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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25

aurora emitS sound. Indians and
Hudson Bay voyagers claim that in
high latitudes sounds accompanying
the aurora are not uncommon, and
resemble the swapping of whip or
a squall of wind in the upper rigging
of ship. Captain Dawson, in charge
of the British Polar station, declared
that sounds are heard accompanying
certain auroral displays.
Theories Of the origin Of these
mysterious phenomena now unite in
the belief that they are discharges
of electricity from the sun, and one
astronomer estimates the time re-
quired for the electrical current to
travel from the sun to the earth is
46 hours. At distance of 2,00O,-
900 miles, this velocity is seen to be
enormous. ........,
Auroras become especially visible
during certain excessive periods of
electricity; but it is known that
electricity always. pervades the
earth's atmosphere, there being
greater evidences of it at times than
others. Electricity is known to af-
feet both the physical condition and
the development of plants and ami
mails; and the question arises does
it not also affect people themselves
in their mental moods and incentives
to action and in t. heir mysterious i'm
pulses, much more than most persons
are aware of. What is called person
al magnetism may be an unusual
amount of this subtitle electric ener-
gy possessed by some favored indi-
vidual. The mysterious quality of
attraction or repulsion seen ar1uh6
individuals has the same effect as the
action Of electricity on inanimate
objects. Metals and animals attract
and glass and other substances re-
pei the electric current; and why
should not this powerful agency con-
troll or influence the action of living
individuals, even more so than that
of inanimate objects?
These are problems for the future
physiologist and psychologist The
immediate likes or dislikes felt by
people towards strangers, the per.
manent strong mutual attraction OF
repulsion seen among acquaintance
are common subjects OF conversation
The impulsive attraction towards q
stranger of the same or the opposite
sex is natures Introduction ant
shows that in such instances there
may be much in common between thu
two if the acquaintance is cultivated
The question arises, should not thes'
direct impulses be iaare CAREFUL!
considered and these suggestions ant
mutual possibilities made the mos
of by all, instead of being obstructet
or prevented by the customary con
ventionalities of society?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
HAD SAILED FROM new YORK
Contraband War Material Found on
Board Steamer.

Naples, March 24.-Contraband am
munition was found aboard the
steamer Finland by customs officials
here, according to reports printed in
Naples newspapers. 1t is said six
customs guards are accompanying
the steamer to Genoa for thorough
search there, as it is believed the
cargo contains more contraband than
was found here.
The Finland is a steamer of 1927
tons, which sailed from New York
Feb. q for Gibraltar, where it ar
rived March and then cleared for
Naples and Genoa. ~,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
VIENNA FEARS EPIDEMIC
Arrival Of Warmer Weather May
1rina Much Sickness.

Venice. March 24-Reports re-
ceiyed here from Vienna are to the
effect that with the approach Of
warmer weather the Viennese author
tiles are greatly alarmed over the
prospect of epidemics of cholera,
typhus and dysentery. The, presence
of q quarter Of a million of Galician
refugees in the city, combined with
the fact that two-thirds Of the doc
tors have been called to the front
and that those remaining are over
worked, is said to add to the appre-
hension.
The governor Of Lower Austria, 1t
is said, has issued an appeal to the
population to exercise great economy
in food.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
LOVE MAKES YOUTH INSANE
Kills Mother and Three Children
With Flatiron.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 24.-Verne
Alphonse Lewis, aged fourteen, muir.
.dered Mrs. Mary Baldwin and three
of her children and attempted to kill
the two other children on the night
of March IA, because he loved them
so," and did not wish to see them
"go away" according to confession
the police say Lewis made.
The murderer crushed the skulls
Of his six victims with fiat irons as
they lay asleep. The two who sur
vived his attacks are suffering frac'
tured skulls and, physicians say, will
die. -
In his alleged. confession Lewis
says he had learned the Baldvins
were preparing to move away from
;Terre Haute and that he loved them
so" he couldn't bear to see them go
AWAY"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
CABINET NOW m CONTROL
italian Parliament Adjourns Until
May 8.

