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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
Bombs Due To
Explode Today

Washington, d. c., July 7.-Wireless
dispatches have been sent by the navy
department to the liners Saxonia and
Philadelphia warning them of Frank
Hollis assertion that they were In dam
ger of internal explosions today. The
navy department acted after receiving
a copy of Hollis alleged letter to his
wife from the authorities at Glen Cove.
Washington. d. c.. July THE text
of Holt's letter telegraphed to the navy
department. was as follows:
"A steamer leaving New York
for Liverpool should sink, God will
ing, on the 7th. II is tho PhiladeI-
phia or the Saxony (Saxonia), but
am not quite sure, as these left
on the 2nd or 3rd."
On the margin of the letter was writ
"Tear this off until after this
happens"
The substance of Holts letter was
sent by radio to the commanders of the
two vessels as we'll as the departments
report that 1T had been unable to ver-
ify that explosives had been put aboard
one ship or the other. Two other trans
Atlantic liners left New York about the
same time. and navy officials expect
that they also would pick up the mes
sage and make Investigations. The
vague nature of Holt's message made
it possible, officials thought, that some
steamer other than those he nam l.
had been marked for destruction.
A copy of Hollis letter also reached
the navy from Superintendent Pullman
OF. the Washington police. who received
It from, Jose p. Cockrell.s of Dallas. II
was transmitted with the statement
that Mrs. Holt and her father wanted
the state department to know what il
contained.
Secretary Daniels denied a report
that the navy sent a fast cruiser te
overtake the SaXonia or the Philadel-
phia. The secretary said that none had
been ordered and there was no plar
to send one
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
WA WASHINGTON SILENT ON
PROPOSALS BY GERMANY
Government Not Inclined to Enter Unofficial Negotiations
Establish Basis Fer Reply to Last Lusitania Note
Want Berlin to Meet Issues as Set Forth

/ feeling in adninistration circles that
this gocerninent should stand on its
last note and ON the position it has
taken with respect to the foremost is
sue in the Lusitana case and that it
cannot permit these issues to be OBJ
scured or sidetrackeG.
+ 1t is also felt that the German posi-
tion should be judged from the forth
coming reply and not from various
proposals put out unofficially from
Berlin.
High officials Indicated today that
this government should stand on Its
conduct Informal negotiations of the
sort which Berlin Is credited with de-
string and asNto which It appears the
German foreign office Is trying out
various counter propositions to see
whether Washington Will stand for
them. ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

Washington. d. c., July Sit was
strongly intimated here today in high
official quarters that this government
IS not inclined to engage in jockeying
over the issues raised between this
country and Germany in the Lusitania
case.
The reports from Berlin that in
formal negotiations are on for the pur-
pose Of finding out whether the two
countries cannot reacn basis of nn-
derstanding before the reply of Ger
many is issued, have been met by 81
Ience at the state department.
Secretary Lansing does not feel war
ranted in discussing them. He refuses
to say whether forecasts given out
about the reply from Berlin are well
founded. 1s
Il = understood. however. e be the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
PLANTS SWAMPED With
ORDERS FOR ENGINES

Pittsburgh, July 7.-Nine hundred
employees of the X. Il. Port ter company
returned TO TIE shops here yesterday
and today in consequence of orders
from the Russian government for 33
locomotives. The engines are small.
% being of 72 tons each and il of 81
tons. Orders also have been received
for locomotives from South American
countries and one OF 33 locomotives
from Cuba.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

