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purse. $500: 2:25 pace. purse, $500:
2:23 trot. purse, $500: siN-furlong
run. purse, 500; four-furlong rum
purse. 500
Thursday. August 2O-2:16 trot,
purse, 500; 2:l9 pace. purse, $500;
PIG pace. purse, 500: pony race,
one-half mile, ponies to be not over
forty-five inches in height, to be rid
den by children not over fifteen years
old, and to be owned in Montgom-
cry county sixty days prior to day OF
race, purse, S25: mile run, purse,
S125: six-furlong run, purse, 500
Friday. August 31-2:1S trot, purse,
$500: county trot or pace Tor 2:2+
trotters and 2:30 PAGERS, open to
horses owned in Montgomery county
sixty days prior to day of race, purse,
$500: roadster race, open to Mont
gomery county horses that have never
raced, and owned in county sixty
days prior to day of race, purse. 500;
consolation run. for horses that have
not been in money at meeting, purse,
500.
The children OF Rawlings Austin,
OF Bethesda district, have filed a
caveat in the orphans court here to
the will Of their grandfather, the late
Mahlon II. Austin. alleging mental
incapacity and undue influence. The
case will be tried at the November
term OF the circuit court here. Rob
ert B. Peter. OF Rockville, and Wilton
]. Lambert, of Washington, represent
the caveators, and II. Maurice Tai
bolt, OF Rockville, the caveatees.
Miss Isabelle Francis Johnson, NJ
teen years old, of Washington. and
Harry B. Lukins, twenty-four, OF San
Bernardino, Cal. motored to Rock
willie yesterday afternoon and were
married by the Rev. J. W. Duffey, pas
tor Of the Methodist Church. They
were accompanied here by the brides
parents
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Vital Records.

Births.
Charles ]. and lisa II. Carpenter. girl
J. Lee and Bessie E. Elder. girl.
Vena F. and Mary L. Foss boy
Ernest 5. and Margaret 7. Hobbs. boy.
Andre and Marie de Iaboulaeje. boy.
Francis z. and Mary NJ. Proctor. girl.
Charles L and Magdalen G. Schrader, boy.
William W. and Helen n. Ware. girl
william and Amy White. boy.
Robert and Ada Crewe. girl.
Charles Il and Belle LOmax. girl
John L. and Mildred Mills, boy
Marriage Licenses.
Richard K. Hart. "a: Elsie n. Dyer, 5. Ths
Rev. ]. A. Cowan.
Lieut.. Claude c. Greasy. -: II. Eleanor Mar
tin. 2. TIE Rev. John E Briggs.
Enoch NJ. Vawter. .; Fannie Wormley, "a.
The Rev. Walter H Brooks
Edmund O. Carl. 3. Rae Beuchert, -. The
Rev. James H. Taylor
Grover c. Martin, .: Grace r. Berg, a.
The Rev. John z. A. Doemann.
Deaths.
Marie E Kiewlt. Il yrs. 800 iRh 81. Sw
Martha Bray Moore, IS yrs. 45s n. 7. ave.
NV.
Jane D. Written. 70 yrs. homeopathic Hosp.
Mary W. Taylor. u yrs-. 11i4 N -. nv
Levi $. Freas, 90 yrs, BIZ It'll 81. nv.
William Allen, mo-, Chill tr.n'= Hosp.
Earl F. Parker. mo-. l Ra!l'oud ave. se.
Drama v, woody. "a yrs. Tuber'ilusis Hosp
James W. Simpson, 80 yrs. GiesOoro.
Charles N. BrandenburE. 50 yrs, lis d sw.
stephen Saunders. IS yrs. eos School Ct sw.
Mary Freeland. IS yrs. Emergency Ho5p.
Beatrice Clay. yrs. 3s3O o 81 nv.
DOretha savoy, l ". Freedmen's Hosp.
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HAPPENINGS In THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Unit of Life-SaVing Corps Is
Formed in Alexandra.
GEORGE R. DICKSON SPEAKER
Services to Be Held at District
Milestone Tomorrow.

