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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

Bob Fitzsimmon's fourth marriage
again postponed owing to his failure to
get copy of divorce decree.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

After losing one leg Mayor O'Neil Of
Bergenfield, ". j., submits to the ampu-
tation Of the other
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

Field Marshal Lord Roberts Will 10 filed
under the Minnesota inheritance tax law,
he having estate there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

On April the hands OF every clock in
Germany will be set forward one hour.
BY rising an hour earlier and re-
firing an hour earlier it Is estimated that
s., 100000 OF petroleum will be saved dur
ing the six months of summer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

Before the next harvest II is estimated
that 2,5no0oO will be in the Belgian bread
line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

London cable says: A Swiss Just re.
turned from Vienna brings news that
German Emperor has In strictest incognito
been visiting Schonbrunn. and Is said
to have succeeded in inducing Austrian
Emperor to cede territory to Italy in re-
turn for her continued neutrality Abso-
lutte silence on the subject Is enjoined on
Austro-Hungarian press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

Bucharest special quotes General Won
der Goltz: I'VE are convinced that tho
operations Of the allied fleets are doomed
to failure. Results already obtained
surpass our expectations. mean we did
not expect the effect of our shells would
be so deadly. Turkey could put another
10000 men in the field II munitions were
available"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

Maj. Gen. John p. Storey. a. former
chief OF artillery of the army. Is dead
In Pasadena, Cal
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Seven Million Poles
: on Verge Of Starvation
INDEscRIBABLE DEsoLATIoN.
80 ,rleFgNlgEs..saata ae,

Berlin, April 23.-A picture of indescribable desc
ation with fully $500 houses destroyed thousands of
peasants homeless and living in holes In the ground,
the absolute cessation of any kind of work providing
for harvest is drawn in reports from Russian Poland
The retreating Russians, fleeing before the Ger
man advance appear to have treated their own terri
and left it veritabe wilderness in which disease is
apt appear at any moment and starvation is almost
certainty within short time. The peasants, or those
who still remain show utter Indifference to their
dition making not the slightest efforts to reconstruct
what has been torn burned down. plant crops of
any kind. The majority of those of military age
away the armies, dead and the old the young left
behind unconscious of what the results of their
inactivity are apt to be- Three quarters of Poland is
hit by the war, and damage estimated at half billion
dollars has been done. -."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
I. R. IS
STILL ON
STAND
Admits Friendly Relations
Between Himself and
Barnes.
TOOK BARNES SUGGESTIONS
When He Was Governor He
Filled Offices at Barnes
Request. L.
TOOK BARNES SUGGESTIONS

Syracuse, n. Y, April 23.-Theodore
Roosevelt again went on the witness
stand today for cross examination by
William WINS. chief counsel for VIII
liam Barnes. This is the fourth day
the former president has given testi-
mony in the trial of the Barnes $4,000
suit against him for alleged libel.
During the second day of his cross
examination Roosevelt said he regard
ed Barnes as Sort of DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde, who, like other politicians
had his good sides and his bad Sides
The colonel said he had not, as sug-
gested by WINS, tried to sever the liga-
ments between these Siamese twins
of politics.
quite on the contrary" he declar-
ed, he endeavored to have the DIR.
Jekylr in them absorb Mr.. HYDE"
The colonel seemed as fresh as the
first day of his testimony. More let
ters tending to show friendly rela-
tions between himself and Barnes
were introduced into the records.
The colonel admitted he complied
with many suggestions made to him
by Barnes regarding the filing of Of
fees In the state government during
the two years he was governor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
EVIDENCE ON
THRESHER'S

