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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
The Old Years Happlnsss.

Our past Is sufficient assurance of
a happy New Year. Writing a New
Years greeting to a friend, a Chris
tian man we'll on in life said: When
l think about it, it seems to me that
all u years are happy. Surely the
dark days are few and the whole of
each year is full of showers of grace,
so full that we ought not to notice
what only seems, but is not, dark"
Sometimes it takes steadfast trust
and confidence in our Lord to say
that; and in many lives never more
so than at the close of this war-dark-
ened year. But it is true even of this
year. God is reigning; his steady
grace is greater than all that op-
poses it. May we gratefully remem-
Der the happiness that is past, and
confidently count upon our Lord for
infinitely more to come.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
ASSIST THOSE AROUND US
New Year a Good Time "a Remember
the Needy and Struggling Who
Are Close to Home.

All history teaches us that all condi-
lions change and that every war cloud
must eventually pass away. It is the
fervent hope and prayer Of all nations
that peace will come with 1916. Mean
while every individual has his own
plans for the new year and they are
usually generous and kindly in pur-
pose; a universal spirit that explains
the CHEEKY hopes for the new year.
True, it has been with many rather
a strenuous and exacting time in plan
ming gifts for the Christmastide out
Of the surplus of last year, but they
will be none the less appreciated, be-
u this years benefactions possi-
bly, represent a greater sacrifice than
those of years past. Then, too, there
have been heavy claims on American
generosity for funds with which to
send contributions for the millions of
suffering, homeless and destitute PEG
pie abroad.
But on New Years day we should
look more closely at home, and remem
Der that around us are many that need
help and assistance. There are thou.
sands of struggling men and women
that need just now something in the
way of encouragement and inspiration,
to say nothing of a little financial
boost here and there.
The New Year has always been
popular holiday with me-, because the
greeting carries the word happy" and
l wonder If happiness IS not, after all,
what most of us are seeking. We
work for it; we plan for it and ought
to be thankful when we find it, and
when you say happy you must feel
happy and look happy.
The word happy" comes from
hap" and HAP" means chance-good
fortune, and implies peace and joyous
hours. What a slender thread be-
tween happy" and "hapless, and we
feel on this occasion like using Shake.
speare's greeting, "All happiness be-
chance to thee" We just stop and
look at the word as It stands out by
itself and that is why it seems SO ap-
propriate to have a little talk on hap
py" when we speak of the New Year
Joe M. Chapple in National Magazine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24

tina ne uidnt nave to live up to the
agreemunt, being as his %resolushun
ottymatically nulliied hers, OF sum
thing like that. There was a strained
atmosphere in W howse for sum
time, and now II there are eny Moo
Yeer's r%esolushun, they are voluntary
affares.
The wurst thing abowt Moo Yeer's
for a boy is that it is the last day OF
Christmas vakashun, and for a man,
that 1t is the day that the bills come
in. / am too young to go to restaw-
runts to welcum in the yeer, but / am
old enuf to know that the best reso-
lushuns to make are to resolve not
to do things l wuddeRt do ennyway.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
AN ESSAY ON MOO YEARS"
Little Eddie Gives His Reasons for
the Annual Holiday and lts
Celebrations.

Moo Yeers is the time when a man
takes of enuf time ter think what a
fine Teller he mite be If he was only a
littul different. Then he makes a lot
OF %resolushuns and stands in front of
the mirror to see II there is a halo
larownd his he'd. The r%esolushuns pee
pull make are like the toys you buy
in the ten sent stoar; they don't last
long.
Another objekt of Moo Years is to
Civ the wine sellers and the cellars
a chanel ter celebrate. On Moo
Yeer's v everybuddy goes down
town, where the lites are britest, and
sit arownd tabuls to waite for the yeer
to brake in. When the clocks get to
the rite place and al the walters have
been pade, the yeer comes in, and
then everybody stands up and hollers
or else blows horns. Why peepul
should do this l don't kno. unles it is
that they don't want the year to
think it has slipped in without emmy
buddy knowing 1t. The feeling on the
moarning aftur Moo Years is respon-
bibAd AuI mtluy VI inc Ib"SOlubuulS
Pa SEE that If evvury Moo Yeer's reso-
lushun was kept. we wuddent halter
worry abowt wet and dry eleckshuns,
but as the mattur stands nobuddy
heers abowt eny bartenders being lade
off the furst weke in J%anyouary.
Last Moo Yeer's pa sed he would
make a resolution and kepe 1t If ma
would do the same, and that each
could suggest the r%esolushun fer the
othur, and ma SD all rite. Then you
a resolve, sed pa, not to ask me
WHARF l hav been when l come home
late at mite. l guess that is a good
one, isn't it, Eddie, he sed to me. Then
ma told him what to resolve, which
was this-you resolve not to go owt
at mites for a yeer. Pa got pritty sore,
you bet, and went and got a loryer
friend to get up an argument to prove
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24

