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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
d. W. Bradley Passes
Away Saturday, June S

The community was shocked on
Saturday morning to learn of the
death Of d. w. Bradley, which occur
red at his home on Second avenue S.
+. at 9 o'clock.
The shock was all the more pro-
nounced because but q few day! prior
to his passing away he Appeared Oil
the streets in his usual health On
Tuesday he went to his farm - Il
| Of the city and while there was
stricken and physicians were at once
summoned. The patient was brought
to his home here, but from the first
! dhc attending medical men held out
no hope for his recovery. Mr.. Brad,
Hey. however, insisted that they were
mistaken and that he would ultimate-
| ~ recover.
At the hour of his passing he was
Surl oundcd by the members OF the
/ family in the city His brothers,
Frank. OF Bangor, Wis, and William,
OF Wrs, Salem, were also present.
Mr. bradley WAS born at Beaver
EAm, Wis, in January. 1882. Ills
parents removed to Lacrosse where
he received his public school tduca-
llum. finishing al The University at
GAlpshurg, Wis.,, where, in November
1872. he Was United III marriage with
Miss Evelyn ii. Beck to whose union
;hrrr we're born eight children, six
Cl hom still survive.
The parents OF the deceased were
among the pioneers OF western WIS.,
cousin, the father having been scv-
rr;L times elected to the legislature
Of the state.
! 1t was in 1919 thar Mr. Bradley
first came to Codiu4tOn county where
he pure hasrd certain farm lands. The
follow my year he brought his family
mjh"r 10 settle on the farm south Of
/ tlr city. About three years later
they removed to WaIcrtoWn where
Mr.. Bradley engaged in the real cs-
tate business During his T. ~ldcnCr
here he has accumulated lur2r tracts
Of iarlnin& iand>.
/ When local parties became the
owners Of he WatrrWorkS plant. Mr..
Bradley hrcanr interested with 'hrin,
/ serving as Il director Of the water
company and also as secretary Of the
corporation. II" VAS also trustee OF
the CONGREGATIONAL church.
The funeral was held tuesday af-
/ r"rnoon in charge OF tn" lodge OF
i.lks Of which he was a prominent
member. Rev. c. J. Christanson
icCnducted the service.
Mr.. Bradlcy's long residence in
! COdinglOn county was marked by
warm friendships throughout Il wide
area. He was recognized as a man
Of sound business ideas and of
straiG forward dealings. Daring
! his residence her" hr had amaSscd a
considerable fortune The sympathy
Of the entire community goes out to
the Dcrrft family.
The deceased is survived by Il wife
end six children three sons and
; three daughters The sons are
Frank. who resides on farm south
.Nf the city, and Russell and Nirtur:
the dauGhtcrs are Mrs. Blanche Pat
crsOn of California; Mildred. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Garvin Of this ciit.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
Early Settlers Meet
at Stony Point on
Thursday, June IL

The annual meeting of the Early
Settlers of Codington county will be
held at the pavilion at Stony Point on
next Thursday, June 17--onc week
from today.
rI.c following program has been
furnished by the secretary, Mrs Alex
DAWSON:
HOO Election of officers
l2:Hn Picnic dinner.
30 Music by the Fourth Regiment
band.
las ADDRESS OF welcome, Fred
Stroup.
Response. Gen. Shcaie.
Reading of minutes.
200 Music by band.
2:l0 Music. Male quartctte.
2:21 Annual address. Geo. W. Case.
2:43 Music by band
800 Reading. Mildred Krmple
3;lo Music Male quartcttr.
3:2o Memorial address, Rev. c. ].
Christanson
3: 40 Sacred muse. and dirgr by
band
":5" Readings by Misses Wagner
and Argo.
100 Music by band. followed by
short speeches.
\ ball game by South Shore and
Lake View will follow the program
at the park. to help dcfray the aSso-
expenses.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10

