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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-11-21
VOL. xxx
Mr.. Edenborn's Views on the War.

On October End you inserted
an article setting forth the losses
sustained by this Southland, to-
falling 81, 0l0, 600, eco. My atten-
ton has been called to the head
ing you give the article and to
the foot note which you added,
indicating that you did not agree
as to the cause of the war. That
the German War Lord Emperor
drove his people like sheep to the
shamble to crafty his aristo-
cratic will and desire for world
power, etc.
How you can designate my ar
ticle as IA German View of the
War" is mystery to me. l be-
lieve you know, what most peo-
pie in Louisiana know, that | am
a citizen of the United States.
For your full information will say
that / was born in Westphalia
(once a kingdom), now one of
the confederated States of the
German Empire. Germany is
the United States of Europe.
When fourteen years of age both
my parents and eleven children
of our family were dead. | was
apprenticed for four years to
learn the wire trade and then
left for the United States of
America. leaving but sone near
relative, a sister, in Westphalia,
aad she followed me ten years
thereafter. Arriving in New
York, / renowned allegiance to
the King of Prussia, became a
citizen, and cast my first presi-
Dental vote in 1868 for Seymour
and Blair, which was probably
before you were born. My only
family ties and my only interests
centre in the United States, con-
sequently my views are the views
of an American citizen, and l
will give you undisputed facts on
which | base my opinion as to
the cause of the European war.
No doubt you have seen copy
of the Belgian Neutrality Treaty
of 1897. This treaty was signed
by the representatives of Prussia
and those of England, France
and others. 1t set forth that the
signatories guarantee Belgian
neutrality SO long as Belgium
herself observed the same neu-
trality,s In 1870, at the time Of
the Franco-Prussian war, the
question of Belgian neutrality
was up for discussion in Eng
lands. House of Commons, and
Mr.. Gladstone in a speech on Au-
gust 8, 1870. stated:
There is. admit, the obliga-
ton of the treaty = but | am
not able to subscribe to the doc
trine : that the simple fact
of the existence OF a guarantee
is binding on every party to it ir-
respectively altogether of the
particular position in which il
may find itself at the time when
the occasion for acting on the
guarantee arises. The great au-
thorities upon foreign policy :
as Lord Aberdeen and Lord Pal
merston, never to my knowledge
took that rigid, and it | may ven.
ture to say so, that impracticable
view of the guarantee.
Therefore, England's view Of
the 1887 treaty was set forth anc
necessarily her view on neutrali
ty treaties was taken note of by
the other signatories. At the
first Hague Convention in 1899
no rules were formulated regard
ing neutrality conditions. Al
the second Hague Conference, a
the request of France, rules were
promulgated, Great Britain offer
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Then Great Britain experienced
a change of heart, and though
her delegates had moved these
articles, England refused to rati-
fly them, while she did ratify
most of the other conventions on
November 81. 1909. t(A table
showing the ratification of con-
ventions has been published by
the World Peace Foundation of
Boston,. Great Britain not ac-
cepting the articles of inviolabili-
ty OF neutral powers is not bound
by them. This is in accordance
with the principles of the Hague
Conference. Consequently Eng
land left herself a clear field in
regard to Belgian neutrality.
Yet, she claims to have gone to
war because another power did
what she herself could do with
impunity. Japan, Britain's ally,
has broken international law by
infringing the neutrality of Chi
ma. The presumption of insin-
cerity certainly exists when one
charges against others a crime
which one would have felt at lib
erty to commit oneself. The
British government better than
anybody else knew that Germany
did break her neutrality agree
ment because of the hostile acts
of Belgium herself. French Off
GERS and gun experts had been in
Belgium many months, and
French army air craft had cross
ed Belgian territory to reconnoit-
er along the German frontiers.
When the question of declar-
ing war on. Germany was up in
England's Parliament, the ven
cradle John Burns and John Nor
ley, the historian, and one other,
whose name / disremember, stat
ed that the claim of England hav-
ing to make good her guarantee
regarding Belgian neutrality was
a piece of hypocrisy, and rather
than appear as supporting the
government they resigned their
positions.
The labor leader, Ramsay Mac
donald, in his paper called the
Labor Leader, " of Manchester.
