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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
100000 ARE FACING FAMINE
Less Than Two Weeks Supply of
Food Remains in Cities.

Brussels, Belgium, Oct. q (by way
OF London Nearly seven million
people in Belgium face famine unless
they receive help at once. The Amer
lean minister to Belgium, Brand Whit
lock, says that less than two weeks
supply of food remains in the cities.
while conditions in the country are
even worse. Germany disclaims re-
sponsibility for feeding the Belgians.
Mr.. Whitlock has had on hand only
black bread for two weeks One hun
dred soup kitchens are feeding over
one hundred thousand of the needy
in Brussels Noblemen may be seen
slipping into soup kitchens Factories
are closed. Many stores remain open.
but have no business. Reports re-
ceived from Louvain, Liege and Ma
muir say that the conditions in those
cities are even worse than in Brussels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
PFANSCHMlDT NOT GUILTY
Youth Accused Of Murder of Four
Persons Acquitted-Hed Been
Sentenced to Hang.

Macomb, H., Oct 27.-Ray Plan
schmidt of Quincy was found not
guilty of the murder of his father.
mother, sister and a school teacher,
Emma Kaempen, crime which
shocked Adams county over a year
ago ald for which the youth on his
first trial was convicted and SEN
fenced to hang. The jury. after be-
ing out two days, returned verdict
on the twelfth ballot
Saved from the electric chair fol-
lowing his first trial when the Illinois
supreme court decided that certain
evidence allowed at the first trial was
improper, the young Quincy farmer
made a much stronger case at the
hearing here and the jury never stood
more than four for finding him guilty.
The Pfanschmidt family was muir
dered in cold blood, following which
the farm home was burned to the
ground.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
LOST ORGANISE DEAD
BODY OF SELDEN MILLER FOUND
IN PoTTER's FIELD.
Disappeared From Philadelphia .
Year Ago-calIed Greatest Boy
Musician and Toured Europe.

kenosha, Wis. Oct. 21.-An aged
man and boy dug up a body from a
grave in the potter's field here and
ended the years search for Selden Mil
ler noted musician.
Miller disappeared from his resi-
dence in Philadelphia in November
OF last year His brother, Emlen Hare
Miller, identified the body.
Selden Miller, when boy of four
teen, was organist and choirmaster OF
st. Clements Protestant church in
Philadelphia, when later he was elect
ed conductor of the Peoples Choral
union. lie made a tour abroad, charm
ing the capitals Of Europe. He was
hailed as the greatest boy musician of
a century, and then, after years OF
fame, he dropped out of sight.
Some time ago a man drifted into
Milwaukee and got job in the AL
hambra theater as pianist. He was
Alfred Freeman. He was ragged,
down-at-the-heels and forlorn. but his
music was of quality seldom heard
in Milwaukee.
One day Alfred Freeman disappeared
and his body was found in the Pike
river north of Kenosha, October 16.
He was buried in an unmarked grave
in a weed-choked cemetery. But
friend. who had heard the man al
lude to himself as "Mr Miller" told
the coroner OF the fact
A newspaper story which linked the
name OF Miller with the wonderful
ability on the piano which the dead
man possessed was read in Philadel
phia, and the long search which had
reached every spot in Europe, in
GLIDING Miller villa in Fiesole, was
over.
But the mystery OF why Selden
Miller disappeared sleeps with him.
If Emden Miller knows, he will not
tell.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
FRENCH BOAT HIT BY MINE
, in Panic, But Only 20 Drown
Rescue Ships Near.

Dover, via London, Oct 27-The
French steamer Amiral Ganteaume
was disabled by a mine just outside
of Boulogne harbor. twenty-five hun
dred passengers were transferred
safely to the channel steamer Queen.
Between twenty and thirty women
and children were drowned during
the panic that followed the blast.
Most of the passengers were peasants
from Pas-de-Calais, who had been
taken aboard at Calais to be trans
ferred to Boulogne. When the steam
er Queen left the scene of the acct
dent, the Amiral Ganteaume was still
afoat and British destroyers were
standing by, 1t is believed that the
steamer struck one of the mines laid
early in the war and the pilot had
lost track of the submerged eXplo-
sive
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
CANADIANS BOARD U. S. SHIP
One of Standard OIL Crew Naturalized
Citizen Of America-Three Are
kaiser's Subjects.

st. John, n. b., Oct. ga sergeant
and detail of eight men from the Six
ty-second regiment boarded the Ameri-
can tug Security, belonging to the
Standard Oil company. and arrested
four members Of the crew and took
them to the armory for examination.
The allegation was that they were
subjects Of atoms with which Great
Britain is now at war.
At the examination one of the men
was able to show that he was nat
uralized citizen Of the United States.
though the other three were Germans.
being signed on he tugs papers as
subjects Of Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
TROOPS ORDERED TO PANAMA
Movement Made In Order to Provide
Suitable Garrison for the Canal
Force Already There.

