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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
RUSS GAIN ON TWO FORTS
Advance South of Dvinsk PeriIs Sup
ply Line of German Forces
Teutons May Fall Back.

Petrograd, March 27.-The sudden
development of a Russian offensive
on the Dvinsk front, which has taken
the Germans by surprise, has during
the last week resulted in considera-
BILE advance by the Russians over two
of the most important sectors-at ia
cobstadt, which protects the northern
flank, and in the Narocz lake region,
which defends the southern positions.
At neither point were the Germans
able to stay the Russian advance. The
main Russian effort Is being made on
the southern portion of this line,
where the Russians are proceeding
toward Sventsiany. If pushed to a
successful conclusion this movement
would result in the capture of the i'm
portant Vilna-Dvinsk railway line,
which now serves the Germans oper-
ating at Dvinsk. According to re-
ports from the front the Germans, rec
ognizing the probability of such a dis
aster, already have removed their de-
pots and supply stations to a point
west of Novo Alexandrovsk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
HAY ARMY BILL WINS
IN HOUSE 4O2 TO 2
Measure Provides Regular Force OF
100000 Men-OnIy Two Opposed
to Act.

Washington, March 24.-The Hay
army reorganization bill. the first Of
the administration preparedness meas
ures. was passed by the house on
Thursday by vote of 402 to 2.
AS it was passed by the house the
Hay bill provides:
IA regular army Of 100000 men.
authorized strength.
"A federalized militia of 100000
men under the control of the federal
government.
"a system of reserves. recruited
from retiring members of both the
regular army and the militia
A reserve officers corps of So
900 recruited from graduates of mil
itary schools under federal super
vision.
5-Federal pay for officers and en-
listed men Of the National Guard.
6-Authority for the president and
secretary Of war to make plans for
the mobilization of the industrial re-
sources Of the country in time Of war.
The two men who voted against the
Hay bill in its final form were Rep
resentative Britten of Illinois and Rep
resentative Meyer London, the New
York Socialist
Representative Britten declared that
the Hay bill did not constitute a suf-
ficient provision for land defense and
asserted that he would not vote for a
ridiculous" measure. The Socialist
member said he was opposed to any
increase in the standing army.
An amendment by Representative
Gardner, under which enlisted men
might be furloughed to the reserves
at the end Of two years with the ap-
prevail of their commanding officials.
was adopted. 204 to 1913.
The Kahn amendment proposing In
crease of the army to 100000 men was
rejected. 191 to 213.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
FIVE AMERICANS DIE ON
TORPEDOED STEAMER
From Fifty 10 Eighty Persons Per
ished on the Sussex-Craft
lowed to Port.

London, March 27.-The number Of
Americans who lost their lives as a
result of the torpedoing of the channel
steamer Sussex is now placed at five.
The names of the % American pas
sengers were checked up energetical-
ly by the American embassy. and as a
result several whose fate had been in
doubt were found to be among the
survivors. Likewise several thought
to have been saved are now declared
to have persisted
According to the latest revised list
of the rescued and missing. the fate
of the following is in doubt:
Prof. ]. Mark Baldwin.
Mrs. ]. Mark Baldwin
Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, their daugh-
ter.
Joshua 7. Armitage, New York.
Callioppe Fennel, New York.
Reports said Miss Baldwin was In
a Boulogne hospital and that her IA
Their and mother were with her A tele-
gram from Boulogne to the owners
of the Sussex says also that Miss Bald
win was among the Americans who ar
rived there, but there is believed 10 be
doubt about the accuracy of the re-
port.
According to French dispatches, the
majority of survivors of the Sussex.
both Americans and those of other
nationalities, assert the vessel was
torpedoed and that there is no ques-
ton Of any warning having been
given.
None of them saw a mine or indi-
cations of one, whereas the greater
part of those whose stories have been
given assert they saw the wake Of a
torpedo.
The total number of victims is still
unknown. 1t is estimated between
fifty and eighty.
Miss Edna Hale, an American resi-
dent of London, with relatives and
friends in New York, said that the
captain of the Sussex expressed the
opinion that HIS vessel was struck
by torpedo as The saw it's silver
streak" Miss Hale thinks, however,
the disaster was caused by a mine
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
FIRE LOSS PUT AT 100000
Large Area Of Business Section Of
Augusta, Ga, Devastated
by Flames.

