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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
BERLIN YIELDS
TO WASHINGTON
Emperor William Recalls Two
Embassy Attaches.
APPLIES FOR SAFE CONDUCT
United States Asked to Secure Return
Of Captains Boyd and Won
Papen to Native Land.
APPLIES FOR SAFE CONDUCT

Washington, Dec. 12.-Emperor
William has personally recalled the
naval and military attaches of the Ger
man embassy here, who by their &C
tivities rendered themselves persona
non grata to the United States gov
eminent.
The emperor requested the United
States to use its good offices in OBJ
tanning safe conducts for the depart
ing attaches and for their successors,
who will be named later.
A communication from the German
foreign office announcing the action
was delivered to Secretary Lansing
by Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, who hurried here from
New York when he vas advised that
a reply to the request of the United
States had been received at the en-
bassy from Berlin.
Mr.. Lansing, after a conference of
five minutes with the ambassador, au-
thoriZed the following official an
nouncement:
Emperor Pleased to Comply.
THE German ambassador has in
formed me that the emperor has been
pleased to recall Captains Won Papen
and Boy-Ed in compliance with the
wishes Of the United States"
There was much satisfaction in Off
cial circles at the prompt action taken
by Emperor William and 1t the out
come of a situation which, for a time,
appeared to be threatened with seri,
Gus difficulties. Count Won Berns-
tortf's manner as he left the state de.
partment reflected his own apparent
qualification.
The British and French embassies
Immediately will be asked by Secre.
tary Lansing to obtain safe conducts
for the return to Germany of the of.
ficers. The requests will go to the
London and Paris foreign Offices and
it is said that either Great Britain or
France. or both, may demand that if
Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Won Pa.
pen leave the United States they must
go under parole, giving their words
lot to take part in the hostilities in
Europe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
CAUSES INTENSE
ANGER AT VIENNA

London, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Amsterdam says:
Reports from Vienna say that the
American note concerning the sinking
Of the Italian steamer Ancona has
caused intense anger in the Austrian
government and a diplomatic rupture
Is considered probable. The question
before Baron Burian, the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister, is only wheth-
er a rupture with the United States
would not force Berlin to a like step.
Count TisZa, the Hungarian pre-
mier, has been summoned to Vienna
to discuss the situation with the gov.
ernment."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
BURKE TALKS TO FARMERS
Federal Treasurer Favors Enacting
Rural Credits Law.

The farmers of the Northwest are
not getting that benefit from the Fed
eral Reserve bank which the law Gre
ating it clearly meant that they should
get, John Burke, treasurer of the
United States, declared in an address
to a farmers convention at st. Paul.
In making this statement Mr.. Burke
reopened a controversy he had with
the officials of the Ninth district bank
at Minneapolis several weeks ago.
Mr.. Burke warned the farmers to
see that in their efforts to get a rural
credits law they get a good one. He
said they have been a success in for
eign countries.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
SENDS FLOUR TO GERMANY
North Dakota Mar Supplies His Aged
Parents Weekly.

Flour, a luxury in Germany, is being
supplied by Bernard Kasselheim of
Darlington, to his aged parents in Ger
many, despite the fact that parcel
post between the United States and
Germany has been abandoned.
Mr.. Kasselheim now sends the flour
through a firm in Holland, the COM
pany having an office in New York.
Ever since the British blockade be-
gan to affect the food situation in
Germany, Kasselheim has been send
ing a ten-pound sack of flour weekly.
1t costs him $3.50 each time, that sum
representing the cost of the flour and
the postage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
WILL COVER FIVE STATES
Equity Convention Authorizes Buying
and Marketing Company.

st. Paul, Dec. 10.-A great buying
and marketing organization to serve
the farmers of the Northwest, with
headquarters in st. Paul, was recon-
mended at the Equity convention at
the Auditorium and later in the day
a definite plan was presented for car
rying out the proposal by a commit
tee named for the purpose.
The National Buying and Marketing
association probably will be the name
of the organization, the promoters of
which propose to set the plan in mo-
ton at once. The five states of Min
n%esota, Wisconsin, North and South
Dakota and Montana will be embraced
in the organization.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
BRIEF news ITEMS
Events Throughout North Dakota
ConCise|y Related.

