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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-26

bonds or any part thereof shall hot
be sold for less than their race or
par value, plus accrued interest; and
the city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and TO sell said
bonds at private sale IL 1t is deemed
for the best interests of the city.
Ali tenders and bids, or offers for
purchase, must be without condition
or qualification, and all bidders must
be willing and prepared to take up
and pay for said bonds within ten
COY days from the date upon which
the bonds are awarded. All pids must
be accompanied by an unconditional
certified check, for five (5) per cent
OF the amount OF the bid, payable to
the order OF the City Of Logan, to
be forfeited to said city as liquidat-
ed damages should the successfui
bidder fail to comply fully with the
terms OF his bid and the terms and
conditions hereinabove set forth.
Dated at the City OF Logan, Coun.
ty of Cache, State of Utah, this 21st
day of September, 1916.
SEAL.
p. A. THATCHER,
Mayor Of the City OF Logan
State Of Utah.
Attest:
W. II. LARSEN,
Ex-Oficio City Recorder.
The above and foregoing Notice OF
Sale has been running for some time
past, but the time set forth in said
notice for the opening Of said bids
has been extended to Monday, Octo-.
Der ., 1916, at o'clock p. M.
Adv. 1925
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-26

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
U. S. CONSULATE Is STONED
Mexican Mob Driven Away BY De-
tachment Of Troops at Chihuahua.
Threat Against u. s.

Chihuahua city. MeXico.-A mob OF
several thousand persons attacked TIE
American consulate here. ore down
the official consulate Shield Ove the
door and shattered all the windows,
Gen. Lopez rushed a detachment Of
troops to the consulate and drove the
Infatuated mob away from the build
ing.
The crowd then swarmed toward
the Foreign Club. All sorts Of missiles
we're hurled through the windows. The
doors we're broken down and unsuc'
cessful attempts were made to bura
down the building.
A score OF foreigners. including sew.
eral Americans, who had taken ref
uge in the Foreign Club, escaped by
making their way over the roofs. They
were pursued by the mobs and their
homes stoned.
The city has been placed under
martial law by Gen. Jacinto Trevino.
The mob outbreaks followed a patri-
otto manifestation that was held at
the opera house. Gen. Trevino told
the gathering In the opera house that
unless the American government
withdrew It's soldiers from Mexico,
the de facto government would call
all Mexicans to arms.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
SCORE PERISH ON STEAMER
Storm Overcomes Lee Line Packet On
River Above Memphis-Tornado
Capsized Boat.

Memphis.-The steamer EleOnOre, a
Memphis and AshpOrt packet, caught
in a tornado at Pleasant View, Tenn,
II miles north Of Memphis, on the
night of June 5, capsized in the river,
and more than 20 lives were lost.
While it is known that att least 20
persisted because of the inaccessible
ity of the place. accurate informa.
ton was unobtainable. All but two
of The victims yer negroes.
The white dead are: B. C. Burks.
purser; residence Memphis; B. O..
Weisiger, a passenger, address UNI
known.
The boat vas just south Of Pleas"
ant View when a tornado came from
the west. Capt. Holman, in command
of the steamer, made for the Arkan.
sas shore. He managed to get out
two lines when the wind caught tho
steamer. twisted her about, breaking
the lines and leaving her at the mercy
of the river. She turned over on
her side in deep water.
The Eleonore was en- route from
Memphis to Ashport, Ark, carrying q
light lot Of freight and the United
States mail. The steamer was the
property Of the Lee Line. at Memphis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
RUSSIANS BEGIN OFFENSIVE
~Petrograt Reports That 10000 Pris.
oners Have Been Captured and
Many Guns Taken.

