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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15

be instructed to permit the free and
safe passage of such passenger steam
ers when made recognizable by spec
ial markings and notified reasonable
time in advance. The imperial gov
ernment, however, confidently hopes
that the American government will
assume to guarantee that these yes
sells have no contraband on board, de-
tails of arrangements for the unhamp-
cred passage of these vessels to be
agreed upon by the naval authorities
of both sides.
sIn order to furnish adequate facil-
tiles for travel across the Atlantic for
American citizens, the German gov
ernment submits for consideration a
proposal to increase the number of
available steamers by installing in
passenger service a reasonable num-
Der of neutral steamers under the
American flag, the exact number to
be agreed upon under the same con-
ditions as the above mentioned Ams
erican steamers.
No Need to Use Belligerent Flag.
The imperial government. believes
it can assume that in this manner
adequate facilities for travel across
the Atlantic ocean can be afforded
American citizens. There would,
therefore, appear to be no compelling
necessity for American citizens to
travel to Europe in time of war on
ships carrying an enemy flag. In par
ticular, the imperial government is
unable to admit that American citi
zens can protect an enemy ship
through the mere fact of their pres
ence on board.
Germany merely followed Eng
lands example when she declared
part of the high seas an area OF war.
Consequently, accidents suffered by.
neutrals on enemy ships in this area.
of war cannot we'll be judged differ
emily from accidents to which nett
trails are at all times exposed at the
seat of war on land when they betake
themselves into dangerous localities
in spite of previous warnings. If.
however, it should not be possible for
the American government to acquire
an adequate number of neutral pas
senger steamers, the imperial gov
ernment is prepared to iEterpese no
objections to the placing under the
American flag by the American gov
ernment of four enemy passenger
steamers for passenger traffic between
North America and England. Assur-
ances of afree and safe" passage for
American passenger steamers would
extend to apply under Identical pro
conditions to these formerly hostile
passenger steamers.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
German Reply lntimates Submarine
Warfare Will Cease Providing Great
Britain Will Raise German Blockade

The German reply to the last Am
erican note leaves the situation be.
tween the two countries rather strain
ed. Germany renews its belief that
the Lusitania was armed, despite the
declaration of President Wilson that
American inspectors had thoroughly
examined the boat before it left New
York and that it was equipped with
no armament
Germany's first duty, it declares, is
to protect its own citizens. England,
through its. blockade, is seeking to
starve sout the German civilian popu-
lation, declares the note in effect, and
it is contended that out of self-de-
tense Germany is compelled to estab-
lish a blockade of English ports.
Warning Fatal to Germany.
"If the commander German subma-
rine," says the reply, which destroy
ed the Lusitania had caused the crew
and passengers to take to the boats
before firing torpedo, this would
have meant the sure destruction of
his own vessel. After the experiences
in sinking much smaller and less sea-
worthy vessels, it was to be expected
that a mighty ship like the Lusitania
would remain above water long
enough even after the torpedoing to
permit passengers to enter the ships
boats. Circumstances of very PEE
culiar kind, especially the presence
on board of large quantities of highly
explosive materials defeated this ex-
pectation. In addition, it may be
pointed out that if the Lusitania had
been spared, thousands of cases of
munitions would have been sent to
Germany's enemies and thereby thous-
ands of German mothers and children
robbed of bread winners.
I'm the spirit of friendship where
with the German nation has been im-
bued toward the union and its inhab-
itants since the earliest days of its
existence, the imperial government
will always be ready to do all it can
during the present war also to pre-
vent the ieopardizing of lives Of Am
erican citizens. The imperial gov
ernment, therefore, repeats the as
surances that American ships will not
be hintiered in the prosecution Of ae-
gitimate shipping and the lives of AM
erican citizens in neutral vessels shall
not be placed in Jeopardy
Guaranty of Peaceful Mission.
"In order to exclude any unforeseen
dangers to American passenger steam
ers, made possible in view of the con-
duct Of maritime war by Germany's s
adversaries, German submarines will
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
Press Comment ON
The German Reply

