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The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
Canal We'll Fortified.

The line thus fortified is continuous and runs from Port Said, on the Medi- terranean to Port Tewfil, on the Red sea, parallel to the canals channel.
 It is known through the last reports of NJ. Jonnart, president of the Sdez company, that the canal Is 156 kilome- ters in length. It's breadth at ten me ters from the bottom runs from forty live meters up to a hundred meters across. At certain points the sound ings have measured a depth of eleven meters. Thirteen large water stations have been constructed on the canal.
 The lake. reformed in the n'2n Of Peluse by flooding of salt N-..<r. al joins Port Said and the north rArt0t thl maritime passage up to Fl ita..lra perhaps fifty-four llilometers. Another part, almost of equal length. traverses the salt lakes. lii brief, the canal is not easily approached except along a front of about sixty kilometers, divided by the lakes in sections from the mid. dle to the south end.
 The maritime defense is naturally highly developed. Ships armed with guns of great caliber and long range protect the canal and the shores, guns are mounted Nnln the shore and the
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
GIVES A FREE" PARTY.

Atlantic City Official Has Friends Re
 joice With Him Over Divorce.
 William l.. Noise chief of the At antiC City credit bureau. played host at a freedom party in celebration of the granting of q divorce to him in Philadelphia by Judge Ferguson after two and one-half years of legal war fare. The ground was assertion.
 The pleasure of your company is requested by William L. Noise at his freedom party Please omit flowers"
 That was the form of the invitations issued to fifty prominent persons.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
Railroad Improved.

Six months ago the tunnels of the Bagdad railroad near Entilly and Kara baba and large bridge. near Rodjo had not been completed. The. railroad facilities from Tarsus, on the Mersna
 Tarsus and Adana line, ended for this reason at Osmanie and later at Ma mOri. points in the Amanus mountains
 But an excellent road connected these places with the terminus of the Bag dad railroad at Rodjo. Heavy traffic might find raYcrsing the Giaur Dagh
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
YALE MEN LOVED SHEVLIN.
Former Football Star Carried Life in- surance Amounting to $2,0oo,o00.

surance Amounting to $2,000,o00.
 Tom Shevlin, who died the other day, will hold place in the hearts of Yale men for all time He played football at Yale four years. making the team in his freshman year in 1902 He was captain in 1905 and was the choice for end on All-America team several years. He was also a star on the Yale track team as q hammer thrower. Harvard never beat Yale on the grid iron the four years Shevlln was in college, and Princeton gained only one victory during that period
 After being graduated Shevlin twice returned to New Haven to pull Yale football teams out of difficulties. In 1910, when the Eli eleven seemed hope less coming up to the Princeton and Harvard games. Shevlin whipped the team into such shape that it beat Princeton and tied Harvard. In 1915 he was again called to the rescue. and Yale showed q sensational comeback" by beating Princeton.
 As an undergraduate Shevlin was said to have spent more than $15.000 a year when in college. While he spent avishly for his own needs, he helped many poor student to pay term bills. and he did all this anonymously. He is said to have had about $2.00O.OO0 life insurance and aside from this was immensely wealthy.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
A Believer In Preparedness.

To avoid being shot by hunters a Minnesota schoolteacher wore yellow waist with black spots, red and white striped skirt, white hat with blue leather silver spangled belt, magenta gloves. suede shoes, black huff with la1ender ribbon and carried green ! rlsol St'll. one miStook her for a ] tlnd of animal and shot at Der.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
Fleets on the Lookout.

When Napoleon marched to Syria with his army in 1790 he took three and half days from Katieh to FL Arish and three days from El-Arish to Gaza, which is the chief stopping place after El-Rafah, twenty-five miles away. The total distance from FL kantara to ElRafah is 143 miles. In many places the route lies within two or three miles of the low, sandy shores Of the Mediterranean. where the Brit ish and French cruisers are on the watch day and night with their search lights and guns ready for any signs of any invading foe to appear.
 From Gaza the om caravan route leads to Ascq1on, twelve miles, and thence thirty miles to Jaffa or forty five miles -f6sRamleh. on the road to Damascus~~
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12

