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Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30
NOTICE.

When the travelling public Of Colo.
RADIO visit New Orleans this winter.
they can find no better hotel to stop
at In the city than the Grunewald.
that rs light and airy. and the charge
reasonable. The traveller win rnd at
this hotel the true hospitality that
has always characterzed the south
ern people.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30
LIST OF MEN voR THk ARMY

List Of men for GklpiA county,
or discharged and. certti
o District Board for military sery
o and including August 2sth, 10
Charles David Schoenherr.
Richard Rowe.
Walter Oscar Zeige.
Norman Edward Davey.
Melvin Jordan.
Jchn B. Doran.
Ernest E. Holloway.
Mack ]. Valavanis.
John Heppberger.
George Lewis Boyle.
Donald ]. Meuor.
Andrew Vixen.
Anton Dellipicola.
Claes H. Peterson.
Edward Whitney Heffner.
James r. Harvey.
Fred Warne.
Thomas Rowe.
Bruce v. Williams.
James E. Cody.
Jack c. McCallis.er.
Thomas Edward Rowe.
Theodore w. Barbee. s-'
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

For sale or lease on very favorable
terms. silver lead property in guaoh
below Missouri Fails. zine working
tunnel, blacksmith shop. car and
track. Burned Cabin and Martin Luth-
er lodes. Good vein silver. lead, cop
per. Fer particulars write Geo. R.
Momyer. owner, Monte Vista, Colo. At
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

We have received postal from
Arthur c. Nest. who informs us that
he has taken an option on a group
of mines at Park City. Utah. adjoin-
ing the celebrated Daley and Ontario
mining In that section Is on the
boom.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

: e. L. Siekmann, Of the Colorado
Power Co. motored over from Idaho
Springs today to see a place that Is
teeming with commercial and mining
activity.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30
FOR SALE CHEAP

House and furniture on Spring St.
Inquire Of Chas. Penn. Trinidad, Cal
ifornia. &.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board OF County Commissioners Of
Giapin County, will SIT as a board Of
Equalization at ther, office in the
Court House, beginning Tuesday.
September 4, 1917, and will sit not
less than three days. nor more than
ten days; for the purpose OF equaliz-
ing and adjusting the assessment on
the taxable property in said County.
And win again meet ON Tuesday,
September IS. 1917, for not less than
two days. nor more than ten days.
at which time amy parties may ap-
pear before sueh Board to make COM
plaints in regard to their assess
meut.
(2t) FRANK G. MOODY.
County Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

Observer-ths family papsr-S2.oo.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

Delivered at your very door. Fine pat
terms to select from. The C. o. Rich.
ards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

Observer-ths family papsr-32.oo.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-30

RUGS, CARPETS, LIMO
LEUMs, COUCH COVERS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
The Raid and Its Result.

There were two things which made
1t possible for our raiding party to get
started across No Mans Land. One
was the momentary quickening Of the
blood which follows big and unac-
customed dose OF rum. and the other
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20

At last we have a distinct recog-
milton from the National Depart
ment of Agriculture that Bermuda
grass is not weed to be avoided
Farmers Bulletin No. S14, by Prof.
S. M. Tracy, a recognized authority
on Southern forage plants, is an ac-
curate discussion Of Bermuda grass
and should be in the hands of every
Southern farmer. AS Prof. Tracy says
in the opening sentence Of the bulie-
tin: Bermuda grass is the most
common and most valuable pasture
plant in all the Southern States, being
of the same relative importance i'm
that region that Kentucky bluegrass
is in more northern States"
1t is still feared by many Southern
farmers, because of the misinforma-
ton which has been given out by
thoes who were unfamiliar with it's
true value. There are thousands of
acres which are being washed and
quilted and rendered vafueless
throughout the rolling sections of the
South which Bermuda grass will
save and at the same time furnish
grazing for thousands Of cattle and
sheep. The Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20

