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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
WILSON CALLS ON
SECRETARY LANSING,
AGAINST PRECEDENT
Attaches AreAstounded
by His Unannounc-
ed Visit.
CALLS 1T NOTHING
President Says He Just Ran
Over to Deliver Some
Papers.
CALLS 1T NOTHING

4 President Wilson went today to
the state department and conferred
with Secretary Lansing. 1t is gener-
ally understood that they discussed
the case of DR.. Duma, the Austrian
ambassador. The presidents action
was SO unusual that the White House
and state department attaches were
slow to realize what had happened.
So far as the officials could recall, the
only precedent for the presidents
going to call on the secretary Of
state was recorded when President
Mckinley went to call on Secretary
Hay.
The presidents call was not ar
ranged in advance. He left his study.
passed out of the executive Offices
through little-used entrance, crosse
ed the avenue which separates the
White House grounds from the state,
war and navy buildings and walked
up the main stairway unattended.
while dozens Of surprised tourists and
employees stopped to look. The presi-
dent continued on up the inner stair
ways, into one of the long corridors
leading to Lansing's private office
Here he passed the messenger and
entered unannounced.
Lansing in Shirt Sleeves.
Mrs. Lansing was calling on her
husband and the secretary was at his
desk with his coat removed, as is
his custom, to begin his days work.
After spending fifteen minutes with
the SECRETARY the president started
back for the White House. The cor
ridors were thronged by this time.
and newspaper correspondents crowd
ed around the president.
"The state is not trembling. the
president said. ~ just brought over
some papers of a routine nature.
which ordinarily would have sent
over. There is nothing new at all. !"
The president was asked is there
was any thing new in connection with
Ambassador Dumba's case.
Nothing at all" he replied. "The
secretary is handling that"
Then. surrounded by secret SER
vice men, the president returned to
the White House.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
NICHOLAS REMOVED
FROM HIGHEST POST
TO MINOR POSITION
have dropped bombs ON Ostend.
QUEER INTERPRETATION PUT ON
CHAR'S MOVE, IN ENGLAND

London, England, The news that
Emperor Nicholas had placed himself
at the head of his army. which he
announced in a telegram to Ray
mond Poincare. president of France,
and the visit paid by General Joffre
to the Italian army headquarters
foreshadows the belief in military
circles here that, fearing an otfense
on both the eastern and western
fronts, the armies of the allies will
cooperate.
1t is reported that the Russians
are already nearly if not quite hole.
ing their own before the Austrians
and Germans at both points on the
Riga front
Riga remains the danger point but
the fact that the Russians continue
to occupy the towns after the Ger
mans have advanced to the Dvina
river southeast of Riga leads military
writer's to the conclusion that the
Russians feel reasonably sure of
their ability to defend the river and
in time to get sufficiently far east
ward to relieve the pressure on their
forces on the Gulf of Riga.
Westward of Wilma the Russian
offensive has now held the Germans
for more than week and to mill
tary observers the towns seem safe
unless the invaders are able to bring
up reinforcements.
The Australians and Russians are
facing each other across the Setch
river in Galicia.
The stand that the Russians are
making suggests that the shortage
of munitions has been corrected.
The allie in the west only vary
their artillery activities by OCCASION
al air raids and bomb dropping.
Russians Lose in GaIicia
Vienna, Austria,-A defeat of the
Russians over front Of about 25
miles in the vicinity of Broby, east
ern Galicia, is reported officially.
The Russians everywhere evacuated
the positions they held and are be-
ing pursued by the Austro- Hungar-|
lanS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
DUMBA GIVES
HIS EXPLANATION
WILSON WILL DECIDE WHETHER
1T is ENOUGH FOR THE AUS
TRIAN AMBASSADOR.

