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Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
Plan TO CREATE
neutral WATERS
Pan-American Union Will
Consider Proposal of U.
S. Government.

Washington, Dec. 7.-ProposaIs for
creating a neutral zone in the waters
OF the western hemisphere, and con-
serving the rights OF neutrals, will be
laid by the United States before the
goxeEnfngi board OF the Ran-Azueri-
,c1hl flAtot which c6nsistss efe:diplc-
m.siS,rephSssntatsvss a. Azaerican
!, The governing board viii meet to-
Argentine. Chile. Peru, Uruguay and
Ecuador are among the countries
which formally communicated plans
for the restoration of shipping in this
hemisphere through more vigorous as
seftion Of neutral rights. ~
fThe conference will take the form
Of an exchange Of views by the diplo-
mats, and also will include such ques-
lions as wireless and coaling, which
already have been made controver-
sizes with European belligerents.
The general purpose Of the meeting
Is to reach concord views on neutral
ffy questions, so that the 81 American
republics will speak as with one voice
to the European belligerent powers
whenever new questions arise.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
WON'T Finch AT
4 KILLING 10 MEN
Newly Appointed Electri-
clan in Arkansas Prison to
Electrocute Prisoners.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. &c. H.
Dempsey was appointed electrician at
the Arkansas penitentiary to succeed
Luther CASTING. who resigned yes
terday. The fact that ten men, four
whites and six negroes, are in the
death chamber of the penitentiary
awaiting execution caused CASTING to
resign. :
"of course, no one would like to
kill a fellow man." Dempsey safd. "It
is disagreeable task. but it is all in
tho days work, and I'll do it just like
I would any other disagreeable work
that might fall to my lot. I'm an
electrician. might go further and
say I'm a good electrician. / need the
Job. It pays more money than the
Job previously had. and why should
I'D be glad to, hear that all ten
men had been saved from the chair
But If they aren't, and have to pull
the lever that sends them to death,
1t won't worry me. l feel sure that
the night after the first execution, I'll
80 home. and sleep just as well as
always do"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
GREATEST CRISIS ...1
y FACES THE JEWS

New York. Dec. 2.-"The greatest
crisis that has faced the Jewish peo-
pie in modern times now confronts
that race" In the opinion of the
American Jewish relief committee for
sufferers Of the war: This commit
conference, Of more than 1oe national
JewiAh bodies, to-day announced the
election Of Louis Marshall - chair
man, Cyrus LS SulxNerSer - secre-
tary. ands Felix u. Warburg 90 treas
.ufer. ~ ~ -, y
with the announcement was issued
an appeal for funds to assist the. COM
the European natfons atswar.. TWAS
stated that more than nine million
Jews live within the araa sof .conflict,,
and that 800, 900 Of Thorn iare An tho
actual war sone In Poland, Galicia,
and along the whole Rllsltan. fyent1ar..
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
EMPEROR william WITH HIS army
/ FACING CARS men; WESTERN war
ACTIVITIES APPARENTLY ARE FEW
Indications That Russians Continue Their Invasion of
Austrian Territory, Seeking Admission to Rich
German District by Cracow Route.

Fighting was today resumed in the region of the
Argonne forest toward the end of the battle
line in France, and it is apparent that the conflict is
marked with great violence.
In Belgium infantry fighting has been resumed,
although is clear whether the Germans have be-
gun another general movement.
GERMAN GENERAL EXECUTED ESCAPE
in the b.,snce sItou. on
sos sone at hs 5 . the
failed do Metz by
But equally plan the t.ln.
Of Warsaw has ssain failed prevailing
n.es e a1tas ;nHsos Is % not
ne or inc present remains to be seen Little activity
An exception Austrian victory
sh WI the capture Of quantities Of
way her evident intention invading
cfaoox front but that nshtins continued cspsthisns
ss sses ss & e r. snsss % .is
tasea ansaon TN the where for days
mans Ens h1 ksnssrs statement IN the house Of Ger
:. ss:sts 9: ;s o, 1 ts, .
s Sss,nans g ssstsicsanE nsusses h.,s
sse e.s z G.as sefs.s,s ssse isss Re- i,
9th e ad sisns sasen g t'
The Importance Of the campaign to the
% against I'll the sGns a Ks.n to
e.o IN s % S % sssrtsfS % @ % By The
since the early days Of the war
BRING to Germany tn.
m Which s S s,e R. s of o
Line Of 2eo miles is sanpsrateX a"et Whether the
is disclosed. ~ " ~ M ~
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
SLIPPERY CUSTOMER

