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Estimates of Killed and
Injured in Italy's Dis
aster Vary From TO-.
900 Up
SIXTY TOWNS AND
VILLAGES SUFFER
Avezzano and Sora Worst Stricken So
Far AS Loss of Life Is Concerned
Rescue and Relief Work Goes On
Night and Day
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-Ine Ohron-
icle 81 Rome correspondent estimates
the total killed and injured in the Ital-
ian earthquake at between 10000 and
, 100000.
A Central News" dispatch from
Rome estimates the number of victims
at 10000, distributed as follows
Avezzano, 10000; Sora, 1000; else
where, 5000.
Paris, Jan. Is, $40 P. MA dis
patch to the Havas Agency from Rome
quotes the "Messaggero as saying
that the number of dead at Avezzano
is larger than has been believed. Ac-
cording to this paper 11,000 persons
lie buried beneath the ruins of the city.
Rome, Jan. 15.-There is reason to
believe that only a few hundred per.
sons out of the 1900 who inhabited
Sora have been saved. 1t is, of course
impossible as yet to ascertain the exact
number of dead and wounded. Relief
expeditions have been hurried to Sora
and every hour is bringing more har-
rowing particulars of the destruction of
the town.
London, Jan. l5, 4.32 P. M-The
Exchange Telegraph Company has re-
ceived a message from it's Rome cor
respondent, who says that the magni-
tude of the Italian disaster increases as
further news from the devastated area
is received.
The casualties at Magliano-di-Mar
are estimated at 1900 out of popula-
tion of 1900. At Pescini 1000 per-
sons are reported killed and the num-
ber at San Benedetto is given as 5000.
All the people of the village of Ca
pelle are believed to be buried in the
ruins of their homes. The entire popu-
lation of Albafueenses also is believed
to have perished, and out of 500 in
hsbitants in the village of Lese, 450
are said to be dead.
Every town in the Livi valley is re.
ported to-day to have been either total
ly destroyed or very seriously damaged.
The work OF rescue at Sora is being
pushed with all possible expedition.
There is, however, little hope of saving
any of the people alive.
King Victor Emmanuel is going to
Sora to-day.
Rome, via Paris, Jan. 15.-Midnight
The "Giornale d Italia estimates
the number of earthquake victims in
the region of Avezzano and sora at
$4,000.
Rome, Jan. 15.-News from the
earthquake stricken districts of Italy
Continued ON Ninth Page
OTHER EARTHQUAKE NEWS WILL
BE FOUND ON PAGES AND 10
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To Float New Swedish Loan

Stockholm, Jan. 15.-via London,
2.40 P. MA new Swedish loan
amounting to $1O,0OO.O00 will be is
sued in a few days.
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$500, 900 Fire at Sioux City
Bu Assooidted Pres

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 15.-Fire in
the Trimble block to-day caused loss
Of 100000.
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WHEAT PRICES Still SOAR
Before Market Was Hour Old May Ce-
real Gained Two Cents
Bushel
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Immense export
business caused a fresh upheaval to-
day in the price of wheat and flour
and even more so in rye and corn. The
foreign buying of wheat and corn
counted in millions of bushels.
Wheat went to $1.45 IA; for May
delivery as against SLAB S-S at high
est yesterday or any time before since
the war began. Flour jumped twenty
cents a barrel and corn and rye, respec
lively 3 3-S cents and five cents a
bushel.
chicago, Jan. 1o.-A minute after
the Exchange opened to-day wheat
broke the war price higher. First
sales of the May delivery shot up to
sl.4S% a bushel, nearly full cent
above last nights close, and overtop
ping by u cent the previous figures
which were maintained on yesterday :
excited advance.
Liverpool quotations, up 2 to 3 cents
had much to do with the fresh upturp
here. Before the market was an hou,
old, May wheat, selling at s1.44% to
$1.44h, had gained more than 2 cents
a bushel.
New York, Jan. 15.-The price OF
Hour scared to-day to the highest point
it has reached in many years. Some
fancy grades in jobbing lots were
quoted at IS barrel. On the floor Of
the produce exchange there was gen
eral advance of about twenty cents q
barrel on all grades. Spring patents
were quoted at $7.35 and some fancy
patents at $3.50 per barrel
No. 2 red wheat went to 1867 and
No. l Northern Spring to 154k, new
nigh records of the present upward
movement. These prices were on ex,
port basis all rail to arrive.
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OTHER EARTHQUAKE NEWS WILL
BE FOUND ON PAGES o AND 10
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Continued on NInth Page
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Rome, Jan. 15.-News from the
earthquake stricken districts of Italy
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Rome, via Paris, Jan. 15.-Midnight
The "Giornale d Italia" estimates
the number of earthquake victims in
the region of Avezzano and Sora at
$4,000.
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HIS DAMN" Anglers COURT

