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The chronicle=news., 1914-10-16
RUSSIA CHECKS
ADVANCE Of
GERMANS ON
FRONTIER

Petrograd tvia London, Oct. 10.
Fighting between German and
Russian troops is now going on with
in eight miles of warsaw. Russian
Poland.
The official decision to defend the
city of Warsaw is regarded here as
important in two ways:
First. it indicated that the Ger
mans have been thwarted In their
attempts to. straighten their, front.
along a north and south line SO that
II would extend from Ostrollenka.
sixty miles northeast OF Warsaw.
through Sandomir into Galicia.
The Germans have been obstructed
in the plan to use Warsaw as win
ter quarters.
With the execution of an engage
ment south of PrZemysl, where the
Russian left wing is reported as
having been successful in repulsing
the advancing Austrians and Ger
mans. activity at other points on the
line appears to have been suspended.
German troops are now around
Polangen and Jurburg. just across
the boundary of Northeast Prussia.
The Russians are at present maxi
ing no effort to advance further
than the east boundary of East Prus-
sia. Here the fighting has ceased.
while along the southern limits of
East Prussia there are few troops of
either army until the Vistula is
reached. Here the Germans are en-
deavoring to advance along the left
bank of this tsream to avoid the
strong fortress of Georgieysk on the
right bank.
The Russian experts are of the
opinion that the German plan is to
carry the war into East Galicia and
the Lemberg district. This is indi-
Gated by the German abandonment
of all points to advance eastward in
to Russia in favor of the project OF
striking southwark.
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-16

Paris. Oct. l6.-A Havas agency
dispatch from Petrosrad says that
word is received there from Warsaw
that the population of the city is re-
turning and the banks are resuming
business. The Germans endeavored
to take the heights about seven
miles from the town but were re-
pulsed. A number of German aero
planes are employed in reconnais-
Sancp
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-16

LONDON. OCT. 16.-A DISPATCH
FROH AMSTERDAM SAYS THAT
FUGITIvES WHO HAVE ARRIVED
AT THE DUTCH FRONTIER DE-
CLARE THAT OSTEED HAS FALL
EN- INTO THE HANDS OF THE
GERMANS.
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-16

Washington, Oct. lS.-TaXes on
and telegraph messages as framed
by the senate finance commission
were adopted as a part Of the reve-
nue. bill, leaving the proposed cot
ton relief provision as the only mat
ter still in dispute. The tobacco tax
as incorporated in the bill will levy
q graduated tax of from $500 to
|$2,496 on manufacturers OF tobac-
co, cigars and cigarettes. Under the
wine section manufacturers OF all
still wines will pay s cents per gal
Ion on their product and manufac-
turers of sweet wine will pay 81
cents per gallon on grape brandy or
wine spirits used in the fortificatiOn
of sweet wine
Numerous petitions urging legisla-
tion for the relief of the cotton pro-
Gucers of the south were presented
by southern senators, INCLUDING 4
telegram from Sir Charles Macara,
an English cotton Manufacturer. who
suggested cooperation between the
United States and Great Britain to
maintain cotton prices.
After the senate had agreed to all
of the common amendments to the
bill Senator Pomerene proposed an
amendment which would make per-
manent the SO cents a gallon tax on
grape brandy used in the fortifica-
tion of sweet wines.
Senator Pomerene's amendment
was rejected by a vote of 81 to is.
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OF
CARRANzA IS
EXPECTED
SOON

Washington, Oct. l6.-General
Carranza's resignation has not yet
been presented to the Mexican con-
vention at Aguas Calientes. Today's
reports to the state department reit-
Grated that the question of his re-
tirement would not be taken up un-
til additional delegates from Genera,
Zapata arrived.
Official dispatches today said the
temporary organization of the con-
vention had been made permanent
and the delegates whose credentials
Ind been approved numbered 1870.
All took oats. swearing to abide by
the decision of the convention
which was proclaimed the sovereign
power in Mexico.
Although 1t is supreme In author
ity it is not believed that the con-
vention will attempt to exercise leg
islative functions beyond designal-
ing the individual or individuals who
shall discharge the executive power
in succession to General Carranza.
His retirement as ';first chief in
charge of the constitutionalist pow
err is expected on all sides as
matter of course, because he is desir-
Gus of being candidate in the presi-
dental election and the Mexican
constitution prohibits the executive
who conducts the election from be-
ing n candidate therein.
Conditions on the west coast OF
Mexico are rapidly assuming more
peaceful aspect and Rear Admiral
Howard reporting today from the
flag ship West Virginia predicted
the speedy restoration of peace in
Lower California.
The admiral says that Col Men
doza. chief of the Yaqui Indian fore
es in that quarter, has just returned
to La Paz from Mulege and that ev-
erything was quiet and that there
was no need for soldiers. He expect
ed t0retufr to 0taS mas today :
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BRITISH G;iii;S;;$;;ER sunk
BY SUBMARINE { IN
NORTH SEA WATER


