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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
S. TOTS PERISH
IN NUNNERY FIRE
Charred Bodies of 43 Children
Taken From Ruins of Mon
treaI Institution.
VALIANT WORK BY NUNS
HeroicalIy Try To Save Lives of
Charges In Their care-Returned
Wounded Soldiers All Es-
cape Flames.

Montreal, Feb. 16.-Fiftyfive pa
bies, founding orphans, are now
known to have lost their lives In the
fire that swept through the west wing
Of the Grey Nun ASYLUM here.
Fircmon have taken 43 Dlackened
little bodies from the ruins. Twelve
more have been sighted.
Il Is feared that the death list will
reach at least 20, for the work of
checking Owe the living babies has
not been completed.
The wing was occupied partly by
returned wounded soldiers and partly
by the orphaned children. All of the
soldiers, about 200, are believed to
have escaped the flames. Inmates OF
the other parts of the building, includ.
ing nuns, aged, sick or crippled men
and women to the number of more
than a thousand were saved.
Cut Of by Flames.
The children were housed in that
section of the building where the fire
started and the flames spread so rap.
idly 1t was impossible to rescue
them.
When the flames were discovered
in the west wing the alarm was
quickly given and CT these able 70
help themselves fed to places OF
safety. The heroic nuns and nursing
sisters strove valiantly to save the
sick and wounded as well as the in.
fants under their charge.
The ages of the inmates of the
nunnery ranged from two or three
days to almost a hundred years.
Many of the infants who died in the
fire and smoke were only q few days
or q few weeks old
The elderly inmates were housed
In another section Of the nunnery,
and we're not Immediately menaced
by the flames.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
SLAUGHTER ITO BELGlAHs
Germans Execute Young Girls Because
of Patriotism.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Fifty-eight ex-
ecutions of Belgians by the German
authorities are said to have brought
the number OF such executions up to
ITO in the last year. says information
from Hayre.
The alleged reason given by the
German authorities was the crime of
patriotism. Among the victims were
at least 10 women. three young girls
between IA and 16 years of age. and
several youths under 90. The two
daughters of NJ. Groneret, a merchant
If T.iage. were compelled TO look on
at the execution of their relatives and
afterward were shot in their turn.
In q group Of % persons recently
shot at Client by the Germans, there
was one young girl of Is whose only
crime. the report states, was carrying
letters beyond the frontier.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

Geneva. Feb. 16. - The first ex-
change OF prisoners of war between
Austria and the Allies has taken
place near the Austrian frontier at
Buchs. Three hundred and twenty
four OF these prisoners have arrived
at Geneva. They include two lAmeri-
can volunteers. one English officer. and
10 British colonials, who we're cap
tured on the Turkish and Bulgarian
fronts. The others were largely Eng
lish and Scotch. Seventssn Of the
exchanged men were carried from The
train on stretchers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
Successfully Withstand Three
Hour Bombardment of Enemy
With Poison Fumes.
FOE AIR FLEET HALTED
American A~vlstors, Machine Guns and
Batteries Drive OF Teuton
Planes When Attack Is
Made on Sector.

with the American Army In
France, Feb. Is. - An unsuccessful
Commandment with gas shells has been
made by the Germans opposite the
Americans. American machines and
antt-aircraff batteries have also driven
off German airplanes in large num-
Eers
Gas shells in considerable number
from the German guns fell within the
American sector, making necessary
the wearing OF masks in all parts Of
the trenches for more than three
hours.
One American was injured by an
exploding shell, but so excellent has
been the anti-gas training OF the
men, not a single case of gas poison
ing was reported. The duration OF the
Smelling was two hours. but traces OF
the poison fumes remained for another
hour after the bombardment had
ceased.
Much Aerial Activity.
Visibility was good in the clear,
cold atmosphere and as a result there
was much aerial activity on both
sides. German airplanes In large
numbers repeatedly attempted to
cross the American lines, but were
driven of either by anti-aircraft bat
teries or by the air squadrons.
American artillerymen rapidly are
attaining a high degree OF efficiency.
They continually fred shells that ex-
ploded so close to the enemy air
planes that the aviators were COM
PEELED to dodge and duck and scur-
ried back to a safer area. pursued
across the sky by a trail OF shrapnel
puffs.
The artillery on both sides re-
sunled activity once more. The AM
erican gunners shelled the German
real Tines and communications ef
fectively.
No German Drive Vet.
Friday, the date set by influential
German newspapers for the starting
of the much advertised German Of
fensive. has passed and no aggres.
sion on the part Of the enemy mate
rallied. On the contrary both the
British and French armies delivered
Mt widely separated points on the
Western front. smashees at the Ger
man line. These attacks. although
they we're matnly In the nature Of
raids. were successfully carried out
and resulted In the capture OF pris-
oners and the infection OF casualties
on the enemy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

