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Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

because my father was in Washing ton army l tried to stop Bill from telling the officer, but it was no use. for the officer grabbed me and ftllr- ried me to Bills fathers barn. The officer tried to make me Cell him frightened and said, '"The only thins you will know is that it is none of your business" The officer locked me up and left me alone.
 It happened that l knew more about that barn than any one else l knew, because we used to live there and spent most of the time ill the barn. There was d secret way out of one oi the managers which led to tunnel that came up under d hollow tree ln . the woods.
 That night I stole out and went straight for Washington's camp. l finely reached the camp after dode- ing several British sentinals. l told Washington of the danger of the powder being stolen which was hid den in No. 2 cave.
 That night Washington sent men to remove the powder to nor" secure place
 Second Prize Marion Duncan
 With Lafayette to America. ] while in my boyhood l had some ex- citing experiences with that great man, Jean Paul Lafayette. Just before leaving for America small parcel was sent to LafaYette by my mother as farewell gift, for some s;n'an kindness he had shown us. No. being able to pay a messenger boy. was sent It was my boyish am hition to speak to this great man, so instead of sending the package in by the servant that admitted me I asked to see him myself. l was admitted much to my surprise (also to that Of the servantsl and there l stood before the great Fafayette.
 He must have liked my appearance. but as look back now, l don't see how he could have been much inn pressed. was very homely and i hashfnl bcv but the old adage beauty is only skin deep must have saved me I gave him the package
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

C. O. Robinson and Miss Ellen Boul- ton of Flagstaff and Miss Agnes Todd of Prescott, wore d charming gown of rose tulle and silver. Mrs. Robinson's custome of blue tulle over cloth of silver was most becoming and Miss Todd was lovely in pink embroidered in silver. Miss Boulton wore fetching froclI of pale pink
 with a touch of silver in the effec
 tive lace that adorned it. She made a charming picture. More than two hundred guests enjoyed Mrs Hutchin-, sons delightful hospitality.
 i The annual charity ball to be given
 by the board of visitors of St Luke $ home on January lS is the most in- teresting event contained in the en- eagement book. Invitations for the dance will be issued within a few days when the small details com
 nloted to make the affair on q paral- Tel with mast functions which have easily held foremost place on the calendar of social events. Eugene
 Goldman who acted as M'ster of | cererrOnies last season. will again 1 preside He is arranging cleve~ dance program as well "s olher ! charming features Mrs. Wil'iam C. l Hartrapft is chairman of the board ! and the members who will art Ts ratrornesses include Mrs. Dwight F..
 Heard, Mrs. Gordon Tweed; Mrs 1 Herbert Barr Atha Mrs. c F. Aims worth Mrs F.. J. Bonnitt N~, Louis i Y. Chalmers Mrs. John Dennett. Jr, ! Mrs. F l. Gillette Mrs. Leo Gold i man. Afr=. George Halm Mre. Edward i Kent Mrs. Iosenh IT. Kibhey. Mrs. 1 Franklin n Lane. Mrs. Apcl Martin. Mrs. nan Millett. Mrs. Walter Talbot Mrs Edwin Perrin, Mre C A. Van Der Veer Mrs. ]. Eliot Walker,
 Mrs H. P. Wilkinson and Mrs. T. F.
 Pollock of Flagstaff.
 Mrs. T. J. O'Kelly and her daught- CTS, Miss Madeline O'Kelly and Mics 1 Marjorie O'Kelly were the guests of NIT. and Mrs Georeg Coffin for ] week returned Friday evening to i their home in Los Apgeles On 1 Christmas E0e e MT. and Mrs. Coffin
 entertained the family at dinner a huge Christmas tree providing joy i for the young folk Among those there besides the California visitors
 were Dr. end Mrs. George Sampson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tosenh Stark. Mr. and i Mrs w. L. Coffin. Hrs. Jeolla Farmer, ! George Sampson. Jr., Thomas Farmer
 and Harold Grimshaw
 Miss Mary Smiser, daughter of : Mir. ard Mrs. s. H. Smiser. and Sloan F. Foster Were married at 90 o'clock
 Thursday afternoon at the Snliser residence on North Sixth avenue
 Reverend ". s. Buchanan of the 1 Christian church read the service The living room where the ceremony
 took plaoe was decorated in green and whit oolo- scheme carrie out
 in wealth of ~milov md ~"~ra-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

