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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
Radical Reforms Of
big Business Have
Failed Says Taft

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 9.--Former
Pres. William H. Taft today told the
American Bankers association. in con-
vention here, that practically all of the
radical reforms attempted in connec-
ton with politics, railroads and ''big
business" had failed of their purpose,
causing the nation to halt in its prog
ress, and that there must now be ire
tracing to the. line of moderation and
Justice" -
In giving an economic and political
summary of the generation just clos
ing" Mr.. Taft said that the latest OUT
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
Grafton Has Had Large Part
in Shaping Destinies Of State
CARRANZA WILL
PROBABLY SEND
A REFUSAL

Washington, Sept s.-Secretary
Lansing announced that General Car
ranza's reply to the Pan-American
peace appeal is expected tomorrow or
Saturday. The secretary said he had
no ,advices as to its nature.
Unofficial reports, however. indicate
that Carranza will decline to enter a
joint conference of Mexican factions.
AS soon as Carranza's answer is re-
ceived, another meeting of the PAN
American conference will be called.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
Allies Concentrate
for Great Effort in
Attack on Dardanelles
Removal of Grand Duke to Caucasus May Portend New
Russian Movement Against Turkey In Connection
With Attack By French and British.
SOMETHING ABOUT DUE TO
s... "DROP" AT THE DARDANELLES

Sofa, Bulgaria, Sept. 9:-According to inforrna-
ton received from reliable sources, the allies
concentrating large forces including heavy artillery
for general attack on the Dardanees. -,
The presence of mine sweepers at Seddul Bahr,
near the entrance to the straits is regarded fore
bombardment of the outer DardaneL!es forts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
Submarine Commander
Saws He Sunk Arabic
AS a Defense Measure
ArFIpAvlrs RECEIVED BY LANSING.

washington s-Afidav1ts take
He declined ) Fs
dis
him. ~
which has returned to its reported the admir-
orpedoed Arabics
action indicated she about to attack the submarine and that
h fred in self defense
According to the subarne report submarine
The submarine then the
towards the freshter il to attack the submarine The com
intentions
OF Arabic when the latter changed points but still
headed direction that to the
captain
the actions Of the liner until he the Arabic again chang
as the Arabic had sighted the undersea boat Then the
declared, submerged her a torpedo
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
lRu Grant s. kiaaer.l

In the fall of 1877 Thomas Erastus
Cooper, a pioneer Of four states, came
to the Red River valley an dlocated
a claim on the south bank of the Park
river. He was the first white settler
in that section. He was a man Of
wide experience in pioneering. He
had been a pioneer in Wisconsin, when
that state was new; he then pioneered
in Minnesota, and, when the gold
fever was rampant in the early six
ties, he staked claim on what is now
the site Of the Northern Pacific depot
In Helena, Mont. But his most saga
cious venture in pioneering was when
he broke the first furrow of the virgin
soil of Walsh county. The succeed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
AGED PIONEER
WASFOUND DEAD

Bismarck, N. d., Sept. s.--wilIard S.
Dawson, aged 70 was found dead in
the road near his home few miles
southeast Of this city. late yesterday
afternoon. He was one OF the early
pioneers of this section. He was un-
married and lived alone. He was well
to do. Relatives in Philadelphia have
been notified, The cause was heart
failure.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
CIVILIZATION HAS
HIT RESERVATION

Mandan, N. D., Sept. 9.-C!vilization
has reached the reservation. Today
the first term of district court was
held at Fort Yates, Sioux county, and
the first and only cases on the calen-
dar were two Indian divorce actions
Judge ]. NJ. Hanley presided.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
One Of Most Historic
Spots in North Dakota
Prosperous Community

ling year he brought his family here,
and then applied to< the government
for the establishment Of a postotfice
to supply himself, aAi3x he other set
tiers who were fiockiho ), with mail
His wife chose the ma g Of Grafton
for the new settlement inS<e 'or of her
birthplace back in NewEo. mpshire,
in North Dakota.
When Walsh county was creAfyo in
1882 out of territory taken from Gc> 4
Forks and Pembtna counties, Graz
was chosen as the county seat. WhSh
later. the matter OF a permanent loca.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09

standing feature appeared to be the
widespread growth of the spirit Of the
brotherhood of man, despite the fact
that the war had shattered the dreams
of universal peace.
In his opening remarks Mr., Taft out
lined the growth Of large combinations
in business; their successful adoption
to politics, and how the chase for the
dollar" had absorbed all the, people un-
til they suddenly realized they were al
Incst in the grasp of a plutocracy. 1t
was then vthat agitation for reforms
Continued. on Page Six. .....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
Over 100 Casualties
in Latest Zeppelin
Raid on England

a. Lenasn sept s-rwensy persons killed and sshysix
The faurss officially
The official statement svs the following st Of essuies:
Injured seriously eight children.
Injured slightly thirty three
children. - +. a--' : =. 4
injured victims
a8
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
British Transport Has Been
Torpedoed in Turkish Water.

