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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-27

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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-09-27
A Busy Saturday

Last Saturday was a very busy
day in Fitzgerald and our adver-
Users tell us they had all the
business they could handle. In
fact business Of all kinds over
the state is on the boom, and
cotton it is predicted, will soon
reach l2c, which causes Frank
Stanton to tune his harp and sing
this song:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
TAKE MAN FROM
AMERICAN CRAFT
German, Taking Out U. S. Papers,
is Removed by Officers of
French Cruiser.
BoRINoUEN VESSEL SEARCHED

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-wilhelm
Garde OF Brooklyn, purser of the
American steamship Borinquen, was
removed from the vessel off the har-
Dor OF San Juan, Porto Rico, by Off
GERS of the French cruiser Descartes,
according to the Borinquen skipper.
The ship arrived here today.
According TO Captain Dow Of the Borin-
quen the incident occurred about a. m.
on December 10, while his ship was five
miles outside San Juan harbor. After
i'officdrs from the Descaftes had come
aboaEd they sent boat alongside and
directed purser Garbe TO get In. To stop
the Borinquen the Descartes threw its
searchlight on It, then fired n blank
shot across its bows.
Garbe, 1t was said. was German. but
had taken out his first citizenship papers
some time ago. lie had been employed
by the line about three years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
NO FORD MEETINGS
ALLOWED BY DANES
Head of Peace Mission Learns He
Cannot Hold Any of Them
in Copenhagen.
HE WILL MAKE VISIT THERE

CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 20.-Henry
Ford has received information that
he will be prohibited from holding
meetings in Copenhagen, it was
learned today. He will go there,
however, to select the delegates to
accompany his peace party to The
Hague.
Mr.. Ford expects to go TO Copenhagen
in a week.
The newspapers in commenting edi-
torialiy on the Ford peace mission ex-
press lit2a -hope for the sucoess- OF -it.-S--
The verdens Gang, after saying that
the expedition will live in history. adds;
"'rhe great industrial organizer has un-
dertaken a gigantic task seemingly with
out definite plan. His peace plans
seem without shape and not worked out,
The delegates appear to know nothing
about It, The purpose Is greatly to be
admired, but 1t unfortunately is vague.
Nevertheless It will figure In history"
The other newspapers comment in a
similar vein.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
The Days War NeDs

BELGIUM HAS BEEN the scene
of notable activity by both sides
I'm the way of artillery fire, nc-
cOrdinE 20 Berlin. Allied mODi-
tors sheIIed the Belgian coast at
Westende, but were driven Of
NUMEROUS ARTILLERY actions
also have taken place along Ia,
front I'm France, Paris reports.
WITHDRAWAL OF British troops
in the suvIR bay and AnEac zones
of the GalIipOIt peninsula and
their transfer to "RnOther sphere
of operation" IL officially an
nOunced I'm London. The signifi-
cance of the move IL not clearly
brought out by the official an
ROuncement, but "a may heraIo
the abandonment of the GnIIIpiIi
enterprise.
GERMANY is SAID To have beEur
the concentration of AustrO-C
man forces at the Greek border.
The concentration VIII be COM
pIetcd ny Thursday.
PARTY OF Former Premier Gonr
naris, now minister of the in
terror in the SkOuIoudis cabinet,
seems 10 have been easily sue
eessfuI in the Greek election.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Mexican Revolution Ends After
Nearly Ten Years of Violence

Il LPASO, Tex, Dec. 20 The Mexican
revolution. which was practically ended
today so far as the villa organization Is
concerned, began In 1891 with the actiNi-
ties OF Antonio VillareaI and the Magoon
brothers, looking toward the unseating
Of the late Porfirio Diaz as president
Nla gained prominence as military
leader through assistance rendered Fran
cisco Madero I'm the operations preceding
the departure of Diaz from Mexico IN
1910
From the assassination OF President
Madero and Vice President JuareZ IN
1873 villa aligned himself with Car
ranza and entered the so-called plan OF
Guadalupe
At the Aqua Caliemes convention In
1914 villa renounoed the Guadalupe plan
and with Emilano Zapata. attacked Car
rama in MOrelos state.
In the spring and summer OF 1910 villa
forces were defeated at Celaya and Leon
by the carrRnza army under General
ObrcEon, falling back 20 Agues Calintes.
which he evacuated In July.
A few weeks later General Raoui Ma
dero. a villa commander. was defeated
at Monterey. He fell back 20 Torreon and
evacuated that place In September.
Following recognition by the United
states OF the Carranza government as
the de facto government OF Mexico last
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Threat to Close
Banks in Mexico
Arouses Protest

