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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30

to the French government, refused to
accept him.
He then appealed to Premier Vivi-
ami for the rightNto enter the foreign
legion but the premier held that such
step was impractible, for he would
be sure to be recognized and the gov
ernment compelled to expel him from
France under the law directed against
members of former French reigning
families. M. Viviana is said to have
suggested at the same time, however,
that he again try to enter the Russian
army, promising to inform the Rus
sian government through the ambas.
sador at Petrograd that France would
raise no objections to the duke serv-
ing Russia The reply from Petro-
grad is reported to have been a polite
refusal of the request.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
Won KLuCK IS WOUNDED
German Official Report is That Fam
GUS Leader Has Sustained
Slight Injury.

Berlin, March 29.-(By wireless to
SayvilleJ 1.-The report of the progress
of the fighting issued from headquar-
:ers today relates among other things
that General Won Kluck. the German
commander, who led the famous Ger
man rush into Franch in the early
GAYS of the war, has been slightly
wounded by shrapnel fire while in
specting advanced positions OF his
army. The condition of the general is
described as satisfactory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
CARO- OE S REC0Ns|GNED.
Meat Laden Vessels, Seized and Held
For Time by Britons, Are
Finally Released.

London, March 29.-The steamers
A. A. Raven and Ruby, detained at
Deal since March 19 with cargoes of
American packing products have COM
pleted the reconsignment Of their car
goes to The Netherlands Overseas
trust of Holland, and proceeded today
for Rotterdam.
Packing firms in Chicago have ar
ranged a similar reconsignment for
other cargoes now enroute, and as a
result of this procedure little further
delay in cargoes destined for Holland
IS expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30

Washington, Dc, March 29-The
last remote hope that any Of the sub
marine F-4's crew might be alive has
been abandoned by the navy depart
ment and today Acting Secretary Blue
ordered Rear Admiral Moore, COM
manding the Honolulu station, to re-
port the exact location of the sunken
boat and the depth at which she lies,
that the department may estimate the
probability of salvaging the hull and
recovering the bodies of her COM
mander and crew.
No advices on the disaster have
come to the department since Friday
night when Admiral Moore reported
that the boat was in fifty fathoms Of
water.
Chain Caught on Anchor.
Honolulu, T. H., March 29.-Des-
pair supplanted hope Sunday in the
search for the missing United States
submarine F-4 when two divers die
covered that chains from the dredger
California, which had been fouled
with something on the floor of the
ocean outside Honolulu harbor since
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
AustriQns Made
Definite offer
to Pdcitp Halp

Paris. March 29-Austria has
made definite offer to cede Italy
a part of the province OF Trent at
the close Of the war, the Petit
Parisien's Rome correspondent
saws he has been informed. He
adds that the proposal was made
on Thursday and that the Italian
government deferred it's reply.
Berlin, (by wireless to London,
March 29.-The Bucharest cores
pondent of the Frankfurter lei
tung telegraphs his paper that Ru-
mania will continue to maintain
her neutrality. The paper pro-
fesses to have obtained informa-
tion that the Rumanian ambassa-
dor has signed such an agree
ment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
RUSSIANS AIDING
At DARDANELLES
Cars Fleet Bombards the
Forts on Bosphorus
Side of Straits
NINE SWEEPERS
ARE STILL ACTIVE
Turks Deny That Weather Is
Causing Allies to Hold
Warships at Anchor

