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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN

Three Americans, two men and one
man, are reported killed, presumably
by Mexicaus, near Gibson's line ranch,
on the Mexico-New Mexico boundary
line, eight miles west of Columbus, n.
NJ.
A report from Galveston states
that the Tampico oil fields are in
possession Of Villa troops who threat
en- to destroy many properties IN
less a ransom Of 100000 pesos s
paid.
Senator Sherman of Illinois intro
duced a resolution calling for $4,000
United States volunteers to assist in
the pursuit and capture Of Gen. villa.
Two thousand Carranza troops have
reyOlted and have gone over to Villa
to fight the Americans. At least three
thousand are reported to have taken
the same steps.
General Pershing personally led the
American flying cavalry column in a
Homie dash after villa. Every man
in his command was mounted. They
pressed through a section of Mexico
where water was scarce. For such a
large body of men the speed maintain
ed was remarkable.
Calculations at army headquarters
at San Antonio indicated that Gen.
eral Pershlng was in position to re.
divide his forces and from near the
heart OF the region where villa has
been operating begin a systematic
search for the Mexican bandit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
DR.. Arthur Warren Waite confessed

DR.. Arthur Warren Waite confessed
20 District Attorney Swami in New
York City that he had bought poison
which killed John E. Peck, his mill
ionaire father-in-law He delivered
the poison to the aged millionaire so
Peck might commit suicide, he said.
Thirty blocks were ruined by Paris.
Texas. Damage was placed at $5,0O0'
900.
The battleship Kentucky sailed
from Galveston under sealed orders.
Fire destroyed the plant and 1000
bales Of cotton of the Interstate Com
press Co., at Hobart, Okla.
About 5000 bales of cotton at the
Mckinney Cotton Compressed Co., at
Mckinney, Tex, were destroyed by
fire.
Three auto truck water wagons,
built in Boston for the Standard Oil
Co, have been turned over to the
army for use in Mexico.
Reports from Washington show that
wheat was not damaged by excessive
cold when there was no snow cover
ing. Washington has $4,000 acres
in winter wheat.
A thousand houses, some Of them
substantial residences, burned in East
Nashville, Tenn, with loss estimated
at from $1,50OOOO to $2,500000. OF
the fifteen thouand residents of the
southern section possibly 5000 are
homeless, although most of them are
well to do.
The car shortage on Western rail-
roads continues, except in the coal
trade, where the car supply is abund-
ant.
Exports of copper from Atlantic
ports for the week ended March 16
totalled 6,124 tons.
Governor Fielder of New Jersey,
signed a bill providing for the regu-
lation Of jitney buses
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
DRAWING NEARER VERDuN.

Berlin.-Slowly but steadily, almost
yard by yard, the Crown Prince is
drawing the circle tighter around Yer.
dun. With the capture of the extern
sive French works and positions in the
woods northeast of Avocourt, about
twelve miles west of Verdun, with
$500 prisoners and numerous guns
and machine guns, the Germans have
made dangerous drive in the direc.
ton OF one Of the two remaining rail.
roads from Verdun to Paris.
The Crown Princes forces on the
west side Of the Mouse are now within
gun range OF the direct Verdun-Paris
railway, which lies directly five miles
south OF Avocourt. The greater part
Of the intervening ground is covered
with dense forest and broken, billy
ground.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
TORPEDO SUSSEX, CHANNEL BOAT
KAISER'S SEA ROVER GRIEF SUNK
BRITISH SEAPLANES SHOT DOWN
Fortify HardWOn Height West Of Mouse in Advance On
Paris-Verdun Railway Muscovtes Make Further Ad-
vance at Lake Narooz Under Heavy Bombardment
RUSSIANS GAINING GROUND BY BAYONET CHARGES

