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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
BRITISH OFFICERS
NOT DETAINED
Men Held BY Government Officials at
Ellis IsIand Permitted to Continue
Journey-Not Travelling As British
Officers.

Washington. Sept. 27.-Release Of
Maj. Arthur s. Humphreys and Lieut.
Hugh l.. Levick. the British army off,
GERS detained at Ellis Island on their
arrival from England. was ordered to-
day by Commissioner car!ne..:.
Evidence taken yesterday by special
board Of inquiry showed that Hum
phreys IL en- route to Canada on leave,
while Levick 10 on his way to Boston
to visit relatives. and both are travelling
entirely az individuals.
/. Mr.. Caminetti explained that the de-
tention OF the officers was only neu-
'ij1u there re- was no Intention on the part Of,
thee esoxerninent 70 interfere with the
movement Of European ofhcers Or men
coming to this country as individuals
and not engaged on active service in
connection with a belligerent's armed
forces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
z.nnelin. Aoain R.jd EnoI.nd.

Berlin, Sept 27.The British naval
base OF Portsmouth and military.
establishments near the mouth of the,
Thames ana at North Shields, Lincoln
and Derby, were attacked by the Zep-.
pelins which raided England Monday.
night the admiralty announced today.
The OFFICIAL account Of these opera
tions follows:
ION the night Of Sept. % and 2s,
several German airships bombarded
extensively and with visible success
with explosives and incendiary bombs
the British naval port OF Portsmouth.
fortified places near the mouth Of the
ThaRses, ana industrial and railroad
of military importance
In, middle ENGLAND, including North
&AAields. Lincoln and Derby. The air.
ships returned unharmed, notwith-
standing strong attacks of anti-air
craft guns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
Rujuars Force Roumanians Back.

Sofia, via London. Sept. 27.-After
ten days Of heavy fighting between
Serbian and Bulgarian troops on the
western end Of the Macedonian fronts
the g.!garians forced back the enemy.
compelling a retreat along the whole
front, it was announced officially to-
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL.

Lamar is serving term in the fed
raj prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
WILSON MAN DEFEATED.
MARITIME Nominated For Senator !
New Jersey Over Wescott,

NeW 1o'Soy OVef Wescott.
Trenton. n. j., Sept. Ex-senator
James D. MARITIME won the democratic
nomination for United States senator
by safe majority over John w. Wes-
colt. according to the vote canvassed
at o'clock this morning. Wescott
Is known aa the man who twice NOM
mated President Wilson Returns from
723 districts Of the 1888 in the state
gave MARITIME 12,7s4 and Wcscott
6,6S7.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
WOMEN cAMPAieNERs COMING.
Hughes Special to Visit Cedar Rapids
and Waterloo.

Waterloo, Sept. N.-Announcemen
was made hero today by Mrs. Florence
Duncan. field secretary. of the Hughes
national alliance, that the women's
special campaign train. which Will
leave New York City. Oct. 2. would-be
in Waterloo, Oct. 6. for an evening
meeting. The train will stop at Cedar
Ranids en- route here, coming from
Rock Island. The route from TINS city
Is to st. Paul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
MAD DRIVE ON
SOMME FRONT
IS CONTINUED
Victorious Franco-British
Forces Give German
Armies No Rest.
SUCCESSES SPUR
THE ALLIES ON

sritish Treeps Score Fresh Gain. In
Nisht Assault In Direction Of Eau.
court rAbbays, and Frsnch capturs
Fortified Wood Near vsrmandovilIsrs
in Brilliant Att.ek-N.w Attack Ap-
parsntly Aimed At chaunss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
MANY UNIONS
FAIL TO Qu|I
Sympathy Strike In New
York Fails to Reach
Great Magnitude.
LITTLE EVIDENCE
SEEN IN CITY

carSasssrs Among Labor ors.r,x...
e'o"s Report That Twsney-n.s
Unions Failed 70 Rsspond-ers,v,rv
Workers Nay Go Out rhu.sday-
Strikers to Date Number 12Aeoo
men-ouist Prevails Thrueus City,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
BOSTON WINS FIRST GAME.

