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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
State Department in Possession
of Reports Concerning Ger
man Activity Here.
MAY Be AS BAD AS DUMBA CASE
English Authorities Capture Sensa-
PIymouth-The Bomb Case.

Washington, Oct 27.-The State De-
partment is in possession of two re-
ports concerning the activities of Ger
man diplomats and German agents in
this country which may result in ex-
poSures as sensational as those which
eliminated in President Wilson's de-
mand for the recall of Doctor Dumba,
the Acknowledgements ambassador
The first report was prepared for the
German government 1t never reached
the German government because
Franz Rintelen, by whom it was pre-
pared, was taken from the Holland
American liner Noordam at Plymouth,
and British agents took the papers
from Andrew Meloy, his American
companion.
A Department of Justice Report.
The second report was compiled by
the Department of Justice. 1t contains
all of the facts concerning activities of
the German agents in this country
which have been gathered by the de-
partment's agents within the last few
months.
Officials of the departments of State
and Justice today declined to discuss
either of the reports. They are marked
CONFIDENTIAL 1t is understood that
shakeup of the Teutonic diplomatic
and consular representatives in this
country and determined roundup of
the German agents who have been at
tempting to cripple American COM
merce.
Government Into Bomb Case.
New York, Oct. 27.-The federal
government yesterday took complete
charge of the investigation of the al
legged conspiracy to blow up Trans
Atlantic vessels carrying war NUM-
tons to Germany's enemies.
Robert Fay, alleged Saxon army lieu
tails of the plot, and Walter Scholtz,
his brother-in-law, were turned over
to federal authorities by Magistrate
Rander at Weehawken, N. ]. They
will be arraigned before a United
States commissioner in New York.
THE governments interest will be
best served if the court turn these
men over to us Immediately William
]. Flynn, chief of the federal secret
service told the New Jersey magis-
trate.
This is a matter of grave impor-
lance"
ed, was arraigned later in Jersey City
before United States Commissioner
Carpenter. He asked for delay in the
preliminary examination and his case
was put over until November 8. Bail
was fixed at $4,000, in default of
which re was locked up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Japs Have Our Fort Plans.

Washington, Oct 26.-Complete
plans of the Notifications being Sc
cretly constructed by the United States
to defend Hawaii are in the Japanese
war office, if the fears of members
of congress just returned from Homo
luiu are justified.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Acid Blinded : Prince

Rome, Oct. 25.-Prince Leopold OF
Coburg, a nephew of King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria, was burned with acid and
wounded with revolver by a woman
friend, the daughter of a Viennese DO
lice captain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Gerard and Kaiser Confer

Berlin, Oct 27.-The whole German
American situation was discussed bv
Ambassador Gerard and the kaiser
yesterday From the ambassadors at
utude later, it was believed the con-
ference was very satisfactory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Politics May Close Schools.

New York, Oct. 23.-Hundreds of
students of the evening high schools
gathered at the city nall yesterday as
protest against the threatened clos
ing of the night schools for lack of
$4,000 appropriation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
RooseveIt's Double Is Dead

Florence. Oct 27.-Signor Casini. a
picture frame maker widely known in
the American colony of Florence as
double of Theodore Roosevelt. com
mitted suicide yesterday by jumping
into the Arno river.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13

New York, Oct 2S.-Max Breitung,
the fifth man named in the alleged con-
spiracy to destroy ships laden with war
munitions for the Allies, surrendered
today to the authorities He was held
in SIS. 600 bail
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Germans Fired at kinq George.

Paris, Oct. 2S.-Four shells exploded
only two hundred yards from King
George of England and President
Poincare of France during their visit
to the front yesterday, according to a
Temps correspondent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Church Meet to Los ANGELES.

