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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

creatures that particularly interested
the youngster was a zebra
Say, Uncle" exclaimed he, point
ing to the queer beast, 'look at the
convict mule!"
Children said the Sunday school
superintendent, this picture illus
trates today's lesson: Lot was warned
to take his wife and fee out of Sodom.
Here Is Lot and his daughters, with
his wife just behind them; and there
is Sodom in the background. Now,
has any boy or girl question before
we take up the study of the lesson
Well, Susie2'
"Pleathe, thir," lisped the latest
graduate from the infant class, where
it'll the fea?" ..t
Katherine and Margaret found
themselves seated next each other at
dinner party and Immediately be-
came confidential. .s. %r
Molly told me that you told her
that secret told you not to tell her"
whispered Margaret. . .:..
"Oh, isn't she the mean thing"
gaspeds Katherine. why, told her
not to tell you!" .,..
WELL" returned Margaret, 81 told
her wouldn't tell you she told me
so don't tell her did"
IF you don't mind, sir" said the
new convict addressing the. warden,
II should like to be put at my own
trade"
THAT might be good idea," said
the warden. What is your trader"
"Im an aviator" said the new ar.
rival. sy-H-s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

was on a level with the adjacent terri
tory. 1t appeared to be the general wa.
tering place for all living things in that
part of the country.
There were bones OF buffalo, antelope
and wolves lying around bleaching in
the desert. 1t was here that we first saw
what afterwards learned was the des-
ert lark. 1t was bird about the size OF
meadow lark but OF brown color
and had small red comb. 1t had a
partly webbed foot and its claws like
those Of the road runner. curved down
and inward and 1t appeared to live in
the air. visiting the pond only when
thir1ty.
There was specie Of small snipe
which made its abiding place on the
edge Of the pond and appeared to live
on such Insects az might fall in its
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
WINNING FOREIGN TRADE.

A recent government bureau publ
cation says that American trade WIN
Guatemala Is an example OF what IN
vestments in foreign country can 40
toward promoting trade with tnat
country. American capital has been
invested freely in the banana inous
trv in Guatemala and practically all
the supplies needed by the fruit COM
panies and their employees have been
imported from the United States. A
verv cordial feeling has been devel-
oped in Guatemala toward the. United
States. The desire for closer social
and commercial relationship between
the two countries is evident. Many OF
the Younger generation are being edu-
Gated In the United States instead OF
IN Europe. as formerly, and the num-
Der of young people who speak Eng
fish and have acquired an understand
ing Of the American point of view Is
steadily increasing.
Among the many subjects discussed
In connection with the methods to be
employed in seeking Central Ameri-
can trade Is that Of language. Letters
addressed to Central American deal
ers should be put into good Spanish
by some person thoroughly educated
in the language and familiar with the
best forms of business correspond
ence. Technical terms and American
isms should be avoided. The harm
that some of our innocent American
isms can do abroad is we'll illustrated
by the fate of the brand Of condensed
milk which bore the notice Made at
our plant" To the English speaking
population of British Honduras this
meant that the milk was artificial and
made from a plant. They would have
nothing to do with it. The label was
changed and the brand is now popular.
Such Americanisms are probably. even
more mystifying to the Spanish speak
Ing population.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
EXAMINING BOARD
WANTS APPLICANTS

The local civil service examining
board will hold the following examina :
lions during September:
Bacteriologist.
Expert driller. '.t
Specialist in cotton chasing.
Assistant in cotton chasing.
Mechanician and la boratory assistant.
Tabulating mechanician.
Investigator in cooperative market
ing.
Assistant material engineer.
Architectural and structural steel
craftsman. IDS
Trained nurse Undian and Panama
canal service.)
Information leaflets and applica ton
blanks are available at the money or
der department Of the Ottumwa post
office .f.
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trade has been swollen chiefly by war
orders.
Even the cavalry horses suffer be.

