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Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
War Department Orders National Guard of Arizona Recruited to Full Strength With Nightly Drills Till Ready
 LOCAL COMPANIES
 ARE ON THE JOB Spanish War Veterans Ready for Home Defense; Preparation Lends Color to Theory War Will Be Declared With Mexico

Lending a good deal of strength to the presumption that little remains between the present condition and ac- tual war between the United States and Mexico, comes the official call of the war department, requiring re- cruiting to full strength of the Arizona national guard. In the telegraphic instructions, passed to company com manders yesterday by Adjutant Harris the possibility of the guard being called for federal duty is more than hinted at.
 Spanish war veterans have been asked to register with the central or ganiZatiOn, so as to provide list of men available for service in home de- fense. At a meeting of members of the lodge at the office of Con P. | Cronin, the adjutant at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the subject of l the report that Mexicans had bought fup and exhausted the supplies of To- cal gun and ammunition stores, was discussed An investigation was ordered 1 Today, information will be available as to a shipment of guns and cat ridges, rumored to have been sent l to Phoenix.
 l National guard companies will be- gin nightly drills. Every effort will l be made to get the regiment into the best possible shape. No difficulty is expected in finding recruits, now that there is almost a certainty that the guard will see service. Captain C. V. Gulley of Company A stated that
 while the plans of the guard were
 not to be divulged, those of the re- cruiting department were for pub | lication. The office will be open day | and night at the armory, and guards men will be in attendance all the ! time. Members of the guard were in uniform yesterday afternoon.
 Phoenix companies A, and F were at once apprised of the situation, re- cruiting offices were opened up at the armory, and a desperate effort commenced to bring the three organ izations up to the required member ship of 15O each About half of each company is at present enlisted
 The telegram, which was sent to captains of the twelve companies of
 the national guard of Arizona con- tained, in part, the following:
 "You will immediately recruit your companies to war strength. Over 6
 men use the form seventeen instruc-
 tions for mobilization and these men
 will be discharged if not taken into
 active service. The men enlisted for
 war service must commence training
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Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.- Franz Bopp, German consul general here and the others indicted in the so-called bomb plots must go to trial, according to a decision rendered today in the United States district court by Judge Maurice T. DOoling.
 Judge DOoling denied the motion to quash the new indictments against Bopp, Vice Counsul Baron F.. H. von Schack, Baron Wilhelm von Brincken. attached to the German consulate; J. F. Van Koolbergen, said to have been employed by Bopp and now in Ca nadian prison; C. C. Crowley, a de- tective employed by the German con- sulate. and Mrs. Margaret w. Cornell and Louis J. Smith, employed by Crowley.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
ONSANDSWEPTPLATEAU ARMY AIRMAN STANDS
 LONLEY TWO DAY VIGIL

east There he placed a note telling of
 his whereabouts and condition on
 stick which he drove in the ground
 near the trail. Being unwilling to
 leave his plane unprotected he made
 his way back to the lake, with the
 realization that if he attempted to find
 a village, he probably would wander in
 the tills at the risk of encOuntering
 bandits or wild animals. He said he was confident that his note would be found before the three days rations win which he was supplied gave out. When he was rescued he had been without food for twentyrour hours, and said that he had about determined to attempt to find his way to succor. Aboard the trucks which reached him ! were several barrels of gasoline, and ] with the aid of some tools obtained (Continued on Page Three)
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
Germans Northwest of Yer dun Are Violently She'll ing Malancourt Sector While French BOmbard- ment Is Still Intense
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Except on the front near Gomme- court and the Bethune- Labasee road where the British gained some advan- tage in fights against the Germans, no infantry engagements have taken place today along the line in France and Bel gium. Heavy fighting, however con tinueS between the Germans and Rus sians on the eastern front from the region of Riga southward.
 The Germans northwest of Verdun are continuing their violent smelling of the MalancOurt sector and again have trained their guns on the French front Cumieres, probably preparatory to fresh infantry attacks in an endeavor to break through the line.
 The French have not slackened their bombardment of the slalancourt wood from positions in the Argonne forest and also are heavily shelling German positions and the roads and railways held by the Germans in the eastern part of the Argonne.
 The bombardment to the northeast of Nerdun, as well as in the Woevre
 
