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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

You YOU" have SD gained '' have seen dozens q
nervous run down people who were all
ing all the while, double their strengtl
of all symptoms of dyspepsia liver anG
other troubles in from ten to fourteen
days time simply by taking iron in the
proper form. And this after, they had
without obtaining any benefit. But don't
take the old forms of reduced iron, iror
acetate or tincture Of iron simply to save
few cents. You must take iron in /:
simulated like nuxated iron if you wan1
it to do you any good. otherwise it may
prove worse than useless. Many al
athlete or prizefighter has won the da!
simply because he knew the secret OF
great strength and endurance and filled
his blood with iron before he went into
the ARRAY, while many another has gone
down to ingloIriiou1,s defeat simply for the
NOTE = Nuxated Iron, recommended
above by DR.. r. Sauer, is not a patent me
dicine nor secret remedy. but one which
is well known to druggists and whose iron
eminent physicians everywhere, Unlike the
older inorganic iron products 1t is easily
assimilated, does not injure the teeth make
them black, nor upset the stomach; on the
nearly all forms of indigestion as we'll as
manufacturers have such great confidence
in nuxated iron, that they offer to for,
felt $4,000 to any charitable institution. II
they cannot take any man or woman under
60 who lacks iron and increase their
strength 100 per cent or over in four
weeks time provided they have no seri-
Gus organic trouble. They also offer to re-
fund your money If it does not at least
double your strength and endurance In ten
days time. 1t is dispensed in this city by
nll good druggists.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07
All Big Companies There.

lis and Lander. with prospecting be-
ing pushed all over the state.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07
DR.. LONCEWAY
AND THE DRAFT
MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE RUNT
WITH ONE EVE WELLS WHEN
SURGEON PASSES HIM.
Tells Soldier That If He Gets Close
Enough to the Germans for Them
to Notice Eye, Quick Jab With the
Bayonet Will Make Them Think of
Something Else.

He was walking down the princi-
pal street in Great Falls. His one
good eye was blazing with wrath. His
blind eye, which under peaceful
conditions, looked normal, resembled,
by comparison with the other, the
dead headlight of an automobile
when the sister lamp is on full power.
advise the passerby that some great
wrong had been done him.
"What's the matter?" friend ask
ed him.
Matter, HI" exploded the irate
individual. Here | am Canadian
citizen with my first papers taken
out. I have been drafted. I can see
out of but one eye. | weigh just 112
pounds when the government regu-
lations say that 1875 pound men are
the lightest that will be accepted for
service. Yet when | presented my
self to DR.. Longeway, the examining
physician, he certified me up as ply
sically fit. l called his attention to
my dead eye and he told me that the
Germans would never get close
enough to me to notice it, and if they
did quick jab of my bayonet would
silence any adverse comment. Then
| told him about my weight and he
informed me that the ration of beans
the army commissary was issuing was
very fattening and I would be up tc
the weight standard by the time the
troops embarked for France.
81 happened to know that he wa!
bron in Canada, SO | whistled 'Tht
Maple Leaf Forever Then ] gave
him the secret sign of the United En-
pire Loyalists, and whistled Goo
Save Our Noble King but he pai(
no attention to me and kept or
pounding me on the back and punch
ing me on the chest in manner thai
was more familiar than gentle.
then played my trump card. I TOLD
: him point blank that I was from
Canada, that l knew he was a Cana
dian, and that l thought he ough
to be easy of a fellow countryman
He admitted he was a Canadian, bu
said he had gotten over it, and tina
I would if l went into the army, an(
he passed me, blind eye, short weight
Cannuck blood and all. For a Cana
dian born he is the most patriotic
American I have met since l crossed
| the bOundary'
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

1t would take an autopsy to locate
the patriotism in some people.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

Figures on the Greybull field were
unobtainable, but as the Midwest
company has a large refinery in OPP
GRAFTON there the production in that
section must be considerable. In adj
dition to these fields there are nu-
merous smaller fields, like that of
Byron, the oil from which is piped
to the Independent refinery of the
Northwest Refining company at Cow
ley, nice production near Thermolo-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07
CASPER CENTER OF
OIL DEVELOPMENT
MANY NfONTANANs ARE INTER-
ESTED IN W1OM1NGS
OIL MOVEMENT.

