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Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
WAR CLOUD IN SOUTH.
Four Latin America Nations In Dis.
 pute Over Boundary.

Four Latin America Nations In Dis pute Over Boundary. Official dispatches in Latin-American diplomatic quarters say a secret agree ment has been made between Peru and Venezuela. with the object of talk ing vast tracts of land, rightful posses sion of which they dispute with Colom- b1a and Ecuador.
 Grave fears for the peace of the na- tiOns involved were expressed.
 The boundary disputes involving the four countries have been of some long standing, and at one time or another some of them have approached settle ment. It had been reported that Colom- bia and Peru had approached an under standing of their difficulties and that an arbitration was in contemplation. An award in the dispute between Venezuela and Colombia was made by Spain in 1891.
 Not long ago Secretary Lansing pro- posed that all Latin-American re- publics should bind themselves by treaty with the United States to ar bitrate their boundary disputes. Noth- ing came of the suggestion.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
CALLS MOOSE CONVENTION.
Vice Presidential Nominee Opposes
 G. O. p. Merger.

A call to "the patriotic men and wo- men of America" to hold new na- tiOnal convention of the Progressive party in Chicago, Aug. 5, to nominate candidates for president and vice pres ident and continue the party's exist ence as a distinct political organization has been issued by John M. Parker of New Orleans, vice presidential nomi- nee of the Progressive convention.
 He urges the PrOgressives to "eter- nally bury the bull moose and to adopt in it's place the American eagle as the emblem of the party"
 Parker does not mention Roosevelt or any other Progressive leader or any candidate by name. He declares, how ever, that the PrOgressives had as sup posed leaders red blooded Americans, who promised with their life blood to stay with the party to the finish" but that the party had been deserted by a large part of it's officers, who could not stand the acid test.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Didn't Eat the Chocolate.

Josephus Jackson, the porter in charge of the line officers car on n New York train, has powerful respect for army chocolate" The kind they have been ,ating day after day, his passengers lave told him, is treated to make them fight.
 Lieutenant George B. Hall of Com pany B offered a piece of the chocolate to Josephus. The porter reached out his hand, then thought of the terrible possibilities should he yield to the in- hucnce of the fighting drug and join fla the impending engagement at Browns. vile.
 No, sah; no, sah"' he cried. "Ah lon' want to get mean jes' now"
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
MOBILIZE HARVESTERS.
Army of 5o,ooo Recruited For Work In
 Middle West.


 An army of 5O,OOO men for harvest ing the wheat of the middle west has been recruited. according to reports to the employment bureau of the depart ment of labor The men are being mo- bilized in the southern states of the belt ana will move north as the season progresses, reaching the end of their march in three months.
 Thousands of workers have left Kan sas City, the gateway to the belt. where ten officers under the direction of c. l.. Green, head of the United States employment bureau at New York, have been recruiting. The fed eral bureaus have also been cO-operat- ing with the state employment services in getting men.
 The standard pay is from $2.5O to $3 q day and board. and this is proving sufficient to obtain not only the, thou sands from the unemployed, but col lege men and city indoor workers, to spend their summer out of doors.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
GOVERNMENT JOINS
 IN WAR ON SHARKS
Coast and Life Guards Ordered to Aid Local Authorities.

Following a discussion of the raids by man eating sharks along the At lantic coast by the cabinet. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo ordered in, structions sent to all coast guard and life saving stations to cooperate in every way with local officials in minimizing the man eating shark men. ace along the New York and New ter sey coasts.
 This makes three departments of the federal government who are at tempting to end the shark danger to bathers, the bureau of fisheses of the commerce department having decided to investigate the situation
 The fisheries bureau told of plans considered for fighting sharks.
 '"The most reasonable suggestion. " said bureau statement, "is for trolling from boats or by means of baited shark hooks, buoyed to within two or three feet of the surface and securely at tached by stout lines to anchored buoys or barrels at intervals of 400 or 800 yards outside the life lines''
 The bureau advised that bathers keep to shallow water for the time being.
 Captain Berthof. commandant of the coast guard. said it was hoped it would not be necessary to stop bathing along the coast, even temporarily. Revenue cutter officers, experienced in the shark infested waters of the West Indies. will find a way to end the shark men, ace along the Jersey shore he pre- dicted.
 The. finding of the body of twelve year-old Lester Stillwell, bitten to death by a shark in Matawan creek, New Jersey, and the killing of a nine and a half foot man eater at Belfort. N. J., again stirred the coast. Mata- wan has offered $1OO for every shark killed in the creek. Coast bathing has practically ceased.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Troopers Honor Colonel.

