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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
sUNNYsIDE NOTES.

The dance given by "Billy" Nor
gan and Edison Mason was a sue
cess. There were 80 couples pres
ent and everyone reported good
time. The music was furnished by
the Pipers and Edstroms of River
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDaniels came down
from Durango Saturday evening and
remained over Sunday. They visit
ed the home folk and attended the
dance.
Weaver Mason passed his examin-
alton before the county exemption
board and has been accepted for army
service.
Mack Gaines of the Florida was a
guest at the Morgans Sunday.
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The next meeting of the grange
will be held at Elco, August 81.
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School begins September 10 with
Miss Mary Bryce in charge. The
children have grown weary of the
long vacation and are anxiously look
ing forward to their school room du-
ties again.
Mrs. s. A. Masters, who went to
California on health seeking ex-
pedtion some time ago, is improv-
ing at rate most gratifying to her
friends.
The grain harvest is in progress
on A. A. Shorts ranch. The cutting
has been finished and now the ranch
crew is busy stacking.
Lumber for Alva Shorts new house
was unloaded Friday. "Billy" Nor
gan is working on the structure.
Grasshoppers have found the ap-
pie trees their favorite feeding place
in this vicinity. As a result these
trees have scarcely leaf left.
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The Sunnyside Ladies aid has not
been meeting during the rush season,
but the members expect to find time
to continue the sessions at an early
date.
Miss Lucy McCulloch. the nurse,
is expected home for visit soon.
A cordial welcome always awaits her
in this community.
Mrs. Eta McCulloch and children
are planning to move to the F. L.
Lyman ranch soon, in order to be
near the school building.
Since the river has fallen to ford
ing proportions it meets the approx
al of several young men of the
neighborhood, who are spared the
trouble of making the long trip
around by the county bridge in or
der to meet their parlor engagements.
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If your reputation for wisdom is
based on keeping still, shun persons
who ask questions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY

Estate Of Robert b. Baldwin, Deceased
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent them for adjustment to the
County Court of the County of La
Plata and State Of Colorado on Mon
day the Twenty-seventh day Of Au-
gust A. D. 1917.
Dated July 81, 1917.
MRS. D. ]. BALDWIN,
Administrative Estate of
Robert B. Baldwin, Deceased.
Ritter & Buchanan Attorneys.
First Publication July 26, 1917.
Last Publication August 90. 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Estate of George F. Brawner, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that on the
24th day of September, A. d. 1917.
the undersigned will present to the
County Court of La Plata county,
Colorado, her accounts for final set
tiement of administration of said es-
tate, when and where all persons in
interest may appear and object to
them, if they SO desire.
MARY A. BRAWNER,
Executrix estate of George F. Brawn-
er, deceased.
McCloskey and Moody, attorneys for
executrix.
First publication August 16, 1917.
Last publication September ID, 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
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OFF TO JOIN COLORS.

Charles L. Young, Jr., leaves to-
morrow for FIT. Sheriden, ILL.,, to join
the officers training camp. Charley
will make good AS an officer he
will be credit to the army, and a
source Of pride to the section from
whence he halls.
Howard M. Funk, Of the Western
Colorado Power company, has enlist
ed in the aviation corps thru the To-
cal recruiting office and left for
Denver this morning to qualify for
the service.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
SUMMONS.
STATE OF COLORADO

