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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-29

Miss Marie Mills, who has been
spending several days in this city, re-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-29

Clinton grange installed officers
last week. The work WA followed
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
WEEKS NEWS in PARAGRAPHS

Rigid economy throughout the world
in the consumption of food, in view
of the deficient crops and the extror.
dinary requirements OF the European
armies, is urged by the International
Institute Of Agriculture at Rome.
Interest In the announcement In
Vienna that President Wilson intends
taking concrete action in behalf OF
peace. continues unabatcd, though in
many Austrian circles the view Is held
that the attitude OF the entente pow.
ers will render Mr.. Wilson's good OF.
fices futile.
Capt. Persius, the German naval
critic, says in the Berlin Tageblatt
that the German government has pub
llshed white book containing copies
OF the correspondence between Berlin
and Washington on the question OF
submarine warfare. Capt. Persius
describes the controversy as "A hard
fight for the right" and expresses the
hope that similar correspondence
Will not occur again.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
SERBS TAKE SEVERAL VILLAGES

London.-AustroG German forces in
southwest Rumania have captured
Craiova and the Rumanians are re.
treating. In the jul valley Ruman.
ians are outflanked at Craiova and
seemingly must be caught In the wise
OF the Austro Germans from the
north and south. The Tcu,onic allies
are advancing in the Alt valley, where
Petrograd admits the Rumanians are
retiring southwark.
Berlin reports that German posi-.
tons on both sides OF the Ancrc and
In the St Pierre VRas, wood were
shclled heavily by the allies. There
Was n revival OF artillery activity in
the Champagne. Bombardmen,s and
minor infantry attacks have oc.
Cured In the Italian thcatcr Ac.
cording 10 Paris. the entente allied
troops north OF Monastir are s,ill
pressing the Germans and Bulgars.
West OF Monastir. Italians have re-.
pulsed counter attacks delivered by
the Toutonic allies. An unofficial dIs.
patch from SalonIkI says the Ser.
bians have captured seven villages
ives, and northwest OF MonastIr.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Foreign

A. Reuter- dispatch from Wellington,
y. 4. says that the export OF wool has
been prohibited.
The Tcutonic allies have taken
more than 2,loo prisoners In late op.
crations In Wallachia
Nearly 200 delegate and deputies to
the Mexican constitu'lonalist congress
assembled ut Qucrciafo with every
state In Mexico Represented.
shipping suffered severely IN the
heavy gales of the British coast sat
urday and sunday. and It Is believed
at least seventeen liyos were lost
Tho italian government has Joined
the other entente powers Ia protesting
against the action OF Germany In pro.
claiming Russian Poland au lndcpcnd.
ont state.
Plans to take 5000 English women
widowed by the war 10 Canada have
hocn completed by officers OF the sal
walton Army working In conjunction
with the officials OF the Dominion and
provincial soycrnmcn; Ia Canada.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
FRANCIS JOSEPH
OF AUSTRIA DIES
AGED MONARCH INTENDED TC
QUIT ON 63TH ANNIVERSARY
OF ASCENDING THRONE.
new RULER IS POPULAR
DECIDED THAT CHARLES FRAN
CTS SHOULD ASSUME POSI-.
TON DEC. 2.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Nov. 22.-Emperor francls
Joseph died last night at O'CLOCK al
Schoenbrunn castle, according 10 q
Reuter- dispatch from Vienna by way
of Amsterdam.
Telegraphng from Amsterdam the
Central News correspondent says:
Vienna reports that although the
death of the Emperor had been eX
pected, the news, which was printed
in special editions of the newspapers
made deep impression on the pub
lic A special cabinet meeting was
held.
The heir to the throne, Archduke
Charles Francis, has been for some
time in Vienna.
"A meeting of the Hungarian cabi.
net has been called at Budapest. Pre-
mier Tisza will afterward come to
Vienna"
The first intimation received here
that Emperor Francis Joseph's health
was again the subject OF solicitation
was contained in dispatch dated
Nov. 12, emanating from Vienna
news agency, which reported that the
Emperor had been suffering for some
days from a slight catarrhal affection.
What gave some credence to the
suspicion that his condition was much
graver than the official bulletins indi'
Gated was the report, which still lacks
official confirmation, that it had been
decided to associate the heir to the
throne, Archduke Charles Francis, in
the government of the country and
that he was to assume the position
Dec. 2, the GSth anniversary of the
Emperor's ascension to the throne.
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph
was born Aug. Il, 1887. His wife was
Princess Zita of the Bourbon house OF
Parma. His father was the Archduke
Otto, who was the younger brother of
Francis Ferdinand. Princess Zita is
one of the twenty children of the late
Duke Robert and his first wife, Marie
Pie des Graces, princess of Bourbon
Siciles.
Francis Joseph was Sc years old at
the time of his death. He was born
Aug. IS, 1880. He was only 10 years
of age when he ascended the throne
of Austria, upon the abdication OF his
uncle. Ferdinand |, Dec. 2, 1S4S, max.
Ing his active reign extend over pc.
riod of sixtyseven years, all but the
first twenty Of which he was also
apostolic king of Hungary. 1t is doubt.
full that if in all history there has
been an active, authenticated reign
that was longer.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Minor Mention.

