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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
BRITISHC0NTLNUE
THE Big DRIVE
Beuacourt, on North Bank, 10 Captured
and Many Germans Killed
5000 Prisoners Taken.
THE RuMANIANs LOSE AGAIN
Austrians Clear the Right Side Of the
Danube Of the Enemy-Quiet
Alonp Line in Italy.

The British drive began early Mon
day morning amid fog and rain in the
region of the Ancre river in France has
netted them aonther village, Beau
court, on the north bank of the Ancre.
The capture of this village makes three
that have fallen into British hands
since the advance began, the other two
being Beaumont.Hamel and St. Pierre
Divion. There is no indication that
the offensive has cease ed at any point
along the five mile front.
have taken more than 5000 German
prisoners and, according to the latest
report, more captives are being
brought in.
Aside from the gains in the Ancre
region. the British also have made an
advance to the east OF the Butte de
Warlencourt, about three miles south
of the important town of Bapaume.
TO the south of the Somme the Ger
mans are busily engaged in shelling
French positions in the region OF Pres
soire and on the sector OF Biaches.La
Maisonette. with the French vigorous
ly replying. On the remainder OF the
front Only commandments nave OCCuI-
red. -- G..
With comparative quiet still reign
ing on the Russian and Austro.Italian
fronts, the Macedonian and Rumanian
frontiers continue to be focal points
of interest The Austrians near Or
sova and the junction OF the Austrian,
Rumanian and Serbian frontiers have
cleared the right bank of the Danube
OF Rumanians, victory which prob
ably means lessening of the impedi-
ments the Rumanians have placed up
on the navigation of the river in this
region. f..
Again the Rumanians in the Alt val
ley of Transylvania have been pushed
back by the Austro.German forces,
who also have captured the village OF
Bumbeshei in the jul valley and
forced the Rumanian left wing to give
way near Dragoslavle, In the north
the Russians have been compelled to
retire from the Geyergos mountains to
the Rumai,ian frontier
Just what the ussoRumanian
troops and the forces Of the central
powers are doing in eDobrudja is not
known. Berlin, Petrograd and Buchar-
est say merely that the situation Is un-
changed.
y On the Monastir plain of Serbia and
north of the Cerna river, troops of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
MARRIED
Miss Vera VieIie and Mr.. Floyd Howie
United in Marriage at Home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Spence

Miss Vera Vielie and Mr.. Floyd
Howie were united in marriage on the
Sd day OF October at Standish, Mich,
Elder Mathew Umphrey, OF the L. D. 5,
church, performing the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Parley Spence. Mr.. and Mrs
Spence are old residents OF Crawford
county and the account OF the'weddins
will be of interest to their. many friends
residing here.
The bride was attended by Miss
Helen Howie. sister of the groom, and
Mr.. Vernon Smith, cousin of the bride.
was best man. Following the cere-
mony the happy young couple depart
ed for Detroit, Mich, where they, will
make their future home. -,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
which the following took part, Marie
Saggau, Esther Schnoor, Katherine
Woolston. Marie HaWley, Opal Faus