Washington, Oct. ITO protect the
Panama canal adequately, the Fifth
regiment of infantry has been ordered
to hold itself in readiness to move
from Plattsburgh barracks, New York.
to the canal zone without loss of time.
The transport Buford. now at Vera
Cruz, will be utilized to carry the regi-
ment from New York to Panama The
movement Of the Fifth regiment,
which will augment the Tenth infan.
try, and three companies of coast ar
tillery now in the canal zone, is to
be made in order to provide a garri-
son near the canal which will be suf-
ficient to repel any possible unexpect.
ed attack.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
BRITAIN IN WARNING
AMBASSADOR SAYS WARSHIPS
WILL HALT ALL VESSELS.
Declares Oil Sent to Neutral Nations
Can Be Forwarded to
BeIligerents.

Washington, Oct. 27-Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, British ambassador, in a
formal letter to Acting Secretary Of
State Lansing, asserts the intent Of
Great Britain to keep on holding up
American vessels at will, to determine
whether they are carrying eontraband
of war.
At the same time, In another CON-
munication, the ambassador EN-
phasizes the ruling of Great Britain
that cotton is not contraband of war.
and that any such shipment will be al
lowed to pass.
Sir Cecil discusses the holdup Of
the Standard Oil tank steamer Rookie
teller as an excuse for explaining Great
Britain's attitude.
He makes a strong point of the
shipment of oil by American ships.
saying that large quantities of it are
in demand by nations at war with
Great Britain, for airships and sub
marines.
He emphasizes that much of this oil
is being shipped to neutral points, and
from them sent on to belligerent.
This Great Britain strenuously objects
to, and Sir Cecil makes it plain that
his country will insist in each instance
on finding out whether the oil or other
cargo-excepting cotton-is actually
intended for the neutral point to which
it is consigned
London, Oct. 27.-The British gov
eminent ordered the release o. the
American oil steamer Brindilla The
vessel will /. permitted to proceed to
Alexandria.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
BARS
SPECIAL SESSION
Wilson Has No intention of Call
ing Congress.
TO WAIT FOR REGULAR MEET
viii Confer With Senate and House
Leaders After November Elec-
tions and viii Base Plans
on Their Advice.

Washington, Oct. 27.-President
Wilson has no intention at this time
of calling a special session OF con-
gress to precede the regular one in
December, 1t was stated at the White
House. He will consult with senate
November elections and his plans will
be based on their advice
The president recognizes that not
all the important measures now pend
ing in congress, including the Jones
Philippine bill, the con ervation meas
ures, the seamens bill, the ship pur-
chase bill and others, can be taken up
at the regular session, which con-
cludes its labors on March next.
For this reason. selection from the
bills will have to be made and only
the most important will be taken up.
Attitude Unchanged.
The president states that he had
not changed his attitude relating to
the ship purchase bill, but that 1t
might be pushed out Of the way at
the short session.
Optimism still is maintained by the
president regarding the cotton situa-
ton. He said he was certain condi-
lions would improve steadily in the
South, and that all that can be done
for the relief of the cotton growers
Is being done. He did not indicate
that he believed further legislation
would be required
Cotton Noncontraband.
Cotton heads the list of noncontra-
band articles, President Wilson said,
and for that reason probably will be
admitted to all the belligerent nations
Reports have come to the administra-
ton that Great Britain will not place
any obstacle in the way of cotton go
ing to Germany. The president. how
ever, said he had not heard officially
Of this declaration by Great Britain
He made 1t plain that he did not
think there was any money lacking in
the South, but that the great trouble
was in finding the exact basis of the
security on which to lend it, and as
soon as a stable price is fixed for cot
ton, money will be available in large
quantities.
Washington, Oct. 27.-Sir Ceci,
Spring Rice, the British ambassador.
officially notified Acting Secretary of
State Lansing that Great Britain has
no intention Of placing cotton on the
contraband list and that American
shipments of cotton to G~rnMny or
Austria will not be interfered with.
On receipt of the information that
Great Britain would not detain Ameri-
can shipments of cotton, Acting Sec
rotary Lansing notified number of
big cotton shippers in this country
that they might go ahead With their
preparations for sending cotton
abroad without fear of seizure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
80 SAVED FROM STEAMER
Craft Loaded With Apples Sinks in
Mississippi River Four Miles
North of Alton.

