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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
BRITISH POSSESS
TURKISH Lines As
RESULT OF LUNGE
COMPLETE CONTROL or 1900
YARDS or TRENCH NEAR kUT
COMES As RESULT or
FIERCE ASSAULT. :. 49,.
e50 TURKISH DEAD ARE !.
COUNTED AND COLLECTED
: Prisoners to Number Of f27 Are Cap
tured Besides Several Guns and .
Quantity OF .Matertai--Allles
to Hold. War Council at =.
Petrograd. 49,.


London. Jan. 3t.---A British official
standardization concerning the Fighting
on the Irak front In Asiatic Turkey
says: -.
As the result OF active operations.
10 now are In complete possession of
Turkish first and second lines south
west OF KuteIAmara on the right bank
OF tile Tigris on a front of 1900 yards.
We. also hold the enemy's third and
fourth lines on q frontage of 600 yards.
Turkish dead to the number OF $50
already have been counted and col
iected. More remain to be counted.
Prisoners aggregating 127: were taken,
together with one gun. one Maxim,
three: trench mortars and a quantity
q other material" "-.....-
Turks. suffer Heavy Losses.
While Berlin says the British attacks
"a. the irak front In Asiatic. Turkey
last week. suffered heavy LOSSES and
were repi,ised, an official, eonfmnniea.
tion asserts that the Rfitishers obtain.
ed complete possession Of Turkish first
and second line trenches southwest of
kuteiAmara on q front of 4. 400 yards.
"A large number of casualties we're
suffered by the Turks. -.
Snow storms have brought opera
tions southwest of Riga where .nppar'
emily o great. general attack was. In
the making. almost to halt To the
south, In volhynia. and across the line
In Galicia, spirited isolated fights; have
taken place..
I'm Hoamania only minor operations
are chronicled.
: Artillery Alone Active.
In France and Belgium. except about
Hill 500, near Verdun, artillery fights
alone have taken place. =:
Near Hin 304 the artillery bernhard,
ments ON both sides have been severe,
Hand grenade lighting also has taken
place. Several French attacks against
German defenses In this: region Sun,
day broke down with heavy casualties.
according to Berlin. : 80. =;
Representative OF. the Allies have
arrived in petrograd for a. war eoun'
eli. ~: :. -.
Among the vessels which Berlin Off
cially announces to have been sunk" re
Gently by submarines In an. ARMED
transport steamer $50 miles off Nal
ta. The steamer, ;''erammed with
troops" liz reported to have. sunk with
: In 10 minutes; - ....'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
Factory Owner to Prison,

New York, Jan, .s,--Asserting tina,
a sentence in prison should teach a
far.reaching and effective lesson to
factory owners and tenants who fall
to. provide proper fire exits. Supreme
Court Justice kapper sent Samuel
sarkin to Sing Sing for from two and
one-half to five and one,half years
Barkin Is partner In 4 shirt company
housed In Brooklyn building where
nine women and four men. operatives
lost their lives 10 Are because the
trapdoor between their place Of worl
and Barkin's floor was locked.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
INVASION OF MEXICO BY DIAz
Followers Reported to Have Entered
Country West of Brownsville.

Brownsville, Tex. Jan. 80. More
than 1870 supposed followers of Felix
Diaz, headed by lawyer named Pc
dro Gonzalez, are reported to have
crossed the Rio Grande to Mexico
at point about 100 miles west of
Brownsville.
1t is stated small party fired sew
eral hundred shots to hold the atten-
ton of Carranza river guards while
the main body crossed the river at
point two miles to the westward.
The report is PARTIALLY confirmed
through military reports at Fort
Brown. II is said the filibusters were
well armed and carried wagonload
of ammunition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
GERMANY EXPLAINS SINKING
Hands Gerard Note on Destruc., N A.
Steamer Trate-rack-

Berlin. Jan. so.-Germany has hand.
ed her answer to American Ambassa-
dor Gerard on the sinking Of the
Steamer Traterrack.
The steamer" the note saws. "w.S
stopped by German submarine Nov.
ember l6 last. The crew left upon
signal without further complications,
They sailed away in boats from the
steamer. The ship was then searched
and sunk as hostile ship"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
Kansas Holds place Mest,nos.

