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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
Moda,e~ya,y; s.st..
Persia-cify, 1918; water, 1917

Moda'e-~C1ty, s.5t.'
Persia-cify. 1918; water, 1917;
light. 1917; sink. 1877.
Mo. valley-City, 232.S6: water
A6.41; light, 1867: sink % 21 libra
~, 1867; sewer, 1905; city rd, 6059;
are. 6s.74.
Missouri valley-City bond, 1914;
Improvement. 1867: sewer, 6974;
special judgment. 1863: curb and gut
ter. 3Sl.54; paving. 3e6.22.
Townships.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1891; town
Ship road. 1886; library 1914
Misunderstanding. Ills; township
road, 1870: delinquent. 1S49.
Allen-Dragging. 1891; township
road, 7l.75; delinquent 26S3.
misunderstanding. 7.54 township
road, 1865; delinquent. $50.
Little SiouN-Cemetery. SGT; drag
ging. 26.4l; township road. los rs;
delinquent. 7.76; township ditch
1910.
Douglas-Drasging, 80; township
road, $3.50; delinquent 7.4o.
Boyer-Dragging, 791; township
road, 2O.96; delinquent II 90; town
chip ditch. %; library s.17
Magnolia Dragging, La township
road. 9.75; delinquent 1G II.
Raglan-Dragging. 26.1S: township
road 1917; delinquent 1850
Dragging SOC; township
road. $3.50; delinquent, 7.G0.
Cass-Dragging. Hos: township
road 3o.9S; delinquent 500.
Jefferson dragging, zoos: town,
chip road. IS SO; delinquent 92GS
Calhoun-Drasgins 1852: toxin.
ship road 1928: delinquent sos :.
township ditch. $40
Dragging 2Gas township
road. 2.65: delinquent 9 81.
Clay-Drageine 9a2, township
road 29.7S; delinquent l1.4S.
Mountaineering 5,42: town,
ship road. 81 As; delinquent 4o5.
misunderstanding $50: township
road. Hiss; delinquent C IS
LAGRANGE Dragging 963: town.
ship road. 29.l3; delinquent 1855.
st. John-Dragg.ng 1905 town.
ship road $500 delinquent, 7l5.
township ditch 1913.
Cincinnati Ora sgins, 80 Is; town
ship road. 1904; township ditch,
1903.
We, ]. f. vanscoy Loais EMyon
and A. B. Hosbrook members of the
board of supervisors OF Harrison
county. Iowa and J. NJ. Albertsen,
auditor of said county hereby certify
that we have carefully checked the
foregoing report and tho balances of
the various funds set out above We're
found to agree with the balances of
the auditors general ledger.
Witness our hands this 18th day of
January 1916.
A. B HosBROoK, Chairman
j. E. VANSCOY,
LOUIS ERINON.
Attest, ]. NJ. ALBERTSEN Auditor
/ BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
Logan, Iowa, Feb. list, 1916

Logan, Iowa, Feb. LIST, 1916.
The board of supervisors of HART.
son countS>Iowa, met pursuant to I'd.
journment All members were present.
The board of supervisors devoted
the day to the consideration and
allowance of claims, having passed On
claims at this session numbering
from 2S8 to 532, both inclusive. and
made the same a part of the record
of this session, and authorized the
auditor to issue warrants on the sew.
eral funds in payment thereof.
The board levied the assessment Of
benefits in the Mosquito drainage dis,
trict. For resolution in this matter
see record of Mosquito drainage dis.
trict in drainage record No. 8.
. On motion the board adjourned till
Feb End. 1916
A. B. HOsBRooK. Chairman.
J. M. AI4BERTSEN, Clerk.
Logan, Iowa, Feb. 2nd, 1916.
The board of supervisors met Dur.
suant to adjournment. All members
We're present.
The board devoted the day to the
consideration of matters pertaining to
the coming adoption of school books.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Feb. 3rd. 1916.
A. B. HOsBROoK, Chairman.
]. NJ. ALBERTSEN, Clerk.
Logan, Iowa, Feb. 3rd, 1916.
The board of supervisors met pur.
suant to adjournment. All members
were present.
The trustees of Boyer township
certified allowances, as follows:
At Meningitis store, allowance Of
5000 per week for family of Peter
Mclaughlin.
At Siebel's store. allowance Of $500
per week for A. c. Hunt family.
The trustees of Jefferson township
certified an allowance of $500 per
week for the family Of Cy Swangsr ct
Harvey Bros. store.
The vacation of the Tolle and Cobb
road was granted in accordance with
the petition, conditioned that petition.
ers pay all costs incurred in the pro.
ceedings relating thereto.
Further hearing and consideration
on the petition signed by ]. p. Garner,
ct al. and the report Of w. A. Price,
engineer, having been continued to
this meeting, same was on motion
again continued till March 7th, 1916.
The board approved the action Of
the auditor in approving the bond Of
G. L. Hyde, who had been appointed
justice of the peace to fill vacancy
caused by the death Of ]. p. Crea3er
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
GERMANY ADMITS
SINKING OF SUSSEX
coNFEssEs RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ATTACK, EXPRESSES REGRET
AND OFFERS INDEMNITY.
Submarine Commander Thought He
Was Dealing With Enemy Warship,
But Did Not Act In Accordance
With instructions.

