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Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
Mrs. Asquith's Libel Suit Recalls
William WatSOn'S Famous Poem

London, Dec. 22.-The action in
chancery, begun by Mrs. II. II AS
quith, wife of the premier of Eng
land, to restrain the London Globe
from the publication Of statements
concerning her alleged to be libelous,
recalls the poem which William Wat
son wrote in 1909. entitled "The
Woman With the serpents Tongue
When the poem was printed it was
stated that Mrs Aslnith was its in
spiration. Mr.. Watson later declar-
ed this was not literally true, and in
some interviews with him published
at the time he visited America six
years ago stated that it was a COM
posite photograph or Mrs. Asquith
and her stepdaughter, Violet.
"The poem," said MIR. Watson, "is
a portrait Of the physical character.
isrics of Mrs. Asquith and the men,
tality of Violet Asquith. The latter
is the voice of the family and rules
them all. Violet is the real official
voice speaking with authority. She
"Who Sights the worthiest in the
land,
Sneers at the just, condemns the
brave,
And blackens goodness in its grave"
Whichever of the women, if either,
the poem referred to, it caused a
tremendous sensation over the AS
quiths and the poet throughout Eng
land. The final lines we're:
To think that such as she can mar
Names that among the noblest are.
That hands like hers can touch the
springs
That move who knows what men and
things;
That on her will their fates have
h,mg!-
The Woman with the Serpent's
Tongue.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
WAR INCREASES
PERSECU T|ONS
. . Of ARMEN|ANS
Protest by Germany Against the
Atrocities Made Public by
American.
THOUSANDS MURDERED
IN COLD BLOOD
Women Throw Their Babies Into
Rivers and Over Pre-.
cipices.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 22.-The Ger.
man government on August filed at
Constantinople a protest against the
Turkish treatment of Armenians, ac-
cording to DR.. A. T. Bartmon, chair
man of the national committee for
Armenian and Serbian relief, who to.
day made public the text Of the pro
test.
In a statement quoting the official
statement transmitted by the German
embassy, DR.. Bartmon says, Count
Ernst Won Reventlow, German naval
exper., in a recent statement publish
ed in the Tages Zeitung, strongly de.
fends Turkeys massacre OF the Ar
menians on the basis Of military ne.
cessity, and adds:
Zone wonders whether Won Revent.
low knows that throughout the length
and breadth OF the Turkish empire,
after the men (whO only were cap.
able of revolution, but who according
to every known evidence did not re-
VOlL) HUI IlCdlly ull OCCH ViopooCu ~
The attack fell upon the widows and
orphans who were driven from their
homes by hundreds of thousands at
the point Of bayonets
rs it possible that Won Reventlow
knows that fully .one.half of these re:
fugees miserably perished from vio-
lence, exposure and starvation?
,''He must be ignorant Of the sicken-,
ing reports made by. many eye wit.
nesses- Americans, Italians, Ger
mans--civilians and officials, who tell
of seeing these helpless, inoffensive
women and girls Drained because
they clamored for food, or forced into
Islam because perchance they were
comely, of women throwing their ba.
bies into the river or over precipices
to save them from the impending
horror Of continued existence.
"He cannot have known that on
August 8 of this year, in CONSTANT.
nople, the. German ambassador in the
name of his Imperial Master filed a
protest against these horrors with the
Turkish government"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
COMMITTEE
MEETS At FARGO

Fargo, N. D., Dc. 22.-Ex-Governor
E. Y. Sarles, president of the Red
River Valley Old Settlers associa.
ton, was in tn city yesterday. to
make arrangements for the reunion
next summer.
Together with II. J. Hagen, secre-
tary Of the association, Mr. Sarles
completed arrangements for a meet.
ing of the executive committee o, tie
association at tAe Commercial ciuD
rooms on Thursday, January 20, a.:
300 p. m. The purpose of this meet.
ing is to complete the organization by
the appointment of the committees
and lay plans for tle big reunion mex:
summer. I
The officers of the Old Settlers
association are as follows: E. Y
Sarles, president; H. J. Hagen, secre.
tary; B. F. Mackall, treasurer; !. r
Clapp, member of executive commit.
tee.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
.0NE Of THE EXPERTS
RESIGNS FROM BOARD

