Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 21, Jasper, Dubois County, 26 February 1915 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER BEN ED. DOANE, Publisher. JASPER INDIANA

Not all common people possess common sense. lodern charity begins at home and ends in a ballroom. The only place a farmer ever says 'By heck" is on the stage. A bit of scenery always looks good in a picture. Man rarely does. -Tho lazy man's idea of peace is to beat all the spears into fishhooks. In 20lo the most destructive battles "wHl be fought in the air and under water. ine belligerent wife still retains the right of search of her husband's pockets. One of the humors of the war is the ease with which both sides report progress. Our idea of a peaceful war would be to equip floating mines with red lights and a bell. Keally, the world moves. Automobiles have taken something for their bad breaths. The lightweight submarine makes the heavyweight dreadnaught look like a has been. When a man boasts of being selfmade he throws himself open to critical inspection. Americans complain of the high cost of living, but they should reflect that living is worth it Through a mere coincidence, no doubt, war poetry and "atrocities" died 'out together. Even the bashful man cannot help noticing that on rainy days many beautiful complexions run badly. Some folks are so strict on neutrality that they won't lick a foreign stamp or beat an imported egg. What has become of the old-fashioned small boy who used to be mean because he had a big brother? Some men drink whisky because they don't feel well, and others pour it down because they feel good. There ought to be fiddles enough in this country to keep everybody in a dancing good humor tho year round. A New York teacher says dancing is a suro cure for a grouch. Then "on with the dance, let joy be unconfined." "Dogs aro extremely emotional," says a three-lino philosopher. Then it must bo emotion that wags their tails. A court has ruled that poor housekeeping is no excuse for divorce. Still, it's better than some excur.es that are offered. Man's unlimited appetite for news is exemplified by tho fact that ho still wants full accounts ot' all tho boxing matches. "A Philadelphia woman claims that her husband hypnotized her into marrying him." Old stuff. That's the way all men do. Turkey is reported to be making use of tin cans as war material. Just what the uso.is wo haven't hoard, but she's profiably trying to tie them to tho enemy. A Chicago doctor, who has tried it. says tho suffering involved in starving is imaginary. What's tho difference so long as it makes ono so very uncomfortable? Some ono asks "what has become of the farmer whose barn cost 4,000 and his house $100?" He's in the same old ramshackl house making the rest ot the family miserable. Globe-trotting won't be as nonular irA 1915 as in some other years, but there will be ample opportunity for the people of this country to do some globe-trotting in America. With a dozen kinds of tangoes in vogue, baseball, football, basket ball, footraces and common walking, there is reason to believe that modern male students tax their legs more than they do their heads. A sociologist expert says that people should live in glass houses of sanitary style. Sanitary science may have its claims, but there are too many people throwing stones these days to dare such a domicile. The ambition of some men is to live long enough to hear of a bride who is not "prominently known in tho younger social set." If some of our leading young citizens coultl handle a rifle as skillfully as they do a pool cue.there'd be no need for an army reserve. A New York hotel man aas made a list of nine ways by which to teil whether or not a man is drunk. Still there is quite a difference between b-' Iii merely "lit" and "laid out"

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GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY TOLD TO KEEP HANDS OFF FLAG. WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE Note Sent to Powers by Secretary of State Bryan Says They Will Be Held to Strict Account for Any Loss of American Lives. Washington, Feb. 12. Notes sent to Great Britain and Germany and made public by the state department indicate the possibility of a crisis in the efforts of the United States government to maintain neutrality toward the European belligerents. The secretary of state has instructed Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to present to the German government a note to the following effect: "The government of the United States, having had its attention directed to the proclamation of the German admiralty issued on February 4, that the waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland, including the whole of the English channel, are to be considered as comprised within the seat of war; that all enemy merchant vessels found in those waters after the ISth inst will be destroyed, although it may not always be possible to save crews and passengers, and that neutral vessels expose themselves to danger within this zone of war because, in view of the misuse of naval flags said to have been ordered by the British government on Januarv 31. and of the conj tingencies of maritime warfare, it may not be possible always to exempt neutral vessels from attacks intended to strike enemy ships, feels it to be its duty to call the attention of the imperial government, with sincere respect and the most friendly sentiments, but very candidly and earnestly, to the very serious possibilities of the course of action apparently contemplated under that proclamation. "The government of the United Sitates views those nossibilitics with

