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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15
Shattered, but Stanch,
London Braves ZeppelinS
English Author Describes Confusion in Great Railway
Terminal as Bombs Fell, and Stocism OF the
People Amid Carnage and Ruin

dry, my neck aching; and all the time
was standing a few feet from motor
bus lying a mere tangle OF old IRON
with the shattered bodies OF nine pas
sengers strewn around.
Searehlights Dare the Germans
Crack Another, little nearer. and
the Zeppelin zigragged slowly as
though squrming. And then, au'Vs,
suddenly, the four lights shut on anu
another began swinging TO and ITO
across the eyes OF the Germans IN ths
car
Then II shut off, and bigger gun
banged and a bigger shell scared Dlu
It hit? | don't know. IL looked a.
though il went through; but IN the
queer glare Of the fires one can oe
certain.
Then | ran back and got Greenwood
out He was in state OF collapse 90
was !. Then began most peeuiiar az
venture. The fires had dimmed as we
CROPPED our way, like two weary oIu
men. out OF the station into stree
strewn with broken glass, wood~ork'
grease, blood and horrible messes ths'
one doesn't like TO think about
And we tottered slowly Bang
Bang! in the far distance) down the
, incline into Liverpool Street. IL was
like descending into grave fltcn
darkness and absolute silence reiCned
in the largest railroad terminus IN the
world.
Ticket Bought by Lantern Light.
How 7 rot across that booking all
in the darkness, how found the CLOAK
room man In darkness and in tears
how discovered a forgotten lantern IN
an angle of the refreshment room, how
| held my hat over it while the man
wrote the ticket and I paid my four.
pence-what n tale II would make II
had timel
At last started out and hurried
mast the ruined bus and around Ito
South Place, where an ambulance
nearly ran over us in the dark, and sc
TO the City road where the trains
were running In darkness, but running
thank God!
started home with Greenwood and
all down tho street we saw old ladles
standing at their gates admiring inc
sight. n the Germans think they are
soaring the PEOPLE they are making
bio mistake. There Is something CO.
iosssl about their insensibility. and
next day ! learned that Llocyds were
losers by three million pounds for that
one nights work.
And looking around then noted
with deepest delight that the offices OF
the Peace Society had been blown 10
bits. Much laughter from passers-oy'
Yet they say the Germans have no
sense Of humor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15

don: last time went in from The sur
rev side and naviga.sd without DIM
Guilty 70 the dock region which we
had been ordered to attack. others OF
the squadron went TO the CITY district
and found IT, too"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15

Count de Vogue. who was widely
known in Paris society, was devoted 70
sports. lie won the motor boat race a.
Monte Carlo in 1903. and expressed a
desire 70 become an aviator soon aiter
aeroplsnes came into use. The count
mother was the Viscountess Annenkoh
sister OF the builder Of the Irans-Sl-
berian railway. She and the Viscount
de Vogue were married while the after
wa. Secretary of the French Embassy
at Petrograd, at the time OF the assas-
sination OF the Gar Alexander II.
Count de Vogue visited New YORK IN
1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15
COUNT DE VOGUE KILLED
Wounds Received IN Battle Fatal 70
Paris Social Leader.

Paris. Oct. 1i.-Count Henri ne
Vogue. son Of the late Viscount Mel
chior de Vogue and nephew or Mar
quis de Vogue, President OF the zen
trial Committee Of the French neu
Cross. has died Of wounds received u,
battle. The Military Medal was pinned
on his breast few minutes oefore ne
died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15

