Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1916 — Page 4

Important News Events of the World Summarized

European War News ~ i"' Capture of the firs Wine positions over a front of 800 meters to the west of Vimy was reported by the war office at Berlin. Paris announces the repulse of a German attack in this region between Hill 119 and the Neuville road. * * * Two German sea planes raided the coast of Kent, dropping several bombs. No casualties have been reported to the war office at London. * • The number of Serbian troops which have reached the Island of Corfu Is estimated at 75,000 by a correspondent of the Petit Parisien, who says that In two days 100,000 Serbians will have arrived there and the evacuation of Albania will have been completed. -* * • The British liner Orissa, bound from Chilean ports to Liverpool, has been captured by the German commerce raiders, according .to information that reached Boston marine insurance writers. The German sea raiders have raised havoc with British shipping. • • * A total of 1,429,171 military prisoners are held by Germany, according to the Overseas News agency at Berlin. In addition, 19,700 cannon, 3,000 machine guns and 1,300,000 rifles fit for use. , ; a-: • * * The announcement in London that Earl Kitchener had been superseded as chief strategist, for the British army by Sir William Robertson, now chief of staff, was followed by reports that the hero of Khartoum 1b to leave the war office. Sir Robertson will remain in absolute charge of the direction of the expeditionary forces. « • * Domestic OasTeceipt of government flood and avalanche warning the Great Northern railroad discontinued operations of trains in the Cascade mountains, it was announced at Seattle. *- * • Restriction of immigration was indorsed by the Chicago Federation of Labor as its idea of “preparedness against foreign invasion" of tho United states.

Three workmen were blown to pieces when the gelatin-mixing plant at the DuPont powder mills near Tacoma, Wash., exploded. No trace of the three men has been found. , *■ * * Josiah V. Thompson, former millionaire coke and coal operator, was indicted at Pittsburgh. Pa., by the federal grand jury on 17 counts. The indictments grow out of Thompson’s alleged manipulation of the funds of the First National bank of Uniontown, which was wrecked last year. « * * * ' German Consul General Frapz Bopp was indicted in Sail Francisco by a federal grand jury in connection with the so-called Crowley plot to blow up munition plants and interfere with interstate commerce in munitions of war, according to a report received at the department of justice at Washington. Others indicted were::Baron E. H. von Fchaek. vice consul of Germany, and Maurice Hall, the Turkish consul general.

oer aid in e Farr a r .op era sin ge r, ari d . Lou Tellegen, actor, were married at New York at the home of Miss Farrar’s parents. Mr. arid Mrs. Sydney Farrar *• * ' Two trainmen were killed when the engine and tender of a Big Four passenger train plunged into the Wabash river. The dead are Engineer Frank Lancaster and Fireniari Oliver Hazelton, both of Mount Carmel, 111. * » • The Most Rev. George W. Mundelein came into his own as archbishop of Chicago amid what was declared to be the most, gorgeously brilliant ceremonies ever held in this Roman Catholic archdiocese. • • * A general strike of the jewelry workers in New York city was called at a meeting attended by more than 1,000 members of the union. The jewelers demand an eight-hour day. The diamond setters earn SIOO a week. * • * Big packing houses are behind powerful interests which he charges are manipulating t ie live stock market of the country, is tho belief of Arthur Capper, governor of Kansas, as expressed by him in an address before the Kansas Life Stock association at Wichita.

Representative Slemp made public at Washington a letter from Justice Hughes declaring: “I am opposed to the use of my name in connection with tho nomination and to the selection or Instruction of any delegates in my interest directly or remotely.’’ * • . Edward Holler, Alexander Aczell, Charles Houghton, Joseph O’Mara and Gjeorge Sovern, former city officials Of Terre election conspiracy case, were released from the Leavenworth (Kan.) penitentiary.

