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Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
SotidafterTrancis bat
id)lDerem Stanb.
Nener 9anOelsDtrtrag nit
&ublGnb bcgtgnct
S9wierigfeiten.
gllliierte treffcn jctt iuirtihaftlides
Nbfpmmeu inter it'd.
9tnklnnb perbittet iidl Ginmiidlnng in
icine iuneren glnselesenbeiten.
Seitpnnft fir gcainn nener Ser
banSlnngcn idDleft sepGblt.
(4cpefbe Der llnitco Treb. y

Gctrogroo, 81. Ntoi. Sic
Ser. Stnotcn icbcn lid Dor Die grob-
ten Sdmierigfciten in ibrcm Ser
iilde, eincn ne,len Sanoelspcrtrng
nit &uBInno ob5uidIicBcn, eeitellt,
Der ber inter TrGiibent Soft negcn
Der Subenfruge gefilnbigten crieecn
ioG. Sic Scr. Staaten boben bies
helttc aus manufactured GueIle er-
fobrcn.
Sic EertrnaSpcrbonblitngen ba.
ben iefls 0tonate 5u ipdt begonnen"
10 miro erflort. Y0ie sllliicrten i6Iic-
ben jest Sonoelsobfonlmen untcr iid
Oh. Ghe oieie nift oboeihloiien finb,
miro ii6 &liblonb ouf feine Serbonb-
luneen einloiien. @oti6oftcr Sron,
sis miro, nenigitens i'm 9lugenbIide,
S6nierigfciten beeegnen. Serm Gin
Sertrog iiberboi,pt obgeihlniien
miro, nrtB er iid] ouf ipirtif)oftlidc,
ober 1tift ouf inferno riiiiiihe @nge-
Iegcnbcitcn. bcifrdnfert.
9inflanbs Saltnng.
8raf &ufpfnptipff, Dcr frilbere
Trenlier ltnb SunbclsnliniItcr bcs
9arenreifs, crflortc in elmer Inter
rcorng, Die er ausidliebIid bem Ser
tretcr Der llnitco EreB gepGbrtc,
melher 9lrt @liBInnbs Soltitng ge-
eenilber cinc1n neuen Snnoelspertrog
iein miro, ben 9otihafter Srancis
beouftraat lit, berbci5ltfiibren.
Ser Wtiniiter NOR icbr ernlt nab
reno Scr llnterre0i,ng utb oitgcn-
i6cinlidl bcitrcbt. Gin beIieres aegcn-
ieitiees &eritonbnis beiber 2onber
an5ubobncn. @r n1odtc es jcbod)
oeutlih, oaB HrBIanb fein 9lbfonl-
men obidliebcn miro. bas iid) mtd'
ouf Die @cbanbIilng Der SSuben be.
5iebt.
sd bin fem Nntiienit" iogtC
er. rWtein nntlihes &orlcben be
iueiit bics. Sd benunbere glncrifu
Sn betpunberc gln1erifas Silfc bcl
bent 9lufbou ltnierer .SnbuItricn itnf
gabnen, ipie bel Der GridlieBlrnQ
Der ergiebigen Silfsauellen unlerG@
2on0es on Hohnlateriol.
r@or Dem ariege erbob Ielltif)
Iano fcinc beionacren Sorberltneer
gcgcniiber &i1Blunb. G5 mar 81 &c
j mibigt oafiir. glbcr. ba cs boberI
3icle hotte, nerbrcitetc es oie nilbc
iten 8eiflihtcn iiber &liBla1i6, Der
uria6te Sernirrltng rnb monopoli
iierte in Scr 3niIhenSeit ben Sonbcl
9lmerifa iollte ucritchen, onB frB
Ionb feline GuBcre Ginmiidung in lei
ne irtternen glngelcgenbeiteil ouloel
fonn. Sic slmerifaner 5li ms il
6erielben g2eiic iii 9e8iebllnaen ire
ten, mic bie anbercn gtationen I'M
uns erloubcn. llnicre itlneren slnecle
genbeiten ieIbit 5lt orbncrl."
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
NOh cine Wfilitdrs
aonferenS.
3wcds rugcrer SCOPE
ratiDll inn Staate
Gbibnabna.
General 8apira muo General Herib-
ing nebmen un Seratuns tell.
SpGte 9tnd)ridlt iiberSanDiten-ltcber,
faa ami Gnrransa- 3ng.
ltcbcr 200 3ipiliitcn, Widuncr nnb
Sramen, anseblidl gctOtet.