managers for discu sion Of proposal
40 substitute matinces for night per
formanees, IT was decided 10 continue
the latter
Official Version Published
The text Of the governments an
nouncement Of the raid is as follows:
"The press bureau Of the War Ofics
announces that feet Of hostile ar.
ships visited the eastern counties and
a portion OF the London area last night
and dropped bombs
"Anti-aircraft guns OF the ROYAL
Field ARTILLERY. attached 20 the central
force, we're IN action, and an sirshlp
was seen 20 heei over on It's SIDE and
20 drop 10 a lower altitude.
Five aeroplanes OF the Royal FLYING
Corps went up. but owing 20 atmos-
pheric conditions only one aeroplsne
succeeded in locating an alrship- rms
aeroplans. however. was unable 10 over
haul the airship before 70 was lost m
the fog.
"Some houses were damaged and sew
eral fires were started. but no serious
damage was caused by military ma
terial All fires were soon got under
control bv the fire brigade.
"The following military casualties, ~
addition 20 the one announced lass
night. have been reported: Fourteen
killed and 'airteen wounded.
"The Hone Office announces the FOL
lowing casualties other than the mill
tsry casualties reported above;
Men Women children TO,.l
flyss.a '........................... Z, g i'i
ro............0 So IL ~
"Of these casualties thirty-two killed
and ninety-hve injured were in the
London area These figures include
those announced last night"
When the first official reports OF the
latest air raid on the London district
were issued il was promised that d
supplementary report would be issued
By the Admiralty, and the fact that me
latest Official report was issued by tho
War Office. which refers 10 the guns
and aeroplanes employed In the defence
"a belonging not TO the naval but TO
the military units. has provoked great
deal OF public curiosity and criticism.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes, advo-
eating the stationing OF a small squad
ron Of British aerop.anes IN eastern
France, ready 10 make three similar
raids on German towns for every RAID
made on an open town IN Great Britain.
He contends that an announcement
Of this kind would soon bring the Ger
mans 70 reason, and adds that doubt
less the work would be repugnant. 10
British airmen. but that too much for,
besrance has already been shown and
that no other method than reprisals
offers any assurance that Great Britain
can save civilians from these murder
Gus outrages"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15
KAISER PARDONs SWISS SPY
Bicycllst Was Condemned to Death BY
German Court Martial

Berne. Oct. 1.-THE Federal authori-
ties have been informed that Emperor
William has pardoncd the Swiss
bicyclist, C. A. Doerhinger, Who was
condemned to death by a German court
martial on q charge Of espionage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15

Washington. Oct. l4-Suspension OF
postal money order service between the
United States and Bulgaria was or
dered by the Postotfice Department to-
day. upon receipt Of notice from the
Italian postal administration that II no
longer would forward remittances in.
tended for payment in Bulgaria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-15

managers for discu-si Of proposal
20 substitute matinces for night per
formanees, it was decided 10 continue
the latter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

CROESUS
INDICTED

Chicago, Jan. Julius Rosenwald,
ulti-mtllionaire president of Sears,
Roebuck & Co., was indicted by a
special grand jury investigating tax
frauds, for failure to file a personal
property schedule. Mr.. Rosenwald
admitted the charge. which he said
was not criminal, and in a statement
criticising the tax laws of the state
said he acted on the advice Of his at
torney.
Indictments were returned against
three other wealthy men who are ac-
cused of filing false and fraudulent
schedules
The Illinois tax law is the worst
in the world, / believe" Mr.. Rosen-
wald asserted in a statement after the
indictment had been returned. The
law is confiscatory. IT would deprive
every wealthy man OF his fortune, It.
is unfair. Illogical and Irrational
Every business man knows its strict
concerns from one end of the state to
the other. It is one of the laws which
cannot be enforced, because they are
i'll considered and destructive. 1 be-
lieve the states attorney realizes the
necessity for the reconstruction Of the
tax laws of Illinois"
Mr.. Rosenwald said his feelings
would have been better conserved If
he had been made aware that an at
tack on him was contemplated, but
was confident that most business men
understood the situation.
States Attorney Hoyne asserted his
crusade against tax dodgers was not
aimed at any individual or corpora
tion.
"Our effort is to abolish. or at least
correct, evil conditions which have
prevailed in Cook county for twenty
years." he asserted. "If all officials
and private citizens guilty of an in
fraction of the revenue law were to
be indicated they could be counted by
tens of thousands. The states attor-
ney has not presented evidence against
any individual for failure to file a
schedule unless he was warned"
An indictment against Jacob and
John Hadesman, wholesale grocers,
alleges their personal property is
worth $4,000, but they scheduled only
$500 worth.
Herman Voss, manager of the Con-
tinental Clothing Co., was indicted for
filing schedules said to be fraudulent.
The instrument charges he filed $4,000
for the company and a short time later,
after fire had destroyed the store, he
estimated the loss at $303,OO0.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