 Heavy masses of Russians are press ing the Germans from Riga district southward for distance of seventy miles. While they have gained some advantages, the Russian war office ad- mits that south of Lake Dreswiaty the Germans recaptured trenches that the Russians had taken the previous night The Russians have again pierced the opposing line in the Jacobstadt sector
 According to the German official communication mot even the smallest advantage against the unshaken Ger man defense." had been obtained any where in this great offensive, which the Russians have undertaken in north west Russia. While Berlin declares that the Russians have ceased their vicious attacks in the neighborhood of Postavy, eastward of the railway be- . tween Dvinsk and Wilma, Russia of ficially announces that the fighting there continues and that southwest oi Lake Norocz the Russian troops again have advanced under violent bonn bardment.
 The Austrians, combating the Rus sians in Galicia, and the Italians along the AustroItalian frontier, appear tc be holding their lines without change A fourth German war loan has closed and Berlin dispatch says the money raised will exceed the aggregate of the second loan but will be less than the third. This would mean that betweer S,OOO,OOO,O00 and 12,000,000.00O mark. have been obtained, the second loar having realized S,979, ,600,00O marks ant the third loan F, 160, 100000 marks.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
Measure Providing for Reg ular Army Peace Strength of 10000 Fighting Men Adopted Overwhelmingly By Lower House ONLY TWO VOTES
 IN OPPOSITION One Is Because FavOrS Still Further Increase In Army While Other FavOrS No Increase Over Present Strength
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WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Hay army increase bill, providing for a regular army peace strength of 10000 fighting men instead of the present 100, 900, passed the house late today by vote of 402 to ,. It goes to the senate for immediate consid- eration virtually as drafted by the house committee.
 The negative votes were cast by Representative Britten, republican of Illinois and London, socialist of New York
 All provisions for fixation of nitro- gen was stricken out. PA to 1S0, con- firming the action previously taken in committee of the whole.
 Mr Britten opposed the bill be- cause he favored a still further in crease in the army and Mir London because he favored no increase.
 The bill is the first of the great national preparedness measures urged by President Wilson to pass either house, although various related meas ures have been approved. It was adopted only after Representative Kahn, ranking republican member of the military committee, again had met defeat, this time 213 to 191, in his ef- fort to increase the authorized strength of the regulars to 220,000
 During the debate, Chairman Hay of the committee which drew the bill re- ferred to it as the presidents own bill.' It was explained at the White House, however that while the presi- dent approved the ground plan of the measure, he was not committed to its details. The conference on the sen ate and house plans, to come after the senate acts, is expected by admins tration officials to produce a bill which will have the presidents ful support.
 The measure went to the senate to- night and the way has been cleared for consideration of it to begin there next Monday. Besides providing fol 140.p00 enlisted men as the peace strength of the standing army ex elusive of officers, hospital and quar- termaster corps and unassigned re cruits, the bill as passed by the house provides for the building up of ; force of 5000 federalized nationa guardsmen within five years. It pro Vides for an officers reserve corp of 50, 900 for a complete industrial re serve and for new recruiting systems for both the regular army and tn
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Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
ALLEGED BOMB PL0TTERS MUST
 STAND TRIAL ON INDICTMENTS

