MONDAY, MARCH 1.1. 191fi-
PAGE 6.
PLATTSMOUTH EVENING JOURNAL.
WAR NEAR BAGDAD
4,000 YEARS OLD
Battles Now Being Staged on
Thresholds of History,
EMPIRES ROSE AND FELL.
Territory In the Near East Is Rich In
Ancient History There Sargon, First
Great Conqueror of All History,
Fcught NTany Centuries Ago Was
Followed by Others.
Vp tLf valleys of the Euphrates ami
Tigris river, through the fabb-d site
of tLe i;ari!u f IMfii. amid tin' ruins
of iii ti at rulttl the world tifry oeu-tcrk-
.:. a l.ri:i-di army is trying to
ioryf it way t- i lit sty -f Ha.udnd.
T- tL westward. beyond tl:c Syrian
-rt, the dispateLes say that aTmk
iU army. l-d by German rti. rs, is
l.i.i Mijiir a railway :nul laying water
p: ut ;i-T"s the Simd desrt to
ward ivrt and the Suez .anal.
Tbe b;e. t 'f the i:ri:idi army Is to
rra !i the railway that runs frmnt'on
stanii. !: a!ui-t t P.aud.ol and p
-ate t t!:ii.k the Turks tailing Inward
u; ai..l t. f.rui a juncture with Kus
tlai.s ivni'n; lu from Armenia and
xnar h toctbrr i:p-n insiantiiiop!e.
TLe purpose ef the Turks in aiming
tor i Suez is t" :rvt command of the
rzual and fr..rri that vantage point in--d
1-gypt and apture it from the
l::itih. says the Kansas City Star.
New Phase of OM Wars.
It Is a!l s'.mply a i.ew phase of a
s- rios of w ars. -a-li ennui eted with
h -tLor. ea !i the nu't of anothc r.
v.5cli bea:i 4. years nz -. in the
-.rry arid on the v -ry-Ms where
th e crn.i. s nre mar hitiv; i"diy. Tlu
1.1-jory .f v stern Aia is a:i ae !
C-!.t for i--s-;o:i of this ft-rtilo ores
rt-i.t of rivtr a!Vys w!d-h has one
1. tti r-:Lr z u; on i'.. lYr-iun gulf and
i!:e other ia I ale-Mine, with lluy It n
i::-:e ley.d. ii; the delta of the Nile.
In tleso v.. Us of the. lhnhiaus
a lid the Ti.:r.-. 'J ' yc-rs I cf re the
Lrrh of C!.ii:. was ii.an -jura ted the
ri.I of t.r..ut v.-;irs. a-;d the tise and
of -n;t:i. v.I.i'li historians say
. .e up Tt..iy tl.v n hi.t' sua. ef the
..rt:en thr-n:;s of mankind. The
iVrt.' valh- s of the Nile and of tlu
Timers i.o i; 1:1. the rer.-i.-;ii r.it"
w. rt- . a:.d f-.i'iht fT ly tiie
ar!y -ivi"..it! : of ,ia later hy
T 1; on , r ii iiizath i.s of Ili.Tot e.
;rf -e 1 Kon.e. Hero f'-r :jiw:,id
f -ar .ais raed. dynaIies
t r :e nd f. lh and iiew kitiirdLtius were
lai'lt l.j: tij'-ir r::in.
The r.-i;;sii armv, flit'nc its way
(L.i-v va'h-ys. h
t!i!- ri r
turdty f iiio.it.?te on the Tiinities
cf j-o:i;i' at.d j..wrr at:d the utiess
Zi s of war. All alout the s!diers as
They a.ar- li ar.d h'l:t art! die are vast
lii-.'ii ds 4f nil i.i-h dotting' the desert,
!ie-e j.o. k.ils the mvn, anil
thr vt-:o ip.ee treat oifies that ruled
th w..rld. tho seats of mighty oon
;:en:rs. Here. Tl.e.-e the i:ritNh aiiii.v f;his
t!ay. f-.t.i:Lt Sargon I.. Ai yi-ars
!'. the trt treat oinjuoror of all
l.i-;. ry. w:i.. aiii'aihed a rae and
t--t i.j h.s wn kingdom, and all that
tid:,y f til'. miuhty Sargon.
