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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
Story Of Murder
Of Joseph W. Tays
Villa Indians Made Him and HIS
Companions March Naked
Across the Desert

FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 16.-Details
Of the murder of Joseph w. Tays,
near San Blaz, Sinaloa, Mexico. are
contained in a letter received today
by j. w. Tays of this city from his
brother, E. II. Tays, father of the
murdered man.
According to the letter, dated
September 30, Tays set out for Los
Mochis, 25 miles away on September
., in company with four companions
and three Indian transfers. They
were met by 500 Indians of the Villa
faction and made prisoners. Despite
his protest of American citizenship,
they were forced to marcn naked
and afoot, five miles across the des-
ert to the camp of Bachomo, Indian
bandit chieftain.
Tays and his companions begged
for water and their entreaties only
brought forth thrusts OF cooked revol
vers in their sides. All the while
the Indians dangled full canteens be
fore their famished captives On ar
irving at the camp OF the Indian
leader, the American and his com
panions were robbed of 5000. Then
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
TALL COMEDIAN DoNs
BASEBALL UNIFORM

De Wolf Hopper reentered baseball
circles for an afternoon to take part
in baseball contest between the
Film Stars nine and the Los Angeles
City Council team, given under the
auspices of Mayor Sebastian and me
Los Angeles City Council. The
game was played at the Washington
Park grounds, on October 30, and
the attendance was surprising The
Film Stars nine was composed OF
nine legitimate stage stars who are
playing in feature pictures in Los
Angeles. Although the stars were
unsuccessful, they proved that with
little practice they would nave a
champion team. De Wolf Hopper
playet first base, assigned to that
post on account of being tall. and
had eighteen first base put outs. His
associates who are supporting him
In the Fine Arts version of Don Quix-
ote, were responsible for his reciting
Casey et the bat, before the game
started. As soon as the fans learn
ed Mr. Hopper was on the grounds,
cries for him to recite the famous
baseball poem filled the air. and Hop
per in response delivered the cele-
brated Casey at the Bat, in his fa
miliar manner.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
Teutons Driving
Allies Back
Bulgarians Have Been Reinforced
and Have Begun a New
Offensive

London, Nov. 16.-The exact stu.
alton in central Macedonia Is uncer-
tain. Dispatches from the near east
are conflicting and doubt as to the
time OF events to which they refer
injects an additional element OF un.
certainty. 1t is clear. however, that
the Bulgarians have been reinforced
and have begun new offensive. The
preparations in central Macedonia &C.
cording to Rome accounts, present a
most powerful menace to the armies
of Serbia and her allies which are
operating from Tetovo through Per-
lepe to the southeastern Serbian
frontier. Telegrams received almost
simultaneously from Greece announce
that Tetovo Is in the hands of both
the Serbians and the Bulgarians, but
the preponderance of evidence points
to Bulgarian occupation Of this front.
The Bulgarians are making .desper-
ate efforts to force their way thru
Katchanik pass in the direction of
Pristina. They are also attempting
to advance from Tetovo to Perlepe
and Monastir and by forcing Bamu-
ma pass. to reach Perlepe from the
other side. These operations are
said to have placed Monastir again
in danger.
It is a problem whether the newly
arrived French and British forces
are large enough to meet this Bulgar-
ian onslaught which apparently has
begun with extraordinary vigor.
What Greece will do in the event
the allied troops are forced back ov-
err the Greek border is still matter
OF speculation. A message from
Greece says the government will ex-
tend to the Serbians the same privi-
eyes as those accorded to the French
and British in case of the encroach-
lnent on Greek territory, but in view
of the fact that no definite announce
ment has been made as to what
hese privileges will be further than
The original statement OF Premier
Skouloudis that the allied troops
would be permitted to reach the sea
unmolested the Intentions of Greece
remain obscure.
On the Galician front the Russians
while admitting they have yielded
some ground in the nelghborhood OF
the Styr forts do not concede they
have been forced back across the riv'
or, as Is claimed in the German Of
: fetal communication of yesterday.
Further details OF this fighting Will
he necessary to determine whether
the Russians nave lost the town OF
Czartorysk and whether Russian con-
troll of the Kovel sarny railway is
thereby endangered.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
THE BATTLE OF LENS

