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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
Ler down the human toboggan.

her down the human toboggan.
AS the result of fall she sustain
ed an injury to her chest which COM
PEELED her to retire from the line of
work she had selected. 1t had always
been her ambition to become dis
tinguished in the work of the saw
dust world and when physical dis
ability forced her out of the game
She lost heart and permitted herself
to drift into the easiest way. And now
at the age of only 80 she is drifting
into the port of missing man.
On one occasion, after being plac-
ed in the city Jail for being intoxi-
Gated, she attempted to commit sui
eide by hanging, and almost@ucceed
ed, as she was unconscious for fifteen
or twenty minutes after being cut
down. When again taken into court
yesterday to answer to the charge of
being intoxicated, she expressed de-
sire to go to Edgemont, and the court
released her on the understanding
that she would leave Lead.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
NIGHT RIDERS
PISTOL BATTLE
ENGAGE IN DRAWN FIGHT WITH
PRIVATE DETECTIVES IN
SOUTHERN MISSOURI
YESTERDAY

Cape Girardeau, Motive alleg-
ed night riders and two private de-
tectives were wounded in pistol
battle southwest of Clarkton, Mo-.
near here, Tuesday. Several OF the
nightriders We're captured later
after an all day chase by blood
hounds and posse.
Last night virtually every citizen
of Clarkton and every land owner
in the vicinity was armed and in
expectation of another attack by the
night riders. The latter are secret
band Of tenants and farm laborers,
who have been waging feud-like war;
for higher wages and lower food
prices
The struggle between tenants and
5laborers on one side and land own
ers and merchants on the other has
been in progress for several
months and has spread throughout
New Madrid county in southeastern
Missouri. Six detectives have been
camping secretly for two weeks in a
swamp which is part of the farm OF
L. S. Heisserer, wealthy land owner
and banker, against whom the night
riders have centered their attack.
Yesterday 5tne nldlng place OF the
detectives was discovered by the.
night riders and shortly after mid
night about 80 men, hidden behind
stumps, began firing at the detectives
camp. TIE detectives replied through
improyised loopholes and. counted
five fallen night riders. S
About two O'Clock the attacking
parties began to retreat. CARRYING OF
their wounded The detectives then
emerged and a brief pitched battle
ensued in which Oscas Hull was shot
n the hand and Frank Dennis IN
he head, i II n :asS 81
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
JAPAN PREPARED
TO SEND ARMY TO
EUROPE IF NEEDED
Nippon Will Not Risk
a Check in the
War.
ARE ARMlNG RUSSIA
japanese Minister States That
Only One-third of fuss
Forces Been Armed,

