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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Circuit Court Notes

Emma Jones was granted a divorce
from her husband, William Newton
Jones.
Dora McHugh plead guilty to grand
larceny and was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
Charles Farmer was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary for
sodomy.
r. N. Appling of Montgomery City
is official court stenographer.
Alice Lewton was granted a d.
vorce from Ezra Lewton.
James Russell plead guilty to q
charge Of grand larceny and was SEN
fenced to a term of two years in the
penitentiary.
William Briscoe plead guilty 70
grand larceny and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Arthur Cox plead guilty to carrying
weapons and exhibiting same when
under the influence Of intoxicating
liquors. He was senteneenced to L
months in Jail and fined 500.
John Jones plead guilty to petty
larceny and was fined 5000,
Charles Muster plead guilty to yio-
lating the local option laws and was
sentenced to six months in jail,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
BIZ ". CLYDE JOHNSON.
C0ztT Sehool Szp&

Il Vas ry great pleasure 70 al
te35 tie closing exercises ot the vaz-
dLla Eeh SchzA ny Aha Mater.
Tsess consisted Ct a class pay a hsc-
eztzu-ezE se-n1z class 6ay sxsr-
Cses and uo-uGczezt ad6resS
Thaz wire frs class he class
performed beir several duties with
uaA cra5t % hs-slves and great
hu1or - Their feathers and Echool
Il Easa vey Gu1nE close U1bs shreS
yeas zzcoesxE wax Is Superints1-
deut guE completed b. n z TuEsL
he has p-uven himself 3 ursless
E1rker. = EszteE Organizer and sys-
tsE1tssr Ard q tb1rosghly effiCert
superintendent As Z fitting climax
70 his Aho-L ar alumni orgznizzti11
wzs f1r7el ard a banquet Vas CIR
e. a. Wh5ch nezr3y 100 alumni sat
dcwE Two o. the FRS class. TIE class
1871 werc present Il was cor
Fiets zsess and vithog; doubt VII
hs zz5e ar anuaal affair. Ano.he-
EzneyAuur is the class annual whiea
VII Esz be ready for GzuSzucz
ILS IS gEits s step forward s-,e
isss When the first class wzs r7adz-
ated after tire seho0l had beer zpyrgy-
&C As = f-s class high sahooL
4 tsE years ago tire Board and NJ.
Tugel pat in the Teachers Training
Courss Mr.. TuEsl has had charge
q this WORK and his classes have ont
znks6 h0se Of the nearly ere hun
6red schools q the state. This is ;
very deserved hono-, both Il the IL
nsructo-, tie students and the school
o. TIE three classes that have finish
Cd rhE course there has not beer &
single failure from the point Of sch5l-
E-Ship and the following xii give
al 8ez Of their success a. teachers:
OF Tire class Of 1914: Theodosiz
Moore has 3 nine mo1ths term az So
a. Rjehnond, Mo- Mable Day, eighI
months al $50 IN Iowa; Grace johnson
9 months al S45 IN Perry.
OF the class q 1915: Homer Proos
has ar s months term at SIS al the
RU5d Sehol in Pike; 2. r Kicker
son has the Grow school S months az
$3.50; Kate lake has the Magnolia
schol Il Rails, Z months at $3.50;
Matilda Rhoads has one Of the schools
II the consolidated district at Aux
vase s months at $50; Aths Gregg
has again the school at Hickory
Grove, 9 months at $50; Beatrice No
Mel has again the Bear Slough school
8 months al s45.
Of the class Of 1916: Gladys Bee
by has the Hall school, S months at
$50; Geneva Crswell the Prairie
Hill school 5 months at $50; Leslie
Crow the Rose Hill school in Rails
8 months at $50: Christine Gabriel,
has the Elm Bend school, 8 months
q $40; " Z. LsweIlyn has the Boyd
third terms months at S55
Enc Kirtley has the Pleasant Plains
8 months at s55.
The first two classes have already
earned $1,000. Is not this a record to
be proud Of
Friday and Saturday only % took
the teachers examinations, a few be-
ing away at school took them there.
A few years ago a hundred or more
we're taking them. but now they are
attending Normal schools or are TAX
ing the Teachers Training Course in
connection with their high school work
and they are getting first grade GER
t~ifjcates in that way. / understand
that one state has done away with
the county certificate entirely. In j
few more years there will be very
few taking he examinations in Aud
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
RoWENA NEWS

