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STORY OF YEAR 1914
IS HOST MOMENTOUS
The Pioneer Presents its Readers With a Review of the
Host Sensational Twelve Months of all Time.
Th«* year of our Lord. 1!H4. is unique
It dov> not fall into tl * pr< n >si- n of the
yvar* with thi aooust. iru*i <winK. That
Which has transformed it Into a horror
Without precedent m breath, and malig-
nity Is war war which is devastating the
old world and fixing its sinister impres*
oti the new.
It cam* swiftly and with a terrific
clash. On July 23. the Austro-Hungarian
government pent an ultimatum to Servia
demand, u the.- punishment of the per-
sons concerned In the assassination of
tie Archduke Franz Ferdinand and in-
slant suppress-; n of all anti-Austrian
propag tnda In that country and giving
4,4 hour? for consideration. The Belgrade
grveritment agreed to the Austrian de-
ntund with a single exception—thui which
would have empowered Austrian officials
to take h leading part In the punishment
of the murderers, and asked for further
Information on this point.
of president, although he soon announced
, Ida purp le of turning over the executive
function to a provisional substitute and
i himself becoming a candidate.
On September ..1 Villa declared war up-
*-'U the provisional president. The consti-
tuti irialists held a meeting at Mexico
City on October 4 and refused to accept
the!r chief's resignation. At a conven-
tion of tli party held at Aguas Calientos
on October 14. Carranza again presented
J.is r*: isrnation and a few days later Villa
r»r mi * (1 to support a provisional presi-
de nt named by the convention. At that,
G«*n. Kulallo Gutierrez was appointed by
th, convention, but Carranza refused to
recognize htm. The new president ap-
pointed Villa commander in chief of the
government forces and ordered him to
proceed at once against Carranza. As
Villa and his men neared the capital,
Carranza and his soldiers withdrew.
On November 23 the American forces
were withdrawn from Vora Cruz and
soon afterward Cnrrajiza and his follow-
ers took possession of the seaport. Villa
and Zapata united In support of the
Gutierrez interests, and the prospect of
peace in the immediate future is far from
encouraging.
On December 15. 3 000 United States
troops were sent to Naco to stop continued
Briflsh fleet sailed under sealed orders Au-
gust 4, and a big naval battle in the
North sea was confidently expected by
the waiting world. It soon became ap-
parent that Great Britain’s purpose was
to deal a fatal Mow at German commerce,
safeguard that of Belgium. France and Its
•own and render the enemy’s fleet Inopera-
tive bv holding it In the Baltic. A week
‘later, the port authorities of New York ____ .
.were notified t’rut the Atlantic lines were , firlMg I'V the Mexican factions into United
(unobstructed, and a few days afterward j States territory. The struggle between
the Pacific lines were pronounced “open ' combatants in northern Mexico con-
ami safe.” Sixty British war vessels
[guarded the exit of th Kiel Canal and
prevented the thirty G man battl -ship**
’anchor.-d there from coming out. Within
,a few days, more than thirty of the great
■German ocean liners w* re interned in
.neutral waters and a number of German
merchant ships were captured or de-
Istroyed.
By the middle of November more than
The reply was
not satisfactory to Aus- : ifour hundred war vessels and merchant- j jj*
tria. She promptly' declared war on Set-
v|a and began to move troops toward
the border. The Serbs began active mob-
ilization and removed their capital from
Belgrade to Nish. In the interior. In-
stantly the eyes 8f all th- civilized world
were turned toward Russia
The day after Austria declared war
03 Servia. tie Russian minister of for-
me n on all sides had been * aptured or in-
terned in neutral |»orts. The Frnden in
the Pacific and the Karlsruhe in tho
South Atlantic, two German raiders,
tlnues unabated
| • Longest Congressional Session.
The first regular session of the Slxty-
' 'third congress was tho longest since that
I gr«<«* law-making body came into exist-
| (ence—from December 1. 1913, to October
; ;24. 1914. After the holiday recess both
| - branches were addressed by President
j,Wilson upon the regulation of corpora-
t*on . In his address tho president recom-
mend. d the formation of a trade commis-
sion. the doing away with interlocking di-
rectorates and holding companies, and an
antitrust law. On January’ 34 the senate
preyed successfully up*4h alYied and nVu- !llias*"'1 a hin authorizing the government
tral commerce until the former was put ' ronfJt™ct a railroad in Alaska. On
•out of action. During* the past three *‘kruary IS the house passed the bill.
