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Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27

in seeking to symbolic the tale which
this exposition tells. And among
these figures l have sought for one
which would represent to me the
significance of this great enterprise.
Prophets, priests and kings are
here, conquerers and mystical figures
Of ancient legend but these do not
speak the word bear. My eye Is
drawn to the least conspicuous figure
Of all-the modest figure of man
standing beside two oxen who look
down upon the Court Of the Nations
when East and West come face to
face.
The Man With the Ok Team.
Without him we could not be here
without him banners would not ny nor
bands play. Without him San Fran
cisco would not be today the gayest
city of the globe. Shall tell you who
he is-this key figure in the arch Of
our enterprise?
THAT slender, dauntless, plodding,
modest figure is the American pioneer.
To me he is far more. He is the ad-
venturesome spirit of our restless race
THE long journey of this slight,
modest figure that stands beside the
oxen is at an end. The waste places
of the earth have been found. But
adventure is not to end Here will be
taught the gospel of an advancing
democracy-strong, valiant, confident,
IN nd tun Od hxf
the independent spirit of the American
pioneer"
Forty-one foreign nations and 43
States and Territories of the Ameri-
can Union are participating in the Ex-
position.
This is the world in epitome," said
Dr. Frederick ]. v. Skiff, the director
in-chief, in brief dedicstory address.
Within the inclosure of these exposi-
tion grounds there are no foreigners.
All may stand and stop upon this soil
as if it were their native land"
All In Gigantic Parade.
Salvos of artillery salutes, shrieking
whistles and sirens, pealing bells, roll
ing drums and piercing flies had
wakened the city at dawn. The day
had been declared legal holiday and
nearly all the business houses and fac
tories were closed to permit their en-
ployes to march in the gigantic par
ade. which early took possession of
the grounds.
In the parade were Secretary Lane
of the Department of the Interior,
Governor Johnson, the Senate and AS.
sembly of California, the Governor
and entire Legislature of Nevada,
Mayor Rolph of San Francisco. Mayor
Rose of Los Angeles and the Mayors
of many other California cities.
The formal aspect of the dedication
was made as short and simple as pos
sible.
United States soldiers and marines
escorted Secretary Lane, Governor
Johnson and the other officials to a
stand facing the main entrance to the
Exposition, where they were welcomed
by President Charles C. Moore and the
other executive officers.
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BRITAIN TO CAST
WAR RULES ASIDE
Note to U. S, Brings Warning
Of Drastic Plans. :
FORCED TO IT, SAYS GREY
Reply To Protest Against Interference
With Commerce Declares England
Has Been conslderate OF
Neutrals' Rights.

Washington, d. C.-Great Britain's
second and complete reply to the
American note Of protest, which on
December -2S last asked for an early
Improvement In the treatment of
American commerce by the British
feet, was made public by mutual
agreement between the State Depart
ment and the British Foreign Office.
While dealing mainly with the sub
ject presented by the diplomatic COM
munication from Washington, the note
contains plain intimation that Great
Britain, in retaliation for the campaign
against British shipping which the
German Admiralty has announced it
will inaugurate, is about to embark
upon a plan of warfare in which rules
and precedents will be disregarded.
To Retaliate Against Germany.
The note, addressed to Ambassador
Page by Sir Edward Grey under date
of February 10, denies that the depres-
sion in American industries is due to
the activity of the British beet, and
suggests, among other causes, the
seQuent diminution of cotton trade and
the destruction by submarine mines,
laid by the enemy Unfortunately"
of many neutral vessels.
After giving a lengthy and detailed
answer to the charge that American
ships and cargoes were being unduly
detained, the communication contains
In nh hn
nouncement that Great Britain intends
to take retaliatory measures against
the German submarine campaign
against enemy ships, but does not re-
veal their nature.
Conceding that foodstuffs intended
for the civil population Of a country
are not contraband, the British Gov
ernment points out that "in any coun-
try in which there exists such tre-
mendous organization for war as now
obtains in Germany, there is no clear
division between those whom the Gov
ernment is responsible for feeding and
those whom it is not"
"It will still be our endeavor," says
the final paragraph, ito avoid injury
anu AOo5 " hOull uloI DNb
ment by the German Government of
their intention to sink merchant yes
sells and their cargoes without verltica-
ton of their nationality or character
and without making any provision for
the safety of non-combatant crews or
giving them chance Of saving their
lives, has made it necessary for his
| Mo iacfvSe Government to cOneider
what measures they should adopt to
protect their interests. 1t is impos-
sible for one belligerent to depart from
rules and precedents and for the other
to remain bound by them"
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in which he declares that, If anything,
the Government has been too con-
ciliatory.
These shipments of weapons to our
enemies referred to by the Govern
ment," says Reventlow, have flled
public opinion in Germany with deep
indignation and bitterness against the
United States. Statistics of the
amount Of these shipments show the
Germans are not justified in speaking
of friendly relations"
Not Safe Without Conveys.
He declares that unless United
States ships are escorted by United
States warships submarine command
ers cannot be made responsible for
their safety.
The Tageblatt characterizes the re-
ply as calmly firm and an excellent
document"
Die Post declares that the note
must convince America that neither
the German people nor its leaders will
give way in weakly compliance or
fear. as plainly is hoped in Washing
ton"
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2,4s1 MINERS KILLED.
Casualties In 1914 Were ss4 Fewer
Than In 1918.

