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ment and the Petrel's marines were
called upon by the consul to prevent
disorder The matter VIII he settled
through diplomatic channels.
All of these are merely the latest
noteworthy instances of the long arm
of the American government. 1t
stretches through the length and
breadth of the world civilized and UNI
civilized: to continental capital and to
the tiniest settlement in the far lands
alike. 1t points a warning to the ma
tons of the world.
1t will be many centuries yet. political
economists tell U.s. before the entI~. world
Will be free from internal and External
political uprisinss. And so long as there
is fight to wage. a kingdom to send tot
tering. last outpost to be overthrown,
somewhere among the hordes of the
fighters will be found American citizens
To those who become soldiers of fortune.
violating the neutrality laws of the gov
ernments, Uncle Sam offers no protection
They are the legal Grey of the rusty ri
fieS of insurrec.A
But to those who are non-combatants.
and who may suffer death because of
race prejudice which sets the black and
brown and yellow against the white, the
government gives its protection and sup
Sort.
So it is that throughout the entire world
there are scattered more than BOD
buildings over which the flag of the
United States flies. Sometimes the flag
is whipped by arctic gales. Sometimes it
hangs Imply in the swelter of the trop-
les. Sometimes 1t stands out brayely,
borne by the steady trade winds Of the
temperate zone. But wherever it flies
over our embassies. legations and con-
sulates. it marks the mecca of Americans
abroad. rich and poor, socially inclined,
or lodging trouble.
The diplomatic and consular service OF
the United States affords this protection
to American citizens. 1t is like nothing
quite SO much as it is like a huge spider
web with its core in Washington, where
sits the Secretary of State and his aid,
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ish brigandage, nor yet the fanatics in
war-stricken China, take liberties with
the person or property. of those who claim
the United States as their land.
Only a few wefAs ago cordons Of
troops were drawn ZIP on the FL Paso
side of the Rio Grande. waiting for Mex
lean insurgents to release fifty American
travellers. And now the matter of pro-
tecting American citizens in Mexico Is of
especial concern at the Department of
State.
Little more than a month ago the trans
atlantic cables were kept humming be-
tween Washington and far-oh Teheran
because W. Morgan Shuster, American
and the Persian treasurer, was threat
ened with harm by Russian emissaries.
Seyenty-fve marines from the T. >
Petrol were landed in Honduras no
longer ago that February {. and with
the aid of the consulate there threw
a protecting arm about the property
of the W. S. Valentine syndicate. Dis
patches from Puerto CorteZ stated
that the Honduran congress declared
that the syndicate had violated it's
lease on property by a breach Of con-
tract. The Honduran government re-
fused to allow a reasonable delay for
communication with the State Depart
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those countries Charles W. Fowle of
Massachusetts is acting chief Of this divi-
SIGN. while his assistant is John Van Ant
wept MacMurray of New Jersey. Mr..
Fowle was formerly assistant interpreter
at the embassy at Constantinople, while
Mr. MacMurray had his training in the
embassy at ST Petersburg. where he was
second secretary, and afterWard consul
general at Bangkok.
The work of this division necessitates
a careful study of the correspondence re-
ceiyed, which amounts to approximately
1900 letters a year. In addition artl-
cleS from the foreign press regarding the
near east in general must be read, as
they enable the officials to keep abreast
of events.
Important topics dealt with in this divi-
sion are many and varied. For example,
such as rendering official assistance to
American enterprises and corporations
desiring to secure concessions on carry
on business in the eastern countries. Not
small portion of the work of protecting
American citizens is taken up with look
ing out for the business interests of this
country, as an American can be protect
ed in business ways as much as in mat
tiers of life and death. The protection
of American citizens visiting or residing
