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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
Incident Considered Grave.

THE HAGUE. April 15.-The sink
ing OF the Dutch steamer Katwyk is
considered here the gravest incident
OF the submarine warfare. as it direct
ly affects the Dutch government, to
which the cargo of grain on board
the steamer was consigned.
While awaiting further details of
the torpedoing of the Katwyk, the
ministerial departments concerned
discussed the matter today, but de-
clined TO make a statement.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
GERMAN zEPPEL|NS
Make ANOTHER RAID
Special to The Independent.

LONDON, April 16.--For the third
time within forty hours fleet of Ger
man Zeppelins have raided English
towns dropping bombs and filling with
terror the residents. Last night the
aircrafts went we'll into the interior
and bombs were dropped within thir.
ty miles of London.
A general order has gone out for
the extinguishing of all lights in
towns within striking distance OF the
Zeppelns to make moro difficult the
location of cities.
Not great deal OF damage has so
far been done by these night attacks
except to throw the residents into n
state Of panic.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
JAPANESE NAVAL BASE
STORY BRANDED FALSE
Washington Officials Refuse to Be-
come Excited Over Los
Angeles Report

WASHINGTON. April 15.-An Of
ficial statement authorized by the ia
panese embassy today characterized
as "preposterous" the report that a
naval base had been established at
Turtle Bay, Lower California, and de-
clared there never has been any in
tent:on on the part of the Japanese
government to locate naval base or
occupy any territory on the west coast
of Mexico"
Operations of Japanese warships in
Turtle bay, embassy officials said,
were solely for the purpose of salvag.
Ing the cruiser Asama.
Dispatches from Los Angeles, tell.
Ing of the gathering OF foreign war
ships In the secluded Mexican haven,
Of 6 large camp ashore and of mines
laid in the harbor created no sensa-
ton among Washington officials. AS.
sistant Secretary Roosevelt said the
navy department was without advices
as to just what had happened but that
" enything extraordinary was going
on 1t certainly would have been re.
ported by the American warships In
the vicinity.
He added that it would not be unus.
ual IL the Japanese had landed In con.
nection with their efforts to save the
Asama.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
Torpedoed Without Warning.

LONDON, April 15.-The British
steamer Ptarmigan has been torped-
oed and sunk by German submarine
near the North Hinder lightship in
the North sea. Nine survivors who
were landed at Gravesend say that the
submarine gave no warning of the at
tack. In the excitement of lowering
the lifeboats after the torpedo struck,
one OF the ropes was cut and the oc-
cupants of the boat were thrown into
the water. Eight were drowned.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
Seize -Four Dutch TrawIers.

MuIDEN. Netherlands, April IS
Local owners of the team trawling
fleet have been notified that four OF
their trawlers flying the flag of Hol-
land have been seized by German war
ships and taken into Cuxhaven.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16

LONDON. April 15.-The Neither
lands steamer Katwyk from Baltimore
for Rotterdam was torpedoed last
night while anchored seven miles to
the west of the North Hinder light
ship in the North sea. The crew of
twenty three men was saved and
taken aboard the lightship.
The Katwyk was loaded with 49,
sS3 bushels of corn consigned to The
Netherlands government, according to
the agents of the vessel here.
A dispatch to Reuttr's froid Flush
ing reports the arrival there of the
crew of the Katwyk. The men say
that while the night watch was being
changed a severe shock was felt and
the ship began to take in water AS
the steamer was sinking the crew took
to the boats and while rowing away
saw the periscope of submarine,
which quickly disappeared. The Kat
wyk sank fifteen minutes after the
explosion.
Ship Takes Fire.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
say the Katwyk had been lying at
anchor for fifteen minutes when she
was torpedoed on the port side. The
correspondent says message receiv-
ed from the Hook of Holland declares
that all the ships lights were burning
at the time of the attack. After the
torpedo struck, the Katwyk caught fire
and only the ships papers could been
saved.
The Amsterdam Telegraf COM
menting on the occurrence says:
I'VE must expect that the German
government will, without loss of time,
be made responsible for this severe
violation of the rights of neutral
powers. The talk of there being
pyrites among the cargo of grain or
that the ship was about to be char.
tered by the British government can
not now be discussed. The plain fact
is that Dutch ship, chartered by
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
BANlTs USE TEN AUTO
TRUCKS LooTING TRAIN

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 49, Ten
masked and armed men held UP a
New York Central freight train at
Sanborn, about fifteen miles from
Buffalo. at Q o'clock this morning, un.
coupled and looted the cars. Ten
automobile trucks were filled with the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-16
Special to The independent

Special to The independent
HAGUE. Holland. April 16-An in.
yestigation has been ordered of the
sinking of the steamer Katwyk by a
German submarine. international
laws are said to have been violated
and more complications are likely to
arise as a result of the investigation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
RADFoRD NORMAL NOTES.