Rugby. N. D.. Dec. 2.-Claud Eark,
who escaped the state asylum for the
insane after he had been there only .
few days. twice eluded the oficiais
here before they were successful In
capturing him and turning him over
to the asylum officials,
Caught in = local bakery. whore his
Eark put up : fight, holding tho r.
GERS at bay with threats Of dire diaas-
ter to them. He avoided arrest 'f0r
several hourI q
When placed aboard 1 Great North.
ern train. ths man made anpklHer
break for liberty, getting away from
the attendant. He was recApfdrNd,
hoEeyer. ana swas yesterday, rscaaasl
,Brooding ovsr thu doathaio - -
several Heaxa, - eannad ~ - y 11Si.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
ARKANSAS GETTING
DEEP IN DEBT MIRE

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. s2.-The
general reserve fund .of Arkansas
from which all current expenses are
paid, i is overdrawn almost, 100000,
and the state 10 going into debt at the
rate OF $4,000, q month, according
& Crockett. ea STATE treas trsssursT. M The Ths 81, !,
eral revenue funds contain only
$172.75, to meet .obligatiops 81 the
1913 legislature alone, while warrants
Of $391.542.63 have been issued since
January / this year. ~ =. - ~ ~ q: &: !. !
No means of; reiief will b had.: &C.
cordinE to omcials until next July
when the annual payment Of taxes
will convene Januaryu15 znext; and
this. It .as said, will increase :the de
f1cft .-.-,t q. =. .-ta ". = -...-- \. -.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
SERV|AN OUTLOOK
DECLARED DREARY
tA
Believed That Critical Stu
alton Has Developed in
Little Nation.

London, Dec. "A dispatch from
Sofia. Bulgaria, to Reuters. says a re-
port received there indicates that the
situation in servia is critical. The
Servian army, it is declared, has been
Withdrawn. from Belgrade, and tele-
graphi': conmunicat tinm between Bel
grade and Nish. :l1' sent location Of
the capitoi. has h., Interrupted.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

Grown: Captain weddigen. who sank
aosne sea GrenIy II.. aTr his nae
which UP to that, time was consider-
% m impossible feat for subma-
r3no. Il. A.: e.ti' s.,>s s-f
aince@no British harbor 10 : more
tsafsly mined than. that at the mouth
Ct the Thames. In, order to protect
HonAou, the proof that O. German sub
Finsi sank the. .Bulw1Rk. ..Will sptevp
q sAsck to the psopls ot r0AglAaAe
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
CORPORATIONS PAY
$4,000 TO STATE

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 7.-More
than ESQ corporations in this state
whose charters had been suspended
for non-payment of licenses. have
paid the reinstatement fee and pen
atty. The payments 90 to the road
fund.
Since June 1, more than $4,000
has been paid into the road fund by
corporations.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

Z If the suspicion Of the British peo-
Pile that o 0erman submarine blew,
up the bxttleshipa BIlwark. proves
correct It was the most daring exploit,
Of the war. II: For the: ship was Gup-
posed to be safe In q British harhor
only Ethtrty.five anilss below London
The mouth Of the. Thamesl is said to
have ensmined ataths beginning OF
the AawHf, and the channels left open
wers aid, tcSbs known. only to the ad-
mtEalty.W "a -;esst. &. - is
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
BRYAAl'O'NFER'S ! 3
W|THS|CRWAB ON
SUBMARINE y||||!|| ! 4 DEAL
Reports q w Bethlehem Co.
Had Contracted s. for Ships
Has New Angle.
EARLY CLAIMS OF
NO SUCH \ CONTRACTS
Tho AtsttudsSsiof Administration To-
wards tbs auestion is Taken Up
omcial RESIGNATION Of Subject IL
Regarded III Potent.
bryan sUAfMONs SCHWAB.

