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Newport daily independent., 1914-02-07

few million acres from the des- ert. It means many hundred million dollars in annual crops, the saving of more than a hun dred million dollars a year in flood losses, the prevention of many deaths in floods and of many more needless deaths and inestimable suffering due to ma- laria and. other diseases caused by the existence of swamps.
 There is pending in Congress a measure that would do for the South and Central West all that the Reclamation or Irrigation Act has done for the arid West. It is the bill (H. R. 8189: Sen ate 7194) presented in the House by Speaker Clark and in the Sen ate by Senator John Sharp Will Hams of Mississippi. This is known as the Clark k-Williams flood protection and drainage bill and is supported by the National Drainage Congress whose next annual meeting is to be held at Savannah, Ga., April 22-25, 1914. The Clark-Williams bill is not in conflict with either the New lands River Regulation or the Ransdell-H Humphreys Levee bills. It makes immediately available about $30,O00,00O for flood pro- lection and drainage work, plac- ing the expenditure of this sum in the Department of the Inte- rior. It is, in reality, an exten- sion of the Arid Land Irrigation act to include flood protection and drainage in the South and Central West and to put all of the country on an equal footing.
 The Clark-Williams bill pro- vides that the Secretary of the Interior shall make surveys and plans for flood protection and drainage projects; that he may undertake the construction of the work with the consent of the land owners and states, the cost to be repaid by a tax upon the lands, assessed and collected by the state authorities; or he may turn the plans over to the owners or states for them to car ry into effect. It provides that the Secretary of the Interior may purchase the drainage bonds issued by the state or drainage district, at par, to SUD- ply the needed funds. It pro- vides for cooperation between two or more states in the con- struction of interstate drainage or flood protection projects. It provides for cooperation between the Departments of War and the Interior when the question of navigation is involved.
 In fact the Clark-Williams bill will provide for the systematic, comprehensive and speedy re- clamation of swamp and over- flowed lands and their protection from disastrous floods. It will be passed and the South will re-
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ceive the consideration to which this great and rich and largely undeveloped and neglected sec tion of the county is entitled.
 But this will not be done until our Southern Senators and Rep resentatives awake to a realiza- tion of our interests and give their support to Speaker Clark and Senator Williams in procur- ing this or some similar bill.
 Are our representatives in Congress asleep at the switch, or is the main trouble with our- selves? If we want relief we must speak in no uncertain tones and demand it. That is how the people of the Far West obtained their appropriations. We will continue to be overlook ed so long as we remain supine and complacent.
 The U. s. Reclamation Service has established every precedent needed. Although the general opinion is that the arid lands re- claimed by this Service have been government owned lands this is not entirely true. Of the more than 3,000,000 acres so ir- rigated only about one-third are government lands, the remain der being the property of indi- viduals, corporations, Indians, states, and even railroads. In fact in some projects where mil lions have been spent every acre is private land, the govern ment advancing the money for the work and then doing it.
 Bonds to the extent of $2O,- 100000 and bearing three per cent interest have been issued by the United States to provide ad- ditional funds for continuing these irrigation projects, and still more appropriations for the same purpose are being asked for.
 Besides this the Interior De- partment has contracted with the Pacific coast states, Oregon, Washington and California, to undertake additional irrigation projects, the states and the gov- ernment each to bear one-half the expense. Secretary Lane has agreed to set aside $4,OO0,- 900 from the reclamation fund to cooperate with the state of Oregon in the construction of irrigation and power projects, the state to appropriate a simi- lar amount.
 The only reason why the South is not receiving similar aid in the reclamation of it's low lands is because the southern representatives in Congress have not demanded the necessary lee- islation; and the reason our representatives have not made this demand is because we have not told them to make it.
 Are our representatives asleen at the switch, or are we the ones who need awakening?
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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 JAMES H. JOHNSTON JOHN A. MELVILLE o. w. SCARBOROUGH For Sheriff
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 JESSE w. SHUFORD J. M. IVY
 J. I. LASTING For School Superintendent H. l.. LAMBERT E. H. BOWMAN J. M. BALCH c. E. LAND '".s' }' For Coroner
 HENRY GRANT J. T. CRAFT
 w. H. NOLEN For Surveyor s.@ J. H. AITKENS.
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 c. M. IVY
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HE INDEPENDENT PERCY H. VAN DYKE
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
GROCERY LEANDER
BETRAYED BY HERO
EludeS Keeper, SWims East River
TO Dine with Wife and Is
Recaptured.

