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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-10-16
House BIN No. 45s.

House BID No. 453.
BY Mr.. Wright and Cunningham.
AN ACT TO SUBMIT TO THE QUAIL
FLED ELECTORS OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO AN AMENDMENT
TO ARTICLE XII OF THE CONSTI-
TUITION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADO.
BE IT Enacted BY tho General Assembly Of
the State Of Colorado:
Section 1. That there shall be sub
mitted TO the Qualified electors of the
Eiection for members Of the General
Assembly. for their approval or re1ec-
ton, the following amendment to the
which. when ratified by a majority. of
those voting thereon. shall be valid a.
n part of the Copstitution.
Section g. Section of Article XII
of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado shall be amended to read AZ
follows:
section 8. No city or town shall
contract any debt by loan In any form
except by means OF an ordinance. which
shall be irrepealable until the indebt-
been fully paid or discharged specify
ing the purposes to which the funds to
be rssed sn shall be applied an, and provid-
Ing twelve 12). mills on each dollar
OF valuation of taxable property with
the annual interest and extinguish the
principal of such debt within sixty. but
not less than ten. years from the cre-
alton thereof. and such tax when col
lected shall be applied only to tho pur-
poses In such ordinance. specified until
the indebtedness shall be paid or dis
charged. But no such debt shall be
created unless the question of incur :.
ring the same shall at a. regular e1ec-
tion for councikmen. aldermen or OH
GERS OF such city or town be submitted
to vote of such qualified electors there
OF as shall in the year next preceding
have paid a property tax therein. and
tion by ballot deposited In a separate
baliot-box. shall vote in favor of cre-
atirg such debt; but the aggregate
with the debt existing at the time of
such election. shall not at any time ex-
aforesaid Debts contracted for supply
ing water to such city or town are ex-
cepted from the operation Of this sec
mentioned shall be In all cases that of
the assessment next preceding the last
assessment before the adoption of such
ordinance"
Section s. Each elector voting Al
such election and desirous of voting for
or against such amendment; shall do.
posit in the saliot,box his ticket
"For the amendment concerning city
or town Indebtedness" and Against
the amendment concerning city or
section 4. Ali votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ment shall be canvnssed and the re-
State of Colorado for the canvass of
votes for Representatives in Congress
In Testimony Whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed ths
Great Seal OF the State Of Colorado.
Sixth a me day S Sf 8 sept%%Ssr snSsr h'f Tsia
W, JAMES " PEARCE.
(SeaD Secretary OF State.
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Austro- -Prussian Army Routs
SIays from Positions in
GaIicia and Takes Thou
sands of Prisoners.
REFUGEES PITIABLE
Five Hundred Thousand strew Roads
to Holland; All Destitute and
Many Diseased = Airship
Bombs Fall on Paris.
Summary of Evcnts.)