BRYAN SUMMONS sCHwAB.
Washingt1n, Dec. 2.-secretary
Bryan tcday invited Charles NJ.
schwab, president of the Bethel
hem Steel Co, to the state de-
partment, tp give him the views
Of the American government ON
the building of submarines i'm
country for European bealiger-
ents. fSS
Bryan declined to disclose what
was the position of the American
government. He declared the ques-
tion was not yet concluded. but ''un-
der consideration"
schwah. accampsnied by two assis-
tants. also refused to discuss their
mission.
.'Mr. schwab comes" said Bryan.
I'm response tp our inquiry concern
ins the manlfi ictpEe in this <country
OF ahinator: H4ateais Tor ahlp, build-
-tnse: NE '.---''----' i ~
Resent ,rspoxfS that the Betisle1,etn
company had co tracted to build cub
II12E16eDs' which WoulQ 06 641ppo0
abroad In sections had been variously
-denlsd and. partially confirmed. - Tho
visit of Schwab, however, revealed
the state department had taken OH
cial cognizance of the subject.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary
Bryan said today that after q thorough
investigation of rumors current that
submarines. were being built in the
United States for European belliger-
ents. the American government had
been unable to obtain anw reference
to support such reports.
The secretary said agents of the
government had not discovered that
work Of any character was being done
on foreign war craft aud declared his
statements also covered rumors that
submarines were being constructed In
sections for shipment abroad in parts.
While the building Of war vessels
for a belligerent is a breach of neu-
trality, Mr.. Bryan declined to say
what ruling the state department
would make if 1t was discovered that
American firms were building SUBJ
marines in sections. When it was re-
called that during the Russo-Japan-
ese war submarines were built in sec
tions in the United States and shipped
by an American firm to its agency In
Russia .fpr the Russian government,
the -secretaYy. declined to comment,
saying such q case would be ruled on
If 1t arose.. $50 ...
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
FIND EQUIPMENT
OF DROWNED MEN

Ely. Mimi. Dec. ALL doubt about
the three hunters, ]. Kilitinen. Frank
Anderson and Peter Peterson, being
drowned in Burnside lake recently
while crossing in a canoe with two
deer carcasses, was dissipated today
when searching parties found some
Of their equipment on the surface OF
the lake. Their canoe and a KNAPP
sack belonging to one of the victims
were recovered. AS the lake Is rapid
~ freezing, it is feared the bodies will
not be recovered this winter.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
WAS NOTIFIED
IT WOULD CONE
Ammons Declares Strike in
Colorado Had Been Pend
ing for Some Time.

Denver. Dec. Elm December,
1912. John r. Watson of the United
Mine Workers of America. notified
=. M Ammons. then governor-eleot,
that the coal miners strike woulo be-
called during his administration, the
governor testified before the federal
industrial relations commission here.
The governor declared but for the
demand for the recognition of the un-
ion. the strike could have been set
tied
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

Paris. Dec. During the bomb
ardment of Arras twenty-four shells
struck the belfry Of the beautiful Ho-
tel de Vile in that city. The Hotel
de Vile was built in the sixteenth esn-
stury and restored in the nineteenth,
,s,Ehss h&ifyHss,Kas $40 feet high.
target for German shells
which is today IL ruin ,wSs the house
n sashpishys RetonEing to President
tr.oincare: The house was 'near St..
CORRESPONDENT who Waited that dis
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
OPERATIONS ON EASTERN FRONTIER
BECOME CRUCIAL feature; BELIEF GROWS THAT
GERMANS ESCAPED DEFEAT At CENTRAL POINT
VIGOROUS PROTEST IS
MADE AGAINST plan
To- CHANGE SERVICE

Devils Lake, N. D.. Dec. D.
Towns along the saries branch OF
tho Great Northern are well rep.
resented here today at the hear.
ing before the state railway com.
mission, and strong protest is of
fered against the inauguration of
. mixed train, service ON that
line.
Last night, all visitors, includ-
ing Louis W. Hill and party,
were entertained at q CONNER
cial club function.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
TEN MILLIONS IN
COPPER SHIPPED

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 2.-The
steamer william Rhodes cleared at
midnight from Lake Linden with
$500, 900. worth of copper and closed
the lake copper shipments. Ten mil
lion dollars worth Of copper was ship.
ped down the lakes during the navi-
cation period.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
BELGIAN PREMIER'S
SON BATTLE VICTIM

London, Dec. 2-Telegraphing from
Amsterdam, the correspondent of
Reuters Telegram company says that
one son Of NJ. Debrokueville, Belgian
premier, has been killed in battle. 1t
is rumored that a second son also lost
his life in action
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

"A submarine would haSs found It
,neoessasv tos travel only 400 miles
from hsr base at HeMgoland or Cux-
haven toshave reached the mouth OF
the Thames. Some OF them have
;heen f0nnd In the English channel.
which tss9arther OF. Then the sink.
ing Of tn atAudacious ut the north Rof.
ireland 1rovsd how Tar. they could 30
f.s% hssn ta.ss S sss'. e: o:ssnsns hsxs
ling us stass Il 1ns Rss|
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
new PRESIDENT Will
ASSUME POSITION As
Mexican PEOPLES CHIEF