Augusta, Ca, March 24.-Twenty
blocks in the residence section of Au-
gusta in charred ruins and the bare
walls Of six business blocks bear testi-
mony. to Augustus most serious fire
disaster Of recent years. Upward of
700 houses were destroyed and at
least 5000 persons are homeless. The
fire, which ragged for more than nine
hours, causing loss estimated at ST.
100000, was checked after 1t had
crossed Green street.
An area of about one and one-fourth
square miles was rayaged by the
flames, driven by a heavy gale.
Nashville, Tenn, March 23.-More
than 1000 of Nashvilles best citizens
are homeless and will have TO sleep IN
the houses of their friends. in
churches, public buildings and hotels
for a while. Fire swept a path from
three to five blocks wide and thirty
blocks long. about half the territory
being the best residence section east
Of the Cumberland river. The loss is
placed at $1.00O,00O.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
SHIPS SUNK IN RAID
BRITISH FLYERS DROP BOMBS IN
3cHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN,
GERMANY.
AVIAT0RS AIDED By FLEET
Three Machines and Men Captured by
Teutons-Berlin Says That War Ves-
sells Accompanied Air Craft in At
tack on Airship Base.

London, March 27-Dispatches from
Esbjerg, Denmark, to the Belingske
Tidende, says Reuters Copenhagen
correspondent, report that Tondern, in
Schleswig-Holstein has been bombed
by five British aeroplanes.
Three of the British aeroplanes
which took part in the raid on the
German airship sheds are missing
Two German patrol vessels were sunk
and a British destroyer is believed to
have been lost.
A dispatch TO the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Copenhagen says
the two German vessels which were
sunk were named Braunschweig and
Otto Rudolf
Escorted by Big Fleet.
The following official statement was
issued here:
An attack by British seaplanes was
delivered upon German airship sheds
in Schleswig- Holstein, eastward of the
Island Of Sylt. The seaplanes were
conveyed to their rendezvous close to
the German coast by an escorting
force of light cruisers and destroyers
under Commodore Tyrwhitt.
Three of the aeroplanes which took
part in the attack are missing. The
destroyer Medusa was in collision
with the destroyer Laverock, and 1t
is feared that in the stormy weather
which prevailed the Medusa may have
been lost, but no misgivings are felt
as to the safety of the crew.
Two German Vessels Sunk.
Two German armed patrol vessels
were sunk by our destroyers.
mo detailed report has yet been
received, but from Danish press mes
sages it would appear that this oper-
alton, which was carried out within
the enemy's water, achieved its OBJ
ject."
The Laverock, go feet long. was
built in 1914, and displaced 965 tons.
She was armed with three four-inch
guns and two torpedo tubes. Her
normal complement was 100 men. The
latest British navy records give no
destroyer Medusa.
Germans Fell Three Planes.
Berlin (by wireless), March IL
The official report says:
From two ships, which were &C.
companied by cruiser squadron and
fiotilla of destroyers, five English
hydroaeroplanes started for an attack
against the German aeronautic estab-
lishments in northern Schleswig.
Not less than three of them, among
which was a fighting aeroplane, were
forced down by the defensive service
on and about the Island of Sylt. The
inmates of the machines, who were
made prisoners, are four English OFF,
GERS and one noncommissioned OFF,
GER"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
CHARGES PLOT IN RUMORS
President Wilson Warns u. S. That
persons on Border Spread Reports
to Force intervention"

Washington, March 27.-President
Wilson on Saturday issued a state
ment to counterfeit the effect of the
alleged work of sinister influences
seeking to bring about intervention in
Mexico.
He charges there is a traffic in
falsehoods in connection with condi.
tions on the border and in Mexico and
asserts that intervention is designed
lin the interest of certain American
owners Of Mexican properties"
He warns Americans TO be on their
guard against these influences and
A76S, TO credit the sensational stories
| coming from the border.
- president asserts that the eff
forts Of these persons to plunge this
country into war with Mexico will fail
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
JESS WILLARD BEATS MORAN
Champion Badly Furnishes Foe Despite
Broken Hand-13,000 Witnessed
Battle at New York

New York, March 27.-Jess Willard,
product of the western plains, physical
giant and heavyweight champion Of
the world, retained his title on Satur.
day at Madison Square garden. Frank
Moran of Pittsburgh, veritable pyg-
my in comparison, suffering a handicap
OF So pounds in weight, five inches in
height and corresponding reach. was
his opponent.
When Willard had caught Moran re-
peatedly flush in the face with his left
hand in the first round without a re-
turn and seemed able to hit him at
will, the crowd of 1900 fight fans
looked for knockout. He broke his
right hand in the third round.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

say that / have been in good health
since and able to do considerable
work at the advanced age OF seventy
two. | am glad you induced me to
continue their use at the time, as l
am cured
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc per box az
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, y. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc per box.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
SHERMAN ASKS VOLUNTEERS
introduces Resolution In Senate Az
thorizine President to Call Biz
Force for Service In Mexico.

Washington. March Ex-senator
Sherman Of Illinois introduced a res
olution in the senate on Wednesday.
authorizing the president to call for
80 600 volunteers for Mexican service.
He declared the present force wholly
inadequate to cope with the situation.
The resolution was laid on the table
after Democratic senators objected u
tia immediate consideration
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
OrnjthoIooist's Rirdhouse.