The court also refused the request of the defendants that they be per mitted to interrogate the federal grand juries who brought the indict- ment as to the sufficiency of the evi- dence on which they acted.
 It was also decided by the court that vOn Brincken, Mrs. Cornell and Crowley must stand trial on the in dictment charging them with m sue of the United States mails.
 The original indictment in the bomb plots was thrown out by Judge Dpol- ing on account of flaws and made quacies. The grand jury returned a new indictment, the one sustained by the court today. The new indictment was drawn by Mrs Annette A. Adams assistant United States district at tOrney who made the argument ir court against the motion to quash
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
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FL PASO, March 23.-Garcia Flores, a Spanish merchant of the city of Chihuahua who arrived here tonight, said that Villa had held up train on which he was travelling at Moctezuma, S5 miles northeast from Namiquipa, where the Carranza authorities have insisted the bandit chief was located. Flores is well known in business cir cles in Fl PasO.
 We were travelling north from Chi huahua City" he said. "and were nearing MocteZuma on Wednesday afternoon, when we encountered a large force of men, mounted and on foot. surrounding the station. Ac- cording to my best estimate there must have been 1,500 in all.
 When we reached the station we were amazed to see PanchO Villa him self enter the train. We had supposed he was many miles to the west. He
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
DR. FORD FUND DEAD
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GRASS VALLEY. Cal, March 23.- Dr. John o. w. Ford, who for thirty years lived the life of hermit in the American river canyon was found dead in his cabin today by a Chinese prospector. Ford, man of education withdrew from the world three de- cades ago and lived alone in the will derness. His body was taken into Towle on pack mule and it was a difficult task as the hermit was six feet, inches in height and weighed 245 pounds
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
HERRERA A MENACE TO US. TROOPS AS WELL AS VILLA
BRITISH RECORD SOME
 GAINS AND RUSSIANS
 CONTINUES OFFENSIVE
MALLORY LINE BOAT
 SENDS CALL FOR HELP

NORFOLK, March 23-The Nal lOry line steamer Alamo sent out q wireless call for assistance to- night and the coast guard cutter Onondaga went to her aid. The Alamo was reported 130 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras with q broken rudder and her engines disabled. The Alamo reported by wireless yesterday that she was being lowed to New York by a tug Her message tonight did not state whether the tug still was with her. She. carries fifty pas sengers and was bound from New York for Texas points when she became disabled
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
ATLANTA TAKING CARE IF HER
 THREE THOUSAND FIRE VICTIMS

Estimates of the fire damage placed it around $5,000,000
 Among the buildings burned was St. Paul's Episcopal church, built 135 years ago.
 The cause of the fire has not been established. Militiamen and police re- serves are guarding the fire area and the work of repair already has be- gun.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
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AUGUSTA, Ga, March 23.-With six business blocks and more than coo dwelling houses, including many of Augusta's finest residences de- vastated by fire, relief committees to- day undertook the task of housing and feeding without outside aid the 5000 persons made homeless by the conflagratiOn. Tonight a relief fund of $15,000 had been raised and the committee heads announced their de- termination to increase 1t to $50,000 Word went out that no help from other cities was needed
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
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VANCOUVER, Wash, March 23- orders were received here late today from the war department for the de- parture of the Third battalion, Fist hfantry for Fl Centro, Cal near the Mexican border. The battalion con slsts of ten officers and 2S5 men.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
DESTROYERS TO SAN DIEGO
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 VALLEJO, Cal, March 23.-Orders assigning to Bremerton, Wash. the re- serve torpedo boat destroyers Hull, Hopkins and TruXtOn. upon compile ton of their overhauling at the Mare Island navy yard were revoked today. Instead of going north the destroyers will be sent to San Diego to relieve the first division consisting of the de- stroyers Paul Jones, Preble, Perry, Stewart and Whipple which have been ordered to Mare Island for repairs as soon as target practice is over.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
DECLARES WILL RESIST WITH ALL HIS POWER
 ENTRY IF AMERICAN TROOPS INTO MEXICO
 BUT |SST|L[ OPPOSED ID VILLA, THE OUTLAW

Practically Confirmed That Former Carranza Military Govern Chihuahua Has Revoed He will Resist Any American Troops In General Bell No General of His Belief This Is Denied By Mexican Consul Anreas Ell General Herrera Himself and General
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
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WASHINGTON, March 23.-Tension in administration quarters over the Mexican situation relaxed today in the absence of official confirmation of
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24
ICE IS BREAKING UP
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IRepupIIcdn H. P' Cedseu WIreI
 SEWARD, Alaska, March 23.-Re- ports from points on Cook Inlet today said the ice was beginning to break up and the first boat may be able to reach Anchorage by May 1.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-24

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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14