Even the cavalry horses suffer be.
cause Of the ineffciency and unpre-
paredness of the war department.
Most of the mounts for the militiamen
who were sent to the Mexican border
are footsore because Of the lack Of
shoes. The war department has failed
to have the horses properly shod. In
asmuch as only a portion Of the cav
airy has mounts, 1t might almost be
said that there Is no cavalry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
BULGARS FRIENDLY
WITH RUMANIANS

London. Aug. 17.-Bulgariap and
Rumanian relations have become more
friendly according to a telegram from
Sofia. transmitted by Reuters Amster.
dam correspondent. The readiness of
the Rumanian government to agree to
the exchange of goods between the two
countries is very favorably commented
upon in the Bulgarian capital, says
the dispatch. s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
WANT SHORTER DAY
AT PRESENT WAGES

New Haven, Conn, Aug. T.-Union
machinists employed by the Winches.
ter Repeating Arms Co. are expected
to strike today or tomorrow to obtain
an eight hour day without wage reduc,
tions and other concessions requested
by shop committee yesterday
1t is estimated that the Winchester
company has $500 machinists among
the $4,000 employees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
FEWER MARRIAGES.

FIT. Dodge, Aug. 17.-They say
there's reason" but what is 1t?
With the exception of 1915 there has
been a steady decrease in the number
of marriage licenses granted in the
county clerks ONCE each year for tho
last six years. In 1911 there we're "A
issued, in 1924; in 1918, 80, and In
1914, 81. In 1915 the number jumped
to51 So far this year the number has
been 80. More divorces this year have
been applied for than ever before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
"EhcRAvEo" TURTLE FOUND.

Iowa City, Aug. 17.-A turtles back
was engraved twenty.nine years ago
by T. A. Colgan, Penn township
farmer. Mr.. Colgan cut his name on
the carapace of the creature and let 1t
go. On the same farm, wandering
around after a rain storm, the animal
was found recently by Mr.. Colgan, who
identified the turtle easily by the
name carved on It's back.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
Merchandise left the port of New

Merchandise left the port of New
York on one day recently, valued at
$15,356,O00. for France, Italy and
Great Britain. or this total, horses,
brass and wheat made up $4,000, OO0.
The remainder was automobiles, chem
icals, explosives, etc. And yet some
people aeny that the nations export
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

Cleanliness and sunshine are the
best of all preventatives of disease.
Keep yourself and your house clean
and your chances of escaping sickness
are mighty good. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
GOGGLES FOR SOLDIERS,

Washington. D. c.. Aug. lit was
announced today that the war depart
ment would issue colored glasses or
goggles gratuitously to the American
troops on the border for the protection
of their eyes from glare on the sand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19
MILWAUKEE, TRAIN DERAlLED.

. Spokane. Wash. Aug. 1.-THE train
office of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway here to-
day reported that a freight train had
been derailed near Lind. Wash, and
that one man had been killed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

I The new hotel is far from being
but it is already most i'm
pressive structure. Ottumwa is get
ting some desirable advertising out of
~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

1t is a little early yet for the allies
to be telling the conditions they will
impose on Germany after the war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

A st. Louis boy, who has often seen
the convict labor of his state, was Wis
iting relative in Chicago, who one
day took him to the zoo. Among the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-19

Don't step of moving car; don't
step of backward even when 1t Is
stopped. O..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
Memphis Still Wrestling With
The Municipal Prob
lem.
NEWSPAPER MAN NOW IN
Thomas c. Ashcroft Is Elected
Mayor Of Memphis By The
Commission.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 23.-Reor-
ganization of the Memphis municipal
commission Tuesday gave the city
four mayors within as many hours
and finally the election OF Thomas c.
Ashcroft, capitalist and former news
paper man, as the head of the city
government to serve the unexpired
term of Edward H. Crump, which
will end in 1920:
Crump, ousted from office last No
vember on his, technical admission Of
failure to enforce the prohibition and
other state laws, and prevented from
assuming office for a new term which
began January 1, pending supreme
court decision, was installed in office
as mayor at the morning session of
the commission, relieving w. T. Nc
Lain. Crump Immediately resigned
and r. A. Utley, who had been in
stalled as vice-mayor, assumed the
position vacated by Crump. Utley's
tenure was short, however, and while
papers in custer proceeding against
him were being prepared, he rendered
his resignation at the afternoon SEES
sion Of the commissioners and Ash
croft was elected.
Utley was a co-defendant with
Crump in the custer suit last Novem-
Der and had been prevented from
assuming office for a new term Janu.
AIRY owing to the same conditions
which held in the Crump case. The
supreme court decision, handed down
ten days ago, held that Crump and
Utley were entitled to take office for
the new terms but in another case,
held that failure to enforce the laws
during previous term might be made
the basis for new custer proceedings.
In view of this ruling Crump and
Utley retired.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
SUITS
AGAINST CITY
Property Owners on Howe
Street Take Grievance
IRtO Court.