The general trend of newspaper
comment an the German reply is
along the line Of sharp criticism OF
the German position. Among the
leading comments are the following /:
The New York Globe Germany's
reply to the second Lusitania note is
as unsatisfactory as her reply to the
first. There is evasion of the simple
issue as to whether Germany intends
to violate International law when the
violation means the death Of Amer
lean citizens. s
The New York Evening SunThe
Germany reply to President Wilson's s
remonstrances against the abomina-
fion of submarine raiding as practised
by the kaiser's navy would be clim-
ak of impudence il 1t We're not a
marvel of faulty.
New York HeraM stripped .of its
cant about Humanity of its
prating about Germanys previous
contentious in behalf of "abolishment
Of the right Of capturep = n = of its
tirade against Great Britain and It's
altogether specious contentious with
regard to the Lusitania, the German
answer to the United States is one
of defiance.
Des Moines Capital The point of
Importance in connection with the
latest German note is that IT does.
not represent chip on the shout
der attitude. All
Des Moines Tribune Germany haa
decided that her sumbarine opera
tfon9 are important enough to risk
adding the United States to the list
lof her enemies. #
l The Indianapolis News The note
pf the German government entirely
fails to sneet the issue. The note is !
disappo pointing and discoura gingly unsl
salts tory,
Philadel phsa Evening Bulletin The
fatal foult III Germany's reply to the
American note fs that there is no dis
avowal OF the assault on the Lnsitan-l
it, no assurance of reparatfon nor any
assumption Of responsibility and no
adequate assurance against the rel
currence of such e disaster. ThereI
can be no satisfac tory settlement of /
the issue and friendly relations cam
not permanently continue HAless therel
shall be expiation lie soEae forni.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15

7--.-
| Wild GOOSE Lake, in the Vicinity az
! Ikampeska. where they were locat I'd
IN two camps, engaged iD killing buff
| fa1o. s 8
We surprised and captured them
as they We're about ready to continue
their course to the Old Dirt LODGES:
winter camp on the James river
az The present boundary line between
Splnk and Brown counties In South
Dakota. One Indian was killed and
Two wounded who died later at Lake
hampeska, where they were buried.
Our four days supplies were exhaust
90 but we got some provisions from
the captured Indians, who numbered
tihlllrty-nlne till warriors and over one
hundred squaws and children who
We're singing the death song il dis-I
NAL way, thinking the warriors would
all be shot. s55sss 'sstss,' z q ss
We took the Indian prisoners to|
Lake Kampeska, guarding them in i
bend Of the lake opposite s.Maiden,s
Island, = a little rocky isle without
vegetation appearing as if the stones
had been placed there BY some ,,r,.l
heayal IN the distant past.
Indians Bury Dead. /,
While there the Indians buried
buried their dead warriors killed inI
the tight and others who died from T
sickness. on high rising bank fac
ing the lake, covering the graynsI
with stone to prevent the wolves fron1Il
digging down to the dead bodies
The sKeletons recently u1learthedE
are without doubt those who per-
lsned at this time and haye lain forj
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15

Here is story told for professional
platform people by Boston. Yale
man:
4 One day a visiting clergyman, who
was to preach before the students at
Yale University, asked how long he
was expected to talk.
OF course, we put no time limit
upon YOU replied President Hadley,
with his usual pump-handle gesture,
"but we have feeling here at Yale
that no souls are saved after the
first twenty minutes = Philadelphia
Ledger. #
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
G. w. Hart Sees an
Era Of Great Pros
perity About to Dawn