County Of La Plata l.
In the District Court.
W. H. Morris, Plaintiff, VS.. r. II.
Gillespie, F. l.. Gillespie, Margaret E.
Sawyer, Mrs. +. L. Gillespie and Mrs.
X. H. Gillespie. Defendants.
The people Of the State of Colorc 70,
To r. II. Gillespie, +. L. Gillespie.
Margaret E. Sawyer, Mrs. F. L. Gil
lispie and Mrs. r. H. Gillispie. til
defendants above named, GREETING:
You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against
you by the above named plaintiff in
the District court of La Plata coun-
ty, State of Colorado, and answer
the complaint therein within twenty
days after the service hereof, if serv-
ed within this county; or, if served
out Of this county. or by publication.
within thirty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day Of SER
ice; or judgment by default will be
taken against you according to the
prayer of the complaint. And if a
copy of the complaint in the above
entitled action be not served with
thus summons, or if the service here
of be made out Of this state, then
ten days additional to the time here
lnbefore specified for appearance and
answer will be allowed before the tax
ing of judgment by default as afore-
Said.
The said action is brought to recov-
4r judgment against the defendants
H. H. Gillespie, +. L. Gillespie and
Margaret E. Sawyer upon the prom
.ssory note for $3150.00 and interest
at the rate Of 10 per cent per an
aum from August End, 1913 the date
of said note, with reasonable at
orneys fees and the sum of $4,000
tor taxes paid upon the property in
the trust deed securing said note and
asking for the foreclosure of a trust
Iced as a mortgage upon the SEA
of Section q, township 33, north,
fange IL, west N. M. p. NJ, and the
5WA Section 80, Township "a, north,
range ii west N. NJ. P: NJ. and re-
-orded in the office of the recorder
Of La Plata county, Colorado, in
Book 139. Page 103, also asking gem
eral equitable relief. No personal
JIdgment is asked against the de-
fendants Mrs. F. l.. Gillespie and
Mrs. R. II. Gillespie, as will more
fully appear from the complaint in
said action to which reference is
acre made:
And you are hereby notified that if
you fail to appear. and to answer the
said complaint as above required, the
said plaintiff will have your default
entered and judgment and decree en-
sered as prayed.
Given under my hand and the seal
Of said court at Durango in said coun-
~, this 26th day of March A. D. 1917.
CLEMENT L. RUSSELL,
Official SeaD Clerk Dist. Court.
First publication August 9.
Last publication August 80.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
SOME HoUN'.

The regimental dog has always
been favored animal in the United
states armies, whether regular or
volunteer. Champ Clark. it viii be
recalled, by reviving Southwestern
folk song, relating to the unwisdom
and bad taste of "kickin' my houn'
dog aroun'" aroused new interest in
that particular animal and the Sec
ond Regiment of Missouri adopted
one for its mascot Since then the
organization has been known as the
"Houn, Dog Regiment Recently
wealthy lady presented the men
with fine specimen Of the species,
Great Dane, Maltese blue in col
or, and weighing 210 pounds. 1t is
unnecessary to say that few liberties
Will be taken with this "houn'.nss
Des Moines Capital.
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u Is said Of = Durango man that
he is influenced as easily a. the grain
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
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WAR MARS NEW YORK
HARBOR EXCURSIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The war
has put pep into harbor excursions.
No longer does the small motor
launch, the cat-boat or houseboat
wend its way down the harbor un-
challenged and unmolested. One
really appreciates the fact that
America is"in" after water jaunt.
Every craft, large or small, is held
up by the government patrol boats
and asked for an account of itself.
Of course the large steamers are
easily discernable and therefore not
stopped.
But woe betide the private yacht
or craft of any description that at
tempts to get by. 1t may cruise
along for miles, its occupants smil-
ing at the thought of putting one
over on Uncle Sam. AT this juno
ture business-like little patrol boat
is liable to come alongside. A mur-
derous looking mounted gun may be
seen and from the boat stentorian
voice directs the craft to put back
and report to the mother ship. And
the craft that tried to run the gaunt
let goes back.
Another stern reminder that the
United States means business is the
buoys marking the position of the
great steel chain extending across
the harbor. The chair is designed
to take care of any Uboats that
come this way. The harbor is an un
healthy place for becalmed sailboat.
1t would be decidedly unhealthy, the
authorities will tell you, to allow youi
boat to bump into any stray floating
object. Mines are no respectors OF
ships.
WARS nuisance" is the way one
fair sailor expressed it.
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LONDON, Aug. 21.-The third and
most powerful of all counter attacks
by the Germans to regain the ground
captured by the British southeast OF
Ephey was thrown back by the Brit
ish fire today, Field Marshal Haig
reported.
"We hold all position" the report
stated, and "a number of prisoners
were taken"
England, France, Italy and Bel
GUM have joined in the most power
full and concerted offensive yet di-
rected against Germany. The west
front from the Belgian coast to
Switzerland is one gigantic battle
with the French, British, Belgians
and Portuguese attacking.
Southwark Italy's most formidable
offensive threw millions into a Crap
Pile over hundred mile front.
Field Marshal Haig's drive in
Flanders is pressing forward, while
the Canadians are Tightening theil
grip around Lens.
Commander-in-C Chief Petain of the
French armies is driving fiercely out
of Verdun and increasing the pres
sure along the Chemin- n-des-Dames in
Champagne.
Even Rumania is stubbornly op-
posing the Teutonic attempts to take
the fragment of Rumania left from
the allies.
The Macedonian front is the only
one not reporting action.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
BOY SCOUTS OFF
ON CAMPING TRIP

