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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-05

Proper Treatment for Biliousness
For long time Miss Lula SHELTON.
Churchvilie, N. Y, was dizzy spells
Chamberlains Tablets were the onlv
thing that gave her permanent relief.
Obtainable everywhere.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-05
A. s DIMrCK, Constable.

have in my possession one cream
colored gelding, dark name and tail,
branded with double horse shoe on
right thigh, age about 10 years.
Unless sooner claimed by the owner,
viii sell the above described animal
- public auction at my place in Benin
lngton, Idaho. on Monday, March %,
1916 at one o'clock D m.
Sam R. Ball, Constable.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-05

! have in my possession one light red
yearling heifer, small hole in right ear
and small swallow fork In the left ear,
no brands visible.
Unless sooner claimed by the owner,
! viii sell tine above described animal
st public auction at my home in Ward
bOro on Saturday, March 0, 1915 at 10
o'clock q. m.
A. s DIMnCK, Constable.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-05

Is il the Goodyear user. whose
choice is confirmed by some
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-05

Constable Geneva Precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Note to Germany.

The United States demonstrated with
Great Britain over such use of the
American flag, and said at the time in
a note to Germany:
IF the commanders of German yes
sells Of war should act upon the pre-
sumption that the flag of the Emitted
States was not being used III good
faith aud shod destroy on the high
seas an American vessel or the lives Of
American citizens il would he difficult
to view the act in amy other light than
as an indefenSible violation of neutral
rights which it would be very hard in
deed to reconcile with the friendly re-
lations now happily subsisting between
the two governments
IF such "A deplorable situation should
arise the imperial German government
can readily appreciate that the govern
ment of the United States would be
constrained to hold the imperial Ger
man government to a strict accounts
bility for such acts of their naval au-
thorteS and to take any steps that
might be necessary TO safeguard Amer
lean lives and property and to secure
to American citizens the fun enjoyment
of their acknowledged rights on the
high seas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
In Confederate Army.

Born of distinguished Georgia fam
lily in the town of Monticello in that
state. zen. King entered the confed
crate army after the completion of
course At the University of Virgin il
al the outbreak of the civil war.
lie was promoted by various grades
20 the rank of colonel Of artillery, IN
" hich branch of the Confederate serr-
Ice he commanded "A Battalion. At the
close of the war he moved to Louisiana
and engaged in planting and i'll the
study of law. shortly aftcrward he was
appointed brigadier general o: the
state troops.
Hacked by his military record, Gen.
King was elected as democrat from
Louisiana to the Forty sixth. Forty
seventh. Forty eighth and. Forty-ninth
Congresses. and at the expiration of
this public life moved to Washington,
where he had resided ever since.
During his service in Congress, eN
tending over many years. he was in
terested in the establishment of an m
tcroceanic canal and was also chairman
of the committee i'll charge of Missis
Sippi river Improvements. and was in
strumental in having the commission
created He was also a big factor in
The suppression of the Louisiana state
lottery
TIL, general is survived by his wife
He had no children. and was the last
of his family. his brothers having been
killed in action during the civil Wa.
Burial will take place in Arlington
cemetery. Monday afternoon At 3
o'clock. following funeral services at
an Undetermined place These serv-
ices will be under the joint auspices Of
Camp III, L. c. v, of which capt. Fred
Reall is commander, and of Rouse Camp
of c. V. of which DR.. Samuel +. Lewis
is commander
The following will act as honorary
pallbearers at the funeral services:
Mai Holmes Conrad. Leigh Robinson.
Capt William A. Gordon, Capt. Perry
de Leon, Or. Samuel f., Lewis. !. T.
Callaghan, Capt. William H. Nichols
and Mai Edward ". Andersen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN TAXI.
Doctor Believed to Have Slain Girl
and Self in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. May s.-A man believed
to be pr &. V. Druen of the Medical
Corps of the United States Navy late
last night shot and killed Miss Grace
E.ichorn of this city in taxicab. He
then killed himself.
Letters from Miss Eirhorn written to
a Washington address telling of her
love for DR.. Druen and urging him to
forget his Jealousy were found in the
doctors Satche1
The letters from Miss Eicborn to the
phvsician mentioned Il woman named
Blanche and Il man named Billy In all
of them the young girl cautioned the
doctor to be SparlnS IN ms attentions
TO Blanche, and assured him that she
herself would he cautious in her rela-
lions with Billy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08

