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PRISON DIET VERY NEAR
TO STARVATION RATI0Ns
british Prisoners OF War Almost
Wholly Dependent on Their
Parcels.
SOME LETTERS WRITTEN HOME
Am Thin as Lath," Writes One,
AFTER He Had Sold His Watch IN
desperate Effort to Obtain Enough
bread to Keep Him Alive.
~ CAPTAIN J. A. =. Oy,,Nc

CAPTAIN J: A. =. OzANNE.
ris.oMDoN, December THE British
itnhers OIL war in Germany are en-
,,reiy dependent on their parcals. This
ihcv ciear from the letters which
from , wbr,.e. mcre are some extracts
ono prisoner writes: I'VE are look
az onward TO- parcels coming rs We
1' so, G,iemmcd ! am as thin as Il lati.
GAS two Rds. OF two ana one-hal n
oai; ana | was lucky To get two Rds.
for for ~ II may be NJ wellto point out
ciemmed" or "clanmcd" IL the North
Sountry word for starved. When a
:,..n countryman says that he Is
,er. Ved , no merely, means that he is
Another prisoner writes: II am too
YAK TO walk about. we are starving
crop OF coffee for breakfast with no
mix or sugar and for dinner we get
!nansolds boiled so II you could send
a Ie parcel every week I could rub
another writer says I'VE arc issued
G M,.h NTH Of loaf and soup every
Sa ayc also .s.n coffee in.,the mornings. I
rom the coffee in their pipes" Another
SsaEs: i could do With a good tuck in
IN. We ,rni are iiv,ns on the grass-to tell
t.. nor any food Of any kind.
me ne people are not SO bad. but they
nave no food to give u.s."
These letters all come from tho same
camp. LanEensalza. That LangensalZa
IS big camp Is evident from the fol-
owing passage III letter dated April
~ 1918. The writer says: II am sorry
70 tell you that there has been three
thousand new prisoners come into
Langensalza camp lately. and US old
pros made collection Of food and to-
nacco and cigarettes and sent IL into
tho camp to bd shared between them
because they will not get parcels for
at least two months. so we must help
them az much rs we can and / think
~ ID only our duty TO do SO as they
arc oil EnClshmen."
OFFICERS FARE No BETTER
THAN PRIVATE SOLDIERS
The officers fare no better than the
men The following are from officers
ihterned Mt Rastatt, in Baden. One
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officer mentions the ract that he has
just had feed Of potato pcclings and
mat thcy are not bad. Another writes:
nave only the clothes 1 wore in
thc Inc, torn. always hungry, only al
iowcd TO send two cards Il month. for
Haru letters feel i'll. hope all o. K.'
another officer. prisoner In the same
camp writes: "On the evening OF III.
~: tMarch) got a piece of bread.
ana We were lucky enough to hal,
rar newly dead horse from which
We cut few steaks. and cooked later.
y" one and only piece of meat / have
40 since was taken ExceDt for
le rood question we arc not badly OF.
~ until parcels begin to arrive we
I'm continue to be rather hungry
tnknown." "'e
II is not only of fooc and clo,hinr
~ thcy 20 short. Another officer
fltinE from Ratat:. says: Our writ
u; ~, privilege is as follows: four cards
/; nu TWO siX-DaEc letters per month
~ TINS week owing To Tack of nnncr
re have only this card to use. Am
olinS for the six pages next, time
You cannot send too much cat
/. b,es ana as often as You like Also
ittle saccharine. Sugar and meat
: re items of tho past That old adapn
lized here. Anything tastcs nice to
Is. "" cannot buy foodstuns and tho
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German tanks" had not been success
ful until American-made machines
with caterpillar trcads solved the
problems involved.
During the same sitting OF The
Reichstag. Deputy Gustav Noske. Social
list. said. "The German people do not
despair. nor do they collapse.
The German people need not be
ashamed OF the outcome of the war;
he continued. but they will REQUIRE
an accounting. We demand. above an.
eniightsnment regarding the Bern
StorH- w ilson negotiations. The Sec
retary OF the Navy who said that
American transports would be welcome
BOOTY Tor our submarines will also be
asked Tor an explanation"
GcorEc Ledebour. indcpondcnt So
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INFLUENZA INTERRUPTS
MlNlaG OF ANTHRACITE
increase In Wages OF 81 Day Helm,
to Atrnct Back ConI
Miners