Topeka. kan, Jan. 30.-a-Meetimgs In
m effort to obtain peace throughout
the world have Just been held here
and also. throughout Kansas as d
part Of the efforts Of the Kansas
branch. OF the League TO Enforce
Peace. The observance was made
statewide by an appeal to Governor
Arthur capper. who In 4 statement
said the response was the heartiest
evere given to any proclamation issued
by him. Special exercises held In Kan.
Gas schools were held BY the 1000
1nAchers throughout the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
COL. FRAME OF NORTH DAKOTA
TROOPS HOLD SACRIFICE OF
MiLlTiAMEN EXCEEDS GOOD
ACCOMPLISHED.
He is STRONG ADVOCATE
OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE
States That National Guard Gave Bor-
der People Security They Had Not
Felt for Two Years and Real Ser
vice Was Rendered-compui-
sorry Training Endorsed.

ST. Paul, Jan. 3G.-The nation is rid
ing the national guard to death, thinks
Colonel John II. Frame, commanding
the First North Dakota infantry, which
has arrived at Fort Smelling, from Mer-
cedes, Texas, for the mastering out
process that is expected to send the
troops home soon.
Mind you, I'm not criticizing the
administration" said the colonel. The
guard gave the border people a secur-
ity they had not felt in two years. So
far as the border people are concerned
they would not have felt more secure
If the troops had gone into Mexico.
The guardsmen rendered them a real
service.
No Permanent Good.
But the men feel that no perma-
nent good was accomplished. They
spent six months on the border at
financial loss to themselves. while
their neighbors took their jobs and
competitors won their business. They
were sent down because they had spent
time in preparation. They feel that
the burden ought to be more equally
distributed.
The only way to share the work
equally Is by universal compulsory mil
itary training. 1t would not take a
great deal of time. Every man ought
to be willing-but willing or not, he
ought to be compelled-to put in one
evening a. week training in some arm
DRY and one month each summer In
camp for period of three years.
Those who were officers or non-com-
missioned officers would, of course,
have to devote as much more time as
necessary.
Would Mean More Armories.
The men would not have to be
paid" the colonel continued. Men
do not do this work for money. But
they should not have to stands4he ex-
pense or any part of it themselves. 1t
would mean more armories. In larger
cities it would mean two to four ar
mories, but they would be in use every
night in the week."
Congress will not pass a universal
service bill, Colonel Frame reflected,
because the people would not stand
for it. The public attitude is that of
Let George do It," yet, he said, train
ing would win battles with a saving of
thousands of lives lost through a vol
untary system, while men would not
be asked for more than comparative
ly small amount of their time-not for
more than it is fair to ask of them
and then only for short period Of
their lives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01

Hunger Striker, in Prison, Weakens.
New York. Jan. 27.--As Mrs. Ethel
Byrne launched into the fifth day of
her hunger strike in the Blackwells
island prison. it was apparent thai
the pale little advocate of birth CON
troll was rapidly drawing toward the
climax of her struggle against i'm.
prisonment. Prison bulletins declared
she was weaker. Mrs. Byrne declar.i
her tongue and throat was very dry
and that she was suffering discomfort
from nerves" Sticking inmates OF
the gloomy prison startle Mrs. Byrne
from her sleep. she told visitors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
To Back Up Billy Sunday.

New York, jan. So.-Three thousand
church workers are being carefully or.
ganized and trained here to make the
great Billy Sunday eyangelistic cam
paign stock" They are divided and
subdivided somewhat like an army.
Their duty will be to get after the
individual trail hitter and make
him communicate of some church
and regular active member of the
religious community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
70 Decide "Who Was oliver Osborne ?"

New York, Jan. 2a.--The much de.
bated question, Who was Iliver Os.
borne?" has been submitted to the de.
cision Of the Jury in federal court.
This question lies back of the case
OF Franklin ID. Stafford, formerly clerk
in a hotel at Plainfield, N. j., who
has been ON trial, charged with com
hitting perjury when he swore that
James w. Osborne. prominent New
York attorney. visited the hotel with
Miss Rae Tanner. Charles III. Wax. u
witness asserts he masQueraded n
Osborne.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
FACING RATION SYSTEM.

