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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
NO Law AGAINST
BOMB PLOTTERS
No Specific Statute for Alleged
PIotters Of Munition Factories
RESORT SHERMAN ANTITRUST
FAY, Confessed Conspirator'
Tells Story Of Whole Life
Waiting 20 Plead Guilty
20 tho Charges

Washington. Nov. 16.-Handi-
CT ppod by the lack OF specific laws
to protect the nations neutrality,
the department of justice has turn
ed to one of its old standbys and
is investigating alleged war plots
with a view. to instituting criminal
proceedings under the Sherman an
THRUST act.
The inquiry. 1t was learned, is
directed particularly at plots sup
posed TO have been formed In con-
nectiod with the efforts of the pro-
German and pro-Austriau sympa-
thizers to cause strikes in NUM-
lions plants in the United States.
The departments theory is that II
there is a conspiracy to interfere
with the manufacture Of munitions
Il is a conspiracy in restraint OF
Interstate and foreign commerce.
Publication of notices in foreign
language newspapers calling on
subjects of Austria and German to
Quit work in munition plants Is said
to have been one of many methods
employed to bring about strikes and
disrupt the organizations of plants
making war munitions for the al
lies.
New York, Nov. 16.-Robert Fay
told the story of his life to Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Knox. Fay talked fully, freely and
of his own volition for five hours
without interruption. What he said
was not made public, but at the
conclusion Of the session, Mr.. Knox
announced that all Fay wanted to
do now was to plead guilty to the
governments charges against him
and go to jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
RANDTTS MAKE HAULS IN
t'' TWO KANSAS TOWNS

Columbus, Nov. 11.-Officers
from Columbus, posses of citizens
and bloOdhounds are engaged in q
man hunt here ON the trail OF four
automobile bandits, who held up
the general store Of Walter Elder
at MeIrose, a small town south Ut
Columbus. Elder was relieved OF
SIS, one customer Of s25 and others
OF smaller amounts.
ChautauQua, Nov. 1.-THE usual
tall and short" men made their
appearance here Wednesday, locked
Cashier Burns Of the Chautauqua
state bank IN the vault. stole about
seee and escaped in an automobile
toward the Usage hills. Burns ef-
|feetea his rpleane from the vault b.
|kiA = trrtw driver
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
MUCH is WASTED ON ROADS
Capper Tells Boosters Lack Of Sys-
tenn Means Loss of Two Million

Topeka, Nov. 12.-An organiza-
tlon was formed here at a confer
ence of rs boosters from every con-
gressional district of the state, to
harness the road sentiment, hitch 1t
to a definite plan and drag that
plan into prominence at the state
mass meeting in Topeka, probably
the first Of the year.
Governor Capper declared the
farmers of the nation were losing
seven billion dollars annually IN
marketing their crops because Of
the poor roads, and that Kansas
lost more than its share.
There is an average mud tax Of
6 cents ON every bushel Of wheat
grown in Kansas and the farmer has
to stand that loss" he said. N
costs him abo t 5000 year because
the roads are soft. and because h
csnnot get to market when thu
price is highest"
Referring to the lack Of system
the detached patches of good roads
he declared the road map of thu
state looked as though 1t had small
Ipox.
"The state could have no create
advertisement than good roads Z
invite the cross-country travel. w
cannot afford to say to the tourist
I OF the nation, If you do not hk
our roads. go somewhere else
The governor declared himsel
unreservedly for q permanent sys
tenn of good roads and advocated
practical and sensible road law b
the next legislature. compelling Ov
lersight Of all road work by som
responsible person in each commun
ity.
/ ]. E. Brewer Of Abilene an
Charles P. Davies Of cOncordiA ar
the fifth districts members on
state COMMITTEES % arrange the meel
ms
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
MEXICAN AT NILES EnIAAsD
= IN QUARREL OVER WHISKY

Niles, Nov. lS.-Ia q quarrel
Sunday over a drink Of Whtsky Ra-
mon sasptg killed Jose Cruz. The
Mexicans had been arthklng all
morning when Cruz reeased the
other drink It is said. sasVtg struck
him over the head via timber and
killed him. sasptg was taken t.
solomon at once. A state warrant
for murder was swsrn cut Cor sas-
STD and he was takon Go MsnnespO-
- this mornine. Cpus uaa ee years
SIC ~a sser.a s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
OUsTED POSTMASTER ORDER
ED REINSTATED nv WILSON

