davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
GUARANTEES ASKED FOR
UNLAWFUL PRACTICES
NOTES GRAVITY REALIZED,
But NO COURSE OUTLIN-
ED IN CASE OF REFUSAL
(6y Associated Press. J

Washington, May t2.--The United
States government, in It's note to Ger
many. formally demands Of the i'm.
perial government a strict account
ing for the loss OF American lives In
the sinking Of the Lusitanla and for
violations of American rights In the
war zone
The note also asks for guarantees
that there will be no repetition Of the
practices.
The government will await the re.
'eipt Of the communication at Berlin,
before making the contents Of the
1ote public.
The note asks Germany for an ac-
'ountlng for the series OF violations
II American rights in the war zone.
lot only financial but moral. and for
guarantee that there be no repe-
.ition of the unlawful practices or
German submarines
Late today or early tomorrow, the
note, now approved by the cabinet,
viii be sent TO Ambassador Gerard
TO De- by him presented to the Ber-
lin government. President Wilson,
It Is said realized fully the gravitY
Of the meaning in the note and was
prepared for any eyentualities that
might arise from It's presentation.
The note does not say exactly what +
curse the United States may be
to pursue in case of a re-
usal ln official quarters. however,
n the event OF a severance Of the
diplomatic relations, 1t was declared
lot to he impossible if there was no
batement of German practices.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
ELECTION FRAUDS IN KAN
.sAs CITY TO Be PRoBED
CBy Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Mo. May -. A sweep
ing investigation of the recent munl-
cipal election ordered by Governor
Capper, was begun today before Jas
H. Smalley. assistant attorney gener-
al. One witness will be called tins
afternoon. Governor Capper and
General Brewster come Monday.
George ID. Jameson, former serg-
cant of police testified that he saw
an ArmourdaIe pool hall proprietor
put ballots in the box Of the forty
sixth precinct, Armourdale.
How many ballots did You see him
put in?n asked Smalley.
81 don't know how many" said
Jameson. but there were enough to
choke the hole in the ballot box"
Jameson said he also observed
drinking about the polling place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR MORAL
AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
THIEVES SMASH GLASS
AND ROB SHOE STORE
BROWNS SHOE STORE ON HAR.
RlSoN ENTERED: LEATHER
AND RUBBER WORTH 500

Thieves entered Browns shoe store
on West Harriaon avenue sometime
last night and got away with about
$50 worth of leather, rubber heels
and shoes. Entrance was made By
smashing the glass in the window of
the front door
THE work was evidently done by
someone familiar with the shop" said
Mr., Brown today. 81 am on the
track of the thieves said Chief Nit
chell.
The thieves were unusually bold
Harrison avenue Is we'll lighted at
night, with several all night restau-
rants running There is evidently
an organized gang of petty thiever
in the city Several hous-
es have been entered Of late.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
VILLA HAS
CARRANzA
bot TLED-UP
OIL AND RG RBER INTERESTS
AID REREI CHIEF TO
WIN GROUND

El Paso, May 12.--Gen Villa has
been reinforced by $4,000 fresh men
and arms. The new troops were sent
from the vicinity of Tampico 1t Is
also known that the former rebel
chief has been plentfully supplied
with money and ammunition. -Four
train loads of war munitions, two
aeroplanes and q heavy field pieces
were received by him during Sunday
night.
Gen. Obregon's forces have been
bottled up by Villas forces near Ira
puato and battle is now raging at
that point and curriers' arriving say
Villa is certain of victory.
Foreign money and oil and rubber
interests are said to be back of VII
la.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