British
Southland serving torpedoed Turkish
9 IL 4 Is
81
s4g @s.4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
German Who Made False
Affidavit Regarding the
Lusitania Goes to Jail

New s-nustav StahI the
So he four the u ssIia just before che sailed
plea Of perjury to-day encsd eighteen onths rpr
onmen a t ~ .f5 H
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09

Continued on Page Eight. ;
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-09
wEATHER. n .

Fair and warmer tonight. Friday
increasing eloudiness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Lapses from Virtue
Not a Ground for
Deporting Women

SAN FRANCISCO. April s.-Judge
Maurice r. Dooling of the United states
district court refused today to consider
accusations of moral turpitude made
against Tina Ihrmark, a professional
swimmer, held for deportation by federal
authorities upon her return from the
atrcal trip to Australia The defendant
admitted certain events before and during
her trip.
AS to lapses from virtue" Judge Doc
ling said, the petitioner stands in ex-
actly the same position before the court
as would a man.
"If an unmarried man could not be ex-
cluded for such offenses against the
moral law. then this woman could not
be excluded because of them"
Judge Dooling, however. ordered the
woman's deportation on the ground that
she might become a public charge.
Her counsel said that she was able to
support herself and that the case would
be carried to the supreme court.
Judge Dooling said the law recognizes
moral lspses as grounds for deportation
only where one or both parties thereto
are married.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
The Days War NerUs

~ CNRPATuIAN MOT NTAINs tn"
most bitter fiEhtiuH ~ In progress
The Russians have crossed tn"
prIncipaI cbuIn In the region ot
the Rostok pass md occupied two
villages on the slopes on the Hun
Enrian side of the mountains. This
cInIm is made by the Russian war
office, which nrsertu that all along
the front tho Russians have CON
tinucd to make progress.
THE ASSERTIONS Of PetroGrad are
not borne out ny the Austrian Off
ctRI statement, which declares
that, In conjunction with German
forces, the AustrinnH have cap
tured two strong positions on the
heights east of the LnbOro1a valley
and repuISed strong Russian at
tRcks In nearby sectors, cnptBr-
Ina 1870 prisoners. In addition
Vienna says that on the DHteuter
river two Russian battalIons have
been annihiIated.
TO THE SOUTH I'm Poland only
dcsuItOry fighting IL going on I'm
the vicinIty of the East Prussian
frontier.
QUIET exists on
the western front.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
PORTERS COULDN'T
LIVE WITHOUT TIPS
Conductors Declare Not Held Dis
honest to Earn Road Cost in
"Knockdowns."
SUFFER FROM LACK OF SLEEP

CHICAGO, April G. Pullman
sleeping car porters went on the wit
ness stand before the United States
Commission on Industrial Relations
today and told the commission just
what the tipping system means to
them. They could not pay expenses
on the road with the salaries, to say
nothing of paying rents and main
tanning families, they said.
There was other interesting testi-
mony, including a statement that
Pullman car conductors do not con-
slider it dishonest to "knock down"
on seat sales enough to pay their ex-
penses on the road. These average
$40 month and come out of salaries
ranging from $40 $95 a month. The
witness who made this statement was
H. H. Seweall of Chicago, a former
conductor.
First to Testify.
The first OF the porters to testify was
Tom s. Crenshaw who works on a sleeper
running between ST. Louis and Savannah
Ill. and has done so for twenty-one years
His salary is A2 a month,
We'll, what do you make in tips?"
asked Frank p. Walsh, chairman of the
commission.
About SO month";" replied Crenshsw.
CONTINUED on Page Four Column One }
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
SLAYS PUSH OYER
CARPATHIAN CHAIN
Petrograd Announces Capture of
Towns on Hungarian Side of
Great Mountain Barrier.
ADVANCE VERY SUCCESSFUL

