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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
Though Officials Won't Com
ment On Reply This Much
Seems To Be Certain
NEUTRALS SYMPATHETIC
If British Fleet Should Now
Disregard The Safeguards
Promised, 1t May Call Forth
Some Very Vigorous Lam
guage;; Controversy May
Require Much More Talk
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D.. c., Jan. 9.-While
no formal arrangement has been made
by neutral countries for common &C
ton in respect to cOntraband and
shipping during the maritime warfare,
it became known tonight that the
United States is receiving he synlpa.
thetic support Of virtually ell neutral
nations in the negotiations with Great
Britain.
Secretary Bryan ordered copies Of
the British reply to the American
note delivered to diplomatic represen-
tativeS of neutral nations. When the
first note was sent, there were many
formal requests for copies and it was
regarded as significant that the
British note has been voluntarily sent
to them.
A days study of the British COM
munication failed to develop any com
ment from administration officiols.
The text will be made public stimuli
t%aneously in both Washington and
london tomorrow.
1t is known the British note does
not finally dispose of the questions
raised, but is in the nature Of a pre-
liminary argument. Just how far a
along drawn cut correspondence is
fOreshadOwed, officials here refused to
say.
Another Protest Likely.
In authoritative quarters it was
stated that another note perhaps
more vigorous than its predecessor
would be sent TO Great Britain, should
the safeguards which Great Britain
herself has advised for American com
nferce be d~isregarded by the British
fleet, as the American government
claims has occurred heretofore. While
the United States is anxious TO ar
range amicably points in dispute, it:
chief cause of complaint haS beer
against the alleged ~indecision Of Brit
ish authorities in applying their Owl
rules.
The controversy centers about tn
question of length of time required
for a thorough search of a merchan
vessel. The United States claims de
tentions and examinations have bee
entirely too long. England ayers tina
the size of vessels necessitates convoy
ing merchant men to ports for dc
tailed search.
Situation Not Settled.
!. While the one Of the British not
l is Said to be conciliatOry and conces
. sions of various kinds have been mao
| to American commerce through al
| ~rangements completed by the allie
I, with neutral countries, which haV
: declared embargOeS on re-expOrtatlO
: Of many products, the situation is re
4 garded in executive quarters as ia
from settled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
BANQUET IN AFTERNOON
League Convention VIII Hold
First Session On WedoeS-
day; Commissioner M, |.
Shlpman VIII Deliver Ad-
dress of Welcome; To Con-
slider Legislative Bill

Inc League Convention
~ De neId here next Wednesday and
nurSday IS certainly we'll supplie1
Win strong speakers. In addition 10
14uSe punished on the program. Mr.
DAVIS has heard from others thar will
speak: The address Of welcome viii
De delvered by NJ. L. Shipman. Com
missioner OF Labor and Printing and
GRAND Master Of the independent or
ger or d Fellows. Rev. II NJ.
North, presiding elder Of the Durham
Instruct and former pastor of Eden.
.on street church. and Or. j.. c. Cald-
Wen, president of Atlantic Christian
College. Wilson, will also be on the
program.
Already great interest is being man
Tested IN the banquet to be held
thursday afternoon, as indicated by
received, some re-
lerrlng to this banquet. Preparations
are being made TO entertain I'VE
TOUR hundred and five hundred and il
is expected that this Will be one OF
lhe largest b~anquets that have been
pulled off in the Capital City for
some time. On yesterday. invitations
win a complimentary ticket were sent
10 every of the General As
Sembly and no doubt most of them
will accept
Ihe opportunity to hear Congress
man Hobson so soon after his master
y management of the Hobson resolu-
tlOE Tor national prohibition is ere
at.ng much interest throughout the
state and there is no doubt that
scores Of people from far and wide
Will be here on Thursday night to
pack the First Baptist church 70 its
utmost capacity. Some have insisted
that. IN order to give everybody an
opportunity TO hear Congressman
HobsOn, this meeting should be held
IN the auditorium, but the committee
has ordered otherwise.
II members of the General AS
sembly and others are anxious to see
the bill that will be presented TO that
body, but this bill cannot be finally
determined until the Anti-Saloor
League State Convention shall takc
action on the report Of the ResoIu
tons Committee. According to tn,
program, this committee will be aD
pointed at the first session Wednes
day afternoon and will make its re
} port to the convention on Thursday a
(, twelve o'clock, at which time ther'
A will be full opportunity for inquir,
and discussion.
J Rev. A. j. Parker. leader of tn
: North Carolina Conference quartet
I will have charge Of the singing, whic'
will be congregational. His leade,
ship gives assurance of some OF tn
e best congregational singing that Ia
: been heard in the city. Familia
songs with the militant ring Of Chri;
i tianity will be used throughout. Th
e committee on program says that ther
viii not be a dull minute in all tn
exercises; and remember that all VIII
are in harmony with the purpose
the Lnti-SaloOn League to externnInat
n the beverage liquor traffic are entitle
= to membership in this great conver
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
If Germany Loses.