Washington. - The United States
Bureau Of Mines made public the
casualty list last year for the army of
three-quarters of a million men en-
ployed in American coal mines, show
ing that total of 2,451 miners lost
their lives.
Comparing the deaths in mining
operations with those for 1913, there is
a decrease of 334. or one man less
killed for nearly every day in the year.
Shocking as is the violent death of
2,451 men in a years time in a peace
full industry" said Van II. Manning,
acting director of the bureau, 1.-The men
of the bureau who are engaged in the
campaign to reduce this casualty list
find, in comparison with other years,
some facts that are rather comforting
and some indications that the improve
ment noted in the saving of life will
be further accentuated as the years
pass.
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Flash Across Continent.

Exposition Grounds, San Francisco
President Wilson, in the White
House, by the touch of button COM
pleted a telegraph circuit which au-
tomatically worked a relay key in the
wireless station at Tuckerton, N. J.
Instantly powerful electric waves
Ieaped out across the continent.
A fraction of a second later they
were received on aerials strung from
the Tower Of Jewels in the Exposition
grounds. Another relay instrument
transmitted them to apparatus which
swung open the doors of the Palace of
Machinery, unloosed the waters of the
Fountain of Energy and detonated sig
nal bombs in token of receipt.
All Attendance Records Broken.
All records for Exposition lrst-day
attendance were broken.
By o'clock the turnstiles had
clicked off 225.OOO admissions, and it
was expected that by midnight the
total would have reached more than
100000. The previous record was at
the opening day of the St. Louis
Worlds Fair, 1I6,453, in 1904.
The crowd was spectacle in itself.
It filed the grandstands, it packed the
great courts and concourses, it poured
through the aisles it overfowed from
the sidewalks into the avenues, from
the hills to the bay, as far as the eye
could reach in unending rivers of bob
bing heads.
To-day is the triumph" said Gov
ernor Johnson. speaking for Califor-
MIA, "of a San Francisco that nine
years ago lay in ruins"
Secretary Lane Represents President.
Owing to the presence of Secretary
Lane, representing President Wilson,
there was no exchange by telephone.
as had been planned, of messages be-
tween the White House and President
Moore, of the Exposition. Instead
Secretary Lane transmitted the greet
ings of President Wilson and an.
nouncement was sent to him by tele-
graph that the exposition was open.
In opening his address Secretary
Lane said, in part:
ITO you, President Moore, and to
your colleagues, ladies and gentlemen
I bear the congratulations of the nation
on the opening of this internaticna
exposition. have from the President
the following telegram:
please convey my heartiest
congratulations to the authorities
of the Exposition and express my
hope that their highest expecta-
tions for it's distinguished success
will be more than realized.
President Going Within a Month.
within a month expect the Presi
dent himself will be with you to gree
the representatives of the nations whC
have joined in the creation Of this new
city by the Golden Gate. l come as ;
token bearer to speak a feeble fore
word to the rich volume of his admira
ton for your courage, your enterprise
and your genius.
1.-THE sculptors who have ennoblet
these buildinPs with their work hav,
surely given full swing to their fame!
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Berlin, via London.-The American
steamer Carib has gone to the bottom
off the German coast in the North Sea
as result of running on mine.
At the time of this disaster to the
Carib the vessel was not using the
route laid down in the German marine
instructions.
Admiralty Blames Steamers.
The German Admiralty has COM
municated a memorandum to Com
mander Walter R. Gherardi, the
American Naval Attache, pointing out
that the destruction of the American
steamers Evelyn and Carib was due
to their not following the course pre-
scribed by the German Admiralty to a
point northwest of Helgoland. The
memorandum reiterates the assurance
Of the German Government as to the
safety of the prescribed course.
Captain Smith, of the Evelyn, has
been asked for a report as to the To-
cality of the disaster. This report is
expected to show whether the Evelyn
wandered within the defensive Ger
man mine fields or whether she struck
mines laid by belligerent power other
than Germany.
Gerard Presents Note.
James w. Gerard, the American
Ambassador to Germany, presented to
the Foreign Office the American note,
which embodies the American pro
posals for the settlement of the situa-
tion arising from the British embargo
on foodstuffs into Germany and the
German warfare against British mer
camille shipping.
1t is understood that proposals were
submitted simultaneously in London.
No statement regarding the nature of
these proposals or the German attitude
on them can be obtained here, but 1t
is believed that there is at least a
prospect of their acceptance by Ger
many.
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NO U. S. REPLY LIKELY.
Government May Not Answer Latest
eerman-English Notes.