Ground in Fighting Area. Germans Sweep.
ing Unchecked Toward Ostend
The German The
% y n s ua aana y ~s sent the ''" " the North
T loss los 40 o life ne sss but the wan
ship Theseus attacked
French progress
indicated ON ]
s's % allied from the
"s % ss
sss sSs5a "'s'S"s tow"
Tine belief nn grow. London that ona md win wi not occupied by the
is reported that British warshs will take part in the defense
how s ha
% " Russia" and
posrad claims that the German Warsaw
that hs the o h
s sss to n and ns @ y ' date the Russian be-
two asss s ss @ and British ~''
w s w; gss ssss sys s r. h5sss ss & 4
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:a ,aa. on srs ] xh an arrived England were as
be dmitt duty
vice s the nry anS as raised
added the virtual the cruiser
1850
Williams sunk in North
the o te 's @ " Se e the S1 for the that @ "as
Hawke and the torpedo boat Speedy British
formidable list in warshos the first weeks
.orpeao noa. one torpedo a' '"e submarines ana esht
england is of than both
cases the lost hp with the execution m the cruiser and the
@ | were ] on a % use" % % % s ] % aspSss ] IT the @ snr % n
for the day when Germany elects to sally from behind her naval base
According reports Berlin Germany expects
British dreadnaughts in the defense Nothing
the Belgian seaport but further south VIII decide the
ultimate action with regard to ostend
Oct; Hawke
@ "ah % were e seea aTed sea by German Out ere" ~
following
His matsstys ship CAPTAIN Hugh Edwards attacked
missed ship Hawke H. P E. T.
Acting miss
particulars will published available
is cruiser with
Of
Washington.
tra today
the French embassy . -.- .,... .u.- .-.-., ~
occupies line of defense at Meroin and Genehy
eaity
verme which resulted in We have taken Hannamp
PARIS STATEMENT. ,ENT TIME FROM THE REGION OF
PARIS OCT 1e-rHE FRENCH YPRES TO THE SEA
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WAR TAX BILL
BEING SHAPED
IN CONGRESS

Washington. Oct. 16.-Adjourn-
ment next week of the present ses-
sion of congress was presaged in an
agreement reached in the senate to-
day under which the final vote on
the pending var revenue bill will
be taken tomorrow.
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la here today y the chief OF the
dictionary force would emba = for the
east shore CT the Gulf of California
tomorrow.
The Yaqul movement against La
paz also has been abandoned, Admir-
al Howard was told.
The harbor of Santa Rosalia ia
congestcd by foreign ships tied up
by the European war. The big
steamer Santa Rosalia; belonging to
the United States Steel corporation,
has been changed from British to
American registry and sailed from
here for Europe under the stars and
stripes.
Naco, AriZ.. Oct. ia Mexican
woman and a Mexican child were
wounded here several hundred yards
from the boundary during the fight
ing about Naco, Sonora. early today.
Two shells from Governor Maytor-
ena's guns burst on the American
side but did no damage.
Ell Paso, Texas. Oct. 16.-Casa
Grande, a town in Chihuahua. so
miles southeast of .Juarez, was at
tackled last night by band of Mexi-
cans styled fiIibusters By the Car
rama and Villa representatives here.
Both CarranZa and Villa told today
of the attack last night and said it
came from several filibuster bands
operating in western Chihuahua,
who have later been collected under
one leadership. The town of Casas
Grandes is garrisoned by three hun
dred Villa soldiers and they succeed
ed in beating off the attackers, ac-
cording to Villas advices in Juarez.
Vera Cruz, Oct. 16.--John r. Sill
liman, who was sent to Mexico by
President Wilson to do what he could
to restore harmony among the fac
tions and aid in establishing new
provisional government, arrived here
today.
MIR. Silliman expects to go to
Mexico City tomorrow. There he will
make an effor to obtain guari/itees
regarding the customs collections
and the disposal of funds now at the
customs house.
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-16

Buy at home. Help the
local merchant who helps
the town to grow. First
read the C.-N. ad columns.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
NEW HOLD-UP ORDER
They Now Tell Their Victims to
Hands Down."

