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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21

type are being tested. One high ar
my officer said today: 'Tf Pershing' $
advance guard or any part of his
troops should be cut off. General
Pershing's men will take the initi-
alive. Pershing will not be forced
out of Mexico by any Mexican sub
ordinates ] am cenain Pershing
now has enough forces 10 clean out
the opposition. treacherous or other
WISE"
Yaquis Fight Carranzistas.
Dispatches to the State Department
report continued fighting between va
out Indians and Carranza's troops in
the state OF Sonora, + rom Guayames
il is reported that a number of Amer
leans are preparing TO leave Mazatlan
by the first available steamer
News has just been received OF &
fight at Aguascalientes ranch about a
week ago in which forty-seven va
Quis and twenty-three Mexicans were
killed. Another encounter took place
at La Virginia few days later in
which the Indian casualties reached
100 dead. The Carranza dead were
not given. The Leher. family, in IN
ger at that place. has been removed
to Empalme on the coast.
The YaQui campaign against the
Carranza troops is a serious consid-
GRAFTON. There are understood to be
5000 Yaqui Indians equipped with
modern munitions. and their plan of
campaign is understood TO be one of
terrorization and murder.
A dispatch from Mexico City in
forms the State Department that Car
ranza's new taxes on mining property
goes into effect July /. The dispatch
says that the export tax on silver and
gold bullion will be 10 per cent ad
val0rem and the state tax will be
raised to maximum OF per cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
Mrs. Martin Is Fined s25.

Mrs. Effie Martin was fined s25 yes
terday in Hustings Court on the
charge OF contributing TO the moral
delinquency OF her sister, Cecil HIT.
The hearing consumed several hours
late yesterday evening Tne woman
was alleged to have thrown her sister
IN the company OF men Tor immoral
purposes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21

Mrs Rebccca a. Woodson, greatly
beloved ana widely known, died Wed
ne~day in her home in Goochland
County. Her funeral took place yes
terdav morning at l. o'clock at Rock
VILE. Hanover County. Mrs. Woodson
is survived by one brother, Lewis b.
Taylor. of Richmond, and four half
brothers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
TYPHOID LITERATURE.


batting summer srourRe.
The State Board of Health an
nounced that the mild weather gem
orally prevalent throughout the state
would greatly hasten the breeding OF
flies and would consequently increase
the danger of typhoid fever In all sec
tons OF the state Cleanup" meas
ures are now imperative n the State
is TO be saved from what the board
describes as the useless. senseiess toll
Of typhoid" The board also asks the
press 20 state that Its supply OF lit
erature on the prevention Of typhoid
fever and kindred Nth borne diseases
is now practically complete and that
copies will be sent all who desire them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
Temperance Woman Dies.

Medina. Ohio. April. 20.-One OF
Gray. aged eighty-six. of this city.
prominent w. C.. T.JU. worker and
ture pioneer. is dead at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Terry Hastings In
Akron.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
Thorp-kidd Case Nears Close.

The suit of~Thorp VS.. Leo Kidd and
the Richmond Transfer Company will
be concluded rhis morning. Argu-
ments ON both sides will be heard. be.
ginning at 10 o'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
BELIEVE F|RE-DUG
BURNED BRIDGE
Structure ON Norfolk and western
Railroad Destroyed Yesterday
Afterneou Under Suspicious
circumstances.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginiaa.1
Petersburg. Va, April ga seven
ty-five-foot bridge, between the three
and four mile posts on the City Point
branch of the Norfolk and western
Railroad, between Hopewell and Pc
tersburg. was completely destroyed by
FIRE this afternoon. about o'clock.
How the bridge caught fire Is mys-
terry and according to high official
of the Norfolk and Western. there is
a strong suspicion that It was set ON
flrc by an incendiary. A train crew
passed over the bridge at 2:20 F. NJ.
and saw no sight of fire. II happened
that the three long Petersburg trains
and the Richmond train were On the
Hopewell side and II was necessary
to transfer all passengers in box cars
in order to get them to Petersburg
The work of rebuilding the bridge
commenced tonight and according TO
Assistant Superintendent Nicholson
1t is hoped TO have the structure re-
built SO trains can pass within TWEEN
ty-four hours. In the meantime all
passengers will be transferred, includ-
ing the regular work trains from
Richmond. The loss Is about $4,000.
Sales Active.
Realty sales in Hopewen are ex-
tremely active. Today p. f. Wells
bought two-stofy mouse from MlsS
Jennie Bush, on Poythress street, fer
$500 cash, and while the deal was
being ciosed.e Mr.. wells leases the
property for several yeafsl at $3.50 per
month. Eight lots were sold today in
the day addition and several South
Hopewet lots changed hands. T.. T.
Trout & Co. have sold twenty eight
lots in battle-ground Annex and Battle
ground Additions In the past week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
THE WEATHER
UNITED states Department Of AEri-
culture, Weather Hursau.b

