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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
SHIP UNDERC0ES
HEAVY REPAIRS
Turkish Vessel, Purchased
From Germany, Was
Seriously Damaged.

Paris, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Havss- agency from Athens says the
cruiser Goeben. purchased by Turkey
from Germany. is undergoing repairs
of the heavy damage suffered in the
battle with Russian feet in the
Black sea recently. The Goeben was
struck by fifteen shells from Russian
ships which are said to have killed
12e members of her crew besides de-
stroying q turret, smokestack and one
engine.
The Goeben's sailors who were kill
ed were buried, it is said, in the gar
den of the German ambassadors sum
mer residence at Thereapia, village
eight miles northeast of Constantine
pie on the Bosphorus. Two-thirds of
the Goeben's crew are said to be
Germans and the remainder Austri-
ans.
The Goeben was reported in a dis
patch from Petrograd on Nov. 19 to
have been badly damaged in battle
the preceding day between division
Turkish detachment consisting Of the
Goeben and Breslau near the coast or
Anatolie.
It was said series OF explosions
were seen in the hull of the Goeben
which opened fire slowly. After the
battle had continued forty minutes the
Goeben was reported to have with
drawn and disappeared in the fog,
taking advantage Of her speed. The
Russian losses were given as SO men
killed and 25 wounded.
A Berlin dispatch on Nov 27 stat
ed that the Goeben lost only II men
killed and that the ship was struck
by only one shot that took effect
above the water line.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

Representative Augustus p. Gard
ner of Massachusetts,, one Of the
strongest republican members of the
lower house. had heavy backing for
his proposed investigation of the
army and navy. His resolution for
a committee to begin inquiry will
be taken up by the rules committee,
which must report to the house for
action. There have as yet been no
good guesses as to whether or not
the house will pass or defeat the res
olution.
The inference has gone out that the
national administration Is opposed to
the plan, but President Wilson has
said nothing definite. Secretary OF
War Garrison has insisted that all
the information that could be gath
cred by placing on the stand army
officers and officials of the navy de.
partment has been sent to congress An
reports from the department, and Is
therefore available.
In the meantime, the work Of Mr..
Gardner has stirred many persons
throughout the country, as a result
of which National Security league
has been organized to make fight
for q greater navy and army /
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
Quits England in Disgrace Because
He's German Born; Former Head Of
British Admiralty Departs For Russia

series of mishaps which has befallen
the navy and it's failure to come to
grips with the German navy and fight
a battle upon the open seas were all
laid at the door of Prince Louis, its
commanding officer. by the excited
British public.
His wife, a sister of the Czarina
and the Grand Duchess Serge of Rus
sia, is likewise sister of Princess
Henry Of Prussia, and their brother
is the Grand Duke Of Hesse. one of
the kaiser's vassals and prominent
member of his circle of confidential
advisers during the war. Princess
Louis of Battenberg has therefore had
to share in the anti-German suspicion
levelled against her husband, although
both Of their sons, Prince George ana
Louis. are in the. British navy. Prince
George, who Is twenty-five, Is attach
ed to the regular service, as lieuten-
ant while Prince Louis, who is only
fourteen, is a cadet.
Prince and Princess Louis and their
unmarried daughter, Princess Louise,
princes dismissal from the admiralty
and have been staying at Oakfield
Cottage, East Cowes. $50
They will receive an enthusiastic
welcome at the Russian court, where
all the members Of the Battenberg
family are very popular. Prince Louis
was, as young man, offered many
inducements to enter the Russian
navy.
But Prince Louis kinship to the
Car and also to the Czarina is closer
than to the English sovereigns. His
father was Prince Alexander of Hesse,
whose sister was the wife of tho
Gear Alexander II. Going to Russia
to visit the Czarina, Prince Alexander
fell in love with her lady-in-waiting,
the Countess Julia Won Hauke, q Po-
lish beauty. Renouncing his rights Of
succession to the throne of Hesse,
Prince Alexander was created Prince
Of Battenberg, and his descendants
have gone by that name.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
IS CONTINUOUSLY
CALLING FOR AID:
Wind BARS HELP
All Americans Ships Ac-
counted For-Probably
is Belligerent.

