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Williams news., 1918-01-03
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There n and that is by e constitutionai remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in the Eustachian Tube. When this; tube tR innamed you have 6 rumbling sound or tm- perfect hearing, and when t ts entirely closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to it's normal condition. hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of deafness are caused by catarrh, which fD an inhamed condition of the mucous sur faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system.
 We win give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured nY HairD CAtarYh Medicine CIT cularU free Ali Druggists. 7sc
 P. !. CHENEY q co. Tose4o. O
Williams news., 1918-01-03

Section 6. That the mayor, treasurer and clerk, respective ly, of said town, are hereby au- thorized, ordered and directed to furnish the purchasers of said bonds with such certifcat- es, transcripts or other docu- ments as will fully evidence the proceedings had preliminary to the issuance of said bonds, the regularity and sufficiency there of, and the acts of said officers in the premises are hereby de- clared authorized, ratified, ap- proved and confirmed.
 Section 7. That it be and is hereby certified, recited and warranted that all conditions, acts and things necessary and essential to the validity of the bonds hereinhefore mentioned and required by law to be done, have been fully done and per formed.
 Section 8. That the provis- ions of this ordinance and each of the bonds and interest coupons issued pursuant hereto, shall consti- tute and the same are hereby declared to be a binding and irrevokable contract between said town and the purchasers of said bonds and the holder from time to time of each of said bonds and the interest coupons thereto appertaining.
 Section g. That any and all ordinances, or parts thereof, heretofore adopted in conflict with the provisions hereof, or which would in any way pre- vent the passage and adoption of this ordinance at this meet ing, be and the same are here by repealed.
 Section 10. That inasmuch as it is necessary for the immed- fate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, that the town have an adequate wa ter system, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance, therefore, shall take effect immediately after its passage and approval and shall be thereafter respectable until the indebtedness hereby created, both as to principal and interest, shall have been fully paid, satisfied and dis charged.
 PASSED By the common council the 22nd day of Decem- Der A. D. 1917.
 APPROVED By the mayor the 22nd day of December, A. D. 1917.
 R. c. WATSON,
 Mayor of the town of
 Williams, Coconino
 county, Arizona. 7 (SEAL)
 Attest:
 J. w. LEE,
 Town Clerk of the
 Town of Williams.
 CocOnino county,
 Arizona.
Williams news., 1918-01-03

upon all the taxable property in said town, in addition to all oth- CT taxes, the following direct annual ad valorem tax, towit ::
 In the year 1918, a tax suf- ficient to produce the net sum of 6,6OO, being for interest. In each of the years 1919 to 1881, inclusive, a tax sufficient to produce the net sum of $3,- 300, being for interest.
 In each of the years 1882 to 1946, inclusive, a tax sufficient to produce the net sum of $6,- 966,66 2-3, $3,3OO being for in terest and $3,666.66 2-3 being for principal,
 and said tax, for principal and interest, shall be levied and col lected and when collected shall by the town treasurer be kept ill separate funds to be desig- mated respectively 'Redemp- ton fund, waterworks plant bonds, dated November 15, 1917" and Interest. fund, waterworks plant bonds, dat ed November 18th, 1917", which funds shall be ir- revokably pledged to and used solely for the payment of the principal of said bonds and the interest accruing there on hereby authorized when due, so long as any of said bonds or the interest coupons thereto appertaining remain outstanding and unpaid, and for greater certainty the town council shall in each of said years 1918 to 1946, both inclu- sive, include the bond tax here inabove levied for such year in the usual estimate for town purposes for said year; and annually and at the lawful time the said bond tax shall in each of said years be levied and cer- tified to the proper county off, cials, extended upon the tax rolls and collected by the same officers, in the same manner, and at the same time as the tax es for general town purposes for said town for such year are certified, extended and collect ed. Providing that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent said town to apply any other funds that may be in the treasury of said town available for that purpose, to the payment of said interest, or principal, on either of said bond issues as the same respectively mature, and the levy or levies herein provided for may thereupon to that ex- tent be diminished.
 Section 5. That on the first days of May and November in the year A. D. 1918 and each year thereafter, so long as any of the interest coupons apper- taining to the bonds here | by authorized to be is sued remain outstanding and unpaid, the town treasurer shall and he is hereby ordered, authorized and directed to re- init out of any moneys in his hands belonging to said town, by and thru the purchasers of said bonds, in the form of check or draft payable in New ] York City, U. s. A., to the Ma tional Bank of Commerce, in the city and state of New York, U. s. A., a sum sufficient to pay the semi-annual interest accru- ing on said bonds on the fifteen tn days of May and November, respectively, in each year, and any and all escrow charges made by said bank for handling . T. I Il
Williams news., 1918-01-03
Out-of- own Checks

