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BACK HUGHES, COLONEL ROOSEVELT
URGES PROGRESSIVE PARTY
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Contlnneil from I'nie One
upport of itfr. Hughes, Mr. Roosevelt says
Jie believed their nttltudo Is due "not In tho
least to any liking for Mr. Hushes, but
fcolely to their nntngonlsm to me."
Most Americans of German ancestry nro
loyal citizens, he asserts, but tho profes
Clonal German-Americans "are nctlng purely
In tho sinister Interest of Germany."
In his trlbUto to Mr. Hughes the Colonel
aayat
"Wo havo tho alternative of continuing
In ofllco an Administration which has proved
a lamentable failure or of putting Into olllco
an Administration which wo have every
renson to bellovo will function with clll
clcncy for tho Interest nnd honor of all our
people.'
COLOXEL'S LETTER.
Mr, Roosevolt's letter follows:
JTo tho Progressiva National Committee:
Gontlcmen In nccordanco with tho mes
ago I. sent to the Progressive National Con
Ventlon aB soon as I, had received tho noti
fication that It had nominated mo for Presi
dent, I now communicate li you my reasons
for decllnig the honor which t so deeply
appreciate. Slnco tho adjournment of tho
oonventlon 1 have received between 2000
and, 8000 letters .nnd telegrams frfim.men
"who had supported me for tho nomination,
the majority expressing the desire that t
ttould refuse to run, while a minority urged
that..! should accept tho nomination. As It
Is a physical Impossibility to answer thcfo
letters and telegrams Individually, I beg of
tho courtesy of tho senders thnt they will
accept this public statement In lieu of such
answers,
Boforo speaking of anything else, I wish
to express my heartiest and most unstinted
admiration for the character and services
of the mon and women who mada up tho
I'rogresslvo National Convention In lfllC. I
can glvo them no higher pralso than to
Bay that jn nil respects thoy stood lovol
with tho mon and women who In 1912
joined nt Chicago to found tho Progressiva
Iparty. Thcso two conventions, In clmrnctor,
In disinterestedness, In vision, In Insight, In
high purpose, and In dcslro to rendor prac
tical service to the people, typified exactly
what such bodies ought to be In a great
self-governing democracy. Thoy represented
tho spirit which moved Abraham Lincoln
and his political associates during the dec
ado preceding tho close of tho Civil War.
PLATFORM OP 1912
The platform put forth In 1012 was much
tho most Important public document pro
mulgated In this country since the death of
Abraham Lincoln. It represented the first
effort on a large scato to trnnslato abstract
formulas of economic and social justlco In
to concrete Amorlcan nationalism ; tho ef
fort to apply tho principles of Washington
and Lincoln to tho need of tho United States
In tho 20th century. Xo finer effort was
ever mado to servo tho American people. In
a spirit of high loyalty to ull that Is loftiest
In tho American tradition.
Events have shown thnt the Progressive
party In 1012 littered tlio only alternative
to tho triumph of the Democratic party.
Moreover, these events have shown that the
application of the principle which we then
advocated Is oven more ncressnry to tills
Untlon than we at the time supposed.
PLEA FOR PREPAREDNESS.
Tho results of tho terrible world war of
the last two yearn have now mnile It evident
to all who are willing to see Hint In tills
country there must lie spiritual nnd Indus
trial preparedness, alone the lines of fill
eieney, of Ioynl service to the nation and of
practical application of the precept that
each mon must be his brother's keeper. Fur
thermore, It Is no less ovldent. that this pre
paredness for tho tasks of peace forms the
only sound basis for that Indispensable
military preparedness which rests on uni
versal military training, and which lluds ex
pression In universal obligatory service In
time of war. Such universal obligatory
training and service aro tho necessary com
plements of universal suffrage, and repre
sent the realization of the true American,
the democratic, Ideal In both pcaco and
war.
Sooner or Inter the national principles
championed by the Progressives of 1012
must In their jrcncrnl eftVrt lie enilindliMl
In the structure of our nntlonnl existence.