The Germans have captured
Antwerp, chief seaport and tenn
porary capital of Belgium, after
a siege of two weeks. They have
imposed a fine Of one hundred
million dollars on the citizens for
resisting the invaders, and have
taken over the civil administra-
ton.
When it was seen that Antwerp
could not hold out indefinitely
against the kaiser's great guns,
the seat of government and royal
family hurried to Ostend, a fam
Gus seaside resort just across the
channel from England. The Ger
mans have sent strong column
toward Ostend in an effort to cap
ture the royal family.
Holland May Fight.
The fall of Antwerp places Holland
squarely between the millstones of
British and German interests. For
Antwerp to be of any use to Germany
as a base for naval or aerial opera
tions against England the kaiser must
control the mouth of the Scheldt.
which is altogether in Dutch hands.
Germany is urging the Dutch govern
ment to relinquish that control. Such
diplomatic success by Germany would
be direct violation of the neutrality
of Holland
Trouble for Holland.
There is little possibility that Ger
many will be able to secure Hollands s
consent to the use of the mouth of
the Scheldt in order to make Antwerp
naval port. Such acquiescence
would be followed by disastrous con-
sequences to the people of the Dutch
kingdom. They would be considered
participants in the war and British
fleet would blockade all Dutch ports.
The present plight of Holland is bad
enough and blockade would mea
practical starvation of the kingdom.
Heavy Cavalry Action.
In Northwestern France on the
Allies left wing, the main positions
OF the contending forces now reach
the Belgian border. while beyond
those points masses of cavalry con-
tinue the struggle over the frontier
line and into Belgium. Along the
greater part of the front. however,
the antagonists seem content to
watch each other without attempting
any definite movements.
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Il = public utility. and every other
person who knowingly authorizes. d.
Tscts, aids in issuinK Or sxesntes. -
stock or stock certificate. or bond note
or other evidence Of IndebtednesA IN
eemmission anthorizins tho same. or
-er q fhs consultation Of this sts{s.
-commlssion. knowingly makes any
false statement Or representation OF
causes % ITO 70 Be filed With the commis.
sion any false statement or represent
%hse made aas ss or esus:d I.
snce the commission 70 make an order
stock eertifieats. or any bond. note OF or
other evidence OF indebtedness. or
shsn ssa' the IN sknn from ,es ses
order, or who. with knowledge that
any false statement or Representation
prooesding. tendin, in anv way to in
fiuencs the commission to make such
az srds sr % ae s ssssd Or
or negotiated any such stock or stock
certificates. or bond. note or other owl
causes or assists to be applied the pro-
cssds or any part thereof. from the
sale OF any stock or stock certificate,
or bond. note or other evidence of in
rrebtedness. to any purpose not speci-
any purposo specified in the commis-
nion'a order In excess OF the
amount authorized for such pur-
any stock or stock certificate. or bond.
note or other evidence of indebtedness.
has been issued or executed In viola
tton OF any OF the PROVISIONS OF this
act. neFotiates. or causes the same. to
be negotiated. shall be guilty of a fell
ony. and punished accordingly.
tR) No provision OF this act. and ne
Deed or act done or performed under
OF IN connection Herewith shall be
of Colorado to pnye or guarantees. In
any manner whatsoever. any stock or
stock certificate. or bond. note or 9TH
er evidence Of Indebtedness. authorised.
OF this act.
(h) All stocks and stock certificates.
and bonds. notes and other evidences
OF indebtedness issued by nnv public
utility after this act takes effect. upon
the authority ofhnny articles OF incor-
poratlon or Amendments thereto OF
vote OF the stockholders or directors
filed. taken or had. or other proceed-
ings taken or had. previous to the taxi
ing effect Of this act. shall be void.
thorizing the issue of such stocks or
stock certificates. or bonds. notes OF
other evidences OF Indebtedness shall
have been obtained from the commis-
sion may by its order impose such
condition or conditions as II may deem
reasonable and necessary
In Testimony Whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
At the. city. of Denver. this twenty.
JAMES y PIARCE.
tSenD Secretary of state.
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important documents.
One Of these is report to the Bel
gian minister of war, dated on April
10, 1906. which gives the result of de-
tailed negotiations between the chief
of the Belgian general staff and the
British military attache at Brussels,
Lieutenant Colonel Bernardiston. This
plan is of English origin and was
sanctioned by Lieutenant General Sir
James NJ Grierson, chief of the Brit
ish general staff. 1t sets forth the
strength and formation, and desig-
mates landing places for an expedi-
tionary force of 100000 men. Con
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tinuing, it gives the details of a plan
for the Belgian general staff to trans
port feed and find quarters for their
men in Belgium and provides for Bel
gian interpreters. The landing places
designated are Dunkirk. Calais and
Boulogne.r
Lieutenant Colonel Bernardiston is
quoted as having remarked that for
the present Holland could not he re
lied upon. Another confidential com.
munication declares that the British
government, after the destruction OF
the German navy. would send supplies
and provisions by way of Antwerp.
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GERMANS FIND BRITISH
WAR PLANS IN BELGIUM

Berlin.-The German general head
quarters has given out the following
report:
German military authorities. search
ing the archives of the Belgian gen.
eral stan at Brussels, discovered a
portfolio inscribed English interven-
tion in Belgium which contains some
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GERMANS HOLD ANTWERP
Belgium's Chief Seaport and Temporary Capital
Gives Up After Heavy Siege, and Half Mil
lion Civilians Flee-Public Buildings
and Monuments Spared by CaptOrs.
Expect General Attack.

