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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Many Texas Storm
Victims Found.
NO HELP IS NEEDED
Galveston viii Care for Itself,
but Other Towns Ask Aid.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 2l.-The death
increased slightly and the missing
list decreased. The known death list
is 116, including thirteen known dead
at Galveston. Some other bodies
were found about Galveston, but they
are supposed to be from the main
land.
The death list will be increased by
q dozen or more when the Virginia
Point hotel collapse is cleared up
Twenty persons are missing in this
collapse.
Reports indicate that thirty persons
missing at Bolivar have been found.
The only other large missing list is
fifty hands on the dredge Houston
The fact that nearly all hands on
dozen other dredges working in the
same vicinity near Galveston turned
up safe relieved worry over the Hous-
ton.
A conservative estimate OF the
missing is less than 100.
Reports from Galveston are opti-
mistic for rapid recovery of the city's
routes for food supply and for early
establishment of wire connections.
A delegation from Wallaceville, a
town on the east side of Galveston
bay, appealed for aid, saying that
only three houses remain in their
mil k1l
10000 head Of stock were drowned in
Chambers county. They said there is
worry over the fate of seventy-five in
habitants of Smiths Point, penin~
sula jutting far out into the bay,
which seemed to be submerged dur
ing the storm
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
STEAMER B0v|C IS
sunk BY SUBMARINE

New York, Aug. 21.-Advices receiN
ed here bring report that the
White Star liner Bowie has been tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine.
The Bov1c has been employed in
the Australian service. She was a YES
sci of $500 tons.
The local Offices of the White Sta1
line were without direct news of the
sinking of the Bowie, although they
had heard the report which came, it
was said. from London. The Bowie.
it was said by the officials, was a
freighter, and on its last trip sailed
on Aug. from New York for Man
chester, Eng. The Bowie is a slow
boat, having a speed of about ten
knots an hour, and according to the
officials should just about be in the
war zone.
The Bowie, when it sailed from here,
was loaded to capacity with a general
cargo, including, it is said, large guam
titles of war munitions. The Bowie
carried no passengers.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
OUTSIDE AID NOT NEEDED
Galveston Able to Care for Hurricane
Sufferers.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 21.-With food
supplies from neighboring cities
reaching Galveston and a promise
that railroad communication with the
city soon will be resumed less anxiety
weighed upon state officials and peo-
pie here interested in the relief Of
the distressed city.
AS late messages confirmed reports
that conditions in the city were such,
that little outside aid would be neces-
sary and that the deaths there would
number less than score more atten-
ton began to be paid to other places
that felt the force of the hurricane.
When the crews Of the dredge boats
Sam Houston and San Jacinto were
reported safe the missing list was cut
down materially. The dredges were
found agound near the Houston ship
canal.
Work of clearing up the debris and
of repairing damage is under way iKa
many places.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26

Agricultural Workers Organ
ization of the |. w. w. makes
following demands for harvest
workers.:
First-A minimum wage of
$3.50 a day of not more than 10
hours.
SecOnd-50 cents for each
hour overtime worked above 10
hours constituting a day.
Third-Good, clean board.
F"urth-Good, clean places
to sleep in, with plenty of clean
bedding.
Fifth-No discrimination to
be made against union men I.
w. w.
The above demands apply to
North Dakota.
To All WOrkers-Enforce the
above and
whenever possible; $3.50 per
day as minimum wage is not
cent too much. Ten hours a
day is long enough for a mule
why not for men and women?
Do not work more than ten
hours a day. This will make
more work and allow more men
employment. Your job will last
that much longer. We want as
many days work as possible.
Make your job last. If you do
not get the above demands make
your motto:
Little Pay-LittIe Work.
Bum Pay - Bum Work.
TO the Farmers of North Da-
kota: The above demands are
asked of you, and if granted,
satisfactory work will be done.
Harvest work is seasonable and
unsteady, and must receive con-
sideration. Common laborers
are paid in many places 35 to
40 cents an hour on steady em-
ployment, and $3.50 a day and
board is only 35 cents an hour,
not a cent too much-in fact it
is too little for seasonable work.
Agricultural Workers.
Organization, 1. w. w.
(LabeD w. T. NEF,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
WAS SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
Survivors Tell Of Disaster to the
Steamer Arabic.

