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Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
ALL WAR PURCHASES
 THROUGH COMMISSION
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Creation of an allied purchasing commission, comprising three American officials, to handle all British, French and Rus sian government purchases in the U. ;. was announced tonight by Secre- tary McAdoo All the other allies. the announcement said, are expected to follow the example of Great Britain France and Russia and put their pur- chases into the commissions hands Members are Robert NJ Baruch, Rob- ert s. LOvett and Robert s. Brookings, all members of the war industries board created recently by President Wilson as part of the Council of Ma uonal Defense to negotiate war pud- chases for the American government.
 MT. Baruch for some time has acted as the unofficial purchasing agent of the allies Establishment of the con- mission. tonight's announcement said, will bring more thorough co-ordina- tion of American and allied purchases and result in a more effective use of the combined resources of the United States and foreign governments in the prosecution of the war.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

storekeeper and postmaster of Tolle- son. and their grandson Bunch" re- turned Thursday of last week from a six weeks visit in Pittsburg and AL toona Pa. At the former place she was the guest of her son Dix, and at the latter of her daughter and family, Mrs. w K. Fetter. Enroute going, Mrs. McNeil spent several days with another son, George, who was then at Flagstaff but who is now member of the medical corps with the First Arizona infantry. Enroute homeward Mrs. McNeil visited friends in Elwood, Ind, and St. Joseph, Mo.
 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moline of South Tolleson are spending fortnight with friends in and about Tucson. Mrs. Bert Roop and two sons and her sister, Miss Blanche Horner, re- turned home Monday from a months stay at Long Beach. They report a very enjoyable trip.
 | Mrs. N. R. Cooney is spending the summer at Dalton and Lakeside, Ohio, where she is the guest of her mother, Mrs Mary E. Horbach, and Mrs. Dr. De Arment
 MT and Mrs. Clifford Armstrong have gone to Eldorado Kans, where they are visiting for time Mrs. Arm strongs sister and family, MT and Mrs. G. D. Edgecomb While gone the Armstrongs will also visit at the parental home of MT. Armstrong in Dayton, O., from which place they ex- pect to make a tour of the Great Lakes visiting the cities of Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit, and will return via Chicago.
 Sam Pescay, rural mail carrier on route one out of Tolleson, sustained the loss last week of his pedigreed Airedale hound dog. We suspect if MT. Pescay knew just who was respon-
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

of farm management and field opera tions for the company of which he IS member. Mir. Wooten has for his as- sistant on the village improvements Fred Wilson. from the department or civil engineering of Washington and Lee university, Lexington. Va. And II there is any one man busier than an other in connection with all of the varied activities of the aforementioned company, it is Carl Holmes, assistant general manager and treasurer Of the company.
 Mr Holmes is conservatively opti- mistic in his views concerning the 1u- ture of this community. and that he cannot be far wrong in his apprehen- sions may be appreciated when It IS known that he has had a wide exper- fence as a field man with the United States bureau of soils, in which work he accumulated fund of knowledge that enables him to qualify as a com potent and reliable judge of the possi-' bilities of any community, and es- pecially with reference to the climatic and soil conditions thereof.
 A considerable amount of real es- tate has changed owners recently III this community, and at such prices as only a few years ago would have as- tonished the natives and would have seemed even fabulous to the city broke" real estate man.
 The Ladies' Aid of Tolleson will meet at the church on the coming Wednesday afternoon. A good at- tendance is desired as important bus mess matters will be in order for discussion and action thereon by rxf lGr-c is desirable.
 Garnett Holmes. president and general manager of the Holmes Wooten Co.,. is making an extensive trip through the east in the interest of the cotton industry of the southwest. Re- ports from MT. Holmes indicate that the manufacturers of heavy cotton fabrics are evincing more than or dinary interest in the quality and the quantity of cotton that may be pro- duced in the Salt River valley, an area that this season, if not before, has established it's capabilities in the matter of growing long staple cotton.
 It may be of interest to note that the Holmes-Woote company, aside from the operating of several hundred acres of land along general lines of farming, are also growing 1200 acres of long staple cotton, from which, upon a conservative estimate, at the anticl- pated price for this season, they will gather $250,000 worth of cotton.
 Contractor J. H. Steel with a large force of men is about completing the erection at this place for the South west Cotton company one of the largest cotton gins in the southwest. This will be stand gin, and will have the capacity for turning out daily IS bales of cotton, 500 pounds each, which. if worth. as expected it will be, s400 per bale, will mean a daily out put during the picking season of ap- proximately ninety days of s7,200 among the planters of this district of the valley alone
 Tolleson now has first class barber shop. The tonsorial artist in charge is MT. Vanderpool.
 Have you met the new mayor of Tolleson, Mr E. A. Wooten?
 Mrs. H. H. McNeil, wife of the genial
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
MUCH BUILDING NOW
 AT BUSY T0LLES0N

