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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
STOP RAPID TOP GROWTH

II a plant Is growing too tall and
lanky. land nearly all want TOT. nip
OF the tip Of each branch. This checks
growth. forces the strength Into tho
bark and will keep your plant In .
more compact form.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
IN GEORGIA.

A. the end OF the very FIRST year Of
30 liquor In Georgia. which was . year
OF financial panic. Of iow.priced cot.
ton. withdrawal Of thousands Of dollars
Of saloon property. the books Of the
state treasurer showed an Increase OF
100000 worth OF taxable property.
mostly In the rural districts.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
Their Identity,

Germany-The other powers come
to these straits In fowl disguise.
Turkey (mournfully)-Yes. as Tur-
key gobblers.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
All Promised.

He-Can't you spare me kiss
She-You1l have to ask Fred; I've
promised them all to him.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
EXPLAINED.

Mistress-Are you married?
Applicant-No. ma'am. bumped
into door.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09

The best way to get along with some
people Is to get along without them.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09

A woman's idea OF a mean husband
Is one who refuses to talk back.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09

When fame does come TO the aver
age man II roosts on his tombstone.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09

Don't worry about James, old man.
He'll pay up. He's 4 man OF his word"
yes. and his word IL wait"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
Point Of View.

Aviator must take q vacation!
Manager-To get rested up'
Aviator--l-ord. no! Down!
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
At the Races.

That horse was pulled"
Yes. and was plucked. "-Balti.
more American.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09
The War Geography.

Knicker-What Is an island?
Bocker-A body OF land entirely sur.
by a war zone.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-04-09

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, . safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
Germans Pushing on.

London.-For the time being ques-
tions of diplomacy are arousing more
interest than the &C ual fighting, al
though military movements of the first
importance are taking place, especially
>.long tie Eastern line.
The German offensive, strongly sup
ported by fresh troops, is being pushed
with great vigor both along the East
Prussian frontier and in Poland north
of the lower Vistula.
The Russians now have evacuated
East Prussia except for a small area
near Lyck, where they are opposing
the German advance, and also are ap-
parently falling back in North Poland,
for the Germans announced that they
have occupied Plock and Bielsk, which
the Russians recaptured from them a
short time ago.
While the Germans claim to have in
tlicted heavy losses on the retiring
Russian armies, military men here and
the newspaper correspondents in
Petrograd continue to refer to the
Muscovite movement as a strategical
retirement to the fortified line, which
lies along the Nieman River, through
Kovno, Gordno and Lomza and thence
southwest to the Fortress of Novoe
Geore' 'ewsk.
Heavy fighting also continues in
the Carpathians and Bukowina. II
Bukowina the Russians also are fall
ing back, but they continue to hold thu
Carpathian passes farther west and ar
putting up stubborn resistance to thu
Austro- o-German offensive in tina
region.
Here the fighting is taking place II
deep snow, and both sides are suffer
ing severely.
The large number 81 troops the Gel
mans are using in the east. 1t is bt
lieved by military observers here, vii
prevent for some time any attempt b
the Germans to break the deadlock i
the west
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
RUSSIANS MAKE
FRESH STAND
MusCOvites to Fight For East
Prussia and BukOWina.
ROUT BY GERMANS DENIED
Heavy Artillery Operations In the
West, During Which Rheims Has
Suffered-FinaneiaI Plans OF
the Allied Powers.

London.--Two big battles, it is be-
heved, have already begun or will soon
begin on the Russian side of the East
Prussian frontier and on the River
Sereth, in Bukowina.
The Russian forces have withdrawn
both in East Prussia and in Bukowina,
in the face of superior German and
Austrian armies, SO that they might be
enabled to concentrate and come into
closer touch with their lines of COM
munication.
The official reports make only the
briefest reference to the operations at
these two extremes of the Eastern
front, but what they do say indicates
that the Russians have already reach
ed the lines on which Grand Duke
Nicholas has decided to give battle.
Other Events overshadOwed.
The rest of the campaign in the
East, even the fighting in the Car
pathians, which is proceeding under
the worst weather conditions, is over.
shadowed by these greater events, on
the result of which both sides are stalk
ing so much.
The Germans claim to have won a
big victory over the Russians in East
Prussia, and the Austrians announce
the Russian retirement in Bukowins
with elation, but apparently Petrograd
views these incidents with misgiving
In the West there has been a con
tinuation of heavy artillery lombard
ments, in which Rheims has again suf
fered, and several infantry attacks or
different parts of the line in which
both sides claim to have been sue
cessful.
From unofficial sources comes the
news that St. Mihiel, on the Meuse
which the Germans have held so long
has come under fire of the French
guns, which shows that the French
have either made an advance in thi!
region or have brought up heavier
guns in an effort to dislodge the Ger
mans.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
MOST COSTLY OF ALL WARS.
$4,000, 100000 Year the Cost To this
Allies.

