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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-13
WHAT OUR FATHERS READ ABOUT
IN THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO

From The Washington Standard for
August IL. 1865. Vol. v. No. 40.
An Eastern exchange says the rad
icals have "opened the campaign"
against President Johnson and his
reconstruction policy in dead earn
est. A reconstruction meeting was
held in Boston lately at which Henry
Ward Beecher, Senator Pomeroy, R.
H. Dana and other noted radicals
held forth. The burden of their song
was suffrage for the negro and the
Northumberland of the whites of
the South.
Late accounts from the Natchez
road party are very encouraging.
They were within eight miles of the
summit several days ago and have
probably by this time completed the
work. Several gentlemen who have
lately come through give favorable
accounts of their trip.
No further information has been
received from the Inflated Brother
Jonathan" The frail hopes first en-
tertained for the safety of those on
board have we'll nigh fed.
The first locomotive built in Cali
fornia was recently turned out by the
San Francisco iron works.
Secretary Mccullough reports that
the entire national debt now amounts
to $2,635,2O5,753.5O.
The Eastern news, published else
where, gives an account of the de-
|struction by fire of Barnum's museum
and the consequent loss of many
curiosities and works of art, most Of
which can never be replaced. The
collection was large and gathered at
great expense from all parts of the
globe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-13
Get Ready for the MOtorboat Races

Get Ready for the MOtOrbOat Races.
The handsome loving cup given by
the Olympia Brewing company as the
prize for the annual motorboat race
from Seattle to Olympia, won last
year by Fred Jamieson's boat.
"Ione," will be contested for this year
by the clubs of the two cities and the
Olympia motorboat fans hope to cap
ture it again. The race is scheduled
for August IA. The cup must be won
three years in succession before
finally awarded.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-13

Two Washington officials, one fed
eral and the other state, were hon.
ored at the recent conference in San
Francisco called by William B. Will
son, secretary of the federal depart
ment of labor, to discuss methods
whereby greater cooperation can be
effected between federal. state and
municipal employment agencies, to
minimize the unemployment problem.
Henry M. White, immigration agent
at Seattle, was made a member of the
advisory board of federal officials,
while State Labor Commissioner f.
w. Olson is on the committee Of state
officers to outline program Of work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-13
FOREIGN TRADE AND COMBINATION.

Aside from the particular interest attached to
the investigation Of the lumber industry, the meet
ings of the federal trade commission in Seattle
this week are of considerable Importance to the
residents of this coast in another direction that of
determining plans which will permit the business
interests Of the United States to enter into the
foreign markets large scale.
Evidence given at all the hearings the commits.
sion has been conducting throughout the country
shows that there is a systematic effort to induce
this new agency of the government to cast its in
fuence in favor Of two notifications of existing
law that are deemed by bankers manufacturers
and exporters necessary if the United States is
to enter upon campaign for larger export
trade. One has to do with the new federal reserve
bank law, and calls for such right of combination
between banks as will enable them as group to
establish branch banks in other lands. The other
has to do with Interpretation execution of laws
assumedly forbidding Combination of bust
nesses for joint enterprises abroad. While some
of the witnesses at the different hearings candidly
admitted that if they had their way the Sherman
law would be repealed, and also all later restrict
i've legislation against trusts and combines still it
was generally conceded that as far as domestic
business goes, the future is to be largely competi
tive and among relatively small operating units
But in the international field, it is argued by many
who are strong opponents of native trusts, - the
only opportunity for successful competition with
nations that welcome and aid large operating
units is in permitting Combinations restricted
to foreign trade.
The same issue was discussed at the recent
financial conference of representatives of the
American republics held in Washington-and
from this time on may reasonably be counted on
as political issue, to be dealt with in party plat
forms and debated on the hustings and in con-
gress. An Eastern newspaper points out that what
the champions of the cause have in view is some
thing more than cooperation between business
firms in the line of trade, so as to reduce ex-
pense of getting new business and Of keeping it.
For this scheme there is much to be said and
against it no law, reasonably interpreted, would
hold What is desired by some advocates of the
plan is something far more rigid, formal and ag-
gressive, this newspaper Thinks and then declares
that, practically speaking, it would back the sex
porter of tomorrow with special privilege pre-
eisely as the producer of the past has been
favored, adding, the monopolist at home having
been taught his place, he is to be reinstated in
favor if he will confne his operations to getting
foreign trade
Whether it is proper to take so pronounced
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
Germany's Report.

