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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
YELLoWBAcKs LIGHT CIGARS
Mysterious Individual in New York
Hotel Excites Wonder Of
BeIlhops.

New York.-"One of your best
CIGARS" said an elderly man In n silk
suit, gray silk gloves, gray socks and
the same colored suede shoes.
The girl behind the cigar counter in
an uptown hotel looked at this person
and brought forth cedar box with an
aroma that reached for yards.
The symphony in gray selected so
cent perfecto, took out peari-handled
knife from a gray suede case, cut Off
the end of the cigar and then placed 1t
in his mouth. He then took out roll
of bills. handed the cigar counter girl
one with ayr on 1t, and then to her
surprise plucked O yellowback from
the roll and applied it to the gas light
er.
He was slow about lighting the cigar.
His change was on the counter. How
ever, he finally picked 1t. up, threw
the burned bill into n sand vase and
walked away.
-Four bellboys. who had watched the
proceeding, sprang to the vase. The
paper still was burning and all that
was left was the part marked with
two KS.
Sure" said one of the bellhops. "he
does that all the time. Somebody told
me that it's moving picture actor, but
anyway II this paper can be redeemed
by Uncle Sam I'm for him"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Wyoming.

w. A. Pierce of Chicago has Sc
cured oil leases on several thousand
acres OF land eight miles west OF
Meeteetse, and expects to begin drill
ing at once.
Excitement at Rawlins, concerning
the new Lost Soldier oil field con-
tinues unabated and the striking OF a
third well has caused another 1barI
advance in selling values.
Drilling on the Pease tract, east of
Basin, has been started by Scott Mills.
The Wyoming Oil and Coal com
pany, capitalized at $780, 900, filed ar
ticles of Incorporation for the purpose
Of engaging in the oil and coal devel.
opment of Fremont county, with Of
fices at Riverton.
The Norbeck- k-Nicholson company is
Installing a rig on Old Woman creek
IN the Lusk section. and will put
Town a we'll for oil. The rig Is caps
sle OF going down 1000 feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Girl Predicted Patrol Wreck.

Pueblo.-The wreck of the police
auto patrol at the corner of Grant and
Broadway was predicted three days
before by a young woman in Califor-
mia. Chauffeur George Windsor, who
was at the wheel and who, by his
quick wit, probably saved himself
and nine passengers from death, has
documentary evidence of the proph-
ecy in the shape of postcard written
to his wife by her sister, Mrs. Kate
Punaluna. Mrs. PunalunG, is the
daughter of William Davenport and a
native of this city. She went to Sac
ramento, Cal, three years ago after
having been married one, year. 1t was
from there that she sent the predic-
ton of the wreck and which was not
received here until four hours after
the near-tragedy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Colorado.

The Colorado Alunite Mining com
pany has been incorporated at Pueblo.
The new plant of the Continental
Oil Company at Cripple Creek has
been completed.
twenty-five ton mill employing
the oil flotation process viii be erect
ed at the Logan mine near Crisman.
A report from Ouray states that at
a meeting of Ouray and Delta capi-
talists it was decided to reopen the
Ouray smelter.
The Black Cloud mill at Salina has
been purchased by c. A. Newell and
]. G. Blake of Denver and will be
rebuilt into an oil flotation plant.
In the Lake City district 50-ton
capacity mill for small or individual
mine holders, who are taking on ac-
tivity in production in and about the
district, is being built.
From Silverton 1t is reported that
one of the richest lead-silver discov-
cries ever reported in the county was
recently made in the Queen City
claim at the head of Ohio gulch.
C. A. Roessler of Mancos received
assay returns from a sample of ore
from the Florence w mine which he
sent to Durango to be tested. The
assay certificate showed a value OF
s120.
Operations are to be resumed on
the Little Daisy, Bull hill property
located on the eastern slope of that
HILL in section 81, due east of the
dumps at the mill OF the Isabella
Mines company.
Directors of the Cresson Consoli
dated Geld Mining and Milling com
pany voted a regular dividend of 10
cents a share per month. This will
make dividend payments of s122,00O a
month
At Cripple Creek the weekly pro
duction from the main shaft of the
Modoc Mining and Milling company
in the saddle between Battle noun
tain and Bull hill, is now holding at
three cars, or about 100 tons
The most important discovery of ore
made in the Leadville district since
the early sos has been made in the
Valley adit In Prospect mountain. AT
depth of $50 feet below the adit
level, an immense body of oxidized
iron, containing good values in silver
and manganese, has been opened. The
ore is identical with that found in the
first contact of Carbonate. Fryer and
Breeze hills.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, servie.
Metal Market Prlces.
Arizona.