London. The long expected general
offensive OF the Russians against the
TeutoniC allies seemingly has begun.
From both PetrOgrad and Vienna orn
reports that the Russians are actively
engaged over a front from the Pripet
river. east of Brest-Litovsk, to the
Roumanian frontier distance OF
about $50 miles, The Russians every
where area using large numbers of
guns and men. according to- ~Petrograd,
have achieved successes on many i'm
portant sectors. taking 10000 prison
ara and a number Of guns and destroy.
ing or capturing Teutonic positions.
Along the Bessarabian front, in the
Dniester region. along the lower Stri,
pa and in Volrynia the Russian at,
lacks have been particularly violent.
In the region OF Olyka, in the zone Of
the E~olyhyian fortress triangle the
Russian guns have heavily shelled a
front of more than 10 miles In length
lotu uy tue Austrian a~tCtuuhS, 'osepH
Ferdinand.
Around Verdun bad weather has set
in and as a result the infantry Of both
sides have kept to their trenches and
only bombardments have taken place.
On the remainder of the front in
France, except around Ypres. the sit
uation is reported quiet. About Ypres.
however, the Germans and Canadians
are continuing the violent fighting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
40, 900 PRISONERS CAPTURED
Russians Continue Successes Along
the ~Roumanian Frontier-Cxar's
Troops Now Well Equipped.

Petrograd.-ln their new offensive
movement the Russians have captur-
cd more than 10000 men, it has been
announced officially.
The statement says that on the line
between the Pripet and the Rouman.
ian frontier, over which the campaign
Is being fought, the Russians thus far
have taken 900 officers. 10000 men,
II guns, l34 machine guns and IS
bomb throwers. The official state
ment continues:
"A number of batteries were cap
tured intact by our infantry with all
their guns and limbers. In the recent
fighting the enemy had actual proof
Of the increase in our war material.
The actions have strengthened our
confidence that a. this material devel'
ops the enemy's fortified lines will be
more effectively destroyed"
Emperor Nicholas has telegraphed
his concentrations to the troops IT
the recent fighting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
BULL MOOSE FOR
ROOSEVELT STRONG
TEDpY's NAME IS cHEE9ED FOR
OVER HOUR AND A HALF.
RECORD BROKEN.
ROBINS DELIVERS SLOGAN
A Plea For America First 10 Keynote
Of Progressive Convention Which
Opens at chicago-Coionsi
is Lauded.

Chicago.-The Progressive national
convention opened in the Auditorium
here June 7, with a record-breaking
demonstration for Col. Roosevelt.
For one hour and thirty three min
utes the delegates and spectators
roared, shouted. Cheered and applaud,
ed. They sang the Progressive battle
hymns, paraded the aisles and over
the stage and howled down all at
tempts to check them. The demon
stration exceeded the previous record
for such affairs Of one hour and 70
minutes established in the Democratic
convention in Denver in 1903 in behalf
of william Jennings Bryan, which had
exceeded by four minutes the record
made in the 1912 Republican cOnven'
ton In Chicago when Col. R~ooseyelt's
supporters sought his nomination
over william II. Taft.
Raymond Robins, temporary chai'-
man Of the convention, had spoken
just three sentences of his keynote
speech when he mentioned Col.
Roosevelt's name. A wave Of enthusi-
asm that amounted to nothing less
than a paroxysm resulted.
THE foremost citizen OF the
world" was the Characterization Rob
ms used in connection with his men
ton OF the c~olonel's name. The re-
Spouse was instantaneous. I'VE want
Teddy roared the delegates, and the
demonstration was on.
After the demonstration had sub
sided Mr.. Robins continued his key.
note speech.
A plea for America to take her
place at the front with Roosevelt as
leader In restoring the world to its
normal condition after the war closed
Mr.. Robins remarks amid prolonged
applause.
The list Of temporary organization
designations then were read and on
motion Of James r. Garfield the roll
OF the states for the purpose Of fill
ing out the committee lists was start
ed, but soon was dispensed with when
the motion to adjourn was made.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
LORD KITCHENER PERISHES
British War Minister Goes Down Or
Cruiser Hampshire W*7en Torpedo
Strikes--En Route to Russia.