If the prestige Of the H~ohenzollerns
II of the Germans army rtradtW
and of the German army should col
lapse because Of the horror and de-
struction of this war which they have
willed, europe will finally n peace
and concord in a reasonable eQuili-
brium OF forces and desires. Germany
will become at last democratic and
pacific, like England and France
The Prussian a~riStocraCy, SO powerful
today, will be forced TO grant q re-
form Of the PrusSian electoral sys-
tenn, and to open the doors to the
power Of the middle classes. In Prus-
STA. and in the empire, the represen-
tative regime instead Of remaining
constitutional. will become parlia-
mentary; ministers will no longer be
nominated by the Emperor but by
ParliaInents: the influence Of the
Court and the General Staff will dl-
| minish. The parties Of the Left, and
even the Socialists. will have risen to
| power. Germany in short will be in
| Wardly renewed as France was re-
newei after l870.-Gulielno Ferrero
in the November Atlantic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
M ARE MANGLED
WHEN MAN FALLS FROM
COAST LINE TENDER

Rocky Mount, Jan. 9.-Suffering
a mangling Of his limbs, when he
was precipitated under wheels Of an
Atlantic Coast Line freight train
near Speed, this morning, MIR. Jesse
Jones vas brought to h relief hos
pital here today. His condition is
extremely serious and the injuries,
may result in his death. Mr.. Jones
is alleged to nave been beating his
his way on the train for Norfolk this
morning and had secluded himself
on the tender OF the engine and drop
ped tO sleep, to be thrown upon the
track under the wheels Of the train
a few moments later. His right leg
was out off above the knee, while his
and ankle were mangled.
Mr.. Jones has in time past held po-
sitiOn as hostler with the a. G. l.. al
this point and he is well known in
this city in railroad circles. a re-
| port of his condition this afternoon is
to be the effect that he is getting
| along as well as could be expected, ir
view of the injury, though physicians
| declare that some time will be neces-
sary before it is possible to deter
| mine as to whether the injury viii
prove fatal.
Mr.. Jones lived at Westrays dur.
ing the past year, and is a brother Ol
| Mr.. r. II. Jones Of this city
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
Gutierrez Reports Agreement
is Now Almost Certain at
Convention
ALL FACTIONS PRESENT
Caffanza, However, May Have
Started Something He Can
not Stop By Ordering All Oil
Fields Closed; Hill Sum-
moned TO Vera Cruz To
Render an Account

