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GRANTS PASS
LI BONDED
Is Floated In New York
New Route to Cres
cent City
Issue
for
T
! Has Close Bcarincj On Exten
sion of S. r. irom uoos
Bay Down to Eureka
NEWS IS FROM PORTLAND
)fn n.nm-ily Willi the Solium
IVirlflc Will R "mi-mis on mo
.Nov Jtnllrond Now York Cup
Hal to Re Usel
(Spcclnl to The Tlmeii.)
rniiTLANI). Ore., .Mny 0. Emory
Olmateatl, vlco president of tlio North-
stn National IinnK, mis retiirneu
tome from Now York wlioro ho went
in rnmitanv with JmlKo Twohy of
tie railroad building firm of Twohy
Bros, nml where llio hond liirftio for
the conatructloii of tho C.rantH Push
Crticcnt City railroad was hiiccoss-
fallf floated, It la Htatod here.
Tho railroad proposed Ih to go from
i Crants PasB In .Josephine county
cross to Crescent City, Cal., whure
thero will ho n Heliport outlet and
ilw nhcro It will connect with n
nut road when It In Imllt.
That tho flotitlng of the hond ls-
3 nan not ngaliiHt the -wishes of
tie Southern Pacific In evidenced by
lit fact Hint tho financial matter
tii aranged In Now Vorlc City. It
ould not liavo been posslblo to float
lends In Now York's fliianclnl mar
let had tho Southern Pacific opposed.
Looks I. Ike Coast Lino
It Is liclloved that tho building
e( tho Gnints Pass lino mcuiih tbnt
the Southern Pacific railroad Is to ho
extended on down the coast from
Cooi liny through Curry comity lo
Crescent City and on to connect with
Eureka with tho railroad which runs
torn there to San Francisco. Tho
CrwU Pass lino Ih taken to bo a
firt of the const road scliamo nml
lll servo ns n feeder for tho main
u-
Official Named
Mr. tindiin ii rr.......i., -n,
--.. . ww , iiiiu iuimivii; ru ivu
i chief engineer for tho Sontliorn
Pacific Is to ho cliler onglncor ofi
tie Crants Push Lino, nnd II. R. Mlllor
o was formerly trafflo manngor'
'or tho Sontliorn l'nclrli. will linlil
Knllar portion on tlio ifow rail
road. UITI I HAFT FROM COOS RAV
01 V PORT OH FORD
Anchored llinluK stoim nml Mny Re
Aide to Weather Tluoiigh With
Good Luck
'Special to Tho Times.)
PORT Oltroitt), Oro.. May D.
Fish )0.a.t that loft Marshflold a
days bro with two men on board
"anchored hero In Nellie's Covo
"d Is standing tho storm so far, und
" Mts no worbo and hor linos
d. she iu Woathor tlio galo. This
' e boat that started for Sontliorn
., I foriila expecting to Songago In
"shins there.
El IS OVERDUE
SAJK I'XiasiNESS IS FEL'I
EOR
1 JAPANESE LINER
'M from .Tncomii for Vokolinnin
u,Mt Tenty-Ono DnN
Rclilnd Time
'' iij PM t0 Coo, nif TmM ,
ft.,'1"'11' Wash., May 9. Tho
JiTrn n Kal8l,a "or Sblko
j, ; leh sallea fro'" Tacoma
1 fOr YnUnliailln llr... l. l.flAlt
, - - una iiuv iiuvii
-""lea and is o
21 days overdue at
ttr filiation
SCliooxrit TILT.JIOOK
l0Tiaxi) AND C9OS RAY
hA"sS PHOM PORTLAND
Ton lvnvnV TUESDAY
Tm. 0nMATI0V I'lTONR 27
'WMIFS, .Bt.i Ocenn Dock
CQA5
OAD
IT THREATENED
B
Established 1878
Ah TIio roust Mull
NULL GATHER IRE
knights or COLUMIH'S CO.MB
TO MARSRFIELR IX 11)1(1
Contention or Older Will lie Held mi
Coos Rnj Hugh Merlin Is
llonoii'd
Mir AmoiUlciI rrnw lo Coon B, Tltnfn J
PORTLAND, Ore, May 9. The
Oregon Knights of Columbus In con
vention lust night selected Marsh
CIcIil iih the Meeting placo n.-xt your.
Hugh MeLuIn wns elected state
utirden.
