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THE PENNSYLVANIA
on HER TRIAL TRIP
BY pae. and int1 New. service.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 24-The bat.
tleship Pennsylvania. largest vessel
ever built by the United States, and
future flagship of the Atlantic fleet.
left Newport News today for her build.
ers' trials. The Pennsylvania will be
ready for active service within a few
months, the Navy Department an
nounced.
The Pennsylvania's contract called
for a speed Of twenty-one knots. but
naval constructors expect that she vii.
exceed that mark. She carries a main
battery OF twelve fourteen.mCh guns.
as against ten of the same calibre
mounted on the Oklahoma and Ne
vada. She displaces 31,40O tons, as
compared with 1880 tons displace-
ment for the Nevada and Oklahoma.
Comparison between the Pennsyl-
vania and other first line battleships
now in the Atlantic fleet, brings out
strongly the superior power OF Uncle
Sans latest sea demon.
The Wyoming, present flagship of
the Atlantic fleet. is capable of firing
from her main batteries broadside of
projectiles weighing 10.1OO pounds,
while the New York fires projectiles
weighing $4,000 pounds. The Pennsyl-
vania batteries can fire a broadside of
$4,000 pounds.
The length of the Pennsylvania is
600 feet, as compared to SIS feet for
the Oklahoma and -554 feet for the
Wyoming. There are three guns in
each of the Pennsylvania's fourt tuI-
rets, which are placed two forward
and two aft.
The Pennsylvania sister ship. the
Arizona, is now building at the New
York navy yard. but will no. be ready
for her trial trip for several months.
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
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NOTICE.

In the District Court Of tho Fourth
Judicial District Of the state Of
Nevada, in and for the oUnty Of
EIko.
In the matter of J. d. Abel, De.
ceased
Notice is hereby given that the COM
missioners for partition of real estate
having filed in this Court their report
Of partition, recommending sale Of
the real estate of the Estate OF ]. D..
Abel, deceaCed, the hearing of the
same has been fixed by said Court for
Tuesday, the 7th day of March, A. D.,
1915. at 10 O'Clock, in the forenoon Of
said day, In the Courtroom, at the
Courthouse, in the Town of Elko,
County of Elko, State of Nevada, ana
all persons interested in said Estate
are notified then and there to appear
and show cause, IL any there be, why
the said report should not he con-
firmed and then and there 10 file ex-
ceptions to the report, IL any they
have, particularly specifying the
grounds of objection.
ROBERT b. HUNTER,
.2r rs Clerk.
Dated February 10, 1916.
F-1o--M.6.
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The Arizona probably will b. ready to
be turned over to the government by
midsummer
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NOTICE FoR pusLlcA1lon.
Elko. Nevada, Land Office.
February LIST, 1916.
O2A26.

Notice Is hereby given that Peter
S. Indart, Of Whiterock. County Of
Elko. State Of Nevada, has filed in
this office his application to enter.
under the provisions OF secs. 1905 or
1907, R. s. U. s.. the following de-
scribed land, viz:
The Northeast Quarter OF the South.
west Quarter of Sec. IL, Twp. A
North, Range so East, NJ: d. B. & M.
containing forty acres. .
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir-
ing to object because Of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits Of protest
in this office, on or before the 25th
day OF March, 1916.
JOHN e. ROBBINS,
Register.
First publication. February z, 1916
Last publication, March 8, 1916.
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Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.,
Penobseot Bldg, Detroit,
Michigan.
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scene of war with an eeric. cadaverous