and it's light rolling stock IS very i'm ited
 The journey from El-Kantara across the desert of Et-Tin to Jaffa and Jeru- salem is roughly POO miles. The first sixteen miles to katieh are over hard land, followed by a marshy plain and sand dunes. From that point to Bir-el Abd, where there is plenty of water, is seventeen miles. The next stop is Blr-el MaZa, thirty-one miles, where there is only one we'll El-Arish is thirty-two miles from Bir-el Maza and has good wells, an oasis for camping and q fortress
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12

caIal, ana numerous small torpedo boats sail about the lakes.
 Finally, aviators and the telegraph could furnish information as to the movements of the enemy and permit the installation of formidable pieces of artillery handled mainly by marines.
 It is to be noted that there is a railway along the length of the canal upon the bank toward the Nile and connected by neighboring railway lines with the Egyptian railways-that is to say, with Cairo, the capital, and with Alexandria. the chief port oi the coun- try. the defense never is lacking in victuals and munitions.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
Good Cause For Surprise.

A Bristol (Conn) travelling man on his seturn one night was surprised to see his son marching in prohibition parade carrying a banner with this in ncription: Vote no license. My father was q drunkard." The boy said lady had paid him 90 cents to carry the ban her
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12
British Very Confident.

According to officers and engineers Tn the British naval reserve who arrived in New York recently from Egypt, the reports of the danger of the fall of the canal by overland attack from Damas- GUS have been very much exaggerated.
 The officers who have been in pre- vious Egyptian campaigns said that the two great difficulties in moving an army over the desert from Damascus or Jerusalem would be the lack Of water and food, which would have to be transported on camels. The small British expeditions into the desert tO light against native tribes required caravan of several thousand camels, they said.
 El-Kantara. which is the best point for attack on the Suez canal, as it is the end of the old caravan route, the only one where water in any quantity can be had is within a short distance of Port Said, where the British have plenty of supplies and command the Mediterranean. The new railroad from Damascus to Mecca passes far away to the east of the canal and could not be used to any great purpose for an inva- SiOp of Egypt. the naval officers said
The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-12

The canal is at present protected by semipermanent works, immense trench es and numerous earthworks of a new type deeply cut It is re-enfOrced by parapets of sandbags and is covered in front by numerous strands of barbed wirp
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
OENiG PLANS i1OMEWARRD
DASH BY SUBMARINE FRIDAY

:evedores Work Steadily Loading
Cargo Of Crude Rubber and Nickel.
New London. Conn Capt Paul
Ocnip, Of the German submarine mrr.
.antmau deutschland. Indicated that
f; would make his homcward dash
'iday probably late in the after.
IOn
Stcvcdores worked steadily all day
aiding a cargo Of crude rubber and
excl; the Deutschland crew was
gagged in OycrhauiinY the engines
d five mechanics from Il local ship.
rd practically completed the work Of
shtcninR riycts on the chaitS bow
lich had become lOSSrncd Nv tossing
the high sea. Captain Ko"niB Wis.
"a the government submarine base
Il later conducted Commander Stir.
y and his Oliic"rS through the
utcShland
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
AMERICANS IN DANGER AS
VILLA TROOPS TAKE PARRAl
Fate Of U. S. Citjzers Exemplified by
Attack on German. Thought to Be
an American


FL Paso Tc%as Parral. chihuahua
state. has been taken by villa troobs
according 70 ameSsage received bv
Americans from chihuahua City. The
report. also received by United States
Government agents and forwarded 10
Washington, said the Villa forces
have taken possession Of the city.
There has been no confirmation from
Mexican sources Of the message.
American mining men who have in.
,crests in Parral are concerned over
the fate of nine Americans known to
be in the city. This anxiety was in.
creased by the news from chihuahua
City that the bandits who held up the
Mexican Central passenger train at
Laguna station assaulted Dr. Steven
i1affner, a German subject, because
they thought he was an American
This they said. was an indication Of
what may happen to mericans in the
Parral mining district.
Men familiar with the country in
the vicinity of Parral declared that
Villa probably moved on Parral from
Santa Rosalia, following the Conchas
River to Pillar de Concha. distance
OF 45 miles from Santa Rosalia, and
then marched south As miles against
Parral
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
VA. IN DRY THE COLUMN
LOCALIZED LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN
OLD DOMINION is THING OF
THE PAST.
Clubs and Hotels Keep "Open House,,
Church Bells Toll and Congregations
Hold Services of Prayer and JubIia
ton.