TIio gathering of the Knights of
Columbus In Mnrshfluld will lie it big
tiling for Coos Hny. It will bring n
lnrgo luitnlicr of moiuLors of the
order to thin locality from till over
Oregon.
xavaij reserve company is
already started ox rav
Adj. (Jen. White Endorses Plan An-
wirra 'h Rcputtiucnt Will Station
Toipcdo Roat In Rny
Cons Hay Ih to have a naval milltln.
This was officially promised by Adj.
(Ion. (leorgu While, O. N. 0., at a
Meeting held IiihI evening at tho
Chamber of Commerce Etillnwlns
lically the move was endorsed by a
many or whom liavo alrcndy put down
their minion for enlistment.
Said Adj. (ion. White this morn
ing, "Your company will have a min
imum cnllBtmont of 18 inon and
should liavo as high iih no. Enlist
ment blanks will ho forwarded you
Immediately. Notice will ho glvon iih
to where thoy may ho obtained.
"As t')on as enough .men have
Dinned tin a doctor will ho sent horo
to iniilio the physical examinations
required.
Equipment at Ouco '
"When tho company In completed
requisition will he Immediately niado
for tinlfonim and equipment. Tim
government will furnlah modern ri
fled. "In nil probability ti drill nitiHtor
wllj bo perninnontly stationed horo
Ho.wlll prohnbly he of tho rank of
warrant offlror. Steel lockers will
bo provldod for the keeping of equip
ment. Tho govortimont allows a cor
tain bum for the routing of an ar
mory
Assured of Torpedo Roat
"' ' rtnm n,nl l,1 Rovcrnmeiit
wl s-Uou a torpedo boat horo,
losH'ly ot the class of tho Fox. Prob-
" " '' t'rragni. mi "o .....
at Mnro Island. Tlio nintter Is al
roady being taken up.
"Throo orrirarA will be apportioned
from this section. Thero will ho no
Indlscrimlnnto placing or wold braid.
Tho nion will hnvo to show thoni
boIvob fit And to have a proper knowl
edgo pr military affairs. Thoy will
bo given tho rank of acting ensigns
and will liavo to take oxainlnntlonB
to go lilghor."
.Many Wwo Interested
Frank Morton, of tho Sons of Vet
emus, nctod iih chalrmnn hHt evo
nlng and Introduced tho speakers.
Adj. (Ion. White omphnBlzed the fact
ti, Ik is no cblld'H iilay and thero must
bb strict dlHclpllno. Capt Hhilr, who
Ih. an Annapolis gradunte now pract-
leliiL' lnw In Portlnnd, also bpoko
Among tho othor Bpeakers wore
.Inlm Kendall. C. R. Pock, h. II.
Joohnk. It. O. C.ravos, W. A. Ackor
mnn, V. A. Held, Charles Hall, Rob
ert Dlllard. W. C. Illnnian and H. R.
iWoldy. Tho latter assured tho moot
ing that North Rend could bo rolled
upon to enllBt their quota of men
for tlio milltln.
Can Hand lit Names'
Until tho enlistment blanks are re.
eelved thoso wishing to Join tho naval
militia mny linnil their iianios In to
Jolin C. Kendall. Frank Ilorton or
Sec. .1. W. Motioy, at tho Chamber of
Commerce.
Inasmuch us tho U. S. S. Marblo
lioad loaves Portland In July for a
.pmIra in Alaskan waters and there
is a good ohanco for tho Coos nay
company to go along, every onori is
being made to get things started ut
onco.
RODV SEXT NORTH
On tho morning train from North
iin.,.i .,, Dm hodr of Mrs. S. S.
Jennings, who died yesterday. Tho
casket goes to Newburg. tho former
homo of th decoa.wl and was ac
companied by f. S. .Jennings.
MILITIA
ASSURED
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916. EVENING EDITION
MIL!
E
10 IDE BORDER
:Gr.k"
Raid In Big Bend District
Causes President Wilson
To Take Action
OF THREE STATES
Troops of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico Will Do
Frontier Duty
GIVES 4,000 MORE MEN
Regulars Have Also Rcen Sent to
tho Holder nml All Will Ro Un
der tho Comniiiud of (Jen
oral l'mistim
III, Aiumclnlrit I'rrw lo Cmw IU Tlmtt.J
WASIIINOTON, I). C, May 'J.