POTTSVlLLE PA. Decemhor
tnracite mining. when mas heen ian
ing ever since influenza swept over
\ rs rs: resion. is about TO be resumed on
,.,iEer scale than before the epidemic
, OF miners who. attracted by
n,Shcr wages in munition plants
i"i IT, me mines are now returning.
ne increase OF 81 n day I'm wages
.c:tllv granted miners Is another rca-
III Tor Tue return Of the men Their
! uInber VIII be augmented by thou
.ihos or young miners To be released
from tho military camps.
IN the Mincrsrille district several
.oiiiori.s nave announced that they
mn nave their fun complement OF
II is expected that production Of an
tnraclie' which coal company officials
5ly ieil OF more than 1000, 900 tons in
'ctosef' VIII soon become normal.
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GERMANS STILL DEFIANT
UP TO LATE OCTOBER
nesiin Newspapers Teaching New York
snow General Stan's Demand for
Peace Was Shock.

TBy Associate Prcss.l
NEW YORK, December 7.-Gcrnan
statesmen and newspapers. even MS
rate AZ the end OF October, were still
insisting Germany would continue the
war rather than accept a Illuminating
peace. Copies of German newspapers
received here to-day show that even
the sacrifice of national interests i'm.
possible. IN
:, war Minister Scheuch stated in tho
Neichstag on October "a that IN. Cor
man army had not been beaten ard
snat the home land. had no, collapsed
rorces which would permit Il severe
.sslstance were TO be found cyery
where. he said. He added thar t6c
most urgent need OF the hour was To
stimulate those forces. ~
me war Minister admitted that
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ciaiist. said that Field Marshal Won
tiindenburg and General Ludendorfr
had not informed the government and
Inc people of the true situation on the
battlefront. and that their demand for
an immediate peace came IA n shock
ioliowinE tho statement of the Minis
ter of War.
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yellow Fever I'm Mexico.

MES1CO CITY, December T.-YeI.
low fever has appeared in tho district
ot Tehuantepec. State OF Oaxsc, 80.
cordinE TO adviccs received nv ro
Federal Department OF Health Stens
rave been taken to prevent the plarns
becoming epidemic
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prices of everything arc oror,,,,.
So they suffer. and live onIv on
WHAT comes TO them from home.
4 Copyright 1917
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of the stockholders which shall be held on the first Monday in January of each year.
 Until their successors are el- ected and qualified, the follow ing named persons shall be the Directors:
 Geo. D. Meiklejohn of Omaha, Nebraska.
 Jack Warden, of Holbrook, Arizona.
 S. G. Mayfeld, of Denmark, South Carolina.
 George c. Albrecht, of Need les, California.
 w. P. Geary, of Phoenix, Ari- zona.
 Article VI
 The Directors shall adopt by laws for the government of the corporation and may amend the same. They shall have full power to fill vacancies occurring in the Board, and to appoint from among their number an Executive Committee which, to the extent provided by resolu- tion, or by the bylaws, shall have and exercise the powers granted the Directors by these Articles.
 Article VII
 The highest amount of liabili- ty to which the corporation may become subject shall not exceed two-thirds of the capitalization.
 Article VIII
 The private property of the stockholders of the corporation shall be forever exempt from liability for corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 In Witness Whereof, we have hereunte set our hands and seals
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For Sheriff

At the earnest solicitation of many friends, and their persistent requests for me to become candidate for sheriff this fall, have decided to do so, and l hereby announce my candidacy on the republican ticket for the office of sheriff of Navajo county. desire to take this oppor tunity to thank the many good people who have supported and assisted me in the administration of my duties during the past two years.
 R. l.. NEWMAN
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Aztec Petroleum Securities Company