London.-The countries lighting
against Germany, Austria and Turkey
up to the present time have thrown
only third of their strength into the
field. To maintain this force ane to
bring the remaining two-thirds into
action will cost e2,OOO,o0O,O0O ts1O,-
O0O,OOO,OOO).
This announcement was made in the
House of Commons by David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequeT,
who. with Winston SDencer Churchill.
first lord of the admiralty, gave the
British public perhaps a closer view
Of -" ~'achinery behind the great
struggle than any that has been af-
foIueu siAce the outbreak of the war.
Mr.. Churchill declared amid cheer
ing that Great Britain finally had de-
cided to clamp on every ounce of sea
pressure to choke off Germans food
supply in retaliation for the German
submarine Policy, while Mr.. Lloyd
George drew additional cheering by
reference to loans to countries, which
he said, expected to throw in their lot
with the Allies. These countries the
Chancellor did not name. 1t was the
first time that reference was made
IN Parliament of such expectations.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
GERMANS HURL
RUSSIANS BACK
Conflict Second Severe Defeat
at Mazurian Lakes.
KAISER WATCHES VICTORY
Teutonie Allies Also Gain On Lower
VistuIa, Taking Town OF
Sierpie, North OF
Warsaw. -

London.-All eyes now are turned
upon East Prussia, where the German
Army, under the observation, If not the
command, of Emperor William, has
taken the offensive and compelled the
Russians to evacuate their positions
east of the Mazurian Lakes and retire
to their own territory.
The Russians refer to this as a
strategical retirement, but the German
official communication intimates that
the appearance in this district of a
new, strong German force was a sur
prise to the Russians and that the
Germans captured $4,000 prisoners, 20
cannon and 80 machine guns in addi
tion to a lot of war material.
Second Defeat In Same Region.
If the German statement is correct
the Russian reverse apparently is al
most as serious as that which the Mus
| covite forces suffered in the same
place early in the war.
Before the German official communi-
cation was received in London, mill
tary men were inclined to look upon
the Russian retirement as a wise
move, declaring that it would compel
the Germans to fight the battle on
Russian territory and away from their
strategical railways. The army which
the Germans flung SO suddenly into
East Prussia is believed to have mum.
bered 100000 men and to have been
made up of soldiers who have been
! fighting on the Bzura and western
fronts and of units of the new army
which has just completed training in
Central Germany.
Gains Also on VIstula.
The Germans have resumed the of
fensive in Russian Poland on the right
bank Of the lower Vistula, and have
occupied the town of Sierpec, which
lies a short distance to the northwest
of Plock. Thus the chief battle ground
in the east has been transferred from
the lines west and southwest of War
saw to the north.
The battles in the Carpathian noun
tains continue, but the general staff of
neither of the contending forces gives
much information concerning the
lighting.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
PROHIBITION DEFICIT sssO.ooo.
West Virginia Governor Suggests New
Taxes To Make It Up.

Charleston, w. Va.-Governor Hat
held sent to the Legislature a special
message asking legislation that will
make up the deficiency of $685. 900 oc-
casioned by the operations of the pro
hibition amendment. He declared that
a production tax on coal, oil and gas
would meet the requirements, but ex-
pressed preference for a privilege tax
for holding lands in excess of 5000
acres and corporation income tax.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
FANNY CROSBY DEAD.
Blind Hymn Writer Continued Work
Almost To the Last-Came OF
Lona-LIVed Family.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Fanny Crosby,
well-known hymn writer, died at her
home in her 95th year. Her death was
not unexpected, as her health had
been failing for some time. Shortly
before the end she became uncon-
scious. At her bedside were her niece,
Mrs. Henry d. Booth, and other mem
bers of the family, with whom sne
long had made her home. In spite of
feeble health, especially within the
past few months, Miss Crosby con-
tinued writing hymns up to a short
time before her death.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
AMERICANS MUST
NOT SUFFERAT SEA
United States Warns Both Eng
land and Germany.
FROWNs ON USE OF FLAG
England Notified That This Country
objects To Having Its Flag Used
As Shield Because Our Own Ships
Are Thereby mperlIed-oermany ls
Warned Against Committing Any
Violations.
'CopvrlRhl >

