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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29
FIFTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The fifth proposed amendment is con-
tanned In Chapter 5SS OF the Laws Of
Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: The purpose Of this
amendment IL to permit the permanent
school and university funds Of this
State to be invested, I'm nrst mortgage
loans upon imrroved and cultivated
farm lands of the State. This amend
ment would change Section 6 of Article
Of the Constitution, which now reads
~ follows.
Sec. s. The permanent school and
university fund Of this state may be
school district, city. town or village OF
this state, but no such investment shall
be made until approved by the board
OF c3mmis sSs ,ers deslgnated by law to
nent school fund and the permanent
university fund of this state; nor shall
such loan or Investment be made when
would make the entire bonded indebt-
edness exceed fifteen (lsl per cent OF
real property of the county school dis
trfct, city, town or village issuing such
bonds; nor shall such loans or indebt-
edness be made at q lower rate of in
mum, nor fora shorter period than Ave
(5) years, MOI, for longer period than
twenty lsol years and no change Of
or OF county lines shall relieve the real
,property in such town. school district,
county, village or city in this state ct
from fro any liability Tor taxation to oo pay
such bonds.
and Substitute therefor the forlowinss
and university fund of this state
may be invested in the bonds OF
any county. school district. city,
town rsf Y mortsass in oans state and
lands of this state. But no such in
oT S ga t saa bo 6s made un
missfoners designated by law to
regulate the Investment Of the
peflnanent school fund and the
State nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds 20
be issued rue sr Sf pSu nrhsS na yeuld
sessed valuation Of the taxable
property eigv Of ts sSe county, school dis
such bonds; nor. shall any farm
loan or Investment be made when
such Investment csn or OF f loan would ea
value Of the farm land mortgaged
to secure said investment nor
shall such Investments or loans be
than three per cent per anffum.
nor for a shorter period than five
years nor for q longer period than
thirty years, and no change of the
town. school district, city. village
or county lines shall relieve the
real property in such town, school
district, county, village or city In
This state at the time Of issuing OF
such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds.
EFFECTs The present Censtttution
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29
SEVENTH PROPOSED ADMENDMENr.

The seventh proposed amendment In
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws
of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSE: The purpose of said
amendment is to fix and limit the num-
Der of State Senator's. s----
Section of Article of the Consti-
tuition now reads as follows:
section q The number of members
Representatives shall be prescribed by
law, but the representatives in the Sem
ate shall never exceed one member for
House of Representatives one member
for every 1000 Inhabitants The rep
resentation in both houses shall be
different sections Of the state, in p loe
portion to the population thereof ex-
elusive of Indians not taxable under
the provisions OF law"
1t is proposed to substitute therefor
the following.
Section l.: That Section 2 Of
State Of Minnesota be amended SO
as to read as follows:
Section 2. In the next and sue.
ceeding reapportionments Of Sem
ators and Representatives, the Sen.
ate shall be composed of sixty
three (63) members and the House
Of Representatives. shall be COM
as may be prescribed by law. The
representation in both Houses shall
be apportioned as nearly as practi-
tons of the states in proportion to
the population thereof, exclusive
or Indians not taxable under the
provisions prov ,Sst OF law Provided, how:
into several legislative districts.
thereof shall ever constitute or be
part of more than seven (7) Sen.
atorial Districts and not more than
seven Cd Senators shall ever be
apportioned to any one County"
EFFECTs The object Of this amend.
ment IL to limit the State Senate To
tsixty-three members and to prevent
any one county having more thar
seven senators.
EIGHTH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
The eighth proposed amendment IL
contained in Chapter SCI OF the Laws
Of Minnesota for the year 1918.
PURPOSES The purpose Of tn.
amendment II to encourage the plant
ing. cultivation and protection OF use-
ful forest trees and 1T II proposed te
add nm entirely new section to Article
0 Of the Constitutes, to be known m
SectlOm A1As a10 WHICH bnaU fe40 ~
foIlowss
Section 1. The following amend.
ment to Article Nine CO.. of the Con.
gtftution Of the State OF Minnesota.
is hereby proposed to the people Of
the State of Minnesota, for their
approval or rejection, which amend.
ment, when adopted. shall be known
as Section Tia Of said Article Nine
CD, that Is to say:
section TIA. For the purpoaa
Of encouraging the planting, culti-
walton and protection of useful for.
est trees in this state, laws NAV he
enacted providing for the PAYMENT
by the State of an annual bounty
of not more than Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($2.50) per acre, for g
term, In each case Of not more than
Ten (10) years, and not exceeding
Ten (10) acres, to any one person
who shall plant, cultivate and pro-
tect useful forest trees upon his
own land"
EFFECTs This amendment, n adonf.
ed, Will permit the Legislature to enacf
laws providing for the payment By the
State Of limited bounty for limited
term, to persons who shall plant. cuI.
tivate and protect useful forest trees
upon their own land.
SMITH PROPOSED As1ENDMrrE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29
md substitutes therefor the following.