D bright New Yearl Hast thou In store
Health, happiness, success, complete
Or sorrow, sadness and defeat,
With petty trials by the scorer
Be kindly lenient, we implore
In blending bitter with the sweet,
o bright New Yearl
Grant US a faith to tide us Ger
Whatever problems we may meet,
And may our hearts be more replete
With sympathy than heretofore.
o bright New Yearl
Caroline Louise Sumner.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
All Aboard

All aboard for the water wagon.
Climb onto the seats SO high. Avoid
the rush, and the midnight crush.
when the old year says "Good-bvI"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
An OH 5mntan'H
NFih Vrur 6rrFtirtg

That you may always have a tent
and no sorrow ss you travel.
That you may always have acaehe
for your food and food for your cache.
That you may never find q tree
that viii not give sap nor field that
viii not grow grain.
That your bees may not freeze
in winter, that the honey may be
thick and the comb break like snow
In the teeth.
That your heart may always DO
like the morning, and that you may
come slowly to the -Four Corners
where men say "GoOd Night"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-12-24
BRIEFDEClsfoNS

Even the man who is always kick
ing at nothing occasionally hits 1t.
w
The man who thinks that all wom'
en- are alike is hopelessly married.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Germany Is Firm in Frye Case;
Will Pay but Not Admit Guilt

Washington, D. C.-Germany is un-
yielding in her refusal to concede that
the sinking of the American sailing
ship William P. Frye by the auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Fierdrich in the
South Atlantic last January was vio-
lation of American rights under the
Prussian-American treaty or of inter-
national law.
In reply to the last representations
of the United States, the German fore
ign office, in note made public here
by the State department, reiterates a
previous justification of Germany's
course, declares again her willingness
to pay for the ship, and accepts pro-
posal first advanced by the United
States-that the amount of damages
be fixed by two experts, one to be Sc
lected by each country.
Such sum the German government
pledges itself to pay promptly, with
the stipulation, however, that the pay
ment shall not be viewed as satisfac-
tion for violation of American rights.
Should that method be unsatisfactory,
Germany invites the United States to
arbitration at The Hague.
The unofficial view here is that rep
aration through commission of ex-
perts probably will be satisfactory to
the United States, with the express
provision, however, that it is not
waiver of treaty rights for which the
American government contends, but
applies only to the matter of damages.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
AushO- Germans Take RusSia's
largest Seaport On Baltic Coast

London - The Germans have cap
tured Mitau, the capital of Courland,
and are now within striking distance
Of Riga, the seat of the governor gen.
eral of the Baltic provinces and Rus
sia's greatest port on the Baltic.
Warsaw is ready for the evacuation
which was intimated by the Russian
war minister in his address in the
Duma. For days there has been an
exodus of the population. Factories,
government institutions and hospitals
have been moved and the city has been
stripped of everything that might be
of military value to the Teutons.
That the German empress will not
accompany Emperor William should he
make entry into Warsaw, if the Po-
lish capital is occupied by the Austro-
Germans, is indicated by a report
from Berlin that the empress has re-
turned to Berlin from East Prussia,
where she has been visiting the battle
fields.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
OREGON STATE NEWS
Branding Rules Adopted by
Cattle and Horse Raisers

