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Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
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ROME. Dec 31.-The Osservatore Romano. the Vatican organ, denies a report that the presidency of a con gress in the interests of peace was ever offered to Pope Benedict by Cardinal von Hartmann. archbishop Of Cologne, or by any other agency. The same paper also denies the statement which appeared in several papers. in which the pope was quoted as having said.
 "If the allies wished. negotiations for peace could begin immediately.
 The newspapers of Rome. in com menting upon the derials Of the Os servatore Romano. recall that the as pirations of Pope Benedict to partici- pate in a peace conference have showed since the beginning of the war
 When Germany sought the aid of the Iatlcan to induce the Austrian cm- peror to make territorial concessions to Kingdom when prayers for victory will be offered in every church and chapel of all creeds Collections for sick and wounded soldiers will be taken
 The Austrian Statement
 VIENNA, CV!a LondoEl Jan 1--The following official statement was issued by the Austrian war office tonight.
 Russian war theater: Fighting in east Galicia continues with undimfn ishcd violence. Yesterday the bTunt Of the fighting was on our front in the middle and lower Stripa region. In the region northeast of BuCzaCz shortly after noon the Russian artillery be- came active. their fire continuing until evening v hen the enemy began an at tack At some places they advanced four or five times as far as our en- tangIements, but their assaults every where collapsed owing to tho severity of our fire At night the enemy re tired to bis original positions 6o0 to | 1000 paces in the rear, abandoning i hundreds of dead and wounded. The attacks which the Russians made near Jaselwiec south of Buczacz, and near | J-scieczko on tFe Dniester river. met the same fate as those of the middle ! Stripa region.
 | "ReSsara bian front The day was comparatively quiet. The positions oc- ] cupied bv the army Of General Count von Bothmer on the upper Stripa river
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02

and the army of General Eduard Bochm Ermoni on the Ikwa were sub jected to a hostile artillery fire The Russian battalion which attacked so..th Of Eistiarny on the front occu- pied by the army of Arc!iduke Jos Fer dinand WAS scattered.
 "On the Styr and Bug north of Czartorysk. German and Austrian troops captured hostile advanced posts Near Koiodia and west of RafaleU lla we repulsed an attack
 Italian theater: Yesterday Italian heavy artillery again bombarded the villages of MalporEeth and WolffbaCh. the fire reaching its greatest intensity at night. on the Col Di Lana the sit uation is unchanged
 Southeastern front: Near IpeIl four more guns. which had been buried by the Serbians, have been brought in. on the Tara there has been skimishinG only"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
SAYS POPE WAS ASKED ID
 HEAD NEW PEACE CONGRESS