S. Mota, a Japanese navy steward, is being held at San Francisco as a witness at the court-martial of Lieut. H. former commander of the destroyer. He was on board the Hull when the code book disappeared. * • • The United States navy possesses the most effective torpedo in the world, according to an announcement at a meeting of the naval consulting board held at New York. There was also promised an aeroplane engine that is said to represent the last word in engine construction of that kind. * • • Foreign Dr. Anton Van Gijn has been appointed minister of finance for Holland. *.. • • Mails of the Dutch steamer Medan, which arrived at Rotterdam from New York, \frere taken off and held in England, sdys a dispatch to Amsterdam. * * * The factory in which Austria has been manufacturing the famous 305millimeter howitzers, was demolished by an explosion in the Skoda works at Pilsen, Austria’s principal arms factory, according to a dispatch to the Messagero at Rome. The casualties number 195. * • • Personal The death at Poland Springs, Me., of Mrs. E. C. Wheeler, for fifteen years one of the leading woman golfers in this country, was announced at Boston. Mrs. Wheeler was formerly Miss Mary B. Adams. * * • Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, former president of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada, died at his London residence. He became president of the road in 3895. Sir Charles was finance minister of Egypt from 1877 to 1879. He was born in 1831. * * • John S. Sheehan, one-time leader of Tammany Hall and former police commissioner of New York, died at New York at the age of sixty-seven years. • • • Eugene Ellison, president of the Insurance Company of North America, dropped dead at Philadelphia. He was seventy-one years old. • * # Maj. Frederick H. Erbstein, receiver of taxes and a veteran of the Civil and Spanlsh-American wars, died at New York, aged sixty-nine. * * * William Peters Hepburn, former congressman, died at Clarinda, la., Mr. Hepburn was stricken with a sudden attack of heart and kidney trouble. Eighty-two years old and a member of congress from the Eighth lowa district from 1889 to 1909, Mr. Hepburn was famed as the author of the national railroad antipass law. ♦ * *

Washington The senate foreign relations committee at Washington voted unanimously to recommend ratification of the treaty establishing a protectorate over the republic of Haiti. • * * A cable dispatch left the state department at Washington directed to F. C. Penfield. ambassador at Vienna, instructing him to demand the punishment of another submarine commander. This time the offense charged against Austria is assault and robbery committed upon an American merchant steamer'on the high seas. The steamer is the tanker Betrolite. * * * Grave charges against I amis 1): Braudels, nominated by President Wilson as Supreme court justice, wero made in a public hearing before a subcommittee of the senate at Washington. Clifford Thorne, chairman of the lowa railroad commission, made the charge's. ■ * * ♦ Representative King introduced in the house at Washington a bill appropriating $300,000 for ail arms plant at or near Quincy, 111., for the manufacture by the government of firearms for the army. :* * * Private armor plate manufacturers notified the senate naval committee at Washington they would raise the price of armor plate S2OO a ton if congress decided to erect or purchase armor-plate factories for the government. The committee voted nevertheless, 9 to 3, to report favorably Senator Tillman's bill to authorize the secretary of the navy to provide an armorplate factory. The bill would appropriate $11,000,000. * *■ * Naval affairs were debated in the house at Washington for the first time and the Naval academy increase bill was passed by a vote of 175 to 0. The house also authorized the immediate use of $500,000 to equip Mare Island navy yard to begin building a dreadnaught and the expenditure of SIOO,000 to enlarge the facilities at the New York yard. Speaker Clark and Republican Leader- Mann took part in the debates, each favoring the naval bills. * * . Baron Zwledenik, Austrian charge d’affaires, called on Secretary Lansing at Washington and discussed the question of armed merchantmen. AustriaHungary objects to vessels entering and clearing from U. S. ports carrying mounted guns, * * • Complete control and supervision of the affairs of Haiti by the United States are provided for in the treaty negotiated by tho state department at Washington following American armed intervention to quell the insurrection in the negro republic last falL

WAR FACTORY READ TO FACE CHARGES

Further Developments in East Chicago Labor Troubles. OLAF OLESON IS INDICTED Lake County Grand Jury Charges President of Edwards Valve Company Unlawfully Imported Men to Act as Deputy Sheriffs. Hammond. —It developed in the Lake county superior court that indictments were returned by the grand Jury just adjourned, against Olaf Oleson, president of the Edwards Valve company, of East Chicago, and the corporation itself, charging them with bringing into Indiana persons who acted as deputy sheriffs and police officers contrary to the statutes. Imprisonment In the penitentiary and fines may be given to the defendants if found guilty. The Edwards Valve company figured in the fatal labor riots at East Chicago recently.

