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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17
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NJ. II. Parsons and j. D. Ray were
looming visitors Saturday
Mr.. Will Couwell i visiting in
town.
Mrs.. j. T. Wehmhoner was shop
ping m the city saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Brown were "
iiors vt Cooks place saturday
q. X. Gibbs ha- been a frequent
visitor 10 Deming this week Seek
lac war news, We suppose.
Mr. and Mr.. ] o Drummond were
ur-iurs. VISITOR e. the county seat
Ibis week.
Il. :. Pond had business IN Dem
me the first Of the week.
The Bor,lcrland Home club met
with Mr. Fitzgerald last Thursday
AID after the business session r.
frcshment> were served and Jolly
-uod Time had nv all present.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

Elwood Sylvanus is having extern
s've improvements made on his place
west Of Tunis. Seems that Elwood is
fixing up for some special reason.
We don't want war out here. We
want rain.
Thee. Sharp is helping Mr.. Love
with bis well and windmill this week.
Wonder why the candidates don't
advertise! Guess they are afraid to
start too early for fear the voters will
have time to investigate before the
primaries. Advertising certainly
pays in politics.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

John Muir of Fl Paso arrived in
the city Sunday.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

The yaunger girl Of this commun-
i,N meet Friday evening NJ the home
of Mrs. r.. T. Hod-on to organize
Girls Club.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

Mr.. Wilson Palmer spent sunday
with home folks.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

Mrs.. +. ID. Games spent Thursday
with Mrs. Allen Gaines.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-17

Mrs. Allen Gaine> motored to Cot
umbus Saturday with the Watkins
family.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
SOCCER ENTHUSIASTS MEET
inrE 1 Number al Nivhrnondcr> Aiding
!" Starting sport Hcre-Pluu
four-tIub League.

The meeting; III the interest Of soccer
football. held last night III the old high
school huilGtus,. WAS one OF the most
enthusiasm, gatherings Of those in
t"tcSi,d IN athletics held here IN some
time, and resulted in the formation or
r!-us which :; l. Thought shortly will
lead TO The organization OF u four
team soccer league tnat viii play
several games each week.
There Mere more than thirty persons
present: all Of whom were directly in
erai OF them spoke - length upon the
ADVANTAGES OF the game and vnpta-
sized IN" fact that x crowded athletic
Opportunities al :. tire -: the ycai
when most other sports are at "A stand
Sitl! Il Was pointed OF; also that the
game A::v:NS many men and boys. who
a'e unable - participate in basketball
OF track athletics. chance in sports.
On" @: tile first things done a; the
org"nizaiiou committee. This commits
Il" : composed Of l.. Y Jones. =; w
Draper, W II DAY. j ,irUndy. Adam.
and J. Selvare tn. latter are school
boys and are representing q larG. num-
be- 81 youths who haze been PLAYING
ne game with Junior high school
ule TO the FAC; ,ha, the bal! paris Is
beng moved. i; VIII be Impossible for
tle representative eleven 10 stage a
.Ri0r here with Washington Oh New
"Ner. second meeting of the erthu-
.as'> vii! l.. held next Monday night.
- which lin" II is expected the teams
VII! be organized and a schedule ar
ranged. play Ia begin the next Week
according 10 present plans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
N|VELLE PUT At HEAD
OF TWO FRENCH ARMIES
Called First Step Toward Rcorgani-
cation of the Higher
Command.
NEW CABINET Is ANNOUNCED
AuStro.German Pursuit OF Rouma.
mans Has Been Only Slightly
Checked by Snow and Rain of Last
Twenty-Four Hours.
IRv Assncinted prcss.l

FAIRS. December l2-.ieneral Nj
Helie, commander of the French troops
at Ncrdun. has been appointed COM
mander-in- chic; 81 the armies OF the
north and northeast. The official an
houncement of this appointment SAYS
II is the first step towards the re-
organization of the higher command
The new French Cabinet, according
10 the official list. is as follows:
Premier and Minister Of Foreign A.
fairs. Aristide BRAND.
Minister of Finance, Alexandra Ribot
Minister OF War. General hubert
Lyautcy.
Minister OF Marine. Rca--Admiral
l.acaSe.
Minister of Fabrication Rationale. in
Guiding Munitions and TRANSFORMATION.
Albert Thomas.
The five foregoing Cabinet ministers
VIII form council Of national defense.
Paul Fainleve is Minister OF Public
Instruction.
The members OF the new Cabinet,
after having been presented TO Presi-
dent Poincare. held their first meeting
which lasted until midnight. They de-
cided 10 appear in the chamber on
Wednesday and in the Senate on
Thursday.
II is announced officially tina, Vice
ADMIRAL du Fournet. commander of the
allied squadron in Greek waters. has
been replaced by Admiral oiaucher
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
FAILURE or TEUTONIC
ATTACKS REPORTED
rBy Associated pressl