Like the Champagne operation,
that in Artois remains incomplete
The allies have not broken through,
they have not reached their immedi
ate objective, but tho have taken
positions, w'''~'+ led may lead to
the rotroGt II the Germans and the
acquisition of the points aimed at.
Retirement from Lens and La Bussee
would threaten the German position
in Lille. 1t would also compel the
Germans to make their next stand in
the low pain east of the Artois ridge
and west of Douai. where the com
try is far less advantageous for the
trench work. Finally II woull give
the Allies possession of the Paris ar.
ras Dunkirk railroad, one OF the two
great trunk lines which Is in German
hands from the environs of Arras to
the outskirts of Lens south of Loos.
Probably the next month will de.
termine whether the Germans can
hold on either at Lens or at Som.
mepy. But there is no prospect now
that their front in either region can
be pierced and the most that will
be attained is the reconquest of
some parts of French soil and the
relief Of certain imperilled French
positions. The cost of these opera,
tions to the Allies is estimated by
the Germans at 100000, about one
third for the British and two thirds
for the French. The Allies estimat
ed the German loss in the first three
days at 100000, including nearly 30,
o00 unwounded prisoners. Since
then their loss must have been very
heavy by reason of their counter at
tacks. Review of Revisws.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
Cutting Our Lighting
Bills tn Two

Albert w. Deininger, has hoo.
calculating for the Scientific a.,
can the relative cost of difforon,
forms Of light and the wav tho, 49,,
ern inventions have cheapened ,,a ,Sa
ing. of8o "t
Using gas, he takes the omen a..
as used prior to 1906 to represen,
the unit OF gas consumed and All
that the upright mantle with ar,ad
nat con reflector, consumes n oe.
the inverted mantle, with prisma,io
reflector, consumes oil.
Using electricity and taking no ,ho
unit OF current consumption per 90,
die power the carbon filament with
opal cone reflector, he finds the ger,
lamp with opal cone reflector CON
sumes O.S2 and the tungsten filament
with prismatic glass reflector. con.
sumes 0.S6.
The common open flame burner ),
he says, consumes 8 cubic feet NJ
gas per hour, while the ordinary in.
verted mantle burner consumes 2
cubic feet. IL naturally follows
therefore, that the gas consumption
will be reduced 40 per cent and the
intensity OF Illumination be ga times
as great II open flame burners are re.
placed by inverted mantle burners
with prismatic glass refectors.n
And at the present time, using
tungsten lamps with prismatic re.
fiectors. we obtain rs times as much
effective illumination for the same
power as We could obtain using car.
bon lamps with opal cone reflect.
ors."
He calculates that gas lighting
costs only "A per cent of the cost
prior to 1905, and that electric light
ing costs only 1872 per cent of the
cost prior to 1906 At present cleo.
trio lighting costs 3 6S times as much
as gas lighting, the replacement cost
or gas nantes and Tungsten lamps
being very nearly the same.
THE limit of Illuminating eflicien
cy by incandescence Is believed to
be at hand" ne says. 1.-THE next
era is believed to be one of lumin
escence. on which light will be b.
tanned by causing gas in bulb to
glow by passing an electric current
through it."
And he predicts that within few
years electric lighting bills will be
cut in two because only half OF the
power. used at present will be reqiir.
ed, and gas bills will be considera.
bly, lower because the mantle type Of
| light requires neat only, and there.
fore cheap gas OF low Illuminating
efficiency may be used.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
FORTUNES OFFERED
FOR DISCOVERIES

