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New Britain herald., 1915-07-08
AND IFS INJURED
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negro, killed by fal-.

woman and two uni-s
 drowned by overturn-S t on Ohio river.
 ck hands and rousta-
 by capizing of towboat
 score of other persons many seriously.
 MfIes an Hour.
 height of the storm the enty miles an hour, ac-
 local weather bureau. aore houses were blown uildings were unroofed, he'd in, lives of thou estrians imperiI1ed by
 and several church wrecked
 Ind telephone service
 for several hours; rail- rurban traffic seriously ashouts and debris on od Thirty Minutes.
 srn1ffnIed Tar ahn,1t
 during which rain bIlnding sheets. The
 entirely ceased when tr1ent, police patrols ces were called out by III parts of the city. hat the greatest havoc at Sixth and Mound E five buildings in one Len demolished. River bred severely. The tow which left Cincinnati pr points shortly before |Ike, struck a pier of the lway bridge and sank. of twenty-four men, believed to have been TX was still proceeding |l1 Plant Prostrated.
 of the Western Union |npany on the fifteenth 8alls building was pros- lows were blown in, ad- lain in such volume as bfhce, rendering useless md other equipment. A Enic ensued among the
 none was injured.
 gf1t cars on the Penn bad were overturned at
 Two of the cars con- fe running horses. The eded and many of them
 injured that they had
 Persons Dead.
 July 8. Reports today I'm swept area of east land western Illinois left |e at seven. Three per Rre reported missing at Mo-, the largest town in Mednesday's tornado, ter to be safe.
 e done at St. Charles <
New Britain herald., 1915-07-08
MARCH
 BROUGHT TO HALT
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infantry engagements. These excep- tions were between Fey-en- Have and the Forest of LePretre. where two at tacks on the part of the enemy were checked by us"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-08

gale, and near Vincennes the farm home of Tom Riley was blown down, and Riley's daughter killed. Silas. Mellon, night engineer. was caught be- heath the falling walls of the brewery and fatally innred
 Lighting Kills Prisoner.
 At Greencastle a prisoner in the. state penal farm was killed by lignt~ ming while walking in field
 At Martinsyille, Floyd Oakes an electrician, was killed while repairing a broken wire The storm knocked out the lighting system and left the city in darkness.
 Buried in Ruins of Barn.
 Bickne1l reported that houses were unroofed and trees were uprootea there. Several persons suffered minor injuries Roy Chambers is said to have been buried beneath the ruins of his barn. Terre Haute and Muncie reported mo loss of life but much property dam age. The village of Toad Hop, near Terre Haute, was under five feet If water but all the resident were re- moved.
 1000 Foot Land Slide.
 The Monon railroad reported a 1000 foot landslide over it's tracks near Logan and 400 foot washout near Ellettsville Between Brazil and Terre Haute interurban line sufferen from Washouts, and near Brazil Big, Four and Vandalia railroads suffered delays from the same trouble
 Rural sections detail damages to the corn crops and to wheat in the shock.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
A Letter.

On the oath Of December, 1864,
Gen. w. T. Sherman, of the United
States army, at his headquarters in
Savannah, wrote the following let
ter:
II will bear in mind your hint as
to Charleston, and do not think salt
will be necessary. When I move,
the Fifteenth Corps will be on the
right of the right wing, and their
position will naturally bring them
into Charleston first; and, if you.
have watched the history of that
corps, you will have remarked that
they generally do their work pretty
we'll. The truth is, the whole army
is burning with an Unsuitable desire
to Wreak vengeance upon South
Carolina. [ IS feel that she
deserves all that seems in store for
her. IS We must make old
and young, rich and poor, feel the
hard hand Of war as we'll as their
organized armies
This letter was to Gen. Helleck,
at Washington City, in reply to one
from him suggesting that Gen. Sher-
man destroy Charleston if he cap
tured that city and cover it's site
with salt.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
A General Order.

