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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
GERMAN PROPOSAL
N FRYE CASE 0. X.
Agrees to Have Commission De-
eide Damages.
REPLY TO THE LAST NOTE
American Government Calls on Kaiser
to Explain Methods of Future
operations--Case Believed to
Be Near Settlement.

Washington, Agu. 18.-The Ameri
can reply to Germany's last note or
the sinking of the American sailing
ship William P. Frye. made public
here by the state department, accepts
the proposal that damages be fixed by
a mixed commission. and that the dis
puted treaty provisions be submitted
to arbitration at The Hague, but calls
on Germany for a statement mean
while, as to whether she intends to
conduct her future naval operations In
accordance with her Interpretation Of
the Prussian-American treaty o. those
of the United States. ......
Progress Toward Settlement.
The note is regarded as putting the
noted case well on the way to a settle,
ment. 1t is addressed by Secretary
Lansing to Ambassador Gerard at Der,
lin. and follows: ..-,....
You are instructed to present the
following note to the German minister
for foreign affairs: ''.-r. ~..~.
Under instructions from my gov,
eminent, have the honor to inform
your excellency in reply to your note
of July 80 in regard to the claim for
reparation for the sinking of the VII.
liam p Frye that the government OF
the United States learns with regret
that the objections urged by it against
the submission of this case to the
prize court for decision have not com
mended themselves to the imperial
German government, and It equally re.
grets that the reasons presented by
the imperial German government for
submitting this case to the prize court
have failed to remove the objections
of the government of the United
States to the adoption of that course
Seeks Other Means.
AS this disagreement has been
reached after the full presentation Of
the views of both governments in our
previous correspondence. further. ex-
change of views on the question in
dispute doubtless would be unprofit-
able, and the government OF, the Unit.
ed States therefore welcomes your ex-
Cellency's suggestion that some other
way should be found for settling this
oooa ~.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
STORM And ACCIDENT
Lightning Struck BAN In Abba.
Hynes Miner Killed.

When about a mile and a half south
of Buxton Hugh Richey met with an
accident that might have proven fatal
He was on his mail route and carries
his mail in side car to his -motorCy-
Gle. The side car pulled off and threw
him to the ground cutting a bad cash
in the calf Of his left leg. He almost
bled to death While lying there uncon-
scious. A man came along and took
him in his automobile to Buxton
where DR.. Mater attended to his in
juries and took seven stitches in the
leg. Mr. RiChey was taken home in the
doctors car ana is now able to be
about with the aid of a crutch.
- - -.
During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struc kthe barn at the
C. T. Kester home in Abba and set it
on fire, Mr. Hester was sitting on the
back porch watching the shower ami
was knocked from his chair by the
bolt, but was not injured. He discov-
cred the fire in the barn and succeed
ed in eXtinguishing the blaze without
calling out the fire department Other
members of the household were some
what shocked by the lightning, but
fortunately NO one was hurt. 1t was
"a narrow escape.
- - -
Mike Pranvzwak of Hynes was kill
ed by fall of slate at Smokey Hol
low No 8 Monday morning about nine
O'Clock. The unfortunate man was at
work when the fall came and his body
was badly crushed, the heart and
lungs being forced through a hole
made in his side by the weight upon
him He was about thirty.five years
of age and leaves wife and four chill
dren Funeral services were held at
the Catholic church in Abba this morn
ing at eleven O'clock.
While V. L. Wilkin, who lives in
Bluff Creek township, was chopping
wood early Monday morning large
stick struck him in the head cutting
a large cash over one eye He was tax
en- to Abba where a physician took
several stitches in the wound. Mr..
Wilkin is rejoicing over the fact that
he was not more seriously injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
RUSH U. S. TROOPS TO LINE
Americans Strengthen Patrol Where
Men Across River Killed
Soldier.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 18.-COl. Rob
ert l.. Billiard strengthened his Ameri-
can army patrol about Progreso to
500 cavalry and infantry in conse-
quence of the night fight with Next
cans at that border point 80 miles
above Brownsville At the time he re-
ported that the Mexicans who fred on
the American troops were all on the
Mexican side OF the Rio Grande. shoot
ing across the river. =,
The killing of Corporal Wilman OF
the Twelfth cavalry in the night fight
at Progreso and the wounding OF
Lieut.. Roy o. Henry and Private Jack
son intensified feeling In this section.
Il is feared erupttons by irresponsible
Mexicans on the other side are likely
to continue until the general Mexican
crisis is settled.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
LAFE YOUNG TELLS
OF THE WAR ZONE
'tContinued from Page IL