Washington, Jan. 1. BY mutual
agreement between the state depart
ment and the British foreign offlce the
full text of the note sent by the Uniteo
States to Great Britain, insisting on an
early Improvement in the treatment OF
American commerce by the British
fleet, was made public here last night.
The full text follows:
'sThe secretary of state to the Am
erican ambassador at London:
department Of State, Washington,
Dec. 26, 1914.
aThe present condition of American
foreign trade resulting from the fire.
uuent seizures and detentions of AM
erican cargoes destined to neutral
European ports has become SO serious
as to require a candid statement OF
the views of this government, in order
that the British government may be
fully informed as to the attitude of the
United states toward the policy which
has been pursued by the British
authorities during the present war.
"You will, therefore, communicate
the following to his majesty's prin-
cipal secretary Of state for foreign aft
fairs. but in doing SO you will as
SIRE him that 1t is done in the most
friendly spirit and in the belief that
frankness will better serve the con-
tinuance of cordial relations between
fhe two countries than silence. which
NAV be misconstrued into acquiescence
IN a course Of conduct which the gov-
ernment cannot but consider to be an
infringement upon the rights OF Ann
erican citizens.
"Thc government of . the United
states has viewed with growing con-
rcrn the large number Of vessels laden
with American goods destined to neu-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
Pollock Holds Act (
Delegating Powers
to Tax Commission
Is Unconstitutional

A decision, which will have state
wide effect, has been rendered by
Judge G. A. Pollock of the district
court in which he holds that the act
delegating assessor powers to the tax
commission of the state is unconsti-
tutional.
The decision is the result of man
damus proceeding instituted by the
tax commission against County Audi
tor Leech of this county to have him
put on the tax rolls figures furnished
by the tax commission instead of
those furnished by the city assessor
in the assessment of taxes on the
plant and franchise of the Union
Light, Heat and Power Co. of this
city and other electrical companies of
the county.
Auditor Leech was requested to
place the figures of the tax commits
sion on the rolls, Increasing the as
sessment against the company instead
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

Washington, Jan. 1.--Heartened by
months of close study of the business
outlook of the nation, Secretary Rcd
field OF the commerce department,
wrote New Years greeting to the
merchants and manufacturers of the
country bidding them IN Characters
tic Language reach out for the pros
parity iie Sees within their grasp.
There Is no warrant. Mr. Rediield
declares. for gloom or despair. The
ilI effects of the European war on
American enterprise are passing and
new vistas for commercial ventures
are opening with each day. His mes
sage follows:
IF you want prosperity do your
own share to bring 1t and do it now.
Get that addition to your shop going;
IL will cost you less today than six
months hence. Is trade a bit duh in
the works? Get those improvements
begun. Prices are low and likely to
rise. You've been thinking of that
contract work; better start 1T your
self before things get the start of you,
This country slows down bit now
and then, but 1t never stops growing,
and 1t always moves up and not down.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

PHOTOGRAPHS OF
cANNiBAL "FEAsT"

San Francisco. Jan. 1.-Photo-
1phs OF cannibal dance
o. md steamsng kettle were
O. yht back from Nukahiva, in
safqueses islands, near Ta-
m d. H. Armstrong and
Ma % Y. Marshall Of Los An
geleA q . arrived today on the
liner q q from Papete.
Cam N in the south seas
was supA to have been stamp
ed out, bN.e1it is deeply bred into
the religion and ceremonial life
of some of the island races and
recurs at unexpected moments.
The victims reported by Arm
strong and Marshall were prisoa-
ers captured In tribal war. A
company OF Tahiti gendarmes arb
rested the ring leaders and they
were sentenced to long terms of
Imprisonment in New Caledonia.
Armstrong and Marshall found
the feast over when they ar
rived, but the kettle, scooped out
of tree trunk and sheathed in
copper, was still steaming and be-
meath it were the relics Of the
banquet.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
Reach Out for the
Prosperity Within
Your Grasp "Redfield
Says to Business Men

