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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30
OUR BRookINGs PEOPLE SAW
THE FLEET

Delray, Fla.
Delray was informed by wireless
Thursday afternoon that the U. s.
flag ship Arkansas, three dreadnaughts
the Vermont, New Hampshire and
New Jersey left Hampton Roads at
noon the day before and were steam
ing southwark eleven and a half knots
an hour.
Some of the leading business men
began figuring on the distance and
speed; telling us exactly when the
ships would pass. Some said IL
o'clock Friday night, others said 1t
would take until nearly noon Saturday
to make the run. A crowd spent most
of the night on the beach. sullenly
trudging homeward in the "wee sma
hours" Some of the more sensible
who were mot carried about by every
wind of doctrine" enjoyed a restful
night-were up with the lark, break
tasted and leisurely walking to the
beach.
Palm Beach, eighteen miles north,
had just phoned that the ships were
passing that city.
That gave us time ito set our house
In order" Delray has a large square
pavilion with Flagstaff on the roof;
some bathers' dressing houses. etc. A
very large bright flag was brought
from somewhere and run up over the
pavilion while less conspicuous flags
adorned the other buildings. There
were several field glasses that were
freely passed around while we sal
proudly "watchful and waiting" with
Old Glory floating over US. The ses
was ~ rough ~ I had eve seen i
and the roaring louder and thos,
seven ships, one just behind the other
was . beautiful sight and one we vii
not soon forget. We could. with th.
glass. zee mAny-perhaps hundreds o
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30
WAR

1t Is with profound regret and a
sinking of heart that every thinking
citizen of mature years contemplates
the spectacle of the United States at
war. This feeling is evidenced by
many readers of this newspaper and
is verified wherever men talk together.
There will be temptation for some to
despair of the ultimate triumph of
the cause of peace-but this need
not be. Poignant present regret is
natural. but the cycles of Gods good
are long ones. Those of us who had
direct knowledge of the dark years Of
the civil war, and the later born who
saw the conflict with Spain from its
beginning to the conclusion Of 1t, are
without enthusiasm for armed con-
nict. War is not a light adventure,
but q deep tragedy, and in its trail
follow multitudes of evils affecting
powerfully and unfavorably the bust.
ness of the people and the well being
Of their government. It Is by direct
experience that generations of men
gain, each one for itself. knowledge Of
war. Illustrative Of the taught and
the untaught was the student demon
stration at Yale the other night, and
very impressive was the talk Of ex.
President Taft to the band Of march
ing boys. Gathered there were the
initiated and the man who had had
his in~itiation-the ardor Of youth on
the n side, sober experience on the
other. III war should come" said
Prof Taft, ut will not be q trail Of
glory-it will be q trail of VICE." There
never was truer depletion. We who
have 9 e woe burned into the ma.
tional life throughout its wide reach
q testify out Of knowledge. Take
the glamor OF Of history and the resi-
dunn Of war is dismally eloquent of
woe. The losses In blood, in treasure.
in human suffering testify; 80 do the
indirect evils that wars fasten on the
body polite. and no less the pension
rolls that speak the gratitude Of the
nation toward those who tight for us,
but a well i~rrevocably fasten upon
the public treasury . burden that
never reaches maturity and discharge.
Wars are never paid for; generation
after generation pays in turn. and the
legacy Of debt goes on.-Springneld.
Mass. Republican.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

The flag should be flying here at
home in recognition of that fact and
in honor Of the men who are stalking
their lives for the honor of the flag.
Every roof should fly the colors, and
windows should display it. This is
not jingoism. Whatever our theories
of Mexican policy, whether we are for
peace or war, this is the time to re-
mind us that we are Americans, and
that in the face Of international perils
or responsibilities all Americans are
one.-Chicago Tribune.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

Brookings county candidates failed
to get together and elect a chairman
last week. according to specifications
set down in Dick Richards primary,
and we presume the campaign will
have to worry along without official
leaders. However, no worry need be
felt, as there are enough self-styled
bosses around to look after affairs.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