London.-Earl Kitchener, British
minister Of war, and his staff, inClud-
ing Hugh James O'Beirne, former
councillor of the British embassy at
Petrograd and former minister to
Sofia; o. A. Fitzgerald. kitchener's
private military secretary; Brig Gen.
Ellershaw and Sir Frederick Donald
son. and all on board the British
cruiser Hampshire have been lost in
the sinking of that warship by either
a torpedo or submarine off the Ork.
ney Islands, near the north coast Of
Scotland. according to a report made
by Admiral Jellicoe. commander Of
the British main fleet.
On board the cruiser and in com
mand of the vessel was also Capt.
Herbert J, Savill. Earl Kitchener and
his staff we're en- route to Russia when
the disaster occurred.
The Hampshire was on her way in
to the Atlantic and around the north
ern end Of the Scandinavian PENN
sula into the White Sea, Earl kitch.
ener probably intended to debark at
~ArChangel. His mission to Petrograd
had chiefly to do with the supply
of munitions to Russia.
OF things that entitle Earl KitCh,
ener to a place in world history, the
most notable was that he organized
the largest volunteer army the world
has ever seen, In the greatest war.
Within a year from the sudden out,
break of the present war the ranks
of British fighting mem were quad
rupled by an Increase from less than
1000, 900 to nearly 1000, 900.
without his achievement as organ,
izer of the British campaign in the
European war, Kitchener had already
won lasting fame by campaigns in
Egypt, South Africa and India,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
l46 KNOWN TO HAVE
PERSISTED IN STORM
TORNADO AND TERRIFIC WIND
CLAIM MANY VICTIMS IN
FOUR STATES.
HUNDREDS OTHERS INJURED
Let May Be SHsIied When Pro1tratea
Wires Resume Service and Ac.
curats News 10 Learned
Property Loss High.

Memphis. One hundred and forty
tho storm swept acCtiOHs CT Arkansas.
Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois as
belat"i reports were received from
communities which suffered In a se-
rirs 0t tOrmadOes the night Of June
8 and the early morning Of June 6.
A number Of persons were unacrouht'
"i for and believed dead and several
hundred were injured Accurate est.
mates OF property damaB" were not
available, but all figures Venturrd by
property owners ran into the hun
dreda Of thousands.
incomplete fluctuations showed the
following deaths.
Arkansas Is.
Missouri 30. possibly more.
Mississippi Is.
Illinois one.
Tennessee four, with a score OF
more missing In the oyerturn!ng OF
tho Mississippi river packet EleonOre
bflNf NtIlplllS. ne lllulfi az
numbered by the hundreds,
The casualties In Arkansas were
from every section. Scarcely a Conn.
ty escaped the path of twister3, which
traversed the entire state. Jackson
and Vicksburg suffered from the
storm in Mississippi Many Of the
ca sualtins in Arkansas and Mississippi
were negroes In Missouri the Poplar
Blum section was well nigh devas.
tated.
Possibility that the full extent OF
the storms death toll had not be-
come known when the above tahula-
ton was made was seen In word from
Conway, Ark, that 40 persons had
been killed or injured at Cato, near
there. Owing to Frustrated wires 1t
was impossible to get In communica-
ton with the town and the rumored
casualties we're not included In the
list Of more than 100 dead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
SHARP REPLY TO MEXICO
American Reply to Carranxa viii Be
In No u~nmistakable Terms
rroops TO Remain.

Washington A sharp reply to Car
ranza's note will be drafted early this
week and probably sent forward be-
fore the Republican national conven'
ton adjourns.
Because of the political motives i'm.
puted to the administration and the
expected attacks on President WI
sons Mexican policy by Republicans,
1t has been decided to couch the re.
ply In the most severe terms and in
dictate Enthusiastically that the Ameri-
AN troops will not be withdrawn I'M
III peaceful conditions prevail.
One official intimated that 1t would
be the strongest diplomatic document
yet drafted by the administration.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09

washington.--Captaiu Herbert ].
Hirshinger OF the Marine Corps vas
shot and killed during the landing OF
United States forces q Puerta Plata,
Santo Domingo. June 3. In reporting,
Rear Admiral Caperton explained
there was promiscuous firing from the
sore lurirg the landing aud Captain
H~irshinger received a wound on the
head from which he died three hours
later. Captain H%irshinger WIS 4s
years old. He was a native OF Geor.
gia and was appointed to the corps IN
1910 from North Carolina.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Protect Military Secrets.

Washington. Safeguarding of mill
tary secrets is provided for in a bill
passed by the House directing that nc
patent application shall be regarded
a. abandoned" which has become the
property Of the government and which
the head of any government depart.
ment shall have certified as "impor-
tant to the armament or defense OF
the United States" The purpose is to
permit the federal government to hold
In a patentabie status applications for
such patents as 1t might desire to
keep secret. ...
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Battle In Breathjtt,

Jackson, Ky.-Green Noble was
killed, Booser Fugate was fatally In.
jured and six other men we're shot dur.
ing a Sunday fight at a church on
Leatherwood Creek, 10 miles from
Jackson. According to accounts
which reached here, a number of men
near the church were disturbing the
w%orshipers. and opened fire when No
Bile and an officer attempted to arrest
them. Noble and Fugate, a bystander,
fell at the first volley. Eventually the
disturbers were driven into the noun
tains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Propose Aviation In Guard.