On the 9th of June, 1868, Robert
E. Lee, commander-in-chi of the
army Of the Confederate States then
invading Pennsylvania, issued from
his headquarters in the town of
Chambersburg, in that State, the fol-
lowing general order:
"The commanding general has OBJ
served with marked satisfaction the
conduct Of the troops on the march,
and confidently anticipates results
commensurate with the high spirit
they have manifested. No troops
could have displayed greater forth
tude or better performed the ardu-
GUS marches of the past ten days.
Their conduct in other respects has,
with few exceptions, been in keeping
with their character as soldiers, and
entities them to appreciation and
praise. There have, however, been
instances of forgetfulness on the part
of some that they have in keeping
the yet unsullied reputation of the
army, and that the duties exacted of
us by civilization and Christianity
are not less obligatory in the coun-
try of our enemy than in our own.
The commanding general considers
that no greater. disgrace could be-
fall the army, and through it our
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
THE: JEFFERSONEAN

whole people, than the preparation
of the barbarOus Outrages upon the
innocent and defenseless, and the
wantOn destruction of private prop
erty that have marked the course of
the enemy in our own country. Such
Proceedings not only Olsgrace the
perpetrators and all connected with
them, but are subversive Of the dis
cipline and efficiency of the army,
and destructive of the ends of our
present movements. It must be re-
membered that we make war only
on armed men, and that we cannot
take vengeance for the wrongs cur
people have suffered without lower
ing ourselves in the eyes of all whose
adherence has been excited by the
atrocities Of our enemy, and offend
ing against Him to whom vengeance
belOngeth.
"The commanding general there
fore earnestly exhorts the troops to
abstain, with most scrupulOus care,
from unnecessary or WantOn injury
to private property, and he enjoins
upon all officers to arrest and bring
to summary punishment all who shall
in any way offend against the orders
on this subject"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

of using his best efforts to induce
his neighbor to join the Union at
once, in order that we may secure,
first, a safe, sound rural credit sys-
tenn to enable us to redeem our
selves from the present mortgage
and time-price system under which
we have been growing our crops
since the Civil War. And for the
purpose Of improving our farms per-
manentIy, so as to produce a greater
amount per acre at a less cost of
production, and to establish markets
for these by-products that will be
satisfactory to the consumer as we'll
as to teh producer.
With a complete organization the
farmers Of Georgia may save the
South fromO impending bankruptcy,
but unless the farmers organize at
once we have not yet seen such a
calamity as awaits our people, For
should the farmers of any section go
down, they drag with them every
other enterprise.
Respectfully,
j. J. BROWN. Pres.
Douglas, Ca, Feb. Is, 1915.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
Three Soldiers: William IT..
William TecumSeh Sher-
man, Robert E. Lee.
speech From the Kaiser, Letter
From Sherman, an Order
From Lee.
BY Il. X. Oglesby.

N the New York Times of No
vember % last, there was a
letter from Charles Francis
9. Adams, with the following
statement about and QUOTA
ton from the German Emperor, Will
helm II:
When the first contingent of the
German army was sent out on the
China expedition in 1900 the En-
peror personally addressed them in
these words
When you meet the foe you will
defeat them. No quarter will be
given. No prisoners will be taken.
Let all who fall into your hands be
at your mercy. Just as the Huns
thousand years ago, under the
leadership Of Attila, gained a reputa-
ton in virtue of which they still live
in historical tradition, so may the
name Of Germany become known in
such manner in China that no
Chinnaman will ever again dare to
look askance at a German.
So spoke the Kaiser in 1900. SAYS
Mr.. Adams. The speech was made,
it seems, at Bremen, and was re-
ported by Bremen paper, and that
report was quoted in the London
Times of July 80, 1900.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
TO THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
OF THE FARMERS UNION OF
THE STATE OF GEORGIA,