Miss Nadine Sieyers and Mrs.
Byron Reed and family spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. Z Love ard family
Quite a large crowd attended the
services at Maple Grove Sunday
morning and evening. - Thornton
Scott and Pearl Jesse spent Sunday
evening in Rowena.-Mr. and Mrs.
Will Pulls and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Wright spent Sunday with Mr.. S. A.
Pulls and family-The quarterly
meeting viii be held AT Maple Grove
Saturday before the third Sunday Of
month, where there will be
preaching in the morning followed by
lunch and the business meeting in the
aftemoon-There will be preaching
at Maple Grove third Sunday morn
ing and brother Miller viii preach at
Antioch that night-Miss Iva Pulls
IS visiting her uncle Will Pulls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
REREA

O. n. Martin and family spent Sun
day with Edgar Martin and wife
John Cauthon has a new buggy
are sorry to hear that Miss Eta
Dunavsnt isn't doing 50 well We
hope she viii be up again soon-A
new room is being put on Shady Dell
school house. -Myra and Nova Miller
relatives in Cenralia Sunday.
They were accompanied home by Miss
Katie Hunt Monday. - George Gar
diner and family and Frank ErdAs
and family of Rush Hin spent Sunday
with Ira Mayes and family--W. W.
sold his farm west Of No
limo to Mr.. Franklin for $500. DIR.
French Wood Of St Louis mad a busi-
ness trip to Moline Sunday. Cora
is visiting relatives in Vernon
c. Miller delivered lambs
% Mexico buyers Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

" " FIT 5r- II FEyees az
gus1s
Miss Greene Yates K vu
tbs cry Frl5ay
II yC- ca Is ne rzag Eogy
sz EzzEsl B-aE swSd-
Ms c z GssE ard Ez-y GEbs
are Agze frur : us. Il Fzga1
Or IA Ell e Galway coz-ty.
WIS . nsz usg- hare Fl5zy.
C. 7. 2sva- C Mz--E=g was
&E CRY OK pzsaesE Fri1y-
Z yuz Avs 10e7- uuzbs se Has
bal B-aE 6Esss-<
Miss E5na Akrasgs q Lz65gnis
6s r8ez q Mss Birth Ce7slzrd
@ JzEE q B-tz City.
was = business uzzsor bez THURSDAY.
Alfred Lzrsg, iE aarns frun Fulton
whsre he z.tea5ss the william wods
C01eEp Commencement
Means Rsy q yefferson City. uas
Ia 6exseD Friday i.
jim Ton E3ronszoz ezrae over
frg1 Fsystte, Fridzy we're re Is a.
tending Central College
There wil be ST. ice cream social
st Szn-fss Church. ore mile east q
Moline q June T. W.T.
Roy Berger Of B7ell. Ia a. the hos
pital where be underwent an operation
fee Appendicitis Thursday. He Is do
inE nicely
Arh 7 r. Sanders Of wellsyiue.
waa brO1ghs 70 the hospital Thursday
for treztnent
The White Kitchen has been re.
modelled and r~e-deeorated and is nov
Of the most attractive cafes in
the city.
Dr. n R. Rodes has a new Pullman
roadster.
Carl Johnson returned 70 his home
IN MsrtinsDurg Friday night.
Cash Price for Poultry and Eggs
Top prices paid for poultry and
eggs Mexico Poultry CO.. (old Cua-
tom Mill, n. jefferson St Wit
Misses Martha Chinn and Villa Ne
CuHe have returned to their home in
Yandalia after q few days visit in this
city.
Mrs. A. H. Grippe Of St. Louis is
visiting her parens, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
P. Rowland and z. VI. Rowland and
family.
Miss Mildred Pearl is in Thompson
doing bookkeeping work for her
brother, Ed Pearl, who has q general
merchandise store.
Cash Price for Poultry and Eggs
Top prices paid for poultry and
eggz Mexico Poultry Co, told CUE
tom Mil, n. jefferson st. Wit.
Miss Ruth H~eltennen IF Hoisington.
Kansas, is here to spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. Horace South
wick.
Mrs. w. G .Burks and daughter.
Miss Mary Lee, went TO Kansas City
Saturday to hear Billy Sunday.
Miss Hazelle Hardine departed for
Chicago Friday night where she will
spend the sumner with her aunt. Ms.
Nellie Nelson.
Ernest Watson visited in Columbia
Sunday.
Horace Munday is in Illinois on
business.
Pemberton Blattner Of Columbia
j. visiting in this city
Miss Rilla C0rTelI is visiting with
friends in Santa Pc.
X. r. BuekBer attended the stock
sales IN Fulton today.
Cash Price for. Poultry and Eggs
Top prices paid for poultry and
eggs. Mexico Poultry Co., fold Gus
tom Miill, N. jefferson st. wit.
Miss Polly Powell left this week for
a visit to relatives in Columbus, Nebr.
Mrs. Nettie Stephens spent Sunday
with her father who lives mean Lit
tleby.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
anh FoY Saturday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
ANTI-U. S. PARADE IN MEXICO

