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The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08

civic organization were present at the
meeting on Sunday afternoon. Mayor
f. N Woodruff gave short talk.
Rev. Alexander Lewis of the Cal
vary Presbyterian church, Herbert
Holmes, Secretary of the Y. M. c. A,
w. w. Whitson of the associated
charities; w. w. Corroll, overseer of
the poor, and Mrs. Geo Ellis of the
Woman's club all gave a short talk.
Mrs. j. H. Sheppard spoke from the
standpoint of the colored woman and
told of the possibilities and opportun-
tiles of the social center. Booker T.
Washington. Social Center seems
destined to play an active part for the
betterment and in the life of the
community.
Bro. II. c. Gibson of Peoria Lodge
2465, was nominated last week as
constable for Peoria Co.
Mrs. f.. Price is very i'll at the st.
Frances hospital.
Mrs. Frank Tate and daughter of
jacksonville, H., and also Miss d.
Jones of Springfield, H., were the
guests of Mrs. Banks on Merriman
st. last week.
l.. ]. Page of Peoria Lodge 2465 is
home from Washington, Ill.
G. T. Jackson.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08
ABOUT THE. PEOPLE OF
ESCAMBIA CO., ALA.
FLOMATON BREWTON.

You will find the people of our race
in this section alert, thrifty and in
dustrious. Miss Bertha Rogers is
demonstrating the Poro Hair Dress
ing Mrs. Alice Franklin is thinking
strongly of going north; she is the
ovsngr of a beautiful home on Bap-
ftist Hill. Mr. o. II. Gray is tlTe owner
of nice home in Mushroom, operat-
ing a store and hold the title clear to
forty acres of land. Mrs. Gray, his
accomplished wife is Nobla Gov
ernor of her Ruth Household, Mis-
sionary for the South Ala. Conference
of the A. ME-. Zion church and dele
gate to the last general conference.
Mrs. Emma Henly is All ardent work
er and pushing the Mosaic Templars
in Florida. Mrs. Carrie Foster is the
leading seamstress of Flomaton and
enjoys large clintage. Mr.. John
Smith is the owner of a restaurant
and solicits your patronage. Mrs. En-
ma Fluellen is live worker in the
fraternal line, while Mr. Ben Gold
smith is looking out for the hungry
folks. Prof and Mrs. Goldsmith are
training the young ideas how to shoot
and as teachers have made good. The
Baptist church is proud Of its pastor,
Rev. John Autery, who is rendering
signal service.
The pressing business of Flomaton
is in the hand of the expert, Mr.
Amos Goldsmith The johnson sisters
operate a splendid boarding and
lodging house and is we'll known
/ through the u. S. as being first class
in every respect. Rev. Simpson is the
popular pastor of the Mt. Zion Bap-
/ tist church and is making good with
I the people of FlomatOn. The torsorial
business Of the town is in the hands
Of Mr.. Neal jackson. For more than
nine years he has been at that work.
Solomon Oates is the owner Of two
/ farms, one in South Carolina and the
other in Alabama. He is also in the
restaurant business and is rated at
about 100000, Mr.. D, 5. Ray is oper
ating a Mail Order Business Pressing
club and shoe shop. He has worked
at the newspaper business and is
highly recommended BY the merchant
and bankers Of the town. The work
of Rev. k. d. Peterson as a cabinet
maker and organ repairer will pass
inspection anywhere.
Mrs. Emma Johnson always makes
it pleasant for newspaper men. Her
refined qualities and lovely disnosi-
ton is much admired. She has the
care Of rearing her sons children.
Mrs. Lille Campbell are among the
tireless workers Of Pollard, their
home is among the neatest in the
town. Mr.. Wesley is the owner Of a
home in Pollard and is rated at about
$4,000. His children are well behaved
and educated, having attended some
of the best schools in the south. Mrs.
Leila Sowell is the happy ownwer Of
nice home and is planning on putt
/ ing in a moving picture show this
spring. We havev never been to heav-
en-, but we believe that the home Of
Mrs. Sarah jefferson is typical Of
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08
PENSACOLA. Ella.
Special to the Blade.

Special to the Blade.
Dear Editor
We are glad to have the Blade from
far off Wisconsin in our midst each
week. We look with interest to its
coming, Rev. y ebb filled the pulpit at
Sunlight Baptist church Sunday and
preached an excellent sermon.
One of the swellest shoe reaping
shops of the city is owned by Mr..
Sam. Charles. His business is fine.
Mr.. C. Lee is doing quite grocer's
business. He has large real estate
holdings.
Mrs. Fannie Lock who has been
indisposed for several weeks is up
and out to the delight of friends.
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Peoria, Ill.

