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Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02
Or Crcaacst Exhorter
New York World.

New York World:
Probably the Wesleys. White
field, Asbary. Cartwright, Cough
and Moody. to say nothing OF
Sam Joaes and Baly sunday,
never moved 80 many Americans
ON religious or moral issue at
one time as responded 10 the
Temperance appeal ot William j.
Bryan IN Philadelphis On Mon
day night. Whea b~ had finished
his address, 2,0s,o men signifed
their purpose to refrain from the
use of intoxicasta. The sincerity
of the orator WAS shown hy the
fact that he remained for hours
after the nesting, affixing his
signature rs witness to per
sonal Pledges of sbstinencs.
This is prohibition that will
prohibit, if anything can. 1t is
addressed to the individual II
obligates the individual. 1t has
behind it the moral force, what
ever that may be, Of the iDdiyid-
ual. II gains support no doubt,
from the fervor exhibited in the
same direction by 40 many peo-
pile of Ike minds, but it depends
not at all upon law or coercion
or circumstances.
Millions of Mr.. Bryan's fellow
countrymen who doubt his abil-
'ty as legislator, financier, diplo-
mat or statesman vet will
readily acclaim him as the great
est Of exhorters. Few men in his
with the world at war
and questions Of the utmost
gravity arising almost daily in
his department, could be per-
suaded to devote a day and a
night to Temperance. 1t will be
said that he was neglscting duty.
Yet the lesson a sobristy may be
one that civilization needs to day |
az much a. any other.
A remarkable character 10 this
SECRETARY ot State who preaches
peace TO nations inclined to war,
who bids empires and kingdoms
to think twice betore dra wing the
sword, and who finds time in the
midst OF many distractions to
urge, and by personal influence
10 help, thousands to higher
standards of life. How much does
be owe to the president or the
president to him?
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02

Nonfso-e PaIers report that
n.ar Bedrock. has t,ssa dug up
the remains ii a powerfully built
pre-historsc man, with three inch
horns above the ears. The dig
e.rs had t~ftsr quit t~for~ they
reach his satanic majest y :
abode.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02
CHARACTERS.

.................Nf1fAf<f IE-u<.5..............
Capt. Robert Racket-Q tke NJ
tion.l Guard. A lawyer wAsa
he has nothins else to Ae. saA .
liar allthe time Harlow Lssvsoce
obadiah Dswsoa-fiis Uncle lsea
Japan. where they make 49,
----------IC ICedric Villiasns
Timothy Tolman-fiis friend. wAs
married for money. and y ssssy
for 1t t-------B Bryan Hervick
Mr.. Dalroy-iiis f.sher-in-lsw, .
jolly cove -Vesne Msssr
fiobeon-A waiter from the Tafe
Cloriana' who adds to the cea-
fusion Verne Mases
Clarice-The Capasin's pretty vide.
eut fos . lark. anA ~p to 'any-
thing swfur- Aha Adams
Mra Tolm.n-A l.ay with . tenn
PEI. who 6nds her Timsthy .
-ve..Aion Of spisit F annie Mckee
ksky-A mischievous msiA
Clasa Cooper
Tootsy-Tke kid
-Tim's . Olive Branch
Admission 35c
~ nm kElk) n RK. Doom
opsa a7'30. Pasos.a.cehes.s6lS.
Mss;c d,r;as ~ evsa;ss BY the
Uaiqse TAesase OscAesha.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02

A. r. Bair is visitor from Cochetopa
creek this week. The rural route from
Gunnison is a great convenience to thst
valley he states, and most of the resi-
dents are having their mail changed -
Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Eastman returned
"Wednesday from California. Mr. and
Mrs. S. j. Miller were with them Mont
rose, but stopped there for . day.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02
uIu kus r INTEREST

A business visitor from Doyle, Tues-
day was W. r. Prosser.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
EVELYN WILL NOT TESTIFY
Comes TO New York But Says She
: Would Not Send Harry Back to
* IS Hell on Earth.

New ~York.-Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, who came to New York in an
swer to a subpoena to testify .agains.
her husband, Harry K.2Thaw, in the
proceedings to determine his sanity,
returned to her camp at Chateaugay
Lake, July g. without having appeared
in court. Just before she left Mrs.
Thaw issued this statement:
II came to- New York in answer to a
subpoena issuedhby the supreme court,
but mo woman wishes to testify
against her husband. drought with
ME a doctors certificate showing that
am not in . fit condition to undergo
the ordeal Of testifyfng again. I had
no intention of offending Justice Hen
drick when I issued my statement at
the camp.
Il do not want Harry to go back to
that he'll on earth-Mattewan-but /
do think some kind of restraint should
be placed on him. am going bac]
to the camp to forget it ALL"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
FROM SUBMARINE
Nine Are Killed, However,, on Mule
Ship That Outruns Germans Who
Endeavor to Torpedo.