The camping trip to the Hanoi
Lake Rangers station, the big event
in the life of the local Boy Scouts
is in progress. This morning Senator
West, d. r. Mckinney and Thomas
Mason provided a treat for the "a
participants and their scout master
by taking them in their autos as fai
as the Haberly place, % miles from
town. A six mile hike took them to
their destination. The bedding an6
camp supplies were conveyed to that
point by one of the Pittman cars. II
weather conditions are favorable the
party plans to remain week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
NEW LIBERTIES FOR RUSSIANS.

PETROGRAD, July 6.-(By Mail
Under the regime of the Czar no
secret societies of any sort We're per-
mitted to exist and lodge night was
a pleasure unknown to Russian
males.
1t has developed there are some
10000 Masons in Russia, who, held
lodge meetings behind guarded doors.
Steps are being taken to form
national organization.
What has become of the old-fash-
ioned man who sang, The Bear
Went Over the Mountain"
An old-fashioned nurse says new
baby that doesn't require changing
at least "a times day isn't very
healthy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
HOW TO DRY BEETS.

Select young, quickly grown tende,
beets and slice into one-eights oil
one-fourth inch slices. Spread thin
ly on trays or earthenware plates.
Dry in sun, in oven, over kitchen
stove, or before the electric fan un-
til leathery.
Stir from time to time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

The funeral of the late Mrs. Peter
McCarville will be held from st.
Columba's church Saturday morning
at 9 o'clock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

Rev. Gunby of Pennington, Rev
Cox and wife of Mancos and Rev
Bond Of Redmesa left for Pueblo this
morning to attend the annual confer
ence of the Southern ". Z. church
which convenes tomorrow night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

WANTED-Competent girl to do
housework, phone Durango 81 6.
or write Mrs. George Tyner, Jr,
Griffith. 8-20-1t.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

The Marvel Motor Truck 10 now
making daily trips to Durango, load
ing freight and parcels each way.
Leave freight orders at Ford garage
Marvel or Durango. 5-31-tf.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
wAHLBuRG FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Alfred Pet
er Wahlburg will be held from the
First NJ. E. church Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
LABOR TO BE REPRESENTED

LONDON, Aug. 21.-By vote of
/ 1884, 900, to a vote of 1,201 900 the
Labor party members voted to par
ticipate in the Stockholm peace con-
ference.
The small majority comes as sur
prise. Those who will represent the
party will ask the government to
grant passports.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
FORT LEWIS APIARIES.
New Honey for Sale
NJ. G. MEEK, Proprietor,
Breen, Colorado.

FOR, SALE-TeaM weighing 1850,
two and one-half inch Webber wag-
on and new harness. Only $500. l..
c. Cornelius, Durango. S-S-fSW.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
ENGLAND GETS LOAN.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 21.-
The U. S. treasury loaned England
$50, 100000, making the war loan to
the allies total $l,966, 100000.
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WATCH REPAIRERS DRAW
SALARY WHILE ON STRIK E
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
MEANWHILE FUNERAL.

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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23

HERALD WANT ADS BRING
QUICK RESULTA
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-23
OFF FOR CONFERENCE.

