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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24
PETROGRAD'S FALL IS
CABlED TO WASHINGTON
City and Fortress Of kronstadt Wreoe.
ed From eeieaouered Force
Food to BE Sent In

Washington. Oct. 2O.-The fall of
Petrograd and the occupancy of both
that city and the fortress of Kron-
stadt by the Russians and anti-bol.
shevik forces have been reported Of
ficially by the general staff of the
Finnish army to the Viborg repre-
sentative of the northwest govern
ment of Russia. This information
reached the state department last
night.
In making public the department.
advices, Acting Secretary Phillips
said that direct dispatch, dated
Saturday, received last night from the
departments representative nearest
the old Russian capital, reported that
the Finnish official announcement had
not been corroborated from other
sources.
The announcement crediting the
Finnish general staff as authority was
brief and was dated Saturday. 1t
came from Viborg and followed I'M.
confirmed reports to the department
through Swedish and Russian sources
saying that Petrogral and krOnstadt
had been wrested from the bolsle.
wiki by the beleagureing forces under
General Yudenitch that with the fall
of the fortified Gotchina, IS miles
out Of Petrograd on the way to
Berlin. the collapse of the old capi-
tai was inevitable and that bolshe.
wiki were concentrating all their sol.
diers for decisive struggle with Gen.
eral Denewine's forces in the south.
London. Oct. Ca Reuter- dispatch
from Helsingfors. dated Saturday,
says:
1.-The report Of the surrender of
kronStadt and of the imminent fall of
Petrograd has caused the greatest
commercial activity here. and there
has been a sudden rise in the value of
the ruble. Contracts for deliveries of
food and other necessities have been
hurriedly concluded.
M. MarguilieS. minister of COM
merce for the northwest Russian gov
eminent. has arranged for 100000
Kilograms Of rice to be rushed to Pet
rograd as soon as the treaty is rati-
fed
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Italians Rush to America.

Naples. Oct. 20.--An unusual rush
of emigrantS towards America is in
progress. Two thousand Italians ap,
piled for passports to the United
The increase of available ships and
the removal of restrictions as tn the
vises on American passports are given
as the cause of the migratory move
Ment.
The house Of representatives last
week passed bill which would ex-
tend for one year the wartime regu-
latt0ns on the issuance Of passports.
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ENGLISH RULER WANTED.

Paris. Oct. n.-Tiie inter-alled COM
miSSiOnerS nj Budapest. accordin. to
the ln'ra>igient. received delegates
"f til" m"narchiai party. who de.
man,lcd The RICH, I" elect Il Hungarian
sovereign. They declared they were
not advocating the return Of one If the
Hnpsburg house and would not oppose
the selection "f an English prince,
particularly the Duke Of Connaught.
The lntrasigient adds that the
Duke nj Connaught's candidacy has
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24
LIGHT PRISONERS DIG WAY
OUT OF DETROIT COUNTY JAIL

Detroit. Mch.. Oct. oO.-Itkny tn.
mortar from between the Stones an,
bricks with splinters of wood from
their cots. eight prisoners includiu:
several said by the police 70 be dr>
perate. broke through the walls of tn,
Wayne county Jail last night and es
capped four stories To the ground hy
means OF ladder constructed "s bed
ding. The rope broke as the last ma,
was descending and he fell two stories
breaking both ankles. He was cauyI,,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24
LANSING GIVEN DEGREE.

Albany. \. Y. Oct. 1S.-Secretary
Robert Lansing received the honorary
degree of doctor of laws of the annual
convocation Of the University of the
State of New York here last night,
This degree has been conferred by the
board on % other men. In comforting
the honor on him. DIR. John II. Finley,
president of the university noted the
fact that this was a birthday gift. Sec.
rotary Lansing having been born AT
Watertown. n. y. So years ago yester
day.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24
DIVORCE LAW CHANGED.

