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The Washington times., 1915-10-13
Migratory Bird Law
Is Defended in Briefs

Briefs In support Of tho Federal mi
gratory bird law. the constitutionality y
Of which has been attacked in the
courts. were filed yesterday in the
United States Supreme Court by sew
eral orga nizations which were formed
for the protection of birds. and by bird
lovers generally Among them were
the Boone and Crockett Club. the New
York Geological Society. the American
Game and Bird Protective Association
and the Campfire Girls OF America.
The Campfire Girls argued that in
addition to making the world more
beautiful the birds destroy great
quantities OF insects that prey upon the
food supply. and urged that this alone
was sufficient reason to give them
protection.
The Washington times., 1915-10-13
Lime Combats tuberculosis

at IL difficult to escape the con-
viction that lime starvation and lime
assimilation are the real Issues be-
hind the masks of vuIernability and
resistance in tuberculosis" wrote the
late I'm Van GicsOn, VI. d., In the
n. Y. Medical Record. May IL. 1912.
Ordinarily, lime Is not easily asslmi-
lated. but Eckman's Alternative con-
tains II in such form and combination
as to insure assimilation b. the aver
age pcr SON This explains its success
in man cases Of tuberculosis which
apparently have yielded to It.
Containing no opiates, narcotics or
habit forming drugs, It Is safe TO try.
Sold by o Donnell's Drug Stores and
leading druggists.-Advt.
EckmaA Laboratory, Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1915-10-13

Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers OF the theaters concerned.
and no responsibility Is assumed for
arbitrary changes without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality OF the players and the
producing company, and not per-
cases. @. M.
The Washington times., 1915-10-13
Sailor Boy Seized as
Gypsy Girl Abductor

NEW YORK. Oct. IA youth In
sailor clothes. charged with abduction.
and strikinE'y handsome gypsy girl of
fifteen were nnde prisoners by detec-
tives last night IN Brooklyn on COM
plaint Of the girls mother. Mrs. Jessie
Smith of New ark.
A general alarm had boon sent out
for the couple earlier In the day. the
mother Informing the police here thai
Charles Conway. nineteen, Of Newark
had been seen boarding train IN
Newark with her daughter, Louise.
The Washington times., 1915-10-13
Liberty Bell Expected On
Trip Through New York

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. Is.-If present
plans do not miscarry the Liberty He'll
VIII journey through New York State
on its return route from the Panama
tactic Exposition.
Buffalo. Albany. Rochester Pough-
keepHie and other cities will view the
historic relic. The members or the
itinerary committee are known to favor
the New York plan, and II has been
practically agreed upon.
The Washington times., 1915-10-13
TODAY'S BEST. FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK,

--
Grace Cunard and Francis Ford in
1.-The Broken Coin" adapted from
the Emerson Hough story by Grace
Cunard (universaD, Fourteenth In
stallmcnt, the Arcade. fourtscntn
and Park road.
Howard Estabrook In THE Closing
Net" adapted from the story by
Henry Rowland Pathcj, The
Strand. Ninth and u streets.
Dorothy Kelly in wheels OF JUS
tice' tvitagraph. the Garden, 423
Ninth street.
DSFTesy GypsS." adapted from re- "TSe PS ,tIe hi,tie
GEox Film Company. e CrandaIi's, iIis
Ninth and u streets.
Ethel Grandin in THE Fashion
shop; SHOP" .,S ths S.w Hipp. rome, Ninth
Dorothy Donnelly in Sealed Valley"
lMetroJ. the Olympic. 1881 u street.
Charles Chaplin IN "crucl. Cruel
Love" dkeystonej, the Virginia.
Niuth. .betwe6n + aud - streets
Lillian Walker in Hearts and the
2lO6 Pennsylvania avenue.
Folly" adapted from the story by
Richard Harding 'avia 'EhlsonJ,
the Masonic Auditorium, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue
Pauline Frederick In "Zaza," adapt
cd from the play by David Belasco
bia. E%"T%%sl "T%slfth h'shtdIr snd = siTcr.s. tire "''''-
Charles Chaplin In sham haied"
,EssanRyl. the Revere. Georgia
avenue and Park road.
Violet Merscreau. William Garwood,
and Brinsley Shaw In 80 he Wolf
OF Debt" nmp), the Dixie, Eighth
and II streets northeast.
Wi,iLrin farHuni IN ~ Cildrd f,ol'
If'ox Film Company. the AmcrI-
can, First street and Rhode Island
avenue.
Betty Nunscn In "A Woman's Rcsur-
rcctirn," adapted from Tolstoy'H
story Tho Resurrection" ,Fox
Film Company. the Empire. ol5 u
street northeast. and the Stlunton.
Third and e streets northeast
Viola Allen In THE White Sister"
lEsSansyI. Crandall's Apollo 62i u
street northeast.
Kathryn Dstcrman In THE Rlud-
geon." adapted from the play hy
Paul Armstrong. (EquitableI. the
Leader. Ninth between f. and f
streets.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
GERMAN MEMORIAL
RECORD PUBLISHED