A large number of damage suits
have been brought by Cook & Fruit,
II in all, against the City Of Hopkins
vile, the plaintiffs being people living
along the intercourse known as Howe
street. The street was originally a
ravine conducting the drainage of a
large territory into the sewers west OF
the railroad. Years ago ii was made
into an open sewer with bottom of
cobble-stones and in time colored
people bought lots and built houses
fronting on this gully, dry most of
the time but m wet weather filed
with water. Several months ago the
former council undertook to better
conditions on the street and the pc
tltions set up that this was done in
such manner that abutting property
was heavily damaged thereby, and re-
endorsement for this damage was
prayed for,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
TRIED HARD
TO KILL SELF
JOab Harmed SlaSheS His Throat
From Ear to Ear With
Razor.
BROTHER SAVES His LIFE
Was Demented and Had Only
Recently Returned From
Sanatarium.

Joab Harmed, a farmer, IS years
old and single, living near Honey
Grove, while demented, attempted
suicide Monday afternoon at five
O'Clock, by cutting his throat with a
razor from ear to ear. The cash was
not deep enough to cause death. DR..
Erkiletian, who recently carried MIR.
Harmed to a Louisville sanitarium,
from which he had only been back a
week, was summoned and attended
the wounded man. Unless complica-
tons ensue it is expected he will re-
cover.
He was at the home of his brother,
John NJ. Harmed. He was in an ad-
joining room to that in which his
brother and his wife were sitting and
called to them, 1--WE been wanting to
die for some time and have a good
opportunity" slashing his throat
His brother ran to him and followed
him out of doors and took the razor
from him before he could cut himself
again.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
WELKlN Is
RINGING
With OratOry For Good
Roads on Many
StumpS.
SPEAKERS GO in PAIRS
Good Reports Are Coming in
and Opposition is Not
Serious.
SPEAKERS GO IN PAIRS

Many good roads orators have
mounted the stump and are advocat-
ing the bond issue,
Judge Knight, w. r. Howell and
c. R. Clark spoke at Crofton Satur-
day to big gathering. They found
some opposition, but their arguments
are believed to have removed most of
it.
The speakings Tuesday were as
follows: w. r. Howell and Hiram
Brown at Fruit Hill; Judge Knightand
John Feland at Adams Store; Ira D.
Smith and j. o. Cook at Hawkins;
Frank Rives at Honey Grove; Judge
Hanbery and w. T. Fowler at Lafay-
cite; Herman Southall and Judge
James Breathitt at Herndon.
Yesterdays appointments at Fair
view and st. Elmo were the only ones.
Today Longview will be visited,
but Church Hills appointment is
postponed until tomorrow. Sinking
Fork and East's School will be visited
also tomorrow.
Saturdays dates are at Howell,
Bluff Springs, Moseley's school-house
and Haley's Mill.
The speakers are going in pairs, a
Democrat and Republican together,
where it is possible. Everything is
being done to remove the proposition
from politics.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
HIGH SCHOOL
ORATORS
In Ninth Annual Contest at
MadiSOnVIlle Friday
Night.
SEVEN TOWNS TO COMPETE
HOpkinSville To Be Repre-.
scented By RObt. Brum-
field.
SEVEN TOWNS TO COMPETE

The ninth annual meeting of the
Western Kentucky Oratorical ASso-
citation will be held at jacksonville on
Friday night the 25th of February.
There are seven schools represented
in this contest These schools are;
Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah,
Princeton, Greensboro, Henderson
and Dawson. The contest is held
each year in one Of these towns.
Hopkinsyille was the first place in
which this contest was held and so
far is the only town represented in
this league that has had the contest
contesttwice This will be the second
time the contest has been held in
jacksonville. Those who have rep
resented Hopkinsville High school
for the past eight years are:
Caldwell Feland, 1908, at Hopkins
vile.
Henry Cate, 1909, at jacksonville.
Ogelsby Soyars, 1910, at Paducah.
Charles Jarrett, 1911, at Prince
ton.
Thomas Roberts, 1912, at Owens
boro.
Henry Abbitt, 1913, at Henderson.
Edward Moseley, 1914, at Dawson.
Edward Dabney, 1915, at Hopkins
vile.
Edward Moseley and Henry Abbtt
have both won the medal and by do
ing SO, have brought great honor to
the local school. There are three
towns who have won the medal twice
each, therefore this viii be quite a
spirited contest as it will probably
give one town the lead of others.
Those which have won twice are
Hopkinsville, Paducah, and Madison.
Vile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
HANGED HIMSELF.

