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New Britain herald., 1915-03-04

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New Britain herald., 1915-03-04
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
SILVER SERVICE PRESENTED
no THE NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck, N. D., Aay 5.-A long
delayed silver service set costing
$4,000 is being presented to the
battleship North Dakota today at the
Norfolk navy yards by Governor l..
B. Hanna Of this state. District
Court Judge j. NJ. Hanley of Mandan,
former Governor Frank White Of
Valley City and Judge Allen Of
Wahpeton received kilograms from
Governor Hanna inviting them to
join him in the presentation.
Presentation of the silver service
was suggested at the time Of the
launching Of the battleship, and part
of the money for it was raised by
popular subscription. A troublesome
deficit remaining until few weeks
ago was made up by ten Elk lodges
in North Dakota.
The men invited by Governor Han
na Joined the state executive at Nor
folk. Governor Hanna and members
Of his family have been spending sew
eral weeks in Florida.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
RUSSIAN LOSSES
AGGREGATE 100000

Berlin, May 5.-Unoffcial reports
that the new German victory in West
ern Galicia has almost equaled the
successes of General Won Hindenburg
in the Mazurian lakes region aroused
wild enthusiasm here.
One report, not verified by Official
sources but considered trustworthy
put the Russian losses in killed, wound
ed and prisoners at 100000. OF
German military experts hailed the
defeat OF the Slavs as the most i'm
portant success achieved in the las,
two months of fighting. They assert
ed positively that the Grand Duke
Nicholas must now abandon his en-
tire campaign to force the Carpathians
and invade Hungary and fall back
into Northern Galicia.
The Russian left wing, now under
furious attack by combined Austro
German armies, is declared to be in
grave danger. BY smashing hard
against the Russian right the Austro
Germans have put a large body of the
enemy in danger of being entirely
cut off.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
100000 ACRES
STATE LAND LEASED
School and Institution Lands Leased
TO North Dakota Farmers.

Bismarck, May 4.-Major Frank
Henry is today leasing the Sioux
county school and institutional lands
at Fort Yates and this will complete
the leasing of such lands in the state
for this year. There were 100000
acres to lease this year as compared
with over a million acres last year.
But the lands went at sky-high prices
this year and will probably bring in
more than last years leasings. Less
land is left Unbiased this year than
ever before.
H. L. Simmons, deputy state land
commissioner, and Gilbert Haugen,
chief clerk in the state land depart
ment, have been out leasing ever
since the last of March. L. H. Pat
ten was also out for few days in
April Every county in the state
with the exception of Trail was COW
cred by these men and the only rea-
son Trail was not entered was be-
cause of the fact that there remains
10 state land in that county to lease,
it having been all sold.
Bring Good Money.
The following are some of the ban
ner prices brought in the leasings
this year, all for uncultivated lands:
An eighty acre tract in Burleigh
county brought the banner price of
the year when it leased for 1921 per
year for period of five years.
The highest priced quarter-section
was leased for a five-year period at
$l95 per year; this was in Emmons
county. The next highest price for q
quarter was $1s5 for a Benson coun-
ty tract
The highest price brought in for a
full section Of land was $500 for q
Benson county section and Slope
county section brought the next high
est amount, $4O6.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
ROOM FOR JEWS IN WEST
Jacob Schiff Would Bring Two Million
From Abroad.

Jacob Schiff Would Bring Two Million
Prom Abroad.
New York. May 6.-Jacob II. Schiff's 8
suggestion that at least 2,000,O 900
Jews from abroad should emigrate to
the country beyond the Mississippi
river aroused enthusiasm among
those interested in the movement to
aid Jewish sufferers from the war.
He declared that the West is ready
to welcome them and that land Of
plenty awaits them there.
Mr.. Schif1's proposal was made in
an address to the Educational alliance
on his return from a trip to San
Antonio, San Francisco, Kansas City
and Chicago. undertaken to discover
the sentiment toward the Jews in the
West.
Everywhere he went he said he
found the feeling kindly and the Jew.
ish people happy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
DEFles LABOR DEPARTMENT
Montana Judge objects<. 80 Interior
enee in His Court.