That the country is on the eve OF
renewed ACTIVITY In a BUSINESS way
is The opinion IF Mr.. G. w. Hart,
president Of the g. w. Hart Farm
Mortgage company Of this city, who
has recently returned from a brief
trip in the Pacific coast region Mr..
Hart met Mrs. Hart and Kiss Knudt-
son on the coast, where they were
Joined by their son, Robert, and to-
gether the party visited the exposi.
ton, Mr.. Hart spending three or four
days there, but the other members
of the party remaining for longer
sightseeing journey
Mr.. Hart, questioned by a Satur-
day News representative, said that
the exposition is assuredly worth a
trip to see. The exhibits are such as
to excite wonder and to impress one
with the greatness Of the country.
But the attendance, said Mr.. Hart.
Is somewhat disappointing, probably
due to the phlegmatic state Of the
business world and to the prevalence
of the eastern war.
General Conditions.
Further replying to questions, Mr..
Hart said that there is general apathy
in commercial and Industrial chan
nels, particularly in the far west as
well as in the far east.
This Is not due to a shortage of
money. continued the head OF the
large mortgage company. 1t is due
rather to a feeling of uncertainty.
No one knows what the present war
may bring forth or whether this
country in some mysterious manner
may become involved. AS result,
capital is accommodating in the centers
and elsewhere. The banks are hav-
ing (or are almost having) surfeit
of 1T. Interest rates for short time
commercial paper have never been
lower in this country than at the pres
ent moment, showing that capital is
being withheld from the usual indus
trial channels.
South Dakota Prospects.
4 Mr.. Hart said that they had re.
eeiyed reports from about fifty Of
their correspo representing
Twenty-Five to thiry counties in the
state OF South Dakota extending to-
the north line of the state and west
to the Black Hills, and the uniform
opinion is expressed that the OUT
look for a magnificent crop Of small
grain was never better at this sea
son Of the year.
True. corn is somewhat backward.
but July and August are our corn
months, and with favorable weather.
for the next sixty days there will bel
no shortage OF corn.
South Dakota, therefore, regardlessI
ofs conditions elsewhere, seems real
;onably assured of a prosperous year,
assuming that there will be no uni
usual disturbing features.
Prosperity Bound to Return.
But. generally speaking continued
Mr Hart, when this war is over,
which, in the very nature Of thingsiis
'annot continue indefinitely, therei
Fill be such q revival OF activity and,
prosperity as the United States has
los experienced Id generation.
Money which is now timid concern
ng Investments will be placed back
nto the avenues Of trade and conf
nerce and there will follow an era l
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
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HARRY THAW SANE.

: The jury considering the case
against Harry Thaw brought in
: verdict yesterday in New York
: declaring ThaW sane.
This Is not binding upon the
court, the judge having announc-
ed at the beginning of the trial
Z that he would regard the jury's
; decision merely as advisory.
It has been a hard fought case,
with specialists appearing on
both sides, and, as usual, dis
agreeing.
lt was expected that the judge
would decide last evening OF some
time today, and If he sustains
the jury's verdict 1t was alleged
that the state would appeal the
case. z s% Il
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
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Scarcity of Grain.
It is at present ali in deniabIe fact
that the stocks of grain and -four on
hand VIII not be sufiicient to feed the
formulation unit tgle next harvest nm
less the conslm ptin1 I'll stin further
irestrictsd. HIT the government has
mt aside for. the use 81 the ARMY ili1.gs
mense quantities 81 grain ana fiour,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
HOW GERMANY III IS
PROPOSED TO GUARD 81
S. TRAVEL EFsS

First. Reiterated assurance that
American ships engaged in iegit-
Innate trade will not be interfered
with nor the lives Of Americans
upon neutral ships be endangered.
Second. The German subma-
rines will be instructed to allow
American passenger ships to pass
freely and safely. Germany en-.
tertaining IN return the confident
hope that the American govern !
ment will see that these ships
do not carry contraband; such
B ships to be provided with distin.
gushing marks and their arrival :
Z announced reasonable time iii y
advance. The same privilege is :
extended to a reasonable number
OF neutral passenger ships under 4
the American flag and should the 7
! number of ships thus available =
for passenger service prove mad
equate, Germany is willing to per- Z Z
NIT America to place four hostile =
passenger steamers under the 4
American flag to ply between 4
North America and Europe under 4
the came conditions s
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
Van Osdel Explains
Stony Point Skulls;
Indians Slain III Battle