We don't know what 1t means In most
of the United States to have real gen.
nral distress Think OF Belgium and
Poland, O man with a grouchs and
stink into your hole and pull II in
after you Then think of your sins
and your blessings, and come out with
your courage in working order.
There arc lots OF good American
examples OF pluck. DO yod remember
san Francisco and Galveston and Chi
cago, Boston, Charleston, Baltimore
and DAYTON. and many others like
them? Remember Thomas A. Edison
and lots of others of your fellow citi-
zens who showed pluck when things
went hard.
man with a Crouch except an abb
sentee heart and missing nerve.
Cheer up, go to work, do your level
best, quit talking misery. The wars
over yonder. not here. Men are
slaughtered yonder-they are living
here. It's all clouds there-clear day
here.
"Get out and sell some goods. Plant
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
Full Text of the
American Note of
Protest Made Public

jan pubeaton in London Of the tsss Of the
with American shipping has dspssa & amy rrr
Of the communication osbed from the United States;
cable extracts but OF the actual contents
Mall Gazette today voices the general opnon Mhsr
advanced which show failure sPprsSt' the
with the United States Sir Edward Grey may
Wilson
sfaetion properly ask while at the time indosns with
power reompe continue
Of dis
position put and recognize disuties
sacrificing for
,naona meet the wishes Of the United States"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
Severe Winter
Weather Has Not
Brought Any Slack
in Bitter Contests
British Battleship Formidable Sent
to Bottom of the English Channel

London JAM 1.-The British battcship Formidable,
sunk this morning in the British Channel by either mine
submarine according issued by the Of
fetal information bureau The text of the bureau statement
follows:
The batteship Formidable sunk in the channel but
whether by submarine is yet certain Seventy
have been picked up by British light cruiser
and possible that others have been rescued by other
vessels g..
The Formidable had displacement of $4,000 tons. She
430 feet long, and carried complement of $50 She
heavily srnored carried four 12nch twelve 6nc
guns, and sixteen 12pounders She provided also with
submerged torpedo tubes The Formidable launch
ed in 1898 and sister ship to the Irresistible and the
Implacabe
The Formidable had assigned to her. according to the
British navy for December various fleet officers and
sequenty she undoubtedly acting flagship at the time
of her destruction Her captain Arthur N boxley and
ac Charles r. Ballard Capt John Decd, in
naH natnes board while the fleet surgeon God
frey Taylor the fleet paymaster P j. Lang and capla Rev.
Geo B. Robinson board The Formidable also
ried number of midshipmen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
SLAIN COUPLE WERE
CONSPIRACY VICTIMS

Wheeler. S. d. Jan. IA conspir-
acy and premeditation on the part Of
various interests and individuals to
put w. II. Menzie, a Geddes lumber
dealer and Miss Blanche Signal, his
stenographer, out of the way last
April and that Robert Brooks and
other gunmen actually carried out
such conspiracy Ii apparently the
claim of the gtate at the trial OF
Brooks which began here late last
night. The case has developed one
Of the sensational ma rder 1nysteries of
the state and aroused keen interest
not only becAtige pf the proIainence of
the slain man puf haeausn IL woman
was also killed afK &uasIp at first
contended tbs ana Nas murder
and suicide paes
DIR. George nite of R;esiIes who ex-
amined the b0dina aisoA After their
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

of the figures of the city assessor, who
had made the assessment reported
it to the county board of equalization.
This Auditor Leech refused to do,
holding that the powers of the COM
mission was in conflict with the pro-
visions of the state constitution and
because he had already made his abb
stract to the state auditor of the Cass
county assessments. Mandamus pro-
ceedings were then started.
The decision of Judge Pollock, which
will in all probability be carried to
the supreme court, as the action is
really test case, is as follows:
$50 useful field can be occupied
by a tax commission in this state in
exercising general supervision over
the administration of its assessment
and tax laws, that 1t becomes highly
limitations of it's power. This pro-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
Wellesley Gets Endowment.