Laredo, Texas, June As a pro-
test against possible American inter-
vention in Mexico, fifteen thousand
Mexicans paraded through the streets
of Monterey Saturday, while anti
American sentiment was freely ex-
pressed in disparaging remarks and
yells.
The parade resulted from a call is
sued in a circular letter calling at
tention Of Mexicans to the possibility
Of Americans trespassing the severe
ignty Of Mexico"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Capt. Henderson Located at Mev;.o

Miss Mary Dickinson of Alton is
beng greatly entertained since the an
nouncement Of her engagement to
Capt. F. M. Henderson of the West
ern Military Academy was made. The
marriage will take place in June. The
young couple will pass the summer in
the Adirondack. They will make
their home in Mexico, Mo-, where Can't.
Henderson will have charge of a large
military school.-St. Louis Renu,lic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
OPEN MONDAY

Miss jeanette Bragg of Mexico and
Miss Mildred Tralle, Of Kansas Citv.
will open a kindergarten in Mexico,
Monday, June IL, in the Central
School. Mrs. Russell Emmons, who
has taught in the primary grades
here for several years, will assist
them in opening the work. The chill
dren will be conveyed to and from
school in a covered wagon driven by
a gentle horse. A screen door will
b used to keep them from falling out
Every precaution will be taken to in
sure safety in transportation. The
hours are from 900 to 1900 a. m.
Miss Bragg is a graduate from Nc
MILAN, High School, '16 and Miss
Tralle is a daughter of DR.. H. C. Trail
lie and has had quite a good deal of
experience with children the past
winter, and received much training
for her work from the Kansas CITY
school Of Religious Pedagogy of which
her father is head.
The announcement of this kinder.
garten is very popular with Mexico
people and no doubt there will be a
good attendance from the start.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

James McCreery, teacher in the
Manual Training department at Nc
MILAN High School the past year, re-
turned to his home in Holiday, Mo,
Tuesday. He will attend summer
school at the University of Wiscon-
sin his summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
MISSOURI TORNADO KILLS

Poplar Bluff, June 7.-Seven per-
sonsh are known to be dead and more
expected to die as a result of a lorna
do which struck Stoddard, a small
village five miles east of here, about
10 O'Clock Monday night. The entire
village was completely wrecked.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Pelit jurors for june Term of COurt.

Petit Jurors for June Term of Court
The following is the petit jury for
the June term of Circuit Court now
in session.
Salt River Township. W. Rouse,
Geo. Brerner, r. w. Hunt, G. N. John
son, Robt Menefee, ]. T. Bosley.
Wilson Township.-Sam Craighead,
L. E. Davis, Sam Poole, VIM. Smith,
Sailing Township.-C. H. KilbOurne
John Day.
Linn Township. H. Fairchilds'
L. j. Paradies.
Prairie Township-Ed Erliek, Jas
Coons. ?
Loutre Township-Alex Duckworth
Jesse Goodson.
Cuivre Township-C. A. Gilber''
David Fouser, Chas. Tanner, Tom
Hammett, Tom Brown, Dick Gray
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
New Directors for Insurance Co.