The Country club card evening Thursday attracted the usual bridge devotees. the highest scores being made by Mir. and Mrs. Harry Kay. Those there were Mir. and Mrs. Louis II. Chalmers, Judge and Mrs. Richard r.. Sloan, MT and Mrs. E. j. Bennett, Mir and Mrs. Aaron Goldberg. Mrs. and Mrs Daniel Francis, Mr, and Mrs. Jack Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Baum. Mir. and Mrs. Fen S Hil- dreth. Dr. and Mrs. Edward E. Good rich, MT. and Mrs. David Goldberg, MT. and Mrs. Harry Kay, MT. and Mrs E. T. Ceilings, Mrs. H. I. Latham and Mrs. William Ceilings of Chicago.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Phil Brooks gave ohariningly ap- pointed dinner Thursday evening at his country place. Hillbrook Farm His guests were MT. and Mrs. Royal I.escher, Miss Martha Casey, Miss Louise Davy of WinsloW and J. L. Lewis.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

The Utopia club contributed to the
 holiday festivities with delightful
 dance at the Woman's club Friday
 evening" The event was one of the particularly pleasant affairs of the
 gay season The auditorium was decorated with the club and Christ mas colors festoons of greenery ad- ding to the effect. Among these were Mir and Mrs. Al Viault, Mir. and Mrs. Arthur viault, Miss Blanche Birdno.
 Miss Ruth Goldberg. Miss Ferne Johnson, Miss Ethel McDeImott. Miss Dixie Lee ShedG, Miss Helen Plath. Miss Vera Ricknell, Miss Seraphin Reno. Miss Fay F'eare. Miss Myrtle Wiggs, Miss Rae Kinsey. Miss Francis Geare, Miss Viola Buck, Miss Alta Danner, Miss Matte Steele. Miss Julia Harbeck, Miss Louise Gass Miss Maude Dunlap. Miss Katherine Rob bins. Miss Myrtle Fitzpatrick, Miss Jessie Creighton, Miss Birdie Fowler,
 Miss Rae l3eauchamp, Miss Bertha Thom, Miss Beatrice Milsap, Miss Nora McComb. Miss Eva Behn, Miss Eva Whitson, Miss Florence Faust,
 Miss Francis Roberts. Miss Cynthia
 Marian, Miss. Helen Blake, Miss Tina Brown, Miss, Ada Smith, Miss Ellen | Poulton. Miss Erile Dameron. Miss
 Elizabeth Toohey, Miss Hazel Davis, i Miss Armstrong, Miss Carmelita | Ward, Miss Carrie French, Miss Fay | DeMund, Miss McMillen. Miss Edith Ncrtoh, Miss Bertha Hughes, Miss
 Mullen, Miss Adeline Plath. Frank McCammon. I. l.. Mills. William Me
 Clurken Fred Mitten. Austin O'Brien, | Jack Osborn. Wayne Mills. Vernon
 Peters. Smith Pickerell, George Peters ! H. D. Ross. w. c. Roediger. R. A.
 Smith, C. Henry Snyder. L. H. Tilden, iC. c. Webber, H. NJ. Wright. Willis Warren, James Bell, Russell Peabody,
 Lester DeMund. Edmund Doris, Joe
 Doron, Frank Luke. Wallace Kolberg. | Tom Marlar. Albert Plnney, Gail
 Lewis. Ed Geare, Eva Behn, Eva
 Whitson. Florence Faust, Francis
 Roberts, Cynthia Marian, Helen Flake,
 Tina Brown Ada Smith, Miss Boulton,
 Eairl Cameron, Elizabeth Tooey.
 Hazel Davis. Miss Armstrong. Car
 melita Ward, Miss French, Fay De-
 Mund Miss McGillian, Miss Mullen. Ruth Goldberg. Fern Johnson, Ade- line Plath. Edith Norton, Bertha Hughes. Dixie Lee Shedd. Helen | Plath, Vera Biol1nell, Ethel McDer- mott. Seraphin Reno. Fay Geare.
 Miss Gladys Valley Miss Beulah Irwin and Miss Naomi Reed were I among the Flagstaff normal students Ehome for the holidays. They will resume their studies Wednesday,
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Christmas bells, holly and mistletoe combined in an effective decoration at the home of Justice and Mrs. Frank DeSouza Christmas day when they entertained at dinner Judge and Mrs. Frank Lyman, Miss Anna May Daily and F. l.. Tower.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Mrs John Jamison of Oracle is one of the attractive visitors to pass the holiday season here. She is the guest of her relatives Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Frances of North Central avenue and plans to return to her home in day or two.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

