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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
On The Elsin Routes.

ID J. Parsons and wife Of route
2 are the parents vi q boy born
Monoay afternoon.
Mrs. G. X. Morgan Of route 2
is exhibiting Barred Rocks and
Columbian Wyandottes at the
LawtOn poultry show this week.
Carrier A. w. Jones has pur-
chased . Ford car and today be.
gan carrying his route with sane.
having received an automobile
schedule from the postotiiee de.
partrnent to leave the Office at
9:l5 \. m. and return by 1:l5 p. IN.
DR.. J. F. Gamble has purehas.
ID the old z. j. Clark farm on
the auto route from G. w. Walk
Or. same bsing ocespied Row bv
&. l.. Boylos. and has rented II
to viii Cost for the coming year,
possession 10 be given about Jan.
|. .
J. 3. Zimmerman 10 moving
from route 3 to near Cache and
James Harmed and family have
moved onto the place which he
vacated.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Get The Spirit.

In . letter received this week
from . former resident Of E!1in
and commenting on the towns
advancement. this statement
vas made:
What 10 most needed in Klein
70 the right kind Of community
interest -oas that 10 not for sslf
aleas. bat for the other fellow
- veil. Perhaps there 10 moth
Ing that brings better returns tr
one Individual, a. uell as to lhe
community at large ~ the spirit Of
mutual iaterest and fOrgetful.
ness."
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
10 Developing.

Mrs. Arthur Sullivan. whose
husband died last week. held q
public sale Of her property al
fheir hoEe on the horstmar
farm Satui day afternoon. James
Sawyers was the auctioneer, and
hose who heard him say that he
Is improving wonderfully and is
now getting to be some auction
eer.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
It
Pays

Abraham Lincoln Said:
l will study and get ready. rsd
maybe my chanss will come I"
Lincola's chance did come a. d
he was ready. The Astropoli,r Il
5ommerciai College will got v .
ready for a good position In u q
business world. Mig sshoui 5
nis n week. Lawtoa Okls.,.
"a. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Battered a. second-class nat
Vt; DScember 3rd, 1912. at tie
poe4s60e at Elgin, Oklahoma.
uHduf ne Act of March 3rd. 1879.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Hog Kiliins Time.

Figaro 10 far lees trouble and
expense.
Figaro smoked meat never
spcils.
Shippers never get in Figaro
meat.
Shrinkage is reduced BY Fga-
~.
Figaro MAKES meat wholesome
asd delicious.
0.s jug Of Figaro cures 900
pounds.Of neat. cost $1.00.
Sold and guaranteed BY :.
Stens. adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
E. STONE
An Apt Description.

-Tnis IL what call q haRd.tomouth
existence" sighed the dramatic critic
a he tried to cover his yawn with his
night hand for the eighteenth time
during the frst performance Of DUH
beigh's new comic operA--AarpeT's
Weekly.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Il. y. Hhirk.
Treasurer -. }. Fitxgeeal1
Harnhal . +. e. Bills
LODGES.
n. ". a Camp No. 1880, mests
ar~G Saturday night of each uaenth.
h. Stone, Consul r. C. CAosos. Clsst.
Eastern Star. meets stcopl enc
ssssth TusAday nixhts q eash meath.
Mise Matte Hasni>sosA WSg1hv Na,
tron; L. G. Coffin. Sezsfasy.
YeoTran meot- hrss yAlHloe u1UAa
I erch month q - ~
man; Wr. Vnwter. C0RsoQoDAaal
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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
Saves Cream And
Raises Big Calves

Security Calf food Compound
is q whole milk compound. be.
cause when you feed it you save
your cream. Absolutely guaran.
teed to save you money and fat.
ten your calf; otherwise your
money back.
For sale BY
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13
CO.
After
Business

In a business way--thc
advertising way. An ad
in this paper offers the
maximum service at the
minimum cost. 1t
reaches the people Of
the town and vicinity
YOU want tC reach.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

