen
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
F.. New Shoulder Straps.

The English shoulder strap is now
being used by the woman with beau
tiful neck, instead of the conventional
American shoulder cap or frilled eve-
ming sleeve America has, however.
gone a step farther. One strap Is al-
lowed to drop alluringly from the
shoulder, as though by accident. but
really by artful design. Another pref
ty and equally careless effect is thft
of sewing a rose to the side front pf
the gown, just as though, in the act M
falling to the floor from the bodice, It's
thorns had caught in the gown and
held it suspended.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16

phew! My pocition is very difficult
but I'm the only stick in his puddle"
Yes. you're a big stick" she
tainted. Why don't you do some
thing?"
What can do?" he groaned. I've
been told tonight by no less than four
men that they won't support me again
And Strickland's speech introducing
Slade was masterpiece"
''Yes-Strickland's masterpieces are
concocted by his daughter. we all
know that. Just as I write your stuff"
she finished with hateful emphasis on
the possessive.
MY dear, l wish you'd be more
CAREFUL" warned Merritt. making
sure that the door leading into the
smoking roam was closed
Your Message to the Farmer-that
made you famous! What did | ever
get for writing it," and with self-satis-
fed deliberateness she arranged her
self carefully in a low-seated chair
near the fireplace.
Il never denied that you had a
mans BRAIN" placatingly. drawlingly,
mockingly, "darling'
"Yes-Im the family mosquito that
buzzes behind your ears. God help
us if it wasn't for me. Did you ask
the senator for the $4,000 l want?"
she demanded.
HE can't" Merritt was huddled In
the nearest chair. The subject had
been causing him appetiteless days
and sleepless nights. When a woman
of Fannie Merritt's persistency and
tenacity wants something man can't
get then that man is very likely to be
nagged into desperation.
You look out, Wesley" she an
swered, alarm breaking the careful
meditation of her voice. That's the
first time he ever refused u.s."
Hes broke-dead broke. l don't
know how he can keep this up. The
senator's nearly out. That's why
he's sticking to Slade"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
EELS AND SNAILS AS FOOD
Three-Pronaed Fork Regular Thing to
Use for "Horned Things" In
Proper Ceremony.

Laymen may hesitate to say how far
Leviticus has been adopted into the
law of Scotland. But there are some
peculiarities which suggest that 1t has
probably been adopted into Scottish
practise. Take the prejudice of the
Scot against eating cells, and also shell
fish, There is no more obvious reason
why an eel should look more like that
abhorred snake to a Scotchman than
to anybody else, and. taking the ob]ec-
ton to shelltish into account, one can
not help thinking of the rule in Lee
viticus that whatsoever hath fins and
scales in the waters. in the seas. and
in the rivers, them shall We eat"
while all that move in the waters with
out fins and scales shall be an abom-
ination.
Col. Newman Davis has described
the ideal conditions of snail-eating.
AT Prices" he writes. "the horned
thing is eaten with proper ceremony.
in a silver bowl, with a silver three
pronged fork as means Of conveying
the alleged dainty to the mouth. the
long, black gelatinous things are
brought to the table. very hot. and
swimming in a sauce in which lard
and onions and garlic seem to be the
principal components. Speared on the
fork, the snail goes into ones mouth
and then comes one of the critical mo-
ments of life!"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16

penetration he saw the longing of the
girls nature, her iron will, her deter
mination to gain social honors at al
most any cost. He flattered himself
that when he said the word Katherine
Strickland would be ready to cast her
lot with his.
From the smoking room of Senator
Strickland's big house came the stri-
dent sound of mems voices, raised in
excitement, and, it would seem, &C.
claim. Now and again the senator's
smooth, oratorical voice would sound
and then SHADES slightly deprecatory,
yet firm and pleased. Then would
follow the patter of applause, laughter
and the sudden dropping of voices that
signified earnest converse.
TO Katherine Strickland. sitting in
the softly lighted library adjoining.
every sound had it's meaning. Her
eyes sparkled with keen interest. In
her cheeks glowed the deep rose of
excitement and exultation In that other
room she knew they were making his
tory. In that other room they were
putting up a man for governor, a man
she admired and who had aroused her
interest as no other man had ever
done.
Nothing could stand in that man S
way, she thought, with catch in her
breath, nothing could stop him now
that he was fairly started. How diff
ferent this domineerng, forceful per.
sonality from Bob Hayes, the man who
had first won her girls heart, and yet
for whom she had never been willing
to renounce her interest in the poiit7
ical and social life which obsessed her
with the same compelling force as it
did Slade.
With an effort she brought her mind
back to the present and to Mrs. Wes-
ley Merritt, who had dropped in on
her way from a dance to pick up her
husband
You simply weren't listening to a
word ! said" Mrs. Merritt complained
IN her affectedly affectionate way. Il
was asking if you know Mr.. Slade very
we'll"
Eyes," Katherine replied, lightly.
I'VE know him very we'll"
.sAnd does he ever mention his
v,ife?" in Mrs. Merritt's most perfectly
feline manner.
Never once" admitted Katherine.
! :thout even an attempt at an evasion.
And you have never met herr" Mrs.
Merritt was in her glory If she could
probe.
mo. have never met her."
s'How extraordinary! My husband
why. Wesley Merritt's name spells
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
Wonderful.