dale Wednesday evening. Their guests were Miss Easter Williams, Miss Clara Lane. Miss Nadia Small house, Miss Adele Mills, Miss Rose Cummings, Leslie Henry, Robert Cummings, Dick Heflin. George Bright and Walter McLemore.
 Dr. and Mrs. o. H. Mitchell were Christmas dinner hosts, their guests including Mr and Mrs. George Stew enson, Mir and Mrs William Slentz. Mrs R. A Norton. Richard Day of Wyoming, Paul Stevenson and James Stevenson.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Miss Carrie French of Prescott is being much feted by the members of the junior set The attractive young girl has been the capse for a number of informal affairs one of the most , movable of wEich was given hv Miss Lucille Tisdale and Miss Ruth Tis-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

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Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Miss Gladys Vialley, Miss Beulah Irwin and Miss Naomi Reed were among the Flagstaff normal students home for the holidays. They wiu resume their studies Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

C. D. Doris is entertaining with a week rarty at Roosevelt Those who motored to the dam with Mir. Doris yesterday included his daughter Miss Marion Doris Miss Vera Bicknell of Oakland. Miss Louise Lawrence of Pasadena Stayton Doris and Hugh Marshall
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

MT. and Mrs. Crabb of 1915 North Second street entertained a house party Christmas week, their guests numbering ten. MT. and Mrs. l., D. Crabb of Aguilla were the guests of honor.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

Dr. and Mrs Colt Hughes (Hat- trude Chrisman), have returned from their honey moon passed at Casde Hot Springs and are domiciled at 3l0 East culver street. where they Will be formally at home after February first.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

That their children might enjoy q Christmas in the cold region where the snow man figures and sleigh bells ring, Mir and Mrs Fl. R WilkinT~n and pr. and Mrs. John Bennett. Jr and their families enjoyed hanpV holiday in Iron Springs. They left for the north on Sunday and re- mained until "Wednesday evening.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

MT. and Mrs. John B. Martin and their attractive daughters, Miss Gladys Martin and Miss Marcella Martin of Harqua Hala are passing the holiday fortnight with Dr. and Mrs. Ancil Martin of North Second avenue.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The L. T. L. will meet at the
old school building after school
next Tuesday March 20.
Miss Lou Whitemarsh of Belling-
ham spent Friday and Saturday
evenings in LynGen.
The Women's Home Missionary
society will give a tea from to s
Friday afternoon at Mrs. Tricks
home.
Friends of Mro. VIII Den Abel
surprised her Monday evening at
the P. Den Abel home in honor of
her birthday.
While the Holland Band was
riacticing Monday night in the con-
s'story of the Christian Reformed
Church, party of young ladies
surprised them, and delightful
social evening was enjoyed.
w. w. Palmer was pleasantly
surprised March Is, his seventy
third birthday. by a party of his
relatives who called to offer con-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23

gratulations. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B Mace, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A Palm
er, Mrs. Addie Hintz, Mrs Matte
Anderson, Willard Palmer. and Av-
ado Rogers.
Kensington Club members and
their husbands will be entertained
Friday evening by Mrs. F. L. Wood
and Mrs. C. H. Mcleod at the Nc
Leod residence.
Bellingham' new postmaster,
George H. Watrous, visited in Lyn-
den Monday, attending the conven-
ton of the Pythian Sisters.
The firemen are now laying
plans for another benefit show A
committee composed of Jasper Van
Rossum, Gerrit Schuyleman and
Jasper Seat has been appointed to
direct the production.
Dairy cattle in Skagit County are
at high price. Forty-nine head
were sold at Mt. Vernon last week
at an average of $1,000 per head.
Miss Iva Goodrich of Hillsboro,
Ore, formerly of Lynden, and FL
Eer ]. Handy of Portland. Ore,
were united in marriage at Hills
boro, Ore, March 14th by Rev
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23
'IFTY ENGRAVED