Washington, Dec. 9.-Provis.
ional President Gutierrez will en-.
ter Mexico City tomorrow and be
Installed in the national palace,
according to ofllcail telegrams to
the state depaFtInent.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

trict a. week later WROTE: r.
"The damage at Sampigny. a peace
ful little village of 1900 inhabi-
tants perched above the Meuse be-
tween the two ranges of hills on each
side OF the river. " confined to only
few houses; ono Of them, called
Le Clos. happens5 to belong to. the
ngesident OF t,ae ,Fepuhltc, add haa 40
cordingly been made the target for
forty-eight German shells during the
two commandments. 1t is now, a-heap
Of ruins 80.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
Berlin Report Maintains the
Russian Prisoners Are
Growing in Numbers.
FRENCH POSITION
REPORTED TAKEN
k'''er's Own Resiment Given Credit
for Capture Of Strong Point Of Sup
port in Argonne Forest-Battles
Take Normal Course. T.

Berlin. Dec. 2.-The German on
. cial statement. issued after noon to-
day. claims the capture of a strong
French position in Argonne forest by
Emperor Williams own regiment.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
I'm the western theater Of war. the
enemy made insienifcant advances
which were checked. In the forest Of
Argonne, q strong point Of support of
the enemy was taken by the Wuer-
temberg infantry regiment No. 120,
his majesty, the kaiser's own regi-
ment. On this occasion two officers
and about 800 of the enemy's troops
were made prisoners.
There is no news from Eastern
Prussia. In Northern Poland. the
battles are taking their normal
course. In southern Poland the en-
emy's attacks were repulsed.
THE report circulated in the for
eign press that the $4,000 prisoners
taken by us at Kutno are included in
the 10000 Russian prisoners report
ed by us previously, is untrue. In
the battles of Wloclawek, Kutno,
Lodz and Lowicz. the eastern army
has taken between November IL and
December /, over $4,000 Russian
prisoners.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02
French Statement.

SInv6xuCuUs
Paris, Dec. 2.-The French war Of.
flee issued the official announcement
here as follows:
In the region to the south Of Ypres
and Saint Elop, an attack of the en-
eny against an entrenchment taken
by our troops during the day was re-
pulsed by us. Our artillery inflicted
damage on group of three batteries
Of heavy artillery of the enemy.
.'At Vermilles the Chateau and tho
park surrounding 1t, two houses in
the yafag some trenches occu-
pied shE sour forces.
There has been spirited artillery
eXshsnye ia ths vicinity of Fay. to the
ssnthsss M sHqqnas;
IL ss ohS between Nsndesss-:
Ctsannsss "a as tbeen,a a violent. bonn
ha2aSge1 1Fs t,feh the enenny'e artil.
Isry rspllsA Without success accom-
patsss.,.s obstruction of a battery.
III ths NfsSt HE; n an xSttSEK
against F6nataife Madame was re-
pulsed, md wes made some progress
In the asecupation of a trench in the
forest of Courtes Chaussee, and a
rninorffoxsffied position near ST. HUI
bert
''On the heights of the Meuse. in
the Woevre district. and in the Vosges
there is nothing to report"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-02

THEs.WEA1EER

/. North Dakota: Patt1y cloudy
tonight and 111ursday. Warmer
tonight,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-10

tumbled, falling across Abbott's feet.
The man that was man hadn't given
back an inch. He had thrown his gun
aside and drawn his bowie knife.
That sure tried old Dicks nerve
he said, almost in a whisper, as l
came up. But his hand was steady as
he skinned him. g..
Sounds sentimental, l know" he
said, but I'm going to try to find
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-10
PROSPECTOR TO RISK LIFE IN WILDS SEEKING
CROSS THAT MARKS GRAVE OF HIS PAL

NNOSS TIA MANM
copporopoIis, Cal. (Brete Hart
Country, April 10.-"Somewhere up
near the British Columbia frontier,
in the Idaho panhandle, where the
wild raspberries grow thick and the
bear trails are deep, there's a rotting
little wooden cross stuck in the
ground-in little messy clearing.
''Pm going back there soon to
find it.
cts the resting place of my old
tillicum-Dick Abbott"
Carlos Martin, prospector, soldier
of fortune and son of CALIFORNIA;
golden mother lode, watched an eagle
soaring northward as he spoke.
"Dick was a man." unused Martin.
1.-THE kind that gives the white man
the right to wear the title of lord of
creation He never took water-he
never backed up.
HE was always hunting trouble
That is, he was a hunter of the big
bald-faced cinnamon bear, as fero-
cious as the grizzly.
1--WE were proving through the
thicketS.
Suddenly a big, ugly bald face
doomed above the log. We had inter
rupted a monster bull cinnamon at
his feast Of grubs under the bark His
little red tongue was slavered and his
eyes were red. Dick and the bald
face confronted each other, each feel
ing himself lord of the woods.
4 think I'll let that fellow CO. be-
gan Dick; he don't look just right to
me- But the bear couldn't see it that
way. He. began to come ahead. And
Abbott, a dead shot, began firing.
''Old badly didn't stop. He kept
right on coming, shaking himself as
each ball went home. The brute stood |
higher than the hunter, and he whin-
ed as he came-a thin, deadly cry
that makes your marrow go cold.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-10

