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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
C0NFEREES LOCKED
IN MAYORS ROOM
END CHICAGO STRIKE
City Executive Keeps
Them in Room Till
They Agree
TO BE ARBITRATED
Mayor Thompson Himself Is
Selected AS Third Mem
ber of Board
TO BE ARBITRATED

Chicago.-The strike Of $4,000
street car men was called off at 5
O'Clock ii. M. today, at the conclusion
OF a tifteenbour conference between
the union leaders and officials of the
traction lines and members of the
Mayors aldermanic strike commit
tee
All the points at issue Will be set
tied by arbitration.
The operation of the cars of all
lines is being resumed today as quick
ly as the striking men.can he notified
The end OF strike, which tied up all
electric transportation i'll Chicago
for Two days came with the selection
OF Mayor Thompson as the third
member of the board of arbitration
on the main questions at issue. The
officials OF the companies viii select
their arbitrator by Saturday. w. d.
Mahon. international president OF the
street car meas union, probably will
be named TO represent the men.
threatened breakup of the con-
ference was prevented after both the
labor leaders and the traction Off
cials announced that they could
reach no agreement, when Mayor
Thompson invited the conferees to
take off their coats.
The mayor then locked the doors
OF his office. He told the men he
would keep them there until a solu-
tion of the situation was reached. The
mayor took a gold horseshoe from
his desk and hung it over his desk
clock.
This was given TO ME for good
luck, he said. so I'm going to wish
That it will bring good luck to this
conferences"
After a long and heated discus
SION OF the question of selecting a
third arbitrator, Leonard A Eu.sy.
president of the Chicago surface lines
mentioned the name of Mayor
Thompson. The names of scores of
prominent men had been previously
suggested and thrown into the dis
card. The committee representing
The street car men. headed by w. ID.
Mahon. retired 10 another room to
consider the proposal of accepting
Mayor Thompson. Within ten min
utes they returned.
We'll take him." was the simple
announcement that electrified the
weary group of men. Hand clappine
and cheering at once echoed the
great corridors of the city hall.
MAYOR Thompson unlocked the doors
OF his office suite. The conferees
put on their coats and marched out.
thelr faces wreathed in smiles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
Greatest Opportunity
in History to Come
to President
NEED NEW RULES
Ex-Secyetary Says Says Pres
ent Ones Protect Beiiger-
ents Rather than Neutrals

Washington, ID .C.-Former Secres
tary Bryan, in the first section Of his
statement on The Causeless War;
today prophised that the greatest
peacemaking opportunity in all his
tory is certain 10 come to the United
States and declared that there would
be demand for an International
conference. with return of peace.
to change the rules of international
law, which seem to have been made
Tor the nations at war, rather than
for the nations at peace"
Under the stress and strain OF
the titanic struggle in which they are
engaged Bryan's statement says.
each side has felt itself justified in
encroaching upon the rights>of neu-
trals The ocean highways, the
common property of all, have been to
some extent appropriated for war
purposes and delicate diplomatic
questions are forced upon the neutral
nations.
Just at this time, when these
Questions are most acute, the belli-
gerent governments are least able to
deal with them with the calmness
and poise which their great import-
ance demands. No wonder every neu-
tral nation is increasingly anxious for
the war to end. But of all the neu-
tral nations ours has the most rea-
son to pray for peace, the most rea-
son to set its face resolutely against
participation in this war. This ma
tlon. the head of the neutral group
and the sincere friend of all the
belllgerents. is in duty bound to set
an example in patience and self re-
straint
In all history NO such opportunity
mas ever come to any other nation as
that which is destined to come to the
United States. In all history no
other peacemaker has ever been In a
position to claim as rich blessing
as that which will be pronounced up
on our president when the time for
mediation comes, as come 1T must"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
NORWEGIAN COMMISSION
AGAINST PROHIBITION

Christiania, Norway.-An alcohol
comission which was appointed by
Parliament three years ago to inves-
tlsate certain conditions and recon-
.mend reforms, has just issued ma
jority and minority reports. The
Commission consisted of nine mem
bers. The majority's report, which
is signed by six members, advises
against the prohibition OF the import
and manufacture of brandy spirits.
but would have the sale of spirits
subjected to the same rigid laws
which are now in force III Sweden,
in accordance with what is known as
The Bratske System. The sale of
distilled liquors. according to this
system, is subjected to the most rig
id limitations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
DESTROYS
Fifteen LIVES IN
RAID ON ENGLAND
Many Bombs Dropped
by Air Raider Dur
ing Night
TEuToNlc GAINS
Made in Galicia are Partially
TEUTONlC GAINS
Made in Galicia are Partially
Admitted by Russian Sta
tement Today