Washington, Nov. l6,-President
Wilson has instructed Postmaster
General Burleson to relAftate Geo.
Burkitt, removed as assistant post
master at winnetka, IT,. because he
criticised the president fer his en-
gagement to be married.
The president qualified his I'm
structions by telling tho postmaster
general that Burkitt sAoutd be re-
stored to his position IL there were
no other charges against him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
Judge LAndsez Fined asoo

Denver, Nov. 1e-Bea B. Lind
sey, Judge Of DenYer's Juvenile
court, was held guilty Of contempt
Of court and fined eSa0 and costs
by Judge John A. Perry In the
district court. Thirty days were al
lowed for an appeal. TAe case grew
out Of Lindsey's refusal TO disclose
information in the trial II Mrs,
Bertha Wright. on . charge Ofmur-
der.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
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from death Sunday when the freigh-
ter Starlight was destroyed by fire
while fourteen miles from this port.
The small crew launched the life
boat and, when near Chambers is
land, 1t capsized. The men swan
ashore and walked four miles to
shelter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-18
KANSAS CORN BEING
SHIPPED INTO IOWA

Centralia, Nov. 12.-Corn husk-
ing is on in earnest here. Corn on
the ear is being shipped from here
to Iowa, where the corn crop was
injured by the early frosts. The
corn In this part Of Nemaha county
Is turning out fine and husking out
from SO to 20 bushels per acre.
.There Is scarcely any corn that viii
run less than SO bushels
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
WHAT U-16 DID.

LONDON, March "a dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram company from
Amsterdam says:
German submarine U-16 was respon-
sible for the sinking of five Of the al
lied steamers which have been de-
stroyed since the commencement Of
the submarine blockade, according to
Otto Won Gottberg, who gives in a
cruise OF the U-16.
THE submarine was commanded by
Commander Hansen, who was in Eng
land when war was declared and got
away on the last steamer
'.Soon after her departure from
kiel, according to Won Gottberg, the
U-l6 encountered British cruiser and
a torpedo boat destroyer, but the tor
pedoes which the submarine fired
missed them. She next sight the big
steamer Laertes, which outsteamed
her.
"The submarines first victim was
the British steamer Dulwich, the crew
of which she allowed to get away in
their boats. The second was the
French steamer Vile de Lille, and the
third the French steamer Dinorah, all
OF which have been reported in the
British official accounts as having been
sunk
Won Gottberg does not give the
names of the other two steamers
which he claims Commander Hansen
sunk. but declares that during the
cruise one French steamer was not
molested as she had women and chill
dren on board.
This, says Won Gottberg, may have
been chivalry on his part, but Ger
mans will hardly approve the action of
the commander of the submarines if
they allow their kindness of heart to
get the better of them"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
REEoR1 plscREpl1Ep.

Ell PASO, March 9.-Local confident
ial agents of the Villa government
declared late tonight that no report
of either the evacuation of Mexico
City by General Obregons troops or
its occupation by the Zapata forces
had passed through JuareZ, which is
connected by telegraph with the in
terror
General Villa and his headquarters
were located today at Torreon, an i'm
portant railroad junction of Central
Mexico. 1t was understood by agents
here that he was preparing his cam
paign against Tampico and Vera Cruz
on the east coast, and would leave the
Mexico City situation to the forces of
General Zapata, the southern chieftain.
Duval West, President Wilson's per-
sonal representative, accompanied the
northern leader to Torreon. West is
expected, however, to come north to
Ell Paso, probably proceeding into Car
rama territory to complete his inves-
tigation of the Mexican difficulty be-
fore making any general report on the
situation.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
NEW BOARD HAS
FIRST MEETING
THE MATTER OF HOLDING A CHA
TAUQUA HERE THIS SUMMER
DAN BEAN HAS PLAN FOR A DRIVE
Mr.. Riddick's Plan Of Assessing is
Considered a Most Equitable One.
For Agreement as to Closing Busi-
ness Houses on Holidays.