Charged with a shortage of $4,000
Jacob SchWirtz, money order clerk in
the Minot postottice, was arrested
there by ]. F. Duis, United States dep
uty marshal. of Fargo. Friends fur
nished $4,000 bonds for his release.
Schwirtz mysteriously disappeared
from Minot Nov. 6, while being check.
ed up by a postoftice inspector. 1t is
believed that his bondsmen were in.
strumental in producing him. The ar
rest of The man created a sensation
in Minot. Where the money went has
not been disclosed.
A verdict of $4,000 was returned by
a district court jury before Judge c.
M. Cooley at Devils Lake in the case
of Mrs. Geneva Chambers against the
500 railway. The cast is the out
growth of an accident two years ago.,
when an automobile driven without
lights by Charles Doyon dropped into
a cut at midnight, just at the city linn
it's of Devils Lake. Editor George
Chambers Of the Churchs Ferry Sun,
a passenger on the car, was instantly
killed.
w. E. Hoover, superintendent of the
Fargo schools, has announced that he
Will be a candidate for superintend-
ent of public instruction of North Da-
kota. Mr.. Hoover has occuIifd his
present position ten years. Before
that he was at Park River, Larimore
and Casselton as superintendent in
each place. He has Deer in North Da.
kota educational work for more than
twenty years.
While Joe MerZ was out with a herd
of cattle near Rhame he espied a large
bird sitting on a butte a short dis
lance away and succeeded in Gripping
it with his rifle, thereby enabling him
to kill the bird. 1t proved to be a
rare specimen of the black or desert
eagle of the Nevadas and measured
seven feet three inches from tip to
tip Of it's wings.
The next legislature will be asked
to change the dates of the state par
don board meetings. The meetings
are scheduled for June and December.
1t is extremely difficult for former
convicts to procure employment if
discharged in December, it is contend
ed. A change Ito February and Au-
gust, or March and September is ad-
vocated.
The Free Lutheran church of Bis
bee was destroyed by fire. The alb
sence of wind saved the parsonage,
which was completed only a week pre-
viously. The origin of the fire has
not been determined, but is thought
to have been caused by an ~overheated
stove. The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
Ernest Swearinger was sentenced
to twelve years in the state peniten-
tiary by Judge Coffee for participation
in the recent robbery at Darlington,
in which Chief of Police Nelson was
killed and che bandit was slain.
Swearinger refused to give officials
any information concerning his asso.
ciates.
Fire destroyed three buildings in
the main business portion of Esmond,
the Huyssen implement warehouse,
tuC AAiCDopoNil pOOiiOOHi duu IuG
Drummond & Aker general store. The
wind was favorable, otherwise most
of the business houses in town would
have been wiped nut.
George M. Pike, a leading merchant
of New Rockford, first mayor there,
grand commander Of the North Dako.
Ia knights Templar and prominent in
rin r,ntA,.J 4.
dead. He had been operated on for
appendicitis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
FRANCIS M. COCKRELL DEAD
Served Five Terms as Senator From
Missouri.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Francis Ma
rion Cockrell, former United States
senator from Missouri, died here.
Infrmities of old age, resulting in
serious illness during the past two
weeks, caused death.
Mr.. Cockrell, a Democrat, served
five terms in the United States senate
from 1875 to 1905. The day he left
the senate he was appointed a mem
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission by President Roosevelt and
remained a member until Dec. 81,
1910. He was eighty-one years old.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
NOT GUILTY, FAY CASE PLEA
Will Ask for Committee to Procure
Evidence Abroad.

New York, Dec. 14.-Max Breitung,
DR.. Herbert Keinzla, Englebert
Bronkhurst, Robert Fay and Walter
Scholz, recently reindicted in connec-
ton with alleged activities to destroy
munitions ships of the allies, pleaded
not guilty when arraigned before Fed
eral Judge Meyer.
Judge Meyer said that in the next
five days he would hear a motion for
the appointment Of a committee to go
abroad to take testimony in the pris-
oners' behalf.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Army Officer a Suicide.

Honolulu, r, H., Dec. l2.--Lieuten-
ant Colonel Charles Bromwell, head
OF the army engineer corps here. shot
and fatally wounded himself. He
died two hours after the shooting.
Mrs. Bromwell and their daughter
are in the United States, where the
latter is attending school.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
BANDITS SHOOT POLICEM MAN
Two Robbers Fire on Grand Forks
Officer,

Police Officer J. M. Bliven of Grand
Forks was hit by two robbers who
opened fire on him without warning
when he accosted them while they
were making their way from the
scene of extensive operations in the
northern residence district.
Bliven received one shot through
the abdomen, the bullet lodging near
the spine. Another bullet perforated
an arm. The robbers escaped.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
KILLED BY FALL FROM TRAIN
Jack Prescott, Western Tenor, Loses
Life on Road.

