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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-12-10
Sugar bas nod.

SIM @erIaufe oes arieges bat man
Eiht nnr in europa, ionoern aid
bel nns erfannt, 0nb mande oe1ltlhe
ginriftung, 6ie man biSber ber-
bobnt nno berurteilt batte, bod bon
ungebeuefem Seeen uno 8orteil fir
Elm 8olf 1T. Iber Dob loqor scr
oeutlde Militarismus, oer nieoer3lr-
ringen Die Mlrffen mo @burfas uno
Snrfos uno 3liapen un0 Waffaro=
nieiier ia eigentlid T~berbaupt MIR
fampfen uno 81 oeifen 8~ernidtung
I'M Sntereiie DER Qualification orei
giertel 4merifas oie 9ritei, i'm por-
aus beiB begliiflpiinidtc, oaB
Sieier ielbe Observation-Disclosures as
Elm mabrbaft oemofratifdes Spftein
m 4merifa ielbit geprieien iperoen
niiroe, oas bat men nirflid) niht er-
warten fonnen.
Ser angloamerifaniide Shriit.
teller 8roofs Moams bat oieier ga-
Ige Dor Der amerifanilfen slfaoemie
fir alnif lino @iiienid)aft in Sc
fton eines @ortrag aebalten. in Dem
er folgenoes iagte:
sd babe 1entldlano ais @anscs
niemals befpnnoert. Sn ip1terea
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trout, feline Sitten perabid)eut, lei
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mir ihredlih, uno if NOR eiferiiid)-
.tig auf feline Mariire- g(ber id babe
in meinem 9er5en ME ge3meifelt, bob
elm MiIitarlpitem Der nagemeiren
@ebrpfliht tuirflih oentofratiif mar
uno i'd miinid)te oaB es bier nrge-
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lleber8euslirg baiien Die Amerifas
ner oos oeutihe Wilit1rfpitem oes-
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gisber bat ma III Mnerifa mel.
ftens lagen boren oaB man 3tpar Die
oeutihe Sprahe. Die oentlde Gnnit,
Die oettiden Sitten bod)ih6ste. oab
ater Der perboBte beiitide Militarts.
mus aus Der @elt eeidafft tuer6en
miiiie. Nrn finoet iid eilt glmerifa-
ner, Der baBt Sic oentife Spraf)e,
Sic oe1ltihe Stunt uro Die 6elltid)e1t
citizen. aber preiif ben oelitid)en
Militarisn1is.. Sa, felbft 9eutiaIanb
fnnn es niff ieoem redt mahen.
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Sie 9eatise Gage.

Gie @eoe oes bentlhen Meidls-
bot Die 9itft gefldrt, nprIau=
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llur nnter 8eoinglll1aeaa, Die iibre,t
Grfolgei1 entipred)eri, 5rieber1 maiden
ireraen.
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notwithstanding it'll, MIR in Serbien
suno I.yn Montenegro bnliert Del
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lgetrieben Der Ierbilde 5elbsna
tplro 6aloagnns been0et iein-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-12-10

taogte In 2e Dapre, BEN Blas Dor Ger
@Sade fiiaten Eauienoe bon Men-
hen, Die fihsl1 Dem groBartigen
Syailge bealiirfmiiniften unb bie lie
berfibrnng Der beioen gerbofteten
llab Der 9rdfettllr nit itiirmildyen
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men, apar nutitrlib Die erite sSraee
oes hoben 8eantter on @errn piree
naf) fefIen t@erfu11ft uno 9eeitima-
ton. 0ieler teifte ourb leinen Col
meflder NIT 0aB er 9oaanoer iei.
nno 8ng ieine1 Bob berpor. Iber
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altseebe, ftebe ihon oberL um Goffe
bes 8ufies v&nniereid Der Nieoer=
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mol @aanoerataliietlee feiner 2anbs=
leute feline Qbnung odpon, oaB Sol.
lan6 nro Die NieoeMGnoe basleIbe
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$50 loa Sas binaus9


Die uYeoria Come" id,reibt: Gie
nns aus gIaubniiroiger Gueae nit,
seteilt miro, befinoen lid lett eini-
gen Tagert @ebeimpoIi5iiten ser
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Dem beionoeren 3tpede bierber &C.
lonot tulroen, Inn aus5ufunoihaftsn
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Gieru1igsbeborben getuiibIt miro.
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fiimmert oiele Spiel nidt-befn
I'M @eroadt als @erroter am Gatet-
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Waieitat I'M 5rnf nift einperftanoen
un0 oeffen Mnidalilu1gen iiber Su-
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ideinlid aud iiber bic Meinungs-
allBerlupaen Der ein5igen bier or.
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rnng geben1 CAB m bteligen oeut-
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9eltes Gel uno @aioIin crb0lt
man bon Ser Gimp Oil Co., 400
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big 2252.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
Makes Announcement that
No Separate Peace Will
Be Concluded.
1AaiHs1ifS,O;UiNICC 4 ANNOUNCEMENT AS AS
ANSWER TO AUSTRIA
Declaration Made Almost sinuitan-
eousIy With Step Taken BY vienn.
Governments to Conclude Peace With
itaiy-German Viewpoint Of War 10
That Entente. Allies Are Beaten, But
Fail to Realize lt-sociaIist Active.

Paris, Dec. 2.-Italy gave her adj
herence on Monday to the London
agreement Of the other entente allies
not to conclude separate peace. says
the Matin.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Cadorna. chief Of
the italian general stan. who was to
have visited France for conference
with the French and British COM
manders. and for an inspection Of the
western battle front. has been COM
PEELED to forego his trip. the Mathis
correspondent says. because Of the in
tensity Of the fighting on the Italian
front. especially along the Isonzo.
General Porro, under chief Of the
general staff, will be sent az substi-
tute and will arrive in Paris. Dec. S.
II 1t Is true that Italy gave adher-
ence to the London agreement on Mon
day, and an earlier dispatch from
Rome said formal announcement was
made to parliament, the step was
taken almost simultaneously with the
announcement that Austria had made
negotiations thru the vatican for q
separate peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02

PAGE ONE.
Teisgraphic News:
Ford Party Barred From War Zone.
Passports to Be Restrictive.
Germans Attacking Montenegro.
Italy Refuses to Conclude Separate
German Ship Owners Point to
Dewey.
Another Border Battle Imminent.
FACES :"S, THREE 1:HS nc .eu..
Iowa News:
Cummins Clubs In Minnesota.
Millions For Farm Implements.
Plans to Save Soft Corn.
New Barge Line Planned
Shortage Found In Officials Ac-
counts.
Girl Mysteriously Assaulted.
PAGE FIVE.
General News;
Military Highway to Circle Country.
Miscellaneous Matters.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
Successful County Fairs.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
PAGES SEVEN. EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Robert Denbow Dies at Albion.
Stansbe. .rry President Fair Associa-
ton. Es
Westtall Heads Sunday Schools.
Kirk Money to Many Heirs.
Indoor Baseball Season Opens.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Export Business Aids Wheat Bulls.
Absence of Offerings Lifts Corn.
Cattle Market Steady.
Hogs Active and Higher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
ILLINOIS OFFICIALS
ACCUSED OF GRAFT
Complaint Against Treasurer, Auditor
and Lieutenant Governor Alleges
Witfut Irregular Payment Of State
Funds Chicago Taxpayer Com
nlainant.

