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Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

LONDON, March lO.-l0:2O p. m.)
The president OF the reichstag, re-
viewing the war situation at the open
ing of the reichstag today, said, ac
cording to a Berlin dispatch received
by Reuters Telegram company by
way of Amsterdam:
In the west, from the Vosges to
the channel, and in the east, from the
Baltic to BukoWina, our armies and
those OF our allies are standing like
q wall of steel and iron.
"In the south the brave Turkish
army is guarding the Dardanelles
which great AngloFrench fleet is
vainly attempting to conquer. This
army is also threatening the Suez
canal and Egypt, which has become
the prey of the British empire.
England declares that she cannot
forego the right to starve Germany.
Germany has replied with submarines,
the crews OF which have already given
many proofs of their heroic bravery
Germany is not to be conquered by
starvation. Our enemy's did not
reckon with our strength, with the
organized strength of our agriculture
commerce and industry, the com
merce of the nation and our firm de
termination to win.
Our sacrifices are gigantic but or
the blood-soaked battlefields last
ing peace is springing up which will
lead our great and beloved fatherlanc
to new and flourishing power
Germany's Finances.
Reuters Berlin correspondent re
ports that Dr. Karl Helfferich, secre
tary of the imperial treasury, in his
speech presenting the imperial bud
get to the Reichstag today, said ht
would not deal with the financia
program of the future, but would onl,
outline the budget which balanced
at 13 billion marks ($3,35O, ,000, 900,
which was four times greater thar
any estimates ever presented.
This budget he added, was onl!
intended to make legal provision fo
the coming financial year. For tn,
army. navy and colonies more de
tailed project would be presented
The systematic redemption of the i'm
perial debt would be maintained, 68,
100000 marks being assigned for tina
purpose. Measures for the redemp
tion of the war debt would be settle,
/ later.
Our enemies" DR.. Helfferich con
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
MAGNIFICENT DEMONSTRATION
BY ITALIAN ARMY OFFICERS

ROME, March S.-(Via Paris, p.
m. .)-Premier Salandra went yesterday
to Gaeta to inaugurate the works of
the new military harbor there. Cen
eral Nora, representing the army and
navy, thanked the premier for being
present and concluded with these
words.
'If the leaders tell us to stay, we
will stay; if they tell us to march, we
will march, always, and everywhere
in the name of the king of Italy"
These words created such enthusi-
asm that Premier Salandra rose and
embraced the general, whereupon the
enthusiasm was increased.
The premier. in reply to General
Morra's remarks, said that, although
it might be with anguish" all Italians
would do their duty with Gods help,
under the kings orders for the glory
of the fatherland.
Many of those present expressed the
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

opinion that the words with anguish"
meant that negotiations to have the
Italian national aspirations satitied and
the countrys rights recognized had
failed and that thus there must be re-
course to other means to attain the OBJ
ject. Premier Salandra received an
ovation.
The enthusiasm reached its climax
when Monsignor Niola, archbishop of
Gaeta, while they were in the cathe-
"In order to emphasize the solidar-
sacred flag Of the Venetian fleet, which
in 1871 triumphed over the Turks at
Lepanto.
The return of the premier to Rome
was triumphal procession, the crowds
acclaiming him at each station. At
Cessa, one person cried. viva neu-
trality" The premier leaned from the
window Of his car and retorted: mo,
friends, cry with me, Viva Italy,"
| This brought an outburst Of applause.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O.--Tes-
tifying today in the suit of the federal
government to unmerge the Central
and Southern Pacific railroads, julius
Kruttschnitt, chairman OF the execu-
tive committee of the Southern Pa
cific company, charged that George w.
Wickersham, former United States at
torney general, coerced and compelled
the Southern Pacific into an agree
ment to sell the Central Pacific to the
Union Pacific railroad for $1O4 100000.
"The Southern Pacific company sign
ed the agreement with the Union Pa
cific to sell the latter the Central Pa
cific at a price of $104,000,0 10000 under
the compulsion and coercion of the at
torney general of the United States,
who threatened me with forced sale
of the line if it was not sold to the
Union Pacific said Mr.. Kruttschnitt.
"The agreement was executed when
the California state railroad commits.
sion killed it by refusing its approval
81 went to the attorney general per.
sonally," confined the witness, land
protested yehemently against his ac.
| ton, telling him that it would destroy
the Southern Pacific.
THIS only reply was, 4 am going
, to apply equal compulsion to the Union
Pacific
Into the record of the hearing was
introduced the agreement of sale which
was entered into by the Union and
Southern Pacific at the command o1
Wickersham after the United States
supreme court ordered the dissolution
OF the Union and Southern Pacific rail
roads in 1918. The California railroad
commission refused it's approval OF the
deal unless the Santa Fe and the
Western Pacific were given the righ1
to use the terminal facilities of the
Southern Pacific company at San Fran
cisco, a right insisted upon in the
agreement by the Union Pacific. This
privilege the parties to the agreement
both refused to the other roads
whereupon the sale was annulled.
At the hearing of the case before
the railroad commission at that time
William Sproule, now president of thu
Southern Pacific Railroad company
testified that the sale would benefi
the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt said today that th'
Union Pacific demanded as "funda
mentals" before the negotiations coul,
get to any length at all that the Uniol
Pacific should he given the right
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
CONFIRM REPORT OF DESTRUCTION
OF ZEPPELIN AIRsHIP Is