Washington, April 23.-Considerable
progress has been made by American
embassy and consular officials In Lon
don toward obtaining evidence to sup
port any representations that may be
made to Germany by the United States
government on the death of Leon G.
Thresher, the American mining engi-
neer reported drowned when a German
submarine sank the British liner Fa--
laba.
Several reports have reached the
state department, 1t was learned, from
Ambassador Page and Consul General
skinner These are based on statements
by the survivors of the Falaba and evil
dence brought out at the inquest held
in London on the loss of more than 100
lives with the ship.
/ Ambassador Gerard at Berlin was in
structed some time ago to transmit anv
evidence bearing on the cfrcumstan nces
surrounding the sinking OF the FaIaha
which might be availa bic ifl Berlin II
was presumed the report OF the COM
mander of the submarine would be
available by the German goverurn emf.
SO far this hassnot been forthcoming.
1t is understood that for the present
no enort will be made to determine the
course to be pursued by the admins
tratlon, but should the evidence gath
ered In London warrant the making Of
representations, this probably will be
done without waiting an unreasona bile
period for the German report.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
French Menace German
Positions at St. Mihiel

Paris, April 23.--An official eyewit-
ness describing the operations by
which the French are menacing the
German positions in the wedge of st.
Mihiel says:
All the ALLY woods. which constitut-
ed a strong, well fortified support for
the Germans is now entirely in French
hands, conquered for the most part by
troops from the center of France, after
several days of systematic prepara-
tions by a heavy fire from three-inch
and big guns and by aerial torpedoes
At certain points the Germans had
constructed in front of mortars at twelve
yards, spiked barriers extending about
six feet above the level of the earth,
surrounded by barbed wire entangle-
ments which were so intricate as to
make them impervious to any force.
"A concentration OF artillery fire
opened large breaches In these de-
fenses, parapets were sent crashing
to the ground, and dismembered bodies
were blown into the air above the
clouds of smoke. The earth was strewn
with overturned trees and branches.
After Ave hours of intense fire, five
mines, laid under a parapet adjacent
to the point of the fort holding the
position exploded aad annihilated the
garrison and spread panic in the
trenches.
"An attack with fixed bayonets then
began in three lines, proceeded by a de-
tachment with hand grenades.
Engineers followed with little bridges
which had been prepared in advance
to facilitate the pressure over the net
work OF trenches. The order had been
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
wouId Retard Texas Farms,

Chicago, April 23.-Fruits and vege-
tables raised in Texas now pay their
full proportion of transporta tion
charges, according to growers and
dealers from that section, and the pro-
posed advance in freight rates on these
commodities would, in the opinion of
these same persons, retard the develop
ment of the agricultural regions there
and would diminish the volume of
freight for the carriers. These conten-
tions were advanced by several wit
nesses before w. NJ. Daniels, interstate
commerce commissioner, in the hearing
OF the Western rate case, in which for
ty-one western railroads are seeking
freight rate advances on certain com
modities, among which are the Texas
products.
j. A. O'Brien of brownsville, Tex,
manager OF the Rio Grande railway, an
electric line in the Rio Grande valley,
declared that the installation of ad-
va need freight rates on cabbages, on
f@z and other farm products would re-
tad tie development of farms IN the
Rio Grande valley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
British Still Hold
Hill Despite Furious
Attacks by Germans
CZAR CONFERS WITH NICHOLAS
AT CAPTURED CITY OF LEMBERG.

London, April 23.-Emperor Nicholas arrived to-
day at Lemberg the Galican fortress which the Rus
slams wrested from Austria early in the war. Reut-
the station by the Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander-n-chef, with whom he conferred concern
ing the military operations along the Carpathian front
This is the first definite news of the whereabouts
of Grand Duke Nicholas since the report last week that
he had been shot by General Sievers, commander of
the defeated Russian tenth army
Assault on Dardanelles Renewed.
London, April 23.-The assault on the Dardanelles
renewed although is not apparent whether the
allied forces ready to begin the expected general
attack Four British warshps entered the straits yes
terday and bombarded the Turkish forts which were
also subjected to indirect fire across the peninsula
from the gulf of Saros The result of this fighting was
not disclosed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23

