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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
304 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS NOW
IN PROSPEROUS LANCASTER
Total Capital of Establishments Is S2 232 OOOSu Over
Tobacco Contract Interests Leaf Packers-Cigarmakers
Have More Orders Than They Can Fill

Lancaster bank clearings last week show
large increase over the corresponding
week last year. the figures being: 1917, s2,.
11o,ss5.sl; 1915, s1,57S,653S6.
The city now has 30i industrial estab-
lishments. with capital of S21,232, 900 I;
9939 persons engaged in manufactures
323 proprietors and firm members 752 sal
aried employees, $3.50 wage-earners. There
are nine banking institutions here, every
one with a large capital and big deposits
At the recent annual meeting of the
Steinman Hardware Company the follow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
british ADVANCE
AGAIN ON ANCRE
.ronture 600 Yards of
Trenches Near the Beau
court-PuisieuX Road
FOES DISCOUNT VICTORY

BERLIN, Feb. 13.
A dense fog that has settled down
.,., the entire western fighting front
~. limited operations in that area. the
uSr Office announced today. Artillery
s,;r. has increased in the Somme Sec
-, and was especially lively last night
h.,veen st. Pierre Vast Wood and Pc
.orne. Hostile reconnoitering detach-
r.nts made several attempts to ad-
vance between Ypres and Arras, but
were driven back.
LONDON Feb 13.-"we made further
rr.ss last night north of the Ancre,"
rs statement from British army head
ouayters. ''in the neghborhood of the Beau
ssur, Puisieux road. where as result of a
sma1 enterprise undertaken on limited
sront we occupied some 600 yards of hos
ina trench without difficulty. We took
few prisoners.
o,r new positions south of Serer Hill, but.
caught by artillery barrage and machine
s,n dre was easily repulsed. The enemy's
lines were entered by our patrols at
run,ber of places. Southeast OF Armen-
,ieres one of our raiding parties blew up
= hostile ammunition dump and captured a
few prisoners. This morning an enemy
,aIdng party observed collecting on the
enemy's positions northeast of Neuvlle-St.
vaast was dispersed by our artillery.
successful bombardments were carried
out by us during the day north of the
somme and in the neighborhood of Armen-
there's and Ypres.'
BERLIN, Feb. 13.-German Army Head
quarters today issued the following:
Yesterday strong artillery fire was
directed against our positions on both
sides of the Ancre River. During the
night the English troops six times at
tackled our wrecked trenches from
Serre as far as the river. All the at
tacks were repulsed. The enemy suf-
fered severe losses in our defensive
FIRE and TO the north of Serre in hand
to-hand fighting His troop In many
instances wore SNOW shirts
The trench line southeast of Serre,
which had become unserviceable was
evacuated This was planned and car
ried out without any molestation and be-
fore the English attacks were launched.
The military critic Of the Overseas News
Agency says that the British attack on the
northern bank of the Ancre yesterday, in
which the British penetrated a small sec
tor Of German positions on the road from
Pusieux to Beaucourt" was started on a
broad front at 10 o'clock at night after
strong artillery preparations.
"The British success" he adds, "in no
way corresponds to the number of men en-
'ployed or the use of war material
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
FEAR BOY WAS KIDNAPPED
Vnild May Have Frozen to Death, Police
at Lancaster Say

..nANcAsTER, Pa, Feb. 13.-Men are
c,.s, ct,sfching through the country south of this
sos S ior Domonic Madonna, the five-year -old
IA VI salvatore Madonna, of Lancaster He
ana two older brothers started homeward
s sner visiting their grandmother Sunday,
Cs ss une elder boys left the child near the
,.hss.oga -. River while they went on the
When they returned he was gone and
no ciue Of him as been found
me river is ice-bound and it Is doubted II
hs uouid nave drowned The police believe
ana vas either kidnapped or wandered away
shd was frozen to death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13

