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NOTICE OF CONTEST Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 2S, 1917


 Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 2S, 1917
 Contest 41O1, Hd. O14825,
 Addl. O259O8
 To George H. Daggs of Will Hams, Arizona, Contestee:
 You are hereby notified that John B. Williams who gives William, Arizona, as his Post office address, did ou October 8th, 1917, file in this office his duly corroborated application to contest and secure the can cellation of your homestead en- try, Serial No. O14S25, O259O8 made August 18th, 1911, Octo- Der 24th 1914, for E1aSW A- NEA, SEANEA, E1aNWA- SEA-, NEASEA, NEANEA Sec. 31, T. 23 North, Range 8 East G. & s. R. Base Meridian, and as grounds for his contest he alleges that you have never established an actual residence upon the above described land, and that you have never actu- ally taken up your residence thereon, and that your failure to establish an actual residence upon said land and to take up your actual residence thereon, was not on account of you being in the service of the Army, Ma " or Marine Corps of the Unit ed States of America.
 You are, therefore, further notified that said allegations will be taken as confessed, and your said entry will be cancel led without further right to be heard, either before this office or on appeal, if you fail to file in this office within twenty days after the FOURTH publi- cation of this notice, as shown below, your answer, under l oath, specifically responding to these allegations of contest, to- gether with due proof that you have served a copy of your an- swer on the said contestant either in person or by register ed mail.
 You should state in your an- swer the name of the post of flee to which you desire future to be sent to you.
 J. L. IRWIN, Register.
 John J. BIRDNO, Receiver Date of first publication De-
 cember 18th, 1917 Date of second publication De-
 cember 2Oth, 1917 Date of third publication De-
 cember 27th, 1917 Date of fourth publication Jan
 uary 3rd, 1918 l
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Whitlock.
 How to Get the Book
 Address: Committee on Public Inform ation, 10 Jackson Place, Wash ington, D. c.
 Request on copy of German War Practices.
Williams news., 1917-12-13