in the eastern countries is another class
of protection which takes considerable
time, as we'll the protection of Ameri-
can institutions of religious. educa-
tional or charitable character, and is
that kind of protection best understood
by Americans in America.
The next division is that of western
European affairs. Here matters pertain
ing to Great Britain and her colonies,
Portugal. Spain, France, Morocco, Bel
GUM, the Kongo, Switzerland. Norway,
Sweden, the Netherlands. Luxembourg,
Denmark and Liberia. are looked after.
I,;r1 ciSto OF
Chandler Hale, is the chief of the divi-
sion, and in addition to the regular work
of the division has charge of entertain
ing foreign guests of this government, the
presentation Of newly accredited foreign
representatives to the President, arrange
ment of memorial services and questions
of precedence and etiquette.
Charles Lee Cooke. native Of Wash
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of administrative character relating to
Japan, China and leased territory. ST.
IBERIA. Hongkong, French Indo-China,
Siam, the Straits Settlements. Borneo,
East Indies and the FAR east in general.
Ranford S. Miller of New York is in
charge of this division, and Percival
Hentzleman of Pennsylvania is his first
assistant. Those in charge of each divi-
sion acquire their positions through serv-
ice which has specially fitted them for the
work. Mr.. Millers training was obtained
through service in Japan, where, as in
terpreter and secretary. he gained
knowledge of affairs there. and also per-
tanning to Korea and Manchuria Mr.
as consul general In Peking he became
an authority on China and matters Chi
neSe.
X *
This division has dealt largely with COM
measures. and the establishment of the
Hukuang railway on a footing equal
with the railroad concessions to Germany,
France and Great Britain was accom-
plished.
American rights We're protected in Man
churia, also, by securing a guaranty
from the Japanese and Chinese govern
ments against mining monopolies in the
railroad zone.
Violation of treaties regarding CONNER
cial and residenti-l privileges and extra
territorial rights are the principal mat
tiers Of complaint in this division. The
extra territorial provision exists in Siam,
China, Turkey, Morocco, Korea and other
countries, and gives citizens of the United
States the right to trial in those coun-
tries by the sO-called consular court. This
method of procedure is a modified form
of the jury system, as, while there is not
a jury of twelve, the magistrate on the
bench may secure two or three Americans
to sit with him as associates. In Shang-
hal there exists the only United States
court outside OF American territory. The
other courts are simply consular courts
The United States court tries important
cases, and is equal to a court of appeals
In this country. as cases tried in the con-
sular courts can be appealed to this
court. The judge of the United States
court at Shanghai is Judge F. Rufus
Thayer, for many years lawyer in
Washington.
The division Of near eastern affairs has
charge Of matters, similar to those In
the other division. pertaining to Ger
many. Austria-Hungary, Russia. .Rou-
mania, Servia, Bulgaria, Montenegro.
Turkey. Greece. Italy, Abyssinia, Per-
s-a, Egypt and the colonies belonging to
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department, however. continued to IN.
sisI ana upon refusal to nav Kine
George was made arbitrator His verdict
was that the debt was a just one. and
snouid De paid. which was done No bow
colt resulted, however. and today the re-
Idtlon between the two countries is mora
friendly than ever before
some or the other Latin American ar
.alrs In which this division has been in
terested are the release Of Converse
biatt and Brown, charged with sedition.
ana James A. Farrell, charged with COM
pncity in murder. Both these incidents
TOOK place in Mexico. and at the time
We're the subject OF widespread interest in
this country. In Haiti a SOAP monopolv
was prevented, and also the monopoly Of
the coastal trade to certain foreigners in
that country. In Cuba the work of paw
Ing and seWering Havana and raising the
Maine has come under this division In
Honduras not only were American inter-
ests protected at Amapala during the re-
volt of the commandante at that place in
1910, but the French interests Also at the
request of the French government At