;months the Germans have destroyed a | During this month, also, the adminia-
number of British cruisers by means of '■ trati<>n introduced a measure into both
| I i£Fr
a bill was introduced into both
toeat Britain proposed to Germany,
^ar.ce and Italy that a council should
Hu arranged to mediate between the two
disputants Germany declined to become
party to such an arrangement. The czar
urged the kaiser to use his influence with
the Austrian emperor. According to the
German account, the kaiser complied
with this request to th1.- best of his abil-
ity. When he discovered, however, that
mobilization was going on actively in
with all on board. On October 27—aL ■ (branches which provided that |)ie govern
though it was not known to the publlQ
for a fortnight afterward—the British
super-dreadnaught Audacious was sunk
by a mine off the coast of Ireland. Short-
ly afterward, the British admiralty de-
clared the North sea a closed military’
area.
On December 8 the German cruisers
Schamhorst. CJnoisau. Leipzig and Nuern-
berg. under Admiral von Spee. were sunk
ment might mine or loose on ft royalty
(basis certain coal lands In Alaska.
1 On March 5 the president delivered an-
other address to congress lp the house
‘chamber. In which he urged the repeal
‘of the provision in the Panama Canal act
(Of August. 1912, exempting vessels en-
gaged In coastwise trade from the pay-
• ment of tolls. With a senate amendment
do the effect that the United States re-
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Russia he wired the ctar that hie course I a British squadron under Vice-Admiral | Hnquisned no rights under treaties with
Sir Frederick Sturdee. off the Falkland , Great Britain and with Panama, the tolls
islands. The German cruiser Dresden es- .repeal bill became law.
taped, badly damaged. December 16 * J On April 20 the president again ad-
German fleet bombarded the English coast 'dressed congress, giving the facts in the
was making mediation Impossible.
Two days later the kaiser proclaimed
martial law throughout the country and
sent a twenty-four hour ultimatum to
the Muscovite government demanding an
Instant abandonment ?f all war prep-
aration At the explrution of this ulti-
matum. August 1. the kaiser gave the
order for mobilization to begin and on
the same day Count von Pourtalos. the
German ambassador at St. Petersburg,
Started homeward.
Meanwhile the mobilization of the en-
title French army was begun. Martial
law was declared and. August 4, the Ger-
man ambassador announced that the war
between his country and France was on.
England had asked l»oth France and
G<*rmany, if they would respect the neu-
trality of Belgium in ca?*> of war. The
former had ahswered in the affirmative.
The latter ir.ad* no direct reply, and Bel-
gian mobilization began at once.
On August 2 a German army marched
inbo the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg,
whose neutrality had been guaranteed
by the powers in 1*67. A day later, the
German government sent a note to the
Belgian government demanding passage
for German troops throve; *he country
anC pro’ sir.tr amp; co: p?r. ution tor
all damage at the c\pse of the war. This
was in the form of an ultimatum and
•pacified twelve hours as a time limit.
The reply was that Belgium would de-
fend h.r neutrality by force of arms if
ft were necessary.
Great Britain Declares War.
At this move of Germany. Gr*-at Brit-
ain began active mobilization of her
fert es and all the naval reserves were
called ou: at ^r.^e. War against Germany
was declurrl on August 4. a war budget
of vas voted, and within a few
days a British force of 120.(4*) men had
been landed in France. On -.ugust 6 Aus-
tria-Hungary declared war on Russia
and her Troops crossed th Tlussian bor-
der. The Montenegrins joined the Serbs
against Austria and Bosnia was invaded.
On August 10 the French government
proclaimed war against Austria, and two
days later England followed her exam-
ple. Japan announced her intention to
side with her British ally.
Scandinavia and Holland asserted their
neutrality, but at once put all their mill-
tan’ resources into requisition for de-
fense. Portugal announced her inten-
tion to fulfill her treaty obligations with
Grtait Britain, but she did not become a
belEgeront at once. Sp .in pmf.-ssed ab-
solute neutrality, but togun immediate
mobilization of all h' r forces. Turkey de-
clared for neutrality, but mobilized her
-• l.i to advance toward Bul-
s not until the last of Octo-
r..:.d - her initial domonstra-
Black sea against Russia.
towns of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scar-
borough. killing 15-1 and wounding 3<X> citi-
zens and causing much property damage.
Three British merchant vessels were sunk
by mines laid by the bombarding fleet.