London, March 29-Russia is again
today knocking at back door of Con-
stantinople by bombarding the Turkish
forts on the Bosphorus, but with what
success is not yet definitely known.
As to the front door of the Turkish
Eapital, the Dardanelles, the only news
Is the mOnotonous reiteration of the
report that the mine sweepers of the
allies are continuing their work and
that weather conditions still prevent
q resumption of the bombardment by
the fleet
Contantinople, however, declines to
accept the weather as an excuse for
the lull in the attack, and claims that
since March Is weather conditions
have been so good that Turkish aero
planes have been flying over the war
>ships of the enemy in and about the
Dardanelles. Unofficial reports from
neutral points in vicinity of the scene
of operations indicate an early re-
sumption of activity; they set forth
that long distance shelling of the in
ner defenses has been commenced by
the battleships.
Reviewing Russian naval activity in
the Baltic, Petrograd claims that the
operations on this sea of Russian war
ships have resulted in damage to sew
eral German units and that the Ger
mans have been compelled materially
to restrict their movements.
German submarines have been ac-
tive off the English and Irish coasts,
and the liner Falba, reported in dis
tress In the Bristol channel, may be
one of the victims of their raid.
From diplomatic standpoint, OBJ
servers in London are speculating
hopefully on the reorganization of the
Balkan league: but nevertheless it Is
felt that the visit to Bulgaria of Field
Marshal Won der Goltz, until recently
at Constanttnople, may check the re-
conciliation of this state with her
neighbors.
Germans Lose Ground.
German troops in the north of Po-
land have returned to the attack, CEN
tering their movement in the region
of the Skwa river near the Prussian
border An official announcement
from Petrograd says that the Germans
failed in an assault made with a dtvi-
sion of infantry, and that the Rus
SLAMS, advancing in turn, compelled
their opponents at one point to aban-
(lUu LHclI Ill 0L 1lAC SAOhSASS. IN
claim is made also that further to the
south on the Pilica river, German
forces were put to fight.
The Petrograd version of the fight
ing in the Carpathians represents that
victories have been won at several
points, giving the Russians access to
northern Hungary. So far as is
known, however, no considerable
movement in this direction has been
lnaugurated, and Vienna insists that
the Austrians have gained successes
In the mountain fighting.
German Version.
The new German offensive in Po.
land has led to sharp fighting in which
the Russians are said in Berlin to
have suffered heavy losses. The war
office announces that Tauroggen, in
Russia across the East Prussian bor-
der, was stormed successfully.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
NEW TARIFFS FOR
AWKWARD FREIGHT

Washington. D. c., March 29.-The
interstate commerce commission today
directed all railroads to establish new
rules for minimum charges on articles
too long or too bulky to be loaded
through the sides of box cars, which
shall provide that such articles shall
be charged at actual weight and auth
orized rating with a minimum charge
o. 1000 pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30

Honolulu, March 29.- Vessels
searching for the missing United
States submarine "a, have recon-
menced sweeping the ocean floor
with cables. So far no success has
been reported.
Naval officials reiterate their
confidence In their theory that the
"a 10 submerged close to the har-
Dor entrance. They base their
opinion largely on the reports Of
fuel oil seen on the surface Of the
sea and also on the recovery Of a
piece Of brass work brought up by
q line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
Puts Ban
>UpOn Publication
of Military NeWs

Rome, March "a rigid
censorship on the publication
of military news from March
81 to July 80 has been estab-
lished by a royal decree issued
In accordance with a decision
reached by the council Of min
listers at its session Saturday.
The publication prohibits in
formation regarding the forma-
ton. movements or assign
ments of units of the army,
naval and aerial forces, or even
Of soldiers and sailors.
The prohibition includes ar
rangements made for the trans
port Of naval and military
forces, the sanitary condition of
troops or sailors as we'll as de-
tails regarding armament pro-
vided on all works OF defense.
Even scientific discussions of
military questions come under
the ban, as we'll as criticisms
of the army or navy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30

Friday afternoon, we're not attached to
the lost craft
All the resources at the command
of naval officers here had been en-
ployed for two days and nights In an
effort to raise what was supposed to
be the F-4, but which developed to
be only an old anchor from the battle
ship Oregon.
Lieut.. Charles E. Smith. who has
been in constant personal charge of
the search since the F-4 disappeared,
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REe,N soMB PLOT TRIAL.