London. England.-A Zeppelin
airship visited the northeast coast of
England last evening and dropped
many bombs. Fifteen deaths are re-
ported from that district and mum
ber of persons were wounded. Some
fires were started by projectiles from
the Zeppelin, but by this morning
they had been overcome. This in
formation was contained in an Off
cial announcement.
Italy Slowly Progresses.
The invasion of the province of
Trent by the Italians is proceeding
steadily, according to the Italian gen
eral staff, dominating positions being
occupied gradually. The Austrians,
who dispatched 25,000 men from
Trent to resist the invaders have not
yet accepted battle. On the lsonZo
front the Austrians have prepared
elaborate defenses. including in some
locations several lines of trenches of
masonry or concrete.
German Success Admitted,
The German claims of new sue
cesses in Galicia are confirmed in
part by an official statement from
Petrograd. 1t is said the Germans
brought up fresh troops and the Rus
sions were compelled to fall back. No
mention is made of Mosciska, the
capture of which was announced yes
terday at Berlin.
The British army on the western
front has resumed the offensive. 1t
is announced in London that the
British carried another line of Ger
man trenches west of Labassee.
A French torpedo boat has been
sunk in collision with a British
steamer Six members of the crew
We're drowned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
DELEGATES CHOSEN FOR
ANTI.SALOON LEAGUE

Pierre, S. D.-Governor Byrne has
selected as delegates from this state
to the biennial convention of the Ma
tional Anti-Saloon League, which
meets at Atlantic CITY, July 6 TO g..
John A. Scott, Mrs. r. N. Holsaple,
Mrs. II. S. Hoagland, Mrs. II. Il. This
sell, j. E. Booth, H. +. Dawes, c. ID.
Erskine, Miss Anna McCanley, j. w.
Potter. Lauritz Miller, ]. NJ. Harsett,
]. p. Jenkins, J. B. Harris. A. c. Nc
cauley. Frank Thompson. A. f. Eek
lin, w. C. Baker. j. s. Hoagland, p.
ii. McBeth, r.. N. Holsaple.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
LANDS ON
CHEYENNE TO BE SOLD

Pierre, S.sD.-A large amount of
Indian inheritance lands will be sold
on the Cheyenne river reservation on
August IA, when the bids will be
opened. The lands are in tracts of
from thirty to four hundred and
eighty acres, and are appraised for
sale at from So per acre as high as
$40 per acre. The sale of these lands
scatters white farmers over the re-
,ervation. and their work goes a
long way toward setting examples OF
thrift among the reds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
FIiEAKISH SIGHTS DURING
THE CHICAGO CAR SrytIE n

Chicago North Clark Street.
near Illinois Avenue. a man was seen
wheeling a stout, middle-aged wo-
man IN a baby parambulator. Thou
sands OF men and women on their
way to work stopped to ieer at the
man and his strong vehicle, He
pulled out large sgne painted in
big, black letters, which read:
Baby Ford
What do you mean by trying to
break your own striker" demanded
Pan1ck O'Connor, union committee
man, OF uniformed conductor, who
had turned chauffeur and was har-
yesting quarters on North Clark
Street. IF you've got to run this
machine take that uniform off"
I'm running this machine" re-
torted the conductor-chauffeur rIf
you want to ride in it come across
with a quarter
business woman living in the
Wilson Avenue district related to her
associates her experiences in getting
to the office.
Il was down at the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 St Paul Station at 7::3O'.
she said Il hoped to get one one Of
the two trains, but 1 couldn't ride on
the engine and there was no chance
Tor woman to get in the coaches.
$50 got in motor car and sat all
over two men--and it cost me ST..
The car was already loaded, but one
OF the men said. If you will sit on
my lap'--and l got in He was as
much BATTERED as l was. In fact, I
| tried to make myself at home. and
lis a long time since / had such an
| opportunity. And. of course, l had
paid for the privilege"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
TEL TONIC RUSH rs STILL
DRIVING THE RUSSIANS BACK