At the close of the year operations in
the west shem practically at a standstill.
December 17 the Germans reported a vic-
tory In Poland.
As a result of the immediate paralysis 1
In the financial world due to the sudden i
embroilment of the. European nations,
Americans abroad 8v< re subjected to
great inconvenience and not a little actual
hardship. Much relief was afforded the |
Belgian sufferers and large sums of
money for the purpose were raised all
over the country.
The American Red Cross sent the relief
ship Red Cross to European waters, \
with a full equipment of physicians
nurses and supplies, on September 12.
Chaotic Conditions in Mexico.
Early in the year foreign nations began i
to be critical of the administration’s i
"hands-off” Mexican policy and to insist
that the job of pacifying Mexico belonged
logically to tho United States. Victo- !
riano Huerta had held the provisional .
presidency for a year and boasted in his }
cups that he would hold his offl> e longer j
Tampico affair and asking authority to
fuse force in compelling a settlement. Both
(houses passed the necessary measures
.without delay. On June 6 the three
fmeasures prominent in the president's an-
titrust legislation—the creation of a trade
(Commission, the Clayton bill, and the rail-
road capitalization bill—were parsed, but
it was not until August that the senate
adopted the measure creating a federal
trade commission. The Clayton antitrust
bill did not become law’ until October.
\ August 4 both houses unanimously
♦adopted an amendment to the federal re-
serve act. by which the secretary of the
.treasury was given power to issue addi-
tional bank currency in such amount as
w'ouid be necessary to protect the busi-
ness situation and avoid financial panic.
| On September 4 the president once more
addressed congress, pointing out the need
"of raising additi nat revenue to meet the
^deficit causd bv the decline in imports
'due to the European war.
TVse closing days of the congress passed
’ "in an active effort conducted by members
, "from the cotton-growing states to obtain
j .legislation for the retail of the growers
i of the staple. ,
On October 24 the first regular scs«lon
of the Sixty-third congress came to an
end. •
American Government and Politics.
than President Wilson would remain in ,
the White House. Meanwhile the bandit J
cnief Pan< ho \ ilia was steadily gaining Oft January 2 Secretary McAdoo and
ground in the north. The fiercest battl" I r, • ry Houston began a series of
of the revolution, which was fought for >hearln&s tf> determine where the new fed-
almost tw( weeks, ended in victory for j ,.raj reserve banks were to be established.
V* rtbel forc>-£. ’The federal reserve bank system went in-
There was an appalling loss of life in to effect November 16. On January 10
this long continued fight, and more than -the Washington authorities and the New
four thousand fugitives crossed the Rio (York. New Haven and Hartford railroad
Grande and took refuge in American ter- j officials came to an agreement by whi< h
.ritory. Here they were cared for by the
United States authorities.
• On February 3 President Wilson re-
voked an order by his predecessor in of-
fice to put a stop to the shipment of arms
and ammunition into Mexico by citizens
of the United States. On April 14. Presi-
dent Wilson instructed Secretary Daniels
to assemble an imposing naval force at
Tampico, on the Mexican coast. This
was due to the refusal of the Mexican
president and his military aids to salute
the American flag as an essential feature
9f an apology for an unwarranted arrest
and imprisonment of several American
bluejackets who had landed on Mexican
soil to obtain a supply of gasoline.
Although the episode was the result of
a misunderstanding in which all the par-
ties concerned shared about equally, it
was manifest that Huerta was in no mood
to comply with any request of the Wash-
ington authorities, nowever politely and
army and b
garla. It w
ber that sh«
tlon in the ---— „— ------------, ... ^
Greece, as well as the minor Balkan ®ven delicately made. He refused to or-
itates, was in a conditl >n of arm d ex- 1 **cr ***“ salute, and tho naval demonstra-
Oeetancy. As for Italy, sworn ally of t*on f°fl,jWe<3- ... ,
Germany and \’;<tr:a Ir. tl so-called Congress passed a resolution sustaining under the charge that it was mo.-.opoliz-
Dreibund she t .ok a 'va .taf of the fact the president in the position which h<9 | Ing the .anthracite coal indusfry through
that her partners were riot engaged in a had taken- °n April 21 Admiral FIGtchar subsidiary corrpanl 's. In this month, also,
defensive war to remain neutral despite seized the custom house at Vera Cruz, the d partment of justice announced that
fftrang pressure from Berlin and Vienna. ! Mexicans resisted the occupation of u
‘ the custom house and the result was a
the railroad relinquished Its trolley lin--s.
