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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
PERSHIHG REPORT
BLAME: HEXlCAHS
Silence Of Survivors of CGrF;z5|
Fight Causes jjn5asIaass.
AWAITING FURTHER DETAILS
Commander CT U. S. Troops in Mexico
Saya Carranza Soldiers OFcnel FIRE
After Short Parley.

Il,
Secretary OF war BaKcE nla'2 pu"
report ircm EriSaGlef uehctai 'o.4i
J. Pe.shins on Tie fight at Carrlza'
Wednesday, based on MS persona
questioning OF men from II'opS - aI'
+ OF the Tenth CaVa1ty' ".to "eie 0'
gagged in the CONNECT. 49,,
The report indicated IhaC Vne a'.'0, =
upon the Americans was uhproEoAeu
but gave no estimate Oh CASUALTIES u
either side.
General Pershlng haa not near
from any Officer with the two troops
and Secretary Baker sara q dehhlt'
conclusion IS to where the Diane f@~'
ed coG.% moi yet De formed.
Tae report, ''nlrh vas t@"ch 10 s"'
White House, ami i 81 ward ialn Do
fore the cabinet, gave SUI = 't!hit
the same account rs was carried =
border press dispatches. 1t said t1t
Mexican troops opened fire with {
machine gun after twenty-minutt
conference between Captain Charlie.
r. Bayd, Of Troop c, and General Fei;1
Gomez, the CarranZa commander a
Carrizal
Secretary Bakers statement fol
lows:
THE war department has received
from General Funston the following
transmitted from G@ncra! Pers,iRg:
"Porscn"!iy Questioning trooper.
with reference to t Ahumlda affair
Two troops, Tenth CaT2ly, Boyd,
Troop c and Morcys X, joined on tht
night OF the twentieth at Ojo Sant
Domingo, marched to within one nil
of Carrizal CT the rwenty-f-s:, Captain
Boyd in command, arriving there p
7S0 o'clock A. NJ. Boyd sent in "
Mexican guide to ask permission t.
mass throuah The town. Mexican quiz!
raturncd with refusal from GencrH
Gomez. Then Gomez sent out note !
orderly saying that Boyd might p !
through The town, provided he stopped
icr a conference.
"'Thcn General Gomez him elf came
out and discussed the situation fifteei
o. twenty minutes with Boyd. Mean
time, Mexican troops, moving out from.
The town BEGAN surrounding BoyIs
column. Gomez retired, and when he
reached The right Of his troors, Mexi
can troops began firing machine guns
Boyd then dismounted to fight on foot
General Pershing also reports thai
he has sent out cavalry to support ant
bring back the two troops in question
As yet, however, has not had any o..
portunily t. confer with any officer O
either OF the troops and what, il any
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Dies for Fickinq a PimpIe.

Nine-year-o,d Nellie Berger, OF Rock
Mountain. near Mahanoy City, Pa
died Ct ia ..aw, despite the ef.
forts O. tie physicians at the State
hospital to save her lie. TctanCs de-
velored frcm picking pimple Cn the
nose.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
NEW NAVAL PROGRAM
Senate Subcommittee FoVors Building
EIGHT Caoitai Shcs.

4 building program Including fouI
uperdrcadEoughts ana four battle
cruisers fer the coming years was
agreed urcn by the senate naval sub
committee after a conference with
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels ant
Rear Admirais Taylor and Rlue.
The subcommittee plso decided to
recommenl al increase OF 20,700 In
the enlisted strength Of the navy
bringintg the total UP to 74,700.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Dies Wit1 Hand on Lever.

Join c. = i:hcg2tcel, al engineer on
the Pleading yai:way, was found dead
at the Throttle 0. lis engine while
it was sidctrackel at Gordon, near
Mahanoy Ci,y. TIE dead mans head
;cstcd Oh the c@b window and his
hand clutc.:c,j the brake lever.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
virginia BANK ROBBED
TWO Bandits Get $500 at Crocket!s
and ESCAPED in Motor Car.