which the following took part, Marie
Saggau, Esther Schnoor, Katherine
Woolston, Marie Hawley, Opal Faus
Abbie Anne McHenry, Maxine Robin
son, Edna May Simpson, Erma Rath
Sarah Pfarr Gladys Patterson and AL
maurine Gebert with Donna Marie
Dybbro and Juliana Virginia Bollen as
garland bearers, was very impressive
and one of the best numbers Of the
evening. a...
Mrs. Geo. Sprecher, who is already
we'll known to the theatrical circles
in Denison, presented character
sketch which was a perfect scream
Her first appearance was made in
Dutch costume and the second in a
ridiculous costume. Mrs. Sprecher
made a hit with the audience and re-
ceived much applause.
One of the funniest numbers Of the
evening was the sketch, Around Deni'
son in Sightseeing Car" A six pas
senger Studebaker automobile, owned
by the Denison Alto company, was
driven on the stage by Charles KEN.
ming. Jr.. and the passengers. Mrs. l..
B. Romans, Mrs. j. B. Romans, Miss
Jessie Goodrich, Spencer Heiden, j. \.
Mitchell, Mrs. P. F.. Pfarr, Albert
Weiss, Mrs. c. NJ. Jensen. Professor
Elliott and w. c. VanNess. had the
time of their lives taking in Denison
the chief points of interest of the city
We're pointed out by Mr.. Chas. Bollen
who never lost an opportunity to ex-
|aggerate them. =" .
The Thespian quartette, composed of
Messrs. Sibbert, Tourtellot, Helsley
and Humphrey. sang several selec'
tions which were highly appreciated.
! Te ukulele quintette. made up Of Ed
ma Wright. Margaret Carey, Mary Lal-
ly Vern Stocking and We're Menagh.
with Lenehan Lally as soloist, present
ed something new in the way Of music.
The young ladies. were all artists on
the Hawaiian instrument and their
number was a rare treat to the people
of Denison. The solos of Lenehan Lal-
ly were received with the usual EN-
thusiasm displayed when he appears in
public. II ..
Mr.. J. v. Barborka appeared next on
the program with beautiful harp SOLO
which delighted the audience.
Miss Margaret Christensen as DR..
Tinker Tinker, and the Yama chorus,
made up of Martha Fastje, Ruby Faui,
Marie Weiss, Mildred ,Hubbell, Zella
Gillmor Fanchion Ransom. Ruth Sill
letto, Madge Hultsch, Grace HaWley
and Beryl Faul, was one OF the pleas
ing numbers of the program The chor.
us was we'll trained and equal to any
seen with the big comic opera com
panies. 2%g. 'z.,es
Another chorus. made up of Grace
Bamford, Bernice Osborn. Ella Hard
ing, Gene Miller. Mariana Sims, Bet
ty Shattuck. Albert Lyon, Charles
Lamberty. Charles Richards, Charles
kemming, Professor Tourtellot AMI
Gordon Luney, with Miss Adele Brandt
as leader, made big hit with their
song, Love is Like Fire Fly"
((,Ontinueu on p4Ro FOUr.)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
Home TALENT
+. PROVES GOOD
Local Talent, Under Direction Of
Miss Dysart, Of Fairfield, Give
Very Creditabie Entertainment
FOR BENEFIT OF EASTERN STAR
Both Entertainments Well Attended
and Much Enjoyed-Order Will
Clear $500 As Result.

The Society Vaudeville. presented at
the Germania opera house Thursday
and Friday evenings of last week, un.
der the auspices of the Eastern Stars,
was decided success. and on every
hand one hears compliments for the
excellent entertainment given. Both
performances were presented to pack
ed houses. and after paying all ex'
penses the ladies of the Eastern Star
realized in the neighborhood Of $500
for their efforts. We understand that
this money will be used to purchase a
victrola for the Eastern Star club
room.
Much credit for the success of the
entertainment is due to Miss Dysart,
of Fairfield, who was the director se'
cured by the Eastern Star. Her work
was entirely satisfactory and the fact
that both entertainments were given
without hitch of any kind shows that
she has had great experience along
this line. No better selection Of tai.
ent for the program could have been
made and all Of those who took part
did themselves proud. 1t was a sur
prise to everyone that we have here in
Denison 80 much talent for an enter
tainment of this kind. and many of our
Denison people certainly could COM
mand a high salary on the Orpheum
circuit. ..-....l B.. g..
The music was furnished by BarbOr-
ka's celebrated orchestra and the peo'
pie of Denison are so familiar with It's
high character that it is useless for
US to tell OF the beautiful selections
rendered. The opening number was
probably the most interesting feature
of the entertainment. One hundred
school children dressed in white cos
tunes, marching across the stage
singing "Boogie-Boo," presented 4
spectacle which will not soon be for
gotten. Eugene Eissman was soloist
and Lorenz Evers led the chorus as
the BOogie- Boo man. y
Ackley and Richards entertained
with several guitar and mandolin se'
lections. They are artists on these
stringed instruments and received
hearty applause.
Misses Martha Lehfeldt, Alta Schaf
er, Lucille Rollins. Margaret Aebisch'
er. Elizabeth Wearmouth and Maurine
Hamley. wearing Grecian costumes,
gave beautiful dance. The young
ladies', were we'll trained and the effect
was most pleasing.
The Greek Sacrificial Dance" IN
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
JUDGE ALBERT !. !.
GIVES DECISION
Case Involving Priority Of Death Of
August Meyer and Wife, Who
Were Killed in March, 1913.
MRS. MEYER OUTLINED HUSBAND
Mrs. Heller, a Daughter, and Broth
er, A. r. Meyer, Brought Action
to Sex Aside Fathers Will