New York, March ga special
squad of detectives was stationed in
the criminal court building today to-
scrutinize anarchists and other radi
calls who might come to attend the
trial of Frank Abarno and Carmini
Carbone. charged with making bomb
and placing it in st. Patrick's catheGr
raj on March
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washington, II. u, Marcn ZS.-W at
department officials feel that Ameri-
can forces already at Brownsville,
Texas, are ample to protect that town
during the fighting between the Mexi-
can factions at Matamoros across the
Rio Grande.
At Brownsville Colonel Blockson has
a squadron of the Third cavalry, a
machine gun platoon and Battery B,
of the Sixth field artillery Nearby,
up the river, are two squadrons OF the
Twelfth cavalry Additional troops
could be sent by train from Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio, Texas, or
Fort Mcintosh at Laredo, Texas.
Acting Secretary Breckinridge said
today that Colonel Blockson, in warn
ing the Mexicans not to fire into
American territory, acted under in
structions of long standing. He seid
that under no circumstances would
the fire be returned without direct in
structions from Washington. Colonel
Blockson's order to stop the bringing
of wounded Mexicans into Texas ter
ritory was also under general In
struction forbidding the admission Of
refugees from battle except where
humanity demands 1t.
Major General Funston, command
ing the border forces, reported today
that General Villa has sixteen field
guns and thirty or more machine guns
General Funston added that neither
faction had artillery yesterday.
The arrival of the field guns has in
creased the apprehension of officials
here. The field pieces have long
range and Brownsville is only about
a mile and half from Matamoros.
Secretary Bryan, without making
public the contents Of the dispatch.
said he had word from General Cara
in Mexico City that he would give i'm
mediate consideration to the food sit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-30
MEXICAN SHELLS
TOCROSSBORDER
Fear Is Expressed By War
Department Officials
for Safety Of City
BROWNSVILLE NEAR
SCENE OF BATTLE
Long Range Guns Are Apt
to Shower Explosives on
American People

Washington. .. c., March 20
Dispatches received In diplomatic
quarters here today from dlplo-
mats in Mexico City said It was
understood there that General
Obregon with Carranza forces
was returning to the capital and
that Zapata forces we're about to
evacuate.
Brownsville, Texas, March 20.
There was no fighting at Mata-
moros today up to this afternoon.
Reports from both sides indicated
that the battle between Villa be-
siegers and the Carranza garrison
would not be renewed before to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
CHILD'S SKULL FRACTURED.
Blows Showered on Little Victims
Head After She Was Cncnn-
sciOus.

Philadelphia, April IL Nine year
old Marion Riley received injuries
which will probably cause her :eath
as the result of a beating alleged TO
have been given her last night by two
small boys, Morris Miller, aged seven
years, and his brother, Robert. sIX
years old, of Wallace street, above
Twenty-first. She is in the Mary
Drexel home with a fractured si:ull
and cuts and bruises about the head
and face and the doctors hold out no
hope for her recovery. Little Rohcrt
Miller, said to have inflicted the
wounds, with an iron bar, was placed
under arerst, but was afterWam rc-
leased in the custody Of his father,
Morris Miller.
The trouble started wher Marion
met the older Miller boy on the street
near her home, and taunted him with
being foreigner He got a"@ry and
threw stones at his tormeri6T. whH
finally chased him toward his home.
His smaller brother came OUT OF the
house at that moment holding iii lis
hand all iron bar, with which. it is
charged, he promptly Knocked the GIRL
down. According to the police. the
boy kept on welding the bar, cen
after his victim was unconscious. al
though the older boy became fright
ened when she stopped screaming and
tried to drag him away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
GERMAN CRUISER |.
At The SH|PYARD
Kronprinz Wilhelm VIII Be
Placed in the Dry Dock
on Monday =
WARSHIp OFF COAST
British Vessel Lies About T"enty
Five Miles Away From The Nir-
einia Capes al Present