One Ship Not Heard From.
The powerful wireless stations OF
I the navy department were enlisted III
the efforts to prevent the threatend
d disaster at sea- IN answer TO the warn
4 Ing there was received today mes
sage from the captain OF the Phila-
a delphia, which said that everything
ahc.assis-had been identified, and that
Piled Her failure to do SO was at
tributed to the weakness OF her wire
less batteries, which could not, 1t was
thought, span the distance from mid
ocean to shore without delay.
Detectives today examined all the
American and Cunard lines. but none
of them seemed to tally with the de-
scription of the dynamite bomb they
were working on. The police do not
think the bomb, if it was sent. was
dispatched by parcel post
The police learned today that Holt
had bought 100 Illuminating caps, 100
feet of fuse, 100 electrical explosive
caps and 200 sticks of dynamite from
a local powder company. This order
was delivered to Holt at Central Park,
l.. l.. on June 20.
1t was ascertained today that Holt
left Ithaca on June 8 with the sulphnric
acid that he used in the bomb that he
J exploded at the capitol at Washing
ton The acid was purchased in an
J, ithaca pharmacy on State street.
Holt is said to have advised his wife
. in letter addressed to her at Dallas,
lex. This letter Police Commissioner
Woods. of the New York city police de-
partment. announced today was taken
by Mrs. Holt and her father to form
er >vernor of Texas. The former gov
Z ernor whose name was withheld, com
municated with Major Pullman. head
of the Washington police force, and
Major Pullman at once trans
mitted the information to the United
4 States navy department and police
headquarters here Warnings by wire
less we're sent broadcast over the At
lantic from stations on the eastern sea-
. board advising the Saxona and Phila-
! aelphia to steer toward each other.
The Cunard line and the American
line both were notified by Commits
sioncr Woods, and they also en-
i deavored to reach the steamers by
wireless.
At both offices it was said that it
would be practically impossible for
anyone to pass the many lines of
guards at the piers and to place ex-
nard line stated that there We're six
lines of guards protecting its vessels
from intruders.
In Ho,t's letter to his wife he ad-
viscd her to watch newspapers of
Wednesday, July Z, today. and told her
that she would see in those papers
just what he had done.
steamers leaving New York July 8
will be destroyed in mdocean by an
explosion" Holt is quoted as having
written. On the margin on the letter
there was pencilled admonition to
his wife to say nothing about what he
had written.
@ Fact Known Yesterday.
The fact that such a letter had been
written by Morgan's assailant, presum-
ably prior to his attempt on Mr.. Nor
cams life. was known to the police at
o'clock yesterday morning. but no pub
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
ARREST RECRUITS
FOR MONTENEGRO
Government Agents Break UT
Wholesale Recruiting Plot
and Seize Train Of
Reserves.

Portland. Ore. July S.-A train bear.
Ing a party of 147 alleged Montencgrir
recruits bound from Globe, Ariz., Is
Vancouver, b. c., stopped here today
and the agent in charge. A. L. Gurase-
States Attorney Clarence T.. Rcames
Representatives of the attorneys of.
flee stated, however. that the men Vert
not under arrest other than 10 say THAI
they had no warrants for the arrest OF
the alleged recruits and the agent ac-
companying them. the district attor-
neys office was noncommittal with re.
gard to what action might be taken.
1t was understood, however that i'm
structions were expected at any mo-
ment.
Many of the men We're of the great
stature characteristic of the Montene-
grin miner in this country They came
from the mining districts of Globe and
Miami, Ariz., where they We're re.
cruited amid fervid orations at mass
meetings, and left Globe Monday night,
b. Martinovich and Savo Gjoursh,
kovich, said to have been in charge OF
their recruiting, are under arrest al
Bisbee, AriZ.
Washington. ID. c.. July American
Red Cross officials attribute the ar
rest of Montenegrin officials in New
York, Portland. Ore, and 1sisbee, AriZ.
to ignorance of the neutrality laws ol
the United States and oVerzealousness
They remember that Capt. Anton "
Seferovitch arrested in New York. and
B. Martinovich. one of those arrested
at Bisbee. have at various times COM
municated With Red Cross headquar-
ters TO get relief supplies for taeil
country.
Officials of the department OF justice
said they had every reason to believe
the arrests had frustrated a plan Il
return thousands of Montenegrns tt
their own country. Although they are
not certain how many Montenegrins
now live in the United States. they say
the operations of the men already ar
rested indicate they hoped to enlis
several thousand men. The department
Is keeping close watch on reported at
tempts 10 enlist men in the United
States for the Italian army, but so fal
no definite evidence has come to light
1t was explained today that the
status of Montenegrin reservists differ!
| from those of Germany and France.
4 Practically all male citizens beyond
| q certain age are enrolled on the arm.
I lists of these nations. 1t was pointed
out and no enlistment is necessary TO
| a German or a Frenchman residing IL
| this country. who wishes to- foin tn
colors. Ir~the caserof MontefegTo, how
ever, enlistment is necessary and in
| jducing to enlist is in violation of TIL
| neutrality laws. Great Britain has NJ
| system of reserves. and the same rul
would apply to any enlistinents y
| Engiishmen made here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
FEW CHANGES IN EAST;
HARD FIGHTING IN WEST

