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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
HIS VIEWS NOT CHANGED
Postmaster General Again Urges Con.
troll Of Wire Systems.

Washington, July LIN his annual
report for the fiscal year just ended
Postmaster General Burleson recon.
mends that congress declare gov.
eminent monopoly of all utilities for
the transmission of intelligence and
that steps be taken to incorporate in.
to the postal establishment the tele-
phone and telegraph systems.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
German Crop Prospects Good.

Berlin, July Rains, after a long
period of dryness, have considerably
advanced crop conditions throughout
Germany and the outlook for "a good
harvest is very bright, says the Over
seas News agency.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, July 3.-Cattle-Steers.
S6.S5G9.00; cows and heifers, $3.50
$50; calves. $3.50 1850. Hogs
Light. S7.50@7.S5: mixed, $500
1924; heavy, sS.95@7.7O; rough,
s6.95@7.1o; pigs, s6.25@7.6O. Sheep
Native. s5.75G6.S5
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. July 3.-Wheat-July, ST..
%; Sept, s1.02A: Dec, S1.06. Corn
July. 74Ac; Sept, 725sc; Dec, 6S5sc.
Oats-July, 46ac; Sept, $3.50; Dec,
39Ac. Pork-July. S16,75; Sept,
$17.05; Dec. $1715. Butter-Cream.
cries, &c. Eggs-16@161Rc Poultry
Springs, iSGl9c; fowls. 121ac.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
O'Oonovan Rosa Is Dead.

New York. Juno sn.-Jeremiah
O'Donovan, better known as ODono-
van Rosa, eighty-four years old.
Irish patriot and revo'ut'onist, died in
st. Vincents hospi,a,. o,aten Island
He had been Ill for n.,,"p months.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
st. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, July 3.-Wheat-No.
Northern, $1.32@1.41; No. 2 North
ern. S1.29@1.39; No. 2 Montana hard,
$1.29@1.34: corn, 72k @73c; oats,
ASA @4sAc; barley, 64@69c; rye, ST..
l091.11; fax, $1.74.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, July g. Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. hard, SLAP; No.
l Northern, $l.39@1.40; No. 2 North
ern, $134@1.37. Flax-On track and
to arrive, $1.76.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
FIVE KILLED IN STORM
Electrical Disturbance Occurs
Northeast Oklahoma.

Muskogee, Okla, July 2.-Five were
killed in heavy storm which swept
through Northeastern Oklahoma in
vicinity OF Ottawa county.
Clifford Boyd, young farmer. was
killed by lightning near Miami while
standing by the side of his mother.
town, were attributed to the storm,
while two unidentified bodies were re-
ported buried under the ruins of
wall near Miami.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
No Price Excuse

This is not a price excuse.
Goodyear prices have been
fairly racing down. Our late
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-09
Ones Goodyear as 1t Might Be
The Other Costs Us 1855, 900 More

with the Goodyear, because
Of our matchless output. None
does. Goodyear excels all
other tires in at least FIVE i'm.
portant ways.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
AMERICAN AUTOS
FLOODING ENGLAND
British Manufacturers, Alarmed
by Increasing Imports, Seek
Government Protection.
lbs Gable 70 The Tribune J

London, Aug 6.-Alarmed by the
rapidly increasing imports Of American
motor cars Rri,;sb ar+or,oh;lo ~,a,,-
60 '.'.'. 'N'''''''''' manu-
ia0'1iers are at''aung government &C
ton 70 protect thcm against loss. They
declare that while natrioticallv ENGAGED
in coyo~,.,o,,. -. -. ..,..t.. =
=, s''''.''''.' WIN 10 '"e eAoIuSioi' Oh
me manufacture OF private cars. Amer
leans seized the opportunity to food
the country with ,boir c.rs IT,, ,,c
..s. ..cl;l:...- ~
Pi'''O'''"" %" l'e importation
oi foreign cars altogether. or high
iroort ~, or o,,,o,s;,., l;.ov-. - ~,
users Wouho~- af po.,;a. -.
WI o. i'"''iV'' are Jan
ing up me matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
MINISTER'S WIFE
DEFIED GERMANS
Nine. de Wharf Prosecuted After
Aiding TeutOn Women in
Brussels, Is Charged.

