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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

FOR SALE CHEAP-Double, single, two family houses. lots ana the best shore hotel on the sound. Estab- lished twenty-five years: land with out the houses worth more, than ask for the whole plant. Easy terms. c. H. Fleming, 952 Main Street, Phone. Bridgeport. Conn.
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Inventors

WANTED-Inventor to send for ons of my booklets on U. q. and Foreign potent. Mercer D. Blon6el. Patent building. B s7 eff
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CHAUFTEUR--yran pos..-o wit ! private family: 4. years experience repair own car. Address. iiis stratford avenue. V. M. Farley.
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For Sale.

FOR SALE-A fine two family house on Frement St, D. R. Whitney, s3 Fairfield Ave. l. IS s@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

Dudley Shoemaker was elected vice president of the Poole Engineering & Machine Go. at Baltimore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

w. D. Cloos, was elected secretary and treasurer of the Lima Locomotive Corporation at Lima, Ohio.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21
Furniture
Insurance

DAMAGE IS ABOUT kIL, fire can do to your property Insurance cost. ing 1-2c a day protects you. All the particulars -t D. B. Boothe < O.. Conn. Bank Building.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

Wants, To Rent, For Sale &c.,, l cent a word in Farmer Want Column.
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Merchants Exchange

RUBBER STAMPS mads by us are reliable. we carry a complete line of stamps. supplies. ink pads. dat ers. rubber type. etc. The Schwerd. sls Stamp Co. Al ccnnon St.
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WANTED-Situation as chauffeur by young man, steady and reliable. Call. 7S5 Boston Avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

WANTED-Position as plumber or steamfittcr: 10 years experiences; willing to do any kind of work. Ap- ply Louis Ribach. Care of General Delivery. East Side Station.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21
Positions Wanted

WANTED-Position as day watch man. Best references furnished. Address Joseph L. Markham, I'll Lee Ave. L16 de
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
GIVEN 24 HOURS TO REPLY 10 THE U. s.

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 AND WIFE
 BOTH DIE

SAN FRANCISCO. May lI.-cap- tain Richard Dickson and his wife with 40 others of the crew are miss ing and are believed to have been drowned when the Steamer Roanoke. bound for Valparaiso. fourdered off the coast yesterday
 When the vessel lurched in its final spasm to keep ahoat, Mrs. Dick son was thrown into the water. Cap tain Dickson Immediately plunged in after her and neither were seen again. accocling to the survivors.
 Was His Last Voyage.
 The present trip was to have been Captain Dlckson's last voyage on the run and for that reason he was per mitted to take his wife with him, also Carlo Belgrano. son of F. N. Belgrano. vice-president of the Flu. gazl Italian bank. as freight clerk, who is also missing.
 The Roanoke. well known on the coast and formerly on the Alaska route. was loaded with freight, car rying no passengers. She sailed at midnight. Monday for the south. Sew eral life boats with survivors of the crew have been picked up. The sur vivors stated that a severe storm arose and the old craft simply was unable to weather the gale.
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 TO PARADE
 SATURDAY

NEW YORK, May 1l.--With Thom. as A. Edison and twenty of the most prominent engineers of the United States leading the parade, the great est public demonstration ever held in this country for anything will be that for preparedness. which will be witnessed here next Saturday,
 Already nearly 100000 marchers have enrolled for the parade This includes 3O,0OO women, and 5000 Of the New York State militia There will be eighty bands in the process sion. Hundreds of business houses will close for Q portion of the day and their employees will be in the parade or given on opportunity to witness the demonstration.
 The parade will start at 9:3O O. clock Saturday morning It is est-. mated 1t will still be going up Fifth Avenue at ten o'clock at night. It was originally planned to terminate the parade st 34th street but as the are enrolling In such large numbers the line of march has been extended to 59th street.
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SUBMARINE COMPANY HAS BEEN ORGANIZED;
 TO RAISE VESSELS

NEW YORK, May 1.-The Inter- ocean Submarine Engineering Com pany has been incorporated at Al. bany with $125,OOO 2 per cent pre- ferred stock. ali paid in, and 10000 shares of common, no par value. The company's purpose is to raise ships from the ocean bed or salvage their contents. It will begin work on ships sunk along the Atlantic sea- board. If successful, 1t will endeav- or to float or salvage the contents of some S3OO,OOO,O0O worth of mer- chantmen sunk by German submar' ines. The president of the company is Rear.Admiral Colby Mitchell Ches- ter U. S. N. retired The principal financial packers are George P. Bak- CT. Charles Sabin. Albert F. Wigin, Percy 4. Rockefeller and c. NJ. P. Murphy, vlce-president of the Guar. anty Trust Company
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WITH MEXICO NOW
 IS EXPECTED