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville), July
7.I'hc German army headquarters to-
day gave out the following official
statement:
On the west bank of the upper Nis-
tmla we made good progress. TO the
east of the Nistula there WAS no inn
portant change.
During pursuit of the Russians to
the Zlota Lipa river from july to
July ;. the Germans captured 1850
men. The number of prisoners made
south of lsiale Bloto has been in
creased to seven officers and about 500
mon.
I'm Poland south of the Nistula the
Germans stormed height % to the east
of Doowatla and south of RorZJmoW.
The Russian losses we'c very eonsid-
crablc Ten machine guns. ono revol-
yer gun and quantity OF rifles We're
taken.
More to the northward near the
vistula Russian charge was re-
pulsed.
In the western theater: North Of
Ypres. Belgium. British troops Eester-
day invaded one German trench. but
We're elected in the evening.
West Of Souchez two enemy night
attacks we're repulsed.
While we were shelling enemy
troops gathered at A!ras, the town
took fire and the cathedral is burning
"BetWecn the MeuSe ana lAe .ioseiIS
rivers there was lively fighting. There
| also was some activity to the south
west of Les Eparges. where the enemy
| continued his efforts to win back the
positions recently lost AT the first at
| tack the French got into Il part of the
| German line of defense. ~ counter at
| tack won back all the trenches. with
| the exception of one piece of 100 yards.
The enemy abandoned one Chine
| gun.
Two more charges made by the ere
my. as we'll as an attack on Trachee,
| failed completely. Half way between
\ Ally and Apremoat the Germans at
| tackled and stormed the enemy positions
along i, front OF l,5O0 yards and CAP
| tured SEQ French.
Near Crnix Des-Carnes. in the forest
| of l.epretre. the enemy made an eIceD-
tioaally violent attack. which was re-
pulsed.
.'0n ssudcl. in the Vosges. an enemy
trench was storned and rendered use
less for defense purposes.
''In the Champagne, southwest o.
Suippcs, q German aviator shelled sue
cessfully ar enemy training camp.
L .ss
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
HIS FRAUD COSTLY.

Frankenthal, Bavaria, tvia London).
July Jean Ganss, factory director,
commercial councillor and former as
sociate OF the commercial court has
been fined 25500 marks for making
false returns in connection with the
iilevying Of the armament tax. The fine
amounts to 20 times the sum OF which
the government contends 1t was de.
i6rauded.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
WILL. STOP EXPORTS
OF NEEDED MATERIAL S

London. July Steps have been
taken by the British authorities to pre-
vent the further expectation from
Great Britain of lead, spelteE. anti
mony nickel or any other metal neces-
sary in the manufacture of munitions
of war.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Munitions Minister Lloyd
George in the house of commons this
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
LIoYps SHIFT ODDS.