The Bank Of Crockctts, at Greek
etts, seven miles west WytheVi!!e
Va, on the Norfolk and Wester1
railway, was robbed by twostrang
ers, who, on entering, covered the
cashier, arthur Hounshell, and {
patron of ;ae bank, Roy Grcsec!cse
with guns.
The robbers forced the cashier am
Grosclose to so into the vaults anC
remain until the robbery was c-mplet
ed.
-Four thousand dollars was obtained
The bandits then got away il az auto
mobile stolen from a neigh5or;ns farm
er after tying him t. tre".
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA. - FLOUR quiet;
winter clear, S4,6OG4.S0; city mills.
$5.90G6.25.
RYE FLOUR-Steady; per barrel
$5@5.50.
WHEAT firm: No. 2 red, 99c. .@1.0l
CORN quiet: No. 2 yellow, S3484c
OATS quiet: No. , white, 46RG
47c.
21c.; old r23sters, 13M 4c. Dressed
steady; choice fowls, 22c.; Old roos
ters, 16c.
BUTTER steady: Fancy creamery,
32c. per ID.
EGGS steady: Selected, 29030c.;
nearby, 2Gc.; western, 26c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Throws Wife Out of Window.

Charles Stelakia, forty years old,
of Pittston, while in drunken
frenzy, attacked his wife and pitched
her through closed window fr m the
second story of their home, distance
Of more than twenty-five feet, to the
ground. But for the arrival of the
police a short time after the st.ugg
1t is believed Stelakia would have bee y
mobbed. ~
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Hail DAMAGES MARYLAND Crops.

The crops OF Caroline ccu@ty, Md.
were damaged hundreds of thousands
OF dollars worth by recent hailstorms
The greatest destruction occurred
Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
u. S. Citizens, Wives May Return.

The Italian government has decided
to permit wives of italians who have
become natura!ized Americans and
have not returned to !taiy for military
service, to rejoin their llu15ands In
America.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

Lightning Burns 1900 BarreIs of OIL
Lightning wh;ca strGtk a 1000
barrel tan! q Of! at the gump station
of tie TiIewater pipc Line company,
near Titusyi!ie, Pa, was the origin
of g spectacular fire. TIE tank con,
taineI aJ2nt $4,000 barrels of oil,
which was destroyed. The loss will
amount to about $4,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

House Votes &5,rc9,o 900 Less Pension.
The annual peusion appropriation
bill, carving Sl5S,065,000, passed. the
house without 2 roll cali. after de.
bate devoted to many a':biects other
than pensions. The total l.; SG,000,000
less than that OF as: yeas bill.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
S.,i-o,nfs$e's Kick Kills.

Char'es fc;i al, nine, son Of Mr.
AID Jdrs. John Teni2al, cf Maryville, La
iea as t.. rc3;J.t cf being kicked on
t-lIe see ~ ! ac,l>o'mate il friendly
tusstc. Tie blow affected his hears.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Will Hold Jobs and Pay Wages

Directors CT the Bethlehem Stee:
company have decided to grant leave
o. absence with full pay, to emp! yes
who are members of the national
guard, called out for Mexican service
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
17-Year-OId Boys Called by Germany =

According to the Lokal Anzelger, oil
Berlin, all the seventeen-year-oll boys
in Germany have been ordered to re-
port themselves to the military autho
rites.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

81 Is gets the Rcrrrrler and The
hric q Week World q Whole year.
You car get no better or cheaper
papers for home and foreign news
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

.>icis i,3aaavhciS caused BY . disortlereo
fo:nach. Take Chamberlain's Tablets.
and correct that and the headaches viii
disappear. Fur sale By all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

How about llttie want ad to
let your neighbors or others know
what Won want. You'll find it is a
better way to get nearer what you
want and quicker.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
3s6 Pcr;;h Wncn Mine Sinks Slip.

3ob FGFi:h "IcH ElFI!a 3!!iE9 y -'IJ.
The Russian Steamship Mercury
has heen sunk by mine il:
the Black sea. Three hundred an
thirty-six perscns perishod either il
the explosion, or drew ei, according e
advices to the admiralty. The Mec
curry was travelling frcm Odessa L
Kherson with sac passengers, inc'ul
ing large number Of cc!lere su
dents, wno worc Bound for their homes
for the SINNER vacation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Duluth "Dry" by Sos M iortty.