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9O.-Closure OF for
eign banks in Mexico City and destruction
Of Mexican credit are predicted in official
communications today to the State de-
partment from some of the European
embassies, should Carranza carry out his
intention of forcibly compelling the banks
to redeem their notes In gold Immediately
when presented by the government.
Strong representations have been made
to the State department by the embassies.
Representations against closing banks
unable TO pay bills OF exchange in gold
were sent today by the State department
by ]. r. Sllliman for transmission TO
Villa. The chief bank affected is the
National Bank of Mexico, a concern whose
stock Is held chiefly by French investors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21

October. villa led force OF 1900 men
from Casas Grandes through the Sierra
Madre mountains into sonora Defeated
In the battle Of Agun Prieta and In sub
sequent skirmishes, he retired with the
remnant OF his forces into Chihuahua
state.
Following the fall OF Monterey Villa
lost the support of the rich and powerful
Madero family. Large Madero holdings
in Coahuila were contiscated by the
carTanza officials.
Throughout the revolution the zapata
forces have operated chiefly in the vlcin-
ity OF Mexico City. The surrender OF the
villa organization includes about 1000
armed men. about IS per cent OF the
rolling stock OF the railroads OF Mexico
and the state OF Chihuahua, the richest
mining and live stock district In Mexico
According 70 officials here the foreign
interests In Villa controlled territory have
suffered a loss estimated at S50OO0oOO
due TO oonfiscation and alleged thefts
OF ore. cattle and other property and the
depreciation OF villa currency. These Of
ficials charge that churches were stripped
of their treasures. banks looted OF coin
and specie and confisoated goods given
away TO satisfy people ruined by lack OF
employment and depreciation OF villa
currency. and murder and terrorism
reigned in villa controlled territory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
King and Queen of Belgium HaUe
Narrow Escape h )n1 Airship Bomb

PARIS, Dec. O.-Details of the narrow
escape from death recently OF the king
and queen OF Belgium when German
aviiators threw bombs on the fishing VIII
lage where the royal couple now reside.
are printed today by the Petit Journal.
The king and queen were coming out
OF church from mass with the rest of
the congregation. says the papers cor
respondent. when six German aeroplanes
appeared. flying low. Apparently they
were coming from Ostend. The king at
once told the people % scatter and take
shelter. but the aeroplanes approached so
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Sweet Leaves Rock
Island for Denver
& Rio Grande

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.--Arthur e. Sweet
was elected vice president and general
manager in charge OF operation at spe-
cial meeting OF the Denver q Rio Grando
railroad directors in this city today.
Mr.. Sweet. who Rt present Is tho chief
operating official OF the Rock Island sys-
tenn. will resign from that position at
once and enter upon his new duties with
out delay.
He succeeds r. l.. Brown, who recently
resigned when BENJAMIN f. Bush was DC
posed from the presidency of the Rio
Grande by the Gould interests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
NkNNAVInMN xoa
DENDhl csss, slsAs
MAkepes-v'lT KEPORT
ON VICE IN STATE
Commission of Inquiry Says Chill
dren Separated from Mothers
Buried in Heaps by
Wholesale.
FIVE THOUSAND IN ONE PLACE
immortality Declared TO Be as Ram
pant as Before Red Light"
Zone Closed.
CONDITIONS AMONG WORKERS