John b. Prescott of Syracuse, N. Y,
a tenor singer in the Arthur Clamage
Musical Comedy company, was killed
by falling from a Northern Pacific
passenger train as it was crossing the
bhuge over the Red river from Moor
hest. He had evidently gone to the
vestibule Of the train to get fresh air
and in some way lost his balance as
the train entered on the trestle. He
was not missed until the train reached
Fargo and a search was instituted.
He fell a distance of about twenty
feet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Maniac Kills Three,

Madison, Ind, Dec. 14.-Ernest Ash
by, living near here, shot and killed
his wife, Esther p. Ashby; probably
MORALLY wounded his mother-in-law,
Mrs. William Tague, and then COM
mitted suicide. He was thought to be
insane.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
NOVEMBER RECORD BREAKER
Exports for Month Largest in Coun-
try's History.

New York, Dec. 1~6.-Exports from
the port of New York during the
month of November exceeded $780,
100000, the largest amount in the his.
tory Of the port, according to esti.
mates by custom house officials.
Not only was the total volume OF
goods shipped from here n record, but
tho classes which made up the amount
were more diversified than usual.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
HANNA TO SEEK immigrants
Governor on Ford Trip VIII. Boost
State While in Europe.

State While in Europe.
Aside from the North Dakotans who
wished Governor Hanna to accompany
the Ford commission to Europe to
seek peace there are many others in
terested in the development of the
state who feel that his trip will be
beneficial in the way of procuring set
tiers.
The North Dakota executive is the
only governor on the trip.
North Dakota's immigration posi-
bilities this year have been rather
frustrated as a result of the unsuc-
cessful efforts to referend the immi.
grafton law and the subsequent court
actions to tie up the law with injunc-
tons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Dec. 13.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. 1 hard, $1.11h; No.
l Northern, S1.10k; No. 2 Northern,
$1.06h @1.07h. Fax-On track and
to arrive, S2.O5A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
St. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, Dec. 13.-Wheat-No. 1
Northern, $1.11@1.12h; No. 2 North
ern, $1.O6h @1.0Sk; No. 2 Montana
hard, S1.08A; corn, 73@74c; oats,
3Sh @39c; barley. 56@64c; rye, 90G
Ole; flax, S2.05A.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
South ST. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, Dec. 13.-Cattle-
Receipts, $500; steers, $3.75@9.00:
COWS and h%eifers, $4.25@6.0O; calves.
$3.75@9.25; stockers and feeders. 81.
0O@6.75. Hogs-Receipts, $4,000;
range. $5.50@6,00. Sheep-Receipts.
1900; lambs. $3.O0@S.65; wethers,
$4.75@5.7s; ewes, SO. 50@5.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Serious Fire at Hatton.

A fire loss estimated at $4,000 Oc.
Cured at Hatton. The flames started
from an explosion of a patent lighting
system in the Commercial hotel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Grain.

Minneapolis, Dec. 13.-Wheat-Dec.,
S1.06W; May, 1.12R. Cash close on
track: No. 1 hard, $1.13h; No. 1 North
ern, $1.11k @1.12h; No. 2 Northern,
$1.06k@1.O8h; No. 3 Northern, ST.
O1h @1.05h; No. 3 yellow corn, 1870
74c; No. 8 white oats, 38k@ 39c; fax,
S2.OhA.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Teutons Sink SOB Ships.

London, Dec. 14.-German and Aus
,tgosHungarian submarines to date
Maae sunk 50S ships, according to a
news dispatch from Berlin. The to.
RAGl tontage of the vessels sunk Is Civ.
ZEN, az 9i7,si9.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Cattle-Steers,
$5.50@10.50; COWS and heifers, $3.50
@S.25; calves, $6.5O@1O.35. Hogs
Light. $5.60@6.40; mixed, $5.90@6.70;
heavy, s6.1O@6.75; rough, $G.1O@6.25;
pigs, $4.15@5.50. Sheep-Native, S.
15@6.75; lambs, $7.15@9.35.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Wheat-Dec..
$1.15h; May, $1.17B; July, $1.Osh.
Corn-Dec., 673sc; May, Tic. Oats
Dec, 41Ac; May, 45c. Pork-Jan.,
$18.15; May, S1S.17R. Butter-Cream-
cries, 26@33hc. Eggs-27@3Oc. Poul-
try-Springs, 13Rc; fowls, 12hc;
turkeys. 16.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
ARMIES DEADLOCKED
FOR WINTER MONTHS