Paris, Tenn, Feb. 23.-Tom Barr,
negro held on suspicion in connec-
ton with the disappearance of Josie
Pryor, negress, a week ago, made a
written confession Saturday after
noon and then hanged himself in his
cell at the county Jail, following the
finding of the woman's body buried
beneath pile of manure in the rear
of the barn of Sam Love, also
colored, on Brewer Street. How
ever, doctors brought Barr back to
consciousness and there is talk Of
mob violence on the part of the col
ored populace.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
The Rose Maiden

Seats for "The Rose Maiden .
which will be presented at the Ava
Ion tonight for charity, are on sale at
the Anderson-Fowler Drug company.
The cantata will be sung by some OF
the most talented musicians IN TINS
region. Miss Annie Virginia Trice,
Mrs. Lucien Barnes, Elmer Gerard
and Pettus White will be sololsls.
There win be a splendid orchestra
and a strong chorus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

"Aunt" Margaret Drake, reputed
to be the oldest person in the Blue
grass, is dying of infrmities incident
to advanced age, at the home OF her
daughter, Annie Lee, at Haywood,
ten miles west of Lexington on the
Woodford county border. Her fami-
ly believes that "Aunt" Margaret is
125 years old, which would put the
date of her birth back to the period
when Lexington was frontier post
battling with the savages. She be-
longed to the Hager family of Wood
ford county, and the date of her birth
set down in a lest family Bible and re-
membered by the family, it isasserted
bears witness to her extreme longevi
ty. Her only daughter is now 70
years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

David r. Francis, secretary OF the
interior in Cleveland's cabinet and
former governor of Missouri, told
President Wilson Tuesday he had
concluded to accept the post OF am
bassador to Russia to succeed George
T. Marye, who has resigned. His
nomination will be sent to the senate
as soon as inquiry can be made OF the
Russian government as to whether he
is acceptable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

senting the High School has bcls
won by Robert Nathaniel Brumfed-
He has a wonderful speech and us
style ofdeliyery could not be improvd
upon. He is quite worthy to he eC-
trusted with such a mission by the
HOpkinsyille High School.
A new method of judging will b.
used for this contest. The speeches
are to be sent to three judges, vino
grade the speeches on the merits
OF their composition, choice of words.
and subject matter, Then three other
judges are TO be chosen to be present
at the contest and Judge on the stylR
and manner of delivery. Thasa
judges are all to be chosen frurrS
towns and cities that are represented
in the contest. Then the ballots xiII
all be put together and the speakew
receiving the most votes will tr
awarded the medal and he viii brinzx
great honor not only 10 himself and
school but to the town which he q
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
Capture Mountain Region Of
CallO-..GermanS Drive
Back French.
GERMANS GAIN IN The WEST
Turks Deny All Claims OfLOss
eS When Erzerum Was
Evacuated.