scene OF war with an eeric, eadaverous
light. Now a machine gun rattles 1t
inquiry. beating its feerish message,
''rat-tat.tat," on deaths drum. whilst
stray rifle shot sing overhead. and the.
sniper sallies forth to his nightly hap
Ply hunting ground. One Of our bat
teries is noisy. Tongues of flame
heap from the mouths OF the guns
whilst they belch forth their mes
sages of destruction and death.
And now We halt in silence on the
roadside: our destination nearly
reached. except that we shall leave
the main road sharply and traverse
the long tortuous communication
trench leading to the first line.
\ star shell rises like rocket,
bursts into flame, and lights up the
| scene. revealing transport wagons
loaded with ration and material. Fa-
tigue parties are busy unloading and
carrying these away to their destina-
tons.
To our Left is small cemetery with
its wooden crosses. Close by Is a
little building, labelled "Mortuary."
Behind us is another cemetery newly
started, and by the roadside, almost
in the ditch, is a little secluded en-
closure which attracts my attention.
| step out OF the ranks 20 examine
this, and find that 1t is the last resting
place of a soldier. Four small stakes,
| one at each corner, with plain wire
connecting each, and plain pine
cross at the head complete tho Spar
, tan embellishments of this particular
tomb. Obviously so very hurried an
interment arouses my interest, and by
the aid of the glow on my cigarette.
! STOPPING, l read the inscription on the
| little wooden cross: Unknown
! Soldier"
No more, no. less. Here, almost
within speaking distance of his erst-
while enemy, with the ominous panop-
! ly of war tricked out at his right hand
by night. he had helped TO drive the
! invader from on his left, with the
shells screaming over him still, here,
at last he had found his resting place,
wrapped at once in the clammy soil of
France and the immense mystery of
death.
Who can say what joys and sor.
rows, what hopes and fears are buried
in that nameless grave? Who mourns
him? Who waits in vain for him
now?
Sleep on, unknown comrade in arms
the task you were forced TO relinquish
is carried on by other eager hands
Destiny plays many tricks. Not fol-
YOU the solemn grandeur the pomp and
circumstance of an abbey burial. that
is reserved for those who sit in the
seats of the mighty. Not for you the
quiet corner and green mound in some
sleepy old world churchyard in the
land you fought for. Not for you 6
name even. Here by the roadside
where you fell. in the land of strang
ers, here where your last task lay, res
in peace. Rest, my comrade, rest unit
the sound of the last Reyeil,c calls al
men of all ranks to account, wher
men will be judged by tl;eic deeds
and not their names, and when even
handed justice will be the inheritance
of all--even for Unknown Soldiers.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
IsLoLATED TRACT.
Public Land Sale. Department Of the
interior. U. s. Land Office at Elko,
Nevada.

Nevada.
Elko, O2041.
February 8, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that. as d.
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office. under provisions
OF Sec. PASS r. s.. pursuant to the ap-
plication Of Edward C. Murphy. Deeth,
Nevada, Serial No. 02041, we will offer
at public sale. to the highest bidder,
but at not less than $3.50 per acre,
at 10 o'clock A. M, on the twenty
seventh day of March. 1916. at this
office, the following tract OF land:
The NWA NwA of Sec 10. T. "a
N, r. so E., M. d. NJ.
The sale will be kept opeE, but will
be declared closed when those present
at the hour named have ceased bid
ding. The person making the highest
bid will be required to Immediately
pay to the Receiver the amount there
of.
ANY persons claiming adversely the
above described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
JOHN e. ROBBINS.
Register.
ASHLEY G. DAWLEY
Receiver.
First publication, February %. 1916.
Last publication. March .. 1916.
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ELKo DRUGGIST
PLEAsEs CUSTOMERS

The Dupont Pharmacy reports Gus
toners greatly pleased with the
QUICK action of simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Adler
i-ka. This simple remedy drains the
old foul matter from the bowels so
THOROUGH that ONE SPOONFUL,
relieves almost ANY CASE OF consti-
patton, sour or gassy stomach. 1t is
so powerful that it is used success
fully in appendicitis. AdIer-i-ka never
gripes and the INSTANT action g
surprising. adv.
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TRIBUTE TO THE
unknown SOLDIER"
BY Pae. and InrI News Service.

/ LONDON, Feb. 23.-"Thc Dump"
the little magazine published in the
field by the Twenty-third Division oil
the British Army, contains the follow.
ing tribute to the hero who dies un.
! sung:
We had tramped few miles. that
dreary October day. our feet had been
over many a mile Of those rough stone
sets: they were beginning TO tire.
Whose wouldn't? Has any poor in
fantryman ever expressed a liking for
the paved main roads of Flanders d?
And, besides. our pack straps were
cutting our shoulders like knives.
We had left the town OF X on our
left, town that once was, tut now is
not, ghost Of a town. and we were
again in the open country, that flat,
dreary open country with its long
poplar-lined roads, its endless acres of
sugar beet, its willow-lined bitches, its
shell-torn ramschackle. farms, all so
familiar to Tommy.
Our destination? Where else but
the trenches; the land of mystery;
the land of dug-outs and sludge and
the rendezvous to seek the bubble
reputation"
Night has fallen and darkness comes
on space. The stars steal out in the
hazy bowl of night, and on, OH we go,
each step bringing us nearer to the
theatre OF war. The first star-shell
mounts upward, burns it's meteoric
course, and sinks slowly back to make
the night seem darker. ahead and
around. they rise at intervals, these
lurid consultations, which light up the
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The Arizona probably will BE- ready 10
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Notice