| der as directed below.
 Some of the hlackest pages in
 all history, comprising a docu-
 mentary record of "deeds that
 make one despair of the future
 of the human race" are found
 in book named, "German
 Practices," which has just been
 issued at the Government Print
 ing Office by the Committee on
 Public Information for free dis
 tribution. It is edited by Prof.
 D. c. Munro, of Princeton, and
 other scholars.
 The dumfounding evidence
 which this book presents to the
 jury of mankind is drawn main
 ly from German and American sources, and includes official proclamations and utterances
 of the responsible heads of the Imperial German Government,
 letters and diaries of German soldiers, quotations from Ger man newspapers, and material drawn from the archives of the State Department which lay bare the story of inconceivable German atrocities.
 The purpose of the book is to show that the system of fright fulness, itself the greatest atrocity, is the definite policy of the German Government, so sinister that German soldiers have themselves at times revolt ed. Individual acts of wanton cruelty and barbaric destruc- ton are cited only to illustrate the operation of the remorse- less system.
 The book supplements the Bryce report which was the first official survey of the path of horror, ruin, and deaths left by the German army on the lands of the innocent and de- fenseless people. The book is also to the official by the Belgian Commis- sion and the French Minister of foreign affairs, and it reveals more of the damning war phi losophy as expressed in the German White Book and var ious other official utteranceS, extenuating revolting crimes on the grounds of expediency and the advancement of that 'Kultur" which now mocks it's own name throughout the civ~ ilized world. The humanity of German soldiers was so torn by the system of brutality that they cried out in letters to am- bassador Gerard, one express ing his protest against the slaughter of the Russians in the Masurian lakes and swamps by saying, There is no God, there is no morality, and no ethics any more; there are no human beings any more, only beasts"
 The Illuminating reports of Brand Whitlock, Minister to Belgium, tell of miseries inf1ict- ed upon the Belgian people, MT. saying: "One is so overwhelmed with the horror of the thing itself, that it has been and even now is, difficult to write calmnly and justly | about it"
 Herbert Hoover writing for 5his book of his experiences in Belgium, says: "The sight of he destroyed homes and cities, he widowed and fatherless. he destitute, the physical mis- ery of the people but partially 1ourished at best, the deporta- ion of men by tens of thous-
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these things are known to the
 world-but what can never be
 known is the dumb agony of
 the people, the expressionless
 faces of millions whose souls
 have passed the whole gamut of
 emotions. And why? Because
 these, a free and democratic
 people, dared plunge their bod
 ies before the march of autoc-
 racy."
 Frederick C. Walcot's de-
 scription of devastated Poland
 comprehends the monstrous
 woes inflicted upon those de-
 fenseless people.
 In a statement prepared for the book, Vernon Kellog said:
 '1 went into Belgium and occu-
 pied France as a neutral, and I maintained while there stead lastly neutral behavior, but I came out no neutral. | went in also hater of war, but 1 came out a more ardent hater of war; but, also I came out with ineradicable conviction, again, that the only way in which Germany under it's pres ent rule and it's present state of mind can be kept from doing what it has done is by force of | arms"
 The book gives excerpts from 1 the diaries of German soldiers of which these are specimens "In the night of August 1919 the village of Saint Maurice was punished for having fired on German soldiers by being burnt to the ground by the Ger man troops. The village was surrounded, men posted about yard from one another, so that no one could get out. Then the Uhlans set fire to it house by house; neither man woman nor child could escape; only the greater part of the live stock we carried off, as that could be used. Any one who ventured to come out was shot down. All the inhabitants left in the village were burnt with the houses"
 "A horrible bath of blood. The whole village burnt, the French thrown into the blazing houses, civilians with the rest"
 That the reign of frightful- ness was the definite policy of the German Government is tes- tified by an amazing collection of documents and utterances of German oficialdom. Herewith are excerpts from documentary proof furnished by German rec ords establishing the truth be- yond question:
 "As soon as you come to blows with the enemy he will be beaten. No mercy will be shown! No prisoners will be taken! As the Huns under king Atilla, made a name for themselves, which is still nigh ty in traditions and legends to- day, may the name of German be so fixed in China by your deeds, that no Chinese shall ev- ,, CT again dare to look at a Ger I man askance. Open the way for Kultur once for all" ; From the Kaiser's speech to the soldiers on the eve of their de- parture for China in 1900. '
 "Whenever a national war , breaks out, terrorism becomes a f necessary military principal. c
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01

ported favorably substitute for
House bill No. 1877 creating a State
Highway Department and to establish
a system Of State highways with
money received by the State for motor
vehicle licenses.
Several other afiiIiated bills with
the state highway measure were re-
ported favorably by Mr.. Marvel sew
eral days ago. TIE substitute bill
reported today makes only few mi
nor changes in the original bill. One
change provides for a bond as well
as cash deposit with bids for work
and another states that when con-
crete paving Is mentioned In the bill
| Il shall refer TO cement concrete.
Representative Downwards bill TO
provide photographer for the attor-
ney general was reported uniavorably
by the House appropriations commit
! tee.
Under suspension OF rules the
House passed the Senate bill reduc-
ing the membership OF the Town
Council OF Seaford from z TO 3 and
giving additional power to the Mayor:
Thomas n Rawllns, who explained
tho bill stated they were anxious
for it 70 become a law this week as
the town election Will be held nexl
Monday. 90
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
SNOW AND SLUSH
DRIVE BIRDS away

