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pect steadily sustained improvement
during 1885, Mr.. Farrell of the steel
trust told a Pittsburgh audience. He
insisted that period of renewed pros
perity was about to begin. 1nasmuch
as the steel business has for years
been a barometer of general business.
the statement of Mr.. Farrell was con-
sidered of much Importance.
"This country should be prosperous
all the time" was the opinion OF Mr..
Gary. "There should be plenty of work
for all who deserve to have work.
Neither the capitalist nor the poor
man. the employer nor the employe,
has good reason for encouragement in
ft1is c6aIntry. 1t is to be regretted that
there are SO many idle men at the pre-
gent time. and every reasonable effort
shouIS he given them to find employ
ment. ! have great hopes that the
number of unemployed in this country
will grow less and less, notwithstand-
ing 1t may be expected, as conse-
auence of the war, Immigration VIII IN
crease. The opportunities of the Unit
ed States for success in every direc-
tion are very great and never were
better.
.sIt remains with us to take advan-
tape Of these circumstances. We
should become and remain the leading
nation of the world, financially, indus
trialIy, and commercially: and. with
this foundation, there should be no
limit to our prosperity. our influence,
our material and moral strength and
growth, or our happiness.
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MAXBASS
FARMER
WAS Shot

Minot. n. D., Jan. 11.-Guy Hileman.
aged forty, was shot Friday Light at
1880, six miles north of Maxbass on
his farm. He was sitting reading
paper. James Halsey came on horse
to the window. shot through tie glass
and hit Hileman in the right eye. The
shot Knocked Hileman off his chair.
Hileman got up and turned out the
lights, but Halsey came in the house
and shot him in the side. The noise
of the shooting scared the horse
away Halsey left on foot. The
sheriff captured him a mile and a half
from the Hileman farm.
Hileman is still alive at a hospital
in Westhope. The motive is thought
to be robbery. -
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FRENCH
DEFEAT
IN AFRICA

Madrid, Jan. 11.--AccordIng to priv
ate advices from northern Africa the
position of French troops in Morocco is
very critical.
q A letter from Tangier says the
French will be obliged either to sur
render or evacuate the last of their
fortified positions in the Moraccan
interior. General Lyautey commander
of the French: troops, therefore has Civ
en- orders that the .Hinterland, the cen
trail parts of Morocco be. abandoned.
Part of Morocco is now held by "Holy
Warriors" --
It is said that several French
columns had their retreat cut off while
on their way to the coast and several
thousand French troops are prisoners
Of the. Moroccans. ~. - ,..
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Artillery Big Feature
of Modern Warfare

London, Jan. 1.-THE conclusion is
reached by the official observer at
tached to British headquarters at the
front, in a report given out under
date of Jan. s, that heavy guns are
of supreme Importance in modern
warfare, e..
Experiences in this war have caus-
cd many profound qualifications of
theories commonly held before 1t
broke out" he says, but no factor
was so under estimated as the effect
of high explosive projectiles fired by
guns and howitzers.
THE opening of the war found the
allies in a position of inferiority to
the enemy in this respect--an infer
iority, however, which has since been
made good---and the Germans are now
experiencing to far greater extent
than before the devastating effects of
these missiles. The successes of the
Japanese at Port Arthur had given an
inkling of the potentialities of the
heavy howitzer when employed against
permanent Notifications. but the de-
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Contents of British
Preliminary Reply
Made Public Sunday

Washington, Jan. 11.--Great Britain's
preliminary reply to the note from the
United States government, requesting
an Improvement in the treatment of
American commerce by the British
fleet, was made public here and in
London Sunday by mutual agreement
between the state department and the
British foreign office.
The British communication concurs
in the view of the United States that
commerce between neutral nations
should be interfered with only when
imparatively necessary, and officials of
the Washington government construed
it as conceding that the principles ex-
pressed by the American note were
just and upheld by the previously ac-
cepted usages of international law.
The only formal comment was con-
tained in a brief statement issued last
night by Secretary Bryan. He said:
This answer being preliminary and
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TO FIGHT
R. R. RATE
INCREASE

