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evening and the injured man was
placed in the Carson Valley hospital.
DR.. McKinsey and Slathder were sum-
moned from Reno and upon their ar
rival here and with the assistance of
DIR. Hawkins, the hand was amputated
at the wrist
Although Mr.. Connell lost a great
amount of blood and suffered ex-
tremely on the long trip to this place,
he stood the operation we'll and
yesterday afternoon was resting easy.
He takes his loss with good spirit and
says he is thankful that he escaped
with his life.
Curler Lee. REQ automobile man.
was in town yesterday.
large band of stock came in over
the Y. and T. Wedneday night and
yesterday was driven to the holdings
of the Antelope Valley Land and
Cattle Company The stock is the
property of the Moffat company.
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THE BATTLE
CRY OF PEACE

THE Battle Cry OF Peace a nine
reel feature, will be shown at VAL
hala hall Sunday night.
The New York Journal says: Last
night at the Vitagraph Theatre J..
Stuart Blacktons Battle Cry of
Peace" was given its initial perform
ance. 1t is the greatest piece of work
yet accomplished by any film record,
and it will go down as a piece of epic
work closely rivalliag the famous
Uncle Toms Cabin"
The situations are not so very diff
ferent. In one we have the days of
slavery-slavery to power. To-day
We have slavery just as haggrantly
shown in the helplessness with which
We lie in the way of any chance enemy
that may happen to attack us.
Uncle Tom and his brother slaves
suffered the whip and taunt of the
slave driver. The black woman of
that time was made to fell the indig-
wished to infiict upon her
Uncle Toms case was just one out
of thousands, but what of the situa-
tion to-day? We are slaves in the
grip of our unpreparedness We think
We are humane when we listen TO the
peace propaganda that is constantly
preached by many of our contempo-
raries, but are we human? The time
may come, and that soon, when our
wish to obtain peace at any price will
leave us at the mercy of far more
cruel master than Simon Legree of
old. who lashe1 the poor, quiverirg
flesh of Uncle Tom
Who is to Blame
Our wives and our children will be
delivered ito the lands Of the en-
emy and we who sat back in our
chairs and refused to contemplate
wsr, are we any better than slave
drivers. With our own hands we
bind the fetters of cruelty on the
frail hands of women and children
of America and in time Of war always
suffer the cruelest penalty.
THE Bate Cry CT Peace" is a spur
toward preparedness. Not in order
to declare, but in oredr to prevent it
Many have read the book "Defense-
less America which has for its plot
the laying bare of every weakness of
the country we love to vandal hands.
who at the slightest chance would
tear il to pieces
Through the generalities of war
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shown in all their blatant crudity, we
ere subtly led up to a specific in
stance; we are taken into our own
homes where the head of the family
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r. 4 4. VI.

Regular communication OF Carson
Valley Lodge +. a. A. NJ. will be held
mt Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening,
April 18th. at 100 Visiting and So
journing brethren invited to attend
by order of w NJ
I. G.. Farrer,
Secretary.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. Dempster were
were visitors to Carson Wednesday
afternoon
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COUNTY BOARD
IN SESSION

The Board of County Commission
ers met on April 9Th at the Minden
caurt house and transacted the fol-
lowing business:
The Auditors and Treasurer's re-
port for the quarter ending March
3lst, was read and approved as pub
lished elsewhere In this issue.
elaine against the county were
allowed as published in this issue.
The report of fees of Couty Of
ficers were examined and approved.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
WORK OF
WONEN'S Church
The Rev. Miss Allebach
Says Chief Effort Will Be
TO Train Girls
$4,000 MISSING
EVERY YEAR SHE SAYS

