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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-27
GREAT STORMS ARE
INVADING COUNTRY

New York. Sept. 3S.-The roaring
and frosty northwester that hit town
tonight was due to the rapid passage
CT q cyclone from the lower lake
region TO the New England coast The
b.kst achieved q force Of seventy-two
miles at 1910 and kept it up for five
minutes. Then II moderated 4 bit,
blowing thereafter for the rest uf the
night fluctuatingly between sixty and
seventy miles. Swinging signs and In
secure sign boards were wrenched
from fastenings and many plate glass
windows broken. Fences were blown
down, and trees In the parks uprooted.
There was 4 phenomenal fall OF
twelve degrees In the temperature In
less than two hours and at 10 O'Clock
the mercury sttod at IS. 1t fell few
degrees more before midnight.
Another storm, real West India
sw1rler. 10 on the way to this country.
1t was scented this morning by the
weathers sharps In the Caribbean.
tearing toward tho Yucatan Channel
on its way to the Gulf OF Mexico.
Whether 1t vii swoop into this con-
tfncnt through Texas, hs tho last
tropical hurricane did. or smash across
Florida and dance up the Atlantic
coast will be q matter for specuia-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-27
shin Caught in HurrIcnne,

Kingston, Jamaica, Sept 26.-The
weather here Is still unsettled and tor-
rental rains still continue over the
island. The gales Of Saturday did little
damage to cultivation, but the roads
we're badly cut up and the rivers
flooded.
The United Fruit steamer Almiranfs
arrived ~ noon today, q day overdue
from Colon. She wae caught In tho
hlrricane. Her deck fittings were
damaged and the bAggage Of the deck
passengers wan lost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-27

tccntinu~d on Second f>.se.,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
THAW ACQUITTED;
BACK TO T0hBS
Freed of Conspiracy Charge, But
Still Far From Liberty.

New York, March 15.-Harry K.
Thaw, acquitted Saturday with his
four codefendants of conspiracy in
escaping from the hospital for the
criminal insane at Mateawan, occu-
pied again last night cell in the
Tombs prison. 1t was the cell in
which he was locked following the
night he killed Stanford White near
ly nine years ago and to a warden
who suggested the possibility of
early freedom Thaw expressed his
doubts.
'I am going to make fight for
all that" he said.
1t is the wish of the state to re-
turn Thaw to the asylum in the role
of an escaped inmate. 1t is the con-
tention of Thaw's lawyers that he is
unjustly deprived of his liberty and,
being, they say, perfectly sane, can
not rightfully be incarcerated in an
asylum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Merely Published the News.

Jewell Record: The author, who
ever he may happen to be, of the
letter from Ellsworth that appeared
in Friday evenings Webster City
Freeman Tribune, evidently labors
under the delusion that the pub
Usher of the Record attempted to
"butt in on the appointment Of a
postmaster in Ellsworth. Our I'm
known friend happens to have his
wires badly crossed. Bert Foval in
formed the Record that he was a
candidate for the appointment as
Nasty in that fair city, and also in
formed the Record what the situa-
ton was over there as he understood
it, on which he and his friends bas-
ed their hopes for the success of his
candidacy. The Record printed the
story as news just as Bert gave it to
us. 1t was a good news story just as
any candidacy for any public office
is a good news story. In fact, 1T
was sufficiently good news story
that the Webster City newspapers
considered it worth re-printing.
The Ellsworth postmastership is no
more the Records concern than is
the kingship of the Fiji Islands,
wherever they happen to be. And
the Record was no more attempting
to "butt i'm on the appointment OF
an Ellsworth postmaster when it
printed the story Of Bert's candid
acy than it would be attempting to
dictate whom a man should take for
a wife when it prints a news story
If his wedding.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
LINCOLN BEACHEY
DROPS TO DEATH
AT frisco FAIR
Daring American Aviator Falls
5000 Feet Into Waters
of Bay.
MACHINES WINGS COLLAPSE
Great Exposition Crowd Sees Aero
plane Turn Over and Over
in Fatal Fall.
MACHINES WINGS COLLAPSE