other though the machine gun bullets
began To drop men almost immediate
ly. Once we were started we were
neither fearful nor ratified. We had
been drilled so long and so carefully
that each man knew just what he was
to do. aud he kept right ON doing II
unless he got hit. To me II seemed
the ground was moving back under
me. Tie first ten yards were the
toughest. The thing was perfectly or
gnnizd Our first party of ten was
composed OF slgnalers. They were pay
Ing out wires and carrying telephones
TO he used during the fifteen minutes
OF our stay Ia the German trenches
In communicating with our battalion
headquarters. "A telephone code had
been arranged. using the names OF our
commanding officers as symbols. "Rex.
ford 1" meant First prisoners being
sent back" "Rexford ." meant "Our
first wounded being sent over" Rex
ford g. meant "We have entered Ger
man trench" The code was very com
plete. and the signalers had been drill
ed In II for week. In case the tele-
phone wires were cut. the slgnalers
were 10 send messages back 10y the
use o. rifle grenades. These are rifle
prOiectlles which carry little metal
cylinders 10 contain written messages
and which burst into flame when they
strike the earth. SO that they can be
easily found at night The officer In
charge OF the siemalers was To remain
mt the point OF entrance. with his eyes
on bis watch. IL was his duty TO sound
n warning signal five minutes before
the end OF our time In the German
trenches.
The leader OF every party OF ten also
had whistle with which TO rePeat
the warning blast and then the final
blast when each man was To- drop
everything and get back of our artil-
iery fire. We were not To leave any
dead or wounded In the German trench
ON account OF the information which
the Germans might thus obtain. Be
fore starting on the raid we had re.
moved all marks from our persons In.
cludlng even our Identification disks.
Except for the slgnalers. each party of
ten was similarly organized. First.
there were two bayonet men. each
with an electric fiashllght attached tu
his rifle. 80 AZ 10 give light for the di.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
THE wAToHMAN AND soUfHRoN, OCTOBER 20. 1917.

ing up Is Eot .,lst u suiu,blc term
We were crawling about on all fOurs
just far enough out In No Mans Land
to be under the edge of the German
shell fire and taking what shelter we
could In shell holes while our leaders
picked the way to start across. The
extra heavy bombardment had warned
the Germans that something was about
to happen. They sent up star shells
and IS . S" signals until there was
a glare over the torn earth like that
which you see ut the grand finish of
Pains fireworks display, and mean
while they sprayed No Mans Land
with streams of machine gun fire. In
the face of that we started.
1t would be absurd to say that we
were not frightened. Thinking men
could not help but be afraid. If we
were pallid, which undoubtedly we
were, the black upon our faces hid II.
but our fear struck voices were not
disguised. They trembled and our
teeth chattcred.
We sneaked out single file. making
our way from shell hole to shell hole,
nearly all the time OH all fOurs. crawl
ing quickly over the fat places between
this small shelter. The Germans had
not sighted us, but they were squirting
machine gun bullets all over the place
promiscuously, like a man watering
lawn with garden hose, and they
were bound to get some Of us. Behind
me heard cries of pain and groans,
but 1t made little impression on my
benumbed intelligence from the mere
fact that whatever had happened had
happened to one Of the other sections
OF ten and not to my own. 1t seemed.
some way or other, no affair to con-
Germ me. Then a man In front of me
doubled up suddenly and rolled into a
she'll hole. That simply made me re-
member very clearly that / was not
to stop on account of 1t. 1t was some
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
GOV. MANNING SPEAKS.
Says No Division i'm South Carolina
When il Comes to Amcricanism.

New York, Oct. 15.-Four govern
ors were speakers tonight at the Gov
ernors' conference held in connec-
ton with the Southern Commercial
Carolina, presided at the conference.
which was also addressed by Gov
Harrington, of Maryland; Miliiken.
OF Maine, and Edge, of New Jersey.
and John Barrett. director general Of
the Pan-American Union.
Gov. Manning declared that the
South stands squarely behind the gov
ernment in the prosecution of the war
and is supporting the second liberty
loan to the limit. In South Carolina.
he said, there is no division when il
comes to real Americanism, less than
per cent. of the population being
foreigners.
Gov. Milliken said in part:
There were those who feared the
soul of America was dead slowly
atrophied through the money grab
ping years and then drowned utterly
beneath flood of foreign gold. New
England's response to the world emer.
gency, serves notice on mankind that
the ancient spirit of America still
lives, that her sons are still willing to
do and dare and suffer in a righteous
cause"
GOV. Harrington declared:
The people of Maryland are whole
heartedly behind the president. Here
after there must be only one kind of
Americans from one end OF America
to the other"
Modification of the former National
Guard oath of service to meet war
time requirements for a new State
militia was advocated by Governor
Edge. He pointed out that if the oath
were to remain the same, every man
who enlists in the State militia would
be pledging himself to service any,
where in the United States and
abroad.
| 1t would be difficult to get men for
the new militia under such conditions
he said, because many branches of
the military service are far more at
tractive than the State militia
John Barrett, director general of
the Pan American Union declared
when the war is concluded there will
come realization that it has accom-
plished more than all the diplomatic
notes of century to make the Mon
roe Doctrine an unquestioned princi-
pie IN the relationship Of nations
THE new Pan-Americanism which
will follow the Var" said Mr.. Bar
rett, will be so powerful in their
own inherent strength and backing
that never again can a new menace
from the old world assert ITSELF"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
OVER THERE
Fhe Thrill and the He'll OF
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander McClintock Of Lex.
ington, KY, and the Canadian Army Has
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells the Facts-Unadorn
ed. Wounded, Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Was Invalided Home,
but Is Going "0ut There" Again to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His Allies. An In.
spring, Interesting, Personal Narrative,
Full Of the Spirit and Atmosphere Of tho
Trenches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
Great Confusion.