NEW YORK, March 16.-The Rev.
Miss Ann Il. Allenbach, an ordained
minister, graduate OF Columbia Uni
versity and the Union Theological
Seminary. explained the purposes and
dilated on the hopes OF the new cult.
the First Woman's Christian Com
munity Church. The fundamental idea
OF the church originated with the Rev.
Miss Allebach. The church was or
ganized at a meeting Of altruistic
women in the Martha Washington
Hotel. this city. last Sunday night.
"The basic principal Of the church" T"
said the Rev. Miss .Allebach. at her
residence. No. 939 st. Marks Place,
Brooklyn, lis a general pure and
benehcient love for all human beings,
irrespective OF sect, denomination,
creed. race, color. sex. wealth, power
ty or station in life. The church Will
be congrogationally governed; it will
have no ruling head nor any places
Of worship.
Each member will pledge herself to
care for. to comfort and teach-so far
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
sMYRNA MOVIES.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del. March 16. The
meeting of the Twentieth Century
Club. last week. was in charge Of
Miss Anna =. Hough, chairman OF
literature and Libraries committees.
The program consisted OF a talk
on American Folk Lore by DR..
Anna Shiploy. OF Seaford; a vocal Sc
lection by the club quartet, and an
instrumental duet. by Mrs Marion
Coverdale and Miss Helen Hudson.
Mrs. Henry ID. Boyer aid Miss Jane
Frieston, Of Smyrna. have returned
from a visit to Mrs John Shelldrake,
az Harrington. Mrs. Gilbert s. Wilds
has returned from visit TO relatives
al Collingswood, ~ J.-Miss Nora
Wills. of Stanhope. ~ j.. is visiting
Mrs Hervey p. Hall.-Dr. Robert
Tomlinson. Miss Bertha Armstrong
and Miss Gordon. of Wilmington
were recent smyrna visitors.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

as lies in her power-the needy and
the ignorant who live in her neigh
borhood The members will pay par
ticular attention to the training and
bringing up of young girls.
do you know" exclaimed the min
ister earnestly. that $4,000 young
girls drop out Of sight each year in
the United States? Literally they are
lost; their parents hear nothing from
them; they disappear from society.
THE new church will pay no sal
aries,' continued the Rev. Miss Allie
bach. who is perhaps forty years old.
and Of impressive merit. ANY dona-
tions or contribution will be devot-
ed solely to the purpose Of the church.
There will be no waste. no diversion
of money to pay salaries. as. unfor-
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

The regular meeting Of Troop Eight
was held on Friday evening, March
10. when there was a good attendance,
The Semaphore and Morse Code sig
Mailing teams did some good work.
The First Aid Corps also went
through some severe practice. This
troop is particularly active and are
looking forward to an increase IN
membership.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
Housewives Profit
By This Offer

Forthe housewife, this SpecialCampaign
opens up wonderful possibilities. 1t Of
fers her the opportunity to save herself
tremendous amount of work through the
use Of the electric iron, the electric range,
the electric washing machine, the electric
vacuum cleaner. It brings into her home
new and beautiful lighting effects through
the electric portable lamp; it means more
perfect, eye-saving light for herself her
children, her family; it offers her the not
costly luxury of electric accessories for her
table, her boudoir, her parties With the
introduction of electricity into her home
her lighting bills, her fuel bills for cooking
take on definiteness if she so wishes She
can absolutely fix the amount to be spent;
she can fix an amount and use current tor
occasional purposes at additional cost; she
can arrange to pay for whatever current
she uses. And our campaign prices for
putting electricity into her home are the
lowest ever known in this city for wiring.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

The days since the campaign closed
have been particularly busy. ones. BY
the time you are reading this paper
tonight. we shall have two new troops
in the city. Both starttd out hearty
and Of good numbers. The first one
10 be formed is to be connected with
Olivet Presbyterian Church. Fourth
and Broomo streets. with Lewis r.
Robinson as Scout Master This
troop bids to be very active; also the
troop formed by the Y NJ. II. A., con-
nected with the gymnasium belonging
TO that association. at Third and King
streets. with Samuel NJ Rachlin as
Scout Master. These two troops are
very enthusiastic and will become ac-
tive az once. and it behooves the older
troops 10 get busy and not allow the
rockies to catch them
Scout Masters and Assistants are
again urged 10 attend the meeting
that has been called at the y. NJ. C.. A.,
FOR Monday next at o'clock Please
be on time. as the business is long and
important
Scribes Of all troops are earnestly
requested TO make IL a point TO have
their weekly report OF troop happen
ings az the Headquarters 10y FIRST mail
TUESDAY. Mr. Scout Master. please
arrange for this. The headquarters
stan Is so busy that your assistance
in this matter viii be appreciated.
The three months contest in Troop
Two closed March !. and the result
was announced last Tuesday evening,
hy the Scout Master Alfred Cross
land won both the prize offered for
The Scout Master making the highest
number of points and that offered for
the Tenderfoot making the highest
number in the three months His
total was three hundred and ninety
three points. and he received as
prizes a poncho and a scout sweater
Thomas Schultz was the first class
scout making the highest number Of
points. his total being three hundred
and thirty-hve lie has almost SIX
years experience. with a record of
fnithful service. The Scout Master
promoted him 20 Assistant Scout Mas
ter. he having reached the eligible age.
and as a prize presented him with a
pair OF leather puitees. William Nor
ford was the second class scout max
ing the highest number of points. HIS
total being three hundred and ten
which raised HIM to the rank OF a
first class scout lie also received
poncho and was promoted to Assistant
Patrol Leader The Blue Tortoise
Patrol had the most points for Feb
ruary. and it's members were awarded
with Scout Lanyards. The average O
the Patrol for the month was %
Keep up the good work. Mr.. Schulz
We have need for such men as you.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