Washington. April 2o.--Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
For observation-disclosures weather
with probably showers Friday and
Saturday, somewhat lower tempera-
lures Saturday.
North North Carolina---Probabl To-
cal thunderstorms Friday and Satur-
day; somewhat lower temperatures in
the interior.
The indications are that the disturb
ance over the upper Mississippi Valley
VIII advance slowly eastward and be
attended by unsettled weather and
showers over much of the country
east OF the Mississippi River during
the next thirty-six hours
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
Locai Temperature YESTERDAY.

Locsi Temperature YESTERDAY.
- noon temperature. ....... 81
3 p. NJ. temperature ............ 81
Maximum temperature to p. NJ. 81
Minimum temperature to p. NJ. 81
Mean temperature ............ 10
Normal temperature .........,.. SIS
Excess In temperature .... IL
Deficiency in temperature since
March f.,...,... =. ...... 11s
Deficiency in temperature since
January l......... ........... 0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
PtRSH|hG IS READY

Continued From First Page. J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-21
Local Rainfall.

Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours .
Rainfall last twenty-four hours Q
Deficiency in rainfall since March
1....-.. -. ........... s27
Deficiency In rainfall since Janu-
uary l..... ........... 431
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-09-15
DeView News.

Thompson.
Miss Vercie Miller spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Miss
Essna Knight.
Wonder if Lee succeeded in
getting horse and buggy Sun
day. We hope so.
Mr.. Pete McMurtry drives
down to Mr.. Kings home real
often of late. Hurry, Joe.)
Miss Grace Burkett, our school
teacher, is devoting her pleasure
hours to horseback riding.
A youngster took up board at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Miller Sunday morning. All
seem to be satisfied.
Rev. Joyner, Baptist, of Bald
Knob, will preach at Boards
Saturday night and Sunday. He
may hold protracted meeting
there.
Say, what has become of Sand
Hill, Boards and Cheatum Lake
correspondents? Come again,
you help the paper and we like
to read your news.
Mr.. and Mrs Leonard Hatcher
and Mrs. Perkins of Sand Hill
dined with the latter's old friend,
Mrs. ]. S. Haggard Sunday and
also attended the baptizing at
Cache River
We had rain Monday the 18th
whice was the first to amount to
much in over two months. 1t
will help peas and potatoes and
give us chance to SOW turnip
seed and oats.
Rev. F. R. Shinn closed bis
meeting here Sunday night and
has gone to Howell. There were
IS conventions Is of whom were
baptized in the River Sunday
afternoon. About Is or 80 per-
sons were baptized at the tent
during the meeting. During the
past four weeks Rev. Shinn, has
preached So sermons. We sup
pose there were SO people con-
verted at Chappell Grove. Rev.
Carter, our Methodist pastor,
assisted in the meeting here.
The ginners report on cotton
issued recently was the largest
known in years. The gins began
sooner than usual. A. S. Thomp-
son on Saturday. Sept. 9, had
ginned 1O5 bales and on Sept.
10, 1915, he ginned his first of
that season. AS soon as the gin
ner's report came out the cotton
spectators run the price down
one-half a cent per pound. 1t
isn't the boil weevil that hurts
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-09-15
Notice.