Italy with the view to prevent the lat ter rom joining in the war the Holy See asked in return, says the Tribuna Participation Of the pOntiff in the peace congress and the internationali- zatiCn of the Roman question.
 Later the Tribunal says. Germany's acquiescelce 10 the wishes of the vati- can seem to have taken mere con crete form. as Count von Hartling. the Bavarian minister, is reported to have said to the commission on foreign af- fairs of the Bavarian diet that Ger many and Ter allies had agreed on the partial restoration of the ancient pom tifical state" This is emphasized by the language of German catholic pap CTS among which the KoInische NolNs Zeitung. the organ of tho catholic cen ter. announced that Germany is to have the privilege to soive the ques- tion Of the indcpendenCy of the pom tifical state"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
RELIEF FOR
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volunteers with the help of civic and church organizations and with the cooperation of the Sterilizing department of the New York City board of health. without any eXpen- allure for executive, official or Cleri- cal services.
 The committee has never appealed for money, but has begged for do- nations of old linen and cotton, for new materials. gauge. absorbent cot ton, muslin-for anything old and everything new. with which to make surgical dressings, and for the sta tionery, printing and office equip ment necessary to carry on the work. So generous has been the response to these appeals that hundreds of dollars worth of materials have been contributed. but the equivalent of ten thousand dollars has been do mated in rent office and workroom supplies, in carriage and labor; this sum does not include some cash con tributions or the freight charges do- mated by several steamship lines.
 War stricken Europe is much in need of surgical dressings now as at any time during the past year. and as this committee must continue it's efforts to relieve suffering humanity as long as the war lasts, it will need the same generous support in the future as it has received in the past The national chairman begs for more volunteers and for more material. and urges public spirited men and women to organize committees without de lay in every city and town in the Union for the purpose of making surgical dressings.
 Beginning in New York. this move ment for the relief of the men who have offered their lives for their country has worked westward. Ari- zona having lately organized its sur gical dressings committee, with Mrs Gordon Tweed of Phoenix as chair man.
 At the meeting of the local branch last week the attendance and interest were most encouraging and it is strongly hoped that both will con tinue and increase so long as the need for this work exists. The next all day meeting will be held in the Department room of the WOman's club on Wednesday. the 5th of Jan uary to which all who are willing to assist in the making of surgical dressings will be most welcome. even if they can give only an hour or two. Materials are greatly needed. linen and cotton, no matter how old and worn. old bedspreads and Turkish towels, or new gauge muslin. ab will be a generous response to the appeal of the committee for both workers and material.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
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sUrances contained in the last An coma note to reach submarine com manders. 1t was pointed out that this note was delivered to Ambas sador PenfieId only Wednesday and ths't the attack on the Persia oc- cured Thursday. Whether new in structions regarding submarine at tacks went fort hfrom Vienna CO., incidentIy with the delivery of the note, or at some previous time, is not known here.
 Should such an explanation from Vienna be accompanied with prop CT disevowaI and provision for re- paratIon, it was considered likely that the United States would ac- cept it. Officials of the state de- partment are not inclined to doubt the good faith of the assurances given by Austria in it's last note.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
VICTORY FUR RUSS TROOPS
 IN STIR RIVER TERRITORY
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 1, via London, Jan. 2.-The following official com munication was issued today:
 South of the Pripet fighting con tinues with undiminished desperation. In the sector of the Styr. between the Kovel x Sarny railway and the village of Czartorysk, we crossed to the left bank of the village of Khri- asi Desperate counter attacks by the enemy with the object of driv- ing us back to the right bank of the Styr were unsuccessful, as also were attempts to eXpel us from the region O. Milasheff. southeast of Kolki
 North of the station of Olyka we advanced and consolidated the con ouered position.
 "On the front of the river Stripa we occupied two lines of enemy trenches. In the region of UscieczkO we drove back the enemy to the Riga bank of the Dneister
 "Betweer the Dneister front and Runania we reached the enemy wire cntanglements and broke through item and consolidated the ground won.
 Caucasus front: Our scouts on " Wednesday night attacked the Turk ish advanced posts on the spur of Mount Kiratasch, south of KhOrasan. Cur scouts bayoneted the sentinels and penetrated the shelters, where there were endorsements. The scouts bombed the shelters and killed he survivors when they attempted to escape.
 Tn the region south of Lake Mur- nun iah the Russian detachment on Wednesday retired toward Mendoab under pressure of a stronger enemy force.' { Ere
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
From British Headauarters

LONDON. Jan. 1.-The following offical communication was issued to- night:
 The British officer commanding in Egypt reports under today's date t,:at our force which advanced from Na:rus (Mersa Maturu) to round up the Haruns' camp, found that he had retreated in haste. leaving one months supplies, 400 sheep. 90 cam els and 200 tents
 The booty captured after the ac- ton at Majid includes 1.2OO rounds of small arms ammunition. 300 sheep and S4 camels. In addition sixty camels were destroyed by artillery fire"
 The British headquarters in France sends the following report:
 Last night southeast of Armen- tieres small party of our troops seized portion of the German front line and inflicted several casualties. After fulfilling their mission, the 10 men withdrew. Our loss was only a few wounded.
 Early this morning the enemy ex- ploded a mine near the HOhenzollern redoubt. which failed to do any dam age Today there has been generally l less artillery activity than usual
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
Buffalo Felt Jar

