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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
.DRYS May TRY TO
ANNuL ELECTION
Charge Wholesale Frauds in
|: atiuneap II, Ballotiag
RECORD VOTE IS CAST
Vets Garry Hennepin County by 5000
Majority. Over $4,000 Participating
In Contest-Fight for Statewide Pro-
hibition Now Proposed by Drys.

In Contest-Fight for Statewide Pro-
hibttion Now Proposed by Drys.
Minneapolis, Oct. 6.-Hennepin and
Nicollet counties went wet at county
option elections.
The Hennepin vets rolled up ma
jority of over 5000, while in Nicollet
the vets were on the safe side by
more than 800 votes.
Over $4,000 votes were polled in
Hennepin, about 5000 more than ever
cast at any election in the history Of
the county. OF this number the drys
received 29,2OO.
Charges of wholesale fraud are be-
ing made on the part Of the drys and
committee of their organization will
meet to decide on whether to take
steps to ask the courts to throw out
the vote in many precincts.
The vets also charged the drys with
irregularities, but do not make nearly
as many nor as specific accusations.
Fraud beyond any conceivable de-
gree defeated our cause" said Rev.
G. B. Stafford, superintendent of the
Minnesota Anti-Saloon league. "Never
before in the history Of Minnesota has
fraudulent voting, illegal practices
and utter disregard for law and order
been as great as in this election. We
are not ready to say whether we will
contest the election"
Voted Dead Men, 10 Charge.
"Wet workers brought voters to the
polls by the hundred in automobiles" "
said Rev. Stafford. Judges in wet
wards swore in voters without asking
them questions. They simply lined
them up in rows and let them qualify
In the Third, Fifth and Sixth wards
the vets voted dead men and men
who had registered for the last elec-
ton and have since moved away"
The result OF the election means
that the 399 saloons in Minneapolis
and a number in other parts of Hen.
nepin county may keep in business
for three years before another at.
tempt can be made to abolish them at
a county option election.
Dry leaders in Ramsey county said
that the result in Hennepin has con-
vinced them it would be futile to at.
tempt to hold q county option elec.
tion there.
I'VE will at once inaugurate a cam
paign, though, for statewide prohibi.
tion," said F. J. Clemans. "and make
this the fight before the next legisla-
ture."
The opening gun Will be fred In st.
Paul Nov. 3 when Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobsen viii lecture at the
sAndit0rium.s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
Russ Credit Sought in London.

London, Oct. Gan arrangement
for q commercial credit in London for
Russia probably will result, the Times
says, from the visit to England Of
Finance Minister Bark. This arrange
ment, it is understood, will take the
form OF discounting Russian govern
ment bills up to e20,O00,0O0 $780,
O00,000).
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
American. Killed In France.

Paris, Oct. 6.-Thirteen Americans
attached to the foreign legion are
missing and believed to have been
killed in the Champagne fighting. &C.
cording. to word brought here. Three
others were wounded and are IN hoo,
pItaJs. .S II N nv, III ~ n st'ss: fss ~ s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
Half Dozen Hurt in Wreck.

Chicago, Oct. 6.-Two men are near
death and four others seriously in
jured as q result of the collision be-
tween Cottage Grove avenue car and
q taxicab. One Of the injured was a
passenger on the street car. The 9th
ers were in the taxi, which the motor
man said was going forty miles an
hour when it sideswiped the car.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
Chicago Council Probes Strike.

Chicago Council Probes Strike.
Chicago, Oct. 6.-1nvestigation OF
the garment workers strike is to be
started Immediately by q city council
committee of five aldermen. The COM
mittee was authorized to use its good
Offices as q mediator and attempt to
adjust the controversy. Strikers con-
tinued to picket the clothing manufac-
turing district.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
HuIoars Shell Greek ships.

Athens, Oct. 6.-Three Greek sail
ing vessels were pursued and shelled
by Bulgarian revenue cutters in the
Aegean sea, according to reports re-
ceived here. The sailing barks escap-
cd undamaged, but the incident has
caused much excitement here.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
A Real Rearet.