Ocean City, Md. Dec. THE
supposed Warship which ground
ed near here Is reported by the
life saving service to be nowhere
visible, and it is presumed she
freed herself and proceeded sea-
ward. The gale is still high and
there is very thick weather. 1t
has been impossible to learn the
identity of the ship.
Washington, Dec. steadily in
creasing in it's intensity and moving
slowly northward, a 60-mile gale
which has been whipping the Atlantic
coast since Saturday night, centers
off the Virginia Capes.
Storm warnings and a flutter from
Hatteras, North Carolina, to East
port, Maine, advising mariners to
seek safe harbor.
An unknown warship is reported
off the Maryland coast is believed by
the navy department officials here to
be one of foreign fleet.
The safe arrival of two American
destroyers at Norfolk, the report from
the captain of the battleship Kansas,
that he is riding out the storm of
the Delaware Capes. disposed safety
of all description of the fighter re-
ported ashore. as no four tunnels and
lighting top U. S. ship is anywhere
near that vicinity.
No word came from the revenue
cutter 1tasca, which put out yester-
day from Norfolk to aid the stranger.
Navy officials say that If the ship Is
one of the foreign belligerents, she
probably is not using her wireless for
fear Of informing her enemies Of her
position.
The velocity Of the gale last night
touched high records in some in
stances. At midnight the wind was
blowing 72 miles an hour at Block
island, and so at several points. In
Hampton Roads. the old frigate, Com
or a periious experience Saturday
night when the gale parted her from
her tugs. Small shipping In Chesa-
peake bay Is damaEed by the storm.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
NO IRREGULARITIES IN MERGER OF
EXPERIMENT STATION AND B. F.A,
ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS fully
ON SITUATION; EXPERIMENT station
DIRECTOR HAS Individual POWERS

kota agricultural college had taken
over the work of the Better Farming
association, and that in so doing they
had assumed an Indebtedness of $4O,-
200 contrary to the law Of the state
and to justice of the people. The
article referred to charged that the
deal was an effort to turn the agricul-
terests, the most unblushing surrender
OF the public's interest to the gang
ever attempted in North Dakota" The
foregoing was the caption of the story
and a part of the article read as fol-
lows: Zone of the most amazing
things that Is disclosed Is the fact that
the board Of trustees of the agricul-
tural college. composed as 1t Is Of men
who have heretofore had the reputa-
ton of being honorable men, delib-
erately entered into an agreement to
pay debts contracted by the Better
Farming association. amounting to
over $4,000, with public fmds.'
Worst Writes to Governor.
In connection with the transfer Of
the work of the Better Farming asso-
citation to the agricultural college.
President Worst Of the latter organiza-
tfon wrote to Governor Hanna asking
him to submit number Of questions
to Attorney General Miller, dealing
with the right Of the board of trus-
tees to assume the indebtedness and as
to his authority over the affairs of the
college. Under date of September II,
President Worst again wrote to the
attorney general and stated that mas
much as he then understood that the
obligations Of the Better Farming as
sociation were taken care Of by cer-
tain subscriptions he desired to change
some of his questions. This was after
the articles claiming the turning over
Of the Better Farming association to
the agricultural college had been
published. In his answers to the in
quiries Of President Worst, Attorney
General Miller makes the following
answers in letter to Governor Han
ma:
Miller's Reply.
Answering question No. 1 it is my
opinion that, the experiment station is
department of the college and not
independent there" and follows this
answer with the quoting Of a number
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
(Herald Specially

Bismarck, N. d. Dec. 7.-There
We're no irregularities In the merger
OF the North Dakota Better Farming
association with the state experiment
tai station, now operated under the
direction Of the agricultural college
board Of trustees.
Attorney General Andrew Miller,
making report to Governor L. B. Han
ma on a recent complaint filed with
the governor, by President J. H.
Worst of the agricultural college. but
which complaint was subsequently
modified. declares there is absolutely
no basis for vicious claims that were
recently circulated with reference to
the merger.
The state did not assume any addi-
tional financial burden in taking over
the farming work, but simply agreed
to discharge contracts entered into by
the Better Farming association with
individual counties Of the state, fin
ances for which were provided through
private subscriptions. In this arrange
ment the attorney general sees noth-
been made from time to time.
These attacks first were made
through newspaper publication, and
assumed official form when President
Worst communicated them to Cover
nor Hanna. Subsequently President
worst reported to the governor that a
more complete investigation by him
indicated that the state had not as
sumed financial responsibilities in the
merger.
The right of the board of trustees
to separate the Office of president Of
the agricultural college from the di-
rector of the experiment station is
maintained by the attorney general,
who says the experiment station di-
rector is responsible directly to the
trustees, rather than to the president
of the college,,
The powers Of the general president
Of the agricultural college are con-
fined. Miller says, to those duties
which may be conferred on him by
statute or by the board of trustees
of the college.
Charges We're Vicious.
On August % there appeared in G.
number Of the newspapers Of the
state an article claiming that the
board of trustees of the North Da-
. IN I.s,A
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
new REVOLUTION
IN mexico; \ ] NO
CONFIRMATION
American administration is
Interested, But Has No
Definite News.