Washington, d. c., Jan. 9.-An
agreement of "all the armed groups"
in Mexico. by which the problem Of
pacification practically is solved" has
been reported to the convention in
Mexico City by General Gutierrez, &C
cording to State Department advices
today from Consul Silliman. Details
Of the plan were not made public.
General Gutierrez's statement to the
convention was in substance as fol.
lows:
lit may be considered tina the
problem of ~pacifcation practically is
solved. AS it would be inOppOrtune
10 publish at this time the decisions
recently arrived at, l refrain from
giving their details and must limit
myself to the statement that there
have been in touch with the govern
ment over which i preside all of the
armed groups operating in the oun
try. Some of these units have dis
patched special commissioners The
demands of these groups have been
reduced by them to two propositions
These propositions, which will be
given publicity in due time, probably
wiil be satisfied"
The State Department here issued
a statement declaring GutierreZ's an.
pOuncement apparently carried with
it an intimation Of the strengthening
III iit 1oDN Ddl ~
without the domination of u par
ticular leader or faction"
\ dispatch dated yesterday from
Mexico City said the convention haC
decided TO hold daily sessions.
CarranZa Stops Oil Men.
IS 10 the recent CarranZa decree
rrgarding oil lands, the State depart
ment issued the following:
The department is in receipt of {
telegram dated January s from Vera
cruz, stating that on January Z al
Executive decree was issued by Car
ana, ordering development Of all OF
lands in Mexico as well as their oper
alton to cease Immediately, unles
such development and operation ar
carried on with the consent of tn
Constitutionalist government. 1t i
provided in the decree that the worl
on these oil lands shall remain sus
pended until there can be enacted neN
laws governing the matter.
1T is alleged by Carranza that tn
properties nave been operated to til
deteriment of the nation and to tn
exclusive benefit of the owners. Gen
eral Carranza states that as most c
The properties are operated by fOl
eigners the privileges they possess {
appealing to their governments fo
protection gives occasion for DANCE
of complications Of an information;
character which would prove embal
RAISING to h government in any wOT
IF revising the oil laws.
1T is stated hat the right to de-
troy WORK under taken after the d
cree has been promulgated is assume
by the constituencies governmen
which also t Aims the right to chars
the expenses thereof to the manage
IT owners. Any wells sunk or brougl
INTO operation after the issuance
the decree shall be considered nation
property.
practically all the Mexican
lands are in territory which Carran
still CONTROL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
CarranZa Recalls Hill.

Naco, Ariz., Jan. 9.-The American
state Department has granted permits
sion 10 General Benjamin Hill, Car
rama commander in Sonora, to pass
through the United States on his way
10 Vera Cruz. Hill will depart to-
morrow under orders to report to
General CarranZa on the killing and
~Wounding of persons on the American
side of line during the siege of Naco.
sonora.
4 is sale hat Hill will not return
and that Colonel p. Elias Gales viii
eucN"od him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
tBy the Associated Press.)

Washington. ID. c., Jan S.-Latest
Quotations for cotton in Germany, re-
:eived today from Ambassador Ge-
fard, indicated good middling was be-
ing offered and accepted for January
delivery at about 1874 cents a pound
1T Bremen.
The Bremen Cotton Exchange was
reported closed and no information
VAS forthcoming regarding prices or
amounts OF cotton on hand.
tlahnocT" reported prices Of about
Is cent?.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
Convention Fails to Meet.

Mexico City, Jan. 9-(Via FL Paso,
Texas.)-The national convention,
called to name a provisional presi-
dent and adopt a reform program,
faiued to meet today. Sessions have
been SUSPENDED indefinitely. Southern
delegates, however, met today. Those
present represented only the Zapata
forces.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
NACO WILL BE NEUTRAL
Noga|es and Aqua Pfieta Shall
Not Be Attacked; Those
Who Want To Scrap May
Get Out Of Range and Help
Themselves; Trouble Start
ed Four Years Ago
tBv the Associated Press.l

~N NSS1n 40
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 9.-Gen. Villa
today gave Brigadier General Scott
his word that he would prevent fur
ther border fighting, which, since II
Madero revolution in 1911, has been
a ena TO residents Of American
bOrde towns.
The Mexican leader promised he
would order Governor Maytorena to
sign an agreement which had been
drafted by Gneeral Scott at Naco. 1t
would prevent a recurrence Of the
fighting there, which during the last
two months has aused the wound
ing and killing Of more than fifty per-
sons on the American side. General
Hill, commander Of the Carranza gar
rison defending Naco, Sonora, who
has signed the agreement.
The 5000 Villa troops passing
through Juarez on their way to So
nOr Will be sent, Villa said, to Guav-
mas, on the California gulf. and not
to participate in fighting along the
border.
Naco Shall Be Neutral.
The agreement also provides that
Naco sha email neutral territory
and closed to until some
constitutional government is estab
lished in Mexico and recognized BY
thN Sh1LCA ototCS III I1lLlI Ojlt I'll liz
c~ontending factions in Sonora entirely
dominates the other. NogaleS, held
by Maytorena, and Aqua Prieta, helt
by Hill, shall not be attacked for any
reason whatsoever.
MaytOrena's troops shall retire tt
Cananea or Nogales, and shall not mo
lest the movement Of the Hill force!
from Naco to Aqua Prieta.
This last clauSe is opposed by tn
5 Maytoren faction. NacO is between
Nogales and Aqua Prieta.
General Villa is expected to return
south to direct personally the cam
paign against Carranza forces in tn
east. General Scott will return t
! Washington, perhaps after a brie
t visit to Naco.
A Villa force will be detached t
! hold General Hills force at Agu
Prieta, but it is understood not t
!: attack him.
General Villa announced tonight h
would welcome the return to Mexic
Of all former regular army officer
O many of whom were reported in
destitute state in the United State
and other countries. He also issue
: a statement claiming a decisive vi
tory against Carranza troops nea
- Saltillo.
Il Washington. D. c., Jan. 9.-Tf
War Department today had no of
cial report Of arrangements made I
General Villa and Brigadler Gener
Scott to avoid further fighting on tt
border. Enrique G. Lorente, Was
ing agent Of the Gutierrez governmer
was advised by Juarez officials as fo
lows:
p I'm today's conference betwet
- General Villa and General Scott ever
thing has been arranged SATISFACTORY
IL General Villa has ordered Gener
&c Maytorena to sign the agreement pr
posed by General Scott. Herewith t
in Nado incident is closed"
Sc General SCOTS proposal was tn
IS Naco be declared neutral and tn
is both the Maytorana and Hill fore
es thdra from it's territory.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