Steamer Arabic.
Queenstown, Aug. 21.-No survivor
of the Arabic disaster who was inter.
viewed here saw the German subma-
rine that sent the big liner to the
bottom, though several said they saw
the U boat that few minutes before
torpedoed the British steamer Duns-
ley and believed it was the same sub
marine.
They agreed that the Arabic was
sent to the bottom without warning.
From the moment the heavy blow
struck by the torpedo wrecked the
steamer with a violent explosion until
she sank beneath the waves there
was little confusion among either
passengers or crew. Men who had
passed through other disasters said
that nothing impressed them so much
as the calm, orderly manner in which
the passengers got over the sides
within eleven minutes after the YES
sci was struck.
The drowned were in two boats,
which capsized almost Immediately
after they struck Lne wafer
One of them was caught by the
liner as she rolled over in her. death
plunge. Some of the occupants
struggled to RATS and clurg fast unit!
they were picked up by other boats
Those who could not swim went be-
meath the waves. Several Of the crew
were blown to pieces when the tor
pedo plunged into the vessels side.
Many of the survivors landed here
were suffering from severe bruises
They had been thrown about violent
ly when the explosion shook the
Arabic.
Probably a score Of women. who
escaped in their night clothing. were
still under the care of physicians.
None Of the injured, it was believed,
will die.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Returns Verdict of Death by
Unknown Parties.
LITTLE EVIDENCE HEARD
Witnesses Who Saw Lyrchin9 Party
In Autos Declare They Did Not Rec.
ognize Anyone-Findinos Of Jury
Reached Within Three Minutes.

Marietta, Ca, Aug. 25.-The coro-
ner's jury inquiring into the lynching
of Leo NJ. Frank, after being out
three minutes. returned verdict that
Frank came to his death by hanging
at the hands of parties unknown"
The jury was composed of six resi-
dents of the county, DR.. w. II. Perkin.
son being the foreman.
DR.. G. D. Elder, the first witness
called to the stand, testified to view
ing the body of Frank while it was
still hanging in the oak grove near
the Frey cotton gin. DR.. Elder did
not know Frank personally, but was
told the body was that of Frank.
When he arrived on the scene of
the lynchng the body still was warm.
He said he knew nothing of the cir
cumstances surrounding the hanging
and that perhaps half dozen persons
were on the scene when he arrived.
w. ]. Frey, owner Of the place on
which Frank was lynched and regard.
ed as the star witness of the inquest,
was sworn.
He testified to seeing the four all.
tos going to the scene of the lynching,
but swore he did not recognize any OF
the party, although they were not
masked He was one of the first to
reach the scene Of the lynching, but
said when he arrived there wasn't
anybody in the grove but Leo NJ.
T.,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
RUSH ORDERS FOR MUNITIONS;
Japan Carrying Out Plans to Aid Her:
Allies.

Toxic, Aug 25.-Premier Okuma:
and Minister Of War Okla have visited
Nikko to report to the emperor their
plans for increasing the supply of
munitions in accordance with the de-
cision recently reached to employ all
available resources, both government,
al and private, for swelling the ma
In the war. Afterward the premier
and war minister conferred at length
with the ambassadors of the allied,
powers.
Orders have been dispatched to the
boundaries and factories of the en-
pire that are engaged in the produc-
tion of munitions to rush their work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
TROUBLE MAY BE RESULT
Organized Teachers of Chicago Placed
on Blacklist.

OF 0IdCNu0ks
Chicago. Aug. 25.-The right Of EN-.
ployes to organize for their better
ment and protection, it was declared,
would be the basis Of the fight of
Chicago school teachers against what
they termed the arbitrary rule adopt.
ed by the board OF education rules
committee.
BY the rule unanimously adopted
for presentation to the board of edu-
cation members of the Chicago Teach.
ers' federation are placed on a black.
list. Lady labor sluggers" was the
terms applied to the members by the
vice president OF the board, Jacob NJ.
Loeb, who presented the rule.
There was talk of the possibility
of a strike which II carried out would
close 300 schools.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
MUNITIONS ORDER REFUSED
St Paul Concern Offered $4,000, 900
Contract.