frequent abuse of the Red Cross and
the white flag.
Sensible as they are of the gravity
of these conclusions. the committee
conceive that they would be doing less
than their duty if they failed to record
them as fully established by the evi-
dence. Murder, lust and pillage pre-
vailed over many parts of Belgium
on scale unparalleled in any war
between civilized nations during the
last three centuries.
"Our function is ended when we
have stated what the evidence estab-
fishes, but we may be permitted to
Fexpress - belief that these disclos-
ures vii. A,haye been made in vain
il they tolk id rouse the conscience
of mankind and we venture to hope
that as soon as the present war is
over, the nations OF the world in
council will consider what means can
be provided and sanctions devised to
prevent the recurrence of such hor-
rors as our generation is now wit
Messing"
The report makes an official docu-
ment of sixty-one printed pages, or
upwards of 10000 words, accompanied
by maps, showing the various routes
OF the army and the chief scenes OF
desolation 1t states at the outset
that 1900 witnesses have been eX-
amined the depositions being taken
by examiners of legal knowledge and
experience, though without author
ity to administer an oath. The eX-
aminers were instructed not to lead
the witnesses, and to seek to bring
out the truth by cross examination
and otherwise. The committee also
submitted extracts from a number of
diaries taken from the German dead,
chiefly German soldiers, and in some
cases officers.
"We began the inquiry with doubts
a positive result would be
says the report. But the
farther we went and the more evi- y
dence we examined, so much the
more our skepticism reduced. There
might be some exaggeration in some
Witnesses, possibly delusion in 9th
ers, inaccuracies in third. When
however, we found that things which
1t first seemed improbable were tes-
.ified by many witnesses coming
rom different places, the points
points in which they all agreed be-
,ame more and more evidently true.
When this concurrence of testimony
showed itself in hundreds of deposi-
ions, the truth of the broad facts
stood out beyond question. The
'orce of the evidence is accumulat-
We"
Belgium, at the outset Of the war, the
'eport gives a narrowing recital of
occurrences at various points in the
devastated territory. At Harve, on
august 4 the report says, 'the muir
Ter of an innocent fugitive civilian
vas prelude TO the burning and
,illage of the town and of other viii
ages in the neighborhood; TO the in
shooting of civilians of
10Th sexes and to the organized mil
tary execution of patches of selected
males. Thus some fifty men escap-
ng from burning houses were seized
aiken outside the town and shot. At
Continued on Page SKI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
FRUIT GROWERS OF COuN Y
TY MEET AND ORGANIZE

Fifty Of the Fruit Growers of To-
gan county held a meeting at the
chamber of commerce today and dis
oussed the marketing of the peach
crop Of Logan county which VIII
reach 600 cars this year T. NJ. JEFF
fcrds, AGRICULTURAL commissioner nf
the VI. X. & T. railway and OTIS
y dde of the A. & NJ. college address
ed the meeting and action was tar
en- to reorganize the Logan county
fruit growers association on a prae-
.i-al business basis at meeting toI
be held Saturday. May %.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
COUNTY PUPILS WILL
TAKE SCHOOL EXAMS

County eighth grade examination
will be held Thursday and Friday fo
county pupils. Pupils in all of the
towns of the county except TlthriC
viii be eligible to take the tests. Th
examinations will be held In Central
school building Miss Margaret Doc
little will have charge 81 figure that
between 65 and S5 viii take the work
this time said Miss Doolittle today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
STATE ELKS
WILL GATHER
HERE THURSDAY
LOCAL LODGE AND CITIZENS
COMMITTEE PAIRING
FOR ROYAL GOOD TINE

The eighth annual session Of the
Oklahoma state Elks Association VIII
begin its sessions here tomorrow
morning, A large attendance Is ex-
pected Local order and the citizens
reception committee have prepared
to give the "Hellow Bills" a grand
time.
The opening session will take place
in the ball room at the lone hotel at
l0:30 tomorrow morning
The following program will be car
ried out:
Thursday, May 18th.
500 a m. Meeting delegates and
registering at lone Hotel.
1890 a. m. Opening session in
ball room, lone hotel; Invocation.
Rev. A. b. Nicholas; address Of
President w. J. Barrett, shawnee
address of welcom; response, Guy l..
Andrews, McAlester, appointing com
mittees.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