@aibington, 81. Wtni. Die
Otilitar &onferen5 Smiid,en ben @e-
neralen Tcribing mo @npira. Die
gcitern urrangicrt fpuroe, miro III fei-
ncr Meiie Die GSrage Ser 3lirild5ie-
blung Der nmcrifnniifcn Sruppen
crortcrn. General SSluniton's sSn-
itrliftipnen on 8en. Heribing ucrbie-
ten cusbriiflid Die @cipred)ltng bic
Ter SSrnac. 9ian hofft, baB cine en-
oerc &ocpcratior Der nerifaniiGen
mb amcrifoniihcn Srilppcn Dem
@onoitcnmeicn in Ghihuabua Gin ra-
ifcs Gnbe bereiten miro.
General iSilriitpn ging helte Die
oifijicac Srorc 5ii. om 1. SSSuli bas
Sriegsgcrid,t IN Sort Gam Souiton,
Ger, ein5uberlifen, Dor tpeldlem icnc
116 9fonn Der 0tili5 Don Seros bro
Seiiicrt iperben ioQcn, Die iif Der
Stcllunesorbc fiir ben @renSoieltit
uidlt gefiigt battcn.
@apirn nnb Terihins fpnferieren.
u a in q on, p. Nfni. @ei-
tcre S6rittc mcrben bellte lIntcrnpn-
men. nm cine cngerc &noperation
5niid,cn Sen Sruppen bcs Generals
8opiro, Gorran5os &onunnnhnntCn
in Ghibuahuo, iub 8cncrulEcribing,
&onmanonntcn Der nmerifuniid,en
GrpcOition in Nterico. bcrbciSufilb-
rcn. Cine Sonfcren5 5u oicienl
3lpedc miro in f,lr5cr 3cit 5miid)en
@auirn u1b Tcrihing mobriheinlidl
IN 9tonliqliipn itnttfinben. Scfrctdr
9afer gub geltcrn nbel1b bic geplnntC
&onfercn5 bcfannt, nadoem er ourdI
@cnerol Suniton bcnadridti9t MIR
bc, oab Iestercr tic glttgebeiBen bnbc.
General @opira id)lrg Die &onfcren1
Dor. 9ie biciigcn 9ennlten boffcn.
| oab Gin Hciilltot Der aonferen5 bic
9fusarbeitilng BON TlGncn iein miro
&cibungen 5lpiihen Garrnn5o linh
amcrifoniiden Sruppen oaOurd 5lI
permeioen, boB man Die bcibcn bon
chamber getren1t bolt.
Gin SlntbaS ppr brei @phen.
Gan U n t 0 II 0, Ger. 81. 0toi
2uut bier cingctroffenen Tribotnod)'
riftcn iplirben Dor 6rei @O6en 6lpi
! id)en ocr Stoot Nfcrico ilno Gucrno
poco iiber 300 3ipililtcn ernlorbct
&ebellcn ottodierten einen 3ug, oil
Dem &eQierungs 9lngeItcQte nod
Guernopocn gcionbt nurociba Inn onr
&e9icrllngsorbeiten 5lt begillllen. Nh
bent 3ugc morcn all6 pielc 6raEcn
Sottinnen lrn0 5od)ter Der IngeItcll
ten. Sic mciiten Der 6rauen lprroer
gci9Gnoet un0 cinigc bcrnab geto
tet. Sic 9fc6eQen iibcrficlen oel
3ug iiiblih pon Srcs Oforios. iiber
m0Itigtcn Die fIcine ISOLDE uno Idol
len berno6 III Die Cars hincin. 9fli
ein ein5igcr Ofdnn. Der @rprcB -Sote
Ioa nit ocm 2cben Onpongefonmel
fem. Sic Sfebellen iollen pom 3rg
| 100000 Totronen ltltb 3.000,O0C
Tcios Der neuen 9lusgobe bcrobgc
bolt 1oben.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
Nnf HroteitnDte gegen
YOitOiebitdble SObn
Bulls.
Sprndle in Der Npte itellenneiie icBr
fraftig sebalten.
Sentidllanhs geipeft bur @Dlfcrredt
GnslanS nurseDatiem
ySeriflpnnbcne" &ertpapiere, Gelbt
ienSnnsen, Eatcntsebcimniiic.
gritiifle mnb fransDiiid,e Senipreu
ocs Siebitabls perbad)tist.
yJinhifnle @enbernng Der IetbpSen"
nerlnngt 8aibingtpn.
(Ecocf6e Der rllnitco Trcs. y