CARDS-With copper plate,
special $1.15. Thi3 Is an excep-
tionaliy low price; the cards are
CT the highest quality. in four
beautiful style. of script. The
Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23

A fine matinee for the kiddies
will be given at the Electric Theatre
Saturday. The famous Bostock
animals and funny Fatty Arbuck, e
are on the program 5 and 10
cents admission.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23

Butter dropped back one cent a
pound this week, and is now at
the same place it was before the
price see-saw of the last few weeks
began.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-23

Albert De Young. of the Star
Grocery Co., left last night on a
business trip to Seattle.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
Columbus Report Says He Has Reached Ranch of Palomas Land and Cattle Company at Nogales, Chihuahua
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COLUMBUS, N. NJ, March B. Francisco Villa and his forces today reached the ranch of the Palomas Land and Cattle company at Nogales, Chihuahua, ten miles below the bor- der and A miles east of here, ac- cording to q telegram sent by the American foreman of the ranch which was received here late today.
 The message made no mention of Arthur Mckinney James Corbett and James O'Neill American cattlemen, believed to have been taken prisoners yesterday
 The telegram from the ranch man ager stated that Villa appeared in person al the ranch, but did not in- dicate the number of his followers. The Mexican government troops sta tiOHed at Palomas fled at the ap- proach of the Villa forces. it was said. Mexican customs guards along the boundary near here today were en- gagged in digging rifle pits.
 Villa apparently is at liberty to move either eas, toward Juarez or west toward the Sonora border with out opposition.
 Two t"oOrs of the Thirteenth Unit = ed States cavalry were stationed at Gibsons ranch, l. miles east and pa = tween that point and Hachita. \. NJ. r. miles to the east Iachita is di : rcctly north of the Nogales ranch.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09

dicated that the next move by the Unit ed States might take the form of an inquiry to Great Britain as to the authenticity of the German confiden- tial copies of alleged instructions to British sea captains.
 When attention was called to the ap- parent discrepancies between. the Ger man and the British versions of the instructions, officials pointed out that the date on the German version was prior to that on the British version It was said future events would he considered in the light of the orders now in force.
 The United States will accept the assurances of the British government as to V hiCh orders are in force. just as it will accept the assurances Of Germany regarding any action by that government.
 Meanwhile should an American citi- zen be involved in an attack on an armed merchant ship. upon the facts in the case would depend whatever ac- ton is taken.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
.L|L|U0KALAN| IN HER RIGHT MIND
Hawaiian Supreme Court Says Queen Competent to
 Deed Her Property
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HONOLULU, T. H., March S.-The supreme court of Hawaii held today that Liliuokalani. former queen of Hawaii, was mentally competent when, several years ago, she exc cuted a deed of trust conveying all her property to three trustees. headed by the late Samuel Cleghorn, father of Princess Kaiulani, also deceased
 The decision was rendered in a suit brought by her nephew. Jonah kuhio kalanianaole, better known as Prince Cupid, delegate to congress from Hawaii, to have the trust deed dissolved on the ground that the for mer queen was mentally unsound when she executed it.
 Cupid brought suit as Liliuokalanis s next best friend The court denied his right to bring the suit and de- cided that the former queen was pre- sumably sane and competent
 The deed of trust gave the trustees absolute and irrevocable control over the former queens extensive estate
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
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WASHINGTON. March S-Today Germany made further explanation to the United States of the position it has taken in regard to armed mer- chant vessels of the entente allies.
 Count Von Bernstorff handed Secre- tary Lansing a formal memorandum which. after reviewing the events lead ing up to Germany's recent decision to treat armed merchant ships as aux Hilary cruisers, conceded that existing international law does not regulate the use ol submarines, indicated willing ness to conduct undersea warfare in accordance with the law prevailing at the outbreak of the war, providing Great Britain and her allies would re- gard the same laws. and expressed the hope that the people of the United States, remembering the long existing friendly relations between the two na tions, would appreciate the German po- sition.
 The memorandum was submitted to President Wilson shortly after its re- ceipt. It will be considered, together with other documents from the Ger man government, in determining what shall be the next step of the United States in the submarine negotiations. There WAS every indication that the ad- ministration would be in no hurry to announce stand as to the new policy cf the central European powers, or to pass finally upon Germany's latest proposal for settlement of the Lusi- tanian case.
 From both the White House and the state department there came during the cay emphatic denials of rumOr that the administration itself intended to warn American citizens off armed ships. At the state department it was explained that it was for the citizens themselves. who took passage on armed ships not entering American waters,
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
WOMAN DEAD AND
 COMP PAN|0N DAZED
Mystery In Death of Woman Found In New York
 Apartment
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NEW YORK, March S.-Policemen summoned to an apartment house in West Eleventh street today found the body of a woman supposed to have been Nellie Kiernan. 8 years old, who apparently had been beaten to death. In the apartment was Dr. Benjamin F. Soaring, who, according to tenants in the building, had introduced the wo- man two weeks ago as his wife. The only explanation given by the physi- cian who was said to have been found pacing the floor, apparently dazed, was that the woman had fallen from a chair and had been mortally injured.
 An examination of the apartment in- Heated there had been a struggle Many bottles were strewn about the rooms. CorOner's Physician Lehan said the woman had been dead from eight cen to twenty-four hours.
 Dr. Soaring was taken 70 Bellevue hospital under guard but lapsed into uncOnSciousness.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
Germany WlN ObServe Sanue
 SMbM0YlNe L0WS As BWtUlM