London, May 12.-Viscount Bryce
former British ambassador at Wash
ington and now chairman of specia
government committee appointed tt
Investigate and report on "outrages
alleged to have been committed by
German troops during the present
war" has submitted the report of the
committee to Premier Asquith,
The document is considered as
probably the most severe arraignmeni
thus far made of the German military
sweep across Belgium, mainly be
cause OF the position of Viscount Bryce
al, 4 historian, and also because of the
care with which the investigation was
made, the great number of witnesses
whose testimony was examined and
the mass of evidence now submitted
with the report of the committee.
Associated with Lord Bryce on the
committee were Sir Frederick Pollock,
Sir Edward Clarke Sir Alfred Hop
kinson, H. A. l.. Fisher, Vice Chan
cellor of the University of Sheffield;
Harold Cox and Kenelm e. Digby.
The committee was appointed by
Premier Asquith on Jan. %, last, and
was given broad instructions to in
.l,l1 troo tho l.
treatment of civilians and breaches of
law and established usages of war"
The most important findings of the
committee are summed up in the fol-
lowing conclusion at the close of the
report:
1T will be seen that the committee
has come to a definite conclusion
upon each of the heads under which
the evidence has been classified:
at is proved:
First: That there were in many
parts of Belgium deliberate and sys-
tematically organized massacres OF
the civil population accompanied by
many isolated murders and other out
RACES
Second: That in the conduct of
the war generally innocent civilians,
both men and women, were murdered
in large numbers, women violated and
children murdered.
Third: That looting, house burn
ing and the wanton destruction of
property were ordered and counten-
anced by the officers of the German
army; that elaborate provision had
been made for systematic incendiarism
at the very outbreak of the war, and
that the burning and destruction were
frequent where no military necessity
could be alleged, being, indeed, part
of a system of general terrorization.
Fourth: That the rules and
usages of war were frequently broken,
particularly by the using of civilians,
including women and children, as a
shield for advancing forces exposed to
fire. to a less degree by killing the
wounded and prisoners, and in the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
Presidents Course Outlined.

Washington, May 12.-The White
House statement on the Iusltania
disaster reads. "The course to be
pursued by the president has been
determined upon. It viii be announc
ed just as soon as II is proper to pub
lish the note now In preparation"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

Here are four of Uncle Sans sub
marines at anchor in the North
river. New York, ready for the naval
exhibition which will last about ten
days Perhaps the largest fleet of
war vessels ever collected in Amcri-
can waters will make up this show Of
the navy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
Villa Has Oregon Whipped

Washington, D. C., May 12.-Villa
representatives here announced to-
day that the Carranza army under
General Obregon had been driven
backward and bottled up By General
tContinuea on PAGE Eight)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
Nh. WILSON 8
NOTE DIRECT
To ENPE ER0R
CABINET ALMOST SPLITS AS
PRESIDENT UNF0LDS HIS
MAPPED PLANS

Washington, p. C.. May l2.-Presi-
dent Wilson has decided to hold Ger
many strictly accountable" for the
loss OF more than one hundred lives
IN the sinking OF the Lusitania by a
German submarine.
He will demand complete repara-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12
WOMEN Violated IN MARKET
PLACES AND CHILDREN MUTIEAlEO

FnIGHTFIJI INDICTMENT or TROOPS IN BELGIAN TERRI
TORY WHO AIIEGE THAT EXCESSES WERE COM
MITTED TO INSTIIL FiAR INFO BELGIAN SOLDIERS;
AWFUL CHAPTER SHOWING THE BLACKER SIDE or
WARFARE IN EUROPE; CIVILIANS SHOT DOWN IN
DROyES AND VILLAGES BURNED BY DRUNKEN MEN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

ASTOUNDING STORY
Of BELGIAN ATROCITIES

BRITISH COMMISSION, HEADED BY VISCOuNT BRYCE,
MAKES SPECIAL REPORT ON "OuTRAGEs ALLEGED
TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY GERMAN TROOPS
DURING THE PRESENT WAN"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

Continued on Page six)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

a bottle Of Hercules water
- every visitor to Guthrie
HI Maya good idea. !
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-12

The selling or renting Of
Il will be easy II you use
The Leader want columns.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
SPAIN TO SEEK WAR
 MATERIAL IN U. s.
Authorizes Purchase in America of Twelve Aeroplanes and Quantity
 of Tools and Machinery.