Production of State Has Doubled
Twice in Three Years; Wyoming
Receiving S24O,OO0 i'll Royalties
From Oil Produced From School
Lands; the Casper Boom.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

The development of oil in the Cas-
per country is attracting the atten-
ton of great many Montanans who
have substantial interests in this new
and promising Wyoming field.
Among the Montana men who stand
to profit by the development of the
Wyoming fields are Thomas Arthur
of Billings, who is at the head Of
syndicate of Montanans controlling
a considerable acreage, w. d. Out
man is associated with Mr.. Ar
thur; Edwin S. Booth the Butte and
Baker attorney, who is also interest
ed in the Lusk country; Col. l.. j..
Price, formerly of Beaverhead coun-
ty, and who has promising holdings
in the Big Muddy fields, and many
others.
The movement is one of much sub
stance and has it's spectacular fea-
lures. Casper, by reason of it's prox-
unity to the Salt Creek and Big Mud
dy fields, is the place that promises
to benefit most from the develop
ment, and has grown in two years
from quiet town of 1000 to a ro-
bust place of 5000. 1t is the head
quarters of the Standard Oil and Mid
west refineries, institutions that are
affiliated, and whose two plants, with
their tank fields, cover about 200
acres. The two plants are the most
modern of their kind in the west and
are treating approximately 10000
barrels of oil daily.
Production Is Tripled.
Statistics indicate the rapid devel-
opment of what promises to be wy
omings' greatest resource. In 1915
the state produced 100000 barrels
of OIL in 1916 the production was
100000 barrels, while this year the
output will reach - 100000 barrels.
These figures are based on the pro-
duction of paraffin base fluid, run
ming as high, in many instances, as
40 per cent gasoline, and does not
take into consideration the oils of an
asphaltum base, of which there is
much in the state.
The daily production is distributed
about as follows:
Dr. olc
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

All Big Companies There.
Every large producing company in
the United States is either in Wyom-
ing or is making arrangements to get
in. The Standards interests are
probably the largest Of any single
company; following the Standard
closely is the Midwest company, a
Colorado concern which made a mod
est start few years ago and is now
one of the petroleum giants of the
west; the Ohio company, the Texas
and Producers company, all concerns
that have almost unlimited money
back of them The scouts of these
companies go to every section in
which their is development work;
they send back to the headquarters
of the big companies minute weekly
reports of the development of every
hole that is being put down, whether
the we'll is being drilled by one of the
big companies or by some independ-
ent concern. Let an Independent OPP
orator bring in 200-barrel we'll any
where and the agents of the big com
panies are instantly at his side Of
fering him the price that makes him
feel like Monte Christie.
The state of Wyoming owns, as
does every western state, a small
fraction of land in every township
as school lands. This land, if it hap
pens to be in any of the Oil districts
is leased concerns who would drill it
in on a royalty basis, the royalty be-
ing o per cent. The royalties receiv-
ed by the state on oil produced on
state lands last year amounted to
S240, 900, and it is expected that
with the development of the next few
years, sufficient revenue will be de-
rived from this source to pay all of
the states expenses and make Of it
the only taxless state in the union.
Casper Is Booming.
Casper, of course, because the big
refineries are there, is the nerve cen
| ter of all this movement. The sys-
tenn of pipe lines radiate out from
Casper to the nearby fields; the big
operators and supply houses have
there headquarters there. 1t is il
the throes of boom. Every man
and woman in the town is interested
| in Oil, either as the owner of lease
or is trading in the stock exchange
where business is brisk Wells are
brought in every day or two, and the
trading is lively Many substantial
fortunes have been made during the
past three months. The prosperity
the town is enjoying is reflected in
the fine, big buildings that are going
up in every direction. Two large ho-
tells are crowded with oil operators
from every section Of the United
States and third hotel, to cost
| $250,000, is to be built Immediately
The Hobbies of these hotels are filled
nightly with men who have sudden
| ly come into wealth, and with mer
who would. The principal streets are
dotted with the officers of brokers
| who do land office business night
and day. 1t is Goldfield and Cripple
Creek, in the palmy days of those
towns, all over again. Casper has al
ready passed Cheyenne in point OF
financial Importance and there are
cool heads who predict a population
of 25, 900 for the town within the
next two years.
The nearest large center to Casper
is Denver, and that town has taken t(
the Oil movement with avidity. 4
great deal of Colorado money ha:
gone into various Oil development
projects. The Midwest company wa:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-09-07