The MARBLE OF the robin filled the
air this morning. tho sweet little
songs of the song sparrow and the
bluebirds were joined in, as a sort, OF
chorus, and the only thing that
remained in order to convince tho
Cheerful Boob that spring was almost
here. was the sound Of the voice Of
the turtle throughout the land. uH
douhtedlv. TO tomorrow or the neXi
dav The world would have Witnessed
ito annual resurrection OF plant HE
had not the mind-or whatever else II
n that represents it-of tke weather
man resurrected the four-year-olo
recollection that an inauguration was
about due in Washington, and that Il
would never do 20 violate the time
honored custom OF making that func
tion as miserable as possible Tor those
who. either OF their own yolition Of
perforce of orders from various un
feeling adjutants- general. were book
ed as participants. SO he unloade'
the snow and other discrepancies
which he had left over from the win
ter proper. and messed things NJ
generally
Hence. the song of the turtle j
postponed, the werble OF the robin
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
Senate Considers Navy
Bill as Crisis Ddrkens
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is substantially correct"
Instantly there confusion on the floor
demanded that this of all times the time to'
complete showdown of facts and data IN hand by the admins
traion. ..
Others led by Senator Stone Of the Foreign Relations Commit
urged that procedure be adhered to- and nat the
Lodge resolution be referred to his committee.
After debate this done and Stone at once convened
executive session to consider the matter edl
atty. ~ -.
The Senate in pahen voiced the view that perhaps the
naval BILL which regular business gigantic though U.s. may
not be sufficient -.
declared the Senate ought not to vote on this
bill without knowing all facts concerning the sensational evidence
Of Cermanys attempt embo the United States IN war with
two nations m -
hints that the committee might kill III and Stones
indicated he wanted to know the Presidents mind before act
ing resented the nsnuaon that the inquiry wouo
stransle to death in committee.
There hints the Senate Foreign Committee might n
the Lodge resolution.
However with reference committee went the unnista
able though nrecoded mandate of the Senate that the committee
report quickly. , . an
Thereafter the Senate turned its attention the big navy bill
BY unanimous viva vote amid applause the House
adopted the rule for consideration Of the armed neutrality bill
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
INSPECTOR Objects TO
AMENDED MILK Law

The new act amending the law for
milk inspection and the taking out of
milk licenses in the State will be
harmful to the small dealer and will
prevent the selling OF mix in small
quantities, according TO Milk Inspec-
tor Uirich. The charging Of fees for
the license will be the means Of put
ting many small dealers out Of bust
ness. Mr.. Ulrich says. and VIII stop
the dealer from selling two cents
worth Of milk, which will work a
hardship on the poorer classes.
The act would further amend the
bill by appointing a State milk in
spector who would be paid a salary
at not less than 81 800 year. The
licenses must be secured for selling
milk Wholesale or retail. for making
cheese butter, etc, and grades the
amount OF the fee OF the retailer by
the amount OF milk that is sold daily
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
SHERIFF LOSES NEGRO
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

Henry Gordon. colored, who was ar
rested in.this city about ten days ago
az the request OF tho Marion county,
Georgia. authorities. on charge Of as
sault with intent 10 commit murder
IN Buena vista Georgia, escaped from
sheriff w. II. Miers. Of Marion county,
as the latter was alighting from the
train at Atlanta with his prisoner, ac-
cordlng 10 "a letter received by Sherih
Theodore w Francis today. II Is
thought the man may return TO VIII
mington 20 work again.
Sheriff Ntiers left Wilmington last
Friday night with his prisoner. He
handcuffed Gordons two hands to-
gethor and then attached a rope to
the man. by which he held him.
Sheriff Francis located Gordon
working ut Todds Gut for tho Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and ef'
fected his arrest through the city de-
tectivo bureau. Sheriff AIiers came
North for the man with extradition
papers which he had signed by Gov
ernor Townsend before leaving with
the prisoner
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
". P. NAUDAIN NAMED
MASTER OF POMONA