Washington, D. C.-Notes sent to
Great Britain and Germany and made
public by the State Department, indi-
cate the possibility of a crisis in the
efforts of the United States govern
menr to maintain neutrality toward
the European belligerents.
In its note to Great Britain on the
deceptive use by British vessels of the
American flag, the State Department
says:
"The government of the United
States therefore trusts that his
Majesty's government will do all in
their power to restrain vessels of
British nationality from the deceptive
use of the bag of the United States
in the sea area defined in the Ger
man declaration, since such practice
would greatly endanger the vessels of
friendly power navigating those
waters, and would even seem to i'm
pose upon the government of Great
Britain measure of responsibility for
the loss of American lives and vessels
in case of an attack by a German
naval force"
Sharp Warning To Germany.
In the note to Germany the Ger
man government is informed that the
United States would consider it "an
indefensible violation of neutral
rights" if commanders of German YES
sells Of war should act upon the pre-
sumption that the flag of the United
States was not being used in good faith
and should destroy on the high seas
an American vessel or the lives of
American citizens.
Then this warning is given to Ger
many: "If such deplorable situation
should arise, the Imperial German
government can readily appreciate
that the government Of the United
States would be constrained to hold
the Imperial German government to a
strict accountability for such acts of
their naval authorities and to take any
steps 1t might be necessary to take to
safeguard American lives and property
and to secure to American citizens the
full enjoyment Of their acknowledged
| rights on the high seas"
England Expected To Give In.
The reply of Great Britain is not
expected to raise an issue between
tie two governments, because 1t is
generally regarded as inconceivable
that Great Britain should seek to
maintain the right of her vessels to
use the flag of the United States de-
spite the United States protest And
/ If Great Britain comedies that the de.
ceptive use of the American flag is
wrong. she must, in the opinion oi
State Department officials, express hel
regret that justilable cause of com
plant has been given and pledge her
self to do all that she can to avoi(
such cause of offense and danger IL
the future.
But it is admitted that the repl,
which Germany will make to this gov
ernment's representations will b
awaited with some concern.
If Germany shall refuse to reced
from her position that neutral vessel
in entering the sea war zone whic
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
NO AMERICAN TMMoRTALs."
House Fails To Pass Academy OF Arts
and Letters Bill.

TlOdoG alte ~ dos FNCduSUly, VI FNENo
and Letters Bill.
Washington, D. Can effort TO sus-
pend the rules of the House to pass a
bill incorporating the American Acad-
emy of Arts and Letters failed, though
the measure has the approval of Presi-
dent Wilson and was supported by Re-
publican Leader Mann. The vote on
the motion to suspend the rules was
81 to AZ, but a two-thirds affirmative
vote was required.
The incorporators of the academy
would be Woodrow Wilson, Theodore
Roosevelt, Henry Van Dyke, Thomas
Nelson Page and other notables, and
the regular membership would be
limited to so. The bill passed the
Senate last October, and was the sec.
ond time an attempt had been made
to bring it to vote in the House.
Representative Stafford, of Wiscon-
sin, objected to the measure on the
ground that it would create a close
corporation ito arbitrarily pass upon
art and literature"
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
ITALY SUFFERS
new QUAKE
District Visited Several Weeks
Ago Again Shaken.
PART OF ROME UNDER WATER
Bridges Dating Back To Beginning
OF Christian Era Threatened With
Observation-Disclosures Blown Up
BY Infiltration.