With all my heart I shall continue to work
for thcso great Ideals, shoulder to shoulder
with tho men and women who In 1912 cham
pioned them; and I nm sure thnt these men
and women will show a like loyalty to tho
other, tho fundamental, Ideals which the
events of the last two years have proved
to be vital to the permanency of our na
tional existence Tho method by which wo
are to show our loyalty to theso Idenkt must
be determined in each case by tho actual
event. Our loyalty Is to tho fact, to the
principle, to tho Ideal, nnd not merely to
tho name, and least of all to tho party
name.
Tho Progressive movement has been given
an Incalculable Impetus by what the Pro
gressive party has done. Our strongest
party antagonists have accepted nnd en
acted Into law, or embodied In their party
platforms, very many of our most Important
principles. Much has been accomplished
In awakening the public to n better under
standing of tho problems of social and In
dstrlal welfare.
Yet It has become entirely evident that
the people under existing conditions lire
sot prepared to nccept u new purty.
It Is Impossible for us Progressives to
abandon our convictions. , Hut we aro faced
with the fact that as things nctually are
tho Progressive national organization no
longer offers the means whereby we can
make these convictions effective in our na
tional life. Under such circumstances our
duty Is to do the best wo can nnd not to
sulk because our leadership is rejected.
That we ourselves continue to bellovo that
the courso we advocated was In the high
est Interest of tho American people Is aside
from the question. It Is unpatriotic to re
fuse to do the best possible merely because
the people have not put us in position to
do what wo regard as tho very best. It
remains for us, good-humoredly and with
common sense, to face the situation and en
deavor to get out of It the best that It
can be made to yield from the standpoint
of the Interests of tho nation as a whole.
ASSAILS WILSON' ADMINISTRATION.
This was tho situation at the opening of
tho present year. It was clearly evident
that unless a cataclysm occurred the Presi
dential election would result in the choice
of either the Republican or the Democratic
nominee. The present Administration, dur
ing Its three years of life, had been guilty
of shortcomings more slrnal than those of
any Administration since the days of
Iiuchamtn. From the standpoint of na
tional honor and interest, It stood on an
even lower level than the Administration of
Buchanan. No Administration In our his
tory had done more to relax the spring of
the national will and to deaden the na
tional conscience. Within the Republican
party conflicting fprces were at work.
There were men among the organization
leaders who advocated a course of action
such as offered no improvement upon the
Democratic position, and advocated the
nomination of candidates whoso election
would havo represented no improvement
upon the continuance in olllco of Mr. Wil
ton. If such a course were followed. It
Obviously would become our duty to run a
third ticket. But It was plainly our duty
to do everything honorable In order to pre
vent such a necessity; to do everything
short of sacrificing our most sacred convic
tions jn order to secure the alignment
tinder one leadership of the forces opposed
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to the continuance In power of Mr. Wilson
nnd tho Democratic party.
STAND OF ROLL MOOSE.
Under these circumstances the I'rogres.
slve National Committee at Chicago In
January outlined ouf duty to seek common
action with the Republican party, using the
following words: "Our lieople are seeking
leadership leadership of the highest order
nnd most courageous characters leadership
that will draft to Itself for the country's
benefit the unselfish and patriotic services
of Its ablest citizens. The surest way to se
cure for our country the required leader
ship will be by having, if possible, both the
Progressive ntid Republican parties choose
tho same standard bearer nnd the same prin
ciples." Six weeks later, on March 9, In my Trin
idad statement, I asked for a similar com
bination ngAlnst the Democratic party on
a platform of "clean.cut, straight-nut Na
tional Americanism," and for a candidate
"who will not merely stand for such a pro
gram before election, but will resolutely
nnd In good faith put It through If elected."
APPEAL TO VOTERS.
This was, In effect, the same statement
thnt I made In my telegram to cx-Henator
Jnckson, pending the convention, which ran
In part ns follows:
"Can wp not, forgetting past differences,
now Join, for tho snfety nnd honor of our
country, to enforce the policies of genuine
Americanism nnd genuine Preparedness?