Young began to speak, but the audi
ence stayed They had come to hear
LATE" talk 'Of his War trip" and
they We're going to see it through
As a result, all present were more
than repaid for their stay. In many
respects Mr.. Young's talk was a re-
markable statement of facts as seen
by a close observer and by a news
paper man who is used to the secur-
ing of inside information. He stated
that he had been with the American
army in Cuba, with the various arm
les in the Balkan war, with Japan
in her contest with Russia, and when
this war came on "he just had to 60"
He went to Europe on the Lusitania
and arrived in Liverpool in January.
From England he went to France and
from there to Germany by way of
Switzerland, then to Vienna and to
Berlin and then home.
Interesting Incidents.
The varied incidents and obserYa-
lions of his trip were related with vi
tai interest to all and all through ran
ia characteristic vein of humor that
though informal and seemingly harsh,
is large source of his popular sue
cess He has way of talking right
out in meeting" and at least you
know what he thinks about it, He
spoke OF the great German spy sys-
TEN in America, whose headquarters
were in New York He referred to
the lying, deceit and crookedness
that infest the diplomatic dealings of
the nations of Europe regarding the
Balkan states and their steadfast re-
fusal to permit the blending of the
languages on account of national jeal-
ousies. Justice, love- and decency
are not known in Europe The Eng
lish French and German armies were
considered and the secret of German
success is in their being prepared and
in her military power. Russian sol
diers are brave, but her officers are
inefficient and dissipated, and so do
not succeed.
During his talk, he told of being
arrested as a spy in Austria and how
he was held prisoner over night.
In France he passed as Monster Laf-
ayette" and was accorded quite a lit
tie distinction. He went through ex-
periences in the trenches, and at one
time was within forty feet of the
German lines. Was in Berlin on
the 7th of May when the Lusitania
was sunk by a torpedo and in all
gave more inside facts in the time
that he spoke, about the war and it's
methods, than all of the others who
have talked about it. In a word
the nation that has the greatest re-
serve force is going to win out, and
the final battles are to be fought on
the front between France and Ger
many.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
1000 Die ON SHIP
GERMAN SUBMARINE ToRPEpoES
BRITISH TRANSPORT.
Subsea Craft Takes Heavy Toll In At
tack on Vessel Carrying Troops
in Aegean Sea.
BY John C. FOSTER.

International News Service Correspondent.
London, Aug. 1S.-The British trans
port Royal Edward has been sunk by
a submarine in the Aegean sea while
conveying troops to the Dardanelles.
1t is feared that fully 1000 men aboard
the vessel persisted. -...
The admiralty announced the de-
struction of the transport. The OFF,
cial statement says that there were
on board the ship 1902 men and gives
the number saved as 600.
The submarine which sank the Roy
al Edward is believed here to be the
German U boat which had previously
sunk two British warships of Gallipoi
peninsula. Since the loss of the war
ships greater precautions than ever
have been taken, but the sinking of
the Royal Edward indicates that the
submarine has succeeded in reach
ing the route followed oy British ships
taking new forces to the Dardanelles
front The text of the admiralty an
nOuncement follows:
The British transport Royal Ed
ward was sunk by an enemy subma-
rine in the Aegean sea Saturday. Ac-
cording to information available, the
transport had aboard military off,
GERS, 1900 troops. and the ships crew
OF 220 officers and men.
The troops were mainly reinforce
ments for the Twenty-ninth division.
Full information is not yet avail
able, but 1t is known about coo were
saved"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
EDDYVI[LEETCHINGS