-(i'.i nierr of th world." are tii.aie
fra-'ile clay taMets in a inu-;oiiin in-tnt--d
witt the st-.ry of his con
quests. Empires Rose and Fell.
Here arne an 1 fell in ti:rn the preat
nunires of Chaldea, Assyria, the llit
Ti:vs, the Itdes and Ihahylonians, the
IVrIaiis. fa-!i with Its irroat army and
lis. jrreat dy:i;rsty, wlih.h eonquered,
1 !! t-"wc-r f.r a few centurie.s and In
tern was erusliiL
Here fetruttt-l fur brief periods at the
Leads of cc-nqiierin? hosts Ilamrm
ra; U Nchachudiiezzer. Sennacherib,
Cyrus the Gret and Darius the Great
a ud ma nr others whose deeds, whose
tames even, are lost la the dust of the
Ses that Las burled the cities they
built.
TLe Tnrkbh army crossing the SInal
dfert toward E?yit may ponder the
achievements of Thutmose 1 11 the
Napoleon of T.ZYT'U one of the great
jrenerals ef the i3st, who came with
txue armies cut of typt on seven
teen different campaigns In a reriod
of twenty years, fishtin to "expand"
bla empire as modern empires are
f.ghtin today. Thutmose, the great
eat man la the world 3.G0O years apo,
la scarcely a memory now, his chief
aonoment a etcrn face In jrranite peer
ing from a rocky hillside these thirty
five centuries oat over the Nubian
Nile.
From oct those valleys of the Ter
slan Knlf poured the Persian hosts
that sought to conquer Europe. Into
those same valleys poured later the
conquering Greek hosts under Alex
ander the Great SOO years before
Christ. After the Greeks came the
Bomana, poshing down those same
river banks, and this brings ns to the
threshold of modern history.
Asid From That He'a Free,
Man charged "with murder, assault,
burglary and desertion from army,
was sentenced at Luebeck, Germany,
to death, eight years' imprisonment,
lira years los3 of citizenship, degrada
tion ft-d crpnlslaa frora array.
It! of Man Suffers.
It Is officially estimated that absence
of tourist traffic owing to the war has
cp, t the Isle of Man a loss of revenue
of 110,000,000.
POOR BURDENED BY
OORTAXSYSTEl?
Experts Trying to Figure Out
a New Method.
GREAT FORTUNES EXEMPT.
Leaders of Doth Parties Seeking Means
of Making the Fabulously Rich Pay
In Proportion to the Men Who Have
Only Moderate Incomes Some Inter
esting Figures.
Who pays the expenses of the ra
tional government?
This is the question on whieli con
gro5s will need eonsiderahlo liixht in
fiiaetiiig legislation to provide revenue
for the i:ormal cost of the In deral gov
ernment and for the Increased outlay
upon the army and navy called for by
the program of strengthening the na
tional defense.
That the poor man pays more in pro
portion to his income than does the
rich man toward the support of the
government is admitted by nearly all
authorities on economies in :it-d out
of congress. That the adinmistiatioii
should propose and congress er.net leg
islation that will shift this burden o:
taxation from the poor to the rich also
is admitted.
President Wilson and Secretary of
the Treasury McAtloo propose to retain
the taritf on sugar.
Exempting Great Fortunes.
They propose an extension of the in
come tax to married persons with ?.'h
(VO and unmarried persons with $2X0
income ami suggest an inciease of the
rate on all incomes.
It is possible to show from what
sources every dollar of government
revenue is derived. Seventy-nine cents
of every dollar of tax raised by the
government in the last fiscal year, for
example, was contributed as follows:
Whisky, w;:.e and other diilled li"i- i
u is $ .11
ToLacvo. cl-;rirs. c:?aretteit i;'
B'-er arnl other fermented litiuors. ...
n :
Sj-ar u.l n:. !a.-soo
Corporation proiits
Co-.ton clt tl.i.ip; a::J fabrics
L'oe u : r.ci 1 1 ;i ry f-t i rr. ps
I:uoia-s Letween iZ.) ar.d tlO.'X-'j.
IVinkers, LroUers. etc
Ttw ead and y.irn.-
Wi..)lt-:) clot!,::i and fabrics
Ii'coJiies over e
.:
M !
?.!t Ii s, drug's anl cliemicatsf
CMaa. aa-1 e.i '.he:iv. ai e
Inrr.'.it s I." twferi tl"'.''') and $-"'.'.. .