Jits control of the Boston and Maine, and
most of its steamship lines, in order to
cvoid further conflict with the Sherman
antitrust law. President Wilson nomi-
nated John Skelton Williams, then assis-
tant secretary of the treasury, to be
comptroller of the currency and ex-officio
imombor of the new federal reserve board.
<*»n January 27 the president signed an
fimportant order which established a per-
n.am nt civil government in the Panama
(Canal Zone, to go into effect April 1. A
• f w days later he nominated Col. George
'W. Goetbals to be first governor. On
February 11 the government brought suit
nt Salt Lake City to compel the Southern
f’aclfic railroad to relinquish its control
of the Central Pacific.
In March government proceeding* were
*be*.run against two railroads: The tnter-
*‘*ate commerce commission accused the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road
| v-ith overstatement of income and other
I financial irregularities, and suit was
>bl ught against the Lehigh Vail, y road
The Panama Canal was formally opened
for world traffic on August 15. The steam-
er Ancon, belonging to the Panama rail-
road, passed from ocean to ocean in ten
hours. In September the railroad rate
case showed im reused activity. The roada
east of the Mississippi and north of tho
Potomac again petitioned the interstate
commerce commission for permission to
advance freight rates 6 per cent, and thu
commission consented to reoj n the case.
The commission granted the increaae,
with certain exceptions, on December 18.
| ' A delegation of railroad presidents vis-
ited President Wilson at the White House
and laid before him the unsatisfactory
situation which confronted American
i .roads The president was sympathetic,
but expressed his confidence In the inter-
j ,$tftte commerce commission to regulate
tho matter satisfactorily.
I, On September 23 Secretary McAdoo
i aroused great interest in banking circle*
by announcing his intention to withdraw
government patronage and assistance
'from national banks known to be hoard-
ing currency or demanding excessive ha*
! Iterest.
j ! In October the court dismissed all but
one of the government's charges in its
! .suit to dissolve the Atlantic steamship
trust. Final argument in the suit to dis-
solve the Steel trust was made at Phila-
| (delphla, and tho discussion of increase^
l .railroad freight rutes was resumed before
I (the interstate commerce commls-slon.
I ( At tho elections h*M on November 3 the
(Democratic majority in the house of rep-
resentatives was reduced from 147 to 25.
| (although the Democratic majority in the
' sepato was increased from 10 to 16. Con-
i (stltutional amendments giving the suf-
frage to women were carried in Nevada
arid Montana and prohibition triumphed
' ;in Washington. Oregon. Arizona, and
'Colorado. In Missouri the so-called “full
1 .crow’* law passed by the legislature wa*
rejected.
, Politics In Other Lands.
On January 27 Michel Oreste. president
,of Haiti, warned of the approach of &
.large body of revolutionists, abdicated has-
,tjly and took refuge on a German cruiser.
On February H Orestes Zamor was elects^
I president of Haiti, and on the same day
Jose Vicente Concha was elected presl-
;d*nt of Colombia.
1 Early in the year the Chinese adminis-
trative council re-established Confuclan-
*l*m as the state religion of the republlo.
{At the opening of parliament February IS
;Klng George urged mutual concessions In
.the Irish home rule controversy. On
March 6 the home rule bill was introduced
'for its third passage through the com-
mons. On May 28 the bill paeved the com-
imons for the third time. On September
18 King George signed the home rule and
Welsh disestablishment bills and the par-
liament was prorogued.
f On March 17, as the finale to a bitter
political and personal controversy, the
:wife of the French minister of finance,
Mme Caillaux. shot and killed the editor
of Figaro. Gaston Calmette. Her hus-
ibftnd resigned his office at once and a
new cabinet was formed. The trial of
•Mme. Caillaux resulted in her acquittal
,on July 2*. On March 14 a treaty of peace
between Turkey and Fbrvla was signed at
Constantinople, a sequel to the Balkan
war. On May 1 the new Chinese consti-
tution was published. It abolished th®
(Premiership and gave increased power to
'the president. On May 6 Prince Alexan-
der of Teck. Queen Mary’s brother, was
•appointed governor-general of Canada.
