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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
HIGH POWERED AEROPLANES
OFFERED GOVERNMENT.
Telegram Sent to President Wilson by
the Aero Club of America.

Two high powered aeroplanes OF the
latest type have been offered TO the
Government By the AeroCiub of Amer
lea. through President Wilson.
The governors of the Club decided
upon this action this week on learning
that no steps have been taken by Con-
gress to provide the funds necessary
10 acquire aeroplanes with which TO
equip United States Army aviators in
Mexico. who. at present. have only
lOw-powere1 scouting machines.
The telegram sent 10 President Viii
son hy the Aero Club offering the TWO
aeroplanes. is as follows:
Hon Woodrow Wilson. President OF
the United States, Washington DC.
The Aero Club OF America. through
the National Aeroplane Fund, hereby
offer TO YOU. as Chief Executive of the
Government two high-powered aero
planes. such as are needed for the Mex
lean campaign for immediate deliv-
cry. Every aeroplane being worth a
thousand soldiers. and necessary 10
protect the lives of the thousands of
soldiers participating in the Mexican
expedition. the Aero Club of America
hereby offers TO assist in eQuippirg the
United States Army aviators now in
Mexico with suitable high-powerod
aerOpianes
The Aero Club of America, through
the National Aeroplane Fund. has ar
ranged TO Immediately purchase and
give 10 the United States Army two
high-powered machines. This offer is
dee to a realization of the fact that a
sufficient number OF suitable high
powered Goroplanes are needed imme-
diately and that without aeroplanes
the American forces in Mexico are Sc
riously handicapped. The Aero Cluu
of America mas already modified
nineteen licensed aviators who arc
willing to volunteer for service III
Mexico. and is paying the cost of send.
ing them TO aviation schools to prac-
tice on high-pnwered machines. Thes5
ayiators are holding themselves sub
/ ject to the orders of the Secretary OF
War al Washington.
The Club has also arranged foI
| training in aviation militia officers Of
/ the following fourteen states: Ar
( kansas. Colorado. Connecticut, Ken.
! lucky Mississippi, Nebraska, North
/ Carolina, New Hampshire. Ohio. Ok
| lahoma. Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
/ Oregon. The National Guard of New
/ York has twelve men taking aviation
courses. Most of these militiamen viii
! be available to render service as avi
ators in a short space of time, form
| ing a valuable reserve.
| tSigned) ALLAN r. HAWLEY,
President Aero Club of America
| The Club was enabled to make this
| offer through the kind cooperation o
I an aeroplane constructor, who Offered
! TO supply The second aerOplane, FOL
/ which funds were not yet available.anC
| to accept payment for same as the sub
! scriptions to the National Aeroplan,
( Fund are received
The heads of the militia of fourteen
| different states were prompt in act
ing on the offer made by the Aero Clul
7 of America to pay the personal ex
/ pense of sending officers TO the Curtisi
/ Aviation School TO take the course O
training offered by the Curtiss Aero
! plane Company.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03

swered There are demonstrated
buildings and the hotels of the best,
and all the modern uninteresting
things here that make for comfort, but
are not worth anything from an his
toric or picturesque point of view. The
Missions outside of town are beautiful
and belong 10 the chain which the am
biition of Spain and the piety of the
Monks have strung along the waste
places Of Texas New Mexico, Arizona
and California Spain thought to es-
tablish a temporal kingdom. the Monks
hoped for spiritual kingdom The
Monks had their wish and builded bet
ter than they knew, for within wafls
more than two centuries old, partly
crumbling into the dust Of decay. the
host is still elevated for the comfort
Of the faithful. and the arbor vita
springs from the grave of the ancient
Spanish pris altered from the. well
his industry pierced into the relIct-
ana rsek
THE End 4
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
Motored to Virginia

Surgeon J.. H Iden, U S. N. and
Mrs. lden. motored from Annapolis
yesterday to Alexandra, Va, and were
the guests for the day of Congress
man and Mrs. C.. c. Collins.
They made the trip without a mis-
hap of any kind and motored back in
the evening to their home at the Naval
Hospital grounds after delightful
day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
Sewing Class Discontinues.

The MONDAY evening sewing class,
taught by Mrs. j. Z. Craven. in the
Office of the District Nurse, has been
discontinued until next Fall
The millinery class which has in
struction on Friday evening will close
at Easter.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
A Coming Naval Wedding.

