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s4,41s,7s3 for Charity in Biennial Tern

For the maintenance of charities,
charitable institutions and correc-
uonal Institutions, Colorado expended
S4,il9,1S3.2i during the biennial term
which ended June 30. 1916. Figures
compiled by w II. Thomas. secretary
OF the State Board of Charities. show
that the state expended for the sup.
port and maintenance of its five char.
liable institutions, $500, 900: that the
counties spent sl,407, GOG.G0 for the
care of INDECENT poor and insane ana
that sixty licensed private charities in
the state reported the expenditure OF
Sl,323,l2O.2i. For correctional institu.
tons, the state spent s6i9, O3G.o3: for
the county jails. $4,000 was spent.
it is estimated, and for city and town
jails, $4,000.
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brought sorrow to IN" hearts OF many
thousands throughout the state and
nation. He was "A man Of iOrcibl"
character and prC"mincut ability In
nl walks Of life he was a thorough
Wosl"rnor, which is IN" best type Of
American citizenship. He was Il
maker of history. AZ "A friend ho was
always st"adfast and tru" AZ tOk
IN Of appreciation Of his distinguished
services to the great West, b" II
Resolved, by IN" S"nat" and IIouH"
Of Representative of IN" Twenty
first General Assembly, that tho re-.
mains lie In stat" In the rntundn Of
tho capital building between the hours
Of and g. q. m, sunday, Jan. "A,
1917. and that this memorial b" spread
upon the .uurunlH Of ~" S"nal" and
House Of Representatives. and that an
nurrpss"d py be transmitted TO Ia"
family Of tho drcons"d
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TO Tighten WORK
LABOR SAVING DEVICE THAT
WILL BE APPRECIATED,
Roller-Tray Wagon Combines Many
Conveniences-May Be Made From
Variety Of Articles That Have
Been Thought Useless.

number of labor saving devices
which will lessen the housewives work
may be constructed quickly and easily
The following contriVnncc actually be-
ing made and used by women county
agents in the field and 10y the women
who are working as their dcmonStra-
tors in connection with the extension
work. south, states relations service
can be made on the farm during spare
time:
A stcp-saNing device made by the
members of the demonstration club
mentioned Is rollcrtray wagon. This
convenience comprises n china closet,
serving table and roller tray all in one.
This device was built by using box
hNe Inches deep for the top and plac-
Ing II on four wooden posts for legs.
Dimensions: Top of table 3lih inches
long by lGi4 inches wide and 20 inches
nigh, and Il serving compartment 3
inches deep. The top of the table Is
put on hinges and straps or small
chains fastened to 1t to keep the top
from falling back too far when opened
Inc bottom of the serving Compart-
mrnt Is ivc inches below this top.
Around the sides of this compartment
are little screw hooks ON which cups
may be hung. In the compartment,
Wllich may be lined with white Oilcloth
Is space for serving dishes for SIX. BE
low the serving compartment Is n
drawer which Is divided In the center
4
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NATIONAL PROHIBITION
NDORSED IN A RESOLUTION
PASSED BY HOUSE.
Two Bills Offered to Name Official
Centennial State Son9-Short
Appropriation Bill Reported