rBy Associated Press
PETROGRAD. December 1.-THE
failure Of Teutonic attacks in Rou-
mania is reported in to-day's communi-
"a ton from the War Office. which fol-
lows:
"On the Roumanian front on Sun
day the enemy made unsuccessful at
tacl:s in the valley of the River BuZcu.
north of Tshislau, on the River krkov
and west of MiZil. In Dvbrudja nm OK
change Of fire is proceeding.
I'm the wooded Carpath!ans the
enemy conducted attacks at a point five
versts northeast of Chibena and in the
region of capul Mountain. Both at
taCks were arrested by our fire
"On the region east OF Beibor the
attacking enemy was beaten back
Our dctachments pursued them and
captured two heights.
in the valley OF the Sulta River,
enemy attacks were repulsed on the
front six versts northeast OF Giashiutte
south OF tho valley Of the Gzul River
We gained one OF the heights"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
BARACA CLASS ELECTS
J. E. STOUT AS PRESIDENT
4. Justin Moore Named nS Teacher at
Annual business Meeting Held
In First baptist Church.
Encouraging reports were ma,

Encouraging reports were made last
night at the annual business meeting
of the Baraca class of the First Bap-
fist Church. which WAS held in the
lecture room of the Church. the annua
report showing an enrolment in the
class of 1863 members. Short talks
were made by Rev. q. W. Mcdaniel, -.
D.: Superintendent a W Patterson, of
the Sunday school: w. 5 Dunning. J.
Edwin stout. Ray kclcrsrn. w. r..
IIiehfcld and G. X. Wat.rous.
supper WAS served. during which the
class orchestra played several sclcc-
tons. and solos were sung by MIR.
Stith. of the Broad Street Methodist
church, and John Womblc. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the
next six months term. starting Jan
uary !:
=. Justin Moore. teacher; Rev. r r..
Ray. assistau, teacher: j. Edwin Stout.
president: j. Ray kellcrS"n. w. =. Dun
ming. G. II. Watcrous. vice presidents :.
i. II. Callahan, secretary; II. l.. Marks.
Lloyd II. Thomas. assistant secretaries.
+. w. Gwathmcy. treasurer; y Il Bel
ucld. beneficial treasurer: J. y. HraN-
'oi. corresponding secretary: W. T.
Hiahfield. press reporter: II. T.. John
son. librarian: George B FERGUSON.
assistant librarian; Mrs. r. W. Gwath
Sistant pianist: Miss Julia Wilkes. as
sistant pianist: Mrs. l.. &. Tanner. as
sistant pianist, and j. y Brown.
choriStcr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
WITHDRAW MEMBERSHIP
OF Onc-Ncnr Rulr Causes
Resignation OF Mississippi \. a VI,
Tulane md teUrrin.

NEW ORLEANS. December 10 tn
lane university. Mississippi \ II NJ.
and the University of G""rgia have
withdrawn FROM membership in tho
Southern Athletic Conference. accord
Ing 10 statement made here today by
Professor Douglas =. Anderson. Tu-
lanes representative" AT the mcctiueS
uf tn" Southern lntorcollcE int. Ath .
l"iiC association, ana tho conference
held in Charleston last week. The
thr"" Institutions Withdrew. PROFESSOR
Anderson said hccaus" Of the confer
"1cc's decision Ia enforce the fiat one
wear residence rule.
Almost all of tho schools have prac-
ii"allS completed their 1917 football
schedules said Professor anderson
ana thu enforcement Of the one year
rule would have ncccssitatcd a read
iustmcnt
Tho designations. Nc said. were pre-
sented at an executive session OF tn"
conference ~ Charleston. just hcfOr.
adjournment, aud no formal announce
ment WAS mad" lay TIA" officials there.
Withdrawal rf tn" thr." schools II
Was stated. left ,hc conferences with
Eve members Clemson. Georgia T."h
South Carolina Tennessee and Auburn
Vhe :. J. \ \ regretted the "rc-yeai
rule at is meeting aud the three
schools retained their membership ia
That DrE.-.sa- DON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
THANKS CITY COUNCIL
letter * Received From NirEinin I:du-
cntional Conference Appreciate
ting Appropriations.