Cards have been received from Mrs.
Csrvel Hall to the marriage of her
daughter Julia Williamson to Ensign
Hadfield Blair, u. S. N.
The wedding will take pla e on Sat-
urday afternoon April at o'clock in
st. Ahne's Church. A reception will
follow the ceremony.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
Beautiful Music at St. Anne's.

A cantata. Penitence, Pardon and
Peace. by Maunder. was BEAUTIFULLY
rendered by the augmented choir at St
Anne's church Sunday evening.
This solemn lenten cantata was
earnestly sung, the soloists being Mrs.
George Sherman and Mr.. John Kaiser
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our SINGER 2
thanks to all kind friends who offered
consolation at the time of our bereave-
ment by the death of our beloved Moth
er. who sent flowers. or in any way
expressed sympathy.
(Signedl,
ROBERT SUIT, AND FAMILY
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-03
Public Sale Tomorrow.

There will be a trustees sale of val
liable property tomorrow, April A at
ii o'clock at the Court House door of
a desirable frame dwelling OF Weems
Creek, and several lots of land For
particu airs. see advertisement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
WaubOnsie.

The little babe of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sim Fitch died last Monday and the
little body was laid to rest in the
Bethel cemetery Tuesday. The par
ents have the heartfelt sympathy of
everyone in their sore bereavement.
Miss Veta fuller called on Lua
and Vera Dobson Thursday morning.
Mrs. Vera Lee and son Morris and
brother Almond Cox passed through
this vicinity Thursday evening hav-
ing been to take their sister, Mrs.
Virgo Flora home from short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cox
Bert Dobson and family were Sun
day visitors at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Cox.
Arthur Downey and Elva Baker
had business at Davis City Monday.
Leonard Still and Bobby Perkins
We're breaking a colt Monday
Geo. Cox and daughter Mrs. Vera
Lee and her little son Morris attend
ed Sunday school at Bethel Sunday.
Bert Dobson and family were Da-
Wis City visitors Monday evening.
Luther Beasley spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his cousin,
Charlie Cox
Luther Bason and Bert Dobson
called on G.. S. Beasley Monday fore
noon.
Alva Parker and Charlie Dobson
attended church at Davis City Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Sherm Turpen and children
visited with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dow Parker.
Alva Parker called on Bert Dobson
Sunday morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Garden Grove.

! Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ayres were
| passengers for Des Moines the first
! of the week where they made short
visit with the formers brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stannope, from Mon.
| tana, came the first Of the week for
visit at the H. B. Matthews home
| They were former residents of this
| neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weable of Davis City
car1e Saturday for visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spidle, the
two ladies being sisters.
A. w. Stearns left Saturday fol-
Republic, Ohio to attend the funeral
Of his uncle, Geo. Stearns, father OF
c. S. Stearns of this city.
Miss Precia Spellerberg and Miss
May Waters went to Davis City Fri
day to visit at the home of their
friend, Mrs. Claude Robinson.
Tom Judd of Billings, Montana
who has been visiting here went to
Des Moines Friday, accompanied by
his mother. ....
Mrs. Henry, of Creston came last
| week for a visit with relatives here.
returning Friday.
w. P. Brown of this city had the
misfortune one day recently to step
on a piece of wood which turned with
him in such way as to cause him to
break his leg.
o. G.. Jordan has sold his residence
near the depot to Hugh Smith of this
city. .....
Dr. Lyons left Monday for Cedar
Rapids to visit with a sister.
The dam at the big Burlington res
ervoir at this place went out during
the high water last week, doing con-
siderable damage.
&. w. Cox of this place has bought
the Mrs. Barger IS acres at Leroy for
$4,000 and will move to Leroy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Wells.

We are quite glad to see the snow
all gone again.
Ray and Lawrence Kelley called
at Mrs. Mullens' Friday evening.
Howard Target and Misses Sylvia
Petticord and Ruth Nash were Deca-
tur callers Saturday night.
Charley Roger has been helping
Charley Phipps haul wheat the past
week.
Charley Mullens spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his mother.
Charley Roger and Miss Ruth
Nash were Grand River callers Sun
day.
Mrs. Alta Ward spent Saturday
night at Mrs. Mullens'.
Geo. o. Johnston spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
Frank Young and Theodore Null
len spent Monday at the Frank Ward
home.
Well, we guess we are ahead with
young chickens, with Mrs. A. S. Mill
sap who has chickens which she took
on Friday, Jan. "A.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Round Knoll.

