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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-12

After four days Of furious attacks
.bv land, supported by hurricane OF
uninterrupted fire from their war
ships. the Austrians have captured
tho Montencgrin stronghold of Low
cen. The hustrians and Bulgarlans
have also captured the less important
town Of Bcraa, another Montencgr.n
nlacc. The Moulencgrins confirm the
loss Of both places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-12

The Turks are nearly at the fanatl-
cal stage because Of the long-promis-
ed Egyptian campaign. Turkey con-
tinues to declare boldly its dctermlna-
{ion to begin an onslaughter on Egypt
boasting that within two month after
it starts it will take the Suez Canal.
They have completed a railway which
crosses the Sinai peninsula.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-12

The massing of Gernaan-buigar
troops continues at Monastir, CHEST
rali and Xanthis. Apparently the
Teutons have now settled on pol
lev Of invasion. 1t is said an agree
ment as to all military questions be-
tween Germany and Bulgaria has
been reached, excepting only the re-
ward which Bulgaria demands for
participation in the new operations.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
GOPHER STATE NOTES

Duluth.-A large gathering of clergy
men and laymen from many states
were in attendance at the annual con-
ference Of Presbyterian Sabbath school
missionaries, which held four days
session here.
Hibbing. Hearing on the indict-
ments brought against officials of Hib-
hing was adjourned until Dec. % at
Virginia. It was expected motions
would be made by the defense and
argued at that time
. st. Paul. - Oscar Arneson, chief Of
the land bureau in the office Of State
Auditor j. A. o. Preus, made public
statement showing sales of 1884
acres of state land for 1851, 073.84, or
an average of $7.25 an acre, during
the last year, compared with sales of
1866 acres for 1851, 352.73, or an aver
age of 81 all acre the preceding year.
st. Paul. - Delegates to the annual
meeting Of the State Grange at Uni
versity farm recalled the activity of
the grange in the Eighties when that
body was largely instrumental in pro.
noting establishment of the school Of
agriculture under university auspices
Fewer than 100 delegates met, repre-.
senting chapters in various rural COM
munities. Dean Woods and Prof. G. p.
Bull of the college of agriculture were
speakers
Minneapolis. Professor Maria l..
Sanford will celebrate her eightieth
birthday on Dao 10 She camo tO Min
nesota in 1880 and has been connected
with the University continuously since
that time. During all these years she
has identified herself with the life of
the people; she has lectured in every
corner CT the state and is known as
few others are known. The Univer-
sity will hold special convocatiOn at
noon, Dec. 10, in honor of Professor
Sanford.
Ortonville.-A system of reservoirs
which will drain the flood waters of
Bigstone, Traverse and Lac qui Parle,
provide 20 miles Of navigable canals
and reclaim $4,000 acres of land in the
Minnesota and Red River valley await
only the necessary legislation from
Congress giving the state the power
to assess the farmer for their share
Of the cost.
MINNEAPOLIS. The fifty-eiShth an
nual meeting of the Minnesota State
Agricultural society has been set at
January to IL. inclusive. by the state
fair board. It. will be held in the court
house in Minneapoli
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
WITH CUPID AT THE HEM
SAMPLE of Conversation When En-.
amored Couple Set Out on voyage
Over True Loves Course.

The enamored couple were sitting
entirely too close together for csnafort
and security on the lamp, and tire sofa
was turned low.
He kissed her on the very tip efathe
nose, q place he had never kfsse& her
before.
"Archie," she reproved him rQgHisfl-
~, "don't be foolish-goolisll."
And then, by the frown Oh hts; low
but natural forehead she knew hat
Arches feelings had suffered.
ooh, my own big bibby-baby" she
cried. II have hurt you"
mo, lii goldfish" he replied fool
ishly, "the hurt feel is because
know it hurts you to feel that you have
hurt me-"
mo, no, Archie-starchy. Be notslet
that hurt you for moment. My hurt
is because l know it hurts you to feel
that l have hurt myself by hurting
YOU"
my sugar-coated angel! Ny hurt. Is
because you are hurt over feeling that
1 am hurt because you feel that sou
have hurt me and-Oh, kid, let's 60 to
the movies"
Which they did, and acted fke
pair of goops.-Detroit Free Press.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Ohio Women Oppose Suffrage.