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept 26.-
Hands up" has been. dropped from
the vocabulary of the modern stick
up" man. The proper salutation in
requesting a victim to prepare him
self to be relieved of loose change
is "hands down." At least that is the
way William Lisch Of Taylors Falls,
Wis, put it after having a little ses-
sion with highwaymen on freight
train near Pleasant Lake, N. D., last
night.
In company with three other men
Lisch was riding in a car containing
some wheat They had completed the
threshing season and were en- route
home when they were discovered by
the gunner. Here's where the
hands down. comes in.
Lining the men UP the robbers or
dered them to lean over and place
their hands in the wheat. While the
victims were making their profucious
bow, emersing their hands in the
golden grain. their bulging pockets
were rifled and the fruit of their fall
toil-all that was left, was collected
by the visitors who appeared hard
pressed for change. The evening Of
fering totalled s35.
the only one who outguessed the gun
men. When he was paid off by the
boss of the threshing crew he slipped
around behind the straw stack and
tucked his earnings into a pouch he
carried around his neck, along with
little garlic and other household
remedies. The garlic is guaranteed to
put any we'll regulated stick-up man
off the scent
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE
RIGHT.

Yielding to the not unnatural anger
caused by the irreparable damage
done by German cannon to the archi-
tectural monuments of France and
Belgium, an English commentator on
the war suggests that there are in
the museums and galleries of Berlin
and other German cities very valuable
works of art. These, being movable,
should all be taken away, he thinks,
to other countries after the war
comes to the end he confidently ex-
poets.
AS an adjustment of punishment to
fit the crime, this suggestion has Il
certain charm, but the pleasure that
would follow carrying it out-should
opportunity occur, which is not yet
quite certain to be the case-would
not be permanent or of the noblest
quality.
The stealing of art objects by vic
torious from defeated nations was
once so general, was a "folkway" so
widespread, that those who practiced
that form of acquisition were hardly
deserving of adverse criticism They
had the practically adequate justifi-
cation of doing only what everybody
else did. Times have changed, how
ever, and glimmers of ordinary NOR
ality are beginning to appear even
in those higher circles of sovereignty
and diplomacy where they were for
merly unknown and the higher ex-
pediency received never a thought
Preferable, therefore, to the Angry
Briton's advice is some that comes
from Partisan source.
The vengeance of the allies, declares
the Frenchman Herve, should take
another form. When they enter Ger
many, instead of retributive destruc-
tion, there should be scrupulous pro-
lection of all buildings which for
themselves of their contents are of
more than national value. Then the
monuments of Belgium and France, so
far as they cannot be restored. should
be replaced by others of like kind, US
ing funds contributed for the purpose
from all countries except one-Ger-
many-her penalty being deprivation
of the right to help.
M. Herve might we'll have left out
the last detail of his plan, but other
wise it is an admirable one.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
BIG CORN PRODUCTION.

According to a statement made by
Thomas Cooper in charge of the field
farm work at the A. c., North Dakota
will this year show yield of 14.0O0,-
900 bushels of mature corn. Com
pared with the corn yields Of some of
the states which are considered dis
tinctively corn states, this is insignif-
icant. But 1t is not by any means in
significant here. 1t is highly i'm
portant. not only because of the di-
rect cash returns to the farmers of
the state this year from this particu-
lar crop. but because it is a demon
stration of possibilities, the magni-
tude Of which has just begun to
dawn upon our people.
Every man whose experience in
North Dakota dates back twenty
years or more recalls the time when
the raising of corn of any kind in this
state was secuted as an absolute i'm
possibility. Not even fodder corn was
attempted because 1t was considered
practically certain to be frozen be-
fore it had reached a stage where it
was of any value for feed. Nobody
had tried 1t, but everybody knew.
In the very nature of things the feat
was impossible, hence, why should it
be tried?
A few farmers, who were believed
to have more curiosity than good
sense. experimented with ''squaw"
corn, planting little patches in their
gardens, or In out OF -the-way places,
and taking care Of It In q half-heart4
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