BUFFALO, Jan 1.-Severe earth shocks were recorded on the seismo- graph at Canisiuss College here today. The first was of seven minutes dura- tion from 9:12 to 9:19 a. m. and the second of 10 minutes duration from 9:20 to 9:3O o'clock, after which there were five minute tremors with one minute intermissiOns until 10: 43 o'clock. The indicated direction was due south and the distance about 27OO miles
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
The Italian Statement

ROME. Jan. 1, via London, Jan. 2.- The war office communication today says:
 Lively artillery activities continue on the whole front. Bold reconnais- sances in the Lagarina valley resulted in our capturing a number of pris- oners The enemy attacked in turn attacked our positions south of the Rovereto. but was repulsed.'
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE |S <. CALLED IN SPECIAL SESSION
 TO AMEND ELECTION LAWS

purposes approved March A, 1911, extending it's provisions so as to au- thorize and provide for the use of said Balboa park for exposition purposes during the years 1916 and 1917; and to do what may be deemed appropriate and necessary in relation to the Pana- ma California International Exposition of San Diego"
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
PASSING QUAKE JARS CITIES OF
 PACIFIC COAST
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TACOMA, Jan. 1.-Two or three vii olent shocks rocked the city at 4:52 this afternoon. The shocks Ie1t more like explosions than earthquake shocks, but the Du Pont Powder works and the RustOn smelter, the only like ly places for large explosions, reported no accidents there
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
WELSH oUTPoINTs WHITNEY
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ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 1-Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion, easily outpointed Frank Whitney in a To- round nO-decision bout here tonight. Whitney was accredited with one round, the fourth, and during the remainder of the fight it appeared Welsh was not extending himself.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
Felt at Seattle

SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-An earthquake shock was felt here this afternoon. be ginning at 4:52 o'clock and continuing about ten seconds, followed by lighter tremors. No damage was done.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02
WEATHER TODAY TRepubIican A, p, Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1-For Ari- zona: Sunday partly cloudy and warmer; Monday fair south portion, snow north portion.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-02

Hire a little salesman at The Re- publican office. A want 4.d will see more customers than you can.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
THE MAN WHO SMOKES.

We smoke more than three times as
many cigarettes in this country as
cigars, but we burn up twice as much
tobacco in the cigars as in the cigar
cites.
pound Of tobacco will make nearly
six times as many cigarettes as cigars.
So it seems that the man who smokes
only three cigars a day is using the
equivalent of eighteen cigarettes.
Often we flatter ourselves that the
habit of chewing tobacco is passing
out, but it isn't More tobacco is
'chewed' every day than is smoked
n the shape of cigars. Indeed, chew
ing tobacco weighs almost as much as
the cigar and cigarettes together
More cigars are made in PhiladeI-
Dhia than in any other city on earth,
md our manufacturers are swamped
Nth work. They are many millions of
cigars behind in filling orders. o, yes
prices are going up in some directions,
% that it cost more than ever before
0 come within the class thus de-
cribed by Sir Bulwer Lytton:
"The man who smokes thinks like
! sage and acts like q Samaritan
Girard, in the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
MRS. COBEY CENTENARIAN.
WATERFOWL Woman Reached Century
Mark Last Week Wednesday.

Mrs Eva Cooley reached the hum
dredth birthday anniversary last We'd
nesday. She is III good health for one
of her age and takes keen interest In
current events and household affairs
Until recently she was able to take
active part in work around the house,
but last summer she became i'll, losing
almost entirely the use of her lower
limbs. Mrs. Cooley was born in Ger
many. She and her husband moved to
this country, in 1868 making their
home at 722 Lafayette street in the
house where she now lives with her
son. She has eight great-great-g grand
children, forty-five -grandchild-
rem, thirty-two grandchildren, and
five children, two of them, Max Cooley
and Mrs. Elizabeth Gritzner, living IN
WatertOWn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
CHRISTMAS CREED UNIVERSAL
Adjusts Itself to All Conditions and
All Places-It's Magic Influences
the World.