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Denver. National prohibition,
through amendment by Congress to
the United States constitution, was in.
dorsed BY the House of Representa-
tives in the adoption of a resolution bv
Representative Smith of Routt coun-
ty.
The short appropriations bill. pro
viding for the ordinary expenses of
the executive. legislative and judicial
departments of the state. between
Dec. |, 1916, and April |, 1917. was
reported out of committee by Chair
man Ardourcl
Two songs, each of which is en-.
titled "Colorado," and the COMPOSERS
of which hope that in each case their
effort will result in its authorization
as the official state song, in place of
the present song. Where the Column
bines Grow" were introduced. Rep,
resentative Owen of Lake county, pre-.
sented the song written by w. A. S.
Parker of Leadville. Representative
Steele of Denver presented the other
song. composed by Mrs. Maud Meier
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Hd.r"d ua % par' NJ hlH OF her incum"
Onr 0r tho other features of the bin
(. on arnunrm"nl whereby % per cent
u. the Inheritance tax collected from
an r.'n'r r"y'uH 20 tho county whuro
The tax Ur.ruriod This would serve
10 reduce o." general taxes and no
benefit 900 tho taxpayer ~ tho county
100 which 'h" Decreased resided ana Oh
laOnrI ha wrnlih The remaining 30
pnr cent Of the inheritance tax would
boz distributed proppftlOnHi"ly nmO1r
900 the counties, 10 r"imburHr them
for any pension they hnd paid out ia
lhu previous bIrnn al period
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\ total OF s5,SoO,332.l9 in cash and
bonds and securities was turned over
TO Robert +. lIigEinR, stat" treasurer,
by III" outgoing treasurer In cash,
the state now has on hand s2l7g..
l53.Gi and in bonds and securities.
s3,G2ll7sjS TWO years ago the stat"
had on hand Si57G.92S7o, having in.
creased ,ta fund during the past bI"n
NAL period by approximately n million
and quarter dollars.
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Fish should always be- fried rtc
h"ughuuia. IN deep fnl. Iucuu drip
pings or" prrhnps uu good u mnrrrInI
20 my Iult"r should not be- used Tor
flying Hah
II should be cppE"d untI well
rrpnu"d nud then removed mud nj.
."w"h 10 druin bat not to grow cool
r"inr" serving. II the ill"ls prepared m
1h"N" nr" rul into ludlyldunI portions
b"f"f" h".mg ropk"h N" housewife hns
70" 'fuupl"h mnss ~ fsh ~ the result
- her lnhUfs, but firm, well cooked
slunrus uf delicious food
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GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love Skinncr'n Macaroni
ana Spaghetti because of It's delicious
thst". II IL good for them ind you
cnn give them nll they want. It IL n
great builder OF bone and muscle and
does not make them nervous and lrrI.
table lik" meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Mndc from
the finest burum wh"nt. Write Skin.
n"r Mfg. Co, Omnhn, N"br., for bcnu.
tiful cook book. 1t IL sent free to
mOthcrs.-Ady.
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The Denver Tramway Company pro
t"Eta n" authority OF the state Pub.
lie Utilities Commission 10 Intervene
In 10" complaint Of the East Denver
Property Association that tho Tram
way Company b. not providing AIDE.
Tnn'c a"rNir" for patrons of The s"y"u
iconth and EEhto"nrh street limos
and Hsarr's thu, n" complain, fails
10 produce facts 10 show tina, offIoI
INT r"ryic" b. not furnished on 'ho 9
IhofUuRhfHros. and asks TIA, the com
paint b" ditmiss.d
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CHICAGO CIV, Stool ou.,,,Io,,