Washington. Jan. 11.-Senator La
FC1Iette today introduced a resolution
to prohibit eastern railroads putting
into effect the increased freight rates
recently granted by the Interstate
Commerce commission.
In a long preamble TO the resolution
LaFollette set forth that no showing
was made or attempted to be made by
the carriers to prove the cid rates were
unreasonable and the commission, in
granting the increases had not, in ac-
cordance with the law, considered
their unreasonableness, but granted
them on the ground that the railroads
needed the money to meet extraordin -
ary conditions and the confusion Of
commerce due to the European war.
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Bismarck, N. D., Jan. lin speak
ing of the committee appointments this
afternoon Mr.. Hanson said: II have
done the best | knew how in making
these appointments. have taken into
consideration the previous service of
the men appointed on each committee
and have made an effort to place them
where they can do the most good for
the state. Their geographical location
has been also considered so that every
part of the state may have a fair
representation both as to the number
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United States Is
Not Satisfied With
Preliminary Reply
of the Britis

Washington,
nota Of
Sir Edward preliminary
dent Wilson's protest
by the
While aratifed
tiealy in
accepted rules international
ish
raned
British Ambassador Rice conferred BRYAN
others would be several
days before the full British reply could delivered
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Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE official statement from German
headquarters that in engagement Perthes
the of the battle line in France the Germans
captured parts of trenches which somed by the
French the Germans nficng heavy losses their OPP
ponents.
fresh German is claimed in the Argonne. The
reports that French attacks at Bersse another
point north of Sossons repued Unfavorabe weather
continues hinder the military operations in Russian Poland
though the Germans claim to be making progress slowly in
the direction of Warsaw.
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WILSON Hints
AT A VETO

Washington, Jan. 11.-President VIII
son reiterated today his opposition to
the literary test in the immigration
bill to delegation of women from
Chicago, headed by Jane Adams. who
asked that he veto the measure. The
president would not state definitely his
intention to veto the BILL but the wo-
men said they were hopeful he would.
The president said it had long been
his opinion that q literacy test was not
the proper method of determining thes
qualifications Of foreigners to enter the
United States. -.E
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FRENCH DIRECTS
WAR BY Wire

London. Jan. 11.-For three days the
operations of the British army in
Flanders were directed by telegraph
from the home OF Sir John French,
near Hyde park, London during the
generals recent visit here. While it
took Wellington three days to get a
message to whitehall and as long to
receive reply during the Waterloo
campaign, French was able to COM
municate directly with Sir Archibald
Murray at the base headquarters at
Stomer, France.
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WHEAT
MARKET
+
FLIGHTY

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Uncertainty re-,
gardirg the outcome of the participa-
tion of additional countries In the
Europeon war tended to make fighti-
ness a characteristic today OF the
wheat trade. At the outset, the gen.
eral temper was bsarish, but offerings
were quickly absorbed by strong in
terests. AS a result prices took a
swift upturn, but the effect failed to
last and a decided reaction ensued
After opening one eighth to seven
eighths cent lower. the market rail-
lied to as much as a cent above Sat
urday's close and later lost nearly all
the gain
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RUSSIA WILL NOT ALLOW RELIEF EXPEDITION