Radford, Va, Dec. 1.-THE faculty
of the Radford Normal School will
tender to the student body banquet
on December 18th, in the dining hall
of the new dormitory. No effort is
being made to make this a notable
occasion. The decorations, menu, af-
ter-dinner speeches and toasts ON this
occasion and the speakers have been
chosen from the faculty and student
body. A feature of the program will
be the singing Of each class song and
the alma mater.
The Young Womans Christian As
ISOLATION held their annual bazaar
on Saturday Afternoon and evening.
The bazaar was for the purpose If
raising money to carry on the activi-
ties of the Association. Each year
the Association sends delegates to
the State Young Women's Christian
Association convention and also to the
Southern Student conference at Blue
Ridge, NJ c., to get the best meth
DDS of association work.
On Wednesday evening, December
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a 8 Q Fri
A LAYMAN's SERMON.
(Times Dispatch.)

A man will carry feeling of re-
venge for years, waiting for chance
to get even, and then relent. When
I was in the adolescent class I was
given top coat by my mother, the
first.
was so proud of it that ] kept it
on in school. That very day the lean
and hungry pedagogue saw fit to call
me to the front for some infraction
and proceeded to lash me with a
switch. The top coat enabled me to
act the stole until the pedagogue or
dered me to take it off. Then / WINGED.
From that day until few days ago
l have been looking for anybody that
looked like that teacher, witha de-
termination to pick row with him
and have it out. The other day l
was forced to visit dentist. He was
the counterpart of the object of my
hatred. But l yielded to his treat
ment because of the aches. When
he got through with me I turned to
him with flood of abuse. He took
it good naturally. He said "No
dentist will ever get to heaven. Ev-
erybody hates us. And in the day of
judgment the whole bunch who have
had to have teeth pulled will unite
against us, and then we will get
tickets for the gridiron.' Then re-
Tented. I apologized and explained
why had spoken as had. ! told him
if 1 was on the unfortunate list in
the last day of which he had spoken
he could call upon me and / would
go the front for him. I doesn't pay
to carry a grudge around. / carried
mine for fifty years and then had to
apologize"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17

10, the public is invited to attend
the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation Carol Service, which will be
held in the normal school auditorium.
A very attractive program has been
prepared by the Young Women's
Christian Association and tsudents
OF the music department, under the
direction of Miss Baird. The singing
will occupy the central seats in the
Auditorium, the stage and balcony
being reserved for the audience.
The first quarter of the Normal
School will close for the Christmas
holidays December 18th, and the sec
ond qurater will open January 4.
Several members of the faculty IRE
scheduled to deliver addresses before
the educational meetings and other
bodies during the. more than two
weeks vacation, which is the longest
vacation fthe year in the Radford
Normal school, the school being in
session forty-eight weeks each year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
PENITENTIARY MAKES MONEY

The report of the State Penitcntiary
board has been submitted to Govern
or Stuart. 1t covers the year to De-
tober l, 1915. 1t shows:
Prisoners received during the year
934. Total population at beginning
OF fiscal year, 1864. Cost of bring
ing the convicts to the prison. So
Zl5.12. There were 1877 conditional
pardons and two absolute pardons
during the year, and there were 140
men who escaped from the prison, the
farm and the road forces, 70 of whom
nave been recaptured and given ad-
ditional time.
Ten of the prisoners were adjudg
ed IN sane and co MINED in State hos
pitals, while tn ere were 80 deaths
from various causes. There are 33
road camps, with 1894 men emploved
WISE county sent 20 convicts, Rus
sell IL, Dickinson and SOUTHAMPTON
10 each. Norfolk lead all the cities
with 10. Richmond having IA and
Danville IL. OF the convicts received
694 are native Virginians. 1Ot are
from North Carolina, Maryland has
10; Austria, Canada and Germany
have 2 each and Russia contributed
1,
There are II life-terms prisoners
among the men, five among the wo-
men. The vast majority of these are
third-term convicts; fifteen lif term
prisoners came in this year. The age
of the prisoners range from fourteen
to seventy-one years, there boin 8
Of the former and one of the latter.
Of the new inmates II are aged TWEEN
ty-two years.
There were an even dozen execu-
tions during the year, murder and the
usual crime being the causes; lar
ceny 104, forbery 81 and bigamy IL.
The net revenue of tn cprison dur
ing the year was $42,947,18, making a
new record for the institution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
WILSON THINKS VICTORY SURE.
He Tells National Committeeman That
Democracy is Certain to Win.