Paris, France.--Japan is willing to
send strong army to Europe if the
need arises, the Petit Parisiane says.
A statement to this effect is credited
to Baron lshii, the Japanese foreign
minister, by G. Lechartier, the Toxic
correspondent of the Petit Parisiane.
He quotes Baron Ishii as follows:
"Thus far we have not considered
the eventually of sending an army to
Europe, but if there is occasion
therefor Japan will Immediately send
in one expedition very strong army.
Japan does not intend to risk
check"
In regard to the supplying OF an
army for Russia by Japan, Baron
Ishii is said to have remarked RUS
sia does not need men, as only one
third of the men modified have been
By the end of the month,
Japan will have done as much to-
ward arming completely the other
two-thirds."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
WALT SMITH is
FUGITIVE IN UTAH
FORMER MITCHELL BUSINESS
MAN MAKES SENSATIONAL
ESCAPE FROM SALT LAKE,
CITY COURTROOM.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Waltel
Smith, 35 years of age. proprietor oil
a clothes cleaning establishment or
Main street, listened yesterday morn
ing in the court of Justice of the
Peace l.. X. Martineau, Jr., to COM
plaint charging him (Smith) with
perjury. He also listened to the argu-
meat CT his counsel, NJ. d. Waddoups
Iasking for dismissal of the COM
plant on the ground that it had been
sworn to by Lillian b. Smith, his
Wife, who could not legally charge
aer husband with a felony.
Smith also listened to the ruling
of Justice Martineau granting the
motion for dismissal, and in the
thirty seconds of his newly gained
freedom, while the court was swear
ing Detective B. n. Seager to another
and similar complaint charging Smith
with perjury as before, slipped out
of the door into the hall, and before
court officers and attaches realized it,,
was gone down the hall, down the
elevator, presumably into the street
at any rate out of sight.
When it dawned upon Assistant
County Attorney Wilson McCarty that
Smith was gone, Detective Seager
vas quickly started in search of The
row fugitive from justice. He return
cd in a short time, saying that he
could not find trace of him and that
the police would have the trains
watched. At a late hour last night
Smith was still numbered among the
missing.
The affair was one of the strang-
est and most unexpected incidents
that has taken place in city court
of justice in many months, and was
subject Of much discussion and COM
ment around the courtroom during
the day.
Smith was out on bond, but that
bond became automatically annulled
when the complaint against him was
dismissed. so that his former sureties
can in no wise be held responsible.
No one expected him to depart in the
less than one minute of time requir-
o6 to sign and swear to the new COM
plaint. He simply saw his opportun-
ity and made use of it to disappear
completely.
Assistant County Attorney Nc
Carty was surprised and nonplused,
bat expressed the belief that Smith
would not be able to get very far
away before he was captured.
The perjury charge against Smith
arose out of a divorce suit which he
sled against his wife, Lillian B..
Smith. on October 21. In this COM
plaint he swore that he had been a
resident of Utah for period of more
than one year prior TO the commence
ment of the action. Mrs. Smith based
her allegation of perjury on her
sworn statement that Smith did not
come to Salt Lake from Mitchell, S.
D., until April of this year.
On November 4 she swore to the
complaint charging her husband with
the crime of perjury and the pro-
ceedings had yesterday were the out
growth Of that charge.
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please in certain sections the govern.
ment being powerless TO curb their
present actions. Many govenn,eut ef-
ticials are said to have fled t.el t.ie
area in which the most serious con-
ditions prevail.
The state department announced
yesterday that approval has been Civ
Ell the action of American N is;
Caldwell in taking charge of TIE dip.
lomatic interests of German ard
Turkey in Persia and said Vt u,
minister had taken the ste
own initiative. 1t was pointe,
Persia being a neutral ccu}, u, the
minister was we'll within l. /; overs
in agreeing to look after &C. md
Turkish interests. when tn r.. III
representatives informed Nr,a V
We're about to leave the e. y ar
requested him to do So
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
COMMERCIAL
CLUB LUNCHES
NEW FEATURE WILL BE TRIED
FOR FIRST AND THIRD MON
DAMS OF EACH MONTH AT
WIDNANN HOTEL.

Commercial club luncheons on the
first and third Mondays of each
month for the coming three months
will be served to the members at
the Widmann hotel beginning De-
cember g. This was definitely de-
cided at a meeting of a committee
appointed for that purpose last night
in the Commercial club rooms. This
plan has been asitated for some time
among some of the members. NO
announcement of plans was made till
after the meeting last night.
A committee consisting of w. II.
Fritz, John Kirvins, b. A. Nielsen
holder, o b. Wells, A. w. Ransom
DR.. Ray Smith and l.. II Raber was
appointed to have the matter in
charge Tickets for the first six
lrncheons. two month for Decem-
ber, January and February, will be
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
SWEDEs EXPORT
A LITTLE IRON
BRITISH SUBMARINE BLOCKADE
PREVENTS GERMANY FROM
BUN1TG ORE.

Stockholm, Sweden.-Swedish
iron mine owners state that the Brit
ish submarine blockade will result
in complete stoppage of Germany's
large iron ore importation from this
country. Iron ore is not contraband
and could ordinarily be shipped on
neutral vessels, but at present all
Swedish and other neutral shipping
is otherwise engaged, and no vessels
are available.
Figures at hand show to what ex-
tent the expectation of iron ore has
been concentrated on the Baltic and
how shipping has decreased, owing
to the risk of capture by British
cruisers. In the year 1913 3,18O,0OO
tons of iron Gre were shipped from
Narvik and 100000 tons in 1914,
and according to reports of the cur
rent year, the total shipping of iron
ore will not be over 100000 tons.
From Lulea, on the other hand, the
amount of iron ore exported has in
creased from 100000 tons-last
years figures to 2.19S,0OO with one
month of the shipping season still
unreported. Other Baltic ports re-
cord a like increase.
The presc~t etoppage of the iron
ore trade is y blow to Sweden,
but the Swe, .ess, realizing Eng
lands nece..s,ty, has indulged in
neither bitterness nor complaint.
German ships are now playing a
difficult game. Navigating close to
the shore in order to be in neutral
waters is not easy during the best
season, and with the rough seas of
winter it will be particularly haz-
ardouc
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
STOMACH HELD
TABLE KNIFE.
AT CHICAGO sHOW-
ED UNIQUE CONDITION OF
SiIERN SIRE.

Chicago, lll-The table knife
which Mrs. Elizabeth Hochsberger
finally persuaded surgeons she had
swallowed while in delirium due to
illness eight months ago was taken
from her stomach yesterday by an
operation at the Westside hospital
The knife was corroded and saw
edged from the action of the stomach
acids and physicians said that nature
had made heroic efforts to digest the
implement. The woman rallied well
from the operation
When she first told of having swal-
lowed the knife physicians said her
story was figment of the imagina.
tion, but yesterday she prevailed up
on them to use the N-ray and the re,
sulting photographs vindicated her.
Several dozen doctors and medica
students watched todays operation
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
CIRCUS, QUEEN
DOWN AND OUT
GOES DOWNWARD PATH AND FIN
ALLY is PARIAH IN BLACK
HILLS.

Lead, S. D.-Despondency result
ing from disappointments experience
ed when she sustained an injury
while circus performer caused the
downfall of Mrs. A. Solomon, for
some time resident of Lead. who
has just voluntarily exiled herself
from Lead rather than face prosecu-
ton for intoxication. AT one time she
was one of the leading circus perform
ers of te country, but the accident
eliminated her from following her
csosen. profession and rapidly sent
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
THE FATHER MUST
SUPPORT HIS CHILD

Canton, S. D.,-A unique sentence
was imposed in the state circuit
court here in the case of Arnt Orstad
who was found guilty of being the
father of the child of the complaining
witness in the case, a prominent
young woman of Lincoln county. The
court entered decree against Orstad
requiring him to pay $3.50 the first
year, and $3.50 per year for the ten
consecutive years following the first
year. and in addition the entire costs
of the prosecution We're assessed
against Qrstad.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
TO INCREASE
GERMAN BIRTHS
SOCIETY ORGANIZED To COMBAT
RETROGRESSION LIKE
FRENCH

Berlin, With the for
NAL foundation, on October 18, of
the "Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Be-
voelkerungs Politik", roughly tran
slated, the German Society for Pop
ulation Increase, the efforts of rel
atively small body of men to check
the decrease that has been noticeable
in the German birthrate for more
than 40 years have at last won wide
spread recognition.
1t has taken the war, with it's ter
rible inroads on the pick of German
manhood, to bring thousands to a
realization of the soundness of the
claims of the few--that the birth
rate of the empire is going backward,
and that, after the war, Germany
faces the retrogression that has been
going on in France if something is
not done.
The new society, which informally
has been in existence for three mon
this, has mapped out very definite
concrete plan for combating the
ever-increasing childlessness of the
population. These plans include a
certain amount of legislation which
apparently is approved by nearly all
parties, and an educational program
by medical and pedagogical circles
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
AUSTRO-GERMAN
ARMIES CHECKED
IN BALKAN DRIVE
The Fate of Monastir
Is Now Hanging in
Balance.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
styr River, Is Report
From Petrograd.- .-Ger-
mans Capture Cities.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
Along styr River, Is Report

| London, England. -Contradictory
claims to victory in the Balkans leave
the present situation in doubt, but il
is evident that the advance of the
Austro-German armies and their Bull.
garian allies is not so rapid as the
earlier reports indicated. Apparent
| ly heavy fighting is under way in that
section of the country where the Teu-
tonic incaders are attempting to
torn a junction with the Bulgar-
ians.
The fate of Monastir is still in the
balance. Reports emanating from
Athens state that the Bulgarians,
having a regard for Greek susceptible
tiles, are waiting for the Germans to
come up and occupy the city.
Greece Still Waves.
In the Entente capitals renewed
confidence is professed that Greece is
moving toward complete agreement
with the wishes of the Allies.
Berlin has revived the report that
Russia is contemplating great cam
paign il the Balkans for which a
large army has been gathered at
Odessa. The Germans who have Civ
Ell publicity to this report do not
seem at all sure Rumania will refuse
permission to this army to cross her
territory.
Petrograd reports a slight advance
along the Styr river. with sharp
checks for Germans and Austrians on
both the northern and southern pos
itions of the Eastern front. Vienna,
however, says there is nothing worthy
of report along this line. Neverthe-
less, there is apprehension in Vienna
pected offensive in the extreme south
east.
Italy looks for the immediate fall
reports, dominated by artillery on
both sides. form a no mans land
Germans Take Two Towns.
Berlin, Germany.-The Serbian
towns of Mitrovitsa, and Pristina,
have been captured, the foreign Of
flee announced.
-Four Million British Soldiers.
Paris. France-Earl Kitchener
the British secretary of war. in con-
versation with Greek officials in his
recent visit to Athens is reported to
have declared that England will have
by next March 4,0O0,000 soldiers un-
der arms and will be in a position to
arm and provision 100000 Rus
slams and that consequently it would
show great Stupidity to think the war
will end otherwise than in complete
defeat for Germany. This information
is contained in an Athens dispatch to
the Hayas agency.
RuIUarc Rputcd Apain
Paris. France e-Telegra phing from
Saloniki under the date of November
%, the correspondent at Saloniki of
the Havas News agency says:
Four more transports heavily
laden with troops arrived in port this
morning. After the occupation of
Pristina the Bulgarians attempted a
large turning movement to envelope
the Serbians in the katchanik defile.
The troops in the defile had been re-
inforced hy part of the Serbian troops
in Albania and violent engagement
resulted in the repulse of the Bull
sarians for the third time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
CONTRACTOR TO
FACE TRIAL.
THOMAS KELLY, MILLIONAIRE,
WILL HAVE TO GO TO WINNI-
PEG ON CHARGE OF DE-
FRAUDING PROVINCE.

Chicago, 1ll.-Thomas Kelly, the
millionaire contractor, accused of de-
frauding the provincial. Canadian
government in connection with the
erection OF the new parliament build
ings at Winnipeg, was ordered ex-
tladicted to Canada by Judge K. M.
Lands in the federal district court
here today, affirming the decision for
exiradltson given by Federal Com
mission Mason.
Lands denied Kelley's petition for
a writ of habeas corpus. A stay of
ten days was given to permit Kelly
to file an appeal to the federal SUI
preme court.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
GAME
WILL BE STIFF
TURKEY DAY BATTLE WITH CON
GREGATIONALISTS WILL
CLOSE FOR DAKOTA
WESLEY AN.

Despite some of the scores which
have been made this season against
1ankton college. which closes the
football year against Dakota Wesley
an III the Thanksgiving battle tomor-
row, the contest will be one of the
stiffest, if not the best, to be played
on Mitchell girdiron this fall
The contest will mark the valedic-
tory of three WESLEYAN stars, Harry
Woodward at end, Ernest Smith at
center and George schwaubauer at
guard. Woodward and Smith have
Ieen playing stellar football for the
rast three years and this season
Schwaubauer has been one of the
really great linemen in South Da-
kota.
Word received from Yankton by
Prof. H. I. Jones. president of the
athletic board of control, indicates
that Captain Kniffen will play in the
Thanksgiving game. Injuries have
Kept the Yankton leader out of every
game this fall and his one appear
ance will make a vast difference in
the ranks of the ngregationalists
In the game last week with Yankton.
South Dakota started the contest with
her second team players When
Iankton carried the ball to her five
yard line, the regulars went in and
PLAYED through to the finish.
The fact that Yankton has won
from Wesleyan for the past three
seasons also means that the visitors
will endeavor to maintain their old
record and retrieve the ground for
their showing thus far this fall. Ar
rangements are being made for the
entertainment of many out of town
visitors at the game, which will be
called promptly at 3 o'clock.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25

sold for s2.4O. Every business man
is urged to secure ticket from the
committee and help make success
of this undertaking, which has prov
en- SO successful in many other towns.
The lunch hour will be from 1880
to 1880 o'clock.
Many matters of public interest
pertaining to the development OF
Mitchell and vicinity will be freely
discussed at these meetings. Prom
inent SPEAKERS from out of town will
be invited to discuss various phases
of community building and city inn
provement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
ARMY FLIERs TO
WAIT FOR WEATHER

Austin. TeNas.-Because of the
heavy clouds banked over Austin and
an exceedingly misty sky, Captain
Fouls of the United States aviation
corps, announced that he would
await further weather reports before
ordering the aeroplane squadron, en-
route from Fort Sill, Okla, to con-
tinue its flight to San Antonio, Tex.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
ITALIANs AND aUsTR1,Ss
ARE FIGHTING WITH KNIVES

Zurich. switzerland Fighting at
the point OF the bayonet and with
knives, the Italians and Austrians are
engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle
for the Doberedo Plateau
Fusilades of grenades began the
Italian charges, but before these
struggles are over the men are almost
Invariably gripped, body to body,
and slashing for their lives.
These reports of ferocious fighting
come from Swiss correspondents. The
struggle centers about the Goriza
bridgehead
In their determination to take the
town the Italians are literally delug-
ing the Austrians' bank of the river
with artillery fire. The bombardment
is incessant 1t has been in progress
for weeks and pauses neither day
nor night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
He'd Had to Work For Living.

Houston Post: Mr.. Bryan says if
he had lived 1000 years ago he would
have been hanged. We can't believe
II The chances are he wouldn't have
talked so much i'll period when there
was nothing in it, ~aaamo, sri,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25
STATE OF ANARCHY
EXISTS IN PERSIA.

Washington. ID. C.-Dispatches of
semi-official nature received in
Washington indicate that practically
a state of anarchy exists in Persia.
According to the reports, troops of
various nations are doing as they
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-11-25

Onritne Of typewriter paper ana
supplies is full and complete. Mitchell
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-12
FIRE DAMAGE AT BRATTLEBoRo.
Restaurant and Tenement Building Are
Partially Burned.

Brattleboro, Jan. l2.--Fire which was
discovered at 30 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars a two and one-half story
wooden building at the South Main
street end of the car line, owned by
Lyman f. Holden and occupied on tlfe
ground floor as a restaurant and on the
upper floors as tenement
The fire started in the tenement on the
second floor, occupied by George Me-
Gladery. apparently in a closet. 1t was
spreading rapidly when discovered, and
the alarm was sounded from box l3 di-
rectly across the street The automobile
combination wagon arrived many min
utes ahead of the horse drawn apparatus
and two lines OF hose were laid from the
hydrant near the alarm box. When the
horse-drawn wagon arrived another line
was laid from hydrant 500 feet away
The fire was confined to the upper
floor and the roof but the entire build
ing was we'll wet down. George Fuller
who conducts a restaurant on the first
floor, managed to get out most of his
stock and the fixtures so that even wa
ter damage TO the contents of his place
is small
The building is insured through S. A.
Daniels agency. II is understood that
carried no insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-12
PIANOS

We move out of the store at 40 Church
street and into our own building the first
of April. The expense OF operating a
large piano store same as we have al
ways conducted, is about 5000 year.
Necessarily, this means good round prices
for pianos. In the future we are going
TO sell pianos at prices that will make
people sit up and take notice. We are
not going TO employ an army OF sales
men at large salaries and large expense
accounts. Therefore, during the month Of
January we will sell you an Emerson
piano, new, direct from the factory if
YOU wish, which we have always sold for
$3.50, for 1925 on terms of $40 down and
IS per month. There will be no excuse
for your paying high prices in the future.
We want the best quality of business
there is to be had in the state Of Yer.
mont. No IS or 50 payments. Nothing
less than Ss per month, and our prices
are going to bring this class Of trade. If
you are going 10 buy a piano, send TO us
for the Emerson catalogue, showing you
this style, which can be had in either
or walnut. Geo. ID. Jarvis &
Son, Burlington, Vt.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-12
DIED OF TRAIN INJURIES.
George LaMountain of Rutland Was
Hurt Last Tuesday.

Rutland, Jan. l2.-George LaMoun-
tain, who was struck by an incoming
train at the Temple crossing last Tues
day afternoon while he was shoveling
snow onto the railroad track in order
that teams of the Manning Manufactur-
ing Co. might more easily pass over
them, died at the Rutland hospital yes
terday as a result of his injuries.
Mr.. LaMountain was born in Quebec
in 1857 and was the son of Simon and
Lorraine LaMountain. He moved to
Rutland with his family about 10 years
ago, and for the last two summers had
been the gardener for Il. f. Reyes Of
Grove street.
Mr. LaMountain is survived by his
wife and five sons and daughters, Mrs.
Edmund Courcelle, Mrs. John LaFrance
Misses Christie and Lorraine LaMoun-
tain and MILFORD LaMountain OF Rut-
land. Mr.. LaMountain had two sisters
living, Mrs. Paul Murray of North
Adams, Mass, and Mrs. Albert Perry of
Readsboro.