Harris NJ. Benedict, the protector OF
wild birds. has recently patented q
birdhouse made of fire clay fashioned
into pitcher shape with the surface
made to simulate bark. 1t has a lid
that overhangs the entrance and pre-
vents 1t from being flooded in a storm.
and through this the bird lover may
watch the progress of his tiny
charges.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Dodd's Kidney Pills.
It is now three
years since l I'm
ished taking these
Pills and I have had
no trouble with my
kidneys since. l
was pretty bad for
ten or twelve years
prior TO taking your
treatment. and will
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Fair Customer-But the hairs are
coming out OF this mum
The Salesman-That. madam, ID
popularity of the animal; it always
sheds its fur at this time Of the year.
Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
Wants Militia to Guard Line

FL Paso, Tex. March $3.50 serious
is The situation here that Sheriff Pey-
ton James Edwards telegraphed Gov
ernor Ferguson declaring that the
state militia should be sent to the Dor.
6s-.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
REFUSE TO OlSARM SHIPS
Entente Allies Reject lansirs's Pro
posal TO Remove Guns From
Merchant Vessels.

Washington, March 25.-The entente
allies. replying individually to Sesre-
tary Lsnsing's suggestion for the d p
armament of all merchant ships, haze
In effect rejected the proposal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Give a woman her share OF the time
for conversation. and she will not
crumple at what tn other woman
says unless, of course, the other wom-
an has the best OF her In the matter
of operations.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Now that some o. the government
troops have joined the Chinese rebels
Yuan Shih-kai may feel justified in
reprimanding his friends for the kind
OF unanimity with which they handed
him the crown.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
Statement Of Steve|
SchWeitzberqer

parents when a boy to Stephen Co..
Iowa. / was there farming for so
years. / sold my land there for over
$500 an acre. I moved to Saskatche-
wan, and located near Briercrest In
the spring OF 1912. I bought a half
section of land. / have good neigh
bors. / feel quite at home here the
same as in Iowa. We have perfect
safety and no trouble In living up to
the laws in force. My taxes are about
$65 a year on the half section for ev-
erything. I have had splendid crops.
Wheat in 1915 yielded me over 90
bushels to the acre. That Is more than
/ have ever had IN Iowa. and yet the
land there costs four times as much
as 1t does here. The man who comes
here now and buys land at $50 an acre
or less gets a bargain. (Sgd) 8.
Echweitzberger, February 9th, 1919"
Advertisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build 10 The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE )
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula II
printed on every label. showing it Ia
Ouinire aud Iron in a tasteless form The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system so cents
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

The handclasp bares character. ac-
cording 10 a noted psychologist. and
II must be admitted that excessive
Indulgence usually indicates an In
tense desire 10 be elected to Office.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Should the forehead kiss become
popular. the main difficulty presented
by few leading eugenists is that
their devoted female friends won't
know where to begin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

That little story Of German air
man dropping a note into the British
airman with a pair Of trousers for
fellow aviator In distress shows that
war still has some regard for pro-
priety.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

An incurable optimist is a fellow
who can't help thinking how lucky
Jorah was not to have voyaged In
the days OF submarines and floating
mines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

In all the war zcnes Mars seems to
be taking a much-needed rest, dis
turbed but little by the intermittent
roar of big guns and the desultory
buzzing OF aeroplanes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Judging from the manner Of its sub
sidence, that general uprising in China
was for the express purpose of giving
Emp Yuan the salute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

The Globe-Democrat man says soap
was OF invented co early as gunpow-
DER. And SO far as we can see 1t still
lacks much OF being as popular.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

A contemporary pleads for the use
of certain old words that have become
obsolete. The war has created so
many new words there isn't room for
the old ones
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

we had always heard that clothes
make the man" but that IL takes four
teen suits and ten overcoats puts q
lot of us I'm the also ran" class.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

The rules for the avoidance of grippe
would be easier to obey If they we're
all like the one cautioning against
overwork.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

A pastor laments that the art OF
conversation is 'ost. But there IL no
diminution in the propensity to Cos
sip.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Advice from outsiders is no more
acceptable to any OF the countries in
Europe than 1t is to the rest of US,
even II they are at war.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

After listening to an interesting
travelogue a henpecked husband is
filed with an intense desire to take
the same trip-alone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Doctor Hirschberg says don't eat a
porterhouse steak oftener than once
a day. That's good advice. We &C
cept 1t.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Maybe, II the truth were known.
the man who originated the idea that
one good turn deserves another had
an ak to grind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

A Philadelphia thief has stolen an
encyclopedia. Evidently the Install
ment plan method of getting one had
no attractions for him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
$500 ,Oco Loss at Tulsa.