The aboretum established at Wash
ington in Rock Creek Park, through
cooperation between the forest serv-
ice and the District OF Columbia, now
contains 1000 trees, comprising 81
different species.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

0 about 1,4OO, 900 pounds Of cavaire
obtained each year by the Astrakhan
fisheries, approximately IS per cent is
exported.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL
FUND Is APPORTIONED
City Schools Will Get $27, 80. Ru.
raj Schools $50 1856 20.

raj Schools $50 1856 20
The estimated revenue for the
school fund for the fiscal year will
be s86,O84 After deducting the eS-
penses OF running the county super
intendent'S Office and the county
boa I'd, the estimated nte amount will
be $79,560. This has been appro-
priated as follows: To rural fund,
$52,336.20; to the city fund, $27,223,-
80.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
PAY FOR
MOVING FATHER
DAY COUNTY PRESENTED WITH
r.I "a .,GN FOR TRANS
PORTATION TO POOR MAN.


Webs err, S D.--The county com
~missioners of Day county make the
lain that as the result of an official
matter that came before them their
county is entitled to having among
its residents the champion mean
man of the state and the northwest.
At a meeting Of the commission
ers John Gruba, who resides on a
farm near the village of Granville,
rresented a bill to the county com
missioners for Sc for transporting his
father, Martin Gruba. to the county
Door house.
When the bill was read to the
members of the board they were mo-
,mentarily stunned by the novelty of
4 bill being presented for such a
purpose and then htey We'd with
each other as to which could first
make the motion 10 reject the bill.
Martin Gruba, the father Of the
voung man who presented the un-
Usual hill, now is being taken care
% at the county poor farm. He is rs
years OF age. Seven months ago he
vas stricken with blindness and now
is in a helpless condition. He has
two or three other sons living, and
they will be appealed to and asked
o care for their father and make
his last years as pleasant as possible.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
MITCHELL o
HEADS PROGRAM
HOBART BROWN, IN COMMITTED
CREATIONS CLASS. IN CONTEST
AT BROOKINGS NEXT 90.
THURSDAY.

In the state declamatory and COM
United orations contest, to be held
at Brookings next Thursday evening
in connection with the inter-scholas-
Brown, of Mitchell high, will be the
first speaker on the program with
his grafton "Regulus to the Garth
aginians."
The program follows:
Committed orations-
Hobart Brown ......... Mitchell
Regulus to the Carthaginians."
Howard c. Wheeler -. .Deadwood
Independence Now and Indepen-
dcnce Forever"
Glen Seymour ........ Lebanon
"Toussaint L'Overture."
Leila Lynn ......... Brookings
"S%partacus to the Gladiators"
Determinations
Lenore Markham Lead
THE Lion and the Mouse"
Hazel Clark .......... Armour
1.-The Littlest Rebel"
Crystal Crane ......... .Redfieid
THE Servants in the House"
Lihbie Dawson ........ .Canistota
Her First Appearance"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
KILLED
BY SHEEP MAN
sECoND FATALITY OCCURS IN
PERKINS COUNTY In QUAR-.
REL ABOUT SHEEP HERDS.