Zurich. Aug. 6 Dispatch TO THE
London Chronicle.") A full account OF
the treatment of Nine. Carton de Wharf,
wife of the Belgian Minister of Jus
tice. by Germans is published in the
Gazette de Lausanne" Nine. de
Wharf. who had risked unpopularity by
befriending distressed German women
stranded in Brussels at the outbreak OF
the war. came into conflict with the
German authorities at an early date.
Several German officers declared their
intention of taking up their residence
al the Ministry of Justice, whereupon
Nine. de Wharf replied that it was her
home and physical force would be re-
ouired 20 eject her.
The Germans contented themselves
with occupying the basemeut OF the
house and placing sentlnelS at the en-
frances to scrutiniZe closely all VISITORS
In spite Of many insults, Nine. de Wiart
proceeded with her work of charity un-
iii she was arrested.
Toward the end of May for seven
Iours and half she underwent IN the
Senate chamber a ross-eXamlnauotl
by military Judges. she admitted
frankly that she had given news 10
Relgian mothers of their children serv-
ing in the Belgian army, and That she
had distributed copies of Cardinal Mer-
cier's pastoral letters. She was con,
dcmned 70 three and a half months
imprisonment and was sent to Berlin.
Baron Won Kissing German Governor
Of Brussels. then moved into her house.
The mother gone, the Germans then
began to harass the children. Two OF
them. girls hardly in their teens; were
summoned before the kommandantur
and severely reprimanded for wearing
small medallion portraits of the King
AMI Queen Of Belgium. Other Belgian
children. in protest, at once began 10
wear similar medallions.
As a result, governors Of various
owns issued a proclamation in which
ali Belgians are forbidden to buy, SELL
carry or display Belgian colors, por-
traits of members of the royal family
enc nj 600 marks or Imprisonment for
five years is the maximum penalty 1or
breach of this regulation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
SEEK SERBIA'S AID
FOR BALKAN PACT
Allies in New Move to En-
list Bulgaria, Rumania
and Greece.

Nish, Serbia, Aug. 6.-Another step
in the effort to bring about a Balkan
agreement so that Bulgaria, Rumania
and Greece may be mustered on the
side Of the Entente powers was taken
here to-day by the ministers Of Russia,
Great Britain. France and Italy, who
made collective representations TO
Nikola Pachich, the Serbian Premier.
An official communication says the
representations were Of the friendiest
character and were made "in the hope
Of avoiding friction between the Balkan
States and in establishing an entente
between them, thus bringing nearer
the fnal success of the Allies in the
war"
The representations to the Serbian
Premier coincide with the pressure
brought TO bear on the Greek Premier,
VI. Gounaris, on Wednesday, when the
British, French, Russian and Italian
ministers at Athens made united rep
resentations 10 the Greek government
regarding the political situation in the
Balkans as il affected that country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Chasms in CarniC Alps
Wedged with Bodies

Turin. Aug. dispatch to "The Lon
don Daily ChronicleO AT present the
uplands held by the Italians north of
Monfalcone afford them but meagre
advantage against the enemy's lett
flank. because these positions are at
the mercy of the Austrian 12-inch bat
teries on Mount Quesceto. northeast OF
Dunno. This last named vantage point
still subjects MonfalcOne to a shell
fire. and the dock yards. hospital. bar
racks and other public buildings have
suffered nsderably. The Italians.
however, continue to intilct grievous
losses on the enemy, efectually dis
persing masses of infantry marching
from the south and east toward the
battlefield
II has been ascertained that the OBJ
stnate night assaults against the
wrested peaks of Medetta, Mount Que
salta and ScharnitZ. in the Carnic
Alps. east of the Montecroce Pass, cost
the attacking columns far dearer than
the official reports estimated at the
time. Mountain crevices and chasms
have been seen wedged with corpses.
While his troops were gathering in
the forts on the right bank of the
Adige, the Austrian commander at
Roverto. who installed himself in the
historic castle. was busy sowing with
artillery every available steepe and
razing every building that might OBJ
struct the path of his mortars.
The city outskirts wear already the
aspect of rain and desolation. Nine
thousand residents fed north. while
three thousand who remain are ex-
posed TO the vandalism of the troops.
TO whom is imputed, among other wan
ton acts. the destruction by fire of the
famous castle of Lissani, where Dante
dwelt in exile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
UNCLE SAM OFFERS
JOBS TO DIVORCES
Married Women, Whether Liv-
ing in Amity or Discord,
Barred by PostOffice.