Sec, g.. The supreme court shall
associate justices. Five shall con-
stitute a quorum; and the concur.
renee Of at least four shall be
necessary to a decision, but no
statute shall be declared unconsti-
tutional unless five members of the
It shall have original Jurisdiction
In such remedial cases as may be
prescribed by law. and appellate
jurisdiction In all cases, both in
law and equity, but there shall be
no trial by jury in said court It
snail mold one or more terms In
each year. as the legislature may
and the legislature may provide. by
q two-thirds vote that one term
In each year shall be held In each
or any judicial district. 1t shall be
the duty of such court to appoint =
reporter of its decisions, and 4
clerk Of the supreme court"
EFFECTs The present constitutso,
provides that the number Of Associate
Justices Of the supreme Court shall not
exceed four In number, while the
amendment. n adopted, will increase
the number to six. majority OF the
Supreme Court may now declare q law
Unconstitutional. but II this amendment
r. adopted, 1t VIII require the concur-
renee Of ave members. The once Of
clerk of the Supreme Court IL now cleo.
tive, but II this amendment IL adopted.
the clerk Of the supreme Court WIN h
appointed by the court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29
Sixth PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

The sixth proposed amendment II
contained in Chapter $50 of the Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1913.
PURPOSE. The purpose of this
amendment II to make the term of Office
This In an amendment Of Section OF
now reads as follows:
Section T. There shall be establish.
ed in each organized county in the
State probate court, which shall be o
court of record, and be held at such
by faW sSe b De one
who shall be elected by the voters OF
the county for the term of two years
He shall be resident Of such county
at the time of his election. and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
flee; and his compensation shall be pro.
v1ded by law. He may appoint his own
clerk where none has been elected; but
the legislature may authorize the cleo.
ton, by the electors of any county, Of
one clerk or register of probate for
ferm Of nys s Wnose
be prescribed by law. A probate court
shall have Jurisdiction over the estates
OF deceased persons and persons under
guardianship. but no other jurisdiction.
ton"
ana substitutes therefor the fOllOwingi
Section Z. Probate Court
Judges to be Observation-Disclosures
There shall be established in each
organized county in the state pro.
bate court, which shall be a court
OF record, and be held at such time
and places as may be prescribed by
law. 1t shall be held by one Judge,
who shall be elected by the voters
of the county for the term of four
years. He shall be q resident Of
such county at the time Of his cleo
ton, and reside therein during his
continuance in office; and his COM
pensation shall be provided by law.
He may appoint his own clerk
where none has been elected; but
the legislature may authorize the
election by the electors of any
county, Of one clerk or register of
probate for. such county, whose
powers, duties, term of Office and
compensation shall be prescribed
by law. A probate court shall have
jurisdiction over the estates of de-
ceased persons and persons under
guardianship, but no other jurisdIc-
ton except as prescribed by this
Constitution.
EFFECT; The present Constitution
provides that the Office of Judge of Pro-
bate shall be two years and II this
amendment Is adopted the term Of such
Office will be four years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29