Salem -- Methods prohibiting dupli-
cate brands, to be used in adjusting
conflicts in brands by cattle owners,
were decided upon at meeting of the
advisory committee Of the State Cattle
and Horse Raisers' association, and
w. II. Lytle, state veterinarian.
The advisory committee is composed
of William Pollman, of Baker; Grant
Mays, of The Dalles, and Gerry Snow,
brand inspector appointed by the cattle
association for the North Portland
stockyards.
Among the rules adopted by the
committee are:
In comparing brands in those that
conflict the brand which has been on
record the longest will receive prefer
ence over brands with which 1t con-
ficts.
Brands partly similar, but on differ
ent parts of the animal, will be al
lowed to be used.
Brands which are duplicated and
must be changed, owing to conflict,
must first be vented.
Owners of conflicting brands will be
notified, so they may negotiate with
them for any adjustment desired.
BY terms Of brand law all brands
must be used on some stated place.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
UNITED STATES NVOKE AID OF
LATIN AMERICA IN MEXICAN AFFAIR

Washington, ID. G. - The United
States has decided to ask the co-opera.
tion Of South and Central America ir
the next step to restore peace to Mex
leo. The ambassadors from Argen.
tina, Brazil and Chile and the minis
ters from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guate-
mala, have been asked to confer with
Secretary Lansing.
This announcement was made at the
State department:
"On Thursday afternoon there will
be an informal conference at the State
department to consider the Mexican
situation. Those taking part in the
conference will be the ambassadors
from Brazil, Argentina and Chile, and
the three ranking ministers of the
American republics, namely, those of
Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala. AS
to the details which will be considered,
nothing can be said at the present
time, as the conference will be en-
tirely confidential"
While the State department charac-
terized the coming conference as an
informal one, the sentiment has been
growing among American officials that
the next step in the Mexican situation
should be one which would meet the
approval of the world and should be
taken in concert with the nations of
Central and South America, even if in
the last event the trend should be to-
ward military action
The three ambassadors were media
tors in the Niagara conference in the
summer of 1914. The three ministers
are, in point of seniority, at the head
of the Central American legation
corps. Action in concert with the
Central and South Americas would be
in line with President Wilson's plan
for closer relationship between the
United States and those countries, and
is planned to show that the United
States considers the Mexican question
the common cause of the Pan-Amer-
lean group, and that this government
entertains no idea of territorial ag-
gression but is acting solely as Mex
ico's nearest powerful friend and
neighbor.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12


This table originally was prepared
for publication, but finally was with
held because authorities feared the
enormity of the figures might have had
a bad moral effect upon the population.
The computations, while probably not
exact, may be taken as the most COM
plete record of losses which has been
put together. The losses of Serbia
are not available, but as that country
has suffered from plague in addition
to the war, these must be considerable.
The largest total loss is charged to
Austria Hungary; the largest proper
tionate loss to Belgium. The number
of killed in Europe up to May 81 was
s, 10000 or enough individuals to
populate country like Sweden.
The French offensive north of Arras,
where $4,000 are said to have been
slain; the Austro- Italian engage
ments; the great battle in Galicia and
the German offensive in the Argonne,
all go to swell the totals, and the war
is not over. The most astounding fea-
ture of this table is the ratio of killed
to wounded. In previous modern wars
the number of wounded has been to the
number of dead as four or five to one.
Here the two categories are approx
mately equal.
Many of the wounded have rejoined
their regiments, but many are crippled
for life. The sick. who have been
in all armies, are not listed
here.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Nine.MiIe Road Is Sold.

Oregon City-A deed conveying the
Canby- Molalla railroad from the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern Railway COM
pany to the Southern Pacific has been
filed with Recorder Dedman. The con-
sideration is given as $115, SOC. 43, and
is the largest transfer in Clackamas
county since the government took title
to the Oregon City locks. The road is
nine miles long and was the first built
into the Molalla country. The trans
fer is part of the general plan to put
all Portland, Eugene & Eastern prop
erty under the control and operation of
the Southern Pacific.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Rabbits Rush Harvest.

Baker-A sudden invasion of rabbits
in the grain fields of Pleasant Valley,
a rich agricultural district near Baker,
u making the success of the seasons
crop extremely doubtful. The animals
are Of the "blacktail" variety, and
with grain ready to head, have de-
s:ended on the fields and are doing the
nowing themselves in a most thorough
fashion.
Almost simultaneously with the at
tick of the rabbit army has come a
plague of grasshoppers, and with the
two together threatening, rsnchers are
bending every effort to hasten the har-
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Business on Upgrade.

Washington, d. c. = General busi-
ness conditions throughout the country
continue to show improvement, but
until crops are harvested the full
measure of this Improvement cannot
be judged, according to the monthly
bulletin of the Federal Reserve Board
just issued.
Crop prospects are unusually bright
and in several reserve districts war
orders have brought boom to many
industries.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Poor Emigrant Dies Rich.

