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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Government Ownership Talk.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Government
ownership of the railroads of the
United States is about to assume the
proportions of live issue. Senator
Kenyon of Iowa has been making
careful study of the proposition and
during the discussion in the senate
ten days hence Of the bill for govern
ment construction of Alaskan rail-
roads he is expected to submit facts
and figures to show the advisability
of the acquisition of all continental
lines by the United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Westinghouse Is Highly Honored.

New York, Dec. 1. - The Grashot
medal, the highest honor in the gift Of
the engineering profession of Ger
many, will be formally awarded to
George Westinghouse at the annual
meeting of the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers here. The med
al was awarded to Mr.. Westinghouse
at the joint meeting of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers and
the Verin Deutscher Ingenieure al
Leipsic last summer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Billion Dollars in Diamonds.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Milady's jew
elry bill for 1913 will approximate
S57, 5000, according to statistics of
jewellery importations just published
by the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. This is declared to be
more than so per cent in excess of the
highest record yet established. The
former record was S44,250,000 in 1906
The bureau declares that the value of
all the diamonds in this country has
reached the enormous sum of nearly
$1,000. 100000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
"Hioh Priest" Found Guilty.

Chicago, Dec. L. Ottoman Ear
Adusht Hanish, high priest of MAJ
daznan," and leader of the Mazdaz-
nan cult of sun worshippers, said to
number about $4,000 in different cit
les, was found guilty by federal jury
here of sending Objectionable litera-
ture by express in violation of the in
terstate commerce laws. He may be
sentenced to five years imprison-
ment or $4,000 fine, or both.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Evidence In Cult Case.

Chicago, Nov. chickering's of evS
dence in the case Of the government
against Otom Ear Hanish, high priest
of the Maszahnan Sun Wor-
shippers cult, has ended and argu-
ments of counsel have begun. Han
ish is accused of sending the text
book of the cult, Timer Studies" by
express in violation of the interstate
commerce laws. The government al
leges the book is obscene. Reading of
the volume to the jury Occupied nearly
two days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Movie Meeting for Oshkosh.

The Wisconsin Motion Picture
league will hold it's annual convention
in the city of Oshkosh on December
16 and IL.
Speakers of national prominence
will be present, as well as actors of
the movie world.
Motion picture agencies and dealers
in movie house equipment, are max
ing reservations at the local hotels
Carl Laemke, the Imp man, will at
tend. He formerly resided in Osh-
kosh.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
To Take chihuahua.

ION the way I will take Chihuahua
where I will be in command within
ten days. Then I will join the eastern
and western wings Of our army at
Guadalajara. Combined we will march
to Mexico City"
Francisco Escudero, minister of for
eign relations in Carranza's cabinet,
on arriving from Hermosillo, confer
red with General Villa regarding the
future capital of the revolutionary
government. Senior Escudero said
that it practically had been decided
upon to move the capital to Juarez
and that it would be conducted much
cess of the revolution against Diaz.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Villa Makes Prediction.