Rome, March 24.-The Italian
chamber of deputies has adjourned
until May 8.
Replying to plea for shorter re-
cess on the ground that the chamber
should control the governments for
eign policy, Premier Salandra said
that the government needed freedom
OF action. He said there was per-
feet understanding throughout the
country that whatever action the gov.
ernment took would be to protect
Italian interests.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
REPLY IS BEING PREPARED

American Response to Declaration o.
Embargo Not Vet Ready.
Washington, March 24:-President
Wilson" said the American govern
nent's reply to the declaration by
Great Britain and France Of an EN-.
barge on commercial intercourse be-
tween Germany and neutral coun-
tries is not yet ready.
1t was made clear at tho White
House that there will be NO furthev
correspondence with Germany or
Great Britain on obtaining an agree
ment with reference to foodstuffs and
the submarine blockade.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
American 10 Executed.

Douglas, Ariz., March 24.-Henry
Carlson, an American soldier of for.
tune, and Colonel Rivera Dominguez,
Villa commander, are reported to
have been executed after a battle
which resulted in the captsre of Cum.
pas, Sonora, by . carfanza force led
by Colonel Raminseos. ~
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
italy Fears Spies.

Rome, March 24.-Announcement
ls made that q royal decree soon will
Be signed establishing rules govern
Iae the soiourn OF foreigners in Italy.
fhe regulations are designed to pro-
tect the country against the opera
tioas .of spies. z $a3! r..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
APOLOGIES FOR MURDER
Zapata Officer "Regrets" Killing o.
John B. McManus.

Washington, March 24.-Secretary
Bryan announced that regret for the
killing of John B. McManus, an Amer
icap, in Mexico City by Zapata forces
has been expressed on behalf Of Gen.
eral Zapata by General Palafox, In
charge at Mexico City, and that nego'
tiations. for paying indemnity to the
dead mans family were progressing
satisfactorily.
The Brazilian minister at Mexico
City has received the apology on be-
half of Zapata. The men who killed
McManus will be apprehended II DOS
sible and punished.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
Cola Weather Damages Fruit.

New Orleans, March 24.-Cold
weather in Northern Louisiana and
Mississippi for several days has Sc
riously damaged fruits and vegetables
and caused suffering among farm ami
mails. The peach and plum crops OF
Northwest Louisiana were said te
have been destroyed, while in Missis
sippi they were heavily damaged.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
Crew Of vesss, Rescued.

London, March 24.-The steamer
Concord was torpedoed in the Eng.
lish channel by q German subma,
rine. The boat was still afloat when
The crew Of twenty.six were rescued
" . patrol boat and landed ct Dover.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
KING SIGNS DECREE FOR
lTALY'S DEFENSE.

!. Rome, March 24.-King VIC
!. tor Emmanuel has signed the
+ decree providing for the ma
I. tons defense. Special care is
!. to be taken to expel men OF
!. Austrian or German origin who
!. are thought to be engaged in
J. espionage ON Italian army
l. plans.
I. The decree also empowers
!. the government to censor
!. press matter, so as to prevent
/. the publication Of news con-
/. cerning the strength OF the
+ army, war preparations and
!. mobilization.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
British Take African Towns.

Cape Town, South Africa, March
'24.-The town Of Pforteberg has sur.
rendered, the British South African
forces capturing 200 Germans and
two towns. General Botha's troops
captured Reit after an all-day fight
The British casualties were light.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
Wilson Estimatss Deficit

Washington, March 24.-President
Wilson expressed confidence that the
estimates by Chairman Simmons of
the senate finance committee. placing
the treasury deficit for the year at
approximately 1326J J000, 900. are moro
nssrsys esEset tAea srsetsr sstimatss
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
SEEK SHELTER OF
) AMERICAN FLAG
Thousands Flock to Mission
=. in Urumiah, Persia. -.
BANDITS RUNNING AMUCK