p ALEXANDRIA, June 22.-George r.
Dickson, president Of the life-saving
organization OF the District OF Co
1umbia, spoke before the members of
the Old Dominion Boat Club at their
clubhouse last night. following which
a unit OF the Independent Life-saving
Corps of the American Red Cross was
organized, with. the following Off
GERS: J. T. Preston. president: John L.
Curtin, vice president: c. 2. Mckenna,
secretary and treasurer; DIR. f. A.
German, medical officer; o. Ashby
Reardon, captain, and Carroll Pierce,
5r., and A. J. Pohl. jr., mates. Mr..
Dickson will be the instructor. There
will be two squads Of ten members
each.
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The choir Of Emmanuel Church was
entertained last night by the Ladies'
Guild OF the church, following the
last rehearsal OF the season.
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HELP WANTED-MALE

HELP WANTED-MALE
BOYS and young men. with wheels. $40
week and up: permanent position. Apply
at once. DIME MESSENGER SERVICE
inc. Il7 lZth 81. y. w.
BUsHELMAN-on ladies' and gents gar
ments: SIS per week. Apply at once. I'LL
CARPENTERs-At once. Apply uOS H st.
CoATMAKERs-At once, on civilian and
army coats. WINEMAN, 100 ". w.
CLERK-Grocery and meat cutter. $50 sth
ST. S. Z.
CLEANERS and pressers: experienced on
cleaning and pressing machines. Call lil3
CooK-short order. good wages. 5r7 9th st.
y W.
ENGINEER-For night work: colored. APP
ply between and p. m, 1874 l. y. W.
ENERGETIC HUSTLER who has had at
least one years selling experience. can
connect with bathroom manufacturing Access
sory company. as salesman, II his record can
stand investigation. splendid opportunity TO
right party. Address giving age with refer
ence TO RUSSELL MFG. CO, 5H-7aO Cherry
At, Philadelphia.
HOUsEMAN-Colored. Apply to House
keeCer. ST. JAMES HOTEL.
KITCHEN HELPER
Oh 9th ST y. W.
LABORERS, white and colored,
for roundhouSe work and trans
fer purposes. Take Washington
and Virginia cars atI2th and Pa.
Ave. and get off at Hume Station.
Apply Master Mechanic, Potomac
Railroad yards.
LABoRERs-Apply ready for work Apply
Volunteer, a. M; wages SOC per hour.
LABoRERs-whIte. for cemetery work: per-
manent positions to right men. Apply
Superintendent, GLENWooD CEMETERY.
MEN TO work on car repairs and
for transfer purposes. Take
18th st. cars to Hume, Va, and
apply to Master Mechanic, Poto-
mac Railroad yards.
MECHANICS HELPER in sheet metal
shop. Apply at once. l22o st: n. W
PREssER at once for mems clothes. liza
Pa. ave. n. W.
PORTERs-
Experienced. colored.
Apply at once.
M a. hA-NNlAN. Aufsey Bldg.
SOLICITOR - Experienced advertising:
commission; prospects furnished. Apply
Mr.. LAMSoN. Washington Times.
SHORT ORDER COOK at Jnce: must be
hustler. Apply at gl2 La. ave. n. W.
SCHOOL BOYS and high school students.
with wheels, after school and Saturday.
IS per week and UP. Apply At once III 18th
WINDOW CLEANERS
Experienced, colored.
Apply at once.
n. A. HANNAH, Munsey Bldg.
YOUNG MAN-Reliable. that has had e1-
perfence In handling a Cafeteria: state sal
airy including room in hotel. and forward ref
erence with application. HOTEL VIRGINIA,
Staunton, Va.
YOUNG MAN-High school graduate, he
tween-the ages Of 22-2s, TO start In adyer-
Using business: the salary is small, but the
opportunities to learn salesmanship and the
advertising business are unusual. Apply Mr..
LAWSON. Washington Times office.
HELP WANTED-FEMALE
CASHIER for restaurant; one familiar with
cigars. Apply BOX 900. Times office.
GlRL-Half -Erown. wanted for dining
room work, $50 per week. 30 18th ST.
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NEWS AT ANAcoSTIA
Graduation Exercises Held at Train
lnq School for Nurses.