WASHINGTON, May tf.-eovern. ment officials here regard that a break with the defacto government Of Mexico ls certain. It Is under stood that Mexico has been given un- tll tonight to accept or reject the tentative agreement made week ago.
 1t ls known here that Maj-cen. Hugh L. Scott has been thoroughly dissatisfied with the dlIatory tactics of War Minister obregon. According to advIces from General Scott he has given Minister obreson 24 hours to make a positive reply to the Ameri. can demandr. aazI
 if the demands arc not granted there Is no prospect Of the American trOops being withdrawn until they have accomplished their mlssion be- low the border and more soldiers will be sent aeross the line.
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GOV. STRONG RETURNING
 AFTER TRIP

SEATTLE, May 11.-steamer Al aska sailed at o'clock this after noon with 2SO passengers aboard and loaded with freight. Gov. J. F. A.. Strong and wife. who have been wis. iting in the south and east, took passage on the Alaska Others for Juneau are Carl Hanson, Carl Carl son. George Scott. Fred Grant Mrs. Allen Shattuck. Allen Shattuck IT,, Virginia and Curtis Shattuck. Joseph Chnberg, Albert Ladum, J. NJ. Luhr. Charles Tundsll. J. O. Olson, R.. Thomas. R. Hessen. Dan Harrington. NJ. s. Kelly. A. A. Gabbs, Pete Me Closkey. Mary Barry G. Hamshaw p. Fahrken. Mrs. Fife Hamilton. Mrs. A. Cummings John Greed and Hans Aarwold.
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DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
 ARE ELECTED

The lively interest and good win were the distinguishing characteris- ties of the Democratic primary cleo ton yesterday, and following close iy behind came the circumstance that the great body of voters re- fused to be carried into the spirited but not bitter contest that was waged between National Committeeman z. R. Cheney and Judge John R. Vim, president of tho Democratic Club, and elected both of them and their law partners. A. H. Ziegler and N. l.. Burton by substantial majority votes.
 This contest resulted in a number of short ballots" upon which only the names of favorites appeared sey- eral ballots contained only the names of Mr. Cheney and Judge Vim and Mr. Burton aud A, F. ziegler. regarded as the leaders in the rivalry.
 Thomas F. Ashby and T. J. Me Caul. with 12O votes each, tied for the S1st place on the delegation.
 How Vote Lined Up.
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STEAMER movemsNrs
and Mali information

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 NOW BOUND NORTH. Al-Ki is due from the south tomor- row afternoon Admiral Farra1ut is due from the south at o'clock tomorrow morn Humboldt is due from the south at o'clock tomorrow morning. Dolphin is due from the south to- morrow morning. Alaska is due from the south Sun day. Prince John is due from the south Saturday morning.
 SCHEDULED sAILINes. City of Seattle is due to sail from Seattle tonight. Jefferson is due to sail from Seattle
 Sunday. AdmIral Watson is due to sail from
 Seattle Sunday. Alameda is due to sail from Seattle
 Monday.
 soUTHRoUND sAlLlNcs. Spokane is due to sail southbound
 at g o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
PROTESTS DEATH OF
 TILE IRISH

LONDON. May 11-GeOrge Der. nard Shaw discussing the executions of the Slnn Feiners in an open letter today says; My view is that the men who were shot. were executed in cold blood. They were captured or they surrendered to the military au- thorities. They were prisoners or war and therefore it was entirely in- correct to slaughter them. I pro test and the whole world. except the executloners. protest such murder"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
POPULAR AGENT COMING NORTH
 TO WORK HERE

SEATTLE. May li.-Glen Winshlp, assistant city ticket agent of the Seattle office, has been appointed cashier of the Juneau office of the Pacific Coast s. s. Co.,. succeeding Fl. G. Weir. Mr. winship is very popular with the travelling public and sails north tonight on the City of se- attle
 Other passengers will be: Mrs. Bertie Curry. P. C. Clark, Miss Elm. ma J. Johnson, Mrs William r. Osborne. E. II. Haller, w F. Larkin, Mrs. May Mitchell, Mrs. Maud Roy. Mrs. Anna Witz. Robert Beauchamp. Norma Beauchamp. John Mason B O. Swift and Joseph Barre.
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sARINE ro LEAsE sHIp