The directors for the Farmers
Town and Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
met Monday and elected directors as
follows: Roy Maybee, President and
General Manager; Frank Towson,
vice-president; Miss Ruth Morris,
secretary-treasurer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
C
FOR COUNTY OFFIcP

We are authorized to NAL.
announcements Of ~ To-
Ter county Offices at the Aug1,, -
mary: N'
REPRESENTATIVE
D. M. ~sLoNAKER
FOR SHERIFF
NJ G. FORD
CHURCHILL B. KEENAN,
G. w. PECK
H. P. MIDDLETON
FOR JUDGE WESTERN DJsTU,c,
s. ]. W
C. C. BLEDsoE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
X. D. RODGERS
COUNTY TREASURER
II. H. GRAFFORD
ASSESSOR
c. N. FOX
S. T. ToRREYsoN
CONSTABLE SALT RIVER
N
L. A. PRYOR
J. AT BROWN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Muskogee, Ok, June with the
local market price at 50 a gallon,
Sheriff John Barer poured 5000 gal
Ions Of whiskey in the sewer last
week. 1t was the largest consign-
ment Of liquor to be destroyed here
since 1911. Numerous mourners at
tended the obsequies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

W.. D. Robinson, S. A. Jones Of
Farber, S. T. Teass and J G. Hike
meyer of Martinsburg have made
application to the County Court for
pool and billiard hall licenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

E. A. Lawrence Of the Ringo, has
a phone message from his s~on-in-law
at Sikeston, Mo, stating that there
was no loss of life during the big
storm there. The hotel near the de-
pot at Sikeston was damaged about
$4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mexico Savings e. Loan
Association held Monday morning, L.
B. Hawthorne, Fred W. Pitcher and
Theodore J. Williams were elected as
directors for three years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
PimpeII's Cafe Open SATURDAY

Pimpell's new Cafe on South JEFF
ferson street will open Saturday, June
10. Dinner will be served by the
Baptist Ladies. 152-3wl
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Miss Mary Buckley, who has been
visiting in Pitsburg, Penn, for sever
al months, returned home Monday ac-
companied by her brother, Ross Bick-
ley Of Pittsburg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

mrs 7. E. Romans and children
leit for their home in LOmeta, Texas.
tnlS week and will stop off at Kansas
relatives. anu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Jos. Myers of Rush Hill has been
granted permission by the County
Court to have one pool and billiard
table in that town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Mrs. John Brown Of Billings, Mont,
is spending a few days with her uncle
W. P. Rowland and family. Her
daughter, Miss Flora, will attend sum
mer school at Columbia this summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Special for This WaeL

Crepe de chine corset covers, Wash
Sklits' organdies and wolfe and Swiss
waists Ricketts, and Emmons n r
t53-2wlt,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Cow Smile

Makes the finest mash for young
and old chicks. For sale by all groc-
ers.-Wm. Pollock Mill e. Elevator
Co. dtw1.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
COUNTY SPEAKING DATES
List of Places Where Political Aspir-
ants VIII Meet.

The Audrain County Democratic
Committee have made the dates for
the candidates meeting previous to
the primary. They are as follows:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Mrs. Howard f. Arthur of this city
who has been visiting Mrs. Sarah
Crews in Fulton has returned home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Joins Beal spent Sun
day afternoon in Santa Fe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

See Haskell Bros. for auto supplies
d3tw-eodwtf,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Miss Margaret Wilson of this city,
/, visiting with friends in Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

DIR. j. c. Blaine and wife of Wells
vile were Mexico visitors Wednes-
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
Stock Notes
LOCAL MARKET

=. -. .. -. -. 81. =. :. =. -. =. -.
I: Wheat S1.Oo. /;
(: Corn T0he to 72he
: Oats Sec to Ssc. 4:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08
PULLETS MAKING RECORD