Hitchcock Hall. at the Government
Hospital for the Insane. was the scene
OF the annual graduation exercises of
the Training School for Nurses OF
that institution last night. DR.. Sam
uel S. Adams. OF the faculty Of
Georgetown University. delivered the
address, while DR.. William a. White,
superintendent Of the hospital, pre-
scented the diplomas. The Rev. c. II.
Butler offered the Invocation and BEN
ediction. Miss Lillian Chenoweth
contributed vocal selections, and fol
lowing the program there was dan
cling. The exercises were under d.
rection of Miss Alice Vaughan, super
intendent of the school Those in the
class are Rosa Mae Greenwell, Marie
Lucille Kreft, LESSEE COrdelia Rawl-
ings. Merle Anna Thompson. Victoria
Lamar Watson, Mary Viola Walter,
Joseph E. Diversified. Raymond L.
Grady, Charles J. Mcdaniel, Alton f.
Thompson. Jesse L Thompson, and
William G. Wolfe, OF Maryland: Isp-
bel Edward Brian, Margaret Brand,
John NJ. Conroy. and Chancellor ".
Sullivan, OF the District OF Columbia:
Mamie Susan Copsey, Ruth Annie
Day, Melissa Rose Day. Rhoda Eliza,
beth Lohr. Virginia Marie McDer-
mont. Callie Virginia Sullivan. Ruth
Alice Seaton, Arthur z. Miller. Edgar
S. Mcdonald, Russell r. Palmer. Owen
T. Whitesel, and Alvin L. Wynkoop,
of Virginia.
Miss Elizabeth Lindsay. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. @. Lindsay. re-
ceived the prize offered to pupils OF
the ninth division of the public school
for the best essay on the subject. THE
Effect OF Alcohol on the Human
Body" The essay has been forward
ed to Ohio for exhibition.
The choir OF Emmanuel Church was
entertained last night by the Ladies'
Guild OF the church. following the
last rehearsal OF the season.
Miss Mary Estep. OF Chester street.
graduated from Normal school yes
terday at the head OF her class.
The local unit OF the Navy League
raised 500 yesterday afternoon at a
card party held in Masonic Hall.
Mrs Edward + Wood was in charge
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Miss Mary Estep. OF Chester street,
graduated from Normal school yes
terday at the head OF her class.
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NEWS AT EVANSVILLE
Assessors Add sf5,2oo to Towns
Assessable Basis.

The board OF assessors OF new and
improved property, composed OF Town
Treasurer William A shepherd. How.
ard d. Orr, and Stephen J. Kelly. has
submitted a report to the mayor and
common council which ADDS $4,000
to the assessable basis of the town.
On June 81 the mayor and council
will sit as a board of review and
hear all complaints and requests for
re-adjustments on the assessment
The board of liquor license com.
missioners of Prince Georges county
will meet July 3 to consider the an
plications of R. E. Dove for a saloon
on the Marlboro pike, near the Dis
trIct line, and Richard A. Shreve, jr.,
for a wholesale place on the Wash
Observation-Disclosures bouvelard. near the
District line.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley Grierson. Of
Mellwood, announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Eta Mari"
Grierson, to James Lloyd Payne. The
marriage will take place June %.
Miss Dasie Rice, a student at the
Moravian School, Bethlehem, Pa. will
spend the summer with Mrs. Harry
w. Gore.
John Pyles, superintendent of the
House OF Reformation, at Cheltenham.
has donated a pure Jersey heifer to
the Red Cross.
The board OF election supervisors
will meet at the court house next
Tuesday TO name the registration Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
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The board OF election supervisors
will meet at the court house next
Tuesday to name the registration Of
ficers for the ensuing year.
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DEATHS

