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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-15
tho Laughing Mask like sinking jungle


cats hunting in pairs.
The next moment those creeping
figures had avalanched themselves up
on him. knocking his weapon from his
hand and bearing him heavily to the
ground under their combined weight.
Fighting with a courage born of des-
peration. the Laughing Mask with one
supreme effort shook off the clutches
of his unwieldy opponents and sprang
to his feet. the strip of white paper
still gripped in his left hand.
One-Lamp Louie. seeing his oppor.
tunity. leveled the revolver and fired
at close range. A stinging pain in his
left hand forced him to involuntarily
relinqutsh his hold on the crumpled
bit of paper. and puff of wind sent
1t kiting high above his head.
The astonished girl, sitting as mo-
tionless as an equestrian statue, had
barely time to gather her scattered
wits. when that disputed scrap of
parchment came gently floating down
the breeze. She knew that paper must
have some great intrinsic value or the
Laughing Mask would not have jeop-
ardized his life for its possession.
Wheeling her tender-mouthed horse
in his tracks, she struck him sharp
blow with her riding crop. Smart
ing under this unusual indignity, he
launched out like black thunderbolt
toward the startled gangsters block
ing his path. Margery swurg low like
an Indian and scooped up the paper.
AS Margery swept past the last OF
her enemies she saw the black limou-
sine backing out from the shrubbery
just ahead of her. and by herculean
effort succeeded in pulling up barely
in time to avoid a collision with that
mysterious vehicle. Just then the
Laughing Mask. with his left hand
hastily bandaged. burst out OF the
bushes and ran swiftly toward the
waiting motor car. He stopped in sud
den wonderment as he saw the serene
eyed girl who smilingly extended
frayed and soiled strip of white paper.
II don't know whether this is your
property" she said lightly as he came
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-15

pressed SO closely to the cracked door
panel that every word spoken in the
outer room was plainly audible.
This daring eavesdropper wore
yellow mask. with the mouth slit curv-
ing upward in fixed. mocking smile.
He now seemed animated by strong
desire to accompany one-Lamp Louie
as that worthy departed on his strange
errand. Swiftly mounting shaky lad
der on one side of the room, the
masked interloper CROPPED his way up
ward through narrow bulkhead door,
opening onto a gloomy alleyway.
Racing down this alley. he reached
the street where black, low-slung
limousine stood drawn up at the curb.
On the next block a thick-bodied man
was hailing a passing taxi.
Follow that taxicab," he cried out
TO the chauffeur; don't lat Il get out
of signt for = minuta-"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-20
LOO, 900 Cattle
Ia State, Valued
At $40, 900, 600

Wy i''h''s ii'lH'N l'A4o1 NH"l
StUfu f". y NJ. Dec. Thor
are l.ln0,ON cattle in NcW Mexico thu
ycar with shipments uut of the state
~ 100000 head according 80 the an
uudl report uf the cattle sanitary
board IT reports cattle prices winch
range from S22.jo 60 $500 ~ mot
VOL maintained On the two pert
cd \ rradual falling off ~ ship
mcuts for the past four years II at
trihutod - the strict quarantine rogu-
lu,ions which have cut down the NUNS
Der 1T shipments originating In Mex
leo. The value 81 the cattle IN IN,
state BIS estimated at $40. coo 0Oo.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-20
Luther Burbank, at
Age of g., IL to
Take Second Wife

santa Rosa. cat. Dec. -o-Luthor
Burbank. botanical ~cVolutionist. am
ruunrcd today that o., viii marry Miss
Elizabeth Waters hts secretary. to-
morrow ln san Francisco The bride
Is % native of l%iastiur-. Mich
burbank. vii. i- 90 wears old. Wa
divorced twenty ycuie ago He m,,
Miss Waters Iu Sew York In Igli
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-20

Austin Tex. Dec. 90 president
WILSON, pluralit> Ia TcNas az The No
Ncmbor election was . 800. accord
Mg to the ullicial count announced Poe
cay, The vote stood Wilson ESQ Hp1t
Hughes 90 as The prohibition vote
was 1899. and the socialist U9P
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-20

Ngostiu S%trrlciuo and Luearil 'h1-
license today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-20