New York, Feb. 25.-The Spanish government has authorized the pur- chase in America of twelve aeroplanes for use in the army and quantity of tools and machinery, to the value of over S2OOO0OO according to Henry $. Mcos, Spanish engineer, who arrived here this week on the steamship Fin land from Naples and Genoa. MT. Moos said he has been appointed pur- chasing agent for the Spanish gov ernment and that he expects to re- main in the United States until he has bought the goods and they are ready fo1 shipment.
 While Spain is not preparing for war. she is strengthening her de- fences generally" MT. Moos said. My mission here was authorized by the Spanish parliament early this year The contract for the aeroplanes is already closed They will cost about ST,500 cash and will be built in ac- cordance with latest designs that have been tested in the European war The machinery and tools are to equip government shops.'
 Harvey Porter, professor in the Syrian Protestant college at Beirut for the: past forty-four years, was an- ether passenger on the Finland. Pro- lessor Porter said that Christians in the vicinity of Beirut were safe from molestation unless the government should be overthrown.
 The Finland was boarded at Pa lermo, where she stopped after leav- ing Naples and Italian army officers took from the ship fourteen stow aways, five walters and eight firemen, all of whom were Italians eligible for army duty.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
BELIEVE WILSON INSANE.
Suffield Slayer Under Observation oi
 AlieniStS

Hartford, Feb. 25.-The March will be opened in this city on Tues day afternoon at ? o'clock by Sheriff Edward w. Dewey. Judge Edwin B. Gager is to preside. There are fifty-six cases on the list and among them is that against Harry Wilson,, who on Sunday at Suffield, shot John B. Mum to death. That Wilson stands charged with murder, does not in itself indicate that Wilson will be presented before grand jury for in dictment. The fact is that there is a pretty general belief that Wilson is and has been of an unbalanced mind. There had been talk in Suf- field before Mum was shot and killed by him on Sunday, that Wilson was unbalanced and it was said yester- day that Mum himself a few days he thought Wilson wasA of unbalanced mind.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn has Wilson under the observation of alienists to have the question of his mental condition determined. It will not be decided whether Wilson will be raigned before grand jury un- til after a report is had from the alienists. If the man is reported be no legal justification for having him indicted, and then putting him on trial before a petit jury.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

American passports. Six arrests were made at that time and the defendants are now awaiting trial
 According to the complaint upon which Spegler and Cook were taken into custody, the former used the name of Richard Madden, said by the government agents to be a New York teamster.
 Spegler and Cook were held in $15,O00 bail each for a further exami- nation. In default of bail they were sent to the Tombs.
 Richard Madden, a teamster, all leged to be involved With Richard Peter Steigler, a German naval re- servist in a conspiracy to obtain Steigler an American passport was arrested today by agents of the de- partment of justice and arraigned be- fore a United States commissioner Madden is alleged to have permitted the use of his name for a considera- ton.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
l.. F. & c. ELECTIONS.

The following directors were elected yesterday afternoon at the annual meeting of Landers, F'rary & Clark: Charles F. Smith. George M. Landers Francis R. Cooley of Hartford, An drew J. Sloper, Lucius A. Barbour of Hartford, Henry c. Judd of Hartford
 Harris Whittemore of Naugatuck, Frederick G. Platt, Frederick A. Searle, Arthur G. Kimball and Ed ward N. Stanley. The directors sub- sequently elected the following off, cers: President and treasurer, Charles F. Smith; vice presidents, Frederick A. Searle, Arthur G. Kimbal1 and Joseph F. Lamb; secretary, Miss M. A. Parsons; assistant treasurers, James N. Stanley and A. w kemn- ton.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
FATE OF LEO FRANK.
Depends Upon Outcome of Oral Argu
 ment of Habeas Corpus Case.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The fate of Leo M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta, Ga, factory girl, depends upon the\ outcome of oral argument of his habeas corpus case, which was to begin late today before the su- preme court. Attorneys in Franks behalf were ready to argue to the court that he should be released on a habeas corpus writ on the ground that mob violence and his absence from the trial court when the jury's verdict of guilty was returned de- prived the court of jurisdiction over him.
 Representatives of the state of Georgia were to argue that he had had ample opportunity to raise the point of alleged mob violence and that he had not done so in due time They also had prepared to argue that waiver by Franks former attorney of his fight to be present when the jury returned it's verdict was binding on him.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

In the Court of Common Pleas No. 3 for the County of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania.
 March Term, 1914, No. 260S
 In Divorce
 Elyira Falivene V. Eugene Falivene To Eugene Falivene, late of 1123 South 18th street, Philadelphia, Pa, Respondent.
 You will please take notice that I have been appointed Master by the Court in the above case, in which your wife, Elvira Falivene, has brought suit against you for absolute divorce on the ground of desertion, and that I will hold a meeting for the purpose of taking testimony in said case, at my office, S09 West End Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa, on March 10th, 1915, at 3 o'clock D. n., when and where you may attend with witnesses if you so desire.
 WILLIAM A. GRAY,
 Master.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
GERMAN SIGN IN TRENCH
Warns Allies to Keep Their Bullets for Prussians.