Newport News. Va, April II
The German auxiliary cruiser Kron-
prinz Wilhelm moved at lG o'clock
this morning to the pier at the local
shipyard at which the Prinz F;itei
Friedrich formerly was tied up. Sdch
repair work as may be undertaken be-
fore the sea raider enters dry Jock
vii he started at once and theraide:
will be placed in dry dock early on
.,londay morning. The bursted pipe
leading to the steam winch has been
repaired.
The work OF loading coal mad pro
visions was completed yesterday
afternoon and last night the cruiser
was dumping ashes.
Commander Thierichens, Of the
Eitei. paid an official visit to the
Wilhelm yesterday afternoon. and
was coseted with Captain Thierfelder
for I. couple of hours. Nothing was
given out as to the nature Of the
conference.
Collector Hamilton talked to both
commanders informally on shore.
Newport News. Va, April IL
That if there arc more than one for"
eign warship off the Virginia capeS
the" keep at I distance Of tweHty
sive miles from the coast is IS tho
declaration Of y party of photograph
ers who Thursday chartered vessel
"nd searched tide sea in the vlclnity
Of Cape Henry. Other than the feet
q American warships they found
only one man rf war, and this said
- be the armYred cruiser Berwick
was lying about five miles off shore.
The party was permitted to come
within hailing distance of the tone
cruiser, but because, of weather con-
oitions could not converse with those
on board. the ship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
THINK RAT POISON CANDY.
Children Eat il at Tea Party" and
One Lille Girl Dies

Perth Amboy, N. Y, April IL
-Four year old Rose, daughter of
John Bednar is dead and four of ner
rlpymates may die as the result OF
eating what they thought was candy
hut which in reality was a commonly
known substance called "rat poison y
The chief ingredient of which is ar
senic, according to City Physician
MeinZer.
The little ones were playing Thurs
.Iav evening when Johnny Lusk found
can in which was the supposed
candy. 1t re5embled sugar and the
children, who we're playing 'tea
party sprinkled it on their food
The Bednar child ate quantity on
IN apple.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
BOY KILLED BY TRAIN

Norfolk, Va, April l7.-lo oung
Linwood Sawyer, son of John }. Saw
yer, Of Seaboard avenue, South Nor
folk, aged y years, was instantly XII
led Yesterday morning about seven
o'clock by being run over by west
bound Norfolk & Western Goa! tram.
The accident occurred near the Park
avenue crossing between the south
Norfolk station and the Virginia
Railway crossing.
1t is claimed that young Sawyer at-
tempted to board The moving tram
and lost his hold. He fell under tho
wheels of e:of the cars and his
head was completely severed from the
hhdy.
It has been frequen- occurrence
for boys living along or near the
railroad in South Norfoi!. to jump or
moving trains as well as street cars
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
Murderous Acts of Husband When
His Better Half Refuses t" Er-
turn to Him.

CoatesvilIe, Pa, April H. Thomas
Eachus Rice, aged % years, son Oh
Policeman Thomas Edgar Rice, who
was murdered by Zach Walker, the
negro. who was subsequently lynch
ed. few years ago. shot fis "''e'
Bessie, aged 20 years; Richard Me-
Carraher, 16 and Evan McCarraher'
%. last night in front Of the home o.
the latter's father, Aument Nc Cara
ner, not far from where the negro
Walker fired the other fatal shot.
Mrs Rice is in the hospital suffer
mo with a bullet wound in the right
arm Richard McCarraher, With Il
bullet wound over the heart, Is at
home in a dying condition, and ivan
McCarraher received d bu!tc" in the
left side. but it glanced off i F''b. zee
was arrested five minutes after the
shooting.
Because his wife refused to leave
the McCarraher home, relatives, 1t Is
alleged, prompted Rice to commit thf
deed. and besides he was enragec
unon returning from work to find his
wife absent. He went to the Nc
Carraher home and tried to persuade
her TO return home, and when she re-
fused point blank Rice fired shot
at her
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
ELECTION JUDGES
MAY Be JAILED
Ruling of Attorney General
Pollard on New Pri--
mary Law
RUDE SHOCK TO SOME
Approximately Two Thousand Offices
VIII Be Filled at This Years Eicc-
tion-Many Candidates.