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 25.-Los
Angeles was chosen as the place OF
meeting of the National Council of
Congregational Churches in 1917, after
a contest between delegations from
Illinois and California.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Sue sondsmen for Casper,

Fort Smith, Ark, Oct. 23.-The gov
eminent has filed suit against the
bondsmen of John L. Casper, Kansas
City distiller, and John Coffey, Fort
Smith, to satisfy the fines imposed
yesterday
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Oklahoma Supreme JUDGE Dies

Oklahoma City, Oct 26.-Justice C.
A. Brown, member of the supreme
court, died suddenly yesterday while
sitting in conference with other MEM
bers of the court
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Rritish octoher Lose 81 az

London. Oct 23-British casualties
published since October 1 total 2,2S5
officers and 5O,072 non-commissioned
officers and men
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13

Harvest Hand Shoots Two-An
Italian known as Tony shot and per
haps fatally wounded John Cutsha1
and Ed Bailey near Stockton The
men were members of q threshing
crew at o. H Noh's farm, fifteen
miles northeast
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-13
Cuts Off Allied Aid.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 25.-The Bull
garian troops have completely con-
Quered Uskup. according to an official
communication issued today
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
TRADING IN BROOKLYN
Builder Buys Flatbush Site for
Apartment.

Charles H. Rickerson sold to a
builder for Louis F. Seitz the plot, SOX
100 feet, at 346 to 352 Flatbush av., ex-
tending to ST. Johns Place, adjoining
the Packard motor salesroom. The
plot sold for about $4,000, and will be
Immediately improved on the Flatbush
end
The Bulkley & Horton Company
leased "a st. James's Place, a three
story dwelling, for term of years.
S. Dombek sold to John H. Eckhoff
the building at the southeast corner of
st. Johns Place and Troy av., formerly
occupied by Hugo Heyman as market.
Mr.. Dombek has resold the property
for Mr.. Eckhotf to ]. II. KATE for S34,-
0O0
Friday G. Lehman sold 784 Melon
ough ST., three story fiat, for Helena
Schellhorn; rs Logan ST., Cypress Hills,
a two family dwelling, to Martin Moore
and William Miller; a lot, 20x9O feet,
on New Lots av., near Hendricks St,
to Henry Ahlhelm; 1923 Halsey St, a
two story frame two family dwelling,
for Sophie Kochendoertfer, and 293
Hart ST., two and half story dwell
ing, for Fannie King.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27

the Borough Of Queens has retained as
its counsel Clarence Edwards, of Elm
hurst, one of the ablest attorneys IN
Queens County, to conduct its fight to
save the roadway of the bridge and 20
secure an immediate decision from the
public officials on this matter, which
has now been delayed over year.
AT a joint meeting of the board of
directors and the transit committee OF
the Queens Chamber of Commerce held
this last week resolutions were adopted
urging the Board of Estimate to come
TO an immediate decision in favor Of
the construction of tunnels and to hold
a Joint hearing with the Public Service
Commission as soon as possible. AZ
the meeting of the chamber there were
present representatives of the biggest
industrial concerns and real estate de-
veloDment companies, representing
many millions of dollars of invest
ments in all parts of the borough. and
they were unanimous in their deter
mination to secure the construction OF
tunnels.
Chief Engineer Craven of the PUB
lie Service Commission states in his
reports that the reconstruction of the
bridge in place of building tunnels
would save time in the operation of
these trains, ard also would be less
expensive to the city. The Queens
Chamber of Commerce is prepared to
show that not only will the construction
Of tunnels be less expensive 70 the
city, but that the operation of trains
can be secured just as soon, for up to
the present time the contract has not
been let for the construction Of that
section of the Broadway subway eX-
tending from seth st. to 9th ST. 1t Is
estimated that it will take three years
to complete this section, and the tun-
neis under the East River can be Quilt
in that time. Furthermore, by the con-
struction of tunnels the full use of the
present wide vehicular roadway will be
preserved for the rapidly increasing
traffic between Manhattan and Queens.
The number of vehicles which crossed
this bridge in one day increased from
1910 in November, 1910, to 1907 on
November 5, 1914.
Big industrial concerns are locating
every week in Long Island City ad-
jacent 10 the Bridge Plaza because of
the easy access for trucking their prod
ucts to the markets in Manhattan
across this bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
BIG BRONX LOT
SALE THIS WEEK
BradiSh Johnson Parcels
To Be Disposed Of
in SaleSrOOm.
PROPERTY IN CLASON
POINT DISTRICT
Land in Section Which Will Soon
Benefit by the New Sub
way Improvements.