'"a.es are Oered1eo IN morning Con-
test on Braves Field, to O..
Boston. Sept. ~. = The Pittsburgh
Pirates were shut out in the morning
game at Braves field, Boston scoring a
i to victory in a fast and brilliantly
prayed game. The score: r. H. E.
Pittsburgh :. ....... O
Batteries Cooper and Wagner;
Tyler, Blackburn and Gowdy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27

no rest II being given the Ger
mans by the victorious Franco
British forces on the Somme front.
The British capture Of the
stronghold Of Thiepval. following
closely and Unexpectedly upon the
capture OF Combles by the COM
bined allied forces. was followed
UP last night by a new stroke on
the part Of the French south Of the
Somme. whore they drove out from
Vermandovillers and captured a
strongly fortified wood east Of the
town OF Chaulnes.
Apparently this new drive is aim.
ed IT Chaulnes. which bears to the
southern end Of the Somme line
somewhat the relation that Combles
did to the northern sector. The be.
ginning Of a French effort to pocket
this other German stronghold was
apparent some time ago.
Meanwhile the military impor-
tance from tho gains from Thiep-
val to the tSomme scored in the
smashing offensive Of the present
week are expected by military OBJ
m.de mariya.+s ~, . .osaa.. $500 ~ 20
in,oad nnor ca-m.n Ia $500
The French ADVANCE haxond Ronrh.
avesneS u pointed to a. directly
threatening Allaines. two miles
the, vay sor A enc,rclin. n,aversnt
intended - driva the Germ.n. o,t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
pANeELo FOUND GUILTY.

.,u.x Returns Verdict Of Murder in the
Second Degree.
Centerville, Sept. s7.--Frank Dangeio
today was found guilty OF murder IN
the second degree. The jury found IN
Ito verdict that Dangelo shot and Kill
cd p. Traxler, following q dance here
last June. Traxler had danced with
Dangclo's sweetheart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
CARMEN WANT HIGHER WAGES
DissruntIed by Exclusive Provisions Of
Eight Hour Law.

el9nt T10ur Law
st. Paul, Minn., Sept. 27.-Leaders
Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad Car
men in the northwest met in st. Paul
today to discuss plan to demand
higher wages from the Great Northern,
the. Northern Pacific, the Canadian
Pacific and the c. NJ. & st. p. and
recognition of the union. The carmen,
it was said, were disgruntled over the
passage Of the Adamson eight hour
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
STORM DAMAGE At UNION.
Hail and High Wind Play Havoc With
Window Panes.

SpecIal to TImes- Republlcan.
Union, Sept. 27. The storm last
evening was the worst et the season
Much damage was done by the very
large hall that came with the wind
breaking exposed windows with west
exposure. All Of the large windows IN
the high school were destroyed and
many homes were. hit as bad. The ap-
Mos were knocked from the trees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27

London. Sept. 77.-The British again
advanced on the somme front last
night, the war Office announced today.
The greatest success was won in the
direction Of Eaucourt rAbbaye.
& Between 5000 and 1000 prisoners
were taken by the British In Mondays
and Tuesday's fighting on the somme
front, according to delayed portion
Of General Haig's report given out to-
day. The report says:
1.-THE battle continued over the entire
front. Our troops were successful
everywhere"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
T..R. BULLETIN.

The Weather.
Sun rises Sept. 20 at 5:5S: sets at 5.4s.
lowa--Showers and cooler tonight:
Thursday unsettled and cooler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27
ARREDOND0 TO
ADVISE CHIEF
Mexican Ambassador En-
Route to Mexico to Con-
fer With Carranza.
TO GIVE OUTLINE
OF AMERICAN VIEW

State Department. Secs. Hope # In.
dueing Frat Chief to ConsentNo All
Agreements Of Joint Commission
Official Report on Fight Between
American and carranza Soldiers In.
dictate Trouble Was Drunken BrawI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-27

Ereneh Capture Fortified Wood.
Paris, Sept. PA brilliant French
attack east OF Vermandovillers has
succeeded in capturing a strongly
fortified WOOD, according to an official
statement issued by the war Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-07-29