Colonel Foreman of an Illinois regi- ment was the recipient of mark of appreciation from his troopers. The first sergeants of the troop presented him with testimonial signed by every soldier of the first section. It read:
 "Realizing that we have been given exceptional accommodations on our journey and knowing that 1t is to you chiefly that we owe the comforts of this trip. we, the enlisted men of tho first section of the First Illinois cav airy, desire to express to you, our colo mel. our most sincere appreciation Of your efforts in our behalf"
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
.OF OUR BOYS
 ON MEXICAN BORDER
Little Human Interest Stories
 About the National Guards men Incidents In Their
 BaiIy Life That Interest All.

the guardhouse woke up next to rat tier, the fact that the guard tent was policed by eight guards with bayoneted rifles to the contrary notwithstanding
 There are from 100 to S0,OO0 Mexi- cans across the river. Ready believers are found for each story.
 The Maine troops at Laredo are equipped w~h four army type motor trucks. The Second and Third Mis- souri regiments at Nevada are to be equipped with small motor trucks fur nished by their friends. The First Mis- souri regiment and Battery A. both of St. Louis. are the only troops seen without this modern equipment, and the question is asked. "Why doesn't St. Louis back its soldiers?"
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Letter From Illinois Guardsman.

Fifteen minutes is short time in which to fall in love, but when a troop train pauses in a Texas town and pretty girl, with the tan of the prairies on her cheeks and sombrero almost hiding her yellow curls. comes to the car window and-but read what Pri- vate Eugene La Pine of Company I, Second Illinois infantry, has to say about it:
 10 a. m.. Fort Sam Houston. July 2. 1916.
 Arrived here last Sunday after a 62 hour ride. Found out this town to be better than Chicago; More places of en- joyment. On our trip girls through bou- quet of flowca, flags and all sorts of Sow eigners. One young lady from Cameron Texas who struck my facination Is to be- come my wife as soon as my time expires I have met her on the way to Ft. Sam Houston Our train stopped at this town for 15 minutes. Have been corresponding with her every day and some times get two letters per day.
 Monday went swimming: Uncle Sammy has plenty of showers; In the evening for n pass time we initiated all the rockies such as send him coal for the rifle range and Hanging Clothes on the skirmsh line. Most of the boys have not gone to town as the Government have not yet issued
 
 how he sends his boys to town.
 One morning our battalion took a seven mile walk with a full equipment and the boys felt fine on there returnal Later got lemonade. All the boys are wishing to see real service and send to the border or even in Mexico. They have got accos- toned to the climate. In the morning we had inspection of our entire outfit No boys in our company have made many friends amongst the Civilians. All of the Illinois Infantry are in town. The Sth colored was the last to arrive who came in one night about s o'clock
 On the train coming here our Company yelled song at each town which was originated by myself:
 Rickawacher! Fire Quaker! Ziff! Boom! Bah! Company l."
 Company IT. Rah! Rah! Rah!
 Rough, tough; we don't take a bluff Always fighting, and can't get enough.
 On the trains were printed in large letters:
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
PROF. METCHNIKOFF DEAD.
Noted BacterioIogist Fought Germ of
 Old Aqe.

