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The Keota news., 1916-03-24
Sunny Side Of March.


Il don't think much Of March,"
THE months suits me extremely
we'll"
with all this rain and disagreeable
weather." |
Il washnt thinking about the wealth.
er. March. 1916. has Ave pay days
in It,"
- = ! - :. .,-.-
To keep clean and healthy take Dr..
liver. bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Cheap Material.
Said He-Yes. am a self.made
man.
Said she-Yes: And I suppose you
got the msterial atSa bargain sale.
The Keota news., 1916-03-24

Generous Man.
II hear the divorce allowed each to
have the child half the time"
"Yes-he wants It days."-Judge.
The Keota news., 1916-03-24

ach. liver. kidneys and bowels the p,s
vious days accumulation Of toxins md
poisons: thus. cleansing. sweetenin.
and freshening the entire alimentag
canal. each morning. before putting
more food into the stomach.
A quarter pound OF limestone phot
phate costs very little at the drug
store but IL SUFFICIENT to make any
rheumatic or lumbago sufferer an en-
thusiast on tho morning inside bath
Millions Of people keep their joints
free from these rheumatic acids By
practicing this daily internal sanita
ton. A glass Of hot water with . tea'
spoonful Of limestone phosphate. drank
before breakfast. is wonderfully inris
Grating; besides. It Is an excellent
health measure becauae It cleanses the
alimentary organs Of all the waste
gases and sour fermentations. making
one look and feel clean, sweet and
fresh all day.
Those who try this for one wex
may find themselves free from sick
headaches. constipation. bilious At
tacks, sallowness, nasty breath and
stomach acidity.
The Keota news., 1916-03-24
HIGH PRICES
GOOD CROPS
And Good Demand for Al Farm
Products.

Il il NO new experience for settlers
located In . fertile COT atry such ~
Western Canada, where lands may be
bought at very reasonable prices. to
harvest q crop that in one season pays
the entire cost Of their farm. Undoubt-
eddy this was the experience OF many
farmers during 1915. but one instance
may be quoted. A settler who came
to Canada from the United States
some years ago decided to add to his
holdings by buying IN adjoining quar-
ter section near his home at Warner.
1t $4,000 an acre. with terms spread
over . period Of years. He got the
land into . good state Of cultivation
and last spring put the whole quarter
section in wheat. When the crop was
threshed he found that 1t only took
half the wheat on the farm to pay the
whole purchase price Of It: in short
. single years crop paid the cost of
the land. paid ali the expenses OF op-
Grafton and left him handsome sur
plus ~ profit. This settler had some
adjoining land. and his whole wheat
crop for the season amounted to
over $4,000 bushels. He 10 now plan.
ming to obtain some sheep and invest
his profits in i've stock which will a.
sure him . good living irrespective Of
what the season may happen to be.
Canada's financial position 10 ex.
cellent. All speculation has been elm.
mated, and trading IL done on . cash
basis, with restricted credit.
Detailed figures Of Canada's trade
for twelve months ending October 81
show how the war 10 forcing Canadian
trade into new channels. One Of the
most extraordinary changes 10 in COM
merce with the United States. A
couple Of years ago Canada imported
from the United States two or three
hundred million dollars worth Of
goods moro than she exported. Tho
balance Of trade was all with the
United States. The balance is rapid.
ly disappearing. and the present out
look IL that by the end Of this year
Canada will have exported to the
United States more than she has i'm.
ported.
The figures for the past four years
are Illuminating. They are a. fol-
lows:
Exports. Imports.
1912 S1457 21 65n 3I1o 6s7 400
The Keota news., 1916-03-24
M0THER| LOOK At
CA|LDS-. TONGUE
II cross, feverish, constipated,
give "CaIifornia Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves . sick child
tomorrow. Children simply viii not
take the time from play 70 empty thei,
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish: stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. mother! II coat.
Cd. or your child 10 listless. cross. few.
erish. breath bad. restless. doesn't eat
heartily. full Of cold or has sore throat
q any other children's ailment. give .
teaspoonful Of california Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry. because II 10
perfectly harmless. and In few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste viii gently
move out Of the bowels. and you have
. we'll. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing 10 ofttimes all
that IL necessary. 1t should be the
drst treatment given In any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit hg syrups.
Ask at the store for . 60.cent bottle Of
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
full directions for babies. children OF
an ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Keota news., 1916-03-24