La, be and they are hereby grouped into
one district to be known as school district
13-14-15.
Section Two. Be it ordained. etc. That
all funds derived from social school tax
elections which may hereafter be held and
ordered in said grouped district shall be
apportioned therein according to the as
sessments of the original territorial sub
divisions to such original subdivision for
use in the original subdivision.
Section Three. Be it further ordained.
etc, That all ordinances or parts Of ordi-
nances contrary to or in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed. and that
this ordinance shall go into effect imme-
diately upon its passage.
Unanimously adopted this July %, 1916.
The following resolution was offered by
Il. A Wall and seconded by N. s. Rob-
erts, who moved its adoption.
Whereas, there has been a request
made by the property tax payers of
school districts Nos. ID. IA and Is. consti-
tuting grouped district 13-l4-15, eligible
to vote at such election, asking that a
special election be ordered in and for said
district. at which shall be submitted the
following proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in Schol District
No 13-14-15. Grant Parish, La, subject
to state taxation. annually. for period
of five years for general educational pur-
poses.
And. whereas, in the opinion of this
board such special election is necessary
and advisable,
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
School Directors of the Parish of Grant,
La, as follows:
Section One. That a special election be
and the same is hereby ordered TO be
held in school district No. 13-14-15, Grant
Parish. La, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916,
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition. to wit:
To levy special tax OF five mills on
the dollar on all property in school dis
trict No. 13-14-15, Grant Parish, La, SUBJ
ject to state taxation, annually. for a pc
Rod of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the secretary of this
board be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said special cleo
ton n sufficient number of ballots, on
each of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned in section one of this
resolution. and in the following form:
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Il dXuUft WI FOf tfVH
Signature of voter.
NOTICE TO VOTER.

NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote In favor OF the proposition submitted
on this ballot place (Xl mark In the square af-
ter the word Yes. and to vote against the propo-
sition place a similar mark in the square after
the word No.
And the secretary OF this board be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for use at
the said election all the necessary ballot boxes.
tally sheets, lists of voters. assessed valuation
OF property and complied statements of voters
I'm number and amount.
Section 3. That the voters Of that fractional
part OF school di6trict No. 6 located in ward 8.
shall have the right to participate and vote at
the Bruce precinct in the said ward ?.
Section l. That the polling places for the said
election shall be at Pollock, Bruce, Smms and
Bagdad precincts, and the following shall serve
as commissioners and clerks of election:
Porock-o. j. Hathaway, W. P. Guynes and
W. H. singiey commissioners: Fulton o'ouinn,
clerk
Bruce-Overton Thompson. r. b. Roach and
Elisha Lewis. commissioners; o. l.. Nugent. clerk.
simms-w. L. Chandler. John Curry and Ben
Darlington. commissioners; j. III Coulson. clerk
Bagdad-M. C. Buckner. John NJ. Anthony and
J. L. Gray commissioners; l.. Z. Hadnot. clerk.
The said election shall be held under the State
law applicable thereto.
Section s. That the president OF this board Is
hereby instructed to give notice OF the special
election herein ordered by his proclamation. to
he published according to law, and In the said
nroclamation he shall announce that at IL o.
clock ON Sept. 5. 1916. this board will meet at
their Office at the court house at Colfax. Grant
parish. La. to open the ballot box. examine
and count the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns. and declare
the result OF the election.
The motion made by n. s. Roberts Tor the
adootion of the above resolution was seconded
bvT C. Lineecum. and being placed before the
hoard nv the chair 1t was unanimously adopted
all of the members present voting In the afiirma
tive. and the chair announced It carried.
j. II. McNEELY,
in WARNER. PRESIDENT.
Secretary.
The following ordinance was introduced
and being duly seconded. II was unanl'
mously adopted to wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To group district 10. IA and 10, all situ-
oted in Grant Parish. La, and to dis.
tribute all funds derived from special
school tax elections in said grouped
districts according to the originai Ter
ritorial subdivisions heretofore existing
in accordance with the assessment OF
said district.
Re n ordained by the the Parish Board
Of school Directors of Parish OF Grant
Ia. in legal session convened;
Section One That school districts Nos
10. IA and Is all situated in Grant Parish
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]. N. WARNER,
Secretary.
DRY PRONG BOND ISSUE