Detroit. Oct. 1s.-Through action Of
the laymen Of the Protestant Episco.
nal church in the 1916 general con-
yention, sustained by both clerical
and lay delegates yesterday. the limo.
cent party to divorce may he re.
welded in the church. Amendment OF
the canOns to prevent remarriage by
mn Episcopal priest If person who
has a divorced husband or wife living
was defeated. despite desperate ef.
forts by many Of the clergy and y few
Of the laity to secure Its adoption.
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MAYNARD WINS
AERIAL DERBY
THEOLOGICAL STUDENT COM.
PLErEs FLIGHT ACROSS coUN.
TRY AND RETURN
GREETED BY WIFE AND KIDS
lieutenant's Family First to Congratu,
late Him.-Another Trip Across
Continent Planned Which Pro.
vides for Only One Stop

MineOla, Oct. Clustering by COM
pass and flying at an average speed
of nearly two miles a minute, 3.4OO
miles across the continent and return,
through snow. fog. clouds and rain.
Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard landed on
Roosevelt field here at l 80 p. m. Sat
urday. the first aviator to finish in
the army's great transcontinental air
race and reliability test. He carried
as passengers Master Electrician Will
liam r. Klein of Harrisburg. Pa, whom
he described as deserving 1.-THE great
est credit" and Trixie,' Belgian po-
lice dog.
Unofficial figures compiled last
night by the American Flying club
show that Lieutenant Maynard's ac-
tual flying time on the return trip was
"a hours. A. minutes and s seconds.
only few minutes less than his un-
official flying time on his westbound
trip.
Under the rules of the contest.
however. time spent between control
stations must be counted in the actual
flying time as computed by the army
in deciding the winner of the race.
This means that the IS hours Lieu
tenant Maynard spent changing
motors in Il corn field in Wahoo. Neb..
where he was forced down because of
broken crank shaft. will be added
to his official flying time. The unof-
fetal total elapsed time on the return
trip was 81 hours. 30 minutes and 4S
seconds. including three days spent in
San Francisco. the round trip being
made in approximately 10 days and
five hours.
Undaunted by the fact that 10 lives
have been lost directly and indirectly
as result of the race. Lieutenant
Maynard announced that within few
weeks he would attempt one-stop
flight from Nlineola to San Diego.
Cal, with Dallas, Texas. the only
stopping point. 80
A modified type Ct De Havi1sna
plane, somewhat similar to that he
used in the cross country race. has
been fitted up for him here and the
start will be made as soon as he has
had an opportunity to make a few
trial flights. Lieutenant l.. d. Brad
shaw, who has been flying since 1912,
and entered the army as an enlisted
man, will be his companion on his
attempted one-stop flight.
The first persons to greet Lieut..
Maynard as he stepped from his ma
chine were his wife and two little
girls. who rushed across the field amid
the frantic cheering of the hundreds
Of spectators who were marShaled at
a safe distance by special details of
soldiers,
Although ne is hailed as the great
est airman in America and one of
the foremost pilots in the world. Lieu
tenant Maynard. who left the Baptist
ministry two years ago to enter the
military service of his country, plans
10 obtain his discharge from the army
before Christmas and to re-enter the
Wake Forest. \. G.. college. where he
still has two years work in his theo.
logical course. He is - years old.
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WORLD WAR LEGION
MOVEMENT ABANDONED

New York. Oct. 16.-Ahandonmen1
of organization Of the World War
legion and cancellation of it's nation.
al encampment. which was schedules,
for this week mt Pittsburg. wer. an.
nOunced In a statement from its Wash.
irGtOn headquarters. received here
last night.
All World War legion members hav.
been urged to Join the American L..
giOn as the officially recognized body
VI war veterans. the statement said.
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To Keep Out Radicals.

Washington. Dec. IA favorable
report on a resolution extending for
one year after the proclamation of
peace. wartime restrictions on pass.
ports. SO as to keep radicals and ynd.-
sirahle aliens out Of the country. was
ordered yesterday by the house foreign
relations committee.
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM
STEEL STRIKE GAIN

Pittsburg. Pa. Oct. oO.-The fourth
week Of the strike in the steel mills
of the Pittsburg district ended last
night with the employers declaring
their men were returning to work in
increasing numbers every day. and the
strike lenders insisting their figures
showed that steel production in the
Pittshurg district is only 40 per cent
Of normal
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WORLD NEWS N
CONDENSED FORM