Suppose you are merchant and during the days business you take in checks on ten neighboring towns how would you get the money on them?
 The money is in other towns. Your check is an order on those banks to pay you the money. Do you have to go to each of those towns to cash your checks? You do not You simply bring them to this bank and we pay you the cash on them, or place the pro- ceeds to your credit as the case may be. This IS only one of the many ways that we can serve you.
Williams news., 1918-01-03

A built~in batht ub for
 your new home The tViceroy" built in bath is one of the most beautiful enam eled plumbing fixtures ever produced.
 It is cast in one piece, and is exceptionally low in price, due to manufacturing economies. This attractive tub IS one of the latest examples of ROLLER trade-marked Enameled Plumb ing Ware, which is notable for its high quality and the pure whiteness of the enamel.
 Visit our show rooms today and see the t'Viceroy," as we'll as the ROLLER lavatories and sinks we are exhibiting.
 "h's E, fSse KossEer EnanseP' BAUMANN-HINDS CONSTRUC.
 TON COMPANY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
CEN. GOUAUD THANKS
SOLDIERS OF FRANCE
Withstood 25 German Divisions
at Rheims Defence and Gave
Foe a Knockout Blow.

Paris. JULY % icncral Gouaud the
commander IN the front east Of Rhems.
where the Germans in thor offensive last
week were stoppcd hy q stone wall de
fcn-c. issued the following to his army
the day the German offensive was check
cd
10 tho soldiers of the Fourth Army
on JULY II YOU crushed the effort q II
German divisions supported BY ten moro.
Their orders were Ia reach tho Narnc
that evening You stopped them Just
where We decided to engage thcm ard
win the battle.
You have the night 70 r. proud you
hcroic infantry machine gunncrS q
advanced positions who gave the signal
that the attack had been begun and broke
Il M: You avlators who flew overhead,
vou battalIons and batteries who crushed
iii YOU of the stafTs who 50 carefully
prepared the battlefield
1T i a hard blow for the enemy and i
is a splendid day for France. | count
l!I,on YOU for the same result whenever the
encm> dares again attack YOU and with
an my heart a. a soldier ! thank YOU
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
U-BOAT SEEN NEAR
FIRE ISLAND SHORE
Pirate Disappeared Quickly as
Transport Was framing
Gun on 1t.

New York July % Il became known
Yesterday that boat supposed to be
the one which sank the coal bargcs on
SUNDAY near Cape Cod had bccn sighted
late on "Wednesday lD0 miles southeast of
Fire Island by an American transport
and tanker
An officer Of tho transport sand Il was
nearly dusk when the submarine sppearcd
about three miles 70 starboard fully above
The surface and beading toward the en-
trance 10 New ork harbor The officer
on the bridge thought Al first that II y as
an American submarine. because the
Indersca craft seemed to be going along
AS TRANQUILITY rs il it was bound tolts home
base
suddenly he saw that tanker whleh
was on the starboard side ahead Of the
boat. make a sweep across the bows
II the transport and zlg-zag wildly At
tho same time he officer on the tanker
wirelesscd in code. Look out for the
boat
Before the transport could be manoeu-
vred and the stern gun trained on the
enemy craft il had disappeared after
being in full view of both vessels for
four minutes Naval officers and ship
masters said that the commander OF the
rerTnan submarine Is apparently new
To MS business or he would not have
wasted ammunition on empty coal
barges when there were plenty OF big
steamships going in and out Of American
ports
SUNDAYS attack did not scare any
transports or supply ships from putting
10 sea, and more vessels left Atlantic
ports yesterday for Europe and South
America than on any other day during
the last two weeks
Numbers OF destroyers. patrol boats
and submarine chasers are out along
he coast from Portland Me, 10 Hat
leras. searching for the t-boat They
are assisted by airplaneS. seaplanes and
dirgibles. called Bllmps by the
navy, which are the most servceable
because they can come down within ten
feet of The water and hover like an
albatross searching for tsh
The Navy Department believes there IS
a supply ship somewhere of the coast
which gives information of the move
ments of transports and steamships
from American ports as well as provld-
ing petrol or foodstuffs To the lboats
4 steamship flying the Spanish flag was
caught by the British Navy acting in
this capacity for the German submarines
off the Azores and Canary Islands last
March
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
FARM Err PERSHING