Last Thursday evening, March 1st,
was generally observed as Ogden
Day by Peoria Lodge 2465 Patriarchs
116-Household of Ruth's 498 and
1904 and the Juvenile Society. Bro.
Martin Journey of 2465, acting as the
Master Of Ceremonies, stated the
purpose in which we were brought to-
gether on the occasion.
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Alabama
MOVING DAY SOON.
PACKED TO GO NORTH.
A LARGE EXODUS IN SPRING.

in many of the small villages, the
citizens get hold of a stranger and
figure him to be labor or immigra-
ton agent. SonW go so far as to offer
the $500 transportation fee. AS a
rule most of them are ready and
sa,ixi9us to go north. About eight out
of every ten families are packed and
ready to go north, as soon as warm
weather will permit. y among theii'
may be found, some of NJ oeS' GU
zens and property owners. The e'.e0'
is telling and has already been ~ ~
The white people seem to be ready tS
offer better treatment to the negroes.
However some of our people are tax
ing no chance but are leaving every
day. The minister or public speaker
can always get an audience if he is
going to speak on immigration. A
deal is said in the papers about our
people freezing to death and it is
true. 1 am aware of one case, where
man had part of his feet bitten
off. He came home and in three days
left with twenty others for the north.
w. F. d.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08

YANKEE CLEANER looks clean,
smells clean, is clean, does clean and
as a friend puts it "YA KEE
CLEANER cleans everything but a
guilty conscience"
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08
A FORMAL BIRTHDAY SUR
PRISE.
BY
Messrs H. Devoe Caisey and
D. Howard Thornton.

On last Tuesday night Messrs.
CASEY and Thornton surprised the
Secy. of The Blade by inviting few
friends to celebrate his birthday. The
guests We'd each with the other to
make the occasion a pleasant one.
After spending a few hours in music
and games, the guests departed, wish
ing Bill" the return of many happy
birthdays.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-08

Mr.. Kitchel of Nation, H., is visit
ing his brother Mr.. Ernest Kitchel.
The many friends of Mrs F. Wat
son are glad to see her up and out
after several weeks of indisposition
with La Grippe.
Mrs. William Upshaw is out after
a slight sick spell.
The Negro Advancement Club OF
Rockford held a splendid meeting
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Wesley OF
Chicago will address the next meet.
ing.
All are invited to the Peter Ogden
exercises; a small fee at the door anc
a general good time for those in at.
tendance.
Send your news for the Blade tc
511 Knowlton ST.
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Rockford, Iii.

Special To The Blade:-
Household of Ruth No. 1878 G. U
o. of o. F. will observe Peter Ogdei
Day March 18th at the X. of p hal
The following program has beel
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
j. S. PARTY!HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
IN FRONT TRENCH
congressman and Private Citi-
zenS SheIIed by Germans
In Belgian Trenches

BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM,
Nov. 17.-(By Associated iPress).-
Five members OF the party of Ameri.
can congressman and private citizens
who spent yesterday and part OF to.
day in visiting the Belgian war zone
had a narrow escape from death or
injury this morning when they were
caught in sudden burst of German
machine gun fire, while inspecting the
front line trenches near Dixmude.
The Americans in danger were Dill
of Washington; Undertake, OF Colo
rado; Johnson, OF Washington; Mil.
Ter, of Washington; and Former Rep
resentative Stout OF Montana. Nobody
was hit, but this was merely a matter
of luck. because the shots came in a
shower so close that II seemed that il
was almost certain that some one
would be wounded although they were
exposed only short time.
Other members OF the party were
in another section of the trenches and
were not disturbed by the fire. Later.
when all the Americans were together.
the Germans dropped a big shell some
ten yards away. seriously endanger.
ing everyone.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
GOVERNMENT NOT TO
coNFiscATE DEPOSITS