London. England THE Austro-
German rush in Galicia is on again.
Both Berlin and Vienna Officially Law
claim TO progress along virtually the
entire southeastern front and Lem
berg seems again to be in danger.
Mosclska. TO the east of PrZemysl,
has been captured by the Austro-
Germans and according to the Ger
man contention. the Russians are
falling back to the railroad connect
ing Przemysl and Lemberg. All the
Russian counter attacks have been
repulsed with gains for the Teutons
from point north of Przemysl into
Bessarabia
Italy Is Next?
Far off as this front is from Eng
land and France. it is being watched
more closely than the western front
because it would appear that these
operations arc being pressed in an
attempt to clear Galicia of the Rus
slams preparatory to breathing spell
| in the East, which is likely to be fol-
lowed by "A crushing blow aimed at
Italy
The fighting is growing harder
daily along the Austro-Italan front
lier and in view OF past performances,
iit is considered reasonable to assume
that Germany will thow a great mass
of troops on this front and endeavor
TO sweep into Italy and hold ground
there just as she has done in Poland
| Belgium and France.
| The fighting in France around Ar
ras. while bitter and marked by daily
attacks and counter attacks, has
reached the stage where the German
and French official statements fatty
contradict each other. On the whole
it is believed here the advantage has
been with the French.
In the Dartlanclles.
That England is prepared for a
long siege of operations in the Oar
danelles is indicated in an official
statement just issued, explaining the
nature OF the tedious trench warfare
| prevailing. although asserting thai
the Turkish offensive is not so SHARP
as il was formerly.
| Almost complete returns for the
j general elections assure war cham.
Der for Greece, although, with the
king still in a precarious condition
and the chamber not due to meet fol
more than month, no immediate
events affecting Greece's neutrality
lare expected.
The allies air raid on Karlrush'
resulted in considerable damage. al
though the nature of it has not beer
! given in detail. Karlsruhe is al
open town and those killed ant
wounded were all non-combatants
These aviators reached point il
Germany farther from their line
than any point previously reache
by French Or British airmen.
General Won Mackensen has tele
graphed the German emperor tina
he hopes to capture Lemberg. tn
I, capital of Galicia. before July 1, ac
cording to a. dispatch to the Ex
g change Telegraph company fror
e Amsterdam.
e Mid-week prayer and praise SCI
J. vice this evening at The First M
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
JAPAN PROTESTS
AGAINST BOYCOTT
ASTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT in
CHINA FOLLOWING NEW
TREATY .NROUSES IRE OF
TOKYO OFFICIALS.

Tokyo, apan.-Accordin to an
announcement by "A Japanese news
agency, Japan has sent Il protest to
China concerning the anti~Japanese
movement in China The discomfort
OF China with the course pursued by
the Japanese during the negotiations
which eliminated with China's ac-
ceptance of the Japanese ultimatum
last month has been manifested prin-
cipally by boycotts of things Japa-
neSe.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17

Mid-week prayer and praise SER
vice this evening at the First M. E.
church The service lasts one hour.
Everyone welcome.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
METAL FRAGMENTS EVIDENCE
or TOIPEDOtNG OF NEBSASKAN