London.-The big British steamship
Anglo-Californian limped into Queens
town harbor July 5, a veritable sham
bles after having outrun a German sub
marine. Her wireless apparatus, her
bridge and upper works shot away, her
tunnels pierced and her decks Uttered
with dead and dying, she accomplished
the feat vainly attempted by the ILL
fated Armenian a week ago in the same
waters.
Like the latter vessel, she was laden
with transport animals for the British
army-a cargo of horses shipped from
Montreal On June "a. Panic among
the latter during and following the
bombardment to which the Anglo-Cali-
fornian was subjected added to the
horror of the situation. tH- r-
The commander who brought her
through the hail of shot. shell and
achievement with his life He remain
ed on the bridge amid the Inferno until
blown Off by a shell. The officers who
assumed his post found his body with
n arm and n ueg shot away. jig
The others of the crew who shared
his fate were, like the captain, horri-
bly, mutilated. The dead number nine.
Eight others were desperately wound
ed, and nearly all on board suffered
more or less in the baptism Of fire.
Among the ships crew and mule
teers were so Americans and Canad-
ians. 1t is not known whether any
Americans were among the dead OF
not. .IatIftfHEE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
ALLIES HIT TURKS HARD
Vigorous Land and Sea AttacA Is
Opened Against the DardaneIIes
July 4-Prepare to Evacuate.

Athens.-A dispatch from Mity1ene
says a general land and sea attack
against the Dardanelles straits was
opened July 4 by the allied forces.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
two Warships Of the allies have bonn.
barded towns in the Gulf of Adramyti
firing 157 ~projectiles. The Turks claim
that the b~ombardment al ineffective
and there were no casualties.
Preparations are being made in Con.
stantinople for a siege Of the town,
which is expected soon. useless" per
sons-those who are unable to partici
pate in the military defense Of the
city-have been ordered to quit the
capital. All Christians also have been
ordered to evacuate Constantinople
while the Mohammedans actually in
the capital are to be sent to Asia
Minor
Scutari. a city on the Asiatic coast
of the Bosphorus, also has been evacu
ated by the civil population.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Five Are Killed in Missouri.

st. Louisa tornado and cloudburst
which swept ST. Louis and ST. Charles
counties late in the afternoon of July
Z, caused damage which may aggre-
gate half a million dollars, isolated
several small towns, blew half a pas
senger train clear off the railroad right
Of way and deluged parts of this terri
tory with tour inches of rain in half an
hour.
FIVE persons are believed to have
been killed during the storm and a wo-
man and child who entered Borromeo
Church at st. Charles just before it
was demolished has not beer account
ed. Mrs. Thomas Slattery and her two
children were killed when their home
at Dardenne was wrecked. Wentzville
and Gilmore each reported n man
killed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
TORNADO SWEEPS
THE MIDDLE WEST
SCORES PROBABLY MEET DEATH
IN CINCINNATI AND THE SUR
ROUNDING COUNTRY.
TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACK
Crews Perish-PoIice and Fire
Departments Work to Aid
the Victims.

Cincinnati.-Latest reports on the
extent of the cyclone damage of July
Z here show SO many persons missing
that an estimate of the dead is impos-
sible. It is feared, however, that a
score or more have lost their lives.
The steamer Island Queen, plying to
Coney Island, a picnic resort. did not
report on time. There are many hun
dreds aboard.
The steamer Convoy was sunk, with
all on board, a crew of 13. The steamer
Bolton was sunk, but all on board were
rescued except the captain, who was
drowned.
Six persons are believed to be dead
in the debris at Eighth and Cutler
streets. Eight persons are missing in
a house demolished at Sixth and Mound
streets.
A large tenement house on West
Eighth street was demolished. Five
persons were killed and several were
buried in the debris and not accounted
for later. Seven more buildings, most
ly small ones in the business section
in the western part of the city, were
also destroyed.
ALI the ambulances and doctors in
the city were summoned to the aid OF
the victims. The fire department was
also called on to check flames caused
by the breaking of natural gas pipes in
the wrecked buildings.
Pennsylvania passenger train No. s,
Cincinnati to Cleveland, was blown
from the track somewhere between
Cincinnati and Columbus. There was
four feet of water over the track.
According to reports brought by ref
ugees, the town Of Ludlow, KY, six
miles southwest of here, was practi
cally leveled by the storm. The club
house and motosdome at the summer
resort on the edge of town were de.
molished and 1900 persons are ma.
rooned there without shelter.
Owing to the fact that all wire traf
fc was destroyed through the Ohio
valley, the extent of the damage OF
possible loss of life in the river towns
in this section is not known. Last re
ports were that much damage had
been done in Dayton, Bellview, New
port, Covington and Ludlow on the
Kentucky shore and at L~awrenceburg
Ind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
NO BOMBS ABOARD LINERS
Frank Hollis Tale of Impending De
struction to Ocean Steamers Not
verified.-Is identified as


