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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
DUKE GIvER SPURIOUS CHECK
Fe.en Zimmerman's Former Husband
Hailed Into Police Court

London. Nov. 27.--At Marlborough
street police court the Duke of Man
chester, divorced husband of Helen
Zimmerman, Cincinnati millionaire's
daughter, appeared to answer sum
,Hons charging him with obtaining
credit to the extent of G+5 from a
woman without informing her he was
an undischarged bankrupt.
The magistrate adjourned the case,
saying there was evidence of fraud
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
HOLDS
CHIHUAHUA CITY

El Paso, Tex, Nov. 27.-Chihuahua
City is at the mercy of Francisco Viii
la. Murder, pilage, rapine and the
torch have been resorted to by the
Villistas. General Jacinto b. Trevino,
with his Carranza army, evacuated the
city during the night and the Villistas
swarmed in at dawn, after three days
and nights of persistent fighting.
This is the information brought to
the border by the Mexican refugees
from Saus, twenty miles north of Chi
huahua.
Chihuahua City, Mex, Nov. 81
(By courier to Maria, Tex -
Carranza troops under command OF
General Trevino, still are holding the
city against the attacks of Villas
army. At one time, however, these
were SO nearly successful that force
of bandits gained a temporary foot
hold in the church of Santo Rio de
Guadalupe and bandits and Carran-
zistas fought in the streets of the
capital
Villa and his army are still encamp-
ed outside the city.
De facto officers here are confident
ly awaiting the expected arrival of
force of $500 cavalrymen under Gen
eral Maycotte, which already has left
Santa Rosalia and is expected to reach
here sOon
Villas Auto Is Hit.
Villa drove up in an automobile to
within three miles of the city from
the northwest.
The automobile was shelled by long
range guns and finally was wrecked
by bomb and abandoned.
The most desperate fighting occur.
red on Zarco avenue within the city.
The bandits threw their best equip.
ped forces against the intrenchments
which had been thrown up across this
street, and street fighting followed.
The Villa forces made every posst
BILE efforts to take these intrench.
ments, which were the key to the de.
fenses of the city proper.
The de facto infantry met these
charges with counter charges and the
battle ragged back and forth in this
narrow adobe lined streets until the
Villa bandits were driven out of the
mouth of the avenue on the plains.
The losses on both sides are report
ed to be heavy.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov. 27.-Two
persons were killed and four were Sc
riously hurt in a rear-end collision on
the Texas and Pacific railroad near
StraWn.
The trains in the wreck were the
passenger train No. 4, from Sweet
water.
w. w. Givens. engineer, and f. f.
McGrew, fireman, both of Mingus.
Tex, were killed. Three passengers
and brakeman on the special were
hurt. 1t is not believed any of them
will die.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
Trolley Runaway Fatal.

Seattle, Nov. 27.-A trolley car ran
away on a steep hill here, and, after
gaining momentum by a race of four
blocks, crashed into another car NOV.
ins in the some direction. H. H. Bran.
non, motorman of the runaway car,
was instantly killed More than 3
score passengers in the two cars we're
bruised and shaken.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
REPORT OF FEDERAL PR0BER

Chicago. Nov 27.-Hinton c. Cla'
baugh, local head of the bureau of in
pended operations for two days last
tice, said his investigators had been
unable to learn of any violation of fed
eral law in the recent increases in the
price of food
Charles F. Clyne, district attorney,
refused to corroborate the statement.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
OBJECT TO NEGRO LABOR
English Trade Unionists Make Formal
Protest

London, Nov. 27.-Trade unionism,
which has been growing informally
at the prospect of the introduction Of
colored labor In Great Britain since
the proposition was first mooted, has
now made a formal protest.
The National Transport Workers
federation, one of the largest unions.
has passed long resolution con-
demning certain proposals Of the gov
ernment affecting labor.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
THREE U. S. SAILORS KILLED
And Score Injured in Frisco Bay
Accident.

San Francisco. Nov. 27.-Three
United States sailors met death here
and half score were injured when
a launch, carrying thirty-five men of
the supply ship Glacier, was swept
under the paddle blades of the stern
wheel river steamer Apache.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
Fire Leaps Over River.

Tampa, Fla, Nov. 27.-Fire on the
water front here burned a block OF
warehouses and, carried by heavy
wind, crossed the river and destroyed
thirty residences. The total damage
is estimated at $4,000
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
Watson on Trial AGAIN.