washington, d. .C.-Ambassado
Page AT London has forwarded, with
a complete report of the naval eX-
nerts who examined the American
steamship Nebraskan. fragments OF
metal found on the ship, which are
said to have strensthenened the CON
clusion that the Nebraskan was tor
pedoed and did not strike a mine
State department officials said that
a portion of the report. which is com
ing by mail, may be made public
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the house. lifting the walls clean
from the foundation, but leaving
standing unharmed upon the moor a
piano and sewing machine in the liv-
ing room.
Passing south of town the tornado
sucked the w;ster from a small lake
leaving the bed as dry as though it
had been drained out. Hail fell all
the time in vast quantity.
e. w. Lowe, q Civil war veteran
nearly so years old has been left
practically destitute by the storm
few cattle only being saved He is
the author of South Dakota's official
anthem THE Little Vine clad Cot
tage on the Claim
During the war he was corporal
in Co. H. 13oth New York Nolun-
teers.
The action of the storm was noted
with field glasses from Highmore,
from where a relief party immediate-
ly set out in the wake of the tor
nado. The party was headed by Con
gresham Royal c. Johnson of Aber-
deem, C. T.. Noel and James Buchan-
an and eX-Secretary of State Glasner
of this place.
They We're the first to arrive on
the scene at the Lowe farm followed
shortly by Drs. Burnside and Langs
dale.
Miss Wright was brought to High
more on an improvised stretcher in
a grocery delivery wagon. She was
taken to the home OF Alex Robinson
whose farm, mile west OF the Loves
was also nearly destroyed, most of
the buildings being blown fiat and
house being split open on both ends.
From the Robinson farm the storm
passed over the Joe Forrest and
Henry Lozon farms, south of Reel
Heights. wiping them completely out
of existence.
No fatalalties occurred at these
places. The johnson relief party fol-
lowed up the track of the storm un-
til it was evident it had broken up
for good when they returned to-
Highmore.
The property loss so far reported
will run into the neighborhood OF
two hundred thousand dollars.
Hail stones as large as baseballs
in some instances, and of an average
as large as an egg. fell along the
path of the storm in an area about
two miles wide.
The greatest injury to crops in this
locality was that to the rye and win
ter wheat. which had headed out.
Other small grain, being delayed by
the extremely wet and cold weather.
ascaped somewhat the ravageS OF the
| storm.
In Highmore, Blunt, Harold,
Holabird and Rec Heights practically
all the window lights We're broken by
rebounding hailstones. In many in
stances the stones penetrated the
| windows, after passing through the
/ screens.
The storm was accompanied by
terrific discharges of lightning and
a heavy rain fall.
1 CONGRESSMAN Johnson. who for
merly lived in IIighmore has taken
charge of the relief work and will
remain over a few days until those
left homeless are taken care OF, and
arrangements made for their return
TO their farms.
The situation at Blunt is more
pressing, as many families are home
less. They were taken in by the
neighbors until permanent arrange
ments can be made for their relief.
Congressman Royal c. Johnson
former secretary OF state, FRANK
Glasner, Judge d. A. w. Perkins and
former assistant attorney genera
IHarry O'Brien. were together at the
time the storm struck Highmore, and
descended to cellar together
g.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-06-17
SIS. 600 LIBEL VERDICT
GIVEN TO C. w. EGAN

Watertown, S. D.The jury in the
libel suit of George w. Egan VS.. the
Public Opinion returned verdict for
5000 in favor of the plaintiff. The
verdict in the first case was $4,000.
This was a retrial of the case at
Brookings.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
FORGE WARRANTS
Of STATE FOR
$4,000

/. SEATTLE. Nov 90. Startling
disclosures were revealed today, when
the funds of the state Industrial
commission were audited, and it was
found that the fund had been looted
to the extent of $5S,000 The method
of diverting the money was by pre-
senting forged warrants. The work
was cleverly done. and has been con-
Quoted Systematically for some time.
The forged warrants were usually
cashed in saloons, and many of them
had got by the financial officials or
the commission, until one warrant
not so well forged as the previous
ones. was presented for payment and
discovered. This Immediately started
an investigation, and the big short
age was found A claim agent for
the commission and former agent
are under suspicion of being the guilty
parties, and they are both under
surveillance. No arrests have been
made so far.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
MURDER SUSPECT
DESERTEDFR0
FT.LAWTON

SEATTLE, Nov. %. - Ed. Krause
suspected of having murdered a mum.
Der of Alaskans for their money and
property, has been identified as man
who deserted from the United States
army at Fort Lawton twelve years
ago.
I The United States marshal from
Juneau is in Seattle to claim the
prisoner, who has engaged counsel
and will make fight to prevent his
being taken back to Alaska to stand
rial.
Detective Tenant of Seattle, who
arrested Krause after his arrival from
the north on the steamer Jefferson,
has claimed the reward of $500 Of
fered for his apprehension by the
Alaskan authorities.
Advices from Ketchikan, where
Krause boarded the Jefferson under
the name of o. E. Moore, state that
Krause's launch has been found in a
bay about four miles from Ketchikan.
A search of the launch revealed let
tiers addressed to Miller, and Krause
has since admitted that he received
mail under that name.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
100000 FIRE
DESTROYS BON
MARCHE STORE