Springfield, Ill. Dec. 2.-Charges
that Andrew Russell, Illinois state
treasurer, and James j. Brady state
auditor, knowingly and wilfully'' per-
mitted irregular payments, amounting
to thousands. Of dollars. to be made
from state legislative committee ex-
pense funds, are contained in an
amended bill of complaint filed in the
circuit court today by; J. B. Fergus. q
Chicago taxpayer.
The previous injunction suit filed by
Fergus held mp appropriations made
by the last legislature and resulted In
the calling Of special session. The
bill asked that the officials be held
liable for the refunding OF the money
to the state.
The bill further charged that Lieu
tenant Governor Barrett O'Hara. hav-
ing failed in an attempt to obtain an
appropriation Of $4,000 for his white
slavery investigation committee. PLAN
ned trick and device whereby the
treasury was to-be depleted Of the sum
of 10000 II Il charged that nine
vouchers for pretended services. ag-
gregating exactly 10000 were signed
by O'Hara and that with one excep-
tion were delivered to one person. who
obtained the money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
GERMANY SURPRISED.

Belief in Empire That Ensmie, Ara
& Whipped But Do Not Know Il.
Berlin, Dec. Accommodating on the
proposed socialist Interpolation In the
reichstag concerning the conditions on
which Germany would make psace. the
Overseas News Agency says: s S. l
Mat nobody In 0stt nndsrstAuds
feats ssapfsd y iilth II ~ eryss
Tho imperial chancellor probably
Ensuing debates will likely show thai
the rulers Of countries at war with
Germany. still blinded. believe Ia GAr-
manys starvation. her economic pros
tration and similar illusions. Therefore
any peace conditions put forward by
Germany. tho dictated by her successsG
along all fronts, would be interpretated
s;' these onnnsed 70 her as signs of
weakness and WEAKNESS Of the war.
Dsmonstrations But No Riots.
Yesterday, as usual" says the Over
seas News Agency, "at the opening Of
the reichstag, large crowds gathered
around the building and the neighbor-
ing streets. Among the throng were
some who made demonstrations Of the
settlement Of the process Of govern
meht regulation of prices and the dis
tribution OF food.
"Germanys' enemies no doubt will
again spread all over the world report
Of Berlin street riots and make other
insinuations which in no way corre-
spond with the truth"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
AUSTRIAN CONSUL
BOUGHT AFFIDAVITS

Or. A. w. Ritter. undsr Arrest at
Cleveland, Said to Havs, Made State
rnent, Declaring He Was Paid 70
Swear Lusitaeia Carried ovnootten.
Cleveland. O.. Dec. 2.charles De-
Woody. a special investigators employed
by the leedrar Eovernmsnt, announced
today that he was sending to Washing
ton for details Of q statement he was
given last night by DR.. A. w. Ritter,
under arrest here. In which Ritter is
said to have declared he received money
from the Austrian consul at Cleveland
for affidavits charging that the liner
Lusitania carriedfguncotton when sunk.
Counsel Reed. for Consul Ludwig,
also made a statement. He said Lud-
wig paid $500 for the statement given
by Ritter. The attorney added:
Ritter come to my office with a
story about guncotton being on the
Lusitania. Ludwig believed the story
and reported to Baron Zwiedenik, the
Austrian charge at Washington. The
baron came to Cleveland and met Ritter
in my office in the presence OF Ludwig
and myself. This was last June"
The Austrian consulate here issued
a statement at noon today. admitting
that Ritter had been supplied with
funds during investigation of his in
ventions and that he prepared the affi-
davit charging that guncotton was on
board the liner. but denied that the af-
fidavit was bought.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
poppino the Question.

Hiawatha girl who recently re-
turned from her summer vacation res
ce!ved a latter from, voung maj, she
met while away. The letter runs along
something like this:
"Well. must go to work. but before
I stop want to ask you question
which is . very important one to me,
and would appreciate an early reply
to tit has been bothering me for
some tine, az feel toward won q. =
mighty good friend and one who IL .
deep thinker and will give only the
best advice on all important auegtions.
Last night woke up In the mi Ole Of
tho niRht ana dwelt upon II "a long I
had cold sweats, and Just then and
there decided / would write today,
and ask gen: Whether yni. think =
vacuum cleaner would rid your aog OF
fieas ?" Kansas City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
RAlL BRoTHERHoons SORE.
Displeassd Because osF ation,s
At4i4uds Toward Securities Dill,

Displeased Dscauss 81 oSiAdn,inistra atjon,s
Attl4uds Toward Securities Dill.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Repressnta-
tives 0 the Brotherhoods of Loco
motive Engineers and E1remen arc
stirred up because they have been In
formed the administration will not
press the railroad securities bill upon
congress this winter. The ID bill in
question is the Rayburn bill. .of which
much was heard last session At one
time, ili the los. :S::::,I the .Asns..-
istration had this bill on its program.
but for some reason It was removed.
It passed the house more than q year
ago but was not acted on In the
senate and was not. in fact, seriously
pressed by the administration after It
had been pending in. tho senate for q
time. It has been advocated In sub
stance by the interstate commerce
commission and 1t included recon-
mendations made by the Hadley rail-
way stock and bond commission. sss7s
In SE1:.:S SE1:.:.sS e the e cs the 2 Asssss!ssss
ton u not expected to press Sthe
measure, or one, Of this nature, Il IL
predicted there will be an : aRiirossivss
effort to enact It the coming session.
This II the prediction made In . state
mont put cut by the bfcthefhoods.
The brotherhoods are for II ana lead 8
Ing railroad managers, ofI1cl61e and
finaneiers have urged Il. at 10 DoInted
out thAt evils arising from over
cApita1isat tioff have been reeo6ntSed sby,
ccn9fss since 1855, the date ot = Srers
port s6y the late ssnator CtlIom of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
FORD OUTLINES PLANS.
No Intention Of lnstiaatins Strike
Among Men in Trenches.

~WOV9 "oN III troUCV01s
New York. Dec. 2.-Henry Ford re-
turned here from Detroit today and
make his ars. announcement. Of .dea-
mite plans for his peace expedition to
Europe, which viii sail Saturday on
the liner Oscar II.
Mr.. Ford denied that he had any. in-
tention Of instigating q strike amongst
the soldiers In the trenches. He said
that during his voyage members OF his
party would be selected as permanent
peace delegates TO remain in Europe.
He expects other neutral nations 10
send delegates to meet the American
peace party later. A general confer
ence will then be held to decide on fur
ther steps.
Mr.. Ford suggests that each nation
represented name Ave delegates for
permanent peace congress, which Will
devise terms acceptable to all belliger-
ents.
Louis p. Lockner. secretary to the
expedition, said the idea OF getting
the boys out Of the trenches by Christ
mas had been given up. "thc whole
thing Is trying the impossible" and
added. "But we are trying Just the
same
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
LINER ,RAMMED susmAR,NE.
Skipper Of British Steamer 1slisvss Il,
Struck undersoa Craft.

Skipper Of British stsamsr Bslisvss HI
Struck undsrssa Craft.
Newport News. Va. Dec. Cap
tain Glassen. of the British steamer
Inverkip. which went into dry dock
here today for rush repairs, says he
believes he rammed a submerged sub
marine while passing out OF the straits
of Gibralter. on Nov. 6.
The Inverkip, from Valencia to Nor
folk. in ballast, to load coal. was about
one hours run from Gibralter, when
there was great shock. The ships
officers saw oil rise to the surface and
this with the fact that long diagonal
dent was made in the bottom OF the
Inverkip. leads Captain Glassen to be-
lieve he struck submarine.
Several holes were torn In the ball
last tanks. and but for extremely mild
weather the ship might have sunk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
SHIP ORDERED TO SAIL.
Vessel Charged With Being German
Owned 70 Defy Great Britain.