that little cross of rotting wood in the
wilderness resting place of a
man. I'd like to know where he lies.,'
If Mary iourneyed out of town,
And bought the latest "V"-backed
gown.
No interest would her men friends
lack;
They'd say, we're glad to see you're
back. tN
The vest and the boIero are mo-
ticed in many of the new bedieea.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13

Grand Duchess Maria Adelaide. ruler
of the independent nation Of Luxembourg
is only twenty years old.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
Pleads Capitals Right
As Heart of America
Mrs. Ellis Logan President of Federation of Woman Clubs
Points Out Wonderful Opportunities that Washington
Offers to the People of the Nation.

cember of this year. Then our leading
artists win be here, and there will be
many social affairs in their honor. There
is the National Gallery Of Art which is
being added to intelligently year by year
and already has become one Of the most
interesting collections of our country.
Scientists and physicians come to the
city for study in our museums, the former
finding material for life study in the
National Museum and the Smithsonian
collections, while the latter congregate
at the gruesome displays of our Medical
Museum.
The social life of the National Capital
long has been one of its features, our
theaters providing good amusements, our
-Four Hundred" consisting of the cream
of the best people" of other cities. The
bathrooms of the city are famous for
their exclusive and elaborate entertain
ments, and official functions. glitter with
the uniforms and gold braid of military
and naval commanders.
There are all sorts of mems clubs
from the exclusive Metropolitan and Cos
mos clubs, the Army and Navy and
University clubs down to humbled social
organizations. Many Of the States have
their State societies.
THE Federation of Woman's Clubs
will hold open meetings every Saturday
morning at the Public Library to which
every woman is invited. A special fea-
tture OF the work this year is to be a
Club table" in one of the large de-
paTtment stores where a member Of the
federation is to preside every Saturday
at noon, providing public headquarters
and meeting place for club women strang-
ers in the City.
Internationally Washington has a splen-
did reputation. Its public schools are
models and this year the private semi
naries and colleges already are filling
with the children of the best families.
For prospective residents of Washing
ton it may prove interesting to learn
that the most epicurean appetite can be
satisfied in our markets and importing
grocery establishments, Our shops rank
with those Of all other cities, while those
merchants who make a speciality of i'm
porting, place the world at the feet of
the buyer. So cosmopolitan are the
crowds at every public gathering that
the garment made is Alaska often rubs
shoulders with the product of dress
makers in Tampa, Florida. But the sim
pie tailored suit answers for every occa-
sion. -
I'm fact the best testimonial for Wash
ington is the number Of people who love
IT, No one who has ever lived here fails
to return again and again.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-13
FURTHER REDUCTION
AT PENSION BUREAU
Commissioner Saltzgaber Says More
Clerks Are Likely to Be Dropped
at End of Fiscal Year.

Another sweeping reduction of forces
in the Pension Office, at the end of the
present fiscal year, was hinted at in the
annual report OF the Commissioner OF
Pensions, issued yesterday. The report
says that the government is under no
moral or legal obligation to keep the
employees in the service when there is
no work to be done.
Commissioner Saltzgaber says, in his re-
port, that 1t is with deep regret that the Of
ficials make these reductions, and states
that they do all in their power to leave
those. most deserving of being main
tanned. In part he says:
In the case Of every employ effected,
great and solicitous care was taken.
fected thought he had q prsonaI griev-
anve. claiming that others should have
been denoted or dropped and pleading
personal needs and personal merits. All
this made the task a very difficult one
as well as a sad one.
Each person had and has his own
ideas about retirement laws and civil
service pensions. but these subjects are
wholly within the province OF and to be
determined by the Congress. The situa-
ton could only be dealt with as 1t was.
Other lessons are that the work Of the
Pension Bureau is diminishing; that the
number OF old soldiers and their widows
Is decreasing rapidly; that the act of
May II, 1872, as amended by the act Of
March 4, 1873 has greatly curtaiIed the
work to be done In their behalf; that the
force now IN the bureau must be still
further largely reduced"