RSundtree &C Creighton and Frank
Roundtree, since disposing of their
business here have turned over all ac-
counts due them to the undersigned
for collection; all persons owing the
aforementioned persons will kindly
come forward and pay their accounts.
]. NJ. MCNAMARA,
Rooms 202-203, Pioneer Building,
Elko, Nevada.
J 24-F24.
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Notice to the Public

Ehave purchased the Overland Cafe
at Carlin from Louie Wong, and will
not be responsible for debts incurred
by him.
LOUIE LUN.
Carlin, Nevada, Feb. II, 1916. AL
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1916-11-09
COLONY.

Mrs. Ollie Bobo of Monroe. La.
spent a week with her son. c. B
Bobo recently.
Messrs. r. c. SIaYton and How
ard Boho attended the State Fair
Our Halloween party at the
school house was quite a success.
About a dozen ghosts deigned tC
accept our hospitality, much to the
amusement of all present.
Mr.. Johnnie Pahnke has been
visiting bis brother, Joe Pahnke,
of Favette.
Rev. Mcleod. pastor of the Port
Gihson Baptist church, preached
IN the school house Monday night.
About thirty were present, al
though everyone had short notice.
Mr.. Mcleod and his wife spent the
night In the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r c. SlaYton.
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Sentence Confined

The sentence of w. B. Middle
ton, colored, who shot up Grand
Gulf few years agoCwa con-
irmed by the supreme court this
week. Middleton was tried three
times for this offense, the last time
at the January term of court when
he was convicted and sentenced to
serve a term of FIVE years in the
penitentiary. Pending his appeal,
be was released from jail on a
$4,000 bond because of i'll health,
and has been at large since until
arrested and jailed by Sheriff los.
Davenport tuesday.
Middleton,ft will be remember
ed, attempted to kill negro wom-
an, aud when opposed by others,
began shooting at everyone who
came in sight. c. F. Wheeless
and w. c. Stampley were severely
wounded.
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Letter From Mr.. Person.

Editor Reveille:
In your issue of Nov. 2, 1916,
under the head of "Decides on
Sidewalks" you state "'there was
but one dissenting vote, that OF
Alderman Person." 10 expIana
ton of this l wish to say that my
vote was not recorded AGAINST
sidewalks, but / did not vote for
the reason that ! wished the Board
to allow the people east of College
street to say, by a SO per cent
vote, whether they wished walks
in that part of town or not, and
not to link that part of town with
Church and College streets (where
over so per cent have requested
US to put down wslks) and make
the people east of College street
put down the walks whether they
want them or not. This was the
only difference between the other
members OF The Board and myself,
and my reason for not voting to
adopt the report.
Yours,
|. w. PERSON.
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The Sidewalk Question.

| have read with interest the
Mayors answer to my article two
weeks ago on the above matter.
My letter was meant to bring on q
discussion, and | am glad that
there has been an answer.
The aoswer, however, does not
meet the facts that l have pre-
viously shown except to a very
limited extent.
compiled the various items of
the floating debt which aggregated
S5487.21; this floating debt was
made up of shortages in the gener
al fund, fire fund, street fund and
a very small overdraft on the
school fund, and a debt to the
Port Gibson Bank. The Mayor
replies that there were expendi-
lures on the water aud light plant,
but these expenditures were all
charged to the water and light
fund, and no part at them to any
of the funds, now showing a short
age, and cannot account in auY
way for shortages in the other
funds; no transfer has been made
within the last year or two from
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CHAUTAUQUA COMING.
Will Be in Port Gibson Nov. 25-
20 Inclusive.