Contract.
St. Paul, Aug. 25.-The American
Hoist and Derrick company has re-
jected an order for war munitions
which aggregated $15,00O,0O0. The
contract has been under considera-
tion for many weeks.
The cause Of the rejection was that
the conditions attached were not sat-
isfactory. Although the acceptance
of the order meant large profit it
meant that many changes would have
to be made in the plant, which is one
Of the best plants OF its kind in the
world.
One of the big items in the contract
was for shells, amounting to $2,0O0,-
900.
Oliver Crosby, managing partner,
said that 1t is not likely that the COM
pany will now make any war ma.
terials.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
>ESSION LASTED 224 DAYS
Cost Of Wisconsin Legislature Up
wards of $4,000.

WafoS OF f<lU,OUO. ..
Madison, Wis, Aug. 25.-The 1915
session of the Wisconsin legislature
has ended. There was nothing par
ticular to mark the obsequies.
The legislature has been in ses-
sion 224 days, compared with 213
days for 1913.
To date COS laws passed at this
vession of the legislature have been
published and there are about twenty
acts in the hands Of the state printer.
OF the score Of proposals to amend
the state constitution only one went
through. This was resolution to
change the constitution so that a
sheriff may succeed himself an un-
limited number of times.
The legislature has been marked
for its consolidation bills and for the
reduction of state appropriations.
The cost of the legislature was up
wards of $270,000.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
FOREST FIRE LOSS HEAVY
Some Fatalities az Result Of British
Columbia Flames.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 25.-The direc.
tor of the State Forest Fire associa-
tion announced that the total loss by
forest fires in Washington in the sea-
son now ending will be less than in
any year during the history of the
state. The government forest has es.
capped altogether.
British Columbia, however, has had
a worse season than usual and there
has been loss of life. 1t is reported
that all of the British Columbia fires
are under control.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Storm Fells Banana Trees.

New York, Aug. 25.--The hurricane
which recently swept the West Indies
destroyed 30 per cent of the banana
trees on the north side of the Island
of Jamaica, according to reports
brought by the steamer Commodore
Rollins. The Commodore Rollins
BROUGHT a large cargo of bananas
which were cut from the trees that
we're ielled by the hurricane.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
To Test Excursion Boats.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Testing of ex.
cursion boats operating out of Chi
cago on Lake Michigan has been start.
ed by the city commission which is to
pass on the safety Of the boats. AS
q result of the Eastland disaster the
commission proposes to test the boats
for stability, efficiency Of the crews,
compliance with government regula-
tions as to design and construction,
and physical condition for service.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
sTEFANss0N THOUGHT DEAD
Coast Guard Report No Word From
Far North Shore.

Nome, Alaska, Aug. 25.-It is be-
lieved here that Captain Vilhjalmar
Stefansson, explorer, and two COM
panions, Ole Anderson and Storker
Storkerson, have perished in the Far
North.
The United States coast guard Bear
reports that no word has been receN
ed from Stefansson at Point Barrow,
the most northern portion of Alaska
The explorer and his two compan
ions left Martin point, west OF the
mouth of the Mackenzie river, April
z, 1914, to find new lands in. the north.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Has No Report on Sinking
of Steamer Arabic.
FIRST WORD ON SUBJECT
Ambassador Won Bernstorff Requests
Verdict Of United States Be Delay
ed Until Complete Facts Are Before
Washington Officials.