New York.-The war departmeI.
has decided to ask congress for an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the pur.
chase and maintenance OF material
and equipment for the instruction Of
officers and meh Of the 1ationa, guard
Of the initial States in military avia
ton at the signal corps aviation
school, according to a letter from Sec.
Rotary Of War Baker. made public by
Alan II. Hawiey. PRESIDENT Of the Aero
Club Of Amer.cs
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
200 In TRAINING Camp,

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-The official
register at the Southern training camp
for professional and business men
showed something oyer 1870 students
enrolled for the June period. 1t is ex.
pected that the belated entrants who
came in during the day will increase
the total enrolment to 200. The aver
age & Of the student in attendance
is lower. than those Of the May period.
Two companies have been organized
and it is expected to organize a cav.
airy troop later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
rs VICTIMS IN ARKANSAS
Nearly Every County In State SUFFERS
From storm-Property Damage
viii Also Run High.

Little Rock-Reports up to June b
tell OF the deaths OF 76 persons IN
the series OF tornadoes that swept
Arkansas from end to end on the
evening OF June 5. More than 300
are reported injured, and many OF
these. 1t is said, cannot survive. Four
are reported missing and are prob
ably dead.
OF tie dead reported, 81 are white
persons and 10 are negroes.
The dead thus far reported are as
follows:
Judsonia. White county, Is known
dead and so injured.
Heber Springs, Is dead.
Delark, Dallas county, four dead.
Cabot, White county, five dead.
Hot Springs, four dead.
Morrillton, n dead.
Greenland, Washington county, two
dead.
North Arkansas appears to have SUI
fered most severely, although the
storm was general throughout the
state.
At Judsonia one-third Of the town
was swept away. The tornado swept
clean an area four blocks wide and II
blocks long. Twenty-Five bodies and
SO injured were taken from the ruins
during the night Of June 5.
The storm struck Hot Springs about
S p. m. Four persons were killed and
II injured in that city. The electric
light plant was put out OF commission,
one church was destroyed. many dwell
Ings demolished, Oaklawn Park severe
ly damaged and Majestic Park laid
waste. Sweeping on to the northwest.
the tornado missed Little Rock, but
swooped down upon Kensett and Jud-
sonia, in White county.
A section crew of the Iron Noun
tain railway, composed Of a foreman
and 10 men, sought refuge in a section
house near Kensett. The building was
demolished and all of the men were
injured. The foreman, named Jones,
probably will die.
The Riggs Hotel at Judsonia was de-
molished, but it Is not known how
many were killed or injured when the
building collapsed. Other buildings in
Judsonia were wrecked.
1t Is reported that the storm passed
north of Bald Knob, Practically all
residents of Bald Knob went to Ken
sett and Judsonia to render what as
sistance they can. They drove in au-
tomoblles, wagons, buggies and other
conveyances.
Although the main path Of the storm
was evidently from the southwest cor
ner Of the state toward the northeast,
another storm or side sweep of its
main track caused one dead, many in
iured and heavy property loss In Wash
ington county near Fayetteville, al
most in the northwest corner Of the
state. Eureka Springs also was a vic
tim Of the storm.
Greater losses are feared In this
section, which was cut off from wire
communication.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
For "Americ2 First"

New York.-The celebration of
American Liberty Day by German
American, Austro-American and Irish.
American relief societies, held in the
new s~heepshead Bay speedway June
I, was participated In by 10000 per.
sons. The demonstration was declar'
ed to be a protest against the "at.
tempt to question our loyalty because
of . national sympathy with the land
OF our forefathers." The speakers
read resolutions advocating adequate
preparedness and the principle of
America first"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
British Army Mourns Leader.

London--The British army has gone
into mourning for its late chief, Earl
Kitchener. Every officer wears a
band OF crepe on his left arm
Throughout the country flags were
placed at half-mast. From allied and
neutral countries and dependencies
came a flood of cablegrams express
ing sympathy, In dominions. includ'
ing South Africa, legislatures adjourn.
ed as a mark of respect. Premier As
quith temporarily has taken personal
charge Of the war office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
sss Naval OFFICERS Killed.

London.-A total Of 1913 officers
we're killed in the Jutlani battle. &C,
cording to the admiralty. This list
shows that practically all he officers
of the cruisers Queen Mary Invincible,
lndefatigable, Defence and Black
Prince and of the destro ars Upper.
airy, Turbulent, Fortune, trdent, No.
mad, Nestor and Shark persisted. All
the officers except n from the War.
rior we're saved and all the officers
from the Sparrowhawk. On the other
ships 20 officers we're killed and -
wounded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Observe Davis Birthday.

All plans were completed for -.
proper observance of the birthday =
Jefferson Davis on Saturday, June
which, Saturday though It may De,
observed as a holiday by banks, pos
oYice and public offices generally
ing a statutory state holiday,
A committee on entertainment -
rided for an open-air luncheon
ranged al f~resco, on the lawn OF 20.
iederate Park. in honor OF all ~
Grams. The usual exercises were -
It the base Of the monument
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Hirminobam to improve.

Birmingham. Ala.-Birmingham vot'
ers by decisive maiorities have author
lied the issuance Of $4,000, 900 In
bonds, $4,000, 900 for e public
schools, $500, 900 for a city auditorium
and 100000 for an extension to the
North Birmingham electric plant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
phlippine Governor Arrested,

Manila.-Gov. Ortiz, Of Union prov,
ince, has been arrested, charged with
instigating an attempted robbery OF
the provincial treasury. One Of the
treasury guards was murdered by the
robbers, but they we're arrested be
fore they could secure and booty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
5000 Women Parade.

Chicago.-Defying a heavy rain.
storm, driven by a cold west wind.
5000 women marched in the parade
of the National Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation. giving an unprecedented dem.
cnstration OF loyalty to the cause for
which they are fighting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
wy,, Execute seven Mesicans,

Santa Fe. N. M,-Seven Mexicans,
arrested after the raid on Columbus,
n. NJ. and recently sentenced 10
death. have been taken from the pen.
itentiary here to Deming. N, NJ. for
execution. g.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
courtmartiat Postponed.

San Antonio, Textile trial by
court-martial OF the Texas militia who
failed to present themselves for mus
ter In the federal service has been
postponed until the guardsmen. are
located and brought here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
5000 in Pig Clubs.

P. H. Sanders, Of the pig club organ
izations In Mississippi, who has just
completed a two months trip during
which he visited every county in the
state having u pig club. reports thai,
as a result Of the work for the past
year and a half in promoting pig
clubs. Mississippi is rapidly becoming
a hog producing center. According 70
Mr.. Sanders there r now nearly y
900 members Of these clubs located 10
forty counties, and other counties org
rapidly falling in line.
To make Mississippi a leader as
hog producing state. as well as to o.
able the country boys and girls OF the
state to earn money, cultivate a love
for the farm, and educate themselves
for the life that they are to live y
the keynote of the pig club work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
German DESTROYER Strikes Mine.

Amsterdam.--The Telegram says a
German destroyer struck a mine and
went down off Z%eebrugge On May 81.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Pablo Lopez Shot.

Chihuahua. Mexico.-Pablo Lopez.
villas chief lieutenant in the raid upon
Columbus, N. NJ. paid the penalty for
s::: ;''s;) r. ' ;''s ss'' e
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-09
Court Decides Fifty Cases.

A large batch of decisions was hano'
ed down by the supreme court. diVS
len A, at the weekly sitting June ?
and incidentally the docket was clear
ed OF more than so cases.
Among the decisions handed doSu
was Il affirming the death sentenc0
Of John Steward. a negro of Sunfloxs.
county. convicted OF the murder y
Willie Dean, a young negro girl, -
September. July 81 was set as la'
date of execution.
The court also affirmed the case o
the Y. & NJ. v. railroad against ~
Brewer, who was given a verflc. =.
sl2,500 for personal and permansn'
injuries which he received when. -
passenger, he vas injured at the uu.
the train he was riding on hit a fre'su'
on a siding in Tallahatchie counv'