Washington, Dec. II. - Mrs. Henry
E. Talbot of Dayton, president OF the
Ohio State Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage, has announced here
that a carefully checked card index
count of 134,417 Ohio women Il years
old or over showed a majority of ten
to one against woman suffrage. Inc
count was taken, she said by house
to house canvass conducted by pro-
fsssjcnal experts in Cincinnati, Cleve'
lard, Columbus. Washington. court
house and adjacen. rural sections.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Gopher State
happening
important Events %
~ Various Soc. ~
lions Of the state
reported during
last few days. -
Smallpox Warninu Out,

Smallpox Warning Out.
Minnesota towns are failing to re-
port smallpox cases for fear news
that the disease exists will hurt bust
pess,' according to bulletin just is
sued by the state board of health.
X X X
Fer Women's Reformatory.
After nearly two years of delibera-
ton and many inspection tours, mem
bers Of the state board OF control are
preparing to select site for the wom-
ems reformatory, a new state institu
ton created by the last legislature.
X X X
Farmers Week at "U."
More than score of statewide as
sociations or groups related to the
agriculture or home life of Minnesota
will hold individual or joint meetings
at University Farm, during Farmers
and Home-Makers' Week, January is,
1917.
Editors Course at a."
Cost accounting, aimed to enable
editors OF, weekly papers to eliminate
waste, will form an important part of
an editors short course" that will be
given at the Minnesota farm school
February ~ to Is, just preceding the
annual meeting of the Minnesota Edi.
torial association.
X X X
Fund to RevoIve in Years.
The proposed revolving fund" all.
thorized by constitutional amend.
ment passed Nov. to finance the de-
velopment of unsold state lands will
revolve every five years, according to
the plans being worked out in a bill
by Senator P. H. McGarry of Walker,
one of the fathers of the amendment.
X X X
Lands Offered Settlers.
More than 368,OO0 acres of state
owned swamp land in St. Louis, Lake
and Cook counties are opened for sale
and settlement by the filing of final
selections under railroad grants, &C.
cording to State Auditor J. A. O.
Preus. The announcement, he added,
is of great Importance to the counties
a1fected.
X X X
Militia at Saltwater.
Company K, Third Minnesota infan-
try, was given royal welcome on it's
homecoming from the Mexican Dor
der. The guardsmen arrived in spe-
cial cars from Fort Smelling, where
they were awaiting their mastering
out, and accompanied by Colonel Eva
marched INTO town to the music OF
the regimental band.
X X X
Would Restrict Marriage.
Marriage in Minnesota of persons
having communicable disease will be
forbidden by law, if a recommends
ton of the voluntary commission on
laws relating to children passes the
legislature. The commission tenta-
lively adopted the plan at meeting
in st. Paul. 1t probably will be pre-
sented to the legislature.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Foreign

Official announcement was made at
London that the Government had Deen
constituted with war cabinet COM
prising the following: Premier, David
Lloyd-George; lord president. Earl
CurZon; Arthur Henderson, Minister
without portfolio; Lord Miner, minis
ter without portfolio; Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor Of the eXcheQuer.
Two hundred Sim Feincrs stopped
Il charitable performance given in be-
half of the families of the soldiers OF
Cork. They sang Sim Fein songs and
shouted, up rebellion! Down recruit
ing!'
German steamers interned at Las
Palmas have been obliged to move into
the inner harbOr. according to Ma
drid dispatch to the Petit Journal of
Paris. The dispatch adds that the
Spanish cruiser Princesa de Asturias
has been anchored off the port to pre-
vent submarines from communicating
with the ships.
The Overseas agency at Berlin says:
German newspapers state that the
French destroyer Yatagan, sunk in col
lision with British transport, is the
fifth French destroyer lost in this way
during the war.
Paris says that Germany's reply to
the Swiss note regarding the deporta-
lions in Belgium makes it clearly I'M
derstood that Switzerland has no
ground for interfering with events in
Belgium unless her own interests are
affected.
Berlin repors the arrival of the
submarine merchantmen Deutschland,
after quick trip.
An explosion and fire destroyed the
Quaker Oats building at Peterboro.
Ont. with an estimated less OF eight
lives and injuries to ten other persons,
all employees, and with property dam
age amounting to about $1,OOO,OOO.
An official announcement issued in
Berlin says that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, as the oldest active gem
eral of the Prussian army, in the name
OF the army has made request OF
tie emperor that he himself wear the
grand cross of the Iron Cross. The EN-
perOr has accepted.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
E,lr,opeu11 W1r- News