Rome-The continued German gains
around Verdun have aroused dissatis-
faction in France, not only with the
War Office but with Gen. Joffre, &C
cording to advices from Swiss sources.
Paris newspapers are said to have
been warned by the authorities
against criticising Joffre.
The French War Office reported \
lull in infantry fighting in the YER
dun region. Near Hill 2S5 the French
blew up a mine and occupied the
crater
In the Woevre district there were
outbursts of artillery fire in the sec
tors Of Moulainville and Eparges, both
sides taking part.
Unremitting in their sustained ad
vance to force evacuation by the
French Of positions northwest Of Yer
dun dominating the Paris-Verdun rail
way, the Germans captured two more
trenches in the Haucourt region, the
Berlin War Office announced.
The Kaiser's troops pressed forward
south of Malancourt against the south
western side OF the French salient.
This advance further imperils the pro-
jecting French positions at Malancourt
and Bethincourt.
Violent Russian attacks continued
southeast Of Riga and in the region
of Dvinsk. All the Russian assaults,
however, broke down under German
fire, Berlin reported.
Petrograd, on the other hand de-
clared the Cars armies to be steadi-
ly advancing, stating that savage bat
ties were fought at Jacobstadt, 80
miles southeast Of Riga, where the
Russians, using liquid fire and gas
bombs, are battering in the German
salient.
The success Of this offensive would
remove the German threat against
Riga and Dvinsk, and handicap Won
Hindenburg in any aggressive cam
paign he might undertake on the Rus
sian front
The defeat Of a British force which
attacked Turkish position on the
right bank of the Tigris River, near
Felahie, is announced by CONSTANT
nople. The report also says that
Turkish airmen have again dropped
bombs on Kut-el-Amara, where
british force is under siege.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
Sussex, Channel Boat, Mined.

Mountaineering to the latest
reports received by the American En-
bassy, three Americans known to have
been passengers on the Channel
steamer Sussex, which was damaged
by torpedo OF a mine while on her
way from F0ikestone to Dieppe. are
still missing.
In addition to the missing three
Americans are known to have been
injured
The number of victims Of the dis
aster is still uncertain. Seveuty-two
survivors have been landed at Dover
and 250 at Boulogne. There are three
dead at Dover and nine dead al
Bculogne.
The embassy received word that
thirteen American survivors of the
Sussex had left Boulogne for Paris.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30

to the converting of the Republican
convention at Chicago and the political
leaders in these States are now busily
engaged in devising means of circum-
venting this threatened difficulty. In
West Virginia where the primaries
will not be held until the day before
the convention 1t has been decided to
let the voters select their delegates
at judgeship election In May, the
choice to be ratified on the date origi-
nally set for the primaries.
1t now appears probable that the
State Of Minnesota, in its forthcoming
presidential primaries, will go to Sen
ator Cummins by default. The other
candidates seem inclined to look upon
that State as part of his rightful ter
ritory, just as they consider New Eng
land as belonging to Senator Weeks,
and 1t is doubtful whether any appre-
ciable contest for the State, so far as
first choice is concerned, viii be made.
AS to the matter of second choice,
however, the situation is different. Sew
eral Of the prominent candidates, and
not a few of the lesser lights who are
hopeful of bursting forth as the logi-
cal dark horse" have very active fol-
lowers in Minnesota who are conduct
ing quiet campaigns for their favor
ties.
E. A. Sims, a member of the State
legislature of Washington, who was
recently a visitor at the national cap
ital, gave the East an Illustration of
how a fullblooded Westerner does
things when he makes up his mind
that they should be done. Sims is
something Of leader In politics ~uut
home" and when he left for the East
he promised to look over the various
Presidential candidates and pick out
~the right man" He attended every
Republican meeting he could find at
the capital, talked with all Of the can
didates he could reach, and finally
placed his o. Z. on Senator John W.
Weeks.
Il never do things halfway" he en-
planned, and having made his choice,
he engaged two Of the hotel stenogra-
piers and Immediately began the die
tation Of nearly three hundred per.
sonal letters to his friends and legisfa-
tive colleagues IN the State of Wash
fngton urging them to support Sena-
tor Weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
GERMANS GREATEST GAIN.