BALTIMORE, Dec 2O.--In an ex-
haustive detailed report the state
wide vice commission, named by
Governor Goldborough in January,
1918, today made public the results
Of its inquiry.
Probably tho most sensational of
the features dealt with in the report
is the alleged traffic in babies. 1t is
asserted that Investigations found
there are institutions in Baltimore to
which the mother of an iliegitimate
child may consign her offspring upon
the payment of an agreed sum and
forever rid herself of legal RESPONSE
bility for it.
buried In Heaps.
OF the hundreds of children so taken
in charge by the institutions the COM
mission AYERS that so TO 90 per cent die
and are buried in heaps in small plots
of ground one such plot approximately
fifty-five feet square having been the
tomb of 5000 babies since 1886
The high death rate is attributed to the
separation of infant from its mother at
lir'A thereby depriving It of the in
dividual attention it would have other
wise received. No evidence was adduced
that the babies were neglected at the
institutions.
Since the commission began its work
the police have closed the resorts In the
red light" districts here formerly
tolerated by the authorities. According
to the report, however. there is no evil
dence that immortality is not practiced as
extensively as ever. Much of this evil Is
practiced clandestinely. says the commits
sion and business places, offices, boarding
places and even homes are said TO have
been found in great numbers where i'm
morality is introduced and continued in
practice.
Conditions In Working Places.
Much attention is given to social condi-
tions in factories. stores and many In
stances are given of immortality forced
upon girls by their employers or theil
superlors at their places of employment
the penalty OF refusal Befng the Toss 81
their position.
The board believes that continuation
Of the inquiry Is desirable and recon-
mends creation of a permanent morals
board .i
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Germany Prepares to
Smash "War Babies"

BERLIN CVia London). Dec. 20-The
debate in the Reichstag Of the govern
ment's measure to prepare the way for
post bellum tax on all war profits.
by requiring companies and corporations
to lay aside a special reserve of 30 per
cent OF their wartime profits, promises
to extend Itself into a discussion OF
methods TO recover for the state undue
or excessive profits on war contracts
The reports that great profits are being
gathered by contractors for army and
navy supplies have resulted in the inita-
ton in Germany, as in other belligerent
countries, of a popular movement for
special taxation on war profits. but the
government in introducing the prepara-
tory bill, felt compelled for technical
reasons to adopt the principle OF general
taxation on all increases of profits during
the war years,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Huntington Wilson
and Mrs. Lucille
Powell Are Married

ton Wilson, former assistant secretary
of state and Mrs. Lucille Powell, divorced
wife of Frederick James Powell, New
York lawyer, were married here last
today.
They were married by a justice of the
peace and the only witnesses were Mr.
and Mrs. william Sharon of San Fran
cisco. and John Newlands, son of Francis
@. Newlands United States senator from
Nevada.
The couple are prominent socially in
New York, Newport ann Washington.
Both recently obtained divorce DEGREES
ut Reno.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEES
ASPHYxIATED AT PLANT

IOWA FALLS, Ia. Dec. 3o-(Specisl
Telegram.)-Frank Kramer and !. @.
White of the Iowa Gas company were
asphyxiated here this afternoon while at
work at the plant White had gone into
an oil tank 10 make some repairs and
was overcome with gas. Kramer sought
to rescue him and suffered the same fate.
The bodies were recovered this evening.
Both were married and leave large fam
lies
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
SAYS SCHMIDT Is
LEADER In PLOT
Star Witness for State in Los An
geles Dynamite Case Tells
Story to Jury,
OTHERS WANTED TO BACK OUT

Los ANGELES, Dec. 20.---Mathew
A. Schmidt was the leading, and not
a subordinate, figure in the con-
sriracy which resulted in the blowing
up of the Los Angeles Times building
with twenty men five years ago, ac-
cording to the testimony of Donald
Vose, the detective who was placed on
his trail five years ago and who ap-
poared today as the star witness In
Schmidt's trial on a charge of muir
der.
Schmidt, Vose declared, re-
counted at the home of Emma
Goldman in New York, on Sep
tember 23, 1914, his part in the
dynamite plot and asserted that he
had carried it forward in spite OF
Anton Johannessen, a San Francisco
building trades organizer, who called
a meeting of labor leaders and then
advised that it be called off.
Vose, who admitted on the witness
stand that his real name was Donald
Voss Meserve, was the man who caused
the arrest of Schmidt In New York in
February last.
He had been kept in seclusion here
since the trial began. Once several weeks
ago when he was found in hotel lobby
he was assaulted by a number of men
and was saved and taken to Riverside
nearby city. by his bodyguard
At the beginning of his testimony Vose
or. Meserye said that he lived in Sar
Francisco in September. 1910. month
before the Times plant was dynamited
and twenty of its workmen killed. He
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
VILLA TURNS ON
Y OWN GENERALS
AS They YIELD
Former Head of Rebellion Hides in
Mountains with 400 Armed
Men Prepared to Fight
Former Army.
NORTHERN POWER sURRENDERs
Border States and Forces to Car
rama in Return for Mercy to
ALI but Two.
S. OFFERS PkIC1o ASYLUM