Alton, H., oct 2i.-The steamer
Belle Of Calhoun lank in the Missls
sippi river four miles north Of here
The 80 passengers on board were
landed safely on an island. The
steamboat was on It's way to st Louis
from Calhoun county, H., with a con
signment OF 400 barrels Of apples.
As the vessel neared lllini island wa.
ter was discovered pouring into the
hold The pilot steered the vessel
to the island. where the passengers
got off The steamer then listed and
many barrels Of apples rolled of the
deck and ioated down stream. Re,
lief boats from Alton took the passen.
gers of the island II Is thought that
the heavy load caused the seams OF
the vessel to part.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29

Racine.-The mysterious disappear.
ance of three year old Harry Berte-
man has been solved. His frantic
mother found his body In the cistern
In the back yard.
La Crosse. from his seat I'm
wagon when the wheels struck a
deep rut. Leslie kerrigan, aged II
years. was run over and his chest
was so badly crushed death resulted
Merrill.--Postmaste Richard n
Runke is In Washington comforting
with officials regarding the federal
building to be built here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
RUSSIANS CHECK
MARCH IN POLAND
AuStro-German Forces Driven
rock Fifty Miles.
ROUTED ARMY IS PURSUED
Austrians Are Being Used by kaiser's
Forces to Cover Retreat, Accord
ing to Statement Issued From
Petroerad.