London.-By what is hailed in Ber-
lin as the greatest gain since the
first days of the battle of Verdun, the
Germans have driven forward to with
in two and one-half miles of the Yer
dun-Paris railway.
This is the main artery for troops
and ammunition supplying the for
tress, and is already reported to be
under bombardment by the German
guns.
The Germans officially claim to have
stormed the entire strongly fortified
French positions in and near the For
est OF Avocourt, southeast of Malan-
court, capturing thirty-two officers and
$500 men and repulsing counter-at'
tacks with great losses to the French.
This new drive of the Germans is
being made slightly more than mile
to the west Of Dead Man Hill lie
Mort Homme), where, for the last
week, both armies have been locked
in titanic struggle.
On three vital points Of the long
battle line in the east the Russians
have launched violent offensives
against the Germans and Austrians
According to official admissions from
Berlin and Vienna the new efforts OF
the Cars troops, whose chief aim is
to divert Teuton re-enforcements from
the western front and force dis
continuance of the attacks on Yer
dun, have been crowned by two i'm
portant successes.
The Russians in the Caucasus have
thrown their line several miles nearer
Trebizond, on the Black Sea coast,
after further fighting with the Turks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
PlTH OF THE
WAR NEWS

The violent bombardment northwest
of Verdun in the region of Malan.
court continues, while TO the north
of the fortress and in the Woevre
region In the east intermittent can
nonading is still in progress.
No infantry attacks on Verdun have
been launched by the Germans ex-
cept to the southeast of Fort Douau.
mont, where. Berlin reports a hand
to-hand encounter with the advan-
tage on the side of the Germans.
Russian reports indicated advances by
the Cars troops in Dvinsk region.
Verdun city was set afire by German
artillery fire, Berlin declared.
General SHUTS, in charge of the Brit
ish forces in German East Africa.
reported disIodsine the German
forces from defensive positions on
the Lum River.
1t is still in the French and Russian
war theatres that the heaviest bat
ties are in progress, but fighting
also is continuing in the AustroItaI-
ian zone, in Serbia near the Greek
frontier and In Asiatic Turkey.
Rome learned that Rumaniss inter
Vention on the side Of the Allies
depends upon the arrival of war ma
terials to be supplied by Russia.
Shipments are expected April IS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
FREDERICK y. XIHLMAN.
SENATOR ZIHLMANS RECORD

Served in the State Senate during sessions
and executed the duties Of Republican Senate Floor Leader during
sessions of 1914 and 1910 after having been elected unanimously by
his colleagues both times.
During his four sessions Senator Zhnan has worked
supported much constructive and humanitarian legislation among
which the Public Utilities Act Wormans Com,
Tenour Law for Women Corrupt Practices Act Uniform Election
Laws Direct Primaries Penal Reform Good Roads, Health
laws Child Labor Law Care Insane Lcg
ave Expenses, the Miners and Operators Cooperative Relief
and many other equally important measures.
published
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
TIC

- ASHINGTON, D. C.-With the
mIrapid approach of the Presiden-
INV Itial primaries, there Is grow
Uling demand for information
AS to the various Republican
Presidential candidates. The support
ers of Senator John W. Weeks,
of Massachusetts, have been quick to
meet this demand by giving out the
following facts concerning their candi-
date:
Senator Weeks is a native of New
Hampshire, a graduate of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, served for
three years in the Navy in the Asiatic
Station, and later went to Boston,
where he eventually became interested
in a number of financial institutions,
Including the First National Bank, OF
which he was vice-president- He was
Mayor of Newton, Mass, served six
terms in the lower House of Congress
and. upon elevation to the United
States Senate, severed all business
connections to give all of his time TO
public life.
The Massachusetts Senator was es-
peciaIly active in securing passage OF
the Postal Savings Bank bill, was au-
thor of the Federal Migratory Bird
Law in the House, was author OF the
great Appalachian Law whereby the
government regained control OF the
vast watersheds of the Appalachians,
and gained prominence as an indie
pendent thinker when he supported
the Democratic law providing for fed
eral reserve banks. He was one OF
the few Republicans to support this
law, and did so because he thought
there was more good IN it than bad,
and it was an Improvement Of the
laws then existing.
Politically, Senator Weeks is pro-
gresstve. 1t was Senator Weeks who
insisted upon the insertion Of progress
sfve pianks In the Republican plat
form IN the recent State elections, and
Il was this action, more than anything
else, that resulted In returning Mas
saehusetts to the Republican fold. As
q presidential candidate, he has a
strung following in the West, as well
as his own part Of the country.
There are a number Of States In
which the presidential primaries win
not be held until day or two prior
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
BERLIN IN DEFIANT MOOD.
al okaIanzeieer" Says Not Peace But
Greater Offensive Is Near.