Surely we can nfford to act In accordance
with tho words of Abraham Lincoln when
ho said, 'AIny not all having a common
Intorest reunite in a common effort to save
our common country? May we nsk those
who have not differed with us to Join In this
samo spirit toward those who have?' As
far us my mvn soul Is known to me It Is
In this same spirit thnt nt (his (lino I
miiho my appeal to Hie ltepiilillrnns nnd
Progressives assembled at C'hlcngo,"
In addition to these public statements I
had also stated by own attitude verbally,
and In letters, during the weeks Imme
diately preceding the convention, to scores
of lending Progressives from nil parts of
tho country. Including mnny of the leaders
nt the convention. To theso men I ex
pressed my earnest hopo thnt tho Repub
licans would so act as to make It pos
sible for tho Progressives to Join with
then). I stated to them, however, that In
vlow of the attitude of some of tho Repub
lican lenders It was at least conceivable
that wo shduld bo put In a position where
our highest duty, our fealty to the coun
try, our sense of what patriotism demanded
In n great crisis would make It Imperative
upon us to run a separate ticket ; and that
whether In such event It would be neces
sary for mo to head thnt ticket could not
be determined In advance. I stated In
these Interviews nnd In theso letters, with
tho utmost emphasis, that the decision of
this point, like the whole mntter of run
ning n separate ticket, would have to bo
determined by what the Interests of the
country demanded In view of thu action
finally taken by tho conventions nt Chi
cago. "I SPOKE IN GOOD FAITH."
At tho time many of tho Republican lead
ers asserted that my statements were not
made in good faith; that 1 really Intended
to Insist upon my own nomination by the
Rcpubllcnn convention ; nnd that If I was
not so nominated, I Intended to nccept tho
Progressive nomination nnd run on a third
ticket. Of course my fellow Progressives
were under no such error. They knew that
I spoko In good faith nnd meant exactly
what I said. They know that my utter
ances were to bo accepted nt their exact
face value ns meaning thnt If the Repub
licans nominated a man whom wo could
conscientiously support we would support
him. The Progressive Convention came to
gether knowing my public statements nnd
therefore knowing exactly what my atti
tude was.
In my Judgment, the nomination of Mr.
Hughes meets the conditions set forth In
the statement of the Progressive Nntlonal
('munilttee. Issued lust January, nnd In my
imvii slntciiiciits. Under existing conditions,
the mimliiiitlnn of n third ticket would, In
my Judgment, be merely a move In tho in
terest of the election of Mr. Wilson.
"I SHALL SUPPORT HUGHES."
I regnrd Mr. Hughes ns a ninn whose
public record Is n guarantee thut "he will
not merely stand for a progrmn of clean
cut slrnlglitout Americanism hrfurn elec
tion, but wilt resolutely nnd In good fnlth
put It through If elected He Is beyond all
I'otnpiirlNiin better fitted to be President
than Mr. Wilson, It would be a grave det
riment to the country to re-elect Mr, Wil
son. 1 shall, therefore, strongly support
Mr. Hughes. Such being the case, It is un
necessary to say that I cannot nccept the
nomination on n third ticket. I do not be
llovo thnt there should be a third ticket.
I believe that when my fellow Progressives
coolly consider tho question they will for
the most part take this position. They nnd
I have but one purpose the purpose to
serve our common country. It la my deep
conviction that nt this moment we can
servo It only by supporting Mr. Hughes.
It Is urged ugnlnst Mr. Hughes thnt he
was supported by the various so-called Ger-iniin-Aiiirrlrun
Alliances. I believe thnt the
attitude of these professional Clrrmnn
Americans was due, not In the least to any
liking for Mr. Hughes, but solely to their
untugmilsm tn me. They were bound to
defeat me for the nomination. The only
way by which they could achieve this ob
ject was by supporting Mr. Hughes, and
they supported him accordingly, without
any regard to other considerations. I need
hardly repeat what I have already said In
stern reprobntlou of this professional German-American
element the element typi
fied by the German-American Alliances and
tho similar bodies, which have, In the pre
nomination campaign, played not merely
an un-American but a thoroughly antl
Amerlcnn part.