Washington. - The United States
probably will make no reply, for the
present at least, to either the British
or German note regarding, respectively
the use of the American flag on foreign
vessels and the dangers to neutral
shipping in the naval war zone about
the British Isles, but will stand firmly
on its warning against destruction Of
American lives or vessels.
This was indicated in high official
quarters after the official texts of the
communications had been read. The
documents will be further examined.
however, to determine whether there
is anything in either note which if not
answered now might be construed
later as an admission.
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AMERICAN SHIP BLOWN UP.

London. - The American steamer
Evelyn, from New York for Bremen
with full cargo of cotton, struck a
mine off Borkum Island, in German
waters, in the North Sea. Her cap
tain and all of her crew we're saved.
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel to meet with disaster as a re-
suit of the sea warfare of the Euro
pean nations. She did not sink with
in the war zone included in the Ger
man Adimralty's decree of February,
which went into effect on Thursday.
Borkum Island lies directly off the
German coast, at the mouth of Ems
River, and is German territory.
The Evelyn was single screw steel
steamship and was commanded by
Captain Smith
She belonged to A. H. Bull G Co., of
New York, and was chartered by the
Harriss-Irby Cotton Company to take
a cargo of cotton to Bremen. She was
252 feet long and 1,185 tons net. She
was built in Southampton, England,
in 1883. Her home port was Philadel-
phia. During the Spanish-American
War she was used as a government
collier.
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oFFENsE TO CARRY LIQUOR.
West Virginia "Dry" Law In Effect
Next Saturday.

Wheeling, w. Va.-It will be almost
a crime to have the odor of liquor on
ones breath in West Virginia after
next Saturday. when the amendments
to the Yost State Prohibition law
passed at the present session of the
Legislature, go into effect. After that
day 1t will be an offense to carry
strong drink into any public place, and
those who have been taking their tip
pie to the club for personal use will be
unable to do so without breaking the
law.
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PRIESTS HELD FOR RANSOM.
carranza ofiieiaIs lmprison 1870 Mexi-
can cier9ymen.

WASHINGTON. - Further representa-
tlons against tie persecution by Car
rauza of cials of Catholic priests in
Mexico were made by Secretary Bryan.
Consul Canada, at Vera Cruz, was in
structed to appeal directly to General
Carranza in behalf OF the $50 priests
-rrested by General Obregon in Mex
leo City. where they are detained in
the National Palace.
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HAzERs TO BE ARRESTED.
Victim Found Bound, His Flesh Cut
BY the Ropes,

Erie, Pa.-Arrests Of a number Of
pupils of Burns School, who cruelty
hazed Charles Anderson, were prom
ised by the police. The boy was found
by his school teacher, bound and un-
derneath an overturned piano box. His
wrists and ankles were lacerated by
the ropes.
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NOTED Ex-ouTLAw DEAD.
Frank James; Among Last OF James
Gang, sueeumbs To Apoplexy.

Excelsior Springs, Mo. - Frank
James, one of the last surviving men,
bers Of the notorious James gang, died
on his farm near here. James, who
was "a years old, had been in i'll health
several months, and was stricken with
apop1exy early today. One of the last
members of notorious .robber band
whose almost unparalleled career Of
crime during the Civil War and the
unsettled period that followed kept
the people of dozen States in terror,
Frank James had been living the life
of a quiet farmer for more than 80
years.
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ALLIES TO JOIN IN RETALIATION.