John Lind says that Villa Is the
strongest man in Mexico, but we are
undecided whether or not Mr.. Lind in
tended this statement as a compliment
to the rebel leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

Coxey's army might be utilized to
fight the Mexicans. However, they
would probably refuse to go as chasing
the greasers would be too much like
work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

WATERFOWL, our live neighbor on the
north. is getting ready for a busy sea-
son, and expects to expend over a half
million dollars in new improvements
this year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

The prohibitionists claim a net gain
Of eleven dry" towns as a result of
the recent municipal elections.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

The South Dakota, the big sea
fighter named for the Sunshine State,
is now on the west coast Of Mexico,
where it has been ordered preparatory
to bottling up the western seaports.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30
Coral Isles on the Panama Roadwa

The landsman enroute to Panama
finds so many new and interesting
things that 1t seems to make little
difference whether Panama is reached
today, tomorrow or next week. In
fact the touch of the tropics ~pervades
even the first islands in the West
Indies and the everlasting present
seems sufficient. The first islands sight
ed after leaving New York group is
the possessions of the British govern
ment. The first really were the BAHIA
ma Group which said stable island is
the island of San Salvador, generally
conceded to be the first land discover
ed by Columbus. The island boasts
a light house and a few inhabitants.
It is a low lying island some twenty
four miles long with a lake in the in
terror. At the north are several small
islets, of coral formation sticking up
from the sea, glistening in the sun
shine like icebergs. San Salvador like
most of the islands in this group is
surrounded by dangerous reefs and
like most of the islands had its wreck
ed boat on it's front steps. Wherever
we sighted a lighthouse we also sight
ed a wreck. The deep water passage
among these islands is necessarily mar
row and in time many boats have
come to grief. On Crooked Island
reefs was a large steamer going to
pieces and off the point of Cuba with
in a few cable lengths of the light
was another. On San Salvador reefs
was pinioned a large sailing vessel.
The Bahama Islands are sparsely
settled, mostly by negroes. They raise
enough for a living which as living
goes Is not much. The islands abound
in wild horses, cattle and hogs. Along
the shores one can find famingoes,
aigret heron and various other wild
fowl. 1t ought to be a hunters para
disc as the natives are too poor to W
firearms. II a wild horse is captured
one must pay the British crown one
pound and as much more to get 1t
tanned, and then the problem of getting
1t out of the country is a matter of
some concern. The best way would
be to smuggle it in as l understand
these co-called horses are about the
size OF a shetland pony. The aigret
heron is profitable shooting providing
one is successful in smuggling the
aigrettes into the United States, al
though it is a serious matter If caught.
AS a hunters paradise there is but
one drawback. The country is in
many places entirely without water.
The natives catch rain water for
domestic use, but out in the interior
this would be rather dangerous for It
might not rain. Surrounding these
islands and inside the protecting reefs
is the most beautiful submarine seem
cry in the world. So clear and trans
parent is the water that n may look
down on the bottom of the ocean and
watch the fish play at a depth of twen-
ty feet. Beautiful sea foliage grows
in natural gardens and along the coral
paths vari-hued water creatures wend
their way unsecured by the presence Of
men, for man is a negligible quantity
In these ATTITUDES.
As We sail through the channels Of
the Bahama group we sighted many
ships. the first seen since leaving port.
The wide track Of the ocean here mar
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30

We have had two or three million
dollar rains" the past week,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-04-30
COUNTRY EDITOR IN PANAMA

Strange Lands and People Meet on
Voyage to the Isthmus as Recorded
by the Editor Of a Weekly News
paper.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
HOW THE DELEGATE VOTE
 WENT IN LAST ELECTION

