Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 39, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 July 1915 — Page 6

WEEKLY COURIER BEN ED. DO A NE, Publithcr. JASPER INDIANA Sometimes it is harder to be neutral! than to light.

A thing to avoid: A speeding auto grounding a corner. : A diplomat can weigh 350 pounds nd still be a lightweight. The dandelion is one evil that public opinion can't discourage. . When doctors cannot otherwise agree, they call it heart failure. The attractiveness of ultramarine views depends on who paints 'em. War is fast shoving the noble army of parsgraphers into the final trench. Probably the real victors in the present war will be the junk dealers. Many loafers do not like summer, hecause the shade moves around too fast. Judge a man by the depth of his knowledge rather than by his waist measure. A neutral ship does not enjoy anything like the advantages of an interned ship. We are not looking for trouble, but that is no sign we should not know it If we saw it. Laugh nowadays and the world will swat you, suspecting that you are laughing at it Wall street is willing to do without the mint sauce provided the supply of lamb is abundant Stars in the film show are said to receive fabulous salaries. Fabulous is, no doubt, the correct word. Judgment must be used in fighting the fly. Don't swat while the little fellow Is sitting on the butter. How lucky that the United States can still And relief for its nerves in baseball and railroad time-tables! A writer says that aboriginal man was universally bearded. And so far as we know, ho was never bald-headed. Rather paradoxical, bat usually when a man persists in getting tight he is alluded to as living a loose life. Most extreme fashions make their appearance In modified forms for the benefit of people who have good taste. Hatred in plants kills men, says a scientist A toadstool, then, must bo a mushroom in a highly peeved state of mind. With the advent of warm weather and open windows the neighbors' phonograph will become a condition, not a theory. What with war and baseball at the same time, the only thing capable of distracting public attention is the sight of four men moving an iron safe. Tho success of a St Louis stenographer In winning a $10,000 prize for a moving picture scenario has made 10,000 stenographers dissatisfied with their jobs. The department of agricultural announces that tho pink boll worm now threatens the southern cotton crop. Which is sullicVmt to Induce an attack of tho blues. A kitten valued at $50,000 is in litigation. To have a $50,000 cat purring on tho hearth is a luxury enjoyed by few households. As further evidence that this is a beautiful world to live Jn, scientists find that about 30,000,000 babies uro born erery year. Occasionally you find a chap whoso most effective measures for making homo beautiful are obtained by keeping away from it A Chicago university professor snys the solar system is all wrong. Everybody who Is in favor of having it changed say aye. Room should be reserved in the hall of fame for the motorist who when stung on the noso by a beo brought his machine to a stop before swatting the Insect A young man hits filed a divorce action because his wife cannot cook like his mother used to. Most young men who talk that way have boon raised in an orphan asylum. Which would you rather do or be !a fashion writer assigned to demonistrate the beauty and fitness of furs i an article cf midsummer attire. Keep your seßts, gentlemen. An eastern authority comes to bat with fthe announcement that you spell it "Y-p-r-e-s," but prqnounce it "Ee-pr." The sea has always been the In spiration of picturesque metaphor. If a great ship Is called an ocean greyhound, a torpedo might bo referred to as an ocean rattlesnake.