New York, Dec. 22.-Henry A. Wise
wood, representative of the American
Society of Aeronautic Engineers, to-
day announced his resignation as a
member of the naval consulting
board recently arnointed by Secrc-
tary of the Navy Daniels. His action
was taken, he said. because he dis
approved as inadequate for the coun-
try's defense the naval program pro-
posed by the administration. He will
continue, however, to serve as advisor
to members of the board.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
DANIELS / BOARD. j I||| D.
Of CIVILIANS IS
INSPECTING NAVY

New York, Dec. 22.-MemDers Of
the navy consulting naval board met
here today for series of informal
conferences in preparation for their
second meeting since organization,
which will be held tomorrow at the
New York Navy Yard. Secretary
Daniels had proposed trip to the
Sandy Hook proving grounds, but it
was deferred because Of the uncer-
tain weather and it is believed the
members will be kept busy inspecting
the navy yard, especially as all the
warships of the New York division OF
the Atlantic fleet now are in port.
The only absentees from the COM
mittee's session today were Thos. A.
Edison, chairman of the board, and
DR.. w. R. Whitney, both of whom are
expected to attend the meeting to-
morrow and Henry Wisewood, who
has resigned. Various questions OF
importance to the navy were consid
cred by the conferees during the day.
The United States in case of war,
DR.. l.. H. Baekland, chairman of the
committee on food and foodstuffs, de-
clared, would be within a year OF
shortage OF nitrogen unless the navy
could protect the Chilean salt petre
fields. ..
Dr. Baekland declared the govern
ment should establish a. once a plant
for the manufacture of nitric acid
from the air.
After a dinner tonight at the Ameri.
can Institute of Mining Engineers
club. the members of the board met
in executive session and drew up res
olutiens for better defense of the
country which will be sent to Secre-
tary Daniels. The members declined
TO, disclose the nature of their pro.
posals.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
FEDERAL LEAGUE
IS D|SBANDED,, ..
PEACE DECLARED
National League to Reinstate All
Players Who Jumped
Contracts.
CHICAGO CUBS
CHANGE HANDS

Cincinnati, Dec. 22.-Probably the
most disastrous war that the base
ball game has ever experienced came
to close here tonight when treaty
of peace between the Federal League
and both parties 10 the National Base
ball Agreement. better known as or
ganized baseball was signed.
Two major league clubs will change
hands as the result of the bringing
about of peace, and two new faces
will be seen among major league mag
mates in the future. Charles Weeg'
hman, who has been president CT the
Chicago Federal League club, will
purchase the controlling interest in
the Chicago National League team
from Charles P. Kopp of Cincinnati.
Philip Ball and his associates, who
were connected with the St. Louis
Federal League team, gained control
of the St. Louis American League
club from Robert Hedges, Col. Nc
Diamard, John E. Bruce and others,
who have long been connected with
major league circles.
The agreement gives immunity to
all men who have jumped their con.
tracts from both the major and minor
leagues OF organized baseball as we'll
as other Federal League players. All
of them have been reinstated or made
eligible 10 organized baseball.
That there will be wild scramble
for some few of the best Of the Fed
eral League players was clearly indi-
Gated by a provision in the treaty
that the Federal League, as a league.
and which, insofar as actual baseball
playing is concerned, ceases to exist,
will assume all of the contracts OF
the Federal League players.
1t was announced late tonight that
all suits pertaining to baseball pend
ing in any court would be withdrawn
in the next day or two.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
NEW EVIDENCE
IN PLOT CASES

New York. Dec. 22.-Tne arrest O.;
Edmund Justus, a nlghtwatchrnan Ell:
ployed by, the neutrality-suspicious.
Steamship company, was made by
federal officers, to supply "the miss:
ing link in a chain OF evidence prov
ing that the steamship company Wa
the financial agent Of the German
government in plots against the AM
crican neutrality alleged to have been
uncovered by the department of JUS
tic
Justus was arrested as an employe
and q fellow consprator OF Paul koe-
mig, head of the Hamburg.American
detective bureau. who hac p:anned -
blow up the Wlelland canal. Just af-
ter the arrest of Justus, lawyer
gave Koenig $4,000 bail for the ap-
pearance of Justus at hearing set
for January Il. This MAKES tota:
of more than 100000 supplied by the
Hamburg American company as bail
for men accused of plots against Am
erican neutrality.
Indictments in the Welland canal
case are expected tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
MASTER OF CEREMONIES.

