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DESEO SABER ell paradero de mis- hernia
nos, Joaquin V JESUS Mendoza rcSpcctlya-
edad y eli segundo con 81: ash como de Ro-
saiio Bueno, de 8 amos de edad. Haca
Tres mescs eScribieron &c Modoc, Kansa5.
Gratificare con $500 a Ia persona que me
intormer de clos con exactitud DiriIlr los
tnfOrmes a hegino Mendoza. Colfar n. NJ.
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DESEO SABER Ell paradero dc MI Milo Jo-
Sc de Jess Lara. Iface ) AMOS que no
ienso noticiUs dc Fl, las Iillimas noticiai
las recibf en- lqIel enionceS de Coinbes,
Texas. Gratiricarc ron $500 0 IN afio de
susCribCi0n a Ia PRENSA a IL persona
que dirija informcS cier;os q Iennardl
Covarrubias Vida. dc Lara, Box 3G7. w. D..
Farm, san Bcnito, Texas. -7io.
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HONBRE TRABAJADOR, ]

HOMBRE TRiBAJADOR, honrado y sin vi
clos; dc Newfoundland meXicana. dcsca te-
ner corrcSpOndcncia oOa -ciiorIta o Seliora
IncyiCa;a dc unoS 20 q - amos de edad
Ubjcio matrimOnio. La que Sc intcresc eu
este anunCiO. pIcdC d%lri!lrsc y Francisco
carrascu, Box 4. AIncS. Yowa. -719
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nos dedicamos exclusivamenie 4 10 venta
de art.culoS que eStan siendo eIportacos
para Mexico. Visitenos. J. N. y C. Mario
qufn, Ais Dolorcsa 81.
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Pronto Salgo otra vcz para Mexico Y
EStadOS de In Rcp!ibliCa. acepto cncargo5
ComO Siempre. reame de o a f.: en-
iOai W. Houston 81. -730.
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TALLER PHOTOGRAPHED. Leonardo ". RO-
drigucZ. ReparaciOnes dc iOn0grarns de to-
daS classes. COmpOStuTa dc maQuinas de
cOScr. urmaS dc rurgo, reioies. etc. Sc
GRAHAM CANCfDNES MEXICASAS con
ACOMPASAMlENTU DE GuTTARRA para To-
n6graroS dc C!i!ndro. de dos minutes, 100
Buena Vista ST.. San Antonio, Tex.
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ANTE0JOS en- 8bonos. The Cramer Co.,
opticians" 3t6 Hicks Bids. Prccios como
dos. No cobrsmos por eIaminar Ia vista.
Crockett S455.
CuMPARANDO cl precto actual del azucse
con ell del plloIc!llo mex!canc "El Rubia"
reSui,a I'm ahorro de c!ncuentR por cienrn.
ST listed TO 10 ha usado, pidalo a SUI tends.
TO 0 aVisenos. J. NJ. y G. M~arroqufn. 800
st.
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La session oydinaria dc la Camars,

LIZ SSiO o.cIit5tl0 Gc liz SdiTGFs-
Hoy sc rcuni0 Ia Camara en- Sc
sion %ordinaria; pcro, no habiendo mas
asunto que ~tratar, que una solicituu
de los vccinos de ColotIan. en- que pi
den conformation de impucstos atra-
Zados, Sc lcvantG la session despuGs
De pasar la so!iciLud dc rcferencia
= una comisi0n especial.
Principian las siembras.
Aprovechando cI cxcclcntc tempo
raj, han principiado las sicmbras Ell
difercates puntos del Estado.
Tavieron un banqucte los carran-
cistas.
Aver Sc cfectu6, en- celebration
del aniversario de Ia cntrada a esta
ciudad, dc las fucrzas constituciona-
listas, TN s~electo banduete al que
asistieron Manuel NJ. Dieguez, Igna-
clio L. Pesqueira, licenciado Tomas
Lopez Linares Y algunas otras per-
s~onalidades del gobierno, asi como
cast todos los diputados de Ia Le-
g%islatura local.
Los franccses cciebraron d;gnamen
&c ell IA de Julio. . .
La c~olonia franccsa residente c:I
esta ciudad, celebro dignamente el
IA dc Julio.
FL consul dc Francia ofreci6 a sus
conacionales Una tertulia, en- la cual
Sc ~rifaron varios premios, entire los
que figura IN autom6vil Ford.
I'm pesimo scryicio telefonico.
La Compania de Telefonos Jaiis-
tiene TN servicio p6simo. Las
personals que pagan aparatos en- su
casa, no los ocupan. prefiriendo ir per
sonalmente. con IL seguridad de CUE
CFess e "a sa. Fez- Gel !e.) :
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DEFINICION DE "ESCANDALOS''

Scientific American
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Los franceses cciebraron d;gnamen
&c Ell Il de Julio. :.
I'm pesimo scryicio telefonico.