Washington, Feb. 16. - Coastwise
and Great Lakes steamship lines op.
Grated by railroads have been placed
by Director General McAdoo under
the supervision of w. HI. Peasants
Of New York, president Of the Ocean
Steamship company, designated man
ager OF the marine section Of the
railroad administration. Special atten'
sicn viii be given TO organization Of
water transportation facilities to 81,
sure greater movement of, col 70
Tow ENGLAND next winter and bette,
re * lake shipping n coal hauling
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
NO MORE BARLEY FOR BEER
Order to Cease Buying lssued-Bread
Formula Effective.

Washington, Feb. 16.-All brewers,
maltsters and other firms in the
United States engaged in the produc.
tion of malt have been ordered by
the federal food administration to
cease buying barley. In connection
with the issuance Of the order it was
said by the food administration that
1t is estimated that the maltErers OF
the country have barley stocks on
hand sufficient to operate their plants
for periods of three to six months.
Barley recently has advanced rap
idly in price following the promulga'
ton Of new orders covering its use
as a -four substitute.
The food administration also put
into effect today the Victory bread
and bakery product formula which
was not to have been effective until
Feb. "a.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
TUsCANlA DEATHS MAY BE TIA
E~Ighty-two Names Are Officially List
ed With Department.

&s8Vty-tW0 t$utUCo NEC 0ttStasty GtoH-
ed With Department.
Washington. Feb. Is. - Eighty-two
names of known dead among Ameri-
q soldiers who were on the Tusca-
MIA have been received by cable at the
War department.
An Associated Press dispatch sev-
eral days ago announced that 164 SOL
der victims had been buried on the
Scottish GAS and gave the OF
131 identified but this last message
was the first official partial list to
reach the department.
James ]. Buckley Of Minneapolis Is
named In the official list as among
the dead. Names OF other Minnesota
and Northwest men are;v
Frederick Allen, Ada, MINI.
Homer Llewllyn Anderson. Cumber-
land, Wis.
Russell r. Bennett, Plainfeld. wis.
Jack J. Byrne. Butte, Mont.
- Waiter creiiin. Virginia, MINI.
Frank Drahota, jackson, MINI.
William ]. Trageser. Cottonwood.
MINI.
james p. Hawley. Neenah. Wis.
John G. johnson. Big Falls. MINI.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
Hold nadaer ofnclal Laeks sympath,

Hold Badger ofhclai Lacks sympathy
Ashland, Wis. Feb. 15.--Giving as
4 reason that William Landraint. In
come tax assessor for three Northern
Wisconsin counties. lacks sympathy
with this country in Its war aims and
that the public interests would be
benefited BY . change, the state tax
commission has announced at Madi.
son II win not reeppoint Mr.. Land
raint. The commission held : twoshouz
hearing at Ashland " the charge al
disloyslty aGainst L~andraint. prefer
red BY the Ashland Council OF De
fsnse, and many witnesses testified,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
CARRIERS MAY GET INCREASE
More Pay For Those On Rural Routes
n Indicated.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Indicating APP
prevail of increase in rural carriers
salaries where the service warrants It,
Fcsrth Assistant Postmaster General
Blakeslee urged the Senate p~ostoffice
committee to take into consideration,
time. mileage and amount Of mail
handled in arriving at . basis Of pay.
The present system OF basing pay
on mileage only, he said. resulted in
ineQuities. H. III. Collins. secretary
of the National Association of Third
and Fourth Glass Postmasters. asked
the committee to grant more pay to
postmasters at the smaller towns.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