London-Almost coincident with un-
official reports that Austria proposes to
follow the example of her ally by max
Ing war on merchant ships in the
Adriatic came the announcement by
Premier Asquith. in the British House
of Commons, that the much-discussed
retaliatory plan of Great Britain,
though still tentative, was much broad
er in scope than had been previously
suggested, in that it was a matter for
the consideration of all the Allies, and
that joint note concerning it might
be expected from the Allies.
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sELRlDeE SAFE IN THAMES.
Tanker Torpedoed BY Germans Ia Dis.
charging Cargo.

London. - The Norwegian tank
steamer Belridge, which was torpedoed
several days ago near Folkestone by a
German submarine, is now safely
anchored in the Thames unloading her
cargo. The Norwegian Legation IN
London, declares that her cargo was
consigned to the Dutch Government.
thus disposing of the rumor that it was
intended for Germany.
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BRYAN WEARS PEACE EMBLEM.

Points To It When Asked If U. S.
May Be Embroiled In War.
Washington.--Secretary Bryan ap-
peared at the Cabinet meeting Monday
wearing on his coat lapel an enamel
white dove of peace. with an olive
branch in its mouth. The Secretary
said it was a gift of friend and
pointed to it when questioned concern
ing possible complications for the
United States in the foreign situation.
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SHELL HIT PRIEST AT MASS.

Operated On At Once and Has a
Chance To Recover.
Hazelbrcuck, via Paris.-.A soldier
priest was saying mass in a church at
Elverdingue, near Ypres, when a Ger
man shell exploded over the building
A portion of the missile came through
the roof and struck the priest on tbe
ead; He was taken to the nearest
nee, where an operation was
and 1t is hoped he will re-
lgh his condition is seri.
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DIES AFTER 5e.pAY FAST.
Tailor Tried Starvation For Stomach
Trouble.

Palo Alto, Cal-Louis C. Roth, a
tailor, died here from starvation, self
inflicted, in an effort to dissipate
stomach trouble. Roth began a con-
test with his malady in the middle Of
December and for SO days abstained
from food. Last Sunday be announced
that his appetite had returned and that
he felt himself the victor of his com.
plant. After that he took small guam
titles of orange juice, but the weak
ened digestive organs were unable to
retain the nourishment.
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ODDS AGAINST U. S. WAR TO I.
LIoyds Asks 20 GuIneas Per Cent. On
Six Months Policy.

London.-Insurance was placed at
Lloyds at 20 guineas per cent. on
policies covering the holder against
war between the United States and
Germany within six months. One
month ago the premium for this same
risk and period of time was guineas
per cent. In effect the rate quoted
means that wagers are offered at 5 to
that the United States will not bee
come involved in war with Germany
within the ensuing six months.
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TO WARN AWAY GERMAN SHIPS.
Argentine Questions Status OF Ar
donna and HoIger.

Buenos Ayres-The Argentine Gov
ernment is considering the matter of
warning the German steamer Holger
and the auxiliary cruiser Ardonna to
leave this port within "a hours OF be
disarmed and interned. The Holger
arrived here yesterday, having aboard
the crews OF several merchant ships
sunk in January and February by the
German auxiliary cruiser Kronprlnz
wilhelm
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PRISON FOR FIVE BANKERS.
Get From One To Five Years For
WreekIng Company.

Men lphis, Tenn.-Four officials Of
the defunct Chickasaw Bank and
Trust Company were sentenced to five
years in the Atlanta Federal Peni-
tentiary and fifth received a sentence
of one year for using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with the banks
failure two years ago. The men were:
George E. Neuhardt, president; s. L.
Sparks, cashier; ]. Goldbaum and J..
D. Browne, directors, FIVE years, and
Paul ]. Nelson, teller, one year. An
appeal was filed and the defendants
were released on bond.
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BERLIN HOLDS THANKSGIVING.
Grateful For Expulsion OF Russians
From East Prussia.

Amsterdam, via London.-A dispatch
received by the Telegraaf from Berlin
says thanksgiving services for the
liberation OF East Prussia from the
Hussian invaders were held in all tbe
Berlin churches Sunday. Emperor
William, Empress Augusta Victoria
and the Duke and Duchess of Bruins.
WICK attended the service in the
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27
TO FIGHT PLAGUE IN HAVANA.
Measures To Be Adopted Approved BY
Surgeon General Blue.