n s s
MECH curiosity has existed as to
Led two years ago at stony Point BY
were buried in the high clay blum
facing Stony or Maiden Island about
twenty rods back from the Point, IN
shallow graves. Erosion butting back
into the bank had finally reached the
skeletons and had left the skulls of
several protruding from the bank.
Many different speculations have
been made by early residents, some
guessing that the remains were those
OF early traders or pioneers; others
said it was surveying crew who
had been stricken with disease; the
majority, however, believed them to
be the remains OF Indians and this
theory is correct occording to Al. Il.
Van Dsdel, president OF the Pioneers
Association of South Dakota.
Mr. Van Osdel recently recounted
an Indian war experience to General
Sheafe in which he told OF activities
near Lake Kampeska and in partic-
ular of the detachment under Gen,
Sibley which held G large party OF
Indians captive at Stony Point when
the campaign was being made by the
Union forces. to run down the various
Sioux war parties who had taken part
in the New Ulm outbreak Mr.. Van
5Osdel last week sent the following
account to Mr.. Williams at stony
Point.
Battle Of Wood Lake.
After the battle of Wood Lake IN
the fall Of 1852, Gen. Sibley,s com
mand marched In pursuit OF the hos
tile Indians, passing the Upper or
Yellow Medicine Agency and aRed
irons deserted village on the 26th Of
September, and we came in sight Of
the great Indian village at Camp Re-
lease, SO named from our having
taken from the Indians there more
than one hundred white female can
5tt11ves, assisted by friendly Indians
who had surrendered to Sibley,s an.
my. The hostile Sioux under Little
Crow retreated to the uninhabited
plains of Dakota where they scatter
ed and sought winter quarters.
On the 18th OF October Lient Col
Marshall Of the Seventh Minnesota
Infantry was put in command Of 4
detached force consisting Of the com
panies b. of the Seventh and q. If
the Sixth Minnesota infantry and a 4
mounted detachment of the Third in;
fantry together with thirty scouts
and forty mounted rangers.
This force started at midnight
from Sibley's main command at Camnl
Release and marched until the next
evening, camping on the easterni
verge of the Coteaus near the Dako-I
ta boundary line. On the 18th Lieut..
Col. Marshall with the mounted force
and mountain howitzer left the in4I
Fantry to follow and we pressed On
along the fresh trail Of the savages.
The two infantry companies made q
weary march extending into the night
loping to reach Lake Kampeska but
allied to reach the lake and canned
N the wild plains without wood or
water. The next morning thav3
cached the Big Sioux river and Lake
xampeska
Surprise and Capture.
tf eanwhile our mounted force
vertook the Indians at daylight near
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15

Landlady: You didn't wear glass;
es When you came here, Mr.. New.
board fy do you wear them now q.
Newb board want sto make the
food look AS large ais possible Bos-
ton TRANSCRIPT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15

troll levers to adjust the planes for the
graceful descent which had character
lied his previous flights.
At that point the wings crumplec
like collapsed umbrella and the
aeroplane, turning over and over II
it's fall, plunged into San Francisco
bay, narrowly missing a vessel lying al
the government transport docks
Sank from View.
With the exception of a few splin-
tered fragments of the aeropIane
floating on the surface of the bay. ne
sign of the wrecked machine could be
seen.
Launches put out Immediately
equipped with graphing hooks ana a
boats crew from the battlesh1p ore
gon, which was anchored In the
stream a short distance away, joined
in an attempt to recover the body OF
machine under forty feet OF water
The body was recovered
That Beachey still was alive when
he struck the water and had sustained
no material injury as the result OF the
fall except a broken leg was the op1n-
ion expressed by Dr. David E. star,
ford autopsy surgeon, who examined
the body at the morgue.
The face, said DR. Stafford, was
from checking and strangu-
lation, indicating death was due to
drowning.
Cuts on the aviator's hands showed
he nad maze desperate eIIOI - " re
lease himself from the mesh of twisted
wires and rods in which he was en-
tangled. When the machine fell,
Beachey was protected by the engine,
propellers and hood of the monoplane,
which struck the water first. 1t was
pointed out that if Beachey could
have disengaged himself, he probably
would have managed to keep afloat
long enough to be rescued.
Dicers from the Oregon. searching
the shallow inshore water of the bay,
found the crushed form of the avia-
tor entangled in the twisted rods and
torn canvas of the machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
MEET ST. PATRICK's DAY.
Prominent Methodists Will Be Present
at Dodge City Conference.

