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 gose,nrent, knowing it, will shape the:: policy accordingly. Therefore as dlplomatic bluff it wCuld fail.
 Let's suppose, however, that P-e=si- dent Wilson could and would prevail upon Congress to lay an embargo on everything, but this brings me to my second objection.
 It would wipe out American iCl'- eign commerce and paralyze Ameri- can industry.
 3. My next objection is that it woulG bring us dangerously near a war with Great Britain. And what for? We have inded another complaint against Britain, of which the one noted above is a part She has applied the doc Urine cf continuous voyage; she claims right to stop goods destined to Ger many, even though these pass through neutral countries-Holland Denmark, Sweden. We protested, England re- piled that she had merely adopted our doctrine: that Lincoln invented it dur ing the Civil War to prevent the South by way of Mexico and the Indies, to by way of Mexico and the Inries, to the great detriment of British manu- featuring industries. Our government replied that only contraband was treated thus. Then the British gov ernment, being most anxious to pre- vent cotton-the essence of gunpowder from reaching Germany, followed Lincoln's government again and class ed cotton absolute contraband. This is our case against Britain, and it is not cause for war, But possibly there are other causes
 Do our interests conflict? Only as stated above. She supports the Mon- roe Doctrine and for hundred years though we are separated from Bri- tish Colony by 5000 miles of Artificial boundary we have had nc, cause of wal with her.
 Is she an offender against the laws of nations? We'll she has introduced some new practices in war which we may hope will not become in general use; but they are (be it said in her favor) logical and not inhuman though to us undesirable: adaptations oi known and approved principles ,of in- iternational law, made under the pres sure of circumstances with a death struggle with lawless and powerful foe And, notwithstanding the bar parity of German methods, she has held sacred the laws of Americans, of all neutrals, on noncombatant Ger mans. Witness the fact, that in the capture of the German merchant fleet not single life was taken.
 Moreover, she has always, during recent years, stood for moderation, for the sanctely of treaties and for the
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KING COTTON
 DISCUSSION
Ras Priest Writes Article Especially for the News, on "King Cotton
 and American Foreign Relations.
(BY RAS PRIESTO

Foreman, Sept 7.-(Special.)--I a late issue, the News published aA ar ticle signed "C. S., entitled Remedy for Cotton Market" upon which i wish to make some observations. The writer reminds us that cotton is the Souths principle crop; that we sup ply the world with cotton, and that we require, therefore, a world-market for our crops. He mentions the recent British order declaring cotton absol- ute contraband of war, the result of which will be that Britians enemies, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Tur- key, can buy nc cotton from us He estimates our loss in consequence al two hundred million dollars, and pro- poses as a remedy that we force Bri- taln to draw back from her position, concluding as follows:
 "One word to England and his
 Majesty's order declaring cotton
 contraband would be counter
 manded before the rising of the
 next sun, and the market of the central European countries would
 be open tc, the cotton grower of the South and that cne word is Elm
 bargo on everything. Will we do
 it or we afraid?'
 If there is a glaring inconsistency between the commercial American viewpoint assumed by "C. S." in the article, and the German viewpoint betrayed by his covert sheer at the ap- parent unneutrality of preventing ex- now point it out But I do, here and now point it out But I do, heer and now, offer certain objections to his proposed remedy.
 l. It is my opinion that, as a diplo- matic bluff from Washington it would fail Woodrow Wilson has no constit- uUonal authority to lay an embargo on exports, nor do believe he has pol itical power to cause one to be placed on everything. Five-sixths of the Am erican people, and three-fourths of the states have no commercial interest. in the marketing of cotton. They en- joy an unparalled prosperity, trading in food products, and it is cnly fair to their intelligence to suppose that they
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Ogden Local News.