Richmond. va.--At the stroke of ~
midnight, October 81, every church
bell in Richmond tolled for 10 min.
utcS, whistles and sirens shrieked and
a few remaining saloons closed their
doors for the last time.
The passing Of the legalized liouo.
business was variously celebrated
While thousands of persons, many
garbed in Halloween costume. parad.
ed the streets and other thousands
struggled for their turns for the final
uflnk at the bars, the churches held
service of prayer and jubilation. Clubs
ard fashionable hotels held "open
house" and in some cases wha, l;ouor
remained were dispensed free Of cost.
While the night was wild and bois.
'crouS one on the streets there was no
serious disorder and the extra polico.
men stationed in the saloon and retail
1'stricts had little to do. Half of the
aloons had disposed Of their liouor
by nightfall and from that hour until
midnight they one by one locked their
'oorS and when the final minute came
ew mad any stocks remaining.
}. Sidney Peters. prohibition com.
missioner, issued the statement that
the supreme court decided that a
''ate had the right absolutely to pro
hibit the importation Of liquors with
IN It's borders, il was likely the Deoplc
.! Virginia would be deprived OF their
1Aar' Of whiskcy month now permit,
ted under the law.
Virginia is the eighteenth state 10
, ban ne sale Of Intoxicating beverages
IL completes dry area in the South
reaching from Washington to Jack.
sonvillc and as far West as New
Orleans.
Although large part OF the old
dominion previously had been voted
dry In local option elections. the
new state law had the effect Of clos.
ing more than 500 saloons. mostly in
Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News
Iyhchburg, Petersburg, Roanoke and
Bristol
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09


Washington. The Federal Reserve
Hn q business summary ius an
.pll r& tllat general CONDITIONS in al.
'ic Fedgral le arvs districts q me
aGt1y weie satisfactory with eNiia'
mary activity in nearly all INES
Dabu" sno".age was !epcrteu uN near
y all inc district Grents and most 0!
hem referred TO ;ne Increasing cost
Of living
The report from the Richmond dis.
.rict says farmers are in beuer posi-,
ton financially than ever before as
The rcsUl, OF good crops and Aigh
prices There seems to be a steady
ingrcsS Of homeseekcry and large
acrcaoe Of virgin soil is beng cleared
The cotton crop in tina, distHi is
generally reported mort the bes, sec.
tions estimating WELD of but 30 70
GO per cen, but Tie curren, price Of
from 1G TO is cents a pound makes
each bale worth more than 500. in.
Guiding the seed In few counties
in South Carolina only 90 10 80 per
cent crop is reported. however ank
small planters there viii barely be
able to pay this wears bills.
In reference TO the cos, of living
in Richmond the repor, SAYS
High prices of crops bring many
comments as to the high COS, Of liv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
PRICES OF NECESSITIES

washington. Interstate Commerce
commissioner McChord is in Louis.
Vlile' KY, holding informal confer.
cnces with representatives Of Eastern
southern and a few Of the Western
railroads, State Railroad Commission.
crs ana shippers affecting the prices
or coal and other necessities.
The conference was arranged" tho
commissioner announced, because
OF the many complaints received bv
the Commission from all parts OF tho
country In relation to the inability of
the shippers to obtain cars in which
to transport their commodities.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
OFFICIALS SURPRISED
Ar REVOkiNG DECISION

washington. administration Off.
cials were surprised when Informed
that the McxicanAmcrican Commits.
sion had revoked lis decision to make
washington It's meeting place. Ar.
rangemcnts had been perfected to ac.
cohnhodatc the commissioners here
ana the Bureau OF PanAmerican Re.
publics had been chosen for tho meet.
ing place Failure to agree on border
have discouraged state de.
partment Officials.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
8 5TEAMERs COLLIDE IN
STORM; 92 LIVES LOST.

Belfant.--The loss OF life in the dis.
aster to the steamers Retriever and
Gonnemara aggregates 92. Only two
porsOns are known to have been saved
~hen the two vessels collidcd in the
jrish channel during gale. The
crow OF tho Retriever numbered l3,
one Of whim and also a passenger OF
tbe COnnemara were saved. The two
vessels lie partly submerged within
right Of land. High seas arc breaking
over them.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
CONFLICTING ELEMENTS IN
MARINA LOSS ARISE
Issue Threatens to Fall Into Technical
Discussion of Whether Germany
Has Violated PIedues to II