Harper, Kan. March 15.-The pro-
gram for the thirty-third session of
the Southwest Kansas Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, to be
held in Dodge City. includes some of
the foremost speakers of Methodisn.
Bishop Thirkield has returned from
Porto Rico, and will be present to
open the session on time.
The board of examiners will begin
the session Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock to give the examinations in the
conference course of study. This ses-
sion will last until about six o'clock.
At 1880 D. m. the members of the con-
ference will be favored with a public
reception. The address of welcome
will be made by Carl Van Ripper, and
the Rev. Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield
will respond on behalf of the confer
ence. At eight o'clock the Rev. DR.. J.
o. Randall will give an address on
evangelism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
JEWS REVIEW WORK.
Sixth Annual Meeting of Hebrew So
ciety in New York.

New York, March 15.-The sixth
annual meeting of the Hebrew Shell
tering and Immigrant Aid Society of
America took place Sunday after
noon, March IA, at o'clock, in the
auditorium of public school No. 3d.
Hester and Essex streets, New York
City. The meeting was attended by
thousands of people, delegates and
members. and representatives of many
organizations Throughout the country.
1t was a magnificent success, evidenc-
ing the strong faith in the society's
work and the deep interest in all that
concerns Jewish immigration and the
welfare of the Jewish immigrant.
In his report, the president, Judge
Leon Sanders, reviewed the activities
of the society for the past year, which
considered not merely what was done
by this society, but the vital problems
that concerned the Jews of America
and Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
JUDGE GLASsE Is DEAD.
Widely known Kansas Attorney Sue
cumE,s to Stroke of Paralysis.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 15.-Judge
William Benjamin Glasse, pioneer
Kansas attorney, died at his home
here Sunday. Death followed stroke
of paralysis, which occurred year
ago Judge Glasse was elected to the
bench of the eleventh judicial district
in Kansas in 1902. He resigned be
fore the expiration of his term and
took up legal practice in Parsons, Kan.
With the exception of the three
years spent on the bench, Judge Glasse
had Dracticed law continuously in
Kansas since 1858. He
served two terms in the senate of the
Kansas legislature in the early sos.
He was a union veteran of the CIVIL
war and was IA years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
MAKES A CONFESSION.
Former Reno County Clerk Admits
Having Forged Warrants.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 10
Heavy political campaign expense was
one cause for the downfall of Howard
NJ. Payne, Reno county's defa ulting
county clerk.
Payne, who was brought back a
prisoner Sunday morning from Little
Rock, Ark, where he was arrested on
a charge of forging county warrants,
made a complete confession.
Nobody else is implicated in it," he
declared. Nobody knew anything
about it but myself. The deputies in
my office were honest. The commits
sioners and county treasurer knew
nothing of it. I alone am guilty. l
am not asking sympathy. have done
wrong and I am here to make restitu-
ton, so far as 1 can, and pay the pen
iIty.'
Payne declared. his defalcations did
not aggregate more than $4,000 and
that the sums taken were in small
amounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
Poultry Schools at Humboldt.

Manhattan. Kan, March 1.-two
day poultry schools will be conducted
at Humboldt Thursday and Friday,
March Is and 10. These schools have
been arranged for through the Allen
county farm bureau. Ross M. Sher-
wood, the extension poultryman in the
Agricultural college, will give the
course. Other poultry schools have
already been scheduled for the Rinker
community in Lyon county March %
and %, Cheney in Sedgwick county
and Zenda in Kingman county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-15
BAD ROADS TIE UP TRAVEL.
Jewell City r. II. Carriers Have Been
Unable to Make Runs.

Jewell City, Kan, March 15.-Rural
route carriers have not been able to
make their rounds from here since
the fourth on account of the roads, and
many country schools have not met
since that date for the same reason.
The condition of the roads was new
er worse the whole way. People who
have lived here forty years say they
never saw so much snow on a level
before.