N. s. Roberts offered Ordinance No. IL.
who moved its adoption. duly seconded
by e. A. Wall. and It being placed before
the board by the President, J. III. Me-
Nicely. E. A. wal, = e Lncecum; n, .
adoption of the ordinance, nays none,
xhereupon the chair announced the
adoption Of the ordinance by the board
oy unanimous vote.
Whereas. 1t Is necessary that q new
school building be built and equipped At
Dry Prong. Louisiana. In Dry Prong
School District No. II. and
Whereas. the citizens and property tax
| payers Of the said Dry Prong School Dis.
| trict No IL have requested that the said
school building be built and equipped. and
site be purchased. II necessary, and
Whereas, il Is necessary and desirable
for funds to be raised for said purpose.
and
Whereas, 1t Is the voluntary win Of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for, and
Whereas, Article No. 2sI Of the Constl-
If the Legislature of 1910. as amended BY
Act 2f8 OF 1912, declare the school board
,f the parish to be the governong author.
ty through which said Dry Prong School
District No. IL may incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds for such purposes.
| when SO authorized at an election to be
| held In the said Dry Prong School Dis
| trict No. II, and
Il
l said Dry Prong School District No. II
amounts to approximately one hundred
and sixty thousand $3.50 000.00) dollars.
and the proposed indebtedness does not
| exceed the constitutional limit of ten per
| cent Of the assessed valuation, and
Whereas. the special tax necessary to
| be annually levied to extinguish the pro-
posed Indebtedness will approximate
eight (S) mills. which will not exceed the
constitutional limit per annum on the dol
lar OF the assessed valuation of the prop
| erty OF said Dry Prong School District
No. II, now. therefore;
| Section One Be II ordained by the
| Of Grsnt, Louisiana, in legal session con-
vened. That an election shall be and In
hereby called to be held In the said Dry
| Prong District No. IL, in the Parish OF
Grant, Louisiana, on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER S. 1916.
| at which election the majority of the
property tax payers of the said Dry
and amount. eligible to vote and voting,
shall determine the
| PROPOSITION
| Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said Dry Prong School Dis
trict No. II. In the Parish of Grant. La.
to the amount Of ten thousand u0.0oo.0o)
dollars to run for period OF approx
imately ten G0) years. bearing interest
at the rate OF five per cent per annun.
payable annually. the funds thus derived
i to be used for the
| PURPOSE
1 Purpose of building and equipping
school building at Dry Prong. Louisiana.
in the said Dry Prong School District
Section Two. Be 1t further ordained.
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NUMBER Al
DRY PRONG MAINTENANCE TAX.

The following resolution was offered
by N. S. Roberts and seconded by E. A.
Wall who moved its adoption.
Whereas. there has been request
made by the property tax payers OF Dry
Prong School District No. IL. Grant Par
ish, La. eligible to vote at such election.
asking that special election be ordered
in and for said Dry Prong School District
No. IL, at which shall be submitted the
following proposition. to wit:
PROPOSITION
To levy special tax OF ten mills on
the dollar on all property In Dry Prong
School District No. IL. Grant Parish. La,
subject to state taxation, annually. for
period of two years for the purpose Of
supporting and maintaining the schools
located in the said Dry Prong School
District No. IL.
And whereas. in the opinion Of this
board such special election is necessary
and advisable.
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
La. as follows:
Section One That a special election be
and the same Is hereby ordered to be held
in Dry Prong School District No. IL.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915,
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of ten mills on
the dollar on all property In Dry Prong
School District No. IL. Grant Parish. La,
subject to state taxation. annually, for
period of two years for the purpose OF
supporting and maintaining the schools
located in the said Dry Prong School Dis
trict No. IL.
Section Two. That the secretary Of
this board be and he IS hereby instructed
to have prepared for use at said special
election a sufficient number Of ballots.
on each OF which shall be printed the
proposition mentioned in section one of
this resolution, and in the following form:
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CoIFAx GRANT PARISH La, SATURDAY JULY 49, 1916
e. A. Wall and seconded by N. S. Roberts