Continued on Ninth Page
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
Bear Calls on Pastor,

Rev. Joseph Nader, pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal church at Quar-
ryville, Sussex county, N. j., was
awakened shortly after midnight by a
pounding on the front door.
Someone is in trouble and needs
you," his wife suggested
Carrying a lantern, the minister
went to the door and opened it. On
the veranda sat big brown she.
bear, and beside her was a cub.
Mr.. Nader closed the door, doubly
locked it, and rushed upstairs. There
wasn't a gun or other weapon in the
house. The pounding continued and
the door shook under the heavy
blows.
The minister telephoned to the
Quarryville police and a posse was
formed. 1t arrived at daylight, &C.
companied by every species OF dog in
Quarryville. The bear and her cub.
however, had ambled of to the for
ests.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
NssssAeA&asaAsasaa& sasa "a asass
Copyright, 1915, BY W. C. Chapman,

Face to face for the first time in fif
teen years with his almost forgotten
early love, Mr.. Archibald Newton
raised his hat politely and his face be-
came pleasant. The lady shook hands
with him and smiled with a genuine
greeting for an old-time friend
"a happy surprise" remarked Arch
ibald. Some changes since you and
last met. Married, of course?"
with two children" and the lady's
face saddened as she murmured soft
ly-"widow.'
"Widower," explained Archibald
1.-TWO children also-girls."
"And l have two boys" supple
mented Mrs. Burton. you do not
live here, surely?"
But l do" replied he, with a rath-
er proud wave of his hand, including
within its scope fair acres enclosed
by the fence against which he had
been leaning.
How strange!" observed Mrs. Bur-
ton, with slight flutter in her voice
II have just bought the place ad-
joining"
You don't say sol" exclaimed Mr.
Newton. Then we shall be neigh
bors."
and friends, l hope, as we always
WERE" added his companion. Those
dear old days!" and she lowered her
eyes and he sighed.
Il declare! Mary has made a fine
looking woman" commented Archi-
bald as they parted for the time be-
ing.
Il always thought Archibald hand
some" Mrs. Burton &C nmuned with
herself. Hes more SO than ever
now"
And Archibald smiled with warmth
and Mrs. Burton simpered, and it
frightened the moment for both in
pleasing happy way.
In about a week the Burtons moved
into their new home. Mrs. Burton ex-
planned that she had seen it adver-
tised and had purchased it on the rec
ommendation of lawyer friend. She
had never dreamed of the good for
tune of getting next door to helpful
accommodating old friend.
1t was when for the first time
Archibald got sight of the two boys
that he seemed to get a new life i'm
pulse. They were bright, lively, up-to-
date urchins, eight and ten years old
respectively. Such lads! 1t made
Archibald chuckle over his own early
boyhood as he watched them up to
all kinds of fun and mischief.
They climbed trees to the topmost
branch. They hitched up the cow to
a dog cart and had a runaway. They
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
German Care of the Wounded.