Washington, Jan. 11-Russia's approval of the relief
expedition for German and Austrian prisoners in Siberian
camps headed by American missionaries Pekng which
taken by officials here granted has been withheld,
learned today and the whole project awaits further
negotiations The American Red Cross learned the exped
tion held up at Harbin.
Concidenty official dispatch to the Austrian
embassy containing the pointed nmation that unless Aus
tria prisoners in Siberian wastes better treated there
would be retaliation upon prisoners i'll Austroungary.
1t included however, prisoners in Servia and France
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not intended as a complete reply, we
Will postpone comment until the full
answer is received"
Briefly, the British note, while con-
ceding the principles of the American
governments contentious, points out
differences in actual practice, refers
to alleged fraudulent practices by ship
pers, and cites statistics showing an
increase rather than a decrease in GER
tain neutral commerce in support of
Great Britain's suspicion that Germany
and Austria have been indirectly OBJ
tanning contraband through neutral
countries. The note promises that
Great Britain will make redress
whenever the action of the British fleet
may unintentionalIy exceed the
limits" of International law. Il
The full text of the note follows:
The British Note.
"The British secretary of state for
Cnnfinued on Para Enrr
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Committees on Which Cass
Representatives AreNamed

N
a
tionmens. military
PurcelRalroad charitable
Treadwen
public buildings chairman
Sandbeck-Ways labor,
F.
WattElections
publ buildings, chairman
BoyeEnolment
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Entrance of Roumania Into War Believed to Be Near
Kitchener Says War Twill Begin in Month Of May
KILLED WIFE AND
BABE AND HIMSELF

Muncie, Indiana, Jan. 11.-Af-
ter killing his wife and baby
with a razor, Web Matthews cut
his own throat probably fatally.
His seven year-old daughter saw
ed herself by jumping on her
fathers back, and clinging there
until she could run from the
house. 1t is believed Matthews
went insane suddenly.
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Petition to Remove
Death Penalty Before
State Legislature
Number of New Bills Presenting Matters Recommended
BY Governor Were Brought Up MISREPRESENTATION
Endorsing GAO Acre Stock Farm Homestead Law.

Bismarck JAM t1-A petition
to the
house committee adopted.
A the
homestead bill before
bill
tion for legislative and county officers.
The Wesdahl bill the increased
officers
ton OF the bonded indebtedness the and the
to
The Lathrop resolution
pointments.
will appoint
joint committee
keide introduced constitutional providing
officials
for court judges bill
presentation in the legislature
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cisive effect of high explosives against
troops in the field, in well concealed
has come as COM
plete surprise.
The gunner. and more especially
the garrison gunner, has come into his
own, for this arm of the service has
assumed Importance greater probably
than 1t has ever been possessed, and
certainly greater than 1t has known
since the time of Napoleon, who, an
artillery officer himself, placed great
reliance on the moral and material ef-
feet on the fire of massed batteries,
concentrated against that section of
the enemy's line which 1t was his In
tention to break. But for the last
hundred years, against troops in the
field, artillery has. speaking generally,
been depended upon to create a moral
effect rather than to achieve any
great material result. 1t has been re-
served for this war to prove that ii
lis the chief agent in destroying the
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of committees on which they have on
the committees and the Importance OF
the subjects they have to deal with.
Where men have been put on commit
tees where there is a great deal OF
work to do they have been placed on
fewer committees and in fact / have
tried to divide the work so that every
representative receiving an appoint
ment can do justice to his work. /
think the committees are so arranged
Continued ON Page Nine.
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Arrangements Completed to Equip
Roumania's 100000 Soldiers
Edinburgh Panic Stricken
for Fear of an Attack

New York. Jan 1.-THE roofs and principal buildings
of Edinburgh have been fortified with sand bags and machine
guns, according to Gofed Delitsch of ID British sub
ects of birth who arrived here from England today
They have gone crazy in Edinburgh, he said Every
not native under suspicion and Notifications are be-
ing throwniup in and about every part of the city,
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FRENCH STATEMENT.

Paris, Jan, 1.-THE French statement this afternoon
shows continuation at certain points of intermittent
oEadng but these artillery dues do not appear yet to
have brought any important results In addition there
trench fighting with French gains according to the
ment.
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German Aeroplane Brought
Down In Duel in the Air

Paris Jan. 1t-A was
brought French machine The French
approaching
his antagonists with the result that the machine
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w EAT III n n.