Editor-I am obliged to decline your
poem with thanks. am very sorry.
but Poet-But what? Editor-The
management insists upon my declin-
lng all poems that way.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
FARMER JONES IS KILLED
Well Known Railway Conductor Dies
Under Cars.

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. 30.-Ed-
ward Jones, known to the travelling
public as Farmer Jones, conductor on
the Farmers railway and one of the
hest known railway men in Northern
North Dakota. was killed at Garske
when two cars passed over him. He
came to Devils Lake from Lake
Crystal, Minn., where relatives live.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
STRIKERS TIE UP PLANT
Almost All General Eiectric's En-.
pioyes Walk Out.

Schenectady, N. Y, Oct. 6.-virtual-
ly the entire plant of the General
Electric company is tied up as a re-
suit Of the strike for an eight-hour
day. Only a few molders and core
makers reported for work.
]. ]. Keppler, vice president of the
International Machinists of America,
is directing the strike.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
Nicholas to Command.

Athens, Oct. 6.-Prince Nicholas,
the newspapers state, soon will be
nominated commander.in-chief at Sa-
loniki. He held a similar position in
the last Balkan war.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
MICHIGAN ROCKED BY QUAKE

Windows Broken and Other Damage
10 Done.
Houghton, Mich, Oct. CAN earth
shock in the upper peninsula Of Michi.
gan broke windows, shook pictures
from the walls, disarranged china on
closet shelves and did other minor
damage. Similar disturbances have
occurred in the mining region in re-
cent years and are thought to be due
to slipping of rock near the mines.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
one Sur, Outlet.

,s One SURE Outlet.
Strawber- Why do you think you viii
have any trouble in keeping the en-
'gagement secret7 singerly-l had TO-
tell the girl, didn't l?-Puck. N -
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
BOY OF NINE KILLS BROTHER
Troy (Wis.) Child Finds and Plays
With Loaded Rifle.

With Loaded Rifle.
Hudson, Wis, Oct. 6.-While Harry
Lind, a farmer living at Troy, six
miles south of here, was in Hudson
marketing and his wife was at Hay.
ward, their son Adolph. nine years
old, found q loaded rifle in the house
and while playing with 1t shot his
brother John, twelve years old, killing
him almost instantly.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
BOY IS BURNED TO DEATH
Girl Severely Hurt In Attempting to
Save Youth.

Save Youth.
Window, Minn., Oct. 6.-Roscoe Sill
liman, the little son of Roy Silliman OF
this place, was mortally burned when
he attempted to pour gasoline onto a
bonfire he and other children had
made. Some of the gasoline spilled
on his clothing and the blaze com.
municated to 1t.
Miss Sylvia Gustafson, school girl,
attempted to extinguish the flames by
rolling him on the ground and her
hands were severely burned.
The boy died several hours later.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07

make huge profits jp supplying the
armor, guns, powder. and battle
ships, they Will take the same atti-
tuds toward the wasting Of public
funds sfhattAe rest Of ~ DO.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-10-07
DYED GOLDFISH is SOLD
FOR SALMON.

New York, Oct. 6.-The
health department has seized
300 pounds of Goldfish which
had been dyed red and ship
ped to this city as Alaska sal
mon.
Announcement also was
made. that q new adulterant is
q being used in the city in place
of benIoate of soda.
S. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
Kuepferle, Formerly of
Brooklyn, Claimed to
Be American Citizen
CONFESSION SHOWS
HE WAS A GERMAN
Said He Died as a Soldier ana What
He Had Done Was for His Country
Stated That He Had Had a Fair
Trial in United Kingdom.