London, Jan. 80. William C..
= Anderson, tabor member Of pariia-
ment. speaking at Leicester, said
= he was giving away no secret In
a" saying the population Of the Unit
" ed Kingdom would at an early date
be put under ration system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
To Make Camp Near Water,

The head of the troop column was
expected to make 1t first camp at Ojo
Federico near the water holes there.
This Ia approximately 40 miles from
Colonia Dubian. From Ojo Federico
to Tres Papelotes tthree wind -millsl is
considered the worst part of the jour.
ney to the border. There is no wa.
ter in this stretch of 20 miles and
the country resembles desert
National guard encampments here.
abandoned since the troops went home.
will be used to house the refugees.
Vacant tent houses and mess shacks
at the camp Of the Pennsylvania troops
have been offered the Mormon leaders
here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01
CHILDREN BELIEVED SLAIN
BODIES OF FOUR LITTLE ONES
FOUND IN RUINS OF HOME.
Skulls Were Crushed and Blood
Stained Hammer Is Found-F ather
In Jail After Being Threatened.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 80. The
charred bodies of the four small chill
dren of S. A. Hewitt, railroad brake,
man, were found in the ruins of Hew-
tits home at Auburn. Wash, near here.
The coroner said indications had been
found that the children had been kill.
ed by blows on the head and the house
set on fire.
Hewitt was arrested and taken to
the King county Jail at Seattle after a
mob Of nearly thousand persons had
gathered and threatened violence
Found House in Flames.
Hewitt told the officers the four chill
dren retired as usual, but in the night
one was taken ILL., After ministering
to this child he said he left a kero-
sene lamp burning on a chair between
the two beds of the children. Being
restless, he took walk. He returned
later, he said, and fell into a sound
sleep from which he awakened to find
the house in flames. Unable to reach
the children, he rushed to a neighbor' s
house to give the alarm.
Lives Had Been insured.
Examination of the children's char.
red bodies by the coroner revealed
that their skulls had been crushed
while the mattresses on which they
lay were saturated with blood.
After the fire the father handed to a
neighbor an envelope containing the
insurance policies which it Is said he
had taken out recently for his children
and which had been saved from the
fire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

We, the undersigned, l.. Il.
EAKlNS, President, and }. 5. Will
LIAMS, Secretary, Of the Carbon
Coal and Coke Company, corpora
ton formed under the laws OF the
State of Colorado, do hereby give
notice that at meeting OF the
stockholders of said Company duly
called for the purpose OF consider
ing the propriety of dissolying said
corporation, and held at Room SO9,
First National Bank Building, in the
City and County of Denver and State
of Colorado, on the twenty-fifth da,
of November, A. d. 1916, pursuant
to notice given to the stockholders
thereof in the manner provided b!
law for the calling Of stockholders
meetings for the purpose of amend
ing Articles of Incorporation, the
stockholders, by vote of more than
two-thirds of the entire capital stock
VI Sdiu Soppidtioh, oihSicu s~iN
corporation to be dissolved. We fur
ther certify that all debts owing BY
said corporation have been fully
paid.
| WITNESS WHEREOF we have
made and signed this notice of dis.
solution and affixed hereto the seal
of said corporation this twenty
fifth day of November, A. d. 1916
THE CARBON COAL AND COKE
COMPANY.
By L. G. Eakins, President.
Attest:
j. S. Williams, Secretary.
tCoroprate seal of the Carbon Goa
and Coke Company
First Publication, December 7.
Last publication January 1S.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
SHERIFPS SALE

BY virtue of a special execution on
attachment and order of sale issued
out of the Clerks Office of the Dis
lriet Court of La Plata County, Col
orado, and to me directed, whereby
am commanded to make the sum of
)ne hundred and forty dollars and
eight cents ($1lO.OS) and costs of
suit, the amount of certain judg-
ment recently obtained in said Court
against j. Edgar Hutchinson ant,
Sadie w. Hutchinson, defendants, in
favor of Benjamin j. Ochsner. [ am
commanded to Immediately proceed
to sell all the interest of the said ].
Edgar Hutchinson and Sadie w.
Hutchinson in and TO the following
described lands and water rights
heretofore on the 7th day of March
A. ID. 1913 levied on by me as the
property of the said defendants un.
der certain writ of attachment
heretofore issued out of said District
Court in the said action. to wit:
The east half of the southeast
quarter of section twenty-six;
the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section
twenty-five, and the northeast
quarter of the northeast quar-
ter of section thirty-five, town.
ship thirty-four, north, Range
seven, west of the New Mexico
Principal Meridian; together
with 1892 interest in the Low
er Beaver Creek Ditch and
water rights appertaining there
to, all situate in said County of
La Plata and State of Colorado.
Therefore, according to said COM
mand, | shall expose for sale at pub
lie auction all the right, title and in.
terest of the above named j. Edgar
Hutchinson and Sadie W. Hutchinson
or either of them, at the time of the
levy of said attachment, in and tn
the above described property, or as
much thereof as is necessary to make
the aforesaid sums of money, with
interest thereon from December 20,
1916, the date of said judgment, and
costs and costs of sale, on SATUR-
DAY the 3rd day of February "A. D.
1917, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
at the front door Of the County
Court House in the City of Durango,
County of La Plata and State of
Colorado, to the highest and best
bidder for cash.
DATED Mt Durango, Colorado, this
End day Of January A. D. 1877.
ARTHUR C. FASSBINDER,
Sheriff of La Plata County, Colo.
First publication, Jan. 4, 1917.
Last publication Jan. 25, 1917.-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
National Forest Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Durango,
Colorado, up to and including Feb
ruary 10, 1917 for all the merch-
antable dead timber standing or
down, and all the live timber
marked or designated for cutting
on an area embracing about 90
acres within sections Q and 3, I.
80 N, r. 0 W., N. NJ. P. M, Cascade
Creek watershed, Durango Nation
al Forest Colorado, estimated to be
100000 feet b. NJ, more or less,
of Douglas fir, Alpine fir, and
Englemann spruce timber. No bid
of less than S2.75 per NJ. feet will
be considered. Deposit with bid,
S2.75 for each NJ. IT. b. NJ. covered
by bid, but in no case less than
$1,000. The right to reject any
and all bids reserved. Before bids
are submitted, full information
concerning the timber, the condi-
tions Of sale, md the submission
Of bids should be obtained from
the Forest Supervisor, Durango,
Colorado.
Jan. is.
Feb /.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
OKLAHOMA BANDITS
KILLED By OFFICERS.