Washinton.-Germany, in a note re-
ceived'by the state department on
Wednesday by cable from Ambassador
Gerard. admits that a German subma-
rine torpedoed the channel steamer
Sussex in violation of assurance given
the United States, expresses regret
for the incident, announces that the
submarine commander has been ZAP
propriately punished" and declares
readiness to pay an adequate indem-
nifty to Americans injured on the YES
sci.
Il was indicated at the state depart
ment that the German statement that
the offending commander had been
punished would be accepted and the
Sussex case considered closed except
for arranging for the payment OF In
IDENTITIES of the several citizens< OF
the United States who were hurt.
There probably will be no attempt
to negotiate for these indemnities or
for final settlement OF the Lusitania
and other cases pending, however, un-
til sufficient time has elapsed to indi-
cate how the last American note was
received in Berlin and whether the
new submarine policy is being lived
up to.
Results of an investigation based on
facts supplied by the American gov
eminent. the German communication
says. have shown that the contention
originally set up that the explosion on
the Sussex was to be traced to a
cause other than a German submarine
attack cannot be maintained.
While asserting that the submarine
commander thought he was dealing
with an enemy warship, Foreign Min
lister Won Jagow admits that he form
ed his judgment too hurriedly and
therefore did not act fully in accord
ance with the strict instruction which
called upon him to exercise particular
care.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
FRANCE UNWILLING
TO PROPOSE PEACE
PoINcAlRE SAYS FIGHT WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL GERMANS
SUE FOR PEACE.
Declares That France Does Not Want
Germany to Tender Peace, But
Wants Her Adversary to Ask
for Peace.

Nancy. Poincaire. in an
address here Sunday, responded to
Germany's declaration regarding peace
contained in the German reply to the
American note.
France does not want Germany to
tender peace" said the president, but
wants her adversary to ask for peace"
The president then made known
clearly the only kind of peace accept.
able to France. The address was de
liyered at the Moltitor garrison be-
fore a large number of Lorraine refu-
gees, to whom the president, after ex-
pressing his sympathies and renewing
promises of solicitude and protection,
said:
France will not expose her sons to
the dangers of new aggresslons. The
central empires, haunted by remorse
for having brought on the war, are
terrified by the indignation and hatred
they have stirred up in mankind, are
trying today to make the world be.
lieve that the entente allies alone are
responsible for the prolongation of
hostllities-a dull irony which will de.
ceive none.
Neither directly nor indirectly have
our enemies offered us peace. But we
do not want them to offer 1t to us;
we want them to ask it of us. We do
not want to submit to their condi.
tions we want to impose ours on them.
We do not want peace which would
leave imperial Germany with the
power to recommence the war and
keep Europe eternally menaced. We
want peace which receives from re-
stored rights serious guarantees Of
equilibrium and stability.
so long as that peace is not as
sured to us; so long as our enemies
will not recognize themselves as van
pushed, we will not cease to fight"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
How about your boys?
RussIA's FOUNDATION.

Pierre L. Bark, Russian minister
OF finance recently declared that Rus
sia's prosperity is rapidly ON the in
crease.
''Russia's finances rest upon the
most solid foundation In the world"
said Mr.. Bark. THE economic pros
perity of the Russian people is now
greater than was ever conceived pos
sible before the beginning of the war.
There is nothing illusory or specious
about Russias prosperity. 1t rests
upon the incontrovertible fact of the
Russian peoples increased earnings
and savings. When a year ago the
savings banks showed monthly in
crease in deposits of 100000 900 rubles,
1t was regarded as phenomenal. But
that was only the beginning" Saw
ings deposits have increased over
1000 per cent under prohibition. This
greatly changed condition of Russian
finances, Minister Bark explains, rs
accounted for principally by the grow
ing thrift and economy OF the peas
ants since the enforcement OF prohi-
bition."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
V|LL|STAS WRECK
PASSENGER TRAIN
TWENTY-FoUR PERSONS KILLED
WHEN TRAIN is DERAiLED
BY MEXICAN BANDITS.
Thousands Of Dollars In New Car.
rama Currency Taken and the
Passengers Robbed, Survivors
Being Stripped Of Clothing.

