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Evening journal., 1917-11-17

BY The United Press.
PETROGRAD. Nov Il tDelayedl--
Bloody fighting was succeeded by me-
COLLATION. Tor a compromise goNernment
today. Premier Rerenshy's where
abouts are unknown.
Negotiations are In progress between
the NlaXimalists and the moderate So
clalisis leaders Three days aev a plan
for a coalition was brOached. The Boil
shevlki, or Maximalists, have so far pro-
duced deadlock I'm the situation by
demanding the most liberal representa-
ton OF an political factions in The
ministry OF the proposed government.
PetlOglad and IT'S enyirOns were gen
erallr quiet today. after sanguinary
lighting OF recent days. The most
desperate battles were fought around
Gatchna ana IsarkOe Selo. There
Kerensky massed three Cossack regl-
mcnts and a large force OF armed sol
dicrs. For three days his provisional
government fought with varying sue
cess against the nolsheviki forces.
Isarh0s Sel0 possession changed three
times. The Cossacks. better disciplined
and armed than the Bolsheviki. man
aged az II rL 10 overcome Alc ulcdW-
b. Vantage of smaller numbers. Their
/ recklessly brave charges repeatedly re-
. co,e.ed positions.
Il Finally, however. The Trotsky-Lenint
D. ministry massed am overwhelming s't
perior number OF soldiers and the Cos
he sacks were broken up. They had Y
r. surrender
The gravcst menace to Petrograd
he future today was IN the threateu'
lis strike OF railway employees The
truce ends saturday.
~ Already tom by internal strife,
an complete tle-up OF rail lines. making In
Oh possible the dispatch of food to tn
,r city would probably cause acute DIS
tress. Already food prices are out o
= reach Of ordinary citizens.
! one. report received today, declared
I, that in fighting by which the Bolshc-
I, Wiki red guard captured Alexandra
Z vaka Kerenslly's forces lost 1900 men.
all Cossacks. and that the Maximal-
lists casualties numbered only 20
The Trotsky-Lenine government has
o Instituted the eight hour day In all in
s. dustres and abolished all night work.
y except that OF national defence. A mo-
= ratorium on house rent was announced
as in effect today unless an agreement
?. is reached on the railway strike
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
STEAL CHESTER cans.

The local police were notified late
last night that two Ford cars had been
stolen IN Chester yesterday. Omcers
on duty here were instructed 10 De on
the lookout for the machines, but they
were not seen here up 10 noon today.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
sFnVICES OVER MIR. RUMFORD.

Funeral services over Henry p. Rum
ford, cashier of Central National Bank,
will be held on Monday morning at II
o'clock at his late home, No. 1908 West
street. informant will be private.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
ARTERs w. c. T. U. MEETING.

Members Of Arters w. C.. IT. u. will
meet in the parlors Of Epworth NJ T..
Church on Monday evening, at las
o'clock. All members are requested to
be present.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
10 SPEAK IN CAMDEN.

Joseph z. O'Toole. Of this city, an
official OF the United states Senate. viii
address a meeting at the Camden. n j..
y. NJ C.. A. tomorrow afternoon, on
National War Council Work. His sub
leci will be "nemocracy vs.. Auiocracy. y
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
GERMANS Retire
before british
OFF HEbIGObAND
Light Naval Forces Meet in
Blight This Morning,
Huns Taking Cover
English ARTILLERY STINCS
GERMANS ALONG PIAVE
BY The United Press.

by me Oniteo FreSS.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-British
light naval forces met and forced
German light forces in Heligoland
Blight to flee, an Admiralty state
ment announced today.
The British ships engaged the
enemy this morning. The Ger
mans retired. They were closely
and speedily chased by the Brit
ish.
Heligoland Blight is the waters
around the Island Of Heligoland, Ger
many's strong fortress In the North
Sea.
The Blight was the scene Of the first
naval engagement Of the war when a
British cruiser squadron defeated a
German fotilla.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
I'M rREDERICK HOME.

DR.. :. c. Frederick, president OF the
Board Of Health. returned home from
Washington, d. C.. last evening, where
he had been attending the sessions Of
the Southern Medical Society.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
TAKE DITIDINC pTRuuT.