Ii:-( mes letwc-n J.y'.f 'O ai:d $."" .("'''.
1 iiaiir.os tiotv. (:n JO'.'i.-'f atid $.""', (.. ...
.01
. :
.01
The other L'l cents of the dollar camel
from a multitude of sources, e.ieh of !
whi h contributed less than 1 cent.
It will be observed that the consum
ers of liquor ami tobacco pay nearly
half the income of the government
Prol ably the poor man pays more in
proportion to his income than d -es the
rich man for liquor and tobacco and
'ets an inferior :rade of the article
into the bargain. Nobody can arouse
much indignation over this particular
-st.-it e of affairs, however, for liipmr and
tooaeco are not necessities of life, and
con.sumers who pay the tax thereon
are generally deemed not entitled to
much sympathy.
Whik incomes letween $3,000 and
?i'o,h contribute twieo as much as
do incomes over $."u0.00t. those be
tween $2."V ,000 and $30,00 render
only one-half cent of the dollar, those
between $7.",0in and $100.iX;O one-fiftli
of a cent and those between $i!0.UO0
and $., three-tenths of a cent.
The treasury department lias done
it?; best to conceal the exact amount
of tax that the incomes of various pro
portions pay toward the upkeep of the
government. About $ 1 1 ,000,000 was
derived in the last fiscal year from all
incomes. The 'department publishes
only the total amounts derived from
the normal tax of 1 per cent ami from
each grade of supertax.
Some Income Tax Figures.
Hut It Is disclosed that the income
tax: revenue last year was contributed
approximately as follows:
174 incomes averaging n.llG.730
Pald $ 0.0"..410
3J0 incomes Jiveragins Jo'lC.CsO paid 3.sa.2U
l.SS incomes averaging 1D!,;:.5
T,ai(1 5.050.1 fC
l.Dul incomes averaging JS2,C0u
Pai J 1.7S1.CS7
Z.OjO incomes averaging J57.SC0
paid 2 "f
23,3)3 Incomes averaging $27,000
paid 5.5S0,17i
3i.Gr;s Incomes averaging J7.50O
I'aid 11.C22.372
That the men of large incomes would
not be unjustly burdened if compelled
to pay twice as much to the govern
ment as they do now is the contention
of many analysts of the income tax
statistics.
The reader may judge the soundness
of this argument for himself when in-
farmed that the millionaire with an in
come of $1,11G,77jO paid to tbe govern
ment last year $37,2173; the man whose
Income was $31G,CS0 paid $11,044; the
man with an Income of $138,023 paid
$3,-735; the man with, an incomo of
$32,7300 paid $1,1S7; the man with, aD
income of ?737,S730 paid $017, and the
man with an income of $27,900 paid
$239.
Plain Bill Is His Name.
When William F. Simpson enlisted
in the United States marine corps of
Akron. O., he named as hf3 next of
kin Plain Kill Simpson, father, of
Salisbury, Md. Tlain is the father's
first name, young Simpson explained,
and every one In Salisbury calls him
just Plain Bill Simpson.
RY REST-
71!
3
tin I ILLD'l
Paris Heporfs Ilig Guns Are Kept
Ilu.-y Along the I-ntire Verdun
Area of the Front.
fierce emit
vim
if hUi
HI
Pa.-i-:, Match 12. German nitillety
:it'..Hks ;!; aint Xh Freiith front west
of iKuaimiont eentiiuieil with great
intensity throughout today, hut the
Teutons attempted no infantry attack-
oil the. entire French front, the
war oiruv reported tonight.
On the west bank of the Meuse and
.south of Yiik -:u!:-Ioi in the liheims
legion, wliere '.'. German.-; laimthed
heavy attack.; last night, the aitiikry
lite was Jos.; ij-ttiiSL today.
Infantry Is Quiet.
r!n. March 12. German truu
)ou"ed a rtady .-tream of .shells
the cot -pse-sti ewn Douaumont
I
r.cr
eve
plateau
Ml oa.y ;-alui(Jay. ie.it tnere
is a eomplvde cassation of infantry
acticn in the entiiv French front.