Herewith is printed the vote of each candidate for delegate in the last el- ection. Owing to the fact that the delegate election is held this year in November it is certain that the total vote will not be as large this time. This fact will probably aid the socia- lists but whether it will have any ef- feet on the votes of the other candi- dates or not is something that each will have an opinion about. The fol- lowing is the vote by Divisons:- Wickersham First GOA Second 290 Third 750 Fourth 1891 Total 3S35 Gilmore, First 191 Second 6S5 Third 5S9 Fourth S11 Total 1726
 Jennings, First 336 Second 276 Third 2S1 Fourth PSI Total 1174
 Harrais, First 24 Second 4 Third 96 Fourth 157 Total 281
 Krauczunas, First 227 Second 27l Third 192 Fourth 99S Total 1888
 Scattering, First 13 Second 2 Third 0 Fourth 1 Total 16. Total S220
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COAL LEASES MAY BE LET
 BY COMPETITIVE BIDS
Conference Reports provides for $100, 900 For Surveys Of Coal Lands
 Into Tracts

The conference report on the Alas ka coal leasing bill has reached Sew ard and shows that the leases are to be granted by the secretary of the interior either by competitive bids or otherwise as he sees fit. 1t also pro- vides for Sl00,000 for the government survey of the Boring, Matanuska and Nenana coal fields. 1t is also provided that in case a company takes over leases the majority of the stock in that company must be owned by cit izens of the United States. No one may have an interest in two leases each comprising 2,560 acres. By violating this regulator fine and imprisonment may be inflicted. As stated in the telegraphic dispatch to this paper before the leases vii, each be for forty acres or in blocks of forty acres up to 2, 560 acres but no more.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
TURKEY TN WAR; EAST AFLAME
UNIVERSAL WAR IS NOW TRULY THREATENED
HOW WILL THE VOTES BE
 DIVIDED THIS YEAR
The Time Has Come For The Dopesters To Make A Forecast
 Of The Result

The election will be here next Tues day and it is time to begin figuring out what the result will be. Prophets are always safe because if they guess right they can say they told you so and if they guess wrong they can forget it. But let us pave the way for predictions out of figures now at hand. It is seen that the vote in the delegate election last year was S277. Out of these Wickersham received SSS5. He got GOA out of 1,59S in the First divi- sion, 29O out of 1542 in the Second division, 750 out of 1775 in the Third division and 1892 out of 3422 in the Fourth division.
 At that time there were three can didates opposed to Wick which many believe divided the anti-Wickersham vote. The question now to be solved is whether the votes that were given last year to that republican will go this time to the democrat or to the delegate.
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BIINNELL WILL COME TO
 SEWARD ON ALAMEDA
Held Meeting Last Night At Valdez
 And Spoke For Two Hours

VALDEZ, Oca. 30.-Charles F.. Bunnell spoke for two hours last night at Eagle hall to the largest meeting ever held in this city. The hall was packed to the doors and sev- eral people were turned away. He advocated the construction of more roads and trails, the establishment of a central power plant at Fairbanks and the institution of more aids to navigation. He asked the people to show they are supporting the admin istraton by electing delegate of the same political party as Wilson who has done more for Alaska in two years than all other parties combined have done since the purchase of the territory. Bunnell leaves today for Seward.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK BY FLOOD.
 TURKISH SHIP SINKS RUSSIAN.
 ALLIES ADVANCE ALONG THE LINE.
WILL BE SURE WORLD WAR

The coming of Turkey into the war will cause the stretching of the battle array almost in an unbroken diagonal line Europe and may yet reach from the Atlantic to the Indian oceans Greece Roumania and Bulgaria are practically certain to be brought into the conflict now, then Italy will probably take the field and there is belief that Persia, although under Russian control, will still take hand Turkey is, indeed the spark that will probably set the rest of the world aire as lands further east than those mentioned expected to take advantage of the upheava to gain their ndepen dence or capture territory At least this is the opi ion of all the papers and people here since the news came that Turkey had begun fighting
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
SENATOR RAY IS
 NOT CANDIDATE
WOULD NOT AGAIN RUN FOR LEGISLATURE WHICH HAS
 NO POWER