San Francisco, Cal, March To-
Beachey, one Of the most daring of
American aviatOrs, was ended yes
terday when he fell to his death at
the Panama-Pacifc exposition in
sight of thousands of spectators.
Beachey was completing his sec
ond flight of the day when the acct
dent occurred. Having previously
electrified the crowd with series of
aerial somersaults the airman
sought to add an additional thrill
by making one of the sensational
perpendicular drops which usually
featured his flights.
The fatal fall was attributed to
the fact that Beachey intrusted his
life yesterday for the first time to
new monoplane. An exceptionally
large crowd had been attracted to
the fair grounds to see whether he
would attempt the same breath-tak-
ing stunts in the new machine that
he had performed in his trim little
biplane.
On the first flight all went we'll
and the aviator's familiar tricks
were INDUCED in with the exception
of the perpendicular drop. This
Beachey had saved for the climax. 1t
proved too much of strain for the
frame of the monoplane.
The machine was at an altitude
of about 5000 feet when Beachey
shut off his power. For a thousand
feet it dropped head-on for the earth
and then the aviator grasped his
control levers to adjust the planes
for the graceful descent which had
characterized his previous flights.
At that point the wings crumpled
like a collapsed umbrella, and the
aeroplane, turning over and over in
its fall, plunged into San Francisco
bay, narrowly missing a vessel lying
at the government transport docks.
Thousands of spectators rushed to
the nearby water front, but with the
exception of few splintered frag-
ments of the aeroplane floating on
the surface of the bay, no sign of the
wrecked machine could be seen.
Launches put out Immediately,
equipped with graphing hooks and
a boats crew from the battleship
Oregon, which was anchored in the
stream a short distance away, Joined
in a attempt to recover the body of
the aviator, who was strapped to his
machine under forty feet of water.
The body was recovered shortly
after 5 o'clock, about two hours af-
ter the accident.
Divers from the Oregon, searching
the shallow inshore waters of the
bay, found the crushed form of the
airman entangled in the twisted rods
and torn canvas of the machine.
With axes the divers freed the body
from the wreckage and brought it
to the surface.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
consul MAH|N Will
return TO EUROPE
Iowan Who Retired for Benefit of
Watchful Democrat is
Reinstated.

Muscatine, Ia, March 15.-Anoth-
err 1owan is to become a figure in
the stupenduous war drama being
staged in belligerent Europe. He is
Frank w. Mahin, formerly of Mus
catine and Clinton, and later Amer
lean consul general at Amsterdam,
who after having been removed from
that post to make a place for ode
serving democrats" is going back.
His return to Amsterdam marks
the success of his struggle which be-
gan at the moment he was removed
from the important post under tech
nical charges.
In neutral Holland, set in the
midst of warning Europe, the Amer
lean consulate there is of prime i'm
portance and historic service may be
demanded of the Iowan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Peculiar Ice Formation.

A peculiar ice formation exists
upon the bottom lands of the river
in the extreme northwest part of the
city in the vicinity of the outing
club grounds. While the ice was 60
ing out about three weeks ago, the
water pushed the ice out OF the river
banks and over onto the river low
lands and the water receded rapidly,
leaving the huge cakes of ice ten feet
above ground half fastened in the
and trees Of the bottom
land. The ice is several inches
thick and forms a roof over the land
for several acres, and literally acres
of ice are wedged together with no
water underneath. The scene IS
worth a walk to see.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
British and French Vessels Stand
Guard Outside Virginia
Capes.
CAPTAIN HEARD BIG BATTLE
German Commander Tells of Follow
ing Sea Fight Off Chile by
Wireless.

