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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
THAT TURKS
MEANT TO OFFEND
AMERICAN nation
CAPTAIN Decker Informs gov
eminent That Shots were
Fired As Warning TO
u. S. Officials.
FACTS ARE KEPT SECRE
U. S. Authorities Said to Have
Been Advised That Act was
mot Hostile In Mes
sage Wednesday,
ARE KEPT SECRET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-After an an
nouncement from the White House To-
dav that word had come from Caplalil
Decker, of the cruiser Tennessee lllat
the firing of the Turkish forts az
SMYRNA upon the cruisers lauhcn Oh
November II. was not hostile, secretary
Daniels announced that q portion u
Captain Decker's first report had not
been made public when received, pc
cause it was considered contradictory
He announced hat Captain Decker >
dispatch reporting the firing, contained
the words act not hostile, but I'M
friendly"
The navy department announcement
omitted the contradictory phrase, &C
cording to Mr. Daniels, in order TO YER
lily it and today came word that the
message was correct as originally sent
Secretary Daniels was unable to eX-
plain it's meaning and said that IL
seemed to him an expression OF opinion
by the captain of the Tennessee, WIN
out exact knowledge Of what took place
on shore.
The White House View.
At the White House the statement
issued said Captain Decker had re-
ported the firing as mot a hostile act
the view being taken that the hrs
part Of the phrase meant that the snotS
were not aimed TO take elleCt, puS us
a warning, because the port of Smyrna
was mined and closed.
Secretary Tumulty issued this state
ment after a conference with Presl-
dent Wilson.
THE public already knows what hap
pened: Namely. a BOAT from the Tenn
essee tried to enter the harbor, a har-
Dor which the Turkish government mao
declared closed. A shot was tlred
across her bow to stop her. The captain
Of the Tennessee reports that 1t was
not intended as a hostile act.
Insist on Explanation.
"a IL investigation Of the matter
and explanations have been asked OF
the Turkish government. Previous at
tempts to communicate with Ambas,
sador Morgenthau in Constantinople
have led to delays of as much as 6
week"
Secretary Daniels said he had re
ceived no further messages from Deck
er since the first report and that h
assumed the commander was await
ing investigation by Ambassador Nor
genthau. Mr.. Daniels said the contra
dictory phrase has been omitted in hi
announcement because it seemed onl.
an expression of opinion, which in itsel
was inexplicable.
There is no intention of withdrawing
either vessel as some of the America
residents are said to be concerned owe
the general conditions in Turkey.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
WAR FEvER GROWS
AMONG ISLANI.TI|.E|:::S,?
Berlin Says the
Princes of Egypt and Asia
Are PIedging Support
to Turkey.