not permit us to purchase this prom
erty with money raised in France"
said the French engineer. eff we paid
you the value of the ore in sight II
would amount of half a billion dol
lars, and France would not permit
this much money to leave that coun-
try for foreign Investment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
RECORDS
ONLY DAMAGE
Investigation Into the High
School Fire Reveals IRE
parable Loss of Files.

Complete investigation into the
burning of the high. school Wednes-
day night reveals the fact that the
damage to records is far greater than
that to the building. according to a
statement issued by Prof Rogers,
principal of the school, last night.
Prof. Rogers stated that the great
est loss was books containing general
statistics of the high school and OF
graduates, some of the data in which
cannot be replaced. Other serious
losses in this regard are the attend
ance statistics, which can probably
be re-compiled by the individual
teachers, though it will be only with
great difficulty.
The monthly reports of the stu
dents which were on top of the desk
in the principals office, we're almost
totally destroyed, but with much eff
fort can be again made out. AS prac-
tically all damage was confined to the
office, numerous books of the library
were burned as was also a small
amount of furniture.
An investigation is being conduct
ed into the causes for the fire owing
to the certainty of its incendiary ORR
gin. Further investigation yesterday
revealed that seven separate fires
were kindled in the building, two COM
posed of paper saturated with kero-
sene oil, burning out before serious
damage was done. Four gas burners
were lighted, and one Bunsen burner
in the laboratory lighted and shut in
a wooden drawer of the work bench
All gas fires were extinguished be-
fore great harm was done, the paper
in the principals office causing the
only heavy damage.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
JURY PROBES
THE DEATH Of
(. NJ. SAFFRON
Decide He Was Killed Acct
dentally, But Will Make
Further Investigation.
SHOW SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES
Testimony Reveals That He
Displayed Letters Threat
ing His Life.

Circumstances of such suspicious
nature are connected with the death
of z. Mamie Saqron, the white ped
der whose body was found in the
bay early Wednesday forenoon, that
the grand jury win be asked to probe /
the case. There was every Indication
Of foul play, it was shown the jury,
but nothing could be proven.
This was one of the results of a
coroner's jury investigation in the Of
fee of Justice of the Peace johnson
yesterday. The jury went into every
phase of the investigation, and ex-
amined number of witnesses.
1t was shown that Saffron had noti-
fed persons that a threat had been
mailed him through the city post
office, and that Saffron asked the
postmaster if such was not against
the postal laws. The letter, however.
being in the hands of inspectors, was
not produced at the hearing.
The jury heard one witness after
the other, and it was proven that SAT-
from had very little if any money
when he left the police station early
on the morning of December 26, say
ing he intended to go to Mobile on the
steamer Tarpon to rescue two of his
children who had been taken from MS
home by his wife, from whom he had
been divorced, and who had married
another man. 1t was shown that he
had informed several men that he
had barely enough money to go to
Mobile, and was looking forward to
making the trip on the Tarpon by
working his way over.
Neighborhood talk had it that al
note had reached Joe Saffron, son of
deceased, which contained some refer
ence to the death of the boy's father.
the note, it was alleged, telling the
boy where he could have a home in,
case anything happened to his father.
This note, nor any proof that it had
ever been in existence. were not pro-
duced at the hearing of the coroner.
What the jury concluded was that
r. Mamie Saffron came to his death
by drowning, but Judge Johnson
stated that he would continue to look
into some phases of the case which.
seemed particularly suspicious, and if'
his investigation justified, he would.
see to it that the case would be
brought to the attention Of the grand
jury.
The remains Of Saffron were in@.
TERED yesterday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
SEND RE Ply
TO PROTOCOL
Situation Still in Doubt.
Believe Ambassador Will
Be Appointed.
RY ASSOCIATED pREss.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Interest in
the Mexican situation tonight CEN
tered on what action the president
might take if he approved the recon-
mendation of the American members
of the Mexican American commission
that conferences be ended.
1t appears certain, however, that
Henry P. Fletcher will be sent to his
post in Mexico City, as ambassador.
The American reply to General
Carranza's rejection of the protocol
for withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico, was taken today to
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexi-
can commissioners, in New York, by
DR.. John R. Mott, of the American
commissioners. The report of the
American commissioners that further
negotiations with the Mexicans were
useless, has received the approval of
President Wilson and if there is an
other meeting, it win be merely for
the observances of the formalities
of ending the conferences.
The American commissioners ad-
vised the president to act indepen-
IDENTIFY and of his own initiative in the
withdrawal of troops and to provide
for diplomatic channels through
which other questions can be taken
up.
Unofficially, it was reported that
Ignacio Bonillas would succeed Eli
SEQ Arredondo as ambassador. but
there was no confirmation
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
Prominent Pittsburger Kills
Self While Detectives
Knock on Door.
RY ASSOCIATED PREss.

Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. A.
With his feet against the head of a
bath tub, Bernard Wesley Lewis, a
wealthy young Pittsburger, wanted
in Philadelphia in connection with
the murder there last Saturday night
of Maize Colbert, an artists model,
shot and killed himself with a small
rifle in his hotel room here tonight
as detectives knocked for admittance
to his room.
Lewis apparently anticipated arrest
as the rifle was brand new.
A warrant had been issued for
Lewis in Philadelphia today, being
sworn out by Elwood Powell, chauf-
feur, who charged Lewis with being
the man he drove to the apartment
house where Miss Colbert lived and
then disappeared without paying his
taxi fare.
Lewis name was furnished the
Philadelphia police by Ethel and
Mabel Kyle, Philadelphia school
teachers, who said theyshad dinner
and danced with Lewis Saturday
night and he took them to their home
in Germantown, returning to Phla-
delphia in Powelps taxi. The warrant
was one charging Lewis with beating
his taxi fare.
Lewis left nothing that threw light
on the killing, but from his action
the police believe he had knowledge
of the crime. The Philadelphia police
say that Lewis called up the Kyle
girls from Atlantic City today, twice
and told them he knew nothing of the
crime, but would hire lawyer.
Lewis was 35 years of age and
married. He was the son of Wen
man A. Lewis, wealthy retired
Pittsburg coal operator, was once a
Yale student and well known to the
dancing set in Philadelphia and New
York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
NINE OFFICERS,
BUT NO PRISONER

Advices were received by wire last
night to look out for and arrest a
party reported to have been seen
aboard train No. 2, and who was
wanted at a point on the p. & A.
for a serious charge. Nine officers
of the city and county met che train
when it rolled into the depot last
night, but no person, answering de-
scription given, could be found.
1t was thought that if he had been
seen on the train he left the cars
when the train slowed up at the
trestler or else skipped out when the
same train came to a halt on a flag
at Ninth avenue.
Five members of the police de-
partment. the sheriff and deputies
were on hand, awaiting the trans ar
rival.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
WILL
GIVE EVIDENCE
Decides to Cancel Trip to
Europe to Testify Con
corning Leak"
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Thomas w.
Lawson telegraphed Speaker Clark
tonight that he had cancelled plans
for his trip to Europe and would be
in Washington Monday to testify be-
fore the house rules committee which
today ordered public hearings on Rep
resentative Woods charge that leak
gave Wall street advance informa-
ton about President Wilson'S peace
note.
Late today Lawson had notified the
speaker that he would be unable to
appear because he was sailing for
Europe Saturday. His second mes
sage came while White House leaders
were considering whether there was
any authority to bring him here by
force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
LAST ALLIED
TROOPS FLEE
DANUBE
With Fall of Two Cities De-
brudja Nearly Cleared of
Russo-Roumanians.
Won MACKENSEN.
MEETS RESISTANCE
perrograd Reports Russian
Victory Over Teutons
in Carpathians.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Except for the narrow strip Of
land projecting into the Danube to-
wards the Moldavian town of Galatz,
all Dobrudja has been cleared of
Russo Roumanians after the fall of
Matchin and Jijila
The defenders retreated across the
Danube toward Braila, according to
Berlin, leaving force of Russian
rear guards as the only allied force
within Dobrudja.
In Moldavia, however, Won Mack
ensen's advance has been slowed by
stubborn resistance and Petrograd
reports the capture of Teutonic posi-
tions and six hundred prisoners in the
wooded Carpathians.
On all other fronts activities are
confined to commandments and patrol
engagements.
A German submarine in the Madi-
terranean sunk the former Cunard
liner Ivernia, which was acting as a
British transport, four military Off
GERS and LAG men are missing from
the troops aboard and casualties in
the crew hre not definitely known.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
GERMANS ASTONISHED BY
ANDRASSY'S STATEMENT