Old Age.
 Professor Ellie MetchnikOff, the fla nous Russion bacterioIogist, is dead in Paris.
 The death of the famous savant was not unexpected. as he had suffered from heart disease. Professor Metchni- koff died in an apartment at the Pasteur institute. with which he had long been connected and of which he was one of the directors
 He won his first fame by his dis oAvery of the relentless war waged by the leucOcytes, or white blood cor puscles, against the microbes of dis ease. He received the Noble prize of $2O,OOO for medicine in 1908. In his efforts to determine the cause of old age he evolved the theory that bene- ficient bacilli introduced in the human system would destroy pernicious mi crobes and postpone old age indefinitely.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Live Stock Market

CATTLE-Supply light; market steady; prime, $1O.1OQ1O.5O; good, $9Q1O; tidy butch CTS. $9G975; fair $SaS.5O; common, s6.259 7.5O: common to good fat bulls, s5@S; com mon to good fat cows $447.5O; heifers. $5Q $50; fresh cows and springers, $4Od75.
 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Supply light and market strong; prime wethers, S7.754S; good mixed, $7150I65; fair mixed, SCOT; culls and common, $3.5Oa4.50; spring lambs, $7.5O01125: veal calves. s1250613: heavy and thin calves, $609.
 HOGS-Receipts, 9 double decks: mar ket steady; prime heavy, $1O2001O 221k heavy mixed, medium and heavy Workers, SO.15@1O.2O; light Workers, s1O.15; pigs, s9.75 G9.9O; roughs, S99.25; stags, s6. .B07.2.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Prizeights Held.

Three prizefights and a vaudeville entertainment were given one evening by the men of the Seventh Illinois reg iment Color Sergeant Joseph J. Gal lagher. who was one of the divers who worked on the Eastland wreck, was the promoter. 'The bouts were between New Swanson and Eddie Deneke, both of Company l.; Rube Larson and Mer- ben Frame, both of I company, and Danny Goodman of the First regiment and Pete Flanders of the Seventh.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Market Reports.

FLOUR-Firm; spring patents, $5.65@ 5.95; winter patents, S5.3OG5.65: winter straights, $5. .3565.5O
 BUTTER-Steady; receipts, 1O, ,237; cream- cry extras (92 score), 29c.; creamery (higher scoring), 2912d3Oc.; ftrsts, 27@2S19c. seconds 25@261Ac.
 EGGS-Steady; receipts, 13432 fresh gathered, extra fine, 271a02Sc.; extra firsts, 26Gl27c.; firsts, 24@251@c.:; nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy, 29d32c.; nearby hen nery browns, 29d30c.
 CHEESE-Weaker; receipts, 3,64S: state fresh, specials, 15A61514c.; average fancy. 15c.
 POULTRY-Firm; broilers, 25632c. fowls 1S12GI22c.; turkeys, 25c.; live poultry steady; broilers, 24d25c.; fowls, PFC; tur- keys not quoted.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
Rumor Factory Active.

The rumor factory is in full blast at Laredo, where St. Louis men are in camp. The regulars are delighted to stuff the militiamen full of alarming reports. Hills are pointed cut to the men. and they are told that they are Mexican hills and that French seventy five centimeter guns are trained from behind them directly on the camp. The camp is worse than Alton for animal stories. A man who spent the night in
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

gentry usually sits in the open window with his feet dangling outside smoking dobe cigarettes and looking unutter- able things at the American. Once in awhile a stray shot gets on the wrong side of the border. Then the Mexican commander gets excited and planes it on the American custom house officers. and they blame it on him, and finally the Mexican commander compromises by blaming it on the Amercan newspa- ners
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
HEAT WORST ENEMY
 k3W IN CAMP
Guardsmen Are Being Fed
 We'll; In Fact Some Get Bet ter Food Than They Did at Home-Health of All Is Good.
A S Major General Tasker H. Bliss,