Many Persons Have Been Slaughtered,
F.! Nearly All Surrounding Villages
=. Burned and Scores Of Women Kid.
napped-Freneh Mission Destroyed.
New York, March 24.-Kidnaping
of scores of women and slaughter of
many persons in the plundering of
Christian quarters of the city of Uru-
Diah, Persia, is reported in cable
gram received by the Persian war re.
lief committee from Tiflis, Russia.
"A great many persons have been
killed and: women taken captiyes," :"
the message reads. Fifteen thousand
refugees have found shelter in the
American mission, but great danger
still prevails.
1.-THE French mission has been de-
stroyed. There are 10000 refugees in
Russia. All surrounding villages ex.
cept three have been burned"
The message was signed by As1anoff,
. Russian contractor Of Tiflis.
Urumiah is in Northwestern Persia,
not far distant from the Russian bor-
der. A previous dispatch from Djuf.
ia, Persia. received here Sunday, was
to the effect that the Turkish consul
ut Urumiah, at the head of seventy
4Askaris, recently attacked the. amer.
lean MISSION there. Priests and
,deacons on being ordered to leave the
mission we're insulted and beaten, it
was said III the dispatch. Russian
troops, it also was said, had been sent
for to save the lives of Christians
whom tho mission was unable to pre-.
.tect.
n Lshe In Troes Of Mob RuFs. -
Urumihh has been in the. throes Of
mob rule. for weeks, according to re-
ports received here by Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions. A reign
OF terror, in which marauders and
HpAhltts hold sway, has driven ten.
of thousands fEem. the city and into
the outlying province: and has sent
ether thousands to the protection o.
the American flag, which wave:
above the Presbyterian mission there
Ten thousand persons were housed
in the mission three weeks ago, &C
'coriing to information received here
These refugees included almost thu
entire native Christian population Of
the city, between 1000 and 5000, the
two or three hundred American mis-
sionaries and teachers whose activi
ties have been constructed under thu
boards supervision and heterogene
ous aggregation of foreigners.
Danes, Swedes, Norwegians ant
other Europeans pressed beside Mos
lems in the headlong fight from thu
mob to the missions, according to thu
reports. The doors were open to al!
All who could be accommodated with
in the buildings, 1t was said, we're &C
corded the protection of the Amer
ican flag
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
ehest Iron Mills to Open.

youngstown, O., March 24.-sheet
6ron manufacturers here, whose
plants have been idle under truce
with employees, announced that the
mills viii resume operations Mon.
day. Sheet workers here feel the
scale viii BE- adopted by the third
refereasam svptso On Saturday. 81
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
DATA on FRYE SINKING IN

Note Probably Will Go Forward t<
Germany in Few Days.
Washington, March 24.-State de.
partment officials have now gathered
practically all the data sought by
them preparatory to requesting Ger
many to make reparation for the sink.
ing of the American ship William p.
Frye and cargo by the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich.
No word has been received from
the Berlin government concerning the
case, it was said. and the note setting
forth the views of the Washington
government probably will be sent
within q few days.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
GERMANS May QUIT BELGIUM

Dutch Neutrality. -. as.
Amsterdam, March 24.-Accordtne
ito reports from an authoritative
;source the Germans intend to evacu
ate Antwerp by May and will in
trench from the User to the Meuse
where they expect to deliver crush
ing blow to the allies in Belgium.
1t IL said plans to defend Antwerp
were given up, as IT would be difficult
ito hold the place without violating
the neutrality of Holland.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
MussuImans Flee Capital.

Athens, March 24.-Since the be.
ginning of the attack of the allied
fleets upon the forts of the Darda.
nelles more than 100000 Mussulmans
have fed from Constantinople TO the
tn&erior of Asia Minor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-03-25
roo p,.xieua hlIarity.