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch to
London from Copenhagen says advlces
have been received there from SWltz-
erIaad that King Constantine OF
Greece has ordered a general mobiliza-
ton.
Ryssia's smash on Falkenhayn'S left
on the Moldavial4 front resulted in the
capture Of two heights in the Belbor
region, says an official announcement
from Petrograd.
1t is officially announced at Paris
that Vice Admiral du Fournet, COM
mander of the allied squadron in Greek
waters, has been replaced by Admiral
Gaueher.
With q new ultimatum from the
allies in the hands Of the Greek gov
ernment, the situation in King Con-
stantine's realm has become so men
acing that the English, French. Rus
sian and Italian ministers are reported
to be leaving Athens.
The Roumanians who have been re-
treating in eastern Wallachla Detore
the Teutonic advance have made q
stand east Of Ploechti, the Petrograo
war office announced. They assumed
the offensive on the road from Ploech-
ii to Buzeu and drove the Austro-Ger'
man forces back to the westward.
The British steamer Caledonia was
sunk by a German submarine on De-
cember 4, after it had tried to ram the
undersea boat, it was announced oul'
cially at Berlin. Its captain was taken
prisoner.
The Danish steamship Sigurd' 2'll9
tons, and the British steamship Avis
ton, S,S1S tons; Conch, 562O tons, ana
Tanfield, have all been sunk, Lloyds
announced ut London.
y 4
The disciplining of Greece by the al
lies has begun. A blockade or Greek
ports was formally announced by the
French government, which. combined
with previous French orders against
movement of Greek vessels from their
harbors, is expected absolutely to cut
the kingdom off from supplies.
Ninety-four allied airplanes and 81
German machines were lost on all
fronts during November, the Berlin
was Office reported.
The batteship Suffren, which le1t
bort on November "a, has not been
heard from since that day. and the
French minister Of marine considers
the vessel lost with all on board,
says dispatch from Paris. Inc
Suffren displaced 1880 tons. Its nor
NAL complement was 73O men.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Domestic

Drastic uecllneS III lle SLoCh lhdAhe'
at New York followed the receipt OF
cable news that Germany had notified
the neutral countries of her decision to
enter into peace negotiations. Bethle-
hem steel lost q points and all num-
ton and steel shares were lower by
to points.
Four persons were killed ana a nrth
seriously injured when the north-
bound Winnipeg flyer on the 500 road
ocrashcd into the auto in which they
were riding near Vergas, MINI.
Gov ELECT James Nj. Cox of Ohio is
III in Washington at the home OF for
mcr Representative Ansberry, and
physicians fear he may develop appen-
dicits.
ENGLISH shell contracts in the United
States virtually all run out within SIX
months, and most of them within three
months, after the first of the year, ana
will not be renewed, it was announced
at Toronto, Ont. by j. w. Flavelle,
board of Canada.
An organized effort directed by the
American Federation of Labor. to in
sluce congress to grant wage and SAL
airy increases to all employees OF the
United States government from the
president down to the humhlest labor
or, was planned at meeting in Wash
ingtcn, presided over by Samuel Com
pers.
with all of it's members pledged to
secrecy, the Birth Control league of
California has opened q campaign at
San Francisco to legalize the practice
of birth control in that state. 1t is
proposed to write to every mother In
the state urging support for the pas
sage of Il law legalizing the purposes
of the league.
Decentralization in the wheat pit at
Chicago was the first marked result 10
calEv of Ger1ilany's proposal of peace.
For fifteen minutes pandemonium
reigned on tie bOArd of trade. The
market closed at 1864 to Il. a loss of
91s cents.
Judge Walter Hardy Of the Lake
county superior court pronounced Ink,
who shot up the courthouse ut Ham
i;so,lt, Ind. and wounded three, insane
and ordered him committed to the col
,ony for the criminal insane at Michi-
aga.D City.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Mexican War Meas

Gen. Arnulfo Gonzales, provisional
governor of Chihuahua, Mex, declared
in his first proclamation to the people
after the reoccupation Of the city by
Carranza troops that he would soon
be ready to join the first chief in fore
ing the retirement Of the American
punitive expedition.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Watson f.. ColemR NJ
N Patent Lawyer, Washington,
. - ~uv - D. G. Advice and books free.
Rates reasonable Highest references. BestsoryiceS.
Modern Surgery.

