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Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
BRYAN'S REASONS
FOR RES|GNING
Explains Wherein He Differed
With President.
Welded TO PEACE TREATIES
Former Premier Also Declares That
Americans Should Be Warned Not
To Travel On Vessels Carry
ing Munitions OF War.

Washington. - William jennings
Bryan retired Wednesday at Secretary
of State. His first act as a private
citizen was to issue a statement ex-
planning his reasons for leaving the
Cabinet and announcing that he in
tended to lay his view of what the
American policy toward Germany
should be before the public for judg-
ment
The statement came as a sensation.
al climax to a day of farewell speeches
and good wishes from President VIII
son and executive colleagues of the
retiring secretary.
In his explanation Mr.. Bryan reveal
ed that the President had not felt justi-
fed in adopting two suggestions made
by his Secretary of State-that an Of
fer should be made to Germany to sub
init the questions in dispute with the
United States to an international COM
mission for investigation during a
years time and that meanwhile Ameri-
cans should, by proclamation, be
warned not to take passage on any
beHigerent ships or on American YES
sells carrying ammunition. These
propositions Mr. Bryan expects to
urge on the people "in the hope of
securing such an expression of public
sentiment as will support the Presi-
dent in employing these remedies if
in the future he finds it consistent with
his sense of duty to favor them"
Officials Amazed.
Mr.. Bryan's statement was received
with undisguised amazement in official
quarters. No comment was made at
the White House, but some high off,
cials indicated that they believed it
most unfortunate that so pronounced
an expression of opinion should be
made public while the discussion with
Germany was in progress.
The principle advocated by Mr..
Bryan is embodied in treaties of peace
negotiated by the United States with
80 nations, and was accepted by Ger
many although no convention ever was
drafted The statement is a condensa-
tion of the argument which Secretary
Bryan has been making repeatedly to
President Wilson in the last few
weeks, and upon which he hopes to
build up a public sentiment in the
United States that will make war with
Germany impossible.
The issuance of the explanation had
been timed to coincide exactly with
the despatch of the American note to
Germany.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
TELEGRAPH TICKS

The Georgia Prison Commission de-
clined to recommend to Governor Sla-
ton a Communication OF the death SEN
tence of Leo NJ. Frank, convicted Of
the murder of Mary Phagan.
The entire rs deputies involved in
the court proceedings which followed
the killing of two strikers and wound.
ing of others were released in bail at
New Brunswick, N. ].
Pittsburgh, Pa, was selected by the
National Association of Corporation
Schools for its fourth annual conven-
tion in June, 1916.
An honorary degree Of doctor Of
laws was conferred upon Secretary of
the Interior Lane by New York Uni.
versity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has an.
nouneed the placing of orders for 1856.
500 tons Of steel rails.
Briefs in behalf Of the Ga Western
railroads which have petitioned for in.
creases In freight rates were for.
warded to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. from Chicago.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
VIRGINIA VICTOR
IN DEBT CASE
West Virginia Must Pay Over
$12,393, ,929.5O
LONG FIGHT COMES TO END
Balance Represents Interest For Fifty
four Years and Six Months.
Interest To BE Charged
After July I.

Washington.-The 5O.year-old State
debt controversy between Virginia and
West Virginia was finally adjudicated
Monday when the Supreme Court of
the United States held that West vir-
ginia shall pay $12,S93, ,929.59 as her
share of principal and interest of Vir-
ginia's ante-bellum indebtedness. OF
this amount $4,215, ,622.28 represents
West Virginia's share of the principal
as Of January l, 1861, and $8,17S, 1907 %
is interest on this sum for 54 years
and six months. If West Virginia does
not pay over the amount by July 1
next, the State must pay per cent.
interest on the total of $12,393, ,929.50
until it is paid
All of this money will be paid to the
holders of the old Virginia debt certifi-
Gates. One million dollars worth of
these certificates are held by Baltimore
bankers and individuals, and about 49,
100000 are held in New York. Many
of them are in the possession of West
Virginians.
When Virginia readjusted her ante
bellum debt 80 years ago, she issued
new bonds for two-thirds of this obli-
CATION and gave certificates for the
other third, at the same time promis-
ing the bondholders to use her good
Offices to compel West Virginia to pay
the certificate, with interest.
Justice Hughes handed down the
opinion for the court. 1t contains 12,-
900 words and is an extensive review
Of the financial controversy between
the two States.
Split On Question OF Interest.
Virginia won the biggest point in the
case when the court held that West
Virginia must pay interest on its share
Of the principal which the court had
originally fixed. 1t was on this point
that the two States could not agree
and broke negotiations, compelling the
Supreme Court to again take cogniz-
ance of the case and after Chief JUS
tice White had urged the two Common
wealths to settle the question amicably
West Virginia had steadfastly resisted
the contention that she should pay in
terest, although. expressing a willing
ness to pay her share of the principal.
West Virginia also won an import
ant point, which had the effect of re-
ducing her share of interest and prin-
cipal about $12,OOO,O0O. The younger
State contended it was entitled to a
share of Virginia's ante-bellum assets.
This claim Virginia resisted, holding
that the Supreme Court, when 1t fixed
$7,1S2,5O7.46 as West Virginia's part
Of the original debt, took into consi-
deration Yirginia's assets. The court,
however, overruled Virginias conten-
ton and allowed West Virginia $2,-
g66, 6,S85.15 as credit ON her share of
the principal, cutting the latter down
to s4,215,62221. Had Virginia's con-
tention been sustained down the line,
West Virginia's total obligation would
have gone over $25,OOO,OOO in view of
the opinion of the court that the Kan
awha State must pay interest as well
as principal
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
WAR NEWS IN SHORT ORDER