HYou Did," shrieked chippy chappy.
when he went out to a party, or when
folks offered him food he did like to
have it Of the best.
So he was much cheered up because
SHARPLY had said it would be a splendid
feast.
"When are you going to have itT"
asked Chippy Chappy.
This very afternoon" said SHARPLY.
"WeTl probably quarrel a little" said
Chippy Chappy, hoping they wouldn't
quarrel over the food.
"Oh that won't matter" said Sharply
ga little fighting is good for u di
gestions."
"What are digestions?" asked Chippy
Chappy. cooking his head on one side,
and whisking his tail up high.
"Digestions," squealed SHARPLY, "are
our tummies when food is received by
them happily. To have a good diges-
ton means we can eat anything, to
have q bad one means that we have.
aches and pains and feel very poorly
and that food is d~isagreeable to us"
"We certainly have good digestions,"
said Chippy Chappy.
"We most assuredly have" agreed
SHARPLY.
"And is fighting good for us, dc
you Think"
Excellent" said Sharply.
"Isn't afternoon here now" said
Chippy Chappy. "It seems as If / had
been talking to you all the morning."
"Not polite to talk like that" squeal-
ed SHARPLY. ut should give you great
pleasure to talk with me-"
'It does, SHARPLY DEAR" said Chippy
Chappy, but 1t gives me even more
pleasure, If that could be possible, to
eat with YOU"
Chippy Chappy said this with a sly
little wink. But SHARPLY did not notice
1t. he was feeling hungry himself.
"Come along. afternoon or not. wen
have the feast"
So they went to Sharp's hole, and OF
all the wonderful feasts Chippy Chap
by saw one that did his heart or his
tummy or his digestion, he wasn't SIRE
which, a great deal Of good.
my mouth waters !" exclaimed Chip
py Chappy. MY! But there is a feast
here. Where did you steal all these
nuts from? They certainly aren't saved
up ones. You'd never have SO many
left over at this time Of the year If
they were only saved up ones"
II did save Them" said Sharply. II
didn't steali Ididn'tw
"You did," shrieked Chippy Chappy.
"Now that you are becoming so angry
about 1t, I am sure you have been
stealing. And now you are not telling
the truth"
"You say I steal, and you say I don't
tell the truth. I'll punish you for
that I"
And they began to fight. As a mat
ter Of fact Chippy Chappy had no right
to scold SHARPLY for stealing, as he was
only too glad to eat some Of his stolen
food, and too, Chippy Chappy had just
as bad q reputation for stealing rs had
SHARPLY. An squirrels are famed for
Il.
But they fought and they fought un-
til they were all tired out and until the
nuts had been almost forgotten But
after awhile they stopped fghting an0
made up.
I'm glad you've got the nuts any
way, said Chippy Chappy, sand I real
" don't eays how you got them"
'>0f cours9 y6u don't.s said Sharpys
= no ~ nVnshed - fsss - ~
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

n New York. Feb. 16.--By direction Of
the court. and at the request of the
federal district attorney, the jury in
the trial for treason of Paul C. Hen
mig returned o verdict of not guilty.
Hennig. q naturalized German, was
accused OF tampering with parts Of
g~yroscopes manufactured at the plant
Of the Il. w. Bliss company In Brook
Ign. where he formerly was q fore
mar. The gyroscopes yer Intended
for . In torpedoes made for the
United States government for use in
the war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
LLOYD GEORGE AGAIN UPHELD
Sustained by Commons In Adoption
Of Reply.

London, Feb. 16.-Through the adop-
ton by the House Of Commons the
address In reply to the speech from
the throne, which was accomplished
without division, the attacks against
the government for the time being
have come to naught. Debate was on
various subjects. including the food
question. brewing and diplomacy. All
hostile amendments against the pre-
mier's address we're either withdrawn
or rejected.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
EXPORTS PUT UNDER LICENSE
New Proclamation Is Issued by Pres
ident Wilson.

Washington, Feb. 16.-By a new
proclamation has President Wilson
placed all exports to all countries I'm.
der license by the War Trade board
after today.
No commodities can be exported OF
imported from or to the United States
except by special license.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
AIR PLANES SINK SUBMARINE
French Planes Report Encounter In
EncIish Channel.

Paris. Feb. 16.--An encounter be-
tween two French hydroairplanes and
q German submarine in the English
channel recently probably resulted In
the sinking Of the u boat after 1t had
been bombed by the planes according
to an official announcement by the
French admiralty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
ROOSEVELT STILL IMPROVES
10 Practically Sitting Up Large Part
Of Time.

New York. Feb. 16.-Colonei Roose-
velt's condition Is markedly improved.
HE is very comfortable-getting
along iinoiy, was the report given
at Roosevelt. hospital. So satisfac-
tory has been his progress that dur
Ing the day the adjustable bed upon
which he rests was raised SO that he
was practically sitting up.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
TWO MORE AvIAToRs KILLED