given not to stop In any trench. but
to pass over and take the enemy in
the rear
Three lines of trenches were thus
cleared OF the Germans. Those who
sought refuge in the underground
shelters perished from suffocation
through the collapse of the entire
earthwork
Towards o'clock on April 25, the
enemy attempted to counterattack,
supported by a heavy artillery fire,
which was neutralized by our bat
teries. Our attack was renewed the
following day and developed into a
ferocious hand to hand struggle with
grenades and cold steel in the narrow
lines of trenches. The enemy offered
such resistance that the order was
given to evacuate part OF the ground
that had been gained. This was then
bombarded until the enemy was oblig-
ed to retire. We then held the three
main line trenches of the ALLY woods.
The enemy's losses were heavy. We
counted 200 dead on the evening of
the 9TH and on the evening of the 9Th,
we found the dead piled In three rows
During the 7th and Sth we repulsed
eight counterattacks. The enemy sue
ceeded in entering one trench but was
unable to hold 1t. OF the ALLY woods
there remained nothing but few
hacked trunks and not an inch OF
ground in it that had not been turned
up by explosives. In the strange
chaos, stones. corpses, and a debris OF
limbs lay mingled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23

CASE TO
A JURY

New York. April 2S.-The question
|of the sanity of Harry Thaw will be
determined by a jury. Supreme Court
Judge Hendrick. in decision handed
down today. granted the application
for trial made by Thaw's attorneys on
a writ of habeas corpus. Thaw was in
court when Justice Hendrick announced
the opinion. His face lighted up with
pleasure. 1T will be good news to my
mother" he said. That's all want
to say for present publications"
1T is therefore evident" :" wrote
Hendrick in the opinion after quoting
authorities and precedents, that in this
state there is ample precedent for inn
paneling a jury to aid in trying the
issues of fact raised upon travers
to the return Of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. <
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
CHICAGO TO FRISCO
WATER VOYAGE.

Chicago. April 2s.-The schooner
yacht Fforgyn, broke anchor yes
terday on the 5000 miles runa-
bout trip to San Francisco via
the great lakes and the Panama.
canal.
The yacht recently was purchas-
ed by Thomas Thorkildson OF the
Chicago Yacht club, now a resi-
dent of California. She is com
manded by Captain Charles Coal
feet and manned by a crew of
seventeen. The distance from
Chicago to San Francisco as the
crow flies is 1850 miles. OF the
5000 miles water voyage, 1,400
miles will be on fresh water and
$500 on the ocean. Captain Coal
fleet estimates that the trip will
take forty-five days. -
The Fiorgyn is 1913 feet long and
equipped with $50 horsepower
engines. 90. 80.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
ARVOLD GIVEN
AN OVATION

A special to The Forum today from
a Detroit, Mich, newspaper, states
that A. G. Arvold, who delivered an
address at the convention of the
Drama League of America there last
night on The Little Country Theatre,
was given an ovation following the
address. The convention has brought
together thousands from all parts of
the United States. Forty states are
represented.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Graingrowers to Be
Seen in Action Sunday
lRzssssf2aaa.

Unglanbs 1915 be seen
Sunday
meni IN the Moorhead To
Graingrowers pitcher
There fee but the hat will be passed for
contribution
to
200 will OF
The extend cordial invitation
wha promises to be interesting game. 800
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
At Least Twenty
: Lives Lost in Storm
That Swept Texas

ty
met
Oklahoma. ...
floods interrupted communication by rail and
In
which places reached
cyclono proportions The death toll the capital expected
fftse
specialy at where houses
Iammed in ens bridges and high water Hooded many
business houses. 81
4.
!
10 believed the there fifteen twenty
eight hich Waller all
me RI to u q .
the tanks containing 10000
be $4,000 light
believed Santa railroad
bridges threatened at
several points that road by \ "a streams,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
|ENGLISH PORTS
| TO BE CLOSED
-TTrsnksez

Washington, April 2s.-Consul Cen
eral Skinner, at London. cabled that
the British admiralty had given notice
that certain ports of Great Britain may
be closed to shipping without notice
CLOSING will be Indicated" the mes
sage said, "by three vertical red lights
at night and three red balls by day
When these signals are displayed ves-
sells must proceed to examination an
chorage or keep to sea-"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Capture ALLEGED German spy,

Nice, April 6.-Captain weihe of the
German navy has been arrested at
San Reno on charges Of espionage.
Weihe is said to be the absolute
double Of the German emperor, and II
is reported that he has been charged
with impersonating the emperor in re-
viewing or addressing troops CT civic
bodies on several occasions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Record Breaking Trade
Balance for March
-, a'~ss>s ns1r' l..