Paris.-The whole German front is
about to take the offensive again. ac-
cording to military strategists. At
tempt by the German forces, which
have worn down the defenses of Ant
werp, to join with the German right
wing In assaults westward toward the
coast is expected here to be the sig
nal for general attack on the whole
battle line, now extending well over
three hundred miles.
French Much Encouraged.
The strong German reinforce
ments, which appeared on the Bel
gian frontier in the region of Lille,
according to a late report. have made
no progress in any point. and at GER
tain points the Germans have moved
back, particularly to the north of Ar
ras, where the fighting is developing
under conditions favorable to the
Allies.
The cavalry are fighting even fur
ther north than this and the French
communication says operations have
developed almost to the North sea.
Nearer and Nearer to Antwerp.
The present front is within about
sixty-eight miles of Antwerp, where
the Belgians offered such heroic
resistance to the bombardment of the
heavy German artillery. Further down
toward the center of the line the Sc
verest fighting continues at Roye.
Reims again has been subjected to
short bom ba rdment
AeropIane Bombs Deadly.
During the last week German avi-
ators have flown several times over
Paris, killing five persons and wound
ing nearly forty by dropping bombs.
Property damage has been small.
During the last day of the siege of
Antwerp, German aviators dropped
bombs on the city, killing twenty non
combatants.
Refugees Grave Problem.
What to do with the refugees of
the war is a grave problem that has
been forced on all the governments
of Europe, belligerent and neutral.
Fully five hundred thousand people
fled from Antwerp. Correspondents
~ hhS iitiu dtttAiPt " uCoNilDt tnt
pitiful, the CHASTITY scenes among the
women and children struggling along
the roads bordering the frontier of
Holland, and then give up the at
tempt.
Many small Dutch towns have been
forced to close their gates, as they
cannot accommodate any more refugees.
France and England are feeling the
pressure, too, especially France. 1t is
calculated that almost l million more
persons have fled into Central, West
ern and Southern France from the
north and northeast of France and
from Belgium.
All of these are destitute In the lit
eral sense of the word-without
money, without clothes Except such
as they are wearing), without homes
or belongings of any KIND They are
beset by hunger and disease, and their
sufferings have been such that their
spirits are broken, and it is impossible
to expect them to do useful work that
will compensate for the cost of feed
ing and housing them.
London.-A dispatch from Amster-
dam says the Russians in Galicia and
north of the Vistula are pursued by
Austro-German troops. Many towns
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which few days ago we're In tho
hands of the Russians are now again
under an Austrian administration.
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amendments and Initiated and referred
Section 2, OF Article XIX Or the Con-
stitution and permitting change in the
manner. and cost OF publishing consti-
referred measures" and shall Indicate
his or her approval or rejection of tho
proposition by placing cross, OK AZ
ter one OF such sentences-
Section .. The votes cast for the
adoption or rejection of said amend
ments shall be canvassec and the re-
suit declared in the manner provided
by the laws of the State OF Colorado.
for the canvassing of votes for repre-
sentatives in Congress.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal Of the State of Colorado,
at the City of Denver. this twenty
sixth day of September. A. D. 1914.
tseaD Jan Secretary sis o Of ofiS State.
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CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT.
Susnitted to the People of Colorado hy
tbe Nineteenth General Assembly.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. tina,
nj the General Election to be held
on the Third day of November A. d.
qualified electors OF the State of Colo
RADIO. the question OF amending the
Constitution of said State.
The authority for submitting such
question Is found in House Bill No
Sac of the regular Session OF the Nine
Biii was filed in the office OF the SEQ
rstary OF State on the Twenty-third
day OF April, A. D 1913. at lo;sf
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IA

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Submitted TO the People Of Colorado By
the Nineteenth General Assembly.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
at the General Election to be held
on the Third day of November. A. D.
1914. there Will be submitted to the
RADIO the question OF amending ths
Constitution of said State.
Tho authority for submitting such
question is found in House Bill No.
asa OF the regular Session OF the Nine
teenth General Assembly. which House
Bill was flied in the office of the Sec
retary of State ON the Second day of
Maya. d. 1913. at 11:12 o'clock a. m ,
and which is. in words and figures. as
follows:
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In Testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of tho State of Colorado,
At the City of Denver, this twenty
JAMES v PEARCE.
tScnD Secretary of State.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
Deanery Convenes Today