ct is not often that the City Council
gets thanks for what II does. and when
IL does think that IL Is :, matter
worth attention." remarked city Clerk
Ben r. August last night when he
read 4 letter from the Virginia Edu-
Sational Conference. 1t WAS directed TO
the Council and signed by Charles q.
MaphiS chairman Of the conference
committee. and j. II. Montgomery. Sec
rotary. II follows:
I'VE feel that our recent educational
conference was the greatest occasion
OF its Kind we have ever held. and we
think that much of the credit is due
.'ou gentlemen because Of the pro-
vision YOU made for the entertainment
OF our guests. We wish. therefore, TO
express our sincere appreciation for
the assistance rendered by YOU
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
WILSON'S ENTERTAIN
Nirc-Prrsldcnt and Mrs. Marshall md
Members at Cabinet Guests ut
White House.

WASHINGTON. December l2.-rresl-
dinner Tonight ~ honor of Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall and members
q! the Cabinet. TIL" decorations were
Of roses ANA naidcnhair fcrus After
dinner Mrs. Muricl Simonds sang. She
was accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Rose w. David Among the guests
were Colonel and Mrs l.. NJ. House Mr.
and Mrs Cyrus II. Mccormick, of Chi
cagO. and Mrs. George Bass. also os
Chicago. who is carrying on a campaign
against the high cost of living
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
QUINT SEEKING CONTEST
John Marshall Third Basketball rive
w ishcs Games with I.Ucnl Tennis.
Walter stuart Managing.

Candidates :or the basketball team
q; John Marshall are So numerous tina,
captain Hargrova and Director Jones
d-e unable TO give them ali Of tho at
'"0to: ihat IS necessary Director
Jones Is giving his entire attention TO
applicants for the first I've ana its
substitutes
In order 10 furnish the remainder OF
the large squad an opportunity for fre.
VN.ni practice and training in the ruG,-
ments % the game. he has directed
Nh!t"r stuart 10 secure games for
them. The team that is being man
aged by stuart VIII he known As tho
John Marshall Third five and contests
may b" arranged by communicating
with stuart. II Boulevard 25lj-W.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
RUSSIANS MAKE ATTACKS.
DIT WITHOUT SUCCESS

Rournaria and the ccrna river 70
Ton In Serbia continue tho sectors
where mist uf tn" fEhtirg il taking
place. In Wallachia snnw las checked
only slightly The advance Of the c"n-
ira! powers against the RouInau!aus
ana Russians. Th: town az Mill on
the railway h"twccn i'iocchti ana Iu-
z"u has teen captured ~ al,o has the
village Of trzic"Ei. twenty miles 10 Nh
.iouth"a"t. berlin announces that more
than 10000 additional Kounanians hav.
been captured
In tn. Carpath!ans aud along the
A"ldavinn frontier the Russians arc
continuing their violent attacha, but.
according 30 Berlin, without success.
u IS asserted by Berlin that the Rus
sia-s III Ia. CarpatiIauH have los; 30.
0Ou men
Along the Ccrna River The entente
allies again have attacked viciuuHly.
but again have been icpulTcd with
heavy casualties. according TO Ttu-
tonic aHViC"s. Five Bulgarian posi- :
south Of III" L:tnri,za River have been
captured ~ entente troops SNOW has
pat at end TO infantry activity north
az Hormsri-.
on IN. front in France and Belgium
th"-c Is continuation Of artillery &c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
TEUToN ARMIES NOW FAR
TO EAST OF BukIIARESl'
T BY Associated press.l