Vessel Charged With Being German
Owned 20 Defy Great Britain.
Il New York, Dec. 2.-Richard F. Wag-
ner, prss!dent Of the American Trans
Atlantic Company. announced today
he had ordered the steamer Winne-
bago to leave Buenos Aires for Stam-
ford, Conn. without delay. The Winne-
bago 10 one OF tho vessels listed by the
British as Of German ownership. She
is loaded with que brace wood.
Early last month Mr.. Wagner ap-
pealed to Secretary Of State Lansing
to arrange with the British govern
ment to permit her passage to Stam-
ford. It is understood that no such
request was made by Mr.. Lansing, and
that the state department said that the
vessels flying the american flag would
be protected In their right without
special arrangement for immunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
monAsr,R NOT YET OCCUPIED.

Y DuiSavians Delay Entry Into City
@ AssselI Ae.k.ia Force psaaasvina Order.
Paris, Dea THE correspondent OF
the Hayas News Agency at Athens
s6ys: i. ..
The Bulgarians have not yet occu-
pied Monastir. The Serbian. army has
evacuated the city, leaving only small
detachments Of troops to preserve
order. Il IL supposed the Bulgarians
are awaiting reinf forcements before en-
terinE the city.
.rhe Serbian ~ commander at
M0nastir posted notices thfuout the
town advising the Inhabitants who
feared treatment they might receive at
the hands Of the Bulgarians to fiee.
Serbian refugees who continue to
arrive ct the Greek border are suffer-
ing frishtfully from the cold. the tenn
perathre registering ten degrees above
zero.
~Fresh bulgarian forces are con-
centFating toward the French front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
Peace Enjoys Denied Psa.
ports to Belligerent
Cns.nfrSAa
MISSION IS NOT
URGENT BUSINESS
crsdsntiaIs Issued Only to citixsns
Who Have Pressing Business Or ,vls-
ting Warning Nations on lnvitasis0
Of Governmental Agencies AppIisa-
tiens For Passports indieats Fsw
Will Make Trip.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Secretary Lam
sing announced today that members
Of the peace party planning to sail on
the ship chartered by Henry Ford will
not be given passports to bellixerent
countries but only to neutral countries.
Secretary Lansing made Il plain that
passports were given to American citi-
zens for belligerent countries only
when business made It absolutely nec-
essary to visit there or when invited by
some governmental agencies OF these
countries.
Mr.. Lansing made Il plain that the
general rule Of the department OF state
was being applied.
Mieeien Ne. Regarded u.se..
The ruling. however, was generally
interpreted as meaning that the United
States does not regard unofficial mis-
sions in efforts to make peace BY pri-
vate persons as business OF urgent
character.
The plan Of the peace party Il to
organize a convention In q neutral
country and use a neutral capital as
base for their operations. i
Officials Of the passport bureau have
not held up any passports for porsons
of American birth. but II was admitted
today there have been the usual diff
culties with reference to naturalised
persons. ss.
Inez 1filholland Boissevain. the suf-
fragist was refused . passport sbAcausp
her husband - . citizen OF . foreign
country. q 4. 80 I
Ford Plan Net Sanetisnsd.
Officials Of the state department said
today there seemed to be an impres-
sion in Europe that the United states
government was in some way sanction
ing the Ford plan and they said there
was not the slightest ground for such
belief.
The state department does not con-
template that It could stop wirAless
messages sent out from European
country calling the soldiers from the
trenches but the belief was expressed
today that such messages would be re-
ceiyed in belligerent countries and
would be promptly suppressed.
Legal authorities expressed the be-
lief today that II the peace party went
to any belligerent country and Mt
tempted to stop the war they might be
regarded as guilty Of sedition and trea-
son by the government involved.
Few Passports Are Sought.
The number OF applications for pass
ports received SO far is very small and
Mr.. Ford himself has sent no appli-
cation. Only two more days remain
before the peace ship is scheduled to
sail and it IL considered doubtful that
a great number OF passports can be Is
sued nv Saturday uniess n large, nlIm-