stolen, looted or wantonly destroyed
by the Russian troops in every con
ceivab1e way. Cattle and provisions
were taken without payment or pro
mIssory certificates. Men and women
had to give the covetors soldiers their
last coppers The dwellings were
searched often by one division OF the
troops after the other. each solder
taking whatever took his fancy. Fin
ally; homes. farm buildings and pro
visions were, without reason or pur-
pose. destroyed by fire. The popufa>
ton. including women and children.
were illueated on empty pretexts or
without any reason whatsoever, al
though they did everything to satisfy
the desires of the Russian soldiers
as to lodgings and food. This III treat
ment was partially characterized by
exquisite cruelty; for instance the
male population of an entire com
munity, the Judge not excepted. were
beaten with whips and threatened
with death Fugitives were shot
down without further ado.
Above all. however. numerous c1ti-
.zens were murdered without any
cause, often under terrible tortures
or IN presence of their relatives:
Young men were shot not because
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

80
mex had committed something but
became they were 1fab3e TO ma 1ttaIy.
Fservice a transport OF tuGittyes Nas-
Students attacked the men were
from the women and Al1ed
without procedure OF any KIND
chief forester. escordng HOOP OF
German eonyicts as:taken sprsoner6y
Russian troops. brought before Gen
eraI Rennenkampf and-pro6a6ly N
accordance with The generals M
famous order to XII an German TOT
testeH. delibeEately shot 1he osuta1.
lust of fhe Russian soldiers for ouT-
Ider did not stop even at old men,:
women and children The murder
OF a little girl about 2 or 8 years old,
is Particularly horrible instance
Rer03ting also IS the case Of an en-
tire family. which fell victim TO the
Inst OF murder OF Russian soldiers
The man was spiked to the table. me
child to the door. the breasts of the
wife were cut on and her body ey1sEs
scerated In another instance man
and his wife were nailed by the ton
que to table. IN which position they
persisted OF hunger and loss OF oiooo-5
& --Innumerab1e are the cases OF pes.
ia1 attacks upon women and girls
Very often these, pitaole Victims
were violated by several soldiers IN
succession, who in cases infected Them
with veneraI diseases, women IN adj
vanced stages OF pregnancy were also
abused by the best:a1 soldiers, even
women over 20 years Of age were not
spared. A little girl S years old, was
violated by two Russian soldiers IN
succession Officers also gave them!
selves up to such ufsdeeds.
s .eother supplements disclose the
atrocities perpetrated on German
prisoners of war by Russian Troops.
frequently those German soldiers
taken prisoner were robbed, spat upon
or otherwise mistreated Russian
officer threatened German soldiers.
who refused to betray their com
rades with death. and actually ordered
one of them shot RuSSian troops
placed German prisoners in narrow
pits before their artillery position
with the evident intention of allowing
them to be killed by German fire.
,Ccssacks In. riding past German
prisoners OF war, cut on their heads,
or wounded them. or-by chopplng on
their limbs-mutflated them. A Ger
man prisoner was cruelty bound to
sort of treadmiIl and left to starve.
Three hussars were found hanged
a barn with their heads down and
their noses and ears chopped of, so
that they must have died in a fright
full agony.
~Haeither did the Russian hordes
hesitate at the mutation and muir;
der of wounded German soldierS
Thus they tore the bandages of the
wounded so that they would bleed to
death; pierced out their eyes. cut OF
their tongues, ears. fingers and feet
OF Others, or smashed in their skulls.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
Relating TO Atrocities Commit.
ted by Russian Troops on
German Civilians.