Her soldier son in India had sent
a cablegram. and Mrs. Blunderleigh's
voice rang with pride when speaking
Of it to her impressed neighbors.
Eyes, they be wonderful things, they
telegraphs," said she. Just fancy,
it's come from Indy-all they thou
sands O. miles" And SO quick too.
nut in her best friend. Quick amt
the word for it," put in Mrs. Blunder
leigh. why. when | got it the gum
on the envelope wasn't dry"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
Curling Feathers.

In this season of ostrich piumes it IS
necessary. to keep them beautifully
curled. There are two methods. One Is
the curling by hand CT each frond over
the blunt edge of knife. The other
method is that Of sp-inklil0ksalt on a
coal fire and holding theoe1me over IL.
shaking it continuously. Try these
and have curly plumes-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16


home-first?"
Mrs. Merritt refused to be dis
missed in that peremptory fashion.
1'll watt" she returned with acid
sweetness. Then if you are not ready
I'll run along"
SHADES had an ovation tonight"
Merritt informed her, nodding toward
the smoking room. 'The big out-of.
town men are all here. Some OF EN-
In there yet He's big, Fannie. He's
big. We can't deny that. The brute
attacks his point with all the force of
a sledge hammer"
Eyes, that's what you lack
punch!" his wife turned on him petu-
lantly. =
You're showed UNDER" she COM
planned, bitterly. IF you'd taken my
advice you wouldn't have come to this
Slade feed tonight What's your pa
per for" she demanded, "if you can't
attack your rival candidate in its col
umns? Anyone would think you want
ed to make him governor-instead OF
yourself
Il can't attack him publicly" Mer-
rift retorted. He'd put up glue fac
tories facing our property and, with
a lake breeze blowing our way
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
Rv GERTRUDE STEVENSON

Illustrations from Photographs Of the Stage Pr
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
~NSA0-"
SYNOPSIS.

Ec,a, s,ade suddenly advances from a
D.ia.s miner to millionaire. He, is
'ennness 70 become governor Of the
= His simple. home loving wife fails
10 TO the new conditions. Slade meets
.ser;ne daughter Of Senator Strick-
ninnd secs in her all that Mary Is not.
y. dscides to separate from his wife
taLes rooms at his club.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16

known society dancer who has
charmed and delighted Newport So
ciety folks during the past season.
declares 1t to be one of the smartest
suits from the house of an American
designer. She it is who is shown IN
the photo. wearing this suit Of green
blue cloth trimmed with krimmer,
which is the old-fashioned gray astra-
khan, with hood and muff to match.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-16
IN FASHIONABLE GhEEN-BLUE
Tailored Suit, Exclusively American.
May Challenge Comparison With
Anything Partisan.

This fashionable tailored suit was
one of many seen in the Made In
America Fashion Fete," held at New
York Mary Hawkesworth the WE'LL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-23
Greek Letter Fraternities.

The first and oldest of any Greek let
ter fraternity in the United States
was the Phi Beta Kappa society.
founded at William and Mary college,
Virginia. in 177G, from which sprang
a chapter at Yale in 1850 and later
chapters at other colleges. This was
the only Greek letter society in the
United States until 1923. when the
Kappa Alpha was formed at Union
college. New York Several other col
lege societies were formed during this
period, with such names as Philoma-
thean, Erosophian. Hermosurian, etc.
but these were not Greek letter socie-
ties. The first woman's Greek letter
fraternity was the Kappa Alpha Theta,
founded at De PAW university in 1870.
The record shows it was founded by
Bette Locke, class of II: Alice Allen.
II; Bette Tipson, II, and Hanna
Fitch. '73.-Philadelphia Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-23
Robert Burns Father.