PETROGRAD, April 6 (viR Lon
donD.-The following official com.
munication was issued this evening
In the Carpathians our advance
continued with success on the whole
front from the northern region in
the direction of Bartfeld to as far
as that of Uzsok.
In this forward movement we
made great headway in the region
of the Rostok pass, in the vicinity Of
which we captured an important
sector of the principal chain and our
advance guard crossed to the south
ern slope of the chain and occupied
the villages Of Smolnik and orosz-
russka."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Florence Wet by
272 to lO7 Votes

Florence voted wet 912 to lOI, yester-
day, it being the first time the question
had been decided by the voters in that
village, which has been wet since its
organization.
For mayor F. :. Tucker was reelected,
the vote being as follows: Tucker. 2i5;
w. f. Rogers, 1871; John Bondesson was
elected city clerk without opposition, re-
ceiving 315 votes. The vote for city
treasurer was: James Brenneman, 2O7;
T. b. Kelly, 1863. Plifford Eeirle was
elected city engineer with go votes to
A. L. Luch's l04.
For councilman from the North ward,
Henry Behrman received lis votes, while
]. Weber, ir.. got 70; from the South
ward D. F. Kelly. 1l9; c. G. Carlson, II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Mather Is Elected
Mayor Of Benson

Only one member OF the ticket put up
in protest against annexation was elected
in Benson, the exception being James NJ.
Bailey, who was Chosen councilman from
the Second ward
c. L. Mather republican, was elected
mayor. Other winners were: Dan West
ergard. city clerk; Guss A. Wolfe, treas
urer; c. X Brambe, engineer, and Ed
ward Sorenson, councilman from the
First ward.
A proposed $4,000 bond Issue for the
building of new city hall and fire hall
carried by a large majority.
Carl w, Anderson. William Clarke and
]. a. Shopen we're elected members of the
school board.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
PAGE DENIES HE is
ON PEACE MISSION

GENOA Wa Paris. April 6,-The ar
rival at San Reno Of the American am,
bassador Thomas Nelson Page oc-
casioned the rumor that he had gone
there to meet foreign diplomats for a
discussion Of peace negotiations
The ambassador however, denied that
his presence there was in anyway con-
nected with the international situation.
He explained that he was seeking a few
days rest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
ILLINOIS VOTERS
SMASH SALOONS
Dry Forces Hail Result of Balloting
in State on Liquor Question
as Victory.
GAIN ALSO IN WISCONSIN

CHICAGO. April 8. The dry
forces voted 100 more saloons out
of Illinois in the local option cleo
tions today and by wiping out certain
wet spots added three counties to
fifty-two already completely dry, a
total of fifty-five counties out of 1O2
in the state.
The vets retained the largest
cities where local option was an issue
at the polls. Danville, MurphybOro
and Kankakee remained wet by
larger majorities than at the previ-
GUS elections. At no point in the
state did dry territory go wet.
Hailed as victory.
There were $50 saloons involved. and as
100 of them Will have to go out of business
the dry forces hailed the results as
victory.
The three counties which became com
pletely dry were: Franklin county. i'm
which the township of Barren went dry:
Marion county, in which Centraia and
Sandoval were wet spots, and Jasper
county, OF which st. Marie township and
the city of Newton were wet spots.
Vote in wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis April 6.LThe vote
today In Wisconsin cities. towns and
villages on the wet and dry" question
showed a gain for the dry" element in
number OF towns gained but the larger
cities voting on the issue--Madison. Su-
perior, Ashland and Beoit-remained in
the wet column
Forty-one places which were dry"
voted to remain so. and siXtY-five voted
TO retain saloon. Probably the most
significant feature Of the vote was that
nineteen cities and towns which were
formerly wet were swung into the
dry" column, while only four villages
which were dry" went over to the wet"
column.
Little Change in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, April Collections today in
several Minnesota cities of the fourth
class wrought but one important change
in the wet and dry situation. This was
az St Peter, where saloons were voted
in by decided majority.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Dies from Wound
Inflicted by Wife

Will F. Ffantz, % years old, accidentally
shot yesterday by his wife. 10 years Old,
to whom he was married February Do.
ldied at st. Josephs hospital SHORTLY
after midnight The bullet hit him in
the left breast.
FrantZ was shot. said his wife. while
they were examining p revolver. She
pulled the trigger in ignorance Of tire fact
that il was loaded, she told the police.
Mrs Frantz formerly lived at Manila
la. She and her husband have been liv-
ing at 25S2 Harney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07