)m time to time.
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Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
WOn1nFix Price Of
 SiITg4 a41%,or One Year

Details of the arrangement are yet to be worked out. however, and of ficials today emphasized the stats ment that for the present the gov ernment is interested mainly in oh- taining sufficient silver at a fair price for it's own and alled coinage needs and thereby to stabilize for eign exchange conditions.
 Raymond T. Baker, director of the mint, Charles Hamlin, member of the federal reserve board, and Albert Strauss, foreign exchange expert and the treasury's representative on the war trade board, represented the gov ernment in today's conference. In addition to the silver producers, most of whhom from Nevada, there were present Senators Pitt'nan. Smoot, Ashurst, Newlands and Shafforth an1 Governor Boyle of Nevada. Pro- ducers from other western states will come here within a weak
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
Republican A.P. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Curtaliment of non- essential industries to save fuel and transportation will be accom- plished for the present, at least, al most wholly by indirection. This was made clear today in official quarters, where it was indicated there probably will be no direct denial of either fuel or transportation to any industries.
 The best plan, it has been decided, is to begin at the top of the list and assure coal and rail movement to the essentials Fuel Administrator Gar field already has sent to coal producers a preferred list of consumers as guide in filling orders and at his request the railroads are giving prererence to coal shipments
 The committee on priority of trans portation, of which Robert $. LoVett IS chairman, is disposed 70 go at the problem of denying rail movement to non essentials very deliberately. It IS likely. it was learned today, that no general priority order giving prefer rental movement to certain commo- dities will be issued, at least for a time. Members of the committee think the railroads, through their pooling, best can handle the situation themselves. They are of the Opimon taht further priority orders only will hamper opera tion of the roads in the most efficient manner.
 Dr. Garfield has requested an order giving the right of way to coal over general freight. The demand drew from the food administration an inn mediate protest declaring that nothing should move ahead of foodstuffs. The railroads, too, objected and the result was that an order prepared by the committee never was put out.
 If it should be decided later that it is
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
BULGARIA URGES
 CONFAB HOPING
 TERRITORIAL GAIN
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

PETROGRAD, Thursday, Nov. 29.- The demands of Bulgaria for territor- ial gains, for the consideration of which a conference of the central pow CTS was called at Nis-l, are outlined in a secret telegram from the charge d'affaires at Berne to the foreign of flee. The telegram is dated September 23, 1917, and is based on information received from a Turkish officer who had just arrived in Berne.
 Bulgaria, the telegram said, demand ed that the boundary be from Moravia to the junction of the Danube, includ- ing Nish, Serbia; along the line from Nish to Prishtina and along the upper Vardar river to the Albanian and Greek frontier; also Monastir, Salon iki, Seres, Drama, Kavala, with the frontier reaching the sea. The whole of Dobrudja (Roumania), also was de- msnded.
 Claims from a Bulgarian source cor raboraLte the foregoing with an addi- tional demand for the valley of the Timola (separating Serbia and Bull garial, together with the towns of Prot and Vrania (Serbia).
 A dispatch from the Charge d'af- faires, at Berne, dated September 22, 1917, relates a conversation between the Archimandrite Stephen and a Brit ish diplomat to whom he was intro duced but who refused to give his name The Briton is quoted as having spoken of making use of Japanese and Greek forces and as declaring that the allies had decided again to bhow their good intentions towards Bulgaria, whose national aims, he said, could be fulfilled by the entente. The archi- mandrite was given to understand that the entente would not insist on the removal of King Ferdinand.
 'The diplomat intimated," the tel egran of the change continued, that Bulgaria could hope for Dobrudja. He also spoke of the independence of | Macedonia. StepheN answered that he would like to see the Russian repre- sentative as Bulgaria's sympathy had | increased since the revolution, and | Russias participation was necessary ] in view of her interest in the Darda-
 nelles and Dobrudja. The archiman- drite expressed the opinion that Bull garian Dobrudja would necessitate a Rumanian Bessarabia, which would hardly be compatible with Russia's in- l terests.
 "The Briton exclaimed: Russia does not exist any more and tried tc
 explain his statement by saying that | Russia was so busy with internal troubles that she had no time for ar | international policy. He added that | Great Britain was acting in the inter- | (Continued on Page TWO)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
LOWER PRICES IN FOODS PREDICTED
 FUR NEXT MONTH
rRepublican A. P.Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, Dec. Slower prices in meat, milk and other commodities as a result of the enormous crsp of corn which it is expected will be distributed throughout the country by January fifteenth, was forecast by Federal Food Administrator Hoover in a statement tonight Hd declared that this extra ordinary crop is the certain economic remedy for high prices"
 MT. Hoover attended several confer ences have today at which the food situation was discussed with federal and state officials. Plans to appoint food administrators in every city and county of New York state were formu- lated at one of these meetings.
 Mr. HOover's statement said:
 'The real fundamental and economic relief is the coming of the corn crop, the greatest crop we have known in many years. It is now practically four weeks behind time, due to many causes. I expect that by January fifteenth this great crop will have been started on the way to the consumers through the various channels.
 This crop is not only plentiful but will be sold at a reasonable price, The cost of corn is dropping every day. In proportion to the cheapness of corn to the farmers we shall have reflected lower prices of such commodities as milk and meat Ons of the delays in the movement of the corn crop has been the shortage of cars.
 Corn is really one-half of our food and this extraordinary crop of approx imately three and a quarter billion bushels is the certain economic remedy for high prices"
 As to the regulation of prices of all commodities by the government, MT. Hoover said that either prices must be regulated or there must be a continu- ous wage increase and added:
 Tn other words, wages must ascend according to the prices of the neces- sities of life. 1 mean that the high cost Of living must stop, or we must have a continued ascending wage Scale A continuous increase in wages usually undermines national efficiency and of the two evils it is evident that we must make an effort to regulate the proces
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
NJ DENIAL IF TRANSPORTATION
 OR FUEL TO ANY INDUSTRIES