La Grande-John Won Blockland, an
early resident of Union county, who
settled here in 1864, when he had $5
in his pocket and no property, died
here one of the richest men in the val
ley. He was 82 years old. He is sur
vived by two sons, Garritt and An
drew, who own one of the finest Here
ford ranches in the valley, and a
widow and two daughters, Mrs. Case
and Mrs. William Webster, of Alicel.
In 1847 Mr.. Blockland reached Iowa
from Holland, and Is years later
started West with span of mules,
finally locating in Grand Ronde valley.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Biggs Corn Ripe Early.

The Dalles-What is regarded as the
earliest corn crop of the season in this
district is reported by Harold Fish,
who has farm near Biggs.
C. L. Smith, agriculturist for the
O.-W. R. & N. company, arrived in
town recently with several specimens
of the Fish corn crop. 1t is of the
Yellow Flint variety, with small ears,
but an abundance of ears to the stalk.
1t will yield about % bushels to the
acre, says Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Fish
planted the corn on April IA and har-
vested it on August l. This, says Mr..
Smith, is one of the earliest cases of
maturity on record.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Villa Loses 1000 Men.

San Antnioo, Tex.-Seven thousand
Villa soldiers were killed, wounded or
captured and Immense spoils of war"
taken at the fall of Aguas Calientes,
Mexico, according to report of Jesus
Acuna, Carranza's minister of foreign
affairs, received from Vera Cruz by
the Carranza consulate here.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
Home Falls on Tenants.

La Grande-Collapsing with a deaf
ening crash, their residence carried
Mrs. J. M. McShain down with the de-
bris into newly excavated basement,
in which Mr.. McShain was digging,
burying both in the wreckage. They
escaped serious injuries. Mr.. McShain
has been devoting his spare time to
digging the cellar. 1t was while thus
engaged at noon that the props gave
way, precipitating the home into the
hole.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
rexas Man After Angora Goats.

Monmouth-R. E. Taylor, of Sonora,
Tex, is inspecting the goats on the
big farms of Polk county and expects
to buy two carloads and take them to
Texas. Mr.. Taylor purchased two car
loads of Angora breeding stock last
year.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-12
France Estimates Dead Alone al
About 5,29O,OOO.
AUSTRlA-HUNGARy IS WORST SUFFERER
Number Of Killed Almost Equal to
That Of Wounded of
Serbia Are Not Included.

Paris - The losses Of Europe in the
present war up to May 81, as com
piled by the French ministry of war,
are az folloWa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
lin Bonding Her Land for Sale
Declares the State SUI
preme Court.

CHARLESTON April lin ar
firming the opinion Of the circuit
court Of Harrison county in the case
of Weekley ct VS.. Wayne ret al,
Judge Robinson Of the supreme court
of appeals writing the opinion Of that
court held that a married woman can
bond her land for sale only by a
writing which she duly acknowledges
as the statute requires.
Where a married woman by writ
ten option executed only by her sig
nature and seal, says the syllabus,
agrees to convey her land to another
in case he elects to take the same.
within a stipulated time, her ac-
acknowledgement of the same made be
fore a n otary after the time fixed by
such election has expired. will not,
without more. revive and legalizeb the.
agreement and an election made I'M
der 1t within the time
In reviewing and remanding the
casefof Stoddard and Stuart, receivers
VS.. Jarrett, which went to the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
TARGET ] Fl: !: PI.RACTICE
OF a British Steamer Off the
Entrance Of the New York
HarbOrs C auses. Alarm.
t.r ...o-,.Y !, L. ..r,..

Is
HIGHLAND,sN !. j., P7l Pc One
of the British cruisers doing patrol
duty off the entrance of the New Y ork
.harbor alarmed residents In this vi
cinity shortly after noon today by
opening fire with its heavy guns
causing detonations which shook
windows along the coast.
Ire cruisersWas apparently engaged
in target. pra ctice. The firing was
very heavy ard In sa1yes, coming
from the port batteries. The projec-
tiles could beaseen striking theswater
two or three miles distant from the
ship Ire sruiser was about twenty
three miles east Of the Highland.
One other cruiser was insathe vicin-
ity. Residents 11cng the coast rushed
from their dinner tables to witness
the firing which lasted twenty, min
utes. While rumors were circulated
that a German submarine had APP
peared and was being attacked, this
was merely conjecture as the marine.
observer saw no sign Of any vessel
except the crisers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
SOCIAL AND PERSe NAL
as q 5l " ll
9Tarl0rs Glaze.