President Wilson told the members
of the Democratic National Commit
ee at luncheon at the White House
last week, that the Republicans Ind
no issue for the next campaign cx-
cept the tariff, and that Democracy
was certain to win.
Our constructive work has started
an irresistible movement which can
not to be stopped" he declared. " And
any one who tells you otherwise is
talking through his hat"
Mr.. Wilson said nothing to Indicate
whether he would again be n candi-
date for the Presidency.
Throughout his entire talk, which
dealt with subjects ranging from
democratic chances of vistory to fea.
lures of the "isolatcd" life of n chief
executive, the President was infor-
NAL. Taking his place ut the head of
the table, he thrust his hands into
ms trouser pockets, cast aside what he
termed his dress parade" language
an dtalked freely and confidentinlly.
Leave White House in Buoyant Spirits
Democratics of all factions greeted
his remarks enthusiastically. They
lief the White House in buoyant spir-
Its declaring that his optimism had
inspired them with new confidence. IL
was the first time, committeeman
said, that their body had ever been
received as II whole in the White
House. They expressed regret that
the text Of the Presidents speech
would not be given out, as thew re-
garded 1T as II vigorous campaign ar
gument.
AT the outset the President said he
wanted the members to feel that thew
were part of II big family, of which
he was member. He asked whether
any one present could suggest any
campaign argument other than the
tariff, which the Democratic opposi
ton could advance, and they shook
their heads. Nobody knew al. this
time, he added what sort of n tariff
measure must be framed to meet
changed conditions rcuslting from the
war.
Discussing parties and policies gcn-
orally, the President insisted that the
Democratic view was that the major I
ity should rule, while that of their
opponents was that "board of trus-
tees should act for the people.
Touching upon the Mexican prob |
lem, he said this same majority rule
should apply to Mexico us well as this
country, without regard to the wish
es of persons who reside in other
countries who hold Mexican propertv.
lie expressed the belief that in due
time peace would come in Mexico
when the people were thoroughly tired
OF raising disturbances.
President Faces United Committee.
The President faced united COM
mittee, leaders declared, rumors of
threatened breaks between friends of
Fred b. Lynch, the Minnesota commit
teeman and Chairman William Il.
McCombs having been promptly dis
posed of.
The national chairman will name
the convention committee on arrange
lnents this week, and within month
1t vii hold its first meeting in st.
Louis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
A SPLENDID ECONOMY.
tThe N. Y WORLDLY


There are two kinds of bad bows
Born outlaws, those with hopeless
moral kink from birth, are few. The
great majority go wrong by midirec-
ton of good qualities.
Mainly by such qualities the gang
hourishes and breeds criminals: by
energy, courage, emulation, loyalty,
the sense of honor. No better means
of turning such qualities to good has
been devised than the discipline and
education provided by the Boy Scouts
OF America.
Says Justice Hoyt, of the Chill
dren's Court: "a large part of de-
linquency is a gang phenomenon. the
same naturlay tendency to act in
groups, which the scout utilizes for
constructive purposes as well as for
amusement" His opinion is that of
practically all men of like exper-
fence.
Neither in the organization, the
purposes or the lessons of the Bow
Scouts of America is there any mill
tarlsm. Indeed, scouting in the old
sense is no longer war possibility.
with boys, it is useful in developing
quickness, self-reliance, knowledge Of
nature. In the city the chief les
sons of the Boy Scouts is kindness.
thoughtfulness and courtesy, prac-
tised under city conditions.
In what other manner could so
small n sum rs the 100000 the Boy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17
N i 4 + Aorfo!ksHesternRA
Schedule Effective Nov. %, 1914
d A l l. Y.