BUFFALO. N. r.. May I1.-The work of getting ready for the annual session Of the imperial council Of nobles of the Mystic Shrine here in July is progressing rapidly. The Chicago temple will lease the largest passenger steamer on the Great Lakes for the trip to Buffalo. quar- ters while here and the return trip. The boat and supplies win cost Sl4,. 000
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
CHINESE REBELS HAVE FORMED A
 NEW REPUBLIC

PEKIN, May 11.-The revolution ists of Canton. Yuan, Kiveichow, Xii vangtung and Kwangtsi. have pro. claimed @ new Chinese Republic. The people have proclaimed Chen Chun Hsuan their president. It is reported that 8 proclamation has been sent to foreign countries ask, ing for recognition.
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GIRL IDOL OF STRIKERS
 ARREeTED IN -PlTTssUReH

PITTSBURGH. Pa. May l1.-Anna Bell. 2O.year-old stiike leader and idol of the Westinghouse strikers. was arrested today on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct.
 The charges were preferred by an employe Of the East Pittburgh plant, who declared that the young woman struck him she was sent to jan in default Of $500 cash bail.
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KsAusE FOUND GUILTY

After deliberating less than forty minutes last night, the jury found Edward Krause guilty of fraudulent use of the mails. This is the third case tried and the third yer dict of guilty" lf tho max mum sentence in each case would be given, Krause would spend SS years behind the bars.
 The next case against Krause will probably be called next Saturday This case win be that of forg- cry in connection with K. Ya- mamoto indictment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
lNTERNEo VESSELS
 BEING INSPECTED
 BY U. S. OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON. May l1.-An in, spection of the sanitary conditions on all interned vessels in American ports is decided on. The inspec- tions are to be under the direction of the collectors of customs at the various ports.
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CALLS MERCHANT MARINE
 NECESSARY FOR DEFENSE

CHICAGO. May 1l.-Preparedness Is impossible without a well-organ- ized merchant marine, according to Benjamin J. Rosenthal, who spoke yesterday at the Iroquois Club.
 we must have a merchant marine independent of other nations" said Mr. Rosenthal. Ships owned by the government also are necessary for auxiliaries to the navy in time of war"
 The speaker advocated the passage of the Alexander bill providing for naval board and the purchase Of ships by the United States govern ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
POSSE GETS MAN CHARGED
 WITH ATTACKING SISTER

MATTooN, H., May Il. Allen Merritt of this city, charged with attack on his S-year-old sister, was captured by a posse of deputy sher- ifs and citizens at Lorna, near here, this afternoon. He is being brought to this city.
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 GOING TO
 IRELAND

LONDON. May 11-Premier As quith made the announcement this afternoon that he intends to leave to- night for Ireland to study the Irish situation first hand. He stated he would try and arrange policy which would commend itself to the Irlshmen.
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SEVENTH PAIR oF WINS

TOWANDA. Pa. May 1.-The sev- enth pair Of twins to be born to residents of Union Street. In Canton Borough. have arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Cullan. Un- ion Street Is not @ half mile long, yet seven pair of twins have been born there the last two years.
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FRENCH FOUGHT
 LIKE LIONS IN
 BAYONET CHARGE

PARIS, May 11.-News from Yer. dun shows that General Petain has gained several important sections, the Germans retreating. Early this morning the Germans attacked the French near Vaux but were driven back with bayonet charge
 The bayonet charge was delivered by part of the army corps that has several times covered Itself with glory in the verdun fighting. The men fought like lions and the Ger mans rapidly retreated before them.
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GUARD OF HONOR AT LINcoLN's TOMB IS
 LAID TO HIS REST

SPRINGFIELD. IT.. May 11.-with full military honors. and with the four surviving members of the guard of honor Of Loncoln's tomb acting as honorary pallbearers, Colonel Gus taye S. Dana. a member Of the guard. was buried in Oak Ridge cemetery.
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SIX GERMAN PRISONERS
 OUT OF CAMP IN ALBERTA

LETHBRIDGE. Alberta. May H. Six German prisoners escaped from tho detention camp here. 1t was learned today. by tunnelling pas sage four feet underground and no feet long. Censors refuse to give the public details regarding the es- cape or the charges against the men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
WINNIPEG HOTELS
 CLOSE WHEN BARS
 ARE DISCONTINUED