Amsterdam, Jan. 4.-"The Ger
man public will receive with very
mixed feelings the announcement of
Count Julius Landrassy Hungarian
opposition leader), assuming his
speech has been correctly reported,
that the German peace conditions will
be communicated to President Viii
son." says the Volks Zeitung of Co
logne. Count Andrassy could not
have made such a revolutionary
statement-for it is really such--un-
less he had sufficient proofs OF It's
accuracy. The count Is serious
politician and the fact that he has
been in Berlin frequently of late on
official business gives importance to
his words"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
SAYS WILSON
Is DIG 7 At Or
Senator Works in Valedic-
tory Deplores Tendency
Toward Capitalization.
~ AssocIATEn Press

Washington, Jan. 4.-Senator
Works, of California, who retires on
March 4, began a valedictory speech
in the senate late today with an ar
raignment of President Wilson's adj
ninistration and what he called
decadence in American society and
government. He deplored a "tenden-
CIV toward centralized, unchecked and
unlimited" power on the part of the
president, and recommended that the
idle rich be compelled by law to work
and urged the formation of new
progressive party to be known as
liberal party. He declared the
usurpation of power by the president
amounted practically to a dictator
ship" He concludes his speech to-
morrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
HARDEN Bees
FOR 4 PEACE
4 GREE MENT
Powerful Berlin Editor Tells
Reischtag Russia Cannot
Be Exhausted.
SAYS ENEMY
MISCALCULATED
Declares England's Hunger
is Catchword Which Has
No Foundation.
By Assoc1ArEp PRESS.

London, Jan. 4.-Editor Maxmil-
ian Harden, in a speech in Berlin
Saturday, pleaded for a peace agree
ment, according to Reuters. Amster-
dam correspondent, quoting the Ber-
liner Tageblatt.
After referring to the enemy's
miscalculation of Germany's strength
he. warned his hearers that Russia
resources cannot be exhausted.
He said, 'England's hunger is only
catchword for which there is no
foundation, and Frances lack of men
can be balanced by British troops
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
ELEVEN KILLED AND
4 HURT IN TORNADO
BIT ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Muskogee, Okla, Jan. ELEVEN
children are reported killed in a
rural school house near Blocker, Okla
a1red when a tornado wrecked the
homa, today, and number were in
building.
Besides the school house, Baptist
Indian mission and four farm houses
were destroyed, and a half dozen
other farm hsuses lifted from their
foundations by storm which swept
narrow path distance of six miles,
damaging several buildings IN Rich
vile.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKES HAND in INQUIRY
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. Attorney Cen
eral Gregory today took over re-
suits of the federal trade commits
sion's inquiry into the print paper
market with a view to determining if
there is paper trust and instituting
civil and criminal proceedings against
manufacturers who may have vio-
lated the antitrust laws. In state
ment to the commission offering to
take charge of the situation, Gregory
said: "T know of course from what
has already been brought out that a
serious condition exists in this trade,
and any remedy which the law may
afford should be applied at once"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
Public Aroused
Over Murder
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-No
murder of recent years so
aroused the public here as did
that of Maize Colbert. The
beaten body of the girl was
found, clad only in violet silk
bahamas, on the bed in her
room.
She had apparently been
struck on the head with flat
iron. A silk stocking was knot
ted about her neck. She was
twenty-seven years of age, and
sometimes went under the name
of Mrs. Grace Roberts, but her
family say she never married.
Lewis father in Pittsburg
tonight declined to comment,
saying he had not seen his son
in a month.