Too Previous t1ilarity.
,Loyesoften laughs at locksmiths rano
subsequently. has occasion to keealy
rssret ~ hilartty. = New or'esna :
Stataa
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

cling to the ankles. Some of them
fit the hips smoothly, whereas others
are laid in pleats and gathers and
folds at the hips. Ruffles, many Of
them. form other skirts, and some
are formed OF two or three wide
founceS. The draped skirt, in many
guises. still makes its appearance. es-
pecially for evening wear" And even
so, we arc not half through the sub
iect of skirts.
Sleeves Some OF them reach the
elbow, some the knuckles of the hand
Some of them are ruffles fastened in
the armhole Some show full puff
at the shoulder, some OF them are
tight down to the elbow and puff just
above the wrist There are skim
tight sleeves and loose gathered ones
OF transparent fabrics and the kimono
fashioned sleeve has not yet depart
cd from fashion. Wide cuffs, narrow
cuffs and no cuffs finish the elbow
or wrist OF these sleeves.
As for bodices. perhaps they come
better than any other part of our
frocks under a classifying head. They
arc narrow. That is the best word
to describe them. They give an ap-
pearance OF plainness at the Shout
ders. chest and bust. But just when
we accept this statement, we must
take into consideration the little bo-
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

small hat-evolved, of course, by
France-when it first made its ap-
pearance a few years ago, the Amer
lean type of face likes itself under
the small. tilted hat And it must be
admitted by all observers that it real
ly looks very we'll Sometimes, when
we see 4 wclI-dressed woman, with
plain, perhaps large, features, wear.
ing small toque tilted over ono eye,
we are reminded of the fashionable
woman who said last winter that she
never tried to look anything but
smart any more. For there is little
of mere prettiness in the tiny hats.
Smart they are and striking, very
often, but not pretty.
There is prettiness in some of our
frocks this year, however And when
we wear pretty frock, we should
choose pretty hat from the larger
models to go with it. At least let
each picture that VIC, in our clothes,
present be consistent.
How the skirts Are Held Ont.
AS the season advances and the full
skirt becomes fuller and more a mat
ter of course, there is good deal of
interest among the women who wear
it about the methods used to hold it
out at the lower edge.
One method is to place a wire or
reed or whalebone in the hem or
along the inside OF the lower edge OF
the skirt. Another is to trim the hem,
with ruffles, ruches or bands of stiff
ribbon or silk, in such way that its
own stiffness makes it stand ou'
Then there arc some frocks worn
over ruffled petticoat Innings to gain
the desired bouffant effect.
One OF the latest methods of hold
ing out the hem Of the full skirt is
that furnished by the Empress Eu-
genie hoop. A year ago we would
have laughed at these accessories of
woman's dress as ridiculous. Now
we accept them as we do petticoats.
They are formed of wide band of
lace or tulle, held rigidly in a big
circle by bones and wires, and hung |
by bands of ribbon from a snug-ht-
ting belt These are worn under the
thin frock that needs some definite |
support.
What are they but hoops? Pref
tier. of course, they are, but their
principle is exactly the same as the
wire frames our grandmothers con-
signed to their attic many years ago.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

lero jackets, some OF which widen
the shoulder line, and the new wide.
faring cavalier collar, that also gives
a spreading line at the top OF the
bodice.
This wide collar OF muslin is one
OF the newest things in the collar
line As for the usual neck finish.
there is none. There are many frocks
among the newest ones that have
high collars, fastened straight up un-
der the chin There are many with
no collars at all The wired collar
OF muslin or lace or silk, that flares
widely away from the throat is still
seen. and fiat turnback collars are
worn, too. In evening frocks there
is a preference for the square neck
line. but the becoming V-shapcd line
has not yet been entirely outlawed.
This brings us to the waistlinc and
girdles. The waistline travels, with
apparent unconoern. from point not
far below the chest to a point not far
above the knees. The normal line is
trying to reassert itself But with
Empire tendencies still prominent,
and moyen-age models not yet dis.
carded, the waistline for long time
will probably have something the ma
ture of movable feast. AS for CIR
dies, some Of them arc shaped and
boned with Victorian precision and
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

some of them have all the abandon
of Sultanna's sash.
The sashes are charming on thin
frocks, and doubtless loose, some
what negligently arranged sash-gir-
die will remain in fashion at least
through out the summer.
Even now. with six paragraphs, in
stead Of six sentences, we have not
mentioned more than half the I'M
portant features of the seasons
styles.
Hats of the summer.
And so far We have touched only
on the general features OF women's
frocks. Hats are quite as disconcert-
ing in their refusal to abide by any
set rules as are frocks.
For long time VIC listened to
and made-prcdictions that the large
hat would take the place of the small
hat as soon as summer suns made
shade desirable. But still the small
hat is much worn and still it is per-
haps the smartest type OF hat to wear.
To be sure there are many large mod
els, for garden-party wear with aft
ernoon frocks But the greater num-
Der of hats worn by smart women
are small, some quite as ridiculously
small as those of last year. In spite
of the fact that the American type OF
face was declared unsuitcd to the
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