The British bark Crown of India,
with a cargo Of coal, and the Nor
wegian bark BellgIade. timber laden,
were sunk by German submarine of
the Welsh coast.
Petrograd reports that in the battle
on the Dniester River from June 3 to
10 the Russians captured 34S officers
and 15,431 soldiers, with 7S machine
guns and ~ cannon.
The arsenal at the Austro- Hungarian
naval station at Pola has been destroy
ed BY bombs dropped from an Italian
aIrship.
In the Caucasus the Russians claim
hey are forcing the Turks back in the
rection OF Olti
"a Galiela the scene Of the fighting
changed The Germans, baked in
ellofts to reach Lemberg from
puth. have commenced an attack
z Russians on the River San,
Of PEzemysl and along the
IN Southeastern Galicia, and
Ee5ort claim to have been
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Italian artillery bombarded the forti-
ficatiOns of Santa Maria, San Marco,
San Lucia and the other positions de-
Tending Corr, capital of the crown land
Of Corr and Gradisca, % miles north
west Of Trieste. The Italians occu-
pied Monte Zugna. dominating the
town Of Rovereto, within sight OF
Trieste.
The Germans are proceeding with
their attack on the Russian center on
the River Rawka, west of Warsaw,
where they also have been successful
according to their report.
In the western zone artillery en-
gagements are in progress from the
sea to the Woeyre and even beyond
that district, with here and there in
fantry lighting. A big German Of
fensive was predicted several days
ago, but so far 1t has not materialized,
although 1t is still expected.
Russian torpedo boats destroyed the
buildings of the Turkish seaport of
Samsun. on the Black Sea. Many
Turkish boats were sunk.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
TIME LIhIT NILr
Be SETFOR MEXICO
President Wilson viii Give
Leaders 80 TO 60 Days.
TO BRING ABOUT PEACE
Neither Villa Nor carranza Disposed
To FIaunt United states-First
Chief Wants Rec
ognltion.

Washington.-Presiden Wilson will
take up with his Cabinet this week
consideration of the replies which Car
rama and Villa have made to his state
ment of June 8, warning the rival lead
ers to get together and restore peace
and order in Mexico.
At the same time Du Val West, Of
San Antonio, Texas, who was the
Presidents last special investigator in
Mexico and whose report on conditions
there was responsible for the change
in policy will return to Washington
to confer with the President.
1t is confidentially expected in Off
cial circles that the next step taken by
the President will be the issuance of
another statement, giving the rival
factions from 80 to so days in which
to compose their differences and bring
about peace.
One OF Three Causes Likely.
Should they fail to do this. officials
here believe that the President will
take one of the following three
courses:
First-Accord recognition to that
faction which appears best able to
handle the situation and, by establish
ing an embargo on the shipment of
arms and ammunition from this coun-
try to any other faction, discriminate
actively in favor of the faction rec
ognized; or,
Second-Seek out a leader of un-
identified activity with either Carranza
or Villa or their respective factions,
and by similar favors assist this dark
horse" to restore peace and set up a
government; or,
Third-Send the United States Army
into Mexico to clean up the country,
and by force compel the discordant
elements to get together.
This, 1t was recalled, was the method
which the United States was compelled
to employ in Cuba after the Spanish
American War, when rival factions
were threatening to disrupt the gov.
eminent of that republic.
Not Promising For Harmony.
w hlAC OuCldlB see
an element of hope in the fact that
neither Carranza nor Villa seems dis
posed to flaunt the United States, their
replies, when taken together, are FAR
from promising q harmonious adjust
ment. Villa, on the one hand, not
only proposes, in line with President
Wilson's suggestion, a conference Of
leaders to draw up a plan for the re-
establishment Of order, but informs
President Wilson that he has already
sent invitations to that end to Car
rama, Zapata and Provisional Presi-
dent Chizaro.
Carranza, however, while graciously
offering to eliminate himself in the In
terest of peace, postpones the day of
his elimination to the time when he
shall have crushed Villa and Zapata.
Meanwhile the willy old chieftain ex-
presses the wish and the hope chat
President Wilson will assist him to a
contamination of his plans by accord
ing him recognition and the pre-
negatives thereof.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
sELeIANs CROSS THE USER.
Destroy German Bloekhouse South ot
Dixmude.