The Deanery of Willmar convenes
here today and tomorrow, beginning
with evening prayer and sermon by
the Rev. w. A. Dennis of Marshall,
at 7:45 tonight.
Tomorrow the clergy present will
have full day beginning with Holy
Communion at 7:30 A. NJ, and clos
ing with Missionary Rally ton,or-
row evening at which three ministers
Rev. E. r. Todd, Rev. G. FL. Bailey
and Rev. C. E. Haupt, will talk on
the Church and its bearings on diff
ferent features of life.
All services will be held in the Holy
Communion, and the public whether
members of the Church or not, are
cordially invited to be present. AL
numbers of the program are instruc-
tive and interesting and all who are
able tc shs.sld attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
Faribault Winners
Over Home Boys
Saturday Brings First Defeat to Red
wood Team Who Fail to Score in
Faribault- Redwood Game
BOYS NOT sCRAPPY ENOUGH
Luscher And WEIGH Injured in Game
And Are Withdrawn; Corcoran and
Stewart Slightly Injured

Redwood Fall suffered the first de-
feat of the season Saturday at the
hands of Faribault With that bit.
of information set down with reluc-
tant boldness, in the very beginning
it is less difficult for the Reporter to
proceed. The following should not
depress readers with sad memories
OF the carnage on Saturday. It is
not time to mourn. The coolies of
gloom with which the atmosphere
seemed to nave been charged after
the game have evaporated-if there
was any such gloom. The team felt
a singing chagrin, not in defeat, but
in its own failure to fight as fiercely
as it could have done.
Are Good Losers
With this introduction let it be un-
derstood that no plaintive wall will
be walled merely because the score
stood Is to 0 against Redwood. Red
wood team and supporters know how
to win, and they know how to lose.
There are reasons abundant for the
defeat, there are no excuses what
soever. Faribault had a strong team.
heavier than the local aggregation,
and composed for the most part of
more rangy size, which stood them
IN good stead in open playing, strong
er IN the punting department than
the home team. But that was all
yes, it was enough.
Redwood will not admit in the least
that it was outclassed as team. On
straight football and forward pass
ing Faribault must give the palm to
this team. The ball was for the most
part of the game in Faribault's ter
ritory, and the visitors saved them
selves always by punting on the first
down. A comparison of team and an
analysis of the game as seen Satur-
day convinces one that the score
should have at least been 0 to 0, had
the locals fought as they did at VIM
dom week ago.
The Game
Shortly after Stensvad had kicked
off to Faribault, Redwood braced and
took, the ball on downs. Charging
magnifcantly the backs advanced the
ball within fifteen yards of the line,
where on first down mistake in
judgment was made by signal for
forward pass. 1t seemed as if the
goal could have been reached on
straight smashes, but the pass went
over the line and was given to Fari-
bault as touchback. In the second
quarter after Dandelet, Faribault's
/, captain and star left half back had
edged around the end for several good
gains, he tossed well directed pass
, out to four Of his men far over to
Continued on last page.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
Mills of Justice
Ready, TO Grind
District Court Opens With Thirty.
Eight Cases on Calendar; Many Con-
tinued From Last Year

The November term of District
Court opens Wednesday, November a,
with thirty-eight cases on the calen-
dar.
Continued from the last term are the
tax cases in which the Winona and
st. Peter Railway is delinquent, and
the series of cases in which the Min
nesota Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company is the plaintiff.
Also carried over from last term
is the divorce case of Ottelia M. Char
ter and the case of Ella NJ. Walters
against Harry Barnes and the Farm
ers' Elevator Company.
The new cases on the calendar are
as follows:
Albert H. Lindeke, ct. al. VS.. w.
Langhoff, ct. al, G. A. Southworth,
VS.. A. J. White, Frances Roller, vs.
Thomas Fletcher, Chas. Ejlkins, VS..
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, J. Alfred johnson, VS.. A. ].
White, Fred c. vollrath, vs.. Fl. III.
Sievers, Stanley Boushek and Frank
Boushek, vs.. Chicago & North West
ern Railway Co., Ruth Cline, VS.. CLAIR
ence Woodbeck, Kawneer Mannfac-
turing Co, VS.. Charles d. Thompson,
Julia Dahms, VS.. Charles Neuschwan-
der, Martha Lindeman, VS.. Herman
Dahms, Cena Christensen, We. Frank
Boushek, Dodd & Struthers, vs.. Hen
/ ny r. Hopfenspirger, The Allison
Richey Land Co., VS.. Fred Kluge, Ida
| C. Nelson, VS.. Peter w. Nelson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
PERSON LAND COMPANY is
NOW READY FOR BUSINESS