Frank Bezzenberger has the cham
pion egg machine" according to size
in this part of the country. The ina
chine" referred to, are five single
comb white leghorn pullets.
During the past four months these
five birds have laid 41O eggs: Jan.
uary 80; February go; Marcho 100;
April lO7; and in May 10. This
record compares favorably with the
worlds record, Of E. p. Easing Of
rekin, I'LL, who got 269 eggs from a
white leghorn hen in a year. Mr..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-08

Ever-Bearfng StraWberffes
Judge J. A. Guthrie has n Of the
finest beds Of ever-bearing straw
berries in this city. He enjoyed lu-
eious fruit from his bed as late in the
season as last Thanksgiving. At
present his bed shows not only the
ripe berry but the blooms and the
green ones. He viii likely enjoy the
product Of tn plant throughout the
summer.
Crop conditions in Audrain and sur
ounding counties are much better than
they are further north in the state and
farmers say the prospect is most en-
eouraging. There has been a little too
much rain but it has not destroyed the
crop as it has in Macon county and
that vicinity.
In North Missouri on land adjacent
TO streams, crops have been washed
away ever after a second planting and
the farmers are very discouraged.
The oats in Audrain, Boone, Monroe,
Galloway and Randolph ire reported
in the best of shape as is hay. In fact
the crops seem practically assured.
In Macon county ard vicinity very
little corr has been painted while II,
section the entire crop is prae-
all in and some of it up and
splendidly, in fact better than
usual at this time of the year.
Pastures have not afforded the food
value this spring that they usually do
because of the wet weather. The
grass is getting strong now, however,
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
SUBMARINE ATTACKS
 LINER ITALIA
Pacific News Service.

ROME. July 29.-An admiralty an nouncement today states that the ltal- ian American liner de Italia was at tackled by d hostile submarine whole proceeding to New York with d large list of passengers, yesterday and only escaped through the quick action of it's officers in opening fire on the diver which was compelled to sink to escape destruction. The report declares that escape of vessel Was providential as submarine, which was evidently lying in wait, was almost within torpedo range before it's presence was known to the officers. After opening fire the vessel fled at top speed and success fully eluded it's pursuer. At last ac- counts the steamer was proceeding to it's destination in safety.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
-HBED RYATT EXECUTION
 WILL HAVE SERIOUS EFFECTS

WASuNGTON, uly 29.-Washing-
 sa officials arr greatly concerned at "a. possibility of the German sub a.rao activities being reopencd as a .#-a1 of tbp execution of Capt. Ryatt. aHIna To the great indignation pre- sa@s in England over the exc auuon of ihe British command 1ar fors arc expressed in diplomatic circles that popular scnti- mnf will force lhc government to is- ae #u order for the execution of all sHhm r.ne commanders captured aHu :. is pointed out that such action w.u probably provoke the Germans into #H. na l1 British vessels without at-
 mn' st anIog regardless of their .H.#cHar should this oecur there is #t.s prospect thal the United Stt."s e.u sooner or later become involved with Germany Counsellor Poll. ap- aouaced today that this government #an fake no official cognizanee of the execution of }yau although II is ehHy m mfracton of all rule and custom of modern warfare.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
zEPPEL|NS AGAIN
 RAID BRITAIN
Pacific News Service.

LONDON, July 29.-After a period of immunity extending over several months the Germans again attacked the coast of England with Zeppelins last night. The raiding airships, of which there were three, descended on the British communities at scNer4l points but as to the extent Cf the damage resulting or the numLAr of lives lost, if any, nothing S known, as all details are being withheld II is known, however, that in at leaSt one instance railroad station h: been destroyed hv the bombs cropped ry the hostiln visitors. Coming aft r sn,h q long perird of immuni'. the attack has orcr'ed something of sensation owing largely % it's Ln.,'s- pCCcdnesS.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
ROUMANIA
 BREAKS FOOD
 NEGOTIATIONS
Pacific News Service.