Duluth, Mimi, voted dry" by ma
jority of sos in the local option elec.
ton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30
Mine Cave-in Damages 20 Dwell

A serious surface disturbance due
to the caving in Of mine working In
the West Scranton section of the city
caused much damage to twenty dwell
ing houses and to No. 16 public school
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-30

Subscription to your home
l. a wear. 1t is cheaper than
rowing it.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02


The next thing was to get the pota-
toes on the market. They were plowed
up 40 bushels at 60 cents brought
$S4, which. added to the amount Of the
truck on that acre, made $215. A hun
dred bundles of fodder from the Mexi-
can June corn at 3 cents brought So to
be added to the oats acre, and seventy
bushels Of the June corn sold at 20
cents brought $40; total for the acre Of
oats and June corn, $64, with a crop of
turnips yet to be heard from.
The cowpeas he did not count. as he
let the vines mature the peas for seed,
as peas were scarce and expensive, and
he planned to plant more of them next
year.
Thus far receipts had been: Cotton.
$112.6O; vegetables and potatoes, $215:
oats and corn, $64; total, 1891. go. with
out considering the competitive corn
acre or the cotton seed on hand.
(To Be Continued)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02
a Long Lost Cousin.

An old Chinese scholar came for
treatment to hospital that was under
the charge OF a certain DR.. Woods.
The doctor asked the new patient his
honorable name The old gentleman
replied that his unworthy name was
Ling and added that he desired to
know the doctors exalted name With
a smile, the doctor said that his mean
name was Ling (Which is Chinese for
Woods).
why" exclaimed the Chinaman
with fervor. "The same name! Now
recall that in the Han dynasty B. G..
2OO there was big famine, and part
Of our clan left China and were said
to have crossed over the great eastern
sea. They were never heard of again,
but now I see they reached America
And greatly to the good doctors
amusement, he was greeted as one of
the family and cordially welcomed into
the clan of Ling.-Youth's Companion.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02

A really remarkable change is COM
ing into agriculture in Minnesota.
Wheat-growing still continues on a
large scale, but there is an increasing
drift away from single-cropping and
toward diversiication
In this new movement one hears
much of corn and alfalfa, as well as
clover. This does not mean, however,
that the small grains, including wheat,
are to be neglected. 1t means merely
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02

ton OF the fact that corn and alfalfa
are to receive emphasis at the Agri-
cultural Extension Short Course to be
held here under the direction of a
staff of leaders from the Minnesota
College of Agriculture in cooperation
with the local Short Course organiza-
ton.
For the women a thorough course
covering the problems of the home,
including health and sanitation, will
be given.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02

that corn and alfalfa and clover are
to be introduced more freely as crops
of great value in the feeding of live
stock and in the restoration of soil
often taxed too heavily by small grain
growing The result will be that Min
nesota will grow quite as much wheat
as ever, or even more than ever, but
grow it on fewer acres and with less
labor.
In all Of this is found an explana-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02
JOE
THE BOOK FARMER
MAKING GOOD
ON THE LAND
By
GARRARD HARRIS
SYNOPSIS
COPYRIGHT, 1918,
By HARPER & BROTHERS.

Joe Weston, fourteen years old, decides
% make q success Of his fathers run
down farm. He reads the latest scientific
books. Mr.. Somerville, a merchant, agrees
10 help him.
Joe's father is pessimistic. He sneers
at book farming and book farmers Mr.
bonneville, struck with Joe's business
ability and ambition, backs him In prize
competitions
Passersby on the road linger to watch
Joe operate. The sneers that were In
evidence at first soon give way to looks
Of surprise. Joe is showing them some
thing as farmer.
joe's fathers pessinlism gradually
fades away. He watches Joe work. He
sees him perform wonders with the soil.
He soon is as enthusiastic as Joe. His
conversion pleases Mr.. Somerville.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02
rha Oldest 1ridqe In Paris.

The Oldest Bridge IN Paris.
The Pont Notre Dame is the Oldest
bridge in Paris. It was first built IN
1913 in the reign Of Charles VI, but II
was carried away, together with the
aouses which lined 1t. by ice foes
when the. frost broke In 1899. A new
bridge was begun at once under the
direction Of Jean Joconde of Verona
and was ready for traffic in 1907. I'd
that bridge stood the famous picture
shop of Gersaint. which had a sign
board specially painted for it by Wat
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02
Her Housekeeping.