Here are some noted self-made
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Henry Lee Higginson, banker; head Of
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Augustus Thomas, playwright and author.
Samuel Untermeyer, leading industrial
lawyer OF the United States.
Charles j. Bonaparte, formerly Attorney
General OF the United States.
Charles R. Miller, journalist Editor-in.
chief of the New York Times.
Theodore ~ Vail, president of American
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Senator Oscar w. Underwood.
Samuel W. Mccall, Governor Of Massa-
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James B. Forgan, president Of First Ma
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
BANDITS FLEE WITH $4,000
Robbers Overpower Car Barn EN-
ployes, Taking Two Days
Receipts

SAN JOSE, Cal. Feb. 13.-Three masked
robbers entered the barns Of the San Jose
Street Railway Company early today.
bound and gagged Ave employees, blew open
three safes and escaped with about $4,000,
the company's receipts Of Sunday and Mon
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
LEADER of Men?
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e genius them out from the crowd and makes them
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
Heal Skin Eruption.

Painful eczema is more active in
spring when the blood is over
heated, the burning itching tor
ture is unbearable, relieve it at
once and heal the eruptions with
DR.. Ho|bson's Eczema Ointment.
This antiseptic remedy is promptly
effective in all skin troubles. PIN
pies, blackheads, acue letter ring
worm, scaly blotchy skin,. all re-
spond to DIR. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment. Get it to-day at your drug
gists, Soc guaranteed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mr. and Mrs. Boy Herrick an
sons, Julius and Frank, who have
been residing in Extra, since last
fall, in order that the boys could
attend our Public School, will move
to their farm home south of town
this week. Julius will assist his
brother, Edison, in farming the Her
rick farm this year. While in towl
they resided in the Mrs Clara Her
rick residence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

The Misses Flora and Carrie
Rendlemany who are attending Col
lege in Grinnell, arrived home last
Friday to visit their parents, j. II.
Rendleman and wife, and other
relatives and friends during the
spring vacation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
Peter lessen was reported las
week as being quite ill.

Miss Grace Panrott, who has
been assisting with the household
duties at THE home of her BROTH
er, John Pa,rrott and wife, and also
helped care for the new son which
recently arrived at the Parrott
home, left last Friday for her
home in Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
EXTRA AsTONISHED BY MER
CHANTS STORY.

A merchant relates the follow
ing: For years l could mot
s.eep without turning every hour
Whatever l ate caused gas and
sourress. Also had stomach ca
tarrh ONE SPOONFUL buckt'horn,
bark. glycerine, etc., as mixed in
Adler-i-ka relieved me INSTANT
LY." Because Adler-i-ka flushes
.tihe ENTIRE aldme ntary tract it
relieves AMY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas and pue-
vents appendicitis. 1t has QUICK
EST action of anything we ever
sold. Keauney Pharmacy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Violet Akers, who is attend
ing school i'm our city and board
ing and rooming at the Wesley
Donaldson home, left last Friday
for her home in the country, where
she will spend her Spring vacation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mrs. James Channon went to
Casey last Saturday to visit at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Jacobsen and family, who re-
side on a farm near that city.
She returned to her home in our
city on Monday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mrs R A Lantz returned home
from Des (Moines last week, where
She had been called to help care
for he's brother, who was quite
ilD with rheumatism.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Hans Hansen and family went to
Anita, Sunday. where they spent
the day at the farm home of
their son, Arthur. Arthur visited
until Sunday with his parents and
they accompanied him home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mr. and Mrs Joe Navratil visited
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs
Wood Kline. We are certainly glad
to know Joe is able to walk "a
round.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Rider started for home on
an early train Saturday to enjoy
her vacation with relatives.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mr. and Mrs Joshua Cousins and
wife came up from Brayton, last
Saturday and visited until the fol-
lowing day, Sunday, at the home
of thsi. daughter, Mrs John PARROT
and husband. They also visited with
their new grandson, which recent
ly arrived at the home Of their
daughter in Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Helen Vcss, who has been
suffering for sometime with sever
attack of tonsilitis, has fully re
covered and, is restored to good
health once more.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

relief and xix bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. ETA DoR!oN, Ogdensburg. Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It any complication exists it pays to
write the Lydia 2. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. Lynn, Mass. .for SPECIAL tree sdvicA
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