Eagle Pas, Texas.--Twenty.fou
persons were killed, 1t was stated by
authorities in Piedras Negras opposite
here Monday, in the derailment by
bandits of n through passenger train
from Mexico City to Laredo, between
Queretaro and Empalme Gonzales.
The bandits carried away all the val
uables they could find as we'll as much
of the passengers clothing.
Many thousands of dollars in new
Carranza currency was said to have
been taken by the bandits.
Many passengers escaped from the
train and walked nine miles in their
hare feet to Empalme Gonzales, where
a relief train was made up.
The first train from the south in
three days arrived at Piedras Ncgras
on Monday
Among the passengers reported
robbed were two army paymasters,
who lost the funds they were carry
ing. one $4,000. and the other &c.
900 in the new Carranza currency. A
paymaster of the El Orc Mining com
pany lost $4,000 In the new Carranza
currency and an American named
Hill lost $4,000 in gold.
The express car is said to have con
tanned a million pesos in the new cur
rency, but owing either to the desire
of the bandits to get away hurriedly
or from ignorance of the contents of
the car. it was not broken open, al
thugh 1t left the track and rolled
down the embankment.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
FOR THE SAKE OF BOYS.

Rev. John Empringham, an Epis-
copal clergyman of New York, be-
came, as he expressed 1t in an interde-
nominational meeting of 500 minis
ters, filled with the thought of how
much power might be added to the anti
liquor forces If the Episcopal church
would lend some of its strength" and,
realizing that none of the present
antisaloon speakers have the entree
to its pulpits." volunteered for the
work. He said to his wife: For
the sake of our five boys. l am going
to wage war against the liquor BUSH
ness" She replied: my sister in
Canada has sacrificed her two boys in
the trenches for England. The foe
destroying this country is more dam
gerous. l am willing to make any sac
rifice." Three OF those FIVE boys"
said Mr.. Empringham, ARE preparing
for West Point, and IL the need ever
came, would be willing to see them
give up their lives in defense OF this
country. but / am not willing to see
them go down to the gutter, victims OF
the saloon"
How about your boys?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
HELEN EMPEY's BODY FOUND.
Daughter Of Wealthy Idaho sheepman
Foully Murdered.

Idaho Falls Idaho.-The decom
posed body of Helen Empey. 12-year
old daughter of f. NJ. Empey, wealthy
sheepman. was found Monday in Sand
creek, two miles from her home. by
J. w. Patterson, a farmer, following a
search OF month. She disappeared
Sunday, April 16, when she left her
home to go to Sunday school. mile
distant.
She has been dead several days at
least. The body is badly decomposed
and bears appearance of foul play, the
sheriff's office says.
The sheriff's Office is believed to
be without clews that will lead TO the
apprehension of the murderer of the
girl. Because of the condition OF the
body It is impossible to say how she
met her death.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.

(Anna A. Gordon, President Natl
w. G. T. u. and One OF the Mt -
Prohibition Amendment Commisson) -
In order to win national constitu-
tional prohibition two-thirds of the
members of the United States senate
and house of representative must
vote in favor of a bill referring the
question to the various states for rati-
location through their legislatures.
When SO of our AZ states through a
majority vote of their legislatures rat
ify the measure thus referred it is
adopted and becomes a part of the
United States Constitution. Such a
prohibitory amendment is surely in
harmony with the spirit of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, which. as
its preamble declares, was established
to promote the general welfare and
secure the blessing of liberty to our
selves and our posterity.
Nineteen commemorative have al
ready gained the high, dry ground of
statewide prohibition. Six states
Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana,
California, Idaho and Michigan-vote,
on the question on November 7. Idaho
in the endeavor to change its statu-
tory prohibitory law to constitutional
prohibition. The territory of Alaska
also closes a prohibition campaign on
November 7. If we can win this adj
ditional prohibition territory and call
roll of 26 prohibition states we
shall be within ten states of our ma
tional goal. The fact that more than
half the people and more than three
quarters of the area of this country
are under prohibitory laws is assur-
ance that we are fast nearing national
constitutional prohibition.
All states will benefit by the amend
ment. All will still have power to go
just as far as they desire in prohibit
ing any phase of the liquor traffic and
will have the aid which comes from
a national policy. Our greatest diff.
Guilty today is the difference in policy
between the nations government and
the prohibition states. With q sim
liar prohibition standard in the ma
ton and the states federal and state
officers would furnish "a frank and
candid cooperation for the general
good"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
RUSSIANS SUFFER
SEVERE REPULSE
TWO HUNDRED THOU SAN D
TURKS THROWN AGAINST
NICHOLAS ARMY.
Desperate Attempt to Regain Lost
Positions Followed by Retreat.
French Positions Violently
Bombarded at Night.