PARIS, Nov. ga fire occurred In
the famous Bon Marche store In this
city yesterday, causing a damage OF
six million dollars. The etire store,
which is the most famous mercantile
establishment in Europe, was not
destroyed, but those sections contain.
ing the art objects, the old furniture
and heirlooms, the general merchan-
disc department and the oriental rug
department were destroyed. Rugs or
fabulous value were lost, as the store
had the finest and largest collection
in the world. Genuine antique furni-
ture of the middle ages, which can
never be duplicated, and which was
of peculiar interest and varue owing
to it's rarity, was either totally 90
stroyed or ruined by the flames and
water
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
THREE YEARS To
CONF [ETE THE
RAILROAD

SEATTLE, Nov. &C. Mr.. James
Wickersham, delegate to Congress
from Alaska, and Mr.. William Edes,
chairman of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, were the guests of honor
at banquet given by the Arctic Club
the night before Thanksgiving. Both
of the guests addressed the members
in an interesting manner, and dis
cussed the coming development of
Alaska in glowing terms. Mr.. Wick
ersham said that he would introduce
bill in the coming Congress to con.
fer statehood upon Alaska, and also
bill which would serve to conserve
the fish supply in the waters of the
territory, so as to prevent this great
potential wealth of Alaska from being
depleted. Mr.. Edes confined his talk
to the government railroad, whose
building he is supervising, and said
that the commission had experienced
no difficulty in construction, and that
many roads in the States were built
under more adverse conditions. He
said that the road would be carrying
coal from the Matanuska fields in the
spring of 1917. and that the complete
line into Fairbanks would be fin
ished and in operation within three
years.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
BOOSTS FOR ALASKA.

II Alaska is to be developed to the
extent her resources warrant, she
must be treated as a part OF the
mother nation, not as colony, Miss
Bessie A. Vandivert told the members
of Seattle Chapter, Daughters Of tho
American Revolution, assembled yes
terday at the Hotel Otis. ALASKA"
was made the subject of special dis
cussion, Miss vandivert and ]. L. Nc
Pherson, secretary Of the Alaska
bureau of the New Chamber of Com,
merce. participating Seattle Times.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
SKA c WAY POSTMASTER
THROWS UP HIS JOB

According to the Skagway Alaskan.
Postmaster A. E. Kindall. of Skagway,
sent to the Postoffice Department an
alternative to restore the allowance
for assistance in his office to $500
or accept his resignation. The cut
was recently announced. and Mr.
Kindall, writing to the Postmaster
General, under date of November p
said:
Il beg to advise that $1,000 is not
enough for clerical assistance, and
unless l am given $500 as before,
you may consider this my resignation
My one ambition has been to serve
to the end of my term, which expires
on the second day of August, but this
cut in clerk hire allowance is an in
suit, and fortunately. I do not have
to put up with it."
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
DEMOCRATSW WANT
SCHEFF[ER AS
POSTMASTER

At a meeting of the Democratic
Club, held at the city hall last night,
Charles H. Scheffler received the en-
dorsement of that organization as it's
choice for postmaster of Cordova, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of the present incumbent. The
resolution adopted follows:
Whereas, the present postmaster of
Cordova, Alaska, has resigned, and it
is fitting and proper that his success
sor be a known Democrat and citi-
zen of Cordova;
And whereas, this organization, as
the representative Democratic Club
of Cordova and the Copper River Val
ley, has always advocated the ap-
pointment of Alaskan Democrats to
the federal offices throughout this
Territory;
Therefore, Be it Resolved, that the
Cordova Democratic Club, in regular
meeting assembled, endorse the ap-
plication of Charles H. Scheffler,
Democratic Territorial Committee :
man for Alaska, for the position of
postmaster at Cordova;
And be it further resolved, that
copies of this resolution be sent to
the Postmaster-General at Washing
ton. d. c., as evidence of the desire
of the local Democrats for the selec-
ton of Mr.. Scheffler.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-30
ALASKA HOME PRODUCT.

He got off of a Chicago-made bed,
buttoned his Boston-made suspenders
to his New York pants, washed his
face with Seattle soap in an Omaha
basin; walked through a house Gov
cred with San Francisco mortgage;
built fire in a New Jersey stove
with coal from British Columbia;
fried Oregon eggs in Kansas City
lard and ate them with his Olympic
flour pancakes and Mexican coffee;
shouldered his Connecticut gun load.
ed with Remington shot, and went
red dog. The last two of which were
the only Alaska products.