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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
BLOCKADE LIMITED
Diplomatic Notes Made Public BY
Washington Government.
Radius Of AefiUifu Defined Which
Includes Mediterranean Eng
land and France Reply.

Washington, ID. C.--Six diplomatic
notes were made public Thursday By
the State department, constituting the
entire correspondence Of the last few
weeks between the United States and
Germany and between the United
States and Great Britain and France
relative TO the abandonment Of sub
marine attacks on merchant ships, the
shipment Of conditional contraband
and foodstuffs to civilians In q bellig-
erent country. the use Of neutral flags
by beIligerent merchantmen, the re-
moval Of mines, and the proclamation
Of virtual blockade by the allies
against Germany.
The communications revealed that
the United States government, realiz-
ing the difficulties Of maintaining an
effective blockade by close guard Of
an enemy coast, on account OF the
newly developed activity Of sub
marines, asked that q radius Of ac-
tivity" be defined. Great Britain and
France replied with the announcement
that the operations Of the blockade
would not be conducted outside Of
European waters, including the Med
iterranean."
While Germany agreed, 1t Is dis
closed, to abandon her submarine at
tacks on mercantile Of any flag" ex-
cept when they resist visit or search,
provided foodstuffs were permitted to
reach her civilian population, Great
Britain and her allies rejected the
proposal, originally made by the Uni
ted States government in an effort to
bring the belIigerents into an arrange
ment which would safeguard the inter-
ests of neutrals.
Furthermore, the documents show
that in q message Of inquiry to Great
Britain and France the United States
asked whether the embargo on all COM
merce between Germany and neutral
countries was to be carried out under
the rules Of blockade or by interfer-
ence with ships and cargoes, "as II no
blockade existed. I" The two together
presented in the view Of the American
government "a proposed course Of ac-
tion previously unknown to interna-
tional law"
The answer from both Great Britain
and Franee reveal for the first time
that the allies officially regarded their
policy as blockade" but desire 70
refrain from exercising the rights Of
belligerents under blockade to con-
fiscate ships and cargoes as q penlaty
for breach Of blockade, substituting
for it procedure in prize courts and
compensation through sale Of the de-
tanned merchandise.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
50. 600 Honres DESTROYED.

London - The Star has received q
dispatch from its correspondent at
Copenhagen who says that statistics
furnished by the president of the pro-
vince of East Prussia show that so, 600
houses have been destroyed in East
Prussia by Russian troops. Three
thousand refugees are said to have
been unable to return to East Prussia
because they have no means of liveli'
hood. Out of 100, 900 houses only 5000
remain. A dispatch from Berlin said
these houses were private apartments,
and had been completely pillaged.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Sitting Hen Has Journey.

Hood River - Mrs, A. 7. Boynton,
who recently removed from near Tilla-
nook to the community lying between
this city and Mosier, has an old Rhode
Island Red hen which arrived at her
new home, sitting on nestful of eggs
after having stayed on them while on
train, in room at Portland and on a
boat. The hen had been set on Is eggs
two weeks before the family moved.
The hen and eggs were placed in a
nest in a basket and Mrs. Boynton
carried them. Fourteen of the eggs
Matched few days ago.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Karlsruhe Thought Sunk.

London-Reuter's Copenhagen cor
respondent sends story of the sinking
of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, taken
fomr the Stiftstidente. which asserts
that it obtained the story from an at-
thoritative source. According to the
story. q sudden explosion broke the
cruiser in two. One-half of the vessel
sank Immediately. carrying down part
of the crew. The other half fioated for
some time, which enabled about $50 10
200 men TO be rescued by steamer.
This steamer reached German port
with the survivors.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Poker LenaI in Mepada.

Carson City, New. - After rushing
through gambling law the Nevada
legislature adjourned early Saturday.
The gambling law makes all gam
bling felony except poker, whist,
solo and Eve hundred. When no per
eentage is taken these are lawful
games. Otherwise they are felonies.
Praris Mutual betting on tracks Of
licensed associations is permitted.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Citu's Threats Cut Rates.

Baker-That the proposed municipal
electric light plant would put his COM
pany out Of business and that the COM
pany had been forced by threats of the
municipal plant to lower its rates was
the testimony Of F. A. Harmon, gen.
eral manager Of the Eastern Oregon
Light & Power company, before the
State Railroad commission in its final
hearing Of the company's rates here.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
One Woman In 20 Smokes.

