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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-09-24
GERMAN ALLIANCE
SEEKS TO BALK LOAN
Appeal Made for Protests to
Wilson and Lansing.

J RAOAk "a NAN ~
600, 1000, 900 loan was telegraph
ed to every part of the United
States from this city today by
DR.. Charles Hexamer, president
of the National German-Ameri-
can Alliance.
The message was a warning
against what he terms the
"most sinister influence in our
national life, the money trust, /"
which DR.. Hexamer asserted was
in a conspiracy against the A.
merican people. It asks that all
citizens appeal to the President
land the Secretary of State to
Ithwart the loan and that all bank
depositors protest against their
money being used.
1--WE are passing through the
greatest crisis in the country's
history" said DR.. Hexamer in
an interview. "The times of
Tits are revived. If we go down
now we will never attain the
commercial supremacy we must
attain. We are just as isolated
as England in that it is impera-
tive for us to have access to the
open seas to trade. That is the
only way we can develop.
England stands in the way
England, who has swept our
commerce off the seas, who tells
us what ships we can buy and
build. And now we Americans
are to go down into our pockets
to help our greatest enemy"
The message, which was tel
egraphed to every branch of the
alliance, is headed, "An appeal
to every patriotic American cit
izen." 1t reads:
FELLOW CITIZENS - The
most sinister influence in our
national life has been the money
trust. The A~nglo-American
combination of money interests,
supported by a large part of the
A~nglo-American press, which it
controls, is doing everything in
its power not only to supply Eng
land and her allies with NUM-
lions of war but it is also
bent upon driving our peaceful
nation into the war as an ally of
England.
'The prime movers of the al
lied A~nglo-American money in
terests are now also actually
engaged in formulating the ne
farious plot of robbing the
American people of their saw
ings, which were in good faith
deposited by them in our banks,
in trust and life insurance COM
panies and in our savings funds
for home use. They want to. aid
England and to enable her to
continue the war which she is
now waging to retain the mas
terry of the seas and to control
the commerce of the world for
all times. ~
9" call upon all patriotic
American citizens to pass reso-
lutions in every society or asso-
citation to express their abhor.
ence of this unpatriotic and pro.
British scheme, and earnestly ia
appeal to the President of the
United States and the Secretary
of State to thwart this evil con.
spiracy; a conspiracy which
rob the American people of the
money wherewith it can alone
develop the natural resources Of
our land, increase our indus.
tries and extend our own com.
merce across The seas, improv,
our means of internal transpor
tation and aid our agriculture.
Il call upon every true Amer
can to write to every inancia
institution in which he has de
posted money, protesting
against the use of his money 70
ire proposed. Anglo-Frencl
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-09-24
G. J. HEXAMER.o

In addition to this message.
Dr. Hexamer said he would later
advise every bank depositor to
withdraw all the money he does
not actually need and invest il
in United States securities,
State and municipal bonds, first
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
r. F. DIS. PROTEST.
Meeting Is Held Against Combining
Routes In Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Dec. 27.-The Spar
tanburg court house was crowded this
morning with rural letter carriers
representing the counties of the
Fourth Congressional district who
had come to discuss with Congress
man S. j. Nichols the proposed mo-
tor routes The postmaster general
has indicated his intention to consol-
idate some of the existing routes and
have them covered by carriers using
automobiles and covering much great
er territory. Opposition to the change
was general, many Of the carriers
speaking in opposition to the plan.
Mr.. Nichols expressed the belief
that the federal government would
at no distant .tc inaugurate plans
that would aid the several states in
road building, but until there was
decided Improvement in the character
of the highways over which the car
ricrs must travel he regarded the mo-
tor route as impracticable and would
do all within his power to have them
held up.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
FORD PEACE PARTY
RAPIDLY BREAKING UP
Lieut.. Governor Bethea
Quits Party
DISAGREE OVER
PROCEDURE
One Delegate Characterizes the Peace
Plan as Nebulous and Vague. Mr.,
Ford left United States Without
Definite Plans. None DeyelOped.