Discussion of Whether GERMANY
Has Violated Pledges to u. S.
Washington, SO many conflicting
elements have appeared i'm the de-
struction Of the British steamer Ma.
rina by German submarine win
loss OF American lives, that the incl.
dent threatens to fall into q technical
discussion rather than clcan.cut is.
sue OF whether Germany has violated
her pledges TO the United States.
IL became apparent that much
which Is essential to a determination
or the responsibility remains undis
closed. If indeed the United States
Germany or Great Britain are in
possession of The full facts
1T appeared certain, however, thai
no moV" viii be made by the Cnitcd
States until the German version of
~" hi'nir, as wen as that Of The do
strnclion Of the British steamer Row.
dnmorr by shcllnrr with cndangcrinp
or Americans, has been secured.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
WILL USE 5000 TONS
OF PRINT PAPER IN 1917

Raleigh, N. c. Commissioner OF La.
Dor and Printing NJ. l.. Shipman has
prepared an estimate which showa
1000 tons OF print paper will bo used
ny North Carolina daily and weekly
NnwspaDers In 1917, The amount is
'AScd on the last reports on circula,
ion filed In his oflice by these news.
02pers
Fhis amount at the present advanced
.Tices will cost publishers 1921 900.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
VILLA klLL0 AMERICAN
DOCTOR REFUGEE SAYS.

chihuahua City, via El Paso juno,
tion.--Dr. Fisher, an American physi.
clan, living at Santa Rosalia. was XIII
nd by the villa bandits under Gen
Huudelio Uribe. according to tho
stDtoment Of n Mexican refugee who
aDived here from Santa Rosalia. DR..
iNlsher was one Of tho few Americans
Known to have been in Santa Rosalia
at the time the Villa bandits captur-
cd tho town. Gen. Uribe also execut-
ed number OF Chinese and Arabs.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
WOMEN FORCED BY
BANDITS TO DIsROBE.

El 'Paso, Tex.-Government agents
here received information from min.
ing authorities in Juarez that 200 ban.
hlts who held up Mexican Central
passenger train at Laguna station
were a part Of Jose Ynez Salazar's
command Of 1000 men which is guard.
ing the Mexican Northwestern. All
passengers on the train, including the
women 1t was reported were forced to
niSrobe, an' their clothes taken by
me bandits when they left Laguna.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
VILLA BANDITS CAPTURED
TROOP TRAIN is REPORTED

I'll Paso, Texas Government agents
mere received All unconfirmed report
from Chihuahua City that train
carrying Fortunate Maycotte, the Car.
rama commander, and his command
mad been captured by Villa bandits in
5achina bay pass south OF chihuahua
CITY while General Maycotte was trv.
ing to intercept Villa in the vicinity
OF Santa Rosalia. The Villa troops
used artillery captured from General
Ozuna.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
bRiTISH RECAPTURE DUTCH
STEAMER, GERMAN SEIZED

Ans" rdam, via London-A Ger.
man submarine placed prize crew
ABOARD the Dutch steamer Oldambt
"hich left the Hook Of Holland. A
i'ritish destroyed appeared and re-.
captured the Oldambt, according to
me HetVolk. The prize crew fired
Two bombs with the hope Of destroy.
ing their prize. According tc tho
I1andelsblad the Oldambt reached the
HOOK of Holland, but capsized, tho
cargo being lost.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
AVIATOR WITH U. 8. MAIL
REACHES NJ. Y. SAFELY

New YOrk.-Victor CarlstrOm, who
left Chicago for New York in New
YORK Times mail.carrying aeroDlane.
descended on Governors Island end
ing his flight at 1855 IL n. m. His
Journey was interrupted by stops at
Erie, Pa, and liammondsport, N. Y
on his fjgEt from IIamondsport
carlatrom broke another record GOV.
cring tho distance, 315 miles, Mt an
average sped OF 1877 miles an hour.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
SUBMARINE U.53 RETURNS
SAFELY TO GERMAN PORT

Bcrlin.-The German submarine e..
." has returned safely to a German
port according to official announce
mcnt. The German submarine U.53, in
command OF Lieut. Capt Hans Rose
arrived at Newport. r. l., from viii
hclmhaven on October 7 and depart
cd aftcr stay of three hours. In
me course of the next day the U.53
sank i've ships off the American
coast
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
KILLED, 10 WOUNDED IN
I. w. W. MOB BATTLE