All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain q title indi.
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment. or the law, or part Of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
In addition to referring to the same,
1t shall state the general effect OF
the proposed change, and also the
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed In
separate parts. but each part shall
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath
and shall be in such form that &
person signing a spetition thereby
states under oath, the date of his
signature. his residence. that he is
qualified elector. that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition. and that he has signed the
petition with know ledge of the con-
tents ais, tnerso of TO each part Of such
davit OF the person before whom
the same was signed, which affida-
Wit shall contain a statement of the
number of signers thereon, that
such part was made In the pres
ence of the afiiant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such peti.
ticn to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge OF
the contents thereof, and that each
person signed the same on the date
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29

PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The pur.
pose Of this amendment II to enable Z
certain number of voters to petition
and cause to be submitted to a vote tha
question OF removing from ONCE any
elective or appointive public oficial.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Ready to Rarricade Paris.

Paris-Paris, it is officially an
nounced, is preparing for a possible
siege. The matter was discussed by
the new minister of war, Alexander
Millerand, with the subordinates OF
his department and steps we're taken
to determine the exact measures neces-
sary to place the city in state to
withstand an attack and invasion.
NJ Millerand will meet with the
other officials of the war office every
morning for the consideration of de-
velopments and every possible phase
in connection with an entrenched
camp such as the capital will become.
The government is taking precautions
to send most of the wounded to south
ern and western France and few to
Paris. Refugees from Belgium and
southern France are not permitted TO
remain here The city is simply a
way station towards southern and
western towns. Americans and other
foreigners in the capital are beginning
to understand that their presence in
the city will not be desirable.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
French Cabinet Resians.

Paris.-The French ministry, headed
by Premier Rene Viviani, has resign.
ed. Premier Viviani visited Elysee
palace and notified President Poincare
that the members OF the cabinet de-
cided to resign collectively. He said
that he and his colleagues had come
to the conclusion that in the circum-
stances through which the country
was passing, the ministry should have
a wider scope and comprise all the
best men in all the Republican groups.
President Poincare charged Viviani
with the task of organizing a new cab
met. which the premier accepted. He
returned TO Elysee about an hour la
ter and made known to the president
the composition of the new ministry
which he heads. Among the members
of the new cabinet are several ex-
premiers and many members of former
cabinets. Marcel Sembat is a United
Socialist deputy and NJ. Guesde a So
cialist deputy. NJ. Delcasee was for
merly ambassador to Russia. NJ. Mil
lerand is a former minister of war.
Premier Viviani remained at Elysee
palace to present the members of the
cabinet to the president.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
CAN'T CHECK GERMANS
ALL BRITAIN TREMBLES
England Now Considers Advance on
Paris CertaIn-kalser Gloats
over Putting Allies in Trap
Outlook for French and
English Desperate.

London, Aug. 29.-Friday was a day
OF momentous news. News of the grav-
est character came from France where
in single week the aspects Of the
operations have changed entirely.
Last week the allied armies were
pursuing an offensive campaign on
all the frontiers. Now, according to
official news received from Berlin,
Emperor William is congratulating his
people on the success of the German
arms in the task of putting the iron
ring" around the allied armies from
Cambria, department Du Lord, France,
to the Vosges, while Lord Kitchener,
the British war minister came into
parliament with the announcement
that troops from India are being call.
ed to help the British arms in France
and that the British army is to be re.
inforced Immediately.
The only consolation offered the
British public was the testimony from
Field Marshal Sir John French that
in the heavy fighting against tremen
dous odds the British troops, who suf
fered severely, bore themselves with
conspicuous bravery.
1t is already realized that the ter
rible struggle is only at its beginning
and that the German plan of campaign
openly revealed to Sir William Edward
Goschen, the British ambassador tc
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04