INIrnyO !" IIOF8 /" Bulk, fIUfiV
iU,D. light, slo2OHlOsi. mixed.
81 '-p1 1896 heavy tiO65d Il 40.
-. slO6'aiO7Os pigs t7S5ip go.
~" Native beef cattle. $1,000
II ? 2 Western steers. t77OniuiU.
r'ockor and feeders. i5f5HsS6. cows
AMI h"ifors, 'i6UHioi0, calves. sg75
N1i25.
sheep Wothors tn.7odli00. owes,
'760di035. lambs. ,ii7Ouiian.
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Tho following new employees were
appointed by III" Senate. upon motion
Of Senator SChorm"rhorn: Chief
clerk OF u" enrolment committee.
Mrs. e. G. Murray Of Trinidad. ns.
sIpnnbl" clerks and atonogrnphors,
Clara Wcksrom and Theodore
lshrlor
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sr. Marold, Kelley. Furrow, Foster,
Graves scott and smith;
Fcnitentiary-Wei chairman; Wright,
Thompson Furrow. Gsncgos. Colgate.
Foster. Linton and Rockwell.
Public buildings -Wintson, chairman:
StuIzinskt. Jenkins, Gallegos Mayer.
Garcia, Gtrard, Murphy and steele.
Public Lands -Somervile, chairman;
GallegoS FurrNw, HerIberger, Bron-
aush, Bashor. cole. Garcia and Wilson.
Railroads Jenkins, chairman; Ardou-
rel Mcdonald. owen, L. Rogers, Roth.
Thompson, Wilson. Garcia, GIL. Lin
ton Murphy and NageL
Revision and Constitutisn--Friend.
chairman; Hcr2hcrSer, Marold. h, Ros,
crs. frisbeE, Cole. Winters Garcia and
Torbit.
state Affairs and Reapportiormcnt-
Mayer, chairman. Luccro, Thompson.
Horton, Crossw hitc. Cross, Downing,
Kramer and Torbit
Roads and bridges -Mishou. chair
man; Roth, Mayer, Friend. Dulraw,
Barlow, Colgate kramer and Shockoy.
state Canals and Rescrvotrs-Herz-
berger. chairman; Gallcgos, Brnnnush.
Ardourel, Lucoro, Bashor, Torhit. sims
and Downing.
Stock-WriEht, chairman; Marold,
Mayer. Roth, Weir, Barlow, Murphy.
Rockwell and Wilson.
State lnstitutious-Ba Banks, Chairmant
Canon. Friend, Frisbey, Mishou, Barlow,
Wilson. Wright, Sims, Scott, liarria
Girard and Linton.
Towns and Cities-Barlow, chairman
Frisbey. HautChens, Proskc. Sims, WI.
son, Kramer. Racr and Foster.
Forest Reserves and forestry-M.
Rodgers, chairman; Wright. Mcdonald.
Crosswhite. Born, Garcia, Murphy, Ma
gel and Rockwell.
Senate Committees.
The following committees were
named and confirmed in the Senate:
pa, 10 la
Dem; Lines and Hayden, Rep
inanc e-West, Adams. Re / y.
Kluge. Dunklcc, Staley, Schermcrhorn,
Dunlap, Napier and Andrew. Dem:
Hasty, Dodge and Puffcr. Rep.
Banking Reilly, KluEc, West. Stal"y
and Napier, Dem, Mittcn and Hayden.
Rep.
liams and Napier. Dem; Starkwcat her.
Lines and Curran, Rep.
Railroads finchcr. Adams, Reilly
and West. Dem; Hayden TASTY and
isinrYHNapIer. Andrew. Dundee
Iietherington, ncBus>. Dunlap. Scher-
mcrhorn and klugc, Dem; candlish
Curran, Hayden, Starkweathcr and
Industrial Relations Lewis, pcBusk,
Camdlish and llauenboch. Rep. ,
Temperance - SChermcrhorn. Stalcy,
Coldren. Fincher and Reilly, Dem;
Peterson and iInsty. Rep. ,
Mines and Mining -Candlish. Rep.
ara a. rroT SHHrmMn nd raHsr'T ram
Curran and ruffcr. Rep.
Reapportionm"nt-M Williams, Lew
is. West. Adams. Hamilton, peBusk,
Dundee and Coldrcn, Dem, Elliott,
Mitten. Eaton. Candlish, Hayden and
puffcr, Rep.
Privileges and ElcCtirns-Coltman
Napier, Hamilton and ltclllS, Dem !,
Lines, Peterson and "iliSin, Rep.
The chairman Of the committees are
-kmgc. agriculture and irrigation.
punklec. city and County Of Denver.
HCtharinVtOn, constitutional amend
mcnts, DcRusk. county affairs And
rev. education and educational institu-
lions: Dunlap, enrolment, klugc, fish,
forestry and game. Hasty, horticul-
ture: Dunklcc. insurance, Schcrm"r-
horn, medical affairs, Hamilton, mill
tary affairs: Hotheringtou, printing;
Dunklee. revision and cngrossment' DO
Rusk state affairs and public lands {.
Coldren. stat. institutions and public
buildings; Coldrcn, supplies and cI-
pcnditures.
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ACTRESS TELLS SECRET,

A well known rctrcss givcs tho follow
Ing recipe FOR grny hair: To half pint OF
water add OF. Bay Rum. small box o.
barbo Compound. and a OF. OF glycerinc
Any druggist can put this up or you car
mix 1t Mt homo nj very little cost. Full
directions for making and use como H.
each box OF Bnrbo Compound 1t will
gradually dnrkcn strcaied faded gray
hnir. and make 1t soft and glossy. II Will
not color the scalp. liz not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub on. Adv
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Governor oun,sr's Frs, Appointment,

Agnes ODay county treasurer Of
BOULDER county. has been appointed
mhIr trustee by Governor Julius G..
guu'or Her appointment la The first
sN,h no. been announced BY the gov.
amor since b., took OFFICE"
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Splitter hive often wondered nj
your brIIlinury, your nptn"sa mt rep
nri"", your
WlTcr II ltH NOR" lhnn dollnr,
old top, ! can't do thing for you.
I'm n"urly broke myself.
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NJ. Idea

Tonchrr johnny whnt In n hypo.
cri,n1
Jphnny-h boy wo, comes to school
with n smile on his fncc.
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LATE
MAR K EFT
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.
q U OF Alto N S