Radcliffe's Booster Club Chau-
tauqua will be in Port Gibson ca
Nov. 25th, Goth, 27th and 28thi
appearing at the court house at II
a. m. and 8 and 8 p. m. each day,
The Chantauqua will he education
al and entertaining, consisting of
lectures, music and sleight of hand
performances. This will be a
rare treat, and every body should
attend. The rest room at the
court house will be arranged so
that ladies coming from a distance
might bring their lunches and en-.
Joy them there.
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The County Vote.

There were about $50 votes
polled in the county Tuesday.
The Democratic electors received
ABS and the Republican electors S.
One Progressive eIector got 2
votes and three others vote each.
Six of the Socialist electors got
'pne vote each.
Senator Williams received 384
votes.
Congressman Quln got 372.
Supreme Court Justice Holden
received 355.
The game law lost by a vote of
27o against and I23 for.
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the general fund to the water and
light fund, except the regular arcs
and hydrants and street sprinkline
expenditures, and no part OF the
loan from the Port Gibson Bank
went to the water aud light fund,
and that part of the answer does
not answer.
The expenditure for fire hose
-accounts for part of the shortage,
but only small part; the shortage
in the fire fund In October, 1915,
was S76I.4o, and in 1916, same
date, $9o7. o2, difference of only
SI46.43 in that fund, and / make
bold to say that a part of even that
small difference is probably due to
changes made necessary by the
construction of the new sidewalks.
The reply of the Mayor leaves
no explanation tor over $4,000 ex
cess of disbursements over receipts
between October, 1915, and Oc-
tober, 1916. 1t would, of course,
take an audit to show exactly what
became af this difference. Nv
position is that tor years the town
has operated aud paid bonds on a
10 mill levy; as soon as the new
sidewalks are constructed the levy
jumps to IS mills, with over six
mills already represented by a
debt. If this excess ex.
penditure was not occasioned by |
the new sidewalks, for what was it
spent7 l have seen large add |
tional expenses necessary to these,
apart from the actual construction;
and it has been my idea that the
heavy increase in the levy was due
TO that cause.
The levy for a number of years
back, as shown by the minutes of
he Board of Aldermen, has been
IS follows:
1909, IL mills; 1910, II mills;
1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915, 10
Mills for each year.
The Mayor is in error in stating
hat the levy was reduced in 1oI4II
rom i2z to 10 mills; it had stood
It the latter figure for a number of
'ears already.
No transfer to the fire fund from
he general fund was made in 1915
'r 1916.
l see no reason to change my
that the citizens can
Expect a much heavier increase in
ak levy for 1917, if the proposed
idewalks are constructed, as now
!. T. DRAKE.
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PATTTSON.

Capt. w. M. Holder and hi:
attractive daughter, Miss Bertha,
went to Jackson to attend the
Fair.
Master Harold Humphreys. whc
has been attending school in New
Orleans, has been visiting bis
mother, Mrs. Matte Belle Hum
phreYs.
Miss Clara Wade, who has been
visiting relatives here, returned to
her home in Natchez, accompanied
by Miss Anna Darden.
Mr.. Willie Hugh Price took his
initial trip per automobile, to
Natchez recently, driving Mrs.
Darden down to visit relatives.
When we get our "sure enough"
highway, these two cities will be
in close communion and happy.
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WILL CONTINUE FIGHT.
Board of Supervisors Decides to
Finish Campaign Against
Cattle Ticks.

A number of cattle men and
representative citizens appeared
before the Board of Supervisors
! Monday and urged that the fight
against the cattle tick be con
tinued. 1t was stated that men
had bought land aud came into the
county believing that the tick
would soon be exteFminated, and
to give up the fight now would be
disastrous. Almost the whole day
was spent in talking over the mat
ter. The Board finally decided to
adopt vigorous campaign, and
passed the following order:
Ordered, that T. R. Trim be
appointed chief tick inspector of
Claiborne county at a salary OF
SI25 per month until further no.
ice. II being understood that be
IS to cover the whole county and
IS to use an automobile. It's also
ordered that be have power to
appoint Gard McKewen, !. A.
McFatter, M. C. Foster and one
other TO assist in the work, such |
assistants to be paid $40 per month |
and all to devote their entire slime
to the work.
The inspectors named above
declined to serve, and Mr.. Trim
has selected The following assist.
ants:
Dist. re. W. Davis.
Dist. 2-Frank Headley.
Dist. 3-Thos. Hughes.
Dist. 4-R. C. McKewen.
Dist. 81. A. McFatter.
Every herd in the county is TO
be Systematically inspected, and
10 order that no. time may be lost
in this work, Mr.. Trim asks that
all owners have their cattle penned
until this can be done.
He proposes to publish the
names of all owners who have
iicky cattle, that others might
guard against further spread.
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f1ead-otf that AlI-wlnter Cough