Building Inspector Preston today is
sued a permit TO the Brosius and
smedley Company 10 erect a shed as
Thirteenth and Union streets. to cost
sam
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
BY The United Press.

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
Nov. i7.-British artillery is in action
against the Austro-Germans today
Manning their guns with machine
like precision, the British soldiers
have caused havoc to the enemy's plans
for an advance.
Observers reported great gaps torn
in the Austro-Germsn lines by the
deadly rain Of shells. At many points
the British fire has paralyzed the
enemys offensive scheme.
The Teutonic artillery is outranged
by these British guns. A wilderness
Of mud along the front, coupled with
lack Of adequate bridges across the
Livenza and Taglismento, has forced
the enemy. for the most part, TO rely
on flve-lnch field guns Many Of these
have been silenced the British bat
teries.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
viLLisrAs SURROUND suAEEz.

By The United Press
FL PAsu Tea No, i7An suagd Of supposed Nisa
fos today enci oled City the river ON
u Faso The bandits made enc 10 attack. appar
m ~ waiting foT reinfo them from oinaga-
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday;
little change in temperature;
gentle shifting winds, mostly
west.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17
RUSSIANS strive
FORCONPRONISE;,
PETROGRADOU|EI
Pending Some Sortof Peace;
Kerensky Keeps in
Background
GRkVEST Menace NOW
IS THREATENED STRIKE

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Nov. i7-Pctrograd
was still under Bolsheylk conl,vl yes
terday and the Russian situation was
chaotic, according to unofficial stock
hoim ad,ices which reached the govern
ment today.
Evening journal., 1917-11-17

GlssS'siiS" 7ssi.sssy 1903
NON-RETURNABLE
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

Rubber stamps. stencils, sheep tags.
etc. The sun.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

mont were worked out "a perfection
In the year 1915 the total amount col
loctcd by the state In taxes was 81
isT,stt.7s.
The taxes are divided among tho
state. state schools. state bounty. state
roads and appropriation funds for dis
burnement. The new state assessment
law required tax of five mills. while
In 1919 the tax was ~ mills. The
law also compeiH assessments on full
valuation system. Not all the money
due the state on taxes has been re-
turned 90 the state treasury AZ yet.
there being "a difference OF several
hundred thousand dollars outstanding
when the troaHurer'a fiscal year sum
mary was made up at the close OF Mo-
Vembor. These moneys are coming la
gradually and the balance should be-
nearly cvonod when the year 1915
opens The county figures Tor 1917
and 1910 are given.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28
CnNMnrRLNIN.s TNnLErs.

Totals 's.sss.siO.s5 n.o0O.Ssi.is
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

Taxes to be- paid into the state
treasury Tor the fiscal year 1917 by
counties Of Utah will run nearly "a
600. 900 more than 1915 The total FOR
1917 ~ t2.SGe.2i0.Sb. as against 81
90.6Si.13 Cor 1915 In the taxes u.s.
scssod against the twenty eight coun-
ties Of the state Utah has established
the best record Tor receipts since
statehood The year 1915 was mark
ed rccordhrcakcr. but the record OF
that year ~ Gar exceeded IN the year
Just closed. This. according o. State
Auditor Joseph Riric ~ due To- more
equal method 90 taxation employed IN
the past two years than before the
year 1915. In 1915 the now law. due
to the drastic changes II required in
the method 81 assessing. did not work
M smoothly aH In the last year. when
an the Intricate details OF the enact
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

flee and several additional dwellings,
II will be- the aim 10 have all eomplet-
ed BY tho time the company Is ready
a. ship. The main object now Is 90
get the coal out and 10 market with
out any unnecessary wait
Water and ELECTRICITY.
The finest spring water obtainable
anyw here is brought into the camp for
culinary and other uses through a
pipeline two thousand feet In length,
This Is already completed and In use,
and In pronounced absolutely pure by
chemists who tested samples out be-
fore work ever began on bringing II
into the town. Utah Power and Light
company's great powerline for all the
coal camps OF Carbon county crosses
the tOwnsite OF Peerless and the camp
will be connected up with this system
Just as soon as the power concern
can get "A force OF men ON the job.
Residents will have all the lighting
aud heating comforts that come 10
citizens OF the larger and more popu-
lous cities OF the state, Electricity. Of
course. win be the power at the mine
FOR all purposes. Locomotives at the
mine win be OF the latest electric type,
while the shaker screens and under
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