WASHINGTON. Nov. l7.-Recur.
renee in many sections of the country
OF the old rumor that the government
intends to seize bank deposits caused
Secretary McAdoo to issue this state.
ment tonight:
Among the many absured and vic.
ious rumors which are being put into
circulation these days. probably
through pro German influence. is one
that the government proposes to con-
fiscate the money on deposit in the
banks. The absurdity of the statement
is obvious on its face. but have re-
ceived letters from several parts of
the country which indicates that this
rumor is being circulated for an evil
purpose. OF course. these rumors are
wholly without foundation. In fact.
the government has no power to con-
fiscate the money of depositors in
banks"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
STATE RECEIVES SHARE
RACE MEET MONEY

The last race meet proved pretty
Nohtable for the state highway fund
according to figures given out by Joe
HeCormack. secretary of the state
lac'ns commission, says the Reno
Natette The commission took from
sue money passing through the ma.
N"'ues as the states share S11,365. .16
anu has turned the money over to
voc state treasurer.
ihe sum represents one.sixth OF
sa' per cent OF all the money han.
s''u IN The Darl.mutual machines dur.
% ne meet. The figures indicate
"" The promoters OF the meet had
"O's returns OF s56,s25.sO, that sum
',presen,ing hvcsixths OF the eight
W. cent allowed by statute.
."'Cr The law AZ amended by the
a. SeSs'ion OF the legislature all of
A., W. states share goes into the state
.saWay fund for the Improvement of
-. ' Prior to this year the money
,n p'oFated among the different
'cS on a basis OF mileage.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17

PETRoGRAD. Nov. 15.-Seven
thousand military cadets and 5000
troops are besieged in the Kremlin
at Moscow by $4,000 Bolsheviki. who
are battering the ancient walls and
buildings with heavy artillery, accord.
ing to well authenticated report re-
ceived this afternoon.
The government troops are said to
have fairly plentiful supply OF food
and ammunition and to be capable of
holding out for some days.
According to the informant of the
Associated Press, semi.official
American from Moscow. the stories
of wholesale lootlng and burning there
have been exaggerated. There has
been indiscriminate firing throughout
the city. but aside from the havoc at
the Kremlin there has been little dam
age done to property.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
BOLSHEV|K|
IN CONTROL
80 -,
4 IN RUSSIA
Kerensyk Is In Flight and His
Whereabouts is Unknown
In Capital

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Nov. II.
Defeated in battle by the Bolsheviki
and deserted by most OF his own ofIi-
GERS and men. Premier Kerensky is
in flight and his whereabouts is un.
known in Petrograd.
The head OF the Russian provisional
government was about to surrender to
the Maxamilists under coertion when
he disappeared.
In Moscow the tide has apparently
turned, and the Bolsheviki are in con.
troll OF the ancient capital. with the
forces of the provisional government
beseiged in the Kremelin.
One report says that heavy artil.
lery is being used against the historic
walls. Another declares that a truce
has been arranged between the gov
eminent and Bolsheviki.
Between 1000 and 5000 persons are
said to have been killed in Moscow
since the outbreak OF the revolt.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
ORNAMENTS ON WHICH
TAXES MUST BE PAID

Distinction is made between watch.
es for use only as timekeepers and
those for personal adornment in a
ruling by Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Roper. defining jewelry as tax.
able at per cent on manufacturers
sales, under the revenue act.
Watches in metal bracelets and all
those bearing jewelled ornamentation
are classed as personal adornments
and are subject to tax. Included in
the commissioners list of taxable
jewelry are vanity. stamp and match
boxes, cigar and cigarette cases. lorg.
nettes and vinaigrettes and holders for
eyebrow pencils.
The same distinction is made for
garters and suspenders intended for
utility or adornment.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
RENO WILL HAVE
SHALE OIL PLANT

Organization of a board OF directors
and election of officials for the new.
Iy incorporated Crane Oil Shale com.
pany was partially completed yester-
day says the Reno Gazette, with W.
c. RalstOn heading the concern as
president; AdOlphus G. Crane, vice
president; Johnathan ID. Payne, secre.
tary and treasurer; William Wood.
burn, Alex NJ. Boyle. George a. Bart.
lett, II. II. Hunter and J. T. Goodin,
directors. a general manager Is TO
be agreed upon today.
According TO Ralston, the organiza.
lion has taken over the Crane pa.
tents. which are to be leased on an an
nual rental basis. and besides will
operate on 1000 acres of shale oil
lands which have been secured under
option in Utah and on a large acreage
Of oil shale lands in Humboldt and
Elko counties in this state.
Within thirty days. Ralston says,
the first plant will be ready for opera.
lion In Reno, and will be used here
'or commercial work He says that
The government has taken steps to as.
sure the speedy manufacture of these
plants at San Francisco and will fur.
ai'h experts to put them up for con.
serns desiring to enter the shale oil
business
special government men, he says.
vii be furnished for putting up a
Plant for making gasoline from the
crude oil obtained from the shale,
owing to the war time need for this
commodity.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
NOVEL METHOD
OF RAISING FUNDS