London.-On the western front the
French continue their battering tactics
against formidable German positions,
with some assistance from the Bel
gians, who have thrown a battalion
across the User to the east bank,
where, south of the Dixmude railway
bridge, they destroyed a German
blockhouse. They claim that they
have retained this position despite
German counter-attacks.
Berlin claims that the French suf-
fered a severe defeat on the front
north OF Souchez, and Paris admits the
loss of German trenches previously
captured in that sector.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
COCKTAILS TO BE RETIRED.
Canal Builder Thinks He Deserves
Long Rest.

Washington.-Gen. George Goethals
Governor Of the Panama Canal Zone
is to be relieved of duty and placed on
the retired list within the next few
months. This will be done on the an.
plication of General Goethals himself
because he feels that he is entitled to
a rest from official cares and RESPONSE
bilities. His successor will probably
be Lieut-Col. Chester Harding. engi.
eer of maintenance of the canal.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
NAVY ORDERS AERopLANEs.
Two Of Tractor Type To BE Built At
Cost OF $4,000.

Washington. = The Navy Depart
ment announced a contract for t,Fo
tractor hydroaeroplanes at $4,000
each to be delivered by the Thomas
Brothers. Aeroplane Company, Of
Ithaca. N. Y, early in July. They will
be used in training officers and men
in handling this type of machine as
compared to the pusher type now in
use and tested for availability for use
In rough weather
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
MORE GOLD FROM CANADA.
To Stabilize Exchange Between New
York and London.

New York.-Another installment n,
gold' amounting to $5,OO0,O ,OOO,. was re-
ceived at the subtreasury from Ottawa
for account of ]. P. Morgan & Co. This
makes a total of $4,000 900 received
from Canada by special arrangement
between Morgan & Co. and London
bankers during the past three weeks.
The arrangement is designed to sta
bilize exchange rates between this cen.
tre and London.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
PORT OF ToHEsME BoMsARDEp.
French War Vessels Sink Two Sailing
Ships.

London. = A report has reached
Athens from the Island of Chios that
two French warships entered the port
of Tohesme, in Asia Minor, 40 miles
southwest of Smyrna.
According to this report, forwarded
by the correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company, the warships
bombarded the telegraph station at
Tohesme and sank two sailing ships.
The bombardment lasted for 40 min
utes. The inhabitants of the town fed
in panic to the mountains.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
GERMANS AT eARuA GIVE UP.
West African Station Surrendered To
AneIo-French Force.

London.-The Official Press Bureau
gave out the following:
"a telegram has been received from
the Governor-General Of Nigeria, re-
porting that Garua, after an attack
which commenced on May 81, surren-
dered Internationally ON June IL to
Anglo-French forces under Colonel
Cunliffe.
"Garua was an important German
station on the Benue river in the Neck
of Kamerun; West Africa, between Mi
geria and French Congo.
"Since the repulse on August 29 last
of the first British attack, it had been
considerably strengthened"
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
TO REST TWO WEEKS.
Bryan Points Out That No Secretary
Ever Worked Harder.

Washington.-Mr. Bryan announced
that he will devote the next two weeks
to resting. In statement announc-
ing his movements. Mr. Bryan en-
phasized that none Of his predecessors
had served more hours at his desk,
greater number of days in the year.
and added that Mrs. Bryan, who had
shared the strains with him, was also
in need of a rest
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HIT AGAIN.
Patents To $1s,OOo,ooo OIL Lands
Fraudulent, Court Saws.