Miss Leta McNichols returned las
Monday from a short visit with hel
grandmother near Osceola.
Mrs. Francis Spray and son Ray
mond were Osceola visitors las
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Robert Palmer is on the sicl
list at this writing.
Grant Hatfield and Francis Spra!
made business trip to Van Wer
Saturday.
Violet the Oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Neal Verver is very low
with pneumonia fever. DR.. Sell O.
Osceola was called in consultation
with DR.. Phelps Monday.
Grant Hatfield and wife called a
the Robert Palmer home Sunday ev
eLing.
Miss Lena Irving spent Saturday
with Mrs. c. c. Gillett.
FREQ Irving attended lodge at Var
Vert Saturday night.
Miss Rosa Smith, the schoo
teachers is now boarding with Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Gillett.
Jim Grimm made a business triI
to Leon Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Chip spen
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Spray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillett and SOL
George spent Sunday evening al
Fred Irving's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fullerton
made business trip to Grand River
last Wednesday.
c. c. Gillett is loading car Of
corn at Van Vert to be shipped tt
Alton.
John Palmer of Van Vert spen
Sunday with Oscar West.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Little River.

We are having nice weather in this
vicinity at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. George Davis spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moore.
Mrs. Calvin Starr and daughter
Estella and Ella Stuteville spent
Sunday with Mrs. George Morey.
Miss Margaret Koffitt of St. Joe
visited this week with Mrs. Jack Van
del.
Page, Grace and Jewel Drury spent
Sunday afternoon with Mabel Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Spargur
came Sunday evening to spend a few
days at the Spargur home.
Mrs. Cora Starr and daughter
and Miss Ella Stuteville spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. King Landphair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuzzy Craig spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla
Craig.
Jewel Drury spent Saturday night
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E,
Drury.
Earl Still and Edith Spargur spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rolla Craig.
Miss Edith Spargur came home
Saturday after assisting Mrs. Frank
HOLSTER with her work.
Miss Luther Adler spent Saturday
night with Fleeta Drury.
Mrs. Charley Graham and children
spent Monday with Mrs. Cora Starr
VII. and Mrs. Nell Still spent Fri
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Battle Hill.

Jess Wion and family were Keller
ton. callers Thursday.
Sam and Bert McGahuey called at
Aldus Payton's Sunday.
All Payton called at E. McGahuey's
Monday.
Jim Piercy spent Sunday with C.
Hyatt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McGahuey
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
James Odell's.
Sam McGahuey had business in
Kellerton Tuesday.
John Launtz has been on the sick
list the past week. 49,.
MIR. and Mrs. Mart Mannasmith
were Kellerton callers Saturday at
ternOon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldus Payton and
little daughter Lila spent Sunday
with home folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Stephens of near Decatur.
Mart Smith of near Tuskeego took
dinner at Ed McGahuey's Saturday.
Ed McGahuey and daughter Orpha
spent Friday evening at Al Payton's.
Charles Payton and Dave Drum
mond took dinner at Mart Mamma
smiths Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vanderflute
spent Sunday at John Vanderflute's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Bohaw.
Misses Fern and Vera LantZ are
both suffering from an attack of the
measles.
Is Miss Kate Dunway of Des Moines
came Saturday afternoon to visit
with her sister, Mrs. Leo Boatman
and husband.
Bert West is visiting relatives and
old time friends in town.
Miss Rosa Smith spent Saturday
and Sunday in town with her moth
er, Mrs. Sarah Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Price spent
Saturday evening with Rev. A. b.
Cornell.
Mrs. C. johnson who has been Wis
ting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Gould returned Saturday at
ternoOn to her home in Centerville.
Mrs. j. A. Ramsey spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Edwards.
Misses Margaret and Mertie Ed.
wards spent Saturday with their sis
ter, Mrs. Carrie Brenneman and
family OF Grand River.
Mr.. Newman, an evangelist en-.
route from Dallas Texas, spent Sat.
urday night with Rev. A. B. Cornell
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. CHAIR have
moved from their farm into town
They have purchased the property re.
Gently vacated by Mr.. Snider and
family, and they will now make Van
Vert their home. We are glad to
welcome them into our midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster are the proud
parents of a little boy who came
Sunday to stay with them.
Mrs. A. B. Fierce spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. I. NJ. Frey.
Misses Violet and Atha Briner
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs
BOhaw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Morgan.