CRUSH-on Thursday. June q fsi7. B.
ALICE CRUSH. N. D.. daughter Of the
fate Rev. Dexter A. Snow and Cathar!ns
Salome Snow. and widow OF George =.
Crush.
lnternment private.
WHITTEN-On Thursday. June II. 1917. At
n, m, At the National Homeopathic hos
pital. JANE DOING. beloved wife OF VII
liam II. whitten, jr.
Funeral services Saturday. At 1 o'clock
at Emanuel Methodist Epircopai Church.
Beltsvillo, Nd. Interment private.
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Miss Cora NJ. Pullman has gone to
the University Of Virginia, where she
will attend the six weeks summer
school
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PROPOSALS

OFFICE oF THE COMMISSIONERS d c.,
Washington. ID. c. June =. 1917. Sealed
proposals. viii be received at this office, Room
5Cg District Building. until two O'Clock, P.
NJ July 20 1917 for furnishing and deliver
lnE during the fiscal year beginning July l,
1917 nineteen. more or less. horses. for uss
In the Fire Department. ID. &. Forms Of pro-
posaIs and specifications may be obtained
from tie Purchasing officer. D C, Room
9sO District Building. Washington, II. c.
OLIVER p. NEWMAN. LOUIS BRONs,-
Low. CHARLES W. kUTZ, Commissioners,
d. {.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. d. C.
Washington. ID. &. June -. 1917. Sealed
proposals will be received at this office.
Room 509 District Building, until TWO
O'CLOCK. p. NJ. June y 1917 for furnish
ing and delivering cast iron lamp posts and
accessories. Specifications and form OF pro-
posals may be obtained upon application 20
III. Purchasing Office, ID. C., Room 10. Dis
trict building Washington, d. &. OLIVER
p NEWMAN. LOUIS BROWNLOW,
CHARLES W. KUTZ. Commissioners. d. c.
L. = Eng Ns.ER O.'FI =. Room 90 South
ell G..lII-. Washington. u. C.-Seaitd
ura.tsts tng furnishing and delivering a.
zoo. Of T1i-U-. fth ssrces, Washington. d.
e. t,.,t Jsrles Uore CT less, o. Portland
cvnltI- W.u b. ret e.ytI lee u--l i m,
July TO- 1917. and then opened. Information
A on application
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Nina Fulton, will go to Ellicott City,
Nd, tomorrow for a visit.
Services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 by American Lib
erty Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, at District
milestone No. 3, mile from the I'm
Ion Station, this city, in connection
with the placing Of a protecting fence
about the stone. Addresses will be
made by Senator Wesley L. Jones, OF
Washington; Fred Z. Norwood, and
others. Rev. DR.. C. G. Johnson, Of
Washington, and Rev. DR.. w. ]. Nor
-. ton, of this city, will be the official
ing clergymen. The army and navy
will be represented by Masters Edgar
Allen III, and Henry c. Gibbs. The
program will include solos by Miss
Anna Clokey, with Arnold Sturte-
want as sccompanist.
The Rev. Preston A. Cave, pastor
Of the H street Christian Church Of
Washington, will preach and con-
duct communion services in the
Christian mission at 1915 King
street Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
One candidate was initiated and
four applications for membership
were received at the meeting held
last night by Mary Washington Coun-
Gil, Daughters of America. It was the
first meeting held in the new Py-
THAN Temple on Cameron street.
The open air meetings which are
being conducted by Evangelist F. f.
Gibson at Fort Hill, this city, each
evening. are reported as very success
full. Elder Gibson will conduct the
Seventh Day Adventist services in the
Odd Fellows hall tomorrow afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, and at the conclusion OF
the service will baptize several per
sons at the First Baptist Church.
Marshall Schofeld. OF this city, who
has Joined the ambulance corps, has
gone to Allentown, Pa. for training.
From there he will go to France.
More than $4,000 has been received
in the American Red Cross campaign,
as reported up to this morning by the
local committee.
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John Pyles, superintendent of the
House Of Reformation, at Cheltenhan.
has donated a pure Jersey heifer to
the Red Cross.
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The local unit OF the Navy League
raised 500 yesterday afternoon at a
card party held in Masonic Hall
Mrs. Edward +. Wood was in charge.
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Miss Mary Carlin and niece, Miss
Nina Fulton, will go to Ellicott City,
Nd, tomorrow for a visit.
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o Marshall Schoneld. OF this city, who
has Joined the ambulance corps, has
gone to Allentown, Pa. for training.
From there he will go to France.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

IGROCERY and confectionery store for sale.
lg7 9Th st. y. E; cheap II sold at onca.
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More than $4,000 has been received
in the American Red Cross campaign,
as reported up to this morning by the
local committee.
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Suburban Rooms win Board.