such grave concern that it feels it to end, Bruges, Zeebrugge and Blankenbe its privilege, and, indeed, its duty burgh. in the circumstances, to request the The official press bureau of the adimperial German government to con- miralty in an official statement gives sider before action is taken the critical the following vivid description of the situation in respect of the relation be- battle: tween this country and Germany which During the last twenty-four hours might arise were the German naval combined aeroplane and seaplane opforces, in carrying out the policy fore- erations have been carried out by the shadowed in the admiralty's proclama- naval wing in the Bruges, Zeebrugge, tion, to destroy any merchant vessel Biankenburgh and Ostend districts of the United States or cause the with a view to preventing the develdeath of American citizens. opment of the German submarine "To declare or exercise a right to at- bases and establishments, tack and destroy any vessel entering a Thirty-four aeroplanes and seaplanes prescribed area of the high seas with- participated in the operations and

out first certainly determining its beiligerent nationality and the contra band character of its cargo would be an act so unprecedented in naval warfare that this government is reluctant to believe that tho imperial government of Germany in this case contemplates it as possible. "If the commanders of German vessels of war should act upon the pre sumption that tho flag of the United States was not being used in good iauu ana snouiti aestroy on tne nigh seas an American vessel or tno lives of American citizens, it would be difficult for the government of tho United States to view tho act in any other light than as an indefensible violation of neutral rights which i. would be very hard, indeed, to with the friendly relations happily subsisting between governments. "If such a dcplorablo reconcile now so tho "two situation should-arise, the Imperial German government can readily annrociatn that - ' I safeguard American lives and proper ty and to securo to American citizens the full enjoyment of their acl.nowledged rights on tho high seas. "The government of the öniteti States expresses the confident hope and expectation tha the imperial German government can and will give assurance that American citizens and their vessels will not be molested by the naval forces of Germany otherwise than by visit and search, though their vessels may be traversing the sea area delimited in the proclamation of the German admiralty." Note Sent to Britain. The secretary of state has instructed Ambassador Page at London to present to the British government a note to the following effect: "The department has been advised of the declaration of the German ad- : , l r- .... uiuiuiv uu i'euruary 4, indicating that the British government had on January 31 explicitly authorized.the use of neutral flags on British merchant vessels, presumably for the purpose of avoiding recognition by German naval forces. "The formal declaration of such a policy'of general misuse of a neutral's flag jeopardizes the vessels of the neutral visiting those waters in a peculiar degree by raising the presumption that they are of belligerent i nationality regardless of the flag which they may carry. "The government of the United States, therefore, trusts that his majesty's government will do all in its power to restrain vessels of British nationality from the deceptive use of the flag of the United States." Board Rule for Lincoln. iji. -City Lsioomingion. m.. Keb 12. city ot Lincoln voted to adopt commission Tori of government by plurality of 127. 1