BRITAIN DEFENDS ACT

ENGLAND EXPLAiNS SEIZURE OF SHIPS TO U. S. BUT DOES NOT ANSWER PROTEST. BLOCKADE TO BE TIGHTENED Avoids Answer to Chief Issues Raised by American Government Seek to End Diplomatic Discussion of Question No Relief is Seen. Washington, June 25. Lord Crewe's memorandum to Ambassador Page, dealing with the complaint of detention of American cargoes bound for neutral ports, was made public by the state department. State department officials would not comment on the memorandum. In the opinion of experts on international law who have followed the controversy between the two governments, the memorandum is not of a character to afford much satisfaction. It holds out little expectation of material relief to American commerce from the hardships inflicted upon it by British regulations and violation of the principles of international law as pointed out by the United States in its note of March 30. Consequently its effect, it is believed, will be rather to sharpen the edge of the issue between the two governments. Note Merely Explains. In his note of transmittal. Ambassador Page says that the memorandum is not intended as an answer to the principles set forth in the note of March 30, but merely an "explanation of concrete cases and the regulations under which they are dealt with.' The British memorandum made public Thursday contains distinct denial of certain rights for which the United States in the note of March 30 contends. Go to an extent at least it must be taken as an answer to that note. In the note of March 30 the United States asserted that a nation's sovereignty over its ships at sea suffered no diminution in times of war "except in so far as the practice and consent of civilized nations has limited it by the recognition of certain clearly defined rights which it is conceded may be exercised by natio which are at war' These admitted rights of the belligerents are visit and search, capture and condemnation if visit and search reveals contraband, an finally the right of blockade of enemy ports. Says Law Is Violated. The complaint of the United States was that the interference of Great Britain was not confined within these rights, but went far beyond them. The principal complaint of the United States has been that Great Britain has held up American cargoes of noncontraband to the great detriment of American trade with neutral countries. The British offer to pay has not been accepted by the United States as full recompense and it certainly has not been regarded as justifying such high-handed action. Lord Crewe in his memorandum makes no reference to the principles of international law which the United States demanded that Great Britain respect and in the view taken here seeks to override the American protest. He details the "concessions" which he says Great Britain has made to American commerce, such for instance as the payment of 450,000 to various American shippers of cotton. Britain to Tighten Blockade. Two paragraphs of Lord Crewe's memorandum were considered of special importance as indicating that Great Britain intends to tighten, rather than loosen, her blockade. These were: "His majesty's government will bo prepared herafter to give special consideration to cases presented to them and involving particular hardships, 'f tho goods concerned aro required for neutral governments or municipalities, or in respect of works of public utility and whore payment can be shown to have been made before the first of March, 1915. "With the above exceptions his majesty's government regret they cannot continue to deal through the diplomatic channel with individual cases, but they would again point out that special provision is made for the consideration of such cases in the prize court." Paragraph 1C was taken to mean that hereafter the United States would experience greater difficulty in getting any goods from any port which Great Britain regards as an enemy port, and paragraph 17 is taken to be notice that Great Britain intends to end further diplomatic discussion of her seizures. The British embassy announced that in cases where it was impossible for American shippers to get goods out of Germany before June 15 the time ha3 been extended. It will be necessary, however, for shippers to show that they had not time up to June 15 to get their goods out of Germany. The embassy states that the British consular authorities at Rotterdam have been informed as to the conditions connected with th permits in these cases. Ex-Congressman Cowherd Dies. Pasadena, Cal.. June 22. William S. Cowherd, former congressman from Missouri, died hero In a sanitarium, where he had been under treatment for three monthi.

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I MAau'W.'""11.". ! Madame Torralbas is the wife of the first secretary to the Cuban legation in Washington, and with her husband has just recently arrived in the national capital to take up her residence. RUSSIANS WIN OVER TEUTONS ON DNIESTER Austro-German Forces Which Crossed the Stream Are Driven Back Teutons on Defensive. Petrograd, June 2G. A Russian victory on the Dniester river in Galicia is announced in an official statement issued here. It says that the forces of the enemy which crossed to (he north bank of the river on Wednesday morning were driven back. The German losses are declared to have been enormous. Austrian forces which reached the left bank of the Dniester at another point were also flung back. The official statement says that the Germans have now been forced to assume the defensive under difficult conditions. Part of their forces are crowded upon islands in the Dniester. The Russian forces that evacuated Lemberg have made good their retreat, repulsing attacks by the pursuing enemy. Berlin, June 26 (by wireless). German troops northwest of Halicz, Galicia, under command of General Lonsingen, have met with a reverse on the Dniester river and have withdrawn to the south bank of that stream, U is admitted in an official report from the general staff. The report also admits that the village of Kopsczyska, on the Omulew river, in Russian Poland, has also been evacuated by the Germans. TROOPS SAVE GOV. SLATON Executive Threatened After He Saved Leo Frank From Gal lows Martial law at Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., June 22. Bayonets fixed, a khaki-clad battalion of Georgia's National Guard surrounds the home of Gov. John M. Slaton, standing off a mob of thousands which ifc crying for the governor's blood. The governor proclaimed martial law at exactly eleven o'clock and by shortly after midnight the crowd was gradually being dispersed. There was no firing. The first troopers reached the estate of Governor Slaton, six miles from Atlanta, at eleven o'clock Monday night. Word had been sent to the executive by telephone that a mob of seven to ten thousand was descending upon his home, shouting for vengeance for little Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo M. Frank was to have paid the penalty on the gallows on Monday but for Slaton's intercession. "It was a plain case of duty as 1 saw it," said Gov. John M. Slaton, discussing his action in commuting Leo M. Frank's sentence. "If 1 had failed to commute Frank's sentence I would have been guilty of murder, as I see it. Of course, I care for the public approbation," ho continued, in explaining his course, "but I could not have that man's blood on my hands under tho circumstances." CARL PERSON IS ACQUITTED Jury Gives Verdict Under Instructions of Court, Which Also Frees Chicagoan vid J. J. Meagher. Clinton, 111., June 2G. Under Judge Lawrence Allen's instructions the jury in the libel case against Carl B. Person of Clinton, editor of the Strike Bulletin, official organ of the Illinois Central System Federation, found the defendant "not guilty" after 4 the state rested, and the court ruled that the prosecution had not proved Person was editor of the paper when the alleged libelous matter was published. September 2, 1914. The state previously dismissed the libel charge against James J. Meagher, business manager of the publication, and Floyd Gibbons of Chicago, who was in charge of the paper. Ensign Killed by Auto. Columbus, O., June 26. Ensign John McCabe Manley, a 1915 graduate of T'rtUnii Stntns Naval academv at tllvJ Ullvu rf .- - j Annapolis, Md.. was fatally injured Ms imtnmnlillo wnc I struck by an Ohio Electric traction car He died later in a hospital.