Washington Dec. 7.-Secretary
Bryan said today that no advices had
been received esince Saturday on the
Mexican situation. He said the gov
ernment had not been advised of the
proclaamtioni reported from Ell Paso
in which Generals Salazar and Campo
announced tho beginning of a new
revolutionary movement Independent
Of the Carranza, Villa or Zapata fac
tions. &aiis.
Conditions III Mexico City have been
quiet for the last several days. Re-
ports that Provisional President Gu
tierrez soon was to be replaced by DR..
Miguel Silva, former governor Of
Michoacan, were received with inter-
est here. DR.. Silva was frequently
mentioned as q compromise candidate
between the Villa and Carranza ele-
ments, when the. constitutionalist
movement was still physically undi-
vided. The report that the Zapata ad-
herents would insist on Emilio Vas
quez Gomez, now at an Antonio,
Tex, has not been confirmed in official
dispatches, although his name has
been attached to the Plan of Ayala
as the future provisional executive
ever since the plan was put forward
as the platformSof Zapata.
Why OhreEon is Fighting.
Rafael Capmany, Washington rep
resentative Of General Carranza, is
sued a statement giving the substance
of astelegram from General Obregon
in which the latter gave fourteen rea-
sons why he was lighting Villa. Obre-
gon charges VAh among other thinss
with fperfdy, 1tM' aahe latter once
tried to- assAR iMadero. tAat he
,killeA Bentoa;, Aifk attempted TO kill
both himself and, aneral Chao. Gen.
.eral Obregon also hectares Villa once
tried tots bfibe him by Offering him
first command of the army If he would
Join him as against Carranza. $50
Published reports that the war. de-
partment intended to withdraw some
of the American troops from the bor-
son.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
STATEMENT IS
OUT DEFENDING
HIS ATTITUDE
Gardner Called Today and
Presented Question-Not
the Right Method.

Washington, Dec. President
Wilson today announced he is opposed
to Congressman Gardner's plan for in
vestigating the preparedness of the
United States for national defense, be-
cause he thought it an unwise way of
handling "a question which might
create very unfavorable international
Impressions"
Congressman Gardner called on the
cuss his resolution for an investiga-
tion commission. After Mr.. Gardner's
call, the following statement was is-
sued at the white house:
1.-THE president told Representative
Gardner that he was opposed to the
method Of inquiry proposed by Mr..
Gardner, because he thought 1t was
an unwise way of handling a question
which might create very unfavOrable
international Impressions He stated
to Mr.. Gardner that he. was entirely
in favor of the fullest inquiry by the
committees of congress and that there
were no facts in the possession Of the
executive department which was not
at the disposal of the committees"
During his call Mr.. Gardner read
the following two questions to the
president:
'"There are two ways Of defeating
my resolution. It can be defeated on
q square yea and nay vote, or 1t can
be pigeonholed in the committee on
rules. What course do you advise 2"
'Will you authorize army and navy
officers to testify before the rules COM
mittee on my invitation. either with
or without restrictive instructions"
When Mr.. Gardner left the president
he refused to say what answer had
been given to his questions. White
house officials said the formal state
ment issued would be the only COM
ment on the call.
Mr.. Gardner said he was not sur
prised at the presidents position. but
would continue to- press for the pass
sre of his resolution. ~
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
BELGRADE
VOLUNTARILY