AOC0l 1Ne~ 1IGf0S
S>-s>se>%<>s-<>ss-s><%~~>>s%><
Albert TAYLOR returned to Mar.
low last week.
See ! n. Kinds for farm loans
and insurance. Adv.
A. ". Doskam and wife were
business callers in Lawton Mon.
day.
J. e. Fuson of TT. Worth. Tex.
As, was here Tuesday on busi.
ness.
| Oversoats for boys at L.
stones. adv.
John Rose and sons left last
week for Cache where they will
reside.
G. T. Brandon was business
caller in Lawtoa Friday and Sat
urday.
For Sale - Barred Rock and
Buff Lsghorn cockerels. j. NJ.
Kinds.
g r. Donart of Lawton was
here Thursday and Friday assist
ing at the poultry show.
Remember that II. Fl. Hag'e
has supply of collins. adv
John and Will Cost left Sat.
urday for an cvsr Sunday visit
with relatives at Brinkman
}. ". Compton of route 3 left
last "Wednesday for a months
Walt with relatives around Enid.
! Mrs. Hattie Nelson and Mrs
! 6. n. WOico,t are gone on a
few weeks visit with relatives in
| Nebraska.
| Muck Hunt Of Shawnee is here
this week overseei z the con.
truction Of his new house south
east of town.
| Boys. brinG in your Jacks:
will pay - ger head for crown
ones. II. Il. ettencei. adv
! Mrs ALMA Howe returned Mon
lay noon from a visit in Oalaho.
n City after attending the Sun
lay school convention.
! James Britton Of Missouri,
owner Of the residence just east
OF Z Stones store. was bust
n.ss caller here Tresday.
! See J NJ. Kinds for farm loans
and insurance. Adv.
| Rev. C. H. Hickman and Mrs.
| ALMA Howe attended the Sunday
lSchoOl Convention at Oklahoma
City Thursday.
! 3. =. Bates Of Lavton, who
exhibited the White Lsghorns
here. attended the pie supper
Friday night and looked over the
birds at the show.
Pete Burassa, 4 Pettawatomie
Indian from Shawnee. Who is
killed in arekit. cture and build
~. is m'i'd,g the new house
for Muck Rsst. south east Of
here.
Rev. Hickman reports that he
met q lady at Oklaho ma City
last week. whs saw Rev. Meekor
the day before, and that hs was
Up and around the premises do
ing hard work. He went from
Elgin to the Methodist hospital
at Gvthris with little hopes of
his recovery.
| Observation-Disclosures
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-13

Rev. Hickman reports that he
met q lady at Oklaho ma City
last week, whs saw Rev. Meekor
the day before, and that hs was
Up and around the premises do.
ing hard work, He went from
Elgin to the Methodist hospital
at Gsthris with little hopes Of
his recovery.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
HAY ARMY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
ONLY TWO MEMBERS VOTED
AGAINST NATIONAL PREPAR-
EDNESS MEASURE.
PEACE STRENGTH OF 100000
BrItten Of Illinois Opposed Bill Be-
cause he Favored Greater Increase;
London Favored No Increase.

Washington.-The Hay army in :
crease bill providing for regular army
peace strength of 100000 fighting men
instead of the present 100000 passed
the house by a. vote of 402 to 2. It
goes to the senate for immediate con-
sideration virtually as drafted by the
house committee.
The negative votes were cast by
Representative Britten, Republican of
Illinois, and London, Socialist of New
York.
Mr.. Britten opposed the bill because
he favored still further increase in
the army and London because he IA,
vored no increase.
The bill Is the first of President
Wilson's great national preparedness
measures to pass either house, al
though various related measures have
been approved. 1t was finally adopted
only after Representative Kahn, rank
ing Republican member of the mill
tary committee again had met defeat
this time 213 to 191-in his effort to
increase the authorised strength Of
the regulars to 100000.
During the debate Chairman Hay of
the committee that drew the bill re-
ferred to 1t as 1.-The Presidents own
bdn." 1t 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 senate
and house plans, to come after the
senate acts, is expected by administra-
ton officials to produce q bill which
will have the presidents full support.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Norfolk Has Bin Fire

Norfolk, Va.-Two fires of unknown
origin, caused damage estimated at
$4,000 in this city. The Progress
building, in the heart Of the whole
sale district in Water street was COM
pletely destroyed, the loss being plac-
ed at 1921, 900. The plant of the Colo
NAL Cereal Company in Brambleton
Avenue, was also destroyed, the loss
being $4,000. The fire at the cereal
plant had just been gotten under con-
troll when the Progress building situa-
ted in the western end of the business
section was discovered on fire.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
TILLMAN BILL PASSES.