The State Farmers Union in con-
vention at Dublin, January 1928,
passed resolutions recommending to
it's members and the farmers Of the
State generally, the reduction of the
cotton acreage 33 1-3 per cent, and
the planting of this one-third Of the
former cottonO acreage in products
to be consumed on the farm, thereby
making each farm self-supporting.
We would recommend diversified
crops in that proportion, as market
ing facilities can be secured for the
handling Of these diversified crops,
at a profit to the grower.
The farmers are being given more
cheap advice relatively to diversified
farming, than ever before. Every
2x4 politician and every city farmer,
who farms the farmer, is incubating
and Matching a new plan to save
the "dear farmers" The Farmers
Union has always advocated; and has
done more to bring about diversified
Farming and the elimination of the
all-cotton idea than any other one
agency, yet it would be ill-adyised
ITO tell the farmers to produce more
perishable commodities than could
be quickly and successfully marketed.
Cotton has been the base Of credit
in the South for almost half a cen
fury. The banker basis his credit
on the cotton crop; so does the
merchant; SO does every one else.
In fact, cotton has been king in the
South and any sudden dethronement
Of this king before due preparations
could possibly be made to take care
of new and completely different
marketing problem could only result
in waste and heavy loss. We shall
need, in order to meet conditions,
elasticity in our cotton production,
but we do not need to pitch our
cotton crop completely out for things
as yet new and untried by the bulk
of our people, not only farmers, but
everyone else.
OF course, the food and feed stuffs
can be raised-but that does not
touch the question Of how they are
to be disposed of advantageously to
producer and consumer; and, with
out this solution, surplusage would
rot on the ground to the loss Of the
farmer and to every avenue Of bust
ness.
We urge upon every member Of
the Farmers Union the Importance
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
SOME PLAIN QUESTIONS TO PO-
L!TICAL CANDIDATES.

The Hon. T. L. Pickern and Joseph
P. Mizell, Candidates for Repre-
sentative Of Charlton County, Ga.
VIII you please give US a platform
in reply to the following questions:
1. Are you in favor of coIonizing
Belgians in this County?
2. Are you in favor Of the State
publishing it's own school books?
3. Are you in favor of abolishing
the present fee system and putting
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

Huge battleships they build, and
huge guns they mount ON these float
ing ramparts, until file Of Dread
naughts line the coast-for what?
To be ready for perils that may
never come. But 1 give them pitt
full little purse; and, in return, they
issue to me the lawful right to un.
mask my batteries on cEery square;
and my guns play upon humanity,
every day and every night, of every
year."
From 1.-THE Song of the Bar.
Room" in Watson's Prose Miscella.
MES, second edition. Price $500.
THE JEFFS, Thomson. Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25
PAGE ELEVEN

some Of our county officers on
salary?
i. Are you in favor Of the present
tax equalization law?
5. Are you in favor Of a bill in
troduced in the last Senate proyi3-
ing for the adjustment Of land titles
in this State?
6. Do you favor free speech and
free press?
T. Would you introduce or sup
port bill for the inspection Of pri-
vately conducted schools, hospitals,
houses Of detention, converts, and
any and all sectarian institutions?
8. Would you support compuI-
sorry school law bill on not?
Signed, H. M. Crews, r. M Mills,
R. c. Crews, Hamp Crews, D. n.
Herr, L. NJ Floyd, w. L. McDufie,
T. H. Thrift, r. L. Thrift, j. ?.
Franks, L. S. Waughtel, r. L. Floyd,
j. B, Carter, L. S. Conner, A. w.
Petty, E. N. Crews, J. 4. Crews, 2.
G. Brooks, and others.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-25

HOW DO YOU LIKE CONVENTION
BAPTIST EPISCOPACY, BOSS
ISM AND GLACETWTSTED-
NESS GENERALLY?
The Baptist C0mnoner, published
weekly at Texarkaaa, AJAX Texas,
don't like it q little bit. ID stands
4 square for the truth, for the
churches, and for the cid paths. Send
for samples. Good commissions to
agents. $f.00 the year.
BEN AE. BOGARD,
M r. 1TATRENY,
(Advt.) Editors and Publishers,
Watch the label on your paper,
Don't let your subscription expire
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
Wheat Outlook Not Clear.

Portland grain dealers see no reasor
to change their attitude toward the
wheat market, and consequently bust.
ness is inactive all along the line, with
prices more or less stationary. Where
there was a change in quotations il
was in the nature Of a reduction.
No one is able yet to figure out what
will be the effect of the Canadian en-
barge, but the feeling prevails that If
it influences the American market in
any way it will be adversely. The net
result of the operations at Chicago was
a decline of 4 cent, and it would occa-
sion no surprise if the Eastern mar
kets would continue to sag for several
days, or at least until the situation
clears. The influence Of the Canadian
governments action, it is expected,
will soon be felt in the freight market
on the Atlantic side, and that should
furnish cue as to the probable course
Of wheat values. In the meantime,
the trade here seem disposed to stand
by and await developments.
No trading is reported at country
points. At the exchange in Portland
there was sale of 5000 bushels Of De-
cember club at 90 cents, the same
price that was bid the previous day.
Offers for January club were lowered
cent. December bluestem bids were
also down l cent, and fife offers were
Il to 2 cents lower than last week.
Other varieties and deliveries of
wheat were unchanged in price. There
was nothing doing in the coarse grains,
the former prices were posted.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
EXPLANATION for Recall Of Attaches
Refused Germany by Lansing