Schedule EIIecClVe NOV. ~, 1914
Lv. Tazewell for Norton,
$40 n. M. 1904
Lv. Tazewell for Bluefeld,
lO:12 a. m. 6:42 p. m.
From Bluefield Eastbound.
OILS a. m. for Roanoke, Lynchburs.
Norfolk and all points on Shenan-
doah division. Pullman sleeper and
cafe car to Roanoke. Pullman to
Norfolk. Parlor car Roanoke and
Richmond, and Roanoke and Hagers-
town. Sleeper Hagerstown and New
York.
6:45 a. m. daily for East Radford,
Lynchburg and intermediate stations
2:26 p. m. daily for Roanoke,
Lynchburg and intermediate stations
and the Shenandoah Valley. Pullman
sleepr Gary to Philadelphia, Roanoke
and New York. Dining car.
9:15 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman sleeper
to Norfolk, and Roanoke to Rich
mond.
Westbound.
$3.50 p. m. for Kenova, Portsmouth,
Columbus, st. Louis and the west.
Pullman sleeper to Columbus. Cafe
car Williamson.
$40 a. m. for Kenova, Portsmouth.
Cincinnati, Columbus, West, North
west. Pullman sleeper to Columbus.
Cafe car.
i1:S0 a. m. for Williamson and in
termediate stations.
1:25 p. m. for WEIGH and informed
late stations. Pullman sleeper, and
7:42 p. m. for Gary.
Write for rates, maps, timetable,
descriptive pamphlets, to any station
agent, or to w. B. Bevill, Passenger
Traffic Manager, W. C. Saunders,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke,
We.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-17

Scouts will this week ask of New
York City buy so large u return in
preventing good traits from going to
waste, III providing educative, con-
structive amusement, in promoting
better citizenship?
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-26

Don't say anything to me for a
SPELL" grOwled Brick, thrusting his
hands deep into his pockets. i've got
to think mighty quick" He strobe to-
ward the dugout, leaving Wilfred and
Bill staring at each other. speeches..
In a short time Wilcox reappeared.
bringing from the dugout his favorite
gun. Come along" he babe them
briefly. When he had ascended the
rounded swell Of Turtle hill he stretch
ed himself between two wide, fiat rocks
and lay with his face and gun directed
toward the opening of the cove
Now, Bill" he said sharply. IF you
will just set facing me with your eye
on the north wall. SO you can tell ii
anybody tries to sneak over the noun
tain top, I'll make matters clear. Viii
fred, You can go or stay, free as air.
only If you stay l can't promise but
you may see a mar killed-me, or Red
Kimball, | don't know which. though
naturally l has my preference he
added, his harsh voice suddenly chang
ing to the accent of ~cOmradeShip. As
to Bill. he amt got no choice. He
come and put up with me and La
homa when nobody didn't want him.
and now, in time Of danger, | low to
get all the help out of him that's there
in spite Of a %begrudging disposition
and the ravages Of time"
What I want to know is this" Bill
interrupted: 'Who and what is this
Red Kimball? And if you have to hide
from him. why amt you doing it%'
81 puts it this way. Bil-that the tel
agram Travelled faster than old Red
could, so no need to hide till tonight.
though when you deals with Red it be-
hooves you to have your gun ready
against chances. You want to know
about Red Kimball? But | think I'd
best wait till Lahoma's letter comes, so
my story can tally with hers"
"Her word says he can prove every
thing. What Is 'everything?'"
That's what We'll learn from her let
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-26
Continued from page 81

sure getting f~ashionable! l reckon
when she's plumb civilized, she won't
write nothing"
"Well why don't you open ERR"
snapped Bill. afraid you'll spring a
trap and get caughtT
"Ain't much here" replied Brick
slowly, land I'm making it last"
Brick tore it open and found within
another envelope, the inner n of
yellow. "It's a telegraph" he said un-
easily. "Lahoma had telegraphed to
the end Of the wire. and at C%hickasha
they puts it in the white wrapper and
sends it on. Do you seeY"
Il don't e anything yet" snapped
Bill. RIP 'er open"
The telegram was as follows:
h second you get this. hide for your
life. Red Kimball says he can prove
everything. Will explain in letter.
LAHOMA.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-26
THE GLASGOW COURIER