pIGAfIIIIldIy pCCIClOIl Ids UCCIl
filed in the Woodruff County
Court for the Northern District
of said County on the 26th day
of June, 1916, by w. 0. Scales
and others, on which the Engi-
neer's Report has been duly
made and filed in this office on
August Is, 1916, with maps,
plats and estimates required by
law.
Now to the end that the here
matter described land may be
declared to be drainage district,
under and pursuant to Act 279
of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Arkansas of 1909
and the amendments thereto by
the General Assemblies of Ark
ansas, acts No. 221 in 1911 and
Act No. 1T in 1913, and pursuant
to the direction given the un-
dersigned as clerk of the Coun-
ty Court of Woodruff County,
for the northern district, by an
order of this court made and en-
tered on this 30th day Of August,
1916, and in pursuance of the
Statutes of Arkansas, notice
is hereby given that the follow
ing described territory is en-
braced in the engineers report
hereinafter referred to and de-
clared to be benefited by a pro-
posed system of bitches and
drains, which proposed system
of bitches and drains are shown
on maps and plats attached to
and made a part of the said en-
gineers' report which also shows
the estimated costs, size of
bitches and location thereof, to-
wit:
"S15 of the 81 of Sec. 16;
the Ell and the SEA Of the SWA
of Sec. 20; All Sec. Fl; The VIZ
and the SWA of the SEA of
Sec. 22;; the VIZ and VIZ of the
Ell of Sec. II; All Sec. %; all
Sec. 20 except the NWH of the
NWA; the Ell of the SEA and
the SEAof the NEA of Sec. 30;
the E12; the Ell Of the VIZ
and the NWH of the NWA of
Sec. 80: all of Sec. 33; the VIZ
and the VIZ of the NEA of Sec.
"a; all of which is in Z. Z N,
R. 2 W., containing in the aggre-
gate approximately 1920 acres.
Now therefore all persons
owning property within the said
above described territory and
proposed district are hereby
called upon to appear before the
Woodruff County Court for the
Northern District at two P. M.
on the 18th day of September,
1916, and show cause in favor
of or against the establishment
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-09-15

|. B. Airheart of Augusta was
a business visitor here Wednes-
day.
Born: To Mr.. and Mrs. w. p
Scott, Sunday, Sept. 10, 1916, q
boy.
MISS Agnes McGhee of Kings
land is the guest of McCrory
friends.
Mrs. w. Fl. Emerson is spend
ing a few weeks at Heber
Springs.
Men, see our line of Worth
Hats before you buy. Wherry
& Sons. Adv. If.
LOST: Pair gold frame glasses
in black case Monday in town of
McCrory. Finder please return
to C. M. Crossett and receive re-
ward. Adv.
c. B. Cook, popular bookkeep-
err for Thompson-Hailey Co.,
was in McGhee and Pine Bluff
the first Of the week. on bust
ness.
Mr.. j. w. Browning, a pros
porous farmer. justice of the
peace and school teacher, of
Pumpkin Bend has moved to
town and will be found selling
goods for the Planters Mercan-
tile Co. until Jan. 1st.
The Farmers & Merchants,
Bank building and fixtures sold
at public auction today to ]. C.
McCrory, c.. W. McCrory, H. T.
Raney, w. H. Emerson, DR.. ].
W. Morris, 7. c. Bull, A. j.
Marsh, Clayton Haily and G. w.
Barber for So, 10000.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Simmons
delightfully."- entertained about
fifty of their friends last Friday
evening with a barbecue dinner.
Everyone attending reports a
nice lime and an excellent din
ner. The editor kindly acknow-
lodges receipt of a large portion
Of the fatted pig which was sac
ri feed for the occasion.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1916-09-15
Dental Notice.

