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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22

WASHINGTON, April 21.--The
United States government replied to-
day to the recent memorandum in
which Count Won Bcrnstorff, the Ger
man ambassador, declared that "if the
American people desire to observe true
neutrality they will find means to
stop the exclusive importation of arms
70 one side, or at least to use this ex-
port trade as means to uphold the
legitimate trade with Germany, espe-
cially the trade in foodstuffs"
The American note, which is signed
by Secretary Bryan, was drafted at the
state department, but was finally
penned by President Wilson himself.
After pointing that the language used
by Count Bernstorff lis susceptible Of
being construed as impugning the good
faith of the United States in the per-
formance of IT'S duties as a neutral"
the note takes ii for granted that no
such implication was intended" and
suggests that evidently the German
ambassador "is laboring under certain
false impressions"
II is then declared that while the
relations of the United States with any
one Of the belligerents cannot wisely
be made subject Of discussion with
third government" such correspon-
dence between the United States and
the allies as has been published
shows "the steadfast refusal" of the
government ito acknowledge the right
OF any belligerent to alter the accepted
rules of war at sea insofar as they
affect the rights and interests of neu-
trails"
The attitude of the United States on
the question of expectation of arms is
re.stated-namely, that to place an
embargo on arms during the progress
Of war would "be direct violation
Of the neutrality of the United
States" The note refers to the spirit
of friendship which the United States
desires always to manifest towards
Germany and its people and concluded
with the declaration that "the neutral
ity of the United States is founded on
firm basis of conscience and good
will"
The communication was delivered by
messenger to Count Won BernstOrff late
today and by mutual arrangement with
the German embassy the state depart
ment made it public tonight. The text
of the note follows:
"Excellency: have given thoughtful
consideration to your excellencys note
of the fourth of April, 1915, enclosing a
memorandum of the same date, in
which your excellency discusses the
action of this government with regard
to trade between the United States
and Germany and the attitude OF this
government with regard to the expor-
tatiOn of arms from the United
States to the nations now at war with
Germany.
81 must admit that | am somewhat
at loss how to interpret your excel
cy's treatment of these matters. There
are many circumstances connected
with these important subjects to which
! would have expected your excellency
to advert, but of which you make no
mention, and there are other circum-
stances to which you do refer which
would have supposed hardly appropri-
ate for discussion between the govern
ment of the United States and the gov
ernment of Germany.
II shall take the liberty, therefore.
of regarding your excellency's refer
ences to the course pursued by the
government of the United States with
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
WAN 7 JAPAN To
TAKEF|NAL STEP

TOXIC. April 21.-t1l p. m.)-Two
prominent political associations have
adopted resolutions for Japan taking
drastic measures against China. The
meetings were arranged to awaken
the public to what the resolutions de-
clare to be seriousness of the stu
alton.
The resolutions states that China
is ignoring the dignity of japan and,
hence, Japan should take the final
STEP"
Count Okuma, the prime minister.
has submitted the resolutions to the
emperor.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
Motoring Permitted
In Yellowstone Park

WASHINGTON, April 21.-
Motoring will be permitted in
Yellowstone national park begin
ming August I, Secretary Lane
announced today, thus opening
the last Of the great government
reserves to automobiles. Control
stations are to be established at
junction points throughout the
park to regulate traffic. Secre-
tary Lanes announcement added
that il was expected the road
through the Yellowstone would
become link in the highway to
the northwest, giving motorists
the opportunity fseeing some
Of the other national parks.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
South Dakota Votes
On the Liquor Question

ABERDEEN, S. D., April 90
The switching Of Mitchell from
the wet to the dry column was
the most important change re-
ported tonight as result of to-
days municipal elections in
large number of cities and towns
throughout South Dakota Both
sides claimed victory here with
unofficial returns giving it to the
drys by one vote. Reports from
other places voting on the H.
cense issue indicated that Stur-
gis. Sioux Falls, Yankton, Pierre
and Fort Pierre had stayed wet
and Highmore and Phillip had
continued dry.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
FOURTH LINE HAS Been READJusTED
AROUND SUBMARINE "a