The sinking "f the l.usitania ma rii s
the climax Of a series of incidents since
the announcement uf the German war
zone decree concerning which the
American government has been silent.
IT is now predicted that even though
it developed that no American lives
were lost On the Lusitania. general
representations viii be made by the
United States covering all the eases in
volved IN The Death OF Leon e. Thresh-
er, an American citizen. when the Brit
ish steamer r'alaha was sunk the
dropping Of bombs on the American
steamer Gushing. and the attack on
the steamer Gulfight. which was
wrecked with :, loss Of three American
lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08

used on the surface. II viii carry
number of guns rf small Gather ami
machine guns and in addition Will 10
fitted with ten torpedo tubes. These
tubes VIII he arranged to discharge
torpedoes at all angles and IL will not
he necessary to manenVer the vesse
INTO one certain position to send fort't
its weapon ot destruction. hut II vii
be able to discharge ahead. hroadsidl
and aStern.
The interior of this vessel. too. VIII
be NOR. like that of the warshIp q;
her size. She will have comforta b'l
quarters for officers aud men: he heat
ed, well stored with fresh air ann
carry supplies that Will last for long
cruise, II is expected that the Schley
VIII he ready for serve. neNt yea.
Work viii he pushed as much AS pos
slble 10 get her out early. The cost
of the SchleN will he Sl.San.0oo Thu
engines are being built hN the New
London Shipbuildinc and Engine COM
pant-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
PERWYN HEIGHTS IMPROVED
Citizens Hear Reports of Progress at
Association Meeting.

The May meeting of the Berwyn
Heights Association was held Thursday
evening ii the HON" of William II
Smyscr. on Hunt!ef avenue. More than
forty members attended.
The committee on roads and walks re-
portet! that about four miles of the streets
in I3erwyn Heights have been improved
this spring. and the work on the walks
was nearly completed. new bridge on
HuntleN avenue will be built by the ui-
rector of highways of Prince Georges
county.
Several new names were added to the
list of members, which now number more
than eighty Much interest was mani
tested in the public school on the heights.
and the association is TO hold a basket
picnic at the schooihouse. May II, when
steps will he taken To improve conditions
at the school.
>The next meeting Of the association
will lie held June ;. at the residence of
J. C. Brelsford. on kelcher avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
BUSINESS MEN DEPART TO
TAKE PART IN GAMbOL

More than one hundred business men
If s..shiu"tou are TO leave for Balti-
more at "a o'clock this afternoon 10
participate IN Il trade boosting samboi.
to he hcld under The auspices of the
Retail Merchants Association. Upon
arrival at baltimore they are To board
the steamer Three Rivers and return
TO WASHINGTON a.. NN.'l"r. tops
49,. T., he made at lower river points.
Secretary Columbus announced today
tia 4 In .t..tlt. at t@teis arc To witness
d special drill by two of the tireboats
of The Baltimore fire department be-
fore the steamer starts on its way
down the BAY chief Wagner of thu
District fire department called up the
chief of the Baltimore department TINS
morning and said that anything which
he could do for the entertainment of
the Washington merchants would be
GreatlN appreciatth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
No Distinction Drawn.

There was no distinction drawn then
as to whether the representations OF
the United States covered Americans
travelling on belligerent or neutral
craft. but officials informally disclosed
later that the note had been purposely
phrased so as to cover both contingent
cies.
The Language. of the American note
was everywhere recalled today as a
possible index of the policy to he pur-
sued. The discussion at the time arose
particularly over the misuse of flags
bv belligereut vessels, the LuSitania
itself having flown an American flag
to escape attack from German sub
marines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
BELIEVE THERE WAS
INSIDE EXPLOSION
u. S. Naval Officials Suspect
Lusitania Was Victim of
Double Attack.
INTIMATlON IS DERIVED
FROM PREVIOUS WARNING
Speculation Regarding Rumors Of
Treachery on the Irish Coast.
Story Is Discredited.