in newspapers lying beside Il wood
path near Fort Lee. New York. result.
ed in a police sergeant discovering
$4,000 worth Of drugs. The package
was turned over to federal agents who
found 155 bottles Of heroin, codeine
and other drugs.
Demand of the public for new paper
money to replace that which has lost
its fresh crackle has become So great
that government officials are deter
mined to stop it. The demand now
has amounted to the enormous sum Of
$11 100000 daily as compared with the
$7.OOO.OOO capacity Of the bureau Of
engraving and printing.
The Cologne Gazette says ii under
stands that Germany has paid the first
installment of the war indemnity. The
newspaper says it consisted Of deliv-
cries of various commodities amount
ing to 10000. 100000 marks.
Help up and relieved of his purse
and valuables by band of gypsies.
Veldo Olson lived up to Wyoming ira
ditions by returning with rifle and
compelling the robber to return the
loot, says Lusk dispatch.
American participation in the north.
ern Russian hostilities In and around
Archangel resulted in total of 553
casualties. according to n complete rec
ord which the war department has
issued.
Resolutions requesting congress to
place one billion dollars at the dis
posal Of the war finance corporation
for the purchasing Of foreign securi-
ties against debentures to be issued
which would lengthen credits and sta.
billie rates of exchange were passed
unanimously by the general commit.
tee of the world cotton conference in
session in New Orleans.
4 4
The Canadian railway board in
Montreal announces that Canadian
railway time will be moved back an
hour ut 9 O'clock Sunday morning,
October 26. to conform to the winter
time standard of United States rail.
roads.
Continuance of the daylight saving
plan in New York City next year
is provided for in an ordinance adopt.
ed unanimously by the board of alder
men. Approval of the measure by
Mayor Hylan is expected.
4 4
Joseph Allen Richards. American
railroad man. who claims to have 10.
Gated the bodies Of Lieutenants Water.
house and Connolly. American avia-
tors lost in Mexico. has left Nogales.
Ariz., for San Diego. CAL. acting on
Instructions from the war department,
to accompany an expedition from San
Diego to Las Animas bay, Mex. to re.
locate the graves of the American avi.
atOrS.
4 a
Prisoners captured by Mexican fed.
eral troops. who are known to be ban.
dts, are to he executed without beins
sent to chihuahua City for trial he.
fore military court martial. General
Manuel Diequez announced at Juarex
4 4
I.oaded to capacity the steamship
Point Bonita. which inaugurated the
service Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company between Baltimore and San
Francisco. by way of the Panama Gu,
nal, has left Baltimore. The trip will
occupy about 30 days. it was said u,
the cOmpany's office.
4 4
Employees If the Pacific American
shipyard ut Bellingham. WASH. who
went on strike .htoher l. have return
ed to work with the authority IF the
International Trades council. Al,Ou,
80 men were affected by the walkOut
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AMONG ooLoRED PEOPLE.

With the active support of colored
educators and organizations for the bet-
terment of the race, the United States
Public Health Service this week
launched comprehensive campaign for
the eradication Of venereal diseases in
colored communities.
DR.. G. V. Roman, prominent colored
physician, who did effective work in the
venereal disease fight among colored sol
diers during the war, has mapped out q
campaign to organize several southern
communities where there is a high
prevalence. During this month, May
and June, he will deliver lectures be-
fore medical associations at Birming-
ham and Tuskegee, Ala; Atlanta, Ga;
St. Louis, Mo-; Oklahoma City, Okla;
Columbia, s. G.; Chattanooga, Knox
vile, Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.
Following these lectures he will en-
deavor to have organizations formed.
DR.. A. A. Womack has been assigned
to the Louisiana Board Of Health for
one month and will devote his entire
time to effective work among the coll
ored people. From the Washington of
fee Of the United States Public Health
Service DR.. Roscoe G. Brown is direct
ing the work of reaching the colored
people with educational literature.
In addition to this the National Asso-
citation Of Colored Women has named q
representative to take up the work in
the following states: Pennsylvania,
Washington, West Virginia, Montana,
Delaware, Ohio, Texas, Missouri, Iowa.
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MACON. MO.