CFesa 4 IA Ga. Fez. Gel LED
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
WEsTE RN.

Four men were entombed by an ex-
plosion in the mine Of the Hecla Coal
and Coke Company. near Brownsville,
Pa.
Senator Philander C. Knox public
ly pledged his support to President
Wilson in the course of an address at
a patriotic meeting at Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Union Pacific railroad has ap-
proximately 1000 men and twenty-five
snowplows working in the vicinity OF
Sherman, Rock River and Dale Creek.
Wyo.. where heavy SHOWS and bliz-
Yards lately have tied up many trains
and worked much havoc.
All Seattle was talking of the ac-
quittal of Mayor Hiram C. Gill, Chief
OF Police Charles L. Rockingham and
City Detectives Meyer M. Peyser,
John Poolman, James Doom and Dan
lei McLennan, on trial charged with
conspiracy to violate federal laws by
importation of liquor into the state Of
Washington.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
SPORT.

Stanley Yoakum of Denver was
given decision over Dave Smith at
the end of ten hard-fought rounds at
the Brooklyn A. C. in New York.
James De Hart, the all-round ath.
lete Of the University OF Pittsburg
is the first man to gain his varsity
letter in four sports in the 1877 years
of the institution. De Hart proved
expert in football. baseball, track and
basketball. Over 800 students pre-
viously won their letter in one. two
or three sports there.
Eddie Casey. Harvard's famous
halfback. announces that II the inter
national crisis results in war he will
start the study OF aviation at the
Curtiss school. at Newport News, Va
William Swart. q member of the var
sity track team, roommate OF
Casey's. is also going to Virginia
Wilcox, the runner. and Jimmy
Knowles, varsity outfielder. are two
Harvard athletes already on theil
way south for aviation training. John
Pfaffman, the tennis captain, is to re-
sign. as he plans to start for France
to drive an ambulance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
GEN e RAJ.

Speaker Champ Clark and the en-
tire Democratic organization Of the
House were renominated for the extra
session of the Sixty-fifth Congress by
the caucus Of Democratic representa-
tives.
1t costs $709.317. 900 year to keep
the bright lights g;immering on
Broadway. James Churchill, restau.
rateur, said the annual expenses OF
New York's 5000 cabarets would
reach this figure.
Five thousand men wearing Ameri-
can flags paraded at Tucson, Ariz, on
foot and assembled at the state
armory to hear speeches by local ora
tors as a demonstration of sentiment
in support Of the government
An urgent appeal for money and
food to relieve the suffering inhabi-
tants of Moyon, France, recently
evacuated by the Germans, was re-
ceived by the war relief clearing
house for France and her allies from
its representatives in Paris.
Pauline Paul Parthenae, the world 8
champion Holstein COW. owned by r.
]. Schaefer of Appleton, Wis. is dead.
A post mortem showed that a darning
needle had pierced the heart Two
years ago the animal gave 2,sss
pounds of butter. She was 13 years
old and won every prize for which
she had been entered within several
years.
Patriotic demonstrations at which
loyalty to the nation and the Presi-
dent was pledged were held Saturday
night at Chicago. Philadelphia and
Pittsburg and many other cities. The
Philadelphia meeting was attended
with added Significance by being held
in the historic independence square.
New York's patriotic meeting was
held a week ago.
Secretary McAdoo's three sons have
volunteered for service in the naval
reserve in case OF war.
Under the federal regulations there
is closed season from Feb. 1 to
Sept. 6, inclusive, each year through
out the United States on waterfowl
and other migratory game birds.
More than $4,000 members of the
Long Island Council of Women's 8
Clubs petitioned the Merchants Asso-
citation of New York to provide them
an opportunity to learn how to take
the places of men workers II tho men
are called to the colors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
FOREIGN.