Washington, d. C. - The state de-
partment's formal refusal to give its
reasons for asking recall Of Boy-Ed
and Won Papen, German embassy at
taches, was forwarded Tuesday night
to Berlin and given to Ambassador Won
Bernstorff. The embassy interpreted
this action as Every unfriendly." The
embassy explained, too, that the Ber-
lin foreign Office had asked that Amer
ica's reasons be given secretly, if the
state department did not care to make
them public. y
Secretary Lansing, however, the en-
bassy said, refused any information.
State department authorities did not
minimize the effect the refusal reply
would have on Berlin, but they pointed
out that Lansing is merely abiding by
q strict custom.
The refusal has the effect of calling
for a showdown from Berlin.
Germany probably will ask that
Bernstorff now confer further with
Lansing on the subject.
With these developments giving a
new tinge Of seriousness to German
American relations, it was admitted
torpedoing Of the liner Lusitania will
be hopelessly muddled If Germany
makes good any diplomatic bluff she
may be attempting in the Boy-Ed-
von-Papen case. For, either breaking
off diplomatic relations or a complete
acquiescence in Americas demands
are Germany's only alternatives, un-
less the state department permits a
long series of conferences which would
keep Boy-Ed and Won Papen here in
definitely pending outcome of the ses-
Sims.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
Fair Seen by 1S,S71,957;;
Closing Day Brings ASSESS

San Francisco go great was the at
tendance at the Panama Pacific expo
sition December 4-closing day-that
it took the department of admissions
until late at night to figure out that
458, ,558 persons passed through the
gates and took part in the farewell
celebration.
This was the largest attendance Of
any of the 288 days the exposition was
open, and brought the total attendance
to 1881, 957.
The republic Of Panama participated
in the exposition to the extent of
erecting handsome building, but be-
cause no funds were appropriated by
the republic to keep the building open
to visitors, it was learned, it remained
closed throughout the exposition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS


Portland Wheat - Bluestem, 95c;
fortyfold, 94c; club, Gle; red Fife,
S8c; red Russian, 89c.
Millfeed - Spot prices: Bran, $23
per ton; shorts, s24; rolled barley,
$30@3l.
Corn-White, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, Sl6
@l6; valley timothy, $l2@l8; alfal-
ia, $lS.60@l4.b0; cheat, $9@l0; oats
and vetch, $l1@l2.
Vegetables - Artichokes, Toe q 81
dozen; tomatoes, California, l@l.60;
cabbage, 90c hundred; garlic, lbc
pound; sprouts, &c; horseradish, 8tc;
cauli1ower, 1oc(gSl.2b; celery, ooW
66c dozen; beans, l0@i2tc; lettuce,
$2@2.76 crate; peas, l0@llc.
Green frult-Apples, 76cg2.2b box;
pears, $l@l.b0; grapes, $l.35@l. 90
crate; casabas, 23c pound; cranber-
ries, S9@ll barrel.
Potatoes Oregon, buying price, 81
+. Q. b. shipping point.
Eggs-0regon ranch, buying prices:
No. j, 42c; No. 2, soc; No. 8, zoe per
dozen. Jobbing prices: No. /. 400
"A; Oregon, storage, 26@28c.
Poultry = Hens, 12@l3c; springs,
12c; turkeys, tic; turkeys dressed, 20
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
Permission Given Reichstag to
Consider Ending of War.
REPORT, If TRUE, MOST MOMNTOT
Letter to Wilson Said to Be Under
Contemplation War Of Exter-
mination Is alternative.