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec 20.-Geueral
Francisco villa, with zoo armed men,
it is believed, is somewhere I the
mouRtains or chihuahua state, pre-
pared to oppose his former organi-
cation.
The Carranza de fccto government
is in official coBtrcl CT the former
Villa state Of chihuahua hy virtue
of an agreement between Generals
Roberto Limon, Manuel Banda,
Lieutenant Colonel Flaviano Paliza
and Colonel Eduardo ka6alon, and
Carrsnza Consul Andreas Garcia, by
which 1000 troops and the organi-
zation OF the Villa government, in
cluding the cities Of JuErcz and Chi
hUahua and ell border points, accept
the Carrarza domination. The agree
ment grants amnesty to all but Gen.
eral Villa ard his brother, Iipolito
Villa
TO Leave k1orC.
The generals entered into conference
yesterday as delegates from General Villa
TO confer w..h the Ccr-anza consul. An
dT.ts G. Garcia upon the plan to turn
Aer the entire territory and all troops
Rand arms, 1900 men. and for himself to
leave the capital without any following.
They reported late last night the re-
suit of their conference to General Villa
at Chihuehua City.
Late today they had received no reply
from General Villa and instead learned
that after receiving their advices General
Villa gathered 400 or 500 men and left
the capital and that his whereabouts
were unknown.
Upon opening the conference with the
Carranza consul today the delegates an
nounced that they would proceed upon
the unrescinded authorization as given by
General Villa. They said they believed
he feared that the delegates would not be
able to secure him immunity from prose-
cution should he cross the International
line.
wRship gton Relieved.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Disqualification
and relief were frankly displayed by
administration officials today when news
came from FL Paso that seven of General
Villas generals and leaders signed an
agreement to turn the rebel army of the
north over to the de facto government of
Mexico. Confidence is felt here in the
reported promise Of Villa to eliminate
himself and If he appears on the Ameri-
can side Of the international boundary
. line he will find free road.
Villas withdrawal and the incorpora-
ton Of his army into that of the de facto
government are regarded here as in
lsicative of early peace in Mexico. and
Vat Neast will pave the way for reducing
materially the strong patrol the United
States has been obliged to maintain
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Father of Girl is
Accused of Murder

PARIS. Tex. Dec cot r. Walton.
father OF Pauline Walton. II. who was
murdered in her home early Saturday
morning. was arrested today and form
ally charged with the murder Of his
daughter
The arrest was made shortly after
a.. m. nearly the entire sheriff's. con-
stables ard police forces participating,
This was done. 1t was said. as precau-
tionary measure for fear of mob violence.
Walton. at daylight. was taken away
by officers on a southbound train.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Deal in Interurban
Stock is On; May Build
Line to Omaha Soon
(From a. staff correapondent.l }

VTTUTTT NOTIC6DOndonTJ
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 20.-(Special Tel
egram)-lndications today point to the
sale of the stock OF the Robinsons In the
Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice Interurban
railroad TO w, E. Sharp and other cap
italists who own the Lincoln Traction
company and the new terminal company
which is erecting the big building at the
corner of Tenth and o streets in this
city.
Harvey Musser. who has had charge
OF the road since the death OF the elder
Robinsln Is here and II Is understood
will transfer the stock OF his clients.
amounting to about $4,000. a controlling
interest. to the above named company
and that as soon as the deal Is made
preparations will be started for COM
pleting the road 10 Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21

rapidly that few had time TO comply with
his instructions before the machines were
over the village. Two bombs fell a few
yards from the king and queen. but
they were not hit by the flying frag-
ments. The correspondent continues:
This is the fifth air raid which was
absolutely unjustified since the village
Is unfortified and inhabited only by fish
ermen. What makes Il worse is that the
aeroplanes came from the section OF
the German front commanded by the
prince o: Wurtemoerg. first cousin OF
the Belgian queen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
LARGE QUANTITY OF WOOL
IN WYOMING SOLD