There was much confusion among
Some one gave an order 10 retire, and
some one countcrmandCd 1t. More
Germans came ont Of their dugOutS
but instead OF surrendcrlng as per our
original schedule thcy threw bombs
among lis. 1t became apparent tina,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20

one else's business to pick that man
up. Next, according to the queer psy.
chOlOgy Of battle, / began to lose my
sensation Of fear and nervousness.
After l saw second man 60 down
gave my attention principally to con-
sideration Of the Irregularities Of the
German parapet ahead Of us, picking
out the spot where We were to enter
the trench. 1t seems silly to say It,
but l seemed to get some sort Of salts
faction out Of the realization that we
had lost the percentage which we
might be expected to lose going over.
Now, It seemed, the rest Of us were
safe until we should reach the next
phase Of our undertaking. I heard di-
rections given, and l gave some my
self. Ny voice was firm. 1t surprised
me, and felt almost calm. Our ar
tillery had so torn up the German barb
wire that 1t gave us no trouble at ALL
We walked through 1t with only few
scratches. When we reached the low.
sandbag parapet Of the enemy trench
we tossed In few bombs and follow
ed them right over as soon as they had
exploded. There wasn't a German in
sight. They were all In their dugouts.
dugout was located, and we rushed for
the entrances with our bombs. Every
thing seemed to be going just as we
had expected 1t to go. Two Germans
ran plump into me as was rounding
a ditch angle with bomb in my hand.
They had their hands up, and each of
them yelled:
"NIercy, kamerad"
passed them back, to be sent to the
rear, and the man who received them
from me chuckled and told them to
move lively. The German trenches
were practically just as We had ex-
pected to find them. according to our
sample. They were so nearly similar
to the duplicate section In which we
had practiced that we had no trouble
finding our way in them. / was just
thinking that really the only tough
part OF the job remaining would be
getting back across No Mans Land
Wutll IL Sceulcu tudC tuc WIlOIC eartN
behind me rose I'm the air. For q mo-
ment l was stunned and half blinded
by dirt blown into my face. When !
was able to see / discovered that all
which lay behind me was mass of
upturned earth and rock, with here
and there q man shaking himself or
scrambling out OF 1t or lying still.
Just two minutes after we went into
their trench the Germans had explOd-
ed mine under their parapet. l have
always believed that in some way or
another they had learned what spot
we were TO raid and had prepared for
us. Whether that's true or not, one
thing il certain-that mine blew our
organization, as we would say in Ken
tucky, 'plumb to HI" And It killed
or disabled more than half of our
party.
Great Confusion.
There was much confusion among
those of us who remained on our feet
Some one gave an order 10 retire, aud
some one cOuntcrmandCd 1t. More
Germans came ont Of their dugOuts
but instead OF surrendcrlng as per our
original schedule they threw bombs
among lis. 1t became apparent tina,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20

n s we climbed out Of the shelter
n of our trenches for my first-aud,
perhaps, my last. thought-ad-
venture I'm No Mans Land the word
was passed:
over the top and give 'em hell"
That Ia The British Tommies' battle
cry as they charge the enemy, and 1t
has often sounded up and down those
long lines in western France as the
British. Canadian and Australian SOL
diers go out to the fight and the death.
We were divided into six parties of
ten men. each party having separate
duties to perform. We crouched for
ward. moving slowly I'm single file.
stumbling into shell holes and over
dead mcn-some very long dead-and
managing to keep in touch with each
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20