Washington, D. C.-Dr. Constan-
tine Dumba, the Austrian-Hungarian
ambassador Tuesday met with Sec
tary Lansing and gave an explana-
tion of the letter written by him to
the Vienna foreign office concerning
the shipment of war supplies to
Great Britain and her allies.
Neither the ambassador nor Mr.
Lansing would comment upon the
interview. The impression prevailed
however, that the secretary would
place the responsibility with Presi-
dent Wilson as to whether the ex-
planation was satisfactory.
The text of the Dumba letter re-
Gently intercepted and conveyed TO
the British press was cabled to the
state department early Tuesday by
Ambassador Page from London and
was the subject of long conference
between the president and the sec
retary before the ambassador reach
ed the department. 1t is understood
| that the use of an American pass
port by representative who carried
not only the letter but other diplo-
matte correspondence, was regarded
! by them as quite a serious matter
and much discussion was heard up
on every hand.
Mr.. Lansings only statement on
the subject was a. negative response
when asked whether any steps, had
been taken toward bringing the site
uation to the attention Of the Aus
ro-Hun garian foreign ohice.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
S STEELING DROPS
DESPITE GOLD
BRITISH EXCHANGE MARKET is
N0T IMPROVED BY ARRIVAL
OF GREAT SHIPMENT OF
COIN.

New York City.-With the placing
of the third and largest shipment in
the sub-treasury here, total of
81 50,000, 1000, has been reached in
gold and securities shipped from Eng
land to New York since early in
Auaust
Great Britain's third shipment
amounted in gold to S19,465, 900,
not approximately $60,000,000 as re-
ported yesterday from Portland,
Maine, according to an official an
nouncement by j. P. Morgan & Com
pany, consignees and fiscal agents of
the British government. No official
statement was made as to the value
of American securities accompanying
the gold. but these were reported to
be worth approximately s30,000,000,
making the total value of Yesterdays s
shipment about $50,000,000 in gold
and securities. The British coin, it
was said, would be sent to the gov
ernment assay office to be assayed
and smelted down into bullion.
The gold shipment consisted of
American gold coin to the value of
sovereigns. amounting to approx
,mately s11,6 500. The great sum
jim the three shipments sent by Great
Britain recently to Halifax on war
ships and thence transferred by rail
to New York has all been used in
paying for war munitions and other
supplies shipped to England and
France from this country.
Sterling Slumps Again.
New York City.-In the face OF
many apparent reasons for assuming
a stronger tone. the foreign exchange
market weakened Tuesday and ster-
ling went down four cents from Sat-
urday's close to 4.63. Large offerings
of bills were said to be the cause of
the drop. The market had apparently
discounted the latest Importation OF
gold from England, for instead OF
advancing the rate of sterling, 1T de-
clined. Even the news that the ship
ment was almost twice as large as
expected failed to check the slump.
Another cause for strength, which
was responded to only by weakness,
was the belief that remedy was near
at hand, as only few days at most
will elapse before the arrival here OF
the Anglo-French commission.
Although no one in authority was
willing to father the statement, 1t
was known that local bankers would
look with disapproval upon steady
shipments here from England Of gold
in large quantities. This view is con-
Cured in by many out of town bank
ers, whose support is counted upon
here in lending Great Britain and
France the money with which to pay
fer their enormous purchases OF sup
plies in these markets.
Instead of turning to gold every
thing shipped abroad, branch bank
ers here would much prefer to lend
their foreign customers the money te
pay for their purchasers, securing the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
Jap ARMY MAY BE SENT
TO THE AID OF RUSSIA.