London, July 7-Lloyds is apparent
ly not hopeful Of an early peace. as its
insurance to pay a total loss IL peace
4 not declared BY December 81.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

New York July ST dead hand of Frank Holt assassin bomb
maker and alleged wife murderer reached the Atlantic
today and menaced with dynamite attacks transatlantic
liners with nearly 600 and children aboard Some
the Holt his wife, the liner Saxon the
Phadelphahe whchwould be destroyed today
dynamite bomb containing 30 pounds of explosive which Holt
ved by the police Holt had destroy the
ship.
he taken after his attempted of j. Morgan the
wireless cracked warming the Atlantic telling of his threat
blow ship and the of his life cleared with his
positive Identification Muenter the alleged wife murderer
fled Harvard university 1906 Nothing dramatic the
last few crowded days of Ho life has than the of
destruction that after his death His confession that
he placed the bomb the capitol at Washington last Friday the
of j. p Morgan the growing belief that
Muente alleged of his wife eliminating today
his positive Identification deatas Muenter and his
20 feet from the his cell the floor
which the threatened destruction the
Philadelphia Saxonia fitted startling climax.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08
CRANK ASSASSIN IS Identified AS MUENTER

Prof c. n Could of Chicago University Declares Cornell In
strctor Was Suspected Wife Murderer-vast Quantities
of Dynamite In Possession of Madman-Tense Moments In
official and Shipping Circles Follow Revelations Concern
ing Plot to Blow Up Ocean Transports.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

In Letter to His Wife, Morgan Assaian Wecker Of Capitol
and Wife Slayer Suspect, Who Committed Suicide Last
Night By Leaping From Top Of His Cell, Declared He Had
Placed Explosives on Board the Philadelphia or Sax
onia and That They Were Due to Explode Today
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

According to English figures. tho
worlds consumption OF tea is steadily
increasing and the demand for British
tea far exceeds the supply.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

lie announcement was made Of it un-
til today. The first word of his letter
came from Glen Cove. Its contents We're
diNulged by man who had talked with
Holt in his cell for a long time yester
day. This man refused to permit tie
use of his name. but because of his
standing there WAS no doubt of the ;,u-
thenticity of his assertions.
Pic failure of the sSaxonia to- reply
was not regarded as of especial signifi-
canoe. as it was thought that She might
have passed out of the wireless zone of
communication. She Ia now four DAYS
out. and. 1t was said. it might be diff
cult for her to have a wireless message
relayed to shore. The Saxonia has 324
passenger aboard, of whom 115 are i'll
the cabins The Philadelphia has
aboard GIL. OF these 2O6 were in the
first cabin POS in the second, and 200
in the steerage.
Keeper Organ declared that Holt
appeared unusually cheerful early in
the evening. He could not understand
why Holt should write a letter, which
was found after his death, which Holt
addressed, presumably to his wife and
children, as follows:
u must write once more. The more
l think about 1t, the more l see the
uselessness of living under circum-
stances such as these. Bring up the
dear babies in the love of God and
man. God bless you. my sweet At
fectionately, Frank"
P. S-All please pardon me for
all the heartaches | have brought you
Pray with me that the slaughter will
stop. MY heart breaks. Goodby."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-08

In the Caucasus the Russians report
having checked a Turkish attempt at
mn offensive west of Ahlavat. French
destroyers have been operating on the
Asia Minor coast sinking Turkish ves-
sells and inflicting other damage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-28
Notice of Appointment of Admins
traitor.

5 lE0VOEs
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur County,
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of G. H.
McAlister, Deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
d Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of &. H. McAlister, late of
Decatur county, Iowa, deceased to
succeed j. q. McAlister deceased.
All persons in any manner indebted
to said deceased or his estate will
make payment to the undersigned;
and those having claims against said
deceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day of January, A.
d., 1915.
RAY McALISTER,
Administrator of said Estate.
23-3t BY E. e. Beck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-28

For Sale-On the Stone farm, 61s
miles northwest of Leon, 4 Y miles
northeast Of Decatur. native lumber
OF all kinds, fence posts, split or
sawed and stove wood. w. w. Pull
ton. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-28

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tragedy across the seas has suddenly
resolved into an acute crisis prob
lem which might otherwise have
been solved gradually and without
any far-reaching Industrial distur-
bance.
The United States is heavy debtor
nation. During the average year our
balance of the trade against the rest
of the world amounts to approximate
~ $50O,OOO,0O0, but on top of this
we always owe approximately anoth-
er $500 100000 which heretofore we
have been able to stand off by selling
Europe Industrial securities to that
amount. Now, however, the great
warning countries have served notice
that they not only expect us to pay
our debts above our trade balances in
gold, but that in addition they look
to US to buy back from them hun
dreds of millions Of dollars worth OF
lAmerican securities which are now
held abroad. It was, to deliver this
grim message that Sir George Paish,
| OF the English Exchequor, paid his
recent visit to the United States, and
r al
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17
KERSCHNER IS
TOURING STATE
In the interests of National
Prohibition for State
Committee.