BERLIN, December II tvia London.
December l2).--The Ausiio-Ger.nan
pursuit Of the Roumanians has been
only Slightly checked by the snow,
rain and generally bad weather Of the
las twenty -four hours.
The Teutonic armies are already far
I" the eastward OF Bucharest. but th.il
exact positions are BEING carefully
concealed. 50 that the scattered bands
Of Roumanians in the mountains north
and northwest may not learn uf their
location and thereby avoid aDparently
inevitable capture.
The advance has been SO great that
the Russo Roumanian line runs almost
due north and south, and even local
successes by the Russians TO the north
ward would be able only to accomplish
= slight bending in OF the line, while
the Russian lief, flank on the Secret
Inc appears TO be endangered
IL German quarters not the slightest
anxiety is expressed at the activity or
Genera Sarrail in Macedonia, which is
accounted purely political, as other
wise his Efforts would not be made in
the Monas;ir region but to the cast
ward. where the distance to Roumunia
- not quite great
The total losses Of the Roumnnians
IN all sections since the beginning OF,
the war TO date are estimated AT $50 600
prisoners, 100000 men killed OF
wounded and 600 cannon taken. or The
The strength OF the remaining Eou-
manian artillery in consequence is
recEoncd at nearly nil ana the strength
Of IN" army at even less than that OF
The Serbian forces which reached
Greece after tn" retreat last year.
TIL" Austro German forccs in their
advance were able 10 ov.rtakc and
set free 500 civilians who had been in
termed in Bucharest ana were being
transported eastward Likewise they
arc daily finding more concealed stores
Of grain aud other supplies, tho total
OF which is nov described as "enor-
nous
II = reported that tho dcstruc,
OF RoumanIan p",roI.Lin supplies was
considerably less serious than at frs.
believed. az the itounauian Nigh; Was
too pr.ciritate FOR them 20 do NOR.
THAN partly set the supplies on fire
They ar" said 10 have lacked sufficient
explosives, " hile the worh Df IA" AUG
tro-icruan troops in "Ntluguisiliug
such fires az had been st proved uu-
i-c
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
INT. LEAGUE DECIDES
ON INTERlEAGUE GAMES
Each Club Contributes S6"-->cns"n
Opens About trrii - and Closes
About August =.

NEW. YORK pccember i? -lutcrna,
tionai League officials o-daN ratified
the proposition for an iut'rlrasuo Sc
ries OF foity-ctgn, sames WIN me
American Association teams n"Nt sea-
son. after the details bad been az
ranged by President + g. RATION, %;
the former organization and president
T. ]. Hickey. ut the Associations
seas nT Sy nnJ sWio.no6' NH he I.Tla",
among the play"r" Of re ie.sp" w..nn-
Ling the largest number 90 'Nv forty p
eight games Eucn team VIII con-
tribute $d25 o. tho purse. a"I ~" "r.e"-
ing gam" viii y" played thr West
fresid.ut hHlrow Said 80 tHs ro"rlH-
sion OF thr mrr,inE. that he + htsh.%
satisfied with the plan aua i'r"slGrnt
Hickey. of the A",er an ASSsoS,ini.%,.
AS" .sS\presssd 4,,nr,s,', ,,.,. "y'''N'"s
The n'r4sn.s,em.n' o. dates i2 i,,,i Ire
ana the opening OF tn, i-tc~ieaeuc 81
ries uray Not d, o''ci4lly anuonuevt
until aftor the ~vhedU." meetings q
the leaEuos have bc'0 held hut i i
planned TO urcu ;lo -W9 playing SEIZED
ules about Nurll 49, ur - arid close tho
season il, each league about August .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
CALLS REPORT INCORRECT
IN SOME PARTICULAR

F..
LONDON. December l2.-Rcgar,'inu
the claim of Berlin as to the sinking
OF two hostile transports in the Mcd-
terranean. the official press bureau to-
day says the claim is wholly incor-
rect as regards the character OF the
vessels apparently referred to, and in
part as to The results.
The sinking of the King Malcolm.
described here as an ordinary cargo
vessel and not a troop transport. on
November 2S, already has been AN
nounced in this country
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
In nn,.rc-, OF coun, rurno~.h..


LONDON, december 1.-THE fo-cigh
Office announces it Is still commune
Gazing with France in regard 10 - safe
conduct 81 Count TarnowSky Won Tar
r.rw, recent! appointed AuStr"-iiun-
garIan minister to the United States.
bUt no hint las been given regarding
What Wili result from the negotiations.
II IS generally believed IN Diplomatic
circles here. however, that the SAT"
conduct VIII bc granted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
HEAVY RUSSIAN
ATTACKS REFUSED

81 AsSotihtrd Press
BERLIN, December - (via Sayvillcl.
Heavy attacks by the Russians in
tho wooded carpathians and along tho
Moldavian frontier of Roumania were
renewed yesterday, says to-day's War
Office statement. The attacks were
rcpulscd.
TIL" town of Mill, on tho railway
between rl"cchti and Buzcu. has been
captured by the Austro-G"rmau forces.
UrZiccni also has been occupied.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
REPORTS 1'OR|EDOING
OF BRITISH TRANSPORTS