was sort OF subconscious. mechanical
confidence I'm our undertaking, which
was result OF the scores OF times we
had gone through every prearranged
movement In our practice duplicate
German trenches behind our lines
without either of those influences we
simply could not have left the shelter
and faced what was before us.
An intensified bombardmcnt from
our guns began just as scon az We
had climbed over the top and were
lining MP for the journey across. "Iiu-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
No. 3. "0yerthe TOp
andGiye'E Hell!"
by Sergeant Alexander McCllntock,
ID. c. NJ. S7th Overseas Batt.,
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright. 1917. by the Bell Syn
dtCafA- Inc
Copyright 1911. by the Bell Syn
dicate. Inc.

Sergeant McClintock. tcho has seen
scrrfce 90 France, tegs decorated for
oraverv, 'ooundcd. htFlided home and
Is noio cndearorino 10 oct a commission
fn oar army. A commission IN the Ca
madam army a,oats him II he returns
to join his old command. IN tho first
and second articles he graphically dc
scribes his training. his trip to France
aud the elaborate preparations made
for u bomb raid on the German trenches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-20
The fourth article OF this remarkable
personal narrative will appear soon. 1t
Is entitled
No. 4.-Shifted TO the somms.

Sergeant McCl!ntock takes part In the
greatest Of all battles aud tells OF the
hell of 1t. "The front in Belgium was
really rest sector I'm comparison with
IT." lie says. The extensive preparations
Of the allies for open warfare afterward
abandoned because OF the failure OF eX-
pccted developments.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30

of the total tax this year, while they paid 1.3 per cent of the total last year.
 Merchandise in the state is assessed at 15,669, ,94765 for 1917 as compared with $12,23O,767.31 in 1916. The rate this year is 2.2 per cent as compared with 2.5 per cent in 1916.
 All other property is assessed at S16,24S,5S6.09 this year as compared with 13,39S,635 in 1916. The per centage of the total to be paid under this classification is 2.3 per cent, as compared with 2.7 per cent last year.
 The total assessed valuation for 1917 is S702,417,292.6S. Of this amount, s4,S9O,663OO worth of prop erty is exempted from taxation. leav- ing a total of $697 7,526,6 ,619.6S from which taxes are, to be raised. The total assessment in 1916 was S490,634,- 230.50, of which amount S4,227,712 was exempted, leaving a total of S4S6, ,406,- 51S.50 from which taxes were raised.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30
Mining and Financial News
 Y REVIEW IEAssp WIRE
(By Review Leased Wire.) GRAIN MARKET,
sY REVIEW LEAsEp WIRE

CHICAGO. August 29.-MiXed senti- ment among traders was apparent to- day and resulted in an unsettled corn market. though fluctuations were with in comparatively narrow limits. Hous- es with eastern connections were prominent on the selling and word came from the seaboard of offerings of Argentine cargoes at lower prices. Selling on the high points met good absorbing powers and the finish was we'll toward top prices for the day. The close was strong. F to E cents higher with December 1-0Sl2 and May I.O5ss to 1O524. Oats gained A to %. Cash wheat closed firm. Provisions made gain of from 22 to 75 cents.
 Wheat traders eagerly awaited word of the government fixing prices. The cash market was firm, but volume of trading was not large.
 Oats trade was not of impressive quantity, but the market held gen orally firm. Cash values held steady.
 Hog strength and a good demand were controlling elements which caus- ed provisions prices to advance.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30
MINING INDUSTRIES WILL PAY FlFTY-SIX
 PER CENT TAXES