Augusta. Ga, Nov. 27.-Thomas f.
Watson, author, publisher and one.
time Populist candidate for president.
will 60 on trial in federal district
court here for the third time on
charges Of sending obscene matter
through the mails.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
GAS BLAST KILLS TWO MEN
Mill City Men Caught in Tunnel Are
Asphyxjated,

Minneapolis, Nov. 27.-Edward Be-
ran, fifty-three years old, and his
nephew, Wenzel Beran, twenty-five
years old, were stunned by an explO.
sion of escaping gas in tunnel lead
ing from their home to a gas main,
and before they could be removed
were asphyXiated.
In trying to remove the bodies,
fireman, Jay B. Johnson, was over
come, but later recovered.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
RAILROAD QUITS WHEN
COAL IS LACKING.

Keyesr. w. Va. Nov. 27.-
Tho Twin Mountain and PATIO
mac railroad suspended opera
tions for two days owing to
lack OF coal for the locomotives
caused by a shortage in cars
and inability on the part of the
operators in the Fairmont dis
trict to fill the standing orders
of the line.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
BOYS YSSUFF0CATEDIN B0xCAR

buHd FIF6 IN Car 70 Nttract NttentJon
Of Rescuers.
Chicago, Nov. 27.-Robbed of all tho
oxygen in the car by bonfire they
started to attract rescuers, three
young boys. from nine to thirteen
years, were suffocated in boxcar In
the Santa Fe freight yards here. A
night watchman, attracted by the
smoke, broke into the car and found
the bodies. Respiration motors at a
nearby hospital failed to revive them.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01
ASKS PUBLIC NOT TO BUY
EGGS.

New York, Nov. PA call
for an organized movement on
the part OF the consuming pub.
lie to refrain from buying eggs
and thus bring about reduc-
tion of the price by decreasing
the demand, was issued here
by Commissioner Joseph Harti-
gan of the bureau of weights
and measures.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-12-01

Insanity in the plea offered in the
Colby murder trial.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-06-09
CHAPTER XXI
A Step on the Sand

For a night and day storm swept
over the island where Lent had been
put ashore by Tyler, but the morning
of the second day broke clear and a
hot sun beat down.
Early in the morning Lent issued
forth from the shack where he had
found shelter with one of the three
white men who inhabited the island.
II was an island of some proportions.
he was told, and the three white set
tiers thereon eked out a lazy existence
dealing with traders in the limited
commodities the island boosted.
None of this interested Lent. With
as few words as possible he had made
arrangements for accommodations
with one of the white men until a
trading vessel should put in an ap-
pearance and aid him in returning to
civilization. Now that the storm had
ceased he sought cool spot to figure
out his state of affairs. All that he
was sure of was that he had saved
his skin, two sripsacks and bundle,
In the bundle however, was a Tuxedo
coat, and wrapped in the coat were
more than fifteen thousand dollars In
gold and yellow-backs.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-06-09


Marriott. 81 suppose / will have r.
finance.a double wedding"
Marriott's righteousness, however
was lost on his daughters, for they
were busily engaged in reading all
about the prowess of the Carteret
boys on diamond and gridiron.
Young Mrs. Marriott sat on the arm
of her husbands chair. She leaned
over and whispered:
II think il would be great fun to
try and find them. Do you suppose
there is any chance? You owe me a
honeymoon, you know. / would be
willing to spend II in that way,
"My dear girl" replied Marriott
CALAMITY, ''you may have anything In
the world that you want il it is in my
power TO give it to you. Your wishes
are mine. think there is about one
chance in ten thousand for us to win
that reward, but we will take that one
chance. Well start just as soon as we
can ship your mother home"
Poor mother!" laughed Mrs. Mar
riott. Pm afraid our marriage has
completely upset her. But she has no
reason to complain. am rather sorry
to lose her."
Marriott went out to look up trans.
portation and buy the largest map OF
the Pacific Ocean he could find in all
Sydney. He also sent this cablegram:
Police San Francisco.
Hemenway captured yet? What
opinion his whereabouts?
MARRIOTT.
When Marriott returned to his hotel
he unrolled his map on the floor, and
the entire Marriott family spent the
next two hours on it's knees planning
nautical campaign that had to do
with the capture of the alleged rob
bers.
The young women grew consider
ably excited over the matter Mar
riott quietly laughed in HE sleeve. He
looked upon the whole undertaking as
a joke. But it pleased his young wife,
so he was satisfied TO go through
with il.
That evening reply came to his
cablegram. 1t read:
Marriott, Sydney:
Not captured; believe South Seas.
(No sig.)
Three days later they boarded Il
steamship that would land them in
Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in
fifteen days by way of Wellington and
Rarotonga.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-06-09
CHAPTER XXI.
HemenWay Winus a Man.