Montana Judge objectsg.so Interior
ence in His Court.
Butte, Mont, May with the case
of Edward Boyle, an applicant for
citizenship before him. Judge George
M. BourQuin of the federal district
court issued defiance .to' the federal
department Of labor. declaring he
would resist any atte npt Of the ex.
ecutive departments of the. govern
ment to interfere in the conduct Of
his court.
I'VE all know Judge Bourquin
said, that the executive department
at Washington has controlled con-
gress. But this court will never sub.
NIT to control. There has been a
great deal OF talk in the departments
as to what they would do to the courts
unless the latter did as they desired.
A very dictatorial spirit has grown up.
This court is dependent on laws
passed by congress for, its existence
and while it exists as = court it will
be conducted without interference
from departments Of the government"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
MANY TRAWLERS ARE Sunk
German eubmarInss very Active in
the North Sea.

Hull, Eng, May 6.-Three moro
British trawlers have. been added to,
!, the list Of those blown: up by German
submarines in the North sea and ID
is feared others also were lost, 40.
they we're shelled and fired on with.
rifles by the crew Of . submersible
The crews Of the trawlers Iolanthe,.
Hero and Northward Ho have landed
here, reporting the destruction Of
their boats. No lives were lost
aboard any OF the three.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
while three trawlers were fishing IN.
the North sea q German submarine
appeared and ordered them to stop.
The crews then took to their boats
and rowed away, after which the
trawlers were blown up by boarding
parties from the submarine.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
HUGHES BOOM is KILLED

Jurist Approves Statement Withdraw
ING Name From Presidency Race.
Washington, May 5.-In view of re-
cent references to the name of Asso-
ciate Justice Hughes Of the supreme
court as a candidate for the presi.
dency the following statement was
made with his approval:
Justice Hughes wholly disappoves
the use Of his name in connection
with the presidential campaign. Not
only has he no desire to re.enter
politics, but as a member of the su-
preme court he is not available. He
cannot permit his name to be used"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
Turkish Regiment Wiped Out.

Paris, May GA dispatch ftun-
MytileDe to the Havas agency says
that regiment Of Turkish troops was
annihilated during lighting at the
Dardanelles and that the allies trans.
ported 1000 more prisoners 70. Tene-
dos and Moudros. The dispatch also.
says that squadron Of warships Of
the allies again bombarded forts at
the Dardanelles and Turkish encamp.
m0ntS on the coast.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06

tional Bank of Fargo, and E. w.
Decker, president of the Northwest
ern National Bank of Minneapolis,
known as the Weiser Syndicate, were
the heaviest creditors, an agreement
was made that sufficient funds would
be supplied to the Medina State bank
to carry over any run that might be
made upon it by reason of this fail
ure. Testimony was given to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Schroeder, acting upon
his information, permitted the off,
ais of the First National Bank of
Fargo and the Merchants National
Bank of St. Paul to take out a large
amount of the securities of the Me-
dina State bank, aggregating approx
imately $4,000, and continued to do
business until he learned that they
refused to carry out this agreement,
when the public examiner was i'm
mediately notified. The testimony of
Gordon Nesbit, cashier of the First
National Bank of Fargo, who was on
the stand today, corroborated prac-
tically all of Mr.. BARRIERS testimony.
The testimony Wednesday would
appear to develop the fact that Mr..
Nesbit, on January IL, 1914, when
the acts of which the officers have
been charged were claimed to have
been performed, was active in the
management of the situation. L. w.
Blaisdell, who conducts a barber
shop at Medina, testified on the stand
Tuesday afternoon to a converse
ton with Mr.. Nesbit while the latter
was at Medina on January -, 1914,
the date the bank closed, in which
Mr.. Nesbit stated that the Medina
State bank was in better condition
than it ever had been because the
First National Bank of Fargo was
behind it.
Michael Murphy, the receiver of
the Medina State bank, testified that
he had collected approximately $5o,-
900 of the defunct banks assets and
had paid over to the First National
Bank of Fargo, the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of St. Paul and the Stock
Yards National Bank of South St.
Paul approximately $2S,000 of the
money SO received. 1t appears there
is now enough money on hand to pay
a dividend of 10 per Gent. ,@..
aumper% Of the depositers ofsths
bank were interested spectators at
THE, hearing, and in testimony that is
being developed and it is rumored
that suits may be brought on their
behalf to enforce this alleged state.
ment on the part of those who, it was
stated, promised to take care of this
bank and to make restitution of the
assets so taken.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
AGAIN VISITS THE B0SP0Rus
Russian eiack Sea Fleet Bombards
Fortificatjons.