j. Clarence Davies and Joseph P
Day, agents and auctioneers. will sell
on June 90 and 80, at IA Vesey ST..
the Bradish Johnson estate lots. In
order to emphasize the cheapness Of
the $40 Bradish Johnson parcels. To-
Gated IN two sections Of the Clason
Point district of the East Bronx. be-
tween Clason Point av. and White
Plains road, and within four to eight
blocks of the route of the new West
chester av rapid transit lines. and
three stations, and along the route of
the trolley line to the Clason Point
amusement colony and Long Island
ferry stations to milestone and Port
Washington, Messrs. Day and Davies
have compared the outlook for the ap-
preaching big sale with the prices OBJ
tanned at the Fox estate sale of lots in
East 1G5th, 167th and 169th SITS, West
chester av. and Southern Boulevard.
At this notable sale lots in the
thoroushfares named brought S65 TO
$500 each. According to Messrs. Day
and Davies, the huge building move
ment that has developed in Fox estate
since the opening of the Westchester
av. subway in 1904 and 1906 has so
greatly augmented property values in
the Fox estate section that lots in the
district to-day are worth $4,000 to S2O,-
600 each.
The Bradish Johnson estate lots.
twenty blocks further out, and fac
ing in such important thorough
fares OF the future as Clason Point
road, Ludlow av., Randall av., White
Plains road and adialent streets and
avenues, will sell, it is predicted. for
from sos to $3.50 each, or Just about
what the Fox estate lots brought be-
fore the advent of the subway and the
tide Of population that flowed in its
wake.
The Bradish Johnson estate lots at
present have direct trolley car COM
munications with the Westchester av.
electric surface lines, which in
turn, connect with the present sub
way at Simpson ST. The Clason
Point car line also operates direct to
the transit and traffic centre at Third
av. and l49th St The higher
values to which the Bradish johnson
lots are destined TO mount depend
largely upon the completion Of the
Lexington and Westchester. ay. di-
vision of the dual rapid transit svs-
ten, which Will operate from Coney
Island TO Pelham Bay Park at a five f.
cent fare.
The construction Of this new road f.
in The Bronx has progressed rapidly .
and hes reached the Bronx River /.
whore II has been retarded temporari- /
~ by the necessity Of erecting
bridge satisfactory 20 the War De- I
par;mcnt az Washington.
This matter is now before the Judge
advocate general and is understood to
be IN its final stages. In fact. il is a
matter OF current rumor that the
Public Service Commission has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27