March this largest favorable raoe
March history American Exports
imports $5S040,216
mont statement is
imports deeas-
IN
191213 $18S3229l5
unparalleled of
show total expectation of
approximately s2,750000,0O0"
s2s2e s7 against ss424s
against $26S2o9 in March, 1sl4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
PAY Bio War Claim.

London, April s.-British life insur-
ance rompanies have paid war claims
of almost $10,000,0o0 to relatives Of
soldiers and officers killed during the
company alcne has had to meet eight
thousand claims.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Fine Rain All
Over N. Dakota

million dollar rain fen North
and 1t smile the OF
wa
and to
south Mott
Pacific Fargo
Mandan In the northern Of the general
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Bar Trust Owned ships.

Washington. April 2S.-Attorney
General Gregory. has rendered an
opinion to the war department con-
cerning the closing of the Panama
canal to trust" owned ships, which
virtually holds to be imperative that
section of the canal act forbidding
passage Of such vessels. o. ,...
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Battle for Hill so May
Develop Into Big Movement
Along an Extended Front
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! BOTH SIDES
SCORED TODAY.

q London, April o. 1
4 The capture of nearly 4
q half a mile of German I
q trenches near ST. Mih- |:
a iel, the southern ex- :.
q tremity of the German Z
= wedge, W hich the 1
q French have been at (
= tempting for several 4
q weeks to force back, Il
p was announced today I
q in an official communi- {
q cation from Paris. The 4
q admission is made that Z
q the Germans compell- 4
q ed the allies to retire I
q from a position near !:
q Ypres. Z
+ q q . q . q q . q = {
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
Assault on Dardanelles r

London April 2Ths British forces have shown disposition
number Co. Ypres and fighting locality today
rvaIpg the attempts of the Germans
Yprs structures shattered by
the German peIes October target heavy
the Civilian has taken 10 H esa T'f @ a.s c"s %s
people t.SsE &c :o6s to S m ] s @ . d the S
assumed that both sides being strongly reinforced and
finally decided - 49, - '' '''''
HNoTHER IRAMLER SUNK.
.n o %.: p.. and Hp .an ' III. no .s s.
: msT Se%srn' T%1 rs. sSsr; 30 Of II: Killed Seven
spPS report: I the fred his vessel while
p..,.,. RUSSIANS ss.H HFLIST st: 4EAyx sy DAMAGE
SbsTs Hts.aSn ;"ff
70 .sS s..:ssS .a.. S:s:. d
d'T The with 1rT G%G sms o s"d S %e'f %S S5S soo under
Of their artillery at the time They were thrown into panic
. s '.S K: thee: s"G S
Only minor sso%ted to s.. on tn. Pru..n
. Msa so1ns ':ps It the OoIS.s %
snd the roaisS
sy II fire is a daily occurrence '''''"' ''' ana Sr'
BOTH CHARGE USE ILLEGAL SHELLS
London april Hssspyns to the British complaints at The
wireless dlspsteh from Berlin German
~n n the upon I
S ] q. IF % s :.: :.: s"s
developing Germans in hand
appears that illegal gas shells for
months
n.-u, .,.,, GERMAN .EE. HIGH SEA FLEET OUT.
;ss tIs Sc. "s'
London April Between the Italian fOr.an
sT % that negotiation" are still u" der way '''''" Austria and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23

way to London by way of Petrograd,
Finland, Sweden and Norway. They
brought terrible stories of the suffer-
ings of Poles in the ruined cities and
devasted country.
Where relief is provided for the
Poles, the daily allowance to each per-
son is only an amount equivalent to
four cents, which is barely enough to
keep the people alive in a country
where prices are high. It Is difficuit
to obtain food at any price.
The Russian government has been
considerate in its treatment Of Jews
In the portions of Poland occupied by
Russian troops, but the Jews are suf-
fering greatly from persecution In
the portion of Galicia which Austria
still holds, as Austria suspects all
Poles of disloyalty
Baroness Benckendorff, wife of the
Russian ambassador at London and
Baron De Heyking, Russian consul
general at London, have given liber-
ally to aid the Polish sufferers. The
Poles in London are chiefly poor Jews.
but they are giving freely from their
small means. In one night I received
$3.50 entirely in pennies from Polish
Jews of London.
"T hear that Americans are rallying
to aid the Poles, and know that their
needs will be supplied when the world
realizes how terrible is their plight.
Communication with Poland and Cali
cia is so difficult that 1t is impossible
for the world to learn Immediately of
the awful suffering there. But a. good
cause never lacks supporters and I
feel sure the world will rally to the aid
of the Polish sufferers, as you Ameri-
cans did to the cry Of the Belgians."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23