The Farmer bov IS always bobbing up
in PershlnC SANS { harlcs II Grasty in
Flashes from the Front LINN County.
Missouri. would hc proud to See the evi-
dences of her early imprint on the man
whose farming now consists IN an occa-
Siona look from the window or porch st
the most beautiful garden in all Paris, for
such Is the garden of the great house that
Ogden Mills has lent the general. TINS Is
4 garden Linn county must know, not
FOR vegetables. but for flowers, trees and
green graSS Il is hehind the rue de
Narenno. in the Yer, middle Of Paris
General Pershings ; don ivory policy
Is part of philosophy that be has worked
out and that he practices in his daily life
lie believes n difficulty as the very staff
If opportunity General Pershing has a
right to ms view Of the relation between
difficulty and opportunity If he should
become a great general co-dehverer Of
civilization from the onset OF Hun bar
baris1n, history would put him alongside
Lincoln and Grant IN respect 10 early
hardships and their influence on his de-
vel0pment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
ARMY FRAUD CHARGED,
II FACE PRISON Tt RIM
Wide Conspiracies and Huge Graft
in Rain Coat Contracts
Are Alleged.

New York Juiy - Extensive con
splracics involving bribery and graft
in connection with army contracts for
rubber raincoats sent To soldiers IN
France were disclosed last night hy De
uartment OF Justice officials simultanf-
ouslv with the arrest of seventeen officers
and employees Of fifteen manufacturing
COMPANIES in New York and Brook lyn
on charges Of bribery, fraud or CON
splracy
Army officers of the quartermaster
coIps involved in the graft nov are
under surveillance and probably viii
be arrested soon Ia Washington or other
cities where their duties as purchasing
agents or inspectors take them
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars Of
raIncoat contracts are tainted With fraud
already. uncovered 10y Department Of
Justice agents and other disclosures af-
fecting army orders for clothing, soldiers
equipment. machinery and supplies and
involving arrests on criminal charges
NAV he made soon II vas learned
Most army officers al whom the finger
Of suspicion points are OF the lower ranks,
but lev majors and colonies are said TO
be under investigation Department of
Justice officials tonight declined 10 indi-
cate whether theV believed any great
proportion Of army contracts were obtain
cd hy bribery or other fraud but they
declared many millions Of dollars worth
Of goods have been delivered on suspicious
contracts
Direct bribery Of unnamed army Of
6cprs who had charge Of letting contracts
or inspecting goods IA charged against a
number of those arrested last night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
i. s. TROOPS TO ENTER
SIBERIA VERY SOON
President Has Perfected Plans
With Japan TO Cooperate With
Czechs IN War on Hun.

Washington. July 23 An official
Statement bv President " Nllson may be
expected soon concerning the plan OF
the | nited States government for peace
ful penetration OF Siberia and military
action designed 10 assist the Czechoslo-
vaks In riddIng Siberia Of German-Aus-
trian forces The plan. II Is understood
has been adopted after consultation be
tween the governments concerned, and
preparations are advancing Tor putting
II into operation
The program that has grown out OF
the over1ures made by this government
provides only for American and Japa-
nese military participation IN connection
with the Czechoslovak forces British,
French and Italian troops are not 10 be
part of the JOINT expedition, II is under
stood. There Will he comparatively
small number OF troops sent by Japan
and the nitcd States, and they viii be
equal in number
These troops. it i understood. will oc-
cllpv NladNostok, the main port OF 81
beria. and will hold it as d base for
CzechoslOvak military operations. he
zechoslovaks will be furnished with
arms. ammunition and other supplies,
IL which they are now woei uliy de
hcIent
The American force of occupation Is
ready and the program may be initiated
very soon.
The armed forces Of Japanese and
Americans are SO small In the aggTe-
gate hat no apprehension IS likely TO
be caused among Russians as to their
purposes They viii be sufficient. no"
ever to maintain NladivostOk as q base
4 t.l<.R- m,
their effort to rid Siberia Of the bands
Of former German and Austra-fiun-
garlan prisoners. which are menace to
Russia control Of Siberian territory and
which apparently are intended 10 form
the nucleus Of a larger force Of German
troops sent TO conquer that part Of
Russia
Although nothing s known in any au-
thoritatIve way concerning the details
Of he JOINT Observation-Disclosures pro
gram il Is believed that the military
phase will be virtually distinct from tho
arrangement Of this government 20 send
commission Of civilians INTO Siberia
for he purpose Of making an agreement
for the industrial and agricultural up
building Of Russia From what was
Indicated today this commission prob
ably will he composed entirely q Amer
ican civilians but the entire plan in
his respect is not clear as far as any
Information goes that is available for
publication
OF course. tho other allied countries
are privileged to send commissions but
the present purpose Of the United states
appears to he 10 20 il alone, as il were,
III giving assurances 10 the people Of
Siberia as TO the diSIntcqstcd desire 10
help them regain strength and ~ ar
ranging with them for an exchange oi
Russian products for agricultural lmple-
lncnts, machinery, &c and financial
aid that the United States is willing 10
extend during the period Of economic
regeneration
The American COMMISSIONERS nave not
yet been appointed BY President Wilson.
who Is exercising the greatest care IN
their selection
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
ROOSEVELT WONT RUN
FOR GOVERNOR OF \. !.
Tremendous Problem Created by
War Demands All His Energy,
He Writes O. 0, P Leaders