Tyler ordered his crew to make
sail as soon as the yacht was clear
of the island.
Lent had kept off by himself but
he quickly came TO the conclusion
that the sooner the schooner was I'M
der sail and away from there the bet
ter it would be for his schemes, so
he turned to and helped the others
get the working sails on the yacht.
What little wind there had been
during the night had by this time died
10 whisper, but light as it was there
was enough to take the vessel beyond
danger of being washed ashore. There
which was fortunate, because the
breeze suddenly went to nothing.
Tyler cursed as the sails thrashed
to the rise and fall of the yacht, which
refused to answer her helm. There
was nothing else for Tyler TO do. He
couldn't get out and push.
If ever there is an excuse for swear.
ing, it is on a sailing vessel that is be.
Gained; and in this case the extraor-
binary Tyler made the most of his
privilege.
The current was still bearing them
westward and as the minutes went by
the island grew less and less distinct
Daylight was breaking, and they were
then about a mile due west of the
island, when those on board the
h. L, i,,~ To- a
them.
The discovery was followed almost
instantly by a gentle puff of wind. 1t
proved to be the forerunner of
steady breeze.
The yacht gathered Roadway, and
Tyler, rushing to the wheel, wore
around and headed due north. This
brought the wind over the starboard
quarter.
Tyler looked long at the incoming
launch. Then he gazed to windward
in search of more breeze. He cast his
eyes aloft and suddenly beloved:
Get the top'sls on her. Take the
wheel, Hawkins. Hey, you young
fellow, where are the top'sls stowed?"
'In the forehold,' replied Lent.
Brushing past him Tyler tore off
the hatch cover and jumped down the
hold. He reappeared in second and
bawled:
LEND hand Bill. You too, young
fellow. Come, look sharp"
The sails were quickly hauled on
deck, bent on the Halyards, and one
after the other run up to their respec.
tive topmast heads.
The clew of the maintopsail had
hardly been hauled flat when there
was the sharp report of pistol, fol-
lowed by a yell from Hawkins, and he
tumbled to the floor of the cockpit.
The wheel, released from its guild
ing hand revolved to starboard, and
the yacht began to huff.
They all looked in the direction of
the launch. Hemenway was standing
in the bow of her, one hand on the
little wheel and the other pointing a
revolver at the schooner.
He was yelling some command and
although they could not hear what he
demanded they didn't stop to ask.
Tyler lodged aft and jumped into
the cockpit AS he did so another shot
spat from Hemenway's pistol and
bullet grazed the mainmast, tearing
off some splinters.
Bill threw himself on deck and
crawled 70 the lee of the mainmast.
Lent, STOPPING low, ran forward and
tumbled down the forehatch.
There, after collecting his scattered
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
VILLAS OPINION OF US
He Aims to Kill All Gringos on
Mexican Soil.
Tells American Doctor He VIII Use
Fire and Dynamite to Wreak
Vengeance on Yankees.