8oibington, q. Wtoi. Die
Hegicriing eripdrtet cine balbige lttto
bcfric6igcnoc 9lntiport ouf ibre 9tote
an GnaIono lno SSronfrcid, morin
gcgen bic @eihIoanabn1c bon Eoit.
ienbungen protciticrt purbc. Sm
Stootsbepartemcnt pltrbe bclitc on-
gcoeutet, baB bic poraltsgegongenen
@cipre6ungen 5miiden @otidoftcr
Spring 9fice unb Dem Scpnrtencnt
oen Ginorud erlpcdt bGtten, bnb Gng-
LAMB ben omcrifonii6en 5orberrngen
ltottgcben mcroe. 9ofilr ipridt ou6
Die Satiahe, bnB Die Ger. Stnoten
ni6t Die ecnouen 9lcnoerunaen. bic
plasgrcifen ioIltcn, ungnb, ionbern
gon5 oilgemein ~eine robifalc glen-
beri1ng" in ser @oIitif Der gIGiierten
perIangten. Gnqlano nciB jeboh,
mcIfe 9lcnoeringcn bic Ser. Stooten
piinihen, unb ba Sir Cecil lid be-
niiht bottc, Die 9lbienbrlng Der gote
az perbiitcn. 10 biirftc CIR nl,6 iiber
bic 8onsciiioncn. Die england mo6cn
mill, geiprode1 boben.
Der @ortlant Der gfptc.
@afbinqton, 81. Ntoi. Sic
9tote Der @nibingtoncr &egierllng,
iporin gceen Die 9eeintro6tigung
Der nelttraIen, iiberieeii6en YoIt-
ienbungcn burdj 0roBbritannien uno
,Sranfreid) proteitiert miro, rpuroe
belte friib peroffcutlidlt Gs lit Die
Stpeite 9tote iiber oieien @egcllitano,
uno iie SGblt I'M glnfong bic Glmfte
Der glnttport Scr britiihen &cgierlmg
ouf Die critic 9tote pom 10. Sebruar
auf, pelhe Ginp6nOc oic @aihing-
toner 9fcgierltng sitriidmeiit. Sort
fobreno iagt Die leete 9Srotcit-9tote
.Sbnobl Die oaiierten &egierlln.
gen &crii2erllngen geben, oaB lie
.mirflid)e aorreiponbens unuerlcb-
lid" baltcn uito baB tic rntreu ibren
&ertrdgen oauon obiteben peroen,
,uuf bober Zee" iolne aorreIpon-
ben5 in 0eihlag 5ll nehnlcn unO 5ll
fonfissierell tabren tie tort, neutrale
9iegierlnger 0es 9dlbens oieier Ser
ii6erllngen ill beraiiben, inbcm liz
Die 8pit anitatt ouf bober See i'm
Snien beiflaglebmeu unb ,fonfis'
5leren.
Sic 5fpingen nelitrole Sdjifft
obne gered)te ltria6e, lire (oel
9laiierten) Sdfcn 5u betreten ooel
peronlaIien ourd) anbere 6ormer
pon 9robungen Sd)iiislinien, ibrt
9oit-S6iffe iiber britiidc 9aien 81
ienben ooer tic octinieren ole S6iifc
Die lebi9lih britiidle Sdien anlmlien
rpoburdl fic iid nit @eDolt ODER ni1i
! Ill rehtfertigelbe Dtittel cine an9eb
lid)e Surisoiftion aneignen
y9luf 8rlrno 0ieier er5fplnaener
2Snrisbiftion entfernen Die 8cborocr
oac Toit, efte &orreipouoen5 ioipit
Badetpoit: ncbmen lie nod 2onoon
mo ieoes Stiif, iclbit per1n es neii
tralen llriprunges uno nelttrolel
lsloreiie lit, geoffnet itnb fritii4 I'M
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
@erniinitiger Yapagei.
Gntid)icSener @egner bes sSranen-
itiinnred)ts enttGuidlt Smffra-
geten.