Here are the largest prizes offered
to inventors and as yet unclaimed.
The list was compiled by the Scien.
tific American.
The International Association OF
Recognized Automobile Clubs offers
$4,000 for a substitute for gasoline
as fuel; 1t must be suitable for use
in existing internal combustion mo.
tors; must be available in sufficiently
large Quantities and must, be incap
able on monopolization by a trust,
and the association will lay no claim
to the patent rights.
The British Society Of Motor Man
ufacturers and Traders offers an ad-
ditional prize OF 1000 guineas. &c.
oSo, for this fuel IL It can be manufac.
.ured probably in Great Britain.
The Government OF New Zealand
offers $1,000 for more economical
way of making coal waste into bri.
quotes. I
Tho mining interests OF the bort
mnnd district in Germany offer S.
$50 for an electric lamp for the use
Of coal miners. combined with re.
liable device for detecting and giving
warning of dangerous gases.
The French Academy of Sciences
has 100000 francs $4,000. given by
Pierre Guzman, which It will award
to any one who can devise a practi.
cable method Of communicating with
any OF our sister planets, Mars ex-
capted.
The French Academy of Sciences
awards every five years the Jean
Reynaud prize of $5S,200 for the best
original work in mathematics.
The Conservatory of Arts and
rades, Paris has still about 100000
left of the Pollock fund for promot-
ing the invention of appliances to
save human life at sea.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
OPEN JAR PICKLES

Soak cucumbers in weak brine
made of cups of coarse salt and
gallon of water. Take gallon OF
the best cider vinegar add 2 cups OF
brown sugar, 2 ounces of mustard
seed, ounces of ground mustard. l
tablespoonful of celery seed, ounce
of ginger root, chopped or broken,
and cupful OF salt. Stir until thor
oughly mixed and then turn into a
crock.
Wipe the pickles after taking from
the weak brine and drop them into
the prepared vinegar. Keep the top
of the crock covered with cioth l.
Stir the pickles every two days
Keep in a cool Place.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18

they we're lined up and shot. me
Indian teamsters fed, but one was
killed in trying to make his escape
Tie father, accompanied by sever
al armed Americans, visited. the
scene of the tragedy next day, but
was unable to recover the body oil
his son. Two days later, Bachomo
sent word to Mr.. Tays that he would
kill him, too, If he persisted in search
ing for his sons body.
Mr.. Tays wrote his brother that
he had notified Carranza authorities
through the American consul at Ma
zatlan, but so far the bandits had es-
capped punishment, he said.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
COOKS KEEP MOVING ON

New York, Nov. 16.-Uncle Sam,
rich and powerful, good to his help,
and the surest pay in the world, can
not keep his cooks any longer or
better than the ordinary Jersey COM
muter. He offers them good pay,
easy hours, and lots of nights out,
but they simply will not overlook tne
fact that they are cooks, bred and
born, and so keep moving on.
United States Marine. Corps stats
tics covering the last two years,
show greater percentage OF men
deserted who gave occupation prior
to entry as cooks. than any other
class that enlisted during the period
Desertions from the Marine Corps
are very light at all times; the aver
age Marine considers that the ser
vice offers better advantages than
anything he could find in civil life,
and he believes the opportunities for
travel and adventure to be unexcel'-
ed, and were IL not for the cooks,
Marine Corps officials believe that
the Oldest branch of the service
would have an almost clean slate in
regard to assertions. No class OF
men so lightly on the oath of obi
CATION as these SET same knights OF
the frying pan, Marine Corps re
CRITTERS declare.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
REUNION
rst.4 is URGED BY BlERER
Believes Progressves viii Return to
Fold and Settle Difficulties
Within the Party

Everard Bierer Jr., believes That
there can be but two national par
ties, the Republican and Democratic,
and that the Progressives viii and
should go back into the Republican
party at the next presidential cleo
ton.
Mr.. Bierer was an ardent Roose-
VET man at the time of the Repub-
lican convention in 1912. In COM
munication TO The Salt Lake Trib-
une, wherein he discaims the NOM
enclature OF zone OF the warlorses
of the Bull Moose party in the
state" which was appended to him
in an interview, Mr.. Bierer recounts
the Republican troubles incident to
that Chicago convention but asserts
that II was mistake to form the
Bull Moose party-that the trouble
should lave been "threshed out"
within the Republican ranks
Mr.. Bierer says that while he at
tended the Chicago convention and
did all in his power to nominate Mr..
Roosevelt, he did not, for personal
reasons, take any part in the sub
sequent campaign and was not,
therefore, "warhorse of tle Bull
Moosers He is of the opinion,
however, that Republican leaders
have had valuable lesson from the
Progressive schism and the policies
Of the party will be amended, partic'
ularly with reference to the power
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
ONE YEAR MORE

my! but Percy has grown to be
big boy. How tall are you. Percy"
Just an inch short of being able
to wear fathers tennis trousers: but
they'll be all right by next summer"
New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
NO BAD HABITS