LONDON, May 20, 1914 a. m.-An-
ton Kuepferle, who claimed to be an
American citizen who once lived in
Brooklyn and who has been on trial
charged with giving military informa-
tion to enemies of Great Britain, com
mitted suicide in the Brixton prison
He is reported to have hanged himself
Warden Cook produced a slate on
which the prisoner had written the fol-
lowing communication:
ITO whom it may concern Ny
name is Kuepferle and ! was born in
Rastatt in Baden. / am soldier with
rank | do not desire to mention |
can say | have had fair trial of the
United Kingdom, but | am unable
longer to stand the strain and | take
the law in nay own hands. I would
prefer death by shooting, but | do not
wish to ascend the scaffold as (here
the prisoner drew a Masonic SYMBOL
and | hope the Almighty Architect OF
this universe viii lead me in the un-
known land. I am not dying as a spy
but as a soldier What l have done
was for my country. l express my
thanks and the Lord bless you all
Yours, etc. Kuepferle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
u. S. TURNING BACK
NO IMMIGRANTS NOW
Because of the War the Government Is
Unwilling to Expose Them to
Dangers of Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-United
States commissioner of immigration
Anthon Caminetti, in addressing the
California Federation of Women Is
clubs yesterday, declared new 1mm1-
grafton policy of the United States has
been brought about as result of the
European war.
: President Wilson, - Mr.. Caminetti
said does not desire to send one
single immigrant back to his country
where any danger might come to him.
The immigration policy of the govern
ment even goes further On account of
the Iusitania incident, the government
viii not send any immigrants back to
England or France. >
Mr.. Caminetti added that it was
now the policy of the government to
start as soon rs possible to make good
citizens out of all immigrants. He
asked the cooperation of the conven-
tion in obtaining employment for i'm
migrants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
PRESIDENT PROUD
OF AMERICAN NAVY
Expressed Opinion In Washington To
day After Returning from Review
in New York.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Presidenu
Wilson 5 impression of the Atlantic
fleet which he reviewed at New York
early this week, was set forth in the
following statement issued at the
White House today upon the Presi-
dent s return:
II was greatly struck by the ap-
pearancc OF the fleet; Of the quiet ef
ficiency shown by the officers and men,
and l am sure everyone must have
been who had the pleasure of seeing
it assembled in New York. There could
have been no more interesting verif-
cation of Admiral Dewey s statement
that the navy was never in better or
more efficient condition and that the
country not only has every reason TO
be proud Of it hut every reason TO 60
forward in its policy of steadily adj
ding 10 its strength and equipment =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
SHELLS FALL NEAR KAISER.
His Automobile Destroyed and Chauf
feur Killed.

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20. -
The German emperor and his stan had
a narrow escape on Sunday while
watching the operations in a village
near the river San, in Galicia. Accord
ing to a despatch from Budapest, a
heavy shell burst 500 yards away. Tt
fell among some automobiles, destroy
ing several machines. including the en-.
peror s, and killing his chauffeur The
emperor had left his car only Is mn
utes before. As more Russian shells
were falling in the neighborhood. the
emperor and his staff left hastily in
machines which they Communicated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
CONTESTED DIVORCE
CASES POSTPONED
Taylor, Poland and Thayer Gases
Among Them-Trying to Locate
Relatives of Albert Mock.