Chicago-One woman in every 20 in
this city is a cigarette smoker, accord
ing to an estimate after an investiga-
tioon by Alice Clement and Mary
Riley, policewomen. In the Jewish,
Polish and Italian districts the per
centage of smokers was smaller, they
said, only 2 per cent of the women
using tobacco. "We covered all parts
of the city," said Miss Clement. Few
working girls or girls of the middle
classes smoke. The habit does not
seem to be growing"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Germans In Afriea Taken.

London - A Capetown dispatch to
Reuters says that Official announce
ment has been made that General
Botha, commander-in-chief of the
army of the Union of South Africa,
has captured more than 200 German
prisoners and two field guns at Swa-
kopmund. German Southwest Africa.
Announcement from London, Febru-
airy &c, was made that serious invasion
of German Southwest Africa had been
undertaken by forces under General
Botha.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Southern Landlords
Want Child Laborers

Dallas. Texas II. Tom Pagitt.
owner Of 1900 acres Of Texas land.
described some tenant problems on hia
estate from the land owners point OF
view before tho Federal COMMITTEES on
Industrial relations At its American
land question hearing Saturday. The
PaRitt place In Coleman county. be
said, has 20 tenant families on about
1000 acres, the remainder being leased
10 cattlemen.
He said his agent prefers TO get
tenants with large families Of chill
dren, because the country is 80 sparsely
settled that the women and children
form almost the only available source
of extra labor supply in cotton picking
season. The women among his ten
ants, he said, usually chop, hoe. and
help with picking cotton. Children be-
gin work in the fields at about 8 years
Of age.
A tenant, he said, would have diff
Guilty hiring farm hands. because he
could not, as q rule. pay their wages
until after the crop was sold.
Describing conditions, Mr.. Pagitt
said the cheapest tenant house on his
place has two rooms and cost S226,
while the largest has four rooms, cost
ing S400. None are screened, he said.
Would you object to tenant who
believed in certain principles of gov
ernment or reform, advocating them
whila living on your place1" asked
Mr.. Walsh.
NO." replied Mr.. Pagitt, but !
would not like tenant who stirred up
trouble by talking at the store and try
ing to make other men dislike his land
lord.
"What hours should tenant spend
at work." asked Commissioner Walsh.
Well" replied Mr.. Pagitt, "in
crop season some Of them go to work
at I in the morning. some at s, and
they generally work until dark"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Brother Gets Insurance.

La Grande - Like letter from the
grave came word to Edward Bussey, a
cabdriver of this city, from his
brother, the late Major General Cyrus
Bussey, who died In Washington and
was buried in Arlington Cemetery re-
Gently. The La Grande man knew
nothing Of his brothers death until a
letter came that had been written in
1918, to be held until death visited the
old general. With the letter came
notice that considerable life insurance
had been left in the La Grande mans
name. The epistle was brotherly
farewell.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Mann Plnnf To ia RuiLt.

Roseburg = Work on the Roseburg
Sand & Gravel company's plant neal
Shady Point win begin Monday, ac-
cording to o. T. Larson, of Portland,
who arrived here to supervise the con-
stiuction work. The plant win cost
approximately $4,000. The gravel
bars to be developed have. according
to Mr.. Larson, an almost inexhausti-
BILE supply Of material, and with their
development and the consequent reduc-
tion of the price of gravel he believes
the officials Of Douglas and other near
by counties win see the economy OF
more durable roads.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Officer Loss Is Grouring.

London - A casualty list of officers
received from the headquarters in the
field, under date of March Is, gives
the names Of sS officers, including
Hindus, who were killed or have died
from wounds, and of 12S wounded or
missing. This brings up the total cas-
ualties among officers since March 10.
as officially reported, to 1876 killed or
dead from wounds and sic wounded or
missing.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Hood Riper Gro,pers Meet.