Growells- Smiths wife must be a
poor housekeeper. Mrs. Growells-WhJ
do you think SO? Growells-He de-
clares he's perfectly comfortable at
home every day in the Chicago
News.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-02

n ZOE knew the time for action
had arrived. He hitched a
horse to the single wagon and
- drove to town. Mr.. SOmeryille
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
BROOKS TELLS A GOOD BEAR
 STORY

Probably no man Tn the north is so we'll informed on Alaska as Dr. Alfred II. Brooks, of the geological sur vey, and he has a fund of pleasant stories about his wide experiences. A late one he gathered up last fall while outside He had occasion to visit summer instruction camp of militia and among other things learned how to pitch tent-found he had been doing it wrong all these years he has been camping on the plains and gla- ciers of Alaska. On returning from the camp one of his friends, hearing him exclaim his recently acquired knowledge demanded to know whether or not these young men had taught him how to build a camp fire, to which he replied, No they told me l hadn't advanced far enough to take up fire building"
 Dr. Brooks says there is an unusu, al demand for chrome, which is used in the manufacture of hard steel, which may result in the development
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
WHAT |S DOING IN BROAD PASS
 COUNTRY

w A. Havner has returned from a fourteen months trip in the Broad Pass mining country and further sub stantiatcs the many rumors of the re cent strikes in that district Mr. Hay ner is interested with John Cheek, of Raymond. Washington, and in a gen eral way told of the development of the different claims and the more recent strikes Mr. Havner said the Wells brothers were still working on their claims on the Shulitna river. Costello and Bremen creeks. and have made 8 wonderful showing on the Nor thern Light claims this sumner Other important work was done on the claims of Miller. Frisbee and Murray, and Metallic on Ohio creek, and the loo foot tunnel shows good values.
 There are several deals pending on different properties in the Broad Pass country. said Mr Hayner, and the question of transportation is the only one that stands in the way of wonderful activity and further deyel- opmcnt on a large scale.
 In speaking of his own claims MT uaver said that he and his partner had thirteen claims located between Big Honolulu and East Fork with headquarters about three miles from the proposed railroad line This pro perty shows free milling gold ore, suIphidc and anthony and the results of this summers development justify the installation of stamp mill,
 Mr. Hayner opened up thee lodges this summer, being 50, 30 and 16 feet in width, and the 50 foot tunnel driven in the base of the sulphide ore devel- oped into a A foot ledge of unknown depth.
 The finding of antimony in this country has caused great excitement and this find seems to be absolutely bona fide. The antimOny ledge is l6 feet wide and in driving in IT feet MT. Havner took out ten tons of ore.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15

MARSIFIEID, Ore. Sept. 15Thc Pacific Coast Steam ship Companys liner Congress, bound from san Francesca |" Seattle with two hundred and fifty three passengers and crew of one hundred seventy five aboard caught fire off Marsh fiolT at 1 clock yesterday afternoon
 The Congress raced for the to Coos bay i'll the meantime calling aid by wireles She anchored three miles off shore and there met by relief steamers winch
 the passengers and off The Congress soon ater%o azcd like a torch from to stern, but she Is still al"' today II
 As soon as known that the vessel was ale the greatest excitement prevailed among the passengers ana Il was % brouoh the efforts the officers that panic was aNrre ~ , dramatic scenes cnacted practically ail re lizcd that their position perlous one and they mS .ithcl be burned to death or drowned.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
WAS F PUBLIC FUNDS
 AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept 15. - Walter P. Griffin, the Chicago archf- tect who is director of construction and design for the new Australian capital at Canberra, is one of the principal witnesses in the inquiry which the government is making into the charges that the department of home affairs has been guilty of waste of public funds and ineptitude in the building of the capital
 W. o. Archibald, the former minis ter of home affairs, who instigated the charges directed against King OMal- ley the present minister and Mr. Grif- fin, testified that when Mir. Griffin
 0ok charge at Canberra he had claimed sole control of the capital public works, and that the American threatened a lawsuit Gin 191N if he vas interfered with in what he consid- cred his prerogatives under his con tract with the Australian government Mr. Archibald testified that he gave the American to understand that the minister of home affairs was "boss." but that the architect would have a square deal" He denied that he had ever referred to MT. Griffin as a Yankee boundcr" but declared he had caused friction by rubbing de
 rtmental officers the wrong way"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
coRpoVAN RINGS WEDDING
 BELLS WHILE AT SEWARD