Washington, Aug. 6.-0pponents Of
divorce were stunned to-day, in examin-
ing a new announcement of competi-
tive examination for October for
places in the Postoffice Department, to
learn that after married woman OBJ
tains her divorce decree she will be
placed on the eligible list if she passes
the examination.
For some time married women have
rot been permitted on the eligible list,
but the rule to-day bars out even those
who have left their husbands or whose
husbands have left them. The mere
severance of diplomatic and residential
relations means nothing 70 Uncle Sam.
He wants divorce decree. This is
rather hard on the women of South
Carolina, which permits no divorces.
and on women whose religious scruples
prevent their obtaining divorces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Explosive Aboard Night
Before Liner Left Here
for Liverpool.
STEWARDESS NIPS
PLOT TO SINK SHIP
Slight Shock Enough to Cause
Damage - Facts Withheld
Until Steamers Arrival.

When the White Star liner Arabic.
which left this port more than a week
ago, arrived safely yesterday at Liver
pool, the ban of secrecy imposed upon
the Police Department by the White
Star Line was lifted. and announce
ment was made that two sticks OF
dynamite were found on board the ves-
sci the night before she sailed.
The dynamite, which was secreted
under a scat in the woman's lavatory,
was old and would have exploded
easily, according to the officials in the
Bureau of Combustibles.
While the explosive might have
caused some damage to the lavatory
and was powerful enough to kill or
injure a few persons who might be
near, it was not of sufficient explosive
power to sink the vessel or cause any
serious damage.
At IL o'clock the night before sail
ing the dynamite was found by
stewardess, who reported il to the chief
officer. Detectives from shore were
called to investigate. Word was
promptly sent TO Police Headquarters,
and Owen Egan, bomb expert, was sent
TO examine it.
Fearful lest friends of passengers on
the Adriatic become uneasy, represen-
tatives of the steamship company re-
quested that the matter be kept secret.
This was done by Police Headquarters,
the facts being made public yesterday
when word was received here by the
steamship company that the Arabic had
arrived safely at Liverpool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07

the men enrolled at the camp will be
apparent next week. Here, instead OF
young, unmarried, carefree college
youths, will be seen staid business men
mingling with persons prominent in So
cial and professional life, former col =
lege athletes, and New York police Of
ficers.
The eleven men selected by Police
Commissioner Woods will hobnob with
such men as Willard d. Straight. Ham
ilton Fish, Elihu Root. jr., John A. Dix,
"Hobey" Baker, George Adee, Frank
Butterworth, Crawford Blagden. L. H.
Bigelow, jr., +. d. Morgan, jr, j. j. Hig-
ginson, Granville Clark, Harold Her
rick, Colgate Hoyt, jr., Langdon p. Mar
win. Amory g. Hodges, Alexander R.
Gulick, Gordon Macdonald, Joseph j.
White, Francis J. Danforth, Albert W.
Putnam. Latham R. Reed. F. L. Acker-
man and Henry -. Hooker.
Heads of the camp are hoping Presi-
dent Wilson and ex-Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft will visit Plattsburg and
address the men, as the college heads
did during the last few weeks.
Major General Leonard Wood is
pleased with the work accomplished by
the soldier-students. The farmers,
who usually resent intruders, welcome
the men, having learned that no at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07

German U.boats Number Fifty.
The vessels which were under con
struction at the beginning OF the war
TWENTY-FIVE is the best estimate aNdI'
ableEhave PROBABLY all been hnlshGu
Inv this time. With the twenty-eIe ~
which Germany had before that "ouIu
give a total of fifty. In the mean 'lllt
many more have been produced Jus.
how many no one OUTSIDE OF ei'.a",
Lnows II is believed. howeVer. tha'
late in April or early IN May neI'nai,S
hacap n attain an average OF one SUP
,ooyine week. If that Is true Ter
,nanv has probably produced dozen
,,orc of these undersea boats, "hlch
would bring her total meet 70 So'"e
thing more than sixty
Since the beginning Of the war Ger
,,,anv has lost many submarines, ny
!'cc;dent and through hostile attack
I, ;s impossible to give the exact
fc,rres Submarines have been SUNK
rbicb the Admiralty says nothing
Tboro is rumor in London to-day
hot IN the great net which stretches
fror, Dover to the French coast three
enemy craft have been shared "ithlh
tho week. There have been numerous
accidents .... -
In times of peace the percentage OF
loss in submarines through accideht IS
b;cb With increased activity and less
biGhlv trained crews the percentage
during war must be higher
Admiralty officials believe that tne
Germans have lost twenty-nine vessels
This is considered conservative eSu-
r,ato based on facts actually known
sncb as the capture of one OF the
boats. and or information which mas
boen received Of accidents when seems
80 he accurate. The number may
reach thirty-fve, but naval experts
vii claim no more than twenty-nine..
But if Germany has lost only
twenty. and if she ha. been possessed
of seventy, which is ten more than me
estimate. her feet now numbers htty.
And under any circumstances MY
submarines, operating some thousands
Of miles from their base, cannot
naralyze British commerce.
Germany must retain certain mum
her Of submarines with her fleet. Ihey
must be used for guarding Kiel, Will
beIrnshaven and Helgoland. Some
have been sent to the Dardanelles. 1t
isn't at all likely that the Germans are
using more than forty submarines on
the British blockade. /. would seem
that this would be enough to create
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07