Nish, Servia, Dec. 7.-An official
Servian communication issued today
asserts that Belgrade was evacuated
voluntarily by the Servians and not
captured by the Austrians after bat
tie. The communication says:
'"The Servian authorities and troops
left the capital on the evening of Nov.
20, thirty-six hours before the entry
of the Austrians. If there was any
fighting it was only between rear
guards and patrols"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
RAILROAD MEN
MAINTAIN STRIKE

st. Louis dec. IA heavy vote to
continue tho strike of shopmen on
the Hartman railway lines has been
returned byStwo of the five organiza-
tions involved, according to a state
ment madeghere last night by A. c.
Wharton, bisiness agent of the Inter-
national Order Of Machinists.
The strike involves 10000 men and
has been In progress three years,
having been ordered continued by q
vote of the strikers 18 months ago.
Mr.. Wharton would not divulge the
location Of the Organizations whose
vote he hat received. but declared
he expected complete returns from
the remaining districts tomorrow and
would makeEan; announcement when
they were rcceived.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
pres, WILSON OPPOSES
GARDNER RESOLUTION
SERVIANS CLAIM
HOLDING AUSTRIANS

Nish, Dec 1.-THE servian war Of
fice issued the following official state
ment:
"On the whole front the success Of
the Servian army is represented. Ey-
erywhere the Austrians have been re-
pulsed. We have captured two general
ofhcers, sixteen officers, 2,4O0 men.
and a large quantity of booty. On one
OF our fronts we captured from. the
enemy -FOUR complete batteries"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

the mercy of all the staggering bull
lies Of the earth.
''If we fight for it in our present
condition Of unpreparedness there can
be but one outcome. A triumphant
and victorious Germany would have
little to fear from US, and while we
might possibly in the end be able to
check Japan by herself, for her finan-
cial resources are limited, we could
scarcely hope to do SO If she should
receive help"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
LODI AGAIN IN GERMAN HANDS:
FORTUNES OF BATTLE TURNING
Berlin Makes Positive Assertion That Polish City Is in
Their Possession, and Petrograd Doesn't Deny
It-Hungary Made Object of the Russ
lnvasion-Bombard CracoW.

In Russian Poland where more than se the fortunes Of battle
which have made the confused since beginning the
The with which the succeeded yng forces and
Polish Lodz
From Lodz Warsaw
the Slesian objective.
arrnyn n
The battered rallied before
have defenders
Nsh offensive
driven back the Austrian right Kolubara
The confined
conflicting
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

London. Dec. 7.-Prince Louis OF
Battenberg. removed from the posi-
ton of first lord Of the British ad-
mralty for the one and only reason
ranging to leave; England. and 60 to
Russia for an indefinite period. He
has been q naturalized British citizen
for many years. and his career In the
navy was Of distinguished service,
won against the competition of his
brother officers. The extraordinary
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
VOL ENT STORM LASHES
C0AST;;SH|P DISTRESSED
PENDING NAVAL EFFORT.

London, Dec. THE Central News
correspondent at Copenhagen says the
following dispatch has been received
in the Danish capital from Berlin:
Forty British and French war
ships are gathered outside --
(name debated by censor) with tho
evident intention of forcing their way
through. This however will be i'm
possible as the fortifications have
been greatly strengthened and the
water is thickly strewn with mines.
HONOR FOR FRENCH.
London. Dec. 7.-During his visit
to France, King George conferred the
Order Of Merit on Sir John French.
commander of the British forces on
the continent.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

London.
their
while
aders Northern Poland will with doing
while
Hungary according from the Russian capital is the
Negotiations really apparently
q
military
IACONfC REPORT
dispute accuracy
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
GOT
AWAY REAL BIG

New York. Dec. 7.-Ralph Lovelle.
% years old, formerly paying teller
of the First National bank Of Edge
water. N. j., was brought here today
on the steamer st. Paul from Liver
pool, prisoner, accused of abscond-
ing on May 5 last with $4,000 in
cash and securities belonging to the
bank Chief of Police O'Brien of
Edgewater, who brought Lovelle here,
said the prisoner had confessed and
agreed to turn his assets over to the
bank. ...tl 90 g, r.. t'
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

North Dakota: Unsettled to-
night and Tuesday; probably
snow and colder tonight.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
FRENCH DROP BOMBS

WASHINGTON. Dec. e-Aerial
raids on Freiburg in Breslau were
acknowledged as the work of French
aviators today in an Official report
from the German foreign ofiics to the
embassy here.
Is The message eaid: French aviators
yesterday were successful in dropping
bombs on the aviation hangers in
Freiburg In Briesgau.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
FORTIFY CAPITAL.