Gbicaac. 81. Moi. @eil Elm
&opogei, Der fiir5lih nod bentSoupt-
quarter Scr Snffrogetten gcbrndt
mnroe. es niht erlcrncn fonntc,
~@otes for @omen" 5u foeen, piirbe
or Dem Sogellooen 5ltriifgeionot.
Die Suffrogetten batten beabiid,tigt,
oen @ogcI in Ser fiir Den Z. Suni
ongeiesten Snffrogctt-Gorabe rit5u-
fiibren. Ter SogeI nollte user nrir
rYotes~ iogen, peigerte iid nber
giSor @omen" ous5uidreien.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
6eneral @aQitni, Der
y8etter BON Yaris"
itirbt in Teriailles.

Wnnnihaft oes ital. Sampfcrs
Torawin in 5rnnfreid) selanbct.
galoiser See nno 9anoangriff anf
0aisa unb in Slanbern.
Blieser Gnsene Gilbert snm Sritten
Winle ans Der Sf)lueiS entfpmmen.
1ipei britiidle nnb sluei italieniidje
Sdliffe 5eritDrt.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27

leurtissuns nut ssiis 81.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27

Die eit15ige fdsfi8e oeitf.
f6e Seit,,na in 2did5isan.
fpec6e Die 9epefdRen DER
1H. 2sreGe 6rinet.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27

(5ortfesune auf seite 81
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27

5nrit gnlDus 9lciic nafl @aibing.
tDn auttlidD beitritten.
Detroiter Abend-Post. (Detroit [Mich.]) 18??-19??, 1916-05-27
SDtid)nfter @erarb BON baloigem
Gnbe bes Srieses iiberSenst.