Glance at the cuts on this page;
then sum up in half dozen sentences
the fashion of 1915
You cannot do it. Neither can
anybody else.
Some seasons it is possible to say
something like this: Skirts reach
the ankles, are scant at the hem and
loose at the hips Sleeves are elbow
length and tight. Bodices are loose.
Collars are haring, usually OF muslin.
with Y line in front. The waistline
is below normal Girdles take the
form OF wide sashes at the hips"
Those six sentences place the styles.
approximately, OF few seasons ago
But this year. what must we say'
What about skirts? Skirts are
short Chat is nearest to a general
statement that We can make) and
they are either very wide at the ankle
line or narrow, with full overskirt
Sometimes they arc held out by a
reed or whalebone, sometimes they
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-05-06

sands of the workers will become
class conscious and animated with the
desire to overturn an &c pnomic system
in which such manifest injustices may
be perpetuated with seeming impu-
nifty.
The attempt to reduce wages can at
most meet with but temporary and
partial success, and will inevitably re-
act upon those who fail to discern the
folly of such line of action.
The spirit of organization is in the
air, the workers are rehlizing the ne
cessity of uniting not only on the in
dustrial, but the political field, as well,
and it is far from impossible that
right here in Canada the wage-earn-
ing class may essay I'd do what has
already been done by the workers of
Australia, to capture the powers of
the state and dethrone the system of
caste and privilege VIII ich has cursed
the country and erase fr ON the statute
books the laws that hi i've made pos
sible and easy the exploiting of the
wealth-producing eleme bit in the COM
munity.
In the Government o. England can
take over the factories and guarantee
higher wages to the workers, as it is
now doing there is nj reason why
Canada cannot follow sAit and materi-
ally improve upon it. Wages must go
up to keep pace with the increased
cost of living, hours mu st come down
to meet the requirements of machine
production and the lat orer must be
given a far larger PROPORTION of the
wealth his skill and inc dustry creates.
The altering of the n zap of Europe
may be productive of far less start
ling changes than will occur in the
social and economic sy stems of the
civilized world. We live in an age
when colossal changes ;re impending,
not because they just merely are go
ing to happen, but because certain
causes have been at work which must
necessarily produce tn dm.
History proves that 1he unjust ag-
gression of the people has constantly
led to revolt, and the attainment of
a larger measure of libe erty, and none,
not even the exploiters is themselves.
should delude themselves with idea
that they can force oner pus conditions
upon the masses withdu ut being pre-
pared to pay the price If they do
they may at some early date be due
to rude awakening, TO even in Can
ada things are moving at a more
rapid rate than most p4ople are now
aware of.
Employers, therefore should be
wise enough TO recognizk that .reduc-
ton in wages at the present time is
not only inadvisable, but heartless and
actually criminal, and will be sure to
be followed by results altogether diff
ferent from those anticipated by the
interests that have SO thoughtlessly
sought to impose still more onerous
and intolerable burdens upon the
working class.-Industra al Banner
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1915-05-06
Trouble In HeH-The Devil Calling His Own

There is evidently trouble Hell and the Devil needs the assistance
But short time Taylor the originator Of the fdih Taylor
System the ghost and
did most to the European has
which OF
and Reuter- was the head OF news bureau which circulated alarming
Japanese representative fined $4,000 for be printed
in
bring about between Japan and this Sometimes viii
Reuter- Minneapolis
workers to dbieve whatever written under the Reuter-
putting the unemployed to work killing
o Misery
evidently Of
Of
the by taking his own
We n in
regions If there trouble
be
being succeeded hell Of
gone they nor their IKE
never be found again the face q the esarth.