Berlin Jan 7-CBy Wireless to Say
ville)-The official press bureau to-
day gave out the following:
Destitute Russians living in Ger
many will have their pensions from
Russia reduced to $125 fortnighty
beginning January j. The diminution
is considered here to be proof that
the Russians lack money.
The Arabian newspaper El Ilai Os-
mani of Beirut Syria. reports that
the lMOhammedan Ulemas in India
are preparing proetst against the
British government and against the
use of Indian Mohammedian troops in
unknown lands
THE Paris correspondent Of the
newspaper A. b. c. of Madrid, criti-
cising the French yellow Book. says
il proves that England, France and
Russia were prepared for and wanted
war. They were anxious only to post
pone the moment Of the outbreak, he
says, until their complete readiness
was assured.
"The Paris I.ibres Parole sharply
critcises the French sanitary service.
1t reports that at Bagleres- de I4uchon.
where $500 wounded were lodged.
there We're no surgeons and no
nurses. Hotel chambermaids volun.
teered as nurses The nursing per-
sonnel at Neufchateau, the newspaper
asserts, was absolutely unframed
Soldiers with typhoid were not ad-
mitted in the oyer-crowded hospitals.
"A German official memorandum on
the war in Southwest Africa says that
British soldiers plundered and de
stroyed private houses at Luderitz-
bucht"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
sWEOENs COPPER IMPORTS.

London, Jan. The Swedish leg
alton today issued a statement con
corning copper imports to Sweden
which purports to know an increase
OF 2.179,374 Kilograms, C4T68,9 ,965
ponds for 1914 over 1913. 1t points
out hokever, that Of this increase
354 G51 Kilograms were imported since
the war started This was entirely
due to craving domestic consumption
to which the Identification of the state
railways and the needs Of the army
leargely contribute.
The statement says the much-talk-
ed Of increase in importations of cop
per from the Uniteed States can be
attributed to the fact that no copper
from the United States can be attri-
buted to the fact that no copper now
is obtainable from Germany, from
which country considerable quantities
were imported before the war.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
Four More Food shlps.

New York, Jam This weeks
work of the American commission for
relief in Belgium. as shown in state.
ment issued tonight, includes the de-
spatch of four ships with $4,000 tons
of food valued at approximately 81.
100000, and representing a littlA Am1a
than seven days supply for the Il
gians. The Lynorta, carryingkVir.
ginia's donation, will sail from Nor
folk not later than Saturday, it was
announced by the commission. Mary
lands offering went to sea today
from Baltimore ON the John Hardie
The .Harpalyce, the New England
ship sailed from Boston today. and
| the Hannah, the Kansas ship, left
| New York ON Tuesday.
The commission received word that
| Nebraska had begun campaign to
/ fill Nebraska ship" with headquar-
ters at the governors office at lin
coin. Ohio will load the steamship
| Naneric.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
PEOPLE ARE STILL HOPEFUL
That Belgian Cities viii Be Rebuilt
and That Germans viii Be Driven
From the Borders Of the Country
Never to Return.

Brussels, via London, Jan. 1906
p. m-"If the United States had not
come to our aid it would have meant
starr alton for most of us, said Alfred
Nerinex provisional burgomaster of
Louvain, to the Associated Press to-
day.
I'VE are paying back I'm gratitude
for the lives America has saved
gratitude which will endure forever.
Here in the midst of the ruins of
my town | do not lose heart. know
we shall rebuild it all if only we can
have food to keep us alive. TIE
most powerful army in the orld can
not Teutonize Belgium, but America,
armed with bread, is Americanizing
Belgium. My worst fear Is that there
will be bread riots if the relief stops
Mr.. Nerinex said the population OF
Louvail was only 1900 less than be.
fore the German occupation. The
people whose homes had been burned
are living with their neighbors. The
burgomaster said he was giving work
to the idle by having them clean the
streets and repair houses which can
be made habitable.
On the jourloy from Rosendaal to
Brussels, by way of Antwerp. the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
rad to show his pass 20 times to
landsturm sentres, mostly saxons
and Bavarians. Often these sentries
were men 45 years old
The representatives of the Ameri-
cam relief commission have freedom
of movement The German officials
are zealously scrupulous in seeing
that no relief food Is taken by the
Gerans
Hunger is driving more and more
persons who have been we'll to do to
stifle their pride and ask for bread.
The remote towns where suffering is
most acute are now being reached by
the American commission and no Bel
sian who will ask for feed need go
hungry
The longest bread line seen by the
correspondent was at Liege, formerly
a large industrial cenetr, but whera
now all the factories are closed. For
three hours in the cathedral square
tie people passed in line as big loaves
were handed out from the bins
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08