"a8non0ton OHicidS.
Washington, Aug. 25.-Germany,
through her ambassador, Count Won
Bernstorff, asked the United States
not to take final stand on the sink
ing of the White Star liaer Arabic
until all the facts are known.
1t was the first word from Germany
since the disaster.
Count Won Bernstorff telegraphed
the state department, saying he made
the request at the instruction OF his
government, and added that the Ger
man adtpiEalty has not yet been able
to get report on the sinking.
Count Won Bernstorff, telegraphing
from the summer embassy at Cedar
hurst, l.. l., asked that no step be
taken until all the facts have been
ascertained and the German govern
ment has had an opportunity to give
it's version of the sinking OF the snip
which cost the lives of two Ameri'
cans, apparently IN defiance of Presi-
dent Wilson's warning that such an
act would be deliberately unfriendiy.
The ambassadors telegram was not
made public, as officials were in some
doubt whether to give it out here or
so in New York. Meanwhile they de,
clined to discuss it. 4
In view of the ambassadors request
the state department can do nothing
but wait reasonable time for word
from Berlin. Ambassador Gerard has
port, but has not been told to ask
for one. The German ambassadors
request indicates that one soon may
be volunteered.
British Report Silent on One Angle.
Though precise in its declaration
that the Arabic was unarmed, that
she did not attempt to escape, that
she was not warned, and that she
did not attempt to ram the subma-
rine, the British admiralty statement
which probably will be accepted as
evidence unless rebutted by German
testimony, leaves unmentioned the
possibility of a genuine misunder-
standing by the German submarine
commander of the Arabic's turn to
port just before the fatal explosion.
That Germany is nkley to disavow
the act of the submarine commander
who sunk the steamer Arabic, with
the loss of two American lives, or at
least offer a plea in justification, is
the conclusion of the authorities who
are charged with the administration
of affairs of the state department.
1t may be stated on authority that
this government will not tolerate
long-drawn-out diplomatic exchanges
If the fact is established that the
Arabic was sent to the bottom in vio-
lation of neutral rights, as asserted in
the American notes that already have
been dispatched to the Berlin foreign
office.
A report on the case of the Arabic
was received at the state department
from Ambassador Page at London.
The information it contained was
withheld.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26

a man does his best when he 10
cheerful. A light heart makes nimble
hands and keeps the mind free and
alert. .;j .s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
GOVERNORS IN CONVENTION
Forty Present and Former Executives
in Attendance.

~ UttSUOauSSs
Boston, Aug 25.-The eighth an
nual conference of the governors of
the United States convened here for
four days meeting. The visiting
state executives were greeted with
an address Of welcome by Governor
Walsh of Massachusetts at a recep.
ton opening the conference, which
wa5 responded to by Governor Spry
of Utah. Mayor Curley of Boston
also welcomed the visitors. About
twenty-five governors and fifteen for.
ner governors attended the confer
ence
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
French Sink German Destroyer

Paris, Aug. 24.-"Two French tor.
pedo boats encountered and sank .
German torpedo boat destroyer Of.
Ostend, Belgium" says an announce
ment made here. "Our boats were un.
damaged %,.s, ..5.s5 .i. q, .jps -g. E
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Submarine Sinks sr.,Ish Tra~ler.

Submarine Sinks British TraWIer.
London, Aug. 26.-The Hull trawler,
Commander Boyle, was sunk BY .
German submarine. Three of the
crew were drowned. Nine others
we're rescued.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Votes to Retain Saloons.

Waseca, Minn., Aug. 25.-Waseca
county is wet. The majority was 400,
there being 1874 votes for license and
1854 against. The balloting was
heavier than at the last general elec.
ton. -
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26