Berlin. (by wireless). Nov. 25.-An
official statement given out here by
the general staff says:
"Advices from Rome are to the eff
feet that in the lighting at Ell Arish, a
fortified Egyptian town on the Medit-
erranean, the British suffered heavy
losses. The Italian colony in Egypt is
suffering from the ~prostration of all
lines of trade.
"Constantinople reports further vic
tories near Azow, Salinas and Zayat-
lar. 1t Is also said that in consequence
Of the advance of the Arabs, several
of the governmental departments at
Port Said, SueZ and Ismailia have been
transferred to Zagazig, IN Egyptian
town 40 miles from Cairo. The gov
eminent of the Suez canal is reported
to have been taken over by the mill
tary authorities.
From all sections of Egypt come re-
ports of enthusiastic manifestations in
favor of a holy war. The Sheik-Ul-
Islam has communicated with a ma
Jor1ty OF the Mohammedan princes of
Asia and Africa, who declare they will
assist Turkey in a war against Eng
land.
The information comes from the
Turkish military headquarters that the
fighting in Trans-Caucasia is proceed
ing favorably. A Russian standard,
four guns and many prisoners We're
taken.
The Turkish troops have been re-
inforced by Persian tribesmen. Lord
Newton estimates the British losses
at SO, 1000.
Dispatches from Rome state there
is a serious agitation among the Su-
danese people, people of Alexandria in
consequence of the manifesto of the
calf in declaring a holy war,
Information from Durham, South
Africa, is to the effect hat 5000 Beers
have gathered near Bloemfontein. and
that an attack on the own is feared.
The garrison there numbers only 500
Berlin, (by wireless), Nov. 21.-It is
learned here hat the khedive of Egypt
Abbas Hilmi, who was reported sew
eral days ago to have cast his lot with
the Sultan of Turkey, his spiritual
leader, is said in Paris to have Joined
the Turkish forces in Palestine prepar-
atory to leading an invasion of Egypt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
GIRL IN LOS ANGELES CASE
KNOWN AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. q. - A dis
patch a day or two 6 from Los
Angeles, Cal, stating that Herbert w.
Lewis, head of the Sheldon Home Aid
society of California, committed, suicide
by swallowing a quantity of poison af-
ter his arrest on a serious charge pre-
ferred by a 1~5-year-old girl in his
charge, was of special interest to the
residents OF Sioux Falls, for the rea-
son hat the girl, Miss Ida Mes, form
erly was an inmate of the children'S
home in Sioux Falls.
Lewis was to nave appeared in court
in habeas corpus proceedings. He
was SIS years of age and a man of fam
lily. Prior to ending his life he had
protested his innocence of the serious
charge against him.
The girl in the case proved to be
Miss Mes. 1t develops that she at one
time was a member of the family Of
children cared for at the South Dakota
Children's Home in Sioux Falls. At
the s of s years the girl was taken
from the home by Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Carpenter. then residents of Marion, S.
D., and adopted by them.
Representatives Of the Children's
home made several visits to the Car
!! penter home at Marion and they al
ways found Mrs. Carpenter ready with
words Of praise for her ward, speaking
with pride of the jewel she had secured
from the Children's home. The Car
penter family finally moved to Cali
fornia and the next heard regarding the
girl vas that she had become incor-
rigible and was hard to handle.
Then came the information thai she
had been placed in an institution for
the care of wayward children, and now
comes the story Of the tragedy in
which she was one of the principals.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
WEALTHY CITIZEN OF
TURNER MISSING and
CRIME IS SUSPECTED
Frequently Kept Large Sums
of Money In House In MAX
ing Private Loans.

Parker, S. D., Nov. 21.-Ernest Mel
las disappeared under circumstances
which indicates that he nay have been
he victim of foul play. The county
authorities now are investigating the
;ase and it is. possible that evidence
viii be secured which will warrant an
arrest being made.
Meier is Cd years of age, of medium
size, and very gray. He was wealthy
and did considerable private money
Gaming. 1t is known that he frequent
" kept large sums of one in his
house, and it is thought probable that
desperate persons learned of this and
made way with him to secure these
.unds.
When his absence was first noted it
was believed he might have gone to
visit relatives at Yankton without in
forming members of his family of his
Intentions. Telephone communication
with the Yankton relatives developed
hat they had seen or heard nothing Of
him. In some quarters it is believed
he may have wandered away While
temporarily deranged. Others think he
nay have gone to some secluded spot
and committed suicide, but the murder
theory mas the greatest number of
supporters.
Tho missing man is a German
American and was one of the first
homesteaders to settle in Spring Val
ley township. Turner county. more han
30 years ago. He was very Industrious
and frugal and in this way had ac-
cumulated his wealth.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
KITCHEN STOVE ExPLoDES;
TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED

Aberdeen, S. D.. Nov. ga frozen
water pipe stopped the flow of water
and caused the water pipe in the
Kitchen stove at the home of Joseph
Fitzpatrick to develop steam and ex-
plode. The kitchen range was blown
TO pieces, some of the fragments be-
ing driven through the windows and
others into the walls and both Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who were in the
room at the time, We're severely in
jured, their legs being cut and bruised
by the flying missiles. They were
ndin before a window at the time
and Fitzpatrick's overcoat. which he
had on. was torn into shreds and many
pieces of the cloth carried through the
window. The explosion started q fire
in the kitchen. which was extinguished
with but slight damage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
SERBS DENY GREAT
AUSTRIAN VICTORY
Athens Legation Says Army
Reiterated to Take Up Bet
ter Position.