General Francisco Villa, the rebel
leader, so announces. This campaign,
he says, contemplates not only the
capture Of Chihuahua, but also
the spreading of the rebel, or consti-
nationalist authority further south.
He is to be joined in the interior
later by General Carranza, the head
of the revolutionary movement. So far
as the north is concerned, Villa said,
the campaign is between 14,500 fed
eral troops and 10000 rebels.
In preparation for the attack on Chi
huahua City, $500 troops with sixteen
machine guns and equipment which
filled three trains have left Juarez
and reached a point fifty miles south.
Villa said he would be in Chihuahua
City within ten days. But the cap
ture of the city, he insisted will be
only an incident of a further advance,
later in CONJUNCTION with Carranza
and other rebel leaders.
1--WE will move right on to Mexico
City," said Villa, that is our des-
tination. The troops now in Sonora
will move southwark, attacking Quay
mas on the way. Those in the east
now centered around Victoria will
move southwest, while I will go right
down through the heart of the coun-
try.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1.-Rather
than face impea chment proceedings,
Samuel Lewis Shank has resigned as
mayor and is automatically succeeded
by Harry r. Wallace, city comptroller.
Feared Removal.
A committee of business men had
prepared proceedings to remove
Shank from office in case of any fur
Their labor trouble in the city and
when the mayor was told by labor
leaders that strike of union team
sters was imminent he sent his resig-
nation to the city clerk.
Il feel that l did everything on my
part to be fair to both sides during
the recent street car strike" Mayor
Shank said in announcing his resigna-
ton, "but after the criticism that has
been heaped on me by the safety
board of the chamber Of commerce /
feel that l probably could not retain
my position and do my duty to the
general public as mayor on account OF
the bitter feeling that has grown out
of the labor controversy"
New Mayors Statement.
Mayor Wallace issued a statement
in which he said: II shall do my duty
impartially and fearlessly. Life and
property must be protected at what
ever cost and the fair name of our
city restored. Every person has
right to conduct his own business in
his own way, SO long as he does it
lawfully / will not tolerate any in
reference with it by others"
Mayor Wallace said the police sit.
uation is so critical that he will take
personal charge of the department
for time. The new mayor has been
prominent in Republican politics for
some time. He served one term as
county auditor and is on his second
term as county chairman.
Shank a Queer Figure.
Shank is probably the most novel
figure that ever occupied the mayors
office In Indianapolis. He achieved
considerable notoriety by his han
ding of the saloon problem early In
his administration. Saloonkeepers
who violated the law were taken be-
fore the mayor and in many instances
their licenses were suspended for pc
RODS varying from a few hours to 60
days. One saloonkeeper's license
was suspended until he could show
the mayor a certificate, signed by
minister, that he had attended church.
Shank also gained nationwide fame
in 1911 by his fight on the high cost
of living. He found that the city mar
ket was failing in it's original pur-
pose to bring the producer and con-
sumner together and he imported is
carloads of potatoes which he re-
tailed at Is cents bushel. Potatoes
then were retailing at $1.40, but prices
tumbled over night and did not re-
gain their high mark during the sea-
son. He also sold fruits, vegetables
and poultry in competition with the
city market.
He made fight on insurance rates
in the city which was successful in
causing a reduction tOtaling $4,000.
He took great delight in performing
a marriage ceremony and always
! turned whatever fee he was given
over to the bride as a present. The
! former mayor served one term as re-
corder of this (Marion) county and
before entering politics was an auc-
tioneer and storage house proprietor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
Women Must Join Party.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Women to whom
have been promised appointments as
election judges or clerks for the COM
ing year, must declare their allegiance
to some political party in order to get
the jobs, according to an announce
ment by William P. Stuart, chief clerk
of the election board.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
oan Shark Loses Case.

New York, Dec. daniel H. Toll
man, King of the Loan Sharks" must
serve six months in the penitentiary
for usury, the court has decided. :.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
PLAN To
TAKE MEXICO CITY
ALREADY TURNING FORCES TO-
WARD REPUBLICS
CAPITAL.
CARRANZA TO LEAD ATTACK
Thousands of Troops In the Field and
Battle Appears Near-Con-
stitutionaIists Outnumber
FederaIs.

Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 2.-Northern
Mexico, embracing the states Of Son
ora, Chihuahua, Cohuila, Nuovo Leon
and Tamaulipas, and including the
territory from the border to line
500 miles southwark, will be under
the authority of the rebel forces with
in two weeks. The forces which are
fighting Huerta will join them at
Guadalajera with view of marching
on to Mexico City.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
zELAYRs ARREST EFFECTED
FORMER NICARAGUAN CHIEF is
FOUND IN NEW YORK.
Taken From Bed in Apartment House
and Locked in Police
Cell.