WASElSION, j une@ me Ger
man ambassador. Count Won Bern
storh. today gave out Tor puollcaIlon
the memorial record and accom-
panying afidayits. issued by the Ger
man government as a white book OF
March 26 last relating to afro
cities committed by Russian troops
ON German civilians and German
prisoners of war. The ambassador
also announced that copies of the
document had been delivered to all
the neutral governments, including
the government of the United States.
and that other copies would be open
to inspection at the German consul
ates of New York, Chicago, Philadel-
phia and San Francisco.
"The memorial record" sum marlzes
the acts set forth In the eighty ami
davis attached as exhibits. each ac-
companied by a reference to the num-
bered affidavit giving details OF the
charge. The .:memorial record
says:
..The Russian troops have com
mitted atrocities during the present
war. which are incompatible with the
laws of humanity and the customs
of civilized nations, and which :ev1-
dence the utter barbarIsm of their
warfare These atrocities were dir
ecfed against the peaceful Inhabitants
of the occupied German territoTy: as
well as against those German sotdlers
Who opposed them IN lawful combat
and who had the misfortune OF oeins
taken prisoner by them.
.eThe adjoining documentary ma
+erial shows that these are not iso-
lated cases of cruelty and deeds OF
violence. for atrocities of the most
bestial sort have been committed in
so many places and by so many DIFF
ferent divisions of troops that I'M
dou btedIy very great part OF the
Russian army is permeated by a spirit
of inhuman savagery. "A large num-
her of cases is already well known.
but in the supplements only sucn
cases must. however. be regarded as
controvertfbly established by oH1claI
testimony. particularly testimony on
oath. or by official report inese
cases must however, be ragaroeo as
being only selection OF the 1nnum-
cradle atrocities actually commle7teo--
.sThe whole world knows that oW-
;n1 70 the barbaric methods OF war
fare employed by the Russians. Ease
prussia once a fourfShing country.
IN parts now presents picture OF
homeless devastation. and the peaceful
;nfahftanis were forced I'd Tee and
leave an their belongings in order
10 save themselves from assault and
murder. It has been officially as
|certained that at the time OF the mrs.
&C vel as of the second invasion OF
East Prussia by the Russians: thou
sands of men. women and cn1loren
we're carried OFF. thousands were muir
dered. about 10000 bual were S ee.
moI:shed or burned down and that
during the second invasion alone,
about 10000 homes were plundered
and destroyed. The last Russian eS-
pc lition against Mcneil likewise vas
nofhing more than savage ra1dl
accomnanfed by atrocities of every
DESCRIPTION. The deposftions contained
IN The supplements give an eloquent
but shastly proof of the acts OF
violence and cruelty ssn1cn i1le ~
ual inhabitants suffered ar the hands
OF the Russians
--The movable goods of the poor
as well as OF the wealthy were
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

the intention that the German soldiers
in order to meet the attack sofs the
Russians, should have to shoot down;
their own compatriots. q
The Imperial German government
believes it should stigmatize before
all the world this baTbarops Behaviour
OF the Russian troops. defytng assa
does every law Of swarfa and human
and solemnay protests against these
atrocities. which ars indeed thas dis
grace OF the twentieth centurs -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

In many instances the atrocities took
on the. very character of fiendish tor
ture Thus prisoner, slightly
wounded, who was pinned to the
wooden floor of veranda by sword.
which went through his mouth had
the flesh stripped of his entire tore
arms from the elbows down, ~snfie
MS fingers were clover to the wrist;
another. who had fracture OF the
skull. was bound to calf In a
stable in such way that the animal
would have to touch the uncovered
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
5brain with its mouth at every least

movement
t-The most terrible thug Of all
though, is an order from the Russian
general staf, found on a Russian
officer Of high rank, which commanded
that an the male inhabitants able to
work from boys of ten years upward,
to be driven before the storming
columns; this atrocious order. where
10y the Russian commander-tn7chaet
has placed his name on the pl1ory
for all tine. was evidently made with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
,ADRI1A TIC SEA IS.
VA ST WA TER BODY

and sudden. northerIy squalls often
lash the waters with terrific force
against the rock-bound coast.
The principal CULTS of the Adr1-
attic are those Of Manfredonia on the
west, Venice and Tries on the north,
and Quarnero of the northeast There
are numerous and admirable bay har-
bors extending from Fiume and cui-
minatine in the wonderfu1 land
locked harbor. the Bocche di Cattaro-
The Strait of Ontranto. where Italy
approaches nearest to the Balkan
mainland is thiru-fye miles wide.
Here is the magnificent Albanian
.harbor. AFlona, over which Italy as
pires to win control
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
Raious Attacks.