The contested divorce cases of Linn
d. Taylor against Mary Annie Taylor,
Clarence A. Poland against Florence +.
Poland and John J.. Thaver against Jo-
sephine f. Thayer, with their counter
suits, have all been placed at the end
of the calendar in county court at
Newfane as attorneys interested in
formed the court that it would require
week to try each of them. This
means that they Will not be tried until
later, as Judge Butler is assigned to
open court in Addison county June /
Albert Mock, the Austrian Polander.
charged with burglary in the home of
w D. Howe in Nottingham last July.
was sent back to Newfane jail late yes
terday afternoon, after the court had
spent some time in an effort to reach
some determination as to the disposi-
tion Of his case.
c. A. Boraske of Guilford was OBJ
| tanned as an interpreter and he report
| Ell to the court that Mock claimed to
| have a brother named John Maseck in
| Manchester y. H., and gave two ad-
dresses in that city. Mock declared
| that he had never been in Bennington
although he was in jail there five
months. and explained to the court
through the interpreter that he hac
| been taken to Nottingham from Man
chester by police officer and left
there, thus accounting for his presence
in that town.
An effort is being made to ascertain
if he has friends or relatives in Man
| chester or elsewhere and the ease hat
been taken up by Attorneys Gibson :
Daley who are acting as Mock S coun
sci, with the Austrian consul
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
WINS ASSAILED
COL. ROOSEVELT
Claimed That Latter and Not Barnes
Was Possessor of a ''Jeky1 and
HYDE Personality.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May 20. = Will
liam n. WINS, chief counsel for Viii
liam Barnes in his suit for libel
against Theodore Roosevelt, concluded
his address to the jury today by as
sailing the former president as being
the real possessor of a "Jekyll and
Hyde personality" instead of Mr..
Barnes.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Justice Andrews was to deliver
his charge to the jury. That completed,
the jury was to retire.
Mr.. WINS said in part:
HThe whole trouble with the de-
fendant in this case and the reason
he has gotten himself into this position
| is that he did not follow out the adj
vice which Cromwell gave to Cardinal
| Wolsey. 'cast aside ambition, by this
sin fell the angels. Mr.. Barnes did
not have that dual personality. 1t was
| his defendant who had it. There arr
two main exhibits in this case, one il
the defendant, the other is the plant
off,
| eff Mr.. Barnes hesitated it was be
/ cause he wanted to be sure about
things that happened many years ago.
/ Mr.. Twins vigorously defended hi,
lplans. saving the defense had set III
THAT he Unjust be undeniably crooked
Isimplv because he was straight
i Col. Roosevelt sat almost motion
Hess during the entire address.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
TWO FIRE COMPANIES
WERE DISBANDED
Esteyville and Prospect Hill Men AS
signed to Other Companies-Change
Dua to Motor Apparatus.

Two companies of the fire depart
ment, Esteyville and Prospect Hill,
were disbanded in meeting of the
fire department last evening and the
members of those companies transfer
red into the other companies. The two
foremen, Leon White of Prospect Hill
and Leon Slater of Esteyville, were re-
dueed to the ranks and assigned TO
other companies with their men.
This change was made by order of
the village commissioners. The two
companies and their hand apparatus are
useless for the purpose of protection of
their districts as the automobile com
bination apparatus win reach either
district before the men assigned to
companies there could get the hand APP
paratus to the scene of a fire. The
carts and hose viii be left for emer-
gency use.
1t is expected now that these changes
have been made, that the village com
missioners will appoint fire chief, this
appointment having been held up last
week pending the changes in the de-
partment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
VIENNA AWAITS MORE WAR.
Sure Now That italy Is Bent on Con-
fict.

VIENNA, via London, May 20. n
There is feeling even in the most au-
thoritativc circles here that the italian
is bent on war and that
nothing that the Austro- hungarian
may do can now avert hos
tiities. 1t is felt, moreover, that the
Austrian offer of territorial concessions
went further than was consistent with
the national dignity, and the refusal
of the offer must mean that Italy has
made u final decision against a peace
full settlement.
Reliable authorities here point out
that the vital move is Italy S, and that
even now the Salandra cabinet, repre-
senting as it does, the entire people
of Italy. could avert war if it were so
minded. They lay stress on the declar-
alton of Count Tisza and Count And
rassv in the Hungarian Diet that the
dual monarchy made the offers in en-
tire good faith and solely to preserve
the friendship which has existed SO
long between all the members of the
Triple Alliance.
Austrian military experts predict
that Italy will have a gigantic task il
she decides to invade Austria. Posses
sing enormous natural strength the Ty
rolean frontier has been made into
practically an impregnable barrier
compared to which the Carpathians
which are holding back the Czar'i
armies, are as nothing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
SWITZERLAND A HAVEN.
Neutrality Guaranteed in Case Italy
Enters War with Allies