uUV8k0U SSO VuSSk 0VSu0eTOs
FortiYications.
Petrograd, May 5.-The Russian
Black sea fleet has again bombarded
the Z Bosporus. doing considerable
damage.
!, The bombaEdment opened, at day
break. The Turkish batteries replied
fnefieotually and the warships, steam
ing close in shore, scored several hits
Near one of the forts two shells burst
Immediately afterward there was a
treneaAous explosion and flames were
seen bursting over the Notifications.
Several Turkish ships fed into the
strait at the approach OF the Russian
feet, but two Turkish vessels, large
steamer with a heavy cargo and a
large sailing vessel flying the Persian
nag, were cut of and sunk by Rus.
sian cruiser.
Returning northward along the Bul.
garian coast the warships encountered
another Turkish sailing vessel. The
crew was taken off and the ship sunk.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
TAX DECISION
won BY STATE
In Decision by Judge Cottey on
Wells Co. Case.

Judge J. A. Coffey of the Fifth Ju-
dicial district has just handed down
an order denying the restraining or
der asked for by T. L. Beiseker
against A. F. Belcher, treasurer Of
Wells county to enjoin the sheriff
from selling fifty shares of stock in
the Wells County State bank for de-
linquent personal property taxes.
This is one of the most interest
ing cases which has come to trial
within the state for several years.
The case was argued by George g..
Wallace of the tax commission and
B. F. Whipple, states attorney of
Wells county, for the defendants, and
John o. Hanchett and John o. Lane
for the plaintiff. The court refused
to issue the restraining order on the
ground that the remedy by way Of an
injunction to restrain the collection
of personal taxes is not a proper rem
edy that it allows the plaintiff to file
an exception in the case.
In 1913 T. L. Beiseker, who is one
of the wealthiest men in the state,
formed the bank of Wells county.
This bank, it is alleged, had a capi-
tai of $4,000 and a reserve fund of
s2,s00, a surplus of $4,000, and un-
divided profits of $4,000.
On May 20, 1913, o. NJ. Thompson,
the accounting officer of this bank,
made a return to the city assessor of
Fessenden showing the amount of
capital stock to be $4,000, the sur
plus reserve fund and undivided prof
it's of only $500 and stated that the
bank had a net investment in real es-
tate of $500. The county auditor
then assessed the Wells County State
bank in the sum of $13.458, which
was on the basis of 40 per cent. of its
actual and true value in money.
1t appears from the pleadings OF
the plaintiff that -tha Wells County
State bank was given an opportunity
to be heard on this raise in assessed
valuation but when Mr.. Thompson
showed up he refused to make any
statement, refused to be sworn and
refused to produce any of the records
of the bank. For this reason the
county auditor proceeded to let the
assessment stand as corrected. The
taxes not being paid, fifty shares OF
stock belonging to T. L. Beiseker
we're ordered sold for the taxes. Tax
Commissioner Wallace in arguing
this case took the position that the
court was without Jurisdiction to is
sue an injunction and that Beiseker
as plaintiff had no standing in q
court of equity. He also advanced
the plea that under the laws of North
Dakota Beiseker had plenty of op.
portunity and plenty of remedies in q
court of law and that it was his bus
mess to have paid the taxes and then
to have recovered the amount which
he regarded as unjust in suit al
law. This position is sustained by
Judge Coffey's holding.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
BEl6IANS SOUGHT
BY MORTON COUNTY
Colony May Locate on Big Tract
- West of River.