People in this locality have been fol-
lowing with interest the contest in
the district court involving the prior
ity of death of August Meyer. of Lake
View, and his wife. Henrietta Meyer,
both Of whom were killed in the wreck
|of a passenger train on the linton Pa
cifc near Gothenberg, Neb. in March,
1913. Judge Albert, of Jefferson, has
just handed down decision in this
case, deciding that Mrs. Meyer out
lived her husband by several minutes,
and by this decision two OF their chill
dren. Mrs. Minnie Heller and Mr.. A..
F. Meyer win their fight for their
distributive share of their mothers
dover third Of an estate Of $200.Q0O or
more. s- IS
Meyer and his wife were on their
way home from California. where they
had spent the winter, and at Gothen-
berg, during the blizzard that ragged
about March 13, the rea" r"otion "f ~"
train plowed into the Pullman of the
front section. causing the death VI
four people. among whom were Mr..
and Mrs. Meyer.
BY will of the husband the. two
children mentioned, who received but
small portion of the estate. will re-
ceiye their equitable proportion of the
dover interest of the wife. their
mother, and this amounts to an un-
divided two-fifteenth of about GOO
acres of land in Crawford and Sac
counties .. -...--. -...
The court holds that inasmuch as
the wife was still alive when picked
up, although she died before she could
be gotten into the station at GotheA.
berg, and the husband was dead when
taken out from under the wheels Of
the engine which crashed into the
Pullman, and considering the fact that
his injuries appeared to be greater, it
was reasonable to determine that the
wife lived probably thirty minutes
longer. It was thirty minutes after
the wreck before she was removed
from the car and she lived very
short time after, although death came
while she was being carried into the
depot.
In the view of the facts brought
out, Mrs. Heller and A. F. Meyer
brought an action in the district court
to set aside the will and make distri-
button of the mothers interests as in.
testate. They were opposed by other
heirs, Franz A. Meyer, William H.
Meyer, Bertha Fredericka Doertler,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15

sometimes called Edith Doeraer, .who
contend ed that the mother was first
to expire, which made the fathers will
valid in the distribution. &
The case has been bitterly contest.
ed and in view OF the peculiar charac-
ter of the question involved has been
followed with interest more than or.
dihary. ID
Judge Albert orders the widows
dover third interest distributed among
the five named defendants on basis
of one.fifteenth interest in the entire
estate, and they will also receive their
distributive shares Of the remaining
of the husbands estate pro-
portionately as directed by the terms
of the will.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15

entente allies are attacking the Ger
man -Burgar lines. The battles have
not reached a decision, according to
Berlin. ~
Aside from artillery duels in the
Trentino region and desultory artillery
activity along the remainder OF the line.
quiet prevails in the Austro-Italian
theater.
The artillery duel between the Rus
slams and Austro.G Germans along the
Narayuva river in Galicia continues.
Otherwise, only .unimportant engage
ments have taken place on the eastern
front from the Baltic to the Carpath-
ianS.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
Dl Ed

Margaret Arneta. the two.year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roeh
died at the family residence in Deni-
son on Sunday, November IL, follow
ing a short illness. The little girl was
one of the twins and has never enjoy
ed the best of health. Her last illness
and death was due to Bright's disease.
She was born Feb, %, 1915. Be-
sides her parents she leaves to mourn
her death, ten brothers and sisters,
namely: Hilda, Arlo. Alfred, Anna
Theresa, Henrietta, Mary Augusta,
LeOta, and Martin.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Ger
man Lutheran church. Rev. VIM.
Frese officiating, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Luther
an cemetery. 'A&Ea at,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
Women's Sweaters

Just ninety sweaters to offer.
Specially priced for this week
at $3.50 to $685.. Values to
$500 TE
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15