GENEVA, Switzerland, May ~ =
There are nearly 100000 Americans,
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Russians, Ital-
ians and Servians now in Switzerland
who will receive protection from the
Swiss federal government in the event
of Italy S entrance into the war. From
"A military standpoint all four Alpine
Swiss borders will be closed. Although
the government has received formal
guarantees that Swiss neutrality will
not be violated, it has taken stringent
measures to safeguard the frontiers.
There is no thought, however, of a gen
eral mobilization. The most important
question concerns the food supply for
more than 100000 persons who soon
may be surrounded by a wall of bay
onets. Hope is expressed that the
belligerent governments will give their
aid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
HOME GATHERING ON
32D ANNIVERSARY
Children and Grandchildren Guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Hopkinson-
Many Gifts Received

The 32d anniversary Of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Hopkinson was
celebrated yesterday by home gather
ing Of their children and grandchil-
dren in their home on Cherry street
Fifteen guests partook of the dinner
served at 6 O'Clock and later in the
evening refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served. Mr.. and Mrs. Hop
kinson received many gifts of cut
glass, silver and flowers and during the
day received many messages from
friends by letters, cards and telephone.
A feature of the refreshments was a
bride cake made by a granddaughter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Dudley, who came
to attend the gathering, returned this
morning to their home in Cambridge
Mass. Mrs. Dudley is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkinson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
BANKRUPTCY FOR
SMITH & MURRAY
Boston Creditors with Small Claims In
stitute Proceedings Against Spring
field Concern.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May ~. =
Five merchandise creditors with aggre-
gate claims of $704 yesterday institut-
ed bankruptcy proceedings in the Unit
ed States district court of Boston
against Peter Murray of the trm of
Smith Murray in this city Their at
torneys, Stoneman, Gould & Stoneman,
aliege as an act of bankruptcy that
the company transferred portions of its
property to certain creditors with the
intention of preferring them over
others. Samuel McWhorter of this
city, counsel for Mr.. Murray, said he
would contest the proceedings on the
ground that no act of bankruptcy has
been committed and that the estate is
solvent, there being substantial bal
ance on the credit side. The liabilitie-
of the concern are estimated at about
$277 600 and the assets at $4,000.
bill in equity is pending in the
superior court, and Judge Wait has
fixed June ] as the return day on an
application for the appointment of q
receiver, made bv local creditors. These
petitioners. who have substantial
claims totaling over 100000. are not
parties to the bankruptcy proceedings
and look with disfavor on such pro
ceedings being instituted, inasmucn as
they made their petition with the ex-
press purpose of preventing the firm go
ing into bankruptcy. IN fact, the larger
creditors deplore this action, as it VII
| probably tie up the case for some time
IN the bankrnptcy court and suspends
the receiyership action until the new
| proceedings are disposed Of If tn.
firm is declared bankrupt a receiver
will be appointed Immediately ant
liauidation will take place under til,
] direction of the fe1eraI cnnrt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-20
MOHAWK FACTORY
UNDER THE HAMMER
Bid In BY Member of Counsel, Whose
Father -in-Law Held Mortgage
New York Man Gets Goods.

The Mohawk Clothing Co. of sche-
neetady, n. Y, has gone out of bust
ness, the plant is closed, the factory
and machinery have been sold to one
of the firm IS counsel and the stock IN
trade has been moved to New York,
having been bought by dealer from
that city. 1t is thought that the com
pany may be reorganized and that the
factory may be reopened
At an auction sale W. d. Loueks bid
off the plant and machinery for about
$34, 900. His father-in-law, Mr.. Weed
er, held mortgage for $4,000 on the
property. The stock in trade brought
about $1,000.
Herbert Wiley, who was with the
firm, has taken a position as travelling
salesman in New York state for the
New Brattleboro Overall Co. of Keene
II. H.
The Mohawk Clothing Co. consists
of former Brattleboro men, James T
Hooker, Charles d. Whitaker and vii
| liam III. Corser.