Berlin.-The semi-off1cial Lokalan-
zeiger, in a leading article, intimates
that since the Allies have not availed
themselves of it, when with certainty
the Chancellor on December said
that Germany would consider peace
proposals when her enemies make an
offer they may expect a great in
crease in the German offensive in or
der to convince them that Germany
is far more powerful than her foes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
KAISER THANKS Won TIRPiTz.

Also Decorates Him and Keeps His
Name on Navy Lists.
Berlin.-The Kaiser has written
Admiral Won Tirpitz a letter express
ing regret at his resignation and
thanking him for the excellent serv-
ices he rendered the country during
his long career as creator and organ
izer of the German navy.
The Emperor at the same time is
sued orders that Won Tirpitz's name
be continued in the navy lists for all
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30
German Raider Sunk.

-Encountering a German
raider in the North Sea, the British
armed merchant steamer Alcantara
destroyed the raider, the Grief, by
gunfre, and was herself sunk by a
torpedo.
Five German officers and 115 men.
out of a total crew of 300, were cap
tured. The British lost "A men, of
whom 5 were officers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-30

There are a number Of States In
which the presidential primaries win
not be held until day or two prior
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05
COULD NOT CORNER MIKE
Mr.. FIaherty Ready With Explanation
for Failure to Keep Awake
In Church.

One Saturday evening" Mrs. Flaherty
said to her husband. who is a success
full contractor: "Mike, Father Burke
Is to preach tomorrow at st. Patrlck's
church, and you've often told me you
wanted to hear him."
Eyes, Jane, l do want to hear him.
They say he's a fine speaker"
"But, for PHYS sake, Mike, If you
do come with me. keep awake! You
know you're always falling asleep DUR
Ing the sermons"
"Ill do my best, Jane"
Next day, when Father Burke began
to preach, Mike watched him for five
minutes, and then dropped off to sleep.
When they we're back home Jane gave
Mike a tongue lashing.
swell, Jane" said Mike in self-de-
Tense, "it's just this way. When I
engage a new hand I watch him to see
If he's on the job. AS soon as I find
he's efficient and Woodworking I don't
bother about him any more Now, as
soon as Father Burke began I saw he
was right on to his job, and SO I didn't
worry about him. And then, in spite
Of myself, I let go."-Everybody's
Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05

e. Mites .
RREwERIEs NOT ADVERTISED.

At the recent national convention Of
advertising men held Mt Philadelphia
the delegates from Milwaukee cOnsplc-
uOusly omitted all reference to the
product which made their city famous.
A mammoth fAnner stretched In front
of their headquarters informed the
public that Milwaukee produces &c.,
100000 in iron, steel and machinery
each year; $45,O00.OOO in packed and
prepared meats; $43 ,OOO,OOO in leather
and leather products, and various other
useful commodities but there was
nothing about its breweries.
Talk to the forty delegates from
that city and you'll notice the same
thing" says the North American Of
Philadelphia. '"TheyW throw up their
hats owe their largest tunneries'-and
not a word about beer. They'll become
enthusiastic over their 5000 manufac-
turing plants without mentioning the
breweries. Talk to a member of the
Milwaukee Ad. club, and he'll fill your
ears full of the wonderful achievements
of-not full-page booze ads, but a
church advertising campaign"
The same thing was noticeable in the
literature distributed. Banks published
folders advertising the city as n home
for business and omitted mention Of
the breweries. There was not a placard
or a printed page in evidence ut the
convention on Milwaukee's much
Wanted Temperance drink"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05
MODERN NEWSPAPER MAN.