New Castle County Grange. Patrons
OF Husbandty, held its regular session
in Eden Hail today, delegates from
all subordinate oranges being in at.
tendance Tho morning session was
opened in the fifth degree, and was
devoted 20 the installation OF officers,
which consumed the entire session.
The new officials are: William p,
Naudain, master; Frank Yearsleyi
overseer; Miss Eva Weldon, lecturer;
Warren Finn. steward; Fred snyder
assistant steward; Sara Gregg. chap
lain John Nivin. treasurer; Mary II
Dickey. secretary; l.. o. Lambson'
gate keeper; Mary =. Eastburn
ceres: Mrs. Mary Mcdowell. pomona;
ella Frederick. fora, and Elizabetn
Little, lady assistant steward.
tho afternoon session will be de-
voted 10 the consideration Of current
business matters connected with the
organization.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
MANY RAMIFICATTONS OF
UGLY PLOT AGAINST U. S.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON Mar Germany wants to play Mexico and
Japan actively against the United States in Of war
gigantic plot, revealed by the administration today
through documentary proof of Germanys Vaccinations,
forth to sway dyng Congress and stir the nation to the real
perls of the German problem
Facing the possibility Of further delay Congress plus opposi-
ton 10 avoidance of session. the administration played
its trump csdhe correspondence between Germany and its MeS-
can representative whereby sought align Mexico and Japan
beIigerenuy.
''The details left you for settlement
ou inform the President of Mexico OF the
above in the greatest confidence is certain that there
will be an outbreak with the United States and suggest that
the President of Mexico his initiative should communicate
with Japan suggesting adherence to this plsn at the same
time offering Germany and Japan Please call
to the attention President of Mexico that the employment OF
ruthless warfare now promss compel England to make
oo :, : ee,v months ZIMMERMAN"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
Dying Mother Wants
HER missing Child
lcontinued from First Pagel

AAOuUnueO lIOm IlISI rage
missing daughter would do much 10
relieve the condition Of the mother
DR.. Bell so informed the members Of
the Rash family, and several weeks
ago photograph of the missing girl
was turned over TO Chief Of Police
Black with the request that copies Of
Il be sent broadcast. Thus far, how
ever, the daughter has not been To-
Gated.
The missing woman, who is &c years
OF age. left her home last April, say
ing she Was going to visit friends al
Dover. For soma reason unknown to
her family she left the Delaware road
train at Wyoming and went to ths
home Of Mrs. James Sapp, a friend
where she had dinner.
While at the sapp home Miss Rash
said she was going 10 Philadelphia
and she purchased a ticket for that
city from the stationmaster at Wy
oming and was last seen boarding
/ the 416 O'Clock train on the after
noon of April 6 for Philadelphia.
Since that time nothing has been
heard from her by her family and on
Sunday last. when the attending ply
stefan announced that It was only a
question OF few hours before death
would claim Mrs Rash, relatives OF
4 the stricken woman started anew
their quest for the missing daughter
Since that day Mrs. Rash has been in
a semi-conscious condition. AT timef
she stretches her arms heavenward
as she calls aloud. Jessie! Jessiel'
her missing daughter.
Relatives OF the missing girl ant
stricken mother today said If Jessie
would return home before mother
dies, il would make her happy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
nrMANn rnR Aurns.

Henry A. White. OF White Brothers.
local agents for the KisselKar. Saxon,
bort. pleasure cars and International
Harvester truck, has returned home
from visi, to the plants OF these
concerns. He found that there is
such a demand for the cars or the
above companies, that customers were
driving cars and trucks from the FAC,
tories in great numbers. This is due
TO the railroad freight congestion
While on his trip, Mr.. White made
arrangement for the shipment OF
three carloads OF KisselIIars by ex-
press. Express cars also arc In great
demand by automobile manufactur.
ers. and unless relief comes from Inc
railroads there will he number o.
automobile prospects without cars
when the season opens.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
.MR. GURHEY NOT TO MOVE
AWAY FROM WILMINGTON