London, Dec. 13.-The main armies
of Europe apparently have settled
down into winter deadlock in the
trenches. No news of important en-
gagements along the main lines has
been issued for several days.
The Italians continue to lombard
Gorilla, but the complete fall Of that
town, which has been expected at any
hour for the past fortnight, is still de-
layed.
The Austro-Germans have with
drawn from Lemberg, Galicia, accord
ing to a Kiev dispatch, which gives
the prevalence of scurvy as the rea-
son for this movement, but military
critics consider it more reasonable to
believe that they are Strengthening
and shortening their lines for the win
ter. They are constructing fortifica-
tons along the southern section of
their front.
London, Dec. IA force of 40, 600
Bulgarians and an equal number of
Austro-Germans is being c%oncentrat-
ed between Monastir and the Greek
frontier, according to a dispatch to
the Times from it's Saloniki CORE
s%pondent.
This force is said to include a con
siderable number of cavalry troops.
Heavy fighting, the dispatch said,
was still in progress on Sunday in tho
neighborhood of Lake Dorian.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
ITALIAN PRE- MIER is UPHELD
Chamber Declares Confidence by Vote
of 391 to 40.

Rome, Dec. 14.-During the debate
in the chamber that preceded adop-
ton of the bill giving full financial
powers to the government for six
months, Premier Salandra raised the
question Of the chambers confidence
in the government. A vote of conf
dence was adopted by 391 to 40.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
City Items

 Erickson & Carlson have purchased an auto delivery car.
 25 per cent. off on each on auto- coats. raincoats, topcoats, suits and odd trousers. The Farrell and O'Con- nor Co.-advt. K
 An invitation has been extended to the Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church of this city by the Waterbury Luther league to pay them a visit on the first Sunday in August. Hotel Bassett under new manage ment. James E. O'Brien, Mgr.-adyt. The annual outing of the w. c. T.. U. will be held at Lake Compounce on Tuesday afternoon Members will leave on the ? o'clock trolley.
 Watermelons 200. Mohican Mkt.
 advt At a special meeting of the Work inc Girls club last evening it was de- cided to have the annual picnic to- morrow afternoon at Sunset Rock. The members will meet at the club room at 1 o'clock.
 Watermelons zoe. Mohican Mkt. advt C. l.. Barnes has sold land and buildings on Chestnut street to Thomas Riley.
 New shoes added to our $1 Shoe Sale every day. Besse-Leland Co., advt
 Carpet bowling teams of Lexing- ton lodge, I. o. o. F., hld tourna- ment after the regular meeting last night in preparation for the tourna- ment with Clan Douglas. O. 5. C., on Thursday evening( July 29.
 Hotel Bassett newly renovated. Rooms by day or week.-advt
 MT. and Mrs Douglas V. DeMers of 461 Church street are receiving contradictions on the birth of son. Natermelons zoo. Mohican Mkt
 advt. Porter Peterson, the photographer, has purchased a new Overland auto- mobile.
 Newly furnish rooms, S2 week. Hotel Bassett.-advt.
 The Sunday school picnic of St. Johns German Lutheran church VIII be held tomorrow afternoon at the Louis Walter farm, corner Shuttle Meadow avenue and Lincoln street extension. The children will leave the church at 1:45 o'clock. A motor truck will leave from Arch street bridge at 2:30, and 3:30. Big reductions in Straw Hats Gooo values for 98c. The Farrell & OCon- nor Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
James O'Brien.

