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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
PUBLIC EXERCISED OVER ANGLO
FRENCH LOAN

The question of an enormous loan to
Great Britain and her allies has this
week exercised the American public
more than any other subject.
At latest accounts it was estimated
that the loan would range somewhere
between $600,0OO,OOO and $8OO,OOO, 900.
The opposition to the proposal has reach
ed almost the proportions of national
issue.
Such leaders of public opinion as Will
liam Jennings Bryan and Senator La
Toilette have come out against the plan
on the grounds that it would be viola
tion of neutrality. Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis has issued clarion note of
warning to America in these words:
'The effect of this foreign loan would
be to take $1,000, 100000 from our peo-
pie of their own money and lend it to
nations who are spending $15,OOO,OOO
day. In sixty days all of that money
will be spent by the foreign nations, and
we will have in it's place securities of
two or three countries issued upon a
credit already taxed beyond it's resources
and we will have no way left by law to
collect the collateral.
"This condition would bring on cris-
is in this country such as occurred in
1873 and in 1893, when panics were
brought upon America by sending our
money out of the country to bolster the
falling fortunes of Europe.
Remember we never recovered that
money. We got securities in concerns
that went into receivers hands and
bankruptcy as collateral or payment for
those lost millions"
| John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the oil king,
has refused to take part in lending
money to belligerents. On the other
hand, James J. Hill, railway magnate,
has made this statement:
''It is marketing question. With us
it is simply the matter of having some
thing to sell and finding customer for
our goods. It is the simple everyday
matter of buyer and seller. Think of
it, we will have a 4OO,OOO,OOO wheat
surplus this year. We must find mar
ket for that or suffer disaster. It will
be far better for us to sell it on credit
than to store it up and let our markets
60 to smash"
If newspaper reports can be believed,
the major portion of American bankers
favor the loan.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
COMPARATIVE QUIET ALONG
MEXICAN BORDER

There have been no especially impor-
tant developments in the Mexican situa-
tion during the week.
There were two skirmishes on Sep
tember II, between American troops and
Mexicans, in which many shots were
fired across the border.
The recognition of Carranza is being
urged by Great Britain and powerful
Wall Street interests. The administra-
tion, however, for some reason, seems to
have but little confidence in Carranza
personally.
The present tendency seems favorable
to Gen. Alvorado Obregon, Carranza's
leading general, for president of Mexico
However, the whole situation is about
as uncertain as powder magazine sur
rounded by fire.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
SURGEONS EXPERIMENT UPON
CRIMINALS

Eminent Chicago surgeons, last week,
procured the consent of two criminals
to perform operations upon them in
order, according to an evening paper,
that they might ''be born again and be
like their Maker intended them to be-. .
Both men claimed "something was the
matter with them," over which they had
no control, and which impelled them to
be criminals; both expressed an eager
ness to submit to anything that would
make them different and remove their
evil tendencies.
They were assured with professional
blandness, as has been the case with
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
PACKERS LOSE CASE IN PRIZE
COURT

The British prize court, on September
16, declared as forfeited the larger part
of the cargoes of Chicago packing house
products carried on four Scandinavian
steamships bound for Denmark, seized
last November. All the goods were con-
fiscated except a small proportion re-
leased to claimants. This included meats
and other goods valued at about
100000.
Sir Samuel T. Evcns, in rendering
judgment, said t,.lat the fact that the
vessels were carrying to Copenhagen
more tkan thirteen~times the amount of
meats, lards, etc., which would reach
that port under normal conditions, gave
Overwhelming assurance that the goods
were in reality destined for Germany.
Referring to consignments of rubber
described as gum, he said:
"Any concealment of this sort will,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
FAVORS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY''
FOR COLORED RACE