Boston. Jan. wellesley college
VIII obtain its restoration and endow-
ment fund or $2,000.0 900 'ff pledges and
promises now outstanding are duly re-
ceived," according to an announcement
last night by Bishop Lawrence, presi-
dent of the college trustees The time
limit for raising by general subscrip-
ton $1,250,000 in order to obtain a con-
ditional pledge OF s750,00O from the
Rockerfeller foundation expired last
night.
Bishop Lawrence said the fund COM
mittee would report at special meet
ing Of the trustees to be held late to-
day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

trail ports in Europe which have been
seized on the high seas. taken into
British ports and detained sometimes
for weeks by the British authorities.
During the early days of the war this
government assumed that the policy
adopted by the British government was
due to the unexpected outbreak Of hos
tilities and the necessity OF immediate
action to prevent contraband from
reaching the enemy For this reason
it was not disposed to judge this policy
harshly or protest it vigorously, al
thought it was manifestly very injuri-
Gus to American trade with the neutral
countries of Europe. This government,
relying confidently upon the high re-
gard with Great Britain has so often,
exhibited in the past for the rights of
other nations, confidently awaited
amendment of course Of action which
denied to neutral commerce the free
dom to which it was entitled by the
law of nations.
This expectation seemed to be rem
dered the more assured by the state
ment of the foreign office, early in
November, that the British govern
ment was satisfied with the guaran-
tees offered by the Norwegian, Swed
ish and Danish governments as to
nom expectation of contraband goods
when consigned to named persons in
the territories Of those governments,
and that orders had been given to
the British fleet and customs authori-
ties to redistrict interference with
neutral vessels carrying such cargoes
so consigned to verihcation Of ships
papers and cargoes.
tTt is therefore a matter of deep re-
gret that. though nearly five months
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

1921 100000 for the conduct of the
postoffice department during the next
fiscal year, was passed by the house
late yesterday.
For the first time in many years
four appropriation bills have been
disposed of in the house before the
beginning of the new year in short
session. Immediately upon the pas :
sage of the postofice measure work
was begun upon the Indian appro-
priation bill.
Under a special rule a large num-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01
AMIDON TO BE
COUNTY Seat

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 1.--Amidon
will be the temporary county seat of
the new county OF Slope formed out of
a part of old Billings at the recent
election. Governor Hanna named John
F. Deyine of Marmarth, E. p. Church
of Midway and w. G. Nearing of Ami
don as county commissioners and a
majority of the new board favors Ami
don. The commissioners will also ap-
point the county officials at the first
meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-01

Emperor William in a stirring address to his soldiers and
sailors the first day of the New Year. refers to the brill
liant German victories since the opening of hOstiles and
then lays emphasis the statement that every attempt of the
of the Fatherand to enter upon German territory
numerical strength has failed a.
He declared the German nation prepared for every
sacrifice to protect its people from invasion In
conclusion the Emperor calls upon his people face the New
Year unfnchngy and to victories for the Father
land. . .... .#....
AS year 1915 opens after five months of hosies
great fighting both the eastern and is
without decisive results for either side There
been material etup with the advent winter wealth
the determination and severity of the encounters In
Poland there today active hoes between the Germans
and Russians, between the Vistua and Pilica rivers
Along the battle line France from the Switzer-
land there almost continuous exchanges artillery
and of infantry charges against the trenches followed by
counter attacks. ..... g
Aerial activity also is increasing Only yesterday four
herman aeropanes dropped bombs on the French channel
of Dunkirk =, ..s..f.- .. .. -, E
There in Germany today after approximately days
OF hosites fewer than $4,000 military prisoners Of war
These include SO0 officers among whom found
eight Russian
nearly 10000 officers and The American note TO te
RltISh government the unwarranted interference with
American commerce to neutral countries has fav.
orabe reception In Italy Italy confronts similar i'm
the matter OF her and
steps taken by President Wilson in clearing nm the
contraband question for herself neuras as well as
for the United States -
London-The close of the fifth month of the war finds
Germany still in occupation of virtually the whole of Belgium
an important tract of French territory in the western
OF hosttes and considerable slice Of Russian Poland along
the eastern battlefront, thousand of miles away.
III would appear nevertheless that
ent at least is unable to make further headwav
British commentators call attention to the fact that th
hlalVe OF movements to be in
as the German nation apparently has found an
unanuclpated strain in battling fronts thousand miles
apart. ~ ~