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INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR AND 125 OTHERS ALSO CHARGED WITH POLL FRAUDS. ACTION IS SURPRISE TO ALL Men Prominent in City and Political Affairs Included in Charges of Corruption at Election Taggart and Bell Give Bond. Indianapolis, June 23. Thomas Taggart, Democratic national committeeman for Indiana; Mayor Joseph E. Bell, Samuel V. Perrott, chief of police, and 125 others were indicted by the Marion county grand jury here, charged with conspiracy to commit a felony through violation of election laws, bribery and blackmail. Taggart and Bell were the first to acknowledge service in the case and were released on $5,000 bond each. Several other men appeared and were released on bond. The indictment caused a sensation. While it has been rumored on the streets for some time that several men were to be indicted as a result of an investigation of the last election, it was not thought men so high in political councils would be included. Not more than a dozen spectators were In court when the grand jurors, accompanied by Alvah J. Rucker, prosecutor, submitted the report to Judge James A. Collins of the criminal court. Bell's Aids Indicted, More than a dozen members of Mayor Bell's official family were indicted and as many more members of the police force were named. The oth-. ers indicted included election officials, ward and precinct leaders, workers at the polis and voters. Mr. Tnggart arrived In Indianapolis from French Lick about the time the indictment against him was being returned. "No, 1 don't know anything about it," said Mr. Taggart when asked if he had any statement to make.. List of Others Indicted. Many members of Mayor Bell's official family, former city officials, policemen, ward leaders and primary and election officials are. among those indicted. The more prominent are the following: Fred Barrett, city attorney. Robert Metzger, former chief of police. Frank P. Baker, former county prosecutor. Herman Adam, city sealer of weights and measures. Dennis Bush, street commissioner. Edward Lyons, Democratic candidate for county treasurer. Dr. John W. Sluss, Republican, and former superintendent of the city hospital. Donn M. Roberts, former mayor of Terre Haute, who was convicted in the election fraud trial in the federal court here recently. Charles Coval, formerly Mayor Bell's secretary. Jacob H. Hilkene, city building inspector. Oscar Merrill, police lieutenant. Patrick J. Roche, city detective. Michael Glenn, city detective. All the men Democrats, Republicans and Progressives are named in a single indictment, which contains 48 counts and covers 175 typrewritten papers. The main charge is conspiracy to commit felonies by corrupting the election, by violation of the primary law, the registration laws, by bribery and blackmail. THAW BEGINS NEW BATTLE Slayer of Stanford White in Fourth Attempt to Gain His Liberty Jury Is Chosen. New York, June 23. Harry K. Thaw's fourth legal effort to gain his freedom was called for judgment in the superior court before Justice Peter 13. Hendrick. A jury of substantial looking business men, which is to collaborate with Justice Hendrick upon the question whether tho murderer of Stanford White is not was sano or insane, was chosen. It will be for Justice Hendrick to decide The jury is an auxiliary and advisory body merely. The trial is expected to consume not less then two v,eeks. ARMS WORKS FIRED BY BOMBS Zeppelins Wreck British Navy Yard in Dead of Night 17 Killed, 40 Wounded. Berlin, June 24. The Overseas agency gives out the following: "A message from Christiania says that the steamer lotum, which has arrived at Stavanger, reports that several Zeppelins on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday (probably June 15-16) dropped many bombs on the Armstrong works at South Shielcs, England, which destroyed the navy yard and arsenal. Several buildings burned all night. The damage wan enormous. Seventeen persous were killed and forty Injured. 3 ALABAMA MURDERERS HUNG Two Negroes Are Executed at Birmingham and One White Man at Anniston. Birmingham, Ala., June 26. Len Carter, convicted of the murder of his wife, and Syd Jones, who killed a fellow convict in tho Banner mines, were hanged in the county jail. Both were negroes. Tim Sharpe was hanged, in Anniston for the mure or of wo policfcneu.