Senator Ray, president of the last territorial senate, will not be a can didate for reelection. He stated this fact emphatically today when asked if there was any truth to the rumorS that he would again go before the voters.
 Il do not see the least use" he said "in entering a legislature which is given only the power granted by the organic act"
 President Ray also declared that until the First division Is separated from the rest of Alaska the business of the territory cannot be SatiSfactor- fly transacted as the conditions down there are altogether different from those prevailing in the other divisions. The words given here in quotation marks may not be the exact words spoken by Senator Ray but they are true m substance and they show that like many others the former preSi- dent of the senate does not believe that Alaska has secured real self government.
 It may be mentioned in connection with the womenS' vote that Mir. Ray corresponded with Governor Strong about the matter and the governor showed the correspondence 10 Secre- tary Lane. but, although MT. Lane wrote to Mir. Ray, he did not give any opinion on the matter.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
CAPTAIN ANDERSON TO
 TAKE UP HOMESTEAD

Captain L. B. Anderson left this morning for Knik where he will take up a homestead after a strenuous career all over Alaska. He is one of the real oldtimers and at Fairbanks made big pile of money which, how ever. attracted the attention of too many friends. John Harris who ar rived from Nome is also about to take up a homestead and the rush for land continues so strong that the settling up of this part of Alaska is proceed ing fast right now before our eyes.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
FRANCE GETS LOAN IN U. S.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O-A loan by the French govern. ment has been arranged with the national City bank and other New York banks for ten millions The money will be used to purchase supplies this country and this is expected to prevent the loan from being regarded as breach of neutrality The money will be lent at six per cent interest and all of must be sent to the United States for spending here Norway has also borrowed three millions from the National City bank and Switzerland has also sought loan here and may provided with The two latter countries need the money to meet the of their mobilization and the losses in caused by the in connection with the loan to France but strong preced ent is said to exist to justify it.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
MOOSE LODGE MEETS
 THIS EVENING

The Seward Moose Lodge will meet this evening at the usual hour, 8 o'clock sharp. Recent arrivals from other parts of Alaska include so many members of the Moose that the order apparently is very strong. Fred Weller, the vice dictator of the Nome lodge, came on the Corwin and says that they have between three and four hundred members up there.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
TURKEY OPENS WAR

BORDEAUX, Oct 3O.-It is officially announced to- day that Turkey has already started fighting against Russia even without the foaty of declaring war Two Turkish torpedo destroyers have entered Odessa m the ed the French liner Portugal The Turks have also bo- barded the city of Novorosuska seaport of Caucasla so that war with the Ottoman empire has come at last It is assumed here that Turkey under the direction or German officers has been only preparing all the time that she was supposed to be lying calmly watching and that she has managed send her warchps into the Black Sea and up to the Russian ports hundreds of miles away with cut having been discovered The flight of the German warships Goeben and Breslau to Turkish waters is now fully explained according to official opinion here It is deemed sure that these two powerful ships will now be
 used in the Black Sea elsewhere for the attack on Rus sia and that this move deliberate and had been i- tended from the first even when was declared that ne vessels had been purchased by Turkey only to make for the loss of the Turkish ships which the British govern ment seized while they under course of construction in British yards.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
TURKEY GETTING READY

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 3O.-The British ambass- ador to Turkey Mallet today formally notified the govern ment of the Ottoman empire that if Turkish troops cross the Egyptian frontier it will with the powers forming the Entente This warning came after 1t had been fully realized that Turkey is actually preparing not only to enter the ally of Germany and Austria but to cause the whole Mohanmedan population of the countries under the British flag to start holy war Proofs of the strongest kind forthcoming that Fur key has already been tamperng with the population or Egypt in the effort to get them to throw of the British yoke.
 The London Times declares this morning that Iur- kish troops are undoubtedly massed along the fro
 tier of Russia although the problem of feeding them there must be tremendous unless they are receiving ald from some other power To the south the Times says the Ottoman forces believed to be stationed through southern Syria and Palestine with forces actually on the Egyptian frontier at Rafa the Mediterranean and also at El Akaba on the Red Sea.
 The allies are however it stated here quite ready for the expected Turkish onslaught All preparations have been made by England in Egypt to meet the Turkish l vasion as well as put down with strong hand any at tempt on the part of the disaected Egyptians to rise in revolt Along the banks of the Suez canal British forces are stationed in strength and also in different parts ot the Sinai Peninsula Greece also ready to take arms at the
 first sign of Turkeys entry into active hosttes ana It is the general opinion here that if the Sublime Porte opens warfare the Turkish empire in Europe will soon be not ing more than memory and the Turks will be relegaed to the obscure valleys in Asia Minor.
 It is not denied here that with the support and pro-
 misses of Germany the Turks are at last going to attempt to open the long expected holy to create new Mo- hammedan empire that would embrace Egypt most of Asia and several important countries in northern Afrlca It is even supposed that attempt will be made to Wean India from her allegiance but the people of this country are satisfied that the idea is only an idle dream
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
TO FIGHT TURKS AT SEA