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HENRY CLARK COE, JR. Henry Clark Coe, Jr., of Boston, the young oil salesman and protege of President Folnp.r nf th cjf anH Oil company who disappeared from his home, is still missing. His young wife and other relatives believe he Is a victim of aphasia or has been kid. naped. Search is being made for him all over the country. FLEET OF AIRSHIPS SHELL OSTEND AND OTHER PLACES Bombs Dropped on Gun Positions at Middlekerke and Zeebrugge Gra-hame-V hite Rescued From Sea. London, Feb. 13. An air-and hnffta ? 04 , , m which 34 aeroplanes and seaplanes of the allies were engaged with the T?nii laircra" fnads along the coast of Belgium, took nlace over Ost great damage is reported to have been lines were torn up in many places. Bombs were dropped on the gun po sitions at Middlekerke, and also on the power station and the German mine sweepers at Zeebrugge, where the extent of the damage is unknown. Flight Commander Claude GrahameWhite fell Into the sea off Nieuport Although exposed to heavy gunfire from rifles, antiaircraft guns and quick-firing guns, all the pilots returned safely, and but two of the machines wero damaged during tho raid. Tho German official statement says of tho battle: The enemy's airships appeared off the western coast. Bombs dropped over Ostend did no dnmne-n in nn military works at that place." VS LllLil ILIl ILLiLl I 1 I. ( III I I I -I f ll If I I ii where, according to an official state ment received from Berlin, the dropped 100 bombs. fly ,-ers FANNY CROSBY IS DEAD Blind Writer of Hymns Expires in Connecticut Added Eight Thousand Songs to Gospel Book. Bridgeport. Conn., Feb. 13. Fanny Crosby, well-known hymn writer, died at her homo in her ninety-fifth year. Her death was not unexpected, as her health had been failing for some time. In spite of feeble !.3alth. especially within the last few months, Miss Crosby continued writing hymns up to a short time before her death. Eight thousand hymns of Christian worship sung in Protestant churches through the world are the work of Fanny Crosby. Thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands who sang her songs, which were translated into every language, did not know that it was a blind woman's inspiration which they employed to express their Christian faith and hope in song. ENVOY C.7JSES U. S. ACTION Gerard Told to Object to Treatment of Van Dyke German Authorities Held Up Mail. Washington. Feb. 13. Ambassador Gerard at Berlin was instructed by the state department to make a strong protest to the German government against the action of the German rrilitary authorities ir Luxemburg ?n hnin ing up the diplomatic corresponoVnce of Henry Van Dyke. American minis ter to The Hague and to thp Duchy of Luxemburg.

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GERARD TO DISCUSS SEA WAR ZONE AT THE FRONT. IS INSTRUCTED BY WILSON German Chancellor to Accompany Ambassador Into Midst' of Huge Army German Emperor Is Playing for High Stakes. The Hague, Feb. 15. The German emperor has summoned James W. Gerard, the United States ambassador, to a conference at the imperial headquar ters m tne eastern war zone. Mr. Gerard will go at once. Doctor von Beth-mann-Hollweg, the German chancellor, will accompany him. U. S. Instructs Gerard. Washington, Feb. 15. A situation of the utmost delicacy for the United States has arisen in relation to the European war. Its character is indicated by a request of Emperor William that Ambas sador Gerard, in company with Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German cuaii(jeiior, snail come at once to his neaaQuarters in the eastern theater of war. Mr. Gerard has been equipped with tne proper instructions approved the president. by lliese instructions nro in lino w?fin tne Principles laid down in the note to w A -A A A W T 1 til I the German envprnmnnt r,fQt!ti against the enforcement of the Berlin "war zone" decree. Dramatic Setting Is Seen. It will be a dramatic setting -for the conference. Within the armed camp of a marvelously efficient military power will be the diplomatic representative of the United States. The German emperor is playing for w i n. . . tjiv-cii. oiaivti. at is nomine: mnrfi nr tUttU vicLury in me terrioie war hG and his innio r,? Tr United Stales can be brought to the point of insisting that its cargoes of looastuns shall pass freely to Germany, the emperor believes his cause Vni rT . The German view is that Great jjiiuuu must aoanaon its seizure of - .a 1 M 1 M n . . l I I 1 I I IUU CrilTTfl If- Ii y- A ..I " ÄiiiuniHui gov einmem s nouiü object, and thus it is nupuu tu iorce arasuc action on our part. As the Germans view the'situation their government has made a diplomatic stroke of the highest value. Condition Is Offered. Now the German government has notified the United States that if Great Britain will permit neutral foodstuffs intended for the civilian nonulation of Germany to reach their destinacommerce. Solemn assurances have been given that all foodstuffs imported will nnt ho

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used for the army or navy of Germany Judgment of ouster. Pie held, however, and will not bo sent to a fortified tat as tho National Packing comport. Under a new law imported food- Py has been dissolved, the ends of stuffs will remain in the hands of the justice could be met by decreeing an civilian population. ouster, and staying tho execution of

URGES POWER FOR EMBARGO Farr offers Bill Granting President Right to Forbid Exports of hcat and Flour. Washington. Feb. 15. A hill in om, Power tho president to embargo wheat antl wheat flour exports was introduced bv Uenrnsnnfnf I sylvania. It would require tho nresiaii- ki 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 v (ill i IIITI III IIIIII llll lfll'11 lf IlH T nit XmA 1 I I I the records of tho last ten years, the president would proclaim an unbargo Mr. Farr said he intends to press his bill. $500,000 TO AID CATTLE MEW Bill Introduced in House by Repre scntative Cooper of Wisconsin No Action at This Session. Washington, Feb. 15. Representative Cooper of Wisconsin introduced in the house a bill appropriating $500,000 to reimburse cattle owners for expenditures caused by the quarantining of cattle at the National Dairy show in Chicago since last November on account of the foot-and-mouth disease. The bill was referred to the agriculture committee. No report on it is expected at this session. MAY HIRE FRANCIS B. SAYRE Reports Consider Son-in-Law of President Wilson for Office at University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., Feb IG. Francis R. Sayre of Williamstown, Mass., son-in-law of President Wilson, is under con sideration by the manager of the University or Wisconsin to succeed Dr. H. C fcttimpus. now president Of TuftQ college. S Postmasters Named. Washington. Feb. 10 President Wilson nominated David a. Wilson for postmaster at Hartford. Conn ; George F. Parrlsh at Toledo o.; Andaman P Elder at Ottawa, Kan.- B. f; Costerbaan at fl Muskegon. Mich., and H. B. Snyder, editor of Gary Post, Gary, lnd. J

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MISS MARIAN BANKHEAD

The honor of being the most beautiwni uuuu ui uic ouum 5 idir fill mJ , r I . t a rePresentatives at the national capital "as been awarded to Miss Marian Bankhead f Jasper, Ala., granddaugh ter Of United States Ssnatnp Banknccju. one nas neen selected as queen L. J et i i . of the cotton ball, the event of Febru ary 15 which closes the social season in Washington. Miss Bankhead is a student in Fairmont seminary. MISSOURI SUPREME COURT FINES PACKERS $25,000 Armour, Swift, Morris and Other Com panies Found Guilty of Violating Antitrust Law. Jcuerson City, Mo., Feb. 10. The packing firms of Armour & Co., Swift I V-k provision company, the Hammond Packing company and Morris & Co. wero found guilty of violating the state antitrust law by tno Missouri supreme court. An order of ouster was issued, but the companies are allowed to remain in the state on payment of fines. Each company was fined $25.000. To stay in the state each company must pay its fine by March 11, 1915. The opinion says that the National Packing company became a holding company for the five packing companies named and directed them, thereby destroying competition and fixing the price for dressed meats. Judge Bond dissented from ordering a fine, thoucrh 1 tho order during good behavior. SENATE ENDS LONG SESSION Fate of the Ship Measure in the Senate. Is Now in Doubt. Washington. Feb. 31. Tho fate of ministration ship purchase bill hangs in the balance. Th betweon the passage of the bill in a ,1 . 1 i l . - - - -waw AAJUUIUIW II J1IIII I I W III uüiumo postponement wero believed about even. Tho chief hope of tration leaders lies in the he plan there as discussed president is for the WecKs iliary bill passed by the senate last session to be passed with , T eü siup Purcase bill -s a suJjstltllte ad sent to the senate. wutituj w uonnan, one 01 tne seceoing Democrats, moved that the senate nrllnilfr 'Plu'r. ... i jo i rseörs vlZZZ Z seven insurgent Democrats supporting the motion. This brought to an end a session that began at noon Monday and which sat continuously for 54 hours and 12 minutes, ending at 6:12 Wednesday night DACIA SAILS FROM NORFOLK American Steamer Leaves Port With Cargo of Cctton Bound for Rotterdam. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 12. Off on a voyage that may prove her iaLt a'nd one that may involve the United States in serious international complications, the American steamer Dacia sailed from this port Thursday morning. When the Dacia sailed the stars and stripes were flying both forward and aft The Dacia is bound for Hotterdam, but her cargo of 11,000 bales of cotton will be delivered at Bremen, Germany. RUSS KILL 8,300 AUSTRIANS Akn r.anfure 1.000 Trnnnc in fha n-,f fi f nukia PaoR pr.-- mat ing Reported. Geneva, via Paris, Feb. 15 The Russians have resumed the battle of Dukla pass, fighting mostly with the bayonet, according to the latest advices received here. During the struggle the Austrians are reported to have lost S.000 in killed and wounded and i,000 prifonerg.