Cattle.
Steers (pulp fedD, good to
choice ................s S75Q9.S5
Steers (pulp fed, fair to
good S.OOQS.75
Steers ebay fed, good to
choice .............. S25G9.OO
Steers ebay fed, fair to
good ................ 7.5OGS.25
He!ters, prime .......... G.15u $50
Cows (pulp fed, good to
choice .................. 6754 $50
Cows (pulp fed, fair to
good .................... G.OO66.75
Cows ebay fed, good ...... 6.5067 40
Cows ebay fed, fair ...... $3.50 ESQ
Cows, Gamers ....... 1000 ). 20
Veal calves ........ 9.O00 l0. 80
Bulls NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5.O0@ 5.75
Feeders and stockers good
TO choice ............... 775qS.5O
Feeders and stockers fair
to good .............. 7oO@7.75
Feeders and stockcrs, COM
mon to fair ............. G.25 a 100
Hogc.
Good hogs .............$ lo4ou lo.'o
Sheep.
w e'Hers .....'.. *io'VVW io'oN
1earlInSS ............l l.o ou lilo
LAMPS ................. lE.oVu $50
Ewes o.ouW S'lo
Feeder lambs ........... 1850 l2.oO
Feeder ewes ........... 7.O0@ 500
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inheritance Taxes st2s.222 4, Month

From Doc !, 1916. 10 Jan. .. 1917
'l2i222 In inheritance" tax was col
l"C,"d by tho state inheritance Tax
Department
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Ten smiles for nickel Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear
white clothes. Adv.
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An extremely hard artificial wood of
German invention Is mnd" of suwdust
and chloride OF magnesium.
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Duluth l.lnsoed On track. .2ss.
= -hUIeo. '2rl, 10 arrive, tess. May
S?ps asked July. 2t3N bid
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He's long headed boy who borrows
his mas stocking TO hang up.
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BE happy. Use Red Cro.. Bag Blue;
much better han liquid blue. Delights
the lnundrcss. All grocer. Adv.
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Grain.

Wheat. CHI. mill, 100 lbs. buying s. 81
Rye, Colo, bulk 100 lbs, buying. ! So
Oats, Nebraska, 100 lbs, buying. l.S5
Colorado oats. bulk. buying ..... l.S5
Germ chop, sack. selling ....... 1875
Corn in sack, selling ........... 1872
Bran. Colorado, per 100 lbs, selling | SO
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
+. o. b. Denver, Carload Price.

Buying Prices.
Colorado, upland, per tons $4,000 1000
Nebraska upland, per ton l2.OQ@ 1900
Second bottom Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton . 12.0O9 1900
Timothy, per ton ..... l7.OO4lS.OO
Alfalfa, per ton ........ 12.O0@13.00
South Park, choice, per
ton ................... 17OOmlS.OO
San Luis Valley. per ton. . l4.OO@ Ii. 90
Gunnison Valley, per ton 16.OOml 1900
Straw, per ton. ......... 4.OO@ 500
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22

Empress, Who Ordered Guard
Not to Fire, Is Found Car
ing for Children Sick
With Measles.

Petfograd,, March 20-Nichola.s Ro-
manoff. as the former emperor is des-
ignated, left with his staff yesterday
for his personal estates at Liyadia. or
the south coast of the Crimea.
The revolution overlook the Imperial
family when all the children except the
Grand Duchess Marie were afflicted
with measles Grand Duke Alexis. tho
12-year-old erstwhile heir, who was re-
ported dead, still lives. but is very ill.
His attack OF measles was cornpli-
Gated by the breaking out of the old
wound in his foot, dating from the al
legged attempt on his life about Jour
years ago. He was reported as likely
to owe
Grand Duchess Tatiana is in a Sc
rious condition and oxygen has been
administered
News of the disaffection of the troops
reached the empress February q. The
palace guard was modified for de=
Tense. the riflemen remaining inside the
palace with machine guns, While out
side were armOred motors. When the
Tsarskoe Selo garrison revolted. a col
iision with the palace guards appeared
inevitable. The empress went to the
commander of the guards and said:
"My desire is that you do not fire.
This was taken as an order to sur
render. which he did. Soon revolution
airy troops entered the palace and off :
GERS went to the apartment of the i'm
perial family. To these the empress
said:
Let there be no violence. I am now
only a sister Of charity at the bedside
of my afflicted children"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
GREEN'S August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by a disordered stomach and inactive
liver, such as sick headache, constipa-
ton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation of food, palpitation
of the heart from gases created In
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is a gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
ach and intestines, cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in al civilized countries.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
FRUIT LAXATIVE
/ FOR SICK CHILD
California Syrup Of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and boWelsa /,

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup OF
Figs that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath Is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
t%easpoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative," and IN a few hours all the
foul, constapated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When fits little system is full
Of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea. indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
t~easpoonfal today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a so
cent bottle of California Syrup OF
Figs which has directions for babies.
children Of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
HOME RULE
FOR Finland