Azec fetI0leum SecurltleS company
 Know all men by these pres. ehts: That we, the undersign. ed, do hereby associate oursel- yes together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the Laws of the State ofaArizona, and do adopt the following Arti- cles of Incorporation:
 Article 1
 The name of the corporation is Aztec Petroleum Securities Company, and it's principal place of business in Arizona is Hol- brook. Offices may be establish ed, business transacted, and meetings of stockholders and directors held at such places within or outside of Arizona as the bylaws of the Company shall provide.
 Article II
 The general nature of the business proposed to be tran sacted is, to make contracts; to purchase, lease, option, locate or otherwise acquire. own, ex- change, sell or otherwise dis pose of, pledge, mortgage. hypo- thecate and deal in mines, min ing claims. mineral lands. oil claims, oil lands. oil wells.
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Notice to Creditors

Estate of H. J. Banner. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. John R. Hulet, administrator of the estate of H. J. Banner, deceased, to the creditors of and al persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers. within ten months after the first publication of this notice to the said John R. Hulet at Holbrook. Arizona the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate, in said county of Navajo, state of Arizona
 JOHN R. HULET, Administrator of estate of H. J. Banner, de- ceased
 Dated at HOlbrook this 22nd day of July, 1918. First publication July 26th Last publication Aug. 16th.
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For Sheriff

l hereby announce myself as a candi date for the nomination of sheriff of Navajo County, subject to the action of the democratic party at the primary election September 10, 1918.
 F. M. DUNHAM.
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State Representative

I hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of state representa- tive from Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the decision of the demo- crotic voters at the primary election, 'ep'eiOef -O' - J. W. RICHARDS
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Superintendent of Schools

I hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of superintendent of schools of Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the decision of the demo- September 10, 1918.
 JOSEPH PETERSON
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County Attorney

I hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of county attorney of Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the action of the democratic voters at the primary election, Sept. 10, 1918.
 THOS. R. GREER
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For Treasurer

I hereby announce myself a can didate for the nomination of county treasurer, subject to the action of the democratic voters at the primary cleo ton, September 10th.
 I. Nj. PATTERSON.
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Friday, August 2, 1918
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Sheriff

I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the nomination of sheriff of Navajo county, subject to the action of the democratic party at the primary electlon, September 10, 1918.
 c. w. HARP
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County Attorney

hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of county attorney of Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary election, September 10, 1918. THORWALD LARSON
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Assessor

hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of assessor of Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the de- cision of the democratic voters at the primary election, September 10. 1918.
 WILLIAM E. BALDWIN
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Superintendent of Schools

I hereby announce myself candi- date, on the republican ticket, for mo- imitation for the office of County Sper- intendent of Schools of Navajo County, subject to the decision of the voters at the Primary election on September 10, 1918-
 RoSABEL s. GOLDMAN.
 (MRS. A. R. GOLDMAN
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County Recorder

I hereby announce my candidacy for the nomination to the office of county recorder, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the Primary Election, September 10th.
 PAULINE WOODS
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Supervisor

hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of supervisor of Navajo county, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the pri- mary election, September 10, 1918.
 JOHN FLANAGAN
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Supervisor

I hereby announce myself as candi- date for the nomination of supervisor of Navajo county, subject to the action of the democratic party at the primary election September 10, 1918.
 R. c. CREswELL.
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Governor

hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of governor of Ari- zona, subject to the decision of the de- mocratic voters in the primary election September 10, 1918.
 FRED T. GOLFER
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Supervisor

l hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of supervisor of Ma vajo county, subject to the decision of the republican voters at the primary election september 10, 1918.
 JOHN NELSON.
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For Governor

I hereby announce myself candidate for the nomination of governor of Arizona, subject to the decision of the voters at the democratic primaries, September 10, 1918. FRED SUFFER,
 Bisbee, AriZ.
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Assessor

hereby announce myself candi- date for the office of assessor of Navajo county, Arizona, subject to the decis- ion of the democratic voters at the primary election, September 10, 1918.
 F. I. GARDNER
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Assessor

Thereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of assessor of Navajo county, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election, September 10, 1918. J. B. PACE
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Filed and recorded at the re- quest of Thomas McCauley, July IF, 1918 at $40 a. m. and duly recorded in Vol. No 2 of Articles of Incorporation on pages No 42, Records of Maya jo County, Arizona.
 PAULINE WOODS,
 Recorder
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water ana water rights, and other property, both real and personal, and to work, explore, operate and develop the same, and deal in the products and by-products thereof; to pur- chase. lease or otherwise &C., qulre, erect, own, operate and sell oil refineries, railroads, and tramways to lead from the Com pany's principal works; to en- ? age in and generally to carry on the business of mining and the development of mines and oil wells, and to bore fer and produce. refine manufacture. pipe. store, buy and sell petro- leum, naptha, gas, and all other minerals and mineral products; 10 buy, sell, own. hold, lease, mortgage. and generally to deal Tn real estate of every kind and character; to own. handle and control letters patent and inven- tlons; to do a general manufac- turing and mercantile business; to own, hold. buy. sell, and gen. erallY to deal in pipe lines and pipe line corporations; to own, cancel and reissue shares of it's capital stock and to own and vote shares of other corpora. tons; to issue bonds, notes, anc other evidences of indebtedness and to secure the payment ot the same by mortgage, deed o- trust. or otherwise; to act al agent. trustee, broker, or in an! other fiduciary capacity, and t, borrow and loan money; to d, and perform such acts ant things and transact such busi ness, not inconsistent with law in any part of the world, as tn Board of Directors may deem t the advantage of the corpora tion.
 Article III
 The amount of the authorize capital stock of the corporation is Three million Dollars, divided into three million shares of tn, par value of one Dollar eacl which shall be paid in at sucl time as the Board of Director may designate, in cash, real O personal property, service, lease option to purchase. or any othe valuable right or thing, for tn, uses of the corporation, and al shares of capital stock, when is sued in exchange therefor, shal thereupon and thereby becom' and be fully-paid the same al though paid for in cash at par and shall be non-assessable for ever, and the judgment of th' Directors as to the value of any property, right or thing acquir ed in exchange for capital stocl shall be conclusive.
 Article "
 The time of the commence ment of the corporation shall bt the day these Articles are fleC in accordance with law, and the termination thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter, with privilege of renewal anc right of perpetual succession as now provided by Law.
 Article V
 The affairs of this corporation shall be administered by Board of not less than three nor more than seven Directors, by whom a President and Vice-President shall be elected and a Secretary and Treasurer appointed.
 
 The Directors shall be elected by and from among the stock holders at the annual meeting
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under the Laws of the State of Arizona. and adopt the follow ing Articles of Incorporation.
 The name of the corporation is Hopi Oil Company. and it's principal place of business in Arizona is Holbrook. Offices may be established. business transacted, and meetings of stockholders and directors held at such places within or outside of Arizona as the bylaws of the company shall provide.
 2
 The general nature of the business proposed to be trans acted is to make contracts; to purchase, lease. option, locate, or otherwise acquire, own, ex- change, sell or otherwise dis pose of, pledge, mortgage. hypo- thecate and deal in mines, min ing claims, mineral lands, oil claims, oil lands, oil wells, water and water rights and other pro- perty, both real and personal, and to work. explore, operate and develop the same, and to deal in the products and by-pro- ducts thereof; to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire. erect, own, operate and sell oil refneries, railroads and tram ways to lead from the Com pany's principal works; to en- gage in and generally to carry on the business of mining and the development of mines and oil wells, and to bore for and produce, refine. manufacture, pipe, store, buy and sell oil, petroleum, naptha, gas and all other minerals and mineral pro- ducts: to buy, sell. own, hold, lease. mortgage and generally to deal in real estate of every kind and character; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions: to do a general manufacturing and mercantile business: to own, hold, buy, sell and generally to deal in pipe lines and pipe line corporations; to own, cancel. and reissue shares of it's own capital stock and to own and vote shares of other corporations; to issue bonds. notes and other eviden- ces of indebtedness and to se- cure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise; to act as agent, trustee, broker, or Tn any other fiduciary capacity, and to borrow and loan money; to do and to perform such acts and transact such business, not in- consistent with law. in any part of the world, as the Board of Directors may deem to the ad- vantage of the corporation.
 The amount Of the authorized capital stock of the corporation is one hundred and fifty thous- and (15O,000.) Dollars, divided into one million five hundred thousand (1,5OO,OO0) shares of stock of the par value of ten cents each. which shall be paid in. at such time as the Board of Directors may designate, in cash, real or personal property, l service, lease, option to pur- chase, or any other valuable right or thing. for the uses of the corporation, and all shares of capital stock, when issued in therefor. shall there upon and thereby become and be fully-paid the same as though paid for in cash at par, and shall be non-assessable forever, and he judgment of the Directors IS to the value of any property, light or thing acquired in ex- change for capital stock shall be 
 The time of the commence nent of the corporation shall be he day these Articles are filed n accordance with Law, and the thereof shall be ( wenty five years thereafter, with privilege of renewal and ( fight of perpetual succession as I
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WANTED TO BUY