One Dies by Fan and Other Sue
cumbs % Injury.
Washington. Feb. 16.-General Per-
shing has reported th,k Cadet Con-
rad r. Hazen, signal corps, New York.
died February II as . result of an
airplane accident.
New Haven. Conn.,, Feb. 16.-A ca
blegrami received at Yale stated that
First. Lieut.. Frank Browne Turner.
~. Of Wicomico, Nd. was killed by
an airplanc fall in France Feb. ..
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
Charged WIth Attempted eIackmaII.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 16.-Indictments
charging an attempt to blackmail Asa
G. Gambler, millionaire mayor Of At
lanta, out OF 100000 were returned
by the Fulton county grand jury
against ]. w. Cook, q real estate man,
and Mrs. II. H.. Hirsh Of this city
Both were arrested and are held In
jail under $1,000 bond each.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
Kaiser And Aides Adopt Plan at
Conference, is Report-May
Attack Petrograd.
ENEMY BACKS UKRAINE
C~ontempIates Counter Blow as Answer
to s~olsheviki Rejection Of German
Peace-French Penetrate Boche
Lines Taking Prisoners.

Amsterdam, Feb. 10. - Ger
many and Austria are still at var
with Russia.
This belief was expressed by
Dr. Richard o kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary, at the
concluding session of the recent
peace conference at Brest-Litovsk
after Leon Trotzky, the BoIsheviki
foreign minister, had made his
final statement that Russia was
out of the war and her armies
would be demobilized, but that she
would desist from signing a for
NAL peace treaty.
Paris, Feb. 1S.-The French war of.
flee that the French troops
have penetrated the German lines
northeast of Courey. on the Aisne front,
and returned with a number of pris-
oners.
A lively artillery duel was main
tanned in the Champagne, notably in
the sector Of Butte Du Mesnil, where
American batteries are stationed.
Advance In Palestine.
London, Feb. 16.-The British fore
es in Palestine have made an ad.
vance of two miles on a front of six
miles northeast of Jerusalem, the war
office announces.
Plan Russian Drive.
Peace On German terms having
been refused by the B~olsheviki gov
eminent, germany will again lake up
military operations against Northern
Russia. This resolution is reported
to have been arrived at at a confer
ence at imperial headquarters be-
tween Emperor William and military
and political leaders. Petrograd
probably will be the objective of the
new invasion.
Foe To Aid Ukraine.
1t is indicated in Vienna dispatches
that the Teuton powers made peace
with the Ukraine in order to offset
their diplomatic defeat at the hands
of Trotsky. 1t is reported that Ger
many will support the Ukraine
against the Bolsheviki. One German
newspaper says the Bolsheviki are
moving against the Ukraine and
there is little doubt that Teuton pow.
ers will use all means to protect food
supplies which they hope to obtain
from the Ukraine. BY aiding the Uk.
raine Germany probably would not
have to bring back from the western
front more than a few of the divisions
moved there recently from the east,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

james RI Hawley. Neenah. Wis.
John G. Johnson. Big Falls. MINI.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
GENERAL GALES
WIFE ILL WITH
PNEUMONIA
DOCTOR SMELKER is
CALLED TO AID HER
Special Train Takes Him
and Her Relatives to
Hermosillo.

Pneumonia complicated with
bronchitis, threatened the life of
Mrs. P. Elias Gales this week,
and on Wednesday a hurry-up
call was received by DR.. V. A..
Smoker of this city to come i'm
mediateIy in a effort to arrest
the progress of the disease.
The fact that the patients
husbands military commandant
of the first zone of the military
establishment of Mexico, and
constitutional governor of the
state of Sonora, made it possible
to arrange for a special train to
the take physician to Hermosillo.
Upon the same train went also
a number of the relatives Of the
stricken lady. who were at No
gales. They were Miss Chatita
Chacon a sister of Mrs. Gales,
Mr.. Alex. Carpena, Mr.. Conrado
Gaxiola of Hermosillo. and Mr..
Manuel Gonzalez.
The train made fast time, going
to Magdalena, a distance of eighty
kilometres, in less than an hour,
and continuing at the same rate
of speed the entire distance.
Advices from Hermosillo are
to the effect that under the skill.
full ministration of DR.. Smoker.
who has hardly left her bedside,
Mrs. Gales is on the way to re-
covery, and it is anticipated that
the doctor will return to Nogales
Monday evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
HOME
! DESTROYED
BY FIRE
EXPLOSION OF OIL
STOVE THE CAUSE
House was Occupied by
Family of Captain
Martin. :

Fire Saturday afternoon de-
stroyed the residence of Will, ST.
monitor, situated in the rear of
ZIG Grand avenue. which was oc.
cupied by the family of Captain
Martin of the 35th Infantry.
The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion an oil stove, and the
flames spread so rapidly tina t
practically nothing was removed
from the structure.
The fire department responded
very promptly to the alarm, and
Policeman Ed. Jakes made a
pretty drive. plotting the truck
over the mile of tortuous going
with skill and the department did
effective work in saving adjoin-
ing buildings.
The fire was too far advanced
to save much of the Martin home
but the prompt work of the de-
partment pre- vented the destruc.
ton of a trunk in the building
in which there was jewelry and
other valuables.
The loss on the building was
about $500, and about $500 tc
$400 on furniture. There was nc
insurance.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
FAlN WAS NOT KILLED
Report that He Had Fallen
at Yaqui's Hands
Proves Untrue.