Richmond, April 17.-Otficers oil eiec-
ton and politicians in many counties
in the State will find occasion to
worry. in an opinion just rendered by
Attorney General Pollard on the new
law which makes it misdemeanor
for any election officers to attempt to
influence voter.
Requests for Interpretation OF the
different new provisions of the cleo
tion law are received almost daily at
the Attorney Geenral's office. and Mr..
Pollard has been compelled to give
much time and study to the numer-
Gus questions propounded.
The opinion on the provision forbid
ding election judges and clerks to So
licit support for candidates of their
choice relates to the penalty that may
be imposed where a conviction IS Sc
curred in such case The new law
while pronouncing solicitation by a
Judge of election misdemeanor.
carries no specific penalty. The rul-
ing of the Attorney Genera! on that
point is given under another statute.
which provides that where no specific
penalty is imposed, it is left to the
discretion of the trial magistrate to
impose fine or Jail sentence or
both.
1t is matter of common know
ledge that in many counties voters
are influenced by Judges Of election
who are chosen with implied under
standing that they are to use their in
fluence with voters FOR the benefit of
candidates.
"Old line" politicians have since
time immemorial regarded it as their
prerogative to solicit support for
their favorite candidates, after ac-
cepting appointment as election Off
GERS. The. Attorney Generals ruling
will be "a rude: shock to them. ::
Many offices are to be filled in
Virginia this year. City and county
elections are to be held everywhere
in the State. Statistics in hand show
That the total number of candidates
for office already in the field is ap-
proximately 1000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17

FEARS FOR TONIGHT
Reports That German Airmen Have
Made Other Attacks on English
Cities Cause Anxiety.

London, April l7-London and East
Coast towns suffered from "Zeppe-
:ihitis" today.
In the excited minds of the Es
sex villagers, every cloud concealed
German dirlcible or aeroplane.
Sensational reports reached London
almost hourly carrying fresh rnmors
ct Zeppelin RAIDS.
Ecarly TODAY, while the capital was
in pitch darkness several telephone
messages reported another Zeppelin
attack upon Essex and Suffolk. A
German airship, il was reported pass
eG near Colchester, dropping seven
Eombs and then flew over Ipswich
and Felixstone. Several hours passed
without any confirmation and the ad-
miralty announced that the report
probably was untrue.
A Zeppelin attack upon Essex g
a Zeppelin raid upon London vas
fully expected last night.
Because it lid not come Londcners
are equally certain that the attack
will be made tonight, weather con-
G:tions permitting. Consequently, all
the precautions taken last night,
when all lights were cxtinguished and
mctor cars patrclled all the highways
INTO London, will be observed tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
RICHMOND THEATRE.

The attraction at the Richmond
Theatre next Monday will be the
three-part Kalem drama, "The Second
Commandment" which Miss Dorothy
Bernard, who in private life is the
wife of the popular stock actor. a.
H. Van Buren, will be seen for the
first time in Alexandria. 1t will be
remembered that Miss Bernard was
Van Buren's leading lady at the Co
Iumbia Theatre in Washington. Sup
ported as she is by very strong
cast, including Mr.. Guy Coombs and
Miss Anna Nilsson, the attraction
promises to be especially fine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-17
ROBBERY IN PHILADELPHIA.
Automobile Bandits Secure S3.3oo
From Manufacturer.

Philadelphia, April 17.-Automoblle
bandits held up and robbed William
Tutleman, shirtwaist anufacturer.
of near $500 in coin and bills yes
terday when he was returning from
the bank to pay his employees. The
robbery, which was effected after the
manufacturer had been knocked al
most unconscious with blackjack or
sandbag, occurred at Germantown av-
enue and Jefferson street, thlckly
populated section of the city. These
shots were fired at Tutleman, when
he made plucky attempt to follow
the bandits.
Tutleman believes that Nathan
Smith, one of his employees who had
gone to theIbank with him as a
todyguard, engineered the plot to
steal the money.
The latter was carrying the money
satchel when a mud-slattered motor
car approached. Smith, the manu-
facturer declares, was making an ef-
fort to reach the car when he drag
ped the money from his hand. An
other man, who was standing on the
corner. then struck Tutleman over
the head with some weapon, tore thf
satchel from him and jumped into
the machine with Smith and the
chauffeur.
Although a crowd which had rush
/; ed to the scene followed the fleeing
machine it was speedily lost to view
and at a late hour last night the po
lice had been unable to find any trace
! of it or the stolen money.