William J. Callahan. of 339 West 4Sd
st., who was committed to the asylum
on Wards Island three months ago be-
cause of hallucinations resulting from
worry over his grocery business. gave
his wife and three children a surprise
last evening when he appeared, drip
ping wet, at his home and announced
that he swan across the East River 20
join them at dinner. Mrs. Callahan
had him sit down at the table, and
while he was eating telephoned TO
Father Ferris, of Holy Cross Roman
Catholic Church, who summoned the
police.
Callahan told the police he had
eluded his guard at the asylum during
the afternoon and plunged into the
river. In midstream. he said, a boat
picked him up and brought him ashore
The authorities at the asylum were
notified that the man had been found
in New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
ART FOR METROPOLITAN
Van Dyck Left by Philadelph'
ian--S1,O00,000 for Nurse.
nav Telegraph 10 The tribune. !

Philadelphia, Oct. l2.-Francis r.
Sully barley, who died August %.
mnde provision in his will for his for
ner nurse with bequest of 100000
and left 10 the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art. New York City, number Of
works Of art.
The 100000 bequest goes to my
faithful friend and nurse. Miss Ella
Clark" Miss Clark will have the in
come from the fund during her life
time and the privilege Of disposing OF
the principa; by will.
one Van Dyck is included in the be-
opest to the Metropolitan, which en-
braces also five paintings by Thomas
Snllv. Tho Van Dyck is the portrait
Of q Cavalier" purchased by Rembrandt
Peale in Paris IN 1905 and sold to
Thomas Suily IN $50.
The SuIly canvases arc a Portrait of
Artists Wife" Portrait OF Rosshc
Kcmble Sullv," "The Rosebud" Orig
nal study Of Victoria. Queen of Eng
Ind - and portrait of the artists
daughter and grandchild. The Metro
politan will also be the recipient of an
autograph Of Queen Victoria, written
for MI. Sully.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
SUICIDE MAY SOLVE
MURDER MYSTERY
ManWhose Body is Found
in Woods Linked with
WOman'S Death.

Having lain for more than a week in
a small patch OF woods in the heart CT
the village of Hastings, the body of
an unidentified man. suicide. was
found last night by Richard Dunn, q
policeman. As result light may be
thrown on an unexplained murder mys-
terry dating from June 10, when the
torso Of woman was discovered in
the Mohawk River, near Schenectady
A New York evening newspaper of
June "a, containing a marked article
referring to the river mystery, was in
the mans pocket.
The suicide had shot himself through
the temple. and the revolver lay on the
ground beside him, on the estate Of w.
W. Fowler, at Broadway and Main ST..
Hastings. Mr.. Fowler is cotton
planter, Of Parksville, s. c.
The body was dressed from head TO
foot in new clothes; even the mans
shoes and socks were new. lie was
six feet tall, about thirty-fve years old,
clean shaven, and had black hair, which
was long. He had evidently been a
man Of education and good appearance.
The body was taken 10 the Hastings
MOrgue, where il was examined by
Coroner Hes. of Yonkers, and DR.. Will
lam Doersler, of Hastings. The suicide,
the Coroner said. had been dead more
than a week.
In the pockets were found only two
erticles-thc newspaper and a streetcar
transfer. dated September 8, from the
ourth av. line, this city.
The newspaper story told o. the drag
ging Of the Mohawk River for clew 70
the identity Of the murdered woman.
Wrapped in two pieces of oilcloth and
tied in sack. the torse, which had
been in the water several days, was
pulled up by fisherman on June 10.
The presence OF part Of a skirt in
the sack furnished clews that occupied
the police for weeks. The river was
dragged for the other parts Of the body,
and & dozen times il was believed that
the victim had been identified.
Ultimately. the police were forced to
confess failure. The woman was about
twenty-five years old and a foreigner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
ITALIAN MINISTER
REPORTED DYING