Provides For Government Armor-
Plate Faetory.-cost $11, 100000.
Washington.-The Tillman bill to
provide for the erection or purchase
by the government of an armor-plate
factory at a cost of not to exceed SILL
100000 was passed by the senate by
vote of SO to %.
Democratic Senators supported the
bill solidly. regarding it as one of the
important measures included in the
national preparedness program now
being fastened to completion. Nine
Progressive Republicans joined with
the majority in voting for the bill.
They were Senators Borah, Clapp.
Cummins, Gronna, Kenyon, Norris,
Poindexter Sterling and Works.
Passage of the measure in the
house is regarded as assured. Admin
istration leaders are planning to bring
it up soon after passage of the army
reorganization and immigration bills
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
MANY BIG FIRES REPORTED.

Augusta, Ga.-Fire which has caused
damage estimated at from $5,000,000 to
$S,OOO,0OO in the heart of Augusta s
business district and the adjoining
residence district, still burned briskly,
but was under control. No lives were
lost In the twenty-five blocks which
were swept clean were the greater por.
ton of Broad street and 500 resi-
dences, including the most costly In
the city.
Nashville, Tenn.-A small ball OF
yarn, lighted and thrown by boy into
dry grass in vacant lot, started con-
hagration in Nashville which was not
under control after IS residence blocks
had been swept by the fire. The loss
Spray, N. C.-Fire which threatened
tho entire business section of the town
of Floyd Hill was reported under con
troll. Several buildings we're destroy
ed, the damage amounting to $4,000.
is estimated at $1,5O0,00O.
Natchez, Miss-Fire of undetermin-
ed origin partially destroyed the plant
Of the Natchez Dressed Beef Company
causing damage estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Paris, Texas.-Every incoming train
was bringing provisions, clothing and
tents to the approximately 5000 home
less persons in Paris, rendered practi-
cally destitute by fire, which did prop
erty damage estimated ct between
$4,000, 900 and $1O,0OO,OO0. Three per.
sons lost their lives.
Tulsa, Okla.-Revised estimates Of
the damage as a result Of the prairie
fire which swept over four sections of
land in the Cushing oil field place the
loss at approximately 100000.
Rockingham. N. C.-Fire famed by
a. 40-mile gale, destroyed the Melon
aid hotel here. The loss was $4,000.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
FUNSTON ASKS FOR
MORE TROOPS
WANTS ADEQUATE FORCE" TO
PROTECT HIS LINE OF CON-
MUNICATIONS.
PERsHlNG WANTS MORE MEN
Field Operations So Large Present
Force is Insufficient.-VillaT Troops
Are Scattered.

San Antonio, Tex.-General Funston
asked the war department for more
troops to be sent into Mexico in pur-
suit of Francisco Villa.
The request was made at the sug.
gestion of General Pershing, COM
mander Of the expedition, who urged
that another regiment be sent to him.
In his message>to the war department
General Funston asked for what he
termed an adequate force"
1t was announced at General Fun
ston's headquarters that the Fifth
Cavalry of which one squadron is at
Fort Myer, Va, another at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and the third at
Fort Sheridan Wyo., would be brought
to the border at once and sent for
ward along General Pershing's line of
communication to Casas Grandes.
Whether he had asked for other troops
General Funston would not say.
The only reason given for strength
ening General Perishing's force, known
to be considerably more than 1000,
was that his field of operations had
become so extended that his main
line of communication and the sub
sidiary lines were in need of strength
ening.
Merely precautionary move"
was the way General Funston ans
wered all inquiries. He was asked if
the reported movement of troops of
the de facto government from garri-
sons in the interior to posts on the
border and reported failure OF the
Carranza troops in one or two in
stances to show active cooperation
in the pursuit Of Villa had anything
to do with his decision to ask for
more strength but he declined to
answer.
Some uneasiness was displayed for
a moment at department headquar-
ters when it was reported that the
telegraph wires between Casas Gran
des and the border had been cut, but
an official report stating that the line
cut was "buzzer" line General Perish
ing had laid and that 1t had been
broken accidentally by some of the
American forces crossing it allayed
It is not believed here that Gen.
eral Funston is worried by reports
OF alleged growing antagonism among
certain Carranza troops although he
Is carefully studying that phase of
the situation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
BRITISH CAPTURE
GERMAN TRENCHES
FRONT OF 600 YARDS is TAKEN
BY STORM OF BRITISH IN
PANTRY.
THE BIG GUNS ARE ACTIVE
5ombarding Intense Around Verdun
and Also In the Woevre Region
Smelling in the Areonne.