HOLLY AVE, III. Takonia Park-Two light
and airy furnished rooms: porches; shade
trees; near cars: board T desired.
LARGE, beautiful furnished room. with
board. porch: private bath; new detaeh-
ed house in new suburbs: small family OF
refined adults; well kept house; best home
cooking; reference required. Phone Col.
1916
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Miss Dasie Rice, a student at the
Moravian School, Bethlehem, Pa. will
spend the summer with Mrs. Harry
w. Gore.
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18th ST. lelt-Good home cooking. fresh
vegetables only used. reasonable Phone
y. 25SO.
9Th ST n W. Ii2s-The very best home
cooking : or meals, very reasonable.
l. ST. y. W. so5-The very best home cook
ell meals 81 week.
ST. sC9-Two meals, $3.50; . meals. 81;
home cooking.
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Pollock Pick-Ups.

From the Progress, March 22d.
Frank McConville, Of Dale, was in to
take advantage Of the Thompson Yards
post sale Monday.
The Progress has up and done it this
week. We have cast the ready prints
to the winds and come out four-page
all-home-print paper.
Harry Silk received painful cut in
the left foot while chopping wood the
first of the week and has been under
the Doctors care since.
John Albrecht received word Satur-
day that hs father had died suddenly
at his home near Temvik, North Dako-
Ia. Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht departed
Tuesday via Strasburg to attend the
funeral.
A daughtr was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lewis, of Dale, this week. Their
daughter, Mrs. Knudt Peterson, also
gave birth to daughter this week.
This makes Mrs. Lewis both mother
and grandmother to new arrivals, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Logue grandparents and
great grandparents.
Oscar Adams reached home yester-
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onio Offerings.

Correspondence of the Record, Mar. 26.
Mr.. Henry STANCE is visiting at the
home Of B. F. Palmer.
Eighth grade examinations will be
held at the Omio school house Thurs
day and Friday.
Spring must be lowering near as
Crows, meadow -larks and gophers have
been seen for the last few days, al
though there is considerable snow on
the hillsides.
A large crowd attended the Literary
at Mr.. Chaney's Saturday evening,
and general good time was enjoyed
by all. The program was interpreted
with violin selections by Mr.. Sathern.
The subject for debate was Resolved,
That the Single Tax Would be Better
Than the Present System of Taxation y
The affirmative was I. T. Clancy, C. E.
Green and John Hanson; the negative
Hans Hanson. P. H. Jennings and Mrs.
Nv. H. Grogan. Mrs. Grogan being alb
sent, Mr.. Hanson was allowed the last
argument. The decision was rendered
in favor Of the negative.
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NOTES 9 fROGH The II COUNTY sU.
PERNTENDENT.