Modern Surgery.
"Ah, hello, Fred. Hear you are out
of hospital. How did the operation
so? Get rid of your appendix?
"That I did. Doctor said it was a
fine job. Lucky, too. Twas I'm pretty
bad shape"
s"That's so? Suppose you've got 1t
in bottle Let me see 1t some time!
Anatomy interests me-"
swell, yes, you are welcome to see
the specimen I've got. 'Tisn't mine,
though. You see, they made mistake
and threw mine away. But they gave
me another just as good Judge.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Washington

BY vote of AZ to II the senate at
washington adopted the committee
amendment to the immigration bill,
which would exclude Hindus and other
Asiatics without mentioning them by
name and which eliminates from the
bill all reference to passport agree
mentS.
Announcement was made at the
state department at Washington that
complete information now at hand COW
ering the case of the British horse ship
Marina, torpedoed with loss of six
Americans, makes it appear to be
"clear cut" violation Of Germany's
pledges to the United States.
United States Attorney Anderson, in
general charge of the federal govern
ment's investigation into the high cost
of living, went over plans for grand
Jury investigations with President
Wilson at Washington. The president
directed that the investigation be tol-
lowed vigorously and prompt prosecu-
tons brought if any violations OF law
are discovered.
Private advices from Paris received
at Washington telling Of the secret pro-
ceedings in the French chamber or
deputies during the last week confirm
previous reports that General Petaln,
%Io lof. UnrIY1n iS tn CnOopP(
General Joffre in supreme command
of all the allied forces on the western
battle front.
One cent postage for local first-class
mail deliveries and zone system OF
rates for second-class matter, which is
expected greatly to increase the
charges for ma gazines and other perl
odicals having nationwide clrcula-
ton, are provided for in the annual
post office appropriation bill as virtu-
ally completed at Washington.
Contracts for 06 high-power hyro-
airplanes for the coast artillery STA
tons in the United States, Hawaii,
Philippines and the Panama Canal
Zone were let by the war department
at Washington.
A note to Germany protesting
against the deportation of Belgians Tor
forced labor as contrary to all prece-
dents and humane principles of inter-
national practice was made public by
the state department at Washington.
Official information to the state de-
partment ut Washington establishes
that the British ship Marina, sunk by
a German submarine, with loss of six
Americans, was in no sense transport
and was entitled to the immunities or
peaceful merchantmen.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

ing to the beneficial effect of tho Mi
gratory Bird Law which protects the
migrating birds in the spring or
breeding season.
Game refugees offer an encOurag.
ing method of restoring wild life,
and Minnesota has now 1,910.S53
acres of land set apart for wild life
sanctuaries.
Better provision is needed for pa
tuaries which are already established
and which are demanded in various
parts Of the state. Many refuge petit
lions are pending.
Artificial production Of game and
game birds should be carried on and
may be as successfully done as is the
propagation of fish. A small start
has been made in Minnesota, and at
Big Island Game Farm during 1915
taera were Matched 571 r1ng-necked
pheasants, $50 quail, As prairie chick
ems and " mallard ducks, most OF
which were reared to maturity.
Department Self-Supporting.
For the first time in the history of
the Game and Fish Department 1t Is
now self-sustaining. The expend1-
lures for the last fiscal year were
S27,S83.32 less than the receipts OF
the department which were paid into
the state treasury, not mentioning
the $1S,249.3S paid into the county
treasures from fines.
The summarized financial state
ment of the department for the bien-
mum is as follows:
REVENUES DERIVED THROUGH THE
GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT..
August LIST, 1914, to July 31st 1916
1914-1915 1915-1916
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

a locomotive, a loaded street car
and automobile crashing together in
a binding snowstorm resulted in in
juries to 16 persons. The accident oc-
CURED at Chicago.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Saws Allies Must Win.