Mayor William Hale Thompson, of
Chicago, has replied for the first time
to the criticisms of his appointment of
negroes to municipal positions, vary
ing from city hall jobs to those of the
bureau of street laborers. In all, 1877
colored people have been appointed by
him, in most cases the appointee sup
planting white men and women. In his
reply, the mayor said:
Criticisms such as those are un-
American and have no place in this land
of freedom and opportunity. If inquiry
were made concerning the nativity of
these critics, it probably would be found
that number of them had come, or their
immediate ancestors had come, to this
country to escape Tyranny and oppres-
sion in some foreign land and find op-
portunity in this land of the free, and,
having found it, would shut the door in
the faces of others. It comes with
mighty poor grace from that white man
or any of his descendants to say to the
colored man: You haven't any right
here which l should respect -
"To deny equal opportunity to the ne
gro in this land would be out of harmony
with American history, untrue to the
sacred principles of liberty and equal
rights, and would make mockery of our
boasted civilization and justice"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
PRESIDENT OPPOSES LARGE AP-
PROPRIATION FOR DEFENSE

1t is now reported that President Will
son will not favor any plan for compul-
sorry military education or service. Sec
retary Garrison and the war college ex-
perts had agreed to plan to increase the
regular army to 100000; also to provide
for a reserve Of equal size, but the presi-
dent has asked them to revise the
scheme.
While it is claimed the country would
gladly approve any measure to provide
for better defenses, under present finan-
cial conditions it is claimed the United
States would have to enter the money
market in competition with the belli-
gerents, and the president is reported as
strongly opposed to such an idea.
Financiers are pointing out that un-
less the government enacts new taxing
measures, it must certainly come before
the country, in the near future, with a
request for loan or else offer for sale
the Panama Canal bonds now in the
treasury.
Highly apropos of the readiness of
American capitalists and manufacturers
to loan money and sell munitions Of war
in vast quantities to belligerents, is a
recent cartoon appearing in Berlin
paper. Uucle Sam is represented as
carrying huge load of cases ready for
shipment, filled to overfiowing with
guns and explosives. A little Jap meets
him on the street and calls out: "Say,
old chap, don't give away all your pow
der, you may need some of it yourself.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
URGES PAN-AMERICAN STEAM
SHIP LINE

It is we'll known fact that American
capitalists, with all their boasted alert
ness and business acumen, have been
asleep to the great commercial oppor-
tunities awaiting them in South
America
No one knows or realizes the keen
shrewdness of the Latin-American bust
ness man of the Argentine Republic so
we'll as the American who has visited
that marvellous and progressive country.
The great republics of the southern
hemisphere are revelation and prove
that commercial progress may not de-
pend so much upon question of race, as
climatic environment.
The bankers of Uruguay and Argen-
tina, according to r. Charles Liebrecht,
consul for Uruguay, are now urging the
formation of $5,O00,O0O stock COM
pany, half of the stock to be subscribed
in South America and half in the United
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
TRAINING CAMP OPENS AT FORT
SHERIDAN

The second civilians military training
camp in the United States was opened
at Fort Sheridan on the shores of Lake
Michigan, north of Chicago, on Septem-
Der 20. The enrolment was 435, much
less than at Plattsburg. 1t was expected
that more recruits would arrive.
The first night in camp, spent by these
men, used to warm, luxurious offices in
Chicago, was marked by cold, penetrat-
ing winds sweeping in from the north,
while the ground was wet and soggy
from almost incessant rains.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
DECLINE MONEY FOR CROP
MOVEMENT

Agents of the Minneapolis and Kan
sas City federal reserve banks have de-
clined the offer of Secretary McAdoo to
deposit government funds with them to
aid moving the crops of the west and
northwest. The secretary offered to do
this in line with the policy which led to
the deposit of s15,OOO,O 900 in the reserve
banks of Richmond, Atlanta, and Dallas.
The agents replied that the districts
were full of money and the rates were
very low.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25