Mayor Dahlman was high man at
the primaries yesterday to select
fourteen nominees to be voted on at
the election for city commissioners,
May 4.
All the members Of the present
city commission were within the first
fourteen to win place.
Harry zimman was the only candidate
ut the city commissioner primaries yes
terday who polled more votes than any
Of the present commissioners as 'he re-
Ceived about 800 more votes than Ryder
when the total was made up with four
precincts missing. Jardine also made a
bplendid run.
Mcdonald Is fifteenth man. being about
sIsO behind Metcalfe with four precincts
J 10 hear from.
These we're the winners yesterday
; IN one of the most qdiet city cleo
lions ever held in Omaha. From
their number seven city commission
ers will be elected May 4.
With Mayor Dahlman leading all
other candidates by a wide margin
the present members of the city
commission were all renominated,
despite a large amount of "scratchr
ing" Ryder suffered most from this
and was the low man of the seven
who are now in office, being out
stripped by Zimman, who is a new
contender.
OF the winners it was indicated
early in the count that Harry Zim-
man, Walter S. Jardine and Ed
Simon were to be among the select
fourteen. Predictions that the totals
would be close so far as the last
places on the ticket we're concerned
were verified.
In spite of the fact that each voter
marked only seven squares returns came
in very slowly, and it was long after
midnight before definite figures were
Rvaisblel
simon Gets Many Votes.
Ed Simon received many votes lost by
Ryder by reason OF cards circulated in
the afternoon bearing the names sef the
other six commissioners and that of
Simon. This slate was in the hands of
organized workers at the polls. although
the slate recognized as that OF the city
hall administration" included all seven
commissioners.
Clouds and threats of rain undoubtedly
caused a reduction in the number OF
votes cast. although the apathy of the
Drecading camDaipn had mada q baay-,-
vote entirely improbable in any event,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Votes for Election
Upon Own Recall

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, April s.-Al-
bert Conover. county supervisor from the
Third district, voted today 20 have an
election authorized on the question Of his
own recall. Sone of Conover's constt-
uents circulated petitions recently 20 de-
prive him Of his office. The petitions
were found to be technically defective
This put the question Of calling the cleo
tion up TO the board OF Supervisors. The
board was divided equally and Conoyer
being called in he broke the tie by vo;-
ing to call the election.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Charles Bryan Is
Among Nominees
For Commissioner

LINCOLN. April Especial Telegram
In the city primary today 10 select ten
candidates for the five positions on the
city commission for the spring election
the following were selected out OF field
OF eighteen candidates, all OF the present
commissioners being renominsted except
king:
Dayton, AIS; G, w. Bryan. e4l:
Schroeder, 2Sss, Hensley, 2ss4 Melick,
l.656: Comstock i5f6. Zehrung, 1885,
Wright 1851; Marshall. Lose and Joe
Burns eSi
kim. the rlrss0J sr. awhcnt who has
had caarGe of the nr. a05 police depart
uout and ON WHOM uJtCr fiEht has
been made. was t~ea,b uu the list Tc-
Cciyins but SO votes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Little Change in Minnesota.
Newspaper Man Is
Leading in Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan, April 6--J. +. House,
a newspaper man, was opposed for mayor
of Topeka by c. C. Blakeley. real es-
tate man, today, Counting OF more than
half of the 1900 votes cast gave House
a lead OF LOO.
In Leavenworth Mayor r. W. GRANGER
with 2,642 votes. was reelected over Mrs.
Iva Marshall socialist candidate. who
received 75i votes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
David Starr Jordan
Discusses War Again

BAN FRANCISCO. April 6-Appeals
were made for a permanent worlds peace
at todsy's sessions OF the Worlds Social
Progress congress. David starr Jordan.
chancellor Of Leland Stanford university.
made the principal address. The Moral
Equivalent Of War" was his subject He
was elected honorary president of the
congress today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Forty-Six Votes Cast
For Dundee Trustees

Forty-siN votes were cast i'm the cleo
ton Of village trustees at Dundee yester-
day. The present trustees, Reed, Crowell,
Westerfield and Gillespie were running
for reelection. Reed and Crowell. who
are both out of town, received forty-six
votes. while Gillespie and Westerfied re-
ceived fortY-five each. II is presumed
the latter two were too polite to vote for
themselves. There are about 800 voters
in Dundee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
COP. AVALANCHE
SWEEPS CHICAGO;
THOMPSON VICTOR
Republican Candidate Defeats
Schweitzer for Mayor of Windy
City by Plurality of
10000.
ENTIRE TICKET Is ELECTED
Prosperity Campaign Waged by
Winners Carries Metropolis of
West Overwhelmingly.
SIMILAR RESULT IN ST. LOUIS