The Boy Scouts, of Extra and
their captaini George voss, were
entertained Monday evening of
last week ait the home OF E. C
Wilson and wife, where they were
shown the beautiful specimens of
birds which Mr.. Wilson has COLLECT
ed in his past life. After the
fine entertainment afforded them
at the Wilson home took place
they were ushered to the Kearney
Drug Store, where they were treat
ed to ice cream.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mr. and Mrs Will Voss entertain
ed their friends, John MILLER and
family att their home Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Wood Kline is doing some carpen
ter work in the country near Elk
Horn, this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Helen Siemersen is visiting i'm
the country this week at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Ralph Chanmon
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Alvin Holmes was saving WOO
for Mike Siemersen last Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

John Miller and Charles Porter
were in Atlantic Saturday attend
ing to some business matters.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

pains ike d KNIFE
through my back
and side. l finally
lost all my strength
so l had to go to
bed. The doctor
advised an oper-
alton but l would
not listen to it. l
thought of what l
had read aboutLydia
|E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mrs Fulton Departed last Friday
morning for Ocheyedon, Iowa, where
she will remain for couple of
weeks visiting at the home of her
sister and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mesdames Henry Hansen and
Earl Brown, of Brayton, were in At
lantic Saturday shopping and visit
ing friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
Local News

See Kommes Bros for Sterling
Disks and all kind of Implements.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

The Old Reliable Sioux City Car
den Seeds packages for 5 cents.
Cotton's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

George Voss sent out his force
of carpenters to the Archie VanAer-
nam home, near Anita Monday
where they Will erect corn crib
and hog house on his premises.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

The lady dancers OF our little
city are giving a dance tonight to
Extra Orchestra are going to fur
nish the music
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Kilgore, one OF our teachers,
is spending her spring vacation at
her home in Guthrie Center.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

MIR and Mrs p M Christensen en-
teirtained a few of their friends
at their home last Friday evening
in honor OF MIR. and Mrs Arley
johnson, who will leave in few
weeks for 'Colortdo, where they
will make their future home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Irving Wilson was compelled to
give up his school duties last
Thursday and Friday Gun account of
sickness. He is completely recover
ed at the present time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Sena Larsen of Brayton, a
sister OF Mrs Elmer Green of this
city, departed recently for Nebras-
ka, where She will visit for al
extended time at the homes OF
relatives and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

MIR and Mrs Alfred Millar and
soa, Louie, were Sunday callers at
the Peter Miller homes south of
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Miss Marie Freeman, who is en-
ployed in Loran came Zip to he1
home in Btsy.oa Saturday FOR an
over Sunday visit with her PAR
ents, Franz Freeman ana wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Pie ard ice cream were served
Friday by the Domestic Science
Department of our school, presided
over by Miss Graham A small
charge was made which Melted the
Department slips Miss Graham
is teaching very successful course.
She is the daughter OF Barrister
Mel Graham of Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
PAINS SHARP
and STAbb|NG.
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Visit suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mr. and Mrs Gerald Hensley,
daughter Alice, and son John L.,
will occupy the Mrss. Bruner house
after the first of April when the
Egbert family will vaoate and will
reside in the John Bishop house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mss Evans. the Principal of our
High School, was taken sick with
Grippe Friday last, but was patch
ed up and started home, to Will
iamsburg, Iowa, Saturday. Miss
Evans is giving much satisfaction as
Principal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mrs Bessie Kirkeberg and little
daughter went to Lorah, last Wed
nesday, where she was entertain
ed until Thursday at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs Walter Stroebele who
reside near that city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

Mesdames R A Lantz, Roy Dry
den, Martindale, Iona Peppers
Claude Jayne; the Misses Pearl
Jayne and Myrtle Peppers; and the
Messrs Roy Lantz, Roy Dryden,
Claude Jayne, Iona Peppers, Willis
Elwocdt and Chris Ronnemus will
be initiated into the Pythian Sister
hood Ledge within the next few
weeks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29

The Mothers Club met yesterday
at the home of one OF its mem
bers, Mrs. Harold Sturgeon, south
of town, with large number of
the members present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-29
The Catholic CHURCH. has been
reshingled during the past week.