Aberdeen, S. D.-Claud Heron, a
prominent rancher residing 10 miles
north of Faith, was shot and instant.
Y killed yesterday in a quarrel with
John Bell, a sheep rancher in that
5icinity.
From the meager details at hand it
tppears that Bell ran some sheep on
Ieron's land and when called upon to
settle for pasture privilege, a quarrel
5nsued. Bell drew a gun, it is said,
1nd fired several shots, two or more
taking effect in Heron's body. Death
almost instantaneous.
Sheriff Axtel of Bison was summon
d and is still in the Faith vicinity
no word having been received as to
neither or not Bell has been ar.
rested.
Heron is a married man, between
35 and 40 years of age, and is sur
lived by a large family. He has been
4 resident of the Faith vicinity for
I number of years, and is we'll known
throughout the Missouri country.
This is the second murder over
'heep within two week in Perkins
county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20

marriage of Mr.. Louis H. Gerken to
Miss Minnie V. Carter at the parson-
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church Monday evening at 1870
O'Clock. The ceremony was perform
ed by the pastor. DR.. j. S. Hoagland.
Mr.. Gerken is a prominent business
man from the town of Plankinton,
S. ID. He is also we'll konwn in the
business circles of this city.
His bride ts of the well known
young ladies from Stickney. S. D.
She also has many friends and &c
luaintances in Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerken left Immediately after the
wedding service in their autombile
fir their home in Plankinton. where
they VIII begin housekeeping and
where they will be glad to see their
friends. They have the congratula-
tons of a multitude of friends.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
FATHERS KISSES
NOT WELCOMED
BRITISH SOLDIER DELIGHTED
WITH SNACK OF FRENCH
GIRL TURNS ON HER F4A.
THEIR WHEN HE DOES
SAME.

Wakonda, S. Dbl. C. Keith. a
we'll known Clay county man, is in
receipt Of a letter from q friend, r.
S. Johnston, a Briton, who is a gun
ner in the British army in France
and Belgium, in which some inter-
esting sidelights are thrown on the
war. THE French and Belgians,''
he writes, are very good to us. When
we marched into one place an eX-
tremely pretty girl rushed up and
threw her arms around my neck and
kissed me. l felt like fighting six
Germans and ten or fifteen Turks.
But when her father came up and
pulled off the same stunt, kissing me
on both cheeks, 1 got real mad and
told him I'd punch him in the jaw
Johnston expresses confidence in
the Allies defeating Germany. CAS-
to the final outcome" he writes, you
canNtake it from me that there's no
doubt whatever as who will win, and
that while Britons fight as cheerful
ly and as bravely as they are doing
now the British lion will always be
on top"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20

the passage of time serves only to
record an increased devotion to the
forces that have made it possible for
our nation to survive the wal storms
Of stress and strife. May 30th our
National Memorial Day, is again APP
preaching and | urge and trust that
on that day the people of South Da-
kota will refrain from all labor in
so far as practicable, from all games
and sports, and with a spirit of pa
triotic solemnity join the surviving
veterans in doing homage to the
honored dead.
AS we are congregated in the sill
ent cities of white, 1t will be impress
ed upon us that we can neither add
to nor detract from the glory sur
rounding the history of the Grand
Army of the Republic, but as once
more we assemble to DO honor to the
makers of this record, may we gath
err unto ourselves a renewed inspira-
ton, together with a greater love of
home and country and a more fixed
determination that government of
the people by the people and for the
people shall not perish from the
narth.'"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-20
MAsoNs' INFLUENCE TO
BE USED FOR PEACE

Watertown, S. D.-That Masons
If the world are able to and should
axert strong influence toward ending
he war in Europe was the keynote
If the sentiment expressed at a ban
ruet last night celebrating the dedi-
,ation of the new Masonic temple in
Watertown. Pressure along this line
vas strongly urged by N. A. Har-
non, of Yankton.
Other speakers Were Frank Mil
ard, of Candy, Mimi, William Mil
igan, of Aberdeen; Thomas Ferris,
Of Usage, Ia; Benjamin f. Ives, of
Huron, and Marshall R. Brown, of
Sioux Falls. r. S. Lockhart presided
IS POSTMASTER. Eight hundred at
terd.
After an auto ride over the city
This forenoon, the dedication pro-
gram was resumed by the exemplifi-
cation of chapter degrees by the Wa
tertown chapter.