Los Angeles.-Ten sections of Cali.
fornia oil lands near the town of Nc.
Kittrick, Kern county, valued at Sic.
100000, were declared to have been
fraudulently patented by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company in a de.
cision by Judge Robert S. Bean, of the
United States District Court for
Oregon, filed here.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
FROM TRENCHES TO FACTORY.
Kitchener Takes Men From Front To
Make Ammunition.

London.-Continuing his campaign
to bring about an increase in the out
put Of munitions of war David Lloyd
George. Minister of Munitions, spoke
at Bristol and made the declaration
that War Secretary Kitchener already
had given orders that certain British
workmen be released from duty in
the trenches in order to return to Eng.
land and re-enter factories in need of
their services.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
ITALIANS MOVING ON TRlEsT.

Nabreslna, On the Gulf, Their Imme-
diate Objective.
Lugano, Switzerland.-The Italian
Eastern Army, which has forced its
way across the lower Isonzo, captur-
ing Monfalcone, is pushing forward
along the Gulf of Triest toward the
city of Triest. The next immediate
objective is the town of Nabresina, on
the gulf, nine miles from Triest.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
HANGED FOR GARDNER MURDERS
Negro Confessed Shooting BaItImorean
and Brother.

Palatka, Fla.-Clyde Slower, negro.
who confessed that he murdered
Alonzo G. Gardner, of Baltimore, and
his brother, Horace B. Gardner. OF
Springfield, Mass, near Welaka, was
hanged at the prison here The Gard
ners were hunting and fishing when
Stover shot them from ambush.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
THREE MORE SHIPS SUNK.
Two Sent Down BY German Sub
marines and One Strikes Mine
In White Sea,

IN WhIte sea.
London.-The torpedoing of Brit
fish steamer and a French steamer by
German submarines and the sinking of
a British steamer by mine are the
latest additions to the losses sustained
by the merchant marines of the Allies
The British steamer torpedoed was
the Hopemount. Of $500 tons gross,
which was sunk at point west of st.
Ives, England. The crew was saved.
The French schooner sent to the
bottom by German submarine was
the iamant. which met her fate off
Pendine. Wales. The crew was given
two minutes to take to the boats and
was landed at Plymouth.
The British steamship Arndale, of
8,5S3 tons gross, struck a mine in the
White Sea.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
FOUR CHILDREN POISONED.
Mother Then Alleged To Have Cut Her
Throat

Wakefield, Mass.-Despondent over
the recent death of a child, Mrs. Harry
Ennis, wife of carpet maker, is al
legged to have given her four remain
ing children poison and then to have
cut her throat with razor. The ef-
forts of several doctors probably saved
the lives of the children, but the
mother died.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

A wine made from the juice Of
bananas is being manufactured by two
Frenchmen living In Cochin, China.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
NOTE TO GREAT
BRITAIN SOON
U. S. to Insist on Change in
Operation of Blockade.
GERARD DELIVERS NOTE
Probably Willing To concede ..hs
American Demand That Unarmed
Passenger Ships Be Immune Pro.
Viding Great Britain Comedies the
Failure OF lite Attempt To starve
Out Germany and Abandon II.

A cablegram from Ambassador Ger
ard to the State Department an
nounced the delivery of President Will
sons note to the German Foreign Of
nee. No answer is expected imme-
diately. Indeed, 1t may we'll be a fort
night before the German reply is hand
ed to Mr.. Gerard Herr Meyer-Ger-
hard, Count Won Bernstorff's emissary.
cannot arrive in Berlin for several
days, and 1t is certain that the German
government will not until his arrival
take up seriously the question of Civ
ing President Wilson the assurances
he demands for the future safeguard
ing Of American lives and American
ships.
Optimistic Feeling.
There is a feeling of pronounced
optimism in Washington. 1t is be-
lieved that the German government
will respond to President Wilson's ap-
peal for humanity and that it will
make every effort to comply with the
demands of the note. President viii
son does not demand the abandonment
Of the fearful havoc which the German
submarines are playing on British
shipping, but he does demand that
unarmed and unresisting merchantmen
carrying passengers, whether belliger-
ent or neutral, shall be immune from
further attack.
There is authority for the belief
that the German government will make
this concession, provided Great
Britain in turn comedies the failure
of its hunger crusade" policy and
abandons it.
President Wilson will heartily CO.
operate with the Germans in any sug-
gestions that will induce Great Britain
to rescind it's orders which forbid the
transportation of foodstuffs for non
competence in Germany. Secretary
Lansing said that this government
could not initiate negotiations with
Great Britain to that end, especially as
previous oyertures to Great Britain
had been disregarded by that govern
ment. President Wilson in his note
invites the German government to
make suggestions which this govern
ment will gladly convey to Great
Britain. but until these suggestions
have been received nothing will be
done.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
CHAMP cLARk's SON TO WE'D.
Bennett To Marry Miss Helen M. Rob
nett, OF Columbia, Mo.