Work has been started in Denver
ing plant for compressor company.
Mrs. Millicent Hart Wall, wife OF
Charles J. Wall. prominent cattle
man of Fort Collins. died in St. Luke S
hospital in Denver.
President Wilson received l6O out
Of the first 200 votes cast under the
absent voters law, which were
counted by the Denver election com
mission.
Lloyd A. Duncan, son OF Robert
Duncan, Denver mining man. was
found not guilty Of the theft Of an
automobile by jury in the District
Court at Boulder.
An announcement from Washington
confirms the plan Of making Denver a
district headquarters for the admins
tration of federal grain standards,
which Is to go in operation Dec. |.
George Riley, a bookkeeper at St
Joseph's hospital in Denver, is in a Sc
rious condition as a result OF an at
tack by negro whom he scovercd
ters at the hospital.
DR.. David Starr Jordan, president
o. Leland Stanford University of Cali
fornia. will be the guest of the Ad-
Civic q Commercial Association Fri
day evening, Dec. l.
The control of the Modoc mine, To-
Gated in the Cripple Creek district
and from which has been produced
more than $2,OOO,OOO worth of ore,
has passed from Pueblo men to a
group of Denver men.
Nearly 100000 will be spent in Den
yer within the next few months in the
erection OF buildings to care for the
business of Armour & Co, packers. OF
this amount 100000 will be expended
in the construction of a new storage
plant.
Colorado commandery, No. l,
Knights Templar of Denver, will cele-
brate its fiftieth anniversary Monday
evening, Nov. 81, at El Jebel temple.
with an entertainment in the Egyp-
tian room, followed by a ball in the
Alhambra hall
A bill opening in some manner the
Mount Evans region as a scenic attrac-
ton for the benefit of Denver can
easily be passed in the United States
Senate. in the opinion of G. NJ. Hitch
cock. United States senator from Ne
braska, who visited in Denver.
The people of Denver bought 30 900
articles made In Colorado during the
ten days home products campaign re.
Gently conducted by the manufactur.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
INCREASE OF $4,000 900 IN YEAR
FOR COLORADO PRODUCTS.
Unusual Finishing Weather Makes
First Estimates Of Production 10
to IS Per cent Too Low.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Governmc and state cx-
perts are adding 10 and Is per cent
to the crop production OF Colorado
over the estimate previously made by
agricultural experts. Their figures
give the yield of the state total
value OF over $4,000. 900. or an in
crease OF approximately $4,000. 900
over the 1915 production and $4,000
900 over the value of the crop pro-
duced in 1914.
The unusually good finishing wealth
er with late frost is the basis for the
Increased production and valuation
over the estimate made last month.
From an acreage of 5000 less than
the $4,000 planted last year potato
growers viii realize approximately
100000 bushels. this crop being par
ticularly favored by the favorable ma
turing conditions, This is against a
production of 1885, 900 bushels in 1915.
But the farmers will receive for this
years crop over sS.GOO,O0O. against
$4,722,3 300 realized for the 1915 crop.
The production OF wheat this year
will aggregate 100000 bushels less
than in 1915, but its value Is approx
mately Sli,0OO.00O. $3,000,000 more
than last year. The acreage planted
was 7270OO acres. nearly 10000 more
than planted last year.
For three years there has been a
steady increase in acreage devoted to
crops In 1914 the acreage was 2.G05,-
400. in 1915. 2.754. 1900. and this year.
2.9Gl.00O. an increase In 1916 OF 2OG.-
800 acres over 1915.
The 1916 potato crop will be worth
$3.972.llO more than in 1915. The acre
age of wheat Increased 10000 and the
value. s2.iSo.OOO.
Other crops increasing in valve in
clude rye, barley. oats, pears, kaffir
corn and cantaloupes. Hay. corn and
peaches showed decrease In value.
Pears yielded $4,000 bushels. as
against $4,000 in 1915. but the price
OF $3.50 a bushcl was 81 more than in
1915. giving total value OF $3.50. 900.
the largest in the history OF the state
Peaches dropped In production from
1913 OF $4,000 bushels, which. even
with lower price. made the total
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
About the War