AMSTERDAM, March S.-(Via Lon
don, 1875 p. m.)-The Telegraaf's
Tirlemont Belgium, correspondent in
a dispatch confirms the report of the
destruction there last Thursday of
Zeppelin airship LrS which was forced
to make hurried descent owing to
arrangement of it's motors. The
correspondent says the airship col
lided with some trees and smashed
it's car and that II of its crew of Al
men were killed
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

Ell PASO, March 1O.-General
villa, in a statement today from Tor
reon to the Associated Press, de-
clared that in event OF Intervention
by foreign troops to subdue the Car
rama forces he and all other Mexl-
cans would unite against the IN
vaders. !.
He denied recent interviews IN
American newspapers, which, he said,
had lust been called to his attention,
in which he was quoted as having SAID
that he would not oppose armed IN
teryention on the part of several pow
ers "to reduce the Carranza troops 70
order" provided that he would pe
made commander of such move
There is nothing more grotesque
and absurd than such an assertion,
said the message from the northern
leader, ''since l, as true Mexican,
always have insisted that all our trou-
bles be settled solely among our
selves. Should unfortunately some
nation invade our territory, ! would
be ready to fight against It with
out measuring the danger or the mum
Der Of the invaders until ! would see
the entire country in the possession
of Mexicans only. All of us would
fight united against the common
enemy"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
JAPSCIVE CHINA
UNTIL MARCH Il
Implying That Unless Demands
Are Accepted Force Will Be
Employed BY Japan.

PEklNG, China, March q. NJ.
Hioki, the Japanese minister ut
Peking in charge Of the Japanese
negotiations with China concerning
the Toxic demands, has handed to
In Cheng- Hsiang, Chinese minister
of foreign affairs, a communication
which China interprets as implying
that unless the demands are accented
by March q, force would he employed
by Japan.
This notice is not considered an
ultimatum by the Chinese govern
ment, nevertheless, I.u Cheng- -lisiang,
after a series Of conferences with
President Yuan Shi kai, has decided
to expedite the discussions with the
Japanese legation and to agree quick
ly to those of the demands which
China considers it possible to accept.
There is reason to believe that the
foreign office has informed Japan
that the utmost China is able to con.
cede is the eleven demands which
japan originally communicated to the
powers with their safeguarded modi
/ ficatfoms
Todays conference resulted in ne
further definite progress and It Woult
appear that another deadlock has beer
reached 1t was agreed today, how
ever, to begin holding conferences
three times week instead of twice
q week as in the past.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Number Of Transports
Impressed by British

WASHINGTON, March g.
Some idea Of the size Of the
auxiliary fleet Great Britain is
sing to move and sustain her
armies in the field may be
gained from report on shipping
conditions from American Con-
sui Lathrop at Cardiff, Wales.
Fifteen hundred British vessels,
he reports, aggregating more
than 3,50O,O00 tons, have been
taken over by the British admir-
atty on time charters, the gov
ernment taking all responsible
ity and agreeing to return the
vessels as received.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
cARRANzA'S REPLY.