Tulsa. Okla. March 2S.-Damage esq
tamated at st.sOO.OOO has been caused
m the fire-gvept district of the Cusing
I'll del6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

II III said that the poodles OF Paris
are not In the least concerned over
the proximity OF the German line.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Nowadays no one knows what a
bomb may bring forth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

II Is admitted that very few OF the
unofficial movie censors are as thor
ough as the war news censors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
AN APPREcIATIvE LETTER.

Mr.. M. A. Page. Osceola, Wis. un-
der date OF Feb. 16, 1916. writes:
Some years ago / was troubled with
my kidneys and was advised to try
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Within a few years we may expect
historians to begin striking for higher
wages and more hours
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

The c!vilizing influences OF the pho
nograph are being extended TO the re-
mote jungles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Next to a settlement diplomacy re-
CARDS prolonging the misunderstand-
ing as the best thing possible.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Bobbys idea of the splendidest job
on earth is that OF expert pie bitter at
food exhibit contest
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Edison says he'd rather work than
atteh a banquet, having in mind, no
doubt some OF he speeches.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

1t is mighty hard to have boy scout
mixer in the family II you have an au-
tomobile. He will want to ride. too.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07
''YOUTOLD ME- THE TRUTH
ANDIWANT THEPEOPLE
TO KNOW IT.

The following unsolicited letter has
been received from Mr.. ]. F. Ward OF
Donalda, Alberta. II is a plain state
ment OF conditions as Mr.. Ward has
found them:
1T is with pleas
ee','e ure l drop a line to
-.a-- -s..er. you. we had
good year. on of 60 acres. oats and
wheat, l got over $500 bushels OF
wheat and oats. Oats went here from
80 to 100 bushels per acre. and wheat
from % TO 81 per acre. Just see me
being here one year and have over 700
bushels Of wheat. II is now over s1.00
per bushel. Oats is 42 cents. and go
ing up. You told me the truth. and
want the people of Toledo to know IL.
Hogs are S& cents; cattle are high.
Canada is good enough for me. have
s good horses. l sold good colts. 2
COWS and Is head OF hogs and killed 2.
! have hogs left. / got 400 bushels
of potatoes off an acre and a good
garden last summer, fine celery and
good onions. One neighbor had over
1000 bushels OF wheat, and sold over
500 of hogs and 1000 bushels Of oats.
This is a great country. If you should
tell the people OF Toledo OF this It
would get some OF them thinking. The
soil is a rich black loan. and a pleas
ure to work 1t.
I'VE have a good farm. We have .
flowing we'll with soft water. II Is
the best water in the country. Some
people think they got to go to war
when they come out here. They need
not be afraid OF war. There Is no war
tax on land only school tax. s12.00
on 100 acres, and road tax Of two
days with your team. / tell you the
truth, there is no land I'm or around
Toledo as good as our land here in Al
berta. II anybody wants to write US.
give them our address.
I'VE have had nice weather. We
have had 1t quite cold for one week.
but no rain and sleet, and the sun
shines nearly every day. and 1t Is hot
in the sun. Coal is 1925 per ton. The
people are very nice and good here.
We are we'll enjoying the West
The horses and cows are feeding on
the prairies all the winter i. We Just
have two horses in the stable to go to
town with. Yours truly, (Sgd) ]. F.
WARD, Donalda, Alberta, Feb. 9, 1916"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

At any rate. the world war seems to
have put the old .fashioned sob squad"
out OF business.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

Ii is said that the college rah-rah
boy is disappearing. Another triumph
for civilization
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

'Twould seem useless to try to con-
quer half the world by love so long as
the other half carries a gun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

An average OF $4,000 documents are
signed by President Wilson each year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-04-07

The following unsolicited letter has
been received from Mr.. ]. F. Ward OF
Donalda, Alberta. II is a plain state
ment of conditions as Mr.. Ward has
found them:
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-16
MEETING ENDS
at M. E. CHURCH
Nineteen New Members Taken In
During Two Weeks Revival
Wisdom Sisters Leave.

The revival that has been going on
at the rlrst Me.nodIst churcn 1Or the
uaSI TWO neehS came to a ciOSe Win
t.le services last nignt. A great deal
u interest Was SHOWN III The meeting
curing the entire two weeks and nlne-
teen new members were taken INTO
rne church as a result OF the revival.
Or. j. A. Hall, the pastor, preached
botn sermons yesterday. The meet
ing for men, which vas held at The
BUSINESS League Rooms yesterday al
ternoon at three thirty o'clock was
well attended by the men OF the city.
The Wisdom Sisters who have been
singing at the meeting will go to ltta
Bena from here where they sing at a
meeting. These three young ladies
have attracted much attention by their
singing of Gospel songs in revivals.
Their singing added much to the meet
ing here. Their voices blend perfect
ly, are strong and full, their articula-
ton is fine. They sing without &C.
compartment.