Petrograd, Oct. 27.-To the west OF
the Vistula and to the north of the
Pilica river, the Germans have been
forced back on Lowicz Skierniswice
and Rada. which have been captured
at the bayonet point by the Russians.
BY FRANCIS lAVElLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent
Petrograd, Oct. 27.-The German
and Austrian invasion of Poland has
been definitely checked, it is officially
announced here. The Germans are
using the Austrians to cover their re-
treat. They have been driven back so
miles from the Vistula. In Galicia
the Austrians have failed in their at
tempt to turn the Russian left flank.
The German and Austrian invasion
of Poland has been definitely
checked says the official statement.
The German and Austrian advance
on the Vistula and San rivers has
been stopped.
The Germans have been driven
back so miles from the Vistula and
are being pursued by our troops.
1T is believed that the Germans are
falling back in the hopes of reaching
their well fortified, long prepared po
sitions along the Warts river, which
are still some fifty-three miles in
their rear.
Austrians Covering Retreat.
have pursued the Germans after bat
tie they come in contact with Aus
trian troops, who are evidently being
used by the Germans to cover their
retreat
In Galicia the Austrians have
been defeated in their attempt to turn
the Russian left wing. The Austrians
are only able to parry here and there
the Russian onslaughts and continue
to fall back.
Our troops are holding their posi-
tons all along the line and have
taken vigorous offensive, coming
into contact with rear guards of the
enemy and driving them back from
tue pOSltlOHo tuty attempt W uOlu
Gar Thanks Fleet Commander.
The following telegram has been
sent by the Russian minister of ma
rine to the commander of the Russian
Baltic fleet:
The czar charges me to express to
you and the feet his gratitude for the
activity this autumn season in keep
ing to the sea, despite the dangers OF
the mines and submarines
With skill and endurance the Bal
tic feet has fulfilled the task of guard
ing the littoral and Importing the
armies on land. Despite the enemy's
numerical superiority and temerity.
he has obtained no definite successes.
The car believes that God will bless
with ultimate victory the Russian sail
ors who are struggling for the glory
of their dear country
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Mcclellan
bill TO provide for the regulation Of
cold storage OF food products will be
given a hearing before the house in
cember 10, according to Representa-
tive Cullop of Indiana, chairman Of
the subcommittee in charge OF the
measure. Mr.. Cullop said there was
great demand for the proposed legisla-
ton, that the committee purposed to
hear all Witnesses who wish TO testify.
and expressed the belief that the bill
would be enacted into law.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
LONG SESSION ENDED
ADJOURNMENT FOLLOWS THE
WEAKENING OF FllIBUSTER
BY SOUTHERN MEMBERS.
HENRY MAKES PREDICTION
Representative Says Positively an Ex-
ira Session VIII Be Called in No
vember-Cotton Committee Named
to Investigate Needs of Growers.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Congress ad'
journed on Saturday for the session
by unanimous consent after having
been in session since April I, 1913.
Unless reconvened in extraordinary
session by President Wilson to take
care of some emergency it Will not
reconvene until December Z.
Adjournment was accomplished
through the passage Of a concurrent
resolution ending the session at Tour
o'clock in the afternoon, but clocks
were turned ahead. actual adjourn
ment occurring at 1922 and the senate
at 1921.
No legislation looking to the relief
of the cotton growers was enacted
by congress before the adjournment.
The southern senators and members,
holding congress in session by a NIL
buster to get this relief, abandoned
hope Of the legislation when it was
certain that neither senate or house
could muster a quorum. They aban-
doned dilatory tactics, but voted
against the adjournment.
Representative Henry, leader or the
cotton men in the house, announced
that he had positive information that
congress would be reconvened in eX-
traordinary session about the middle
OF November by President Wilson.
The cotton relief legislation would
then be brought forward
The house authorized special com
mittee to study the needs OF the cot
ton situation and report to congress
by December 16. Its members are
Representatives Mann, Austin and
Langley, Republicans; Henry, Lever,
Helm and Bell, Democrats.
The breaking of the cotton filibuster
and agreement TO abandon the at
tempt to prevent the final adjourn
ment was reached by the cotton rep
resentatives at a conference.
Representative Henry announced
that he had consented to the .djourn-
ment with the understanding that so
soon as congress shall assemble,
whether for the regular session or in
extraordinary session in November
the cotton relief legislation shall be
brought up first Of all as unfinished
business with vote pending on its
passage. He said he believed the
passage Of the legislation would be
necessary then as now.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Madrid oct 27.--A son was born to
Queen Victoria of Spain. The queen
Of Spain Is a granddaughter of the
late Queen Victoria Of England The
son is her sixth child, the others being
three sons and two daughters
Jefferson City, Mo, Oct. 27.-The
Missouri blanket ballot law" was de,
clared invalid by the Missouri supreme
court As a result of this decision the
Missouri ballots viii be printed on
separate sheets for each party.
Birmingham, Ala, oct. 21,-Isaac
w. Fields. aged ffty-four was shot
and instantly killed late yesterday at
Brookside, by his brother-in-Iaw, John
Glover. Fields was recently arrest
ed on a charge Of poisoning his wife,
who was Glovers sister, but was re-
leased for lack of evidence
Boise, Idaho, Oct go V. Alien,
former state treasurer, yesterday
pleaded guilty to the charge OF EN-,
hez2lement preferred by Gov. John NJ
IIaines at a special session of the dis.
trict court and was sentenced to from
five to ten years in the penitentiary.
Tulsa, Okle., Oct. 22-The greatest
oil well ever bought in Oklahoma is
reported by G. b. Shafer. The well
is located near the town OF Yale, in
the Gushing field, and is making
300 barrels per day.
Columbus. o. oct 26 - Federal
Judge Killette appointed w l.. Ross
receiver OF the Toledo, st. Louis &
Western railroad
Red Bluff Cal. Oct. 2i.-The fifth
eruption OF Mount Lassen has oc.
Cured Smoke assembled fully ten
thousand feet with an accompaniment
OF clouds OF dirt and ashes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
MRS. CARMAN IS RELEASED
Alleged Slayer Of Mrs. Bailey Freed
on Bal-Second Trial is
Doubtful.

New York Oct. 27.-Mrs. Florence
Carman whose trial for the murder
Of Mrs Louise Bailey ended in dis
agreement Of the jury, was admitted
to $4,000 bail n the supreme court
in Brooklyn.
Upon an agreement as to the
amount. the bail bond was hastily
signed and Mrs Carman left here for
her Freeport home in an automobile.
District Attorney Smith was not
certain whether or not Mrs. Carman
would be tried again.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
TO PAY DEBTS IN CASH
u. s, MAY OPEN STOCK EXCHANGE
JANUARY I, 1915.
Conference Held in Washington Makes
Progress Toward ReadJustin9
Foreign Obligations.

