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, ORDINANCE OF PROMULGA-
! TION.
Whereas, on he End day of July
1915, an election was held in thu
Clarence School District in the Par.
ish of Nachitoches, Louisiana, tt
determine the
Proposition to levy a 5 mill spec
ial tax on all the property subject
to taxation in Clarence School Dis.
trict, Parish of Natchitoches, Loui.
siana, annually, for the period of
years for the purpose of giving ad-
ditional aid tc the public schools
Of he said school district; and,
Whereas, said election was held
and the returns thereof were can
vassed by the Parish Board of
School Directors Of the Parish of
Natchitoches, according to law, and
notice on the 5th day of July, 1915,
and the result Of said election was
declared to be
That majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said
Clarence School District in the Par
ish of Natchitoches, Louisiana voted
in favor of said proposition: now,
therefore,
SECTION l. Be it ordained by
the Parish Board of School Direct
ors of the Parish of Natchitoches,
in lawful session convened, that the
Proposition to levy a 5 mills
special tax on all the property SUBJ
ject to taxation in Clarence School
District, Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, annually. for the period
Of 5 years, for the purpose of CIV
ing additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district.
Carried, and said special tax, as
is authorized and reQuir-
ed by law to be proceeded with and
finally extinguished by an annual
evy, assessment and collection of
axes on all property of said Clar-
ence School District in the Parish
If Natchitoches, Louisiana.
SECTION 2. Be it further or
lained, etc., That the result of
aid election shall be promulgated
W the President and Secretary of |
he School Board by publication in
me issue of the Official Journal of |
Iatchitoches Parish, signed by said |
resident and Secretary.
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ORDINANCE OF PROMULGA-'
TION

| Whereas, on the End day of July,
1915, an election was held in the
Lamberttnwn School District in the
Parish Of Natchitoches, Louisiaa,
to determine the
Proposition to levy a five (5)
mill special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in the Lamber.
town School District Parish Of
Natchitoches, Louisiana, annually,
for the period of 5 years, for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to the
public schools Of the said school dis
trict.
That the majority of The taxpay-
ers voting at said election in favor
of said proposition was z in number
and $50 dollars in amount; and
that therefore said proposition was
carried.
This done and signed on this the
9Th day of July, 1915, at Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, in the Parish of
NatchltocheS.
Edgar Levy
President Of the Board of Parish
School Directors.
L. E. Hudson.
Secretary of the Board of Parish
School Directors.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Natchitoches.
By the direction of the School
Board notice is hereby given that on
the End day Of July, 1915 friday,
and election was held in the Lamber-
town School, District, Parish of Nat
chitoches, Louisiana, annually. for
the period of 5 years, for the pur-
pose.of giving additional aid to the
public schools of said school district;
and,
Whereas, said election was held
and the returns thereof were can
vassed by the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, according to law, and notice
on the oath day of May, 1915, and
the result of said election was de-
clared to be
That a majority in lumber and
amount of the taxpayers of said
Lambertown School Distict in the
Parish of Natchitoches. Louisiana,
voted in favor Of said proposition;
now, therefore,
SECTION /. Be it ordained.
ETC., by the Parish Board of School
Directors Of the Parish of Natchi-
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toches, in lawful session convened
that the
Proposition to levy a five mil
special tax OH all the property sub
Ject to taxation in Lambertowr
School District, Parish of Natchi.
toches, Louisiana, annually, for the
period of 5 years, for the purpose
of giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools of the said school district.
Carried, and said special tax,
proposed, is authorized and requir-
ed by law to be proceeded with by
an annual levy, assessment and col
lection of taxes on all the property
of said Lambertown School District
in the Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana.
SECTION 2. Be it further or
dained, etc., That the result of said
election shall be promulgated by the
President and Secretary of the
School Board by publication in one
issue of the Official Journal of
Natchitoches Parish, signed by said
President and Secretary.
Resolution by Mr.. Ado Miller,
seconded by Mr.. C. J. Pullin:
Ordering a special election to be
held in Ward Nine, in the Parish
of Natchitoches, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualafied electors
of said Ward Nine the question of
the levy of special tax of five mills
f)r the purpose of providing addi-
tional aid to the public schools of
said Ward Nine.