Hood River-Kenneth Mckay, man.
ager of the Fruit Growers Exchange,
the local utilization Of the Northwest
ern Fruit Exchange, distributed $4,000
among its growers Thursday. To date
the exchange has returned to the grow
ers $12, 900, between 80 and so cents a
box, owing to different varieties. With
prominent officials Of the Northwest.
ern Fruit Exchange, ]. F. Sugrue, Of
Cashmere, and DR.. e. A. Macrum, Of
Mosier, here for addresses, the ex-
change is holding series Of meetings
with growers this week.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Sarah To Act Until Death.

New York-In a letter received here
by Lou Tellegen, formerly her leading
man, Sarah Bernhardt says: II am
continuing to improve rapidly. You
ask If will go on playing. How can
you ask? Until the other leg is bur
led in my grave, shall never cease to
90 on acting. keep up my spirits
and have ravenous appetite for get
ting back to work"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Aru,y Uses Neutral Food.

London-It was the German sub
marinel U-2s which seized the Dutch
steamers Batavier v and Zaanstroom,
according to the Daily News Rotter-
dam correspondent. U-2S has been for
some days sheltering under the lee of
the Mas lightship. taking toll from
all shipping, especially British.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26

London-The Anchor line stenmer
Camerani, which arrived At Liverpool
from New York March Is. with a
cargo valued at IS. .Oo0. 600, succeas-
fully ran the German submarine block
ade. The vessel reports that she was
chased BY three German undax-Wagex
boats on her voyage through the Irish
Sea.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-26
Knrlsrnha Run,or Grolns.

London-The secretary of the Brit
ish admiralty announces that there is
every reason to believe that the Ger
man cruiser Karlsruhe was sunk In the
neighborhood Of the West Indies ct
the beginning Of November. Those Of
her crew who were rescued, he says,
reached Germany early in December
on the steamer Rio Grande, which had
been acting in concert with the Karls-
ruhe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-22

farmers wives who secure one to help
Danish blue Monday. It's the greatest
labor-saving device on the market.
Alvin Miller reports a fine business
| in his dry cleaning establishment.
Leave orders for work at the Miller
hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Madsen were
guests of the Falconer family at Mi
not Sunday.
Ira Stoddard is building new
granary and pump-house on his farm
south of town. Ira has gas engine
which pumps the water, grinds feed,
operates the washing-machine and
cream separator.
Mrs. Martin Jacobson and children
of Noonan are guests of the Ed and
Joe Jacobson families this week.
J. M. April reports the receipt of
his new sample line Of suitings for fall
and winter clothing. See April before
buying elsewhere.
The Olson-Werner Grain Co. now
carry a full line of repairs for the
Minnesota, Mccormick and Deering
binders and mowers.
Glenburn plays here next Sunday.
This is sure to be humdinger of a
game, so let everyone turn out. Nef
will be in the box for Burlington. Bur-
lington plays Glenburn at Glenburn
on August 1st.
The Foxholm- Burlington game here
| last Thursday was an interesting con-
test, despite the score of % to in
our favor. We didn't hear a single
kick registered.
The Velva team got cold feet and
refused to come up to play Burlington
last Sunday as per agreement. They
sure gave Burlington rotten deal at
Velva and evidently feared dose of
the same medicine here.
The board of supervisors at their
meeting last Saturday authorized the
posting of bids for grading between
sections 81 and "a. The clerk, J. R.
Falconer, resigned, and the vacancy
will be filled at the next meeting of
the board.
The local Camp of the NJ w. A.
Gets next Tuesday evening and it is
hoped that the full membership may
be present.
Sam Strong has resigned as pit
boss at the Wallace mine. Charlie
Robinson is his successor.
Mrs. David Williams, of Great Falls,
! Mont, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Sam Strong. Mrs. Williams is on her
way to visit at her old home, Elroy,
Wis.
The Minot Electric Co. has force
of men busily engaged in wiring res
licences for the electric lights.
On the day of the big celebration
which will mark the coming of the
electric "juice" to Burlington, special
provision will be made for the enter
tainment of the Logan correspondent.
E. B. Wallace, Burlington's star
catcher, is nursing a sore hand, re-
sulting from stopping hot fly with
the wrong hand in the Foxholm game
Thursday.
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W. S. Arthur of Williston, chief Of
the u S. reclamation service, was in
town Saturday in consultation with J
S. Wallace, U. S. mine inspector, re-
garding projected improvements in the
mine at Williston. While here Judge
Wallace took Mr.. Arthur through his
mine.
Will Amy has had his farm resi-
dence completely remodelled and ii
now presents a tasty appearance
Harry Miller had charge of the work
Little BERTHE and Pearl Cranston of
Ninot were up Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with their father, Bob
Cranston.
Jack Abbott returned Thursday
from an extended visit with friends at
Sanish.
c. B. Phifer left Thursday for
Grand Forks in charge of an even
dozen of his finest Duroc- Jerseys. We
predict that Mr.. Phifer will bring
back choice assortment of blue rib
bons.
The Harrison Township roads are
being put in first class shape and if
the good work continues Burlington
township will have to look to her
laurels for having the banner roads of
the county.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Farmers Elevator Co. was held
Tuesday and an adjournment taken to
July 27.
Rev Richmond will preach at brady
next Sunday morning, at the Spires
school house in the afternoon and at
Burlington in the evening.
Miss Harriet Schindeldecker of St.
Paul is the guest of Mrs. Charles
Wistrom this week. Miss Schindel-
decker is enroute to her home from a
visit to the Panama Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco.
MONIES are visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Gribble's sister, Mrs Joe Wis
from. They arrived Thursday.
The North Prairie Sunday school
will give an ice-cream social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Phifer
next week on Thursday evening.
A sight that gladdened the hearts
Of Burlington boosters was witnessed
on our streets Thursday of this week
Ten teams loaded with building mater
ial purchased of the Johnson-K uve,
Lumber Company by Herman Linnertz
were lined up before the company's
yard, where they were photographed
by local artist. Mr.. Linnertz is
building an immense barn north and
east of town and the material was Sc.
cured for that purpose. The unusual
demand for building materials has ne.
cessitated the employment of addition.
al help at the Johnson-Kluver yard.
Jim Johnson says that when they
get a gas tractor that will have colt
every year he will buy a tractor.
The semi-annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First State banl
was held in the directors room Of the
bank Wednesday,.
The Gun Club has organized ane
trap shooting will begin August LIST.
Jim Johnson relates that at ont
time in an early day band Of horse
thieves came thru Burlington with &
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-22