so-called rainmakers to cause rain
fall by the discharge of great guam
titles of explosives, while these were
sometimes followed by rain, were just
as frequently followed by dry weather.
1t is also fact that, while many ex-
periments of this kind have been
made on an elabC rate scale, and while
the work would have been continued
If men with money to invest could
have been convinced that the scheme
was successful. these experiments
have all been abandoned.
So far as the conditions in Europe
are concerned, IL one will forget all
about theories on. the subject. he will
note that heavy rains in Central Eu-
rope in September are quite common,
just as such rains are common. in
America and elsewhere. There Is re-
ally no more reason for believeing
that the rains have been caused by
the cannonading than that they have
been caused by the declarations of
war, or the flying of aeroplanes, or
the smell of gasoline from the auto
trucks. The rains followed all of
them, and was as likely to be caused
by one as by the other.
1t is pretty generally accepted
among men who have studied the rec
ords of these things ever since records
were kept. and who have the very
best possible means of information,
that no disturbance of any kind that
man has yet been able to create on
this planet has any apprecable inf1u-
ence on the weather. 1t was believed
rather generally that by planting or
cutting down forests man could in
fluence the rainfall. This idea has
been exploded. The removal of for
est does influence what rainfall does
to the country formerly covered by
the forest, and that influence may ex-
tend for hundreds or thousands of
miles along the course of a river, and
be felt in the form of floods or low
water, but the records show that the
annual. and monthly and weekly rain
fall remains unchanged. Periods of
wet and dry weather follow each 9TH
er as before. 1t is SO with the break
ing Of sod and the cultivation of land,
with the growing of crops and the
drainage of marshes. and with every
thing else that has been done. The
extremes and the means of rainfall
and temperature remain as they were,
and just as we become definitely con-
vinced that the climate has changes
for good, we are given sample of
real old-fashioned weather" which
knocks all our new theories into
cooked hat.
Man can change his immediate sur
roundings. and he can adapt himself
to such weather as it pleases the
power to send, but he cannot change
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
HOT FIGHT BEING
STAGED FOR SEAT
Medicine Lake and Plenty
wood Both Want Honors
in Sheridan County.

Plentywood. Mont, Sept 26.--If au-
tomobile owners of Sheridan county
escape going through the country this
fall without being literally decorated
with pennants they are lucky. There
is spirited county seat campaign on
in Sheridan county this fall, and
Plentywood and Medicine Lake, two
towns 20 miles apart in the northeast
corner, are lively rivals in the race.
Plentywood was designated as the
temporary county seat when the coun-
ty was organized nearly two years
ago, and the business men of the
present county seat do not propose to
lose the county seat if such a thing
is possible. AS a result everyone in
Plentywood has engaged in cam
paign of boosting for his home town.
Every man who owns an automobile
Is constantly canvassing the county,
and every car carries pennant, read
ing, For Plentywood, Permanent
County Seat" Medicine Lake has
followed suit and the automobiles ply
ing out of that town also carry SIM
liar attractive advertising. Occasion
ally, in friendly spirit, when the
drivers of their cars are not watching
at some of the towns they are visiting
these banners are exchanged. On one
occasion this piece Of mischief did not
carry with 1t the fun 1t was intended,
and as a result the Medicine Lake
man who lost his banner Is offering
$50 reward for the arrest of the party
who took 1t away from his car.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
IN OUR SCHOOL