necessary to begin at the bottom and declare some industries non- essential the committee on priority holds that the fuel administration is in better position to curtail them through is conrol over coal than is the committee with it's supervision over freight movement.
 The chief reason for dealing with the subject in the manner adopted, officials admit is because of the difficulty in determining what are the non-essen- tials.
 Both the fuel administrator and the committee on priority have powers about equal in dealing with non essen tials. If, however they do not use the powers it will be left largely to the railroads to decide what shall be moved and thus the railroads might be called on to exercise powers of discrimina- ton.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
BAYoNET PENETRATES EASY
 IS HARD TO WITHDRAW

GLOBE, Dec. 3.-Sergeant Major J. H. Smith, first Canadian con- tingent, Seaforth Highlanders, here from the trenches where he was wounded, to recruit for the Brit ish and Canadian armies told an audience of Globe young men to- night a few things about warfare in France. He advised them to be careful above all things of bayOhet work declaring that it is simple to penerate an Cncoming enemy with the bayonet but extremely hard to withdraw the blade And if you cant get it back into use at once" he said, you're gone for in bayonet charges it's not a question of one man against another; its a matter of one wave of troops after another and if you down your opponent and lose time regaining use of the weapon there's another behind him to get you"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
TWELVE B LAWS
 K l | LED
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

INDIO, Tex, Dec. 3. CVia army telephone to Maria, TeX.)-Mexican outlaws opened fire on one of the American cavalry patrols five miles from here late today, wounding Pri- vate Keist in the thigh and leg. The American troops stationed here i'm mediately crossed the river into Mex ico, opened fire on the little settle ment of shacks and killed twelve of the bandits, including Felipe Romero where the outlaws sought shelter and Rafael Venaslado. The shacks were burned after the occupants had been driven out.
 Achievements consisting of a bat talion of mobile infantry and a motor cycle machine gun troop equipped with Vickers- Maxim and Lewis type machine guns have reached here and were preparing for action tonight should the bandits reassemble ana attempt to resume the firing across the line.
 The country over which the troops are now operating is covered with a thick growth of mesquite brush and cactus thorns with deep ditches and heavy sand making conditions ideal for the Mexican bandit style of fighting in open order. Further trouble was anticipated tonight as evidenced by preparations made along tKef Mexican side of the river here and as far down the river as Ojinaga, where the Villa forces were sending their families to Palomas, south Of the border. The bandits were be- lieved to have been part of the Chico Cano band, which was driven out of Buena Vista, Mexico. Saturday, by a cavalry command, after two Americans and B. Mexicans had been killed