rr
Aoiuoli-ino nonieh'ouS ueoision
reached by the German government to
permit the discussion of peace in the
reichstap ia regarded here as the clear.
.:-,:s..:. r.. c.-. J. .-...-
eo' inu'''''o" '.'o' ' ay 20 piep
ed to lay down her arms II acceptable
conditions can be obtained.
The Governments decision follow.
.,...,.-,-.. ~. ~.
ins 'ne au.noiiA"tioh given " 'ne "e'
man press Tor Tree discussion q
peace possibilities and the discussion
OF an almost~unanlmous desire to END
the war, along with the governmental
sanction OF the Socialists plan to
bring about peace debate in the relchs'
tag, lends to Monday 8 session Pm ffa' "
body an Importance whichFit Is impos-
siDle to overestlmate.
The entire world is awaiting eagerly
the speech Of the imperial chancellor.
Meanwhile the widest rumors are cur
rent.
The latest Of these, coming from The
Hague and obviously from German
source, is to the effect that the kaiser
intends to proclaim peace on MS arriv.
al at Constantinople. 1t is asserted
on the highest authority" according
to the rumor-but the name OF tnii
.highest authorlty ID not given
that the kaiser Will send 9 letter U
rresident wilson urging MN 70 accep
tne role Of meola.or. me ietser .n'
rumor goes On, wiz ueciare .nas uer
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
CONGRESS STARTS WITH SPEAKER
CLARK AGAIN CHOSEN CHAIRMAN

Washington, D. c. Congress assem-
bled and organized Monday for the ses-
sion, which is expected to be the
greatest within the memory of the
present generation.
Four hours work in the house saw
Speaker Clark returned to the chair !;
Representative Mann returned to the
leadership of the Republican minority
the introduction of 1000 bills and reso-
lutions, many of them proposing meas
ures Of National defense and many
more in opposition; the temperance
of constitutional amendments to en-
franchise women and a miniture rules
fight that flickered out with the adop-
tion Of last years rules with a few
changes.
In the senate practically the same
was done, except the election of Sem
ator Clarke, of Arkansas, as president
pro tempore. Vice President Marshall
was absent because Of the illness Of
his wife. 49,
Both houses then, after sending a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
African Contingent Recruited.

Capetown - Gen. Jan Christian
Smuts, minister Of defense in the
Union of South Africa, announces that
the force asked for the East African
expedition has been recruited and that
the imperial government had been in
formed that the Union was increasing
its forces. Explaining the decision of
South Africa to send an expedition to
East Africa, Gen. Smuts said this ac-
tion was taken because of danger aris-
ing from arming natives by the Ger
mans and the preaching Of a holy war
against Christians.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Stock Show Rated as One
of Best Seen in Northwest

Portland = Judges, visitors and ex-
hibitors unite in assertion that the
stock that is now, on exhibition at the
yards at Kenton is the best that has
ever been gathered in the Northwest.
There are prize pens and individual an
imals that must compel attention;
prize herds, and cattle, sheep and
swine by the carload lots.
One of the individual animals that
has created unusual attention is a
registered Duroc Jersey barrow, named
Woodrow Wilson. 1t is but 15a months
of age and already has attained a
weight of 700 pounds.
The students judging contest was
concluded with the result that Wash
ington State college won with a score
of 2122 points. Oregon Agricultural
college was second, Idaho third and
California fourth. The judging was
made and the men given 80 points for
perfect judgment and 20 for perfect
reason.
Judging at the Fifth Annual Pacific
International Livestock exhibition was
concluded in Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayr
shires and Guernseys, in the cattle ex-
hibits. Cotswolds and Lincolns were
the only two classes of sheep that were
judged in which there was competition
and two breeds Of swine, Berkshires
and Poland Chinas, received their
awards. A few classes Of the Short
horns remain to be Judged.
The biggest thing on the program
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
Growing Contest Ends.

Chehalis, Wash. THE Chehalis Ma
tional bank has just closed an interest
ing farm products contest. The judg-
ing was done by Professors E. G. ,Sha-
fer and J. N. Price, of the State col
lege. They were unstinted in their
praise of the quality Of the various
products on display. An especially fine
corn exhibit was made. Owing to the
fact that the Southwest Washington
Fair was held the last week in August,
before much Of the late vegetable croI
had developed completely, some ex'
ceptionally fine specimens Of various
kinds were shown.