Ovster B4v r. I Jgjv -@ pionel
Theodore Roosevelt i sued statement
taet night = which he declared hat under
40 circumstances uouid ne accept me
Republican nomination for governor n
<ew YORK Hp made hls announcement
Kber be cent 4 telegram 10 ATTORNEY
CseneraF Merton III lewls At Albany n
rer,lz ~ 4 message which the attorney
general sent several DAYS ago Offering
10 withdraw from the race ( me colonel
would become a candidate
In his telegram Colonel Roosevelt did
not mention any of The subjects Thlch
we're taken 10 BIZ the Republicans at
their convention lasr week He did not
refer 70 prohibition nr women suffrage
nor did lie propose 2 candidate .or gov
ern0r
lie saws IN part
For the 4st four ears nv Fn1te
beng mas been absorbed In the ronsidera-
tlon III the tremendous problems. na-
tlonai and International. oreated Pr ne
var nave -hought y them ana dTelt
On nern II nv mind 20 rhe exclusion y AL
other subjects rould nor urn from
hem with any heart % deal with any
other subjects. even the domestic proo-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
CHECKING MOB SPIRIT.
President Depltres Growth of
Hatred as Manifested to Our
German Citizens.

Washington, July 22 President VIII
son has become concerned over what Is
described III official circles as the rise III
the mob spirit" in The United States. and
expects To- take moral measures TO prevent
it, The mob spirit officials say, rs
finding expression mainly In the North
west and in Texas, Oklahoma and some
other States of that general geographical
section
Ii is understood that within the next
few DAYS President Wilson will issue "a
public appeal to patriotic Americans 10
refrain from violence against persons
whose apparent or suspected attitude To-
ward the war has brought them INTO DIS
favor i'm the communities In which they
hive
MANY complaints are being received
bv the government concerning lll-treat- +
rncnt of persons of German names and
others who are connected with Organiza-
tionS under suspicion of being lukcwarn
10 American participation IN the war
II IS claimed that some oi those who hay"
been il-uscd have had no other charge
brought against them than that they are
of German birth or descent In the
\Orthw wcStc crn States particularly, 1t ~
alleged. dcportatious have been reSortcd
to and the option has been gwen to
persons connected with various organlza-
tionS of quitting the communities IN which
they live or resigning from these organiza-
tlonS
The German propagandist> are spread
ing the argument that the clam Of Prcsi-
dent Wilson that the | nItcd States IS
IN this war for the cause of freedom and
humanity is disprovcd by tho harsh and
illegal treatment accorded citizens who
are guilty Of nothing more than OF having
German names II Is partly to counter
act the effect Of this propaganda that Mr..
Wilson Is to act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
ACTOR SOLDIERS
MAKE LIFE MERRY
Cheer Up Camp Meade Men Prior
to Their Leaving For
France.