The 400 newspaper correspondents
attending the national Democratic IN
ventiOn in st. Louis We're invited by
Mr.. August A. Busch, head of the An
heuser-Busch Brewing company, to a
mint julep function at his home. Less
than 100 accepted, and a score of au-
t0mobiles the host had engaged for
the occasion went away empty. One
Of those who declined the hospitality
wrote Mr.. Busch as follows:
'The time has passed when news
paper men can keep the pace of the
fastest men in the world and NEEDLE
with ever the mildest of %intoxicants.
This fact is recognized in the most
practical way by a large majority Of
the craft. During last week at Chi
cago, when the pressure Of work was
tremendous and the weather abOm-
Unable, l was In constant contact with
the same body of correspondents who
are here today, and in all that time I
did not see even one under the in
f1uence of drink. l hope to see the
time come when men of my calling
will no longer be exposed to the dam
gers which beset the now recognized
standards of hospitality, but that the
open-hnnded friendliness which l know
you feel toward your friends and mine
will find some other form of expires.
siOn."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05
BASEBALL EDITOR IS HURT
Makes Unkind Comment on Question
Asked by Sweet Girl Viewing
National Game.

allligan, the Demon Swatter. stepped
up to the plate.
It was the last half of the ninth
inning with the score tied and two men
out.
Gilligan swung at the first ball and
missed.
The next one was q ball, and the
next and the next.
The umpire called the next n a
strike, though 10000 fans disagreed
with him.
"This one tells the tale" said every
body to his next neighbor.
Gllllgan gripped his bat firmly, dug
his spikes into the ground and swung
with all his might.
Crackl The ball sped as If shot out
Of q cannon, far Owe the center field
fence, while the Demon trotted round
the bases amid the plaudits Of the
multitude.
When the excitement had subsidized
a bit, q girl-Oh, she was a beautiful
girl. You ought to've seen her-well,
anyhow, his girl touched her escOrt
timidly on the arm and asked In dull.
Get tones:
"Does the batter have to pay for the
bali when he loses it over the fence
like that?"
And yet some people thought won.
en- should be allowed to vote.-New
York World.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Not long ago a
man came to me who a nearly half
a century old and asked me to give
him q preliminary examination for
life insurance. I was astonished to
find him with the blood pressure of a
boy of 20 and as full Of vigor, vim and
vitality as a young man; in fact a
young man he really was no%twithstand-
ing his age. The secret he said was
taking iron-nuxated iron had filled
him with renewed life. At 80 he was
in bad health; at 46 careworn and
nearly all in. Now at 30 a miracle of
vitality and his face beaming with the
buoyancy Of youth. AS I have said a
hundred times over, iron is the great
est Of all strength builders. If people
would only throw away patent medi-
cines and nauseous connections and
take simple nuxated iron, I am con-
WINGED that the lives Of thousands of
persons might be saved, who low die
every year from pneumonia, grippe,
consumption, kidney, liver and heart
trouble, etc. The real and true cause
which started their diseases was moth
ing more nor less than a weakened
condition brought on by lack Of iron in
the blood. Iron is absolutely neces-
sary to enable your blood to change
food into living tissue. Without it, no
matter how much or what you eat,
your food merely passes through you
without doing you any good. You don't
get the strength out of it and as a con-
sequence you become weak, pale and
sickly looking just like a plant trying
to grow in a soil deficient in iron. If
you are not strong or well you owe it
to yourself to make the following test:
See how long you can work or how far
you can walk without becoming tired.
Next take two flve-grain tablets Of or
binary nuxated iron three times per
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05
HAVE NO USE FOR LIQUOR.

" ,'"The position of our organization Is
well KNOWN says Mr.. w. S. Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood Of LO-
connective Engineers. ave fight the
liquor evil perhaps as hard as any Of
the churches. Liquor has no place
in u modern railrOading. There is
no class of men in the world of whom
more is required and who should have
clearer heads than the men in charge
Of the transportation services Of this
country. Those of us who have been
in the railroad game for years know
the intinitesimal space Of time that
spells the difference between safety
and disaster. There is no question but
that liquor does slow down the brain
action and the man in the cab of the
locomotive and the man in charge Of
the train, even though he has no re-
gard for his W safety, has no busi-
ness to use it in any way by so doing
he endangers Others"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-05

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