New OrK C1tN.-JapaneSe mer-
chants of wealth in New York City
are sponsors for the statement that
Japan has sent the first division of
an army of 100000 to 100000 to
Russia. Advices received by these
lapaGese are that large number of
thcs" troops already have entrained
at Nladivostok for the long trip over
the TransSiberian Railroad to Pet
rograd.
The troops it is said are veterans
OF the recent campaign against Using
Tau, or the war with Russia. They
ore equipped perfectly and amply sup
piled with ammunition. Al extra
ordinary large proportion of the fight
ing force is made up of artillery corps
service guns of large calibre, which
also are being transported by railroad
with ample ammunition, according to
the report for the Japanese are to
help the Russians try to stop the Ger
Imam drive toward Petrograd, and ar
tillery and ammunition are what the
Russians need most.
Russia short of munitions. is hard
pressed. She is bent Oh checking the
German drive before winter sets in.
Winter, she knows. is her best ally,
as it always has been and if the Ger,
mans do not get to Petrograd before
the freeze, they cannot try again un-
til spring. BY spring Russia expects
to be amply supplied with ammuni-
tion and guns, and TO be match for
the invaders.
But Petrograd must be saved at
once Hence the call for the Japanese.
The price in this instance is surmised
to be free hand in Manchurian and
territorial concessions in the Far
East, besides backing in China.
The arrival of the Japanese army.
however, will not mark the first APP
pearance of the soldiers of Nippon
in the European conflict. Only a few
months after the beginning of the
war Japanese Drill Sergeants and ar
tillerymen appeared to develop the
unframed Russians. The Cars ar
tillerymen appeared to need this
training especially, and throughout
the war Japan has kept a consider
able number Of expert gunners in the
Cars domain.
In few instances they have act
ually served the guns at the front,
but mostly they have been busy at
arsenals and artillery bases, training
recruits in the handling of field guns
and hoWitZers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
c. 0. P. SECRETARY
SEES S. D. LEADERS

Aberdeen, S. D.-James B. Rey-
nolds of Washington, d. c., secre-
tary of the Republican national COM
mittee, visited Aberdeen on his way
to the Pacific coast, and held a con-
ference while here with Congressman
Royal c. johnson, former Congress-
man c. II. Burke, state chairman j..
l.. Lockhart, and other prominent
Republicans of the state. Mr.. Rey-
nolds expressed confidence in Repub-
lican prospects in the national cam
paign of 1916.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
STATE GAME. LAWS
ARE OBEYED BETTER

Deadwood, S. D.-According to
State Game Warden H. S. Hedr,ck,
who is here, the number of viola
tens of the game laws in South Da-
lsola is gradually decreasing and this
year shows a material decrease over
previous yea~s South Dakota hunters
declares the game warden, are nov
Using their efforts toward protecting
game in the state and are q great
aid to the deputies in seeing that the
laws are enforced.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
KING ALCOHOL NOW
DETHRONED IN ETROPE

DR.. Hoagland in his address or
welcome as president of the state
.Anti-saloon league this afternoon,
"Browning said, The best is yet
to be- and / believe it. The old or
der is changing so swiftly that fell
low can hardly afford to sleep for
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
NEAR MARTIAL LAW
ON MEXICAN BORDER
UNITED STATES ARMY TAKES
COMMAND OVER ACTIONS OF
CIVILIANS IN CASE OF
SHOOTING.

Brownsville, Texas.-The United
States army today took the most inn
rortant step it has made in the bor-
der complications on the lower Rio
Grande valley when an order issued
here. giving the army officers COM
mand over the factions of civilians on
the river bank in case shooting across
the international boundary is resum-
1I
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
COUPLE AT.SPRINGs

Wessington Springs, S. D.-The
golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Gotwals was celebrat-
ed Friday, September 3, at the home
of their son, Amos Gotwals, jr. Mr.
and Mrs. Gotwals were married at
Wyalusing, Wis, in 1865, and came
to Jerauld county in 1883, where they
still live. Mr.. Gotwals served in the
civil war and was in Andersonville
prison one year and Libby prison six
months. Mr.. Gotwals is 83 years old
and his wife 60. They have five chill
dren all living, seven grand children
and five great grandchildren. Their
children are: Mrs. Frank Linnfl Mrs.
G. NJ. Young. Amos, jr., Charles and
Miss Elizabeth, all residing in this
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Gotwals were
presented with SIS in gold by their
children and friends.
-O-
: Ourline of typewriter paper anu
supplies is full and complete. Mitchell
Publishing Company.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-09

loan by prime American collateral.
what Great Britain wants to do in
this respect may be exactly the re-
verse Of this, so far as local fnancierss
profess to know, .....A.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