SCORNS PROFESSIONAL HYPHENS.
Theso men havo nothing In common with
tho great body of Americans who are In
whole or In part of German blood, nnd who
are precisely as good Americans as those
of any other ancestry. Thero are not, and
never have been. In all our land, better citi
zens than the great mass of the men and
women of German birth or descont who
have been or are being completely merged
In our common American nationality; a
nationality distinct from any In Europe, for
Americans who are good Americans are no
more German-Americans than they are
English-Americans, or Irish-Americans, or
Scandinavian-Americans. They are Ameri
cans and nothing else.
N'n good Ainerlcun, whatever his ancestry
or creed, ran huve any feeling except scorn
and detestation for those professional Ger
man-Americans who seek to make the
American President In effect a llceroy nf
the German Emperor. The professional German-Americans
nf this type are nctlng
purely In the sinister Interest nf Germany,
They hare shown their eager readiness to
sacrifice' the Interest of the United Stales
whenever Us Inlerest ronftlcled wllh that nf
Germany, They represent that ndhcrenre In
the polltlco-rnclnl hyphen which Is the badge
and sign of ninrsl IrcAsdn tn the llepubllc,
I hare singled these men nut for spectlle
denunciation, and nsstiredly If 1 support n
candidate It may be accepted ns proof thnt
I am certain Hint the cnndldste Is Inrnpnhle
of tiling Influenced by the evil Intrigues of
these hyphenated Americans.
HUGHES' LIFE GUARANTEE
Mr. Hughes' character and his whole
course of conduct In public nffnlrs Justify
Its In tho assured conviction thnt the fact
thnt theso men have for their own purposes
supported him will In ho shape or way nffect
his public actions before or nftcr election.
Ills cntlro public life is a guarantee of this.
The ovents of the Inst three nnd a half
years have shown that as much cannot bo
snld for Mr. Wilson, tn Mr. Wilson's case
wo do not havo to consider his words, hut
his deeds. Ills deds nksohitoly contra
dict his words; and for the matter of that,
his words Absolutely contradict one another.
It Is folly to pay heed to any of the promises
In tho platform on which he now stands,
in view of the fact thnt almost every Im
portant promise contained In the platform
on which he stood four yenrs ngo has slnco
been broken. We iiiVe nil of our present
trouble with the profcsslonnl Germnli
Amerlrnn element In the United Hlntcs tn
Mr. Wilson's timid nnd vacillating course
during the last two years. Tho defenders of
Mr. Wilson havo alleged in excuso for him
that he confronted n. dlfllcitlt situation.
MEXICAN SITUATION
As regards Mexico, the situation which
Mr. Wilson confronted was nothing like
ns dlfllcult us that which President 11C
Klnley confronted In connection with Cuba
nnd tho Philippines at the tlmo of the Span
ish Wnr. Under the actual circumstances
wo could with only a minimum risk havo
protested on behalf of Belgium, n small.
well-behaved nation, when she was exposed
to tho last extremity of outrage by the
brutal violation of her neutral rights ; this
violation being Itself n violation of The
Haguo conventions to which wo wero a
signatory power. As regards the foreign
situation generally during the great war,
the fnct of the existence nf tho wnr nuiiln
It fnr easier and safer for Mr, Wilson to
assert our rights thnn If he hnd hud to
denl with some single strong power which
ns nt the time unhampered by war.
During tho past 20 yenrs questions havo
arisen with powers of tho first rank, such
as England; Japan nnd Germany, each of
which has necessitated far greater courage,
resolution and Judgment on the part of tho
President dealing with It than President
Wilson need have shown In order to put
a complete stop to tho continually repented
murder of American men, women and chil
dren on the high seas by German subma
rines the Lusltanla being merely the. worst
of many such cases.
GERMAN OUTRAGES
The same feebleness that was shown by
President Wilson In dealing with Germany
abroad was also shown by him In dealing
with tho organized German outrnges with
in our own land. and. finally. In dealing with
tho organized German-American vote. Tho
continued existence of the German-American
menace at homo Is directly duo to .Mr.