New York, Nov. 28.-Agents of the
department of justice arrested Gen
eral Jose Santos Zelaya, former presi-
dent Of Nicaragua, arousing him from
his bed in a West End avenue apart
ment house. The warrant served
charged him with murder.
Zelaya was arrested in the apart
ment of Washington S. Valentine,
friend, said by the government agents
to be millionaire interested in Mica
raguan properties. The former presi-
dent of Nicaragua was taken in GUS
tody by George c. Craft, special agent
of the department of justice. Craft,
when asked the charge, said:
"He is to be held as an extradition
prisoner of the government on the
charge of murder, committed in Mica
ragua."
Counsel Is Ready.
Washington.-App of the ar
rest of former President Zelaya in
New York, his counsel, Cory M. Stad.
den, arranged with Solicitor Folk OF
the state department for a hearing
to demonstrate that the warrant for
Zelaya's arrest should be cancelled
because the offenses charged against
him were political.
Efforts will be made to show that
Sixto Pineda, one of the men alleged
to have been assassinated by Zelaya
was killed by another person. 1t also
will be asserted that Toribio, the sec
ond of the men alleged to have been
killed by Zelaya, was shot by the po
lice. In each case it will be asserted
Zelaya knew nothing of the case until
afterward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-12-04
MAYOR RES|GNSA As
RESULT OF STRIKE
INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE WAS
THREATENED WITH I'M
PARCHMENT.
BUSINESS MEN PUSHED CASE
Didn't Like Way Shank Handled Labor
Difficulties-Ras lnaugurated
Very Novel Reforms.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1.-Rather
than face impea chment proceedings,
Samuel Lewis Shank has resigned as
mayor and is automatically succeeded
by Harry r. Wallace, city comptroller.
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which has gone into history a. one
Of the most heroic assaults Of all
time. II was forlorn hope but II was
grasped and the men Of George Ed
ward Pickett. Confederate soldier.
went loyalty and with full hearts to
their death across q shrapnel and rife
swept field.
When the third days lighting open
ed II began with an artillery duel.
hundreds OF guns belching forth shot
and death from the batteries OF both
contending forces. It Is said that this
was the greatest duel engaged in by
field pieces during the four years OF
the war between the states.
The Union guns at one time ceased
firing. and Il Is said that the southern
commander thought they had been
silenced. and then it was that Long.
streets men made an assault and
Pickett's men made their charge. The
former generals objective was Big
Round Top. but his forces were driv.
en- back Picket formed his division
In brigade columns and they moved
directly across the fields over fiat
ground. They had no cover and they
had no sooner come into effective
range than they were met by such n
storm Of shot az never before swept
over a field OF battle.
They went on and on. and on clos.
Ing In their depleted ranks and NOV.
ing steadily forward TO their death.
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their destination had short handto-
hand encounter with the northern sol.
diors. II was soon over and Pickctts
charge. glorious for all time IN his
tory. was n failure In that which II
attempted to do. but was success as
helping To show the hcroism OF Amer
lean soldiers.
The losses at Gettysburg on both
sides were enormous. TIL Union
army lost Generals Zook. Farnsworth.
Weed and Reynolds. killed: while Ora.
ham. Barnes. Gibbon. Warren. Double.
day. BARLOW. Sicklcs. Buttcrncld and
Hancock were wounded. The total
casualties killed wounded. captured
or missing on the Union side mum.
bcrcd nearly $4,000 men, On the Con.
fcdcrato side Generals Scmmcs. Pen.
der Garnet. Armistcad, and l'arks'
dale were killed. and Generals Kemp.
ct. Kimbnl. Hood. lieih. johnson and
Tfimblc were wounded. The entire
Confederate loss IL estimated TO have
been nearly 10000 men.
The third days fight al Gettysburg
was Victory for northern arms, but
II was u hard won fight and the con
iilct reflects luster today upon tho
north and the south. Lee led HIS
army back southwark. later to con
front Grant In the campaigns which
finally ended at Appomattox.
Forces Engaged and Losses.
The forces engaged at the Battle OF
Gettysburg we're;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 Official
accounts the Army Of North virginia,
on the 3lst OF May. numbered 7i,I6s.
The dctachments which Joined mum.
bered 6,iOO. making s0.s6s. Deduciing
the detachments left IN Virginia
Jankins' brigade. Pickctt's division,
1900: Corscs brigade, Pickctts divk
sion. 1900; detachments from Second
corps and cavalry, 1900. In all 5000
leaves an aggregate of 1865.
Notwithstanding to the reports Of
the 3Oth OF June. and making allowance
for detachmcnts that Joined In the In.
term In time to take part In the bat
tie, the grand aggregate was 100000
officers and men.
The casualties we're.
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land from invasion. Q condition which
military men say always adds a sub
tie something to the fighting quality
which is in any man. Some authori.
ties have said that there were 100 900
men In the Confederate forces at Get
tysburg to be confronted by 10000
Union troops. Another authority says
that the Confederate force was $4,000
and the Union force 10000. As II was
the armies were pretty nearly equally
divided in strength.
In June. 1853. General Robert u.
Lee began 10 move northward. Lee
concentrated his army at Winchester.
Va. and then started for the Potomac
river. which he crossed to reach the
state OF Maryland. He fully expected
10 be followed by General Hooker's
army and SO General Stuart with n
large force Of cavalry was ordered by
Lee to keep in front OF Hooker's army
and to check his pursuit OF the Con.
fcderates u II was attempted
Late in June the Confederate force
reached Hagerstown. In the state OF
Maryland. II was General Lees in.
tcntion to strike Harrisburg, Pa.
which was great railroad center
and city where Union armies were
recruited and from which all kinds OF
supplies were sent out to the soldiers
In the field while the Southern com
mander was on his way with a large
part Of his force TO the Pennsylvania
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04
STORY Of FAMOUS
CIVIL WAR FIGHT
Battle Of Gettysburg Which
Brought Credit to Both
Blue and Gray.
TURNING POINT OF CONFLICT
Total Losses on Both Sides In Three
Days Fighting Over so,ooo-sev.
erai Generals Killed and
Wounded.
BY EDWARD o. CLARK.