The Jefferson day dinner to be
given by the democracy of Ste
vens county at the Masonic
temple, Colville, April 13, 6 p.
m., will be big event, and it is
evident that seating capacity
will be at premium. Tickets
will be SOC.
The principal speakers will be
Attorney Fred Miller and Mrs.
J. M. Simpson of Spokane. Mr..
Miller, who is a partner of F. c.
Robertson and is a we'll known
speaker of this state, will take
some time in the presentation of
the neutrality doctrine of the
administration. He has been in
Europe twice in the last few
years, and will deal with matters
of great interest.
Mrs. Simpson achieved a meri-
ted reputation last campaign in
platform work for the democratic
party of Spokane county. She
was a great factor in the success
of Congressman Dill's campaign
and will present matters of in
terest to the ladies of this county.
She is worth hearing, and ladies
are specially invited.
Other and original forms of en-
tertainment will be on tap during
the evening, which no one can
afford to miss. Although the
meeting is primarily for demo-
Gratis, there is nothing of the
hidebound character in a Jeffer-
son day dinner, and no person
need miss it because of former
party affiliations. Democracy de-
sires to remain creative, rather
than scornful of doctrines which
have been rejected by the people.
The committee in charge of the
dinner is composed of F. Y. Will
son, A. E. Dodson, j. G. Harri-
gan.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

The democratic standard is, to
my mind, the correct standard.
I do not mean to say that a demo-
crat is more honest than an aris-
tocrat, but he is different, and
this difference ought to be under
stood. When you come to repre-
sentative government you find
that it is interpreted in one way
by the aristocrat and in another
way by the democrat. The aris-
tocrat believes that the people
select representatives to think
for them. The democrat believes
that the people should think for
themselves and select represen-
tatives to act for them. The diff
ference is fundamental one.
If a representative takes the
aristocratic position he assumes
the right to think for his constit-
uents and he does not like to have
them bother him by telling him
what he ought to do.
The democrat believes that he
has no business to represent his
people unless he gives expression
to their wishes and does what
they want done. And the first
point that I desire to emphasize
and it is a very practical point
is that it is the duty of a rep
resentative to carry out the.will
of his constituents. - William j.
Bryan.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Statement of the ownership
and management of The Colville
Examiner, published weekly at
Colville, Wash.
Editor, manager, publisher and
sole owner, J. C. Harrigan, Col
vile, Wash. Known bondhold-
ers, mortgages and other Sc
curity holders, none.
Signed, J. C. Harrigan. Sub
scribed and sworn to before me
this goth day of March, 1915. F.
Y. Wilson, notary public.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Secretary William J. Bryan
says that Americas annual drink
bill would build six Panama
canals, and intimates-.
Now Red Top has always stood
behind Mr.. Bryan, starting years
ago when he was called William
Jennings, and then through the
days when he was dubbed Bill.
The constant backing which he
has always had from this office
has undoubtedly aided him con-
siderably. But we draw the line
on six Panama canals. There's
no use in our people giving up
the occasional toddy simply to
enable Panama to become wetter
than it is.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Democrats of Spokane county
will hold a monster Jefferson day
banquet April 13, at Hotel Spo-
kane. Governor Lister of Wash
ington and Governor Alexander
of Idaho will be the speakers.
Plates are 81 each, and all demo-
Gratis are invited.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Some weeks ago the Examiner
gave it's readers a statement of
the state road situation as it af-
fects Stevens county. Previous
ly the Examiner had explained
in detail the plans of the state
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