The members of Vine and Broadway
Baptist church gave their pastor, Rev
J. w. L. Underwood, q most handsome
present for Easter, which he appreciated
to the highest and one that he always
have remembrance for Vine and Broad.
way and also the ladies remembered his
wife with a living plant.
Mr.. Lenius Perkins spent Easter with
| home folks.
Mrs. Reynolds of Jacksonville, Mo.
spent Sunday.
Miss Bertha Young is visiting in st
Louis, Mo.
Mr.. J. E. Harris Of Oakland, CAL
sent his mother, Mrs. G. Harris, a box
Of flowers of different kinds and beau
tiful lilies. These flowers grew in his
own yard for her Easter gift.
Mrs. Edith Graver and Mrs. Emma
Burton returned from ST. Louis and Mr.
Graves called there on account serious
illness of their brother.
The remains of Homer Lee, who died
in Lovejoy, Ill, were shipped to Macon
for burial, A former Macon boy.
Mr.. Ike Guy of Clinton, Iowa, is Wis
iting his old home at Macon, Mo.
Mr.. Tom Broxton spent Easter visit
ing friends in the city.
Mr.. Joe Burton Of Rock Island, Ill.
spent Easter visiting friends and spoke
very interesting remarks at Bethel A
M. E. church Sunday.
julius Bethel and student Of the
college. were Baptist Sunday morning
at Vine and Broadway Baptist church
Both churches, Vine and Broadway
and A. M. E. Bethel, gave Easter pro
grams Sunday.
Mr.. Caesar Graves is on the sick list
few days.
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| churches.
| Mr.. George cambridge, after visit
to folks at home, has returned to work
ut st. Paul, MINI.
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SENATOR CUMMINS SPEAKS BE-
FORE BRANCH.
Iowa's Senior Senator Tells Colored
People About Proposed League
| . - NJ &io,,o

OF Nations.
A crowd that filed the auditorium of
the Corinthian Baptist church heard
United States Senator Albert B. Cum
Minis discuss the proposed League of
Nations Tuesday night. Among other
things the Senator said: "Three
things must go out Of the covenant be-
fore it can be adopted. We do not
want to transfer the seat of govern
ment of the United States to Europe,
T would rather be citizen of the Uni
ted States than citizen Of the world. =
Senator Cummins paid high tribute
to what he termed the achievements of
the colored man in the war.
uYour people have distinguished
themselves on the bloody fields OF
France and in loyalty, patriotism and
courage none are your superiors. Out
Of the terrible devastating war from
which we have just emerged has come
I am glad to say, some compensations
and one Of the most important is q
keener, livelier and more comprehen'
sive sense Of justice to all peoples OF
the world without respect to race, color
creed or condition.
The address was given under the
auspices Of the Des Moines Branch OF
the National Association for the Ad
vancement Of Colored People and was
followed by musical numbers by Mrs
Dalza Hammitt, soprano, and Miss Rosa
Gibson, soprano; the Rev. M. ToomJ
gave the invocation and the Rev. II. A
Perry the benediction. Elbert r. Hal
presided. Several persons applied fol
membership in the branch.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS.

Rev. j.. z. Jackson, pastor of the Ia
bernacle Baptist church, reports grand
Easter service at his church. Rev. r.
P. jackson filed his pulpit at IL a. m.
The Baptist people who laboring
under the leadership Of the Rev. j. p.
Jackson and all the people of the city
are thankful to God for sue ha church,
for it is a credit to the city and to all
nations. Rev. Jackson will baptise
Sunday afternoon at the Sixth st. Bap
tist. We are also glad to say the Lord
is blessing our sick people they are bet.
ter in the name Of the Lord, a good time
all the way for God Sunday. Collec
tions good.
The Rev. j. 81. Ferribee, D. D., the
presiding elder of the Des Moines dis.
trict, will hold his third quarterly con
ference at the Bethel A. M. E. church.
Ave. A and 10th ST., April 27, 1919, the
last Sunday in April. The district con
ference and Sunday school convention
will convene at Bethel A. M. E. church
June 8, 1919.
Wednesday afternoon the Pastor Aid
met at the parsonage with sixteen la
dies present and are preparing to have
their please Sunday program, which is
to be the last Sunday night in each
month.
Mrs. Minnie Herndon, the superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, had
charge Of the program. Our Saster pro-
gram was beautiful and our morning
choir came out for the first time in their
new robes. The morning choir is doing
fine under the leadership Of Miss Ethel
! Richardson, president. Mrs. Eva Besse
is our pianist for both choirs, morning
and night choir, and is loved by all.
Mr. Andrew Fletcher had painful
accident last Friday by something fall
ing upon him at the Union Pacific round
house. Miss Esta Myers is very i'll at
the Edmound hospital. Mrs. Teal is
also much better at this writing. Rev.
and Mrs. A. Gamble, sister and broth
er-in-law was present with them in our
Easter services at the Bethel A. M. E.
church Sunday. The church was SO
well pleased to see Brother r. V. Rob
ertson at 1925 5th Ave. out, he having
been down about two years with a par
aiytic stroke, at the program Sunday
night. The Sunday school superintend-
ent and teachers had a feast for the
children in the basement and served
them ice cream.
Rev. Broadnax of Omaha will preach
at Bethel A. NJ. E. church April ~
which is our third quarterly meeting
Rev. W. G. Williams will also be pres.
ent and their congregations will be with
them.
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We are wishing them much success