VERA CRUZ, March 1O.-The follow
ing is the text of General Carranzas
reply to the note of Secretary OF State
BRYAN, delivered by United States
Consul Silliman:
although the terms in which this
note is worded would afford cause
for not answering, it is my wish not
withstanding, that my silence be not
construed as justification of charges
contained in the same. ! have tried
to put aside for the moment references
which are made to my personal re-
sponsibility, and looking only for the
good of my country and for the benefit
of the cause which the Mexican people
have intrusted to me, | thought 1t my
duty to answer at once.
ION the other hand, in view of the
Importance of the subject discussed in
the aforesaid note, have thought my
self authorized not to follow this time
the customary channel. but to address
president Wilson) personally
concerning matter in which
may involve the success of the Mexi-
can revolution. In the note | am
answering it is taken for granted that
the imputations made against General
Obregon by an international committee
of foreign residents in Mexico City,
the substance of which has also been
communicated to me by Mr.. Still
man in his note of the first instance,
are true, and this presumption has
been indulged in when the answer to
those imputations was being prepared
"Reserving the privilege of answer.
ing more fully and in detail through
the customary diplomatic channels the
note referred to lately l take this op
portunity to state in an earnest and
emphatic way that General Obregon
never has intended to incite the hungry
populace of the city of Mexico to com
nit outrages of any character. He has
not prevented in any way the entrance
of food supplies into Mexico City, but
on the contrary, has facilitated such
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Turkish Army is Short
Of Artillery Ammunition

F'ARls, March 8.-(6 p. m.)-
A Havas dispatch from Rome
says: 1.-THE Messagero's Buch-
Arrest correspondent telegraphs
that the Turkish army is short
Of rifles and artillery ammuni-
ton and says this fact explains
the feeble defense Of the Turk
ish forts. The Turkish army in
Europe, the dispatch adds, is we'll
equipped, but lacks food and am
munition. Orders have been CIV
en- to economize in the use OF
ammunition, since Rumania re-
fuses to allow Austrian consign-
ments to pass through to Tur-
key"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Five Belgian Officials
to Be Tried for Treason

COLOGNE, March 9.-(via
London, March 9, II p. m.)-Ac-
cording to the Cologne Gazette,
the governor general of Belgium,
General Won Bissing, has caused
the arrest of five Belgian officials
on an allegation that they in
duced Belgian customs officers
to go through Holland in order
to enter the Belgian army. The
men, according to the newspaper,
will be placed on trial for treas.
on. They include Director Gen.
eral Ganzels Of the ministry OF
finance, Director of Customs Mix
odeme and Customs inspector
Frejot of liege.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
British Collier Sunk
By Torpedo or a Mine

LONDON, March 11.-1:05 a.
MIA wireless dispatch from
Berlin says report has been re.
ceived from Rotterdam that the
British collier Beethoven, bound
from Newcastle for Gibraltar,
has been sunk either by a tor
pedo or mine. Two Of the
crew are said to have been
drowned. The others were saved.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Massachusetts Man
Likely to be Chosen

SEATTLE, March tO.-Charles
Allan Prosser, former deputy
commissioner of education in
Massachusetts, and since 1912,
secretary Of the National Society
for the Promotion of Industrial
Education, is the candidate most
likely to be chosen president OF
the University Of Washington.
Mr.. Prosser is understood to
have the Endorsement OF Secre-
tary of Commerce Redfield.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
VILLA WILL
FIGHT ALL
INVADERS
Declares Mexicans Will
Not Permit Foreign
Intervention.
LOYAL TO COUNTRY

Secretary Bryan Says Food s'tua''on
in Mexico City Still Serious ana
That Soldiers Of General Obregon
Appeared Not to Have Evacuated
the City, Although They Might 90
50 at Any Moment-Reply Of Car
rama to American Note is Received
AZ the State Department and Made
Public.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
SWISS INTERCEPT COPPER CARCOEs
FROM ITALY TO GERMANY

Genever, March 1O.-(Via Paris,
1926 a. m.)-Large quantities of cop
per from Italy destined for Germany
were seized by the Swiss authorities
at Chiasso today.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
FIRE ON STEAM SCHOONER.