! non Contracting Company of S4,500,00C
| the apparent difference is only $4,000,
600. From this amount must be de-
+ Quoted the cost Of putting the bridge
back to its present condition, as Is
contemplated in few years. The chief
R engineer gives this expense paragraph
I'D as 100000, so the net present
difference would be $4,000 based
on these figures.
Now. as the Degnon Contracting
Company offers TO deduct 100000 from
its present contract if the tunnels run
through Sixtieth Street, it would re-
duce the actual difference to 100000.
But this expenditure is small when it
IS understood that the tunnels will
have 10 be built in the near future and
the bridge put back in its present con-
dtion, so that the $3,200,000 spent on
the reconstruction and the restora-
tiol of the bridge will be a total loss.
Further, if the tunnel construction is
left TO the future. there will be con-
siderable change required in the APP
proaches, involving large additional ex-
pense
Thus the advisory council is of the
opinion that the great advantage of
having this bridge remain as it is for
the NGeuS anu tUt future NtNelOpNlclJ
of the trucking traffic, which is fast
building up a large area into manu-
featuring district, to the bsnefit of the
real estate owner Gas well as the city,
through its increased tax returns), far
outweighs the disadvantages of spend
ing a comparatively small additional
amount now. The practically imme-
diate use of the bridge for elevated
trains will outweigh the delay that
may be found in the completion of the
tunnels, though it has not been shown
that the tunnels cannot be completed
a3 soon as the remaining portions of
this route, some portions of which are
apparently not yet let.
When the actual expense entailed
for the construction of these tunnels,
estimated at 100000, is compared with
the almost total loss OF $3,200,000 that
will result from remodelling the
bridge and then subsequently recon
structlng it, so as TO provide for tun-
nels, it would seem that there would
be only one logical course to follow
1t is understood that the elevated
tracks could be put into operation
within a very short time, thereby con-
Meeting the new transit lines of
Queens with the city subways. These
elevated lines could conveniently ac-
commodate all traffic during the con-
struction of the tunnels, so that in
reality there would be no delay to
transit facilities between the boroughs
of Manhattan and Queens.
The following statement favoring
tunnels under the East River was sent
out by the Chamber of Commerce of
the Borough of Queens yesterday:
THE business interests of Queens
Borough are determined to have the
City of New York construct tunnels
under the East River for the operation
Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway
trains of the Broadway Fifty-ninth ST. .
line and TO prevent the reconstruction f.
Of the greensboro Bridge for that pur-
pose. The Chamber of Commerce of J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
BUYING AT BATTLE PARK
Several Plots Near Railroad
Station Purchased.

Plots were sold last week at Bat
tie Park, overhanging White Plains,
directly at the new railroad station,
to George Simpson, E. A. Smith and
the Realty Improvement Company, all
of White Plains. These were the first
purchasers to take advantage Of the
bargain sale which is going on.
The actual selling out of all that
remains unsold of the community is
going on rapidly, and temporary Of
fec has been established on the prop
erty on Chatterton Parkway. A spe-
cial selling force has been placed in
the White Plains Office on MARITIME av.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
I. A. BURDEN BUYS
SYOSSET ESTATE
Purchases Old Holdings of the
Lewis Family on North Shore
of Long Island.

James A. Burden has bought from
Mrs. Theodore Lewis her house and
farm of about lao acres at Syosset,
Long Island, for about 100000. His
neighbors within a few miles include
Clarence H. Mackay, Herbert Pratt,
Irving Brokaw, the Ladews and W. X.
Vanderbilt, jr.
The property includes a tract of
woodland, and it had been in the Lewis
family for forty years. Before that it
was known as the Seaman farm, and it
was used for the breeding and training
of trotters. Mr.. Burden intends to
build q new home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Heartily Approves Changing Law

lutions have been adopted by it ap-
proving the amendments and the gen.
eral objects sought to be obtained by
them. We wish to emphasize the fact
that the propositions embodied in them
and in the memoranda meet with our
unqualified approval.
ave think that the adoption of these
amendments or amendments of a SINH
lar tenor are absolutely necessary for
the security of real property interests
in this city and elsewhere in the state.
We have noticed with much interest
your attitude on this general subject
as expressed in your speech before the
convention, and we therefore venture
to rely upon your support and coop
Grafton. We trust your personal lnttu-
ence will be brought to bear to have
these matters fully and carefully con-
sidered by the committee"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
FAVOR TUNNELS
UNDER RIVER

reconstructing the bridge, as given by
the chief engineer paragraph l0A). is
deducted from the proposal of the Deg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Razing WeStchester Courthouse

The addition that is to be RACED con-
sists mostly of stone and was erected
sixty years ago. The story is told that
most of the big blocks of stone for the
foundations were drawn to the site by
teams of fourteen oxen.
The foundation was constructed so
strongly and so deeply that it is be-
lieved that the contractor who was
awarded the job will have to use dyna-
mite to blast out some OF the big square
foundation stones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Ellsworth Asks Co-opera-
ton of Chairman
Marshall.