couple hundred horses and the settlers
were apprehensive lest they lose some
horses. The leader of the outlaws,
noting their anxiety, told them that
they need not fear as he never permit
ted his men to take horses from any
but those who could well afford the
loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Werner left Sat
urday for few days visit in the Twin
Cities.
Messrs. Hogy and Werner, who
were in St. Paul last week, returned
today They report the purchase Of a
car of heifers which are expected to
arrive here on Thursday.
Miss Florence Miller, who is en-
ployed as stenographer by the That
cher-Wysong Co. of Minot, came home
Thursday for few weeks visit at her
home.
Clifford Miller, assistant cashier OF
te Citizens State Bank of Tagus, was
home over Sunday, returning Monday
morning.
Mrs. Justin Miller is building a
large addition to her hotel. Harry
Miller is the architect in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith are en-
PERTAINING Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsworthy
and Miss Mary Goldsworthy of Eliza
beth, III. The visitors arrived Tues
day and express great surprise at the
fine farming country in this vicinity
and the splendid condition of the
crops.
Messrs Louie Groshans and Joe De-
vorak have purchased the ]. Y. Millar
building on Main street, now occupied
by the Groshans garage and Will
greatly improve the property, building
a sc foot addition and making other
general improvements to the property:
Messrs. Groshans and Devorak will
put in lathe and full equipment for
general auto repairing. Both are ex-
pert mechanics and will beyond a
doubt enjoy a fine trade.
r. T. Hogy informs US that crop
conditions in Minnesota are not up
with the splendid condition observed
in the agricultural sections of North
Dakota.
Conditions this year bid fair to be
as disagreeable as they were last sea-
son. Some of our citizens persist in
allowing their cattle to Craze at large
and not a garden in town has escaped
their devastating visits.
The Misses Myrtle and Hazel Hogy
expect to leave the first of the coming
week for an extended visit among rel
atives at Glenwood and other Mime
sofa points.
H. T. Hogy on Tuesday of this week
finished up an eight acre tract which
he is seeding to alfalfa. The work is
being done under the supervision of
Mr.. Edwards, who is assisting County
Agricultural Agent w. A. Peck.
J. W. Shields, of McGregor, N D.,
has accepted a position with c. A.
Bugge & Co., and began work here
Monday.
The Olson-Werner Grain Co. are
shipping in car of wagons. They
are of all kinds and sizes and if in
need Of one. get busy. for they won't
last long. This firm have on display
the niftiest thing in the shape of a
washing machine we have ever seen.
It is operated by small gas engine
and will save many back aches for the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-22
Cow Ate Raling Wire and died