New York.-Fears for the safety OF
the Cunard liner >Saxonia were dissi-
pated July I, when a wireless message
saying no bombs were aboard was re-
ceived from her captain In answer to
a warning sent out that Frank Holt
had asserted that this boat or the
American liner Philadelphia were in
danger Of internal explosions.
A reply was also received from the
Philadelphia that no bombs were found
aboard her. .
However, the tension caused by the
warning of the man who set off the
capitol bomb, then shot J.. P. Morgan
and finally killed himself, has not beel
entirely relieved, because it was not
known that he had not left explosives
aboard other steamers.
The belief that Holt was Erich Mu-
enter, fugitive Harvard instructor and
alleged wife murderer, was strength
ened here by Identification OF the dead
man as Muenter by three men who
knew Muenter. These men went to
the morgue at Mineola, accompanied
by detectives who spent a busy day
delving into Hollis past in an effort to
trace his possible accomplice or ac-
completes and to learn the where
abouts of the dynamite owned by Holt
still ~unaccounted for.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
GERMANS WARSAW
ADVANCE STOPPED
RUSSIANS BRING UP STRONG RE
-lNFoRcEMENTs AND HOLD
INVADERS OFF.
ADVANTAGE IS NOW THEIRS
With Five Railroads Back Of Them
They Are Prepared to Make Quick
Shifts Of Troops-Austrians
Lose Heavily.

London. - By the employment OF
strong r-einforcements the Russians,
temporarily at least, have checked the
Lublin Railway, which, II successful,
would imperil Warsaw. The Russians
claim a serious defeat for the Austro-
German army in the region of Krasnik,
south of that railway, while the Aus
TRANS state that "the battle was invis-
Grated by the participation of strong
Russian re%servists."
So far as communications are con-
cerned, the Russians now have the
advantage of positions, as they have
a splendid system of railways behind
them by which they can quickly move
troops and guns to the threatened
areas.
This battle, one Of many since the
Austro-Germans commenced their drive
through Galicia, has just commenced,
but according to dispatches received
in Geneva from Austrian sources the
Russians thus far have had the best of
it, and have inflicted heavy losses on
the invaders. These dispatches state
that thousands of wounded are arriv-
ing in Lemberg, Przemsyl and Jaros-
lau.
The much heralded German on
slaught to the west has been confined
to the Woevre region, where the army
of the German crown prince is trying
to regain ground lost in April, when
the French attempted to force the
withdrawal of what is known as the
st. Michel wedge. The Germans have
some trenches at the tip of the
wedge, but at other points the French
claim, they were repulsed with heavy
losses.
Artillery combats continue from Ar
ras to the sea, and it is stated that as
a result of the German bombardment
Arras is in flames and it's cathedral
destroyed. The Germans also claim
to have retaken trenches lost to the
British north of Ypres on July 6. How
ever, the fighting here appears to be
desultory, despite reports of the ar
rival of large German reinforcements
for another try at Calais.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09

n
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has sub1nle-
ted Informally to the United States
through Ambassador Gerard in Berlin,
. tentative draft of its reply to the
note of June 3. which asked for assur-
ances that AmberIcan rights on the
high seas would not be further vio-
lated by German submarine command
ers. ~
After careful examination of the con-
tents of the proposed note as outlined
by Ambassadax Gerard. FhIch coin:
cides with psrlin1preas DISPATCHES,
high officials arszspracftccalIy agreed
that the Unitedastatesesnn without
sacrificing important neutra1rfahts. ex:
press its approval ofstne German pro-
posals in their present form.
The draft was, shown to Ambassa-
dor Gerard With thesidea sof eliciting
from him a n expression OF opinion, and
she promptly asked for Instructions
from Washington rs to whether the
United States could make concessions.
President Wilson has been advised OF
the situation in several long messages
sent to his summer residence at Cor
nish, N! H.; and the Impression oh.
tanned from reliable quarters was that
the American government very prob.
ably would instruct its ambassador
within a day orStwo to decline to e x
press any@view- until after the formal
reply is delivered TO him!
Just what Germany proposed has
not been officially divulged. Score.
tary Lansing took the position that
it would not be proper for him to dis.
close Germany's position as inform.
ally reported by Mr.. Gerard without
authorization from the Berlin govern
ment.
President Wilson has before him
the views Of several cabinet officers,
some of whom believe that it is ses-
sential to have Ambassador Gerard
make clear to the German foreign OF
flee that the United States can make
no concessions from its position as
based or the accepted rules Of inter.
national law and the naval prize codes
of civilized nations.
From the feeling of the officials who
expressed an opinion it is clearly ap.
parent hat important changes would
be necessary in Germany's attitude
before it could be reasonably hoped
that the formal reply would remove
from the negotiations the critical as
pect they have assumed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
MoReAfs IssMkANT kEln
My.tery ssrroJSds the beath olsFrank
Hot the Formelf tornelr IN
structor, In Jail.