Several from Grand River attend
ed the funeral of Mike Grogan Wed
nesday.
Will Mahoney was a Leon visitor
Saturday.
Little WILDER Potter has been on
the sick list .... $3.50.
Mrs. M. L. Dale returned home
from Des Moines Tuesday, where she
had been visiting her daughter, Miss
Nelne.
Ed Griffin had business at Leon
Monday.
Harve Robinson of Leon had bust.
ness in this vicinity Saturday.
A. F. Cozad had business at Leon
Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Dale departed Satur.
day for an extended visit in the
northern part of the state to see he1
father, Guss Boden and her sister
Mrs. Ora Davis and other relatives
Mr.. Davis came to accompany her.
Frank Marshall of Leon took din.
ner with M. L. Dale Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Van Vert.

Holgar Rasmussen was transact
ing business at DeKalb Tuesday.
Mrs. Bertha Gould who has been
visiting with friends in Des Moines
returned home last week.
The editor of the Pathfinder and
his wife are rejoicing over the ar
rival of a fine big boy who has come
to make his home with them.
Mrs. John Steen who has been WIS.,
iting with Mrs. John Thompson who
has been quite ill with pneumonia,
returned to her home in Des Moines
the last of the week.
Robert Edge was visiting with
friends in Osceola Friday evening.
Miss Lena Marley who has been
quite i'll for the past few days is i'm
proving rapidly.
Miss Gladys Hoadley spent Satur-
day in town with her grandmother,
Mrs. Anna Fierce and aunt, Mrs.
Bertha Gould.
Homer Brown who has been spend
ing the past few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Brown, left
last week for his home in Creston.
Mrs. Effie Taylor and little daugh-
ter came last week to be with Mrs.
Taylors mother, Mrs. John Thomp-
son who is quite ill.
Miss Irene Stone spent Tuesday in
town at the home of Mrs. Anna
Fierce with her friend, Miss Gladys
Hoadley.
Jim Mckee visited Friday night
and Saturday with j. A. Smith.
Bill Frey and George South of De-
Kalb were visiting at the home of M.
H. Frey Thursday.
Miss Maurine Nye spent Saturday
in Grand River at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Brenneman.
Mrs. Lou Fee who has been on the
sick list is able to be up again.
Miss Violet Briner was business
visitor at the county seat Saturday.
w. F. Clanton and Bert West have
been spending the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Tiedje.
The girls Of the Entire Nous met
Saturday afternoon at the home of
w. F.. Briner with Miss Atna Briner.
There were not very many present
but a good time was enjoyed by all
and they left pronOuncing Miss Atha
a capital hostess and entertainer.
Mrs. Potter left Saturday for Cres-
ton to. yisit with friends at that place.
George Johnson Of Norwalk was
visiting with friends in town Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hoadley and
family spent Sunday in town with
the formers mother, Mrs. Anna
Fierce.
Mrs. w. o. Frances formerly OF
Keokuk but now of Charlton ia
spending few days with Mrs. Ber-
tina Gould.
Miss Gertrude Duke is visiting
with her parents near Leslie this
week.
Bert Easter Of Fairview spent
Sunday In town with his friend,
Frank Livingston at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. j. Price.
Mrs. Lees daughter vi, of Center
vile who has been visiting with her
for the past few days departed for
her home Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Art Owens spent Saturday af-
terno0n with Mrs. a. p. Fierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Briner spent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

Trave Lane and wife and daugh.
ter and Miss Coy Lane spent Mon
day at Everett Konkiin's.
John L. Grogan of Draper, N. D.,
is visiting at the home of his mother.
Mrs. Will Campbell and son visit
ed over Sunday at the Negley home
near Decatur.
Jay Gochenour of Humboldt, Iowa,
is visiting at the w. D. GOchenour
home and with other relatives.
L. B. and Roy Snyder are saving
wood in Wayne county this week.
o. r. Jennings and family have
been suffering from the grippe.
Clyde Waller and family were
Sunday visitors with w. T. Walters.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

day night with Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla
Craig.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie
LaEdphair.
Grace Drury came home Saturday
after few DAYS visit with her sister,
Mrs. Art Griffin.
Earl Still had business in Leon on
Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Bradnley.