TOLLESON, August 25.-The tract of land surrounding Tolleson on the south and west sides and known as the TollesOn ranch. together with such holdings as had not been disposed of within the village limits by the pro moter of the village, w. G. Tolleson of Phoenix, has by purchase become the property of the Holiness Wooten Co, the deal whereby right smart" town changed owners having been consum- mated some few weeks ago.
 That the future life and growth of the village is assured may be judged by the manner in which the new own CTS have taken up private as well as public improvements in and about the place. In less than a week after the details of the deal had been arranged the company erected a hay barn of loo tons storage capacity, and before it was really completed had it nearly filled with baled hay.
 They are now erecting fine new fireproof store building and have the contract let and material on tbe ground for twenty new residences, and in the vtry neaT future wiH increase the waterworks system and extend the ser vice throughout the town In fact, one casually passing by or through the place might easily mistake that he had come upon one of the sites of one of the proposed national army canton- ments. New families are arriving every day, and for lack of residences are being temporarily quaraered in tents. All of the above mentioned work is being done under the direct super vision of E. A. Wooten, superintendent
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Entrained for Columbus

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 24-Negro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infan try, members of which last night par ticipated in a riot in which F persons lost their lives, were being entrained tonight for removal to Columbus, N M. Thirtyfour of the soldiers, against whom District Attorney John Crocker has filed charges of murder, are held in the county jail here. There are no military charges against the men as yet, pending the arrival here tomorrow of Major General George Bell, Jr.
 Captain L. S. Snow, commanding the battalion, tonight characterized the action of the soldiers as ''practic- ally mutiny."
 Captain Snow said that prior to pro ceeding to the city where they killed fifteen persons, wounded twenty one and lost two of their own number, his men repeatedly disobeyed orders. There was indiscriminate firing in the camp, he added, but he did not consider that any bullets were directed at himself
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
BREAKING THE STRIKE
 IN MINES OF GALLUP
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 GALLUP, N. NJ, Aug 24 Two coachloads of miners arrived fast night to take the places of striking miners at the Gallup-American Coal com panys mines here and more miners are on the way, it was announced by the company tonight. Company of ficials said conditions in the mines are rapidly returning to normal and that many strikers had applied for their old positions.
 Miners belonging to the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike here for several weeks charg- Ing the company with having broken contract relations with the union when 1t assumed control after purchase of the mines from the Victor American Fuel company
 A copy of the report made by the district attorney on conditions in Gal lup made after a personal investiga- uon was received here today does not substantlate the charges made by union leaders that armed guards have been parading the streets, terrorizing the people. The report adds that civil authorities have proved they can handle the strike situation.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

contained in today's treasury state ment
 Two thirds of the great sum is rep resented by advances to the allies. The United States has been spending daily during August for it's own needs an average of S8,0SS,652.
 Since the war was declared, 40 days ago. the treasury has paid out total of 2,3S7 ,490,0S6, of which $1,630, 500, 900 has been advanced to entente govern ments.
 The average daily payments to the allies during the 40 days has been S11. .650,000, the remaining $5,403,5OO representing the cost of carrying on the government and war expenditures for the American army and navy.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Germans Lose Before Verdun

GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRENCH ARMY, Aug. "A (By the Associated Press)-Hill 304. the last remaining important stronghold of the Germans fronting Verdun, fell into French hands at dawn today. The French infantry, who had almost en- circled the hin in previous attacks, charged the German position in a brilliant dash and carried them by storm, capturing the remainder of the Germans entrenched. Not content with this splendid achievement, the French advanced further 1000 yards and made possession of the hill doubly secure. Hill 304, together with Le Mort Homme, commands all the ravines and approaches as far as Douamont The loss of these positions oeprives the Germans of all observa- tories from which they could watch the French movements.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
INTERNAL DISPUTES
 AMONG THE GERMANS
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 COPENHAGEN, Aug 23. Thursday. To the socialist and radical press in Germany, Wednesdays political crisis is not altogether unwelcome, as it tends to clear the intolerable situation and to force Chancellor Michaelis to show his colors in the campaign which the Germans and army groups are Waging, ostensibly with his support against a peace without annexations and indemnities.
 The Radical Socialist, George Lebe- bour, declared that the revelations re- garding peace conditions as published by James w. Gerard. the former American ambassador to Berlin, were further proof of the duplicity of the German peace policy.
 Count Friederich von Westarp, con servative, contended that the resolu- ton had only a harmful effect and must be thrown overheard. Peace, he declared. should be concluded on the basis of Germany's military victories.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
INFLUX OF CHINESE
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CALEXICO, Cal, August 24.-Forty United States immigration inspectors and twelve operatives arrived here to- day to investigate and check the sud- den influx of Chinese from points across the Mexican border. Charles T. Cornell, inspector in charge in South ern California, accompanied the party. The inspectors brought ten Chinese who wished to return to Mexico.
 MT. Connell states that an unusual number of Chinese had been noted in the Imperial valley recently and an investigation resulted in the explana- tion that they had been told it was now permissible to come into the United States. The Chinese said un- known persons had spread statements that restrictions had been withdrawn
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
SUSPECTED DIPLOMAT
 UNDER DETENTION
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-A large package bearing the seal of the Russian government was found late today among the effects of Boris de Laskine by agents of the department of justice who detained him on his arrival here from Honolulu.
 De Laskine said he was a Russian diplomat and the bearer of important dispatches to the department of state in Washington concerning develop ments in the Russian governmental situation.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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CHAMPAIGN, H., Aug. 24.-Two persons were killed and a score of oth- CTS injured today when a fast freight train on the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad crashed into the rear end of a passenger train at Mansfield, near here One of the men killed was Frank Scott of Du- buque, Iowa and the other was the fireman of the freight train.
 Among the injured were members or the Dayton, Ohio baseball team of the Central league.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCE, August 24-Medill McCor- mick, congressman at large from Hi nois, who is visiting the American expeditionary force here, had a mar row escape from serious injury this morning during the explosion of a trench bomb. MT. Mccormick was following closely at the heels of a squad of trench cleaners" when the bomb exploded almost at his feet throwing stones and earth about him. The congressman's injuries, however, consisted of nothing more than scratches on the face. Later. accom- panied by Major General Shorts aid, the visitor examined the entire camp and then returned to Paris.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
CALIFORNIA COPPER STRIKE
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BEDDING, Cal, Aug. 24-More than 100 employees of the Balaklala Copper Mine in Shasta county struck today.
 Meager details reaching here said foreign laborers institgated the strike and were preventing other employees from returning to work The demands of the men are understood to include a raise of one dollar a day and better housing conditions.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
ENTERTAINING THE JAPANSES
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-Members of the Japanese mission were guests tonight at a dinner given by cabinet officers in honor of the diplomatic, military and naval groups. Secretary Lansing entertained Viscount Ishii the special ambassador and head of the mission; Secretary Baker entertained
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