In boyhoOd Robert Burns saw his ia
ther distressed by landlords and their
factors upon rack renting intent. Upon
evil days had agriculture then fallen.
Markets were limited or remote and in
accessible. The hydraheaded indus
trialism, flourishing now upon iron ore
and coal in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire
and consuming the produce of the
farms. had not then emerged in his
tory.
Although descended from Highland
clansmen. William Burns, the poets ia
Their, had outgrown the feudal loyalty
which works out as sheer flunkeyism,
accepting the cuffs and kicks of the
superior person with the inverted
pride which counts it distinction even
to be kicked by the foot of an arts
tOcrat
Il have met with few" wrote the
poet of his father in the autobiography
zeal letter to Dr. Moore. who under
stood men. their manners and their
ways equal to him; but stubborn. un-
calmly integrity and headlong. ungov-
ernable Feasibility are qualifying cir
cumstances: consequently | was born
a very poor mans son."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-23
Eyes: he swo-e at me and said he'd

Eyes: he swo-e at me and said he'd
fix me-
''And, if L remember correctly. you
said that he made a quick. pass for the
revolver-like this?"
Eyes, but it was out of his reach
THAT explains it beautifully. You've
cleared things up for US. Mr.. Glover.
We're greatly indebted to you Glov-
er was about to leave the stand when
Arbuckle said:
"Oh. just one moment Mr. StenOg
rapher, will you read the latter part of
DR.. Morgan's testimony. please?"
The stenographer read from his notes
DR.. Morgan's description of Strick-
lands injuries received from the heavy
cane welded by Stanley Glover.
Question. by Mr. Arbuckle: Now.
DR.. Morgan. in your opinion could the
defendant have torn this card as you
see it here between the time his arm
was broken and the time you arrived?'
Answer: He could not Question
You are sure OF thiS?' Answer: Yes;
the hand was entirely paralyzed. 1t
would have been Il physical impOSsi-
bility assuming even that his mental
state would have permitted it, The
bones haven't knit yet At that time
he couldn't have moved the arm or
hand Il fraction of an inch.
A thousand eyes wee turned OH Da
vid Arbuckle and Stanley Glover when
the former turned to the young man in
the witness chair and bending forward
with outstretched index finger. asked:
"GlOrer. rhat did yoH do 'oith that
$1O,OOO?"
Had a painter sought Il perfect model
for figure of terror he could have
found it in Stanley Glover
what are you talking about! What
do you mean? What $10.O00?" he
screamed. rising from the chair.
1t was now the turn of District AT
tOrney Gray to speak.
''Your honor" he said to Judge Dins-
more, Il ask a warrant for the arrest
of this man as an accOmplice to the
murder Of Gerald Trask..'
Glover ran to the judges tribunal
lie cIIcu Otll III uSOHlZCU. lciIlul Jules.
mo. no. your honor: ii isn't true!
didn't kill him. | took the money, but
| didn't kill him. Here's the money.
Take it. take it. don't want it. I'll
plead guilty-I1l go to jail. but don't
arrest me for the murder I'll tell how
it happened-Il tell everything.
didn't know Strickland was coming.
l planned the robbery that night
When Trask gave me the money I put
it in the safe. but | didn't lock the
safe. I left it open-he didn't notice
it. Then came back to get the money.
l didn't know about Strickland-it's
Gods TRUTH
Mrs. Trask heard me come in, and
I choked her! But she's all right; she's
not hurt That's not murder! | got
the money. Then l saw Strickland
come in | didn't know he was COM
ing | didn't | swear | didn't! I'm
innocent. I'm innocent, | tell you! |
left the room. Then | heard the shot
and came in. 1t was the first | knew
of it. Pm innocent tell you! Send
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-23

Some of the Jurors Grained Their
Necks to Stare at the Defendant.
more. The defendant turned to the
jury and said:
Il didn't attempt to destroy it."
In the jury box there was a ire
mendous sensation, some of the mem
bers of the jury rising and craning
their necks in order to stare at the de-
PENDANT.
You mean that you didn't tear the
card?''
Il did not
DO you know who did,"
NO, sir
did you know the card contained
the combination to the safe?"
Not until L heard it in court l saw
some figures on the card, but they had
no significance to me. l never thought
Of the card from the time l looked at
the address on it until saw it here in
court
The foreman asked:
"Do you mean that you didn't see or
feel Mr.. Glover take it from your
pocket?"
mo, sir, did not" answered Strick-
land. Il was almost blind with pain
at that time
That's ALL"
Strickland stepped down and resum-
ed his seat, while the jurors whispered
excitedly to one another
David Arbuckle then arose to ad-
dress the court.
with your honor's permission" said
he, Il will recall DR.. Morgan
Gray not objecting. DR.. Morgan took
the stand.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-23
Improvements at Iowa County
ASYLUM and Home.

Dodgeville Chronicles: A new water
works system has been installed at the
county asylum and home and was tested
out Tuesday. Supt. Parkinson reporting
it to be satisfactory in every respect.
The new system consists of four inch
cast iron mains. five hydrants, $4,000
gallon steel tank and tower being 10
feet in height. The old tank and tower
has been razed. The new system is an
Improvement over the old one and is
much more convenient and useful for
fire and domestic purposes.