London.-The Russian army in Asia
Minor has suffered a severe repu,se
at the hands OF the Turks. Constan.
tinople claims it; Petrograd admits it.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen has
apparently concentrated the main part
OF his reputed army OF 100000 Turks
against the center of Grand Duke
Nicholas's army. The Russian line
runs from Trebizond, on the Black
sea, to Bitlis, $50 miles south. The
center has advanced about sixty miles
from Erzerlm, captured February 10,
with Erzingan as its objective.
1t is here that the Turks are max.
ing their great fight.
The Turks have been massed on
the Kope mountains, northwest of Er.
zerum, and on the 18th drove the
Russians from their positions on the
eastern slopes of this range. A series
of attempts of the Russians to regain
these positions have been repulsed, ac-
cording to the Turkish reports, with
heavy losses to the grand duke.
This repulse was followed by an ac-
ton in which the Turks took the of.
fensive. The battle was of a most
desperate character and lasted the
whole day and the Petrograd official
report announces that at it's close the
Russians were compelled to retire.
French positions near Dead Man hill
on the Verdun front were bombarded
violently Sunday night, but there was
no infantry attack. A German thrust
south Of Roye was repulsed, the war
office statement announced
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
WARNING HAS ITS EFFECTS.
Dominican Rebels Evacuate City on
Demand Of American Minister.

San Domingo.-The warning of the
American minister, w. w. Russell,
that the city OF Santo Domingo would
be taken by force unless it was given
up by the rebels not later than Sun
day morning resulted in the evacua-
ton OF the city Saturday night. The
rebel leaders, soldiers and rural
guards stripped the fort of guns and
war materials and withdrew from the
city, leaving the civil police in charge.
They notified Mr.. Russell OF their with
drawal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
To STAY
ON GUARD DUTY
MEANWHILE NATIONAL GUARDS
MEN ARE TO BE SENT TO BoR-
DER TO AID REGULARS.
Troops to Remain In Mexico to Make
Rapid Dash Whenever Bandits
Show Themselves, According
to Present Plans.

ashington-Failure Of the military
conference at FL Paso to reach a def
mite agreement has brought no change
in the policy toward Mexico of the
Washington administration.
President Wilson and his cabinet on
Friday discussed General Scott's re.
port announcing that the questions at
issue had been referred back by the
conferees to their respective govern.
ments for diplomatic discussion. Later
1t was officially stated that the situa-
ton was unchanged.
Pending new orders from the presi
dent, 1t was made plain at the war
department that General Pershing's
expedition would remain in Mexico
watching developments beyond the
border. Meanwhile mobilization of ma
tional guardsmen from the border
states and of additional regulars to
the border patrol at points
along the 1,S00-mile stretch not pro.
tected by the expedition continues,
Should raiding be renewed additional
state troops would be called out for
border duty, and wherever the bandits
leave hot trail the army will not hes
itate to pursue them into Mexico.
An indication of the attitude Of some
members OF congress toward the sug
gestion Of General Carranza that the
American expedition be recalled, came
in the senate Friday. when Senator
Lewis declared he believed the major
ity of the senate never would vote for
withdrawal until the murderers OF
Americans had been punished.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Outbreak Among Prisoners.

Cochrane, Ont.-An outbreak among
Austrian prisoners of war in the inter
ment camp at Kapuskasing last Fri
day was quelled by the militia author
tiles after one of the prisoners was
killed, nine seriously wounded, sew
eral fatally and four slightly injured,
II was learned Monday.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
FoREsEEs DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT.
Bryan Says Wilson Must Capture
Peace Element In Republican Party.