SerIin, q. Mai. Zen ssran-
5picn mar cs gelnngen, wGhrcnb
cincs uiitenben Samples in bas npn
ben Sentidlen erpberte Sorf Gn.
miercs npromeitlidD BON @erbnn ein-
;nSrinasn, bpdl iunroen iie iDfurt upn
Den Sentihen, in beren !SGnoe 63
@cfnngene blieben, binnnsgciuurfen,
mie Die Seeresleitnng amtlidl melbet.
Seitlid) pun Der Mans bnbcn Die
Sentid,en Die 6Dben iiibmeitlidD Oum
Sort ppn ShcnnmDnt crreidlt. Sie
Sransuicn perindltcn peraeblidl, Oas
%prbringen nnfsnbnlten nnb mudltcn
einen 8egeuangriff, Der abcr abge-
idllngeu iunroe.
Snblidl BON Sort Sonammuut
idllnsen Siuei feiublihe 9lugriffe fcbl.
Gin nencr Sieg Der Ccitcrreider.
C3cpci6c Der ~stHociatco Rreb.D
SSien, 81. Iai. 2500 Stnlie-
ner, bier @eidJiite, pier 0iaidDiucn-
gcluehre nm cine grphe Wengs
2rcigsmatcrinl bilbcn Die gente Der
SeiterreiAer, Die cinen ansseSebntcn
gIbbnng an Der ,srunt i'm Srentin ge.
itiirmt baben, ipie bier nmtlidl gemel.
Oct miro.
Ter Sert Der Iitteilnns lantei
uie fDlgt:
y&ir bGben cincn nemen grpfen
Griplg an Der itnlieniifen Srpnt or.
rnngen, iuoem mir ben sanSen Berg
nbbnng bon Gpruueei campo Serbs
bis Ianta einnabmen. Der Seinn
erlitt grpse %erluite. ltniere @entt
bctrng 2500 Innn, bier @eidiet
nnS bier Iaidlinensepebre nebit bic
lem &riegsmaterinl, inter bem iif
800 SabrrGoer befanSen."
glmtlidle Melonus ans Hom.
(9epci6e ser slNociatco @res.")
Som, %. Mai. Gin ifwercl
Snfid,laa fir Die Seitcrreider i'm
2agarina.Sale wirb in elmer amt
li6em GrflGrnng anssfnnSist, bic Si'
Secrcsleituns ner6ffentlifte. Si,
luntet:
pSm Sasarina.Sule bat Der Seini
seitern ieine itiirmiifem gnsriffe an
nniere ainien am sloise.Slniie nni
i'm Iria.Sale fprtgeiett, pp er ent
idleioenS geidlnsen iunroe. 9tadD Der
lbli6en Mrtilcrie @orbereitnnser
besanneu 0iaiien uon Smfanterie il
aeidlluiiener formation eineu sln
griii ami nus bel Goni 3nsua mn,
Gul be Snole. Sic iumroen bnrd
nnier Scner pernidltet.
g3wiidlcn oem Iria-S Sale nnS go
ina lit Die Gage nuuerGnoert. 3lui
idjen Iuiiua nno bcm 9litieo.TlnN,
rGnmten nniere Sruppen nudl einen
fonsentrierten SpmbnrSement DC.
SeinSes, na6Sem iic einen slnsrif
ubseidjlagen batteu, cine poraeihubc
ne Stcllnng am slitieu.fluiie.
gSm Nbidlnitt BON Gitnsu oanert
ber aampf mGbrenb Ses aansen ga
sts an nah mar nod udbrenb be,
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
GETS DROP ON MARSHAL, THEN
1ossEs AWAY GUNS RATHER
THAN TURN KILLER.
ADMITS THREE HOLDUPS
FORMER COWBOY w. L. CARLISLE
suRRENoERs WHEN TRAPPED
BY POSSE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Rawlings, wyo, April 25.-Once too
often the parlor car bandit OF the
Union Pacific road made his smiling
appearance In spectacular robbery.
II was going to be his last job, ana
he bungled 1t. He was trailed. cor
nered and captured Saturday after
neon In sandy bend of the Platte
river, twenty miles north OF Fort
Steele, Wyo., IA station eight miles
east of Rawlins. He had fled on foot
more than thirty miles from the point
where he jumped off the California
Limited Friday night. posse of 200
mounted men, flanked by automobiles
surrounded him in wide circle.
With Wyoming's death penalty for
train robbery over his head and with
sl1 900 reward out for him. dead or
alive, he refused to fire on his captors.
He had the drop" on the first man TO
overtake him. City Marshal William
Hayes of Walcott. but as the latter
turned to race for help the bandit
threw down his revolver and called to
him: Come and get me. won't
shoot What's the use?'
Hayes. suspecting treachery, whipped
out his own gun and fired. The shot
went wild and the robber laughed,
throwing up his hands to show he was
unarmed The marshal kept him GOV.
cred with his weapon until the rest OF
the posse rode up.
The bandit said his name was Will
lam l.. Carlisle, 25 years old. and that
he had been employed recently on the
Joe Starr ranch, twenty miles north.
west of Cheyenne. He confessed at
once to Fridays holdup and to the
robbery of the Overland Limited near
Cheyenne, April 4, and of the Portland
Flyer near Rock Springs, Feb. 9.
Carlisle was brought to Rawlins and
lodged in the county jail.
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
VILLA is AGAIN FOUND?
Reported 100 Miles South Of U. s. eor.
der, on vicenti Ranch, with 200
Bandit Followers,

Presidio. Tex, April PA messen-
ger has reached Ojinaga, opposite
here. with the report that Villa is at
Aqua Chile, on Vicenti ranch, with 200
followers. Aqua Chile is 100 miles
south of Ojinaga and about the same
distance east of Chihuahua City, in
the Camargo district. One hundred
and fifty Carranzistas are encamped
on the Conchas river, about four miles
from Ojinaga. The report that the
Ojinaga garrison had been reinforced
is denied by the commander OF the
garrison, who made his denial to mil
itary authorities here. There has been
no explanation of the presence of
Carranzistas near Ojinaga 1t is said
they will endeavor to prevent the
crossing of any American troops from
this point.
1t Is known authoritatively that Col.
Jose Riojas will be transferred from
Ojinaga. The name of his successor
has not been made. known. Aqua
Chile is on an established highway 30
miles from Santa Rosalia The latter
town is on the national railway. 1t Is
possible the bandit chieftain has been
in hiding near Noriega.
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
Rich Strike Makes Woman Wealthy.