Stockholm, via London, December
26.-Andrew j. Bethea, Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, will leave
the expedition tomorrow on account
of personal, business. Mrs. Boissevain
plans to start for Holland at the
same time.
a meeting of the members Of the
Ford peace commission last night re-
suited in a disagreement over the
mode of procedure and Mrs. Inez Mil
holland BoisHvain announced her
withdrawal finn the expedition. Mrs.
Boissevain explained that she was
compelled to abandon the peace trip
and would leave Immediately for
home.
Henry Ford, on departing for Ameri-
a, had appointed seven delegates to
carry on the work Of the expedition.
These delega,, !. the Rev. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones chairman, announced the
plans without reference to the general
meeting. Mrs. Boissevain protested,
She described the peace plan as nebu-
lous and vague, and said that when
the peace ship left New York, Mr..
Ford had no definite plans, but that
she hoped later that one developed.
She said this had not materialized and
instead there were dissentions and
misunderstandings. She expressed the
belief that the expedition was doomed
to failure because Of un-democratic
principles o small group, including
Nine Rosika Schwimmcr, in controll-
ing opinion.
I'VE have appeared to the public
what we are in fact, confused mass
OF amiably-intcndcd persons Of vague
thinking and no collective planning"
Mrs. Boissevan said, and continuing
she accused the leaders Of the party
with havig arrived in Scandinavia
without any plan convincing to the
people whom it was sought to win ov-
er to peace.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
Returned With Fugitive.

+, Rural Policeman a. r. Sullivan re-
turned from Offerman, Ga, Friday,
where he had been to secure Sam
Jones, negro wanted in this county
for a murder committed in 1901, four
teen years ago. According to the rec
ords in the clerk Of courts office,
Jones killed another negro by the
name Of Will Mason near Goldville as
a result Of row over a woman. I'M
mediately after the shooting Jones left
for parts unknown. The sheriff and
his officials have been on his trail for
some time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
BURGLAR CAUGHT.
John Woody Landed in jug After
Breaking Into Several Places.


After breaking into three places
Monday night, John Woody was
caught by the city officers just as he
was entering the office Of the South
ern Express Company about two-thir-
ty in the morning. Woody first broke
through the plate glass window of
Todd, Simpson Company, from which
he took several cheap watches. After
this he rambled down into the whole
sale district and extracted about one
hundred cans Of sardines from the
warehouse ofjJ. S. Bennett Sons and
Company. After placing his watches
and sardines in his private store-room
Woody decided to have drink and
headed for the express office. AS he
was about to leave the building with
the nights haul, the officers nabbed
him. Though he at first denied his
guilt, he finally confessed to the two
previous. robberies Of the evening and
to having broken into the express Of
flee several weeks ago. Monday night
he was about to get away with seven
gallons Of whiskey and on his former
visit he hauled off four gallons.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
Attended Hotel Meeting.

Mr.. II. G. Rohr, proprietor Of the
lAaurens Hotel, attended meeting of
the S. G. Hotel Mems Association, held
In Columbia last week. Mr.. Rohr took
a prominent part in the discussions in
the meeting and was elected vice
president Of the association. John J.
Cain, manager of The Jefferson, at Co
lumbia, was elected president. MI.
Rohr is considered one Of the best
posted men in the state on hotel mat
ters.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29

Bailiif Mt the County Jail has One Al
most "Put Over, on Min.

Charlie Jernigcn Is in the county
jail and G. NJ. Jernigcn his brother, is
serving sentence from the mayors
court, both Of them being charged
with larceny. The former is charged
with entering stores at Fountain Inn
and Clinton and the latter with lar
ceny from tho person. The person"
happens to be "Uncle Jack" Glenn. the
representative Of Sheriff Owings at
tho county Jail.
According to court house gossip,
c. NJ. Jornigen got into trouble on ac-
count Of his brother who was already
In Jail 1t is said that he used various
and sundry "wiles" on Uncle Jack
Glenn In the hope that the latter
would give up the jail keys. The un-
suspocting "Unclc Jack" did indeed go
to sleep under the spell of the schcm-
Ing Jernigen and was relieved OF con-
siderable cash money and other valh-
ablcs, but the koys did not show up.
Somebo J else did. however, and as a
result OF the evenings activities
Jernigcn, as aforesaid, is now serving
time on the chain gang.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
Louie Lit the Rag.

