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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
PUBLIC SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to discontinue farming,
will make public sale at my residence
known as the Henry f. Sharff farm
located one mile west of Jones Spring
on
THURSDAY, MARCH is, 1917,
Sale to begin at 10 o'clock a. M, the
following personal property:
HEAD HORSES AND MULES
Sallie, bay mare. years old, work
any place hitched.
Nellie, black mare. years old good
worker and a fine driver, any woman
can drive her. She took the premium
at Tomahawk Field Day two years
ago.
Nellie. black mare, coming a years
old. been worked.
These two blacks are matches and
will weigh close to HOO each. Any
one desiring a fancy team should not
miss this sale.
Fancy, black mare years old, not
quite as heavy as the above blacks
but matches in color. well bred and
fine driver. Either of the three
blacks will not scare at autos.
PAIR MULES
Fancy. yrs. old; Doll years old
Will make fine orchard team. These
are sound and have been worked
Jim. sofrel mule, years old} sound
HElFER
Coming years old, will be fresh II
spring
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
One 2-horse wagon. l Dayton wagon.
harrow. good. double shovel plow
single shovel plow, l sled, show
lei, pair hobbies, / set pillow gears
! riding bride, / saddle, 25 bee gums
and caps. saw, l square, A hoes
! copper kettle, good; | iron pot
good; wash boiler.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Two wash tables, cabinet, fat
leaf table, extension table, foot;
corner cupboard, good; set kit
ichen chairs, good; / set dining room
chairs, sewing machine, DID time
clock. l buffet, rockers. good; sad
iorns, / set cane bottom chairs, good
as new; / center table, 2 picture
racks. 1 parlor lamp. 10 pair window
curtains. Is window blinds, l sofa
10 stands, 1 dresser, / wash stand,
bowl and pitcher, bedsteads and
springs, all good as new; also bed
ding for these beds. consists of 1C
quilts, 5 pair blankets, 10r comforts
etc; 10 yds. straw mating, 10 rugs,
SO yards carpet, 100 GALLONS CAN
NED FRUIT, % crooks, wash tub
Ione-half blu. measure.
TERMS 0E cAiE
Twelve months on all sums OF $40
Notes made payable at the Citizens
National Bank of Martinsburg, W. Va
SARAH E., SHARFF.
Beali e. Hiett, Aucts-
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
PUBLIC SALE
or VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Having rented my farm and in
tending to discontinue business will
offer for sale at my residence, at
Marlowe, on the Martinsburg and
Williamsport pike, miles from vii.
Transport and 10 miles from Mar
tinsburg, on
THURSDAY, MARCH rs
Commencing at 10 o'clock the fol
lowing described property, consisting
as follows:
3 HEAD HORSES
Charley. light Bay, years old,
works anywhere, weight 1850 lbs.
John. a Black, 8 years old. gen.
Ieral all purpose horse, weight 1000.
Nell. a light Bay, II years old,
weighs 1900 lbs, works any hitched.
These horses have excellent quail
tiles. their equals are hard to find
in the county.
4 HEAD CATTLE
2 of which are mich cows, one a
Guernsey carrying her third calf, the
the other a part Jersey, years old,
will be fresh some time in summer.
1 heifer one year old this spring. l
bull one year old In this spring, out
of Holstein stock.
I WHITE CHESTER SOW
viii weigh 300 or more, has pigs
10 weeks old on day Of sale.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
No. Brown wagon and bed with
seat, in elegant condition: No. 2
Acme wagon and bed with seat,
new wagon bed never been used;
set wagon ladders, wagon with top,
will carry 1900 TO 1000 lbs, especial
ly built for the grocery business;
dump cart, ] falling top buggy, l
stick wagon, / 8-foot Deering self
dumping horse rake, 4 1.2-foot cut,
Mccormick mower, ! Pennsylvania
low down grain drill, ! black Hawk
check row corne planter. with 80 rods
chain; single corn planter, / No.
40 Oliver pillow, ! No. IA Vulcan
heavy 3-horse plow, new, never
been used; / 2rhorse Brown cultiva-
tor, l No. IL Vulcan pillow, new; 1
shovel with scrapers) Gull
tiyator. can be adjusted to pillow, |
row at time: iron double shovel
plows, wood beam single shovel
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
SALTS IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT
Flush the Kidneys at once whom Back
hurts or Bladder bothers Neat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regi-
larly can make mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores 90 they
aluggishly filter or strain only part of
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts. or If the
urine Is cloudy, offensive, full Of sedi-
nlent, irregular of passage or attended
by q sensation of scalding, get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any reliable
pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia and has been used for
generations to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu-
tralize the ACIDS in urine so it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes delightful offer
vcscent Whitewater drink which all reg
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and thu
blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kid
ney complications
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
PUBLIC SALE
or VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Intending to discontinue farming.
!. ] yili sell at Riverside Farm" Lit
ne Georgetown, Berkeley county. w.
Va, 10 miles north OF Martinsburg.
az miles north Of North Mountain