T!ie night oll'ik-al statement from
the French war cilice, telegraphed
here a.t midnight, reported not rr.ly a
lull in thei nfaritry fighting around
Verdun, but at all other points. The
crown prince, however, directed an
i;itense attillcry tire against Ihencli
pos'r.i ns west cf Deaa.umont and
aiourd Vaux village and for which
have bei-n the scenes of heavy lighting
ia the past twenty-four hours.
The (Jerman catinonade was also ex
tremely lively in the liheims sector,
iifty-tive ni'.'s west of Verd.un, where
the German-- broke cut in a sudden
sttoke that took a large section ef
French trenches, according to the Gor
man war o:hee.
The Paris nk-ht commiuae gave
some details of the desperate struggle
west of Ik)iiaumo;it on Friday, when
th" crown prince tried acrairi to break
the Frc nch c eeter.
Germans Mowed Down.
'The . nerny attacked thrice, in col-
umns of fours, but was mowed down
artilhry and maxima with
y sk'.ghte r." the Ficnch svatoment
"The German.; retire.', leaving
oun.d covered with corpses."
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Farmcma.ling 'vas less intense
not tr.we.-t of erdun. on the w est
bank of th? Meu.-e, ar.d in the Noevre
region. Faris report. !. It was an
nounced that a (ie:rnan fnker, fighting
piane, wa.s brought down by French
artillery, failing behind the fleimans
in fl;;m's.
Dispatches from Paris received here
early tonight admitted that the French
line was thru, t back slightly at sev
eral points by the furious German on
slaught, but reported most of the lost
ground refained in equally furious
counter attacks. At the village of
Vaux fierce hand-to-hand struggles
continued today, the French makirg
desperate efforts to oust Posen troops
'roni houses on the eastern outskirts
of the village. ! rench zouaves and
f enegakse are distinguishing them
selves in the man-to-man encounters
along th? Vaux brook.
Death List Enormous.
The slaughter around Fort Vaux
now almost equals that in the fighting
for Douaumor.t fort. In fighting, con
tinuing throughout last night, the
Germans rushed up the slopes into
steady streams of fire and almost suc
ceeded in leaching the wire entangle
ments immediately before the French
positions. Their ranks were riddled
and they were beaten back down the
slopes, but the latest dispatches from
Paris indicated that they returned to
the attack.
Confused reports about the fighting
or.rthwets of Veidun on the west bank
of the Mouse, continued to come from
Uerlin and Paris today. The
German war office declared that
French' troops have been cleared from
the Corbcaux and Cumieres woods, in
dicating that the French on Goose
hill are two-thirds surrounded. The
French war office flatly contradicted
Jlhis claim, declaring that French
counter attacks drove the Germans
out at all the trenches they had gain
ed in a strong attack in this region
last night.
Reports Vary.
There was nothing in either the
German or French official .statements
or press dispatches from Paris to
night to indicate that the German
thrust northwest of Rheirns was the
forerunner of a serious offensive.
Paris reported that the fighting end
ed when French troops by a counter
attack drove the Germans from those
portions of the Ville-aux-Bois they
had occupied. Berlin, on the other
hand, claimed the capture of French
trenches in the forest more than 1,400
yards wide and nearly two-thirds of a
mile deep.
No serious infantry fighting had oc
curred on this sector for many months.
INFANT
fM.n, fin
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senator.
I will be a candidate for the demo
cratic re-nomination for state senator
from the district composed of Cass
and Otoe counties, subject to the will
of the voters, a.t the primaries on Ajril
lFih. JOHN MATTKS,
Nebraska City.
For County Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of John Wumlerlich for re
i emanation for the office of sheriff of
Cass county, subject to the will of the
voters at the primaries on April 18th.
For State Senator.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for state senator on the repub
lican ticket from Cass and Otoe coun
ties, subject to the vi':l of the voters
at the primary (lection.
AXilHKW P. MO RAN.
l;r County Sheriff.
I hereby aimour.ee myself as a can
didate for -heri.T of Cass county on
the democratic ticket, subject to the
will of the voters at the primary April
ISth. G. II. MANNERS.
Fer County Attorney.
I wish to announce to the voters of
Cass county that I have filed on the
democratic ticket for the othce of
county attorney. I will appreciate
your support ar.I if elected will do my
best to fill the of'ice faithfully.
J. A. CAPWELL.
For State Senator.
I hereby anrounce that I will be a
candidate for th. oifice of state sen-
ator at the primaries held on April
ISth, subject to the will of the repub
lican voters of the district, compos
of Cass air I Oioe counties.