An American newspaper man writ
ing from Germany, where he had been
allowed an opportunity to study the
system of sanitary and medical service
In the army, makes the interesting
statement that 1t is not only extremely
thorough, but that the conservation of
life and limb is the policy and prac-
tice of the surgeons. That is, their
great endeavor is to save life and to
avoid amputation of legs or arms
where 1t is possible.
That they have remarkable success
is indicated by the fact that out of
1857 severely wounded men brought
to a certain field hospital within a
given four weeks, but II died. Out of
hundreds of operations performed,
only one was an amputation of limb.
There is no post-battle butchery by
eager young surgeons, for no operation
is performed until 1t is pronounced alb
solutely necessary by a competent
head surgeon.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
Lost Life In Work of Rescue

A lifeboat man persisted at Worth
ing, England, during the gallant at
tempt of the crew of the lifeboat Rich.
ard Coleman to reach the schooner
kingsmill in distress. The craft was
launched in record time. Some SOL
diers lent hand, several going waist
deep into the water to get the. life
boat clear of the beach Tremendous
seas, such as Coxswain Marshall said
he had never experienced before.
caused the lifeboat to capsize, but
1t was of self-righting pattern and the
crew were soon back in their places.
A little later the lifeboat capsized
again and the drenched crew were
once more thrown into the water,
This time one of the men, Jack Bur.
CESS, failed to get back. His body
was recovered by men on the shore
VITO practiced artificial respiration in
vain. Before the lifeboat could reach
her the schooner had been driven
ashore.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

sent, Is a beautiful structure of the
Spanish Renaissance period, although
its splendor has been married by the
addition of the chamber of deputies,
built in 1857, and not in conformity
with the original architecture.
The palace itself was built in 1872
by Count Ernest of Mansfield. Under
one of its doors may be seen the mono
grams of Siegfried, who founded the
city, and the Countess Ermesinde, who
gave its municipal freedom.
Louis XIV spent some time in the
palace and Napoleon tarried there in
1904.
Other points Of interest in the city
are the remains of the former forbid
ding fortresses, the Cathedral OF
Notre Dame, the National library the
Casino. containing o good restaurant
and reading-room, the new post Office
and the municipal palace.
Town That Hugo Loved.
To the students of Victor Hugo the
town of Vianden near the eastern bor-
der is sacred from the fact that the
Frenchman deeply loved the town. He
paid five visits to it, going there in his
travels and his exile. The house where
he lived in 1870 and 1871 is appropri-
ately marked.
Centuries before the Romans made
protracted stay there, building a fort
on high rock, which was called
Ruomberg. Later Attila, with his
hordes, drove them out, and the VIC
tors also gave the name to one of
heights there-Hunnenley, Rock of the
Huns.
No description of Luxembourg could
be called complete without at least
brief allusion to Echternach, scene OF
the Dancing Procession, q religious
ceremony that dates back several CEN
turtles, its actual inception being in
doubt. The practice, which takes place
every Whit-Tuesday, is believed to
have sprung from an incident in the
eighth century.
A strange epidemic afflicted the cat
tie of the people whereby the animals
suffered sharp paroxysms that gave
them the appearance of dancing The
people rushed Off to the tomb of Saint
Willibrord to,pray for the recovery of
the cattle. In their haste to reach the
tomb they almost danced, as did the
cows. Their herds got well. This start
ed the ceremony. AS many as 10000
persons participate in the dance and
an equal number are spectators
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
Erioht Policemen.

During the early period of the work
on the Panama canal many persons
were injured by jumping on and Off
trains in motion on the Panama rail-
road. There were on the zone police
force many West Indians, who were
trained and capable men, but incura-
bly, literal. An order was issued to the
force to arrest any person found jump
ing on or off a train in motion, and
the next day two West Indian police
men brought into police station a
white man who was struggling fiercely
to break away from them.
what have you arrested him for?"
asked the police sergeant who was on
duty.
For jumping on and off the rear Of
train, sah," one of the policemen re-
piled.
"The blamed fools!" cried the ar
rested man. I'm the brakeman!"-
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