station. q. g. O. r. r.. and miles
west Of Falling Waters. c. v. r. r..
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1917,
beginning at 10 o'clock, the following
property:
8 HEAD HORSES
Beauty--A black Percheron mare.
in foal, weighs in working condition
1850 lbs. win be II this spring. Good
wagon leader. win work anywhere.
Star--A black Percheron mare.
weight id fair working condition
1889. AT this time our preferred wa
ron leader. She is coming s years.
Nellie-A red-roan Belgian mare, in
foaI. age 8 this spring, Weighs 1475,
trained TO work anywhere.
Maud---A bloed-bay Percheron mare
of fine action good driver, but un-
fortunately blind N one eye by ac-
cldent. 81 IS coming $ and weighs
NJ this wiz ng a4..s A strap mare.
win do her share in plow team.
nessA black pcrcheron, coming
8 years old
coaiy a Qiacl PercheFons eOsning
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned having too much
stock will sell without reserve at my
arm at Dam No. 4, known as the
snyder farm, later owned by VII
lam Walker on
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAR. 7
2 HEAD OF HORSES
No. l, Gray mare, Lady, 8 years old
rood barshare leader, work any
where hitched, in foal by imported
percheron horse, weight 1850. No. q
Tray mare. Queen, 8 year old, work
anywhere, good safe driver. any child
or lady can drive, weight 1900. The
above mare are Percheron and are
sood as the best among the best.
10 HEAD HoLSTElN CATTLE
No. l. Rose, COW, carrying fourth
calf, will be fresh by day of sale.
No. 2. Dreamer, very large COW. will
be fresh in early summer, giving a
rood flow Of milk now. No. 8, heifer
7ill be fresh in spring, No. 4, heifer
vas fresh in fall. No. and 6. / year
I'D. No. Z, s, and 3, 8 fat steers,
weight 1000 lbs. each. No. 10, fine
Iolstein bull, years old. A nice
nv A2Au anu SSutics OuL VI 1dFd'
iers herd bull.
IS HEAD HOGS
Is shoats, weight 40 to 20 lbs.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
! Studebaker wagon, sent hay
adders. 20 #. good as new: 8 picks.
shovels, HARNESS. sets breech-
oands, 2 sets front gears, brides.
TERMS OF SALE
A credit Of months will be Civ.
n on all sums of SO and over, the
purchaser to give note with APPROX.
ID security negotiable and payable
It the Merchants and Farmers bank
II Martinsburg, with interest from
late, but If paid at maturity interest
be RENTED. Under $40 cash. No
'roperty to be removed unit. terms
Of sale are complied with.
G. p. MILLER.
)odd & Hoffman Aucts.
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March 1o--Sale OF Percneron horse,
Jarick, at Court House.
March 10--Clarence B. Kilmer, Dry
Run road, west of MartInsburg.
March 12--Otho Williams. north of
Billmyer's Mill, Opequon district.
March 13--Carroll Flemnning south
OF Kearneysville. Leetown pike, JEFF
ferson county.
March lbs. L. Dodd, Little
Georgetown. on Potomac river.
March I'D. L. Magruder, along
b. G. o. Railroad, " mile northwest
OF Kearneysville. Jefferson county.
March Isl. w Emerson, at Mar
lowe, on Williamsport pike.
March 16-J. /. Feltner, southeast
OF Martinsburg. Arden district on
Opeluon creek
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Having sold my farm / will make
public sale at my residence known as
= f Riner home place, one-half mile
vest OF Nipetown. on the road lead
ne from Nipetown to Hedgesville. on
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1912,
Sale TO begin at 10 o'clock d. M, the
GLOWING personal property, to-wit:
8 HEAD COLTS AND MULES
Black mare colt, coming three years.
broken to drive single. This colt is
FLOODED and will make fine driver
Pair bay colts, well matched. coming
; years old, bred from Berkeley Wal
ses. Pair black colts, coming two
years, Heavy draft kind. Big mare
;olt, coming two years Heavy bonea
lnimal. One mule, barshare and
wagon leader, will work wherever
litched. Brown mule. been worked
n the lead, but is better for strap
work.
8 HEAD HOGS
Thoroughbred Berkshire sow. OF Hoi-
and Sperow's herd. Seven shoats,
Tili average 40 lbs. by day of sale.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One 4.ll0rse wagon No 8. III good
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order; 2-horse Auburn wagon, III good
order; one 4-horse wagon bed, 80 bu
capacity, one falling top buggy, in
good condition; dump cart. sets
hay ladders, is and 22 foot long,
one set new; Superior grain
drill, single corn planter,
Evans make; l spring wagon, in
good order; / Oliver chilled pillow No.
40, double cultivators, / spring
tooth harrow, in good condition; 1
four-square harrow. 2 corn harrows,
IL double shovel plows, wheat fan, CT
der mill, set blacksmith fools, re-
frigerator
HARNESS
Two sets brcechbands, wagon saddle.
wagon line, one set double driving
harness, sets single harness, sets
pillow gears, pair check lines lea
Their pillow line, leather collars, 4
brides, 4 leather halters, 2 sets butt
traces. One ice chest.
Some Hay, Corn and. Fodder.
TERMS OF SALE
a credit of s months will be given
on all sums of SO and over, the pur-
chaser TO give note with approved Sc
curity, negotiable and payable at the
Merchants and Farmers Bank with
interest from date. but if paid at ma
Iturity interest RENTED. Under SO
cash. No property removed until
terms are complied with.
T. G. RINER.
Dodd e Hoffman, Aucts.
Harwood Burkhart, Clerk.
Dinner will be sold by ladies of
the Bethany Presbyterian church.
Y Fl 81 cod
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-05
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1917,

