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The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Former Premier Says He viii
Define His Policy In Three
Announcements.
SILENT ON PLANS FOR 1916
To Discuss Origin Of War,
Influences Which Caused It,
t. and His "Remedy."

Former Secretary of State Bryan.
fresh from a sojourn at Old Point
Comfort, Va. returned home today
and announced q three-part statement
to be issued, beginning tomorrow. in
which he will discuss 1.-The Causeless
War and Its Lessons for U.s.
1t was Mr.. Bryan's plan to issue the
complete statement today, but owing
to its length and declared Importance.
he will issue 1t in daily installments
covering three days. The first install
ment. to be made public tomorrow.
will deal with the war and the In
Jury 1t does to neutral nations.
This however. is believed to be but
preface to the two later announce
ments. in which the former Premier
will give his views on the origin of
the war and the influences which
caused 1t. as we'll as the final discus
sion Of the Bryan remedy" or the
means which may be employed for
restoring permanent peace.
10 Explain HIS HOl1cy.
In these three statements. the former
premier Is expected to amplify previous
statements concerning force and per-
suasion,'' the two contradistinct types
Of diplomacy and national usage. the
unbridled exercise Of the policy Of
force" being the cause. according to
the former Secretary. Of his resigna-
ton from the Cabinet. The Bryan pol
icy Of persuasion" in which interna-
tional disputes must first be subjected
to investigation, probably will form a
large part of the three communica-
tons.
Immediately after the announcement
Of the three messages" the Secretary
gave his first intimation that hereafter
he viii remain in the East. at least
We expect to live In Miami in the
Mr.. Bryan was strongly urged to is
ing his attitude on the question Of
whether he would lead peace. pro-
hibition. and suffrage campaign for
the Presidency in 1915.
Silent On Plans For 1916.
mo. no." objected the former Secre-
tary. mot at this time. I wish to deal
first with this question Of war; which is
now before us, and the causes and re-
suits which led to my resignation"
He intimated, however, that a state
ment outlining his plans for 1915 prob
ably would be issued later.
Mr.. Bryan was questioned concerning
reports from London that the Govern
ment was being urged to make cotton
absolute contraband. A letter from Mr..
Bryan to Senator Stone, in which Mr..
Bryan referred to a similar attitude
on the part OF the United States during
the civil war. has been freely quoted in
England,
That Is another subject I cannot dis
cuss or comment on" "a said ut per-
tains to my work in the State Depart
ment. and ! do not think II a proper
matter for discussion. I cannot answer
any questions along that line
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan spoke of his
plans:
Mrs. Bryan and myself" he said.
plan visit to our country place at
Miami. Fla. possibly the latter part
Of this week. We have not been there
for more than two years. with the ex-
ception Of a week, and we desire more
rest. Further than that. I don't care
to discuss my plans for the future"
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
MOTOR AMBULANCE
CRASHES INTO TREE

Crashing into a tree at Sixteenth and
NJ streets northwest, while responding
to a summons from 174s NJ street the
Emergency Hospital motor ambulance
in which DR.. A. c. Neblett, of the hos
pital staff. and Charles E. Lewis, chauf-
feur. were riding, was badly damaged
early today.
Mrs. May Sanger. thirty-one years
old. q victom of bichloride of mercury
poisoning to whose home the ambulance
was making the run when the accident
occurred. was removed to the hospital a
short time later in the horse-drawn
ambulance of the hospital Mrs. Sanger
told the police she took the poison by
mistake.
Police of the Third precinct arc looking
for the chauffeur of a motor truck, who
10 alleged to be responsible for the acct
dent to the ambulance. Lewis attempt
to avoid a collision with, the motor
truck. which is said to have refused to
gtve the ambulance the right of way,
caused the crash into the tree, the hos
pital authorities say.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
No Stomach, He Eats.