Each Humboldt county boy who has
enlisted or been drafted into the army
will be auctioned off at monster
mass meeting at Lovelock to raise
funds for the Y. NJ. C. A.
The names will be painted on sepa.
rate cards and an auctioneer will ask
for bids for each man. Several big
bidders have been secured TO start the
bids off at a high mark and there
promises to be great rivalry for the
men. All the money secured will be
turned into the fund and Lovelock ex.
poets to I'LL it's quota in this way.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
CLEMENCEAU FORMS
NEW FRENCH CABINET

PARIS. Nov. l7.-Gorges Clemen-
ccau. who is forming cabinet in
succession To that headed by Prof
Painlevc, presented the complete min.
istry TO President Poincare this after.
noon. The new ministry is construct.
ed as follows:
Premier and minister OF war.
Georges Clemenceau.
Minister OF foreign affairs. Stephen
Pichon.
Minister of justice, Louis Nail.
Minister of interior, Jules Pans.
Minister of finance. Louis Klots.
Minister of marine, Georges Ley.
CUES.
Minister of commerce. Etienue
CIementel
Minister of public works, Albert
Claveiellc
Minister of munitions. Louis Luch.
eur.
Minister of instruction, Louis Laf.
ferre.
Minister OF colonies. Henry Simon.
The ministers OF agriculture, labor
and provisions have not yet been an
nounced.
A new ministry of blockade and in.
vaded regions has been created, to
which Charles G. A. JonnaTt, minister
OF foreign affairs in the BRAND cab.
met. has been appointed.
Senator Jeannency, chairman of the
senatorial committee on army appro,
pria,ions, has been appointed under
secretary OF state to Premier Clem
cnceau with n. seat in the cabinet
Deputy Albert Favre has been ap
pointed under.secretary of the interior
and Deputy Albert Jules Gels under
secretary of the navy. specially charg
ed with questions concerning the sub
marine warfare.
NJ. Clcmenceau presented the min
istry to President Poincarc at 4:15
CLOCK tnlS AFTERNOON.
The Temps financial correspondent
says the Bourse was favorably i'm
pressed by the now ministry.
Much interest attaches to NJ. Glen
cnccaus attitude toward the censor
ship, he having suffered from its SO
verities to the extent Of being com
PEELED to change the name OF his
newspaper from THE Free Man" tC
"Thc Man Enchanted"
Although no official announcement
has been made. IL Is understood the
now premier will suppress the censor
ship entirely. putting newspapers ant
correspondents on their honor not Il
infringe rules which will be drawn NJ
for their direction and any transgres
sion OF which will lead to immediat,
prosecution.
The new cabinet with four or Ave
senator's. Is deputies and two who Dc
not belong to parliament, represents
a concentration OF the republican
groups, excluding the conservatives
royalists and socialists, The radicals
prodomInate with seven portfolios
The radicals OF the left have Ave, tht
republicans Of the left Ave. the repub
lIcan socialists three, tho union OF re
publicans and radical socialists two
while two do not belong TO any group
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
NAVAL FORCES
OF ENGLAND AND
GERMANY CLASH
British Admiralty Says That
German Forces are Chased
> Back to Port

LONDON, Nov. 17.-The British
light forces engaged the German light
cruiser off Helgoland, the British ad.
miralty announced this morning. The
German warships retired and the Bri.
tish ships are chasing them.
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AUGUSTE ROD|N,
NOTED SCULPTOR,
DIES IN PARIS
Enriched World with Fine Ex-
ampleS of Work After rs
Years of Age