mountains and lowlapds, of sparkling
rivers and magnificent forests. veneer
able towns, ancient castles, perched
dizzily on altitudinous crags, Roman
remains and Druid relics, it holds
within its narrow confines much to
enthrall and move the visitor.
1t is replete with folklore. 1t had
Siegfried for its ruler and by many
native students is believed to have
been the birthplace of the Nibelungen
legends. A novel state 1t is and ruled
by the prettiest and youngest sover
eign in Europe!
Has Mixed Population.
The inhabitants of Luxembourg speak
French, German and a patois. But
they are not French or German-they
are Luxemburgers. French is the Ian
guage of the court The patois,
strange mixture of many tongues, is
spoken by most of the poorer folk. 1t
is queer conglomeration of languages
and, to add to the difficulties of con-
versation, there are four varieties of
the dialect. In traversing the very ex-
cellent roads in the duchy one is apt
to be saluted with German "guten
tag or French "bon jour"
Agriculture is one of the principal
occupations of the people, and the di-
minutive state actually produces one
fortieth of the worlds supply of iron.
Many Germans have entered the coun-
try to work in the mines or on the rail.
roads, and. despite the traditional dis
like of Prussians they are quickly
made Luxemburgers The same is true
In measure of many Italians who
have made their way into Marie AIDE
ladies domain.
Besides its farms and mines Luxem-
burg is made rich by its glove, pot
terry, cloth, paper, beer and tobacco
industries. 1t has also produced in
good season as many as 1,250.000 gal
Ions of wine. Cattle also are raised in
large number
Education is highly developed, the
schools even drawing many foreigners.
The people reverence titles even as
they love their grand duchess. Way
back in the old days they sided with
aristocratic Spain against the more
liberal Netherlands and favored Louis
XVI when he combated the revoiu-
ton. bringing misery down upon their
heads for their pains.
How II Is Governed.
The grand duchy has parliament
consisting of an upper house of Is
members chosen by the grand duchess
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
Steals Bernhard PAINTING.

An oil painting by Sarah Bernhard
reported to be valued at several thou.
sands of dollars, was stolen from the
lobby of the Punch and Judy theater
at New York.
The canvas by the French actress
had been presented to Charles Hop.
kins. owner of the theater, when he
was a student at Yale. The picture is
thai of dog viewing city scene. The
artist oddly carried the dogs tail from
the canvas to the frame.
Many of the Punch and Judy pa.
irons recall the fluffy dog, looking
very much like muff, which adorned
the wall near the box office.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

slid down the barn roof with Indian
like yells that set their mother in a
tremor.
Il declare, Mary" exuberated Archi-
bald, Il never saw smarter lads!
They've got activity and brains. How
I'd like to own them!"
What! With those two little angel
girls of yours? Archibald, they're so
sweet, feel like hugging and kissing
them all the time"
Certainly the little girls were very
ladylike and well-behaved. They had
a somewhat subdued air about them,
however, and Archibald spoke of it.
You can't expect an old fossil like
me to bring them up cheerful and hap
by like mother" sighed Archibald.
They need woman's direction and
company. See lots of them, Mary, it
will do them good"
And Archibald, do try and tune
down those rude boisterous boys of
NINE"
You don't give them work and they
like it," explained Archibald. MARY,
I've an idea"
What is that, Archibald?' inquired
Mrs. Burton sweetly.
Let's trade"
"Oh, dear!"
Il mean for time. See here, give
those girls the advantage of your kind
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

and chamber of deputies numbering
As, elected by the people. The grand
duchess is aided by the conseil de gou-
vernement Of four members named by
the monarch
The country Is divided into Is can
tons, the people apparently being free
from superstition in that respect.
There is no trial by jury in the land.
Each canton has its Justice de paix."
A tribunal ACCOMPLISHMENT sits at
Luxembourg and another at Diekirch
and in the capital there is a high court
of Justice
Germans have done much to develop
the country in the face of national ha-
tired. They run the railroads and many
other enterprises, and Luxembourg still
remains in the zollverein or German
customs union.
Luxembourg, the capital, city of
$4,000 souls, lies on the Alzette and
Petrusse rivers, which join on the east
side of the citadel. The upper town
is high 'in Some and Luft' lin sun
and breeze, standing on a great rock.
The low town is sheltered beneath it.
The city Is remarkable, among other
things, for its profuse display of roses.
The German poet Goethe spent brief
period In the capital, the Luxembourg
ers commemorating it by placing an
explanatory plate on the house where
he resided The poet was delighted
with the city, asserting, Luxembourg
resembles nothing but ITSELF"
The grand ducal palace, open to the
public when the ruling family is abb
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22

