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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
ELMA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Elwood were
passengers to the Twin Cities Friday
morning. They returned Sunday.
Norma McCusker spent Sunday in
New Hampton with Mrs Walter Nc
Crane.
Majorie Turnkey, of New Hampton,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the ].
w. Mahoney home.
Ed. Clark went to Toledo, Iowa, Sat-
urday and returned Monday.
Mr.: and Mrs. Lloyd Keefe, of Crooks
ton, Mimi, came Thursday to spend
few weeks with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Keefe.
Mr.. Brigadier, of New Hampton,
was q business caller in town this week
J. ]. Kildee, of Waterloo, was in
town a few days of last week.
Willie Constantine, OF Usage, was
visitor in town Saturday.
The remains of Mr.. Quinlan, Mrs. T..
III. Sullivan's father, was brought to
Elma Saturday morning for burial.
Willie eastman visited in New Hamp-
ton from Monday until Wednesday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17

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Mrs. Gordon Bowers and daughter
Bessie, of Cresco. are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles. Tuchek.
Emma Polansky came home from
Calmar Tuesday to visit at home for
some time.
and N.Y. Char1as a. Tu unG nome 81
December, s, 1915. Congratulations.
Frank Landa. of Little Turkey, was a
caller here Tuesday.
John ]. Mikesh, who has installed q
feed grinding mill north of the cream
cry, does feed grinding every Tuesday
and Friday.
James Kubik took load of butter to
Cresco Wednesday.
Vincent Polashek was a caller in
Lawler Tuesday.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
4,0s3, 1913 IN METH0D1sM.
Official Figures Show Gain Of l64,
600 in Year.

NEW YORK. November 22-The
membership of the Methodist Church IN
the north now numbers 4,033,l23. ac-
cording to official statistics issued to-
day. The net increase in membership
last year was $4,000. The report shows
that Methodism is losing membership
slowly in New England, holding Its
own in the New York district and
growing most rapidly in Philadelphia,
Chicago, Omaha and Minneapolis.
The Methodist Church now has 4,497,
900 Sunday school children, a gain last
wear of 313,8OO, the largest increase in
it's history. There are $4,000 Methodist
ministers Methodist property in
America is worth $327.341.0 900. The an
nual expenses of the church are $40,-
100000
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Anxious to Finish Task.
GERMAN LOAN FOR BULGARs.
Finance Minister Toncheff Makes
Arrangements With Bank Syndicate.

BERLIN, November %. by wireless
to Sayville, N. Y.-The Bulgarian
finance minister, NJ. Toncheff. who has
been In Berlin for several weeks, has
made arrangements for an advance to
Bulgaria by a syndicate of German
banks, headed by the Disconto Gesell-
schaft. This advance will be convert
ed later into a government loan.
On leaving Germany NJ. Toncheff will
visit Belgian. He is quoted by the
Lokal Anzeiger as saying Bulgaria in
tended to retain the territory captured
from Serbia and also that Greece was
now fully convinced Bulgaria would
not attempt to encroach upon her ter
ritory.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
LONDON GLOBE APOLOGIES.
Publication of Kitchener Resignation
Story "Regrettable Misstatement."

LONDON, November %, 1:25 pm
The Globe, which was suppressed by
the police November for insisting
War Secretary Kitchener had resigned,
Notwithstanding the warning of the
official press bureau. resuUed publica-
tion today
It contains correspondence between
the proprietors Of the newspaper and
governmental authorities concerning
the suspension. closing with an apology
from the Globe and withdrawal Of its
''regrettable misstatement."
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Some Fancy Politics Ahead.