DR.. R. L. Thompson of Wynne
Ark, will be in McCrory on
Monday Sept. 18TH, prepared to
do all kinds of Dental work. Adv.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The short age in the cabled war news from Europe is most remarkable. especl- ally as London is also complaining of an inadequate report from every front. 1.@ a
 This indicates either that there is so far nothing to report, or which is far more probable, that the censors have been. busy ruthlessly suppress. ing news of great importance but which is not favorable to the Al. lies. This would be believed to be the case were 1t not for the fact that Sayvi1le- Berlin wireless is also very concise in reports of war news. { Practically nothing has come out from Rumania since Craiova was reported fallen. and the Rumaniap capital has said nothing so far
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Nov. 23.- Jack London died here today. Uraemic poisoning is the assigned cause of his death. His end came quite suddenly and unexpectedly. The man was of great constitu. tion although his earlier experiences were somewhat strenuous. He was a native of California, has been sea- man. stoker, miner, cowboy, hoboe. and writer.
 His writings have been bringing him forty thousand dollars a year. His greatest success was The Call of the Wild, his own favorite was Martin Eden, written but a short time ago Gin 1909.)
 London was educated at the University of California but he never
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
E EmPER0R-kING KARL
 ISSUES A MANIFESTO

sion to peace is such as brings that within measurable distance of poss- ibility.
 Papers also point out that Elm. peror Karl can have such a peace desired just as soon as they manifest among the Central Powers a desire to bring about it's consummation.
 The Times in a somewhat heavy article says that the proclamation is an able one, but like all statements issued on one side or another, de-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
OFFICIALS ADMIT LOOKS LIKE COMPLICATIONS

questions which havSrecently arisen between the United States and Ger many and the former regards the last reply of Germany as far from satisfactory.
 The Washington government holds children on the Arabia should have been sufficient to prevent the torpe- doing of the vessel by the German U boat, while Germany contends that the Arabia was a defacto trans port and made use of cannon.
 The German government has seen fit to ignore totally all the American
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Jean Crones, the cook who sis held to have been responsible for, trying to poison wholesale a, number of banquetters whereat Governor Dunne and Archbishop Mendelin of Chicago were the principal figures is said to have been arrested at Spaulding. Nebraska.
 The banquet resulted in many Of those who attended in honor of Mendelin being affected. The first theory put forward was that it was an ordinary case of ptomaine poison. ing, but later it was claimed to have
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-It is like ly that the question of industrial or ganization may again be resurrected in the convention this season.
 The convention will endeavor to consider complete legislative pro. gram which will be formally en- dorsed. Those nearer the executive want legislative effort confined al most exclusively to the abolition of injunction government.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The new em- peror of Austria-Hungary today is- sued a proclamation. It announces his inflexible decision to continue the war until peace assuring the existence and development of the empire and monarchy are assured him and his.
 The papers comment upon the lack of jingoistic spirit even in this warlike proclamation. It evinces no wild dream of conquest and the allu-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

about it.
 On the west front the communi- aues are bald and brief and report only skirmishing or artillery duels of no importance.
 Another suspicious fact in con nection with the absence of war news is that considerable weather details and other minor matters are being placed to pad obviously censored news dispatches. N
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

bends upon the interpretation in tended, rather than that which is possible to be taken out of it. \ *- If the existence and development of Austria and Hungary are not fea- sible without those nations and their Allies annexing conquered territory. the dream of Karl for such a peace is very long way indeed from full filment. There is no animosity shown the spirit of the proclama- tion.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

LONDON, Nov. 23.-Similar re- ports to that coming out from Den mark as to German preparations for another dash to sea upon the part of her capital ships are being re- ceived here.
 With foggy weather general over the North Sea at this time, such may only take the form of raid upon the East coast of Great Britain.
 The view taken is that foggy weather is just as dangerous to Germany as it is to Great Britain. An attempt to break the blockade is of course possible but hardly probable. The English papers are confident that the Germans although claiming it victory have no desire to repeat their experience of the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
NEW YORK SUSPECTS REASON WAR NEWS SHORT AGE

The Press associations quote one dispatch from Saloniki today show ing how complete is the censorship. Instead of the full details of fighting which have been filling the papers, this laconic reports says Allies are standing still at Monastir". not an- other word having come out throw ing any light upon the Balkan fight ing,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
throughout the Territory
by. y.55

throughout the Territory by l6b votes.
 s His lead in the Fourth has been cut to five votes. The Kuskokwim district will swell Sulzer's total lead by about twenty.
 The Third Division precincts may finally dispose of the whole election
 which is exceptionally close.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
WICK GAIN IN KOYUKUK.