Paris, Nov. 21.-Telegraphing from
Athens, the correspondent of the
Havas News agency transmits the fol-
lowing communications as issued at the
Servian legation In the Grecian capital:
Great Austrian victories are denied.
The Servian troops retreated from their
positions around Valjevo, which they
superior forces. Today they hold more
advantageous positions, and they con-
idently await the attack of the enemy.
The evacuation of Valievo, and the re-
treat were effected without incident or
losses. Five cannon had to be aban-
doned on the heights as they could not
be lowered and they were rendered
useless.
mo important encounters have tax
en- place since the order to retreat was
given, consequently great Austrian
victories are impossible
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
AUTO STALLS IN PRAIRIE
FIRE; COWBOY TO RESCUE

Morristown, S. D., Nov. 21.-To have
the engine of their automobile get out
Of order while they were dashing
through a serious prairie fire, and to
be rescued from being burned to death
by an unknown cowboy, was the thrill
ing experience Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathews and Mrs. j. E. Ryan, well
known residents of the Morrisltown
territory. Their car stopped dead in
the midst of the fire, when the cowboy
who CHANGED to be near enough to UNI
derstand their predicament, dashed his
horse through the flames, threw his
lariat over the steering wheel and
quickly whirled the auto and occupants
out Of the danger zone.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
BYRNE NAMES COMMITTEE
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF WORK

Pierre. S. D., Nov. %. - Governor
Byrne, who is personally much inter-
ested in urging the campaign for Bel
gian relief. appointed a commission
from South Dakota to take up the
matter of funds n relief in this state.
The members of the committee are:
w. "a. Stokes, of WATERFOWL; Charles
A. Lum, of Aberdeen; O.. T.. Branson,
of Mitchell; w. g. Adams, of Dead
wood. n ]. w. Boyce. Of Sioux Falls.
Aberdeen and Huron are now engaged
In a campaign to secure one carload of
iour each, in addition to none con-
tributions. The work is In charge OF
Miss Hill, of ST. Paul, in the north
west, who lately reported $4,000 had
been received.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
URGES CONSOLIDATION

Pierre, S.. D.. Nov. 21.-The state SUI
p~erintendent of public instruction has
Just issued a pamphlet in explanation
of the rural school consolidation plan,
as authorized by the last legislature.
Superintendent Lugg seems to think
favorably of the consolidation system
and urges rural districts to make the
change. He thinks the total cost will
be about the same to each district. in
Guiding transportation charges, but be-
lieves the increased school opportuni-
ties will compensate for the loss of the
district school, a treasured institution
in many localities.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
"HOGGiNG OFF" CORN FOUND
TO BE PROFITABLE METHOD

Bookings, S. D., Nov. %. 1t is
profitable to u pigs into q rape pas
ture in late summer and fan, accord
ing to Prof. j. w. Wilson, director Of
the experiment station at Brookings.
"A recent experiment was recently
closed" says he, lin hogging off corn
with and without rape with the fol-
lowing results: The Is pigs in the
three lots receiving what corn they
would eat, Zach made an average daily
gain of LOG poun1s. The IS pigs in
the three lots receiving what corn they
would eat, each made an average daily
gain of LOG pounds. The Is pigs in
in addition to their corn, made an
average daily gain of 1.2S pounds.
The practice is a good one because
1t saves much labor. Pigs do we'll
under these conditions. probably be-
cause they secure more of a variety
of forage and are forced to take more
exercise than when the grain is
shoveled to them in a dry lot. Before
turning in the cornfield we believe it
a good practice to feed new corn,
stalk n all, out from the field so
they may be brought to their ration,
gradually.
experience SHOWS that the pigs 30
a clean job in picking, probably
cleaner han when the corn is picked
by a or machinery. The number OF
pigs to put on an acre would depend
on the condition of the corn. u 7luse
of the uncertainty at this time of the
year it would be l,etter to have toe
many man not enough"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
JAPANESE PREMIER IN
FAVOR OF LARGER ARMY