WAR TEXT BOOKS
MUST BE CHANGED

London. Telegraphing from
Petrograd the Morning Post cor
respondent says:
"The effects of the German gas
warfare on the BZura RaWka front
have been SO terrible that it is
feared here that it will be nee
+ essary TO revise all the generally
+ accepted textbook ideas regard
< ing the choice of terrain for mill
: tary operations.
The Russian positions on the
+ B7lr;l-Rawka line We're t"chn!c-
ally perfect but Gown the center
+ of the long valley the gases
< flowed as though in an caves
trough. The scenes which fol-
lowed were appalling. Every
< living thing suffered. Hardly a
{ horse or COW or fowl remained
< alive. Women and children as
+ we'll as other non-cOmbatants and
+ soldiers we're killed in large num-
bcrs.
a careful study Of the patients
showed that in most cases where
: death did not Immediately result
Z they were attacked with fits like
+ those following tctanuS. the first
K day, which REQUIRED the third
= day and were followed thereafter
" by death PostmOr1"m "NHmin-
a,ions showed djlaIrd hearts and
+ splcrns and WarcrN blood. The
j. Russian experts declare that III"
. yaS probably contains Clnrln",
bromide and iodine
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
WILSON AND BRYAN
NOT IN ACCORD ON
GERMAN SITUATION
President Proposes Vigorous
Course---Bryan Suggests
Arbitration of Issue
Note to Germany Not Modified by
Mr.. Bryan's Withdrawal---
Lansing to Act

The rendering and the acceptance
Of the resignation Of William Jen-
nings Bryan as secretary Of state il
the Wilson cabinet brings out in Il
striking manner the differences OF
views between the president and III"
secretary
Mr. Wilson stands for vigorous
policy. He holds that Germany has
no right to inllicr injury upon Amer
lean citizens. no matter what vessels
they may embark upon, so loHe rs
they are not proceeding on armed
ships. lie does not deny the right Ct
Germany to destroy ships belonging
to the allies or flying the flag Of a
nation engaged in war with Germany
hut he contends that before destroy
Ing unarmcd merchantmen interna
tional law requires that the plSScn-
gers and crews Of such vessels should
have warning and should be given
! time to leave, and thus TO save them
! selves.
! Mr.. Bryan holds that since passen
! gers were warned against gojn@
! across on the Lusitania. for instance
and since that vessel carried muni
tions of war although unarmed an(
not equipped for resistance. it SHOULD
have been the policy of the Unit3t
States to prevent any OF its citizen
taking passage on such ship.
/ Bryan proposed to submit the ques
i tiOnS at issue between this cOuEtr
and Germany to an internatlona
+ board; Wilson proposes to hold Ge
many responsible for the lives {. An
orleans lost through the destructin
of merchantmen without warning.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
WATER RIGHTS FIGHT
e. w. Martin and Others Sue Home
stake Mininn Companv

e. W. Martin and Others Sue Home
stake Mining Company
DoadwCOd, June S.-NOt in many
years has there been a suit of SO 2"n-
cra interest in this par, Of the Black
circuit court here before Judge Nc
Nenn yOf former Congressman =. w.
Martini Gus Keller and other local
men against the Homestakr Mining
company for possession Of the water
right in the old Carbonate district.
west of here. known as the Moore
Lardncr water right.
The water right, it is claimed. vas
originally located by Lardncr. Clark
and Moore in 1877, the lIomrstake
buying it from them and for about
thirty-fvc years using it. Some time
later, it is alleged. the late George
w. lloshicr located ii mining claim
in the district which covered the wa
ter right and hen sold these claims
to the plaintiffs in this suit.
The latter charge that the Home
stake built a dam and stored the wa
ter which righlfully belonged to them
The Homcslake denies their right and
claims the possession and use undis-
puted Of the water right. for so many
years gives them full title. Many
OF the old timers who have not bee,l
in town for twenty-five years are here
as witnesses, and the suit promises
% ':'"." cat quite a while. The Home
stake is said to have paid originally
over $4,000 for the water right ir
question.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
=
GERMANS WOULD BUY
AMMUNITION PLANTS

New York-Negotiations are
= the German government or Ger
4 man bankers for the purchas and
& control Of the Bethlehem Steel
i company OF Bethlehem, Pa, and
4 the Remington Arms company OF
i Hartford, Conn. These ncgotia-
& tions are declared to be on the
a. eve Of success.
= If the Germans succeed in OBJ
# tanning control of the firms men
q ,iOned ike plan Is, according to
reports, to shut down the works
and thus prevent them from con-
tinuing the manufacture Of arms
and ammunition and other war
material contracted for by the
allies.
The only recourse Of the allies
* would be 10 courts. Undoubtedly
* the courts would compel the
companies to pay damages, but
x Germany could afford to pay
them if she obtained victory in
the war. She would merely add
the damages to the bill for in
dcmnity.
Ii is recoGuiZcd in banking and
business circles here that the
= matter is one OF the highest i'm
portance to the -\llieS and to
i Germany as we'll. Deprive the
i ullir. o! the output oi the Beth
lchem Steel company and the
y Remington Arms company and
lhcE would be unable to carry on
s the war successfully, it is said.
= The conflict has com" to be rec
* ooni2cd as one dependent entire
: ly on supplies. Germany and AUS
trO-llun&ary can turn out all they
4 can possibly Require. Any lack OF
ammunition on tn" part of tn"
allies would give their enemies a
decisive advantage.
i =
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10