Puerto COrteZ United States protection
for her citizens was shown by not allow
ing the Bonilla and Davila forces, at that
time at war with each other to fight
within the limits of the town Marines
We're landed before either of these cases
was disposed of.
The fundamental basis of protection
abroad is based either on treaty right or
international law. The United States has
entered into treaties with the majority or
the powers in the world. and through
these the rights of Americans visiting
or residing in the various countries have
been settled upon. Likewise, the rights
of foreigners in this country have also
been determined.
In direct connection with the protection
of Americans abroad is the issuance OF
passports to all Americans going abroad
either for "a short or long period, and it
is very important. Any one having
passport can Immediately prove without
going into a long explanation that he is
an American citizen, with the right to call
for protection.
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or imprisonment, usually missionaries.
So protection may mean anything
from seeing that justice is done in the
civil courts of foreign country to land
ing file of bluejackets to force in
demnity for the widow of a missionary
murdered in some little island.
For the protection of American citizens
and their interests the State Department
has marked the known world into four
political geogra phical divisions. The first
is the division of far eastern affairs. and
it includes most of the wilder and remote
lands. The second is the division of
near eastern affairs, which included all
of continental Europe not taken in the
third diplomatic group. The third divi-
sion is that of western Europe, and deals
with Great Britain. Portugal, Spain,
Norway. Sweden, Denmark, Morocco,
Liberia and the kongo. The fourth divi-
sion is that of Latin-America.
From the myriad cases which have
come before the four big departments,
the Larabee case stands out as an ex-
ample of how these divisions must work
for the protection of citizens.
DIR. Larabee, an American missionary,
was murdered near MAMMA, Persia, in
1904. by band of kurds. The leader of
the band Mir Ghaffar. was an alleged
uneal descendant Of Mahomet. and the
motive vas said to have been mainly
religious and race hatred. The Persian
upon request of this government ordered
prompt punishment of the criminals Mir
Ghaffar was arrested after two months
search, but part >of his band escaped
capture. They remained at large, and
the chief ecclesiastic of Urumia, it was
rumored. had in a measure instigated the
crime, while the government was sup
posed to be shielding the culprits.
There were numerous messages ex-
changed between the American minister
of Persia and Secretary of State Hay.
Finally Secretary Hay wired that If salts
faction were not given Congress would
take hand in the matter. This resulted
in false report being spread that the
culprits were being hunted and killed.
Another telegram from the Secretary was
to the effect that if something were not
done Immediately both Congress and the
President would be forced to do some
thing. Thirty days later the matter was
reported to be near settlement. The re-
suit was that Mrs. Larabee was paid
$50, 600 by the Persian government. the
punishment Of the guilty parties prom
Used and also the promise given that no
special tax would be levied on the
province or on Christians in order to
cover the indemnity.
The division Of far eastern affairs has
charge of correspondence diplomatic and
consular, pertaining 10 ipktiers other than
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Wilbur P. Carr, who is the director of the
consular service.
Now the range of cases which may come
under the eye of the consul. minister and
ambassador is wide. So far as they may
be divided into classes. they are:
Americans seeking justice in foreign
courts.
Americans who go abroad and then go
broke
Americans seeking social prestige and
entree into court circles.
Americans who are in danger Of death
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bare
footed soldiery can
no longer stand
American citizens
with their backs to
adobe walls, and,
when the sun ap-
pears over the trop-
ical hills of revolt
infested republics,
shoot them down.
Nor can the Arab
or turbaned Turk
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14