EUREKA, Cal, March 10.-A fire
broke out late today aboard the steam
schooner Washington which is load
ing lumber of San Francisco,
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
SEVERAL ITALIAN WARSH|PS ON WAY
TO THE DARDAhElLES

GENEVA, March 10.-tVia Paris,
HOG p. m.)-The Tribune says it has
learned from Vienna that several
Italian warships have put to sea,
probably bound for the Dardanelles.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

LONDON, March 10. I0:3o y. m.)
Baked at other points, the Ger
mans are making another attempt to
break through the Russian line Of
fortresses In Northern Poland. They
are advancing from khorjele on the
East Prussian frontier along the
Orzyc river ana by the roads leading
southward to Przasnysz This is one
of the routes the Germans took III
their great rush from East Prussia
In February which finally ended IN
their defeat at Przasnsz,
For their new attempt they have
brought up troops which have been
operating in the region of Grodno
and some of the new army which
has been training since the outbreak
Of the war in the interior OF Ger
many.
The point selected for the attack IL
the most favorable along the East
Prussian front for the splendid rail
way system can bring troops and their
supplies to the border. from which
good roads lead to Przasnysz. A big
battle Is developing in this region,
while one Of almost equal importance
| Is in progress further north in the
region of Suwalki, where the Rus
SLAMS have pressed the Germans back
to their own border.
/ The Russians appear to have cOun-
| tered successfully the German often,
sive on the Pilica river and In the
| Carpathians they are WithstandinB
continued attacks along the whole
front.
1 In the western war zone the fight
/ ing, as for many weeks past, has been
| confined to the Champagne region,
the Argonne and the Vosges although
| there has been an occasionally skir-
mish north of Arras. The Germans,
! In long report issued today, say
that the French offensive in the
Champagne has been fruitless, which
is at variance with the French re
ports OF almost daily progress.
With all this heavy fighting on the
continent the people of England con
tinue to concern themselves chiefly
with the operations OF the German
submarines, one of which was sunk
today by the destroyer Ariel, and the
attempt to force the Dardanelles.
4 In an admiralty report issued early
in the day it was said that the subma-
rine sunk by the Ariel was the U-2O,
one of the newest underwater craft.
This afternoon however, 1t was learn
ed that the vessel was the U-12, one
J of the smaller and older submarines,
which had paid more than one visit to
British waters since the war began
, and had done considerable damage
to British shipping OF her crew Of
, %, ten were saved
AS in the case of other submarines
sunk, the admiralty gives no details
beyond the mere fact that the de
stroyer rammed her. This makes the
fifth submarine sunk by British war
! ships, but it is believed in London
) that as many more have been sunk
: by merchantmen or met with acci-
dents
: So far as the operations in the
: Dardanelles are concerned the most
significant news is that the super
: dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth has
entered the straits and commenced to
, lombard the forts in the narrows by
: direct fire. 1t is considered very Ger
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
ATTEMPT TO
PENETRATE
RUSS Line
TeutOns Advancing on
Old Line Where They
Once Met Defeat.
LONDON WAR REVIEW

Destroyer Rams German Submarine
u-12, One OF the Smaller and Older
Underwater Vessels, and Ten OF
Her Crew OF Twenty-eight Were
Saved--ships Continue Bombard-
ment OF Turkish Forts and II Is
Believed All Within the Narrows
viii be SiIenced Within Next Two
Weeks.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11
Bad Weather Hindering
Operations in the Straits

PARIS, March 9.-An official
communication telling Of the op-
erations of the allied fleet in the
DardaneIles was issued by the
ministry of marine tonight. It
says: During the day Of March
8, the superdreadnaught Queen
Elizabeth, supported by four
cruisers, entered the Dardanelles
and with her great 381 miIlime-
ter guns, bombarded Fort Rumili
Medjidieh Tabia, situated on
Point kilid eahr. The bad wealth
er has hindered operations"
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

JAPs TO GO TO NORTH CHINA.
TOXIC, March 10. The newspa
pers report that Japanese troops are
preparing to 60 to North China and
Manchuria, ostensibly to relieve the
garrisOns there.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA.
John Hoseman has returned from
Los Angeles and leaves today for his
ranch, near Denton, where he will re-
naming during the summer
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

CONTINUED on page six.
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

Continued on page siX.)
Fergus County Democrat., 1915-03-11

So far as the operations in the
Dardanelles are concerned the most
significant news is that the super
dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth has
entered the straits and commenced to
lombard the forts in the narrows by
direct fire. 1t is considered very GER
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a NEW RESPECT FOR THE ENEMY.