(see N. Y. Evening Post, Sept.
49,, stated: ''Germany's guaran-
tee to Belgium would have been
accepted by Mr.. Gladstone. If
France had decided to attack
Germany through Belgium, Sir
Edward Grey would not have OBJ
ljected, but would have justified
himself by Mr.. Gladstone's opin-
ions."
The German War Lord did not
drive his people like sheep to the
shamble. When he took hold as
Germany's ruler, England cabled
! the world over that the War Lore
would put all the world at war,
After ruling about twenty-sever
years. during which he proved
as Carnegie stated, the most
peace-loving man in Europe, it is
simply ridiculous to use the name
War Lord. because he is now {
gray haired grandfather with
power more prescribed than those
of our president.
The New York Times of Oct. 1
printed copy of a letter sent by
De L'Escaille, Belgian Minister
to Russia, dated July 80. 1914, il
which he stated: What is IN
contestable is that Germany ha.
, striven here, as well as at Wen
ma, to find some means of Avoid
: ing a general conflict. = : Al
official communication to thu
! newspapers announces that tn,
, reserves have been called unde
: arms. y y One can truly asl
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thuSlaSm, relying on enormous
progress achieved since the ia
panese war. The Macy is so far
from having realized the program
of its reconstruction that it can |
scarcely enter into the matter OF
reckoning. 1t is probably there
that the motive les aohich gives
such great importance to the as
satrance of EngIand's support.
So you see that England's sup
port was promised Russia on or
before July 80, at which time the
Belgian question had not arisen.
Let me call your attention also
to the following: Our United |
States at the Naval Commission
at Hague in 1907 strongly advo-
Gated inviolability of private pro-
perty at sea. 1t must be plain |
to any one that two or even more
powers warning at sea might
sink one anothers dreadnaughts
and take government properties
and ENJOYS as prizes, but surely
all the balance of the world, hav-
ing no interest in such war at
sea, ought not to suffer. Private
property should move unmolest-
ed. After full discussion, the
United States leading for inviol-
ability, the vote stood: United
States, Germany, Austria, Bel
GUM, Brazil, Bulgaria, China,
Denmark, Greece, Italy, Ecqua-
dor. Norway. Persia, the Neither
lands, Roumania. Siam, Turkey,
Sweden, Switzerland, etc. But
England did not want inviolabil-
ity and succeeded in getting her
allies to vote against inviolabili-
ty as follows: England, Russia,
France, Japan, Mexico. Portuga
and Spain. Had England agreed
with the United States and others
on inviolability, her allies would
undoubtedly agreed to it. In
which case this Southland would
not have to suffer the tremendous
losses given heretofore. Cotton
planters of the Red River Valley
have assured me that my figures
were too low inasmuch as cotton
seed had declined $40 per ton,
and fully half ton of seed being
produced to each bale of cotton.
Judge George C. Holt. of New
York, addressing the Maritime
Law Association of the United
States, of which he is president,
on October 10, stated: "A de-
termined effort should be made
after the war to put a stop for
ever to the capture, seizure and
destruction of merchant vessels.
In the Crimean War, France and
England allowed Russian ships
six weeks to depart from ports
lunmoiested. Now that war was
declared, Great Britain immedi-
ately detained ninety-five Ger
man vessels in British ports and
Germany seventy British vessels
in German ports. All neutral
ports are crowded with idle ships.
The commerce of the world is
stopped because as yet the de-
lstruction of an enemy's vessel
lis legitimate in war. Floating
mines should also be abolished
and generally the question of u.s.
ling mines should be considered
anew after the war;
! The Florida Times Union (see
shreveport Journal October 29)
says: Germany would be glad
to get right now three million
bales of cotton and would pay US
a good price. 2
j A day or two ago the press had
an article stating that Austrian
spindles are all idle for the want
of cotton. Is it not plain that
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JUST RECEIVED FROM OUR NEW YORK OFFICE-New Fresh,
Garments comprising lots Of Suits Coats and Dresses bought
from the manufacturers at way below value.
opportunity strictly and select
apparel at great savings
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-04
JUDGE .EDINGS CHAIRMAN
NEW CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

Mayor .. ). Fern oecasioned sur
prise at the meeting Of the board Of
supervisors when he submitted the
names of the new civil service COM
missioners. Because of his recent III
ness it was thought that perhaps he
would not submit the names for a
week or two The new commissions
ers, who were confirmed at once and
without objection, are:
Judge w. s. Edines, chairman.