London, March 20.-Home rule for
Finland is the policy of the new Rus
sian government. according to a Reu-
ter correspondent, who says that the
Finnish diet will be convened shortly
and k to establish a government
possessing the full confidence of the
people.
Genera Zein, governor of Finland
under the old regime, has been sent to
Petrograd as a prisoner. Negotiations
are proceeding with Baron Rosen
former ambassador to Washington,
with a view to his appointment as oy-
ernor general Of Finland.
Minister of Justice Kerensky has or
dered the district court at Toboisls,
Siberia, to release Immediately M. OWN
huyer, former president Of the Finnish
diet, n arranged for his journey to
| Pctrogyad.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
TOLL OF TIE PLUNGER

80
In February, 266 merchant ships, of
an aggregate gross tonnage of TS1, 500,
were lost by the war measures of the
central powers. Among them Were 20
hostile ships with an aggregate gross
tonnage Of 644 900 and IA neutrals of
aggregate gross tonnage of 375,00O.
Among the neutral ships, 81 were SUM
b. submarines, which is 1913 per CEN
OF the total in February, as compared
with % per cent, the average neutral
losses in the last four months
There is a wide disparity between
the official German figures OF the de-
~struction of shipping in February, the
first month of unrestricted submarine
warfare, and the figures given u in
England. 1t was said authoritatively
in London on March 3, that in Febru-
airy German submarines sent to the
bottom, in round numbers, 400, 900 tons
of shipping. Nc mention was made of
ships destroyed by mines.
The sinking by a German submarine
of q small cruiser. a vessel equipped
as a decoy for Submarines, and % other
craft of $3.50 tonnage, also was an
nounced by the admiralty.
Berlin, March 10 (wireless to Say.
ville).-Merchant ships of an aseregate
| gross tonnage of 7S1,500 were destroyed
in February as a result of the war
measures of the central powers, the
admiralty announced today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
Police sent TO FRONT;
FACTORIES Open AGAIN
Funerals of Revolution Victims
Will Be Held Friday-Pay
for Revolt Days.

London. March 2O-The council of
~workingnen's delegates in Petrograd
has prescribed the immediate resump-
ton of work in all factories, according
to a dispatch to Reuters from the Rus
sian capital. Factories will pay full
wages for the days on which work was
prevented by the revolution.
The detective and police service are
being reorganized, the former members
being sent to the front. The metropoli-
tans of P~etrograd and Moscow, Pitrin
and Makary have been sent into COM
pulsory retirement.
The provincial governors are being
replaced by president of zemstvos or
mayors, in the management OF food
supplies. The public funeral for all the
victims of the revolution will be held
in Petrograd on Friday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
SUNK WITHOUT WARMING.

Washington. D. c., March 20.-Consul
Frost, at Queenstown, reported to the
state, department tonight the sinking
by a German submarine of the Ameri-
can steamer, City of Memphis. saying
40 survivors had been picked up The
consul dispatch follows:
American steamer, City of Memphis,
Cardiff to New York, reported sunk by
German submarine, 4 p. M, March IT.,
35 miles south Of Fastnet. Fifteen sur
vivors landed Schulz, 7 p. M. today.
T~hirty-four survivors on admiralty
vessel, which continues search for eight
missing will land Baltimore Con Irish
coast) probably today"
The department announced that a
dispatch from Consul General Skinner.
at London, said it was reported the
City of Memphis, the Illinois and the
Vigilance C~probably Vigilancia), all
American steamers, had been sunk,
the latter without warning. The mes
sage added that some of the crew of the
City of Memphis had been landed and
that a patrol boat had gone to pick up
: the crew of the Illinois.
Ship Sunk by Shell Fire.
A second dispatch from Consul Frost
stated that 33 survivors of the City Of
Memphis landed at Queenstown and
that seven Americans were among the
Is landed at Schulz. The dispatch fol-
lows:
City of Memphis. 33 survivors, now
lanced here; vessel sunk by gunfire;
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-22
ALL. NATIONS NOW
FREE But GERMANY?
Vorwaerts Compares Russian
Statement on Franchise With
Chancellor's, to His Discredit.

Amsterdam. March 20-The Berlin
yorwaerts, comparing the situation in
Russia with that in Germany, asks:
.Shall the world say that all the ma
lions on earth are free except Ger
many?"
The newspaper compares the declar-
alton of the Russian provisional gov
with the declaration of Chan
eellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg in the
Prussian diet, to the discredit of the
latter. 1t concludes:
"How mucn longer. The king should
straightway give back to the Prussian
people their franchise, which was taken
away in 1S43."