the men would benefit by their expert
ence at the instruction camp. when
President Garfield opened his address
with "Of course, il is not pleasant TO
get up at every morning" he was IN,
terrupted with you said II" Hear;
Hear" President Lowell. who had
risen with the students early each day,
Joined in the applause.
The most pleasant time OF the month
was the three-day stay at Silver Lake.
Sunday the students went swimming,
and Monday the small summer hotel
gave the soldiers a dance. More than
six hundred college men were on hand,
prepared to try out the newest steps
but forty girls were all that could be
found in the little town. Consequently
the girls changed partners from three
to ten times each dance, so that none
might be neglected.
Archibald Roosevelt, whose brother,
Theodore. jr., will be here next week,
is a corporal in Company + and an as
sistant editor of The Camp OF lnstruc-
ton News" a tri-weekly dealing with
camp activities Hamilton Hadley, son
of Yale's president. Is also an assist
ant, and Corporal A. c. Buttric, editor
of "The Cornell Sun" heads the publi-
cation.
A decided difference in the calibre of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
ITALIAN AIRMEN
lombard TWO
AUSTRIAN POSTS
Damage Railway Junction
and Wreck Hostile Sea-
plane in Air Duel.
AUSTRIANS ADVANCE
IN CARNIAN ALPS
Repulse Two Attacks Against
Their Positions on Separate
Heights.

Paris, Aug. 6.--Two attacks by the
Italians. one directed from Sagrado
and another against the heights OF
Podgora, have failed, according to the
Vienna official communication, which
adds that Austrian troops have capt
ured some favorable positions in the
Carnian Alps.
Italian dirigibles have played an I'M
portant part in the engagements OF
the last few days, as reported by Rome
successfully bombarding Austrian en-
campments around Lake Doberdo and
the railway junction of 0pcina.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The Austrian official communication
is as follows:
The daily repeated attempts by the
Italians TO attack always terminate
in complete failure. Where the ttai-
ian infantry assumes an attack the
movement either is repulsed by oui
artillery or thrown back with heavy
losses by our infantry. Even wei
trained guns and thorough artillery
preparation have proved unavaillne
in altering this course of events.
Thus failed on the night OF th'
5th and yesterday several attacks
one directed from Sagrado ana an
other against the heights OF roo
CORA. where the field was covered
with the bodies of Italians. There
were also unsuccessful attacks OF
the PLAYA sector and IN the Arm ais
trict.
An Italian captive balloon was shot
down near Monfalcone.
In the Carnian Alps our troops IT
the vicinity Of Monte Paralva, occu
pied some favorable height positions
on Italian territory.
On the Tyrolean front an enemy
battalion's attack against Coldllana
Buchenstein, was repulsed.
Inside the valley of the Ortler dis
trict (TyroD one of our patrols at
tackled hostile half company. caus
ing it considerable losses.
ITALIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement from
the Italian general headquarters, dated
August 6. has been made public here
There are no events of special i'm
portanee from any part OF the from
on which TO repor,.
On the Carso plateau, however, we
have been able to make further
progress. We have taken $50 prison
ers, one of them an officer.
Last night one of our dlrlglole'
bombarded the enemy's encampment'
around Lake Doberdo. II was shelleC
by artillery, but returned safely t'
its shed. 81,
Another dirigible BON barded with
great effect the railroad Junction OF
Opcina northeast of Triestel. Or
its way back it was attacked by an
Austrian seaplane, which dropped in
Aammable bombs upon it. Our dirlg'
bic succeeded, by its fire, in putting
the Austrian to flight and returned
to our lines unchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Woods Gives Police
Send-Off to Camp

Urging that they profit by the in
structions they are to receive in the
ext month, Police Commissioner Woods
ye- day met at Headquarters the
tE 4 policemen who are TO visit the
w. States army camp of instruc-
ton at Plattsburg, N. Y.
"You twelve men are going to have
four weeks in the OPEN" the Commits
sioner said. under the eyes of some
of the keenest officers in the army. You
are going to have serious work and
STUDY. and come in contact with as fine
class of college, university, business
and professional men as has ever been
assembled in the field under canvas.
"Your work is not going to make you
military officers, but better policemen.
We are not giving you this opportunity
to fit you for the army. but TO increase
the efficiency of the city's department.
One of the biggest things you are go
ing to get is better idea of COM
mand We need that in the depart
ment, and | want you to make use Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
FRENCH CHAMBER VOTES
S24.O0O,O0O FOR WHEAT
Authorizes Purchases Abroad
to Feed Civil Population.

Paris. Aug. 6.-The Chamber Of
Deputies to-day passed a bill carrying
an appropriation of 24,O0O.0O0 to pur-
chase wheat and -four for the civil
population. The limit of such pur-
chaSeS is fixed at 209 900 600 francs.
The bill authorizes projects under
the control Of the Minister of Com
merce TO reQuisition wheat and -four in
France and empowers the Minister of
Commerce to make purchases in the
colonies or abroad and to distribute
supplies according to the needs.
The new Under Secretary of War,
Joseph Thierry. who is called Minister
Of Supplies, frankly admitted that
there had been waste and disorganiza-
ton in purchasing army supplies, but
he assured the chamber that reorgani-
cation was well under way.
An attempt by the Socialists to in
jet rider creating government mo-
nopoly of grain was defeated by vote
of 36l 20 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
SUE ITALY FOR S495,000
Horse Dealers Allege Govern
ment Broke a Contract.

Major Genarro Salinas, of the Italian
army. purchasing agent Of war sup,
niles in this country, through counsel
asked Justice Weeks yesterday 70
yacate an attachment obtained against
a $500. 900 fund held here by the Italian
government. The attachment was OBJ,
tanned by the Fiss, Doerr & Carroll
Horse Company in a suit to recover
si95 600 for a breach of contract to
buy II 900 horses.
The contract called for uniform
price of SlS5 for each horse, the PLAIN
tiff horse company TO receive a com
mission OF S45 for each horse bought
through their firm. But the Italian
purchasing agent sent men west 10
buy horses, regardless Of the con
tract, it is alleged. The Fiss concern
thereupon brought suit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
BRITISH ship HID
UNDER u. S. FLAG
Operator SWears MascOn-
ONO Evaded U-Boats
Disguised as Texas.

British merchantmen have used the
American flag and the identincatior
marks of American vessels TO protect
themselves against torpedo attacks in
the English Channel.
This is the purport Of an affidavit
made public by NJ. b. Claussen. Of the
German Information Service and
sworn 10 by one Paul Richard Fenner,
formerly radio operator on the Brit
ish tank steamer Masconomo. A
Photographic copy OF the affidavit has
been forwarded by the German En-
bassy to the State Department.
According 20 his statement, Fenner
shipped on the MascOnomo at San
Francisco. November 3, 1914. Their
voyage brought them to Bombay,
where the tanker received orders TO
take aboard at Sumatra cargo of
benzine for England On March l the
ship neared the English Channel
"On Monday, March l." the affidavit
says. "all the names 'Masconomo' on
the Masconomo were obliterated. Also,
OH this same day, two large signs
were painted on canvas. with the
name Texas on them. Wednesday,
March 3. we arrived at the Nab Light
10 take on the st. Helens pilot. On
me suggestion VI lHC captain anu ~
the sanction of the pilot, the signs
Texas were hung over the sides of the
shin and the American flag was hoist
ed on the after flagstaff. Thus on
" ednesday. March 3. 1915. the British
shin Nasconomo was falsely repre-
senting the American tank steamship
Texas. which they said looked similar
To the Masconomo. and proceeded over
the very spots in the English Channel
where the German submarines had
blown up and sunk other ships"
Fenner swears further that he is a
native American and is prompted TO
make this affidavit, realizing the del
icate situation now existing between
the belligerent nations and our coun-
try."