Lincoln, Neb.-In a signed article
published Saturday w. ]. Bryan de.
clares the Democratic party must in
order to win the coming campaign
move toward peace" and thereby cap
ture the peace element in the Repub-
lican party.
He begins his article by quoting
from Chicgao newspapers editorial
in which Mr.. Wilson is called mi
nority president, in that he received
fewer votes than Roosevelt and Taft
combined, and says the Democrats
must face the fact that a united Re-
publican party will enter the campaign
with popular majority of 100000
votes.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
CRUSHED UNDER FALLING WALLS
Building coIlapses and Eleven Per-
sons Are Killed.

Akron. O.--Eleven persons were
killed and nearly score injured ear
ly Monday evening when the old Bea
con Journal building. occupied by a
restaurant, collapsed as a result Of a
blast of dynamite in an adjoining ex
cavation.
A great pile of ruins, broken tim
bers, twisted steel and tons OF brick
and mortar. buried the victims. who
moment before were dining in the res
taurant
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19

Dublin.-A marked relaxation in the
enforcement Of martial law in Dublin
has been observed since the arrival
Of Premier Asquith. An order issued
Saturday permits the people to be on
the streets until midnight and as ear
ly as 4 o'clock in the morning. giving
them many more hours of freedom at
night. This concession is generally at
tributed to a suggestion from Mr.. AS
Quith.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
GERARD DEFENDED BY BERLIN.
Charges That Ambassador is Anti-Ger-
man Denounced as ISLANDERS.

man Denounced as ISLANDERS.
Berlin.-In the censorship debate in
the ways and means committee of the
reichstag protests were uttered
against the restraints on the discussion
of American affairs and the American
ambassador. A representative of the
foreign office told the members that
charges against Ambassador Gerard
were being circulated subterraneously
In the newspaper world. these alleg-
ing anti-German sympathies and acts
on the part OF Mr.. Gerard. They were
nothing more than "tittle-tattle and
SANDERS" said the foreign office
spokesman, and it was obviously the
governments duty and the mandate of
international courtesy to protect rep
resentative of friendly power from
such attacks.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Galllnger Wins Fight.

Notwithstanding nomination OF
George Rublee of New Hampshire as
a member OF the federal trade COM
mission, was rejected Monday by the
senate. Senator Gallinger. the Repub-
lican leader. had opposed the nominee
for fifteen months on the ground that
Rublee was personally obnoxious" to
MIN.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
THIS IN CINCINNATI.

When the National Lumbermen's az
ISOLATION had their annual banquet re-
Gently in Cincinnati no liquors were
served. The menu card pictured three
beer stems, and under them were the
words, Nothing Doing!"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
CURSE oE MISSIONS.

In China the government is careful
10 label all poisons and 1t is stated
that the liquor shipped from this counr
try is labeled THE Jesus Poison. v
In Japan drunkenness was practically
unknown until after the revolution OF
1868, and now when a drunken man
is seen on the street the natives say,
Here comes a Christian"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Canada Yields Point.

Toronto.-A conciiiatory reply to
the protest of the United States re-
garding the taking of more water
from the Niagara river win be sent to
in a few days by Ontario
through the medium OF the dominion
government.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Texas Mob Burns Negro.

Waco, Texas.-With $4,000 persons
IS witnesses, including women and
children, Jesse Washington. negro boy,
who confessed to murder of Mrs. Lucy
Nryar, seven miles south Of here, was
taken from the courtroom Monday
and burned on the public square.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
GREATEST ENEMY SLAIN.

When the province OF Alberta, Cam
ada, went dry, the leaders OF the no
hibition forces sent the following mes
sage to don. Lloyd-George' "England's
grea est enemy has been slain by the
vote rs OF Alberta
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Whisky Production Increases.

Washington. - Notwithstanding the
fact that prohibition laws have be-
come effective in seven states since
July l, 1915, approximately 100000
gallons more whisky has been pro-
duced in the United States so far In
the fiscal ypar z.ding June 30 than
ever before.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Pershina Denies Rumors.

Columbus, ~ M.-General John ].
Pershing. the expeditionary comman-
der, declared that reports printed In
the United States to the effect that
his troops were menaced by Carranzis
tas on all sides were untrue.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
Hanqed Self to Get Insurance.

Minneapolis.--Mr M. ]. Skoll COM
mitted suicide by hanging in order
that her six children might receive
$1,000 life insurance. according to a
signed statement 10y her husband. who
is being held pending an investiga ton.