SECTION | Be it ordained by
the Parish of Natcnitoches, Louis
lana, That a special election be, and
is hereby ordered to be held in
Ward Nine in the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana, on Tuesday the
I7th day of August, 1915, for the
purpose Of submitting to the quail
fled cleo ors of said Ward Nine en-
titled to vote thereat the question
of the levy of special tax of five
mills on the dollar on all the prop
erty in said Ward Nine subject to |
State taxation, for a period of five
years, the proceeds of the said tax
to be used in building and giving
aid to the public schools
of said Ward Nine.
SECTION 2. Be it further or
dained, etc., That the ballots to be
used at the said election shall he
prepared by the secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors,
and shall be in the following form:
BALLOT.
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pRoMULGATIoN OF ELECTION.

II
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Natchioches.
By the direction of the Schoo
Board notice is hereby given that
ON the End day of July, 1915, Fri.
day., and election was held in the
Clarence School District in the Par.
ish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, tc
determine the
| Proposition to levy a 5 mills
special tax on all the property sub,
ject to taxation in the Clarence
SchoolDistrict. Parish of Natchi.
toches, Louisiana, annually, for the
period of 5 years. for the purpose
OF giving additional aid to the pub
lie schools of the said school dis
trict.
That the majority of the taxpay-
ers voting at said election in favor
Of said proposition was ii in num-
Der and $3.50. 90 dollars in amount +:
and that therefore said proposition
was carried.
This done and signed on this the
5th day of July, 1915, at Natchi-
tcches, Louisiana, in the Parish of
Natchitoches.
Edgar Levy
President of the Board of Parish
School Directors.
L. E. Hudson
Secretary of the Parish Board Of
School Directors.
PROCLAMATION
Process verbal Of the returns Of
tEe Lambertown special election
for five mill special tax to be levied.
Be it known and remembered.
That on this the 5th day Of July,
1916, at ten o'clock A. NJ, in ac-
cotdnance with resolution of the
Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, enacted
on the 24h day of May, 1915, notice
of which was issued and published
according to law. the undersigned
members of the Parish Board of
SchoolD directors of NatchitochesPar-
ish, being quorum thereof, met
in public session at the Office of said
board in said parish. and according
to Jaw opened the ballot box used
in, and which was received from
the commissioners of, the election
held on the End day of July, 1915,
friday in accordance with said
resolution and there proceeded to
count theballots both in number and
amount, for and against, TO de-
ternine the proposition to levy a |
five mill special tax on all he prop
ertg subject to taxation in Lamber-
town School District. Parish of |
Natchitoches, Louisiana, annually, |
for the purpose Of giving addition
al aid to the public school of said |
school district.
The result of said count was 8 |
ballots and 1910 Dollars in favor
of said proposition. and ballot
and $4,000 Dollars against said |
proposition; add. therefore, the ma !
iortty in both number and amount
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OCCUR
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This fact has been proved too often to
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Proposition to levy a FiveI
mills special tax on all the YES
property subject toI
taxation in Ward Nine,
Parish of N a t C h itoches,
Louisiana. annually for theI -
period of five years for the MO
purpose of building and N0
giving additional aid toI
the public schools of said
Ward Nine.
Taxable Valuation S -
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote il
favor of this proposition place {
cross OK mark under the wore
YES" and to vote against sam,
place similar mark under thu
word mo"
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cast by the property taxpayers {
the said LambertoWn School DistriC
in the Parish of Natchioches in sal
election being in favor thereof; and
At the same time and place W
! did examine and canvass the return
as evidenced by the duplicate tall
sheets and duplicate compiled state
ment, the correctness of both bein
sworn TO by the Commissioners
according to law, and finding ais
that the returns indicated a majorit
both in number and amount of pro
perty, in favor of said proposition
Therefore we declare that tn,
result of the said election is in fav
or of the proposition to levy a fv,
mill special tax on all the propert!
subject to taxation in the Lamber
town School District, Parish o:
Natchitoches, Louisiana, annually
forthe period of 5 years, for th'
purpose of giving additional aid t.
the public schools of the saiC
school district.
And, in accordance with law, {
PRONUNCIATION of the aforesaid re-
suit was prepared, and the Secre'
tary of the Parish Board of Schoo
Directors was ordered to have Z
copy of the same signed bv the Pres.
ident, published in one issue of the
Official Journal.