Put in a HELP WANTED ad then
read the SITUATIONS wanted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
FARMERS
SEEK TO
FIX COST
Conference Here Aims to
Determine Production Bill
Would Control Market

The cost to the farmer raising and
marketing his grain is the question
that is being discussed at a meeting
opened this morning at Society Of
Equity headquarters on Roberts street.
at the call Of President ]. M. Ander-
son. of the Equity Cooperative Ex-
change.
The cost of production Of grain is
being gone into thoroughly from every
angle, the object being to ascertain
just what it costs the farmer to pro-
duce the grain, prepare it for market,
and then put it on the market 1t has
been for long time the contention Of
the farmer that he did not get enough
for his wheat to pay him a fair profit
for raising and marketing it, and it is
the hope of the conference to find out
just what he should get.
Farmers were present at the session
this morning representing North Da-
kota. South Dakota and Minnesota
Montana is not represented. The at
tendance was so great that the meet
ing had to adjourn from the Equity
headquarters on Roberts street to one
Of the large sample rooms in the Gard
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Troops to Be Held in
Mobilization Camps
as Strike Precaution--
Order Is Suspended

Washington, Aug 15odes the remaining mobiEed units
the national guard proceed to the border have been
by No official explanation made but
dcaoy the railroad strike situation has been under
Consideration.
The suspension of the orders to the troops which would have
should
presidents negotiations with the railroad hrotheoods and railroad
unfaVorabIe
highly undesirable that all the remaining guards
should the border while there the possibility OF
In which they would be needed order
There the possibility that In the event OF
strike might mail and supplying troops already
a border.
Suspension the immediate movement of troops
Kentucky Ohio Vermont the of all other ob-
ICED which would forward they
equipped.
The suspension clearly is not revocation Of orders If the strike
situation the border oHea
explanation the that difficulties of tranporta
ton equipment which suddenly developed delay necessary
railroad the real
made public by the
disclosed that the had recommended the
sion of the order.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Railroads Willing 10
Accept S-hour Day and
Have Commission to
Work Out Application

Washington Aug 15After the committee Of railroad
had
proposal is under consideration by which the railroads would
the eight working Of
the interstate other
body that
president
this morning representatives of the railway
impossible
all that candid
discussion about practicable basis Of
settlement"
committee Of railroad reached the White House
continue their conference with President Wilson at Elisha
Lee whether
submission the employees had been drawn
this proceedings absolutely
Of
left White House side hoping
evade questoners. Chairman Lee said:
I'VE entirely in the presidents hands and agreed with
that he will make statement to be made"
Whether
until brotherhood
providing by the employees
heavy a burden will be placed N the railroads..
The take the stand that they principally the
conditions
roads said to believe impossible eight hour
workable system of application be buit.
Members Of the mtee said had plans
the and did called
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Russians Continue
Their Onward Sweep

Petrograd, via London, Aug. 15.-The
retreat of the Austrians from the
Stripa continues, with the Russians
pounding the Austrian rear guard.
Podgiacy, on the Koroprice, has fallen,
and General Count Won Bothmer' $
forces are taking up positions on the
west bank of the Zlota Lipa.
The line of the Austrian defense as
it appears today runs from Berestechk
through Shezurovitse and Stanys-
lavezyk along the headwaters Of the
Styr northwest of Brody; and through
Olesko-Zboroff to Brzezany, forming a
zig-zag to the uppr zlota Lipa, along
the stream to Korsov, ten miles above
it's junction with the Dniester; then
west to Jesupol, at the mouth of the
Bystritza- Madam. ten miles northwest
of Stanislau, thence south to Solot-
yina, ten miles northwest Of Nadvorna.
In other words, the Austrians, con-
tracing the circle about Lember, are
withdrawing to line between the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
ITALIAN
WARSHLP
IS LOST