Geneva, via Paris Jan. 7.-11l5 p.
m.-The fighting in lower Alsace is
daily growing in inetnsity around
Steinbach, Cernay and Thanh VII
lagos, houses and trenches are taken
and retaken tthe point of the bayo-
ne tand the casualties on both sides
have been extremely heavy.
II is stated tla tabout 250,000 in all
are engaged and on both sides are
using heavy guns. The Germans are
continuously hurrying reinforcements
from the forts.
General Pau, it is stated, is in com
mand of the French forces which
have made progress despite the fierce
resistance Of the Germans. French
aviators from Beltort are assisting III,
artillery the booming of which i,
heard day and night in the neighbor
hood of The frontier
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
CHRISTIAN EXPELLED.
Pope Received 600 Persons Driven
From Syria and Palestine.

from SYRIA ana Faiesitne.
Rome, Jan. I'll p. m.-Pope Bene-
dict today received over 500 religious
men and women who have been eX-
PEELED from Syria and Palestine.
They recounted to his holiness the de-
tails Of their experiences but told him
there had been no loss Of life
The Turks, while they respected hte
lives Of the aoly men, occupied all tho
converts. monasteries and schools
held by the religious order and trans
formed them into barracks. They
gave time however, to pile the furn-
ture in the churches and permitted
the locking up of places which could
Ioi be emptied
The English and Russian communi-
ties, according to the expelled church
ment, were treated in the same way
The Italian and Spanish consuls did
all in their power to assist tlhe mem
bers Of the religious orders
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
MORE PATRIOTIC.
Returned Letters From Germany Now
Carry More Than "Dead" on
the Marqin


Berlin, Dec The German postot-
flee is to spare the feelings. so far as
possible, of the families of soldiers
who have fallen in battle, when mail
matter, non-delveIable for that rea-
son, is returned TO the sender. Hith-
erto it was the custom TO stamp or
the letter of package merely the word
fallen" or dead" and send it back
home to shock the relatives with this
harsh brevity. Now the military au
thorities have been directed to use
the words fallen for the Fatherand
or fallen on the field of honor"
In still another way the autAoritle,
are trying to soften the blow OF death
notices from the front. Hitherto this
was attempted only in country dist
rricts, where the returned mail OF the
fallen soldiers was handed over tC
the local authorities or the clergyman
who then undertook to break the ia
tai news gently to the family. Some
thing like tais is now to be done also
in the towas and cities. The loca
authorities will now be asked TO Sc
lect some person suitable for bearing
the message of death
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
RUSSIA Celebrates XMAS
Petrograd and Other Great Cities Of
the Empire Observe the Day in the
Usual Manner Seemingly UnheedfuI
of the War.

Petrograd, Jan. Tile following
statement from the Russian general
staff was ISSUED tonight:
"On the left bank of the Vistua on
January there was an almost gen
eral lull along the front of Sochaczew-
Bolimow, where only desultory fight.
ing took place,
THE Germans, with a view to APP
preaching our positions, are endeav.
oriag to apply the processes of siege
warfare In certain places they adj
vanced by sapRing and are resorting
to steel shields in protecting them
selves
''In the region of the village of Sac
haczew the Germans. who on the
night of the 9Th captured part of our
trenches, We're forced out of them in
the morning by bayonet attacks. In
the course Of this fighting we cap
tured five quick-firers and several
prisoners.
IN Galicia the situation is without
important change.
In BukoNina we continue our OF.
fensive" a
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
FILE COURT MARTIAL.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Records of the
courts martial racenly tried Captain
Albefta p Niblack, commander Of the
battleship Michigan and Lieutenant
Commander Clarence L. Arnold, navi-
gator of the vessel on charges grow
ing out OF the grounding the Michigan
during a storm off Hampton Roads
last November, were filed today by
the navy department The findings
will not be disclosed until Secretary
Daniels has reviewed the cases.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
STORM KILLS TWO.