London.-British and Germans have
been fighting f1ercely in the region of
st. Eloi, just south of Ypres, and the
British through the explosion of a
big mine, and by infantry charges
have captured or destroyed a consid-
cradle portion of the German trenches.
The British infantry stormed and
took first and second line trenches
along a front of 900 yards. London
officially announces and Berlin ad"
mits that German trenches in this
region were blown up, to an extent
of 100 yards and that Casualties were
caused among the company occupying
the position"
Again the bombardment has be-
come intense northwest and north
east Of Verdun, and the big guns also
have been active in the Woevre re-
gion, southeast of the fortress. The
time seemingly is not ripe, however,
for an infantry attack, and the men
of both sides have lain idle in their
trenches, awaiting the moment for
attack and counter-attack.
The Germans, after period of COM
parative quiet, have again begun
Smelling Bethincourt LIE Mort Homme
and CumiereS, west of the Mouse and
are keeping up with increasing vol
ume, their bombardment of the
French positions in the region of
Vaux and Douaumont, which have
been stumbling blocks for several
weeks in their attempts to gain
ground northeast of Verdun.
French shells are falling on the
German positions in the Argonne and
northeast of the ST. Mihiel salient.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
IMPATIENT WITH cARRANzA.
Delay in Granting Use of Railroads is
Not Pleasing.

San Antonio. Tex.-Carranza's delay
in permitting the movement into Mex
leo over the Mexican Northwestern
Railway of supplies for the American
troops has created Impotence at army
headquarters that was hardly disguised.
The Quartermaster department has
sent to Ell Paso a quantity of stores for
Immediate shipment and officers here
did not credit an unofficial report that
General Obregon had declared that no
permission for use of the line would
be given.
Failure to send supplies over the
railroad would not stop the cam
paign, it was said. but it was admit
ted that it would materially retard
General Pershing's activities. AL
ready the change in the position of
the United States forces, observers
here pointed out, would make the line
of National Railways of Mexico, which
goes straight from Juarez to Chisua-
hua, the logical one to use.
Whether General Funston requests
the government to get permission to
use the National. however, will de-
pend upon the answer to the request
already made, he said
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
AIRMEN FACE DIFFICULTIES.
Flying Problems Are Greater Than
Those Of European Aviators.

Flying Problems Are Greater Than
Those Of European Aviators.
Field Headquarters American Ex-
petition Column, Colonia Dublan, Chi
huahua, Mexico, by Aeroplane to Co
1umbus, N. M.-The first aero squadron
in the United States Army in a weeks
service with Brigadier General Perish
1ng's expedition in Mexico, has sur
mounted flying problems more difficult
than most of those encountered by
European aviators.
The work thus far has been with
out serious accident. One of the
senior aviators said that only in the
Alps are the European f1iers likely to
encounter conditions paralleling those
under which the Americans are now
working.
Never" said this aviator, have
we had any flying as difficult as here
We are under handicap of an alti-
tude Of about $500 feet when we rise.
Some of the mountains we have tried
to get over were approximately 5000
feet above sea level and none of our
machines is powerful enough to carry
the pilot, observer and sufficient fuel
at such an altitude. We might get
over one of the high mountains but
we probably would be unable to carry
enough fuel for the return flight"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
CHINA CHANGES AGAIN.
Monarchy Abandoned BY Yuan Shi kal
Who Resumes Presidency.

Monarchy Abandoned BY Yuan Shi kal
Who Resumes Presidency.
Peking-A state department man
date issued announces the abandon
ment of the monarchy and resumption
Of the Republic.
The mandate says the revolution
shows that the demand for a mon
archial form of government is not
Unanimous and that therefore Yuan Shi
Kai rejects the emperorship and re-
sumes the presidency.
The imperial documents, the man
date adds, will be returned by Yuan
Shi Kai to the state council, which
will reconvene as the senate, properly
with the resumption of the republic.
Hsu Shin Chang, who left the cabi.
net because of the monarchical move.
ment, signed the mandate as secre
tary of state.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
HEAVY FIGHTING IN EAST.
Masses Of Russians Are Pressing
Germans From Riga