New York. Dec. 22.-Lloyd Melville
Bingham, who died at Christiania to-.
day acted as master of ceremonies at
the sailing of the Ford party from
here. Mr. Bingham introduced Mr..
Ford and other members of the party
to the crowd on the pier, made vari-
GUS impromptu speeches and led the
cheering and singing.
For number of years re had act
ed as manager for Ills actress wife,
Amelia Bingham. He was about SO
years old.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
Maniac Kills
wo in Depot

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 22.-Robert
L. Knox, surveyor of customs for the
Port of New Orleans and prominent
New Orleans attorney shot and killed
Ben Foster, an attorney Of Hatties.
burg, Miss, and ALEX Franklin. of
Natchitoches, La, in the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley railroad depot here
this afternoon.
Knox had been suffering from men,
tai trouble and for several months
had been in sanitarium at Wash.
ington, D. G., for treatment. He ar
rived in Baton Rogue today, supposed.
ly from Washington.
Foster, it was learned. was close
friend and former business asso-
ciate.
1t was said Knox apparently did not
know Franklin had been killed.
Relatives of Knox declared he was
suffering from mental alteration as
he and Foster had been friends for
many years and no cause was known
for a grievace.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Robert l..
Knox, wao shot and killed two men
at Baton Rouge, La, today, was re.
leased from a private sanitorium here.
December 16, after undergoing treat.
meent for nearly two months for a
mental affection. His condition was
so much improved that attending
physicians deemed it safe for him 10
20 to spend Christmas with his fam
ily.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
Cousin of
King Killed
In Quarrel

Hermann Mechowitch, second
cousin to King Peter of Serbia, who
lad been employed for many years
as a porter in a furrier's establish.
ment, died today in hospital, from
a fractured skull, received in an al.
tercation yesterday with an Austrian
and the latter's son. The younger
man is under. arrest. on. a charge. of
homicide, is accused of knocking
down the Serb, whose head struck
the pavement. ...-..,. -.-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
TheGernQn.
Kaiser Has
a Bad Cold

London. Dec. PA dispatch to tie
Exchange Telegraph company from
says:
Emperor William is suffering from
a bad cold. He is under the care OF
throat specialists, and confined in
doors. He was greatly latlgued by
MS recent strenuous travelling and
must take special precautions. The
crown prince will pay short visit
to his father during the holidays"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
ELEVEN MEN ADR|FT
ON GULF BARGES

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 22.-Eleven men
are adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on
two barges which cut loose from a
tug bound here from New Orleans
during the storm Monday. The wind
probably will carry the barges in the
path of steamers between Havana
and the United States.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
CARRANzA MEN
BUSY QUELL|Nc
VILLA SED|T|0N
Desultory Fights Follow Flight
of Bandit Chief Whose Refuge
Is Unknown.
DE FACTO GOVERNMENT
MAKES RAPID GAINS
Territory Abandoned by Rebels
Is Being Rapidly Organized
by the Victors.