be- located hosting engine with "a
big drum. On the latter will be wound
n cable that controls the train OF mine
cars. The hoist weighs fifty-eight
thousand pounds and IN costing at the
engineering works Of Denver. Colo.
firm ten thousand dollars II IN Of a
pattern that was first perfected and
put into operation az West Iiiawatha
when the Sweets were operating that
well known and profitable coal prop
crty. a first-class tippio In every re-
Hpect has been designed BY y. y. ia
cobs. chief engineer and general SUI
pcrintcndcnt of construction for the
Peerless people. and In now on the
way o. the camp. Tho rotary tippio
dump In being built In Salt Lake city
aud will be second 60 none anywhere.
Steel chutcs and hoppers are con-
traCted for also na are the mine cars.
the wheels OF which are OF the Peer
less company's own patent. on the
ground nt this time are tho steel rails
and ties for the railroad yards which
will have n mile and n half ~ the best
OF trackaRc adjacent To the Denver
and Rio Orande tracks Reynolds Ely
Construction company OF sprinEyillc
has the contract for the railroad and
other grading work and II doing .
most excellent job. waHAtch Grading
company also has had some OF II. A
hotel and boarding house and some
five or six dwellings for employees
have already been completed and
work IL well under way on a store and
office buildings, superintendent Of
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

cutters are 60 be electrically operated.
az also the great fan for the mine
proper. Because VI other advantages.
being close TO the railroad. poworlinu
and water. and having a good town
site and a short, straight tram. Peer
less Coal company will be able 90 use
equipment Of the highest quality at u
minimum investment. which means
quicker dividends Besides being 80
close TO the Denver and Rio Grando
railroad. the mine Ia only one and a
half miles from the new Utah rail-
way. which win connect with the Peer
less next year. This will allow FUN
working time and double earning
power. an advantage over the mines
that are on only one railroad.
Tho-c Behind Company.
II was September LIST. OF this Year.
when work first began at Peerless.
Since that time from a hundred aud
fifty 90 two hundred. men have been
on the payrollH. depending on the
work In hand and the ability Of those
In charge In getting workmon. Up o.
date more than three hundred thous-
and dollars has been appropriated for
improvements and development at
this newest OF two or three new Car
bon coal camps. This money and
close 10 a hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars still In tho treasury
has been received from the sale Of
bonds. In direct charge of mining
operations at Peerless In James \.
Libby. who came "a the company
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

eighty acres OF government patented
coal lands. a hundred and thirty-seyen
aores OF townsite lands and eighty
acres OF state land and tramway rights
~ way The land contains five veins
~ coal, the two principal ones being
each ten 10 twelve feet thick with
heavy sandstone floor and roof, re-
auirins, In mining operations practical
~ no timber. The quality OF the coal
is equal to the best mined IN Carbon
county. The coal will be brought 20
the surface at point about thirty
seven hundred feet from the tracks OF
the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
This distance will be covered By a SELF
acting gravity ground tramway' alb
solutely straight and the shortest one
Ia these fields The cars OF coal VIII
he dropped down this tramway with
steel cable. the loads COINS down pull
ing the empties up. This Is the same
method as employed by the lndepen-
aent Coal and Coke company Castle
Valley Coal company Black Hawk
Coal company. Consolidated Fuel COM
pany and the Standard Coal company,
all present and well known producers
Mine and Equipment.
Al the top OF the inclined tram will
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

Chambcriains Tablets are intended
especially Tor stomach troubles bill.
iousncss and constipation. and have
met with much success In the treat
mcnt ~ those diseases People who
have suffered for years with stomach
trouble and have been unable Co OBJ
tain any permanent relief. have been
completely cured by the Use OF these
tablets Chamberlain Tablets are
also 81 great value for biliousncsa
Chronic constipation may be pcrman-
entity cured by taking Chamberiain's
Tablets and observing the plain print
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