Large quantity of standard size piping, 12 and 10 inches. Make quotations to
 THOMAS MCCAULEY,
 Hotel Holbrook. 5-tf Holbrook, Ariz.
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Filed in the office of the Ari- zona Corporation Commission this 18th day of July A. D. 1918 at 200 P. M. at the request of Thomas McCauley whose post office address is Holbrook. Ariz.
 Arizona Corporation Commission.
 By F. A. JONES.
 Chairman.
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State of Arizona.

State of Arizona. County of Navajo,
 Before me, w. H. Clark, a Notary Public in and for the County of Navajo. State of Ari- zona. on this day personally ap- peared Jack Warden and Geo. D. Meiklejohn. known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing in- strument, and each acknowledg- ed to me severally, that he exc cuted the same for the purposes and consideration therein ex- pressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of July, 1918.
 W. H. CLARK.
 Notary Public. My commission expires Oct. l. 1919.
 Filed in the office of the Ari- zona Corporation Commission this 17th day of July, AID. 1918 at 1000 a. m. at the request ot w. P. Geary whose post office address is Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona Corporation Commis-
 sion. By F. A. Jones,
 Chairman. Filed and recorded at the re- quest of w. P. Geary, July IS. 1918 at 3:25 D. m. and duly re- corded in Vol. No. 2, of Articles of Incorporation. Records of Navajo county, Arizona.
 Pauline Woods.
 Recorder.
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this 18th day of July 1918.

GEO. D. MEIKLEJOHN. whose post-office address is Omaha, Nebraska.
 JACK HARDEN, whose postoffice address is Holbrook, Arizona.
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be the Directors and Officers: President, s. G. Mayfield; Vice President, L. M. Reynolds; Se- cretary, Thomas McCauley; Treasurer, Thomas McCauley. The Directors shall adopt By Laws for the government of the corporation and may amend the same. They shall have full power to fill vacancies occurring in the Board from any cause. and to appoint from among their number an Executive Con- mittee which, to the extent provided by resolution or by the said Bylaws. shall have and exercise the powers granted the Directors by these Articles.
 
 The highest amount of liabili- ty of the corporation shall not exceed two-thirds of the capital ization.
 The private property of the stockholders of the corporation shall be forever exempt from liability for corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 g
 Pursuant to the proVis- ions of the statutes of this state, Thomas McCauley, of Hol- brook, Arizona. is hereby named as agent for the above corpora tion. on whom personal service | to bind the company shall be made.
 In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day of June, 1918.
 s. G. HATFIELD,
 Whose address is Holbrook. Arizona.
 THOMAS MCCAULEY,
 Whose address is Holbrook. Arizona.
 State of Arizona
 County of Navajo
 Before me, W. H. Clark, a Notary Public in and for the the County of Navajo, State of Arizona, on this day personally appeared s. G. Mayfield and Thomas McCauley known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and con- sideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June. 1918.
 w. H. CLARK
 Notary Public. My commission expires Oct. 1, 1919
 Filed in the office of the Ari- zona Corporation Commission this 18th day of July A. D. 1918 at 200 P. M. at the request of Thomas McCauley whose post
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The private property of the stockholders of the corporation shall be forever exempt from liability for corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.