Paris, Aug. 15.-The italian warship
Leonardo Da Vinci caught fire and
blew up in the harbor of laramie,
Italy, and 800 Of her crew drowned,
says a Turin dispatch to The Petit
journal. The date Of the disaster is
given only as one day in August.
The dispatch says fire was discover
ed in the dreadnaught's kitchen and
spread rapidly. Before the magazines
could be flooded, one exploded, the
vessel turning on it's side.
She was a sister ship of the Conto
Di Cavour. Her displacement was 49,
900 tons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

they should proceed with the payments
contending that they mad conducted
their business in the northwest and
in this state for years, and it was
up to them now to make good.
AS result, between 60 and 65 ad-
tusters are at work in the state, under
the direction of c. E. Nugent of this
city, who is in charge of hail adjust
ments for the entire state, for all COM
panieS.
Mr.. Nugent, who also was present,
insisted there should be no failure on
the part of the companies to pay losses
this year-even il the crops that may
have been hit by the hail, were not up
to the standard.
Local agents of companies through
out the state also took the matter up.
insisting on payments, and the send
ing out Of the big corps of adjusters
is the result.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

Carpathians and the Pinsk marshes.
the shorter length Of which will COM
pensate them in some measure for the
tremendous losses they have suffered
since the beginning of the Russian ad-
vance. Military critics look for their
eventual withdrawal to the line Of Ka-
mionka, Lemberg, Mikolayoff and
Stryjas, their logical line Of defense.
The surrender of Miriampol by the
Austrians has enabled General Letch-
itzky to straighten the front of his
advance toward Halicz, this now form
ing an almost direct east and west line
only seven miles from that town at the
nearest approach.
The Rech in it's summary Of the
prisoners and booty taken by the Rus
SLAMS during last weeks operations, es-
Inmates that $4,000 men and 1,730 Off
GERS were captured and SO guns and
342 machine guns and bomb-throwers
taken by Generals Letchitzky, Scher-
batchoff and Sakharoff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Sixty Hail Adjusters
at Work; Companies
to Pay the Losses

Hail insurance companies operating
in North Dakota will pay losses sus-
tained by policy holders in the terrific
storms that have swept the state this
year-decision to that effect being
reached at a conference held in Min
neapolis at which representatives Of
practically every foreign company op-
Grating in the state were present.
Contending that the hailed area had
no crop value even before being hit by
the hail, some insurance companies
proposed that no losses be paid but
northwestern companies insisted that
1t was up to the companies to go
through.
. Governor L. B. Hanna Of North Da-
kota, who has been in Minneapolis
several days, was sought out by sew
eral of the insurance men-and his
advice to them was to the effect that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
FIGHT
ON NAVAL
MEASURE

Washington, Aug. 15.-When the
House took up for final action today
the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill. carrying approx
imately $S15,SO0, 900 a lively fight was
in prospect.
Senate building and personnel in
creases were the stumbling blocks
over which the contest developed.
These provide for the construction Of
157 ships in a three-year program, in
cluding four battleships, four battle
cruisers in 1917 and an enlisted
strength of 74,400.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Tag Days Backed by
Ladies of City For
Benefit of Baseball
New Scheme Launched in Fargo by Which it Expected
Deficit of Local Club Will be Cared For-Fans Meet.
and Make Booster Day Plans-Friday is Big Day

If present plans do not miscarry.
the deficit. which has been keeping
members of the local baseball COM
mittee awake nights. will be taken
care of.
The aid Of the lady fans Of the city
has been elected for a whirlwind
campaign, taking the form Of tag
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
Will Name Committee
to Handle Campaign
For Farm Land Bank

President C. O. Follett Of the Fargo
Commercial club wifi appoint a COM
mittee tomorrow to take charge Of the
campaign by which Fargo hopes to
land one of the regional land banks,
provided for under the rural credits
act recently enacted by congress.
Further advices received today by
Geo. w. Wilkinson, postmaster, are to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
President Issues Hopeful
Statement---D discussion Is
Honest and Candid He SAYS
WHEAT
PRICES
UP AGAIN

Chicago. Aug. 15.-Whether a fed
eral investigation Of the recent rise in
wheat prices and the subsequent
threatened advance in bakery goods
will be made will be decided at a con-
ference here late today between Ed
ward N. Hurley, chairman of the fed
eral trade commission and Charles
Clyne. United States district attorney.
The wheat market made another
sensational advance on crop damage
reports today. Forty minutes before
the close the December options ad-
vanced an extreme OF 8 cents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

the effect that the hearing will be
opened at 10 o'clock on the morning Of
Sept. the federal courtroom being
used for the hearing.
When Mr.. Follett appoints the COM
mittee the active campaign in favor of
the establishment of a bank here will
be placed under way Immediately. Con-
siderable preliminary work already has
been carried out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
May Probe Higher Prices
Of Bread and Flour
- @Bsgs
Sa%G


condition the
+. States district attorney.
the
to
wheat market yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
British Statement.