Ogden, Sept. 7-(Special.) )-Much interest has been shown the past week in the Baptist meeting being held here by Rev. Brown of AshdOwn Bro. Brown is we'll liked by the Ogden peo- pie and all are glad of the opportun- ity to hear his splendid sermons. E. A. Velvn was in Ashdcwn last Tuesday. Nash Holmes was here from Wilton last Tuesday.
 Misses Dora and Annie Capps of Hicks are visiting here. Mrs. Jim Murohey of Port Arthur visited her brother, B. H. Brock last week. She was accompanied home by her niece Miss Mary Brock.
 Vonley Crouch and Roy Budd were Ashdown visitors last Tuesday.
 Dr, and Mrs. I. N. Hut were in Tex arkana Thursday I. T. Hale cf Ashdown was here Wednesday night
 MT. and Mrs. B. H. Brock have m0v- ed into the house recently occupied by Nash Holmes. MT. Barkman of Wilton was here Wednesday night
 Mrs. Rolston of New Boston is a guest at the Welcll hotel. Nathan Furlow, John and Emmett Smithson and Clay Parker were in AshdCwn Wednesday evening.
 Will Barkman of Wilton visited here last week
 Mrs. Coke Hull and children return ed Sunday from Jacksonville, where they have ben visiting. Jim Adcock was in Ashdown Satur- day.
 MT. and Mrs. o. n. Turnsr and dau- ghter, Miss lola and Mrs. c. B. Dritt, were here from Ashdown Wednesday evening.
 Coke Hill was in Texarkana Satur- day night.
 Roy Budd was in Ashdown Saturday.
 Misses Grace Ball and Mary McDo- we'll and MT. Nathan Furlow were in Ashdown Saturday.
 w. B. Leatherwcod spent Sunday at home.
 Chas. Park of Ashdown was here Sunday evening.
 Linden Guice visited here Sunday afternoon.
 Misses Buster, Coulter and Faulkner of Ashdown were the guests of Miss Mary Mcdowell Sunday.
 Oscar Taylor returned from Ash down Sunday.
 1T. B. Holman of Ashdown spent sev- eral days here last week
 YsbsF ~. ue
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reign of law in the council of nations At the beginning of this war, she plead for time, for barley, for peace. But when the hour struck she redeemed sia some eighty years ago, and fought for Belgian Neutrality. Today, incl dentally to fighting against her own foes, she is fighting against Absolut- ism. against militaryism, against the spirit of Caesar, against Barbarism and incidentally fighting for her owE future, she is fighting for civilization, for the sanctity of treaties, for the reign Of law among nations, for the rights of small nations and weak peo- pie to existence. for Democracy, for humanity.
 4. My last objection to the proposal of "C s. is that it would detract our attention frcm the aggressions of Ger many.
 Germany is. an ambitious military nation, whose policy is based on:-
 .''The good old,
 The simple plan.
 That they shall take who have the power.
 And they shall keep who cao."
 Her publicists say that moral prin- ciples do not bind the state; and that they have nc place in international politics. Germany has acted on that principle. Her solemn treaties are; (She has deliberately brought on a world war, and has proclaimed her right to abolish the laws of nations,) but scraps of paper She violated Belgian neutrality, and robbed the Belgian people of gold and food, leav- ing them to starve.
 In the conduct of the war, she has coldly, deliberately, repeatedly violat- ed the first principle of civilized war fare; viz: That war is made only on armed forces. Her armies have burn ed towns, and shot men, womcn and  children without trial. They have forced civil population, Rel Cross corps, and prisoners of war to ad- vance upon the enemy as : shield to an attacking force. Her submarines have destroyed the commerce and the lives of the seagoing population or friend and foe alike In shc~t, she has inflicted upon her enemies every refinement of outrage, which the Ger man intellect could devise. If any plan would contribute so much toward German victory to te, prize her foes' |, women and childre'9 at home, it were inhumanity not tN use it.
 And fer what has she used these terrible methods? Why, to get place in the sun, to attain world power or downfall, to impose Kulture on re- sisting world, to perform biological,