passes over each of twelve railroad
bridges across the Rhine to supply
the German armies in the west one
train every 25 seconds. day and night,
and the trains avcrag" fourteen cars
each.
There was more discussion. mostly
| confidential, but my informant finally
authorized the following statement
of RuEsia'5 present position 18th"
German general staff. shortly before
! the war" he said, "estimatcd that
Russia had 1.250. 600 modern rifles in
/ condition for use. will not COM
mcnt an these figures except to say
tha, While they are too small, the
! German staff generally gets figures
worth attention from its .pirs. All
our rifles. excepting small fraction
made in two factories in Russia, were
imported. Imports ceased with war.
excepting over the roads TO .Archan
gel ana Nladivostock. The Scandi-
! navian countries, hostile to us or
! fearing Germany, refused to permit
tine transmission Of munitions for our
use.
Figures on Rifle Supply.
Nov assume thai the German fig
urcS about our rifles were correct. and
remember that our r%pinnH&C s"rvic"
frrpo"t"d in 1913 rhrl Germany had
/ 10000 0G0 modern rifles in her arscn-
ais. Germany has AZ present about
375, Geo and Austria about 123,0oO
, Ru- sian prisoners, according to the
enemy. Observe that when give
you figures | give the encmy'S, | can
moi tell YOU what ] know myself,
But do not give enemy figures un-
less worthy of consideration. Those
just given mean that the enemy has
captured. with prisoners, about half
million rifles. | take no count Of
the prisoners taken in Galicia recent
Ily." He added this last remark sad
ly He was thinking, evidently, OF
the German bulletin the French wire
less picked out Of the air, which re-
ported that General Mackensen had
taken 10000 captives recently.
'lf we lost half million rifles by
capture, we must have lost double
:! thai number in East Prussia and Pol
and, especially during the retreats
since our casualties have been sew
cral times the number Of prisoners
we have lost. And the normal rate
of was1age in rifles is - per cent a
wear, due TO depreciation and acrl
dents. which would account for 300
600 rifles. so you see, taking the
German figures, which are quite cor.
rect. | have shown that in less than
ten months we have lost 1,Suo.Ud"
rifles. more than We had when til"
war began.
Helpless Without Factories.
",rI it i. thn artillery arm that
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
Thoughtful Schoolboy.

George. where are your school
books?"
'Whrn notices appeared that books
were wanted for the wounded | save
mine to 'hrm. San Francisco Star
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
BRYAN Explains Attitude.

! Washington, June 9.-William Jcn
ninss Bryan today gave out Il state
! ment Of his attitude. Bryan con
tends the difficulties between Ger
many and the United States should be
investigated by an international com
, mission.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10

washington, JUN" S.-N llliinl Itil
nngs Bryan today gave out Il state
ment of his attitude. Bryan con
tends the difficulties between Ger
many and the United States should be
investigated by an international com
Z mission.
Washington, June 9.-William Jcn
nings Bryan formally left his Office as
! secretary Of state today and Robert
Lansing, counselor of the state de
/ purtment. was appointed by President
/ Wilson as secretary Of state ad III
/ tcrim.
! The American note to Germany was
! put on the wire at . p. m. for Berlin
today and will be published in the
| United States Friday morning.
Announcement is Made.
This announcement was mad" at
the White House this morning. after
Acting Secretary of State Lansing
, had a twcnty-minutc conference with
the president.
! Mr. Lansing left the White llouS,
al ln:u5 Il. m. having been the first
official calling He said it would take
about three hours TO put the note in
code.
Has United Following.
! President Wilson found himself TO
day once more at the head OF a united
administration, unless signs are mis-
leading He also believes himself al
the head Of united nation. if tht
opinion already expressed concerning
tn" resignation OF Bryan are worth
, anything and if H." trlcgramS Whicl
are already pourin" in on the White
House reflect the general Sent imuut
Of the country. In fact, even as early
as 9 p. m. yesterday messages Of sup
port for the president were arriving
at the White House and il is no secret
'i.H' many Cf them CONGRATULATED him
on the retirement Of his secretary OF
/ state
May be Permanent.
There is no decision as TO sue
cessor to Mr. Bryan. Counselor Ian
sing became acting secretary auto
matically. The prevailing idea is that
Mr.. Lansing will be designated With
in thirty days by the president as
secretary. although other names are
being mentioned, notably that of
| Olncy. who was secretary of state in
the last Cleveland cabinet.
Years Against Him.
Mr.. Olney's advanced years. how
! ever. are used as a prominent argu-
mcnt against his appointment. Mr.
Lansing, from personal knowledge Of
the present diplomatic situation. is
United States. Now that the man
who favored a milder course in dip
lomacy is eliminated from prcsden-
lial councils, it is believed that Ger
many will see little or no avail in
prolonging or evading a definite con-
clusi"n of negotiations.
Firm Course is Desire
The president and his cabinet are
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31