On May 15 Colonel Benavides, leader
of the Peruvian faction which expelled
.President Billinghurst. was elected pro-
vis’pnal president. Three days later &
’group of senators and deputies declared
Roberto Leguia provisional president. The
• Peruvian supreme court, however, recog-
nized Benavides. On July 21 Ahmed Mlr-
za. sixteen years of age. was crowned
shah of Fersia. On August 26 the French
cabinet was reconstructed on a commit-
tee of national defense basis. Rene VI-
viani. Socialist, remained premier.
On September 10 Turkey notified the
outside world that she had done away
with the arrangement whereby foreigners
in that country have been exempt from
local Jurisdiction in civil and criminal
as •« and und~r which many special priv-
ilTes have been enjoyed by citizens of
<>i! r countries residing in Turkey.
Two days later a note was presented to
the Turkish government by Great Britain,
F*ance. Russia and Italy, in which it was
affirmed that the special rights of aliens
o n be abolish d only by the powers that
were parties to the original contract.
Austria and Germany presented a sepa-
rate protest.
On September 2S the Albanian senate,
which had driven its neeently elected ruler
—Prince William of Wied—out of tho
country, chose a Turk for king—Prince
F irhan-Eddin. son of the deposed Abdul
Hamid of Turkey. The European powers
protested, but their wishes were disre-
garded. On October 4. after four months'
exile. Essad Pasha, accompanied by an
armed force, entered Albania and took
possession of the government. On the
day following the death of King Charles
of Roumania his nephew. Ferdinand, took
the oath of otlice as sovereign.
Ofl October 13 a rebellion broke out near
the border of German Southwest Africa,
but was frustrated by the loyalty of the
Boers of the Union. On October-3 A. Rus-
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| OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CHURCHES
PRESBYTERIAN
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:45 p.
in.
Ladies Aid and Missionery Society
meets 2nd and 4th Monday’s, 3 p. m.
Mrs. W. A. Hadden, president.
METHODIST
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. j
avery Sunday. Strangers always wel-
come. W. R. Howell, Pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday at 9:45
a. m. Strangers and those not attend-
ing any Sunday School cordially invited
to come. G. A. Sachst, Supt.
Woman s Home Mission Society
meets every 1st and 3rd Monday in each j
month.
Epworth League meets every Sunday
at 7:15 p. m. Young people of all de-
nominations CDrdially invited. Visitors
and strangers earnestly requested to
come. J. E. Rigsbf.k, Pres.
BAPTIST
Preaching every Sunday morning at
11 o’clock and Sunday evening at 7:30.
Harry Richardson, Pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday morning i
at 10 o’clock. R. D. Blaydes, Supt.
W. M. U. and Aid Society every
Wenesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Violet Johnson, President.
Prayer meeting and teachers meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7:30.
o’clock.
Sunbeam Band every Sunday after-
noon at 5 o’clock..................
Leader.
B. Y P II. every Sunday evening
at 7:15o’clock. Herbert Kinnaird, Pres.
HOWELL JOHNSON
LAWYER
OFFICE IN COURT HUUSE
R. D. BLAYDES
Lawyer
Civil and Criminal Practice
State and Federal Courts.
H. p. rush
PHYSICIAN And surgeon
Stockton Buhoiks Pmonc Numbcr 169
Dr. M. L. TURNEY
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Residence Phone 108
Office Phone 110
Dr. L. S. CHENOWETH
DENTIST AND ORAL SURGEON
St®ckton Building
Rooms 16-17 Phono 6U
a. m.
CHRISTIAN
..r^SDS«|MILY AUTO ROUTE
Ladies Aid meets every Monday at
2:30p. m. Mrs. Frank Rooney, Pres. i will carry the mail and pas-
sengers by auto, daily, except
Sunday, between Owego and
Buenavista. Will leave Bue-
navista at 10 a. m.
At the outbreak of hostilities a censor-
ship which is the most effective ever
koown was established In all the warring
countries. About all that was actually
revtaled wag that th*- kair* r’s forces
made their way through Belgium with a
tjemendous l^ss of mei an3 property,
the Belgian defenders of the little king-
dom exhibiting a power of resistance and
% stubbomn' which amazed the world.
The forts at I.Iege halted the German
legions for a week. But the odds were
fbo great By the end of August the ter-
fiblc Gerrnaz. war machine had literally
mowed its v iy through Belgium, and by
September 4 had reached a point within
twenty miles of Paris, which was In ac-
fU'O preparation for a si< ge. The seat of
ffbvfrr.ment was removed tp Bordeaux
Suddenly, on September 4, the German
army of the right turned eaatward. Since
that time, the kals* r’s forces have been
retiring dowly, fighting with a persis-
tency never before recorded In the his-
tory of modern war.