f. A. Wall and seconded by N. S. Roberts
who moved its adoption:
Whereas. There has been a request
made by the property tax payers of
School Districts Nos. 81. %, and 81, con-
stituting grouped District 21-23-3I eli
gible to vote at such election. asking that
a special election be ordered in and for
said district, at which shall be submitted
the following proposition. to wit
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School District
to state taxation, annually, for a period
of five years for general educational pur-
poses.
And. wherease. in the opinion of this
board such special election is necessary
and advisable,
Be it resolved by the Parish Board of
School Directors OF the Parish of Grant,
La, as follows:
Section One. That special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in School District No. 21-23-31,
Grant Parish, La, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916,
at which shall be submitted the following
proposition, to wit:
To levy a special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. 21-23-31. Grant Parish, La, sub
ject to state taxation. annually. for a pc
Rod of five years for general educational
purposes.
Section Two. That the Secretary OF
this board be and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for use at this special
election a sufficient number of ballots, on
each of which shall be printed the propo-
sition mentioned in section one of this
resolution and in the following form:
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Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish School Board.
Colfax. La .Julv % |

Colfax, La, July %, 1916.
Pursuant to adjournment on July 8,
1916, the board of school directors of
the parish of Grant, La, met in legal
session to consider the question of f.
nancing the schools of the parish.
The board was called to order by the
president with j. H. McNeely, E. A..
Wall, I. c. Lincecum, N. S. Roberts
and M. E. Jackson present; A. W..
Stewart and l. ]. Rhinehart absent.
A quorum being present the board
proceeded to transact the following
business:
The following resolution offered by n. s.
Roberts. who moved its adoption:
Whereas. there has been a request made OF
this school board by some of the taxpayers of
ward two. askyng that special election be or
dered in and for the said ward, at which shall
be submitted the following proposition. to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
To levy a tax OF five mills for five years on all
property In ward two. Grant parish. Louisiana.
and that fractional part of school district No. s
located partly in ward 3, subject to taxation.
annualls. for period OF five years, the funds
thus derived to be apportioned according to
the assessment valuations Of the original
school district subdivisions to such original
school district subdivisions for use in the origi-
nal school district Subdivisions OF said ward 2
aud that fractional part of school district No. 8
located IN ward 3. said funds to be used for gen.
eral educational purposes.
Whereas in the opinion OF this board such
special election is necessary and advisable.
Be 1t resolved by the Board OF School Direc-
tors Of the Parish OF Grant. Louisiana, as fol-
lows:
Section I. That special election De and the
same Is hereby ordered to be held in ward two
and that fractional part OF school district No. 6
located in ward three. Grant parish, La. on
TUESDAY. SEPT. 5. 1916.
at which time shall be submitted the following
proposition. to-wit:
PROPOSITION
to levy a special tax Of five mills on the dollar
on all property In ward two and that fractional
part Of school district No. 6 located in ward 3.
Grant parish. Louisiana subject to State taxa
ton. annually. for period of five years. begin
ming with the year 1916 aud ending with the year
1920. both years inclusive the funds thus derived
to be apportioned according to the assessments
OF the original school district subdivisions to
such original school district subdivisions for
use in the original school district subdivisions
o1Anid ward and that fractional part of school
district N5salesated in ward three. said funds
to be used for gehsfe tsds eational purposes.
Section 2. That the secfsceSxe OF this board be
and he is hereby instructed to have isfepared for
use at said election sufficient number of ballots
on each of which shall be printed the proposition
mentioned in Section of this resolution. and in
the following form:
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PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy a special
tax of five mills on the dollar on
all property subject TO state tax
alton in Clear Creek School Dis
trict No. 5, Grant Parish, Lou
isiana, for a period of five
years. beginning with the year
1916 and ending with the year
1920, both years inclusive. for
the purpose of building and
equipping school houses in said
Clear Creek District No. 5.