The Current Events club meeting
last Thursday at the Carnegie club
room was we'll attended and the MEM
bers thoroughly enjoyed the program
on community ideas and subjects. Be
sides the interesting papers given by
members of the club, Mrs, Jacob Sims,
a member of the public health commit;
tee from the tenth district Of Federat-
ed Women's clubs, gave q most inter-
esting paper on community hygiene.
Miss Winifred Wright read most in
teresting paper on community music.
which she illustrated by conducting Q
class in community singing. Mrs. Joe
Goss rendered beautiful piano solo.
The next meeting OF the Current
Events club will be of q social nature.
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
THREE indian
BOYS RuNAWAYS
Escape From Government Industrial
School at Pipestone, Mimi, and Il
Are Captured in Denison
RETURNED TO SCHOOL TUESDAY
County Probation Officer Had Charge
Of Boys Pending Arrival Of
Minnesota Authorities.

w. G. Rollins, the county probation
officer, has had his hands full the past
few days with three Indian boys who
escaped from the government indus
trial school at Pipestone, Minn. but the
matter was finally untangled yester-
day when Mr.. Felix, one of the school
authorities, arrived in, Denison and
took the three runaways back to Pipe
stone. IN & ii
The three boys, Steven Watkins. age
13, of Deerwood, Mimi; Wallace Bell.
age Is, of Moorhead. Mimi, and Ell.
mer Tibbetts. age IA, of Bsna. Mimi,
made their escape from the school
about two weeks ago and went to Ma
nilla over the Milwaukee road. I'm
able to find work there they walked
to Kenwood, where they hired out to.
Mr.. Vogt as corn pickers. Mr.. Vogt
suspected something was wrong with
the three boys and brought them to
Denison and turned them over to the
county sheriff, who in turn notified
Mr.. Rollins, the probation officer. The
boys stated that they were partly In
dian one of them being a halt blood,
the other two being quarter bloods.
After a careful investigation was made
Mr. Rollins learned that they had
escaped from the government school
and telegram was sent there an
nouncing that they were being held in
Denison. #
Mr.. Felix arrived at an early hour
Tuesday morning from Pipestone, and
stated that the boys had :escapsd once
before from the school. They left on
the early train yesterday morning.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-11-15
Flannel Night Gowns

$50 women's flannel night
gowns shown in the Dutch, high
and V-neck. In all white with
pink or blue stripe. Stock-Re-
ducing prices are 79c, s9c, 98c,
and up to $2.OO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
Hobbled

On August l, according to a Lon
don financial expert, the debts and an
nual interest charges of the leading
belligerents will be as follows: Ger
many, $4,000, 100000, carrying $685.
100000 interest; Russia $15,000,000,-
900, with $725, 100000 interest; France
$14 100000, with interest of $625, 000,-
900 year; Great Britain $13,050,-
100000, bearing $550,000,O00 interest
In all cases the annual interest charge
at the close of the war will not be far
from the total annual expenditures
including interest, before the war &C.
Cured
The United States, which is rich
er than any of these nations, has a
debt of about one billion with an an
nual interest charge of about one
tenth that which Germany will be
paying in case the war runs no longer
than August. All these European ma
tions use methods of raising revenue
which lay burdens upon their indus
tries, increasing the cost of produc-
ton and distribution. 1t is nations so
hobbled by debt and taxes whose COM
petition, in war and in industry, GER
tain Americans are terrified over. We
are of little faith in ourselves to sup
pose we cannot hold our own against
such a lot of cripples.-Nebraska
State Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The country is waiting with bated
breath to see what shape the Repub-
lican national platform will take.
Naturally it will condemn everything
in the Wilson administration, for it is
characteristic of standpatism to pro-
test against everything not hoary with
the frost of time or that has a con-
structive and progressive SAVIOR.
But what will it offer in the place
of the Administrations firm stand
for American rights, humanity and
strict adherence to the principles Of
international law in dealing with the
DELEGATE questions which the Euro
pean war has thrust upon it? in place
Of its patient, restraining peace pol
icy in dealing with weak and revo-
Jution-torn neighboring republic? in
place of its preparedness" plans that
would correct the inefficiency of our
military arm resulting from years of
neglect by Republican administra-
lions and at the same time avoid
"militarism" as the term is commonly
defined? in place of the wholesale
banking reserve system that prac-
tically insures the country against
panies, so common Under the old Re-
publican national banking system, and
of the constructive achievements due
to the present administration?
What will it offer in the way of
wholesome constructiveness-if the
word constructive has not been alto
gether expunged from the standpat
lexicon-that the Wilson administra-
ton has not already given the couG:-
try or prepared the way for giving
it? That it will scintillate with gilt
tering generalities, bristle with bitter
criticism and blame, and appeal to the
narrowest partisan prejudice, every
one knows, but what that is new, con-
structive or for the universal good of
the country will it have to offer?
The whole country awaits with ex-
pectancy its rallying note.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