Rome. Oct. 12.-The condition OF
Marquis di San Giulisno. the Italian
Foreign Minister, was tonight re-
ported by his physicians a. hopeless.
The last sscraments have been admin
istered.
The Marquis suffered severe heart
attack and for time was unconscious.
When revived he stoically asked he
doctors whether he would die today
or tomorrow.
The room occupied by the Foreign
Minister opens on the square Of The
royal palace, and on hearing the mill
tary band playing a guard change the
minister opened his eyes and with a
supreme effort raised himself on his
elbow. exclaiming: Long live Italy!"
Then ne fell back exhausted.
Premier Salandra and other members
of the ministry, as well as several
members of the diplomatic corps, called
at the Foreign Minister'S home to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
Reinforced, Germans Seize Ghent;;
Now Threaten Ostend and Calais;
Submarines Sink Russian Cruiser
Official Report
of French Army

Paris. Oct. 12.-To days official com
munications indicate that the Allies
left wing is stretching daily and night
ly further west and north and will
soon reach the coast II the opposing
sides continue throwing out cavalry
in An endeavor to outfank or breal
through. The Allies make no claim
to victory in the earlier statement
which opens with the remark thai
these cavalry operations continue a:
far north and west as Hazebrouck anc
Estaires, points hardly more than {
good days walk from Calais.
The night communication, which fol
lows, speaks of some successes for Tho
Allies:
There is nothing particular 70 re
port Violent attacks have occurred
along the front. We have gained
ground at some points and we have
not lost any at any place
The earlier statement from the Ws'
Ministry says:
First: On our left wing the cav
airy engagements continue in the re-
gion OF la Bassee, Estaires and Haze
brouck Between Arras and the Disc
the enemy endeavored 70 deliver sew
eral attacks, which failed, notably be-
tween Lassigny and Roye.
Second: On the centre we have
made some progress on the plateaus of
the right bank Of the Aisne, in front
of Scissors, and to the east and south
east Of verdun.
Third: On our right wing, in the
Vosges. the enemy delivered n night
attack in the region of Ban de Sapt, TO
the north of st. Die. They were re-
pulsed.
"The flag captured yesterday belongs
70 the 6th Regiment of active Pomeran
len Infantry, No. 40, of the Goth Corps
of the Prussian army. The brigade o
Marine Fusiliers was engaged during
Gll the day of October and the nigh
of October 8 and 10 against German
forces and repulsed them. infiictrni
heavy losses amounting to 200 mel
killed and so prisoners.
"The French losses amounted 70
killed, SO wounded and l missing"
When the Allies claimed yesterda.
that they had driven the Germans from
Aire, Paris learned for the first tim
that the Germans had made 20 mucl
progress west from Armentieres. whicl
they reached last week. Presumabl!
the Allies still hold the ground the!
regained, but the Germans are thrown,
more men westward and are putting ul
a hard fight. The communication doe
not make plain which side holds th'
town nearest the coast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
GERMANS IN WEST
NEARLY 100000

lBy Wireless via Loulsburg. y 81
London, Oct. 13.-The military cor.
respondent of The Times" says:
"Information CLEANED from the Dutch
press, from travellers in Germany and
from other sources point TO the conclu-
sion that during the last ten days the
German armies in France have been
heavily reinforced. There has been q
steady flow OF trains TO the western
front, mainly through Aix-ls- Chapelle,
and some ten or more Landwehr and
Landsturm div. ons must now be
added 10 the German troops in Bel
GUM and FraLce.
by one eXpedient or another the
Germans have contrived TO mass be-
tween eighty and ninety divisions in
the west II we add the marine fusiliers
and the cavalry divisions the sggre.
gate Of the German forces in the west
may total 100000"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
BEES MAKE THEM SWIM
Stung Youth Thrown Into Pond
by Woman, Who Follows.