President Wilson tins called out tho
milltln of Texas. Arizona nnd Now
Mixico to deal with tlio border sit
uation. Secretary Halter Issued the follow
ing statement:
"Tho outbreak In the Rig Hond
district has so lar further empha
sized tlio danger or similar occur
rences nlong our long border that
Piesldent Wilson has called out
tho milltln or Arizona, Now Moxlco
ami Texas nnd directed llioni to re
port to (ienonil Kunston, who will
assign them to stations along tlio
bolder for patiol duty.
Regulars (ielng Also
In addition to that, three regi
ments or regular Infantry hnvo been
directed lo piococd to tho hovder
anil hiicIi further arrangements ulll
hu li'odo us nro noccssary for tho
tor.ip'eto iiecurlty of tlio potiplo of
tho United States against raids of
Hill character."
Seven Thousand .Men
Secietary Hnkor said tho milltln
or tlio threo bonier Btntca would
nml.Q nvnllablo about 1,000 men.
Tho regulars ordored to tho border
am tbn Thirtieth Inruntry at Plalm
buiv5, tho Third Infantry at Madison
H,i:v.uks, tho Twenty-First Infan
try at Vancouver Harrneks nnd two
bt.tt.i!lonB of tho Fourteenth Infan
try, one at Fort Lawton and ono at
Spokane.
The total nillltln and regular ap
proximately U 7,000.
Was Reioiiiiueiidcil
Secretary linker said tho orders
sondlng nioro troops to tho border
uero niiulo upon tho Joint rocom
mondation or botli Scott and Ftina
ton nnd were without slgnlflcanco
In connection wlh tho Scott-Obre-gon
conferences.
Troops Are Needed
Scott and Fuuston advised tho
war department that nioro troops
wojo urgently needod along tho
hordor nH a return of tho Rig
Hond rnldeiH might bo expected. J
They stated Hint tlio reguiara ""
patiol duty wore Insufficient.
I'l !( I lug Rorder
Secretary Hakor dehcrlbcd the
now troops movement ns a stop
merely for tho protection or tlio
bordor. Ho said hu had not heard
whother tlio Amrlcan troops In tlio
Rig Hond roglon hnd actually cross
ed tho border.
MAY USE WHOLE FORCE
M010 Xatloiutl (JunidMiien AVIR
Culled If ..'ceded
Re
(B AwxUted TreM lo CVio D7 Tlmw.l
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 9.
National gunrdsinon or threo states.
Arizona, New Moxlco and Toxas, wro
called out by President Wilson today
to aid In protecting tho bordor
against Mexican rahlirs.
In addition, practically all tho 10
niatnlng mobile troops or tho regular
army wero ordered to Join the bor
der forcos. Ry tbeso orders approxi
mately 8,000 additional loops wero
placed under Gon. Funston's com
mand. neblnd tho onjir Is plain tho In
timation by administration ofHclals
that the wholo strength or tho na
tlonal guard will bo similarly em
ployed U necossary. .
If yon full to hear tho Choral
Chili and Hummer jou Mill regret
R. So don't lilies II. Tickets ut
Tho Oul.
)p, Leslie, Osteopath, MnrMiflehl.
SEVEHI MEN ESCAPE
AMERICAN .MIXERS CAPTURED
IIV RAIDERS (JET AWAV
llilug Willi Them to the Holder
Tluvo .Mevlcnns As Their
Prisoners
IBj AorlitJ Treat lb Com n; TlmM.J
EL PASO, Texas. May 0. A pri
vate messago received hero today
says soven American employes of
tlio Porto Rico do Hoiiulllns mtiio,
near Soiillln, Mexico, who wcro
captured by the Hlg Hond raldors
overpowered their guards nnd es
caped to tho border, bringing three
of the Mexicans with them iih pris
oners. 1'OUR STILL MISSIXH
Feared That They Aio Killed Or
Captured t
(11 AMoiltinl rim to vni in j limit )
MARATHON, 'exas, May P.
Overpowering tho guards, eight
American, seven of whom were em
ployes nt tho Porto Rico Do Ron
(lilies mines captured by tho Villa
ins Saturday, made their escape
cud today atn on American soli.
Dr. Homer Powers, of San Atigelo,
Texas, was among thoso to escnpe.
Four Aro Missing
Four Americans Identified with
tho Roberts and Nulll Wax Com
pany at Stlllwell CiOBslng. 15 miles
from JIoiiiIIIiih, have not been
heard from, und It Is feared that
they were killed or captured by the
bamlltH. Nick ljoclrlus was brought
hero today In an auto.
-Would Show Villa
PostrliM nays tlio bamlltH de
clined thoy wero limiting for "Orlu
goes, niiimuultloii and guns," and
ho heard ono Mexican say to Dr.
Powers, "you hnvo been looking
for Villa. Now wo will ahow him
to you nt La atiun."
BE
SCOTT AND ORREL'OX ARE LIKE
LY TO AOREIJ
Another Meeting Is Arranged for This
Afternoon Outlook Ih Encourag
ing . J
ANOTHER COXFEREXOU
HAS REEX AHHAXHRR
(llf AxocltlrJ Vtnt to Com Il7 Tlnira.J
EL PASO, Texas., Mny !.
ArrniigomontH for iinothor
confercuco between Scott and
Ohrcgon nro holng made to-
day. At Obrogon's lieadiiuar-
tors It wns stated to ho
bollcvcd that a meeting woul.l
take place this afternoon mud
innfldonco oxprcssod Hint nn
umlcnblo (adjufltmaut (would
bo reached.
(11 AuotUlxl I'rsH to Con nr Tlinn )
WASIIINOTON, I). C, May 0.
Altor a conference today wtlh Sec
retary Lansing, EIIboo Arredondo,
Oeuenil Cananza's amhiiBsndor, Hiild
ho told the Hocrotary "Thoro Is not
ono lota of truth" In the roports that
Ohregon domaudod tlio withdrawal
of tho American troops. Ilo donlod
Ol llio Alliuni'llii iniiiin. iiu nullum
also that tlio Mexican troops had been
w
ADJUSTED
dlsnosed bo nH to threaten Para ilncV" "iu'""" .."V." .
lino or communication,
IS TO GDI
OL'XERAL I'UXSTOX WILL (JO TO
SAX ANTONIO
Plans (o Ro At HI llemhtiaitei
At That Placo Within
Khoit Tinio
(11, wlil1 rrru lo Co lla, TIoim
EL PASO, Toxas, May !).- On
re
ceipt or tlio nows or tho Hlg Rend
raid President Wilson orderod out
tho milltln or Texas. Now Mexico,
and Arizona. Oonoral Fuuston an
nounced toduy that ho would return
to Ills headquarters ut San Antonio
as soon as ho could arrango to do
so.
GOES TO ATiaNTIC CITY
G. R. Staddon of Sumner was In
the city today on his way to Atlan
tic City, N. J. whoro ho goes to at
tend tho national meeting of the
Presbyterian church as a delogato
from tho Presbytery -or this dis
trict. Tho gntherlni; will ho on
Mny 17.
BACK
WAR CARGO ON
I
Torpedoed Vessel Carried
Enormous Amount of Mu
nitions Which Were Lost
SIS EARLYJDDAY
American Consul Says Five
of Crew Were Killed by
An Explosion
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN
Attack VeHterdny Wns Made orr West
Coast of Ireland Surlors of tlio
Clew Are Expected to Lund
Sometime Today
III; AMnctitM J-tfM (a Cm nt, Tlmf.
LONDON, May U. Lloyds reports
that tho White Slur lluor Cymric
Kink it 3 o'clock this morning.
Tho Cymric wna torpedoed nt 4
p. m. Monday, presumably ;ur, the
wist coast or Ireland. Sho carried
an enormous cargo or war munitions
rrom Now York Tor Liverpool.
CONSUL FROST REPORTS
Siij.n Apparently Altai k Was Without
Win nlng
(llf AMllnl I'rrM li Coo Ur Tlmrt 1
WASHINtlTON, I). C, May It.
In reporting the torpedoing of the
Cymric to the state department to
day, Ainerlcnn Consul Frost nt
Quconntowu said five of tlio "crow
of 107 men word killed jnj 'rinj 'ex
plosion. He said It nppenrod tify at
tack was mado without wnrnlrig,
Tho survivors wero expected to
land at noon at ilantry.
deglareXstrike
I'ORTV THOUSAND IN THE EAST
ARE AFFECTED
Amulgiiumted Clothing WoikeiH or
America In Convention Tako
Action TiKlny
i
III, AiKllf1 Vim lp Coo Ht Tim 1
ROCHESTER, N. Y May 0.
Tho Amalgamntod Clotlilng Work
ers of America In their biennial
convention today declared a strike
In tho Chicago clothing ninrkat uf
rectlng 10,000 woikera.
FOUR ARE DEAD
KILLED RV EXPMISIOX IX POW
DER FACTORY
One Hundred Oilier Injured In Ac- a
e'dent hi Xew .lerscy
Today
III, Awltl 1'rew lo l' '"r Tlmfi I
NEW YORICi May tt. At least
four men re reported killed and n
hundred otliors Injured In a dynamite
explosion in tho workH of tho Atlas
Powder Company at Luke Hopntcang
N. .1.. early today. 801110 roports
- - i,,
I'"1'' " onl as Idgl. as 15 How
11 t ...1 noiiiil itil i a ofnrl 11 1 IIP
l.lttlo In Known
Owlnir to tho Isolated iiohUIoii of
tlm nhiiit. It Ih hard to obtnln ilofl-
! nlto Information. Tho explosion 01
1 curred In ono of tho mixing hoii-ios
I wlioro two workmen wero mixing
1 dynamlto. Thoro was 11 Hiiddou flash
and u tremondoiiH chibIi. Tho rorco
of tho explosion ot ofr dynamlto
stored In another sliack rorty feet
away, also killing two occupants
FAY AXD SCHOL. KACH GET
EIGHT YEARS
Paul Daecho to Scrwi Four Years
Conspired lo Destroy Munition
Ships of AIIW's
D iiUII IVtM lo Coo D TUom.I
vmv vnitlf. May 'J.-Robort Fay
,..wi i.im tirother-ln-law. Walter
,.imi7.. i.nnvlcted In tho federal court
yostorday of conspiracy to destroy
munitions ships or tho allies with
bombs, today were sentenced to eight
years each In tho foderai pennon
llnl.1'
i..'iii iiaeoho was also convlctod
but with recommendation of llenency,
was scnienced to four years
SEHTEMGED TO JML
Consolidation of Times, Const
nml Coos Hny Advertiser.
IS
(r:rmaxs makixo determixed
atte.mpt at verdun
CroHit Prince's Forces Aro Tryftig
to Rrenk Thtough tho Lino or
French Defenses
(It MOtlt(M Prrx Is Coo D, TlmM.J
LONDON, Mny 0. What seems the
most determined effort yet mado by
tho Crown Prince's forces to break
through nnd capture Verdun Is now
In progress.
Paris says that nfter n vIMont
bombardment of Hill 301, the Oor
mans nttempted nn ndvnnco this
morning hut wore ropulned com
plotely. Frencli counter attacks east
of the Mouse, drove the Germans rrom
certain positions they hnd captured.
Tho enpturo or several French
trenches on tho Verdun front south
of Hniicourt was announced by Ifcr
1 In todny.
ATTACK PDRT SAID
HOSTILE AEROPLANES DROP
ROMRS OX THE CITY
Three Chilians Aro Reported to
Re Wounded Rut Xo Property
Dnini'go In Done
(tlf AMocUtvJ IV 1 l Cm or TIOIM 1
CAIRO, Egypt, May . Two hos
tile neroplaucn dropped bombs on
Port Said Monday. Threo civilians
wero wounded. No proporty dam-
ago was done.
LAKE BOAT IS LOST
BW
STEAMER S. R. KIRRY OF DE
TROIT REPORTED WRECKED
Accident Occurrs Off Kuglo llnrlHir
Lake Superior During 11 Ter
rific Storm
TWIJXTY LIVES ARE
REPORTED TO RE LOST
tnr Amvl.tft Vlf u Cm na, TIikm.)
8AULT 8TE MARIE, Mich.,
Mny D. All savo two of tho
22 persons aboard wero
drownod when tho stoanier S.
R. Klrby of the Nortliwostorn
Transportation Company of
Detroit broke In two during a
Btorin on Lnko Superior yes
terday and sank. The vessel
wnH valued nt Si 00.000.
11, AuocUtM l'rs 10 Con II; TIuim.)
SAULT STE MARIE, Midi., May
0. Tho stenmor 8. R. Klrby, ownod
by tho Northwestern Transportation
Co, of Detroit, was lost oH Englo
Harbor, Lake Superior, yeatordny
during 11 terriric storm, nccording
to a report horo todny. Sho carried
crew or 20 men and It is believed
II wero drownod.
TURKS CAPTURE
THREE GENERALS 0
4 (llf AwxUlfrl I'm lo Cue IU7 Tlmn I 4
UERLIN, May 0. (Wire
les to fifty vile.). An official
Turkish stntoment says: "In '
addition to General Town-
Hhend, wo captured ut Kill-
El-Aiuara two other generals,
Thoy wero General Povna and
Gonoral Hamilton. The num.
bur of oHIcors mado prisoners
is 5Cl, or whom hair aro
Europeans ami half Hindus.