The newly elected executive board
Of the Chamber of Commerce met
for the first time at the Chamber
office Tuesday afternoon. President
Bert d'Autremont was in the chair
and w. j. Johnson was the only
absent member OF the board. w. d.
Symmes, Noble Walker, Sam Weaver,
G. r. McClaye and A. A. FRANKIE
being present
The first and most important mat
ter considered was that OF 1915
Chautauqua for LewistoWn The entire
matter was referred to the public
welfare committee, with authority to
act, and this committee will make a
report in the near future The SEN
timent of Lewistown citizens will
first be ascertained at the lecture
given by Dr. Thomas F. Green at the
Judith theater tomorrow night. DR..
Green was scheduled to appear on
the Chatauqua program last summer,
welcome engagement. His lecture
gathering, therefore, seems a most
auspicious time to talk Chatauqua,
pie OF this city will heartily support
each person enters the theater tomor,
row night he will be given a card
which he will fill out as he sees fit,
and from these cards an estimate may
be made OF the tickets which will be
subscribed for at $3.50 each.
Plan For a Drive.
A letter was read from Dan Bean
in which he suggests that the Cham
),0r, re
! of planting $50 trees for three quart,
ers of mile along the Spring creek
road above the brewery AS Mr.
Bean states, since the Milwaukee
road has enhanced the beauty of that
roadway by the Spring creek course,
and the Montana Power company is
! planning a private park and probably
fountain at the end OF the drive,
the planting OF trees would add in
finitely to an attractive landscape
The board referred the matter to the
! public welfare committee who will
take it UP with the county commits
sioners and report at an early date.
An Equitable Plan.
a committee appointed from the
last board, Messrs. Wiedeman, Robin
son and stoddard, to investigate the
new assessment plan instituted by
| County Assessor Riddick, made their
report at the meeting Yesterday, stat
] ing that in their estimation it was a
most equitable scheme, being entire.
ly fair in principle and practice to
; city and country property owners
alike, and recommended that the
Chamber give the plan its hearty en-
dorsement.
To the public welfare committee
was also referred the matter of stand
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
NEGRO VOTED
EIGHT TIMES

INDIANAPOLIS, March ga one
legged negro in Terre Haute voted
eight times at the last November cleo
ton, disgusting himself each time by
changing his artificial leg, United
States District Attorney Frank c.
Daley told jury here today. Final
ly, having used wooden, cork and iron
legs and having appeared once with a
crutch and once with a cane, the man
added to his disguise, Daley said, by
putting on pair Of glasses.
Daily also charged that election in
spectors favorable to Mayor Dom M.
Roberts stod where they could see
how the voting machines worked and
signalled to persons outside who gave
money to voters, who pulled the prop
er lever. He also charged that they
pulled the lever for the timid voter,
registering for him desire not his
own.
For these and other offenses, Mayor
Roberts and q other men are on trial
here in the United States district
court. Daley in his speech was out
lining to the jury what he said the
government intended to prove. He
finished his address today and court
adjourned until tomorrow.
Judge A. B. Anderson overruled an
objection by the defense to that por-
tion of Dailey's speech which dealt
with events subsequent to investiga-
tion of the election by the federal
grand jury. Specifically Daley had
said that school for perjury was op-
Grated in Terre Haute to train wit
nesses for this trial.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
THREE ITEMS OF News SENT BY the
OVERSEAS NEWS AGENCY

BERLIN, March 9.-tBy wireless to
Sayville.) - The Overseas News
a defeat in Southern Mesopotamia,
losing numerous prisoners and three
guns.
The agency also says that the
Christiania Morgenbladet reports a
collision between a Norwegian steam
er and British submarine and that
both vessels were damaged.
The Berlin newspapers report that
negotiation between Austria Hungary
and Italy have be, l opened and there
are good prospects OF an agreement
being arrived at between the two
countries.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Ti4lRTY-ElGHT DROWNED.

WEST HARTLEPOOL, Eng, March
10.-tNia London, 80 a. m.)-The
crew Of SO men OF the British steam
er Tangiatan were drowned except
one man, according to the statement
made by the sole survivor OF the yes
sci, who has been landed here by
the steamer Woodville
THE Tangistan," said this man,
was torpedoed off Scarborough. She
was struck amidships and went down
almost Immediately. All the members
Of the crew We're in the lifeboats but
they were unable to disconnect the
lowering tackle before the ship sank
and dragged down the boats with her.
| caught hold of piece of wreckage
and clung to it for nearly three hours
in the icy water, until | was rescued. "
The survivor of the Tangistan is
James O'Toole, an Englishman. Six
teen men of the crew were English
and the remainder Arabs. The boats
had already been swung out in view
of possible submarine attack and
most Of the men on board wore life
belts when the vessel was torpedoed.
O'Toole said later that four other
men caught pieces of wreckage and
remained afloat for some time.
Two boats" he continued, passed
close within an hour or two. We all
shouted to them but they did not hear
or see us. One of the men yelled over
to me that this was his second experi-
ence with German submarine, as he
had been saved some months age
from vessel that had been blown up
in the North sea.
when the Woodville came up her
boats cruised about trying to find my
companions, but there was no trace
of them anywhere"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
AMERICAN MAKES HIS B|PLANE TURN
MANY S0MERSAULTS IN AIR