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would not consent to a policy involv- ing the loss of their prosperity, unless a fundamental principle were at stake. But no fundamaneal principle is at stake. The controversy brings on the |questiOn whether cotton can, accord inbly to the laws of nations, be de- clared absolute contraband. The De- clarations of London 1909) classed cotton as non-contraband Gas being incapable of military use.) But Bri- tain did not ratify these declarations. She did say, however, at the beginning possible, be governed by them And she said last fall for the accommoda- tion of the Southern cotton grower, be it remembered that she did not intend to put cotton on the cOntraband list. Now, she classes cotton absolute con- traband when, being of dual use, it would more properly be classed con- diticnal contraband. This, I venture to predict, will be the substance of Mr Lansing's protest to the English gov ernment
 In answer the British government will probably reply that cotton has as sumed an importance in the manu- facture of gunpowder; that American cotton forms two thirds of the ingred tents os all the gunpowder used by the enemies; that her enemies fire at the British and their allies from 1900 to 4000 bales of cotton daily: that as conditional contraband We yeny that she may lawfully prevent it's ship ment to Germany via the adjacent neu- tral countries; that we are, in effect, insisting on the right to furnish her enemies gunpowder-the very essence of contraband; that, under the pres sure of circumstances during the civil war. our government declared cotton
 British cotton manufacturers, and the reply will probably close with this
 question, addressed to fair minded Americans: Gan you now, under the circumstances, justly and fairly insist that We obey to the letter the Declarations of London, when we are engaged in struggle fcT existence with a powerful and desperately un- |scrupelous enemy, who does not pre- tend to obey the laws of nationsa"
 Without insisting that under the same circumstances our government would take the same action, predict that our government, after having lodged further protest for future re- ference, will acquiesce in the measure At least I am bold to say, that that commercially disinterested five-sixths of the American people will not permit their prosperity to be destroyed in such course; and that the British
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a moral, and Christian duty. And what not? The newspapers cf Ger many are not permitted to discuss the purposes of the war.
 Nor in her attack upon civilization in general has she with held to raise her hand against us. True she has not damaged our commerce appreciab- ly-thanks to the British fleet-but the fate of the Wm. P. Frye, the Gunflight, and the Nebraskan. warn us of what she would do, given the opportunity. At the beginning of the war she sent Dr. Dernburg among us as pub licity agent, hoping to influence our government to action favorable to Germany; failing that, she has be- come very bitter against us. There is strong evidence that she has made the German Embassy at Washington center for the distribution of Ger. man gold to certain German controli- ed newspapers, and to certain Amerl- can leaders, in atetmpt to undermine the loyalty to their government of certain citizens, and in an effort to i cause strikes in factories selling sinews of war to the allies. Also that German secret service men have forg- cd the Great Seal of our government.
 She has raised the cry against our selling arms to the allies, while she at the same time was secretly trying
 .o monOpolize the American out put of
 liquid chlorine-the hellish gas that
 sae has been turning loose upcn hci
 enemies, in violation of the laws of
 nations. She has assassinated our citizens on the highway of the nations
 without provocation, without warning and without apology.
 Shall we, ignoring these things, pick : quarrel with Britain about delicate point of law?
 Mo-
 We are not afraid" to anything that is necessary to the preservation of our rights. And when we forget that Germany Military epediency re- cognizes nc law human or divine, and when we forget the cry of ravished Belgium, and when the waves of the dark Atlantic cease to disturb the si- lence of our slumbers with the waii of our murdered countrymen; when WI cease to be sensitive to the wrongs of | humanity; or when Germany shaiy have brought forth fruits worthy of {, repentance, then we will raise more , fuss we will send sharper represen- tatives to Britain, about the indignit- ies inflicted upon King Cotton. These, beg leave to think, are the sentiments of that vast body or my fellow-citizens, who thinlr first ana only of our country and the principles of humanity for which she stands, at
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least they are the sentiments or Kas Priest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