Some fancy politics are ahead in the
hght over financing national defense
legislation, and the leaders of both
parties Will be looking toward the
presidential and congressional election
next year. Suggestions for more rev.
enues include an additional tax on
heer. which will arouse the brewers and
saloonkeepers: national tax on au-
tomobiles. with all that it means of op-
position from owners of machines. who
already feel that they are imposed upon
in taxation. the revival OF the special
stamp taxes of the Spanish American
war; increase in income taxes; the i'm
position OF heavy inheritance taxes.
retention of the protective duty ON
sugar and wool. When once imposed
The additional taxes will be perma-
nent. should the revenues be Increased
this way rather than through a bond
issue.
President Wilson will lay aside rr.c-
ticaily all other work for the newt
three days to have. IL possible. his mes
sage completed by Wednesday. With
that off his hands he will be free to
enjoy Thanksgiving day with his fam.
ily and his fiancee and to have time 10
attend the Army-Navy foot ball game
Saturday.
While national defense will head the
list OF recommendations, IT is under
stood the President will urge once more
q merchant marine, greater self-goy
srnment for the FfIipinos, conserya :
ton. rural credits and ratification of
the treaties pending with Haiti. CO.
lombia and Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
ITALIANS CLAIM GAINS
ON THE ISONZO FRONT

ROME, November 81, via Paris. No
vember 22.-Italian troops have made an
important advance on the Isonzo front,
especially on the heights northwest of
Gorizia, according to an official statement
issued today at the headquarters of the
general staff. The ground gained was
retained, 1t is claimed. in spite of vigorous
Austrian counter attacks.
GENEVA. November 81, via Paris, No
vember 22.-H is reported unofficially in
dispatches from Laibach, Austria, that
the fortihcations Of Gorilla have been al
most destroyed by the Italian artillery,
Evening star., 1915-11-22
SAFETY FOR CHILDREN.
Police to Close Streets at Certain
Schools During Recesses.

In order that children of certain
schools of the District shall not be in
danger of injury from traffic during re-
cess time. Maj. Pullman, in corporation
with the school authorities. has ar
ranged to close streets about these
schools during that time.
1t Is stated that a number of schools
in the District either have inadequate
facilities or none at all for the chill
dren to play during recess time, and
Haj Pullman took the matter up with
the school authorities to provide play
grounds for them. Wooden signs on
which Is painted Street closed during
recess" are to be placed at the corners
of the streets during the recess time.
As yet the schools where the signs
are to be placed have not been desig-
mated.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
EAST AND WEST FRONTS
SEE BUT LITTLE FIGHTING

BERLIN, November %. via London
Little activity on either the Russian front
or that in France and Belgium is reported
by German army headqual ters In today's
official statement.
1t is announced that the Russians were
driven back when they made an advance
near Illoukst, in the Dvinsk region.
Only artillery engagements took place
along the western line. Activity of the
French artillery arm between the Meuse
and the Moselle, in the Champagne dis
trict and east of Luneville is mentioned.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
ASKS TO JOIN BULGAR NURSES,
Lady Paget Regrets England Is Al
lied With Serbs.

BERLIN, November %. by wireless to
Sayville. n. Y-The Overseas News
Agency says: Lady Paget. wife of Sir
Ralph Paget, British permanent under
secretary for foreign affairs. has ap-
piled to the Bulgarian Red Cross for
admission Lady Paget conducted a
Red Cross hospital at Uskup, Serbia,
and remained there after the Bull
garians captured the city.
IN her letter requesting admission
to the Bulgarian Red Cross, she states,
she has witnessed wholesale .looting
and ill treatment of Bulgarian prison.
ers by Serbians, whose barbarism is
abhorrent to her. She has sent a let
ter to London expressing regret that
Great Britain is allied with Serbia"
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Liliuokalani Sends Gift.

HONOLULU, T. H., November ga
Liliuokalani, the surviving ruler Of
Hawaii's days of royalty. has sent as her
wedding gift to Mrs. Norman Gait. the
flancee of President Woodrow Wilson, a
chiffon scarf Of peculiar texture and de-
sign. The scarf, which was sent in the
name of Daughters of Hawaii rs rare
example of ancient Hawaiian weaving.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
TEUTONIC POWERS PUT
PRESSURE ON RUMANIA

ROME, November %, 1910 a.m.-Ger-
many and Austria Hungary are under
stood to be asking Rumania to preserve
her neutrality and at the same time
Offering certain concessions to her II
she will intervene in the war on the
side of the central powers, according to
advices received here today from relia-
BILE sources.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
FORTY FORTRESSES FALL
BEFORE TEUTONIC ARMIES

BERLIN. November %, by wireless to
sayville.-Forty fortresses have been cap
tured by the armies of the central pow
ers to date, according to a compilation
made by the Overseas News Agency. Five
of these fortresses were in Belgium,
twelve were in France, fifteen were in
Russia and eight were in Serbia. Among
the citadels captured were some, like those
Of Antwerp and Brest-Litovsk, the agency
points ou:, that had been counted the
strongest in the world.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
STEAMER IS DISTRESS.
Oakfeld Loses Propeller Blades 600
Miles Of Cape Race.