Pleasantdslc, n. j., Oct. While
picking apples from u tree on the farm
of Harry Vincent to-day. Edwin Null
Ter, of Orange, lost his balance and fell
from high branch. He struck bee
hlve and lay stunned for several min
utes. by the time he got 20 his feet
he was covered with bees. and his
screams attracted Mrs. Vincent.
She took the youth and threw him
bodily into a pond. Herself attacked
by the bees, she. too. had to take refuge
in the water. They had to swim across
the pond to get rid of the bees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
ANTWERP FORTS
STILL FIGHTING
Several on North and West
Reported To Be Hold
ing Positions.
rBy Csbia 70 The Tribune

Rosendaal, Oct. 13.--According 70 The
latest available information from trust
worthy sources, although the Germans
are in part or full possession OF Ant
werp, several forts on the north and
west are still holding out. but their re-
sistance is dying down, and they must
inevitably either surrender or be capt
tured.
London, Oct. 13.-"The Times" cor
respondent in Belgium, under date of
Sunday. says:
"Twenty-four Of the Antwerp forts
were still holding out to-day in the
face of a continuous bombardment-
Last night over twenty blazing fires
could be distinguished from afsr In df-
ferent parts OF the city"
Paris, Oct 12.-The War Office is
sued the following report this after
noon:
"In the Belgian field, according to
the latest information received here
concerning the situation at Antwerp,
the Germans occupy up to the present
time only the suburbs Of that city The
twenty-four forts on the two banks Of
the River Scheldt are resisting with
energy"
London, Oct. IA paragraph near
the end OF the French official commu-
nication, saying it Is understood that
the Germans are occupying only the
suburbs of Antwerp, while the twenty
four forts along the Scheidt still are
holding out, has been received In Lon
don With considerable surprise and
skepticism, IN view OF the announce
ment of the British War 0fice that the
city was occupied by the Germans and
the unanimous accounts from the cor
respondents 70 the same effect. to-
gether with the Berlin official state
ment that the invaders took virtual
complete possession OF the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
2ll,O00 CASUALTIES
IS GERMAN REPORT

London. Oct. l3.-The forty-four lists
of losses in the Prussian army which
have been published contain II total Of
2ll 900 killed. wounded and missing,
according TO Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam.
The lists do not include losses among
the Bavarlans, Saxon- and Wurtem-
burgisns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
Siege of Stronghold Aban-
doned to Take Up a
New Position.
GALICIAN TOWNS
UNDER OLD RULE
Returning Authorities Find In.
vaderS Did Not Behave as
Badly as Expected.

Amsterdam. Oct. IA telegram
from Vienna states that it is officially
announced that the Austrian rapid sd-
vance has relieved Przemysl Of the
Russians. The Austrians have entered
the fortress at all points, and where
the Russians attempted resistance they
were beaten.
The Russians fed in the direction of
the River San, attempting to cross at
Siniava and Lezaysk, where great
number were captured.
Many towns which a few days ago
were IN the hands of the Russians are
again under Austrian administration.
The message adds that the Russians
did not behave so badly as the authori-
ties had expected. Even the Cossacks
conducted themselves humanely.
Rome, Oct. IA message TO "Tl
Messagero' from Petrograd states that
the Russians have abandoned the siege
OF Przomysi in order to put themselves
in a strategical position to meet the
Austro-German army.
London, Oct. l2.-From the Eas. It'd
ings came to-day of a decided reversal
in form. dispatches both from Vienna
and Petrograd indicating that the Aus
trian army at Przemysl. so often re
ported surrounded, hopelessly out
classed and on the verge Of surrender.
had, with the aid of reinforcements,
turned. on the Russians and forced
them 10 retreat.
The first news of this claim emanated
from the Austrian capital. Ii was fol
lowed by what purported TO be a Petro-
grad admission that the Russians had
abandoned the siege Of Przemysl for
strategical reasons, with the object OF
drawing up new line against the
Austro- German army in other points
in Galicia.
Whatever be the truth of the situa-
ton, the Russians have been claiming
an unbroken series of victories in their
sweep through Galicia, and the coinci-
dence of to-day's dispatches, supple
mented as they were by more circum-
vigorous Austro-German offensive,
seemed TO presage important news.
a German report also records
check 70 the Russian forces on the
Prussian frontier and the progress OF
the German armies in Poland.
Six Russian and FIVE foreign war cor
respondents have been accorded per-
mission TO join the Russian forces at
the front. They had joyous send-ofr
by Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander in chief. but they were
carefully sent TO a less exciting field of
observation than that Of Poland. Lem
berg, in Galicla, is their destination.
A message from Budapest published
in Rome credits the Hungarian govern
ment with the intention of granting
autonomy 70 Pennsylvania. with a view
Of averting an insurrection in that
country.
Petrograd. Oct. 12.-The following
official statement was issued tonight
by the chief of the General staff:
"On October l lighting began on the
left bank Of the Vistula. in the drec-
ton of Tvangorod and Warsaw.
There is no change at other points
on our front
"Detachments of Russian cavalry,
having passed through the deiiles in
the Carpathian Mountains, have
emerged into the plains Of Hungary"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
FALL OF RAGUSA
BELIEVED NEAR