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If cross, feverish, constipated,, give "California Syrup of Figs" A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother? If coated, or your child is listless, cross, feTerish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ailment, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Pigs, then, don't worry, because it is perfectly harmless, and in a few hours all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. A thorough "inside cleansing" is ofttimes all that is necessary. It should be the. first treatment given in any sickness. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs," which has. cull directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv. Human Nature. 'My landlady has the right idea about running a boarding house. "Yes?" "You never hear anybody complaining of the service at her house." "Indeed?" "That's the truth. Instead of giving her boarders a chance to complain, she makes them think she'u doing them a favor to let them stay tiiere and the result is that they would put up with almost any inconvenience rather than leave." TAKE A GLASS OF SALTS WHEN BLADDER BOTHERSHarmless to Flush Kidneys and Neutralize Irritating Acids Splendid for the System. Kidney and Bladder weakness result from uric acid, says a noted authority. The kidneys filter this acid from the blood and pass it on to the bladder, where it often remains to irritate, and inflame, causing a burning, scalding sensation, or setting un an irritation at the neck of the bladder, obliging you to seek relief two or three times during the night. The sufferer isin constant dread, the waiter passes sometimes with a scalding sensation and is very profuse; again, there is difficulty in avoiding it. Bladder weakness, most folks call it, because they can't control urina tion. While it is extremely annoying and sometimes very painful, this is really one of the most simple ailments to overcome. Get about four ounces of Jad Salts from your pharmacist and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast, continue this for two or thrtee days. This will neutralize tho acids In tho urine so it no oiZZ is a source of irritation to tho bladder and urinary organs which then act normally again. Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless, and is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with llthln, and is used by thousands of folks who are subject to urinary disorders caused by uric acid irritation. .Tad Salts is splendid for kidneys and causes no bad effects whatever. Hero you have a pleasant, effervescent llchia-water drink, which quickly relieves bladder trouble. Adv. Careless. "I see by your sign that dispensing chemist." "Yes, sir." you ) are a "What do you dispense with?" "With accuracy, sir." "1 thought so. That last prescription I had made up here nearly killed my wife." SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR Look Years Younger! Try Grandma'a Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and Nobody Will Know. Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur properly c- apounded, brings back the natural cufor and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray; also ends dandruff, itching scalp and stops falling hair. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy." You will get a large bottle for about 50 cents. Everybody uses this old, famous recipe, because no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturaWy and evenly. Y'ou dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, ymr hair becomes beautifully darkjÄick and glossy and you look years voimsw. Adv. Only Two Slües to It. "De man dat thinks he knows more dan other folks," said Uncle Eben, is a useful citizen if he kin prove it an' a loafer if he can't" An English insurance company Mssues a policy covering damaere dnnm

militant suffragettei.