The first marriage performed by Rev. ]. Earl WoOlley, U. s. eommiS' sioner, was that of last night when MT. Willie Flynn of Cordova and Miss Jeanne Anderson of Rosebank, Nanai- mo. British Columbia, were made man and wife. The bride arrived last night on the Alameda and the marriage was performed immediately after, wards. Bernie Hettel and Ennis French were among the witnesses s.- Seward Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15

of the chrome iron deposits near Sel- dovia. He has made some inquiry about recent mineral finds in the Nuka bay region, and was very much inter ested to hear of the possibility of To- eating high grade copper at Thumb cove.
 On hearing the story of the bears on Kodiak having lost most of the hair on their backs as the result of irritation caused by pumice ash, which blows up in great clouds with every wind since the Katma eruption, the geologist expressed sorrow for bruin. "Jt must be rough on bear to have a hairless back in winter" Some one suggested that he ought to take the matter up with Congressman Humph- rev of all brown bears, and have a bill passed through congress providing a supply of hair restorer for the bears, one bottle to be given to each licensed guide, with instructions how to apply the same on unfortunate bears. Brooks said the matter was more or less out of his line and suggested that J. l.. McPherson, of the Alaska bureau should cooperate with Humphrey
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
MISSING sCoW LOCATED BY
 STEAMER ALASKA.

Captain Fred Warner, of the flag ship Alaska, has wired Agent Hedges that he passed two scows with tanks between Anchor Point and Bear Cape, two miles off shore, drifting north by south. which he would attempt to pick up. These are likely the scows owned by the Canoe Pass Packing Company, which were lost off Cape St Elias in a storm while being lowed from Wran- gell to Cordoya.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
NINER'S BODY IS GUARDED BY
 HIS DOG

John Reynolds, an old-time prospec tor met his death on Eanestinc c.cek. aboue one and half miles from its mouth The body was found under a windfalI, and was guarded by his dog, who would not permit a close examination of the body. but from the superficial examination made there was no indication of foul play hut the cause of death could not be ascer- tained
 Marshal Brenneman will take np the matter with Governor Strong aud obtain authority to incur the necessary expenses of burial.
 Last spring Reynolds was reported missing by Jcpson and Sits, who in stituted a search for him and found him working on some mining claims some miles from his cabin. He was an elderly man and had suffered much from rheumatism, which at times crp. pied him badly. He had several quartz and placer claims in and abopt Fall creek, where he had cabin. iie had not been seen for some little time and it was presumed he was on pros pecting trip or travelling between his claims when death overlook him. He was rather an uusociabIe character, preferring to live alone, so that little is known of his movements prior to his death.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15

LONDON, Sept 15.-Ihe British troops have attacked along the whole of mile front where the fighting pro resng where they recently advanced from 2000 to 30O0 yards The British have also advanced line from BoupaX wood between Combo and Guchy to point north of Albert apaume highway, and previously took thousand yards of German trenches southeast of Thiepva.
 PARIS, Sept. l5.-Norh of Sommc the French troops cap rcd series of Gcma nronches and advanced to the village of CmcOut.
 LONDON, Sept 15.-Thc British took great many pris in this mornings battle new type of heavy amorod was used for the first time The British broke the German third line defense and took the village of Fers, two miles north of Guchv and they gained the outskirts of Martnpeach a mile and a half east of Pozicres
 BERLIN. Sept 15--Princc Frederick William of IIossc was killed at Cara Orman, in the Balkans,
 LONDON, Sept. 15.-Dspatchos received from Switzer-
 land say the Austras suffered another sngunary defeat west of Kapu mountain, in the Carpathans.
 LONDON, Sept. Nothing has been more wonderful in the whole history of this than the spectacle of the ad vance amoed motor against the German trenches crosses the trenches and the shells catter
 The British troops close to the village of Coursclette
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
ON HIS WAY BACK EAST TO
 DEMONSTRATE NEW SHELL

Our former townsman, Jeff Bowling. who is also well known in the interior, having worked at the Bonanza mine, was an outgoing passenger on the steamer Alaska yesterday. He is on his way east, where he will give a demonstration of his newly invented shrapnel shell before officials of the war department.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-15
RETURNING TO GEORGIA,
 BUT WILL COME BACK.

w. B. Bennett. of the district attor- ney's office, was an outgoing passen- ger on the Alaska He is going to Macon, Georgia. where he will attend law school this winter. returning to Alaska next spring.