lis that so? No. never heard that. !"
said he.
You hear ii now. He did all that.
indirectly. and didn't realize IL at the
time. | was too young, and the whole
thing laid me out too fiat; but know
it now, and I've known IL long enough
IL was worse than a crash. II was a
scandal. That was what finished us
of, all but Henry Craven, There'd
been a gigantic swindle-special in
vestments recommended by the firm.
bogus certificates and all the rest of IT,
We were all TO blame. of course. My
poor father ought never TO have been
a poet. Even II was only young
ster in the Office, but | ought 10 have
known what was going on. But Henry
Craven did know. He was in il up TO
the neck. though a fellow called Scru-
ton did the actual job. Scruton got
fourteen years-and Craven got our
old house on the river"
And feathered 1t pretty elli''ssaftf
Toye, nodding. Yes. | did hear that.
And | can tell you they don't think
any better OF him, in the neighbor-
hood. for going TO live right there. But
how did he stop the other mans
mouth, and-how do you know?"
Never mind how | know" said Ca
zalet. "Scruton was a friend OF mine,
though an older man; he was good
to me, though he was wrong 'un
himself He paid for it--paid for two
that can say! But he was engaged
TO Ethel Craven at the time. was 60
ing TO be taken into partnership on
their marriage. and you can put two
and two together for yourself"
Did she wait for him."
About as long as you'd expect of
the breed! She was her fathers daugh-
ter. wonder you didn't come across
her and her husband"
Il didn't see so much of the Craven
crowd replied Hilton Toye. Il wasn't
stuck on them either. Say. Cazalet. |
wouldn't be that old man when Scru-
ton comes out, would you?"
But Cazalet showed that he could
hold his tongue when he liked. and his
grim look was not so legible as some
that had come and gone before. This
one stuck until Toye produced a big
flask from his grip, and the talk shift
ed to less painful ground. II was the
last night in the Bay of Biscay, and
Cazalet told how he had been in il
fortnight on his way out by sailing
vessel. He even told IL with consider.
able humor, and hit off sundry passen-
gers OF ten years ago as though they
had been aboard the German boat that
night and Toye drew him out about
the bush until the shadows passed for
minutes from the red-brick face with
the whitebrick forehead
Il remember thinking would dig
for gold,' said Cazalet. That's all |
knew about Australia. But you can
have adventures Of sorts If you go far
enough up-country for 'em; IL still
pays TO know how 10 use your fists
out there. remember once at bush
shanty they dished up such fruity
chops that | said I'd fight the cook If
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they'd send him up; and I'm blowed
IL IL wasn't fellow I'd been at school
with and worshiped as no end of a
swell at games. Potts his name was,
old Venus Potts, the best looking chap
in the school among other things and
there he was. cooking carrion at
twenty-five bob a week. Instead OF
fighting we joined forces. got a burr
cutting job on a good station. then a
better one over shearing. and after
that wormed my way in as book
keeper. and my pal became one OF the
head overseers. Now we're our own
bosses with a share in the show. and
the owner comes up only once a year
to see how things are looking"
Il hope he had a daughter" said
Toye. and that you're going to marry
her. II you haven't yeti"
Cszalet laughed. but the shadow had
returned. NO. left that TO my pal" :"
he said He did that all right"
Then advise you TO 20 and do
likewise" rejoined his new friend with
a geniality impossible TO take amiss.
Il shouldn't wonder. now. ~ there's
some girl you left behind you"
Cazalet shook his head. None who
would look on herself in that light"
he interrupted 1t was all be said,
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CHAPTER ~.
Second Sight.