last night by appointment. and in re-
sponse to a double ring at the base
ment door he admitted them.
He told of being backed into cor
ner Of the maid being threatened and
tied up. One man stood guard over
the maid while the others hurried to
the apartments of Mrs. Nichols. He
asserted he was entirely ignorant of
what happened in the apartment, as he
heard nothing. He did say, however
that the men were upstairs ten or fif-
teen minutes, leaving by the basement
door and passing him by without COM
ment.
Other details Of the alleged confes-
sion Inspector Faurot. chief of the de-
tective bureau, said he was not at lib
erty to disclose at this time. He de-
clared the men had ample time in
which to have opened the strong box
containing a small fortune in securities
and jewels. but contrary to that vari-
Gus jewel cases were not taken.
The inspector said he planned to take
Talas about town with him later in the
day to run down those connected with
the crime.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
TRANSPORT SOUTHLAND SUNK.
Former Liner vads1:a"da, Commanders
hx Rri&ish Rannrtad Sunk

Former Liner vaddsr::a"da, con,n,andsred
by British, Reported Sunk.
Berlin, by wireless to Tuckcrton. N.
j.. Sept. "a statement given out by
the Overseas News Agency today
quotes the Weyser Zeltung. OF Bremen.
as saying that the British steamship
Southland. serving as a transport, was
torpedoed recently in Turkish waters.
The news agency says.
THE Weser Zeitung, OF Bremen.
points out that the transport South-
land was torpedoed in Turkish waters.
Tho Southland formerly was tho Red
Star liner Vaderland. Those steamers
flow the Belgian flag up to che time OF
the occupation of Belgium and then
sailed under the American flag, Now
the Southland. which was lately flying
the American fag. suddenly was
changed into g British transport"
mo previous report has been made
concerning tho torpedoing OF the
Southland. The British government
has made no announcement of the
sinking of transport in that section
following the loss of the Royal Ed
ward on Aug. II. Shipping records.
show, however. that the Red Star
liner vaderland was renamed tho
Southland. being placed under the Brit
ish flag, and was conmandered by the
| British government for war purposes
last March. She Is listed as being em-3
ployed in the hospital service.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09

the submarine which sank tho Arabic
had met a similar fate it was ex
pected that Germany would disavow
the act Of the commander as dis
obedience OF instructions and would
guarantee reparation.
Accepted Chanceilor's Pledge.
Chancellor Won Bethmann -Hollweg's
statement that under such circum-
stances Germany would give com
plete satisfaction" was accepted by the
administrator as recognition of the
lack Of any evidence OF a hostile or de-
fensive move on tho part Of the Arabic.
The German governments explana-
ton that the submarine commandeE
feared the liner was about to ram the
warcraft recalls statements published
at the time OF the occurrence to the ef-
feet that the Arabic turned aside from
it's course to succor tho torpedoed
steamer Dunslea and was hit almost
Immediately from an unseen quartar.
According to tho British version, the
submar rine hid behind the Dunslea un-
til the Arabic was close enough to be
torpedoed. The captain OF the, Arabic
asserted that he did not see the sub
marine and hence could not have in
tended to ram 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
IND,crs MINE OWNERS.
Graham and Tonkin Charged With
MansIaughter.

MansIaughtsr.
Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 9.-An-
nouncement was made today that the
attorney general OF British Columbia
had laid Indictments for manslaughtel
against Thomas Graham and T. H
Tonkin. two of the most prominent
mining men in Canada. They are
charged with carelessness in connec-
ton with the disaster which caused
the loss Of nineteen lives in the Re-
serve mine near Nanaimo, Feb. Is
last
Graham is chief inspector of mines
for the provincial government. Ton
kin is manager Of the Pacific Coast
Fuel Company, which has large collier
les at Nanaimod and large selling de-
pots in San Francisco and other coast
cities
A wall 400 feet thick was supposed
to separate the reserve from the old
workings of South Wellington mine
which had been flooded for years. A
blast broke the wall in the South Wei
lington mine and the miners were
drowned in the flood. It was found that
Tonkin had been directing operations
basing his work on copies Of maps OF
the old workings The copies had
been drawn on q different scale from
the old maps Tonkin, it is alleged
could easily have obtained the origi-
nails. Graham, 1t is said. left every
thing to Tonkin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
ARABIC REPLY AWAITED.
Washington Makes No Comment on
Plea of Se!f Defense.