Wilson's course of action during tho last
two years.
NOMINATION OF HUGHES.
Certain of my friends wiio feel that tho
Progressives should run a third ticket base
their feeling on objection to the character
or actions of tho Republican National Con
vention. As regards this point. It Is Hlllll
clent to say that the members of the ltc
pulillcnn N'nJJonnl ronentlon wero im
ipiestlonnbly Induced to nominate Mr.
Hughes prlmnrlly hecuuse of the heller that
tils Integrity and force of character, nnd
Ills lcuig record or admirable public service,
would make him peculiarly acceptable, not
only to the rank anil lllo of the Itepublleun
pnr'lv, but to the people gencrnlly. I do not
believe that Mr. Hughes would havo been
nominated If It had not been for the fight
on behalf of public decency nnd efllcleney
which tho Progressive party has waged
during the last four years.
In nny event, and without any regard to
what tho personal feelings of any of us may
be ns regards tho action of tho Republican
Convention. I wish very solemnly to ask tho
representatives of tho Progressive party to
consider at this time only tho wi-lfaro of
tho people of tho United States. Ae shall
provo false to our Ideals nnd our profes
sions If, In this grave crisis of tho nation's
life we permit ourselves to bo swerved
from tho prime duty of serving with cool
Judgment nnd single-minded devotion tho
nation's needs. Our own political fortunes,
Individually and collectively, nro of no con
sequence whatever when compared with
the honor and welfaro of tho people of tho
United States. Such things do not count
when weighed in tho balanco npalnst our
duty to servo well the country In which,
after we are dead, our children and our
children's children nro to live.
The world Is passing through a great
crisis and no man can tell what trial nn 1
Jeopardy will havo to bo faced by this na
tion during tho years Immediately abend.
Thero Is now no longer before us for deci
sion the question as to what particular man
we ma severally most deslro to spo nt the
head of the Government. We can decide
only whether during these possibly vital
years this country shnll bo entrusted to
the leadership of Mr. Hughes or Mr. Wilson
Mr, Wilson bus been tried and found
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wnnllng. Ills party, because of Its itera
tion fo the outworn theory of 'State rights
and hernuso nf Its reliance upon purely
sectional Support, stands against Hint spirit
nf far-sighted nationalism which Is essen
tial If we are to deal ndrnnnlcly with our
gravest serial and Industrial problems.
Mr. Wilson nnd his parly have In actual
prnrtlre lamentably tnlled tn snfrgiinrd the
Interest nnd honor of the United Plates,
They have hrniiKht ns In Impotence abroad
and to dttlslon nnd weakness at home.
They have accustomed us to see tho highest
nhd most responsible omccs of Government
filled by Incompetent men nppolntcit only
for reasons of partisan politics. They have
dulled tho moral- senso of the people. They
have taught us that pence, tho pence of
cowardice nnd dishonor nnd Indifference to
the welfare of others. Is to bo put nbovo
righteousness, above tho stem nnd unflinch
ing performance of duty, whether the duty
Is pleasant or unpleasant.
Vet In Mexico they have failed even to
secure tho pence which they thus sought!
nnd thev havo failed In spite of th most
nmplo warning to prepnra In any teal fash
Ion to meet the crisis which their own
pollcv Invited. They havo taught us to put
"safety first," safety before duty nnd hon
or' to put that materialism which expresses
Itself tn mere tnoncymaklng, nnd In tin?
fnttrd ease nf life, nbovo nil spiritual
things, nbovo all the high and line In
stincts of the soul. . They have taught us
In accept ndrnll elocution ns a substitute foi
stittighlfotwnrd and clllclenl action. They
have rnlscd Indecision, hesitancy nnd vacil
lation Into n settled governmental policy.
Mr Hughes has shown In his career the
Instinct of clllclcncy which will guarantee
that, under him, the Government will once
more work with vigor ami force. Ho pos-f-ossos
that habit nf straightforward think
ing which means that his words will ho cor
related with his deeds nnd translated Into
facts.