Jesse Makainai.
c. n. Brown,
On motion of Supervisor Mcclellan,
salaries of the commissioners were
fixed at 5000 for the year. Their time
expires the last day of December In
his appointment, Mayor Fern fixed the
tenure of their office.
The following is the summary of
meeting:
From roads committee recommend
ing that contract for repair of belt
road from foot of Pail to .Waiahole
be entered in with ]. H. Wilson.
Adopted.
From. police committee recommend
ing sale of unclaimed property at po-
lice station in accordance with new
ordinance Adopted
Report from county engineer on road
work for month. Adopted.
Communication from Sheriff Jarrett
asking appropriation of $500 month
to be used as revolving fund. Grant
ed.
Report Of Sheriff Jarrett for month
of January-Arrests AS, convictions
304, fines $196.10. Adopted
Communication from, county engi-
neer reporting resignation, of f. w. L,
Humphrey, and recommending that he
be given a two weeks vacation on pay
before resignation becomes operative.
Ways and means.
Report Of garbage department for
year, which shows a substantial inn.
provement over previous years"
Report from DR. ]. T. Wayson, city
and county physician, on work of year
attended S67 cases, with treatments
amounting toAl757 Says he: 4 strong
" advice a complete reorganization
| Of cur city and county health depart
ments, limiting our health matters to
the care of INDECENT sick. emergency
hospital. street sweeping and disposal
/ Of garbage. ali other matters of health
and sanitation to be left to the su.
pervision Of the territorial board Of
health BE endorses the action Of
the supervisors IN Withdrawing super.
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With a hip-hip hurrah, whirl OF
daintiness, bright smiles, catchy songs
and wealth of pretty costumes and
attractive scenery, Tiger ISLE" will
make its initial bow to Honolulu
audience at the hands of the talented
members of the SpauldiDg Musical
Comedy Company at the Bijou the
alter this evening, two performances
being given by the artists. :. 3
That the Spaulding company will set
a pace hard to equal is the prediction
Yentnred by those who have witness
ed the efforts of the organization on
the mainland. Joel Cohen, who per
sonally selected the company, declares
that the Individual members have
many surprises in store for Honolu-
lans. T."@ FL. 2. 81
Tiger isle is a vehicle in which
the individual members of the SpauId-
ing company will be seen at their
best 1t is happy combination Of
clean fun and late and popular songs
and musical selections. 1t deals with
the fancied trials and tribulations of
a delegation of shipwrecked sailors on
a cannibal island, also infested by
man-eating tigers. q.
The principals in the cast partici-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-04
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA,
GAS OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin. dleests 5000
grains feed, ending al stomach
,. misery In five Minutes

Time it! Pape's D1apepsin will di-
gest anything you eat and overcome a
sour, gassy or ott-of-order stomach
surely within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like a lump OF
! lead in your stomach, or if you have
, heartburn, that is sign of indiges-
ton. -. -. =. .. F.,
Get from your pharmacist a fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and
take dose just as soon as you can,
There will be no sour risings, no
belching of undigested food mixed
with acid, no stomach gas or heart
burn, fullness or heavy feeling in the
stomach, nausea, facilitating head
aches, dizziness or intestinal gripping
This will all go, and, besides, there
Twill be no SOUR food left over in the
stomach to poison your breath with
nauseous doors.
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
| for out-of-order stomachs, because ii
takes hold of your food and digests il
just the same as if your stomach was
MT there.
Relief in five minutes from all stom.
ach misery is waiting for you at any
! drug store.
These large 50-cent cases contain
enough "Pape's Diapepsin" to keep the
entire family free from stomach dis.
orders and indigestion for many
months. 1t belongs in your home.-
advertisement.