s Major General Tasker H. Bliss,
 A assistant chief of staff, inspects N the camps of regulars and mill
 tia, comprising close to 25,0OO Suardsmen and 6000 regulars, he finds conditions much better than in the con- :centration camps at the time of the Spanish war.
 Food complaints which flooded the east for the first day or two after the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania troops began arriving were littH justified, even Cough the quartermasters de partment was almost swamped in put ting adequate supplies in the posses sion of the rapidly arriving contingents G< widely separated camps. while at the same time shipping supplies to Co., lumbus and Iachita, N M.. and nu- merous camps in the district outside Fl Paso.
 The guardsmen are being well fed, many of them better fed than in civil ian life. In quantity, quality and as- sortment their rations are no different from those of the regular army. In fact, the militia messes are very much more diversified than those of the reg ulars, for the militiamen are supplying themselves with all manner of delica- cies, while many a tent is equipped with private icebox and supply of cold bottles.
 Except for forty members of a Mas sachusetts company poisoned by eating timed sardines, medical officers report little sickness.
 Many of the complaints sent east un- doubtedly are due in large measure to homesickness, from which, however, most of the militia seems to be recov- ering.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

President Ralston Goss of the Ma tional Amateur Baseball association has called special meeting for Aug. 15 in Indianapolis. when rules and reg ulations under which the national championship series for the worlds s amateur title will be played will be promulgated and a schedule drafted.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
New Jersey After Green Tax

Supervisor William D. Kelly of the collateral inheritance tax department of the New Jersey state comptrollers office has been assigned to make an investigation of the legal residence of Hetty Green to learn if her estate of $15O,OOO,OOO may be taxable in New Jersey. She lived for a number of years in New Jersey.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
FROM THE SPORTING WORLD.
This and That In Amateur and Profes-
 sional Athletics.

The Norfolk Virginia leagueJ base ball club has announced the sale of Pitcher Maurice Craft and Third Base man Edward Sickling to the Chicago Americans. The White Sox paid $2,OOO for each of the players.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

The Chicago Nationals have pur- chased Joe Kelly. an Indianapolis out fielder. In exchange the Indianapolis club will receive a cash sum of be- tween $12,OOO and $I5,O0O and two players, yet to be named.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

The advisory committee appointed to consider the cases of men arrested in Ireland during the recent uprising has recommended the release of AGO. This recommendation will take effect inn mediately.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

Sir Ernest Shackleton, British antarc- tic explorer. who. on returning from the south polar zone last April, left twenty-two of his companions on Ele- phant island. has sailed from Buenos Aires on a small schooner to rescue them
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
GENERAL NEVIS EVENTS.
Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

Parts of Our Country.
 Eugene Chain and other leaders of the Prohibition party said after con- ference that Henry Ford can have the presidential nomination of their party if he wants it at the national conven- ton in St. Paul. beginning July IS.
 General PerSning believes the trouble between the United States and Mexico is settled In a report t0 the war de- partment he made this statement sup plementing a report that MeXicans in the vicinity of his column are reported very friendly toward Americans in the last few days.
 Men of national prominence and many one time residents joined with citizens of Vermont in celebrating the one hundred and twenty-tifth anniver- Sary of the admission of the Green Mountain State into the Union. Repre- SentativeS of Vermont associations in other states attended the annual meet ing.
 Railroads are held justified hy the in- rerState commerce commission in rais- ing storage charges at New York to compel conSignees to aid in relieving f Q freight congestion. Shippers pro- tested that the railroads for years en-
 'lraged them to store goods and dis oorr" ced the development of public warehouses
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

Horace Davis. pioneer California con- mercial and educational leader. died at Hahneman hospital. He was president of the University of California from 1887 to 1890 and was presidential cleo tor in 1884.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

NJ. W. Savage owner of several of the most celebrated pacing and trotting horses in the country. died at Mime apolis. Minn.. after his most noted horse. Dan Patch. the worlds cham pion pacer, died.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20

Captain Ezra w. Curtis of Camden, Me. for many years in the Boston-Ban- gor service of the Eastern Steamship corporation, is dead. He was seventy seven years old.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
1,60O Tons of Onions, Cargo.