party announces that Turkey will not
be safe until the Armenians are either
exterminated or forced to accept the
Mohammedan faith.
Viscount Bryce, former British Am
bassador at Washington, has appealed
to America to stop the slaughter, if pos
sible. Speaking of the methodical plan
to kill off Christians, he says:
Accounts from different sources
agree that over the whole eastern and
northern Asia Minor and Armenia the
Christian population is being deliberate
ly exterminated, the men of military age
being killed and the younger women
seized for Turkish harems, compelled
to become Mohammedans and kept with
children in virtual slavery. The rest OF
the inhabitants, old women, men and
children, have been driven under con-
voy of Turkish soldiers into unhealthy
parts of Asia Minor, some to the deserts
between Syria and the Euphrates.
Many die or are murdered en- route, and
all perish sooner or later.
'In Trebisond City, where the Armen-
ians number over 10000, orders came
from Constantinople to seize all Armen-
ians. Troops hunted them, drove them
to the shore, took them to sea, threw
them overheard and drowned them all,
men, women and children. This was
seen and described by the Italian con-
sui.
"Some in the country escaped by pro-
Tossing to accept Islam, and quarter of
million escaped over the Russian
frontier, but perhaps half million
were slaughtered or deported, and those
deported are fast dying from i'll treat
ment, disease or starvation. The roads
and the hillsides are strewn with corpses
of innocent peasants"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
ARMENIAN CHRISTIANS
SLAUGHTERED

The world has again been shocked
by accounts of the most awful outrages
against Armenians in Turkey and Asia
Minor. The most frightful scenes are
being enacted in the war to eXterminate
the Christians.
Nearly 100000 Armenian villagers IA
Asia Minor have abandoned their homes
and are fleeing to the mountains.
The official organ Of the Young Turk
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25

while I sit in the prize court, weigh
heavily against those who adopt such
courses.
"Neutrals are expected to conduct
their neutral trade during the war with
out false papers and with candor, and
belligerents are entitled to expect from
neutrals frank course of conduct"
It is said that the packers will carry
the case to the court of last resort.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
SUBMARINE WARFARE DISAPPOINTING
TO GERMANS

It is becoming more and more ap-
parent that the failure of German sub
marines to drive Great Britain's COM
merce from the seas, or sink any very
great number of English war-ships is
developing into source of disappoint-
ment to the Germans themselves. Con-
sidering England's vast merchant ma
rine, the per cent of vessels sunk has
been comparatively small. If this claim
were made by the British alone, it would
carry but little weight. However, we
find it echoed by Captain Persius, naval
expert Of the 'Berliner Tageblatt," who
is conceded to be careful and we'll
trained observer"
In recent issue of that paper, after
speaking of the "high hopes placed by
Germany upon submarine warfare" at
the beginning of February, and of the
belief prevailing at that time, that it
would not be difficult to cut off England
from overseas imports, Captain Per-
sius admits that the results are viewed
in many circles as Every modest" Con-
tinuing, he says:
"At the beginning of the war our sub
marines sank series of war-ships, and
now one hears almost nothing of the
sort This is the way some armchair
sailors talk. There is no better school
than war. It is a pity, however, that it
is not only we who learn it. Only a
child would accuse the British Of being
bad seamen. They know how to defend
themselves, so they devised many kinds
of protective measures. It becomes more
and more difficult for U-boats to get
near hostile ships and launch torpedo.
Almost fabulous skill is required to avoid
all the pitfalls, get away from torpedo
destroyers, and nevertheless make a
successful attack"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
DIR. HILLS MEETS FINANCIAL
RUIN

DIR. HILLS MEETS FINANCIAL
RUIN
On Sunday, September 49, the Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills, pastor of Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, which was
rendered one of the most famous
churches in America by the great Henry
Ward Beecher, came before his audience
and confessed that his love of wealth,
position, and power had caused him to
lose sight of the higher things of life.
During the past ten years, about
$1,85O,OOO have poured through the var
ious business enterprises with which he
was allied, and which he believed would
bring him fortune.
His fall is said to be due to the fact
that he was one of the head men in
concern in which many people invested
because of his influence. It was only
when overtaken by financial ruin, and
with $4,000 libel suit staring him in
UnO lace, UIldC LII. Hills CtIlO
threw himself on the clemency of his
people. Had he succeeded in his VEN
lures, he would have remained the same
popular divine with his aristocratic
parishioners as before.
Fancy professed minister of the
gospel who is supposed to have conse-
Grated his entire life to the work of the
ministry and the salvation of mankind,
heaping unto himself riches to consume
upon his own lusts, and allowing him
self to be carried away with the craving
for wealth and material power.
1t will be remembered that DR.. Hills
made an attack on DR.. Dowie and divine
healing in 1897, to which DR.. Dowie re-
piled in a sermon delivered in Central
ZION Tabernacle, and which was after
ward published in a tract entitled "Re-
ply to DR.. Hills"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
BALKAN SITUATION EXTREMELY
CRITICAL