HONOLULU, April 2l.-The fourth
line attached to the submarine F-4.
submerged outside the harbor since
March 25, has been ieadjusted and
lifhting operations that were inter-
rupted yesterday by bad weather con-
ditions, are ready to be resumed
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
LARGEST WHEAT TRANSACTION OF
ITS KIND ON RECORD

LONDON. April 22-(3:19 a. ny
Under arrangements made by the i'm
perial government for controlling the
sale of Indian wheat exports, the
enormous amount Of two million tons
will be sold under government au-
spices. This probably is the largest
transaction of the kind on record
The first cargo has been sold at e7
shillings per quarter.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
Two Women Dis6gure
Young Girl With Acid

CONNElLSVlLLE, Pa, April
21.-Martha Schultz, the 15-year-
old daughter Of a weli.to-do far.
mer, was last night attacked by
two masked women in the out
skirts Of this city. One woman
held Miss Schultz while the other
corked neck of bottle filled
with acid. Sc. crai weeks ago
Miss Schultz received a letter
ordering her to place $1,000 and
gold watch in a secluded spot.
She ignored the letter.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
British Trawler Sunk
And All Of the CrewL Lost

LONDON, April 2o.-(12:50 a.
m.)-The admiralty has issued
the following statement. IVES
terday a German submarine tor
pedoed and sank the trawler Va.
nilla. The traWler Fermo en-.
deavored to rescue the crew, but
was fired at and driven Of. All
Of the crew Of the Vanilla were
lost. This killing Of fisherfolk
for no military purpose should
not escape attention. It 10 the
second murder Of this character
committed within q week. A care
full record 10 kept Of these sad
events"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
TO
GERMANY
President Wilson Pens
Answer to Ambassa-
doris Complaint.
NEUTRALITY TALK

Germany Is Informed That II the
United States Should Place an EN-
barge on Arms During the Progress
OF the War Would Be a Direct Vio-
lation Of Neutrality, Which in This
Country Is Founded on the Firm
Basis Of Conscience and Good Will.
At Loss to Interpret Ambassadors
Treatment Of the Subject.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
BRlTAlN'S
BIG ARMY
Total of 100000 Men
Now on Fighting Line
Facing Germans.
WANT AMMUNITION

Tells the House Of Com
mons the organization Of this
Vast Army Was Most Magnificent
Work Ever Done by Any Country;
That the Ammunition Expended in
the Battle Of Neuve chapelle Was
as Much as Used During the Whole
Boer War-Ammunition and More
Ammunition is Constant Cry.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
German Commander
Breaks Faith With U. S.

LONDON, April 20.-(3 a. n.y.
-"Several members of the crew
Of the German auxiliary cruiser
Prinz Eitel Friedrich have ar
rived here on board the steamer
helii9lovia, from New York,
headed by the second officer"
says the Daily Mails correspond
ent. "They were provided with
false passports describing them
az Swedish subjects. They are
bearing secret reports to Ger.
many from the Prinz Eitel's
commander, who gave his pledge
that none Of the crew would
leave Norfolk"
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
Order at Urimiah Is
Restored By the Turks

WASHINGTON. April. 90
Turkish regular troops apparent
ly have succeeded in restoring
order at Urimiah, Persia, where
Kurd bandit raids on the ma
tive Christians recently led to
reports that American and other
foreign missionaries had been at
tackled. Since the arrival of the
forces sent to Urimiah, at the
urgent representations of Am
bassador. Morgenthau.. at Con-
stantinople, it was learned today
there had been no renewal of
the disorders so far as state de.
partment advices show.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22
LONDON WAR REVIEW.