British Statement.
London, Aug. 15.-The situation
along the whole British front was un-
changed, according to the official
statement issued by the war office last
night. 1t says:
THE situation is unchanged along
the whole British front. The usual
hostile shelling has occurred along our
front, more particularly directed on
the Mametz wood, Pozieres and in the
neighborhood of Arras and on our
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
French Make Big Gain
at Verdun---British
Recapture Positions
Taken by Germans

London, 15-Empero William
where the Austro German struggling with
the strokes Of the Gcia Vohynia
In the latter the opposing
STILL but in GaIc the onward of General 7ussoF
continuing rapidly
zIota Lipa
evacuation of their positions along the strpa destined
General Bohmers along the
The italians are max mkne rapid strides in the drTs on Aus
NorthWard they eaoSed the
5 G as ooes xao"os 1 EHian En rn It's @ I % IS
mosnssH deosr. III. Italians b.v. advanced to within b
teen miles trieste great part
o The S Sss %ss
GERMANS STOUT RESISTANCE.
Berlin, Aug. 15The official
the spa northern GaIiea II
completely repuIsed in the ZboroW kon
inehy sector.
VERDUN.
5-Freneh trenches on
100 yards deep, north of the Chapel of
intersection Feury and Vux the right
Muse Verdun sector night the
today
artillery very RoHey,
Estrses and Lhons Elsewhere the night was calm
"~~~~~~o"T1s.1 ~f# BRITISH DRIVE GERMANS OUT.
15-Neary
Pozieres the somme 'front.' which gained footing
Sunday have been retaken the office today
ITALIANS STILL ADVANCING.
London, Aug 15on carso plateau and the of
the Izonso 'front.' the Ausans suffered further
Italians, official Austrian
entertainments in both these regions captured
RAPID RUSSIAN ADVANCE
London, Aug The rapid Russian
eea continues Russian troops are crossing " the western banks
stripa, the office announced today.
Berlin Aug 15s Londo nJMAter attacks of the greatest
somme front continuing Until late lest night the
Thiep"aI POzisres front, the oHio eannoun "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

days. Operations will start tomorrow
morning, and will continue for two
days. 1t is believed that the proceeds
from this campaign. added to the
proceeds Of the booster day next Fri
day will practically eliminate the
Continued on page eight
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
TRAINS CRASH
HEAD-ON THREE
ARE KILLED

Pittsburgh, Aug. 15.-Three train
men were killed. and seven injured.
when two trains Of the Baltimore &
Ohio, crashed head-on at Vance.
Penn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

trenches north Of the -Wyt-
schaete road.
North Of Pozieres a successful
bomb attack resulted in the capture OF
a machine gun and some prisoners.
The enemy exploded q mine west Of
La Folie farm. which did little dam
age.
Our flying corps carried out yester-
day much successful work, acting with
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

Continued on Page 81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
THE WEATHER,

Fair tonight and Wednesday. NJ
much change in temperature,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

Continued on Page g.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

LONDON,
Gor along the zonso 'front.' the Austrans suffered further
hands Of the Italians todays official statement Austr
entertainments mi in both these regions captured
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15

Continued on page eighty
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
RAPID RUSSIAN ADVANCE

London 15-The rapid Russian advance
Russian crossing the western banE
Zta Lpa and 5sta sootvina advancing aIor
the Strpa, he office announced today
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-15
FRENCH GAIN AT VERDUN.


in which q
Sunday retaken, today
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
George NJ. Campbell

George NJ. Campbell, well
known and successful farmer and
dairyman died at his home near
Iron Hill station on Wednesday,
aged SO years. He had suffered
from kidney trouble for upwards
of a year past. He had returned
from his barn where he had been
directing hands at work and say
ing he felt badly lay down on a
couch and seized with heart
trouble died in few minutes
His wife, who was Miss Sarah
Dean of Elkton, two daughters
Mrs. Sarah Reynolds and Miss
Beulah Campbell and son, Gill
bert. survive him. His funeral
was held on Saturday with inter
ment in Elkton Cemetery.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
Seriously Hurt BY Thugs