Ru*sian mobilization by the middle of
August was practically completed and
tjjo czar's armies were in rapid advance
toward the German and Austrian fron-
tier*. Great forces opposed the Slavic
Advance and many blocdy contests fol-
lowed In rapid succession, until late in
the autumn, the jp-eatly outnumbered
Teutonic allies began to show signs or
declining offensive ability.
Tie Japanese confined their military
operations entirely to Asia. They lm-
tpediatgly proceeded against the German
Kiauchau. China, which were
fight, in which 18 Americans were killed
and 71 wounded. General Maas, in com-
mand of the garrison, withdrew and left
the Americans in possession.
Nelson 0'3haugnessy, the American rep-
resentative, was given his passports and
irequested to leave the country. Brig.
Qen. Frederick Funston. commander of
tho American forces at Vera Cruz, was
,ready to enter on a vigorous campaign.
’ Before hostilities were carried further
the diplomatic representative* at Wash-
ington of Argentina, Brazil and Chile sent
in to the office of the department of state
a formal tender of their services as medi-
ators. President Wilson accepted the of-
fer and both Huerta and Carranza ac-
cepted the proffered mediation.
The mediatory conference was held at
Niagara Falls. Canada, and opened on
May 20. On June 12 the conference had
iagreed upon a plan accepted both by
j President Wilson and Huerta. Then a
! ’.deadlock arose over the choice for presi-
■ dent*-the American delegates declined to
a pi 'n for breaking Up the transportation
monopoly practiced by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford had been ar-
ranged satisfactory to all parties.
Early in April the government met with
defeat In its attempt to prove that tho
T'clawnre, Lackawanna and Western road
rnd the coal-mining company of the same
r me existed as an illegal and monopolis-
tic combination. On April 2 the commit-
tee appointed for the purpose announced
U * it had selected twelve federal re-
s' rve districts, with tbtdr central bank-
im; cities, under the new currency law.
Cn June 8 the American Thread com-
pany, whir h was proved to fie a comblna-
t'on of manufacturers which practically
controlled the output, forestalled the ac-
1I«’ contemplated by the department of
j ice by dissolving. In June, also, the
Unit 'd Ftatcs supreme court affirmed tho
power of the interstate commerce com-
mission to fix rates, and held that pip®
lines are common carriers and must carry
products at rates fixed by the commission.
On June 15 the president made public
p-O ,
,fe. »_• l*
a charge that big business Interests had
facc'.pt the name of any nonconstitutional- j *>eon trying to force congress to adjourn
f T ^ — An/tln t>o/1 ♦ ft f L (% aVlrvIllfl /l/\ Ai'Art'lklnr
, Meanwhile, tho constitutionalists were
;making unmistakable advance toward tho
(capital. Their success was so pronounced
’that it was evident they would soon be In
control of the government.
On July 1 the conference came to an
end without definite result, and four days
later Huerta was re-elected president by
his partisans. On July 15 the dictator re-
signed thV- presidency and took passage
for Europe, leaving the executive author-
f°r?n by ass^ilt afrer^ tVn weeks| attack^ > pYancisVo,Ci^bajal>f & pr°mlnCnt C,t'ZCn>
The new president and Carranza could
LUteUui and Turkish fleets have been cn-
'onl small scale'^^EgypL ^nd
I* Portuguese in Africa have made sev-
altacks upon German colonists, fn-
troops have been engaged with Tur-
torces in an effort to keep the Sue*
open.
the* first, there has been a prac-
tical deadlock in the naval situation. The
eminent to the victorious constitutional-
ist army, and on August 10 Carbajal re-
signed and the chamber of deputies dis-
solved. Five days later, the constitution-
i alist army entered the City of Mexico
without opposition. Venustiano Carranza
Immediately took upon himself the offic*
T’o declared that he should do everything
in his power to keep congress In session
until the proper business legislation had
been enacted.
In July the commission found that tho
•former management of the New Haven
road was criminally wasteful and negli-
gent. President Wilson directed the at-
torney general, July 21, to begin civil and
criminal proceedings against the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road, and
two days later the suit was begun In th®
United States district court at New York.