And likewise we did order that
one copy of this proces verbal be
sent to the Secretary of State to be
recorded in the archives of the State
of Louisiana; that one copy be sent
to the Recorder of Mortgages to be
recorded in the Mortgage Records;
and that one copy be kept in the
records of the said School Board.
This done and signed in the pre-
sence of C.M. Cunningham and sam
J. Henry competent witnesses and
electors, on this 5th day of JUL,
1915, at the Office of the Parish
Board of School Directors of Match
itoches Parish, by the undersigned
members of the School Board of said
parish, present and participating in
the canvass OF said election.
C. J. Pullin.
J. w. Ingram.
T. B. Sellers.
H. W. Huffman.
Ado Miller.
M. Barron.
C. NJ. Cunningham.
Sam j. Henry.
And the canvass of the returns of
said election having been made, the
result thereof was ascertained land
declared to be as follows:
No. Amt.
For said proposition 8 $3.50
Against said proposition l $3.50.
Majority in favor Of
said proposition Z $3.50
and the result of said election was
declared to he in favor of said pro-
position.
Thereupol, on motion of Mr.. C.
J. Pullin seconded by ]. w. Ingram,
The following ordinance was adopt
ed:
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Sam j. Henry
n nj f,uDn;Trshav,,

=. III. CUNNINGHAM
And the canvass of the returns
of said election having been made,
the result thereof was ascaertained
and declared to be as follows:
No. Amt.
For said proposition is S12710
Against said proposition 1 $3.50
Maioriy infavor of said PROPOSE
tion IL. $3.50
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and the resul of said election was
declared to be in favor of said pro-
position.
Thereupon, on motion Of Mr.. In
gram seconded by Barron, the fol-
lowing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PROMULGA-
TION.
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Continued on Psge L.
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OeAEN PAOPOOItIOII VUOU
and the result of said election was
declared to he in favor of said pro-
position.
Thereupor, on motion of Mr.. C..
]. Pullin seconded by ]. w. Ingram,
the following ordinance was adopt
ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
TOO MUCH POLITICS IS
EXCUSE OF TAX COLLECTOR

trunks Of clothes. He was arrested as
he stepped from the train.
The politicians who put me in Of
flee expected contributions to their
campaign funds Sitter said, 'and I
found 1t hard to meet their demands.
That's the way it started"
Given Away by Woman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.-Arrest
of Clinton Sitter at Portland today
resulted from woman's tip.
The woman, who described herself
as Sitlers nurse, and who is said to
be a prominent local florists wife,
told Burns detectives that Sitter Of
fered her $4,000 to go to Alaska with
him.
Sitter purchased an automobile and
spent money in cafes with abandon.
He was frequently seen with beautiful
women, including his nurse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
CHINA GOES BACK TO MONARCHY
BAL KAAS. ].

UNITED Press Leased Wire y >e1
BERLIN (vla Amsterdam II.
Tho aged King Peter, who from
Serbia In rIckety carriage to avoid
capture by the teutonlc armies, has ar
rived at scutari, Albania, with mem
bers Of his staff.
In hls flight across tho Albanian
mountains, ths. Serbian monarch was
compelled to abandon his carriage.
Suffering lntenseiy from rheumatism,
he was carried along mountain trails,
waist high with snow, on stretcher.
From the same source that reported
King Peters cafe arrival, It was
learned tonight that the remnants Of
the Serbs main force are encamped
midway between scutarl and Durra-
bo. They are being supplied with
provisions by italian ships.
STEADY RETREAT.
[By William @. Shepherd, United
Press Staff correspondent.]
sALONIkA, Dec. 10-(Delayed)-
The steady retreat OF the Anglo
French forces toward the Greek from
tier has created situation that hour
Iy becomes more grave. The Greek
military authorities, It Is reliably re-
POTSSo SOUiSuks law IuIOSuSN oS'S' a.
sarraii that they will not Interfere II
bulgarian troops follow the allied
forces into Greece and attack their
rear guard. A battle on Greek soil
may bring 4 crisis In the diplomatic
negotiations between Greece and the
beiIigerent powers. A Greek military
representative conferred with Gen.
eral SarraiI at his headquarters this
afternoon. II is understood that he
came direct from King Constantine
with the monarch's final decision not
to risk his army In an attempt to
hold back the BulearIans should they
swarm over the border. General Sar-
rails forces have been retiring all
day under heavy pressure by four
Bulgarian infantry divisions and one
cavalry corps. No Austro-Germans
have been found among the Anglo
French prisoners and no information
thus far substantiates runnors that a
large Teutonic force ls massing to
attack the allies.