Of tho soldiers captured 2C
per cent uro Europeans."
IS
CARRANZA SANCTIOXS THE TEX-
TATIVE RORDER PROTOCOL
Has Piwitlcally Reen Completed liy
(I'eueruls Scott und Ohregon for
Tw RepiihlliH
III, AwoUI-l I'ir to Cooi ll7 Tlmtr )
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 0. -Special
Agent Rogers at Mexico
City today telegraphed tho Stato De
partment that Curraiua had indi
cated his approval or tlio tentatlvo
bordor protocolo which has prac
tically boon concluded by Scott and
Obrogon.
Dr. D. O. Vaughan. DoutM, Room
M, First Kntlonnl Rnnb tiullilliu'
Times Want Ads are tho ono mo.
ilium which roaches ALL tho people.
They engage- public attention ever)
day AlwnjH on tho Job.
IT
WUT GRM
APPROVAL
GIVEN
No. 244
IS SENT TODAY
Latest Answer of United
States On Submarine Mat
ter Goes to Berlin
BE
I
Officials Interested to Know
Whether Reply Will Bo
Made
PROMISES ARE ACCEPTED
It Is. Insisted, However, tho Respect
or American Rights on tho Sena
Not Contingent on Conduct of
Other Rolllgercnti
tnr Auftttttfci rrM to cm rr Tin.)
WASIIINOTON. I). C, May 0.
Amerlcn's Intent noto to fJorntnny on
tho suhmnrlnn controversy hna gono
Torwnrd to Rorlln todny nnd tho ad
ministration olflclnls .wero Interested
In knowing whothor Ocrmnny would
mnkn n reply.
Tho text now Hliown that the United
States accepts tho Oerninn promlsen
that siibmnrlno wnrfaro In tho future
shall ho nltnrod to conform rrlth tho
recognized rtilo of International lnw.
Tho noto Insists, uowovor, that
(lorinnny must not consldor hor re
npect for tho righto of Amorlcarf clt
Izons on tho high sens contingent
to the conduct of othor bolllgoront
nations.
TIGURES ARE GIVEH
DURLIN CASUALTIES ANNOUNC
ED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
h
Total or Dead, Wonndwl nnd Ml
iug Is More Than
I'lve Hundred y
tnr AwKinti rrt u coo nt tibmJ
LONDON, May O.TI10 casuul
tlcs In Dublin In tho rocont upris
ing wore 121 klllod, 388 wonndod
nml 0 inlpslng among his mnjeaty'a
troops nnd tho Roynl Irish constab
ulary, Premlor Asiiilth announced
In the hoiiso of commons today.
MANY IN GERMANY
REPORTED TAX FREE
Some ReloiiK to Noble Families Ex
tending Hack lo tho Mlddlo
A gM
III AworUtwl i'rM lo Cow Bit Tint.
RERLIN, May O.In tho mldat of (
the widespread discussion that ptje,
on nowndnys concomliiR tho taxa
tion, aomeono hna discovered that
In tho city Hoatok, In Mocklonburs,
thoro nro a conaldornblo number of
persons, many of thorn belonging
to old uoblo fiimlllcn, who undor
laws extending bnck Into tho mlddla
agoH aro lax free, ovon today.
Their oxisloiifo bocamo known
when tho Landtag or loglslaturo of
Mecklenburg suggested moro or less
liopofully that llieso "exompta"
might ut least hu willing to sub
ject themselves to soino kltm 01 n
extraordinary war tax so long as
thoy had not to pay any of tho
peaio taxiM, Also It wna pointed
out thut many who had bcon In the
oxompt class for yoara had, long ago.
voluntarily subjected thomaolvca to
the tnxon paid by tholr follow cltl-
ZOI1B,
Hack to the Landtag cumd the dec
clslvo aiiawer: "Tho officials and
nobility or Rostock to accept tax
ation duty, Blnco thoy aro not pro-
pared to help cover tho hudgot of
Riutock from tholr Incomes. They
miiiounco thoinsolves an roady, In
plneo or the war tax, to placo at
tho disposal or tho authorities con
siderable suiiiH toward tho support
or the needy families of aoldlen."
Methodist Ladles lamalo aa!
Wednesday nt church kitchen.
Don't fall to hear Soflo Hainaiw:.
(Land concert. Rummer with
Choral Club Thursday.
Money to Loan on biiprova
ranches In any amoiiut, V. H. Con
wli) Moitgago Co., Myrllo Arm.
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