The following personal property. to.
lwit: 165 HEAD OF STOCK, all of
which will be sold to the highest bid
lder.
II HEAD HORSES AND COLTS
CoIy, black mare. yrs. old, broken
| to single line. weight 1000 lbs; Glide,
black mare, 10 yrs. old, will work any
where hitched. elegant wagon leader,
weight 1850 lbs; Ever Glide, II yrs.
old, will work anywhere hitched and
lis ogod wagon leader, weight 400
lbs, The above mares are old John
Davis stock. No. 4. sorrel mare, s yrs.
old, Belgian and Clyde, will work any
where hitched broken to lead, weight
1900, with a biemish on her; No. 5,
iron gray mare. 3 yrs. old, broken to
work and drive. weight 1900; No. 6.
bay horse. coming yrs. old, good
worker; No. T. black mare, will work
|anyhere hitched; No. 5. stud colt.
Belgian stock, / VI. old halter brok-
len, weight 1850; No. 8. blooded horse
colt, silk Bailey stock, vi, old in
June, good style; No. TO- Shetland
mare colt. coming yrs. old. has been
ridden and drove single; No. IL, my
|younv driving mare. bright bay. black
points, good style. elegant signle and
double driver, Berkeley Wilkes stock
3 yrs. old, wight 1850
SIS HEAD CATTLE
Consisting OF rs head OF mich cows,
8 Of which are Holsteines with calf by
their side: 10 Jerseys, part with calf
by side, others in full flow Of milk;
one Ayrshire, in full flow of milk;
head OF mixed Durham. will be fresh
by day of sale. All OF these cows
have good mouths and are not old,
most OF them have been government
inspected; q head OF young cattle,
2 Of which are yr. old Holstein bulls
and yearling Holstein, all good ones;
one Jersey bull, 2 yrs. old; 3 two yr.
old Holstein heifers. one will be fresh
by day OF sale. others with calf; 49,
head of yearling Holstein heifers, good
ones. 2 mixed Jersey and Ayrshire;
1 Jersey heifer, yearling; Herford
heifea yearling; two yrs old mixed
Jersey heifer, will be fresh BY day OIL
sale: Is winter calves, broken to eat.
OF 4hic hare heifers. Holstcin and
Jersey Some Of these COWS have wei.
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bred bull calves, all calves Oh COWS
are ready for the butcher.
90 HEAD OF HOGS
Six we'll bred sows. of which will
farrow about day of sale; one wen
bred Poland China boar will weigh $50
lbs; one fat hog, weight 400 lbs;
balance are good thrifty sho;us,
weighing from SO to LIS lbs.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
Mostly new One 4-horse Brown
wagon and bed. No. 8; four-horse
Anburn wagon, running-gear nearly
new; / truck wagon, nearly new; pr.
is It, ladders, good as new; spring
wagon, New Idea manure spreader, in
good condition; Thomas disk drill, in
good runnign order; it. Milwaukee,
binder, good as new; Milwaukee nov
err in good running order; John
Deere cultiyator, in good condition;
Syracuse iron beam plows, for S or
3 horses, double corn planter, In good
order; tea-bar roller. good as new;
self dump rake, Syracuse disk hars
row. spring tooth harrow, single and
double shovel plows, cutting box.
good as new; lots OF single, double
and thribble trees, pair spreaders,
buggy Scientific corn cutter, in good
order; galvanized scalding tub. new:
mattock, hoes, shoyels, forks, hog
troughs.
HARNESS complete for 4-horse
team, 2 sets breechbands, sets lead
gears, blind brides, collars. wagon
line. Q sets trace carriers, choke
straps, wagon saddle. 2 sets fly straps,
4 sets pillow gears. 5 halters.
Some Fine Chickens. One Della
val cream separator No. Is, with pull
ley for power, nearly new.
TERMS months credit on
sums of $40 and over, on negotia-
BILE note bearing interest from date.
and payable at any of the neighbor-
ing banks. Two per cent off for cash.
Purchases OF less than $40, cash.
CARL n. FLEMING
Dodd 4 Hoffman. Aucts.
Hopper 4 Engle, Hucksters
Visitors 30 sale may reach kears
neysville on an east bound trzln at
10 o'clock Il. M. and may leave al
zoo b. nj Eaatb0und train due at
z19 y. MI rs 33 z 10 pd
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foaled May s, 1909. and is guaranteed
to be sixty per cent foal getter. He
can be seen at any time before the
day of sale at J. X. Boyle's stable
near Gerrardstown.
TERMS OF SALE
One-third cash on day of sale and
a credit of Is months on the balance
with interest from date.
J. X. BOYLES,
s. s. ABSHIRE,
r. M. ROWLAND,
w. z. ADAMS,
Owners.
pcdd & Hoffman, Aucts.
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cry and queensware, tons baled
straw, some hay, corn, so chickens,
Many other articles too numerous to
mention. Hucksters allowed, but no
hard cider.
TERMS OF SALE
On all sums Of $40 and under cash.
On all sumes over SO credit of 5
months will be given, purchaser to
give notes with approved security
If notes are not paid at maturity, in.
terest will be charged from day of
sale. No goods to be removed until
settled for
JOHN w. EMERSON.
Geo. Keesecker, Auct.
Samuel Ditto, clerk
2 20 Q d
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March I6--w. S. Criswell. near
Ryneal's Honeywood farm.
March 17--R. v. Mcdonald, mile
west OF Shepherdstown.
March 19-Bert Link Duffields,
Jefferson county.
March Pop. +. Hoffman, north OF
Bedington, Falling Waters district.
March 2O--James B. Fisher, south
OF Arden, west of Darkesville. Arden
district
March 21--Walter Malatt, east Of
Little Georgetown.
March 22-Harry S. Miller, Ridge
road, leading to Arden.
March 22--Estate of Joseph Bar
ney, Glengary.
March 23--Robert McWilliams
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LIST OF PUBLIC SALES
or DODD & HOFFMAN