Southampton Water was an orna.
mental lake dotted with fairy lamps,
II was a midsummer night, tagging a
whole season behind its fellows. But
already 1t was so late that the English
passengers on the Kaiser Fritz had
abandoned all thought OF catching the
last train to London.
They tramped the deck in their
noisy, shining. shoregoing boots; they
manned the rail In lazy inarticulate
appreciation of the nocturne in blue
stippled with green and red and count
less yellow lights. But Achilles in his
tent was no more conspicuous absen-
tee than Cazalet in his cabin as the
Kaiser Fritz steamed sedately up
Southampton Water.
lie had finished packing; the state
room floor was impossible with the
baggage that Cazalet had wanted on
the five-weeks' voyage There was
scarcely room to sit down, but in what
there was sat Cazalet like a soul in
torment. All the yultures OF the night
before. of his dreadful dream. and Of
the poignant "reminiscences TO which
his dream had led, might have been
gnawing at his vitals as he sat there
waiting to set foot once more In the
land from which a bitter blow had
driven him.
Yet the bitterness might have been
allayed by the consciousness that he.
at any rate. had turned ii to account.
II had been. indeed. the making OF
him; thanks 10 that stern incentive,
even some OF the sweets OF deserved
success we're already his. But there
was no hint OF complacency in GAIA
let's clouded face and heavy attitude.
His face was pale. even In that tor.
rid zone between the latltudes protect
ed in the bush By beard and wide
awake. And he jumped to his feet as
suddenly as the screw stopped for the
first time. The same thing happened
again and yet again, as often as ever
the engines paused before the end
Cazalet would spring up and watch his
stateroom door with clenched fists and
haunted eyes. But II was some long
time before the door few open. and
then slammed behind Hilton Toye
Toye was In a state OF excitement
even more abnormal than Cazalets
nervous dependency. which indeed II
preyented him from observing. II was
instantaneously clear that Toye was
astounded. thrilled. almost triumphant.
but as yet just drawing the line at
that. A newspaper futtered In his
hand
Second sight?" he calculated, as
though II were the night before and
Cazalet still shaken by his dream. =
guess you've got Il in full measure.
pressed down and running over. Mr..
Cazalet!"
CTo BE CoNTTNUEDJ
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an .ra .s.1lsx-.os.,. |a-ss-ssssF e
but once more Toye was regarding
him as shrewdly as when the night
was younger. and the littleness OF the
world had not yet made them conf.
dant and boon companion.
Eight bells actually struck before
their great talk ended and Cazalet
swore that he missed the watches
aft. sir" OF the sailing ten
years before
Say" exclaimed Hilton Toye. knit
ting his brows over some nebulous rec.
objection of his own. Il seem 10 have
heard OF you and some of your yarns
before. Didn't you spend nights in a
log-hut miles and miles from any hu-
man being?"
Ii was as they were turning in al
last, but the question spoiled a yawn
for Cazalet.
Sometimes. at one of our outsta
tons" said he. looking puzzled.
I've seen your photograph" said
Toye. regarding him with more criti-
cal stare. But II was with a beard. .
Il had II off when was ashore the
other day" said Cazalet. II always
meant to. before the end OF the voy.
age"
II see II was Miss Macnair
showed me that photograph-Mis ISIS
Blanche Macnair lives in little house
down there near your old home
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judge hers is another old home that's
been broken up since your day"
They've all got married" said GAIA
let
Except Miss Blanche. You write
TO her some. Mr.. Cazalet?"
"Once a year-regularly. IL was a
promise. We were kids together" he
explained, as he climbed back into
the upper berth.
Guess you were a lucky kid" said
the voice below. She's one in a
thousand. Miss Blanche Macnair!"
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Tho Difference.

The mistress of the house found
,Truda. tho cook. very busy writing
at the kitchen table. though Il was
past time for getting dinner. For q
half minute perhaps she watched the
,laborious. process OF literary compo
sition. Then Sc spoke with asperlty
n How much longer" she exclaimed
ARE you, going TO be over that beg
,garly post card?'. Truda looked VI
Indignantly.
"Beggarly postcardi" she said
"Boggarly postcard I'd have YOU
know that this is no beggarly post
card!i Not much II Is a field post
card. II is-rto the exempt reservist
Hiernoymus Weinzierl. with the Third
Bavarian army corps. Fifth Bavariar
Division. Fourteenth regiment OF In
fantry. Second company" u' 4
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The Real ThIna

II is not numbers that count but I'm
portsnce.
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= With groan and snort the ex-
press stopped at the wayside station,
because the signal stood at danger.
On the platform stood number OF
passeng%s Waiting for tho next train
"A slow' Glad of the chance of trav'
.eling more quickly. they began TO
open the ss&riage door and enter.
b. The guards face turned purple with
wrath. Rushing wildly'along, he sig
nailed to tlie daring passengers to keep
back.
,. stand smay. there," no ordered,
fStand away! This train doesn't stop
here."