Certi6cates for nine-months' perfect
attendance were issued to .Amelia
SchafIer Of Winchester district and to
Catherine Gable of Kiptyre district. 3
Certificates for three months perfect
attendance were issued to Laura Kyes,
Edith Lipp. .Bennie Bosch. Teddy .Burge.
.hris. Jansula, Edwin Johnstonbaugh,
Anna Meier, Edna Klaudt, Anna Bosch
Clifford Coon, Carl Woods, John Ra-
,mey, HAzsl Gillespie, Joe Bosch, Joseph
Bosch. Wilbur Burge, Helen Meier,
Earle Irvine, velma Corner, James
Postle, Anna Postle, Roy Rudy, Hazel
Dilly, Ayrel .Dilly, Nicholas Heisler,
Merrill Mewing, Genevieve McCrory,
Oliver Rudy, Arthur Heinrich, Adam
vossler. Eva Hsisler, Lem Sautteri
Mikeal Lipp, Pearl Ramey, Amelia
SchstIer. 0tillia Schaffer, Judith Ra-
mey, Maria Schweitzer, Gladys Bird.
dell and Phyllis Wolverton, of Win
chester; Melville Steiner, Of williams.
port; Reta Weber, Phrena Iunge and
Andrew Olson, Of Cherry Grove; Willie
Van der Vor5te and Gerrit Van del
vorste, Of Union; Dorothy Brown, o.
Danbury; Matthias Burgad, Anna Ma.
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Sunday, March 25th, Evelyn Virginia
Blore, aged two years, one month and
eleven days, only daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac S. Blore, Of Linton. pneu-
monia being given as cause of death.
Besides her. beresyed parents, she
leaves two little brothers, Bangor, assd
six, and Isaac. aged four, to mourn her
taking away. u.
home Of the parents in Linton .at three
o'clock Monday afternoon. The fn-
neral sermon was preached by Rev
Timmcke, and duets were sung by Mes
danes Rocks and Brokofsky. The pal
bearers were Gerrit Rocks, Herman
Bertheau, Elon Wells and Oscar Mohn
Flowers, sent by loving friends. wer,
beautiful, silent witnesses Of the placl
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Precious Library.

Mr.. G. n. Bowman Of Logic, Fife,
Scotland, proprietor Of the entailed
North Fife estate Of Logic, who recent
ly died, possessed library under q
most particular Injunction for its pres
ervation. 1t consists Of many valuable
editions Of the classics and q valuable
collection Of engravings, and under the
entail the heir is prohibited from lend.
ing the books, but is bound to keep q
suitable room for the library In his
house. and to allow free access to II
to the neighboring gentlemen there to
Eead and study. He is also bound to
have basin with water and q towel
that the books may not be s0iled with
unclean hands, and women and chill.
dren are expressly prohibited from,
having access to the library.
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without it before.
The addition to the N. P. depot will
be about ompleted this week. Aside
from the fact that the building o.ca.
pies a part Of the main thoroughfsr.
of the village it is much more convent
ent for patrons Of the road.
Clarke Brindle returned last evening
from his visit to Ohio and Indiana. II
was sad home coming, on account Of
the death of his sister, Eva. Mrs. Felix
Murphy and sister, Verda Brindle, also
arrived home last evening.
Mike (Red) Kelliher returned last
evening from two months visit with
his parents in Boston. He says the
stories Of the war preparations against
Germany and precautions against the
possible uprising of German sympathi-
zers in the east is no joke. Armed
guards are everywhere and keep a
sharp lookout for any suspicious move
ments. He was in New York at the
time Of the food riots and they were
just as exciting as the newspapers r
ported.
]. c. Kurtz left Saturday, overlandd
to Braddock, thence to Bismarck over
the 500 for Minneapolis and Iowa
points. He will attend several of the
big horse sales in Iowa ut one of
which he will purchase good regis
tered stallion. He expects to be alb
sent nearly two weeks.
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NATIONAL GUARD UNIT CALLED.
sseosd Ba.talisa Ordered into :;orern-
ment Ssrvies After only Six Z
Weeln' Lay-Of.

That the government ilht taking any
chances in the present troubles is clear
from the latest orders. The second
battalion Of the state m'!:t'. has been
called, and are already guarding i'm
portant points such as the N. P. bridge
across the Missouri. The government
has already outlined certain tentative
plans for participation in the war, rs
follow: "a.
That every department of the gov
ernment shall rush preparedness meas
ures to consummation and that the
war shall Be vigorously prosecuted :
That the chief object Of the govern
ment in the initial stage of the conflict
shall be to produce and transport the
food and war munitions needed by the
Allies.
That the navy .shall be employed t.
fight submarines and to patrol Amer
lean waters under q plan which will
releaac alied naxal units from duty on
this side Of the Atlantic.
That no American army shall be
sent to European trenches, but that
the regular army shall be recruited to
the strength Of ,22o, 900 men.
That the national guard shall be
called out after assembling Of Cong
A.