Arrange Centennial Celebration.

Seymour.—Arrangements are being made by the county committee for the celebration of the Indiana centennial. The county was organized in 1815 and this event will be observed at the same time. Committees have been appointed in each township to work out their own celebrations. A celebration of three or four days will be held in this city, the date to be fixed later. It is suggested that the annual fall festival and centennial celebration be combined. A home-coming will be a feature of the celebration. A Jackson County Historical society is to be organized this month as a feature of the centennial year. Local club women and others interested in preserving the history of the county will co-operate with the movement.

Fire Damages Thirty Autos.

Kendallville.—The Roy I. Wallace garage was practically destroyed by fire with an estimated loss of $15,000. Thirty automobiles stored in the' garage were badly damaged. The fire, which originated from an overheated furnace, started in the garage office arid was spread by the explosion of a Prest-O-Lite tank. Mr. Wallace, who is agent for the Studebaker company, lost five new machines which were received from the factory Tuesday.

Files Cross Suit.

Rushville. —Mrs. Mary Josephine Peace has filed a cross complaint in the suit of her husband, Walter Pearce, for divorce, demanding SSO a week for support and SI,OOO to prepare the case. She alleges that Pearce is worth SIOO,OOO. On request of Mrs. Peace, Judge Sparks granted a restraining order preventing Mr. Pearce from transferring any of his property. Pearce alleged that his wife nagged him and constantly urged him to move to Indianapolis.

Auto for Joffre.

Indianapolis.—Skilled workmen are busily engaged in remodeling the big blue roadster Blish Thompson of Seymour drove before he went down on the Lusitania. His widow has announced her intention of presenting the car to General Joffre of the French army to be used at the front. She also is considering becoming a Red Gross nurse. Mrs. Thompson, who is very wealthy, wants to help the allies in every possible way.

101 Years Old.

Jonesboro. James D. Fort' of this place was on* hundred and one years old Monday, and he observed the anniversary at the home of his son-in-law, Jesse K. Pemberton. Mr. Fort hopes to live to be one hundred and nine, at which age his father died. He is in good health and does net use glasses when reading. He is a son of the Revolution and understands the Indian language, which he learned when a boy.

Working Time Reduced.

South Bend.—Effective March 1, the regular working hours of the South Bend plants of the Studebaker corporation will be reduced from 65 hours per week to 50 hours per week, divided, into nine hours per day for five days and five hours on Saturday. To adjust wages to the new working hours all piece rates and hour rates will be increased ten per cent.

Columbus Man Breaks Leg.

Columbus. —Walter Burney, a young stock buyer, who lives northeast of this city, suffered a broken leg when the horse he was riding slipped and fell.

Music for Typists.

Rochester—The class In typewriting at the high school now Is listening to tango and one-steps played by a graphophone. The instructor introduced the music accompaniment to obtain better rhythm in their work.

Pharmacists’ Licenses Revoked.

Bedford. - Sir .pharmacists are looking for another job following the action of the state board in revoking their licenses. Improper handling and sale of liquor was chaiged. Bedford bas no licensed saloons.

War Secretary Garrison Quits Wilson Cabinet.