PARIS. Nov. l7.-Auguste Rodin,
one OF the most famous sculptors of
the world died today at his home in
Paris:
Rodin struggled fifty years against
poverty and abuse and ridicule for
his unconventional ideas before he
achieved undisputed celebrity as one
of the most famous sculptors of the
world. Continuing his work until
past his seventy fifth year. he had.
however, Notwithstanding those early
handicaps, still time to enrich the
world with innumerable examples OF
his impressionistic, inspirational
works, which are priced both in Eu-
rope and America.
When finally recognized. NJ. Rodin
was hailed by his admirers as the
Michael Angelo OF the modern world"
He was a worker in mass. producing
his subjects in detail only so far as
would bring out his dominating con.
ception. His work thus had n far
less finished form than the conven-
tional school OF his day. Being thus
ahead of his time. IL was only by de
grees that he forced recognition. His
own feeling was: II had rather be
understood by a few than known to
the world" and storms of criticism
were never strong enough to turn him
from his course.
Born in Paris in 1910. OF wretched.
ly poor parents. he was first heard Of
in 1864, when, after a short time
spent in studying under Barge, he
sent his mask The Man With the
Broken Nose" to the Salon. Although
this interesting head contained the
germ OF all that was great In his later
work, II was refused. and his poverty
Obliged him to spent the next six
years in the drudgcry OF an artists
assistant, doing all the tedious, mech
anical. prontless labor of an artisan.
Later he collaborated with a Belgian
sculptor in carving figures for the
Brussels Bourse. and then tried his
hand on pottcrs clay at Sevros fac.
tory.
His second attempt to gain recOgni-
tIon at the Paris Salon was humiliat
ing He submitted. in 1877. THE Age
of Bronze" only to have 1t rejected
and to have himself accused OF casting
II from life instead Of creating an or.
iginal work. Too dismayed to reCog.
nize what was in reality an cxtraor.
dinary testimony to his powers, NJ.
Rodin Indignantly protested. while the
Partisan critICS hcaped further abuse
upon him.
II was not until 1880. after the exhi
bition Of his st. John the Baptist
that the tide began 10 turn in his
favor. Struck with the genius dis
played In this work, the sculptor
Boucher commissioned NJ. Rodin to
execute a group OF children for him,
and to flnd out how he obtained his
results. watched him at work. To his
astonishment. Rodin composed the
group in few hours, and rs soon as
II was completed Boucher rushed of
to spread the news among his friends
declaring that the man who could do
what he had seen Rodin do could cor
talnly also have created "The Age OF
Bronze" II was Robins vindicatlon
and in recognition OF IT, the work was
purchased by the state, and is now in
the museum OF the Luxembourg.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17

tercsted in the conservation OF food
interest themselves little in the rab.
bit. We ask that when our consign.
ment Is distributed that they he fairly
tried. and let such persons as are
willing to use them one week or so
notify the local dealers. The dealers
can then arrange for shipments from
Metropolis once oF twice n week.
Give the rabbit chance.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
HOME GUARDS, ATTENTION

There will be meeting Of the Elko
Home Guards company at the court
house Monday evening, November 10,
at scycnty.thirty o'clock. As the con.
stitution and bylaws will be adopted,
and as other matters of importance
will be transacted, q full attendance
is requested
@. c. JENSEN,
Captain.
!. c. DOUGHTY. Secretary.
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u. S. SOLDIER
IS KILLED FOR
VILE 0FFENSE
Found Guilty by Court Martial
OF Rape and Murder of
French Woman

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17-An Am.
erican soldier of Pershing's forces
was today found guilty by court mar.
tiai OF rape and the murder OF a
French woman and has been executed
by firing squad. All details of this
first death penalty imposed since the
troops landed in Europe are being
withheld by the war department.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17

Senator Hunter will depart for
Oakland tonight, where he will spend
the winter with his wife and daughter
Miss Hattie
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
ON BELGIAN FRONT

LONDON. Nov. i7.--Further pro-
gress was made by the British forces
on the main ridge in the vicinity Of
Passchendalc on the Belgian battle.
front today, II is omcially announced.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-17

Or. c. W. West has returned from
, professional trip to San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-04
duplication No. 4492)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO AP1hOPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA

Notice is hereby given that on the
7th day of July. 1917. in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 40, of Il,
Statutes of 1913, one Margaret Eyhe-
ralde, of Winnemucca. County OF
Humboldt, and State OF Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer OF
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is TO be
made from underground waters OF
springs in Jim Greek and of jim
Creek, at a point in the NWASWA
Sec. Z, II. so ~, r.. 40 f.. NJ. ID. b. &
H., by means of cuts and develop
ment, and 800 cubic feet per second
is 10 be conveyed to NWA Sec. IS, and
NEA. Sec. Ii. T. 80 n, r. 40 e.. M. ID.
b. & NJ, by means of ditch. and there
used for irrigation. domestic and
stock purposes. from March 18th until