The festival called Christmas has
come to have a creed wider than any
ritual. It's magic has influenced the
world in q degree more profound and
far-reaching than that of any other
recurring incident marked by the his
tory of mankind. Its sentiment has,
indeed, overlooked all boundaries, both
of sect and Of social condition. Its
high, clear note of cheer and charity
has appealed to an unDOunded degree
wherever human ideals have had sway.
PeSsimiSln halts at its portal.
The creed of kindness adjusts itself
to all conditions and all places. It
seems to be a good working creed,
despite the unattractive phases of per-
functOry giving and taking. 1t is a
cheerful creed. 1t strews life with gay
ETY. and color. 1t is a elimination to
sentiments of fair play, to active SYM
pathy, to the do-it-now impulse.
Christmas has no climate. 1t CLOVIS
where life is green and where it is
white. In city and in country, in the
hills and on the desert, among the
pines dlI1 dLuOlIS LHe pdIiIIS II mus d
voice. 1t is holy day and holiday. 1t
Grapes the altar and the hearth. It
has many American versions, and
many races add their varying symbols
to its tenderness and to its animation.
Above all, the call of Christmas is
"Peace on Earth" In the present
grievous crisis of the world there is
significance in this call beyond that of
any crisis mankind ever before was
called to read. That war has darkened
Christmas for so much of the world
may well seem, at the moment, the
crushing condemnation of all such con-
fiictS.
Yet 1t will remain true that the full
beauty Of the day and the time is due
those who may find that beauty. Chill
dren of every land seize it for their
own. And, except We become as one
of these" life loses its saving luster.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20

in peace times Read the following
comment from Worlds Work" which
is not edited by doctor nor Health
| Crank" Perhaps it may help some
to learn a lesson without being
knocked down by The death or cripp-
ling Of their OWL children.
"Ordinarily, heath workers have
difficulty in persuading the people
to follow the simple rules Of hygiene,
/ but, fear of Infantile Paralysis has this
year provided an effectual stimulus.
| Tenement houses have never been SO
clean, food has never been kept SO
I free from pollution, med cal advice
! has never been SO carefully followed,
and parents have never been so care
full about keeping their children free
t from contamination.
/ Tenements have been constantly In
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
KuenZIi and Behrens Reelected.

Otto Kuenzli was reelected Dokey
Sheik and Fred Behrens reelected Sa-
nib by reclamation at the annual meet
ing of the FL Wakodis Temple, No.
165, D. o. K. K. in Milwaukee, Monday
night.
The temple has prospered under the
rule of the last administration ana
Mr.. Kuenzli and Mr. Behrens were re-
elected unanimously in spite of their
protest against denomination.
Messrs. Kuenzli and Behrens will
no. doubt, go with the degree team to
the National encampment of Pythian
orders at Chattanooga next summer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20

that our lessons need to be learned
over and over again through pain and
sorrow?
Two great truths stand out concern
ing the recent Infant Paralysis cpl
denlic. The first is that fear still con-
stitutes more effective guide to right
living then does knowledge and reason
The second is that there is great
slow, needless and commonly unoticed
waste Of life going on which exceeds
in the number of victims those of the
sensational epidemics.
In New York, where over two thous-
and died from Infantile Paralysis, the
general death rate was barely affect
ed. Why? Because, for every child
who died of this disease, another was
saved from other preventable causes
that would have received no attention
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous

Get rid of that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy. Dr. Kings
New Discovery is pleasant balsam
remedy. antiseptic, laxative and
promptly effective 1t soothes the
irriated membrane and kills the cold
germs; your cough is soon relieved
Delay is dangerous get DR.. Kings
New Discovery at once. For nearly
fifty years it has been the favorite
remedy for grippe, Group, coughs and
colds. Get bottle to-day at your
Druggist, soc. 9
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Worms Easily Removed.