Miss Ruth Arnett went to
Kansas City yesterday. She
will enter the nurses training
department of st. Luke's hos
pital.
H. w. McNeel went to War
resburg yesterday morning on
business.
Mrs. T. A. Walker went to Hig-
ginsville yesterday evening for q
a visit.
Miss Annie Wood Eggleston
and Miss Winifred VIM went
to Kansas City Wednesday to
attend the grand opera at Con
vention Hall.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14

in W. D. $4,000, S % A., of N A
A., E Sc and liz A., part E w
Sc 25-49-27.
Walter C. Salyer and wife to
Leonard x. Anderson w. D.
$1,000, SW NE, E NE SW, NV
NE NV, w 20 A. NV Sc 5-48
.27.
Maude Tyree and husband to
.Chas. and Laura K. Tracy w. D.
$1,000, S 80 A, E Sc 24-49-27.
James H. Gather and wife to
William E. Bear w. D. 500, E
Sc NV 16-51-25.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds filed in the Recorders
office at Lexington, Mo-, week
ending Saturday April 9Th, 1916.
Compiled by Lafayette County
Abstract Company, Lexington,
Mo-, Ike H. Noyes, Manager.
Abstracts and Farm Loans.
Lexington B. and l.. Assn. to
Lizzie M. Kenney w. D. S25OO,
lots SO and 76 and strip adjoin-
ing original Lexington.
Annie Ehrhardt to VIM. 7. and
Mary w. Price w, D. $4,000, part
SWA 27-5O-27 in Lexington .
VIM. Hoefer and wife to Fred
w. and August W. Nolte w. D.
$4,000, w NV 4-49-26, part
SW SW 93-5O-26, 1861 A.
C. c. Dollarhide and wife to
Fritz H. Neimeyer w. D. $500,
part NV NV 4-48-24.
Lexington B. and L. Assn, to
Rueben 7. and Frances Fargus-
son w. D. $1,000, lots a, 5 and
block 10, Pomeroy, Houx anC
Graham's addition to Lexing.
ton.
o. N. Morton and wife to Emf
Gerachefdske w. D. S24OO, lot,
9, 10, II, and IL, block 3 Cor
= der's addition to Alma.
t Maude N. Lineback ct al to Ed
e ward Crews w. D.. $1,000, SO in
terest in lot 5, Hinkle's addition
e to Wellington.
e j. c. Fitzgerel and wife to JOS
eph Johns @. C. D. $3.50, par
e NE Sc 1O-48-26, 2 acres.
e James White Waddell an
wife to j. C. Fitzgerel @. c. l
$1.OO, part NE Sc 1O-4S-26.
2, James White Waddell and vii
y to ]. c. Fitzgerel w. D. $3.50
Sc Sc 1O-48-26.
Ernest Rist and wife
e Thomas G. Ward w. D. $50
lot 7, block A, Walkers additi.
= to Higginsville.
Investment Exchange Cor
= pany to VIM. Hoefer w. d. 81
600, w NV 4-49-26, part S
SW S3-5O-26, IO6.S7 acres.
David G. Reed and wife
Omar w, Wakeman w. D. SIS
lot 6, block 2 Russells 4th 3
Sc dition to Odessa.
IN Clarence A. Moore and wife
Richard J. and Caroline A. BlaI
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
GAS TO RIA

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Kernbrock re-
turned to their home Monday
after a visit here with Rev.
and Mrs. Chas. SudbrOck.
]. R. Moorehead returned to
Kansas City Sunday evening af-
ter a few days stay in Lexing-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Mccormick
returned to their home in Sedalia
Monday after a few days
visit with their daughter, Miss
Avis, at Central College.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14