Louie AlcXas, who some time ago,
bought a fruit stand from Charlie
HondrQs, left for parts unknown sew
eral days ago, aftcr getting lot of
goods from local merchants on credit.
After he had run his debts up to about
three hundred he hit the trail for
other portions of the country. Yes
tcrday he was found in Cincinnati and
officers expect to go after him at once.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
s6rGIT TREASURE
OF ANCIENT INCAS

Post Office Inspector Returning After
Vain Search for Buried Wealth in
Peru.
Colon, Panama, December 26.-Har-
ry A. Barber, United States postof-
flee Inspector, who has been in the in
terror Of Peru trying to locate the
buried treasure of the Incas, will start
for Washington tomorrow, having, it
is said, failed in his quest.
Inspector Barber was sent to Peru
to investigate for the Federal authori-
ties at Wilmington, Del, the alleged
existence of a 100000 900 placer gold
deposit, which figures prominently in
the McCune case, in which II Du-
points and other leading Delaware
financiers are mentioned MCune, 1t
is said, fioatcd large corporation on
the strength of having discovered the
source of the gold Of the ancient Incas.
He finally became involved with the
postoflice department. McCune is now
at liberty under $4,000 bail and, ac-
cording to Barber, IS in Peru again
endeayoring to locate the treasure.
The mine is said to be near the head
waters Of the Amazon River. Accord
ing to the McCune prospectus there
is an exceptionally rich vein of free
gold. Barber said that he spent six
weeks making an investigation, but
declined TO state with what results
He said, however, that the natives told
him they had never known of any gold
in the vicinity. On his return to
Washington Barber said that he would
make an exhaustive report to the post
office department.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
ATTRACTION AT MOUNTYILLE.
The Mildred Morrison Company to be
mt the SchOOlllOuse Tomorrow

The Mildred Morrison Company to be
mt the Sch0OlllOuse Tomorrow
Night.
One Of the finest attractions Of the
season Will be at the Mountvillc
schoolhousc tomorrow (Thursday) ev-
cning at eight o'clock. The attraction
ID The Mildred Morrison Company and
It comes to- Mountvilc with the very
highest recommendations and with n
record cf having pleased their audi
Gnccs wherever appearing. The COM
pany will present Miss Mildred Morrl-
son, In songs and readings, Miss Vera
Anderson, yiolinist and Mr. Carl Tag
gcrt. baritone and trombone. The .ol-
lowing from one Of the Texas papc"s
shows how well they have pleased
those who have heard them: each
performance received numbers Of on
cores. which was additional proof
that>thcir program was moro than had
been claimed for it." Tickets for the
shoY are on sale at liipp Brothers
store.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
Onnns NhnY Cafe.

Mr. Jonas B. Ward, of Greenwood,
has opened a cafe in the Martin build
ing where tho LGurens Motor Car Co.
was formerly located IT will be in
charge OF his son, Mr.. Willie Ward.
The American Cafe is the name Of the
new concern. They expect to give
high class service In every respect.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
100 road.
Cro,Htler.Riallnn.

Miss Anin Belle Crowder, Of Mount
WHO, ana william Bishop, of Kipards
wcrc nGlTIcd at tho home of Rev. w
II. Murray, at Kinards, last Saturday
Fcv. Murray performing the ceremony
Both are popular young people in
their respective communities. Thoy
will reside at Kinards
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
.Gnrnrnor OYnrs Rnmnrl.

Governor Manning has offered re-
ward Of 500 for the capture Of Green
wood Rogers, who escaped from tho
state farm about December 2nd,
Greenwood Rogers was from this
county and was serving a life SEN
tcnce for the murder of MI. Geo.
Young near Rcnno.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
TORPEDO CLAIMS
80 MORE LIVES
French Liner Victim of Un.
derSea Fire
BELGIAN STEAMER
ALSO TORPEDOED