LONDON, April 21.-QO:1O p. No.
The British expeditionary force in
France, which at the beginning of the
war consisted of six divisions, has
been increased to more than SO di-
visions, or roughly speaking 100000
men. According to statement made
by David Lloyd-George, chancellor of
the exchequer, in the house of COM
mons this afternoon.
The chancellor added that the place
of every man who had fallen in battle
had been filled and that the army
was adequately equipped. But he re-
iterated the need for a greater sup
ply of munitions, declaring that dur
ing the battle of Neuve Chapelle
more ammunition was used than in
the whole South African war, which
lasted nearly three years.
The interesting information also
was given that the output OF the mu-
rition factories had been increased
more than nineteen fold since the out.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-04-22

LONDON, April 21 (6:05 p. ND
Speaking in the house of commons to-
day on the manner in which the gov
ernment is dealing with war equip
ment, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lloyd-George announced that while
Great Britain had started in the war on
the assumption that the expeditionary
force would consist Ofssix divisions, the
country now had more than six times
that number of men in France.
"a division of the British army con-
tains $1,000 men, Thirty-six divisions
would total $4,000 men,
These divisions, the chancellor OF
the exchequer said, were adequately
supplied and every man that had been
dropped had been replaced. 1t was one
of the most magnificent pieces of or
ganization ever performed and nothing
like it, he said, had ever been done be-
fore by any country. Stating that as
much ammunition had been expended
in the battle of Neuvechapelle as dur.
ing the whole Boer war, Mr.. Lloyd
George said that the character of the
ammunition had to be changed in the
middle of the war and to secure sup
plies, sub-contracts were given to be-
tween $500 and 5000 firms. When it
was found that they could not keep up
the supplies the government took
steps to take over all work suitable for
the manufacture of munitions. AS a
result there had been a great increase
in the output.
If they took the figure 20, the chan
cellor said, as the amount of artillery
ammunition manufactured in Septem.
ber in October it was 80; in November
90; in December 1856; in January 1856;
in February 256, and in March 288.
Mr.. Lloyd-George said that Great
Britain was also supplying her allies
with munitions and that in spite of this
there still was large reserve.
The chancellor adhered to his state.
ment that small minority of work
men could, through drink, throw the
whole works out of gear. He promised
that when the government measure
was introduced it would be found that
this matter had not been approached
from the point of view of persons who
wanted to advance any particular idea
or notion, but from the point of view of
persons who had one object in mind
an increase in munitions.
1t was no use saying there was no
more drinking than normally, the
speaker said. These were abnormal
times and they had to take abnormal
measures with an evil which had be-
come abnormal.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Have Nero Man on the Hip.

There is q sad fate waiting for Mr..
Man IL women stay home one day, as
the suffragists threaten to do some
time In October. Their plan is to In
duce all women OF the United States
employed in business to stay away
from work on specified day.
This, they contend, will furnish prac-
tical refutation of the argument that
"woman's place Is In the home" by
demonstrating that the place" OF
about one-third of the sex is in
schools, stores, factories, Offices and
other commercial establishments. II
such q strike could be brought about
for even one day 1t would throw the
organization of affairs out Of joint.
Public schools, department stores, and
many factories would be forced to shut
down, the telephone system would be
paralyZed, some of the restaurants
would have to close their doors and
most Offices, without stenographers,
would proceed at half speed. And for
fear that the sex" may carry out
their threat the suffragists say that
many business men have asked the
newspapers not to print anything
about the strike. 1t is dangerous,
they say; dangerous TO business. Do
not encourage this lawless plan.
At last the sisters have mere man on
the hip.-New York Times.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
FAMOUS BUILDING IN PERIL
Roof Of Westminster Hall Found to
Have Been Weakened Through
Work Of Worms.