Fair tonight and Tuesday. Risin
temperature. Fresh southwest winds.
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The Washington herald., 1915-01-31

bridge. Each position of the arms means
q letter to the men on the other ship OBJ
serving the signals through strong
glasses. Twenty letters can be trans
mitted In a minute. At night brilliant
fash lamps blink out code words when
one ship wishes to communicate with
another.
or recent years hand signaling has to
some extent been replaced by wireless
telegraphy. All messages are sent in
code. In case hostile vessels should col
lect them on their own wireless instru-
ments The wireless room on a battle
ship Is strictly private. In no circum.
stances are any persons other than
operators and a few privileged officers
allowed to enter the transmitting and re-
ceiving room
Wireless for signaling purposes has
been tried with success In connection
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with communicating with subme-yed
submarines. Some time ago the Birth
submarine DI was successful in rece'v-
ing wireless messages from the crui"ar
Bonaventure, although the smaller err n
was running beneath the waves at ths
time.
For purposes Of maneuvering the Eng
lish navy depends almost entirely on It's
signaled messages, and a misinterpre. 4
sign might cause grave disaster. An IN
stance of this was provided some tj-le
back, when H.M.S. Victoria rammed the
Camperdown in the Mediterranean
maneuvers. An order by flag signal
was mistaken, and the Victoria swerved
in the direction opposite to that inti-
mated by the signalers, and her sister
ship was sunk. That one mistake cost
a million and half Of money and 700
lives.
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How the Great Warships Speak at Sea

"HE sailors who bear the sign Of
two crossed flags on their coat
sleeve are the men who enable
British dreadnaughts to continually
talk" to one another, although they
may be several miles apart. The signal
men Of the English feet carry on their
work by means Of flags. wooden sem
aphores, and flashlights.
The usual mode of signaling at short
range is to run a series Of flags from
the signal bridge up to the masthead or
yardarms. These fags each mean a let
ter or word, and in time Of war the code
is continuously being changed.
The secret of the code-book is one OF
the most carefully guarded in the British
navy. This precious volume has it's cover
weighted with lead, so that In the event
of its falling overheard It win sink i'm
mediately, and not float. perhaps to be
picked up by the enemy. Should such
q mishap as the loss OF the code-book
occur. diver Is Immediately sent down
IN search OF II. II he cannot recover the
volume then the whole code Is altered.
For long distance signaling the
British navy uses the semaphore sys-
tenn. The apparatus used for this pur-
pose is similar in appearance to road
signpost. Two movable arms project
from solid post stationed in promi-
nent position on the ships signaling
The Washington herald., 1915-01-31