Christian converts among Chinese
number 35,29S,90S, according to re-
port submitted to the ministries OF
foreign affairs.
Dispatches from Berlin announce
the death of Gen. Max Won Prittwitz
und Gaffron, the man to whom in a
way Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
owes his rise to fame.
British troops in France have ocau-
pied three more villages in the Somme
region; and in the Champagne the
French have recaptured positions
taken by the Germans March 2S.
The commandant of cadets at Ok
ford University has assured the Amer
lean students, it is announced. that IL
they desire to join the officers train
ing corps they can be accommodated.
Seventy rebel prisoners taken dur
ing Villas attempt to capture Chi
huahua City were publicly hanged as
warning to the Villa element of the
population, which is thoroughly
cowed
A Socialist newspaper OF Vienna,
received at Copenhagen, contains a
brief announcement that the leaders
of the German Socialist party. in Aus.
tria have adopted declaration re-
garding peace.
Francisco Villa, at the head of q
cavalry force of $500 men, made a de-
termined attempt Friday to capture
Chihuahua City, but was driven back
with the loss of 500 prisoners and $50
in killed and wounded.
Restoration to China of the strip of
ground at Tientsin seized by the
French after the Boxer uprising is
being urged by DR.. Wu Ting-fang, the
Chinese minister of foreign affairs, in
conferences with NJ Comfy, the
French minister to China.
Telegraphing from Vienna, the cor
respondent of the semi-official Nord-
dectsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Ber-
lin says: with the view to obvi-
ating all misunderstanding, we are
authorized to state that the journey
of Frederic C. Penfield, the Ameri-
can ambassador, to Washington.
means no change in the relations be-
tween Austria-Hungary and the Unit
ed States"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
eAYINGs, D o IN q 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNGs. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Raider Moewe adds long list OF
ships to her victims.
Russian attacks in Volhynia re
pulsed with heavy losses.
Three British destroyers sunk; two
by submarines and one in a collision.
An Amsterdam dispatch says sep
arate peace offer has been made to
Russia.
Two allied biplanes brought down
by Teutons in Macedonia, according
to Berlin statements.
Germans report victory in Bystritza
valley near Hungarian -Rumanian from
tier. taking 275 prisoners.
Austrians break into Russian
trenches near Kirlibaba, but later are
elected in counter attack.
British inflict severe defeat upon
Turkish army of 10000 men in Pales
tine. Nine hundred officers and men
captured.
Rome reports repulse of heavy Aus
trian attacks near Gorilla. Violent
artillery activity continues on the Cor
SO front.
British forces gradually creeping
up on St. Quentin. Capture village OF
Savy. Berlin admits British advance
to depth of two miles.
French keeping up offensive under
Nivelle to the south. Progress re-
ported on Aillette river Several Ger.
man trench systems taken.
British frustrate Turkish envelop.
ing movement near Deltawah, thirty
five miles north of Bagdad. Turkish
attacks near Erzingan repulsed.
British make progress in driving
salient into Hindenburg line between
Marcoing and st. Quentin. Seven
more villages occupied Saturday.
Berlin admits capture OF two
towns. but claims British attempts
north of Heudicourt met with failure
Bitter fighting reported further north
in the region of Arras.
German raider in South Atlantic
has captured eleven enemy ships and
sunk them, according to 2S5 prisoners
landed at Rio Janeiro. Several Amer
leans reported killed on the Snowden
and the Crispin. sunk without warn
ing by q submarine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
WASHINGTON.

A contract for 100 steel cable anti
submarine nets was awarded by the
Navy Department. The contract
amounts to $1SS,10O.
A total of 4,474 men had been re-
cruited for the navy during March,
and the net gain for the month was
3,62s, against 2.os6 in February.
President Wilson has signed an or.
der placing all postmasters of the
first, second and third class under
the civil service rules.
rhe War Department Saturday
carSed into the federal service for
purDoee of police protection about
1000 additional national guardsmen.
Alaskas fiftieth anniversary as a
part of the United States was signal.
lied by Secretary Lane of the Interior
he said: "Alaska's period of trial is
over. She has been weighed in the
balance and found magnificently
worthy"
Official dispatches from Copen-
hagen confirmed reports that two
American seamen had arrived there
from Germany with the story that
some fifty others taken in raids by
the commerce raider Moewe were
held in detention camps.
A bill to have the United States
extend financial assistance to France
to the extent Of $1,000. 100000 has
been prepared by Congressman Mon.
tague OF Virginia. former governor
Of the Old Dominion, and will be in.
troduced by him in the House of Rep.
ressntatives.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
Easily Identified.

A tiny boy stood on the outer edge
Of the passing jam. His knuckles
were in his eyes, and when woman
asked him what was the matter, his
answer was syncopated with sobs. He
had 'got lost from his brother and
couldn't find dhim-anywhere."
The woman assured him it would be
all right. She would help him to find
his brother. What did he look like?
And the tiny boy gave her an illumi-
mating clue:
"He-he wears long pants."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
wife's Perverslty.