When d. l.. Fain arrived home
from the San Miguel river distrlc
in Sonora Friday evening, he set
at rest decisively the rumor that
he had been killed by the Yaqui
Indians.
Several days ago a telegram
was received in Nogales, Sonora,
saying that Fain. who is engaged
in mining on the San Miguel, had
been killed by the Yaquis. The
report was descredited at that
time, but it was not finally dis
proved until Mr.. Fain arrived in
the city by train Friday evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
WHERE MEN MAY
REGISTER ON
June FIFTH
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
DESIGNATES PLACES
All Who have Become 21
Since June S, 1917, Must
Register.

Secretary ARGUS Reddoch made
a tour of Santa Cruz county Sat
urday, arranging for branch reg
istration offices of The Santa
Cruz county draft board, to afford
convenient places for the men
who must register on the 5th of
June.
Especial efforts are being made
by the local draft board to secure
a complete registration of every
one in Santa Cruz county who
comes under the provisions of
the new law, as the penalty for
failure to register is severe. Sc
cretary Reddoch has furnished
the following statement regar-
ding the places for registration:
Following is list off o places
that have been designated by the
Local Draft Board of Santa Cruz
County for sthe registration of
young men who have become
twenty-one years of age since
June S, 1917. Please publish
daily in CONSPICUOUS places in
paper, urging and warning every
man of this class to register.
Montana. Phil Clarkes' Store
Calabasas, Residence of Mrs. w.
H. Walker
Tubac, Postoffice & j. I. Gar
rett's Store
AmadovilIe, Post Office
Patagonia, Office of the Patago-
nian
Sonoita, Post Office
Elgin, Hanson's Store
Vaughan, j. A. McCarty's resi-
dence
Camille, Addie Parker's Store
San Rafael, Residence of Perry
Wilson
Lochiel, Custom House
Harshaw, Residence of Richard
Farrell. Sr.
Daquesne, Harry L. Vaughan's s
Store
Alto, Post Office
Nogales, Office of the Local Ex-
emption Board in the Court
House.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
ITALY IS STRONGER
Is Becoming More Powerful
Factor in War Plans
of Allies.

WASHINGTON. June l. Ma
jor Genersl Crozier, member of
the United Estates war council.
declared today that Italy is be-
coming a more powerful factor
in the war plans of the allies.
AS a result of his study of or
dance abroad, General Crozier
SAID that every effort should be
made to perfect the use of poi
sonous gas as a war weapon. He
believes that better gas shells
must be designed and produced
in greater quantities.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-06-02
W. FRAZIER SMITH
TO BE AN ARMY
CHAPLAIN
METHODIST PASTOR
RESIGNS HIS CHARGE
Application, With Church
Endorsement, Goes
to Washington.

Rev. w. Frazier Smith, pastor
of the Sonoita Avenue Methodist
Church, has tendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect at the end of
thirty days, in order that he may
accept a comission as chaplain
in the army, for which he has
been recommended by the commit
tee of the General Conference Of
that church having jurisdiction
in such matters.
Last week Mr.. Smith received
notice that the recommendation of
the committee had been forward
ed to the War Department, and
that he could look for action at
any time after thirty days; so
when the presiding elder visited
Nogales at about that same time,
that church official was rendered
the resignation of Mr.. Smith,
and requested to find a successor
within the time mentioned. AS
there are many vacancies in the
corps of chaplain as the army is
now constituted, it is but a mat
ter of routine to lead up to issue
of a commission after a clergy
man has been recommended by
the proper committee of the
church in which he officiates. So
the stay of Mr.. Smith in Noga-
les will be measured now by but
a few weeks; and in short time
the counting of the days before
his departure will run rapidly.
In the short time that Rever-
end. Smith has been over the
Methodist church in Nogales he
has made many warm friends and
numbers among the people here
many admirers who appreciate
the brilliance of his mind and his
eloquence. All feel that in the
army Chaplain Smith will be of
great service to the men who re-
ceive is ministrations, and that
he will be beloved by all the SOL
diers who may come to know
him.