Oscar Beavers and family visited
Sunday afternoon at w. T. Walters.
Mrs. w. T. Waller continues about
the same.
Mrs. Frank French is suffering
from an attack of the grippe this
week. @ Il
Mrs. Georgia Still returned from
Lamont last week. HIS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

We can use some choice first mort
gage farm loans. Farmers & Trad
|ers State Bank, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

For Sale-On the Stone farm. 6k
miles northwest of Leon. Az miles
northeast of Decatur, native lumber
of all kinds. fence posts, split or
sawed and stove wood. w. w. Full
ton
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

Money to loan on some good farms.
Leon Savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

We know it is. But come and see val
ues that will make your fingers itch ant
your eye pop out with establishment
Think, $500 for $780,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-05-27
INHUMANITY IN IRELAND.
(The Catholic News, May 20, 1900

(The Catholic News, May 20, 1870
during the Irish revolution are unfoldee
those of us who are familiar with the his
tory of English brutality toward Irishmer
who dare strive for liberty are not sur
prised. During the present European
war spokesman for England in this eoun
try as we'll as in London have pretende
to be Mortified at some of the dreadful
| things that have happened on land anc
sea. Expressions of horror from England
however, do not deceive anyone VIII
knows what England has done to the
Irish. But, it has been said, England
isn't as brutal now as in years gone by
The way her officials acted in Dublin
with her approval, of course, shows that
England is the same old ruthless Eng
land, so far as the Irish are concerned
She has executed Irish prisoners of war
who had surrendered after giving her ia r
and honorable battle for liberty. HAD
Washington and the other American rev.
olutionists failed as the Irish revolution
lists failed they, too, would have been put
to death.
When we read of what took place in
Dublin few weeks ago we get the true
dread war. John Dillon told in the Brit
ish Parliament the other day that The
English soldiers in Dublin even intimi-
dated boys in their ecorts to try to get
flimsy evidence against those whom they
suspected of disloyaty. an one case,
said Mr.. Dillon, "a boy of fifteen years
was ordered to give testimony. He said
I WON'T The officer said, You'll be
shot Shoot away he answered. Then
they blinfolded thatboy and allowed him
to listen to the clicks of their rifles.
When he still refused to give them the
evidence they desired, they tore the
bandages from his eyes and sent him
home. I call such acts damnable and in
tolerable."
And the case of F. Sheehy Skeffington,
editor of the Irish Citizen, of Dublin, vino
really took no part in the revolution. has
no parallel even among the horrors of
the gigantic European war. At the risk
Of his own life, Skeffington went to the
rescue Of a wounded officer outside OF
Dublin Castle Easter Monday afternoon.
the crowd being afraid to venture near.
When ne arrived, he found that soldiers
measure Of England's hypocritical tears
over the sufferings Of the victims of this
slready had taken the officer away.
Skeffington was arrested. although un-
armed and unresisting. On Tuesday he
was taken to Portobello barracks and
shot without . trial.
Mrs. Skeffington has received from
friends the following account of her hus-
bands death M r.Skeffington refused
to b blindfoldsd, and met death with
smile % bic lips, saying before be died
that ths sstAerities would find out after
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-05-27
The F. F. Daley Co, Ltd, Buffalo, N. Y.

Young men, there is one thing YOU
cannot do. You cannot make success in
life unless you work. Older men than
you have tried it and failed. You cannot
loaf around the street corner, smoke tell
stories and songs on someone else without
making a failure of life You must learn
trade or get into honest business If
you don't you will become chronic loaf
er. and there is no place in the world for
lcafers. The ripe fruit is at the top of
the tree and you must climb if you get
IT or some smart man will pluck it from
you. Do something no matter how small
or how low the wages. it will be
starter Help yourself and others will
help YOU There is no royal road to sue
cess; will. grit and endurance are the
qualities that lead to it.-Progress.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-05-27

his death what mistake they had ma lie
He put his hand to his eyes aud bullot
passed through his hand and into his
brani.' On Friday night. following the
execution of Mr. Skeffneton, large mill
tary force, according to Mrs. Skeffington.
surrounded her residence. fired without
warning on her windows. burst open the
doors and placed her and her son. age4
seven, under arrest for hree hours while
they ransacked the house
These are but few of the horrors per
petrated by England soldiers in Dublin
during the last week of April The storm
OF protest IN this country evidently has
had a SOLDERING effect on the ruthless Eng
hsh Government. for there seems now to
be an end to the executions of Irish
rebels.