Old Crabton is particularly severe
upon his wife in argument. During a
recent passage-at-arms between the
two his wife managed to interpose
with:
MY dear. 1 wish you wouldn't be
so very positive about everything. Re
member, there are always two sides to
every question"
Whereupon Old Crf.bton roared back
at her: "Well. that's no reason why
you should always be on the wrong
Nder'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
Evident lmport,nee.

Does your wife attach much impor-
tnnce to your" inquired the intrusive
relative. "Oh, yes" replied Mr.. Meek
ton. Henrietta realizes that man
she would consent to marry must nee
essarily be important"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
BLIND REPRESENTATIVE FROM
MINNESOTA PUTS MISSOURI
IAN's NAME BEFORE HOUSE.
PLEAS FOR PATRIOTISM
RESOLUTION DECLARING STATE
OF WAR INTRODUCED BY
REPRESENTATIvE FLOOD.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 3. = President
Wilson last night urged Congress. as
sembled in joint session, to declare
a state of war existing between the
United States and Germany, and ad-
vocated the organization of an army
Of at least 100000 men. chosen up
on the principle of universal liability
to service
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05
Daily Thought.

Even in ordinary life the unselfish
people are the happiest-those who
work to make others happy and who
forget themselves. The dissatisfied
people are those who are seeking hap
piness for themselves.-Mrs. Besant.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05

Washington. April 3.-Champ Clark
of Missouri was elected speaker OF the
House of Representatives Of the Sixty
fifth Congress, in a session that was
marked by dramatic incidents from the
beginning.
The vote in the House resulted:
Clark. 217: Mann. 205; Lenroot, 2; GIL
lett, 2. Two members were recorded
present but not voting.
Speaker Clark defeated James R.
Mann of Illinois. choice of the Repub-
lican caucus. after Representative
Lenroot of Wisconsin, himself the can
didate of a minority of the Republic
ans, had challenged the suggestion
made by Representative Schall Of Min
nesota. Progressive Republican, in
placing Clark in nomination, that the
existing international situation de-
monded that President Wilson be CIV
as well as Senate. to assume responsi-
bilities for his policies. Lenroot then
had seconded the Mann nomination.
Champ Clark was escorted into the
chamber by his opponent, Mann. amid
storm OF cheers from both sides.
Mann introduced Clark as a patriotic
representative OF Missouri and the ma
ton. Responding. Clark spoke for CO.
operation.
Admitting it would be difficult to
conduct House affairs otherwise, he
declared there must be no PARTISAN
ship.
Let all the ends we aim at be our
countrys and in the accomplishment
of the ends may the God of our fathers
be with us and guide us in the way
which will rebound to the honor and
that ever existed in the flood of time"
Representative Talbot, father Of
the House," in so far as length of serv-
ice is concerned, administered the
oath to Clark. Members were then
lined up in the well of the House to
be sworn in by state groups.
Four out of 435 members today did
not answer to their names. They we're
Lee, Democrat, Georgia: Capstick Re-
publican, New Jersey; Helgeson, Re
publican, North Dakota, and Bleakley,
Republican. Pennsylvania. Lee later
was carried into the chamber on a
stretcher in time to vote for Clark
Nearly the entire Senate member
ship was present when Vice President
Marshall called for order. and after
the invocation Of the Presidents proc
lamation calling for the extraordinary
session was read.
TrimbIe Reelected Clerk.
South Trimble OF Kentucky was re-
elected clerk, defeating William Ty-
Ter Page of Maryland, Republican
nominee, PIT to 211; Robert B. Cor
ion of Ohio succeeded himself as
sergeant-at-arms, receiving 219 votes
to 2O2 for Joseph G. Rogers Of
Pennsylvania; Joseph P. Sinnott Of
Virginia was returned as doorkeeper,
winning from Bert w. Kennedy Of
Michigan. 216 to 2l1; William N. Dun
par of Georgia won the House post
mastership from Lawrence Lyon of
- -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05

Washington, April 3.-While the
House was organizing, Representa-
tive Flood, chairman of the House
committee on foreign affairs, intro
duced joint resolution declaring that
state of belligerency'' exists be-
tween the United States and Germany
and asserts that Germany's course Is
nothing less than war against the
government and the people of the
United States" The resolution fol-
lows;
Whereas, the recent course of the
German government is in fact moth
ing less than war against the govern
ment and people OF the United States,
Resolved, by the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate in Congress as
sembled, that the state of belligerency
between the United States and the
German government which has thus
been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared, and
THAT the President be and he is
hereby authorized to take immedi-
ate steps not only to put this country
in thorough state of defense. but
also to exert all of its power and en-
ploy all of its resources to carry on
war against the German government
and to bring the conflict to success
full termination"
This resolution will go to the for
eign affairs committee, together with
President Wilson's address on the
subject, and will form the basis for a
war resolution to be later reported to
the House.
Macon beacon., 1917-08-31
SHRAPNEL KILLS TWO MEN
Fire Over Old She'll Sets Il OH-Two
Soldiers Are Dead and Others
Are Injured.

Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla.-A
live shrapnel she'll, halfburied on
the site Of the artillery range used by
the school Of fire here more than q
year ago, took the lives Of Privates
Nelson and James Kelly Of Battery A,
Second Missouri field artillery, when
the fire over which the soldiers were
cooking their first meal after their ar
rival, caused an explosion which
wrecked the mess hall and wounded
four companions. They we're:
Privates Oakley, Boomer, McGrew
and Raymond Rose. All lived in Kan
sas City
Nelson was killed outright, while
Kelly died on his way to the military
hospital, where the wounded were
taken. Army physicians said amputa.
tion of Private Oakleys leg was neces-
sary
Army officers were puzzled over the
explosion, but agreed that it was caus-
ed by an abandoned shell on the range
which had not been used since early
in 1916. On this site mess hall had
been erected
The heat OF the stove over which
the soldiers were cooking brought on
the explosion. which demolished the
building and blew the stove high in
the air
Macon beacon., 1917-08-31
.S.PLANS TOBU|LD
l,27O NEW VESSELS
SHlPBUlLDING PROGRAM CALLS
FOR 100000 TONNAGE TO BE
BUILT AT ONCE.
ASKS FOR BILLION DOLLARS
Estimate Submitted to Secretary Nc.
Adoo With Request for Appropria-
ton to Rush Construction
on Emergency Fleet.

Washington. The government g
shipbuilding program calls for a total
Of 1,270 ships of 7,968,000 tonnage, it
Is revealed In estimates the shipping
board sent to Secretary McAdoo, on
which to base request for a billion
dollar appropriation.
This is in addition to nearly two mil.
lion tons of shipping now building in
American yards, which has been com.
mandeered by the emergency fleet cor
poration. A large part Of the govern
ment fleet and of the commandeered
fleet will be completed by the end
of the fiscal year. June 80, 1918. Build
ing, communicating and purchases Of
vessels will total about two billion
dollars.
Estimates Of the entire cost of CON
struction are given as follows:
Contracts already let, 433 ships of
1,919,2OO tons, $2S5, 100000; contracts
ready to let, 452 ships of 2,96S,OOO
tons, $455,5OO,OOO under negotiation,
237 ships of 1,2S1, 900 tons, $194,OOO,-
900; $50 miscellaneous vessels of l..
100000 tons, $3OOOOO,OOO; construc.
tion of government owned fabricating
yards, $35,000,O00,
Communicating will cost $515,000,.
600, and the purchases of ships $780,.
100000. The board already has re.
ceived for construction $550,OOO00O,
and for communicating $250,OO0,000.
The board now desires from con.
gress authorization to spend for con.
$719,5OO,OOO; for comman.
deering, $265, 100000, and for purchase
$150,OOO,0O0, The appropriation asked
to carry the board through the fiscal
year is divided as follows:
Building, $4O0,O00,0O0; commander.
ing, $265,OOO,OOO, and purchases, $780,.
100000.
Macon beacon., 1917-08-31
INOlCT 40 NEGRO SOLDIERS
Texas Authorities Indignant Because
War Department Took Rioters
From Houston.

Houston indictments were return.
% by the Harris county grand jury
against 40 negro soldiers Of the Twen-
,yfourth United State. Infantry be
.ieyed to have been involved in the
muluy and murders las. week
When the a negroes charged with
murder we're rclc3 ed from the county
Jail and taken out Of the city with 9th
er members Of the Twenty fourth. Dis
trict Attorney Crocker decided Ipon
an investigation All available iufor.
nation was laid before the grand jury
by Assistant District Attorney vii,
hanson.
II was announced from a SENT Off
rtal source that all soldiers held on
mutlny riot and raiding charges would
be- held in San Antonio for the pres.
ont
Following a tour Of the city and con
feronces with civil and military lead.
ers, Maj Gen. George Bell, Jr., who ar.
rived to command Camp Logan ro-
scinded martial law order
Indignation Is high here at the re-
moyal Of the mutineer soldiers. Peo-
pie Of Houston want them court.mar-
tailed and executed here.
w. G. Mann, one of the city's lead
ing merchants, wrote petition to
Secretary Baker, which was eagerly
signed by hundreds OF men In the
downtown district