Washington.-Here is Villas opin-
ion of the United States and Ameri-
cans. and a statement of his intentions
as he gave 1t recently to an American
surgeon. his prisoner. who later es-
capped:
Il have always extended guarantees
to the persons and property of you
Americans. With my own eyes | ave
s~afeguarded fortunes of precious met
ais for Americans. With my W
hands I buried YOU treasures safely
out of reach Of enemies. Your fam
lilies have enjoyed my protection.
"For four days not a single bite Of
food has passed the lips of my men
and me. We are starving; we are
here, sacrificing our lives. For water
we are drinking the discharge from
your Douglas smelters. This while
you. whose families and treasures l
have protected, loll in the lap of lux
ury.
Your government is playing a high
hand in its attempt at throttling the
peace, prosperity and freedom of Mex
leo. You have recognized Carranza,
Ell? Carranza. then. is the man to
protect you now-Carranza and VIII
son.
IF you return, you will be the last
American W to leave my territory
alive. From this moment on l will
devote my life to the killing of every
gringo l can get my hands on and the
destruction Of ell gringo property.
you say you are from Cananea.
Well, when l reach there with oil !
will burn each mine; with dynamite
I will destroy each bit of machinery;
! will burn each house and l will ami
hilate all gringos.
ut Is we'll that intervention come,
then we will see who gets the most
hidei stA~
1.-THE negroes are all ready to side
with us. I did not want history to
record our side as the offender, but
the coWardly - has left us with no
other alternative.
eve will annihilate the -, though
we have nothing but u finger nails
with which to do It."
The full affidavit, comprising twen-
ty-eight pages of typewriting. Is In
the possession of Senator Albert B.
Fall of New Mexico. who intends read
ing it in the senate. The name of the
surgeon is withheld by Senator Fall.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
HOW FUNSTON CAUGHT REBEL
He Risked His Life in Daring Trick
That Was SuccessfuI-Brought
Finish to Instruction.

Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, then
Colonel Funston, first focused the
eyes of the country upon him when he
captured in a daring and clever man
ner the Philippine leader, Aguinaldo,
fifteen years ago..
The Little Corsican" had been
chased about the islands in vain for a
long time until Funston finally Melted
him.
Aguinaldo, who at that time was
about thirty-eight years old, came into
fame in 1896 when he led a revolt
against Spanish rule. He continued
his insurgency when the United States
conquered Spain, and kept the Ameri-
can army busy from the time of it's
occupation of the islands until his
capture. Until General Funston went
after him, Aguinaldo escaped all traps
so easily that 1t began to be whis-
pered he bore a charmed life.
Early in March, 1901, General
Funston. with a small force of trusted
men, left Manila to capture Aguinaldo.
who was reported in hiding in the
province of Isabella, island Of Luzon.
Funston's party landed at Belar. 1t
vas arranged that Funston's party
should be captured" by a band of ma
tives led by Hilaria, who had been one
of Aguinaldo's officers, but who had
turned on him.
After a long journey by water and
through swamp-covered lands, Hilario
and his prisoners" reached Aguin-
aldo's hiding place. The %insurgent
leader was surrounded by a bodyguard
of about forty men, but at a prear-
ranged signal Hilario's men opened
fire, dispensing the guard. Hilario
himself threw his arms about Aguin-
aldo and told him he was a prisoner OF
the Americans. This was on March
%.
Five days later the United States
gunboat Vicksburg with General
Funston and Aguinaldo aboard arrived
at Manila. News of the capture of
the insurgent leader was hailed with
delight at Washington. With Aguin-
aldo's capture the insurgent move
ment in the islands practically died
Out.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
UNCLE SAM GETS
READY TO FIGHT
Places Immense Orders for Arms
and Ammunition With Four
Great Plants.
CAN CONTROL LARGE OUTPUT
Baldwin Locomotive Company Ready
to Abandon All Other Work So
Government May Receive
Enough Supplies.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The four greatest
war munitions factories in the world.
tho Midvale Steel and Ordnance COM
pany. the Remington Arms company.
the Eddystone Ammunition Corpora
ton and the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, with their many subsidiaries.
stand ready to open up their plants to
the United States government on a
minutes notice.
This has been announced by Sam
uel M. Vouclain, managing director of
the Remington Arms company and a
member of the board of directors of
the Midvale Steel and Ordnance COM
pany, and Alba Johnson of the Bald
win Locomotive Works.
Rush Big Arms Orders.
At the same time 1t was acknowl-
edged for the first time that all of
these companies are rushing tremen-
dous orders of rifles and shells, all
placed within the last six weeks, since
the Mexican situation and foreign re-
lations became serious than ever
before.
The Remington Arms company at
Eddystone is rushing an order for 81
900, 900 rifles, the Eddytone Ammuni-
ton Corporation is pressing every
available man into service to turn out
in record time 2,500, 900 shells, the
Baldwin Locomotive company has re-
ceived an order for $1,000, 900 steel
forgings and the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance company is hard pressed
and also flooded with orders for all
Of these things for the United States
government. tsLL3sa
. Ready For Emergency.
= Not only are these great concerns
ready to throw their factories open
to government, but Mr.. Johnson
stated that the Baldwin Locomotive
Works is ready, If necessity should
arise, to abandon the manufacture of
any other product than wal munitions
in order to ssure the government an
unlimited source Of supplies should
the expedition into Mexico prove a
harder task than it is believed it will,
or If any emergency should arise.
This would place at the disposal of
the government the greatest plant for
that purpose ever assembled under
n head.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
CHASING VILLA Is EXPENSIVE
Immediate Need of Huge Fund Seen,
and CONGRESS viii Take Steps to
Provide Necessity.