Ai0"'h inner SehC 10 D0CtOW without
warning. Not Known Whether or
Not Any Americans Were Among
Those Who Perished. Other News
from Various Fronts.
me French steamer Vile de la
Ciotat, proceeding from the far east
for Marselles, with many passengers
aboard, has been torpedoed in the
mediterranean. The loss Of life
among the passengers and crew Is
estimated at 80, the survivors being
picked up by q British steamer and
taken to Malta. The official an
nouncement Of the attack from Paris
says that the vessel was sunk without
warning.
Casualties likewise are believed to
nave occurred in the torpedoing Of
the Belgian steamer Ministre Bcrna-
ert' two boatloads Of the crew Of
which are said to be unaccounted for.
Submarines Very Active.
The activity of the submarines Of
the Teutonic allies is further evidenc-
ed by the fact that within the last
few days they have sent to the bot
tom British, French and Belgian ship
ping amounting to tonnage of near
ly $4,000
Should the American citizenship of
one of the survivors Of the Japanese
steamer Yasaka Maru be established.
the sinking OF that vessel by sub
marine, it is announced from Wash
ington, will be made the subject of
diplomatic negotiations by the Ameri-
can government.
The British Indian army corps has
been withdrawn from the front in
France for another field of action"
king George, in a SSagc deliver
cd to the departing oldicrs by the
Prince of Wales, highly praises them
Tor the courage and endurance and
deeds nobly done in the days of the
icvcr-mcmorablc conflict"
British Fight Arabs.
Again there has been considerable
lighting between the British and
Arabs in western Egypt. near tho
Triploitan border, but the result is
somewhat bccloudcd owing to tho
divergent reports of London and Con-
stantinople. London claiming success
for the British and Constantinoplc for
the Arabs.
The British have put down an at
tack of the Turks against Kut-el-
tmoro IN SJocon,.,m,;, ~
Turks had succeeded in preaching the
fortified positions and entering tho
bastion Of one ofe the forts. Tho
Turkish losses in the several engage
mcnts are estimated at 700. The
British killed and wounded number
cd l90
Little fighting of consequence is go
ing on elsewhere except by means OF
artillery and sapping operations. Both
Paris and London report the inniction
of damage to German trenches at sew
cral points on the western line.
Italian Fire Increasing.
On the Austro- Italian front the ltal-
ian bombardmcnt of the Tyrolean sec
ton has grown in intensity and on
the IsonZo front the big guns of both
sides are exchanging shells.
On the Russian front and in Cali
cia there is no change in the situa-
ton, while in the Balkan theatre tho
fighting seemingly has ended except
for isolated battles in Montenegro.
Greece, according TO Berlin advccs,
has requested Bulgaria 10 withdraw
her troops from Albanian territory
and the reply Of Bulgaria is expected
TO be satisfactory.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
REPORT OF PROGRESS
IN LAURENS SCHOOLS
Figures on Which was Based Award
Of Second Prize in School Contest

The report below was made by Miss
VII Lou Gray, county rural school
supervisor, in competing for the state
prizes offered for school Improvement.
IL Will be remembered that this coun-
ty won the second prize, Dillon win
ming the first by narrow margin.
The report is as follows:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29

Total $50. $3,401.42 $l3, 3,109.27
e-rhc schools which have organ
lied School Improvement Associations.
Miscellaneous Facts.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-12-02

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La Junta tribune., 1915-01-09
kt~er.Xssk.


Thursday. December IL. 1910. a,
,h. home o: tn. brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ". q. Zook. was soi.mnir-
ed the ceremony that united Ia III.
holy bonds of matrimony. Mr.. John
q. kiser and Miss Iva Zook. both OF
Fast Holbrook. Rev. }. \. Heatwoi-.
OF th. Ia Junta Mennonite church.
officiating.
The groom has been resident OF
Eas, iiolbrook for the past six years
wher. b. has been farming a place
for his brother. J. u. kiser. and l.
known a. an industrious aud .ffici-
.nt young man.
Tn. bride has resided her. for
sbou, .ish' years. with ,h. exception
of several Year, spent In the east.
and IA extremely popular among the
young people of the vicinity.
Mr.. kiser expects to farm the
plae. belonging to Mr.. zook mex,
year. aud th. lars. circl. Of friend,
Of III. young ooupi. unit. In wishing
them the fullest extent of felicity In
their n.~ relation.
La Junta tribune., 1915-01-09
Governor Colquiu ON Wilson.

The arraignment OF the present
administration by Governor ColquI,t
OF Texas is something fearful.
When We long ago said that the
president knew nothing OF Mexican
character and seemed determined
never TO learn anything about IL. our
idea was charged to partisan bias by
the friends of the president. How
will they answer Governor Coiquitt. Z.
And what about the hysteria and
flapdoodle OF sending the fleet 10
Vera Cruz and the resolution ap-
proving II passed by a serviie con-
Kress!
Our belief is that the governor is
only half right In denouncing the
ieryinE OF tolls on coast shipping
passing through tie Pana.,a Canal.
The influence Of the overland rail.
roads and the desire to kill Amerf.
can shipping were both factors In
the minds Of the president and Sec
retary Bryan.
The governor is dead right on the
cotton shipping question. The same
may be said regarding the shipments
OF copper. Copper is not q contra
band OF war. Why should the pro-
ducers OF copper In the United States
be restricted from selling II because
OF the bluff OF foreign powers! Did
they ever close any OF their indus
tries when We were at war
We hope the governor is wrong on
the effect OF the new currency law.
but fear he is not. II he is right I'm
his charge tina, II Is under the con-
troll OF the gold ring In the east. 4,
VIII be no Improvement over the old
system.
The farmer may have wheat. the
planter cotton. but with them IL will
be case OF oceans In sight. bu,
not n drop to drink
The governor cannot stand the I'm
derwood tariff assassination. The
cost OF living increased. millions OF
men out Of employment are sad com.
mentaries ON democratic prophecies.
The placing of the democracy in
power and the coming Of the seven.
teen-ycar iocusts are much alike.
They both mean destruction. but.
praise God. they only come once In
about seventeen years.-Goodwin 4
Weekly.
La Junta tribune., 1915-01-09
sh.r'ax Farming. With Em,.,o,...