HALIFAX, n. s., November 22-The
British steamer Oakfield. bound from
West Hartlepool. England. for an Amer
team port, is In distress about 500 miles
southeast of Cape Race. N. F., accord
ing to wireless message received at
the Cape Race station early today.
The message came from the steamer
San Giorgio. New York, for Mediter-
ranean ports. which reported that she
was standing by the Oakfeld. and that
the latter steamer had lost all her pro-
peller blades. The position given was
latitude 41.30 north, longitude 41.25
west. The Oak1e1d is a-vessel of 1880
Ltons-
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Demand for Coins Unprecedented.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November %.
An unprecedented demand for coins
with which to make up the pay rolls Of
munition plants and other industrial estab-
lishments has kept the employees Of the
Philadelphia mint working overtime for
the past six weeks. Supt. Joyce today
estimated the output at 100000 day.
In preparation for the usual Christmas
demand as we'll as for pay roll purposes
the chief coinage during the past week
was half and quarter eagles. although
other coins from pennies up were made
in large quantities.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Plan Areas for Parking Autos.

The center parking station for automo-
biles was opened today on Pennsylvania
avenue between 18th and 014th streets.
The parking is to be continued to 9th
street. and today employees of the Dis
trict, were busily engaged in marking Off
each stand for machines. By the new
system machines are parked in the
streets several feet from the car tracks
and there 10 ample space between them
and the curbs for traffic..-
Evening star., 1915-11-22
MAY DELAY REPORT
ON HALF AND HALF
Senator Chiffon Asks a Pest
ponement of Committees
Meeting.

The Joint select committee Of
Congress investigating the fiscal
relations of the United States
and the District OF Columbia,
which was scheduled to meet at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
begin work on its report to Con-
gress, may postpone its meeting
until next Monday, it was learned
today.
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia.
chairman of the committee, telegraph
ed to Washington today seeking to
have the meeting postponed and saying
that illness in. his family would pre-
vent his being here tomorrow.
Senator Works Opposes Delay.
Senator Works of California. a mem
ber of the committee, said today that
he did not believe it would be wise to
postpone the meeting, since the demo-
cratic caucus of the Senate was sched-
uled to begin it's meetings next Mon
day, and also the House ways and
means committee. of which Representa-
tive Rainey is a member, is TO begin
next week its work of making appoint
ments to House committees for the
new Congress. Mr.. Rainey is mem
ber of the joint select committee.
A dispatch was sent to Senator Chill
ton explaining the views of Senator
Works and up to a late hour this after
noon no reply had been received.
Anxious to Finish Task.
If the meeting of the joint select COM
mittee is postponed until next week it
is believed that it will be practically
impossible for the committee to get its
work done in time to report to Con-
gress when it opens.
The committee, under the law, must
report by January /. Members of the
committee are very anxious to get this
work off their hands, anticipating a
very busy time when Congress con-
venes.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
MINE SINKS TURKISH
TRANSPORT; 500 LOST

LONDON, November ga
Sinking of a FtnkisfT transport
which was carrying 500 soldiers
across the Sea of Marmora is re.
ported in a message from Zurich,
forwarded from Amsterdam by
the Central News. The message
says the transport struck a mine
and that nearly all on board were
drowned.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
SHOCK ALARMS PARIS.
Explosion Rattles Windows in Build.
inps Forty Miles Apart.