Columbia, Mo-The engagement of
Miss Helen Morton Robnett, of Column
bia, and Bennett Clark, son of Champ
Clark, Speaker Of the National House
of Representatives, was announced.
The wedding date has not been set.
Mr.. Clark is a clerk at the Speakers
table in the House of Representatives.
He is 25 years old and his bride-to-be
is two years his junior.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
TEXT OF THE NOTE.

The text Of the note follows:
~The Secretary of State, Ad Interim
70 the American Ambassador at
Berlin.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-24
GIVEN
USEFUL ADVICE
Trading an Old Automobile |, rrac-
tice Fraught with Danger to Those
Not Experienced

The average man to-day who comes
into the market for q new cur hus un
old one To dispose uf In fact some
drnlrrs last lrnr sold more used rW,
thnu new ONES. being compelled I'm uu
mDruus cusrs To dispose of more than
one used car tu ucgotintr ID new car
snlp
The dealer who caunut sell new
,m by aul other means always tries
tn attract the buyer hoy offering q tir
tlliouS price for his used car ANY
ear uf standard make has lts second
hund price. variable hy hundred dol
lars or su according to condition ur ur.
rurdmr to locality hut the actual dif
ference between whit one drnlrr iu %
given center cam get for d used ear
und what another I'm the shmr center
can ert FOR tine snmp car is scarcely
npprrvHhlc. Therefore the dealer
who takes n n ut % fuuoy price Is
hound To lose money un n aud thus
ri,e mp some uf his profit ON the sale
M the new eur
nut you can't give away profits aud
stay IN mslurss If Won rut prices
you've rot to rrl your los, back some
how or shut mp shop THOSE however
that ullov n wl keep un going have
~ provide fur ir and do .u systrmntic
nuy. by giving rhr buyer luss fur m-
money The buyer futtcrs himself ON
his ability us % trader when he turns
In q cur worth 81 900 FOR Sl6OO while
the dealer SELLS him new ear priced
nj $1,000 nud worth about 81 2n The
man who pm, $1,000 for this same ear
with mo- used .ur to trade In Is % stllI
heavier loser
The moral of nm this Is when YOU
set out 10 hul new car find ont what
your old unr Is worth, aud steer clear
NJ the dealer who offears You half as
much ugulu for H. Depend ON II the
eur he has tu SELL Is not worth what hp
asks for it u. II it * the mnuufnr
turer will .o1u be out of business
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-24
HELD HIM As A SPY
Bring German, Fischer Had Trou.
ble In Getting Out Of Canadn,
Where Spiee Are Under Ban.

lIou, i ri,.hrr comedian Of the
American rm,rrs now. producing
"NiuIn rur Law" at the OyerhoD~cr
md % rather Interesting experience
shortly before Christina, that cmpha
Sizes the care hrlup exercised 10y bel
Iigrrrnt nations to protect themselves
from every pruuuhb enemy lie had
gone through his experience iu Can
ada before returning TO New York
City lo JOHN the company nov open
Ag uu engagement iu Oklahoma city.
lie had been appearing with Il com
pnuy under the auspices of com
mlltrr headed by the Duke of Con
nuughl In Il play called "Ihc Belgian
War Nurse the tour In Canada
having been arranged for benefit "
u RdgHn war sufferers, fund A
may hr Inferred from the title. the
play had 10 do win condition, i'm
Europe with 20 Belgian army nurse as
the heroine nnd % German spy as the
William
Mr. Fletcher who is of German m.
.r-lry and rather proud of it. was by
m odI culurdru east for the char
uuIrr uf the German spy. and somr
of the Canadian newspaper, declared
he enacted the roh with sufficient
realism to attract much attention
Ann. IYt, U.I.r tI.. t...fF. t...t. ...1..ltfI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-24
SAYS EXIDE Is BEST
Battery Sold by Street l. Best to BE
Obtained, According 10 the Enter
prising Salesman.

What is your electric starting and
lighting service worth to you| A r.
Street manager uf the Electric Ser
vice company NJ this city asked the
owner uf o. powerful gus electric
equipped automobile the other day
~ win give You one answer myself
Street continued You wouldn't do
without your electric system n you
couldn't gct another DO YOU realize