LONDON. JulY 29.=.What is eonsId- cred a significant sign of the Rou- manian intentions Is contained in a dispatch from Bucharest today stat ing that the Eoumanan government has broken e1. the negotiations With Turkey regarding an exchange of food supplies between inc two com= tries The associations. which were opened by Tmkcy had as lher ob- jcct an agreement with the Bucharest government whereby the two conn tries would exchange food products dmine the remainder of the war pc riod
 Thc rcason for fhe Eoumanian ae# lion Is not stated bat il Is declared that all overturcs of the Gonstanuz noplc eoNerHment ha1e been ahrapta terminated II is believed hcrc thU thls parlends an intention oh tho paG of Ea4mania 10 conserve her sup plies froparatorA to ionme vllh t6. 3Ges.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
PATROLS BATTLE WITH
 SUBMARINE
Pacific News Servicc.


 BERLIN, July S. Three British patrol boats were sunk in a battle with German submarines off the Scottish coast to l''" say an Cver Se, $ fa'vs G,spatch to the !.ohal Anzigcr i,a Y. 1.-TWO of tha British cats we ssrE with all hands but ne crew of he third ve<Se' escaped in the sm ,d 's $ The patrol boat Helen Dutton was also sunk by q submarine near tte same point. Most of the c,cw of clascn men stere rescued by a Dutch nahcr vessel"
 An admiralty report this cveang states that German torpedo boat put into Zeebrugge today and reported having been engaged in q battle with similar vessels in the North Sea. The vessel was only slightly damaged as result of the encounter.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
RYATT EXECUTION RAISES
 FURORE IN BRITAIN Pacific News Service.

LONDON. July 29.-The execution of Captaln Isy1tt of the British steam er Brussels by the German military authorities because of his effort To r1m submarine has created an n- lonsity of mdignl ion throughoul the entire country comparable only 10 the TaNo of popular disapproval which swept the country after the cXecu'r In of Miss Cavell. Today both press and public are donouncing the action Of Germans in unmeasured terms and demands for reprisals are pouring into 1he government offices from every side Several papers openly advocate lhe execution of all captured subma- rine commanders and insist that Ger many cannot be too severely punished for acts which are unparalleled in warfare and denounced by all rules of military procedure.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
-ARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
 AGAIN CROWS WORSE

<HW >oth. July 29-one hun #.H and s.NgS ooc new cases and ssHI ot fors fou deaths is the record
 He Brhsls epidemic during the
 twenty four hours. This IS an #.,a-e If twenty seven in the mum .#l II eas#s compared to the preced-
 d.. and also an increase of nine Ia# @mbar of deaths reported Thr aH1 H4ahsr ef babies taken down by ae feu dIseasa is now l.5fl and thc aua.r If deaths occurring is TT, uarauS of nearly fifty per cent s. ##aaanes are totally unable to 2a.an rhe remarkable jumps dis
 ..a a4 the disease as every known aa.auelee measure against a fur teae.1 Is ro@ being employed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
FEDERAL COURT ORDERS AP-
 PAM RETURNED TO BRITISH
Pacific News Service.

Pacific News Service.
 NORFOLK. July 29.-The federal cour, cngag"a id determining r. status of the Britisi steamer .Apnam, which wa captur.a and brougl.t tp Newport News by the German raider. Moewc in February, has decided that the vessel is not q prize of war and has ordered her return to the British owners The decision provokes q curious complication owing to the ruling of the state department that the vessel was a legitimate prize of war and could he held as such by Ger many. The decision of the federal court is the result of a suit brought by the agents of the British owners who took exception to the state de. partment ruling The case must now go to the supreme court for final de- cision on the order of the state depart ment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-29
PLAN EVOLVED FOR. SETTLE MENT MEXICAN TROUBLES
Pacific News Service.

Pacific News Service.
 WASHlNGTON. July 29A state department report this morning na- mates that a plan has been agreed upon whereby by all of the difficulties between lhe United States and McN- ico will be speedily cleared aWa1. Nothing concerning the details of the arrangement has SD fm reached the public but il is expected that Com- sellor Polk will made a formal state ment tomorrow outlining t6o plan
 II is reported that Ihe plan Was evolved as a result of informal mccI- ings between Polk and Senor Arrcn- dondo the Cauanza representative held during the past several dJ1s