Red Gross Bag Blue. much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get nom any
grocer. Adv. tar
The Keota news., 1916-03-24

She Got the Last Word.
He-Man WAS born to trouble a. the
sparks ny upward.
she-Yes. to trouble woman
Judge.
The Keota news., 1916-03-24

-Four years ago, In 1912, the balance
Of trade in favor Of the United
States was no less than two hundred
and sixty.seven millions, and this
year, the balance is reduced to only
thirty.two millions. The figures are
extraordinary and reflect the changed
and new conditions in Canada. It
looks as II for the first time in nearly
half a century this year Canada will
sell more to the United States than
she will buy from the Americans
Advertisement
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-26
An ,nslnuatIon.

Mrs. McNlanus lin shoe store)-OPm
afther wnntin' t look ut some shoes
fer tn kid.
Salesman-Yes, ma'am. White kidf
Mrs. McAIanus--Don't yez get fresh,
young man. Av coorse II do be white.
aven II II Is Oirish.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-26

Mrs. Samuel Taylor Dorsett daugh-
ter of North Carolina mountaineer
farmer, is the perfect model for num-
ber of Junoesque figures which have
brought considerable fame TO the sculp-
tors who made them. Her figure, an Inch
less than six feet tall and perfectly pro-
portioned. was reproduced by Paul
Bartlett In the central figure OF the
new house Of representatives pedi-
ment. The figure OF Panama on the
diplomas of award bestowed by the
Panama Pacific exposition Is hers. She
appears in the mural paintings Of s. Y.
Turner In the state capital at Madison.
Wis. Mrs. Dorsett was reared on one
of the sides OF Mt. Mitchell In the
"supphire country" Much of her life
has been spent In the open.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
REPEL RUSS ATTACKS
BERLIN SAYS ASSAULT AGAINST
Won LlNSiNGEN FAILED
1889 PRISONERS.
TEuToNs FLEE FROM sLAvs
Petrograd Declares Troops Are Pur-
suing Enemy and Have Reached
Graberki and Sereth Rlvers-Fight-
ing Near kovei-FreSeh Lines HOLD

Berlin. Aug. 2.-Strong Russian as
saults in mass formation against the
troops of General Won Linsingen were
repulsed with the heavier losses 10 the
attackers. said the section OF the Ger
man official statement dealing with the
eastern front. The Germans captured
1859 Russians.
London, Aug. Russian troops ad-
vancing toward Kovel have crossed the
Stokhod river. along the whole stretch
between the Sarny-Kovel and the kov-
el-Rojitche railroads, says Reuters
Petrograd correspondent.
Petrograd. Aug. I'm the region or
Brody, on the Volhynian and Galician
frontier, Russian troops are pursuing
the Austro-German armies, it was Of
ficially announced here, and have
reached the rivers Graberki and Ser
eth.
Berlin, Aug. 2.-Anglo-French troops
In their attack Sunday against the
German positions In the region. of the
River Somme did not gain a foot OF
ground, according TO the German army
headquarters staff in its statement.
London, Aug. 2.-The Anglo-French
forces not only held their own against
fierce German counter-attacks TO re-
cover positions lost in Sundays fight
Ing. but the British succeeded by local
attacks in advancing their lines at sew
eral points in the Somme. These were
all on the important plateau north of
the town of Bazentin-le-Petit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
BRITISH GET U. S. PROTEST
Note Charging Treaty Violation Now
in the Hands of London
Foreign Office.

Washington, July 29.TThe American
protest against the British boycott
now is in the hands of the British for
eign office. Acting Secretary of State
Polk let it be known that the protest
was approved by President Wilson.
1t is understood that the protest
was complied by President Wilson
personally. 1t will be made public
next Monday morning. officials at
the White House and state depart
ment expressed themselves as hopeful
that the British government viii mod
fy considerably its position in view
of the emphatic opposition enunciated
by the United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
BANDIT GANG ROUTED.
TWO AMERICANS AND FIVE MExi-
CAN OUTLAWS KILLED
IN FIGHT.
BATTLE NEAR FORT HANCOCK
cavalrymen Attack Bandits When
They Resist Arrest-Fieht Starts at
Raneher's Aome-carranzistas Pur-
sue Fuoitises.