Suspicion that the i.uSitaniA must
ternal as wen as external explosions is
entertained by naval officials, who to-
day expressed surprise that Il vessel
with so many water-tight compart-
ments should sink so quickly within
thirty minutes after the first explosion
The ship is understood to have car
ried a vast quantity of war materla1
for the allies, including much ainmu-
milton. Some of this might have been
exploded by the torpedo which struck
the ship. In that event. the fact tha'
the Lustania foated only thirty MN
utes would be explained. as the internal
explosion might have ripped open sew
others that they gradually gave way
under the pressure of inrushlnS water
In naval quarters. while the torpedo
ing of the IusitH MIA was deplofed.
there. was much specula ton as to why
the swift liner had slowed down IN
the path of submarines.
Officers said it was Very difficult for
torpedo to strike a big ocean liner
going at fun speed. and did not under
stand where the British destroyers that
would ordinarily control the course OF
the vessel could have been when the
Lusitania was struck in broad day
light.
Some navy-otficers read. in the plain
warnings published in this country before
the departure of the big steamer that she
would be attacked. an intimation that the
ship would be blown UP from inside dur
ing her voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Dog Bites Child; Animal Shot.

A stray white and tan dog YESTERDAY
afternoon paid the penalty of death for
having bitten Mary tadell, five years
old, 1c44 L street southeast. The child
was playing near her home when the
stray animal attacked and hit her on
the left leg DE- james Watson dress
ed the wound, and Mounted Sergt M L.
Raedy killed the dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Connected With Naval Hospital.

Charles v Druen had been connect
ed with the Naval Hospital in Wash
in.ton for about year and a half
his grade being hospital apprentice,
first class. During his stay at the hos
pital he had established a record for
himself OF attending 10 his duties. Be
fore being detailed here he had been
in the naval hospital IN Brooklyn,
y. y. and on the hospital ship Solacc.
His nearest living relative is a
brother Samuel 3. Druen. resident
of Baltimore. The deceased visited
this brother weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
ITALY MAY DECLARE
WAR UPON TURKS

GENEVA. Switzerland. May \. wa
PARIS 3.2e nm The Tribune pub
liShvs a dispatch from Rome stating
the Italian government has decided.
owing to the recent uprising IN Tripoli,
to notify Turkey that II considered
void the treaty of Lausanne.
Such a notification. the Tribune says.
would amount to "A declaration of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
GEN. JOHN FLOYD KING
DIES At THE AGE Of IS

Gen. John Floyd King, 1872 calvert
street northN est. assistant register Of
the Treasury, died at George Washing
ton University Hospital early this
morning after a brief illness. No def
mite cause for his death could be Dis
covered this morning. but il WAS saj
AT the Treasury Depa :tment that il
was attributed to heart disease.
Gen King, who Was three
years old at he time OF his death. had
been a resident of the District since
1857 During this period he was
lively engaged in Mining operations
and lust a year ago WAS appointed as
sistant register in the Treasury De
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Considered of Great Value.

From military point of view the
Schley viii be of enormous value in
both offensive and defensive service
The boat will have considers BILE free
board to make 1t seaworthy under all
conditions in the open sea. 1t Will
have an elevated bridge ~ addition to
a coming tower and this viii make
it practically a small eunboat when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Navy Officers Prediction.

Navy officers predicted that one effect
of The loss of the Lusitania would be a
popular demand in England for ener-
2etic action by the fleet The failure
of the attempt to force the Dardanelles,
followed by the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania, would be certain to produce such
a demand. ii was SAID.
Looking over the German submarine
crusade, some officials here said it was
hard to understand why attacks We're
confined to merchant craft when so
many troop and supply transports are
in daily transit between England and
France. Before the great new army
was moved from Great Britain to
Flanders it was recalled, 1t was Of
ficially announced that more than a
million troops had been embarked and
disembarked by England without Il
single accident. That number probably
is more than o.O00.0 900 By this time. yet
no case of "a submarine attack on these
ships has been received with the eX-
ception of one recent incident near the
DardanelleS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Song Recital for Y. M. C. A.