BALTIMORE. June l5.-Meyer Cap
Ian. a merchant, Of Newberry. n. c.. is
at hospital here learning. under the
direction of a trained nurse, to eat,
virtually without stomach He came
to Baltimore two weeks ago to be
treated for tumor of the stomach. and
the surgeons removed all but about two
inches of this organ. This small nap
attached to the aesophagus. was Joined
to the duodenum. a part Of the small
intestine. The man Is now able to take
food that Is easily digested. This he
time, so that each meal takes about two
hours, Tho surgeons think he has
many years ahead Of him.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Suffrage State Bodies
Organized By Union

Work OF forming organizations in var
ious States for the purpose OF keeping
closely in touch with members of Con-
gress during the summer is being rapid
ly carried out by the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. according
to Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the
executive committee, who has just re-
turned from Richmond
Miss Mabel Vernon and Mrs. Edna S.
Latimcr, members of the union who
were with Miss Paul in Richmond, went
to Norfolk to form a branch Of he
State organization there.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Motorist Catches Eagle
That Tried to Get Dog

San ANTONIO. June ia real Ameri-
can eagle swooped down out of a
clear sky into the front yard of Jack
w. Haynes and endeavored to carry OF
Haynes dog. After clrcling around over
the front of the house and trying two
times to clutch the dog the eagle
Tapped its way to the back yard.
Haynes, who was just climbing into
his motor car when the eagle first made
its appearance, followed II around the
house and grabbed hold of one Of its
legs. The eagle grabbed back, but Is
now prisoner in a chicken coop In the
back yard.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Frank R. Selleck Back
From Trip to the Coast

Frank r. selleck has just returned
from trip to the West He, with his
party. left Washington on May l5, Wis
ting Colorado and some Of the chief
points Of interest en- route. also visited
both expositions, and returned via the
Canadian rockies. '''
sIhere were several Washingtonians in
Mr Seiiecks party who ali report a
very ENJOYABLE trip. The exposition in
Mr. Selleck's estimation Is ali that can
be expected. The. thing. that impresses
Visitors tIn most h1 ls the lighting effect the
AS manager of Delta tours. Mr. Se,iac,.
has arranged series OF tours to the
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
To Open Bids For New
High School on June &c

Bids for the completion Of the new
high school for colored pupils. In First
street northwest, between N and o.
will be opened at the District building
June 80 at p. m. The contract for the
foundation has been awarded to P. F.
Gormley.
Congress appropriated $550.000 for the
building. The contract provides that
the building shall be completed within
fourteen months.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15
Mrs. Bertha N. Robbins
Heads D. A. r. Chapter

Mrs. Bertha N. Robbins Is the new
regent of Judge Lind Chapter, D. A. r.,
She was chosen at the annual meeting
The New Ebbitt. other officers elected
include: Mrs. Mabel L.. seidemann.
svice regent Mrs. Mary U. Emery. re-
pcording secretary Miss Helen NJ. Drake,
corresponding secretasx mHs s,hat Ssrah ~ a.
Noel, registrar. and Mrs. Priscilla Le-
baron Slaughter, historian.
The Washington times., 1915-06-15

present more than $50 people have been
enrolled. The next party viii leave
Washington on Juno II.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
BALKANS ONLY WEAK SPOT
Allies Claim They Are Holding Teu'
tons on Other Fronts.

Paris, Oct. 1.-THE view is enter.
tanned in diplomatic and other official
quarters that the operations in the
Balkans have assumed new and i'm
portant significance. The Austro-
German drive to the Southeast is re-
garded as sequel to the French sue
cesses in the Champagne and the man
ner in which the Russians have pre-
vented development of their armies.
Germany and Austria, according to
this view, are compelled to seek new
field of effort toward the accomplish.
ment of decisive results, as we'll as for
the attempt to break through the en-
veloping ring of the allies.
1t is conceded the Germans have
gained substantial successes. Never
theless, Europe as whole is a vast
theater of war and the entente pow
ers, as a French observer expressed
it, are maintaining effective resist
ance against further German advances
through France to the west, through
Italy to the south, or through Russia
to the east Thus only one weak spot
Is left-the Balkans.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
NOTES WITHOUT SECURITY
Creditors Of Chicago Bank Will Real.
ize Very Little.