Howard E. Kerschner, OF Kansas,
member of the flying squadron of
New England, and of national reputa-
ton, has been engaged by the Prohibi-
ton state executive committee for u
months work in West Virginia. This
Will be a rare opportunity for the peo-
pie in the towns that he visits to hear
man of ability, who has been at the
front in recent years of the great
movement for national prohibition. He
is at work In the interest of the Five
Million Club movement, an dto aid the
state executive committee In gathering
funds to place the new monthly paper,
National Prohibition" in 10000 homes
OF the people of this state and to keep
workers In the field to secure nation
wide prohibition.
Mr.. Kerschner started his work at
Martinsburg and from there went to
Berkeley Springs. Friday he was at
Bayard. Saturday and Sunday he will
be at Parsons other engagements will
be filled by him as follows: Elkins,
December 20; Belington, December 81;
Philippi, December 20: Buckhannon,
December %; Weston, December "a;
Jane Lew. December rs; and Lumber
port, December 26.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17

this time would be more helpful in
establishing our commerce abroad on
n firm basis"
Tho opening Of the Panama canal
and the agitation for an inland water
way along the Atlantic coast. Ms well
as the increased volume of domestic
commerce., the secretary pointed out,
made II important that statistics on
internal commerce be prepared by the
government.
Need Of knowledge.
at is surprising thing that we
should require by law careful knowl-
edge concerning our export trade and
allow our domestic commerce to go
on without any definite knowledge con-
corning II. Congress will BIO asked for
an appropriation sufficient to permit
the beginning of an effort to throw
light upon subject OF such vast Inn
portance. but of which we know so
little"
The secretary paid high tribute TO
the bureau OF foreign and domestic
commerce and 10 It's commercial at
taches abroad in securing contracts
tthllhS vi hOiihib iVl
can business houses. At present. he
says. there are no commercial attaches
in Central America, India. the near
East. South Africa or Canada. Tho
placing of ten additional commercial
attaches In those regions was recon-
mended.
ut is not too much to say that the
work OF this service has been at the
very center of growing movement
toward the creation OF an American
dyestuffs industry" the report says.
"In this connection signs are not lack
ing that the growth of our native In
dustry is hardly welcome to those who
have heretofore had substantial
monopoly in supplying our markets
from abroad"
In conclusion the secretary said It
was intolerable that the United States
should longer depend upon any one
foreign source for necessities in the
dyestuffs industry
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17
HIS OWN BOSS
Greensburg Pastor Resigns
Rather Than Preach as
Others Decreed.

GRlEENsBURG, Pa, Dec. 17.-In
rendering his resignation to the con-
gregation of the First United BretE-
rem church. the Rev. Warren L. Bun
ger that he would rather serve the
humblest flock in the poorest church
in all the world with freedom to preach
his convictions, than to shrlvel his
soul by willing failure to preach the
truth as God had given him 70 zee
the truth, though he were to reca!re
the handsomest income in the world
for so doing.
81 shall not fight individuals in o..
der to maintain my position" said the
divine. ~ refuse to be an ecclesiasti-
cal hireling. will not lower my
standards of the Christian ministry for
pay. l will not preach meaningless
vaporlng and gilttering generalIties
when living bread is to he admins
tered in Gods name to the souls OF
hungry and perishing men,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17
REDFIELD WANTS
PROTECTION OF
LABOR MARKET
AS We GROW Older

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Whatwc need is the rich cod liver oil
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