London, Aug. 29.-lt is announced
that the British fleet has sunk two
German cruisers and two German tor
pedo boat destroyers off Helgoland.
A third cruiser was set afire and was
left sinking No British ships were
lost In the battle, It was added, and
the British loss OF life was not heavy.
In addition to the two torpedo boat
destroyers and three cruisers, many
Of the German torpedo boat destroy
ers we're damaged.
Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty, com
manded the British forces, and, with
a strong array Of torpedo boat de-
stroyers, battle cruisers and light
cruisers and submarines, attacked
the Germans in Helgoland Blight ear
ly this morning. The protected crui
ser Mainz was sent to the bottom in
an engagement with the light cruiser
squadron, while the battleship squad.
ron sank another cruiser of the
Coeln class.
In the general fighting two OF the
German destroyers were riddled and
sunk, while many others were badly
damaged.
One cruiser, battle SCARED and on
fire, drifted away in the mist and was
lost sight Of
The British cruiser squadron, ac-
cording to the semi-official report Of
the battle, although attacked by sub.
marine boats and menaced by float
ing mines and the guns from the Ger
man warships, suffered no serious
losses.
The cruiser Amethyst, and the tor
pedo boat destroyer Laertes, both were
damaged, but all the ships in the
British fleet were afloat at the end
Of the engagement, The British loss
Of life was not great
In the battle cruiser squadron were
the flagship Lion, the New Zealand,
the Queen Mary, and the Princess
Royal, commanded by Rear Admiral
Beatty, while Rear Admiral Moore,
Rear Admiral Christian, Commodore
Goodnough and Tyrwritt had charge
of the other contingents.
A wireless dispatch Just received
says she was making for port with
men wounded in the engagement.
The Mainz and the vessel of the
Coeln class we're protected cruisers,
400 feet long and displacing 1920 tons.
They had a speed of slightly more
than twenty-five knots an hour.
Helgoland Is German island terri
tory in the North Sea, off the north
ern shore OF Germany.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
JAPS WORD GIVEN AMERICA
Premier of Oriental Power Gives Word
War Isn't for conquest-says
He Seeks Peace.

New York,-The Independent Mag
azine will print in its forthcoming is
sue the following cable message from
Count Okuma, the premier of Japan:
81 gladly seize the opportunity to
send through the medium of the indie
pendent, a message to the people Of
the United States who have always
been hopeful and loyal friends OF
Japan.
1T is my desire to convince your
people of the sincerity of my govern
ment and Of my people in all their ut
te:ances and assurances connected
with the present regretable situation
in Europe and the Far East.
Every sense of loyalty and honor
oblige Japan to cooperate with Great
Britain to clear from these waters the
enemies who in the past, the present
and the future menace her interests,
her trade, her shipping and her peo
pies lives.
This far eastern situation is not OF
our seeking.
at was ever my desire to maintain
peace as will be amply proved, as
president OF the peace city OF Japan,
have constantly so endeavored.
81 have read with admiration the
lofty message of President Wilson to
his people on the subject OF neutrality.
1--WE of Japan are appreciative Of the
spirit and motives that prompted the
head Of your great nation and feel
confident that his message will meet
with a national response.
AS premier of Japan, have stated
and now again state to the people OF
America and Of the world that Japan
has no Interior motive, no desire 20
secure more territory, no thought Of
depriving China or other peoples OF
anything which they now possess.
"My government and my people
have given their word and their pledge
which will be as honorably kept as
Japan always keeps promises.
(Signed.) "OKUMA."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
FORTRESS AT LoNeWAY
cAPlTULATES AT LAST
German Forces Are in France For
First Time-Garrison Fight For
Half Of Force Is Killed
-. Wo.ad.d
or Wounded,