The Colonel wants the regular Re-
publican nomination-wants it bad
else his attitude is misleading. He
evidently doesn't relish the Hughes
sentiment that is rising up out of the
marsh of uncertainty. The Progress
sive nomination is his, but what is it
worth if it cannot be used as full
crum to hoist the nomination of the
regular Republican Convention? An
empty honor, for he can never make
another such race as he made four
years ago as Progressive party cam
didate, and he realizes that fact. He
doubtless believes that he might
make winning if he can get the old
party regulars and standpatters to
take him up, but they don't want him;
they want one of their own sort
not Justice Hughes, we imagine,
though they would prefer him to
Roosevelt--so they welcome the pop
ular sentiment in the party in his ia
vor as buffer to the Roosevelt drive,
and if it comes with sign of increas-
ing strength, the opposition will in a
body rush to the Hughes standard
and nominate him. In which event
what win the Colonel do? Wait and
see, for there is no telling what he
may do or say next; but the conven-
tons are only ten or twelve days away,
and then speculation will be swallowed
up in watching the spectacular NOV
ing picture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

Henry Ford is one of the extreme
pacifists of the country, in favor of
national disarmament and all that
sort of thing. He has been accused
of being 'peace at any price" man,
and yet if an interview accredited to
him the other day is correct, his
peace or disarmament policy doesn't
differ SO widely after all with Colonel
Roosevelt's idea of big navy and a
big army. The latter would insure
peace by show of force, and
Mr.. Ford admist, according to his late
interview, that he is interested in a
new. type of submarine, chat will
blow battleships off the sea- He said
he believed that was good way of
forcing disarmament. 1t isn't much
different from the Colonel's "step
softly and carry a big stick
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

The Administrator Ship Purchase
bill has passed the House, only two
Democrats voting against the meas
ure, while fourteen Republicans voted
for it. 1t went through the House with
the substantial majority of 100. 1t
may meet with stronger opposition
in the Senate, but its friends are con-
fident it will pass that body. II is a
measure worth trying out and from
past and present experience is the on
ly way to successfully build up an
American merchant marine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

Don't forget that it was Repub-
lican, Hon. Jesse A. Tolerton, who
wheedled the Legislature during the
Hadley administration into the es-
adjustment of a wild game farm
for the propagation of English pleas
ants and Hungarian quail. 1t was run
at enormous expense to the taxpayers
of Missouri, the total cost of conduc-
ton being not less than 100000 On
Monday, May 18th, the farm was Of
ficially abandoned and leased to a
truck gardener. The law was a grab
from the beginning, and shows what
might be expected if Missouri Demo-
Gratis act the fool in November and
turn the State over to the Republi-
cans. Clayton Argus.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

The Republican State Convention
refused to give former Governor Had
ley a presidential endorsement as a
favorite son, evading the issue by say
ing that he was entitled to further
honor; but even that, the delegates of
the National Convention have decided
by refused him. They met in confer
ence at st. Louis last Tuesday, and
although his friends were there beg
ging that he be made chairman of the
delegation, he was denied that consol-
ing recognition, preferring rather OF
to F. Steifel of st. Louis by a vote Of
n to 7, and he was shut out from the
resolution committee and every other
avenue as far as the delegates are
concerned from any prominence in
the National Convention proceedings.
Our county man, Polite ElvinsSHR
Our county man, former Congressman
POLITE Elvins, took a prominent part
in the conference and against the for
mer Governor. What it all means is
for our Republican friends to settle
among themselves; perhaps the
standpatters, who dominate the party
in Missouri, think Mr.. Hadley needs
disciplining for his wabbling position
in the last National campaign.