DOUGLAS. Wyo.. Dec. D.--(Special)-
Two hundred and twenty-seven thous-
and pounds of stored wool has been
sold in Niobrara, Converse and Natrona
counties during the last week at prices
averaging q cents per pound. The clips
sold as follows; Williams Sheep com
pany. $1,000 pounds. Converse county:
Albert Rochelle. 1900 pounds; Bonsell &
Henry. 1000 pounds; ]. NJ. Cattle COM
pany. 1900 pounds; all in Niobrara
county; Nat Quinn. 5000 pounds, Ma
trona county. About 100000 pounds OF
stored wool has been sold in this district
during the last three week and very
little remains in the warehouses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
u. s. Protests to
Britain Upon Holding
Up Mail for Sweden

WASHINGTON, Dec. O.-The United
States has protested TO Great Britain
against Interference with parcel post ship
ments between this country and Sweden.
Secretary Lansing annouced today.
Mr. Lansing said that the Swedish min
lister had complained to the State depart
ment that parcel post shipments had been
held up by British warships on the high
seas.
Besides filing a protest the State de-
partment has asked Great Britain for an
explanation, Mr.. Lansing said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
ALLIES GIVE 1T UP
WHEN DARDANELLES
ARE ALL BUT FORCED
Turk Officers Say French and Brit
81 ish Fleet Withdrew in March
as Straits at Mercy
Of Guns.
DEFENDERS READY TO FLEE
Ramparts Crumbling and 0ttoman's
Ammunition Just About
Exhausted.
THEN ENTENTE SHIPS RETIRED

Correspondence OF The Associated PrcssO
VIENNA. Nov. 20.---Had the
allied fleet returned TO its attack
upon the Dardanelles batteries on
the day after tho great lombard
ment OF March g last. the waterway
TO Constantinople would have been
surely forced, in the opinion OF a
number OF artillery officers of the
defense works near Tschanek Kale,
expressed to the Associated Press
correspondent who has just come
from the Dardanelles front TO
Vienna.
One of the principal batteries had
for three OF its large callbre guns
just four armor piercing shells each
whe might ended the tremendous ef-
fort of the British and French fleet.
II appeared.
For the fourth gun five shells were
left. making for the entire battery a
total OF seventeen projectiles OF the sort
which the aggressors had to fear. What
this meant is best Understood whom 1t is
considered that the battery In question
was the one which had 10 be given the
widest berth by the allied fleet.
Told 90 Pack.
During the evening OF March Is, the
Associated Press correspondent talked to
several artillery officers from the bat
terry in question
Better pack and be ready to quit at
daybreak." said one OF them
"whyT'
'oh. they are sure TO get In tomorrow,
The officer stated his reasons. He was
80 sure that the British and French
would return in the morning to finish
their task that there was no question IN
his mind as TO the proprlety OF discussing
the ammunition matter.
wen hold well enough to make then
think that there is no end TO our suppl,
of ammunition" he said. But II can
be done II they go about their work IL
read earnest. with out heavy pieces use
less they can reduce the batteries on tn
other shore without trouble. The cas
looks hopeless. You had better take m
advice"
Already 90 Beat II.
Following the injunction thus given tn
correspondent arose early next mornin
and packed his few belongings, keepin
meanwhile a watchful eye on the towe
Continued on Page Two. Column Three,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Steamer Eastland
Sold to the Naval
Reserve Of Illinois

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-The steamer East
land. which overturned in the Chicago
river July H., causing the loss of S12
lives, was sold to the Illinois Naval re-
serve today for $4,000. Alterations will
be made In its hull to make Il seaworthy,
and It will be used as a training ship.
The vessel was sold 30 satisfy the salvage
claims of the company which raised II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21
Former President
Taft is Better

LA CROSSE. Wis. Dec. 9O.-Former
President Taft who arrived here sick
last night. was much better this morning.
He arose at 10 o'clock and said he thought
he would be able to attend receptions
arranged for him today and make an
address tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-21

KITCHENER OF KHARToUM AND WOMAN HE MAY
WED-English social circles agog rumor that
Earl Kitchener is wed the Countess of Mino
of England's most beautiful dowagers. Her daughter
Lady Eileen Elliott is said be the most beautiful of the
younger titled set.