had-and these lines are rocked because
there are tears-because you are not my
cousin.
to a prince.
Red Kimball says you were one of his
gang Of highwaymen, but I know it isn't
true, so you dom a to say e word.
But he is determined to be revenged on
YOU for killing his brother. And the rea-
son he's waited this long is because he
didn't know where you were-good rea-
son, isn't it? Tell you how he found out
It all comes from my getting civilized!
He's a porter at our Kansas City hotel.
So when he heard the men talking about
how l had once been kidnapped by the In
dams and wrote nearly every day to my
cousin. Brick Wilcox, which they thought
an odd name, he guessed the rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
Berlin EXPECTS RUSSIA
TO PUSH WAR TO END
Thinks Ministerial Changes Are
Only for Better Conduct
of Conflict.

BERLIN. via London. July Com
menting on the imperial rescript is
sued by Emperor Nicholas in connec-
ton with the formation of the Russian
board of military supplies. in which
the determination is expressed to
carry on the war until Russian arms
triumph, the Tageblatt says:
This proclamation shows how far
removed the Russians still are from
peace thought and how indispensable
were the reports. originating chiefly in
Scandinavian coffee houses. which pro
fessed knowledge of a growing inclina-
ton for peace in the Russian court
and all sorts of peace negotiations.
The Taseblatt expresses the belief
that the duma also will decide that the
war must be continued until victory is
won. and asserts that Russian minis
terial changes do not denote prepara-
tons for peace. but merely for bet
ter conduct of the war. The paper
adds that the Russian army. in spite
of all misfortunes. does not consider
itself defeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
CHINA MAY IMPORT
TANGO AND FOX TROT
u. Geo. Amusement Man, Believes
Dance Restaurants Would
Pay in Picking.

NEW YORK. July China NAV i'm
port the maXiXe, the tango and the
tox trot from America as the result Of
the visit here of the Chinese industrial
commission. The Chinese are wilIin,
to take dancing lessons from America
according to G. Geo, an attache of the
commission who is still in this city.
Mr.. Geo. who is Interested in amuse-
ment enterprises in China, said that he
had been greatly impressed by the
American dances
There is a fine opening for the in
stallation of dancing classes, dancing
clubs and dancing restaurants and roof
gardens in China said Mr.. Geo. Par
ticularly in Shanghai and Picking
would there be an excellent opportuni-
ty for the development of dancing The
revolution has liberaliZed China Chi
neSe women could now patronize the
dance halls as freely as their Ameri-
can sisters. Their feet are now un-
bound and there would be no obsta Gle
to our women learning the dances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
ASKS WHY BRITAIN MUST
GET WAR FACTS FROM U. S.
Sir Arthur B. Markham Forces Ad.
mission German Reports Are
Censored.

LONDON, July 1.-"Why should we
have to get the truth from the Ameri-
can newspapers" Sir Arthur B. Mark
ham, liberal member for the Mansfield
division of Nottinghamshire. demanded
ing that he be answered yes or no
whether Field Marshal Earl Kitchener.
the secretary of war. was afraid to
trust the British public with the facts.
Sir Arthur demanded that he be spe-
officially Informed whether German war
news was censored here. Sir John A.
Simon. the home secretary, replying to
the question. said that German official
reports were censored only when the
statements they contained were obvi-
ously false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-01
RUSE WINS FIERCE DUEL
$500 FEET IN THE AIR
British Filler Tells of Winning Bat
tie and Killing Two
Germans.

PARIS. July IA ruse by which he
destroyed German aviator near Ypres
is described by Mark Helson, a British
aviator. in the Journal. The battle took
place nearly $500 feet in the air.
When the enemy machine sighted me
it Immediately took to flight" said
Helson. Il dashed off in pursuit. After
about ten minutes rapid flight I came
up with him and flew above him. The
duel began at once.
After fighting for some time with
out result i adopted a stratagem which
1 have always found successful and let
my aeroplane dive almost perpendicu-
larry. The German aviator, believing
l had fallen. also descended in plid-
ing flight. then righted my machine
suddenly and shot above him at a dis
lance of about only fifteen feet. Then
we resumed the duel. One of NV shots
hit the gasoline tank of the aviator
and the machine burst into flames.
crashing to the earth. The pilot and
observer We're both killed"