Boulder, Colo.-When Henry N.
Coffee, one of the old-time prospectors
of Boulder county, died here three
years ago without cent to his name
his only surviving relative, niece,
Mrs. Carrie J. Todd of Chicago, had
no reason to believe that his life
would ever have any effect upon her
fortunes.
Upon his death she learned for the
first time that he had never married,
and that, as his nearest relative, she
had fallen heir to the half-interest he
had held in the Snowbound mine at
Sunshine. but the mine had not pro
duced a pound of ore in years.
Now Mrs. Todd is halloween in
the richest gold discovery that has
been made in Boulder county in more
than a decade.
By persistent development WORK
and exploration the men leasing the
property rediscovered the rich veir
that had made the mine famous in the
early days, and had then been lost
| Samples of the ore taken from th
mine have assayed $4,000 to the tor
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
Commissioner Asks Cooperation.

To help stop the flooding of public
highways in the state by "carelessness
on the part of water consumers" T.
j. Ehrhart, highway commissioner. is
notifying the boards of county com
missioners throughout Colorado of the
evil, and asking them to cooperate
in preventing it. The overflow from
irrigating bitches is the chief cause
of the artificial floods. At the same
time, the state engineering depart
ment is calling the attention of all
water commissioners to the $500 max
imum fine and three months impris
onment likely to be visited on those
who carelessly allow their water TO
damage the state roads.
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
GERMANS TALK OF YIELDING.
Reply to Wilson Note Decided Upon
and Press Comments Indicate
Attempt at Conoiiiation,

Berlin. April 25.-The imperial chan.
cellor. DR.. Won Bethmann-H Hollweg, re.
turned to Berlin Sunday, which would
seem to justify the assumption that
the empires responsible leaders have
finished consideration OF the Ameri.
can note and reached the decision
concerning Germany's reply.
The chancellor's return, it is under.
stood, was not expected until TODAY:
hence. general decision appears to
have been reached earlier than looked
Tor. There is no intimation OF when
the reply will be formulated, but there
seems to be much Significance in the
TACT that the Lokal Anzeiger, which ia
consistently well informed, saws that
Germany's strength and prestige
nave so increased in the last twenty
months in the eyes of the whole
world that the German government
mas, indeed, only to follow the com.
mandments Of wisdom"
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28

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The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
FoREIcN

i. f E
Gen. Gutierrez. military governor q
Chihuahua. authoritatively states tha
the report of Villas death is only
rumor.
A destructive fire in Belgrade, for
| merly the capital of Serbia. Is reported
in a dispatch to the Matin from Blu
| charest.
The fall of Trebizond has given rise
to fresh crop of rumors that Turke!
is approaching Russia with peace
| overtures.
Germans reported withdrawing large
| forces from their fronts in Russia,
Serbia and Macedonia and concentrate
ing them at Nerdun.
The Danish steamer Esbjorg. bound
from Bordeaux for Copenhagen. with
a cargo of wine was seized by Ger
man cruiser in the Cattegat and taken
to Swinemuende.
The general opinion of the Swiss
newspapers is that there will be nc
rupture between the United states
and Germany. as Germany is expected
to yield to the representations OF the
American government.
At London the British government
issued lengthy sworn statement by
Horst Won der Goltz, the secret agent
of the German government, who now
is in the United States. in custody,
giving fuil details Of Lis activities IN
America.
The whole British nation was sur
prised and the great majority of the
people were cheered by the uneX
pected announcement that the cabinet
deadlock over the question of extend |
ing military consCription had been
compromised.
Information was received in Paris |
from reliable sources that Emperor
William has decorated the command |
er OF the submarine which is said to
have torpedoed the Sussex. 1t is un-
derstood Washington has been in
formed of this development.
The chamber of deputies at Paris de
cided to advance the official time in
France one hour 1t is expected that
by this action huge economic gains
will be made thru the saving OF day.
light. The action of the French cham
ber of deputies follows closely similar
legislation by the German reichstag
and by the Holland chamber OF dep.
uties.
The American note TO Germany vas
handed in at the German foreign OF.
flee Thursday evening by James Ger
ard, the American ambassador, accord
ing to the Exchange Telegraph's Am
sterdam correspondent. There was
little comment in the German newspa.
pers Thursday, but what was is VIC
lent agains; the American cabinet and
president
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
STATECAPfTOL
NEWS
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LIVE STOCK VALUES INCREASE
Manufactures Assessments for 1918
Total So, SO .2o5 More than in 1914.