T. Gardner Ellsworth, president of
the United Civic Associations of
Queens Borough, recently wrote to
Louis Marshall, chairman of the bill of
rights committee of the Constitutional
Convention He said in the letter in
regard to the proposed amendments:
1.-THE matters involved have been
thoroughly gone into by the executive
committee Of the United Civic Associa-
tions Of Queens Borough, which, as
its name implies, is representative Of
all the taxpayers and other civic asso-
Citations of the borough, and the reso-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
Work Of Changing White
Plains Landmark
Begun.

White Plains, n. Y, June 26.-The
work of demolishing the front section
of the old White Plains courthouse was
begun yesterday, and it is expected that
work will be started on the new court
house addition, which will cost about
100000, by August /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
vinq CAPACITY of Lot Market To Be Tested This Wee
rTRACTIVE HOME CENTRES NEAR BI

VTREs NEAR BRADS4 JOHNSON RO
VFSEY EXCHANGE BY JOSEPH P. DAY AND Gu
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-11

Copy for regular advertisements must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of publication
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-11

During the trial of a ease in the Fair banks commissioners court. in which Katie Pinchette was accused of taking a s20 gold piece from the pocket of R
 N. Milton, the question came up as to "when is man drunk?" The witnesses examined as to their opinion on this question seemed to think that a man was intoxicated "when he couldn't nav igate." The court held that the ques- ton was one that. in all probability would not be answered in the same way by two persons. He said that drunkenness was simply q matter of degree in mans condition, and ii was as hard to say when he became intoXi- cated as it is to tell when warm water becomes hot. He concluded that a man started to get intoxicated when he took his first drink. and from that time on it was simply a matter of degree
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-11

will not tolerate division or exception. If our government protests to Great Britain against the use of the Ameri- can flag. against the interruption of American commerce. against the sciz- ure of American vessels, American opinion must support the government. If the American government protests to Germany against the violation of conventions, against unwarrantable in terforence with trade. again practices dangerous to neutrals, American opin- ion must sustain the government
 We must put new emphasis on the word unity. We hope to be right but we'll stand behind an honest error. We'll trust the government not to err in the direction of dishonesty.
 This is nation and shall be conduct ed as such, relying upon it's elected authorities for the exercise of the wis dom with which they are endowed and sustaining them right or wrong when matters of international policy in emergency are considered
 We exercise no supervision over the secondary sympathies of citizens. They may be pro this and anti that but. for American citizens. America first.
 We do not care to hear the eagle scream and we want no hyprbolism in patriotism We want a considerate. honest. dienifed patriotism which re- gards nationality as devotion to the finest ideals which enter and elevate human life. which is regardful of other rights and considerate of other na tional sentiments. but which considers that it's purposes are served by devo- ton to it's own national being.
 Germany for the Germans, Great Britain for the British. France for the French. etc. etc, but United States of America for people who claim and exercise American citizenship With out forfeiting the moral if not the ma terial right to claim that citizenship they may put no other country first Chicago Tribune
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-11

K. K Kuney. of the Alaska railway commission is at present engaged in studying snow conditions along the line of the Copper River X Northwest ern railway and in obtaining data for use of the commission in connection with the proposed government opera tion of that road He was one of the locating engineers of the Milwaukee line. and had charge of the location and construction of snowsheds along the Great Northern. He was also last summer member of the railway com mission, with headquarters at Ship creek and had charge of the survey from that point to the Matanuslla coal fields. He will go on foot over the C. R. ,S N w. railroad between CordoVa and Chitina in order to make a personal in Vestigation of the road and it's opera ton under the most adverse circum- stances during the winter months