Morris, ILL.,, Oct 12-Creditors OF
the defunct La Sale Street Trust and
Savings bank of Chicago will not re-
alize more than so cents on the dol
lar, according to the sworn testimony
of w. c. Niblack, receiver for the in
stitution, at the trial of Charles 3.
Munday, charged with wrecking the
bank.
Mr.. Niblack was a witness for the
state and identified twenty-five exhib-
its in the form of notes, certificates
OF deposit or bank memoranda, which
he asserted he found when he took
charge of the bank.
Some Of the notes aggregating thou
sands of dollars had been made with
no collateral for security, he said.
In two instances, the receiver testi-
fed, individuals had signed notes for
100000 and $4,000 and group of
ten notes totaling $4,000 without get
ting dollar in consideration therefor.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
Belgrade Is In Complete Pos
session Of Teutons.
RESISTANCE IS Determined
Berlin Says Efforts to Check Advance
Are Stubborn but Futile and
Progress Continues.

Berlin, Oct. 11.-Although the Ser
VANS are offering determined resist
ance to the Austro-G erman invasion it
appears from the statement given out
at the war Office that their efforts
thus far have failed. Belgrade is now
completely in the hands of the Teu-
tonic forces, as we'll as the outlying
heights to the southeast and south
west of the city. Further east the
Servians were beaten back.
The war office announcement re-
specting these operations follows:
belgrade and the surrounding
heights to the southwest and south
east are in our hands. The Servians
also were thrown back further cas-.
wherever they resisted. Our troops
are advancing"
Dispatches from the Servian front
report that Belgrade was not damaged
greatly by bombardment. The city
was spared as far as possible, al
though some private buildings were
destroyed.
Seryian rear guards contested the
passage through the city streets of
the Teutonic forces. Part of the civil
ian population remains in Belgrade.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
CANAL CLOSED Indefinitely
Slides So Rapid Oredgers Unable to
Make Any Gains.

Panama, Oct. 12.-All predictions re-
garding the probable date for the re-
opening of the Panama canal, even
with temporary change, were set at
naught by Major G. W. Goethals, gov
ernor general of the Panama canal
zone, who said that conditions are
such that it is impossible to set any
definite date.
General Goethals said the move
ment Of earth from both banks into
the canal is so rapid that the dredg-
ing fleet is unable to make any gain
against il.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
MAKING COUNTER ATTACKS
Germans Reeapture Several Positions
on Western Front.

Berlin, Oct. 11.-German counter
attacks on positions In France recent
ly won by the allies have resulted In
the recapture Of large section OF
territory in the Champagne and sew
eral trenches near Souchez. In the
vicinity Of Tahure, captured last
week by the French, the Germans re-
gained a strip of territory 100 yards
deep over front Of about two and
one-half miles. The war ONCE an
nouncement respecting the campaign
in the west follows:
ION the heights to the east of
Souchez the Germans took several
trenches and q machine gun.
1.-THE Germans, by a counter attack
reconQuered near Tahure, In the
Champagne, the territory on front
of four kilometers (about two and a
half miles) and 100 meters Deep"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
Should Favor America First, Last
and All the Time.
PRESIDENT DESIRES LINEUP
Wants Men Who Are Thinking First
Of Other Countries to Stand on One
Side and Those Who Are for Amer
lea Always on the Other Side.