The Balkan situation has again sprung
into prominence with startling sudden
ness. Bulgaria has ordered a general
mobilization of all military forces for
the purpose of armed neutrality. This
indicates a great victory for German
diplomacy. Several weeks ago, the Bull
garian premier stated that all Germany
asked was their non-interference. How
ever, it seems apparent that Bulgaria
has listened to the overtures OF the CEN
tral powers. An agreement, 1T seems,
has been formed with Turkey, by which
she is promised territorial concessions.
On September 20, German troops be-
gan what is believed to be their initial
attack upon Serbia, in an attempt to
cut their way through to the relief OF
Turkey. The shortest route by which
this could be accomplished, would be
through the northeastern corner of Ser
bia. but owing to mountainous barriers,
it is considered probable they will follow
the old route of the crusaders farther
west through the broad Morava valley.
After reaching the Bulgarian frontier,
it is believed that country would not op-
pose the passage through her territory
of Austro-German forces to CONSTANT
NOBLE. ewing to Turkeys territorial con-
cessions.
If this proves to be Germany's IN
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
NEWS OF THE WORLD

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tention, it again reveals the thorough
ness of German foresight and attention
to details.
Greek and Roumanian troops are be-
ing concentrated on the Bulgarian
frontier, and that country has requested
an immediate and definite explanation.
Roumania steadfastly refuses to permit
the passage through her border of Ger
man military supplies for Turkey.
Some observers predict that we shall
see all the Balkan states engulfed in the
maelstrom before the snow flies.
ENGLAND AG1TATED OVER CoNsCRIPTIoN
A question agitating Great Britain at
the present time, is that of conscription.
It seems that an element of the English
people so oppose "Prussianism" that
they now go to the extreme of denounc-
ing as such, any attempt of the govern
ment to enfore their enlistment in it's
hour of dire need.
On September 18, the executive COM
mittee of the Amalgamated Union of
Railway Servants, consisting of about
100000 laborers, served notice on the
government that any attempt to enforce
conscription would result in serious in
ternal troubles.
Lord Kitchener, in a recent speech,
said that the falling off in the numbers
coming forward for enlistment, chad
caused an anxious thought" and that he
"did not doubt that whatever sacrifices
might prove necessary to bring this
gigantic war to successful conclusion
would be cheerfully undertaken by the
people,"
MOST DRASTIC TAX IN WORLDS HISTORY
The most drastic and far reaching
war budget in the worlds history was
introduced into the House of Commons
on September Fl, by Reginald McKenna,
chancellor of the exchequer of Great
Britain. Its adoption seems apparently
certain.
Income taxes are the hardest hit, a 40
per cent increase being levied. To illus
trate, Mr.. McKenna said that man with
an annual income of $4,000 must pay a
yearly tax, under the proposed measure
of $12,645. Furthermore, the limit is
so lowered by this new measure that a
day laborer, earning less than $13 a
week, will be included.
Certain commodities, including auto
mobiles and movie films, are listed for
an ad valorem duty of 33 1-3 per cent
but spirits and beer remain untouched
The duty on sugar is increased half
penny a pound.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT PROROGUED

Russia's troubles are reported as fur
ther increased at this time by division
in the Duma, liberal progressive ele-
ment favoring broader policy in deal
ing with the Jews and Poles. This coal
ition majority had adopted program of
sweeping reforms, when Premier Co.
remykin, a reactionary, hastened to the
cars headquarters and soon convinced
that weakened and irresolute monarch
that such a step was inadvisable. The
Premier returned to Petrograd with a
royal decree proroguing parliament for
several weeks, thus destroying it's power
during that time as a working body. 1t
is such acts which SOW the seeds of re-
volution.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-25
WILMA TAKEN BY GERMANS