Toxic, Japan, (by mail), Oct. 30
A larger army and more ships for the
navy were recommended by Count
Okuma, the prime minister, at a meet
ing of the governmental parties called
to arrange their program for the I'M
perial diet which will assemble De-
cember 5.
The forthcoming session of tha d;a+
promises to be of more than usual in
terest, for h Okuma cabinet, as q
cabinet Of the minority parties, must
expect to meet some opposition fron,
the se1yukai or conservative party
which controls the majority of the
seats IN ~ house of Representatives,
the meeting of his political fr;an5s
calls for two more divisions In the
army. sAe
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
FEWER IDLE MEN AS
RESULT OF BIG WAR

London. Nov. 21-officiaI reports of
the government show that unemploy-
ment among men is now about per
cent less than it was at the opening of
n war. These figures are somewhat
surprising in view of the fact maj
nearly Loco. 900 men have volunteered
their services and are under training in
army.
Men who have not entered the army
find little trouble now in finding work.
Notwithstanding the fact that thous-
ands of places vacated by men have
been filled by women.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Electrical Engineering, an English
publication, says: Germany a five
submarine cables which land at Bor-
KUN; one goes to Brest, one to Vigo,
one to Teneriffe, and two via the
Azores to New York. All these have
been cut since the war began. They all
five pass through the English chan
mel, so that there has been no diff
Guilty In cutting them, and 1T is impos-
eible for Germany to restore them. Be-
tween Germany and England there are
six cables, part owned by h Ger
man government; traffic on all these
has, OF course, been interrupted by
u.s."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
SOCIETY ATTEMPTS TO
A~SSASSINATE SULTAN
Favorite Son of Former Sultan
and Other Highborn Persons
Are Arrested.

London. Nov. 23.-Telegraphing from
Petrograd on Friday, the correspon-
dent of the Daily News says:
Bucharest reports many arrests in
Constantinoplt, consequent on an at
tempt against the life Of the sultan.
Among those arrested are members of
an association organized by Mehmened
Buran-Eddin, favorite son of the for
mer sultan, Abdul Hamid. 1t is also
suspected that Prince Yussif Izzidin,
eldest son Of Abdul Hamid and heir
presumptive to the Turkish throne,
participated in the plot"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
WILL DISCUSS HARVEST
HAND PROBLEM DEC. !

Chicago. Nov. 20.-Opening of the in
terstate conference on how best to dis
tribute harvest hands in the grain
growing states Of the Missouri valley
has been set for December 7 in Kansas
City. The conferences is under the guid-
ance of the United States commission
on industrial relations, and many rail-
road officials, state labor Commission
ers and western farmers have Endorsed
the conference and promised attend
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Peggy Spaulding of Pittsfield heroic
ally saved a hen from the Sebasticook
river after the hen had n down for
the third time. Peggy grasped the hen
by the neck when she came to the
she was resuscitated by an lager au-
dience. Peggy Is Scott Spaulding's
French bulldog.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
LIFE INSURANCE CONCERN
WILL CUT JUICY MELON

New York. Nov. 21.-The Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance has de-
cided to present to it's policyholders a
plan for the naturalization of the com
pany. The Metropolitan Life Is a
stock company operating under a spe-
cial charter. Most Of the policies are
nonparticipating. The capital of the
company is $4,000, 900 divided into So
600 shares of $25 each, and the divi-
dends to the shareholders are limited
to z per cent yearly.
The meeting of policyholders to vote
upon h plan is called for December
rs. The holders of practically ali the
capital stock have expressed their an
proval of the plan. The plan provides
for the acquisition of the capital stock
at the price of S75 a share.
Its adoption will call for the return
to the stockholders of $4,000. 900. the
share capital, from tho assets Of the
company and $4,000, coo from it's srr.
plus. The total surplus at the end of
September, 1914, was estimated al
than $40,0 00, 900.
While repairing one of the streets IN
Newburyport. the men found rails me
remains of an old horsecar railway
Ihey We're In good condition ana
about two feet below the surface.
ZE ah
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

The Massachusetts saving bank life
insurance system. now z years old, has
In force 9,036 policies amounting TO So
51S,132. Four savings banks have opened
departments. other banks and trust
companies have become public agen-
cies, n more than 200 manufacturers
have established agencies for their en-
ployes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

A city of New York state has been
sued for $4,000 damages for the loss Of
a boys finger in a public school,. The
boy was directed by the teacher to
shut the door AS he was doing so the
o slammed shut, and one of the
boys fingers was so badly crushed that
1t had to be amputated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
FARMERS PROTEST EMgAReo.