me.-EarthQuakes and floods are
causing additional havoc in portions of
Italy and swelling the losses previously
sustained.
of the district in Central Italy visited
by seismic disturbances several weeks
ago.
One person was killed and six per.
sons were injured in the collapse of a
house at Nazhano.
At Rocca Sinibaldi the belfry of the
Convent of Santa Maria fell upon sew.
eral houses, burying 10 persons.
Cittaducale was entirely wrecked
and at Veroli several houses were rem
dered uninhabitable.
The population of Cittaducale is
camping in the open air despite the
torrential rain that is falling. There
are about 1000 persons in the town,
which is in the province of AQuila, five
miles east of Rieta.
Streams Overflow Everywhere.
Everywhere streams are cut out of
their banks, due to heavy transforms,
which have continued for several days.
In the low-lying quarters the people
have been driven from their homes or
are prisoners in the upper stories of
their houses. The military authori-
ties have taken cognizance of the
situation and troops Lave been sent to
aid in rescue work and to carry food
to sufferers cut off from supplies.
Information from the upper reaches
of the Tiber indicates a further rise
in the food water of few inches,
after which, unless there should come
more rain, the waters undoubtedly
will begin to go down.
The Leonine City, as the Vatican
quarter of Rome is called is in the
lower part of the town, and this sec.
tion is generally flooded. The water,
however, has not reached the Apostolic
Palace or st. Peters. Pope Benedict
is taking a sympathetic interest in the
situation and has instructed all the
parish priests to display the greatest
energy in aiding their distressed
parishioners.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
Allies AIR FLEET
ATTACKS GERMANS
Forty AreopIanes and Sea-
planes in a Second Raid.
GERMAN AlRsHIP CUT OFF
A British Steamer Blown Up of Cape
Antifer - German Offensive Is
Being Pushed Along East
Prusslan Frontier.

Londonderry British and French
Aeroplanes and seaplanes attacked the
German positions at Ostend, Middel-
kerke, Ghistelles and Zeebrugge, in
Belgium, and, according to the official
report, with good results.
Bombs were dropped on gun posi-
tions, trawlers and barges, and an
aerodrome.
The official statement concerning the
air raid says:
"The air operations of the naval
wing against the Bruges, ostend and
zeebrugge district were continued
Tuesday. Forty aeorplanes and sea-
planes bombarded Ostend, Middel-
kerke, Ghistelles and Zeebrugge.
Bombs were dropped on the heavy
batteries situated on the east and wide
side Of Ostend, on gun positions at
Middelkerke. on transport wagons, on
the Ostend-Ghystelles road, on the
mole at Zeebrugge to widen the breach
damaged in former attacks, on the
locks at Zeebrugge. on barges outside
Blankenberghe, and on trawlers out
side Zeebrrgge.
Eight French aeroplanes assisted
the naval machines by making vigor-
GUS attacks on the Ghystelles aero
drome, this effectively preventing Ger
man aircraft from cutting off our ma
chimes. 1t is reported that good re-
suits were obtained.
Instructions are always issued to
confine attacks to points Of military
Importance and every effort is made
by the flying officer to avoid dropping
bombs on any residential portions of
towns"
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
A British Ship Blown Up.

London-A dispatch to Lloyd's from
Fecamp, France, says the British
steamer Dulwich, Captain Dudley,
bound from Hull for Rouen, was blown
up 25 miles off Cape Antifer by two
successive explosions.
The dispatch says that seven men of
the crew of the steamer arrived in Fe-
camp. They reported that none of the
men on board the steamer had been in
jured and that all of ITEM could have
made their escape IN the lifeboats.
The Dulwich was a vessel of 3,2S9
tons and was owned by the British
Steamship Company.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
sANk PRESIDENT sURRENDERs.
Warrant Out Charging That He Made
False Reports.

Greenville, Ky.-E. E. Gregory
president of the Central City Deposit
Bank, of Central City, KY. surrendered
to the authorities on a warrant charg.
ing him with making false reports of
the banks condition to the State Bank.
ing Commissioner. He refused to give
bond and was placed in Jail. The
bank was closed Saturday. Its capital
was $4,000. No statement Of assets
and liabilities has been made.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
JOHN /. WILLIAMS DEAD.
Father OF Comptroller OF Currency j.
Shelton Williams.

Richmond. Va.-John Longbourne
Williams, father Of John Shelton VIII
liams, Comptroller of the Currency,
and R. Lancaster Williams, of the
banking firm of Middendorf Williams
& Co., of Baltimore, died at his home
here. Mr.. Williams was "a years of
age. He was taken i'll several months
ago and for the last 10 days his life
had been despaired of.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
ESCAPE ON JUDGES HORSE.
Three conVIets Dig Their Way Out OF
PhIIippl, w. Va, Jail.