On the first day of Au^sst the interstate
commerce commission denied the petition
of the eastern railroads for a general in-
crease of 5 per cent In freight rates, but
.allowed certain Increases In the middle
West. On August 12 the dissolution of the
International Harvester company, desig-
nated as a monopoly In restraint of trade,
was ordered by the United States district
court at St Paul, Minn.
Miss Myrtle Cothritni, [j
of Russellville, Ala., says:
“For nearly a year, I suf-
fered with terrible back-
ache, pains in my limbs,
and my head ached nearly
all the time. Our family
doctor treated me, but
only gave me temporary
relief. I was certainly in
bad health. My school
teacher advised me to
TAKE
%
The Woman's Tonic
1 took two bottles, in all,
and was cured. I shall
always praise Cardui to
sick and suffering wo-
men.’* If yousui.erfrom
pains peculiar to weak
women, such as head-
ache, backache, or other
symptoms of womanly
trouble, or if you merely
need a tonic for that tired,
nervous, worn-out feel-
ing, try Cardui. e-65
COURTS AND OFFICIALS
DISTRICT COURT.
63rd Judicial District.
Meets the 8th Monday after the first
Monday in January and August,
YV. C. Douglas, District Judge.
C. C. Belcher, Dist. Att’y.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular terms, 3rd Mondays in Feb-
ruary, May, August and November.
Howell Johnson. County Judge.
C. T. Haltom, County Att’y.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Meets 2nd Mondays in February, May, |
August and November.
Commissioners: J H. Downs, John
Dragoo, J. T. Baker, I. L. Lannon.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
Howei! Johnson. County Judge
R. D. Blaydes, County Attorney
Frank Rooney, County and Dist. Clerk
D. S. Barker. Sheriff and Tax Col.
J. L. Moore, Tax Assessor
H. H. Butz, County Treasurer
A. N. Lea, County Surveyor
CITY OFFICERS:
Jas. Rooney, Mayor
YV. A Hadden, City Attorney, and
Ex-Officio City Secretary.
Chas. Schultz, City Marshal.
E. P. Ramsey, Assessor and Collector
W. P. Rooney. Treasurer
Dr. R. E. Taylor, City Physician
Aldermen: Shipton Parke, \Y. T. j
Jones, G A Sachse, C. C. Rollins, R. E. i
Taylor
LODGES
Masonic.
Regular meet- J
ings, Saturday j
night before the
full moon.
T. L. Odom,
YV. M.
H. R. Laurencej
Secretary
Ea§tern Star.
Fort Stockton Chapter No. 230 meets
1st Tuesday night in each month at 8
o’clock, in Masonic hall.
Mrs. Marsh Lea, YY’orthy Matron.
Mrs. E. Fromme, Secretary.
w. o. w.
Meets every 2nd and
4th Monday nights.
T. S. Williams, C. C. I
H. H. Kinnaird, Clerk
Woodmen Circle.
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in each
month at 3 p. m..
Mrs. Hiram Stephenson, Guardian. t
Mrs. Geo. C. Haseltine, Clerk.
I. O. O. F.
No. So4 j
Meets e v-
ery T u e s-
day night.
G. C. MARSHALL
ALFALFA
SELL YOUR AL-
FALFA THROUGH
THE FARMERS' &
FRUIT GROWERS'
WAREHOUSE. WE
GET YOU MORE
MONEY. S S $ $ S
. E. Casebier
Manager
SEEDS
Have just been admitted to
the mails on Parcels Post
rates. Take advantage of
the low rates and order your
seed of the
ROSWELL SEED CO.
Roswell, New Mex.
The Nearer Home the Cheaper the Festive
THORNTON
& SONS
GOOD COAL, WOOD
HAY AND GRAIN
W.C. Jackson, N. G. 0. S. Shield,V. G
Perry Jack, Sec.
CLUBS
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Fort Stockton Commercial Club meets
second and fourth Thrusday nights in
each month.
NY*. R. Chancellor, President
Lee Giles, Secretary.
SOCIAL & IMPROVEMENT CLUB.
Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Thurs-
days of each month.
Mrs. C. C. Rollins, Pres.
Mrs. R. T. Durrett, Secretary.
Farmers and Trait Growers Association.
Meets Every Saturday Night
J. G. Knight, President
G. W. Hufbauer, Secretary
G. W. Colvert, Sales Agent
WE BUY HIDES AND FURS
AND PAY TOP PRICES
QUICK DELIVERY
STRICTLY CASH
SMALL PROFITS
TELEPHONE YOUR ORDER
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