PARIS, November %, $3.50 a.m.-Resi-
dents Of western and northwestern
suburbs of Paris were alarmed yester-
day morning by a violent explosion.
The shock ratified windows at points
forty miles apart. The authorities
thus far have been unable to ascertain
the point at which the explosion oc-
Cured 1t was at first attributed to
the blowing UP of a powder factory or
to a Zeppelin raid.
These theories were disproved, and 1t
is now suggested the noise may have
been due to the bursting Of a meteor.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
HALF HOLIDAY GRANTED.
Employees of Two Departments to Be
Favored Wednesday

Employees of the State and Commerce
departments will be given a half holi-
day Wednesday. the day before Thanks
giving. They will be dismissed at 1
o'clock. according TO orders issued to-
day by the secretaries Of these two de-
partments.
These are the only branches of the
government which had made known the
decision to give the employees a half
days rest In addition to the legal holi-
day. The matter is being left to the
heads of the various departments
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Reported to Have Won a
Definite Success South
of Nish.
10000 NOW PRISONERS
IN HANDS OF INVADERS
Berlin Announces the Capture OF
Novipazar by Austro-
German Forces.

FARlS, November %, II As
p.m.-The report that the Ser
bians have won an important vic
tory over the Bulgarians near
Leskovats, on the Nish-Saloniki
railroad, twenty-five miles south
of Nish, is corroborated in a dis
patch received today from the
Serbian minister at Athens.
The message says that after a
battle OF several days, in which
the Bulgarians sustained enor-
NOUS losses, the remnants OF
their army fed in disorder to the
eastern bank OF the Morava river.
Think Victory Is Definite.
The victory is regarded as a definite
one. the message says, securing that
part of the line from further attack
for some time.
An official statement received at the
Montenegrin consulate indicates that
part of the Serbian army has retreated
into Montenegro, joining with Monte
negrin troops on the Linn river. The
statement says these troops were at
tackled heavily along the river Friday.
1t follows:
Our troops, with Serbians. sustained
heavy assaults on the river Lin Fri
day. Our army nthe Sanjak of Novia-
Ear was obliged to retire on the princi-
pal positions of defense.
"On the other fronts artillery engage
ments continued Several infantry at
tacks were repulsed.p
More Serbian Prisoners.
BERLIN, November 90. via London
The capture of more than $500 Serbians
was announced by the German war Of
fee today. Five cannon and four ma
chine guns were taken in the field op-
erations, while in the Novipazar ar
senal fifty large mortars and eight
cannon of an old type were found
Capture of Novipazar, which is only
twenty-five miles from the Montenegrin
frontier, was made yesterday by the
war office, which reported also the cap
ture Of 400 Serbians Saturday.
The Tageblatt's correspondent at Au-
|
wires that the number OF Serbians TAX
en- prisoner has reached $4,000 and that
more than 500 guns have been captured.
Notwithstanding their heavy losses, he
says. the Serbians are fighting bravely.
Nearing Kossovo Plain.
BERLIN, November %. by wireless to
Sayville-"Despite desperate resistance
by the Serbians," says the Overseas
News Agency today, "Austro-German
and German troops are pressing for
ward for an entrance into the famous
Kossovo plain.
Large sections of the Serbian army
are now totally demorali1ed. In several
cases Serbian artillery has shelled the
Serbian lines from the rear When tney
began to yield under the relentless
pressure of the allied troops"
British Troops at Monastir.
GENEVA, November 81, via Paris. No
vember 22.-Press dispatches from
Bucharest say that British forces have
arrived at the Serbian city of Monastir
and are being reinforced.
A telegram from Constantinople by
way of bucharest says the first contin-
GENT of German troops has reached that
CITY and that Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen is expected there next week.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Mexican War Veteran, SO, Dies.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November .22.-
Michael McEnnis, only Mexican war
veteran in st. Louis. Oldest living alumnus
Of St Louis University. and former presi-
dent of the Merchants Exchange, died
here yesterday. He was born In Balti-
more eighty nine years ago. He had been
"a resident Of Ct. Louis for .sighty-two
years.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
BOMBS ARE FEARED
IN CAPITAL TUNNEL
sUnion Station Police Reported
Hunting Explosives on South
Washington Tracks.