Mother, if your child whines, is fret
III and cries out in sleep, he is prob
tbly suffering from worms. These
parasites drain his vitality and make
i'm more susceptible to serious
diseases. Quickly and safely kill and
emove the worms from your child S
ystem with Kickapoo Worm Killer
This pleasant candy laxative in tablet
orm quickly relieves the trouble and
lpoo Worm Killer at your Druggist,
20 o
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
THE DEATH ROLL

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kleemann of Su-
perior mourn the death of their son,
Edward, age Is months, who died
Sunday evening. The body was
brought here Wednesday morning and
taken to the home of Mrs. Christene
Kleemann, 1852 Berlin avenue, where
funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock The Rev
George Sandrock will officiate The
burial will be in Emmanuel cemetery
Mr. and Mrs Robert Kerstell mourn
the loss of their infant daughter, born
Thursday, died Friday night. Burial
services which were private, took
place Saturday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
THE CRUELEST TEACHER.

1t is not pathetic that mankind still
needs whipping by such calamity as
the recent Infantile Paralysis Epi-
demic to be awakened from its indiff-
erence to the need of preparedness
against Just such epidemics? Is it
not a sad commentary on our public
intelligence that innocent victims
still must die that others may live?
And is it not discouraging to know
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Christmas In Juneau.

Christmas in Juneau will see a re-
yival of the ancient custom of a COM
nunity chorus traversing the city from
end to end, singing Christmas carols
before houses which have a light IN
he front window. The custom dates
back to before the sixteenth century.
Members of the chorus have been re-
hearsing the program for the past few
weeks
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Constipation Makes You Dull.

That draggy, listless, oppressed feel
ing generally results from constipa-
ton. The intestines are clogged and
the blood becomes poisoned. Relieve
this condition at once with Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills; this gentle, non-grip-
ing laxative is quickly effective. A
dose at bedtime will make you feel
brighter in the morning. Get a bottle
to-day at your Druggist, 25c. 3
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20

spected, streets regularly flushed, vio-
lations vigorously punished, health
leaflets have been distributed and read
by thousands, civic organizations and
newspapers have given endless atten-
ton TO health matters All these en-
ergies were concentrated upon one In
fection, yet the result has been to
make the city cleaner and more whole
some and, despite a devastating cpl
den1ic, freer from diseases"
Let us. in Wisconsin, begin now to
erect barriers against Infantile Par
alysis and other preventable diseases
which will kill and cripple, if neces-
sary to gain our respectful attention,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Boston Goes Wet By Large Vote.

Boston, Mass, remains wet by the
surprising majority Of $4,000.
This is the largest majority on the
license question in Boston since 1908
when the majority reached total Of
28,613.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, lead
he dry campaign with head, but he
expressed little comment on the re
iult.
The dries employed orotors, bands
;orted to newspaper publicity only
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Model Ski Slide Display.

A model in miniature of the Water
town Ski clubs ski and tobaggan slide
is on exhibition in the window OF
Harry Stube's shoe store. 4
w. R. Thomas is the builder of the
model. He also aided the boys in the
erection of the clubs slide.
The model is cleverly put up and the
little mannikins do some interesting
stunts, one OF them even making the
jump.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Madison Boy Genius.

Peter Faber Jr. of Madison is hailed
as boy Edison. He is only Is years
old, but has invented a phonograph
superior to any on the market He is
also wire expert, and has invented a
fireless cooker which he is now work
ing on. He says it will do the work
at one third the cost of those now In
use.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Seibel Ponies Burned.

Fire which destroyed ia barn In
minneapolis last week also burned
xix ponies belonging to Seibel Bros.
.ract in one of the twin cities at the
line. The flames were discovered too
late for any chance to save the ponies
which were the most valuable animals
Mr.. Seibel possessed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-20
Council Met Tuesday Evening.

The City Council met Tuesday night
It 1880 and adjourned at o'clock
c. Pieritz, chief of police, announced
hat the Masonic temple in it's present
tate is unsafe and suggested that it
e torn down or rebuilt.
The refining of hose and the pur-
hase of new was referred back by res
button to the fire department COM
Mite