Minneola, N. Y.-Frank Holt, the
Cornell University professor. who
shot J. p. Morgan m his home near
Glen Cove, July 8, was found dead in
the Jail on the night Of July 6.
White several of the-3al authorE
ties declare Holt Killed himselfs by,
climbing through the obeningatstle
top of his cell door ana then Hlansilg'
to the narrow court below Hollis
keeper Saddle vtass posnfHe tha&S the
prisoner was Killed. insshh owns eells
where he said he found the body.
There were many conflicting reports
as to the manner in which Holt met
his death, hut 1t was defnitely estab-
lished through DR.. Cleghorn. the Jail
physician. that Holt died of a tract
ured skull. A persistent rumor pre-
walls he was shot from a point out
side the Jail.
One of the startling developments
of the case was the discovery made
by the New York police. A trunk con-
tanning 134 sticks of dynamite, with
fuses attached, was found by the POI
lice in a house at No. 342 West Thirty
eighth street. The police said it was
sent there by Frank Holt, and that it
arrived July 8. The dynamite was
packed in sawdust. (
The trunk was delivered by a New
York transfer company, and the bill
Of lading was made out In the name
of Frank Holt. 1t was fou2d on the
top floor of a ive-story building.
Besides the dynamite the trunk
contained a number of tin cans, a box
of blasting caps and powder, some
sulphuric acid and matches.
MI. Morgan was shot twice on July
8 at his country home near Glen Cove.
He is now out of danger.
Both shots took effect in the region
| of the hip. A bulletin, issued by spe-
cialists at his bedside, stated that
there were no unfavorable symptoms
and that Mr.. Morgan was resting cas-
lily.
and Henry Fiske, the butler in the
Morgan household, who grappled with
him in the hallway. He was locked up
in Jail here and from his cell issued a
written statement, saying that he had
intended no harm to Mr.. Morgan, but
had come to Glen Cove to persuade
the banker to stop the shipment
abroad of munitions Of war in this
country. He went into the Morgan
home, he said, with a pistol in his
hand and a stick Of dynamite in his
pocket, intending to remain there till
Mr.. Morgan "did something" -
Another loaded pistol was found in
Hollis pocket and more dynamite was
in a suit case which he had. taken to
the Morgan house. In addition, there
were numerous newspaper clippings in
the suit case, all bearing on the Euro
paan war. =
Holt is a native American. He has
taught languages at Vanderbilt, Okla
homa City and at other Southern col
leges. He was to have become the
head Of the French Department in the
Southern Methodist University at DIAL
las, Texas, this fall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
CARRANzAFQRCEs DEFEATED
More Than 600 Are Killed in Northern.
Mexico-Dead and Wounded Are
StreWn Over Field.

Laredo, Texas.-Additional reports
from the battle between of July 5 be.
tween Villa and Carranza forces, near
Villa Garcia, midway between Pare
don and Monterey, in which 900 Car
rama troops were killed, state that
fighting began at 5 o'clock in the
morning and continued furiously u
til 2 in the afternoon. The battle
opened with a terrific machine gun
fire on both sides. About noon Car
rama commanders ordered a cavalry
charge, followed by hand-to-hand fight.
ing, which continued two hours, when
the order for a retreat was sounded
by Carranza chiefs. The battlefield
was strewn with dead and wounded,
but most of the latter were carried
from the field to special trains held
in readiness and taken to Monterey
iar treatment.
ties we're reticent, but it was semi
officially learned they admit the loss
of 900 dead and probably twice that
number wounded. They claim, how
ever, to have inflicted even more Sc
rious losses in dead and wounded on
Villa forces and say the Carranza re
treat was for strategic reasons and tc
await reinforcements. ~
Ten thousand Villa and 5000 Car
rama troops are estimated to have
been engaged. Many of the dead .on
both sides are said to have been wo
men camp followers, who advanced
too near the firing lines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
MORGAN ASSASSIN
COMMITS SUICIDE
HURlS SElF-FROM TOP OF CELL
TO CONCRETE FLOOR.
NbNTH III
many C0hfLScfiH6 REPORTS
F-eaetured skuh rs csLss OF heath,
but Manner Of Receiving Il 10
A. Yet Unknown to
.4CG QE0lo6tciaia. SgGk -tgTfs