Atlanta. Ga. Jan. Two persons
are known to have been killed and
two injured in a wind and rain storm
of cyclonic nature which swept south
ern Georgia and a portion of Florida
late today. Much property damage
was sustained and wire communica-
ton between Atlanta and many Flor
ida points was either partially or en-.
tirely suspended.
The dead:
w. J. Spain, Quitman, Ga; killed
by falling tree.
Mrs. Thomas Sawyer, Abbeville, Ga.
killed in ruins of home.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
Europe's War Losses.

Berlin, Jan 7.-OBy Wireless to
aSayville) Included in the budget Of
.lews given out today by the official
press bureau We're the following
.items:
Reports received here from Con
sstantinople say that more than $4,000
.Russian prisoners captured in the
SCaucasus are being conveyed to the
slnter!or of Turkey.
The correspondent at Brussels OF
5tAe kraU zeitung asserts that it is
sadm tied in French official circles
stlat the losses in the French army mp
go December 20 were about 1000, ,000
men, Of whom 20 600 were officers.
The Paris Matin estimates that
.the Russian losses in killed and
3Ncunded up to December % number
zl.I50.o00, but as the Germans have
.captwed more than 100000 Russians
kand the Austrians have taken 100000
|the Russian casualties must exceed
#g,oo0.0o0."
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08

-1he German army authorities have
issued a general order prohibiting in
future troops in the field from frater-
nizing with forces Of the enemy as
they did at several points of the war
on Christmas
To such an extent was this frater-
niziag carried out that at one place
where the Germans and British played
football Christmas day, they agreed
to suspend aostilities for two days
more.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
TREATENED WILSON.

Cleveland, o., Jan. James Spana
OF Youngstown, Ohio, who Captain
John E. Wasser United States secret
service operator charges wrote a
threatening letter to President VIII
son demanding money, was brought
to Cleveland today by Wasser and
placed in the county jail.
Spana denies the charge.
The contents of the letter was not
divulged.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
RepuIse German Attacks.

Paris, Jan. 7.--10:45 p. m.-The fol-
lowing official communication was is
sued by the war office tonight:
Reports We're received this even
ing of violent German attacks in the
region OF Lassigny, in the Argonne, at
the crossing of the road from lie Four
de Paris to Narennes and that from
La Haute Chevauchee in the region Of
Nerdm, and on the ridge which domi-
mates Steinbach. All these attacks
have been repulsed"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
VICTORIES OVER TURKS AID
Russia Can Now Turn Her Undivided
Attention to the Conquest Of the
Qua! Monarchy-Von Hendenberg
Stalled in the Mud.

London, Jan 7-1o:40 p. ma
complete change in the situation in
the near east may be brought about
BY Che Russian victory over the Turks
in the Caucasus
II the Turkish defeat is as sweep
ine as has been reported Officially
the virtual destruction of two Turkish
army corps and the repulse Of a third
the Turkish menace against the
Ru slams in trans-Caucasia has been
removed The loss of so many OF
their best trained officers aud men
it is believed here, will compel the
Turks to give up any ambition they
had OF invading their elemy's terri
tory and force them to concentrate on
the defense Of their own country
Military men, however, are taking
even greater interest in the Russian
invasion of Hungary through Uzsok
pass in the Carpat lians and their
rapl advance on Pennsylvania
through Bukowina simultaneously
with their moyem emit toward Cracow
These combined operations are the
most gigantic undertaken in the war
In the meantime me Russians aaa
held by the Austro-Germans in west
ern Gal.cia Fiels Marshal Won Hin.
deubere. the GerGTl commander III
northern Poland, can move but slowly
because Of the mud in his offensive
. operations against Warsaw
"A dispatch from Petrograd says
that aviators have observed German
artillery at the frontier railway sta
/ items which cannot be moved on ac-
count of the so1tness OF the roads
1t has been suggested that the Ger
mans intend to use the Vistula for
the transport of their guns, but with
the Russians in possession Of the
northern bank. this obviously would
be impossible
Although the fighting has been in
tense at many points ON the western
fuout there is little or no change i'm
Flanders. where the fields and roads
are under several feet of water
In that territory only artillery has
been able to work, but i'm northern
France between Lille and Arras. there
has been some bard fighting in which
trenches have changed hands more
thal once
Hard fighting continues also in AL
SAGE. where the French claim to have
advanced a little toward AltNrch.
They apparently have got no further
. n.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
BLOODED CATTLE KILLED.