The Catholic CHURCH. has been
reshingled during the past week.
Mrs Frank Ballou and daughter,
Miss Ella, have moved in rooms in
the Mrs Carolire Jenkins resi-
dence, where they will remain dur
ing the treatments which Miss Ella
id taking of the Chiropractor, for
rheumatism.
Earl Kilworth and wife arrived
in Extra last Friday for an extend
ed visit at the home of his motIll-
er and other relatives and friends.
He Left Extra about three months
ago for an extended visit i'm Port
land, Oregon, and surprised friend
here om his return by bringing
back bride. We certainly extend
our heartieet congratulate ions to the
happy couple and wish them many.
many years Of happiness, joy and
pgospeEity.,. 4.s.s.s 81;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06
Notice of Annual Meeting.

NUt1Ce Oh AflHuaI McetlnS.
The regular meeting of the mem
bers of the Shawnee Building and
Loan Association will be held in the
office of the Association, Monday
evening, January 18th, at o'clock for
the purpose of electing Directors for
the ensuing year and the transa ction
of any other business that may come
before the meeting.
II. F. GUTHRIE, President.
t. B. BROWN. Secretary.
advertisements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

cess of the number reported. The
typhoid mortality rate for. 1919 was
"a per cent of the number of reported
eases This is excessive, according to
all recognized statistics. The typhoid
mortality rate for 1915 was deaths
out of II cases. rate of 1914 per cent
of reported ceses, which is nearer the
recognized percentage.
Fewer Diphthcria Deaths.
There were fewer deaths from diph-
iberia in 1916 in Topeka than for any
wear in the last five. Four deaths
were caused by diphtheria last year.
Two of these deaths occurred in chill
dren whose parents thought they only
had Group" and did not call phy-
stefan until the children were dying.
Two other diphtheria deaths resulted
from cases treated by physicians Whc
did not believe in the use of diphtheria
antitoxin Not one death occurred
among the cases where the disease was
recognized and artitoXin administered
before the children were near death
There also was marked falling OIL
in the number of cases of diphtheria
during 1916, which showed the low
est number in the last five years, with
one exception. This was due to the
practice of releasing cases only after
swabs and microscopical examinations
showed them to be free of the disease.
Whooping Cough Fatal.
Whooping cough caused five deaths
in Topeka in 1916, and the same num-
Der in 1915 This disease, lightly re-
garded by many parents, has killed
twenty-four Topeka children in the
last five years, nearly five each year.
In the same five years there has been
only one death in Topeka from small
pox, a disease which causes general
CONSERVATION whenever a case is dis
covered. and which is carefully
summed by all Yet, too many regard
whooping cough a harmless child
disease" ard expose their children to
it. or allow cases in their own neigh
borhood to go unreported Most of
the deaths from whooping cough were
among babies and very young chill
dren. Similarly, the three deaths
from measles during 1916 were
among babies and young children.
There was a marked falling off in
the number of deaths from tubercu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-06

losis, % deaths in 1916 as against 80
deaths in 1915. Yet tuberculosis is a
disease of so long duration that no
great credit can be taken for the
work done in 1916 as reducing the
number of deaths to any appreciable
extent.
The year 1916 in Topeka saw the
biggest step forward taken by any
Kansas city in dealing with tuberculo-
sis, the converting of the smallpox
hospital of twenty rooms into a tu-
berculoSiS Sanatorium. This should
result in a still greater reduction in
Topeka's tuberculosis death rate in flu
ture years.
Already several cases have recov-
cred to a fair degree of health at this
institution, while in numerous hope
less cases the patient has been better
cared for than he could have been at
home and the danger of injecting 9TH
er members of the family has been
greatly reduced. This latter feature
is one OF the most valuable in the work
being done by Topeka's tuberculosis
sanatorium, which is operated by the
Topeka Public Health Nursing asso-
citation, aided by the city and county.