London, Feb. 23.-The Italians, af--
ter weeks of hammering at the Aus
trian positions with their big gums,
have captured the mountainous ragion I
Of Gallo in the Sugana valley and also
have occupied the towns of RoncRgno,
end Ronchii.
BY their new acquisition of terri
tory, the Italians are now almost With
in striking distance of one OF their
chief detectives of the war-the. city
of Trent-which lies, protected on
the north, east and south by line of
forts, fifteen miles west of the cap
tured region.
Again there has been vicious fight
ing in the Artois region of France, in
Champagne and along both banks of
the Meuse above Dun. To the east
.of Souchez, after heavy lombard
.ment, the Germans attacked and cap
tured 800 meters of French trenches
and took seven officers and 319 men
prisoners.
So powerful was the attack that the
Germans, seven battalions strong,
not alone occupied first line trenches
but at points gained excess to some OF
the communicating trenches.
The French bya counter attack, it
is officially announced by Paris, sue
ceeded in driving out the Germans
from all but a few of these positions,
the Germans suffering heavy casual
ties.
AT Observation-Disclosures, the Ger
mans also broke into the French
trenches but here again they we're.
driven out and back to their original
positions.
There is no change in the situation
along the front in Russia and Galicia-
The Russians are still pressing the
Turks hard in Armenia. CONSTANT
nople, in its first official statement
concerning the reverse to the Turkish
arms at Erzerum, says the retirement
to positions west of the fortress took
place after the Turks had destroyed
positions to the east of Erzerum and
also fifty old cannon which they could
not take with them. Denial is made
that the Russians captured 1000 can
non and $4,000 prisoners.
Again the Bulgarians and Freuch
have come in contact on the Greco
Serb frontier. The Bulgarians were.
forced to retire after a lively engage
ment, leaving a half dozen prisoners
in the hands of the French.
Lord Robert Cecil, British UNDER
secretary for foreign affairs, is ceR-
sidered as likely to be given the poet
folio of blockade OF Germany In
matters connected with the Balsb
orders in council in the hands of .
single individual
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
Spring Term Will Begin Next
Monday For Six
Weeks.
DOCKET IS A HEAVY ONE
JurieS Have Been Summoned
From List Drawn From
Wheel.

The spring term of Circuit Court
will begin next Monday with a heavy
docket. The juries viii be made up
from the following panels:
GRAND JURY.
T. C. Jones, Lowe Johnson, S. II.
King, Howard Brame, j. L. Harpole,
j. Z. Mabry. w. B. Henderson, w.
A. Brinkley, S. B. Wright, Lawrence
Daniel, NJ. o. Kimmerling, j. II.
Murphy, Jesse Payne, o. M. Wilson,
L. D. Miller, j. j, VanCleve, G. w.
Barnes, Al Crenshaw, Jno. r. Knight,
j. R. Wilson, Henry Boyd, S. L. Cow
herd, E. T Stegar, T. A. King.
PETIT JURY.
Jno. w. Sholar, A. E. P'Pool, Y.
G. Gibson, u. S. Rogers, H. w.
Green, d. j. McClendon, S. Z. Miller,
Urey Cornelius, j. r. Stumps, Err
nest Brown, C. w. Jones, r. r.
Wood, Jno. Miller, II. A. Riyes,
Frank Kelly, E. C. Stevenson, T. W..
Pardue, o. Reach w. A. Adcock, w,
r. Ledford, Reuben Hight, c. r.
Boyd, Oscar Wilson, j. p. Moss, j.
d. Reeder. Ed East, Allen Burke, j.
S. Denny, Jno. w. Isom, w. D..
Cooper j. d. Rogers, j. p. Carter,
Z. T. Griffin, Ernest Barclay, u. g.
Good and I. B. Caldwell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
ALDANIANS ACTIVE.

Albaniars fighting for the Germans
have reached the Adriatic Sea west Of
Kovoga. Constantinople has been
thrown into a state of CONSERVATION
by the presence OF an allied subma-
rine in the Bosphorus. The Russians
are persistently following the Turks
who fled from Ezerum.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

Indications throughout the State are
that the temperance forces will line up
with Gov. Stanley in urging the pas
sage of the Hutchcraft substitute to
the Green bills to bring about the en-
forcement of saloon Sunday-closing
laws.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

Rural school welfare was the prin-
cipal subject discussed at Tuesdays
meeting of the National Education AS
ISOLATION in Detroit.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

The week beginning March A has
been set apart as Baby Week and all
over the United States special effort
will be made to find homes for babies
and small girls and boys. Iii hoped
that homes will be found for 100000
children.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

Mrs. E. G. Baker, an Atlanta, Ga,
newspaperwoman, committed suicide
by jumping from the tenth story win
dow of New York building, where
she was visiting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24
TWO MORE
APPENDICES
Are Removed at The Jennie
Stuart Memorial Hospital
Yesterday.

Mr.. Ben d. Moore was operated
upon for appendicitis at the Jennie
Stuart Hospital yesterday.
On Monday Johnnie Cannon,
young son of j. T. Cannon, was ope-
rated upon for the same trouble. Both
are doing well.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-24

David r. Francis, of st. Louis, has
accepted the appointment as ambassa-
dor to Petrograd, after first declining
on account of personal business.