The people of this state by Co.
900 plurality enacted the initiative
law in 1912. The recent repub-
lican legislature killed the effect
of the law. You are privileged
to judge for whom the republican
legislature was working.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Again we say, it is recognized
that the Columbia river country
needs a road. That road will
come-not by opposing past eff
forts, but by constructive efforts.
The Columbia valley should assist
in a united manner in securing
attention for this county, for the
mutual good, and for its own
good. If any expenditure of
money Is made, let it be made by
men who know, and in a manner
which will reasonably bring re-
suits. Then there will be no
necessity nor regrets for spend
ing money to undo previous eff
forts for the county. And let
the man who has done the most
to secure good roads for this
county be the first one to object
to the Examiner stating the
facts.
The game law passed by the
last legislature does not contain
an emergency clause and there
fore it does not become effective
until June 10. For that reason the
trout season will open May this
year, instead of April l, but in
1916 the trout season will open
April l.
The new law also changes the
season for bass, and makes it
open at the same time as that
for trout. Under the present
law, the bass season does not
open until July Is. AS the new law
becomes effective on June 10,
this year it will be lawful to fish
for bass commencing with June 10
instead of having to wait until
July Is.
The new law also provides that
county game commissioners can
have their expenses of attending
game commission meetings paid
from the county game funds,
after the expense bills have been
approved by the state game war
den in western Washington and
by the deputy chief game war
den in eastern Washington.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

good roads association, and the
probable result of their recon-
mendations to the legislature.
The Examiner was the only news
paper in Stevens county which
gave its readers any such infor-
nation, but the Examiners pre-
dictions were verified by the acts
of the republican legislature.
Nearly $4,000 will be spent on
the Inland Empire highway from
Colville south, to meet that part
of the highway which has already
been built from Spokane to Deer
Park.
Several papers of the county,
including the Hunters Leader and
the Kettle Falls Scimitar. seem
to take exceptions to the Exam
iner articles, on the ground that
the Columbia river did not receive
any of the funds for a much
needed road. No exceptions need
be taken, for the Examiner SIM
ply related what would be done
by the legislature, and after it
was done, stated it..
1t is too bad that the Columbia
river does not have a good road.
The Examiner has stated this
many times, and it's editor assist
ed in the matter when two years
ago a $1,000 appropriation was
secured by representative Hutch
irsowto get snch a road surveyed.
But no assistance came from the
Columbia river country in the
road matter, and not enough in
terest was even taken to send a
single representative to the state
good roads meeting.
Two years after the plan had
been laid for an Inland Empire
highway, and months after it
was definitely decided to build
from Colville south, the Colum-
bia river people decided to spend
several hundred dollars on a hope
less mission to the legislature,
attempting to lobby against a
settled plan. The Examiner
stated at the time that no change
could result, except a possibility
of upsetting the whole program
and losing to this county its
appropriation. But there is no
objection to putting up money
for lobbyists if it is really de-
sired to throw money away, and
little attention was paid to the
lobby except to state lts 1utlllty.
Every year the Examiner has
urged the different sections OF
this county to send representa-
tives to the good roads associa-
tion, stating reasons therefor.
Advice is cheap, however, and
was probably so considered. But
when the advice was found to be
good, we fail to note any sagaclty
in making efforts to overthrow a
two-year-old statewide plan by
the sudden application of money
to a legislative lobby for a sec
ton not heretofore represented
at road meetings.
The files of the Examiner show
that much effort has been ex-
pended in securing better roads
and lower railway rates for
the entire county, and but very
little effort has been given to
bring these benefits solely to Col
vile. This is also true of the
work of the Colville chamber of
commerce along these lines. The
amount of assistance given by
other towns you could stick in
one eye without discommoding
the vision, but even this has not
stopped the general work start
ed years ago by the Colville
chamber of commerce, and con-
tinued to date by its representa-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

It's all right for volunteers to
answer the call to duty, but
greater alacrity might be shown
in Europe if more of them were
likely to be left to hear the
recall.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

Appeal to Reason: If you favor
war, dig a trench in your back
yard, fill it half full of water,
crawl into it and stay there for a
day or two without anything to
eat, get a lunatic to shoot at you
with a brace of revolvers and a
machine gun, and you will have
something just as good and you
will save your country a great
deal of expense.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

But you shouldn't forget Harry
Thaw, just because there happens
to be a war in Europe.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-04-03

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