Early in the war it was apparent at glance
that the newspapers of the various belligerent
nations were striving to Guido themselves and
each other in heaping opprobrium on the en-
envy. This ignoble malice took the frequent
form Of disparaging the fighting qualities of
the other side.
A change is beginning to come over the
press Of Europe. British, French, German and
Russian newspapers now often commend the
bravery and endurance as we'll as thesmilitary
qualities Of hostile soldiery. Bitter war has
bred respect. s.
The Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin discusses the
fighting qualities of the Allied armies. Ac-
cording to Reuter- translationsit considers the
Walloons to be of slight military value but says
that the Flemish regiments have proved them
selves to be worthy descendants Of their ances-
tors who mon the victories Of Egmont and VIII:
liam Of Grange
Great Britain Is efforts, it adds, although
accompanied of course by bluff regarding the
creating Of q big army, proves will to conquer
which we honor in an enemy.
The French so1oiers, the Lokal Anzeigers says,
have proved surprise. = We have seen, it
proceeds, little of the supposedly French the
atrical heroism and reckless Drawing of every
danger On the contrary they have displayed
estimable and praiseworthy military qualities
Their field artillery consists Of good guns and
performs excellent work and at their head
stands an army commander who, though he has
won no decisive victory, has secured q name in
the list of most famous generals.
The Russians, the critic said, had displayed
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K. Of P SDEPARI !,
TONIGHT 10 VISIT
MAUI BROTHERS
Band 10 Serenade $50 Knights
as Mauna loa Pulls Out
for Valley Island

The Hawaiian band win play this
evening at the departure Of the steam
er Mauna Loa for Kahului. Maui. with
the members Of the local lodges Of
knights Of Pythias. who are going 70
visit the Valley Island as guests Of
Aloha lodge Of Wailuku. Many men,
bers are taking with them their fami-
lies to enjoy the hospitality Of the
Maui brothers. who have been for
some time planning and looking for.
ward 70 their reception. The party
win number $50.
While in Wailuku the members OF
the Honolulu lodges win confer the
knight rank on candidates and all
available freight accommodations on
the Mauna Loa are said to have been
taken up with the various instru.
ments Of torture. the fattened goat be-
ing assigned to the captains cabin.
The Honolulu end Of the excursion
has been arranged by E. H. F. VOL
tiers. Leon NJ. Straus. Simpson Deck.
er, Henry A. Giles, Zeno K. Myers and
George Gall Of Mystic lodge. and l. B.
Reeves, a. II. Ahrens, a. +. Gertz. f..
Anderson and Sam Mott Of Mckinley
lodge, with Z. B, Reeves acting a.
financial secretary and general man
ager. The Maui end has been largely
attended to By h. A. Wadsworth. past
deputy district supreme chancellor for
the district If Hawaii.
The following officers viii preside
during the Maui .orftonffnrI = TpnrV
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SUPERVISORS TO MEET
ON MAN0A lMPRO vEMENT

Members OF the board of supervisors
win meet as committee of the whole
tomorrow night for the purpose OF
speeding the Improvement Of Manoa
valley in accordance with the petition
fled by the property owners Of the
valley many months ago.
It is expected that the board will
be supplied with an estimate of the
cost and that the supervisors will de-.
clare the assessment. and instruct the
city engineer to prepare specifications,
The Improvement, as planned, will cost
about $275,00 and VIII be done un-
der the frontage tax statutes. It will
include curbing. storm sewers. side
walks and paving.
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sILEY H. ALIEN
aFENcE DAY. !"
.sFence Day. has the idea back of it.

Fence Day, has the idea back of it.
twill serve two purposes-to clean up the
city materially and to get everybody thinking
bsrniyal
Fine quick response to the AID Clubs proposal
shows that the idea is popular. Those with
fenses say they II be glad to get rid of them,
and those without fences say they are glad
they cot rid of theirs long time ago
HonoInlu's annual cleanup days were very
,lseftI Institutions. They we're abandoned be-
cause the need was not great enough for a
general cessation Of city business while thou
sands Of people cleaned up streets and yards
and vacant lots and back alleys. The city is
1efy much cleaner than it was before these
special days were inaugurated but there is al
Ways room for Improvement
Next Tuesday is The time all Honolulu is the
place and everybody is the people putting it
6n8ipmmatically but specifically.