A Zeppelin was brought down by
Russian troops near Sarny and the
crew captured. says Petrograd.
Italian statement admits further
gains by Austrians In the Carso. where
Italian trenches have been captured.
Cold weather prevents Developments
OF plans by Russians or Germans on
eastern front and little activity is re.
ported.
Vice Admiral Fournot. acting for
entente, demands surrender OF all
Greek arms and ammunition except
10000 rifles.
London issues statement concern
ing battle fought on Afghan border. In
which 5000 tribcsmen were defeated
by the British,
British and French positions on the
Somme and Ancrc heavily shcllcd, say
Paris and London, No important in
fan,ry activity reported.
Berlin claims the complete failure
O. the Anglo French offensive on the
Sommc after 1856 days OF fighting. In
which the cntcntc's casualties were
more than 100000.
Allied troops hay. been completely
victorious on the Macedonian front
from the river Ccrna TO Lake frcsba,
according to announcement made by
the French war office.
Entente armies are pushing on In
Serbia following evacuation OF Mona
stir By the Germans. Several villages
north OF Monastir occupied, but the
city itself has not been entered yet
German troops In Wallachia have
advanced rs far as Craiovn and arc
In possession OF the railroad to Buchn
rest. l2O miles distant. situation in
Rumania rouscs graves, concern In nj
lied war capitals
Germans and Bulrarr oyncuato
Monas,r under pressure OF the French
and ScrbianF berlin denies capture
Of city il OF military Importance, but
Paris declares victory one Of the most
important OF the war,
According to the central Identified
ton office at kicy, Russia, says the
Overseas Ncwa Agency, the number
Of Russian casualties since June !
1916. has reached iUO.G2l officers and
g.0g7N5l men Among the Officers ar,
one general Of brigade. four coloncl'
and four Lieutenant colonies In com
mand OF regiments
Germany ~ In the grip OF winter
the Exchange Telegraph Company
ncrnc correspondent reports Several
trains from Berlin are snowbound
near the swiss frontier where extreme
cold prevails
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23

neighbor told my mother about lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
l took it, and now l feel like a new
person. don't suffer any more and I
am regular every month. Mrs. Hazel.
HAMILTON, S22 South 18th St.
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
BILE to believe that it is an article of
great merit?
IfyOu wantspecial advice write
to Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by q woman and
held in strict confidence,
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Western

William G. McAdoo. secretary OF
the treasury. and Mrs. McAdoo ar
rived in Los Angeles after trip
through Arizona.
At Chicago. a. c. Frost. traction
magnatc and millionaire defendant in
the Sl0,000.OoO Alaska fraud case. was
found not guilty Of bribIng the jury
that acquitted him.
Alfred Culey was on his way from
Grand Rapids. Mich, to Marquette
prison less than twentyiour hours
after he shot and killed daughter OF
his wife by another marriage,
Chicagoans through the medium OF
Christmas savings clubs. featured by
many local banks this year and last
have accumulated $l.OOO.OO0 with
which TO celebrate the Yuletldo this
year
Pursued by offers OF marriage. ad
ycrtising agencies wanting her pic
turc. crauks and bcggars. Miss Jean
nottc Rankin. Montana's new con
grcsswoman, took refuge behind
locked doors and stationed her
brother. n former Havard University
football player. ut the front gate to
meet visitors.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23