Washington, D. C.-Surgeon General
Blue, of the Public Health Service, ap-
proved measures for fighting bubonic
plague outbreak in Havana suggested
by cable by Surgeon Giegorio Guiteras,
who was set from Key West to in
vestigate. There have been three hu-
man cases OF the plague reported, all
of them ending fatally, according to
the dispatch from Surgeon Guiteras.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27

London.-A German submarine in
the Irish Sea torpedoed without notice
the British coasting steamer Cambank,
Of 1890 tons register. Three of the
crew were killed and a fourth was
drowned while the men were taking to
the boats.
1t came about the same time that
the Anglo-French fleets were lombard
ing the Dardanelles forts and while
the Russians, according to a telegram
received from Petrograd, were ad-
ministering defeat to the Germans at
Ossowetz, Poland, and driving back to
the frontier the troops who had at
tackled that fortress.
Except for the loss of life, the sink
ing of the Cambank was not in itself
a serious matter, but the presence of a
German submarine near the route
which the Atlantic liners take on their
way to and from Liverpool, and along
which many steamers pass daily, is
bound to cause some uneasiness.
Seen In Irish Sea Before.
1t is true that this was not the first
time that hostile submarine has been
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PERU TO IMPORT FLOUR.
To Buy From United States To R@
duce Cost OF Bread.

Lima, Peru.-The gov ernment has
decided to import -four from the United
States and sell It here at cost price to
reduce the cost of bread. In an effort
to meet the present financial crisis the
finance minister is seeking to arrange
a loan of s1,75O000.
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LOCK HEAD OF BANK IN CLOSET.
Chicago Bandits Then Make OFF With
$4,000.

Chicago-Four men entered the
Western Savings Bank, a private in
stitution on the West Side, forced
President Frank Roti into a closet and
ran away with $4,000 they took from
the vault. Roti was alone in the bank
when the robbers came in.
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AIR BOMB KILLS WOMEN.

Paris Says An Austrian Machine
Dropped II On cettinje.
Paris. 1t was semi-oficially an.
nounced in Paris that an Austrian
aeroplane few over Cettinje, the capi.
tai Of Montenegro, on February Is and
dropped nine bombs. Two women were
killed and four children were wounded
by tie explosions. according to the
statement.
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NO EXTRA SESSION.
Fate OF Ship Bill Will Not Influence
Wilson, 'Tis Said.

Washington, D. C.-President viii
son has virtually decided not to call
an extra session of Congress on March
5, no matter what the fate Of the Ship
Bill. No official announcement of his
intention was made, but in congress
sional quarters it is well understood.
Work was begun on mapping out the
details of the Presidents trip to the
San Francisco Exposition.
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eANk ROBBERS SECURE $500.
Use Electricity In Drilling Safe and
Powerful Explosive.

Farmersburg, Ind.-The safe in the
Citizens State Bank here was blown
by robbers ard $500 taken. The rob-
hery was discovered By the cashier,
John L. Lloyd. Connections left in the
light fixtures show the safe had been
drilled by electricity and a powerful
explosive used to blow 1t open.
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NATIONAL MOVIE cENsoRs.
Report To House Favors Commission
OF Five To License Films.

Washington, D. C. State or
municipal censorship of moving pic
ture films cannot be adequate because
of the character of the motion picture
Industry, says favorable report on
the Hughes bill for federal motion
picture commission. field with the
House Five commissioners to license
6lms which go into interstate com
merce are proposed in the bill.
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WHITE MAN LYNcHED BY MOE
He Took Part In Battle In Which Two
Were Killed.

Pleasant Hill, Mo.-A white man,
believed to be w. F. Williams, of Hot
Springs, Ark, who took part in a
pistol battle in which policeman and
an unidentified man were killed, was
taken from the Jail here and lynched
by mob.
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27

In Bavaria, Germany. a number OF
towns have decided to introduce unem-
ployed insurance.
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READY TO VOTE ON SUFFRAGE.
New York Constitutional Amendment
Resolution Signed.

nSSSN'S" S'S"SN'
Albany, N. Y.-Every legal step
necessary to putting a suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution before th'
voters of New York for approval OF
disapprovsl this fall now has been
taken. The last act. the signing of the
resolution to permit balloting on the
proposed. amendment, was perforHnI'
enct
Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27

The English income tax was first
established 7S years ago.