LONDON Oct 3O-It is expected that the allies will engage Turkey in naval battle exclusively Greece alone with the batteshps recently purchased from the United States is expected to be able to handle Turkey alone on equal terms It is now known that the Goeben and the Bresau are still manned by Germans They are the chief ships of the Turks and upon them they must depend to their enemies ships It has been suspect ed for long time here that Turkey would eventually en- ter the war but when the that without de- clarng war the Turks attacked the Russians it created tremendous sensation.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
PRESIDENT ENJOYING
 HIS FIRST VACATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Presi- dent Wilson is enjoying his first rest since entering the whitehouse. The cabinet officers are all campaigning and travelling over the country. The president sees few visitor but he golfs, reads and rides autos constant ly. He is however, keeping in eiase touch with business and with the si'- nations in Mexico and Europe.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
COMMITS SUICIDE WITH
 AN AXE AT VALDEZ

Wint Helt committed suicide We'd nesday in Valdez by striking himself on the head with an axe. It is said the cause must have been despon- dency. He killed himself near his cabin and managed to inAict a fatal wound by drawing the blade across his head while it was embedded in 1t.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
ALLIES PROGRESS

Some points of extra strategic importance have been occupied by the allies on the left wing While along prac callv the whole remainder of the front as far the French frontier the progress of the Allies continue The losses of the Germans have been terrific and it is believed that they cannot longer maintain the awful struggle The flooding of the country around the Yser canal will be most serious obstacle to their advance towards Dunkrk and Calais and the feeling is growing that they will be forced to relinquish their purpose.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
TWO YEARS FOR
 INSULTING AUSTRIANS

VENICE, Oct. 2S.-A newsletter from Vienna tells some remarkable instances of the censorship in the Austrian capital and pays a compli- ment to the consideration shown to foreigners who are still in Austrian Hungary.
 "That the warming from the police against adverse comment on the mil itary operations is to be taken ser iously", says the letter, lis evident from the fact that man who had remarked casually in Vienna cafe that the Austrian soldiers were towards, was promply arrested and sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor, with fast day once a week, and a days confinement in a dark cell once a month. Another man who had been overheard saying that the Servians would be victorious received exactly the same sentence"
 Newspapers from America have been held back at the post-office Tor more than three weeks, according to the letter, and telegraphic communi- cation has proven 50 difficult that the people have practically given up try ing to dispatch messages. For cor respondence with the soldiers at the front special postcards and envelopes are provided, and each man may be addressed by a code number, but his whereabouts are not divulged, and the news exchanged is subject to such a rigorous censorship that only few commonplace matters are written.
The Seward gateway., 1914-10-30
MORRISON Is DEAD
 BUT NOT ROLAND
Mistake Made Owing To Fact That
 Name Was Not Mentioned

Word has been received here that W. J. Roland is not the man connected with the railroad who died outside. Colonel H. E. Morrison is the one who has passed away. His home was at Fairfield, Spokane, but his death oc- cured at New York of heart failure. Colonel Morrison is said to have had some interest in the local railroad and was friend of MT. Labaree and Senator Turner.