One pound of ore from the Oatman
district yielded SO in gold
The unwatering of the shaft of the
Arkansas & Arizona, at Jerome, Is
about completed.
Encouraging word comes from the
Green Monster. Ore is being cut in
the Cliff tunnel
Reports from the Mayer section are
to the effect that mines and mills are
pushing work successfully.
Work is to be started in a short
time on the Paragon group, lying be-
tween the Lazy Boy and Esperapza
at Oatman.
Various rumors have had it that
the United Eastern magnates. who re-
Gently purchased control of the Sunny
side company, have also acquired the
Oatman Queen.
The Arizona seems des-
tined TO be the next real mine of
Oatman. At vertical depth of 110
feet and 126 in an incline shaft, it
has opened thirty inches of ore that
averages $3.50 "a ton.
At Oatman the United Eastern is
completing an ore bin at No. shaft
and is still engaged in other prepara-
tory work in connection with handling
the mine output there when the bore
shall have reached the 665-foot level.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08

head of the joint snake came out of the
woods and looked around. 1t then
made peculiar whistle and another
joint backed up and fastened on to the
head.
The head whistIed twice and joint
No. 2 came out, and so on. so many
whistles for each point, until 1t came
time for the one Enoch had In the
bucket. At its call the thing thrashed
around In the bucket like all possessed.
but couldn't get out. OF course. with
out the joint that fit, the snake couldn't
get together.
Enoch said the last he saw OF 1t the
head had taken charge of one-half and
the tail the rest and had gone Off in
different directions to hunt up the
snissing joint. Enoch got almost home
Hfth his joint when an automobile
footed down the road. This either
scared the joint or 1t was Its coupling
o.n signal, for Enoch says 1t managed
to flop out of the bucket and get away
in the tall grass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
RUSSIANS DRIVE BACK AUSTRi-
ANS CENTER IN OPERATIONS
IN GALICiAN SECTOR.
TAKE 4,5oO PRISONERS
BRITISH GAIN POSSESSION OF
LEUzE WOOD ON THE soMME.
ITALIANS ADVANCING.
western Newspaper Union Nqws Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Sept. while their COM
patriots were busy north of the
Somme. warding off German counter
attacks or engaged in artillery duels.
the French south of the river drove
their men farther into the German
lines for noteworthy gains.
In stubborn fighting over front of
miles between Vermandovillers and
Chilly. the Germans have been forced
to give up the northern portion OF
Vermandovlllers. while the French
have occupied the outskirts of the
railway junction town of Chaulnes.
and thrown their forces along the rail
way running from Chaulnes to Boye,
between Chaulnes and Chilly.
To the north the operations of the
French, with Barleux and ultimately
Peronne as their objective, also met
with success. Southeast of Belloy-en-
were captured and most of the village
of Berny-en-Santerre fell into French
hands. Paris says the number OF
prisoners taken apparently was large.
Berlin admits the loss of Clery, which
lies short distance north of Per
onne.
In Galicla on the front OF the Zlota
have driven the Teutonic allies from
fortified positions and have taken A.
500 prisoners, among them about q.
600 Germans. Berlin comedies vic.
tory to the Russians in this region.
Violent fighting continues around
Brzezany, southeast of I,emberg, but
here, Berlin says, the Russians suf
fered heavy losses and have made no
advance. Russian attacks near Zbo'
row, northern Galicia, and In Volhy
mia. also failed. according 70 Berlin
Fighting is still going on in the Car
pathians. where the Russians claim
the capture of additional heights.
In the Rumanian theatre German
and Bulgarian troops are still en-
gagged with the Rumanians in the Do
brudja region. Berlin reports the cap
ture of seven of the Tutrakan works
together with their armored batteries
| The Rumanians claim that they have
retaken all the Dobrudja frontier east
of the Danube between Bulgaria and
Rumania. The towns of Islacx and
Kalafat. on the Danube, have been
bombarded by the Teutons.
The Russians in Turkish Armenia
continue their progress against the
Turks near Ognott. inflicting heavy
casualties on them, according to Pet
rograd.
In Albania the Italian advance has
been stopped, says Berlin, and the
Teutonic allies have recaptured all
positions taken from them recently
east of Avlona.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Ashurst Impugns veraeity of Penrose

Washington.-Th Senate INDUCED
in one of the widest sessions OF its
history during a debate on the cor
rupt practices bill. At one point dur
ing the proceedings a personal en-
counter between Senators Ashurst of
Arizona. Democrat. and Curtis OF
Kansas. a Republican, was ayerted
only by the interference of Senator
Smoot of Utah. AT another time Sen
ator Ashurst called Senator Penrose
OF Pennsylvania a liar and refused for
a time to retract his statement. Final
ly he made an equivocal Withdrawal
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
DISCOUNTED SNAKE
COLLECTS ITSELF
Head Whistles and Other Parts
Come Back and Link
Themselves.

Larned, Kan.--Enoch Chnse had a
peculiar experience while taking the
logs out of the old dugont on Mel
Hicks south eighty. He ran across
joint snake down between the logs and
hit 1t with his spade. or course every
joint flew apart and started to wiggle
of.
Enoch, just for a joke, picked up
one of the joints and put 1t in a bucket
and then slipped behind the logs and
waited TO see what would happen. In
about ten minutes he heard a sort OF
low whistle and then n rustling. The
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Victim of Crash at Springs Dies.

Colorado Springs.-Albert A. Nos
trum, co years old, died at St Fran
els hospital of injuries received in the
crash of a section of the grandstand
at the Welsh-White fight. F. w. Pur-
cell, district attorney, and Coroner
Boyle have called an inquest. The list
of injured ifas mounted to more than
200. and, according to doctors, there
are at least forty or fifty more who
were treated privately. taken to pri-
vate homes or boarding houses or re-
turned to Denver. and whose names
have not been reported
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
REAL BABES IN THE WOODS
Brother and Sister, Aged Nine and
Eight, Lost Five Days In
City Park.

Waterbury, Conn.-The fairy tale of
BABES in the Wood" has been dupli-
Gated in the woods near Lakewood
park, by Andrew Yankauskas, nine
years old, and his sister, Mary. aged
eight. The children left home one
morning to go fishing. Losing their
way and becoming bewildered. they
remained hidden In the woods five
days, living on wild berries and sleep
ing under trees. Their parents had
given up hope, believing the children
had been drowned. but the pair finally
were located by policeman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Prices Make Up Loss in Yield.

Crop experts who have been analyz
ing conditions throughout the state
find cause for congratulation in the
yield. This is particularly true in the
nonirrigated sections where farmers
who carefully followed scientific soil
tillage methods are producing fair
crops. amounting to so to Go per cent
of the normal. The potato crop will
approximate 100000 bushels. about
100000 less than last year. There
Is considerably reduced acreage. but
the short yield will be offset by the
higher prices
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Hunters Must Obey U. 8. Laws.

Colorado sportsmen and ornitholo-
the ratification by Congress of the mi
gratory bird treaty with Great Brit
ain, the four years contention and
dissension over the federal migratory
bird law is at an end. There will be
nothing to do in the future, the sports
men say. but to obey the federal law.
whose conflict with the Colorado law,
particularly in the matter OF ducks,
has always been a thorn in the hunt
er's side. w B. Fraser, state game
and fish commissioner, agrees with
this sentiment. As in the past his
wardens will enforce only the Colo
RADIO statute, but he warns hunters
that If they break the federal law
they certainly will be caught Tho
federal law is placed in new light
in view of the treaty with Great Brit
ain, the first pact of its kind ever
negotiated. under which the United
States and Canada agree on migratorg
bird protection. This makes the law
international in scope, and the ratiii-
fication of the treaty is taken to
mean that, under the federal constitu-
tion, all states are bound to aid in the
enforcement of the law The Colora-
do law sets Sept. l as the beginning
of the open season on ducks, which ex-
tends into the middle of spring. The
recently revised federal law sets Sept
Z to Dec. 20 as the open season.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Arena Victims rotaI 1sz.

Colorado Springs names
are still coming in from private resi-
dences. the total injured in the col.
lapse of the bleacher section at the
Huerfano street fight arena was 1877.
OF that number. four are injured SO
badly that their condition is declared
to be critical The hospitals are
choked with men and women suffer
ing from various injuries. largely bro
ken legs. ankles, arms and ribs. Two
are reported to have but slight chance
to recover.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Santa Fe Not to obey s.Hour Law.

Topeka, Kan.-E. p. Ripley, presi-
dent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway, declared in formal state
ment that the Santa Fe does not in
tend TO comply with the Adamson
eight-hour law, recently enacted by
Congress to avert a threatened rail-
road strike, until ordered to do SO by
the United States Supreme Court
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Charges Against Game Warden.

government at Harvard University,
filed five complaints, making fifteen
charges of offensive and unbecoming
conduct against G. H. Thomson OF
Estes Park with w B. Fraser, state
game and fish commissioner, and Gov
ernor Carlson. Thomson is an Estes
Park game warden, and superintend-
ent of the fish hatchery there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
On Conference Committee.

Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford. state su-
perintendent of public instruction, has
been appointed a member of a ma
tional committee of 100 educators, ed
itors, business men and labor repre-.
sentatives who will hold a conference
under the auspices of the federal de-
partment of education to consider
measures for a national campaign to
"Americanize" immigrants.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Six Men Hold Up Arizona Train.

Douglas. Ariz.-The Golden State
limited train of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific railway, was held up
at Apache siding, forty miles east OF
Douglas. by six masked men. The
robbers uncoupled the baggage and
two mail cars and forced the crew
to run to the county road bridge.
three miles west of Apache. where
they tried for an hour to break into
the express safe. firing six charges
of nitro glycerine before they gave
up the attempt and rode for the north
m COW ponies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Re.Wed Alter SO Years.

New York.-Mrs- ID. Butler, sixty
four years old, and Peter J. Dobbs,
sixty-eight. who were divorced 80 years
ago, have just rs-wed. Both had taken
other mates, who have since died.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Registered Mail Theft Reported.

Pueblo.-According to a report re-
ceived here secret service agents are
investigating the alleged theft of val
liable registered mail reported to have
occurred at La Junta.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Big Frontier DAYS Fair.

Fort Morgan.-Almost the entire at.
tention of the citizens of Fort Nor
gan is centered upon the big Frontier
Days. Fair.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
RootIeaaer Sentenced.

Pueblo-Ed Watts pleaded guilty to
bootlegging in Justice LeGdy's court
and was sentenced to serve six
months in the county jail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08

The Independence mill of the Port
land Gold Mining Company closed
struction of an addition to the mil.
which will double its treatment ca
pacity from 900 tons daily to 1900
tons daily
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
1917 M. e conference at saIida

Sterling-The next annual confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church of this district will be held in
Salida.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-08
Mine Output Shows Big Gain,

Cripple Creek gold mining district
produced during the month of August,
95,26S tons OF ore. with an average
value Of $3.50 ton and gross av-
erage value of 1880 ton and a gross
bullion value of S1.294,S4S. AS com
pared with July there is a marked in
crease In both tonnage and valuation.
Figures as reported out from the
lows:
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
NAVAL RED CROSS \
WORK EMPHASIZED
Washington Chapter Enters
Upon Final Week Of Cam
paIgn for 5000 Members.

with emphasis on the naval side OF
the work of the Red Cross. the Wash
Ington chapter today entered upon the
closing week Of its campaign to get
5000 members in Washington.
Reports for the first weeks efforts
show LOO new members, making a
total Of 2,500 half Of the number toward
which the chapter is working. These
were obtained despite the inclement
weather on two days last week which
handicapped the workers.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock Passed
Assistant Surgeon w. r. Eaton, u. =.
NJ, will describe the personnel OF the
medical service in the navy. He will
talk OF the work OF the hospital corps
man, his many dutleE, and his techni-
cal training at the Hospital Corps
Training School.
At I:5o O'Clock today, Surg. Charles
G.. Smith, u. S. N. will describe how
the navy cares for its sick, the sick
bays OF battleships. and of the naval
hospitals located at various naval sta
tions.
These lectures will take place at the
exhibition rooms, Thirteenth and j.
streets, and the exhibition will be open
daily until Friday. on that day former
President Taft will view II.
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
ASK LAST WORD ON
NATIONAL DEFENSES
Antl-Preparedness Committee
men Would Go on Record
Before Committee.

The anti-preparedness committee r.
seeking to have the last word in the
hearings before the Senate and House
Military Committees on National De-
fenas
An announcement given out by the
committee says prep
arations are under way for a regular
field day for the opponents Of prepared
ness They will be heard before the
Senate committee tomorrow afternoon
and before the House committee
Wednesday morning. Their plan is to
have the opposition to the Presidents
program voiced by distinguished repre-
sentatiyes OF labor. AGRICULTURAL inter-
ests, church. business. and education.
Arrangements are being made to obtain
for the hearings President John p
White, OF the United Mine Workers Of
America; President James II. Maurer,
OF the Pennsylvania Federation Of La
Dor; Bishop Charles d. Williams. Of
Detroit; President Charles Barrett. Of
the Farmers Union. with headquarters
at Atlanta; Governor Capper OF Kansas,
who entertained the President at To-
peka; President Clarence Howard. Of
the Business Mems League Of ST..
Louis, and Henry Ford. Miss Lillian T..
Wald. of the Henry Street Settlements,
New York, who is chairman Of the
anti eparedness" COMMITTEES, will
speak on behalf Of the organization.
The committee. in q genial effort to
give Mr.. Ford a brand new sensation.
has offered to pay HE expenses for the
trip.
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
CHRISTMAS SEALS
NETTED 100000
Total of $3,2e5,O0O Raised
From Sales by American
Red Cross In Nine Years.

The American Red Cross has an
nounced that $4,000, 900 Christmas
seals. netting 100000, were sold dur
ing the holiday season. This far ex-
ceeds the 1914 record, when 5000, 900
seals were sold. In the nine years
during which the sale of Christmas
seals has been I'm progress a total of
1926, 900 has been raised to aid the
fight against tuberculosis.
Qualification was expressed by Red
Cross officials today over the show
ing during the recent holidays, as the
generosity of the American people
had been drawn on heavily during
the year on account of war relief
appeals.
New York is credited with a sale
of 100000 seals. an increase Of
100000 over the preceding year. The
sale i'm Iowa showed an increase of
230 per cent. reaching 1000, 900. and
aud Missouri 165 per cent, bringing
that States total to 5000. 900.
Since 1907, whom $4,000 was raised
by the sale of seals in Delaware be-
fore the plan was nationalized, the
annual sales have increased to S13S,-
244 for 1908, S237 1853 for 1909, $3O4,82O
for 1910, $339,666 for 1911. 1884 ,999
for 1912. $4S6,314 for 1913. $55O,OOO for
1914, and $500, 900 for 1915.
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
MT MITCHELL FOREST
TO Be PLAYGROUND
Great Appalachian Reserve
Thrown Open to Campers
and Vacationists.

Mt. Mitchell Forest one OF the most
beautiful OF natures gardens in the
Eastern part of the United states. To-
Gated in the heart of the southern APP
palachain mountains, Ia to be opened TO
tho public for camping and recreational
purposes.
To protect the superb primeval for
ests and the vast natural water sources
the Government acquired the area or
the reserve and later determined to
convert II into a great playground Tor
the people of the entire country. Con-
eequently. Chief Forester II. 8. Graves
has directed his department to prepare
complete maps and descriptions OF the
country constituting the national park
which will be turned over to the South
ern railway for distribution.
In the national forest the Govern
ment will endeavor to offer to all VINO
may apply either for locations for cot
tages or sites for camps. Temporary
camp sites will be free, while the per-
mitB for summer home sites will be not
less than SO. The only expense which
will attach to living in the park Will
be the cost OF subsistence.
takes its name, is 6,7I1 feet high. the
loftiest peak in Eastern North America.
From the giant peak spreads pano-
rama OF surprising beauty, composed
In part OF great gorges, contrasted with
weatherbeaten cliffs. For background
there are the peaks of the Black noun
tains many of them lifting their heads
more than 5000 feet into azure clouds.
From the foot of Mitchell stretches the
Asheville plateau, maintaining an aver
age altitude of 200 feet, to the foot
hills of the Blue Ridge.