Washington, Oct. IA demand
upon all Americans, on pain of ostra
cism, to be more than neutral regard
ing the European war, to take their
stand for America first, last and all
the time, was voiced by President Will
son in a speech at the celebration of
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution.
The United States, the president
said, is not merely trying to keep out
of trouble, but is trying to preserve
the foundations upon which peace
could be rebuilt.
peace can be rebuilt" he added,
"only upon the ancient and accepted
principles of international law; only
upon those things which remind ma
tons of their duties to each other,
and, deeper than that, of their duties
to mankind and humanity. America
has a great cause which is not con-
fined to the American continent"
Declaring his faith in the loyalty Of
the great body of naturaliZed citizens
of foreign birth the president said he
believes the impression is too general
that a very large number of these citi-
zens were without a sufficient affec-
ton for the American ideal.
But am in hurry to have line
up he explained, and let the men
who are thinking first of other coun-
tries stand on one side and those who
are for America first, last and all
the time on the other side"
Every political action and every So
cial action in America at this time,
said Mr.. Wilson, should have for it's
object to challenge the spirit of Amer
icanism.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
Germans Advance in Russia.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE German EFFORT
to capture Dvinsk, on which Field
centrating his efforts, has made fur
Their important progress. The war Of
flee announced the capture of Russian
positions over a front of nearly five
miles, north of the railroad running
west from Dvinsk. A violent Russian
attack west of the city, in an en-
deavor to regain the positions lost
when the Germans last week made a
gap of three miles in the Russian line,
was repulsed.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
$50, 100000 TO FIGHT LID
This 10 Amount Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Have Raised.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE
Wholesale Liquor Dealers associa-
ton appropriated $50,OOO,OOO for the
fight against the national prohibition
amendment" declared Mrs. Frances p.
Parks, corresponding secretary of
the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union, in her annual report
to the forty-second annual convention
of that organization.
The Lillian NJ. Stevens fund, raised
by tax on each member of the union,
is expected to yield $4,000 for the
1916 campaign for the amendment.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
HELD FOR MINNESOTA CRIME
Member Of Prominent Manhattan,
Kan, Family Arrested.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 12.-Albert
Deere of Manhattan was arrested here
on a charge of first degree murder by
p. S. de Latraie, a detective from Du-
luth, Mimi. Deere, with three other
men, is alleged to have struck and
killed Charles Dillehay at Ellsworth,
Mimi, Sept. %.
Deere is a member of prominent
family here. He declared he knew
nothing of the crime for which he was
arrested.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15

like new girl and am now relieved
of all these troubles. hope all young
girls will get relief as have. ! never
felt better in my life. Mrs. JOHN
TETREAULT, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly.
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and l highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
a bad condition as my blood was ali turn
ing to water. Ihad pinnples on my face
and bad color, and for five years ! had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it Armenia and Exhaus-
ton, and said I was all run down, but
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right. miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
May Abandon GaIlipoli.

London, Oct. 1.-THE possible
transfer of allied forces from the Cal
lipoli peninsula to meet the Teutonic
advance in Servia is limited by the
Globe, which says that the govern
ment Is divided on the subject. The
Globe considers it vital that the Ger
man plan to link up the central pow
ers with Turkey be frustrated and
that to this end all other considera-
lions must momentarily be subordi-
mated.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
WERE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE
Many Civilians Slain During Smelling
of BELGRADE,

London, Oct. 12.-"Many civilian in
habitants of Belgrade, especially wom-
en- and children, persisted in the Aus.
tro-German bombardment," says the
Daily Telegraph's Nish correspondent.
The correspondent says the peaceful
inhabitants, taken by surprise, hur-
riedly fed from the city, but as the
roads leading from it were kept under
an incessant artillery fire they under
went terrible suffering.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
SUCKERS ARE UNAVAILABLE
Postmaster General Bars German and
British Siurs.


Washington, Oct. 12.-Every agency
of the government has been lacked up
suddenly to the strictest kind of en-
forcement of neutrality. Postmaster
General Burleson sent throughout the
country this order: "Postmasters are
directed to treat as nonmailable under
section PIP Of the penal code (sec-
ton 4&1, postal laws and regulations),
envelopes, post cards. ETC., bearing
stickers containing the words or hav-
ing printed thereon the words: Got
Strafe England or picture of the
German escutcheon with red blot
labeled 'Lusitania' inscribed the blot
that won't come Off as being not only
unneutral, but calculated to reflect
upon certain classes of persons"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
URGES USE OF JAPANESE
London Paper Favors Course II Bull.
oarh Strikes.

London, Oct. 12.-In connection
with the Balkan imbroglio the English
newspapers are asking whether what
Emperor William once described "the
yellow peril" should be pitted against
what they term the German peril.
Taking the ground that all resources
ought to be used the Observer In an
editorial strongly urges the bringing
in of Japanese If Bulgaria strikes.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
Many Turkish Boats Sunk.