Anyone who has not been up in
ne Spring Canyon country during the
gas three or four months cannot with
any degree of accuracy imagine the
vork that has been going on there and
he money that has been spent In that
lime. Two big coal concerns are az
this time rushing mine and surface
improvements To the early shipping
foint that they may participate In this
rinter's aud next springs fuel de-
sands from the Carbon county fields
the greatest and the best. as well.
anywhere West And. referring TO
spring Canyon. no finer or n better
Grade of coal IL produced anywhere In
hits territory than comes from there.
Already three producers OF that dis
uict are sending out daily a combined
output Of close Co six thousand tons "A
day and are thousands OF tons behind
because OF the lack OF railroad cars.
Thsaa concerns are at Standardvilic.
Rains and storrs The fourth 20 en-
ter the markets In February next will
b. the Pccrlcss-"the coal without a
peer" This property Is owned by the
Peerless. Coal company with mines aad
properties at the camp which has Just
been christcned Peerless. Initial ship
ncnui will be from three Ia five hum
cred tons daily much depending upon
development between now and the
time tsst for going on the market. the
supply of labor and receipt OF many
things required In the construction OF
a hiR enterprise such AZ this company
has undertaken. However. such IN the
demand for coal that every effort will
be put forth TO mine and ship every
pound possible when operations do
begin. A hundred and fifty men are
~ this time ON the payroll.
Town aud the Ninc~.
Peerless and the properties OF the
Peerless Coal company are located
about three and half miles up Spring
canyon Nsst OF Helper on the Spring
canyon branch Of the Denver and Rio
Grandc. which reaches the camps OF
Storrs Standardvillu aud Rains. all
thr'c for some time past big producers
~ black diamonds Liberty. new
camp adjoining Rains on the east. al
so IL coming into the market nj this
time with an output FOR the present
held down 60 around two hundred tons
u day. The property of Peerless Coal
company consists Of four hundred and
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28
FORMER PRICE RIsIDENT
PASSES AWAY At PROVO

PROVO. Dec. 23.-MrA Mary Flea
nora Barney wife OF ~. q. Barney.
died last night at the axe of ~ years
from an affection of the heart Tho
family came here from Price last July.
Mrs Barney Ia survived by her hus-
band. three daughters ana one son.
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs John T.
ProwH OF salina, four sisters and five
brothers
Funeral services viii be conducted
by bishop A. l.. Booth tomorrow at 2
O'Clock In the funeral chapel OF q. ".
licrg a Hon.
Intormcnt viii be- In the Provo com-
ctcry.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

Coal and formation Peerless looking
the direction big producing properties
The site OF the the of
the OF the picture. The
thickness md casily
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28
STATES TAXES ARE
MILLION OVER
1915
PRESENT YEAR PROVES UTAHs
BANNER ONE.

Carbon County with An Assessment
Close tn Fifteen Millions OF Dollars
Contributes More Than Eighty
Thrive thousand Doilars--Emcy's
share L. less Than IIaIf THIS sum.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28
|IEW CAMP THAT IS
| COMING RIGHT
ALONG
mRIsE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS BEING SPENT.

Peerless. Where the Coal without a
Pccr Comes From. VIII he Market
ing Bie Output Early In February
NcHt-Mcn and Money Working
wosdcrs In Spring Canyon District.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-12-28