Rome. Oct l2.-It is asserted that
Montenegrin troops are only few
hours matrch from Ragusa, the Austro-
Hungarian seaport in Dalmatia. the fall
of which is believed TO be imminent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
TANNERS THREE WANTS
Clean, Hard Hitting Organiza-
tion His First Desire.

Asked TO indicate his policy as chair
man Of the Republican State Commit
tee yesterday, Frederick c. Tanner
summed up what he stood for as fol-
lows:
First, II clean. effective and hard
hitting organization.
Second, responsible leadership. with
liberal and affirmative programme.
Third (the final test), sincere and
real public service. without which
party organization fails Of its pur-
pose"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
GERMAN COLUMNS
MENACE COAST
fBy cable TO The Tribune J

London. Oct. l3.-"The Times pub
lisnes the following dispatch from a
correspondent at Calais:
"The arrival at Calais Of n hundred
refugees IS one Of the indications %
extension of The fighting area in
Northern France. | am Informed that
there is a great movement OF German
troops from the neighborhood Of Lille
in the direction of Courtrai and that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
Belgian Banks Forbidden
to Trade with France
and England.
SITUATION GROWS
GRAVE FOR LONDON
Newspapers, While Recognizing
This, Are Inclined to Re-
main Optimistic.
IBy Cable TO The TTihuns. !

London, Oct. l2.--"The Daily News,
correspondent at Rotterdam telegraphs
tonight that it is reported the Ger
mans have entered Ghent. This mes
sage was passed by the Official Press
Bureau without assuming RESPONSE.
bility for it.
This telegram was followed by
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam say
ing Ghent is now occupied by the Ger
mans and that Uhlsns have arrived at
Selzaete, a short distance from Ghent.
! and the commander announced that s's
thousand soldiers must be quartered
on the village.
1t is apparent that the German con-
troll of Belgium is tightening. threaten
ing all attempts az independent action
by the Belgiars The latest measure
adopted proh,J .. Belgian banks, in
cluding even branches abroad. from
doing business with France and Eng
land.
Belgium is now perhaps the most po-
tentislly important scene Of the fight
ing in the great war, but the British
people were forced to content them.
selves to-day with the official CONF
munication from Paris. The British
and Belgian troops who retired from
Antwerp before the German occupation,
with the exception Of those who are
now interned on Dutch soil as result
of having had TO cross the border, have
been swallowed up as completely as il
they had been buried under the ruined
forts.
Called a Moral Asset.
For military reasons their positions
and the area OF hostilities in Belgium
must remain obscure until the turn Of
events brings them sharply 70 the fore
! again. as was the case when, after tho
fall Of Antwerp. the British public
/ learned for the irst time that British
forces had assisted the garrison.
/ Optimistic, as always, the British
press. besides contending that Antwerp
| is of no importance to Germany as -
naval base, finds solace in the argu-
ment that the release of the allied
troops there more than counterbal-
ances the troops which Germany will
send from that point into France.