Newport News, Va, March ID
French as we'll as British warships
are cruising outside the Virginia
capes waiting to pounce upon the
German commerce destroyer Prinz
Eitel Friedrich if she should attempt
to make for the high seas again.
There are said to be four of them,
two British and two French, and
they have come to stay until the
Eitel Friedrich reappears or interns
for the war at this port.
How the Eitel, rolling among
great seas, listened with its wireless
to every move in battle off the Chill
can coast Nov. l, which took Rear
Sir Christopher Craddock
and his three cruisers to the bottom,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

was told quietly here yesterday by
Commander Thierichens of the Eitel.
II didn't see the battle, but
heard it," the commander said.
Il was with our operator and I
heard the Scharnhorst giving orders
when the British fleet was sighted.
l heard the flagship call, Clear for
action Then I listened to every
command until the battle was ended
and l knew that the Monmouth was
Sinking.
THAT was the nearest we came to
real acting
The Eitel, he said, was not with
in wireless range Dec. s, when Vice
Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee de-
stroyed five German cruisers off the
South Atlantic coast and Their
chens did not know about it until
long afterward.
OF the fighting in the Dardanelles
he knew nothing until his arrival
here. Hindenburg's campaign
around the Mazurian lakes in East
Prussia and other contemporaneous
events also were news to him.
Today someone showed him a fac
smile of the iron rings German
women wear to show that their gold
has been given to the fatherland
"Ah," he said. THAT makes one
proud
The commander has not notified
port authorities, although he has
been twice asked, how long he wants
for repairs to his cruisers. The ma
val board of survey will begin today
an Investigation to determine how
much time he needs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
BILLY SUNDAY DRAWS
PAY; 8 DRAY LOADS
Motor Truck With Armed Guards
and Policemen Transport
it to Bank.

Philadelphia, Pa, March ia
motor truck drew up to Billy Sun
days tabernacle last night and three
big policemen, three armed guards
and two assistants piled sack after
sack of jingling coins and crisp bills
and checks into it for transportation
to the vaults Of the Land Title and
Trust company.
Billy Sunday had drawn his pay.
Three times yesterday while Sunday
was preaching there was that same
scene. Thousands of dollars in
checks, in government notes, in gold
and in silver was being carried
through the city's streets.
Those envelopes held checks
checks for all sorts of amounts.
There may have been checks in four
figures-nobody but the writers of
such checks and the officials of the
Land Title and Trust company, as
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
REPEATS DEMANDS
TO GENERAL VILLA
Bryan Insists That Americans Slay-
ers Be Punished-Northern Chief
Expected to Settle Matter.

Washington, D. c., March ID
Demands by the United States gov.
eminent upon General Salazar, the
Zapata commander in Mexico City
for the punishment of soldiers who
murdered John B. McManus, an
American citizen and the payment
of adequate compensation to Nc
Manus' family, were repeated yes
terday to General Villa.
LAS Villa and Zapata," said Secre-
tary Bryan, have been cooperating,
| thought it was a good idea to make
representations to villa as we'll so
the offenders would be punished"
The secretary telegraphed to
George c. Carothers, American con-
sular agent accompanying Villa, the
substance of the message which had
been sent to Mexico City,
with instructions to lay the matter
before General Villa and urge
prompt attention. AS finances of the
Villa-Zapata government have been
practically in control of General Viii
la himself, the question of an indem-
nifty to the family of McManus, it is
believed will be settled by the north
ern chief. General Salazar has al
ready promised to punish those gull
ty of killing McManus.
Mexico City was reported quiet
late yesterday with no change in
the situation there.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
SAY GERMANS
LOST NEARLY
10000 men
British Officially Report 1870 Cap
tured in Vicinity Of Neuve
: Chapelle.
SUBMARINE HAS FIVE VICTIMS.
German U-29 Sinks One French and
Four British Ships in Three
Days.
SUBMARINE HAS FIVE VICTIMS.