ourselves, & had a camp oaver in
Lance Boggerts yard. Andy Anderson
was cheat, he knowing that gypsy
Werd whatever it menes. & the ferst
thing we dun was go steling children,
that being what thay all do. George
Mclaughlin let us stele his littel
bruther. who liked it. & then Gen
Hicks calm along & sed' we could stele
her & maik her gypsy prinsess.
Nobody would, though, you bet.
POOR FATTY.
Fatty Believes was discovered set
ting on thare back steps this after
noon crying sadly. & looking at a
stick of lickrish candy. When asst
why he was crying. Fatty sed it was
becawse he wanted to eat the lick
rish. Then he was asst WHY he dident
then, & he sed. becawse if he did it
would be gone & he wouldent have it
amy moar. Elk Brigham sed Fatty
could get out OF that by giving him
the lickrish, but that was too much.
Fatty ct the hole thing in wun bite.
KLEVVER ANDY.
Andy Anderson was sean looking
rownd Jamison's blacksmith shop this
aft. & when asst what he wanted he
said he wanted to borrer an oald en-
jine wheal or sumthing like that, 70
maik elecktrick mashean. He red
abowt it in book & all he needed
now to maik wun was the wheel &
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
ARE PRAIRIE CHICKENS
CHANGING HABITS; They
PROTECT SELVES NOW

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. &c.
That the festive prairie chicken
which audubon enthusiasts for
years have mourned as being ex-
terminated, are experiencing an
evolution by which they are able
to protect themselves, is the opin-
ion of Lake Region hunters this
fall.
wild as hawks" Is the way the
birds are classcd this week, de-
pite the fact there have been sew.
eral bright warm days when the
denizens of the meadow and field
should have "held" under ordi-
nary conditions.
There are some very conserva.
tive hunters in this section of the
state who are in favor of ad-
vancing the opening of the chick.
EN- season a week or more, that
hunting could be in progress be-
fore the birds become extreme
ly large and wild.
In the opinion of Luther p.
Dawson, deputy game warden
for the Second judicial district,
there is every indication that
duck hunting will be excellent
this fall. Already some excel
lent kills have been reported.
Unlike the early season ducks of
previous years, the birds this fall
are Of excellent types. Mallards,
canvas backs, red heads with a
few teal have made up most of
the bags.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

BATTLES AND THE WEATHER.

Never before in the history of the
world has there been such a. cannon
aiding as has been going on in France
during the past few weeks. Day and
night along battle line which at
times has extended two hundred
miles. big guns and little guns have
been discharging their missiles and
fairly rending the air with their aw-
full sound. And, for many days, with
brief intervals, rain has been pouring
down in torrents. Cause and effect :?
Surely those who believe that cannon
aiding brings rain will point to France
for complete justification of their be-
lief.
We do not know when the idea that
the consuccion of heavy firing in great
battles brought rain, but the opinion
has been and is entertained by very
many people. Naturally it must have
originated since the use of gunpowder
became prevalent, as, prior to that
time men really did not make very
much noise in this world. But, at any
rate, this belief has become very com
mon in modern times, and people
have pointed to this battle and that,
which We're followed by rain, in proof
of the theory. The fact that heavy
rains have followed the great battles
In France will clinch the thing in the
minds Of many people
Scientific men say that there is alb
soluteIy no basis for the belief. They
admit that It has rained after many
great battles, but they assert-and,
presumably. they have the records to
prove the statement-that there have
been many great battles which were
not followed by rain .within a time
ssifnciently brief to Justify the belief
that there was any connection be-,
t1esn the two. stt1l further, they
tetat ~ the fact that the efforts or
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
MANY WITNESSES
North Dakota is Being Secured for
Men Having Information.

Fargo, N. D., Sept 26.-The United
States marshaIs entire force of depu-
ties have been out serving subpoenaes
on witnesses wanted for the trial of
s. 2. Lesselyoung, charged with using
the mails to defraud. The case will
be tried in Minneapolis October 6, and
is one that will attract great interest
all over this section. as Lesselyoung
Is alleged to have defrauded in vari-
GUS ways large number in North
Dakota and neighboring states. Pa
pers have already been served upon
% witnesses in North Dakota.
The case had grown out of the op-
erations Of the Farmers General Sery-
Ice company, of which Lesselyoune
was the promoter. and in fact, the
company" Lesselyoung represented
to farmers that the company was in a
position to save them money on sup
plies by cutting out the middleman,
and could also, by reason Of the large
scale Of its operations. sell their pro-
duce more advantageously. A large
number bought stock in the concern,
which was soon barred. however, from
the use Of the mails.
Warrants issued for various charg-
es are held for Lesselyoung in a num-
ber Of states. North Dakota among
them. The local office is holding its
warrant until the present case is dis
posed OF.