A. F. STURM,
Nehawka, Nc braska.
t I
For Stafe Representative.
I hereby aniline.? my candidacy for
the office of state representative sub
ject to the will of the demoerrti.? vot
ers at the general primary on April
Vovr s-ii'; i t will be appreciated.
j our; mfrtv,
A!vo. Nebraska.
For Coardy Treasurer.
:obv ai.noi'nc; mv candidacv for
I he
treasurer on the republican tich.it,
.-tibject to the vri'l of the voters at
the primaries on April lth. The
support of the voters will be ap
pieciate!. MAJOR A. HAUL.
For County Treasurer.
desire to announce my candidacy
the office f count v treasurer on
I
for
:he rotHiblican
ickot. subject to the
wishes- oi t tie vote--; at the primaries
April lth. I will appreciate the
vot-.-s of my friends.
ARTHUR L. RAKER.
The French lire northwest of Rheims
hero: in a sharp salient. Uicsumably
the Germans attempted tod rive in the
salient, by a surprise attack, as i
measure of protection against the ex
pected allied offensive through tin
Rheims region.
Activity Around Dvinsk.
Petrograd, March 1"J. Increase
activity by the Germans in the region
ot uvmsK was reported uv the war
office tonight. Russian artillery dis
persed marching force" of the enemy
in the Dvinsk region. German gun
ners bombarded the Kalkunv station
and later the Germans attacked Rus
sion positions southeast of Kolki with
infantry forces. The attack was re
pulsed.
Delay
Has Been Dangerous
Plattsniouth.
in
Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time, of clanger.
In time of kidney danger Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty cf Plattsmouth evidence of
their worth.
J. L. McKinney, Lincoln Ave.,
Plattsmouth, says: '"One of my fam
ily suffered for years from pains in
the back and at time.-: the back would
give out completely. The trouble was
due to disordered kidneys. Medicine
after medicine was tried, but none
proved of any value. Doan's Kidney
Pills, however, gave positive relief
and thore has been no complaint
since." ' (Statement given June 8th,
1900.)
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mr.
McKinney said: '-Doan's Kidney
Pills haveN never failed to give the
best of results whenever we have had
occasion to use them "
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. McKinney recommends. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. ,
ACT QUICKLY
E BE-
ATTACK WANTED
Hrief Note of Torpedoing of Neufral
Ship Carrying Americans,
Alarims Officials.
9ATA !3 WANTED AT CNGE
Washington, March 12. Secretary
Lansing k
night ii waited in deep
anxiety fuither details of the repot ted
torpedoing of the Norwegian steel
bai k Si'.ius, oir the coa t of France,
without warning.
Since the .scant cable from the con
sul genetal at Havic, saying, in ef
fect that th" hark had ben torpedoed,
that .-.even Americans were aboard and
that all on board were saved, the state
department has received no further
void. What Secietaiy Lansing de
sires mo.-t to know is:
"What reason th:; consul geneial
ha-, for believing thy Silius was tor
pedoed and was not the victim of a
mine or internal explosion?
What flag whipped a.t the masthead
of th" svlmiaripo, if the suk-ea boa
was sighted ?
Awaiting Facts.
The department announced that no
action would be taken until these facts
ate learned. They can only be learned
in a way lo make the facts relevant
evidence, upon receipt of aihdr.vits of
! t
passcngei.s :.:.d ciew.
attempt to conceal th
i here was
e gravity
w the at-
no
ich the officials vie
tack p acir.g .America
danger.
l' n
iives m
t
i
"l ace value !
t
1 the identity
If details
of the cahk
bear out the
dispatch
o
the att.nki:.g subrr.arip-j can lie
i
k'i
il was
! th
e atlon to
which t!-.c underseii war.hk) belonged
wi'.l have to a:irve- and answer
.;t;i(. kiy a.:;.', sa' i- f;u tori!y. The sharp
est demand this govci rmvnt has yet
made to any country since the start of
the war is expected if the Unite.!
Stak
b..:n. :.uth
L'! general's f
v the del. d!
t l epoi t is
It can be
out
civ st:-U i th.it thj Unit
1, . K ill ,.l
States will con
mo.-t wanton of
:c i n
1. - it-.. .,..f ,.f
the!
t
ie war.
r.ven ii l
IS
contended
i proved
.hat passengers ;
and ci '-w were
i i ; .