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 positions gained by us on Wednesday in the neighborhood of the Ypres- Menin road. He repeated his assaults with great violence throughout the day and forced back our advanced troops.
 Fierce fighting has taken place in the Inverness -Copesa and the Glen coerse Wood and still is continuing. Numerous concentrations in this area have been dealt with effectively by our artillery. The enemys losses in the stubborn fighting which has taken place all day are heavy
 We advanced our lines slightly during the night southeast of St. Julien and took several hundred prisoners"
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

eastern Oklahoma same to be sold by the Interior Department.
 Residence on land not required, neither is it necessary to go east to obtain same, as a demonstration and schooling car sent out by the McAles- ter Real Estate Exchange of McAles- ter, Okla, is now here for the purpose of schooling the public in the manner and method of securing the lands. which consist of mixed farming, timber and grazing lands, all located in the probable oil and gas belt of Oklahoma, where drilling is now going on.
 These lands can be made to bring in a nice profit immediately after pur- chasing through the sale of timber rights and through leasing for farm ing and oil investment, all of which can be arranged without the owner having to go east.
 The lands are near railroads and market towns, and in many cases ad- join cultivated farms, thereby insuring a ready market for all natural re- sources and products taken from the land. Crops of both the north and the south can be grown which insures ample harvest, as this section of Okla homa enjoys from 40 to 45 inches rain fall per year.
 The lands are appraised at prices ranging from $2 to $7 per acre, which merely takes into consideration the timber value only, and was based upon the government appraisement, made in 1911, when timber appraisers con- sidered only trees which measured II inches at the chest line. Therefore, the timber on each tract alone is sufficient to net a profit equal to the cost of the land, making all profits derived from farming and oil purposes a profit over and above the actual cost.
 The car will be in town for few days, and will be open from a. m. to 9 D. m., including Sundays.
 Visit same and see the wonderful exhibit of western developments and learn how to secure one of these valu- able tracts.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
A MILLION AN HOUR
 WAR EXPENDITURES
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-War ex- penditures of the United States, in- cluding allied loans have mounted dur ing August to more than s24,00O. 0OO every 24 hours. The figures, minus $100, 0,000,000 just loaned to Russia, are
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Stack of hay. Phone 1922 or see Bert o. Brown. 316 E. Washinfton St. If
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
General Sugano and Secretary Daniels, Vice Admiral TakeShita

During the day Viscount Ishii went to the capitol to pay formal calls upon Senator Saulsbury, president pro tenn pore of the senate, and Speaker Clark. He accepted an invitation to address the senate next Thursday
 Tomorrow the mission will go to Annapolis to inspect the naval academy
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Indian Land ';I Sale Under
 United States Government Supervision

Nearly one-half million acres belong ing to the Choctaw Indians in South eastern Oklahoma same to be sold by the Interior Department.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Rioters Indicted

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 24.-Blanket charges of murder were filed tonight by District Attorney John Crocker against thirty-four negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth infantry, held in the county jail as a result of the rioting last night which ended with the death of seventeen persons, four of them city police officers.
 This was the first move indicative of an attempt by the state to retain custody of the soldiers rather than turn them over to the army for pun ishment
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
ITALIANS POUNDING
 TEUTONS

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SOUTH DEMANDS
 FREEDOM FROM
 NEGRO TROOPS
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ing the degree of responsibility of every soldier involved.
 It is regarded as probable that the entire question of sending colored troops to southern states for training will be brought up in congress before the department receives its final re- port. Governor Manning of South Carolina saw Secretary Baker few days ago to submit d formal protest against sending colored units of the national guard or national army to camps in that state for training and southern members of congress who were at the war department today held similar views Senator Sheppard of Texas said he would recommend that no colored troops be sent into Texas other than those raised in that state
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Aug, 80. - Another
dull day in Pittsburgh was noted wher
only s,7S1 shares were dealt in on the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, more than
1000 of the shares being coppers. The
tone was weaker and Crucible Steel
dropped off IN points in sympathy
with the big decline noted in thar
STOCK in New York on Tuesday. Amerl
can Window Glass Machine droppeo
n, Alrbrake was oil point LaBelle
went down ", Ohio Fuel Supply was
of u, Oklahoma Gas was down n, and
Pittsburgh Brewing was down II point
Electric was up Is, Lone Star Gas al
vanced IL and Light and Heat was
up Y. In the coppers Ross Mining and
Mining was down 4c, Diana dropped
1c, Gold Bar declined 1c, Mt. Shasta
was Off 1c and Pittsburgh-Jerome was
down 1c.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
spECIlI NOTICES