London, April 23.-Seven million
Poles, of whom two million are Jews,
are in dire need of food. This state
ment was made today by Herman
Laundau, a prominent Jewish philan-
thropist associated with various Jew
ish charities in London.
"Of these sufferers, 5,500,000 are east
of the Vestule river and 100000 west
Of the river" Mr.. LANDAU said.
"The Jews are even poorer than the
Gentiles, because Of the boycott
against the Jews In parts OF Poland
before the beginning OF the war,
which impoverished thousands who
otherwise would have been able to
provide for their families.
political and religious prejudice
against the Jews also renders their
condition worse than that of the
Catholics. In parts Of Poland evacu-
ated by the Germans, many Jews are
living on potato peels and garbage
left by the army. The Catholic popu-
lation has been able to flee beyond
the Jews.
"The citizens committee at Warsaw
is the only large agency for affording
relief for refugees. Although the
membership of this committee con-
sists of four Jews and six Gentiles. 1t
has been impossible to employ work
ers who would deal fairly with the
Jews. Consequently, another COM
mittee has been organized under the
chairmanship of Baron GunzZurg to
administer relief without regard to
religious faith.
Several hundred refugees from Po-
land who are well to do made their
Fffss RUSSIAN AlRSHl
London, April ga Reuter- d
"There was much activity yesterd
airships. One dropped fifteen bo
boats on the vistula were struc
and trains.
Two other machines lombard
! and the German aerodrome at Sa
) ~ done to the German trenches"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
ANoTHER TRAWLER aIIMK

ermsby Engand April 22-Ths erimsby trs~lsr St. L.~
submarine TIVE members of the killed. Seven
skipper enaaued
reseuing the Of the St. Lawrence. @ -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23


London April "a long between
the Austrian ambassador
that negotiations still
Italy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-04-23
GERMAN HIGH SEA FLEET n

GERMAN HIGH SEA FLEET OUT
Berlin, April 23The German admiralty
North
advanenq English waters without meeting the forces
Britain" - y
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Continued "a xaga ElYa
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-23
DEATH OF KATIE FISHER.
Operation for Appendicitis Proves of
No Avail and Demise Follows.

Katie Fisher, who was brought to
the Dallas hospital last Friday morn.
ing suffering from appendicitis, died
at that institution on Saturday fol-
lowing an operation, and the funera.
was held from the Chapman under.
taking parlors yesterday forenoon,
conducted by the Rev. Mitchell Bur
ial was in the Dallas cemetery.
Deceased was a step-daughter of
H. J. Powell of Pedee valley, and
was aged thirteen years. The case
was an aggravated one, and the pa
tient was practically beyond hope
when she arrived at the hospital after
night ride from her home in an
ambulance. The young lady had many
warm friends in the neighborhood
where she resided, all of whom will
learn of her demise with profound re-
gret.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-02-23
INDEXING WORK PROGRESSES.
Two-Thirds of the Thirty Thousand
Deeds Now Properly Recorded.

Approximately 10000 of the esti-
mated 10000 deeds recorded in Polk
county from 1856 to 1907 have now
been indexed by Mr.. E. NJ. Smith, and
his corps of assistants, who have been
engaged in the work during the past
three months. The Thorne system is
employed in indexing the deeds in
question. Heretofore abstractors have
been unable to find many of the early
transfers, in one instance more than
two hundred successive filings not be-
ing indexed, although they were prop
erly recorded. Mr.. Smith expects to
have the work fully completed some
time in March. The work is costing
the county $500.