March 6--Arthur Tabler, OpeQuon
district, northeast Of Martinsburg.
March 7--Seibert Myers. east OF
Scrabble. Jefferson county.
March &c. B. Miller. afternoon,
between Dam No. 4 and Scrabble.
March s-Theo. @. Riner. near Nipe
town
March g--Frank Misn, Failing Wat
ers district, on the Lemen farm 81
the river, williamsport pike.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERcHER0N HORSE

In order to close out the company,
the undersigned owners will sell at
public sale at the front door of the
Court House, in Martinsburg, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10.
commencing at 100 o'clock D. M. the
well known imported. registered, dark
skeei gray Percheron stallion yarick,
Ne $4,000. This Is 4 very fine horse.
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near B. & o., vanclevesyilIe.
March "a William Harper, West
King street.
March 24-Charles smurr, North
Raleigh street.
March 2s--W. o. Fellers. Sulphur
Spring ford, on Opequon. Jefferson
county.
March 29-Hezekiah Mcdowell.
Schoppert's ford road.
March &c. A. Linton, 25s miles
from Martinsburg, on Decatur Hedges
farm, on Hedgesville road.
March 27--Geo. Keesecker, at Mar
lowe.
March s0-J. w B. Evans, IL
miles west Of Arden, on Mountain
road
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SALES CONTINUED
ON PAGE SEVEN
ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED

The entertainment that was 10
have been held at Tuscarorat school
on Tuesday evening, March 8. has
been postponed on account Of unfav-
orable weather.
Mrs. Bessie Walker, of Virginia
avenue, left Sunday for few days
visit in Washington.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY


sell at Public Sale the Everhar
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The following personal property, to-
wit: 165 HEAD or STOCK, all of
which will be sold to the highest bid
The Washington herald., 1918-12-20

/n If the most generous impulse in the world dies
aborning," it might better never have existed for
II the "sin of omission" is great and until actually
carry out good intention to JOIN AND CON-
TRIBUTE TO THE RED CROSS our splendid mo-
tive tree without fruit stere better have
taken root
But the of carrying out that generous intention,
which are known to have is now made easy for us
by the Red Cross Representative calling homes
to enroll names and our dollars among those of
hundred million other loyal, true-blue Americans
Let us all aid in making this great national effort
the 100 per cent success which it deserves.
Home Savings Banks
Washington, DC.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-20
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-16
CHANCE FOR HoMELY GIRL
Soldier in South Carolina Wants Wife
Who Is Poor and
Honest.

Camp Jackson, Columbia, s. c.
Arthur Carl Lindstrand, Twenty-Five.
no relatives, from Chicago, has asked
the papers to find him girl to share
his fortunes of finance and war. She
need not be pretty, although little
pulchritude more or less won't detract
from the situation. She must be poor
and honest so she will properly ap-
preciate the $4,000 legacy he intends
to bequeath her il he should come out
loser in the big rumpus across the wa
ter. She must be lonely SO she will
appreciate the affection he expects to
lavish upon her should he and not
the $4,000 be the legacy she receives
at the close of the war. The address
Is Twenty-ninth Company, Eighth Bat
talon, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth
Brigade, Camp Jackson, Columbia
o. A -,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-16
HIGH COST OF. GOVERNMENT
Operation Expense Has lncres sed IS
Per Cent in the List FIT. \
teen Years.

MISUNDERSTANDING we nave the high
cost of government. It has, risen 30
per cert in tle last Is years, accord
Ing to recent department Of COM
mcrce report on financial conditions
IF 219 cities in the country.
The report shows that the average
Amcrcaa city is in a healthy financial
condition. ruin on good. busincss-llke
lines. The total revenues were blO6o,-
37,142 or $3!.04 per capita, and total
expenditures 1921 ,i9l .575, or $24.7O per
capita. The total outlay for the ~
cities VAS $3.50, $4,000, nr. SS.G1 per
rapita. From this last returns could
be expected which, on the average,
would still further reduce the expcn-
l1urnS.
Next to taxes, the, largest item OF
which was the tax on the liquor traf-
fc, the greatest source of revenue for
the cities was public service enter
prises, the bulk of which came from
public water systems, which doubled
the amount Of money spent on them.
The net Indebtedness Of, New York
city alone, $9S7,347,610, was three
fifths as great as all other cities OF
over 10000 inhabitants taken together.
The per capita Indebtedness for Chi
cago was $3.50, and st. Louis $25.O7,
both of these cities having an indebt-
edness which was smaller than most
of the small cities and far below the
large ones.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-16
DIES like A COWARD
Ex-Czar Wits at Death; Propped
to Post.
ColIapses When He Faces the Firing
Suuad-German Paper Gives Ac.
count Of Execution.
go

Amsterdam.-With two hours given
> in which to prepare for the end, Nicho-
las Romanoff, former Russian emperor,
was taken out by his executioners In
state Of such collapse that 1t was
necessary to prop him against a post.
says the LOkal Anzeiger of Berlin,
which claims to have received from
his IN Russian parsonage an account Of
the emperor's last hours.
Nicholas was awakened ut hve
O'Clock on the morning Of the day of
his execution by n patrol Of a non.
commissioned officer end six men. He
was told to dress and was then taken
| to room where the decision OF the
soviet council was communicated to-
him. He was informed the execution
would be carried out in two hours.
The former emperor, 1t Is added, re.
ceived the announcement Of the sen.
tence of death with great calmness, but
when he returned to his bedroom he|
collapsed in chair. After few min.
utes he asked FOR priest, with
whom he was allowed to remain I'M
attended Subsequently he wrote sew.
eral letters.
When the escort Grrived to take HIM
to the place CT execution Nicholas at
tempted to rise from his chair, butt
was not allie. The priest and a SOL
der were obliged to help him get to-
| his feet. The condemned man del
scended the stairs with difficulty and
once he fell down.
AS lie WAS unable to stand without
support when the place of execution
was reached, he was propped against 9
post. He raised his hands and seemed
to be trying to speak, but the rifles
spoke and he fell dead.