Washington, Aug. a.-The war de-
partment on Monday received Official
confirmation of the killing of two
Americans and five Mexican bandits
when the latter were resisting arrest
near Fort Hancock. Tex.
General Funston forwarded TO the
department the report Of General Bell.
commander at Fort Hancock. saying
the fighting occurred one and a half
miles from San Chez ranch, near Fort
Hancock. at 5 80 O'Clock in the morn
ang. General Bells report implied
that there were no Mexican survivors.
Et Paso, Tex, Aug. 1.-Two Ameri-
cans were killed and one wounded
and FIVE Mexican bandits killed in a
battle FIVE miles south Of Fort Han
cock on Monday.
The Americans dead are John j..
Twoomey, Troop F. Eighth Massachu-
sets cavalry. and Robert Woods. spe-
cial customs inspector. Sergt. Lewis
Thompson of Troop + was wounded.
American authorities were told by
Carranza officers that bandits were in
the vicinity Of Fort Hancock. Cow
boys trailed the outlaws TO a Mexican
ranch house just on the American
side of the border, with seven sol
diers of Troop F, Eighth cavalry.
The owner OF the ranch met the
men at the door, He denied the pres
ence of the bandits.
Woods and Sergeant Thompson, in
command of the soldiers, rode for
ward. AS they did the Mexican fed
to the house and began firing from the
door.
His companions inside poked rifles
through the adobe wall and fired a
yolley.
Woods fell from his horse at the
first shot. AS he did he jerked out
his gun and killed the ranch owner.
The soldiers charged and Twoomey
fell. The American rifles proved too
hot and the Mexicans fed.
Those who escaped. General Bell
was notified. are being pursued by
Carranza's troops. Their capture was
predicted.
United States troopers will not be
sent across the line TO hunt the mar
auders. according to a statement at
army headquarters here. -
Sergeant Thompson was brought TO
the army hospital here on the train
bringing Woods body. Thompson
gave the following account of the
fight:
Captain Marujo. in command Of
eight Carranzista soldiers stationed
at San Ignacio, reports having cap
tured four bandits on the Mexican
side Of the line and reports five 9TH
ers escaped 70 the American side.
After the fight between bandits
and the sachusetts troops, Maru-
jail with his soldiers crossed the line
and took charge of the bodies of the
bandits.
This was done. it is said. with the
consent of Customs Officer Bean.
Marujal then took up pursuit of flee
ing bandits in Mexico. 1t is believed
they are seriously wounded. The
clothing of dead bandits contained
nothing that would help to establish
their identity"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
BIG LOSS BY BLAST GREAT DEFENSE SUM
DYNAMITE AND sHRAPNEL GO UP
IN NEW YORK HARBoR.
Scores of Persons Injured When In.
ferno Is Loosed on Black
Tom Island.

New York, Aug. Properly loss
estimated at $25,OO0,O00 was caused
early Sunday morning by a series IF
terrific explosions of ammunition
awaiting shipment to the entente al
lies and stored on Black Tom island,
small strip of land jutting into New
York bay off Jersey City.
Two are known to be dead and at
least two more are missing. Scores of
persons were Injured, some of them
probably mortally.
The detonations, which were felt in
five states, began with continuous
rapid fire of small shells, the blowing
up of great quantities of dynamite,
trinitrotoluene, and other high ex-
plosives, followed by the bursting of
thousands of shrapnel shells, which
literally Showered the surrounding
country and waters for many miles
around.
Fire that started soon after the first
great crash, which spread death and
desolation in its wake, destroyed 13
tional Storage company on Black Tom
island. in which was stored merchan-
disc valued at between S12,000,0O0
and S15.O00,OOO
The flames, shooting into the clouds,
were reflected against New York S
skyline" of the towering office build
ings, which only a few moments be-
fore were shaken to their foundations
by an earthquake. Miles of streets in
Manhattan alone were strewn with
broken glass and shattered signs.
The cause of the disaster had not
been determined. Officials of the Ma
tfonal Storage company and the Lee
high Valley railroad, which also suf-
fered heavily through loss of proper
ty, declared, however, that reports to
them showed a fire started shortly
after one o'clock on a barge belong
Ing to an independent towing COM
pany that had been moored alongside
dock used by the railroad company
to transfer ammunition shipments
from trains to vessels in the harbor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
GREAT TIME FOR MOTORISTS
National Touring Week, Beginning
August 6, Will Find Them on the
Road by the Thousand.