1 every measure ,
of :-afety, which the Teutonic nations
nave a.s ined tae c.i,;;e;
won lei
acccrd in prosecution of their
v maime war on merchantmen, tnis
will not be considered sufficient.
Flew Neutral Flag.
TV... fact th.it tl:3 ship flew a neu
Mvd. :1a g. officials believe, is prime
fa.ci ' evidence thai she was un.iimed
and therefore not subject to attack
by gun fire or torpedo, even though
.-lie may h-.vo attempted to escape.
OOlPLEi
Administration officials tonight said ! the sum of $42t;.PS cn three promis
that th? altitude of tins government sory notes which were made and en
will be, if the first a d vices pi ove true, I acted by the defendant, Charles E.
can be ea.-iiv d. fined bv perusal of! Wik-y and wife, Leona P. Wiley, and
pi evious notes to the central powers.
This attitude, it was said, would be
slifTened by the fact that such an at
tack was made after giving of assur-
a. aces
that
,t th
e K:n
1 would not
occur.
Thete would remain then, only one
course, ciliials freely admitted. This
would be a demand for immediate rep
aration, disavowal and severest pun
i. hmert of the. commander of the sub
marine if it was a submaiuie that
attacked the Silius. Such a note would
tersely state the facts, allow a brief
period for possible reputation and
notify the power addressed that the
slightest attempt to haggle or draw
out the incident in a series of parleys
or formal notes would be resented by
the United States
attention, rarmsrs
Sharpeners sf
McDABSiEL'S
Biasksmlih Shop,
3rd and Pearl St., Plattsmouth
Firing in yorir Discs and have them
oiled. Don t have them cut away
when you can have them rolled at the
same price.
Demonstration Saturday
Afternoons.
x re?i i " ";v;t
We will have in a few days a line of Trimmed Hats, all
the new and becominer styles at the VERY MODER
ATE PRICE OF
$1.00 to $5.00
Watch our Windows. . All kinds of new goods
FOR SPRING.
Ladies aprons and housedresses 50c
Children, s dresses and rompers, ages 2 to 1 4 yrs.
25c to 59c
Ladies and Children, s underwear, vests 10c
Union Suits 25c to 50c
Men.s Union Suits 50c
JARDE&3IERES
Large sizes, very special 59c, 69c 89c
Flower Pots, Garden Seeds, Etc. Etc.
polar Variety Store
Harness
Announcement!
t
AVIXG leaded the
T-I
Vine Streets. Plattsmouth. vh enrnestlv sn.
licit your patronage. We will have competent me
chanics at all times to look after your wants, Mr.
Theo Amick being one of them. We will carry a
good line of Auto supplies. We want your livery
business in town as well as in the country. Call
us day or night. Phone Xo. ls".
The 10c feed yard is now open in connection
with the Smith Garage.
I
Suit Filed in District Court.
A suit has been filed in the district
court entitled William A. Wood vs.
Charles E. Wiley, et ah, in which the
I pkiiutiiF seeks to recover judgment in
which have long since become over-
due. The notes were made payable
at Rickleton, Washington. Attorney
C. A. Raw Is of this city appears in the
action for the plaintiff.
Ed E. Lach and wife, from near
Murray, were here Saturday evening
attending the performance of "The
Diith of a Nation" at ths Parmele
theater.
Henry O'Donnell of near Union and
Mont Shrader of near Murray were in
the city Saturday evening attending
the performance of "The Birth of a
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Poultry, Butter and Eggs Bought!
We Deliver Perkins Hotel
Smith Garage on 1 1 1 antl
Fred Crosser, a former resident of
near Murray, is in this city today
visiting a number of his old friends.
Mr. Crosser resides at Alva, Okla
homa, and has been at Farragut,
Iowa, to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, held there last week.
BERLIN CLAIM TO CAPTURE
OF VAUX DECLARED FALSE
Paris, March 12. An official note
has been issued categorically denying
the statement made in the German of
ficial communication of March i that
"the village and armored fort of Vaux
were captured in a glorious night at
tack by Posen reserve regiments under
the leadership of General von Guret-
sky Cornitz." This assertion, the
note says, is in every way false. The
note further denies other statements
contained in the recent German official
communication.
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