F. E. Person, of Estherville, Ia,
has decided to locate in Redwood Falls
and will conduct a real estate bust
ness with this as his headquarters.
For the past few months Mr.. Person
has conducted a real estate business
at Echo, and his business methods
and personality won him many firm
friends.
Mr.. Person has leased the build
ing formerly occupied by Miss Hal
version and has taken possession. He
and his wife will make their home
in the ]. P. Cooper house on Mill
Street. Their household goods have
already reached the city, and they
will move into the house at once.
The firm of which Mr.. Person is a
member is known as the Person Land
Company and deals in real estate OF
all kinds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
OLDltLAND MARK OF FORTY
YEARS PASSES INTO OBJ VION

The new building is a handsome
structure and the congregation of st.
GATHERINGS, as well as the citizens
Of Redwood Falls have a right to feel
proud of it.
Mr.. Bateman, who purchased the
old building, will move part of it to
his lot across from the Jail, where it
will be converted into a residence.
Joe DeGroat has purchased the 9TH
er half and will move it to his lot
north of the Lutheran church, and
remodel it for residence purposes.
The old Church of st. Catherine is
an old land mark, having been erected
in 1884, and the erection of the hand
some new building is an indication of
a healthy and prosperous growth of
that congregation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
STEVENS LOSES RACE
Larson Has $50 Majority, Everett Has
465 Extra, And BendiXen Gets 121
More Than CObleigh
Redwood County Gives Smith 1928
And Potter 1916, Hauser 1878
And Keefe 1912

The result Of yesterdays vote TAX
ing is as full Of surprises, disappoint-
ments and rejoicings as elections
usually are, the biggest qualification
coming in Mr.. Hammond's sweeping
the state with the 10000 majority,
now conceded to him from his OPP
ponent's headquarters in st. Paul. Re-
ports from st. Paul at 1870 today
give Mr.. Hammond this splendid ma
jority and the prophecy is made that
there may be slight gain over this.
Mr.. Hammond carried Hennepin
County by fully 800 votes, and Ram
sey by more.
Fred Stevens of st. Paul, Congress
man from the Fourth District, is de-
feated by Carl C. VanDyke, Demo-
crat. 1t is also conceded that the
tenth congressional district will go
non-Republican. With these few ex-
ceptions the state seems to have
stayed pretty Loyalty Republican.
The rest of the Republican state
ticket goes through with flourish,
all candidates getting handsome ma
jorities, Lient. Governor Burnquist,
and Secretary of State, Schmahl, hav-
ing the largest votes up to the pres
ent count.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03
Fl Fl & . :
WE BELIEVE THIS!

each year the local paper
gives from $500 to $1,000 in
free lines to the community il
which it is located. No Other
agency can or will do this. The
editor, in proportion to his
means, does more for his town
than any other ten men, and
in all fairness he ought to be
supported-not because you like
him or admire his writings, but
because the local paper is the
best investment a community
can make. 1t may not be bril-
liantly edited or crowded with
thought, but financially it is of
more benefit to the community
than the preacher Or teacher.
Understand me, | do not mean
mentally and yet on moral ques-
tons you will find most of the
papers on the right side. To-
cay the editor of the local pa
pers do the most for the least
money of any people on earth"
Ex-Governor Francis.
n
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-11-03

Frank Ellsworth won out as Con-
gresham for the Second District, his
majority not yet definitely determined
but conceded to be big one. Paul Deb
mel didn't get so much as look-in;
Jean Flittie got fair vote of 638
in Redwood County.
For Representative-at-Large Hauser
of Sleepy Eye, won over J. r. Keefe
by a majority in Brown County, Mr..
Keefc carrying Redwood by smaller
majority. Potter of Springfield car
ried both Brown and Redwood Coun-
ties in the senatorship contest.
The race for Representative was a
close one, c. M. Bendixen of Morgan,
winning by 121 votes. The only two
county offices in which there was any
contest on were the treasurer's and
the auditors Offices. In both of these
the present incumbents were reelec-
ted. G. V. Everett getting 465 ma
jorlty and l.. P. Larson getting $50
Frank Hassenstab won by the larg-
est majority Of any candidate in the
county, in his candidancy for sheriff
This means there will be no change
at the courthouse, as Mrs. Pratt, A
/ D. McRae, Judge Laudon and Albert
Emerson had no opposition.
The vote for Redwood County is a!
! follows: