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Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06

ed that we are to have better and
stronger one. flour present navy. or
the better and stronger navy we intend
to have can be concentrated readily at
any point from Narrangansett hay to
the Virginia capes, if we can surely
move troops and munitions of war for
the defence of this section of our
Atlactic seaboard, if we can surely pro-
tect the great industries of the country
in this section, we are multiplying many
times the efficiency of our national
forces, and if we may do this, at the
time enlarging our commercial facilities
and cheaper G snsportation OF the ordi-
/ nary coI6modities in use by all our peo-
pie, it seems to ms no better line to-
ward national preparedness can be fol-
lowed.
! 'slt Is a maxim OF, our naval and mill
tary experts that the power of fleet
increases in proportion to the square OF
/ its units; that is to say. if we had five
warships of given power involved in 9
naval action at the mouth of the Della
ware bay, the chances of success would
be dependent upon those FIVE ships
alone. If naval action at the capes Of
the Delaware was expected and five
ships of equal power and efficiency
could he joined to those there present
and engage in the same action, the
combined force would not be relatively
twice as strong as the original feet
but the juncture of the two squadrons
would raise the relative efficiency anC
probabilities of success in such nava
action to the equivalent of four times
the power of the original fleet joined
only by an equal number of vessels.
INCREASES EFFICIENCY OF FLEET
Il have used this simple illustration
to show what great advantage could be
readily obtained by reinforcement oi
fleets when about to enter into actor
right here at home. but extend that
possibility along the vital stretch Of
our Atlantic seaboard for hundreds Of
miles and see what advantages pro
tected means of quick communication
would afford. We will probably always
nave some ships in the Delaware bay
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
Sincerely yours
WIDENING THE CANAL
E. G. PRETTYMAN,
Superintendent Peninsula District

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The deepening
and widening of the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal and the construction of
a canal across New Jersey connecting
Delaware bay and New York harbor as
means of greatly increasing the defen-
sive strength of the United States Navy
were strongly urged today by Senator
Salisbury of Delaware.
In an interview he explained that by
the construction of these canals capa-
BILE of permitting the passage of battle
ships it would be possible for the
United States to concentrate its entire
naval strength, or to send reinforce
ments to point of threatened attack,
quickly and safely.
Senator Salisbury was instrumental
in having provision for the condemna-
ton by the government of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal and its i'm
provement in the last river and harbor
appropriation bill, but filibustering tao
tics on the part of the opponents of the
river and harbor bill caused it to be
stricken out. He was successful, how
ever, in having a resolution passed by
the Senate calling upon the secretary
of war for report on the advantages
or disadvantages, both commercial and
military, which would scrue from the
requirement and improvement of the
canal by the government.
"This report" said Senator Sauls.
bury, "has not yet been made public,
but it is now lying in the office the vice
president to be laid before the Senate
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06

and alwaysin in the Chesapeake bay. We
will always have some in New York
hsrbor and Long Island sound, and yet
an enemy invading force by occupying
the fine harbor at the mouth of our bay
could defeat the forces in the Delaware
could defeat the forces in the, Chesa-
peake bsy trying to join the fleet at
New York, and if superior in power
and efficiency to the fleet in New York
harbor and Long Island sound could de-
feat it seeking to relieve blockade of
the cities upon the Delaware or those
lying upon the Chesapeake when it
would have no reasonable chance for
success against the combined fleets.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
.lDDLETOwE. DEL, NOV. 9, 1915
BORROWED FEATHERS


~ sassinating our citizens with her
submarines for one of two reasons:
1st Because England with her big |
steel nets, her numerous swift de-
stroyers, etc., has bagged pretty nearly
Germany's whole crop of submarines.
Or 3D., because she has found out
that an indignant American public
spinion had determined Mr.. Wilson
should do something more than write
cheap threatening notes never meant
to be enforced.
Therefore, in either event Mr.. Wilson
has won no diplomatic triumph" what
ever, but merely been forced to abandon
his and Mr.. Bryan's silly ''peace at any
price" program as announcedin Bryan's
shameful declaration that under
no conditions whatsoever would this
country fight, and in Mr.. Wilson's
eqally shameful Philadelphia speech
about "a man too proud to fight or "a
nation so right it would not have to use
force to protectitself"
Germany having lost rs per cent of
her submarines, and discovering that
England can gobble them up as fast as
they can be turned out, has come to the
conclusion that her policy of under sea
'frightfulness" which was to have
scared England's commerce and war
ships off the seas, is so much of failure
that she has nothing to gain by provok
ing quarrel with the United States
about the matter.
A few weeks ago every daily paper
brought the news of one or several
ships sunk by German under-sea boats;
now, scarcely has one such event heen
noted for weeks. This fact of the
wholesale destruction of Germany s
submarines would seem to furnish the
true explanation of her back down in
the case of the Arabic, and her resolu-
ton to abandon the disgraceful business
not because it was in brutal violation
of all the laws of civilized warfare, but
because it did not pay.
If, however, any thick and thin I'D
mirer of Mr.. Wilson's feeble policy pre-
fers to claim that Germany backed
water in the case of the Arabic because
she had finally become satisfied tina
this time Mr.. Wilson really meant wha
he said and would back up his word
with deeds thanks to the compulsiol
of this angry public opinion then thi
theory is even more fatal to his chea
diplomatic triumph for the discredit
able deduction necessarily follows tina
had MIR. Wilson away back last Febru
AIRY, shown this real purpose to defend a
any cost Americas rights upon tn
ocean, instead of weakly chatterin
about "peace at any price,, German
would at that time hav. backed dow
just as later she did in the Arabic casG
and the lives of those lis American
who perished in the Lusitania massacr,
woulG have been spared, and all tt
other innocent victims over 1000
number, besides all the precious Amer
can lives and ships that afterward fe
a prey to Germany's brutality and
cowardly Presidents time-serving pc
icy.
No, the real truth is Mr.. WilsC
stands stripped of his borrowed clam
for great craftsmanship in the handlir
of this assault of Germany upon o
country just as truly as the foolish da
in the fable stood stripped of his be
rowed feathers.
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What Do You
Do With Kerosene?

What your pet methods making for youa
probably acquainted with many helpful practical uses you'll
only just take little time and dig them of the your
household experience
Write down all you think of Send your list Contest
Department of the Atlantic Refining Company you're
likely be of the fortunate of any the
valuable prizes pictured in this advertisement
It's ordinary and not fancy composition thn
these useful handsome awards All do tell
how have found kerosene useful
The letter that lists the greatest number and the practical
for kerosene will the first przea $33 New Perfection Oil
Sove-apze getting surely tighten the dudg
cry of cooking
The best five letters will be judged the basis
the writers of these there five New Perfection Oil Cook
leach valued $1O75 make work in the five
enterprisng housewives.
In the the remainder of the 100 desirable prizes
awarded. Read the list at the left
Was there get little efort-no
work, only little thinking write what your housewor
has taught please side the paper
your letter reaches before December 1 1915
contest positively closes.
Remember the the number of submit and the
more practical each the certain the chance of securing
any one of these hundred splendid prizes.
Don't wait till the last day. but making immediately
the longer the list the better your chance
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Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
9th Prize
Rov0 Lamps

Thirty-four beautiful
RAYO LAMPS con-
stitutc the eighth
group ofDrizes. They
will be awarded just
as arc the other prizes.
These lamps sell for
Sl.5O each, and no
more handsome lamp
can be imaRiaed nor
can one be bought at
nny price. that gives a
clearer, softer light or
one that is as clean to
use.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
4th Prize
Perfection

SnIOkeIeSS Oil
Heater No. 40
Ten fourth prizes,
each costing $3.50,
enameled in a tasty
blue, and each as
good a heater, from
the standpoint of.
service as money can
buy. It's not going to
take a whole lot of
thought to send in
sufficient k eros sen e
uses to win one of
these prizes, and they
do make the home
happier, because they
stop the complaints of
cold and keep the
family smiling.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
100 Free Prizes for
You Women w no
Tell Us the Most Uses for
KEROSENE

It's belief how good housewives think that
kerosene good only for lighting and heating But hen course
there other hundreds of who know bounde
Some tell they've tried kerosene floor posh-and find
Splendd-h will preserve the finish
better than the costly dressing and mixed with whiting
rubbing will make nickel trimmings gsen. Them clean
ing the porcelain bath tub nothing equals kerosene leav shining
snowy white.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06

See Broadway, Pennsylvania
Station, Central Park, riverside
Drive, Grants Tomb; Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Fifth A We nue.,
Brooklyn Bridges and get glimpse
of the greatest city on the American
Continent.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
ID Prize
Nezc Perfection
Oil Cook Stove
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Sd Prize
Perfection

.SnlOkeIeSS Oil
Heater No. 23O
Think of it, ten heat
crs as third prizes -
and they'll make the
homes of the ten sue
cessful housewives
brighter, cosier and
warmer during the
cold weather months.
And all you have to
do to get one, is to be
one of the writer's of
the third ten most
lengthy lists of prac-
teal kerosene uses.
These third prizes,
beautifully finis.. jim
blue, cost S4.o5 each
at the stores.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-06
The Atlantic Refining Company
Philadelnhia

Besides the illustrated pzes an equal number
SIXTH seventh eighth przes splendid sevceabe Perfection Oil
your dealer sells for $780, 1870 $6Oand
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14
STORE CLERK
TO OPERA SINGER

Earnest Crosby of Portland, Ore, a
young man of 26, was employed as a
grocery clerk in that city. He had
some talent for music; indeed, he had
something of a voice, and had re-
ceived vocal instruction from Robert
Boice Carson. One day he applied at
the. Emp ess 7theater in Portland for
a chance to sing on amateur night.
The manager heard him sing. 1t was
enough. He vas made ana opera
singer in a day, and left the counter
for the stage.
This is how it happened. His Won
derful voice called for instant recog-
milton. Sari, which will be heard
Saturday night at the Auditorium, was
then playing in Portland, and Mr..
Crosby was engaged at once, with a
sixty-week contract, to be the Leading
tenor with the Sari company. He
is now serving al an understudy,
and will be so employed when the
company reaches Bismarck next Sat
urday, but upon it's arrival in Chicago
soon after it's appearance here, he will
begin his work as the leading tenor
Of the company. a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14
HOW TO U A FARM.

Never buy a farm during the win
ter season. Many a farm has been
bought with the snow on the ground
which later turned out to be a stone
quarry. '
Examine closely into the title. Ev-
cry good lawyer will do this for you,
and his bill, with the fees added.
should about equal the total cost Of
the place. ''.'> ' >""'.
See that the farm is we'll watered.
1t is not necessary for the farm to be
so located that it is entirely covered
with water at high tide. A few8good
springs will be sufficient.
b Remember, a. FARM might be COM
jpletelys covered with a large and
threatening mortgage which is invisi-
BILE to the naked eye. The county
clerk will divulge this secret for a
few dollars. ae-ll.!-4r aa 15!.E 17"t&
Test the soil before buying. II the
ground is run down and exhausted,
proceed with due care. Z. fSa..d .~ra,ssr
See that the fences are in good re-
pair. There are several kinds ssof
fences-the line fence, the rail fence,
the stake-and-rider, the board fence,
and the wire fence. You will have no
trouble in. identifying the barb-wire;
the neighbors will show you the line
fences.
When you have found the very
farm you want, one with a good
house, we'll shaded, fine barns and
outbuildings, fair meadows, and thick
wood-lots, hurry to the nearest real
estate agents Office and invest-in
something else. i.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14

the site held by the body for some
time. The site is situated on south
Fifth avenue, corner of Pacific street
diagonally across from the site of the
government building and opposite
the site Of the public library. 1t is on
the opposite cOrner from the new
Presbyterian church and less than a
block from the new Methodist church
the new civic center Of jamestown.
The location is most admirable, easy
Of access from all parts Of the city
and the tmeple, when completed, will
add another handsome structure to
the public edi1ces of jamestown.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14

any general rule Of conduct Of subma.
zine warfare. does not promise to Wis.
il and search or TO give warning OF
t~crpedcing, and promises immunity
Ter non-cCmbatant under specified
conditions. .
G. The United States says the Brit.
:sh starvation blockade of Germany
does not Justify Germany in disre.
saIding the ordinary methods Of
warfare at sea"
Germany says it has been obliged
to adopt a submarine warfare to meet
! the declared intentions of our enc
mics and the method Of warfare
adopted by them in c~ontravention of
international law
!. The United States says that such
veprisals and German warnings OF
danger TO neutrals cannot be held to
~ahbreviate the rights Of Americans
10 travel ION lawful brands as pas
sengers on merchant ships of bellig-
erent nationality"
Germany says that the arming and
instructing of British merchant YES
sells TO ram submarines in the case
of the Lusitania shows with horrible
clearneSs to what ieopardizing of hui
man lives the manner of conducting
war by our adversaries leads" and
the dangers 10 neutrals OF travelling
en- such merchantmen. Germany
seeks to arrange adequate travel ia
ci,ities for Americans so that there
shah be 10 compelling necessity"
for Them 10 sail on enemy ships, and
would not object to the transfer OF
four enemy ships 10 the American
flag, nv.
s. The United States holds that un-
der the treaty Of 1898 American ships
and their c2rgees. even of contra.
band. are immune without conditions,
Germany says that it will accord
immunity 10 American ships lin the
prosecution OF legitimate shipping"
and when notified OF sai,ings will
pass and safe such ships when made
recognizable by special MARKINGS
but hopes that the American govern
ment' will guarantee the vessels free
of contraband.
y. 1IC l.!!tSU SlalCS uSCS llOl lCN'
ogniZe the validity OF the war zone
proclaimed by Germany o the right
to imperil neutrals therein, and
therefore is justified in ignoring the
warnings Of danger.
Germany says it has merely fol.
lowed England's example when she
declared part of the high seas an
AREA of war and that accidents to
neutrals in the naval war zone are
the same as accidents to neutrals in
a land war area. Z ~ .'!i&s p @sr
49, The United States says it is
willing to convey to- Great. ,sBritail
any intimation 5or suggestion" in re
gard to modifying maritime war me
thods. #- '''@2.a ala' "a
Germany does not ask that any
such suggestion be transmitted tt
England, but says the president *
observing of thanks for the Offer
and that it will always be glad tt
make use of the good offices Of the
president" tN27"fT 49,. EaH1.t.t#t .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14

The United States asks Germany
to disavow, render PREPARATION and
promise no repetition of the sacrifice
| of American lives and OF other injNr-
les involved in the eases of the Lusi-
tania, Falaba, Gulflight and Gushing.
Germany declines to disavow and
seeks to justify the sinking Of the
| L~usitania and Falaba, and offers no
reparation for the American lives
lost; disavows intentional attack" on
the Gulhight and promises repara-
ton; disavows intentional attack on
the Gushing and asks for further in
formation.
9. The United States declares
wholly unjustitiable under the laws of
nations and Of humanity the destruc-
ton without warning of the Lusitania
which was an unarmed, unresisting
! private merchant vessel.
Germany justifies the sinking of the
Lusitania without warning on the
ground that the merchantmen was in
reality an armed, auxiliary British
naval vessel, carrying british recruits
and wal munitions.
3. In. the case of the Lusitania the
United States says that even the
poor measure CT safety" Of escaping
in lifchoats was not allowed the pas
sengers. -
Germany says that experience in
sinking less seaworthy vessels jGsti-
fed the expectation that the Lus:t2-
mia "woLid remain above water long
enough tU permit passengers to en-
ter the ships boats" an expectation
not fulfilled as a result Of the eXplo-
sion of the cargo Of ammunition. To
ha e allowed the passengers to take
to the boats before the torpedoing
would have meant the sure destrUc.,
ton" of the submarine.
4. The United States says the kill
ing of non-combatants aboard unarm-
ed, unresisting merchantmen. such as
the Lusitania, violates "the nigh and
sacred rights of humanity, which ev-
cry government honors itself in re-
%specting."
In destroying by every means with
in it's power cargoes of arms and am
munitions destined to kill German
soldiers. Germany says it is perform
ing a sacred duty, to protect and
save the lives of German subjects
and points cut that had the "Lusi-
tania been spared thousands of Ger
man mothers and children would
been robbed breadwinners.' If de-
relict in these duties the German gov
eminent would be guilty before God
and history Of the. violation Of those
principles of highest humanity which
are the foundation Of every national
existence" 49,. .s.,.... r... 81 .
). The United States says ,subma-
rines are. not fitted to war on mer-
chantmen because unable 10 visit and
search and transfer non-combatants
to a place of safety before destroying
d ship, and demands observance Of
the principle of these rules in order
to procure immunity for Americans
and American ships. .......
Germany does not commit itself to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-14
FIASCO.

There is an old saying, that the
man who acts as his " attorney
has a fool for a client.
When a state official d~isregards the
attorney generals office, he is bound
to come to grief sooner or later. 1t
is inevitable. The state constitution
provided a legal department to pre-
ven lust such a fiasco as has taken
place in the Office of secretary of
state.
The Tribune from the first persist
ed that the petitions were mere
scraps of paper, without any legal
effect, and that if the matter were
put up to the attorney generals de.
partment their status would be set
tied without delay.
But Mr.. Hall publicly announced
to a newspaper reporter at the state
house that the attorney general did
not know it all
Such "cock-sureness' in a public
officer is like the Biblical forecast
that pride goeth before a fall.
The Tribune does not know who
Mr.. Halls legal adviser is. We are
unable to say at this writing if the
expert printer" holds a sheepskin
from a school of law or whether the
wielder of the '%trenchant PEN is also
a student of Blackstone.
1t looks, however, is if the law
practiced in the secretary of states
office wore the correspondence school
label.
Attorney General 5Linde's opinion
clears the atmosphere. Mr.. Hall could
have had the benefit of this informa-
ton and saved himself much grief
and considerable criticism.
There are few secretaries Of state
who would not refer all the petitions
filed to the attorney generals depart,
ment. 1t is an unprecedented action
to take such an important step with
out any legal advice.
Mr.. Hall should refer all the petit
tons he has filed to Mr.. Linde for an
opinion as to the legality Of their
form and the s%ufticiency Of the sigma
lures attached. This is the only way
he can clear his skirts. If he does
not take this action the voters OF the
state will feel that the same haphaz-
ard method vas used in filing the
bootlegger and the terminal elevator
petitions.
The prohibition forces should send
a formal protest to Mr.. Hall demand
ing that the petitions suspending the
bootlegger bill be passed up to Attor-
ney General Linde's office.
1t has been shown conclusively
that Mr.. Hall is not competent to
pass upon the petitions any more
than is his bungling and incompetent
assistant.