Grafton, W. Va.-Howard Dawson.
convicted cattle thief awaiting trans.
portation to State penitentiary to serve
three years, and two other prisoners
dug their way out of the Barbour
County JAIL at Philippi. They ESCAPED
after stealing Judge A. C. Dayton's
saddle horse. A posse hunting for the
1ailbreakers found the horse 20 miles
from Philippi
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK
constantinopIe Reports Russians Sen.
Down Washington.

Berlin. via Rome.-A Consto,.,
nople dispatch says that the Russiana
on February 8, sank the steoma,
Washington, sailing under the Amas,
can nag. The master and crew of ~
steamer were Greeks. The vessel was
regularly engaged in conveying Amer,' .rs
can and other Red Cross supnlias ~ :.
tween Coastantinople and Trehi7onY
Her cargo had been discharged bofors r'~,
she was sunk
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
MAY OFFER JOB TO F. B. sAvRE.
Wisconsin University Has Him Under
Consideration.

Madison, Wis.-Francis B. Sayre, OF
Williamstown, Mass, son-in-law of
President Wilson, is under considera-
ton by the regents for appointment as
business manager of the University of
Wisconsin to succeed DR.. H. C.
Bumpus. now president of Tufts Col
lege. Secretary M E. McCaffrey, of
the board Of regents. recently visited
Mr.. Sayre at Williamstown. The
salary Is $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
"a MEN BACK IN IRONS.

"AIien Suspects" Had Lived In Can
ada Over 25 Years.
Halifax, N. S.-Fourteen men who
enlisted with the first Canadian con-
tingent for service with the British
Army Rave been brought back in irons
as "elien suspects" All are of foreign
parentage, but some have lived in Can
ada for more than quarter of a cen
tury. The party was disembarked I'M
der a strong guard On the march to
the citadel each man was handcuffed
to a soldier.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
SUICIDE BY DYNAMITE.
spaniard At Stamford, W. Va, Blows
OFF His Head.

Beckley, w. Va.-Luis Bera, a
Spaniard employed in the mines of
the Piney Mining Company at Stana-
ford. committed suicide in a horrible
manner. He placed stick of dyna-
mite on the ground. attached fuse to
it and bent over it, waiting patier ly
for the explosion that was to hurl
him into eternity. The explosion blew
his head off.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
BOXING BOUT ON CRUISER FATAL
Seaman Dies From Blow Behind Left
Ear.

Seattle, Wash.-A. V. Brown, a sea.
man ON the cruiser North Dakota at
the Pnget Sound Navy Yard, died from
injuries received while boxing on the
cruiser West Virginia with Clarence
Salmon, another seaman. A blow be.
hind the left ear rendered Brown un.
conscious. Browns home was in
Dallas, Texas. Naval authorities held
that Salmon was blameless.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
ARRESTED ON TREASON CHARGE
Texan Accused OF Conspiracy Ts
Separate Union.

Corpus Christi, Texas. - Anatolio
Gonzales, of San Diego, Texas, was
arrested near here by Federal officers
on a charge of seditious conspiracy
against the United States Government
in connection with what Federal Off
GERS say was plot for a general up
rising February 20 to seize several
American border States and found a
new republic.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
ASKED TO EXPLAIN.
Germany and the Complaint Made BY
Minister Vandyke Of Interior
enee With Letters.

Washington, D. C.-The United
States has sent an inquiry to Germany
on the complaint of American Minister
Vandyke, at The Hague, that German
military commanders were interfering
with his diplomatic communications
with Luxembourg.
A report that some of his mail had
been held up by German military au-
thorities reached the State Depart
ment from DR.. Van Dyke, Secretary
Bryan said. Ambassador Gerard, at
Berlin, was instructed to make repre-
sentations to the German Foreign
Office.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-20
'PHoNE TO FRISCO IN SERVICE.
National Anthem Heard Across the
Continent.

observation-disclosures communi-
cation between Philadelphia and San
Francisco was formally inaugurated
Thursday over the Bell system by
three taps on the Liberty Bell. the
sound of which over the wire was the
signal to a bugler in the Far Western
city to play "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
The strains of the national anthem
were distinctly and clearly heard by
200 persons who held receivers to their
ears in this city.
Mayor Rolph, in San Francisco,
speaking to Mayor Blankenburg here,
urged the Philadelphian to send the
Liberty Bell to the Panama-Pacific FIX
position and Mr.. Blankenburg
promised to do all he could to give
the people of the country an oppor-
tunity to see the historic relic.