Washington. Sept. 9. Germany S
note explaining the sinking of the Ara
! bic. with the loss Of American lives,
was waited today by administration
officials, VINO declined to comment on
the reports contained in Berlin press
dispatches.
The note was understood to ascribe
| the liners destruction by submarine
to self defense and proposed to refer
to The Hague tribunal questions Of
reparation and compensation.
The opinion had been expressed by
| the German ambassador that full sat
sfaction would be given for the Ara
bic's destruction. While some thought
| the submarine commanders explana-
ton was convincing. 1t will be neces-
sary to consider the note before form
I! ing final conclusion.
/ All reports from London assert the
lHesperian was torpedoed, but belief
] in Washington Is that she encountered
a mine.
Affair More Complicated.
| AS a result OF the German account
of the reasons for sinking the Arabic
and of the reported loss Of an Amer
l lean on the Hesperian, the administra
ton is confronted with still greater
complications in the adjustment with
Berlin Of the differences arising from
the torpedoing OF the Lusitania last
May with the sacrifice OF lis American
lives.
/, In the midst OF the crisis produced
| by the destruction of the Arabic re.
sulting In the loss of two American
lives President Wilson informed Ber'
lin that he would not discuss furthe,
the Lusitania affair until satisfac
tory explanation of the latest instance
of the killing of citizens of the United
States had been offered.
Berlin's explanation Of the tor
pedoing Of the Arabic, seeking to justi
fy the action of the submarine com
mander, now gives g new turn to tn,
situation. So long az it was supposed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
Judge lnspsets Property in controvers
Special to Times Republican.

Judge lnspsets Property in Controversy
Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Sept. 9.-District court was
held down i. Indian Creek township
of this county yesterday afternoon for
about two hours. At the conclusion
of the taking Of the evidence in the
case Of Olson VS.. Brodie, mechanics 8
lien foreclosure case, in which dis
pute over the workmanship in the
building Of 5000 house under con-
tract, arose. Judge Wright expressed q
desire to make personal inspection
of the house In question. Judge Lee.
one Of the attorneys in tho case. vol
unteered to furnish the transportation.
whereupon Judge Wright, accompanied
by Lee, Wa!d. Martin, Olson and Bailin
Child, drove down and spent couple
Of hours In al inspection Of the build
ing. No arguments were made to the
court on the trip either down or back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-09
American Who Carried DR..
Dumba's Message May
Be Punished.
LANSING CANCELS
HIS PASSPORTS
Action Will Compel Archibald to Re.
turn to United States, Where Prose-
eution May 30 Started-Washingto
Looks Upon Messages Carried as
Military Secrets and May Act Ao-
cordinsly.

Washington. Sept s.-Secretary
Lansing has cancelled the passports OF
James F. j. Archibald, the American
correspondent, upon whom British
secret service men found communtca-
tiuns from DR.. Constantin Dumba, the
Austro- Hungarian ambassador, to his
foreign office on the subject OF To-
menting strikes In American munitions
plants.
Archibald is now in Rotterdam and
American Minister Van Dyke has been
instructed to issue emergency pass
ports for his return to America. when
the state department will determine
whether he has violated any 1nterna-
tional law.
Officials Amazed.
Cancellation of the passports is the
first official action In diplomatic SIT
uation which, it has been suggested
might possibly extend SO far as t;
cause the departure Of DR.. DUN ba
! from this country.
American government officials were
amazed at the disclosures and were
particularly annoyed that American
passports had been used to carry what
practically amounts to military infor-
nation.
DR. Dumba has said the only in
structions from his government were
to give widest publicity to the Austro'
Hungarian law against the subjects OF
his country engaging in the manufac'
ture of war munitions to be used
against their native land.
Archibald Pleads Ignorance.
It Is evident that Washington con.
sitfers that Archibald performed al
unneutral service and is no longer en-
titled to the protection accorded to al
Ordinary american citizen. ~.
Archibald presented his whole case
to Van Dyke He said he carried only
so far as he was aware, letters OF In
PRODUCTION and personal communica.
ton which the officials had asked him
to take. Some were open and some
were sealed. but he said he was wholly
unaware of any incriminating docu-
ments.
Archibald has communicated his
case to the state department. asking
also If it was within the rights of the
British officials to seize his letters and
to place him under arrest.
Dumba May Take Vacation.
Unless the Austrian government IT.
self takes some step in the case Of DR.
constantin Dumba, it's ambassador
here. the diplomatic incident growing
out of the disclosure of the am meslssa-
doris connection with the plans fol
hampering manufacturers of war mu-
nitions in the United States probably
will be called to the attention Of the
Vienna foreign office.
Further developments In the case to-
day awaited recc:r: &c certain docu-
mentary evidence, which President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing are
awaiting. Those close to the president
describe his attitude as very reluctant
to take initial action.
| 1t has been reported the ambassador
contemplated taking a vacation to at
tend to personal business at home
That might satisfy the needs OF di-
plomacy.