The outstanding feature OF the
various city elections was the
success OF republican candidates,
nearly everywhere. Republican
victories were won in Chicago. st.
Louis, Baltimore, oklahoma City,
Jamestown, n. Y. The plurality
of the republican candidate for
mayor in Chicago was 139,39S,
the largest ever given there.
CHICAGO, April s. - william
Hale Thompson was elected mayor
of Chicago today by an estimated
plurality of 10000. Returns from
1,400 precincts out Of 1866 indi
Gated that he had carried the entire
republican city ticket to victory.
Throughout the prediction cam
paign Thompsons managers stated
repeatedly that business and labor
conditions throughout the country
presaged a republican victory.
Women voted for the first time at
a mayoralty election in Chicago, and
incomplete returns showed that the
relative percentage OF men and
women votes received by Thompson
and Robert Sweitzer. the defeated
democratic candidate, we're approXi-
mately the same.
viii Set n Record.
About So per cent OF the 10000 votes
registered were cast. According 10 cleo
tion officials this would set a record
Some wards. hitherto considered
strongly democratic, were carried by the
republican candidate. and sweitzers own
precinct. I'm the heart of one of the west
side democratic strongholds. was carried
by Thompson
Sweitzer and his managers conceded the
election to the republicans early in the
evening and left their headquarters.
Before going home Sweltzer sent his sue
eessful rival telegram. in which he
said; Congratulations on your victory.
1t was conclusive"
In n speech to a crowd OF his followers
Thompson reiterated one OF his pre-elec-
ton pledges
My first official move" said Mr..
Thompson, will be TO have my chief OF
police drive the pickpockets and thieveE
out of Chicago"
Attitude Of Harrison Men.
Political writer's we're divided tonight as
to the cause of Thompson's sweeping VIC
tory in an election which at best was ex-
pected TO be a close contest. In an inter-
view yesterday Mayor Carter Harrison
who was defeated when he sought to be
renominated for sixth term, declined
to say how he would vote, although the
Continued on Page Three, Column Two
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
Alexis Won't Leave
Nebraska for Utah

LINCOLN. April S.-Prof ]. r. A
Alexis, assistant professor OF modern Ian
guages I'm the University OF Nebraska
announced tonight his declination OF the
invitation OF the regents OF the University
Of Utah to become a member of the fac
ulty OF that institution. The proffer 10
Prof Alexis was made at the time OF
the resignation recently OF many Of the
Utah professors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
ZEPPELIN APPEARS
OVER DUNKIRK AT NIGHT

DCNKTRK, France, Auril 6.-A Yep
pelin balloon appeared over Dunkirk last
night coming from the direction Of the
sea. The dirigible apparently intended to
lombard the shipping in the harbor, but
heing sighted by tie torpedo boats, re-
treated TO the German lines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-07
BULLETIN.

PARIS, April 6.-The German
war losses up to the middle of jan
uary were 100000 men on both
battle fronts, according to an esti-
mate of the French war office. based
on official lists of losses by the Ger
man staff and documents found on
Germans killed or taken prisoners.
PARIS. April 6.-The press bu-
reau Of the war office gave out today
figures compiled from different Of
ficial German lists OF losses OF Ger
man officers. These figures shov
the press bureau says, that of
total of $50 generals In times OF
peace. forty-three have been killed
and fifty-seven are wounded or miss
ing.
out of 33,154 infantry officers.
$500 have been killed and 1919
have been wounded or are missing"
the press bureau announcement says
further. "Out OF 1903 cavalry of 4
ficers, 366 have been killed anf
Ss1 have been wounded or missing.
Out of 12,1OS artillery officers, s12
have been killed and 2,264 have been
wounded or are missing.
THE grand total OF officers of the
German army at the beginning of the
war, including men in the active
service, reserve and landwehr. was
52,s05; out OF which, up TO March
Is. 1926 have been killed and 21.-
S5A have been wounded or are miss
ing. This makes the total of losses
31,276.
This shows that the grand total
OF losses, among the officers of the
German army, is more than half
their number on the day OF the decla-
ration of war"