WINNIPEG, May 11.-Twelve ho- tels in Winnipeg will close as re- suit of the Manitoba Temperance Act, is the statement of R. T. Rergu. sonfi legal representative of the H. quor interests here. Of all the -ho- tels in the province. he says from 30 to 40 per cent will be- compelled to close up. Many are now fin tho hands of bailiffs, while dozens are being run by wholesale liquor men and brewerIes until June 1.
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AEROPLANE IS WRECKED; TWO
 ARE DROWNED

WASHINGTON, May IA large hydro-aeroplane flying between New port News and Washington. fell in- to the Potomac today and was total ly wrecked. Three of the occupants badly injured. were rescued by a tugboat. Louis Krant. a student. and Charles Good. the aviator are missing and it Is believed that they have been drowned.
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SENTENCED TO LIFE
 STRIPPED OF HONOR

LEEDS. Eng. May 11.-Albert w. Bright. 4S years old. an Iron mer- chant of Schemeld. yesterday was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Bright was convicted Of collecting and attempting to elicit information from workmen employed at ammuni- ton plants concerning the descrip- ton of war materials. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The judge. In pass ing sentence. said if Bright had not SO pleaded and a jury mad considered the question whether he intended to help the enemy and had found him guilty. he would have been con- demned to death.
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TURKS ARE REFUSING
 RUSSIANS

CONsTANTINoPLE, May 11.-In an all day battle in the Mount Rope sector on the Caucasus front the Turks drove the Russians out of their positions nearly ten miles in length. The Turks captured 300 Rus sians and four machine guns. This is the official announcement made today by the war ojce.
 BERLIN. May 1.-The war of- flee stated today that the Russians have been repused by the German army south Of GarvobolIum
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MAkgs wIFE SLAVE FoR s2s

NEW YORK. May 1.-The police here today have new situation on white slaves. They have under ar. rest man who is alleged to heye sold his wife to bo an inmate of a disorderly house for s25
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
MALE OF U. S. GOLD
 IS STORED IN DENVER

NEW YORK, May 1l.-Nearly one half of all the gold in the United
 States owns is stored today in the Denver vaults. Heretofore the New York treasury vaults have held the bulk of the bullion, with San Fran cisco as the next largest repository.
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No Women Executed.

LONDON. May 11.-It was official ly announced today that the total ex- cautions to date in Ireland of those implicated in the recent revolution had been fourteen. No women have been executed and none win be. Sey- erai were given death sentences but these were later commuted to life imprisonment. The official report was made today on account of sem sauonalists spreading rumors that women had been shot in Ireland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
GERMANY MAKES
 OFFICIAL REPceT
 ON HER WOUNDED

BERLIN. May 11.-But 1.5 per cent. of all the German wounded and sick die, 9O.1 per cent. of the wounded recover and return to the service; and tenatnus has been wiped out of the German military hospitals.
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rroopa After Mexican RaIders.

MARATHON, Texas, May n. - Following raid by forty Mexican bandits on the American side near Eagle Pass late yesterday. Major George L. Tanghorne. with two troops of the Sth cavalry, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico during the night and Is reported today as making his way rapidly southward.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
Another LIfe Boat Bound

POINT ARGUELLo. Cal. May Il. -One more of the missing lifeboats of the Roanoke has been picked up of shore by the steamer Edgar Vance according to wireless re- port. This boat contained one dead man and one nearly dead.
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UTAH COPPER PRESIDENT TO ERECT A MANSION
 IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK. May 1l.-Charles w.. SIacNeill. president of the Utah Cop per company. is to erect a five-story dwelling house. costing Ss40.0O0 on East 91st street, the plot bought from Andrew Carnegie.
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GERMANY BATTING
 RoUMANiA WITH
 MEDICAL SUPPLIES

BERNE. May 11.-Twenty carloads of drugs medicines and medical sup plies have gone forward to Roumania from Germany. This is presumably the latest German bid for Rouman- ia's support
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some Move In ALr.