Mandan, NJ. D., May .3.-The west
ern states of this nation are going to
profit by the European war. They
have already Of course made money
through the raised prices in grains
but from now on they will gain IN
population. For the havoc to homes
of thousands in Europe will drive
them to this country" Such was the
statement Of G. L. DeReu of Mar
shall, MINI.
DeReu is Belgian and was here
today comforting with officers of the
Sylvester Land company. He Is seek.
ing tract of land large enough to
accommodate from; 80 to 40 families
of Belgians who. will soon come here
+. People Have Money.
Mr.. DeReu has been prominent in
the Belgian relief work and is. thor.
oughly conversant with the eondi-
tions. In regard to the people who
will come here he said:
"They will not be like many OF the
immigrants who Uncle Sam permita
to enter his gates, for the people
represent have money enough to gel
we'll started in the new land. They
are from among the best farmers OF
Belgium, and will prove an addition
worth having,
He seeks land in one tract where
the Belgians may colonize in Morton
county.
Dunn county commercial clubs re:
Gently started action to secure immi.
grafton from Belgium and indica.
tions are that large colonies will be
started in that section within the
near future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
ROBBERS VICTIM DIES.

Fargo, May 3.-Joe Lapske, the
young man wounded, and half drowR-
ed near the Sam Crabbe farm Satur-
day evening, died last night at st.
Johns hospital. He made q state
ment before becoming unconscious
that while walking on" lower Frant
street Saturday night he was attack
ed, shot twice in the stomach, robbed
of $50 and, while unconscious, was
thrown into the river. Reviving in
the water he had crawled ashore.
He came from Russia FIVE years ago.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
FINLAND MUST PAY SHARE
OF WAR COST.

London, May 5.-A dispatch
. to the Daily Telegraph from
Petrograd says that q council
of ministers has decided that
Finland, which up to the pres
ent has contributed neither
men nor money, must pay it,
proportionate share Of the; ex-
z.traordinary expenditure for war.
!, TIE share assessed agatnat
- EanlA1d, the cor1eepo1aent
). says. is rs per cent Ct. the
'4stptal expenditure.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Retired Farmer Quarreled With
Spouse Over Money Settlement.


Spouse Over Money Settlement.
Brainerd, Minn., May 5.-Following
q quarrel with his wife at home
where she was employed as house
keeper, Gustave Menz, a retired farm:
+ or, shot and killed her and turned the
revolver on himself.
Five shots lodged in the woman's
head.e .Meaz shot himself in the tenn
pie, dyi1es instantly. He was a wid-
over before he married Mrs. Katherine
Hammer, q widow Of Centralia, Wash,
whose acquaintance he had gained
through correspondence.
They were married in December and
Mrs. Menx procured divorce recent
~. The quarrel started over Q pro.
posed settlement Of $2,10O.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
CLAIM SITUATION
NOT so CRITICAL
Russian Reports Of Fighting
in Western Galicia.
TEUTON GAINS ADMITTED