80 HE tiny, Independent state of
Luxembourg has been almost
81 lost sight of while Europe is
u fighting its great war. Vast
war armies swept over this in
FAINT monarchy at the beginning OF the
war, passed beyond, and left it all I'M
damaged far behind the battle lines.
Luxembourg was in no position to OPP
pose the passage of an empires forces,
and, therefore, quietly submitted to
the passage of the German army.
Hence 1t is still the possessor of a
well-developed industry, of smiling
fields and meadows, and of a people
happy In the security of their young
men. When the kaiser's army corps
started by way Of this grand duchy
into France, Luxembourg had stand
ing army of 200 and about $50 police
men with which to oppose the Ger
man endeavor Such of an army as
the grand duchess had was above re-
proach, welldrilled, well set-up, well
fed, and handsomely uniformed and
caparisoned, but it might as well have
set out to stay the tidal waves of the
sea as to have modified in defense of
It's neutrality.
Luxembourg is little known to the
average European traveller. Though 1t
lies between two great capitals-Paris
and Berlin-it Is comparatively neg
lected by tourists, most Of whom are
unaware that 1t offers a multitude of
interesting details to the visitor,
writes L. A. Pollock in the Philadel-
phia Record. A place of glorious
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
NEED CONSTANT CARE
SHIP CANALS HAVE 10 BE WELL
LOOKED AFTER.
Nature of Ground Through Which
They Are Cut Makes the Most
Thorough WatchfuInees
imperative.

In the European war canals are per-
haps of more Importance than rail-
ways. the Kiel canal to the Germans
and the Suez canal to the British gov
eminent In Egypt. It is not generally
known what enormous difficulties have
to be faced In the endeavor to keep
these canals clear.
The Germans have spent a gigantic
sum on their Kiel canal, which carries
their ships from the North sea to the
Baltic. Just before they made this
war they had widened it at a cost of
fifteen millions.
The United States has anxieties
over the Culebra cut in the Panama,
but not more so than the Germans
over their waterway For the ground
through which the latter is cut is in
most places nothing but peat-rotten,
black stuff which keeps on breaking
up and falling back into the canal.
Also the bottom continually bumps
up" thus lowering the depth of the
passage. The craft that use the KEEL
canal have to crawl along. They say
that IL a cruiser were to make a dash
through at top speed 1t would take a
year and several millions of money to
remedy the damage done by her stern
wave.
Leave any canal alone for even a
year, and 1t would no longer be fit for
navigation. Within five years a small
boat would be unable to pass through
1t.
Each canal has its own special trou-
bles. The canal of Panama has land
slides. Many have taken place during
Its construction, many more will have
to be dealt with in coming years. Not
long after opening the canal was COM
pletely closed to traffic because of an
enormous landslide.
The German-led Turks are said to
be about to attack Egypt. If their
armies ever manage to cross the wa
terless desert of Sinai they will find
themselves on the far bank of the
trolled by British warships, mounting
guns beside which the Turkish artil-
lery will be mere toys.
But the Suez, like the Panama canal,
could never afford passage for these
great ships unless work went on con-
stantly to keep it clear. 1t is esti-
mated that, IL the dredging work on
the Suez were abandoned, within less
than ten years the Turks or anyone
else could cross it dry shod.
On both sides Of the canal stretch
miles of dry desert, from which every
wind that blows lifts the sand in edg-
ing spirals and carries it in great
clouds. A single storm may drop
thousand tons of sand into one mile of
the canal.
OF late years a great quantity of
trees have been planted along the
banks in order to prevent the sand
from drifting into the water; yet even
SO, great steam dredgers are always
at work scooping from the bottom the
blown-in sand, and dumping it along
the shore.
Another trouble of those in charge
of the Suez canal is caused by fresh
water springs, which burst up in it's
deep bed and pile the sand in ridges.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-05-22
First Shall Be Last.

Miss Gushington--1 think your nov
ell has a perfect ending, Mr.. Scrib-
bier.
Scribbler-How do you like the
opening chapter?
Miss Gushington-Oh | have not
come to that yet!--Judge.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-02-14
\ NiI.NTINI

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light
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sped
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Md The oiH Ford Houkh Houk
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Whom She answered him Tits sure.
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Among the prominent styles seen
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satin lace jon and silver trimming
white cotton gabardines, and BLACK
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