After rctreating from krlvoiak, the
French fell back twenty mites, along
the Nish railway. Dispatches receiv-
ed here tonight said they were maxi
ing 4 stand TWENTY-FIVE miles north
from the Greek frontier.
SarralPs retreat Is considered most
brilliant. He has saved all Of his
stores. His losses have been ridIcu-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
Jennie Hawkes. Will MOI Hang,
But Spend Ten Years in Prison

the man to whom she had been faith
full for thirty years and the woman
who had turned him from her.
The murdered woman was young
and good looking. She had married
a man much older than herself who
cared little what she did. The lonely
life Of the country above Wetaskawin
threw her much in the company of
Hawkes., whose farm adjoined that of
her husband and it was but a few
months after she met him that she
was living with him openly, fiaunting
her shame in the eyes of the lawful
wife. Tonight these two men are to-
gether in the little shack where the
crime was committed. After Mrs.
Hawkes. was committed, they went
back to their claims. apparently little
concerned over her fate. Monday
Mrs. Hawkes. will be taken from her
cell where she has been sitting pa
tiently reading her Bible since last
September, to the dominion prison at
Edmonton. She is fifty-five years old.
If she lives through ten years Of
confinement, she says she wants to
go to her daughter down in the
United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
M'LEOD, Alberta, Dec. 1.-THE un-
written law has saved woman
from the gallows. Women through
out the Canadian northwest are re-
joicing tonight with Mrs. Jennie
Hawkes. who was to have swung from
the scaffold on December %. She
was to have paid with her life for
taking that Of Mrs. Rosell Stoley,
who stole her husbands love and
made her life one of torment
Today the dominion authorities at
Ottawa commuted her sentence to ten
years imprisonment after forty thou
sand women had petittoned for Glenn
ency. Justice was tempered with
mercy when it became known that
the condemned woman's husband
had abused her with words and
blows; that both he and his illicit
mate taunted her with their misdeeds
and threatened to send her to an in
sane asylum.
To the women who saved her from
the hangman's moose, Mrs. Hawkes.
tonight sent the following message:
God Is in His heaven. I knew He
would answer our prayers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
President Yuan Shi kai Agrees to Become Em-
peror Of Country, Changing Republic to
Monarchy Within a Year.
WILL BRING TROUBLE WITH JAPAN
Very Probable That There will be Another War
Zone in Europe if China Persists in
Announced Program.

| united Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PEKIN, Dec. 11.-Yuan Sht Ka1,
president, today agreed to become EN-,
peror Of China He announced his &C
teptance to the council OF state. His
coronation will be postponed for per.
haps year and in the meantime he
viii continue as president Of the re-
8 prblic, with virtual imperial powers.
with the announcement that Yuan
Shi Kai had accepted the change,
came the gravest fears tonight of
trouble with Japan. 1t is feared that
while the powers which might check
Japan's ambitions are engaged as they
now are, the Nipponese will begin an
aggressive campaign to dominate
China.
The fact that the mikado's govern
ment protested q month ago the sug-
gestion that China be changed from
republic. to monarchy. is looked upon
\ as an indication that she will inter
fere. Many statesmen believe, Japan
wen knew at that time an empire
was Inevitable and made its protest
with the idea OF having an excuse for
q subsequent interference with
Chinese affairs. The new emperor
has taken cognizance Of this situation
IN announcing he will not be crowned
T for year. In announcing his accept
ance, 1t is thought he has created the
Impression in the minds Of most
Chinese that he has taken on regal
authority. But the actual grounds for
Japan's interference, II 1t plans 20
| interfere. will not materialize as a
matter of form, for year In that
time, the great European war may
end or may be so near finish that
Japan might fear even II she con.
quered China, all that she gained
would be taken away.