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see this official reT&Hunship between us brought to an end: “Cordially and sincerely yours, ‘WOODROW WILSON. “Hon Henry Breckenridge, assistant secreta/y of war.” Critical Juncture Seen. The first of the preliminary correspondence is a letter by Secretary Garrison dated January 12. He wrote: “War Department, Washington, Jan. 12, 1916.—My Dear Mr. President: In my judgment we are facing a critical juncture with respect to the military part of the national defense program. “I am convinced that unless the situation is dealt with promptly and effectively we can indulge in no reasonable expectation of any acceptable results. “The policy I recommended to you and adopted by you squarely placed the nation upon the sure foundation of national forces. If that policy is made effective by legislation there will be secured to this country for the first time a real, stable foundation for the military part of its national defense. If, however, instead thereof, a policy is adopted based on state troop 3 as the main reliance of this country for its military arm, not only has no advance been made from the deplorable and Inexcusable situation in which we have so long been, but an effective block has been placed across the pathway toward a proper settlement. “The adoption of such a policy would serve to delude the people into believing that the subject had been settled and therefore required no further consideration upon their part. It would, therefore, in my Judgment, be infinitely worse tlian an entire failure of all legislative enactment upon the subject. The latter would at least leave it open for future settlement. “I, of course, am not advised as to the statements of intention made by Mr. Hay to you in the conversations held with you prior to your message to congress at the opening of the present session. I have always felt, and have so expressed myself to you, that the situation in the congress was such that unless you personally exerted the power of yous leadership you would not obtain any worthy results in this matter. “Mr. Hay has now made open declaration of his intention. “Mr. Hay announces that he does not intend to press for the enactment of the military policy advocated in your message. With respect to the regular army, he does not purpose giving us the organizations asked for and imperatively necessary if the federal volunteers (so-called continental army) are to be properly trained; he purposes adding a few thousand men to the enlisted strength of the army In its present organization, the adding of a few regiments of field artillery to the existing organizations of the regular army, the entire abandonment of the idea of a federal force of national volunteers and the passing of a bill granting direct federal pay to the enlisted men and officers of the state troops.

Whole Cause Endangered. “In my judgment the effect of the enactment of Mr. Hay’s program would be to set baelf the whole cause of legitimate, honest national defense in an entirely unjustifiable and inexcusable way. Tt would be, in my judgment. a betrayal of the trust of the people in> this regard It would be illusory and apparent without any reality or substance. “There is, unfortunately, very little knowledge and very little intense personal interest in any of the members of the house concerning military affairs. Apart from the power that always resides in every chairman of committee, Mr. Hav has the additional power of dealing with a subject concerning which the rest of the house has no knowledge and about which it has never concerned itself. In this particular instance his proposal of settling this matter by voting money to the enlisted men and officers of the state troops appeals to the direct personal, political interest of the members. In these circumstances it seems to me to be perfectly clear that unless you interpose your position as leader of the country on this great subject the result will be the lamentable one which I have just described. “If the public obtains the impression that Mr. Hay s solution is merely another means of accomplishing the same end as your proposed policy, they will accept the same and rest content that their desires have been properly met. If, on the other hand, they are clearly and unmistakably advised that to adopt the policy suggested by Mr. Hay is to make a mockery of all that was worthy and virtuous in the proposal of a proper military polity, and that it is a delusion to consider such a solution as a real reliance or security, then there is hope that we can obtain results commensurate with the necessities of the case and with a self-respecting consideration and treatment thereof. “I cannot therefore too strongly urge upon you my view ,of the comparative necessity of your seeking an occasion at the earliest possible moment to declare yourself with respect to the matter, and in doing so, to make it clear beyond peradventure that nothing excepting national forces, raised by the nation and subject to its exclusive authority, responsibility and control is any real settlement of this issue. “Sincerely yours, "LINDLEY M. GARRISON. “The President.” Third to Quit Cabinet. Mr. Garrisop is the third meiaber

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of President Wilson's cabinet to resign. The first, Justice Mcßeynolds, resigned as attorney general to accept a seat on the Supreme court. The second, William J. Bryan, resigned as secretary of state because of differences with the president over the conduct of the submarine warfare controversy with Germany.

Jap Gets Reprieve.

Washington, Feb. 11.—At the request of the Japanese ambassador, Viscount Chinda, President Wilson granted a 60-day reprieve to O. Itow, a Japanese sentenced to be hanged February 17 at Juneau, Alaska, for committing the murder of a companion.

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