Henry Hecht lost a s125 Holstein
COW this week and investigating found
a piece Of baling wire five inches long
in the first stomach
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
ARBELA

Did the old bear see his shadow.
Many have been on the sick list in
this vicinity.
The ice harvest commenced last week
on Mud Lake.
The Pinkham School visited the Thet-
ford Center School, Thursday.
Miss Naomi Norton spent Saturday
and Sunday in Flint.
Clarence Hunt was in Detroit the lat
ter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Currier are visit
ing at Henry Pinkham S, near Flint.
Mrs. Rosamond Beebe visited at John
r. Ayliffe's last week.
Mrs. Mabel Stuart, who is working
for Mrs. John b. Ayliffe, spent Sunday
at home.
Oren Hunt is visiting at Dawson.
The pupils of the Pinkham School,
who have been neither tardy nor alb
sent during the month of January, are
Sarah Currier, Thelma Lurvey, Gladys
Hoard, Helena Hoard, Floyd Hoard,
Floyd Roberts and Gladwin Lurvey.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
Broken Specter.

An interesting example of the Brock
en- Specter was recently described by
Sir Thomas Holdich at meeting OF the
Royal Geographical society II APP
pears that there is a mountain called
Omi on the borders OF China and
Tibet. where 1t was claimed that the
devout worshiper might occasionally
see, from the summit, the image of his
great teacher Buddha approaching the
mountain. This belief was recorded
as mere idle superstition by ex-
plorers. until one of the latter hap
pened to ascend the mountain under
suitable atmospheric conditions and
saw his own, apparently colossal,
shadow cast by the sun upon a bank
of fog: in short, the wellknown
Specter of the Brocken.-Scientific
American.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
County Line

Miss Anna Letterman spent Saturday
in Flint.
Miss Nettie Lapaum, of New York,
and Mrs. Laura Diamond. of Arbela,
have been spending few days with
Mrs. John McCrady, Sr.
Mrs. Fred Boyse was Clio caller,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Barney Curtis has been spend
ing few days in Flint
Mrs. Clark Hill, of Pine Run, was a
Mt. Morris caller, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Boyse, of Sagi-
nav, were County Line callers, Satur-
day.
Mrs. d. McCrady is on the sick list
Miss Letta Dobbs, of Birch Run, was
Mt. Morris caller last Tuesday.
Mrs. o. V. Simon, of Saginaw. spent
Saturday in Flint.
Mrs. Patrick Kenny has been spend
ing few days with her daughter, Mrs.
ohm Courtney, Jr.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05
y CORRESPONDENCE =:

The Pinkham School visited our school
one day last week. They enjoyed the
sleighride.
Mrs. Nellie Tisdale entertained her
Sunday School class at her home, Sat
urday afternoon.
The second meeting of the Young
People met at the home of Dorothy
Sanford, Friday night. Twenty-seven
were present. The evening was pleas
antly spent The next meeting will be
at the home of Miss Helen Geiger,
Feb. II.
The Sunday School organized Tenn
perance Society with the following Off
GERS: President, Fred Geiger; vice
president, Lloyd Geiger; secretary,
Bernice Sanford; treasurer, Ernest
Tisdale They will furnish program
each Temperance Sunday during the
quarters of the year.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-02-05

Mrs. Ray Grawolds, of Flint, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Benjamin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Greenfield, of
Pine Run, spent Sunday with Mrs.
George Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Willing attended
the party at Mt. Morris, Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Beardslee, of
Clio, and Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Beckwith,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Beardslee
Howard Adams and o. H. Beckwith
attended the play Mutt and jeff, in
Flint.
The Thetford A. o. o. G.. held their
regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Mrs Samuel Baker and children
spent Sunday and Monday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs M. r. Crawford