Mattings and rugs at A.. RE Ike
& Sons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14
Luminous Metal Discovered.

For generations the peasants Of
Cornwall have handed down a legend
that at night there may be seer a
family luminous metal among the
rocks brought from the mines of the
county. A British scientist has proved
that this story is by no means based
on imagination. A specimen of the
mineral autunite, which is also found
in Wales, vas sent to him from Portu-
gal because Of It's shining character.
He finds that it closely resembles ar
tiicially prepared salts Of uranium,
and that its luminosity is due to spon-
taneous radio-activity. The light it
sheds is stronger than that of nitrate
OF uranium. Upon parting with its wa
ter Of capitalization the metal loses
its luminosity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14
HIS SYMPATHIES WITH ELK
Somewhat Natural, Since Animal Res
cued Engineer From Extremely
Awkward Position.

A curious story Of adventure comes
from Montana. While a freight train
was lying over at a small mountain
station, the engineer borrowed a shot
gun and started out for a short hunt.
Finding nothing, he was returning to
the train when a COW came running at
him, and before he realized his dan
ger, she tossed him in the air.
Getting to his feet as quickly as
possible, he lodged behind a tree,
and then, to his dismay, found that
the gun barrel was bent SO as to be
useless. The next ten minutes were
very lively ones, while the cow chased
the engineer round and round the
tree. Just when he was about to sue.
cumb from fatigue, an angry snort was
heard, and a big elk appeared upon
the scene, head down and prepared
for a fight.
So was the cow, and in another mo
ment the two animals dashed at each
other. The engineer watched the com.
bat for a few minutes, until prudence
suggested that no should make a re
treat as soon as he could. He re
gained the train in safety, and never
know the outcome Of the battle, but
he hopes the elk was the victor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14
TOLD IN JAPANESE ENGLISH
Comprehensive Essay on the British,
as Written by Small Subject of
the Mikado.

There is a large missionary school
in Toxic, Japan, where the teaching
is in English. One of the pupils re-
Gently wrote a composition on Eng
land" and we append some choice ex-
tracts.
"The England which occupied of the
largest and greatest dominion which
rarely can be. The Englishman al
ways works with a very powerful
hands and the long legs, and even
the eminenced mind and his chin is
SO strong as deserved iron. Being
spread out from Europe to Australia
to America his dominion is dreadfully
extensive, so that his countrymen
boastfully says the sun are never sets
on our dominion The testimony of
English say that he that lost the
common sense, he never had any bene-
fit, though he had gained a complete
world The English are cunning men
ton to establish a great empire of the
paradise. AS the Englishman always
cont1de the object of the pure and the
order to be holy and they reproach
him If any Of them are killed to
death with the contention Of other
men,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14

Chloroform an as anaesthetic was
first used on the 30th Of September,
1916, by DR.. W. T. G.. Morton, a den
fist, Of Boston, in a case Of tooth ex-
traction, and thereafter by him in
many difficult operations. The news
of the discovery reached England in
December, 1876, and British dentists
Immediately began to use it. Sir
James Simpson, a Scotch physician
GS11-1S70) was the first to use it in
hospital practice and this he did in
1S47. His discovery was considered
independent Of that by the Boston
dentist and in 1866 he was knighted.
He had a public funeral when he died
and q statue Of him in bronze stands
in Edinburgh.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-14
HITHERTO STRANGER TO FEAR
But Now He had Run Against Some
thing That Caused His Nerve to
Forsake Him.


81 came. sir, in answer to your ad-
Fertisement. You said you wanted
to employ a man who was a total
stranger 10 fear"
Are you a brave mani"
4 am, sir. I have given proof of
my courage in many parts OF the
world"
"Yes?p
q have faced bullets in Mexico and
nachetes in Cuba"
"Good!p
Il helped to defend the missionaries
against the Boxers, and ] was pres
ent at the siege Of Port Arthur"
Fine"
4 have fought the Infatuated walrus
Of Baffin bay and the maddened bull
elephants of Central Africa, and l
went through an Armenian massacre
without losing my nerve"
You seem to be the man l want.
Would you be willing to go out on
a field in front of 10000 fair-minded,
sportloving Americans and umpire a
baseball game honestly, deciding
against the home team when neces-
sary?"
so that's the job, is it?" replied the
man of courage, and broke into a
cold perspiration and a run for the
door simultaneously.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
We Buy Scrap Iron.

we BUY scrap tFonS
Also sell hand sheet roofing,
write for prices. Carload lots a spe-
cialty. Correspondence given prompt
attention. Fargo Iron & Metal Co,
Fargo. N. D.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
COMPANY IS HERE
FOR The OPENING
THE GEORGE II. WEBSTER
STOCK CO. WILL MAKE ITS
FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE
GRAND ON MONDAY NIGHT IN
AN AMERICAN GIRL.