Grand Duke Nicholas Declares, How
evor, That Antagonists Arc Being
Held at the Dunajec River-Littie
Of importance Elsewhere In tho
War Zone.
London, May G-The Russian re-
ports concerning the recent fighting
in West Galicia are being accepted by
British military critics as reducing the
German claims of victory in this bat
tie to more just proportions.
Following his custom Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander-inchief in the
field, has not hestated to admit re-
verse and confirms tho German state
ment that his antagonists have sue
ceeded in breaking across the Duna-
jec river. But the grand duke adde
that he IL holding them fast on the
bank of the stream and he seems to
intimate that he has little anxiety
concerning the ultimate outcome Of
the fierce fighting which has been 60
Ing on In this region for a week.
Observers in London are of the opin
ion that the fact that the Russians
have not been diverted from their OBJ
jective elsewhere and that battles In
the stry region continue with un-
abated energy Is evidence that the
situation Of the Russians is not so
critical as has been painted and the
idea is being advanced in London that
political reasons may have had some
thing to do with the huge Importance
attached to this success by the Ger
man and the Austrian governments in
their Official communications concern
ing It,
In the Western Arena.
1t is admitted that the readjustment
of the British line in Flanders. with
the consequent abandopmsnt Of sew,
eral positions esst of Yprss, mszks'
the extent OF the advantages, won BY
Germany from her victory between
Ypres and Dixmude. BY Strengthening:
tulb ll1tOs uO"CVCJs OFT .JVnD + AO0Sn>
the British cOmmander-in-chfef, has
cut of q salient which threatened
military disadvantage should the Ger
mans attempt another thrust with the
reinfoTcements said to be rushing
through Belgium. All the German at
tacks thus far. according to both tho
British and French ofiicial statements,
have been shattered on this new line.
The news from GallipoM Is consid-
cred reassuring, setting forth that the
allies have made good tho positions
gained after the first fierce onslaughts
upon the Turks during the landing
operations. Subsequent German and
Turkish attacks have been repulsed
with heavy losses to the Ottoman
forces, who gradually arc being push
ed in q northerly direction.
The German submarine campaign,
in the waters OF the United Kingdom
shows no signs of let up. The list
of vessels sent to the bottom length
ems every day, although tho victime,
mostly are of small importance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
TRADE BALANCE s23, 3,204
Secretary Redfieid Reports Figures
for Last Week.

Washington, May e.-Secretary Red
field reported to President Wilson at
the cabinet meeting that for last week
the favorable balance of trade for the
United States was $23,323,2 ,204, the
largest for the past FIVE weeks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
Disabled Ship Goes Ashore.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 5.-The
Norwegian ship Aggi, which has been
drifting helplessly since breaking
away from the steamer Edgar N.
Vance in the storm last Friday, went
ashore on the TalcOtt Shoals at the
west end OF the Santa RrDe islands
The crew of twenty 10 r. ~~ed safe.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06

5ssw nussian Lean Shortly.
London, May ga Petrograd dis'
paAch 70 the Times=sayse that aAotAes
intesnal Joan Of $6oe800;ooo win 5ba
issasdWishin a,sostAight. 1T Saeossa
isatgusod. Nj s; '.@ss'':< y, ~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
One % Enoueh.

Before she married him, You know,
she used to say there wasn't another
man Ike him in the world"
'Yes, ana now she says she'd hate to
think that there was"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
GERMAN STORY OF LOSSES
Vessels Sunk In North Sea Described
40 "Outpost Boats"

Berlin, May 5.-The official state.
ment issued by the German admiralty
in reference to Saturdays action In
the North sea comedies with the Brit
ish version, but describes the lost
German ships as outpost boats"
which first engaged armed English
trawlers, one of which was destroyed.
A division of English torpedo boat
destrOyers joined in the battle result
ing in the loss of the outpost boats.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06
Had On Ain, Al Right.

Cole-I IKE to zee woman with an
atm in NE. Now, has your wife any
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Look where sl,s'
hat,ms With = plate!- Chicago Nswk
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-05-06

commissioner murphy TepOTleu III
specting the bridge between sections
80 and 81, township 1856, which
was found in dangerous condition
and ordered immediately repaired:
The application of Rogers Lum-
ber company for abatement Of taxes
on the right of way in Courtenay and
Kensal was not allowed.
The Jamestown Alert was award
ed the county printing upon bids as