Whether the ruse will be success
lul no one can say. It Is feared
japan will find another means to
bring about differences between her
eli and the new empire. But all this
vas discussed before Yuan Shi kai
vas chosen and the Chinese have de-
eided to take their chances. Yuan's
frst refusal of the crown, It should
oe understood. was only formality
10 Keeping with Chinese custom
Reports here tonight were that
10th England the United States have
Deen besought by DR.. Wellington Koo.
ne new Chinese minister to the United
sates, to say what they will do in
ease Japan should interfere. For sew
elal months, 1t is said on good ,au-
!.nority, Koo has been sounding out
nese two powers. That the state
council should decide on the move IN
ulcates to many that he has received
sssurances these two powers will not
'olerate Japanese interference.
Yuan accepted the throne today
sNer the state council had asked him
y 1893 votes out OF .2,O43. A month
sso the general election indicated the
eountry favored such election.
Japan VIII Protest.
lokio, Dec. 11.-Japan is expected
N make immediate representations to
@e Chlnese government II Pekin re-
OrS That Yuan Shi Kai, president of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
CAUGHT SPY On THE Fly
WITH STOLEN PASSPORT
Captured at Sea by British Cruiser After Max
ing His Escape from the Secret
Service Men.
he IS WANTED FOR BETHLEHEM FIRE
Mystery of the Crippled Ship Minnesota, Will
be Learned Tomorrow When She
Reaches Port.
He IS WANTED FOR BETHLEHEM

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
NEW YORK, Dec. ia German
agent who was travelling on false
passport and is believed to have been
responsible for the recent big fire at
the Bethlehm Steel plant, has been
captured at sea by British cruiser,
according to reports here tonight.
The suspect is declared to have
been taken from the Lamport and
Holt liner Vauban by the British war
ship.
Professor e. c. Green, of the agri-
cultural department, was to have
sailed from New York on the Lam
port steamer Verdi, but his passports
were stolen from him. 1t is believed
the German agent obtained the pass
ports and escaped with secret service
men hot on his heels.
The Bethlehem fire caused a loss
OF nearly $1,000. .O00 Immediately fol
lowing the blaze, government agents
hurried to- Bathlehem whore a.-rigid
Investigation was made. Hints OF
clue came from PhiIadelphia and
they went there only to discover that
their man had loft. They arrived In
New York only few hours before
the alleged Teutonic agent sailed.
Efforts were made to intercept the
vauban, but they failed. It IL be-
lieved the British embassy may then
have been notified, and at all events
British cruiser is understood to
have watched for the Vauban and
when the liner appeared In the south
Atlantic, she was stopped and the
fleeing agent removed.
the loss of his passport until he en-
deavored to sail On the Verdi. A
search revealed that several other
documents were also missing. Green
notified the state department.
The federal grand jury next week
will resume its probe into the gem
eral Teutonic conspiracies against
shipping and munition plants. Evil
dence is said to be rounding up rapid
ly and numerous offers of aid are
reaching District Attorney Marshal
Indignant that the name of labor
should be connected with the plotting
of Franz Won Rentilen and David
Lamar to bring about strikes In NUM-
tions plants, various labor leaders are
said to have volunteered such infor-
nation as may be in their hands. The
fund furnished for the purpose Of pro-
noting strikes is now said to have
amounted to possibly as much as ST.
100000. ..
Like the "FIying Dutchman"
SANTA BARBARA, Calf. Dec. IL.
Like a phantom ship with some
horrible skeleton to hide, the crippled
liner Minnesota ploughed painful
course up the coast tonight Tor San
Francisco.
Her boilers, out of commission for
days-either from a spy's work or
mperfections-made a feeble effort
to help two painting tugs. Her speed
as she passed here this afternoon,
hugging tight to the three mile safety
zone, had increased to nearly eight
knots. All week it had been four.
Wireless calls bombarded her. AS
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-12
RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PETROGRAD, Dec. 11.-Two Turk
ish aunboats were sunk In Black sea
engagement with Russian torpedo
boats yesterday, it was officially an
nounced tonight. The sea fight oc-
CURED east Of the eosphorus. The
torpedo boats afterward sank Turk
ish sailing ship.
Repulse Of Austrian attacks along
the Stripa river west Of TarnopoI was
reported In toniehts war office state
ment. On the Caucasus front the
slavs continue to pursue the retreat
ing enemy forces.