Venice, via London, Dec. 7.-Ad.
vices received here from Vienna say
that the work Of fortifying the capi-
tai is proceeding rapidly. Several
thousand men are reported to be en-
ployed in digging trenches. Eighty
eight railway cars filled with wounded
men are said to have arrived in Vien-
ma one day last week. Among the
wounded was an Austrian general.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
GREATER Acreage
OF WHEAT PLANNED
Indications are That Next
Year Will See South
western Increase.
(Herald Special Service.)

Mandan, N. D., Dec. Statistics
gathered by the First National bank
Of Mandan, H. R. Lyon, Minneapolis.
president, on western North Dakota,
were made public today and show q
total of 21,6O0,000 bushels of wheat
grown in eleven slope counties.
Bankers through the district report
collections better than in twenty years.
Forty per cent more fall plowing is
done and the same percentage more
wheat, will be seeded next year, as a
result Of the prices caused by the war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
HEAVY PAYMENT

THE HAGUE, (via London) Dec. Z
cial report the German military SER
vice and life insurance company has
paid out 16,0O0,000 marks ($3,7b0,-
0o0) The amount paid from Oct. is
to Nov. II, was 5,369,000 marks ($1,-
342,260). On Nov. 26 alone the dis
bursements amounted to 1000
marks ($11O,250).
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07
UNIVERSITY READINGS.

Ia. m, ~; maximum, 81; min
imum, o; wind, north, 10 miles;
precipitation, .O1; barometer,
4O.36.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-07

eF-ss 80 . Z
THE WEATHER.
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-06-05
Gus Durbin Held for MansIaughter

Gus Durbin of Arlington who has
made frequent visits to this city the
past year was arrested last week on the
charge Of manslaughter. Mrs. Durbin
is the owner Of the house in which Jay
Buttle resides. About year ago Dur
bin was married to Mrs. Gussie Ny
ers. The following was taken from the
Seattle Pr of Sunday.
Charles Armstrong, travelling repre-
sentative for the makers Of Rainier beer
is dead in Sedro- Wooley, and Gus Dur
bin, saloon-keeper in Arlington has
been arrested by Prosecuting Attorney
R. ]. Fausett on a charge of man
slaughter.
The allegation against Durbin, who
has effected his release by posting 81
900 bail, is that he brought about the
death Of the Seattle man during an
assault made May 4, though Arm
strong did not die until % days later.
The warrant for Durbin's arrest was
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FRIDAY. JUNE 5, 1914

be vacated. The road was built thru
the company's land but the street has
never been vacated.
The city engineer was given author
ity to blast rock out OF the road near
the railroad crossing at the east end OF
town. Councilman Motteler was also
given authority to blast rock out Of the
street near his place.
The tomfoolery of again passing the
ordinance reducing the salaries Of the
marshals was gone thru, which the
mayor announced he would veto.
After allowing two small bills action
on which had been delayed at the last
meeting the council adjourned.
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Wan. Palne's Brother Accidentally Killed

VIM. Paine returned Monday from
Everett after an absence OF several
days, where he went to bury his
brother, R. L. Paine, who was acct
dentally killed last Friday in logging
camp between Everett and Seattle.
From all accounts the unfortunate man,
along with IS fellow workers, were re-
turning to camp in the evening after
their days work when an explosion
occurred that ended the life of Mr..
Paine, 1t seems that a force OF men
had been engaged in blowing out OBJ
structions on railroad right of way and
before quitting work had loaded big
stump. No one had been left behind
to warn passers-by, and the party Of
men with whom Mr.. Paine was walk
ing were within half a dozen steps
OF the stump when the blast went
off. The force of the explosion was
so great that the men were knocked
to the ground, but all escaped serious
injury except Paine, who was thrown
about fifty feet. In addition to this,
his head was blown entirely away,
Mr.. Paine form erly worked as q
brakeman on the Great Northern, Out
of this city, and was quite we'll known
here. He had given up the railroad
business only short time ago and had
only been working in the logging
camp four days when he met his death
He was thirty-three years old and
leaves wife and two children.