Washington, d. Can immediate
emergency appropriation for use of
the army is necessary should there be
considerable development of the mill
tary operations in ~conhection with the
chase after Villa and his bandits.
How large this sum must be can
not be Appropriated tonight by the
army authorities or by the statisti-
clans of the house of appropriations
committee.
The war department now is using
to defray the extraordinary expenses
in connection with the movement of
the troops into Mexico and the re-
placing of these troops on the border
by troops from military outposts
throughout the country, the funds ap-
propriated last July, available for the
entire year, when 10 such expendi-
ture was contemplated. This fund
soon will be exhausted.
1t cost the government about ST..
100000 to occupy Vera Cruz. most of
this expense falling In the navy. Gen
eral Funston. With his troops, went to
Vera Cruz some time after the navy
had bottled up the city, and his men
were engaged largely in police work
in and around the city proper.
The net balance in the general treas
ury at the present time is about $780,
000. 000. This will not last long in any
general operation by United States
troops In Mexico should such become
necessary. There is general belief
here that the force of 5000 men max
ing up the first troops to enter Mexico
on the chase is to be enlarged 500
because of known difficulties in the
way of trapping Villa in the mountains
in which he is expected to take refuge.
There remains unsold $240, SOC. 900 of
the Panama canal bonds of the auth
orized issue for construction of that
waterway which would be available
for immediate sale to supply the needs
of the army. Congress could author
ize Immediately a vast loan by the
government on one year or short-time
notes, and prepare by special tax leg
islation to raise funds to meet the loan
at maturity. This plan probably will
be adopted, should it become neces-
sary to bring into the treasury imme-
diately a large amount of money to
be placed at the disposal Of the pres
ident to carry out operations in Mex
leo.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
Great Hymns Pathetic History.

OF all our hymns non has a more
pathetic history than abide With
Me-" The Rev. Henry f. Lyle. who
wrote it, was practically under SEN
tence of death at the time. For twen-
ty-four years he had been vicar of
Brixham. Devon, and it was on the.
day he preached his final sermon there.
that Lyte. then about to start for Nice,
where he died. composed the hymn
intended" it has been said. las a
hymn of comfort for those who were
about to depart from life and not pr.
marily as an evening hymn OF the
eight verses only four or five are com,
monty sung. the general sense of con-
gregations having eliminated about
half of the hymn as Lyte penned it
London Spectator.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
Rome Approves Move.

Rome. Italy.-The decision of the
United States to act vigorously in
Mexico has been received with general
satisfaction here, especially in polit-
ical circles, where it is believed 1t is
the only way to establish law and or
der and to protect foreigners.
Although the Vatican is extremely
reticent on the subject, those in touch
with prelates high in the church as
sert that the holy see must be con-
tent with any measure aimed to sup
press the anarchy from which the
church and clergy have suffered Sc
verely.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
Is Ii the

1t is arguable whether the part of
the Danube east of Belgrade should
be called the Danube at all, for on
the map it certainly looks as if at
Belgrade the Danube flows into the
Save, not the Save into the Danube.
Accordingly we find that the ancient
Romans called the river above, this
point the Danube, but below it the Is
ter. Istria being the region in which
the headwaters of the Save are to be
found. The name of the Danube itself
has been %variously derived from the
German bonner" (thunder) and
tame" (ir tree) and from Celtic
sources.-London Chronicle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-31
Carlyle and His Home.

When the great writer Carlyle was
engaged to Miss Welsh the latter in
duced her mother to consent that Car
lyle should live with both of them and
share the advantage of an established
mouse and income. But Carlyle an
swered Miss Welsh's proposal by say
ing that two households could not live
as II they We're one and that he would
never have any right enjoyment of his
w1fe's company till she was ''an his
own" adding that the moment he was
master Of a house the first use he
would make CT it would be to slam the
door against n%auseous intruders.