Camp Meade. Admiral. Md July 81
The Adelphi -Four, all soldiers and former
" professional vaudeville men of philadcl-
phia, arrived back in camp yesterday
after cutting 6vc-day streak OF galcty
all the way from toncy Island The four,
after putting III full day drilling rockies
went TO Baltimore tonight 10 make things
lively at the Soldiers Hotel. "A ing house
of mirth and comfort provided 10y Baltl-
morcanS interested IN the welfare of sol
dIcrs visiting the city
The tvc-dav trip to Concy Island WAS
gwen this organization IN recognition oi
services rendered when units OF the d.
vision were getting ready 10 90 away
Nj over camp here were banquets and
fcStivity. but not word OF II outside,
for the departure WAS of course, a secret
The AdclphI Four. connected with the
depot brigade. was gwen an automobile,
and night after night gave shows at the
farewell parties The members arc
Marty MalcN, Harry and George Taylor,
brothers and James smith WITH the
four At tho Baltimore festivities tonight
here were three others aTl Sopoiouis,
violInist Arnn LauN and AmttN krngcr.
Howard DOYLE. q secretary of I
Senator =. Ham Lewis 0f Illinois. IS here
lblNtt mas fiatGI% tfliii VIII IItH1IfHN litsthF
HIM Il lieutenant IN he Inspector General :
Department hut he decided 70 como down
10 Camp Meade. without being drafted.
to handle gun and get some taste Of
camp life before starting ont on his career
As an Inspector There are ~ swivel
chairs here and Dovlc has found little
need for them ~ the dalI, program docs
not call for much sitting down Hrls what
is known as casual not having been
sent with any large contingent and Is
in the second COMPANY uf he l5fth
Depot Brigade Thus company has been
handling casuals for many months
Ca>uals include two classes, men who
hurry INTO the service before being called
and those who hurry IN the opposite
direction after lelng called First Scr
gcant William ticatlcS veteran Of
NcWcau border service knows how to
handle an klnds His trusty aid Is Ser
gcant James George who was bare
back rider IN q circus before he put on
olive drah
Zoe Rcil>. another man who duftcd
from the cIrct.~ INTO the cavalry William
Finely and Frcj CorcN two other ser
gcantS Of this outfit We're from Phlladcl-
phla wears ago before They went INTO the
army This casual outfit has five other
Philadelphia nnn-conmS9ioncd officers
from No board IN Philadelphia Captain
" & longatrcth the commander IS =
Havcrford COLLEGE man and Is called tho
Fighting Quaker There never has
been a da, So hot Or - cold that some
casual did not arrive some are coming
in accompanied hv policemen because,
they did not register and others escorted
IN the same way as result Of wives
denying the receipt 81 support and thus
causing prompt changing 81 classified
lon The crowd mixes we'll whether
they como from jail ar from the Capitol
Itself aS in tho ease oi DOYLE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
MERELY A LOCAL RETREAT.
Withdraw to save Unnecessary Losses
saws cologne Gazet.e.
tnstrrdam. IuIv = -

amsterdam luiv - The wifn-
drawal III our troops - the northern
bank of The Marne came 3 no surprise
,a rel.-lnformed circles: because tle -I-
preme Command rad ronndenuaiiy oom-
munIcated i1s Intention beforehand.
saws the Goiogne trazetts, ma dds
The oolecr Fnicn ne forcing nf -ae
Marne nad III view WAS attained here
fore lr ala rot appear dangerous FL
retreat locally il order 70 save unnecessary
losses
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
BIZ, DRIVE A FAILURE
HUNS IN SWEDEN ADMIT

London, July y IA Ottawa
! dispatch from Stockholm today say4
that the pro-German press Of sweden
does not attempt To minimize the import
anee of the Allied advance
The Dagcns Nyheter. carefully review
ing the position Says that The German
reerossing u the Marne marks The com
pletc relinqushment of the great offensive
and admits its failure Al abortIve
ordinations from Berlin, il says cannot
alter the fact and nobody will credit the
statement that the rerman high command
has achieved It's aim
On the other hand. the Importance Of
the 57Iccess Of the French eounter-offensive
cannot be estimated according 10 the
Stockholm papers The success was
prepared for and made possible. fhev
point oui By the method Of elastic
defense which me Germans asserted
was their speciality and which was applied
10y the French
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23
HIN EMPRESS IN MOURNING
German Wounded Pouring Back From
Battle Block Railways

frcneva. Julv 23 Railway traffic
among the Rhine towns ls greatly dis
organized owing n the number ~ wound
81 arriving daily from the French front
II hospital trains Trains from German
arc arriving ct the SWISS frontier many
hour late
Tire German Empress returned -
Berlin yesterday IN mourning