Ell Paso, Dec. 22.-'The de sacto gov.
ernment Of Mexico made marked pro-
gress today in assumption of military
and civil authority in the territory
surrendered recently by followers of
Villa, according to reports received
from various sources. Villas where
abouts were still unknown here. Gen.
eral Jacinto Previno, at the head of a
military force, representing the de
facto government. was reported to
have occupied Chihuahua City. Cen
eral Alvaro Obregon, whose forces re.
Gently drove General Villa from Son.
ora, was said to be enroute from No.
gales to JuareZ~ to assume military
control. g."
Join de Facto Government.
General Manuel. Ochoa. former
Villa military chief, at Juarez, today
renounced the Villa cause and Joined
the de factO government. Temper.
.arily, he has been placed in control
OF the surrendered territory by Mexl.
can Consul Andreas Garcia.
Hipalipo Villa, a brother Of the de.
posed chief, was said to have left
Jnarez for San Antonio, Texas.
Carranza troops under General Ter
Zinc. engaged what remains of the
Villa army in fierce battle yester.
day and today at Mi Pula, ten miles
outside Chihuahua City inflicting a
severe defeat.
carranza Losses Small.
Seyeral, hundred; Villa soldiers were
killed. wounded or taken prisoners,
according to advices to Carranza
officials in Nuevo Laredo tonight.
The Carranza losses were said to
have been small. The streets of the
village of Mi Pula were strewn with
dead when the firing ceased. The
leader of the Villa soldiers was not
learned. The troops engaged were
said to have been the remnan>; of the
force until recently operating in Son
ora
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
TRY TO BLOCK PLANS.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 22.-While en-
voys from the Federal League and
organized baseball tonight signed a
peace pact, it was learned on re-
liable authority at late hour that
the Baltimore Federal League club
officials will try to block the plans for
ending the war by requesting that
the antitrust suit before Judge Ian
dis be not dissolved.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23

Baron Stephen Burian, foreign
minister of Austria, and Count
Etienne Tisza, Hungarian premier
together framed the reply to Presi.
dent Wilson's note of December IL
demanding a disavcwal Of the sink.
ing of the Italian liner Ancona, the
punishment of the submarine com.
mander, and reparation for the loss
of American lives. They have since
held several conferences. and, any
further replies to President Wilson
will result from tn joint labors of
these Two statesmen.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23

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Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
VILLAS BROTHER ARRESTED.

VVI6N0 . oVVV'V6N V"U6o1 60'
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 22.-Hip.
polite Villa, brother OF the revo:l
tionary leader, Francisco Villa, was
taken from a Southern Pacific train
here tonight by federal authorities
and locked up.
The Washington times., 1915-02-03
Mrs. Clara BeWick Colby
Talks on Two NOVeliStS

An intimate view of the young girl
novelist and tn, aged and distinguished
lexicographer was given by Mrs Clara
Bewick Colby in discussing Fanny
Rurnev and DR.. johnson" at the Ehbitt
this morning. OF DR.. Johnson Mrs.
Colby said his frOWn eXtinSuishcd liter
AIRY aspirations; his praise assured a
PERSONS fame. Fanny Burney was
characterized as novelist whose
imagination was most fertile.
Mrs. Colby gave many Interesting
anecdotes of the two friends. and spoke
of DR.. Johnson's greatness i'm appreciat-
ing the abilities of women only of
tho brilliant women of that day. Fanny
Burney was spoken of as tho first writer
OF ton to .reat woman as an individ-
nal. AMI not merely a. an adjunct Of
some man. Nothing greater could be
said of her than DR.. JohnsOn's word
she herself is the great sublime she
draws"
The Washington times., 1915-02-03
Detroit Has Service.

DETROIT, Feb. 3.--The jitney bus.
which had its origin in the West. is
now a reality in Detroit. Several of
them. Individually owned and driven.
made their appearance on the streets
Monday morning, operating principally
on Woodward avenue. One was seen
on Monroe avenue, in the downtown
section, but it was not making regular
trips.
The buses were nothing more than
ordinary four or five passenger touring
cars, the only distinguishing feature be-
ing a square placard labeled, 'Jitney
Bus" on the front end.
r. D., Coy. claims the distinction of
being the pioneer jitney bus operator
in Detroit He really started out Sat
urday. carrying two passengers from
Third and Ferry avenues to the city
hall. The fare Is a nickel. regardless
Of distance. Mr.. Coy's slogan is. ITO
the city hall in ten minutes"
w. G. Wagenhals. vice president OF
the Wagenhals Motor Company. has
interested Eastern capital in the organ
lzat1on Of a company to be known rs
the Detroit Jitney Bus Company.
The Washington times., 1915-02-03
Makes SIS a Day.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 3.-Approximate-
~ two weeks after the first jitney bus
was operated here, there are 1G5 cars in
operation in Kansas City. with a popula-
tion Of 100000.
In front Of .the jitney office. in the
heart Of the city, crowds are con-
stantly in wait for buses.
ITS the loyalty of the people that
has made the jitney service sure
success" said w. II. Miller, now gen
cral manager of the jtney bus associa-
tion.
that light car, running on a regular
schedule over round-trip distance no
greater than four to five miles. and into
a well-populated district, can make s. a
day clear'''
The Washington times., 1915-02-03