Tape is going to Paris for IL Is queer
little flowers" They are flowers that
only French peasant needlewomen can
make and which make Tapes hats what
many American women adore. Take for
instance those little sxquisitely colored
bleeding hearts without which an old
fashioned garden is incomplete.
Nobody ever heard of them on hat.
Tape says. until he found a little peas
ant need1ewoman in Paris who could
make bleeding hearts and nothing else.
That little peasant woman, IL seems.
wrote to Tape to come to Paris and
give her work and that Is Just what
Tape is doing.
81 am one who believes in American
made clothes and hats" says Mr.. Tape.
80 that none should gain wrong i'm
preston Of his trip. But am not such
an extremely foolish pro-American that
will say that we can produce everything.
We cannot-and in order to carry out
my ideas and build up my hats, which
have as their inspiration American wom-
en- and American environment. ! must
sail away to the war zone for tiny French
flowers. It's so good to be going on
mission for women OF a country which
can rejoice in peace and in the anticipa-
ton Of spring fashions and gayeties."
Mr. Tape. II cannot be denied has
been wonderfully successful In every
thing he has undertaken in his life.
Years ago he gained the reputation OF
being the most exquisite man America
has produced.
every WELL" said some people rather
contemptuously. "He may be an ex-
quisite, but then anyone who has the
time and the inclination can be an ex-
quisite If be wants to. There are greater
things to accomplish in his life %
And then Mr.. Tape went abroad TO
buy some millinery 70 his firm. On the
boat he met the wealthy widow, Mrs.
Ada Jaffray Mcvickar. They became en-
gagged and when they landed IN New
York they we're married
"Huhlr said the people. 'He did do
pretty we'll. But of course he will be
known as Mrs. Tapes husband ard viii
let her support him all the rest OF his
life"
And thsn Mr.. Tape opened up his
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as particularly lovely IN design and color.
And out Of the whole effect dreamed q
hat"
That hat was a popular hat. Every
body was wearing 1t. You yourself un-
doubtedly had enc or else admired them
in the store windows.
Now everybody , meaning all the
women-is wondering. II Mr.. Tape was
able to evolve a hat from a harmless,
playful little dolphin, what will he do
with all the thousands of new ideas that
he will find in war torn Europe?
He has nearly every nationality in the
world to draw his ideas from-English,
French, German. Japanese, Turkish In
dian African and so on. endlessly He
has all the scores OF different uniforms
and head apparel OF the soldiers of these
various nations to discover hints IN. He
will see battleships riding the waves, sub
marines diving into the sea. airships in
the heavens and armored automobiles on
the land. The possibilities for new hats
from Mr.. Tape are amazing-are actual
" alarming when you consider what he
did with simple little dolphin.
The brave Mr.. Tape made his win be-
fore he left. And not only did he make
his VIII but he took out some more in
surance on the advice OF his attorneys.
For the wintry deep seems all the deeper
these cold and stormy wintry days and
thsn indeed aren't there wsrships and
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The
EAST
IhDlAh
TUR.6Ah

mines and such evil things lurking about
at every unsuspected corner?
Wrath shot from the eyes Of Mr.. Tape
when he was asked II he was going to
Paris for new hats. Anybody who knows
anything should know that Mr.. Tapes
styles and hats are already made up for
next spring.
Its absurd to conceive of a nation
like France" said Mr.. Tape, "in the
throes of terrible bloodshed and grief.
being able to create fashions In millinery
and clothes. Why should go there for
new models? Ideas are matters of indi-
yiduals-artists are without a country.
so to speak, and l have already felt and
mentally worked out my spring styles"
The man milliner won't hear Of his
products being called French, German,
English or American. They are his, he
says. entirely his, Just as Paul Poiret's
ideas are Paul Poiret's ideas and are not
those of France. or as any other mans
art is his and not his country's.
That doesn't mean that New York's
man milliner won't adapt styles wherever
he can. Once a peasant of Brittany who
was going to church on a Sunday gave
him an idea. He adapted the hat this
peasant woman was wearing to a style
suitable for q gentlewoman That was
his originality. he said-the change from
a hat for a peasant to a hat for a gentle
woman.
II there Il any one thing that Mr.
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For Immediate Use.

An old darky walked into local drug
store a short time ago and asked for a
cents worth OF insect powder.
whats that?" asked the clerk: "a
cents worth? Why, that wouldn't pay
for the paper and string and the time and
trouble of wrapping II up."
who said anything bout wrapDin' dat
up?' said the darky. "Ab wants you 10
take dot powder and pour Il down nah
back."--Jests.
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Not the Same Thing.

"A great deal OF what we call pleas
ure is largely imaginary" said the ready
made philosopher
II suppose So" replied the man who
was working on HIS automobile.
Now. wouldn't you like to be able to
take long ride without having to worry
about speed limits or spark plugs or tires
or anything at sll?'
81 should say so."
well. here's street. car tieket---
Washington Star.
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THE WHALE

millinery shop. True enough the money
Of his wife permitted him to do It. But
at all events a few weeks after the open
ing all worth while society people of
New York were patronizing the shop and
Mr.. Tape has since made q mint of
money out Of It.
"Oh. WE'LL" said people. Struggling
their shoulders.
: The year 1906 Is memorable as the
one in which Mr.. Tapes matrimonial
venture occurred. II ~as in August and
Mr.. Tape was coming home from Paris