Chicago, July 29.-The dawn of Au-
gust 6 will find untold thousands of
American automobilists on the road
for the greatest concerted vacation
ever devised. The day will be the
first of the National Touring week,
preparations for which have engrossed
the attention of manufacturers, deal
ers and car owners for months. The
"see America first" idea is thorough
ly aroused, but the spirit is concen-
trated in "see your home state first"
The touring week is to be big fam
lily affair, for every motorist is plan
ming to take his wife and children, if
he has any, into the great open where
they will find the refrigeration that
comes from rest and a change of
scene.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific the
week of August will be made men,
CRADLE and many thousands of Amer
leans will discover beauties of their
OWL land hitherto unknown to them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

Zurich, July 31.-According to the
official lists published in Germany, the
PrusSian losses in killed alone ag-
gregate 25,9S4 officers and 1877, 637
men.
Copenhagen, July 31.-Fishermen
arriving in port reported seeing ten
Zeppelins cruising over the Baltic.
This was the biggest squadron ever
observed.
Berlin. July Sherman officials
upheld the execution of Capt. Charles
Fyatt as wholly justified under Ger
many's warning that merchantmen are
not entitled to commit acts of war.
Captain Fryatt, it is asserted, became
pirate when the merchant ship I'M
der his command tried to sink Ger
man submarine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
100000 STORM IN PEORIA
Ten Street Cars Struck by Lief thing
in Freak Blow Confined to One
City's Environs-

Peoria. Ill. Aug. damage esti-
mated at $4,000 was done here when
terrific thunderstorm, coming as an
end TO 50 days of drought, swept over
the business and factory sections of
the city.
Hundreds of telephones were put out
of order, ten street cars were struck by
lightning, poles were blown down. and
the entire street car service of the city
was held up Is minutes. Roofs were
torn off several buildings and several
were struck by lightning. Railroads re-
ported little damage, and there were no
fatalities.
The storm was freakish in that it
covered only section limited to five
miles ea ST and west of the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
CHARLES E. HUGHES NOTIFIED
Big Audience on a Swelter-
ing Night.

New York, Aug. CHARLES Evans
Hughes received formal notification of
his nomination for president by the
Republican party and made his speech
of acceptance before an audience
which, on a night of sweltering heat,
filled Carnegie hall from orchestra TO
topmost gallery.
The speech itself was critical re-
view of the Wilson policies, in partfc-
ular his treatment of the Mexican stu
alton, and the record made by his ad-
ministration in its relation to the war
ring powers of Europe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
New Air Raid on ENGLAND.

London, Aug. 2-The eastern and
southeastern counties of England had
a visitation from German airships late
Monday night. An official eommuni-
cation says:
AN attack by a number of hostile
airships developed before midnight.
The raiders are reported as having
crossed the coast line along the east
ern and southeastern counties. Bombs
were dropped off the Thames estuary"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL OF
$s14,ooo, 900 Is PASSED.
An Amendment Giving the Soldiers on
the Border the Right to Vote
on the Field Eliminated.

Washington. July 29.-Nearly $780,
100000 for national defense iii the tis-
cal year 1917 is the aggregate of pro-
posed appropriations reached in the
senate with the passage of the army
appropriation bill, carrying in round
numbers $S14,000,000.
This grand total for preparedness
still is subject to revision, however,
because the army bill will follow the
naval bin into conference, where re-
auctions are probable, despite the firm
porting the liberal response of the SEN
ate to the call for adequate defense.
The appropriations for prepared
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08

hington-President Wilson has
signed the rivers and harbors appro-
priation bill carrying approximately
$42,O0O,O 900.
Berlin-A daily and direct steamship
service has been established between
Passau, Bavaria, and Belgrade, Serbia,
by the Danube Steam Navigation COM
pany, according to the Overseas News
agency.
Richmond, Va.-Capt. Sally Louisa
Tompkins, aged SO, the only woman
ever commissioned as an officer in the
confederate army, died here at the
Home for Confederate Women.
Amsterdam-A Berlin official state
ment says that four German destroy
ers captured two loaded British steam
ers in international water off Lands
krona, Sweden.
Washington = The president has
nominated the following men on the
new farmers loan board: Judge Chas.
E. Lobdell, Great Bend, Kan; George
Norris, Philadelphia; Capt w. S. A.
Smith, Sioux City, Ia; Herbert Quick,
Berkeley Springs, W. Va.
Ottawa, Ontario-The war is cost
ing the Dominion of Canada $1,000, 900
a day, an official announcement said.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08

AS it passed the senate the army bill
exceeded the appropriations made by
the house by more than S131, 100000
In the final hours of debate on the
measure the senate agreed to an ap-
preparation of 100000 for the relief
of dependent families of National
Guardsmen and regular army soldiers
in service in the Mexican emergency.
Distribution of the fund is left to
the discretion of the secretary of war,
but in no case shall any dependent fam
lily receive more than $50 month.
An amendment giving soldiers on the
border the right to vite in the field at
the November election was eliminated
from the bill on point of order just
before passage.
AS soon as the army bill WIS out of
the way the senate took up and passed,
after brief debate, the military acad1
envy appropriation bill, carrying ST.
23S, 32S.57, an increase of $1,019,524
over the house authorization.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
puda ronsoriaI Ar+le+

I'm not going to that female bar
Der shop again; there's rude girl
there, don't you know"
What did she say?'
why, she looked at my mustawsh
and awsked me if / would have it
sponged off or rubbed in Christian
Register.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
ALL TRADE RECORDS BROKEN
United States Closes the Greatest
Year in Commercial History
of the Country.

Washington. July 31.-Foreign trade
of the United States closed its great
est year in history Tune 80 with a
balance of S2.136,OOO,0O0 in favor of
American exporters.
The years exports aggregated S4,-
334, 100000, the depa -tment of COM
merce announced, and imports were
valued at 81. 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
CHAMP CLARK NAMED AGAIN
Speaker of House Nominated for Con-
gress for the Twelfth Time
by Democrats.

Montgomery, Mo-, Aug. 2.-For the
twelfth time without opposition in
his own party Speaker Champ Clark
was nominated for congress by the
Democrats of this district. Attorney
Walter L. Cole, nominated by the Re
publicans without opposition, will be
Mr.. Clark's opponent at the November
elections. The speaker expects to
campaign in his district before the
election.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
Minneapolis, August /, 1916.

Minneapolis, August i. 1916.
Wheat - No. hard, 1,31; No. /
northern. 1.27Q1.29: No. 2 northern,
1.23@i.27.
Corn-No. yellow. S3@S4c.
Oats-No, white. 3SAQ3S%c.
Rye-95@96o.
Flax-2.05@2.09
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
TILLMAN GLAD NORTH WON
Senator From South Carolina Makes
Statement While Urging Pas
sage of Bill.

Washington, July ST. never be-
lieved it possible that 1 could do Ii,
but slowly by degrees 1 have come to
think that it was best for all con-
cerned that the South was Defeated
said Senator Tillman OF South Caro-
lima. urging passage of bill dealing
with Arlington cemetery.
"SlaveTy," he continued, was a
curse which had to be destroyed ere
the South and the world could adj
vance"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
Welsh Proves Real chamnion

New York, Aug. Freddie Welsh
showed several good humping reasons
why ne is champion lightweight of the
world when he licked Benny Leonard.
Excepting one round-the third
Welsh won all the way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
Cooking Juicy Vegetables.

Sweet juiced vegetables should be
cooked in as little water as possible.
The water in which they are cooked
should be served with the peas and
beans, or in a separate dish. to be
added by those who care for the liquid.
It contains valuable mineral salts,
which are the most important ele-
ments. ANY surplus liquid may be
used for soups.
Cook strong favored vegetables rap
idly: simmer gently the sweet juiced.
Prom the Delineator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08

Peking. Aug. 2.-In a revolutionary
outbreak in Hankow. a large district
was burned and looted and many ma
tives were killed, and some Russian
women injured before foreign volun-
teers checked the uprising.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08

Cleveland The City Ice Delivery
company, the biggest ice concern here,
announced an increase in price of 21a
cents per 100 pounds to domestic and
commercial trade. Danger of an ice
famine is given as the reason.
New York-New York city put it's
official ban on skyscrapers when the
board of estimate by a unanimous vote
adopted a plan which has for its OBJ
ject the prevention of indiscriminate
building of structure without relation
to neighborhoods, rights of property
owners, OF existing values.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-08-08
Italians Occupy Town.

Rome, via London, Aug. 2.-Attacks
by the Austrians on Italian positions
on Monte Cimone were repulsed, the
war office announced. The Italians adj
vancea in the Travignola valley and
occupied the village of Panevggio.