Chicago, Jan Federal govern.
ment inspectors today destroyed a
herd of 211 prize blooded cattle al
uHiasdale, H., valued at $4,000 be
cause a few of the animals We're af
fected with foot and mouth disease
Every effort to eradicate the disease
was made before the herd was de
stroyed.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
BELIEVED TO HAVE FOUND SOLU.
TloN TO THE MUDDLED COM.
MERGE QUESTION.
MORE FREEDOM FOR Ships
Arrangements With European Non
Combatant Countries Will Settle
Objections by United States to De
tention of Ships.

Washington, jan ARRANGEMENTS
between Great Britail Italy and the
Netherlands have been completed
whereby commerce to the latter two
countries from the United States is
expected to undergo a change.
The steps taken by Great Britain
and the state department remedy
soc Of the complaints made by the
United States in it's recent note to
Great Britain and the plans encour-
aged administration officials in the
hope that commerce with the Scandi-
navian countries and other neutral
nations also would be improved.
The statements indicated That so
far as Italy and Holland are con
cerned the British government now
believes the danger Of getting contra.
band articles through those countries
TO Germany aad Austria virtually has
been removed Should effective
measures be agreed upon between the
allies and the other neutrals of Eu-
rope, American commerce, it is
thought by British officials, will not
be subject to the delays and nterfer-
ence complained OF in the American
note
American Minister VauDyke at lae
flaae.e 'cAbled dsrMa the day rlat the
British. French and Russian ministers
had given formal assurances that mer.
chandise, even of a contraband char
acter. would not be molested on the
high seas if consigned to the recently
established Netherlands company.
Secretary Bryan received a personal
note from Sir Cecil Spring Rice, tho
British ambassador, stating that mas
much as the re-eXportaation of rosin
and turpentine, known as naval
stores would probably be prohibited
by Italy and Holland, arrangements
would soon be completed whereby
these products could be shipped with
out difficulty to those countries from
the United States
The British ambassador also issued
the following statement:
shipments for Italy in Italian
steamers of goods placed on the EN-
oargo INST OF the Italian government
and consigned to named consignees
are ifee'
Articles for Holland apsr. rom
copper, petroleum and grain Except
rlce ald cornt which must be con-
signed to the Netherlands government
should be consigned to the Net1er-
lands oversee Trust in order to In
sure non-interfereace.
out OF f'3 vessels that have pro
ceeded from the United States to
scandinavian countries, HOLLAND and
Italy since the beginning Of the war,
only elgAt have been put into the
prize courts and one OF these has been
released leaving only seven detained
Tor decision of the prize court
WIN regard to the purchase Of
carsoes the British government has
pure lased many cargoes OF copper
ahd mas not yet condemned or confis-
Gated any neutral cargo or consign-
meat aIthough some are awaiting ad-
Jndlcation
IN connection with the statement.
government ottlclais pointed out that
"I'Ie oIliy elSnt Ships mad been put
,ilo pri|e courts scores OF others had
oee1 held up ior varying periods OF
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
RAILWAY FILES SUIT.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. Tile Missouri
Kansas and Texas railroad has filed
an intervening petition in the Glover
eaf railroad receiyership proceed
ngs in federal court.
According to the bin the Glover
Leaf is indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of $32, PCS. The claims are baseJ
on proportion of the joint maintenance
expense in the operation of the st
Louis Missouri. Terminal and Other
transactions between the two road;
prior to October p, 1914. One item j;
of taxes and repair of yards used BY
the two roads
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
CLOSE COAL RATE CASE.

Washington, Dec. Counsel for
b. LDelaney of Bristol, Va, charged
the Southern Railway with coal rate
closed their case to-
day before the naval subcommittee
of the senate which has been conduct
ing an inquiry into the allegations
sice last summer.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-08
LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. THE antic-
ipated deadlock in the Illinois legis-
lature developed at the opening of the
house session of the 49th general as
sembly when the house was forced tc
adjourn tomorrow without being able
to select a speaker The only ballot
taken showed ten republicans and ten
democrats in the contest for the
speakership.