- 1OEp A1tA$S.
At a recent meeting of the senior
class OF Washington Irving high
school the motion to name the class
in honor OF w H. Taylor received
a unanimous vote. Mr.. Taylor is a
member OF the board of education.
and the spirit in which his name was
received shows his popularity among
the students. is *
The Rev w. G. Taylor, pastor OF
the Baptist church. was chosen to de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon.
The committee for the selection or
Invitations for the comm ncement ex-
fercises consists OF frankie Pearcy,
William Morgan, Gale Lambert, Fer
nando Robinson and Frank Taylor.
Those chosen for the committee
for class day are Boehner Candy,
chairman: Gertrude Harris, Ralph
Douds, Edith Gabriel, Fred Way and
Maude Hall.
Commencement exercises will be
held in the high school auditorium
June 8.
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BRITISH@SUBMARlNES
ARE2NOT ] N THE BAY
q "a MA = 41sg -. W j=ls54N 51G sislti "
t0f ANRoC1ATEb PNE1n

BERLIN. la London, April 2 -
The Germ an admiralty toe day gave out
a statement denying that in q certain
German bay Of the North sea British
have been repeatedly OBJ
served recently and attacked by Ger
man forces. Such a hostile sui ma-
rine was sent to the bottom April II
and the destruction Of other such yes
sells is consid cred probable. The adj
statement specifies 8Helgoland
bay al the scene ofsthe presence2oft the
British 3su bmarines. This bay lies be-
tween the mainland and the island of
Helgoland, one Of the ost important
German naval stations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
FOREST FIRE | |
Situation in Pennsylvania.
Causes House to Take AC-
ton for a Conference.
staY 4sEoe,ArEo}rRkEs,

7aI HARRISBURG, April The
oday took notice of. the forest
fires raging throughout the state
when it adopted resolution by
Representative Phillips. Of Clearfi ED Z
empowering Governor b rumbaugn to
call the chief ofEthe state police, head
of the department OF forestry, fire
marshal and adjutant general into
consultation to devise means for
fighting the fire. The M necessary
funds to carry on he4work were au-
thorized. "a bill by Rrepresentative
Barnett signaling the trailing. ar
butus as the state flower was quickly
voted down. Il ss s:l.ss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
The Court or Last Resort

Around the stove or the cross.roads
grocery Isl the real court OF tlast.resort.
for 1t finally Owe rules all others.
Cough Rem edy: has
been brought before this court Ii al
most every cross roads grocery In this
country. and has! always received ~
favorable verdict tIt Is In 1t he coun-
try where man expects to receive full
value for hissn oneys th,st this-ramedya
rs most appreciate y. OBtafnable;
Observation-Disclosures D. q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
TEN YEAR SENTENCE.

MORGANTOWN. April % - ---
Gaetna siciliano, who was found
guilty of extortion has been fsentenced
to ten years in the .penitentiary by
Judge Sturgiss. Ciciliano was ar
rested two weeks ago. when he vas
in the act Of accepting $ 35; part OF
$500, which he demanded of a local
Italian under threat OF death. This
is Siciliano's second offense OF black
mailing.she having Just completed a
ten year mot. a month ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
DAVIS MAY RECOVER.

Pear Davis one OF the men so ter
ribly burned April 9. when gasoline
exploded near the Clarksburg
Transfer ompany's. barn. seems to
ton quite encouraging. s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-22
Mr.. CURTIN RECOYERS.S

Harry B. Curtin, lumber manufac-s
turer and dealer, has about recovered
from an attack OF appendicitis att a
local hospital, where he underwent q
surgical operation about ten days ago,
and he will be able to- leave 1t within
a day or tH Il. s5s s ss s ri &: Wei
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HILL
CONTINUED from page Id

A
ments. News reached Lugano this
morning that the Italian government
had stopped the transatlantic ser
vice with the United States. PassenT
gers who had purchased tickets have avg
had their money returned to them.
The Italian government. the report
says, requires all the steamships.