Eddyville, Aug. 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
/ Henry Criswell, Mrs NJ. j. Criswell
and son win spent Sunday in Gilman
visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Nus. Eph Watkins are Wis
iting relatives in MOraVia and Foster
this week
Dr. Wade Wiley spent Sunday
with relatives in WOODBURY..
Lee Warner of Abba visited friends
in EddyVille this week.
l'"s. Frank Kussart is spending the
week in Bussey visiting her sister,
Mrs. Tom Haywood.
HE MAJ Wilcox has returned from
la Wis., with friends at Centeryillc.
Fr.,Au5 at Eddyville received the
sad news Saturday of the death of
willie Vanness, which occurred at
his home in Oskaloosa on Saturday.
The deceased has lived the greater
part of his life in and around Eddy
vile and has a host of friends who
are grieved to learn OF his death
Mr.. Vanness was a minister of the
holiness faith. The funeral was held
Monday at 2:30 p. m, from the Pen
tecOstal Mission and interment made
in the OskaloOsa cemetery.
Rev. Kimberling of Maple was
guest Sunday of Rev and Mrs. Holli
day.
E. l.. Bay, Nellie Bay, Mrs. Ger
trude Metzger, DR.. F. E. Vance and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Mahaffey were Os-
Kaloosa callers Sunday.
Mrs. Pearl Hall and daughter Vera,
who have been visiting at the Chas.
Wells home and with other relatives
and friends, left Monday for their
home at Minneapolis.
Rev. Sayre of Des Moines was in
Eddyville Sunday and preached at the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
Carl Henshaw of Bedford, Iowa,
was calling on friends in EddyVille
Monday. ....
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Poe, on
Sunday, August Is, 1915, a son.
Mrs. Vim. Anderson and children
are visiting this week with relatives
in Marshalltown.
y Mae Crossen was a business caller
In New Sharon Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schaffer, Mrs.
Belle Truax, DR.. and Mrs. +. L. Bay,
DR.. f. Z. Vance, Marion True, DR.. and
Mrs. McCrea, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Palmer, Fred Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Lennon, John DeTar and Miss
Alta Frazier attended Chautauqua in
oskaloosa Sunday evening,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
STODDARD IS HONORED
Is Again Chosen Field Secretary of
Iowa Methodists' Hospital. ,

Rev. w. p Stoddard, former pas
tor of Central NJ e. church of Oska-
loosa, who has served the Iowa Meth
odist hospital as corresponding secre-
tary of six years, was recently elect
ed by the grand board of directors for
next year The hospital board request
Bishop Stuntz at the annual session of
the Iowa conference in September to
reappOint him to this work. .~.- a..
The board also passed resolutions
of appreciation of his work and unan-
imously voted him, unsolicited, a
months vacation
DIR. Stoddard may, take occasion to
make a trip to Olympia. Wash, where
his son Irving is engaged in govern
ment work, and then take the ocean
voyage from Portland to San Francis
co and San Diego before returning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
POLAND No, Wild and ps,oIa,s.

The prevalent impression In the
west that the operations in Poland
have been conducted in wild and des,
olate country Is curiously wide of the
truth Poland is now more densely
populated than any other part of Rus
STA, and the towns which have figured
in the recent dispatches are centers
of thriving industry. Radon. now
out OF sound Of the guns, has
large tanneries and distilleries, Ka.
lisz. through which a big German col
umE passed to relieve the pressure in
the center. is famous for lace and
embroideries. Every little town around
which the fighting has ragged has its
own mills. chiefly textile. Poland is
rich in minerals, and its coal field Is
OF considerable extent. It is not neces.
sary to cross into Silesia to find either
factories or Germans engaged in run
ming them II Russia could have
saved Poland from invasion we may
be sure she would have done So
London Times.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
TEUToNS TAKE KovNo FORTS
Germans Get $500 Prisoners and "a
cannon-koVogeoroleVsk Defense
Also Taken.
sy FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Service Correspondent.
Berlin, Aug. 1S.-Capture OF the
forts OF Koyno between Niemen and
COSTA is announced In an official re-
port from the general staff. The Ger
mans captured $500 prisoners and
"a cannon.
1t is believed that the fall OF the
main Kovno Notifications cannot be
long delayed.
The general STAFF also reports the
capture OF a large fort on the north
eastern defense line at Novo-
georgieVsk. together with two interme-
date forts. These three forts were
taken by storm.
The Germans captured 2,400 Rus
sian prisoners and Is cannon at Noyo-
georgieVsk
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
THE MAHASKA HARVEST
Corn Is Doing Well But Must Race
With Jack Frost.