- YASHiNGTON.---It IL posi-
AAX bic. some people would say
probable. that the Battle Of
Gettysburg changed utterly
the course Of American his
tory. n was n great fight between
armies Of Americans. for probably
fully ninety per cent. of the men who
fought on the two sides were born
natives 10 the American soil The
bravery shown at Gettysburg was Of
the order which Americans have
shown on every field and which re-.
fleets credit upon tho hardy and
heroic ancestry OF the men engaged
no matter from what race they may
have sprung.
At Gettysburg there was nothing 10
choose between the valor of the North
and the South. The South lost the
fight. but Il lost II honorably and
with the prestige Of its soldiery un.
dImmed. The charges made on that
field have gone down into histor' as
assaults made under conditions which
every man felt nigh. mean death at
the end. The dcfenses made at Gettys.
burg were OF the kind which II takes
iron In the blood TO make perfect At
| Gettysburg Northerncrs and South.
crners repicnishcd their store OF re-.
spect for their antagonists. The bat
tie marked the high tide Of the war
between the states. After II the
South largely was on the defensive
but It's defense was maintained with
fortitude and In the face 81 priyations
which could not chill tho blood Of
men fighting for what they thought
was the right
The Northern armies were persls
tent In their attacks through the cam.
paigns which after few months were
| started aginst the objective point,
Richmond. Brave men here and brave
men there. and after the end came II
was the qualities which keep com.
pany with bravery which made tho
| soldiers OF the North and South Ao
ready 10 forget and to forgive and Ia
work again for the good OF com
mon country.
The great battle Of Charlottesville
wan fought not long before tho oppos
Ing Union and Confederate forces me,
on the field OF Gettysburg. Chanccl
iorsvillc was n Confederate victory
| The Southern government believed
that the victory should be followed M
by mn invasion 81 the North for. ac'
cording TO It's reasoning. II an import
ant engagement could be won upon
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04

Southern general did not succeed In
the plan which he had formed to get
by Big Round Top and to attack the
Third Corps from position OF van
tage In the rear. General Sickles de.
Tended Round Top and Longstreet
could not take II,
When one visits the battlefield Of
Gettysburg he can trace the course
Of battle OF the second day where It
ragged at Round Top, Peach Orchard,
Cemetery Hill. Culp's Hill, and what
is known as The Devils Den. The
tide OF battle ebbed and flowed, Lit.
tie Round Top was saved from cap
ture by the timely arrival Of brigade
commanded by General Weed that
dragged the guns Of q United States
regular battery up to the summit by
hand.
At the end Of the second days fight
II was found that the Southern army
had failed to break the left flank Of
the opposing forces. that It had failed
TO capture Round Top and that the
right flank of the Northern army, al
though vigorously attacked, had not
been broken. There was q tremen.
dous loss Of life on both sides. and
while in general the day had gone
favorably to the Northern cause Get
tysburg was still a drawn battle.
Charge Of Gen. Pickett.
II was on July 8, the third and last
day Of the great battle Of Gettysburg
that Pickett's men made their charge
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04