When you have bilious attack
your liver fails to perform Its func-
ton. You become constipated The
food you eat ferments in your stom-
ach instead of digesting- This IN
flames the stomach and causes nau-
sea, vomiting and a terrible head
acne. Take Chamberlain,s Tablets.
They will tone up your liver, clean
out your stomach and you viii soon
be as well as ever. They only COST
a quarter. Obtainab1e everywhere.-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
NOTICE 70 coNrRAcToRs-


Notice ds hereby given that the under.
signed State Board Of Control VIII. until
at its ONCE IN Charleston, W. Va. sealed
bids for doing all the work and furnish
pIe.e the following buildings. according
TO the plans and specifications prepared
by H Rus warne, Architect Charleston.
WEST VIRGINIA uNTvERSITY. NOR
GANI 1o ~ w 1,,ca7 .H.1,
size III x - feet one wing s. Z a feet
and one wing s. x - feet: slow burning
eoastruesion tnree Seoe3eS ng1e5s ra ane
No, Building for School OF Medicine
size IS x So. brick walls. three stories.
wood 5olst construction and composition
-GIiESv1LLE STATE SoRL SCHOOL
Dormitory butlding Size 1e9 3 SO feet
three stories and basement brick and
sseass slass roo; af 9Tas1a eg aTSTISG
Building for Science HaII: I K -;
FSirst floor reinforced concrete with
competition top finish. second and third
floors 5otst CONSTRUCTION composition,
Contractors can secure plans and
specihcations 1oE any one Isore +t OF
once OF the State Board OF Controls
Charleston. Va acsonnpa ins Silesr.
seach FOR each set OF plans and specihea5
hons desired. One OF said checks VIII
he returned TO contractor Tor each set
of plans and SPECIFICATIONS returned to
tho undersigned )
+5fsesi tssecx OF I'VE hundred dollars
$4,000 for each building on which
Pubic opening Of bidSswin be held at
the once Of the State Board OF Control
At two O'Clock P NJ, Tuesday. June p.
immediately after contract Is aExarded.
sx,r1cceSSfpIS bidder Will be required TO
sexecutes proper contract with SnaTaItS-
bond IN penalty equal TO one-naif me
Shfdder fails to execute contract and
BOND his check VIII be retained 20 cover
q saIi of the above buildings must be en-
tireiy Completed on OF BEFORE 4 eor71essy
- All bids must be made on forms fur sSs
nished with the s2ecincaoson s.ssss
s1srllt 10 reject amy AMI ~ bids: s
TS<5&ISAIcIsI Presidents - ~
- = s<sIsaTE EOAaaD FSCoNTROlSS
\ z = CHkRLeE-ssEeeeS 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03

BUILDING FOR ADDITION TO ME-
ICHANICAL HALL. Morganto~n. wa
BUILDING FOR SCHOOL OF adEDI-
STiLDING FOR DoRM1T DRY.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. GlenvtlIe.
;REfIpISG FOR sc1ENcE HALL.
MARSHaLL COLLEGE Huntington, W.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-08
before We see it.

before we see it.
VIM. zamow has returned to South
Dakota. He has been absent a year
visiting numerous places including
Germany, his fatherland.
Miss Hilda Lebert of WATERFOWL.
visited with her cousins, Esther and
Lille Barr from Friday until Mon
day.
Mrs. julius SWanke, who has been
visiting at the Barr home for several
months. has returned to her home
near Palmer.
DIR. Bartron made a professional
call in this neighborhood last week.
The Albrecht students were deliv-
ering clothes and floor brushes in this
vicinity last Saturday which they had
taken orders for the week before.
The farmers that were %cultivating
corn on picnic day in this neighbor.
hood were few and far between.
Rains daily in Codington county,
This part Of Codington county has
had a good week and crops were new
er in a better condition than at this
time. There has been some hail re
ported, but it has not done much dam
age, and we are all well pleased with
EEEta
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-08

PELICAN.

The tenth annual meeting the the
stockholders OF the Grover Farmers
Elevator company and farmers pic
n5c at Grover was a great success.
The special feature Of the program
WAS the Grover band and a good one
ait that. An address of welcome was
made By Mr.. Panl Tilly who was the
chairman Of the day. a talk given
by Prof. Palm was well received. He
received many compliments and
lff.anks in the hall and on the streets.
| During the noon hour the people min.
/ gssd with each other and with their
visitors IN a way that made every one
feel acquainted. There was no man
asr OF ceremony needed. Afxer a
short rain the weather settled and the
balance Of the day was a real picnic
and when the speaker, @. D. Ander-
son, was called upon for a talk on Co
operation, 1t was especially noticeable
that all gathered close up around the
stand and remained there quiet n
cave the very best attention during
the entire hour and q half. This trait
Iof the people of Grover deserves spec
tai mention because many times at
uienicR It IL not only hard to get the
attention of the audience. but many
times conversations are being held
near the stand, which makes II hard
for the speakers. At the close of the
business meeting d motion was made
chat the old board be reelected and
TITS was done. The company pre-
gented the manager with a gold watch
af a token OF the esteem in which he
ia held. Thomas took the honors IL
the ball game. The score was 9 to 3
The bowery dancein the evening Was
d great success, an enormous Grove
being present. Long live the coop
eratveS spirit att Grover.
Crops never looked better through
. out the state on July 4th.
. Albert Thiede. James Ferris an
Mr. Hommei were pleasant caller
! here last Thursday afternoon
! A few from this neighborhood too
III the farmers picnic ut Thomas
. Arthur Thiede had q painful acc
: dent while taking In the ball zane 4
1.-the picnicswhen foulSbafI sfruc'
him On the right cheek ear the most
Ca0s.ng lit to bleed quite badly 81
: was takspto Dr. Bartrons office an
was we'll Nattended and fs gettin
y along as well as ~ be expectet
z All can't AIame anyone. nat even hlr
salf fprsheAwas standing In the GROVE
4 The wr~iterSthinks the crowd WAS =
io8ether tay close tpthe ball all
mond.@whfls Nhe game was piayedH
being too = bah y apon J
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-08
e prospects for a large crop this