there were saddlcd horses left when
the group fled. without riders"
Reached Union Lines.
All day-the fearful second day at
Shiloh--the two armies fought over and
around the field where Palmer lay In
the tent. He was unhurt. and at night
pulled himself together for desperate
attempt to crawl back to the Union
lines. He achieved 1t, after fainting
score Of time. and was cared for on the
field. ...
Nine days later his real troubles be-
gan The sub-clavian artery had been
graxed by the bullet that had wounded
him. and when suppuration began , on
the ninth day the artery burst. Inc
blood rushed out. and only the chance
that surgeon was a few feet away
s ssS Palmer rho srfeom frs% rSsSsd S%ost up an
seized the wound IN his hand IN such
manner as to stop the flow of blood
Thcn came the strangest or All the
experiences. The surgeon could not not
called a soldier and instructed him
how to hold 1t in his two hands. In
this condition, q relay of men was
formed. who for almost twenty-rour
hours stood over the wounded SOL
dier. taking turns holding the broken
to a hospital boat.
Proud Of Experiences.
The wound was examined and he
was told that in the history of sur
gerry there were just three cases Of
men living through the operation
that was now to be attempted.
"All right. go ahead" replied Pal
mer They stretched him out, admin.
istered chloroform, and half a dozen
doctors united in handling the oper-
alton. When 1t was over they
brought him back to consciousness.
"Well, did ] live through IT." he
asked: "I told you would"
He has lived ifty-odd years since
then. and, though his left arm is OF
little use. he has had a long success
sion Of political offices in Iowa
legislator. State senator. and for -four
of five terms a member of the state
railroad commission. But the proud
est Of all the experiences will be that
of next September. as leader OF the
same army that Colonel Palmer lee
down the Avenue a half-century ago.
The Washington times., 1915-02-03
SAYS ROADS NEED
LESS REGULATION
But Constructive Legislation
Would Help, Says President
Thomas, of Lehigh Valley.

That American railroads from now on
need less regulation and more con-
structive legislation than has been the
case in the past, was the substance Of
n statement President T.. Il. Thomas
of the 1.ehigh Valley railroad. made to
President Wilson today at n White
House conference regarding the rail-
road situation generally.
when you consider the fact" MIR.
Thomas said. on leaving the white
House. that last year our railroad
had to file 5000 different reports to the
various State public service commits
sions and the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 1t will give you some idea
Of what regulation means to U.S."
Oppose Adamson Bill.
Incidentally Mr.. Thomas voiced his
opposition and that OF other heads of
coal-carrying railroads to the Adamson
bill, introduced in the House on the
recommendation Of Attorney General
Gregory. amending the commodities
clause of the Hepburn law. and plac-
ing more stringent prohibitions against
railroads having any interest in coal
interpreted by the United States Su
preme Court. does not prohibit roads
from owning stock Interest In such
mines, even though tho interest Is a
now has case pending on appeal COW
er:ng this question:
"Traffic." said Mr.. Thomas, "is be-
ginning to pick up. although the in
crease in freight is largely confined
to traffic In cereals and other export
products. extraordinary demand for
which has been occasioned by the war
Says Railroads Need Money.
what the railroads need is money
with which to make extensions. Oul
road has plans drawn for improve
ments. but we cannot properly under.
take new obligations in the way OF
borrowed money until we know where
we stand. We need less regulation and
more constructive legislation. and by
that 7 have in mind no particular
legislation that is needed, nor do
mean to say that the powers of the
Interstate Commerce Commit ssi or
should be curtailed.
"The per cent freight rate increase
has been n big assistance to US. The
Pennsylvania railroad could never
have floated it's new $45,000.0O0 issue
ten days ago for extensions had il
not been for this increase. But there
still exists uncertainty as to what
Congress may do.