His past career Is tho warrant for our
belief that he will be the unfaltering op
ponent of thnt system of Invisible go em
inent which finds expression In the domina
tion of tho party boss nnd the party ma
chine. Ills past career Is a guarantee that
whatever ho says hnforo election will bo
made good by his acts after election. Mor
ally, his public record shows him to lie a
man of unbending Integrity; Intellectually,
It shows him tn he n. mnn of original nnd
trained ability. We have the iitlcrnall.o
of co ii tin tl I Hit In iilllri' nil nilniliilstrntlon
lib It hns procd a. lamentable failure, or
of putting into olllco nn niliiilnlstratlou
ulilch in' hnvc every rensnii to believe will
fiincHon with clllclcncy for (lie lntcret nnd
honor nf our people. 1 earnestly bespeuk
from my fellow Progressives their uiiKriiilK
lilg support of Mr. (Inches. Vours truly,
THEODORE Rn IS EVENT.
Kngnmnre Hill, .lima 22. 1910.
ABSURD, SAY GERMANS,
AR0UT BACKING MEXICO
GREAT DRIVE BY THE ALLIES Tmri
BEGINS ON ALL WAR FRONTS
Continued from Pne One
day" our guns successfully carrying out
the demolition of enemy works, espe
dally Hi Vallarsa nnd the 1'oslna
Valley.
Along tho whole front on the Aslaga
plateau, from the Canaglla Valley to
the Mnndrlelle zone, west of the Mar
ceslna, our advanced Infahtry detach
tncnlB successfully attacked enemy
'osltlons.
In tho upper Cordevolo nnd tho Uolto
valleys there wero violent artillery
duels. In tho I'ustherthnl. Innlchen
and Bllllan (on the Uoen-Klagcnfurt
Rallwny), wore effectively shelled by
. our heavy calibre guns, There was
artillery and Infantry activity on the
Hut and at tho bridgehead of the tipper
Eella. Wo set lire to Leopoldshlrchcn.
Along tho Isonao bold Incurlons by
our Infantry resulted In the cature of
enemy ammunition nnd some prisoners.
Enemy noroplanes dropped bombs on
Tolmczzo, l'ortngruaro, I'onte l'lavo
and tho Grado lagoon. There wero no
victims. Some dnmngc was done.
Our ('npront squadron shelled enemy
encampments on the Aslngo plntcntt
this morning, returning safely.
IMlKXCMfTUOOPsirWlAlF
TKENCIIBS AT VKUDUX; HALT
TEirrONSAT THIAUMOKT
1'ARia, June 28.
Krcnch troops carried a few elements
of German trenches between Eumln nnd
l-hennls woods, on the northeastern front
of Verdun, last night, tho War Oftlce an
nounced t'odny. A Grrmnn ntlnck West
of Thlauniont was completely checked by
Krcnch screen fire.
Artillery duels occurred around Dead
Man's Hill, on tho northwestern front of
Verdun.'
The text of tho official communique fol
lows: In tho Argonnc nn attack directed
by tho enemy along our small posts
at I.e Flllo Morto was repulsed with
grenades.
On tho left bank of the Mouse thero
was an artillery duel, which was par
ticularly sharp In tho region of Dead
Man's Hill. On tho right bank n
German attack launched last night
against our positions west of the Thlau
niont Wood was completely checked by
our curtnln of lire nnd our musketry.
In tho course of a local operation be
tween Enmln Wood and Chenols Wood
recaptured some of the enemy's
trenches. In the other sectors only ar
tillery actions are reported.
Friend of Chancellor Declares
"Big Empire Cnn't Dignify"
Such Folly
UERMN", Juno 2(5. Reports received
hero from America that the German lega
tion In Mexico City was actively inspiring
General Carrnnzn, head of tho Constitu
tionalist Government of Mexico, In hostility
tn tho United Stntc.i. havo been brought to
tho attention of the imperial Chancellor,
Dr. von Hethmann-llollweg.