Marion county, that Is to nay: Lot
No. II, In Block mo. s, fronting 40
feet on watson avenue, and extend
ing back IS feet; being the same
property that was conveyed to the
said Edward S. c. Jones by deed bear
ing date the 9Th day Of May, 1911,
BY Harvey W Afford and wife, and
Of record in the said clerks Office Of
the county court Of Marion County,
west Virginia, in deed book No. 17S.
at page 41S. Saving, excepting and
reserYinE all Of the coal within and
underlying the surface Of above de-
scribed real estate, together with the
usual and necessary mining rights
and privileges belonging thereto.
Terms of sale: Cash in hand on
the day Of sale.
Given under my hand this 29th day
Of August, 1917.
G. A. VINCENT, Trustee.
5000; $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
Oil and Gas,

There is dearth OF completed work
IN the Eastern fields at the present
time. The only noticeable change i'll
conditions is the amount of new work
starting Since the market was ad.
vanced there is a very general desire
on the part of operators to make an
effort to get little more Of high
grade crude. The market appeals to
both large and small operators and
both are handicapped by lack of ma.
terial and experienced drillers and tool
dressers.
The kind of wells now coming IN
are not such as to make an impress.
sion on productions but are of benetl,
to the owners. On Pinch creek, Ell;
district, Kanawha county. w. Va, the
Ohio Fuel Oil company drilled No. 4
on the Mary F. Myers farm through
the Weir sand and gave 1t a Shot II
is showing for a lO.barrel pumper
On tho same stream and in the same
district the South Penn Oil COMPANY
\ completed second test on the Jack.
Bon Myers farm. 1t is located l,4OO
feet southwest of No. l on the sans
farm and not good for more than five
barrels day. On Indian creek the
same company has completed No, 5
on the c, L. Myers farm. 1t Is show.
ing for fiYe.barrel pumper in the
Weir sand.
In Warrington district, Marion
county, the South Penn Oil company
has drilled No. 4 on the ]. W. Batson
farm, located on Dents run, through
the SO-foot sand. The hole has filled
up 500 feet with fluid and 1t will be
shot The indications favor a light
well. On the same stream the Black.
shere CT and Gas company's No. 3
on the Ward Satterfeld farm shows
cheditable staying qualities. For the
past two weeks it has been averaging
80 barrels a day.
|, On the Little Kanawha river, Sher.
imam district, Calhoun county, the
prospects for some new producing
territory are improving. In this de
velopment the South Penn Oil com.
pany's second test on the Henry
Brannon farm has been shot in the
Big IniuG sand. 1t is estimated to be
good for Is or 20 barrels day, which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
loinn Well,

Miss Ruth Mcmillan, who was op,
Grated upon at Cook Hospital Tues
day evening is getting along nicely
The indications are that she will have
a speedy recovery.
Home from Conceivable.
Mrs. j. W. Smallwood, of East
Ferry street, has returned from Con.
nellsyille, where she spent some time
with her husband, B. & 0. engineer,
whose stop over has been transferred
from this city to Connellsville. She
also visited her aunt, Mrs. Martha
Satterfield at Scottdale, Pa,
Returned Home.
Thomas Tustin and daughter Miss
Clara, who have been the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Pride and other
relatives here for a couple of weeks,
returned to their home at Lubec near
Parkersburg yesterday. Mrs. Wynne
Briston accompanied them as far as
Pennington where she will visit
friends.