A song reciiai for the benefit of the
Y. NJ. g \. Mas given AT the New Will
lard Hotel last night by Miss lnez Bar
bour. soprano. She was accompanied
by Miss Julia Higgins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
WASHINGTON HORSE
SHOW |NAUGURATED
Great Crowds Throng to the
Grounds at 18th and D
Streets for Opening.
VISITORS ARE HERE FROM
MANY CITIES OF THE EAST
Speculation as to Whether Entries
of A. G. Vanderbilt. Lusitania
Passenger. Will Be Scratched.

With the band of the United States
engineers playing marching music. with
flags living in variable winds under
sunny skies and with great thronss
croWding into the grandstands. boxes
-nd general admission places. the Ma
tIonal Capital horse show began this
afternoon at o'clock at the show
grounds. 18th and p streets northwest.
More than ! 900 horses are entered
making the show the greatest that
Washington has ever arranged, not
only III point of numbers. but in quality
as well Long before the opening hour
great streams of persons Well known
In public life. army officers. members
Of Washington society and mere horse
lovers. gathered TO hear the prelmi-
nary concert and to walk among the
abies and see the horses at close
range
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Many Vanderbilt Entries.

Visitors from New York. Fhila,iel-
phia, Baltimore. Richmond and other
eastern cities arrived in numbers
Among these. who number many
friends of Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt,
who was passenger on the Lusitania
and who had not been reported saved
az an early hour this afternoon. the
possibility of the withdrawal of Mr.
Nanderbilts horses excited the most
interest.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has a stable of nine
horses at the show grounds. the first
of which to be shown this. afternoon
is the famous gig horse. Sir James. He
Is scheduled TO enter the ring at . 20
o'clock. Mr.. Nanderblt's pair Of har-
ness horses. Duke and Pireno. are
scheduled to enter the ring at 80. and
his lady phaeton team. Lady Wariey
and Pireno. are on the card for show
ipg at 80 O'Clock.
IL was said this afternoon at the Van
derbilt stables that nothing could be
said as I" whether the horses would
he scratched No news from Mr. VAN
derbilt had been received shortly after
the opening of the show. Mr.. Sander-
hilt had made arrangements to 20 20
Europe on the Lusitania. foregoing the
cpportunity to come to Washington to
see his horses exhibited here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Sensati ton Created.

The report that the i.uSitaniA Was
torpedoed without warning created a
profound sensation for it was the first
case in which this threatened procedure
has been carried out With Americans
on board bcIlierrent vessel Aside
from the diplomatic phases Of the case,
which We're widely discussed in the
capital, The sinking of the liner brought
TO light AN interesting story Of repeat
ed threats ana warnings which have
past OF = pia:: - the German admiralty
70 sink the Lu$i;:,nia for the psycholo-
sical effect il would have on Great
Britain and the terror il might spread
among ocean travellers generally
Planned Ahead, Is Belief.
Information gathered among officials
of the government and III diplomatic
quarters confirm the belief that plans
for the destruction of the I.usitania
were made several weeks ago First
the German embassy was instructed to
advertise IN In. leading newspapers of
the United States Warning passengers
against travelling on beiigereHt ships
Anonymous warnings then were sent
to Individuals who proposed sailing on
the l.u"lttilla. hIoHt SIShihcdHl OF all
were letters received here from officials
IN Germany by private persons stating
thai the Lusitauta surely would be de-
stroyed.
From the day the ship sailed from
New York, officials here have received
injuries from many sources almost
daily as to the safety Of the vessel
one official was told with much posi-
tiyenesS early yesterday that this was
the day selected for the destruction
Of the vessel
Sinking Is Reported.
'tb,. ,a,aI ra,Iio station al a,Ji,y,on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Sinking Is Reported.

The naval radio station at Arlington.
which has been on the alert for news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Cruising Radius of 1000 Miles.