Sixteen hundred tons or onions have arrived in New York from Spain.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
GET VILLA OR BUST! COMPANY I THE GO CRITTERS
And a long side of it a picture of Villas

PRIVATE EUGENE LA PINE. P. S.-Corporal Rude has been officially elected washwoman of our squad. He is braking in the rockies to his proffsion.
 Private George Kern captured a wild man while on guard. GA wild insect which was crawling beneath his shirt)
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
DEATHS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

Persons of Prominence Who Have Died
 In the Last Week. Dr. Arthur Cleveland Cotton. sixty nine. specialist in children's diseases and author of several text books on the subject. is dead of heart disease at Chi cago
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-20
NOTES FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

What Folks Are Doing on the Other
 Side of the Globe.
 The city and province of Madrid have been declared by the government in a state of siege on account of the strike of railway employees.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
MRS. II. u. TREADWELL
ENTERTAINED.

In honor Of Mrs. =. n. Salley, Of
North Carolina. the house guest Of
Mrs. W. G. Welles, and Miss Bookie
Campbell. who will leave for her home
In Virginia Wednesday, after having
spent the past winter here. Mrs, f.
d. Trcadwell entertained a number Of
her friends at ridge whist party
last Friday afternoon at her home on
West Oak street. After several hours
had been spent In playing cards, II
was found that Mrs. Frank Horton
had made the highest score. for which
she was awarded hottie Of perfume
Mrs. John King was given a pair o.
silk hose as second prize, while the
two honorees received souvenir spoons
as guest prizes. On the front porch,
presided over by Mrs. W. g. WellcS
punch was dispensed to the guests all
during the afternoon. II was late In
the afternoon when the charming hos
tess. assisted by Miss Thelma Wellcs
and Miss Mayhelc Treadwell. served
a delicious salad course and iced tea,
The following wore present: Miss Yes
Parker. Miss Bool;lc Campbell, Mis-
Annie Davis. Miss Hazel King, Miss
Mary Durrance. Mrs. Frank Horton,
Mrs. r. NJ. Lv'ias. Mrs. w. r. Clay.
Mrs. John Rich lrds. Mrs. John Sem
pie, Mrs. John King, Mrs. p. +.
Forester, Mrs. Jake Stonehraker
Mrs. A. n. Sa'lav. Mrs, W. G.
Welles and Mrs. r. A. Shore.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11

few minutes before Policeman Mel.
Martin had arrested the black. It was
with considerable difficulty that he
was taken to the city Jail, because he
seemed TO he under the impression
that some one was about to kill him.
He begged for mercy, and acted in
such a manner as to cause Mr.. Mar
tin to believe that he had a crazy ne
gro in custody. This morning City
Physician Beyis, after making thor.
ough examination, declared the negro
insane, and he was turned over to the
sheriff's office. which will send him
to Chattahoochee. The unfortunate
man says that his name is Henry vii.
liams. and that he has lived near Pun.
ia Gorda for the last few years. 1t
is thought that he is the same negro
who Is wanted for selling liquor near
Punta Gorda that the sheriff's force
has been searching for in the past
month.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11

the president, Mrs. ]. G. King As
Rev. Mr.. Shore was in Boca Grar1e
for the day, the mehbers were led by
Mrs. Walter in repeating the Lords
prayer. Roll call followed, and there
were fourteen members answering TO
their names. The minute, e the Ire
vious meeting were real n I'd nppIov.
ed.
A short business session "rsucd Ar.
engagements were made Tor the next
meeting. which will hc with Mrs.
Frank Smith at Bunker. and 'he Nom
hers are to 20 "arly In the morning,
staying for dinner. Members WHO in
tend going and haze no car Of their
own. will have a way provided II they
will telephone Rev. Mr.. Shore. The
husbands and sweethearts are invited
also to this meeting of the Guild. and
a full attendance Is desired.
Refreshments of sandwiches and
tea and cake we're served by Mrs.
Mitchell. who was assisted by Doro-
thy King and Flominna King, and
were enjoyed by those present.
After a pleasant afternoon the Guild
adjourned to meet next Tuesday, May
10Th. with Mrs. Frank Smith at Bun
kpr