New York, Dec. 11.-Great Britain
wants peace just as soon as her de.
mands and those of the Allies are
won from Germany, Baron Shaughnes-
sy of Montreal ard Ashford, president
of the Canadian Pacific railway, de-
clared on his arrival here. Anything
less than that is not victory he add
al. The elevation of David Lloyd
George to the premiership, he said,
indicates that the people of Great Bri-
TEN wish to utilize every resource at
their command to in&;.rtH victory.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

Coles CnrboIisalve Quickly Relieves
skin diseases. It Instantly stops the gain
of burns. Heals without scars. Use and
soc by druggists. For free sample write
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21
Chance of Jobs,

Change OF JOBS.
II suppose if your candidate had
been elected some radical changes
would have been made in the govern
ment?"
EYES," replied the party werker, IN
a melancholy tone. 1--WE had good men
picked out for all the important
Places
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

hunting ThCTedS1H9'
The number of resident hunting
licenses issued has increased from
49,403 in 1914 to S6,74s in 1915. The
number has been considerably increas'
ed in 1916 and will continue to grow.
There should be no exceptions what
ever to the application Of the hunting
license law.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

If some people were to speak thei
minds it wouldn't take them Long.
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-21

Total .sS3,50O.0S $154499.l9
APPROPRIATIONS AND
EXPENDITURES
Year Ending July 81, 1915.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-24
FOR RENT
For a Term of Years

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Of ISL acre, Of good 'aoH
with house containing seven
rooms and bath water pre.
sure ga, plant and gIa,,cJ.
in porchcs large cellar and
every modern coucnienre.
large barn, COW stable, and
hog pens. VIII Sell Stock
md farming implements ar
not as desired by tenant
Less than four mile, from
court house near 10, erie.
Sos. One Of the most dc,ir.
able place, in the vicinity Of
Albuquerque
NeiII B. Field
New \rnijo BIdg. Civ
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-24

The most important educational
institution in New Mexico. Located
in the beautiful MesiIla Valley, with
fine modern buildings, costly labora-
tories and equipment splendid faculty
and loyal enthusiastic hard work
ing student body.
The home of the New Mexico EX-
pertinent Station, and the New Mex
leo Extension service of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-24

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
H|GH COST Of LIVING
HAS hit UNCLE SAM
Must Pay Moro For Labor and Sup
plies Or Further Restrict Govern
ment Service, Says Redfeld.
wEAITHIEsr NATION IN WORLD.
Increase of "a Per Cent In Last Year
in Cost Of Commodities Which Go
to Make Up Everyday Needs of the
Normal Family.

Washington, Dec. 9,--"We must
take our choice in the coming year
OF paying wages and purchasing sup
plies on the current basis or else
must still further restrict the public
work" says Secretary of Commerce
William c. Redfield IN his annual re-
port to Congress today, in discussing
the high cost OF living. 1t had hit the
government service hard, he says. and
he forecasts considerable increase
in the cost of maintaining the public
service due to general increases in
the prices of all supplies and the
wages which must be paid men to
enable them to live
There has been, he said, an increase
OF "a per cent during the last year in
the cost of commodities which go to
make up everyday needs of the nor
NAL family. Secretary Redie1d Of
fers no remedy for the situation. ap-
parently feeling the high prices must
be paid.
The report says that the favora BILE
balance of foreign trade of the United
States for the fiscal year ended June
80 1915, was s2,135. 1896. The to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

ing. The public does not cheerfully
cooperate in this work. the report
says.
As an echo OF the Eastland disas-
ter Ia the Chicago River, Secretary
Redfeld urges that a board CT naval
architects be attached to the Steam
boat Inspection Service to pass upon
the safety of excursion steamers.
The report says that during the
year the Bureau OF Fisheries has by
its Investigations and experiments
added several new food fish to the
diet of the American people, In this
way helping to keep down the cost of
living.
The American merchant marine has
increased more rapidly in the last two
years than ever before in the history
of the country. says tie report Dur
ing the period the tonnage engaged
in foreign commerce has been doubled
and now reaches 2,191,715 gross tons.
No abatement of the increase is In
sight, it IS stated.
The secretary recommends that
more stringent regulations governin :
the operation OF motor boats be pro-
vided. He says the amateur motor
boat operator is a menace to naviga-
ton