LARGE RUSSIAN ARMY IN DANGER OF
CAPTURE ISSUES DECREE Pro-
ROGUING DUMA-BULGARIA ORDERS
MOBILIZATION TO PRESERVE NEU-
TRALITY-DOMESTIC STRIFE IN
ENGLAND TAX
BUDGET
On September 19, the Germans, under
the command of Field Marshall Won
Hindenburg, accomplished the fall of
Wilma, which, next to Warsaw, is the
most important city in western Russia.
The military Importance of this position
is indicated by the fact that Berlin was
reported as wild with joy over it's cap
ture. From this city Napoleon fled in
disguise in 1912, after the retreat from
Moscow.
Apparently throwing off the cautious
strategy employed by Grand Duke Mich
olas, the Russian troops, under General
Russky, continued fighting with great
stubbornness, until the forces of Won
Hindenburg, BY a wide sweeping flank
movement to the north, almost succeeded
in surrounding large part of their
army. The possibility of Russian re-
treat by rail was thus cut off from the
north; hence they were compelled to
move eastward over the roads and open
fields. At the same time, the Bavarians
closed in on them from the south; the
jaws of the German trap" thus sprung,
were about go miles apart, and through
this opening the czar's troops hastily
retired.
At present writing, 100000 Russians
are reported in retreat, harassed by Ger
man cavalry on both sides, and serious
misgivings are felt in the capitals of the
allies as to the outcome of the situation
In the meanwhile, the Russian line
extending from Galicia in the south to
Riga in the north, has been pierced at
two points, thus dividing it into three
parts.
By the mastery tactics of Won Hinden
burg, the fall of Riga and Dvinsk seems
only matter of short time. A fur:
ther drive on Petrograd at this late sea-
son of the year, is dismissed by military
observers as highly improbable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
NOTICE.

Covington, La, Feb. %, 1915.
The next examination in St. Tam
many parish for teachers certificates
I, 2, 8, for whites; April 5, 6, Z, for
colored.
The subjects Of examination and
the conditions governing the issu-
ance of certificates to applicants, by
the State Examining Committee, will
be the same as those Of the last ex-
animation, with the two exceptions
that the papers of applicants must be
written in ink, upon which they will
be graded in penmanship, and that
spelling will be added to the subjects
of examination of applicants for first
grade certificates.
Candidates desiring to stand ex-
animation in special high school sub
jects must notify the superintendent
befort March Is, 1915.
Examinations for institute credits,
based on the books for the reading
course, will be held April 10. 1915.
ELMER e. LYON,
Superintendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-03-13
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CHARTER
of the
Of the
sLIDELL LIVE STOCK AND
FARMS COMPANY. INC.

On this seventh day Of February,
A. D. 1915, before me, B. NJ. Miller,
a Notary Public, duly qualified in
and for the parish of st. Tammany,
State Of Louisiana, personally APP
peared Fritz Salmen, ]. A. Salmen,
F. w. Salmen, L. T. Miles. E. F.
HALEY, w. E. Eddins, J. A. Bos-
quet, Jr., all seven residents Of the
parish Of st. Tammany, who several-
ly declared that they, their associates
and successors, do hereby form and
organize themselves into a corpora
ton, for term of ninety-nine years
from this date, under the name Of
Slidell Live Stock and Farms Conn
pany, Incorporated, the domici1e
whereof is fixed at Slidell, parish of
st. Tammany. Louisiana, its objects
and purposes being to buy and sell
real estate, to deal generally in all
the natural resources of the State
of Louisiana; to buy and sell all
kinds OF live stock and poultry, to
breed and raise the same; to carry
on q general farm and truck bust
ness; to conduct q dairy and sell
the products from the same; to
slaughter all kinds of stock and poul-
try and to sell the same; to deal In
all kinds Of feed stun and operate
! commissary or store, and generally
10 do all things necessarily connect
ed with the within objects and pur-
poses above enumerated, In this State