CHICAGO, March 9-Arthur Smith,
an aviator. showing off before the
members Of the american Associa-
tion Of fairs and expositions, ascend
ed in his biplane over the lake front
today and described 50 somersaults
in the air.
The aviator's purposes. he said, was
to show the exhibitors that the aero
plane is a practical and perfected
exhibition feature and not hazardous
to the spectators.
With biplane bedecked with
tWenty-four sky rockets, Smith made
another ascent tonight and did seven
more somersaults.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
ardizing the closing of bushes

houses on holidays during the COM
ing year. This committee will call
at these business houses Immediately
and determine this question from the
concensus of opinion, making their re-
port at the next meeting of the execu
tive board. The public welfare COM
mittee and the municipal advance
ment committees have Jointly mum,
ber of progressive plans under way
which they will likewise report at the
next board meeting.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

morning, 80 miles sout Of Dungeness.
Fortunately, In view Of the subma-
rine sea zone menace, the men say
they had their boats swung out and
ready for launching and that there
fore all of them were saved. Nobody
on board the steamer was injured.
The vessel sank within 10 minutes
after she was struck and the men on
board lost all of their effects.
According to the men, a submarine
was observed just awash of the Black
wood, but her number could not be
seen. One of the officers saws he
saw the periscope of another subma-
rine close by the steamer.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Rear
Admiral Fletcher cabled the navy de-
partment tonight that the protected
cruiser Olympia, Dewy's old flagship,
had been ordered from Guantanamo to
Port au Prince to take the place of
the armored cruiser Washington,
which left the Haitien capital today
for Vera Cruz.
The Washington has been guarding
foreign interests in Haiti, where sue,
cessful revolutionists have just set up
new government.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
SUFFERED FROM EXPOSURE.

LIVERPOOL, March 10.-(Via Lon
don, 2:25 a. m.)-The crew of the
steamer Princess Victoria in two small
boats were towed in here late yester-
day afternoon. The men were suf-
ferng from exposure. The captain
said:
"The submarine discharged tor
pedo at us without even showing her
periscope, as the weather conditions
were excellent and number of special
lookouts who were posted to keep
watch saw no submarine.
AT 9:15 O'Clock the steersman sud-
denly shouted, "A torpedo is coming.
He had seen the white swirl of the
missile. Even as he spoke it hit us
and violent explosion followed, which
caused the vessel instantly to list
heavily.
'l ordered the two boats overheard
and into them the crew scrambled.
Our ship disappeared in about Is min
utes. We rowed in the direction Of
Liverpool. Five hours in the open boat
nearly did us up"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
AVIATOR WHO INVITED PAR|S|ANS TO
SURRENDER IS WOUNDED

TOULON, March 9.-tVia Paris,
$50 p. m.)-The German aviator,
.ieutentant Won Hidolen, who flew over
Paris last September and dropped
bombs and also proclamations inviting
the Parisians to surrender, is among
a convoy of wounded men who have
arrived here. Lieutenant Won Hidenlen
was brought down while flying in his
aeroplane near Verdun last month.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
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CANADIAN CONTINGENT.

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 9.-Four
thousand Canadian troops, who recent
ly left Halifax, have landed safely and
are now stationed at various points in
England it was announced to parlia-
ment this afternoon by Premier Sir
Robert Borden. This brings the num-
Der sent from Canada up to about
100000
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
CREW SAVED.

NEW HAVEN, Eng, March q
Via London, March 10, 1:3O a. m.)
The captain and crew of the steam
er Blackwood which was sunk off
Hastings at o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, were landed here Tuesday night.
They say that their vessel, laden
with coal and bound from Blyth for
Havre was torpedoed without warn
ing during snowstorm early in the
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
THIS ONE GOT AWAY.