James O'Brien, one of the best known residents in the city, died at the New Britain General hospital last night, from kidney and bladder trouble. He had been a resident Of this city for the greater part of his life He was a widower and is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. Clare Leon ard, of Phoenix, Arizona, and son, John O'Brien. sanitary inspector for the health department. He also leaves the following brothers: Captain John O'Brien of Engine company No. ,, William. Frank, and Daniel O'Brien of this city, Attorney F. T. O'Brien of Meriden and Jeremiah O'Brien of Bristol.
 The funeral will be held from the home of his brother William T. O'Brien of 40 Trinity street, tomor- row morning and the services will be held al St. Mary's church at g o'clock. Burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
NEW HAVEN STOCK
 EXHIBITS HEAVINESS
Some War Shares Touch Records
 Never Before Attained


 New York, July 16. Wall St., 1o:30 a. m.-War stocks yielded none of their prominence on the resumption of trading today. Bethlehem Steel rose three points to 18S, and American Can, Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive, Stakeholder and Willis Overland touched records never before attained. U. s. Steel was the most active feature, however, opening with a sale of 5000 shares at 63 1-2 to 63 3-4, against yesterdays close of 63 IA Immedi- ately thereafter offerings of 4,000, a.000 and 1000 shares of Steel were readily absorbed at slight recessions
 All other parts of the list were higher, Southern Pacific and New Haven alone exhibiting heaviness.
 SE.-Manipulation of the specialties was resumed in the final hour. war shares then making high est prices. The closing was irregu- lar.
 New York Stock Exchange quota ticns furnished by Richter & Co, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. w Eddy National Bank building: @
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
TENNIS DOUBLES ON TO-DAY.

San Francisco, July 1.-Two ex- hibition doubles matches in which players from the east planned to meet those of the west were to be contested today in connection with the Panama-Pacifc< Exposition ten his tournment
 Dean Mathey and G. M. Church of Princeton University. runners-up for last years national title, were to op- pose Maurice Mclaughlin of San Francisco and Thomas Bundy of Los Angeles, national doubles cham pion. and R. Norris Williams, nation al singles champion and Watson Nj. Wash burn, both of Harvard Univer sity, were to meet John R. Strachan and Wm. F. Johnston, both of San Francisco, California doubles cham pions.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
WORRIED FOR WHOLE TICKET
Witnesses Declare At Donovan-H
 Hearing.


 Stamford. Julys1 s When the. hear ing in the suit brought by former Con- gressman Jeremiah Donovan against B. J. Hill. contesting the latter's elec- ton to congress from the fourth Connecticut district was resumed here today, a number of witnesses were examined by Homer s. Cummings counsel for Mir. Donovan in an effort to learn whether they had worked wholly for MT. Hill's election or for the rest of the ticket also. All of them testified that they had worked for the success of the whole ticket.
 Frederick. Kipp, president of a tex tile company of Bridgeport, said he was led to believe when contributing that Senator Brandegee was in dan- ger of defeat. That was in August, he said. few months later, in October, he said, he was informed differently His informant was John T. King, of Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
MACHINISTS IN PARK
 CITY WILL STRIKE
Order to Be Issued Tonight, Says KeppIer, International
 Vice President.

@
 Bridgeport, July 16.-Prospects for averting the threatened strike of ma chinists at the plant of the Remlng- ton Arms-U. M. c. company as re- suit of union differences, and possibly of machinists throughout the city ap- parently grew less today with the an- nouncement from J J. Peppler, inter national vice president of the ma chinists, that a strike order would be issued tonight calling out the machin- ists at the Arms company's plant and in the city.
 Keppler returned to Bridgeport to- day after a conference last night at New York at which eight interna- tional labor heads, representing the various organizations involved, Presi- dent Samuel Gompers of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and Daniel J. O'Keefe, representing Secretary of Labor Wilson being present. It was not stated just what occurred at that conference.
 A conference of the labor heads was to be held in this city during the aft ernoon at which, it is expected the whole situation will be gone over.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
WILSON PARDoNs HICKS.

Washington, July 16.-President Wilson today commuted to expirt at once the jail term of Robert E. Hicks, the New York man who, after twelve years successful elusion of imprison- ment for violation of the postal code, gave up a prosperous business and surrendered himself The Bow cry Mission of New York, at which Hicks was worker, and other or ganizations appealed to the president for his release. He will be freed as soon as the department of justice can arrange certain formalities.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-16
IN WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK.
President Wilson Plans to Return to
 Capital.

Cornish, N. H., July 16.-Arrange- ments were completed today for President Wilson's return to Washing ton early next week. Members of his family will remain here and the president hopes to join them again later if public business permits. Be- fore his next trip here, however. he probably will visit his daughter. Mrs w. c. McAdoo, at her summer home in Maine.
 Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the president re- tired to his study at Harlakenden House prepared to spend several hours working on official business from Washington He expected to com n1unicate later with Secretary Lansing regarding the German situation, in order further to develop his plans