| Manufactures Assessments for 'S''
Total $3,ss1.2o5 More than in 1914.
Denver-The total assessed valua'
tion Of Colorado property is $l.24s''
| 1920, according to the fourth an
nual report of the Colorado Tax Com
mission. Colorado manufacturers
have increased sS.391205 in value.
and the worth of Colorado livestock
has risen more than $6,000.o0o, ac'
cording to the values fixed by the as
SCISSORS for the year 1915 and ap'
proved by the commission.
School taxes have increased more
than any other class. From 1906 to
and including the year 1914. the
amount of school taxes paid by the
average total increase in taxes o'
54.5S per cent During the same pc
riod the state taxes increased 30,9s
per cent, county taxes, 1926 per cent.
and town taxes, 52l2 per cent. This
gives an average total increase in
taxes of 5i.5S per cent. 1t is esti.
mated that at the same time the IN
crease in the total valuation of ths
states property was approximately
~ per cent
Coloradoans in 1914 paid a total OF
s1S,420. .i01.20 for the support of their
state, county. town and school gov
ernments In 1906 they paid total
of sll,91G, G,455.31.
A marked decrease in the assess
ments on metalliferous mining proper.
ties is shown. due to the changes in
the law governing the assessments OF
mines. For 1915 the valuation placed
on mining properties is 2.64 per cent
of the total valuation of the state.
In 1914 it was 3.17 per cent, in 1913
it was 3.52 per cent, and in 1912 K
was 4.27 per cent.
The total valuation of the state for
1915 is sG0,359,99 less than 1914. OF
this the largest decrease was in Den.
yer, the tax commission allowing
decrease of approximately s37.000.0Oo
this year Decreases of $9,43l, 1926
were allowed by the State Board OF
Equalization. These included do
creases of more than S3.000.000 eacn
in the valuations of the Denver Tram
way Company and the Denver Gas
and Electric Light Company.
Denver's total valuation is S35.260,-
sos less than in 1912. the first year
the tax commission was in office.
The Ordway new era., 1916-04-28
SLAUGHTER GOES FREE
COURT RULES EVIDENCE DOES
NOT SUPPORT INDICTMENT.
Judge Lewis Of Federal Court '"'
struets Jury to Return verdict
Of Not Guilty.
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Denver. William b. Slaughter oi
Dallas, Tex, president OF the defunc'
Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo
was freed OF the last count OF the IN
dictment standing against him when
Judge Robert L. Lewis instructed a
Jury in the United States District
Court to return verdict of not guilty
to the charges of misapplication OF
funds. abstraction OF assets and caus'
ing false entries on the books of the
bank.
The court held that the govern.
ments testimony had failed to sup
port any of the thirty-five counts con
tanned in the two indictments found
Jointly against the banker and his
son, Coney c. Slaughter. former
cashier OF the bank. Coney c.
Slaughter now is fugitive from JUS
tice.
Clearing of the banker will in no
way interfere with the prosecution OF
Coney c. Slaughter, jointly charged
with wrecking the bank. according to
District Attorney Tedrow. There Is
4 separate Indictment against him
md. according TO Mr.. Tedrow. doz'
IN counts in the indictments against
he elder Slaughter were dropped by
he government because they are
said to involve more directly the miss
ng cashier