to determine whether they were board ing vessels armed defenSiVely or Offe1- siVely and the nature of the instruc- tions under which ship captains would act in the presence of a submarine
 An offensively armed ship. which en- ters American waters, it was said. would be regarded as a war vessel and would not be allowed to remain in port more than 4 hours In foreign waters however, it is no concern of this government how ships are armed
 The new submarine campaign of the central powers now has been in opera . tion eight days and up to tonight the state department had no reports of any act by a German or Austrian submarine commander under the changed orders State department officials make no se- cret of the fact that they do not be- lieVe any acts will he committed if they can be avoided, which involve the death or injury of American citizens
 Administration officials began con- sidering today the complete translated documents appended to the German declaration of intentions It was in
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
WILL WORK FUR
 THE REGULARS
California Northern Com mittee to Secure Regular
 Republician Delegates
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SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-The state central republican committee an nounced tonight that the committee appointed to handle the campaign if the northern part of the state would meet here tomorrow and agree on q definite plan to secure the election of the regular republican candidate as delegates to the national convention in Chicago.
 Notification deputies with petitions to place candidates for the national del egation on the ballot were started out today. The northern candidates will meet here next Saturday for the pur- pose, it was announced, of organizing so that their efforts would be di- rected to common end.
 Clovis A. Farnsworth, San Fran cisco newspaper man, will assist, it was announced today, in the manage ment of the campaign for the regular republicans.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
Admiral Fletcher Tells House Naval Committee Will Cost Big Sum to Make American Navy Equal Most Powerful
$760,0 100000 FOR ANNUAL UPkEEP
Naval Officers Says Situa- tion Not Hopeless and That United States Can Well Afford to Give This Protection
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 WASHINGTON. March S.-Approx- imately a billion and half dollars for new ships and an annual upkeep charge of $760,O00, ,000 is what Admiral Pitcher commanding the Atlantic fleet, estimates it would cost to carry cut the navy general boards recom- mendation that the American navy should equal the most powerful fleet afloat by not later than 1925.
 The admirars estimate was given to- day in testimony before the house na- val committee Representative Cala- way, who brought out the statement, called attention to published reports that Great Britain had added nearly a million tons to her fighting ships since the war began. He was asked if the situation was not hopeless Ad- miral Fletcher thought not. adding that judging by it's great wealth. the United States could we'll afford to give it's in terests the same protection that other nations thought necessary.
 Representative Hensley asked if a race in building warshipS or in any military prepara ton between two ma ions had not invariably led to war. Admiral Fletcher said no. and ex- pressed the opinion that failure tn prepare was merely making certain that nation must surrender its rights
 Representative Galloway asked if it was not reasonable to assume that the
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Arizona republican., 1916-03-09
GERMAN FLEET MOVING

day morning five large cruisers of un- known nationality passed Ymuiden at full speed.
 The German fleet returned to its base this morning says Reuters Yu- miden correspondent teIegraphing Wednesday. "A Dutch trawler, which was searched by one of the warships," :" the correspondent adds. "repor;s that many of the vessels had a peculiar sp- pearanoe. Those carrying several fun nels had sternmost funnel painted yellow or covered with yellow cloth, while the other tunnels were grey"