Maud seems to consider iler ali.
mony an improvement over her hus.
band"
"Why shouldn't she? 1t comes in
regularly and doesn't drink or swear
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18
AN lDYL

"He's my ideal and I'm his idol"
said the chic girl in blue.
"Our love affair is an idyl and my
fiance--er-er he's idle just now
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18

Jane has been exceedingly sue.
cessful."
Yes, she used TO work in a nail
factory-now she's a aotel manicure.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18

According to q Pittsburgh profess
or, only one person in $4,000 really
thinks. One naturally wonders in
which group the professor belongs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18

welded by hand picked delegates of
tle south, so that Progressives may
subscribe to it,.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-18

doctor from Burberry Hills
Who was always prescribing green
pills
Turned his customers green,
From the instep to spleen.
But he never collected his bills.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-29

West virginia's militia. which may
be said TO have Just been reborn.
By virtue of a favorable action by
the recent legislature. VIII be IN
terested in an order issued by Sec
retary OF War Garrison. the aim OF
which is to put an end to the loss
and. damage of rifles and other gov
eminent property issued TO the Or
Eanized militia of the states. Inc
order directs that hereafter a..
amounts for such losses be deducted
from the pay of responsible officers
and enlisted men. This action be-
came necessary. IT is declared, on ac-
count of the increasing loss of fed
eral property. and the failure of mill
ton men 10 care properly for the
equipment loaned to them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-29

The postoh6ce at veranda, Mason
county, has been ordered discon-
tinued. AT Ona, Cabel county. Al.
bert S. Sanders has been appointed
postmaster to succeed John Child
ress; at Slate. Wood county. Mrs
Gertha e. Weigle has been commas
stoned postmistress; ait Breedloce,
Preston county, Miss Alma 3. Breed
love has been appointed postmls-
tress; at S1anesylle, Hampshire
has been appointed to succeed O. 6.
Chapman: at Backus. Fayette
county, William A. Narrah has been
commissioned postmaster; at BRANDY
wine, Pendleton county, William h
Ma1beny has been sent commits
sion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-29
Washington News.

WASHINGTON. Stay 2s-An unus-
nal record has. been made by
Robert Anderson, an attorney In the
department of justice, and one thar
he and his 1r1enSs have ample rea-
son to be proud of Slightly over
year ago M. Anderson was ap-
pointed from Parkersburg TO a pos1-
tfon in the department referred TO-
certain ciaSS Of cases was given
to him. two OF them having pended
IA the federal courts for as long a.
seventeen years. This week the
Cnited States supreme court passed
on finally five OF his first cases ana
in each one Of them he scored nc
tory. In these cases large sums OF
money were involved and by Winning
them ar. Anderson saves TO the COY
eminent total Of over S2,00O.eoo.
Besides the monetary phase OF ths
cases, the decisions in two OF them
establish a principle by which some
thirty odd similar cases VIII be De
efdsd, saving to the government mil mil
lions OF dollars Prior to coming to
Washington, Mr. Anderson was o2e
of the leading citizens of Parkers-
burg, regarded there as an able az
rorney. and man who took an ae-
tive and prominent part, in the pubic
affairs of that municipality
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-29

The West Virginia Society of the
District of Columbia is to hold It's
first annual picnic and outing sat
urday, July II. at Great FAILS
The committee in charge of program
arrangements is composed Of the fol-
lowing: Col. ]. William De Grange.
chairman; William T. George. Fodo
G. Sharp. E. Joseph. Weber. W y
Cross, Charles NJ Knott, w. w
Metre. T. Morgan, Charles A.
Bstepan, Samuel A1er. David A. Din
ger. Daniel w. Beach. e. N. Ireland,
81. S. Lyon. n. G. Fallon. Ada Bart
lett. Mary V. Paxton. Masdames e.
E. stevens, Mary Phillips, and h
b. Tritpoe-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Many Children Killed.