Everett Wash. Five persons were
y led and 40 wounded in a fight at the
erett CITY wharf between 250 mem.
igrs or the Industrial Workers OF the
" orld, who came here from Seattle
2r the steamer Verona and posse OF
no citizens headed by Sheriff Don
MGRae Sheriff McRac Is among the
fp1Ougly wounded
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
Difficult ProhIep,

There are some sinister ;nnro,o,s
behind the boom i'm This oy,,t,n.
stock
THAT may be, but how do YOU pro
pose to get after the man higher mn"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
Wife's Mission.

man never accomplishes much un
less he has a wife to boss him-so n
woman says
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09

lts easy to be hero on the films.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09
LABOR SHORT BUT
BUSINESS IS ACTIVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARDS BUS
MESS SUMMARY is AN.
BOUNCED.
GEN RAJ CONDITIONS GOOD

2icnmond District Farmers Are in
Excellent Financial Shape.-Some
S. c. Counties Report Small Cotton
Crop.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
British Increase Gains.

London, Sept. 5, 3:15 p. m.-Brit troops in battles last right in the zion of the River Somme in FrarI increased their gains in the neighb| hood of Guillemont, says the Brit official statement issued this afterno|
 The British forces pushed forwd to 1,500 yards east of Guillemont Il lage and secured a hold on Lel Wood.
 Further south a strong German s] tenn of defense on front of 3,d feet around Falfemont Farm was ed tured.
 The official announcement says tl the fighting on the Somme sil September 3 has resulted in the a, ture by the British of the whole. the remaining German second line defense on the battle front from M quet Farm to the point where i. British line joins the French.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
PEARY SAW MIRAGE
Ensign Green, Back From Arctic Region, Reports 'Crocker Land' Is Myth, Despite Claim of Admiral.

New York, Sept. 5.-Ensign Fitz- hugh Green, U. S. N., who accom- panied Donald B. MacMillan on his expedition in search of "Crocker Land' which left here in 1913, reached here today on the Danish steamship United States from Copen- hagen Ensign Green confirmed pre- v,ous reports that 'Crocker Land' does not exist
 He said that he accompanied Mac Milan on three months trip from Cape Thomas Hubbard, where their ship was disabled, out over the Polar Sea toward where Rear Admiral Teary Claimed to have seen "Crocker Land.''
 Peary, according to Ensign Green, claimed to have made his observations at a point about 130 miles from the Greenland coast MacMillan and Green travelled 150 miles and, favored hv clear weather, they determined from observations and careful sound ings that what Perry had seen was q mirage This belief was further confirmed, Ensign Green said, by the fact that they themselves saw mirages.
 Ensign Green will go to Washing ton Monday and will make report of his observations to the navy de- Iartm ent.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
SENATE STRIKES BACK AT
 BRITAIN FOR TAKING MAILS
TO EXCHANGE CIVILIANS
Germany Agreeable to Send Home English Citizens Under Parole Not to Engage in Warfare.

!. Berlin, Saturday, Sept. 2, Via Lon don, Sept. 5, 11:25 a. m.-The thousands of civilians interned in Germany and England may be re- leased and the difficult problem of concentration camps solved altogether, if a plan now under consideration is adopted. The idea is to exchange all civilians on parole not to serve during the war.
 For some time the German and British authorities, through the in termediation of the American am- bassador at Berlin, James w. Gerard, have been working on a proposal to exchange all interned civilians above the military age, forty-f1ve. It was recognized that this was only a half way measure which would leave un- solved the larger problem of the thousands of civilians below that age whom neither government wishes to retain and support at great expense, although neither is willing to release them, as possible recruits for the others army. While negotiations in regard to exchange of the older men were hanging fire and new difficulties dLu uelayS were arising constantly It was suddenly discovered the German authorities were willing to take into consideration a proposal for a gen. eral exchange under parole.
 There still remains a long and diff cult road to be travelled, and Great Britain's attitude thus far has not been made known, but it is felt here that the simplicity and completeness of the solution may appeal to the British as it has to the Germans.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-05
MITCHELL TO INTERVENE.

New York, Sept. 5.-Mayor John F. Mitchell will be, given time to in tervene before a strike is called among the employees on the Interborough Rapid Transit company's subway and elevated lines, it was announced today on behalf of the men. This develop ment indicated an indefinite delay in carrying out the purpose of the men to tie up the system if the company it's stand not to annul con- tracts signed recently binding many employees not to seek wage increases for two years.