While Joseph Donahue. broth
er Of Assistant Fire Chief Dona-
hue. was walking homeward early
on Friday morning in Whining
ton he met four colored men VIII
attacked him at Second and Tat
nall streets. He was defending
himself as best he could when
one of the party made a lunge at
him with a knife. the blade pierre
ing the skull and the outer cover
ing of the brain. Policeman
Crozier found him lying in a pool
Of blood and had him taken r.
Delaware Hospital where physi
clans said several days must
elapse before they could Judge of
his chances for recovery. Leslie
Lambson, Edward O'Neil. Henry
Johnson, and Joseph Grennage
were arrested as suspects and
are held in $4,000 bail each to
await the results of Mr.. Dona-
hue's injuries.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
Ends Life with Gun

Grown Respondent from i'll
health, William L. Crouch. aged
"a wears. well-known farmer of
lower Elk Neck, ended his life
early last Tuesday morning h.
shooting himself with a gun in
his barn. Resting his head upon
the muzzle and moving the trig-
ger with stick. Death was in
Stantaneous. His wife, five sons
and two daughters survive him.
The steamer Carmania pur-
chased by the Ericsson Line for
use on the new route from Elk
ton to Baltimore arrived off JEFF
fries Wharf Elkton on Satur-
day evening and on Sunday after
noon took a number of excur-
sionists to Betterton. The start
was to have been made in the
morning but rain compelled
postponement till the afternoon.
Much work remains to be done at
the wharf before the regular
starting of the line.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
Night PrOwler Throws Rock

After William H. Bird and
wife, an aged couple living on the
Carcroft Road in Brandvwine
hundred had retired last Tues
dav night they were aroused by
a knock at the door Mr.. Bird in
uuired who was there and the re
NV was "Repp," "a neighbor)
Mr.. Bird knew the voice was not
Reps and warned the party to
leave. Mrs. Bird arose to go to
the telephone and as she passed
a window a rock followed by a
club was thrown through the
glass. She was not struck and
ca | led for help. Constable
Whartenbv and some neighbors
responded but could get no trace
Of the stranger.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
CarrizaI Victim of Del. Stock

Lieutenant Henry Ro dnev
Adair. of the Tenth Cavalry U. S
A.. who is reported killed in the
fiqht with Mexicans near Carrie
al. Chihuahua, last week, was
cousin of Major Richard S. Rod
new of New C a e, Capt n
George B. Rodney, also of. the
Tenth Cavalry and Lieutenant
Dorsey r. Rodney, of the Seventh
Cavalry both of whom are with
General Pershing's force in Mex
leo. He was a brother of Mrs.
Lausatt r. Rogers. of New Castle
who is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel R. Adair in
Portland, Ore. where Lieut.. Adair
was born. He graduated from
West Point in 1905. His mother
was granddaughter of Henry
Fisher Rodney, of Lewes. Lieut..
Adair had frequently visited New
Castle where he was well known
to residents.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28
Church to Share Estate

Under the will Of the late Mrs.
Sarah Giles Short of Laurel, the
bulk of her property is left to the
Episcopal diocese of Delaware in
trust for the benefit of st. Phil
ip's Church Laurel. More than
half the estate, valued at S4O,-
900, is in bank and railroad
stock. Heirs who will receive
portions are J. H. and George Ell
legood, of Delmar; Sarah C. and
Mrs. H. G. Cooke, of Georgetown
Mrs. Ora Magee of Laurel: Mrs,
Walter Morris of Dover; and Mrs,
Levin Dale of Cambridge, Md,
Miss Bertha Giles, of Seaford and
Daniel Kemp Short, Georgetown,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-28

auto truck of the Charles Warner
Company loaded with sand, at
Fourteenth and French streets.
At Concord avenue and Broome
street the load shifted and Moody
who was standing up was thrown
under the truck in the path of a
rear wheel which passed over
his head. The driver of an auto
mobile which passed by at the
time picked up the boy and hur-
ried him to Delaware Hospital
where he died shortly after ar
irving. The truck driver Lewis
Thompson was held for hearing
but was later discharged as not
responsible for the accident.