London, March 15.-The war Of
flee last night made the following
announcement: ..
"A heavy counter attack delivered
by the enemy in the vicinity OF
Neuve Chapelle Saturday afternoon
and several minor counter attacks
earlier in the day all were repulsed
Judging by observations on var
ious positions of the field of battle
and by statements of prisoners, of
whom there now are 1920, the enc
my's losses must have been very
heavy and can not have fallen far
short of 10000 men within three
days.
"a train at the Don station was
blown up by our aircraft Sunday
morning"
The submarine U-29, one of the
largest and fastest of German under
water craft, had a successful three
days off the Scilly Islands and in the
English channel, where on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday she sue
ceeded in sinking four British steam
ers and one French steamer and in
damaging three others.
The German commander gave the
crews of most of the steamers time
to leave their vessels and in some
cases towed the ships lifeboats with
the crew to passing steamers by
which they were brought to port.
The U-29 was chased by patrol
boats, but proved too elusive for
them, while steamers which tried to
ram or escape her found that the
submarine was much faster than a
similar craft which had previously
been sent on a mission to destroy
Great Britain's oversee trade.
With a German submarine in the
waters around Sicily islands, which
the big liners pass on their way
across the Atlantic, there is much
lneasiness in shipping circles, and
Turing the course of the day re-
port, which also reached the Ameri-
an liner New York by wireless, was
circulated to the effect that one of
hem had been torpedoed.
This report, it is believed, arose
rom the sinking of the Andalusian.
The British feel that they more
han evened matters up for the loss
# these steamers by the victory at
Ieuve Chapelle, and the defeat Sat-
lrday of Germans in their efforts to
ecover the ground gained by the
British regulars and Indians on the
receding days.
British airmen also have been ac-
i've again and have destroyed a
rain at Don, short distance from
lille.
News from the eastern war zone
ontinues to be scant.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
yet know to a certainty.

yet KNOW 20 certainty.
Sundays sermon in the afternoon
to men only, "The Moral Leper,
brought 4O5 converts down the
aisles. Two hundred and ninety
three came at night when he preach
ed Devils Boomerangs; or Hot
Cakes off the Griddle," his well
known baseball sermon, also to men
only. His sermon, "Promises,' in
the morning, Melted 404 penitents,
both men and women.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Seriously III.

Mrs. H. H. Himebaugh is serious
ly i'll with congestion of the brain at
her home on Seneca street. She is
being cared for by her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Yaus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

A. F. Schrader, the real estate
man, has bought a fine new six CYL
inder, seven passenger Hudson tour
ing car
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

Mrs. G. r. Chamberlin will be hos
tess at a one o'clock luncheon to the
Wednesday club this week. Mrs. F..
E. Whitley will be leader of the les
son which will follow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

c. F. Gardner, the hardware man,
has purchased a new six cylinder,
seven passenger Chandler touring
car of Hanson & Tyler. d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

. Mrs. Joseph Oppenheimer will be
hostess to the Royal Auction Bridge
club on Wednesday at $3.50 O'Clock.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
THE CLUB CALENDAR.

:: = * :: !: = i: .: !: X = x i: J: = i. y
s. THE CLUB CALENDAR. -
The E. o. w. club will meet with
Mrs. S. S. Garrick, Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Ray w. Miller will be hos
tess to the Swastika society Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Mason Isham will be hostess
to the Linger Longer club on We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. J. H. Shipp will entertain
the Recreation club at one o'clock
luncheon on Friday.
The Thursday Card club will meet
with Mrs. Luella Fassett Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Thursday Needle Work club
will meet with Mrs. w. w. Critten-
den on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Sam Sheldon will be hostess
to the One O'clock Auction Bridge
club on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Oppenheimer will be
hostess to the Royal Auction Bridge
club on Wednesday at $3.50 O'Clock.
Mrs. G. T. Chamberlin will be hos
tess at a one o'clock luncheon to the
Wednesday club this week. Mrs. F.
r. Whitley will he leader of the les
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

Mrs. Sam Sheldon will be hostes!
to the One O'clock Auction Bridge
club on Thursday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

Mrs. Ray w. Miller will be hos
tess to the Swastika society Thurs.
day evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

The E. O. w. club will meet with
Mrs. S. S. Garrick, Wednesday after
noon.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-17
SECCION MER ROANTIL
GAMARA INSULAR DE @0MERoI0
MARIPOSEO COMERCIAL