AS the result of a battle that
ragged fiercely inthe United States
from July 8 to 5, 1915, 10 persons
were killed and 903 are known
to be hurt. But the reports are
by no means all in; struggling
parties are yet to be heard from,
and the Tetanus Corps cannot
make report for nearly a week.
The latter report will largely in
crease the list of dead, which
when added to the known list
will put the results of the battle
on a par with some of the recent
engagements in Europe. The
deadly ammunition used in this bat
tie was made chiefly in China
and Japan, and it is diabolically
arranged to produce a slow and
awful death from lock jaw when
the victims are hurt by it. The
ammunition was sold chiefly to lit
tie children who are to young to
understand its danger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Town Water Vile.

For some time the water from
the town reservoir has been vile.
Every time it rains the water
gets muddy, and this has been
the case so frequently of late
that the temper of our housekeep-
ers is getting very muddy" too.
1t has been pointed out to the
Water Company so often that
there need be no excuse for this
condition, and much impatience
is being manifested at the delay
IN carrying out the orders of the
State Board of Health to remedy
matters. Excuses for the delay
no longer carry weight with our
citizens. The order to remedy
matters was given a year ago.
1t is beginning to look as though
good stiff fine instead of so ma
ny notes" might put motion in
to the proper authorities. We
think the people of McConnells-
burg have had poured into their
systems enough State Road wash
lngs to furnish sufficient grit
to enable them to unite and end
this miserable fiasco.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Money for State Roads.

The State Highway Commits
sioners have apportioned tn e
amounts of money available for
road work in 1915 and 1916. They
figured by counties, naming the
amount available for actual con-
struction, and another amount
set aside for maintenance. 1t
has been found that it is poor
policy to construct roads and
then let them deteriorate for the
lack of care. A complete list of
the sixty-seven counties in the
State shows that in some instan-
ces, more money is needed for
maintenance than for construc-
ton. In about ten counties no
money is available for mainte-
nance-Fulton being one of them
The estimated amount for con-
struction in Fulton is 81, 449, but
no money for maintenance. Bed
ford county gets $19,655 for con-
struction and $1S, 800 for mainte-
nance. Huntingdon county gets
$l3, $50 for construction and So,
124 for maintenance. Franklin
county gets $780, 2OS for construc-
ton and $l9, 999 for maintenance
Several counties run over the
$100,00 mark for construction.
One of the reasons why there
is such a difference in the amount
awarded to the counties is be-
cause of the sums already spent.
The work of connecting eastern
and western counties by way of
the Lincoln Highway through
Fulton county has cost much
money and work is still in pro-
gress. 1t will be many years be-
fore the State can reach all roads
taken over by. it; and we may as
we'll make up our minds that To-
calities in need of better roads,
will have to turn out and work
them by private enterprise as
was shown on Good Roads Day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Disabled His Car.
From Valley Spirit

From Valley Spirit
Wilmer Hays with George A.
Harris of McConnellsburg saved
a reckless automobile driver in
New Oxford from self-destruc-
ton Monday by keeping a cool
head. The inexperienced Ford
driver tried to cover the pave
ment and both sides of the street
at the same time.
When he encountered the Har-
ris machine he could go no furth-
er. His machine was totally dis
abled by butting into the Harris
four-cylinder Cadillac.
Mr.. Harris had to run his ma
chine into an iron fence to save
his Ford assailant. Mrs. Harris
was one of the three occupants
of the Harris car. The Harris
party was returning from trip
to York. Mr.. Harris had never
before had a motor-car accident.
The five occupants of the Ford
car had a narrow escape from
death or serious injury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-08
Earth Farthest West.

The earth was farthest from
the sun on July 5. 1t seems par
adoxical that the earth is farthest
from the sun in the hottest part
of the year. The explanation, of
course, is that the change in the
amount of heat from the increas-
ed distance is but 6 per cent,
while that due to the greater in
clination of the suns rays at
noon is more than 200 per cent,
which far overbalances it. The
sun now shines for Is hours COM
pared with nine hours in winter,
and also shines through the at
mosphere in a shorter path
Thus the variation in distance
has but a slight effect upon the
temperature when compared with
the other causes.