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pate in many pleasing musical num-
bers, among which are: "Arcania," a
chorus in which 10 pretty and attrac-
lively gowned girls appear. Clever
little Miss Audeile and the chorus will
be heard in "Buzzin' Time" Take
Me Back is song featuring Miss
Edith Newlin, who is said to possess
a wonderful voice of much range and
power. "Amina" win be sung by Mr..
Noon and in this he will be- joined by
the chorus. Incorporated in this song
viii be given an East Indian nautch
dance. =.
Miss NeWlin again appears In, 'Cai-
ro,' new to Honolulu theater-goers. il.
The Devon Sisters in the ""Synco-
pated Boogy-boo' are said to be ex-
|ceedingIy clever. r. = -. -.
/ A 'Salome dance" by Miss James,
and followed by a genuine Apache
dance" in striking and original cos
tune are predicted will afford pleas
ing diversion MISS Wood and Mr..
Noon appear in the last-named dance,
Spaulding and Murray, the eomedi-
ans, viii burlesque these dances.
The company has. in preparation a
new musical comedy for the following
week. - i /, =
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vision from the FISH markets, and sug.
costing that same action be taken
with regard to sanitary matters of
diaries. Adopted. s......-.. J.. ......
Communication from city and county
treasurer, asking if his office win be
called on to make water collections
when water system is turned over to
city and county Ways and means
Communication from Father Martin
asking use, out of school hours, Of
,, Koolau school. Granted.
Report from ways and means COM
| mittee, recommending purchase of
Buick runabout, model 1914, be pur-
chased for superintendent of electric
light department. Adopted.
Communication from Mayor Fern
appointing new civil service commits
sion-members: William S. Edings,
chairman; Jesse Makainai and C. H.
Brown. The appointment to take eff
feet Immediately upon its approval
and to serve for the ensuing term end
ing December 81, 1914" Confirmed.
! Resolution from Supervisor McClel-
| Ian making appropriation for road
work and one for $85 for emergency"
account in favor of Hawaiian band.
Adopted.
Supervisor Mcclellan recommended
that committee of three be appoint
! ed to make ready for transfer Of wa
! terworks. Supervisors Mcclellan, Pet
, RE and Pacheco
t. Supervisor Mcclellan moved that
SALARY of civil service commissioners
be set at $780, Passed.
Supervisor Pacheco moved that su-
| perintendent Of electric light depart
ment be authorized to buy fire alarm
boxes as provided for in budget.
Adopted -
Representative of Kaimuh I'm
preyement Club, asking that supervis-
ors adopt a general and workable pol
icy on road Improvement under road
tax, policy which sets out the pro-
portionate amount on street improve
ments owners must bear. -
T. NJ Church of the club stated that
the longer supervisors postponed ac-
\ tion under frontage tax the harder 1t
would be ON them; he also advocated
a fixed policy. A. r. Clark spoke on
same point.
Supervisor Mcclellan pointed out
/ his objections to such q policy-the
main streets should be treated diff
/ ferentiy from sma1ler ones
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FIELD WORKS
+. TO GUARD THE
inner CIRCLES

CONTINUED from page one)
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slar.B aIIelI1 eIrss yoa 81 ne asNs.
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$4,000

Note.-The total of the above items
exceeds the amount of the estimates,
but il is believed that the work, so
far as the essential features are con-
cerned, can be provided for the
amount of the estimates.
Mr.. Sherley. Please state just
what the character OF this armament
is thar you propose placing there.
Col. Burr. The armament is as
given in the preceding statement. and
in addition includes the following:
Bishops Point, two 3-inch; Fords
Island, two 4.7-inch and four 6-inch.
Mr. Sherley. How readily can you
do this work, assuming that the mon
ey is supplied to You?
Col Burr. The distribution of this
cost into the items representing the
classes of work would be as follows:
For purchase of sites, covering all
items of work and localities, 500 900;
for field works, exclusive of sites.
1851 200; for battery construction, ex-
elusive of sites, 1921 900; and for
searchiights, SIS, 600 The funds for
the sites, of course, should be avail
able In the first instance. >:
Mr. Sherley. Do you expect to be
able to obtain those sites immedi.
ately? $50 .
Col. Burr. We would proceed i'm
mediately to obtain the sites.
Mr. Sherley. Have you any OPP
tons? EE~ ~-~
Col. Burr. We have not.