Des MONIES, Ia, NOV. 21-Johnson
county farmers today presented q neti.
tion, asking Governor Clarke TO n Ice
the quarantine on that county. They
allege that no cases Of animal disease
have been found there and that q. bas;.
ness shrinkage of $4,000 has resultef
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

A BRIDES dressing room is to be pro-
vided at q church in Madison avenue,
New York city. The organ loft over
the church entrance will be removed
and In its place a beautifully equipped
room will be built. Here the bride will
be able to put the finishing touches to
her attire after the drive to church.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

A suit has arisen In Sunbury, Pa,
over the business OF Philip Bradford,
who rented hens for two cents a day,
the renter taking a chance on getting
an egg for his money. One hen which
Bradford let out struck and laid no
eggs at all, whereupon the renter re-
fused to pay rent. Philip sued and OBJ
tanned award of his money.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

The firemen of Montc1air, N. J., have
so few blazes to extinguish that the
men are becoming stout. The chair
man of the fire department it trying
to devise exercises to reduce the mems
weight. In a month IS firemen
ave gained eight to 10 pounds each.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Pasadena, Cal. Nov. 21.-The body
Of DIR. Robert J. Burdette, the noted
preacher-hunlorist who died Thursday
after q long Illness, was inferred to-
day. Throngs attended the funeral
service and flags We're half masted on
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
CUT RATE.

washington, Nov. 2l.-The federal
reserve board has announced a change
In the rediscernt rate for the Boston
federal bank on Sc-day paper from 6
per cent to 5A per cent, putting the
Boston bank on the same footing az
those in New York and Philadelphia.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

It has happened in lower California
h a a pearl fishing expedition fitted
out at an expense of over $4,000 re-
turned with pearls not worth 81, 1000 in
all: but The mother OF pearl gathered
nearby pays all expenses in such a
case, provided no boat has bsen lost.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

More than $4,000 gray squirrels
were killed last year in Siberia for their
fur. The tails alone weighed more than
rs tons. The animal figuring next in
the u trade Of Asiatic Russia, in
point OF numbers, was the white hare.
which contributed 1900. coo skins.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26
STATE DEBT WAS REDUCED
OVER 100000 LAST YEAR

Pierre. s.. D., Nov. 21-The state debt
of South Dakota was reduced more
than $100, 900 last year, according to the
treasurer's statement. A report on this
point has been made each year since
1909, for use in the Annual Review.
The net state debt, on November u, Of
each year covered by the reports has
been as follows:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

The Rockefeller family in America Is
descended from John Rockefeller, who
was born in Germany in 1884. His son,
Johann Peter Rockefeller. was the first
of he family to emigrate to America,
settling In New Jersey near the close
OF b Seventeenth century.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

With IN annual output Of sS, 900. 900
barrels. California now leads all other
states In the production of petroleum.
Next In the order named comes Okla
bona, Illinois, Texas. Louisiana, West
Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wyom-
Ing, kansas Indiana.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Miss Sarah Written of brunswick.
Me-, has two rose bushes that bore
this season as many as 1000 blossoms
each. One is a white rose which stands
nine feet high and the other bears
pink roses. A popularity of the pink
variety is that two blossoms were fire.
quently grown rom one stem, the sec
ond rose growing out of the center OF
the first blossom.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Hawkins county, Tennessee. recently
accomplished a notable feat in con-
solidatlon. Four schools were consol-
idated and the new building is a $4,000
structure with six acres of good land,
located on q pike road. Two of the old
schools were converted into q resi-
dence for the principal. The land was
donated with the understanding that
It should be worked as a demonstration
school farm. The principal Is hired for
u months Ia the year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

Miss Jennings. stripper In a Corning,
N Y. tobacco factory, at 81 a week,
received O letter from a firm OF lawyers
n other day n learned that she
was to get a bequest of $40, 600 from an
uncle whom she had not seen nor heard
of for many years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-26

The health commissioner Of Milwau-
kee is planning to establish free dis
pensaries and clinics in school build
ings. at regular hours, not only for
service to the children, but to the gem
eral public.