Scout Masters and Assistants are
again urged 10 attend the meeting
that has been called at the y. NJ. C.. A..
for Monday next. at o'clock Please
be on time. as the business is long and
important
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

Troop Fifteen held its regular meet
ing last Friday evening. at the head
quarters, Peoples Settlement. The
troop had the largest attendance that
it has had for some time. and the
Scout Master and Assistant feel very
much encouraged with the increased
interest manifested by the troop The
y. NJ. c. A. is due considerable credit
for the existence Of Troop Is, as up
until this last week they allowed us
the privilege Of using their building
for our headquarters. and they also
extended us an invitation to return il
our new quarters did not prove salts
factory. We certainly want the Y. NJ.
G. A. TO know we appreciate their
kindness TO us. The troop will hold
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

tunately, happens in so many chari-
table associations. We have members
now in Pennsylvania and New York;
we confidently expect to have them,
and soon. in every State in the Union.
The church will have deaconesses in
every city, who will organize the work
and seek sincere and benefcent
women as members. There are four
deaconesses in Greater New York
now"
The members OF the new church
will meet again at the Martha Wash
ington Hotel next Sunday.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

The regular meeting Of Troop Four
teen. of Silverbrook. was held on
March 10. The meeting was open
ed by our new Scout Master, j.
Thomas Warren. who has become
Scout Master OF our troop. in place
of Mr. Gurney, who has been elected
Scout Executive. Mr.. Warren was
our original Assistant Scout Master,
and We were very glad TO have him in
charge The troop was very sorry
to have Mr.. GuIney leave us, as he
took a great interest i'm the boys Dick
Taylor was appointed Treasurer The
vote was taken 10 elect an Assistant
Scout Master. and r. Lilley was
unanimously elected. The Scout
Master desires 10 have as many as
possible present on Friday. March IL.
as he has something very important
TO announce The troop will take a
long hike ON Saturday. March lS so
those that come. "BE PREPARED"
ROBERT GREEN,
Scribe
Evening journal., 1916-03-16
Owners Profit
By This Offer

Even to those owners to whom
economy is but a word our special cam
paign prices on wiring from one to ten
rooms, complete with cords, lights and
shades will prove attractive 1t is safe
to say that a contractor building five
hundred new houses could not match
them. They are more than economical;
they are elastic Part down and the rest
OF the very small total in easy payments.
They make it possible to bring every
house, no matter how old, up to date in
convenience and rentability. Every
piece of material is standard; all work is
according to Underwriters Code; all
wiring will be concealed, with no I'M
calmly, exposed conduits. Dsregarding
the convenience and luxury of cleo
tricity, this is an opportunity to add to
your property an asset value ten times
the wiring costs of this special campaign.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

HEAR LIQUOR CASES SATURDAY.
The Court of General Sessions has
set next Saturday as the day for hear
ing the contested nquor cases.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

Troop Fourteen Is particularly
lucky in having j. Thomas Warren
as Scout Master. He is one of the few
Scout Masters in this city who has
taken the full Scout Masters Train
ing course, which he did in Pittsburgh.
Pa. years ago. Get-behind him. boys.
Evening journal., 1916-03-16