ers' bureau of the Civic Association,
as indicated by the cards so far re-
turned TO the headquarters OF the as
sociation.
In an effort to collect board bill
due him at Dawson, n. NJ, and which
brought him to Trinidad in pursuit Of
an ex-boarder, John Marks, Clem
Tsurdas, a boarding house keeper Of
Dawson, was shot in the leg in pis-
to! duel at the Santa Fe depot at
Trinidad.
The third death from the effects
of the collapse of the Colorado
Springs stadium at the Welsh White
fight, Labor Day, occurred when J. F.
F,nnegan, 40 years old, died at the
County hospital in Denver. Finnegan
and was taken to the hospital on
Oct 2.
Worry over the tragic death of his
favorite daughter, Ruth, and the
events of the subsequent trials at
which DR.. Floyd W. Noble and DR..
Robert J. Mason, the latter. the daugh-
ter's fiancee, were tried for murder.
are said to have caused the death Of
Sherman II. Merriweather, Denver
business man.
A private tip" from Trinidad re-
suited in the arrest of +. o. Kelley,
Pueblo billiard hall owner. on the
charge of importing liquor without de-
Claring it, Kelley was met at Walsen-
burg by a number of detectives and
trailed fifty miles to Pueblo by the Of
fiCers in automobiles and motorcycles
Here his car was searched and the
liquor found.
sity of Colorado and the Colorado
School of Mines. which began four
years ago over the possession of a
goat-the mascot of the University OF
Colorado football eleven-broke out
afresh when fifty students from Boul
der motored to Golden and painted the
School of Mines buildings with red
and black paint.
The legislative board of the Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen has been
called to meet in Denver on Nov. q.
The board is to elect chairman and
secretary and select member OF
the organization to attend the sessions
of the Legislature and urge the pas
sage of several laws which the rail
road men of the state have been ad
vocating for several years.
A national embargo on foodstuffs,
TO be enforced by President Wilson,
is the aim Of resolution passed by
the Denver Trades and Labor Assem-.
bly,.
The annual show OF the Arkansas
Valley Poultry Association will be
held at La Junta, beginning Nov. Of
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
COLORADO STATE NEWS

value nearly s35O,OOO less than in
1915.
Other fruits and vegetables brought
a total of $l,GS4, 600, an advance OF
sI.20O.OOO over 1915.
Estimates on other crops place the
value OF the cantaloupe yield at $5l2,-
900: cherries, $4,000: Strawberries,
100000; tomatoes. 100000. onions,
$4,000; celery. ss7.5OO; field peas,
100000; canning peas, $4,000, and
cucumbers, $4,000.
The livestock industry has also ex.
panded beyond all estimates. In Au-
gust, J. A. Shoemaker, manager OF the
Denver Union Stockyards Company,
predicted that the total receipts at the
yards for the year 1916 would be 5OO,-
900 cattle. 100000 hogs and 1000 900
sheep. This record was reached and
passed last month and the total prom.
ises to be in excess of % per cent
more than Mr.. Shoemaker's estimate
Denver. - Beet sugar growers in
northern Colorado already have re-
ceived s5,792, 900 for their crop from
the Great Western Sugar Company
alone. The final payment on the 1916
yield was made by the nine factories
operated by the company few days
ago.
The following is the total paid out
by the nine factories of the company
in northern Colorado: Longmont. ST.
l25.O0O; Fort Collins, 81 100000: Love
land, i,2OO,OOO; Greeley, $i20,0OO;
Windsor. $4,000; Eaton. s25O,0OO; {;
Fort Morgan, $4,000: Sterling. $685.
900.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
General

The annual production OF clothing
in New York city amounts to approx.
n.ately s532, 100000.
Joseph Wilson. aged SO. brother
OF William Il. Wilson, secretary OF la.
Tor. was killed while placing pillars
In mine at St Benedict, Pa, when
n rock fell on him. He died instant.
ly.
Twenty uncXplodcd bombs were
found In tn" sugar cargo OF the Amcri
can steamship Sarnia upon her ar.
rival at Chcrbourg. France. after a
voyage starting from New York on
Sept, 2,
Mrs. Fannie Smith Trudo. cclcbrat
ed Hs the inventor OF the trial d..
vorcc." Is n bride again at Chicago
hnnoun cement IL made that she has
been married to Harry Riley circus
performer Mrs. Trudcs adventures
In matrimuny number three.
Papers In three libcls. totaling si5O..
600. were filed against the German
submarine Deutschland at New Lon.
don Conn.
The Rod Cross liner FlorIzol. which
was reported 70 have drincd out to
sea in q disabled condition from
Belle Island, Conception bay. y. +, ar.
rived In New York.
official returns compiled from cy.
cry county In Idaho show that Gov.
ornor Moses Alexander. Democrat. has
a plurality OF COS over d. W. Davis.
Republican. FOR governor.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Coal Miners Get More Waqes.

Boulder. - The Rocky Mountain
increase in the wages of its employees
which will add about $4,000 to its
monthly payroll and affect about 700
men. The increase will constitute a
per cent raise over the present
wage. The National Fuel Company, a
concern employing about 300 men.
has announced that an increase will
be made Dec. /, and the Centennial
and Matchless mines and several
smaller mines of this locality have an
the near future
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Sporting News

Yale triumphed over Princeton In
the annual football game at Prince
ton. N. j., by score OF 10 to 0.
Goading each other into cyclonic
speed. the members of the School OF
Mines eleven at Denver defeated the
University OF Colorado. 27 TO 10.
Sporting. excise and swinging. door
circles were agog when 1t was report
ed that the price OF beer is to be
raised to q cents glass in Philadel.
phia.
The seventh annual international
grand prize automobile road race was
won by Johnny Aitken, driving as re.
lief for Howard Wilcox. at Sanla
Monica. Cal.
John Crum Clark, S5. widely known
as circus clown. gymnast and high
Branch. n. J. Clark once said he was
champion high Jumper OF the world.
The Utah University football team
aroused the fighting spirit In the Col.
orado Aggies at Fort Collins. and the
conference champions came up with
the big end OF l2.to.G score.
The American record for nonstop,
cross,country flight was shattered
when Miss Ruth Law, flying a biplane
OF the military scout type. flew from
Chicago to Horncll. Ts5 miles. In six
hours and fiftyono minutes, and cy'
cccdcd by more than 100 miles the rec
ord established by Victor Carlstrom n
month ago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Washington

In opening the first session OF the
join, congressional committee to In.
vcstigatc railroad problems. Senator
Francis G, Ncwlauds OF Nevada. the
chairman. explained that the inquiry
would cover n wid. field.
The white House officially an.
nounccd that President Wilson had
designated Nov, 80 as Thanksgiving
day,
An American IN British Guinea ca.
blcd the State Department asking who
was elected President. lie prepaid u
reply OF five words.
\ strike OF stoEio makers was called
Ht Wheeling, W. Va. after local manu-.
acturcrs had refused to grant an In
crease IN wages Of 81 per l,v.s to
rollers and half cent u pound to
Nfipp"rs.
Rclalialory legislation to give the
Prosidcu, discretionary power to act
against any trade restriction by for.
cign governments ~ under considcra.
ton. Secretary Lansing said, but n
not on the point OF being put into Of.
feet
President Wilson's first step toward
entering the controversy that hal
broken out anew between railroads
and employees over the cisht hour day
was taken when he agreed to meet tho
leaders OF the four railroad brother,
hoods
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
DON'T LOSE YOUR HAIR
Prevent II by Using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

II your scalp is irritated, itching and
burning and your hair dry and falling
out in handfuls try the following treat
ment: touch spots Of dandruff and
itching with Cuticura Ointment and
follow with hot shampoo OF Cuticura
Soap. Absolutely nothing better.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23

teen l suffered each
month so l had to be
in bed. I had head
ache, backache and
such pains l would
cramp double every
month. l did not
know what it was
to be easy a minute.
My health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
me anV poOd A
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Hat Season Now On.

MY wife asked me to match a piece
of ribbon for her this morning and |
refused. Now l wish l had done as
she asked"
"What did she do?"
"She went down to match 1t herself
of stuff sent home collect"
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Many Liquor Shipments to Pueblo.

Pueblo-Ovcr 1857 gallons of
liquor have been consumed in Pueblo
county during the first ten months of
prohibition, according to figures com.
piled in the county clerks office. At
least. that was the amount of liquor
shipments. and it is estimated that
shipments averaged at least one gal
lon.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Youth the Loser.

J. +. Morgan. the famous fnancier,
about n young banker who had failed.
at was his youth that made him
fail" he said. "Youth is always failing
failing in business. failing in locc.
"Rcmy de Gourmont tells us truly
that in the game of life youth has all
the trumpS-all of thcm-but plays
recklesSly, and invariably loses"
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
No BUNGALOW for Him.

Retiring from active business after
years Of showing schooncrs over the
bar, the wealthy Mr.. Bicrs considered
house plans.
Here said the architect, "ls
handsome bungalow that would be just
the thing for YOU"
''Bungalow?"
"Ycs."
Nothing by that name II you
please" said Mr.. Blcrs.-Newnrk
News.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
LANE DELIVERS ULTImArUm.
Tells Commissioners Terms Upon
Which American Troops viii Be
Withdrawn From Mexico.

Atlantic city. y. J.-Thc American
commissioners say. to tho Mexican
commissioners what Ia understood TO
be the last opportunity for an amica.
bio settlement of the problems that
have arisen because OF Carranza's =
failure to provide adequate protection
for life and property along the inter.
national border.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Bears the
Signature ess'' s's Of &<HAzZzu
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Irresistible.

80 Maudc, Is charming girl. eht'
"Charming? | should say so. |
never saw but one man hard-heartcd
enough to resist her"
"Who was that?"
"'Thc marble statue In the park. -
Florida Timcs-u