the prospects for a large crop this
season.
Many attended the circus from this
vicinity last Friday. 1t was all O. K.
and so was the wild west show.
Paul lilly has purchased a brand
new Studebaker automobile.
Mrs. Blowers and children of Wa
tertown are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Miller. Mr.. Blowers
will join them in harvest time and all
will remain until winter comes.
Roy Lebert and family made a fly
ing trip to Watertown in their auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schuelke
were visitors at the Lutheran church
at Grover Sunday.
At the mission festival at the Luth.
eran church next Sunday there will
be three services: German in the fore
moo and English in the afternoon
Sunday school begins at $50 and
services at 10 o'clock.
Theodore Bueltel, the painter, has
taken the job to paint the new barn
addition on the Boxelder farm.
Mrs. Herman Evenson and son are
away on an extended trip to Iowa tc
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Benthin gave g
party to their relatives and intimate
| friends in honor Of their little son
Paul Leslie, who was baptised at the
J church last Sunday.
The electric lights installed b!
Emil Pinholt, the merchant, in The
bowery for the farmers picnic a
lGrover, was a brilliant affair.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-08
FLORENCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fegert of Bradley,
were callers in Florence Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Nelson left Sat
urday by auto for st, Paul, where
they will visit with relatives,
Thecle Walgren of Watertown, Wis
tied friends here the first of the week
Mrs. "a. Stee and son, George, Wis
tied relatives at Watertown the first
of the week.
Beatrice Vanderveer of Watertown
visited relatives here the first of the
week.
A. C. Burnstad and Burdette Meyer
returned Monday from a weeks visit
with relatives at Willmar and Bird
Island, MINI.
Mrs. Bowers and children of Draper,
Is. D., are visiting at the Rev. Nc
Laird home.
Mrs. Nommenson went to Water
town Tuesday.
Olive Larson of Sioux City, Iowa, is
visiting relatives here.
Eva Johnson is visiting friends at
| Watertown this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mullen spent Sunday
with friends at Lake Kampeska.
A large crowd attended the celebra.
Ition at w. D. Murphy's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peck, of Canada, are
visiting at the Heintz home.
Ruth Heintz was at Watertown
Tuesday.
Rose Walkow, of Erwin, spent
Sunday at the home of her brother,
Fred.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-08
.N6s7o.so4a4
company,. esrsiasae. q Authority

whereas. The springfetd@8Fire =
Narfns Ins. Co. corporation orgafixed
Under the laws on Massachusetts, has
filed In this office a. sworH stGtenaertt
exhibiting Its condition ana business
for ths year erding. DecsT.sber 81
1914, conformabIc To b requirements
of the laws of this state regulating the
bugtnuas az i~rauranGes and
Whereas, The said cornIsskny. has nlcd
In thfa pffico & duly eerttfed copy u
its charter. with certificate OF orEantza-
III compliance With b REQUIRE
cents, os %sf6 fEaarance LAW aforesaid;
sssw, Thers9ores *. Stablcir.
ornrssssipner 81 Insurance. OF The state
0t South I5akota, pursuapt tc b Il PFC
visions or sAsd laws. dc heTaby ccTt9ssy
fhat the above named company liz fnits
empowered. through its auti,ortxsN1
agents, I'd Atrnnsnet Its appropriate
husinesa of Fire and Tornado I~nsurRnce
In this atate. according Sc { lava
thereof Until the lastsday ~
I tosfimony WHEREOF. 1 have here
unto set nay hand q offictsSS neal ii
gltssyrs. this First day 81 March. AZ 2
K. STABI@EIN.
kqeAD Commissioners of