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London, Aug 21.-The best infor.
nation now available indicates that
a score or more persons lost their
lives in the sinking of the White Star
liner Arabic by German submarine
of the south coast of Ireland.
Thus far it has not been determined
definitely whether any Americans are
among the dead.
DR.. Edmund F. Wood of GAINESVILLE.
Wis, who had been with the Red
Cross in British hospital in Elan
ders, and Mrs. Josephine l.. Bru-
guiere, an American who had lived in
Europe for some years, are missing.
The White Star announced that, all
but eight~of ther passengers had been
landed at Queenstown. Four of
these were said to be Americans.
According to information cabled to
Washington by Lewis c. Thompson,
American consul at Queenstown,
however, DR.. Wood and Mrs. Bru-
guiere are the only missing Ameri'
cans. The other two-James Houli.
han of Philadelphia and Thomas Ell
more of New York-were reported by
Mr.. Thompson to have been saved.
In all about 400 of the 423 persons
on board the Arabic have been &C.
counted for. The fate of the others
is still in doubt, but as the hours
lengthen since the Arabic met with
swift destruction hopes that the 9th.
ers may have been saved are fading.
The announcement that all but
eight of the passengers were saved
bore cut earlier reports that the great
majority of the missing were mem.
bers of the crew.
Say Torpedo Killed Some Outright.
Some survivors say that the tor
pedo which rent the Arabic's hull
killed outright several men in the
boiler rooms. The torpedo struck on
the starboard side about 100 feet
from the stern, near the location of
the boiler rooms.
The torpedoing of the Arabic has
stirred England from end to end, al
though on account of the compare
lively small loss of life public feeling
does not show signs of running as
high as in the days following the
sinking of the Lusitania.
That such large proportion of the
passengers and crew should have
been saved in the short time avail.
able for the work of rescue apparent
~ was due to the GOODNESS and cour-
age of the officers and crew, from
Captain Finch, who remained at his
post until just before the Arabic took
her final plunge, down to the firemen
who faced certain death to perform
their duty Fine weather and calm
sea also contributed to the outcome.
AS in the case of the Lusitania dis.
aster the citizens of Queenstown came
to the assistance of the sufferers and
none went without clothing, food and
shelter. A number of survivors are
suffering from minor injuries, but so
far as is known none is in serious
condition.
With the main facts of the sinking
established, the English public turned
its attention to the possible effect up
on relations between the United
States and Germany. Definite word
whether American lives had been
lost was awaited with more eagerness
than any other detail of the Arabic's
story yet to be told.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-08-26
Most Of Arabic Pas
sengers Saved.
Tlll0 AAlHnlAlAlo nHln
TWO AMERICANS DEAD
All Accounts Say Vessel Was
Sunk Without Warning.
TWO AMERICANS MISSING.

London, Aug. 21.-1t has
been definitely established, the
White Star line announced,
that two Americans on the
Arabic are unaccounted for.
These are DR.. Edmund F.
Wood and either Mrs. Jose-
phine Bruguiere or Louis Bru-
guiere.
The name of Louis Bru.
guiere appears on the Amer
ican embassy's list of the
saved.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-18

ciety met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs: j. @. Lii.0n. Two interesting
papers were i>cad by Mrs. T. c..
Jackson and Miss Lula Price. After
the business had been transacted the
hostess served a delicious sweet
course.
Miss Sarah Gillilani. who nas been
spending the past week in Anderson
has returned home.
Miss Susie Sharp. teacher of Cars
we'll Institute, spent short while In
town Thursday.
Another pleasant affair of the week
was the meeting OF the Priscilias
which was held with Miss Lois Jack
stIi on Wednesday afternoon After
spending O. pleasant time In hand
work, a tempting salad course was
served.
The basket ball team of the Iva
High School will play with the Cars
well team Saturday afternoon at Cars
we'll.
Dr.iJ.D. Wilson has purchased ,lls
residence of IT, B. Mauiden oil
Church street.
Mr.. J. c. Jones and w. Il. Bar
riss, Jr., spent q few hours In An.
derson Thursday afternoon on busi-
ness 1
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-18

~ ". a. Dor EaT,F Tad the caftoonist,
Wes dining alone IN restaurant IN
Fulton stfset tbs other night. A
stranger dropped into the seat oppo-
site and fell to discussing cartoons.
Now, take my old friene Tad. >
said the stranger. 81 ike him per-
aodally. In fact we are the best OF
ffIends. but as an aftIst ne is punk -
You know Tad: then 2, Tad asked.
Know ainl! I should say / do.s
3 ! I'll. bet yoa Sc you don't know
him. said Tad. reaching for his wal
let. This sic was deposited on the
table.
Now. said the cartoonist, show
are you going TO prove mat Vol,
would know Tad IL you saw hfrnf,
That's q clnchs chuckie6 tha
stranger as he gathered III the mon.
ey. You ara Tad - CARTOONS Mag
azinc, .'l'. &