Mines and associated industries of Arizona will pay 56 per cent of all state taxes for the 1917-1S year, ac- cording to figures compiled today by the state tax commission. This is an increase of nearly F per cent in 9 year in which the state assessed val uation has been increased more than S200, ,00O, 900.
 Productive. patented and unpatent- ed mines, are assessed at $329 ,220,- 62S.76 and will pay 469 per cent of the state assessment. The assessment in 1916 was s171,SSS,616.1S which con stituted 35 per cent of the taxes.
 Reproductive, patented and un- patented mines are assessed at ST. 352,41614 this year as compared with S6,366, 1S2.03 in 1916. The proportion of taxes to be paid was slightly de creased this year, however, it being l per cent for 1917 and 1.3 per cent for 1916.
 Shelters, concentrators and i'm provements on all mining property are assessed at $56, 6,S4S, ,491.70 this year as compared with $3S,624.SSO.O6 in 1916. The assessment this year is equal tc o.I per cent of the total val uation, while in 1916 it was only 7.9 per cent of the total
 Railroads of the state will pay the second largest proportion of taxes. The assessment on properties of this kind is s96, 1923 for this yeaB, which equals 13.S per cent of the total. Despite a gain of approximately $5,- 000,000 in the railroad assessment this year as compared with last, the pro- portion of taxes to be paid decreased an even per cent. The assessment in 1916 was S91, 1,9S2,6 ,622, which equal led 1S.S per cent of the total.
 An increase of S7,200,000 was af- fected in the assessment on lands this year as compared with 1916, but a de crease is noted in the proportion of taxes to be paid The assessment this year was S4S.059, ,3S9.17 as con- pared with s4O,S31, ,552.O9 in 1916. The rate this year is 6.S per cent as con- pared with S.S per cent in 1916.
 Town and city lost, including sur face mining claims in Greenlee coun- ty, are assessed at s3S,306,1172O this year as compared with S36,993, ,657.00 in 1916. The rate this year is 5.4 per cent as compared with 7.5 per cent in 1916.
 The assessment on banks this year is s7.4S2, ,217.01 as compared with S6- 39,355.57 Banks will pay II per cent of all taxes this year. In 1916 they paid 1-3 per cent of the taxes
 Live stock is assessed at $37, ,7S2, ,50S this year and will pay 5.4 per cent of the total amount to be raised. Last year the assessment was $27,91O,542 and 5.7 per cent of the total was paid
 The assessment on telephone and telegraph lines is $2.SS6,2274 this year as compared with s2,232,S ,S72.21 last. The percentage is 0.4 this year as compared with 05 in 1916.
 Water works, street railways, gas, electric light, power and ice plants are assessed at s6,S24,S6266 this year as compared with s6,32O, ,64O.S7 in 1916 These companies will pay per cent
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30
NEW YORK FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Rejection by Washington of the vatican's peace plan evidently exerted no especial in fiuence over today's stock market.
 Selling was renewed at the outset and continued during the forenoon on an enlarged scale Offerings origin ated mainly from the bears who sue ceeded in picking out additional weak spots, but signs of liquidation were unmistakable at the period.
 No section of the list escaped the attention of the short int5rest, al though rails and a few high grade in vestment shares yielded only slightly. The one to three point rallies of af- ternoon resulted in a very substantial readjustment of losses and not a few actual gains.
 At their lowest levels war issues were two to five points down, but standard industriaIs offered resistance to pressure. United States Steel re- peated its recent minimum quotation of 11S1l but rallied to 119B and clos ed at 11912, net gain of 12 point.
 Motors were again weak, Studebak- CT establishing a new low record on its fall of two points to AZ, with a similar reversal for General Motors.
 Shippings and tobbacos rebounded sharply from their first set back.
 Total sales. 575,O0O shares.
 Another slump in rubles to 1S.40, shipment of an additional s500,000 gold to Japan, and created scarcity of time funds were among the related incidents of the day.
 Bonds were irregular to heavy with a wider range for the Liberty issues at 99.92 to 999S. Total sales, par val ue, aggregated s2,625,00O.
 United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30

NEW YORK, August 29.-The stock market continues to measure the un- certainty confronting the situation and the ever changing proposals which are being advanced in connection with the matter Of price fixing and taxation as we'll as the gradual hardening of the money rates and the unsatisfactory status of affairs in Russia.
 The progress of the Central powers in Russia would seem to denote that large supplies of food stuffs and min eral products are likely to accure to the Teutonic allies as a result of dis integration of the Cossack forces which if realized would undoubtedly lengthen the war. While of course rallies in the stock market may be promoted from time to time as a con sequence of a temporarily oversold condition or short covering still the incentive to take a stand on the con structive side of things is still lacking even though present prices of securi- ties in many instances admittedly do not fully measure actual worth.
 LOGAN & BRYAN.