Lately everybody has been alarmed,
with good reason. about the safety of
the foundations of st. Paups Cathe-
dral ut London. Now it is the turn
of an even more ancient building,
Westminster hall, which is closed for
repairs. 1t Is true that the stability
OF the great Hall of William Rufus"
is not threatened like that OF the
Cathedral, but the cleaning operations
on the interior of the open roof have
disclosed q very serious condition of
affairs. The Irish oak. of which that
roof Is composed, has been attacked
for years past by worms and is now
In such a state that 1t has been found
necessary to take out whole portions
Of 1t, in some cases large portions,
and replace them with new wood.
This hammer beam roof. which has
been deemed one Of the finest carpen-
tering feats in the whole world, did
not form part of the hall as originally
constructed by William Rufus in 1893.
but was added in 1897 by Richard II.
The extension OF which 1t formed a
part was a notable architectural per-
Torrance, for the walls were carried
up two feet higher, and not only were
the windows altered but q fine new
porch was included in the scheme.
The roof, with its hammer beams
carved with angels, was built accord
ing to the designs Of the master
mason OF the period, Henry de Yeve
ley.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
HAS SEA GuLls As PETS
Wisconsin Girl Has Tanned Birds
Which Are az Rule Slow to
Approach Human Beings.

Visitors to Green island are treated
to rather unusual sight nowadays.
Marinette (Wis.) dispatch to the
Milwaukee Leader says. A girl comes
out of the hghtkeeper's house and.
standing near the door, gives a pecu-
liar call:
"Cooty. cooty, cooty. Here. cooty!"
And following the direction of her
gaze, the visitors see three awkward.
long-legged sea gull babies. running at
the top of their infantile speed toward
the girl.
Showing not the slightest hesitancy
or fear, the birds gather about the
girl, who feeds them table scraps and
fondles them. The small gulls dis
play not the slightest evidence of
shrinking from her touch. and gobble
voraciously at the scraps.
The girl Is the daughter of Frank
A. Drew, head ightkeeper of the
Green island light-the beacon which
Is raised by the sailors headed toward
Marinette long before the red harboI
light is to be seen.
The gulls are members of the ex
tensive gull colony which summers
and winters-on Green island. The
trio was Matched this summer, and
they have yet to make their first triI
over the water.
Miss Drew got the baby gulls wher
they were tiny birds. Matched but q
short time. They proved most re
| sponsive to training, and soon los
all fear of their mistress. 1t didn'
take them long to learn that the or,
| of "Cooty, cooty." meant delectablt
scraps of fish and other delicacie:
not usually included in sea gull!
diet.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
In Mexican Houses,

There are rarely fireplaces or stoves
In Mexican houses. OF course, in the
tropics these are not required, but in
the cities of the uplands it is often
bitterly cold. There is a popular be-
lief that warming the air of a room
by artificial heat in the rarefied air
of the uplands induces pneumonia. but
it is doubtful if this has any real foun-
dation. And the Mexican prefers to
shlver under cover of poncho rather
than to sit in comfort and warmth aft
er the European or American fashion
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
On a Bio Scale.

Plan out your life on a big scale.
That is what immortality should mean
60 you. If-your life were measured by
few years, you might be forgiven for
becoming absorbed in the trivial
things, little pleasures. little ambitions.
petty triumphs and victories. But you
are to live forever and the trivial can
not satisfy you. Plan for great things
Reach up to the nigh things.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Velvet for Cleaning.

A small piece of velvet is a fine
cleaner for brass. and for polishing sill
verware 1t is better than chamois. 1t
quickly removes the dust from wood
work, and if used to rub the stove aft
er 1t has been BACKED will produce a
high polish There is nothing better
to dust felt hat Silk dresses and
ether silk articles should always be
lusted with it. for it cleans perfectly
Without cutting or otherwise injuring
he silk
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Keen = Memorandum.