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I I Princess Elizabeth, fiancee of the crown prince of Greece, is said to be the handsomest princess in Europe. Her father is King Ferdinand of Roumania. Her mother is Princess Mary of Great Britain. ROBERT LANSING NAMED SECRETARY OF STATE Lawyer Accepts Cabinet Post Made Vacant When William Jennings Bryan Resigned. Washington. June 24. President Wilson offered Robert Lansing the post of permanent secretary of state at a conference held at the White House. President Wilson authorized a statement relating to the appointment of Mr. Lansing. It follows: "Before leaving for a brief rest in New Hampshire the president announced that he had offered the post of secretary of state to Mr. Robert Lansing, the present counselor of department of state, and that Mr. Lansing had accepted the appointment." The news of Mr. Lansing's appointment spread rapidly. Secretaries Garrison and Daniels went at once to his office. Secretary Tumulty telephoned congratulations from the White House. Mr. Lansing, who is a son-in-law of former Secretary of State John W. Foster, became counselor -of the state department on the retirement of John Bassett Moore, and has been openly regarded as President Wilson's mainstay on questions of international law. Mr. Lansing's home is in Watertown, N. Y., and he is just past fifty years old. Since 18S9 he has practiced law and began his first diplomatic work for the United states in 1S92, when he became counsel for the United States in the Bering sea arbitration. Soon afterward he became counsel for' the United States Bering sea claims commission and following that was solicitor for the Alaskan boundary tribunal. In 1909 he became counsel In the North Atlantic coast fisheries at The Hague. His last work before becoming counsel for the state department was as agent for the United States in the Anglo-American claims arbitration. DEFEAT FOR VILLA ARMY Aguascalientes Captured by Csrranza Troops Under Gen. Alvaro Obregon Claim Victory Decisive. By LEWIS T. MATSON. International News Service Correspondent. El Paso, Tex., June 25. Gen. Francisco Villa's army has been completely defeated by Carranzista forces led by Gen. Alvaro Obregon, and Aguascalientes, Villa's base, has been captured by the Carranza troops, according to an announcement made by tho local Carranza consul. He stated that ho had received a message from General Carranza saying thai Villa and his army were fleeing northward. "The fall of Aguascalientes means the victory of the constitutionalist cause." said Andrea Garcia, confidential age'nt of Carranza. "Villa will never be able to raise his head again; he is completely crushed. It was admitted by Villa officers in Juarez that their leader had met a reverse. The Carranza reports of the retreat state that this became a disorderly rout, the Villistas being under fire from rear and flank. They rushed in panic through Aguascalientes, their commanders being unable to curb the stampede when once they started GERMAN NOTE IS PEACEFUL Will Not Sink Ships If Assured That Merchant Vessels Won't Attack Submarines. Berlin, June 26. Germany will modify her submarine warfare to meet the demands of the United States provided it is given assurances that merchant ships will not attempt to sink tho underwater craft which hail them. It was learned that this is one of the chief points in the preliminary draft of the reply to the second American note, which is being drawn up by Foreign Secretary von Jagow.

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