its regular meeting this Friday at 7.3O
D. m. instead Of 7.15 p. m. as here
tofore. Everybody come out. as we
have some surprise in store.
Troop No. 20 held its regular meet
ing at 78O o'clock. at Zion Lutheran
Church. Sixth and Jackson street.
Every scout is now working hard
TO make the troop a credit to scout
ing. Several new scouts have asked
10 have their names placed on our
books. The scouts are now selling an
article which gives them a good pro-
fit to help increase their bank ac-
count. After the meeting the scouts
practiced signalling. first aid, eXer-
cises and a number passed tests. Sat
urday good 12-mile hike was en-
loved by fourteen scouts, under the
leadership Of their Scout Master.
Tests were passed by nearly all
scouts, including fire fighting, cook
ing. scout pace, tracking and Judg-
ing distance. The troop was accom-
panied by their mascot Robert A. NC
Lane. Jr.. who covered the distance
as though he was "A regular scout. lie
is only past years Of age, and takes
a great interest i'm the regular scouts.
Our troop has accepted an invitation
10 visit Troop No /, Of New Castle,
March 90. and will leave on the z
o'clock car. All scouts are looking
forward 10 this date TO enjoy refresh
ments. which will be served to them.
GEORGE KLEITZ. JR..
Scribe
Troop Fourteen is particularly
lucky in having j. Thomas Warren
as Scout Master. He is one Of the few
grout Nnetare i'm This citv who has
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-28
British Advance
on Somme Front

LONDON, sept. 28.-Brtish troops
last night advanced at various points
on the Somme front between Martin
puich and Gueudecourt says the Brit
ish official statement issued today
The German statement today says
German troops Wednesday VIGOROUSLY
repulsed the Anglo-French on the
greater part of the battle front on the
Ancre Brook and the river Somme
Germans Attack At Verdun.
MeanwhileActiyi.y has been resumed
at Vcrdun, the Germans again attack
ing east OF the Meuse. between Thiau-
mont and Fleury The assaults were
repulsed by the French with heavy
losses to the crown princes troops,
Paris declares.
The Russians have resumed their vio-
len, attack in southern Nolhynia and
Galicia, but stubborn defense by the
AuStro-German armies which are de
clarcd to be delaying the Russian ad-
vance by repeatedly counter attacking
Bulgars Make Resistance.
From Macedonia comes additional
reports of determined Bulgarian re
sistance to the entente offensive in the
region west OF the Nardar The re
pulse OF the Bulgarian attacks on the
Russians and French at Florina are re
ported by the French war office
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Clearings Up
$50 Percent:
Million a Day
City'S Entire Record Surpassed
in the Week Just
Concluded

Oklahoma City bank clcarings for the
week ending today, aggregating $S,,
9J4l4l, again smashed all records
showing an increase of approximately
$50 percent when compared to the s.,
$4,000 clearings of the correspond.
ing period in 1915. according to the re.
port Of Manager X. o. Wunderlich OF
the local clearing house association.
This weeks clearings. soaring tc
within &S7S9 of the s. 600 600 mark
are the greatest in the city's history
Sl473l greater than last weeks, tn,
record up to now.
For tn. week ending September Il
Oklahoma City led the nation in per.
centage OF bank clearings increase with
a gain of ~ percent This weeks in.
crease of $50 percent over the cor.
rssponding week of 1915 is expected tc
prove another leader.
Generally increased activity in al
lines OF business accounts for the me
,coric advance OF clearings in Okla
homa City, according to Mr.. Wunder
Itch
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ROBINSON lSMS

T1HE democratic party, despite
the Mexican spcctcr an d
world war, has passed more
constructive and beneficial legiNla
ION during the three and one hall
years II has been in power than has
the republican party IN the last
nifty years.
Republicans will 'ell youa that
hard times" invariably accompany
democratic rule-and that the pres
ent prosperity is merely result OF
the European war. DO YOU know
that every financial panic IN the
history OF the United States has
occurred during republican ad
minlStration, with the exception OF
the panic OF 1898 which began dur
ing the republican administration
OF Harrison and ended after Cleve-
land came into office,
The federal reserve act prevented
the most disastrous panic in the
history OF America when. on Aug
,, 1914, the value OF Americas cot
ton shrank between breakfast and
supper to the extent of more than
$4,000 0OO.
Mr. Hughes is going around the
country oriticizing the rural credits
measure, apparently unaware OF the
fact that the majority OF the repub-
lioans IN both houses OF congress
voted for it Thus he is not only
criticizing the measure itself, but
the members OF his own party who
favored it am not surprised at
Mr. Hughes, but | am surprised
that the American people would lis
ten to man who advocates the re
peal OF the rural credits measure
and the federal reserve actor
that is what his criticism amounts
to
Mr.. Hughes first campaign issue
was founded on the discharge OF
the director OF the census What
do you and ! care about who is the
director, so long as he is efficient
II | had my way would discharge
lot more inefficient republican
office holders.
His second campaign issue was to
criticize the appointment of a
horse doctor" to the geodetic sur.
vey, II developed later that the
man was doc,or-but not a doc
tor Of horses II Mr. Hughes loses
the vote of both the BARRIERS and
horse doctors he is in bad straits.
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State FAIR AUDIENCE WILDLY CHEERS WILSON'S name
Preparedness That Will Keep
Every Man Busy, Nations Need

KANSAS CITY Sept % Warning
to Americans that they should not take
too easily the great wealth oi this
country that seems dangerously likely
to submerge US m .ur own prosperity
was given here today by Frank A Van
derllp oi New York, IN an address be
fore the annual invention OF the
American Bankers association
Should View Dangers.
III ever a pecpl" should pause, II
ever they should look abroad and profit
by the experiences OF others. should
comprehend their rational dangers in
the light OF the terrible realities that
are being enacted before their eyes
we are that peorIc he said.
Must Safeguard Permanence.
with an opportunity before us he
declared. such as no country ever had
TO lay the sure unda,on OF a great
future, we must not be so intent upon
dividing the proceeds OF present pros
perity tha, we iail to safeguard rs
pcrmanencc"
Preparedness Greatest Need.
Mr.. Nandcrlip after speaking Of IN,
wars cost III Euro"c and outlining tho
financial status ct this country, de
clared
I'm word, heliev' the grcateS
need OF the day and a need so iunda
Continued on Page Seyenb
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.LEDuC POSITIVE
Wife INNOCNET
OF WRONG DOING
Chicago Man at Bedside in
Philadelphia,
WOMAN TELLS HER STORY
Says She Went to Graveur' S
Room for Handbag,

PHILADELPHIA. Sept %. - At
the bedside Of his wife, the one
survivor in the triple shooting in a
hotel here carly Wednesday, J. {. lie
due, OF Chicago, said today that he
has every confidence in her loyalty
to him and that he will stick to her
through all her roubl"
Expected to Recover.
Mrs lcduc is III Jefferson hospital
She is improving today and physician,
said Sh would recover, unless compll-
cations set in She was shot by Mrs
Harry Beller OF New York. who found
her and ! G. Gravcur, also OF New
York, in hotel room, Mrs Belzer
killed Graveur. Who had discarded her
after a friendship OF two years, and
also ended her own life
Affecting Scene at Bedside.
There was an affecting meeting
when Leduc reached the bedside. OF
his wife
Before reaching tife hospital LcduC
told OF his happy married life OF iii'
teen years and repeated many times hi'
belief IN her iaithfuncss to- him
l.educ said he had known Gravsul
for ten years and always had regard
ed him as square man. He had no
seen him for seven or eight years anc
had never heard his wife speak OF him
Mrs. Leduc he said. lett Chicago fol
New York about two weeks ago t.
visit her nephew and his wife lie hac
letters from her every day
Cannot Understand Action.
The husband asked many questions
He asked how Graveur and his viii
had registered at the hotel and whel
told as man and wife, his face gres
grave.
THAT was the work OF Graveur ant
am sure Lillian did not know IT, h
exclaimed. Il always regarded Joe a
a square man and | cannot understand
his actions"
At the hospital Leduc told his wife I
cheer up that he will forgive her an
take her back 10 Chicago.
Tells Story Of Shooting.
Mrs Leduc told the story OF tn
shooting and events leading up to
70 her husband in the presence OF dc
tectivcs. She said she came to Phila
delphia by train and not by automc
bile as reported. to see her nephew an
his baby, recently born. She denie
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GREEN BUG FAMILY
SHOWS ADMIRATION
OF OUR WHITE WAY

IN nR. AND MRS. GREEN BUG
NWl arrived in our city last night
o0o and made the acquaintance OF
many persons.
The Green Bugs were accompanied
by their 1882 800 children, who were
overjoyed by the brilliant illumina-
tion OF our streets.
Mr.. Bug had warm words OF
praise for our splendid White Way
and also expressed his grea, sp-
probation for the brigh: lights a,
the Fairgrounds.
The Bugs will make only brief
soJourn III our midst.