Tho Chancellor naked to be excused from
commenting on tho report, feeling that such
rumors were unworthy nf his attention. A
rloso friend of tho Chancellor, however, had
this to say :
"Certain circles In tho United .States nro
rover tired of ascribing responsibility for
everything, no matter how far-fetched, to
Germany. If u house hums down or n
tavorlto loses a race, or crop prospects seem
poor, thcso protagonists nro suro to nrlse
with n cry of 'Thoso wicked Germans I' It
Hi obviously Impossible for the highest olll
clal In a big Empire to dignify every
ridiculous detail of such a campaign with a
personal denial. Any one, however, knows
as I do that such reports aro ridiculous
tu.d unfounded."
Colonel Colcsberry's Funeral
Funeral services for Colonel Alexander T'.
Polosberry, Civil War veteran nnd former
United .States Marshal, who died Thursday,
were held this afternoon In the Episcopal
Church of tho Holy Apostles, 21st and
Christian streets. Colonel Colesbcrry re
sided nt -21:! Pine street nnd was active
In tho civic llfo of the community for many
years.
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we havo been the only Drug Store
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three newspapers.
It has paid us because It hns p.ild
those It has brought us as custom
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working for.
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ently will tell tho truth nbout trust
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Beautiful mo
tion pictures of
Colorado scen
ery ana' Den
ver will be
shown in the
following the
atres: At tha
Palace Theatre,
1214 Market, to
day, Tuesday
and Wednes
day; at the
Victoria T h e -afrc,
Oth and
Market, today
arid Tuesday,
Colorado Year!
Switzerland is ringed in with
armies. The Tyrolean Alps are
battle-fields. Turn now to Col
orado, to our own Rocldes,
Pike's Peak and the Garden of
the Gods. Spend your vacation
in Colorado. There is the new
Rocky Mountain National Park,
the finest playground in the
f world for out-of-door people,
: calling you.
The Rock
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Jlne between
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both Denver
and Colora
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Hock Island superb trains,
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Automatic Block Signals
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Superior Dining Car Service
Low excursion fares all summer,
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Phone, write or call today for book
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H. M.BROWN
DUlHct Paeoer Aet
Phone, Walnut 1?3
from t,a Rasseo Canal to the Somme nnd
beyond, thero Is great nctlvlty, according
to .last night's official bulletin on the cam
paign, At Verdun, the report says, Pronch
nttacks were repulsed. The bulletin follows:
From south of lid. Bassce Canal to
beyond the Somme (a front of about
60 miles ns the crow files) tho enemy
developed and continued during the
night unbroken, lively activity. He also
bombarded l.cns and Its neighborhood
with heavy fire, and discharged gas
without success over our line's near
Iteallmont nnd llnmel, north of Al
bert. East of St. Die wo carried opt a
patrol ndvnnee, ns a result of which
IB prisoners wero brought In.
French attacks were delivered against
Oormnn positions Vn both sides of the Meuse
River In tho Verdun sector last night, but
all wore repulsed, the German Wnr Office
announced today,
West of tho Metlso the- German position
on Dead Man's tllll was assaulted, ibut tho
French Wero thrown hack. To tho cast of
the Mcuso the French tried unsuccessfully
to dislodge the Germans from their new
position on the Froldo do Tcrre Bridge.
CARRIZAL CASUAtSs
N0WPLACED AT 23
Capt. Charles T. Boyd peftnlfni.
Reported Stain-XT
stui on Search 1
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In command of tho Americana amtartu .
Carrlsat. has been fni.n,t i... T. mti IS
forces of tho 11th Cavnlfv i rMC
tho 10th Cavalry still are mlssing '
believed to havo perished. The twhiu?
",,I,"H '" l"u wzai battle,, ther.f,,..-?
stands now nt 23. "WHohv
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Jenkins, Is still searching the ilL, . 1
.v.rniii mo uuiuo yuh lougnt, but hrm. ii " 1
nny moro survivors would bB t2 lht i
abandoned. ""'" u s
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that Captain Charles T. Boyd, commi'?.'
inn JIM u v.iuiijf nuupB CtlK.lrpit .1
rltnl, was killed. The hotobook JLCV'
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