BEltLiN. December IL (via London).
An official statement issued to-day
by the German Admiralty says:
our submarines torpcdoed in the
Eastern Mediterranean two big trans
port steamers loaded with war ma
tcrial of between 5000 and 5000 tons
One of the vessels was armed Both
were escorted by dcstroycrs"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
BELGIAN STEAMER KELTIER
TOWED INTO FALMOUTH

by Associated IrcSS.l
LONDON. December ia dispatch
TO Lloyds Shipping Agency from Fal-
mouth reports the Belgian steamer
Neltier towed into that port this morn
ing full of water from off the Sicily
Islands. The steamer was apparently
damaged by q submarine. but did not
sink. S previously reported.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
VIRGINIA DROPPED FKoM
1917 HtHNt ARD stHI.nI.I

Cambridge. MASS. pec.ubcr
Cornell. Virginia aud North Carolina
WI! not be given dates on HsIya,,i's
1917. football schedulc Bowdoiu vii!
receive IN carly nate and so viii Bos
ton COLLEGE. the team co,cL.I
Charles Brickley.
Tufts date viii pc advanced 4 coupl.
Or weeks and Carlisle. dropped s., 1911
for being too strong wilI he gIycn ,
game between the Princeton ana Yale
contests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
ST. PETERS ACADEMY FIVE
WANTS GAMES WITH LOCAL. TEAMS

students in Ito St Peters Bows
Academy have organized a basketball
luint and would like TO arrange games
Win any - Junior organization in the
"iiN Thc boys already have PLAYED
severn games ana haN" mad. an aX-
ccllcnt showing Teams desiring games
should cal! Mudison 1901 or Randolph
ma. zee
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
tlvity and small operations by patrol

parties.
An unofficial dispatch from Switzcr.
land says the King OF Greece has or
a general mobilization. An Of
fetal communication from Paris an.
nounces that Commander du Fournet
mas been replaced by Admiral Gnuchcr
In the Mediterranean,
Berlin reports the destruction by a
submarine IN the Eastern Mcditcr-
ranean OF two big TRANSPORT steamers
iooded with war material The British
press bureau, however denies that the
vessels wero transports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13

Rev. s. II. Templ.m.n. former ms
tor OF the Nor;hsidc baptist Church
Highland Park. will pc in the city
Friday. and VIII receive members of
the church and friends In the sunday
schoo! auditorium from s to > o'clock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13

$1,000. br Associated Press.
Nl.N YORK, December l-.-Thirty-
seven produce merchants wcr" CON
Nicttd here to-day of having sold cold
storage eggs fresh eggs Fines
ranged from 81 10 SO Two hundr ii
other cases aic pending
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
CONSTANTINE ORDERS
GENERAL MOBILIZATION
fBy Associated I.res.


LONDON, December l3.-An ES-
change Telegraph dispatch from Copcn-
hagen says advices have been received
there from Switzerland that King Con-
stantine OF Greece has ordered q gen
eral mobilization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
President VIII Pre.Ide.

WASHINGTON. December l2.-Pres-
ident wilson will preside at the annual
meeting Of the American National Red
Cross Tomorrow. aud Will listen 10
reports Of the experience OF Red Cross
nurses in the warning countries The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13

Merchants ". Enirmnunt Srcomd.
Federation League games nre
played NJ the Y VI. &. ~, while
th""r Of the Athletic League are
played ut the Mrt.iil tnthnIic
Mon. FIRST games begin at s.IJ
"'"loc!, mud the second contests ut
9:I:, o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
storm Warnings Dispi,,,cd,

tty Associated Press
WASHINGTON December l2.-Thc
Weather bureau Tonight ordered
storm warnings displayed ON the At
lantic Coast from Cape Iiatteras to
Passport Maine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
SPORl > MTERLEAGUE SERIES LEAGUE ST
SPORT

President will present medals and cups
TO Il large number OF nurses VINO
distinguished themselves III service
abroad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
Basketball Games
Tonight
ATHLETIC LEAGUE. ,
FEDERATION LEAGUE.

finrfun Heights ". lnirmouut
First: Church I'M ~. y. VI. [. a.
second.