Keep little notebook on your Ii.
brary shelf If you are in the habit OF
lending your books to your friends
Have it alphabetically arranged and
every time you lend a book put down
the name of the friend to whom you
gave it, together with the title of the
book 1t is only a matter of a min
ute to do this and saves lots of time
and worry over trying to locate miss
ing books.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01

and Mrs. a. n. Otis Both are well
known and popular musicians.
There will be 40 ballad singers and
IL comedians in the minstrels at the
coming performance. Tickets viii be
on sale at the Hawkins drug store,
where volusia meets Beach. and
should be secured early as the Gem
City Minstrels always draw crowded
house.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01

GEM CITY MINISTRIES
ToCIvE PERFORMANCE
POPULAR LOCAL ORGANIZATION
OF FUN MAKERS WILL APPEAR
AT THE NEW DAYToNA THE
ATRE FRIDAY EVENING. DEC. II.
The Gem City Minstrel troupe, that
well known organization of local tai
ent, will give performance at the
New Daytona theatre Friday evening.
Dec. II.
Rehearsals are now in progress and
Manager w. F. Thomson. popularity
known as Cash. is making every en-
deavor to have this eleventh annual
performance surpass all previous en-
tertainments given by the organsza-
ton.
Scheffel Wright and A. j. Malhy will
take the end men places and both arc
provided with a new line OF jokes
and songs that are winners. They
col stitute a strong team OF fun max
ers, warranted to cure any case OF
.'blues"
The cast will include W. B. Shaw
Irish caricaturist, with brogue
like Paddy himself and a singing
voice, w. j. Mcdonald. the popular
soloist; L. j. Cowan, tenor; Eric ID
Mills, baritone; l. w. Ramsey and r
L. Evernden, two fine basses; Oti:
Pellecier, tenor; c. P. Miller and H. c
F. Dohm, singers of comic coon
songs. Schef Wright. Jr.. will have ;
song specially all his own and other
who will appear in the first part of TIN
performance will be Henry G. Pollitz
Frank e. Spina, Clinton Bankes, Fran
Duckworth. Arthur N. Otis, Elme
Livingston, Cecil Bradshaw, Lev
Smith, Jack Ray, Walter j. Parsor
I Raymond Green, Harry Erickson, Z
J. Mills. L. L. Vinzant, Geo. H. Foots
Jr., Ernest Green and Kaiser Brown
Among the contributors to the ente
tainment in the after piece are Sche
Wright, A. j. Malby, j. Howard Ca,
ney, Otis Pellecier, A. E. Donnelly an
Raymond Green. Otis Pellecier wi
as usual act as interlocutor. positio
which he fills to perfection
The Gem City four have goo
repertoire of seleetions with whic
tQ please the audience as they hay
never failed to do, and Karl Van Kos
the scenic artist, is painting ne
settings for the coming entertainment
The music will be furnished by til
Crystal orchestra of ten pieces, unde
the direction of Mrs. Otis Pellecis
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Explain. Flow Of Rivers,

The easterly direction of the great
rivers OF America is obviously due tc
The position of the Andes, which runs
north and south. on the western side
Of the continent, while the cham OF
mountains which traverses Europe
and Asia from west to east cause the
great number of rivers which flow
aorth and south.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Mere Man.

Man is not only of few days and
full Of prunes, but he is an insignifi-
cant mutt at his wedding. his wife's
parents are the heroes when the first
baby comes. and after that his wife
takes ever his pay envelope every
week-Houston Post.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Wisdom Of the Wise,

New Clerk-That young lady in
front wants to look at some rings
exactly like the one she is wearing.
Says she is thinking of purchasing a
duplicate for her sister.
Old Jeweler-Huh! You needn' {
waste any time on her. The ring she
has is an engagement ring. and she
merely wants to find out what it cost.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
HOPELESS Case.

Merchandise you call on Owens
today?
Collector-Yes, sir.
Merchandise he pay anything on
account?
CoIlector-No, sir. l couldn't even
get him to pay any attention to me.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Another Deduction,

That man standing by the door is
evidently a bartender" remarked the
great detective
How do you know" asked his
friend
BY his Gin phiz.' replied the z. d.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
Why the Bad Eye Escapes.

Why the 3 I'D Eye Eecapeo.
There is no alibi for bad eye. Still,
a lot of people never look as high as
the eyes. They stop at the diamond
in the scarfpin.-Irvin S. Cobb in the
Saturday Evening Post