Mr. SherIey. These are simply es.
Inmates as to the cost? ~.-ss..
Col. Burr. This estimate was made
on the ground, after considerable ex-
perience, by the local officer in Ho-
nolulu in acquiring other sites. We
should take steps to secure those
sites Immediately, since there may
be some delay, and any delay might
delay the expenditure of the other
funds. 49, ..-.... I'LL l..
Mr.. Sberley. Do You contemplate
that you will have to condemn, or
can you buy? $685. III
Col. Burr. cannot state speeifi-
cally with regard to these particular
sites. In the Hawaiian Islands we
have done both. We have purchased
some without condemnation, and we
have had to undertake condemnation
proceedings for various reasons, one
of which Is that we could not get a
clear title without condemnation on
account of the existing conditions.
With regard to the rapidity with
which this work can be carried for
ward, Mr.. Chairman, the item for the
construction of field works, 1851 &c.,
is included in the estimate of $457, 900.
That work is scattered over consid-
cradle area and it can be pushed rap.
idly and carried on practically at all
points. 1t is not concentrated. The
work is of such a character that it
can be prosecuted with rapidity.
There would be very little delay in
the accumulation of supplies neces.
sary to the construction, since it is
generally of a character which does
not require supplies outside of those
readily available.
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Site ......... ........... 1900
Searchlights, FIVE 36-inch and
one 60,inch ............... $4,000
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J. P. Friend was arrested at Pun
loa by US. Marshal E. r. Hendry
on charge of smuggling liquor into
a military reservation He will be
given a hearing before the U. S. COM
missioner this afternoon or tomorrow
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-30
CRAFT TRIAL NOW
UNDER FULL HEADWAY
Star Witness for State TeStf
fies at ST. Paul.

Willie Wolff, confessed ''profes-
siOnal'' thief and star witness for the
state against Martin J. Flanagan and
Fred Turner, former st. Paul police
officers, closed his direct testimony
in the st. Paul graft cases.
He was the object of a grilling
cross-examination by w. R. Duxbury
of counsel for the defendants, from
which he emerged with confidence at
the close of a session filed with
thrills ranging from the dramatic to
the ridiculous.
VOLTS testimony bore out the
promise OF County Attorney O'Brien
that the state would attempt to show
an agreement among Wolff, Flanagan,
Turner and May Burke, a former re-
sort keeper. to collect and share
equally 81 900 from Dorothy Hazard,
q keeper of a house Of i'll fame.
The questions put to Wolff on
cross-examinatiOn appear to bear out
the report that the defense will base
its case on the theory that Wolff and
the Burke woman, or Wolff alone,
accepted bride of $1,000 from Dor
othy Hazard for promised police pro-
lection, which they had no authority
to promise, and that neither Flanagan
nor Turner had any connection with
the case.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-30
His LOrdShip'S
Secretary
He Was More Refined Than
His Master.
By ANDREW c. EWING

Soon after Loriston became lord he
resolved to visit the United States, that
child of England fast outgrowing its
British father and whose institutions,
far different from those inherited by
Europe, were beginning to be the study
of thoughtful Englishmen. But in
making the trip he had no idea of be-
ing courted for his title as social lion
or marrying an heiress. Coming as he
did to study American institutions, he
preferred to travel not as nobleman,
but as Edward Arbuckle, which was
his name without the title.
Expecting to take back with him a
great deal of miscellaneous informa-
ton pertaining to certain matters in
which American methods differ from
those of England. he brought over a
stenographer and typewriter to aid
him in putting it on record. This per-
son, John Morton, had been the earl's
fathers agent for the collection of
rents and other business purposes and
had lived on the estate ever since be
was born. Consequently he knew all
aoout the family.
Scarcely had Loriston reached Amer
lea than Morton, who had in some way
unknown to his employer managed to
get hold of $500 or $500, left him with
out giving him any notice whatever.
The matter did not trouble the earl.
who took into his service an American,
who, being familiar with the country,
was likely to afford better service than
Morton.
Morton, who was handsome man,
resolved to make use Of his knowledge
of the Loristons to play game. upon
unsuspecting Americans. What game
he should play must depend upon cir