ter Mrs. Edward u. Blair III
independence, Mr.. John Will
lard aged n years. MI. Willard
had been a resident of Lafayette
County for several years but
recently moved to independence
to make his home with his
daughter. He had been a mem
Der of the Baptist Church since
a boy sixteen years old. His
body was brought here Tuesday
and funeral services held in the
Christian church by the Rev. A.
L. Anderson and burial made in
the Dover cemetery.
= = + 4
Death of Mrs. Harmon Vail.
Mrs. Sophie Kramer VAIL was
born in Drappa, Prussia, Ger
many, Sept, oath 1847; came to
America with her parents in
1858 and on April 21st, 1866,
was married to Harmon Vail.
A brief sketch of a beautiful
and useful life which ended
A brief sketch of a beautiful
by her husband and six sons,
Eddie, William, Louis, Harmon,
Philip, and John, all living here
except William whose home is
at Halsey, Oregon. Her health
had been failing for several
months but she bore her afflic-
tons uncomplainingly, and with
cheerfulness rather than to bring
sorrow and anxiety to those she
loved. Mrs. Vail possessed many
of the highest ideals of woman
hood. She was a perfect home
maker and everyone who had thu
pleasure of knowing her in he.
own home can well remembe.
with what gracious HOSPITALITY
more than twenty years she ha,
, she always greeted you. Fo
been an earnest and consisten
member of the Christian churcI
: and we viii always think of he
= as living a singularly sweet an
blessed life, whose influence wi
ever shed it's fragrance as tn
flowers she loved so well she
their fragrance on the evenin
air.
She was quiet, gentle an
# sympathetic in disposition
v devoted wife and mother, a kir
5. friend and neighbor.
And although she had almo
reached the allotted time of ma
d it seems but a short life, and {
r too soon the summons came.
N But we shall shortly know that leng
4. and breadth,
L Is not the sweetest gift God sen
his friends,
And sometimes the sable fall
re death,
X Conceals the fairest boon his K
a send.
S If we could push aiar the gates
life,
And stand within and all Gods wo
IN ings see
al We could invite a part all this do
and strife,
H. And for each mystery find a key"
nc But not today, there be content d.
IL hearts
Gods plans Ike lilies pure
'hite unfold,
" We must not leave the elise s
leaves apart;
Tire will reveal the calyxes
gold;
i And, If through patient tell we re
Tho lond
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-04-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Recently Elected Officers Install
ed. Mayor Announces APP
pOintments.


The city council met Tuesday
night in regular session with all
present and Mayor Taubman
presiding.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The reports of the city Treas
urer, Police Judge, City Collec-
tor, City Clerk and Financial and
Claims Committees were re-
ceived and ordered filed.
A bill of City Engineer Swift
for work on 18th street, was or
dered paid.
A bill Of R. 7. Howard for
S51.75 for work on the 18th
street retaining wall was order
ed paid.
A bill of $27.O1 for labor on the
18th street retaining wall was
ordered paid.
A bill of George Porter for
$500 and one of John Bray for
1925 for repairs on street, or
dered paid.
The bill of the Missouri Gas
and Electric Service Co., for
$289.56, allowed and ordered
paid.
The report of the committee
composed of Councilmen Perry,
= Tribble and Meet appointed by
Mayor Taubman to check the
: vote of the city election, April
d A, was received, accepted and
e ordered filed.
t A motion was made and car
e ried to pay the judges and
S clerks of the election in cash.
The council adjourned sine die.
e The recently elected officers
S took the oath of office, and
Mayor Minor announced the fol
e lowing appointments:
l.. Pierre Navel, calaboose keep
er.
H. A. Sitz, night Waterman.
George w. Simmons, street
commissioner.
IS Chas. Swift, city Engineer.
r G. c. Wright, City Clerk.
% T. w. Willis, scale master, 2nC
in ward.
Leon Roy, scale master, 4tl
Il. ward.
III Councilman Perry, Mallot anC
ID Thompson, finance committee.
III Councilman Meet, Bell anC
S, Mallot, claims committee.
n, Councilmen Simmons, Beul
re lens, and Bell, public improve
is ments.
h Councilmen Thompson, Mallot
al Palmer and Perry, light anc
c. waterworks.
til Councilmen Meet, Simmons
lg Palmer, scales committee.
he Councilmen Beullens, Thomp
ny son, Palmer and Perry, streets
n alleys, and sidewalks.
le- Councilmen Perry, Mallot an
he Palmer, judicial.
Ter Councilmen Palmer, Bell an
Ter Simmons, ways and means.
ty Councilmen Bell, Thompso
ad and Meet, ordinances.
or Councilmen Perry, Meet, Ma
mt lot, and Simmons, fire board.