Petrograd, Oct. 1.-Two Russian
torpedo boats have destroyed nine
teen Turkish sailing ships off the An.
atolian coast since Thursday. the ad
miralty announced. The Turkish yes
sells, it was stated, were laden with
..pYi;es foT the s;.san's troops
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
IN STERLING
lives A GIRL
Who Suffered AS Many Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.
Sterling, CONN., am a girl of %
years and l used to faint away every

mOnCn ana was very
weak. l was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. I
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and I saw how
9th RS had been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
decided to try it, and
it has made me feel
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
minneoota Banker e Dead.

Brainerd, Mimi, Oct. 12.-Martin T..
Dunn, fifty-three years old, president
of the Citizens State bank of Brainerd,
is dead from heart trouble. He was
a member of the Minnesota State
Bankers association executive COM
mittee and . former treasurer OF the
o1ate sair.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
POUND STERLING
AGAIN DECLINES
Loan Of s50O,OoO,OO0 Fails
to Steady Exchange.
BANKING INTERESTS CONFER

ward Holden, Member Of the An
go.French Commission, Discuss
Means Of Bolstering Up Value Of
English Money.
New York, Oct. 12.-Foreign ex-
change rates went down again in the
face of the successful fotation of the
$5O0,000,O 900 credit loan to Great Brit
ain and France to their lowest point
since Sept. Is.
So disquieting was the situation
deemed that three-hour meeting, at
tended by Wall street bankers and
Sir Edward Holden, member of the
Anglo-French financial commission,
was held at the National City bank for
the reported purpose of devising some
new method to bolster the value of
the English pound sterling.
Since the arrival Of the commission
here Sept 10 the trend of sterling val
ues has been steadily though slowly
upward. For the past week sterling
udS DGSu SSllluS dL dUOuL Tf.tA.
One day recently it went as high as
fraction above $4.73. Now it sold
down s4.671s, altogether too far below
par to make continued buying of
American exports desirable from the
British point of view, in the opinion
of some New York financiers.
The meeting held, it was reported,
was primarily to reach an under.
standing as to the best available
method of using the S500,000,000 to
stabilize exchange and also with a
view to arranging a private agree
ment between New York bankers on
one hand and London bankers on the
other for credits which would tend to
send the value of sterling up in this
foreign exchange market.
A supplemental credit of $250,0OO,-
600, it is said, was discussed. 1t was
thought possible that certain large
American financial institutions might
extend credits to the London banking
connections on collateral which could
be readily realized on in Great Brit
ain, but for which the market here is
restricted.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
Youns,Girls, Heed This Advice.

Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fair ting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking y
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comp
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-15
coNsuL's RECALL NOT ASKED

Bfitt0h government 'OHet1IIy OenJeV
Skinner u Persona Non Grata.
London. Oct. ia categorical de-
NAL was ohicially reported. of the re-
port that the British government had
asked for the recall of Robert p. Skin
ner, American consul general in Lon
don.
Consul General Skinner, who recent
ly was called to Washington for
conference on the international trade
situation, will sail with Mrs. Skinner
on the steamer Rotterdam next Mon
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-16
STATES BIRTHDAY
OkIahOma's Eighth Anniver-
sary Celebrated.
Notable Ceremonies Mark Lay
ing of Capitol Cornerstone.

Oklahoma City, Nov. 16.-The
eighth anniversary of oklahoma state
hood is being celebrated today by the
LAYING of the cornerstone of the state
capitol now building at a cost or ST.
100000 Principal features of the day
are a street pageanr with 5000 per-
sons in the line, including three com
panies of national guard. state ana
municipal officers. the Masonic grand
lodge and uniform ranks of that fra
ternal order and 1900 automobiles
carving officials and civilians
Gov r. L. Williams, Chief Justice
NJ J. Kane of the state supreme court
and other prominent men of the state
will deliver addresses. The cornerstone
will be laid by Almer E. Monroney,
grand master. following the invocation
by Bishop Francis Key Brooke of the
Episcopal church and customary pub
lie rituaistic ceremonies for such oc-
casionS.
Beneath the cornerstone will be
placed a box in which viii be de-
posted historical treasures, including
a history of Oklahoma chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, current issues of Oklahoma pub
lications, story of the Order of
Colonial Danes and a roster of the
pioneer association known as Eighty
miners.