LIVERPOOL, March 10.-tVia Lon
don. 30 a. m.)-The Clan line steam
er Clan MacRae was chased by Ger
man submarine off the Mersey bar in
the Irish sea yesterday CTuesday)
morning for 25 minutes. The steamer
escaped by zigzagging at full speed
The Clan MacRae left Port Natal
Tan. p, tor Liverpool.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
ZAPATA TAKES CITY.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The Vii
la agency here announced tonight
telegram had bene received stating
that Zapata forces occupied Mexico
City today and began repairing the rail.
road nothward. Communication with
the border would be restored in six
days, the message said.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

T0RPED0ES
M0RES SHIPS
Three British Vessels Go Down
On English Coast, 81 Men,
bers Of One Crew Lost.

LONDON, March 9.-(12:35 a. m.)
During the early hours Of Tuesday
morning, German submarines made
their presence known at three widely
separated points on the British coast
and, it is stated officially, without
giving warning TO their crews, sank
three British merchant steamers.
In one case, that of the steamer
Tangistan, which was torpedOed off
Scarborough in the North sea, 81 men
Of her crew of 2S are missing. Only
one man from the crew was picked
up probably by a passing ship. The
attack which sent the Tangistan to
the bottom was made half an hour
alter midnight.
At o'clock in the morning another
submarine sank the steamer Black
wood off Hastings in the English
channel while a third submarine sank
the steamer Victoria off Liverpool at
q quarter past o'clock.
The news Of the latest exploits of
the German submarines came just as
the British public was congratulating
themselves that the threatened Ger
man sea blockade had been failure
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
LONDON, March 9.-An official an
nouncement just issued shows that
German submarines yesterday (Tues-
day. sank three steamships.
The statement follows:
"The steamer Tangistan was sunk
by a German submarine off Scarbor-
ough at 1890 O'Clock the morning of
r11, n,,1, ,e 1,n,,
of 3S men was saved.
'The steamer Blackwood was sunk
by submarine without warning off
Hastings at s o'clock the morning of
March 8. Her crew Of II was saved.
THE steamer Princess Royal of
Glasgok was sunk without warning
by German submarine at 9:15 o'clock
the morning OF March 9, off Liverpool
Her crew of "a men was saved"
The official report announcing the
torpedoing Of the British steamers
Tangiston, Blackwood and Princess
Royal--the two former cargo boats
and the latter once a coastwise pas
senger ship-indicate that German sub
marines again are raiding at widely
separated points around the British
Isles AS all the boats were tor
pedoed in period of less than nine
hours, it would seem probable that all
three were sunk by different under
water boats.
Scarborough. off which port the
Tangistan was sunk, is on the North
sea, in Yorkshire; Hastings is on the
English channel in Sussex and Liv-
erpooi is on the Irish sea.
The Tangistan. the largest of the
sunken vessels, was of 1893 tons dis
placement. She was built in 1906
and owned by the Strick line of Swan
sea.
The Blackwood was built in 1907.
She was 741ton vessel.
The Princess Nivtoria was steam
er of $50 tons displacement and was
built in 1894
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
NO MAN CAN REALLY OVERHAUL

NO MAN CAN REALLY OVERHAUL
your auto or gas engine unless he can meas
use accurately your cylinders and bore or
grind them when necessary. Nothing else
will give your worn or cut engine full power
and snap. Oxy-acetylene welding and ma
chine work.
Spaulding of Lewistown Iron Works
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-09

UdVy IWSUEWk-
Nfsunderst1ndtlEs and neglect cause
more mischief IN the world than even
malice aad wickedness.--F. ". Rob
srtson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-09

49, hhA-
virsInlau.
CHICAGO, Oct. s.-Smartness, good
taste. routhtulness, these are the
watchwords OF fashion this fall.
And the most important Of these
Is youthtulness. In this day OF &C.
tive, efficient women, youth must not
be lost sight OF. No woman will con.
sent to appear old before her time,
no woman wants to look old before
she feels old.
AS to the details OF fashions that
have come in with the fall-the short,
full skirt Is finally established, it's q
little longer and q little wider than
recent models, but it's by no means
long. from three TO six inches from
the floor Is the approved length: the
width Of the SKIRT Is governed by the
length OF the coat-the shorter the
coat the wider the skirt.
The extremely waist line has been
displaced by the normal or natural
waist line, this line is indicated in
coats BY stitchtngs and embroideries
and partially cut.in motive.
To emphasize the princess effect
now so popular the coats have long
closing lines. some OF them even but.
loning 10 the shoulders, and others
have long. diagonal line from throat
TO waist line.