durante el mes de Diciembre, merecen
mencionarse los AUTOMOBILES comercia-
les por valor de $685. 900, generos de
punto por $20OO,OOO, ropa de vestir de
lana por 81 333, 900, otros efectos de la
na, incluyendo mantas, por $2.750O00,
zapatos botas de gonna por 1864 900,
cuero de suela por $3650,000, otro cue
70 por $3.OOO,OOO
Los caballos extra1dos durante Di-
ciembre estaban valuados en- $3.659, ,18O,
Y del mes equivalente del ano ante
rior solo hab1a sido de $68,710, mien-
tras que los caballos sEportados en- el
l1ltimo mes de Noviembre estaban va
luados en- $1O97 800, habiendo Fran
cia tornado casi todos esos animales, 8
sea sobre 1923. La exportaci0n
mensual de automobiles hab1a sido re-
lativamente pequena; pero en- ell mes
de Diciembre ell valor importo $780,
9O1, comparable con $77,749 en- Diciem-
bre de 1913, y $2199,931 de Noviem-
bre pr6ximo pasado Francia, tambien
tom6 casi todos esos automobiles, al
igual que guarniciones y sillas de mon
tar valuadas en- $1.279,5O5. Los explo-
sivos embarcados para Europa val1an
1861 ,929; los embarcados en- Noviem-
bre estaban valuados en- $35, 1906.
Entire los cereales, el ma1z extra1do
en- ell mes de Diciembre citado act1sa un
aumento considerable, habiendo impor-
tado $1.378, ,458, mientras que en- ell ano
1913 la exportacion fue solamente de
$13,639. Holanda tom6 la mayor par
te de ese grano. El trigo sarraceno,
que no suele ser objeto de ninguna de-
manda, Europa tom6 en- Diciembre por
valor de $1137O3. Tambien lie ha toca-
do su turno la cebada, y en- ell mes
citado Sc extrajo por valor de $212,-
1923; la exportada en- ell mes correspon-
diente del ano 1913 val1a solamente
$4OO.
Ell algodon exportado durante ell mes
citado fue de 55,929 pacas valuadas en-
$2.338,56l contra 36,411 pacas en- Di
ciembre del ano anterior valuadas en-
$2.179,516. la mayor parte de ese al
god6n fu6 consignado Alemania. :"
Y manana, sera otro d1a...
MERCURIO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-17
.AZUCAR DE LUIsIANA.

Por los calculos comparativos he
chos, al finalizar la zafra azucarera en-
Ell Estado de louisiana, Sc ha llegado
a la affirmative conclusion que EXPIRE
san los siguientes n1meros:
Al dejar terminadas las faenas azu-
careras en- ell pasado ano 1913, la pro
ducci6n total, fue calculada en- 4.2OO,-
900 toneladas; la comenzada en- 1914,
es casi SECURE, que alcanzara a tan
considerable n1mero de toneladas.
En- cambio, tiene la zafra actual el
atenuante, de producer cada tonelada
de cana alrededor de 20 galones de ja-
rabe obtenidos del guarapo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-17
EXPORTACIO6 AMERICANA.

Tenemos q la vista documentados in
formes de la gran exportaci6n de la
America Continental a las naciones
europeas actualmente en- guerra, y es
verdaderamente asombroso, 10 que a
las beligerantes naciones sc destina, de
los Estados Unidos.
No cabe dudar que, la persistente
petici6n de art1culos de primera nece-
sidad por las referidas naciones sc de-
be, la notable alza que todos >venlmos
sufriendo desde hace algunos meses q
esta parte; y como justification de
clio, vayan unos botones de muestra:
Seg1n los estad1sticos datos, publ
cados por la Aduana de New York, la
exportacion de trigo, durante uno de
los meses 1ltimos, assemble la consi-
derable suma de $8.68O,825; que com
parada con la de igual mes del ano
anterior, que fu6 de 1888, ,306, resulta
la muy respectable suma de $7.127, ,519
q favor del mes dltimo del pasado ano
La nota mas saliente que determine
este gran trafco de trigo Is, que 10 ex-
portado para Italia solamente, ascien-
de la notable suma de $4707 ,249
contra $119,965 a $125,0O0 en- que POI
10 regular fuctuaba, la exportaci6n de
trigo para aquella naci6n.
Merecen especial menci6n, las cifras
que alcanzan los cereales, generos DE-
punto, automobiles, explosives, CANA
do caballar, etc, etc.
Vayan algunos estad1sticos datos:
Centre otros art1culos exportadoI