Washington, oct. 26. - Financial
forces of the government, the Wis
! dom of some of the most prominent
men in the American banking world
and the friendly counsel OF represent
atiyes of Great Britain were turned
toward solution of the problem or
adjustment of the foreign eS-
change market to meet conditions
which have arisen as consequence
Of the European war.
For more than three hours the red
eral reserve board, Sir George Faish
and Basil b. Blackett, representing
the English treasury, and some OF the
best known bankers in New York DIS
cussed the situation in all its aspects
According to those present there
was not note of pessimism heard
10 mar the harmony Of the conference,
and there was every reason TO be-
lieve tonight that all the problems,
which doomed so large on the financial
horizon few months ago will be
solved without great difficulty.
Here are the salient points dis
cussed in the conference and the re-
suits anticipated
American bankers stand ready to
pay their obligations to England In
cash. The $lO0,000,OOO gold pool al
ready formed and sS0,000,000 raised
by a New York syndicate to meet
New York City's obligations probably
will suffice to satisfy England. Pay
ment of this total may not be neces'
sary.
The New York and London stock
exchange will not be opened possibly
before the beginning of 1915. A con.
ference between committees OF the
ference between committees of the
two exchanges will consider reopen
ing beforehand
The federal reserve board will
hasten consideration of the proposed
cotton loan fund plan, designed in
part TO give bottom to the cotton
market
The cotton exchanges In New York,
New Orleans and Liverpool will be
opened as sOCn as possible
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
"a ARE FOUND GUILTY
Alleged Slayer OF Archduke and Con-
sort Are Convicted Of High
Treason.

Seraieyo, Oct 27.-To the accom-
paniment OF the booming OF cannon
army desperately trying to take the
city IN time TO save them. the "a per
sons accused Of conspiracy in con-
nection with the murder of Arcnduke
and Archduchess Ferdinand were
found guilty Of hightreason. Sen
tence viii be passed on Wednesday.
"hen i is expected all viii be or,
dered immediately put to death.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
FIVE AEROPLANES LAID LOW
German Flyers Reported Destroyed
by the French - Two Taubes
Winged by Aviator.

London, England, Oct. 27.-The
Paris correspondent Of the Express
reports that FIVE German aeroplanes
were destroyed by the French. Two
Taubes we're brought down at Reims
by Single French aviator, he says,
who succeeded in getting to higher
altitude than the Germans and then
fred on them with a revolver Two
other German birds" were hit by the
guns of the Meharicourt forts near
Montdidier. A fifth German airman
was wounded by rifle shot at Grave
lines, seaport IL miles east-north-
east of Calais.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
u. S. IN NEW PROTEST
viii Ask Great Britain to Free An
other Ship Held at Stornoway,
Scotland.

Washington, Oct 25.-The United
States has decided to protest formally
to Great Britain against the seizure
OF the Standard OIL ship, the Platuria,
demanding its release from British de
tention at Stornoway, a port in the
Lewis islands, Scotland.
The protest which Is Identical to
that filed In the case OF the Brindilla,
held at Halifax, will go forward to
Ambassador Page at London. The
Platuria, which. like the BglndilIa, car
",.a Illuminating oil was SINH
lazy bound from one neutral country
to another--the United States to Den.
MARYLAND had changed its registry
from German 70 American, although
its ownership always was American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
PRINCE OSKAR IS DYING
Condition Believed Due to Seeing His
officers Killed by the
Turcos.

Copenhagen, Oct. 27.-lt is learned
In Berlin that the German medical au
thorities attending Prince Oskar, the
son of Emperor William. regard his
recovery as doubtful. The young
prince is suffering from partial paraly-
sis of the vagus nerve and his brain
has become affected. His condition is
believed to have been caused by the
shock when all his officers were killed
by Turcos in fighting near the Mouse
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-29
JAPAN FILES A PROTEST
objects TO Presence Of German War.
ship Geier In the Port Of
Honolulu.

Tokyo. Oct 27.-The Japanese gov
eminent has lodged protest with the
United States government against the
German warship Geier being allowed
tt stay any longer in the port of
Honolulu. The Geier put into Homo
lulu Tor repairs which. the Japanese
protest states. have already been
made