We are wishing them much success
and happiness.
Out of town guests were DR.. and Mrs.
E. "A. Lee and mother of Des Moines,
Iowa; Miss Sadie Lewis and Mrs. p.
Thomas and Mrs. e. Walls of Abba,
Iowa; Miss Charlotte n. Brown of Kan
sas City, NO.; Miss Eta searcy of Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa.
Miss Lydia May Robinson was mar
ried to Mr.. Jordan Harlan Monday,
April 90, 1919. Mr.. Harlan is mem
ber of the 25th infantry, who are now
stationed at Nogales, Arizona. The
couple left. for short honeymoon in
Missouri.
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The Best Cough Medicine.

When a druggists finds that his Gus
toners all speak of a certain prepara-
ton, he forms good opinion Of it and
when in need of such medicine is al
most certain to use it himself and in his
family. This is why SO many druggists
use and recommend Chamberlain 9
Cough Remedy. j. B. Jones, a well
known druggist of Cubrun, KY, says,
nI have used Chamberlain 9 Cough
Remedy in my family for the past seven en-
wears, and have found it to be the best
cough medicine I have ever known.
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oTTUMwA, IOWA.

Easter Sunday was busy day at the
A. M. E. church Sunday. A most beau
tiful Easter morning sermon was
preached by Rev. E. R. Edwards, pastor,
after which the Lord s supper was Of
fered in remembrance Of our Lord and
Savior. .r'
The Sunday school rendered very
successful program in the afternoon.
Eight were baptised at the evening
services.
Keosauqua a few days during the past
week. a..
Mr.. Harry Lewis left Wednesday for
st. Paul, Mimi, for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. OWE Gooch have re-
turned from the funeral Of her father in
Moberly, Mo.
Miss Zella Clark from Michigan IS
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. CLARK, ana
relatives. a*s ~-
Davis-Bruce Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Eliza
beth Davis to Attorney William Bailey
Bruce of Kansas City, Mo-, was sol
emnized at the Mt. Zion A. M. r..
church Sunday, April 20, 1919, at .
O 'clock. The Rev. E. r. Edwards per-
formed the ceremony.
Rev. E. r. Edwards was a visitor IN
Preceding the ceremony Miss Gladys
Strather, niece Of the bride, sang son
Promise Me,'' accompanied at the piano
by Miss Lelah A. Downey. Mrs. E. A.
Lee Of Des Moines played Mendels-
sohn IS professional and recessional wed
ding march. The church was beautiful
|ly decorated with pink and white
streamers.
The bride was gowned in white ivory
satin She wore a bride g veil enclr-
cled with wreath of orange blossoms.
She was attended by the bride 9 mald'
Miss Ida Davis, sister Of the bride, who
wore beautiful dress of pink messa-
line. The two maids of honor, Miss
Charollett n. Brown of Kansas City,
No. niece Of the groom, and Miss Eta
searcy Of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, were
eowned in white georgetta. Both maids
Of honor and the bridesmaid carried
arm boauets Of white carnations. The
BRIDES boquet was white roses and
sweet peas.
The little flower girl, Miss E'reder-
AAS %. b. =
icka Lewis, was dressed in pink silk and
carried a small pink basket of white
carnations. Miss Elizabeth Thompson,
the ring bearer, was beautifully dressed
in white. She carried the ring in
white rose. These two children walked
; lust in front of the bride and her faith
er. Mr.. Thomas w. Davis.
The BRIDES mother was gowned in
georgetta trimmed in taffeta.
The groom had as. his best man DR..
E. A. Lee Of Des Moines, Iowa.
The reception was rendered at the
home Of the bride IS parents immediate
" following the ceremony from to 8
o 'c1ock.
The happy couple left at 1:55 P. m.
over the Milwaukee for Kansas City,
Mo-, where their beautiful little home
will be awaiting their arrival.