Charles Quincy. Boy Scout execu-
tive OF tho Wilmington local Boy
Scout Council. who is TO resign his
position. will not leave the city. but
will devote himself entirely 10 his
business interests here. lie will con-
tinue to hold his position as Scout
executive until the appointment of his
successor. Plans for obtaining new
Scout executive to take Mr.. Gurney's
place now are under way.
Mr. Quincy, while retiring as Seoul
executive. will continue to take an
active interest and part in Boy Scout
| affairs. and Will be connected with
the organization In some official ca
pacity.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01

the Vaccinations.
Now the whole affair. for the time
being. is up to Congress.
The documents, in possession OF
this Government for some time. show
clearly that Germany meant TO play
this tremendous menace as club
over the United States 10 keep her
neutral and TO prevent the stand tho
United States took on the latest ruth
less submarine edict.
Besides being designed as check
10 over-enthusiastic, but perhaps we'll
meaning pacfsts who, it was feared,
would lull the nation into too great a
feeling of securing IT, furthermore.
gave the lie direct 10 German eX-
pressions of surprise. voiced by Chan
celior Bethmann-11ollweg over Amer
ica's neutrality-suspicious." OF Germany's
unlimited Uboat war decree, and TO
Be.hmann- Hollweg's foigned surpr Sc
at the "brusQueness" Of President VIII
son i'm breaking the friendly relations
between Germany and America that
were IAN heirloom from Frederick The
Great"
A letter forming the basis OF Ger
many's cunning plotting, forwarded
from Berlin, January 10. VIA Count
Won Bernstorff, for the German envoy
Won Eckhardt at Mexico City, said
ION the first of February We in
tend to begin submarine warfare TN
restricted. In spite OF this, Il is oui
/ intention to endoavor 10 keep the
/ United States of America neutral. Il
this attempt is not successful we pro
lDose an alliance on the following ba
sis with Mexico:
THAT we shall make war together
and peace together
J I'VE shall give general fnancia
hsupport and Il Is understood that Il 4
TO reconquer the lost territory in New
Mexico. Texas and Arizona
I'm connection with the revelation O
the German -Nexican-Japanese situation
a WAS strongly limited today the gov
lernment already has information or ha
lines ont to get il, concerning the reccn
Cuban uprising, quite generally intci
? preted as of German origin.
Authorities here have watched tina
case particularly closely in view Of th
t. dangerous possibilities to the Unite
p States.
!, And back Of these international plo
tipqs NAV be plot within the Unite
states to force food riots and the cons
ouent possibility Of an embargo on SUI
plies to the Entente allies.
II is known that Secret Service mr.
/, are engaged. not only on the C'ibai
/, Mexican japanese angle, but likewise {
. the domestic situation.
In the latter, administrative leadc
have scolfed at the idea that natur
=, economic causes were at the root Of r
cont food riots. and furthermore. II
limited that the Department of JUST
might have startling facts conccrnii
The food matter shortly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
SANTO, BELIEVING PLOT
STORY, SAYS AMERICANS
NEED FEEL NO ALARM
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Endangered the State Department did admit that has full evil
o-caed plot that the Zimmerman note had reached
Ambassador Bensto here and that also had reached the
German minister in Mexico.
Doubt expressed that General Carranza himself had ever
been informed of its contents owing to
the plot actually to take form except IN the
event Of actual hosis between the States and Germany
Japanese Ambassador called to the department
teday told the information which had been secured as to
the threatened plot.
While Lansing would discuss in what Ssto had
it, the fact that he authorized the statement quoted
above indicates that the Japanese Ambassador must have denied
any knowledge Of and sconed possibility OF his government
being in any way interested"
This theory also by the statement Ambassador
Sato made through the United Press this morning
Lansing nmaed that this government has been working for
the past but that until just recently had
been unable to conclusive evidence Of the plot
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-01
CONGRESS VOTES CAPITAL
DRY AFTER NOVEMBER !

WASHINGTON. March lxtI 10 tSs
ton champions won their a asns,e bin
House last night FOR me ne 2 district OF
Columbia after Noys%SOsSy y a vote Of
The measure psS sent 10 the Prest'
5 srS 70 who no IS expected 20 sign T. AZ
Coni r.,on rim late last night agreed
prop'i"'irses port thus virtually assur-
npo. nsesaee OF the Reed bone DRY.
ms ngd,nent. barring the shipment q
'souor into prohibition states,