The American Telephone and Teje.
graph Company announces that ar.
ransements have been made BY which
employees Of the BELL System who
have been two years or more In the
service and who 30 desire may pur.
chase stock OF the company for sic
per share ON easy terms OF payment
No employe can purchase more
than one share for each $500 OF an.
naai wages wages he receives. nor
more than ten shares whatever h,.
wages.
The terms OF payment will be g.
per share per month beginning With
March. 1915. and the quarterly diyi-
dends paid ON the stock will go TO.
wards paying for II after deduetinx
Interest at Z per cent per annum ON
the unpaid balances.
The American Company has paid
: per cent dividend. for seven years.
and II 10 calculated that dividends n
this rate aud In. 8, per shar. prr
month payments by employees viii
pay for for tn. stock In fui, by M.
'ember. 1918. Any cmpioyc Who %
desires can after March I. 1917. but
not before. pay In the balance ON hi.
stock aud receive his stock e.r,s,.
cate.
should an cmpioye leave N. ser.
vice or die before his stock IN fully
paid for. the amount he has paid IN
plus the eumuiated dividends Gess
: per cent intesesp viii be- paid
back.
The American Telephone and T.,e.
graph Company 10 the parent CON.
psny Of the Bell Telephone System
which operates or connects with .ixht
and half million telephone. stations
throughout the united States. f.
u has about 10000 siockhoidsss
and 10000 cmpioyes. Its issued
capital stock IL nearly sass. 1000. .0Oe.
and Il quoted % the stock exchanges
~ sbout eiIs pr share.
The company makes q plain that
no employe 10 undss any eblleailea
70 buy aay stock. bet II IL beiicvsl
that . consldssatle aunbes Of -.
Dieyss viii eake sAvaatass Of IN
opportunity - ave . Itetle uouey
evssy neath aal invsse II n he tve.
lssss.
La Junta tribune., 1915-01-09
EAST HOLBRl,OK.

School opened again Monday az
ter the vacation for the holidays.
". II. Snyder has purchased a
large gasoline engine which he ex'
poets TO use for pumping water fol
irrigating purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Yoder enter,
tanned at dinner last Saturday. Mr.
and Mrs Ira Northeutt and children
and Mrs John Shank.
Mrs. George Griffin. who left fol
Oklahoma last summer. after the
death OF her husband. has returned
here to make her home.
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Bosley enter.
tained at n New Years dinner. last
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Rigg and
family. Of Holbrook Center.
Clyde Lance has moved to Rocky
Ford where he expects to remain for
several weeks and Will then take
possession OF his farm at Colorado
Springs.
Rev. John Thut who left here some
time ago on an evangeiistic trip to
Central Kansas, Is at this writing
conducting a Bible Conference at
Protection. Kan.
Mrs. Manuel .app left Thursday
for her home at Roseland. Neb.
Her daughter. Miss Ruth. who ac-
companied her. will remain at the
Fairmount Sanitarium as n patient.
Rev. J. A. Heatwole. pastor of the
La Junta Mennonite church. .exchang-
ed pulpits Sunday with A. NJ Leath-
erman. one OF the resident ministers
OF the local church
Rober, Todd. of Rocky Ford. who
sometime ago obtained possession OF
the place belonging to Clyde Lance,
moved his property down this week.
and took possession. He has a
number OF friends here who are glad
to give him a warm welcome as a
neighbor
The annual business meeting of
the East Holbrook Mennonite church
was held Monday afternoon. New
Officers were elected and other bust.
ness was transacted. Timothy Thu,
was elected secretary of the board
OF trustees. Other officers remain.
ed unchanged.
A large delegation of Holbrook
beet growers attended the meeting
at Rocky Ford Saturday. Among
those who went up were: W. II. Sny.
der. Chester johnson. J. N. Nune,
maker. J. 7. Zook. }. ID. kiser. J. II
shank. c. r. Kaufman. n. 8. Zook
A. J. Luxinbiil. and = number Of 9th
ers.