The cruising speed of the Schlry viii
be from eleven to fifteen nautical miles
an hour and at these speeds il VIII
have cruising radius OF 100 miles.
That is, il Will have sufficient fuel
capacity to enable it to cruise across
the Atlantic and back again with1":
feplenshing its fuel oil, That is an
advantage that no other submarine at
present projected has and Will ma Ike
tie SrhltA tine most destructive YES
" of its kind ever built.
.tI Its speed it viii be exceedingly
difficult for any vessel to avoid its at
tack. merchant ships are able to
do in many cases with the present
German submarines
There Will be in all proba bility n
class in the United States navy of
these fast submarines and the one
now building is only the first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Question of Guns on Ship.

There was a disposition on the part
of the Germans to inquire also whether
the Lusitanja carried any guns on her
decks which might place her in the
class of a warship. and make unneces-
sary. according to the rules of inter
national law. the giving of warning.
Officials al the State Depa rtment said
they had not heard that the Lusitan a
carried any guns. At the British EN-
la ssy it was revealed that early In the
war, after the United States govern
ment had been consulted on the ques-
ton of small guns for the big liners
the advice was given by the State De
partment and needed, that no guns be
carried on the decks.
When the German admiralty pro
claimed the waters around Great Brit
ain and ireland a war zone" and
warned neutral vessels against the
dangers that Law therein the United
States did not admit GermanE's right
to place hazards in the way of Amer
lean vessels lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
NEW SUBMARINE SCHLEy
ONLY ONE OF HER CLASS
Boat. Now Being Built. to Be Larg-
est Underwater Craft in
the World.

The submarine Schley, which is TO
be built at once by the Electric Boat
Company at Groton. Conn. VIII he the
most dreaded of all submarines. In
its design and construction the naval
architects have taken big strides. The
largest submarine that is building -
under eco feet in length. This is tnc
class + Of the British. The boats
OF this class are to hav. Il surface
speed of twenty knots. The largest
OF the German boats are of >uo tons
displacement with = cruising radius
OF 1000 miles and make. Il Mas
planned. eighteen knots the sur
race and seven knots submerged.
The Schlcy is to be of the Holland
or diving type, 1t will diSplace APP
proNlmately loo tons AT the surface
and much more when submerged Tn"
length VIII be 265 feet over all. or
about sixty five feet longer than any
submarine nov projected by any Euro
pean power. This craft Is to Toe driven
by Niseco Diesel oil engines which Will
develop 1000 horsepower. and these
engines will enable the craft to main
tam Il speed on the surface of twenty
nautical miles an hour. When sub
merged the vessel Will he driven by
electric motors and viii then make
eleven nautical miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
Well Equipped With Boats.

The ship carried the full complement
of boats, both of the regular and COLLAPSE
BILE type, and of life RATS required under
American navigation laws. A place for
every person aboard the ship in lifeboats
was assured, II is said, and undoubtedly
all boats We're swung out and proviSioned
as soon as the steamer cleared New York
harbor and remained all the way
across. Every precaution that could be
taken without impairing the seaworthiness
of the steamer certainly was carried out
AS has been the rule all British and
other vessels traNerSing the war zones
since the German submarine blockade was
declared. 1t was said. however, that the
task of getting into the boats nearly 1000
persons, many Of whom We're women and
probably We're terrified by the explosion
of the torpedoes could not be accomplish
ed in thirty minutes
Rumors of Fenian revoitS in ireland
have reached various departments of
the government here many times since
the outbreak of the war While no
definite Information to this effect has
come, the fact that German subna rineS
have been active off the Irish coast led
some officials of the state department
to credit reports that q German base
for submarine raids had been es1ab-
Hshed with the aid of rebelliouS Irish
in some hidden cove known only to the
no tive Smuggltrs on the Irish coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08

from time to time, has been reported as
having picked up messages saying the
vessel was sunk. Inquiry at the Navy
Department each time failed to confirm
the reports. and they were not circu-
lated because 1t was feared they would
spread unnecessary alarm
AT the German embassy here, while
no comment was made as to whether it
be destroyed. it was said the embassy
knew the Lusitania carried arms and
ammunition and. being advised of the
resolution of the German admiralty to
attack ships that carried such contra
band, officials had believed she would
be attacked. 1t was urged that the
purposeof the German submarine cam
paign was only to destroy British com
merce and ships, but not lives