Mahaska corn crop, such as it is
resolves itself into a weather, propo-
sition. We are only thirty days re-
moved from the average first killing
frost and but eighteen. days distant
from the early killing frost record
Should an early frost catch the
crop corn in Mahaska county will be
a failure comparatively, and the latest
frost will ffnI some OF the crop i'm.
mature and unfit.
hHae Corn ~s4fsr very uneven III ~srUyrcir;
some heavy and much light. Con-
unued rains make the corn grow. 1t
shows remarkable development and
splendid color but maturing process
is delayed by the low temperature and
wet weather cut the Mahaska acreage
of corn fully ten percent.
Even the most favorable conditions
will not develop some pieces.
Here are a few OF the oat figures of
the Lacey neighbOrhOOd.
E. E. Bunting saved all oats from a
thirty acre piece and averaged So
bushels.
Lou Mitchell, twenty acres, 40 bush
els to the acre.
George Thompson, % acres, A
bushels.
NJ. s. Downey, 80 acres, so bushels.
Loss of crop on the three, fifteen to
sixteen percent.
Mr.. Downey cut 10 acres Of winter
wheat that made 80 bushels. The
grade was injured by sprouting.
With oats threshed in all parts of
the cOUffeS, color is Door but weight
is good.
F. F. EVERETT,
Government Crop Statisticia.n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
is JUST LIKE A SOLDIER
Wants Human Finger for a Stick Pin,
but One JeweIer Refuses to
Eb6S,. Mount IL.

Junction City, Kan. A human
finger will shortly ornament the neck
ties Of Private Sheriff., Troop l., Thir-
teenth cavalry, at Fort Riley, If he
can persuade any OF the local jewelers.
to mount 1t for him on a stick pin.
Sheriff. walked into a jewelry store
here and placed the gruesome object
on the counter.
Can you mount this for me on a
stick pin?" he asked. The jeweler
replied that he could. He picked it
up. What Is IT," he asked. When
told that it was a human finger he
refused to undertake the job.
Sheriff. says that the finger was
given to him by his father, who cut it
from the hand of a negro, who was
lynched in Cairo, ILL.,. in 1904. 1t was
picked" by a physician and Sheriff.
has been carrying it in his pocket for
several years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
NEW CABINET IN GREECE
King Accepts Resignation Of the oou-
naris Observation-Disclosures Called
for Consultation.

London. Aug. 1S.-King Constantine
of Greece has accepted the resignation
OF the Gounaris cabinet, which was
rendered him Monday afternoon. ac-
cording TO a Reuter- dispatch from
Athens Eleutherios venlzelos, leader
OF the opposition, was invited TO con-
suit the king
In the recent general election the
venizelos party obtained a majority In
the Greek chamber Of deputies. When
the chamber assembled M. zayitzanos.
yenIzelos adherent was elected
president by a vote OF 1872 against 90
5or the candidate Of the EQxsEpmseta 4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
NECK BROKEN BY FALL
Fatal Accident Befalls Son Of Mr..
and Mrs. !. Il. Shultz.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Shultz residing
near Beacon received word this Thurs
day morning OF the death of their son
Earl at Portland, Oregon. Death was
the result of an accident, the particu-
lars OF which are lacking at this time.
A telegram received last evening stat
ed the boy had broken his neck in a
fall and the injury caused death this
morning at $40 O'Clock. The body
will be brought here for funeral and
interment. Announcement OF services
later
Deceased was 26 years Of age, UNI
married and was engaged as q postal
clerk at Portland.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
DEFEAT A cARRANzA BAND
VilIistas, Under General Maytorena,
Crush Detachment Commanded
by General Gales Near Nogales.