OI8TFICG.
London.-Except on the front near
Gomecourt and the Bethune-LaBassee
road, where the British gained some
advantages in fights against the Ger
mans, no infantry engagements have
taken place along the line in France
and Belgium. Heavy fighting, how
ever, continues between the Germans
and Russians on the Eastern front
from the region Of Riga southwark.
The Germans northwest of Verdun
are continuing their violent Smelling
OF the Malancourt sector and again
have trained their guns on the French
front Of Bethincourt, LIE Mort Homme
and Cumieres probably preparatory
to fresh infantry attacks in an effort
to break through the line when the
moment seems propitous.
The French have not slackened
their bombardment of the Malancourt
wood from positions in the Argonne
forest, and also are Smelling heavily
German positions and the roads and
railways held by the Germans in the
eastern part of the Argonne.
The bOmbardment to the northeast
OF Verdun, as we'll as in the Woevre
region, to the east of the fortress, has
Increased in intensity.
Heavy masses of Russians are
pressing the Germans from the Riga
district southwark for a distance of
70 miles. While they have gained
some advantages, the Russian War
Office admits that south of Lake
Dreswaity the Germans recaptured
trenches that the Russians had taken
'bA previous night
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Germany Would Apolooixe.

Washington.-With all evidence in
dicating that the British Channel
steamer Sussex, carrying American
citizens, was the victim of a torpedo,
it was authoritatively stated that if
German submarine made the attack
the Imperial Government would dis
ayow the act, and satisfy the United
States that the act was in violation
of instructions. Thus it seemed that
the issue might narrow down to the
question of whether the United States
would be willing to accept such a dec
taratiOn
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Railroad Problem Important

Ell Paso, Texas.-With the convic-
ton that the chase of Francisco Villa
would prove long and tedious, atten-
ton here turned once more on the
railroad situation. Dispatches from
Washington and San Antonio that
military authorities were becoming in
creasingly impatient to use the Mex
lean railways, confirmed the belief
held here for the last week that the
railroad problem was the present crux
of the situation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Flames Sweep Paris, Texas.

Paris, Thirty blocks in the
business and residence districts OF
Paris were destroyed by fire here
with an estimated loss of between ST.
100000 and 100000. Starting from
causes unknown near a cotton com
press late in the afternoon the flames
spread rapidly. consuming everything
in their path. Only Is out of 40
business buildings were left standing.
The residence section was ruined and
hundreds were homeless. AS far as
could be learned no lives " ere lost.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30

cARRANZA COMMANDER IN CHI
HuAHUA WITH 1000 MEN SIDES
WITH BANDIT.
SITUATION is COMPLICATED
Probable That He Will Interrupt Wire
Service With Pershing and the
Border.

San Antonio, Tex.-Reports that
Gen. Luis Herrera, commanding 2,O0O
men at Chihuahua, had aligned him
self with Francisco Villa against the
United States, were received with
grave concern by General Funston and
his staff Officially and unofficially
the opinion was that with Herrera
Joining forces with Villa the interna-
ticnal situation might easily be made
SO complex that by comparison the
pursuit of Villa would be regarded as
incidental.
The long intervals between reports
from the field commander of the
American expedition already had key
ed the tension a bit, although General
Funston and his chief-of-staff contin-
ued to profess the belief that all was
we'll with the troops below Casas
Grandes, but the report from Chihau-
hua made insignificant any anxiety
they might have felt concerning Cen
eral Pershings operations.
T. R. Beltran. Mexican Consul here.
said that he had not received con-
firmatfOn of the report and he was in
clined to laugh at it as border ru-
NOR" According to the version here.
Herrera was removed from command
and Immediately took steps to ALLEVIATE
his garrison. That Carranza has
enough loyal troops in northern Mex
leo to drive him from the city of Chi
huahua, if he aims to hold the place,
was believed by military men here.
Military observers here see a posi-
BILE connection with Herrera's report
ed action in the interruption of wire
service between Casas Grandes and
Juarez and the wire cutting between
Torreon and Ojinaga, opposite Presi-
dio, Texas.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Jess Willard is Still, Champion.

New York.-Jess Willard is still the
heavyweight pugilistic champion of
the world. In 10 rounds of fast fight
ing he defeated Frank Moran of Pitts
burg here on points. A crowd of
about $4,000 persons paid approximate
ly $4,000 to see the fight and went
away apparently satisfied with the re-
suit. 1t was the greatest gathering
Madison Square Garden had ever seen.
Willard broke his right hand in the
third round but blows from his fight
ing left kept Moran at a distance.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-30
Grave Situation on Border.

Washington. - Grave apprehension
regarding the outcome of the Ameri
can expedition into Mexico in pursuit
Of Villa was evident for the first time
in Washington after receipt by the
War Department of a dispatch from
General Funston saying a report had
reached him that 1000 Carranza troops
at Chihuahua under General Louis
Herrera had revolted and aligned
themselves with the bandit chief.
General Funston did not disclose the
source Of his information