FL PAso, May II. - It became known here today that the American government is evidentally planning some new and sudden move in Mex ican affairs. Advices have been TO- ceived by Mexican officials close along the border that Americans have been warned to leave and re. turn to the United States immed- lately.
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ENGLAND CONTROLS MUNITIONS PLANTS
 NUMBERING 3493 ]

NEW YORK, May LA London special says the Ministry of Muni- tions has under it's jurisdiction 156 additional controlled establishments. The total now Is 3493.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
WILLIAM eUeeENHElM
 PROMISES AN EXPOSE

BOSTON, May LA Globe spec ial from New York says that William Guggenheim expects to show that the promoters Of the Chin Copper Company made a book profit of S75.- 100000 iu the organization of the company. A prospectus issued last May gives It's assets at S1l4,306.711.- S4. No financial report has been issued since
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Amerlcans Leave Mexico.

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Admiral Winslow. commanding the fleet on the west coast reported by wireless today that the steamer San Juan was proceeding from Mazaflan to San Diego, having on board many Amer. jeans who had taken refuge on that steamer The commander reports that affairs are. for the present, quiet at Mazatlan but Americans have re- ceived warnings to return to tho United States.
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Warned out of MexIco.

WASHINGTON May 1.-The State Department today issued a general notice to all the American consuls throughout Mexico to instruct and call to the attention of the Americans again to the departments repeated warnings that this government re- gards their presence in Mexico as most undesirable.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
Mounted Patrol on Border.

FL PASO. May II. - It Is an. nounced that Maj.-Gen. Funston has recommended to the War Depart ment at Washington that 2,OOO infan. trymen be mounted on Texas ponies for patrol along the border
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AUsTRLlA STRUGGLING
 uNDER. BIC WAR BURDEN

MELBOURNE, May l1.-Austral- las war burden is heavy-in June she will be paying her soldiers at the rate of S165OOO.O0o annually, plus maintenance. equipment and an transportation. and exclusive of the pensions. This is calculated for 275,- 900 troops her population being D. 100000
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VERDUN IS THE
 DOOR THAT LEADS
 VicToRs NOWHERE

NEW YORK. May n.-The French politicians have over rnled tho French soldiers and compelled them, In defending Verdun. to accept battle In an unfavorable position. says Frank II. Slmonds in a Tri- bune article based on his per. onal researches. The battle on both sides involves only prize Of moral advantage; # France loses verdun, she will lose about 100 oQuare miles of Territory. and the moral advantake of @ successful defense-that is all. verdun Is the door that leads to no- where" The contingency of the French failure is so re- mote that 1t Is no longer con- sidered in France.
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Gold Creek Precinct.

J. F. Mcdonald and Harry F. Mor- ton were elected delegates from Gold Creek precinct last night at the eau GUS held at the residence of J. ?. Nc Donald. They had no opposition There were n votes cast
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-11
BANDIT LOCKS CASHIER IN
 VAULT; FLEEs WITH s5.ooC

BINGHAM CANYON Utah. May II. A bandit, armed and masked. walked into the Copper State bank here at noon today and after binding the cashier and locking him in a vault. esacped with $5.OOO.
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Exeeution in Cork County.

QUEENSTOWN. May 11.-Thomas Kent. of Coole. was court martialed and found guilty of being a leader in tho revolution in Ireland. He was led out and shot at dawn. This Is the first execution outside of Dub lin.
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wsATass REPORT

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FIVE DOLLAR
 coUNTERFElTs
 IN CIRCULATION

BOSTON, May -counterfeits of 80 Federal Reserve notes have been reported to the United States au- thorities here.
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Peraeveranee chooses Two

Tack Trompen and Tom Williams were elected delegates to tho Demo cratic Territorial convention at a Democratic caucus held here yester- day There was no contest
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QUARTER OF MILLION PAID TO TELL CONGRESS
 NO WAR WANTED

WASHINGTON. May n. Be tween 14O.OO0 and 15O,0OO peace mes sages flooded Congress protesting against war. The cost is estimated at S250.000.
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Prlmarv LII rhann

Roy Carmien. J. z. Bayless. and w. Brown were elected at the Thane primary yesterday there being 30 votes cast.
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ATTACK ON GERARD; ACCUSE HIM OF
 DESIRING A WAR

BERLIN. May 1.-The at- tack on Ambassador Gerard, accusing him of desiring war, is published by the Kiel Neu- este Nachrichten, an organ of Prince Henry of Prussia and the extreme submarine party. The Nachrichten intends to publish letters and documents proving conclusively that Ger ard wants war
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Chasing 5andIts.

SAN ANTONIO. May 11.-Major. General Funston stated today that the United States troops were clos Ing on the bandits who had raided Glenn Springs.