Washington. Aug. IS. - villIsta
forces. under General Maytorena.
have administered crushing defeat
to Carranza band at Prentecito.
Nogales. Sonora, according to state
ment given out here by the villa
agency. Maytorena's force went out
from Nogales and met the Carranzis-
tas. who were commanded by General
Gales After a brief battle the Car
ranzistas fed with the villistas in pur-
suit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
STIR REVOLT AGAINST U. S.
I. w. w. Places PIaeards In Vera Cruz
Calling for Meeting to Protest
Peace Plan. ..

Washington. Aug. 1S.-Highly in
fiammatory posters directed against
the United States are being posted in
Vera Cruz. signed Il. w. w." accord.
ing to advices to the state department,
The posters were first put up Satur-
day and called for a mass meeting
Sunday to protest against Interference
and Intervention In Mexico by the A.
B. c. conference. Carranza forbade
the meeting, but the posters remained
up.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
ALscHuLER GETS WDGsHIP
President Wilson Appoints Chicago
Man U. s. Circuit Joudpe for
the Seventh Circuit.

Washington, Aug. Is. President
Wilson announced the appointment Of
Samuel Alschuler OF Chicago as United
States circuit judge for the Seventh
circuit. embracing Illinois. Indiana and
Wisconsin. The formal appointment
OF William w. Russell as minister to
santo Domingo was also announced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
turks say AIIIes RepuIsed.

Constantinople, Aug. l8.--Attacks BY
the REINFORCED troops OF the allies on
Gallipoii peninsula have been success.
fully repulsed. the Turkish war Office
announced. A hostile torpedo boat
was hit by the Turkish artillery near
Avi-Burnu.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
Receiver for Missouri Pacific.

st. Louis. Aug. 1s.--B. F. Bush was
appointed receiver of the Missouri Pa
ciEc railroad by Federal Judge
Adams. The reorganization commit.
tee and pstitioning creditors agreed
On Bushs apRQintment. - ....-l
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

Lexington, KY, Aug. lS.--Nancy
Hanks, 2:04. the worlds champion
trotter from 1892 to 1894 and the first
horse to beat the long-standing record
OF Maud g.. Is dead ut John y. Mad
dem Hamburg farm. Nancy was
twenty-nine years old.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
t4altI swept BIZ cYcIone.

Port au-Prince. Haiti. Aug. 1s.--A VI
client cyclone has deYasted the entire
southern side OF the Haitian republic.
There have been numerous victims In
the towns along the coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

Agitation for the enforcement of
the Sunday blue laws in the capital
city, which has been going on for the
last two weeks, will not affect restau-
rants, street cars, or ice cream par
Tors and similar enterprises, accord
ing to Attorney General Cosson.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
Claims Leadership.

Shelby County, Iowa, claims to be
the leading county in the United
States In the ownership and produc-
zion of pure-bred horses, cattle, hogs
and sheep.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
The Beer Censor.

Mason City has a regular beer CEN
sor and he gets $40 per months and
he has TO find out, just how much ev-
erybody is getting and then he has to
decide whether that Is too much or
whether the quantity seems reason
able.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
eubonIe PIanue h tiavana.

Havana, Aug. 1Ss--Ons case OF bu.
bonIc plague was reported here. Il
was the aFgl since early last winter:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19
no chanae In HIahwaY.

At a recent session OF the Lincoln
Highway association. 1t was resolved
that there should be no changes In
the route, but that the same should
stand as originally mapped.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

Mahaska County Sunday school pic
mic and rally comes next week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-19

DOUGLAS-Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Winford Douglas of the Beacon road,
at Mercy Hospital, Aug. 10, pound