OkMULGEE Jan. l9.-Oscar Poe,
VIII Hart and Harry Hart, bandits
were killed in fight with a sher-
iff's posse eighteen miles southwest
of here today. Chief of Police Bow
man of Okmulgee was wounded. The
bandits were surrounded in seclud-
ed spot and the fight ensued. A
fusillade from both sides resulted in
the fugitives being killed. 1t is be
Iieved the men were partners Of
Tucker and Littrell.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of The Durango Planning Mill &
Lumber Company will be held at the
office of said company in Durango,
Colorado, on Tuesday, February 9th,
1917 at 10 o'clock a. m. Said meeting
is for the purpose of electing a
board of directors to serve for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of
such other business as may proper
ly come before it.
CHARLES f. HERR, President.
VIM. s. PICKERILL, Secretary.
First publication 1-22-17.
Last publication 2-5-17.
S. w. st.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22

SW "a oil SEA 81 36N. 1UW Sc
All of the above described land to
be sold. or none of it.
Subject to any or all easements or
rights of way heretofore legally OBJ
aimed and now in full force and eff
feet, if any there be.
Reserving, however, to the State
IF Colorado all rights to any and al
minerals, ores and metals of every
lind and character, and all coal, as
1haltum, oil, and other like sub
,tances in or under said land. and
he right of ingress and egress for
he purpose of mining, together with
nough of the surface of the same
: may be necessary for the proper
md convenient working of such min
rails and substances.
No land will be sold at less than
he minimum price per acre, as Civ
N above. The parcels will be sold
IS described above-be the SAM
nore or less. The above land will be
iffered in tracts of not more than
so acres and not less than 40 acres.
Ill to be sold or none, as may be de-
.ernlined by the State Board of Land
Commissioners.
Terme of payment shall be as fol-
ows, viz: On lands selling for $3.50
% S25 per acre, 10 per cent. of the
purchase money on the day of sale,
he balance in eighteen equal ans
iual payments at 8 per cent. per an.
lum. Lands selling at more than
,25 per acre and less than $7o per
icre, 20 per cent. cash on the day Of
ale, the balance in fourteen
quail annual payments at
Ier cent. per annum. Lands
elling for $75 and upward
% per cent. cash, and balance in
even equal annual payments at Z
'er cent. interest. If the purchaser
oes not own the improvements, he
INST pay for the same at sale,
archaser will execute bond, as pros
ided in Section 20, Act of July IL,
5O5; must be citizen of the
-nited States, or one who has de-
Jared his intention of becoming
uch; must pay appraisement and
dvertising fees.
The Board reserves the right to
eject any and all bids.
No sale shall become effective uu-
a approved by the State Land
..oard.
APPLICATION NO. A6353.
Date sale ordered by Board 11-l4-
l016.
Date of sale February Z, 1917.
JNO. F. VIVIAN
Register State Board of Land
Commissioners.
BY Lucy E. Peabody,
Deputy Register.
Publish Jan. 11-18-25. Feb /.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

+ Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of The Stein Mercantile company
will be held at the office of said
company at the hour of 10 O'Clock
on Saturday, Feb. II A. d. 1917
for the election of directors for the
year of 1917 and for the transaction
of such other business as may come
legally before the meeting.
THE STEIN MERCANTILE
COMPANY,
NORRIS STEIN Secretary.
First publication Jan. 1s.
Last publication Feb. 1s.
". md 3. ".
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22

The ]. C. st. John Plumbing and
Heating Co. contractors for the heat
ing and ventilating of said building
in said District, and that claimants
to whom sums are owing for labor
or material may file with the Secre-
tarv of said School Board, on or be-
fore said day, their claims as provld-
ed by law, if they see proper.
Dated this 18th day of January
r. S. CLEMENTS,
Secretary of School Dist. No, 9.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
CHARGE DENIED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. =
Burke Cochran, counsel for the de-
fense, denied the prosecutions
charge that Mooney, Eleanor Fitz-
gerald, Berkman and others conspir-
ed to assassinate Wilson and over
throw the government. Prosecutor
Cunha voiced these allegations in
his opening statement. Cochran
said the charges would be taken up
at the proper time.
DR.. Stafford will be recalled to the
stand to explain yesterdays testi-
mony. 1t is believed the trial will
last six weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION
unity of La Plata. J
IN DISTRICT COURT
State of Colorado,

} SIS.
County of La Plata.
IN DISTRICT COURT
In the Matter Of the Petition Of
Hildegard Ruh for the Determine
ton Of interests in the lands and
tenements Of Henry Ruh, Deceased.
TO Hildegard Rub, Arthur Il.
Rub, and Herman +. Sanders heirs
at law of Henry Rub, deceased, and
to all other persons claiming to be
such heirs at law or an interest in
the lands and tenements of said de
cedent, and to Those Whom 1t May
Concern; GREETING
YOU AND EACH OF YOU Are
hereby notified that pursuant to an
order herein entered in open court
on January Is, 1917, in the above en-
titled court, the petition of Hildegard
Rub claiming to be an heir at law Of
Henry Rub, deceased, for the determ-
nation of interests in the lands and
tenements of Henry Rub, deceased,
and of each and all Of the heirs at
law of said decedent was set down
for hearing at the incoming of court
on March 12, 1917.
That such petition recites Henry
Rub died in La Plata County, Colo
RADIO, while a resident of said county
and state, on July 7, 1911. intestate,
the owner in fee simple of the fol-
lowing described lands situate in
said county and state to-wit;
The SWh NWh, NWA SWh of
Section 10 and Ela SEh of Section
@, in Township 90, north Range 8,
west of the N. NJ. p. NJ. together
with all ditch and water rights there
unto appertaining;
That more than three years have
elapsed since his said decease and no
administration of his estate has ever
been had; that he left surviving him
as his sole heirs at law his children
Hildegard Rub and Arthur f. Rub
of Takoma Park, Maryland and his
grandson Herman +. Sanders of 105
Powell Street, San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
That this notice is given pursuant
to said order of the Court herein,
and you are hereby notified to be
and appear before the court on
March l2, 1917 at ten o'clock in the
forenoon at the district court room
in the court house in Durango in
said county and state, and file your
objections, if any you have, to such
petition and submit such proofs and
evidence as you may have to offer
thereon.
WITNESS My hand as Clerk of
the above entitled court, and the
seal of said court, at Durango, Colo
rado, this 10th day of January, 1917.
CLEMENT l.. RUSSELL,
(Seal) Clerk.
First publication Jan. 1S.
Last Publication Feb. s.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
INDUSTRILAL ACT WILL
CAUSE BITTER FIGHT

DENVER Jan. 1s.-With the in
PRODUCTION of bills repeating the in
dustrial act and amending the work
mems compensation act the first, and
perhaps the most important fight OF
the session is planned. Indications
are the chances to repeal the indus
trial law are slender. There is some
sentiment in favor of amending it.
Organized labor will work for Its
passage but it is believed the bill
will die in the committee.
Senator Elliott introduced an an.
ti-boxing bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-01-22
STOCKHOLDERS, MEET1NG

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Florida Mesa Tele-
phone company, will be held on Feb
ruary 3. 1917, at the hour of l o'clocI;
p. M at the Durango Exchange for the
purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing wear .and transaction Of any
other business that may come before
the meeting.
J. T. FRIZELL, President.
FRANK WRIDE, Secretary.
First publication Jan. 3.
Inst publication Feb. I.