from Rock Springs. wyo.. and Il con.
sidcrcd one OF the very best men in
hts line 81 work anywhere In the
country. one has only to -. his ac-
compliments at Peerless Go become
thoroughly satisfied with this state
mont of truth. Peerless Coat COM
pany IA Incorporated under the laws
Of Utah for one million shares OF
par value OF a dollar each Among It's
stockholders and officers are some of
the leading capitalists and coaimcn
OF this state. lts president h g. ".
Sweet. vice president. James u. MUIR
doch. and W. ~. Sweet. secretary and
treasurer. Thcso with Ezra Thomp-
son. 6. NJ. Croft. l.. ~. Thompson and
w. I. Norton compose the directorate
~ the corporation. Tho Sweets have
been prominent In the development Of
Hiawatha. kenilworth and standard
vile. three splendid properties locally
The others are known as men 81 af-
fairs at Salt Lake city. ogden and
elHcwhcro In this state. Ezra Thomp-
son II the cH-mayor at Zion and until
recently held an option on the Mill.
burn coal property Just north OF
Price. All are, however. doors ~ big
THING
~ the Mine Proper.
A. the mine tho company h. running
two main entries. A. the present
time tho management h working the
middle seam. which In known as the
Castle Gate vein. Work h being ac.
lively pushed In extending the entries
and the company expects to be able
10 inauKurate production al the date
and In the quantity as stated previous
" In this story. Those interested Ia
the Peerless property claim the coal
from any one ~ the five veins 10 far
tested out % be aA good In every re-
apect by all known tests as h that
coming from the famous Castle Gate
mine. which has almost a worldwide
reputation Tor quality. Persons To-
oaily, who have had small shipments
from Peerless before aud since pres
ont operations there testify a. there
hcinE none better. With plenty OF cap
ital. valuable properties. "a good quail
ity ~ coal and men with experience
ana standing behind the proposition,
Peerless coal company starts out with
ever thing In is favor Tor successful
aud profitable operation.
Posiofflcc H. Asked.
Engineer Jacobs. In charge Of the
operations az Peerless, surveyed the
Southern Utah railroad out OF Price
aud later helped In It's construction.
lie also had charge ~ the surface i'm
proyementH for Consolidated Fuel
company at the time the Sweets open
"a that camp and "A greater part of the
limo until II was sold 90 United States
Fuel company Tie H. "a pusher AMI
promises the Peerless people Ia be
shipping coal at tho timo agreed upon.
less any delays from railroad trans
poftation, manufacturing concerns Or
the like
Application has gone To Washing
ton. - e.. Tor postal facilities az Peer
less and the request Cor the naming OF
"a postmaster Il expected TO come along
al any time. Al the present time mail
goes a. Peerless by way OF Helper,
Later on with the completion OF a
building Peerless h 90 have a store
handling general merchandise and
other business concerns that always
40 with a camp after II gets down 20
business
General offices OF the Peerless Coal
company and It's sales department are
located In the Kearns building az Salt
Lake CITY
La Junta tribune., 1917-09-06
EAST HOLBROOK

W. NJ. Hedrick and family. and
Rev. John Tnutt. left Monday by au-
tomobile for Protection. Kan. 20 at
tend the Mennonite conference in
session there this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. p. Shelter left
last week for Garden City. Mo. to
visit relatives for several weeks.
-he trip Is being made in their
Ford.
c. T.. Kaufman and family and
Rev. John Thutt went to La Junsa
Sunday evening. where the latter
conducted services at the Menr,nste
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. shupe and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Snyder mstsred
10 the Mennonite saaitarium las,
Sunday afternoon.
MILO Miller and brother. from
Braadon. were vsieing frienxls here
over Saanday.
La Junta tribune., 1917-09-06
HoIanoK CENTER.

The schools OF the Valley and
cheraw Will commence Monday.
John This Is reported to be Inn
proving from siege OF typhoid
fever.
Miss Ruth Taiheim. Of Rocky
Ford. was guest Of Miss Eta rros.
tie last week.
Rev. J. E. Numford returned home
Monday from the Methodist Confer
ence at Saiida.
J. r. Simpson returned Monday
from VISIT with relatives near
Good Hope. III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Ban left
Saturday for Colorado Springs to
visit over Sunday
The ". c. T. U. will meet Al the
NJ +. church next Tuesday after
noon. September Ilth. All are in.
vited to come.
Mrs. 8. d. Goff and sister. Mrs.
Bradley. left on Tuesday OF last
week for visit with relatives in
Trinidad and returned home last
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Zendner. who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Paul.
left Thursday to join her mother in
Denver. and where her brother II At
tending a business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. strickle. and
children. who have been spending
several days at Salida and enjoying
the mountains. returned home Mon
day evening.
Miss S. NJ. McCrosky. Of Joliet.
Ill. was a guest Of Mrs. W. E. Stan
ton over Sunday. Miss McCrosky IL
. teacher In one OF the schools OF
Jolie, and left for that city Thurs
day morning.
A party Of two automobile loads
OF young people from the Sunday
school class Of the Brethern church
of Rocky Ford came out q few even
ings ago and spent few happy hours
With Glen and Miss Eta Trostie.