At the first sign of sore throat tight
chest or stufed-up bead take dose of d..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey The healing pine
tar, soothing honey and glycerine quickly
relieve the congestion, loosen the phlegm
and break up your cold Dr. Bells Pine
Tar-HoneY has all the benefits of the
healing aroma from pine >sforest, it is
pleasant to take and antiseptic. The
formula on the bottle tells why it relieves
colds and coughs. At your Druggist, 25c.
Adv
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ARCHER. PLACE SOLD.
D. H. Hill Becomes Owner and
VIII Build Home.

The Archer property, embracing
SAG acres, was sold Monday by
order of court to affect a division
of the property among the heirs.
Mr. D. H. Hill, who recently
married Miss Elizabeth Percy, a
member OF the Archer family, was
the purchaser, PAYING $1,000 for
the property.
1t is understood that Mr.. Hill
will erect residence on that por-
ton of the property lying between
the railroad 9nd public highway a
mile and halt from Port Gibson.
Mrs: HIPS friends will be glad
to know she will remain here.
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Knox Hats, late styles.
c. E. Norris.
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WILSON LEADS 5 VOTES.
At Eleven O'Clock Today Wilson Had IA Electoral Votes Agans
239 for Hughes. Most Of Doubtful States Indicate
Safe Majorihes for Wilson,

MThe presidential election
hangs in the balance. Th,
morning papers gave Wilson
240 votes, against 239 70,
Hughes, with West Virginia
New Hampshire, Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota,
New Mexico, Washington and
California still in doubt.
At eleven o'clock this morn
ing New Hampshire was de-
clared Democratic, which
added 4 votes TO the Wilson
column.
California papers at that
hour almost concede the state
to Wilson. New Mexico also
seems to be in the Wilson
column, but it may be two or
three days before definite re-
suits are obtained.
The Senate is Democratic,
while the House is in doubt,
though indications point to
Republican control.
New Hampshire is the only
eastern state to support the
administration, while the
West was almost as solidly
Democratic as was the South.
Early yesterday everything
indicated the election of
Hughes, and the Reveillc's
editorial, which was printed
yesterday, was based on that
assumption.
The campaign was bitter
one.> The Republicans had
twice as much money as did
the Democrats to carry on the |
fight. They used every means
to encompass Viii
sons defeat, even appealing
to religious prejudices.
This has been the first time
since the famous Hayes-Til-
den campaign, when there
was difference of only one
electoral vote, that an election
has been so close between
contending factions.
Summing up all of the in
formation obtainable, and leav-
ing out personal preference,
Wilson seems to be the win
ner.
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WESTSIDE.

MeSsrs. w. S. Calender and T.
w Nelson visited the State Fair.
Rev. McLe. d held services In
Bethel church Sunday afternoon,
zoth ut., to a large congregation.
The pea crop Is almost failure.
A great many state that they will
have to buy seed peas for another
wear
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We are showing a big line of
Boys Fall Suits and Knee Pants,
price ranging from $3.50 to s.. so.
We can suit you at almost any
price you want to pay. Also a
large variety of Girls Dresses.
sizes from 4 to 10, suitable for
school and street, prices ranging
from soc up.
David Books Department Store.
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Headquarters for School Sup
plies; we carry full line of Tablets.
School Bags, Pencils, Erasers, Ink.
Book Straps. Cryons. Pen Holders.
Pen Points, Drinking Cups. and
everything else the school children
need.
David Books Department Store.
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Car load of mules and mares ar:
rived this week, and any one In
need of good animal is invited to
call and see them.
Taylor & Bunting.
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For Sale-75 head Mules and
Mares-for Cash or Credit, at
Marx 4 Morehead Stable.