Northern soil the chances OF foreign
Intervention or at least foreign aid to
the Southern cause, would be forth.
coming,
General Robert r. Lee late In the
spring Of 1863. made his preparations
to conduct his campaign Northward
into the state. of Pennsylvania. Ito
had under his command three corps
General james Longstreet command.
ing the First, General Richard 4,
Ewell commanding the Second. and
General A. p, Hill commanding the
Third. In the Union army which aft.
erward confronted Lee at Gettysburg.
there were seven corps. but the mum.
Der OF men In each was much less
than that In q Confederate corps, the
military composition Of each being
different. The Union corps comman.
ders who under Meade were at Get.
tysburg, were Generals John F, Rey.
nolds, w. 8. Hancock. Daniel f..
sickles. George Sykes. John sedgwick.
o. o. Howard and II. w. slocum.
Forces Almost Evenly Matched.
II never has been determined be.
yond the point Of all dispute Just how
many men were engaged on each side
In the battle Of Gettysburg. II 10
known that the armies were very
nearly equal In strength. the proba'
bilities being that the Confederate
force was a few thousand men strong.
er than the Union force, a difference
which wac balanced perhaps by the
fact that the Union armies at Gettys-
burg we're fighting In defense Of their
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04

- YASHINGTON.--It IL posi-
XAX bic. some people would say
probable. that the Battle Of
Gettysburg changed utterly
tb, rpurap of American his
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04

was ordered TO make It's way into TITO
SuHquchanna Valley through the town
OF Gettysburg and then to turn In it's
course after destroying railroads and
gathering IN supplies. and TO meet the
Confederate commander with the main
army Mt Harrisburg.
II was General Jubal a. Early OF
General Lees command. who reached
Gettysburg after n long hard march
on June &c. From there he went to
tho town OF York and from thence 10
Wrighisvillc. AZ this place he was
ordered by General Ice 10 rctrace his
steps and to bring his detachment
back 10 a camp near Gettysburg.
when Early aid obcyed Lees order
and had reached a point near Gettys.
burg he found the entire Southern
force was camprd within easy s,rIk.
Ing distance OF the now historic town,
In the meantime things were hap.
p"ning elsewhere. General Hooker
IN command OF the Union army which
had been depleted ut Charlottesville,
had succeeded In out'mancuvcring
General Stuart IN command OF Lees
cavalry. had got around Stuart's com.
mand In u way to prevent the South.
ern general from forming a junction
with the forces Of his chief commnn.
der, Lee gave over the proposed
movement on Harrisburg when he
heard OF Rockers approach and
brought tho different parts OF his
army together
Four days before the Gettysburg
fight boean General Hooker resigned
as commander of the Union army.
Hooker and General lIallock dis,
| agreed upon a matter concerning
which strateglsts today say that Gen.
eral Hooker was right, Three days
before the battle began. that Is. June
2s. 1863. General George Gordan
Meade was named an General Hook.
er's successor In charge OF the North.
ern army. General Meade at once
went into the field and established
his headquarters at point ten or
twelve miles south OF tho town OF
Gettysburg,
| Armies Meet at Gettysburg.
II seems that General Ice on hear
Ing that Stuart had not succeeded In
checking the Union army's advance
had made up his mind to turn south.
ward to meet the force OF Hooker. or
as It turned out the force OF Meade,
Lee with his force had advanced
north beyond Gettysburg. while Meade
with his force was south Of the town,
The fields near the Pennsylvania vii.
lage had not been picked as a place Of
battle. but there II was that the two
great armies came together and for
three days struggled for the mas
terry,
| On the last day OF June, the day
before the real battle OF Gettysburg
began. General Reynolds, a corps
commander OF the Union army. went
forward TO feel out the enemy He
reached Gettysburg by nightfall His
corps. the First, together with the
Third and the Eleventh Infantry
Corps with a division Of cavalry. COM
posed the Union army's left wing.
The Fifth Army Corps was sent to
Hapover. southeast OF Gettysburg.
and the Twelfth Corps was immedi.
ately south Of Gettysburg at q dis
lance OF eight or nine miles. This
was on June 30. and the Union forces
were fairly well separted. but they
were converging and Gettysburg was
their objective.
General Reynolds Of the Union
forces arrived at Gettysburg early on
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-07-04
Distinctive.

Distinctive.
"Show me some tiaras, please. I
want one for my wife"
Eyes. sir. About what price?"
"Well. at such a price that I can
say: DO you see that woman with tho
tiara? She IL my wife."-Pearson's
Weekly.