Correspondence of the Associated Press }
 London, Feb. 25.-According to an officer who writes from a. British trench in Flanders, this sign was post ed by the Germans m nearby trench:
 We are Saxons; you are Anglo Saxons. Keep your bullets for the Prussians who relieve us tonight"
 He says that immediately after posting this notice the Saxcns perched themselves on their trench tops, lit their pipes, and enjoyed their ease until volley over their heads sent them back to their trenches
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
TO RESPECT ITALIAN FLAG
Germany Issues Reply to ItaIy's Note
 on Blockade,

London, Feb. 25, 2:59 a. m.-A Rome dispatch to the Morning Post' says:
 "The German reply to Italys mem- orandum on the blockading of Brit ish coasts has reached the govern ment here. The note declares that in view of the friendly relations be- tween Germany and Italy, German will respect the Italian flag"
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
CAMEL TO STAY.

Rochester, N. Y, Feb. 25.-John H. Ganzel has come to terms with the owners of the Rochester International league club and will manage the team for the coming season. This will be his seventh year with the local club He won the league pennant in 1909 1910 and 1911, finished second in 1912 and 1913, and last season was just beaten out by Buffalo for third place.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
FILLED BY ANTI-RUSSIAN

London, Feb. 25, 7:10 A. MA Central News despatch from Constan- tinople by way of Amsterdam says it is learned from Teheran that the po- sitions of minister of the interior and minister of justice in the cabinet have been filled by Persians of anti Russian sentiment and that another anti-Russian will become minister of foreign affairs.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
WALSH ISSUES WARNING

Boston. Feb. Ex-Governor Walsh issued proclamation yesterday urg- ing citizens to use more than ordi :. nary care to prevent further spread of the foot and mouth disease The governor called attention to the fact that new eases were being discov- cred daily.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
NEW GERMAN SUBMARINES.
To Begin Operations Not Only in Adri
 attic But in Mediterranean

Geneva, Via Paris, Feb. 25, 1920 A. M.-Three new German subma- rines arrived by railroad yesterday at Pola (chief naval station of Austria Hungary, according to a telegram to the Tribune, and will soon begin operations not only in the Adriatic but in the Mediterranean.
 A despatch from Munich says that Germany is arranging to send sev- eral other submarines to Austria.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25
|SERVIsT
 FOR FRAUD
n Arrested in New
 ith Fraudulently herican Passport.

(25.-Richard Peter German sea cap- kst in the German
 here yesterday by ftment of justice on (lently obtaining an
 Vincent Cook of las also taken into 5 Spegler is alleged passport under the lopted by the state January 1, after alleged conspiracy m reservists with
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

Native eggs 33c doz., 1-6 dog. for S1.0O. Russell Bros, 301 Main St.
 -adVt
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENTING five room tenemeats, latest improvements, also two large stores. 75 it. deep. Inquire Luke Meehan, A 1-2 Lafayette street.
 2-22-Cd
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Jr. o. U. A. M. hall, Hun gerford Court, second and fourth Tuesdays. Apply at hall evenings,
 or phone 1061-2 2-22-d6X
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Tenement of four rooms.
 All improvements. 473 Park St.
 extension. l-9-tI
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Modern four and five room tenements Trinity St., Tel.
 142-5. 2-22-W1X
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Four rooms with bath,
 corner Cherry and Pine, S12.OO. Five room rent,3s Maple street. P. J. Murray & Co. 1-16-tt
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Store thoroughly equipped
 Suitable for groceries and meat. G.
 H. SamloW, 393 Arch. 2-13-tf
New Britain herald., 1915-02-25

TO RENT-Rent of five rooms, eleven dollars. 401 Chestnut street.
 2-23-W1X