Paris-The following official bulle-
tin has been issued at the war office:
In the Vosges district, our troops
resumed the offensive and drove back
the Germans, who had forced them to
retire on the Saint Die side.
"The Germans had bombarded Saint
Die, which is an unfortified town"
In the region between the Vosges
and Nancy our offensive movement
has continued interruptedly for five
days.
THE German losses have been con-
siderable; $500 bodies we're found on
a front of three kilometres southeast
of Nancy and $500 bodies on front
OF four kilometres in the region of
Vitrimont.
''Longwy. a very old fortress, the
garrison OF which consisted of only
one battalion. which had been bonn
barded since August 3. capitulated at
ter holding out for over twenty-four
days. More than half the garrison
was killed or wounded.
ION the Meuse our troops have re-
pulsed with great vigor several Ger
man attacks. A German flag was
taken.
1.-The Belgian field army attached
to Namur and a French regiment
which supported it have Joined our
lines.
I'm the north the British have at
tackled forces greatly superior in num-
bers and were obliged, after brilliant
resistance, to withdraw little in the
rear on their right
"Our armies maintained their posi-
lions in Belgium. The army of Ant
werp, by its offensive. has drawn off
and had before it several German di.
visions"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Turks to Side With Germany

Neutrality-suspicious. is so acute in
Constantinople that diplomas there
fear that Turkey may at any moment
be drawn into the general European
war on the side of Germany and Aus
tria. A strict censorship has been
placed on the newspapers in Tureky
which are now controlled by the mill
tary and are being used, according to
diplomatic dispatches here, to create a
strong pro-German feeling. The Turk
ish cabinet is wavering between war
and neutrality.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Need Mem Rut WOMB praft.

London.-The opponents of compul-
sorry military service in Great Britain
momentarily raised their heads in the
house of commons the other day, but
the premier treasured them. He said
there was no intention of introducing
this system. He added, however, that
Secretary of War Kitchener needed
all the recruits he could get. 1t was a
great mistake to think, Premier AS
quith declared, that Great Britain
wanted only 100000 men for war pur'
poses.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Austria Invading Russian

Manchester, Mass.-Dr, X. T. Dunn.
ba, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador
to the United States, has made public
cablegram received by him from
Count Won Berchtold, the Austro-Hun.
garian minister of foreign affairs at
Vienna. The message recites an Aus
trian victory in Russian Poland.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
English Sink Large German Steamer

London.-Winston Spencer Church
ill, first lord of the admiralty, an.
nounced the sinking of the Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse. in the house of
commons. He said: "The admiralty
has just received intelligence that the
German armored merchant cruiser
Kiser Wilhelm Der Crosse Of $4,000
tons and armed with ten four-inch
guns has been sunk by the H. NJ. S
High Filler off the west coast Of AZ
RIGA. This is the vessel which has
been interfering with traffic between
this country and the cape and is one
of the very few German armed auxil-
larry cruisers which succeeded in get
ting to sea. The survivors were land
ed before the vessels sank. The High
Filler had one killed and five wound
ed"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Fighting King is With Army.

Paris.-A dispatch to the Havas
agency from Antwerp says that King
Albert is at Belgian army headquar-
tiers at Malines. Two Saxon princes
have installed themselves in the royal
chateau at Laeken, a suburb of Brus-
sells, which has royal park and a
residence of King Albert. Another
dispatch to the Havas agency from
Berne, Switzerland, says the German
government has admonished the public
to be economical in the use of kero-
Sene and goseline.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
English Repulss Six Different Attacks.

Paris.-According to Englishmen
arriving from Mons, the British army
was attacked six times by six differ
ent bodies of Germans and beat them
all off. They estimate the English cas-
ualties at 1000. They report that the
allies made a hectacomb of the Ger
mans near Mons. Certain parts of
the field, they declare, were covered
with German dead piled so high that
the Turcos, the French African troops,
had difficulty in getting over the
bodies to attack the Prussian guards
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-04
Germany Can Get No News.

London.-That the Germans are in
almost utter ignorance Of any news
from the outside world or even of i'm
portant domestic happenings is en-
phasized by copy of the Berlin
Tageblatt, dated August 90. which has
arrived here by way of Holland,
The Tageblatt contains a "rumor" OF
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's death, but the
paper declares that it is unable to
confirm Il.