Members of the uniformed
force of the Washington Termi-
nal Company's police squad were
conspicuously absent from Union
Station today. Their absence
was made necessary by an order
detailing extra men to guard duty
in the tunnel which connects the
yard OF the company at Union
Station with South Washington.
Persons familiar with conditions at
Union station stated that the police
went on duty in the tunnel yesterday
afternoon: that the tunnel was guarded
all night. and that the police were not
Withdrawn today.
One rumor about the affair was that
a letter, supposed to have been written
bya German, was received by railroad
officials in Baltimore, and that the con-
tents of it was made known to the Of
Gals of the Washington Terminal Com
pany yesterday.
Members of the city police depart
ment said they had not been asked to
participate in an investigation growing
out OF tne receipt OF threatening let
ter.
Mr.. Keppel declared he had heard
nothing Of the receipt Of a threatening
letter as was rumored was the cause
of the extra detail in the tunnel
No Threats Heard Of.
A. NJ. Keppel, general superintendent
of the Washington Terminal Company.
said he had heard nothing of any
threats made to blow up the terminal
company's tunnel. In view of rumors
affecting the safety of the bridge over
the Delaware river at Trenton, N. j., he
deemed it advisable to have Chief Will
liam E. viett of the Washington Termi-
nal Company's police force, take extra
precautions to safeguard the tunnels,
bridges and viaducts in this city.
He stated that number of officers
have been assigned to this work.
While he has no special reason to fear
that an, attempt would be made to do
damage in this city, he deemed it ad-
visable to take such action as to pre-
vent the company from being caught
mapping.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Nashua Plants Resume Work.

NASHUA, NJ H.. November 22.-No
disorder attended the reopening today
Of the plants of the Nashua Manufac-
turing Company and the Jackson Manu-
featuring Company, which have been
closed for more than six weeks by a
strike Of 1000 operatives.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Difficult to Secure Jurors.

Four jurymen, tentative and subject to
challenge, had been selected at noon. This
represented half Of the talesmen examined
In nearly every case prospective jurors
were of foreign birth or parentage. or
had sympathy with one side or the other
of the warning nations Of Europe. Coun-
sci asked searching questions Of every
talesman to develop whether he had even
the remotest personal interest in the war,
particularly as to German submarine war
fare. In cases where such interest was
revealed the talesman was excused.
Included among the persons whose ac-
duaintance each talesman was asked IL
he possessed. were the German, the
French and British ambassadors, their
aids and STATS. j., P. Morgan, his partners
and employees q. p. Morgan & Co. are
fiscal agents here of the British and
French governments). and The various
European consuls here.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Opposed to Bond Issue.

a majority of the democratic leaders
appear to be opposed to bond ISSUE
They see no reason why the question
OF additional taxation, which is inevi,
table with large army and navy, shall
would take care of the increased ex-
administration program contemplates
spending billion or more dollars in
side of five or six years 1T is not felt
wise to meet all this with bonds.
Democrats with poignant remem-
brance of what happened to the sec
ond Cleveland administration because
of bond issue -un away from the idea
dynamite. They are confident the re-
publicans will charge them with is
suing bonds only because the Treasury
is without money to meet even current
expenditures. not to consider extraor-
dinary ones.
The politics Of extra taxation is that
the democrats will be able to assert
these taxes because the country de-
manded better conditions for national
defense The taxes will be sufficient to
cover the yearly deficit that has been
piling up for the last two years. The
republicans will be hard put to draw
The line as between national defense
and deficit The democrats. through
Secretary McAdoo. claim that the deficit
fs comparatively small and that there
would have been none but for the un-
settled conditions due to the European
war. The republicans claim that II
there were no defense Legislation at the
coming session the democrats would
their alleged mismanagement OF
finances
Evening star., 1915-11-22
OCEAN LINER AGENTS
TRIED FOR CONSPIRACY
Alleged That Defendants Secured
False Clearance Papers
for Steamers.

NEW YORK, November 22.-The open
ing session today of the trial of Karl
Buenz, managing director Of the Ham :
burg american line. and three other Of
ficials of the line, under indictment on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
government, was devoted to selecting q
jury before Federal Judge Howe.
TIE government alleges that the de-
PENDANTS secured false clearance papers
ior steamers sailing from New York
with supplies for German sea raiders in
the Atlantic during the early part of
the war.
The trial is the first important one in
connection with the various conspiracy
charges made against German and Aus
trian agents in this country.