Mineola, N. Frank Holt, the Cor.
nell University professor who shot j.
p. Morgan in his home hear Glencove
last Saturday, has committed suicide
in the Jail.
While several of the Jail authorities
declared Holt killed himself by climb
ing through the opening at the top of
his cell door and then plunging to the
marrow court below, Hollis keeper
said he was positive the prisoner was
killed in his own cell, where he said
he found the body. $500: sr-g a-
There were many c6nficting reports
as to the manner in which Holt met
his death, but it was definitely estab-
lished through DR.. Cleghorn, the Jail
physician, that Holt died Of a frac-
tured skull.
Several of those about the Jail said
they heard an explosion, the report
coming from Hollis cell. The noise, 1t
was believed, was due to the falling Of
boards from the top of the cell.
Says He Found Body In Cell.
jeremiah Organ, the keeper who
was detailed to watch Holt, said he
was 15 feet from the cell when he
heard a loud report. Entering the
found Hollis body in a pool of blood.
The excitement that followed the
noise brought Warden Hulse and 9TH
er Jail authorities to the scene. Dis
trict Attorney Lewis ]. Smith and DR..
Cleghorn together with several con-
stables Immediately began an investi-
cation. flkftfsEt .+ r
DR.. Cleghorn denied a report that
Holt had killed himself by chewing a
percussion cap. He repeated that
death was caused by a fracture at the
top Of the skull. An explosion hat
would have blown his head off would
have followed an attempt by Holt to
chew a percussion cap, the physician
said. -'E i.s fr 70
A thorough examination of Hollis
cell fable to disclose, according to the
Jail authorities, any weapon or imple-
ments of any kind which Holt could
have used to kill himself. no.
= Undoubtedly Suicide, Says Coroner.
Coroner Walter r. Jones, after
viewing the body said:
Undoubtedly a suicide and I'M
doubtedly the man jumped. l cannot
give an official version until IN au-
topsy is performed by the Jail physi-
clan, DR.. Cleghern." -
AS evidence of the great confusion.
which followed the report and the find
ing of Holt's body, vas a second
statement made. by Keeper Organ to
the effect that he was not sure if
Hollis body was found in his cell or
in the corridor. This tended to
strengthen the theory Of District At
torney Smith and Warden Hulse that
Holt killed himself by jumping from
the top of his cell into the cour be-
low, and that while doing so, had dis
lodged a couple of boards which fell
to the floor with a loud report.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Russians Lack Rifles.

Berlin.-The CZernoWitz, Bukowina,
correspondent of the Zeitung Am Nit
tag says hat Russians in great force
continue their efforts to break the Aus
trian lines on the Dniester front, but
that all attacks are steadily repulsed
with great losses. He continues:
'The scarcity of the rifles with the
Russians is growing greater daily. The
reserves are unarmed until they begin
the attack and then they take rifles
from their fallen comrades. The Rus.
sian artillery fire, however, has grown
more active"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
St Charles, Mo-, Wrecked.

St. Louisa tornado struck st.
Charles, Mo-, twenty-five miles north
storm RACED a district Is blocks long
and nine blocks wide. Two large
churches were destroyed.
AS far as known no lives were lost,
but whether any were injured was not
known two hours after the storm st.
Charles Borromeo's Catholic Church,
built at a cost of 100000, was entirel,
wrockod ~.41S z TT ~ F7FT fl -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Kills Self and Eiancee.

Belvidere, Hills wedding day set
for next week, Charles Brehmer, a
prosperous young farmer, has shot
and killed Ida Camp, his fancee, at
the girls home. Brehmer then shot
himself, dying instantly. A lovers
quarrel is thought to have been re
sponsible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Auetri.ns Use Rocks.

Genueva, Switzeriand.-Severe fight.
ing is in progress on the plateau ofCor.
nico and Doberdo. between the italians
and the Austrians, according to ad'
vices received July 5 from Innsbruck
The Austrians continue to cast down
boa1ders and to blow up hidden rock
galleries on the advancing Italian
mountaineers.
4 large Italian army Is reported to
b mArch1ng on PLAYA rom western
Gorixia. and to be methodically driv
sing Bnckt tho Australians despite seEsfe
|n~os1stanco.