FAIRBANKS. Nov. 2S.-The Koyukuk vote has just been re- ceived at eight o'clock this evening. It is as far as the Delegate election is concerned as follows: Lewis 3S. Sulzer 43, Wickersham 61.
 The Fairbanks News Miner which has. been tabulating ' all returns figures now that Sulzer is leading
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.- Wilson responded to Hughes wire ot congratulation with very great promptitude saying thatzhe was sin cerely obliged for the expression of good wishes and extended him the same good will for his future happi- ness for years to come.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

ROTTERDAM, Nov. 23.-German torpedo destroyers which have been frequent enough off the Holland coast have been directed homewards. It is believed that the ships are be. ing prepared to take part in great sea fight. !.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

A Mandolin Orchestra is to be formed soon and every mandolin, guitar or banjo player is cordially invited to join. Send your name and address to
 JOHN H. NICHOLAS F. o. Box 105, or see me at the
 Seattle Barber Shop.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-German pa. pers manifest considerable impati- ence at what is termed the unrea. sonable attitude of the United States in the matter of submarine policies The view is taken that this irritat- ing interference will continue until a break takes place in the relations of the two countries.
 Some contend that this is even now being striven for in America by rO-AllieS
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
JACK LONDON DIES. ..... ....
 AT CALIFORNIA HOME

completed tho course, leaving to go to the Klondike after which he went to sea before the mast. He was born on January 12, 1878. His first wife was Bessie Madern of Oakland, his second wife Charmian Kittredge of Chicago.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
CONVENTION WILL TRY: <.
 UNIFORM LEcISL LATlvE PLAN

Gompers and several of the rail- road brotherhood leaders had a quite private conference today. It is not known what matters were discussed thereat.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 23.-Arrivals from Germany report that the Ger man fleet is preparing for another great sea fight. Unusual activity at Kiel is reported and practically all the great ships are being prepared for action.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Some doubt is expressed at the ability of the government to convict Crones even if he is taken. There is no direct evidence against him, except the fact that he disappeared. Friends or Crones say that the caterer for whom he worked got Crones to jump out lest he lose his reputa- tion in supplying food to the veal thy banquetters, containing pto- maines.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Papers state that Wilcox begged Hughes to await the California decision before accepting defeat. In this Hughes would not listen to any further delay and would not hear of con- test.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

1 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. B. Hughes himself put the quietus on all the wild reports of possible contest by sending a wire direct to Wilson, congratulating him upon his election.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
ALLIES DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF RUNANIA
HUGHES WILL NOT
 PERMIT "A CONTEST

they claim would have been demand ed and would have given Hughes the state.
 The formal concession of Wilson's election is being badly received by the standpatters.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
NOTICE.

A. Masonic Social will be held Saturday, November 25 for memb- CTS of the Eastern Star and Masons.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
GERMANY PREPARES NEW
 ATTEMPT DASH TO SEA

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Admiralty discredits the reports of a possible attempt upon the part of the Ger mans to risk sea battle. There are no grounds for such rumors what ever, is the official view of the mat. ter.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

by belligerent nations. Both sides are silent. But congratulations have come from neutrals and from the American public. Wilson told his cabinet that he was happiest in his reelection because it meant con- tinued association with them in the administration of the country's affairs. The World, New York, says that this indicates the retention Of practically all the cabinet officials.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Democrats are openly gloating over the sudden collapse of the republican plan-to contest the election. The frame-up has fallen through, is the way one of the democratic leaders put it.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Bike publicans are astonished at Hughes congratulating Wilson. A recount
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.- No congratulations are sent Wilson
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interrogations relative to the sink ing of the Marina.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24
ALLEGED P0IS0NER IS
 TAKEN, SPAuLDING, NEE.

man while playing pool in Spauld- ing resort.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

OMAHA, Nov. 23.-The man sus- pected to be Crones and who was arrested in Spaulding has been brought here. His captor, Marshal William Burns says that he got the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

Skagerack.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.- Officials admit that complications Of a critical nature are again impend. ing in the matter of the submarine
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-11-24

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