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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04
ottumwan Found Not Guilty

Ottumwa.-T jury in the trial OF
Alva Shelley for burglary returned a
verdict OF not guilty. Shelley faces a
trial on two other cases on charge
Of breaking and entering.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04
NEWS NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST
KERNELS cuLLED FROM THE
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS.
STORIES FROM OVER GLOBE
Items From Happenings Of World
Arranged In Their Briefest and
Most Succinct Form for the
Busy Reader.
Europear, War NeWs

The London Daily Mails Copen-
hagen correspondent says it is report
ed from Berlin that the German casu-
alties in East Prussia and Poland dur
ing the last three weeks are estimated
at about two hundred thousand.
Reports received at Berlin from
Constantinople set forth that Rus
sian attack in the territory east OF
Artzin, which is In Transcaucasia, has
been beaten off by the Turks, with
heavy losses to the enemy. Russians
driven from region of Elmali, in Asia
Minor.
The second week of Germany's sub
marine campaign opened with the loss
of two more British ships. The steam
ers Western Coast and Deptford were
sunk off the English coast either by
mines or torpedoes. Previously ten
vessels, seven of them British, had
been sent to the bottom.
The capture of 10000 Russians,
twenty cannon, machine guns and a
quantity of war materials at Przas-
nysz, as we'll as the city itself, was
announced by the German war office
at Berlin.
Russian troops have reinvaded Blu
kowina and re-occupied Sadagora, on
the railroad four miles north of Czern-
owitz.
Forts at the entrance of the Oar
danelles have been reduced after an all
day bombardment by the Franco Brit
ish fleet, according to an announce
ment made by the admiralty at Lon
don.
The German submarine blockade of
the British isles has been in effect for
week with the result that SO far as
is known, two American. two Nor
wegian, one French and six British
steamships have been sunk by mine or
torpedoed by submarines. Two Ger
man submarines are missing and a
third has been hit and possibly sunk
by French destroyer.
The British admiralty announced at
London that the Clan MacNaughton,
ar armed cruiser, has been missing
since February 8. and 1t is feared has
been lost. Clan MacNaughton carried
20 officers and a crew of 261 men.
Clan McNaughton is believed to have
been lost as the result of storm.
The Swedish steamer Specia has
been sunk by a mine in the North sea.
The Specia sailed from Liverpool on
February with crew of IS and a
cargo of 1900 TONS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04
Foreign

Distinct improvement in the out
look for adjustment of the differences
between China and Japan was dis
closed at Picking. The conferences
between representatives of the two
nations apparently were progressing
toward compromise.
Four hundred members OF the
mutinous Indian regiment which re-
volted at Singapore have been killed.
as well as seven German prisoners
from the detention camp who Joined
the natives when offered their freedom.
Six officers, 10 soldiers and i3 civil
ians We're killed and eight soldiers
were wounded when troops Of the
British Fifth light infantry regiment
stationed at Singapore, India, rioted be-
cause of dissatisfaction over promo
tons. Landing parties from British
and allied warships restored order.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

The girl who marries for the pur-
pose of getting home sometimes
takes in boarder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

Avelino Monies. Mexican million
aire, has decided to live in New Or.
leans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04
Personal

Mrs. May S. Allen Webb, eighty
seven, first president and organizer Of
the w c. T. u. died in Savannah, Ga
She was born in London. but spent
the greater part of her life here. She
has been the only honorary president.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04
Domestic

Emma Peterson, twenty-five years
old, domestic, employed by John Doc
ling, wealthy retired grocer. found
with head crushed on street in Au-
rora, H., at night by two girls. Died
at hospital. John Mason, aged sixty,
held as suspect. This is Aurora's
third murder mystery in twelve
months. A woman has been the victim
In each case.
The senate of the Idaho legislature
passed the statewide prohibition bill,
which makes the manufacture, sale
and transportation for sale of intoxi-
eating liquors unlawful after January
/, 1916. Bill now goes to the gov
crnor who has announced that he will
sign 1t.
John d. Rockefeller testified at New
York by deposition in an effort to
avoid paying a personal property tax
of $1,15O,700 levied upon him by the
Cleveland land tax authorities. Rookie
Teller testified he was not a resident
of Ohio and consequently could not
be taxed
The recent strike at the mines oil
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
cost the company, directly and indi
rectly, approximately $1,250,000. Presi
dent Jesse F. Welborn estimated in
a statement issued at New York.
BY vote of sc to 62 the Minnesots
house OF Representatives. at ST. Paul
passed the senate county option meas
ure making prohibition a county issue
The measure now goes to Governor
Hammond. who has indicated he would
sign It.
Governor George M. Clark of lows
signed the mulct law repeal bill
passed by the Iowa legislature. TIL,
bill is effective January / next and re
turns the state to statutory prohibit
ton.
est OF the downtown hotels and 70
many years headquarters in Ney
York for Democratic politicians. ha
been sold to a construction company
The price is said to have been NOR
than 100000.
Richard Peter Stegler. a native Q
Germany who had signified his allel
lance to the United States by takin
out his first citizenship papers. wa
arrested for obtaining fraudulen
passport and was committed to tn
Tombs at New York.
The SO master plumbers who hav
been on trial at Des Moines. Ia. sine
February 10 on charges OF violatin
the Sherman antitrust law were COZ
7icted by jury In the federal distri'
court. Judge John C. Pollock win pal
tentence later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

leads all nations in mineral wealth
and timber supply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

Willard has broken training at Ell
Paso, Tex, and gone on a hunting
trip with Tex O'Rourke in the Mexican
mountains. lack Curley has left for
Havana by way of New Orleans to
confer with Jack Johnson about the
fight date in Juarez. Bout may not
be held
Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham
pion, gave Charlie White one of the
niftiest combination boxing and dane
ing lessons at Milwaukee, Wis.,, the
champion ever handed his rival.
Charlie won two rounds-the ninth
and tenth-by shade, two were even
and Freddie galloped to the front in
six.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

The London Daily Mails Copen-
hagen correspondent says it is report
ed from Berlin that the German casu-
alties in East Prussia and Poland dur
ing the last three weeks are estimated
at about two hundred thousand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

The 36 master plumbers who have
been on trial at Des Moines. Ia. since
February 10 on charges OF violating
the Sherman antitrust law were con-
7icted by jury In the federal district
court. Judge John c. Pollock win pass
eentence later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-04

An executive order issued by Presi-
dent Taft in 1909 Withdrawing from
public entry and private exploita-
ton of any kind 100000 acres OF oil
lands in Wyoming and California was
upheld by the United States Supreme
court at Washington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01

the calendar year of 1914, from those
OF 1918. which were $1.020,3b5.9s.
The custom district of Virginia also
stands high. being fourteenth in Inn
portance among the forty-nina dis
tricts. The collections for the district
of Virginia during the last fiscal year
totaled &1.576,957l2. and the total for
the port of Richmond, $sS4.234.<e,
about two-thirds the total of virsinias0
collections.
The ports standing above Richmond
are: Buffalo. Chicago. Tampa, Gall
weston, Honolulu. Baltimore. Boston.
Detroit. New Orleans. New York.
Cleveland. Philadelphia, San Fran.
cisco. st. Louis and Seattle. Districto
leading Virginia in collections are Buff
.falo. Chicago. Florida, Maryland.
Massachusetts. Michigan. New Or
leans. New York, Ohio. Philadelphia.
San Francisco, st. Louis and Washing
ton
r Collections at the port of Richmond
were below those of any months dur-
ing the present fiscal year. being but
sa6.207.37, but December Is naturally
an Off month, and Indications are that
the next six months Of the present
fiscal year will more than overcome
the months deficiency and the year
will continue at the miilion-dollar-A.
year rate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01
DISTRICT 4.

over - | 20960
4. y. Witt, 304 8. Laurel, ..15,500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01
RICHMOND STEPS
UP ONE P0INT
NOW SIXTEENTH IN CUSTOMS
COLLECTIONS OUT, OF $50
PORTS IN UNITED STATES.

In spite of the new tariff. placing
many things on the free list and low
ering total imports duties paid. and
the European war. which since
August has somewhat curtailed ocean
traffic, the port of Richmond has made
a splendid showing. having gotten into
the class of the million dollars-a year
ports. and having. during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1914. moved up
to sixteenth position in the list Of the
nearly $50 ports in the United States
from seventeenth place.
This advance in rank comes to the
port of Richmond In spite Of the fact
that decrease is shown in total GUS
toms collections, $9o3.176.20. during
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01

Erie Rinker, Stevensburg :. -. a,2T0
Walter Campbell, Luray :. 5000
c. D.Wenger, Dayton. .. II 200
Fl. Preston Morris. Charlottes-
vile ......... 1900
William c. Thacker. Carters
Bridge ....... 10000
Miss Helen Harris, ScottsviIie "a, 900
Miss c. L. Smith, Louisa. -. $3.50
e. Hobson Snead, Cohassett -. II 500
Albert Newton, Bremo Bluff S,970
Gordan Baker, Columbia ...14,000
VIM. Brjesiiaster. EnriGht. :. IT. 800
]. C. Goodman. sabot .......24,06 0
Waverly Lloyd. Vontay -. -. 10, 500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01

Any man who has been under the
influence OF liquor three times In two
years is an habitual drunkard. accord
ing to a declaration OF the Supreme
Court of Illinois, and any retail liquor
dealer who sells him Is liable to be-
prosecuted by his wife and family for
heavy damage. This liability also ex.
tends to his bondsmen and the owner
OF the building in which he does busas
ness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01

The territory made dry by the en-.
forcement OF the Indian treaties in
Minnesota by Chief Special officer
II, A. Larson, of the United States f1f--
dian Service, Is larger than three New
England States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01

DISTRICT. s.
Mrs Nj T. Atkinson, 25O2 East
!, h r .,.,,,. a. - ;;;,, 9'z zso
w S, Brockwell, All Nichol-
Hiss Anna b. Briel, 2s1s E.
]. F. Bauer. SIS n. Lombardy is, 600
Miss Norma Cheatham. 215 N.
w sS ~ carneai g2si Monumei 2 - 600
l.. A. Crew. soc E. Leigh. -. %, 600
Mrs. c. c. Dillon. s2l S.
A. L. Douglas 1888 Mosby ...7, 700
r. H. Eastman, 1904 Spring HILL 5000
H. l.. Goode. 10 n sth. 5000
Miss Edna Grimes, TIT Decatur 8, 500
Graham Glenn. 2l17 Taylor -. 5,95t
w. j. Gillian. Jr.. 7o7 N
cre 1aY'T naskins, 4os N. Addison. ESQ ssso
W. A Hutcheson. $40 N. syc-
Rev S' W. T Han. SEA N. TN. 1890 zoo
Mrs G. L. Hooker, 243 Temple PLATO
w. w. Harden, col N. 22d -. 5000
J l.. Holt, o915 Hull. .... 5000
II. +. Jones. SIS Denny .... 1880
Miss Myra f. Johnson. 400 w.
Ra lam sif1 kea .iai e Oak 5 s' 100
F, Kumbrough. 22o7 w. Grace. 1900
Mrs. w. II. Lyme. 240s r. Clay. 23,o5
Mrs. J. e, Lumsden. 81 East
A. P. Mattingiy. 22s E. broad 1886
DR. Robert Mitchell. lis w.
18th ....... -. "a, 500
Miss Elizabeth Morton. 2eos f.
W Fl. Myers. Forest Hili, ...Is.24o
j. A. O'Keefe, 1853 Floyd Ave. II. 100
DR.. W. w. Nelson. 3942 Williams
c. Lee Moore. 2oss w, Grace. 2o,7so
J. w Mildly. 2s14 Hull. ..... 5000
+. c. Pritchard, ASIA Venable 20. 1870
Mrs. J. II. Purdy. 100 w. Mar
snail -. fzoo
Miss Helen Robinson. 100 De-
Mrs. NJ. ". Saunders, 1905
B. B. Smithers. 2O7 N 23d. :. 1890
l.. 3. Sims 500 Forqurean.. IL, 100
Miss Gertrude steger, 1425 w.
Miss Bessie shortt. 1870 N.
Miss s'S N. f. stephens. si4 N,
Ave -. ...... ...-.. "a soo
Rev. j. r. Tucker. Forest Hill .21.T60
!. Il. Wilton 1926 porter. 5000
NJ. II. Wrenn. 625 Nicholson. 1000
DI / :. Weinstoin. 1924 Floyd
Ave. .. $500
Il, Fitzhugh White, 224 s. ard. 30. 800
e. c. Walthail. Jr.. 1919 Han
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01
DISTRICT. 3.

Capron. Va. 24.050
f Il Westbrook, CORTLAND. .,. Is. 020
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
Puzzled Uncle Pash.

From the time the coal and iron
territory round about Jenkins was
opened up and the town began to form
itself out of the construction and pros
pecting camps, P. c. Dix, secretary
of the state executive committee Of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, took a deep interest in its de-
velopment and spent much time there
assisting in the formation Of a strong
and active branch of the association
One story he tells is Of an aged noun
taineer, who, after the railroad trains
had begun running regularly ventured
down to see for himself some of the
wonders of which he had vaguely
heard. He stood on the rude platform
and watched the train pull in After
a few minutes it backed up a little
way. What dye think Nv her, Uncle
Pash?" asked one of the loungers.
Wal, I kin see how tn ingyne mout
pull them thar kyars," said the old
man, thoughtfuIly, but what gifts me
is how them kyars pulls tn ingyne. /"
Louisville Times.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
GALAzq coNXEcMVe kzlao0ENAM0 AsNnc zWaxEY

of the London Times VIII for a period was EN-
ployed by the Turkish Tobacco Reggie. Mr.. Bell
some years ago described the great piles OF ma
terial, covered with the accumulated dust of four
and a half centuries, which tantalized him with
their possibilities. He could not get at what they
really were since the gloom made it impossible
to distinguish any of the objects, and the Turks
would not permit close examination.
Fascinating possibilities exist in the thought.
of what the dust that has been accommodating
since the year of the conquest by Mohammed II
may conceal. 1t is doubtful if many treasures
in gold and silver and gems will be found. though
this is possible. But the chances that pre-
cious manuscripts of the classics may be dis
covered are greater. Splendid libraries, contain
ing probably practically all the lost classics.
are undoubtedly hidden in ruins
There known to be 5000 manuscripts in
the sultans library, which have been seen, and
that only hastily, by few foreigners. But the
chief hope of scholars lies in their, trust in
of the least Objectionable traits Of the Moslem,
his dislike of destroying anything with writing
on it. Even if he does sacrifice pictures and
sculpture, he usually leaves books alone in
the name of God should be written them.
Had it not been for this superstition the world
would be very much poorer in the old learning
than it is today
As for its strategic and political value it must
be remembered that Constantinople is to the
Russian church and to its adherents what Rome
is to the Roman Catholics, and for the last 200
years in particular it has constituted the prin-
cpal object of all Muscovite religious and po-
litical aspirations. Without attaching any
credence whatsoever TO the purely mythical tes-
lament of Peter the Great about Constantinople,
a document which was never heard of until the
beginning Of the nineteenth century, nearly q
hundred years after his death, and which is
forgery coneocted by the Pole Sokolniki and the
Frenchman Lesueur, at the instance of the first
Emperor Napoleon. there is doubt that Car
Peter had set his heart upon the acquisition of
Constantinople and had impressed this idea upon
his people national ideal
However whether the viii be authentic
genuine or not the fact is it does embody
tional aspirations and has had a great effect on
Russian ina gination.
Catherine the Great equally bent upon
transferring the capital of her empire from
Petrograd and from Moscow, to Stambout. and
when Napoleon I and Alexander 1 planned to-
gether their sharing the dominion Of the world.
the Muscovite ruler insisted upon the possession
of Constantinople political and religious
grounds declaring it to be the key to the door
of Russia" Napoleon would not and could not
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
WAS WILLING TO COMPROMISE
Ernest Wanted Increase of Wages,
Though He Stood Ready to &.
Make Concession

Ernest was very big and very black,
and when 1t came to sleeping and eat
ing fully justified his name. Ernest
did not fancy steady work, but he was
apt to be available when spring came
for odd jobs at a dollar day and his
dinner.
One spring he came in with sheep
ish grin.
Miss Sally, I been hearin' in de
lodge meetin' bout desc hard times.
and low I better false my saTry to
a dollar an quarter day"
You're not worth that, Earnest. and
you know it. Besides, I can't afford
to pay more"
Ernest scratched his head; this was
matter for more thought than he had
anticipated
81 f1ggered out when dey wuz talkin'
bout dem hard times dat couidn {
ford to work for no less. But"-his
black face cleaned with a sudden
thought won eat so much"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
CATCH NOT SUCH A BAD ONE
Some Method in madness" OF Nice
Looking Old Man Pictured by
Representative 5arthoidt.

Representative Bartholdt said at a
German-American banquet in Milwau-
kee:
Those people remind me OF the
old man Yes. they remind me very
much of the cid man
He had a soft, daft look-the old
man I'm speaking of-and he sat on a
park bench in the sun with rod and
line, as If he we're fishing; but the
line, with a worm on the hook. dan
gled over a bed OF bright primroses.
Daft said a passer-by to himself
Daft. Bughouse- Nice looking old
fellow. too It's pity
Then, with a gentle smile. the
passer-by approached the old man and
said:
What are you doing. uncleT
Fishing. SIR answered the old
man, sOlemnly-
Fishing. Ell? Well. uncle. come
and have a drink
The old man shouldered his rod
and followed the kindly stranger 10
the corner saloon There he RECALLED
himself with a large glass Of dark
beer and a good fve-cent cigar. His
host, contemplating him in friendly,
protecting way as he slipped and
smoked. said:
SO you were fishing. uncle? An6
how many have you caught this morn
ing?'
The old man blew a smoke cloud
toward the ceiling Then, after a
pause. he said:
You are the seventh, sir"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

''Ahem the sick man, the sick man; IS your 1naJes
ty speaking as the doctor in the case or as the
heir" With that the other powers turned against
Russian pretensons, and all subsequent oc
casions in various combinations, both in 1852 and
in 1877, backed the sick man. against any DOC
toring by which Russia would be the residuary
legatee. And so events moved on for 60 years.
till the day Of reckoning came, and Austria fired
the Serbian powder barrel and Armageddon
on
these modern times, to ascribe the mastery Of
world to the possession of ConstantinOple, it
not be denied that the city occupies from a po-
htical from a strategic and from economic
point of view, of the most valuable and i'm
pOrtant sites in the world It is natural fortress
Of great strength, protected it is in the
by mountain and swamp which make it difficult
to attack by land. by those wonderful straits
the Dardanelles and the Bosporus, which furnish
matchless a defense against any Onslaught
from the sea.
1t lies at the very point where Europe and
Asia meet and which connects the Black sea
with thesMediterranean, and even with the Indian
ocean, by way of the Suez canal and the Red sea-
When the railroad now in course of construo-
ton from Ismid to the head of the Persian gulf
via KOnia and Bagdad is completed, which will
constitute far and away the shortest and quick
est route from Europe to India Constantinople
will become perhaps the most important station
along the line both regards freight and pas
senger traffic.
Even the existing trade route to India via the
Suez canal would be endangered by Russias pos
session Of Constantinople and it is for this rea-
son that Earl Grey, in admitting in parliament
that England had abandoned its traditional policy
OF centuries and would not oppose its free access
to the Mediterranean from the Black sea through
the Bosporus and DardanelIes, was very careful
not TO say Russia should be given Constantinople
at onceI
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08

the use mace Dy the Moslem conquerors of the
seven hills more or less dominated by splendid
seraglios and mosques, including the metamor-
phosed Santa Sophia ITSELF gives Constantinople
today its peculiar character above all other cities
and makes the near or distant view under vary
ing aspects of and season one of unrivaIed
magnitcence so that it is today the chief picture
city of the world.
The mosques seem to be part of as well as ris-
ing out of a sort of curious mushroom growth
developing out Of rooted refuse of stone and stuc
Golden Horn, that famous of the bay
which the city is situated with STEAMBOAT, the old
city the west, and Galata and Pera, where
the foreigners live, the east, stretching along
the shores of the Bosporus toward the Black
And the mosques wonderful. Here
they rise, huge masses of clustered rectangular
structures with all sorts of subsidiary buildings,
it were tied up to and plastered against them.
And then out of this squat mass appear the
soaring, slender minarets, cutting the blue sky
in lovely taperng outline, broken only by the
balconies from four to six in number, the latter
grouping only allowed in case however,
while above the central section fortlike in char
acter, the domes and semidomes are uplifted, all
to be crowned by the great dome which balances
the entire in a manner that seems pure
chance, but makes an indescrible effect of beauty
and proportion, is in evidence In the great
mosque JeniJani near the Galata bridge
Dolce far niente days will soon be over If 1t
again yields to the new invaders, and new era
of enlightenment sets in. Then the street and
city will be place Of pilgrimage.
Moreover when the capital is once more ig
Christian hands, what chance for the antiQuar.
ians and Psychologists and classical scholars and
SPECIALISTS! Every ruin should yield treasures,
and of ali the promising places the most prom
Using are the mysterious vaults under the great
Agia Sophia mosque. formerly the Church of ST.
Sophia originally built by Constantine in 326 OPP
posite his palace and dedicated to the Divine
Wisdom (Sophia). The church it exists to-
day one of the greatest buildings in the world.
was erected in 532-5S7 by the Emperor Justnian.
Anthemios OF Tralleis and Isidoros Of Miietos
were the architects Fossati. Italian archi-
tect undertook thorough restoration of the
exterior of the building in 1S47. when it was
painted yellow with red stripes.
1t is in what may lie under St Sophia that
the interest of psychologists viii center. These
yaults have always been jealousy guarded by
The Turks, and few indeed have been the out
siders allowed a peep at them. One OF those who
saw the most was the late Moberly Bell. manager