The members of the George H. Web
ster Stock Co. have all arrived in the
city for the opening of the Grand
theatre in stock next Monday evening.
The play will be that we'll known So
Ciety play, An American Girl, and this
will be on the boards the first half Of
the week, with the comedy drama, In
Arizona, the last half of the week.
Manager Webster and his producer,
George V. Halliday, believe they have
selected a. company that will be pleas
ing to the people of Fargo, and cap
able of producing the plays that will
entertainment of the theatre goers.
In the roster of the company are the
following: Joseph Golden, Miss Mabel
Won Valloner, Miss Virginia Zollinger,
John F. Carlton, c. T. Hart, Cloud c.
Miller, Mrs. Pat Carson, Miss Gladys
Gillian and Pat Carson. These, with
Mr.. Halliday, will be the producing
company, while the scenic effects and
stage effects will be in the hands of
E. w. Bowman, who is an artist of
known ability. Mr.. Halliday will be
the stage manager throughout the
season. 1t is stated that every piece
produced will be put on with every
detail to give it a fine production, and
that there will be nothing lacking to
please the people of the city. Each
member of the company comes from
east of Chicago, n each member has
been playing in some of the bes
known theatrical organizations of the
country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
DR.. BRADT GUEST
AT A LUNCHEON
ne WILL ALSO BE HONOR GUEST
AT THE MEMS SOCIETY BAN
QUIET AT THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH AND WILL SPEAK IN
THE CHURCH AT 8 p. M.

At noon today DR.. Bradt. of Chica-
go. was the guest of the honor at q
luncheon at the Gardner hotel which
was given by the officials of the
Presbyterian church and it was a most
enjoyable affair. DR.. Bradt is the ad-
vance man of the company hat is to
come to this city during the month OF
February in what is known as a world
campaign of missionary evangelists,
and this embraces all branches of the
work, local, foreign and home. At the
banquet today views were exchanged
and a very pleasant hour was spent.
This evening at $50 at the First
Presbyterian church DR.. Bradt will be
the honor guest at &. banquet that will
be held at the mems society of the
church, and at this banquet will be
ministers of the city churches as we'll
as presidents of the different church
societies. There will be several short
addresses made, and at 8 o'clock there
will be a meeting held in the audi
forum of the church to which the
public is invited when DR.. Bradt will
explain the object of the coming move
ment in this city. 1t is expected that
there will be q large attendance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
big CHECK FOR
FARGO Y. NJ. c. A.
$500, THE LARGEST SINGLE GIFT
THE ASSOCIATION IS BELIEVED
TO HAVE EVER HAD, WAS SENT
TO SECRETARY WOLF YEsTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.

The Y. M. c. "A. has just received a
$500 check from one Of Fargo's
prominent citizens which is probably
the largest single gift the association
has ever received at any one time. AL
though this is not a new gift being a
payment of a former building fund
subscription, yet nevertheless it is one
of several kindly acts that is doing
much to give Christmas. cheer to the
~" officials and its board of directors.
The association is making a des-
perate effort to so arrange the collec-
ton of it's building fund subscriptions
as to be able to pay off half of the
$4,000 building fund note which
natures Jan. l. 1t is hoped that many
others will find a way to follow suit
in settlement of building fund sub
scriptions and these help the associa-
ton to raise the bulk of this burden
which 1t has been carrying since 1908.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
SCHOOL CONTINUES

In session during holiday week at Da'
kota Business College. This gives
pupils and opportunity to enroll now
or during that week, and begin worl
before the crowded eason inciden'
to the first of the year. 1t is much
better to enroll now. Publicity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-17
A SAFE PROPOSITION

Your valuable papers are worth pro-
tecting. We sell flre-proof safes and
vault doors at wholesale prices to ad-
vertise our other lines OF business. A
400-pound safe costs $40. Others at
equally low prices. p Write to Hatcher
Bros, Of Fargo, N. d. for catalogue
and prices. -Advt.